Camping at california state beaches

California State Parks offer a total of 64 state beach facilities up and down the beautiful California coastline. Many of California’s state beaches provide camping facilities and they all offer gorgeous coastal views and a wide range of activities that are sure to please everyone in your family. Sonoma Coast State Beach is located in the northern coastal region of California. Visitors to Sonoma Coast can enjoy hiking, bicycling, and horseback riding along the scenic trails and craggy beaches. While the strong surfs and rip currents of California’s northern beaches are not safe for swimmers, they provide great opportunities for surfing. Wildlife, including harbor seals and the endangered snowy plover, can be spotted throughout the park and fishing is bountiful all along the 17 miles of beaches. Sonoma Coast offers two developed family campgrounds as well as two environmental camps. Bodega Dunes features 98 campsites and hot showers. A sandy beach with a handicap accessible boardwalk is located near the campground and summer programs are available for children. Wright’s Beach offers 27 campsites along the beach with picnic tables, fire pits, and paved parking. Wright’s Beach campers can use the nearby showers at Bodega Dunes. In the San Francisco Bay area of California, Half Moon Bay State Beach lets campers experience the moderate temperatures and gorgeous sandy beaches of the San Francisco Bay through hiking, fishing, or picnicking. The four miles of vast beaches at Half Moon Bay includes four beaches, a three mile trail for walking, jogging, and biking, and a horse trail. Francis Beach offers a 52 site campground for tents and campers, as well as coin operated hot showers. The water in the San Francisco Bay stays too cold for swimming year round, but fishing in the park is abundant. California’s central coast boasts a wide variety of state beaches, offering many different activities and venues. From hang gliding to bird watching, the central coast has a little of everything. El Capitan State Beach is located just outside of Santa Barbara and offers shady picnicking and camping beside the El Capitan Creek. Hiking, bicycling, surfing, and fishing can be enjoyed in the park. One bike trail connects the park to nearby Refugio State Beach, only 2.5 miles away. Visitors to Refugio can also enjoy camping, hiking, biking, and fishing. Los Angeles County has several state beaches with picnicking facilities and hiking trails. While most of these state beaches do not provide camping facilities, they are perfect for day trips. Visitors to Malibu Lagoon can enjoy historic and cultural exhibits, as well as bird watching and guided nature tours, including watching the gray whale. Santa Monica State Beach is a beautiful beach that offers shopping as well as activities like volleyball, basketball, and jogging. Many of LA County’s beaches also provide wireless internet services. When visiting, carry along a cooler, like one of Coleman’s wheeled coolers, to keep your lunch fresh and your drinks cool. Orange and San Diego Counties have some of California’s best beaches for swimming and surfing. The balmy, Mediterranean temperatures make the beaches great vacation destinations year round. San Clemente State Beach is a beautiful, sandy beach that stretches one mile down Orange County’s coast. The campground at San Clemente features 157 sites, 72 including hook-ups. Visitors can enjoy nature trails, as well as natural and cultural exhibits and events. The beach is popular for picnics, swimming, and surfing, and the park has an available wi-fi connection.

Edward hopper capturing private solitary moments

I have a fascination with the paintings of the American artist, Edward Hopper. Somehow—whether by technique, imagination or subject matter—he is able to create the most compelling and evocative scenes, which stir my imagination. One of my favourites is Automat an oil painted by him in 1927. A young woman with a yellow felt hat sits absolutely alone in a barren restaurant drinking a cup of coffee. I look at this and immediately feel her isolation and loneliness as if it were my own. Is she running away? What thoughts are in her mind as she stares into the cup? Right away, Hopper has got us speculating, as he does with all his paintings. Where did she come from? Where is she going? You're caught right in the middle of a story which you can "read" backwards or forwards in time. I was so taken with this painting that the woman in it became the inspiration for a character in a short story, The Thief, and now a novel which I am writing. Struck by her isolation and self containment, I called her Celia. I search the painting to see what emotions Hopper creates and how he does it. Behind the solitary woman is a large window, blackened by an impenetrably gloomy night. The lights or reflections of lights recede into the background giving a murky, tunnel-like effect, leading to nowhere. The radiator, crouching at the left of the painting, seems just as isolated as the girl in the composition, but almost looks more communicative than her. The lonely, solitary moment is caught in time—permanently engraved on my mind. Just think how many stories could grow from this one painting! Will someone, a boyfriend or family member enter that door, hoping to bring her back? If no one comes, where will she go as soon as she drinks her coffee? To a dingy hotel room? Onto a train to New York? That would be just like so many other Hopper paintings, which so often depict hotel lobbies, motels and railway cars. Or maybe she will change her mind and go back home. Perhaps this painting speaks to me of the apprehension of the unknown as we proceed moment to moment through life. So often, we are unsure and tentative, fearing to venture out into the unfamiliar. Then again, maybe the girl is incapable of reaching out to others. After all, for me, Celia — the character in my story who was inspired by this painting — grew into a character that was desperate to get free of her self-imposed isolation from the world. And so, for me — art, painting, sculpture, and photography are so often an inspiration for writing. Of course, all art [whether it is painting or writing or music] speaks of its own time — that is, the time and place in which the artist lived. Hopper painted much of his work in the twenties, thirties and forties of the last century, when rapid industrialization and urbanization were forcing people from their old dwellings and old ways of living. Consequently, so many people felt lost and displaced. And yet, the emotions evoked by his work are universal, whatever the time and place. Great art transcends time and place and touches a nerve in us all, which communicates those universal emotions and ideas to us. Just like a photograph, Automat is a permanent moment in time existing in a world which, at the same time, seems so transient. And that is why such a painting as the Automat inspires me even today.

Myspace codes how should you use them

All of us wish that we could manipulate our profile so that it looks good. Some of us have special requirements. We want to keep number of details private, only for few friends, but do not know how to do that. Myspace codes help us in personalizing the profile. Let me tell you about few of these codes. Centering the profile - Many of us want to keep our profile in the center of the web page. It looks good. The code for this is available in many myspace codes websites. You need to copy the code and paste it in about me section of your profile. Save it and refresh your profile. Your profile will come in the center. Hide the contact table - What if you do not want to be contacted by others? You can have that freedom now. After hiding your contact table, you will be able to contact others, but they cannot contact you. This saves you from lot of spam profiles and spam messages. The code for this is very easy to use and you can also remove it whenever you want. Image Codes - In this code, you can upload your own images. Upload your image on any free image uploading website. Copy the URL of image in the code box and copy the code in your profile. as soon as you open your profile, your image will get downloaded. Hide myspace comments - Many of us receive highly personal comments. We do not want others to view them. In myspace profile all comments are visible. With the code for Hide myspace comments, you can hide your comments. No body will be able to view them. Remove add a comment link - If you do not want to receive comments from anybody, what should you do? This code comes handy for that. Use this code and no body can comment you. Myspace codes offer us lot of freedom to play with our myspace profile. We need not be helpless at all. With so many codes, we can design our profile the way we want. We are no more at mercy of others.

Internet advertising methods expensive vs cheap

Read about Ads: All About Internet Advertising Methods People opt for internet advertising methods because practically half of the world's population knows HTML. If you have your own business, you have to decide on what internet advertising method works for you. Ask yourself what are you going to avail of: the expensive internet advertising methods or the cheap ones? Others will pipe in "expensive!" immediately, but they don't know cheap internet advertising method attracts great benefits as well. Here's the lowdown and a comparative look on the cheap and expensive internet advertising methods: The Expensive: 1. Pop-ups. Not only is this expensive, but also outright annoying that visitors close pop-up windows without even bothering to know what they're all about. This is an internet advertising method that you can do without. Fly ads are derivatives of pop-ups which are also equally irking to the visitors. 2. 1. Pop-ups. Not only is this expensive, but also outright annoying that visitors close pop-up windows without even bothering to know what they're all about. This is an internet advertising method that you can do without. Fly ads are derivatives of pop-ups which are also equally irking to the visitors. 2. Pod casts. Broadcast is to TV as pod cast is to internet. It's one sophisticated internet advertising method that can somehow hamper your budget. But if you're thinking results, pod casting is worth the money. 3. Paying the search engines. How does this one work? When someone types in a keyword related to your site, your URL is automatically included in the first page of the top results. Fixed payment for the search engine allows just that. Expensive, yes, but if we're talking about Google and Yahoo search engines here, then don't give it a second thought. This is associated with another internet advertising method: the pay-per-click system. The Cheap: 1. Blogging. Go along the bandwagon and blog about your website. This is an internet advertising method that is popular as of the moment, so you never have to worry that this will never spur outcome. All you have to do is sign up for a blogging account, post and voila! You don't even need to pay! 2. Submit to not-so-big search engines. This is cheap and dependable. If you submit your site to smaller search engines, you have bigger chances to get bigger results. Remember that the search engine giants can dwarf and overlook your site easily, so this internet advertising method might just be the right one for you. 3. Text links. This is not just cheap...this is virtually free! Let someone text link your site and return the favor. Cheap versus expensive, that's always the question that hounds on whenever we're trying to get something. In the field of internet advertising, just be wise enough to figure out what will suit your needs. Go for what you want as long as there are visible results.

Two things to do before you die

Close your eyes for a minute and think about the fact that one day you are going to die. Does that make you a little uncomfortable? If it does then you’re certainly not alone. For most of us living in modern society, our own mortality is a subject that is rarely discussed. Thoughts of our own inevitable death are easily brushed aside. “I’m too busy living to worry about that now.” “What’s the point in worrying about it? I can’t change anything.” Generally though, these are lies we tell ourselves to protect us from our fear of the unknown. And while these lies may appear to work on the surface, deep within your subconscious they just build on that fear. Well, enough is enough! It’s time to stop lying to yourself. There is great freedom to be gained by considering and accepting your own mortality. Life has a way of making you think about it eventually, whether through the death or illness of a friend, family member or loved one, or perhaps through your own life being placed in danger. So why wait till the last minute when emotions are high and the fear is intense. Take the time to consider your mortality now, and come to terms with it. If you’re still not sure then consider this - how do you react to any other potential interruption to your life? If you were faced with a potential retrenchment, for example, how would you react? Most likely you would not just hope the problem goes away, but would rather take the time to consider what exactly this situation means to your life. How will this affect you and your loved ones, and your lifestyle? What options do you have, and what path will you choose to minimise any negative impact and maximise any gain in your life? And yet do we do this when faced with the most inevitable change of our life, our own death? No! We ignore it and hope the issue goes away. Well, no more! Considering and coming to terms with the meaning of your life, and your death, is essential for your peace of mind and your happiness. So if you really want to live, then you need to ask yourself some questions: “Am I ok with the fact that I’m going to die?” “What does this mean to me?” “Why am I dying?” “If I died today would I be happy with how I’ve lived my life?” There are a million different questions you could ask. Only you can choose the questions relevant to your own life. And only you can provide the answers. So ask yourself these questions. You may not have answers just yet, but keep asking and considering the question until you are at peace with your own mortality. Peace of mind is essential for a happy fulfilling life. Now, once you’re at that stage, you’ll find there’s a second thing that you must do before you die. Thankfully though, the fact that you’re comfortable with your life and imminent death will make this second part really easy. You must now live your life to the fullest. I can’t tell you how to do that, but once again you can find the answer through questioning your subconscious. “What can I do right now to live a fulfilling life?” “What do I want to do now, more than anything else?” “How can I contribute to the world?” There is so much life to be lived. Get out there and enjoy yourself. Time is ticking by. Don’t put off living till tomorrow, when circumstances may be better. Tomorrow never comes. Live now. Skydive, travel, volunteer your time to a charity, watch the sunrise and sunset, grow a prize winning garden, learn to fly, learn to scuba dive, meditate, paint, sing, or play an instrument. The world is yours. This life is yours. Get out there and live it! Now! Before it’s too late, make these two things a priority in your life: 1. Consider and accept your mortality. 2. And live your life to its fullest potential. Lance Beggs Copyright 2005 Lance Beggs. All Rights Reserved.

Create humorous images through association

Using association for memorization is a proven and effective way of retrieving information. Anything new to the mind is easily remembered if paired with another familiar object or any piece of information. This is the only secret and formula why memorization through association method works very well. Association may seem difficult to use at first. A person using this method for the first time can possibly find himself trapped using the usual information such as the big tree, the old house down the street or the old lady passing by every morning for association purposes. But it doesn’t have to be like this all the time. To make the art of memorization become more easy and natural, one can even associate anything important for retention to music, food, clothes and just about anything. It’s even more fascinating if association is used together with fun objects and distinct appearances. The reason why association works well with sillier or funny images or even the ones that are truly strangely unique enough to be remembered is because it stays in the mind easily above all the other usual bits and pieces of information. Remembering names in this fashion work just as great. It’s always best to start with the people with familiar faces but at the same time, those of whom you could never retain the names. Starting with the most difficult ones always make memorization easier since the brain adapts to a rigid training of memorization. So, for memorization of the people whose names are entirely unknown or foreign to you but whose faces you get to meet at the pantry almost everyday, try asking for their names once and associate it with anything familiar and humorous to you. For example, the name Mathew is just too usual with almost every guy you meet but this time, the name Mathew has got to be for this particular person only. You don’t want to make the same mistake for such a simple name so every time this person walks up to you, make him the disciple Mathew in modern day, walking around the office premises in robe and bearded.

Stocks online are quite varied

Anyone who decides to get into stock trading will soon find out this can be a world of ups and downs. Still, many investors find trading stocks is one of the best ways to accumulate and build on wealth. Even if it's only a few dollars at hand to invest, stocks online can be a great consideration. Buying and selling online delivers not only a lot of perks in regard to ease, but also variety. Stocks online now available for purchase come in all types. They can range from a few pennies to those that cost hundreds per share. For the most part, investors will find that stocks online are those that can also be purchased through a broker, paying higher fees. The advantages to online trading include not only lower fees, but also control and access to more markets in many cases. The types of stocks online for purchase tend to include: Penny stocks: These stocks are considered "junk" by some, but the fact is some people have managed to make very big returns on cheaper buys. Start up companies and those new to the stock market often offer their stocks at very affordable prices. While they might not actually cost a penny, these lower priced stocks are worth researching for investors without a lot of means. These are common buys online. Blue chips: Some of America's biggest company names fall into the blue chip category. These stocks online tend to be more expensive than others, but they are typically noted for their ability to maintain or increase price. The theory behind the blue chip stocks is that if they fall, they will generally recover their value and even increase it. Bonds, futures: It is sometimes possible to buy into bonds and futures online, as well. These are also available for public trade and inasmuch can be great investments. Bonds can include municipal offerings and even those issued by companies. Futures tend to revolve around crops, such as oranges, wheat, livestock and so on. In reality, those who look for stocks online will find almost everything available on the domestic front can be hand online, as well. The availability of some markets will depend on the site being used. Some traders will only offer specific markets they have access to. Another option for online traders falls into the realm of foreign markets. Forex trading has become a very big deal with the Internet making it easier and easier for people to invest in foreign stock markets. Getting into foreign markets successfully will likely require some very serious homework on potential buys and pitfalls. The offerings on the foreign market will depend on the sites being used to invest. No matter how stocks online are bought and sold, it's a good idea to enter the deals with care. Do some homework on the sites being used to buy and sell, study the potential stock buys and do pay attention to major trends up or down. Even investors with a very little bit of money can make some real returns when they play the game well.

Managing caregiver guilt 5 tips to manage guilt so guilt serves you not imprisons you

: Guilt is a common feeling in the landscape of care giving. Guilt can propel you to be the best you can be …or it can immobilize you. For caregivers, painful feelings -- such as guilt, sadness and anger -- are like any other pain. It’s your body’s way of saying, 'Pay attention.' Just as the pain of a burned finger pulls your hand from the stove, so, too, guilt guides your actions and optimizes your health. You have a picture of the "Ideal You" with values you hold and how you relate to yourself and others. Guilt often arises when there’s a mismatch between your day-to-day choices and the choices the "Ideal You" would have made. The "Ideal You" may be a parent who attends all of the kids’ soccer games. Miss a game to take your dad to the doctor, and you think you’re falling short. You may have needs out of line with this "Ideal You." You may believe that your own needs are insignificant, compared to the needs of your sick loved one. You then feel guilty when you even recognize your needs, much less act upon them. A mother may ask herself, “How can I go out for a walk with my kids when my mother is at home in pain?” (A hint for this mother: she can give more to her mother with an open heart when she takes good care of herself.) You may have feelings misaligned with the "Ideal You." Feeling angry about the injustice of your loved one’s illness? You might even feel angry at your loved one for getting sick! Recognizing those feelings can produce a healthy dose of guilt. Yes, you may even feel guilty about feeling guilty. “Why did my loved one get sick?” you may ask. Perhaps, if the "Ideal You" acted more often, your loved one would be healthy. What if you served more healthful meals? What if you called 911, instead of believing your husband when he said his chest pain was just “a little heartburn”? If you’re the kind of person prone to guilt, learn to manage guilt so that guilt serves you rather than imprisons you. Here are 5 tips for managing your caregiver guilt: Recognize the feeling of guilt: Unrecognized guilt eats at your soul. Name it; look at the monster under the bed Identify other feelings: Often, there are feelings under the feeling of guilt. Name those, too. For example, say to yourself: “I hate to admit this to myself, but I’m resentful that dad’s illness changed all of our lives.” Once you put it into words, you will have a new perspective. You will also be reminding yourself of how fortunate you are to have what it takes to take care of loved one.” Be compassionate with yourself: Cloudy moods, like cloudy days, come and go. There’s no one way a caregiver should feel.

When you give yourself permission to have any feeling, and recognized that your feelings don’t control your actions, your guilt will subside. Look for the cause of the guilt: What is the mismatch between this "Ideal You" and the real you? Do you have an unmet need? Do you need to change your actions so that they align with your values?

Take action: Meet your needs. Needs are not bad or good; they just are. If you need some time alone, find someone to be with your loved one. Change your behavior to fit your values: For example, Clara felt guilty because her friend was in the hospital and she didn’t send a card. Her guilt propelled her to buy some beautiful blank cards to make it easier for her to drop a note the next time. Ask for help: Call a friend and say, “I’m going through a hard time. Do you have a few minutes just to listen?

” Have a family meeting and say, “Our lives have been a lot different since grandma got sick. I’m spending more time with her. Let’s figure out together how we’ll get everything done.” Revisit and reinvent the "Ideal You": You made the best choices based on your resources and knowledge at the time. As you look to the future, you can create a refined vision of the "Ideal You." What legacy do you want to leave?

What values do you hold dear? Then, when you wake up in the morning and put on your clothes, imagine dressing the "Ideal You." Let this reinvented "Ideal You" make those moment-to-moment choices that create your legacy. Understand that you will be a more effective caregiver when you care for the caregiver first.

Loved ones neither want nor expect selfless servants. As a caregiver, when you care for yourself, you increase and improve your own caring. Yes, guilt is part of caregiving, but this guilt can help you become the caregiver you and your loved one want you to be.

Budapest an ideal city break but what lies beyond

Hungary’s recent accession to the EU has made travel to and from the country simpler and more attractive to travellers from other European countries. The tourism industry is booming in Hungary and its’ capital, Budapest, has established a firm place on the list of must see city break locations. But as the city attracts more and more tourists and challenges Barcelona and Prague for the number one spot in city break destinations looking outside of the city itself can reveal another side to Hungary as a destination. Budapest is a city rich in culture and history, a city of castles, cathedrals, museums and Turkish baths. Although uniquely Hungarian and not short of attractions, Budapest is typical of the European city break destination. But a nation with no less than 8 UNESCO World Heritage sites is not short on wider attractions and Hungary is no different. Pecs, some 213 km from Budapest is a stunning early Christian necropolis founded by the Romans in the 2nd century AD. The first Hungarian king, St Stephen founded an episcopate in Pecs in 1009 and the architectural monuments of 150 years of Turkish rule are still evident offering the visitor an interesting mix of east and west. Closer to Budapest and the Millenarian Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma is a stunning, yet relatively undiscovered tourist treasure. The abbey, built on the Roman province of Pannonia dates back to the formation of Hungary as a nation itself. The abbey has been built and destroyed several times in its history but the foundation of the monastery originally built be Czech and Italian monks and most recently refurbished in a unique baroque style are truly impressive. Travelling out side of Budapest can be relatively easy with a range of organised tours visiting many of Hungary’s attractions and the country’s rail network is relatively cheap and reliable. For the more adventurous or independent traveller, car rental is available with many of the major firms offering car hire in Budapest ( easycar/car-hire/location/Budapest. aspx/EN ) or at the various airports around the country. Hungary is a welcome addition to the European travel destination circuit and the merits of Budapest are obvious and abundant. The country itself though is a fascinating destination of contrasts, history and culture and it just might be well worth exploring.

Understanding colors

Color is so powerful that it can persuade, motivate, inspire and touch people’s soft spot - the heart. This is the reason why understanding colors is pretty crucial in relating and communicating with other people. Not only that, it is also important to businesses in order for their business to sell. There are many uses of colors. Here are some of the many: 1mercial Offset Printing. In the commercial printing industry as well as the online printing services interface, colors are essential to ascertain the efficiency of the printed materials. Usually, printing companies use four-color printing, two-color printing and Pantone which is also known as PMS. Four-color printing also known as full color or 4 color printing is a process of creating colors using the CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow and black) colors. Instead of physically mixing the colors, four colors mix a spectrum of colors using CMYK in order to create the colors desired. Two-color printing is a color printing process which uses two colors only. This is especially applicable in printing 2-colored logos and postcards. This process is one of the cheapest among the printing processes available these days. Pantone or PMS (Pantone Matching System) is a color system of mixed inks. If you want a specific color for your company logo this is the right color printing process for you. PMS is capable of finding the exact color that you need. Nonetheless, this may be a little costly compared to the rest. 2. Colors in the Computer Monitor. In order to create colors in the motor, it uses three base colors with full spectrum – Red, Green and Blue. By simulating these three colors, other colors are formed. Each base color has 0 or no light emission to 255 or full light emission. Computer monitors can also convert RGB to CMYK colors. The need is to ascertain the equivalent color of RGB to CMYK so that the print results are similar to that displayed on the monitor. 3. Paints. Industrial paints need specific colors to complement fixtures and designs. Usually, industrial paints are matched using the Pantone Matching System. To do this, choose a PMS color first then your choice of paint. That way it will be easy to pick paint colors. 4. Desktop Printers. Use the four-color printing system to reflect an accurate color for your documents, pictures and graphics. What you see on your monitor may not appear exactly as printed. This is because computer monitors are using RGB color system. Now, you can zero in on your color preferences. Good luck!

Phishing is fraud

Phishing is a very sneaky type of fraud conducted over the Internet. Its name is a throw back to the early days of hacking and identity theft and the practice of phone phreaking. While there can be very complicated schemes devised, they are all based on a very simple concept. Phishers try to persuade you, or trick you into giving them sensitive information which they can then use to make money out of the system. For example, one very attractive target for phishers would be your paypal account. Paypal is an online payment system that allows you to put money in your account with your credit or debit card, and then basically email the money to other people’s paypal accounts. It is very simple, cheap and fast and very popular for online shoppers as they do not have to give their credit card details away over the internet. If you wanted to take money out of other people’s paypal accounts, all you would really need is their email address and password. Then you sign in to their account, and send the money to an account you have set up. What phishers will do is email paypal customers with an email that looks like an official email from paypal. It will have the paypal logo and format and will look exactly like official paypal emails to customers. It may even come from an address that looks like paypal’s official website. It will go on to say it is a random security check or some other technical procedure and that you are required to type in your user name and password. It will then thank you and say the check or whatever other scheme it claims to be is complete. In the meantime, the phisher will have your password and can clear out your account. While this is a basic example, there are countless variations of increasing complexity that will be used to try and entice customers to give out bank account details, credit card details or other sensitive information. It can often be next to impossible for the average customer to detect that the email or website is not the official one of the company it is supposed to be from and they are therefore very dangerous. If you do suspect that an email you receive is a phishing attempt then notify the appropriate company immediately. The other thing to remember is that most banks, credit card companies and other institutions now inform their customers that they will never ask their customers for their passwords in an email, nor will any of their employees ever ask for a password and therefore never give it to anyone who asks you for it.

The basics of setting your fitness goals to lead your healthiest life

Are you a goal oriented person? If you are, then you probably know that all successful people in life know the basics of setting and achieving their goals. If you want to achieve a healthy life, then setting fitness goals should be no different than anything else you do. Setting fitness goals gives you motivation and drives you for the short or long term success. Goal setting helps you obtain the knowledge necessary to achieve. If you plan and organize your time to exercise and eat the right meals, you’ll get the best out of your efforts. Setting clearly defined fitness goals will also measure progress and provide accountability. Holding yourself accountable will help you through the challenging days (such as ordering pizza at work). Your self-confidence will sky rocket as you learn more about your capabilities. The first thing you need to do when setting fitness goals is to have a vision of where you want to be a month from now or a year from now. Your vision of yourself must be clearly defined. For example, a good short term goal would be “I want to loose 8 lbs in one month”. Then break down your goal into smaller targets so you can easily hold yourself accountable to complete it. When using this weight loss example: you want to set weekly goals for that month to loose 2 lbs a week. Then write down the steps necessary to loose 2 lbs a week. Use these steps as your plan to success. Having a good attitude has a big impact on setting and achieving your goals. You must be realistic with yourself and think about anything that would hold you back from loosing weight. Realize any behavior challenges you may have ahead of time. It will give you a mindset to attack any issues you may encounter during your path to success. For example, if you love go out to eat with co workers, try to plan your order ahead of time so you eat clean and healthy for that meal. Leading a healthy lifestyle is for the most part dependent on your time management skills. Most people fail because they often have bad time management skills and lack of persistence. Planning your work outs and meals ahead of time will decide success or failure. Your family should never be left out of your plans. Do not to put your family aside. If you plan your workouts during family obligations you are setting yourself up for failure. Find out what time blocks you can control (such as waking up earlier) and use that time to plan your work outs. I’m sure someone said, “A life filled with work really stinks”, or something like that, is very true. Take advantage of life’s pleasures: set up a cheat day once a week to eat what ever you want. Having a day with no rules provides the mental break needed to continue with your fitness objectives. Create a fitness-to-do list for the day. Write down at least three things you want to do that will help you continue your new fitness lifestyle. This will help you set the tone for the day. In my opinion writing down your fitness objectives provides a mental agreement with yourself to complete those objectives. Once you learn the basics of setting your fitness goals, you will be able to effectively lead a life of health and fitness. It will be more realistic to you and you’ll soon be an expert on achieving your goal of leading a healthy life filled with a new found energy that you will love.

Quicker solution to financial troubles with quick secured loan

Life can sometimes be easy sometimes difficult. Easy moments are to cherish and difficult ones are what everyone wants to avoid. But you can’t do that you have to face bad times also when you need quick finances but you don’t have. A quick secured loan can help you get the apt support when you really need it. Quick secured loans are secured loans with faster approval for your urgent needs. Such loans are secured by your property mostly your home as collateral. The title of the collateral is transferred to the lender at the time of agreement for a quick secured loan is signed. However, the possession remains with the borrower. Presence of security ensures low rate of interest along with smaller installments spread over a longer period. Quick secured loans allow a borrower to get amounts from ₤5000 to ₤75000 for a period of 3 to 25 years depending upon the loan amount and the repayment capacity. People often are troubled with their bad credit while looking for loans, but with a quick secured loan people lying under the following heads can easily apply for loan: •Defaulters and arrears •CCJ’s and IVA’s taken in the past •People with lot of debts or unpaid credit card bills •People with bad credit history and poor credit score •Bankruptcy Quick secured loan amount can be used to cater any of your personal purpose. These purposes can be debt consolidation, wedding or health expenditure, financing business needs, funding children’s education, buying property, home or real estate or for purchase of car and boat or any of your personal financial requirement. Applying for a quick secured loan is easier with the online option. It gives you opportunity to compare among large variety of loan quotes from numerous loan lenders. There are tools such as debts and repayment calculators to help you out in comparison. The application form is quite simple to fill. You need to fill information such as your name, address and contact information, loan amount required, residential status, some lender may ask about the purpose of the loan depending upon their policies. Always go through terms and conditions before signing any agreement. You ignorance can lead you to pay more in form of hidden charges so beware. Quick secured loans hardly take 7-8 days for their approval depending upon the circumstances. Always consider your repayment capacity while applying for a particular amount. Applying for larger amounts can cost you in form of your collateral. So with little care you can fulfill all your wishes with quick secured loans.

Human relations education once considered communist plot

Going back to 1980 to write The Sex Ed Chronicles required me to return to the 60's and 70's to get the political setting just right. Until I started my research, I did not know that sex education had been considered part of a 'Communist plot.' In 1960, John Birch Society president Robert Welch urged parents to join their local Parent-Teacher Associations and take them over. According to a Time magazine reporter in 1969, Welch had "decided that sex education was a 'Communist plot' akin to community fluoridation plans." As part of my research, I read a National Education Association (NEA) manual, published in 1970, advising state and local teacher's unions on how to confront extremists opposed to sex education in the public schools. The manual referred to a documentary supported by the Society called 'The Innocents Defiled' which put sex education instructors in an unflattering light, saying that they were spreading "moral depravity" and that they were "bent on the corruption of America’s youth, with the ultimate aim of overthrowing the United States." The John Birch Society also formed a front group called the Movement to Restore Decency (MOTOREDE) to attract non-members to their cause. The NEA manual mentioned an irony: the Society emulated the Communist party, their sworn enemy, by forming a front to hide their true motives. This movement did succeed in attracting its own base: according to author and sociologist Janice Irvine, 80 to 90 percent of MOTOREDE members were not John Birchers. MOTOREDE was not the only organization of its kind; others were parents' organizations with names such as Sanity of Sex (S. O.S.) and Parents against Universal Sex Education (PAUSE). While opinion polls of the time showed overwhelming (71 percent) support for sex education, and sex education was endorsed by not only the NEA, but also the National Council of Churches, the American Medical Association and the U. S. Catholic Conference, vocal conservative opposition led legislators to reconsider sex education, or gave their political kin ammunition to fight it. Organizations opposed to sex education in public schools existed in 35 states in 1969. One politician, for example, the late California State Senator John Schmitz, introduced the Sex Education Act of 1969 in the Golden State. While innocently named, this legislation required an 'opt-in,' meaning that any sex education program required 100 percent parental approval before it could be taught in a public school. Schmitz' legislation also called for dismissal and revocation of teaching credentials for any instructor who taught an unapproved class. Three years later, elected as a Congressman from Orange County, Schmitz became the presidential candidate of the American Independent Party, attracting over a million votes. Aside from linkages to Communism and liberal ideology, opposing arguments against sex education were similar to today: classes are too explicit or specific; they are taught too early; or, abstinence should be stressed over contraception. However, during the 60's, the organized opposition was also linked to causes that had become, or were about to become unpopular. Parents could be opposed to sex education, but also opposed to, as examples, anti-Semitism, anti-Catholicism or the Vietnam War. As a result, single-issue groups strictly opposed to sex education were more effective than broad coalitions. Today's opposition to sex education is more sophisticated; conservative Republicans have done a much better job of being more inclusive and grass roots; they are embarrassed when they are seen on the side of any organized group that preaches segregation or discrimination, or shown as hypocrites when they take moral actions contrary to their political views. Sex education advocates are also more sophisticated; they are better focused on the health and medical reasons for comprehensive sex education, and less disposed to label their opposition as fanatics. There were quick dismissals along this tone during the 60's; they kept their opposition alive—and possibly legitimized them with voters. A major problem history showed was that sex educators had looked at their cause as a liberal one; that was a mistake in appealing to states with sizable conservative voting blocs and activist conservative legislators. Neither conservatives nor liberals want their opponent's views legislated on them, even when they are in the minority. Today, people of all views are more accepting towards sex education. We do see legislatures with 'abstinence-only' and 'abstinence until marriage' positions as well as 'opt-in' policies—but sex education is not going away. Advocates need to do a better job of convincing voters that comprehensive sex education is not a liberal issue, but a health and medical one, as well as an opportunity to deter predatory acts and child abuse. Today, we see a presidency that prefers to fund 'abstinence until marriage' programs, although some governors courageously refused to pursue the money this time around, as the requirements became too extreme—to educate 'abstinence until marriage' through the age of 29. However, the next presidency will promise a more moderate position—or leave the funding issues to the states.

What to do on the costa brava

Barcelona is the capital of Catalunya, one of the richest and most fiercely independent regions in Spain. Catalan people speak their own language and many do not believe themselves to be Spanish. The golden age of Catalunya was around the twelfth to fourteenth centuries, when Barcelona was the centre of the great seafaring empire of Aragon. In addition to Barcelona, Catalunya is made up of the cities of Lleida, Girona and Tarragona, and the long Costa Brava, stretching from the French border to Valencia. Barcelona has become a real tourist trap for the fantastic mixture of activities on offer there. Its coastal location attracts sun worshipers who enjoy the beach front resorts along the coast, as well as the vibrant nightlife of the city centre. The cultural and historical delights of the town appeal to the sightseer, visiting for a long weekend, and the more active will love hiking in the nearby mountains, where skiing can be found in winter. The most famous symbol of Barcelona and one sight that all holidaymakers want to visit is Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia. Even those that have not visited the city will be familiar with the dripping wax image of the main faзade. The famous architect began work on this church in 1882, however the task took a long time as the building work relied on donations, and it had not been completed in 1926 when Gaudi was struck by a train and died. Work has since recommenced on the church and much has been added since Gaudi’s death, but there is speculation as to whether the building will ever be completely finished, or in fact whether it really should be. You can pay to go up inside one of the towers, of which there are now eight, each one over one hundred meters high. The initial design was meant to incorporate eighteen towers, one for each of the twelve apostles, four for the Evangelists, and one each for Jesus and the Virgin Mary. Other piece of Gaudi’s work can be seen all over the city. You will want to pull the Park Guell, La Pedrera and the Mila house into your itinerary if you possibly can. You can get detailed information about the sights of Barcelona before you go from your travel agent, the internet, or the tourist information office in Barcelona’s main square once you get there. Make sure you pick up a map showing all the main sights as well as the major stores, restaurants and hotels. Also consider going on a bus tour of the city. It is a great way to get your bearings in a very busy and crowded city, and give you an idea of the distance between places of interest. Talk to your guide, they may be able to give you local information about great eating places and temporary exhibitions that will not be marked on your map. You will never get bored in Barcelona; your only concern will be how to fit in everything you want to see.

Gouty and back pain

Gouty and Back Pain Gouty arthritis causes back pain, since it affects the joints. Gouty arthritis is a joint disease, which inflammation causes deposits of uric (Acid in the urine) acid crystals. The acids are slightly soluble, which are present in blood and urine. The acids are produced by breakdowns of body waste known as nitrogenous matters, or substances. Gouty arthritis in etiology aspects emerge from hyperparathyroidism, genetics, polycythemia Vera, decreases in uric excretion, and chronic renal (Kidney) failure. Gouty affects the metabolic flow, as well as causes abnormal purine results of metabolism. The problem results to secretion of urates and increases in blood and uric. The symptoms occur from actions that affect the metabolism. The symptoms include joint pain, swelling, redness, malaise, tachycardia, elevations in skin temperature, and so on. Tophi in worst conditions affect the outer ear, ankles, and toes. Doctors often conduct a series of tests to find gouty. The tests include synovial analysis of fluid, hematology, and blood chemistry. If increases of ESR, or uric is noted Synovial fluid is tested. If the results show positive sodium urates crystal formation, thus management is planned. The doctor may start management before the tests are administered, especially if he/she suspects that gouty is present. Management is followed by interventions and additional assessments. Once the patient has a set diet, monitoring, lab studies, exercise, etc, the doctor moves to intervene with further complications. Management includes an alkaline-ash diet and low-purine. Fluid is increased, which the doctor also recommends that the patient avoid kidney beans, anchovies, sardines, liver, alcohol, and shellfish. Aspirin is prescribed, as well as NSAIDs to reduce the pain. The doctor often prescribes Motrin, Ibuprofen, Flurbiprofen, Naproxen, Piroxicam, and so on. The diet must be maintained, as well the patient should increase fluid intake up to three quarts daily. Once the management plan is set in motion, doctors will start to assess the patient’s integumentary rank. Additional actions are taken, including skin care. The joints are monitor to reduce edema, pain, and slowness in the range of motion. (ROM) You can take actions at home to reduce pain caused from gouty. Since gouty can lead to damaged cartilages, or renal calcui, doctors recommend home care. Home care often includes daily foot and skin care, stress reduction, avoidance of fasting, limited alcohol, and monitoring your symptoms. Since gouty affects the joints, cartilages, connective tissues, ligaments, tendons, etc, back pain emerges from gouty arthritis. If you experience pain in the back, you may want to address the issue with your doctor. Since mobility is limited, you will need to learn stretch exercises to minimize the pain. You can learn additional helps to limit pain. For instance, when sitting you can practice helpful strategies to avoid injury, such as using an armrest to lower the body, as well as avoid bending or twisting when you raise your body from the chair. You can learn additional strategies in proper sitting, lying down, standing, lifting, etc, to reduce back pain and other pain that emerges from gouty arthritis. If you have a problem with obesity, you may want to create a diet and exercise regimen to lower your weight. Studies have proven that exercise will reduce pain emerging from nearly all diseases. Of course, some people cannot exercise due to paralysis, yet if possible learn stretch exercises to reduce our pain. Talk to your doctor about routines that are designed to limit back pain. In addition to gouty arthritis, some people suffering back pain merging from Osteomyelitis, which is a disease of the bones affected by bacterial infections that trigger the soft tissues and bones.

21 Lanzarote attractions timanfaya

The Montaсas del Fuego (Fire Mountains), to give them there proper name were created in the 1730’s when more than 100 volcanos in what is now the National Park, rose up to devastate the southern part of the island. Eruptions lasted for six years and several villages were completely destroyed. The last eruption on the island was in 1824. Because Lanzarote has such low rainfall (and therefore a lack of erosion) the area appears much as it did at the time and in 1968 the area was declared a national park “Parque Nacional de Timanfaya”. We decided to make a full day of this trip and we firmly believe that this a must see for any visitor to the island, because of its unique 'martian' landscape and rare plant species. On entry to the national park (entrance was around 8 euros per person, as I recall, and the small children were free as is usual at many of the islands attractions), the first thing to catch our eye were camels and of course we had to stop because the children wanted a ride ! An hour or so later, we arrived at the Car park of the Islote de Hilario, where we saw a crowd of people standing around a hole. This was to be the first of two quite stunning demonstrations of just how hot the area is just below the ground. We were told that temperatures a few metres below ground are a staggering 400°C to 600°C. Dry bushes were thrown into a hole and in less than a minute, it caught fire ! Water was then poured into a bore hole and seconds later the water erupted back into the air as steam and we all got a warm shower because we were standing on the wrong side. Next up was the 'El Diablo' restaurant, another creation of the famous artist (Cesar Manrique), whose influence is everywhere on the island. Here we find traditional Canarian food cooked using geothermal heat (A cast-iron grill placed over a large hole in the ground). Where else in the world can you get your food cooked on a volcano ! We then went on a coach trip of the National Park (part of the entrance fee). If your feeling a little queasy or don’t like heights don’t sit by the window as it can be quite scary (but very safe and the children absolutely loved it). The coach stops at several strategic points in order that you can get some amazing pictures and film (so don’t forget to take the camera/video with you). During the trip we listened to recorded narration based on words captured by the priest of Yaiza at the time of the eruptions. Another great day and another great attraction.

How to earn money at home with a money brokering home based business

Home employment has become increasingly popular in our modern technical world. There are extensive opportunities to earn money at home with a full or part time home based business. Many men and women are taking their fates into their own hands and working at home to make their dreams come true. Home Based Business A home-based business has many advantages. There is no time clock to punch; you can work any time you want. You can work full or part time, according to your needs or ambition. You may also have another job and still be able to earn money at home. In time, this could lead to a full time job at home where you would be independent. With a home based money brokering business you will provide needed services to clients with only a small investment to begin. You don't have to have a college degree or previous experience to offer this service. You just have to learn where the needs are and how to provide the service. Money Brokering Everyone needs to borrow money at some time. As a money broker, you help arrange loans for borrowers as an intermediary between borrower and lender. Sometimes a person needs a loan for expanding their business, building projects, real estate ventures or loan consolidation. When the banks are not able to help them find credit solutions they may seek a money broker. These alternative lenders are more flexible and offer competitive rates. There are companies online that offer information and will train you to start your home-based business. With a nominal fee to start off, you will be able to earn money at home immediately. The training will teach you how to contact clients who need loans and connect them with the right lenders. You will earn the fees derived from this service. Join a Free Affiliate Program Another way to add income is to join a free affiliate program and refer customers to other sites. You will earn extra money from sales made to other companies from your referrals. There are countless free affiliate programs you can join online. To advertise other companies, all you have to do is add text links, sales copy or banner graphics to your own website that are provided by the program. Earn Money At Home Having a home-based business can be as successful as you want it to be. Working as many or as few hours as you want will give you more time for pursuing other interests. However, the more time you spend working will give you the income you need and want. No matter where you live or who you are, you can have a successful and respectable money brokering business from your home.

Permanent life insurance

You will be covered by a permanent life insurance if you subscribe to one whole life insurance, a universal life insurance or a contract with capital variable. All these formulas cover your life during, in condition that the police is maintained into force. Principal characteristics of permanent insurance policies Leveled premiums: Majority of permanent insurance policy envisage payment of premiums who remain the same ones for all the length of the contract time, even if risk grows with the age. This is why, the first years, the premiums are higher than the risk you represent. Then the mathematics provisions form, invested, allow, last years, to face the higher risk that you represent because of your age. Surrender value: Of these provisions the surrender value results, that you can use if you wish to borrow on your police or to box if you want to repurchase your contract. (In general, the repurchase value is not added to the capital poured with your death.) Options of not-forfeiture contract: They are various possibilities which are offered to a police holder which ceases pouring its premiums. They make it possible to maintain the insurance police in force or to touch the surrender value with cash. Life Insurance with participation: The holder of this kind of police take part in the financial results of the insurer. "Participations" (in benefit) are versed annually to the holders. The premiums are calculated according to a careful expenses estimate and future payments, as well as interests and other placement incomes. When the results are better than the forecasts, it create a surplus, which allows company to pour participations to the concerned holders. The participations is based on an estimate of the future results, like the costs and the incomes and they are not guaranteed. The participations can be boxed, left in deposit, used to reduce the premiums or affected to subscription of an additional protection. Life Insurance without participation: Holders of this kind of police do not take part for the benefits of insurance company and do not receive any participations. Various types of permanent insurance: Although all insurance policies, permanent life aim to provide coverage your life during, the guarantees of which they are matched can vary and influences premiums. Whole life: It is the traditional police who fully guarantees the premiums to be paid, the death capital and the repurchase value. Life Insurance Police related to the interest rates: Contrary to the whole life insurance policies, which is based on hypothetical interest rates to very long term, these police hold count current interest rates, which can be readjusted regularly. The holder of police can profit higher coverage for lower premium, but on the other hand agrees to share certain risks with the insurer. Premium could indeed increase following a fall in the interest rates, or being reduced if it opposite occurred. Most popular police related to interest rate, and that offering more flexibility, is the universal life insurance policy. It comprises two elements: the life insurance and placement account. You decide the EC what you want to do of these two elements, and can increase or to write-off your premiums or your death capital, taking into account some limits. Incomes generated by the account of placement are not necessarily without guaranteed; all depends on the nature of the selected placements. Usually, contracts known as evolutionary premium and it guarantee death benefit for one determined period and envisage modification of premium or of the death benefit at the end of this period, according to market trends. Contract with variable capital: The premium is generally guaranteed, but the surrender value varies according to the output of placement funds or another index. The death capital can be guaranteed, or fluctuate according to the output of melt, subject to a minimal guarantee.

How to write articles get your articles read and your bills payed

I've seen just about every imaginable mistake when it comes to writing articles for promotion. It's a downright shame! Most Internet business people realize that writing articles is an excellent technique for promoting their businesses, ezines, products, and services. Unfortunately, most haven't actually mastered the basics of how to write articles. Once you master the basics of how to write articles you’ll begin to really reap the rewards that writing articles can provide. Your aim is to instantly be able to create articles that will engage readers, give you credibility, and promote your business. Your first, and possibly the single most important step is to decide what keyword (or keyword phrase) you want to write your article around. If you don’t choose the right keyword in this very first step, then it will undermine everything else you do from here on out. Why is Your Keyword Important? Well, targeted Readers use search engines to find information using keywords. Choosing your keyword will help ensure that you write an article that someone actually wants to read. Now your going to have to provide the reader with some useful content. You have to provide high quality, useful content in your article or your targeted readers will simply hit their “back button” and find another source of information. You have to provide them with a solution to there problem. People go on line and search for answers to their problems and for information, not for products... So, all you have to do is give them what they want and relate it to your business. It sounds easy enough, doesn’t it? The key here is not to give them an “in your face” sales pitch. Don't focus on the sale. Put yourself in the targeted reader’s uncomfortable chair in front of a dinky computer screen and think about things from their perspective. Having warmed the reader up with the useful info, now is the time to strike with a profit pulling link, be that an affiliate link that relates to the article or a link to your own website. You Do this in the form of a resource box. Your resource box goes right at the end of your article and provides some information about either you or your business. Ideally, it’s a mini-advertisement that makes the reader want to click through. Something like: [[ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Derek specializes in teaching real people just like you how to start profitable Internet businesses that make $100,000 to $2.5 Million (or more) per year. Click here for more info yoursite]] Remember this is where your money comes from, so make it good! Now all you have to do is get your article read. This isn't brain surgery but it can be VERY, VERY tedious. Your first stop should be article directories. That’s where a lot of web masters go to find good quality content for their websites and it will give your article a wide viewing fairly quickly. There are probably hundreds of article directories out there, and new ones are popping up daily. There are really three ways that you can tackle this awesome task… 1. Search for article directories and submit your article to each of the article directories one at a time. 2. Use article submission software to automatically submit your articles. 3.Use an article submission service. If theres one thing that can put me off writing an article its knowing that i had to then distribute it. Thats why i was over the moon when i discovered that there are sites that will distribute my article for me, for a small fee. Therefore my choice is method number 3. Just type “article distribution service” into google and it will give all sorts of options. Doing it this way is not as expensive as you may think. So. Just to re-cap on how to write articles: Step 1: Decide on your keyword to write your article around. Step 2: Provide useful, keyword rich content. Step 3: Write a profit pulling resource box Step 4: Distribute your article and get it read! Well thats the basic recipe Of how to write articles! Hope it helped. Regards, Caiden Felix

Oh what a feeling

So here is the story. I crashed a dirtbike. I know its a short one, but why bore you with details that you really dont need to know? Why is it that when we get power in our hands, we attempt to use it to the fullest. It's as if we will never have it again. Lets get out of that habit, it hurts. Moving along with the story, I clearly needed some therapy for the injuries that I suffered in the accident. So I went to my physiotherapist and asked her what we should do. We did all the massaging and ultra sounds, and then it happened... We did the acupuncture therapy. OH what a feeling! Its a little wierd at first, becuase they stick a bunch of needles all over your body. Apperently, every spot on our bodies is connected with some sort of feeling. Clearly, I chose the spots labelled "happy". So I am laying there, needles all over my body, in silence, and i catch myself thinking about childhood memories of playing football with my dad! Our subconscious minds are truly amazing. Once again though, back to my story. Now, my physiotherapist is located in the heart of downtown Calgary. For those not familiar with Calgary, it's just a city with to much traffic. So I'm in my "happy" state after the therapy, and I'm driving home in rush hour traffic. This is how good acupuncture works - I was in a lineup 3 miles long of traffic, LETTING PEOPLE MERGE!

Life around wealthy affiliate internet marketing

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Tips for starting an import and export business part 2

There are several different types of import/export businesses. Some will help companies to transfer sell their products overseas. Some will buy products, and then search for buyers overseas. Some will find buyers who are lacking products, and track down a seller and work out a deal between the two. If you want to be a sort of import/export “freelancer”, you will establish all sorts of contacts, and perform whatever jobs need done out of the things I have mentioned. When you gain expertise in the technical aspects of moving shipments of items, you will be a sought-after asset for all international companies. To start with, you should narrow your idea down to a simple venture to get started with, and test the waters. First you need to find out about any legal factors that may be involved with your importing. Particularly if you are importing a food product, you will have to deal with all sorts of licenses and other hoops to jump through. Talk to your local business bureau, and tell them your business idea. From there you will be able to get the ball rolling on whatever processes you will have to go through. This could include local business practices, or customs for the country you are shipping to. Investigate all aspects so that you don’t get hit with a nasty surprise when it’s too late in the game. Running an import/export business takes a lot of courage, and a lot of effort. But if you have the personality and the ideas to make it work, then it could be a great possibility for a lifelong career. Just consider what all you could sell, and how you are going to do it. Make sure that you are fairly knowledgeable about trading in general before you try to do it internationally. And most of all, you should be willing to go out on a limb and take risks for the sake of starting up a better business.

Ways to diagnose a gambling problem and what to do about it

Like so many vices and hobbies across the world, gambling is no different. Many people learn to control their urges to spend and gamble everything they have, but some do not and we are going to take a look at some of the symptoms and what to do about pathological gambling problems. First of all we should look at some of the more typical symptoms of a gambling problem: The term problem gambling includes and can include a condition know as compulsive and or pathological gambling, which is a progressive addiction formed or characterized by an increased preoccupation with offline and online gambling. Also found under this terminology is the need to bet more frequently with more money, and the irritability when attempting to stop gambling at a certain time, as well as the chronic attempts to chase your losses plus a loss of self control as part of the gambling behavior in spite of serious negative consequences present and future. A gambling problem is a serious situation in which the person with the problem usually does not see the problem and will continue down a path of destruction toward a total loss of everything in that persons name unless brought to their attention generally with an intervention. Now this is not always the best way to approach a person with a chronic gambling problem or with a pathological gambling problem, searching for national centers on the internet will also show you more statistics and more places to check where to go and what to do in situations like these. Located around our country are many centers for the rehabilitation and early diagnosis for affected individuals. It is best to check with a major institution if you think you know someone with a problem and do not hesitate, a gambling problem can not only hurt the person with the problem, but most likely many of the people that surround him/her and can have consequences for years to come if the problem is not corrected.

Steroid stacks beneficial or baneful

: You often go for steroid stacks, when you intend to bulk up your bodies using steroids nowadays. What are steroid stacks? Actually, steroid stacks are associated with Stacking, which is probably the most popular slang term among steroid users these days. Stacking is the practice of using steroids in combination with other steroids or drugs, and steroid stacks are the blend of two or more steroids (anabolic) that are often used to produces what’s called synergistic effect. But, why steroid stacks? Do they really help? Are they beneficial or baneful? These are the most common questions about steroid stacks that you are always keen to know the answers of. The primary reason for steroid stacks is effectiveness, which means that the effect of each anabolic steroid is amplified when it is stacked or used in combination of other anabolic steroid. Steroid stacks are very common in bodybuilding, where muscle builders use them to produce 30 or 40 pounds of muscles instead of two separate steroids producing 10 pounds of muscles separately. There are some muscle building steroids and growth hormone that do not give fine results singly, but give out outstanding outcomes when they are taken in combination with other anabolic steroids. So, steroid stacks are beneficial to enhance the effectiveness of anabolic steroids. Often, steroid stacks help enhancing the results of the steroid cycles. They are usually taken for a period ranging from 6-12 weeks or even more. Steroid stacks may be the blend of two anabolic steroids or of anabolic steroids with other drugs. Deca or Primobolan is one of the most common steroids used in steroid stacks. Some of the most popular steroid stacks are — Nandrolone Decanoate & Testosterone, Nandrolone Decanoate & Testosterone & Methandrostenolone, Boldenone & Testosterone, Boldenone & Trenbolone, Trenbolone & Testosterone, Trenbolone & Methandrostenolone, Stanozolol & Testosterone, Stanozolol & Trenbolone, Stanozolol & Methenolone Enanthate, Methenolone Enanthate & Testosterone, and Methenolone Enanthate & Methandrostenolone. However, steroid stacks have more baneful effects. When you are on steroid stacks, your livers have to work harder to metabolize and remove bulks of steroids from your bodies. Heavy steroid use literally damages your livers over time. Oral steroid stacks have very harmful effects on your livers. Hence, if you stay on multiple-steroid stacks year-round, you are more exposed to dangerous consequences and severe side effects.

Grilled mushrooms and shrimp a la grecque. lemony grilled mushrooms and shrimp make a quick delicious meal

You can pretend you're vacationing in Greece with this grilled lemon-and-garlic-flavored shrimp and mushroom dish served on warm pita bread. Anytime you're grilling, remember that fresh mushrooms are perfect partners for all sorts of grilling favorites, including beef, seafood and vegetables. In addition to flavor, mushrooms pack a surprising amount of nutrition, contributing to our daily intake of riboflavin, niacin and selenium, with only 20 calories per serving and almost no fat. Grilled Lemon Shrimp And Mushrooms 1/4 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 teaspoons minced garlic 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 pound large peeled and deveined shrimp 12 ounces fresh white mushrooms 2 medium-sized zucchini, sliced 1 inch thick (about 21/2 cups) 1 medium-sized red onion cut in 8 wedges 4 pitas, warmed Preheat outdoor grill or broiler. In a large bowl, stir together olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, salt and black pepper. Add shrimp, mushrooms, zucchini and red onion; gently toss until coated. Marinate for 10 minutes. Place vegetables and shrimp on a vegetable grilling rack or a rack in a broiler pan. Grill or broil no more than 6 inches from heat source until vegetables and shrimp are just cooked, about 8 minutes, stirring and brushing occasionally with remaining marinade. Serve on pita bread with plain yogurt and chopped cucumber, if desired. Yield: 4 portions Per portion: 430 calories; 28 g protein; 16 g fat; 45 g carbohydrates

Your mental scorecard

Like life, winning at golf is a mental challenge. You should never be too down on yourself for a loss, anymore than you should become arrogant at a few successes. The game of golf will help you learn to deal with disappointment and shortcomings in other areas of your life. Don't ever allow yourself to stop enjoying the time you spend with the game. If you begin to find yourself losing your enthusiasm in this situation, take the time to evaluate and determine out what has begun going wrong and take action to correct it immediately. Once the enjoyment of the game is lost for you, it is difficult to continue play. It is important in golf as well as in life, to periodically step back and re-evaluate your game. There are an abundance of techniques for this. Some will record their game so that they can watch it in order to evaluate the changes they need to make. The point is by evaluating your game... I mean to see how well what you are progressing and getting you to the goals that you have set for yourself is a lifelong continual process of a quest for improvement. It is important that you must set up well thought out attainable goals and milestones along with a specific means of reaching those goals... and a way to track and evaluate your progress. In order to thoroughly evaluate your game, you will need to review how you play. This involves taking a good look at your previous games and deciding if you have succeeded in meeting the goals you set. If you have met that goal compensate yourself for a job well done, and review the next goal. If you havent yet met that goal you will need to evaluate it and determine if it is reachable, and if not, re-set it to a more realistic place. Determining the reason it was not successful can and will go a long way in evaluating and ultimately improving your game. Once you have found the reason for the inability to meet the goal you have set, and re-established it, you can once again begin to play and hopefully compensate yourself again as you reach one goal after another. If you are willing to combine hard work with reachable goals with a strong metal game, your will be a winner at life as well as golf.

How what you eat effects your unborn fetus s teeth scarborough dentists

: Any Scarborough dentist will be able to tell you that what you eat can affect your fetus, and in particular the development of your baby’s jaw and future teeth. It’s not common for babies to be born with teeth, but this does happen in every one out of 2,000 to 3,000 births. These kinds of teeth are called neonatal teeth and are usually an isolated incident but can be associated with various syndromes like; Ellis-van Creveld syndrome Hallermann-Streiff syndrome Pierre Robin syndrome Soto's syndrome So the pediatrician who finds natal teeth at birth may inquire about having your baby tested for these conditions. A Scarborough dentist will tell you that cleaning your infants teeth can be a simple process, whether natal teeth or neonatal teeth, which can erupt as soon as 30 days after birth. Use a soft, damp cloth to wipe down baby’s teeth and gums, then inspect their tongue and gums on a regular basis to make sure that the teeth aren’t causing undue irritation. These unusual teeth can be wobbly and not well attached so the doctor may wish to remove them at birth. Nutrients for Your Fetus’s Teeth and Bones Before birth however, you’ll be busy growing that baby and it needs lots of nutrients. Most women are surprised to learn that they don’t actually need to eat for two as the common saying goes, but they do need to find highly nutritious foods to help give the fetus all the vitamins and nutrients it needs to develop. Some excellent vitamins and nutrients your Scarborough dentist will recommend to take for yourself and your baby during and right before pregnancy are folic acid, calcium, vitamin D, and iron. Folic acid and its counterpart found in nature, folate, can be extremely important for a growing fetus. Research has shown that not only will it prevent neural tube defects in a baby, but will help to prevent cleft palate while the jawbone and upper palate are forming in the fetus. To get the maximum benefit you need to take folic acid before you get pregnant, about 400 micrograms a day. Any good vitamin will include at least this much Folic Acid. Calcium, of course is needed to build strong bones, even though your baby’s bones will still be soft when he or she is born. You’ll still want to take a lot of calcium during pregnancy to ensure that the baby’s bones form properly, especially in the face and jaw so they will be able to chew properly and will be able to support their first teeth. Doctors recommend about 1,300 milligrams a day of calcium while pregnant. In addition you’ll want to take Vitamin D, because it helps the body absorb and use calcium properly. Lastly, Iron is important for women and babies during pregnancy. It will help keep you from developing anemia since your blood will be shared with the fetus. The baby is also looking to store up a large amount of iron, several months supply, for its first few months of life. In addition be certain to keep up with your regular flossing and brushing. Scarborough dentists and other dentists around the world are starting to agree that cavities can be a disease that affects the rest of the body. After all, an infection of a very bad cavity can work its way to your brain and even your heart. So keep flossing and stay healthy.

Leadership development how can your business grow by having good leaders

The largest collection of matter on leadership. leadership is a word we come across quite regularly on radios, television and newspaper. We have now also made it accessible in article markets. If you are planning to build a wonderful career, maybe you should first go through some preliminary training. Nowadays, there are very successful leadership programs being developed. Leadership programs will help you to acquire some very necessary skills. Leadership programs will give you the needed power to achieve the best both in your career as well as in your personal life. Leadership programs will be the management-training program you are looking for. As well as good professional training, they will help you gain self-confidence and self-respect, things that are very helpful in your private life. These programs are undoubtedly a very effective way to gain the assurances that you will need to be ready for a prosperous career and life. Writing an article on leadership was our foremost priority while thinking of a topic to write on. This is because leadership are interesting parts of our lives, and are needed by us. We have included some fresh and interesting information on leadership. In this way, you are updated on the developments of leadership. I know from experience that a leadership program can easily improve and perfect a person because I have been teaching leadership courses for years. If you go to a leadership program with the right attitude, confident that you desire success, you will become a perfectly changed person. Naturally, there are people who challenge the necessity of the leadership programs. The success of the leadership programs depends usually on the way they are taught. As people who teach leadership programs are different, as different are the profits you can take from leadership programs. From young people to older, all of them make the best use of any type of leadership programs. You can choose between practically different leadership programs, although almost all of them have some fundamental elements in common. As the information we produce in our writing on leadership may be utilized by the reader for informative purposes, it is very important that the information we provide be true. We have indeed maintained this. One of the key components of all leadership programs is that they are aiming to build up abilities to work in a team. Some leadership programs even acquire this building of team-working abilities as the center of the whole leadership program. As an example, I will tell you that I have heard about leadership programs which center on the fulfilling of physical tasks as lifting every member of the group over a wall. Of course, the point of this is not to gain muscle mass but to learn how to work as a team. This part of the leadership programs will teach you how to seek each member’s strengths and weaknesses. Leadership programs will teach you how to leave behind the egotism you have and to put all your strengths into the group work. This is probably the most important lesson that the future leader will learn from the leadership program. We do not mean to show some implication that leadership have to rule the world or something like that. We only mean to let you know the actual meaning of leadership! The second fundamental component of leadership programs is that leadership programs usually tend to emphasize on self-confidence and self-esteem. A leader should be first of all self-confident. A leadership program has to teach you how to be convinced that everything you say is important. The leaders have not become leaders because they are more capable, or more intelligent than other people are. Surprisingly, it may turn out exactly the opposite thing. The leaders have become leaders because they more confidence than the other people to contend that what they say is important. We hope that with this article, we have covered more than just a fragment of the available information of leadership. The world of leadership is too vast to be covered in a single article.

Easy low fat recipes and your health

For the person who’s constantly going back and forth between one diet or another, there never seems to be much fun in their lives. I should know as I’ve been yo-yo dieting for most of my adult life now. I would go from one diet plan to another and stick with it only long enough for it to work a little. At which point I’d get tired of it and go back to my rounds of binge-eating. Naturally this wasn’t healthy, and only by a great effort on my part have I now decided to turn my whole life around. Instead of alternately bingeing and dieting I’ve now decided to go the healthy route and am now going in for sensible eating ideas and regular exercise. I’ve also resorted to using a few really tasty low fat recipes to help me in my new get-fit regime. I decided to try out some easy low fat recipes because when I first started on my sensible eating plan, I found there weren’t really too many things that I could eat that were also good for me and tasty. I had always scorned any low fat foods and meals since they didn’t seem to taste very good, but since then I’ve learned a lot, and have found great ways to make easy low fat recipes that tickle my taste buds. A few years ago sadly enough this wasn’t the case and it was really difficult to get any really good tasting low fat recipes that could satisfy your hunger at the same time as well. Or at least that was my perception at the time. Luckily I found out that I was wrong and that if you prepare your meals with care using some easy low fat recipes you could turn out a dish to rival any of the ones swimming in fats. Eating low fat meals is just another sensible way to contain your excess food and fat intake. Having easy low fat recipes on hand however, just makes it all the more easier for you to stick your new plan. Think about it, if you have to slave over the stove for a long time only to produce something that’s only slightly edible, and has no compensation of fats in it either would you really do it? I didn’t think so. Everyone needs motivation to do something and using easy low fat recipes is one the best ways that I’ve found to stay on my sensible eating regime. These recipes need not be hard to remember, and they don’t need to utilize a lot of ingredients either. So you can either have them handy on a few card sheets, or you could just stick them up on the refrigerator for them to be in plain sight always. Whatever you decide though, I’ve found that easy low fat recipes are my ticket to getting my life back into order, and my weight back into a good balance.

Cardiovascular training for excellent health

Everyone on the planet has to have aerobic exercise. A healthy constitution and quality way of life requires it. It has a lot of perks and will make you perform improved in all areas of your life. So why should you do aerobic exercise? Aerobic exercise is beneficial to you by developing the lungs to be stronger by boosting levels of oxygen to the body and the heart by helping it to use that oxygen more efficiently. The word aerobic translates to with oxygen, or with air. Exercise that is less intense and longer in duration is aerobic. With aerobic sessions, an athlete implements the same big muscle area in a steady motion for between fifteen and thirty. A maximum heart rate of about sixty to eighty % is the goal to maintain. Swimming, cycling, light running, and walking are some examples of aerobic exercises. These exercises should be able to be done without someone breathing hard. If you cannot carry on a short conversation while working out, you may be moving it up a level by anaerobically exercising. Muscle groups get extra blood and oxygen from the body during an aerobic exercise session. Halting all of a sudden in the midst of an aerobic session is not a wise move. This can lead to dizziness and muscular cramping. After a fairly intense work out, a cool off session is usually a wise idea. Moving in place for a few minutes is a good idea if somebody gets too exhausted during a work out session. Anaerobic exercise is different from aerobic in that it is usually shorter in time span and greater in intensity. With anaerobics the body wears down faster and muscles build more quickly. Football, soccer, skiing, basketball, and weight lifting are sports considered anaerobic exercises. Sprinting or running is another example. Anaerobic exercise will escalate the chances of the body being sore. Working a certain group of muscles for a specific amount of time to reach your target heart rate is the point of aerobic exercise. This exercises the heart out better and has the body expend more calories. The aerobic curve is something some people will often hit. This is when you begin working out and elevate your intensity to the max then slow down gradually. Keeping a continuous heart rate is more efficient. The lungs and heart endure longer and work more efficiently when they are trained. People who perform aerobic exercise on a steady basis will have to exercise longer to achieve their target heart rate as their stamina increases. People that are only beginning will achieve their target heart rate quickly until their body gets adjusted to the exercise. Aerobic exercise has so many benefits that it is strange to imagine that we often fail to take the time to do it for ourselves. It controls and lowers body fat, expands our whole endurance, gives us more energy, aids our resistance to tiredness, develops our muscles, and increases our lean body mass. It also aids us mentally by lifting mood, lowering anxiety, reducing depression, reducing tension, and making us sleep better at night. Who can't benefit a bit from all that? These are advantages that people would all use. An aerobics class might be a good beginning for people who want to reap the rewards of aerobic exercise and aren't sure how to begin. In an aerobics class, you can do higher or lower intensity exercise. The class instructor should be able to show class members how to do these moves either way. How much you carry your limbs up during the aerobic session is how the intensity is measured. Athletes must perform at the level of intensity pertaining to their level of fitness and the frequency of their exercise sessions. This type exercise is without a doubt essential for cardiovascular fitness even though it may be a little hard at first. A good body requires regular cardiovascular sessions and is a continuous process. People who have already achieved good cardiovascular condition can keep this by exercising a minimum of three times a week. Four to five intervals a week should be the intervals of people who are attempting to lose weight and elevate their level of health.

Why you should rate videos you watched online

Why You Should Rate Videos You Watched Online As the internet continues to rise in popularity, so does the number of activities that you can participate in online. Online, you can shop, play games, listen to music, and watch videos. If you are looking for a fun, but relatively inexpensive way to enjoy the internet, you should examine online video websites. Online video websites are websites that allow you, an internet user, to watch the videos that they have posted. Depending on the video website in question, many websites have a wide variety of different video types. These video types often include homemade videos, celebrity interviews, popular television shows, as well as music videos. Despite the fact that not all online video websites are the same, there is something that you will find similar between them all. That is the ability to rate videos. For ages, rating systems have been used to track what television watchers like to watch and what shoppers like to buy. Now, thanks to online video websites, especially those that allow you to rate their videos, you can also make your points known online. Unfortunately, not everyone takes advantage of these rating systems, even though they should. This is largely due in part to the fact that many internet users do not think that it is worth the time to rate the online videos that they have just finished viewing; however, this simply is not true. Perhaps, the best reason for rating the videos that you watched online is that it may make the video owner proud, especially if they are “normal,” individuals who are just experimenting with a camera. Even professional video makers, such as the ones who make music videos, want to hear feedback on their work. With an online rating system, this could be done in as little as a few seconds. Depending on the online video website in question, you should quickly be able to rate a video, literally without even having to think about doing so. It is also a good idea to rate the videos that you have watched online, especially if you liked them a lot. As previously mentioned, a large number of individuals make their own videos. These videos are often considered homemade movies because they are often made from home and with common camera equipment. Although many individuals make an online video, there are many who decide not to make another. By giving an online video you watch a positive rating, you will be letting the owner know that you liked their work. If they receive enough positive responses, there is a good chance that they will continue to make videos; thus providing you with more entertainment. In addition to stating that you liked or disliked an online video, it is important that you rate the videos that you watch online, well for ratings. Despite what you may think, ratings are actually used. Many online video websites, including YouTube and Google Video, rank their videos. The order of those rankings is often a result of viewer ratings. This means that if you do take the time, which should only be a few seconds, to rate an online video, you could be helping to make that video more popular. Many online video websites display their top ranking videos right on their main page. How cool is that? It isn’t amazing what a simple click of a mouse could do? As you can easily see there are a number of benefits to ranking online videos, especially ones that you enjoyed watching. Word Count 584

Clip art lives

It is said that images can capture a person’s attention more than words. This is especially true in the image-conscious market of today. With all the images being presented to the people everyday, the perfect image can grab the attention of a potential customer faster than any lines. If selected cleverly, striking clip arts will add flavor to your marketing effort without you sheding some money for it. Using clip art to do the marketing for you. Put clip art images in emails. Find an image or design that will support your purpose what you want to communicate. For sure, there will always be one image that can convey your message. Be it humorous, serious or plain professional. Something people will remember you by. Being overly pretty is a turn off in business. So is being too vulgar. A wise idea is to try and change your choices often. This will make you not so predictable. Have an assortment of images ready but be sure they express the same concept. Use clip art in a presentation. In Power Point, there are a variety of pictures, sounds and video clips to choose from. All these can easily be inserted into slides. Create your own clip art slide show that explains about how your company work and other related stuff. You can get the attention of your readers and get them to listen to what you have to say. Less is actually more. As much as possible, do not use as many clip art as you want. Although they can add some variety, that does not mean that they will be effective. Sometimes over usage will make everything seem busy. When this happens, you will lose your message. Focus on your message and target customers. Select something that will give highlight to your message. It needs to be parallel to the tone and purpose of your message. Make sure the method, palette and theme of your images is fitting for your wares and branding. Choose your own style and theme and try to stick with it. Organize your clip art. Each time you choose a new image, mark and then store it in a folder on your hard drive. When used properly, clip art can help you in promoting your business. They will serve as an alternative source of marketing you would not get anywhere else. Try them out and see how they work.

The benefit of breast enlargement cream

In today's world, it seems that almost any topic is open for debate. While I was gathering facts for this article, I was quite surprised to find some of the issues I thought were settled are actually still being openly discussed. Breast enlargement cream is one alternative to breast enlargement surgery. A breast enlargement cream uses many of the same ingredients found in pills for breast enlargement, but those ingredients are in smaller amounts. They are usually plant estrogens, which aid in breast growth. A breast enlargement cream may contain ingredients such as dong quai, blessed thistle, dandelion root, and kava. There are many other plant estrogens that can be used in a breast enlargement cream. It is important to know the ingredients in any breast enlargement cream you are considering. Evaluate any breast enlargement cream you might use for safety and effectiveness. As with any cream used for any reason, it is important to check for ingredients that you may be allergic to. People who are allergic to herbs should look at other alternatives for breast enlargement. Usually a breast enlargement cream is rubbed in twice a day for three to six months. You won't see immediate results with a breast enlargement cream, but unlike surgery, you won't have scars or recovery time to deal with. Remember, though, that results are different with different people. Often a breast enlargement cream works better if you are using with other natural breast enhancers, such as breast enhancing exercises. Users of breast enlargement cream have reported firmer, smoother breasts. Everybody is unique. You will find a number of manufacturers selling a breast enlargement cream. If you are considering a breast enlargement cream, research carefully to find the safest, most effective ingredients for you. Most of this information comes straight from the breast enlargement cream pros. Careful reading to the end virtually guarantees that you'll know what they know. Feeling Full & Firm by using PUERARIAN Breast Cream This amazing cream is excellent for breast firming and enlargement. Various studies confirmed that this product has a high success for enhancing women breast. All Skin Type Ingredients: Pueraria Mirifica and other herb extracts Direction: Use once in the morning and in the night. Apply onto breast area and massage for 3-5 minutes until it is fully absorbed. Precautions: Not recommended for pregnant women, feeding mothers or women diagnosed with medical conditions of the breast. There's no doubt that the topic of breast enlargement cream can be fascinating. If you still have unanswered questions about breast enlargement cream, you may find what you're looking for in the next article. phuketherb/