Zirconium Oxide Properties, Uses And Manufacturing Process

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The grinding time required for its machining is about fifty percent more than any other element. The post-grinding surface finish is considerably improved than a comparable feature in any other material.

Zirconium has symbol Zr and atomic number 40. It is a metal extracted from the oxide mineral baddeleyite and Zirconium silicate. Zirconium is the nineteenth most abundant element in the earths crust, it is more plentiful than lead and copper. It has a good tendency to form metallic salts with good electrical conductivity. Due to these properties, it is used in various structural components of nuclear reactors.                                                                     

It was discovered in 1789 by a German chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth. Its metallic powder was made in 1824 by a Swedish Chemist, Jons J. Berzelius. In 1925, the method   to purify useable quantities of metal was developed by two Dutch chemists J.H. de Boer and Anton E van Arkel. They also invented a thermal iodide process to thermally decompose Zirconium tetraiodide.

Fundamental properties of Zirconium Oxide:

Zirconia is a highly refractory material. It offers great chemical and corrosion inertness.

High density.
Chemical inertness.
Low thermal conductivity.
Ionic electrical conduction.
Resistance to molten metals.
High hardness.
Wear resistance.
Use temperatures up to 2400 C.
High fracture toughness.

Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) commonly known as Zirconia, is a natural  occurring metal with a monoclinic crystalline structure. It has same features and design as that of alumina, but gives better finish after surface grinding as compared to alumina. Machining Zirconia is much easier than machining alumina  in comparison to alumina, its threads, big holes Etc. are easily produced. There are three basic principles that should be followed when machining Zirconia: high feed rates, slow speeds and a flood coolant system using a water soluble oil lubricant.

Manufacturing of Zirconium Oxide:

Absolutely pure products must be used for the production of high quality ceramics, advanced synthesis methods have been developed for high purity of Zirconia.
Raw material used for manufacturing of Zirconia is the mineral Zircon silicate. ZrO2 can be obtained on a large scale by melting coke and lime.
Its manufacturing methods include  - reactions in the gas phase, molten salt baths, hydrothermal powder synthesis and sol-gel methods.
The Zirconia powder of particle sizes 0.01 to 0.10m can be obtained by gas phase manufacturing.  The powder obtained by this method is further mixed with additives and then green bodies are manufactured by tape casting, dry pressing and slip casting.
After that, the sintering additives remain in the ceramic but the auxiliary substances which are volatile organic compounds are removed from the moulding before the sintering process.
The green body is transmuted into a raw product by sintering method, later polished & grounded as per the application.
The mouldings are endued their actual properties in the sintering process. The ceramic powder contracts by reducing to their specific shape. This is obtained by temperature-dependent diffusion process.
The speed of solid body diffusion can be increased by appropriate selection of sintering additives. If solid body diffusion occurs too slowly, sintering should be done with a liquid phase or under specific pressure.

The sintering process done under high temperatures and pressure increases the production costs of ceramic components. 

Typical uses of Zirconium Oxide:

Thread and wire guides.
Hot metal extrusion dies.
Powder compacting dies.
In mill grinding industries.
Used in Oxygen sensors.
Fuel cell membranes.
Precision ball valve and seats.
High temperature induction furnace susceptors.
Rollers and guides for metal tube forming.
Marine pump seals and shaft guides.
Deep well down-hole valve seats.

Machining Zirconia is done through conventional methods as being chemically unreactive element  requires unique high technology tools to produce the best quality products.

Zebra Print Bedding - How To Find The Zebra Bedding That Is Right For You

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A lot of people are looking to find zebra print bedding for their bedrooms. But now that there is a lot of zebra bedding available, what kind of bedding do you need? As we searched, we found zebra sheets, comforters, pillows, shower curtains and more. But which one is right for you?
Zebra bedding is fun, funky and bold. The colors, black and white, and the animal print are bold and make a big statement in your room. That's why sometimes you will want to get everything in zebra print, but at other times you will want to get a pillow and shower curtain, but not much more.

Still wondering what kind of zebra bedding to get for your room? Here is what we recommend:

- Pink Zebra Print Sheets and Bedding. A lot of people love zebra print, but they do not like it in traditional black and white. Rather, they prefer it in other colors. Pink and white zebra print looks fabulous and it will look fabulous in your bedroom as well.

If the rest of your bedroom has pink and white colors, then pink and white zebra bedding will look great in your bedroom as well. Choose fun, matching comforter, pillows and accessories. For example, get pink and white zebra sheets, pink comforter and pink zebra print pillows. Doing this will create a fun zebra print theme in your bedroom, without it being too much.

- Zebra Print Shower Curtains. Would you like those for your bathroom? Who wouldn't - zebra print shower curtains will add a fun design to your bathroom! Just make sure that the rest of your bathroom matches the curtains. Since these curtains are making a bold white and black statement, make sure that your other colors and decor match the zebra curtains.

For example, paint the walls in similar colors, find matching accessories, towels and soup dish. By making your bathroom decor match you will really showcase the zebra animal print shower curtains and make your whole bathroom look very put together.

- Zebra Print Pillows. These are great and extremely versatile. You can get pink zebra print pillows and use them on your living room couch to add just a splash of color and design. You can use them for your bed in your bedroom, to make it look even better. There are many possibilities.

If you have a room that has black and white decor, then zebra pillows with the traditional animal print in black and white will look great in that room. Get the pillows and decorate the bed, chairs or other sitting areas with them. They will look great and add great design to the room.

Zebra print bedding is very versatile. You can use as a major thing in your room, or you can use it as an accent. As long as it matches the rest of the room, it will look great and add colors to your rooms.

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Why our Joints are important

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The human body is held together by different types of joints. A joint is where two bones meet, held together with ligaments. Joints allow us to be flexible by lubricating our bones to provide movement without friction. Joints are lubricated with hyaluronic acid and synovial fluid, which allow the bones to move easily. These bones are constantly being used in everyday activities, which makes them more prone to injuries and diseases. Most people face problems with joints as they get older. The bones start to get weaker making joint pain a common issue among the older generation. Although, most adults also face this issue from time to time. Especially for individuals who are physically active or have jobs that are labor intensive. Heavy lifting and strenuous exercise can have a debilitating affect on the joints. Injuries can also cause joint pain because the joints are all connected, a single fracture can cause strain on the joints. Diseases such as arthritis, bursitis and osteomyelitis can also cause extreme pain in the joints. Pain can be experienced anywhere in the body, most people experience pain in their wrists, knees, shoulders and back. These ligaments are constantly being used which can cause the joints to deteriorate much faster.

One of the most common causes of joint pain is arthritis. Arthritis is a condition where the cartilage inside the joints slowly breaks. Cartilage is very important in the functioning of a joint, it allows the bones to move without causing friction. Without cartilage the bones rub together causing an extensive amount of pain to the the patients. The pain can be very excruciating to deal with and interrupt an individuals day to day activities. The exact diagnosis of joint pain requires a visit to the doctor. The doctor will conduct some preliminary tests, take x rays and try to prevent the joints from deteriorating. Most treatment methods require the patient to bring some change into their lifestyle. This usually requires them to avoid lifting heavy things and allowing their joints to rest. Medication is also prescribed to help patients deal with the pain and stop the break down of cartilage. Pain killers such as naproxen, acetaminophen and ibuprofen can help relieve the inflammation and help control the pain. Without the help of medication, the pain can be unbearable. Most people are required to take medication for very long periods of time. This can also have adverse affects on health, it is recommended to consult your doctor in order to find the best treatment available.

Taking proper care of the joints will provide long term relief from pain. Taking proper precautions while exercising and working will help the joints stay healthy. Regular visits to the doctor can also help, if a condition such as arthritis is present the doctor can prescribe medication that will stop the cartilage from breaking down. A healthy diet and proper exercise will help the immune system and prevent joint related diseases. Other methods include warm baths, sensual massages and stretching. Preventing joint pain can be a lot easier than having to deal with the effects of it after the joints become vulnerable to diseases.You can read more here http://jointpaincentre.com.

Why Do People Enjoy Extreme Sports

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In order for us to understand why people enjoy extreme sports, it is vital for you to understand what extreme sports are; the background, why they are called extreme and why they are categorize on the basis of enjoyment styles.

In recent years, the term extreme sports has evolved on grand scale. It can be categorized into three main types: Air, Land and Water. Now youll start unleashing, how they work and why do people enjoy them.
These extreme sports are often subject of debates based of the fact that how a sport is called extreme. Often popular in younger-than-average crowd (though not mandatory), these sports are not inducted or sanctioned by schools. These sports are practiced mostly on individual level, while in many cases professional coaching can also be acquired.

Now we tell you the secret recipe of their buzz:

Control and physics: The reason why people enjoy these sports are that they are normally played, exercised or practiced in free or uncontrolled environment like base jumping and sky diving. It means while traditional athletes play in controlled environment like fields and gyms. Extreme athletes have to operate and display their skills in free-flowing natural environment. For this reason the aspects and understanding of laws of physics and how to apply and use them are really crucial for success.

Thrill: This is the single most attractive factor in peoples interest for extreme sports. The adrenaline rush is what differentiates it from any other type of sports. The thrill that is derived in extreme sports is highest. The athletes are fully exposed and at the mercy of direct danger. The catch is how to maintain composure and apply skills when it is in extreme scenario. Extreme sports are also widely condemned for the same reason. As many dont think it is a game to put ones self in harms way with full throttle, without understanding the intensity of consequences.

Pushing The Limits: Extreme sports as the name goes is about pushing the limits. The balance and control of regular instincts application is tried in the highest pressure scenario. The response, nerves and the grip over the un-controllable is the main zeal why people who play or watch, enjoy it.

Man against Nature: As we mentioned earlier that they are about natural elements- Air, Water and Land. These games are loved because the natural elements react to human extreme or instincts. The passion of man to overcome the natural barriers is an addiction for these athletes and spectators. Many a time these overtures have dire impacts, but the fear of danger is the prime motivator to excel in its skill.

Some of the mainstream extreme sports are base jumping, bungy jumping, sky diving, gliding, extreme skiing, mountain biking, cliff-diving, scuba diving, wind surfing. No matter what extreme sport you may enjoy know your limits, or youll be pushed.

What's Rich

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Recently, a customer wrote me with this dilemma (I've edited out the personal details and slightly edited the message):

"In all the writings of Wallace D. Wattles, there's one point I always had trouble accepting and thus, it's holding me back from seriously applying his entire philosophy."

"It's about 'increasing life'..."

"In Chapter 5 of 'The Science of Getting Rich' (Increasing Life), Wallace D. Wattles wrote:"

"In order to know more, do more, and be more we must have more; we must have things to use, for we learn, and do, and become, only by using things. We must get rich, so that we can live more."

"Now, to explain my dilemma..."

"It's because I know that in his other writings Wallace D. Wattles shows a deep spiritual philosophy, that I imagine there must be a right way to interpret those words."

"Otherwise, it sounds materialistic to me, shopping-orientated to encourage consumerism and competition, in a society where it's already a problem."

"I agree that in the process of becoming rich we have to be careful not to mix spiritual readings, or we'll likely get confused and out of focus."

"However, still this repeating that we need things, to buy things, and that we *must* get rich to live more, well, doesn't match my belief that we should become free from attachments and not relay too much upon material things as it may lead to slavery and weakness in our inner power, promoting desire after desire, in an endless run for happiness and never being satisfied."

"So, please, I'd love a good explanation to be able to practice Wallace D. Wattle's writings and feel that they're meaningful and in line with my belief that we can create our own abundance and in the mean time pursue a complete spiritual growth with a feeling of freedom within. Thank you heaps."

The answer to this dilemma lies in Wallace D. Wattles' use of the word "rich" and how he defines it.

In Chapter 1 of "The Science of Getting Rich" (The Right to Be Rich), Wallace D. Wattles wrote:

"The man who owns all he wants for the living of all the life he is capable of living is rich..."

There you have it...

"The man who owns all he wants for the living of all the life he is capable of living is rich..."

Now...

Notice carefully...

If you will...

Wallace D. Wattles *didn't* write:

The man who owns all he wants for the living of *more* life than he's capable of living is rich...

He wrote:

"The man who owns all he wants for the living of all the life he is capable of living is rich..."

In other words...

"Rich", according to Wallace D. Wattles, is...

Owning all you want for the living of all the life you're capable of living...

Not *more* life than you're capable of living...

*All* the life you're capable of living...

There's a *huge* difference!

If, for example, *all* the life you're capable of living, right now anyway (your "needs" for living *all* the life you're capable of living will change as you continue to grow and develop), requires a seven room home in a nice neighborhood, a thirty-two room mansion on a hill would be pure, unadulterated waste.

Nowhere in his writings did Wallace D. Wattles talk about piling things up around you just to pile things up around you, the disastrous consequences of which can be easily evidenced in the news on almost any given day of the week, without regard to your ability to use them to live a fuller and more complete life... *all* the life your capable of living.

As a matter of fact...

He said quite the opposite...

In Chapter 18 of "The Science of Being Great" (Jesus' Idea of Greatness), for example, quoting Robert G. Ingersoll, Wallace D. Wattles wrote:

"Suppose a man had fifty thousand pairs of pants, seventy-five thousand vests, one hundred thousand coats, and one hundred and fifty thousand neckties, what would you think of him if he arose in the morning before light and worked until after it was dark every day, rain or shine, in all kinds of weather, merely to get another necktie?"

Great question, isn't it?

What would you think?

Although it doesn't make any sense whatsoever, sadly, this is *exactly* what many people spend their entire lives doing...

Don't you be one of them. :-)

Remember...

"Rich" is...

Owning all you want for the living of all the life you're capable of living...

Not *more* life than you're capable of living...

*All* the life you're capable of living!

What you need to know about Enterprise Mobility Solution and Platforms

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With the increase in use of mobile devices, there is an entirely new trend that has taken over every industry. Most employees today work out of the office relying on cloud- based services and mobile devices to complete tasks.

What is Enterprise Mobility?
Enterprise mobility is the name given to the trend of using mobile devices because of which the need to manage corporate data and ensure security has increased. With enterprise mobility, employees have the opportunity to use cloud storage or transfer data to their personal iPads or mobile phones. This has increased productivity, but there are several security risks related to data. Enterprise mobility management aims at creating products such as data loss prevention technology as well as developing policies for data use to make the mobile strategy of companies risk-free.

What is mobility services?
A managed mobility services provider provides you with solutions that deal with the complexity of managing data on multiple mobile devices. The aim of these mobility services is to:

Enable communication for office workers who are mobile by giving them access to all the resources that are traditionally available only on the PC. This includes business emails or the database of any corporate content. The content available is interpreted to create specialized mobile apps.
While mobile workforce management and managed mobility services are usually considered to be the same, the focus of the latter is to make sure that any employee who is out of office has access to all the corporate content which the former focuses on field- based workers like utility employees.
Mobile device management is also quite different from managed mobility services. The former is a component of the latter and is focused on services like integrating and managing any mobile device such as a tablet, smartphone or laptop.

Best Enterprise Mobility Platform
IT service providers work towards enterprise mobility suite and solutions that are dependable and cost effective. There are three aspects that service providers cover with their mobility services:

Creation: Special applications that are either hybrid, native or web are created to function with the most popular mobile operating systems such as Windows, Android, and iOS. The platforms used are industry proven MADP and MEAP standards.
Connection: The applications in all the existing enterprise systems are synced with mobile devices and are designed to provide improved functionality and deliver backend data for any reference.
Control: Security is the prime concern with enterprise mobility services. To ensure that data and applications are functional and secure, service providers design enterprise mobility solutions that are context aware and intelligent while providing the option of end to end support to keep your software upgraded and dynamic.

Enterprise mobility management (EMM) caters to consumers, customers and employees. This way, you have an integrated and open platform that is designed based on required standards to cover B2C, B2B and B2E requirements.

How to choose the right EMM provider for your business?
There are four simple steps to choose the right EMM provider for your business.

Understand the mobility requirements of your enterprise: Consider several factors such as the scope and scale of data access and applications and then narrow down on the best vendors based on the budget, management strategy, security solutions and support offered.
Analyze the market: Speak with as many vendors as you can before you decide because there are several companies, including start-ups, that are constantly innovating to give you the best results. Choose a company who gives utmost priority to containerizing your data while ensuring proper mobile device management.
Evaluate the features offered: You can get a host of EMM services including custom-assembled ones and do-it-all suites. Customization is the best option as it allows maximum functionality that is specific to your requirements. These solutions are more expensive than do-it-all solutions but will reduce overheads with multiple management systems that come with a learning curve and operational costs.
Integration with other IT management systems is a must: In order to reduce costs and increase productivity, integrate your EMM with directory services, other management systems and other capabilities. Cloud and mobility remain the number one priority but proper integration is extremely important in creating long-term solutions.

When it comes to choosing the best EMM, functionality, innovation, support and cost-effectiveness are the most important factors.

Western and Rustic Bathroom Decor Ideas

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Often, the bathrooms in our homes get little or no consideration when it comes to decorating. That's too bad because there are plenty of bathroom decor ideas that can make a big difference. After all, the bathroom is usually where we're at right before bedtime and where we spend time in the morning getting ready for the day. So, why not add a few decorative touches to remind us of something we have a fondness for?

Our favorite decor ideas for the bathroom are ones from the western, southwestern, lodge, and rustic styles of home decorating. For example, western style decor might include items related to western scenery or settings, cowboys and cowgirls, or horses, as well as rodeo and ranching activities. The Southwestern style might feature desert scenes, red rock canyons, cactus, or Native American designs. Nature and wildlife are common themes for the lodge and rustic styles.

Most of the things we use as part of our bathroom decor ideas are common items for the bathroom, but they're done in a certain decorative style. These common items include shower curtains, towel bars, robe hooks, tissue holders, soap dishes, lotion dispensers, toothbrush holders, waste cans, and so forth. There are also wallpaper borders, vanity lights, switch covers, along with cabinet pulls and knobs that are done in your favorite decorating style.

If your home has more than one bathroom, you might have one for the master bedroom, one (or more) for the other bedrooms, and perhaps a guest bathroom or powder room. If that's the case, you might want to use one of the best bathroom decor ideas we know of - simply get a few items that reflect the hobbies and/or interests of the person(s) that uses each of the bathrooms the most. Then, decorate the guest bathroom or powder room to match or complement the rest of your home.

If you're a horse lover, you'll be able to find a wide variety of shower curtains with a horse theme. You can choose all kinds of scenes, from a horse grazing in a lush meadow to a group of wild mustangs running freely across the open range. You can easily find other bathroom accessories and accents that feature a design or depiction of a horse.

Are you a cowboy or cowgirl at heart? You can get a toothbrush holder, lotion dispenser, soap dish, and more, all with a matching design that features a depiction of a western character. Towel bars are available that make it seem like a pair of cowboys are holding a rope for you to drape your towel over. Some types of western light fixtures have a cowboy silhouette in metal art.

Perhaps you have a deep appreciation for nature and wildlife. You can express your feelings with rustic style bathroom accessories and accents that bring a touch of the outdoors into your room. Whether it's plant or animal, you'll have lots of choices. You can get decor items with designs or depictions of acorns, pine trees, pinecones, elk, deer, moose, bears, ducks, geese, or trout.

No matter which bathroom decor ideas have the most appeal for you, the best part is that getting a desired look or creating a theme is easily accomplished without spending lots of money. Most of the accessories and accents for the bathroom are affordable and have a very practical purpose, so why not get them in your favorite style? The difference it makes as you start your day can certainly make you glad you did!

To Prevent SuicideHeal Post Traumatic Soul Disorder

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To Prevent Suicide: Heal Post Traumatic Soul Disorder

Jane A. Simington, PhD.
Taking Flight International Corporation

September 9-15, 2012 is designated as suicide prevention week. Many are asking how we can prevent the horrific statistics, such as those recently reported about the thirty-eight American soldiers who killed themselves in July, the worst month for suicides since the Army began releasing figures in 2009. Statistics about escalating suicide rates, for all age groups in the general population, are also alarming.

Since focusing on the causes, should always be the first step in any discussion about prevention, the relationship between suicide and trauma must be recognized. In light of this relationship, prevention strategies for suicide must be aimed at preventing traumas (such as is caused by childhood abuse and domestic violence), and when trauma does happen, the focus of suicide prevention must be on healing the effects of trauma on the body, mind, emotions and soul.

While many traumatized people experience most or all of the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), there is more to PTSD than is usually discussed. I have worked as a trauma specialists since 1999 and now recognize that trauma can wound the soul. Many of the more than 4000 people I have helped heal from the effects of trauma have described how excruciating their soul pain and spiritual disconnection is. Most indicate that the soul pain is the most acute aspect of their suffering.

Many who have experienced trauma intuitively know that the traumatic event had created an inner disconnection causing a deep longing to again feel whole. Indigenous cultures believe that when trauma happens, a part of the soul can remained trapped in the place where the trauma occurred and remain there frozen in time. Those who feel they have left a part of themselves at the trauma scene often voice that their lives feel incomplete and empty and that they are plagued by dreams of searching and longing. For these reasons I believe that Post Traumatic Soul Disorder is the more accurate term to describe the symptoms of unhealed and difficult to resolve trauma.

The accumulation of symptoms, including the feelings of inner emptiness, can cause relationships to fail and make the life of someone who has experienced trauma seem unbearable and not worth living. Many turn to alcohol and drugs in an effort to numb this intense suffering. Others slash themselves knowing that the instant release of endorphins will momentarily ease their suffering. When these attempts no longer work suicide can seem like the only way out of their constant misery.

Some ways to prevent suicide include:

1) Assess how much unhealed and cumulative trauma the person is experiencing (pay special attention to the history of repetitive childhood trauma and trauma involving sexual abuse).

2) Assess for soul pain and spiritual disconnection as well as for emotional and mental concerns.

3) Offer interventions that are more wholistic in nature as versus only cognitive based therapies and pharmaceuticals.

4) Guide and teach grounding and other safety techniques.

5) Teach strategies for the removal of flashbacks and how to stop night terrors.

6) Use deep imagery with a spiritual focus to help the person heal and reclaim their power.

7) Use therapeutic art to help the person heal and to believe in them self again.

8) Assist the person to reintegrate all aspects of their soul/self.

9) Teach therapeutic energy work and have the person obtain energy- transfer treatments such as Reiki and therapeutic touch as a way to cleanse their energy filed and release stored cellular memories.

10) Help the person work with the dream messages being received.

11) Assist the person in rebuilding relationships

In conclusion, I believe in the need to heal the soul pain of the person who has experienced trauma. When I do so, I see the light return to the windows of their soul, and I see the persons excitement about being able to once again walk among the living.

Dr. Jane Simington PhD. Copyright September 7, 2012

Tips for Reducing Stress in Personal & Professional Relationships

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Your personal and professional relationships can be some of the biggest stress inducers in your life. The boss who doesnt give you credit, the son who doesnt do his homework, the spouse who seems to care about completely different things. Dealing with people brings unique challenges that make it very different than other sources of stress.

Here are a few tips for reducing your stress in interpersonal relationships.

==>Tip: Know Your Boundaries

One of the biggest sources of stress comes from inadvertently crossing undefined boundaries.

For example, lets say one of your unsaid boundaries is that you really value your time and hate it when people are late to meetings. Instead of making it clear to your co-workers that lateness is a boundary however, youve just kept silent about it and built up stress as that boundary was inadvertently crossed constantly.

Instead, recognize and define that as a boundary for you and make it clear to the people you work with that if they want to meet with you, thats a boundary they have to respect.

Know your boundaries. Know whats acceptable to you and whats not and stick to your guns.

==>Tip: Have Honest Conversations

Honest conversations are some of the most difficult conversations to have. But they must be had, or other people wont really know what youre experiencing and things wont ever change.

Share with other people whats really going on for you and how youre feeling. Share with them how youre perceiving them and their actions and how its impacting you.

Dont point fingers. Just share the impact their actions have on you, and also listen to what they have to say. At the end of the conversation, try to come up with real actionable steps to change the situation.

==>Tip: Accept People As They Are, or Get Them Out of Your Life

There are two places in relationships that have no stress at all: When you accept people as they are, exactly as they are, and when theyre gone.

Anything in between, where you "like them in general" but "cant stand this one thing about them" is bound to cause you stress.

If someones going to be in your life, do your best to accept them just the way they are. Avoid focusing on their imperfections. After all, youre not perfect either But youd prefer it if others related to you without focusing on your imperfections as well, wouldnt you?

On the other hand, anyone in your life who you truly cant bring yourself to accept, try to just get them out of your life.

Of course, life is never quite that simple. Co-workers who you have no choice over, family members who stress you out, etc are just a part of life. But if you make it a rule of thumb to either just accept people or avoid the people you dont like, you will reduce a lot of stress.

Dealing with people is a whole art in and of itself. People can be a great source of stress in life, but they can also be a great source of joy. Learn to define your own boundaries, learn to have honest conversations with the people in your life and learn to either accept people or avoid the people who you dont really like.

The Things You Should Know About Car Window Tints Prices

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Car windows tinting has only just become too popular, mostly because it is a non-expensive alternative to air conditioning. Trust me or not, after a recent survey, it turned out that more than fifty percent of the interviewed people are considering to get their car windows tinted while more than 10% already have. It is inevitable the effect that car window tints are having on our lives but there are too many reasons why these tints deserve to be that popular.

Car window tints are turning into more popular each day mostly for the fact that they are a lot more beneficial compared to other methods of air conditioning. The first thing, car tints are non complex and very fast to mount. Next, its because they are a one-time fee and they do not take you any money to be taken care of. And thirdly, but most vital, car window tints are becoming this successful because they are the cheapest of all of the alternatives. As mentioned before, the only investment on them is to buy them and thats it!

The price of car window tints can vary so much from the make and type of your ride. Basically, some cars might take too much work to give shape to the tints as the windows have various shapes and that is the reason why the expert who will be applying the tints will charge you more to set them up for you. The other thing that determines whether tints will be more expensive or cheaper is the type of the tints you are choosing. There are special regulations for tints in the whole wide world. In the US, the law varies from state to state, and this law decides how much the tints can be black. In most cases, the percentage of allowance varies between 32% to 75% but this changes from the fact of how bright the state is.

Allow me to bring up some details to bear in mind when picking tints for your car windows. First of all, you have to make up your mind how much black you want your car tints to be. If you live in a quite sunny state, as Florida, you should consider getting darker tints, while if you reside in a not that warm state, such as some states near the Canadian border, you should consider getting less darker tints. But that of course is up to you to decide. Optionally, if you cant make a decision at the moment, you can go to talk about this thing with the person who sells at the tint shop or some other person who knows much more for car tints than you do.

Yet another thing to have in your mind is the fact that you should have a thought of how much your budget allows you to spend. Not to go into details, tinting a car can cost you from 100 $ up to $400. Usually, it costs even more if your car windows are all curvy and need a lot of work from the people who will be installing your tints. A large number of tint shops offer pre-shaped tints that only need to be put on car windows and if the experts working at the shop can get you such tints, you are probably going to end up paying less money. Basically, nothing is up to you since its not your decision if you wish to have more common car windows or more unique ones.

The ins and outs of the geodesic greenhouse

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The geodesic dome is a unique structure. Its most important advantage is that it does not require any intermediate supports. It was invented by Buckminster Fuller in 1954. This design is used to advantage a geodesic dome greenhouse as it leaves you a lot of extra space to grow plants. One can see Climatron to realize this very fact.

The Climatron is actually the world's first geodesic dome greenhouse built inside the Missouri Botanical gardens in St. Louis, Missouri. It opened in 1960. It grows more than 1200 species of plants in a dome having a diameter of 175 feet. Its height is 70 feet.

The second biggest advantage of a geodesic dome greenhouse is that compared both ground area wise and perimeter wise, it offers to you the maximum unencumbered spatial volume and height. The third biggest advantage of the geodesic dome design is that structurally it is the sturdiest. It distributes stress equally on all the struts. Another big advantage is that it has no corners. It can therefore receive the maximum light from the Sun at all declinations.

The exorbitant cost and the clear space requirements of a geodesic dome greenhouse are of course the only two downsides of this design.

However, if you have the clear space and money to boot, nothing really can then stop you from making a commercial greenhouse based on it. You can then use the sun's rays to light up your greenhouse optimally, while using the inherent space advantage to grow the plants to provide you the maximum yield and profits. Aesthetically, too, a geodesic dome greenhouse is a marvel to behold.

Even if you want to use it as an indoor greenhouse, the inherent space advantages of the geodesic dome design lets you install the requisite number of passive solar heating drums to optimally heat it. You can then of course use the design to make an indoor orchid greenhouse to grow all the fruits you want. The height advantage of the geodesic dome will allow you to grow the tallest fruit bearing trees inside it.

In fact after the Climatron came up, many entrepreneurs saw the inherent profit-making benefits in the geodesic dome design. So, they used it in making out-to-out commercial greenhouses. Today many people are using this design in making considerable profits from their all-year round plant, fruits and vegetable growing ventures in their own commercial green houses.

Even if you individually do not have the huge amount of money to spare, you and your friends can pool in the funds to make the dream of a geodesic dome greenhouse a reality. You can then reap and share the profits too.

The Importance of Safety and Environment in the Mining Industry

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Mining is known to be one of the most dangerous occupations in the world. Reported disasters since the early 1900s have resulted to many lives lost. In 2009, several fatalities were reported in China during the Heilongjiang mining explosion. Major disasters in this industry can result to more than a thousand of lives lost each year.

There are several possible causes of fatalities and accidents in mining sites, not only limited to fires and explosions. Poor ventilation is one of the main concerns. In this line of work, miners are exposed to various gases, substances, and chemicals that may be harmful to them. Without proper ventilation, miners can face illnesses, health risks, and injury. Harmful gases can poison workers and limit oxygen supply within and around the site, causing asphyxiation. Exposure to certain gases can also cause long-term physical injury and illness. Explosions can also happen when there is no proper ventilation. Methane gas builds up without the right ventilation. Each equipment must be closely monitored for possible explosion triggers, which can cause great disaster. That is why sufficient ventilation is crucial in mining, as this will prevent explosions and health risks derived from harmful gases.

Another common cause of mining accidents is caving in of the walls and ceilings of underground mineshafts. Either the walls or ceilings were not properly secured or the mineshafts were deeply excavated, thus weakening the walls and ceilings. The expertise of mining companies and the use of advanced technology and methods can reduce the possibility of cave-ins.

It is, thereby, crucial to be able to provide efficient and safe working conditions for miners and people in the local community. The Mining Safety and Health Administration inspects mining sites for possible pitfalls and potential disasters. Legislation is also in place to improve mining sites and safe to make way for a proper mining site. Any chemical leakage and improper waste management can cause harm to surrounding areas and local communities.

To answer such an alarming issue, government has put in placty precautions.

There has also been great concern regarding the environmental impact of mining, not just during the mining itself but its long-term impact on the environment even after mining has been completed and the site has been closed. Mining processes and chemicals can contaminate groundwater, surface water, and soil. Other environmental issues include erosion, loss of biodiversity, imbalanced ecosystem, formation of sinkholes, and coal fires, which all contribute to environmental degradation. Even some mining companies chopped down surrounding treese legislation and regulation to require mining companies to do proper environmental impact assessment and management. This will reduce damage and enforce environmental and social responsibility. The Global Mining Initiative and the International Council on Mining and Metals were also formed to improve performance of mining activities and address the growing concern for the environment.

Mining companies and their workers, whether big or small, must be equipped, knowledgeable, and skilled enough to practice proper safety precautions with minimal environmental impact as possible.

To know more about safety and environmental standards, read articles in the mining journal here in this site or visit Miningiq.com.

THE FOUR METHODS FOR CONDUCTING A TRAINING NEEDS ANALYSIS

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If you are considering developing and delivering a training program for your organization, here's the first step!

The needs analysis is a crucial activity in the training and development process. All training programs must begin with a needs analysis, therefore the needs analysis is usually the first step in the training process.

The purpose of the needs analysis is to identify what performance requirements are needed in order to fulfill the organization's goals and objectives and to improve productivity, profits, and quality of service.

There are two major reasons for conducting a needs analysis. First, it will identify specific steps that must be taken in order to make improvements. Second, it will provide the information to justify any expense you may incur as a result of training.

The objective in conducting a needs analysis is to find answers to the following questions:
- "Why" is training needed?
- "What" form of training is needed?
- "When" is the training needed?
- "Where" is the training needed?
- "Who" needs the training?
- "How" will the training be performed?

By determining training needs, an organization can decide what specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes are needed to improve the employee's performance in accordance with the company's standards. The following four methods for collecting data include surveys, observations, interviews, and customer comment cards.

1. SURVEYS
Surveys are used to focus on specific areas of performance deficiency. Surveys can be administered either by management or an outside professional. The surveys consist of a written questionnaire that employees answer on an anonymous basis which will allow them to answer freely and be truthful with their answers. The questions on the survey should be highly oriented toward the specific tasks, responsibilities and needs of the organization and its employees.

2. OBSERVATIONS
Observations involve just that--watching! Observing the employees at work can provide the trainer with sufficient information as to where the deficiencies exist. The only problem with this method is that the employees will tend to perform appropriately as a result of being watched (that is, if they know they are being watched).

3. INTERVIEWS
Interviews involve talking with each individual employee or as a group to discuss what possible problems and issues are responsible for the deficiencies. This method is a very decentralized and democratic approach to training in that it allows for the suggestions and opinions of the employees.

4. CUSTOMER COMMENT CARDS
Customer comment cards serve as a major source of information as to what the deficiencies may be. They often indicate what specific areas need improvement and why. Be sure that each question on the customer comment card is directed toward a specific service already offered in order to determine its effectiveness.

In collecting data through a needs analysis, the need for training will be apparent if you discover customer dissatisfaction, low morale, low productivity and high turnover among employees.

Customer dissatisfaction is a strong indication of a need for training. Remember, how the complaint is handled may determine whether the customer returns or not.

Low morale indicates unhappy employees (which eventually translates into unproductive employees). Inadequate training may be a cause of low morale as it makes the employees feel unprofessional, inadequate, and unimportant.

Low productivity is an indication of ineffective training, or even the absence of training. As a manager, it is important to provide effective and efficient training that will allow the employee's output to surpass their input.

High turnover among employees is an indication of unhappy and ineffectively trained employees. The employees may be suffering from stress as a result of these factors, and this will cause them to want to leave their jobs.

The needs analysis is the starting point for all training. The primary objective of all training is to improve individual and organizational performance. Conducting a needs analysis is the first step in the positive direction. In the training process it will tell you why, what, when, where, who, and how training should be implemented in your organization. With this information, the trainer can begin to develop productive and successful training programs.

The Emperor's New Clothes - Providing Negative Feedback

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In the fable of the Emperor's New Clothes, a couple of con men convinced the king that they had magical cloth, which only the wise could see. The king hires these men to make him the most magnificent suit of clothes, declaring that anyone who cannot see this material was a fool. The king was insulated from negative feedback and played the ultimate price; complete and absolute public mortification.

As the fable goes, when the con men unveiled this magnificent suit made of this magical clothes no one wanted to admit all they could see was a half-naked king clad only in his boxer shorts, lest they be branded a fool. It took the honesty of a youth to exclaimed, "The king has no clothes!" before the rest of the kingdom was able to see the reality of the king's shining nakedness.

Why was this noble taken in by these con men? Does this fable have meaning in today's sophisticated business world? If so, then this question must be answered and the lessons learned. Fables survive throughout the ages because of the truth they tell. If the businessperson does not to learn this lesson, an embarrassing part of his anatomy, usually reserved for sitting upon will be exposed, metaphorically speaking.

In the parable, being discovered to be naked in public was embarrassing enough but when that small child brought down the veil of denial an even worse fate befell the king. Every one knew their leader was a fool! For now all the kings' men, all the kings subjects, and even their horses knew their king was a dunce!

In retaliation for being made a fool, retribution must follow! For this public embarrassment of allowing their king to walk naked down Main Street, his trusted advisors would have their heads chopped off; for such is the life of a wise man.

Was the king correct in blaming his wise men, his trusted council for allowing this travesty to occur? After all he did hire them for their wisdom and they let him down. The question is how would the king have taken these advisors' wisdom had they presented the naked truth to him? Did the king encourage the honest expression of diverse opinions other than his own? Not having the perspective of another point of view creates a very limiting and often disastrous perspective of reality. The attitude of integrity must be cultivated, for except with rare exceptions, this honesty is not freely given.

Feedback is a very powerful concept, which has been misunderstood and misused, but more often under-utilized. In order to see more of reality, everyone needs feedback from others and not just our own limited point of view. No where is the lack of honesty more apparent then in the workplace.

Much has been written about today's management providing positive feedback to employees. Supervisors have been encouraged to validate and encourage their employee's work performance, expounding in One-Minute-Management fashion; catching them "doing something right". However one of the hardest things for many people to do is to provide honest negative feedback. Oh sure, bosses "chew out their employees" all the time and isn't that feedback? It is true that being called on the carpet is a form of feedback but it is rather ineffective especially when considering today's work force who seem to thrive when empowered and self-directed.

Today's effective supervisor must be able to communicate negative feedback to their employees in a fashion, which is conducive to an even honest exchange of ideas, concepts, feelings, and thoughts. To be effective, this exchange has to be two-way and presented on a level playing field. The supervisor must want and create the atmosphere of encouraging what really needs to be understood.

On a basic instinctual level, the reason for this reluctance to provide honest feedback is fear. This fear is the dark cloud swirling around supervisors when confrontation concerning negative behavior is necessary. A performance appraisal is a typical example; ask a group of supervisors if they enjoy performance appraisals, most would respond with an emphatic "no"! Presenting honest response to anyone is usually not a pleasant chore and yet, how powerful it would be if both the employer and employee would provide honest feedback to each other in an atmosphere of understanding and acceptance.

Most people have a desire to be liked, to be part of the in-crowd. Despite some employee's opinion to the contrary, supervisors are people too. Most people were raised to "be nice" even at the risk of honesty. Most have never developed the ability to present negative feedback in any other terms then in an attack mode. When delivered negatively, this feedback has the subtly of a falling anvil, usually causing the message to be garbled by resentments and anger thus failing in it's basic efforts to be informative. Compounding that lack of communication is the hole-in-the-gut feeling of annihilation.

The successful business leader needs to be able to give and most of all receive negative feedback. Successful companies will continue to develop this ability in their workforce. Unsuccessful companies without the golden truth obtained from honest feedback, will continue to parade down the street naked!

David W. Earle has over twenty-five years of executive management in the construction field. He now earns his living working as a business coach, by working with organizations and individuals to improve human relationship skills, communication abilities, and leadership principals. As a business coach, he assist his clients in making the changes they want to make in their businesses and in their personal lives.

David is also a civil mediator and arbitrator working as a Court-Annexed Mediator for the US Federal Court-Middle District. He is also a mediator and arbitrator for the Louisiana Rehabilitation Service, served as a mediator for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), is on the panel of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), was formally on the panel of mediators of The Louisiana Supreme Court, and as an arbitrator for Louisiana State Bar Association.

David received a masters degree in counseling from Texas A&M and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a small private family practice. He is on the faculty of the University of Phoenix.

David lives in Jefferson Terrace in Baton Rouge with his wife, Penny, and their cat, Hobbes.

The Chickasaw Language Beautiful and Rare

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The Chickasaw language is derived from the Muskogean family and is spoken by Chickasaw inhabitants of Southeastern Oklahoma. It is one of the less common Native American languages, as only about 1,000 individuals speak it today.

It was much more popular during the eighteen and nineteen hundreds, when all tribes along the lower Mississippi knew it. A few descendants of Chickasaws who pretended to be white during the Trail of Tears reside in the original Chickasaw homelands of Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky.

Chickasaw is pronounced just how it reads and comes from the tribal name Chickasha, a man who was a famous Chickasaw leader. The Chickasaws are U.S. citizens who must follow American rules, just like those who are not Native Americans. The majority of its speakers are middle-aged or older, with the children favoring English.

Chickasaw contains sixteen consonants, coming up short to English's nineteen to twenty. It's interesting in that the sentence structure always takes on a "subject object verb" form. A sentence translated to English would read "Bobby apples ate". It is a very rhythm-based tongue.

If a Chickasaw term is spelled using double letters, the consonant in question should be read with double length. Issi' (deer), for example, would be spoken as if there was a hyphen in between the two Ss. As for vowels, a, i, and o are dubbed the short ones out of the nine that the Chickasaw language contains.

The Chickasaw usually don't place different kinds of emphasis on the same word based on the context. English speakers tend to do this, however; "rebel" can either be reb-el or re-bel, depending on what we mean.

Chickasaw was chiefly an oral speech prior to the arrival of Europeans to the Americas. Like other Native American languages, there is no native writing structure as a result.

The Roman alphabet has been utilized to inscribe Chickasaw throughout the times, but there are lots of discrepancies among passages. Zero of these rare Chickasaw texts are officially published.

Chickasaw women of the past were farmers, mothers, and cooks. Common food of the day included strawberries, different nuts, acorns, onions, and sassafras root tea. The ancient Chickasaw men hunted meat, built boats, and engaged in war.

Both sexes could partake in a variety of arts and medicine, but only Chickasaw males could be chiefs until recently. American mothers might have adopted the practice of carrying their babies on their backs from the Chickasaw.

The sounds of Chickasaw are mostly present in the English language, so it is fairly easy to acquire the basics of the tongue. The grammar, however, is likely to be a struggle for those interested in learning more.

Success Is Who You Are

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Self-Belief Is The Key To Success

The major problem with self-belief is that one way or the other we are somehow programmed to focus on our faults rather than our abilities and attributes. With this way of thinking, your intention to remedy the faults can no longer affirm a strong self-belief.

You should focus on developing your capacity and abilities to understand your natural talent and strengthen your belief in yourself. Everyone is unique in his or her way. There is nobody in this world that is exactly like you. People fail in their life endeavors because they try to be like someone else, do not try to replicate someones career path or style. You will weaken your resolve and hinder your own progress by doing so.

Believe in yourself, what you can do and how you can do it differently to anyone else and this will offer more than any other person. When you look in the mirror, you should see individual who cannot be compared. There is uniqueness in this individuality, irreplaceable in its one right. You cannot begin to find success without self-belief. The luck and circumstances that is required for you to attain your goals can only manifest if you believe in yourself.

How is anybody going to believe in you if you do not believe in yourself? You will glow like a beacon attracting all the positive circumstances of success if you have self-believe. This is the simple way the world works, as you project your plans consider this perspective and work on this aspect of development.

Make a change
"Employ your time in improving yourself by other mens writing so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for." "Socrates" When you spend time improving yourself, you become better person and develop your self-image, the easiest way to get there is to follow what others have to impact through their life experience.

The issues about out our appearance, how we are perceived and understood may, to a great extent, affect self-confidence in ourselves. Our upbringing and circumstances of our childhood and education can make us develop negative beliefs about ourselves. Those people with an obvious charisma have no such problems, and with the power of self-belief can forge a clear path towards their goals and ambitions.

More often than not, it is not just talent that uplift these people. Many averagely talented people scale the heights of their chosen fields, based on their self-belief and an unstoppable drive to succeed.
We go to school, get qualification and pay our dues in order to advance ourselves in jobs, in status and in life style, but we neglect the one thing that can guarantee success with all certainty self-belief.

Success And Happiness On The Road Not Taken

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Set your goals high as journey down the road to success. Raise the bar when you reach a goal and raise it even higher when you reach the next. Never give up! Remember it is your right to be wrong, because if you do you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward. One who does not make mistake probably is doing nothing anyway. You cannot be a success without making a few mistakes along the way. Learn from your mistakes and try not to repeat them.

What is success? Is it someone who spent their life working 60 to 80 hours a week, living in airports and hotels, as they fight their way up the corporate ladder to VP of Candy Company? He would probably consider himself more successful than the guy who owned the local garage. You know the guy that spends his nights at home having dinner with his family, weekends and spare time playing with his kids and working on his hobbies, Could it be the local garage owner who goes home at night and eats his meals with the family and helps the kids with their home work could be more happier and healthier? Ultimately, it is up to each person to decide what success means to them, it is important that everyone be mindful of the decision they are making or planning to make.

Each one of us has to choose which road in life to take, with each different road come a different adventure, a different successful story and a different love story. Be careful which road you take make sure it is the right one for you.

Remember I said you have the right to be wrong? Yes you do, you are going to make a few mistakes along the way but the earlier in life you can figure out what your mistakes and weaknesses are the sooner you can move forward and be more successful and happy with every aspect of life. Take charge of your life if you want to be successful you have to be happy. Without happiness wealth has very little or no meaning.

Dont be afraid to change your mind, what is right for someone else may not be right for you. We are all unique and different individuals; everyone must custom tailor their own life if they want to be happy and successful.

Myself *"I took the road less traveled" and like the poem said "That has made all the difference". Good luck my friends in making the right choice this is where it gets tough. Taking the road less traveled was a very hard decision for me with so many roads to choose from. Many of those roads were quite inviting but many were dead ends leading to nowhere. Once I made the right choice I never looked back except to measure my successes and failures. From there I set my sails and my goals to a new life with new horizons. For you the road most travel may be right for you, like I said we are all different. We see, we feel and we do things different so don't be judgmental of the person who sees it differently than you.

A man who also took "The Road Not Taken" was one of the most successful business men in the business world; he was the late Steven Paul, Jobs better known as "Steve" Jobs, co-founded of Apple Incorporated. Steve Jobs was a household name and American business legend in the world of success. He helped revolutionized the world as we know it today with his contributions as a designer, inventor and entrepreneur in the world of communications and computers technology.

I will leave you with that you may want to consider using on your road to success.

Steve had a set of principles he lived by I would like to share with you.

1. Do what you love.
2. Put a dent in the universe.
3. Make connections.
4. Say no to 1,000 things.
5. Create insanely different experiences.
6. Master the message.
7. Sell dreams, not products.

I wish your luck on your journey as you travel down your road to success.
Thomas S. Gunter
6/09/2012

*The last line from a poem named "The Road Not Taken" written by Robert Frost.

Soap Cutter - Making Homemade Soap

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There are different types of soap cutters: air soap cutters, manual soap cutters, loaf soap cutters and hand soap cutters. Some just use a butcher knife for cutting through their soaps!

Professional air soap cutters are pneumatically driven. Soap loaves are cut into hundreds of bars in minutes. It cuts hot process and cold process soaps with ease, but not used for melt and pour or glycerin soap. Its a quiet and powerful soap cutter!

Professional manual soap cutters can cut a large block of soap into perfect sized bar in minutes. It has a manual cutter with a custom designed grid table top for loaves and bars. Cuts cold process and hot process soaps with ease. Its not used for melt and pour or glycerin soap.

Loaf soap cutters have platform base with custom wire spacing. Just place the loaf on the base, raise the bar handle and the many spaced wires come down to cut the loaf of soap into multiple bars. There is no set up required for this type of cutter. Its not recommended to use with melt and pour, glycerin soaps.

Hand soap cutters come in smooth and wavy, (crinkle cut), blades. They have nice handles to prevent slippage when holding. Their sharp, deep and wide stainless steel blade cuts individual bars from loaves of soaps, easily. These soap cutters can be used with melt and pour, cold process and hot process soaps. They are excellent to use for individual, small or large batches of soap.

Half Round Slicers are available for cutting entire soap loaves or individual soap bars into half moon shapes. No set up is required. Used for newly de-molded soap.

Soap Edgers are used to smooth the corners and edges of soap. A rounded edge is more comfortable for handling. Just glide the soap edger along the soap for a clean professional look. Catch the shavings in a bowl for a no messy clean up. Uses no wires, no need to clean off soap build-up, convenient and easy to use. Some prefer using a soap edger to using a soap beveler or, even, a potato peeler.

Soap Cutter Tip: Make sure your cutter has a very sharp blade and is able to cut, all the way through, the thickness of your soaps.

Whether you have a soap making business or just enjoy making homemade soap, as a fun hobby, invest in a good soap cutter. It can make a big difference in the appearance of your finished soap products. Using the proper soap making equipment saves you time and money!

Pot Limit 5 Card Draw Strategy

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One of the most profitable ways to play five card draw is the pot limit version of the game. Five Card Draw Pot Limit differs from other variations of five card draw in that all bets made during this version cannot be higher than the pot size for the game. This means that if the pot is $100, then the maximum bet is $100 also. Five Card Draw Pot Limit can see some fairly big pots, which is one reason that many players love this version of the game. Players who develop a strong and resilient Five Card Draw Pot Limit strategy can plan on winning big and seeing their stacks increase consistently.
Table Position in Five Card Draw Pot Limit

No Five Card Draw strategy works well for every position that you might be sitting in during game play. For this reason, having a strategy for how you will play and the way you will make decisions during the game will allow you to easily maneuver your skills from one seat to the other. For instance, when you are in late position, you can relax a bit because you will have access to lots of useful information as players in front of you make their moves and choose the number of cards that they will keep or discard. In early position, you dont have that advantage. And since you know that you are at a disadvantage when you are among the first players to play, you can adjust your game to a more conservative level when you are forced to act first.

Looking for Poker Tells in Five Card Draw Pot Limit

One of the most dependable tools that you will have at your disposal when playing pot limit Five Card Draw will be your ability to detect the various tells that your opponents will give off during the course of the game. These may be as subtle as a bulging vein when they get nervous, or as tell tale as fidgeting and checking their chip stack. Every visible clue that you can discern from the other players around you will allow you to strengthen your own decisions about the hand that you hold and in doing so, allow you to make better choices about what you should do next. Many of the poker tells that are commonly seen around the table are hard to hide, which is the reason that many players wear sunglasses to hide their eyes. Use these poker tells to your advantage.

Practice Makes Perfect in Five Card Draw Pot Limit

Practicing your game is important whether youre playing in the NBA or the World Series of Poker. Enough cannot be said about getting in some game time whether it is with friends in your basement or strangers on the Internet. There are many excellent gaming sites online that feature a wide assortment of poker games to choose from, including Five Card Draw Pot Limit. Many of these sites feature free registration and once you create your free account, you can log in and start playing with poker enthusiasts from around the world using play money. Once you are more confident, you can also add real funds to play with. The more you play Five Card Draw Pot Limit, the better your game will be and the more profitable your game will become.

Post Cycle Therapy

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So, you decided to take the plunge and did your first steroid cycle. The muscular gains you made were incredible, and your strength went through the roof. On the downside, all that fun is over and youve come to the end of your cycle. You dont want to lose that impressive mass of new muscle, so what to do now to keep it? Luckily, bodybuilders have been dealing with this situation for years, and there are a whole slew of ways you can keep most of what you gained.

post cycle therapy can be done effectively with more drugs, such as clomid or human chorionic gonadotropin, or you can do it with over the counter nutritional supplements. For arguments sake, lets say youve decided to go the supplement route. You want to focus on supplements that will help you get your natural testosterone levels up and moving once again.

Steroid use may suppress your natural occurring testosterone production, and that can lead to many unwanted side-effects such as:

Decreased sex drive
Depression
Slower muscle recovery
Lower energy levels
Muscle loss

Not just any old nutritional supplements will do if youre coming off a steroid cycle. Focus should be put on those supplements that help to naturally increase testosterone levels, such as prohormones and herbal testosterone boosters.

Some of the benefits to using these testosterone-boosting supplements are:

Increased libido
Enhanced muscle recovery
Elevated strength levels
Harder looking muscles
Improved muscle pumps

Prohormones are actually precursors to human steroid hormones. This means that they are not hormones themselves, but once they are ingested, your body will convert them into an actual steroid hormone through a biological process. These steroid alternatives have often been praised as legal anabolic steroids. Recently, many of these anabolic supplements have come under fire by the FDA and some have even been banned.

Tribulus Terrestris has been around for years as an herbal steroid alternative. During the 1990s, bodybuilders and athletes alike began to use tribulus supplements for their potential muscle building properties. Tribulus does not act directly on testosterone production, but rather it stimulates the bodys production of luteinizing hormone, or LH. An increase in LH tells your body to naturally produce more testosterone. Tribulus is a safe and natural way to improve your testosterone levels for post cycle therapy.

ZMA is another popular and all natural testosterone booster. The combination of the two minerals - zinc and magnesium aspartate makes up the basis for ZMA. In men, the prostate has one of the highest concentrations of zinc, and using supplemental zinc helps to naturally produce more testosterone. Magnesium helps to induce a deeper and better quality sleep because it is has natural muscle relaxing qualities. Because of this, ZMA products are best taken before bed. The ZMA combination is also very beneficial to muscle recovery after those hard-hitting workouts.

It is also vitally important that once you finish your steroid cycle that you do not stop weight training. While you may not be able to lift the same heavy poundages you could during your steroid cycle, your muscles still need to be challenged in order to gain permanent growth. Be sure to train your largest muscle groups, back and quads, with heavy weights as well. Stimulating these muscles will also cause your body to produce higher testosterone levels.

By combining all of these aspects, you can be sure that your post cycle therapy will be adequate to improve your testosterone levels and help you keep most of your gains from your steroid cycle.

Penis Skin Care Tips How to Get a Great-Looking Johnson

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If a date night is going particularly smoothly, there's a moment when the clothes hit the floor and a man's body is subject to the scrutiny of a new partner's gaze. If all goes well, that inspection lasts for just a second or two, and the action continues. However, there are times when parts of a man's body aren't quite ready for a close-up. In fact, if a man has been performing less-than-ideal levels of penis care, his prize possession could be discolored, wrinkled and rather unsightly. It's an alarming thought, but with some planning, men can tackle the problem and ensure that their package is ready for anything, anytime.

Heart Health and Appearance

The penis is a deeply vascular organ, and an entire network of veins, arteries and capillaries lie beneath every inch of that sensitive skin. These tiny tubes carry nourishment to starved tissues, and they whisk byproducts away in the blink of an eye. The circulatory network can become tired with age, however, and some men don't eat as well as they should or exercise as often as they might; these assaults can take their toll on cardiovascular health. When the blood isn't flowing as it should, the penis can take on a bruised, darkened appearance. Blood is moving slowly through the area, and each cell lends a little color to skin. In some cases, blood vessels can even rise to the surface, leading to bulging lines and pulsating pockets standing out in stark relief from a man's skin. Neither of these conditions are particularly pleasing to the eye, and they aren't the sorts of issues a man can just wish away.

Intimate Skin Needs Tender Care

Penis skin can also become abraded and dried if a man is accustomed to:

Avoiding lubrication during masturbation
Having dry sex
Wearing rough underwear, or no underwear at all
Using harsh detergents
Scrubbing with towels in order to get dry after bathing

Abraded skin like this can crack and peel, and in certain cases, the damage can be so severe that the penis seems to grow old before its time. Wrinkles set in, crevices form, and the skin just seems toughened and dried. Again, this isn't a look that's considered aesthetically pleasing, and it's not the sort of problem that tends to go away on its own.

Finding Solutions

Treating the penis with a little TLC can help a man to avoid ruining his good looks in the first place. Staying trim and slim, and ensuring that the penis isn't subjected to rough treatment, can help guys to ensure that they're not doing damage that could lead to appearance issues and performance problems down the line. But men who already have a visual problem might need to do a little more in order to undo the damage that has already taken place.

A high-quality penis health creme might be the answer. A high-quality penis health creme (most experts recommend Man1 Man Oil) contains:

Alpha lipoic acid, a compound that can revitalize the skin and delay the decay that causes appearance problems. This ingredient is common in facial creams, and it works wonders on the penis.
Acetyl L carnitine, a supplement that's also been linked to a slowdown in the aging process.
Shea butter and vitamin E, to soften and brighten the skin, reducing the damage that maltreatment can cause.
L-arginine, to benefit penile blood vessels and increase oxygen levels in penis cells. This boost can help to reduce the heart-related problems penis skin can exhibit.

A penis health creme like this can be applied each and every day, and it quickly penetrates cells and delivers nutrients right where they're needed. As part of a penis-friendly, age-busting program, this product could bring a man meaningful results he, and his partners, can both see and feel.

Past Experience, New RelationshipIs it Baggage

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We are nothing, if not the sum total of our experiences, but when is it "baggage" and when is it not.

Baggage is when youre weighed-down by past experiences, stuck and unable to move forward from the weight. We think of it along with such terms as dumping it, getting rid of it, carrying extra weight, and so forth. In other words, in negative terms. The GOOD things, we dont refer to as baggage. We use terms like happy memories. Bad memories are a different story, especially if theyre still alive.

Heavy negative baggage will keep you from getting where you want to go.

What are some of the things we need to get rid of in order to have a good new relationship? Basically, anything not resolved that makes us feel uneasy, negative or defensive.

Lets take a look at some:

1. Anything you have anger or resentment about.

We can tell on a date when suddenly the person flares up and starts in. You ask a simple question such as, When you travel do you like ships or cars or airplanes?" and out comes a tirade about the former spouse's preferences and demands. The appropriate answer would be, I prefer cruises.

2. Anything youre not willing to talk openly about.

Lets say your new partner asks you what you did last night, and you say, None of your business, or What concern of that is yours? This shows lack of trust, that youre hiding something, or that youre really not willing to share your life. It also creates mistrust. My client Mary (not her real name) saw her new love had sent an email to an old flame and asked him if he was still seeing her. He replied, What makes you think thats any of your business? Uh oh.

3. Something that makes you feel uneasy thats just an ordinary thing.

Spencer and Helen headed out on a date. When Helen discovered they were going to an Oktoberfest, she refused to go. Allan and I used to go to Oktoberfest all the time, she said. Spencer had to wonder if she was ready for a new relationship, and who would blame him?

4. Anything from the past that requires a consuming amount of your time or energy.

This can be financial problems, child custody arrangements you have not yet smoothed out, or a former spouse with whom you have not really cut the ties emotionally, physically, or otherwise.

5. Anything the person is preoccupied about.

Leave Elizabeth alone for 5 minutes, and she starts ruminating about the woman her ex-husband had an affair with. Do you think hes still with her? she asks.

This is a sign that her emotions are still tied up with the former spouse, and she is not ready to enjoy them with a new partner.

6. Problems with children.

I bring this one up because, as Step-Parenting Expert for a major website, I hear the stories. Children whose parents have divorced, deserve top priority in their adjustment to the new circumstances. You will (and should) remain emotionally invested in getting this situation in place until it's accomplished. If it's chaotic, this doesn't allow emotional energy for a new love.

7. Sexual Problems.

Most people who divorce eventually have problems in every area, including sexual. It can take some time to recover from this, if it has occurred. If you were still getting along great, youd still be married, and chances are you werent getting along too great in bed. Or the opposite where a couple has divorced and still spends the night together occasionally. This is heavy baggage, a sign you are nowhere near ready to move on.

Baggage can be thoughts you dwell on, or they can be challenging circumstances you still need to resolve, such as debts, moving, or a new job.

Whatever it is, it pays to get them worked through before you attempt a new relationship. Relationships call for sharing and openness, a clear emotional playing field, and emotional, physical and mental energy to spare. You want to be yourself, and have a partner who is, emotionally available and fully present in the relationship.

If youre harboring old grudges, still half in love with your former partner, hate your former partner (still intensely involved emotionally), are still entangled with them financially, or over-reacting to ordinary things (He stroked his tie just the way Ben used to and I hate that!) you need to stop where you are, and give yourself some more time.

Coaching can help you can get things in perspective and talk about some of the things to someone other than a potential love. Its only fair to clear the decks of baggage before you set sail again.

If youre on the receiving end of what appears to be baggage, give it a good look. Do not get involved in it. For instance, if he mentions his ex-wife once, just listen. Dont say anything. Continue this if he mentions her again. This may go on for a while, but it should play itself out. It was part of his life, after all. If it continues after what seems like a reasonable time, unfortunately this man is not ready for a new relationship. Bless him and send him on his way.

Pandora Jewelry bring you the best of fashion

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Gemstone jewelry is not just writing, but a fascination for me. I grew up on it since the day I started my research. There are many things you need to know about jewelry, simply because they are so valuable that they can not afford to lose a single bit. My partnership with the online gemstone website selling jewelry allows me to bring you the best of fashion Jewelry On Sale education.
If someone tells me to define the unconditional love I'd say "Mother." Mothers are all about love, warmth and care. They feed us with their unconditional love and care from the day we are born. Even as we grow and our empty nests preserved keep us dearly in their hearts. There is much to acquire and partner with our mothers, who are the most vital part of our lives and grow. Most of our nature, behavior and conduct arise from education undertaken by them. One can not pay what they do for us. The least we can do is express our gratitude and appreciation to show how important they are to us. Pearl jewelry

Because she is the mother came to love and care that her gift and it is for you to do enough research and pick something they really want. While there are many options you can choose this particular article, talks about Christmas jewelry for mothers. Jewelry is a precious gift and a long life as mothers. Therefore, it is one of the gifts that are worthy of equal love and compassion. Another good thing about jewelry is that it comes in wide variety and price range to suit the taste of your mother and your budget at the same time. pearl jewelry

Every woman likes earrings, because they are an essential piece of jewelry that will not leave home without it. However, it is not necessary that all women enjoy the same kind of earrings. Some women are studs, while others admire pendants and drop earrings fantasy. As slopes are a part of everyday dress is very easy to detect the taste of their mothers. Just look what she wears every day and wear what they like sometimes. The varieties available are tacos, drop earrings, pendants, earrings and chandeliers. While the studs and rings are good for everyday use drop pendants and earrings can be gifted as occasional use Pandora Jewelry

On one side you can gift a necklace to the taste of her mother also can select something based on the theme of Christmas. You can go for gemstone pendants based on Christmas colors such as emerald and ruby, or simply choose from the designs focused on Christmas, as Christmas tree pendant, hanging snowman ice, ceiling or reindeer design class.

New Smart Glasses Adapt To Your Eyes

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On average, four out of ten people in the western world suffer from some form of vision impairment, like myopia or astigmatism, which are the most common. In the United States alone, 9.6 million people suffer from myopia. In most cases, those eyesight issues havecome as a result of worn out eye lenses due to old age or some other reason, resulting in myopia (short-sightedness) or hypermetropia (long-sightedness).

For years now, spectacles, also known as bifocals, have been able to treat and reverse these conditions restoring normal eyesight to those affected. The only drawback, however, is that normal spectacles only serve their purpose as of that time the user requires them, making them quite useless outside that use.

Recently, however, researchers from the University of Utah with sponsorhip by Zenni Optical, have come up with a full-proof way of treating myopia and hypermetropia permanently. This team of post graduate students, led by Dr. Carlos H. Mastrangelo and Nazmul Hasan, have been conducting this kind of research for the past 2 years. They have come up with smart glasses, which automatically adjust and adapt to your eyes. So if you are short-sighted or long-sighted, these special glasses are able to adapt to your specific needs correcting your vision depending on what your eyes are focusing on at that particular time. 

The Concept Behind The Smart Glasses

For this concept of smart glasses to be realized, special type of flexible lenses have been developed along with a pair of piezoelectric pistons, which work hand-in-hand with the lenses. The lenses themselves consist of two separate membranes that enclose glycerol in between them. 

Due to the special properties of glycerol as a refractive fluid, the combination of membranes and the liquid itself make up the flexible lenses. The lenses are directly connected to the piezoelectric pistons, whose main purpose is to change the curvature of the lenses, thereby achieving the smart auto-focus feature. 

How The Smart Glasses Work

As established, the work of the piezoelectric pistons is to alter the curvature of the lenses. To do this, the pistons need to be connected to a voltage source; that is why a small battery is placed inside one stem of the glasses. In the other stem, a microcontroller, which performs certain calculations is the one that determines just how much voltage is required to be released to the pistons. 

The action of the microcontroller is made possible by two variables: the eye prescription of the patient and the distance between the wearer and the object being focused on. The distance between the glasses and the object of focus is measured by a sensor located at the bridge of the glasses by means of infrared signals. 

When the two parameters are determined, the microcontroller, with the help of a stored algorithm calculates the voltage required to be passed through the pistons, which in turn change the shape of the lenses taking up a concave shape or a convex shape. These smart glasses need not be removed by the wearer due to their unique function capabilities. They are pretty much the next best thing, and might even replace bifocals permanently once they pass the testing phase. 

As far as inputting the patients prescription goes, the smart glasses come with a fully-functional mobile application that allows that process possible. That also means that any change to the prescription can be uploaded directly to the glasses, allowing the user to use them for longer periods of time. There is still plenty of work to be done before these smart glasses are made officially available, but once that gets through, you wont have to deal with bifocals any longer.

Laundry Detergents' Harmful Side Effects for Humans

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Something as simple and ordinary as cleaning your clothes in a washing machine can have serious repercussions. The chemicals used in these cleaning agents are hardly user-friendly.

In fact, many of them contain cancer-causing chemicals, as well as other harmful toxins. As a consumer, you should familiarize with some of the common terminology that is often overlooked but may have longer lasting ramifications than ever before thought.

When looking at a label on laundry detergent, there are some specific ingredients to watch out for and avoid. Some of these chemicals have even been banned or restricted due to their noxious side effects.

One such common chemical found in laundry detergent are petroleum distillates, or napthas. Having been linked to cancer, lung damage and/or inflammation, and mucous membrane damage, this is a very harmful chemical.

In the same vein, phenols are yet another harmful chemical. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has declared that phenol is toxic to people, especially those who are hypersensitive. The hypersensitive population could experience very dangerous side effects or even death, even at low exposures. Additionally, it can absorb very rapidly, causing toxicity through the whole body.

Should phenol be absorbed into the body, death and toxicity are prone to attack the central nervous system, heart, blood vessels, lungs and kidneys.

Further, another active ingredient in laundry detergent is household bleach, or sodium hypochlorite. Responsible for the majority of household poisonings, this chemical is a forerunner to chlorine.

When it reacts with other organic materials, the results are even more harmful. Carcinogenic and toxic compounds are created. These can cause damage or disorders to the reproductive system, endocrine and immune systems.

With so many disadvantages to using traditional laundry detergents, it s no surprise that consumers are becoming more educated about what it takes to go green and make changes for the better in their own homes and in the world. From fragrance to whiteners, detergents have become increasingly dangerous to use, especially on a regular basis.

Many who have families do laundry on such a frequent basis that these dangers posed by toxins should not go ignored. As the awareness grows for the dangers of the chemicals found in laundry detergents and other similar products, companies will have to shift their focus to a greener, safer line of goods.

Alternatives are now being developed to curtail the use of these potentially harmful products to preserve our own health, as well as the environment.