<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340098991805472253</id><updated>2011-04-21T14:33:04.840-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Fe</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gifslqdyen.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7340098991805472253/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gifslqdyen.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>etdgybf</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14770738596555347253</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>47</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340098991805472253.post-1177060283355844273</id><published>2008-09-12T12:36:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-12T12:36:36.081-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Baseball, Softball Games For 12 People Or Less</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;I usually don't play baseball or softball too much. However, last weekend, &lt;a href=http://conductor.blogtrain.com/&gt;Conductor&lt;/a&gt; friend invited me to the park to hit some softballs. I was extremely bored, so I quickly agreed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As a kid I was never really into the sport of baseball. I thought that the game was too slow and boring. I was more in to basketball or football, where the ball is moving quickly and there is constantly something going on. Another thing about baseball that I never liked is that it takes so many people to play a good game. If you are playing basketball in the playground you can do just fine with 4 people or even 2. Backyard football can be played just fine with 3 or more people as well. But coming up with 18 people to play a game of baseball is just way too much. 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If the batter hits the ball in the infield and the fielders cover it without errors, it is an out. If the infielders make an error, it is a single. If the batter hits a ground ball that makes it to shallow outfield, it is a single. If the outfielder makes error fielding the ball, it is a double. Lastly, if the ball makes it to deep outfield, it is a double. If the deep outfielder errors, then it is a triple.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I really don't know what &lt;a href=http://www.shop24-7-365.com/Finance/Mortgage-Refinance-HomeEquity/remortgage.php&gt;Ccj remortgage&lt;/a&gt; versions of the game are called, but they were pretty fun to play. On a warm spring day, it sure was fun to be outside and hitting some softballs, even though it isn't one of my favorite sports to play. Either way, it was great to be with friends and also to make new friend on the field. 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It was an adaptation of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds. The story was so convincing that despite saying that it was fictional four times during the show, people believed that we were being invaded by Martians! Since radio was the prime medium at the time, and planes were still relatively new, many people thought that the broadcast was real! Many consider this to be the greatest accidental hoax in history.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;3. Rickroll&lt;/b&gt; - Now for something more modern. Known as an internet prank phenomena, this is when people are fooled into viewing a video of Rick Astley's 1987 song "Never Gonna Give You Up". This is a classic bait-and-switch prank. Many major websites have used the phenomenon to prank their viewers. Youtube linked the Rickroll video to all of their featured videos for  www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU"&gt;April Fools, and even Livejournal got in on the joke and introduced a new advisory board member, whose profile led to a Rickroll. It's even spread to real life, with Rickrolling occurring in some TV shows, sports stadiums, and even in a train station! It's also used in the campaign against Scientology. The man himself, Rick Astley, finds the phenomenon funny and bizarre, and says that he won't capitalize on the sudden popularity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Personally, pranking for me is a funny way of bonding with people over a good laugh. &lt;a href=http://itliyxdvyonca.blogspot.com&gt;Itliyxdvyonca&lt;/a&gt; and by friends used to do it all the time. Ever pranked someone good? Tell us!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ted is a profilic travel writer who loves the sun, the sea, the surf, the babes and the gadgets! 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In the case of Spain though, three-fourths of today's immigrants to Spain come from Latin American and European countries with language and culture similar to that of Spain.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For Spain, immigration is &lt;a href=http://clebanoff.webhost-blog.com/&gt;Clebanoff&lt;/a&gt; relatively new phenomenon. For centuries Spaniards were used to emigrating to other European countries, and the Americas in search of a better life. For the first time in modern history, when Spain joined the EEC in 1986, it had to have a policy on migration in keeping with European Union regulations. The law passed in 1985 called the 'Aliens' Law' determines the procedure by which non-EU persons seeking work and residence in Spain is to be dealt with. The immigrants are required to have an employment contract or a work permit for a stipulated period before they can enter and work legally in Spain. However, if the employer cancels or terminates the contract at any time, then the immigrant falls into the category of an illegal resident.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To alleviate the problem of the illegal status of a large number of persons settled in Spain, who may have been in and out of work over a relatively long period, the government resorted to providing an amnesty for illegal workers at several points in time in the past. A new regulation passed in 1996 enabled immigrants who have lived in Spain for at least six years to receive permanent work permits. All this was necessary because Spain's economy has grown to become one of the most prosperous in Europe. To begin with, it was the poor immigrants without any skills from Africa and the former Eastern European countries who came over to fill the hardest and lowest paying jobs in agriculture, construction and industry. But with the growth of a modern sophisticated economy, Spain increasingly requires highly skilled manpower to keep pace with the global competitive economies of the 21st century. According to the Financial Times (UK) Spain is the most favoured destination for West Europeans considering a move from their own country seeking jobs elsewhere. Since 2002, Spain has created &lt;a href=http://www.comic-covers.com/DC/DCC-G/Flash(SilverAge)/index.html&gt;the Flash&lt;/a&gt; the new jobs in the entire euro zone.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Spanish government figures show 4.5 million foreign residents living in Spain in 2007. The Red Cross estimates the figure to be even more at 4.8 million, 15.1% of the population. Among the non-EU immigrants, Moroccans are the largest group at about 500,000 with Ecuadorians and Romanians the next highest groups. About 260,000 are Colombian. While 6.10 % of the foreign residents were from Argentina, 2.63 % came from Bolivia. From the EU, the most numerous are from Britain (8.09 %) closely followed by the French (8.03 %), and Germans (5.58 %). However, many north Europeans come over to Spain to spend their retirement years and are not competing for jobs. Booming Spain has seen Europe's largest number of migrants for the past six years, with its immigrant population increasing fourfold with 2.8 million new arrivals.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;More than 11% of Spain's population are foreign-born, one of the highest in Europe, only second to Cyprus. It boasts the second highest net migration rate in the world next to USA with 12.9 %. Spain continues to invite the foreigner who wants to work. Apart from providing muscle for construction work, immigrants, especially women, care for children and the elderly freeing more Spanish women to take up jobs outside the home. The immigrants fill minimum wage positions in restaurants and hotels. The government statistics show that their tax and social security payments exceed more than 20 % of the cost of public services the immigrants use.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is clear that unlike other Western European countries Spain does not regard immigration as a threat. A recent Harris poll showed that only 19 % of the British and French think immigration is helping their countries as against 42 % of Spaniards. As recently as the mid-1990s Spain was an economically undeveloped country with an aging population. Spain's replacement fertility rate is the lowest, only second to Japan's. With the help of an immigrant work force Spain has increased its per capita income from being only 80 % of the EU average to 96 % now. Construction still accounts for 18 % of the economy with growth averaging 3.1 % over the past five years. 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These apartments are all guaranteed for incoming and returning graduate students and all also come with a number of layouts that vary anywhere from studio apartments to large three bedroom apartments.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;These neighborhood student apartments are all near campus bus routes to make getting to and from classes easy, and all these apartments are also rented with leases that run from September to August, although leases can be canceled early at the end of a quarter if you are graduating at that point. The deposit is a mere $150, which is pretty exceptionally low even for student apartments.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The International House offers many apartment choices as well, and there are other lots of both furnished and unfurnished apartments available to students, all within the Hyde Park area. 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Whether it's near or far, finished or unfinished, the sheer amount of variety will stun you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;All of our articles are originals, if you liked this, check out  www.universityofchicagoapartments.com"&gt;University of Chicago Apartments for similar information.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7340098991805472253-175185210416155087?l=gifslqdyen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gifslqdyen.blogspot.com/feeds/175185210416155087/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7340098991805472253&amp;postID=175185210416155087' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7340098991805472253/posts/default/175185210416155087'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7340098991805472253/posts/default/175185210416155087'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gifslqdyen.blogspot.com/2008/09/finding-space-in-chi-town-apartments.html' title='Finding Space in Chi-Town - Apartments Near University of Chicago'/><author><name>etdgybf</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14770738596555347253</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340098991805472253.post-5629948283456191313</id><published>2008-09-06T07:22:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-06T07:22:40.578-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Strength Tarot Card - Does it Mean You Have the Strength to Tackle Anything?</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;The tarot deck can vary, but generally features 78 cards, highly decorated with symbolic images. 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Below each extract is an explanation of the common signs of a hoax that appear in the extract.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG ALL YOUR CONTACTS"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This e-mail is intended to inform the receiver about a virus, but the main focus of this e-mail is the spreading of it. Normally the subject of an important e-mail tells you a little bit about the contents of the e-mail, but the writer of this e-mail was more concerned about the distribution of this e-mail than the information contained within. So this heading should already flash some warning lights.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"Be alert during the next few days: Don't open any message with an attached file called "Invitation", regardless of who sent it."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first sentence says it all. The next few days are a bit vague. There are no specific dates specified, so the next few days can be any "next few days". Hoaxes always have generalization in mind, so that the e-mail appears applicable at the time when you read it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"It's a virus that opens an Olympic Torch that "burns" the whole hard disk of your computer."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is only one strange thing about this sentence. Notice the two spaces between the words 'whole' and 'hard'. It is common among creators of hoaxes that they never give attention to style, grammar or punctuation when compiling e-mails like this. So when you get an e-mail like this with lots of grammatical errors and typos, you can be certain that it is some kind of hoax or scam.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"This virus will come from someone who has your e-mail address; that's why you should send this e-mail to all your contacts. It's better to receive this message 25 times than to receive the virus"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first sentence is total rubbish. Of course an e-mail virus comes from someone who has your e-mail address, but it does not mean that you have the e-mail address of everyone who has yours. Hoaxes and scams thrive on circulation, if there is no circulation, there is no possibility of spreading. The fact that it is better to receive the message 25 times than to receive the virus holds some truth. Hoaxes are like chain letters, they keep coming back to you and never stop until everyone decide to break the chain. Again you will notice that the sentence does not end with a full stop.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"DON'T open it and shut down your computer immediately .. This is the worst virus announced by CNN, it's &lt;a href=http://www.comic-covers.com/DC/DCC-G/GreenLantern(SilverAge)/index.html&gt;Green Lantern&lt;/a&gt; classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This paragraph can easily be identified as a hoax by just confirming this on the websites of CNN and Microsoft. You will be surprised to find that there is no record of this on either CNN.com or Microsoft.com. McAfee mentions this e-mail, but they also classify it as a hoax. It is strange that no virus name is mentioned in this e-mail, all viruses get a descriptive name to help people identify it, so what does it matter what Microsoft says if you don't even know what virus they are talking about? Shut down your computer. Why? It won't even help to shut it down even if it was infected with a virus. Shutting down your computer does not make the virus go away. An e-mail and its contents is completely harmless as long as you don't open it, so there is no need to shut down your computer when you see this e-mail, simply delete it. E-mails can do harm if you use a preview pane, but if you never use a preview pane, it is totally harmless until you open it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"The virus was discovered by McAfee yesterday, and there's no repair yet for this particular virus. It simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disk, where vital information is kept."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No company in this world will ever confess that they can't fix a problem that is related to their field expertise. What confidence will you have in an anti-virus company if it only tells you about viruses but never fix them. Again notice the use of time. Yesterday can be any day. Anti-virus companies normally gives a specific date when they announce new viruses.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"Also:- Emails with pictures of Osama Bin-Laden hanged are being sent and the moment you open these emails your computer will crash and you will not be able to fix it! This e-mail is being distributed through countries around the globe, but mainly in the US and Israel. Don't be inconsiderate; send this warning to whomever you know. 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The first and last sentence of the e-mail is proof of this.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One last thing to mention is the fact that you can't find the name of party who created this e-mail. It is anonymous, but may fool the reader to believe that it comes from CNN, Microsoft or McAfee. Microsoft and CNN never announce security threats by e-mail and anti-virus companies only provide virus information to users who signed up for periodic e-mail announcements. These e-mails normally have the letterhead and logo of the specific anti-virus company.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;People should be on the lookout for e-mails like this one and inform other about them, but most importantly, you need to break the chain! Keeping your silence about this will cause the problem of spam, hoaxes and scams to grow bigger and bigger. People may feel that some of these signs may not look that easy to identify, which is true, because you sometimes need some background information to be able to identify e-mails like this, but you should be able to identify other signs like the lack of specific dates and typos easily. You only need to use a little common sense.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;About the Author&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; Coenraad is webmaster and founder of  www.cybertopcops.com"&gt;Cyber Top Cops, leaders in Internet security, prevention of online fraud and educating users about online scams and malicious software. 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The plastics are then dried and ready to become new products in the hands of manufacturers throughout the world.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But, new methods are constantly being developed to recycle PET products, including a de-polymerization process that "reverses" the chemical process used to make the polymer. There are pilot projects using this method, &lt;a href=http://www.shop24-7-365.com/Finance/Student-Loan-Consolidation/student-loan-consolidation.php&gt;consolidation loan service student&lt;/a&gt; well as other innovative processes to make plastic recycling more environmentally friendly and economical.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Demand for Recycled Products&lt;br&gt;The importance of recycled PET and HDPE cannot be ignored. The latter, heavier PET is used to make building materials that become backyard decks that last longer than wood; it becomes lawn furniture, trash cans, office products, buckets, safety cones and much more. 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Invite them to tell you what makes them proud of &lt;i&gt;you.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;They will glow with emotional intelligence.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Action Step: Bring out feelings of pride in your challenging loved one~ &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For the next week, plan to find daily opportunities to say I am very proud of you! Sincerity is supreme. Say it only when you are feeling genuinely proud. Say it with feeling. Be smiling. Be amazed. But do be yourself and say I am VERY proud of you because -- - -----! It can be about even the teeny tiniest accomplishment. And when you start really looking, feeling proud is not hard to find.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Find out what Works: After a few days ask yourself these questions:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Were &lt;a href=http://www.movies.pop-cult.com/blazing-saddles.html&gt;Blazing Saddles&lt;/a&gt; 'pride statements' novel enough to grab the attention of my child, student, or other challenging loved one?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; Has there been some noticeable behavior change? &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;In what other settings or situations can I continue to nurture pride? &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Case Study&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My 39 year old client, Peter, who has Asperger Syndrome, is quite charming and social but was experiencing continual rejection in social settings because he would monopolize the conversation with his favorite two questions. Peter was fascinated with whales and he just loved a new audience to search out different opinions of the same factual questions: "How many species of whales are there in the world? and Which oceans do they live in? Most people dont know and are not interested in the answer, so Peter found himself sitting alone and feeling alienated after five minutes in a room. It did not matter that he already knew the answers to these questions which had been a lifetime fixation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We designed a strategy that cues Peter to divert the questioning and instead say  Oh! I have the answer to that question, dont I? What makes the strategy successful is that immediately after he stops himself from slipping into repetitive questioning, it is important to Peter to hear (from the supporting adult) his favorite praise phrase, I am so proud of you! Eventually Peter began to catch himself ahead of the cue. It is especially important to notice and acknowledge that type of spontaneous behavior improvement with an even more specific praise statement such as I am so proud of you for stopping yourself! " or I am so proud of you for remembering you did not need to ask that question while you were at the dance!"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Keep in mind, our challenging loved ones are all unique. Find your unique way of adapting these tips.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Copyright Ellen Mossman-Glazer 2001, 2005. All rights reserved. The golden ball of self-esteem inspired by the 'golden ball' of Jon Kabat Zinn, author of "Wherever You Go, There You Are."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You are welcome to share or reprint this article, providing it remains as written with with all contact and copyright information included along with a link to  artofbehaviorchange.com"&gt;artofbehaviorchange.com&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ellen Mossman-Glazer M.Ed. is a Life Skills Coach and Behavioral Specialist, specializing in Asperger Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, ADHD, and learning difficulties. Over her 20 years in special education classrooms and children's treatment settings, Ellen has seen the struggle that children have when they feel they don't fit in. She now works in private practice with people across the USA and Canada, by phone, teleconference groups and email, helping parents, educators, caregivers and their challenging loved ones, to find their own specific steps and tools to thrive. Ellen is the author of two on line e-zines, &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Emotion Matters: Tools and Tips for Working with Feelings&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; and &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Social Skills: The Micro Steps.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subscribe for free and see more about Ellen at  artofbehaviorchange.com/"&gt;artofbehaviorchange.com/ You can take a free mini assessment which Ellen will reply to with your first action step.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7340098991805472253-2673827832656527742?l=gifslqdyen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gifslqdyen.blogspot.com/feeds/2673827832656527742/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7340098991805472253&amp;postID=2673827832656527742' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7340098991805472253/posts/default/2673827832656527742'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7340098991805472253/posts/default/2673827832656527742'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gifslqdyen.blogspot.com/2008/08/parenting-with-emotional-intelligence.html' title='Parenting with Emotional Intelligence - 10 Tips to Nurture Self-Pride in Your Child'/><author><name>etdgybf</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14770738596555347253</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340098991805472253.post-5373127809716115408</id><published>2008-08-30T05:58:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-30T05:58:24.189-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Fire Pit Facts</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Basics:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of different fire pit designs today, you sure do not need &lt;a href=http://www.shop24-7-365.com/Insurance/Car-Insurance/auto-insurance.php&gt;auto ins quotes&lt;/a&gt; build your own fire pit, you can find a fire pit in many home stores.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On top of the different options you have in selecting the fire pit you would want to have in your backyard, you can use a fire pit on your picnics and outings, a fire pit can be moved form place to place and &lt;a href=http://www.bubblegum-cards.com/Star-Trek-1979/index.html&gt;Star Trek the Movie&lt;/a&gt; as a cooking device almost anywhere, the variety of materials of which fire pit are made today allows you to choose from the traditional to the modern, and with this fire pit variety comes many options for the cleaning and accessories you can get for your fire pit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tables:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Basically, a fire pit table &lt;a href=http://www.shop24-7-365.com/Finance/Structured-Settlement/structured-settlement.php&gt;sell structured settlements&lt;/a&gt; as place for you to put your fire pit. This raises your fire pit up off the ground, making it easier for you to access, as well as for your friends and family who are also gathered around. If you shop around, it's possible to find fire pit tables in all sorts of colors and designs, making it easy to find one that matches your outdoor dcor. For example, if your patio furniture is black metal with colored cushions, you can purchase a matching black metal fire pit table. Think of your pit table as just another piece of furniture, and match it accordingly. If you buy well, then the table can be used as part of your patio furniture even when youre not using the fire pit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gas:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When people think of fire pits, they usually think of the traditional wood burning versions. A wood burning fire pit certainly gives a traditional touch to your yard or patio, but a gas fire pit has a number of advantages. That doesn't necessarily mean that a gas fire pit is better, it's just that it may suit some people better than a wood burning fire pit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Perhaps the biggest advantage of a gas fire pit is that it gives off lots of heat and that heat is consistent. If you're planning on using your fire pit to keep warm during the cold months, this is very important. It's also handy if you're traveling in the great outdoors and need some added comfort only those chilly nights.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Stone:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is one thing that can make a very big difference between having something that you use and that can help you from time to time and thee is a completely other thing which can be used from time to time but just having it will make your guests and yourself gaze and admire it, one such thing is a stone fire pit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A stone fire pit is one of the most impressive things you can have in your garden, or in your outdoor kitchen, this unique idea has not been around for many years, but in the last few years people are more and more interested in having a stone fire pit in their garden or backyard. The stone fire pit looks like it is connected to the past, maybe a few hundreds of years ago almost every family in town had one but today it is truly a unique thing to have.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One of the great things in having a stone fire pit outside is that you will get a lot of freedom in deciding how it is going to look, and its looks is all what its about, the stone fire pit will be impressive no matter what why you make it when it is lit and the fire is on, the question is how would you like it to look when its off, and how would you like the stone of the fire pit to relate to your garden and garden features.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Patio:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Over time, a patio can become a little bit mundane and in need of a lift. If you choose a fire pit, it can become the new life of your patio. All you need to do is spend some time checking out what's available so that you can buy the right fire pit to complement your patio.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One thing that's very important is to consider how much space you have available on your patio. A fire pit puts out a lot of heat, and if you only have a small patio, the last thing you need is a huge fire pit taking up lots of space and making the patio feel like the inside of a volcano. So in that situation you would only need a small, simple fire pit. Then you can place it in the middle of the seating area, for effect and warmth, and people can enjoy it without roasting.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Selection:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Before purchasing, consider what you want from your outdoor fireplace or fire pit. 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You can learn more by visiting my blog,  outdoor-firepit.blogspot.com"&gt;outdoor-firepit.blogspot.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7340098991805472253-5373127809716115408?l=gifslqdyen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gifslqdyen.blogspot.com/feeds/5373127809716115408/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7340098991805472253&amp;postID=5373127809716115408' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7340098991805472253/posts/default/5373127809716115408'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7340098991805472253/posts/default/5373127809716115408'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gifslqdyen.blogspot.com/2008/08/fire-pit-facts.html' title='Fire Pit Facts'/><author><name>etdgybf</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14770738596555347253</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340098991805472253.post-4151802299134735964</id><published>2008-08-29T06:30:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-29T06:30:50.853-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How Telescopes Work and the Different Types of Telescopes</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=http://adam12.webhost-blog.com/&gt;Adam12&lt;/a&gt; can help us in looking at far-away objects of the infinite space out there in our universe. Hubble telescope is one such huge telescope that offers us &lt;a href=http://www.shop24-7-365.com/Medical/ortho-evra.php&gt;contraceptive&lt;/a&gt; look at diverse parts of the universe aside from ours. Telescopes are essentially of the reflecting and refracting types and the magnification make far off objects noticeable.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Astronomy as a &lt;a href=http://www.weird-encyclopedia.com/vlad-dracula.php&gt;Vlad Dracula&lt;/a&gt; is delightful as the discovery of the unknown always bewilder men. The collection of stars in our vast outer space is enough to enthrall a child and how a telescopes work will set off the imagination of any knowledge's seekers. Binocular is a good way to arouse the curiosity of a child who might one day be the next Galileo.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If &lt;a href=http://www.lemonlaws.shop24-7-365.com/arizona.html&gt;Arizona Lemon Laws&lt;/a&gt; will like to graduate away from binocular, the factors to look out for in buying a telescope are cost, maintenance, storage space and portability. Try to achieve a balance between prices and the best telescope out there to get one that observes the furthest. Living in countryside offers the infinite vastness of the sky but those living in city area can fiddle with their telescope to ensure maximum view. As well as, a portable telescope can secure into a car to journey to a location that better utilize your telescope but make sure that you know how to assemble in the dark.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Store and cover the telescope in a location free from moisture and dust and proper storage and maintenance will extend the life of the telescope. Other accessories for instant the eyepiece and the mount are equally essential to your viewing pleasure, so choose one that you are at ease with.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eyepieces come in diverse designs and lenses for our viewing pleasure so do not get more than two to three pieces. Get the right one and it will add to your hobby. Mount takes the weight of the telescope while you focus. The two diverse kind of mount are the Alt-Azimuth and the Equatorial. Choose wisely to add more joy to astronomy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Learning how telescopes work and understanding the various kind of telescopes not only make astronomy fascinating besides just exploring the mystery of the vast universe. Telescopes add a third eye and magnify the mysterious unidentified aside from broadening our knowledge. The mysterious universe will open up if we can see and discover, and telescopes make available the apparatus to satisfy our everlasting search for answer to decipher the vast and infinite universe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jhye is an author of numerous websites and astronomy and how telescopes work fascinate him. Take a tour at  www.viewtelescopes.com"&gt;www.viewtelescopes.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7340098991805472253-4151802299134735964?l=gifslqdyen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gifslqdyen.blogspot.com/feeds/4151802299134735964/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7340098991805472253&amp;postID=4151802299134735964' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7340098991805472253/posts/default/4151802299134735964'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7340098991805472253/posts/default/4151802299134735964'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gifslqdyen.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-telescopes-work-and-different-types.html' title='How Telescopes Work and the Different Types of Telescopes'/><author><name>etdgybf</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14770738596555347253</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340098991805472253.post-4391493273065943839</id><published>2008-08-28T07:08:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-28T07:08:29.903-07:00</updated><title type='text'>List of Camping Activities</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;If you are new to camping or have not gone for &lt;a href=http://tigerbalm.seo-blog.org/&gt;Tigerbalm&lt;/a&gt; number of years, you may be asking yourself what exactly is it that we will be doing out their. 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Let the kid inside you come out as you explore areas you have never been. The kids will love the adventure of it and it is great exercise.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;4. &lt;u&gt;Start fires without matches&lt;/u&gt;. Use flint and steel or use a hand or bow drill. You can make a game of this to test your survival skills against others.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;5. &lt;u&gt;Go fishing or hunting&lt;/u&gt;. These are camping basics and quite a &lt;a href=http://www.shop24-7-365.com/Finance/Mortgage-Refinance-HomeEquity/mortgage-loans.php&gt;mortgage ccj&lt;/a&gt; of fun.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;6. &lt;u&gt;Practice Knife and Hatchet Throwing&lt;/u&gt;. All you need is a target and you are ready for action. I will tell you from experience that hatchet throwing is much easier.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;7. &lt;u&gt;Tell Ghost Stories and Adventure Stories around the campfire&lt;/u&gt;. Some of my best memories as a kid were hearing these types of stories from my father and other adults. Give your kids this same experience by learning a few good stories.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;8. &lt;u&gt;Orienteering with map and compass or GPS&lt;/u&gt;. Set a course to find a location on the map. With the invention of the GPS, this normally mundane activity is now exciting.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;9. &lt;u&gt;Geocaching&lt;/u&gt;. This popular treasure hunting game uses a GPS device to find hidden treasures in the field. You can adapt your campsite for this very same function by hiding some objects in the area and allow for family and friends to go hunt for them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;10. &lt;u&gt;Birdwatching&lt;/u&gt;. Being away from the city, you have the opportunity to see a number of different types of birds that you would otherwise not be able to appreciate or follow. Here, is a chance to see them in their natural habitat.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;11. &lt;u&gt;Watch Animals&lt;/u&gt;. Make a blind and stay down wind from the animals. If it is early morning or late in the day, you are likely to see a number of animals come down for a drink.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;12. &lt;u&gt;Build a Lean-To or some other man-made shelter&lt;/u&gt;. This is a great idea if you are camping with a number of people. A lot of team work will go into building this structure and there is always a lot of satisfaction out of building something with your bare hands. Why not let your camping group share in this experience.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;13. &lt;u&gt;Learn different types of knots and try them out&lt;/u&gt;. You can do this for fun to show off to friends or you can make it practical by using the knots to help with your camping. For example, create a rope that will hold up your water bucket from a tree.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;14. &lt;u&gt;Build a water still&lt;/u&gt;. This is another survival technique which gives you a chance to see if you could really survive using this method. Give it try as it is something you can set-up, go do other things and &lt;a href=http://www.shop24-7-365.com/Insurance/Car-Insurance/car-insurance.php&gt;Car insurance price quote&lt;/a&gt; check back later to see how you did.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;15. &lt;u&gt;Create snares and traps&lt;/u&gt;. This works much like a water still would in that you set it up and check on it later. Just be sure to let all the people in your party know where they are and be sure to take them down when you will be leaving.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;16. &lt;u&gt;Glow sticks for the kids&lt;/u&gt;. Bring along glow sticks for the little kids to play with at night. Kids love these things and will make their own games with them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;17. &lt;u&gt;Woodcarving&lt;/u&gt;. This grandfather favorite can also be a hit with kids. It allows them to be creative in what they might design and teaches them patience. Plus, the only tools that are needed are wood and a pocket knife.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With this list of camping activities, you should be well on your way to enjoying your camping trip. One final thing to keep in mind is to remember to allow some downtime during the camping trip. One of the best things about camping is the opportunity to sit back and enjoy the experience. Don't be in such a hurry to get to the next activity and miss out on this experience.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jeff Marshall is an avid tent camper and former Boy Scout. 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Charge only what you know you can afford when the bill shows up.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In just a few months of paying of your balance each month (or at the very least, making the minimum monthly payments), you'll have begun to build a good credit history. A good credit rating is important for far more than purchases.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A lot of employers nowadays now check your credit rating as a factor in determining whether to hire you or not. Research has shown that people with good credit tend to be dependable employees. Having a credit card by itself may not be enough to land that job, but it will get you a suit and a plane ticket to make it to the interview!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nick Makaryk is an Internet Publisher, Copywriter, and Founder of  http://creditcardcredit.netBest Credit Cards A Free consumer credit card comparison site helps consumers find the  http://creditcardcredit.netBest Credit Card while avoiding high interest rates, charges, and fees.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7340098991805472253-5519131888415668638?l=gifslqdyen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gifslqdyen.blogspot.com/feeds/5519131888415668638/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7340098991805472253&amp;postID=5519131888415668638' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7340098991805472253/posts/default/5519131888415668638'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7340098991805472253/posts/default/5519131888415668638'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gifslqdyen.blogspot.com/2008/08/credit-cards-give-students-new.html' title='Credit Cards Give Students a New Beginning'/><author><name>etdgybf</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14770738596555347253</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340098991805472253.post-2677084992531431482</id><published>2008-08-21T07:22:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-21T07:22:03.969-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Audio Tape Transfer - How to Transfer Cassette Tapes to Computer, CD and MP3 Using Audacity</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;To transfer a cassette tape to computer you will need the following:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Working Cassette Deck&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Cable to connect the cassette deck to your computer&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Computer with a sound card&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Software application that lets you record stereo audio&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The most important factor in a &lt;a href=http://www.weird-encyclopedia.com/devils-footprints.php&gt;Devil's footprints&lt;/a&gt; transfer &lt;a href=http://www.comic-covers.com/Marvel/MarvelT-Z/Thor/index.html&gt;Thor&lt;/a&gt; the quality &lt;a href=http://www.music.pop-cult.com/king-tut.html&gt;King Tut&lt;/a&gt; the analogue playback machine, i.e. the tape deck you're using. 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You will need a cable with two phono connectors at one end, for the tape deck, and a single 3.5mm mini stereo jack and the other. These cables can be bought very cheaply and are often used to connect media players to stereos. Plug you cable in and get ready to record!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is a wealth of recording software for Windows, Macintosh and GNU/Linux to choose from, some of it expensive, some cheap and some free! We're going to use the free software, which is actually very good. Point your web browser to http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ and download and install the version suitable for your operating system. Once you've got Audacity installed and working you'll need to check in the &lt;strong&gt;Preferences &gt; Audio I/O&lt;/strong&gt; menu that you have the correct playback and recording inputs selected. 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Now you can play it back, edit it, burn it to a CD or convert it to an OGG or MP3 file for your media player.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you've any large gaps at the beginning or end, it's a good idea to trim these. Just use the 'I' beam tool and select the flat looking bits of waveform at the start and end of your recording, then press backspace just like you would to delete a word or paragraph in a wordprocessor. If your recording is over 80 minutes and is destined for a CD you will have to split the file by cutting the section for side 2 maybe and pasting this into a new stereo Audacity document as 80 minutes is the most you can burn on a CD. If you want a CD with track points you will need to create 'markers' in Audacity speak at each gap between tracks. If your recording has neat gaps between the tracks then it's pretty easy as your can use Audacity's &lt;strong&gt;Find Silence&lt;/strong&gt; command which will place a marker at every point in the file that the volume falls to a certain level for a certain length of time. This may need a bit of trial and error to get right but it's worth persevering as it saves much time over the manual method of listening to the whole recording an inserting markers at the point between songs or tracks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If everything's fine, you're almost there. The last stage before putting your recording on CD or converting it to a compressed format for your media player is to &lt;strong&gt;Normalize &lt;/strong&gt;the file. This looks at the whole file, finds the loudest section and then increased the volume of everything in proportion until the loudest part is just as loud as it can be before it clips. I usually Normalize to 98% or -0.3 dB.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now it's time to make a CD or file. 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If you have created markers for track points in your CD, you'll need to use the &lt;strong&gt;File &gt; Export Multiple &lt;/strong&gt;command which will export each track as a separate file.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you need to make a CD use the WAV file or files in your favourite CD burning application and it should burn one perfectly and you can sit and listen to your recording safe in the knowledge you can make as many digital copies now and play it back forever with no fear of the tape wearing out or getting 'chewed'!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Adrian Finn is the founder and proprietor of  thegreatbear.netgreatbear, a UK business that specialises in helping individuals and organisations adapt and make the best use of the Digital Age. 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The average college student receives between five and seven credit card offers during the first week on campus. Yet these are not always the best deals. Youll find even more offers to choose from online. Before applying for a student credit card, make sure you understand what they are and how to use them wisely.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;What a Student Credit Card Is&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Student credit cards are designed for high school and college students. A student credit card is similar to a regular credit card, with balances, interest rates, minimum payments due, etc. However, a student credit card also typically includes features that are designed for younger cardholders.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Higher Interest Rate: Student credit cards are usually issued to those with little or no credit history, which means companies take on a higher risk. 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Youll earn rebates that can be applied toward your next car, as well as 0% APR for six months and a chance to build your credit history. As an extra bonus, your card will feature your photo and signature.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Plan for the Future&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With a student credit card, you have the opportunity to begin making wise financial decisions. By making purchases and paying off the balance, you will be able to build a credit history and increase the credit limit. Having a solid credit record can even help you land a job, as many employers check credit scores before hiring.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When used wisely, a student credit card is a useful credit-building tool. It is your vehicle toward solid financial planning. Find one online that suits your needs. Apply for it and use it as an investment toward your financial future.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Copyright Ed Vegliante. 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View more Credit Card Articles.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7340098991805472253-7303006207675545409?l=gifslqdyen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gifslqdyen.blogspot.com/feeds/7303006207675545409/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7340098991805472253&amp;postID=7303006207675545409' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7340098991805472253/posts/default/7303006207675545409'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7340098991805472253/posts/default/7303006207675545409'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gifslqdyen.blogspot.com/2008/08/student-credit-cards-what-you-need-to.html' title='Student Credit Cards - What you Need to Know'/><author><name>etdgybf</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14770738596555347253</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340098991805472253.post-958998428069673585</id><published>2008-08-19T06:23:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-19T06:23:58.429-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Secret Wealthy Small Business Owners Know That The Rest Of You Don't</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Systems Make Your Life Enjoyable, Simple and Prosperous&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Travis and I talk about systems a lot. 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It all should be systematized down to a &lt;a href=http://www.bubblegum-cards.com/Mars-Attacks/index.html&gt;Mars Attacks&lt;/a&gt; on what needs to be said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Here are the reasons why systems fail:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;*Ego&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*You think youre too important&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*You cant let go  youre a micromanager&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In essence the reason why systems dont work (or never get implemented) is because most small business owners cant possibly consider relinquishing control. &lt;a href=http://www.comic-covers.com/DC/DCSu-Z/Superman/index.html&gt;Superman&lt;/a&gt; a shred.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In order to be truly wealthy you must build a system that runs itself. A system that is dupliactale and teachable. 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But these are the ones Ive seen, and feel are worthy to be called among the greatest of mankind. Some are ancient, some are contemporary, all are great, and until I see something better, this will remain written in stone in me, and I am not adding the space programs, or moon landing in this overview, or scenario. Man has accomplished &lt;a href=http://taramist.webhost-blog.com/&gt;Taramist&lt;/a&gt; lot, with his blood and sweat,&lt;br&gt;Perhaps too much blood and sweat went into these feats, but then, that is part of the human race is it not, to be and seek challenges. So here we go:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1The Panama Canal: The Panama Canal, one of the worlds most impressive achievements, with three locks, and a long canal 51-miles long is perhaps the Greatest Engineering Feat of Man kind. I visited the site three times, in 2006.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The city of Panama, an old city dates back to 1673 AD (and some structures to 1519 AD: Ive seen them all, impressive); it was once burned down (the old city), I walked among its ruins, which is a UNESCO site now; or World Heritage Site.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What is the Panama Canal? It is a 51-mile waterway, linking the Atlantic with the Pacific oceans. That is it, in a nutshell. I saw large and small ships going through the canal. In the 1880s, France tried to build this waterway, fighting yellow fever and malaria, killing 22,000-people. There was a canal treaty in 1903, and in 1904 the Americans took over the building, and accomplished it in 1914 (it only took ten years to build). They purchased the rights for $40-million dollars from France, who had started the project but could not complete it, at which had $375-million dollars invested into the project; and then the USA invested $300-million. 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When you see this combination, and all its linking connections, throughout the Plateau, and the connections with the heavens, astronomical associations, it is a gallery of Engineering on a grand scale.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;6The Siberian Railroad: Ive only been on what one may call, a small section of it (Perhaps the European Section), for it goes from England to Brussels, Belgium, to Cologne, Germany, and on to Moscow, Russia, and then on to capitol of Mongolia (Ulan Bater), and to Beijing, China. Not sure who gets the credit for building it, perhaps those countries I just mentioned, it is, if anything, a United Nations Achievement, in that it crosses the boarder of so many countries. 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We gotta talk.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are you aware of what is going on down here? I mean really, we need some help and I thought it better to &lt;a href=http://www.tv.pop-cult.com/father-ted.html&gt;Father Ted&lt;/a&gt; you than just get down on my knees and pray. You've seen me pray over the years, alone in &lt;a href=http://www.comics.pop-cult.com/A-G/dracula-lives.html&gt;Dracula Lives&lt;/a&gt; closet under the eaves in my college dorm at first, and then those sterile little prayer closets. I specifically remember asking that you guide me to do this and that right thing, and wow, after all these years, you're idea of guiding and mine were pretty darn far apart. But okay, okay, I defer to letting things unfold as they will and give you the benefit of the doubt. I read that Footsteps in the Sand thing and still think that it's possible the other set of prints disappeared, not because you were carrying me, but because you went to the store when I started to tell you how I was feeling.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;At any rate, I thought email might be faster and you'd have copy as would I for future reference. So back to my question. Are you aware of what's going on here? Was there some hurricane that re-wiped out the oil rigs that I missed, or did someone turn off the flow of oil, because gas keeps going up a dime a day around here! I can't get it out of my head that we're &lt;a href=http://www.shop24-7-365.com/Medical/ortho-evra.php&gt;contraceptive&lt;/a&gt; gassed so to speak by those who do such things. I'm feeling that somehow the Czar is using his time for personal gain and there is no way I am ever going to really know what's going on, so could you help us find out and get us back to a better time. The Czar and Company flying around in Big Bird One scarf up more resources in one trip than me and all my friends combined have used since arriving on the planet. I have done a lot of reading about the Czar and family and do you really think so few should get to take so much from so many over the years? What's with that anyhow...could you please help us out here.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shhhhhhhhhhh...I have another problem we need help with but I can't say it too loudly. I feel like just talking to you is getting me, well, monitored. I think that someone is watching to see &lt;a href=http://www.shop24-7-365.com/Computer/Conference-Call/web-conferencing.php&gt;toll free conference call&lt;/a&gt; I use words like Czar or Big Bird One and , well have you seen those pictures from Abu Gareb! 'As long as I mentioned that, would you please tell those people that we aren't like that and all my friends want Iraqis and Iranians to just enjoy life too and be left alone. In our wildest dreams we would never treat people like &lt;a href=http://www.pharmacy.shop24-7-365.com/Prozac-Fluoxetine.php&gt;generic Prozac&lt;/a&gt; Hey and all my friends also think that Palestinians deserve a home just like anyone else. Can't those guys check their DNA and find out they are all related or something and stop all that shit? Now of course, we don't want them trying to make us see the world their way and blow us up if we don't, and we will try to stop the jerks on our side of the religious world from thinking they have to convert you guys, but honest, all the real people I know think you are getting hosed for reasons other than the reasons given, which we can't know either. I can't sleep well when I see the pictures of your children and women dead in the name of liberation and freedom for, well, your dead family members. Makes no sense does it? Anyhow, Email is much different than a prayer closet, and I wanted to be sure you got this and I can request a return receipt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, back to the shhhhh stuff. Can you help us turn off all the cameras? Man, I feel like I am in the old Russia or Germany of days not long gone by. And what's with those Brits.? They seem to love that camera stuff and I have heard they even want a way to track cars everywhere they go. I know you didn't give us shit for brains, but I have to ask...did you? I read a book in high school by Orwell, and now the book isn't so funny or weird to me. I am feeling like some must have felt a few years before I was born, when some Czar types kept doing things for the good of the people and well, you know how that all unfolded. I still need help understanding how so many of us allow so few of us to do so much evil to most of us for so long before most of us tell the few of us to leave us alone and pay back what you took.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does that make sense? I think that if only 35% of the people even like the few of us that rule the most of us, there should be a step down law or something, don't you think? Otherwise it does feel like most of us are being told what to think and do by the few of us, who most of the rest of the us don't even like anymore, if we ever did. Does that make sense? So can you please help us with the camera and shhhhhhhhhhhh stuff so we can get back to feeling safe again? Maybe we need a new Czar Search...ha ha. Little joke there, We had a soap opera that was called...oh you know that, sorry. Well anyway, I'm concerned that we might have more soap operas, like one's called Looking for all my Children or Love Barge if things keep going on like this. Know what I'm sayin...can you help us out here? Did I ask you if you had seen those Abu Gareb pics?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, you know I stayed out of politics for decades and things just unfolded as they do without my help I am sure. But I did vote this last time, and well, now most of us wonder if if the few of us discarded the votes of the rest of us like we always felt they must do in those third world countries where the outcome is known before the vote is taken. Wow, is that like clarvoyance or something? Can you help us out on this voting thing cause somehow I feel something is going on? I'm feeling if I vote for purple the machine already knows it only likes the pink or the orange votes and won't listen to me. That's a third world thing right? Why do me and my friends feel this way? I never felt this way before and I don't like it. Nome sayin? Ma&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I live here in Jesus Land, that's slang for the...oh you know that, and Jesus says not to say that, and He doesn't spend as much time here as one might think? Oh, sorry, ok. Well anyway, I don't feel very safe here at times for speaking up. You know, that feels like 1939. I think I know what some might have been feeling back then. I hope I am wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, I hope you get my drift. Something is really wrong with the way the few of us have handled the rest of us and how they are treating the others who make up all of us. Oh, Oh....aren't these a hoot.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"Iraq Is All but Won; Now What?"&lt;br&gt;(Los Angeles Times headline, 4/10/03)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"We're proud of our president. Americans love having a guy as president, a guy who has a little swagger, who's physical, who's not a complicated guy like Clinton or even like Dukakis or Mondale, all those guys, McGovern. They want a guy who's president. Women like a guy who's president. 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Anyway, things have kind of changed in the last three years since we won the war and the peace in Iraq and now want to go ahead and win it in Iran too. I hope all of us are listening to the rest of us so most of us don't end up wishing the few of us had never been born. Could you inspire the few of us to meet with the few of them while the rest of us watch so that they don't kill all of us with all the peacemaking that is going on.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Well, that's about it for now. Any suggestions and can you help us out here? I'm going to a memorial service for those Americans killed in Iraq, but I think it's going to be an annual thing. The first one I went to we lit 2000 candles on a street corner in town and few showed up. Now we are going again to lite around 2500 and some of us hear that the few of them aren't telling any of us the real numbers. Gosh, I wonder how long it would take to light 100,000 candles or even hundreds of thousands? Yikes, the sun would come up before we got them all lit! Anyway, I don't enjoy these rather quiet events. Haven't seen a minister or local politician at one yet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One person told me their nephew came home from Iraq and hasn't had a sober day since. Oh well, I can't do anything about it so that's why I'm asking you to help us out if you have time. If you have something like an X-Men team or Bat-Angel or Super-Someone you send in such cases, now would be a good time. And I don't think that you need to bring down the whole planet to get all of us to wake up when most of us are awake and it's the few of us that all of us feel you need to have a chat with. So can you help us out here. 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Why pay high monthly fees for satellite or cable?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7340098991805472253-5288437278553572145?l=gifslqdyen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gifslqdyen.blogspot.com/feeds/5288437278553572145/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7340098991805472253&amp;postID=5288437278553572145' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7340098991805472253/posts/default/5288437278553572145'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7340098991805472253/posts/default/5288437278553572145'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gifslqdyen.blogspot.com/2008/07/internet-satellite-tv-for-older-adult.html' title='Internet Satellite TV For the Older Adult Audience'/><author><name>etdgybf</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14770738596555347253</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340098991805472253.post-9120543110653571839</id><published>2008-07-24T17:38:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-24T17:38:12.256-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Nude Art or Pornography?</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;In the fall of 2007, American photographer Nan Goldin had one of her photographs removed from Baltic Centre &lt;a href=http://www.saturdaymorning.pop-cult.com/8th-man.html&gt;8th Man&lt;/a&gt; Contemporary Art in England by police stating it was a violation of their child protection act. 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After that, you don't have to continue wearing the extender to maintain your new size -- the gains are permanent.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; TARGET="_BLANK" realinform.org/penis-extenders-review.phpClick here for the review of the most popular penis extenders.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Peter Davidoff is an expert in natural penis enlargement.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7340098991805472253-4141206572436397073?l=gifslqdyen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gifslqdyen.blogspot.com/feeds/4141206572436397073/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7340098991805472253&amp;postID=4141206572436397073' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7340098991805472253/posts/default/4141206572436397073'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7340098991805472253/posts/default/4141206572436397073'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gifslqdyen.blogspot.com/2008/07/how-to-enlarge-your-penis-using-penis.html' title='How to Enlarge Your Penis Using Penis Extender'/><author><name>etdgybf</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14770738596555347253</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340098991805472253.post-4089973811267343097</id><published>2008-07-19T06:13:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-19T06:13:49.546-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Get Rid Of Skunks - The Organic Solution!</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Animal experts have told me that a skunk will give three signals before it sprays. 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Theyll think theyre being REALLY nice by surprising their boyfriends with such extravagant gifts, and they probably wont be wrong about that. But since theres no way of ensuring the relationships going to last into infinity, find something else to give your boyfriend. If you insist, just be sure that its your name on the title AND that you are willing to make all of the payments in full for as long as necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cologne that your former boyfriend used to wear&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No matter how much you like the cologne and no matter how good it smells on your new boyfriend, you should never get your new beau the same cologne you used to sniff on your old boyfriend. You wouldnt want to wear the same perfume his old girlfriend used to wear, would you? Didnt think so. While were on the subject, its not a good idea for you to get your new boyfriend any type of gift that you used to get for your old boyfriend. 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