<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669976411864562616</id><updated>2011-04-21T14:24:42.535-07:00</updated><title type='text'>dallostegahn</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dallostegahn.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5669976411864562616/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dallostegahn.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5669976411864562616/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>dallostegahn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18083073309595761466</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>123</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669976411864562616.post-5097790908263395868</id><published>2008-06-16T04:15:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-16T04:15:29.785-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Blank Books: When an Empty Page Makes a Great Gift</title><content type='html'>By Lisa Koosis As a writer, I have a weakness for the blank page.  Every time I'm in a stationery store I'm drawn to the aisle where they keep the notebooks, beckoned by those hundreds of blank pages, college-lined or wide-lined, spiral-bound or those flat, marbleized assignment books that we all remember from elementary school. It's worse in a bookstore where they have large sections of gorgeous, blank books: journals, sketchbooks, travel logs and the like.  But did you ever wonder who buys those blank books?  Did you ever wonder if anyone actually uses them? The truth is that there are plenty of people like me who love the blank page and those pretty blank books actually make great gifts to give on special occasions.  It's not only writers who love blank books. So who would you buy a blank book for? A blank book would make a great gift for someone about to embark on a special trip, a tool to use to record impressions and memories of their journey.  Small blank books are easy to tuck into a suitcase or carry-on bag. A blank book would make a great gift for an artist.   Many blank books come unlined, and even the small-sized ones make great sketchbooks.  More portable than larger sketchbooks, they're easily tucked into a pocketbook or tote bag. Blank books, either lined or unlined, make perfect gifts for children.  Children are natural artists.  They love to write and draw and doodle.  Many blank books are geared specifically toward children, with brightly colored covers and graphics.   Some even have thick black pages that are intended for use with the pastel and neon-colored gel pens that kids love. Blank books can make great gifts for readers, too.  Many readers love to record the books they've read with notes about the authors, etcetera.  A blank book serves this purpose well. And, of course, blank books are one of the best presents you can give to a writer.  That goes without saying. The nice thing about blank books is that they are so versatile.  They come in a large variety of shapes, sizes and textures.  They can be vinyl or tapestry or leather.  Covers come in elegant solid colors, or perhaps adorned with copies of famous artwork, or they can be fun and whimsical.  Some, intended for journaling, even come with lock and key.  Many come with built-in satin ribbons to use as bookmarks.  It's easy to find a blank book to match any personality, and the price range they come in makes it a reasonable gift for any size budget (and those on a tight budget should be sure to check out the bargain section of your local bookstore since there are often great blank books there). Accessories complete the gift.  When giving a blank book for a gift, be sure to accessorize it with a great pen (or charcoal or colored pencils for the artist). One great thing about giving a blank book as a gift is it's something the recipient will have for years, perhaps becoming a cherished keepsake or journal of their most private thoughts.  What better gift could there be? Lisa is an author on http://www.Writing.Com/ which is a site for Fiction Writing. 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Unfortunately most of us not only don't have the body shape that we want, we are products of eating too much fast fatty foods and sugary snacks for far too long. While most of us would like to have a better body, there are few of us that actually have what it takes to gain that body. We tend to jump from diet to diet in an endless cycle of weight loss and gain, and I have to tell you, that is hard on a body. So what is the real answer to permanent weight loss? The answer is simple, really. You need to lose fat and gain muscle in order to maximize your results. Our body stores fat, sometimes at an alarming rate because we tend to eat too much and we just don't burn enough calories during the day to be able to keep up with it. By gaining muscle we not only help to burn those calories but we change the shape of our bodies at the same time to mask over the remaining fat while it is melting away. Here is something that you may not know. By gaining an additional 10 pounds of muscle on your body you will be burning an extra 1000 calories per day. That is an amazing amount and if you changed nothing else other than adding those 10 pounds of muscle you would lose 2 pounds of fat per week. It isn't necessary to hit the gym every day and work out like a madman (or woman as the case may be) Generally adding some physical exercise in the form of resistance training will be more than enough to start to change your shape for the better. Gaining muscle and losing fat go hand in hand. I think that you will be pleasantly surprised with how quickly the fat really begins to disappear. Of course the added muscle with just help to make you look better faster. We have a special report on how you can build muscle while losing body fat at our website along with some great free fat loss tips and inspirational success stories. Visit us online at http://www.fat-stoppers.info/ Burn the Fat - Feed the Muscles - Weight loss simplified. 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I was brainstorming some ideas for my next article.  Deep in though, the ideas came easy to me.  By the middle of page two, I looked down and noticed that I was on my last bite.  It was weird, like when you fall asleep and wake up feeling like you just blinked and the alarm went off.  I didnt taste my sandwich at all.  After cleaning up my plate, I thought, I could go for a little something sweet, maybe Ill have a piece of fruit.  My body just ate lunch, but my mind missed out on the whole experience.  So theres my article topic! Most of you have had an experience like this.  In our hurried world, we have become excellent multitaskers.  We eat while working, watching TV, reading, driving, dressingyou name it.  While this seems to help with our time management, it may be one of the factors contributing the ever increasing incidence of obesity in our country. Mindfulness is a Zen term used to describe being fully aware and alive in the moment.  It is the process of being aware of your sensations and thoughts without trying to judge or control them.  To eat mindfully is to experience the meal with as many of your senses as you can, and be fully present in the experience. Mindful eating is not a new concept.  Behavioral diet programs have suggested tips associated with it for years.  Youve probably heard things like chew each bite 25 times, put your fork down in between bites and eat all your meals at the table.  These tips are all ways to slow down while we eat.  New evidence shows that while eating slowly is important, it is also important to pay attention while you eat in order to feel fully satisfied. Normal eating is described as eating when you are hungry, and stopping when you are full.  Sounds simple enough?  But this can only happen when you are fully attuned to your bodys signals for hunger and satiety.  Chronic dieters often lose this ability- through training (constant dieting and willpower) they have learned to tune out physical hunger and eat only according to their current list of shoulds and guidelines.  Even people who do have the capacity to recognize the bodys physical signals, have to pay attention to it. In addition to recognizing hunger in general, it is critical to determine the difference between mind hunger and body hunger.  By mind hunger, Im referring to all of the other reasons that we eat- a stressful day, a celebration, boredom, sadness, fear of feeling an emotion  We have learned that when our body or mind is yearning for something, we give it food.  It is a quick and easy fix.  Maybe what we really needed was a nap, or a hug, or someone to listen or to learn how to express ourselves better.  Learning to not feed mind hunger with food is a long process, this is a behavior that we learned long ago, and need to relearn other coping techniques.  But just being aware is a great start.  When you think youre hungry, ask yourself if food is truly what you need. As you eat, just notice how hungry you are, how your food tastes, notice that more you eat, the less enjoyment you get.  As your body reaches the point of satisfaction/satiety, your food doesnt taste as good as it did on the first bite.  See if you can find this point.  Geneen Roth explains it best, Eat what you want. Eat until you've had enough. Satisfaction is both emotional and physical. There's a physical point of satisfaction. It happens often that somebody is eating, and then there's one point at which your body says, 'I've had enough now, anything you put inside me is for your mind, not for me, your body.' You've got to be paying attention there, so that means you've got to be present. If you're distracted, if you're doing something else, you're going to miss that signal. To make your meals more mindful:  Keep a food log- ask what, how much, how you felt, who was with you, where were you, how hungry were you? How did you feel afterwards?&lt;br /&gt;Before you eat, rate your hunger on a scale of 1-10, after eating; use a satiety/fullness scale.  This will help you to identify patterns, triggers for overeating, and recognize the point of satisfaction in a meal.(1- starving, about to pass out, 5- just right, not hungry and not full, satisfied, 10- stuffed, uncomfortable) &lt;br /&gt;Make eating a solitary activity, sit at a table, light a candle, add dinner music, make it a complete experience&lt;br /&gt;Focus on the flavors and textures of your food.&lt;br /&gt;Eat slowly and notice how enjoyable each bite is. Jonna Reynolds is the founder and CEO of Evolve Wellness Coaching. She helps clients achieve their weight loss goals by looking at all the factors that contribute to their success.  Specializing in holistic weight management, behavior change and binge eating disorder, her approach combines exercise physiology, behavioral psychology, nutrition, life coaching to help clients make permanent life changes. Jonna holds national certifications in Wellness Coaching (Wellcoaches Corporation), Lifestyle and Weight Management Consulting (since 2003), Personal Trainer (since 1993), Group Exercise Instructor (since 1989) from the American Council on Exercise (ACE).  Jonna received her BS degree in Health and Exercise Science from Colorado State University in 1994, and has done extensive post graduate work in Exercise Physiology, Wellness Management, Nutrition and Psychology. 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I went to Sunday School and sat through countless sermons  all the while wishing I were out playing baseball or doing something fun. I had better things to do on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings then attending church services. Thinking back, I am glad I did attend. Some of it did sink in. A seed was planted. I learned all the Bible stories, you know, Creation, Adam and Eve, Noahs flood, Moses parting the Red Sea, Jesus and the cross, and so on, not knowing sure what to believe. Because at the same time my school science classes were telling me something very different about who I was and how I got here. The schools pretty much had me convinced I evolved from a fish, which evolved from something even lower in a warm slimy sludge. They had me convinced I was a product of random chance events and no creator was involved or needed. I did not see much of a future beyond the grave. I did not feel good about this, but who was I to argue with scientific facts! In my early 20s (a long time ago), I began to question everything I was taught. I was torn between what I was taught in church and what I was taught in school. I decided someone had lied to me and I did not like it. I still did not fully understand the whole Christianity thing and why Jesus had to die on a cross. Nevertheless, I needed to know the truth about my existence. Was I the product of a series of random accidents, or did a Supreme Being place me on this earth for a reason? I wanted to know and had to know. I had a void inside that I could not explain. I had to know why I was here and what the future held for me. This set me on a quest for the truth. The first thing I did was to go to a local bookstore and search for the truth in the occult section. Surely I can find all the answers to life on these shelves I thought. Believe it or not I did, or at least the answers started there. Right there, in the middle of all the astrologers, soothsayers, and modern day prophets, was a book titled The Late Great Planet Earth by Hal Lindsey. I bought the book, read it, and it completely changed the way I looked at life. I knew I had an exciting future  an exciting eternal future, if any of this were true. After reading that book, I sat down and read Genesis. An unexplainable chill came over me as I realized that I was reading actual history and not ancient myths. It actually frightened me a bit, knowing without a shadow of a doubt the events really happened. I bought another one of Hals books titled The Liberation of Planet Earth, that went into great detail of who Jesus was and is, and why God had to become a man and die on a cross. Another chill came over me as when I knew it was a historical fact that Jesus actually rose from the dead. I finally understood Gods plan  from creation to eternity. The lights in my head suddenly came on. It all made sense. I then set out on a journey to study everything I could find on atheistic evolution (the type of evolution taught in public schools in the USA), and creation. All the living things around me took on new meaning. I looked at them differently. I could look at a bird or ant and I could see incredible design and purpose. I studied, in great detail, the cardiovascular and vision systems of humans. I studied the workings of the simplest life form, the cell. I concluded the chances of atheistic evolution being the process of which life evolved on earth was absolute zero, not mention the origin of life springing up from non-life in some slimy sludge also being absolute zero. No, I am not a freak of nature, but one who has an exciting destiny in eternity, and placed here for a reason by a loving Creator. Since that day in the bookstore, I have been on an incredible and exciting journey and I have never looked back. Ron Gregory is a technical writer and writes operational and technical service manuals for medical devices and scientific instruments used in hospitals worldwide. 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Jealousy is one of the cruellest behaviours that someone can conflict on themselves and their friends and family around them. If you suffer from jealousy at the moment you will understand exactly what I mean and just how devastating it can be to yourself and your relationships with people that you love. Each and every year in my Hypnotherapy clinic here in Oxfordshire I treat hundreds of individuals and couples that have suffered at the hands of jealousy for years. By the time that they come and see me the jealousy has certainly taken its toll on everything that they love and care about. It is amazing that something that starts off in our imagination can soon spark out of control and cause such devastating damage. Jealousy can be caused by many things; however it nearly always sparks from some type of insecurity. I have worked with many individuals where their jealousy started because of their partner having an affair. I have also treated individuals that put the whole thing down to being bullied at school or a parent leaving when they were young. Whatever the reason  if jealousy is not dealt with then it will grow and cause major problems within current and future relationships. With clients that want my help in overcoming jealousy I use Hypnotherapy and Emotional Freedom Technique. Both therapies are very successful in treating jealousy. The Emotional Freedom Technique can work fast to alleviate all of the negative emotions associated with jealousy, while the Hypnotherapy can help them to rebuild their lives. If used over only a short period of time, Hypnotherapy and Emotional Freedom technique can help you to completely overcome your jealousy and to move on in your life. Just imagine being able to do all of the things that make you happy instead of having all of those negative thoughts and emotions running around inside your head. Imagine not having to obsess and worry over every little thing. So if jealousy is a problem for you and you would love to get rid of it and move on, then these treatments could be right for you. When picking a practitioner, make sure that they are fully qualified and insured, either contact a local Hypnotherapy or Emotional Freedom Technique organisation to get more information and to find a practitioner that is local to you. Richard MacKenzie is a leader in the field of Self Hypnosis. He is also the author of a book on Self Hypnosis called Self-Change Hypnosis. 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Job seekers may find that getting into a given field may require past experience or training. One may find themselves asking, "How can I start at the bottom if the bottom requires prior knowledge?" One of the best ways to gain work experience is to work as a volunteer. There are numerous organizations that are desperate for individuals willing to work as volunteers. Organizations, such as nonprofit organizations, build their portions or their workforce entirely around this valuable resource. Individuals who are looking for a quick and easy way to bolster work experience will find that volunteering accommodates this need. Individuals are seldom turned away form volunteer work. Volunteer work is often based on an individuals availability. Volunteer work is revered by Human Resource professionals because volunteers do not receive any form of monetary compensation for their efforts. There are some things a person should consider when selecting a volunteer job. First, does the position involve some form of skills closely related to future employment plans? Second, does the position meet time needs? And last, can the individual meet the physical and mental requirements of the position. Ninety nine point nine percent of the time ALL volunteer work is rewarding in some way. Please keep an open mind as there are many great entities with admirable causes out there. DO NOT turn one down just because it does not help your own needs. An easy way to find volunteer work is on the internet. Have fun, be safe, and take advantage of this great system! 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Women spend hundreds of millions of dollars on expensive miracle skincare products, but great looking skin does not have to be expensive! The secret of beautiful skin is simply concentrating on both the inside and outside and this does not have to be expensive. Protection from the outside Harmful UV rays are far and away the biggest cause of skin damage and the advice when choosing a day cream is to make sure that is SPF 15. In the evening use any cream you feel suits your skin type were all different, but dont spend a lot of money, all you need to do is keep the skin hydrated. There is no point in moisturizing your skin and then let the suns rays destroy it. Everyday prevention is definitely better than cure. On the subject of cure, all the creams that claim to repair damage are simply pedalling to vanity  They dont. The myth of beautiful skin A moisturizer can keep the skin hydrated and with SPF protect it and thats all. Its common sense, however many women fall for the hundreds of millions of year advertising campaigns that claim to give them a quick miracle and end up disappointed. The real secret of beautiful skin is protection from the outside and nourishment from within - Combine the two and you will have beautiful skin. Here are some great foods to include in your diet for radiant skin. Drink lots of water Two liters of water a day should be drunk this helps keep the skin hydrated and flush away toxins from the body Eat vegetables &amp; Fruit Eat 2 - 3 portions of vegetables for lots of nutrients for the skin, The best ones are below, but really any vegetable or fruit is good and in terms of vegetables try and eat them raw if you can. Sweet potatoes tomatoes and spinach For three important antioxidants Beta-carotene is present in sweet potatoes, lycopene in tomatoes and lutein  in spinach. They enter the skin and help reflect harmful UV rays and act as a permanent sunscreen. Cherries, blueberries, blackberries, grapes Contain anthocyanins an antioxidant that keeps the skin supplied with nutrients through the blood vessels that lead into the face. Oily fish As we all know oily fish are a great source of protein to regenerate collagen and elastin, as well as omega 3 oils, these are essential to keep the skin both subtle and hydrated. Good sources include: Salmon, mackerel, herrings and sardines. Crab, sardines, lean beef and wheat germ A good source of copper, a trace element that is essential for the making of melanin, the pigment in the skin that helps to absorb harmful UV rays from the sun. It also helps fight age spots which are the most obvious sign of skin aging. Soya milk, lentils, bean sprouts, yogurt &amp; wholegrain cereals These contain plant oestrogens, which help make lubricating oils and collagen in the skin for a healthier complexion. They also repair collagen and elastin, which slow down the thinning of the skin and the formation of fine lines which most women fear! Oats Contain the trace element silic acid, which is used to make the spongy cells that lie between collagen and elastin fibers. This makes the skin full and plump and by consequence slows down the formation of fine lines. Whole meal pitta, gogi berries &amp; muesli Pitta contains ferulic acid, berries contain vitamin c, muesli contains vitamin E. These are great antiaging vitamins Vitamin C and e are great for fighting harmful UV rays and gogi berries have 15 times more vitamin C than an orange gram for gram. The secret of beautiful skin is actually simple! Protect from the outside and nourish from the inside. Forget the miracle cures follow the advice above and you will have beautiful radiant skin for life. 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The short answer to this one is that there are so many people and we are all different in our diagnosis and they way we react to the different types of treatment on offer. Everyone rightly so is scared of conditions like Heart Attacks and wants to ensure that they dont occur. There have been tremendous improvements in the way Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure and other cardiovascular conditions are being treated nowadays and this is by and large down to the wide variety of medicines on offer. We have long moved on from the one size fits all society and Doctors realise what works for one man might not work as well for the next man. The treatment for Heart Disease and High Blood Pressure has moved from being the death sentence it once was to taking on much more of a preventative approach to these conditions. Though it may seem that there are a great many drugs in use to treat High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease, the actual fact is they all belong to a few main categories of drugs. The drugs within each category may appear to the initiated as similar but you can be assured that the minor variations are extremely important when it comes to treating different people. One single Drug may have several different names, the first of which is its official name  the generic name. After that we are into the realms of the free market economy with the same drug being marketed and sold under one or more brand names  the proprietary name. Every now and then you will get two drugs within the same delivery mechanism i.e. tablet and in this case there will be just one single name. The drugs now in use are effective because they are so powerful and precise. You really do have to know what it is exactly that you are taking, why you are taking it, how to take it and what effects it will have on you. The main categories of Drugs used to treat Heart Disease; High Blood Pressure etc are as follows: ACE Inhibitors and Angiotensin II antagonists&lt;br /&gt;Anti-Arrhythmic drugs&lt;br /&gt;Anti coagulants&lt;br /&gt;Aspirin (and other anti platelets drugs&lt;br /&gt;Beta-Blockers&lt;br /&gt;Calcium Channel Blockers (Calcium antagonists)&lt;br /&gt;Cholesterol (lipid)-lowering drugs&lt;br /&gt;Diuretics&lt;br /&gt;Nitrates&lt;br /&gt;Potassium channel activators&lt;br /&gt;Thrombolytic drugs (Clot busters). There are other minor drugs used in the general treatment of High Blood Pressure but the above selections are the main types of medicine in use today. 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I know you want to kill my children, destroy my country, and erase all historical evidence of our existence, and I want to do everything I can to help you achieve your goals. Would that be the epitome of insanity? If the leaders of your country were doing these things would you cry out Treason? That is exactly what is happening in Israel today, and Israelis are left stunned wondering what can be done to stop the insane leaders who have wrestled complete control over the government, military, and economy of Israel. Ok so I am going too far you say another conspiracy nut. American President George Bush says I will bring peace to the Middle East. Wait a minute isnt he supposed to be a Christian? Isnt Jesus the only one who will ultimately bring peace to the Middle East? Isnt the anti-Christ the one who will make a false peace agreement? Hmmm think I am stretching a bit? It gets better. The prophet Zechariah warned (Christians should be familiar with this, even Christian presidents) that those who burden themselves with Jerusalem will be dashed to pieces. Now a Christian president who presumably knows these scriptures, and proclaims a faith in the Jewish Messiah, and yet knowingly leads his nation into the abyss of certain condemnation at the hand of the God he swears he serves desperately needs his head examined. He must be insane! Today in the British Parliament, the podium from which the Prime Minister speaks not only has a Bible resting upon it; it has a Koran resting on top of the Bible. Europe is fast becoming not only a post Christian group of nations, but a pro-Islamic group of nations as well. President Bush embraces Islam as a peaceful religion, and the State Department continues to appease and praise the Islamists openly. Did I miss something? Arent we supposed to be engaged in a worldwide war against terrorism? Has anyone else noticed that nearly every conflict in the world today, and nearly every terrorist act is perpetrated by Islam? The most notable exception might be the Irish Republican Army, but they are sympathetic to the Palestinians and have often cooperated on strategic training and planning. So if we are waging a war on terror, and we are at the same time doing all we can to appease the terrorist, couldnt it be argued that we are suffering from mass dementia on a global scale? I contend that to fight against God, Creator of All things, Master of everything, is tantamount to insanity. The world today, and the leaders governing us are at war with God. It is that simple, the flesh of man vs. the Holy Spirit of God.  This is insanity at its apex. The world is going to suffer tremendously for this embracement of the devil, and the torment of this insanity will burn forever. Thankfully, none of us have to be turned over to a reprobate mind, we can embrace God instead, love His truth, and surrender to His will. If you have detected in your life a hardening of the heart towards the things of God, I appeal to you to stoop where you are, and fall on your knees in repentance. God does not want that any man (or woman or child) should perish but that all would come to repentance. Lets see eternal love, goodness, kindness, joy, and fulfillment, or eternal torment, separation from all that is good, burning, suffering, terrible fear, thirst which one will I chose, which one will I choose? Tom Cooper &lt;br /&gt;The Israel Report  &lt;br /&gt;http://theisraelreport.com Subscribe to our news update at:  &lt;br /&gt;http://theisraelreport.injesus.com/Subscribe.cfm &lt;br /&gt;Or by e-mail:&lt;br /&gt;theisraelreport-subscribe@myinjesus.com Tom Cooper is the founder of The Israel Report.&lt;br /&gt;News, Commentary, and Ministry from Jerusalem to the World. 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Academic debates and endless public discussions resulted in a situation where no right or wrong answer prevailed. All were possible, everything was applicable. As historians emphasize, most people seemed reluctant to accept newer forms of communications as they were trying to sustain a certain way of living, secure their position in society and most importantly, maintain a clear focus between the old and the new needs that evolved. Thus, the outcome of any suggested displacement became one of the central focus points in cultural studies, politics and other sciences, since the disintermediation was able to blur the ground upon which an action could be decided and a conclusion reached. One of the most important institutions that has been threatened to be displaced, if not in its entirety, in at least some of its functions, was that of the family. Traditionally, the institution of the family is responsible for the overall socialization of a person, as it constitutes the first small community in which an individual evolves and learns to interact with other community members. Over the past century, due to economic, political and social changes, the traditional family unit has altered the way it interacts in relation to its members and with the rest of the society. Unfortunately, especially in Western societies, the role of the family has been altered and individualism is promoted as the basic principle having the primary role in a person's life. The institution of the family has lost its original appeal and power. This realization does not come as a shock, as it is directly related with the increasing divorce numbers or the lower numbers of civic engagement among other reasons that led to the diminished social capital. Parents and children reconstructed their relationships and directed their focus away from traditional family values. As an individual is taught from an early age that economic success and tangible rewards shall better serve him/her in the future, in comparison to healthy individual relationships, one tends to become less interested in creating a family, get involved in volunteer work, embrace humanitarianism or strive for social welfare. In today's fierce competitive environment, the focus of a person is directed towards a satisfactory monetary compensation during his/her professional career that is based on previous educational choices and academic performances. These changes in the institution of the family have been reflected to other institutions as well, as that of church. According to social researchers, religious participation has decreased over the years and young believers have considerably been shrinking in numbers over the last decade. Although the institution of church is the next most important institution after that of family, as it compiles some of the most important social values and accelerates the individual's socialization process, it has managed to loose its appeal. One of the most important advantages of the church is that it provides an important incubator for civic skills, civic norms, community interests, and civic recruitment. Religiously active men and women learn to give speeches, run meetings, manage disagreements, and bear administrative responsibility. In part for these reasons, churchgoers are substantially more likely to be involved in secular organizations, to vote and participate politically in other ways, and to have deeper informal social connections. Although in a religious society like that of United States, the individual enjoys many advantages from his/her religious involvement, over the first two-thirds of the century, the latest research findings suggest that this is not anymore the truth. Contemporary citizens tend to judge negatively and suspect the intentions of the church clerics while sometimes they even denounce the church's efforts to improve social welfare. They interpret the role and practices of the church as that of a corporation that wants to exercise its power over its believers, in order to gain more power while focusing on increasing its revenues. Whilst criticizing the church intentions, the former church attendees are skipping Sunday service and the institution of church is loosing its "believers" who tend to receive and offer comfort and support through other institutions. Excused by their reduced leisure time, the profound changes in their social life and their willingness to survive in a global competitive environment, past churchgoers avoid their religious involvement. According to these, among other reasons, civic engagement has decreased over the years and believers tend to fulfill their need to get involved, socialize, perform, and provide help to those in need through alternative channels. In fact, as religious involvement is a crucial dimension of civic engagement, the observed trends in civic engagement are closely tied to changing patterns of religious involvement. Summing up, although religion is still considered today as a central fount of Western community life, the broad oscillations in religious participation during the twentieth century mirror trends in secular civic life. This disengagement appears to be tied to generational succession, as for the most part younger generations are less involved both in religious and in secular social activities than were their predecessors when at the same age. Evaluating the effects of changing communication forms and the development of additional channels over the recent years, along with how these developments, have altered one's understanding about oneself in relation to the discussed institutions. The recent criticism about technology, institutions, media, disintermediation, and their social implications, may bring forward the opposite view and create debates. But, human history is full of numerous examples of clash and integration through which a more advanced synthesis was born. Thus, the issue remains not to cease the questioning and the criticism so as to avoid the uncomfortable zone of debate, but rather to use these methods as contemporary tools in order to evaluate the future implications of today's human praxis. 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Just like everything else, if you are to get the most out of being a pen pal you need to think carefully about various aspects of pen pal memberships before you begin.  Here is some advice on becoming a pen pal, if you are grown-up, that should help to set you on the right road. (This article is not aimed at people under 18 years of age). Being a pen pal gives you all sorts of opportunities to interact with other pen pals.  You could discuss your ideas and experiences about your favourite hobby or pastime, for example.  Or you might simply be interested in the country in which your pen pal correspondents live.  Having at pen pal in a foreign country is a great way to get to know all about the culture, people and history of a country, of course.  Or, quite possibly, you might be looking for pen pals who are single with the view to getting to know other single people. Whatever the case, you will need to be clear about your aims in communicating with other pen pals before you start.  If you are not clear you will waste time communicating with people who you later break contact with, as well as possibly confusing them. In these days of the Internet, making contact with pen pals who are single with the intention of getting to know people as potential dates is quite usual.  There are probably a number of reasons while some singles may prefer to get to know people as pen pals in the first instance and only then moving on towards seeing them as potential dating partners.  These reasons may include shyness, a reluctance to face their dating needs head-on as would be the case in signing up to a dating site, as well as a choice to avoid that full-on approach that being a member of a dating site will mean.  If you are simply a pen pal you can choose to develop things further or not as it suits you, and depending upon what you learn about the other person you are communicating with. 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Or more directly as someone seeking members of the opposite gender for potential dating? If you are serious about finding pen pals, it is best to sign up to one of the friendship/dating services online.  Then, having decided upon your pen pals approach, you will be in a good position regarding what you say about yourself in your online profile.  Your profile is your personal advertisement that will be seen by other potential pen pals.  So, the photo you use, the heading and what you say about yourself are very important in attracting the right kind of person that you are seeking. Seeking potential dating partners through the approach of pen pals is an attractive, laid-back approach that will appeal to many. You can find out more about using an online pen pals service here: Pen Pals. Get pen pals and dating advice here: Dating Advice. Stephanie Constantina is a dating sector author who writes for Single Dating. 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Lets identify the UFO trend, popular Christian images, the Mayan calendar with its 2012 predictions, and a reality of PHOTONs flying from clearly identified astrophysical objects. Some fifty years ago UFOs captured the attention of people looking up to the skies. Once reports started and the government investigated, more and more UFOs appeared. Its like watching recently popularized crop circles. Simple circular forms started around Stonehedge. Lights collect over a wheat field and quickly trace out circular patterns. The more people learn and connect their consciousness to these phenomena, the greater their number and complexity. Humans focus attention to generate energies for the complexities of life to manifest. Many people today tap into UFO hopes and dreams. Because people share memories of space ships (collected from numerous popularized movies from ET to Star Wars), I believe people have real experiences. The small bodied, large head and huge eyed alien motifs amass in imaginations. Individuals even get transported into spaceships, reporting sensational experiences. Even without any physical evidence, books, movies, and sightings of lights perpetuate beliefs in UFOs. Modern UFO phenomena appear very similar to Christian hopes of Jesus imminent return. For almost 2000 years, groups of Christians await to identify Jesus returning to Earth to rule over a 1000 year Millennium of peace. Look, he is coming on the clouds (Revelations 1:7). Jesus would likely return similar to his ascension to heaven (Luke 24:51). Note that the Seventh Day Adventist movement was started after Jesus didnt return in 1843. The classical Mayan Indian Empire relied on an intricate calendar to predict Earths climax and potential re-creation. Major classical Mayan cities extend from Palenque in Mexico, to Tikal in Guatemala and Copan in Honduras. They mysteriously fell around 800AD, possible when their calendrical cycles reached 10.0.0.0.0. Their primary transformative climax is established at 13 baktuns, 13.0.0.0.0. Some predicted it for 2002. Nothing happened. Now 2012 is the year, that is if 3114 BC is considered to be their cyclic start date of 0.0.0.0.0. Human consciousness shares hopes for global peace and harmony. World religions express this climax of history. Jews await the Messiah, Christians the return of Jesus, their Messiah. Hindus believe Kalki (the final incarnation of Vishnu) will reestablish divine order. Buddhists pray, meditate, and post prayer flags calling on Maitreya, the final incarnation of Buddha. Various Muslims, especially Shia Muslim, believe a perfect teacher (which Muhammad represented) will come to establish justice. With rampant suffering and injustice, humanity awaits a major climactic event. This is real. Now, what can we learn from scientific data about identified flying objects. Data from science actually supplies us with powerful identifiable energies. Maybe we can realize the reality of identifiable extraterrestrial sources, tap into the power of these flying photons (light), and help generate the reality of a great, glorious future for humanity. Earth is a powerful magnet that attracts light from many sources. The most powerful high energy gamma rays and X-rays stem from the Vela Pulsar. Scientists estimate that its supernova explosion occurred about 10,000 years ago. The Vela is about 1000 light years away. About 1000 years ago (1054AD), the Crab Supernova was temporarily a star almost the size of the moon. Powerful radio waves from the Vela and Crab Pulsars reach us right now. Evidence exists that stars help align the great pyramids in Egypt. Our connection to the stars and the divine celestial sphere is as old as civilizations. Carved into the pyramid walls of Unas (2375-2345 BC) is probably the oldest known religious liturgy. Sirius, our brightest star, was called Sothis. Most recognize the Great Bear constellation as the big dipper. Heres part of Utterance 302 (Piankoff, 1968 with parentheses from the translator). Sothis lives (i.e., shines) for it is Unas who is indeed the living (star), the son of Sothis.  Sothis has let Unas fly towards heaven amongst his brothers, the gods. The two Enneads have purified themselves for him as the Great Bear constellation which cannot perish.  ... There is no word against Unas on earth among men. There is no crime of Unas in the sky among the gods. Unas has done away with the word against him, he has annulled it, in order to rise towards heaven. The Opener of the Ways has let Unas fly to heaven amongst his brothers, the gods. Astrophysicists identify powerful light from space. Lets plug into real energies connecting to us right now. If we focus on these real energies and put them within our consciousness -- no matter what our religious or philosophical viewpoint -- then we can ground these energies. To complete this article I ask why extraterrestrials need spaceships. Is materialism our grand goal? Our physical bodies live for a finite amount of time. Primarily we are here to experience core family relationships and plug into life: real energies from water, plants, animals, minerals, humans, and light (suns, star forms, and reflected light from the moon and planets). The 10% of our minds we use right now is enough to plug in and experience the flow of energies. In the afterlife we can potentially access the rest of the mind, put the dream of life into an ideal aesthetic flow, and refine energies within fabrics of time and space. (Yes this sentence is a mouthful.) For now, lets ground the extraterrestrial energies from the heavens, our celestial connections. Earth can blossom. We can share the joy of peace. We all live on one Earth. The synergism of individual and humane group power can generate climactic peace and prosperity. All spiritual paths can be strengthened by accessing power in Identified Flying Objects. The sun clearly emits high energy, visible light, and radio waves. Powerful sources from the heavens (stars and star forms) are real. Lets plug in, embody real energies and transfer this power within our own religious and spiritual practices. About the Author: Scot Aaron has three published books. With academic degrees in World Religions, he then researched Earth Sciences and Astrophysics at institutes in Munich. His last book Gods Science, developed the Milky Way Model. This model of creation, spiritually describes our physical universe in terms of Relativity Ratios, http://2divineways.com . Email scot(at)great-year.com . 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A person who possesses three or more traits of a professional online dater may not want to admit that he/she is a professional online dater, but doing so is the first step to solving the problem. Other steps to solving the problem are: &gt; Completely delete your profile(s) when entering into a relationship. Theres no looking back, only forward. &gt; Commit yourself to your relationship with a strong determination to work through the problems. Working through issues in a relationship is what helps people to grow. Running away is not the solution. &gt; If you stop communicating with someone, dont do it cold turkey. At least send that person a polite note so that he/she knows why. The person will respect you more for this. &gt; Find one online dating service that you like and stick with it. This isnt a game to see how many new people you can communicate with. Every person you communicate with is a real person with real feelings. Dont lead them on. &gt; Only communicate with a small number of people at a time. &gt; Dont fall into the mentality of the next one might be better. Instead, focus on the person you are with and know that they are the best. Then make it work. Professional online daters unintentionally hurt many people during the course of their adventure.  But perhaps whats worse is that professional online daters hurt themselves because they never learn to work through relationship issues that produce long-term relationship success. Luckily, with determination, professional online daters can change and when they put the same intense focus on a relationship (like they did with online dating) then the relationship generally turns into an amazing and long-lasting experience. And that produces another success story from two people who met online. Joe Tracy is the publisher of Online Dating Magazine (http://www.onlinedatingmagazine.com) and editor of the Online Dating Newsletter (http://www.onlinedatingnewsletter.com). Online Dating Magazine provides authoritative insight into the world of online dating while the Online Dating Newsletter focuses on dating advice and romance tips to help build better relationships. 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First of all, keep in mind that a bridal shower registry is not the same as a wedding registry. Gifts for a bridal shower, after all, tend to be smaller.  So do not list major gift items like appliances or furniture. Instead, think naughty items such as sexy t-shirts, lingerie, or aphrodisiacs. More wholesome bridal shower gifts include albums, picture frames, aromatherapy candles, and the like. Romantic CDs and DVDs also make great gifts. You should also list toiletries, such as lotions, shampoos, special soaps and other similar items. How do you put together a bridal shower registry? You can take advantage of the in-store registries at the large department stores in order to enable guests who do not live near you to choose and buy gifts that are on the registry. This option, however, can be limiting. So it is sometimes better to create an online bridal shower registry where your guests can shop in the comforts of their home.  Creating an online shower registry at a specialty store will give you the option to choose from a wider variety of products that the shop specializes in. A department store may only have limited varieties of a product while a specialty shop may carry hundreds of varieties. Some reminders If your Matron of Honor and other close friends are putting together your bridal shower registry for you, make sure you clue them in on what theme you would like. Avoid getting too surprised by talking to them openly about how you envision your bridal shower to be and what gifts you would like. Also make sure that the items you include in the registry have a wide range of prices, so that guests with different budgets can have a wider selection to choose from. Bridal Registry provides detailed information on Bridal Registry, Online Bridal Registry, Bridal Shower Registry, Bridal Registry Ideas and more. Bridal Registry is affiliated with Bridal Shops. 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Finding the perfect bridesmaids gift does not have to be difficult. When you consider the fact that your bridesmaids are the closest girlfriends that you have, deciding on what to give them can be a piece of cake! It is best to give your bridesmaids a gift that is practical, inexpensive, and unique. A fashionable choice among brides is to give each bridesmaid a set of jewelry. A coordinated pair of earrings and a matching necklace to wear on the wedding day is a special way to show any bridesmaid how much they are appreciated. If you are a bride that likes uniformity, thats okay, but keep in mind that the more unique the gift is to each bridesmaid, the more special it will be to her. If you decide to make every bridesmaids gift the same, consider individually wrapping each gift in its own unique gift paper, box or bag. If you dont mind varying each gift a little, a popular new trend is to give each bridesmaid her own personalized tote bag. 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Asthma is a condition whereby the smaller airways of the lungs constrict (or narrow) from time to time, causing typical symptoms.  The duration and extent of narrowing vary and they determine the degree of severity of the disease.  Asthma affects people of all ages, however, it tends to starts in childhood and runs in family.  Having said that, certain asthma sufferers have no family members who have asthma. What are the symptoms of asthma?  Typical symptoms are a cough, wheezing, chest tightness and shortness of breath.  The severity of asthma can usually be classified according to the degree of symptoms.  Each episode of symptoms may last from a hour to several days if left untreated.  Death is a known but uncommon cause of severe untreated asthma. Symptoms of mild asthma: Episodes of symptoms only during exercise or triggered by a chest or an upper respiratory infection.  You are usually symptom- free between episodes. 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Jo Ann has a law degree, an MBA, and a degree in Economics.  She is a strategic business attorney who works closely with businesses to greatly improve their chance of success.  Her background includes commercial, corporate, contract and real estate law, accounting, financial planning, mortgages, marketing, product development, banking, and business planning and strategies.  She ran a successful business for 10 years and has written and given presentations on many different legal, tax, and business subjects. 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Most people think that getting married will make them happier, feel more connected, and bring move love into their lives.  In reality, marriages also limit peoples freedom and autonomy, marriages constrain choices, and getting married increases the likelihood of conflict (disputes over time, money, children, etc).  Simply put, most people enter marriage with unrealistic expectations of what is going to happen, which ultimately results in disappointment, anger, and frustration.  Unfortunately, people expect marriages to be source of happiness and joy, when, in fact, marriages are a source of much happiness AND much frustration.  In fact, research show that people are more likely to be mean to a spouse than to a complete stranger.  People are more likely to show disregard, indifference, and anger to a spouse compared to how they would treat a stranger.  This happens because close relationships, not only create rewards, but they also create problems.  And unfortunately, most people are not ready or well prepared to deal with the problems. Romantic, Passionate Love Will Last There are two types of love.  The type of love that rules our decision making at the start of a relationship  romantic, passionate, love.  And there is the type of love that makes a relationship work  companionate love.  Romantic, passionate love is exciting, intense and all encompassing.  Companionate love is based on affection, appreciation and companionship.  Most people marry because they are swept up in romantic, passionate love, not realizing that this type of love is going to fade.  Romantic, passionate love always fades  especially after two years of marriage.  And when it starts to fade, if you do not have a deep appreciation for your spouse  companionate love  your spouse is not your best friend  your marriage is going be difficult to maintain.  Unfortunately, we select spouses on the basis of romantic love, but companionate love is what really matters in the long run. Love is Enough Love is never enough to make a relationship work.  People think that love will carry them through all of their difficult times.  But, in reality, more than just love is needed to make a relationship work.  Relationships require good communication skills  being able to resolve conflict in ways that create closeness and understanding.  It is important to be able to share feelings without creating defensiveness and more conflict.  In short, spouses need to be able to talk to each other and creating understanding without causing more frustration, anger, and hostility. Having Kids Brings People Closer Together Many couples think that having kids will bring them closer together.  Research, however, shows that having kids leads to dramatic declines in relational satisfaction.  Having kids puts enormous strain on a marriage, it increases the demands that couples face, and it often leads to more conflict and less satisfying interactions.  If problems exist in a relationship, adding kids to the mix, only makes the problems worse, not better. Spouses do NOT Cheat when Things are Going Good It is estimated that close to 30 to 60% of all spouses will cheat at some point in their marriage.  And many people think that spouses will only cheat when there are problems in their relationship.  Cheating, however, is more complicated than that.  Cheating is driven by a host of factors.  And it is quite possible for people who are happily married to cheat on a spouse.  Cheating can happen for a variety of different reasons. Timothy Cole, PhD.  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Schwartz Nonprofits, the value of a marketing plan to serve as the foundation of your daily work cannot be overstated. The right plan is flexible enough to embrace the changes your organization faces on a regular basis yet specific enough to guide ongoing implementation.  Yet, I find that many nonprofit communicators are working without a marketing plan. As a matter of fact, findings from my recent survey of over 200 nonprofit communicators showed that more than 60% of the respondents did not have a marketing and communications strategy. Even those who did have a plan, shared the following problems: The plan isn't followed.There's no budget.The environment (in which the nonprofit works, or within the organization) has changed dramatically, making the plan irrelevant. Those nonprofit communicators who are "planless" report that they do a lot of talking about creating one, but first need to develop leadership support for the process. Equally compelling, more than 89% of respondents said that learning more about strategy (why, what, when and how to communicate) was either "important" or "critical" to them. Most striking were these findings, highlighting that nonprofit communicators: Face Three "Greatest Challenges"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Respondents consistently pointed to three "greatest challenges" faced in their everyday work. These are: 1. Getting buy in (strategically, and in terms of resource allocation) from colleagues and leadership.&amp;#8232;&amp;#8232; Respondents reported that colleagues, leadership and board members frequently don't see that program success is dependent on effective marketing. They frequently have absolutely no marketing insight. &amp;#8232;&amp;#8232; A lucky 10% reported that their leaders fully support and understand their marketing work. But 63% responded that although they receive some degree of support from leadership, their work is still little understood. &amp;#8232;&amp;#8232; As one respondent wrote "Our team's greatest challenge is being taken seriously by senior management, who often make communications-related decisions without our input." &amp;#8232;&amp;#8232; Another commented that leadership "wants branding but never thinks about audiences; wants coverage but believes its real only when its a story in the New York Times."&amp;#8232;&amp;#8232; 2. Creating brand or name recognition to build and reinforce awareness. &amp;#8232;&amp;#8232; Many respondents pointed to the lack of brand as a deterrent to marketing success. But it's a catch 22. Most nonprofit communicators lack the time, budget and/or expertise to develop a high-impact brand. One respondent pointed to her "inability to identify a clear message that we're all comfortable in communicating, much less specific audiences with messages tailored to each." 3.  Lack of time and budget to do all that has to be done. &amp;#8232;&amp;#8232; The respondent who summed it up as "too many competing priorities," seemed to be speaking for the 69% of respondents who pointed to the lack of time and money as a huge barrier to success. &amp;#8232;&amp;#8232;Not an uncommon problem in the workplace. But when you're supposed to be producing, the problem is a big one. Another writes that she finds herself "getting bogged down in the day to day, leaving no time for planning, analysis or creative thinking." Are Striving Develop Skills In Several Areas &amp;#8232;&amp;#8232;&lt;br /&gt;Over 80% of survey respondents identified these topics as "important" or "critical" areas in which they need to strengthen their skills. Strategy (tied for top pick, identified as an "important" or "critical" skill gap by 89% of readers)&amp;#8232;&amp;#8232;&lt;br /&gt;Respondents want to learn more about strategizing to whom, what, when how and where to communicate. As you've read, most don't work from a communications plan, which is key to working within time and budget constraints. Even when they do, problems abound. Many of those who responded shared the lament that "fighting fires frequently preempt strategy even if you have a plan." Also described as "juggling while walking a tightrope." Message development and branding (the other top pick)&amp;#8232;&amp;#8232;&lt;br /&gt;Nonprofit communicators report that although there's a lot of talk about nonprofit branding, there are few colleagues they can turn to for guidance in this area. 88% of respondents pinpointed this as an "important" or "critical" area in which to develop greater expertise. Website development and promotion&amp;#8232;&amp;#8232;&lt;br /&gt;Many nonprofits continue to work on transforming their website from a brochure to one that takes advantage of the interactivity of the online medium. Marketing the site is another task for which enough time is seldom allotted, and for which skills are frequently just not there. &amp;#8232;&amp;#8232;Several mentioned a lack of understanding on the leadership level on how and why an organization's web presence needs to be integrated with other communications strategies. Evaluating success&amp;#8232;&lt;br /&gt;It is hard to measure how much communications are helping to change behavior of any kind, much less generate changes such as increasing awareness. Respondents reported that they know that evaluating impact is critical for building leadership buy-in and increasing budgets. One respondent commented, "we need to know results to determine how to invest the limited marketing resources we do have." Getting Attention survey results showed that many nonprofit communicators are faced with obstacles when it comes to a marketing strategy but have faith, each and every one of the challenges mentioned can be tackled with success. Take the first step by creating a marketing plan best suited for your organization. Nancy E. Schwartz helps nonprofits succeed through effective marketing and communications. Subscribe to her free e-newsletter "Getting Attention," at http://www.nancyschwartz.com/getting_attention.html and read her blog at http://www.gettingattention.org for more insights, ideas and great tips on attracting the attention your organization deserves. 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Now after finalizing the prima facie specification of your mobile need, you should know details of mobile phone deals available in UK. Now certainly your curiosity to know more about mobile phone deals increase as what thing is this? In UK, there are four type of deals exists. These are Pay As You Go, SIM free, contract and pay monthly. In SIM free and Pay As You Go, you have to pay the money in advance. Therefore, with such deals, you will talk only to that much amount which has been paid prior. In the contract mobile phone deals as the name suggest, you have to sign contract. The best money saver deals are provided by the network providers to the mobile phone. These are Pay As You Go as well as contract phone deals. The deals can be found on any handset. Whether it is most common Nokia or other mobile phone, deals are available. But there are few issues to meet out to configure a suitable deal. Before buying any deal, some homework is necessary. 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Incentives can be any of free monthly line rental, free talktime, half monthly line rental, free text messages and others or all of them. Again there are 12 months free line rental mobile phone deals in which you won't pay any rental means talk unlimited. There are cashback offers, clearance offers, upfront cashback offers and many more. With the increasing popularity of internet marketing, shopping becomes so easier for all users. You dont have to waste your time and energy as just sitting in front of your PC let you explore the entire marketing dimensions. Since payment is protected and within few days you get the shopped items is at your doorstep, online shops are promising. An additional advantage of internet shopping is that extensive research can be done about the market to compare various options with just a click a suitably chosen product is all yours. There are several online mobile phone retailers which provide detail description of various mobile phone deals along with providing purchasing option. Apart from it, online mobile phone shops offer attractive gifts, best of its kind, which may be any of Sat-Nav, iPod, video iPod, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Lite DS, accessory pack, DVD, Bluetooth headset, Microsoft X-box, LCD TV and many more. In selected cases, few additional offers are provided. Free mobile phone insurance, free home delivery, free network connection and many more are presented. Comparing several mobile phone deals is also uncomplicated. Look for discounts and incentives plans and find a best mobile phone deal for you. Harry D. resides in UK and he is a skilled professional in mobile phones technologies. Harry D. also writes articles related to mobile phones and related topics. He is an expert writer for numerous topics related to mobile phones. 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If you don't pick up on these cues, then you're probably missing out on golden opportunities for approaching women.  In fact, it's reported that over 90% of women's communication is done through their body language.  So if you fail to see them, then you only have a 10% chance of understanding what women really want. Why is this important? Well there are many times when a woman uses her body language to tell you that she's interested in you.  The problem is you've probably missed out on a lot of these signs or failed to recognize these body language cues. Why really annoys me is I often see guys do nothing after a woman purposely initiates eye contact with the sole intention of getting him to start a conversation. It's insane because men spend so much time trying to "pick up chicks", they often miss out on the obvious women who have demonstrated a clear indicator of attraction. So don't be like these guys!  Take the time to look around a room and pay attention to women who are sending you subtle signals.  Then all you have to do is walk up, introduce yourself and you'll be talking to a woman is already attracted to you. So if you ever encounter a situation where a girl is constantly making eye contact with you, this means she's interested in you.  Don't be an ass and do nothing. Just confidently walk up to her and initiate a conversation! Want to learn 50 different ways to meet, approach and attract women?  If so, take a look at Scott Patterson's Free eBook which provides 50 tips for approaching, attracting, and dating ANY woman. 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It's not our fault; the pumpkin pie, the chocolate fudge, and the buttered yams all sit smugly on the dinner table, daring us to take a bite: yes, we are practically being force fed. Even so, the calories still add up, not just one crumb at a time but also one sip at a time. In moderation or in abundance, the calories of wine can make a difference in weight. Drinking a few servings a day gives you a few hundred more calories, giving you a few more pounds over time. For this reason, it's important to account for the calories consumed whenever you raise your glass. As a general rule, a glass of wine contains about 80 calories, when the term "glass" is comparable to 4 ounces and not comparable to a 7-11 Big Gulp. Fortified wine is typically higher in calories and wines with higher alcohol content - because alcohol is where the majority of the calories are generated - may pack a better punch, but they will also pack on more pounds. To put this in perspective, the US Department of Agriculture states that 100 grams of wine with a 12.2 alcohol content have roughly 85 calories; 100 grams of wine with a 18.8 alcohol content have 135 calories. The sugar in wine also plays as much a dramatic role as the alcohol; the higher the sugar content, the more calories it will have. For this reason, some dieters prefer to consume dry wines with lower alcohol content. Even when the above is taken into consideration, many wines contain a similar amount of calories or only differ by a small number. Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Burgundy, White Burgundy, Beaujolais, Chardonnay, Chianti, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc , Champagne , and White or Red Zinfandel all contain between 90 and 100 calories per serving. To tip the scales, Madeira, Muscatel, Ruby Port , White Port , and Tokay all contain between 160 and 180 calories per serving. No matter the type of wine consumed, people who drink do run the risk of gaining weight, but the wine itself is not the problem: rubbing the nose of your bottle of Port against your bathroom scale and repeatedly telling it "No" is unwarranted. It's not the consumption of wine that adds pounds, it's the consumption of wine without cutting back on food. Wine, like other liquids, doesn't have the ability to curb our appetite. Thus, many of us start to drink wine without taking into consideration the extra calories and we consume our regular caloric intake through food. When the calories of wine are added to our regular intake, additional calories are consumed. Still, these additional calories are often better for you than additional calories from other alcoholic sources. When compared to other alcohol, wine has a slight edge. Beer, particularly light beer, may be less caloric than wine, as a 12 ounce light beer typically has 100 calories, but beer doesn't possess the health benefits of wine; it doesn't have the antioxidants. When compared to mixed drinks and straight shots, wine wins bottles down. Mixed drinks, especially when mixed with sugary sodas, and shots of hard alcohol are very caloric and contain no health benefit. They have nothing to offer but calories and they know it, leaving them to sometimes throw themselves down the drain when the bartender is not looking. Drinking wine doesn't have to equal increased pounds. One way to have your wine and drink it too is to simply adopt physical activity as a means to make up for the additional calories - instead of driving to the bar, walk there; instead of pushing a cart through a liquor store, carry your supplies; instead of drunk dialing your ex-lovers, jog to their house and speak to them. You can also keep from gaining weight by cutting back on the calories consumed through other means - eat less candy during the day; have a banana for a snack instead of a muffin; eat a salad instead of a steak. Adopting a few of these habits will make room for the wine calories you consume. If, for some reason, these habits don't quite work, getting rid of wine is not the answer. Instead, simply remember two little words: liquid diet. Jennifer Jordan is the senior editor at http://www.savoreachglass.com  With a vast knowledge of wine etiquette, she writes articles on everything from how to hold a glass of wine to how to hold your hair back after too many glasses. Ultimately, she writes her articles with the intention that readers will remember wine is fun and each glass of anything fun should always be savored. 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Buddhism originally arose out of the teaching and enlightenment of Siddharth Gautama. Siddharth Gautama was the first of many Buddhas or enlightened masters - who have enriched the Buddhist tradition. Buddhism is a living seed and contains many powerful methods to attain enlightenment. Its teaching have helped many persons to become enlightened. The Buddha lived approximately between the years 563-483 BCE. He attained understanding in around 531 BCE and spent the rest of his life preaching and propagating his teaching. The Buddha lived a life of luxury in a royal household till he was 29. On coming in touch with the fact that suffering is inevitable he decided to leave this life and take to monastic ways. The Buddha practiced severed austerities for about 6 years and learned meditation from many masters of his time. The austerities were so severe that he was reduced to mere skin and bones. It was only when he gave up this extreme also and practiced the Middle Way that he achieved his breakthrough. He found himself in Gaya (in the present state of Bihar in North India) and after a long time had a meal of milk and rice. Then refreshed, he did an all night meditation sitting. And he was enlightened towards the dawn when the morning star arose. So, this is when was Buddhism founded. The Buddha must have been around 35 at that time. After that the Buddha went to some five ascetics with whom he had practiced austerities earlier. These ascetics had abandoned him in Gaya when they had seen him eating and drinking. They were determined not to welcome the Buddha now. But when the Buddha approached his sense of presence and majesty was such that they welcomed him and offered him water to drink. The Buddha then preached to them the first sermon that about suffering, the cause of suffering and the cessation of suffering. 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Can I have a pet? While owning a pet fosters responsibility and compassion, some children are just not ready to help take care of a pet. It is a huge responsibility and one that must be given careful thought. There are many things you should consider as a family. What kind of pet? What kind of pet would fit into your life style best. There are many options from large dogs to little fish. You should carefully consider the needs of each and what you think will fit into you life style as well. The happiest pet is one with happy owners that dont feel stressed by its care and needs. You should study into types as well as breeds so you know exactly what to expect breeds. Can you afford the addition of a pet? Now that you have decided on a type of pet. You need to consider the cost of owning a pet. Pets even if you are given on free are very expensive. 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Given what they can carry, the concern is real and legitimate. The truth, however, is that there need be no fear of breeding mosquitos whatsoever, for any kind of water feature. Heres why. There are both biological and mechanical means for ensuring that not one mosquito breeds in your water feature. If the water is moving, as in a stream, a wall fountain, a tub garden with a fountain or a small pond with a waterfall, the mosquitos will not lay their eggs there. Its a high risk situation for the larvae and newly hatched so they just dont do it. If you have a pond with still water, simply put in a fish or two. These dont need to be mosquito fish (Gambusia affinis) either. Ordinary pond fish or Koi will eat the larvae and Ill tell you how I first discovered this. I built a pond for a man, filled it with water and let it sit over the weekend to ensure there were no leaks. On Monday there were thousands of mosquito larvae squiggling about, going from the bottom to the top and down again. I bought three small pond fish and put them in. The next day there was not one larvae left. The presence of fish ensure no mosquitos. But there are other means too. There is a naturally occuring bacillus called Bti you can add to your pond. The mosquito larvae eat them and die, yet it is not harmful to pets, fish, wildlife or humans. You can buy it as Mosquito Dunk or Mosquito Bits. If you like the idea of encouraging various forms of wildlife, there are several natural predators to mosquitos and their young. Toads can consume quite a quantity of mosquitos and can be encouraged to make a home of your pond garden. Dragonfly nymphs can be purchased and will wantonly devour mosquito larvae. Because Dragonflies have a very long (up to two years) nymph stage, a few added to your pond now and again not only will prevent mosquitos from hatching, they will reduce the mosquito population. If you dont like the idea of more creatures in your garden, get a propane powered mosquito trap. These have a tremendous range and will also reduce the overall mosquito population of your area as the mosquitos are attracted by the scent, drawn into a trap from which they never emerge. One or more of these methods will ensure that you can have your water feature without ANY risk of breeding mosquitos. For more information on ponds and water features of all kinds, visit us at www.water-features-online.com Keith Davitt is an internationally recognized landscape designer and garden builder and author of four garden design books and numerous articles. 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In the meantime, consumers are certainly the winner today, with such a wide variety of ways to customize their phones and ringtones. Ringtone Media Studio is a product from software developer Avanquest Software.  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Every dieter searches for the "holy grail" of diets; one that offers a safe, simple, no-willpower required solution.  Who knows?  Perhaps someday one may actually be discovered, but for now there is no magic solution.  There are however, a few myths that need to be exposed. You may have heard about this one, I know it's the one I would jump on right away if it were only real.  Eating ice cream will actually cause you to lose weight.  How?  Well, the so-called theory to this mythical weight loss solution states that since ice cream is cold, and warming it up takes energy (measured in calories), your body is burning these warm-up calories while you are eating the ice cream.  If only! While it is true that your body requires energy to warm up, and digest eaten ice cream, that's because any action the body takes requires an expenditure of energy.  This is no more than basic physics applied to physiology.  But, as they say, the devil is in the details.  The consumption of ice cream, which is generally high in both fat and sugar, takes in far more calories than our body would use to warm and digest it.  Bottom line; easy on the ice cream. A variation of the ice cream diet would substitute ice water for the ice cream.  What's the thinking behind this substitution?  Water has no calories, so you must be better off.  Wrong!  The energy expended to warm the water to body temperature is negligible in terms of weight loss.  However, drinking water does have it's advantages when trying to lose weight.  You sometimes feel hungry when the body is slightly dehydrated.  Drinking water, rather than reaching for something to eat will help you to feel less hungry. The next myth focusing on weight loss states that every added pound of muscle will cause the body to burn an extra 50 calories.  Not only is this myth not true, it is also quite meaningless.  Put on a pound of muscle and burn 50 calories once, or for how long?  If we are just sitting around we will consume around 70 calories per hour.  Some have trouble believing that; but the body is constantly consuming energy in order to maintain internal body temperature, repair cells, pump blood, etc. A pound of new muscle, at most, can only burn a dozen calories per hour.  It's not the muscle that is so advantageous to weight loss, it's the exercise it took to build the muscle.  The average person will burn somewhere around 350 calories for every hour of vigorous exercise such as, weight training, running, etc.  Walking, while a good addition to a weight loss program, is more to tone not build muscle, and to increase cardio health.  The weight loss benefit is still there with walking, it will just take a little longer than with a regular program of more vigorous exercise. Another advantage with vigorous exercise is that it will raise your bodies metabolic rate for an entire day.  This will result in an additional 250 calories being burned.  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The information that comes from metaphysics (which is the philosophical study of being and knowing) does not go against any ancient wisdom or major religions. Instead it is able to compliment them. There are three key aspects pertaining to God that have been passed down in all sacred texts and major religions in some form, although they may have become distorted over time: 1. God is One 2. God is Everywhere and Everything 3. You are a part of God (or you have a soul) By combining these three aspects and relating metaphysics with my own experiences, I would like to provide you with a comprehensive view of God possible (in words). But before I begin, I want to let you know that in no way am I forcing my concept of God on you. Instead I would like to simply provide you with an alternative view of God; that perhaps you may have never considered. It is my hope that you will explore on these ideas to see if they resonate with you. If they do not, please don't force yourself to hold them, instead let them go, maybe you will come back to them and maybe you won't. Only do what is right for you. I can not tell you what will work for you; I can only tell you what has worked for me. And in explaining how I have come to understand God, I sincerely hope you find what is right for you! Okay, here we go... There are many names for God including, but not limited to, Higher Self, All-That-Is, One, etc Personally, I normally don't use the word "God", but I will for this article. The terminology is never important, no matter what word you use; it will not live up to the concept of God. Every word, no matter how empowering has limits, even though God is limitless. Therefore, do not worry about the word, instead think about the idea. What Is Gods Role?  Firstly, we must have a common understanding of Gods role, before we can begin to elaborate upon the concept of God. God is the ultimate creator and complete control over our realities. God creates the entire Earth and all physical life. God is an infinite being. What Is God Made Of?  In relating metaphysics to God, understanding what God is comprised is critical. Both science and metaphysics/spirituality have come to the same conclusion about what God is made of. If you ask a metaphysician, what is God? they will answer, God is everywhere and everything, God is moving through form, into form, and out of form. If you ask a quantum physicist, what is everything made of? They will respond, "energy". If you ask them, what is energy? they will reply energy is everywhere and everything, and that it is moving through form, into form and out of form. So it is all the same thing, just a difference in terminology. The conclusion we come to is that God is energy. God is also consciousness (consciousness is basically awareness). This brings us to the proceeding point: How are You a Part of God? You are a spark of consciousness, a spiritual being that is having a physical experience, which is part of God. Whether you like to call that part of God that you are, your Soul, Inner Self, True Self, etc you must simply recognize its existence. Remember, the terminology does not matter; only the idea behind it matters. This is what a fellow journeyer had to say: Choose again. Pretend that you are enlightened. &lt;br /&gt; Pretend that you are loved by God. &lt;br /&gt; Pretend that you are perfect just the way you are. &lt;br /&gt; Take a deep breath now and PRETEND WHAT IS TRUE. &lt;br /&gt; Then everything will make sense. When you pretend something that is true, then you immediately become that Truth. &lt;br /&gt;First the energy of God descends upon the Earth, then it pretends whatever it wants to be, then it ascends back to its source. &lt;br /&gt; You are God pretending to be whatever you are right now. &lt;br /&gt; Do you understand what this means? &lt;br /&gt; You have allowed yourself to descend, but by pretending to be less than what you are, you have not ascended back to God."&lt;br /&gt; -Thomas (Indigo Child) If We Are All God, Then How Can God Be One?  The easy answer is that we are all interconnected, but that is not the whole truth It is very misleading to say that you are a part of God, because you are actually the Whole God. This is a timeless principle of metaphysics. You must grasp the idea that you are the God, you search for. At least for this article, open your mind, and try on this idea for 5 minutes. It will not hurt you. Explore the possibility that you are the Ultimate Creator. But now, how can we all be One? Metaphysics states that God is All-That-Is. We are each All-That-Is focused in on part of the whole picture. There are really no divisions between us, it is all an illusion. It is as if you are one point of a painting. When you look around you see other parts of the painting, which you believe are separate from you. But if you could see the whole painting you would realize that you are all the same. So basically, you are the awareness of All-That-Is completely focused in your physical body, and it is the same with everyone else. You see, we each experience our own body and dont realize that we are all the same Being, just focused on different experiences (or physical bodies).  The other points of All-That-Is are non-physical and what you call your Higher Self. I do not like this word, because calling that part of yourself "higher" makes it seem better than you, and it also separates Yourself. You are both the same being, just focused on different aspects of reality. Your Higher Self is not higher than you, nor is your Higher Self lower. You are just on different vibrational levels; there is no better or worse. So We Are God, But What About Everything Else? How Can God be Everything and Everywhere?  You/God is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient, but how? In every atom there is an energy field. This energy field contains a spark of consciousness (God), just as every cell in your body contains. Each cell has a part of God, as well as the whole God. This may seem confusing initially; however, once you explore it thoroughly you will be able to understand it. Let me address this in another way; the house you live in, the car you drive, the computer you are looking at, the chair you are sitting in  are all God. The Infinite Being focuses on everything, not just what we consider to be alive. Therefore, everything has energy and awareness (consciousness). To end your confusion, you should realize that God did not create that chair you are sitting on, instead God became it. You may be wondering why God would do this, and the answer, in short, is to experience it. You are all about experiencing and expanding the limitless energy that is God. God is always growing and expanding because It is always having new experiences and producing more energy. Final Thoughts Much of this seems to get lost in translation, since it is something that you must experience in order to fully comprehend. Once you experience All-That-Is, everything in this article will make sense. I even recommend you save this article and come back to it a year from now, after you have played around with these concepts. Then you will understand this much more. If you would like to experience your True Being, and become All-That-Is there are many ways to do this. Personally, I achieved this through applying metaphysics with meditation and other metaphysical practices. 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However, no matter how successful some are in other aspects of their lives, they dont feel its realistic to have the same success in love. But being in love is the most realistic thing you can do. It energizes your life, fills you with positivity, creates generosity and makes every moment beautiful. The body heals the heart is happy. The real question is, why arent we in love all the time? What keeps it away? The following steps will show you how easy it is to open your eyes and find love wherever you go. . 1) THE ONE RIGHT BESIDES YOU Most of the time we are searching for the right person and dont take a moment to stop and see who is right in front of our eyes. - Look at a person who is close to you right now  anyone it happens to be. -Notice the ways in which you push him away. Stop doing that. -Allow the two of you to be together in whatever way you are. -Do the same thing tomorrow with someone else. We dismiss so many people who are in our worlds, while waiting for the right one to appear. The more we can be right with everyone, the sooner well find just what were looking for. 2)PLAYING AT LOVE So many complain that they are not loved. The reason for this is they are so busy playing games their partner never knows who they really are. -Notice what games you play in relationships, and what games you demand others play. See if you are in love with the person, or with the game you are both playing right now. -Become aware of the difference between who you are and the games you play.  Let the games and be who you are. Who you are is always loveable. Its the games that get in the way. 3)LETTING HIM COME AND LETTING HIM GO -One obstacle to falling in love is the tendency to hold on to what is wrong. We grasp and cling to whatever we have, preventing the right one from coming to us. -When someone comes into your life (or day) practice letting him come. 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And the more space you will make for all kinds of new people, possibilities and situations to come your way. 5)GIVING GIFTS -What gifts do you give others in relationships? And what do you hope to receive in return?  Its important to give openly as well as to receive. - Find something new you can give to somebody. Give it. Do this everyday.  It does not have to be fancy or expensive. Do this with all kinds of different people. Do it quietly without fanfare and without expecting something in return. - Do this with yourself as well. Each day take a moment to find out what kind of gift you would like today. (A walk in the park, new lipstick, time with someone you care for.) Give this to yourself each day. Although this exercise is simple, it is extremely powerful. Doing this daily in your relationship can turn everything around. 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Use fresh or defrosted paste / dough balls used as 30 millimetre balls or pieces on their own or with other sizes / shapes mixed  this IS different; used in conjunction with a dry mixture made from the above list of ingredients, the varied attractor leak-off and power is just awesome and has accounted for many of my most memorable catches!  Use a single large ball of paste / dough the size of a mandarin or small apple. Used on its own or in combination with a dry mixture this is a completely different method of attraction. This also has produced some incredible big fish for me catches; I believe it gives more time for the bigger fish to compete and inspect it before taking the hook bait! All these paste / doughs can be semi air-dried or rolled in powders to make them dry enough not to prematurely melt the PVA bags. I often roll these pastes in dry powders ingredients mixture until the exterior is completely covered. I prepare hook baits like this in advance in advance but use added amino acid and mineral / vitamin soaks. I air dry these baits, then re-hydrate them in the soak and coat them with a mixture of attractive powders. *  When using the PVA bags: First I put a layer of powders into the base of the PVA bag. Then put a single paste / dough ball / or fresh 20 millimetre balls or / 25 small 10 millimetre air-dried balls or a mixture of fresh and air-dried baits together in a PVA bag. I keep adding dry powder with a spoon as I do it from a tub, (over a tub and preferably out of the wind!) I spoon the powders into the bag until it is nearly full, then the fix hook to the bag, either by putting the hook into it or tying the hook to it using fine PVA string. I then put extra dough over line above the hook and onto hook bait mould until everything is aligned so that the hook point is proud and hook and bait is mostly obscured by paste and not able to tangle with the rig after casting out when the bag melts. (Sometimes it is useful to put one bag inside another to begin with, if it is raining or very damp or you want to fish very deep water, or like to pull your rig back after casting. With this dry mix, paste / dough, PVA bag method, I use seriously sharpened hooks; and hook lengths normally of about 4 inches from hook to lead. Very sharp hooks tend to penetrate much deeper quicker upon first contact with the fishs mouth. (I also prefer a hook with a long slim point that is curved back in towards the hooks shank. I will use a heavy lead if I can to set the hook upon fish picking up the bait. I use a line clip on the rod at the reel to help jolt the hook into position and sometimes use two with an initial slack line specialist set-up. 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So-called Big names are not the only ones who can catch BIG fish consistently  I hope this article helps you too! The author has many more fishing and bait edges up his sleeve. Every single one can have a huge impact on catches. (Warning: This article is protected by copyright, but reprints with a link are OK.) Tim Richardson is an internationally acclaimed carp and catfish bait-making expert, and a highly successful big fish angler. His best selling bait making and bait enhancing books / ebooks help beginners and experienced anglers alike, to improve and enhance their baits achieving far greater catches of big fish. * His books are even used by members of the world elite British Carp Study Group for expert reference. * Your catches can gain from more understanding, expert bait making experience, powerful insights and cutting edge fishing information and techniques; take a look at Tims dedicated fishing bait making website. 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