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What are the best shutters?

Wed ,31/03/2010

What are the best shutters? The best kind is those that are affordable, are easy to install an offer the best protection. Which of these properties is most important depends on individual circumstance. Some would prefer an automatic closing or accordion shutter. Those on limited income may have to resort to inexpensive plywood shutters. The most worthless type of protection is in the use of tape over the windows. This does nothing to prevent breakage and could result in larger, more dangerous pieces of flying glass and is very hard to remove after the storm. Some people are using a special impact resistant material with some success. Others are using a new type of impact resistant storm window.

Various commercial storm shutters can be effective but many are untested and have been found to fail in stronger hurricanes. Today all commercial shutters pass rigorous tests before being approved for sale and installation. The shutters range from the most inexpensive, metal corrugated panels, aluminum or steel (heavier but stronger). To electrically operated roll shutters, also effective if properly constructed. Some however can not afford any type of commercial shutter and must resort to using plywood.
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The importance of education is not something

Wed ,31/03/2010

The importance of education is not something anyone wants to debate at this time. It is the importance of education to you that counts. I mean, is it important enough for you to get a college loan to help you with it? Or are you going to take the easy way out and blame the system? Your cal; but I took the loan. Everybody takes college loans nowadays. Just take a look at the figures. We live in a society where everyone realizes that even though they don’t have the money for it; college education is not something that they want to do without. And so, they continue to borrow. And you can see the system improving for it. If you will pursue higher education, you have to be willing to pay the price for it. Certainly you must go to college and do the time studying, but you also must pay the fees. And if you actually do not have the money for the fees, what you have to do is win the lottery, or take out a college loan. There are so many expenses in college that even have nothing to do with tuition. With a college loan, you can take care of all these things in a single breath, and get on with studying. What you don’t want to do is take on too many extra jobs such that you can no longer manage in class. Don’t kill your future by taking out a college loan that you cannot comfortably pay back. For starters, you do not want to apply for more money than you absolutely need; and secondly, you want to see to it that the interest on the money that you do borrow is not something that will be hard for you to manage.
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As with most

Wed ,31/03/2010

As with most mid-century furniture, interest has been on the rise in this millennium.

Italian Art Deco furniture can be a great investment, as mid-century modern design is increasingly in demand and should continue through our lifetime and beyond. Aside from the purely aesthetic benefits of Italian Art Deco, there are several intrinsic reasons to become a collector:

1. The Italian designers? inspiration, passion and creativity in furniture design can inspire you in your own pursuits. I find myself taking a deep breath as I admire the simple, yet elegant detail of the leg of my Osvaldo Borsani dining chair, flowing gently down to the floor, and turn my thoughts to imagining what I?ll create next in my business or home life.

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Hold your elbows close

Wed ,31/03/2010

Hold your elbows close to your body and avoid walking around. Imagine your camcorder is a full cup of coffee you don?t want to spill and move accordingly.

10. Keep your average shot length at approximately 10 seconds.

This means keeping the shot steady without panning or zooming for a count of ten. Count quietly to yourself as a reminder, until you refine your technique. Similarly, when you do pan or zoom, do so slowly to avoid the videocamera going out of focus.

11. Set up the videocamera on a tripod

to record ongoing events when party action is set in one location, such as at the party table for cake and ice cream, or when guests are gathered together for the opening of gifts.

This technique gives the viewer the perspective of being a “fly on the wall” with a panoramic view of all the party events.

12. Capture candid moments

by being inconspicuous in your filming. Small “snapshots” of unposed moments the best video memories.

Let shaky videos and shaken confidence become a thing of the past.
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Art is in the eye

Tue ,30/03/2010

Art is in the eye of the beholder. Hence an advertisement, even if it’s only one in a million, can be high art.

But Lord of the Rings, is it not the sale that motivates the creation of advertisements?

Does this not put advertising solely in the realm of the shallow and material?

And thusly, are not ads only original in the context of commerce?
And furthermore, did not the great Canadian literary critic Northrop Frye suggest that ads are farcical, ironic and trivial (and that their prodigious power rests here precisely because we view them as a joke, without analyzing their bountiful effects)?

In short, Monsieur Le President, are not advertisements viewed primarily with scorn?

And does not true art inspire awe?

And does it not create new ways of looking at the world and increase our depth of understanding about the meaning of life?

And, as such, does it not reside squarely in the realm of the deep and spiritual?

And does not great art burst forth with such stunning originality that it changes the way we see the world and ourselves?

And are great artists, those rare geniuses, not moved by more than the simple desire for coin, and do they not dwell deeply on the profound questions of man’s universal condition?

And is not the equating of “high” art with advertising symptomatic of decadent, hollow, bankrupt, violent societies, which value material goods, “happiness” and facile solutions above all else?

And as such, All Knowing One, is this not an equation we should actively oppose?

Get not thy knickers in a knot wee Gordian.
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Using the wrong type of air filters

Tue ,30/03/2010

Using the wrong type of air filters can be as dangerous as using none at all. I mean, picture a situation in which you are using the device meant for an automobile engine for your air conditioning. Sorry pal, but the wrong type of particles will get through. As portable units, many air filters fit easily into your living space. Most of the time, though, they are not installed all by themselves. Yeah, for the most part, they come as a section of your air conditioners, your heating systems, and all that. Trust me; you don’t want to live without them because that would subject you to a lot more antigens than your body needs. Several in-duct systems are equipped with air filters to improve their performance. As a matter of fact, they really do not perform so well without the air cleansing devices. You might want to bear that in mind for all time. Ever noticed how the air in an air conditioned room is cleaner than the air outside? Thats your air filters working right there. You don’t even want to think of what particles and pollutants get to your lungs every time you are outside or when you have to dwell in a space in which the air is not filtered. God must really watch over us in more ways than one. There are many products available for us to choose from that have air filters as part of them. In whatever appliance you have them, be sure to have them pegged properly. It would not be nice to make mistakes with your air filters now, would it?
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Being as young as I was [back

Tue ,30/03/2010

Being as young as I was [back then] I simply stood by the screened-in doorway, staring, staring ?not knowing then, listening?

?scorned by the gloom of time?; decaying within, gutted like a dead fish of any healthy internal organs, ?neither of them said a word, not one word [but they were both wishing]; for a commodity spent.

Faded Over-halls

Battered and faded over-halls, an old straw hat?the barn we, he and my brother and I lived in, and ma, a miniature lot of land, in this eternal restless city, is where we lived, way back when. I remember the eyes, the eyes of an owl, in the tree next door, staring at me, in the waking day?: blood, skin and bones, was nothing compared to the memories one puts down to rest for another

the lucid, unquenchable and not so thought through memories, left behind

now I know why he said what he said, for I remember, commit to memory him saying: ?Once you show fear you are alone,? ??when you let go of everything to become lost, nothing in the world can harm you.? Now I understand?

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High prevalence of urinary incontinence and poor knowledge of pelvic floor exercises among women in Ladysmith

Mon ,29/03/2010
High prevalence of urinary incontinence and poor knowledge of pelvic floor exercises among women in Ladysmith

South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Feb, 2010 by J.P. Madombwe, S. Knight

Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common but under-reported problem among women globally, (1,2) with a reported prevalence between 27% and 42%. (3-7) It is an increasing public health issue in ageing populations. (8) Information on the prevalence and health burden of UI in South Africa is very limited, and there is a need for better understanding of the health burden imposed by this treatable condition and why so few women seek help. In 1998 the South African Demographic and Health Survey (SADHS) measured the prevalence of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in South Africa for the first time, but only among women who had had children. (2)

In 1998, the World Health Organization’s first International Consultation on Incontinence classified UI as a disease, made recommendations on its assessment and treatment, and advocated raising awareness about its symptoms and prevention. (8,9) There are three types of UI: SUI, urge urinary incontinence (UUI) and mixed urinary incontinence (MUI).

Pelvic floor muscle (PFM) exercises both with and without biofeedback have been shown to be a safe and effective way of significantly improving symptoms of UI. (10) Randomised controlled trials and a Cochrane systematic review have shown that PFM exercises are an effective and safe first-line alternative treatment for all three types of incontinence. (1,8) Despite availability of this safe and effective therapy, Australian women’s knowledge, practices and intentions regarding PFM exercises in 2000 was found to be poor and they needed to be taught how to do the exercises correctly. (11)

UI is a social taboo and often considered a normal consequence of childbirth and ageing, so sufferers remain silent due to embarrassment and the misconception that the condition cannot be treated. (12) In 1998 it was found that only 25% of incontinent Japanese women had consulted a doctor. (7) The situation was similar in Sweden, where 3 out of 4 incontinent women had never sought help because they felt that their incontinence was not a serious illness that needed professional care. (13)

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of UI in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, the health-seeking behaviour of affected women, and women’s knowledge of pelvic floor exercises.

Methodology

This was an observational descriptive cross-sectional study of 100 Ladysmith women, randomly selected using dwelling units as a proxy sampling frame. Any adult female over the age of 21 years was included in the study. Exclusion criteria were mental retardation or degenerative brain disease, spinal cord injuries, chronic urinary tract infection, current treatment with diuretics, antipsychotics or opiates, and age over 80.

Data were collected using a custom-designed questionnaire and administered by four trained interviewers, in the language of the respondent’s preference. The wording and the questions were validated by translators and pilot testing to identify any possible problems. The questionnaire was then piloted again among eight women in a gynaecologist’s waiting room to identify any further problems.

To identify UI, the question ‘Do you have any difficulty at all controlling urination?’ was asked. There was a follow-up question on any past problems with controlling urination, and all those who indicated a problem in the past 12 months were taken as having UI. The questionnaire included questions to determine type of incontinence (whether stress, urge or mixed), based on the definitions of the International Continence Society, (14) a section on knowledge of PFM exercises, and a section reporting behaviour.

Using four interviewers threatened the reliability of the questionnaire. In order to overcome this, the interviewers underwent intensive training on how to administer the questionnaire; the importance of asking the questions exactly as they were presented on the questionnaire was explained. Standard prompts were given when necessary.

Simple random sampling of dwelling units reduced selection bias. If there were more than one woman in a home, all were interviewed. Using interviewer-administered questionnaires overcame the problems of low response rate and low literacy, while interviewing respondents in their language of preference reduced language bias. In most cases it was possible to match interviewers and respondents by race, minimising any possible cultural biases.

The Ladysmith community is a very small, urbanised community, and most of the women use similar health facilities. This may mean that the results of this study cannot be generalised to larger cities where there are a variety of health care options available
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I soon realized that that wasn’t it

Mon ,29/03/2010

I soon realized that that wasn’t it at all. I just didn’t believe it was possible to “really” live the way I wanted. Since then, I travelled for a year all over the world, attending and teaching at conferences, attending universities, and even personally studying with well-known writers.

And how it all came about was still an awesome miracle to me. Most of the adventure paid for by someone else, or an organization. But I had to take risks, at least they were big risks to me. Sometimes I didn’t know how I was going to get there or back, where I was going to sleep, or what to do in between destinations. In every situation, every instance, things appeared that still leave me spell bound.

And it all began with a little trust and belief. Since this time other amazing adventures appeared, including studying with some of the most amazing people in the world.

Can this happen for you? You bet it can.
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Be aware that foreclosed houses

Mon ,29/03/2010

Be aware that foreclosed houses often need some minor repairs, because the foreclosing banks sell these houses as-is. Still, the cost of replacing some carpet or repairing a few eyesores is almost always well worth it in the end. Often you?ll be able to sell your repaired foreclosed home for a very nice profit! And if you have a talent for home repair, the savings, and therefore your profit upon resale, is that much greater.

Shop around for the best mortgage you can find. Numerous websites offer the chance to calculate the amount of money you can afford to spend per month on mortgage payments, the type of loan you are likely to be offered with your credit history, and other great planning tools. Other websites actually contact multiple lenders on your behalf to help you find the best deal.
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