This past week I think I got more e-mail advertisements for in store and online sales for Black Friday, Saturday extreme sales, and cyber Monday. Makes me wonder...retailers must be really worried about this upcoming Christmas season. Even more so I've been getting a lot of coupon e-mails for Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, and Restoration Hardware. Makes me think that a lot of the high end store
The findings of the 2008 Incentive Travel IQ Report indicate that the poor U.S. economy, combined with the high cost of travel, is having a significant impact on how planners…
TM talks SEO, Web Design and Online Marketing from a B2B and B2C point-of-view. Yes, I'm here to help!!
by: J K Inwood Web Design Graphics Copywriting Kirwood Inc., Web Design, Graphics, Copywritingwebsite repair Home | Search | Contents | Email | Web Design | Search Engines | Contact | Job Boardbrochure design Corporate Brochures:Are Yours Helping or Hurting Your Company?Please contact us at (519) 439-8884 or Email to discuss your particula
___________________________________Artist...............: DJ Omen & JadakissAlbum................: Hurting The GameYear.................: 2008Genre................: Hip HopNumber of Songs......: 35Cover(s) Included....: Yes======================================___________________________________01 Intro02 When I Grow Up Feat. Max B03 Deeper Than Rap04 Cipher Freestyle Feat. Juelz & Fabolou
Why do the riders do these things to the Icelandic Horses? Too much rein contact, bits that don't fit, tight nosebands, uneducated hands. Overbending the horse is found to be very detrimental... what type of rider does this? to a pony?!?!?The Icelandic Horse is supposed to be a "natural" horse... why all the heavy equipment? Is the equipment supposed to "control" the horse? Does it take the p
As first seen on LiveScience.com
One painful lesson every National Hockey League rookie learns is to keep your head up when skating through the neutral zone. If you don't, you will not see the 4700 joules of kinetic energy skating at you with bad intentions.During an October 25th game, Brandon Sutter, rookie center for the Carolina Hurricanes, never saw Doug Weight, veteran center of the Ne
I recently wrote that we increased our holiday charity giving because we were sure they would not be doing very well in the current economy. It is as bad as I thought.
USA Today has an article describing some of the problems in detail.
The economic crisis threatening the nation with the worst recession in decades has [...]
I've made a vow not to blog anything related to love eversince this blog was created back in the year 2003 when I was a little boy. LOVE STORIES ARE GETTING BORING. People talks about it everytime and you see them everywhere in this blogoshpere.I've been to almost 6 blogs at random alogether awhile ago and believe me! All of them talks about "relationship". Fuck you bitches, okay. Who in this fuc
.
Now Playing:
Hurting Inside by U-turn
---------------------------------------
i don't know exactly what comes into you that made you say those things..
How can you say such things?
How come i cant feel it that you really do?
Am i the culprit here?
Is it really me?
Am i being insensitive?
Am i being ignorant? of how i feel for you? --of how you feel for me?
But how come...how come i can't
This is exactly why I should never be left alone with food.
Tango Sur is an Argentinian steakhouse in Chicago revered for its meat and great BYOB with no corkage fee atmosphere. I went there with a group of friends, and we could barely finish the meal, but it was delicious. Only real complaints were about chimmichurri sauce, which I felt tasted more like garlic oil and less like tangy, deliciou
A double economic whammy of high gas prices and the current credit crunch has caused sales to drop at some of the county’s auto dealerships and hurt cities that depend on the sales tax. The city of San Luis Obispo, for example, saw a 10.4 percent decline in sales tax revenue from autos and transportation in the second quarter of this year, compared to the same period a year ago, according to HdL
I tended to get sleepier at Bukit Batok. It was probably due to being in a place which I disliked and doing things which I was never interested in. It was another crazy rush back to office in the afternoon, having to gobble up the food when I was actually granted permission to be late. The lesson was alright for the moment.Into mid afternoon, more things started occupying my time. Weitat asked me
Opal wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked me the question below. If you have a question you can write to me through the site as well. “Dear Steve, I have two or three credit card that are debt free. Should I close these accounts since I don’t use them and don’t need but one active card? Would it go against my credit to close these? Opal” Dear Opal, As str
The bad news for the global economy that has been coming out of New York City has been good news for those looking to buy apartments in the city’ real estate market. Long a seller’s market, the recent downturn has finally given buyers a chance at finding apartments at more reasonable prices, and on less [...]
A Web site is a must for every business today. It brings credibility. Knowing that, business owners spend thousands creating sites that look terrific and contain all the latest bells and whistles. Unfortunately, they don’t produce leads and sales that generate revenue.
A young woman went to her doctor complaining of pain."Where are you hurting?" asked the doctor."You have to help me, I hurt all over", said the woman."What do you mean, all over?" asked the doctor, "be a little more specific."The woman touched her right knee with her index finger and yelled, "Ow, that hurts." Then she touched her left cheek and again yelled, "Ouch! That hurts, too." Then she touch
With recent flights cuts and more airlines reducing the domestic flights to cut losses from the high jet fuel prices, the airports and hotels nationwide are suffering huge loses. Stewart International Airport north of New York City has put itself on sale because of the widespread fallout of the airlines’ service cutbacks. According to experts, [...]
As consumers and renters struggle with the state of the economy, more are turning to tenent loans, but coming up empty. Landlords are also having difficulty and renters are concerned that if they can’t pay their rent on time, they may be out in the cold, forcing them to seek help from unsecured tenent loans.
John [...]
Mainstream media has been quick to pile on Detroit automakers, which, along with some questionable Motown metal, has helped drive nationwide perception of the Big Three into the ground. Now that times are tough at traditional media outlets, well, that's Detroit's fault, too. Back in 2004, about $24 billion was doled out to television, print, and radio ads. Fast forward to 2008, and painfully slow
My heart is hurting this morning and I covet your prayers for the little guy in the middle of the front row with the red striped shirt...Tate.My Noah and Tate are both going into first grade, they're good friends. Tate's mom Stephanie has become a good friend of mine here in Tiny-town. Both Tate and his younger sister (who's engaged to my Eli :) have this disease. The first time I went to that web
In a recent poll here on Epic Edits, I asked How Much Would You Pay for Photoshop? It’s no surprise that the results indicate that Photoshop is priced way above a majority of the market willing to pay. This poll spawned from a previous Photoshop poll that told us 60% of Photoshop Users are Pirates! Many of the responses to that study mentioned the outrageous price Adobe charges for Photoshop and
From the Portland Business Journal:Small business owners are saving and spending less, as consumer goods and fuel costs top records levels, according to the latest Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index survey.More than one-third of the 600 surveyed said their personal financial situation as a whole is getting worse. Seventy-five percent of respondents had concerns about paying for gas, and 51 pe
As women, we do some rather insane things to achieve what could only be defines as modern standards of beauty. We wear shoes that do horrible things to our feet. We don bras that dig into our chests and push our breastesses into strange configurations. We slide on pantyhose to firm our stomachs and...
...
Last week a rather important event occurred. The Ford F-Series trucks were overthrown from their throne of number one best selling vehicle after decades of sales dominance. In another sign of the times the cars that replaced the empty chair are fuel efficient vehicles. This is rather important since it appears that [...]Related Posts:■The Cost of Mortgaged Suburbia: 3 Modern Housing Psycholog
The real health of a nation is derived from a citizenry that is employed adequately. The debate over what “adequate” constitutes can be debated but it is sufficient to say that the way current national data is gathered for employment is simply inadequate. People are undercounted. Even with the report that was [...]Related Posts:■California Budget Details: How the Recession Will A
Dr. Paul Brand was the first medical authority to say that the loss of fingers and toes from leprosy is due mainly to infection and injury. He showed that major tissue damage occurs because the patient loses the warnings of pain.Leprosy attacks the central nervous system and acts like a shot of Novocaine. Of course, you're thankful for the deadening effect of such a drug before the dentist begins
The glance that you’ve had of the latest gadget to be released has got you wondering if you could really afford to buy the gadget without hurting your budget at all, at the back of your mind, you really want the gadget to be in your hands at all costs but the budget that [...]
From CNN: "Collisions with ships are the number one cause of mortality, and entanglement in fishing gear is the number two cause," Lecky said.Because this animal is an endangered marine mammal, NMFS, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is charged with designing a recovery plan for them.More than four years of NOAA research showed that speed kills whales.
This from the Courier-Journal:Lawmakers congratulated themselves that the hit wasn't as bad as it could have been, but there's not much consolation in that. For starters, every school district in the state lost money for "extended school services," which includes funds for after-school tutoring. They all lost money for textbooks and professional development. They all lost money for a program calle
How can you get your girl back? Is it possible to get an ex back? Do I still have a chance if she seems to be ignoring me?
Well, if you are frequently frustrated and losing sleep over the questions above, perhaps know this will help you.
May 16, 2008 US sub-prime crisis hurting Asian property: GIC By Fiona Chan THE sub-prime crisis in the United States is starting to weaken Asian property markets, said the real estate arm of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) yesterday. GIC Real Estate president Seek Ngee Huat told a regional property conference that the impact of the crisis could hasten downtrends in the As
US sub-prime crisis hurting Asian property: Singapore GIC
By Fiona Chan
THE sub-prime crisis in the United States is starting to weaken Asian property markets, said the real estate arm of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) yesterday.
GIC Real Estate president Seek Ngee Huat told a regional property conference that the impact of the crisis could [...]
Aamir Khan is painting Bollywood blogs red with the news of his hurting himself while doing dangerous stunts for his forthcoming ‘Ghajini’. But what is not known to many is that sexy and nubile Jiah Khan is also matching paces with him in doing some hard-hitting stunts for the flick.The reasons Jiah’s action scenes aren’t being talked-about are that she hasn’t hurt hersel
CHRIS BROWN BODYGUARDS HURTING PEOPLE! A photographer for a Florida newspaper claims he was pummeled and robbed last night by R&B singer Chis Brown's bodyguards. The
photographer, Luis Santana, was at a lounge in St. Petersburg, FL., where
Brown was accompanied by Rihanna, and was having a private birthday
party. Santana was told by the venue's security that he could take
photographs outside, according to the Tampa Bay Times . He
claims when he snapped Chris Brown ...
Quality Starts at a Premium for AmazinsWhen the Mets traded for Johan Santana, the New York media and Met die hards instantly proclaimed that this was the move that would put the Mets over the top. He was going to eat up innings to alleviate the strain on the bullpen. That strain was seen as the culprit in the team's historic collapse last September.I agreed with those sentiments. What I disagreed with was the term 'top'.The 'top' of what? Certainly not the top of the National League East.He will only pitch every fifth day. What will happen on the days Santana doesn't pitch?After the trade, Santana instantly became the Mets ace. How could he not? Pedro Martinez is finished. I felt that might be the case, but most Met fans seemed to think he was going to return to his old form. I knew that
For this Oscar Ravichandran producer of the film clarifies that the film doesn’t contain any...
[This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more]
The Seattle Times reports:
World Vision, which provided food assistance to about 6.5 million people more than a year ago, says more than a million former beneficiaries — about half of them children — are no longer receiving food assistance from the organization. The organization has also postponed several food-aid projects it had planned.
(h/t to World [...]
Despite the walk of business that you are involved in, chances are that you’ve been paying close attention to the evolution of the credit crunch in the United States and the efforts that the Fed has undergone in an attempt to alleviate some of the conditions that have been created as a result of the [...]
For weeks gas prices have been soaring to record heights. Now auto dealers in the Grand Rapids area say those high gas prices are hurting sales of big vehicles.
A growing number of savvy shoppers are in the market for more fuel efficient cars. The average truck or SUV gets about 15 miles to the gallon and many smaller cars get twice that much. So, it’s no surprise that many people are looking for a change.
Jennifer and Billy Couch spent the day at Keller Ford shopping for not one but two new cars and fuel efficiency is the most important thing on their minds. “I need something over 30 miles a gallon,” said Billy Couch.
With gas prices are soaring above $3.75, the couple says they’re spending nearly $200 a week on gas.
The couple is among growing number people tradin
A visitor to this week's Wachovia Championship in Charlotte might notice the opulence that envelops the Quail Hollow Club, one of the reasons this is among the PGA Tour's most popular stops.Each and every one of the corporate skyboxes that surround various holes is sold out, giving those companies that purchased them the opportunity to wine and dine clients, employees and friends. The tournament has become so successful in its sixth year that high-end seating was added behind the 16th green and 17th tee. Regular tickets sold out months ago. A few days spent watching golf in North Carolina would never lead to the conclusion that the country borders on recession, gas prices have hit all-time highs and the American economy is suffering. But golf is certainly not above such issues,
From the people that brought you this tasteless crap ad!
Yes, it’s true. The left-wing anti-patriots at MoveOn.org, who didn’t think twice about handing jihadists potent ammunition the day before the sixth anniversary of 9/11 with their despicable attack on Gen. Petraeus, are now worried about actions that “hurt the country.”Dangerous, perilous, damaging, harmful actions…like having [...]
Viet Nam’s accelerating inflation may hurt the country’s export growth, JPMorgan Chase & Co. said, as authorities allow the currency to weaken in a bid to boost shipments.
The Southeast Asian nation’s inflation rate rose to 19.4% year-on-year in March, the highest since 1995, driven by surging food prices.
The State Bank of Viet Nam allowed the Vietnamese dong to rise in March to as strong as
One of the areas in the Silicon Valley that has been hit the hardest by the mortgage meltdown is the East Side of San Jose while areas like Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, Los Gatos and Cupertino are still holding strong in value.
With property values coming down in some areas, their assessed value has also come down [...]
SIMA closed Saturday with attendance down only slightly from 2007. Although final figures are not yet available, show officials said the number of visitors looking for deals on the show floor was about 150,000, compared to 160,000 for last year’s edition of the world’s largest property show.he figures were welcome good news for event organizers, after the number of exhibitors fell to 600 from 800 in 2007, primarily due to the problems in Spain. Exhibition director Eloy Bohúa acknowledged “expectations were low,” considering the uncertainty of property markets around the country.
As terrible of a Presidential Candidate as John McCain is turning out to be, Mitt Romney would have been in a worse position right now. Despite his millions of dollars, he still wouldn’t be able to compete with the money being raised by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
To make matters worse, the raid on [...]
mongabay.com - April 2, 2008 Original URL Large-scale solutions intended to help mitigate global warming are harming the very indigenous people who are likely to bear the brunt of climate change, warned the United Nations University (UNU) at a conference in Darwin, Australia. Biofuel plantations, renewable energy projects like hydroelectric dams, and measures to protect forests as carbon sinks threaten to undermine rights of indigenous groups. Such initiatives boost the value of land and increase the likelihood that indigenous people will be displaced. "Indigenous peoples regard themselves as the mercury in the world's climate change barometer," said UNU Director A.H. Zakri. "They have not benefited, in any significant manner, from climate change-related funding, whether for adapt
Arctic Cat Inc. (NASDAQ: ACAT) is seeing shares come off the tracks in after-hours trading after the company previewed poor results. The company places the...
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
What is occurring right now is reminiscent of what occurred after the subprime worries of February of 2007 dissipated for a few months. During this time, a few high profile companies such as New Century Financial started showing problems in their subprime portfolios and caused the DOW to drop 415 points. In this [...]Related Posts:■The Short Sale Report: Volume 1 – The True Barometer of the Housing Market■The Psychology of a Crashing Housing Market: Sending in Your Home Keys Just Got Easier.■Short Sale Report Volume 3: Another Week and Another Record. SoCal Short Sales up over 12,000.■Dr. Housing Bubble Celebrates Monumental 100th Post! Top 10 Housing Articles.■Riding in the Short Bus of Housing: Southern California Short Sale Numbers. 1 in 10 Homes is a Distress Sale.
Several enormous spying programs started before and after the 9/11 attacks, once partially disclosed, were so controversial that Congress intervened to put a halt to them. But they didn't stop operations. Like rogue companies that go out of business only to come back under different names, or under no name at all. The FBI's "Carnivore" system, approved during the Clinton administration, is designed to tap e-mail and cell-phone links -- what numbers and e-mail addresses are calling each other, what's in the subject-line of e-mails, time stamps, lengths of communications. Negative press reports compelled the FBI to change the name but not the program, to something blandly called the "Digital Collection System," until the agency dropped the system in 2005 in favor of another secret spying sy
Microsoft lands at No. 59 in the rankings for 2007, down from No. 11 in 2004, according to the survey from CoreBrand released Wednesday. "The effect of Apple's 'Hi, I'm a Mac' advertising campaign may have taken its toll on Microsoft . . .
Lauren Conrad is doing her thing this Spring 2008. Showcasing her signature designs in her second season of her self-titled fashion line. Will this reality TV star soon be snapshot eating lunch with Donatella Versace?
Lauren Conrad Collection reflects Lauren’s upbringing in Southern California - that laid back lifestyle she is accustom to in The [...]
There are plenty of people out there who stand to gain financially from continuing to push fossil fuels. These are the people who love to make the claim that carbon caps will ruin the United States' economy. Of course, scare tactics often work, and that is exactly why oil & coal companies use them.
What is missing from their argument are those inconvenient facts that undermine threats of our
You better believe it is!According to a poll just released by Rasmussen Reports, 56% of Americans say they are less likely to vote for Obama because of his association with Jeremiah Wright. (notice I did not defile the term reverend by calling him one).Included in the numbers are 44% of Democrats and even 18% of African Americans.However, very disturbing is that 79% of African Americans are either more likely (29%) or no less likely (50%) to support Obama.This really saddens me. In an age where we should all be seeking a colorblind society, hate like this must not just be rejected, it must be opposed.~SonlitUPDATE!Hate gate hurting both Democrats!The party of hate is reaping the bitter fruit of it's maddening hate. New polling continues to show a party hemmorging as we head towards summer.
The Hollywood writers are out in full force writing articles in the media and news using all possible sources to tell their side of the story. They want more money, well, I suppose that goes for about 95% of the people in our society, this is nothing new. Unfortunately, by them demanding more money and [...]
Banks HurtingBloomberg's list of banks who have written down assets through Q4 of 2007 and Q1 of 2008:1. Merrill Lynch - $24.5bn in write downs and credit losses2. Citi - $22.4bn3. UBS - $18.1bn4. HSBC - $17.2bn5. Morgan Stanley - $9.4bn6. IKB - $8.7bn7. Bank of America - $7.9bn8. Credit Agricole - $5.1bn9. Credit Suisse - $4.8bn10. Wachovia - $4.7bn11. CIBC - $4.2bn12. SocGen - $3.7bn13. Barclays - $3.2bn14. Mizuho Financial - $3.3bn15. JPMorgan Chase - $3.2bn16. Royal Bank of Scotland - $3.1bn17. Bayerische Landesbank - $2.9bn18. Dresdner - $2.7bn19. Bear Stearns - $2.6bn20. Deutsche Bank - $2.4bn21. Natixis - $1.8bn22. Fortis - $1.8bn23. Lehman Brothers - $1.5bn24. DZ Bank - $1.5bn 25. BNP Paribas - $1.2bn26. Nomura Holdings - $1bn- RichardSubscribe To this Blog via Email Or RSSRelated
Former President Bill Clinton has been singing his wife’s praises all over the State of Texas, but some feminists, myself included, are sceptical of his motives.
When our 42nd president visited the University of Texas at Austin Wednesday, February 27 (which was Chelsea’s birthday) he drew a crowd of around 6,000 people, according local news [...]
Jessica Simpson Sued For 'Hurting Millions of Fat People'Jessica Simpson's last movie "Blonde Ambition" went straight to DVD while a workout video she starred in was never released, which is why she got sued for $10 million by video fitness company Speedfit.According to Speedfit owner Alex Astilean, the 27-year-old hottie changed her mind about the workout video and asked her father/manager Joe Simpson to negate the multi-million dollar contract. Jessica had already recorded a workout tape shortly before shooting her film "The Dukes of Hazzard" in 2005, but the material was "entirely unuseable" and when she was asked to reshoot it, she refused."Jessica was a mess during that shoot. She had no focus, she put out something that was entirely unusable," said a source close to Simpson. "They as
Slick Willie: Interviewing another intern?Imagine the suffering those poor Democrats are going through. After 8 years of sheer bliss having the most criticized and lampooned American president in history as a target, the Party that a Blue Dress Built was high on expectations for the upcoming election. They had the world at their feet, gleefully enjoying being on the public’s side on issues like the Iraq War and the economy, and managed to gain control of the government. They had even managed to put some mileage between themselves and the poisonous public image of Slick Willie.Then it all fell apart. Check out the news lately and you will see an old face from the past haunting the Democratic race. Bill Clinton has returned to the limelight just in time to throw a wrench into his wife’s
i know that i was wrong to not have listened to you. i know i wasn’t there the way i should have been. i know the arguments were too much to handle. i know that you needed me physically and emotionally and i know that you are still in love with me. we can make this work if you would just trust me with your heart again. i swear i will never hurt you again. i love you too much. after all of the tears, arguments, and pain, i’m still in love with you. change doesn’t happen over night, but trust me, it does come. and i am doing this all for you.
With the announcement that C.C. Sabathia won the AL Cy Young Award over Josh Beckett, we are reminded that when it comes to the era of free agency and fantasy, the regular season is what matters the most. Sabathia was unquestionably the best pitcher in the American League this year, when it comes to the regular season. But Beckett was the greatest pitcher in the game; a 20-win guy who pitches
I’m making a new web layout for Life’s Chronicles and argh, it’s so frustrating! Everything is going well so far.. I’ve made the layout in Photoshop and now it’s just a matter of coding. Ha, “just”. I am totally re-doing it so the current layout isn’t that much help but it’s giving me a base to work from. I am having a break at the moment, after I finish writing up this entry I’m going to go play Portal: The Flash Version. I’ve been playing it the last few days and it’s pretty addicting. I’m on level 36/40. I will finish it even if it takes me all year which isn’t that long consider there’s only, what, 50 days or so until the end of this year
by nscIt is not often that a team begins the season 8-0 as Hawaii has. The problem is that Hawaii is viewed as a team who has scheduled down in order to get to where they are today. With remaining home games against Fresno State, Boise State, Washington and a road game at Nevada Hawaii does have a chance to run the table and finish 12-0 this season. The question is: Will that be enough to get the Warriors into a BCS game? If the BCS rankings have anything to say about it the answer is a difinitive no and would you really be able to argue this decision? Could you make the argument that a school who has played two Division 1AA schools and has a schedule littered with teams who have won two games or less should be a BCS qualifier? Here in lays the problem with the Warriors. They have all the talent in the world on offense and their defense does just enough to get them wins. But these wins are coming against sub-par competition. Even if the Warriors knock off the Broncos of Boise
House Democrats are insisting on a floor vote that would declare the World War I-era killings of Armenians genocide. Turkey officials are upset over the measure and have warned this will seriously hurt relations and that their military ties with the USA will never be the same again.The support of Turkey has been vital in both Iraq wars. Currently about 70% of cargo supplies and 1/3 of the fuel used by U.S. troops go through Turkey into Iraq. Turkey also grants the U.S. use of its airspace and bases in its country to help fight the war.The top House Republican said the resolution "may be the most irresponsible thing I've seen this new Congress do this year."House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the measure's timing was important "because many of the survivors are very old." This is an event that happened over 90 years ago. One has to wonder about the true motivation of the measure when in appears that the only concrete result could be the lost of a critical ally for the war in Iraq.http:
by Penelope TrunkBeing overweight or sloppily dressed is worse for your career than being a poor performer.I'm not saying this is fair, I'm saying it's true. So manage your weight, and manage the image you project at work, and you'll do wonders for your career.If you doubt that your image can inhibit your career, think about this: According to a 2005 study by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, good-looking people make more money than average-looking people for doing exactly the same work. Fit in Every WayBefore you get up in arms over how unfair it is to discriminate against people who are overweight, consider that there may be some rationale behind it. If you're overweight, you're probably not exercising every day. But regular exercise increases peoples' ability to cope with difficult situations in the workplace and, according to University of Illinois kinesiology professor Charles Hillman, might even make people smarter. And the same self-discipline we use to make ourselve
Find out why your Credit Report is so important and what you can do to improve your score to get that loan and reduce your interest rate while getting better terms.
It’s time once more for another exciting installment of Think About It Thursday (TAIT). OK, so maybe it’s only exciting to me. But I’m somebody, aren’t I? I’ve got an interesting collection again this week with lots to think about. I decided to do a theme this week to spice things up. As a mother hearing about children being hurt in any way just tears me up inside. It’s probably become my biggest trigger, one that I never expected before I had my sons. So I hope you enjoy this week’s round up. And don’t forget, if you have a post or know of a great one that deserves some deep thought add it to the Mr Linky at the bottom. Now on with the show:
Can using a stroller be harmful? Amy from Song Beneath the Song thinks so, and she shares her reasoning why. I’m sure it’s something not many parents think about. We’re a culture where the stroller is seen as a norm, something that every parent has and uses.
A mom strung out on coc
The July, 2007 issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine presents the results of a research project examing the relationship between self-harm behaviours and actual incidence of suicide. The purpose of the study was to determine whether self-injury acts as a coping mechanism that may occur with or lead to suicidal behaviours in individuals experiencing more stress than they can effectively handle. Using a cross-sectional data set of college-age students from two universities in the northeastern United States in the spring of 2005, a random sample of 8300 students was invited to participate in a Web-based survey. Of the respondents, only 2875 cases were usable.Demographic characteristics, history of trauma, distress, informal help-seeking, and attraction to life were also measured. The results indicated that one quarter of the sample reported self-harm behaviours, suicidality, or both; 40.3% of those reporting self-harm also report suicidality. A significant predictive
The July, 2007 issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine presents the results of a research project examing the relationship between self-harm behaviours and actual incidence of suicide. The purpose of the study was to determine whether self-injury acts as a coping mechanism that may occur with or lead to suicidal behaviours in individuals experiencing more stress than they can effectively handle. Using a cross-sectional data set of college-age students from two universities in the northeastern United States in the spring of 2005, a random sample of 8300 students was invited to participate in a Web-based survey. Of the respondents, only 2875 cases were usable.Demographic characteristics, history of trauma, distress, informal help-seeking, and attraction to life were also measured. The results indicated that one quarter of the sample reported self-harm behaviours, suicidality, or both; 40.3% of those reporting self-harm also report suicidality. A significant predictive
Well, that photo is an old one that I re-worked. I think I remember posting a different version on the blog somewhere, but I'm not going to look for it.See, my head hurts really, really bad. It all started when I was standing around in a hot auto shop complete with gasoline, oil, and paint fumes permeating the air. Before that I was good. Since then I have not been. I thought eating may help out, but no. I ate a little more than half an hour ago and the headache has done nothing but grow stronger. Fresh air? No. I'm not even sure if there's such a thing as fresh air in this city to begin with. Smoking? No effect. Not smoking? The same. Clearly I'm going to have to get over my med-phobia and take a couple ibuprofen. I hate doing that, but I fear that if I don't it will turn into the mother of all headaches: the dreaded migraine. I don't get many of those but I've gotten enough to know I don't want any more of them.Aside from this affliction, the day has been screw
Well, that photo is an old one that I re-worked. I think I remember posting a different version on the blog somewhere, but I'm not going to look for it.See, my head hurts really, really bad. It all started when I was standing around in a hot auto shop complete with gasoline, oil, and paint fumes permeating the air. Before that I was good. Since then I have not been. I thought eating may help out, but no. I ate a little more than half an hour ago and the headache has done nothing but grow stronger. Fresh air? No. I'm not even sure if there's such a thing as fresh air in this city to begin with. Smoking? No effect. Not smoking? The same. Clearly I'm going to have to get over my med-phobia and take a couple ibuprofen. I hate doing that, but I fear that if I don't it will turn into the mother of all headaches: the dreaded migraine. I don't get many of those but I've gotten enough to know I don't want any more of them.Aside from this affliction, the day has been screw
A man who was seeking direction and guidance through a life that was causing him pain, receives a direct message from Jesus Christ Himself. As a humble Prophet who is visited by Jesus on regular occasions, Jesus visited me and gave me a message for this man which I humbly and promptly delivered to him. [...]
Caroline
Online Prayer Request Iam hurting i need guidance, iam carrying a 10 week old baby and i broke up with my boyfriend, iam hurting and i want to abort this baby this weekend, God give me guidance, give me peace, although i have sinned i know iam your child. I dont want to sin again do forgive me and give me peace God am realy hurting, how do i bring up a child with no father, soften this man’s heart.I pray
By Peter Crump Acne is an upsetting condition that can be sometimes very difficult to clear, its treatment usually involving the application to the skin of a multitude of cleansers and other potions in a long process of trial and error that can be extremely frustrating for the patient. Clear skin, when it is finally achieved, is thus a thing to be cherished by most former sufferers, and most certainly not something to be taken lightly. So while there is little doubt that recovered acne patients will view their often scarred skin with disappointment, many are unwilling to risk its hard won clarity by trying scar reducing techniques, such as micro dermabrasion, chemical peels or laser treatment. And while medical advances are improving these techniques all the time – micro dermabrasion, for example, was developed as a gentler form of more traditional dermabrasion – those with delicate skin would be wise to carefully weigh up the possible advantages of receiving treatment with the po
Nearly 40% of men and 53% of women who play online games said their virtual friends were equal to or better than their real-life friends, according to a survey of 30,000 gamers conducted by Nick Yee, a recent Ph.D. graduate from Stanford University. More than a quarter of gamers said the emotional highlight of the past week occurred in a computer world, according to the survey, which was published in 2006 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press's journal Presence.
"There's a fuzziness that's emerging between the virtual world and the real world," says Edward Castronova, associate professor in the Department of Telecommunications at Indiana University, Bloomington.
A burly man with a long gray ponytail, thick sideburns and a salt-and-pepper handlebar mustache, Mr. Hoogestraat looks like the cross between a techie and the Grateful Dead fan that he is. He drives a motorcycle and wears faded black Harley-Davidson T-shirts around the house. A former college
After three days sitting in a dusty clearing, Ibrahim is beginning to wonder if a European tourist will ever hire one of his camels for a tour of the rose-lined boulevards of Marrakesh.
More: continued here
photo by filmsnotdeadOkay Ben this posts for you. I can understand the request for this post because if you confide in people about your anxiety, sometimes they don't know how to act around you in an anxiety triggering situation. The last thing I, or I am guessing anyone, would want is for the loved ones in our life to feel like they have to walk around on eggshells around us. I can sense when people do that and it makes me feel handicapped. So I want to share this blog so the people in my life or that have loved ones suffering with anxiety have a better idea of what helps in an anxious situation and what just makes things worse.I appreciate the sensitivity shown by my family and friends. It truly makes things a lot easier to know that I have someone that will understand my quirkiness and will still love me for it. My sister for example, didn't want to put me in an awkward position around her so she wondered if she just shouldn't invite me out to lunch anymore. On the surface that s
The Fed's interest-rate policy committee did nothing today. Again! And housing played a part. The central bankers have kept the benchmark Fed Funds rate at 5.25% since June, after ramping it up from its cyclical low of 1% before June 2004. See this snippet of the Fed's post-meeting comments from today:
"Economic growth appears to have been moderate during the first half of this year, despite the ongoing adjustment in the housing sector. The economy seems likely to continue to expand at a moderate pace over coming quarters."
At May's meeting, the Fed said: "Economic growth slowed in the first part of this year and the adjustment in the housing sector is ongoing. Nevertheless, the economy seems likely to expand at a moderate pace over coming quarters."
To read today's entire Fed statement, CLICK HERE
Angelia by Richard Marx
Memories of you and me
Tumble inside my head
The way that we used to be
Things that we said
No one has ever made me believe so strong
You left me to wonder
How did our love go wrong
Alicia
Where you running to now
Alicia
Got to make you turn around
I lie awake at night
Wait for the sun to shine
I still feel you next to me
Your lips on mine
Without a warning
You made our love a lie
You said you were sorry
But you never told me why
Alicia
Where you running to now
Alicia
Got to make you turn around
Maybe my love is in vain
Maybe you’re the hurting kind
Can’t take no more of this pain
I’ve got to get you off my mind
Tried to be what you wanted
I gave you all I had
You left me with nothin’
Nothin’ but a photograph
Alicia
Where you running to now
Alicia
Got to make you turn around
Alicia
Where you running to now
Alicia
Got to make you turn around
BIRMINGHAM, England — Maria Sharapova is prepared to ignore her injured right shoulder to try to regain the Wimbledon title.
The second-ranked Russian required cortizone injections before her six clay-court matches at the French Open, but is determined to compete on her favored grass surface.
The transition between the most contrasting surfaces is tough on the body, but Sharapova will risk playing at the DFS Classic that begins Monday.
“I can’t even begin to say how happy I am more…
