DEMERARA: Upcoming Women's Collection

Cassie and Andrea Ganesh, Texas born and raised military brats, were destined to be entrepreneurs. Sharing the mutual desire of owning their own business, dressing to express, and the need to shop frequently; the sisters incorporated their first business, DEMERARA, a men's and women's boutique located in Dallas, Texas.

"The girls," as many refer to them, were raised in Dallas/Fort Worth. Cassie and Andrea both graduated with their MBAs in May of 2010 at the ages of 21 and 22. While at home applying for doctoral programs, the sisters conjured up DEMERARA, which opened its doors on September 1, 2011.

DEMERARA made its grand debut in the heart of Dallas, and quickly became "the it store" for contemporary fashion seekers. This men's and women's boutique, centered in Dallas' West Village, offers up a variety of designer apparel and a women's jackets ccessories for the trendy Uptowner. The girls have loaded this exemplary location with an array of modern collections. Decked out in crystal chandeliers and dark woods, the store makes a clear statement of individuality that sets it in its own genre of retail. Variety is kept large and quantities are set low, ensuring customers with pieces that are considerably exclusive to Dallas, and even in some cases Texas. Expect to find a majority of on-trend, up and coming labels not yet found in "mainstream" stores. As an added bonus, customers are encouraged to take advantage of complimentary in-house tailoring on all apparel purchases.

    With its one year anniversary approaching in the month ahead, DEMERARA plans to celebrate with a runway event that unveils the company's private apparel line. The sisters are currently designing and undergoing the processes of manufacturing their own U.S. made, ready-to-wear women's label, "DEMERARA by Cassie and Andrea Ganesh". The line is scheduled to launch with Spring/Summer 2013, local preview to be held in Dallas, TX.

NAPW Joplin Chapters Hosts Meetings in July and August to Discuss Upcoming Events and Chapter Goals, while Welcoming Guest Speakers Tina Hallmark and Kara Gallup

Members and guests of the NAPW Joplin Chapter met for several meet-and-greet networking meetings on July 18th, July 26th, August 15th, and August 23rd at Pacific Rim Restaurant. The group hosted re-cap meetings in order to ensure that members who weren't able to attend previous meetings had an opportunity to suggest ideas for the goals of the Chapter, as well as provide insight on charities they feel would be important for the Chapter to support.

Shanna Heckmaster, Joplin Chapter President, began all Chapter meetings by introducing herself, read a "welcome" letter from National, and gave members an opportunity to talk about themselves. Members in attendance at the July 18th meeting were Lori Buresh, Tonya Sprenkle, Alaina Yockey, Kelly Musick. Also in attendance were guests Sharon Mason, Carey Prater, Tina Dickerson, Tina Hallmark, Kristie Sanders, Becky Seidle, and Miranda Lewis. Tina Hallmark, from LCL Financial spoke to the group about being financially prepared.

Next, Shanna read the NAPW Mission statement, and highlighted the value of being proactive in networking with like-minded professionals, as well as making and impact in the community. She read, "Our Mission is to provide the most advanced forum for members to connect with like-minded professional women to develop innovative business and social relationships. We continuously offer our members the resources and benefits necessary to foster professional and personal success."

Shanna then opened the floor to suggestions from members regarding potential charitable endeavors. Also, the ladies discussed participation in Dowtown Joplin Association's Third Thursday, at a cost of $50. The meeting was wrapped up, as the ladies made plans to meet on July 26th for lunch to review the topics discussed. In attendance for July's lunch meeting were member women's jackets s Lori Buresh, Tonya Sprenkle, Alaina Yockey, Kelly Musick, Shanna Heckmaster, along with guests Sharon Mason, Carey Prater, Tina Dickerson, Tina Hallmark, Kristie Sanders, Becky Seidle, Miranda Lewis.

In August, NAPW Joplin Chapter met on August 15th Shanna reviewed the purpose and mission of NAPW for guests and new members. Topics included resume help, mentorship program, networking, discounts, and community wall for sharing thoughts, as well as the bulletin board of new events, free entrance to conferences, and the newsletter. After members introduced themselves to one another, guest speaker Kara Gallup took the floor.

Kara shared Jeremiah 29:11 which has been an important passage to guide her on her adventure of life. She is a Mary Kay Sales Director who just qualified for the pink Cadillac. She grew up in Lockwood on a farm with many teachers in her family and a long standing belief in one marriage. Kara earned her degree in Child Development from SMS yet did not become a teacher. She also was married and divorced within three months early in her life. She set the tone that she was not like the rest of her family. Working as a case worker for the Children's Center, she met Darren Gallup. They married 10 years ago and have two children. Dylan is a 9 year old who was born with a heart defect. They adopted Kaden when he was born and he is now 5. Kara needed to find a new path from the Children's Center and became a Probation and Parole officer for 7 years. She also inspected daycare centers for 18 months. She soon realized that she wasn't fulfilled inspecting daycare centers, and went back to working in Probation and Parole. When she decided to get out of that environment, she revisited working with Mary Kay, as she felt the desire to move away from her previous environment. After trying it out, Kara surprisingly enjoyed it. Within a year she was able to transition into working full time with Mary Kay and has been doing so for the last 2 ? years. Highlighting that she has to be on track at all times in order to earn, Kara stated that her biggest motivation attributing to her success is the desire to be financially fit.

Kara discussed the importance to "dream big", along with the significance in asking yourself "why" in order to push ahead. Referencing "windows" to adventures, she noted that she felt through these times in her life, God has been her business partner. She also pointed out that sometimes the people who are supposed to be the biggest supporters can turn into the biggest naysayers and it's important to decide for yourself to listen or not. She also said that the closer you get to your goal, the tougher it is to reach, so work hard. Her best quote of the night was,

"Sometimes we have to put on our big girl panties and our hooker boots and get it done!" Shanna talked about other ideas in supporting a charity; there was strong support for the Lafayette House as well as an upcoming Dress for Success event, where clothes will be donated for women to have professional outfits for job interviews. They also talked about other talents that they could provide in order to help women with their job opportunities such as resume writing, IT skills, make-up, or job searching.

As the meeting was adjourned, the ladies were thrilled with what was planned for upcoming events. Upcoming NAPW Joplin Chapter meetings are to be held on September 19th and September 27th, also at Pacific Rim Restaurant.

The National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) is the largest and most recognized network of female professionals. NAPW provides a forum where women can interact, exchange ideas, educate, network, and empower. NAPW Local Chapters allow members to maximize their experience through meetings, networking opportunities, and professional events.

For additional information regarding the NAPW Baton Rouge Local Chapter and/or NAPW, please visit http://www.napw.com.

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Fishnet Craze - Not Just on Halloween by Feeling USA

The new line includes super sexy fishnet dresses, tank st women's jackets yle, long sleeve and strapless creations that are available in basic black and in super hot neon colors. The fishnet patterns range from micro holes, standard fishnet holes, diamond shaped knit, null net to open hole fabrications. Sexy dresses with opaque strategically placed insets suitable to wear out on the town. Long and short fishnet tops available in exotic colors, such as turquoise and hot pink. Bodysuits and Bodystockings in various styles, that look great with a sexy bra or opaque tank top and a mini skirt. Tights and stockings with or without backseam, adorned with bows, rhinestones, contrast color lace tops and many other novelties.

Never has wearing fishnet been so much fun. Fishnet is now available in many different colors, from basic black to bright neon colors. It used to be that fishnet was worn mostly by exotic dancers, street walkers and rock stars, it was considered to be very naughty. This has all changed, now many celebrities have been spotted wearing fishnet, and women follow this trend and wear their fishnets out in public, and don't hide them away in their bedrooms. Some women find fishnet more comfortable than sheer nylons. The open weave design keeps their legs cooler than nylons. Nude fishnets are perfect for those women that don't want to appear too flashy. Colored fishnet tights or stockings add a dab of color to any wardrobe. Seamed fishnets create the illusion of longer legs and are perfect to wear out on a hot date.

Fishnet looks great over a bikini, a tank top, or paired with a mini or a longer pencil skirt, with high heels or with flats. The possibilities are endless. Feeling USA offers most of their fishnet selection also in plus size.

FeelingUSA.com is a large lingerie store on the web, and retails lingerie, corsets, sexy clothing, costumes, bikinis, stockings, bodysuits, and high heel shoes, also specializing in plus size lingerie, as well as leather, vinyl, and latex. The company was founded in 1996 and carries close to 6'000 items in the online lingerie store. FeelingUSA provides secure e-commerce, accepts all major credit cards, and also offers Google and Paypal checkout. Worldwide shipping, free within the US, great prices, lingerie on sale, discounts, free panty, and price guarantee. The team at FeelingUSA Lingerie loves to assist and can help choosing the correct size, shipping methods, and any other question about buying lingerie. FeelingUSA makes it easy to bring sexy back into every women's life.

Send Diwali Gifts to Mumbai and convey best festival wishes for loved ones in Mumbai

Today, with Navratri festival, the festival season has started in Mumbai. For next nine days, Mumbai would be busy celebrating Navratri Festival. People around Mumbai would be busy with worshipping Goddess Durga. Big pandals with magnificent idols of Goddess Durga have been put in every part of Mumbai and its suburbs. Since morning today, people from every sects and religion have queued up to worship Goddess Durga in these pandals. In the night, the Dandiya-Raas would start. Massive arrangements have been made around Mumbai to celebrate the Dandiya-Raas. Men and women around the city have been busy with their last minute shopping to be ready for the next nine day celebrations. In various part of Mumbai, Ramlila have also started from today. During Ramlila, the drama on the life of Lord Rama would be played and the teachings of how the good can defeat evil would be shared. On the tenth day of this magnificent festival, Dussehra would be celebrated. Every year on Dussehra, the effigies of Ravana (a mythical king of Sri Lanka), his brother Kumbhakarna and son Meghnad are burnt. Please exchange gifts on this occasion and send gifts to Mumbai for their loved ones
As per Hindu mythology, after 19-20 days of Dussehra, Lord fashion jackets Rama along with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana, returned to Ayodhya. To mark the return of their beloved prince Rama, the residents of Ayodhya lit their houses with earthen lamp called Dipak. Since then Diwali festival is celebrated all across India. This year Diwali would be celebrated on 13th November. People across Mumbai have started the preparation for this festival. People have already started cleaning and painting their houses. The markets are full of shoppers with people buying necessary cloths and other items for the autumn and winter. One of the customs is to exchange the gifts on this occasion. People send Diwali gifts to Mumbai for their loved ones. Those, who are not present in Mumbai, place online orders to send Diwali Gifts to Mumbai.
Mumbai Online Gifts team has been busy with preparing for Diwali and Dussehra. Mumbai Online Gifts offers wide range of Gifts, Sweets, Dry Fruits, Chocolates, Fresh Fruits and other Diwali Gifts. The logistics team at Mumbai Online Gifts has made arrangements to deliver the Diwali Gifts to Mumbai on the date specified by the customer. People across the globe can avail the trusted services of Mumbai Online Gifts to convey their best Diwali wishes for their loved ones, family, relatives and friends in Mumbai.

PrimeTime Clothing is Featured on Popular TV Show

PrimeTime Clothing, the online supplier of premium wholesale fashion apparel and accessories, is featured on a popular Spanish television show named, "Esto es Insolito" that is broadcast nationwide on LATV along with its network affiliates. The hosts of the Spanish language program frequently wear some of PrimeTime Clothing's latest clothing trends. This partnership has allowed for PrimeTime's quality apparel to be viewed by a wider and more diverse audience.

"Esto es Insolito," or "This is Unusual" (translated into English), is a much beloved Spanish language television show that presents some of the most amazing, funny, bizarre and shocking videos and images from around the world. The show, reminiscent of the iconic "America's Funniest Home Videos," features hip young hosts who often adorn the latest fashions and trends available through PrimeTime Clothing. In addition, the hosts recognize PrimeTime Clothing's contributions at the end of many of the shows.

PrimeTime Clothing is a leading online wholesale fashion apparel and accessory supplier. They women's jackets offer massive discounts and maintain regular low prices on their high quality goods all year around. Their website features the most fashionable in wholesale accessories, wholesale dresses, wholesale plus size clothing, wholesale jewelry, cheap clothes for men, various wholesale women's clothing and more. PrimeTime Clothing is excited to have their quality apparel featured on "Esto es Insolito" and they look forward to continually supplying their customers with the latest in wholesale fashion at the lowest online prices.

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Mesopotamia: Could This Civilization Be Responsible For Western Culture?

One of the earliest civilizations that have influenced western culture to this day has been the civilization of Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia was perhaps the first civilization to create art in the form of huge structural creations and sculptures. This art has helped each oncoming civilization grow and develop from there, helping others to improve on their own lives. However, we cannot talk of Mesopotamian art without discussing their location, way of life, and religious traditions.

The name Mesopotamia literally means, "Land between two Rivers". These two rivers are the Tigris and Euphrates. Farmers were often having problems with their crops because of the flooding of these rivers. Eventually, they developed methods of irrigation allowing them to grow more crops then what they actually needed. By having control over the rivers, and having excess crops, these people needed some form of record keeping.

Historian Delahunt believes that cuneiform was the first writing system developed in the world in about 3500 BC. They used wet clay tablets and used sharp reeds to scratch the records onto the tablets. The tablet would dry becoming a permanent record. However, not everyone could read or write therefore, official scribes had that duty. Scribes became important people since even some kings couldn't read. Knowing that the scribes kept all the records, it is logical that the scribe's duty would also included having good math skills just like in Egyptian culture.

It would be common then to make sculptures of their scribes as a tribute to them. One such sculpture that is believed to be a minister of finance is the stone sculpture of Ebi h-Il, the Superintendent of Man. The sculpture found in the Temple of Ishtar is made of a type of stone called alabaster. A closer look at the statuette reveals cheerful optimism by the person and a fur skirt, which tries to portray realism. With clasped hands and wide eyes there is a sense of divinity revealed by this sculpture.

Also, the control of these two rivers allowed for the people of Mesopotamia to settle into city-states. Each city-state was protected by thick walls and had a towering mud-brick building in the center of the city. This structure is called a ziggurat. These ziggurats were towers constructed as terraced pyramids with inclined walkways connecting each terrace.

The ziggurats were used as temples for worship of their many gods and goddesses according to Delahunt. Stone figures found in the Abu Temple, from about 27-- 2600 BC, reveal some interesting facts about religious traditions. These Tell Asmar figures were "stand-ins". These figures were part of a religious ritual of leaving stand-ins at the temple when a person was dead.

The Tell Asmar statues are stylized with large eyes and are in a pose of supplication. Every element of the Tell Asmar figures except the faces is reduced to the simplest form possible. This method reinforces the "power" of the faces.

The figures are dominated by huge eyes (eyes that would have once had colored stones). Also, the different sizes of the statues reveal that there was a hierarchy in this society. Males generally were made taller, had long hair and a heavy beard. The female is smaller in size with a heavy coil arranged vertically from ear to ear and a bun behind.

A consistent symbol of Mesopotamian royal power has been the bearded bull's head. Ancient Mesopotamians valued cattle. Cattle were good w women's jackets orking animals, provided milk, leather, meat and had religious importance to them. The Bull headed lyre, was part of an ancient Sumerian harp. It has gold-decorated posts, four narrative scenes, and a bulls head with a lapis lazuli beard. The lyre was found near the body of a musician who may have performed during the burial ceremonies.

Another interesting sculpture that represents the Mesopotamians and gives us more insight into who they were is the Ram caught in a thicket or also called He-Goat in Flowering Tree. This sculpture was made in 2800 BC and is roughly 18 inches long. First this ram is not really a ram. It is a golden goat. It was found in a Sumerian grave at Ur.

The animal's head and legs, as well as the flowering tree, were made of wood overlaid with gold. His coat is of shell, his horns and eyes are of lapis lazuli.

The ram is much different from the Figures of Tell Asmar. There is lots of energy and power in the bearded face, bright eyes, curling horns, and springing flowers. The ram may represent the god Tammuz-the male principle in nature. This figure is stylized in some respects, but the overall effect is one of life and energy. Also, it is considered to be a symbol of fertility.

One more sculpture worth mentioning is Head from Nineveh. This sculpture is a magnificent copper head. It most likely represents Naram-Sin, Sargon's grandson. It accentuates the nobility of Akkadian Kings, who by 2300 BC began to take on godlike aspects.

Also, sculptures began to express a new idea. The idea gave emphasis to dignified and powerful monarchs. The hair is plaited, wound around the head and gathered in a tight bun. As mentioned by Robert C. Lamm, in The Humanities in Western Culture, this head reveals "he is a ruler in absolute control."

Mesopotamian sculpture and art was elaborate and complex. Clay was the most abundant material while stone, wood and metal had to be imported. Art was primarily used for religious purposes or had religious association. The Mesopotamian way of life, location, and religion helped to further develop the great civilizations that were about to follow.

Best Carpet Cleaners’ Advice: Keep Dry, Bid Molds Goodbye

Best Carpet Cleaners Recipe for Molds and Mildew: Clean, Pat, Dry

It's a long magical ride for carpets, which may have originated in Central Asia in the 3rd millennium, traveled all the way to Europe and found prominence i women's jackets n many stately interiors, until it found its way to almost every American and European homes, today.

Cleaning Carpets is the least-liked household chore of most women for three counts: first, it covers a wide expanse of space, second, it requires a certain degree of skill and care, and 3rd, it should not be a woman's chore! Period.

The "odds" however are far outweighed by the benefits of unrolling this felted cloth on the floor. Here are some of them:

- Aesthetics. Carpets have a comfortable look ( and feel) on them; they can easily transform a dull room into an attractive and cozy place; carpets also lend a certain degree of class in the interiors of any house or office.

- Energy saving. Homes with carpeted flooring cut back on energy costs since carpets are heat insulators.

- Safer. Fewer slip and fall accidents are attributed to carpets than wood or laminated surfaces.

- Practical. Cleaning carpets, though it entails cleaning a whole lot of space, is easier to do than other surfaces. It eliminates the stripping of old wax and application of a new coat for one; cleaning can be scheduled less frequently than cleaning wood and laminates.

- Other Plus points. Carpets reduce noise as it absorbs it; air pollutants that enter the household are trapped as well.

But just like in anything doing well, there are always "spoilers".

Molds and mildew can grow at a faster rate under carpets because of the textile's tendency to hold in moisture. Let alone, molds and mildew can chew up your carpet easy…slowly but surely.

Best carpet cleaners, also referred to as "the carpet authority" can recommend products in the market that can provide instant solution to the problem, but would advise you not to throw caution to the wind. Read the labels carefully; check the manufacturer's warnings.

It's easier to grab from store shelves, molds and mildew removal solution than replacing a damaged carpet altogether, which is far expensive, too! Don't believe on the first product advertisement you hear. If unsure, you can have a "dab test" on a less conspicuous part of the carpet, to make sure that the color of your carpet does not bleed with the molds and mildew solution.

Homemade solutions against molds and mildew may prove useful too, according to some carpet dry cleaning experts: try dusting off carpets with your kitchen's baking soda. When done regularly, this can eliminate the proliferation of molds and mildew on your carpet. Don't forget to vacuum after a few hours.

"Prevention is better than cure". That's the other golden rule. Molds and mildew grow in damp areas. To avoid persistent problems with molds, there are housekeeping "ups" that can tilt the balance in your favor:

- Brighten up! A well-lit household has a lower incidence of growing molds and mildew because these can't thrive under the light. Replace dimly-lit bulbs with bright ones in areas or rooms that pose a higher risk to grow molds and mildew. It's cheaper to invest in well-lit bulbs than replacing carpets;

- Clean up. The real antidote to all housekeeping woes is to keep all areas in your house clean. Simple.

- Dry up. Your carpets hold in moisture as it circulates in the air. Molds and mildew thrive on beneath your carpets for the same reason – they need moisture to survive. To minimize growth of molds and mildew, you should lessen the amount of moisture that circulates in the air and sinks into the carpet. Wipe everything dry as you go – shower rooms, where bathroom mold starts to form should be maintained clean and dry; kitchen sinks, too. Hang damp clothes, instead of letting them stay in the laundry bin, until the next washing day. Molds and mildew destroy fabric, too.

You may opt for Carpet dry cleaning, which is usually done by a professional. Carpet dry cleaning professionals operate their business legally; this is premium service guarantee.

There are other "un-homemade" solutions like buying a dehumidifier, which lowers the humidity level indoors, and purposely eliminate the growth of molds and mildew. You can try this one out, if you have cash to spare. Fans and air conditioning units have proven helpful, too.

In the overall, carpets remain as one of your wise investments for the home. The soft feel and welcoming effect of carpets, makes coming home each day, not a drab routine but a renewing experience.

Should You Lie In Your Online Dating Profile? Maybe...

Copyright (c) 2010 Dirk Sayers

I ran across a post on an online dating site, the other day, entitled "Why You Should Lie In Your Online Dating Profile." No kidding. In the interests of full credit for work done, Russ Ruggles is the author. Google it and you can find his post. Proving once again if you look hard enough, you can find just about anything online, irrespective of merit. No, Russ is not talking about the whopping misrepresentations that plagued online dating in the early years. Those of you around "back then," know what I mean. He's talking about itty-bitty fibs targeted at expanding exposure...about gaming the search engine on the site, by stretching or shrinking the truth. Two examples used in his post were women under-reporting their weight or men adding an inch to their height to improve their search results in the interests of upping the number of prospects.

Russ doesn't stop there. He blends social science into his argument; using two studies specific to online dating. The first was the small sample (163) study conducted by Eastwick and Finkel at Northwestern University and the second the much more ambitious 2008 Michigan State University Study of Toma, Hancock and Ellison, entitled, "Separating Fact From Fiction: An Examination of Deceptive Self-Presentation in Online Dating Profiles"...though he attributes it to Ellison only. One of their findings in the latter indicate that 90% of respondents copped to deceptive self-representation in their profiles... but only, Ruggles notes, in matters unlikely to be noticed on meeting. All of which makes it okay, right? I don't want to sound stiff-necked, but it makes me squirm when someone (male or female) advocates conscious misrepresentation. I'll concede it happens. I've been on the business end of "creative" self-representation in online dating. I'll even cop to being tolerant of the kinds of minor infractions he refers to, if "she" was otherwise attractive to me personally. And, in Mr. Ruggles defense; the social honesty bar isn't very high, when we have web sites devoted almost exclusively to fact-checking the statements of our elected officials. The inescapable conclusion is we EXPECT to be lied to. Or should we call it "marketing...or spin?" So lying on your profile...particularly little lies...are no big deal, right?

Sorry, Russ. Can't see it that way...for (at least) these three reasons.

1. We become the decisions we make. If you choose to lie in small things, you're prone to developing the insidious habit of doing so whenever it's convenient. Will it inevitably lead to bigger lies? Maybe not. But if we can agree we are over-supplied with examples of whoppers told for personal gain in business and politics, aren't we justified in concluding there may be something to the ole slippery slope analogy?

2. Lies are the necessary accomplices of greater offenses. What Enron, Bernie Madoff, the Arco debacle and the ill-conceived war in Iraq all have in common is their foundation in lies. They rely on deception to attract support or money. While the stakes in online dating seem inconsequential by comparison, someone who consents to meet you invests the time it takes to determine whether you might be a fit. Yes, that's part of the understood cost of online dating, but don't we owe each other "truth in advertising" out of respect for each other's time...because none of us will ever get that time back.

3. There's a better way. Interestingly enough, on a different site on the same day, a poster identified only as Liz made the counter point beautifully, when called both herself and online dating sisters out for their stubborn adherence to rigid and restrictive "requirements." She had recently concluded her own laundry list had l fashion jackets online ittle or nothing to do with what she actually found attractive in men. As a man, I can second her opinion and tell you I have often opted for something other than my hypothetical ideal when confronted with a profile that fell outside those preconceived notions. The key, Liz correctly observes, is flexibility on our parts, with regard to those stated requirements; not creative treatment of the truth.

Someone reading this right now is whispering, "Yeah right. You're dreaming! How many are REALLY willing to compromise on their expectations and accept me as I am?" It's a fair question. But if we're honest, the answer is MOST of us are. How many of us...men or women...wind up with the "ideal" man or woman paraded in front of us by mainstream media? How many men of your personal acquaintance are married to super models? How many women do you know with truly narrow gauge "heavy hitters" for their main squeeze? Unless you're pretty narrow gauge yourself, the answer is not many!

But most importantly...what does it mean if you or I buy into the argument in Russ Ruggles' post? That it's okay to stretch the truth? That if everyone else is doing it, we have to as well, in order to compete? Or might it mean that, deep down we don't think we're worthy just as we are? I can't answer for Russ Ruggles...or for you. But you must answer for yourself, as must all of us. In the end, we are the stewards of the image others form of us and above all of ourselves and how we feel about us. No one will ever feel better about us than we do. Yes, Virginia and Virgil...you are whom you attract! If that bothers you, work on fixing your reality...not the appearance of it!

Menopause, Modern Medicine, and the Celebrity Spin

The medicalization of menopause is a process that has subtly been going on since the 1930's, although it wasn't until the 1960's that it really picked up momentum in the public eye. This medicalization has transformed the understanding of what is a natural proces women's jackets s, into one defined as a disease.

When you define something as a disease, then treatment becomes compulsory. And the implication is that if you don't get treatment, or what is defined as acceptable treatment, then you are being irresponsible and negligent in your own health. Women's menopausal experiences were for a long time dismissed as the product of their own imaginations, then later embraced by pharmaceutical companies and subverted to push their shiny new pills.

And given that HRT has been so widely taken up by women, and is still used despite its risks, it has been a successful approach by the drug companies.
The celebrity factor in promotional campaigns has been very effective at selling both the idea of menopause as a disease, and the promises of hormone replacement therapy. The FDA and their comparative bodies in most countries require that product claims are verified by appropriate and legitimate studies. But celebrities in interviews are not subject to those rules, which are designed to protect the public from misleading and harmful information. So when an actress or aging supermodel enthusiastically enacts the lines of the drug company's scripts - that menopause is fraught with risks of diseases like alzheimers, heart attacks, colon cancer, cataracts, teeth loss, bone fractures and more (p43), in the guise of 'education' and personal sharing, this is seen as legitimate. There is no reference to the fees they were paid for this work, the source of their information, or its scientific validity (or lack thereof). Nor is their any mention of the fact that even initially, though there were short term benefits, the long term effects of hormone replacement therapy were not known. These celebrities were either ignorant themselves of their own status as human guinea pigs, or didn't care.

Menopause is sold with the language of 'decline', as though once a woman's estrogen 'dried up', so did she. She was relegated to an image of being 'less' than she was before, with the implication being that her value and contributions as a person were defined by something that time would take away. Unless of course she accepted the 'help' of the drug companies with their 'medicine' for her newly defined 'disease'. So instead of being supported as her body moved into another phase of its life, women were basically told they were losing what defined them as 'women', as though one hormone was responsible for what made them unique individuals. As though femininity was characterized not by their own choices and expressions, but driven by hormones. And as though 'femininity' was equated with youth, and that once this passed, women would not enjoy their 'best years' as they would otherwise. And, of course, if a woman wasn't feminine, in the appropriately defined way, then she was not really a woman...

Add to this mix the spectre of diseases that women would supposedly be in greater danger of getting, despite the fact that if scientists really knew the single cause of these diseases they would have triumphantly been marketing the cure to everyone - regardless of gender. When doctors treat alzheimers, heart attacks, colon caner, cataracts and teeth loss, they do not have one treatment for men and one for women. And in most cases, they don't guarantee a cure with their treatments anyway. So this suggests not only do they not have the cure, but they don't fully understand the cause. The murky waters of risk assessment are both complex and already muddied.

Women were given estrogen only in the early years of medical promotion. As studies emerged which showed women taking estrogen were more at risk of developing endometrial cancer, progestogen or progestin was added to form the combined hormone replacement therapy that became known as HRT. It was advertised for a long time as reducing the risk of heart disease, amongst other things. But in 1998, a high quality study, the HERS trial, found that in the group of 3000 older women they were studying over 4 years, who all had some form of heart disease, those on HRT were not in fact protected from heart attacks after all. And during the first year of the study, there was a higher incidence of heart attacks in the women on HRT compared with the placebo group. This was completely the opposite of what the drug companies had been advertising, based on their own observational studies, as opposed to the randomized control trial that the HERS study was.

The HERS trial was not the only one that would raise some niggly little facts about the menopause gravy train.

References: R Moynihan & A Cassels, Selling Sickness - How Drug Companies are Turning Us All Into Patients (Allen & Unwin, 2005)

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 ? 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 women's jackets – 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:

? Boat is being purchased in "As Is" condition

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

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

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

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

? Write down the buyers drivers license # on your receipt

? 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.

Wedding Shoes Be Fashion in Footwear

Take luxury to a new level with carefully chosen wedding shoes that reflect your personality and style on your big day. For many women, designer wedding footwear was once an unattainable prospect after the event expenses were tallied. Between flowers, food and music alone, plenty of brides felt unable to indulge their sense of fashion in footwear. Times have changed and many retailers offer designer shoe fashions at an affordable price.

With bold face names like Stuart Weitzman and Kate Spade, brides are flocking to these luxurious pieces of wearable art to make an unforgettable splash as they glide down the aisle. With three heel heights to choose from and numerous style in stock, wedding footwear can be easy to shop for.

For brides on a budget, discount wedding shoes are also a fun option to enliven your matrimonial ensemble without lightening your wallet. Women with an eye for a bargain will have a ball exploring the virtually endless options available to the knowledgeable shopper. With wedding season in full swing, many brides postpone their purchases until the sales have begun in earnest or simply seek out the most economical footwear outlets.

With so much time spent dancing, mingling and celebrating, a bride's feet certainly get a strenuous workout through the course of the evening. Why shouldn't your footwear get equal amounts of attention after all that effort? Looking back on framed photographs of the occasion, you'll see that devoting some time and effort to purchasing quality wedding shoes is a wise investment in your future.

Are you the ultimate girlie-girl? You could also be the girl who likes to be different. Maybe trendy is something is right up your alley. Any of these could make you the perfect candidate for having a fabulous pink wedding day. Now this could be something as lavish as an all pink wedding dress' right down to pink wedding shoes. It could also be as simple as something hidden underneath, such as pink wedding lingerie. The key to this idea is implementing color into your wedding in a style that becomes you.

For the more elaborate day, a style could be chosen that weaves the many hues of pink into the entire format of the wedding. Choose beautiful flowers that will be available on your wedding day and see how you can take those colors and create a mosaic from the napkins to the place cards, and even the candles. Try finding some invitations that use various forms of the color within women's coats online it, such as the response and reception cards. Using the many different shades of pink together will bring out an amazing sense of pink, without it blaring at your guests.

A more subtle approach would be to choose whites or ivories as your base color and then some smaller items that are not noticed as much and then pop them out in pink. Wear pink wedding shoes, and the groomsmen wear pink bow-ties or vests. Choose a beautiful pink ribbon to tie up all the floral arrangements or pink confetti whimsically thrown around the centerpieces. Choose a light pink shade for your table placement cards or a dark pink for the typeset.

Want to get a little trendy? Choose those hot! hot! pinks. Have a traditional wedding dress dyed this color and have the bridesmaids where white for a change. For a real change of pace, color everything white and make a special request of your guest to wear or bring something pink with them. This is sure to bring out the trendy and creativity of all involved.

If you already are set on your colors, but love the idea of involving pink into your wedding day, go for something just between the new couple. Choose some beautiful pink wedding lingerie, and decorate your wedding honeymoon room with pink petals and candles. Get some lavish pink satin sheets for wherever you are spending the honeymoon night. This would make your love of pink to be more intimate between yourself and your new spouse.

Pink is a beautiful color that can enhance any wedding day. It comes in a wide spectrum from almost white to a dark burning fuchsia. It can be thought of a traditional wedding color, but there are so many possibilities with pink that any wedding day can be pink-a-liscious.

The Importance of Sound Effects

Sound Effects are present in almost every media that you see and hear on a daily basis. From television, movies, and shorts to web sites, and digital music sound effects help tie the pieces together for your brain to understand. Their importance can easily be measured by their absence, when our minds quickly pick out the inconsistency.

Our brains rarely just think on one sense. Most often several of our senses make up the contents of every moment in our perceived time. We see a gun, we watch it fire, but if we don't hear the gunshot we feel that the experience is somehow broken, fake, or just doesn't make any sense.

This is why good quality sound effects can come in very handy. Having the exact right sound for your images can be crucial in getting your audience to become completely engulfed in the experience. Sometimes the sounds can be isolated or symbolic, like the ceiling fan in the beginning of "Apocalypse Now". Much of the other sound effects are removed to focus on the ceiling fan, which is a combination of blades moving quickly past the microphone, and the blades of a helicopter. The symbolism here is that the whirling blades of the fan are reminding Capt. Willard of the call of the jungle.

Sometimes the sounds are a little more collaborative and are mixed together to make a scene sound realistic. Sounds of leather coat, mixed with the jingle of change in the pockets, laid over the sound of a busy airport can create the unconsciously expected realism that your brain is expecting.

But you'll never get lucky enough to find a prefabricated sound byte that has everything you need laid into it at exactly the right time. That's why clean, individual sounds are vitally necessary to create the feel that you'll need. In this way you can mix and match a multitude of various sounds together to create completely new sounds, or a series of orchestrated sounds that complete a collage.

Montage theory (at least one of its aspects) employs juxtaposition of images in order to create new meaning. For example: Show a black and white picture of a sad looking old man, and then show a picture of an empty bowl. Most often our brains put the images together and tell us "this old man is starving". When in reality the two images have nothing to do with one another. The same thing holds true for sounds, especially when they are blended with images women's coats online . An obviously imaginary bolt of magic blasts out of a character's fingertips, we hear some burning lightening magic sound, and suddenly we are immersed in pure fantasy; believing that this person is really able to shoot magic from their fingertips. The icing on the cake, the thing that sells it, is the sound.

The importance of sound in your production is paramount. Cheap sounds pull your audience out of the realism of the experience. This is why high quality sounds should be collected at any price. Good well made sound effects will pay for themselves, though they'll never make their financial contribution known. It all comes down to the final product. Does it immerse your audience? If not then maybe some tweaking and enhancement of your sound is exactly what's missing.

Take care when melanotic naevus arises pathological changes

There are average 25 naevi in a man's body. Normally, they are not dangerous to us humans. If not for beauty, there is no need to get rid of them. But something must be pointed out that We are all in grave danger when the inoffensive naevi change into melanoma. This cannot be ignored.
Its development stage is long when melanotic nevus arises pathological changes. It is different from the tumour that the melanoma can be seen on the body. As long as you observe your body carefully, you can find out the changes. Melanoma usually appears on womens' leg and mens' back. For old man, they usually appear on the face.
You should examine the naevi on your body or others.
1.Do you feel renyam or not. You will feel nothing if the naevi are normal.
2.Whether it is bigger than blunt pencil tine or not. The normal naevi are little smaller than the blunt pencil tine.
3.Whether it is still growing. Naevi on adults will not grow any more.
4.Whether its shape is regular or not. Generally, the shape of the normal naevi is regular and the surface is smooth.
5.Whether it is mixed by the black-part and the brown-part or not. Generally, they are brown or black ones. A naevus only has one colour rather than two mixed colours.
How to prevent melanoma
The danger of the naevi is the melanoma. If the naevi change into melanoma, you should treat them as early as possible, not to leave them absolutely. The melanoma of an early stage can be healed completely. Moreover, you should pay attention to the following items.
1.The naevi that lie in frictional parts of the body such as waist , chin, beard part, foot-plate, palm, penis glans, female vulva and so on.
People who are light-colored skin and have lots of naevi should pay great attention to.
Adults should have a self-check every month to see if there are new naevi or not. Those whose shape is not regular or varicolored should be cured completely.
To prevent melanoma, you should avoid direct light of the sun, especially the sunshine between 10am and 3pm. Men who always work under sunshine for a long time have much more vulnerable opportunities. With the growth of age, incidence rate becomes highe women's jackets online r and higher.
About 99% of the naevi is of no danger to us, of which only very few will arise canceration. So as long as you understand the symptoms adequately and pay close attention to them at any moment, it would not be necessary to turn pale at the only mention of naevi.
How to get rid of the naevi
Laser treatment
For the little naevi whose diameter is under 0.5 centimeter, laser or high frequency electrotome will be suitable for burning. The strengths of this treatment are that it's easy and convenient to handle with little damage to normal tissues and very little scarring after healingness. However it also has disadvantages, that is it's hard to clean up all the naevi and leave tissues of the naevi to have pathology examines.
Freezing treatment
Freezing treatment and medical treatment are unsuitable to choose as they may eliminate naevi incompletely and stimulate the naevi cell to change malignantly.
Organic plant medicine treatment
The organic plant medicine treatment can fetch up the treatments where mentioned above. This treatment can eradicate skin moles without pain, scarring, tissue damage, or recurrence. There is no need for you to worry about disfigurement. A new revolution has been arisen in the domain of skin diseases treatment. For more information, please refer to our Bcured page.

The Reasons your Home Won’t Sell

Some houses sell as quickly as they are placed on the market. Others sit there languishing for months becoming not only harder to sell, but also, becoming harder to show. After all, the longer a house sits on the market, the harder it is to get rid of it. Houses pick up reputations like it or not.

Not only do the neighbors begin to realize that your home has been on the market for quite a while, but certainly so do the real estate agents. Even some of the potential homebuyers might realize that your property has been for sale for quite some time now. Surely, something must be wrong with it. What is it about your home that is keeping it from being sold?

The Overpriced House

A house that is overpriced is not going to sell as quickly as other properties simply because a quick comparison of prices will show that it is overpriced. Real estate agents won't even want to show it after a while, leaning toward properties that are more likely to sell. After all, they want to earn a living and trying to unload a property that is simply marked up too high is next to impossible.

A good real estate agent will insist that you lower the price before putting it on the market. You should listen to him if you want to sell your home in the near future. Take note of the pricing strategies of luxury homes during slumps in the market. Those properties are marked down not by hundreds of dollars or even thousands of dollars, but they are marked down by millions of dollars.

If you price your home reasonably when you first put it up for sale, you are more likely to sell it quickly than if you wait. Once a home is visibly marked down with a "price reduced" label, every potential buyer is instantly aware that your house has been on the market for a while. They are going to know that you are not a person who is up to any more compromises. After all, you priced your home much higher than the market would bear.

The Dump or Poorly Maintained House

A house that is a real dump is not going to sell because it is a dump. The word "dump" women's coats online can be used to describe a house that has a wide range of problems from dirty, in need of repairs, and unkempt to falling apart at the seams. Homeowners who do not take care of their houses while they are living in it risk the possibility of not being able to unload it when they want to do so.

A dump typically has more wrong with it though than a few "sadly in need of paint" walls and carpets that look like the entire world came tramping through after a walk through a swamp. A dump has structural problems that are real eyesores and that a few cosmetic strategies are not going to solve.

What good is a coat of paint on the front porch when the floor slats are clearly rotting out on the perimeters? What good is a new bush or two on the side of the house when clearly every tree in the back yard is dying from some type of disease? What good is allowing the buyers to keep the washer and dryer when the home is clearly infested with mice, cockroaches, and other vermin? And what good are a few dirty, but pretty, curtains when every window refuses to open and the screens are all missing?

Plus, a dump is simply one of those homes that you know you do not want to enter even when your real estate agent insists. It is one of those homes that clearly smells like animal urine as you approach it from the sidewalk. It not only has a fine coat of dust covering the window ledges or fireplace mantle, but it also has a fine layer of grime covering the walls, ceiling, and steps to the basement. It simply doesn't matter how much potential it has. Would you want to live there?

However, if the homeowners clean it up, then it is no longer a dump and it might eventually sell. Then again, a dump in your eyes might not be the same as a dump in someone else's eyes. After all, it is all a matter of perspective. Nonetheless, a house that was once a dump is always a dump in the eyes of the people who have already seen it, including the real estate agents.

Who Did You Say Is Selling Your House?

If you pick the wrong person to sell your home for you, you could be in even bigger trouble than you think. After all, if your brother-in-law is a real estate agent and you list your home with him, he is going to be sharing a bit more than the specs in the paperwork. Let's face it, people like to share what they know without even realizing they are doing it. It is simply human nature to talk to those around us.

Before you know it, a conversation about the new roof leads to the fact that the house had some structural inconsistencies leading to the roof's collapse. Gosh, would you want to live in a house like that? What else could be wrong with it? Or perhaps he will share the fact that the neighbors are real party hounds during the summer and your kids cannot get any sleep before 10 pm when the law reinforces the "peace and quiet" guidelines of the area.

How much harder is it to sell a home when every tiny negative aspect is laid out on the table for the potential buyers? Yes, the homeowners do have the responsibility to disclose certain things, but do they really have to tell the potential owners that the teenager down the block revs his car at 7 am in the morning every day or the neighbor's cat likes to spray in your garden?

A real estate agent who knows these things is going to share these things without even realizing that he is doing it. It is simply normal conversation to share when someone else shares. In fact, he might even think he is being helpful to point out certain things. Let's face it though, some things are better left unsaid.

Schnoodle Puppy & Dog Information

The Schnoodle is a crossbreed variety of dog. This unique hybrid is the result of crossing a Poodle and a Schnauzer, classified as an F1. Since the Schnoodle is a crossbreed, the appearance can vary. The Poodle is fun and energetic as is the Schnauzer. Both breeds are intelligent and good natured dogs that enjoy the company of people and take well to training. Both breeds can be sociable but stubborn. Color can vary from brown to wheaten. Given the diversity of these traits, it is hard to predict which characteristics will dominate.

Some Schnoodle puggles may display a larger head relative to overall body size. Subsequent breedings to the F2 or F3 level can alter the appearance dramatically from the original F1 class.

Approximate Adult Size

As with many hybrid breeds, size and weight will vary. The approximate adult size, two years old or older, of either the male or female is 16 to 18 inches at the withers. The withers is the highest point of the shoulder. A Schnoodle can weigh between 14 and 18 pounds.

Special Health Considerations
Most dog breeds have certain health conditions problems associated with that specific breed. Poodles could be prone to Canine Hip Dysplasia that can lead to arthritis pain and lameness. Poodles can also be prone to epilepsy, which is common in many dogs, stifle problems and ear infections. The Schnoodle is said to be prone to cataracts and other eye-related problems.
This disease list is provided only as an informative guideline and your Schnoodle may not experience any of these conditions. Before choosing a Schnoodle, or any type of dog, always consult a veterinary professional for more comprehensive information.

As with any dog, the puppy stage, 0 to 12 months of age, is the time for shots, boosters and a thorough check up. As an adult, the dog should have an annual veterinary checkup including a dental exam and cleaning. As with most pets, avoid feeding your dog sweets. Certain human foods should never be given to your pet. When in doubt, always consult your veterinary professional.

Grooming

The coat of Schnoodle can vary from course to soft and will be generally wavy with very little shedding. Regular brushing is very important for the Schnoodle and will help maintain a clean and healthy coat. The process of grooming provides an opportunity to examine the dog for skin problems and strengthen the emotional bond between you and your dog.

Dental health is important and the teeth should be brushed at least twice a week with toothpaste and toothbrush designed for dogs. Brushing removes the accumulation of plaque and tartar which can cause cavities and periodontal disease. Poor canine dental hygiene can lead to pain, loss of teeth, bad breath and other serious health conditions.

The claws should be trimmed regularly and the paws examined for signs of injury.

Life Span

With proper nutrition, me fashion coats online dical care and excellent living conditions, a Schnoodle should be able to live a long and healthy life, possibly as long as 15 years. Given the hybrid nature of these dogs, and interbreeding, an accurate prediction of life expectancy is not possible.

Registries

American Canine Hybrid Club

As a hybrid breed, the Schnoodle is not recognized as a breed by the American Kennel Club, Continental Kennel Club, the Canadian Kennel Club or their affiliated organizations.

Litter Size

Litter size for the Schnoodle is said to average between 4 and 6 puppies, though accurate data on litter size has yet to be collected.

Category

Hybrid

Every dog is an individual so not everything in this article may be correct for your dog. This information is intended only as a good faith guideline.

How to Dress For Getting Into the Movies

There is only one drawback to the pleasurable life of the movie actor or actress. They draw big salaries ; they get their names in the papers and are deluged with "fan" letters to such an extent that special postal departments are installed in their offices; the work is interesting and the hours comparatively short. But, alas, they have to have a lot of clothes.

To be sure, the buying of clothes is a most pleasurable experience to all women and to many men. And, forsooth, if they draw big salaries, why cavil about the cost of replenishing a wardrobe every now and again? The fact is, the wardrobes are not replenished every now and again; they are constantly in a state of replenishment, and for that reason the average actor's bank account, no matter how big the salary, is also in constant need of being similarly replenished.

For every new scene is apt to require completely new gowns and suits, and, in the case of the actors who play the more important parts, no two suits or gowns can be worn in any two pictures or the fans will be sure to discover it' and write uncomplimentary letters to the studio.

In the case of the beginner, however, no such expenses need be met if he or she has one complete wardrobe to start with. People playing minor characters must dress for the part at their own expense, but no one notices or cares whether they wear the same clothes with which they recently graced the studio next door. If they play a part requiring a special dress or uniform the management will supply it without charge.

It is rather difficult for a newcomer to the movies to know exactly what clothes are required for their wardrobe. Therefore we are including the following comments on clothes and styles, as applied to motion picture work: Men should have at least three business suits, one of which should be light and one dark. For summer scenes, white flannels, with a blue coat and a soft shirt not a sport shirt are required. White duck shoes complete this outfit. Tweed suits are the proper thing for wear in the country club scenes and in most pictures calling for scenes on English estates.

For dress wear three outfits are necessary. There is the cutaway for afternoon weddings, society teas, and so forth, a Tuxedo for club scenes and semi-dress occasions, and finally, full dress for balls and dinners where ladies are in the scene. A dark four-in-hand or bow tie, with a stand-up or wing collar, should be worn with the cutaway, and regulation dress bow ties, black with the dinner coat and white with the dress suit. These clothes are an essential part of a motion picture actor's outfit. The great difficulty with young actors is a tendency to overdress and to attempt to hide bad tailoring with a flashy design and a freak cut of the coat.

Since clothes are an actor's stock in trade, he should patronize only the best, if the most.expensive tailors, and stick to conservative lines unless the part requires eccentric dressing. Jewelry should be avoided, unless called for in the character ; cuff links and a watch chain are all that should be worn, with the exception of dress studs with the dinner or dress coat.

Girls will need a simple afternoon suit and an outer coat to match. They must have two summer frocks, a sailor blouse with a dark skirt, negligee, and an evening gown and wraps. Hats to match are necessary, of course, as are dancing slippers and white duck shoes. The evening gown is perhaps the most important part of the young actress's wardrobe, since she is more apt to be called in for ball and dinner scenes than any other. Simplicity should be the keynote of such gowns. Simple French models are very attractive, but few women can wear them well, since most American girls are too broad in the shoulders for the Parisian styles.

Clothes for character parts must be assembled on the moment according to the demands of the director and the imagination of the actor or actress. Realism is the great essential of character dressing. To wear the rags of a vaudeville tramp in the movies would turn the picture into a slapstick comedy. A real tramp's clothes are a mighty different matter.

The greatest difficulty which a casting director experiences is that of finding people to play the part of society folk. These parts require an understanding of drawing-room manners and ballroom etiquette, and the ability to wear smart clothes. If the clothes are
not up to the moment they will be obsolete when the picture reaches the country at large, and the audiences will think that because the styles are out of date the picture is out of date also. Also if any extreme styles are worn they are sure to be out of date when the picture is shown.

In the same way, the slightest error in etiquette is sure to be noted and commented upon. It is more of a trick than one might think to know, at a moment's notice, how to act as best man at a fashionable wedding, or how to serve a ten-course dinner according to the latest vogue.

The best way is to dress conservatively and to act as any well bred person might be expected to. A man who fails to take off his hat upon entering a fashionable house would be laughed at. A man who took it off with a grand flourish would be hooted out. Recently a director read in a certain short story that the Newport set had instituted the custom of supplying a single green glove for each women's jackets dinner guest to wear while the olives were served. This was merely a bit of satire on the part of the story writer but the director took it seriously, and instituted the fad in a dinner scene with dire results when the picture was shown to the newspaper critics.

German Shorthaired Pointer Dog Breed Information And Facts

The German Shorthaired Pointer (GSP) was developed at the turn of the nineteenth century in Germany solely for the purpose of hunting. It is believe that there were quite a few dogs that went into creating this unique breed some of which include some German breeds such as the schweisshund, a German hound known for tracking, the Foxhound, different French hounds, assorted Scandinavian breeds, the German Bird Dog, and the Italian Pointer.

This breed is known for its ability to move quickly and with great strength. This is due to his very strong back legs that give him the ability to move rapidly and turn quickly if needed. His muzzle allows him to retrieve heavier game than most of the retrievers because it is strong and broad.

The German Shorthaired Pointer's coat is water resistant due to his undercoat that is protected by guard hairs that are stiff. This also allows him to stay warm in even the coldest of weather. His color can vary, but is usually a dark brown, known as liver, black or both liver and black with some white mixed fashion jackets online in. This mixed, darker coloring can make this breed harder to see in the winter seasons: a perfect dog for hunting without getting easily caught. When he is standing in snow and next to dead trees and shrubs, his white and brown coat camouflage him well.

The German Shorthaired Pointer can stand anywhere between twenty-one and twenty-five inches tall, categorizing him as a medium breed. Adults typically weigh anywhere from forty-five to seventy pounds and the female Pointer is usually a little bit shorter and slightly lighter than the male.

Although this gentle, obedient breed makes a great household pet, he needs to be trained at times to be affectionate and not "always on the hunt". They are also very intelligent and bold. Generally speaking they are easy to train, but need a lot of attention as they can be easily distracted due to their superior scent ability. They have a tendency toward being stubborn, so early training is a necessity.

Inherently, they are bred to hunt, so the ability to get much exercise and keep a high activity level is very important. He needs constant jobs to do due to his intense activity level. For everyday family life and having a GSP as a pet, this breed is recommended to be a friendly, fun and loyal addition to the family, who tend to be protective of young children. However, great care must be taken around young children because of their high energy and activity level.

If the German Shorthaired Pointer seems like they are hyperactive or very destructive, it is probably due to a lack of correct training or a lack of plenty of exercise. This breed develops very strong attachments and bondings with their owners and the families they are with. However, if they do not receive the correct amount of exercise, they will take it upon themselves to be sure that they do and thus have a potentially destructive tendency.

As the GSP is a large, active breed, the dogs can require quite a bit of food; however, they can also become obese if fed too much for individual activity levels. A healthy weight is that the last two ribs should be able to be felt under the coat and the dog should have a distinct and defined waist. Recommended feeding for the German Short haired Pointer is one and a half to two and a half cans of high-quality meaty product with biscuit added in equal parts or five cupfuls of a complete, dry dog food.

How To Keep Your Dog Warm In Winter

For many dog owners, knowing how to keep their dog warm during the cold winter months is a major concern. However, as this article will explain there are many ways to do this and to address your concerns.

If your dog is small, has short hair, or is older, then you may want to consider purchasing a dog jacket in order to help keep him warm. In some climates, it is appropriate to choose a sweater for the fall months and a heavier jacket for the colder winter months however you will be able to decide that based on the climate in your area.

When choosing outerwear for your dog choose something simple that is easy for you to put on. You do not want to end up tussling with your dog every time you come to put the jacket on them. You may need to spend some time getting your dog used to wearing a coat as some dogs do not like to be dressed up. To do this, simply put the coat on for short periods each day making sure that you give lots of good treats.

In this way your dog will learn to associate wearing his coat with yummy treats making it much easier for you to dress him. Remember to choose a coat made from durable materials that are easy to care for. Just because it is cute does not necessarily mean that it is appropriate. Also, if snow is a concern, look for water resistant materials. Do make sure that you know your dog's measurements and do follow the manufacturer's directions to ensure you achieve a proper fit.

Dogs that walk a lot, work outside, or are older, may also need to wear boots. Dog boots are available from many manufacturers and help keep feet protected from ice, snow, and salt. As with coats, make sure to follow the manufacturer's directions to ensure proper fit. If you choose not to purchase boots for your dog, make sure to remove ice and snow from between his pads when he comes inside. This will help keep him warm as well as help prevent dry, cracked, irritated pads.

If your dog lives primarily outside, you will want to make sure you get him a good quality shelter of some sort. Many pet supply stores and online manufacturers make great quality dog houses in a variety of styles to meet the needs of every budget.

You will want one that will help keep wind, rain, and snow away from your dog. You will want to make sure that the opening to the dog house does not face the wind. You will also want to make sure that you lay down straw or provide a bed or several blankets to help protect your dog from the frozen ground. Make sure to change the straw and/or bedding periodically.

Blankets and beds can get wet and straw, when wet, can get moldy. Moldy straw can lead to upper respiratory and skin infections. Some people like to provide heat to their outside dog houses. It is not a good idea to do this with heating pads or space heaters with electrical cords. Your dog can chew through these cords causing a hazardous accident.

If you choose to provide heat to your outdoor dog, it is best to have this done professionally. Some pet stores offer heated beds that contain a disc that can be heated in the microwave or with hot water periodically.

During the winter, it is just as important to keep your dog properly groomed as it is during the summer. Your dog's coat provides natural insulation against the elements. It is important to keep your dog's coat brushed and free of mats and burrs. The hair between the foot pads needs to be trimmed up to help prevent ice balls from forming. Regular grooming will help ensure proper body temperature during the wint women's jackets er months.

Some dogs, especially those kept outside, will require extra food during the winter months. It is important to discuss these nutritional needs with your veterinarian or pet professional. If your dog is kept outside, it is also very important to make sure that he has access to clean, fresh water at all times. Snow and ice are not appropriate for hydration. Be careful to make sure that his water has not frozen over.

There are many things you can do to ensure that your dog stays warm and safe during the winter months. If you have further questions about how to do this, please ask your veterinary staff or pet professionals.