<?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-2883488643464727606</id><updated>2011-04-21T13:44:45.250-07:00</updated><title type='text'>cufflingeyk</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cufflingeyk.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2883488643464727606/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cufflingeyk.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2883488643464727606/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>cufflingeyk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10078414037074832222</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>112</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883488643464727606.post-4615539949922577160</id><published>2008-06-16T01:59:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-16T01:59:10.741-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How To Dry A Cell Phone After It Has Gotten Wet</title><content type='html'>By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Carol_Bullard]Carol Bullard Have you ever been out on a boat on a nice summer day? There is nothing like the warmth, the water, the movement on the water. Its great. Of course you have your cell phone with you. You carry it every where you go. But in the midst of having fun, mistakes can be made. The scenario goes like this. You jump off the boat into the water, and after playing around for awhile, you climb back in the boat. Bringing the wetness of the lake in with you, you plop down on the seat and realize you just sat on your cell phone. Too late, it just got soaked by your wet bathing suit. Guess what? It doesn't work. Now what do you do? The best thing to do is a very simple solution. Take the battery off the back. Leave it off, and let your cell phone dry out. I would let that side dry out first. After a day or so, I would turn it around and let the other side dry out. After about 2 days. Put the battery back in and see if it works. If not take the battery back out and wait another day. After another day of waiting, if this doesn't get it working, you may need to buy another battery. Still cheaper than a new cell phone. Most of the time, this simple procedure of letting it dry out will do the trick. In case you didn't know. Most cell phone companies have insurance you can buy, in case something like this happens. That ranges any where from $5.00 to $10.00 a month extra. Its a good idea, especially if you go out on the water alot. Zion Bible Institute, New Life Theological Seminary,&lt;br /&gt;Global Domains International, http://www.website.ws/innercity51&lt;br /&gt;FREE 7 day trial. 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Marinades are seasoned liquids made from a variety of ingredients used to add flavor and tenderize meat, seafood or poultry by soaking them into it prior cooking. It's typically made of herbs, spices, sweeteners, which all contribute to the flavor, acids that help break down the meat, and oils to keep the meat from drying out while grilling. Using Marinades the Right Way Using marinades properly is the key for great-tasting barbecues. Having said that, here are a few marinating tips to remember. Acids and other tenderizers, though important in the marinating process may cause the meat to become overly soft. As such, don't leave your meat soaked for too long in marinades especially if it uses a lot of acids. A good timeframe is anywhere between 30 minutes to overnight, depending on the desired effect. Chicken, compared to pork or beef does not require lengthy soaking as it easily absorbs flavors. Refrigerate marinated meats, seafood or poultry and leftover marinades until you're ready to barbecue as a marinade, no matter how great it may be, has a short shelf life. If the meat, seafood or poultry is not entirely soaked, be sure to turn them several times to ensure that all sides are properly coated or covered with the marinade. Do not use aluminum pans for marinating or for storing leftover marinades. The acids on the marinade may react with the aluminum. Good examples of non-reactive containers include glass, ceramics, plastic ware and even re-sealable plastic bags. Lastly, and most importantly - NEVER REUSE YOUR MARINADE. Whatever it is that you marinated, there could be bacteria left on the marinade that can cause severe sickness. In addition, reusing marinades may also cause undesirable tastes and flavors. If you wish to use your marinade for basting while grilling, set aside a portion of the marinade before putting in the raw meat, seafood or poultry on the barbecue grill. But after that, throw away any left-over marinade. BBQ Tips from InsaneChicken for an Enjoyable Feast A genuine American favorite, the roots of barbecuing can be traced to the southern part of the country. Throughout the years, Americans have continued to take pleasure in barbecuing while enjoying the outdoors. But in the midst of it all certain barbecuing tips can help make it a more memorable and delectable experience for everyone. Aside from their mouth-watering array of bbq sauce products, InsanceChicken offers food safety barbecuing tips from the grill to the table. * Before cooking, be sure that meat to be barbecued is completely defrosted to facilitate even cooking. Be sure to cook food thoroughly to avoid bacterial contamination. As much as possible use a meat thermometer to ensure that food is cooked at the appropriate temperature. * Take off any visible fat in order to avoid burning and also prevent flare-ups due to oils. Avoid serving cooked food in the same container where the raw meats were placed in order to avoid contamination. * Planning an outdoor bbq party? Prevent bugs from landing on your bbq sauce and biting guests by lighting up some citrus candles. You can even buy some bamboo outdoor torches and light them using citronella oil to keep 'unwanted bugs' at bay. Lastly, do not forget that a barbecue party is supposed to be casual and fun! So what if some bbq sauce landed on the tablecloth? Chris McCarthy is the owner of InsaneChicken's Hot Sauce and BBQ Sauce Catalog. InsaneChicken sells a wide variety of hot sauces, bbq sauces, bbq rubs and salsas from around the world. 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But knowing the right procedure can help you to avoid unwanted rashes and acne. Everybody has a different skin type, so knowing which hair removal method suits your skin is important. The different methods of hair removal are: Shaving: With the help of a razor, you can cut off the tip of the hair shaft which has grown out through the skin. You can get disposable razors, razors with disposable blades, and also electric razors. Men use these razors to shave their faces, and women use them to shave their underarms, legs, and bikini areas. Always use blades with safety guard wires to minimize nicks and cuts on your skin. Shaving is an inexpensive method. You can do it yourself; all you need is a razor and a shaving gel. But this method can cause burns, cuts, and bumps on your skin, and can be rather uncomfortable. Even ingrown hairs occur, as while shaving the hairs are cut below the level of the skin, so when the hair grows back, it grows within the surrounding tissue and not out of the follicle. The hair curls around and starts growing into the skin, and irritation, redness, and swelling can occur at the hair follicle. Plucking: With the help of tweezers, you can pull the hair out from its root. You have to stretch the skin tightly, grip the hair close to the base, and then pull it out. Plucking will last for about 3 to 5 weeks. Though this is time consuming, it is inexpensive, as you do not have to go anywhere to get it done. It can be painful, and you may notice temporary red bumps, as the hair follicle gets swollen and irritated. Depilatories: Depilatories are hair removal creams or liquids. This is an easy method, as depilatories can remove hair from the skin's surface. They work by reacting with the protein structure of the hair, so the hair dissolves and can be washed or wiped away. It can last up to 2 weeks. They are easily available and are inexpensive. You can use it on your legs, underarms, and bikini areas. It has a bad odor though, and some people can even have an allergic reaction to it, which may cause rashes or inflammation. People with sensitive skin should be careful. Waxing: In this method, a sticky wax is spread on your skin, and then a cloth strip is applied over the wax and quickly pulled off, taking the hair root and dead skin cells with it. Normally the wax should be warmed, but some can be applied cold. It can be done at a salon or at home. Waxing makes the area smooth and is long lasting. It lasts for about 3 to 5 weeks. The hair regrowth also looks lighter than it does after other methods of hair removal such as shaving. This can be a painful procedure and you may even get bumps and inflammation after waxing, but the result you get is worth the pain. Professional waxing is also expensive compared to other hair removal methods. Diabetic patients and those under acne treatment should avoid this method. Electrolysis: In this method a professional electrologist would insert a needle into the hair follicle and send an electric current through the hair root to kill it. This gets done over a series of several appointments. It is a long procedure, and even a small area like the upper lip may take a total of 4 to 10 hours, and a larger area such as the bikini line may take 8 to 16 hours. This is a permanent method, but it is expensive and time consuming. The process can be painful, and dry skin, scabs, scarring, and inflammation may result after treatment. Laser: Here a laser would be directed through your skin to the hair follicle and stop growth. Large areas of skin can be treated at the same time. It can last up to 6 months. This method is best suited for light-skinned people having dark hair, as the melanin in the hair absorbs more of the light; thus making treatment more effective. The treatment can be expensive and may cost up to $500 or more. Prescription Treatments: Medicinal creams are available by prescription, such as eflornithine for treating facial hair growth. The cream is to be applied twice a day until the hair becomes softer and lighter. Side effects may include skin irritation and acne. Another method that doctors prescribe is antiandrogen medications to reduce the appearance of unwanted hair. Androgen hormone can be responsible for hair growth in unwanted areas, and antiandrogens can block the androgen production. It's your personal choice whether or not you want to remove your body hair. Hair removal would not affect your health in any way, so you shouldn't feel pressured to remove it if you don't want to. But if you do wish to get rid of unwanted hair, choose a method that would suit you best. Remember that each person is beautiful in his/her own way, so always respect your body. Stefan Rockhaus writes health related articles. 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What about arranging tea lights in a long shallow container (glass, metal, wood or pottery work equally well) surrounded by decorative objects - stones, shells, balls, even unshelled nuts. You can put tea lights in shallow glass containers and float them in water-filled bowls. If you're dining al fresco, create a centerpiece using florist's foam (either a ring or a block) as a base.   Soak the foam in water to soften, drain, and then press the tea lights into the foam, spacing them carefully.   Then build up the centerpiece using herbs, berries and flowers. If you're going to use them near food, remember to choose the unscented variety. And there's that wonderful trick of using candles in a brown paper bag that nowadays seems relegated to lighting the way to youthful parties, but is far too good to be wasted on teenagers. 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Most times, the love one gets is a function of the kind of love one gives.  And when it comes to love, communication is the fuel that fans its flame.  The words you choose can be the difference between a relationship where there is constant drama or one that is nurturing, blissful and romantic. Now that you know that, let me share a little bit of the kinds of words that just simply turns men on and makes them want to love you even more. 1. Honey 2. Sweetheart 3. Sweetie 4. Baby 5. Darling 6. Sexy 7. Fine 8. Handsome 9. Stud muffin 10. Sugar 11. You just make me feel so good. 12. You are the best. 13. I cant get enough of you. 14. You drive me wild. 15. You know me inside and out. 16. I love you so much. 17. I love you with all my heart and soul. 18. You make me laugh. 19. You are so funny. 20. I love the way you love me. 21. I love the way you make me feel. 22. I never want you to stop loving me. 23. I dont know what I would do without you in my life. 24. You make me feel so special. 25. I need you in my life. 26. You just made my day. 27. I cant get enough of your hugs and kisses. 28. I apologize. 29. I promise to love you forever. 30. You are the one for me. 31. I dont need anyone else in my life. 32. You are more than enough for me. 33. Marry me and make me the happiest woman. 34. I have always loved you and will always love you. 35. I miss you so much. 36. I am so lonely without you. 37. My life is empty without you. 38. I cant wait to see you. 39. I want to be with you forever. 40. I love the way you hold me. 41. It kills me to know that you will be gone for a long time. 42. I feel like I am dreaming when I am with you. 43. I have never been loved like this before. 44. Id love to wake up next to you forever. 45. It hurts me so much to see you this way. 46. If I cant be with you, then I dont want to be with anyone else. 47. I am not waiting for a knight in shining armor  mine has already arrived. 48. If your kisses were wishes I would make a 1000 wishes. 49. Life has never been better since you came into my life. 50. I cant believe we have been together for so long.  I guess time flies when you are having fun. 51. I will go to the ends of the world for you. 52. Life without your love is a life Id rather not live. 53. I love the way you look at me. 54. I trust you with all my heart. 55. Thank you for all you have done for me. 56. The words I love you are not enough to express how I feel about you. 57. I can't find the words to express how you make me feel. 58. You make me feel like I am the luckiest girl in the world. 59. Just being with you is enough for me to have a great time. 60. You dont have to say a word for me to feel your love. Life without endearing words is like being in a garden without flowers.  Endearing words create a feeling that transcends our reality and makes life worth living. To find out more about how you can make your man fall head over heels in love with you, please visit: http://www.smartwomansguide.com. Dont forget to share this article with your friends  they will be glad you did. Steve Ubah is the author of Passion Keys  A Womans Ultimate Guide To Unlocking The Love In A Mans Heart.  To find out how you can make your man fall madly in love with you, please visit http://www.smartwomansguide.com A note to all publishers: Feel free to reprint this article in its entirety in your ezine, newsletter or website as long as the articles content is not modified and all links as well as the authors resource box are included. 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Have you ever considered creating your own home spa by using lavender and other herbs from your own herb garden? After all of the hours you spent planting and tending to your herb plants, reap another benefit by using your herbs to make herbal cosmetics, herbal teas or herbal medicines and by all means as ingredients for a home spa. Some people have spaghetti herb gardens, or salad gardens even headache gardens, consider this your own Spa Herb Garden! For very soft touchable skin use Lavender or Calendula leaves and petals.  Bruise the leaves and petals and put them into a glass jar.  Pour enough olive oil into the jar to cover the herbs.  Set the jar on a sunny window and shake everyday for two to three weeks.  Strain the oil through cheese cloth pressing on the solids to remove all essential oils.  Reseal the jar and place in a dark place. The herbal oil should last up to one year.  This soothing Lavender oil can be applied directly to the skin or used in a bath. Put lavender flowers and leaves into a warm bath and soak. Or put them in a muslin bag which you will hook over the running water while filling the tub. The Lavender will fill your bathroom with a wonderful scent. Since Lavender is known for its calming effect, what better way to relax after a day of gardening than a long soothing bath filled with Lavender? Lavender is a natural anti depressant so place bowls of dried lavender around the house. Or since Lavender is known for its claming effect, boil a large pot of water, throw in the lavender, and place a towel over your head as you bend down over the pot.  Inhale in the delightful smell and feel its soothing properties from the steam on your skin. Another lovely way to use Lavender is to sew them into little bags and put them between your pillow and pillow case.  The beautiful calming scent will help you sleep. Calendulas may also be used in the bath.  An even better way to use this herb is as an antiseptic.  Again, bruise the leaves and flowers and add them to olive oil.  It will relieve stings, chapped lips, cuts and burns. To make you're won spa loofahs plant Luffa aegyptiaea. For a home spa tool grow the plant in full sun in a place where the plant can climb.  When you harvest it, soak it in water to soften the brown skin, peel and set out in the sun to dry.  Save the seeds for your next years Spa Herb Garden. Now let's make some refreshing teas using herbs from your herbal garden for use in your mini home spa.  Most people look at roses as just beautiful blooms, but rose hips have more vitamin C than oranges.  The little round balls in the center of the rose is the hips.  Gather them and grind them in a coffee grinder.  Steep them in very hot water, not boiling, for about ten minutes and enjoy your fruity tea. For a calming tea try Chamomile or for a refreshing tea try Lemon balm.  All of these herbs can be grown in your own yard and will create a wonderful home health spa experience. Copyright  Mary Hanna, All Rights Reserved. This article may be distributed freely on your website and in your ezines, as long as this entire article, copyright notice, links and the resource box are unchanged. Mary Hanna is an aspiring herbalist who lives in Central Florida. Mary has also published articles on Cruising, Gardening and Cooking for more information on these subjects visit http://www.GardeningHerb.com&lt;br /&gt;http://www.CruiseTravelDirectory.com and http://www.ContainerGardeningSecrets.com. 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The production of melanin is accelerated on sun-exposure. However, we have seen that this defence is not enough. That is why protection of the skin, with ingredients that block the sun's radiation damage, is so essential. These sun-block agents are incorporated into 'sunscreens'. Avoidance of the sun, specially at midday and in the afternoon, when ultraviolet radiation is at its height, can help to reduce the harmful effects. It is also essential to know that ultraviolet radiation is greater near water bodies, like the seaside and where there is snow. Snow, water and even sand reflect the ultraviolet reays and thus increase their rffect. Exposure to the sun also causes moisture depletion and dries out the skin. Therefore, it is essential to step-up moisturisation, when you have been out of doors for a long time. The use of rehydrant cleansers, which contains aloe vera, can also help to control moisture loss. Aloe vera, like sandalwood, also helps to soothe and heal the skin. When you are swimming in the sea, or in an open-air pool, remember to apply sunscreen before and after your swim. Protect yourself with a parasol whenever you are out in the sun. Remember, you are exposed to ultraviolet radiation even on a cloudy day. 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In fact UPS and FedEx are growing and both announced major acquisitions in the Industry in the neighborhood of over two billion dollars. Unfortunately, the trucking industry cannot get enough drivers to drive all the trucks and haul all the product that needs to get to market. It is estimated that by 2007 there will be a shortage of 145,000 truck drivers.  And it is going to be about two more decades and until trucks can drive themselves. Robotic trucks of the future may be more of a necessity than anything else.  Many immigrants who are coming over from Russia and Mexico and even the Middle East become truck drivers. Trucking companies are now forced to hire people straight out of prison just to get enough drivers to make it all work.  Some trucking companies have only a handful of people in the entire company that don't have felonies on the record.  Scared yet? There are employment and career opportunities in trucking now more than ever before. Some say this is a sign of the times and yet many industry analysts are saying that we have a crisis looming that could affect the entire economy and industrial output in the United States of America.  Consider all this in 2006. "Lance Winslow" - Online Think Tank forum board. 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The mobile phone is part of our daily range of "must have" tools that we carry along with us in our pockets or in our ladies handbags everywhere we go. After all, we do live in the age of instant communication and the mobile phone is that important tool that allows us to keep in touch with the office, to monitor our investments in stocks and shares, to talk with our loved ones, and to call for help if we are unfortunate enough to have a car breakdown. As someone who traveled often, and as someone who view the use of the mobile phone as absolutely essential to communicate, I spare no efforts to follow the latest developments in mobile phone technology and the newer models for most major brands. Thus, it was during one of my travels to Malaysia that I decided to buy a newer mobile phone which had the blue tooth technology some years ago when it was first released. 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In the end, I had to fork out a sum of $200 to clean up the mould and to get the mobile phone functioning again some 3 months later, because by the time it was repaired, I was back in Australia and had to get a friend to retrieve it for me. Now, the lesson of this experience is simple - Read the fine print of your warranty that comes with every purchase of your mobile phone.Just because what you buy is an established brand, never ever assume that its design is built to keep out the moisture or that it would not become mouldy inside, not even if it is a Sony. I was told it was standard policy to treat mouldy conditions within the mobile phone as a result of improper use of the mobile phone, rendering any warranty void.&lt;br /&gt;While the mobile phone was a newer model, and I had always considered it an important part of my professional tools, there was never any case of mis-use of the mobile phone that could have allowed water to seep inside the mobile phone. If there was any mould, it would only have been the change of weather from the country of purchase and the country of use. Let my experience be your guide, and pay attention to the fine print of your warranty so that you are sure whether mouldy conditions are covered under the warranty especially if you are going to use a mobile phone purchased overseas where there are different climatic conditions. Avoid buying a lemon when you are shopping for a newer mobile phone. Visit your local Australian  and New Zealand mobile phones online store    Aussie Mobile Phones Store  or http://aussie-mobilephones.reviewadvisor.info for free resources and to view the latest in mobile phones for the Australian and New Zealand region. Updated daily, the website has a vast array of mobile phones on offer for the discerning user, and provides an online shopping experience with a difference. 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This simple to tie and easy to present killer fly pattern adds a new dimension to your to your BC fly fishing experience. Let me tell you my story. While spending part of a summer in Canada's Yukon Territory a few years ago, I had the opportunity to watch the life cycles of various freshwater insects and invertebrates first hand. Oddly enough, many of the same aquatic life cycles in this northern climate are similar to those found in the fly fishing lakes of southern British Columbia. The only difference would be the time frame in which it occurs. With longer days and a shorter season, the life cycles of the insects appear to be in fast forward. One thing that I had never witnessed before in my neck of the woods (Kamloops, BC) was the mating pattern of the common leech. There was an abundance of leeches in Wellesley Lake and they were somewhat smaller than the leeches that we see here. They seemed to be only about 2-3 centimeters in length (+/-1 inch). While mating, they joined at one end forming a "V" pattern and seemed to swim around for long periods of time, undulating in this formation. It really didn't dawn on me at that time that this would be a potential fly pattern. When I returned home to Kamloops, I was reviewing what I had observed and started tieing a fly pattern that resembled the mating leeches. I had been experimenting with rabbit strip leeches the previous year but I was tying them big and bulky. This pattern could be shorter in general and not as bulky along the body of the hook. I still used rabbit strip with various sized hooks and the results were sensational. Because of the potential marketability of the pattern to the general public, it was uncool to name the fly "the Mating Leech" or just a plain old "f*#%ing Leech", so we decided to smooth out the name to a far more acceptable "Kissing Leech". This pattern is effective throughout the season but particularly early, just after ice off and late in the season, within a month of freeze up. This pattern has resulted in the catching of my first fish each of the last 3 seasons.It can be fished on all different lines (floating, slow sinker, deep sinker, etc) and with various retrieving techniques however I do suggest that your retrieve allows the fly to pulsate. I particularly like fishing parallel to weedbeds to catch the cruisers along the dropoffs. It also does relatively well during the summer doldrums when used with a deep sinking line in the deeper holes of the lake (25'-40' deep). As for the rabbit strip I found that making each arm of the "V" a different colour added to the attractability of the fly and generated more more strikes. My favorite color combination is purple and black. I also usually make the arms the same length however I also had success in varying the length of each arm. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Materials for the Kissing Leech Hook: Mustad 9672 - #6 - #12 Thread: Black - Danville's 210 - FLYMASTER +PLUS+ Body (shaft of hook): black thread, peacock herl, dark flashiboo Body (leech material): rabbit strip - purple, black, dark red, olive green, etc) Rib: normally none however you could try a red, silver, gold or copper thin wire wrap Thorax: peacock herl Tail: usually none or try a short tuft cut from one of rabbit strips Head: small (3/32") black or white metal or glass bead. A gold bead may also suffice Tying Instructions for the Kissing Leech:  Slide on your glass white or black bead. Dress the hook with your dark thread and then tie in rib. Keep the body thin. Secure behind the bead head. Wrap the ribbing forward to about 1/8" behind the bead head and secure. Cut your rabbit strip to the desired length. I suggest cutting the leather between 3/4" and 1" long. Make the diagonally so that the leather narrows to a point. Place the first strip along one side of the shaft, inserting the point of the strip into or as close to the bead head as possible. Tie it off with a few tight winds (this is why I suggest the flymaster+ thread) and secure Tie in a couple of strands of peacock herl for the thorax. Do not wrap yet. Place the second rabbit strip on the opposite side of the hook, inserting the pointed tip under the bead if possible. Secure tightly and tie it off. Wrap the peacock herl to finish the head area off and secure behind the bead head. Add head cement.  Dave has been fly fishing the BC lakes in the Kootenays, Cariboo / Chilcotin, and hompson-Okanagan for over 30 years. He currently has a website that highlights freshwater fishing in the BC Interior. As an Engineering Tech and Construction Supervisor for Ducks Unlimited Canada during the 1980's and early 1990's, he designed and constructed over 200 wetland segments for DU throughout the Interior, many of which are productive trout lakes today. His travels have taken him to well over 150 lakes in the region. Dave is also a hack at flytying but has managed to produce a few killer fly patterns in his day. Be sure to visit Best-in-British-Columbia.com - Killer Fly Patterns for other patterns and access to some of the best fly fishing lakes in BC. 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The initial mental and physical pain can be more than most people feel they can bear. Debbie found that the shock left her feeling completely suicidal, in such an emotional state that she just couldnt see an end to the raging emotions of sheer loathing, humiliation, defeat and despair. She couldnt visualize surviving the infidelity. "After weeks of trying to come to terms with the shock of my husband confessing to having an affair, I tried to face up to the news and move on with my life but I just couldnt get over the feelings of hate, shock, rage, fear and utter betrayal. I really hated my husband, the other woman and myself for what had become of our marriage. I found myself wanting to kill him one minute and trying to understand why he had done it the next. I didnt know what to do or where to turn. I had no idea as to whether I wanted to save my marriage or not but I was totally unprepared for life on my own. I felt so alone, half dead, totally humiliated, defeated and betrayed and found I just couldnt move on without seeking help and learning that there was a way to move forward and get my life and my marriage back on track" Because of the emotional roller coaster infidelity puts couples through, talking about the details in the early stage only reinforces the negative feelings that they already have. It will not help either the cheater or the cheated partner to cope with the situation nor will it help you move forward. The first discussion will always be the most difficult one, when its so easy for things to get totally out of hand. If the marriage is to be saved both partners need to be emotionally prepared, rational and calm. It is unrealistic to expect partners to be able to work together in the early days when neither party is capable of entering into any form of rational discussion. The cheated partner will want immediate answers to why the affair occurred, if they loved the person they were having an affair with, did it mean anything and how long it had been going on. They will want to know why they werent enough, was it the only one and will wonder if they can trust their partner again. They need to take control of these emotions before they should enter into any form of discussion and before they can make any progress towards surviving infidelity or even half way consider trying to save the marriage. Many people go to marriage counselors terrified, not knowing what to do, unable to get the images of their partner in someone elses bed out of their mind, not knowing if their partner still loves them and feeling totally worthless and insecure. They have to get over that initial hurdle before they can move on, start piecing everything together and even consider trying to rebuild the marriage. What is said and done in those early stages is critical to surviving infidelity and will form the foundation of any new relationship which evolves. Most people do not have the skills to work through their problems without getting emotional and cannot get beyond what has happened in the past so cannot look towards the future. It is so easy in the early discussions, when the most positive work towards recovering the relationship needs to be done, to get sucked into battles over what has happened. It is hard to push emotional feelings to one side and calmly discuss such a betrayal. However, after the initial shock and once emotions have calmed down the most critcal thing to do is to talk, listen and try and understand what has happened, why it happened and how to move forward. Only after some kind of understanding have occurred can the cheated partner even consider any kind of foregiveness, but if initial contact is controlled, and approached in the right way, not jumping in with all guns blazing, marriages can and often do survive infidelity and become stronger because of it. That is why spending time learning how to control your emotions and trying to understand the situation from your partners point of view is vital if you want to save your marriage.&lt;br /&gt;It is during this stage that you will find out why the affair happened, if it meant anything and what problems there were in your relationship. It is not until the all the cards have been laid on the table can couples even begin to try to put right what has gone wrong and move on with their lives. As with most marital issues communication and understanding is critical to surviving infidelity. 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Allow a man to cook for you for a change. Let him do your laundry every &lt;br /&gt;now and then.  There's no reason to expect him to be your maid in the &lt;br /&gt;living room, cook in the kitchen, or whore in the bedroom, but every &lt;br /&gt;once in a while it wouldn't hurt. Remember: You have a lot to offer (if you don't believe me, take &lt;br /&gt;out a pen and paper and write down a list of the qualities that make &lt;br /&gt;you special; emphasize things like your sense of &lt;br /&gt;humor, leave off your ability to fold a fitted sheet). Don't let a guy do you any favors. Keep this in mind: You're a great &lt;br /&gt;girl, and he'd be lucky to have you. Terry Hernon MacDonald is the author of "How to Attract and Marry the Man of Your Dreams." Visit her website at http://www.marrysmart.com. Tune into her radio show at http://www.healthylife.net Friday night at 11PM PST. 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These are all terms that are present in your automobile insurance policy, but I have found that many of my clients do not know or understand what these terms mean.  This article will attempt to give you a basic understanding of common Automobile Insurance related terms. Limited Tort is the big one these days.  Most people have heard of it, but few know what it means.  Limited Tort is a selection on your automobile insurance policy that essentially waives your right to sue another driver for pain and suffering if you have been injured in an accident.  Hopefully, that caught your attention.  By selecting Limited Tort, you are agreeing that you cannot sue another driver for pain and suffering if you are injured in an automobile accident.  I have found that many of my clients, or potential clients, have selected the Limited Tort option without a true understanding of what it means.  They do so because selecting that option saves them a few dollars on their insurance premium.  The savings, I have found, amount to approximately 5 to 10 percent of the total policy premium (that is merely an estimate, contact your agent for exact savings).  To some, that is a sizable savings, but to others, at least those who understand what Limited Tort means, that is a risk not worth taking.  There are a few exceptions that will allow you to sue a driver if you have selected the Limited Tort option, but those are for another article. Uninsured Motorist Benefits are benefits that cover you if you are injured by another driver who does not have automobile insurance coverage, or if you are struck by a phantom vehicle (a hit and run vehicle).  These benefits are meant to provide you with compensation for lost wages and/or pain and suffering that you incur as the result of a vehicle accident. Underinsured Motorist Benefits are benefits that cover you if you are injured by another driver who does not have enough automobile insurance coverage to adequately cover you for your injuries and damages.  For instance, in Pennsylvania, the minimum amount of insurance coverage that a driver must carry on his policy is $15,000 for personal injury.  If you are involved in an accident with a driver who maintains only the minimum coverage, and you sustain a serious injury, $15,000 will likely not fully compensate you for your injuries.  In this instance, you would file a claim for Underinsured Motorist Benefits to attempt to receive additional compensation. The next automobile insurance term that we want to look at is Stacking.  Stacking is the combining or adding of either Uninsured Motorist Benefits or Underinsured Motorist Benefits.  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If the expectation that Santa Claus was definitely coming down the chimney was somehow bottled up so that long after you stop believing in Santa (or become Santa), the belief in knowing that what you choose to see in your life will show up, where would that mustard seed of faith take us? Would we have started that business, knowing that we believed that we could do it, so it was possible?  Would we have gone ahead and invested in that vacant land that our adult, logical brain called a crazy chance?  Would we have met that person, taken that job in another city or gone for that promotion? Rather than working hard at regaining that childish faith, lets work at encouraging our children to retain that faith.  Sure, Santa and the Easter Bunny wont last forever, neither thankfully will that monster that lives in the closet.  But the power of knowing that something is real and possible and a belief in yourself and your creative power  that is the key to success!  That is the engine that drives us to the money, to the person of our dreams, to whatever goal were reaching for: the belief that we can get there. Lets give our children the opportunity to take the shortcut directly to what they truly wish to achieve.  Encourage and nurture that unshakable faith and watch how far it will take them.  If we put half the effort into growing our childs money beliefs as we do squeezing that one last year of faith in Santa, we would watch our kids make money with just as much enthusiasm as they make that Christmas list! Cheryl Hall(http://www.MillionaireKids101.com)has the keys for parents to help their children become financially successful.  She has created 3 courses to help children learn how to think about money and start on the road to wealth and independence; Millionaire Kids 101, 201 and Millionaire Masters.  Cheryl is a successful real estate investor and has been helping new investors start on their way to financial freedom. 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It is a wooden platform built above the ground and connected to the main building. A railing for safety generally encloses it. They are made from treated lumber, composite material, aluminum, red cedar, teak, mahogany and other hardwoods and recycled planks made from PET plastic. You can construct your deck on steep areas or rough grounds which are otherwise unusable. Decks generally act as an alternative for patios covered by a canopy or pergola to block sunlight. Garden decking, if done aesthetically, can be a serene, tranquil area for enjoying the quiet hours of leisure, or a fun active place for entertaining or celebrating special occasions. They are subject to weather conditions throughout the year so the materials chosen for their built are vital. Decks built of hardwood or softwood is quite popular. Timber decking is widely used due to its flexibility and natural look and feel. Garden decks can be built in any shape or size or color according to your taste and budget. Softwood is the more popular choice when it comes to building garden decks, as they are pressure-treated with preservatives to prevent rotting. Hardwood decking boards do not require pressure treatments. Decking boards are usually 75mm to 150mm wide. Though the wider boards are easily laid, narrower boards are preferred since they look nicer. You can also use grooved boards which have better grip even when wet. You can also have colored boards or color the deck after it is built. Make sure that the boards should have rounded edges to protect feet and improve drainage. The main complaint for garden decking is the insidious growth of weeds through the cracks of the boards. This can be prevented by clearing all vegetation and turf from the area where you are constructing the deck. Always compact and level the ground where you are building the deck and keep a gentle slope towards the outer edge for proper drainage. Garden Decking involves a simple construction formula of attaching the decking boards to a timber frame that consists of horizontal joists linked to vertical posts. Garden decking is incomplete without adequate care and regular maintenance. It gives your garden a character and unique feel and it needs proper care to maintain that feel. Follow the simple garden decking tips to keep your deck beautiful round the year:  Rubber feet and mats minimize damage so furniture should be placed on them. &lt;br /&gt; In order to allow the air to circulate and prevent mould always put pots on bricks.  &lt;br /&gt; Check and tighten bolts and screws regularly. &lt;br /&gt; Use brush to remove dirt and keep the deck clean regularly. You can use stiff brushes to remove algae and mildew or with pressure-hose or deck cleaning liquid. &lt;br /&gt; Add clear water repellent once a year and do not forget to replace deck boards when necessary. &lt;br /&gt; Choose plants surrounding the decks to give it a more serene and natural look. &lt;br /&gt;Garden decking give a new meaning to your landscape and provide a quiet and serene place to retire after a hard days work. With little effort and simple care it can be an extension of nature right next to you. Gardening and landscaping are one of life's simple joys. Learn more about  Garden Decking  by visiting our  Garden Facts web site. 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It is roughly the diameter of a ladies little finger. This small opening slows food from leaving the stomach too quickly prolonging the satiated feeling. In extremely rare cases scar tissue may form at this connection resulting in a blocked outlet. Treatment to correct this is the insertion, endoscopically, of a special balloon. The balloon is inflated and expands the anastomosis returning it to the correct size. If a patient has symptoms of blockage that is not the result of overfilling the stomach pouch they must seek the advice of their bariatric professional. The symptoms include chronic vomiting and food intolerance. More commonly, a blockage of the anastomosis is caused by poorly chewed foods. Patients must be diligent in avoiding foods that may cause a blockage. This includes large pills, some types or too much bread, overcooked or chewy meats, starches and nuts. If a pill becomes lodged in the stomach outlet it will usually dissolve after a few hours. 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You have to be pro-active and seek out people who can help you. But be careful who you take advice from and what is the motivation behind them "selling" you their ideas. Educating yourself on how to make the most of your hard-earned money so you can create wealth should be a high priority. After all, if you're not interested in securing your financial future, who is? The Final Word If you take control of your personal affairs you will have peace of mind and know that you are making things happen. I once heard someone say: Some people make things happen, others watch things happen and still others wonder what happened. What do you choose to do? Have a great week Lorraine Pirihi About The Author &lt;br /&gt;Lorraine Pirihi is Australia's Personal Productivity Specialist and Leading Life Coach. Her business The Office Organiser specialises in showing small business owners and managers, how to get organised at work so they can have a life! 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This is the simplest thing you can do, anybody can do it!  Just remain enthusiastic and NEVER quit!  If you quit, you will never be a winner. If you are a winner you will never quit! I believe that motivation is a crucial factor in to help people persevere through the hard times. However, I also believe that if you persevere in a compensation system that is way too slow to see any results, you are wasting too much of your time and money. Despite having your upline unintentionally LIE TO YOU by telling you that this opportunity is the best in the entire universe, you have to decide whether that is true for yourself.  After following exactly what your upline said you must ask yourself if the compensation was worth the amount of stress and embarrassment you went through when trying to force your opportunity down a strangers throat. For 90% of you reading this, it probably was not worth it.  Here is a typical pay plan with a health and fitness MLM I was involved with a few years back. 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When it feels right and good, go for it! Ultimately its difficult to live with someone who doesnt have your same values and priorities. SHAWNA discovered this when dating a man outside her faith. He loved her and was willing to convert, attending classes and services with her. She was troubled that even so, he didnt believe what she did. Growing up with a certain faith engrains it at a level that can rarely be approached when its learned later in life. This may or may not be unsurmountable. In SHAWNAs case it was. She couldnt feel he had, or ever would have, the same beliefs as she did. TOMAS, on the other hand, fell in love with someone outside his faith, from another culture, and more than 10 years younger. Still, he said, were two peas in a pod. I could care less if she goes to a synagogue and I dont. SAMIA married someone she met at her mosque, but problems began to spring up immediately. I assumed too much, she said. I thought we felt the same way about things, but it didnt live out the way I thought it would. I wish Id given it more time. Its hard to think when you re that much in love. In their case, their religious beliefs, in words, were a match, but they werent lived out in ways that were compatible. P.S. If you come from different faith backgrounds and plan to have children, work this one out ahead of time. It can be a bigee when the time comes. Susan Dunn, MA, Emotional Intelligence Coach, http://www.susandunn.cc . Coaching, internet courses and ebooks around emotional intelligence for midlife, transitions, personal development, relationships and career. Susan is the author of Midlife Dating Manual. For FREE EQ ezine, mailto:sdunn@susandunn.cc and put ezine for subject. 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It's the power 'role reversal' of men and women. Is the nation headed down a path of female breadwinners and standby husbands? Don't these men know that something is amiss?  Don't they feel ashamed in a way that their woman is leading the family or have they become accustomed to it so much that they don't care? What happened to men of courage and character? Popular society now seems to favor the alpha male archetypes that are dangerous and bravado in their approval of female exploitation such as hip-hop's superstars. Or is that maybe just because few balanced, masculine role models exist in a now female dominated social culture? After all, it is hard for the majority of men to have a role model anymore when they see the beta men on t.v. being saved by their super girlfriends. The polarization is often that if you're not an abusive jerk, you're probably just a nice guy who will succumb to any beautiful woman's whim or desire just to be closer to her. Of course every man is different but we can look at the general overall trends that exist in our behavioral reality now. Do we look at the unique behavior of each man to determine his level of success with women? Does it come down to his different personality and interests? No.  That's too variable.  We can look at the big picture. The men who are most effective with women and attracting them for physical relationships are guys that essentially weren't conditioned by social influence. They retained their natural ability while the 'nicest' of guys had the MOST social influence and programming. Everyone is blaming everything but the actual root source of these problems in the first place; it's social influence. Since society gave women 'the power', there has been a role reversal.  Men became confused with women's behavior at the same time as edifying it. With sexploitation, men become even more influenced by the social powers and don't know how to be comfortable around women anymore because they've built up this perceptual fantasy world about a woman's power. This further put them down the social hierarchy.  Over years of programming, countless men started to become weaker and weaker especially in relation to the women they edify. They would withdraw into other outlets to let out this negative sexual transmutation. Pornography, strip parlors, the man show, his garage, poker night, dungeons &amp; dragons, video games, etc. All of these industries that are capitalizing on the new economic reality of exploiting women yet conveniently giving women power at the same time. Millions of women have also fallen into this socio-economic cycle as well. Even those that aren't as affected still take their level of empowerment and freedom for granted unless they feel it's necessary to defend it. Millions of women daily live in a life where they no longer 'need' men.  They have become the stimulus and become of the edification of women socially; they now receive all kinds of attention and can reject any man  dismissively. No wonder men are distraught with confusion and sometimes depression. You can't tame the shrew but for a moment.  A woman who has developed so much has tasted too much of a new  reality.  You cannot take her back to her natural roots and make her pure again. She is a different creature than man and the only chance is to get her out of the society which (in many ways) has corrupted or empowered her (way beyond man) in the first place. The reality that these women will object to what I just said further proves my point.  Do men want to live  with this? Do they know what they're getting into by wanting a goddess or diva? Do they know how much of their own power they would have to give up in order to accomodate her? 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Actually, a lot more than you previously imagined. Are you aware that some studies have shown that your brain cannot distinguish between hunger and thirst?  Sometimes when your body is telling you that you are thirsty, your brain may be hearing that you are hungry.  So what do you do?  You put food in your mouth when a glass of water might have been sufficient.  Most food has calories, most water doesn't.  Simple equation.  'Nuff said on that topic. By the way, ever wake up in the middle of the night and crave a snack?  Nine times out of ten, a glass of water will do the trick.  I know, I didn't believe it either until I tried it.  It really works! Tissue, muscle, cells, even blood are all comprised to a large per cent of water.  When your brain starts getting signals that water is needed...well, remember the confusion factor mentioned above?  We eat something instead of giving our body what it really craves and needs!  Your entire body works much better, by the way, when the fluid levels are kept up where they need to be. BUT I DRINK LOTS OF LIQUID AND STILL GAIN WEIGHT! Sure you do, but what KIND of liquid.  I won't even talk about sodas, coffee, or tea sweetened with sugar.  I'm going to assume that you already know that sugar is not the way to go if you want to lose weight, but what about the artificially sweetened drinks? Did you know... ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS CAN CAUSE YOU TO GAIN WEIGHT? Some studies have shown that using artificial sweeteners can contribute to weight gain in at least two ways. First, there is the confusion factor.  When you use artificial sweeteners, you, and your brain, become confused about the calorie content of the food you eat.  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A graduate of the University Of West Florida (1973) with a BA in accounting, he is a member of Mensa and has held several managerial positions.  After retiring from the U. S. Army in 1995, he became interested in internet marketing and developed various online businesses.  He has been writing poetry, articles, and essays for over 40 years, and now frequently publishes articles on his own websites and for use by other webmasters.  He has blogs on the subjects of weight loss and health, hybrid cars and alternative fuels, and internet marketing and related business topics. 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Thorpe Sometimes a date doesn't go well. But just because there's a problem of some kind doesn't mean you can't get a 'result' from the date. You know what I mean by 'result', don't you? I had a date a couple of months ago that went unbelievably wrong, but turned out right in the end. I met my date for the first time in the car park of a country pub. I followed my usual strategy for greeting a woman to set the right 'tone' for the date. As you can see from page 158 of my e-book 'Online Dating Tips For Men', if you can get things onto a flirty/sexy tone from the start, then your chances of success are very much magnified. The pub was nice, but very busy. There was only one table free where we could sit, and that was right up against a larger table where a party of four were eating. Anyway, I ordered drinks and we sat down and started chatting. Things were going well. Then, almost subconsciously, I noticed something odd. 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Many audiences don't want to hear it and respond with the "it has nothing to do with me, so I don't want to know about it" mind-set. So how do you communicate in a way that ensures your audiences really listen to what you're saying, and respond in the way you wish? Keep in mind that, in most cases, the underlying foundation of difficult issues is the soft, or the human, issues  attitudes, opinions, self-image, values, beliefs, and feelings about how the world is organized and people's place in it. This context is difficult enough to tackle in a one-to-one, face-to-face conversation, much less through broader communications strategies. Identifying the challenge is an important first step, and there are definitely some concrete steps you can take to build public awareness of the issue and ensure that county residents know that SAFE is there to help. 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For many nonprofits, the general public remains a vast, undefined secondary audience. For an organization like yours, focused on a problem so often hidden, the general public is a primary audience. Having volunteered in domestic violence shelters, I know that it's impossible to predict who may need your help. So you need to get the word out there quite broadly. In addition, in order to meet your communications goals, I'd suggest targeting the following audiences, who can serve as intermediaries: Caregivers: Social service agencies, the medical communityClergy and teachers: School and religious institution staffLegal: Police, the judiciaryChildren's and family-oriented organizations: Church groups, Girl and Boy ScoutsCommunity organizations: Library, civic clubs  Press Also, for realization of your policy goals, you'll want to reach legislators at all levels. 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I don't know enough about your community to know everything that's important to citizens there, but I know that linking your work to the following benefits will have a positive impact: Healthy and happy familiesReduced drain and expense on social service agencies and the judicial systemOverall stronger community. These are benefits everyone has to appreciate and should be at the core of your messages and communications. Get the Word Out Now that you have your messages, honed to reach the audiences you need to reach, how do you get the word out? I don't have room for a complete strategy here. But let me suggest the following approach, in addition to your existing communications program: Because you're working with difficult and sensitive issues, and are striving to build a positive reputation for SAFE, it makes sense to enlist intermediaries (whom you train) such as those listed above, to get the word out. 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