<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645785791806227234</id><updated>2012-02-16T00:59:14.861-08:00</updated><title type='text'>kusumakarmerola</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kusumakarmerola.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3645785791806227234/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kusumakarmerola.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3645785791806227234/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>kusumakarmerola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04566495295964954777</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>125</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645785791806227234.post-2204339988486485329</id><published>2008-06-16T03:50:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-16T03:50:35.816-07:00</updated><title type='text'>All About Depression</title><content type='html'>By Courtenay Cameron What is depression? &lt;br /&gt;Many of us say "I'm feeling depressed" when we feel sad or miserable. But usually, these feelings pass after a while. But clinical depression is when these feelings are disabling and interfer with your life. Clinical depression can stop people from leading a normal life, it makes everything harder to do and everything may seem less worthwhile. At its most severe depression can be life-threatening, because it can make people suicidal or simply give up the will to live. How do I know if I am depressed? &lt;br /&gt;You may be clinically depressed if you have most of the following symptoms:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day, that may be noticed by others.&lt;br /&gt;Loss of interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities most of the day, nearly every day&lt;br /&gt;significant weight loss when not dieting or weight gain or decrease or increase in appetite nearly every day.&lt;br /&gt;insomnia or hypersomnia nearly every day&lt;br /&gt;psychomotor agitation or retardation nearly every day&lt;br /&gt;loss of energy nearly every day&lt;br /&gt;feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt nearly every day&lt;br /&gt;diminished ability to think or concentrate, or indecisiveness, nearly every day&lt;br /&gt;recurrent thoughts of death (not just fear of dying), recurrent suicidal ideation without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt or a specific plan for committing suicide&lt;br /&gt; What types of depression are there? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;General Depression &lt;br /&gt;People who suffer from general depression still have most of the major signs and symptoms of depression as discussed above. Depression can very from mild to moderate to sever (which is sometimes called major depression).&lt;br /&gt;Seasonal affective disorder &lt;br /&gt;This happens when someone becomes depressed only during the autumn and winter, and it is caused by not getting enough daylight.&lt;br /&gt;Postnatal depression &lt;br /&gt;Also known as "the baby blues". This is a depression that occurs after the birth of their baby and can appear any time between two weeks and two years after the birth.&lt;br /&gt;Manic depression &lt;br /&gt;Also known as Bipolar Disorder. Some people have mood swings, with periods of depression that then change into periods of mania. Mania is a state of high excitement, and peope who are manic may plan or believe lofty schemes and ideas.&lt;br /&gt; What causes depression? &lt;br /&gt;There's no one cause of depression; it varies from person to person and can happen for a combination of factors. Although depression there has been not enough evidence to believe that is is something inherited in the genes, some of us are more prone to depression than others. Some factors that could cause depression include: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the way we're made&lt;br /&gt;our experiences&lt;br /&gt;family background.&lt;br /&gt;traumatic life events&lt;br /&gt;poor coping strategies&lt;br /&gt;after a loss of some sort (loved one, job, house etc)&lt;br /&gt;life changes&lt;br /&gt;inability to adapt&lt;br /&gt;physical illness&lt;br /&gt;poor diet and lifestyle&lt;br /&gt;chemical imbalances&lt;br /&gt; What can you do to help yourself? &lt;br /&gt;Remember that depression can feed on itself. In other words, you get depressed and then you get more depressed about being depressed. An important thing to remember is that there are no instant solutions to problems in life. Solving problems involves time, energy and work. Here are some things you can do to try and break the hold of low moods: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Make an effort to be more aware of how you talk and think to yourself. Listen to yourself in your head.&lt;br /&gt;Every time something negative crops up, quickly scrap that thought and think of something kinder, more encouraging things to say to yourself. For instance, when you have to do something, if you always say to yourself, Youre sure to fail. You always make a mess of everything you do try to delete those thoughts and replace it with something like: Youre going to do the best you possibly can.&lt;br /&gt;Look for things to do that occupy your mind.&lt;br /&gt;Although you may not feel like it, its very therapeutic to take part in physical activities, for 20 minutes a day. This can stimulate chemicals in the brain called endorphins, which can help you to feel better.&lt;br /&gt;Try doing things that will improve the way you feel about yourself. Allow yourself treats. Pay attention to your personal appearance. Set yourself daily or weekly goals that you can achieve. Look after yourself by eating healthily.&lt;br /&gt;Try some alternative therapies such as acupuncture, massage, homeopathy and herbal medicine. St John's Wort is one of the herbal remedies that have become very popular, and may help to lift your mood. But if you are already taking other medication, it may not be safe to combine them. Consult your pharmacist or GP for more information.&lt;br /&gt;It can be a great relief to meet and share experiences with other people who are going through the same thing you are. It can break down isolation and can show you how other people have coped and that is how SpeakOut and support groups can help.&lt;br /&gt;Remember to try and value and accept yourself. If youve spent most of your life believing that youre unacceptable and of little value, its hard to change yourself for the better, because all your ideas and ways of behaving are based on that assumption.&lt;br /&gt;Question the assumptions on which you base your ideas. Is it really true that everybody in the whole world hates you, or that everything youve ever done has turned out badly? Is it really true that you have nothing worthwhile in your life?&lt;br /&gt;Try to remember how you came to think and feel this way.&lt;br /&gt;Writing these things down puts what youre thinking and feeling outside of yourself, and you can see it more clearly. Books can be helpful. Try reading, not just self-help books, but well-written novels, poetry and biography.&lt;br /&gt;Talk about these things to other people and find out how they see things. Talk to friends, call at a local drop-in centre, join a self-help group. Talking to a therapist or counsellor can be very helpful.&lt;br /&gt; What can you do if you think you need more help? &lt;br /&gt;If you find your depression is effecting your daily functioning and has been present for a length of time now, it may be worth seeking the advice of your local doctor. Also if you have been going through a lengthy period of consecutive suicidal thoughts then it may be a good idea to seek out some reassuring aid from your local doctor if you havent already. 4 out of 10 appointments at G.P. surgerys are on the concerns of a persons mental and emotional well-being, so theres no need to feel like your the only one. Here are some of the things the doctor can offer: &lt;br /&gt;Antidepressants - These are drugs which work on chemical messengers in the brain to lift your mood. It often takes between 2-4 weeks before the drugs take effect. The usual recommendation is that you stay on them for six months.&lt;br /&gt;Psychological treatments - This is things like therapy and counselling. Many people find it helpful to talk about their difficulties to someone who is trained in listening skills. The therapist or counsellor can also help you to put your problems in perspective and to develop new coping and problem solving strategies.&lt;br /&gt;Befriending schemes - Your doctor may put you in touch with a local befriending scheme this will lead to trained volunteers visiting you regularly to give you practical advice, support and a sympathetic ear.&lt;br /&gt;Support groups - This is when you meet up and talk with other people who are feeling the same way as you and share your experiences. This can be helpful to discover what works for other people and how other people cope.&lt;br /&gt; What if the depression gets worse? &lt;br /&gt;If you are severely depressed then you may need more intensive aid. Your doctor may refer you to a psychologist, psychiatrist or mental health nurse. The sort of services that you may be on offer for you include:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) - These are often the most easily accessible service for people with mental health problems. They can provide support for people living in their own homes. The CMHTs include a psychiatrist, community psychiatric nurses (CPNs), social workers and support workers etc. These professionals will visit you at your own home or refer you to Day Hospitals or Day centres where you spend the day but return home afterwards.&lt;br /&gt;Crisis resolution services - These are teams of doctors and nurses who provide support during crisis situations, and will help you to stay at home if you're in crisis, rather than go into hospital.&lt;br /&gt;Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) - This is a controversial treatment, that is only offered when people who are severely depressed and have not responded to any other treatment. It involves passing an electric current through the brain, while you are under general anaesthetic. Ive witnessed this being done several times and in my opinion it sounds worse than it really is.&lt;br /&gt;Hospital admission - If you are severely depressed and are a significant risk to yourself or others you may need the shelter and security of a ward hospital. It also gives a chance for the health professionals to monitor the effects of different treatments. Hospital can provide a safe, supportive environment if you are in a state of distress. Generally however doctors want to avoid placing people in hospital, but some patients are compulsorily detained if they are a dangerous risk to others or themselves.&lt;br /&gt; If you are feeling down, need some one to listen to your problems or just need to chat one2one; then SpeakOut! is here for you. SpeakOut! is a caring community and we're here to help a broad range of people with a broad range of issues - including but not limited to depression, eating disorders, self injury, low self esteem, suicide, drug abuse, sexuality and relationships. SpeakOut's online community helps people get through the troubled times and celebrate the good times. You have the ability to post threads anonymously if you feel you have more discreet issues to deal with. SpeakOut! is full of friendly and welcoming people that are here to help you - whether it is an official helper, a member, a forum moderator or an administrator. 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The perks of bee pollen include a variety of vitamins, necessary enzymes, minerals and proteins including amino acids. If only each person who lived on Earth knew that bee pollen is the only known substance that has every essential vitamin, mineral, enzyme, and/or amino acids, to satisfy perfect health.  That is quite an accomplishment for such a little animal! Collection of Natures Bee Pollen From New Zealand The collecting of bee pollen has been taking place for hundreds of years using just about as many methods as places to collect it.  New Zealand bee pollen can be found in hives, on actual bees, and even in the honey produced by honeybees. Where one collects his bee pollen is the most important decision one can make in the location.  We live in times of vast and widespread airborne pollutions and this affects the quality of bee pollen especially in the consumption by humans. If the bee pollen is collected outside a metropolitan area that is largely known for industry, you can imagine the trace amounts of other chemicals and even heavy metals found in that bee pollen.  The collection of natures bee pollen from New Zealand is rare and pure in that there isnt a lot of industry and population, which eliminates pollution. The best bee pollen is New Zealand bee pollen The highest-grade quality bee pollen is harvested from the northwest geographical area on the south island of New Zealand.  The population there is extremely light and there is virtually no industry to add pollutants to the bee pollen.  When finding bee pollen supplements to ingest, make sure you watch that they are harvested somewhere clean and relatively low in industry.  New Zealand would be the perfect area and you could purchase your bee pollen supplement and be confident that you are not ingesting any unnecessary toxins or heavy metals. Where can you purchase New Zealand bee pollen supplements? You can purchase New Zealand bee pollen supplements in any health food store, drug store, supplement store, or internet dispensers.  However, select few of these are harvested in a clean atmosphere so please research where your choice supplement has been collected.  A lot of these cheaper supplements have been found to contain traces of heavy metals and toxins from our environment and its important not to add any more of these into our systems. A lot of supplement companies also extract the bee pollen with methods such as supercritical C02 extraction, which can be harmful to the bee pollen and leave you without the wanted effects you desire.  Remember in selecting your bee pollen preference, to keep in mind that New Zealand bee pollen is of the highest, cleanest bee pollen today. The product we personally use, located in the pristine source of New Zealand, is the most natural bee pollen source we have come across - http://www.bee-health-product.com We have been using this supplement for over 3 years with excellent health results. We have achieved a general sense of well being and new improved energy levels. We highly recommend you check out our bee pollen supplement of choice for further information. John Gibb runs a series of health websites. Check out our Bee supplement guide,  for more information on bee pollen. 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Although plowing through hundreds (or even thousands) of records may seem daunting at first, the rewards of a people search, once successful, are truly fulfilling. (Besides, think of how much more difficult it will be if you had to conduct a manual search!) Why Do A People Search?&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Conducting a people search could be for any number of reasons. Some people have used online people search facilities to look for a parent, child or sibling they have never met due to adoption, war and others. For some individuals, a people search is also one of the best ways to do some networking. You can build connections with other people based on mutual acquaintances or similar hobbies and interests. You can also use these newfound connections to further specific goals and aspirations that you may have. If you just met someone new, running a people search on them could also give you an idea of what they are like based on their background. This is especially helpful for employers who are trying to get information on job applicants and for entrepreneurs who are entering business ventures with new partners. People Search - There's Nothing Faster Than an Online Search&lt;br /&gt; Conducting an online people search is probably the most practical and efficient way to go about it in a world that has become increasingly connected through the Internet. Knowing a few simple details about the person you are looking for is the best way to start; it can be an old address, phone number or simply a general idea of where this person used to live. An online people search is the fastest method because you will not have to look through outdated records located in far flung places. It's also the most cost-effective as you don't need to travel nor deal with any private detectives. 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Whether you are a bride, bridesmaid or even mother of the bride or groom, creating a wedding day emergency kit will help prepare you for unforeseen minor mishaps that may occur. It is quite simple to create a wedding day emergency kit and you may be surprised by just how many items can be found in your own home. The following list contains items commonly needed when little wedding day emergencies arise. Pack the items in a bridal purse, travel bag, or other container and keep it close throughout the wedding day to ensure that you are prepared for the unexpected. AttireSewing Kit - Needles, thread and small scissors.Double-sided Tape or Masking Tape - Repairs torn hemsLint Brush - Travel sizeSpare HosieryClear Nail Polish - Stops runs in hosierySafety PinsStain RemoverWhite Chalk - Covers stain spots on white dress Beauty, Health and HygieneCompact MirrorComb/BrushBaby Powder - Lightly coat high-perspiration areas to help prevent wetnessHand LotionColored Nail Polish - To match color on your nailsNail FileNail GlueNail Polish RemoverBandagesMoist Hand WipesBreath MintsEye Drops - Treats red or dry eyesTissuesAntacidAllergy ReliefPain RelieverExtra Earring BacksSmelling Salts - Helps prevent faintingHair Spray - Travel SizeBobby PinsHair PinsDeodorant - ClearFeminine Hygiene ProtectionTweezersSnacks - Hard candies, crackers, etc.Contact Solution and Spare LensesLipstick, Concealer and Pressed Powder Makeup - For Touch-upsPerfumeTooth Brush - Travel sizeToothpaste - Travel sizeCotton Balls/Cotton SwabsSuper Glue Additional Items For Larger Wedding Emergency KitsCurlers/Hot RollersCurling IronFabric SteamerBottled WaterSpare Batteries for CameraRolls of Camera FilmCell PhoneFlat Shoes for ReceptionSpare Black Socks - For men in bridal party Dawn Dingus is an experienced wedding planner and a content writer for SouthernCraftworks.com. 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The air inside a greenhouse is heated by re-radiation of solar energy by objects inside the greenhouse, or, sometimes, by means of artificial heating. It may reach a point where the temperature inside the greenhouse grows uncomfortably high for the plants. If this happens, you need to implement a good greenhouse ventilation system to exchange some of the warm air inside for cooler air from outside. Because warm air rises, it is convenient to allow it to escape through vents at the highest point of the greenhouse. Cool air can gain access through natural means - for instance, leaks where glass overlaps - or through side vents set lower down in the sides of the greenhouse. It's especially important to provide lean-to or circular greenhouses, or greenhouses used to grow alpine plants, with an adequate fresh air supply. A rule of thumb for small greenhouses is that the vents should be equal to 25 - 30 percent of the floor area. It's best to have an automated system to control the opening and closing of vents. This can be achieved by thermostatically controlled electric motors, or, on a smaller scale, by expansion vent units. Roof vents are best positioned alternately on both sides of the roof, with side vents set to match. Don't forget - if side vents are placed at ground level, you need to cover them with wire netting to prevent unwanted guests like mice or cats from gaining access to the greenhouse. To prevent cold or wet spots, circulating fans can be used to mix the air inside the greenhouse. Extractor fans will pull air out of the greenhouse, and you obviously need a means of allowing fresh air in to replace the lost air. It's possible to use fans to pull air into a greenhouse, but, in practice, extractor fans work more reliably. Air vents are the normally preferred means of allowing air in. Extractor fans are controlled by an air thermostat - and they must be large enough to move sufficient quantities of air. A good greenhouse supply retailer should be able to recommend the best type of fan for your requirements. Normal domestic extractor fans are not suitable - those used in greenhouses have larger blades which turn more slowly. Moisture jets or absorbent pads can be used alongside fans to add or remove moisture from the incoming air to help maintain the correct humidity level in the greenhouse atmosphere. With a little planning and forethought it's quite easy to maintain a good greenhouse supply of fresh air to keep your plants happy! For articles and resources on all aspects of this fascinating hobby, visit greenhouse supply now! 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McGroarty Flower bulbs need a good, long, winters sleep. Like some people we know, if they wake up before they are fully rested, they get kind of cranky, and then they dont bloom well at all. Actually what happens is during a mild winter, the soil stays too warm, and the bulbs begin to come out of dormancy early. They start to grow, and once the tips emerge above the soil line, they are subject to freezing if the temperatures dip back down below freezing. And thats usually what happens. After the bulbs have emerged, they freeze and then dont bloom at all, or if they do its a very sad display. Another reason this happens is because the bulbs are not planted deep enough. They may have been deep enough when you planted them, but as the soil goes through the freezing and thawing process, the bulbs can actually work their way up in the ground. One way to keep your flower bulbs sleeping longer, which will protect them from freezing, is to mulch the bed. In the fall just apply a 3-4 layer of well composted mulch. This layer of mulch will do a couple of things. It will maintain a higher moisture content in the soil, which is good, as long as the soil isnt too soggy. Well composted mulch also adds valuable organic matter to the planting bed. Organic matter makes a great natural fertilizer. A 3-4 layer of mulch also acts as an insulator. It will keep the soil from freezing for a while, which is good because you dont want the bulbs going through a series of short cycles of freezing and thawing. Then when the temperatures drop below freezing and stay there for a while, the soil does eventually freeze. Then the mulch actually works in reverse and keeps the soil from thawing out too early. Keeping it in a frozen state is actually good because the bulbs remain dormant for a longer period of time. When they finally do wake up it is spring time, and hopefully by the time they emerge from the ground the danger of a hard freeze is past and they will not be damaged. If you can keep them from freezing, they will flower beautifully. The extra organic matter will help to nourish the bulbs when they are done blooming, and the cycle starts all over again. We also plant annual flowers in the same beds with our spring bulbs. By the time the danger of frost is past and its time to plant the annuals, the top of the bulbs have died back and are ready to be removed. The mulch that is added in the fall also helps to nourish the annual flowers, as well as improve the soil permanently. Anytime you add well composted organic matter to your planting beds, you are bound to realize multiple benefits. The key words here are "well composted". Fresh material is not good. About The Author Michael J. McGroarty is the author of the popular gardening book "Free Landscape Plants!" as well as the owner and author of the gardening website http://www.freeplants.com Visit the website and sign up for his free gardening newsletter, and learn how to start your own money making backyard nursery on 1/20 acre or less. 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Often you can save quite a lot of money shopping the auction sites for a chainsaw. First, try to know what you are looking for.  Research the brand and what the retail price is.  Decide whether you want a gasoline or electric chainsaw and what size chainsaw you want or need.  At the same time you need to be flexible.  If you are looking for Brand A, but a comparable saw from Brand C is on an auction site for less money, grab it. You can really get bargains at these sites but there are a few things you need to watch.  You may find a new in the box chainsaw and the starting bid is low, however it can quickly rise well above the retail price.  People get caught up in the bidding and will just keep raising the ante in the quest to win. Even if you win a bid at or close to the retail price, you still have to pay shipping and there is also almost always a no return policy.  If however you are not satisfied with your purchase and think you can prove they buyer deceived you, you can file a complaint with the site and they will attempt to resolve the situation. At least one of these sites has sellers that run stores on that site and some of them will allow you to return items that are unsatisfactory. We bought a factory reconditioned saw with full factory warranty at slightly below retail price.  Recently we found a similar offer for a gasoline chainsaw on one of these auction sites.  Keep your head, compare prices at the auction sites with retail prices and stick to what you budgeted for a chainsaw. Jerry Smith can help you. Find out how thousands of people have been helped with the advice and information. 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This soap making method uses ready made soap as the base.  You usually grate it, melt it, then mix in your additives, pour it into the mold and wait for it to set. Its essential to use a good recipe though, so the amount of additives you use is correct.  Otherwise you can end up with a disastrous bar of soap. Wear protective clothing is also important. The last time I made hand milled soap, I was glad I was wearing safety goggles as otherwise I would have gotten grated soap flakes in my eyes!  &lt;br /&gt;Wearing safety goggles, protective gloves, clothes and shoes is key to making soap safely.  Melted soap is very hot and if you accidentally splashed yourself, you wouldnt want it land on bare skin.  Ouch! Its fun to think up what kind of additives you want to use, eg glitter, oatmeal, herbs or flower petals.  I love creating my own color and scent combinations, such as peppermint vanilla or vanilla mocha swirl. There are so many different kinds of soap molds out there.  Think up one and you can probably buy it! There also soap stamps available, such as a Hand Made stamp to show everyone that you really did make the soap yourself. Rebatched/hand milled soap takes from 24 hours to two weeks to set at room temperature.&lt;br /&gt;Once the soap has set in the molds, its time to unmold it.  Just turn the mold upside down on a clean soft surface (so the soap doesnt chip if it comes out with a rush) and the soap should pop out. If youre having trouble getting the soap out of the mold, run some warm water over the base of the mold and try again. Soap making is an addictive hobby.  Its so satisfying to look at a gorgeous bar of soap youve made yourself and is enjoyable to use as well.  So what are you waiting for?  Start making your own soap today! Jennifer Christine is a Super Soap Making Enthusiast!  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Presently, about 60 percent of adults and 13 percent of children are considered to be overweight or obese. This unhealthy trend has made many people concerned and afraid that they may be or become obese. As a result, an increasing number of people are trying quick result weight loss programs that include diet supplements such as diet patches. A diet patch is essentially a weight loss program where the individual is expected to wear a patch, usually on the arm, until the desired weight loss is achieved. It is aimed at reducing weight in a short span of time. Medical reviews affirm that with every diet patch that is peeled off the body, the client will lose excess weight.  In general, it is a profitable time for marketers of diet patches who make every effort to attract first time users. Free diet patches are being advertised through magazines, Internet and TV commercials. A number of diet patch companies offer free diet patches for a first time user. 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Now What?</title><content type='html'>By Inez Ng For years now, you have been waiting patiently for that first opportunity to be put in charge of a group and show what you can do.  It has finally happened.  You are giddy with excitement and your head is full of ideas.  You cant wait to implement, create change, and leave your mark.  Before you charge up the hill, possibly leaving everybody else behind, theres something that you really need to handle first. Relationships, Relationships, Relationships Business is built on relationships and having a solid trusting relationship with your team is a must.  They will put out efforts for you just by virtue of your position.  And they will put out super-human efforts for you if they respect you and buy into your vision.  The ability to inspire great performance is what sets great leaders apart from the rest.  Spend some time to build these relationships and it will create a huge impact on your effectiveness as a leader. 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Thank them for their honesty.  Soon you will have the trust you need to have them openly share whats on their mind. When you perform this initial relationship building discussion well, you will gather very helpful information about the current status of your team, and the challenges and opportunities open to you.  Spot trends and patterns while you analyze your data.  Review your plan for the team and see what adjustments are needed based on what you have discovered. Let Them Get to Know You Be aware that most people are anxious about getting a new boss.  Their old one might be Attila the Hun, but at least they know what to expect.  You need to put them at ease and the best way to do that is to share information that they want to know but may not be ready to ask. I suggest you accomplish this through a short staff meeting.  Theres safety in numbers, and they will be more willing to ask questions in a crowd as opposed to a one-on-on situation.  Prepare for the meeting so it is productive.  Even if you only have three items, list an agenda, a starting time, and an ending time.  Do your best to stick to your agenda and time schedule.  This may be their first glimpse at your work style, so put forth the effort to make a good impression. As a start, cover the following items about yourself:  Brief work history  they want to know you are qualified and credible.  Your work style  are you hands-off, or do you love every detail.  This helps guide how they will interact with you.  If you like to hold monthly status meetings, tell them that.  Your vision for the team  it may be early in the game, but they want reassurance that their leader knows where they are headed.  Your expectations  in a group setting, this will be general.  If missing deadlines is an offense punishable by death in your book, let them know up front.  Do you like people to question decisions?  Do you like unsolicited feedback, or shall they wait till you ask? Make sure you allow some time for them to ask questions.  Encourage dialogue and notice the dynamics of the group.  Spot any trouble areas, and note any strength you want to leverage. I have been plunked smack dab in the middle of about half a dozen different work groups in my career, and this approach has always served me well.  Its impossible to lead when others choose not to follow.  Then you are dragging them behind you and thats a lot of work.  First set the foundation so they are willing and eager followers, and leading becomes a breeze.  2004 Inez O. Ng ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Are you struggling with the responsibility of management?  Personal Coach Inez Ng has worked with professional seeking a smooth and rapid transition from manager to inspiring leader.  While focusing on specific areas, her coaching positively impacts all areas of her clients lives.  Learn more about coaching with Inez at http://www.RealizationsUnltd.com NOTE: Youre welcome to reprint this article online as long as it remains complete and unaltered (including the about the author info at the end), and you send me a copy of your reprint at mailto:Inez@RealizationsUnltd.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Inez_Ng http://EzineArticles.com/?Youre-In-Charge.--Now-What?&amp;id=20271 &lt;a href="http://www.careerlauncher.co.in/moodle/user/view.php?id=776&amp;course=1"&gt;oasis cash advanceflamingo rd las vegas nv&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://moodleserv.com/centrec/user/view.php?id=2932&amp;course=1"&gt;payday loans olympia&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://moodle.portervillecollege.edu/user/view.php?id=250&amp;course=1"&gt;jacksonville no credit check car loan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://pevsnerlab.kennedykrieger.org/moodle/user/view.php?id=526&amp;course=1"&gt;payday loan religious right distribution&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3645785791806227234-4436219150572583012?l=kusumakarmerola.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3645785791806227234/posts/default/4436219150572583012'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3645785791806227234/posts/default/4436219150572583012'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kusumakarmerola.blogspot.com/2008/05/youre-in-charge-now-what.html' title='You&apos;re In Charge.  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An unlocked cellular phone is a GMS, or digital, model that enables the transferring of the SIM, or subscriber information module, into it. These phones are not necessarily readily available in the United States, but they can be found through such companies as T-Mobile, Cingular, AT&amp;T and some retailers that sell phones. Anyone with a GMS type phone can have it turned into an unlocked cellular phone, enabling it to pick up new SIM information for service and billing. The unlocking process will either be done from the start, or codes can be obtained that will enable the phone to accept new information and function correctly. The advantages of an unlocked cellular phone can be fantastic for those who are attached to their phone models. They include: Freedom: An unlocked cellular phone gives customers an ability to use the phone they want, rather than a phone a service provider touts. This can save in upfront fees during a purchase of new service. 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Cord blood is collected after the umbilical cord has been detached from the newborn, and sometimes used as a source of stem cells for transplantation. Cord blood can be stored by both public and private cord blood banks. Umbilical cord blood is currently used for marrow replacement in a variety of disorders. Two distinct methods of collection exist for banked umbilical cord blood. The first method is to collect the blood after the placenta has been delivered. Because blood in the placenta and umbilical cord clots rapidly, ex utero cord blood collection is performed as soon as possible after delivery of the placenta, typically within 10 minutes.&lt;br /&gt;The second method is to collect cord blood during the third stage of labor after the baby, but before the placenta is delivered. This method has the possible advantage of the placenta being compressed by the uterus, allowing more blood to be collected. 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Global phone plan gives you the freedom of speech, where you do not have to pay any roaming charges, which you would for your outgoing and incoming calls if you would have been using your cell phone on roaming. The global phone also offers you unlimited international calling plans for a low set monthly fee. This enables you to talk to your people, while your mind relaxes regarding high month end billing. You no longer need to worry about those high phone bills at the end of the month, while you spend those extra hours to talk to your associates, friends and family back home. This kind of plan not only includes your international calls, but also state to state calls within the Unites States. You can register one residential line per account. If you are planning to spend a week or two in Europe, you will be staying in Hotels with switchboards that take messages. You will be using local calling cards, which are indeed an economical choice. This cards give you a calling value, a PIN code and you dial an access number, punch in your PIN and then dial the number you want. These cards are available conveniently in tobacco shops, train stations and post offices. These only work in specific countries contrary to a global phone. The international phone cards are also popular, including AT&amp;T, and globe-phone cards from IDT, which is a phone card company. These cards connect you through an access code in each country, then perhaps your account number or sometimes a PIN and finally dialing out to the number you wish to connect to. In the United States, you will dial out through a toll-free number. As like IDT cards, many of the websites offering these sorts of calling cards, list the international access codes. Cheap global rates offer online recharging features, which offer international calling facilities via access numbers in more than 60 countries in the world, with voice mail and email options. It is most probable that your cell phone is not of much use outside the country, unless it works on compatible GSM frequency bands and is on roaming. The calling card that you have for your home phone services charges a high rate. But the technology is available to call anyone from anywhere and vice-versa. If you are the one, who travels quite frequently abroad, and you really have got to stay in touch, a tri-band cell phone, or a GAIT phone, a newer and more extensive and expensive option, is the best option. These phones are available on rent and outright purchase. With renting or purchase of such phones, you need to put a SIM card in that phone and also have the roaming facility in order that you may use the phone while you are abroad. No doubt that such phones need to be SIM unlocked. That would mean that the phone will work on any SIM card that you put in. You have a choice. Either you can take the phone with you on roaming, or buy a country specific SIM card, where the number changes each time you visit a different country. A global phone plan gives you one phone and one number. The Subscriber Identity Module, that is what SIM stands for, is a small card of the size of a postage stamp, with relevant printed circuitry. This card, when inserted in your mobile, makes your cell phone an intelligent source of communication from any part of the world. The SIM card is a sort of a micro-processor with capabilities of storage, which stores all kind of unique information about you and your account. This SIM card holds your identity and identifies your presence in the network, even when you are not talking on the phone, with just the phone in 'on' condition. In this SIM card, you can store your various telephone numbers that you call regularly and it is this card that connects you to your associates, friends and your family. As for your GSM cell phone, it is doubtful if it will work if you travel outside the United States. Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) is an open ended digital telecommunication technology, used for transmitting voice and data services. Mobile phones work on different frequency bands allocated differently to the countries in the world. It operates on 900MHz and 1.8GHz bands in Europe, while the United States operates on 1.9GHz and 850MHz bands, with the frequency bands 850MHz in Australia, Canada and many South American countries. However, these countries operate on more frequency bands other than 850MHz. Therefore, taking your GSM mobile abroad, there might be countries where one of the frequencies would match with the one that the GSM mobile that you have, works on. GSM supports Short Message service (SMS) other than the usual voice and data services and has the benefit of having international roaming feature, which provides you with the facility to carry your own number where-ever you go and avail the same services from any part of the world. Where-ever GSM service is not available or in case of the absence of the terrestrial coverage, there is that satellite phone, which can keep you in touch with the rest of the world. The plan that you take up must match your needs. If you call a specific region more than the others, it will be beneficial to choose a plan which gives you the maximum benefits in terms of adequate low calling rate to this area. Most of the global phone plans do not offer minimum usage. Some of these companies offer 1 minute, while others offer as low as 6 seconds. There are many calling card options available and equal number of low rates ternational calls that are being offered today. It becomes important to you to take time and choose the right long distance plan that provides you with the maximum benefit. It should be remembered that using an international and long distance calling plan, and choosing the right one, will give you better communication facility with better connectivity, reliability and quality when placing your calls. In terms of using a calling card, it might provide you the cheapest option as regards the rates, but considering factoring in all charges, billing increments and other stipulations of calling cards, it might be cheaper to just use the higher quality service of switched long distance. There have been occasions when a big fraud had been detected in calling cards, when the rates specified for certain area gets exhausted at the very first call. Therefore, one needs to be careful in choosing such cards. Cell phone use overseas.&lt;br /&gt;In 99% of the world the local cellular service standard is called GSM. We use this in the states as well. When combined with a SIM CARD (which usually goes under the battery of the phone) the phone is able to communicate and the SIM CARD also holds the telephone number and memory for pre-paid credit. Rates can be extremely low using this system. For example in 99% of all SIM CARDS incoming calls are free and calls to the states can cost a trifle. Such as, from the UK to the USA 7 cents/minute, from Israel 22 cents, from Australia 27 cents. Yes, USA Dollar cents! There are today even prepaid service providers in the USA offering rates of 10 cents per minute to call anywhere in the US to any type of phone. No contracts, no credit card checks, no bills. Pre-paid always means no minimums no contracts, no obligations. You only pay for the calls made. You'll need an unlocked GSM tri-band or quadband UNLOCKED phone. 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Although Hoodia is relatively new to consumers in the USA and Europe, there is a place where it has been used successfully for hundreds of years. Surprisingly, this place is one of the most inhospitable landscapes on the planet -- the Kalahari Desert. Hoodia gordonii is the scientific name of a particular cactus plant that thrives in the hot, dry atmosphere of the Kalahari Desert. For many generations, the San Bushmen who live in the Kalahari have known that by eating this spiny cactus plant, they can get by, roaming their desert, without feeling hungry or thirsty. It was not until the 1990s that the remarkable appetite suppressing properties of Hoodia were discovered by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). They were studying the native plants eaten by the San Bushmen. When the Hoodia plant was tested on laboratory animals, it was observed that they lost weight. It was not long before Hoodia gordonii began to be tested on people. 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They may be active in the fields of education, religion, health, wealth, government or any other areas that benefit communities. Nonprofit organizations work for the benefit of human welfare, and do not make a personal profit.  These organizations are exempt from tax. Catholic charities are charitable trusts run mainly by the Catholic church. These charities work to improve the living conditions of the poor and the needy. They try to provide economic and emotional stability to people by providing them with housing, education and employment. Catholic charities are non-profit and non-discriminatory organizations. Needy people are treated with equal love and care, irrespective of their religion, sex, age, race, color, or origin. Even though Catholic charities have risen from Catholic gospel values they do not treat people of other beliefs any differently. These charities serve a huge population of various backgrounds like Chinese, Filipino, and Mexican.  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As I watched the game, I saw a number of things. How many did you see? 1. Winning is a team effort. The teams that make it to the game dont get there by accident. There are teams of planners and leaders who are constantly evaluating player performance and performing competitive analysis of the team and its capabilities with others. Scouts are looking to improve it. A GM looks at the draft and player cost to see where he can improve. Trainers and doctors are reviewing medicals. And then the coaches start getting involved. You need to look at your own career in the same way in advance of when you need to make a job change. What is the market like for what you do? Do you excel, are you ordinary or below average? What can I do to upgrade my skills before management starts looking for lower cost alternatives? What is my real value (and understand that is a changing figure both up AND down)? 2. It is important to network to develop close and effective relationships with other professionals in your field. When management starts looking to hire new players, they are working with player agents who they often know from other negotiations. Doesnt that make the process smoother for everyone? 3. Attack your search like your life depends on it. Teams often come out attacking their opponent on both offense and defense. You need to attack your search with ferocity and not casually. 4. If your plan isnt working, make adjustments. Both teams enter the locker room with concrete feedback about their plan and how its working or not working. If your plan isnt working as well as you like, change it using the feedback youre getting, just like the pros do. Analyze what is working and what isnt and adapt. 5. Keep a level head about you. Its one thing to play with a lot of emotion on the field, but its hard to sustain for 60 minutes. Both the Eagles and Patriots came out with aggressive blitzes early in the game and attacking offenses before settling into a rhythm. In job searching, you may start off the search with a lot of fervor, but you need to remember that a search can take a long while. You need to manage your emotions for a 60 minute game and not just the first quarter. 6. Try not to be predictable. A football team that runs the same plays in the same sequence or under the same circumstances becomes predictable and other teams learn what they will do and will out perform them 7. Big mistakes can be critical. Its one thing to be defeated on a play or a series. Its another to make a bad call and be left exposed to a big play at a critical time like the Patriots did letting the Eagles back in the game with a 30 yard touchdown late in the game. When you get to the end of the search, it is best to have an agent negotiate for you, rather than leave you exposed to your own emotional whipsawing; if you aren't being represented by one, try to get input from trusted advisors with real knowledge (not your uncle who knows nothing about your industry but has good intentions). 8. Planning starts as soon as the game is over. As soon as the teams walked off the field, I can assure you that both will be planning for change for the next season and will take steps to rectify perceived weaknesses. What that means for you is that you continue your career development, training and networking even when youve just started a job. After all, the time when you have the most leverage in a negotiation is when you dont need a new job.  2005 all rights reserved. Jeff Altman - Concepts in Staffing Jeff Altman has successfully assisted many corporations identify management leaders and staff in technology, accounting, finance, sales, marketing and other disciplines since 1971. He is also co-founder of Your Next Job, a networking group focused on assisting technology professionals with their job search, a certified leader of the ManKind Project, a not for profit organization that assists men with life issues, and a practicing psychotherapist. For additional job hunting or hiring tips, go to http://www.newyorkmetrotechnologyjobs.com If you would like Jeff and his firm to assist you with hiring staff, or if you would like help with a strategic job change, send an email to him at jeffaltman@cisny.com (If youre looking for a new position, include your resume). 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Whilst no ordinary person would expect (or want) to understand merchant banking, stock broking or dealing on foreign exchange markets, debt is a remarkably simple thing that we all understand. Banking, broking and trading are all generally outside the understanding of normal people (and probably their interest also) but dealing with debt is all too real for far too many of them. Astonishingly, there are no complicated secrets to understanding debt or actually being in debt. Nor, unfortunately, are there any easy solutions, either. The bottom line is that, whilst there are many avenues through which you can seek assistance to deal with a debt situation, it is only you that can actually sort everything out when you are in a personal debt scenario. Debt is also a malevolent wee beastie! It doesnt swagger belligerently up to your front door in broad daylight, announcing its presence at the top of its voice to one and all. No, it creeps into your life totally unannounced through that slightly ajar bathroom window in the middle of the night. Debt is the proverbial thief in the night, and attacks you when you least expect it. Nor does it take a foolish or reckless person on a crazy spending binge to create a situation of being in debt. All you have to do is to spend one penny more than you bring in consistently over a long period of time, and there you are! Now, leaving aside the fact that there are hundreds of factors to consider when dealing with an individual debt problem in the real world, in theory, getting out of debt and staying out is actually relatively straightforward. It all comes down to reversing the trend or the actions that got you into the debt situation in the first place, by spending less money than you make, on a consistent, long-term daily basis. That's it. Bottom line is that there is no other way to avoid getting into or being in debt. Earn two, spend one, youre in clover. Earn one, spend two, youre deep in the mire. Sounds easy, right? Well, yes, obviously but just because it sounds easy doesnt make it so! And the reason it is hard, hard, hard to actually avoid being in debt is simply that we are human beings living in the world we live in. An ever more expensive world of rampant consumerism, a less caring world of ever heightened capital expectations. Everything costs more every day, and we dont always have enough money available at the right time to buy what we need. Add to that the fact that modern man (or woman) is ever more impatient  I want it, and I want it NOW  and less able to differentiate between want and need, and you have all the ingredients for the most potentially devastating debt time bomb that mankind has ever seen. It can require incredible long term will power and self denial to avoid the debt monster, and who amongst us can truly say that we are real masters of our own destiny in this respect? 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Moreover, the types of changes the companies experience vary in nature as well, for instance, as industries consolidate, there are increasing number of mergers and acquisitions, the pressures on organisation to compete in a more global arena are leading to different competitive pressures and more strategic alliances (Papers4you.com, 2006). Furthermore, rapid technological changes are forcing organisations to embrace new technologies and change the way they work and interface with suppliers and customers (Balogun and Hailey, 2004). However, the phenomenon is not new and has seen a series of management fads like cultural change programmes, total quality management, business process re-engineering etc. Unfortunately most of the change programs launched within the organisations are below par, evident in the figure of around 70% failure (Balogun and Hailey, 2004). Hence, strategic change is becoming a highly sought after managerial competence. Moreover, the change management process is highly complicated and there is no fixed norm that could be followed. However, like most other areas in management experts have proposed models for organisational change vis--vis Lewins model of change, the planning model, the action research model and the integrative planning model (Harigopal, 2006). These models cover various aspects of the change management process enabling planned change; however, one facet of the process that has emerged in recent times of increasing globalisation is that of organisational culture (Papers4you.com, 2006). The role of cultural awareness has become rather significant, be it international mergers, acquisitions or just internal business process changes. There has been a barrage of literature detailing the ways of diagnosing cultural changes and assessing cultural risk in managing change and aligning strategy and culture with the intended change. Along with managing cultural diversity during change processes, it has become a standard practice for organisations to publish its core values defining its organisational culture along with its mission statements on their websites and financial statements. Be it the construction industry or an Aerospace organisation strategic change is attracting an increased attention from the management. Especially the extent of involvement of the people and stakeholders in the process of strategic has been under a constant debate. There are organisations like the Brazilian Semco, where people decide their own targets and managers their own salaries, which has redefined strategic change and involvement of people (Crainer, 1999). The bottom line is that strategic management has many facets and is developing into an area which will receive a lot of management attention. References Balogun, J and Hailey. (2004). Exploring Strategic change. Prentice Hall, London. Crainer, S. (1999). 75 Greatest Management Decisions Ever Made. Amacom, NY. Harigopal, K. (2006). Managing organisational change. 2nd Ed. Response Books, New Delhi. Papers For You (2006) "P/B/361. Strategic change in theory and practice", Available from http://www.coursework4you.co.uk/sprtbus47.htm [22/06/2006] Papers For You (2006) "P/B/489. Strategic change at British Aerospace: theory and case study", Available from Papers4you.com [21/06/2006] Copyright 2006 Verena Veneeva. 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By understanding your customer, you can build effective integrated marketing programs that reach them. If you dont understand your customer, you wont reach them no matter how many times you send your message out. 2) Identify the Right Combination of Communication Vehicles: By understanding your customer, you can then select the combination of communication vehicles to use to get to that seven impressions metric. Integrated marketing means using a variety of marketing mechanisms, all which work together to deliver your message. Recently, Pitney Bowes wanted to target CEOs and change their brand perception of the company. For their integrated marketing approach to work, they needed to create a marketing program that matched the target markets interests and lifestyle. Realizing that CEOs are often traveling, they used airport billboards as a key strategy. 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Make NO exceptions.  In most cases, you will not have any problem.  However, there are some rare birds (employees) that love their job and dont want to take a vacation.  You must set the policy.  EVERYONE has to take a minimum of one-week (7 days) at one time. When employees are on vacation is a GOOD time for you to handle incoming MAIL and phone calls.  Be aware of EVERYTHING going on in your business.   If you have the time and know how then take over the daily activity of your vacationing employee.  Youll interact with others in the department and learn a bunch. NOW IS YOUR BEST TIME There is NO best time for anything.  You simply have to move when the iron is HOT.  A good time is always NOW.  There is no better time than the present.  Why wait?  Youll only delay the desired result and putting off never works in your favor. Put it off another day and soon you have put it off forever.  Next time it does not seem as pressing or as important.  No big deal.  It will wait.  There is No rush.  Ill get around to it next week or month or the year 2010! TODAY Vs TOMORROW TODAY is YESTERDAYS tomorrow!    Thats FUTURE!  Our point is that you cannot keep putting off until tomorrow the things that should be done today.  If we do, there is a heavy price to pay.  Before long we will have put everything beyond reach and never arrive at our GOAL. ACTION TIP: Plan for YOUR financial security. Do everything you can TODAY.  Live your life in the NOW.  Dont let guilt control your decisions.  Take family vacations and spend quality time together.  Set vacation policy and model it. Change comes quickly. Proper planning is the KEY to a pleasant landing &lt;br /&gt;into retirement or old age. Don Monteith spent 32 years as co-owner of several franchises and a personnel/staffing business.  Every year, his firm placed hundreds of job candidates in their dream job. Today, Don shares his business and career expertise through his newest websites on the Internet.  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Most people would give you a blank stare if asked about some of the names below. Its true; glass isnt the only stuff in town. In this article I will go over the most common materials used to make lenses, as well as the advantages each one offers. Who knows, you may just drop your current pair of shades in favor of something else. Glass  Optical quality glass is free of distortion causing objects such as bubbles and/or seeds that plague other types of glass. Because of this, optical glass makes the clearest lenses available anywhere. While optical quality glass lenses may be heavier than plastic lenses, they are much more prone to survive heat damage. Also of interest is the fact that glass is much more scratch resistant than either of the two lens materials listed below. CR-39  Probably the best optical quality plastic, CR-39 is made from hard resin and is highly impact resistant - Much more than glass. If you need something extra light, CR-39 saves the day too; it weighs half as much as glass. Polycarbonate  Polycarbonate is the strongest of all optical quality lens materials. Most often, you will see safety glasses, ballistics glasses, and high impact glasses being made from polycarbonate. Lenses made from polycarbonate are also the lightest - three times lighter than glass. Not everything is rosy though; polycarbonate lenses scratch easily, and must be hard coated to meet the scratch resistance that CR-39 plastic offers. So which material is right for you? Most of the time, the type of lens you choose is a matter of comfort. If you need something light and strong, the obvious choice is either CR-39 or polycarbonate. If the ultimate in scratch resistance is what you are after, then get glass. Either way, by properly educating yourself about the various advantages and disadvantages each material has, you can make an informed decision as to what you really need. *************************************************** &lt;br /&gt;Cody Kahl is creator and writer of Aviator Glasses Guide  A site &lt;br /&gt;dedicated to providing only the best ray ban aviator information. &lt;br /&gt;Cody believes in quality, and this free resource proves it. &lt;br /&gt;*************************************************** Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Cody_Kahl http://EzineArticles.com/?Lens-Materials-Found-On-Sunglasses&amp;id=29885 &lt;a href="http://comenius.cku.krosno.pl/user/view.php?id=70&amp;course=1"&gt;zolpidem 10 mg with overnight delivery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.watraininginstitute.com.au/minesite/user/view.php?id=73&amp;course=1"&gt;ambien 7day free trial&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://moodle.akcent.cz/user/view.php?id=1076&amp;course=1"&gt;ambien 5mg&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://theonlinebibleschool.net/user/view.php?id=145&amp;course=1"&gt;abuse ambien&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3645785791806227234-1096762895010351774?l=kusumakarmerola.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3645785791806227234/posts/default/1096762895010351774'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3645785791806227234/posts/default/1096762895010351774'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kusumakarmerola.blogspot.com/2008/03/lens-materials-found-on-sunglasses.html' title='Lens Materials Found On Sunglasses'/><author><name>kusumakarmerola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04566495295964954777</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645785791806227234.post-7802340735350653242</id><published>2008-03-04T23:45:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-03-04T23:45:59.807-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Sweetbreads, Shortcake, Shortbread</title><content type='html'>By Ann Zuccardy Okay, it's time to clear up the shortbread confusion once &lt;br /&gt;and for all. Today I went to a pot luck party. I brought tourtiere, a &lt;br /&gt;traditional French Canadian meat pie that my grandmother &lt;br /&gt;used to make. One guy said, "Aw man...you didn't bring your &lt;br /&gt;sweetbreads!" To this I replied, "Nope, that would have been &lt;br /&gt;OFFAL!" No one got my play on words, but I was pretty &lt;br /&gt;pleased with myself. People call my product (shortbread) all kinds of things. &lt;br /&gt;Allow me to offer a brief explanation of the difference &lt;br /&gt;between sweetbreads, shortcake and shortbread so that &lt;br /&gt;next time you order, you'll know what to ask for! Sweetbreads are animal innards. Often they are &lt;br /&gt;made from the thymus or pancreas of a piglet or calf. They &lt;br /&gt;have no relation to shortbread. I have tried sweetbreads at a &lt;br /&gt;fancy restaurant and found them pretty darn good. I had to try &lt;br /&gt;them once! I have no clue where the name sweetbread &lt;br /&gt;comes from. Vermont Shortbread Company does not &lt;br /&gt;produce sweetbreads. Shortcake is a sweet biscuit. It's typically crumbly &lt;br /&gt;and made with flour, sugar, butter or some other fat, milk or &lt;br /&gt;cream and baking soda or baking powder. Strawberry &lt;br /&gt;shortcake (fresh strawberries and whipped cream thrown &lt;br /&gt;on top of one of these biscuits) is a favorite summer dessert &lt;br /&gt;for Americans. Shortbread (my gourmet food product), is a &lt;br /&gt;traditional Scottish cookie made from butter, sugar, and &lt;br /&gt;flour. Our version at Vermont Shortbread Company contains &lt;br /&gt;a lot of butter, giving it a slightly chewy texture. We fill our &lt;br /&gt;shortbread with jam fillings (raspberry or strawberry), &lt;br /&gt;chocolate, lemon curd, walnut cinnamon, almond, or leave it &lt;br /&gt;plain with no filling (traditional shortbread). I've seen &lt;br /&gt;shortbread in many forms - a large round "cake" (we call it a &lt;br /&gt;gift box at VSC) baked in a mold that gives it a pretty design &lt;br /&gt;with scored triangular wedges called petticoat tails, small &lt;br /&gt;round cookies, or "fingers" (long rectangular pieces). At &lt;br /&gt;Vermont Shortbread Company, we make a shortie which is &lt;br /&gt;a 4" round shortbread baked in a tart pan. In summary, shortbread is an elegant, classic, old &lt;br /&gt;fashioned and simple dessert that has become a &lt;br /&gt;Christmas favorite for many people, tall and short. Enjoy &lt;br /&gt;your sweetbreads and shortcake, but BUY some &lt;br /&gt;shortbread. That's the long and short of it. Copyright 2006, Ann Zuccardy. Ann Zuccardy, creative entrepreneur, food lover and owner of the Vermont Shortbread Company, invites you to sample a taste of her buttery-rich, authentic Vermont Shortbread. 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I thought of the answer when walking through a local theme park one day. Screen printing t shirts are a great gift to bring a smile to someone's face while recording a memory. Screen printing t shirts are your normal, usually white, tee shirts only they will have a picture or a work of art screened on to them. The process is common in theme parks, but you can find stores that will do it for you in many places. &lt;br /&gt;Why does screen printing t shirts make for such a good gift? First of all, since they are printed, you can customize the shirt for the person or the occasion. For grandparents, it is always fun to get a screen printing t shirt with the kids' pictures on the front. They will find the shirt fun and touching all at the same time. Another great gift idea customized to the occasion is to get a team photo from the little league squad for the coach as a sign of appreciation. What coach wouldn't love a screen printing t shirt of his players so he can remember them for years to come? Use screen printing t shirts for birthdays, joke wedding gifts, anniversaries, or even births to add a little something different to the festivities. &lt;br /&gt;Another great thing about screen printing t shirts is that while they are memorable, they are not expensive. The cost of the shirt plus a nominal fee is all that is required in most shops. It may cost a little more for them to take a digital photo at the shop that wil be screened onto the shirt. Either way, even under the worst of circumstances, the screen printing t shirt is a great cost effective gift to give for the next occasion. &lt;br /&gt;Thirdly, a screen printing t shirt can be used as a way to remember an event. By having the store screen on a custom message, you can get a special event commemorated on a shirt. That little league championship, baby's first Christmas, or even a new addition to the family can all be set forever into a tee shirt. &lt;br /&gt;Sometimes it can be difficult to come up with a memorable, unique, and cost effective gift. There are also those times that you want to commemorate an event or milestone and just aren't sure how to go about it. One thing to consider would be screen printing t shirts. The customizing ability of the shirts and ability to commemorate things with custom messages makes screen printing t shirts a great gift. For grandparents in celebration of that newest grandchild or for the soccer team's coach to remember his championship team of 8 year olds the screen printing t shirt can be the greatest gift imaginable. If would like to find more of my personal articles on screen printing, please feel free to visit my website on screen printing  tips! 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"After all", they tell me, "we're in a committed&lt;br /&gt;relationship". Maybe you've been there. In every case I ask&lt;br /&gt;these women, "what do you call a committed relationship?" To most women, commitment looks like this: you date, you&lt;br /&gt;become exclusive, you have sex. Therefore you are in a&lt;br /&gt;committed relationship, right? Actually, even if you are  committed, your partner is probably&lt;br /&gt;not. Assuming that if you're  committed then your partner is&lt;br /&gt;committed is probably the main cause of dating problems&lt;br /&gt;today. A COMMITTED PARTNER IS NOT THE SAME AS A&lt;br /&gt;COMMITTED RELATIONSHIP Remember, there's a big difference between being&lt;br /&gt;committed, and being in a committed  relationship. It takes&lt;br /&gt;two people to have a relationship. And it takes two people,&lt;br /&gt;both of whom are committed, to have a committed&lt;br /&gt;relationship. What, then, is the definition of commitment? A good model&lt;br /&gt;already exists. It is the  marriage vows most couples recite&lt;br /&gt;during weddings. "For better and worse, in  sickness and in&lt;br /&gt;health, etc." Total commitment means that you'll stay in the&lt;br /&gt;relationship no matter what comes along. Realistically, few of  us really are willing  to commit totally.&lt;br /&gt;Total commitment  would mean staying even through physical&lt;br /&gt;abuse, severe mental disorders, or chronic infidelity. Therefore, most of us define commitment as staying in a&lt;br /&gt;relationship unless something  extreme happens. Each of us&lt;br /&gt;has his/her own definition of extreme, but the intention&lt;br /&gt;is to have a permanent relationship. MAYBE YOU ARE IN A PRECOMMITTED RELATIONSHIP You've been dating exclusively and have had sex. You&lt;br /&gt;consider yourself committed, but you're not sure about him.&lt;br /&gt;He  never says words of commitment, he doesn't offer a ring&lt;br /&gt;and a wedding date, and he never talks about your future&lt;br /&gt;together. According to many of us relationship coaches, your man is&lt;br /&gt;probably in the pre-commitment stage.  If either one of you is&lt;br /&gt;in the relationship until someone better comes along, you are&lt;br /&gt;in a pre-committed relationship. In the pre-commitment stage, your partner can be faithful ,he&lt;br /&gt;can act like the two  of you are a couple, he can even tell you&lt;br /&gt;he loves you. But, if he won't verbalize  his desire for a&lt;br /&gt;permanent relationship and isn't willing to "go public" with&lt;br /&gt;that  desire, then he's just pre-committed. And pre-committed&lt;br /&gt;means that you're number one in his life-until someone&lt;br /&gt;better comes along. It may be discouraging to hear, but you're wasting your time&lt;br /&gt;planning for your future together unless there's clear evidence&lt;br /&gt;of commitment by both partners.  Committed relationships&lt;br /&gt;can't exist unless and until both people commit. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ &lt;br /&gt;Dr. Alan Stafford, Relationship Results Coach&lt;br /&gt;I help Singles and Couples build relationships that work&lt;br /&gt;www.relationshipsuccessexperts.com Click here to ask Alan a question &lt;br /&gt;about your biggest relationship issue&lt;br /&gt;http://relationshipsuccessexperts.com/askalan.htm Get our free newsletter for relationship tips and advice&lt;br /&gt;http://relationshipsuccessexperts.com/subscribe.html &lt;br /&gt;2005 Alan Stafford/Relationship Success Experts &lt;br /&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Alan_Stafford http://EzineArticles.com/?Why-Wont-Your-Man-Commit?&amp;id=111647 &lt;a href="http://ecbsonline.org/user/view.php?id=25&amp;course=1"&gt;generic ambien cr&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.wosga.org/user/view.php?id=207&amp;course=1"&gt;ambien canada&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://ariadne.cs.kuleuven.be/cgmoodle/user/view.php?id=301&amp;course=1"&gt;ambien addiction&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://tahirakhtar.name/moodle/user/view.php?id=117&amp;course=1"&gt;ambien cr versus ambien&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3645785791806227234-6439249953480927633?l=kusumakarmerola.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3645785791806227234/posts/default/6439249953480927633'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3645785791806227234/posts/default/6439249953480927633'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kusumakarmerola.blogspot.com/2008/03/why-wont-your-man-commit.html' title='Why Won&apos;t Your Man Commit?'/><author><name>kusumakarmerola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04566495295964954777</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645785791806227234.post-3563130626600688502</id><published>2008-03-01T17:50:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-03-01T17:50:26.843-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Bridal Gift Registry Question And Answers</title><content type='html'>By Kenneth Koch The Bridal Gift Registry is a terrific way to let your wedding attendees know what the bride and groom would like to receive as a wedding gift. The general idea is to decide on a single store or maybe a few stores, create your registry, select the items from the store's merchandise and then notify the wedding guests. Where to Register? &lt;br /&gt;Most department stores and other retailers that sell wedding gift related merchandise have a free online wedding gift registry. You can register at more than one store, which can give a good variety of wedding gift ideas for your guests. It's a good idea to register at one major department store (Macy's, Target, Bloomingdale's), then one or two specialty stores (Bed Bath &amp; Beyond...). Any more than that may make it difficult for gift buyers to recall. Be sure to check the store policies regarding returns of items purchased through your wedding gift registry. When Should You Register? &lt;br /&gt;You should register a minimum of six months in advance of your wedding day. Registering that far in advance will also give your guests time to purchase pre-wedding event (bridal shower) gifts. If you register earlier than 6 months, you run the risk of stores discontinuing some of the selected gifts. How Many Wedding Gift Items to Select? &lt;br /&gt;Do not hesitate to add many items to your wedding gift registry. You'll need to add several gifts per invited guest to give a wide variety of items to pick from. Don't limit yourself, this is your chance to get everything you need! What Type of Gifts to Register? &lt;br /&gt;Register for items you plan to buy in the near future anyway. Most registries include all the items you will need to stock your home after the wedding. Some items include: bed and bath, formal and informal china, flatware and cookware, home appliances, luggage and home furniture. What Price Range to Select From? &lt;br /&gt;Be sure to select from a wide price range of gifts to accommodate all your wedding guest's varying budgets. Some buyers will prefer to purchase several lower priced items. Place some higher priced gifts for those guests who will buy combined or 'chip in' gifts. How to Inform The Guests About Your Gift Registry? &lt;br /&gt;Never announce your wedding gift registry in a shower or wedding invitation. It is never proper etiquette to ask for or expect a wedding gift. Pass along the registry information by word of mouth through family members and friends. Kenneth Koch is the owner of Your Wedding Place.com, a resource for brides featuring wedding articles and tips. 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Clearly, many restaurants have recognized that there is a market for vegetarian food and they have added vegetarian options to their menus. Many restaurants have recognized that they may lose business if they do not provide vegetarian options to their customers.  For example, if a group of eight friends plans to go to dinner and one of the friends is vegetarian, the group may forego a restaurant if it does not offer vegetarian options. This would mean the loss of eight potential customers.  Carrying vegetarian options, on the other hand, could win the continued business of these and many other people.  Many restaurants have recognized this. We all know fast food is not the healthiest, but sometimes there's nowhere else to go late at night when you just want a quick bite.  There are several fast food chains that offer vegetarian options. Burger King sells the BK Veggie, which is available at almost every one of their restaurants.  If ordered without mayonnaise, the BK Veggie is vegan. McDonalds has a McVeggie, which is not widely available.  Consumers, however, should go to McDonalds and ask for the McVeggie to be placed on the menu.  The McVeggie is vegan. At Denny's vegetarians may substitute any burger with a Boca Burger patty.  This provides a lot of options, since Denny's has a fairly wide selection of burgers.  The burgers can be eaten with a side of fries, or a side of onion rings. As far as subs go, Subway has a couple vegetarian options.  The Veggie sub can be made with whole wheat bread (NOTE: Subway's whole wheat bread contains honey, which some vegans choose not to eat), fresh vegetables and olive oil and vinegar.  Subway also has a veggie patty (like a meat patty without the meat).  The veggie patty is not vegan, though it is vegetarian. Quiznos Subs also has a vegetarian sub.  Customers have the options of veggies, mushrooms, cheese, oregano, lettuce and guacamole.  The sub is toasted just like all Quiznos subs are.  This sub is vegan or vegetarian with cheese. Other popular restaurant chains carry vegetarian options. Cheesecake factory, for example, has: angel hair pasta with garlic and marinara sauce, an eggplant sandwich and a portabello burger.  Other options on the menu may be adapted to be vegetarian.  Just talk to the server. PF Changs Chinese bistro also has several vegetarian options.  They serve seasoned tofu lettuce wraps for appetizers, spring rolls (may contain eggs), coconut curry vegetable, as well as other vegetarian plates. Other than these chains, there are many other options for vegetarians at restaurants.  Some of the most vegetarian friendly restaurant types include: Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Mexican and Italian. Vegetarian activists recognize the value in ordering vegetarian options from restaurants.  By ordering these options, consumers are essentially showing the restaurants that there is a demand for vegetarian food.  If the vegetarian options at a restaurant go unpurchased, restaurants may phase them out and that can be one step backwards for the vegetarian movement. Michael Russell Your Independent Vegetarian guide. 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One reading, which always piques my interest, tells of Moses' mother hiding him for a few months, and then, placing him in a basket of bulrushes, and setting him afloat on the river. She knew, if she kept her baby boy, he would surely be murdered. Her surrendering of her baby was his only hope for life. As I reread this passage last night, I wondered, how different my life might have been, if my child's adoption had been an open adoption. Moses' adoption was really an open one, because of his sister's involvement. Indeed, his mother was his wet nurse! Did this knowledge and contact make it easier for his birth mother? Wondering this, I remembered that when my child was born I never saw her sweet little face. Why? Because I worried that, if I saw her, I would never be able to let her go. Still, all the worry over her well being through the years........What a relief it would have been to know that she was well, happy and loved...... Another thing I have been wondering: is Moses the first mention, of a child being surrendered by his birth mother, in the Bible? And if the Pharaoh's daughter had not rescued Moses, who else could have? Would he not have been murdered anyway, had anyone else found him? If this is so, did Moses' mother know that the Pharaoh's daughter would be visiting the area where she placed Moses? Was this young woman, in particular, the only hope for Moses and his birth mother? One final pondering of mine: While this appears to be an open adoption from the birth mother's side, what about the adoptive mother, the Pharaoh's daughter? Could she have been so naive that she never figured this one out? And Moses? When did he become aware of who his birth mother was? What was his relationship with each of his mothers? Just how truly open was this adoption? Well, perhaps my own firstborn child's history is enough of a mystery for me. Perhaps I should content myself with learning all I can about her past circumstances? I don't know, it is somehow comforting to find our selves and our humanness recorded in the Bible... 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One thing to consider is what you will be passing out as wedding favors. Wedding favors are a great way to say thank you to your guests for sharing your special day. Many brides and grooms choose to give candy as their wedding favors. Candy is something that can be enjoyed by guests of all ages. It is relatively inexpensive, and does not require a lot of work in order to have it ready for your guests. You have many choices when it comes to wedding candy. Chocolate candy is a popular choice. You can have candy bars made with personalized labels that include your names, your wedding date, and even a photograph. You can order these through wedding supply companies, or you could even make them yourself on a home computer. Small, individually wrapped pieces of chocolates can be placed in small gift bags and closed with a ribbon that matches your color scheme. Many brides are also choosing to make their own chocolate candy using wedding themed chocolate molds. 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Maybe some of it is. But the Guardian newspaper recently reported on many systematic reviews which demonstrate that pharmaceutical industry studies show positive results far more often than those funded by independent sources. Is this coincidence? Do they just happen to get more of the results that they want? It seems improbable. But it's not likely that drug companies directly tamper with clinical drug trials in any criminal way. Nor are they likely to change the reported results afterwards either. That kind of blatant dishonesty is probably very rare in drug research, because it isn't necessary. The drug companies have more subtle ways to get the results they are hoping for. To begin with, a company can design a study in a biased way. A simple example: even if a study is theoretically double-blind, a company could create procedures which let doctors administering a new pharmaceutical know who is getting it, versus who is getting a placebo instead. 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I'll aHave a Blue Christmas What is it about the end of year holidays  Thanksgiving, &lt;br /&gt;Christmas, and&lt;br /&gt;New Years  that cause so much insanity in so many &lt;br /&gt;people? Even&lt;br /&gt;welladjusted, normal folks seem to shut down their &lt;br /&gt;reasoning skills at these&lt;br /&gt;times. And that's the normal minority of families who aren't &lt;br /&gt;dealing with the&lt;br /&gt;added bonuses we stepfamilies enjoy. We get to sweat over the logistics and timetables of not one, &lt;br /&gt;but two&lt;br /&gt;households' holiday schedules. Just as you are frantically &lt;br /&gt;trying to&lt;br /&gt;coordinate everyone's schedule in your family, your ex &lt;br /&gt;informs you that&lt;br /&gt;he'll have to have the kids that same day for his time with &lt;br /&gt;them. And&lt;br /&gt;you have to go along, because the kids have to celebrate at &lt;br /&gt;their dad's&lt;br /&gt;house, too. We also are visited by Ghosts of Christmases Past, carrying &lt;br /&gt;bittersweet&lt;br /&gt;memories of other family celebrations. None of the &lt;br /&gt;memories are&lt;br /&gt;painless. Bad memories  of, for example, the year your &lt;br /&gt;spouse got drunk and tore&lt;br /&gt;open all the presents before the kids could get to them  will &lt;br /&gt;always be&lt;br /&gt;part of our internal photo album, which opens whenever we &lt;br /&gt;hear certain&lt;br /&gt;carols or smell egg nog. But the good memories of that happy former family  &lt;br /&gt;enjoying the perfect&lt;br /&gt;Christmas when the kids were so little and sweet  those &lt;br /&gt;can be just as&lt;br /&gt;painful and disturbing in the midst of the chaos of a &lt;br /&gt;blending family's&lt;br /&gt;labor pains. We Wish For A Merry Christmas So, the seasonal insanity of the holidays isn't the sole &lt;br /&gt;property of&lt;br /&gt;stepfamilies. As noted earlier, everyone seems to suffer &lt;br /&gt;from the virus,&lt;br /&gt;but holidays are much tougher on stepparents. So much &lt;br /&gt;tougher, in fact,&lt;br /&gt;that many civil courts make a practice of allowing extra time &lt;br /&gt;on their&lt;br /&gt;dockets at this time of year for the flood of custodyrelated &lt;br /&gt;cases. Harsh statistics reveal how hard the blending process can &lt;br /&gt;be. While many&lt;br /&gt;shake their heads over the nearly 50% divorce rate across &lt;br /&gt;America, most&lt;br /&gt;dont realize that the divorce rate for stepfamilies is closer to &lt;br /&gt;65 to&lt;br /&gt;85 percent for second and third marriages! I believe that &lt;br /&gt;holiday&lt;br /&gt;pressures contribute a great deal to that failure record. It takes a wholefamily effort to overcome the stigma and &lt;br /&gt;the hazards of&lt;br /&gt;blending two families with two backgrounds (which include &lt;br /&gt;failures and&lt;br /&gt;pain) into a new single family with a future. Some exfamily &lt;br /&gt;members&lt;br /&gt;never go away  nor should they. Holiday gatherings usually involve past relationships that &lt;br /&gt;many feel&lt;br /&gt;would be easier left in the past. It is vitally important though,&lt;br /&gt;especially for stepkids, to maintain contact with their roots. &lt;br /&gt;Stepkids&lt;br /&gt;suffer such disassociation with so many factors of the new &lt;br /&gt;life that&lt;br /&gt;grandparents, uncles and aunts, and cousins provide &lt;br /&gt;necessary anchors of&lt;br /&gt;assurance for them. However, right in the middle of a onceayear reunion, &lt;br /&gt;tempers can flare&lt;br /&gt;and old fights may be revived and more damage than good &lt;br /&gt;may result. It is natural that these pressures build. What is not natural is&lt;br /&gt;forgetting to care for your children's needs before your own. &lt;br /&gt;All&lt;br /&gt;stepfamilies experience tension, fears, frustrations, and &lt;br /&gt;sadness over&lt;br /&gt;unfulfilled dreams. Where the damage manifests itself during the holidays is &lt;br /&gt;when you either&lt;br /&gt;hold the pressure in until it explodes, or you withdraw from &lt;br /&gt;the world&lt;br /&gt;by natural or chemical means. If we don't deal with our &lt;br /&gt;wounds, they&lt;br /&gt;will fester and kill us. On top of the internal pressure is external conflict. Both &lt;br /&gt;stepkids and&lt;br /&gt;adults feel like outsiders in their own home because of new &lt;br /&gt;family&lt;br /&gt;members who are strangers. Stepkids are expected to &lt;br /&gt;develop an immediate&lt;br /&gt;family feeling for people they know nothing about. At best, &lt;br /&gt;many&lt;br /&gt;stepchildren at family gatherings are treated like honorary &lt;br /&gt;homeless&lt;br /&gt;guests invited in as a token of Christmas kindness. But what can you do? Have A Holly Jolly Christmas Here are some steps you can take to help your family and &lt;br /&gt;you have a&lt;br /&gt;more enjoyable holiday season. These ideas come from a &lt;br /&gt;multitude of&lt;br /&gt;sources. Some are things we have discovered in our own &lt;br /&gt;family. Others&lt;br /&gt;come from the hundreds of stepfamilies we have met with &lt;br /&gt;over the years&lt;br /&gt;in support groups we hold in person and over the Internet. &lt;br /&gt;And still&lt;br /&gt;others have been gleaned from emails sent to our web &lt;br /&gt;site&lt;br /&gt;(www.stepcarefully.com). On the FIRST day of Christmas: Begin your holiday survival plan by acknowledging to &lt;br /&gt;yourself, and for&lt;br /&gt;every member of your new family, that it's OK to feel sad &lt;br /&gt;during "happy&lt;br /&gt;holidays". Allow for some down time, but don't stay there. These &lt;br /&gt;feelings that&lt;br /&gt;we've discussed and which you are starting to feel are &lt;br /&gt;natural. They are&lt;br /&gt;shared by nearly every stepfamily around the world  over 20 &lt;br /&gt;million in&lt;br /&gt;America alone! Realize where you are in your life. This is a starting point to &lt;br /&gt;a whole&lt;br /&gt;future. Statistics show over and over that it takes an average &lt;br /&gt;of four&lt;br /&gt;to seven years for stepfamilies to blend. Too many couples &lt;br /&gt;enter into a&lt;br /&gt;stepfamily with unrealistic dreams that they will fall right into &lt;br /&gt;a&lt;br /&gt;happy home life in the first year  or the first months, even! Accept that blending two families is tough, everyone has the &lt;br /&gt;same fears.&lt;br /&gt;Then move on. This is just one holiday season. Get through &lt;br /&gt;this one with&lt;br /&gt;at least some good times, and the next one will be easier. On the SECOND day of Christmas: Develop flexibility in your holiday plans. Everything doesn't &lt;br /&gt;have to be&lt;br /&gt;perfect. Again, realize that this is one celebration out of &lt;br /&gt;many to&lt;br /&gt;come. Next year, everyone will be a little more familiar with &lt;br /&gt;each&lt;br /&gt;other, a little more accepting. This is just one step in the &lt;br /&gt;blending&lt;br /&gt;process, not the whole thing. Being in a stepfamily means dealing with multiple family &lt;br /&gt;plans. Your ex&lt;br /&gt; or you spouse's ex  will most likely have family &lt;br /&gt;celebration plans of&lt;br /&gt;their own, involving your kids. Naturally, it will be easier if you &lt;br /&gt;can&lt;br /&gt;work together in cooperation to coordinate both sets of &lt;br /&gt;parents'&lt;br /&gt;programs. Unfortunately, this doesn't happen very often. If &lt;br /&gt;your&lt;br /&gt;spouse's plans conflict with yours, you will have to find a &lt;br /&gt;way to&lt;br /&gt;compromise. More on this later. Remember that the purpose of family holidays is supposed &lt;br /&gt;to be for loved&lt;br /&gt;ones to gather and  well, love each other. If your family gets &lt;br /&gt;snippy&lt;br /&gt;about the seating arrangements around the dinner table, &lt;br /&gt;love them&lt;br /&gt;anyway. You are building a new family, with new traditions. &lt;br /&gt;Maybe one of&lt;br /&gt;those new traditions can be that little things don't matter so &lt;br /&gt;much. On the THIRD Day of Christmas: Keep a holiday journal of this, and every coming, holiday &lt;br /&gt;gathering. Without some perspective, you will likely feel that &lt;br /&gt;you are making no progress. But you will make progress. So, keep a journal. Record in it gifts given by and to whom, &lt;br /&gt;where you&lt;br /&gt;went, and some of the more notable things said and done. &lt;br /&gt;These days are&lt;br /&gt;valuable lessons, don't lose them. On the FOURTH Day of Christmas: Concentrate on making these Holy Days instead of &lt;br /&gt;holidays. Through the&lt;br /&gt;years, commercialism and frantic expectations have &lt;br /&gt;distracted us from&lt;br /&gt;the true reason we celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, the &lt;br /&gt;New Year, and&lt;br /&gt;Easter. Some families even hold birthday parties for Jesus! Rather &lt;br /&gt;than give all&lt;br /&gt;the gifts to each other, the best gifts go to homeless, poor, &lt;br /&gt;or sick&lt;br /&gt;families nearby. Whether you are a Christian, or you practice &lt;br /&gt;another&lt;br /&gt;faith, or none at all, this practice can move your holiday &lt;br /&gt;mindset from&lt;br /&gt;competition and frustration to reflection and patience. On the FIFTH Day of Christmas: Begin new traditions just for your new family. Every family, &lt;br /&gt;every clan,&lt;br /&gt;every culture has its own special traditions for holiday &lt;br /&gt;celebrations.&lt;br /&gt;You developed deeply rooted patterns in your former &lt;br /&gt;household, and so&lt;br /&gt;did your spouse's family. Many stepfamily conflicts involve &lt;br /&gt;couples&lt;br /&gt;trying to continue to do things the same way they always did &lt;br /&gt;them. This&lt;br /&gt;is a recipe for trouble! Far better, many believe, is to scrap all the old ways and find &lt;br /&gt;new&lt;br /&gt;traditions. Begin by letting everyone have a say about what &lt;br /&gt;they would&lt;br /&gt;like to do. You may have to push past some resistance as &lt;br /&gt;members try to&lt;br /&gt;hold on to old memories of what they did before. But it is &lt;br /&gt;important&lt;br /&gt;that everyone is part of the process. If one member tries to &lt;br /&gt;force their&lt;br /&gt;opinion or ideas on the whole group, it usually won't work as &lt;br /&gt;well. Keep&lt;br /&gt;a positive attitude about the process. Everyone can participate in passing out food or gifts at &lt;br /&gt;homeless&lt;br /&gt;shelters, orphanages, or halfway houses. Adopt a family to &lt;br /&gt;share your&lt;br /&gt;abundance with. Don't just give money; get the kids involved. &lt;br /&gt;Let them&lt;br /&gt;see how much more fortunate they are to live in your &lt;br /&gt;stepfamily! Have a cookout. If you live somewhere warm, that's OK, but &lt;br /&gt;this activity&lt;br /&gt;will be more of an adventure if there is snow involved! Roast &lt;br /&gt;hot dogs&lt;br /&gt;and marshmallows. Look at the stars in the crisp, cold sky. &lt;br /&gt;Tell&lt;br /&gt;Christmas stories. Carols are optional. The point is to look for new activities you can repeat year &lt;br /&gt;after year&lt;br /&gt;to develop a kinship between the new family members. The &lt;br /&gt;second, third,&lt;br /&gt;and fourth times you do this, it will feel more comfortable, &lt;br /&gt;and it will&lt;br /&gt;bring back memories of this family's holidays. On the SIXTH Day of Christmas: Exchange life stories. Have the whole family  as many as &lt;br /&gt;you can gather&lt;br /&gt;together, old and new  prepare a short description of their &lt;br /&gt;favorite&lt;br /&gt;memory. This story can be about a funny time, a painful time, a trip, a &lt;br /&gt;lost&lt;br /&gt;friend, etc. No one needs to comment on the stories. If the &lt;br /&gt;stepkids want to talk&lt;br /&gt;about old times when mom and dad were still together, &lt;br /&gt;that's OK. Spouses&lt;br /&gt;should refrain from that, though. As the stories are told, look for insights into the teller's &lt;br /&gt;personality&lt;br /&gt;and dreams. You may get a glimpse of how your stepkids &lt;br /&gt;really feel. Some&lt;br /&gt;games, such as LifeStories, can be useful here to help &lt;br /&gt;every one get to&lt;br /&gt;know one another better. On the SEVENTH Day of Christmas: Switch days to celebrate to ease the pressure. If your kids'&lt;br /&gt;noncustodial parent must (or just chooses to) have your &lt;br /&gt;kids on the&lt;br /&gt;holiday, you may want to consider this alternative. Many &lt;br /&gt;stepparents&lt;br /&gt;have found that having flexibility in this area makes everyone &lt;br /&gt;more&lt;br /&gt;relaxed. Tell them you want them to have two Christmases this year, &lt;br /&gt;one with Dad&lt;br /&gt;and one with you and stepdad. Then, don't scrimp on the &lt;br /&gt;festivities. &lt;br /&gt;Whatever new traditions you're going to practice, give them &lt;br /&gt;as much&lt;br /&gt;attention as your other activities. This brings up a very important point. The primary focus of &lt;br /&gt;most holiday&lt;br /&gt;celebrations is the children. However, in trying to give our &lt;br /&gt;kids the&lt;br /&gt;best holiday experience, we can get carried away. If your &lt;br /&gt;honest desire&lt;br /&gt;is to make you kids happy this season, then think of them &lt;br /&gt;first. Constant bickering, tension and pressure to be happy &lt;br /&gt;and have fun, and tug of wars over whose home, when will &lt;br /&gt;not produce the desired result. Compromise, then make up lost time when they come &lt;br /&gt;home. On the EIGHTH Day of Christmas: If your kids do have to travel to visit Dad, don't whine about it.&lt;br /&gt;Family ties are important to all children, but especially so for&lt;br /&gt;stepkids. After spending all year in a new home with new family &lt;br /&gt;members to adjust&lt;br /&gt;to, your kids probably will feel relieved to be back around &lt;br /&gt;familiar&lt;br /&gt;faces. Let them. Don't fret or obsess about their being gone. &lt;br /&gt;Enjoy the free time; find some time just for yourself at least &lt;br /&gt;every other day. When plans are being made for your kids' or stepkids' visit &lt;br /&gt;away from&lt;br /&gt;home, look for positives about the trip. Make sure you don't &lt;br /&gt;make them&lt;br /&gt;feel guilty about wanting to see their parent. It should go without saying (but I'll say it anyway) that you &lt;br /&gt;should&lt;br /&gt;take care to never  ever   put down your ex or your &lt;br /&gt;spouse's ex in&lt;br /&gt;front of their kids. Never tell your children how awful you &lt;br /&gt;think their&lt;br /&gt;Dad or Mom is! First of all, you wouldn't want them to hear &lt;br /&gt;the same&lt;br /&gt;sort of thing about you. And secondly, regardless of how you &lt;br /&gt;feel about&lt;br /&gt;him, he is still your kids daddy. To belittle him belittles them, &lt;br /&gt;in&lt;br /&gt;their eyes. On the NINTH Day of Christmas: If kids come to visit you for the holidays, don't neglect them. &lt;br /&gt;Whether&lt;br /&gt;they are your own children, for whom your spouse has &lt;br /&gt;custody, or your&lt;br /&gt;stepkids, make them part of everything that goes on. They are not ropes for a tug of war game. They are not &lt;br /&gt;enemy spies from&lt;br /&gt;the ex. They are children hoping to have some enjoyment &lt;br /&gt;during a special&lt;br /&gt;time of the year, in a place that is not their home. You have &lt;br /&gt;the power&lt;br /&gt;to make a positive or a negative impact on them. Children who visit their other parent's home seem to fall into &lt;br /&gt;two&lt;br /&gt;categories. They are either an extended part of the family, or &lt;br /&gt;complete&lt;br /&gt;outsiders. Kids who visit every other weekend or just twice a &lt;br /&gt;year&lt;br /&gt;deserve some permanent consideration. Make sure they &lt;br /&gt;are comfortable and&lt;br /&gt;settled. They're not pets dropped off on you for a kennel stay. (Can &lt;br /&gt;you say, "Grinch"?) They are children who are basically at &lt;br /&gt;the mercy of your courtesies. If you live in a small house and &lt;br /&gt;have little extra money, be creative. Save up and buy (or even &lt;br /&gt;borrow) some furniture  a bed, a chest of drawers  it &lt;br /&gt;doesn't have to be a lot. The&lt;br /&gt;point is to make an effort just for them out of love. These could be the kids who care for you when you are old! On the TENTH Day of Christmas: Wear thicker skin over the holidays. As the inevitable &lt;br /&gt;pressures build&lt;br /&gt;(in those unfortunate enough to have not read this book!), be &lt;br /&gt;prepared&lt;br /&gt;to be an example of patience and lovingkindness. Be careful that you don't lose control of yourself and damage&lt;br /&gt;relationships you have to maintain throughout the rest of the &lt;br /&gt;year.&lt;br /&gt;Someone has to be the adult, it might as well be you. And &lt;br /&gt;don't be a&lt;br /&gt;martyr about it, telling everyone how tough it is, just do it with &lt;br /&gt;a&lt;br /&gt;smile. Even if no one else appreciates your strength, you &lt;br /&gt;can feel proud&lt;br /&gt;of yourself on January 4th! The kids who come visit you may very well be less than &lt;br /&gt;gracious about your efforts to include them and make them &lt;br /&gt;feel comfortable. Never mind. It's not really important how &lt;br /&gt;well someone receives a gift from you. It's how you give the &lt;br /&gt;gift that matters. The visiting kids may have been "prepped" by their mom or &lt;br /&gt;dad to expect&lt;br /&gt;you to be a monster, so they are putting up the best defense &lt;br /&gt; a good&lt;br /&gt;offense. Well, you just prove to them what kind of a person &lt;br /&gt;you really&lt;br /&gt;are! And you will, good or bad. On the ELEVENTH Day of Christmas: Get back into your daily routine as quickly as possible. &lt;br /&gt;Children (and&lt;br /&gt;adults, too) thrive on consistency. Give them assurance that &lt;br /&gt;nothing&lt;br /&gt;major changed over the holidays, unless it was for the good &lt;br /&gt;by&lt;br /&gt;strengthening ties. Through all the families we've worked with, it has become &lt;br /&gt;increasingly&lt;br /&gt;clear that kids need order in their lives. They want rules and&lt;br /&gt;directions and security. Oh, they will deny it to the death! But&lt;br /&gt;stepkids who have opened up to me have by and large &lt;br /&gt;agreed that it makes&lt;br /&gt;them feel safe and cared for to know what the rules are and &lt;br /&gt;that they&lt;br /&gt;will be enforced regularly. This tells them that their parents &lt;br /&gt;are&lt;br /&gt;willing to make an effort to raise them. It's easy to just let things go. Its harder to insist on &lt;br /&gt;obedience. On the TWELFTH Day of Christmas: Keep your perspective. What's the bottom line in dealing &lt;br /&gt;with holiday&lt;br /&gt;madness in a stepfamily? The same three C's we teach in &lt;br /&gt;all our&lt;br /&gt;resources at STEPCarefully!  Caring, Consideration, and &lt;br /&gt;Common sense. ** Care for your loved ones. Care about how you are &lt;br /&gt;teaching them to be&lt;br /&gt;adults. Care about the reputation you will be carrying &lt;br /&gt;through life. ** Be Considerate of others' feelings. Show consideration &lt;br /&gt;and respect&lt;br /&gt;for your new family's need for a solid, peaceful home. ** Use Common sense in handling problems. Some of the &lt;br /&gt;battles just&lt;br /&gt;aren't worth the effort. Common sense means backing up to &lt;br /&gt;look at the&lt;br /&gt;larger picture. Is this particular old holiday custom worth &lt;br /&gt;fighting&lt;br /&gt;over? Or would you be better off letting it go and trying &lt;br /&gt;something&lt;br /&gt;else. For the sake of your kids, act like Christian adults! It's &lt;br /&gt;Christmas,&lt;br /&gt;don't blaspheme the holiday by destroying what you've &lt;br /&gt;taught all year&lt;br /&gt;long. By Bobby Collins &lt;br /&gt;Copyright 1999 ------------------------- &lt;br /&gt;[IMPORTANT NOTE: this text version is copied from our &lt;br /&gt;original resource by the name "Beat the Holiday Blues", &lt;br /&gt;which is copyrighted 1999, Bobby Collins, &lt;br /&gt;http://www.stepcarefully.com, and all international copyright &lt;br /&gt;restrictions apply. Please be careful to include  the copyright &lt;br /&gt;and contact information.] Bobby Collins is a stepdad first, then a minister, a certified &lt;br /&gt;family mediator, and founder of STEP-Carefully! for &lt;br /&gt;Stepparents!, the largest faith-based support organization &lt;br /&gt;for stepfamilies in the country. His articles have appeared in &lt;br /&gt;national publications and he has appeared on national TV &lt;br /&gt;and radio programs always teaching stepparents how to &lt;br /&gt;have healthier, happier families. His organization can be &lt;br /&gt;reached on the Internet at http://www.stepcarefully.com &lt;br /&gt;where visitors will find free articles, a free newsletter, and a &lt;br /&gt;book store with proven stepfamily resources for sale. &lt;br /&gt;Collins is best known for his private family mediation &lt;br /&gt;between husbands and wives, ex-spouses, and &lt;br /&gt;stepparents and their stepkids. 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In addition, at a full hearing on 4th March, it was considered whether the other claims made by the applicant should be struck out due to the Employment Tribunal not having jurisdiction to hear them. Eventually, at the full hearing, the Employment Tribunal decided against the applicant  who promptly stormed out of the room. The respondents made an application for costs. The tribunal declined to consider the costs application in the absence of the applicant, and adjourned the case until 20th May. When the case came to be heard, one of the lay members who was present on 17th and 4th was absent, and the applicant was not happy to proceed with just two members. A new lay member was appointed and the Employment Tribunal heard oral and written evidence from both sides, as well as a witness statements and oral evidence from the applicant. The Employment Tribunal held that the costs of the hearings on the 4th and 20th were attributable to applicants unreasonable conduct in bringing his remaining claims which were both misconceived and unreasonable. The applicant appealed to the Employment Appeals Tribunal. His appeal was dismissed for the following reasons: *   For the purposes of the three month time limit, time ran from the date of the act of discrimination or victimisation. The act which the applicant was relying on in bringing the claim was the failure by the respondent to shortlist him for a position on the training course. This occurred at the very latest by 6th October, when he received the letter rejecting him. As the original application was presented to the Employment Tribunal only on 13th January, the deadline had been missed and the Employment Tribunal had not erred in treating the application as being out of time. *   It was clear that the Employment Tribunal had considered not proceeding with the claim. 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