Advantages and Disadvantages of VoIP: Know Them Before Switching to VoIP Service

Author : Juzaily Ramli

Today, more and more people are consciously making an effort to learn about Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP. One thing that they all look for is whether or not VoIP can act as an alternative to the good ol telephone service, which has made such an impact in the lives. Can VoIP replace the humble telephone for good? One way to find out is to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of VoIP.VoIP offers many advantages for you. Among them are:1. VoIP is a whole lot cheaper compared to your normal landline telephone. With a residential VoIP plan you only need to pay about $9.95 for the most basic service up to about $39.95. For a business VoIP plan, the cost would be somewhere about $49.95 to $99.95 and comes inclusive with a separate fax number.2. The VoIP modem (which is free) is delivered to you in only 5 to 10 days. Or you could buy it at your local store for same day service and get the VoIP provider to credit it against your bill.3. The services which are considered as extras in your regular landline telephone service, such as Caller ID, Call Waiting, Call Forwarding, Voice Mail, 3-Way Conferencing, Repeat Dialling, and Call Block are now standard services with your VoIP. In short, you dont have to pay extra for these extra services. They come free with the package, including the most sought after service: unlimited calling, either local or long distance.4. With VoIP service, there is no charge for any incoming calls, which cannot be said for US cellular service providers. The same also holds true for outgoing local calls, which depends on your talk plan.5. With VoIP service in North America, local is always inclusive of US, Canada, some countries in Western Europe, parts of Asia, and parts of Latin America. For countries which are not already included, there are international plans available which cost a lot less than that offered by the standard long distance services providers. Another way is for you to make occasional calls without a plan, but for far lower charges per-minute compared to the usual long distance plans. For VoIP services in Europe, Asia and elsewhere around the globe, this also applies (more or less) in reverse.6. With VoIP service, you dont need to have a computer. Just take your average phone cable from your VoIP modem and plug it into your regular desktop or portable phone.7. With VoIP service, you can activate every phone jack in the house. First, disconnect your house internal phone wiring from the regular telephone service at the phone box outside (most probably on your front wall). Then, simply take the VoIP modem and plug it into any existing wall jack inside your house. However, this option is not available for those who live in apartments.8. With VoIP service, you can choose your own virtual phone number in almost any area code that you wish for at a very low price (around $5). This way you can have friends and family dial a local number that will then ring on your phone. The drawback is that you cant make outgoing calls, as its not considered as a real line phone line.9. With VoIP service you can have low cost 800 numbers. This way it will be free for people to call you and yet will not be too hard on your pockets. There are monthly rates fixed for you, but they vary according to the provider. Generally it could cost you about $5 for the first 100 minutes per month, and somewhere about 4.5 cents per minute beyond that.10. Some VoIP service providers offer a service that could locate you called Find Me at other numbers that you provide, either in sequence or simultaneously, should you fail to answer your call. If you still dont answer, your call will then go to your Voice Mail which can be retrieved later.11. And finally, the icing on the cake: You can take your home or office phone with you wherever you go. Just bring your VoIP modem with you, and when you get to your destination, plug it into any high-speed internet connection. You could be in a hotel room in the Caribbean, at your friends or relatives house in Paris or even at the airport. No matter where you are, one youre plugged in, you can make as well as receive calls on your regular phone number. Charges are based on your home location. You could be in New Zealand and if anybody were to call your office or home number in Atlanta, they would never know that youre not really there. And if you make calls, your regular caller ID still shows.As with everything else, with advantages there are certain disadvantages, even for VoIP services:1. If you utilise a cable connection for your Internet, your upline is 2 to 10 times slower than your downline. This means that, although you can hear crystal clear what the other person is saying, they may not necessarily hear you. This could lead them to hang up (as they dont know youre on the line), or to them telling you to call from a regular phone and to get off the speaker phone.Even though VoIP companies insist that 256K should be sufficient for a clear signal, it does not seem to be the case. Thankfully there are ways to overcome this obstacle if you have a very knowledgeable VoIP support tech. Consult your VoIP service providers about this.2. The quality of high-speed connections may vary, as it is dependant on many factors, including the number of other users on your cable line, or your distance from the nearest DSL booster node. This means that the VoIP quality may vary daily or during each call.3. During your calls, when there is no one speaking, there is a silence that could lead the other person to think that the line has gone dead. This is especially true for those who have become so used to hearing a slight buzz when using a regular telephone. Instead of being bombarded with many people asking are you still on the line? you should first explain this silence that you will encounter at the very beginning of your conversation.4. When using VoIP service, you may not be able to activate a new credit card, as the computer at the other end will claim that you are not calling from a home phone. The reason for this is yet unknown as VoIP providers have yet to answer this.5. While conversing, you should never allow anyone to put you on silent hold, as the VoIP service may disconnect you when it doesnt hear anything. It assumes that you are no longer on the line, thus disconnecting you after a while.6. If you have an upline signal that is not capable of relaying your call, and when you cannot get through, all that youll be hearing is a recording stating that Your call cannot be completed at this time, which can be very annoying if it happens often.7. Sometimes, your VoIP service will just cease to work. How to solve this depends on your provider. Mostly it will take some unplugging and replugging of various connections: VoIP modem, router, cable connection, DSL connection. It all depends on your provider and the solution (and sequence) that they provide you with.8. And finally, in what is the worst disadvantage among all, if you lose your Internet connection for whatever reason imaginable, you lose your telephone service. Should you decide to depend almost entirely on VoIP service, then you are strongly advised to have a cell phone with you at all times. This also works in your favour as you can set your VoIP service to call your cell automatically should you not answer your VoIP line.The verdict? Commercial VoIP service is an actual telephone service, compared to the likes of messenger services (computer-based) or Skype (which insists that it is not a telephone service). Of course it has its disadvantages, it has no video (at the moment that is) and has some minor glitches. Yet these glitches can be put up with when you realize that you can save anywhere from $30 to $100 a month. These glitches may be a big issue if you plan to use VoIP for your office, but if you have a cell phone with you for back up, youd have no problems at all. You may find yourself joining the huge number of users who have gone 100% VoIP, with the intention of never again using the telephone. Juzaily Ramli is the owner of VoIP Tutorial website that discusses on all things VoIP including

Postcard marketing for tourism industry - The great cheap marketing tool

Author : David Kan

As a travel agent marketer, or a hotel promotion, all you need
is a good marketing tool is a cheap cost and high effect,
contribute to the brand building and create a good relation with
your visitors.

These things can be obtained when you use postcard to market
your services in the local community. And here are the reasons:

1)Postcard is a low cost marketing tool but high visible.

Postcard marketing is very affordable. Postcard cost less than 2
cent each to produce I you print them using your own computer or
have them printed professionally for about 7 or 8 cents each.

You can print 4x6 inch postcard on your own computer for less
than 2 cents each. Or you can reduce the cost down to about 1
cent each if you print 4 at a time on 8 ½ x11 sheets of card
stock and then cut the sheet into quarters.

In fact, standard sized postcard is 38% cheaper than using
regular size letters.

2)Postcard can be created very easily.

You can use your own photos illustrating your services, your
hotel image, designed with Adobe Photoshop, or Adobe Image Ready
to create a good helpful collection of your own postcard. This
collection will be very good for you to build your brand, or
will be cost effective if you rotate it in your postcard
marketing campaign.

There are many ready packages of postcard organization some
professional website, so if we do not want to design by
ourselves, we can buy these postcards with a reasonable price.
Try to find a good supply on Net by Google or Yahoo! Search
tools.

3)Postcard is cheap and easy to send.

The current postage for mailing a postcard in the US is just 23
cents. That is 38% cheaper than the postage for selling a letter.

This reduce the postage rate applies to postcard that are at
least 3 ½ x5 inches but not over 4 ¼ x6 inches.

Now, there are services online which can complete all the
process of postcard marketing for your company with an
appropriate rate. Visit www.usps.com/mailingonline to use its
cheap services and reduces your cost into 90%.

4)Everybody read postcard

Postcard doesn't waste time of people. There are no envelops,
just a picture and your message. Almost 90% receivers will read
it and feel friendly than any other kinds of advertising. It is
because postcard is delivered "ready to read"... especially if
you keep it brief and look like a message from a friend to
friend. And postcard doesn't take up a lot of space. Your
customer can carry them in their pockets easily...

5)Big respond

This high rate of readership is the main reason why postcard
postcards produce a bigger responds than other type of direct
marketing. With other types of direct marketing you often lose
prospects that would have respond to your offer-but they never
saw it.

Postcard are an excellent low-cost alternative to email when
there are junk mail are sent to prospects everyday, your
prospects will often delete them without read even an legitimate
one. Postcard is not, no one receives too much postcard that
they even don't want to read!

6)Your competitors can not know your postcard marketing campaign.

A new marketing campaign often imitated by your competitor
because it is visible on multi-media lines. But postcard is the
contact between you and your prospects. It is difficult for your
competitor study anything from yours, unless you want them get
over you by sending postcard to their office or their private
house.

7)Get immediate result

Because postcard is simple and easy to use, they produce results
quickly. You can finish your postcard marketing campaign from
designing to sending within a week and starting get replies 2 or
3 days later. One of the benefits of using first class postage
for a regular size postcard is that it will be mailed back to
the sender if it has a bad address, which can help you update
your list.

You can ask the receivers to bring the card into your office for
special discount, there for you can calculate the respond rate.

Your postcard can brand you and your business in ways that most
marketing material cannot. If you start and stick to a regular
postcard marketing program, you and your business will gain a
quite a reputation, perhaps even a little notoriety.

8)Postcard marketing is rather targeted.

You can send it to chosen prospects, and gain the highest
effective. Postcard enables you to spend your entire advertising
budget on your best prospects. You don have to pay for
advertising to a large audience in order to reach a few good
prospects.

Here are some ways to use postcard.

1) Referrals-send postcards regularly to your friend, your
frequent clients or other best contacts and ask them for their
referrals.

2) Thankyou notes - use postcard to say Thankyou for business,
referrals or information and say that you appreciate their
helps. Your postcard receiver will be so surprised and please
that you took the time. 3) A follow - up offer or services -
after the client use or buy your services, send them a discount
offer for a related services or product within 30 - 60 days. Don
not miss the opportunity for an after - sale contact.

4) You can also announce a price - increase time and encourage
your customer check in to use it at current price.

5) Gift certification or coupons: show your best customers that
you appreciate them by sending a gift certificate that they can
use anytime in the next year. You should leave a space on the
postcard and encourage they fill out their friend or colleagues
name and give it to someone else to introduce them to your
business.

6) Announce an event - send postcard to let your prospects know
about events like a seminar in your hotels...

7) Introduce new services such as a new city tour for children
traveling over many educational sites in your city...

8) Build your website traffic- use postcard mailing to tell
people your site is there and when you make significant
additional which can give them many interesting information.

9) Recognition- sends out a postcard to let people know your
good news about accomplishments and awards or reviews you have
received.

10) Just stay in touch. People like to be remembered and
postcard is economical and easy way to say " thinking of you "

11) Remember special days of your clients: send a holiday
greeting a Thankyou not for Thanksgiving. If you keep track of
special dates in your customer lives like birthdays or
anniversaries, you can send them a colorful postcard letting
them know you are thinking of them.

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Category : Hunting

Why You Should Never Quit Your MLM

Author : Robert Borhi

Listen to this and tell me if it sounds familiar to you. You've
looked over all the material and decided to join a new mlm
company, maybe your first one, maybe not. The products look
great, the company looks professional, the promo material is
slick, and the website has a flash presentation. This is going
to be great! Surely everyone I talk to will be interested and
I'll be able to quit my day job in no time!

But then reality sets in. Your first product order costs you
$125, and every month you have to order an additional $125 in
products to stay qualified. You're buying leads every month for
$50. You are spending another $25 per month in pay per click
ads. On top of the money, you have to spend time away from your
family going to meetings, doing presentations, and working the
business online. After a few months your spouse is getting
grumpy at all the time and money you spend on the 'new venture'.
The pressure mounts, your downline isn't growing, more money
goes out than comes in, and you decide to quit.

What's wrong with this picture? And what do I mean when I say
you should never quit your MLM?

Truthfully, most people who are involved in mlm, whether they
are a success yet or not, have had the above experience. It is
actually a common scenario, because mlm is an easy come, easy go
situation. People can get started for a relatively small cost
compared to starting another business, but the reason they join
in the first place is usually because they don't have enough
money in their lives. So if they aren't making money quick, most
people will either quit mlm entirely or move on to the next
opportunity, hoping that one will be the big, quick, easy
money-maker. And it's easy to quit an mlm, you just stop buying
the products or press a button on the company website, and easy
go.

Here is the reason you should never quit. For the average person
with a day job, MLM is the easiest, most cost-effective way to
have your own business that can grow over time to give you an
unlimited, passive income. And you can do it in your spare time
while keeping your day job.

If you are planning on joining an mlm, or evaluating your
present company, here are some things to think about.

If done right, you should be buying products every month that
you or your family use, at a price you can afford every month.
Perhaps join an mlm that has products you are already buying
locally. That way, you are just shifting the same money around.
Or better yet, find a way to sell enough products to customers
to stay qualified every month. Many people hate selling, but
these days you can sell online and avoid the face to face
presentation, at least until you overcome the fear.

If done right, you should be marketing your business every week,
or every day if possible. Set an advertising budget you can
afford and stick to it. Look for inexpensive ways to advertise.
Some ideas are business cards, a sticker of your website url on
your car, a small classified ad in your weekly newspaper, and
free online advertising.

At a minimum, plan on doing your mlm for at least 3 years
without making the big money. This means, make a decision to
commit to the business no matter what until you find a way to
make it work. Be realistic in how much it will cost you. If you
achieve success sooner, then great! If not, after three years of
really working the business you will learn enough to keep going,
and more importantly, know why you should keep going.

Over time, if you are working the business, the right people
will show up and join you. You will be using great products
every month at a price you can afford, and you will be doing
something to build your business every day. Network marketing is
not a get rich quick scheme; it is really a way for you to put a
little effort in over a long period of time to reap the rewards.
I've heard in said that in mlm you will get paid in the future
for the work you are doing today, which is much different than a
traditional job. But the rewards will be much more lucrative!
Never quit!

Category : Software

How to Catch Bass Fish Successfully Every Time

Author : Baalaji Baashyam

Bass fishing is an enthralling sport. Every one will aspire to come out successfully in any sport or game. To be a good ang Text | Downloadler one should know the information that is discussed below.Depth of the waterAny water body will have three layers. They are deep layer, middle layer and surface layer. The surface layer will be warmer than the middle layer and the middle layer will be warmer than the deep layer. Before heading for the bass fishing you need to know the existence of the three layers and should be able to find out the temperature of the three layers. Thermometers can be used effectively to measure the temperature of the different layers of water.Bass fish prefers comfortable temperature. Hence in hot weather condition the bass fish will remain in the deep layer as it will be cold. During cold weather condition the bass fish will try to remain in the middle or top layer.Temperature of the waterThe metabolism of the bass fish is influenced by temperature of the water. There is no second opinion that bass fish can withstand temperature fluctuations better.Bass fishing can be done thorough out the year when the temperature of the water is around 70 -75 degree Celsius. The bass fishing is possible even when the temperature is around 32-39 degree Celsius. When the temperature of the water becomes cold the movement of the bass fish is getting slower. This piece of information will help the anglers immensely to get big boog is possible even when the temperature is around 32-39 degree Celsius. Try and know as much as possible about the nature and habitat of e fish you can successfully select the place for bass fishing. Once the place is selected thinking in the lines of bass fish will increase you chance of enjoying a successful bass fishingMapKnowing preferred habitats of the bass fish is possible though the map that contains the complete details of the place selected for the bass fishing. You need to find and select a map that has even minute details like length, depth and slope of the surface of the water body. Any beginner who goes follow the above mentioned process will surely know where and how to catch the bass with success every time he ventures into water. Signup now at Bass fishing Tackle Guide and receive a FREE copy of our best selling e-book "A complete guide to bass fishing"

Category : General Hobbies

Nsauditor: Network Security Auditor

Author : Varuzhan Kankanyan

Conducting a network security audit isn't very easy the first
time you do it. You've got to either purchase a commercial audit
package and learn how it works or assemble your own adhoc
toolkit from open source offerings. Either way, you're looking
at hours of effort to get even a quick look at the security
condition of your network.

Now you can conduct an initial audit in just minutes, with a
total cash investment of only $37, thanks to Nsasoft's Nsauditor.

Nsauditor is a network security scanner that allows to audit and
monitor network computers for possible vulnerabilities , to see
all open ports on your system and owner program names, including
the process loaded modules, kernel objects, memory details,
remote address and state of connections, dns name, country where
from, service associated with connection, possible trojans
associated with port and service description. All the mentioned
features are provided with a user friendly graphical
interface.The product contains a built-in database of known
vulnerabilities, which allows you to select the items for
scanning and add custom entries. Nsauditor can reveal and
catalog a variety of information, including installed software,
shares, users, drives, hotfixes, NetBios, RPC, SQL and SNMP
information, open ports. It can also audit password and security
policies as well as make a variety of attack probes, such as
stealth port scans, HTTP/CGI server auditing, registry auditing.
In addition, over 35 network tools for scanning, sniffing,
enumerating and gaining access to machines, dns and whois
lookups, Finger, e-mail validate, Traffic emulator, HTTP traffic
generator and intrusion detection system based on security
events log analyzer are included. The program can sniff and use
brute-force and dictionary attacks on LM and NTLM password
hashes and expose the insecure ones. Nsauditor does OS detection
and automatically creates OS fingerprints which are not included
in database. The outputs of scanned reports are in HTML and XML
formats.

http://www.nsauditor.com

Category : Meditation

Cialis Some points to take care

Author : Steve Jackson

If the male organ does not get enough blood during sexual intercourse, the erection of the organ does not become strong and sustained. This inability in erection is a sexual dysfunction which affects the Mens health and leads a male person to impotence. Some times the problem is called the erectile dysfunction condition.There are a number of methods in vogue to tackle this problem. However, the best and easiest non surgical taken treatment for erectile dysfunction condition is to use any kind of PDE-5 Inhibitor oral drug. There are a number of effective drugs available in the market all of them are equally effective to fight erectile dysfunction conditions.Tadalafil Phosphate, whose brand name is Cialis, is one of the best medicines in this category. Use of Cialis, blocks the enzyme called PDE-5 (Phosphodiesterase-5) which ultimately increases blood flow through the sex organs and causes firm and sustained erection.The medicine should be taken orally one hour before sex. This medicine may be taken with or without food. To get better effect of the medicine some sort of sexual excitement will be required for easy and quick erection. Before treatment of erectile dysfunction condition, you must visit a doctor who should thoroughly check up your body conditions.Your doctor will not allow you to take Cialis if you are already using a nitrate drug for chest pain or heart problems. Because, taking Cialis with a nitrate medicine can cause a serious decrease in blood pressure, leading to fainting, stroke, or heart attack. The medicine is not be allowed in case of patients having Kidney, prostate or heart problem. During your sexual activities after taking Cialis, if you become dizzy or nauseated, or have pain or any other problem you should immediately stop the activities and call your doctor right away. Cialis should be taken only once a day. Minimum 24 hours should be allowed between doses. Some times erections become painful after taking Cialis and in this situation stop all sexual activities and immediately seek help of your doctor. Some times erections last longer than 4 hours. But a prolonged erection can damage the penis. In this situation immediately take help of your doctor. We have pointed out the above problems which some times may happen to persons using Cialis. As such we will always suggest to buy Cialis only if your doctor prescribes for you. You should find a Cialis pharmacy where you can purchase the medicine against a doctors prescription. Also the medicine can be purchased from the over the counter stores. It will be Cheap Cialis and a doctor prescription may or may not be required to buy Cheap Cialis. Cheap Cialis Pharmacies are spread throughout the country in over the counter stores or in the Internet stores. Cialis online is also available through web sites. There are thousands of web sites selling cheap Cialis and you will find innumerous advertisements of these on line stores. Steve Jackson is an associated editor and a contributing author to the Eupharma.de for distinct article sites/journals. Please feel free to visit http://www.eupharma.de for more information on Cialis, Viagra.

Category : General Health

VoIP Technology - Talk is Cheap!

Author : Johnny Mayer

VoIP products are integral to the most advanced and reliable
VoIP and Voice over ATM platforms currently sold by leading VoIP
telecom and networking companies worldwide. VoIP products based
on VoIP enabled technology products employ Voice over Packet
chip processors, VoIP PCI and cPCI communication boards and VoIP
media gateway modules (PMC form factor).

VoIP companies provide voice over packet (VoIP) processors for
OEM implementations of voice communications over packet networks
or "VoIP". Each VoIP processor features low bit rate Vocoders, a
State-of-the-art Echo Canceller and T.38 compliant fax relay.
High and medium density gateways, residential gateways and
integrated access devices (IAD) are among the major users of
VoIP chip processors. These VoIP solutions power client
applications from small gateways and IP phones... An As an
indication of market size... one major VoIP provider has over 10
million ports installed and growing rapidly.

VoIP Products - Gateway Network The entire VoIP gateway network
is based on continued advances in VoIP media boards that offer
field proven solutions. Product design of proper PSTN interfaces
is a critical factors in VoIP deployment. How can small or
medium-sized gateways compete in the market? By implementing
cost-effective solutions for enterprise or small POPs and fast
market penetration into new and emerging markets. On the other
hand, large VoIP gateways are designed to meet major carriers'
operational requirements.

VoIP Products - Market Driven The rapid VoIP market expansion
for VoIP Gateways led to the large diversity in VoIP products.
Today, VoIP providers may choose from different sized gateways
for VoIP networks of different sizes. Also, Mediant VoIP
gateways enable carriers to address multi-regional requirements
and strengthen economics of deployment. For instance, providing
PSTN signaling and compression technology deployed in over 75
countries is quite a challenge. Fortunately, VoIP technology may
quickly enter new regions and conserve precious bandwidth in
hard-to-reach offices.

AudioCodes Ltd. is a market leader in voice compression
technology and is a key originator of the ITU G.723.1 standard
for the emerging VoIP market. AudioCodes enabling technology
products include VoIP, CTI and call logging communication
boards, VoIP media gateway processors and modules.

For more information on VoIP
and emerging VoIP
technology, visit AudioCodes

Category : Holidays

How to Save Money On Your Homeowners Insurance

Author : Adam Henley

You may be able to save hundreds of dollars a year on homeowners insurance by shopping around for insurance. You can also save money with these tips. Spend some time shopping around. Check consumer guides, insurance agents, companies and online insurance quote services. Try some of the top name online quote providers, like the ones at http://www.HomeownersExclusive.com/homeinsurance.html. This will give you an idea of price ranges and tell you which companies have the lowest prices. But never consider price alone. The insurer you select should offer a fair price and deliver the quality service you would expect if you needed assistance in filing a claim. Also, ask them what they would do to lower your costs.Consider a higher deductible. Increasing your deductible by just a few hundred dollars can make a big difference your premium.Ask your insurance agent about discounts. You may be able get a lower premium if your home has safety features such as dead-bolt locks, smoke detectors, an alarm system, storm shutters or fire retardant roofing material. Persons over 55 years of age or long-term customers may also be offered discounts. Insure your house NOT the land under it. After a disaster, the land is still there. If you don't subtract the value of the land when deciding how much homeowner's insurance to buy, you will pay more than you should. Don't wait till you have a loss to find out if you have the right type and amount of insurance.If you've kept your coverage with one company for several years, you may receive a special discount for being a long-term policyholder. Some insurers will reduce their premiums by 5 percent if you stay with them for three to five years and by 10 percent if you remain a policyholder for six years or more. But make certain to periodically compare this price with that of other policies.Make certain you purchase enough coverage to replace what is insured. "Replacement" coverage gives you the money to rebuild your home and replace its contents.An "Actual Cash Value" policy is cheaper but pays only what your property is worth at the time of loss - your cost minus depreciation for age and wear. Ask about special coverage you might need. You may have to pay extra for computers, cameras, jewelry, art, antiques, musical instruments, stamp collections, etc. Remember that flood and earthquake damage are not covered by a standard homeowners policy. The cost of a separate earthquake policy will depend on the likelihood of earthquakes in your area. Homeowners who live in areas prone to flooding should take advantage of the National Flood Insurance Program at floodsmart.gov.If you are a renter, DO NOT assume your landlord carries insurance on your personal belongings. Purchase a special policy for renters Adam Henley. Visit Homeowners Insurance Tips for more ways to save.

Category : General Insurance

A Guide To Belt Buckles

Author : Eddie Tobey

A belt buckle is an integral part of a belt. Buckles made of plastic, metal or wood are the most common kinds of buckles. Buckles on cowboy belts, cowgirl belts, Texas belt buckles, war belts, military belts etc are a few other different kinds of belt buckles seen in the market. Belt buckles that are on fancier belts for evenings wear are studded with stones or embroidered, the most popular and expensive being the rhinestone ones. These belts are for show rather than for any real purpose. Latest kinds of belt buckles in the market are the digital ones, scrolling ones and the light up belt buckles. These are especially good for a night of dancing or fun and frolicking. People who can afford fancier belts can also get customized belt buckles that have some form of engraving or other message on them. Silver buckles can also be custom made on order. Gold belts and designer belts set with turquoise buckles can also be custom made for some exclusive kinds of belt buckles that would be noticeable. Some individuals also wish to own some uniquely designed belt buckles that are exclusively made on order. For those who wish to make a statement, Harley Davidson belt buckles would be the best choice. Bigger the buckle the more noticeable would the belt be. Individuals with rebellious nature usually prefer these huge buckles that go with western belts or otherwise large belts like the rodeo belts. There are even available in the market a kind of belt buckles known as the rebel belt buckles and punk belt buckles. Buckles with funny faces on them or those that are themselves shaped funny are also a craze with the younger population. Large sized buckles would especially go well with belts made of animal and reptile skins like kangaroo hide, alligator skin, brown snake skin, crocodile skin and black snake belts. Funny belt buckles like the star wars buckle, led display buckles, and spinner buckle are also popular with the kids. Since a belt buckle can be changed on a belt in most of the cases, many prefer to keep a few buckles so they can be change the buckles whenever they fancy. Belt buckles are also available cheap and would be available in any shop selling belts. Buckles for belts that hold guns like the military belts or the gun belts have a different kind of buckles that are stronger and can hold the extra weight on the belt. Firefighters, bikers, and gunmen etc wear different kinds of belts that have belt buckles different from the regular ones. Also available are belt buckles with religious symbols for all those pious individuals out there. Eagle shaped and dragon-shaped belt buckles are one the most common that might catch one?s eye in a belt buckles display in a belts shop. One only needs to shop around for that perfect belt buckle to buy. Since a number of shops deal with belts and belt buckles, available in the market is a wide choice and an individual would only need sufficient time and energy to shop around. Belt Buckles provides detailed information on Belts, Belt Buckles, Leather Belts, Western Belts and more. Belt Buckles is affiliated with Custom Belt Buckles.

Category : General Lifestyle: Fashion

Perfume Your Garden and Home with Gardenias

Author : Jeanette Joy Fisher
One of my favorite plants is the large white-flowered Mystery Gardenia (gardenia jasminoides) that grows to about 5' tall and wide. The perfume-like scent adds an exotic feeling to gardens. Plus, the large white flowers show up well in moonlight when many people more likely get a chance to take pleasure in their garden.If you want to enjoy gardenias, plant them where they get sun. Most people plant gardenias in the shade because these plants love the same soil as shade-loving camellias and azaleas. However, gardenias can take full sun and prefer at least half a day of sunlight. Gardenias will not bloom well in the shade.Don't over water your gardenias. Keep the soil surface moist, but not soggy. Don't let them dry out too much during flowering or they will drop their buds. To keep your plants from drying out, mulch well.Gardenias also like rich organic soil, azalea/camellia fertilizer, and iron. If your gardenias get yellow leaves, they most likely need more iron. During the growing season, feed your gardenias every three weeks.Don't get harsh when pruning gardenias. They need some leaves left on the stock so they can get nutrition. Prune after blooming but before fall so the plant gets a chance to grow and form new flowers for the next spring bloom.Gardenias bloom from late spring well into summer. Besides the glorious creamy-white blooms, they give your garden a gorgeous deep green backdrop all year long.Plant gardenias near your entry door to welcome guests and yourself with the invigorating perfume-like scent. Just one or two flowers floating in a bowl of water fills your home with natural fragrance. With over 200 species of gardenias, you're sure to find just the perfect variety at your local nursery for your garden.Copyright © 2005 Jeanette J. Fisher. All rights reserved.Jeanette Fisher, author of Joy to the Home and other books, teaches interior Design Psychology. Free "What Is Design Psychology" Report
http://designpsych.com
Category : Marriage

Business Development

Author : Assaf Katzir
The essential stage of any businessBusiness development is an essential stage of any business. Either it is in the beginning of the road or it is in the middle of the road. For a young business it is essential in order to develop required markets, products and services. For a mature business, while it has a solid ground of customers and activities, naturally, it would like to relax and enjoy the fruits of success; thus, this is a critical stage that requires a future plan that will enable the business to survive and grow.Basing on existing products/services eventually will bring to profit's margin decrease, market portion decrease and customers desert in favor of an advanced technology or newer products/services. In order to cope with the above mentioned a business must be prepared with the next "thing" (product/service...) that will ultimately lead the business to a future growth.

Business development continuityBusiness development continuity is important for the following reasons:
Market survival - The existing product will reach the end of its life cycle and will disappear.Revenue growth/new money - Insert money to the business from new activities with higher profit margins.Maximize exploitation of infrastructure/assets/current capabilities - Existing resources which are not fully exploited by the business, for instance: existing sales force that can expand the variety of the products that it sells, a factory that does not work in full capacity and existing customers' repository that can be addressed with additional products/services.
Business development does not have to be a new product/service or a new market. It can be anything that will expand the ranges of the business activities in one or more of the followings:

Business Development PossibilitiesExpand the amount of customers - Reach new customers while using additional marketing channels, additional geographic areas, addressing to potential customers that have not exposed to the business products/services etc'.Expanding products variety - Creating a "family" of products based on existing product, creating similar products (small differences from original) such as: new flavors in food products, additional scents in cosmetic products etc'.Expanding products' types - Create additional products' categories that do not have a direct relation to the major product of the business. In this case there is an advantage to products/services that can use the business capabilities such as: technology, distribution channels and customers. Good examples are a restaurant that adds catering services and a vineyard that provides wine workshops.Adding value to the product - When the main product of the business has competitive and saturated environment, the competitors offers identical products. When the only way to compete is with the product's price, a good solution will be developing additional value to the product, something that will provide a clear competitive advantage over the competitors and will enable to charge appropriate premium for the value added product. For instance: A famous chewing gum company (Orbit) advertised that while chewing their chewing gum the PH level is more balanced. With this campaign their product had an extra value over the competitors.Enter to new fields - using business resources and assets in order to expand business activities with additional fields that are different than the current ones. It is possible to use existing resources like technology, human resources, equipment and etc' in order to establish a new activity or purchase activity/company that is already working in this required field.Business Development ImplementationBusiness development as an integral part of the business activity.Allocate time and resources for business development.Define objectives and goals - schedule, budget and annual growth in revenue/profit.Sourcing.SWOT analysis of the business - Identify strengths and weaknesses of the business (customers, suppliers, competitors etc') and identify the threats and opportunities that the business has or might have in the future. Most of the business development ideas are not coming as an epiphany, but as a product of hard work of capabilities analysis and market analysis and then finding relevant niches.'Out of box" thinking - There is a major importance for creativity and different thinking in order to identify the opportunities before the competitors.Networking - Meetings with entrepreneurs, customers, suppliers, attending in relevant exhibitions and conventions etc', in order to acquire ideas, cooperation and acquisitions. More info about networking is available at http://www.business-starter.com/Networking.htm .Chosen ideas' examination - Business plan preparation Critical stage in order to implement the chosen idea.Complete definition of the idea, how does it work (in some cases a model or prototype is required) and who will use it.Targeted market analysis - similar solutions, competitors and potential market.Risks analysis - Competition, entering bar for competitors, existing alternative products etc'.Budget - Required initial investment, development, production, marketing and sales costs (including penetration stage).Highly important that additional people will review the business plan and will provide their objective feedback. There is a natural tendency for an entrepreneur to disregard some of the weaknesses and risks. Additional review can provide these risks and weaknesses the right weight.Alternatives analysis and taking a decision.

A preparation of implementation plan should start after the decision was taken. The plan should include monitor and control through the implementation process.Business development of a company is the basis of inserting new income to the business, of exploiting opportunities on time, of growth and it is necessary condition for business survival in the long term.Assaf Katzir is the owner and CEO of Katzir Soze Investments Ltd
Additional useful information for management, start-ups and small businesses is available at http://www.business-starter.com.
Category : Business:Management

Dancing with the Stars: Episode 4 - Season 3

Author : Cinthia Razakalalao
Episode 4 of season 3's Dancing with the Stars featured the beautiful, graceful slow waltz and the dramatic, intense paso doble.In general the contestants fared significantly better with the slow waltz than they did with the paso doble. Of all the stars performing the paso doble, sadly no one was able to embody the true character of the dance.Mario Lopez, with his mariachi-infused style of paso doble, lacked the definitive posture of the paso doble fundamental in portraying the essence of the matador. While he managed to hold his head down with a slight tilt to appear as though he was defiantly looking down upon the bull, he failed to shape his body to achieve the position of the matador who has to hold the cape to his side with his hips swung as far out from it as possible to avoid the bull's attack. Had Mario been a real matador, the bull would have rammed right into him and tore him to shreds.Furthermore, Mario's facial expressions lacked the fierce intensity that a matador would display in a real-life bullfight scene. Challenging a bull is no walk in the park. Blood and sweat are shed, clothing is torn apart, adrenaline is rushing. A paso doble dancer has to convince the audience he is right inside the bullring with the bull and must stop at nothing to show dominance and control over his mighty adversary with an arrogant stance, strong body shapes and movements, and a powerful use of his cape.The paso doble is the one Latin dance where the man really ges to shine and show off. Taking on the role of the cape, the lady takes the back seat and frames the matador. Vivica Fox, with her over-the-top diva attitude, overshadowed her partner by coming on too strong. While swift and passionate, the cape does have a feminine side to it as it swirls around the matador. A good dose of fabric softener was in order as Vivica looked stiffer than an air dried towel in the role of the cape.Meanwhile, Sara Evans did the very opposite by looking like a flimsy chiffon cape that floats gently in the air, but will not move swiftly with every movement of the matador's. She danced last night as if her heart was not into the dancing at all. Clearly the paso doble does not match her sweet, laid-back personality, yet as a ballroom dancer, you can't just dance the steps; you also need to be able to 'act' and become your character.The best performances of the evening last night belonged to the waltz dancers, which comes as no surprise considering the slow waltz is often the first dance beginner ballroom dancers learn because of its slow tempo and easily recognizable beat.In my opinion, Monique Coleman and Louis van Amstel's waltz was the best of the bunch and deserved higher scores. Once again, Monique proves to be versatile and consistent. She illuminates and moves the audience in the standard/smooth dances just as well as she thrills and amazes them in the Latin dances.While beautiful and well-performed, Willa Ford and Maksim's rendition of the waltz did not strike me as extraordinary as the judges made it out to be. Willa Ford's posture in dance hold was not always consistent and faltered in promenade position. From the slight rigidity of her movements, I also got the feeling that her partner Maksim was carrying her through the entire routine to ensure she would move farther and faster.In the standard/smooth dances, the man holds the responsibility of determining the pace and the length of the steps. Hence, a female celebrity partner dancing with a professional male partner will usually have a greater advantage over the male celebrity partner dancing with the professional female partner whose job is to follow the leader and not lead him. Though without a doubt a much better dancer than Willa Ford, Joey Lawrence could not compete with professional dancer Maksim in the waltz.Who should go? I'll say it every week and I'll keep saying it every week until he finally goes: Jerry Springer. He's done the waltz already; he can go home now.Who will end up going? A toss between Jerry Springer and Sara Evans (although you can never be too sure with the voters at home).
Category : Arts-and-Entertainment:Movies-TV

Turning Off An Allergic Reaction

Author : Jane Thurnell-Read
Wouldn't it be good to have a safe, non-drug technique that you could use to minimise allergic reactions? Well, there is one. It was devised by Dr Jimmy Scott, the originator of health kinesiology, a complementary therapy.It's a simple way to turn off an allergic reaction by tapping acupuncture points. The sooner you start doing this after experiencing symptoms, the more effectively it works. One of the good things about this procedure is that it doesn't matter if you don't know what the offending substance is.As soon as you start to feel an allergic reaction, even if you don't know what it is causing the problem, tap each of these points for about 20 to 30 seconds:1. Tap beside the nose at the inner corner of each eye2. Tap on the eye socket bone just below the centre of the eye3. Tap either side of the breast bone just below the collar bones4. Tap the sides of the torso, straight down from the armpit and level with the nipple5. Tap near the lateral corner of the little toe nail at the base of the nail (on the outside of the feet)6. Tap the centre of the balls of the feet7. Tap near the lateral corner of the second toe nail (the second toe nail is the one next to the big toe, tap on the side furthest away from the big toe)8. Tap near the medial corner of the big toe nail (that's the side nearest the other foot)You can tap in any order, and you can tap as many points as you wish at the same time. Other people can help you tap too. The sooner you start the tapping the fewer symptoms you will get. Have a few practices before you really need it.If you're in a public place it may be difficult to tap your feet, so just concentrate on tapping the first four lots on the upper part of the body. I once did this when my sons were young and I attended a play by a theatre company. The theatre company used some coloured smoke, and even though I was sitting well back I started to have an allergic reaction to it - coughing. I knew my sons would die of embarrassment if I got up and had to push past everyone in the row - as luck would have it I was sitting in the middle of a row. So I decided to tap surreptitiously - my children would have died of embarrassment even more if people had noticed their mother tapping her face furiously! Within a few seconds my symptoms started to abate. I was surprised at how effective it was in this far from ideal situation when I couldn't do my normal vigorous and determined tapping.This will not fix your allergies, but it will relieve the symptoms caused by the current exposure. To deal with the underlying process I suggest you contact a health kinesiologist. I'll be explaining more about what's involved in that form of treatment in the next newsletter, but if you want to contact one now, phone 08707 655980 or go to www.hk4health.co.ukJane Thurnell-Read is a writer and researcher on health, stress, alternative medicine and happiness. Visit her web site http://www.healthandgoodness.com for tips and information on how to live a happier, healthier life no matter how busy you are.
Category : College

Resume Action Verbs - Use Them to Add Pizzazz and Power to Your Resume

Author : Carla Vaughan
Writing a resume does not have to be difficult, especially when you include some of these resume action verbs. They get the prospective employer's attention. They add dimension to your qualifications. They strengthen and enhance your accomplishments. Use them to add pizzazz to your resume.Resume action verbs make your resume more professional. Here are more than 350 resume action verbs to show prospective employers just how capable and qualified you are.Resume Action Verbs List:Accelerated, Accomplished, Achieved, Acquired, Acted, Activated, Adapted, Addressed, Adjusted, Administered, Advanced, Advertised, Advised, Advocated, Aided, Allocated, Analyzed, Answered, Anticipated, Applied, Appraised, Approved, Arbitrated, Arranged, Ascertained, Aspired, Assembled, Assessed, Assigned, Assisted, Attained, Audited, Authored, Automated, Awarded, Balanced, Boosted, Briefed, Budgeted, Built, Calculated, Catalogued, Centralized, Changed, Chaired, Charted, Checked, Clarified, Classified, Coached, Collaborated, Collected, Combined, Commanded, Communicated, Compared, Compiled, Completed, Composed, Computed, Conceptualized, Condensed, Conducted, Conferred, Conserved, Consolidated, Constructed, Consulted, Contacted, Contained, Contracted, Contributed, Controlled, Converted, Coordinated, Correlated, Corresponded, Counseled, Created, Critiqued, Cultivated, Customized, Decided, Decreased, Defined, Delegated, Delivered, Demonstrated, Designated, Designed, Detected, Determined, Developed, Devised, Diagnosed, Directed, Discovered, Dispatched, Dispensed, Displayed, Dissected, Distinguished, Distributed, Documented, Doubled, Drafted, Earned, Edited, Educated, Eliminated, Emphasized, Employed, Enabled, Enacted, Encouraged, Enforced, Engineered, Enhanced, Enlarged, Enlisted, Ensured, Entertained, Established, Estimated, Evaluated, Examined, Executed, Expanded, Expedited, Experimented, Explained, Explored, Expressed, Extended, Extracted, Fabricated, Facilitated, Familiarized, Fashioned, Finalized, Fixed, Focused, Forecasted, Formed, Formulated, Fostered, Found, Founded, Fulfilled, Furnished, Gained, Gathered, Generated, Guided, Handled, Headed, Helped, Hired, Hypothesized, Identified, Illustrated, Imagined, Implemented, Improved, Improvised, Incorporated, Increased, Indexed, Indoctrinated, Influenced, Informed, Initiated, Innovated, Inspected, Inspired, Installed, Instituted, Instructed, Insured, Integrated, Interpreted, Interviewed, Introduced, Invented, Investigated, Inventoried, Issued, Joined, Judged, Justified, Launched, Learned, Lectured, Led, Located, Logged, Maintained, Managed, Marketed, Maximized, Measured, Mediated, Merged, Minimized, Mobilized, Moderated, Modified, Monitored, Motivated, Navigated, Negotiated, Netted, Observed, Obtained, Opened, Operated, Ordered, Orchestrated, Organized, Originated, Outlined, Overhauled, Oversaw, Participated, Performed, Persuaded, Photographed, Pinpointed, Piloted, Pioneered, Placed, Planned, Predicted, Prepared, Presented, Presided, Prevented, Printed, Prioritized, Processed, Produced, Programmed, Projected, Promoted, Proofread, Proposed, Protected, Proved, Provided, Publicized, Published, Purchased, Qualified, Queried, Raised, Ran, Rated, Reached, Realized, Reasoned, Received, Recommended, Reconciled, Recorded, Recruited, Reduced, Regulated, Rehabilitated, Related, Remodeled, Rendered, Repaired, Replaced, Reported, Represented, Researched, Resolved, Responded, Restored, Restructured, Retrieved, Reversed, Reviewed, Revised, Revitalized, Routed, Saved, Scheduled, Screened, Searched, Secured, Selected, Separated, Served, Shaped, Shared, Simplified, Simulated, Sketched, Sold, Solved, Sorted, Spearheaded, Specialized, Sponsored, Staffed, Standardized, Started, Stimulated, Stored, Streamlined, Strengthened, Structured, Studied, Summarized, Supervised, Supplied, Supplemented, Supported, Surpassed, Surveyed, Tabulated,, Targeted, Taught, Terminated, Tested, Tightened, Totaled, Tracked, Traded, Trained, Transcribed, Transferred, Transformed, Translated, Transmitted, Traveled, Treated, Trimmed, Tutored, Typed, Uncovered, Undertook, Unified, United, Updated, Upgraded, Used, Utilized, Validated, Verified, Vitalized, Volunteered, Weighed, Widened, Won, Worked, WroteWhen you write your resume, use these resume action words to add depth and meaning to your qualifications and accomplishments. Employers want to see action and these action words will give your resume the boost it needs to get the attention it deserves.For more information about Resume Action Verbs, follow this link to: How to Use Resume KeywordsCarla VaughanCarla is the owner of Professional-Resume-Example.com, a web site devoted to assisting candidates in the job-search process. She holds a B.S. in Business from Southern Illinois University and has authored several books.If you want to learn more about the importance of Resume Action Verbs, click here: Resume Keywords
Category : Business:Resumes-Cover-Letters

Affiliate Programs: Why They Work and Why They Don't!

Author : Richard Moore
Here it is in Black and White:Don't make the same mistakes many new
marketers do. Don't give up!I've heard tons of discouraging stories about
affiliate programs. And, quite honestly, I was
one of them some years ago.It is a common story. You get into the Internet,
surf a bit, find this website about how you can
make money and say: "Baboooom, I can do it too".
So you start TRYING to sell marketing products,
ebooks and money tree schemes. You try getting a
referral that will get a referral that will get
100 referrals promoting a supposed "marketing tactic".The fact is that 95% of these people don't ever
make a single red cent.Why?Fact #1 - Because most of these "gold mines" do not
work and many of the products are junk.Fact #2 - Because the market is SO saturated, there
is SO much competition it is virtually a pain to peer
in. Plus, newbies don't have a chance to compete with
the guys that REALLY know Internet marketing. It makes
sense, right?Fact #3 - With no straight forward "down on the
table money" you are not going to get quick quality
traffic, no matter what they say.This is the MAIN reason why most Internet Marketing
newbies get discouraged, and just refuse to continue
fighting their way through.It is SO important to make the right start and to keep
in mind that you CAN succeed!Look. I will never get tired of repeating this over
and over. Do not just try promoting marketing
products. Find your niche, and explore other markets.
There is so much money to be made with it! I personaly
try a new niche evrey month or two. Once I have one set
up and running I look for another. If one is not
working as well as I want it to, I drop it and move on.
The ones that seem to really interest people I will
stick with and make work.
(It takes real commitment and perserverince)Pets, umbrellas, golf, kitchen, gardening, horror
movies, piano lessons, wine, cosmetics...the
possibilities are virtually endless. If you do it the
right way, you WILL make a consistent stream of
incoming money. This is the REAL Internet Marketing.Refrain from the advice of fake gurus that have never
ever made a buck applying their auto proclaimed "hot
secret techniques".I don't make all my income with my marketing
products and services. I'm making
decent money form it but, I also started out, and
still do niche marketing. In fact I am starting a
brand new website for Health and Beauty For Men and Women.
It will sell real, heath products just like your local
health store. No scams or quick fixes. You know what
I'm talking about. We've all seen those ads for pills
or a powder for example that claim to help you loose weight and look like a super model in ten days…Yeah, Right!You could have a Spanish recipe website , a guitar website, a women's product website, a general topic book website, a general discussion forum website...Like I said, I am always planning to explore new markets.
With these kinds of sites , I make money promoting other
people's stuff (affiliate marketing).That is, I sell their products and I get a commission.
I just need to build a website, provide good content
and get the traffic by applying different techniques
(I describe exactly what I do in the Marketing Master
Course) When you do this correctly, you have a real
Money Machine that can work on autopilot.There is no secrets here…The way I made it
in this business was by researching, studying,
contacting people, asking questions... testing, testing and testing somemore.You can look at it this way…I see this as if I were playing an exciting game. Not something to drive me crazy or worry about or walk away from.Do you want it to be an exciting winning game for you
too?It is really all up to you. You just need to try and avoid mistakes (we all make one every now and again, but learn from it!) and, take it one step at a time and don't get discouraged.You can do it! I know because I did.Richard D. Moore is the President and Founder of IncomeNow! Marketing Masters. We were established to provide information, tips and reviews relevant to all things pertaining to online business. We are quickly growing and becoming one of the most popular internet and home business resource sites available. We give you new and innovative, up to date real and honest information and techniques to start and/or grow your online business. Everything from advertising to marketing to search engine optimization. Free ongoing one on one support for all subscribers to IncomeNow! Can We Help You? You Bet We Can!
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Category : Business:Affiliate-Revenue

How To Write An Ebook, One Article At A Time

Author : Shelley Lowery

It's amazing how long it took me to start my first ebook I <br>didn't think of myself as an author. <br><br>I knew that information was creating a fortune for others, <br>but who was I to think I could write a book? <br><br>I knew all the reasons to do it. The task just seemed so <br>daunting. <br><br>I started out writing and submitting articles. It didn't <br>seem as hard, although sometimes the words came slow. <br><br>The old story of use it or lose it is so true. Once I <br>started getting some positive feedback, I could feel a <br>shift in my thinking. <br><br>The more I wrote the easier it got. As my articles began to <br>circulate the feedback began to increase. <br><br>Maybe I am a writer! <br><br>Web sites and newsletters starting picking up my articles <br>and some ezines were publishing everything I submitted. <br><br>I started writing more articles, and they started becoming <br>easier to write. It was an ever increasing cycle. <br><br>The ideas started coming faster. It got to the point I <br>always had more ideas in my mind than I had time to write. <br><br>Before I knew it I had over 60 articles and my output was <br>getting faster. <br><br>I began to realize that with a little editing to make the <br>articles flow together, I could begin writing books. <br><br>I now had my own built in database. Now the ideas for <br>articles are becoming ideas for books. I have tons of <br>articles to expand into chapters and I can link them <br>together into a quality book. <br><br>So the next time you sit down to write an article, realize <br>you're really writing a mini book. <br><br>Once you start getting in the habit of writing articles, <br>realize you are writing a book, one article at a time. <br><br>If this dummy can do it, I know you can!! <br><p> About the Author <p>John publishes the "Street Smart Marketing". <br>Subscribe now and receive a bonus copy of<br>John's new ebook, "Street Smart Secrets Of<br>Success." mailto:streetsmart@makenetmoney.com

Category : SE Positioning

Carb Loading: Nutrition for Mountain Biking

Author : Mike Herman
One of the most common practices to improve athletic performance is through nutrition for mountain biking.Athletes who participate in endurance riding know about getting nutrition for mountain biking by storing extra energy in the muscle tissue for endurance riding.The right nutrition for mountain biking is essential for endurance riding and is commonly referred to as "carb loading."Glucose is the fuel the body extracts from the breaking down of carbohydrates.The glucose, called glycogen, is stored in the liver and muscle tissue.The more glucose (bloodstream) and glycogen (muscle tissue) the body can access when in endurance situations the longer the muscles will continue performing at an optimal level and avoid fatigue.The newest scientific findings suggest that athletes should eat a diet of 70 percent carbohydrates three days prior to an event, and physical workouts should get shorter prior to an event.The increased carbohydrates should come from reducing protein and fat and not by simply increasing caloric content otherwise weight gain can result.A diet of higher intake of carbohydrates should be only temporary as an extended high carbohydrate diet decreases other essential nutrients.Go For It Outside: Nutrition for Mountain Biking Leads to Great Fitness, Exercise and HealthFeed your great outdoor spirit with mountain biking for fitness and exercise.Mountain bike riding is low impact, gets you off the treadmill, and into the great outdoors.Now you know about nutrition for mountain biking, but is the price of equipment standing in your way?Good used equipment can save you serious bucks and get you on the fast track to fitness outdoors.If you don't want to ride alone all the time, check out the social scene as well.Go online, and you'll find mountain bike cycling groups and great resources for places to ride.Just don't forget the safety equipment! See the world and all its glory right from your handle bars!For More About Nutrition Your Health Visit Us for Sports and Excercise Nutrition.
Category : Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling

MLM Recruiting Success- 10 Commandments of MLM Recruiting in Network Marketing

Author : Doug Firebaugh

The Ten Commandments of MLM Recruiting by Doug Firebaugh

1) Thou Shalt Recruit through Your prospects eyes.

So many times when we are trying to recruit, online or offline,
we do not take the time to see what our prospect is seeing. Your
prospect is looking through THEIR eyes, not yours, and has no
clue to how you see things...the only thing that matters to them
is how THEY see things...and the recruiters who take the time to
learn what their prospect is looking for, what is important to
them, and what isn't, will have huge success. Your prospect has
a dream for their life, and you must look through that "dream
lens" of theirs, and see what they are looking to happen with
their life, and show them how you can help them get it.

2) Thou Shalt Focus on Relationships, not just Distributorships.

Power Recruiters in this business understand that the Gold in
this business is a long term relationship, not a short term
distributorship. That is why most people cannot recruit...they
are focused on a paycheck, not people...(CLUE!!!!!)Power
Recruiters also know that people are more ATTRACTED to someone
who cares about THEM FIRST- then the business. You must be a
friend first, before you will ever get to second base...and what
makes more sense?

Recruiting for a Long term retirement producing business, or a
short term paycheck? If you focus on your prospect and learn
about THEM as a person, not just as part of the process, you
will find your results will skyrocket. Relationships are
magnetic...Magnetize your Distributorship with Relationship
Recruitng!

3)Thou Shalt Garner Leads Everyday.

Leads are the lifeblood to any distributorship. And most folks
play the " Baking game" in recruiting. Instead of going out and
getting new leads daily, they go out and hold onto their
existing leads, and wait for them , like a cake in an oven, to
bake and turn into HOT leads and ones that will come into their
business. Are you a chef? or a leader? You MUST have a
methodical plan and system to create and find leads daily, and
to quit the "baking game"..which in reality is the "faking
game"..you are faking at doing this business by holding onto
leads that you hope will turn into prospects, even after a
negative response, but never do. The Magic is in the
Multiples....and the Lotto is in the List. Continue daily to get
at least ONE MLM lead a day to create enough numbers to talk to
that will create enough of a paycheck to talk about.

4) Thou Shalt Draw Them In.

When you recruit, you must draw your people into your
"world"..We have a saying at PassionFire..."Meet them in their
world, and then lead them to yours..."..What that means in order
to attract and draw your prospect into your presentation or
conversation, you must start in theirs ...Find out what is
important to them, and the what they want out of life...then
wrap your presentation around that. Ask lots of questions, and
paint a picture with your words with them obtaining their
dream....look them in the eyes, smile, touch their arm, nod your
head, talk their language...don't get too technical...and meet
them first where they are in life...and then take them to where
you can lead them....that's Power Network Marketing Recruiting.

5)Thou Shalt Educate, not Regurgitate.

You must understand that Recruiting is an education process ,
not just informing and regurgitating facts. People want to
learn...that is their nature when they are looking at doing
something...but many folks "Dump" all they know on them, and
suffocate them with Information, not education. Recruiting
through an Education Focus is a process, step by step, not a
Firehose program. And educating the prospect also is giving them
the information they want to learn about, not just what you want
to talk about.(CLUE!!!)Education is a whole less intimidating
way to recruit too...all you say is..."I don't know if this is
for you or not ...worse thing that could happen is you could
learn something.."

6) Thou Shalt Communicate Hope, Possibilities, and Belief.

When you recruit, you should have a presence about you that
screams Hope! Possibilities! Belief! And that is what you create
in your words...."How would it feel to have total
freedom?"...Imagine you obtaining that house you want for your
family.."..." Wouldn't it be incredible if...".."Can you feel
the joy with..'... All people are looking for more Hope in their
life, the hope that life will turn out better than it is. All
people are looking for more possibilities to increase and
improve their life. And all people are looking for more belief
that they are on the right track, and belief they can have a
more richer and fulfilled life. You must create an environment
of Hope, Possibilities, and Belief when recruiting. That
"oxygen" will prove to be Explosive..

7) Thou Shalt Know the Fortune is in the Follow Up.

It does no good to make a presentation and do all the initial
recruiting steps...if you don't Follow Up. Get this: Follow Up
is where you get paid! The earlier steps are just leading up to
it. If you want to create a fortune, create a system to follow
up, and stick to it, and make it duplicatable as well. If you
discovered a Gold Mine, you would want to finish digging and
finding the gold vein. It's the same in the follow up. There is
no paycheck with out a call back! (CLUE!!!!) The fortune is in
the Follow Up...No Follow Up, no Check going Up!

8) Thou Shalt Not Close...But Navigate.

We teach "Navigators" to get the decision for the
application...why? The last word in close..is Lose....and if a
person doesn't close someone, they see that as a losing
situation....how about navigating them to a decision that is
right for them, and without pressure, help them make a decision
that is right for their life...Can you be persuasive?
Absolutely! but be mindful that if this business is truly NOT
for them, they may know someone who it is for......What are
Navigators? They are simply phrases that help guide the prospect
to the finish line. They are Powerful, and deadly....

9) Thou Shalt Shake the Dust Off Your Feet.

The Greatest Teacher that ever lived told His Disciples "If a
town doesn't find your message in accord...shake the dust off
your feet...as a testament against that town...". Incredible
advice! Understand these 3 things: ...Not everybody is for this
business. ...There is no one blinder who can see, but won't.
...They aren't rejecting you, but themselves from success. If
you carry with you all the negatives that you can get in this
business, they become "Anchors' on your business. Release them
and shake it off, and move forward. Look for people who are
looking for you...

10) Thou Shalt Know the R.I.A.F.O.L. Rule.

What is that? It stands for Recruiting Is A Form Of Leadership.
Period. Why is that True? ...You are asking someone to follow
your lead into a business. ..You are asking someone to follow
your lead into a business. ...You are asking someone to follow
your lead about a product... ...You are asking someone to follow
you into an unknown future.

And when you recruit, people are looking to FOLLOW you, not just
sign up with you..(CLUE!!!!). They will be looking for Strength
and Solidity in you and your direction and Leaderhip. The most
Powerful recruiters in the world have a Leadership Presence and
focus about them If you are not strong enough to follow, you
will not be magnetic enough to join in Network Marketing.

Leadership is the secret to magnetic recruiting..You are asking
someone to follow your lead...but first, you have to be worthy
of following.

These are the Ten Commandments MLM Recruiting...use them and let
them Empower your Business... Doug Firebaugh PassionFire Intl
http://www.passionfire.com

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Live In Care: An Economical Home Care Alternative

Author : Ife Odu
Home care assistance can be expensive especially when care is needed in 12, 16 or 24 hour shifts. Live-in care is provided to clients who need around the clock assistance and supervision with their personal care needs such as bathing, dressing, oral and skin hygiene, mobility assistance, medication reminder and with housekeeping services such as meal preparation, cleaning of the clients' homes, feeding the clients and medical escorts to doctor's appointments.The live-in rates are priced on a daily basis and the service is best suited for the elderly client who lives alone and wants to live in the comfort of his/her own home. This needed service helps to assure the relatives of the elderly client, that their loved one is being provided and cared for at home. Live-in care can also be provided on a temporary basis, for instance if an otherwise active client needs help at home while recuperating after having surgery.The caregiver although a "live-in caregiver" still maintains her own residence, where she goes whenever she wants a break or a vacation. Although a great economical alternative, not every client is a live-in candidate. For instance, the client that has dementia or some other ailment that keeps him up at night, will not benefit from this type of service, because the caregiver needs to be alert at all times to care for the needs of the client. In a case like this, the hourly companion service should be offered, so as to maintain the quality of care being provided and also to maintain the good health of the caregiver.Co-owner of a Home care agency in Houston Texas. Has worked in the home care industry for over 8 years.For more information about various home care options available to Senior citizens, visit http://www.alphacare.us or email alphacare@aol.com
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Worlds First Sports Stadium Publicly Declared Haunted!

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On Saturday, September 18th, 2004, Rochester Paranormal had been invited to conduct a private tour and investigation of Frontier Field in Rochester, New York, for the purpose of discovering whether or not, there might exist conclusive evidence as to the potential presence of any apparitional phenomenon.Rochester Paranormal has achieved one of the highest success rates of any private research team within the United States, regarding their consistency for acquiring apparitional and anomalous evidence based on the combining theory and talents of Psychic Paranormal Researcher Director J. Burkhart & Psychic Medium Ms. Lee.Yes, Frontier Field in Rochester NY is certainly haunted and backed by photographic evidence which show conclusively evidence of numerous forms of spectral activity taking place within the stadium, making this quite possibly the worlds first certified haunted sports arena.Mano a ManoAt one point during the investigation, paranormal researcher Director J. Burkhart had found himself between the arrival of a group of negative entities and that of the small human group which had accompanied himself and Ms. Lee during their investigation.Director Burkhart, being a psychic medium, had positioned himself between the two groups in both communicating and photographing the arriving entities in also assuring the safety of his companions, of which is also publicly on display through the Fear At Frontier web site.Dealing with "hostiles" has always been an acceptable part of our research said J. Burkhart.Rochester Paranormal<a href="http://www.rochester-paranormal.com" target="_blank">http://www.rochester-paranormal.com</a>Photographic Evidence Of Haunting<a href="http://www.fearatfrontier.com/attractions/rpindexpage.html" target="_blank">http://www.fearatfrontier.com/attractions/rpindexpage.html</a>

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Kansas Real Estate - The Middle of the Country

Author : Raynor James
Located in the exact middle of the country, Kansas is an agricultural state where you can escape the rat race. Kansas real estate is inexpensive and plentiful.KansasKansas is about as Midwestern as it gets when you think of stereotypes. Agriculture dominates the state with wheat fields flowing throughout the state. While you will not find oceans or rivers, the state provides plenty of opportunities for hiking, camping, fishing and a variety of outdoor activities. Football and basketball are popular throughout the state. If you're living in a high stress – high cost state, Kansas represents an opportunity to step back from the chaos. You'll find a much more relaxed pace of life and affordable cost of living in the state.Kansas CityOften mistaken as a boring place, Kansas City is actually a booming city. Development and expansion seems non-stop and has resulted in a bit of city sprawl. Still, the city is surprisingly cosmopolitan. Renovations to the downtown area, particularly the River Walk on the Missouri River, make the city a vibrant hub of activities and nightlife. Stroll over to the Westport area and you'll be in the hub of luxury shops and high-class restaurants. Kansas City is a barbeque town and the city knows how to produce the finest barbeque food in the world. Make sure you try it. For racing enthusiast, Kansas City has recently built a major speedway.Much of Kansas City is actually in Missouri, but we are including it here because of the name. Confusing, eh?LawrenceSitting on the Kansas River, Lawrence is a great little college town. Home to the University of Kansas, the town is a liberal little town in a state known for being conservative. You'll find brick buildings and odd little shops in the town. Basketball rules in this town with the fans living and dying with each game played by the college team, the Kansas Jayhawks.WichitaWichita is the biggest city in Kansas since Kansas City is often considered to be a city in Missouri. Formerly a fairly downtrodden place, Wichita has seen a revival with development in the downtown area and along the Arkansas River, which divides the city. There isn't anything particularly attractive or unattractive about the city. It is just a solid place to raise a family and very inexpensive.Kansas Real EstateKansas real estate is very inexpensive and in abundant supply. A single-family home in Wichita will set you back in the $150,000 range, while you'll need an additional $80,000 in Lawrence. The same home in Kansas City will run roughly $190,000.As was typical throughout the Midwest, Kansas real estate did not appreciate at any great rate in 2005. Ranked in the bottom ten among all states, Kansas real estate appreciated at a humble rate of 5.5 percent.Raynor James is with the FSBO site - FSBOAmerica.org - homes for sale by owner. Visit our home buying page to view and buy Kansas real estate.
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Cricket is a popular and enthralling game

Author : Ella Wilson

Since the very early days; man evolved many things to express his latent talent. Sports are the invention of this latent talent. There are innumerable sports which are played all over the world. All have their own significance and value for its players. Some sports are very popular and eagerly followed and loved while some are not equally popular. Cricket is one of the most popularly viewed games in the world. It has gained great popularity in recent time. There is craziness and enthusiasm among cricket fan is the reason that has contributed a lot in making the game quite popular.What is cricket? Cricket is a game played in open big green field. There are two teams and each has eleven players including one captain, one wicket keeper and remaining being batsmen and bowlers. Cricket is not a game of running or achieving target between pitches. If it had been so, it wouldnt have engulfed entire world in its grip. The whole world seems to be crazy behind the game of cricket. Two versions of cricket are played in the present times. These are test match and one-day matches. Earlier, only test matches were played but with the introduction of the short version, more and more people have become attracted to the game.There were only few countries like England and Australia, which would play cricket in beginning. But the popularity of cricket attracted even those countries that were not playing test match. Afterwards, West Indies, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and more recently Bangladesh, Kenya, UAE and Canada have also entered the world of cricket. A total of nine world cups, including ongoing one in West Indies has been played till date. Australia has been most successful team in the world who has won this prestigious title three times. West Indies have won it twice while Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka have won it once. Cricket has given many famous personalities to the sports world. Fans all over are crazy to catch a glimpse of their favorite cricketers. A number of records has been made and broken in the game of cricket. This has contributed towards bringing cricketers into the limelight. Cricketers all over the world are revered and respected by flowers of the game. Cricket is game of passion and enthusiasm for cricket fan. Popularity of cricket is growing day by day. In, cricket nothing is certain and constant. Any player or team has capacity to turn match in its favor. A player or an entire team has to work hard to prove their best abilities on the field. There are very renowned personalities in cricket that are remembered by almost all. Allen Border, Clive Lloyd, Sunil Gavaskar, Imran Khan are some of the players who are remembered by all. Now, cricket is no more the medium of self-expression. It involves money, name and fame for cricketers as well as for member of cricket board. Cricket, now has become a medium of making money for some aspiring youngsters. Cricket has evolved some new stories in recent past. Crickets name is, now associated with controversies. Ella Wilson is a cricket fanatic. She simply loves the game and tries to catch live action no matter where she is.At Stickiewicket she works on Online cricket score,World Cup,Cricket , Fantasy Cricket and Cricket News among other things.You can see her works at www.stickiewicket.com

Category : General Sports: Outdoors

Building a Custom Subwoofer Enclosure - What to Know

Author : Mark Berger
Custom subwoofer enclosures are for when you want to put some subwoofers into your car but don't want to run stock boxes. By a stock box, I mean one that either comes with your subwoofer or simply one where you can only fit one 12" sub.If you buy two 12" subs, or perhaps two 10" subs for instance, you'll likely either have to build your own box or get someone to build you one. It's important to remember every subwoofer has an "optimal" subwoofer box size in order to maximize clarity and sound performance. You can check the manufacturer's website of your subwoofer to see what this optimal size is.You can also skip building the whole optimal performance box in exchange for simply something that will fit into your trunk, but it won't sound as good as if you built one to the specs on the manufacturer's website.
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Another thing to keep in mind when building your box is to keep all edges perfectly straight. Try to use vice grips to hold the pieces in place before and after gluing, and be sure to place scrues evenly across the construction.Use a router to machine tho the back to run the subwoofers out the back.Even if you haven't done the greatest job on your subwoofer box, the MDF wood required to build isn't that expensive. You can always try another one, or use the one you just created. The first few boxes we created here at EuroEnclosures weren't that great either, but you can always tune your deck for less bass output if your box rattles a bit on higher DB output levels.However, should you want to build the "optimal" box for your subwoofers, be sure to check the manufacturer website of your subwoofers before building.Please visit our website for more on subwoofer enclosures and construction at http://www.euroenclosures.com
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Online Car Insurance Try to Save Your Money

Author : David Hunter

One of the best places to look for affordable car insurance is the Internet. There are many places online to get a quote, but it takes quite a bit of time to find the cheapest one. Most of insurance companies claim to provide you with the best insurance plans available. But no one can offer the same rates for all types of cars. Thats why you should make a little research when selecting an auto insurance company.Many of car owners think they have the most affordable auto insurance plan, however this is not always the case. They pay high insurance premiums, just because insurance market is ever changing and they cant find competitive quotes. New companies enter the market every year, and there are discounts from time to time. It is a good idea to get multiple quotes from different insurers and compare them. This is a time consuming process, but worthwhile. Youll be amazed how much you can save on your car insurance.Most of insurance companies offer special discounts if you buy coverage through their website. You can also crawl several websites that offer insurance quotes and find some decent ones. But keep in mind, a good insurer should guide you thoroughly and help you to get the right type of insurance that will fit your needs at the best possible price. The best thing is to find a good insurance broker. Most of insurance brokers offer their services online. They will search tons of recourses for the best quotes and you wont have to do it yourself.However, if you have decided to search for quotes on your own, and found the one you like, you can choose whether to accept the quote right then or to receive it by mail. In both cases youll save your money. But make sure you provide correct information on the insurance application form. Even insignificant mistakes can influence on the money saving rate.When choosing a car insurance provider follow these simple rules:1. Search for an insurance company that provides excellent customer service and has a simple application procedure that provides different money saving quotes.2. Make sure their website is secured, unless you want your personal information to become available to a third party (no one does).3. Gather as much information as possible about the insurance industry before buying insurance. And the Internet will help you greatly in this task.4. And finally, dont forget to make sure they provide quotes for the place you reside in.Finding cheap car insurance online is not an easy task, and you need to spend some time to get the best possible one.For more information about car insurance and other insurance products visit Wawanesa Insurance. David Hunter is an author from California. He likes playing golf and driving sports cars.

Category : General Insurance

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How To Choose Your TV Satellite Dish Service

Author : Christopher M. Luck

What is the best way to figure out which TV satellite dish to go with? We are constantly bombarded with the advertisements from every TV satellite dish company imaginable, which can make figuring out which one you want difficult. It is true that a dish can improve your home many ways. It will help you get better television reception and increase the number of televisions to which you have access. You and I both know, though, that it can certainly be expensive. The best way to figure out which is the best deal is to compare satellite companies and systems. The best place to make your comparisons is online.You probably use the internet to price compare a lot anyway. You probably check out prices on books, CD?s, appliances, and even cars via the internet. So why wouldn?t you do the same thing when trying to figure out who can give you the best deal on a TV satellite dish and programming? Take the time to sit down and make the comparisons to make sure that you are getting the best product for the money you are spending.When it comes to making the actual comparisons, there are a number of things you can and should look for. Look first at programming options. Make sure that the companies you are considering have a package that fits what you are looking for in your programming. If they don?t have what you want or need, it doesn?t matter how little they may charge for their TV satellite dish service. Also, check out on line reviews to find out if the companies are reliable and if they have good customer service available to their customers. Find out what the monthly charges are as well is how much you are going to pay for installation and start up.Also, just to make sure you are making the right decision, you may also want to compare cable prices to TV satellite dish service prices. Check out the pros and cons of TV satellite dish service and cable to make sure that you pick the one that will work best for your entertainment needs as well as where you live. The two services often offer many of the same options, but which one is best often depends on where you live or what specifically you need.Choosing a TV satellite dish service or cable service can be a big decision. The only way to make sure that you are getting what you want at the best price possible is to research and price compare. By using the internet, you can sit down and quickly educate yourself on available TV satellite dish and cable companies as well as consumer reviews and information on those companies. In the end, you will be able to get the best satellite service for your money by just doing some quick and easy research. If you would like the latest information on the dish satellite, or find more of my personal articles like the one you just read, visit my technology blog.

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