Assuming you’ve read my rants on articles, you may want a checklist of items to consider for future articles. I am at your service. Checklist This checklist is going to be short and to the point. Remember, I’m lazy. Go back and read the original article if you need more information. 1. Headlines – Keyword phrases should ALWAYS be the first words. No exceptions. 2. First Paragraph – No more than 38 words. Two to three short sentences with the keywords from your headline included near the beginning. 3. No one sentence paragraphs. 4. Cut up long sentences into shorter ones. If a sentence is over two lines, it can be cut down. 5. Linking In Article – Don’t. Just do it in the byline. 6. Body Headlines – Break up the article with headlines in the body. Just keep them short and capitalize the first letter of each word. 7. Last Paragraph – Sum up the point of your article. Don’t include links or a plea to go to your site. Use the byline for your begging. I do. 8. Bylines – Keep them under four lines. Try to include the keyword phrases you are using on your site. If you are linking to an internal page of the site, use the keywords on that page, not your home page. Eight stinking guidelines. Is that too much to ask? I think not! Besides, I’ve already had laser surgery and can’t afford a second session of smelling my eyeballs smoke. Please follow them. If you do, I will publish your articles and so will others. Despite the tone of these articles, I am trying to help you get more bang for your buck with your articles. Okay, I am also trying to make my life easier, but there isn’t any reason why we can’t both benefit. If you want to get published more often, follow these guidelines. Publishers, webmasters and editors will love you. The again, I could be wrong. Okay. Occasionally you can use one-sentence paragraphs. Just not very often.

1. BLISTERS Footwear that pinches you, will give you blisters. You should not wear loose shoes either, since constant rubbing can also give rise to blisters. Care • Till the blisters has dried, do not wear the same shoe. • Do not try to puncture the blister yourself, as your can infect your skin • Use a good talcum powder and keep the blister dry while going out. • When at home, apply an antiseptic cream over the blister. 2. CORNS One is likely to get corns at places where one gets blisters. If the same defective shoe is being worn repeatedly, you will develop corns. Care • Change your shoes( foot wear) frequently. • The best remedy is to leave corns alone and scrub them hard. with a pumice-stone and massage after that – If the corns are too painful, consult your doctor. 3. SWEATY TOES There can pose a lot of problems. If you wear shoes, they always tend to get loose and acquired a peculiar odour. Care • Avoid wearing closed shoes altogether. • Wash your feet with cold water often. • Use a skin astringent on the soles of your feet. 4. ENLARGED VEINS This generally occurs when one has to stand a lot and sometimes because of wearing very high heels. Care • Do not wear very tight shoes. • Give yourself a little rest during the day by taking off your shoes and resting your toes higher than the level of your head. 5. CRACKED HEELS Lack of moisture and oil can bring about such a condition. Care • Use glycerine and oil to massage your feet once a week. • Use a good moisturiser daily. 6. CRACKED NAILS This happens due to neglect of the toe-nail and also if the health in general is not good. Care • Include plenty of vitamins in your daily diet. • Massage the toe nails with a rich nourishing cream daily. • Do not use a dry nail-polish 7. SWOLLEN FEET This results if one is net used to sitting or standing for too long, with feet hanging down and rather right shoes. Care • Wash your feet with soap and hot water and apply Eau-de-Cologne on them. • Avoid sitting with your legs hanging down for too long. • Lie down with the feet higher than your head as often as possible. 8. BUNIONS These are caused due to certain pressure of the shoes on the toes. It is difficult to get rid of bunions so it is best to avoid them. When buying shoes, look for comfort rather than style. 9. FUNGAL INFECTION Feet are more prone to such infections because fungus thrives in a moist and airless atmosphere, where the sun does not reach. Care • Switch over to open shoes or sandals without socks • Use any anti-fungal cream, especially between the toes, which is the breeding place for infection.

Before you whip out your credit card, stop and think. America is often called a consumer society, and it's true. We're also a nation of credit card debt, which is evidenced by some of these startling facts. We all know that acquiring overwhelming debt is stressful from a financial standpoint. However, it might surprise you to know that more than 70 percent of divorces in America are brought about due to financial problems. One thing Americans are NOT is savers. We simply don't put away enough money to protect us in the case of financial emergency. In fact, the average American consumer carries so much debt load that they're a mere three paychecks away from having to declare bankruptcy. Financial emergencies arise all the time, of course, but Americans continue to build up credit card debt, without thought of the possible consequences. That's why nearly 1,500,000 people in the United States are forced to file for bankruptcy every year. Another 1,500,000 people will turn to the various consumer credit counseling organizations for help in order to try to avert bankruptcy. That's a staggering number, but it's dwarfed in comparison to the 37,000,000 people who endeavor to work out plans with their creditors on their own. That's 40 million people a year who are in enough financial trouble to take drastic action! How do people get in such horrible financial condition? One way is through the use of credit cards. They may be convenient, but they certainly make consumers pay more for the merchandise they buy. For instance, a person paying for a purchase with a credit card will pay, on average, more than 130 percent for that item than if they had simply paid cash for it. A large majority of consumer only pay the minimum payment on their charge cards, but those payments are generally 90 percent interest, with only 10 percent going toward reducing the principal. A staggering 71% of all credit card holders pay only the minimum payment, and they do it without a thought to the consequences. If they can easily afford the monthly payment, they just keep paying it, without realizing how expensive their purchases ultimately have become. If you are one of the millions of Americans who are only paying the minimum amount on your charge cards, start paying MORE each month. Even if it's only a little more. Reducing the principal balance will shorten your overall payment schedule--sometimes by hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Overwhelming debt is stressful from a financial standpoint, but financial stress can also damage your relationship. More lovers fight over spending money than any other issue. The statistics are mind-boggling, and with interest rates headed even higher, you must educate yourself on the wise use of credit, pay cash whenever possible, and try to live within your means, even if it means doing without some things. It's the only way you can avoid becoming one of those sad financial statistics yourself. Monitor your credit card use. Manage your credit card debt. Wise credit card use could even help save your marriage. Copyright © 2006 Jeanette J. Fisher

Online or off, a time tested method of succeeding in business is to focus on an unexploited area. You are probably wondering how. Here is your answer. Finding Your Nook and Cranny When we talk about a nook, we are simply identified a very focused area of business. There are a zillion sites selling movies, but very few selling French movies from the 1960s. If there is sufficient interest in such movies, you could build a business around selling such classic movies. This concept applies to any business area regardless of whether you are selling products or offering services. You need to do some daydreaming. Most people make the mistake of focusing on a subject that they think will make a ton of money. Problems can occur with this approach because if you have no inherent interest in the area besides money, you will eventually grow disillusioned with it. If you are going to start a business, you want it be enjoyable. If it is just another job, you have made a bad mistake. This brings us back to daydreaming. You need to give serious thought to your interests, and not just your interests today. What have you always been interested in? Don’t worry about how you will make money, just focus on the subject matter. Remember the clichй – find something you love and the money will follow. This is exactly what you want to do. Once you have an idea, it is time to figure out how to make money off of it. For a web business, you want to focus on something known as keyword research. Keyword research is crucial because you can type in a phrase and see the exact phrases people have used to search on Google, Yahoo and MSN that incorporate the world. Even better, you can see how many people use the phrase each day. Doing keyword research lets you determine if there is enough interest in your area and the exact phrases your prospects are using to find things in the area. It doesn’t get much better than that! There are a variety of tools you can use. Overture offers a free tool that will give you a general idea, but is not the most accurate. Wordtracker is much better, but will set you back a few bucks. Keyword Discovery is similar, but runs a few more dollars yet. Regardless of your choice, make sure to use one of these for keyword research. Once you identify the phrases used by your prospects, you can determine if there is enough interest in your nook. You can also identify the exact phrases they are using and tailor your site and marketing to those phrases.

: There’s a great line in Alice in Wonderland when the Queen says, “Sometimes I think of 6 impossible things before breakfast.” I think you’ll agree that this has to be creativity at its best! As a small business owner this is an ideal you really need to strive for … but how on earth can you open up your mind to get to the point where ideas just spill out? Small business owners are expected to be creative and inventive, otherwise how could they run their own firm? If you have a sneaky feeling that creativity is not one of your strong points what can you do to stimulate your brain and get it kicked-started? Be Unlimited Too many people are ‘limited thinkers’. They have their world placed squarely in a box and nothing can exist outside of that. If the newspaper reports something then it must be right. If Joe next door says that something is impossible then he must be right. As a small business owner, you cannot afford to be a ‘limited thinker’. You have to be an ‘unlimited thinker’. Get into the habit of seeing no boundaries; decide that there are no taboos. Have the belief that with a bit of focus you can find a creative solution to all of your problems. This is the foundation for a creative thought process. Be Future-Focused Creative ideas invariably come when you ‘look’ into the future. The feeling of propelling yourself forward and seeing the problem solved is a great motivator. Do you think you could achieve the same result if you were backward focused? I don’t think so! Train yourself to be future-focused, always looking ahead, not a traditional thinker who tries to find answers in today’s world. Be a Writer Once you open your mind to the joys of creativity the ideas will quickly start flowing, as if someone has opened the flood gates! Just like flood water, unless you catch it the ideas are lost for ever. Capture all your ideas by carrying a small pocket notebook with you. As soon as an idea pops into your mind, write it down. It doesn’t matter how outlandish it is, you can look at it in the cold light of day later on. The fact you are responding to the ideas by noting them will further encourage you to be even more creative – good deeds encourage more good deeds! Be Clutter-Free If you are naturally an untidy person, then get out of the habit! A cluttered office will lead to a cluttered mind. You cannot expect your brain to work efficiently when all it’s doing is constantly reminding you how untidy your office is. To be creative remove all the clutter from your life and free your mind. Be Action-Oriented All of these points are great, but if you don’t take any action with your ideas, then you may as well not have bothered. An idea is nothing but a thought unless you take a specific action to help bring it to life. Periodically review your notebook and see if there are any hidden gems, or ideas which can be quickly actioned. A lot of your ideas may not suit at all but in there somewhere is probably an idea, which if acted upon, could change you or your businessmit fully to move forward on as many of your ideas as you can. Don’t be afraid to break down the boundary walls. As John Stuart Mill said, “That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in the next.” Let me close with one question - can you be creative enough to be dismissed as a dreamer? No? Then get practicing!

In a recent article titled "Internet use threatens to overtake TV in Canada" it discusses the threat of online marketing to traditional media sources in Canada. This isn't a a threat anymore in the US. It is a fact. An article written by Thomas Mucha from Business 2.0 says: People are spending more time online than watching TV, which gives marketers a better chance to reach consumers in a place where they are just one click away from making a purchase. "More than 75 percent of companies using the Internet to advertise report confidence in their return on investment," writes the study's lead author, Jupiter Research senior analyst Gary Stein. This confidence, Stein argues, will sustain spending momentum across all the key online ad areas: paid search, display ads, classified ads, and rich media. Interesting to note that two studies are similar. Although The Ipsos Reid study of Canada claims radio is losing more interest than TV in Canada, it may soon lose to the Internet as well. Mr. Mucha claims 40 percent of total spending by 2010 will be paid advertisements on Google, Yahoo and MSN to an estimate of $19 billion per year. Not much wonder why the search engines are trying to dominate each other and the marketplace. The one that becomes the most popular will also make the most money. What will become of the little guy? Will it put an end to buying keywords for ad placement on search engines? Will the small business owner get shoved out of the picture? Maybe not altogether... but let's face it. If GM decides they want to use the keywords you are using, can you afford to compete? The search engines will be laughing "all the way to the bank" and the cost per clicks will just keeping going up... (he-he) similar to the price of gasoline at the pumps these days. Even though the cost of clicks may get pricey, the major search engines will always have to index relevant websites and include these results and return them on any keyword search. Professional sites (versus linkfarm, affiliate, spam sites) will always be in favour, and the sooner business can get their company sites built, if they haven't already; the better. Google seems to be the top search engine right now, and new sites often get sandboxed. If they hold on to their dominant position, new websites want to make sure this doesn't happen to them. I've always felt that there was something Google was doing that gave some sites more relevance than others in its index, but wasn't sure how it was applied. At the Search Engine Strategies conference last week in San Jose, California, Rand Fishkin learned that Google places some new Web sites, "regardless of their merit, or lack thereof, in a sort of probationary category" for six months to a year to "allow time to determine how users react to a new site, who links to it, etc." On a final piece of advice he suggests: "Several people have also predicted that Yahoo! or MSN may take up similar techniques to help stop spam. This phenomenon could seriously undermine new SEO/Ms and new campaigns, but it is a possibility. My recommendation is not to discount this possibility and launch projects or at least holding sites and their promotional efforts ASAP. The web environment right now is still relatively friendly to new sites, but will certainly become more competitive and unforgiving with time, no matter what search engine filters exist." Although it is starting to sound a little like the "Dot Com era is back" it will be a little different this time around. In 2000 when it went bust, it is partly because the percentage of consumers purchasing online didn't justify the amount of spending. There was a lack of confidence. It is different now. Jupiter's study shows that "73 percent of Americans who use the Internet have made a purchase online and four out of five of these potential shoppers have responded to an online ad."

Why The Removal Of Asbestos Floor Tile Is Necessary? Removal of asbestos floor tile is a wide term that refers to removal of not only asbestos containing floor tiles but also other materials containing asbestos like sheet vinyl, vinyl or asphalt floor tiles, linoleum and other adhesive materials. Asbestos is a naturally occurring group of fibrous mineral and has been widely in use in: building and insulation materials, fireproofing, cement, pipe covering, refractory materials, gaskets, floor tiles and joint compounds during 1890 to 1970. Exposure to asbestos particles suspended in the air causes many asbestos related diseases including a rare but life threatening type of cancer known as mesothelioma. Removal of asbestos floor tile becomes more important with the growing awareness about harmful effects of asbestos exposure. When should you go for removal of asbestos floor tile? You should opt for the removal of asbestos floor tile only when it becomes friable i. e. the asbestos crumbles in the powdery form when it is subject to pressure by hands. However, make sure that you regularly monitor even the good and intact flooring. There is no need of removal of asbestos floor tile if the tiles are intact and in good condition. Dos And Don’ts For Removal Of Asbestos Floor Tile: Before you start the removal of asbestos floor tile, you have to get a permit from the Air Quality department. You need to post this permit all the time on the work site. You ought to keep floor cover wet before and during the removal of asbestos floor tile. This is necessary to ensure that the removal of asbestos floor tile is safe and do not pose any health hazards for the persons involved in the removal process and for the residents of the building. Never perform any removal of floor tiles in dry condition. To ensure minimal breakage, remove the tiles in whole pieces and linoleum in large sections. After removal, put the wet material in 6-mil poly bags or wrap in 6-mil poly sheeting, immediately. Never leave the material in loose condition. To prevent material from leakage use a duct tape to seal the poly bags or sheets. Watch that contained floor material does not poke or tear holes in 6-mil poly bags or sheets. Send the material immediately to landfill before it becomes dry, along with one copy of your permit for the disposal records.

Over time, you’ll assemble a portfolio that provides you with income opportunities (such as investments), insurance for peace-of-mind, estate and tax planning contingencies, and retirement income strategies. As part of your financial portfolio, a UK Secured loan may be the best option for you. Many people are deciding to acquire a UK Secured loan to add to their financial portfolio. Why do people add UK Secured loans to their financial portfolio? There are several reasons why you might do so. One reason is to get control of debts that have gotten out of hand. If your spending has increased beyond your income, you may be racking up debts faster than you can pay them off. Getting a UK Secured loan is way to consolidate your debts into one monthly amount that you can handle. Another reason that people are turning to UK Secured loans is for leverage. Perhaps they are looking to put an addition on their house but do not have the cash to readily do it. A loan can fill the gap and provide the funds necessary to put the addition on the house. That’s leverage for two reasons: your home will suddenly become so much more useful to you, but also, when it comes time to sell, you will have increased the value of your home and enhanced how sellable it is to potential buyers. A third reason that people are turning to UK Secured loans is to get the nice things they deserve. Perhaps there is a car you’ve always wanted, or you’d like to fill your house with nice things. It would be great if your job provided you with the financial means to get them, but for many people, that’s not the case. Instead, you may have to turn to loans in order to get the items you want. It’s still an investment, though. It’s an investment in the enjoyment of your life! While getting a UK Secured loan is simple, and there are many providers out there can get you a loan, it should not be approached lightly. Just as you probably consider very seriously all of the other factors in your financial portfolio you should also consider your UK Secured loan with equal seriousness. After all, it’s a financial tool just like your investment and insurance strategies. Is a UK Secured loan the right financial strategy for you?

Types of loans There are two main types of personal loans: secured and unsecured. Unsecured loans are not tied to any of your assets, but secured loans are - usually to your property, which is why they are often called homeowner loans. If you default on a secured loan, your lender can force you to sell the asset to pay off your debt. Car loans are also secured loans, with the lender using the vehicle you are buying as security for the loan. Homeowner loans are tied to a property. Photograph: Frank Baron Most lenders offer unsecured loans of between Ј5,000 and Ј25,000, although some cap borrowing at Ј15,000. Smaller loans are available if you shop around, but if your borrowing requirement runs into hundreds of pounds rather than thousands there may be better ways to borrow the money. If you want to borrow more than Ј25,000, you will need a secured loan. You will also need enough equity in your property to secure the loan. Interest rates The APR (annual percentage rate) on a loan is the amount you will pay in interest each year. Most adverts for loans tend to quote a “typical APR”; you will not necessarily get the same rate of interest when you apply. Unless you choose a lender with a “one-size-fits-all” interest rate, factors including how much you want to borrow, how long you want to borrow it for and your personal and financial circumstances will all have an influence on how much you pay. A bank has to have offered its typical APR (or a better rate) to at least 66% of potential customers. Interest rates can be fixed or variable, and it is important to know which you are signing up for. A fixed rate will remain the same for the term of the loan, which means your monthly repayments will remain the same. A variable rate will be subject to change, usually in line with the Bank of England base rate. While this is good news when rates are falling, it can be worrying if rates go up and you need to find more money than expected to make your repayments. Repaying your loan Most loans are repaid in monthly instalments & usually by direct debit - over a period agreed before you get the money. The lender will tell you how much you need to pay each month when it agrees the loan. The repayment period is usually fixed and you will have to pay a redemption penalty - for example, two months’ interest - if you want to pay it off sooner. The longer the repayment period, the more interest you will be paying, so go for the shortest you can manage. Flexible loans, which let you borrow and pay back at will, are becoming more common, but the interest rate charged is often significantly higher. If you miss a payment the lender will record the default on your credit file. Any new lender may not be put off by one or two missed payments, but if you have missed several you may struggle to get credit elsewhere. Where to get a loan The list of organisations offering loans is long and ranges from high street banks, to those that operate only on the internet or telephone, to building societies, credit unions, specialist loan companies and even doorstep lenders. Typically, cheaper deals are offered by the specialists and internet banks than are available on the high street, but this is not always the case so you should shop around, either online or by contacting lenders to get quotes. Some Doorstep loans have interest rates as high as 900%. Photograph: Garry Weaser Possibly the most expensive form of credit is offered by doorstep lenders. Unlike mainstream lenders, they will often offer sums of less than Ј50 - typically used to cover unexpected purchases - and collect payments weekly. However, APRs can be as high as 900% so borrowers who have a choice will tend to avoid them. Credit unions are an alternative to mainstream lenders and can be an attractive option for some borrowers because they cannot charge more than 2% a month on the reducing balance of the loan (an APR of 26.8%), and most charge just 1% a month (12.7% APR). Most credit unions offer unsecured loans for up to five years and secured loans for up to 10 years. Getting into difficulty Sometimes things go wrong and it is difficult to meet your monthly repayments. If this happens to you, do not ignore letters arriving through your front door. The best course of action is to get in touch with your lender immediately. Banks and building societies are often willing to help and might offer to freeze the loan temporarily or extend the repayment period. Their ultimate aim is to recoup their money, but it is usually more advantageous, including cheaper, for them to reschedule your repayments than to take action against you. It is particularly important to be upfront with your lender if you have a loan secured on your house or another asset, because if things go wrong you may have to sell up to pay back the loan.

Heart burn is what we call the discomfort/pain that is caused by the contents of the stomach as they travel up into the lower part of the esophagus, also known as the gullet. The burning sensation that is felt is due to the acidic nature of the contents of our stomach, which the gullet is not meant to withstand. The presence of the acid in the gullet causes it to become irritated and imflamed. The lower part of our esophagus is in the central chest region, which is why it is dubbed "heart burn". It is important to note that sometimes the pain can also be felt in the upper mid section of the back; and that heartburn as nothing to do with the heart! There is several different things that can cause heartburn with the most simple being what we eat and how we eat it. There is several different types of over the counter solutions to help relieve heartburn and indigestion. Some factors that might contribute to heart burn are: - pregnancy - smoking - eating large meals - being overweight - tight clothing around the waste It is important to control heartburn, because if left untreated it can cause serious problems. Some examples of implications that can be caused by untreated heartburn are: esophagitis, esophageal, bleeding, Barrett's esophagus, and strictures. Generally heartburn can be easily treated by antacids or medication provided by your doctor, so it's not worth the risk.

In this article we're going to review the life and career of one of the greatest horses in horse racing history, Secretariat. If you were around in the early 70s, regardless of whether you were into horse racing or not, you knew who Secretariat was. His name was plastered all over every newspaper in the world. There had never been a horse like him before and will probably never be another one like him again. In June of 1973 he came to the Belmont Stakes with the chance to become the first triple crown winner in 25 years. Not only was he on the front page of every newspaper, but he was also on the cover of Time, Newsweek, and Sports Illustrated. This is something that had never happened before or since. Writers from all over struggled to explain what it was about this horse that was so incredible. In a book written by Marvin Drager, called "The Most Glorious Crown", the author gathered a number of clips from all round the country with words printed about this magnificent horse. Some of the comments were one of a kind in themselves. For example, Time magazine writer, sports columnist Pete Axthelm, who never saw a horse race in his life said... "Secretariat generates a crackling tension and excitement wherever he goes. Even in the kind of gray weather that shrouds lesser animals in anonymity, Secretariat's muscular build identifies him immediately; his glowing reddish coat is a banner of health and rippling power. Magnificent enough at rest ... when he accelerates ... he produces a breathtaking explosion that leaves novices and hardened horsemen alike convinced that, for one of those moments that seldom occur in any sport, they have witnessed genuine greatness." But the glowing words didn't end there. A columnist for the New York Post by the name of Larry Merchant, who went on to become known as the HBO boxing analyst with the sharp tongue, said... "Secretariat is the kind of Big Horse that makes grown men weep, even when they are flint-hearted bettors, even when he goes off at 1-10. He is the apparently unflawed hunk of beauty and beast they search for doggedly in the racing charts every day, and never seemed to find. His supporters rhapsodize over him as though he is a four-legged Nureyev, extolling virtues of his musculature, his grace, his urine specimens. If he were to lose the Belmont the country may turn sullen and mutinous." The media explosion over this horse was simply unprecedented. Certainly, horse racing had never seen anything like it before. Even though nothing has quite come close to the furore over this horse, the media did finally understand and recognize when something of this nature was to be looked out for. That's why in 2003, when Funny Cide was about to make a bid for triple crown glory, the media came out in droves. In no way are the stories of Secretariat and Funny Cide alike. One was royalty and one was just an everyday horse. But that's what makes headlines, when an everyday horse can actually challenge royalty. It certainly does make for great theater.

Getting Started with Radio Controlled Hobbies Remote controlled hobbies come in many different forms. No matter what kind of model you build, you are almost sure to have a great time controlling it and enjoying the work that you have done. The thought of putting the whole thing together seems very daunting to some people, and exciting to others. The key to having a great time with radio controlled hobbies is to embark on a project that fits with how much you want to work. You can buy remote controlled vehicles in varying states of completion, from completely together to “no two pieces are connected”. Read on to find out about how to choose which one will be right for you. Casual hobbyists or beginners will usually start with cars that are assembled at least most of the way. These usually only require a quick installation of a few batteries in order to get going. They can be fun to fly / drive around for a little bit, but usually they aren’t a good choice if you want to get into more competitive areas such as races or exhibitions. Some people decide to begin their radio control hobby with easy toys like these, since they allow you to familiarize yourself with the layout of the vehicle of choice. While you become more familiar with them, you still don’t have to pay very much money, since those ones are often significantly cheaper. Just avoid buying a kids toy, and aim for something that is meant to be a more hobby grade version. The next option is to buy model kits that come with all of the parts needed to put together the model. They are all perfectly measured, and all of the design has been done for you. All you have to do is pop the pieces out and glue them together. This is the most popular option, since it provides a lengthy challenge without getting too ridiculously complicated. These kits can be bought all over the place. They can be found in the average hobby store. If you look at the hobby stores and you aren’t able to find the type of car that you want, then you should look at some online specialty shops to see if they have anything to offer that would better suit your needs. The final, and by far the most difficult option is to build a remote control project entirely from raw materials. This requires immense planning and effort. To accomplish this, you first need to find plans for whatever you want to build. You will want to find very detailed diagrams and lists of what you need. Next you will buy all of the tools and parts from their corresponding stores, and get started! Building a remote control project from scratch requires very detailed measurements, so you will have to measure down to the very last millimeter before you cut the wood or plastic. Oftentimes your first project won’t turn out good unless you are very skilled. However, you will gain more talent with every piece you add. If you were still on the fence as to whether or not you would get started with radio controlled hobbies, hopefully you have made up your mind by now. It is a quite enjoyable hobby that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. As you can see, the amount of effort required to enjoy the hobby can vary widely. Young children can drive radio controlled cars around, and it only takes a minimal amount of money and effort. At the same time, the serious hobbyists can spend hundreds of dollars, and hours of time putting together cars that will beat all of the competition in looks, speed, and handling. So, if you want to get started with radio controlled hobbies, all you have to do is choose a project that fits with how much you want to commit. Word count 654

The British Channel 4 series: "The Truth About Female Desire" was a fascinating and wide ranging exploration of female sexuality with a firm grounding in science. Whether you saw the programmes or not I hope you will be interested in the reviews. This second part first explains again how the programme was run. It then covers the programme parts that investigated: the variable shape of the female vulva; how women respond to porn films; fantasies about having sex with another woman; and how seeing sexual activity can turn women on even when they don't realise it. For the programme, eight women volunteered to be 'sex guinea pigs' and assist scientists trying to discover more about how women's sex organs work. They were invited to an hotel where they stayed together for the duration of the series of experiments. To emphasise the different shapes and sizes of the vulva, they were given soft moulding material to make a caste of their own vulva. When completed they were asked to look at all the castes. It was amazing how variable the shapes were. They were then asked to pick their own caste. It turned out that most girls did recognised their's own caste, but perhaps surprisingly not all of them did. Another interesting experiment featured denial of arousal. The arousal of a man is obvious since an erection is very visible (though there are many men who do get an erection easily - these men may become highly aroused without it showing). For women the visible signs are less obvious. But not only that, it turns out that many women are not aware of how aroused their vagina is becoming. Is this because they are subconsciously denying that they are aroused or that, biologically, it is not important that they consciously know when they get aroused? To demonstrate this, each girl was wired up to a probe that could detect arousal in the vagina. They were given a simple lever to operate when they thought they were being turned on. To provide the stimulation two porn films were shown with a relaxing sequence between. One featured a romantic scene with a man and woman kissing and cuddling under a gazebo and in the second an older man was giving a young girl oral sex. All the girls except one said they preferred the romantic film but according to the probe they had actual become equally aroused by both films. The women were quite surprised by this result. The next programme in the series featured the girls discussed what erotic films turned them on. Most of them agreed that they found watching women being intimate together a turn on and some of them fantasised about what it would be like to have a sexual experience with another woman. One of the women was a lesbian and has a steady girlfriend and another is very happily married with four children and had never thought about having a female partner. The rest of the girls had had varying experiences with other women. One of the girls had had a relationship with another girl for sometime but it had not worked out and she had decided that she definitely preferred men. It has been found that many heterosexual women like watching two women being intimate in erotic films. In contrast most straight men prefer watching straight men in erotic film or women having sex together but not men having sex together; gay men prefer watching gay men together. The women were then asked to watch a film of monkeys having sex. Most of the women hoped/expected they would not be turned on by this. Surprisingly it turned out that their bodies did find the film sexually stimulating, though, mostly, their minds did not. These various observations support the idea that womens bodies are built to respond to a wide variety of stimuli to prepare them for intercourse. The remaining part of the review will cover the last parts of the series which investigated how women react to men (their looks, the way they sound and move and smell) and how the way women choose a perfect partner/mate depends on their own psychology.

This is an additional method that should be used in conjunction with an anti-spyware product. How can this method prevent spyware from "calling home" with your personal information? It works by letting Windows filter the IP addresses that you place in the hosts file. What is the host file and how does it work? The host file resides in the Windows folder on your hard drive and it loads into system memory each time the computer is turned on. For each IP address that is placed in the hosts file, it is cross-referenced with a saved domain name. Siince the Internet only understands numeric IP addesses, this cross-referencing with domain names is required. These translations between IP addresses and domain names reside on various Domain Name Servers (DNS) that are distributed around the Internet. IP addresses are in the form of a block of numbers arranged in quartets as in the following example: 125.0.48.220. They way it works is, as you enter a domain name (URL) in your browser, the first thing that happens is that your computer will check for any IP addresses that are in your hosts file. If it finds the relevant domain name, it will not bother searching the external DNS servers on the Internet. Before there was the current high-speed connections that we use everyday to connect to the Internet with, it was quicker to find an IP address that was stored on the local computer. Once you activate a link that is associated with Spyware, by clicking on it, or sometimes just moving the mouse over it, the Spyware in most cases attempts to "call home" back to its server somewhere on the Internet. It can then create an ad server, scrape your personal data and send it back to its server. Since we now have faster Internet connections, the need for hosts files have just about been eliminated. Whenever you run into a malicious domain, just add it to your hosts file, and instead of cross-referencing it to a valid IP address, translate it to a fake IP address that connects to a void inside your computer. Then the Spyware thinks it is calling home to its servers, however the call goes nowhere. The hosts file has entries in it with the following format: #hosts file from windows directory 127.0.0.1 localhost 123.45.67.89 testsite1.com 51.126.0.189 testsite2.com The # sign indicates comment lines that the computer will ignore. In using the hosts file as a Spyware or adware blocker, you will always see the localhost setting in the first line of the file. Notice that these IP addresses are all the same: 127.0.0.1 - this points only to your own local computer. You will also see the all of the other IP entries will have the same address as the localhost, as in the following example: # host file from windows directory 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.0.1 testsite1.com 127.0.0.1 testsite2.com When an infected webpage tries to connect your computer to testsite1.com, the browser looks up the IP address for testsite1.com, and in this situation will find it in the hosts file. Since the IP address translates to 127.0.0.1, the call cannot go out back to its server out on the Internet. This works simply because the domain is stored on the local computer in the hosts file and Windows will not try to resolve it on the external DNS servers. Using this methodology will also reduce the time is takes to access normal web pages since it does not have to wait for all of the ads and images to download. This should not be used as the only solution for Spyware. It should only be used with another proven Spyware product. The steps with this procedure are not straight-forward as one might think. You have to: a) detect each bit of Spyware b) look up the domain name c) modify the hosts file for each event It is a constant struggle because not only are companies who produce Spyware and spam are always adding new domain names. You should not be discouraged however, since you can download very detailed hosts files from the Internet that do not have any costs associated with them. You can visit specific sites that offer this service and download their files. Just remember to constantly check and download the latest updates to these files. You can also let an anti-spyware program do it for you, such as SpyBot. It will automatically include these problem sites in your hosts file. For more information on hosts files, simply search on the term in Google

Modern science, when applied to the millennia old art of wine making, has let the great vineyards of the world produce many vintages which to not need to age in their bottles for extended periods before reaching the peaks of flavor and aroma. But the question remains of how to store other vintages for which the journey to perfection will take more time. A wine cellar is the perfect answer for those who have both the space and the money to indulge in one. For the rest of us, though, something more modest will have to do, and any wine storage which is to succeed will have to be done at the proper wine storage temperature. Finding the correct wine storage temperature is not really mystery; warm is bad; cool is good. Heat will cause wine to deteriorate just as it causes fresh fruits, vegetable, meats, and dairy products to deteriorate. On the other hand, going to far in the chilly direction can also be dangerous; frozen wine, unlike frozen grape juice, does not a Popsicle make. Frozen wine, in fact, loses forever its aroma and taste. Color Coded Temperatures One of the factors which should influence your choice of wine storage temperatures is the color of the liquid in the wine bottle. Is it white, or red, or something in between? Once a bottle of wine has been fetched from wherever you keep it during its long nap, you want it at the optimum serving temperature before you drink it. Red wines should not be served chilled; the cold will rob the wine of its ability to dazzle your palate with all the sublet tones and nuances of its flavors and aromas. A temperature of about 65F, or 18C, will show off your merlots, pinots, and burgundies to their best advantage. White wines and blushes are to red wines what ice is to blood; they need to be thoroughly chilled before serving if they are to have any impact whatsoever. No matter their wine storage temperature where you have been keeping them, get them to 39 F, or 4C, before taking the first sip. For more info see winestoragerating/Articles/Wine_Storage_Temperature. php on Wine Storage Temperature. Enjoying The Drink All wines, no matter their color and their wine storage temperatures, should be given a chance to breathe after they have been opened. They should be allowed at least fifteen minutes--thirty would be much better-- of exposure to the air before they are poured and consumed, and they should never, ever, ever be swallowed without being allowed some intimacy with the drinker’s mouth and tongue. If you are brave enough, or drinking alone, you can even try trilling--gently gargling--the wine so that it comes into contact with every part of your mouth.