Seo no perfect world

In the best case scenario the model of SEO would provide business with a fair shake in search engine rankings while giving visitors the opportunity to find legitimate information on your site.

In a perfect world, search engines would give you altered ranking status within 24 hours of site submission information instead of two months or more.

It would be a good day if every facet of SEO were clearly understood in a three-step outline or through a book called, “SEO for the Uninformed”.

In a simpler time SEO might have meant Site Environment Optimization and would have something to do with home improvement and the need for tools.

The terminology of SEO might be foreign and the concepts may be more repulsive than your least favorite class in school, but for online marketing SEO is a language that must be learned if you are serious about making the most of your online store.

One of the difficulties netrepreneurs face is the state of flux that is associated with SEO practices. If a businessman has old information or relies on the inexperience of many so-called SEO professionals they will likely hurt themselves by participating in practices that are often penalized by search engines.

Simply put SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is a mechanism of targeting words or phrases that Search Engine users may likely use when searching for products or services that are similar to yours.

SEO applies to Meta information in the html code of each page, it can also be found in the articles and other content produced on your website.

One of the expenses you may need to look at in relation to your online business is the expense of time in the form of research. A little time each day set aside for understanding the relation of SEO and your website can go a long way in moving you into greater future online business success.

Should you receive an email that reads something like, “I visited your website and noticed that you are not listed in most of the major search engines and directories..." delete it and never give it a second thought.

There are many willing hands ready to take your money and are rarely able to deliver on their implied promise. Sure, they may be able to improve your site ranking, but it will typically be for a keyword that has nothing to do with your site’s purpose.

There may be something to the old adage, “If you want something done right, do it yourself.”

The good news SEO techniques can be learned and you are the right person for such an educational opportunity.

21 lanzarote attractions - timanfaya

The Montaсas del Fuego (Fire Mountains), to give them there proper name were created in the 1730’s when more than 100 volcanos in what is now the National Park, rose up to devastate the southern part of the island. Eruptions lasted for six years and several villages were completely destroyed. The last eruption on the island was in 1824.

Because Lanzarote has such low rainfall (and therefore a lack of erosion) the area appears much as it did at the time and in 1968 the area was declared a national park “Parque Nacional de Timanfaya”.

We decided to make a full day of this trip and we firmly believe that this a must see for any visitor to the island, because of its unique 'martian' landscape and rare plant species. On entry to the national park (entrance was around 8 euros per person, as I recall, and the small children were free as is usual at many of the islands attractions), the first thing to catch our eye were camels and of course we had to stop because the children wanted a ride !

An hour or so later, we arrived at the Car park of the Islote de Hilario, where we saw a crowd of people standing around a hole. This was to be the first of two quite stunning demonstrations of just how hot the area is just below the ground. We were told that temperatures a few metres below ground are a staggering 400°C to 600°C.

Dry bushes were thrown into a hole and in less than a minute, it caught fire !

Water was then poured into a bore hole and seconds later the water erupted back into the air as steam and we all got a warm shower because we were standing on the wrong side.

Next up was the 'El Diablo' restaurant, another creation of the famous artist (Cesar Manrique), whose influence is everywhere on the island. Here we find traditional Canarian food cooked using geothermal heat (A cast-iron grill placed over a large hole in the ground). Where else in the world can you get your food cooked on a volcano !

We then went on a coach trip of the National Park (part of the entrance fee). If your feeling a little queasy or don’t like heights don’t sit by the window as it can be quite scary (but very safe and the children absolutely loved it). The coach stops at several strategic points in order that you can get some amazing pictures and film (so don’t forget to take the camera/video with you). During the trip we listened to recorded narration based on words captured by the priest of Yaiza at the time of the eruptions.

Another great day and another great attraction.

Test iphone battery before purchase

Testing the iPhone battery is something that requires expertise that the ordinary user of iPhones may not have, which means that one is then dependent on needing to read up reviews of how well or badly does the iPhone battery work. It certainly pays to do some legwork before buying your iPhone as you do not want to end up with something that is going to fall short of your expectations and which may cause you disappointment as well. Thus, before you actually purchase your iPhone makes sure to check out the many reviews that are available regarding the working of the iPhone battery among other features.

No doubt, the specs will show a usage time that is supposed to be excellent though only actual testing will reveal the true picture about how the iPhone battery functions while talking and browsing with your iPhone. Sometimes, you may find that the life of the iPhone battery is not even close to the specifications mentioned in the manual. According to experts that have checked out the Apple iPhone battery life, they found that far from giving 5.5 hours of voice, it actually only did four hours and three minutes of voice, and just three hours and eleven minutes when browsing. This is well below the stated 5.5 hours and so you need to take that into account before considering your iPhone purchase.

A possible reason why the iPhone battery life falls far short of its listed times could be the heavy amount of power that is consumed by its giant screen though it could also be because of improper charging of the battery and also because the batteries them are faulty. In any case, it pays to find out these things well before the actual purchase.

There is no doubting the fact that iPhone testers were less than impressed with the Apple iPhone battery life, and instead of a promised eight hours of talking and six of internet use, according to tests these times were greatly exaggerated and actual battery life was no more than four to five hours, which is what you could expect from smartphones. This is a reason to be concerned because four to five hours of battery light would not serve you if you happened to be on an international journey and were in the air for ten plus hours and needed to talk to someone during the flight. It would also not be very good for watching videos that are sure to drain the iPhone battery sooner than expected.

How to play texas holdem

Texas Holdem has become such a popular Game that most tournaments now days are Texas Holdem games, and there are even 2 or 3 television shows dedicated to the game. Texas Holdem is a 5 card poker game, but instead of each layer being dealt 7 cards, the dealer deals 5 cards in the center of the table, these cards are used by all the players to make the best hand possible. To make your hand each player is also dealt 2 cards and the object is to use the cards in your hand and the ones on the table to make the best hand you can.

There are 5 rounds of Texas Hold’em Poker and they are:

The Pre-Flop

The Flop

The turn

The River

The Showdown

During a Texas Holdem game between each round there is a round of betting, and is when players with bad hands may fold.

In the game of Texas Holdem the first round is the pre flop. During this round the big and the small blinds place their bets, the big and small blinds are the first two players to the dealers left. Before the players are allowed to look at their cards the small blind must place a bet of half the table minimum and the next player who is the big blind must place a bet of the table minimum and then the dealer gives each player their hole cards. The hold cards is the name of the 2 cards each player has that are exclusively theirs, these cards guarantee that each player has a chance to make a better hand then the other players, without them all you would have is the 5 communal cards.

In Texas Holdem the next round is the flop. This is when the dealer deals out the first 3 of the 5 communal cards. It is during this round that most players will fold; betting in this round is usually very conservative because 2 more cards are still needed and betting big on the chances that the cards you need are the ones that will appear is taking a big chance with your money, one that can coast you to bust out of the game early.

The third round is called the turn. The turn is when the dealer puts out the 4th communal card. At this point you can get a good idea of your chances of getting a winning hand and now is when the betting starts to heat up, and more people will drop out of the game.

The river is the last of the 5 cards to be turned over by the dealer. At this point all the cards available to make the hands have been put out, this is also the last time to bet before turning over the cards.

The last round of Texas Holdem is the showdown, this is when all players turn over their cards and a winner is declared. You now have all the information you need to start playing Texas Holdem.

U. s. immigration policy ignores economic reality

The root of the current crisis of undocumented immigration is a fundamental disconnect between today's economic and labor market realities and an outdated system of legal immigration.

Undocumented immigration is driven in large part by a U. S. labor market that is creating a higher demand for less-skilled workers than is being met by the native-born labor force or by the current legal limits on immigration.

As the past decade and a half of failed federal border-enforcement efforts make clear, immigration policies that ignore these larger economic forces merely drive migration underground rather than effectively regulate it.

In short, there is an unsustainable contradiction between U. S. economic and immigration policy, with economics winning. The problem is a broken immigration system that sends the dual messages "Keep Out" and "Help Wanted" to foreign workers.

The U. S. economy continues to create large numbers of less-skilled jobs even as native-born workers grow older and better educated and are increasingly unavailable to fill such jobs.

Yet the federal government continues to impose outdated numerical caps and other restrictions on immigration that bear little relationship to the economic realities of our time.

As a result, enforcement resources are devoted in large part to trying to stem the labor migration the U. S. economy attracts and which is an outcome of globalization. Despite the critical role immigrants play in filling less-skilled jobs, America offers few opportunities under the current immigration system for them to come to the U. S. legally.

There is a similar bottleneck for low-skilled workers who seek temporary, employment-based visas. Of the 16 different types of temporary immigrant visas available for employment and training in the United States, only two -; H2A and H2B -; are available to workers with little or no formal training. Moreover, the total number of H2B visas that can be awarded in a year is capped at 66,000.

Only a truly comprehensive approach will work, one that includes a process by which undocumented immigrants already living and working in the United States can apply for legal status, as well as the creation of a temporary worker program with stringent protections for both temporary workers themselves and native-born workers.

Lawmakers must tackle the issue of undocumented immigration with less rhetoric and more realism. Continuing the status quo by trying to enforce immigration policies that are at war with the U. S. and global economies will do nothing to address the underlying problem. Nor is it feasible to wall off the United States from the rest of the world.

The most practical option is to bring U. S. immigration policy in line with the realities of the U. S. labor market and an increasingly transnational economy.

Tips for dieters surviving summer parties

Warmer weather means smaller clothes. Swimsuits, shorts and tank tops can be your worst enemies if you haven't been getting regular exercise for a while. So now is the time, with days being longer and temperatures milder, to start working out in earnest.

However, summer also means parties, socializing with friends and family, and food. How can you keep up with all the craziness and still stick to your careful plan to slim down?

Here are a few tips to help you stay on track and still enjoy the party:

* Eat before you go. Have a decent meal before you hit the scene so that you don't feel tempted to indulge in foods that don't fit into your diet.

* Head for the fruits and vegetables. Skip the dip and avoid the potato salad but enjoy the cruditйs.

* Fill up the tank with liquids. Fresh water or iced tea will keep you feeling full so you don't unintentionally ruin all your good work. Carb Crusher lemon-flavored bottled tea is great to carry along to your next party.

The active ingredient in Carb Crusher is GCA, green unroasted coffee beans that can inhibit the release of sugar into your body and force the fat-burning process to start even when you aren't eating.

* Don't stand near the food. Keep your distance and it will be difficult to eat unnecessarily.

* If you must eat, put your food on a smaller plate. A salad or dessert plate full of delicacies is a lot less damaging than a heaping dinner plate.

* Have a little exercise. If there's dancing, then get into it. Two hours of dancing can burn off your dessert.

* Keep your eyes forward and your mouth moving. If you concentrate on the person you're talking to and don't eat at the same time, there's less chance of overeating without thinking.

* Put down the loaded plate. If your well-meaning hostess has filled up your plate, put it down and walk away. Don't be bullied into cleaning your plate if you don't want to.

Legal help for those living together

There's good news for the increasing number of American couples who are living together as a prelude to-or substitute for-marriage. There are nearly 6 million such couples in the U. S., according to census data, and recently strides have been taken to recognize these relationships.

The reasons for cohabitating are as varied as the people themselves. For example, many are testing the waters before making a marriage commitment. Others feel that marrying isn't appropriate for their relationship or are unable to, or they are widowers who will lose survivor benefits if they remarry. However, while cohabitation offers many conve-niences, these couples also face limited legal rights and financial vulnerability.

For that reason, cohabitating couples have unique legal needs. Marriage entitles a couple to certain legal rights and protection in most common situations. On the other hand, if a couple is cohabitating and their financial accounts, loans, or place of residence are listed under one person's name, the other can be left without any support or protection in the event of an emergency. New privacy laws make it more important than ever to be certain that, as domestic partners, you have access to critical information and the legal ability to act as your partner's advocate when the unexpected happens.

"The fact is, marriage is not an appropriate or attainable arrangement for all couples, but this doesn't mean cohabitators can't legally validate their situation," said Michael Orlowitz, a Financial Advisor with Smith Barney. "By setting forth and solidifying intentions relative to particular issues on paper, unmarried couples may be able to strengthen their financial positions regardless of marriage."

Now you can do that on your home computer. Muses Products' "Legal Guide to Living Together" is the first legal software designed specifically for domestic partners. The software provides more than 150 documents to help you choose which rights to share with your partner. Areas covered include health care, finances, taxes, child-related matters, insurance, household arrangements, dispute resolution and even pet ownership.

Relationships don t you just love them and how can hypnosis help

Relationships – don’t you just love them? And how can hypnosis help?

I believe that everyone at some stage or other has relationship issues. If you where to think back over your past, (or maybe even currently), how relationships have gone sour at some time during the life of the relationship.

As you well know all relationships eventually come to an end. Whether it’s a business or intimate relationship, at some stage they will end, even if it’s due to circumstances such as a death.

Knowing this can have a dramatic effect because it may motivate individuals to make the most out of them. However what if you have problems with a relationship? How can the powerful tool of hypnosis help?

Working with many clients using hypnotherapy in High Wycombe and indeed all of the UK, I have found that hypnosis has dramatic effects helping with relationship breakdowns. This is because Hypnosis targets the unconscious where our emotions are harboured and fester. Hypnosis effectively reframes how a client maybe feeling about things – which enables dramatic change to occur.

Relationship breakdowns aren’t of course only for intimate ones, I recall some time ago I had a business partner and she couldn’t help but find fault in most of everything that I did. This may have been because it’s easier to find fault than to give praise I often tell clients to find something good in everybody, search enough and you will find it.

If your wondering what happened to my past business relationship well it spiralled out of control and to coin a phrase – ‘went paired shape’.

Perhaps this was due to my business partner aiming to control everything that she possibly could, ultimately this leads to communication problems and resentment. It is important to remember that a relationship has two (or more) people involved and what might be appropriate for you may not be for your partner. Take the time to build your relationships.

Its worth remembering that the following traits are traits that will help with your relationships –

• Be flexible

• Be a good listener

• Put yourself in the other person (s) shoes

• Find praise and give it

• Remember why you started the relationship

• Be honest

• Give your trust

• Love unconditionally

If you’re in a business relationship that is spiralling out of control, step back and ask yourself – what is important to you? And remember what goes around comes around.

If your emotions are getting the better of you, then make an appointment with a recognised hypnotherapist or use a hypnosis MP3 download such as

double–powered-hypnosis. com

Relations are never always plain sailing, and like a boat there are always ups and downs, but by taking time to invest in your relations you can always smooth the way for a better ride.

Check that pre-approved credit card offer

If you have received a pre-approved credit card offer in the mail make sure you read everything. There are good and bad offers and you need to know which credit card offer is for you.

Look for:

* The Annual Percentage Rate (APR). If the interest rate is variable, how is it determined and when can it change?

* The periodic rate. This is the interest rate used to figure the finance charge on your balance each billing period.

* The annual fee. While some cards have no annual fee, others expect you to pay an amount each year for being a cardholder.

* The grace period. This is the number of days you have to pay your bill before finance charges start. Without this period, you may have to pay interest from the date you use your card or when the purchase is posted to your account.

* The finance charges. Most lenders calculate finance charges using an average daily account balance, which is the average of what you owed each day in the billing cycle. Look for offers that use an adjusted balance, which subtracts your monthly payment from your beginning balance. This method usually has the lowest finance charges. Stay away from offers that use the previous balance in calculating what you owe; this method has the highest finance charge. Also don't forget to check if there is a minimum finance charge.

* Other fees. Ask about special fees when you get a cash advance, make a late payment, or go over your credit limit. Some companies charge a monthly fee regardless of whether you use your card.

The Fair Credit and Charge Card Disclosure Act require credit and charge card issuers to include this information on credit applications. The Federal Reserve Board provides a free brochure on choosing a credit card and a guide to credit protection laws at their web site.

Comparing Cards

* Bank Rate web site provides free credit card tips and information.

* Consumer Action web site has a site that features credit card surveys of interest rates, fees and other terms from dozens of credit cards, as well as free brochures and guides on choosing and using credit cards.

* Card Web lists credit cards and offers e-mail newsletters, frequently asked questions and online credit card calculators.

* Card Ratings lists and reviews credit cards, and offers tips and credit card calculators.

Lost and Stolen Credit Cards

Immediately call the card issuer when you suspect a credit or charge card has been lost or stolen. Many companies have toll-free numbers and 24-hour service to deal with such emergencies.

By federal law, once you report the loss or theft of a card, you have no further responsibility for unauthorized charges. In any event, your maximum liability under federal law is $50 per card.

Complaints

To complain about a problem with your credit card company, call the company first and try to resolve the problem. If you fail to resolve the issue, ask for the name, address and phone number of its regulatory agency.

If the word national appears in the name or the letters N. A. appear after the name, the Office of the Comptroller oversees its operations.

To complain about a credit bureau, department store or other FDIC-insured financial institution, write to the Consumer Response Center.

Lotions vs. skin care creams

There is no dearth of skin care creams and lotions in the market. Name an ailment, and you will find hundreds of skin care creams, lotions and other products for it. As a result of ongoing research and due to ever increasing demand, the number of skin care products seems to be on the increase. Skin care lotions and skin care creams are the most popular forms in which these products are available, and there always seems to be a debate on which form is better?

Well, there is no definitive answer to this. It seems more like a matter of personal choice. However, greasy creams are surely less popular as compared to the non-greasy (or less greasy) ones. Since the application of skin care creams is easier, they seem to be preferred (over lotions) in cases where the skin care product is not to be removed immediately after application. So, skin care creams seem more popular as moisturisers than as cleansers or toners. For toners, lotions seem to be preferred over skin care creams. There are some skin care creams that acts as toners too, but generally the toners are available in liquid form only. For cleansing, lotions and skin care creams are equally popular; however, the tilt seems more towards lotions.

Creams are known to be most effective in keeping skin moist; hence, the most popular form of skin care creams is moisturisers. Due to the same reason, a lot of people tend to associate skin care creams with dry and sensitive skin. Though it is true to a certain extent, skin care creams are not used only for dry skin, they are also used for making products for oily skin e. g. vitamin A creams and sulphur creams that help reduce the rate of sebum production.

Skin care creams are also used for products that cater to skin disorders especially for disorders that require the application of product over a small localised area. This is again due to the fact that skin care creams are easier to apply (without wastage) on the affected area. However, in cases where skin needs to be washed using a medicine/product, lotion is a better choice. Mostly, the manufacturers too realize this fact, making it easier for you to choose between a lotion and a skin care cream

Eye-creams and anti-ageing creams are other examples where skin care cream is preferred over its lotion counterpart.

Whatever your choice be (cream or lotion), knowing how to use it effectively, is more important than anything else.

The benefits of purchasing used construction equipment for your business

A company in the construction, landscaping or related industries generally expend tremendous amounts of money on construction equipment. Perhaps you are the owner of manager of such an enterprise and are looking for methods through which you can reel in the costs associated with running your business, including the costs associated with heavy construction equipment. To this end, you might want to give close consideration to the prospect of purchasing and utilizing used construction equipment. In point of fact, there are a number of definite benefits to purchasing and using used construction equipment.

Perhaps the most obvious benefit of electing to for the used construction equipment route when equipping your construction or construction related company is cost savings. As you undoubtedly understand, the prices of new heavy construction equipment in the 21 st century can be astronomical. However, the costs of used construction equipment are remarkably less. Indeed, you can buy used construction equipment that is of fairly recent vintage for a very reasonable cost.

Another of the benefits of purchasing used construction equipment is found in the fact that you can increase your fleet without breaking the budget. If you have a larger fleet, through the inclusion of used construction equipment, you have the ability to take on more construction jobs. As a result of taking on additional work, you will better your company's bottom line in a shorter period of time. In short, you save money on the purchase of used construction equipment and you are able to increase your bottom line through the addition of more jobs and projects than you would have been able to undertake had you not been able to expand your equipment fleet.

There are a number of different resources available to a person seeking used construction equipment. As with so many products and services in the 21 st century, the Internet is now a decent resource for a person seeking used construction equipment. There are a number of different websites that cater specifically to trading in used construction equipment. (At these sites you can not only purchase used construction equipment but you can sell these equipment items as well.)

Naturally, in the brick and mortar world, there are a number of operations that specifically market used construction equipment. In most instances, there are different retailers that sell specific types of used construction equipment. Therefore, you will have to spend some time shopping around to find exactly what you are looking for and seeking in regard to used construction equipment.

Of course, as you go about the process of buying used construction equipment, take your time. You do not need to rush. Make certain that any piece of used construction equipment that you intend to purchase is independently examined to ensure that it is in the best possible condition. (This can be done even when you are planning on purchasing used construction equipment over the Net. You can have a local mechanic in the city where the used construction equipment is located independently evaluate the used construction equipment before you make a final purchase.

Payday loan online to make your cash available anywhere

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Sometimes it happens that you lack sufficient cash to pay a bill, or you are caught in some financial hardship. At that moment a payday loan online can help you to meet the demand of the time. Getting a payday loan online is a fast and easy process with Direct Cash Now. We advance money to you after approval of your application. Once documentation and verification is completed and the application is approved, the money will be transferred into your account. The loan can be repaid by payroll deduction or direct debit from your bank account.

An easy online form is enough to get a payday loan. You may be approved for up to $500 payday loan online. We evaluate every application individually on a case by cases basis. Your application will be approved when we are assured of your ability to pay back. We place emphasis on some other criteria for a payday loan online, the applicant must be above 18 years of age and should be a resident of Australia, also should be able to repay the cash advance without any hardship.

Your payday loan online will be confidential and secure. We instantly process all payday loan applications so that you can get the money at once, when you need it. Our efficient service has earned many satisfied customers in Australia. Many of our customers feel it convenient to come back again and again to utilize our service on payday loan online.

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Death by government in california wastes money

Aside from the obvious costs to society and its collective morality, there are major financial considerations associated with bringing the death penalty to those convicted of capital crimes. According to a recent Los Angeles Times study, based on eleven executions spread over 27 years in California, state and federal taxpayers pay $250 million per execution.

Further cost breakdowns have taxpayers paying more than $114 million a year beyond the cost of simply imprisoning the convicts. This figure does not include the millions of dollars in additional court costs for post-conviction hearings in state and federal courts. Approximately $57.5 million annually, or $90,000 more per year goes to housing each inmate on death row rather than in the general prison population.

The California Attorney General is believed to spend another $11 million, or 15% of his annual budget, on death penalty cases. The California Supreme Court spends nearly $12 million on appointed counsel for death row inmates. The federal court system spends over $12 million on defending death row inmates in federal court. The costs associated with the offices of county district attorneys for the prosecution of capital cases is estimated to be in the tens of millions of dollars each year. The office of the State Public Defender and the Habeas Corpus Resource Center spend another $22.3 million on defense for indigent defendants facing death.

Of course, there are those who would argue that there is no need for the kind of system – with its lengthy and complex judicial process for capital cases – that is presently set up under the Constitution. But these people would be mistaken. A process like this is necessary to assure that men and women are not executed for crimes they are innocent of. Constitutionally mandated safeguards are required to provide, among other things:

• Juries with clear sentencing guidelines, resulting in explicit provisions regarding mitigating and aggravating circumstances.

• Defendants with two trials – the first to determine his or her guilt or innocence, and if found guilty, a second trial to determine whether or not they should receive a death sentence.

• Defendants sentenced to death with oversight protection in the form of automatic, mandatory appeals to the California Supreme Court.

Yet, with these and other protections, there is still a strong risk innocents will be executed. That's why alternatives to death by government, such as mandatory minimums for all capital crimes, should be seriously considered. Under such a system, the very worst offenders, with the most aggravating of circumstances, could be given life in prison without the possibility of parole. This would save vast sums of tax dollars since it costs so much less to house an inmate for life than to pay for a capital case, its appeals, and related costs.

Those convicts who are physically and mentally capable of working could then perform jobs with a portion of their earnings going toward the cost of their incarceration, with more earnings earmarked for the victims and their families. This would not only save more taxpayer dollars, but would allow for punishment and restitution. If it is ultimately determined that the convict is innocent, they would still be alive to reclaim their freedom.

This type of system would enable the government to permanently segregate society's worst criminals from the population in general and to punish them without committing state-sanctioned murder. The freed up funds could be reinvested in our communities by generating better crime prevention measures. Safer communities could be created through better education, mental health care, drug and alcohol treatment, after-school programs, and extra police officers to work within the communities. Society would sustain the additional benefits associated with extending life-enhancing measurements rather than expanding the pain and suffering associated with bringing death to one of its own.

Top five tourist activities in france

When it comes to tourist destinations, France is among the top countries in the world, a position it has enjoyed for years, stretching back really into centuries. The combination of arts, history, natural beauty, and climate make France one of the most interesting places in the world. Add to that the country’s reputation as a place for great romance (including the most romantic city in the world in Paris) and the security most developed countries of the Western world enjoy, and it is easy to see why tourists flock to the country every year. As you might guess, there is a lot to do throughout France, but here is a list of the five things that seem to be on every tourist’s agenda.

Cities

The big pull in terms of French tourism is the unique and ancient culture that can be found in the cities around the country. Paris is of course preeminent among the cities of France. As the capital, it is home to rich storehouses of information about France and the French people, from ancient to current times. All of the cities of France have a certain degree of romance about them, but it is Paris where lovers worldwide dream of going together. Paris has seen many important architectural designs commemorating great developments in the Western world, including the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower. Other cities around France that are popular with tourists include Nice, Orleans, and Avignon.

Museums

Paris is also home to one of the most important buildings in the art world in the Louvre museum. This museum is one of the largest centers of art display in the world, and houses pieces famous the world over such as the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo. The national Museum of Natural History is also located in Paris. For military history buffs, the museums of the army and navy include some of the most important pieces in the development of the western world, including the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Wine Tours

France, of course, is well known for its production of some of the world’s finest wines and champagnes. It should come as no surprise in this age where wine tasting and collecting has become a hugely popular hobby that the wineries and vineyards of France have experienced a growth in terms of popularity among tourists. Thus, the countryside has become as much of an integral part of France’s tourist economy as the cities have always been. There are vineyards located all over France, with some of the most popular located in the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine.

Skiing

Skiing became a big draw for tourists in France when the government began to promote the activity in the French Alps in the 1960s. Since then, the skiing along one of the most famous mountain ranges in the worlds has extended so much that the country can boast some of the world’s longest ski trails.

The Beach

The French Riviera stretches along the southern border of the country where it borders the Mediterranean Sea. The whole area is known for its luxurious beaches and its mild weather in both winter and summer. One of the most popular sites here includes Menton, which holds an annual festival celebrating the citrus fruits which grow in the area.

Website promotion via social networking search and bookmarking

If you have been trying to get traffic to your site without paying for it, you must know by now that participating in online communities is one of the best ways. There are many different types of online communities that you can join and most will help you get a certain amount of traffic to your site. For this article, I will focus on only three types. Most commonly, new webmasters try to promote their website by subscribing to an online forum or a news site such as Slashdot or Digg. In addition, there are two other overlooked communities that can help you drive lots of traffic to your website and that includes social search engines and social bookmarking sites.

When it comes to using an online forum or news site as part of your marketing campaign it is important that you remember the most essential rule and that is, do not spam. Make sure that you are actively participating in the discussion and that you are not there just to promote your website. Many of these forums such as Slashdot and Digg use a moderation system that allows other users to give your posting such a low score that the vast majority of people will never see it. This is what will happen to you if you spam the forum other than of course getting banned all together. If you ad meaningful comments to a discussion, other users will become interested in what else you have to say and they will visit your website either via your signature or your profile.

In addition, social search engines have, recently, been gaining popularity. The internet consists of billions of websites and dishonest webmasters have been busy keyword optimizing their sites just to profit from Adsense. It has become very difficult for surfers to find the most relevant sites to their queries. Even Google’s results even though the best compared to other search engines often are not the most relevant. In an effort to avoid this clutter, web users are coming together in social search engines such as Rollyo. com to create a searchable collection of websites with useful content. If you are a webmaster and you want to promote your content rich site and your search engine optimization is not working then you might want to consider submitting your website to one of these social search engines.

Finally, social bookmarking sites such as del. icio. us are becoming very popular and you can definitely use them to promote your site. In social bookmarking, you store links to your favorite websites online so you can access them from any computer that you are using. Most importantly, you can make your collection of links public so that others can also use them. In addition, you specify a set of tags for each link that you submit. You and other web surfers can use these tags to search for links of similar interest to their own. This is how you can promote your site. Simply bookmark your site and tag it with the most relevant keywords. Then, when other people search using these keywords, your site will come up and they might pay you a visit. If people enjoy your website, they might bookmark it themselves increasing the chances that others will come across it.

Winter driving hazards and cautions

It's that time of year again, when temperatures drop and ice and snow become the norm. Here are some of the most common winter driving hazards and cautions with tips on how to avoid or prepare for them.

Be Prepared

Before winter is in full swing, it's important to take steps to insure that your vehicle is properly prepared. This includes checking your battery, windshield wipers, tires, coolant, windshield wiper fluid, spare tire, heater, defroster, any element that you were experiencing problems with and checking for any leaks. If your vehicle is in need of a tuneup or oil change, get these things done before winter hits. If you live in a region that gets alot of rain or snow, then consider getting special tires for these conditions. Also keep a set of tire chains with you at all times.

Getting Stuck

Should you get stuck somewhere due to being stuck in snow or some roads that you need to travel on are closed, you should have some essential emergency supplies with you. These include blankets, several day supply of food, several gallons of water, rope, flashlight, first aid kit, extra clothing, shovel, cat litter for traction if tires are stuck, scraper, jumper cables and a wheel wrench and wheel jack.

Keeping Warm

One excellent tip for keeping warm if stuck in your vehicle for a long period of time is to carry a candle and some matches or a lighter. Lighting a candle in the middle of your car can keep your entire vehicle warm while it is lit. So have some long lasting candles in your car and you won't be cold if you get stuck.

Black Ice

Black ice is one of the worst hazards you can come upon when driving. You usually can't tell you are on it until you start sliding. Worse yet, if you hit your brakes, it can cause you to slide even more or even overturn. The best defense for black ice is simply to go slow in areas where you know the ground is frozen and it's been raining or snowing. In addition, you can use caution when applying your brakes if you start to slide. Pump your brakes slowly if you find yourself starting to slide. Also, if you start sliding in one area, it's likely there are more areas of the road ahead that have ice on them, so stay alert and keep driving slow and cautiously.

Unexpected Weather

The best protection from unexpected weather is to keep your radio on and stay tuned to a news and weather station. They will let you know of any hazards, whether to watch out for ice, snow, rain or fog and whether any roads are closed or require chains. You'll also want to keep a weather band or emergency radio in your trunk at all times with fresh batteries and extra batteries.

Handy Gadgets

The right technology can save your life. Consider getting a GPS for your vehicle, or a portable GPS. A GPS can stop you from getting lost and if you get stuck somewhere unfamiliar, it will show you how to get out and find help. A cell phone is something just about everyone has in their vehicle anyway. But consider keeping either a hand crank battery generator or a battery powered cell phone generator in your vehicle. Some flashlights and emergency radios come with a hand crank on the side, which you can hook up to your cell phone and give yourself virtually unlimited cell phone power, which can be a lifesaver in itself.

Renewable energy trends

When in 2005 the federal Production Tax Credits (PTC) for companies producing renewable power was renewed, it sent a message far and wide that the renewable energy industry was worth getting into, with the promise of profitability, energy efficiency, and social/environmental “good karma” all in one tidy package. The following are some of the latest ways we’ve seen this collective foray into renewable energies take shape.

The Workforce: Businesses are given tax credits for changing over their sources of electricity to certain renewable energies, steadily increasing the demand for workers in every area of the industry – from research and development to manufacturing to distribution to installation, service and support.

More and more states are taking the federal government’s lead and implementing their own public incentive programs and benefit funds to encourage greater renewable energy usage, with the same result. According to a report released by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, in the five years between 2001 and 2006 the voluntary demand for renewable energies increased a thousand-fold. The bottom line is as clear as sunlight - the renewable energy industry creates jobs.

The Corporations: General Electric, Whole Foods Market, Safeway, Starbucks, General Motors, Kinko’s, FedEx – these are but some of the world-leading companies that have made and continue to make an active and aggressive switch to renewable energies.

In the case of many companies, this comes in the form of purchasing renewable energy credits to supplant their local utility usage. In other cases, the forays into renewable power run deeper, producing their own biofuels, setting up their own wind farms, and investing in research and development into improved renewable energy technologies.

The Military: The Pentagon has ordered all branches of the U. S. military to curb energy use by 2% at all bases and facilities through pursuit of alternative power sources, including wind and solar energies.

The President: President Bush’s ranch, the Crawford Ranch, is equipped with all the latest and greatest in renewable energy resources and operates entirely off the grid.

The World: The Australian government has a stated objective of increasing the proportion of its total electricity production that comes from renewable energy sources by 78% by the year 2010. The United Kingdom’s goals are a bit more modest but praiseworthy nonetheless, shooting for 10% from only 3.6%, also by the year 2010.

The Future: An inventor by the name of Todd Livingstone has a patent currently pending on a technology to harness the power packed into lightning bolt, estimated at 11 gigawatts each. A Canadian engineer believes that his Atmospheric Vortex Engine is the way to tame a funnel cloud (also known as a tornado). The “Manchester Bobber” is a patented new device for harnessing the power of the up and down motion of waves.

Floating wind systems. Harnessing the power of differences in atmospheric pressure between geographically distant cities. Semi-transparent photovoltaic glass used as windows in office buildings. MIT’s self-described “Manhattan Project” for new, renewable sources of power. Installing devices in highway off-ramps that harness the power of vehicles braking. Generate biomass energy from trees downed in hurricanes.

And if we look further down the horizon, what else can we see? Maybe the next big thing will be Focus Fusion, a technology for producing new zero-emission power plants the size of gas stations. Maybe it’ll be Blackligh Power, a technology that harnesses power from particles called “hydrinos” which are even smaller than atoms of hydrogen. Or maybe it’ll be electromagnetic energy. Whatever renewable energy trends we have in store for us next, there is one thing we can all count on: as the demand for these types of renewable power sources continues its steady rise, funding for research and development into new and better ways of harnessing renewable energy will also increase, leading to more efficient and affordable energy alternatives for us all.

Advice for multilingual seo. part 1

Consider all the possibilities.

Living as I do on the conjunction of three countries, that is Belgium, Holland and Germany, can make search engine optimisation (SEO) quite a challenge. Just in the surrounding area of the village I work from are four spoken languages so if you extrapolate that out to every possible combination of search terms, browser settings and computer language settings then you begin to see the scale of the problem.

Leaving aside the differing search terms and therefore your various sets of keyword targets, each different language user will have their own set of computer and browser language and preference settings that will give completely differing search results.

As a quick example try searching -

management consulting Liege

- on Google. com and Google. be-fr.

OptimaGest Management Consulting is 2nd out of 392,000 on Google. com and 24th out of 291,000 on Google. be-fr. (Don't worry, I'm still working on the Google. be rankings)

So here are a few tips that I have picked up to make your job a bit easier.

First setup your browser for multilingual searches.

Arm yourself with a browser that has configurable profiles. Firefox springs to mind.

Set up a profile for each required language so that your preference language and search engine preferences can be configured.

For Firefox installed with the installer:

Make sure firefox isn't running.

Then open the Windows "Start" menu, click "Run" (or Windows key + R) and then type:

firefox. exe - profilemanager or firefox. exe - P

If that doesn't work (it doesn't on my machine) then you need to type the full path to the firefox. exe surrounded by quotes and then the switch in the "Run" box. e. g.

"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox. exe" - profilemanager

For Mac OS X launch the Terminal

(Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal) and enter:

/Applications/firefox. app/Contents/MacOS/firefox - profilemanager

If that doesn't work then include the - bin switch e. g.:

/Applications/Thunderbird. app/Contents/MacOS/thunderbird-bin - profilemanager

The profile manager dialogue will open and I recommend that you keep the "default" profile as this will preserve all your current settings. Click on "Create Profile" and follow the instructions. You should create and name a profile for each language and then make sure the "Don't ask at startup" option is unchecked. Now when you start Firefox normally the profile manager will open and you will be able to select your required profile.

As you start each profile for the first time go to "Tools" then "Options...", "Advanced" tab and then click the Languages "Choose..." button. Here set the language that is required for that particular profile and remove the default en-us.

Then open each search engine e. g. google. be in turn and specify in the preferences the required language etc so mirroring as closely as possible the actual setup your target audience will have.

Now you can quickly check your search engine rankings without having to re-configure your browser settings each time for each target market.

Now the multilingual keywords problem.

Of course before you can monitor your success you must first develop your keyword strategy and that is not as straight forward as it would seem. We must research carefully our target keywords in each of our target markets. It is pointless OptimaGest Management Consulting being number one on Google. be-nl if the chosen keywords are never actually used in dutch.

My native language is english with a passable knowledge of german and the small beginnings of french so I am dependent on my translators for french and dutch. But web designers are not in the business of producing perfectly grammatical and vocabulary correct sentences such as translators delight in. We are trying to pack an optimum number of relevant search terms or keywords into our copy while keeping it on message and readable.

In our native language we can, with a bit of research and practice, produce web site content that just "glows" with pertinent keywords and phrases leading on to mega search results. But where do you start in language 2, 3 or 4?

That will be the subject of my next article.

How to recognize a gambling problem

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With more and more people gambling these days, there are more reported cases of gambling Addiction then ever before.

Gambling problems can manifest themselves in many different ways. Some problem gamblers will have all of these signs of their gambling problem and some others may only have one. Gambling addiction affects players of all different forms of gambling like Blackjack, Poker and even Bingo

The most important thing to remember is just because their life is not horrible because of their gambling does not mean there is not a problem, many people can have serious gambling addictions and still hold down a job and make it seem as if everything is fine. This just means that this person has not hit a bottom yet, but eventually it will catch up with them.

Most addicts will stop socializing with anyone not into their addiction, so if suddenly someone you know cuts out all their friends from their life and starts to isolate themselves this can be a sign.

A simple thing to look for is if they are overly interested in the sports scores, and if after reading them to they become ecstatic or depressed. No one likes it when their favorite team loses, but a gambler will have major mood swings depending on if they are winning or losing.

A big sign of gambling addiction is someone who is constantly having money problems and asking to borrow money but never pays it back, but sometimes out of nowhere this person will seem to have large sums of cash.

Lying and stealing is another good clue to a gambling addiction, they will make up all sorts of excuses for their odd behavior, and you may notice small, but expensive items missing from your home.

If when visiting this person if you notice that some of their things are missing, or if they tell you they have had to sell some things, then there is a good chance that what they sold either went to pay of gambling debt or to make new bets.

There are many other signs but these are the most common symptoms of gambling addiction according to addiction professionals. If you see 2 or more of these symptoms in someone you know you should immediately try to get this person to accept their problem and seek professional help.

Without help gambling addiction leads to the same place as drug addiction or alcoholism, eventually they will be overcome by their addiction. At this point they will be fully cut off from friends and family.

Most gamblers with bad addictions usually wind up jobless and in many cases homeless if their addiction is allowed to go unchecked for too long, and studies have shows that people with gambling addictions are more prone to illness because thy allow their health to lapse.

For more information on gambling addiction talk to your family doctor or look on the internet for the gamblers anonymous web site, or from one of the many internet web sites dedicated to helping gambling addicts to locate professional help in their area.

Money managers do you need one

Who are money managers? To give a simple definition, money managers are people who, for a fee, will manage other people’s money. Money managers are also referred to as investment advisors, investment counselors, financial planners, and asset managers. On the other hand, the World Wide Web offers one that is complex, and reads as follows: “The person who is responsible for a portfolio of securities. In return for a fee, the manager has the fiduciary responsibility to manage the assets prudently and choose which asset types are appropriate over time.”

Many people choose to utilize a money manager due to the fact that managing an investment portfolio is very time consuming, and is sometimes complicated to understand. There are so many different ways that money can be invested, and for the average layperson, figuring out what type of account will return the biggest profit is sometimes an impossibility. Finding a competent money manager who can do the required research and make all of the decisions for you will not only afford you peace of mind, but will also allow you to take care of other pressing matters that require your personal attention.

There are a variety of people who use money managers; those with a lot to invest and no time to follow the market, and those with only a small amount of money that needs to be invested wisely.

Money management comes in many forms. There are money mangers who offer services to very large corporations, and those who cater strictly to individuals.

If you find yourself needing the services of a money manager, it is wise to conduct a bit of research. First, make sure that the appropriate licensing authority in your home state licenses them. Also, check to see what their track record is. How have they performed for other investors in the past? A money manager can be an asset, or they can be a liability. Realize that they will be managing not only your money, but also the financial security of your future.

Always have a close working relationship with your money manager. Make sure that they are well aware of the amount of risk you are willing to take when it comes to your money and investments, and inform them of your specific goals, both short and long term. Money managers will be better able to do their jobs effectively if they are aware of exactly what your expectations are. It is also imperative that you determine who holds the assets of any money management company that you decide to use. Trustworthy, legitimate companies will use a third party to hold assets, and will never charge fees to you for the third parties’ services.

A trained, professional money manager will be able to manage stocks and bonds, provide you with timely reports concerning your investment portfolio, and answer any and all finance related questions that you may have, and he should be someone that you can trust unconditionally. Here’s a piece of advice: ask around, get referrals from trusted friends and family, and make an informed decision when it comes to choosing a money manager to handle your investment portfolio.

Yakima car bike racks

Yakima car bike racks will make an excellent gift for any bicycler. They are not that expensive and can be very functional for any bicycler.

If you are looking for a gift for that biker in your life, then you may want to consider a Yakima car bike rack. This car bike rack can help keep their bike safe and secure and it will be functional for them so that they can take their bike anywhere that they choose.

A car bike rack will make a wonderful gift for any friend or family member. For some people, purchasing a car bike rack is not something that they will do because they think that they are expensive, but they are actually priced quite reasonably. They can also save you money because they will save wear on your bike.

If you don’t have a car bike rack, but still carry around your bike, you may find that your bike will bang against your car, which is not good for your bike or for your car. A car bike rack can help you’re your bike securely fastened so that it does not move around. This can save both the finish on your car and your bike from unnecessary damage.

A Yakima car bike rack can also keep the bike from bumping against the rack itself. The bike is help securely in the car bike rack, which will help keep your investment safe.

If longer bike racks are your thing, then you will most definitely want a car bike rack. This can help you get your bike to any forest trail that you choose, even if it is very far away. This can be quite convenient for you.

To get a bike ride that you will be satisfied with, it may take time and effort to find the right trails. You may have to do some driving around to find a place that will meet your bike riding specifications. If you have a car bike rack, then you can take your bike along with you, to save time, energy, and fuel.

You do not want to wait until the day that you want to go biking. You will want to make this car bike rack purchase before it starts getting pretty outside, so that you can enjoy the good weather when it comes. You will be glad that you did.

You will find that Yakima bike racks are simple to use. They will keep your bike secure and stable to help keep it from getting damaged. A Yakima car bike rack may be just what you need to help make your biking experience more fun and enjoyable. Have a good time!

Aluminum tubes in sports and recreation

Pete Sampras, Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, Barry Bonds are great sportsmen who have one thing in common among themselves. They have excelled in their sport of choice and have achieved greatness. Almost all of the equipment they used at one time or another during their rise to fame and fortune have been made out of or contain aluminum tubes!

Sports and recreation are two areas where the use of aluminum tubes has made great inroads in the manufacturing process of equipment. Baseball bats, frames of bicycle racers, wheel assemblies of skateboards, golf club heads, tennis racquet frames, exhaust headers and manifolds of race cars are just a few of the sports equipment that have been greatly improved and made superior with the use of extruded aluminum tubes.

Both fans and players love to hear the solid sound of a ball being hit squarely by a player’s baseball bat when a ballgame is in progress. Today’s baseball bat is a so much different from the ones used by Babe Ruth, baseball bats then are made of wood whereas today’s modern bats are made of extruded aluminum tubes albeit they still have wood inside. The combination of wood and aluminum made the players hit better and farther than before!

All cyclists in the world’s ultimate bicycle race, the Tour de France, use racers constructed from aluminum tube alloys in order to lower the weights of their bicycles to combat drag and in order to be able to pedal faster with lesser effort on their part.

The transition of tennis players from using wooden tennis racquets to aluminum framed tennis racquets also contributed to tennis advance into being considered a power game as players gained more control over their strokes when they started using racquets made from extruded aluminum tubes in various widths and sizes.

The water sport community also took great advantage of the versatility of aluminum tubes. Windsurfers, Hobie Cat enthusiasts, deep sea fishermen and even weekend water babies all use gadgets, parts and gears for their particular sport manufactured from marine grade aluminum tubes and stock. One important quality of aluminum is that is can be given an anodize coat and painted over to match the color scheme of your rig. From windsurfing beams to oars and deep sea fishing gear, aluminum tubes are in wide use in the marine community.

Take a look at the bottom of your son’s skateboard and chances are you will see that the wheel assemblies of high performance, competition type skateboards are made of aluminum tubes.

On the home front, even your outdoor chaise lounge and patio furniture, outdoor awning and umbrella and the ever present portable barbecue grill all have aluminum tubes as their main components.

Such is the versatility of aluminum that it is used regularly and extensively in more applications than we can imagine. Look at an elderly person’s walking cane and you will surely see a variant of the aluminum tube, anodized and painted, a testimony to the metal’s usefulness in almost all aspects of our daily living.

The invisible ether and michelson morley

The concept of the invisible ether or 'aether' is an old concept dating to the time of the ancient Greeks. They considered the ether as that medium which permeated all of the universe and even believed the ether to be another element. Along with Earth, Wind, Fire and Water Aristotle proposed that the ether should be treated as the fifth element or quintessence; this term which literally means 'fifth element' has even survived down to the present day to explain an exotic form of 'dark energy' which is crucial in some cosmological models. These ideas spread throughout the world until the advent of a new springtime in scientific thought. The first person in the modern era to conceive of the idea of an underlying ether to support the movement of light waves was seventeenth century dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens.

Many others followed in expressing their opinions on the ether concept. Whilst Isaac Newton disagreed with Huygens wave theory he also wrote about the 'aethereal medium' although he expressed his consternation in not knowing what the aether was. Newton later renounced the ether theory because in his mind the infinite stationary ether would interrupt the motions of the enormous masses (the stars and planets) as they moved in space. This rejection was reinforced by some other problematical wave properties which were not explicable at the time; most notably, the production of a double image when light passes through certain translucent materials. This property of matter known as 'birefringence' was an important hurdle to be overcome for a proper understanding of the wave nature of light.

Some time later (1720) whilst working on other astronomical issues related to light and the cosmos, English scientist James Bradley made observations in hopes of quantifying a parallax. This effect is an apparent motion of foreground objects in comparison to those in the background. Whilst he was unable to discern this parallax effect he happened to reveal another effect which is prevalent in cosmological observations; this other effect is known as stellar aberration. Bradley was able to easily describe this aberration in terms of Newton's particle theory of light. However, to do so in light of the wave or undulatory theory was difficult at best since to do so would have required a 'motionless' medium; the static nature of this ether concept was of course the property which had originally caused Newton's denial of the idea.

But Newton's acolytes would find themselves in a difficult position when it was shown that birefringence could be explained through another interpretation of the nature of light. If light was treated as being in a side to side action or 'transverse motion' then birefringence could be attributed to a light wave rather than the particle or corpuscular theory of Newton. This along with the detection of an interference effect for light by Thomas Young in 1801 renewed the ascendancy of the wave theory of light. These findings however carried with them all of the preconceived notions prevalent in the scientific mind. Since it was assumed that waves like water and sound waves required a medium of propagation, it was similarly assumed that light still needed a medium or ether for its waves to be transmitted across the universe.

However, further problems would afflict the ether theory. Because of the unique properties of a transverse wave it became apparent that this hypothetical explanation required the ether to be a solid. In response, Cauchy, Green and Stokes contributed theoretical and mathematical observations to an 'entrainment' hypothesis which later came to be known as the 'ether drag' concept. But nothing would give more impetus to these ideas than when James Clerk Maxwell's equations (1870s) required the constancy of the speed of light (c). When the implications of Maxwell's equations are worked out by physicists, it was understood that as a result of the need for a constant speed of light only one reference frame could meet this requirement under the teachings of Galilean Newtonian relativity. Therefore, scientists expected that there existed a unique absolute reference frame which would comply with this need; as a result, the ether would again be stationary.

As a consequence, by the late nineteenth century the aether was assumed to be an immovable rigid medium. However, earlier previous theories existed as to the nature of the aether. One of the most famous of these is known as the 'aether drag' hypothesis. In this concept, the aether is a special environment within which light moves. Also, this aether would be connected to all material objects and would move along with them. Measuring the speed of light in such a system would render a constant velocity for light no matter where one tested for light's speed. This 'aether drag' idea originated in the aftermath of Francois Arago's experiment which appeared to show the constancy of the speed of light. Arago believed that refractive indexes would change when measured at different times of the day or year as a result of stellar and earthly motion. In spite of his efforts, he did not notice any change in the refractive indexes so measured.

Many other experiments would follow; these were performed in order to find evidence of the aether in its many different abstractions. However the most important of these was conducted by american scientists Michelson and Morley. Their experiment considered another alleged effect of a different aether theory which came to be known as the aether wind. Since the aether permeated the entire universe, the earth would move within the ether as it spun on its axis and moved within the solar system about the sun. This movement of the earth with respect to the aether gave rise rise to the idea that it would be possible to detect an 'ether wind' which would be sensed because of the aforementioned movement. Thus, their experiment was essentially an attempt to detect the so-called ether wind. This mysterious zephyr would be nearly impossible to detect because the aether only infinitesimally affected the surrounding material world. Michelson first experimented in 1881 with a primitive version of his interferometer; a mechanism designed to measure the wave like properties of light. He would follow this by combining forces with Morley in the most famous 'null' experiment of physics.

In this investigation, Michelson utilized an improved version of his interferometer device. Michelson's apparatus would help him win the Nobel prize for his optical precision instruments and the investigations carried out with them. His most important study being what became known as the Michelson Morley experiment of 1887. Michelson and Morley used a beam splitter made of a partially transparent mirror and two other mirrors arranged horizontally and vertically from a light source. When a beam of light traveled from a source of coherent light to the half-silvered mirror (the semitransparent mirror) it is transmitted to either of the horizontal or vertical mirrors. When the light returned to the eyepiece of an observer the separately returning light waves would combine destructively or constructively. This phenomenon is known as the interference effect for light. It was hoped that a shifting of the interference fringes from that which was normally predicted would be able to ascertain the existence of the aether wind.

To detect this effect, the Michelson interferometer was prepared in such a manner as to minimize any and all extraneous sources of experimental error. It was located in a lower level of a stone edifice to eliminate heat and oscillatory effects which might comprise the experimental results. Additionally, the interferometer was mounted atop a marble slab that was floated in a basin of mercury. This was so that the apparatus could be moved through a variety of positions with respect to the invisible ether. But despite their many preparations the experiment did not yield the expected fringe patterns. Thus, Michelson and Morley concluded that there was no evidence for the existence of the ether. Others would replicate the experiment in different incarnations which modified the premise of the experiment. Each and every one returning a similar negative result. Modern theorists have taken these results and those of many other experiments as being indicative of the non-existence of the aether. However, even the negative result of Michelson Morley has come in to question as far back as 1933.

In that year, Dayton Miller demonstrated the fact that even though the duo's experiment had not specifically found the expected range of interference patterns, they had found an interesting little noticed effect. Miller then went on to suggest that Michelson Morley had found an experimental sine wave like set of data that correlated well with the predicted pattern of data. He also described how thermal and directional assumptions inherent in the experimental arrangement may have impacted badly on the fringe interference data. Thus, the test may have been performed in an imperfectly conceived experimental setup and with a built in mathematical bias against the detection of an appropriate outcome. Thus, in the future the aether theory in some form or another may still be sustainable as a foundational theory of physics.

Perhaps it is best to leave with these ideas as expressed in 1920 by Einstein who stated that he believed the ether theory to still be relevant to his ideas on space and time:

"More careful reflection teaches us, however, that the special theory of relativity does not compel us to deny ether. We may assume the existence of an ether"

he continued:

"Recapitulating, we may say that according to the general theory of relativity space is endowed with physical qualities; in this sense, therefore, there exists an ether"

and finally:

"According to the general theory of relativity space without ether is unthinkable; for in such space there not only would be no propagation of light, but also no possibility of existence for standards of space and time (measuring-rods and clocks), nor therefore any space-time intervals in the physical sense. But this ether may not be thought of as endowed with the quality characteristic of ponderable media, as consisting of parts which may be tracked through time. The idea of motion may not be applied to it."

Shopping around for an unsecured debt consolidation loan what to look for in regard to a lender

Introduction

As you go about trying to bring a better sense of order to your financial house, you may be considering the possibility of obtaining an unsecured debt consolidation loan. In this regard, you may have developed a list of lenders that you are thinking about contacting for an unsecured debt consolidation loan.

In this regard, you may be wondering what you should really be looking for when it comes to finding the best lender from which you can obtain a unsecured debt consolidation loan. Through this article, you will be provided with some pointers and with some tips as to what to look for when it comes to finding the best possible unsecured debt consolidation loan lender for your particular needs, circumstances and objectives.

Experience … It Really Does Matter

When you are considering different unsecured debt consolidation loan lenders, you need to keep in mind that experience really does matter. You want to engage the services of an unsecured debt consolidation loan lender that has developed a track record for reliability, for being reputable and for being trustworthy.

A unsecured debt consolidation loan lender should be able to provide you with detailed information about its experience and track record. In this regard, you may also want to get references and recommendations about different unsecured debt consolidation loan lenders.

What Market Does the Lender Target?

When shopping around for an unsecured debt consolidation loan lender, you will want to pay attention to what type of market a particular unsecured debt consolidation loan lender targets.

For example, there are unsecured debt consolidation loan lenders that specialize in dealing with the bad credit market. On the other hand, there are unsecured debt consolidation loan lenders that focus on the market that includes people who have a more stable credit history.

Consider the Different Loan Options that a Lender Offers

In considering whether or not you should do business with a particular unsecured debt consolidation loan lender, you will want to consider what specific loan options a particular lender will be able to offer to you. You need to keep in mind that there is a wide range of different options available to you today when it comes to unsecured debt consolidation loan options that can be offered by different lenders.

You will want to take the time to consider which of the various unsecured debt consolidation loan options that a particular lender does have to offer will best meet your needs … and your needs not only today but into the future as well. You will want to include any unsecured debt consolidation loan option in your overall debt management and financial plan.

Summary

In conclusion, by paying attention to the tips and pointers outlined in this article, you will be in a better position to find an unsecured debt consolidation loan lender that will be able to provide you the loan services that you need at the best possible interest rate available.

If you re planning to sell your boat here s how to prepare market and sell your boat successfully

Whether you’re selling a fishing boat, ski boat, cruiser, powerboat or just your everyday pontoon, there are some basic things you need to do to be successful in selling your boat.

This article breaks it down into 6 basic steps. If you take this approach you’ll sell your boat faster, easier and get more for it.

Step 1 – Cleaning There’s nothing more beneficial in making a boat saleable than getting it cleaned up really well. This starts from the trailer to the cover and everything in between. Wash and clean the trailer thoroughly. Scrub and polish the hull. Boat dealers and boating centers carry gel coat cleaners and polishes that can remove the scale and residue build up on the hull and restore is color and luster. Clean the carpets, the cup holders the storage areas under the seats. Clean the outboard or out drive thoroughly.

Clean the windows. You should also wax the hull and polish all railings – stainless or wood. Clean all amenities thoroughly – especially the head, galley and sleeping area, if required.

Step 2 – Maintenance and Repairs Make sure that everything is functional on the boat including lights, horn, radio, instruments, depth finders, fish finders, GPS, bilge bumps, fans, blowers, etc. Ideally the boat should be fully functional when it’s sold. No one wants to get stuck on the water due to a malfunction or failure. Your boat will sell much faster if everything is in good working order. The trailer should be well maintained and in good working order including the winch, jack, lights and brakes, if equipped. Tires should be good condition and inflated properly. All wiring and lights should be functional and good order. If the trailer is missing paint or rusty it’s a good idea to give it fresh coat of paint.

Step 3 - Records Pull together all the receipts related to the boat including the purchase receipts when you bought it, the owners manual and all maintenance and repair receipts. Having a good record of all repairs and maintenance especially winterizing, summarizing and repairs tells the buyer that the boat was taken care of very well. And it can have a huge impact in selling a boat quickly. When a potential buyer comes to take a look at the boat, the thing he’s thinking about in the back of his mind is how many things have been broke on the boat and what’s my chances of them breaking again. You should explain in reasonable detail the things that had to be fixed and how the boat was maintained. This can go along way in establishing trust between the potential buyer and yourself. The potential buyer will appreciate the information and honesty and it can help a great deal in closing the sale.

Step 4 – Pricing You probably have an idea of what you think your boat is worth or at least what you think it should be worth. Well, that maybe or may not be the appropriate sales price for your boat. You should do some research in order to determine what the appropriate selling price should be. Check the local newspaper classifieds, your local used boat dealers and the Internet boat classified to find prices for similar boats. You’re likely to see a range of prices depending on the model, features, and condition of the boats. Based on those and your urgency to sell the boat, you can set your sales price accordingly. You should set it a little higher than your target price to give you room to negotiate the price down a bit. Buyers are always looking to get a bit of a price break on a boat they’re considering to buy. You should allow for some room to negotiate.

Step 5 – Advertising / Marketing You have a lot of choices on how you’d like to advertise your boat. You can use the newspaper classifieds, however those run by the day or week and can get costly. You can park the boat near the street with a sign and hope that someone driving by will see it and hopefully buy it. Another option is to use Internet classified ads to market your boat and there’s a wide variety of sites that offer on line classified ads. Some sites are free, but have limited exposure. Others charge a lot for listing your boat with several pictures and then there’s sites like ours that charge a nominal fee and allow the ad to run until the boat sells. It’s up to you to choose the level of expense you’re comfortable with in marketing and advertising your boat. I recommend doing a combination of the above. For example; placing your boat near the street with a sign allows potential buyers to stop and take a quick look. They can write down the phone number and call to make an appointment to review the boat more thoroughly. You should also plan to advertise on an online classified ad site or through the newspapers. I like the online classifieds simply because they’re easy to use and they’re viewable to everyone everywhere. Newspaper ads are generally limited to a specific area or town. Another advantage to internet ads is you can print your color photo ad, make copies and post them in your local stores and bulletin boards.

Step 6 - Selling and Negotiating There’s some very important basic rules to follow when you’re trying to sell a boat. Potential buyers will try to contact you either by phone or email. You have answer the phone when it rings. If you ignore it, the interested party will quickly move to the next available boat that fit’s their requirements and there’s a lot of boats on the market. Similarly with email, it’s important to check for inquiries at least once a day if not more. Quick responses to inquiries can bring a buyer to view your boat and he or she could be the one.

When you do get an interested buyer it’s important to be open and sincere about why you’re selling it, how long you’ve owned and how it’s performed for you. This builds a relationship and trust between you and the potential buyer. This is critical in getting someone comfortable enough to make an offer.

When the buyer does make an offer do not reject the offer if it is lower than your set price. You should counter their offer about Ѕ way between your selling price and their offer price. The buyer may accept or counter again. If it’s close to your original target price you should probably accept the offer. If the buyer asks what’s the lowest you’ll go, and a lot of people ask that, a good answer is, “ I just listed it or I’m starting to get a lot of calls, so I’ll take. (Use your original target).” The buyer is likely to accept it. The art of negotiating and locking in the sale is psychological thing and it’s very important. It’s called getting a win-win result in a purchasing transaction. Most buyers will either offer you a lower offer or many times will flat out ask what’s the lowest you’ll take for it. This is your chance to make a friend and make the sale.

We’ll that about covers it. A few last comments on the monetary transaction. If the buyer offers you a deposit, make sure you write out a receipt – 2 copies, one for you and one for the buyer. It’s a good idea to have these prepared before meeting potential buyers. You should prepare deposit receipts that provide a blank for the amount and set a time limit for holding the boat after which the deposit is forfeited. Also prepare sale receipts in advance that specify the key items below:

Ш Boat is being purchased in “As Is” condition

Ш No written or verbal warranty or guarantees apply (unless mfg. Warranty is still in effect)

Ш As of this day and time, legal ownership, responsibility and liability is transferred to said purchaser

Ш Purchaser is buying said boat for $______ and accepts all responsibility and liability for said item

Ш Make sure both purchaser and seller sign it and date it.

Ш Write down the buyers drivers license # on your receipt

Ш Specify Date, Time, Seller Name, Buyer Name (blank), Boat Description

Last note about bank checks – lately some people are using laser printers to print false checks. It’s becoming a fairly big problem. If the buyer is paying by check you should go to the issuing bank to make sure it clears. The bank will be able to tell you if more time is needed for the check to be cleared. Do not let the buyer take the boat until the check is confirmed and cleared by a bank. If the buyer is reluctant or resists in going to the bank, you should insist on cash.

Law of attraction the number one killer

Is the law of attraction working for you as you would like? For most people the answer would be a bit lukewarm. That’s because the real secret to apply the law of attraction is still not fully known by most people. I know the moment I discovered the missing link I instantly saw a rapid increase in attracting the things I want. The results were so phenomenal that it blew me away.

It’s understandable that most people are having a hard time in manifesting what they want because the most important component is not full understood.

To fully benefit from manifesting one must increase their over all personal manifesting fuel. We all have a certain amount of manifesting substance but one of the number one killers of this creative substance is resentment.

There are so very many people who hare filled with thoughts of resentment which depletes their soul of the vital manifesting essence.

Resentment works as a virus in the mind and in the body. Not only are you constantly engaging the law of attraction when you focus this strong emotion into your reality but you are also depleting your good creative fuel.

Positive thinking and the law of attraction is a perfect formula for success but positive thinking has several necessary additions.

When you invest in thoughts of resentment you are also creating a body which vibrates on a very low and damaging frequency. Resentment is an energy of lack which literally draws on your manifesting fuel, depleting you of what is crucial to attracting what you want. What in turn happens is that you continue to remain in a very hard and painful cycle.

If you are vibrating thoughts of lack you can spend hours thinking and wishing up all that you want but sadly you will struggle before you do get it.

If you have ever felt stuck and wondered why you could not attract better circumstances or the money or people that you desire to meet, ask yourself if you are resentful of anything or anyone in your life.

Eurostar chunnel train to slash london-paris travel times this fall

Eurostar passengers are due for a service upgrade this November. That's when the famous English Channel Tunnel train starts moving at a faster clip. Introduction of the UK's first true high-speed line has been much anticipated. It promises a greener, more convenient travel experience... along with shorter trip times between Southeast England and Europe.

It has been over a dozen years since Eurostar initiated direct passenger rail linking London with Brussels and Paris. In that time, the train has become the preferred choice for crossing between Britain and the Continent -- more popular than either channel ferries or travel by air. Now, with new high-speed track between London and the coast cutting at least 20 minutes off travel times, the under-sea shuttle promises to be more popular than ever.

The skinny on the project is High Speed 1 (HS1), a 68-mi/109-km fast track formerly called the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Over a decade in the making, the line will enable Eurostar to sustain speeds of up to 186-mph/300-km/h. In practical terms that means London to Paris Gare du Nord in two-and-a-quarter hours; Brussels and other points in even less. Also, for the first time, early morning trains will enable UK business travelers to reach Paris, Brussels or Lille in time to do a full day's work.

At the head of the line, Eurostar will trade its Waterloo terminus near London's South Bank for the brilliantly restored St. Pancras Station in King's Cross. St. Pancras, together with neighboring King's Cross and Euston Stations, will form a transport nexus befitting 21c London. Beginning in November, high-speed Eurostar trains will converge with six Underground (Tube) lines and trains from Edinburgh, Newcastle, Brighton and the east coast.

HS1 promises to be a boon for south-east suburban passengers looking to avoid the nasty slog into London.

The new station at Ebbsfleet, scheduled to open within days of November's HS1 kickoff, will incorporate a long-term car park and will be served by high-frequency shuttles to local railway stations and to the nearby Bluewater shopping centre. A second station at Stratford is due to come on line in time for the 2012 Olympics, while the existing station at Ashford will continue to serve international passengers.

High-speed service from London is not limited to Paris and Brussels. Depending upon one's departure point, a day in Calais -- with its bargain shopping and authentic bistros -- is an hour's journey or less. Minutes away are Lille -- a historic urbanity with a young and cosmopolitan flavor -- and Disneyland Resort Paris. Seasonal runs hit the Alpine slopes in winter and escape to sunny Provence in summer.

The Eurostar experience begins at the station. Long delays associated with air travel are replaced by fast, secure check-in procedures. Departure lounges offer a range of airport-style services and amenities. Once onboard, customized coaches cater to the separate needs of executive and pleasure travelers and all coaches benefit from spacious layouts and comfortable seating. Service levels range from economy-fare travel to a variety of first class options.

Speed, convenience and comfort are just part of the overall Eurostar experience. An independent study has shown that air passengers generate ten times greater greenhouse gas emissions than travelers who choose high-speed rail. And, thanks to HS1, Eurostar is committed to achieving "carbon neutrality" by reducing carbon dioxide emmissions by 25% by 2012.

Eurostar HS1 service commences Wednesday, 14 November 2007, but first day tickets are sold out so if you haven't already booked your travel you'll need to adjust your plans (trains will continue to serve Waterloo through 13 November). For complete travel details, and to book Eurostar travel online, visit traintraveling. com/eurostar

Rv on the go gadgets eternabond revolution

Got Leaks? You’re not alone. Rain water that leaks inside your RV, Boat, Trailer, Shed, Motor Home, or Mobile Home can be a real headache and can be very destructive. What can you do to keep the rain water outside where it belongs?

You need RV On The Go Gadgets’ EternaBond. Once you purchase this Revolutionary product, you will keep a Clam Shell on hand at all times. So what is this miracle product and why is it so Revolutionary?

RV On The Go Gadgets’ EternaBond is a flexible tape measuring four inches wide and is available in lengths from 5 to 200 feet. The Clam Shell Kit consists of a five foot piece of the Special tape and a scrubby to prep the surface you are repairing.

Finding the leak and deciding to fix it is the hardest part of the repair job. The actual repair itself is easy:

• Take the scrubby and clean off the surface surrounding the crack, hole or cut in the surface. This will do two things. It will clean the surface and rough up the surface.

• Dust off the surface with a clean rag.

• Take the EternaBond tape from the Clam Shell unroll it and cut off a piece of the tape so that it’s length will more than cover the crack, hole or cut.

• Remove the release liner from the tape itself to expose the adhesive side of the tape and place the end of the tape down at one end of the crack, hole or cut.

• Lay the tape smoothly over the repair area completely removing the release liner from the tape as you lay it out over the surface. Firmly push the tape onto the surface you are repairing.

• Use a small metal or wooden roller to activate the adhesive properties of the tape by rolling it over the tape. This will ensure the tape adheres well to the surface.

THAT’S IT. YOU’RE DONE. PEEL, STICK, STUCK. You will have a secure, non-hardening, flexible, water proof seal over that pesky leak. Now you can get back to enjoying the RVing lifestyle you have yearned for.

Select the RV On The Go Gadgets’ EternaBond Tape with the adhesive properties which are best suited to your repair job. One Step tape comes in White and Black and is normally used for RV roof tops. “A” Seal is for Aluminum surfaces and has an Aluminum foil cover on the tape. UV White and UV Black are used to repair leaks on Motor Homes, RV’s, Campers, Boats, Sheds and more. It has a built in UV shield in the tape surface. Stick 2 Sides tape is used for bedding down items you are mounting on the surface of the RV, Boat, Motor Home, etc.

First you peel off the release liner from one side of the Stick 2 Sides tape and firmly apply the tape to the surface where you will install that vent, or sky light. Remove the release liner on the top side of the tape. Place your vent or sky light onto the tape, and secure it in place as you would normally.

The Stick 2 Sides tape can also be used to fill holes or cracks or spaces too wide for the other tapes to do on their own. Once you have cut a piece of the tape and removed both sides of the release liner, you can mold the adhesive tape into a ball, a long roll or what ever shape you need. Push it into the crack or hole and cover it with the UV White or UV Black or the One Step White or Black. Remember to roll the finish tape firmly onto the surface in order to activate the adhesive properties of the tape.

What could be easier? The price, that’s what. The tape is not expensive and is so easy to apply that it has started a Revolution in the leak repair industry. It is so easy and cost effective, that the RV owner buying the tape and doing the job themselves.

Get your RV On The Go Gadgets’ EternaBond tape and join the hundreds of owners that have corrected leak problems. Now that the tape is available, you don’t need to postpone those needed repairs.

Good luck and have fun with your EternaBond knowing that this is a one time repair job that will last and last and last. Professionals are doing it. Home owners are doing it and now you can do it too. Last week you couldn’t spell Leak Repair Professional and now you are one.