I Am A Christian Really

When have you denied Christ, you will be surprised.Then Jesus answered, "Will you really lay down your life for me? I tell you the truth, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times! The Gospel of John Chapter 16 verse 32. This scripture tells us of the prophecy Jesus gave Peter. Of course Peter told Jesus that he would never deny him. But in fact he did deny knowing Jesus as he was being tortured. You might say that you would never do that.

In fact every time we do not live up to Christian principles we are denying Christ. We do so because as Christians we know when we are not living up to the standard put forth in the bible. None of us are perfect including me, but when we are out and about and hear or see a person(s) in need, and we choose not to help then we are denying ourselves of the teachings of Jesus.

Most of us remember the craze of the WWJD (What Would Jesus Do.") marketing campaign.However, WWJD was more than a marketing ploy, it is how we should live our lives. When we run across a situation that requires the intervention of a helping hand we should reach out to our brother or sister in need. To do otherwise would be an insult to Jesus and his teachings.

If we do not reach out and help those that God puts in our path then essentially we are no better than a person that does not know Christ. I can give you a perfect illustration of what I mean. A friend of mine was out with her family near Beale Air Force Base when they saw what appeared to be a homeless man standing at the next intersection holding a sign that read "I will accept anything you may offer.

My friend had very little money that they could offer the man, but what Cayla did was hand her two year old a banana and told him to hold it out the window. The baby did as asked and the homeless man took the banana from the toddler and politely said. "Thank you a banana is just what I needed." Then they drove away leaving a smiling middle aged man. That young baby will be reminded of that selfless act when he is a couple years older so he can comprehend what the act actually meant.

The world needs more Mother's like Cayla in this crazy world of ours. She did what Jesus would have done. When we see an opportunity to help someone, we should always try to offer something. Maybe all that person needs is a banana. But we will never know if we do not ask. Remember this. Do your actions throughout the day proclaim to the world that " I Am A Christian?" If it does not then we need to reevaluate ourselves and our commitment to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

I am not stating that we can intercede in every needy person's life. That is simply not feasible. What I am implying is that you will know when to help because God will tell you. All you have to do is be in tune with God so we will receive the message. One of my favorite blocks of scripture is Matthew Chapter 25 verses 34 - 40 which say: "Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'

"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' "The King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'

So I say to you, my brother's and sister's we should live our lives so that others will not have to ask if we are a Christian, because our deeds will announce to the world that "I Am A Christian." As men and women of God we should follow the words in Matthew Chapter 16 Verse 15: He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.

My hope is that we can all go out every day and help spread the word of God to those that need it. May God keep and bless all of you.

Jeff Houdyshelt All rights reserved

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The Role of Social Networking in Marketing

When the Internet first rose to popularity, marketers found a new medium to patronize. But it is fast becoming clear that social networking has created an all new medium within the Internet. Thus, marketers now consider social media marketing as a powerful marketing tool, differentiating it from general Internet marketing.

Anyone who comes into contact with the Internet, and even those who don't, know about how powerful and dominant social networking sites are these days. These sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace, are gaining increasing popularity, with millions of new users being added in a short span of time. These sites are therefore getting Internet users together in one website, a rare gathering in a highly scattered and spacious world like the Internet.

For years, marketers have relied on TV, radio, and broadsheets to communicate with the mass market. While these have successfully reached the general population, marketers have always been looking for a more direct way to communicate. Based on the fact that building relationships with customers is a better way to retain their loyalty, marketers have been hoping for a cost-effective way to do this. And now, social networking has provided the perfect solution.

Whether it be in the promotion of products, services, personalities, and even politicians, Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking sites are fast becoming prominent channels of communication. And anyone who knows anything about marketing can tell you that these sites are the perfect tools for marketing.

First, they provide cheap, even free, access to a large gathering of people. Second, these people are not just a whole mass of Internet users. Their social networking profiles automatically divide them into groups based on certain demographic factors, such as age range, gender, and location. This makes it easy for marketers to send messages to the specific segments of the market that they are targeting. Also, these sites, especially Facebook and Twitter, also have features that group people according to their interests or their views and opinions. In Facebook, there are groups and fan pages. In Twitter, there are trending topics and hashtags. These features make it easier for marketers to further identify their specific target audiences.

Indeed, social networking has found a rather prominent place in the world of marketing, so much so, in fact, that there is now a whole new kind of marketing in the business these days. This is called social media marketing, and top advertising agencies are adding it to their roster of services. Other than that, several specialist social media marketing agencies have also been cropping up. It seems that these networks have found their way into the big arena, and it doesn't seem like the trend is going to fade anytime soon.

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Spiritual Pride

Spiritual revelation brings spiritual growth which in turn leads to Christian humility. Whenever we do not respond to Devine Revelation with humility, problems will arise. So many Christians come to the point of believing that their "spiritual maturity" should be displayed for all to see. Many people have been turned off by the arrogance and pride of some Believers who have received revelation from God and have put themselves on display for Christian understudies to see. Christian irresponsibility has led to many stumbling blocks to potential and new believers. One of the signs of true spiritual maturity is a decrease of yourself to the point of preferring others before yourself. (Rom. 12:10) The Apostle Paul stated that you are not to think more highly of yourself than you do of others. (Rom. 12:3) He also proclaimed that he was crucified with Christ and that it was no longer him that lived, but Christ in him. (Rom 2:20) Peter said that God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble. (I Peter 5:5) Not only does the concept of humility deal with horizontal relationships, but also to our vertical relationship. John the Baptist said that he must decrease but Jesus must increase. (John 3:30) The Scripture reinforces the concept that if a Christian wants to be part of the Kingdom of God, he must become as a little child. (Mk. 10:15, Luke 18:16, Matt.19: 14)

Peter is an example of one who received revelation from God and then, within hours, turned from being blessed with spiritual understanding to rebuking the One that was revealed to him. When Jesus asked His disciples who they thought He was, Peter spoke up and said, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God." (Matt. 16:16) Jesus told him how blessed he was because God had revealed that to him. (v.17) It is truly a great joy when we receive revelation from God, but we have a responsibility to respond to that truth with humility and thankfulness. Revelation is given for the understanding and promotion of the Kingdom of God and as one receives that truth, there is a greater display of Christ in him.

When Jesus shared with His disciples that He would be crucified and that He would rise again the third day, Peter took Him aside and rebuked Him by saying that His crucifixion was unacceptable. (Peter did not even take into consideration that Jesus said He would rise the third day.) Peter had received revelated knowledge but instead of being humbled, it puffed him up. (1 Cor. 8:1) Peter was so prideful that he thought he knew what was best for Jesus and being crucified was not the answer. What Peter had done was to exercise his mind on the natural instead of the supernatural. (v. 23) Jesus pointed out that it was Satan who was behind Peter's response. May every believer be aware of Satan's tactics.

How many Believers have received revelation, but have responded to it in a carnal (human) way? Many people have experienced Christians that have displayed a holier-than-thou attitude. Dialogue with those individuals is always short lived. They love to hear themselves talk and have little tolerance when it comes to listening to others. We need Christians who hear from God and then decrease in self promotion. We need Believers who let Jesus increase in their lives to the point that it is no more them, but Christ reigning within them.

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Classification Of Insurance Policy

Insurance policy can be categorized into indemnity insurance and non-indemnity insurance.

What is indemnity insurance?

This is a guarantee for providing security or protection against possible hurt, damage, loss or liability. Here, an agreed lump sum (as stated inside the policy) is paid as compensation on the risk insured against any incurred loss or damage.

Indemnity insurance is broadly divided into three forms, as follows:

1. Marine

2. Aviation, and

3. Others (other indemnity insurance)

Marine insurance

This includes all vessels designed for aquatic transportation, both on marine and freshwater territories. This includes the huge commercial insurance on hull s and cargo, sailing dinghies, yachts, motor boats, and small crafts generally.

Marine insurance covers these areas of the ship:

· Hull insurance

· Cargo insurance

· Freight insurance

· Others such as insurance of liability

The marine insurance can be insured in different policy forms such as:

· Voyage policy

· Time policy

· Valued policy

· Un-valued policy

· Floating policy

Aviation insurance

This guarantees hulls of aircraft, third party liability, and legal liability to passengers. Compensations, or rather claims, often reach extremely vast amount, although liability to passengers is limited by international conventions.

All the above marine insurance coverage areas and policy are also applicable to aviation industry, with little or no exception.

Other indemnity insurance

These are listed as follows:

· Fire

· Theft and burglary

· Insurance of liability (including third party)

· Insurance of interest

· Consequential loss of profit

· Agricultural

· Bad debts

· Export credits, etc.

What is non-indemnity insurance?

Non-indemnity insurance is different from indemnity. In case of death, sickness or personal accident, no amount of compensation can equate the emotional disruption being experienced from the death of a loved one through sickness or accident, neither can being compensated counter-balance the pain experienced from a sickness, nor monetary payment from any insurance company compensate for the loss of a leg or an arm in an accident.

Here, the logic of compensation, no matter how large it may be, is to present the monetary payment to the insured as a form of "consolation" or "benefit" payment.

Let's take it this way, if Mr. Adam takes non-indemnity insurance and after some years of paying faithfully the premiums, he has an accident and dies. The insurance company will pay Mr. Adam's family, or whoever is the beneficiary, the sum-assured. The money being paid to Mr. Adam's family cannot bring back Mr. Adam, his love for his family, neither can the money redeem the emotional pain being experienced by his loved ones nor compensate for Mr. Adam's presence and his actions.

In case of loss of any of his limbs, no amount of compensation can erase the pains being experienced by Mr. Adam from the limbless-ness or the emotional imbalance resulting from becoming a physically challenged person. Any compensation paid to Mr. Adam by the insurance company in this case is in form of "benefit" or "consolation" payment.

Non-indemnity insurance consists of both life insurance and non-life insurance.

Non-indemnity life insurance exists in three forms:

Whole life insurance,

Term Insurance, and

Endowment insurance

Non-indemnity non-life insurance policies exist in two forms of:

· Sickness

A non-indemnity non-life insurance policy is the insurance policy taken because of any eventuality of any form of sickness. Let's assume Mr. Adam takes a non-indemnity non-life insurance and he suddenly falls sick. The insurance company will pay his medical bills, and some other compensation as covered in his insurance policy. This may include, but not limited to, payment for the loss of remuneration during the period of sickness, etc.

· Personal accident resulting in death or disability

An insurance policy may also be taken as a protection against any personal accident. In a situation where a policy-holder has an accident and, as a result, loses a limb or dies, the insurance company will pay the insured amount (as in the insurance policy) to the benefactor i.e. the person (in case of personal accident resulting in losing of limb(s)) or the relative/person whose name is on the policy (in case of death).

However, apart from personal accident insurance, accident insurance includes and is sub-divided into:

· Burglary and 'all-risks'

· Employer's liability and public liability

· Contractors' all-risks

· Motor

· Fidelity guarantee and contingency

· Livestock

· Glass

· Weather

· Engineering

· Travel, and so on.

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Medicare Supplement Plan N - A New Option For the Cost Conscious

Starting in June of 2010, Medicare Supplement Plan N will become available. This plan is geared towards providing a supplement plan at a lower cost.

What does Medicare Supplement Plan N provide for the insured? This plan puts co-pays to work. For each visit to the doctor, there will be a $20 co-pay applied. For an emergency room visit, the co-payment is $50. This plan does cover 100% of the Part A deductible. It will provide 100% coverage of the coinsurance requirement for hospital stays that last more than 60 days. It adds 365 additional hospital days once Medicare benefit limits are reached. The plan would also cover 100% of the coinsurance requirements in Part B for lab, doctor and outpatient costs. It will cover the costs of the first three pints of blood when required. This plan also provides a coinsurance payment for an extended visit to a skilled nursing facility. When traveling overseas, this plan helps cover the costs of any emergency care you need.

With the emergence of Medicare Supplement Plan N, Medicare Advantage customers may want to take a peek. There are reports all over the place about reduced benefits and higher premiums. Plan N may be a good solution to this problem. For a similar premium price, Plan N could provide more comprehensive coverage than you have now. The only way that you can be sure is to do some homework and make sure.

How will you know if Medicare Supplement Plan N is the right plan for you? Our insurance specialists can help you review your current coverage. And, if it needs to be updated, we can also provide quotes. We work with name brand insurance companies from all over the United States. We can find a plan at a premium that will fit within your financial plan. And, you want to know a secret? All supplement plans by the same name are the same everywhere. So, Plan N at Company A has the same coverage as Plan N at Company B. We can show you the differences in price though. Premiums can be very different at each company. We can show you the differences.

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Reduce Roofers' Workers' Compensation With a PEO Company

Among the industries that can benefit from a PEO company, roofers are near the top of the list. Professional, legitimately run roofing businesses are at a serious disadvantage against their competition that employs under the table, cash only paid roofers. A PEO company can level the playing field.

When bidding jobs, a legitimate roofing company must consider much more then just the cost of supplies and hourly wages. They must also consider their payroll taxes and workers' compensation costs. For many roofers, the costs associated with workers' compensation may be the biggest factor in determining the competitiveness of their bids.

Before PEO services, small and new roofing companies had little choice in workers' compensation insurance because few of the traditional insurance companies would work with roofers. The insurance companies that would offer work comp insurance for roofers only worked with large, established companies that had the best safety records. If the traditional insurance company would not write a policy for your company, your only option was to go with a state workers' compensation program. Either way, whether with a traditional insurance company or going through the state work comp program, roofers workers' comp premiums were almost completely unaffordable.

Professional Employer Organizations work with roofers to scale down their work comp insurance. When roofers use a PEO company, they can see dramatic savings- which bring down the employee-related costs of the work performed. A roofer can see workers' compensation savings of 15 - 40% when using a PEO company. Unlike with traditional insurance or a state work comp program that require thousands of dollars to get started plus the monthly premiums, a PEO company will also allow roofers to only pay a few hundred dollars to get started or $0 down, pay-as-you-go terms.

PEO services can provide much more for a roofing business then just large workers' compensation savings. They can take on the responsibilities of managing payroll- saving time for the roofing business by providing employee checks and depositing payroll tax deposits. Roofers can focus on bidding jobs instead of the many payroll concerns such as possible audits, end of year responsibilities such as W-2s, or preparing government payroll reports ever again.

When the costs and time invested on the payroll move more in favor of the legitimate roofing business, they can bid competitively, win more jobs, and see significant increases in their profits.

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The First Essential Steps Toward Making Money on eBay

Making money on eBay has become much easier and safer over the years where the process of selling and buying products on an online auction has become secure. More and more people are now using eBay as one of their streams of income and some have seen it as a full time business and have set up a shop there. If you wish to make money then the beauty of using eBay is that you can start off very casually and work your way up in your own time. However, you are buying and selling products to people and need to be organized and honest in your dealings because they will give feedback on all your transactions and this rating grows with you. The one thing to remember is it essential on eBay to have a good rating or people will not deal with you and this will lose you money.

Before going into the various ways of money here is another big tip. Everything is visible on eBay, you can see how people are doing selling their products, the wording they used, their pricing, and essentially their whole sales technique is visible. Look at what is working; this is the first place to learn. There are a number of tools on eBay itself that will help you too. There are pages that will list only the popular eBay items so you can find what is selling. There is a section called eBay Pulse that will give you loads of essential information like what are the most popular search terms in each of the categories. It really pays to take time to learn about all the information that eBay is giving to you freely and use that to help you make your decisions on what is selling well.

Now the first place many people start making money on eBay is when they decide to clear things from the home. Selling unwanted or less used products that gradually our homes provides quite a bit of extra cash. By the time you have sold a number of items you have pretty much learned the whole eBay process, dealt with listing your item, running the auction and the postage and packing. The next stage is to be the buyer and experience the other side of the process. A tip here is to think of spelling mistakes when people list, quite often without realizing it an item will be put up for auction but because of a typo no one can find it when they are looking, this means that you will likely be able to buy this cheap and sell it on at a higher price.

The next stages involve using the information that eBay gives you and seeing if you can find a source of popular products to sell online. Look around at what price you can buy things for and see how much they have sold on eBay. Local businesses, warehouses both near and abroad are worth looking at. Quite often you will find a warehouse in Chine for example sells goods much lower than you can get them. The downsides are having to buy and keep stock and essential good research of your sources. You might however get away from ever worrying about stock if you can find a good dropshipper, they will send the product you sell straight to the customer.

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Is LASIK Right For Me?

The subject of LASIK is a very interesting one. There is a lot to investigate and understand about the process of getting your vision corrected through laser surgery. I hope this article helps to point you where you need to go to do the best research. There are both pros and cons to consider before submitting to this type of surgery.

First, if you are already firmly set in your decision to have LASIK, read these pointers:

1. Make sure you go to a doctor who uses the new Interlase laser for making the corneal flap.

Why? Because the Interlase is 100 times more precise than the "old fashioned" method of using a microkeratome to cut the initial flap. Many speculate that most of the problems that come from LASIK surgery have been due to the impreciseness of the microkeratome device used to cut the cornea.

2. Most definitely insist on a custom wavefront laser to do the actual reshaping of the cornea.

Why? Because the custom wavefront can get rid of what is called higher order aberrations.

What does this mean to you? It means much sharper vision after the surgery and a significantly reduced chance of having halos, starburst and other "complications" from LASIK.

Repeating: Make sure you go to a surgeon who is using both Interlase and Custom Wavefront technology to do LASIK surgery. Relatively few practices have these new technologies. Consider that surgeons who invest in these technologies may have more of your interests at heart.

One of the top 5 LASIK surgeons lives in Kansas City. Check out his site: durrievision Look at the information on his site including the videos where he explains what LASIK is all about. Compare your perspective surgeons website to his and you may detect a difference.

Next, you should be aware of the potential problems of LASIK surgery as you review surgical eyes - you may find that these horror stories came from procedures that didn't use interlase and custom wavefront technology together. See-there is a reason to go with the newer technologies. You can email the people on this site and ask them questions about their procedures and the complications that they faced or are still facing.

One of the problems with LASIK, has been the LASIK 20/20 phenomenon. Some people do technically see 20/20 after the procedure but it is not normal. Instead, it is hazy or blurred. This is probably due to the higher order aberrations mentioned earlier. That is why it is important to get custom LASIK done. The custom wave front lasers can remove those aberrations, hopefully allowing you avoid the LASIK 20/20 phenomenon.

If your doctor says that you don't need the custom treatment, I would ask him if he has a custom wave front machine. There may be a few legitimate reasons to not have the custom procedure done, but I seriously doubt there are many.

If he doesn't have such a machine, I would wonder if his recommendation is based on the best thing for you as the patient. It always pays to get a second opinion anyway and in this case, you should.

These are your eyes that we are talking about and you owe it to yourself to get educated on every aspect of this surgery before undergoing treatment. The surgical eyes web site mentioned above is worth investigating. You need to know what could go wrong and how to choose a doctor and equipment that will allow you to avoid problems.

I will say it again. Try to go with Interlase to cut the corneal flap and try to go with a custom wavefront laser to reduce your risk of complications! I cannot stress this enough.

I went through a screening process to get LASIK done and was categorized as an excellent candidate. They even wanted me to participate in a study program that would save me about $600. I still turned it down. In the end, I decided that I didn't want to get my eyes lasered.

Of course, there is something to be said about not wearing glasses or contacts anymore and there are many happy patients out there. I just want you to be aware of both the pros and the cons.

Do you really need to have LASIK done? I think its worth it to investigate natural vision therapy and see what you can do about correcting your vision naturally before permanently etching your current prescription into your cornea.

Many people have gotten results from vision therapy. A few have even gotten rid of their glasses and /or contacts forever. An industry insider has informed me that this does happen but not very often.

There are a couple of books to check out on natural vision improvement if you are interested in that alternative. Relearning to See by Thomas Quakenbush is one that comes to mind.

The original pioneer in vision improvement was Dr. Bates. He was an early 20th century ophthalmologist who really stuck his neck out to go against the prevailing theories of the day (that still persist). Many of the people who he helped were very grateful, Im sure.

I have dabbled with naturally improving my vision. I have experienced a decrease of tension, but I have not recovered 20/20 vision. This type of improvement does take work and determination.

That is why there is LASIK today; everyone is different in their wishes and expectations. If you are in a hurry and you don't mind the permanent etching of a prescription in your cornea, LASIK might be for you.

I hope this helps you on your quest to learn more about LASIK Surgery and point you in the right directions to gain more information so that you can make an informed decision before deciding to undergo this often expensive elective procedure. Below the disclaimer you will find a link to additional information.

This article is for informational purposes only and is not meant to diagnose or suggest treatment for any health condition. Please consult a health care professional if you have or suspect you have any health related problem for proper diagnoses and treatment.

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Varying Uses For Interlocking Floor Tiles

What makes laminate interlocking floor tiles so special is that no glue or nails are utilized to secure them to the floor. The tiles can be placed onto nearly any floor type, except, of course, not carpet. They are easy to install and can be utilized in a variety of rooms for varying purposes, such as gym flooring, garage flooring, basement flooring, children's rooms, commercial kitchens etc. The tiles are placed on top of a thick, padded layer.

They are designed to look like material, such as wood flooring, stone or ceramic tiles, yet they aren't. They provide a beautiful design factor, at a less expensive price tag, but with great durability and easy maintenance and installation. Distributors also offer a wide variety of interlocking carpet floor tiles. These tiles come in different colors and textures and once again are easy to install and uninstall. Most of the carpeted tiles that you order will come with padding underneath the actual floor tile and thus reducing the time taken to install the tiles drastically. These tiles are commercial grade quality and have a variety of uses, including installation as flooring in basements as well as quickly installed floor tiles for a trade show. They also work well to quickly cover over aged-wood flooring in a residence-this is a great benefit for the consumer who does not want to spend the additional renovation costs to completely rip out and install expensive, new wood flooring. Interlocking floor tiles for commercial kitchens are available for restaurants and other facilities with commercial kitchen areas. These rubber tiles are grease-resistant and have the standard sizes. They are also non-slip for safety while working and standing in the kitchen. With meticulous and regular cleaning, these floor tiles will have a long lifetime. There are varying degrees of thickness to floor tiles and recycled rubber tiles are also an option for the environmentally-conscious consumer. Cork tiles are also available for the consumer sensitive to the environment. These rubber tiles are perfect for gym floors, dance studio floors and weight rooms. They add the desired flexibility and cushion that is needed in these types of rooms.

Interlocking vinyl tiles are excellent for use in areas that need slip resistant flooring such as showers, saunas, pool areas, spas and locker rooms. These special tiles provide the necessary drainage for water to ensure safety. These tiles for pool and outdoor spa areas are UV stable. The vinyl tiles are easily cleaned with an outdoor hose and can be regularly swept clean. Multipurpose interlocking floor tiles are excellent for commercial office buildings or residences, especially rental properties-where an owner may be looking for durability in the flooring. One added benefit is that these tiles are loose laid, so are therefore, not affected by mold or moisture. Polypropylene interlocking tiles are highly durable and work very well as flooring for decks and garages, especially due to their water-resistance as well as salt-resistance. Consumers can find a wide array of interlocking floor tiles for their roof top deck spaces as well.

Distributors offer artificial turf tiles, soft rubber deck tiles, as well as interlocking patio tiles.

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Russian Girls

Why are Russian girls so beautiful? Historians estimate that over 25 million Russian people were killed during WWII, the majority of which were men. That was almost 20% of the Russian speaking population at the time and over 40% of the males in the population were killed or maimed. Almost every Russian family was affected either by death or debilitating injuries as a result of this war.

Let's look at the Russian men who survived WWII. Natural selection would dictate that the survivors were generally more athletic, stronger, and more adaptable to whatever situation might have occurred during the war. They could figure out how to survive. They survived famine, they survived watching their mates die right next to them, and they survived constant attacks and battle. Needless to say, when they returned to their own lives after the end of the war, life in Russia and the Soviet Union was never the same.

This lack of men of procreating age caused an imbalance in the number of girls compared to men in this part of the world. The result has seen girls in this part of the world almost in a hurry to find a good partner and caretaker for themselves and their offspring. Of course, better looking men, smarter men, more adaptable men, and even funnier men were more often than not chosen by girls in this part of the world as partner, husbands, and fathers by Russian girls. This situation has moved toward correcting itself over the past 65 years, but what we have as a result is a plethora of good looking or even gorgeous Russian girls.

The fall of the Iron Curtain led to the exposure of the plethora of beautiful women in the FSR countries. This opened western men's eyes to what is possible and what is available for them by choosing Russian girls. 15 years ago, it was rare, but thought of as cool to find an Eastern European bride, but now, it is almost a billion dollar industry.

In May of 2009, I moved to Odessa, Ukraine. Having unsuccessfully spent thousands of dollars myself prior to arriving in Ukraine, I feel like I can both relate to the western man trying to find a Russian or Ukrainian bride as well as relating to the people from Russia and Ukraine. I've worked in Ukraine for more than three and a half years, and I even tried to avoid English speaking people over that time in order to better understand the thought process and mentality of Russian speaking people.

I feel that understanding how the current situation was originally created, and understanding why girls from this part of the world have the attitude and heavier patterns that they do can go a long way in helping western men who would like to have a long term, healthy relationship with a Russian speaking girl. This knowledge can help a western man to deal with the vast differences in culture and thinking.

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Making Better Bird House Plans For Optimum Results

Anyone who likes having birds with them will know that a bird house is cheap to put together and absolutely fantastic. Birdhouses come in many designs and dimensions and you have to decide on what you would like to create before you begin finding bird house plans.

Constructing a durable and nice house is just as easy as constructing an awful one. Because of this, I advise that you make a bird house that you can be satisfied with and will match your aim. The finished house needs to be tough, rain-proof, and quickly accessible for cleaning. Through the use of some ingenuity, you can actually make your bird house a stunning accessory to the scenery.

The sole building component you have to take into consideration is wood. Metals get extremely hot in summer and very cold in the winter season. Making use of cardboard will not last and plastics are too difficult to work with. You should also take into account the bird's preference, which will surely be wood.

Once you are looking at an assortment of bird house plans you should be ready to make your item as "bird-friendly" as you possibly can, regardless if this implies modifying the structure slightly. For instance, make sure that your roof area has sufficient pitch so it can shed water. I have no idea about where you reside, but in my little corner of the world, it rains almost always!

Take time and make sure you leave a minimum of 7 centimeters of overhang in order to secure the entrance hole from really bad weather. Expect a small amount of water to seep in to the bird house, so it is also a wise move to place four small holes close to each corner of the floor to allow for water drainage.

Besides thinking about drainage, it is generally wise to insert an adequate number of holes close to the roof of the box (safeguarded from rain by the overhang) to provide airflow in regions where it can get hot. In addition, it is very important to keep in mind that the house must be put together with the use of screws (not glue or nail) to allow for quick access during cleaning.

Your entrance hole must be nearer the top of the box than the bottom and be wide enough for the size of the bird you would like to use your house. Make sure it is not so large to make the birds susceptible to animals that may harm them. For the same reason, numerous bird safety agencies warn against putting a shelf or perching post close to your entrance, regardless if your bird house plans come with one.

It is recommended to roughen the inside walls or put horizontal grooves to help the hatchlings to climb to the opening of the bird house. This can be implemented with either a jigsaw or a chisel. Just make sure to smooth away any splinters that can harm the hatchlings.

The house must be situated somewhere not easy for various predators to reach. The opening hole has to ideally face away from any predominant wind and - whenever you can - must never be entirely shaded. Despite what your bird house plans may say, stay away from radiant colours and gloss paints totally. The inner area is best not painted and, although the wood you use must be treated for outdoor use, avoid stinky varnishes and creosote. Birds loathe the strong smell!

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Planning Ideas for a Fabulous Baby Shower Party

Baby Shower Party Planning Tips and Ideas

A baby shower party can be a truly fun experience, especially if you are the one planning the event! A party like this includes giving consideration to all of the celebration elements, including but not limited to the menu, games, entertainment, favors, and, let's not forget those all important baby shower invitations. As the host, you can stamp your personal touch on every aspect of the planned celebration. With the explosive growth of the internet, most people will start their search for the most creative invites for baby showers and all the complementary details online.

Consider the Many Special Uses for Baby Shower Party Invites

As you are browsing the many websites, you'll find lots of unique, one-of-a-kind invitation cards. These innovative designs not only offer you a beautiful way to share written communications with guests, but crafty and savvy hosts can put extra invitations to good use too. With spare personalized babies stationery you can make party favor book marks, gift tags, or you can cut out card embellishments so they can be attached to adorable party favors.

Personally Designed Party Invites

If you've spend hours deciding on just the right shower theme, but you don't see stationary that matches your ideas perfectly, contact the website staff where you think you might want to buy. Most of these sites have in-house artists who are ready and willing to ensure you get the invitation stationery you want and will complement your theme perfectly. Or, most will even start from scratch and design a card just for your occasion. If you want to design your own stationary cards, you can modify font sizes, font colors, ink colors, invite wording, and invitation imagery on most of these sites.

Handcrafted Party Favors

Some party hostess cuts out some of the decorations from your shower stationary. For example, by getting enough miniature metal buckets for your guest, you can glue the cutouts to the front of the bucket. Then, you might try adding add small blue and pink candies to each bucket, or you can add little votive candles. For alternatives, you can buy some cupcake boxes and decorate them much like you did the candies. Details like the time, date, and location information on your invites can also be incorporated with your favor décor. Another suggestion is to make small cupcakes and wrap them in advance of the event.

As you are shopping, look for those exclusive shower invitation designs to complement your baby shower party to ensure your theme is maintained through the entire celebration.

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Best Dental Plans: Questions to Ask

Who does not want to have the best dental plans? Of course, getting the best dental care for yourself and your family, in a reasonable price is definitely a good thing. But there are a lot dental plans to choose from. Identifying the best option could be a bit overwhelming, especially, if you have no relative experience in dental insurance.

When looking for the dental plans, consider asking these questions.

1. What are covered?

Make sure to have an idea what dental care are fully and partially covered by the plans. Upon learning their coverage, you could compare the different plans and choose which one suits your yearly demands and needs.

2. Is going to your regular dentist covered by the dental plan?

Working with a new dental care provider could be hard for some people sometimes. Dental plans would normally limit plan holders to network dental providers. For example, a DHMO or dental HMO plan would require you to get dental services from their provider network only. Getting services outside the network would forfeit your benefits. PPO dental plans are a little flexible, you could get dental service outside the network but the full benefits of the plan would not be used. You may consider getting a plan where your dentist is already a member of.

3. Are appointments necessary?

There are some dental providers who would only entertain dental holders in specific time or day. You need to know these, to have an idea if it would be able to fit your schedule, especially if you are working or studying.

4. Does the plan suit your budget?

You do not want to overspend. Make sure that you will be paying for something reasonable. If you are paying for premiums more that you actually spend on dental care, then you need to think about it again.

5. Is the insurance company stable and customer friendly?

Make sure to get insurance from financially stable insurance company. Also check customer feedback and reviews. There are different websites that allow customers and clients to rate and review insurance companies and their dental plans.

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Hydrostatic Remote Control Lawn Mowers For Steep Hills

Remote Control Lawn Mowers For Slope Mowing Applications Today's popular zero-turn riding mowers are generally rated to safely handle up to a 30 degree incline without risking injury to the operator. A lawn care professional has to equip 5 or 6 of his crew members with profit eating string trimmers when it comes time to mow a client's slope that is too steep to drive his equipment on. This has always been a problem for the professional lawn care provider as well as state maintenance crews working on the highway DOT (Department of Transportation) crews. With government officials raising the bar on safety regulations regarding slope mowing accidents, hills and banks over 30 degrees are being left unattended along portions of our nation's highways and other government owned properties. Parks and recreation facilities are among some of the other properties affected by the new safety regulations.

The Summit Lawn Mower Company, based out of New Albany, Mississippi, has a rather new and interesting solution to slope mowing problems with their remote controlled mowers. By placing the operator out of harm's way, safety concerns are not much of an issue. By not having a person on top of the machine, combined with an industrial grade rubber track drive system, commercial models such as the TRX-34PRO are able to achieve a very low center of gravity giving it slope mowing capabilities that are topping out at around 40-50 degrees while remaining practical. I do not expect to see these 34-60 inch robotic machines replacing the massive tractor mowers that the DOT guys need to maintain hundreds of acres along our highways. While their current line of commercial mowers are being used by lawn care professionals in mountain regions world wide, the company plans to release a hydraulic powered industrial line of mowers to cater to large area slope mowing that the state DOT departments just might be interested in.

Commercial Grade Remote Control Lawn Mowers Affordable For Homeowners In addition to the track driven remote control lawn mowers only practical for commercial applications, Summit also offers zero-turn wheeled models that are practical for use around the house. Unlike the hydrostatic designs that use the engine for propulsion, these electric powered machines use high torque electric motors for propulsion utilizing an alternator that acts as an on-board generator to keep the battery charged while in use. As with the commercial models, the transmitter has two joysticks. One controls the machine in all directions while the other starts and stops the gas engine. This simple-to-operate design makes the ZTR series mowers popular with the elderly and disabled people who want to rekindle joy and satisfaction sometimes associated with maintaining your own lawn. While the track driven remote control lawn mowers have really impressive slope mowing capabilities, the ZTR series models are limited to being practical on 30 degree slopes due to their front end castor wheel design.

The company also offers a full line of replacement parts and upgrades such as video control, remote\ deck height adjustment, and headlights.

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3 Things You Need To Know Before Purchasing The Toro 1800 Snowblower

Have you been searching around for a snow blower and thinking of purchasing a Toro 1800 Snowblower? If So I have some very important information that you need to know. I strongly suggest that you read this entire article as it will help you make the right purchasing decision.

First I have to ask you a few questions:

Do you live in an area that receives a lot of snow?

Do you have trouble removing snow from your:

1.) Driveways

2.) Walkways

3.) Or patio

If so then its time to put down that shovel and time to pick a snow thrower. As a matter of fact I want to share with you the same snow thrower that I use. And if you are wondering if it powerful enough to remove the snowfall in your area; yes it is. Where I live we regularly receive a foot of snow and I have not had any problems so far.

The snow thrower I am talking about is Toro 1800 Snowblower 38025. It is an electric gas snow blower that has the power of a big 2 stage gas snow thrower without all of the hassles.

Okay lets get down to the 3 most important things that you need to know before making a purchase decision.

1.) Most importantly you need to get a good idea of how much snowfall your area regularly receives. This is how you decide which type of snow thrower to buy. Like I stated earlier the Toro 1800 Snowblower is good for areas that receive around one foot of snowfall.

2.) Consider what type of surface you are going to be using it on. This snow blower is best used on a paved and flat surface. If you plan on using it on a gravel or on a surface that has a lot of loose rocks you will damage your system. If this is the case you will be better off with big 2 stage gas rig.

3.) Last but not least if you are going buy it, make sure that you buy it online. I purchase mines from a local store hardware store for about $600. Needless to say check out the prices online it was only $450. I immediately returned it to the store and purchased online.

So my advice to you is before make a decision about the Toro 1800 Snowblower keep these 3 tips in the back of your mind at all times before you do anything. If you decide to purchase you will not be disappointed. I have had nothing but successful winters with it.

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