Collecting those quarters Collecting coins is a hobby that anyone and everyone could do. But collecting quarters is a hobby that - currently – it is estimated that one hundred six million Americans do. Men, women, and children of all ages are involved in collecting quarters. What is it with these quarters that millions of people seem to go “gaga” about? Primarily, doing it is easy as quarters can be found almost anywhere and the collectible coins do not cost much more than face value. So how should one collect (or start collecting) start collecting the very much in-demand quarters? For the budget-conscious coin collector If the collector is concerned with his or her budget, many quarters may be obtained as change from purchases. This is a very convenient and less lifestyle-invasive method of procuring quarters. If the collector is serious, bags of these coins can be purchased from coin dealers. Do not forget to choose those quarters that were not circulated! How to store those quarters For those just starting a coin collecting hobby, coins they collect are usually placed inside a large glass jar or bowl. This is perfectly fine. Serious collectors prefer coin storage devices especially made for coins that are available in coin shops and from coin dealers. How to make quarter-collecting fun and interesting Children are the perfect people to start a hobby such as coin collecting, quarters most specifically. Nothing beats the excitement of a new quarter in one’s pocket. Quarters are a unique, as well as a very inexpensive, way to get children interested in history. When they find a new coin, they can research it to find out the details of the state from which the coin came, etc. It is an effective way to have fun while learning. Coin history101 The sequence of how the coins are minted, believe it or not, is based on the order of the states. Basic US history tells us that Delaware was the first state; therefore, this was the first quarter minted. For the sequence of the other states, check the schedule from 1999 to the 2008 of the US Mint. Collecting quarters is a valuable hobby that has many benefits. It trains one to be patient, resourceful and appreciative of history and the value of the big and little things in life.
: Joanne’s mother, Betty, had rheumatoid arthritis for years. Suddenly and unexpectedly, Betty was disabled by the pain, fatigue and limited mobility that she had feared since her diagnosis. Joanne convinced her fiercely independent mother that living alone was no longer an option. And Joanne, the eldest of four children, knew that caring for her sick mother fell on her shoulders. Joanne was a legend in the circles of her family, friends and colleagues for her ability to act with grace under pressure. Joanne took two weeks of vacation from her job and cooked and froze meals for her husband and three children. As she flew to her hometown, she wondered how she would coordinate her mother’s care from a distance. Supporting her husband as he built his new business, nurturing her kids and directing a major project at work already made her feel that she was running on empty. You may relate to Joanne’s story. One out of four Americans cares for a friend or relative who is sick, disabled or frail. That’s 46 million Americans who offer unpaid help to a loved one. If they were paid caregivers’ compensation would exceed last year’s Medicare budget! And if you become a caregiver, you, like Joanne, may try to do it alone, shrouded in secrecy. Solo caregiving compromises your ability to nurture yourself and others. Let’s take caregiving out from behind closed doors. For your sake and the sake of those who count on you, please get some help. Caregivers are competent people who feel that they should be able to do this job. Yet, many soon find themselves unprepared and ill-equipped to manage the sometimes daunting tasks, such as managing a complex medical regimen or remodeling a house so it’s wheel-chair accessible or even finding someone to stay with their loved ones so they can go out to a movie without worrying their relatives will fall on the way to the fridge. If you are a caregiver, you know that this act of love has its costs. You stand to forfeit up to $650,000 in lost wages, pension and social security. Add to that is the personal cost to your well being, as your new demands leave you less time for your family and friends. You may give up vacations, hobbies and social activities. Finally, caregiving places a burden on your health. Caregivers are at increased risk for depression, anxiety, depressed immune function and even hospitalization. Instead of reaching out, caregivers become isolated. Many who assume the caregiving burden fit the profile of the giving family member, like Joanne, who does not want to trouble others with their problems. Some fear the consequences of disclosing their new demands to coworkers or employers. Caregivers are further challenged by the cultural conspiracy of silence. Our youth-centered society turns a blind eye to the unpleasant and inevitable reality that all of us age and die. This leaves both caregivers and care recipients unprepared. Look no further than the path of Hurricane Katrina to witness the consequences of a lack of planning. What can you do? Start talking about the "what ifs" and make a plan. 1. Start with yourself. What will happen to you and your family if you become disabled or die unexpectedly? Do you have disability insurance? Do you have a will? Do you have a living will, and have you identified the person who will make the medical choices you would make if you are not in the position to do so? 2. Approach healthy family members. Say, "I hope that you live many happy years in which you enjoy all of the pleasures you worked so hard to create." Have you thought about what would happen to you in the event that you cannot live independently any more?
If some medical event befalls you, who would make your medical choices? 3. Look into community resources that support caregiving. A day program, for example, helps your loved one by providing social connections with peers. Your community may even offer transportation to and from the program. Getting out of the house offers the additional benefit of getting bodies moving.
Socializing and exercise are the two most powerful interventions that help your loved ones stay at their best. 4. Make specific suggestions to friends, family members and neighbors who want to help. You may even want to keep a "help list." When they say, "Let me know what I can do," you have a response: "Could you take Mom to her physical therapy appointment this week?" "When you’re at the store, could you pick up some oranges and blueberries?" "Could you watch the kids for an hour so I can get to the gym?" Your giving friends will appreciate specific ideas about how they can help.
5. Take care of your health. Get good nutrition, plenty of sleep, and regular exercise to stay in top health. Wash your hands regularly to prevent colds and flu. Manage your stress with laughter, a prayer or even a deep breath. Nourish your soul with a taste of activities that recharge your batteries such as writing in your journal or gardening. Finally, talk to your doctor if you feel depressed or anxious.
The best strategies for effective caregiving include preparation, acts of self-care and reaching out for help. That begins with the courage to start talking openly about caregiving.
The ability to be one’s own boss and make lots of money doing it is all part of the American Dream. An up and coming segment of the small business world is food concession vending. This is a form of food service that does not involve being stationary. Mobility is the key to the food concession industry. The ability to pick up and move whenever you have an event or want to switch locations is paramount in this business; which brings attention to the fact that there are several things needed to begin a concession business. One of the first important things is location. Another important aspect is choosing the type of food you will serve. One more vital thing to consider is advertisement. One of the first things to consider when starting a food concession business is the location where you will set up your vending equipment. You’re best bet is to set up in a highly trafficked area where many people live and work. One of the biggest parts of your clientele is potentially the work force around the location. Even better would be to find a highly trafficked area that also had little choice of food. People are more tempted to think outside the box and eat from your concession trailer. Many of these workers do not have a lot of time for a lunch break. Quick, simple, cheap, and delicious food is the key to drawing people in and creating loyal customers. Another thing to consider when you start a concession business is what type of food you will serve. You must first consider the part of the country you are in. Goulash may not appeal to New Yorkers. Another thing you must consider is financial history of the area you are serving. Some people may neither desire or be able to afford sushi or caviar for lunch so be careful about offering food out of the economical means of those to whom you are planning to sell. Another thing to consider about food is how easy or difficult it may be to prepare in a mobile style kitchen and how long it will take to prepare. You definitely don’t want the items you are selling to take a long time to prepare. If so, people will be more tempted to just go into a sit-down restaurant to eat. Quickness is definitely a way to go for the food concession business. One other thing you may want to weigh when setting up a food vending business is advertisement. Roadside signs and billboards are a great way to go, albeit expensive. A great way to make sure you have great advertising is to have exceptional food and service. With these to attributes, your company will be advertised by one of the best and most powerful means of advertisement: word-of-mouth. Get people to enjoy your food and the friendly face you offer in the middle of a possibly hectic workday. Having a great relationship with your customers is definitely a must when dealing with the food service industry. Other forms of advertisement include fliers, sale signs, and coupons. Bags, napkins, and containers with your company name and logo on them are also great ways to advertise. For the business with the larger budget, t-shirts, hats, and bumper stickers might be a way to go. Whatever decisions you might make about your mobile concession business, there are certain things you must consider to make having a successful company easier. In the mobile food service industry, important options include location of your vending equipment, type of food served and advertising your business in order to make it more successful. By considering these things, you will have a better chance of making a name for yourself in the food industry.
If you are new to online casino games, it can often be confusing which games to try out first. Whilst most people who play at online casinos for the first time already have a preference for a couple of games, some are still unsure where to start. Opening up an online casino for the first time can be daunting. You are immediately bombarded by lists of games, special promotions and flashing jackpot lights. The temptation will be there to heads straight into playing a progressive slot, which is a good place to start. Let's face it, the potential of winning a life changing jackpot is appealing to everyone. The casino game you choose to play will depend largely on your personality, and ultimately, the type of game that you enjoy the most, given that gambling is something you're doing for fun as well as money at the end of the day. First you'll want to look at the options. If you prefer card games, then there's blackjack and baccarat. If you tend towards machine-generated games of chance, you'll obviously head for the slot machines, and those with a poker bent will choose the video poker machines. Dice players will head to the craps tables, and that leaves the roulette fans, arguably the most glamorous casino game. Having decided which form of game you want to try first, you'll now need to choose a table or machine. The way to decide on this is to look at the bet limits. In other words, be realistic about what you can afford to bet each time. Once again this is a trade-off. You may prefer to make small bets and play for a long time, without much short-term deviation in your bankroll, or you may be the type of person who wants more of a thrill from gambling, and will make bigger bets to make it more exciting, at the risk of losing more. The same principle applies to slots. There are many multi line slots available at online casino that can be played for as little as a penny per line. these are a great way to stretch your bankroll to the limit, but you will have to accept that your potential wins are much smaller as a result. Nevertheless, you will probably be able to spend a lot more time with a relatively small bank roll. Another factor that you should keep in mind when choosing a casino game is what is know as the "hold". This is the house edge, the percentage that you can expect to lose over the long run, assuming you don't have a big win. Different games have different hold percentages, ranging from 94 to 98 percent, or thereabouts. This means that you have a 2 to six percent chance of beating the house, depending on the game you choose. The game with the most favourable hold for the player is blackjack, and games like Keno and Casino War have by far the worst hold for you. Slots fit in somewhere in the middle. Whatever you decide to do, gamble within your limits and decide how much you are prepared to lose, and stick to it.
The American Association of Retired Persons, the AARP, is America's leading non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people aged 50 and older. It has over 35 million members, 40,000 of whom live outside the US. Members do not have to be retired; in fact, 40 percent of them work full or part time. Membership is open to anyone 50 or older, and with 25 percent of the American population in this age bracket, nearly half of all people in this group have memberships. The median age of AARP members is 65, and slightly more than half are female. In its mission statement, the organzition says that it is "dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for all as we age. We lead positive social change and deliver value to members through information, advocacy and service." The AARP provides information bulletins about news relevent to the older population, acts as a lobby group to advance their interests, promotes community involvement by its members, and offers its members a wide range of products and services such as health insurance. The AARP was founded in 1958 by retired high school principal Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus. The AARP grew out of the National Retired Teachers Association, which Dr. Andrus had established in 1947 to promote her philosophy of productive aging and to offer health insurance to retired teachers. In that era, health insurance was virtually unavailable to older Americans, since few private insurers would accept these high-risk clients and the American government had not yet established Medicare, which was only enacted in 1965. This association of retired teachers grew to offer membership benefits to all retired citizens. It is now a world-wide organization with headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland and Washington, D. C., local offices in every state, and over 2,500 local chapters. AARP has 2 affiliated groups. One is the AARP Foundation, which is a charity that runs social programs to help people 50 and older, and also supports AARP Foundation Litigation, a national group focusing on legal issues affecting older Americans. The second is AARP Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of AARP which provides members with products and services such as medical, automobile, home and life insurance, discounts on prescriptions and prescription eyewear, and a travel discount program. Source of Funds AARP receives income from memberships, advertising revenue from its publications, royalty fees from companies providing AARP-endorsed products, and extra fees from member programs. Publications AARP members receive bimonthly the "AARP Magazine" and also the "AARP Bulletin" printed 11 times per year. AARP also publishes "Segunda Juventud", a quarterly Spanish-English newspaper targeting the Hispanic community. The AARP website also offers information on a wide range of topics. AARP also produces "Prime Time Radio", a weekly interview program focusing on the interests of mature people, and the daily "Mature Focus Radio" which has brief discussions on various topics. AARP's Public Policy Institute researches international issues affecting aging and uses the results of these studies to help draft public policy recommendations. The AARP as Lobby Group The AARP has been an effective force in causing the government to become more aware of the interests of the older population. They undertake litigation in cases of age discrimination, pensions, health care, economic security and consumer issues. AARP volunteers often appear before the US congress to testify about the effects of government policies on the elderly. At a local level, the AARP trains volunteers in how to deal with government officials. Though non-partisan, the AARP keeps its members informed on each party's stand on issues affecting older Americans. AARP representatives also participate in international conferences on aging.
New Music Billboard allows the public to listen to music for free from their favorite Indie Artist. Traditional Billboards cover mostly mainstream music, but New Music Billboards features new and up and coming Singers and Bands. New Music Billboards features music that runs along side more mainstream or commercial music and has frequently used the term Indie music. Small labels or individuals marketing their own music often participate in the Indie Music scene. It is important to uncover unknown bands because there is so much music talent out there who simply lack ample marketing. During the 1990s, Indie music became widespread and answered an increasingly larger market of people who were looking for alternatives to the mainstream music institutions. In the same way that “alternative” was used before it became an actual genre of mainstream music, Indie is sometimes used in place of “underground” as a term to describe music. There are many places online where you can download Indie music for free. One of the better resources is our site at New Music Billboard Becoming involved in the Indie music scene typically, and sometimes still does, require one to move to a city or town where there’s an active Indie music scene. Traditionally, hooking up with other artists and fans was a way to build your career as a new artist. Seasoned musicians and new artists now have the opportunity to record and publish their music from the comfort of their own studio. Income can be made from building a fan base and by selling merchandise, concert tickets and traditional CDs. Some Indie groups are now picked up by Indie record labels or even major record labels. A good resource to find Indie Music Labels is New Music Label While Indie music is still considered off from mainstream music scene, it is a place where new artists can build a fan base and begin many of the marketing components that they are going to need to be success in the longer term.
There's no easier way to add a dose of nutrition to your day than by crunching on a tasty apple. You probably first experienced its delightful flavor as a baby, when applesauce introduced you to real food. And now, whether it's a Granny Smith, a McIntosh, or a Red Delicious, you think of apples as old friends. Grown throughout the world, apples are high in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. They're fat-free, cholesterol-free, and low in sodium. In short, eating apples is a smart part of a healthy lifestyle. 6 ways apples keep you healthy Regulates your day. You don't have to worry about staying regular anymore. Whether your problem is visiting the bathroom too often or not often enough, apples can help. A British researcher, Dr. D. P Burkitt, believes one of the easiest ways to prevent all sorts of illnesses, is to avoid constipation. He calls the diseases caused by chronic constipation "pressure diseases." Appendicitis, diverticular diseases, hemorrhoids, hiatal hernias, and even varicose veins can all be caused by straining to pass small, hard stools. Just one apple with its skin contains 4 to 5 grams of fiber - the most important nutrient in keeping your bowels working like a well-oiled machine. Keeping yourself regular without relying on harmful laxatives could be as easy as replacing that afternoon snack of potato chips or cookies with a crisp, delicious apple. And think of the calories you'll save. The average apple has about 80 calories while a serving of chips weighs in at 150 calories and you'll get about 200 from just a few cookies. But that's not all apples can do. They're also good for diarrhea, thanks to an ingredient called pectin. This carbohydrate has a congealing effect in your intestines that helps firm things up and return you to normal. Applesauce is actually the best apple product for diarrhea, since it's made without the high.-fiber skin. But watch out for extra sugar. Some brands of applesauce dump a truckload of sweeteners into an otherwise healthy food, and too much refined sugar could make your diarrhea worse. Keeps your body young. By now you know antioxidants can protect you from many of the diseases that seem to be a part of aging. In fact, so many people are taking supplements for antioxidant protection that it's become a multibillion-dollar industry. But the evidence is mounting that whole foods can do more for you than pills. When scientists compared a 1,500-milligram vitamin C supplement to one small apple, the results were astounding - the antioxidant values were equal. That means a fresh apple has more than 15 times the antioxidant power of the recommended daily dose of vitamin C. And that's just for starters. The researchers also found an ordinary apple was able to stop the growth of colon and liver cancer cells in test tubes. Unpeeled apples were especially effective. The question you need to ask yourself: Why waste money on flavorless supplements when you can get better antioxidant firepower from a sweet, crunchy fruit? Cuts your risk of heart disease. Sometimes it's hard to remember which food is good for which part of your body. The next time you pick up an apple, examine it carefully. It's shaped a bit like a heart - and that should help you remember apples are good for your heart. It's the magnesium and potassium in apples that help regulate your blood pressure and keep your heart beating steadily, and it's the flavonoid quercetin, a naturally occurring antioxidant, that protects your artery walls from damage and keeps your blood flowing smoothly. In fact adding flavonoid-rich foods like apples to your diet has been scientifically confirmed to lower your risk of heart disease. There's proof of this in a study of Japanese women who ate foods high in quercetin. They were less likely to get coronary heart disease than other women and they had lower levels of total and LDL, or bad, cholesterol. Strikes at the heart of strokes. Apples are even a smart choice for helping avoid strokes. Scientists aren't sure which ingredient in this multi-talented fruit to credit, but the connection is clear - people who regularly eat apples are less likely to have strokes than people who don't. Protects your joints. In areas of the world where fruits and vegetables make up a large part of the diet, very few people get arthritispare this to modernized countries where fruits and vegetables have been replaced with fast, processed food and you'll find up to 70 percent of the population suffers from some form of arthritis. Just a coincidence? Not according to nutrition experts. They link this trend in part to boron, a trace mineral many plants, including apples, absorb from the soil. If you eat like most people, you'll get about 1 to 2 milligrams (mg) of boron a day, mostly from non-citrus fruits, leafy vegetables, and nuts. Experts believe, however, you need anywhere from 3 to 10 mg a day to affect your risk of arthritis. To boost your boron intake to this level, you'd have to eat more than nine apples a day. This is probably an unreasonable amount for most people, but don't despair. Pair an apple with other boron-rich foods like a few tablespoons of peanut butter and a large handful of raisins, and you'll not only have a delicious afternoon snack, but you'll make your joint-saving quota of boron at the same time. Helps you breathe deeply. Your lungs are assaulted every day by cigarette smoke, air pollution, pollen, and other air-borne nasties. On top of that perhaps you suffer from asthma, emphysema, or similar lung condition. If all you want to do is take a deep breath, then grab an apple. A five-year study of more than 2,500 men from Wales found those who ate five or more apples per week were able to fill their lungs with more air than men who didn't eat apples. Experts believe you might be getting some special protection from the antioxidant quercetin. Unfortunately, eating apples can't reverse a lung condition you already have, but you just might add a new line of defense against further damage. Pantry pointers Buy apples that are unbruised, firm, and have good color. Take them out of their plastic bag and store them in your refrigerator - loose in the produce bin or in a paper bag is best. And since they will absorb odors, keep them away from strong-smelling foods like garlic and onions.
Penny Stocks can be a great investment, but you have to know what to look for, or sometimes more accurately, what to look out for. Buying Penny Stocks based on a recent email you received, or what you heard from someone you barely know, is not usually a good idea. Penny Stocks have historically been a source of wealth for many investors, but conversely have been the source of countless lost small fortunes. Determining what is good advice, mixed with all the hype, can sometimes be a very difficult process. You don't have to be a stock market guru or brilliant investor to make a killing with Penny Stocks, but you do have to be willing to do your homework, and use a great deal of common sense to stay alive when you are swimming with the sharks in what can be dangerous waters. There are many great small companies in existence today, struggling to stay afloat, that are tomorrow's rising stars. Without the capital to grow and expand very few of our current generation of conglomerates would be more than a forgotten flash in the pan. Selling shares of a company can inject the needed capital into a niche business that may take it into the next level. However not all, if not most, of these tiny corporations will be around for very long. This creates an interesting situation for us, the investor or speculator. While the company in question may not be worth much today, what might that company be worth tomorrow? Hence the term speculation, which is the lifeblood of any Penny Stock trader. Unfortunately, within this world there are a few unseemly characters, who seek to part you from your hard earned dollars. And, they will go to nearly whatever means is necessary to achieve their goal. PR firms, or Investor Awareness firms, are sometime hired to promote a small corporation's stock in hopes of raising the share price. This in itself is not necessarily a sign of ill intent. Many times a small company may be very good at what it does, but for whatever reason finds itself unable to generate enough press interest in their successes to generate buying activity of their stock shares. However, this is occasionally done with the sole purpose of raising prices rapidly in an attempt to make quick profits on a very hollow company, one that has no real market or solid foundation. Hence the phrase, pump and dump. Pump and dump in a nutshell means, exaggeratedly "pumping" up the company in question with the primary intent of "dumping" their shares once the share prices begin to rise. What can you do to protect yourself from being caught up in a pump and dump scenario? Most importantly you must use your own due diligence to wade through the hype. Ask yourself a few basic questions about the company in question. Are they making money? Are they creating new products? Are these new products going to be valuable in the future? The rules for trading Penny Stocks aren't much different from those of trading large cap stocks. However, the risks can be much larger, but the rewards can be as well. If you aren't willing to do at least a bit of homework, investing in any stock is not a good idea. Never rely entirely on anyone's advice, especially when dealing with Penny Stocks. But, if you take the time to research your investments, investing in Penny Stocks can be a very financially rewarding experience.
Ever wondered what is going on inside your RC car or truck each time you try to make it go forward, turn and stop? These types of objects may be small but there are a lot of actions happening at the time you try to make it move. How about what the things that are involved when you want to make your car go faster? What does it take really? If you want for your RC car to go faster during a race or simply during an afternoon practice, the best and very economical answer to that would be to use shims. What are shims anyway? A shim is a thin metal or a wedge which can also be made of wood. It is placed in between your RC parts to help the RC car maintain its level just in case it goes over rough roads, large stones and the like. An RC car with shims reduces sloppiness while it runs. The area where you can put a shim is in between the rear hub and axle pin since there is an obvious gap between the two materials. You have to first disassemble the parts starting from the rear hub and then the axle pin. Then, assemble again the rear hub but this time, place the shim next (the shim could be plastic made, wood or metal) followed by the bearing. Take note that the shim you will be putting should match the same dimension of the ball bearing to ensure that it will work properly. What the shim does is it minimizes the gap in between the axle pin and the bearing. This should do the trick in making your RC car run faster. There is one downside to shimming though. If there is too much shim, it’s possible for the tires of your car to bind. True that it won’t slop any longer but binding then is going to be your next problem. So make sure that you don’t use too much shim on your bearings.
In the universe, there are two great forces at work. We know them as good and evil or positive and negative. They are two powerful forces in their own right. In similar fashion, there are positive words and negative words, each causing opposite reactions when used by humans. We all know how positive words can make us feel good and inspire us, and how negative words can bring us down and led us to pain, anger or sadness. We have seen how positive words bring people together, build nations and how negative words destroy friendships, start wars, etc. Positive words and negative words work the opposites and they affect how the law of attraction manifests our thoughts. How do we lift up a disheartened person? Definitely with positive words. We don't use negative words to lift someone's spirit up. Our mind works in the same manner. Positive words are food for the mind and they work magic. They send out strong vibrations to make our wishes a reality. Great self-development gurus use positive words to inspire and motivate people to reach their goals. When we use negative words like "can't", "impossible", "maybe", "if", "whatever", the mind will register a negative tone and the vibrations that we get is minimal, if any. When we use positive words like "for the good of all", "I can", "I will", "thank you", and "I love you" in our daily life, we become creative and magnetic. Our mind vibrates and sends out positive waves to the universe. When we greet someone with "Good morning", the feeling resonates and affects the other person. Such is the power of positive words. Negative words are like poison. They will wear us down. Negative word is a rejection. Just like in ordinary lives they can break a relationship and they can also do the same with our mind, cutting off our receiving power and negate us. To work the law of attraction, we have to get rid of negativity and start to think and speak differently. To explain in an analogy, negative words are like cholesterol in the blood stream. They hang on to the artery walls and slow down the flow of blood. In the end, we develop health problems like hypertension, which will lead to other complications. We have to get rid of this cholesterol in order to survive and lead a healthy and meaningful life. But unlike bad cholesterol, negative words are easy to get rid of. Just don't use them! Keeping negative words in our vocabulary is toxin for the mind, for when we start to send our thoughts to the universe, our vibrations get hindered by the presence of these negative words, and as a result we get very weak vibrations. People who use the law of attraction but refuse to get rid of the negativity in their thoughts end up with frustration and blame that the law doesn't work for them. We can't make the law work unless we get rid of that stockpile of negativity from our vocabulary. That is the reason why when we are angry, the sooner the anger is released, the lighter we feel in our heads with a great sense of satisfaction. That is our subconscious telling us we have disposed off what is just excess baggage in our heads. We have to regurgitate all those negative words out of our system. From today onwards, let us only use beautiful and positive words. The English language has plenty of them. Get rid of the feelings of hatred, jealousy, bad vibes that we have of others. They are not necessary and they just wear us down. They are just clutter in the brain and block our access to work the law of attraction. With positive words and positive thoughts, the vibrations that we send with our thoughts will get quality manifestations and quality results.
The 14,800 sq km of the Serengeti just seems to roll on and on and on. The first sight of this natural wonderland is breathtaking. With its combination of plains, riverine forest and thorn scrub, Serengeti remains one of the most fascinating locations in the world to watch wildlife. The Serengeti’s smoothly undulating grasslands are pierced again and again by trees and shrubs that camouflage the creatures that roam and dwell in this never-ending expanse. The Serengeti is also adorned with granite inselbergs known as ‘Kopje’ scattered across the landscape In fact the name Serengeti originates form the Maasai word ‘siringit’ which means the place where the land is endless. When at the Serengeti one says goodbye to civilisation as we know it and enters the territory where there are no footpaths but only furrowed trails spawned by generations of migrating wildebeest, where The Lion is the undisputed de facto king, elephants trumpet as they uproot whole trees, the hacksaw cough of a prowling leopard echoes in the near distance and Maasai with their cherry shukas and gleaming spears herd their livestock and share this wild meadowlands with zebra, Cheetahs and Buffalo. During the great migration around end of June, the yellowish green plains turn black as hordes of Wildebeest march unrelentingly towards the Kenyan border, destination Maasai Mara for the plush vegetation. The Wildebeest, Zebra and Thompson Gazelle begin the journey back to the Serengeti around November when the succulent grasslands of the Maasai Mara have been exhausted. Between May and October the oceans of grass in the Serengeti are teeming with wildlife. Impala, Warthogs, Gazelles, Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Caracal Giraffes, Coke’s hartebeest, Hyena, Wild dog, Jackal, Elephant, Hippo, Eland, Monkeys and Ostrich can all be spotted in the Serengeti. As for birdwatchers birds like Raptors, Eagles, Ruppell's Griffon Vultures, Hawks and Harrier among other birds dash about the Serengeti. If you’re adventurous you can take a game drive to the secluded Salei plains which are known as cheetah country. A safari in the Serengeti is a perfect way to view wildlife and breathtaking sceneries. There are many resorts that will guarantee your utmost comfort by pampering you while you luxuriate in the African wilderness. Faru Faru River Lodge is erected on a smoothly inclined hill overlooking the Grumeti River, where wildlife assembles all through the year. Faru Faru affords guests the occasion to experience an unforgettable safari set in a throwback Colonial safari camp. There are large windows where guests can observe the animals as they come to quench their thirst and take pictures too. The camp has mouth watering cuisine after which cocktails are served on the lush gardens that overlook the waterholes of the camp where animals come to drink water. Sasakwa Lodge is perched on a hill over the undulating grasslands of the Serengeti. The lodge has explorer/colonial like architecture and deco that will throw one back to the early 2oth Century. The lodge has a breathtaking view of the Serengeti plains. The lodge has 7 chalets. Each Chalet is set on private and well manicured garden with a heated plunge pool. Each en suite Chalet has a private lounge embellished with antiques and spacious bedroom. The cuisine is a focuses on traditional foods that are delicately prepared and presented on lovely porcelain in an elegant dining room. In afternoon the gorgeous garden room plays host to a tea savouring session and at dusk it’s the turn of the sophisticated bar to host cocktail sessions. Game drives and walks can be organised by the staff. Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge The camp is perched on a hill and as a result is boasts of a grand panorama down into the across the extensive grasslands. It’s famed as the home to the great migration. Serengeti Sopa Lodge Serengeti Sopa lodge is located in the Nyarboro Hills in the south west of the Serengeti National Park, and is the only tourism development in this section of the Park. Its an elegant secluded Lodge where you will enjoy unparalleled privacy and top service. Klein's Camp The camp is made up of 10 cosy en suite chalets made of local rock and thatch with wooden floors and classic interiors. This camp is situated on the periphery of the Kuka Hills. The camp has breathtaking views of the Valley below.
Buying life insurance is probably one of the most selfless acts most people perform. Paying for life insurance month after month, year after year with no chance for you to benefit directly from it takes a great commitment of love. But regardless of the love you feel when buying life insurance to protect your family, it only makes good economic sense to get the best deal you can – in other words, you want to get cheap life insurance online. Before you start filling out forms online you really should take just a moment or two to refresh your memory about the different forms of life insurance and to acquaint yourself with a few tips for keeping your monthly premiums as low as possible. The first thing you need to decide when buying life insurance is what kind of insurance you want to purchase: whole life or term life? Term life insurance can seem like the better deal because initially the monthly premiums on a term life policy will be less than the premiums for a similar whole life policy. However, that initial difference might be slightly deceiving. Term life insurance is only good for a specified number of years – for the term of the policy. Once the policy reaches the end of its term it terminates. At that point if you want to continue to have life insurance you will need to purchase a new policy – at a higher premium. Once your policy has terminated two or three times, and you have been forced to renew at a higher price each time, that initial saving that you saw over the whole life policy has been erased many times over. A whole life policy, on the other hand, lasts for your whole life and the premium you pay on day one is the same premium you pay for your entire life. A whole life policy also builds a cash value which you can actually borrow against whenever you need to. So while a whole life policy may seem more expensive when you first buy it, over time it can actually save you time, money, and aggravation. One thing you can do to help keep the cost of life insurance down is to maintain a good credit record. As strange as it may seem, most life insurance companies take your credit rating into account when setting your monthly premium payment – the higher your credit score the lower your monthly premium. Don’t smoke or use any tobacco products. If you do smoke make this your reason to finally quit. Non-smokers get a much better rate on their life insurance than do smokers. And it does no good to lie and say you don’t smoke if you do – because upon death it is possible to tell if a person was a smoker and if you lied to get your insurance then your heirs may not receive the full amount of your policy. If you have a dangerous occupation or if you frequently engage in extreme (i. e. dangerous) sports your premiums will be higher to reflect the added risk the insurance company is assuming by insuring you. Finally you’ll want to get online and compare life insurance policies and prices among the various life insurance companies so that you can get the cheapest life insurance available in Maryland. Here’s the trick: take the time to fill out the form on more than one life insurance comparison site. Fill out the form and get comparisons on at least two and preferably three different web sites. The reason for this is that comparison sites do not compare all insurance companies. Each site has a small number of companies which they compare. By making comparisons on multiple sites you increase your odds of comparing additional insurance companies and thereby increase your chances of finding the cheapest life insurance online in Maryland.
If you’re interested in starting a website for your company or even just for your own personal use, there are a few things you’ll have to do first. One of the first steps you’ll have to take is to register a domain name. Domain names, also referred to as Internet or web addresses, are the lines you type into your browser to let it know where to go. These usually start with www, and end in,.org,.uk, or any number of other extensions. When you’re starting a new website, you’ll have to make sure the web address you want is not already taken by another website. First check on your own – type in the address you’d like to have, and see if anything comes up. Keep doing this until you find one that’s not taken. When you have an address that works, it’s time to go to a domain provider. Different domain providers offer varying levels of service. Some offer only the bare service of registering the domain name, and require you to perform all requisite design and hosting operations on your own. Many offer web storage as well, allowing you to use their servers to store your website. Unless you have the kind of 24 / 7 Internet access and server technology it takes to host a website yourself, you’re going to have to use a web hosting company to keep your website online. Some web hosting companies even offer web design services for an extra fee, allowing you to focus on nothing but the actual content of your site, while others may register you for access by popular web search engines. When you’re looking for a web hosting service, it’s a good idea to find one that offers telephone support. If something goes wrong with your website, you don’t want to spend hours trying to figure it out online yourself – instead, you want to be able to call the service directly and talk with a real person who can help you solve your problems. You may also want to consider using a local UK based service rather than overseas companies such as those found in the US or India. Local web hosting services are more likely to understand your specific needs and the unique aspects of web hosting in the UK. ICANN accreditation is especially good to look for, as are local TLD accreditations such as that held by the massive UK Company Nominet. Nominet is responsible for the. uk web suffix, and is the fourth largest registration company in the world. Prices vary widely depending on how much and how good the service is that you expect to get. For a simple registration – keep in mind that this requires you to have your own server and design technology – companies like Nominet may charge as little as two or three pounds a year. If you’re looking for the more standard options, though, including web hosting and search engine registration, expect to pay around ten pounds a year. Considering cable and broadband bills these days, ten pounds is pocket change. So register your website today and place your company on the cutting edge of the modern marketplace.
Did you know that you can be 'just a little bit diabetic'? The condition is technically called 'pre-diabetes', and it is characterized by persistent high blood sugar levels. Pre-diabetes is a serious condition, though its symptoms may be so subtle that you don't notice them affecting your life. More importantly, it's an indicator that there is something seriously wrong with your body. Left untreated, over 50% of those diagnosed with pre-diabetes will develop Type 2 diabetes within ten years. If your doctor has told you that you are one of the more than 16 million Americans who has pre-diabetes, the American Diabetes Association has some very good news for you. In March 2005, the ADA released the results of the multi-year Diabetes Prevention Project. In a study that followed thousands of patients across the nation who had been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, the Diabetes Prevention Project found that patients who lost a 'moderate' amount of weight reduced their risk of developing full-blown diabetes by over 58%. Even more encouraging, many of those patients had managed to reverse their condition, and their blood sugar levels were well within normal ranges. This was a result that the researchers had not expected. Diabetes (and pre-diabetes) is the result of changes to cells in the pancreas that reduce the amount of insulin that they can produce. Doctors have always believed that those changes are irreversible. Now however, the research seems to suggest that losing weight with a healthy balance of exercise and diet can actually heal those early damages caused by diabetes. Here's the even better news. Those results were achieved by people who lost 'moderate' amounts of weight - from 5-7% of their total body mass. In other words, if you weigh 200 pounds and have been diagnosed as pre-diabetic, losing just 10-15 pounds can more than halve the risk of developing full-blown diabetes, and may reverse your condition entirely. Here are some healthy weight loss tips from the American Diabetes Association: 1. Keep your diet balanced. Eat a variety of foods in all food groups, with an emphasis on grains, starches and fresh vegetables and fruit. 2. Learn to eyeball portions. Portion control is far more important than restricting what foods you eat. A 'portion' of raw vegetables may be considerably larger than a portion of the same vegetables cooked. There are some handy reference guides on their web site at diabetes. org 3. Add one half hour daily of moderate exercise to your daily routine five days a week. This one single lifestyle change seemed to be the key to both weight loss and the beneficial effects derived from it. It was the single significant difference between the two groups in the study. The results of the Diabetes Prevention Project only confirm what has been the best advice in dieting circles for years - losing weight with a balanced diet and exercise is the healthiest way there is. For more information on the diet recommended by the American Diabetes Association, visit their web site at diabetes. org
