Archive for September, 2009

Life Is Like a Football Game

Football games can be fun and exciting to watch. Throughout the game, there are moments of victory when a touchdown is scored, there are moments of disappointment..a fumble or intercepted pass, or a blocked kick. Teams begin the game, both expecting to be victorious. The team members have trained for game time…some players give their full 100 percent, others do not. Some players sit on the bench, others only enter the game in special situations…the kicker only comes in when needed.

American football, from peewees to the National Football League, consist of four quarters of play, with a halftime in between. Some teams rack up much points during the first quarter, and then coast to an easy victory. Other teams wait until the fourth quarter, and then win at the last moment. Some games go into overtime, where victory is determined by whichever team scores first. The fourth quarter and overtime periods are often times where the players have run out of energy. They are tired, but keep on playing because they can see victory ahead.

The Bible speaks of our life span as being 70 years (Psalm 90 verse 10…”The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.”)

If we live to be 80, we have four quarters of life to play life’s game. The first quarter would be 0 to 20, the second quarter 20 to 40, the third quarter 40 to 60, and the fourth quarter 60 to 80. After that would be overtime. Like in a football game, everyone is not guaranteed to complete the whole game. Some die during the first quarter of their life..just go down to the local cemetery and check the graves of those who died young. Others go out of life’s game in the second, third and fourth quarters. Some are injured and have to sit on the sidelines. Some live past 80 and are in “overtime”. Recently, a man from our area that was 106 died. He had victory in the game of life because he had trusted Jesus as his savior.

Just like a football game, life’s game comes to an end for all. What lies ahead? Victory can be assured if one has accepted Jesus as their savior. He has given victory of death, hell and the grave.

1 Corinthians 15 verses 55-57, “O DEATH, WHERE IS THY STING? O GRAVE, WHERE IS THY VICTORY? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ”.

About the Author

Author of My Walk with the Lord, www.selahbooks.com, various other articles and poems (google or yahoo search my name), preacher, retired military

The alarm clock goes off.? You jump out of bed, take a quick shower, get dressed, make breakfast for the kids, get them off to school, and then hop in the car.? You get to work just in time, attend meetings, meet deadlines, grab a quick lunch from the vending machine, and then spend the afternoon working with clients.? Then you head home, but not before getting stuck in traffic, going to the doctor’s office, and picking up milk and bread at the store.? Finally, you’re back at home to cook dinner, help the kids with their homework, and walk the dog before finally settling into bed.? Just another stress free day in your life, right?? While this scenario may seem all too familiar, there are measures you can take to help prevent and relieve stress in your life.? In this article,
we’ll take a look at the important role of vitamins for stress relief.?
When Your Body Talks, Listen

The human body is an amazing machine.? Unfortunately, most of us treat our cars better than we do our bodies.? We often ignore the most basic requirements that our bodies need to function properly. Each of us demands a healthy mix of vitamins and minerals to operate at the highest level, yet through poor diet and lack of exercise; we often put our health last. So let’s see how we can use vitamins to deliver energy and stress relief to our bodies.?

“B” Healthy

If you find yourself lacking energy and feeling stressed out, chances are good that you need more vitamin B complex.? This group of eight B vitamins is crucial to lowering anxiety and stress while at the same time fighting fatigue.? You can easily find these vitamins in most fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.? If your diet is low in these important foods, you can also take a high quality natural vitamin supplement.? In addition to vitamin B complex, vitamin C is also recognized as a stress reliever.?

Treat Yourself Right

As you can see, vitamins play a vital role in stress prevention and relief.? By paying attention to your vitamin intake, you can go a long way towards a more relaxed lifestyle.? Now, take some time for yourself before you tackle your next hectic schedule!
About the Author

Dean Iggo is the webmaster of VitaminSupplementReview.com which reviews a number of different supplements including anti aging natural supplements weight loss supplements, bodybuilding supplements and more…

Small businesses are flourishing everywhere. You also are thinking of starting a small business so that you are no more dependent on a particular salaried job. Since you do not have enough funds at hand, you have decided to take a small business loan. Your bad credit however may be an impediment. This scenario is common to almost all the aspiring business people. Well, the remedy is in bad credit small business loans.With the bad credit small business loans in your hands, you can utilize it for any business purpose like buying an office space, furniture, hotel, retail shops and even for clearing debts. Bad credit small business loans cover all business persons coming from different financial backgrounds. But the loan is especially designed for bad credit borrowers.Bad credit is a big hindrance while asking for a loan. But business person with bad credit can easily take bad credit small business loans, especially if you have a property to secure the loan for the lender. Secured bad credit small business loans are provided on the basis of a property of business person that is put as collateral with the lender. The advantages of collateral are many. First and most important advantage is that on securing the loan, lenders do not look much into bad credit. This is because in case of payment default, the lender can recover the loan on selling the property. Secured bad credit small business loans have lower interest rates attached to it which goes a long way in strengthening the business. With lower interest rate business person reduces burden of paying higher monthly installments. Also secured bad credit small business loans come with greater amount in case you want to expand business. Moreover the repayment duration of secured bad credit small business loans is larger which enables in spreading installment amount to more months and reduces the monthly outgo. This means you can save money for other business usages.Unsecured bad credit small business loans however require extensive credit checks and assurance to the lender that the loan will be safely paid back. Since there is no collateral involved in the loan offer, it is a risk free loan for the business. But lender needs to cut risks for himself. Lender will offer you an unsecured bad credit small business loan on seeing your repayment capability. Your surplus amount after paying for expenses and debts is considered as your real repayment capacity. So if you borrow an amount which can be comfortably repaid, lenders will readily give you an unsecured bad credit small business loan.While applying for bad credit small business loans, take note that the more there are possibilities of the business generating a substantial income, the easier it is to take the loan. So make sure that your business earns sufficient income. Some businesses take time to establish themselves. In that case the business person must have adequate finance for repaying installments till the business starts earning sufficiently.Compare as many bad credit small business loans providers as possible on internet. Compare their individual interest rates and terms-conditions for selecting the suitable lenders. Bad credit small business loans surely are available in an easy and hassle free manner. Pay off the loan installments regularly to escape debts and this way you can improve your credit score as well.Tim Kelly is an expert in finance.To find bad credit small business loans unsecured business loans, cheap business loans, bad credit instant business loans that best site’s you need visit www.baddebtbusinessloans.co.uk

At 7:00 am we left Playa del Coco in a 30ft Cormoran boat with Jesus Mendez Capt and my son (Esteban) last Sunday. We went for 1/2 day because we need to go to San Jose city in the afternoon, thats why we went so close to the shore. We run aprox. 20 minutes and stop to begin fishing. Few minutes after the baits was in the waters the first one: dolphin aprox 7 lb, my son was soo happy, that fish was his first one. After a few minutes again another dolphin. After that we hooked a nice 60 lbs sail. The captain say this is normal in this seasoon because of the arrival of whale and many others species like dolphin, sail and tuna inside the gulf of Papagayo. Well, my last hooked was a yellowfin 5lb. It was incredible because we were soo close to the shore.
Many thanks to the captain Jesus (www.costarica-fishingtrips.com).

About the Author

Not a fisherman

Love will build your heart with its dreamy songs and create a magical world for you to live in. How will you ensure that they whom you love so much will love you? How will you be certain of winning love?

Undertake this visual. Enjoy this constant pleasure that it will bring you. And feel for yourself how wonderful your love life has become.

You are in love with someone. You want that someone to love you too. What do you do? Simple! Visualize! Remember, love has everything to do with your heart and mind. If you can keep your heart healthy and in good relation with you, then you can have all the love you want.

Picture your heart. You may visualize it like am actual biological heart, or it may even be a symbolic valentine heart.

Go ahead and ask your heart about how it is feeling today. Is it feeling sad? Lonely? Disappointed? Understand the way it is feeling. Hear what it has to say to you. Then tell your heart that you are trying to make it feel better.

What is the condition of your heart? Is it sad? Or is it youthful. Does it look healthy? Or is it torn or wounded? Is it wounded? Now repair your heart. You have all the tools required. If it is torn at places, stitch them. If it is wounded, then treat it’s wound.

When your heart looks healthy, fill it to the brim with light. Imagine the shining light flow into your heart and reach it’s every nook and corner. Your heart is not only healthy now it even feels alive. Listen to your heartbeats?

Make it feel good. Thank your heart for keeping you alive. Applaud its tireless performance. The more you thank your heart, the healthier it gets.

Now that your heart is healthy and happy, you are now ready to win love. Picture the person you love or whom you desire the most. See the person clearly? How does she/he look? What color is the hair? What kind of clothes he/she is wearing? How tall is the person? Is there any gesture that is distinctively his/hers?

Let the person appear in front of you. How far is the person? Bring him/her closer to at the most five feet away from you. Now, picture your healthy heart connected to his/her heart. You may use any material you like for connection. A rope, chain, satin ribbon – it can be just anything. It can be even imaginary. The goal is to connect love to love, so a sense of energy flows between you both.

Once you have connected love, visualize yourself doing something loving to the person you love. Do anything that people who love each other does. Walk hand in hand, go for a dance, sit across for some ice cream, love each other, hug each other – you may even kiss each other.

The more you visualize the person you love in the way described above, the stronger the love flows between you both. Until one day, you really embrace and kiss the person to say how much you love her/him.

And if ever you feel that love is beginning to fade, go through the visualization again.

Let LOVE live forever.
About the Author

Pradeep Aggarwal is the creator of dating tantra. The website teaches you the nuances of dating, relationship with tips and tricks for successful dating that will make your date a success. Visit for free 6-part mini course “Make My Love Beautiful”.

The LG U8330 is a very attractive mobile phone that combines unique forms, features and functionality. That’s the reason why this phone is very much popular among tech-savvy and fashion conscious mobile users all over the globe. The phone, in addition to its design also comes equipped with high-tech features such as video recording, video playback, video calls, etc. Being a 3G phone, video calling is possible – talk and view the person you are talking to. In addition, users can also enjoy impeccable data connectivity as well as broadband speed mobile internet.

The 3G clamshell LG U8330 phone has a dual screen: external and internal. The external one is a LCD mono color screen that can be used for viewing incoming calls, date and time, etc. Internal TFT screen on the other hand is quite large at 262k and offers clear and bright platform for viewing all menus and applications. Though its a 3G phone, the picture resolution of the camera has not been improved. Boasting a VGA camera, you can capture images and record videos in MPEG4 formats. But you cannot expect quality pictures. The phone also comes equipped with an excellent music player – play your favorite music tracks and keep rocking on the go. Users can also personalize their phone with polyphonic ring tones.

With 3G, broadband speed mobile internet is possible. Now users can send and receive emails, browse the web for latest news and information and more. Sharing data is also easy with USB and infra red connectivity – share data with or without a wire. Send images, texts and video clips via SMS, MMS, and keep in touch with friends and loved ones.

All-in-all, the LG U8330 is an excellent phone that delivers both design and functionality. Get one, browse all phone features and feel the difference.

Carly charu is an expert author and the webmaster of Mobile Phone reviews .The website having details of latest phones and six mobile phone networks available in UK.

Most people think they can just walk into a plumbing store or a home improvement center and buy a tub. It’s not that easy. You will need to go shopping with some information in hand before you can pick the right tub for your bathroom.
Let’s call them the five magic ingredients.

First, you need to know the dimensions of your bathroom. It would be a shame to buy a bathtub and find you can’t fit it, or a large tub overpowers a small room. Measure your room’s width and length, and even the height, in case you may consider a raised tub.

Second, you need to have the dimensions of the area in the bathroom where the tub is intended to go. The tub may fit in the room, but if you were planning on putting it in an alcove, you have to have the exact measurements. Again, proportion must be taken into account, since you don’t want the tub to look lost in the space.

Third, decide upon the material you want your bathtub to be made of. There are so many materials available today, from plastic to marble. Porcelain, marble or stone may be the most attractive, but they are also the most expensive. Plastic is the least expensive, and does not show scratches as easily as porcelain.

Fourth, decide upon the color you want for your tub before you go shopping. White or beige are the most popular colors, but you can have a tub in almost any color you can imagine including lavender, lime green or yellow. If you have been planning the bathroom decorating, you probably have a color scheme picked out, and the color of the tub should go with this. Remember also, that even if a lime green bathtub would look good in the room now, when you want to change the decorating scheme, you may be stuck with a tub that doesn’t go with anything else. Better to stick to a neutral color.

Fifth, know how much you can afford to spend on the bathtub. You can probably look through store catalogs to get an idea of prices, or just go to a number of stores to comparison shop. This is where shopping on the Internet can come in handy instead of spending days driving around from store to store. Keep in mind that the store will probably charge shipping charges, and in the case of a heavy item such as a bathtub, they will be steep. You may be better off paying a little more for a tub from a store near you than getting it for less and ending up paying more because of shipping charges.

Keep these five things in mind as you shop, and you will end up with a perfect bathtub for your bathroom and you will keep it within your budget.

About the Author:

Kurt Schefken very often creates detailed papers on topics dealing with air pressure systems and compressor maintenance. You can learn about his writings on air compressor systems over at http://www.insidewoodwork

How to Travel for Free by Leading or Promoting Tours

by: Jacqueline Corbett

Whether you’re 16 or 60, you CAN travel just about anywhere in the world for free — and even with a nice stash of cash in your pocket — by telling like-minded people about a trip and convincing them to go with you. Get 5 to 20 to book the same trip, and your trip is free.

If you have a burning desire to see the Pyramids… or go on an African Safari… or snorkel the Great Barrier Reef of the South Pacific… and don’t have the cash, don’t worry.

There’s a good chance that you can travel for free to just about anywhere in the world your heart desires just by locating a group of like-minded folks and convincing them to go with you.

And if you are really good at convincing a lot of fellow travelers to join you — and have chosen the right travel company — you could also earn up to $10,000 a trip for your efforts.

Not bad for doing something you passionately enjoy doing, and meeting a whole bunch of people who enjoy the same kind of traveling you do.

There are dozens upon dozens of travel companies who are actively seeking individuals to help them organize tours — or promote existing ones.

Age is no consideration. Whether you are 16 or 70, there is a tour or tour group that is bound to suit your travel interests.

Teachers are actively courted to promote tours to their students… and even given handsome cash stipends to boot.

High school and college students are sought to promote grad trips and spring break trips to their friends and classmates. Besides free trips and “rock star” treatment, successful promoters can often earn as much as $10,000 per spring break.

Ministers and church members are rewarded for telling church members about pilgrimages and trips to the holy land. With as much as $10,000 to be made per trip, booking and leading tours is a wonderful way to raise cash for a church building fund… or augmenting a minister’s meager salary.

Scuba divers can get a free trip by organizing a scuba dive trip and promoting it to their fellow divers.

Lovers of the oriental culture can get free trips to Japan or China, while connecting with a whole new group of friends and earning enough cash to dine well and bring back lovely souvenirs.

Travel companies will often pay cash when you produce more reservations than the minimum required to earn a free trip.

The number of paid trips it takes to get a free one varies from travel company to travel company.

Some require as few as 5. Others as many as 15 or 20.

Many companies will reward you with multiple trips.

Most will also offer a commission which gets bigger the more trips you sell.

It doesn’t take any experience to get started — and most travel companies supply you with lots of marketing materials and support.

The degree of involvement in planning and promoting a trip varies considerably.

For example, promoting a trip for a spring break can often be done quite casually. Some spring break travel companies will even send a representative to your campus to put on a meeting. A few phone calls to friends. Some posters placed around the campus. An ad in the school newspaper. And voila, you could easily have 15 or 20 people signed in no time. Some companies don’t even require that you collect the deposits. And most will do the follow through in collecting the balance of the trip fee.

The more aggressively you promote, the more trips and money you’ll earn.

According to some travel companies, it is not uncommon for a very aggressive promoter to walk away with a free trip AND a very sizeable amount of cash.

Some travel firms say their top producers earn as much as $10,000 a trip.

There is no limit to where or how you can advertise a trip to the general public. The more widely you advertise your tour or pilgrimage, the more trips you’ll book and the more cash you’ll make.

To maximize your chances for success, it is advisable to announce and begin promoting your trip at least a year in advance of your departure date, so that you have plenty of time to reach enough people — and to enable your prospects sufficient time to raise fund and schedule the trip.

If you are already affiliated with a particular group such as a school, a church, or a club, it makes promoting a trip all the easier as you already have easy channels of communication in place. Writing letters or emails, making phone calls, announcements at meetings or services, announcements in bulletins, etc.

If you are interested in making as much money as possible in addition to a free trip — either for yourself or as a fundraiser, you might want to look at other ways of reaching a wider audience.

Press releases to newspapers and other media.

Posters and flyers posted on community and church bulletin boards.

Small ads taken out in newspapers and appropriate magazines.

Posting in special interest forums on the Internet

Holding public meetings and seminars.

Organizing a trip gives you rewards way beyond the trip and the money. In the process of organizing a trip, you will also come into contact with many like-minded people you might never meet otherwise … resulting in friendships that last a lifetime.

For many, the best part of actively organizing and promoting a trip is meeting new people who have at least some common interests.

Because you are the group leader, you are in a unique position to have already “broken the ice”… so that when it comes time to embark on your cruise or tour, you will often be on a first name basis with everyone. This feeling of camaraderie with a large number of fellow tourists can contribute immeasurably to the success of the trip — and can often lead to lifelong friendships.

So don’t put off traveling just because you don’t have the cash.

Look through the resources below for a travel company that suits you. Then get in touch with them, set a date and a destination. And start making plans to take the trip of your lifetime… by helping others do the same.

Bon voyage!

More to come…

A public car auctions can be a good opportunities for getting a great deal on a used auto. But it is important to be prepared before entering such an auction if you want to have a significant advantage. Let me share some nuggets of knowledge with you about public car auctions, and you just may walk out of that auction lot with a real bargain on a quality used car.

Start off by learning certain facts concerning public car auctions. These open auctions are typically held by the government or police, or by specialized auction lots. The vehicles they sell may be cars that have been seized or repossessed, or else government surplus. These cars are sold ?as is? without warranties or guarantees. It won’t be possible for you return a car after you buy it, and it would be very difficult to get reimbursed. So take care not to end up buying something of poor quality.

You definitely should attend the public auto auction’s preliminary inspection period, which may be a day or two before the auction–be sure to find out the proper schedule. This inspection period will provide you with your best chance to view the cars closely and even get behind the wheel of one and start it. You will not, however, be able to test drive any of the cars.

One thing you should do is take down the Vehicle Identification Number of the auto you plan to bid on. You can run the Vehicle Identification Number on Carfax to track down its vehicle history report, for a fee. This will allow you to learn whether the used car has a clean title, how many people have owned it, and a few details of its service history.

Bring with you a copy of the Kelley Blue Book or some other auto guide when you go to the auction. The guide will tell you the trade-in values for most car models and will help you to determine if a bid is fair or if it is too high. Note that besides the amount of your bid, you will also have to add a buyer’s premium of 5% to 10% of your bid, should you win the vehicle. On top of that, you may have to shell out a registration fee to participate in the auction.

Thinking of buying a car from a public auto auction? You can find helpful information on getting good deals at http://www.deal-finders.com/car-auctions/

There’s no doubt that twenty-first century living is filled with stress. Our jobs are demanding, our roads are crowded, and even our entertainment is fast paced. Stress comes in many packages, but the overall effect on our lives is easy to spot. There are so many physical and emotional symptoms associated with stress that it has been called the silent killer. What is it about stress that would make it a silent killer, and what can we do to counteract it?

Stress comes in several different types. There are exciting, good things that happen to us, such as getting married or getting a new job. While these things make us happy, they are also changes in our lives. In addition, we have sudden, bad types of stressors, such as a fight with our kids or losing our job. And then there are the day-in, day-out types of stressors, such as money problems, an unhappy marriage, or chronic illness. When we talk about the stress in our lives, we usually are referring to the sum total of the effect on us of all these types of stress.

People are wired to respond to emergency stress with a rush of adrenalin. For instance, if you had a vicious dog lunge at you, your heart would beat fast and you’d immediately either grab something to fight it off with or turn and run. This is called the “fight or flight” response. During this physiological response, your mind is probably not thinking very logically, but your body is ready to respond quickly.

While this flight or fight response is certainly appropriate and useful in some situations, it really doesn’t have much value in helping us deal with the kind of stress we experience in the twenty-first century. It tends to leave us with digestive upsets, tense muscles, overwhelmed brains, and taxed cardiovascular systems. In short, stress might be killing you! You might not be aware of it, though, so stress is a silent, sneaky sort of killer.

Reducing stress, even in today’s world, is a real possibility. In fact, it is a virtual necessity. Smart people take care of themselves physically and mentally. Adding stress management to your daily goals is a good idea if you are under a lot of pressure from various aspects of your life. And these days, who isn’t?

Stress management consists of getting enough rest, eating a nutritious diet, and getting moderate gentle exercise. Specific nutrients that can nourish the nervous system from the ravages of stress include the B-complex of vitamins, calcium, and magnesium. Some herbs that can help are skullcap, St. John’s Wort, and chamomile. If getting to sleep is a problem, you might try melatonin or valerian.

Sleep is absolutely essential to good health and stress reduction, although not every person needs the recommended seven to eight hours. Most do, however. Over-the-counter sleep aids made from the drug, diphenhydramine, will help you get to sleep, but the sleep will probably not be as restful as natural sleep. Use it as a last resort.
About the Author

For more personal growth articles visit: http://www.personalgrowthunlimited.com

Holiday travel is expensive! Gas prices are unpredictable, hotel rates can be high for the peak travel season, and rental cars are always more pricey than you?d like them to be. Thanks to online coupons you may find a great deal of savings on the trips you have to make to friends, relatives and loved ones. Why pay full price when you can print a coupon off the website?

In many cases, the Internet coupons you’ll find are ?affiliate discounts?. This means you have to ?Click Here? and get referred to a site like Avis.com where your discount is applied thanks to your click. One ?click here? discount coupon at simplybestcoupons.com gives you fifteen dollars off a compact to full size rental. Another coupon click offers ten percent off a compact to full size rental.

And what about those hotel discounts? The Radisson Hot Hotel Deals coupons go up to fifty percent off. Who wouldn’t want to save half their hotel bill, especially during holiday gift-giving season? Your travel expenses could go down dramatically, all with a few simple mouse clicks.

Some of the coupons lead to other discount agencies like Priceline.com, but again, never underestimate the ?affiliate discount? factor. Many of the Priceline affiliate online coupons are for specific destinations, which may be quite helpful if you were planning on going there. The discounted air travel could also work as a unique gift! Who wouldn’t want a gift ticket to an exciting destination? Further, discounted air travel is something to keep in mind as a gift for the person who has everything.

Of course, some of your travel expenses are not directly related to driving a rental car or flying in airplanes. Is your old, ratty luggage on its last legs? Try using an online coupon to get good discounts on a new set of luggage to replace your old ones. Some coupons will save you up to sixty-five percent, and others are related to how much your final purchase totals up to be; either way you are saving a nice bit of cash on something you definitely needed to buy. You can use the extra money to save for next year’s holiday purchases or indulge in a nice on-the-road treat.

Another travel-related purchase is audio books. How many times have you longed to have something more to listen to while driving your rental car? There are many online coupons for purchases in great stores like booksamillion.com and audible.com. Your traveling time will fly by with the latest audiobook bestseller, and don’t miss the online coupon for the clearances! Up to 80 percent off in some cases.

Coupons are great, but online coupons are even better?if you plan ahead you can get your savings delivered to your door in plenty of time for the trip, and what doesn’t get sent through the mail, your rental car and airline tickets, you’ll pick up at the airport counter. Thanks to the online coupons traveling for the holidays doesn’t get any easier.
About the Author: James Brown writes about http://www.SimplyBestCoupons.com