May 31st, 2008

Healthy Body - Healthy Mind!

Posted by admin in Weight Loss Exercise

More than two thousand years ago, Hippocrates, the Greek physician and father of medicine, said, “A wise man ought to realize that health is the most valuable possession.”

We are obliged to Hippocrates’ and others from the past for

reminding us that fitness and health is not just a new and passing phenomenon and neither are the ways to achieve and maintain good health.

The fundamentals of good health, known and proven for so

long, are available to anyone who decides they want to fully enjoy the enormous benefits of healthy living.

The reality of this lesson is brought home in the compelling story from over a century ago of an American boy, sickly and weakened by childhood diseases, who sought a refuge from his physical handicaps in a love of books and reading. As time went on, just as his mind grew strong from his studies, his body continued to fail.

His concerned father at last told his 12-year old son, “You have the mind but not the body, and without the help of the body the mind cannot go as far as it should. You must make your body know you will do it!” And the wise father then gave the boy weights and other gymnastic equipment and worked with him to strengthen his frail young body.

Well, this story has a remarkably happy ending. The boy heeded his father’s encouragement, and not only worked hard to rebuild his health, but became a superior athlete, graduated from Harvard University and went on to lead a vigorously active life of eminent achievement. This once-sickly boy eventually became the 26th president of the United States. He was Theodore Roosevelt, who at age 42, was and is the youngest man ever to become president.

Throughout his life, Roosevelt practiced what he called, “the

strenuous life.” His energetic commitment to physical activities

included boxing, horseback riding, swimming and hiking among others.

Teddy Roosevelt discovered that an important foundation for good

health is movement and activity. He demonstrated that our bodies are

designed to get stronger as they are constantly used and challenged

with purposeful physical activities.

Teddy Roosevelt, incidentally, was a great outdoorsman and probably

knew more about natural science than any other President who has ever

been in office, and some of his most notable achievements were in the

area of conservation. He added about 150 million acres to the

national forests, set up five new national parks, created the first

51 federal bird reservations and established the first four national

game preserves. He loved nature and worked to preserve the

environment for future generations.

Roosevelt undoubtedly agreed with Hippocrates view that, “The first

wealth is health.” And with the old proverb that takes Hippocrates

idea one step further by saying, “Health is better than wealth.”

Because Teddy Roosevelt’s life dramatically exemplifies the

life-changing power of achieving and maintaining good health. The

simple moral to his story is that nothing is more essential to

building a successful life than good health.

As Teddy Roosevelt showed us, the secrets to good health are not

complicated. They are known and waiting for you to discover them and,

most important, to put them into practice. The blessings and joys of

good health and fitness can be yours when you choose to make them

priorities in your life.

Good health, you know, means having the capacity to live life fully

and being able to experience the best that life has to offer. It

means having vigor and energy. It is having the ability to pursue

your dreams with the confidence that you will be able to accomplish

them.

It’s doubtful that Teddy Roosevelt would have accomplished much in

his life had it not been for the words of advice from his father

about developing his body in addition to his mind. It’s worth

thinking about, especially these days when so many of us live

sedentary existences. We can only go where our bodies can take us,

and our bodies need exercise to stay healthy and strong. So remember:

build both your body and your mind. They’re a powerful combination.

Teddy Roosevelt proved it.

Action to be taken: Commit to a firm set of health related goals and

get yourself in the best physical shape starting today.

Everything Counts!

Gary Ryan Blair

Gary Ryan Blair is President of The GoalsGuy. A visionary and gifted conceptual thinker, Gary is highly regarded as a speaker, consultant, strategic planner, and coach. Visit The GoalsGuy at http://www.GoalsGuy.com as well as their new lifestyle brand at http://www.GotGoals.com

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Cappuccino Makers - From The Plant To You

Posted by admin in Green Coffee

Coffee bean production is a worldwide industry, second equal money wise to petroleum. It is 2000 years old. There are two main types of beans, arabica, first produced on the Arabian Peninsula, and robusta with double the caffeine.

The coffee cherry is not a valued fruit; only its bean is needed. This bean is aged, then roasted, ground and finally brewed to satisfy over 400 million coffee drinkers worldwide.

There are two colors, red and green. The red has more aroma, lower acidic levels and produces better coffees. This element is critical.

The majority of beans are picked by hand, but only as fast as just three-ish baskets a day. They are skilled at separating green and red beans, and their skill influences our final product.

Once picked, the fruit is separated from the cherry. The fruit is soaked, scrubbed and then rubbed mechanically. Then they are washed to remove excess residue. The beans are dried on big concrete or rock type slabs until they contain only 12% of their original water content - fermentation.

They are sorted mainly by machine. Some are rejected. Others are quickly rubbed to remove the skin. The better beans are then aged for 3 to 8 years. The rest will be roasted within the year.

To give the varied flavors, the beans double in size as they are roasted (400 F). They dry, crack and go brown, releasing their flavorsome oils.

Varied techniques ensure proper roasting. Java and Kenya beans enjoy a light roasting, by way of example. The beans release carbon dioxide gas for a few days or by being packed into perforated shipping bags.

A few weeks later, the beans are ground. Huge burrs (grinders) crush them to a uniform granule. Choppers produce a less even granule. Turkish coffee is made by pounding the beans into a fine powder.

Whichever granules you choose, brewing is the last step. Better brewing machines produce a better cup of coffee. There are four processes involved. These include the boiling, the level of pressure, the gravity, and the ability to steep.

Boiling water is rushed through the coffee grounds, filtered and settled. For espresso, the pressure of the just below boiling point water as it is forced through the grounds is imperative. With the common drip coffee makers, the level of gravity of the hot water as it drips on the grounds and through the filter is important. The steeping process relies on big bags of granules, very much like large tea bags. The better the perforations in the bag, the more easily the hot water can penetrate and produce the desired cup of coffee.

The sometimes laborious and long trip the coffee bean takes from mountainous or jungle regions worldwide to the final grounds in your stores, is worth the wait. The final product is one that is prized worldwide. New research is assessing the pros and cons of coffee drinking, moderate being the best. It is another reason why coffee is so well loved.

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Understand the Contract When Day Trading Futures

Posted by admin in Create A Blog

When you trade any futures contract it is important to understand the contract specifications. You can find the specifications by visiting the web site of the exchange where the contract is traded. Make sure you are familiar with the following information:

  • The size and nature of the contract. For example, the soybean futures contract is for 5,000 bushels of Number 2 Yellow beans.
  • The tick size and its value. A tick is the minimum movement permitted in the contract price. For soybeans it is 0.25 cents per bushel, which equates to $12.50 per contract.
  • The way in which the price is quoted. Soybean price is quoted in cents per bushel (for example, 1302.25).
  • The months when the contract matures. Soybeans have contracts for September, November, January, March, May, July and August each year. As a day trader, you are only interested in trading the contract with the highest daily volume. This is usually the next contract due to expire, known as the front month. The exchange provides details of the volume of daily transactions for each contract, and the day trader should refer to this before the start of each trading session to ensure the correct contract is being traded.
  • The last trading day of the contract. For soybeans this is the fifteenth calendar day of the contract month. You should have stopped trading that contract well before then. If you had been checking volumes you would have noticed volume declining on this contract in the last few days of the previous month, with volume switching into the next contract further out. Beginner traders are sometimes concerned about getting stuck with a load of beans, but if you always trade the front month (highest volume) contract and ensure that you are out of all positions at the end of each trading day, there is no risk of becoming involved ln physical delivery issues.
  • The ticker code(s) for the contract. Often there are two contracts mentioned. One is the traditional floor-traded version, the other is the electronic version. Each has a different code, but you should ensure you choose the electronic contract. For soybeans this is ZS. Most trading platforms do not support floor-traded contracts, and, even if they do, you want to avoid them because of the delays in filling orders. Orders for electronic contracts are transmitted almost instantaneously.
  • The hours in which the contract is traded. The electronic contract almost always has extended hours compared to the floor-traded product. However, it is usually best to avoid day trading them outside the traditional floor trading hours because volumes are much lower. Most traders have switched to the electronic contracts, but stick to the traditional hours. For soybeans, this is 0930 - 1315 US Central Time, Monday to Friday.
  • Limit information. This tells you what happens after large price moves. Some markets are paused for a certain length of time, others are locked at the limit. For example, soybeans price is locked fifty cents/bushel above or below the settlement price on the previous day.
  • The contract margin. This tells you the amount of money which must be deposited with the exchange to open, and maintain, positions. It is better to get this figure from your broker because brokerage companies sometimes specify different margin levels from those quoted at the exchange.

As an example of being aware of the contract specifications, consider the wheat market which has been very kind to day traders lately.

Just the other night it opened strongly with a continuation pattern on the charts which would normally prompt me to take a long position. My entry would have been at 947.25 looking for a strong upward break.

Fortunately, before the market opens I always note down the market limits. In the case of wheat, the market is locked if price moves thirty points up or down from the previous close. In this instance, the market had closed at 921.5 in the previous session, limiting the upside potential in this session to 951.5, just 4.25 points above my proposed entry. That was nowhere near enough to justify the risk, so I passed the trade.

It is easy to get caught out in this situation when the market has gapped up (or down) at the open because the full extent of the thirty point move is not apparent on a short term chart of the current session.

The strong moves shown in recent wheat charts have frequently been capped by the thirty point limit. If I had been trading soybeans, there would have been no problem because the market is allowed to move fifty points. The point is, it is very simple to make an expensive error if you are not thoroughly familiar with the instrument you are trading.

David Bennett trades US commodity futures from his home on the Gold Coast in Australia. He provides coaching and mentoring services for people wanting to start trading for themselves. Visit http://www.12oclocktrades.com to read more futures trading articles.

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The Power of Your Subconscious Mind

Posted by admin in Success Strategies

The reason man may become the master of his own destiny is because he has the power to influence his own subconscious mind. Napoleon Hill

The power of your subconscious mind cannot be under estimated. Even though we do not fully understand how the subconscious works exactly, the power of it is undisputed.

It is important to understand that both negative and positive thoughts have an effect on your subconscious mind. By continually dwelling on what’s wrong in our life, our subconscious is fed with negatives, and we become gloomy. Just by being aware of what we think, read, and listen to, we can make a positive change.

If you leave it, your subconscious mind will be like a garden that is unattended - the weeds will take over.

You DO have control over this awesome power. And the really cool thing is that there is no rocket science needed to develop it.

A practical method for feeding your subconscious mind with positive material is reading. Find an article, or book chapter about something that really strikes a chord with you - somthing that’s really positive. Keep this this handy (bedsied drawer or on your desk), and read it regularly. You will be amazed at how easily you recall this material after only a short time. That is the power of your subconscious mind.

As Mr Hill advises us, we have “the power to influence his own subconscuious mind”.

You have the choice. Use it wisely my friend. You can only benefit.

About the Author

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Does Your School Teach You How to Achieve Financial Freedom?

Posted by admin in Success Strategies

Study hard, get good grades and you will have a bright future! I am pretty sure many of you have been brainwashed by your teachers with this statement when you were students. And your perception of a bright future is most likely to become a lawyer, doctor, engineer, businessman. whatever that promises a high salary.

Your school helped you to achieve your goal. It equipped you with the necessary set of skills to thrive in your trade. But does your school train you how to manage your finances once your money starts rolling in. Does your school tell you that you will stop earning that kind of money once you stop working? Do your teachers give lectures on the importance of earning residual income and managing personal debts? Does your school teach you how to achieve financial freedom?

Your high salary profession enables you to live in big houses, drive fast cars, own countless country club memberships, go on yearly travels, buy the stuff you longed for But wait! Have the thought of you losing your job ever creeps into your mind?

The economic bubble burst. Businesses plummet. Your employment company cash flow statement goes into the red. The directors of the company want to cut cost. They decide to layoff employees who take home fat paychecks. You are one of them. Your world collapses when you were retrenched.

You suddenly realized that you could not maintain your lavish lifestyle anymore. Your posh house is on mortgage with the local bank. You took a loan for your fast cars. You havent clear your credit card debts. You dig into your savings to appease your creditors for the first few months. But pretty soon, your creditors came knocking on your house door every few days and flood your voice mail with reminders to pay your debts.

As important as it is to earn lots of money, managing your finances is paramount to you being able to achieve financial freedom. Once you obtain financial freedom, you would be able to escape the rat race, have more free time to do what you really love, go on vacation as long as you wish and live the lifestyle you wish!

Educate yourself to achieve financial freedom. Teach your children on the importance of managing their finances since their school most probably would not do so. There are no shortages of resources around for you to learn and teach. Money is a double edge sword. It could make or break you. But if you could master the skill of managing it, money would be on your side.

Embark on a journey to achieve financial freedom. Educate yourself. Be financially free.

About The Author

Augustine is a electrical and computer engineering undergraduate who has learned the importance of achieving financial freedom and pinpoint a missing link in the education system for not teaching students this crucial survial skill.

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Is A Set Schedule For Home Schooling Important Or Even Needed

Posted by admin in Online Homeschooling

Many parents who are thinking of homeschooling and even those that already educate their children at home often wonder if they should maintain a set schedule for homeschooling their children. While many beginning home school parents sometimes feel that a regular day that mimics a public schools day is the best route it can sometimes have the opposite effect.

At the very beginning of your in home education program you should develop your schedule. Once this schedule has been developed you should stick to it and not alter or re structure it. By having a set routine in the home your child will learn easier and it will also help them set aside a certain time period for studying and academics. But the most important point of a set schedule is that it to the children that the parents are still in control and serious about home school work!

How many hours in the day you actually devote to study time is entirely up to you and should be based around the planned curriculum and learning potential of your child. So if your child is a math whiz but struggles in English you may want to devote more time to English studies and less to math. That is part of the beauty of home schooling, total flexibility and maximum learning potential for the child.

While you may feel that the amount of time you spend homeschooling is not adequate or does not compare to public school you should realize that just being somewhere longer does not mean learning more. One of the biggest problems in the public school system is that time is used inefficiently throughout the day. Many classes focus on non relevant topics and even topics of little importance. In fact when you look at how much time is spent settling into class, walking between classes the amount of time a child actually works on essential school work is around three hours.

When compared to the wasted time in public schools homeschooling is a great option for many parents who feel their children are not getting a good enough or targeted enough education in the public system.

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Airline Travel - How to Get Into an Airlines Club 1

Posted by admin in Airline Travel

Most of the airports in cities like Tokyo or Hong Kong or Chicago have airline clubs. Savvy female travelers can learn how to freeload their way into these clubs.

Some of the clubs are named The Red Carpet Club, The Crown Room, The Presidents Club, and the Admirals Club.

First, why you need these lounges: airports are very public places, designed for high-volume use. Sometimes you might be stuck on a layover, or time in between two flights, for several hours. Ive personally been stuck for more than thirty hours at an airport, but thats pretty rare. Usually youll be in-between flights for thirty minutes to three hours. But the public seating available in most airports, while padded, isnt very comfortable. You cant lie down; you cant even lean back comfortably. Its the type of seating built for the janitors because its easy to clean around and durable.

And so the airlines at the big, hub airports have built members-only clubs or lounges with all sorts of amenities: free coffee, soft drinks, snacks–and your very own comfortable chair. And, these little mini-sanctuaries are quiet. There arent the hordes of tourists pouring through, although you will have to put up with frenzied businessmen speaking angrily into their cell phones and trying to look important and busy to all the other people in the club.

But, these airline lounges cost money. An annual pass will cost you two to three days wages, or more. The alternate way to pay for them is with airline miles, which are reward points you accumulate for flying on an airline. If you fly around the world a couple of times on the same airline, youll build up enough points for a club.

But, if you dont fly much, then theres no way youll have enough points. You could buy a day pass, but those can also cost upwards of a days wages. Thats just too much money to spend when you can use a couple of techniques and get in for free.

Travel Tip: Theres a simple way to get in free. But ladies, youll need to find a man.

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Casey Trino is author of The Alex 2101 Project, a series of articles documenting early 21st century life for her unborn great-granddaughter Alex (a working name) to help guide her when she comes of age at the beginning of the 22nd century.

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May 31st, 2008

Parking at Cardiff Airport - Frequent Traveller Tips

Posted by admin in Airline Travel

As a businessman I frequently fly out of Cardiff. The airport solely operates from one terminal. This means that when you want to park your car at one of the available car parks you not have to consider from which terminal your flight departs. Most of the parking sites I used already for dozens of times and as an experienced traveller I know exactly which company provides the best services. I hope you can use some of my advice and who knows maybe it will make your future travels a little bit more relaxed.

These days, I always book my parking service in advance through the internet. It is definitely the best means of saving yourself some time so you do not have to rush getting through security and customs. In addition, online booking will often save you a couple of pounds too and we all know airport parking a rather costly service.

The majority of the available Cardiff parking agencies provide a fairly standard level of service. Similar standards of service and security are available almost everywhere you go. Most of the car parks only vary in their fee and situation. I always base the choice I make on how much they charge and how much time I have.

If you have never parked your car at Cardiff airport before and you dont know what service to choose, below I mention a few companies which run excellent parking sites with a satisfactory service.

NCP operates the long duration parking service at Cardiff airport which is ideally located right on the other side of the terminal building. Certain sections of the facility are within walking distance of the terminal. However, during the summer there is a transport service available which is operational every five minutes. The duration of the trip to the terminal lasts only five minutes.

Also recommendable is Cardiff Airparks Services. This well-established and reputed company is located within a short distance from the terminal as well and offers a free transportation service which is available around the clock each day of the week. Fees are reasonable.

Last but not least there is The Highwayman. Their parking site is situated at the end of Cardiff airports runway and is run by a local family. The facility has nine years of experience and is excellently secured ensuring you absolute piece of mind regarding your cars safety while you are travelling.

Over the past years Ive tried a number of other methods, but my conclusion is that these internet airport car parking booking services mentioned below provide the most simple and fastest way of making your suitable parking arrangements at Cardiff. I travel about thrice a month out of Cardiff and have tried these excellent services several times. I really recommend pre-booking parking online as it saves you a great deal of time and its hassle-free.

Andy drives to and flies from Cardiff airport from time to time, hes a writer and travel website reviewer, his suggestions for easy online booking are:

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Home Schooling Curriculums

Posted by admin in Online Homeschooling

So, youve decided to home school your children. Youve weight all the pros and cons and know you are making the right decision. Now, you need to decide on various home schooling curriculums that will help you and your children get the most out of the experience. When it comes to home school education, the curriculum is your key to making sure your child stays on track.

Ask your local school system for advice on developing a home schooling curriculum. In an area where home schooling is popular, local school systems may have guidelines and curriculums already in place. There may also be a strong support network filled with parents and children who are being schooled at home.

If you live in an area that doesnt have a strong home schooling presence, you may need to develop your own home schooling curriculums. Fortunately, there are a lot of books and resources on the subject. Check your local library as a starting point. You also may find general home schooling curriculums online.

Once you find a home schooling curriculum to work with, you will need to figure out how much leeway you have with it. One of the advantages of home schooling is you can allow your children to gravitate toward subjects that interest them. However, this should not be at the expense of obtaining a general education. A good home schooling curriculum finds that perfect balance.

Developing a home schooling curriculum is essential to giving your children the best education possible. You will either need to develop your own, or find one that is already being used. This curriculum will be your guide to making sure your children get the most from their home school education.

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May 31st, 2008

The Power of the Human Body

Posted by admin in Antiaging Treatment

I have literally dedicated my life to amassing the knowledge you and I will need to overcome disease and to live our life to its fullest.

I remember when I was young and I first heard stories about small villages and tribes in which the men and women routinely lived well past their hundreds, and did so with the energy and drive we have only in our youth.

I couldnt help but wonder, even then, what kind of an extraordinary life we all could have if we knew, I mean KNEW that we could live up to twice as long as we live now. If we KNEW that we could have over triple the number of productive years in our life, how much more could we learn? How much larger of a legacy could we leave? How much more could we contribute, if each of us had the opportunity to expand our lives, to be healthy and shrewd well past our hundredth year?

So, why is it that we, in our society, with all of our hospitals and high tech medical equipment, drugs, and surgeries HAVE SHORTER LIVES than the primitive people living in remote corners of the world? Why do we have ever increasing rates of cancer and heart disease when we have been giving more and more money every year to the battle on heart disease; what are we doing wrong?

The difference between our systems and their systems is simple: we have been convinced in our culture that health comes from the outside, in the form of some kind of pill. If you could take a moment to seriously consider it, this is not an appropriate way to look at our body and its function. Our health comes from the inside. The Universes most superior life form is you. There is no lab, no scientist that can demolish disease the way your body can. The human body performs, ever moment of the day, far more brilliant assaults on high cholesterol, on cancer, on pain of all kinds, than all of medicine could ever dream of achieving.

Yet you and I have been convinced, by a countless onslaught of commercials, media releases and media influence, in conjunction with the huge pharmaceutical influence over the medical world, that our health can come from the outside better than the health we can create on our own, simply by properly using the incredible machine we were born in.

In my life, I operate a high volume clinic with multiple therapists and employees; I own a secondary health and wellness enterprise in my city, and I own and operate an aggressive, highly successful web site. I can assure you; this is not done with a low level of energy. It is done with a balanced, real, and strong level of energy. My energy does not quit and my energy is due entirely to the lifestyle I have created for myself: The lifestyle that I have created after years and years of research and insight into the mechanisms of our bodies.

What I learned from my nine years of studying human sciences, the human body, and becoming a doctor, is that the world of science understands and is baffled by the incredible power of the human body. The world of science is intimidated by the power of the human body, and the world of medicine knows that it cannot and will never compete with this incredible machine that we were born inside of.

I want you to join me, and the many others who have discovered the simple practical methods for mastering their bodies, overcoming their aches, pains, conditions and diseases by merely trying a natural approach. I want you to gain the knowledge that literally shapes and changes lives. And I want you to do it now. Today. DO NOT WAIT. Accomplish more by taking the simple steps to achieving better health and a longer life.

About the Author:

Dr. Bryan Brodeur is the owner of the health web site VitalityHouse, and author of the health and fitness e-book Vitalism.

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