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How Las Vegas Was Founded

October 10th, 2010 | Author: desenhorita

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Las Vegas, which in Spanish means “The Meadows,” was named by Spaniards in the Antonio Armijo party, who used water from the area while heading north and west along the Old Spanish Trail from Texas. In 1844, John C. Fremont traveled into the Las Vegas Valley, while it was still part of Mexico.

He was a leader of a group of scientists, scouts, and other observers for the United States Army Corps of Engineers. In 1855, Brigham Young assigned 30 missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the area in attempts to convert the Paiute Indian population to Mormonism. A small fort was built near the current downtown area, serving as a stopover for weary travelers along the “Mormon Corridor.”

Las Vegas was then established as a railroad town in 1905, when 110 acres was auctioned off in what is now downtown Las Vegas. Las Vegas was part of Lincoln County until 1909, when it became part of newly established Clark County.

In March of 1911, Vegas became an incorporated city. 20 years later in 1931, gambling was legalized in the city, and the opening of Bugsy Siegel’s Flamingo Hotel signified the jumpstart of America’s most popular city.

Though many of the tried and true citizens of America won’t admit it, this country owes the mafia for Vegas’ current popularity. Since gambling was legalized in Vegas, all of the original large casinos were managed, or at least funded by American mob figures Bugsy Siegel and Meyer Lansky.

At a time when gambling was taking place in saloons and various other not-so-friendly establishments, no doubt a carryover from the wild-west, Vegas offered a relatively safe environment for the “everyman” type of gambler. Even though Bugsy and Lansky were revered mobsters, Vegas experienced little violence. As businessmen, they knew to separate their mob mentality from their business savvy sense.

On December 26th, 1946, the long road which held Siegel’s Flamingo and the Pair-o Dice Club, was named “the Strip.” The Strip of today strictly refers to Las Vegas Boulevard, roughly between Sahara Avenue and Russell Road – a distance of 4.1 miles.

Though, sometimes this term is used to describe Vegas properties as a whole, such as “Bellagio on the Strip,” etc. The Strip was and still is the only road tourist and regulars need take. Everything to be seen in Las Vegas can be found on the Strip. Knowing that Vegas would be a great tourist attraction, mega-investors of the era started purchasing old properties and building lavish property in the 1960s.

Many famous Hollywood celebrities, along with other famous names and faces of the time, started to flock to Las Vegas. Perhaps the most popular frequent visitors Vegas has ever known are the Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop).

Though their presence helped keep the “mafia image” alive in Vegas, the public at the time seemed enthralled by this, and began to visit Vegas by the millions. Vegas is now America’s most popular city by far, and billion-dollar casinos tower over the city, forever changing the landscape.

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Hut’s Of New Zealand – The Hiker’s Hidden Gem

October 8th, 2010 | Author: desenhorita

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New Zealand is a brilliant destination for hikers and backpackers. The hut system throughout the country is simply amazing. The huts are comfortable, cheap, often empty and located amongst some of the best scenery around. This article will give an overview of the hut system and show you how it can give you an amazing outdoor experience while costing you very little money.

What is a Hut?

In New Zealand a hut refers to a wide variety of simple accommodation usually only accessible by foot or helicopter. Huts range from single room shacks with no facilities to multi-room buildings with flush toilets. Typically a hut has enough bunk room and mattresses for 6-15 people. They have well maintained long drop toilets, sinks with a water supply from the hut roof and an enclosed fire place. You might be surprised at how cheap the accommodation is considering the remote locations.

How much do they Cost?

Hut prices are very reasonable ranging from $5-15 per night. But the annual hut passes are the really great thing. It costs $90 and you can stay in as many huts as you look for a whole year. Many visitors make full use of this staying in huts for most of their time in the country. Even with such low prices the huts usually aren’t full.

Are they overcrowded?

The huts are typically quite underused apart from the most popular tracks. In some areas you are highly likely to have the hut to yourself. The extremely popular walks designated as great walks actually have a booking system for the huts, the rest you just have to hope they aren’t full when you turn up. If all the bunks are full they usually have extra mattresses so you can sleep on the floor in comfort.

Where Are Huts Found?

Huts are generally on government land in national parks which are wilderness reserves set aside to maintain the countries natural beauty. So you’ll most likely be in a remote location with beautiful scenery all around. Native forests, clear rivers and mountains are a few of the features you can expect. If you’re into trout fishing, mountaineering or hunting many of the huts are in prime locations.

As you can see New Zealand’s hut system makes it a brilliant destination for lovers of remote outdoor environments who want comfortable and affordable accommodation. Many of the huts have a very interesting mining and hunting history. So if this sounds good to you, get into it!

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The Top 10 Most Famous Women With the First Name of Ann Or Anne

October 6th, 2010 | Author: desenhorita

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The most famous women (based on online chatter) with the first name Ann or Anne are:

10. Ann Wilson – Musician, notably in the band Heart (Magic Man, Barracuda, These Dreams)

9. Anne Bancroft – Actress (The Graduate, The Turning Point, Agnes of God)

8. Anne McCaffrey – Author (Dragonriders of Pern series, The Brain and Brawn Ship series, The Crystal Singer series)

7. Ann Curry – Television journalist and news anchor (Today)

6. Ann Miller – Actress and Singer (Easter Parade, On the Town, Mulholland Drive)

5. Anne Boleyn – Queen of England as the second wife of King Henry VIII

4. Anne Heche – Actress (Wag the Dog, Six Days Seven Nights, Men in Trees)

3. Anne Rice – Author (The Vampire Chronicles series including Interview with the Vampire, The Lives of the Mayfair Witches series, The Life of Christ series)

2. Anne Frank – World War 2 Holocost victim and Author of a diary first published as “The Diary of a Young Girl”

…and the most famous woman named Ann or Anne is…

1. Anne Hathaway – Actress (The Princess Diaries, The Devil Wears Prada, Rachel Getting Married)

Anns not making the top 10 list were Ann Landers – Psuedonym for multiple advice column writers of “Ask Ann Landers”, Ann Reinking – Stage Actress, Dancer, and Choreographer (Dancin’, All That Jazz, Bye Bye Birdie).

Annes not making the top 10 list were Anne Bonny – Carribean Pirate in the 1700s, Anne Bradstreet – Writer and Poet (Verses upon the Burning of our House July 10th 1666, The Author to Her Book), Anne Bronte – Novelist and Poet (Agnes Grey, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Poems by Currer Ellis and Acton Bell), Anne Golon – French Author (Angélique the Marquise of the Angels, Angélique in Love, Angélique and the Ghosts), Anne Klein – Fashion Designer and Founder of Anne Klein and Co, Anne Meara – Actress and Comedian (The Stiller and Meara Show, Archie Bunker’s Place), Anne Perry – Author (Inspector William Monk series, Inspector Thomas Pitt series), Anne Royall – Journalist and Author (Letters from Alabama, Sketches of History Life and Manners in the United States), Anne Sullivan – Teacher and Companion of Helen Keller, and Anne Tyler – Pulitzer Prize winning Author (The Accidental Tourist, Back When We Were Grownups, Breathing Lessons).

An excellent mix of Anns and Annes with one Queen (Boleyn), one musician (Wilson), one journalist (Curry), three authors (Frank, Rice, and McCaffrey), and four actresses (Hathaway, Heche, Miller, and Bancroft). Excellent to see that Anne Frank, who died as a teenager in the 1940s, is still so remembered.

I compiled this list by searching for each of the Anns or Annes on a number of search engines and ranking them by the number of web pages, discussion forums, photos, videos, etc that are available online.

Larry Truett is a freelance computer programmer living in San Diego, California with his wife and their three cats. He enjoys hiking, reading, gardening, watching too much television, and other nerdy activities.

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Feet Feel like Hot Bricks – Learn the Ayurveda Way to Understand The Symptoms

October 2nd, 2010 | Author: desenhorita

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Fat tissues is composed of cholesterol. The dreaded heart clogging sticky stuff. Fat tissues also has adipose, fat and lipid. This is the ayureda science is called Kapha. It is many places in the body. We are all familiar with fat of the belly, the backside, and of course those dreaded love bars.

And fat is under the skin as the fatty layer between the muscles. Fat is seen in the cheeks, and the breast. Fat is behind the eyeballs, and the biggest storehouse of fat in the body is the omentum.

If you look up adrenal glands in Wikipedia you will find mention to the ” In mammals, the adrenal glands (also known as suprarenal glands) are the … Abdominal Wall: The Retroperitoneal Fat and Suprarenal Glands”; Adrenal Gland, …”, The Ancient scientist were very accurate in their science as the modern medical scientist.

We find countless examples of this parrallel as we study the science of Ayurveda and modern medicine.

the fat is regulated by the adrenal glands. there are two types of fat, One is white and is the fat of that does the job of retaining the water in the body. This is kapha fat. The other is brown fat. This is the Pitta fat. This fat does the job of retaining heat in the body. Yes, you guessed if you have hot feet or hands you have an imbalance in your brown pitta fat. Fat is affected by the level of enzyme activity.

Too little enzymes not enough digestion. Sluggish metabolism affects all the tissues and it makes the fat tissue accumulate which in turn makes the white fat hold too much water and the brown fat hold too much heat.

If you have too much white or brown fat you may have also the following symptoms, too thirsty, edema, heavy feeling in the stomach, feel sleepy and heavy, emotionally agitated.

Of course weight gain can be a problem but don’t have to be it could be also the opposite cannot gain weight. Are you a person who always has alot of tartar on the teeth?

Yes, this is a sign of a fat tissue imbalance. Burning hands and burning feet are cardinal signs of the fat tissue imbalance. Other bigger problems can eventually develop like hypertension, high cholesterol, obesity, anorexia, and heart attack.

A dry throat that the person is always clearing is a symptom that indicates later problems related to diabetes actually.

Obviously during these symptoms flare ups one must be very careful of their diet.

Stay away from sugar. Emotional stress because as I mentioned earlier fat tissue imbalance is a function of healthy adrenals you must be sure you are doing stress release practices. Salt, alcohol need to be very moderately used. Exercise, Exercise, Exercise no matter what you must exercise if you show any of these signs.

There are beautiful herbs that can be used to help these problems.

Some need to be prescribed by a qualified ayurvedic physician.

Others, like coriander, cumin and fennel can be used daily and made in your own kitchen.

Take one teaspoon of each. Take 4 cups of water. Cook the common spices and water down to two cups.

Drink these two cups daily. It will help tremendously. No Side effect.

These are common spices put in food in restaurants all over the world.

That is why I love Ayurveda it is so beautiful and simple. Also, for immediate relief of hot feet and hands apply coconut oil to feet and hands three times a day. I know this works as I have prescribed it countless times with excellent results.

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Gosford Park [FR Import]

September 30th, 2010 | Author: desenhorita

Gosford Park [FR Import]: : Mit Gosford Park zeigt sich Regisseur Robert Altman von seiner allerbesten Seite. Gleich von der Eröffnungsszene an, in der die Kamera durch die Bäume eines englischen Landgutes blickt, setzt Altman den 30er-Jahre-Hintergrund und die klassische Krimiformel auf meisterhafte Weise in Szene. Aristokraten treffen sich an einem Wochenende zur Jagdgesellschaft mit ihren pflichtbewussten Dienern im Schlepptau, und die Obergeschoss/Untergeschoss-Teilung der Klassen ist perfekt auf Altmans Methode (die er auch in Nashville and Short Cuts angewendet hat) zugeschnitten, Dialogfetzen und zahlreiche Nebenhandlungen sich überschneiden zu lassen, um die zu Grunde liegenden Motive und die Sünden, von denen sie getrieben werden, offenzulegen. Habgier, Vergeltung, Snobismus und Begierde lösen eine komische Unruhe aus, während der fast Schwindel erregende Effekt der raschen Wendungen von Altmans wahrscheinlich bisher stärkster Besetzung gelindert wird.

Vor allem sticht hier Maggie Smith hervor mit ihrer umwerfenden Darbietung der Constance, einer unselbstständigen Gräfin, die für jede Gelegenheit eine geistreiche Bemerkung auf den Lippen hat. Michael Gambon ist in der Rolle des unglückseligen Gastgebers Sir William McCordle einer der schlüpfrigsten Charaktere, der jemals auf der Leinwand zu sehen war. Kristin Scott Thomas ist als Lady Sylvia, Sir Williams Gattin, absolut kalt und doch sexy. Helen Mirren, Emily Watson und Clive Owen schließlich sind als wichtigste Charaktere aus den geschäftigen Reihen der Diener im Untergeschoss den Hauptdarstellern jederzeit ebenbürtig. Gosford Park gelingt es, umwerfend unterhaltsam zu sein und gleichzeitig menschliche Schwachpunkte, Kompromisse und unser endloses Bedürfnis nach Bekenntnis offenzulegen. –Fionn Meade
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Important Facts About Breast Plastic Surgery And Breast Implants

September 30th, 2010 | Author: desenhorita

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Breast augmentation is the most commonly performed cosmetic surgical procedure in the United States and therefore the most commonly performed breast plastic surgery. Today it’s important to be fully informed about all the risks and complications that you might encounter with breast plastic surgery. Of all the breast plastic surgery procedures performed in 2006 in the United States, 329,000 were for breast augmentations.

The first woman implanted with silicone implants was in 1962. There are two primary types of breast implants: saline-filled and silicone-gel-filled implants. It was predominantly silicone implants that were designed in the 1970s that were involved in the class-action lawsuits against Dow-Corning and many other manufacturers in the early 1990s.

There have been several types of breast implants developed other than the two most common, saline filled and silicone gel filled, including polypropylene string and soy oil, but these are not commonly used, if at all; leakage of oil into the body during a rupture would not be good. Dr. Thomas Cronin and Dr. Frank Gerow, two Houston, Texas, plastic surgeons, developed the first silicone breast prosthesis with the Dow Corning Corporation in back in 1961. For women with very little breast tissue, or for post-mastectomy reconstruction, plastic surgeons believe that silicone gel implants are the superior device; but in patients with more breast tissue, saline implants can look very similar to silicone gel implants.

Saline implant shells are made of silicone elastomer and the implants are filled with saline solution after the implant is placed in the body. One manufacturer did produce a model of pre-filled saline implants but has been reported to have had high failure rates following surgery.

When breast implants are removed that have been implanted for a long period of time, a mastopexy is often performed to tighten up the loose skin: this is additional surgery usually done at the same time and at an additional expense. It’s important to remember that breast implants don’t last a lifetime and at some time or other would need to be removed or removed permanently and replaced. Extracapsular silicone has the potential to migrate to other parts of the body, but most clinical complications have appeared to be limited to the breast and axillae as inflammatory nodules (granulomas) and enlarged lymph glands in the armpit area called axillary lymphadenopathy.

Studies of saline-filled breast implants approved by the FDA in May 2000 showed rupture and deflation rates of 3-5% at three years and 7-10% at five years for breast augmentation patients. One study reported that only 30% of ruptures in asymptomatic patients are accurately detected by experienced plastic surgeons, compared to 86% detected by MRI. Some studies have suggested that subjective and objective symptoms of women with breast implants may improve partially or entirely when their implants are removed.

Since the early 1990s, a number of independent reviewers have examined studies concerning links between silicone gel breast implants and systemic diseases; the consensus of these reviews is that there is no clear evidence of a causal link between the implantation of silicone breast implants in breast plastic surgery and systemic disease; it’s always wondered who is funding these studies and that should clearly be stated. Capsules of tightly-woven collagen fibers form as an immune response around a foreign body like breast implants, which tends to wall it off; capsular contracture happens when the capsule tightens and squeezes the implant.

The risk and treatment of extracapsular silicone gel is still controversial; plastic surgeons agree that it’s difficult to remove, but there is disagreement about the lasting health effects. Local complications that can occur with breast implants include post-operative bleeding, fluid collections, surgical site infection, breast pain, alterations in nipple sensation, interference with breast feeding, visible wrinkling, asymmetric appearance, wound dehiscence with potential implant exposure, thinning of the breast tissue, and disruption of the natural plane between the breasts.

Although the general international consensus is that silicone implants in breast plastic surgery has not been shown to cause systemic illness, one must keep in mind that many women have reported a connection to symptoms they are having and to their breast augmentation. Make sure to do plenty of research online and offline before you make a decision about any breast plastic surgery including breast augmentation. The surgical procedure for breast augmentation takes approximately one to two hours, but the lasting effects of breast plastic surgery, both good and bad, will be around for a few years.

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Top 50 Father Quotations

September 29th, 2010 | Author: desenhorita

“The greatest gift I ever had Came from God, and I call him Dad! ”
– Anonymous
“Our earth is degenerate in these latter days; bribery and corruption are common; children no longer obey their parents; and the end of the world is evidently approaching.”
– Assyrian clay tablet 2800 B.C.
“The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears.”
– Francis Bacon, Sr.
“A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again. ”
– Enid Bagnold
“We never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents.”
– Henry Ward Beecher
“I have always looked at life as a voyage, mostly wonderful, sometimes frightening. In my family and friends I have discovered treasure more valuable than gold.”
– Jimmy Buffet
“The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them. ”
– Confucius
“Fatherhood is pretending the present you love the most is soap-on-a-rope.”
– Bill Cosby
“You know, fathers just have a way of putting everything together. ”
– Erika Cosby
“Be kind to thy father, for when thou were young, who loved thee so fondly as he? He caught the first accents that fell from thy tongue, and joined in thy innocent glee. ”
– Margaret Courtney
“Role modeling is the most basic responsibility of parents. Parents are handing life’s scripts to their children, scripts that in all likelihood will be acted out for the rest of the children’s lives.”
– Stephen R. Covey
“What a dreadful thing it must be to have a dull father. ”
– Mary Mapes Dodge
“To her the name of father was another name for love. ”
– Fanny Fern
“Parents can tell but never teach, unless they practice what they preach.”
– Arnold Glasow
“When Charles first saw our child Mary, he said all the proper things for a new father. He looked upon the poor little red thing and blurted, ‘She’s more beautiful than the Brooklyn Bridge. ”
– Helen Hayes
“To be a successful father…there’s one absolute rule: when you have a kid, don’t look at it for the first two years. ”
– Ernest Hemingway
“The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.”
– Burton Hillis
“I am not caused by my history–my parents, my childhood and development. These are mirrors in which I may catch glimpses of my image.”
– James Hillman
“There are fathers who do not love their children; there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson. ”
– Victor Hugo
“You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.”
– Irish Proverb
“Any woodsman can tell you that in a broken and sundered nest, one can hardly find more than a precious few whole eggs. So it is with the family.”
– Thomas Jefferson
“My dear father; my dear friend; the best and wisest man I ever knew, who taught me many lessons and showed me many things as we went together along the country by-ways.”
– Sarah Orne Jewett
“When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry. ”
– Jewish Proverb
“The longer we live the more we think and the higher the value we put on friendship and tenderness towards parents and friends.”
– Samuel Johnson
“He was all questions. But small boys expect their fathers to be walking lexicons, to do two jobs at once, to give replies as they are working, whether laying stones or building models…digging up a shrub, or planting flower beds…Boys have a right to ask their fathers questions…Fathers are the powers that be, and with their power and might must shelter, guard, and hold and teach and love…All men with sons must learn to do these things…Too soon, too soon, a small son grows and leaves his father’s side to test his manhood’s wings. ”
–Roy Z. Kemp
“My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, “You’re tearing up the grass.” “We’re not raising grass,” my dad would reply, “we’re raising boys.”–Harmon Killebrew
“Up to a point a man’s life is shaped by environment, heredity, and movements and changes in the world about him. Then there comes a time when it lies within his grasp to shape the clay of his life into the sort of thing he wishes to be. Only the weak blame parents, their race, their times, lack of good fortune, or the quirks of fate. Everyone has it within his power to say, “This I am today; that I will be tomorrow.”
– Louis L’Amour
“A man knows he is growing old because he begins to look like his father.”
– Gabriel Garcia Marquez
“The love of a father is one of nature’s greatest masterpieces.”
“The merry family gatherings– The old, the very young The strangely lovely way they Harmonize in carols sung. For Christmas is tradition time– Traditions that recall The precious memories down the years, The sameness of them all.”
– Helen Lowrie Marshall
“The thing to remember about fathers is, they’re men. A girl has to keep it in mind: They are dragon–seekers, bent on improbable rescues. Scratch any father, you find someone chock–full of qualms and romantic terrors, believing change is a threat – like your first shoes with heels on, like your first bicycle I it took such months to get. ”
– Phyllis Mcginley
“Everybody today seems to be in such a terrible rush; anxious for greater developments and greater wishes and so on; so that children have very little time for their parents; Parents have very little time for each other; and the home begins the disruption of the peace of the world.”
– Mother Teresa
“It is much easier to become a father than to be one.”
– Kent Nerburn (Letters to My Son: Reflections on Becoming a Man)
“As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.”
– Pope John Paul II
“He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father’s wisdom than he who has a great deal left him does to his father’s care. ”
– William Penn
“The fundamental defect with fathers is that they want their children to be a credit to them. ”
– Bertrand Russell
“Good parents give their children Roots and Wings. Roots to know where home is, wings to fly away and exercise what’s been taught them.”
– Jonas Salk
“Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible–the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.”
– Virginia Satir
“I’ve been very blessed. My parents always told me I could be anything I wanted. When you grow up in a household like that, you learn to believe in yourself.”
– Rick Schroeder
“It doesn’t matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was. ”
– Anne Sexton
“It is a wise father that knows his own child.”
– William Shakespeare
“My father must have had some elementary education for he could read and write and keep accounts inaccurately ”
– George Bernard Shaw
“It is admirable for a man to take his son fishing, but there is a special place in heaven for the father who takes his daughter shopping.”
– John Sinor
“The family–that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.”
– Dodie Smith
“All the feeling which my father could not put into words was in his hand–any dog, child or horse would recognize the kindness of it.”
– Freya Stark
“It’s clear that most American children suffer too much mother and too little father.”
– Gloria Steinem
“Children learn to smile from their parents.”
– Shinichi Suzuki
“Cultivate your own capabilities, your own style. Appreciate the members of your family for who they are, even though their outlook or style may be miles different from yours. Rabbits don’t fly. Eagles don’t swim. Ducks look funny trying to climb. Squirrels don’t have feathers. Stop comparing. There’s plenty of room in the forest.”
– Chuck Swindoll
“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years. ”
– Mark Twain

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Bloating, Indigestion, Acid Stomach and Irritable Bowel Syndrome All Have Too Much Vata And Pitta

September 28th, 2010 | Author: desenhorita

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Abdominal bloating, when the abdomen distends and there may be intestinal or abdominal gas, is the cardinal sign of dysfunction of the agni, the digestive fire, and is usually caused by a vata imbalance. In Ayurveda we describe it as the first sign of an imbalance in the “gastrointestinal consciousness.” Bloating occurs when the gastrointestinal tract is unable to split food into the smallest particles and release the nourishing enzymes into the system. Also see Indigestion.

Follow the appropriate Daily Lifestyle Regimen for your dosha, paying particular attention to your diet and eating

Rocking and Rolling: Sit on the floor and pull both legs up to your chest; interlock your hands over your knees. Roll your body backward and forward, ten times in each direction, keeping your elbows close to your legs.

Eat a light diet of primarily vegetables and rice, or kicharee; the Ten-Day Ginger Treatment recommended. There are several yoga movements that release wind and gases from the body, including toe bending, ankle bending, ankle rotation, hand clenching, wrist bending, leg rotations, and the posture known as Rocking and Rolling.

FIVE-SENSES THERAPIES

” Taste: Emphasize sweet, sour, bitter, and salty foods, spices, and herbs. Consuming the summer churna with a little salt and lemon flakes is an easy way to get all these tastes in the appropriate proportions.

” Smell: Use warm, sweet, and sour essential-oil aromas,

such as rose, cloves, cinnamon, basil, and orange.

” Sight: Green and blue are recommended to relieve bloating.

” Hearing: Listen to the midmorning classical music.

” Touch: rub the belly clockwise with warm vata oil. Five minutes daily.

HERBAL REMEDIES

” Triphala treats the entire digestive tract. Take 1/2 teaspoon triphala mixed with 1/2 cup warm water every evening at bedtime. Buy Hingwastak Tablets at http://www.drhelenthomas.com. Take two before each meal until feel bloating relieved.

This is not in place of medical advice. This is ayurveda approach only.

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Achieve Success by Overcoming Your Self-Limiting Beliefs!

September 27th, 2010 | Author: desenhorita

Believing in yourself is the most important quality that you can develop in order to accomplish anything that you truly desire in every area of your life and become more successful. You all have unlimited potential and each one of you have the capacity to accomplish great things and be successful in life. However, most of you achieve far less than what you are capable of because of your self-doubts and self-limiting beliefs.

Self-limiting beliefs are those things you believe about yourself that place boundaries on your aptitudes and skills. These beliefs may be conscious or unconscious. Examples of self-limiting beliefs are when you think that you are not good enough to do certain things, you are not intelligent enough to succeed in your exams, you are not as good as your friends or you do not deserve the good things in life. Most of these beliefs are not true, but they make you play small in life and prevent you from expressing the creative genius that resides within you.

Jamie Paolinetti rightly said “Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.” You can accomplish absolutely anything that you want in life if you make up your mind to. In fact, absolutely nothing is impossible and there are no limits to what you can be, do or have. What is really important is what you believe about yourself and whatever you believe with feeling becomes your reality. Tony Robbins once pointed out, “What we can or cannot do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are.”

The good news is that you can eliminate your self-limiting beliefs by becoming aware of them, identifying them and challenging them by replacing them with more positive beliefs. You must intentionally reject any thoughts that are limiting you in any way and you must always remember that there is nothing you cannot be, do or have. There is no one who is better or more capable than you are. We are all born with unlimited potentials, unique talents and abilities and we all deserve the very best in life. Always follow the wise advice of Thomas Carlyle “Let each become all that he was created capable of being.”

Nothing in the world can stop you from becoming the great and successful person that you want to become as long as you are willing to persist long enough until you succeed. As Helen Keller said, we can do anything we want as long as we stick to it long enough. Once you are clear about the person you want to become you must develop new beliefs to become that person and you have to discipline yourself to act as if you were already that person. You will have to adopt new attitudes and qualities to become the successful person you want to become.

There are no limitations on your potential except for those that you believe you have. People who are successful have the firm belief and conviction that they can achieve anything that they truly desire. You too are a highly capable person and you equally deserve to be successful. From now on, see yourself as the best and most successful person you can be and do not accept any boundaries on your potential. Once you start believing in yourself and act in accordance with your new beliefs, you will open doors to unlimited possibilities and your future will be brighter than you ever imagined. As Mary Kay Ash said, “Do not limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.”

Priya Deelchand is a Life and Business Coach and Founder of Success Strategies Consultants Ltd. She coaches and helps people worldwide in both English and French using Law of Attraction, EFT and other powerful techniques. If you want to live a happier and more fulfilled life, please visit us at http://successstrategiesconsultants.com or http://priyadeelchand.blogspot.com/

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Randi Chervitz Crochets Silver and Gold Into Wearable Art

September 24th, 2010 | Author: desenhorita

Randi Chervitz, a metalsmith, a jeweler, an artist. It is not hard to define who she is, it is clear in her jewelry.

Studied in Parsons School of Design and later transferred to the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, which is considered the “Harvard” of metalsmithing, under the teaching eyes of Richard Mawdsley, an American artist internationally known for his work in metalsmithing, who has exhibited his work at the Vatican Museum in Rome and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Randi graduates Cum Laude with a double major in Fiber and Metal; the two tools she will embrace to reach what is known as her signature work.

In 1991, Randi begins selling her work; jewelry pieces that explore fiber techniques in metal. As she continues to grow, she finds herself working in leadership roles in national and local retail stores, attending to arts, crafts and jewelry shows. These experiences taught her to respect the consumer, as well as created an understanding of how high-end, one-of-a-kind objects influence the mass market. Developing this knowledge has given her a unique perspective and understanding of how various market segments influence each other, and the impact that can have on artists choosing to make their livings through their art.

She says to be influenced by couture fashion, its history, expressiveness and relationship to everyday life, and seeks inspiration from fashion trends, media and interior design. “As silhouettes change, new jewelry shapes become important. Sometimes I try to follow the trends, designing jewelry that “works” for a season. But more often, I aim for pieces that respond to subtler cultural cues. Soft shapes, hard lines, and sizes of the work speak about how we feel in our lives at any particular moment. It is my job as an artist to reflect these feelings.”

Randi feels privileged to make her own living through her art-making, and is constantly exploring new ways to create texture through metal. Her crocheted surfaces are her trademark, and hammered and soldered linear techniques constantly reveal new directions. “Through my techniques, I examine formal artistic concepts such as line quality, pattern, composition, and wearability in jewelry. Lately, I lean toward symmetrical, graphic pieces with obvious pattern references.”

Chervitz begins the fabrication of each piece using traditional metalsmithing techniques such as sawing, filing and soldering. Then she finishes by crocheting stitch patterns that determine whether the piece has a soft or linear character. “I first picked up my grandmother’s crochet hook while taking a metal-smithing class in college. She taught me to knit when I was a child, and I always had good feelings about the individual stitches that make up a larger whole. Crocheting silver to make wearable objects quickly became my signature. From that exploration, I have continued on to add hammered metal, and a soldered, linear technique to my repertoire, as I continue to explore how assembling lines creates something significant.”

This artist assists to, and participates in, several shows every year, like the NY Gift and Philly Alternative. November 7th and 8th mark the dates for the second annual Atlanta Contemporary Jewelry Show. Twenty five of the country’s finest contemporary jewelry artists will present exciting handcrafted work at the Defoor Centre in Midtown Atlanta. Randi will be showing together with artists like Lena Marie Echelle, Ben Dyer, Thomas Mann, Lee Marracini, Helen Blythe-Hart and Danielle Miller, amongst so many other talented artists.

Randi Chervitz lives in St. Louis, Missouri.

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