Nutrition Facts worth Knowing by Anifa Williams
Interested in optimizing your health? Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Perhaps you are suffering from debilitating ailments. Did you know that having the right nutrition facts can increase your overall health physically, mentally and emotionally? Think about it. When you’re fatigued, have a headache or any kind of muscle or joint pain you are absolutely miserable. Everything you do somehow seems more difficult. Your concentration is weakened and your mood becomes sour. You become less tolerant and easily annoyed.
The poor health domino effect can be tough for you to intercept. Once you do however, relief is a welcomed change. What if you knew which fruits and vegetables prevented certain ailments? You could then include them in your daily or weekly diet to avoid the domino effect all together. Imagine never having a headache, experiencing indigestion or worrying about poor eyesight. Are there fruits and vegetables out there that can correct these conditions? Yes. Knowing your nutrition facts better prepares you to live a longer, healthier and happier life.
Here are a few nutrition facts worth knowing when grocery shopping:
• Strawberries – combats cancer, protects your heart, boosts memory and calms stress
• Honey - heals wounds, aids digestion, guards against ulcers, increases energy and fights allergies
• Prunes - slows aging process, prevents constipation, boosts memory and lowers cholesterol
• Walnuts - lowers cholesterol, combats cancer, lifts mood and protects against heart disease
• Water - promotes weight loss, combats cancer, conquers kidney stones, smoothes skin
• Onion - reduce risk of heart attack, combats cancer, kills bacteria and fights fungus
• Carrots - saves eyesight, protects your heart, prevents constipation and promotes weight loss
• Beets - controls blood pressure, combats cancer, strengthens bones and protects your heart
• Figs - promotes weight loss, helps stops strokes, lowers cholesterol and controls blood pressure
• Lemons - combats cancer, protects your heart, smoothes skin and stops scurvy
Is there more to consider when making changes to your diet? Yes, in addition to the healing properties in fruits and vegetables, it is also good to be aware of the following:
• The benefits of vitamins & minerals (and their sources)
• Best food combinations for health and healing
• Fruits and vegetables that prevent diseases
• Various herbs and their most valuable effects
A popular and powerful plant is Aloe Vera. It helps lower cholesterol; reduces inflammation resulting from radiation therapy; increases blood-vessel generation in lower extremities of people with poor circulation; soothes stomach irritation; promotes the healing of cuts, burns, insect bites, bruises, acne, blemishes, poison ivy, welts, eczema and sunburns; aids in the healing of ulcers; promotes normal bowel movements; alleviates many colon problems.
Isn’t preventative care the best treatment for sickness and disease? Why not educate yourself and the all the benefits provided for us by nature? Keep this information handy and try to work towards to healthier life for you and your family. This information will save you time, money and a lot of discomfort caused by poor health.
Anifa Williams is an aspiring novelist with several years resume writing experience. She is an advocate of utilizing natural remedies for optimal health and healing. Her website offers book marketing strategies, health and nutrition facts and a job and career guide. For more information visit the site at http://anifawilliams.blogspot.com/. If you wish to reprint any part of this article, you need written permission. All articles are protected by copyright laws.
Article Source: Nutrition Facts worth Knowing
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Unbelievable Money-Saving Travel Tips by Honest Guy-Being Real
Okay, so you love travel but you don't want your vacation to break the bank, here are some helpful tips to keep the costs way down.
1. Join airline frequent flier programs and, if you like, sign up for credit cards that offer free miles. It's awfully nice to kick off your vacation with a free flight to your vacation destination. But make sure to sign up for your free flight months in advance if possible. You want to make sure there are open seats on the flight. Also, if a flight is overbooked and you're on vacation, why not give up your seat for a later flight and get a free ticket for your next trip?
2. If possible, find out the off-season for your destination and travel then. There's a world of difference between season and off-season rates. Also, why travel to the most expensive international destinations? Some of the least expensive locations include Iceland, Hungary, Panama, Mexico, Argentina, Belize, Nicaragua, Brazil, and South Africa. You might be surprised what these nations have to offer tourists. Also check out the most reasonable currency exchange areas. For example, the internet says that in Taiwan or France, the most inexpensive place to exchange currency is at ATMs in the airport.
3. There are more and more all-inclusive vacation packages available at cut-rate prices. It can save a great deal of money to have tours/attractions, lodging, meals, and other amenities included in your package price. Paying for each of these things individually can easily double or triple your vacation costs. Sometimes you can get multi-day passes to various amusements or special rates if you go later in the day. Luxury cruises in particular offer some amazingly economical all-inclusive packages.
4. Ask your travel agent if there are apartments, condos, or even home rentals available at your destination. There are lots of desperate owners out there now who will rent a condo or fine home for significantly less than you'd pay in a nice hotel. Or check out Bed & Breakfasts: off season, you may pay less for extravagant lodging and gourmet breakfasts than you'd pay for a ho-hum hotel. If you have no choice, at least sign up for hotel loyalty programs that give you a free night after so many stays at their chain.
5. There are tons of ways to save on food. Many lodgings now offer free breakfast. If not, it's usually less expensive to find a restaurant down the street for breakfast instead of eating in the hotel restaurant. Avoid room service or your hotel room mini-bar. Instead, bring soup or oatmeal packets and use the heated water in your coffee maker. If you want to splurge on a meal, lunches are usually less expensive in restaurants than dinners. Also you can save up for fabulous meals by eating nutrition bars during the day (Balance or Power bars), nuts, sandwiches, fruit, protein drinks, etc. In some places, restaurants which locals frequent can be much less expensive than the tourist traps. (Just make yourself aware of the countries where this can be hard on your digestive tract).
6. Speaking of food---what about coffee, local candies, gourmet delights. Instead of buying items like these in souvenir or touristy shops, check out local grocery stores or farmer's markets for much lower prices. (just a head's up: if you buy produce from a farmer's market, make sure you wash it carefully with soap before consuming). You can buy a gourmet feast or great beverages for next to nothing in some countries. For example, in Costa Rica, superb coffee costs $8-12.00 in tourist shops but in grocery stores it is $.75-1.00 per pound. You can almost always find bottled water at cheaper prices than in your hotel or the airport. Do a little searching. And carry around a giant thermos with your favorite beverage. You'll be surprised how much you can save on drinks.
7. Transportation can be a huge expense, so check out your options carefully. When you factor travel time to airports, arriving at an airport early, baggage claim, flight delays, etc, it may be both cheaper and faster to use the bus or train. Also, figure out whether it would be cheaper and more convenient to rent a car than to pay for shuttles, taxis, or trains (Streetwise and Michelin's spiral bound maps are great). Of course, in places like Europe, euro-rail passes can't be beat when bought for several weeks or months at a time. And trains in many places are getting faster and faster.
8. For those with kids, just a few friendly hints. Bring your collapsible stroller for the tots. This can save you frustration as well as stroller rent. Also for tots, if you're going to stay at a hotel for a week or two, why not buy things like diapers, wipes, sippy cups, snacks, and other baby items at Amazon.com and have them delivered in advance to the hotel? If you spend at least $25, delivery is free, and most hotels will accept deliveries as long as you already have a confirmed reservation. Give your kids a pre-set spending limit for arcades, souvenirs, etc. Knowing their limit may save a lot of whining and begging. If your lodging has a nice pool, Jacuzzi, workout room, etc., why not spend a day with the kids at the pool? They'll have fun and it will save you that extra day in amusement park costs.
Yes, you can enjoy the vacation of a lifetime without putting your home in hock. Just follow these tips and plan ahead. Get ready for a lot of fun!
Steve and Debra Fortosis work together in the travel business. Debra is a professional travel agent. You can book travel on her user friendly website. She can even help you easily launch your own turnkey e-travel business.
Book Travel: http://www.mndgetaways.com
Contact Debra: mndgetaways@comcast.net
Article Source: Unbelievable Money-Saving Travel Tips
Okay, so you love travel but you don't want your vacation to break the bank, here are some helpful tips to keep the costs way down.
1. Join airline frequent flier programs and, if you like, sign up for credit cards that offer free miles. It's awfully nice to kick off your vacation with a free flight to your vacation destination. But make sure to sign up for your free flight months in advance if possible. You want to make sure there are open seats on the flight. Also, if a flight is overbooked and you're on vacation, why not give up your seat for a later flight and get a free ticket for your next trip?
2. If possible, find out the off-season for your destination and travel then. There's a world of difference between season and off-season rates. Also, why travel to the most expensive international destinations? Some of the least expensive locations include Iceland, Hungary, Panama, Mexico, Argentina, Belize, Nicaragua, Brazil, and South Africa. You might be surprised what these nations have to offer tourists. Also check out the most reasonable currency exchange areas. For example, the internet says that in Taiwan or France, the most inexpensive place to exchange currency is at ATMs in the airport.
3. There are more and more all-inclusive vacation packages available at cut-rate prices. It can save a great deal of money to have tours/attractions, lodging, meals, and other amenities included in your package price. Paying for each of these things individually can easily double or triple your vacation costs. Sometimes you can get multi-day passes to various amusements or special rates if you go later in the day. Luxury cruises in particular offer some amazingly economical all-inclusive packages.
4. Ask your travel agent if there are apartments, condos, or even home rentals available at your destination. There are lots of desperate owners out there now who will rent a condo or fine home for significantly less than you'd pay in a nice hotel. Or check out Bed & Breakfasts: off season, you may pay less for extravagant lodging and gourmet breakfasts than you'd pay for a ho-hum hotel. If you have no choice, at least sign up for hotel loyalty programs that give you a free night after so many stays at their chain.
5. There are tons of ways to save on food. Many lodgings now offer free breakfast. If not, it's usually less expensive to find a restaurant down the street for breakfast instead of eating in the hotel restaurant. Avoid room service or your hotel room mini-bar. Instead, bring soup or oatmeal packets and use the heated water in your coffee maker. If you want to splurge on a meal, lunches are usually less expensive in restaurants than dinners. Also you can save up for fabulous meals by eating nutrition bars during the day (Balance or Power bars), nuts, sandwiches, fruit, protein drinks, etc. In some places, restaurants which locals frequent can be much less expensive than the tourist traps. (Just make yourself aware of the countries where this can be hard on your digestive tract).
6. Speaking of food---what about coffee, local candies, gourmet delights. Instead of buying items like these in souvenir or touristy shops, check out local grocery stores or farmer's markets for much lower prices. (just a head's up: if you buy produce from a farmer's market, make sure you wash it carefully with soap before consuming). You can buy a gourmet feast or great beverages for next to nothing in some countries. For example, in Costa Rica, superb coffee costs $8-12.00 in tourist shops but in grocery stores it is $.75-1.00 per pound. You can almost always find bottled water at cheaper prices than in your hotel or the airport. Do a little searching. And carry around a giant thermos with your favorite beverage. You'll be surprised how much you can save on drinks.
7. Transportation can be a huge expense, so check out your options carefully. When you factor travel time to airports, arriving at an airport early, baggage claim, flight delays, etc, it may be both cheaper and faster to use the bus or train. Also, figure out whether it would be cheaper and more convenient to rent a car than to pay for shuttles, taxis, or trains (Streetwise and Michelin's spiral bound maps are great). Of course, in places like Europe, euro-rail passes can't be beat when bought for several weeks or months at a time. And trains in many places are getting faster and faster.
8. For those with kids, just a few friendly hints. Bring your collapsible stroller for the tots. This can save you frustration as well as stroller rent. Also for tots, if you're going to stay at a hotel for a week or two, why not buy things like diapers, wipes, sippy cups, snacks, and other baby items at Amazon.com and have them delivered in advance to the hotel? If you spend at least $25, delivery is free, and most hotels will accept deliveries as long as you already have a confirmed reservation. Give your kids a pre-set spending limit for arcades, souvenirs, etc. Knowing their limit may save a lot of whining and begging. If your lodging has a nice pool, Jacuzzi, workout room, etc., why not spend a day with the kids at the pool? They'll have fun and it will save you that extra day in amusement park costs.
Yes, you can enjoy the vacation of a lifetime without putting your home in hock. Just follow these tips and plan ahead. Get ready for a lot of fun!
Steve and Debra Fortosis work together in the travel business. Debra is a professional travel agent. You can book travel on her user friendly website. She can even help you easily launch your own turnkey e-travel business.
Book Travel: http://www.mndgetaways.com
Contact Debra: mndgetaways@comcast.net
Article Source: Unbelievable Money-Saving Travel Tips
Friday, November 27, 2009
Goal Setting: Viewing Your Long Term Goals as a Staircase by Jay Abstract
"You never finish anything!", she would say.
The words still echo in my head until this day, an unforgiving reminder of all my mistakes and missteps along a path to success that's been anything but a straight and narrow road. Twisting and turning, dipping and diving, it sometimes looks like an endless maze, complete with cracks, potholes & the traffic-causing construction crews that never seem to fail to schedule road repairs at the times you're in a rush to get where you're going.
And, in a way, that is my biggest problem: I'm always in a rush. My mother's words, as frustrating as they may have been at the time, were right- I wasn't finishing what I started. Partly due to impatience, and partly because I have quite possibly the worst case of Attention Deficit Disorder I've ever come across. My mind knows it's going to lose interest soon so it looks for the quickest path to success and if it doesn't find it, chalks it up as another dead-end street on the mental road map that is my mind.
And while rushing nor ADD may be your problem, I find we all share a common one: Our path.
It's not that the goals we create for ourselves are unrealistic. It's that the path to them is. We set goals as a one step, go from "here" to "there" plan of action, and start off with all engines revving. We're working hard, moving towards what we want & things are going great. And then we make a mistake.
Unfortunately we're human, and mistakes will happen. Suddenly we're like a guy sitting alone on a raft in the middle of the ocean, no land in sight for miles around us in every direction. How far did we come? How far do we have to go?
How do we even know?
It's easy. We apply the staircase technique and learn to use micro and mini goals to accomplish our long term ones.
Picture your goal as a staircase. When you look at a staircase, your brain automatically knows it has to individually climb up each of those steps. You wouldn't try to jump up every stair in one leap, would you?
Some goals may require 5 steps, whereas some may require 50. Becoming a famous actor is probably going to require more steps than losing 30 pounds (unless, of course, your last name is Spielberg). But hardly any goals are going to require just ONE step, or else they probably aren't even worth recognizing as worthwhile ones in the first place.
When you plan to get in shape, don't set your goal as: "I want to get in shape". It's too broad and undefined a goal, and will lead you 10 different ways to your result before you end upgiving up in frustration at the fact that you really don't know what you're doing. Instead, envision it (or even draw it out) as a staircase, and write out the mini-goal of each step. It may look something like this:
Step 1: Clean up eating habits.
Step 2: Join gym.
Step 3: 15 minutes of cardio a day for a week.
Step 4: 30 minutes of cardio next week.
Step 5: Include light weight-lifting routine before cardio.
Step 6: Increase weight-lifting, 60 minutes of cardio a day.
The staircase visualization is good for 2 reasons: Not only does it give you realistic mini-steps towards your long term goals, but when you make a mistake, or lose motivation, you can look back at what step you're on and see the progress you've made thus far. This is majorly important to keep motivation high. If your goal requires lots of hard work over a long period of time, you're going to lose motivation at some point. It's only natural. Life happens. You're going to have a bad day, or your mind is going to be distracted by other things going on in your life, etc. You need this gauge of how far you've come, how far you have to go, and how far back you will fall if you give up now.
Think of something you want to accomplish. Now draw out a 5-step staircase of steps you can take to get closer to it. Now see if you can divide those 5 mini goals into 10 micro goals. I honestly feel the smaller the steps, the better, because the feeling of constant pushing forward will keep your motivation revving at it's highest level.
Always be working towards climbing up that next step. Don't worry about the top. You can't get to the last step if you can't even get to the 3rd.
Stay motivated. Because remember, although you can't jump UP a whole set of stairs in one leap, you certainly can jump DOWN one.
Jason Hebert AKA Jay Abstract
Visit my blog at: jayabstract.blogspot.com
Article Source: Goal Setting: Viewing Your Long Term Goals as a Staircase
"You never finish anything!", she would say.
The words still echo in my head until this day, an unforgiving reminder of all my mistakes and missteps along a path to success that's been anything but a straight and narrow road. Twisting and turning, dipping and diving, it sometimes looks like an endless maze, complete with cracks, potholes & the traffic-causing construction crews that never seem to fail to schedule road repairs at the times you're in a rush to get where you're going.
And, in a way, that is my biggest problem: I'm always in a rush. My mother's words, as frustrating as they may have been at the time, were right- I wasn't finishing what I started. Partly due to impatience, and partly because I have quite possibly the worst case of Attention Deficit Disorder I've ever come across. My mind knows it's going to lose interest soon so it looks for the quickest path to success and if it doesn't find it, chalks it up as another dead-end street on the mental road map that is my mind.
And while rushing nor ADD may be your problem, I find we all share a common one: Our path.
It's not that the goals we create for ourselves are unrealistic. It's that the path to them is. We set goals as a one step, go from "here" to "there" plan of action, and start off with all engines revving. We're working hard, moving towards what we want & things are going great. And then we make a mistake.
Unfortunately we're human, and mistakes will happen. Suddenly we're like a guy sitting alone on a raft in the middle of the ocean, no land in sight for miles around us in every direction. How far did we come? How far do we have to go?
How do we even know?
It's easy. We apply the staircase technique and learn to use micro and mini goals to accomplish our long term ones.
Picture your goal as a staircase. When you look at a staircase, your brain automatically knows it has to individually climb up each of those steps. You wouldn't try to jump up every stair in one leap, would you?
Some goals may require 5 steps, whereas some may require 50. Becoming a famous actor is probably going to require more steps than losing 30 pounds (unless, of course, your last name is Spielberg). But hardly any goals are going to require just ONE step, or else they probably aren't even worth recognizing as worthwhile ones in the first place.
When you plan to get in shape, don't set your goal as: "I want to get in shape". It's too broad and undefined a goal, and will lead you 10 different ways to your result before you end upgiving up in frustration at the fact that you really don't know what you're doing. Instead, envision it (or even draw it out) as a staircase, and write out the mini-goal of each step. It may look something like this:
Step 1: Clean up eating habits.
Step 2: Join gym.
Step 3: 15 minutes of cardio a day for a week.
Step 4: 30 minutes of cardio next week.
Step 5: Include light weight-lifting routine before cardio.
Step 6: Increase weight-lifting, 60 minutes of cardio a day.
The staircase visualization is good for 2 reasons: Not only does it give you realistic mini-steps towards your long term goals, but when you make a mistake, or lose motivation, you can look back at what step you're on and see the progress you've made thus far. This is majorly important to keep motivation high. If your goal requires lots of hard work over a long period of time, you're going to lose motivation at some point. It's only natural. Life happens. You're going to have a bad day, or your mind is going to be distracted by other things going on in your life, etc. You need this gauge of how far you've come, how far you have to go, and how far back you will fall if you give up now.
Think of something you want to accomplish. Now draw out a 5-step staircase of steps you can take to get closer to it. Now see if you can divide those 5 mini goals into 10 micro goals. I honestly feel the smaller the steps, the better, because the feeling of constant pushing forward will keep your motivation revving at it's highest level.
Always be working towards climbing up that next step. Don't worry about the top. You can't get to the last step if you can't even get to the 3rd.
Stay motivated. Because remember, although you can't jump UP a whole set of stairs in one leap, you certainly can jump DOWN one.
Jason Hebert AKA Jay Abstract
Visit my blog at: jayabstract.blogspot.com
Article Source: Goal Setting: Viewing Your Long Term Goals as a Staircase
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Hobbies That Pays by Clifford McHanter
President Abraham Lincoln of United States once said that “I don’t think I like that man, I must get to know him better”. This saying of former president Lincoln makes us think positively. Not to judge easily because we have more to do for a better. Just our hobbies it ca n be profitable.
Everyone has a hobby. Even if you don’t THINK you do, you DO! It could be as simple as a passion for crossword puzzles or as extravagant as collecting rare automobiles. For most, however, it starts when you are young. Maybe you were really into painting or you were always pretty good at learning how to play a new instrument. Whatever your hobby may be, they are great ways to pass the time and get a little extra enjoyment out of life.
But did you know that your hobbies can also bring some extra CASH into your life? It’s true!
If you look in the right places, you’ll find several ways that your hobby can make you money. With the internet at your disposal, the possibilities are endless. Artists that work a 9-5 job during the day are finding ways to sell their art online through sites like Deviant Art. Writers that are also holed up in an office all day are finding ways to make cash online with sites like eHow.
And if your hobby is a bit more extravagant, ANYONE can write an e-book these days! Are you skilled at scrap booking or interior decorating? Why not write a book about it and sell it as en e-book? There is really no sense in being passionate about something and NOT making money from it. Hey, even the Steven Spielberg’s and Stephen Kings of the world had to get their start somewhere!
There are many things that could help you to develop your hobbies into big income earning opportunity. This article is being materialized by the proven expert in making hobbies into income business. He practices hobbies that could help him to have more money. He offers you different books and program that you also may study for the reason that in could help you too.
So check out the products on this page and discover how you can turn that pastime into a legitimate moneymaking tool!
Experts have been proven and tested ideas have been confined to help many under employed and unemployed individuals as well as already professional’s in their field of endeavor. This includes: Knitting for Profit- an Exciting New Book That Shows Step-by-step How to Make Money from Knitting or Crochet. Great For Home-based Business And Work-at-home Mums, And Learning How To Turn A Hobby Into Real Cash Income. 369 Niches All Rolled into One- No matter what your hobby is, you can profit from it…and this product will show you how. Scrapbooking-A Profitable Business- scrap booking is a MULTI-Billion Dollar Business with a Fanatical Following. This Niche Is Full Of Buyers Who Have The Opportunity To Cash In On The Hobby They Love. Home Based Greeting Card Business System- If you have a knack for writing greeting cards or just creating them, this is for YOU. The Ultimate Collection of Career and E-books- Bartending, Massage Therapy, Film Making, Event Planning, Public Speaking, Beekeeping, Basket Making, Quilting, Digital Photography, Wine Making and more! Click to see how you can start making cash from your hobbies. Gardening Hobby Can Earn You Up to $4,000 a month- Medal Winning Plants man reveals his Amazing Ways. Learn How You Can Start Bringing In Cash For Your Love of Gardening.
Always remember that there is always money in your hobby just be guided by this books on how to utilized it. This could be a great help to many of you out there! This is EXPERT proven.
The author of this article is a dietary expert and an internet marketer on the different books and programs regarding healthy lifestyle and physical fitness. He provides tips on STAYING HEALTHY without ridiculous DIETS and Grueling Exercises.
Article Source: Hobbies That Pays
President Abraham Lincoln of United States once said that “I don’t think I like that man, I must get to know him better”. This saying of former president Lincoln makes us think positively. Not to judge easily because we have more to do for a better. Just our hobbies it ca n be profitable.
Everyone has a hobby. Even if you don’t THINK you do, you DO! It could be as simple as a passion for crossword puzzles or as extravagant as collecting rare automobiles. For most, however, it starts when you are young. Maybe you were really into painting or you were always pretty good at learning how to play a new instrument. Whatever your hobby may be, they are great ways to pass the time and get a little extra enjoyment out of life.
But did you know that your hobbies can also bring some extra CASH into your life? It’s true!
If you look in the right places, you’ll find several ways that your hobby can make you money. With the internet at your disposal, the possibilities are endless. Artists that work a 9-5 job during the day are finding ways to sell their art online through sites like Deviant Art. Writers that are also holed up in an office all day are finding ways to make cash online with sites like eHow.
And if your hobby is a bit more extravagant, ANYONE can write an e-book these days! Are you skilled at scrap booking or interior decorating? Why not write a book about it and sell it as en e-book? There is really no sense in being passionate about something and NOT making money from it. Hey, even the Steven Spielberg’s and Stephen Kings of the world had to get their start somewhere!
There are many things that could help you to develop your hobbies into big income earning opportunity. This article is being materialized by the proven expert in making hobbies into income business. He practices hobbies that could help him to have more money. He offers you different books and program that you also may study for the reason that in could help you too.
So check out the products on this page and discover how you can turn that pastime into a legitimate moneymaking tool!
Experts have been proven and tested ideas have been confined to help many under employed and unemployed individuals as well as already professional’s in their field of endeavor. This includes: Knitting for Profit- an Exciting New Book That Shows Step-by-step How to Make Money from Knitting or Crochet. Great For Home-based Business And Work-at-home Mums, And Learning How To Turn A Hobby Into Real Cash Income. 369 Niches All Rolled into One- No matter what your hobby is, you can profit from it…and this product will show you how. Scrapbooking-A Profitable Business- scrap booking is a MULTI-Billion Dollar Business with a Fanatical Following. This Niche Is Full Of Buyers Who Have The Opportunity To Cash In On The Hobby They Love. Home Based Greeting Card Business System- If you have a knack for writing greeting cards or just creating them, this is for YOU. The Ultimate Collection of Career and E-books- Bartending, Massage Therapy, Film Making, Event Planning, Public Speaking, Beekeeping, Basket Making, Quilting, Digital Photography, Wine Making and more! Click to see how you can start making cash from your hobbies. Gardening Hobby Can Earn You Up to $4,000 a month- Medal Winning Plants man reveals his Amazing Ways. Learn How You Can Start Bringing In Cash For Your Love of Gardening.
Always remember that there is always money in your hobby just be guided by this books on how to utilized it. This could be a great help to many of you out there! This is EXPERT proven.
The author of this article is a dietary expert and an internet marketer on the different books and programs regarding healthy lifestyle and physical fitness. He provides tips on STAYING HEALTHY without ridiculous DIETS and Grueling Exercises.
Article Source: Hobbies That Pays
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Healthy Food Guide For Healthy Life by Richelle A Rily
Eating regularly is not all we want, eating healthy is important. While going for healthy eating the most important thing to keep in mind is to make sure of what you are eating and, whether your diet is meeting the nutritional requirements of your body or not.
Since birth till death, complete life span of any living being, is a process of growth and development and various functions keeps on taking place within our body. And for proper functioning of our body we need proper nourishment as very specific nutrient has its role in the development of our body.
Healthy food guide will help you to analyze you diet and its nutritional requirements.
First of all you need to be well aware of types of nutrients. There are six types of nutrients responsible for the development.
Calories: - calories provide energy, but too much calories lead you nowhere other then gaining useless weight. You need to switch to low calorie diet as complete stoppage of calorie intake will be hazardous to your health. Lo calorie diet includes low fat milk and dairy products, lean meat, fishes and poultry with added calories. You can monitor the amount of calorie you are taking by regulating the method of preparation as you can avoid too much of added calories and also by regulating the portion size of you meal intake.
Proteins: - protein helps in the development of the body. It is very important for the formation of tissues. They contain a great amount of amino acids that are essential for our body. Essential amino acids are those amino acids that are not synthesized inside our body and are taken from outside as apart of our diet. If they are not taken in the diet results in poor development of our body. Animal meat, eggs, fishes and poultry provides huge amount of essential amino acids. These amino acids are not present in the cereals hence proteins from cereals cannot alone support the development. However dries beans etc have these amino acids and can supplement animal protein.
Fats: - fats are the store house of energy in the body. When we eat fats, they burn inside the body and act as fuel to keep you working. They also help in development of nervous tissues. Some fat is also deposited in the body so that it can be used in future when needed. If the fat metabolism fails in our body then this fat is deposited in the cells and causes obesity and other problems like atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, hypertension etc.
Minerals: - different minerals have different role in our body. Minerals are important for the development of bones, teeth, the help in normal functioning of heart by maintaining the heart rhythm and muscle contractibility, they regulate the acid-base balance of the body and accelerates normal neural conduction. They facilitate cellular metabolism and are an essential part of hormones and enzymes. The intake of minerals should be regulated. They are not produced inside the body and excessive intake can exhibit toxic effects.
Vitamins: - vitamins are not synthesized inside our body and are taken from outside. They are important and vital in almost all the functions of our body. Be it immune system, hormonal or nervous system vitamins plays important functions in all the processes of our body.
Keeping in mind, healthy food guide, if a diet is planned, it will surely provide you a healthy life.
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Eating regularly is not all we want, eating healthy is important. While going for healthy eating the most important thing to keep in mind is to make sure of what you are eating and, whether your diet is meeting the nutritional requirements of your body or not.
Since birth till death, complete life span of any living being, is a process of growth and development and various functions keeps on taking place within our body. And for proper functioning of our body we need proper nourishment as very specific nutrient has its role in the development of our body.
Healthy food guide will help you to analyze you diet and its nutritional requirements.
First of all you need to be well aware of types of nutrients. There are six types of nutrients responsible for the development.
Calories: - calories provide energy, but too much calories lead you nowhere other then gaining useless weight. You need to switch to low calorie diet as complete stoppage of calorie intake will be hazardous to your health. Lo calorie diet includes low fat milk and dairy products, lean meat, fishes and poultry with added calories. You can monitor the amount of calorie you are taking by regulating the method of preparation as you can avoid too much of added calories and also by regulating the portion size of you meal intake.
Proteins: - protein helps in the development of the body. It is very important for the formation of tissues. They contain a great amount of amino acids that are essential for our body. Essential amino acids are those amino acids that are not synthesized inside our body and are taken from outside as apart of our diet. If they are not taken in the diet results in poor development of our body. Animal meat, eggs, fishes and poultry provides huge amount of essential amino acids. These amino acids are not present in the cereals hence proteins from cereals cannot alone support the development. However dries beans etc have these amino acids and can supplement animal protein.
Fats: - fats are the store house of energy in the body. When we eat fats, they burn inside the body and act as fuel to keep you working. They also help in development of nervous tissues. Some fat is also deposited in the body so that it can be used in future when needed. If the fat metabolism fails in our body then this fat is deposited in the cells and causes obesity and other problems like atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, hypertension etc.
Minerals: - different minerals have different role in our body. Minerals are important for the development of bones, teeth, the help in normal functioning of heart by maintaining the heart rhythm and muscle contractibility, they regulate the acid-base balance of the body and accelerates normal neural conduction. They facilitate cellular metabolism and are an essential part of hormones and enzymes. The intake of minerals should be regulated. They are not produced inside the body and excessive intake can exhibit toxic effects.
Vitamins: - vitamins are not synthesized inside our body and are taken from outside. They are important and vital in almost all the functions of our body. Be it immune system, hormonal or nervous system vitamins plays important functions in all the processes of our body.
Keeping in mind, healthy food guide, if a diet is planned, it will surely provide you a healthy life.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
How You Can Improve Your Songwriting Skill... by dasdibakar1
Are you a beginning songwriter who strives towards writing songs that become hits? Do you need to know how you can improve your songwriting skill?
It's not too complicated. Don't try to re-invent the wheel. As far as I'm concerned the best way to improve your songwriting is to study what hit songwriters do. Forget about the mediocre stuff and learn from the leaders in the songwriting and music industry. Study what works.
As a songwriter who has written quite a few number one songs in my country, one thing that has helped me and continues to help me is the radio. I listen to the radio all the time so I know what type of song is happening. I know what people like, what they want to hear, and what is current. This gives me a good idea of what kind of song I should write to target a particular market.
When you listen to the radio, take notes on what hit songs have in common. Study the structure of these songs. What tempo seems to work? Are the chord progressions complicated or are the songs based mainly on riffs? What kind of chords is used? That way you can write songs that appeal to today's audience. No matter how good your song is, if it sounds like something that would be better suited to ten or twenty years ago, you can forget it.
It is a shame how some songwriters treat the songwriting craft. I'm sorry, but if you do not spend time at developing your craft you are bound to fail. I don't care if its baseball or dancing, those people who come out and top are the very same ones who practice everyday. Those who spend years at perfecting their craft. So learn form those who were there before you. Study and write songs everyday. Lay hold of songwriting books, get songwriting software, do anything to take you to the next level.
To improve, a songwriter needs to become more knowledgeable everyday. The more things you know about, and the more you can relate to different aspects of everyday life, the better for you. I never heard of a novelist who didn't read constantly. The same applies to songwriting and great songwriters. You must put in a lot of work if you want to excel.
Nothing comes easy in life. Work, work, and work some more. Pattern your writing after what has been proven to work, but never copy. Do it everyday and reap the rewards.
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Article Source: How You Can Improve Your Songwriting Skill...
Are you a beginning songwriter who strives towards writing songs that become hits? Do you need to know how you can improve your songwriting skill?
It's not too complicated. Don't try to re-invent the wheel. As far as I'm concerned the best way to improve your songwriting is to study what hit songwriters do. Forget about the mediocre stuff and learn from the leaders in the songwriting and music industry. Study what works.
As a songwriter who has written quite a few number one songs in my country, one thing that has helped me and continues to help me is the radio. I listen to the radio all the time so I know what type of song is happening. I know what people like, what they want to hear, and what is current. This gives me a good idea of what kind of song I should write to target a particular market.
When you listen to the radio, take notes on what hit songs have in common. Study the structure of these songs. What tempo seems to work? Are the chord progressions complicated or are the songs based mainly on riffs? What kind of chords is used? That way you can write songs that appeal to today's audience. No matter how good your song is, if it sounds like something that would be better suited to ten or twenty years ago, you can forget it.
It is a shame how some songwriters treat the songwriting craft. I'm sorry, but if you do not spend time at developing your craft you are bound to fail. I don't care if its baseball or dancing, those people who come out and top are the very same ones who practice everyday. Those who spend years at perfecting their craft. So learn form those who were there before you. Study and write songs everyday. Lay hold of songwriting books, get songwriting software, do anything to take you to the next level.
To improve, a songwriter needs to become more knowledgeable everyday. The more things you know about, and the more you can relate to different aspects of everyday life, the better for you. I never heard of a novelist who didn't read constantly. The same applies to songwriting and great songwriters. You must put in a lot of work if you want to excel.
Nothing comes easy in life. Work, work, and work some more. Pattern your writing after what has been proven to work, but never copy. Do it everyday and reap the rewards.
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Decorating With Flowers by Luann Hays
Everyone wants their home to look at its best. You want it to have a relaxing, inspiring atmosphere that you can't find anywhere else. Such an atmosphere can be achieved by placing flowers in your home. A pretty bunch of flowers can brighten up any room with a spot of color. Just looking at them can make any person lose the stress acquired during the day! There's something about flowers that cheers people up.
You might agree that changing the home interior could bring "new spirit" to you. Without having to spend a lot of money to do it, plus a bit of creativity to improvise from the things you already have, you could choose one particular spot to change, and....voila! The atmosphere is revived.
Color is influential in every aspect of our lives. It conveys a warm or cool feeling and can draw you in or divert attention. It can create feelings of cheerfulness, sadness, love or tranquility. In flower arranging knowing how to blend colors together can make or break your design so careful thought should go into your choice of colors before you start.
If you are new to arranging or still struggle with how to put color together, take heart, there is help in the form of what's called the color wheel. It is made up of primary colors, secondary colors and intermediate colors. The first thing one needs to understand, is that the primary colors are only three colors, red, blue and yellow. All colors are made from combining these colors but you cannot make red, blue or yellow by combining any colors.
Combining primary colors together creates secondary colors. Red and yellow make orange, red and blue make purple and yellow and blue make green.
Green is a universal color that goes with any color of arrangement. In nature all flowers spring up from greens so it is very natural to use them in all arrangements. In fact, I like to put together three different shades and textures of greens together before putting any flowers in my arrangement. It is very effective.
Blue is a cool color and creates a softer feeling like you may experience when looking at the sky in the summertime.
Purple is a vibrant color but unlike red and orange it has a calming effect. When you combine purple, blues, pinks and a bit of yellow together, you get this luscious vibrant and soothing arrangement.
Red is a very hot, passionate and strong color. It creates drama in an arrangement. Red can make you think of Christmas or valentines. Yellow is a happy color and evokes a feeling of anticipation like you experience when spring has arrived and the sun is shinning and things are coming back to life. Birthday arrangements or baby arrangements often have yellow as it does evoke that feeling of cheerfulness.
Orange is a dramatic color, not as hot as red but it still has impact. If you want an arrangement to have the autumn feel then you should combine colors such as browns, gold or a bit of yellow and red-orange together. It will make a bold statement.
You can take any of these color combinations and put them together in their lighter or darker shades depending on what mood you are trying to create. Also, you do not need to stick to just these color combinations. If you want drama, try mixing together dark red, purple, yellow and a bit of white. Contrast can make quite a bold statement.
Think of the blossoms as building blocks. Each has color, texture and form. They each have a personality and many have a tradition. The rose is elegant and says love. The carnation is sturdy and says you can count on me. The orchid is exotic and dares you to dream.
Designs such as oval, horizontal, triangular, and vertical are common ways of arranging flowers. A combination of fresh flowers arranged appropriately will produce nicely crafted finish product that you can be proud of.
Flowers in three sizes make beautiful and symmetrical arrangements. Adding greenery, berries, twigs, etc. add beauty and delight. Space flowers evenly inserting the largest variety first. Keep balance on all sides. Fill bare areas with small flowers. If using floral foam, soak foam in water containing flower food for 30 mins. Secure the foam with floral tape.
Ribbons add flair and distinction. A colorful ribbon with flowing tails can give character to your arrangement and using holiday colors is an added visual beauty. Using candlesticks on either side of your arrangement is also a Holiday decorating idea.
In decorating your home, be creative.
You may be too busy to go out to buy flowers on the streets or in the malls, so you can opt to just have your flowers delivered. It's easy there are several flower shops online. Why not start decorating your home with flowers now. It doesn't have to be stressful when you can buy flowers with just one click of a mouse.
Looking for a special gift, check Send Flowers Online we offer fresh cut flowers, gift baskets and unique gifts. You can preorder flowers and find christmas gifts for the hard to buy for.
Article Source: Decorating With Flowers
Everyone wants their home to look at its best. You want it to have a relaxing, inspiring atmosphere that you can't find anywhere else. Such an atmosphere can be achieved by placing flowers in your home. A pretty bunch of flowers can brighten up any room with a spot of color. Just looking at them can make any person lose the stress acquired during the day! There's something about flowers that cheers people up.
You might agree that changing the home interior could bring "new spirit" to you. Without having to spend a lot of money to do it, plus a bit of creativity to improvise from the things you already have, you could choose one particular spot to change, and....voila! The atmosphere is revived.
Color is influential in every aspect of our lives. It conveys a warm or cool feeling and can draw you in or divert attention. It can create feelings of cheerfulness, sadness, love or tranquility. In flower arranging knowing how to blend colors together can make or break your design so careful thought should go into your choice of colors before you start.
If you are new to arranging or still struggle with how to put color together, take heart, there is help in the form of what's called the color wheel. It is made up of primary colors, secondary colors and intermediate colors. The first thing one needs to understand, is that the primary colors are only three colors, red, blue and yellow. All colors are made from combining these colors but you cannot make red, blue or yellow by combining any colors.
Combining primary colors together creates secondary colors. Red and yellow make orange, red and blue make purple and yellow and blue make green.
Green is a universal color that goes with any color of arrangement. In nature all flowers spring up from greens so it is very natural to use them in all arrangements. In fact, I like to put together three different shades and textures of greens together before putting any flowers in my arrangement. It is very effective.
Blue is a cool color and creates a softer feeling like you may experience when looking at the sky in the summertime.
Purple is a vibrant color but unlike red and orange it has a calming effect. When you combine purple, blues, pinks and a bit of yellow together, you get this luscious vibrant and soothing arrangement.
Red is a very hot, passionate and strong color. It creates drama in an arrangement. Red can make you think of Christmas or valentines. Yellow is a happy color and evokes a feeling of anticipation like you experience when spring has arrived and the sun is shinning and things are coming back to life. Birthday arrangements or baby arrangements often have yellow as it does evoke that feeling of cheerfulness.
Orange is a dramatic color, not as hot as red but it still has impact. If you want an arrangement to have the autumn feel then you should combine colors such as browns, gold or a bit of yellow and red-orange together. It will make a bold statement.
You can take any of these color combinations and put them together in their lighter or darker shades depending on what mood you are trying to create. Also, you do not need to stick to just these color combinations. If you want drama, try mixing together dark red, purple, yellow and a bit of white. Contrast can make quite a bold statement.
Think of the blossoms as building blocks. Each has color, texture and form. They each have a personality and many have a tradition. The rose is elegant and says love. The carnation is sturdy and says you can count on me. The orchid is exotic and dares you to dream.
Designs such as oval, horizontal, triangular, and vertical are common ways of arranging flowers. A combination of fresh flowers arranged appropriately will produce nicely crafted finish product that you can be proud of.
Flowers in three sizes make beautiful and symmetrical arrangements. Adding greenery, berries, twigs, etc. add beauty and delight. Space flowers evenly inserting the largest variety first. Keep balance on all sides. Fill bare areas with small flowers. If using floral foam, soak foam in water containing flower food for 30 mins. Secure the foam with floral tape.
Ribbons add flair and distinction. A colorful ribbon with flowing tails can give character to your arrangement and using holiday colors is an added visual beauty. Using candlesticks on either side of your arrangement is also a Holiday decorating idea.
In decorating your home, be creative.
You may be too busy to go out to buy flowers on the streets or in the malls, so you can opt to just have your flowers delivered. It's easy there are several flower shops online. Why not start decorating your home with flowers now. It doesn't have to be stressful when you can buy flowers with just one click of a mouse.
Looking for a special gift, check Send Flowers Online we offer fresh cut flowers, gift baskets and unique gifts. You can preorder flowers and find christmas gifts for the hard to buy for.
Article Source: Decorating With Flowers
Monday, November 23, 2009
Cardiovascular Fitness by Michael Taddeo
Cardiovascular fitness is sometimes misunderstood, due largely to the fact that cardiovascular health can be achieved in so many diverse ways, and can provide a huge range of benefits. Cardiovascular fitness is not only essential for a healthy, long life, but can afford many very worthwhile advantages that benefit everyday living, working, and even sleeping.
The concept of cardiovascular fitness refers to the combined abilities of the lungs to oxygenate the blood effectively, and the heart to pump the oxygenated blood to all parts of the body efficiently. By strengthening the heart, which is after all a muscle, and improving the efficiency of the cardiovascular system, a range of health benefits and physical benefits will become evident, leading to a longer, healthier life.
Why is Cardiovascular Fitness Important
Cardiovascular exercise provides many direct and indirect health benefits - but not just physical benefits. Cardiovascular workouts help to release natural endorphins which can make you feel great, and simply exercising in this way can increase your energy level, helping you work harder and for a longer time, and sleep better at night too.
Cardiovascular exercise routines will help to increase your body’s natural immune system, improving your ability to fight infections. As well as helping you to have an increased level of energy, you will also benefit from a higher rate of stamina, allowing you to keep going through even the toughest day without having to keep stopping for rests.
It has also been shown that cardiovascular routines performed regularly are very successful way of helping to combat and deal with stress - a major health risk for many people.
How To Improve Cardiovascular Fitness
Many people labor under the myth that cardiovascular fitness is all about sitting on a machine for hours on end pedaling nowhere. This is true, although many people do enjoy using cardiovascular machines such as exercise bikes, treadmills or stepping machines. However, cardiovascular exercise is really any activity which increases your heart rate efficiently.
Depending on your age, and current level of fitness it is possible to calculate your optimum heart rate for physical exercise. Whether running, cycling, going up and down stairs, using a machine, skipping or even just playing football with the children, if it increases your heart rate for at least 20 minutes, you will be benefiting in so many ways.
The Benefits Of Cardiovascular Fitness
As well as helping to lower cholesterol, lower blood pressure and increase bone density and strength, cardiovascular fitness ensures a lower risk of heart disease, can decrease the risks of some cancers, and helps beat depression and anxiety. Not only that, but as a way of losing weight, when coupled with a balanced diet, it is a great way to stay in shape and look as great as you feel.
It is also worth noting that cardiovascular fitness helps to improve your metabolism, making it much more efficient. This means that your body is able to process food more efficiently, helping you to start to burn calories sooner, and quicker, making the whole process of improving your level of cardiovascular fitness and health easier and more enjoyable.
Get more information about exercise and fitness equipment,
http://www.myhomeexerciseequipment.com
Article Source: Cardiovascular Fitness
Cardiovascular fitness is sometimes misunderstood, due largely to the fact that cardiovascular health can be achieved in so many diverse ways, and can provide a huge range of benefits. Cardiovascular fitness is not only essential for a healthy, long life, but can afford many very worthwhile advantages that benefit everyday living, working, and even sleeping.
The concept of cardiovascular fitness refers to the combined abilities of the lungs to oxygenate the blood effectively, and the heart to pump the oxygenated blood to all parts of the body efficiently. By strengthening the heart, which is after all a muscle, and improving the efficiency of the cardiovascular system, a range of health benefits and physical benefits will become evident, leading to a longer, healthier life.
Why is Cardiovascular Fitness Important
Cardiovascular exercise provides many direct and indirect health benefits - but not just physical benefits. Cardiovascular workouts help to release natural endorphins which can make you feel great, and simply exercising in this way can increase your energy level, helping you work harder and for a longer time, and sleep better at night too.
Cardiovascular exercise routines will help to increase your body’s natural immune system, improving your ability to fight infections. As well as helping you to have an increased level of energy, you will also benefit from a higher rate of stamina, allowing you to keep going through even the toughest day without having to keep stopping for rests.
It has also been shown that cardiovascular routines performed regularly are very successful way of helping to combat and deal with stress - a major health risk for many people.
How To Improve Cardiovascular Fitness
Many people labor under the myth that cardiovascular fitness is all about sitting on a machine for hours on end pedaling nowhere. This is true, although many people do enjoy using cardiovascular machines such as exercise bikes, treadmills or stepping machines. However, cardiovascular exercise is really any activity which increases your heart rate efficiently.
Depending on your age, and current level of fitness it is possible to calculate your optimum heart rate for physical exercise. Whether running, cycling, going up and down stairs, using a machine, skipping or even just playing football with the children, if it increases your heart rate for at least 20 minutes, you will be benefiting in so many ways.
The Benefits Of Cardiovascular Fitness
As well as helping to lower cholesterol, lower blood pressure and increase bone density and strength, cardiovascular fitness ensures a lower risk of heart disease, can decrease the risks of some cancers, and helps beat depression and anxiety. Not only that, but as a way of losing weight, when coupled with a balanced diet, it is a great way to stay in shape and look as great as you feel.
It is also worth noting that cardiovascular fitness helps to improve your metabolism, making it much more efficient. This means that your body is able to process food more efficiently, helping you to start to burn calories sooner, and quicker, making the whole process of improving your level of cardiovascular fitness and health easier and more enjoyable.
Get more information about exercise and fitness equipment,
http://www.myhomeexerciseequipment.com
Article Source: Cardiovascular Fitness
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Learning how to manifest positive qualities by Ankisha
Most persons are aware of both their positive and their negative qualities, feeling that perhaps they need to manifest more positive qualities such as peace, love, patience, humility and gratitude to mention a few. The challenge is that when we see our negative qualities, we tend to feel frustrated, weak and useless. Self-confidence and self-esteem are lowered, the effects of which spill over into our personal and business life.
Distinctions between good and bad qualities are actually made in the limited and subjective mind; therefore, you would want to concentrate on your positive heartfelt qualities to further develop them. Your good qualities are ever present: your love of beauty, peace, light and harmony. Choose the qualities you wish to keep to the fore - your imperfections or your strengths.
Concentrate only on your good qualities, those that align with the highest in you, your soul. Replace your so-called bad qualities when they show themselves by inwardly repeating the name of the opposite positive quality. In other words, when anger shows its face in your consciousness, repeat the quality of peace, peace, peace.
Below are five positive qualities that you may wish to more highly develop:
Peace – When you invoke peace from within, imagine feeling enormous strength, both inside and out. Use this strength to quickly devour any situation that lacks peace. No power can rob you of your inner peace; it is your own thoughts and actions that steal inner peace. Concentrate or meditate on peace early in the morning so you can store it within until you need to use it during the day.
Love – There are two kinds of love: human love and a higher love, divine love. With human love comes attachment and demands made of the other person. Divine love is unconditional love, without attachment and without demand. A higher love is the love of a mother for her child. Human love is when we measure what we give by what we get. Try to love in a higher way as you go through your day.
Patience – If you feel that it takes a certain amount of time to accomplish a particular thing and your expectations are not met, then you may become impatient. Try to feel that all things happen at the exact right time. Progress may be slow but you are moving and progressing toward your goal. This brings a feeling of satisfaction and at the same time, develops your inner strength and will power.
Humility – You can easily cultivate humility by thinking of a tree. When it has no fruits, it remains erect. But when it is laden with fruits, it bends down with humility to offer its fruits to humanity. So also, when you have fruits or something to offer to mankind and you bow down with humility, you will be loved and admired. A mother or father bends down out of love to offer food to a child. The child responds with love and gratitude to the mother and father. In the same way, we can learn to cultivate this kind of humility.
Gratitude – Inside gratitude is the presence of all other good and divine qualities. For all of your positive qualities, feel true gratitude. Gratitude is more than just saying ‘thank-you’; it is something heart-felt with a deep inner feeling of completeness, satisfaction and joy. This kind of gratitude is most effective for attracting more of that for which you are feeling grateful.
Feel that you already have within you the qualities that you seek. To bring forward your positive qualities, concentrate on your heart. Inside your heart is the soul and because your good qualities come from the light of your soul, you are accessing your soul-power.
Inwardly sow the seed for the expansion and manifestation of your positive qualities by concentrating on them. Your so-called bad qualities will eventually disappear. You will be happier and more productive, business will prosper, and your friends, family and colleagues will admire the ‘new you’. You will definitely be manifesting positive qualities: peace, love, patience humility, and gratitude – all good and divine.
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Learning how to manifest positive qualities
Most persons are aware of both their positive and their negative qualities, feeling that perhaps they need to manifest more positive qualities such as peace, love, patience, humility and gratitude to mention a few. The challenge is that when we see our negative qualities, we tend to feel frustrated, weak and useless. Self-confidence and self-esteem are lowered, the effects of which spill over into our personal and business life.
Distinctions between good and bad qualities are actually made in the limited and subjective mind; therefore, you would want to concentrate on your positive heartfelt qualities to further develop them. Your good qualities are ever present: your love of beauty, peace, light and harmony. Choose the qualities you wish to keep to the fore - your imperfections or your strengths.
Concentrate only on your good qualities, those that align with the highest in you, your soul. Replace your so-called bad qualities when they show themselves by inwardly repeating the name of the opposite positive quality. In other words, when anger shows its face in your consciousness, repeat the quality of peace, peace, peace.
Below are five positive qualities that you may wish to more highly develop:
Peace – When you invoke peace from within, imagine feeling enormous strength, both inside and out. Use this strength to quickly devour any situation that lacks peace. No power can rob you of your inner peace; it is your own thoughts and actions that steal inner peace. Concentrate or meditate on peace early in the morning so you can store it within until you need to use it during the day.
Love – There are two kinds of love: human love and a higher love, divine love. With human love comes attachment and demands made of the other person. Divine love is unconditional love, without attachment and without demand. A higher love is the love of a mother for her child. Human love is when we measure what we give by what we get. Try to love in a higher way as you go through your day.
Patience – If you feel that it takes a certain amount of time to accomplish a particular thing and your expectations are not met, then you may become impatient. Try to feel that all things happen at the exact right time. Progress may be slow but you are moving and progressing toward your goal. This brings a feeling of satisfaction and at the same time, develops your inner strength and will power.
Humility – You can easily cultivate humility by thinking of a tree. When it has no fruits, it remains erect. But when it is laden with fruits, it bends down with humility to offer its fruits to humanity. So also, when you have fruits or something to offer to mankind and you bow down with humility, you will be loved and admired. A mother or father bends down out of love to offer food to a child. The child responds with love and gratitude to the mother and father. In the same way, we can learn to cultivate this kind of humility.
Gratitude – Inside gratitude is the presence of all other good and divine qualities. For all of your positive qualities, feel true gratitude. Gratitude is more than just saying ‘thank-you’; it is something heart-felt with a deep inner feeling of completeness, satisfaction and joy. This kind of gratitude is most effective for attracting more of that for which you are feeling grateful.
Feel that you already have within you the qualities that you seek. To bring forward your positive qualities, concentrate on your heart. Inside your heart is the soul and because your good qualities come from the light of your soul, you are accessing your soul-power.
Inwardly sow the seed for the expansion and manifestation of your positive qualities by concentrating on them. Your so-called bad qualities will eventually disappear. You will be happier and more productive, business will prosper, and your friends, family and colleagues will admire the ‘new you’. You will definitely be manifesting positive qualities: peace, love, patience humility, and gratitude – all good and divine.
About the Author
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Learning how to manifest positive qualities
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Running Shoes – choosing a perfect pair by Michael Jennings
When it comes to doing a variety of exercises for remaining physically fit, one of the options that come to mind is – running. There is no doubt that running is one of the best work out that someone can do to keep oneself in the best shape and maintain one’s physical strain-bearing levels. However, many a times if we do not have the right kind of equipment or means to achieve what we intend to, then every effort goes in vain. Something similar happens if we do not have the right type of running shoes or are not aware of making the correct choice while searching for the best shoes that will fit our requirement. Let us see the main points that we need to keep in mind while buying the best type of running shoes that will fit our budget as well as our need of a good physical work-out.
One important thing to note is to be aware of the variety of shoes available for running. We need to know the types of running for which different types of shoes are available in the market. Running can be simple jogging on a pathway, it can be a work-out on a tread-mill at home or in a fitness center, it can also be a brisk walk that we might need to do in the garden, it can be running quickly with power and climbing up the hill with the minimum amount of time, it can be a 100 meter sprint, it can be running on the beach with your grandson or with your faithful dog. Depending on what exactly are your requirements one must then go ahead and decide to buy the right pair of shoes for your needs. There are specialist customer service officials present in stores of well-known brands, known for the availability of shoes for each and every type of need, who are there to help us out with our exact size and the exact requirement for which we are visiting them.
There are shoes available which can either bind with your feet tightly or are meant to give your feet adequate room depending on the kind of situations you will be wearing those shoes for. There are also options available depending on your weight; your age; your sex; your feet-size; measurements of your knees, ankle and calf muscles as well. You should keep these parameters handy while going to shop for a high-end pair from a well-known branded retail store. The more specific you are, more the chances of you getting the exact type of shoe which will fit all your requirement guidelines.
Nowadays, with the advancement of science and management art, you can even custom order your shoes, if you are not able to find the right fit in the branded store. These kinds of shoes might cost a bit higher, but they will undoubtedly be a pair worth the spending. Additionally, for special situations, wherein you are having a fractured foot or some kind of physical abnormality, there are options for special factory-ordered shoes that meet the measurements of your feet. You just need to do the right search and you will be getting the best possible fit for your running needs - Something that will make your entire experience a lifetime comfort.
Learn more about running shoes at www.milanrunning.com
Article Source: Running Shoes – choosing a perfect pair
When it comes to doing a variety of exercises for remaining physically fit, one of the options that come to mind is – running. There is no doubt that running is one of the best work out that someone can do to keep oneself in the best shape and maintain one’s physical strain-bearing levels. However, many a times if we do not have the right kind of equipment or means to achieve what we intend to, then every effort goes in vain. Something similar happens if we do not have the right type of running shoes or are not aware of making the correct choice while searching for the best shoes that will fit our requirement. Let us see the main points that we need to keep in mind while buying the best type of running shoes that will fit our budget as well as our need of a good physical work-out.
One important thing to note is to be aware of the variety of shoes available for running. We need to know the types of running for which different types of shoes are available in the market. Running can be simple jogging on a pathway, it can be a work-out on a tread-mill at home or in a fitness center, it can also be a brisk walk that we might need to do in the garden, it can be running quickly with power and climbing up the hill with the minimum amount of time, it can be a 100 meter sprint, it can be running on the beach with your grandson or with your faithful dog. Depending on what exactly are your requirements one must then go ahead and decide to buy the right pair of shoes for your needs. There are specialist customer service officials present in stores of well-known brands, known for the availability of shoes for each and every type of need, who are there to help us out with our exact size and the exact requirement for which we are visiting them.
There are shoes available which can either bind with your feet tightly or are meant to give your feet adequate room depending on the kind of situations you will be wearing those shoes for. There are also options available depending on your weight; your age; your sex; your feet-size; measurements of your knees, ankle and calf muscles as well. You should keep these parameters handy while going to shop for a high-end pair from a well-known branded retail store. The more specific you are, more the chances of you getting the exact type of shoe which will fit all your requirement guidelines.
Nowadays, with the advancement of science and management art, you can even custom order your shoes, if you are not able to find the right fit in the branded store. These kinds of shoes might cost a bit higher, but they will undoubtedly be a pair worth the spending. Additionally, for special situations, wherein you are having a fractured foot or some kind of physical abnormality, there are options for special factory-ordered shoes that meet the measurements of your feet. You just need to do the right search and you will be getting the best possible fit for your running needs - Something that will make your entire experience a lifetime comfort.
Learn more about running shoes at www.milanrunning.com
Article Source: Running Shoes – choosing a perfect pair
Friday, November 20, 2009
A Positive Mindset - a Happier Life by Lynda Pegler
No-one ever said that life is easy. Indeed, the peaks and troughs of life are what make the world go round. Peaks are great but experiencing the troughs need not be such a bad thing either. The important factor is how you deal with them and this is likely to be much easier if you approach them with a positive mindset.
A positive mindset is very important for many reasons. Positive thinking has been shown to enhance the quality and productivity of life. When we are in a positive frame of mind we feel better, perform better, are healthier and are more productive. We are happier and better equipped to deal with all life throws at us.
Ongoing benefits of a positive attitude include better mental and physical health. This is due to the positive hormones that boost the immune system. We will feel happier and stronger and thus, are likely to be more successful in life.
The reverse is also true. A negative mindset can cause depression. When we are feeling low we are far more susceptible to contracting disease and suffering from other mental health issues. It can also cause our personal relationships to deteriorate, affect our ability to think rationally and our productivity can all but grind to a halt. To sum up, a negative frame of mind should be avoided at all costs. Of course, it is only natural for us to feel low or unhappy at various times in our lives but it is how we deal with those feelings that is most important.
A positive mindset give will give you a ‘can do’ attitude and you are more likely to see a challenge rather than a problem and to see an opportunity rather than an obstacle. For example, the reason entrepreneurs are so successful is because they are able to spot opportunities for expansion in areas where others see a downturn. The positive mindset of the successful entrepreneurs means that opportunities become realities because they have had the foresight, drive and motivation to make their dreams come true.
Having a positive mindset is a huge personal asset but the main challenge for most people is in developing the right mindset in the first place.
The following will help you on your path to a more positive attitude and happier life:
1. Use only positive words, whenever you think “I can’t” replace it with “I can”. Don’t just think it, say it out loud.
2. Train your mind to focus on the good things you have in life, not the bad.
3. Dreading an occasion, conversation or event? Think positively and visualise the best outcome rather than the worst.
4. Whenever negative thoughts creep into your mind challenge them and replace them with positives.
Some people can appear to have a naturally happier disposition than others but, no matter how pessimistic you are, that can be achieved with a more positive mindset and is something that is open to anyone who is prepared to take the necessary steps to attain it
Author Lynda Pegler is committed to helping people achieve better health, happiness and success in life.
For a Free video showing you Step-by-Step how to overcome negative thinking patterns, please visit http://www.theconfidencetrigger.com
Article Source: A Positive Mindset - a Happier Life
No-one ever said that life is easy. Indeed, the peaks and troughs of life are what make the world go round. Peaks are great but experiencing the troughs need not be such a bad thing either. The important factor is how you deal with them and this is likely to be much easier if you approach them with a positive mindset.
A positive mindset is very important for many reasons. Positive thinking has been shown to enhance the quality and productivity of life. When we are in a positive frame of mind we feel better, perform better, are healthier and are more productive. We are happier and better equipped to deal with all life throws at us.
Ongoing benefits of a positive attitude include better mental and physical health. This is due to the positive hormones that boost the immune system. We will feel happier and stronger and thus, are likely to be more successful in life.
The reverse is also true. A negative mindset can cause depression. When we are feeling low we are far more susceptible to contracting disease and suffering from other mental health issues. It can also cause our personal relationships to deteriorate, affect our ability to think rationally and our productivity can all but grind to a halt. To sum up, a negative frame of mind should be avoided at all costs. Of course, it is only natural for us to feel low or unhappy at various times in our lives but it is how we deal with those feelings that is most important.
A positive mindset give will give you a ‘can do’ attitude and you are more likely to see a challenge rather than a problem and to see an opportunity rather than an obstacle. For example, the reason entrepreneurs are so successful is because they are able to spot opportunities for expansion in areas where others see a downturn. The positive mindset of the successful entrepreneurs means that opportunities become realities because they have had the foresight, drive and motivation to make their dreams come true.
Having a positive mindset is a huge personal asset but the main challenge for most people is in developing the right mindset in the first place.
The following will help you on your path to a more positive attitude and happier life:
1. Use only positive words, whenever you think “I can’t” replace it with “I can”. Don’t just think it, say it out loud.
2. Train your mind to focus on the good things you have in life, not the bad.
3. Dreading an occasion, conversation or event? Think positively and visualise the best outcome rather than the worst.
4. Whenever negative thoughts creep into your mind challenge them and replace them with positives.
Some people can appear to have a naturally happier disposition than others but, no matter how pessimistic you are, that can be achieved with a more positive mindset and is something that is open to anyone who is prepared to take the necessary steps to attain it
Author Lynda Pegler is committed to helping people achieve better health, happiness and success in life.
For a Free video showing you Step-by-Step how to overcome negative thinking patterns, please visit http://www.theconfidencetrigger.com
Article Source: A Positive Mindset - a Happier Life
5 Tips for a Great Thanksgiving by Barb Burgess
1) Have the holiday you want. Decide that this will be a Thanksgiving to remember, and make plans accordingly. Maybe it means doing Thanksgiving Day a little differently. You may want to spend it with someone new, invite family and friends to your house, make reservations at a nice restaurant, or spend time as a family serving dinner at a homeless shelter. Regardless of where you spend Thanksgiving, remember that you can create beauty and bring meaning to any setting. It’s yours to create.
2) Make at least one meaningful connection. You don’t have to turn your holiday upside down to have it feel more special, but one great conversation can go a long way. Pick someone to connect more deeply with—ask them more about themselves, what challenges they are facing, what their dreams are. Or share yourself more fully with someone you know.
3) Create a new tradition. A lot of times we think holiday traditions are set in stone, but one of the great things about traditions is that you can start a new one any time. Maybe you start a tradition of going for a walk after the big meal, playing touch football outside, or having everyone say something they are grateful for. Creating a new tradition can be fun and can bring a fresh perspective to your routine. And you don’t need to do it alone, ask your guests or families for their ideas.
4) Shift your perspective on Thanksgiving preparations. If we don’t watch ourselves, it can be easy to feel resentful about our big holiday preparations. Make a choice that you will not be a victim to your holiday and see what happens. Remember the people that you are preparing for—think about what you appreciate about them. At the same time, see if you can find ways to make your tasks fun by doing them more quickly, differently, or sharing them with others who might not normally help.
5) Get in touch with your real hungers. It’s no accident Thanksgiving is the holiday we associate with overeating. It’s because we’re hungry – for connection and intimacy. Sadly, we all too often fill up on food rather than seeking out the personal connections we truly desire. In the end it’s your choice to seek aliveness and intimacy.
DR. JUDITH WRIGHT, www.judithwright.com, is a lifestyles expert, educator, coach, inspirational speaker, best-selling author, and corporate consultant. Author of The One Decision and The Soft Addiction Solution, Judith has been called one of “America’s Ultimate Experts” by Women’s World magazine. Judith demystifies what it takes to lead a great life in all areas—career satisfaction and success, meaningful relationships, a thriving family life, career fulfillment, and more. A media favorite, Judith has appeared on over 450 radio stations and 70 television shows. Judith co-founded the Wright Leadership Institute in Chicago—a cutting edge coaching and training institute and the Wright Institute for the Realization of Human Potential (formerly the Wright Graduate Institute), offering Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Human Development.
The Wright Leadership Institute
Barb Burgess
445 East Ohio Street, Suite 400
Chicago-IL
60611
USA
barbb@wrightlearning.com
http://www.wrightlearning.com/
Article Source: 5 Tips for a Great Thanksgiving
1) Have the holiday you want. Decide that this will be a Thanksgiving to remember, and make plans accordingly. Maybe it means doing Thanksgiving Day a little differently. You may want to spend it with someone new, invite family and friends to your house, make reservations at a nice restaurant, or spend time as a family serving dinner at a homeless shelter. Regardless of where you spend Thanksgiving, remember that you can create beauty and bring meaning to any setting. It’s yours to create.
2) Make at least one meaningful connection. You don’t have to turn your holiday upside down to have it feel more special, but one great conversation can go a long way. Pick someone to connect more deeply with—ask them more about themselves, what challenges they are facing, what their dreams are. Or share yourself more fully with someone you know.
3) Create a new tradition. A lot of times we think holiday traditions are set in stone, but one of the great things about traditions is that you can start a new one any time. Maybe you start a tradition of going for a walk after the big meal, playing touch football outside, or having everyone say something they are grateful for. Creating a new tradition can be fun and can bring a fresh perspective to your routine. And you don’t need to do it alone, ask your guests or families for their ideas.
4) Shift your perspective on Thanksgiving preparations. If we don’t watch ourselves, it can be easy to feel resentful about our big holiday preparations. Make a choice that you will not be a victim to your holiday and see what happens. Remember the people that you are preparing for—think about what you appreciate about them. At the same time, see if you can find ways to make your tasks fun by doing them more quickly, differently, or sharing them with others who might not normally help.
5) Get in touch with your real hungers. It’s no accident Thanksgiving is the holiday we associate with overeating. It’s because we’re hungry – for connection and intimacy. Sadly, we all too often fill up on food rather than seeking out the personal connections we truly desire. In the end it’s your choice to seek aliveness and intimacy.
DR. JUDITH WRIGHT, www.judithwright.com, is a lifestyles expert, educator, coach, inspirational speaker, best-selling author, and corporate consultant. Author of The One Decision and The Soft Addiction Solution, Judith has been called one of “America’s Ultimate Experts” by Women’s World magazine. Judith demystifies what it takes to lead a great life in all areas—career satisfaction and success, meaningful relationships, a thriving family life, career fulfillment, and more. A media favorite, Judith has appeared on over 450 radio stations and 70 television shows. Judith co-founded the Wright Leadership Institute in Chicago—a cutting edge coaching and training institute and the Wright Institute for the Realization of Human Potential (formerly the Wright Graduate Institute), offering Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Human Development.
The Wright Leadership Institute
Barb Burgess
445 East Ohio Street, Suite 400
Chicago-IL
60611
USA
barbb@wrightlearning.com
http://www.wrightlearning.com/
Article Source: 5 Tips for a Great Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Fall Freshwater Fishing by Dwight Schewe
The cool evenings of fall signal water temperatures dropping in the lakes. That means fishing will go through another transition period. The lakes are turning over and the oxygen is getting mixed back into the deep water. The shallow water cools first, and this moves the baitfish and the gamefish up into areas where a crankbait or light jig will work effectively.
A lot of people love fall because they make the transition and adjust their tactics to suit the situation. Others still insist on using the techniques that caught fish all summer, and sometimes these anglers can get very frustrated. One example would be the angler who uses his sonar in the summertime to locate a big school of walleyes, and then backtrolls through them with a live-bait rig and catches a limit of fish. After the lake turns over, this won't work as well because those walleyes spread out and you see only a few fish here and there. Instead of relying on your sonar to find fish, drop a lure that can cover some ground like a bottom bouncer with a spinner or a crankbait. Keep moving and pick up one here and there until you get your limit.
Walleyes might move very shallow in the lake you're fishing, maybe as shallow as a couple of feet. Fall is a great time to anchor the boat and toss out a slip bobber to find these shallow fish. If there are walleyes in a few feet of water on a shallow rock pile, they won't hesitate to take a minnow right in front of them. The best way to get it there is with a bobber.
The big pike move back into the shallow water in the fall. You might have been catching those big pike in the spring when the shallow water was cooler and then they disappeared for the summer. They are back. Back in the cooler shallow water where they can feed on all those baitfish. Big pike are feeding aggressively so don't hesitate to give them a moving lure. Big bucktail spinnerbaits zipped over the top of the vegetation work well. Rock piles can be a big pike magnet if there are perch in the lake. Tie on a perch colored crankbait, and get it down to those rocks. There might be a 10 pounder sitting there.
Fishing for big bluegills in the fall can be a lot of fun. These fish will be in that shallow heavy cover. You may have been catching them on the deep weedlines just a few weeks ago, but now you need to pitch those wax worms into the lily pads and around the bulrush beds. The big sunfish will spread out too, so don't get locked into one spot. If you are fishing a big bed of lily pads you will want to make sure to drop that bobber into all the pockets in that bed.
Fall is a great time to be fishing, especially if you want to catch some big fish. Let it be known that the fish are transitioning this time of the year because of water temperatures and lake turnover, so anglers must transition, also.
Dwight Schewe enjoys fishing and the great outdoors and is the owner of harborfishingtackle.com your online fishing tackle store. Visit us at http://www.harborfishingtackle.com.
Article Source: Fall Freshwater Fishing
The cool evenings of fall signal water temperatures dropping in the lakes. That means fishing will go through another transition period. The lakes are turning over and the oxygen is getting mixed back into the deep water. The shallow water cools first, and this moves the baitfish and the gamefish up into areas where a crankbait or light jig will work effectively.
A lot of people love fall because they make the transition and adjust their tactics to suit the situation. Others still insist on using the techniques that caught fish all summer, and sometimes these anglers can get very frustrated. One example would be the angler who uses his sonar in the summertime to locate a big school of walleyes, and then backtrolls through them with a live-bait rig and catches a limit of fish. After the lake turns over, this won't work as well because those walleyes spread out and you see only a few fish here and there. Instead of relying on your sonar to find fish, drop a lure that can cover some ground like a bottom bouncer with a spinner or a crankbait. Keep moving and pick up one here and there until you get your limit.
Walleyes might move very shallow in the lake you're fishing, maybe as shallow as a couple of feet. Fall is a great time to anchor the boat and toss out a slip bobber to find these shallow fish. If there are walleyes in a few feet of water on a shallow rock pile, they won't hesitate to take a minnow right in front of them. The best way to get it there is with a bobber.
The big pike move back into the shallow water in the fall. You might have been catching those big pike in the spring when the shallow water was cooler and then they disappeared for the summer. They are back. Back in the cooler shallow water where they can feed on all those baitfish. Big pike are feeding aggressively so don't hesitate to give them a moving lure. Big bucktail spinnerbaits zipped over the top of the vegetation work well. Rock piles can be a big pike magnet if there are perch in the lake. Tie on a perch colored crankbait, and get it down to those rocks. There might be a 10 pounder sitting there.
Fishing for big bluegills in the fall can be a lot of fun. These fish will be in that shallow heavy cover. You may have been catching them on the deep weedlines just a few weeks ago, but now you need to pitch those wax worms into the lily pads and around the bulrush beds. The big sunfish will spread out too, so don't get locked into one spot. If you are fishing a big bed of lily pads you will want to make sure to drop that bobber into all the pockets in that bed.
Fall is a great time to be fishing, especially if you want to catch some big fish. Let it be known that the fish are transitioning this time of the year because of water temperatures and lake turnover, so anglers must transition, also.
Dwight Schewe enjoys fishing and the great outdoors and is the owner of harborfishingtackle.com your online fishing tackle store. Visit us at http://www.harborfishingtackle.com.
Article Source: Fall Freshwater Fishing
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Lazy Day Beef Stew Slow Cooker Recipe by Kazz
Even though this recipe basically consists of nothing but canned or frozen vegetables, it is surprisingly good. It's very easy to prepare and let cook in your slow cooker. The most complicated part of the whole process is chopping an onion. If you feel so inclined, you can substitute fresh vegetables for any of the canned or frozen ingredients listed.
Also, if you are a vegetarian, you can omit the stew beef and make a splendid soup. Just add more vegetables and spices to your taste. A little garlic is a great addition to this recipe when making a hearty soup.
Lazy Day Beef Stew Slow Cooker Recipe
Ingredients:
1 pound stew beef
2 cans diced tomatoes, with juice
2 cans peeled potatoes, drained
1 can green beans, drained (or 1 small package frozen beans)
1 can corn, drained (or 1 small package frozen corn)
1 can carrot slices, drained (or 1 small package frozen carrots)
1 can sweet peas, drained (or 1 small package frozen peas)
1 large onion, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
There is no need for the stew beef to be thawed before adding it to the slow cooker. Just place it in the cooker and add all other ingredients at once. Mix ingredients together. Place lid on slow cooker. Using low setting, let stew cook for 7 to 8 hours.
Tip: This is a versatile and forgiving stew recipe. You can add or substitute any vegetables that you like. I'm very fond of adding lima and kidney beans to this slow cooker dish.
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Article Source: Lazy Day Beef Stew Slow Cooker Recipe
Even though this recipe basically consists of nothing but canned or frozen vegetables, it is surprisingly good. It's very easy to prepare and let cook in your slow cooker. The most complicated part of the whole process is chopping an onion. If you feel so inclined, you can substitute fresh vegetables for any of the canned or frozen ingredients listed.
Also, if you are a vegetarian, you can omit the stew beef and make a splendid soup. Just add more vegetables and spices to your taste. A little garlic is a great addition to this recipe when making a hearty soup.
Lazy Day Beef Stew Slow Cooker Recipe
Ingredients:
1 pound stew beef
2 cans diced tomatoes, with juice
2 cans peeled potatoes, drained
1 can green beans, drained (or 1 small package frozen beans)
1 can corn, drained (or 1 small package frozen corn)
1 can carrot slices, drained (or 1 small package frozen carrots)
1 can sweet peas, drained (or 1 small package frozen peas)
1 large onion, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
There is no need for the stew beef to be thawed before adding it to the slow cooker. Just place it in the cooker and add all other ingredients at once. Mix ingredients together. Place lid on slow cooker. Using low setting, let stew cook for 7 to 8 hours.
Tip: This is a versatile and forgiving stew recipe. You can add or substitute any vegetables that you like. I'm very fond of adding lima and kidney beans to this slow cooker dish.
Visit Sub Zero Parts to find quality SubZero Parts for your Sub Zero appliance
Article Source: Lazy Day Beef Stew Slow Cooker Recipe
Cooking Pasta and great Italian Food by Jonathan Bigby
Most of us have found a few sort of Italian fare that has become a favorite for our families and ourselves. Unfortunately, so much too many people overlook the chance of bringing Italian cooking into our very own kitchens for worry that numerous of the recipes are far too demanding. The truth is that learning to cook Italian cuisine just would possibly make your home the preferred drop in dining spot for friends and children all over.
Believe it or not, most great Italian recipes have a neater version that may be prepared with terribly similar effects when it involves flavor and aroma. Additionally, regardless of the commercials of old, all Italian food does not require an entire day of simmering so as to attain great flavor. Though you do not have to let your friends and family in on that little secret. Be a martyr for flavor and that they can love you even more. You do not possess to let anyone in on your best-kept secrets when it comes to getting ready these often uncomplicated dishes.
The biggest challenge that most Americans confront when it comes to Italian cuisine is essentially learning a replacement set of central ingredients. The cheese, meats, or grains that are used in their creation most often distinguish or define Italian cooking. It's the combination of these primary ingredients that formulate a variety of of the foremost distinct flavors on earth. Find out about these ingredients. identify the flavors and study the combinations of flavors and you should be proficient to not solely follow various vast Italian recipes however additionally to invent several of your very own Italian impressed recipes.
Get reveiws of Automatic Pasta Makers .
Article Source: Cooking Pasta and great Italian Food
Most of us have found a few sort of Italian fare that has become a favorite for our families and ourselves. Unfortunately, so much too many people overlook the chance of bringing Italian cooking into our very own kitchens for worry that numerous of the recipes are far too demanding. The truth is that learning to cook Italian cuisine just would possibly make your home the preferred drop in dining spot for friends and children all over.
Believe it or not, most great Italian recipes have a neater version that may be prepared with terribly similar effects when it involves flavor and aroma. Additionally, regardless of the commercials of old, all Italian food does not require an entire day of simmering so as to attain great flavor. Though you do not have to let your friends and family in on that little secret. Be a martyr for flavor and that they can love you even more. You do not possess to let anyone in on your best-kept secrets when it comes to getting ready these often uncomplicated dishes.
The biggest challenge that most Americans confront when it comes to Italian cuisine is essentially learning a replacement set of central ingredients. The cheese, meats, or grains that are used in their creation most often distinguish or define Italian cooking. It's the combination of these primary ingredients that formulate a variety of of the foremost distinct flavors on earth. Find out about these ingredients. identify the flavors and study the combinations of flavors and you should be proficient to not solely follow various vast Italian recipes however additionally to invent several of your very own Italian impressed recipes.
Get reveiws of Automatic Pasta Makers .
Article Source: Cooking Pasta and great Italian Food
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Movie 2012 - Mother of All Disasters
by Jennifer Lewis
The director of Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow has done it again. He has ripped the world apart planning to sell even more popcorn this time. The famous disaster movie 2012 is about the world regrettably standing on the brink of extinction. Watch the trailer / register and win free movie tickets at UAE's official 2012 movie website: www.2012movieme.com. This movie will be releasing on the 12th of November 2009, all over UAE.
Jabir Ahmed from Sharjah (UAE) says, 'Watching the realistic tidal waves in the 2012 movie trailer was astonishing for me. This should be a good reason for everybody to watch this science fiction thriller. To top it all, you have the Mayan calendar ending on the very same day these catastrophes start to happen and you also have scientific evidence to back the whole thing up'.
That's true for the movie. The special effects are worth a watch. But it's not just the tidal waves that are a motivation to watch 2012. In the movie, Los Angeles falls prey to massive earthquakes and slips into the ocean, the glaciers collapse, while gigantic waves break over the Himalayas. The movie is a global disaster. Never before has a date been so important in the past to all religions, nations and governments world wide. Hence you will be seeing characters from all walks of life and from different countries in this movie.
Just click away at www.2012movieme.com (the 2012 website for UAE) for any information you need on this movie.
Jennifer Lewis is the author of this article. Article writing is her hobby. She writes articles on various subjects but she especially loves writing about movies. J. Lewis always does a great deal of research both online and offline before doing so. She has also written many other articles for www.2012movieme.com.
Article Source: Movie 2012 - Mother of All Disasters
by Jennifer Lewis
The director of Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow has done it again. He has ripped the world apart planning to sell even more popcorn this time. The famous disaster movie 2012 is about the world regrettably standing on the brink of extinction. Watch the trailer / register and win free movie tickets at UAE's official 2012 movie website: www.2012movieme.com. This movie will be releasing on the 12th of November 2009, all over UAE.
Jabir Ahmed from Sharjah (UAE) says, 'Watching the realistic tidal waves in the 2012 movie trailer was astonishing for me. This should be a good reason for everybody to watch this science fiction thriller. To top it all, you have the Mayan calendar ending on the very same day these catastrophes start to happen and you also have scientific evidence to back the whole thing up'.
That's true for the movie. The special effects are worth a watch. But it's not just the tidal waves that are a motivation to watch 2012. In the movie, Los Angeles falls prey to massive earthquakes and slips into the ocean, the glaciers collapse, while gigantic waves break over the Himalayas. The movie is a global disaster. Never before has a date been so important in the past to all religions, nations and governments world wide. Hence you will be seeing characters from all walks of life and from different countries in this movie.
Just click away at www.2012movieme.com (the 2012 website for UAE) for any information you need on this movie.
Jennifer Lewis is the author of this article. Article writing is her hobby. She writes articles on various subjects but she especially loves writing about movies. J. Lewis always does a great deal of research both online and offline before doing so. She has also written many other articles for www.2012movieme.com.
Article Source: Movie 2012 - Mother of All Disasters
Friday, November 13, 2009
The Tax Tsunami
By Jacek Popiel
This week the Federal Reserve holds its Open Market Committee meeting, and speculation is rife about how long the current policy of ultra-cheap money will be maintained.
A realistic answer could be phrased as follows: current policy will probably be maintained for a while, but in the end it does not matter all that much.
The cheap money and stimulus exertions of the current administration have had some effect in goosing up the economy, and will probably continue to support it to some degree. How much and how long is a moot point, because whatever recovery eventually occurs will be drowned in a tsunami of taxes.
This new flood of taxation will inevitably be generated by the legislative initiatives now in the works: cap and trade legislation, national health care and unrestrained deficit spending.
Let us look at each in turn.
The cap and trade legislation is a tax on the carbon emissions resulting from the use of fossil fuels. Since fossil fuels at this time provide close to 90% of U.S. energy consumption, it is equivalent to a tax on energy. As agriculture is a major energy user, it will also translate into a tax on food.
Cap and trade, in other words, will institutionalize the food and energy price spike that occurred in 2008. As a tax it will also be highly regressive, hitting the lower income segment of the population the hardest. For both reasons it will kill consumption, which accounts seventy percent of the Gross Domestic Product, making the recession permanent.
This effect will be immediate because once the legislation becomes law both energy suppliers and energy users will have to initiate the necessary adjustments immediately, so as to be ready when the program is actually implemented. Energy prices will rise to pay for the required investments and/or financial penalties.
The same will occur once the proposed health care reform becomes law. While the system may not be implemented for several years, the taxes to support it will take effect immediately. These levies will hit businesses the hardest, in particular the small businesses which are responsible for a large percentage of employment.
Owners will reduce the number of employees to the minimum, letting workers go instead of hiring and dashing any hopes of seeing current unemployment numbers go down.
Thus the main programs now being worked on in Congress will result in new taxes specifically targeting consumption and employment. To these will then be added a miscellaneous burden of taxation needed to cover the deficits currently projected into the indefinite future. Already programmed is the expiration of the Bush tax cuts, but that will not be nearly enough. More will certainly be added, possibly some version of the Value Added Tax that has already been mentioned.
The impact of the above on the economy and individual well-being will be severe.
One might consider such a scenario overly pessimistic, but it is only a linear extrapolation of policies and programs the current administration and congress appear determined to implement.
There are two main reasons why they could fail. One is a breakdown of communications and discipline within the reigning Democrat party, a failure of will in the face of the obvious consequences of their legislative goals.
The other is a wholesale taxpayer revolt.
This is not as farfetched as it may seem. The American Revolution was in great part caused by tax abuses, and the rebellious stream it embodied still runs below the surface. The increasing recourse to referendums and popular initiatives of all kind points to a growing disconnect between politicians and voters.
The political tea parties and town hall meetings of the past summer might just be steam blowing off. They can also be a portent of much deeper discontent.
Such discontent does not need outright tyranny to become prevalent. The 18th century British government, compared to some modern states, was far from truly tyrannical. Britain already had, after all, a solid democratic tradition. Its fault was of another order.
The British lost America because the English Establishment could not countenance a challenge to its authority and to the status quo which upheld it. Our own government may suffer from a similar malady: an exaggerated belief in its own power and legitimacy, detached from the will and interests of the population. It sees itself as both self-sufficient and infallible.
The Gettysburg Address says otherwise. The American experiment still goes on, with leaders ultimately being seen as representatives of the people, not as a self-perpetuating elite.
Jacek Popiel was born in Poland and educated in Africa, Canada, and the US. His career spanned military service and international business development. He is currently a writer and his first book Viable Energy Now is available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. For more articles and information: http://www.viableenergynow.com
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Want to Buy A Cheap Laptop? Go For Acer Laptops
Author: Luke WildmanAcer laptops are one of the most preferred laptops across the globe. One of the striking facts of Acer is that they produce cheap laptops that are full loaded with features. Acer laptops are available in several series namely, Acer Aspire, Acer Extensa and Acer Travelmate. Acer’s technical support is simply amasing; you can get your queries solved professionally by highly trained tech-support executives.
When you plan to buy the best cheap laptop for yourself, you should find out which laptop gives you the value for money at a very reasonable rate. If you are going for a cheap laptop, you should also know that you will not find many features that you can find in laptops that belong to a higher price range. There are some hardware and software related points that you need to consider whilst buying a cheap laptop:
Operating System
You can go for Windows XP or Linux enabled Acer laptops to save on money rather than Windows Vista. Linux operating system notebooks from Acer are very cheap compared to Windows powered Acer notebooks. If you like Windows XP, you can buy a Linux Acer notebook and remove Linux and install Windows XP by yourself or by seeking help from a local technician.
Hard disk
The Acer laptops that belong to a high price range category come with large storage capacity of 500GB, 320GB, and 250GB. However, those laptops that are available with 160GB and 120GB hard disk storage capacity are available at a cheap rate. Acer notebooks with 160GB hard disk space include Acer Extensa 5630, Acer Aspire 5535 and Acer Aspire 5735. Ideally, 120GB or 160GB hard disk is enough for people who only store word documents, image files, music and video files. You may even upgrade to higher capacity hard disk anytime if you feel that you are falling short of storage space.
Processor
Acer laptops come with various types of processors such as Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Pentium Dual Core, AMD Athlon 64 x2, AMD Turion 64 x 2, Celeron Dual-Core, Celeron M, etc. AMD processors are cheap compared to Intel processors. Celeron processor powered laptops may be available at a cheap rate. However, they may perform poorly with respect to the applications that are being made for highly powerful processors that are being used these days. If you prefer Intel, you can go for Pentium Dual Core processor powered Acer laptops.
RAM
The RAM considerably influences the performance of your laptop. The higher the capacity of the RAM, the faster your computer will perform. The ideal amount of RAM to work efficiently would be 1GB. You may go for 512GB of RAM; however, the overall functionality of your Acer laptop would not be impressive. If you plan to install Windows Vista on your laptop, you should have at least 2GB of RAM. Whatever amount of RAM you choose, you can easily upgrade to higher amount as and when needed.
The best part about Acer laptops is that even though you choose a low priced laptop, the value for money Acer laptops will give you more features such as web camera, wireless internet connectivity, Bluetooth and two to four USB slots present on it.
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Sunday, November 1, 2009
Aspen Colorado - History, Lifestyle & Real Estate
By Rex Manz
Native American Ute Indians were the first known Aspen visitors. No permanent settlement, just summer hunting. The Spanish Conquistadors next arrived in the late 1500's in search of gold treasures and a route to present-day California.
French trappers and traders followed in the early 1800's.
Precious metals, gold and silver primarily, attracted miners in search of "riches" in the late 1800's. During the peak of the mining madness, Aspen's population swelled to 12,000 residents making it second in size only to Denver in the Colorado Territory.
The 10th Mountain Division was formed during World War II to train soldiers for mountainous war zones. Training centered in the Leadville area. After the war ended, many of these soldiers returned to the Rocky Mountains. A group of returning veterans together with local business people opened the Aspen Mountain ski area in 1947. It was a start, buy hardly the economic engine that the ski industry represents today.
Chicago businessman Walter Paepcke first visited Aspen in 1945. Inspired by Aspen's natural beauty, in 1949 he organized a 200th anniversary celebration honoring German philosopher Goethe's birthday attracting nationally known artists, intellects and musicians. The following year, Paepcke founded what would become the world-renown Aspen Institute.
Aspen grew sporadically until the ski industry took hold in the 1970's. Since then, Aspen has gone "straight-up". The Aspen area is home to four ski mountains -- Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk and Snowmass Village. On average, these ski mountains receive 300-inches of snow each winter.
It is true that many of the world's "rich and famous" frequent Aspen. The Pitkin County Airport, which services Aspen, is one of the busiest airports serving a community of 6,500 people in the world. World-class restaurants and boutiques line Aspen's downtown central core.
Summer months bring the exciting festival season and outdoor activities of hiking, camping, biking, horseback riding and more. Daily temperatures range between 65 and 85-degrees.
Visit Aspen and see for yourself why the locals consider Aspen their private paradise.
Rex Manz is a Colorado real estate broker that assists homebuyers in the purchase of Aspen, Snowmass Village, Woody Creek or Basalt Colorado ski real estate, ranches, homes and condos. Please visit his web site Beautiful Aspen Homes.com to learn about Aspen area real estate prices.
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