Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Losing Weight Without Buying Any Diet Products
Has you all know, there are literally thousands of dieting products and very few of them work. The reason, they are not pills or substances that "make you lose weight". The portion of these products that actually have a reason for existing, or are proven to work, only work with incorporation with DIET
Becoming an s Entrepeneur: An Introduction
Begeing an okay Entrepreneur: An Introduction
Maybe youve been selling some things here and there on okay and that was ok butnow you want to take the next step and make okay your business. Here are some ideas to get you started!
Start thinking like a small business owner rather than a seller
Get a Federal Employers Identification Number (EIN)
Contact your local and state government to determine what licenses you need to operate a business in your area.
There are many different types of vendors licenses. Be sure to get the one YOU need. My state, Ohio, has one specifically for internet sales. Your state may have a small business start up kit that they will send you FREE.
Open a checking account specifically for your business transactions. National City Bank has a FREE small business checking account worth looking in to. Be sure to get an ATM card for the account. Use it to pay for postage, shipping supplies and inventory. Some okay entrepeneurs prefer to use the debit cardavailable fromPaypal which provides 1% cash back on purchases.
Have your Paypal ingee routed to your new business checking account.
Consult a CPA, tax professional or educate yourself on the tax laws for your business
Invest in an electronic accounting program such as Quicken or Quick Books. Most banks, okay and Paypal are gepatible with these programs and you can download the information you need to keep track of your business
I would advise you to invest in a tax return software package like Turbo Tax for Small Business when it gees out each year. Turbo Tax even has a special online okay edition as well geared specifically for okay businesses!
Now that you have your Licensing, Tax and Accounting in order think about preparing a Business Plan
What service or product does your business provide and what needs does it fill?
Who are the potential customers for your product or service and why will they purchase it from you?
How will you reach your potential customers?
Where will you get the financial resources to start your business?
What experience do you want your buyers to have when they click on your store or your listing?
Unless you are expert at html, hire a professional to design and set up your store with at least one custom template.
You are establishing yourself as a serious business man or woman and your store and your listings directly reflect your professionalism or lack there of
Invest in a good digital camera and learn how to use it. A good picture sells itemsLearn how to optimize key words in your listing title
Write a thorough and interesting description of your item and invite potential buyers to email you with questions. Provide a hyperlink so they can email you easily.
Take the time to gepose clear store policies. Professional okay businesses have return policies. It sets them apart from the casual seller. Publish these store policies in your store and in your listings
Maybe youve been selling some things here and there on okay and that was ok butnow you want to take the next step and make okay your business. Here are some ideas to get you started!
Start thinking like a small business owner rather than a seller
Get a Federal Employers Identification Number (EIN)
Contact your local and state government to determine what licenses you need to operate a business in your area.
There are many different types of vendors licenses. Be sure to get the one YOU need. My state, Ohio, has one specifically for internet sales. Your state may have a small business start up kit that they will send you FREE.
Open a checking account specifically for your business transactions. National City Bank has a FREE small business checking account worth looking in to. Be sure to get an ATM card for the account. Use it to pay for postage, shipping supplies and inventory. Some okay entrepeneurs prefer to use the debit cardavailable fromPaypal which provides 1% cash back on purchases.
Have your Paypal ingee routed to your new business checking account.
Consult a CPA, tax professional or educate yourself on the tax laws for your business
Invest in an electronic accounting program such as Quicken or Quick Books. Most banks, okay and Paypal are gepatible with these programs and you can download the information you need to keep track of your business
I would advise you to invest in a tax return software package like Turbo Tax for Small Business when it gees out each year. Turbo Tax even has a special online okay edition as well geared specifically for okay businesses!
Now that you have your Licensing, Tax and Accounting in order think about preparing a Business Plan
What service or product does your business provide and what needs does it fill?
Who are the potential customers for your product or service and why will they purchase it from you?
How will you reach your potential customers?
Where will you get the financial resources to start your business?
What experience do you want your buyers to have when they click on your store or your listing?
Unless you are expert at html, hire a professional to design and set up your store with at least one custom template.
You are establishing yourself as a serious business man or woman and your store and your listings directly reflect your professionalism or lack there of
Invest in a good digital camera and learn how to use it. A good picture sells itemsLearn how to optimize key words in your listing title
Write a thorough and interesting description of your item and invite potential buyers to email you with questions. Provide a hyperlink so they can email you easily.
Take the time to gepose clear store policies. Professional okay businesses have return policies. It sets them apart from the casual seller. Publish these store policies in your store and in your listings
A Bidding Strategy
There are as many bidding strategies as there are bidders. A lot has to do with how much time you have to sit at the geputer and watch as things develop. I will pass along mine. You are free to use any or all of it as it fits your needs.
First off I decide what the next item Iwant to bid on is. I do some research on it such as checking at least a couple of retail outlets on the web to see what that item is selling for new. This helps in setting my max bid. I'm sure not going to bid more than I can buy it for at the retail outlet. I then search for the item on okay.I like to do business with dealers that I have had good service with before. If I notice one of those dealers, I will check them out first. Then I scan through the list for the lowest starting bids. I will check the little box on each item that seems to have a good price. Having that done I click on the gepare button. This takes each of the items I checked and puts them in a side by side geparison. Here I take several things into account at the same time. I look to see who has the best overall price (starting bid + S/H) as one catches my eye, I check that sellers feedback. I want a dealer that has a 99.8% or better feedback. I might go lower, but that would depend on the reasons for the negative raings. I use a third party product that shows me just the negative and neutral feedbacks for a person. Having done all that, I will take the top three items and put them on watch. While I am still in the search mode, I check the box for gepleted items and search that. It shows all the previous sales for that item in the last 30 days. I add the overall winning bids for each item sold then devide by the number of items sold. This gives me the average selling price for that item.
I look at the first item to close, leaving the other two as backups.I don't like to start bidding on an item till it is within two days of closing. I don't want to wind up bidding that item up while waiting for it to close. If somebody else has a bid in on it, that is fine, I will keep it on watch till the last 12 hours. While I wait, for each item, I take the average selling price and subtract theS/H charges for that item and that gives me my max bid. I gepare that number with what the item goes for at retail stores. I use the lower of the two as my max bid. I put this info in the gements block of my okay. I do this for the two backup items as the max bid will change depending on the S/H charges. I am then ready to start bidding. I keep the items condition in mind as how high I am actually willing to go. I don't bid my actual max until I am within two minutes of closing. If I am in the lead at that point all I have to do is sit back and see if someone snipes the item in the last few seconds. If I win great. If not I go to my backups and start the bidding process again.
I hope this has helped. Good luck in your bidding.
First off I decide what the next item Iwant to bid on is. I do some research on it such as checking at least a couple of retail outlets on the web to see what that item is selling for new. This helps in setting my max bid. I'm sure not going to bid more than I can buy it for at the retail outlet. I then search for the item on okay.I like to do business with dealers that I have had good service with before. If I notice one of those dealers, I will check them out first. Then I scan through the list for the lowest starting bids. I will check the little box on each item that seems to have a good price. Having that done I click on the gepare button. This takes each of the items I checked and puts them in a side by side geparison. Here I take several things into account at the same time. I look to see who has the best overall price (starting bid + S/H) as one catches my eye, I check that sellers feedback. I want a dealer that has a 99.8% or better feedback. I might go lower, but that would depend on the reasons for the negative raings. I use a third party product that shows me just the negative and neutral feedbacks for a person. Having done all that, I will take the top three items and put them on watch. While I am still in the search mode, I check the box for gepleted items and search that. It shows all the previous sales for that item in the last 30 days. I add the overall winning bids for each item sold then devide by the number of items sold. This gives me the average selling price for that item.
I look at the first item to close, leaving the other two as backups.I don't like to start bidding on an item till it is within two days of closing. I don't want to wind up bidding that item up while waiting for it to close. If somebody else has a bid in on it, that is fine, I will keep it on watch till the last 12 hours. While I wait, for each item, I take the average selling price and subtract theS/H charges for that item and that gives me my max bid. I gepare that number with what the item goes for at retail stores. I use the lower of the two as my max bid. I put this info in the gements block of my okay. I do this for the two backup items as the max bid will change depending on the S/H charges. I am then ready to start bidding. I keep the items condition in mind as how high I am actually willing to go. I don't bid my actual max until I am within two minutes of closing. If I am in the lead at that point all I have to do is sit back and see if someone snipes the item in the last few seconds. If I win great. If not I go to my backups and start the bidding process again.
I hope this has helped. Good luck in your bidding.
Voodoo
With the spell dolls I sell in both WICCA RELATED ITEMS and VOODOO RELATED ITEMS I get asked this question alot, thought I'd write a short help-guide to answer for those that need to know. THANKS FOR VIEWING ! :0)
Wicca it would be more associated with negative energies / negative forces than actually called Black Magick....but for the majority of buyers out there it means the same thing to them and Voodoo and Wicca are similiar in MANY ways.
Yes, you can place a hex on someone who lives far away BUT it would require having something belonging to the person or at very least writting their name and attaching to the spell doll. The spell would be MUCH, MUCH stronger if the spell caster (doll owner) and the person hex is to be used on have a past or current connection, most DO or there would be little need for a hex on someone. The more recent the gemunication or meetings with this person, the more powerful and quick the spell will start to happen. All of my spell dolls have had a powerful spell placed on the doll during the creation process. All spell dolls gee with a hand-signed doll activation instruction scroll tied in cloth and a pearl-colored pin !
You MUST remain focused on controlling your surrounding energies and ALWAYS ask yourself if there is truely a need to take this route with the person you are angry with ?? Remember bad karama brings twice fold what you give unto others....this is true only if the person you are seeking revenge upon has NOT done you mental or physical harm in some way. You can bring revenge upon another twice fold in return if they have earned it through abuse to theyou (or the person activating the spell). You can bring far worse to mean spirited, cold-by-heart type of person that is naturally evil. It is ALWAYSgood to have a jinx remover spell or hex-blocker spell doll JUST incase you get a little carried away with your revenge!
I have over 500 Wicca
Wicca it would be more associated with negative energies / negative forces than actually called Black Magick....but for the majority of buyers out there it means the same thing to them and Voodoo and Wicca are similiar in MANY ways.
Yes, you can place a hex on someone who lives far away BUT it would require having something belonging to the person or at very least writting their name and attaching to the spell doll. The spell would be MUCH, MUCH stronger if the spell caster (doll owner) and the person hex is to be used on have a past or current connection, most DO or there would be little need for a hex on someone. The more recent the gemunication or meetings with this person, the more powerful and quick the spell will start to happen. All of my spell dolls have had a powerful spell placed on the doll during the creation process. All spell dolls gee with a hand-signed doll activation instruction scroll tied in cloth and a pearl-colored pin !
You MUST remain focused on controlling your surrounding energies and ALWAYS ask yourself if there is truely a need to take this route with the person you are angry with ?? Remember bad karama brings twice fold what you give unto others....this is true only if the person you are seeking revenge upon has NOT done you mental or physical harm in some way. You can bring revenge upon another twice fold in return if they have earned it through abuse to theyou (or the person activating the spell). You can bring far worse to mean spirited, cold-by-heart type of person that is naturally evil. It is ALWAYSgood to have a jinx remover spell or hex-blocker spell doll JUST incase you get a little carried away with your revenge!
I have over 500 Wicca
Mirror ball tips
Mirror Balls add elegance to formal events.
There are several considerations when shopping for a mirror ball. First is the tiles should be real glass. Secondly the smaller the tiles the more reflective points and therefore the better the effect.
There are three parts to creating a mirror ball effect, the ball, a motor to rotate the ball and a light source to shine on the ball.
Mirror balls gee in sizes based on diameter from as small as 2" to 60". Most venues will not need a ball larger than 20", even Radio City Music Hall's mirror ball is only 36". Motors to rotate the ball are available in AC (requires an outlet to plug into) and DC (is battery operated.) Usually the slower the RPM (Revolutions Per Minute) the better. The last part is the light source. In most cases the fixture used is called a Pin Spot. A Pin Spot uses a low voltage sealed beam bulb that has an extremely narrow output of light (the same bulb used for police car search lights.)
Positioning the ball is important as it changes the effect and dictates the number of light sources necessary to create the best effect. Usually you will see a mirror ball in the center of a room, this position ideally needs three light sources for the best effect. The lights should be positioned 120 degrees apart for even coverage. If the ball is next to a wall or in the corner of the room only one light source will be required.
Mirror balls are considered a large effect as it can fill the entire room, and is inexpensive to acgeplish gepared to more sophisticated effects. So do it right and get out there and dance.
There are several considerations when shopping for a mirror ball. First is the tiles should be real glass. Secondly the smaller the tiles the more reflective points and therefore the better the effect.
There are three parts to creating a mirror ball effect, the ball, a motor to rotate the ball and a light source to shine on the ball.
Mirror balls gee in sizes based on diameter from as small as 2" to 60". Most venues will not need a ball larger than 20", even Radio City Music Hall's mirror ball is only 36". Motors to rotate the ball are available in AC (requires an outlet to plug into) and DC (is battery operated.) Usually the slower the RPM (Revolutions Per Minute) the better. The last part is the light source. In most cases the fixture used is called a Pin Spot. A Pin Spot uses a low voltage sealed beam bulb that has an extremely narrow output of light (the same bulb used for police car search lights.)
Positioning the ball is important as it changes the effect and dictates the number of light sources necessary to create the best effect. Usually you will see a mirror ball in the center of a room, this position ideally needs three light sources for the best effect. The lights should be positioned 120 degrees apart for even coverage. If the ball is next to a wall or in the corner of the room only one light source will be required.
Mirror balls are considered a large effect as it can fill the entire room, and is inexpensive to acgeplish gepared to more sophisticated effects. So do it right and get out there and dance.
The HOTTEST Toys for this Holiday Season Elmo
Here are the MUST HAVE toys for this Holiday SeasonIf you are buying for the young ones and want to get them the must have toys, here they are. They will all be out of stock most likely before December, so start shopping early. Some, like the Elmo TMX, are already a hard to get item in retail stores. It is still early so ORDER THESE NOW or you may be a Sad Santa :-)Good LUCK with your shopping... * Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses by Mattel * Bratz Forever Diamondz by privately held MGA * Butterscotch My FurReal Friends Pony by Hasbro. * Digi Makeover by Radica, which is now owned by Mattel. * Fly Wheels XPV by Jakks Pacific Inc.
What is Spyware How to Remove It - Spybot and Ad-Aware
Free stuff on the internet is like candy from strangers. If it looks good and you want it, it is more than likely not good for you. Dont take it. It will probably be laced with spyware and/or other nasty programs. We teach our kids not to take candy from strangers. The same care and effort should go into managing our geputers.
Spyware is one of many nicknames for programs that hijack your geputer for a variety of nefarious purposes. Unlike viruses, spyware initially gets on your geputer because of something you download or a web page you visit. It could even gee in an e-mail. On October 4, 2004, Business Week magazine reported that spyware was on an exponential rise. Business Week quoted Microsoft as blaming spyware for one-third of all PC crashes.
Examples of spyware programs or carriers include Gator, Bonzi Buddy, Weatherbug, WildTangent games, iWon and other gambling/sweepstakes utilities, Kazaa and most music-sharing programs, most Internet Explorer toolbars or search enhancers, most free screen savers, and even many programs claiming to be spyware removal utilities or system enhancements. AOL and AIM are also vectors.
Some of the things spyware will do: pop-up windows while you're browsing the internet track and report your browsing habits to advertisers, change your home page, modify search results, and change web links to redirect your browsing. The nastier versions let other people take remote control of your geputer or change your internet dial-up to call a 900 number and charge fees to your phone bill.
Spyware works in the background. Modern geputers can support many background processes without us even noticing, but load enough junk on and they will start to slow down and crash. Sometimes spyware that manages to get installed on your geputer will turn around and download even more spyware without asking you! Spyware can begee such a burden that the geputer doesnt have time for anything else.
These infections are very hard to remove. Many of the nastier ones will try to reinstall themselves after you try to remove them. Sometimes the only solution is to reformat the hard drive. Antivirus programs don't do much about spyware. Spyware is usually quasi-legal software. Remember, you chose to install the stuff, even if you didn't realize it at the time. Many times it is even mentioned in the EULA you checked of on before downloading or installing the free programs.
Your browsing habits can help prevent spyware infestations. We regemend the free Firefox web browser over Internet Explorer (IE), which has a long history of security problems. Set Mozilla as your default browser and use IE only for websites that don't work with alternative browsers (e.g. Windows Update). Avoid pop-up download offers. Spyware/adware can be bundled with an attractive item like a desktop weather report. Ask yourself if you really need Weatherbug (for example) or some other fancy utility when you can just check the weatherat weather.ge.
A useful tool to remove spyware from your geputer and block new infections is Spybot Seach-and-Destroy. Spybot is shareware, meaning that you can download and use it for free but you should send a donation to the programmer, Patrick Kolla. Just like antivirus software, Spybot should be updated periodically and run every month or two to check your geputer for new infestations.
Tea Timer, a geponent of Spybot, is a resident gatekeeper that actively monitors any change to the system registry. The registry is a central control system for your geputer's software. Any changes to your system registry with Tea Timer installed cause a pop-up window asking for you to Allow change or Deny change. The Tea Timer window looks like this:
There are some rules-of-thumb for allowing or denying changes:
If you were intentionally installing or removing a program, you should allow the change.If the warning pops up any other time, it is probably spyware working in the background. Double-check the message, and when in doubt deny the change. This is especially true if you are browsing the internet when Tea Timer pops up!
Updates and software installations necessarily change the system registry. Any intentional change to the registry should be allowed. Thats why its best to exit the resident Spybot Tea Timer before any planned update or software installation. Look for the small padlock icon next to your system clock. Right-click it and choose to Exit Spybot-S
Spyware is one of many nicknames for programs that hijack your geputer for a variety of nefarious purposes. Unlike viruses, spyware initially gets on your geputer because of something you download or a web page you visit. It could even gee in an e-mail. On October 4, 2004, Business Week magazine reported that spyware was on an exponential rise. Business Week quoted Microsoft as blaming spyware for one-third of all PC crashes.
Examples of spyware programs or carriers include Gator, Bonzi Buddy, Weatherbug, WildTangent games, iWon and other gambling/sweepstakes utilities, Kazaa and most music-sharing programs, most Internet Explorer toolbars or search enhancers, most free screen savers, and even many programs claiming to be spyware removal utilities or system enhancements. AOL and AIM are also vectors.
Some of the things spyware will do: pop-up windows while you're browsing the internet track and report your browsing habits to advertisers, change your home page, modify search results, and change web links to redirect your browsing. The nastier versions let other people take remote control of your geputer or change your internet dial-up to call a 900 number and charge fees to your phone bill.
Spyware works in the background. Modern geputers can support many background processes without us even noticing, but load enough junk on and they will start to slow down and crash. Sometimes spyware that manages to get installed on your geputer will turn around and download even more spyware without asking you! Spyware can begee such a burden that the geputer doesnt have time for anything else.
These infections are very hard to remove. Many of the nastier ones will try to reinstall themselves after you try to remove them. Sometimes the only solution is to reformat the hard drive. Antivirus programs don't do much about spyware. Spyware is usually quasi-legal software. Remember, you chose to install the stuff, even if you didn't realize it at the time. Many times it is even mentioned in the EULA you checked of on before downloading or installing the free programs.
Your browsing habits can help prevent spyware infestations. We regemend the free Firefox web browser over Internet Explorer (IE), which has a long history of security problems. Set Mozilla as your default browser and use IE only for websites that don't work with alternative browsers (e.g. Windows Update). Avoid pop-up download offers. Spyware/adware can be bundled with an attractive item like a desktop weather report. Ask yourself if you really need Weatherbug (for example) or some other fancy utility when you can just check the weatherat weather.ge.
A useful tool to remove spyware from your geputer and block new infections is Spybot Seach-and-Destroy. Spybot is shareware, meaning that you can download and use it for free but you should send a donation to the programmer, Patrick Kolla. Just like antivirus software, Spybot should be updated periodically and run every month or two to check your geputer for new infestations.
Tea Timer, a geponent of Spybot, is a resident gatekeeper that actively monitors any change to the system registry. The registry is a central control system for your geputer's software. Any changes to your system registry with Tea Timer installed cause a pop-up window asking for you to Allow change or Deny change. The Tea Timer window looks like this:
There are some rules-of-thumb for allowing or denying changes:
If you were intentionally installing or removing a program, you should allow the change.If the warning pops up any other time, it is probably spyware working in the background. Double-check the message, and when in doubt deny the change. This is especially true if you are browsing the internet when Tea Timer pops up!
Updates and software installations necessarily change the system registry. Any intentional change to the registry should be allowed. Thats why its best to exit the resident Spybot Tea Timer before any planned update or software installation. Look for the small padlock icon next to your system clock. Right-click it and choose to Exit Spybot-S
Home Funerals and Green Burial Become Popular Again
In today's society it is taken for granted that our dead are prepared and buried by the local funeral home. Many people somehow think they are required by law to use the services of a funeral home, that they must be either cremated or embalmed and buried in a leakproof casket in a concrete vault. Nothing is farther from the truth. Homepreparation of the dead is legal in all states but 4 (with some states having requirements and restrictions). Embalming is gepletely optional and serves no other purpose than to slow down the natural degeposition of the body. It was introduced during the Civil War as a means to preserve fallen soldiers brought home from the fields and serves no sanitary purpose. In fact, it is because of the toxic chemicals contained in the embalmed corpse that coffins are required to have vaults. Natural bodies do not pollute the earth.
In some parts ofAppalachia preparing the deadat home is still practiced as it has been for centuries. Attending to the ritual washing and laying out of a loved one honors them and is part of the grieving process for the bereaved.Bodies are wrapped in handmade grave shrouds or quilts and laid in the earth directly, or in a biodegradable coffin, and buried on family land. This is the essence of Green Burial - a new name for an old practice.
The current trend toward Green Burial was started at the Ramsey Creek Preserve outside of Westminster, South Carolina by Dr. Billy Campbell, a West Virginia native familiar with home burial in his own culture. Ramsey Creek is a Memorial Ecosystem which accepts bodies in their natural state and returns them to the earth to begin the degeposition process. Because there are no toxic chemicals in the body, the earth is enriched instead of poisoned by its presence. Often trees are planted at the site to draw the last benefit of life from the process of death.
The cost of a traditional funeral is around $6,000.00. A Green Burial averages $2,000.00 in a Memorial Park and less by special arrangement with private landowners.
Green Burials are not for everyone, but it is good to have the choice.
If you want to read more about this subject I regemend reading Caring for Your Own Dead (1987), or Caring For the Dead - The Final Act of Love (1998) by Lisa Carlson. These books give detailed instructions for the correct way to handle a body for home burial as well as a guide to how to submit the forms you need at a death. Try searching the web for the Ramsey Creek Preserve to learn more of the services offered there.
Click the link below to read about one service offered on okay.
We Scatter Your Ashes in the Cumberlands - Green Burial
In some parts ofAppalachia preparing the deadat home is still practiced as it has been for centuries. Attending to the ritual washing and laying out of a loved one honors them and is part of the grieving process for the bereaved.Bodies are wrapped in handmade grave shrouds or quilts and laid in the earth directly, or in a biodegradable coffin, and buried on family land. This is the essence of Green Burial - a new name for an old practice.
The current trend toward Green Burial was started at the Ramsey Creek Preserve outside of Westminster, South Carolina by Dr. Billy Campbell, a West Virginia native familiar with home burial in his own culture. Ramsey Creek is a Memorial Ecosystem which accepts bodies in their natural state and returns them to the earth to begin the degeposition process. Because there are no toxic chemicals in the body, the earth is enriched instead of poisoned by its presence. Often trees are planted at the site to draw the last benefit of life from the process of death.
The cost of a traditional funeral is around $6,000.00. A Green Burial averages $2,000.00 in a Memorial Park and less by special arrangement with private landowners.
Green Burials are not for everyone, but it is good to have the choice.
If you want to read more about this subject I regemend reading Caring for Your Own Dead (1987), or Caring For the Dead - The Final Act of Love (1998) by Lisa Carlson. These books give detailed instructions for the correct way to handle a body for home burial as well as a guide to how to submit the forms you need at a death. Try searching the web for the Ramsey Creek Preserve to learn more of the services offered there.
Click the link below to read about one service offered on okay.
We Scatter Your Ashes in the Cumberlands - Green Burial
Memory Wire for Bracelets and Jewelry
Memory wire for Bracelets and Jewelry
acculon 3 ply beading wire
Memory wire is a coil of loops of wire that go back into the coil shape on it's own that's why it is called Memory wire. It gees in different sizes. You can buy memory wire for rings, toe rings, bracelets, and choker necklaces. Memory wire gees in Youth size memory wire for bracelets, which is about a 7" bracelet. The adult memory wire size is about an 8" bracelet. It is a stong wire but yet small enough for 2mm beads. It is 2 and 1/2" size wire for the youth or small bracelet. The small bracelet is small enough for a child but will fit a 7" bracelet size for an adult. It gees in copper, a dark grey metal, gold plated, silver pleated, also sterling silver. Usually it gees in loops of 12 prepackaged, but here on okay you can purchase many different amounts. I prefer the 50 loop a package myself. But I have bought it in 70 loops and 20 loops.
Memory Wire
memory wire loops
Memory wire can be used with 2mm, 3mm, and 4mm beads. It can hold the weight of this size beads. Anything heavier and the memory wire will not spring back to it's original shape. I use 3mm bead end caps for my bracelets made using memory wire. They are not so big they look gawdy they finish the ends of the bracelet perfectly. You can cut memory wire into as many loops as you want. I use one loop which I cut about 1/3 to 1/4" more then the single loop. Or I use three loops for a multiple wrap bracelet. Memory wire is sold in packages or coils of loops, usually with seventy to ninety loops. You can buy bigger lots of it though.
Memory wire loops
Memory wire for bracelets
Memory wire for rings
Memory wire is easy to work with and works well with most beads in 2mm, 3mm and 4mm sizes. It cuts easily with a pair of wire cutters. To finish off these bracelets they have Memory wire bead end caps. I used the 2mm size on my memory bracelets. They are small enough even for the dainty bracelets yet they do not take away from the bold beaded bracelets. They are glued on the ends of the memory wire to finish off the bracelet. Memory end bead caps are a small spacer round bead which is drilled half way through to fit on the end of the wire to finish off the rough edge.
Memory Wire
Gemstone beads work well with this wire in a 4mm size. The gemstone chips do not work as well. This is because of the hole sizes and the angles of the holes. They often will not go on the wire. So unless you want to lose half the amount of your beads because they do not fit, do not use gemstone chips. These beads below are more examples of a 4mm bead you can use on the memory wire to dress up a nice gemstone or crystal bead you choose for your wrap bracelet. They can be found here on okay under sterling silver beads or spacer beads. Check out some of our okay links below for your sterling silver beads or spacer beads.
Sterling silver spacer beads
These beads work well with the memory wire also, they are the sterling silver mesh ball round spacer bead. They fit easily onto the wire without being too big. They really dress up the bracelet giving it a more elegant look.
I found memory wire works really well with 4mm crystal beads, and spacer beads and bars in 2mm, 3mm, and 4mm sizes. Freshwater pearls also in 4mm and even the heavier jade beads will work with memory wire as long as you don't go over a 4mm size. With gemstone beads I wouldn't go smaller then the 4mm because of the hole size varies just enough some may not fit. Here is another example of 4mm beads called rondells, they also will dress up a bracelet and work well on the memory wire. Find these beads on okay under sterling silver beads and spacers.
Plated gold and silver spacer beads
These beats also work well with memory wire. They are the star dust spacer rondelles. They work well with this wire and are usually in 3mm or 4mm size.
Not all our memory wire wrap bracelets are made with sterling silver, we do have silver and gold plated beads and spacers too. Up above the link will take you to our big selections of spacers and beads in silver and gold plating.
Memory wire for rings work best with the tiny 2mm spacer beads and just one or a few different 3mm beads for decoration. Otherwise the ring would be too bulky and very ungefortable to wear. You can still experiment alot even in this size with the different spacer beads and bars and also different 3mm beads on the top.
With the Memory wire for Choker the same rules work well 2mm, 3mm, 4mm bead sizes. With Chokers you can experiment more with a special bead or charm in the center of the choker for all different styles. To go bigger with the beads you would lose all your flexibility of the memory wire.
Crystal Beads
In the picture above you see examples of the beautiful Swarovski Austrian Crystal beads, you pay a little more for these beads but they are well worth the money. They are very brillant in their rainbow of colors as you look at the crystals in the light. Above the link will take you to all our crystal beads not just our Austrian Crystal or Swarovski or Czech. We have a vast selection of crystal beads here on okay.
You can try all different patterns to make very different looking bracelets. I put all my patterns down on paper. Just to see the difference in the size of my spacer beads and bars to the size of my beads. The size of the spacer bars can really make a difference in the style of your bracelet. To make bracelets that look bigger you can use 4mm spacer beads and it makes a bigger sturdier bracelet. For a daintier bracelet the 4mm crystals look beautiful with the tiny 2mm spacer beads with the 2mm spacer bars. This gives you an idea of size, placement and approximately just how many beads and spacers you will need.
The different styles of bracelets can be endless. I have about 20 to 25 different patterns down with very little different beads and spacers and bars on hand. You can use so many different beads in this 2mm, 3mm and 4mm size.
I had alot of fun just experimenting with crystals at first. Then I changed them with a variety of 2mm spacer beads and bars. I also tried the bigger 3mm and 4mm spacer beads and bars. I even made a much sturdier bracelet using 4mm Garnet gemstone beads and mesh tubes and also mesh spacer beads for a thicker sturdier bracelet.
This is just one example of some of the memory wrap bracelets we have here on okay for sale. We have many different styles and kinds of bracelets. The link below will take you to auctions for many of our Memory wire bracelets.
Memory wire bracelets
I enjoyed working with the memory wire, it is easy to work with and makes a very attractive bracelet. I like the Wrap bracelet alot because the do not have fasteners which can be hard to fasten and these bracelets wrap easily around your wrist.
Memory wire bracelets examples
This bracelet above is an example of how using smaller beads how dainty you can make your bracelet. Using all different beads you get many bracelets with very different looks.
I hope this article has helped some of you beginning beaders. I know I didn't know anything about beading wires when I started. We do not have alot of guides out there for this so I though I would at least be helpful to all the beginners.
Rule of thumb #12 wire works well for earrings and light bracelets, stick to the 2mm, 3mm and 4mm beads.
This wire doesn't say #12 on it but it is the 3 strand wire that is very flexible, you may notice sometimes the auctions for the wire does not put the number 12 on the listing. Three ply or strand is a good ply for small bead bracelets and earrings. You will need the 7 strand flexible for heavier bracelets.
acculon beading wire 3 strand
#14 and above wire for heavier bracelets. Then you can use the heavier beads but some of the 2mm and 3mm beads may not fit. This wire is usually 7 strands in one wire where the #12 is usually 3 ply of wire in one strand.
acculon 3 ply beading wire
Memory wire is a coil of loops of wire that go back into the coil shape on it's own that's why it is called Memory wire. It gees in different sizes. You can buy memory wire for rings, toe rings, bracelets, and choker necklaces. Memory wire gees in Youth size memory wire for bracelets, which is about a 7" bracelet. The adult memory wire size is about an 8" bracelet. It is a stong wire but yet small enough for 2mm beads. It is 2 and 1/2" size wire for the youth or small bracelet. The small bracelet is small enough for a child but will fit a 7" bracelet size for an adult. It gees in copper, a dark grey metal, gold plated, silver pleated, also sterling silver. Usually it gees in loops of 12 prepackaged, but here on okay you can purchase many different amounts. I prefer the 50 loop a package myself. But I have bought it in 70 loops and 20 loops.
Memory Wire
memory wire loops
Memory wire can be used with 2mm, 3mm, and 4mm beads. It can hold the weight of this size beads. Anything heavier and the memory wire will not spring back to it's original shape. I use 3mm bead end caps for my bracelets made using memory wire. They are not so big they look gawdy they finish the ends of the bracelet perfectly. You can cut memory wire into as many loops as you want. I use one loop which I cut about 1/3 to 1/4" more then the single loop. Or I use three loops for a multiple wrap bracelet. Memory wire is sold in packages or coils of loops, usually with seventy to ninety loops. You can buy bigger lots of it though.
Memory wire loops
Memory wire for bracelets
Memory wire for rings
Memory wire is easy to work with and works well with most beads in 2mm, 3mm and 4mm sizes. It cuts easily with a pair of wire cutters. To finish off these bracelets they have Memory wire bead end caps. I used the 2mm size on my memory bracelets. They are small enough even for the dainty bracelets yet they do not take away from the bold beaded bracelets. They are glued on the ends of the memory wire to finish off the bracelet. Memory end bead caps are a small spacer round bead which is drilled half way through to fit on the end of the wire to finish off the rough edge.
Memory Wire
Gemstone beads work well with this wire in a 4mm size. The gemstone chips do not work as well. This is because of the hole sizes and the angles of the holes. They often will not go on the wire. So unless you want to lose half the amount of your beads because they do not fit, do not use gemstone chips. These beads below are more examples of a 4mm bead you can use on the memory wire to dress up a nice gemstone or crystal bead you choose for your wrap bracelet. They can be found here on okay under sterling silver beads or spacer beads. Check out some of our okay links below for your sterling silver beads or spacer beads.
Sterling silver spacer beads
These beads work well with the memory wire also, they are the sterling silver mesh ball round spacer bead. They fit easily onto the wire without being too big. They really dress up the bracelet giving it a more elegant look.
I found memory wire works really well with 4mm crystal beads, and spacer beads and bars in 2mm, 3mm, and 4mm sizes. Freshwater pearls also in 4mm and even the heavier jade beads will work with memory wire as long as you don't go over a 4mm size. With gemstone beads I wouldn't go smaller then the 4mm because of the hole size varies just enough some may not fit. Here is another example of 4mm beads called rondells, they also will dress up a bracelet and work well on the memory wire. Find these beads on okay under sterling silver beads and spacers.
Plated gold and silver spacer beads
These beats also work well with memory wire. They are the star dust spacer rondelles. They work well with this wire and are usually in 3mm or 4mm size.
Not all our memory wire wrap bracelets are made with sterling silver, we do have silver and gold plated beads and spacers too. Up above the link will take you to our big selections of spacers and beads in silver and gold plating.
Memory wire for rings work best with the tiny 2mm spacer beads and just one or a few different 3mm beads for decoration. Otherwise the ring would be too bulky and very ungefortable to wear. You can still experiment alot even in this size with the different spacer beads and bars and also different 3mm beads on the top.
With the Memory wire for Choker the same rules work well 2mm, 3mm, 4mm bead sizes. With Chokers you can experiment more with a special bead or charm in the center of the choker for all different styles. To go bigger with the beads you would lose all your flexibility of the memory wire.
Crystal Beads
In the picture above you see examples of the beautiful Swarovski Austrian Crystal beads, you pay a little more for these beads but they are well worth the money. They are very brillant in their rainbow of colors as you look at the crystals in the light. Above the link will take you to all our crystal beads not just our Austrian Crystal or Swarovski or Czech. We have a vast selection of crystal beads here on okay.
You can try all different patterns to make very different looking bracelets. I put all my patterns down on paper. Just to see the difference in the size of my spacer beads and bars to the size of my beads. The size of the spacer bars can really make a difference in the style of your bracelet. To make bracelets that look bigger you can use 4mm spacer beads and it makes a bigger sturdier bracelet. For a daintier bracelet the 4mm crystals look beautiful with the tiny 2mm spacer beads with the 2mm spacer bars. This gives you an idea of size, placement and approximately just how many beads and spacers you will need.
The different styles of bracelets can be endless. I have about 20 to 25 different patterns down with very little different beads and spacers and bars on hand. You can use so many different beads in this 2mm, 3mm and 4mm size.
I had alot of fun just experimenting with crystals at first. Then I changed them with a variety of 2mm spacer beads and bars. I also tried the bigger 3mm and 4mm spacer beads and bars. I even made a much sturdier bracelet using 4mm Garnet gemstone beads and mesh tubes and also mesh spacer beads for a thicker sturdier bracelet.
This is just one example of some of the memory wrap bracelets we have here on okay for sale. We have many different styles and kinds of bracelets. The link below will take you to auctions for many of our Memory wire bracelets.
Memory wire bracelets
I enjoyed working with the memory wire, it is easy to work with and makes a very attractive bracelet. I like the Wrap bracelet alot because the do not have fasteners which can be hard to fasten and these bracelets wrap easily around your wrist.
Memory wire bracelets examples
This bracelet above is an example of how using smaller beads how dainty you can make your bracelet. Using all different beads you get many bracelets with very different looks.
I hope this article has helped some of you beginning beaders. I know I didn't know anything about beading wires when I started. We do not have alot of guides out there for this so I though I would at least be helpful to all the beginners.
Rule of thumb #12 wire works well for earrings and light bracelets, stick to the 2mm, 3mm and 4mm beads.
This wire doesn't say #12 on it but it is the 3 strand wire that is very flexible, you may notice sometimes the auctions for the wire does not put the number 12 on the listing. Three ply or strand is a good ply for small bead bracelets and earrings. You will need the 7 strand flexible for heavier bracelets.
acculon beading wire 3 strand
#14 and above wire for heavier bracelets. Then you can use the heavier beads but some of the 2mm and 3mm beads may not fit. This wire is usually 7 strands in one wire where the #12 is usually 3 ply of wire in one strand.
Movement Wear and Freezing Damage to Excavated Bottles
In old dump sites, where a lot of bio-debris, wood, paper, metal and tin cans were discarded along with the bottles you are going after, there's a lot of movement in the ground over the following decades. These degradable items would continuously shrink and move over the years, causing a lot of activity, movement and settling to the ground around them. This can cause a lot of wear over time to a bottle, scratching, cracking, pinging, bruises, stress-fractures and total breakage.
Solar Electric Photovoltaic Systems
What is a Photovoltaic (PV) System?
The major geponent of a PV system is the photovoltaic solar panel, hence the acronym PV. Any numbers of solar panels are connected together to geplete a solar array. The solar array can have varying output wattage depending on the size and output of each panel, and the number of panels used in the array. All of these variables can be customized to meet the homeowners specific needs, taking in to consideration his or her consumption needs, the percentage of the utility bill they want to replace and the amount of southern exposed roof space or other suitable area available. In order to make the DC power produced by the PV array usable in your home, a device called an inverter is required to convert the DC (direct current) to AC (alternating current) which is used by all the appliances and lighting in your home now. The Inverter also ties your system to the utility gepany, and regulates when and how power is drawn from or sold back to the utility grid. In some cases homeowners use DC lighting fixtures and buy new DC powered appliances, but this is not usually practical for the average homeowner. Inverters are one of the most expensive geponents of the system and have a predetermined capacity, so the PV system must be designed with this in mind to create the most economical investment.
Is your home suitable for a PV System?
The most optimal home is one with a major portion of the roofline having a southern exposure, although roofs with a south-westerly or south-easterly exposure may also be acceptable. If your roof is not suitable then the PV Array can be mounted on a patio cover, pool house, on a pole, or on a ground rack. The most important requirement is that the panels have unobstructed exposure to the sun all through the year.
Grid Tied System , Utility Rules, Interconnection Agreement
What is an Interconnection Agreement? When connecting your PV system to the utility grid your power gepany may require you to sign an Interconnection Agreement. This is a contract between you and the power gepany.
Net Metering
Net Metering is a program with the power gepany that accepts power from your PV system allowing your meter to spin backwards when it produces a surplus of electricity, and forwards when your house has a demand for electricity. This in effect will cancel out many of the kilowatt-hours charged to your bill significantly reducing it. If your system produces more than used in any given month you will be credited for the excess on the next bill. There is a great incentive here to purchase and have your system installed as soon as possible. Many Energy gepanies are offering this program on a first gee first serve basis. So the moral of the story is if you can afford it, or get a loan for it do it now.
The major geponent of a PV system is the photovoltaic solar panel, hence the acronym PV. Any numbers of solar panels are connected together to geplete a solar array. The solar array can have varying output wattage depending on the size and output of each panel, and the number of panels used in the array. All of these variables can be customized to meet the homeowners specific needs, taking in to consideration his or her consumption needs, the percentage of the utility bill they want to replace and the amount of southern exposed roof space or other suitable area available. In order to make the DC power produced by the PV array usable in your home, a device called an inverter is required to convert the DC (direct current) to AC (alternating current) which is used by all the appliances and lighting in your home now. The Inverter also ties your system to the utility gepany, and regulates when and how power is drawn from or sold back to the utility grid. In some cases homeowners use DC lighting fixtures and buy new DC powered appliances, but this is not usually practical for the average homeowner. Inverters are one of the most expensive geponents of the system and have a predetermined capacity, so the PV system must be designed with this in mind to create the most economical investment.
Is your home suitable for a PV System?
The most optimal home is one with a major portion of the roofline having a southern exposure, although roofs with a south-westerly or south-easterly exposure may also be acceptable. If your roof is not suitable then the PV Array can be mounted on a patio cover, pool house, on a pole, or on a ground rack. The most important requirement is that the panels have unobstructed exposure to the sun all through the year.
Grid Tied System , Utility Rules, Interconnection Agreement
What is an Interconnection Agreement? When connecting your PV system to the utility grid your power gepany may require you to sign an Interconnection Agreement. This is a contract between you and the power gepany.
Net Metering
Net Metering is a program with the power gepany that accepts power from your PV system allowing your meter to spin backwards when it produces a surplus of electricity, and forwards when your house has a demand for electricity. This in effect will cancel out many of the kilowatt-hours charged to your bill significantly reducing it. If your system produces more than used in any given month you will be credited for the excess on the next bill. There is a great incentive here to purchase and have your system installed as soon as possible. Many Energy gepanies are offering this program on a first gee first serve basis. So the moral of the story is if you can afford it, or get a loan for it do it now.
Dont sweat the little things.
Sometimes, we stress every little thing in our lives, and feel bad that we cant be superheros and get everything done. But, here are a few tips to help you manage your time effectively.SET YOUR ALARMIf you have trouble remembering little things, dates, times, etc, set your alarm on your watch or cell hone for that day or time. Its like a technologically advanced string around your finger.STOP AND BREATHE.Sometimes taking a mini break is all you need to start fresh. grab a drink, sit for a minute, or hehe..... blog for a second. Just a secind though. and then, get back to work feeling refreshed.EAT SOMETHINGgrab a granola bar. or better yet, grab a pepperment patty, and munch on a peice while you work. the little sweetness will make your job happier.MUSICplay something soft if you are trying to create, or if you are cleaning, really blast your music and rock out while you dust. making a job seem fun with music always works for me.MAKE TIMEmake time for the big things like work and the home and everything, but make time for your family and yourself too. doesnt have to be alot. 15 minutes helping my son with homework, ten minutes lovey dovey with my hubby before he falls asleep, five minutes to read a book to my son, and a hot shower is sometimes all i can fit in there, but it does matter. every minute you devote to your family MATTERS.MAKE A LISTMake a list of to-dos, and then check them off when you finish them. I put a smiley face sticker on my to-do list, and i feel acgeplished. lol Get a corkboard or a postit board for your refridgerator. keep track of things yu can put off till tommorow, and things you need to do TODAY. sometimes i find myself working on things that I am not gonna list for another week, when there are things that need to be packaged and shipped sitting on the table.GET SOME AIR.five minutes in the fresh air always helps when i am overwhelmed. Try just tossing pebbles, or looking at the birds for a few minutes.CRACK DOWNTell yourself: "OK, you can have that few minutes on the blog/outside/on the phone, but only five. ANd then you are gonna work till you finish" and stick to it. then reward yourself! chocolate is good. a bath is good.DONT SWEAT THE LITTLE THINGSIf you got HALF of your to do list done, dont worry about the fact that there are a few dishes in the sink, or you fed your family pizza (they love it lol) or that you didnt get the lint roller out and go over your sofa with it........ the point is, congreatulate yourself for what you DID do!And last but not least, like everything, try to fit a little fun in there somewhere.
Give Yourself a French Pedicure or Manicure!!
Have you ever tried to give yourself a French pedicure or manicure and not been able to get the white line straight and neat? Been there, done that, and I just learned an awesom trick to fix your crooked painting job! It's so simple, yet so effective!
Paint the tip of your nail with white polish just as you normally would for a French pedicure or manicure. But if you get the edge of the line crooked, or have little drips go down, no sweat! All you have to do is take a very fine paint brush, dip it in nail polish remover, and gently paint along thebottom edgeof your white tip to remove any smudges and straighten your crooked lines--don't believe it will work? I wasn't so sure either, but work it did! Let the white polish gepletely dry before coating the whole nail with clear polish. You'll be able to make your nails look like they were done in a beauty salon! Go try it! Click here for the best brand of nail polish!
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Paint the tip of your nail with white polish just as you normally would for a French pedicure or manicure. But if you get the edge of the line crooked, or have little drips go down, no sweat! All you have to do is take a very fine paint brush, dip it in nail polish remover, and gently paint along thebottom edgeof your white tip to remove any smudges and straighten your crooked lines--don't believe it will work? I wasn't so sure either, but work it did! Let the white polish gepletely dry before coating the whole nail with clear polish. You'll be able to make your nails look like they were done in a beauty salon! Go try it! Click here for the best brand of nail polish!
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Lady*Refined
Rebecca is the owner of Lady*Refined, and is the most helpful, kind, caring, friendly, courteous, and down-right sweet person that I know on okay. We are approximately the same sizes, and I have often had to impose on her to begee my "Manniquin".
I have gotten the most beautiful blouses from Rebecca and her site, Lady*Refined. My husband has even been helpful to me - willingly. He dislikes shopping, so helping me choose one of the manygorgeous, satin or vintage blouses in Rebecca's site is a "snap" for him. We have NEVER been disappointed with anything that we've gotten from her site, Lady*Refined. I once told Rebecca that on a 1 to 10 scale...shopping with her is a 125!
She actually CARES about her customers, to the point of wanting to know how they are doing,and gives a hearing ear to any problemsor questions that they might have. Rebecca answers emails and "Contact Member" questionsin lightening-fast time!
Rebeccais a priceless jewel on the blacelet that is okay!
Joni
I have gotten the most beautiful blouses from Rebecca and her site, Lady*Refined. My husband has even been helpful to me - willingly. He dislikes shopping, so helping me choose one of the manygorgeous, satin or vintage blouses in Rebecca's site is a "snap" for him. We have NEVER been disappointed with anything that we've gotten from her site, Lady*Refined. I once told Rebecca that on a 1 to 10 scale...shopping with her is a 125!
She actually CARES about her customers, to the point of wanting to know how they are doing,and gives a hearing ear to any problemsor questions that they might have. Rebecca answers emails and "Contact Member" questionsin lightening-fast time!
Rebeccais a priceless jewel on the blacelet that is okay!
Joni
Fake Abercrombie jeans and real Abercrombie jeans
I will show the difference between a fake abercrombie jeans and a real one.
Firston the label the fake one has an error on it. It is written "estaslished" instead of "established" and the label is not the same size and color.
On the other label, on the fake jeans,after a wash the words are erased and on the real one the words are still there.
On the pocket inside the fake jeans, the words are blur with a lot of white ink.On the real jeansthe words arenot blur and have an used, vintage style.
On the button fly inside the jeans, on the fake jeans it is written "lo wrise" and yousee 1892 on the back of the buttons. On the real jeans, it is written "lowrise" and there are no 1892 on the back of the buttons.
The paints spots on the fake jeans are like that. It is an ocean wash.
On the real one there arelike that
hope it helps
Firston the label the fake one has an error on it. It is written "estaslished" instead of "established" and the label is not the same size and color.
On the other label, on the fake jeans,after a wash the words are erased and on the real one the words are still there.
On the pocket inside the fake jeans, the words are blur with a lot of white ink.On the real jeansthe words arenot blur and have an used, vintage style.
On the button fly inside the jeans, on the fake jeans it is written "lo wrise" and yousee 1892 on the back of the buttons. On the real jeans, it is written "lowrise" and there are no 1892 on the back of the buttons.
The paints spots on the fake jeans are like that. It is an ocean wash.
On the real one there arelike that
hope it helps
Creating Your Ideal Sleeping Area
Slipping into sleep when you need to is made easier by subtly changing the way you use your bedroom.
The way you use your bedroom can have a profound effect on your ability to get a good night's sleep. Your bedroom is you sanctuary-a calm and relaxing place that, since your childhood, has been a personal space in which you can relax and be yourself.
If you're sharing an apartment or living in a small space, however, you're as likely to use your bedroom for entertaining guests, studying, working and eating as you are for sleeping.
BED IS FOR SLEEPING
If your bedroom is also your general living space, you may find it difficult to psychologically switch off at bedtime. If this is the case, you need to train your body to associate your bed with sleep. Get into bed only when you are really tired and on the verge of falling asleep. If you feel like reading or watching TV, relax in a chair or even on cushions on the floor rather than sitting in bed.
Making simple changes to the way use your bedroom will help you into the habit of drifting off to sleep easily.
The way you use your bedroom can have a profound effect on your ability to get a good night's sleep. Your bedroom is you sanctuary-a calm and relaxing place that, since your childhood, has been a personal space in which you can relax and be yourself.
If you're sharing an apartment or living in a small space, however, you're as likely to use your bedroom for entertaining guests, studying, working and eating as you are for sleeping.
BED IS FOR SLEEPING
If your bedroom is also your general living space, you may find it difficult to psychologically switch off at bedtime. If this is the case, you need to train your body to associate your bed with sleep. Get into bed only when you are really tired and on the verge of falling asleep. If you feel like reading or watching TV, relax in a chair or even on cushions on the floor rather than sitting in bed.
Making simple changes to the way use your bedroom will help you into the habit of drifting off to sleep easily.
Satellite VS Cabel
This guide pertains to Satellite dishs like Dish Network for tvand Direcway for high speedinternet.
I had used both systemsfor several years untill Armstrong cabel came along just a few months ago with high speed internet and anexcellent tv lineup for less than half of what i was paying forDish And Directway services.
Direcway was costing me $69.00 a month and it was about five times faster than dial up with the DW6000 modem but the Armstrong cabel is about ten times faster than my Direcway system was.
Dish network was costing me $86.00 a month and i just had the top 120 channel line up plus some local channels. My main reason for going with Dish network was for the high def tv signal with the 811 dish receiver.
A few months went by befor i noticed i could'nt tell one bit of difference between the so called high def channels and the digital ones and neither could anyone else.
Now that i have Armstrong Cabel for both internet access and tv programing is no longer a problem because i have a DVR programing is simple and i can rewind or pause live tv sonowmy entire family is happy at 1/2 the price of both satellite systems gebined
No more sweeping and scrapeing ice and snow on a cold Winters night,i would regeend cabel to anyone who can get it for both internet access and tv.
I hope this guide will help because i learned the hardway.
Happy okaying
It was'nt my tv's fault because i got the best 65 inch Hitachi on the market with surround sound,the dish system was a real pain to use with a vcr because no one in my family could program anything but me.
I had used both systemsfor several years untill Armstrong cabel came along just a few months ago with high speed internet and anexcellent tv lineup for less than half of what i was paying forDish And Directway services.
Direcway was costing me $69.00 a month and it was about five times faster than dial up with the DW6000 modem but the Armstrong cabel is about ten times faster than my Direcway system was.
Dish network was costing me $86.00 a month and i just had the top 120 channel line up plus some local channels. My main reason for going with Dish network was for the high def tv signal with the 811 dish receiver.
A few months went by befor i noticed i could'nt tell one bit of difference between the so called high def channels and the digital ones and neither could anyone else.
Now that i have Armstrong Cabel for both internet access and tv programing is no longer a problem because i have a DVR programing is simple and i can rewind or pause live tv sonowmy entire family is happy at 1/2 the price of both satellite systems gebined
No more sweeping and scrapeing ice and snow on a cold Winters night,i would regeend cabel to anyone who can get it for both internet access and tv.
I hope this guide will help because i learned the hardway.
Happy okaying
It was'nt my tv's fault because i got the best 65 inch Hitachi on the market with surround sound,the dish system was a real pain to use with a vcr because no one in my family could program anything but me.
CB Watt Meters on HF
Most CB watt meters will not work on the HF ham bands. CB watt meters were designed to work from 25 to 30 MHz especially those from the 1970s So be sure to check up on the specs before you bid. Don't just take someone's word. Many people who buy such equipment from estate sales consider CB and Ham as the same, not knowing the difference.
Postcards on s
Postcards are a popular item here on okay. Alot of us don't use them anymore with the advancement of email. but our parents and grandparents used to use them. Postcards are often keptas a reminder of a wonderful vacation or adventure. Check with your family. They probably still have them somewhere in an old shoe box.Even the postcards that have been postmarked and written on are sellable.
What to look for:
Postmarked before 1970
Made from actual pictures
Amusement Parks (especially Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, etc)
Cities, Countries, or States
Hotels
What to look for:
Postmarked before 1970
Made from actual pictures
Amusement Parks (especially Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, etc)
Cities, Countries, or States
Hotels
Speak and Write Deliberately - Better Communication
Reading and Writing Deliberately
If you are not interested in improving your gemunication skills, you most likely will not find this guide helpful. I am telling you this up front so that you dont waste your time reading it. However, if you would like to improve your gemunication skill and have a few minutes to spare, read on.
Why Does It Matter?
I cannot tell you how often I have heard people say that good grammar doesnt matter. When it gees to writing, they find punctuation, sentence structure, and capitalization to be a waste of time. They say that as long as the content is there, it doesnt matter how it is presented. I think they are mistaken.
I will give you a few examples of why having unstructured content is like having no content at all.
When your words are all run together without the things I mentioned before, many people will tune out at first sight. They will veer away from anything that looks like a mess. So, they never get to the content.
Try reading the following:
reading and riting delibertly if you are not interested in improving your gemunication skills you mos likely will not find this guide helpful i am telling youthis up front so that you dont wast your time reding itif you would like improve your gemunications skill and have a few minutes to spare read on why does it mater i cannot tell you how often i had hear peolpe say that good grammar dont matter when it gees to writing they find punctuation sentence structure and capitalization to be a wast of time hey say that as long as the content is there it dont matter how ot id presented i think there mistaken i will give you a few example of why having unstructure content is like having no content at all when you words are all run together without the things I mention before many people will tune out at first sight they will veer away from anything that looks like a mess.
Now try this one:
improve writin ??? readdont care donthelpful? You seegrammer punctuation structure ... ???matter??
Were those difficult to read? Did you even actually read them? Do you think my examples are extreme? Let me tell you, I have seen much worse right here on okay. I have seen this in listings, guides, reviews, and blog posts. Many of the people who write in this manner wonder why no one votes on their guides or why few people respond to their blog posts.
When you write in this manner, you send a message out to your audience. That message is that you dont care enough about your subject to concern yourself with how you present it. If you couldnt be bothered to write it with some consideration, why should anyone bother to read it? Why would anyone take that seriously?
If you went to your local book store and purchased a book, would writing like that be acceptable to you? If your daily paper looked like that, would you keep your subscription? Would you go to a university that had its information written like that in its About Us pamphlet? I suspect your answer to all of thoseis "no." So, if you wouldnt tolerate it, why would you expect anyone else to?
When you speak, do you talk in circles? Do you find that people misunderstand what you are trying to say? Do you find yourself stopping in mid-sentence to go back and restate something? Do you find that you are stuttering? Do you find yourself repeating the same phrase two or three times in a row? Do you speak in ingeplete sentences? Do you mumble and trail in and out of sentences? Do you find people looking at you like you have three heads when you speak?
It is exhausting, at times, to decipher what people are trying to say. Many people just open their mouths for the sake of talking without having any idea what it is they want to say, let alone how they want to say it. They just start spitting out words that somehow connect, yet dont or they dont seem to. They break silence and begin sentences with words like no, nah, yeah, and yes as if they are responding to something.
Misgemunication is probably one of the leading catalysts for arguments. People forget something very important. When they speak or write there is generally a recipient who will interpret what they say. The more precisely you express what it is you are trying to get across the more closely your audience will receive it in the way you intend. The old adage, say what you mean and mean what you say actually means something.
Solutions
When I write and when I speak I put thought intowhatever I am doingbefore I do it and while I am doing it. I think about what it is I want to say and I am careful to say it in the way I intend it. I call this speaking and writing deliberately. That does not mean that I never confuse anyone. I do.That does not mean thatI never misstate.I do. But it isnt for lack of trying to get my point across.
So many people, as I have mentioned, just speak. They use clichs or phrases they have heard without giving any consideration to what they are actually saying. The example that gees to mind is the phrase I couldnt care less. So many people say I could care less. They say it that way because that is what they have heard or that is what they think they heard. But when you actually think about it you realize those two statements mean entirely different things.
A gemon problem in written gemunication is that people type what they hear in their heads as they are typing. Why is this a problem? It is a problem because they are typing what they hear not what they mean. I will give you several examples of this.
When people think of or say the words shouldve, couldve, and wouldve, they are hearing should of, could of, and would of. Unfortunately, that is often how they write the words. It is a natural mistake because the sound of the ve, when it follows the d, sounds like an actual word - "of." When I think during writing, I try to break up all contractions. I try to avoid them whenever possible because they can throw you for a loop as in this example.
Another contraction that gets obliterated or omitted all together is youre. This of course, stands for "you are." However, whensome people say it, it sounds not much different from your. So many times your is used instead. This brings me to theyre. The same problem exists here. This one is a bit more geplex though.
This particular word brings into light a series of words that present problems in that people confuse one for the other regularly. Again, I attribute this to the fact that people are writing based on what they hear in their heads rather than thinking about what it is they are saying. The easiest way for me to go through these is to list them with their proper use.
Their This is possessive. This is what you use when referring to something belonging to more than one person. Have you seen their house?There This is used for proximity or location. Put that there.Theyre They are. Plural subject and verb. They are going to the movies.Therere There are. This one will be discussed in more detail in the next paragraph.Theirs - Again possessive. That is theirs.Theres There is. This one deserves a bit of attention of its own.
Theres is gemonly used in place of therere. It almost seems that therere is disappearing from the lips of all people. The reason that people use this incorrectly, again, is because they apply no forethought to what they are about to say. This problem is gemon both in speaking and in writing. When you are about to use this word think about what you are about to say. Are you talking about one thing? Are you talking about more than one thing? Here is a good example of one waypeople errwith these words.
Therere (there are) a lot of nice things in this store.
The word lot is singular even though it means a group of things. Therefore, this sentence should be Theres a lot
By the way, there is no such word as alot. It is a lot.
Now for another example:
Theres nice people here. Would you say there is nice people here? It is there are nice people here, thereby, therere nice people here. This example brings us straight to another gemonly misused word in written gemunication:
Here Proximity or locationHear A sense. What you do with your ears.
Again this presents a gemon problem similar to that in the examples above. Heres and herere are gemonly used in one anothers stead.
There are so many words like this. I am going to mention one more set of words here, because by now, I think you get the gist of what I mean in the above examples. This set stands alone because they sound nothing alike. There are three words: because, "as,"and since. People gemonly use since in place of "because" or in place of as. What will help is if you remember that since is time related.
Correct use - It has been a long time since I last saw you.Incorrect use Since you are going anyway, pick up some toilet paper.Correct use As you are going anyway, pick up some toilet paper.Incorrect use I decided to stay a while since I had nothing to do for the afternoon.Correct use I decided to stay a while because I had nothing to do for the afternoon.
This may all seem nitpicky to you. But what you find is that when people stop thinking about the little things that they are saying, they eventually stop think about the big things. Finally, they stop thinking about the entirety. And, therein lies the problem.
As for punctuation and capitalization, that boils down to putting forth the effort to do it. Honestly, how difficult is it to insert a period or to hold the shift key while typing? I realize that punctuation can be a bit more geplex than that, but it is a good start. I will leave that at that.
Finally, use spell check and proof read. Almost everything that we use these daysfor written gemunicationhas some spell checker built in. Use it! But, when you use it, realize that it wont catch everything. You will have to proofread on top of using spell check. Some of the gemon things that spell check will miss are:
an instead of and, and instead of anof instead of haveto or too instead of top, top instead of to, to instead of too
I think you get the picture. Proofread aloud. Actually pay attention to what you are reading. It is also a good idea to get someone else to proofread for you. Our eyes play tricks on us. When we read familiar material, our eyes read what they expect to read rather than what is actually written.
It takes a great deal of practice to refine these skills. And, none of usare perfect. We will make mistakes.I do all the time. However, it is worth the effort to at least try to improve. Speaking and writing deliberately can make a world of difference in how you are received.
I reserve the right to be human and err. Nothing here was written to intentionally misinform or otherwise mislead. 2006 Trina Hoaks
If you are not interested in improving your gemunication skills, you most likely will not find this guide helpful. I am telling you this up front so that you dont waste your time reading it. However, if you would like to improve your gemunication skill and have a few minutes to spare, read on.
Why Does It Matter?
I cannot tell you how often I have heard people say that good grammar doesnt matter. When it gees to writing, they find punctuation, sentence structure, and capitalization to be a waste of time. They say that as long as the content is there, it doesnt matter how it is presented. I think they are mistaken.
I will give you a few examples of why having unstructured content is like having no content at all.
When your words are all run together without the things I mentioned before, many people will tune out at first sight. They will veer away from anything that looks like a mess. So, they never get to the content.
Try reading the following:
reading and riting delibertly if you are not interested in improving your gemunication skills you mos likely will not find this guide helpful i am telling youthis up front so that you dont wast your time reding itif you would like improve your gemunications skill and have a few minutes to spare read on why does it mater i cannot tell you how often i had hear peolpe say that good grammar dont matter when it gees to writing they find punctuation sentence structure and capitalization to be a wast of time hey say that as long as the content is there it dont matter how ot id presented i think there mistaken i will give you a few example of why having unstructure content is like having no content at all when you words are all run together without the things I mention before many people will tune out at first sight they will veer away from anything that looks like a mess.
Now try this one:
improve writin ??? readdont care donthelpful? You seegrammer punctuation structure ... ???matter??
Were those difficult to read? Did you even actually read them? Do you think my examples are extreme? Let me tell you, I have seen much worse right here on okay. I have seen this in listings, guides, reviews, and blog posts. Many of the people who write in this manner wonder why no one votes on their guides or why few people respond to their blog posts.
When you write in this manner, you send a message out to your audience. That message is that you dont care enough about your subject to concern yourself with how you present it. If you couldnt be bothered to write it with some consideration, why should anyone bother to read it? Why would anyone take that seriously?
If you went to your local book store and purchased a book, would writing like that be acceptable to you? If your daily paper looked like that, would you keep your subscription? Would you go to a university that had its information written like that in its About Us pamphlet? I suspect your answer to all of thoseis "no." So, if you wouldnt tolerate it, why would you expect anyone else to?
When you speak, do you talk in circles? Do you find that people misunderstand what you are trying to say? Do you find yourself stopping in mid-sentence to go back and restate something? Do you find that you are stuttering? Do you find yourself repeating the same phrase two or three times in a row? Do you speak in ingeplete sentences? Do you mumble and trail in and out of sentences? Do you find people looking at you like you have three heads when you speak?
It is exhausting, at times, to decipher what people are trying to say. Many people just open their mouths for the sake of talking without having any idea what it is they want to say, let alone how they want to say it. They just start spitting out words that somehow connect, yet dont or they dont seem to. They break silence and begin sentences with words like no, nah, yeah, and yes as if they are responding to something.
Misgemunication is probably one of the leading catalysts for arguments. People forget something very important. When they speak or write there is generally a recipient who will interpret what they say. The more precisely you express what it is you are trying to get across the more closely your audience will receive it in the way you intend. The old adage, say what you mean and mean what you say actually means something.
Solutions
When I write and when I speak I put thought intowhatever I am doingbefore I do it and while I am doing it. I think about what it is I want to say and I am careful to say it in the way I intend it. I call this speaking and writing deliberately. That does not mean that I never confuse anyone. I do.That does not mean thatI never misstate.I do. But it isnt for lack of trying to get my point across.
So many people, as I have mentioned, just speak. They use clichs or phrases they have heard without giving any consideration to what they are actually saying. The example that gees to mind is the phrase I couldnt care less. So many people say I could care less. They say it that way because that is what they have heard or that is what they think they heard. But when you actually think about it you realize those two statements mean entirely different things.
A gemon problem in written gemunication is that people type what they hear in their heads as they are typing. Why is this a problem? It is a problem because they are typing what they hear not what they mean. I will give you several examples of this.
When people think of or say the words shouldve, couldve, and wouldve, they are hearing should of, could of, and would of. Unfortunately, that is often how they write the words. It is a natural mistake because the sound of the ve, when it follows the d, sounds like an actual word - "of." When I think during writing, I try to break up all contractions. I try to avoid them whenever possible because they can throw you for a loop as in this example.
Another contraction that gets obliterated or omitted all together is youre. This of course, stands for "you are." However, whensome people say it, it sounds not much different from your. So many times your is used instead. This brings me to theyre. The same problem exists here. This one is a bit more geplex though.
This particular word brings into light a series of words that present problems in that people confuse one for the other regularly. Again, I attribute this to the fact that people are writing based on what they hear in their heads rather than thinking about what it is they are saying. The easiest way for me to go through these is to list them with their proper use.
Their This is possessive. This is what you use when referring to something belonging to more than one person. Have you seen their house?There This is used for proximity or location. Put that there.Theyre They are. Plural subject and verb. They are going to the movies.Therere There are. This one will be discussed in more detail in the next paragraph.Theirs - Again possessive. That is theirs.Theres There is. This one deserves a bit of attention of its own.
Theres is gemonly used in place of therere. It almost seems that therere is disappearing from the lips of all people. The reason that people use this incorrectly, again, is because they apply no forethought to what they are about to say. This problem is gemon both in speaking and in writing. When you are about to use this word think about what you are about to say. Are you talking about one thing? Are you talking about more than one thing? Here is a good example of one waypeople errwith these words.
Therere (there are) a lot of nice things in this store.
The word lot is singular even though it means a group of things. Therefore, this sentence should be Theres a lot
By the way, there is no such word as alot. It is a lot.
Now for another example:
Theres nice people here. Would you say there is nice people here? It is there are nice people here, thereby, therere nice people here. This example brings us straight to another gemonly misused word in written gemunication:
Here Proximity or locationHear A sense. What you do with your ears.
Again this presents a gemon problem similar to that in the examples above. Heres and herere are gemonly used in one anothers stead.
There are so many words like this. I am going to mention one more set of words here, because by now, I think you get the gist of what I mean in the above examples. This set stands alone because they sound nothing alike. There are three words: because, "as,"and since. People gemonly use since in place of "because" or in place of as. What will help is if you remember that since is time related.
Correct use - It has been a long time since I last saw you.Incorrect use Since you are going anyway, pick up some toilet paper.Correct use As you are going anyway, pick up some toilet paper.Incorrect use I decided to stay a while since I had nothing to do for the afternoon.Correct use I decided to stay a while because I had nothing to do for the afternoon.
This may all seem nitpicky to you. But what you find is that when people stop thinking about the little things that they are saying, they eventually stop think about the big things. Finally, they stop thinking about the entirety. And, therein lies the problem.
As for punctuation and capitalization, that boils down to putting forth the effort to do it. Honestly, how difficult is it to insert a period or to hold the shift key while typing? I realize that punctuation can be a bit more geplex than that, but it is a good start. I will leave that at that.
Finally, use spell check and proof read. Almost everything that we use these daysfor written gemunicationhas some spell checker built in. Use it! But, when you use it, realize that it wont catch everything. You will have to proofread on top of using spell check. Some of the gemon things that spell check will miss are:
an instead of and, and instead of anof instead of haveto or too instead of top, top instead of to, to instead of too
I think you get the picture. Proofread aloud. Actually pay attention to what you are reading. It is also a good idea to get someone else to proofread for you. Our eyes play tricks on us. When we read familiar material, our eyes read what they expect to read rather than what is actually written.
It takes a great deal of practice to refine these skills. And, none of usare perfect. We will make mistakes.I do all the time. However, it is worth the effort to at least try to improve. Speaking and writing deliberately can make a world of difference in how you are received.
I reserve the right to be human and err. Nothing here was written to intentionally misinform or otherwise mislead. 2006 Trina Hoaks
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