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Health Center Staff Take Lead Role In Preparing Their Campuses For Pandemic Flu

It sounds like the plot of the next blockbuster movie. A third of the world’s population is struck down by a deadly virus that spreads across the globe so rapidly that there is no time to develop a vaccine. Up to half of those infected – even young, healthy adults – die. But as health professionals know, this scenario is not just a flight of fancy. It could be the very real effects of the next pandemic flu outbreak, particularly if H5N1 (also known as highly pathogenic avian flu) is the virus in question, and it is this knowledge that is pushing not just federal and state government but organizations and businesses throughout the world to develop a strategy to tackle it. Within colleges and universities, the burden of pandemic flu planning is likely to fall upon many student health directors, even at institutions with environmental health and safety departments. John Covely, a consultant on pandemic flu planning and the co-author of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s pandemic plan, explains why this is so. “Traditionally, emergency planning originates from public safety, or environment health and safety, but a communicable disease poses the biggest threat to students in group quarters. Thus, student health directors are often leading the emergency planning effort for the whole university, because the entire plan - not just the student health component - could be the difference in life or death for their students.” The importance of having a campus-wide plan that is ready – not just in the preliminary stages – when the pandemic strikes is all the more clear when you consider that, unlike seasonal flu, H5N1 has an increased risk for the typical student demographic of young, healthy adults. The startlingly high mortality rate of up to 60 percent is partly due to a protein, also found in the strain of virus responsible for the 1918 pandemic flu outbreak, which causes a response in a healthy immune system known as a “cytokine storm”, often leading to respiratory failure and death. Planning for such a massive and yet unpredictable event may seem a formidable task, but Dr. Anita Barkin, chair of the American College Health Association’s pandemic planning committee, counsels that those universities and colleges that have yet to formulate a pandemic plan shouldn’t feel overwhelmed by the work that lies before them. “Pandemic planning is about good emergency preparedness. The things we do to prepare for any emergency are the things we would do to prepare for pandemic flu,” she explains. Although the tragic Virginia Tech shootings this spring were a different kind of emergency, the issues are similar to the issues faced in the event of a pandemic flu outbreak. Coordinating resources, communicating with everyone on campus and deciding at what stage classes should be called off are questions that have to be answered in most emergency situations. Take your pandemic planning one step at a time, advises Barkin. “The first step is to find out whether there is an existing emergency plan on campus,” she says. “If there is, who is in charge of it? Health providers on campus should then take charge and begin to formulate the plan.” There are many unknown factors, but build the framework of the plan first with the elements you can be sure of. Form a committee with all key areas represented, including executive leadership. ACHA’s Guidelines for Pandemic Planning provides a list as an example that may help you collate this. Identify the functions that will be critical in the case of a pandemic and the personnel on campus responsible for each of these, making sure there are enough people representing each function that should some become sick, the plan is not compromised. Identify decision makers, a chain of command, and what channels of communication are to be used. Finally, decide on the role of student health services. Many campuses will have the student health director as the key decision maker in the event of a pandemic, but for some it will be more appropriate for the student health director to have an advisory role instead. In any case, college health professionals will be crucial to the success of every plan. The biggest question that is central to every campus-wide pandemic plan: when is the right time to send students home? Covely warns that universities cannot necessarily wait for cues from state public health departments before they make their decisions. “The university has to have its own in-depth criteria in advance of a pandemic, and the student health director should be very involved in developing those criteria.” Don't wait too long to send your students home. Nor should your trigger for this decision rely on the geographical proximity of the virus to your campus alone. The factors that will determine how early you make the call to send students home will center on the composition of your student population. If your students are mostly from in-state, they will probably be traveling home by car and so you can wait slightly longer before canceling classes and closing the campus down. If many students live a long way away and are going to need to use mass transportation, you may have to act more quickly or risk being swamped with very ill students at a time when the local hospitals will not have the resources to help. There are three main elements that will shape the logistics and the scale of your plan, and help you figure out the best trigger to send students home. Remember that, as Barkin comments, “The longer you wait, the higher the rate of infection, the less chance of being able to get students home and the less likely you can manage the burden of disease.” These factors are as follows: * Student demographics, particularly the number of students who live on campus and the number of non-local students who are likely to be dependent on care. * The size of your staff (taking into account that up to 50 percent may be sick at one time). * Your ability to stockpile enough basic supplies, including medications, as well as personal protective equipment such as respirators. This is where things start to get more complicated, however. Most student health services can’t afford to stockpile many medical supplies. “ACHA is running a survey on pandemic planning,” reveals Barkin. “Of the schools that have responded, most have not stockpiled, or if they have, it’s not a lot.” This could clearly prove disastrous, and for many colleges is a manifestation of what Covely cites as one of the biggest challenges of pandemic planning for some universities: “getting buy-in from the executive leadership.” Pandemic planning is by no means a cost-free exercise. One tip if you are facing resistance from campus decision-makers over spending money on pandemic planning is to emphasize the fact that once you’ve formulated a response to a possible pandemic, you will have a robust emergency response strategy that can be adapted to fit virtually any emergency, whether it’s evacuation in the event of wildfires, such as Pepperdine University faced recently, a terrorist threat, or an “active shooter”. Investment in, say, developing a Web site with emergency information and updates can be a public relations bonus and a reliable resource. Villanova University’s plan includes broadcasting SMS text messages and e-mails and using an emergency Web page for mass communication. Dr. Mary McGonigle, director of the student health center at Villanova University, says that their dialogue with their local health department led to Villanova being assessed and labeled a “push” site, a location that is self-sufficient in this type of emergency. She explains: “In the event of a pandemic, we’d go and pick up supplies from the county and then administer medicine to our Villanova community. That includes students, faculty and their families.” Help from the county is a financial boon but being self-sufficient and staying local also lowers the risk of spreading the virus so rapidly. The dialogue helps your local health services too. If your local hospitals are likely to have a shortage of beds, they may want to use college dorms for surge capacity at the peak of a pandemic. In return, they may be able to offer you some resources, although research suggests that most hospitals have not had the budget to be able to stockpile effectively either. The ongoing and fluid nature of pandemic planning is very much evident in some of the complex and thorny issues that have no definitive answer. These may need to be revisited and rethought as scientific discoveries are made, as you approach a pandemic, and if your college’s resources change. One such issue is the availability of expensive antivirals. The federal government has announced that it is stockpiling them and coming up with a strategy for distribution, which might seem to take some of the financial pressure off student health services. Barkin however has a caveat. “I’m concerned that stockpiles would not be distributed in enough of a timely fashion to make an impact on the community. Katrina is a situation that has to come to mind.” Even if you did manage to persuade campus decision-makers to invest budget in stockpiling antivirals, a potentially challenging feat, there’s a chance that they would be ineffective by the time a pandemic occurs, as overuse can cause the emergence of a resistant strain. Barkin explains that infectious disease experts are talking about using a treatment cocktail – Tamiflu plus one or two other agents - to protect against the emergence of resistant strains, but this would be prohibitively expensive for the average college health center. Another ethical dilemma surrounding pandemic planning concerns who should get prepandemic vaccines. Scientists are developing vaccines based on the strain of avian flu that has been circulating in Asia, hoping that the vaccine would be enough of a match to combat the illness until a proper vaccine could be developed six months after the pandemic’s emergence. But supplies of this prepandemic vaccine will be limited. “Some of the conversations around who should get these prepandemic vaccines are very complex,” says Barkin. “Should it be health care workers that get it, or public safety workers such as firemen? Should it be government officials, or the very young and elderly?” Recently, the federal government has announced a three-tiered approach to vaccination that it has developed in consultation with public focus groups and ethicists that places health care workers in the second tier. Whether your health center staff will receive the vaccine, whether it will be in a timely fashion, and how effective it will actually be, are all factors that will affect your pandemic plan greatly – and demonstrate how much of your planning has to leave room for the unknown. One thing that is beyond question is the importance of student health services acting now. Formulating a pandemic plan may be a slow and ponderous task, but there’s one vital aspect that will slow the spread of a pandemic and can be tackled by your department immediately without getting tangled in red tape and endless meetings. This public health education can be a collaborative effort with human resources and residence life staff. Covely agrees and even suggests extending the scope beyond campus boundaries. “It’s part of being a good and responsible neighbor to the community,” he says.

Wedding Cake Tops And Accessories

Your wedding cake is the central piece of decoration, and probably the most delicious decoration, that brings your entire theme into focus. The culminating factor of the vital wedding cake is the elegant design, symbol, or figurines that you place on top of all the cake’s luxurious tiers. Cake tops are a great way to really put your personality and your good taste into your wedding reception. Also, wedding cake toppers are great keepsakes for you and your newly wedded spouse to take home in remembrance of your special day.
You can keep these durable items for a lifetime, keeping them out on display in your new home as a testament to the bond you share and the memories you’ve made and will continue to make in your new life together. Try choosing a wedding cake topper that reflects your personality, beliefs, and approach to life by searching for cake toppers that represent many different cultures, worldviews, and historic traditions. Choosing the perfect topper can be a daunting task, but with these examples listed below you don’t have to worry at all about looking any further for a great piece that will impress your guests and stimulate your memories in the future.
Traditional Celtic Claddaugh Cake Top:
This traditional Irish symbol represents the bond between the bride and the groom perfectly. The claddaugh symbolizes the fact that your hands will be blessed in friendship and your hearts will be joined in love forever. This beautiful blessing couldn’t come in a more beautiful cake top that is made of glazed porcelain and will be the perfect addition to any cake and will certainly enhance the feeling of romance and the eternal love you share for your new spouse.
Silver Asian Double Happiness Traditional Script Brushed Cake Top:
This simple silver colored happiness symbol represents the joy and completion you feel as a result of your bond with your partner. The simplicity of this cake topper makes it a very versatile item that can be used on your primary cake or any other place you’d like in your wedding reception to enhance the message of love.
Contemporary Couple Cake Topper:
Breaking from the traditional stiff-looking bride and groom atop the wedding cake, this magnificent glass sculpture features a modern art version of the bride and groom in the middle of a special dance. This cake topper is certainly a very elegant addition to your cake while also being a very efficient means of communicating the message of love and the union of two souls.
Reflective Castle Cake Top:
This cake topper is absolutely stunning! It is the perfect way to top off your magical wedding and to remind the bride that she looks like a fantastic princess on her special day. This fantasy castle is made of perfectly clear glass and is accented with gold pieces. This cake topper fits into anyone’s wedding and will capture the elegance of the lighting and the confectionery treat that it is sitting on top of. Make your cake more enjoyable and functional as a design piece with this wonderful cake topper.

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There are a number of reasons why many women experience low sex drive. Low sex drive can be brought on by many physical problems. The most severe medical issues related to low sex drive are disorders that affect the neural (nervous) system or cause nerve damage, such as Diabetes, Multiple Sclorosis, Parkinson's Disease, and stroke.
If you have poor circulation, blood won't flow properly to the genetalia, and will not only make arousal more difficult, but can inhibit your natural lubrication, making intercourse painful and unpleasant. This can also happen as a result of Urinary Tract Infections (UTI), STD's, and liver disorders. Alcohol can aggravate these conditions, increasing with age, as can smoking.
Hormones play an important part in sexual interest, and any type of hormonal imbalance will also affect sex drive. Women who are nearing or experiencing menopause, are pregnant or postnatal, or who have had a full or partial hysterectomy, may experience low sex drive, as a result of fluctuating levels of the hormones estrogen and prolactin.
Certain medications, including birth control pills, blood-pressure pills, and anti-depressants, can cause hormonal imbalance and low libido as well. Androgens, such as testosterone, decline in women with age, but there is still much debate about whether or not low levels of testosterone have anything to do with a decrease in libido and treating a woman who is experiencing low libido with testosterone can prove effective for some.
Excess weight and inactivity are other common causes of lessened sexual desire. Being overweight contributes to many physical and mental issues, including fatigue, depression, insecurity, and more importantly, high cholesterol, breathing difficulties, and heart strain.
Any of these, alone or combined, can have a major negative impact on sex drive. Exercising often, even if it's only a 20 minute walk every other day, can greatly improve your overall sense of well-being, and libido.
For some women, low sex drive stems from a psychological or emotional issue. The most common complaint is stress. Since women are emotional creatures, stressful situations can and often do affect every aspect of our lives. Marital or relationship problems, financial struggles, life crisis, anxiety, problems at work, excess weight, religious repression, guilt - there are endless factors that can cause stress and, in turn, a decline in sexual interest.
For a much more detailed explanation which takes you step by step into the causes of low sex drive in women and an in-depth look into some of the best vitamins and herbs for low sex drive in women, please see: http://www.womans-health.net/low_sex_drive.htm .
While there are several medical options that help improve low sex drive, you may only need to look as close as your personal habits and your kitchen.
Aside from frequent exercise, there are many foods and spices that will not only make you healthier, but will make you feel better, improve your mood, and raise libido. Remember: anything that is good for your overall health is good for your sex drive as well.
A low-fat, well balanced diet, including things like cold water fish, such as salmon, a lot of vegetables, and avoiding high-sugar, starchy foods, junk foods, and sodas, is a great place to start. Spices such as cumin, cayenne, and curry warm your body, and will also act as a kind of aphrodisiac. So, try putting a new spin on the term "romantic dinner," and see what you can cook up, both in - and out - of the kitchen.

Booking Travel Online - 5 Tips You Must Know

Booking travel online is big business these days and on the plus side puts a lot of power in the hands of the consumer to reserve their own travel arrangements. But it’s critical you know 5 things to get the best deal and discount available. So before you begin your travel research and booking online read this article.
ALL TRAVEL WEB SITES ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL
When booking travel online they’re two types you can use: the traditional travel web sites such as Expedia, Orbitz, and Travelocity, and what are being called these days Travel Search Engines, which include SideStep and Kayak.
The main difference is in the search capability. A travel web site like Orbitz only searches its own database of available flights, hotel rooms, and car rentals. So the search is restrictive. But you’ll get more search features and booking travel services offered at these sites.
At travel search engines such as SideStep, the results will include selections from airline sites, travel web sites, and other databases containing flight, room and car rental availability. The drawback is a more "spartan" search capability, and you won’t get many of the cool features you’ll find at a travel web site.
IT REALLY DOES PAY TO COMPARE AS MANY AND AS OFTEN AS YOU CAN
If you want the cheapest fare or room, always check out multiple sites before booking travel online. Many travel web sites negotiate and purchase large blocks of fares and rooms directly from airlines and hotels, and then pass the savings onto consumers. But because the reduction varies between sites, the quoted rate for the same seat on a flight, or room in a hotel, can vary dramatically... and many times from day-to-day. So it not only pays to check and compare other sites, but if you’ve the time, to do it often.
TRAVEL WEB SITES DON’T ALWAYS GET THE BEST DEAL
Because of the competitiveness of the travel industry these days here’s another worthwhile step to take before you press that "submit" button at your chosen online booking site... hop over for a final check at the airline, hotel, or car rental company web site for any special offers or lower rates you may get if you book directly. Sometimes the best deals are reserved for their own online customers or preferred clients, and you’ll even avoid fees.
BEWARE OF TRAVEL WEB SITE SERVICE AND TRANSFER FEES
Booking travel online at travel web sites usually involves a service fee. In most instances it’s not outrageous and is usually around $5 per ticket or booking. Recently, I’ve seen some fees nudging up around $20 and there’s no need to pay that much. But the fees to be aware of are transfer fees when you change itinerary or cancel. It can cost you $100 or more to change after you’ve booked a flight. And if you want a refund, then it can be very frustrating, as you’ll likely spend hours on the phone to get to somebody who can authorize it.
The travel search engines make money from paid advertising and a referral fee from the airlines or hotels, so usually you don’t pay a fee when using them to book. But this is changing so always check for fee disclosure before booking.
Generally, the fees should never be hidden from you, but in a rush to book you may easily overlook a charge that wasn’t obvious before. The profit margins for online travel sites are low, and they can be very creative in their fee structure if you don’t pay close attention.
THE HIDDEN LINK THAT CAN SAVE YOU MONEY
Many of the travel web sites have a link on their page that allows you to become part of their affiliate program for no cost. It’s usually at the bottom and not obvious. By becoming an affiliate you can earn a small commission for everybody you refer to them that purchases a ticket, reserves a room, or rents a car.
But before you rush out and quit your day job and set yourself up as a home-based travel agent, be aware you’ll have to send thousands of people to make any decent money. But there’s an even better reason to become an affiliate. As an affiliate most sites will allow you to purchase your own tickets and still get paid the commission. It’s effectively a discount. Be sure to check the fine print on the agreement just so you’re familiar with the restrictions if any, and how they’ll pay you. But if you do a lot of booking travel online then check it out to see if it’ll work for you.
The travel industry continues to adjust to the advantages of the Internet. Billions of dollars have been invested in online travel booking systems, and new players continue to enter the market every year. Armed with these tips you’ll be better prepared to navigate through the maze to the very best deal for you. And there’s still that travel agent in the mall if you just can’t be bothered with the whole game of booking travel online.

Keeping Track of Your Customers

There are many ways to keep track of the customers that your business has, and CRM is one of them. In the past, however, it was not as popular, and people had to make do with what they could. They remembered names and faces if they only had a few customers and a small, mom-and-pop operation. If they had to deal with a few more people than that, they kept a notebook with customer information, or they might see their business growing and invest in a filing cabinet so that they could be better equipped to handle more people coming into their business. Now, though, even small businesses can use CRM, or customer relationship management, software to make sure that their customers are never forgotten. While not perfect, CRM helps to give the impression that a company remembers all of its customers when in fact the information is simply retrieved from a computer database.
This means that customers feel important and appreciated, and salespeople do not have to stress out over being able to remember all of the customers and potential customers that they talk to on a daily or weekly basis. This gives them more time to become knowledgeable about the product or the service that they offer and about the features and benefits that it has, as well as any specials that are taking place. This can help to further impress customers, keeping them coming back to the store or company in the future as well. Anyone can see that this is a strong benefit, especially when the economy seems to be struggling a little bit right now and consumers are working to hold on to all of their money. Businesses must be savvy to get and keep customers, and CRM is a great way to help accomplish that feat. CRM can store so much information that it is becoming the most popular tool for businesses today, both big and small.
Naturally, there are people who do not think that this is a good idea. Some businesses are concerned about the cost and the hassle of the software, and some customers feel that the CRM software intrudes on their personal lives and personal information too much. They do not want their phone calls to the company recorded, and they do not want their personal information stored. There is little that they can do about this issue, however, as more and more companies move toward CRM for their customer dealings. They safeguard that information and do not share it with third parties, which means that customers really do not have to worry about it falling into the wrong hands. The companies who use CRM understand the seriousness of the information that they collect and the importance of its safety, which helps to protect both the business and the customers from problems. When issues do occur they are usually very minor and quickly dealt with, and most people would agree that the software is by far the best, safest, and most reliable way to track customers for a particular business.

Writing a good wedding speech is always something that you want to do. However, if it's your sister that is getting married, then you want to write a great sister wedding speech. A lot of times your sister will be your maid of honor, so it's not just a sister wedding speech it's also a maid of honor speech. That is like killing two birds with one stone. On that note, you have to make sure that it sounds good and it comes from the heart. Now we are going to talk about a few ways to make sure that you come up with a great sister wedding speech and really move the crowd. We will talk about useful tips that you can use and how to go about writing it.
The first thing that you have to know when asking yourself how to write a sister wedding speech is that it has to come from the heart. This is very important, not because someone is getting married, but because it's someone in your family that is getting married. Now, most wedding speeches have to have something funny in them to do good, however, when it's a sister wedding speech, you can make it very sweet and kind. Usually at the end of a sister wedding speech, everyone is crying. Your goal when reading your sister wedding speech is to make it look like April showers out in the crowd.
Some more useful tips for you to use is to write the speech yourself. You need the speech to sound a lot more personal for your sister than what it would for anyone else. Thus, you need to write it from your heart and not something that you find on the internet. Be sure to include things that you would only know. Things that maybe you use to do together that were a touching moment in your life and hers as well. The first thing that you have to know when asking yourself how to write a sister wedding speech is that it has to come from the heart. This is very important, not because someone is getting married, but because it's someone in your family that is getting married. Now, most wedding speeches have to have something funny in them to do good, however, when it's a sister wedding speech, you can make it very sweet and kind. Usually at the end of a sister wedding speech, everyone is crying. Your goal when reading your sister wedding speech is to make it look like April showers out in the crowd.
Some more useful tips for you to use is to write the speech yourself. You need the speech to sound a lot more personal for your sister than what it would for anyone else. Thus, you need to write it from your heart and not something that you find on the internet. Be sure to include things that you would only know. Things that maybe you use to do together that were a touching moment in your life and hers as well.

Free Dating Web Site – Keep Your Credit Card and Learn How to Choose One

Before signing up for a free dating web site, there are some things you should consider in order to get the best possible experience while meeting new friends on the internet.
Check the cost
Before you select a free dating web site to become a member and enliven your social life, you will want to make certain that the so-called free site is really free. Don't be mislead by sites that are only free for a few days during a trial period or that want your credit card number or PayPal account in order to verify your identity. A free site should not require any such information. Another common trick is to only allow limited access with a free membership with the promise that all the really good information and profiles can be accessed with a priced membership.
Review security measures
A free dating web site should have security measures in place so that you needn't be concerned about unwelcome contacts from the web site. You also don't want to be deluged with email message of the spam type. Finally, hackers operating from or through a site that is not secure can create real problems for unwary internet users. Review the security of the web site and be cautious about what information about yourself that you release, as well as who is allowed access to any profiles that you prepare and post.
Recommendations, reputations and references
One of the best methods for picking a good free dating web site is to ask your friends which one they use. A good dating site should be able to garner enthusiastic recommendations from users. If you are the first of your friends to choose a dating site, look online for forums where users provide information about their experiences with various dating sites. You can do a search with your favorite search engine to see what others have to say about a site. Checking page ranking is another way to see how popular a web site has become.
Demand honesty
Be honest about yourself when you select a free dating web site and expect it from others on any web site you join. You should never pretend to be someone other than yourself in signing up for a free membership to any website. Such an act is not funny, especially to the victim of identity theft from a so-called friend. It can result in a flood of unwelcome e-mails, hacker attempts and even to a stalking situation if carried to extremes. If you have reason to believe that someone is using a false identity on a free web site, you should definitely report the violation.
Be realistic about expectations
Look at the type of free dating web site you are considering. If most of the profiles are for members who just want to participate in a chat room online, much like a social site, don't expect it to be a strong location for romances. Also, you shouldn't be in too much of a hurry for contacts or relationships to develop, even in the best of the free sites. Many people only check their email periodically, so may not even know that they have been contacted by you asking for further information.

Internet Marketing Business - Start Making Money Online Now!

Online internet home based jobs are hard to come by, but when you find one you will start rolling in the dough from the comfort of your own home! There are many internet marketing business choices out there, but which ones are internet marketing scams? When trying to find an internet based job, you should look for a number of things. The first thing without a doubt should be having to invest money into the internet job. This is a big no no and without a doubt smells internet marketing scams from a mile away. Most of these internet marketing companies want you to buy some sort of marketing package that you sell to other people to make a profit. If other people don't buy their lousy package after you bought it, you might as well just kiss your money goodbye. Do not fall victim to such internet marketing scams.
One of the greatest ways to make money online is through affiliate marketing. Using affiliate marketing resources, you can grasp affiliate marketing in no time and make a killing by selling other people's products. The great thing about internet affiliate marketing is it will only cost you 10 dollars or less and your time! There are no overhead costs, investment costs, etc... all you are paying for is a domain name and hosting. It will be the best 10 dollars you ever spent. Your 10 dollar investment could turn into a life long profit making machine. Before you jump into affiliate marketing, you need to head on over to Clickbank to find the latest products to sell to other people online. Look for a product that is high in popularity, in a niche affiliate marketing area of your expertise. The worst thing you can do is sell an affiliate marketing product if you have NO knowledge whatsoever about the product. Most potential customers look down upon sellers that have no knowledge about the product they are looking to buy. When you set out to buy your domain name to sell your affiliate marketing products on you must use this strategy. It is called domain name internet marketing strategy affiliate program. What it boils down to is buying a domain name closely related to the affiliate marketing product you are trying to promote. Most people make the mistake of buying a random domain name that is unrelated to the product they are trying to promote. When you are just starting out, I suggest you stick to just 1 product to promote per domain name. Your domain name needs to be CLOSELY related to the product you are selling. All your website needs to include is some sort of review page about your product with customer testimonials stating that the product actually works and is worth buying. People look down at poorly rated products. If your affiliate product isn't selling, move on and try to promote another one. Do not sit on it and hope it sells, more than likely it will not. I wish you the best of luck!

Online Work at Home - Earning Money From Your House

Many people dream to give up their day job and strictly make money from online work at home jobs. The reason why people only dream about this and never take action is because they just simply do not know where to start. If you want some at home work, I suggest you start with affiliate marketing. With affiliate marketing, you can get started for under 10 dollars and be up and running with sales in less than 24 hours. It is so simple to set up, yet it is extremely profitable if done right.
Before getting into any affiliate marketing opportunity, you must understand all the concepts of affiliate marketing and the know how on driving people to your affiliate marketers sales pages. If you do not have a lot of time to devote to online work at home jobs, you need to go the affiliate marketing route. Eventually, you will start making enough money where you can kiss your day job goodbye forever. With any affiliate marketing product you are looking to promote, you will need an affiliate marketing website. Now when affiliate marketers design a website, it doesn't have to be a stellar site, but it does have to look neat and professional. Most people ask "What should your affiliate marketing website include?" Your affiliate marketing website needs to be all about the affiliate marketing product you are selling. You are giving this product a review and recommending it above all other products. People will see the ratings of the certain product you are selling and snatch it right up. You can even run some beginners affiliate marketing campaigns through google adwords and bid on keywords associated with your affiliate marketing product. With affiliate internet marketing, you don't even need to create a product or have a high converting sales page! It is all there for you, right at your finger tips, and netting you on average 75% commission you bring in on every sale. Not bad huh? I didn't think so!
Making money with affiliate marketing isn't easy, but if you work hard at it you can become an affiliate marketing guru. You will learn all the ropes and hidden secrets about affiliate marketing that will boost your sales. Affiliate marketing program services will be key to generating you lots of sales. To be one of the top selling affiliate marketers, it is good to be an expert in the market you choose to be an affiliate marketer for. Almost all potential buyers will buy from someone that is knowledgeable about their product. If you can't answer the potential buyers questions, well why SHOULD they buy from you? Make sure with any affiliate product you choose to promote, you know enough about it to sound like an expert. Affiliate marketing is definitely not hard and if you work at it, you are setting yourself up to receive a small fortune. Please whatever you do, NEVER GIVE UP!! I wish you the best of luck down your affiliate marketing path!

Common Problems That Cause Impotence

Common Problems That Cause Impotence

I get e-mailed quite often with people asking me about causes of impotence. My responses tend to cover specific targeted information of direct causes rather than the medical jargon based answers. More like a practical day to day cause that my readers can identify with. Only a medical professional can diagnose someone with being impotent.
I can only listen to the symptoms and based off of my researched opinion on the matter provide you with more information. So what are some common causes of impotence? I will go over three and show you ways they can affect you. This is by no means a complete list nor is it a full explanation of all of the causes of impotence.
Smoking: When a person smokes, the blood circulation is heavily reduced and blood vessels can become clogged overtime. One of the most important components in maintaining an erection is blood flowing to the penis enough to build it up. Since smoking slows this process the penis can't get the amount of blood it would normally need in order to hold the erection. If you could imagine a narrow water balloon filling with fluid, this is similar to how blood fills vessels in the penis.
Using that analogy you can see how important it is to keep a clear path for fluids to flow. Smoking will slow down the path or worse shut it off completely leaving its victim impotent. I don't have enough time to name all of the health risk smoking has been associated with. If you have never thought about quitting, consider impotence as another consequence for you to ponder.
Medications: While Viagra, Cialis and Levitra help to treat impotence other medications can cause it. Some side effects of high blood pressure prescriptions weaken the blood pressure that is needed in the leg and genital area. High blood pressure medication reduces the blood pressure flowing through the walls of arteries.
Although this is often life saving, using it has the exact opposite effect that is needed for an erection. Consult your doctor about alternative treatments if you are being affected. Never stop taking the prescribed medication your doctor has given. It is better to be temporarily impotent than to have high blood pressure which can be fatal.
Stress: If you are a man under a lot of stress then you may have to deal with impotence something in your life. Not just impotence but other health problems as well. Too many times I hear of people dying prematurely only because they had over stressed themselves. You only live once and you have to stop and smell the roses from time to time.
A man under stress usually doesn't have the desire to perform simply because his mind is elsewhere. This is where impotence can be brought on by mental anxiety and where physical factors don't even play a role. Don't get me wrong, physical stress is more often the cause of it. However you can never underestimate the part mental stress figures into impotency.
There is my list of three common causes for impotence that can easily be identified and prevented. A common thread covered was the importance of normal blood circulation. The best way to keep the blood flowing properly is to exercise on a regular basis and visit you doctor regularly for check ups. Blood is the life of the body and circulation needs to be taken care of so problems like impotence don't happen.

Free Dating Sites : No More Credit Card

Free dating sites are becoming much more common on the internet. This is due to the fact that internet dating is perceived to be not only safe but practical and provides you with a much greater range of options.
Just as the title says, free dating sites don't ask you to haul out your credit card. You don't pay for the privilege of hanging out on the web site. You place your picture and your profile where others can see and review it. If they like what they see, they can contact you and you don't have to pay anything for the contact, for posting your picture or anything else associated with the free site. These sites are funded by the advertising that is placed on the web site. The sponsors hope you will recognize their contribution and patronize their products when possible.
The supermarket concept
When you go into a large supermarket, you find a wide variety of products and sometimes many different brands of each product. The same thing is true of free dating sites. There are many different people who have added profiles to the web site and you can pick and choose those with interests that are similar to yours. You can even be adventuresome and contact people with interests that you would like to become more familiar with. Because the site is free, it certainly doesn't cost you anything to look over the contacts that are available on the site. You may just find your heart's dream.
Safety features
Today, with all the screening and other safety features that are found on the internet, you may not have as many concerns about an unwanted person gaining access to your personal and private information. With responsible free dating sites, you don't need to waste your time worrying about such things. You can block or remove names of people that you don't want further contact with. You should, of course, take responsibility of not rushing into a face to face meeting until you are satisfied that the person is one who you want to get to know better.
Variety
The variety of people and interests that you find on free dating sites is truly amazing. Just do a search on keywords and you will find people that have used that information in their profiles. If you really don't want to date someone with green hair and red eyes, you can exclude them from your selection. Just as in the supermarket, not everyone likes broccoli but if you want to find specific characteristics you can set your profile searches very narrow. Or you can take advantage of the tremendous variety of people and characteristics and make a lot of new potential internet dating contacts.
Narrow your options
It's certainly no secret that the more people you meet, the more likely you are to find someone that you want to spend more time with in a romantic sense. But, if you don't meet the people in the first place, you certainly will be missing out on opportunities to improve your dating life. Free dating sites allow you to increase your social and dating life in perfect safety. You know what you are looking for in most instances, and these internet sites allow you to pursue looking without making any type of commitment before you are ready to do so.

10 Work At Home Tips You Must Know

Definitely, you must have heard about the millions of job opportunities available on the internet. Such jobs are especially appealing since they offer you flexibility and the opportunity to be your own boss. Yes, they also enable you to save time and money as you work in the comfort of your own home and not need to travel to work. However, after deciding to take on a home business, many are not able to manage it effectively enough to run a successful one. So, there are 10 work at home tips that you must know to enable your home business to flourish.

1. Give yourself time to adjust

If you used to have a 9 to 5 job, it is only natural that you feel uneasy working at home. As such, you need to give yourself time to adjust and try to make the best of what you have.

2. Have a structured schedule

List out the work that you need to accomplish by the end of each day and give sufficient time for each task. Also, remember to allocate enough rest time for yourself. By having a clear to-do list, you will be organized and in full control of your work. It is important that you remember to follow your deadlines as procrastinating will never get you anywhere.

3. Create your personal work space

It is important that you designate a particular area in your home as your work place. This will enable you to be focused at work, preventing you from mixing too much family time into your work life. Do also get your family members to respect that area and not disturb you while you are busy.

4. Create a comfortable work environment

Use a comfortable chair that gives you good back support. Put up posters that motivate you to work and soothing music that will enable you to feel comfortable and motivated. A good work environment enhances your stay home work experience and motivates you to achieve more.

5. Reward yourself

After accomplishing several things on your to-do list, you should reward yourself with a treat. It does not have to be something expensive but one that is worthy enough to motivate you to keep going.

6. Create Breaks

What many do not realize is that although working at home saves you time as you do not need to travel, home business owners tend to over-work themselves when trying to earn as much as they can. They need to be able to have sufficient rest to stay healthy. Create breaks for yourself and avoid putting your breaks off to finish up last bits of work. For instance, get off your seat and take a walk as soon as you feel a strain on your back.

7. Eating and drinking well

When staying home, many tend to rely on leftovers in the fridge or get unhealthy takeaways from the nearest fast food joint. This will bring negative effects to the body. Remember to stay healthy and check that what you are consuming each day is what your body requires. Get the necessary foods and drinks to ensure that you are eating healthy.

8. Get sufficient exercise

Getting out of the house and staying in shape is an important routine that many neglect. By staying physically fit, you will be able to handle your work better and feel good about yourself.

9. Remain focused

Avoid letting your kids or neighbors disturb you unnecessarily when you are working. Also, do not let the television be a form of distraction. By concentrating on your work, you will be able to achieve more in a shorter period of time.

10. Setting reasonable goals

The goals you set for yourself need to be realistic and achievable. Set goals that will keep you motivated to achieve more each day.

If you are able to effectively use the above 10 tips, you are well prepared to run a successful home business today

The Easy Home Based Business Myth

Are you looking for an easy home based business to pay for those bills and your next holiday? If so, The first thing you should know, all home based business are easy. Easy in the way that they are easy to start or join. However, we will not beat around the bush and say that becoming successful in your own home based business will be easy.

So how do you become successful in your own home based business?. Firstly, how do you measure success? Assuming that you are looking to make some extra cash with your own home based business, rating success may be reflective of how much money you can make or how many people you can help through your efforts. How you rate your success is totally up to you.

Once you understand what it takes to become successful you will understand why there is no such thing as an EASY home based business. Don't just take our advice, go ahead and ask any successful business owner and see how they answer your question.

Exercise - look in your local phone book and choose a dozen businesses. Once you have chosen your businesses, call them up and ask if you could talk to the owner. Ask the receptionist or whoever answers the phone that you are doing a study on entrepreneurs in the local area and would like to talk to the owner. Once you get through to the owner say "Hi, I was wondering if you could help me out? I am looking to start my own business and it would mean a lot to me to hear some stories from you about your journey to becoming a successful businessman/businesswoman". Be interested and let the conversation guide you. Enjoy the ride. This can be an exhilarating and informative venture.

You are probably thinking, there is no way I am going to do that, but just remember, you cannot expect to learn or advance without stepping out of comfort zone. If you do, it will bring you one step closer to becoming an owner of your own successful home based business. So give it a go!

Benjamin Disraeli, once Prime Miinster of the UK once said "One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes".

So what home-based business options are avaliable?

There are Literally thousands of business opportunities to pick from, but no other home based business opportunity presents itself better than network marketing/MLM. In particular, network marketing/MLM is one of the cheapest and fastest growing home based business opportunities worldwide and has one of the highest income generating potentials. In fact, you could get started in a network marketing business for as little as $50 or splash out and still not spend more than $4000.

We are not saying that network marketing is an easy home based business opportunity - it is not, but than again what is easy? For you to succeed you need to be a self-motivated individual with a desire to become successful. We do not recommend network marketing to people who are NOT highly self-motivated.

Just a little word of advice from those who have been in the network marketing industry for many years and seen those who succeed and those who do not; if you do not possess the desire to succeed in life, then network marketing will probably offer you little more than business experience and a few good networks. On the other hand if you want to be successful in life, you know what you want, and are willing to work towards achieving it then you are the kind of person that will do very well in the industry. I encourage you to be open minded and look into this business model as your vehicle to financial freedom. It could be the answer you have been looking for.

This article was written to help you understand that an EASY home based business is a lazy mans dream and not reality. A successful home based business is a dream of the wealthy and a dream I hope you hold. I wish you all the best on your journey to finding your perfect home based business.

Secrets To Banishing Puffy Eyes

After a night of booze and fun, you ought to expect a little bit of hangover and big puffy eyes. Women, and even some men, have a propensity of retaining fluid whenever they drink too much alcohol, sleep late, or even eat salty food. Sometimes, allergic reactions or tears are also to blame for eyebags. Whatever your reason may be for having this nasty problem, you have to be equipped with the basic knowledge of getting rid of bags under your eyes. Anyway, it is really quite hard to completely renounce salty foods, cocktails, and even late night outs, so this problem is sure to prop up once in a while.

Get Rid Of The Root Of The Problem

The most sensible way to eliminate puffy eyes is by steering away from what caused it in the first place. If you think you are one of the individuals who are prone to retaining fluid under the eyes, then you have to give up alcohol, salty food, and sleeping very late. For people who have allergies, however, taking antihistamines or other medications to treat your sensitivities will surely make the under-eye bags disappear.

Flush It Out

As mentioned earlier, some habits are hard to break. If you happen to get a few too many glasses of cocktails or you had a crying marathon watching chick flicks, then you have to flush out retained fluid out of your system. If you don't, your eyes will surely look like an agitated blowfish.

Drinking a glass of water before going to bed is one of the most effective ways to prevent eyebags in the morning. You can also take a cup of tea, preferably black, chamomile, or green tea. However, drinking water or tea before your snooze time could really cause minor sleep disruptions due to several trips to the bathroom.

Pump Up The Blood

In order to keep fluid from pooling in the eye area, you ought to sleep with your head slightly elevated, by stacking up a pillow or two under your head. This might cause a little discomfort for people who don't want to sleep with pillows under their head; but, you need to do this so you won't look like you've cried a thousand rivers.

Another important thing to remember is to stand up immediately the moment you wake up. This will help get your blood circulating and pumping. You can also boost circulation by walking around the room, as this would drain the fluid glut in your system.

Soothe Your Eyes

You can soothe your eyes, and at the same time get rid of puffy eyes, by placing a cool eye mask on your eyes. Make sure that your mask covers eyelids and the area under your eyes. The cool mask helps in reducing inflammation.

If you do not have an eye mask, a few pieces of chilled and used tea bags or cucumber can do the trick. If you are using tea bags, be sure to use chamomile, green or black tea because they fight inflammation.

Stop Lingering In Hot Shower

After a late night out, you may have an inclination to have a warm bath or a hot shower to relax your muscles. However, you need to make that shower or bath quick because steam from the bath or shower can make your problem worse.

Moisturize

One step that you should not forget in depuffing your eyes is to put moisturizer on the affected area. It is advisable that you use an eye product that is specifically designed to target puffiness. One product that you can rely on getting rid of puffy eyes as well as other eye woes, such as dark circles and fine lines, is Eyevive. Know more about this eye product by visiting http://www.eyevive.com/.

Stress Incontinence Surgery For Women

Stress incontinence surgery is usually performed on women who have problems with involuntary urine leakage. It is usually designed to support the urethra and bladder whenever the person with the condition laughs, coughs, sneezes, or lifts something that causes much strain. Stress incontinence surgery is used to repair the urethra, bladder, or pelvic muscles after giving birth, going through menopause, or due to damage or deformity in the woman's body. Many times the bladder may also begin to sag or drop into or outside the vagina and if it is severe enough, sufferers could actually see the bladder protruding outside the vagina itself.

Stress incontinence surgery is done in an effort to return or put back the bladder and urethra to the original position it is supposed to be in. It can be performed normally in two ways, by entering the body through the abdominal wall or through the vagina. Anesthesia is a must, it's required when stress incontinence surgery is performed by a qualified surgeon. Most patients will have a Foley or suprapubic catheter in place when the stress incontinence surgery is complete. Doctor’s will usually remove the catheter when the urine is no longer bloody and the patient can completely empty their bladder on their own and with no pain. Sometimes stress incontinence surgery can be avoided by using a bulking agent such as collagen into the urethra to make the opening smaller and preventing urine from escaping the body.

Depending on the severity of the patient’s condition will determine whether or not stress incontinence surgery is recommended. If patient’s cannot prevent urine leakage when they cough, laugh, jump, walk, sneeze, sit, or stand, then more than likely they are a good candidate for stress incontinence surgery. A highly trained medical doctor will take note of any symptoms that the person communicates to him.

As with any medical procedure, stress incontinence surgery includes the following risks, both from the procedure and undergoing anesthesia.

- Injury to the bladder or urethra
- Persons Urinary retention
- Overactive bladder syndrome
- Incomplete cure of stress incontinence
- Adverse reaction to medicine used in the procedure
- Breathing problems
- Bleeding
- Severe Infection

Recovery from stress incontinence surgery will most likely depend on how well the individual patient is recating to the surgery procedure performed. Some of the people may respond much better than others women it all depends on their age and overall health before and after stress incontinence surgery. A healthy diet and a good exercise program is highly recommended. Your doctor which has all the important information can give you an estimate on your recovery time, but if you need to have stress incontinence surgery, plan on staying longer just in case. Patients should never rush their recovery as leaving the care of their doctor could cause complications to arise, such as infection and bleeding from the incision sites. It is highly recommended that you go to a qualified medical physician to get good information on Stress Incontinence, this will save you much stress in itself. Educating yourself on this matter is what you can control, learn about Stress Incontinence.

Tips For Long Curly Hair Care

Long curly hair has always been the envious of most women who don't have it. Though long curly hair naturally looks attractive, it is not an easy job maintaining it especially when the curls become frizzy. Before you make any regrettable mistakes by either cutting your hair short or by perming your hair curly. Spend some time to look at the tips given.

For those women who have long curly hair they prefer their hair shorter, the reason they gave is not because they thought they will have more attractive appearance but due to the fact that shorter hair is much easier to manage and cheaper to maintain.

Wouldn't you like to know long curly hair care tips?

Hair Moisture is Important

If you have long curly hair, do not apply too much strange substance on your hair, pull it too tight with your hair brush and you should refrain from using hot air to straightened it. What you should do is just let it naturally curly. This is because if you are spending too much time and effort you will be annoyed.

By applying quality shampoos as well as quality conditioners to your hair are parts of curly hair care. It's vital to maintain the proper moisture level because curly hair needs more moisture.

Be Sure to Use Correct Shampoo

Curly hair care experts recommends not to use clarifying shampoos on curly hair for more than once a month. Another suggestion is that not to choose transparent shampoo because it is an indication that it contains detergents that will reduce your hair moisture and if smooth manageable long curly hair is what you want. When applying shampoo on your hair be sure to be gentle.

The next useful tip for curly hair care is before you comb your hair make sure it is wet and using a comb is a good idea if you want to take out any tangles that you might have and it is also to create a part in you hair. You should only apply a brush to your hair is before you are going to wash it. Deep conditioning is important for curly hair care which should be done twice a month. Purchase some hair masks or quality conditioners instead of hot oil.

Put sufficient amount of conditioner in your hair and place a shower cap over your hair and then put a hot towel around the shower cap and leave it there for about an hour and then wash it out of your hair. These process should be done after you have shampooed your hair.

Ensuring that you are only eating a healthy diet full of nutrients as well as vitamins and avoid junk food is another good curly hair care tip. The healthiness of your hair decreases if you don't have the right amount of nutrients in your system. If you would like to maintain your hair healthy and attractive, knowing about curly hair care is very important