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2012-02-05T21:47:00.001Z

The Breakup And How To Reverse It | Breakups Fixed http://ping.fm/aKFZu

2012-02-05T14:01:00.001Z

Get Your Ex Back, No Mind Games | Breakups Fixed http://ping.fm/KrNOM

2012-02-04T12:20:00.001Z

Golf Swing Advice For New Golfers: Fix Your Inconsistent Golf http://ping.fm/rFCdV

2012-02-04T12:04:00.001Z

My Girlfriend Dumped Me | Breakups Fixed http://ping.fm/NuaUt

2012-02-01T10:23:00.001Z

My Girlfriend Dumped Me | Breakups Fixed http://ping.fm/1Xo14

2012-01-30T22:05:00.001Z

Florists In Ireland http://ping.fm/62GYW

2012-01-29T15:01:00.001Z

Golf Swing Advice For New Golfers: Fix Your Inconsistent Golf http://ping.fm/P0RPx

2012-01-29T14:57:00.001Z

Fix Your Relationship With Some Advice On Love | Breakups Fixed http://ping.fm/TYStV

Eve Had A Mother?

2011-10-23T12:49:00.000+01:00

Mitochondrial Eve, or African Eve as some refer to her, is NOT the mother of all humanity! She is NOT the Biblical Eve!

The original research, in 1980, a mitochondrial DNA study by Wesley Brown, then at the University of California at Berkeley, traced modern humans to a single "mitochondrial Eve," who lived in Africa an estimated 140,000 to 290,000 years ago. This study found unexpectedly small differences among the mitochondrial DNA, signifying a relatively recent origin for modern humans. Brown's data suggested it would take 180,000 to 360,000 years to produce today's diversity starting from a single Eve.

It is this 'single Eve' that needs clarification.

It is true that every human being alive today can trace their mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) back to just one woman, mitochondrial Eve. It is also true, however, that mtDNA is a small proportion of our total DNA. Nuclear DNA, an equal mixture of DNA from both father and mother, is contained in the nucleus of the cell, mtDNA is external to the nucleus and is inherited solely from the mother. Both sons and daughters inherit mtDNA from the mother, but only daughters can pass it on to their offspring, ie. matrilineal.

It is by tracing back only the mtDNA that we reach the single woman named mitochondrial Eve. Thus Eve is our "matrilineal most recent common ancestor."

The name Eve was perhaps a bad choice, too many connotations with the Biblical Eve, and has led to to some misconceptions.

Mitochondrial Eve did not live in isolation, there were many other women alive at the same time and a lot of their genes have passed down through the ages as well, just NOT the mtDNA. Somewhere along the line of daughters, the mtDNA of these other women have reached an end, either by producing no offspring or by producing only male offspring. All the people alive at the same time as Eve had their own ancestors... including their own most recent common ancestor following the mtDNA lineage, ie they had a "matrilineal most recent common ancestor" which would also be a matrilineal ancestor of ours, but not the "most recent."

There are two points to note here:
(1) Mitochondrial Eve is our "Matrilineal Most Recent Common Ancestor," most recent is the bit to stress here, there are other more ancient ancestors.
(2) It is only the mtDNA that traces our lineage back to mitochondrial Eve, the nuclear DNA does NOT trace back to the same individual.

Indeed, our most recent common ancestor (mrca) has been estimated to be as recent as 3000 years ago, as distinct from our "matrilineal" mrca at 140,000 years ago.

Interestingly, mathematics predicts that mtDNA Eve had to have existed, the DNA studies were more about locating Eve in a particular time and place, the most recent estimate is 140,000 years ago in Africa.
The male counterpart to mitochondrial Eve, Y-chromosomal-Adam is similarly traced using the male only Y-chromosome, and not surprisingly, they did not live at the same time, Adam is estimated to have lived about 60,000 years ago.

I sincerely hope that I've managed to shed some light on what can be a very confusing subject, please leave a comment if you want it expanded on or need a more complete explanation.

Anthropology, First Contact

2011-10-22T12:00:00.001+01:00

First Contact? - should we? - shouldn't we?

This is for those of you interested in anthropology (the study of man), and missed the BBC4 production about the ethics of making contact with remote and uncontacted tribes around the world.
The video, split into six parts, is about ethnotourism (tribal tourism) and takes place in New Guinea. It is a sort of safari where the tourist is taken to remote forest locations to make first contact with previously uncontacted tribes. Here we are introduced to one tour operator and follow him on one of his expeditions.

First Contact (BBC4 Anthropology Season) - Part 1 of 6

First Contact (BBC4 Anthropology Season) - Part 2 of 6

First Contact (BBC4 Anthropology Season) - Part 3 of 6

First Contact (BBC4 Anthropology Season) - Part 4 of 6

First Contact (BBC4 Anthropology Season) - Part 5 of 6

First Contact (BBC4 Anthropology Season) - Part 6 of 6

Who Wants The Secret to "Instant Attraction" With Women?????

2011-10-20T18:55:00.000+01:00

What if someone could show you how you can TRIGGER the warmth, trust and attraction from women that you desire in just a few seconds?

How would it change your life if you could trigger attraction and inspire confidence from women - even if you feel shy, nervous, awkward or don't know what to say?

And what would you do if you learned that success with women wasn't nearly
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Coupons And Deals In Blessington, Co.Wicklow, Ireland | Coupons and Discount Vouchers Ireland

2011-09-09T11:37:00.001+01:00

Coupons And Deals In Blessington, Co.Wicklow, Ireland | Coupons and Discount Vouchers Ireland

Coupons And Deals In Blessington, Co.Wicklow, Ireland
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Coupons and Discount Vouchers in Blessington, Co.Wicklow, Ireland locality

In the current climate, it's nothing short of madness to pay the full price for anything if there are discounts available. One of the most common ways to avail of a discount is by using coupons for local Blessington, Co.Wicklow, Ireland usage. Coupons, or discount vouchers, have been a source of advertising, ( read - enticement to buy) for a long time now, they are a huge part of sales promotions. Coupons have been one of the best ways of getting deals and have been around since the 1800's and show no signs of stopping anytime soon, you can even use some coupons on the internet (e-coupons), on mobile phones, etc., which means they are keeping pace with modern technology very effectively.

Some of the most effective deals can be obtained for local Blessington, Co.Wicklow, Ireland usage. Especially for local services - eating out, the cinema, live theatre are all examples of coupons for common local activities.

Here are some examples of where coupons, or disount vouchers, kind of deals are commonplace:

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Florists In Ireland

2011-07-27T14:46:00.000+01:00

Florists In Ireland

The Best Way To Acquire Photo On Canvas Prints

2011-04-10T12:01:00.002+01:00

By Mia Harper

Photo on canvas prints are an excellent way to display photographs in either the home or office. In fact, this type of print is becoming increasingly popular amongst photo enthusiasts. It is also a very versatile type of photo style and can be used for both personal and professional display.

There are two ways in which you can generally acquire these types of photo elements. The first way is by simply taking your photo prints to a professional retailer who specializes in taking such photographs and transferring them to canvas according to your unique specifications.

The second way is by purchasing a home canvas kit. However, it should be noted that this process of taking your own photos and placing them on canvas can be very troublesome and tiresome. That is why the majority of people who desire to have such photo on canvas prints will turn to the professionals.

This second method can also cost you a significant amount of money when compared to relying on professional services. If you make mistakes in the process you will have to pay for them out of pocket. However, when you rely on the professionals you won't have to worry about having money to pay for such mistakes as you encounter them.

Therefore, the best option is to simply turn to the professionals in order to save yourself not only money but to also save yourself time and effort. The good news is that most professional services that specialize in photo on canvas prints do so at rates that are very affordable and competitive.

If you are looking for the simplest, most stunning, and most effective way to truly make any room in your home or professional office standout, then you can't overlook the effectiveness of photo displays on canvas.

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How To Stop A Relationship Breakup | Breakups Rescued

2010-09-05T13:59:00.000+01:00

How To Stop A Relationship Breakup | Breakups Rescued: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

All relationships go through periods of stress, romantic relationships even more so. Usually, problems get resolved before it ever gets to the stage of a breakup.

This is all quite normal and to be expected. But sometimes things get out of hand and the dreaded breakup happens.

What do you do to fix your relationship?

Can you perform a breakup rescue and get your ex back?

If your relationship is teetering on the brink and you want to pull it back to safety there are some things you can do.

It may not be easy, and both of you have to be willing to work together, but it is possible to stop a relationship breakup.

Here are some tactics you can keep in mind when trying to repair your relationship:...

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How To Stop A Relationship Breakup | Breakups Rescued

Rekindling Love In A Broken Relationship | Breakups Fixed

2010-08-16T11:41:00.000+01:00

Rekindling Love In A Broken Relationship | Breakups Fixed: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Rekindling love in a broken relationship is not only possible, it happens more often than you might think, but it will take a little work. How much work will depend on many things such as…

To start, the first question when rekindling your relationship, is why the relationship is already in such dire straits.

Did either of you have an affair?

If so, who was to blame? Was it you or your partner that cheated?

Here’s the good bit though… even cheating can be put right.

Be warned though, it won’t be the easiest relationship problem to deal with, and both partners have to be willing to work very hard to reverse the breakup.

When one partner strays it would seem like the partner who strayed would have the most to do to put things right, however, life is seldom fair. It’s more probable that it will take just as much work for the partner that remained true to the relationship to try to overcome their fear of being hurt again, their mistrust of their partner, as well as their anger and being made to feel inadequate.

If the breakup is less traumatic and happens in a more gradual way, then it could be less difficult to fix.

But, the truth is that it will still take time and work and both of you will have to try your hardest if you want success...

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Correcting Zinc Deficiency Improves Depression

2010-05-05T18:08:00.002+01:00

By Elaine R. Ferguson, MD

Did you know that almost thirty-three per cent of the world's population has zinc deficiency? As a physician, I was amazed to make this discovery. Mood swings are the most common symptoms associated with this mineral deficiency.

Depression, anxiety and aggressive behavior are among the most common psychological symptoms that exist in the industrialized and developing world.

There are many reasons for these mental health conditions, but nutrition is one that is often overlooked and holds great promise. Because of the nutrient depletion of key minerals in fruits and vegetables due to industrial farming procedures and the large percentage of fast foods most people consume, correcting vitamin and mineral deficiencies is key to improving mental and physical health.

Preceding research studies have shown a link between serotonin deficiency, a key brain chemical in depression.

Japanese researchers at two universities tested the impact zinc supplementation could have on mood, 30 young women and placed them randomly into 2 different groups-to receive either multivitamins and zinc plus multivitamins for ten weeks. The study participants were given 7 milligrams of zinc.

The multivitamins were given to prevent other vitamin deficiencies. They provided half of the recommended dietary allowances of vitamins A, D, B1, B2, B6, B12, folic acid and niacin by the Japanese government.

At the end of the study, only the women taking zinc demonstrated reductions in depression and anger. Their zinc blood levels also increased significantly.

Interestingly, animal studies have found that only zinc deficient female animals experienced increased aggression. This new research appears to support the anger reducing impact in women proceeding zinc supplements noted the researchers, as well as the preceding research studies' findings.

"Our results suggest that zinc supplementation may be effective in reducing anger and depression," they concluded.

This study was reported in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. "Although our findings are preliminary and should be interpreted with caution, they may prompt further investigations to evaluate the relationship between zinc nutrition and mood states, in women.

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Want to find out more about mental health and depression, then visit Elaine R. Ferguson, MD's site on how to choose the best holistic nutrition information for your needs.

Guidelines On How To Choose A Car Insurance Company

2010-04-20T15:01:00.000+01:00

By Khail Parker

Several car insurance companies exist in the market and almost all of them proclaim that they offer the most inexpensive and best policy. It is thus important to do some research and follow some basic guidelines before you buy car insurance.

You should first of all estimate how much insurance you require. It would be prudent to take lesser insurance if your risk quotient falls in the lower risk group. It might look like taking a bit of risk, but it is relatively a less expensive option and the benefits from it would be sufficient for your requirements.

It is also vital that you consider the type of car insurance that is affordable for you. Since a number of insurance companies give discounts, you should make the best of the packages on offer to bargain on the type of coverage you want within your restricted budget. However, the firm with the cheapest car insurance quote might not be the best one in case of an accident. So you must go through the terms and conditions of the policy and also understand what the annual or monthly premiums are.

The employees are usually an excellent indicator of the kind of services the car insurance company will be able to offer. You can consider yourself to be properly taken care of if your agent is qualified, knowledgeable and friendly.

You must make sure that you do a complete and careful background verification of the car insurance firms that interest you. By looking at their performance in the market till date or depending on the information that you collect from different sources, you can have a fair idea about the company's reliability and reputation. You can also do some basic internet research for feedback and comments on relevant forums about the insurance organization.

You must have all your questions answered by the car insurance provider prior to the final purchase and must also find out what you will have to do in case of an untoward incident. Finally, any deal that you strike should make you feel safe and comfortable at all times.

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Recycling In The City Is Part Of The Process

2010-04-18T14:59:00.000+01:00

By Adriana Noton

Some environmentally friendly things are part of practicing recycling in a city environment. You can help make your city a greener place by doing your part to recycle in your area. If everyone does a little bit it can make a big difference to not only how the city looks but in the consumable waste that builds up.

Jobs are created through recycling efforts as well. The city sanitation department is enhanced and they hire more people to handle the separation of the materials that are turned in. This is an added perk to each of our individual efforts to make a difference and it pays off with jobs for others who would not have them otherwise.

It is easy to recycle in a city environment. No matter where you live there is a situation that will help make it easy for you. This means whether you live in a home or an apartment there are options available to you. Many options make it very easy to jump aboard the green train and do your part to save the earth.

Home: Many disposal companies run by a city offer a recycling program to encourage home owners to recycle. When you move in they will deliver to you special bins that you can use for specific materials in each bin. This makes it convenient for you. When you call for service to begin ask for the bins. This includes yard waste as well and often the will have a sticker with a special pick up day for the waster.

Apartment: Several apartments in city atmospheres are offering tenants with containers for waste management. This can be a great convenience for their inhabitants and you can drop off your materials into the public bins. Many coop condos are also putting into practice the same habits inspired by tenants who wish to do recycling and wish to encourage their neighbors to do so as well.

If you live in an apartment that does not offer recycling you still can do it. Many container stores have recycle bins that are available to use on your patio or a similar area. You can collect the material and then take it to a local donation center or to the dump yourself for extra cash. This is also a good project for children and they can be learning how important recycling really is.

More and more larger cities are also offering recycling bins on their city streets. These cities are encouraging their citizens to recycle wherever they are. Some public businesses also are encouraging recycling on their premises and this can encourage the people who shop or eat there to recycle.

Look around the city where you live and see the opportunities that are available to you for recycling. This is also an opportunity for you to start a recycling program in your building if there is not one. There may be people who are also interested in a program and you can work together. If everyone works together and makes just a little effort we can reduce waste and reuse certain materials for other products.

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In this socially conscious age, many organizations are seeking helpful services to sustain the environment, such as disposal consultation or Toronto waste management. Do your part in beautifying the city by hiring professional and reliable assistance with Markham recycle initiatives.

Charcoal To One-Micron Sediment Filters: The Gamut Of Shower Head Filters

2010-04-11T18:00:00.002+01:00

By Olga D. Yingling

Today, Google gives the cheapest shower head filter's price as $10, and advertises it as being able to stop the sulfur and chlorine in your bath water. However, the most costly captures chlorine, organic carbon compounds, and volatile organic compounds - for $379.90.

Quite the difference. But, really, what does all this mean? Do they mean anything real, or do they just act as a lure for buyers? Or is there an actual meaning to them?

TOC - Total Organic Carbons

Simply, Total Organic Carbon is used as a general metric of water quality. The total count of carbon in an organic compound makes up the TOC count. What this means is that if your TOC count is above normal, you could potentially be getting doused with pesticides, detergents, or decaying plant matter. Normally municipal water systems are supposed to use chemicals to treat the decaying plant matter and treat the water, but some amount does get through.

Volatile Organic Compounds

Volatile Organic Compounds are chemicals such as benzene or trichloroethylene that enter the water system due to spills or cracked pipelines. Accidental spills or inattentive workers might introduce chemicals such as trichloroethylene, for instance, into the ground water. Benzene entering the water system might be due to gasoline or oil spills. Unless you live in an old industrial or agricultural region, however, VOCs are very rare - but having water tests every so often might be smart.

Chlorine

The old water treatment. Chlorine is usually used to treat and disinfect water at treatment plants, making it safe to reintroduce to the public system. If you've ever swam in a swimming pool, you've found yourself exposed to one of the most effective basic disinfectants - exposed to the point of skin irritation and damaged hair, if you stayed in too long: that's the risk of chlorine. Fortunately, even the cheapest charcoal shower filters will get rid of chlorination in the water.

Of the three, municipal services remove the first two (TOC and VOC) most effectively - paying $400 to get rid of what isn't there is an unnecessary sacrifice. Even then, the amount of chlorine in most bath water isn't enough to truly harm you - although if you take especial care of your hair, it might frustrate your efforts. If the worries are still sticking with you, though, and you can't find a way to push them aside, a far cheaper sixty dollar shower filter will do all that, besides restoring pH balance and culling heavy metals.

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What Is The Point Of Polygraph Testing Ohio?

2010-04-10T15:16:00.002+01:00

By Jacob Biggs

More commonly referred to as a lie detector, a polygraph measures a persons physiological responses. These can include things such as blood pressure, breathing and heart rate. It is believed that certain fluctuations in them can tell if a person is being honest or not. Polygraph Testing Ohio is used to ask a person a series of questions and gauge their truthfulness.

These changes are said to be caused by the autonomic nervous system. It is believed that if someone answers in a deceptive manner, the machine can detect this. It is claimed that it is given away by these physiological responses.

Few professionally trained scientists give this much credence for being a real science, though. Most of them feel that it is very questionable in regards to reliability and accuracy. Most will point out the fact that a humans physiological responses can be affect by many different factors. Nervousness could even be caused from the fear of undergoing the test, itself.

It has been believed for many years, by people of various cultures, that lying produces noticeable physical symptoms. There have been many ancient peoples that used observation and questioning to try and detect someone that was lying. Having to pass a birds egg from person to person was used in West Africa. They believe that nervousness would give away the guilty party, by making them drop and break it.

There have been theories and ways to use physical responses to detect deception for many years. One device that was believed to do so was invented way back in 1885. It was used to measure the blood pressure of concerned parties in police cases.

In most cases a person is asked a series of general test questions. These are used to help evaluate their later responses. It is believed that by doing so, you can prevent incorrect readings. However, most scientists like to point out that such questioning would make anyone nervous. They are done in a fashion that is akin to undergoing an interrogation.

Its accuracy level is generally estimated to only be around 61% by most psychologists. This is really not a significant number at all, since random probability is usually around this same number. There are also some well known cases of people that controlled their responses and fooled these types of tests.

There are several official organizations that support polygraph testing Ohio. Judging its reliability, however, is something that you have to decide for yourself. Some countries, such as Canada, do not even allow its use in a court of law. There are those that swear by it, but its accuracy may always be under debate.

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Great Recipes For Every Dish

2010-04-08T15:04:00.000+01:00

By Adriana Noton

Boring meals can come alive with new recipes. Or you can try a completely different one, for a change. Or they can be tucked away in your collection for a special meal in the future.

Two or more ingredients makes a recipe. But some are so involved, you wish you never began cooking them. The ingredients go on forever. Some are as easy as stirring two ingredients together, and others require a lot of concentration, coordination, and even some imagination if you do not have the proper cookware.

A lot of serious cooks have certain ingredients that they always have on hand. It is actually the flavor of many dishes they prepare. It could be a certain kind of onion, or other vegetables, certain herbs or types of pepper, and a collection of signature spices for their dishes. Then there are always the few items that were purchased for a special meal and never used again. In fact, they will probably never be used again, but it is difficult to make the decision to throw them out because the specialty ingredients are usually a bit expensive.

When you are ready to be daring and try recipes from other countries, you may find that you enjoy the challenge. Or you could just try to prepare something Cajun you might find in New Orleans, or a Tex-Mex meal.

When it comes right down to it, the biggest difference in cooking meals from other regions is the spices they use. Greeks like to sweeten their meat with nutmeg an cinnamon, while East Indians use a lot of turmeric. And an Italian meal would not be Italian without basil, garlic and oregano.

Cook books can, of course, help out when it comes to cooking French foods, or Mexican, and so forth. And you can add to this collection with so many other kinds of cook books, as well. There are those for just appetizers, and those for entertaining, there are barbeque cook books, books on how to cook fish, or how to cook on the grill, and the list goes on. And as far as magazines, there is no shortage of magazines about cooking, either.

There are entire encyclopedia type collections of cook books. And some people join clubs and get them monthly, putting them into a binder they also received as a bonus. You can find these sometimes in thrift stores, and at garage sales. There is nothing wrong with buying a second hand or used cook book. The only problem is that the best healthy recipes have the dirtiest pages. Then there are people who collect certain ones and then put them on four by six inch index cards. Although this could drive a person crazy, at least they do not need to worry about a cook book closing by itself while you are trying to follow a recipe.

One can fill entire shelves, and yes, even entire rooms with recipes. You will eventually have one on every kind of meal for every occasion. It is funny, though, that the cooks with the most talent never use them.

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Healthy food can be hard to find these days. Eggs are very healthy and nutritious for breakfasts, and are extremely easy to prepare, especially with these online healthy recipes.

Growing Dahlia Plants

2010-04-06T20:26:00.000+01:00

By Thomas Fryd

Like every other garden flower, the dahlia has its special pests, and reknowned Dahlia grower Conrad Faust has been fighting them every year. During past seasons he found malathion spray to be very effective against most dahlia pests. He reported, however, that there was a serious outbreak of red spider in many dahlia gardens in the Atlanta area. Sprays seemed to be ineffective, but upon recommendation of the state entomologist the plants were sprayed or dusted with sulfur and this brought the trouble under control. Mr. Faust says this same sulfur is also excellent for the control of mildew which often attacks dahlia foliage in hot, humid weather.

Conrad is always being asked how he digs and stores his dahlia tubers.

The clumps are dug very carefully so as to avoid breaking or injuring the tubers. He then washes all the soil off them with a hose; next he cuts off all the fibrous roots from the tubers, and after that he allows them to dry for a day or two in the garden. Ho is very careful, of course, to label each clump as it is dug, using an indelible pencil for this purpose. Some of Mr. Faust's clumps are too large and cumbersome for storing, and so he cuts the largest ones in half and dusts the cut portions with sulfur before putting them away for the winter. The smaller clumps are turned upside down to allow all the moisture to drain from the stems.

When there only a few clumps to be stored, Mr. Faust suggests keeping them in boxes of dry sand. When the number is large, however, they are more easily handled when stored in peatmoss. He always advises dusting any injured portions with sulfur to prevent rot.

Although some dahlia growers complain of their tubers shriveling during winter storage, Mr. Faust says that if the plants are well fertilized and grown right the tubers will never shrivel. He inspects his clumps several times during the winter, not for shriveling, but for any signs of stem rot. If he finds any, the rotted portion is cut away and the clump is dusted with sulfur again and returned to the peatmoss.

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Find out more as Thomas Fryd shares his experiences on landscaping, house plants, lawn and garden at www.plant-care.com. For more details on the topic of christmas cactus plant care.

Home Caregiving Safety Tips

2010-04-06T20:08:00.000+01:00

By Susan R. Love

Elderly people are more inclined to trip and fall, or otherwise injure themselves at home. Unfortunately, these injuries are harder to recover from at an older age. Luckily, there are many simple precautions that can greatly reduce the risk of injury.

There are some precautions that apply to most rooms in the home. * Tack or tape any rugs and all loose carpets to the ground. This will prevent people from tripping on up-turned corners or scrunched rugs. * Cover sharp corners on tables and countertops. This can prevent deep cuts in the event of a fall. * Install railings on both sides of all staircases. Ideally, the railing should extend beyond the top and bottom steps. Have a carpenter ensure that the railing can hold a person's entire body weight. * Secure electric cords to the wall so no one trips on them. If a senior has Alzheimer's, place childproof plugs in electric sockets.

Bathrooms can be dangerous if they aren't adequately prepared. * Installing an elevated toilet seat will allow elderly individuals to get up and down easily, as will adding a railing on both sides of the toilet. * The shower should have a bar to grab in case someone starts to slip. * Placing a shower seat in the tub increases safety. * The hot water faucet should be labeled or painted red to avoid scalding. * Slick floors can be made safer by adding a no-slip mat by the sink and shower. * If the shower door is made of glass, it should be marked with colorful tape or decals so no one accidentally tries to step through the door.

The kitchen can be safety proofed easily. * Make sure all appliances are in good working order. If they aren't, it may be time to make some new purchases or hire a repairman. * All appliances should be placed near an outlet at waist height so seniors don't have to struggle to reach things that are either too high or too low. * Ensure that there is adequate lighting. This is especially important in the kitchen, where tools such knives and shredders are used on a regular basis. * Make sure the smoke detector has fresh batteries.

Safety proofing the home is one of the most thoughtful things you can do for en elderly friend or family member; it is also essential. Grab a friend and you'll be surprised by how much you can accomplish in an afternoon or two.

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For more information about homecaregiving safety proofing, visit Susan Love's site where you will find a wide selection of senior homecare products and services.

Digital TV Aerial Installers- Get Your Aerial Installed

2010-04-05T16:38:00.000+01:00

By Henry Mangult

Many people who are attempting to find digital TV aerial installers have been plagued by the same questions that you may be asking yourself during your hunt to find the high-quality digital TV aerial installers that you want working on your home or business TV set. What should the installation service cost? How long will the installation take? Does my aerial system just need an upgrade or does anew aerial need to be installed altogether? By doing your research ahead of time you'll be able to locate digital TV aerial installers who can answer your questions and provide you with the aerial installation of your dreams.

Always keep in mind that digital TV aerial installers are just like any other contractors while some of them are fine upstanding businessman others are nothing but snake oil salesman looking to make a quick buck. But by becoming an active participant in the process and doing some research up front you should be able to locate digital TV aerial installers who will not only do an exceptional job on your installation but who also look out for your best interest in the process.

And even though there are many digital TV aerial installers in your area it can sometimes be difficult trying to weed out the good installers from the bad. Many factors play into this including quality of installation, warranty and pricing. A good technique for getting at whether or not this installer is capable of doing a good job or just trying to "take you for a ride" is simply asking questions. Not only should the digital TV aerial installers be willing and able to answer the questions that you have put in the end you should also be content with the answers given. If for some reason the answer seemed odd or if you feel like you're consistently being up-sold or pushed to buy now then this should prompt you to start looking with another company.

Looking for digital TV aerial installers who back up their work and guarantee the service they provided as well as the hardware installed should be a factor in your decision. There are many installers who will offer a warranty along with your installation. For you this means the peace of mind that once the installer leaves her home you won't have to worry about something going wrong with the components or about an incorrect installation. Knowing that help is only a phone call away and free from that point forward should allow you to sleep well at night after the digital TV aerial installers of your choice have hooked up your aerial satellite.

So in the end choosing the proper digital TV aerial installers is a choice that is up to you, but by using these hints you will become a more informed consumer who will ultimately be more at ease with their decision and less likely to fall prey to a bad digital TV aerial installer.

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Learn more about aerial installers in London. Stop by Henry Mangult's site where you can find out all about digital TV aerial installers and what it can do for you.

Who Will Buy IMF's Gold?

2010-04-05T16:25:00.000+01:00

By Kathryn Smith

The 191.3 tons of gold that the International Monetary Fund has for sale might not be bought by China.

Rumors in the gold sector said that China is the most probable country to buy the remaining gold that the International Monetary Fund intends to sell. Sources from the World Gold Council now say that China might not purchase all or actually none of the gold which is still up for sale. Specialists believe that China intends to buy the local gold production in order to diversify its currency reserves and are therefore are not surprised by the disinterest in the IMF gold.

Economists believe that if China would purchase IMF's gold, then this will trigger market speculation and volatility. China is the world's largest producer but also the world's largest consumer. India is in fact the world's largest consumer, inspite the reluctance to buy, which seems to be fading. China's gold mine production is passing through the state hands and this makes the country's opportunities to build their own gold bullion not an open thing.

India is more plausible to purchase a large part of the International Monetary Fund gold intended for sale. Only last year it bought 200 tons of gold. The county is getting nervous in regard to the US dollar and the Euro because of the huge amounts of money supply both in Europe and America. India feels that that owning gold is a safer way to protect its reserves.

Due to the torments on the financial market, investing in gold seems to be a good way of protecting your savings. Now is the best time to purchase gold because the market is hot. During times of inflation it is very good to purchase this precious metal. This could be an investment that can secure your future and the future of your children.

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Bad News About The Economy

2010-04-05T10:59:00.000+01:00

By Mallory Megan

Layoffs and pay cuts motivated more people into looking into bankruptcy throughout the last year, and authorities allege that the situation will probably not going to improve until the unemployment issue improves. In Wisconsin, bankruptcy filings sky rocketed to 30 percent in 2009. This came on top of a 35 percent increase in the preceding year.

According to bankruptcy lawyers, not only is it layoffs and firings that are motivation to file. It's the losses of once-regular over time pay and full time status that have left consumers unable to keep up with monthly payments that in the past were not an issue to pay.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court records reveal that there were 27,413 bankruptcy petitions filed in Wisconsin last year. More than 80% were Chapter 7 cases. Chapter 7 cases wipe out medical bills, credit card balances, and other types of debt. Recent Research by The Associated Press shows us that more than 1.4 million bankruptcies were filed in 2009, an sharp increase of about 32% from 2008.

And although bankruptcy annihilates the looming debt and offers consumers a fresh financial start, people often remain unemployed and are unable to find employment to get an adequate income again.

As if the news couldn't be worse, unless the economy gets good enough for industries to start hiring again, there is little reason to expect that bankruptcies will go down in 2010. Researchers have noted that home foreclosures will continue to pile up in 2010 because people who previously had OK credit have lost employment and cannot keep up with payments.

Bankruptcy could seem like a good option to get a fresh start, but it has a negative effect on your credit report for ten years, leaving you unable to get a car, place of residence, or employment. Before declaring bankruptcy, it might be a wise decision to speak with your creditors and see if some sort of repayment plan can be worked out.

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Mallory Megan works for a debt collection company. Also she composes articles on business, finance, consumer spending and collection agencies. Get a totally unique version of this article from our article submission service

Satellite Service Company- What an Informed Buyer Should Know

2010-04-04T14:04:00.000+01:00

By James Sollis

Are you trying to find a satellite service company to do an installation of a digital satellite unit for your home or workplace? Finding the correct satellite service company can mean the difference between a trouble-free install that provides a beautiful high definition picture for years to come and years of frustration and a less than picture-perfect reception on your home or office television screen.

The first thing you should make sure to find out about the satellite company that you intend to use for the installation of your home aerial service is there policy on employees. Do they have a minimum requirement for number of years experience? Are they local installers and do they know your area? Does the company carry full liability insurance? These are all fair questions to ask from a satellite technicans prior to using them for installation or repair.

Now you should always find out if the aerial company that you intend on going with offers any sort of warrantee with the installation or repair work to be done. You should find a satellite service company that offers at least a year and up to three years worth of warrantee on the work that they do. Doing this will assure you peace of mind long after the installers have left your home.

The final piece the puzzle is figuring out how long it will take to get installer to your home. You should be able to come across a satellite installation company with same-day service. Same-day service is obviously a huge advantage on both a satellite installation as well as repairs. Asking the satellite service company how long they believe the installation or repair will take may also be an important factor in making a decision.

If you remember these three simple things you can help yourself to find a satellite service company that will do a quick quality install. Locating the correct satellite installation company will allow you years and years of pure enjoyment out of your TV and satellite system.

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Want to find out more about aerial installation, then visit James Sollis's site on how to choose the best satellite service company for your needs.

The Right Price Of Gold

2010-04-02T17:43:00.000+01:00

By Kathryn Smith

Now that the prices of gold are on the rise some people think that they can make a little money by selling the gold that they no longer need. People have now resorted to selling their coin collection and their jewelry in order to get hold of some cash.

Due to the high number of people and companies that are now interested in buying our gold, we should really pay attention on how much the increase in price is being passed by those that want to profit from this "gold rush". There is a feeling of disappointment running around those that have sent their gold to companies that have offered to buy it.

Some people claim that the items that they sent are worth much more than the company offered. If they refused to sell the gold and asked for it back, what they got in return was a cheque. Some actually said that they refused to be pushed around and they sent the cheque right back. What the company did was to simply claim that it was no sent to the right office and nothing could be done anymore. Contacting the company in order to get some answers to your questions seems to be a total waste of time.

The first and most important thing that you have to do if you want to sell some gold is to make sure that the item is actual gold and is not just gold plated. A simple trip at the jewelers will help you with this minor problem. If you don't want to do this here are some tricks you can use at home in order to determine this all by yourself. You could bring a magnet near the item; if they attract one another the item is not pure gold. The item could be a magnetic metal, a gold alloy or just gold of lower karat. You could also dip the piece of jewelry into water and if it floats it is definitely not gold. Something else that you could do is to try and pick it with a pin. This is a precious metal that is soft and malleable and you can actually test it while doing this.

Before you sell something try to make sure that you are no longer interested in it. The other thing you have to take into consideration is that gold is a serious investment in the future and selling it would be a shame. You could invest rather than sell.

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The Sale Of Britain's Gold Reserves

2010-04-01T16:08:00.000+01:00

By Kathryn Smith

England's gold reserves were substantially reduced when about 400 tons of gold was sold while Gordon Brown was Chancellor during 1999 and 2002. The price of gold was at a 20-year low in that period so it was the worst time ever to sell. Since then it has almost quadrupled. This actually means that the British taxpayers lost 7 billion pounds because of Mr. Brown's bad judgement call.

This move is seen as one of the worst financial mistakes made by the Treasury and it is going to be transformed in a major election issue and it will also cast light on Gordon Brown's decisions. The Treasury was ordered to release information on the subject by the end of April. This only happened after a series of requests regarding the freedom to information.

The British taxpayers have the right to know why 7 billion pounds form their money was lost say the politicians. Inspite of some misgivings at the Bank of England, Gordon Brown is said to have pushed ahead with the sale. Some people live with the belief that the senior Bank experts were not even consulted on the matter.

The Information Commissioner decided to order the Treasury to release information only after 4 years so this move is also bound to raise some criticism. This happened despite the public and political interest in the matter. Many officials have missed their deadlines to order the release of information because the of the delay caused by the Commissioner. The consequence is that a proper analysis of the disclosures will not be possible now.

The public has been leaked information about secret meetings between the Treasury and the Commissioner and also about the fact that they intend to keep much of the paperwork a secret. The Information Commissioner officially declared that only some pieces of information are to be revealed to the public. In the case that the Treasury fails to release the information required by the end of April, it will face legal action and it will be held in contempt of court.

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Where the Game of Rugby Started

2010-04-01T11:16:00.002+01:00

By Maria Forbes

Anyone who plays the sport of Rugby will have been told one particular story that revolves around the history of the game of Rugby. The one that we are talking about is where in 1823 a young boy by the name of William Webb Ellis whilst playing a game of football at Rugby School chose to ignore the rules and picked the ball up and run with it.

However there is an abundance of evidence that clearly shows that this kind of game was being played before Webb Ellis chose to pick up the ball and run with it. Historians have found evidence that clearly shows for many centuries people were involved in games with balls where instead of kicking they picked it up and ran with it.

Yes there could be some truth in relation to the story that revolves around William Webb Ellis concerning the history of the game of Rugby. But quite a number of historians have looked closely at this sport and feel that the earliest form of football played at this school when Ellis was a student was similar to the Rugby we see played today. However many still debate whether Ellis was in fact the creator of this game as they feel that in fact it developed from other sports played at the school at the time.

Were you to ask the question of members of the English Rugby Union if the kind of football played by Ellis when he was at school was the same kind as played today they would say not. They instead feel it was a game that was a mixture of the games of Rugby and football we play today so using a combination of their rules as well.

When you look back over this sports history at the time of Webb Ellis you will find that the ball was allowed to be handled once in the air. However, the difference with this game and modern Rugby is that following the ball being caught all players would be required to stand still whereas today they are able to run with it. Then the player who had the ball had to choices to either kick the ball anywhere on the pitch they wanted or to place it on the ground to then kick it to try and score a goal.

Something else that should be taken into consideration when it comes to the history of the game of Rugby that English Public Schools allowed students to devise their own rules for the sports they played. So it would have been quite easy without the referees to control the game for a student to suddenly decide including when Ellis was involved in a game to pick up the ball and run with it instead of kicking it along the ground.

However there is one thing that we can be sure of when it comes to the history of the game of Rugby is that it did not evolve from the game of football that is played today. There are many historians who believe that what has happened that over the years these two games were played and developed side by side.

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Based in the UK, Trophy Store are one of the leading retailers of trophies, awards and medals for a wide selection of sports including rugby trophies. They have a huge selection of trophies for many sports and are always adding to their stock.

The Most Expensive Sundae In The World

2010-03-30T14:33:00.000+01:00

By Kathryn Smith

"Golden Opulence" is the name of the most expensive ice-cream in the world. At its 50th anniversary, the Manhattan restaurant, Serendipity 3 decided to create a publicity stunt and so they decided to make the most expensive Sundae in the world.

The ingredients of the Sundae are: Tahitian vanilla bean ice-cream infused with Madagascar vanilla covered in 23 K edible gold leaf, Amedei Porceleana chocolate (the world's most expensive chocolate), chunks of rare Chuao chocolate ( made out of cocoa beans harvested by the Caribbean Sea on the Venezuela's coast). Other incredible ingredients are: exotic candied fruits form Paris, gold dragets (almonds covered in edible 23 karat gold), truffles and Marzipan Cherries.

You can find a small glass bowl on the top of the ice-cream when it is served. In the bowl there is some exquisite Grand Passion Caviar. This caviar is actually made out of salt-free American Golden caviar. To give the Sundae a sweet taste they used passion fruit, orange and Armagnac. You can eat the ice-cream with an 18 karat gold spoon out of a baccarat Harcourt crystal and all of this is to enrich the taste even more. As you might have realized that this dessert cannot be made at home.

Calling the restaurant and ordering the ice-cream in advance would be the best think you could do if you feel that you have a craving for this rich experience because it usually takes several days to prepare. This Sundae is considered to be such an extravagance that only 15 people had the pleasure of tasting it.

The Sundae was also the high-light of a Sweet Sixteen party in the never sleeping Manhattan. The famous ice-cream is still served today. So if you ever feel the need to some royal treatment don't be shy and stop at the restaurant and taste the "Golden Opulence". What can be more right than to enjoy yourself with this special treat?

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A Better Move to Avoid Gift Duty - Alternative to Gifting Programmes in New Zealand

2010-03-22T17:55:00.000Z

By John Rowe

Migrating to New Zealand has many hurdles and challenges. One of the financial issues amongst migrating people, likewise with expats, is how to minimize taxes on gifts to Trusts. Usually, the most recommended move is through Gifting Programmes to get rid of Gift Duty. In this article, let us have a better look at another way to get rid of taxation with an substitute to NZ's Gifting Programmes.

The New Zealand Government imposes the taxation of gifts to family Trusts. To avoid these taxes on gifts, there are certain programs you can adopt but, unfortunately, these have its troubles. One of the widely-known modes to get rid of the Gift Duty to a Trust is finding a loophole with exemptions. One exemption on gift's taxes is if gifts only amount to less than NZ$27,000 each year per spouse. This results to the necessity of maintaining a gifting programme.

Gifting programmes are schemes where the Settlor or the creator of Trust makes annual gifts of $27,000 per spouse. This annoying requirement of gifting programmes has its troubles.

For one, it has the added compliance cost of running gifting programmes. The second disadvantage is that these programmes can take years to a lifetime. This is a big trouble especially with higher net worth parties. In addition, taking this lifetime programme can actually weaken the power to gain benefits of asset protection.

Fortunately, there is one answer to avoid these programmes while keeping off Gift Duty at the same time. This answers the problem that serves as hurdle for numerous non residents moving to NZ.

This alternative is to settle a foreign discretionary family Trust before migrating to NZ. Within 12 months of moving in the country, you can then "migrate" this Trust to New Zealand, making it a qualifying NZ Trust. For more details, ask an NZ professional to assist you with this information. Ask your financial experts GRA today.

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John Rowe is working with Gilligan Rowe & Associates. They are Chartered Accountants and are Specialist Accountants and Experts in property and family trusts.

The United States Bullion Depository Also Known As Fort Knox

2010-03-20T10:34:00.000Z

By Kathryn Smith

Fort Knox is a fortified vault in Kentucky USA. The vault can hold precious items on behalf of the federal government but for most of the part in there can be found the gold reserves of the United States.

The first vault of the USA is the one that can be found underground of the Federal Reserve Bank in Manhattan, New York. Fort Knox is the second vault in the US. The United States Bullion Depository holds about 4.603 tons of gold bullion. Due to the laws of the New Deal in 1933 the gold that was no longer in circulation needed to be deposited somewhere and so this is how Fort Knox was built. At that point in the US history owning some other form of gold then wedding rings or coin collections became illegal.

People that owned gold were obliged by the law to sell it to the government at a fixed rate of 20.67 dollars per ounce. In 1936 the US Treasury Department started the construction of the United States Bullion Depository. 500 rail cars were used back in 1937 when the first gold shipments were made.

In the vault there were stored new bars made from melted coins, old bullion and even some intact coins. Some important jewelry and documentation from both America and Europe was held in the vault. During the World War II, the U.S Declaration of Independence, the U.S Constitution, the Crown of St. Stephen and four copies of the Magna Carta were held at Fort Knox.

Under the structure of the vault there is a 22 tons, blast-proof door and granite walls, the place is literally built like a fortress. Parts of the combination code to the vault are held by ten different people. They have to dial the combinations separately.

No other country in the world holds as much gold bullion as the US does. The vault is an inspiration for phrases like "safer than Fort Knox" and is also a symbol of safety.

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A Quick Overview Of The Advantages Of LED Tube Lighting For Home Or Office

2010-02-26T22:01:00.000Z

By Lina Li

In a constant effort to improve the environment scientists and researchers continue to work on ways to make lighting both efficient and environmentally friendly. To that end LED tube lighting has begun to overtake the use of fluorescent bulbs in both offices and homes. The use of fluorescent bulbs became very popular over the course of several years because of their ability to provide magnified light at a relatively inexpensive cost. However, the lighting had many negative impacts on the environment and has proven to be more costly to most individuals and businesses that was expected.

One of the problems with replacing fluorescent lighting was the fact that the ballast and plugs for the lighting was unique and a regular bulb could not be used in its place. However, the LED tube has been designed to be a drop-in replacement. An individual can easily fit the prongs of the LED light into the prongs of the fluorescent bulb.

Numerous issues have arise with the fluorescent lighting that is used in homes and offices. Many people get headaches from the light and have other issues. In addition, the lights are normally on for many hours each day which increases their expense for use. Maintaining the bulbs and replacing them when needed often requires individuals who have special training and they must be disposed of as hazardous waste because they contain mercury.

The LED is a high efficiency bulb that uses less than than sixty percent of the energy that an incandescent bulb uses. The standard T8 and T12 replacements use only 14-24 watts of energy and last from 50000 to 100000 hours before they need to be replaced. They have superior color quality and the same color dynamics as their counterpart.

When installing the LED lighting, there is no need for a ballast. This removes much of the effort that is required and placing and replacing the tubes. The operating temperature of this lighting is only 100 degrees making it possible to remove or replace the lighting when needed without waiting for it to cool down.

When the light is made, there is a long silicon substrate that holds several LEDs. This produces the smooth and seamless light for the tube. The substrate is enclosed in a glass tube, making it ready for installation. The tubes contain no toxic chemicals such as mercury and do not have to be discarded as hazardous waste.

Choosing the type of lighting that you need for your home or office can be a challenge. When you need lighting that will provide the brightness of the fluorescent bulb, but want to maintain environmental standards while maintaining energy efficiency, the LED tube will easily meet your requirements.

When you are deciding on the best lighting for your home or office it will be very advantageous to discuss your needs and requirements with a professional who have experience and expertise in the type of LED tube that will be best suited for your needs. And the individual will find that there are multiple benefits and advantages to using LED tube lighting and their every day environment.

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Find out about the fantastic benefits of using LED lights in your home or office today! When you select LED tube lighting, you will be able to increase energy efficiency and reduce your utility bills quickly!

Early Retirement Planning, The Key Is The Plan

2010-02-15T13:06:00.000Z

By Gary Pierce

Planning early retirement? Some want to retire just to get away from a job they dislike. Be careful if this is you. You need to focus on retiring to something not away from your current situation.

It is easy to say I am going to do nothing when I retire. You will find if you do your retirement will be no different from work. Without firm, well thought out goals, you soon become bored and frustrated.

In retirement planning, you need to be clear about two things...what you want to do...what you never want to do again. You and your spouse should make these two lists, then compare lists. You for instance may want to play golf every day, or have the weather to make golf doable every day. Great...but not if your better half wants to be able to ski close to your house. Better find out what the differences are now, and work them out, now rather than later.

Don't retire to watching soap operas. The couch is no place to be retired for a long time. You know it is unhealthy. You want to be able to retire for many years. Staying healthy, should be on everyone's list.

Your lists need to be specific. Be honest with yourself. If you never want to rake leaves again, a big house and yard in the Midwest is not for you. If you want to sail year round San Diego may be better than Omaha.

Clearly define your goals and you will be much happier and healthy in retirement. Your goals should be measurable. Don't say, "When I retire I want to learn to speak Spanish"...a more proper goal would be to say, " I will be speaking Spanish, six months from when I retire.

Do not just look at early retirement planning from the money side...you will not be happy if you do. You will not hear of making lists of your retirement goals from your financial planner. That is not his or her job...that is your responsibility.

I have been retired 15 years. My lists of goals and never agains are 20 years old. Take a look they may get you started on your lists.

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To find out what was on the writers lists for early retirement planning. If you are contemplating retirement, but do not believe you can afford it you need frugal retirement living. Do not give up on retirement before visiting this site.

The Benifits Of Working Out Without Working Out

2009-12-08T16:57:00.000Z

Firm Body, No Workout Required?

By TARA PARKER-POPE
Published: December 7, 2009 The New York Times

Can you give your muscles a better workout simply by changing your shoes? The athletic shoe giant Reebok claims you can. The new EasyTone walking shoe, a provocative new marketing campaign says, leaves leg and buttock muscles better toned than regular walking shoes.

Consumers are buying it — literally. Officials from Reebok, a unit of Adidas, say the EasyTone is the company’s most successful new product in at least five years.

Other companies have marketed shoes that promise a physiological benefit. Masai Group International, of Switzerland, sells the MBT, a “rocker” shoe with a curved sole, said to ease arthritis and back pain. Shape-Ups from Skechers USA are designed to improve posture and muscle tone and promote weight loss. The FitFlop brand has been engineered to increase leg, calf and gluteal muscle activity, giving the wearer “a workout while you walk.”

While most athletic shoes offer support and cushioning, the new muscle-activating shoes are engineered to create a sense of instability. Design elements like curved soles and Reebok’s “balance pods” are said to force the wearer to engage stabilizing muscles further, resulting in additional toning for calf, hamstring and gluteal muscles.

That sounds great, but do they really work? To support the claims, the shoemakers each offer company-financed exercise studies suggesting that the shoes produce a higher level of muscle engagement, at least in a controlled research setting.

But the studies don’t show whether more engagement leads to meaningful changes in muscle tone or appearance over time. Nor is it clear whether the high level of engagement continues once the walker becomes accustomed to the shoe...the rest of the article...

Swine Influenza - Can it be cured?

2009-11-16T15:28:00.000Z

SWINE INFLUENZA- Can it be cured?

So far many medical research centres have worked upon the Swine Influenza, whether it can be cured or not. So far all the researches have revealed that the disease is curable with the help of prompt treatment. Certain drugs have been tested to check their efficacy regarding the treatment. The centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that this flu can be treated very early, if caught, with two of the antiviral medications, Tamiflu (Oseltamivir) and Relenza (Zanamivir). These must be taken within 48 hours after the first symptom recognised for better results.

Currently there are four types of antiviral drugs available and are licensed for use in the US, Amantadine, Oseltamivir, Rimantadine and Zanamivir. It must be noted that these drugs do not prevent us from getting the disease but they only lessen the symptoms and produce antibodies which remain after the disease has gone and prevent countering any other disease.

The CDC and World Health Organisation are working upon a new task which is based upon producing a vaccine which can prevent Swine Influenza. The Drug Manufacturers are already in the process and have been provided with required material used in the manufacturing. It has been suggested that the vaccine will be available by this summer (2009).Though the flu can be dealt with common antiviral drugs as soon as the early symptoms appear.

However, other measures should also be taken, like, drinking fluids, which help in dehydration which, in a viral attack, is likely to take place. Sports drinks can also be beneficial. Proper diet with supplements such as vitamin C, hydration and proper rest help boost the immune system and are also necessary.

Another precaution according to the medical experts is that Aspirin is to be avoided by the infected people under the age of 18 due to the risk of Reyes Syndrome.

A major problem encountered while treating viral infections is that the viruses can continue to mutate and adjust its protein coating through series of chemical reactions and render the anti-viral medication ineffective. Thus symptomatic relief achieved by supportive therapy is of a greater value since it strengthens the hosts own immune system.

Ongoing research will surely come up with an effective treatment to counter the curse of swine flu within the next few years to come.

Swine Flu Information and Resources

2009-10-29T15:46:00.002Z

An article I found on Rocket News that has useful links for further information about Swine Flu and Avian Flu.

Swine Flu: Useful Resources and Guide

Written on October 27th, 2009 by Editor

Swine Flu: Useful Resources

First Global Pandemic in 41 Years

Source: By Barbara Feder Ostrov, Deputy Editor, ReportingonHealth

Public health updates, statistics, consumer information and blogs on swine flu pandemic: resources for journalists

Although scientists and public health officials have long worried that an avian flu virus would spark the world’s next influenza pandemic – and developed emergency plans for it – it is a mutated swine flu virus that has emerged as the bigger threat. The current swine flu outbreak, which appears to have originated in Mexico, is now a worldwide pandemic as defined by the World Health Organization on June 11, 2009.
As of September 6th, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports more than 277,607 laboratory-confirmed cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza virus (2009 H1N1) with at least 3,205 deaths, which is an increase of over 23,401 cases and at least 368 deaths since August 30th. On July 24, 2009, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control stopped reporting individual confirmed and probable cases of 2009 H1N1 infection and now reports only hospitalizations and deaths. Between April and August 2009, 9,079 Americans had been hospitalized with swine flu and 593 died from the disease.

Swine and avian influenza viruses occur naturally among pigs and birds, though not in humans. Humans have rarely gotten these diseases unless they work closely with these animals. However, avian and swine flu viruses may mutate into a form that can jump from animal to human – and then from human to human. Because humans have no immunity to these new viruses, becoming infected can have catastrophic results.

The H1N1 virus combines swine, avian and human viruses. Between 2003 and September 2008, 387 people contracted avian flu, and 245 of them died from the disease. The World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have dedicated significant resources for avian flu surveillance, mostly in areas of Southeast Asia, where the virus is endemic. In the United States, county, state and federal public health officials spend significant resources on pandemic-related emergency preparedness.
Here are some resources as you cover this unfolding story. Also check out updated information and ideas at Los Angeles Times investigative reporter William Heisel’s blog and my health policy blog here at ReportingonHealth.

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A Bit More on Google's Digitized Library

2009-09-11T21:07:00.003+01:00

The next interesting part of the saga, I'll let you make your own mind up. The article was written by MIGUEL HELFT and Published September 10, 2009.

SAN FRANCISCO — The nation’s top copyright official made a blistering attack Thursday on a controversial legal settlement that would let Google create a huge online library and bookstore.

Testifying before the House Judiciary Committee, Marybeth Peters, the United States register of copyrights, said the settlement between Google and groups representing authors and publishers amounted to an end-run around copyright law that would wrest control of books from authors and other right holders.

Ms. Peters, the first government official to address the settlement in detail, said it would allow Google to profit from the work of others without prior consent and that it could put “diplomatic stress” on the United States because it affected foreign authors whose rights are protected by international treaties.

You can view the original article at The New York Times.

Google's Digitized Library

2009-09-08T19:06:00.003+01:00

If you're worried about books being digitized by Google, or what happens to the images contained in these books, then here's an article from the New York Times that might shed some light on this ongoing saga.

Google Tackles Fears on Rights in Book Deal
By JAMES KANTER and ERIC PFANNER
Published: September 7, 2009 - New York Times

BRUSSELS — Google said it would limit the out-of-print books it plans to make available online in order to appease European publishers, authors and other copyright holders objecting to a proposed American court settlement allowing Google to sell digital books on the Internet.

Representatives of those groups spoke out sharply Monday at a hearing sponsored by the European Commission against the proposed settlement covering millions of books that the company has scanned in libraries around the world.

European opponents said the deal would give Google too much power, including exclusive rights to sell out-of-print works that remain under copyright, a category that includes millions of books.

A settlement proposal before a United States District Court judge would govern all books covered by copyright in the United States. European publishers are concerned that Google would gain rights to profit from their books in the American market.

The proposal has also been criticized by a number of American publishers, authors and copyright holders. The Justice Department is also examining the proposed settlement. Google tried to mollify European opponents by clarifying that a digitized version of a book considered out of print in the United States, but still commercially available in Europe, would not be sold online without explicit consent from the European copyright holder.

Google also said in a letter to publishers that it had offered European publishers representation on a board to oversee a “book rights registry,” which will distribute royalties from digital book sales under the plan proposed by the settlement.

“As we said, we listen carefully to all concerns of stakeholders around the globe and work hard to achieve the common goal of bringing back to life millions of lost books in a way that serves the interest of all,” Google said in a statement.

The American court has set Tuesday as the deadline for submissions on the settlement and will hold a hearing on the matter on Oct. 7.

David Wood, a lawyer representing Icomp, the Initiative for a Competitive Online Marketplace, a mostly Europe-based industry group backed by Microsoft that is opposed to the proposed settlement, said the concessions showed that European interests could be accommodated, but far more needed to be done to ease ongoing concerns.

Governance of the registry was a “relatively minor” issue, Mr. Wood said. Of greater importance, he said, were worries that the settlement, as drafted, would reinforce Google’s online dominance.

“There are widespread concerns that the settlement leads to monopolization in digital access to online access and sales of books in Europe and in other parts of the world as well as effects on other markets, such as search and search advertising,” he said.

Sylvie Foder of Cepic, the Coordination of European Picture Agencies Stock Heritage, said at a news conference that she was particularly concerned about what could happen to the rights to photographs inside printed books once they are digitized. “Google can pretty much do what it wants,” she said.

Jessica Sänger, the legal counsel at the German Publishers and Booksellers Association, said the settlement would heavily discriminate against European publishers that were not involved in its drafting.

She said she was not opposed to digitization but that more time was needed to propose a solution that would be appropriate for Europe, which has its own digitization projects under way. The European Commission has supported homegrown digitization projects, including the Europeana online book and cultural database.

“We’re not quite as slow and old-fashioned as we’re made out to be some of the time,” she said.

James Kanter reported from Brussels and Eric Pfanner from Paris.

Looks like there is a lot more to come!

The Golf Slice

2009-08-24T11:41:00.000+01:00

Golf Swing Fault Advice

A golf slice is easily the most common swing fault in golf, all golfers, and new golfers in particular, will, at some time, have to deal with it. Most commonly, it happens on the tee with a driver, but almost any golf club (except the putter) can produce a golf slice.

There are many ways to produce a golf slice, I'll explain how to do it here just in case you want to experience one, just kidding. The first way is by getting the golf club on the wrong swing plane during the downswing. The tendency is to take a backswing using the correct swing plane but getting out of line during the downswing and getting into an outside-to-in swing plane. This causes the club to come across the golf ball at impact and impart a lot of side spin.

The second way to produce a golf slice is for the club to impact the ball with the clubface in an open position (the toe of the club is behind the shaft or heal of the club), this has the same effect as an out-to-in swing plane, it imparts side spin on the ball. Have a look at How To Hit The Golf Ball Straight.

I said there are many ways to produce a slice but I've only named two. That's true, these are the two causes of a slice, but there are many ways to produce these two golf swing faults, either singly or both at the same time which gives a really bad golf slice, most golfers find trying to correct a golf slice very difficult and can spend years without getting to the root cause of it.

If your swing plane is too upright, and everything else is correct, then the club will follow an out-to-in swing plane on the downswing. This is an easy one to correct, it is usually a fault that occurs only with the driver and happens because the shaft of the driver is longer than the other woods. You need to stand a little further from the ball and make the swing more around yourself, it follows a little shallower path than the other woods.

Your grip can cause you to slice, a strong grip is when your hands are behind the club, a week grip is when your hands are, surprise surprise, when your hands are in front of the club, it's the week grip that can cause the problem, during the down swing your hands re-align to the perpendicular, this opens the face of the club and, hey presto, a golf slice. Various other combinations can cause this as well, a week left hand grip and a strong right hand grip can cause all sorts of problems, mainly because most of us have one hand stronger (in actual strength) than the other and when your hands are badly aligned the stronger hand tends to take over.

The best way to grip the golf club is with your hands parallel to each other, that is, with your palms exactly facing each other and both of them perpendicular to the ground. This helps your hands to work together, and the centrifugal effect of the down swing encourages your stronger hand into the perpendicular position anyway, so it is generally better to start off this way.

The most common cause of the golf slice is over hitting the ball, or trying to hit too hard. On the golf course it is precision and balance that is required, not power. Speed of the club head through the impact zone determines distance, again, not power. New golfers seem to have trouble with this concept.

When you hit too hard it causes your body to get ahead of your hands during the downswing. It also causes you to slide your hips forward, it puts your club in an out-to-in swing plane. Put all this together and your body in front of your hands causes the face of the club to open, a slice. The out-to-in swing plane causes the club face to come across the ball, a slice. Both together, a wild golf slice.

The cure of the golf slice, in this case, is to have a controlled swing, accelerating the club head through the impact zone, concentrate on hitting the golf ball correctly and let the golf club do the work it was designed to do. If your driver is the only golf club causing your slice then perhaps your basic golf swing is not yet ready for the driver, keep it in your golf bag for a while and use your 3 wood, it will go further than the sliced shot will and it will, more than likely, produce a straighter shot. Also bear in mind that a 10.5 degree (or less) driver is a less forgiving club than a 12 degree driver, maybe just changing to a more lofted driver will help to cure your golf slice.

Concentrating on keeping your right elbow (right-handers) close to your body throughout the golf swing, especially the downswing, helps to promote an in-to-out swing path, and a slightly closed stance has also been known to help some players say goodbye to their golf slice problem.

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The Breakup

2009-08-13T17:00:00.003+01:00

What's more common than a breakup? A solution for the relationship breakup is searched for online thousands of times each month. We've all experienced one at some time, but most people looking to fix a relationship breakup have been in a long lasting relationship of at least several years.

Even couples that have made it all the way through the divorce courts sometimes look to rescue their relationship and get married to each other again.

However, it's becoming more common for couples to try and fix their relationship even it's only a couple of months old.

This seems to go against all that we've been told over the last decade or so, that relationships are being dissolved faster and for more trivial reasons than ever before.

Perhaps everything is cyclical in nature and relationships are becoming more important again.

Some Natural and Homemade Beauty Recipes

2009-07-08T20:55:00.002+01:00

Beauty Recipes

Nature is the newest trend in skin and hair care. For years, we’ve been putting toxic chemicals into our bodies that build up and make us feel tired and sick, regardless of whether we eat them or if they seep though our pores. And people are finally catching on that natural is better.

Most stores now have a line of “natural” beauty products. Unfortunately, they often come with a big price tag attached too. Often times many of these products are not actually “natural” so it does pay to do your homework to ensure you are getting what you pay for.

Fortunately actually making beauty products yourself isn’t too difficult. So if you want beauty products that you know are natural and are also inexpensive, just make them yourself. Here are 5 quick and easy recipes you can make at yourself.

Face Mask

Eating good food helps give you the right nutrients you need to look good. You can get more of these vitamins and minerals by putting the good stuff right on the skin.

Combining a mashed carrot, mashed avocado, and a beaten egg with a half cup a few tablespoons of honey creates a great face mask that provides vitamins, and improves the tone and texture of your skin. Just stir well, apply, let sit for about 15 minutes, and then wash off with cool water.

After you’re washed and nourished your skin, you can use grated cucumber or diluted lemon juice as a toner to help tighten your skin and close up your pores to close your pores and keep your skin looking great.

Hair Conditioner

Many people pay a lot of money for a conditioner that actually makes your hair look and feel good. Here’s a great natural recipe to save you money and help your hair.

Just mix an egg yolk with a tablespoon of castor oil and apply to hair. Let sit for about ten minutes and rinse out. You can use this every so often as a conditioning treatment for healthy shiny hair. If you like being experimental, you can try mixing other kitchen items, herbs, and natural items with eggs for healthy, shiny hair.

Hand and Foot Cream

A quick face mask will help make you look great in not a lot of time, but hands and feet require extra care.

Use ½ cup of olive oil mixed with natural sea salt and massage into your hands and feet. Leave a few minutes to soak and then rinse off with warm water.

When it comes to natural beauty products, these recipes are just the start. You can find hundreds of different combinations in natural beauty books, magazines, and on the internet. Or you can go to your kitchen cabinet and make your own special creations.

How Safe Are Your DNA Test Results?

2009-07-06T11:22:00.006+01:00

DNA testing is becoming more and more popular all the time, you can even buy home kits to have your DNA results show possible diseases or tell you where your ancestral lineage comes from. The big question surrounding this practice is just how safe is your DNA information?

Here's an article from UC Berkeley, "Tougher controls sought for DNA ancestry testing" discussing this problem.

Another article "Experts Call For Federal Regulation Of Genetic Ancestry Testing", this time from Science Daily, puts a slightly different angle on the problem.

In both articles the question of ethics is raised along with the accuracy of the conclusions drawn by the private DNA testing companies that offer these services.

If you're thinking of having your DNA tested, you might want to read these two articles first.

Improve Your Golf Swing

2009-06-28T17:33:00.003+01:00

This article was first published by New Golfers blog, you can read the original article, "Improve Your Golf Swing", or continue reading it here.

Improving Your Golf Swing

Looking for golf swing advice to improve your golf swing is like a hobby for a lot of new golfers. They become almost obsessed with finding the tips or secrets that will propel them from novice to professional overnight. It shouldn't really come as any surprise though, few golfers start off by learning the basic golf swing thoroughly. When you look at how we learn most sports, especially field sports, then it becomes easier to understand. We pick up the necessary skills as youngsters playing around with our pals, any scrap of land or a park will do. Golf is a bit harder to pick up this way, it needs so much extra space completely free of other people. That means there is less of a chance of learning golf in this casual way. So how do you go about improving your golf swing?

First of all, whether you realize it or not, almost every golfer has their own unique and individual golf swing. Even the professional golfers have different golf swings from each other. Which makes improving your golf swing a little more difficult, especially if you are trying to improve by picking up swing tips from watching the pros on the box. Trying to emulate the swing that your favourite tour pro has is the last thing you want to do, maybe once you get your handicap down in the low single figures, you might be able to pick up the odd improvement, but until then, you are just wasting your time. The tour pros use a finely tuned swing that they have to constantly work on in order to maintain it at it's optimal level, and even they have bad days with their swing. The difference is that they understand their swing so well that they know what to work on to fix it. If you want to hit longer, straighter drives then stop trying so hard to be an instant professional and find out all you can about your own unique swing.

Golf Swing Styles
Just to make things more complicated, there are also a variety of different golf swing styles to choose from, stack and tilt, single plane, two plane and the classic or modern golf swing, to name just a few. Most golf instructors teach the style that they have chosen to use themselves, mainly because that is the only one they've studied and know. Most golf schools and academies only teach one swing style, and that is where the problem lies. all these different golf swing styles work in their own right. They just wont work for everyone.

As I said, we all have different golf swings, and that's because every golfer is different. There are no two golfers that have the same physique, ability, mental attitude, knowledge or even feelings. A one-size-fits-all golf swing does not exist. Even a one-style-fits-all swing doesn't work for everyone. We are all unique and because of this, all our swings will be unique as well. That doesn't mean that there will not be similarities, indeed, the fundamental basics of all golf swing styles are the same.

What Is Your Golf Swing?
Every golfer has their own natural golf swing that is dictated by their physique, ability and skill level. It's this swing that should be tweaked to incorporate the basic golf swing fundamentals in order to improve your golf swing. By taking the time to learn and understand the basic golf swing and your own natural swing and abilities, you will reap the rewards and find that improvements will be rapid, and more importantly, lasting.

If you ask most golfers why they fail to improve, they will most likely say that it's because they don't play or practice often enough. But, the reality is that unless you have the correct knowledge and understanding, practice will make no difference. With the right knowledge and understanding of your swing, practice will be more effective and will make all the difference.

Golf Fundamentals
The game of golf is truly an individual sport, whether we are playing on our own or in a foursome, we are really competing against ourselves and our previous performances. This is one of the many unique qualities of golf, and is one of the reasons that it remains challenging no matter what our skill level is. It's also true that the golf swing has certain fundamentals that form the basis for everyone, at least for the ones who bother to learn them.

As I said, the basics are the same for everyone. However, due to the differences in people’s body shape and size, no two people will ever have the same golf swing. Each person will have to adapt their body movements and coordination to perform a proper golf swing in their own way. Taking the time to develop your own method of playing golf will greatly improve your enjoyment and success at the game, but developing your own golf swing has to be done with the right knowledge so that it is based on the proper fundamentals. Practicing the basic fundamentals of the game until they are ingrained in your muscle memory will lead to consistency in your golf swing, something that all golfers strive for.

Keep Your Head Up
One of the most basic faults that golfers have is in their stance, if you are guilty of this, then you can see an immediate improvement very easily. That is to keep your head still and look straight at the ball with your chin up. The position of your head should be straight in line with your spine, and your chin should be raised to allow your shoulder to turn under it during the backswing. A lot of players, especially beginner golfers, tuck their heads into their chest and look straight down at the golf ball. This, of course, restricts the amount of movement they can have with their swing.

The problem with having your chin too low is that your head will have to move during your swing. Your head can move slightly to the right (righties) when your weight shifts to the right during your backswing, but your eyes should still remain parallel to the ground. In other words, your head should not tilt during your swing.

If you are having difficulty with this, try a few practice swings without hitting a golf ball. keeping your head straight and an eye on the ball try to swing your golf club backwards and forwards while keeping your head still and eyes firmly fixed on the ball. If you detect your head tilting, then raise your chin a little more until your head remains still. Now you know what it should feel like for your head to be in the right position at address.

This is something you will need to practice until you can get into the right position without having to think about it. Once your muscle memory has it locked in, you should have no further trouble with this part of your swing. Remember that your spine should be straight as this is the turning point for your entire swing.

Golf is a Balancing Act
Balance is another part of playing golf that is often overlooked. A lot of the time when a golf ball is mis-hit, it's due to coming off balance during the swing. A bad balance causes all sorts of different golf swing faults at any given time. When you have an inconsistent golf swing, you'll most likely spend most of your time trying to sort out all the golf swing mechanics that you can think of. You'll probably change your grip, buy a new driver, get a new set of golf balls, go for a few lessons from your local pro, everything and anything you can think of.

The last thing that you'll look at is your balance. But it should be the first. Balance is the most important part of the golf swing, without good balance you will never be able to hit the golf ball properly with any consistency.

If you think that balance could be one of your swing problems then try these few things. Try and go through the complete golf swing from address all the way through to the finish as slow as you can, it will do a couple of things. You will find out just how good your balance really is, if your swing has any imbalance in it at all, practicing in this slow motion way will show it up very noticeably. Once you have your balance sorted out, continue to practice in slow motion and work on the mechanics of your swing. It will also give you all the time in the world to see and be aware of every part of your golf swing. You will have the time to analyze your swing in a way that is impossible when you are trying to complete the golf swing at normal speed. It's amazing what you will discover, and how it will sort out a lot of your golf swing problems. When you are happy with your swing and your balance, you can try speeding up your swing again... gradually.

You might also try extending this a stage further by doing your slow motion swing with your feet only a couple of inches apart. This is a great way of improving your balance, it also stops you from trying to hit the ball too hard. Give this a try, especially just before you start a round of golf. It is also an effective form of warm up exercise to begin your game with. When you can complete a full swing at normal speed with your feet close together and not come off balance, then you have cracked it.

Improving your golf swing needn't be difficult, if you keep things, especially your swing, as simple and uncomplicated as possible, you will reap the rewards in consistency and trouble free golf. Then you will be in a good position to start working on increasing the distance of your shots.

There are many more articles that can help you with fixing golf swing faults for beginners at the New Golfers blog.

Health and Fitness with Yoga

2009-06-09T19:22:00.001+01:00

If you want to exercise and learn to relax then try health and fitness with yoga. There are actually several branches of yoga, including bhakti, the yoga of devotion, and jnana, the yoga of knowledge. The most widely practiced branch in the US, the one typically offered at gyms and exercise studios, is hatha yoga, which is physical yoga. But there also are different styles of hatha yoga for health and fitness, from the exercise-intense power yoga to the gentle chair poses used in svaroopa yoga. No better way to exercise and relax than using yoga for health and fitness.

Many of the instructors offer integral yoga, which involves stretching and bending into various positions called asanas, as well as breathing exercises and deep relaxation. By practicing and learning asanas, students can gain flexibility, strength, stamina and improved circulation.

Integral yoga for health and fitness is not religious, but it does offer an introspective, spiritual component that you won't find in most exercise programs.

A typical adult class lasts 1 hour. First, the students center themselves through breathing, then come together as a group with a collective om. They do a quick series of cardiovascular movements, an hour of stretching and 20 minutes of relaxation while lying on their backs.

With yoga for health and fitness, the relaxation period gives students a chance to turn inward. Some people are making lists in their head. Some people are asleep. Some people are just in a really great space, where they're conscious of what's going on in the room, and yet at the same time, completely and unequivocally out.

Bass Fishing Web Sites

2009-05-12T18:13:00.001+01:00

Are you a bass fishing enthusiast? Do you get a huge bass every time you go on a fishing trip? Getting a large bass is not as difficult as you think. There are so many ways that you can improve your bass fishing strategies and techniques. There are so many bass fishing web sites that you can visit to read on and acquire knowledge on the bass fishing essentials, and even, bass fishing for beginners.

It is advised that you browse these bass fishing web sites so you can have enough knowledge and information on what bass fishing really should be. They have ebooks that will let you learn and think like a bass and this approach works like a charm. You will be surprised at the results once you have followed the guide. Even if you are just a newbie visiting these bass fishing web sites, they will attract you and convince you that bass fishing is indeed very enjoyable.

And so much for that whimsy notion that it is boring and complicated, well, in fact, it is not. Besides, after you have learned it you will be surprised to see that you will not go home on an empty can. And some even give a guarantee. If you are not completely satisfied with the ebook, they will gladly refund 100% of your purchase price. If these bass fishing books do not aid you in catching more and larger bass on your next fishing getaway, just simply let them know with the purchase date and they will gladly refund the money you paid.

No questions asked. However, other ebooks may tell you promises but never really deliver on them. So it is good that you choose and purchase the right and best product. Moreover, these bass fishing web sites give you other special offers like another ebook after you have purchased one. You will get that one for free. Like for example when you buy a certain ebook, you will get a special offer by having another ebook for free or at a discounted price.

Amazing, isn't it? They will give you the keys to successful fishing in no time. Some bass fishing web sites give and store lake information, store catch information which includes fish species, lake conditions, fishing lures, weather conditions, fishing rig information, fishing baits, retrieves, as well as topo map locations. Furthermore some bass fishing web sites may also have detailed and high level reporting, store and retrieve fishing guide information, extensive online help system, store and retrieve lodging information and many others.

Taking a trip to the great lakes for a bass fishing experience is so enjoyable. These bass fishing web sites are dedicated to giving you the very finest fishing experience there is. All you have to do is browse their online information and voila! Or you can choose to go right away to their booking page to reserve your seat on a bass fishing trip of a lifetime.

In addition, some offer reservation requests for those interested in reserving your booking. Since many of their destinations have very limited spaces that are available for each season or each particular time. However, a reservation request may not guarantee or assure that you will get the exact date you want. It is good that you ask and know of their availability. So how can you get the most from these bass fishing web sites?

Some bass fishing web sites may be very hard to browse or check out. But some have tried all means to make sure that their site is easy to navigate and easy to use. There are different kinds of bass fishing web sites. There are those concentrated mainly on lures or baits while some are dedicated to forums and reservations. But generally, these bass fishing web sites are not only packed with information and tips but also a home to the nicest people who will take the time to answering your queries and questions you might have been wanting to ask.

Some web bass fishing web sites have the most impressive collections of bass fishing information there is on the web. Others may have lots of links and lake information. Moreover, some may have live chat and lake reports as well. Surprisingly, some bass fishing web sites even have maps, tide charts, bass fishing products, ebooks, excellent articles as well as complete resources on catching bass. So for all those interested in bass fishing, just feel free to visit these bass fishing web sites and have fun!

Libertas: Europes Deaf Ear to Democracy

2009-05-06T18:15:00.005+01:00

Libertas: Europe's Deaf Ear to Democracy

From an email I received today from Libertas, they have put it a lot better than I could so I've just reproduced it here for your convenience. Please... take it seriously.

In an incredible display of arrogance and disrespect for the will of the people, members of the European Parliament will have a lengthy debate tonight on the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty. That’s right, the Lisbon Treaty, the same Treaty that Libertas defeated in Ireland and - according to the EU's own rules - is now dead.

Apparently, the bureaucrats in Brussels don’t care what the people think. And the truth is, they don’t need to. Because, right now there is no one to hold them to account.

That’s why the movement you are building right now is so important. It’s up to you whether or not Europe will be accountable to its people. Libertas is our last chance - our only chance - to make sure we have democracy at the heart of the European Union.

The European Elections are only 29 days away. Please email everyone in your contact book. Ask your friends. And get ONE more person to join the movement today.

Libertas: Spread The Word

The MEPs will debate a total of five different reports for this anti-democratic debate, including the Parliament’s new role and responsibilities in implementing the Lisbon Treaty. This discussion is a perfect example of the inherent disrespect the EU has for the democratic views of European citizens, and the lack of accountability to which we are strongly opposed.

This morning Libertas Chairman, and leader of the winning “No” campaign in the 2008 Irish referendum, Declan Ganley said, “Members of the European Parliament are completely out of touch with reality. Instead of debating real issues like how to solve the economic crisis, they are spending resources on something which does not exist because it has been rejected by the people who were allowed a vote on it.

This displays their arrogance, their disrespect for democracy and their waste of taxpayers’ money".

No wonder multiple newspapers across Europe have now confirmed that Brussels is living in fear of our movement, the Libertas movement. What those bureaucrats fear most is a movement of the people. Because they know that if millions of us act together, as Europeans, we will create a new hope for the future – a Europe where Brussels is efficient, focused on creating jobs and restoring our economy, and is overseen by the people.

Please email everyone in your contact list. Ask your friends. And get one more person to join the movement today.

Libertas: Spread The Word

The Libertas movement is gaining tremendous momentum across Europe. We have united the leading figures of the “No” campaigns in France, Ireland and the Netherlands (Declan Ganley, Philippe de Villiers and Eline van den Broek) who worked tirelessly to make sure that the people in their countries were given a vote.

But, now, we need YOU. Our movement is in your hands. You are it. The new hope for Europe will live or die based on what you do now.

So, if you want a strong Europe, a democratic Europe where only elected leaders make the law; if you want a referendum on any Constitution; if you want a real solution to the economic crisis; if you want to hold Brussels to account; if you want to renew the hope that we all had for Europe, then help build the first true party of Europe. A party dedicated to openness, accountability, transparency and democracy.

There are millions of others like you who want a new Europe – they are your friends, your work colleagues, your family members, your neighbours, and members of your community and now we need you to get them to join our cause.

Kind regards,

Libertas

Swine Flu Epidemic?

2009-05-01T17:37:00.003+01:00

Thursday, April 30, 2009

First United States Swin Flu Death Confirmed By President Obama.

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama confirmed what we had all been fearing, the first U.S. swine flu death. President Obama confirmed that a nearly 2 year old Mexican boy currently in Houston died from complications related to the swine flu disease.

Officials in the state of Texas however do not believe...swin flu virus

First Dry Race of the F1 Season

2009-04-26T16:28:00.003+01:00

Button Third Win of the F1 Season in Bahrain

The fourth race of the F1 season and Jenson Button makes his third win. It was also the first dry race and the first uninterrupted one. With four races within five weeks, this is the second back-to-back race, and makes it a very tough challenge for everybody involved in Formula 1. Only one driver, Kazuki Nakajima, failed to complete the race after retiring on lap 48.

The 2009 Bahrain F1 Race Results
1. Jenson Button
2. Sebastian Vettel
3. Jarno Trulli
4. Lewis Hamilton
5. Rubens Barrichello
6. Kimi Raikkonen
7. Timo Glock
8. Fernando Alonso
9. Nico Rosberg
10. Nelson Piquet Jnr
11. Mark Webber
12. Heikki Kovalainen
13. Sebastien Bourdais
14. Felipe Massa
15. Giancarlo Fisichella
16. Adrian Sutil
17. Sebastien Buemi
18. Robert Kubica
19. Nick Heidfeld

Leaving the following Championship Results:

Drivers Championship

Jenson Button 31
Rubens Barrichello 19
Sebastian Vettel 18
Jarno Trulli 14.5
Timo Glock 12
Mark Webber 9.5
Lewis Hamilton 9
Fernando Alonso 5
Heikki Kovalainen 4
Nick Heidfeld 4
Nico Rosberg 3.5
Kimi Raikkonen 3
Sebastien Buemi 3
Sebastien Bourdais 1
Nelson Piquet Jnr 0
Felipe Massa 0
Kazuki Nakajima 0
Giancarlo Fisichella 0
Robert Kubica 0
Adrian Sutil 0

Constructors Championship

Brawn 50
Red Bull 27.5
Toyota 26.5
McLaren 13
Renault 5
Toro Rosso 4
BMW 4
Williams 3.5
Ferrari 3
Force India 0

Button now has a 12 point lead from Barrichello and 13 from Vettel. Brawn GP, Red Bull and Toyota have given themselves their best chance of success for the rest of the 2009 season.

Ferrari continue to have their own set of troubles, but Kimi Raikkonen managed to get Ferrari’s first points of the year with a 6th place finish.

Baby Showers

2009-04-21T17:05:00.002+01:00

Finding a baby shower gift is fun and easy! Baby showers are one of the best occasions for gift giving. But if you're one of those people who are completely clueless when it comes to babies, then this could be a difficult situation for you.

Here are some suggestions and tips on how to find a gift for those cute babies: How To Have A Successful Baby Shower.

Just remember to have fun, don't get too stressed out.

Basic Golf Swing Tips

2009-04-17T18:43:00.006+01:00

How is your golf swing? Are you happy with it? Is it consistent?

The truth is that most golfers have some kind of golf swing problem, it just seems to be part of the game. So, if you are looking for some golf swing tips then try this blog, basic golf swing tips, their stated aim is to give tips on the basic golf swing, principally becaus eof the amount of golfers that suffer from a golf slice and general golf swing mistakes and faults.

It's that time of year again, so if you want to start off the season with your golf swing in good shape, give it a visit and see for yourself and improve your golf swing, especially a golf swing for beginners.

Fix Your Relationship

2009-04-16T13:55:00.003+01:00

Fix your relationship and get your ex back again. do you think that it's impossible to achieve? Relationships do breakup, but not always forever, it might surprise you to know just how many of these broken relationships manage to get fixed.

So, how do you fix your relationship then?

Well, you could get some advice and read about how to fix your relationship.

It doesn't need to hard or complicated, you just have to go about it the right way.

Libertas Video

2009-04-16T12:22:00.003+01:00

Libertas Great News - Watch the Video

Great news yesterday. We officially launched the Libertas movement in the Netherlands with the leader of the Dutch 'NO' campaign, Eline van den Broek. She is young, dynamic and vibrant.

This is really exciting. It proves the Irish victory wasn't just about Ireland, ours was a great victory for democracy all across Europe. We stood up on behalf of millions of Europeans who want to take back Europe for the people, but who Brussels still insists on ignoring. And, now our movement is spreading all the way across Europe.

That’s what this campaign is all about – ordinary citizens coming together to make their government work on behalf of the people, rather than the unelected bureaucrats and the lobbyists in Brussels.

Please watch the video from our announcement and forward it to all of your friends.

Libertas Video

Voting for the same, tired national parties is a wasted vote in Europe. It will just ensure the continuation of the same, tired policies that have created the mess we're in today. There is only one way you can get your voice heard in Brussels. It is by voting for the first-ever pan European party, Libertas.

But we must act quickly. We are only 50 days away from the first vote being cast in the European Parliamentary Election.

The future of Europe is in your hands. Please help us grow the movement right now.

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Health and Golf

2009-04-01T19:08:00.003+01:00

Just a quick post about a couple of new blogs, the first one is Health Advice Online, and is about health care in general.

The second is, Golf Vacations Trips, which does what it says on the tin, it's about golf vacations, or golf trips depending on which part of the world you come from.

Both blogs should really complement each other, lets face it, golf and health go hand in hand.

Although the Health Advice Online blog is not entirely about exercise, a lot of it will be about healthy eating, food supplements, various types of diets and what to avoid.

The golf site is about many aspects of golf, not just golf vacations, but care of golf equipment, especially when traveling, we all know what baggage handlers can be capable of.

Golf Vacation Trips is really to support the New Golfers blog which deals more with the are of new golfers and the problems that they are likely to encounter.

Sudoku Puzzle Game Solved

2009-03-24T15:55:00.003Z

Have you ever tried to solve a sudoku puzzle? Have you even heard of sudoku?

If you want to find out all about sudoku then visit Sudoku Puzzle Solved. You can find out all you could ever want to know about this very addictive puzzle game.

It would be hard to imagine a game with a simpler set of rules and instructions, and yet, it is one of the most challenging brain teasers you could find. Having said that, there are no real age barriers, even children can play it.

Puzzles can be set with a wide range of difficulty levels, from easy to very difficult.

It is purely a numbers game, actually, the numbers 1 to 9 inclusive. It all takes part in a 3x3 grid of squares where each square is another 3x3 grid. Each number can only appear once on each row, column or square.

See, I told you it was simple. However, each new puzzle starts off with some of the numbers already filled in for you. Don't be fooled, this is what makes it difficult, furthermore, the amount and arrangement of these 'supplied' numbers is what determines if the puzzle is easy or hard to solve.

The puzzle itself originates from Japan and was originally a paper and pencil game. Nowadays, it can also be played on various electronic equipment like your home computer or even your cell phone. You can take part in competitions online, this allows you to play with others from around the world. Although, most often, it is still a solitary game where you solve the puzzle without interaction with anyone else.

The name sudoku is apparently Japanese for single number and was popularized in 1986 by the Japanese puzzle company Nikol. It is not clear if they invented the game or merely made it popular.

Sort Out Your Golf Swing

2009-03-21T18:23:00.003Z

Well, it's almost that time of year again, the new golf season. Now is a good time to get your golf swing dusted off and into good shape again.

It's always a problem for new golfers, more so than more experienced golfers, because the new ones think they will start where they left off. Not so, as the experienced golfers know only too well.

So, get out there and practice, practice, practice. There is no substitute for it. For the new golfers out there,why not try this, practice in slow motion. It works, and works well.

Go on, dig out your clubs and clean them 'till they're sparkling, shine up those golf shoes so you'll at least look the part. Oh... and good luck, the first tee shot is the trickiest!

Windows 7 ???

2009-03-12T12:25:00.004Z

Fed up with Vista - waiting for Windows 7?

Although slumping PC sales will certainly hurt Microsoft, the software maker's year could be better than expected, according to one financial analyst.

In a research note on Monday, Collins Stewart analyst Sandeep Aggarwal projected that Microsoft will finalize the code for Windows 7 by June or July and also suggested that a search deal with Yahoo is likely to happen sooner rather than later. And, although it won't be here this year, Aggarwal said that the next version of Office, code-named Office 14, should come early next year.

Brokerage Collins Stewart said on Monday that it expects Windows 7, now in beta, to be finalized by June or July.
(Credit: Ina Fried/CNET )

Officially, Microsoft has said only that it will have Windows 7 on the market by next January, the three-year anniversary of Windows Vista's mainstream launch. However, the company has been aiming to have it out in time to be on PCs that ship during this year's holiday shopping season. PC industry sources told CNET News last month that Microsoft continues to push toward that goal.

The release of Windows 7 should allow Microsoft to make $1.5 billion in additional revenue, Aggarwal said, with nearly $1 billion coming from the upgrade market and as much as $680 million possible if Microsoft is able to increase the number of premium versions of Windows being used on Netbooks.

Even with a sluggish PC market, that makes the company's shares a good investment, Aggarwal wrote in the note. "We are recommending Microsoft as our top large cap pick because at the current level risk-reward appears to be very compelling," Aggarwal said.

Clearly not all is rosy, Aggarwal noted. "There is no doubt that the trends with PC shipments and Netbooks will get worse for at least the next 2 (quarters) but both of these concerns are now largely reflected in the stock price," he said.

You can view the full article on CNET News site.

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2009-02-24T15:23:00.002Z

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Get Your Ex Boyfriend Back

2009-02-21T11:14:00.003Z

If you have been dumped by, or maybe you dumped, your boyfriend and you are trying to find a way to get your ex boyfriend back... click the link. It has specific information and resources that may very well give you a boost in the right direction.

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Get Your Ex Girlfriend Back

2009-02-19T18:16:00.004Z

Why not get your ex girlfriend back, if that is what you want. Apparently it is not that difficult if you go about it the right way. This blog, Get Your Ex Girlfriend Back, gives a few examples for you to try and also has some useful links.

Good Luck!

Relationships Break Up

2009-02-15T21:50:00.003Z

Relationships break up, some of them are meant to break up, but some of them are meant to get back together. Here is a blog that offers relationship advice, even how to break up if that is the only way to go.

Enjoy!

Desperate to get your ex back?

2009-02-10T17:31:00.005Z

If you are, the you might be interested in this blog - Relationship Fix. As it's name suggests, it tries to help fix relationship problems. Here's a post that is titled Desperate To Get My Ex Back, it might be just the thing you are looking for, especially if you have decided that you might want to get your ex back!

Good luck!

Go On - Cry - Let It All Out

2009-02-03T19:04:00.004Z

Here's an article about the benefits, or not, about crying.

The Muddled Tracks of All Those Tears

They’re considered a release, a psychological tonic, and to many a glimpse of something deeper: the heart’s own sign language, emotional perspiration from the well of common humanity.
Tears lubricate love songs and love, weddings and funerals, public rituals and private pain, and perhaps no scientific study can capture their many meanings.

“I cry when I’m happy, I cry when I’m sad, I may cry when I’m sharing something that’s of great significance to me,” said Nancy Reiley, 62, who works at a women’s shelter in Tampa, Fla., “and for some reason I sometimes will cry when I’m in a public speaking situation.

“It has nothing to do with feeling sad or vulnerable. There’s no reason I can think of why it happens, but it does.”

Now, some researchers say that the common psychological wisdom about crying — crying as a healthy catharsis — is incomplete and misleading. Having a “good cry” can and usually does allow people to recover some mental balance after a loss. But not always and not for everyone, argues a review article in the current issue of the journal Current Directions in Psychological Science. Placing such high expectation on a tearful breakdown most likely sets some people up for emotional confusion afterward.

This call for a more nuanced view of crying stems partly from a critique of previous studies. Over the years, psychologists have confirmed many common observations about crying. It is infectious. Women break down more easily and more often than men, for reasons that are very likely biochemical as well as cultural. And the physical experience mirrors the psychological one: heart rate and breathing peak during the storm and taper off as the sky clears.

When asked about tearful episodes, most people, as expected, insist that the crying allowed them to absorb a blow, to feel better and even to think more clearly about something or someone they had lost.

At least that’s the way they remember it — and that’s the rub, said Jonathan Rottenberg, a psychologist at the University of South Florida and a co-author of the review paper. “A lot of the data supporting the conventional wisdom is based on people thinking back over time,” he said, “and it’s contaminated by people’s beliefs about what crying should do.”

Just as researchers have found that people tend, with time, to selectively remember the best parts of their vacations (the swim-up bars and dancing) and forget the headaches, so crying may also appear cathartic in retrospect. Memory tidies up the mixed episodes — the times when tears brought more shame than relief, more misery than company.

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You can read the whole article here on yesterday's New York Times

Enjoy!

Get My Ex Back

2009-01-27T18:31:00.003Z

"Can I get my ex back?" is a common question after a couple breakup.

Most often they don't know that there are ways to get their ex back, even if they had an affair.

Here is a blog post that may help Get My Ex Back, I know that was bad English and it should have been Get Your Ex Back, but that was part of the title of that particular post.

It is a blog called Relationship Fix, if you're having trouble with your relationship, or a complete relationship breakup, go have a look.

What's This - A Free Car?

2009-01-26T17:10:00.003Z

Do you want a FREE Car?

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Secure Your Home

2009-01-25T16:08:00.005Z

Your complete guide to locks, alarms, cameras and security systems designed to protect homeowners and their valuables. This book is available as an inexpensive instant-download that you can print today and read again and again

Law Of Attraction And Reality Creation Product

2009-01-20T15:54:00.004Z

Manifest a Miracle is unlike ANY other Law of Attraction book I’ve read.

Normally when I read about the Law of Attraction, I get all excited and ready to attract my every desire. But I never have the success I expect, and I always wind up feeling disappointed.

I was excited about Manifest a Miracle too, but the real excitement happened after I read the book.

Was I shocked when I manifested my first desire within three days? Was I in awe that good things started happening to me every day? Was I amazed to find out how easy this was, when nothing had worked for me in the past?

To say I was blown away is a huge understatement. Here was this one simple book that had changed my life overnight!

In fact, I believe this is the most powerful book ever written on the Law of Attraction. Manifest a Miracle teaches everything you need to begin manifesting your every desire right now!

But the best part of the book is how lovingly it was crafted by the author. Gary Evans is a man who is obviously manifesting his desires, and his warmth and excitement can be felt in the book’s every word. I felt happy just reading it, but what happened when I began applying the processes was what REALLY excited me!

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2009-01-19T18:35:00.006Z

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Ancient Humans Manipulated The Colour Of Their Animals

2009-01-18T16:18:00.001Z

According to a study done at Uppsala and Durham Universities, and published in the open access journal PLoS Genetics, and funded by the European Commission, the European Molecular Biology Organization, the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, and the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning, humans have been actively altering the coats of domestic animals for at least 5,000 years.

Animals were first domesticated around 10,000 years ago and the study results help explain the difference in evolution in the coats of domestic animals compared to the coats of their wild counterparts.

Apparently we have been selecting rare genetic mutations that cause variations in colours, bands, and spots. The study was carried out on pigs, but the results can be used to explain the variation in all domesticated animals.

The researchers studied one of the key genes controlling coat colour in animals, the melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) gene, in samples of modern wild and domestic pigs from Europe and Asia.

They looked at the DNA sequences of both types of pigs and the effects of the mutations on the protein. While DNA mutations are a natural part of the evolutionary process, some have no effect on the protein, while others can results in different coat colours and strange patterns.

DNA mutations were observed in both wild and domestic pigs. However, in the wild pigs, which have a highly camouflaged coat of a uniform black-brown colour, none of the mutations altered the protein or the coat colour. Researchers say it is likely that any mutations that resulted in coat colour changes were rapidly selected out of the population by predators, ensuring that the mutation disappeared.

In the domestic pigs, nearly all of the observed mutations changed the protein. In some cases there were three consecutive, or layered mutations - evidence that the initial mutations have been around for a long time. Researchers say this shows that the mutations and resulting coat colour changes were actively encouraged and perpetuated by farmers over thousands of years.

Dr Greger Larson, a Study co-author, of Durham University's Department of Archaeology, said: "The Mesopotamians had different coloured farm animals 5,000 years ago, and in that regard they were no different to Paris Hilton, who has a pink Chihuahua, or anyone else with animals with unusual coat colours. This study demonstrates that the human penchant for novelty stretches back thousands of years." He also said, "Early farmers may have decided to change the coat of their livestock for a number of reasons. One is that it facilitated animal husbandry since it is easier to keep track of livestock that are not camouflaged. Another could be that it has acted as a metaphor for the improved characteristics of the early forms of livestock compared with their wild ancestors. A third possibility is that the early farmers were as amused and as taken with biological novelty and diversity as we are today."

The study leader, Professor Leif Andersson of Uppsala University, Sweden, said: "Our study settles the debate by showing that the prime reason for the disparity in coat colour is intentional selection by humans. It also shows how quickly a protein can change under strong selection and how humans have created black-spotted pigs, for example, by selecting several consecutive mutations that have occurred by a random process."

Do You Fancy Your Cousin

2009-01-14T20:16:00.004Z

According to scientists, there should be no problem.

clipped from www.independent.co.uk

There's nothing wrong with cousins getting married, scientists say

Risk of babies having genetic defects 'has been overstated'

The risk of giving birth to babies with genetic defects as a result of marriages between first cousins is no greater than that run by women over 40 who become pregnant, according to two scientists who call for the taboo on first-cousin families to be lifted.

Women in their forties are not made to feel guilty about having babies and the same should apply to cousins who want to marry, said Professor Diane Paul of the University of Massachusetts in Boston and Professor Hamish Spencer of the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. Although first-cousin marriages are legal in Britain, there have been calls to ban the practice because of reports that it has resulted in a higher-than-average incidence of birth defects in certain immigrant communities where it is common and culturally acceptable.

You can read the rest of the article here!

Humanity - Microwaved!

2009-01-12T18:15:00.004Z

Here is an extract from an article about the dangers of using wireless equipment. There is a link at the end to the full article, but be warned, it is an extensive article!

Generation X'd Out:
An end to the human race as we've known it?
Babies born to GENERATION X-RAY may be on the fast track to humanity's genetic DEAD END.

The term "Generation X-ray" refers to youth addicted to communicating and recreating with wireless devices-cell phones, PDAs, WiFi computers and music/gaming equipment. These wireless devices emit high-frequency microwave radiation, recently demonstrated by European researchers to efficiently inflict the same horrific damage on human cells as X-radiation.

Surveys reveal that the average American child under 18 now spends several hours a day irradiating himself with his cell phone "toy." Meantime, Swedish scientists report that children and teens who use cell phones are up to five times more likely than non-users to suffer glioma brain cancer. Gliomas are among the most difficult to treat and deadly of human cancers. Children who use cordless household phones have over four times the risk of developing brain tumors. The far-reaching health hazards to children and teens from wireless technology are well-documented in part one of this Idaho Observer series: Generation X-ray: Child Victims of Technological Abuse. While the European Parliament and governments around the world are calling for stricter limits on wireless exposure for kids, Gen X-ray continues to ride the down escalator towards disintegrating health and premature death.

The full article can be found here!

Have you tried ClipMarks?

2008-12-11T16:01:00.002Z

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Honda to Quit Formula 1

2008-12-07T12:03:00.004Z

It would seem that Honda is to quit Formula 1 again. Personally I'll be sorry to see them go, they have always brought a lot to the sport and I think they will be missed, not just by their fans, but by Formula 1 as well.

The president of Honda Motor Co., Takeo Fukui, announced the disappointing news, but Honda have agreed to continue to assist in getting the new car the RA109, the first car developed under the technical leadership of Ross Brawn, completed and ready for the first race of 2009 in Melbourne.

The Honda Racing F1 Team hope they can still have a very successful 2009 season if a new owner can be found. It seems that the F1 team are resolved to continue and I wish them all the success they undoubtedly deserve. Sponsorship is already well under way and the team seems to be optimistic that more will be forthcoming. They have had potentially suitable investors approach them since the news broke and they now want to make sure that they have the right owner for the team to enable to them to continue at the right level.

Ross Brawn has been quoted as saying:

"Honda are keen to help us try to preserve the team and fortunately we have some time to react. If this had happened closer to the season it would have been much more difficult. It's a fantastic opportunity for someone to step into what will be a very competitive team next year. The facilities here are amongst the best in Formula One, the workforce is definitely one of the best in Formula One and we have a great car in progress for next year. We have aspirations to be at the front of the grid and we want to find investors who have the same ambitions."

So, hopefully, all is not lost and a new owner will be found.

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2008-12-03T14:09:00.005Z

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Well, you could buy advertising. Hmm. Expensive. It is easy to spend several thousands of dollars A MONTH through Google.

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You could buy the "Latest and Greatest" black-hat technique - whether that be "blog and ping", "tag and ping", log-file spamming, blog-comment spamming, or whatever else some clever whiz-kid has come up with. The problem is, by the time the whiz-kid releases it to you, it is already past its sell-by date. Too bad, you missed the boat. And maybe you got your site banned too.

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But it gets even better. Over the past year, my good friend Dr. Noel Swanson has put this method onto steroids. He has been quietly using it to build his adsense empire, AND to promote his own products, snagging the Number 1 position in Google from 270 million competing websites as he did so!

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Golf, hitting the golf ball straight

2008-11-17T17:49:00.003Z

Well... not too many new golfers want anything but a straight shot. Just how hard is it?

Here's an article on a blog that goes along way to explaining the "ins" and "outs" of producing a straight shot in golf, it's entitled "How To Hit A Golf Ball Straight", the name of the blog is "new golfers". It's primarily aimed at new golfers, but anyone playing the game of golf should get some benefit from it, if only understanding what you are doing or at least trying to do.

Sometimes we over-complicate golf too much, we put too much thought and analysis into it, it's supposed to be fun and we enjoy it the most when we are relaxed and happy with our game, nothing achieves this better than a beautiful straight shot... well, maybe that 150 yard pitch that stops two inches from the flag... ok, enough dreaming.

Enjoy!

A Historical Moment

2008-11-05T11:00:00.005Z

The results are in and a new chapter in American history begins.

Congratulations to the 44th President of America, Barack Obama. Congratulations also to the American people, your choice is likely to be applauded throughout the World.

I don't normally comment on politics, but this time I felt I had to mark the occasion somehow, and what better way than to post on my blog for all to see.

These are unstable times in the World, and not just economically, we need leaders with strength, compassion and imagination, leaders that are willing to listen as well as lead. America has voted for change, let us all hope that those changes will be reflected outside of America as well, it is time, I think, that some other countries changed also.

So congratulations once again Mr. Obama, and good luck in your endeavours, sadly, I think you will need a lot of it.

Lewis Hamilton is World Champion

2008-11-03T18:49:00.004Z

Well... Lewis Hamilton did it in the end. In one of the most exciting cliff-hangers ever in Formula 1, he became the youngest ever World Champion at 23 years of age. He almost made it last year where he left it up to the final race again, a couple of mistakes, some gear-box trouble and he failed to become World Champion in his rookie year, but only just, Kimi Raikkonen taking the crown on that occasion.

This time, he not only left it to the last race, he left it to the last bend to overhaul a faltering Timo Glock and regain 5th position and win the drivers championship. Hamilton rose to the occasion and overcame a season peppered with mistakes, bad luck and some bad judgement to just pip Ferrari's Felipe Massa at the post, literally by only one point.

I'm sure that Massa thought he had won the drivers championship as he crossed the finishing line to win the race, Hamilton was still in sixth spot at that stage. But as happens in Formula 1, things change in seconds, sometimes in thousands of a second, for no sooner had Massa finished when Hamilton overtook Glock and the drivers Chanpionship was sealed.

The Fitness Clinic

2008-10-30T17:56:00.002Z

How are your health and fitness levels? Are you happy with them?

Most of us are lacking in these areas, whether it's being overweight or just too much of a sedentary lifestyle, we need to change some of our habits. Without our health every other area of our lives suffer.

Visit the Fitness Clinic for more information.

Exercise and nutrition are the keys to our success in this regard, we need to concentrate on both and try to avoid all the hype and misinformation that surrounds the subject of health and fitness. Too much big business involvement is affecting us in dangerous ways.

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New Affiliates

2008-10-28T21:26:00.003Z

New affiliates need advice on where to start, what affiliate programs to offer and how to choose them. New affiliates also need advice on how to set up a site and the many way of getting traffic to their site.

There is no end of advice on making money online, most of it is junk, misleading at best and a money making scan at worst. It is too easy to get caught up in all the hype that the so-called guru's spout forth in copious amounts, I've no doubt that some of them make a lot of money, most of them are gifted salesmen that can apply all the tricks of their trade to convince you to hand over your money, but you are not one of them, or you would not be reading this. So beware, if you are asked to spend money before you make any, you will probably never make any. If you are given the tools and techniques to start making money first, before having to spend it, then go for it, you've nothing to lose.

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Irish Pensions

2008-10-17T14:07:00.005+01:00

Thinking about an Irish pension? Don't, you'll always just think about it. Putting off taking out a pension just becomes a habit - an expensive one at that. The longer you put it off, the more expensive it becomes and the less benefit you end up with - do it now, visit Irish Pensions or call (091-444-154).

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New Golfers

2008-10-05T11:28:00.004+01:00

This one is for any golfers out there, especially if you are having trouble with your golf swing, maybe you are a new golfer or anything to do with golf really. It's a blog that beginners should find something useful here as the basics are the most important aspects to learn and are neglected by most golfers.

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2008-09-13T21:16:00.014+01:00

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Social Networking?

2008-09-12T20:32:00.002+01:00

Five Ways You Can Build Your Reputation With Social Networking
By Bob Jenkins

Are you using social networks to build your reputation online? Whether you already are or you are just getting started with sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Ning, building your online reputation is your biggest responsibility.

Here are five ways to make sure you do it right.

#1: Be Proud Of Being You

The first thing is, you have to be yourself. You have to be who you are. Because although you can get away with being fake for a little while, as soon as one person realizes that you're not who you say you are, your reputation is destroyed almost instantly because of the power of social networking.

So be yourself. And don't be afraid of being yourself. Realize that you have some gifts and some knowledge that people need to know about, and those that want to learn from you are going to gravitate towards you. Those that don't think you're worth listening to are basically going to ignore you. And it's at their peril, so don't worry about them.

#2: Transparency - Never Hide From Your Audience

The second thing about your reputation is you should try to be transparent at all times. This means you keep everything real with your audience.

For example, over the last year, I used social media to show you my move from Maryland to North Carolina, including drama with the movers, picking the house, and getting it set up. I also pulled back the curtain to show what it takes to run a product launch.

When I did my last product launch, I was Twittering every day what I was doing to get ready for this site. Most of the gurus out there would keep everything under lock and key, and I was being very clear, saying, "This is what I'm doing to get ready for this launch." It actually helped me have a better launch, even though I told everybody exactly what I was going to be doing.

They didn't think that they had some surprise or whatever like most people teach; they just were excited to be part of it and part of the story. So be transparent. Let people know what you're doing and why you're doing it, and they're going to learn how to trust you.

#3: Be Positive For Positive Results

The third way to build your reputation is to be positive.

There are folks out there who generally can do a good job of being negative. I don't know about you, but I don't find that to be a very long-term profitable strategy.

It may get you some attention at first and spark some controversy, but that's not the way to go. Be looking forward to the optimistic of your industry, of your business and what the results are going to be.

It would be easy for you to go onto Twitter or onto Facebook and talk about how you're having a bad day or this product sucks or this week sucks or this relationship sucks. But you're not really there for a support network, per se.

You'll find some of that. If you have something bad happen in your life, sharing it with your followers will be very therapeutic for you and you will get a lot of support back. But when you're just blasting negative things out, you're going to get negative things in return, usually.

So try to be positive as much as possible and look for the opportunities that are out there and look at them from that positive perspective.

#4: Build Your Reputation And They Will Come

The fourth thing you must do is to be patient. This is because, initially, your reputation is going to be built only by yourself and the first initial people who get to know you. But as time goes on and you get more followers and you build a larger network of friends and peers, your reputation will solidify to allow your business to grow.

Once it hits a tipping point, your reputation and business accelerates at a very quick pace.

So be patient and let it happen. Don't try this stuff out for a week and then come back to me next week and say, "Well, it didn't really work. I didn't really get any results yet." You've got to let social networking play out over a few weeks and then a couple months and so on. A year from now your business is going to be tremendously different compared to where it is right now.

#5: Contribute To The Conversation – Every Day!

The fifth thing about your reputation is you need to be someone that people look to as a contributor, not as a leech, not as a mooch, as a contributor.

You have to be willing to be involved in the conversation, and you have to be willing to give as much or even more than what you're going to get in return. The people who do that are growing so fast it makes my head spin.

I feel that I'm a pretty giving person but I see some other folks out there that just keep on giving, giving, giving and they just build up a huge following and that social capital is a real asset to your business. So you need to make sure that you're contributing as much as possible to the conversation.

I don't mean that as just go around randomly and try to help people. Within your specific task, your specific industry, the things you know well, you need to be at the forefront of letting people know how to do what you know how to do without charging them money at first.

They'll come and find your site and your products and they'll pay you for that as time goes on and their needs grow. With social networking you need to be building your reputation up first.

If somebody has a question, you should be one of the first people who answers and you need to answer without reservation not just, "Oh, I answered that in my eBook; go buy it". They're going to find your eBook if you just talk to them and give them solutions to the problem they are struggling with at that moment.

Give people your input, your encouragement for them to get better at what they are trying to do.

Any little quick free advice you can give, give it.

Actively Build Your Reputation With Social Networking And Reap The Rewards

You've got to be in this for the reason of having fun and really building that relationship. Dollars will come, there's no doubt about that. But first, connect with people and really help them out. Understand that they'll become loyal followers of what you do and see you for who you are.

Follow these 5 steps to building your reputation online and you'll not only beat your competition, you'll have more fun doing it!

Bob Jenkins teaches business owners how to use internet marketing strategies effectively to attract more customers and get more sales without spending a fortune on advertising. Get more free social networking lessons at www.DiscoverSocialNetworking.com.

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2008-09-11T12:31:00.004+01:00

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Writing Competition

2008-09-06T09:50:00.003+01:00

Xomba has a competition running for October, write something spooky or atmospheric with a word count of between 500 and 1500 words, you can read my entry "Eeeak".

If you want somewhere to write and get paid my favourite is, by far, Xomba they're a really friendly bunch and you can write about almost anything. If your interested, then Join Xomba, or just go there for some interesting stuff to read.

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2008-08-26T22:09:00.003+01:00

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2008-08-23T14:45:00.008+01:00

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2008-07-31T12:59:00.003+01:00

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Protein, carbs, fat, calories - the REAL deal...

2008-07-24T17:29:00.003+01:00

I'm sure you've probably seen all of the headlines and media debate lately over the low carb vs low fat study results that were released recently.

I'm not going to talk in detail about that today, because it seems everyone has been talking about it, and the study itself had many flaws and inconsistencies.

The fact that so many people are STILL searching for some type of diet "gimmick" saddens me.

I recently had the pleasure of meeting someone who I consider to be one of the most knowledgeable nutrition experts I've come across over the years.

Her name is Isabel De Los Rios and I was extremely impressed by her new program she put together at:

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If you want to sift through all of the confusion out there these days about nutrition, this site is definitely for you. Here are some of the great topics that Isabel demystifies regarding your diet:

*How to determine the exact types of foods that are most appropriate for your specific body and metabolism type. After all, we are all different, so 1 specific diet is NEVER right for everyone.

*The dangers of eating certain types of soy products... which types are ok in moderation, and which types shouldn't be eaten at all, unless you WANT more belly fat!

*What you need to know about dairy before ever buying another dairy product again

*Why "whole grains" are not always as healthy as the label claims, but how this "other type" of grain is a contender for superfood lists

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How To Get Superman Abs

2008-07-16T20:19:00.007+01:00

Below I'm going to show you how to do a super-powerful abdominal exercise. Just like the rest of this Lightning Fast Fitness Program, it doesn't require any exercise equipment.

You are the gym. Workout anywhere, and anytime. You don't need any fancy exercise gadgets.

Let me show you how to do Superman Pushups. I'll give you verbal instructions and a set of Superman Pushup pictures. These photos will make it easy for you to learn how to do this awesome exercise.

What's great about the Superman Pushups:

Why are Superman Pushups such an effective ab exercise?
It's because they force you to contract all of your abdominal muscles powerfully, just to keep your body straight, while you are going down and back up. At the same time Superman Pushups strengthen your lower back incredibly.

These pushups are very hard to do in the fully outstretched position. You need super strong abs and lower back muscles just to be able to do one repetition. The way to do them is to start off with modified superman pushups.

Even in the pictures below, the fully outstretched isn't reached. The fully outstretched Superman Pushup is extremely difficult. It can be very painful on your back so always start off with the modified version, unless you're already a Greek God.

Basically the only difference between a Superman Pushup and a regular Military Pushup is the position of your hands. What you want to do is gradually move your hands forward in the starting position. Eventually you'll look like Superman flying through the air because your arms will be fully outstretched.

But to start with, you can try positioning your arms even with your head. In a regular Military Pushup, your hands are even with your chest. Once you can do about 15 of those, then you can try moving your hands even further forward to the Superman flying position.

Move your hands forward gradually over the upcoming days. Allow yourself to develop enough muscle strength to hold yourself up. I have yet to try any ab exercise, including with machines that matches this exercise. The only thing similar would be using a roller, which is actually very similar to what you are trying to do here.

After doing some serious work with the Superman Pushups you will feel an incredible muscular development in your abdominals. The ridges between your abs will be much deeper than before. You will also be able to contract them much tighter than ever before. You will feel so much power in them.

Crunches and situps never force such a tight contraction as the Superman Pushup does. I highly recommend you add these to your routine. Nothing works your core like doing these. If you can do them fully outstretched then you know you have a super powerful core.

Your abs really will feel like abs of steel.

Start/End Position

Going Down Position

Fully Down Position

Golf, The Fundamentals, Why?

2008-07-03T20:42:00.001+01:00

Golf is one of those games that we need to understand its basic simplicity before we can get to grips with the more complex side of it that the pros use. Most golfers seem to bypass the basics altogether and jump right into trying to emulate their peers and, as a result, they have nothing to fall back on when things go wrong.

Practice is also something that is in short supply for most golfers and, because of this, they never get the correct swing ingrained into their muscle memory. This leaves them in an awkward position of having to relearn their swing every time they go out for a round of golf.

Humans, being what they are, get round this by settling into a natural and comfortable stance and swing and in their own mind they think, falsely, it is the same one that the pros use. After a few outings, or perhaps a lot of outings, this natural and comfortable way of playing becomes the normal, even though it does not work for them. One of the biggest problems is that it seems to work some of the time, so they think they are on the right track and just need to practice more.

This "up and down" way of playing golf encourages the golfer to try changes in their swing to try and get the "secret" that will give them a straight and reliable shot on a consistent basis. But, having failed to learn the basics in the first place, the consistency they are looking for is almost impossible to achieve.

What happens next is a common experience for most golfers, not just those that are starting out, they begin reading magazines, buying books, watching the televised tournaments, taking lessons from their local pro and, generally, trying to make up for the lack of simple basic knowledge and experience that, once learned, can always be returned to in times of need.

The problem with these means of correction is that they give you the advice to achieve the "professional" swing and not the basics. The tournament pros know the basics better than anybody, but they no longer use the basic swing, they have adapted the swing in order to optimize their performance and put them in a different league than the rest of us, and this is the reason why trying to learn the "professional" swing is so wrong for us.

The "professional" swing is balanced on a knife edge, it is optimized so much that it is very difficult to maintain it and has to constantly be tweaked with very slight and subtle changes in order to keep it working. The tour pros have swing coaches to help them with this, they also practice a lot more than we do, up to 5 or 6 hours most days. Do you realize now why the professional swing is not the one that most golfers should be striving for?

The basic swing, when learned correctly, has far fewer moving parts to it, it produces a straight shot with a reasonable distance for each club. It is also far more forgiving when we get our stance, or our grip, or direction a little wrong. Most importantly, it gives us that consistency that we need, a method that we can return to in order to sort out the problems we have introduced when we try the various optimizations that we can't help trying.

Knowing the basics will give you less frustration, a lot more fun, and will give you something tangible to tweek and adjust and play around with without destroying your game in any way. I know a couple of golfers who don't try and optimize their swing at all, they play with the basics and, along with good course management and a good mental approach, their handicaps are in single figures.

I'm in the middle of writing some articles to explain the basics thoroughly, I'll put them up on my website as soon as I've finished them, I'll probably post them here as well. In the meantime, if you want to cure your slice this should get you going. Remember, above all else, golf is a game and is supposed to be fun as well as challenging, when you are having fun you are relaxed and positive... the perfect way to play golf.

These people have the longest life expectancy in the world!

2008-06-26T12:37:00.003+01:00

Did you know the Island group Okinawa in Japan has the inhabitants with the highest life expectancy in the world? The inhabitants grow older than 100 years on a regular basis, while still remaining active. Okinawa is propably the ultimate proof for the fact that there's a lot more that concerns a healthy lifestyle besides motivation, exercise and healthy nutrition. You should definitely consider reading The Okinawa Program if you're interested in their healthy traditional way of life.

The Okinawa Program : How the World's Longest-Lived People Achieve Everlasting Health--And How You Can Too

123,000 Australians have just been given a death sentence

2008-06-24T12:10:00.000+01:00

Well, did that title grab your attention?

According to a report just published by Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, 123,000 Australian men and women will die (many prematurely) from Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) over the next 20 years as a result of their excess weight. Quoting the report, "CVD affects close to 4 million Australians at any one time (AIHW 2004b) and accounts for close to 50,000 deaths per annum."

Obesity is now a key risk factor and major contributor to some of Australia's most important health problems, which includes Type 2 diabetes, CVD, and a variety of cancers, and will result in an extra 700,000 CVD related admissions over the same 20 year time frame.

The middle-aged (45-64 years) represent more than any other age group, and are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes and ultimately CVD as a direct result of this highly preventable obesity epidemic. All it takes is a healthy nutritional diet and some regular exercise,... what a waste!

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2008-06-19T20:36:00.006+01:00

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Are you breaking up, are you broken up?

2008-06-16T19:55:00.005+01:00

Then this post is for you.

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2008-06-11T10:41:00.001+01:00

I'm evaluating a multi-media course on blogging from the folks at Simpleology. For a while, they're letting you snag it for free if you post about it on your blog.

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Careful, if your trying to lose fat!

2008-06-08T13:08:00.005+01:00

Did you know that losing weight by dieting alone you don't just lose fat, you lose muscle mass and bone density as well? So, forget about losing weight, the scales are not a good method of keeping an eye on fat loss.

In order to lose fat without losing muscle mass or bone density (read osteoporosis) you have to incorporate exercise into your daily routine. Not only that, but diets without the proper nutritional content and exercise that is not targeted directly at losing fat is a waste of your time and effort.

Varying you nutritional intake and exercise routine is essential to avoid boredom, this is the number one reason why most people can't keep their interest and motivation going.

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