What Are Junk Silver Coins and Why Buy Junk Silver?

In the US when people talk about Junk Silver they are referring to old US coins that contain silver. In the past dimes, quarters, half dollars and dollars have all contained varying amounts of silver. Up until 1965 these coins contained 90% silver. After 1965 only Kennedy Half Dollars continued to be minted with silver in them and the content was reduced to 40%. Different Junk Silver Coins include Morgan Silver Dollars, Peace Dollars, Mercury Dimes, Barber Quarters and so on.

People who invest in silver will most commonly buy one ounce coins or ten ounce bars issued by different mints. However Junk Silver coins are an extremely effective way of investing in silver as I will explain. The value of junk silver coins will always reflect the price of silver so if the silver price rises by 10% so will the value of your Kennedy half dollar or mercury dime.

One perception people have about investing in precious metals is that it requires a substantial investment well this is not true with junk silver coins - in fact you can pick up a mercury dime for well under $2 and many coin shops will be happy to sell you them in single amounts. So for people on low budgets this is a great option

Many people are getting interested in precious metals due to the worsening financial situation in the country and they can see potential financial collapse. Precious metals would be a viable means of exchange in a world where the money has become worthless. Bartering however with your ounces of gold or even silver could prove problematic. I am sure you will find someone willing to exchange your ounce of gold for a loaf of bread but that has been a very expensive loaf of bread- even with an ounce of silver you may find yourself losing out massively in any exchange. However because junk silver coins have smaller amounts of silver in them and you can pick up coins for as little as $2 they make an excellent means of bartering.

So How Can You Buy Junk Silver Coins

If you look online you may find different dealers offering to sell $1000 bags of junk silver. This means that the total face value of the coins in the bag is $1000 which at today's silver price could end up costing you well over $13 -14 000. Luckily many coin dealers will be willing to sell you these coins in small amounts. eBay is also an excellent place to pick up junk silver coins at reasonable prices. If you are buying small quantities it is not unreasonable to pay a premium of up to 15-20% over the spot price of silver for each coin. You could even try advertising on Craigslist for people looking to sell their coins.

When dealers give you a price for junk silver they may quote the price in terms of "face" (i.e. face value) so if they are chargin' 13 times face that means a Kennedy half dollar would be $6.50 for example.

If all you are interested in is investing in silver be careful that you are not paying extra for proof sets or first strike - these will command higher premiums because they are rarer coins- leave these to the coin experts.

The one drawback with Junk Silver Coins is they all have odd amounts of silver in them for example a Mercury Dime contains 0.07234 ounces of silver in them making it slightly tricky to work out the exact value of the silver coin at any one time. To help you there are many online calculators such as the one in my signature that will give up to the minute values of different coins. Before bidding for these coins on eBay or buying in a coin shop make sure you know the current spot price of the coins you are going to buy so you know how much premium you are paying!!!!

The In Gold We Trust Junk Silver Coins, Bullion and Scrap Gold Calculator - it offers up to the minute silver dollar and other junk silver coin values along with scrap gold prices and other gold coin values. It is an excellent tool for anyone looking to invest in gold or silver - there is also lots of info on how to Buy gold and silver

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Need Of Digital Programmable Hearing Aids?

It is scientifically proved that human ears become poor in their natural ability to hear the voices especially voices of low pitch and high pitch. As we know that human ear is a very sensitive organ of the body which can sense hearing in the range from twenty to twenty thousands tones per second. Many researchers and scientists have also belief in the fact that human sensitive senses become weak in progress as human being become aged. Sometimes performance of senses depends upon hereditary character, which transfer from generation to generation.

Social Effect On Hearing Loss:

With problem of poor hearing there are also some social effects for this natural deficiency. Sometimes people ignore the persons with low hearing ears in this case one may feel disgraced and dishonored. People also song as deaf to individuals having problem of low hearing.

Parameters For Choosing Hearing Aid:

The best remedy for hearing loss problem is to select a good hearing aid device. Among hearing aids, a digital programmable hearing aid are treated as the best one and selection of digital hearing device involves many factors. By having these hearing aids one can have stunning and wonderful results as far as sensing of voices is concerned. It can also make other people to feel comfortable in regard of mal-hearing socially.

Benefits Of Digital Programmable Hearing Aid:

As this world is progressing in scientific innovations multiple and quadruples, the digital programmable hearing aid is like a blessing as a result of scientific research for the individuals undergoing impaired hearing. It has ninety nine percent audible voice efficiency because of its high throughput performance audio sensed circuitry. It makes voice clear by canceling interference and over tone problems. Digital programmable hearing aid has also ability to make itself adjustable according to sensed voice input. In fact it is a true helper for the persons having hearing loss problem.

S.H. Demerits Of Digital Programmable Hearing Aids

As compared to low performance analogue audible voice senses the digital ones are costly. Digital programmable hearing aids are being the part of people's life from l987 but due to market trends no doubt it has more price. As a result of different taxes applied but with the passage of time analogue hearing aids are being discarded and are not likely to be adopted by the effected peoples.

Popularity Of Digital Programmable Hearing Aids:

With the advent of digital programmable hearing aid in market, all sects of people and many are adopting it. Many manufacturers are diverting their business towards making of digital programmable hearing aids due to its demand in market. The persons feeling such problem may contact audiologist in order to select digital hearing aid according to their suitability. These devices are becoming a reliable source for the solution of problem like hearing loss. It has saved the people from the deprivation of hearing loss, which has brought comfort to their life.

New hearing aid technology is always improving on the old. Digital hearing aids sample the sound in the same way that digital audio technology does, and can produce better sound quality.


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Craigslist, Yellow Pages, And Web Directory Lists As Information Providers

In the space of a few years, phone books have lost out on popularity. Of course, let me not count the occasion when my husband left the toilet paper roll on the floor, directly beneath the waiting empty roll, for the 72nd time in a row. But for its actual use of providing information to me, I cannot remember when I last used it. In this day and age my computer is always so much closer than the phone book, although I must admit, it is much harder to throw across a room when frustrated. But yet I keep the thing around, try to camouflage the ugly machine with my decor or what have you. I have to keep it out and in plain sight for the whole world to agree that yes; I have a phonebook available for your information pleasure. Heaven forbid I lose another useless monstrosity. Right, because something that is 6 inches thick and could be injurious when thrown appropriately could be lost easily. But seriously, do you think I know where it is? No, because I never use it. Just about anything that I need from it can be found on the Internet. The people that want to be found will be in the phone book, but I can look for them online as well. And if they don't want to be found, well, I am not going to find them in either place. But every year, Bell without fail drops one off at the end of my driveway, and within minutes, it ends up - somewhere - just in case I have an immediate phone number emergency where 911 does not apply (I have that one memorized, anyway).

Gone are the days of letting our fingers do the walking through the Yellow Pages. In fact, the ubiquitous Yellow Pages are on the Internet as well. The Yellow Pages can't be knocked; they still remain one of the most useful information services out there. When looking for local information on businesses or services, it is my most preferred destination. But I don't intensify my strength training program by flipping through hard copy information. I log on. In fact, it is faster for me to find out about my pizza place on the Internet than to find the phone number in the book. Also, with the advent of sites like Craigslist or web directory sites, I have many more options available to me within seconds if I need information. Craigslist and web directories operate very similarly to the Yellow Pages, with a few extras. Craigslist is primarily a classified ad site, but it can give a whole lot of useful information. Not only can I find local business information, but can also look for housing (which will come in handy for my husband if he attempts the toilet roll conundrum one more time), look for work, social activities, or whatever other community classifieds information you might want. What makes it even better is that I will be free from the attack of the ads while I am doing so, as I am in so many other places on the Internet.

In fact, Craigslist is so easy to use, and now, very much in demand, having over 15 million users a month, that even my online Yellow Pages are becoming archaic. The information on Craigslist is also current information, which does not always hold true for the Yellow Pages, online or otherwise. And now, with eBay controlling some of its shares, it is doing very well even in the presence of big players like Google and Yahoo. Phone books may already have become things of the past, but we have already found substitutes.

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What is CPM, CPC, CPA and CTR ?

CPM

CPM means Cost Per Thousand. (M is the Roman numeral for thousand - and so Cost Per Thousand).

This is the amount you will pay the ad-network or website publisher to show your ad a thousand times on their website or across their ad-network.

Whether your ad is shown only once to each visitor (Unique Impressions) or any number of times - is something that you will have to work out with the nad-network or the website.

CPM rates were once (pre yr 2000 bubble-burst era) as much as $75, but have now dropped to as little as $1 CPM.

CPC

CPC means Cost Per Click. This is how much you would pay the ad-network or website every time a visitor clicks on your banner. CPC rates can be as high as $3 per click or as little as 5 cents per click. It depends on your product and your market - amongst other factors, the more competition there is - the higher you will probably end up paying as you compete with competitors.

CPA

CPA means Cost Per Action. The Action could be any of the following types of actions - A visitor clicking on your banner coming to your site and filling up a simple enquiry form (CPR - Cost Per Registration) , or if the visitor makes a purchase (CPS - Cost Per sale). It could be a flat fee or a percentage commission of the sale made. Affiliate-Networks like commissionjunction , linkshare and clickbank have very good software systems in place to track all this and provide statistics to online merchants and publishers on their network of websites.

I have explained in detail what an Affiliate Network is, in another section. They basically, allow publisher websites to sign up for free so they can start earning commissions on sales arising out of the traffic they send to online merchants. The Affiliate Network tracks all this using their system and code merchants and publishers are required to place on their website. Publishers can sign up for free mostly, and in some cases online Merchants are required to pay a one time setup fee and possibly a monthly fee with commissions - eg. As in commissionjunction. A very popular site that is free to Merchants is Clickbank network.

CTR

CTR is Click Through Rate. This is the percentage rate at which people click on your ad banner. If your banner ad is seen by 100 people but clicked by one person - then it's CTR is 1% or .01

Similarly, if your ad banner is seen 100,000 times and in the same time period it is clicked 2000 times - then your banner CTR is 2% or .02 .

This is how we calculate CTR ...

(Number of Clicks / Number of impressions) x 100

Example, for above case it would be -

(2000 / 100,000) x 100 = .02

CPM, CPC or CPA ... which is best for my ad campaign?

Your choice will depend on various factors. Sometimes companies such as Pepsi, would just like to enforce their brand and be seen across many websites, without any need for the user to click on their banners. This is a brand hammering strategy, and a CPM deal would be preferred.

Apart from the above mass branding effort, the decision to go for a CPC, CPM or CPA ad becomes a calculated decision when you have a product that you want to sell on your website.

Would you pay the publisher for only visitors he sends you? or would you pay him for every thousand ads he displays for you?or would you pay him a commission on sales from visitors he sends you?

This is tricky. You may need to read the paragraphs below slowly, or even several times over to get the gist of what I am saying ...

To help you decide, you should first run a pilot CPM campaign that will help you gauge results. Your CPM campaign and number of Clicks on your banner, will let you know exactly what your CTR (Click through Rate) is for your banner.

Your CTR will help you decide your campaign type - CPM or CPC ? If your CTR is high, you should go in for a CPM, if its low you should go in for a CPC.

The reason for this is simple. If you have a low CTR then you would rather only pay for the low traffic that comes to your site. If your CTR is high , then you don't mind paying CPM - because your cost will not escalate for more and more visitors that come to your site, but will remain the same.

I will explain the above, with a couple of examples -

Example 1

Lets suppose a website that you want to advertise on charges a CPM of $5.00 and a CPC of 50 cents.

And, you need to decide if you should go in for CPM or CPC ?

Lets suppose you first buy 1,000,000 impressions.

This works out to $5000 ($5 per 1000 impressions x 1000)

Now lets suppose your CTR is not good and is 0.2 % (or 2 clicks per 1000 ads)

Now, you need to calculate the amount you will pay of you had bought a CPC.

If your CTR is 0.2% and you display 1,000,000 ads, then this works out to ...

.002 x 1,000,000 = 2000 clicks.

So essentially you have paid $5000 for 2000 clicks or $2.50 per click!!

This means that I am better of buying on a CPC basis, because one click there costs me only 50cents! And if I go for CPC, then I will get 10,000 clicks for $5000 ... which is 5 times more than the clicks i get in the CPM model (2000).

Example 2

Lets assume that your banner ad turns out to be very good and gets a very good CTR of say 5%

Now you need to decide ..CPM or CPC.

Lets analyze as above -

I paid $5000 for 1,000,000 ads at 5% CTR

That means 5% x 1,000,000 ads were clicked on , which equals

= .05 (5%) x 1,000,000 = 50,000 clicks!

So for $5000 i got 50,000 clicks.

Now, if I had bought on a click basis, then at the CPC rate of (50cents) I will pay

50,000 x $0.50 amount for 50,000 clicks, which is $25,000 (5 times what I would pay with CPM, for the same traffic)

So, I am better of buying with a CPM system for this banner ad campaign

What about CPA ?

I have dedicated a separate chapter for this. This system is gaining popularity slowly. It seems to be the fairest system of all the three methods - specially when you are selling a product or service. Both Google and Yahoo are leaning towards taking their CPC system into a more fair and measurable CPA system. Google has recently launched Google Analytics and Google's version of PayPal (Google Checkout) - that is a positive and firm step towards its CPA plans.
Selling ad-space on your website - how much can you charge?

Nowadays CPM rates have fallen from highs of $50 to $10 to $2 in many cases.

If you have high traffic you may approach ad-networks, and they will serve out the ads for your website. They will give you a piece of code to insert into the pages of your website. You will get a Username and Password to login to a control panel area on the ad-networks main website, to see how your site is performing. Ad-networks pay you based on CPM or CPC, depending on what their client (the advertiser) opt for. They will take from 40% to 60% commission. This is acceptable, considering the fact that they get you the clients and revenues, and they have to manage all the advertising technology and payment systems.

Most of these ad-networks require that you have a certain number of impressions per month to qualify to become part of their network of websites. For example, DoubleClick requires at minimum 5 million monthly page impressions. There are many mid sized networks, like Advertising , fastclick , ValueClick (only CPC, owned partially by DoubleClick) and even smaller ad networks like, burstnet . You should visit adbalance to get a complete list and brief on popular ad networks.

Banner Management Software

If you would like to manage your own Clients and their banner ads for your website, you will need to develop an ad-serving engine or license a third party engine and install it on your website. You can get a list of free and paid software scripts that you can install on your website from cgi-resources.com or hotscripts.com

I've spent 15 years in online Internet marketing. During this period i've read and learnt a lot from others - professionals and amatures. I've also devised many of my own ideas and experimentations. I've spent plenty of money purchasing and downloading ebooks that teach you specific techniques relating to making money online. Visit my blog for your free ebook and email course at SuccessOnline.IN

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Does And Don’ts In Kitchenware Shopping

Kitchenware vary largely these days as there are different kinds and also competitive rates which are made available these days. There are a lot of companies offering best rates for the kitchenware items and thus profitable for people who purchase them. Those things which are considered to be the most important aspects in kitchenware shopping are known as the cookware essentials. These are very few things which are included in the list.

The primary list of products includes knife which is sharp and the most important aspect which is used for cutting. The other things are cutting board and some pans for various purposes. It might be difficult to think preparing food with these. But these are the most important things needed. Usually people prefer a lot more than these, but it is also possible to cook with these little items.

Of course electronic items play a major role in every kitchen as they make our works easier and also stimulate the pace of the work. Even then the most essential one is the knife. The most important of all the kitchenware is the cook’s knife which is large and flat and fits well into your hand which is 8 inch blade along with slightly curved blades which has a rocking motion. Another knife needed is the 4 inches ones used for cutting small vegetables and even the carving knife.

Buying a 10 inches long knife would help you make it use in two different ways even as a bread knife. Buying a set of knife would let you start with it as there is no need of buying a lot of them. But before selecting the set it is very important to take a look at it and determine whether it is a necessity or not.

Don’t force yourself to buy something or the other. If you don’t get the knife set that is needed as it would be an utter waste. It is always better to have knives that suit your needs and also make you comfortable with. Most of the knife sets comes along with a wooden knife block. But never fall for those as they are considered to be useful sometimes and the other times not. These set will have fourteen knives which are of no use and the other one will not be the right one to choose as would sometimes cause you blisters.

Keeping the knives sharper is the most important task and for this various techniques is introduced such as the steel or grinding stone and even the latest modern device such as sharpeners are being introduced largely. They are more depending these days. In case of pans also make sure to have high quality and nothing over the top variety which has to spend a fortune over it. Before choosing them, always make sure that they have a good solid construction.

Stainless steel could prove to be useful for the purpose of cooking as they are light weight and even affordable. Buying a handheld mixer would save you a lot without buying the table top. Thus understanding the needs of kitchenware is very important before stepping out for the purchase.




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Free Money Making Opportunities on the Web

In auctions, the seller can specify what's known as a reserve price for an item. If the winning bid for that item is less than the reserve price, the seller can opt not to complete the transaction. Often, this technique is used by sellers who have a detailed understanding of how much the item would be worth if sold elsewhere, or who for whatever reason need to make a certain amount of money from the auction for free money making opportunities on the web. Generally, such sellers can be broken up into two categories: sellers who are simply looking to recoup a certain amount of the item's purchase cost and sellers who rely primarily on auction sales for their livelihood.

The first case often includes businesses that re-sell used items at a depreciated value. If the company uses good accounting practices, this value will be readily available. Otherwise, it will have to estimate the value by consulting with experts (some of whom it may already have on its staff) or comparing prices on similar items for free money making opportunities on the web. Typically, such sales aren't essential to the continuing health of the organization, so accepting a price slightly below the reserve value would likely not result in major harm. In low-priority situations such as this, a business must ask itself whether a reserve is really necessary for free money making opportunities on the web. Most auction venues will charge an additional fee to place a reserve on an item, which, depending on the expected sale price of the item, might be enough to cast the possibility of a satisfactory profit into doubt.

In the second case, though, reserve prices can reasonably be considered on the order of regular store prices: any offer below them will not result in a sale. As such, they need to be carefully calculated for free money making opportunities on the web. Too high, and auctions may result in too few sales and a bad reputation. Too low, and auctions may not generate enough profit to maintain the business. The desired profit margin will vary by business and by item, of course, and needs to be realistic for the market for free money making opportunities on the web. Equally, sellers should be aware of the relevant research, such as studies that indicate that using reserve pricing can have a feast-or-famine effect on profit depending on the estimated value of the goods being sold.* This research, while not conclusive, indicates that, even if relatively expensive goods benefit from reserves, relatively inexpensive ones can actually lose value if a reserve is employed. Ultimately, a business should remember that its bottom line is profit: even if all the theories say that using a reserve will help, if reserve-priced goods consistently under perform, the right answer is to abandon them, and vice versa.

Online reputation

After you have brought people to your page to look at the sports memorabilia you are trying to sell, it is important to entice them to bid. One of the most important factors is by creating and maintaining a positive online reputation. Buyers will be less likely to bid on your merchandise if the feedback left about you is not good. But overall, creating a positive response about your online auction business is not difficult to do and is very similar to the same good business practices people practice in regular storefronts. Along with being honest and descriptive about what you are selling online, it is important to answer all questions posed to you by potential bidders and be forthright about your product. When it comes to shipping the item, pack it appropriately in the correct box and send it out just as you described on your site or if you have made alternative arrangements with the winning bidder.

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Dog Health Insurance Ensures The Best Care For Your Beloved Pet

A dog is a man's best friend and I am sure all dog owners will agree wholeheartedly with me. The welcome wag of its tail and the friendly lick can make you smile even after a hard stressful day at work. Taking your pet out for a walk or for a simple game with the frisbee can ensure a healthy workout for you and in the most enjoyable manner possible. The pet gives you silent company on lonely evenings and is more than happy to take a backseat when you are surrounded by your friends and family. The dog never complains if you have forgotten to give it a bath or perhaps you could not take it out for a walk due to some urgent work.

Considering all these facets of a pet it is our duty to ensure that we try and show our pet some of the care and concern that they feel for us. Dog health insurance can be one of the best ways to show that we care. The health insurance policies provided by various pet insurance companies cover a wide range of services starting from accidents, serious illnesses and even routine health care for the pets. Dogs of all breeds and ages can benefit and avail the advantages of such dog health insurance policies. It is not only easy on the pocket of the owners but also helps to provide the best care for them as such medical attention becomes easily affordable with the insurance.

As the facilities and technology in the world of animal health care are making major advancements in terms of providing superior treatment to the animals, the cost of such treatments is hitting the roof. Treatments like a hip replacement or kidney transplant which were earlier inconceivable in case of animals are now being provided for animals. Dogs too are prone to certain specific diseases like enlargement of heart, epilepsy, hip dysplasia which can be even be genetic. Also the symptom for these diseases occur in dogs only after a certain period of time and by that time the pet has already become an integral part of our families. Therefore helps the owner to provide the best treatment in such circumstances without feeling the financial pressure of providing the best health care for the dog.

Even on a regular basis them requires close attention to his health in terms of the best food, nutrients and hygiene. Regular check ups include expensive vaccinations, maintenance procedures such as ear and teeth cleaning, deworming, getting rid of unwanted mites and ticks and even minor infections. All these processes form an integral part of the dog's regular check up by the vet. A dog health insurance often covers the necessary processes thereby enabling the owner to provide the best care for his beloved pet. If such care is taken it will ensure a happy and loving association between themand his owner. So it is advisable to check with the other pet owners and companies providing such insurance and acquiring a proper dog health insurance for your precious canine.

Robert Scott is a veterinary doctor and through ages having been dealing in pet insurance. If you want to know more about pet insurance, Dog insurance, Dog health insurance and Cat insurance you can visit www.insuranceforpets.net

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Common Dog Health Challenges You Must Know!

As a dog owner, the health of your pet is high priority. However, it is often difficult to recognize when your dog has a minor condition or your dog has a serious health problem. This can be especially difficult if you are a first time pet owner. Below are descriptions of several common dog health issues that can help you determine your next step should a health issue arise.

One of the most common health issues for dogs are yeast infections in the ear. This is more prevalent in dogs with heavy ear flaps. The signs of an ear infection include head shaking, redness of the ears, inflammation of the ear, and a foul smell in the ear area. In order to prevent this condition, you should check your dog's ears at least once a week. You can also ask your vet or groomer to demonstrate the proper way to clean your dog's ears. Also, when you are bathing your dog, take care to not get water in your dog's ears. This can lead to an infection.

Kennel cough is a very serious infection of the respiratory system. It is a highly contagious disease that can be caused by several different viruses or bacterium. This is a chronic condition, but treatment can alleviate the symptoms associated with kennel cough. This condition is characterized by a dry, hacking cough that does not go away. If kennel cough is not treated, it can develop in pneumonia, so it is best to make an appointment with your veterinarian if you suspect your dog may have kennel cough.

Fleas are an extremely common health problem for dogs. Many times, fleas can be seen by the naked eye in the dog's coat. They can also be seen in the dog's excrement as black specks. Many people make the mistake of only treating the dog for fleas. In order to prevent a relapse, the dog's environment must be treated for fleas as well, including the dog bedding and cage. There are several effective treatments for fleas readily available in grocery stores. However, if these treatments do not work, your doctor can advise you on treatments.

Dogs are also very susceptible to heartworms. Most dogs will have no symptoms that they have heartworms, but their heart and lungs will be damaged by the disease. Dogs that have severe heartworm infestations will have labored breathing, and the vet may hear a crackling sound when listening to the dog breathe. Most dogs can be treated for heartworms using a medication prescribed by their vet.

It is always best to take call the veterinarian if you are truly concerned for your dog's well-being. At that point, your doctor's office can best advise you on how you should proceed in order to care for your pet.

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Hypnosis-The Relationship between Yoga, Meditation, and Self-Hypnosis

Though no one knows the exact origin of yoga, meditation and self-hypnosis, one thing is certain, that they are more than thousands of years old. Eminent scholars are of the opinion that the origins and practice of yoga and meditation can be traced to the Indus Valley civilization. In spite of the fact that these practices give the practitioner a sense of well being and peace it was not in vogue until recently.

Though yoga and meditation are often linked together they are also different. Meditation is thought to have been practiced all over the world for a very long time. Self-hypnosis is also thought to have existed in the world for a long time.

These alternate methods of healing and self-healing have existed for hundreds of year's in spite of efforts to discourage them by various vested interests for example fundamentalists and dogmatists. Doesn't it make you wonder why some people would want to discourage something as wonderful as self-hypnosis, meditation and yoga? Well the answer is simple. Most people who against these methods were people in control- control of other people. And they were under no circumstances willing to relinquish the control they had over the masses, because these methodologies thought one how to have control over one's well being( physical, mental & spiritual).

In many societies of the world these practices were forbidden. People in countries under dictatorship, communism were forbidden to practice yoga meditation, and self-hypnosis. Why? Because communism didn't allow people to question and receive answers about any thing other than what they wanted the people to know. They wanted people who were not in touch with their spirituality, whose consciousness was not awakened. They wanted their masses to be like robots and just obey commands. And we all know that yoga takes us to a higher plane and a higher level of consciousness. So people who practice yoga cannot be manipulated according to the whims and fancies of certain people. Because of this kind of oppression many people in the former Soviet union practiced Yoga in secret.

As a person who has lived in a free country all his life I find this difficult to comprehend, as will all of you who live in a free society. All we can conclude is that if people were willing to risk their lives for the well being offered by yoga there must be something to it. Think of all the sages who realized self and more through yoga.

In the present day of gadgets, where we have some gadget or other to do almost any thing we want, we still have no time for ourselves-no time to take real good care of our well being, our spirituality, of self awakening. Who is holding you back from yoga? No one But you yourself. Take a few moments to yourself, put your feet up and relax. Think of all the benefits that you will gain by practicing yoga or meditation or self-hypnosis. Think of the well being that is the fruits of practicing these self- improvement methods. Don't you want to feel good about your self, be relaxed and calm and be able to deal with the vagaries of life confidently and calmly.

Love and good wishes,


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Coping With Hearing Loss

Oddly enough, I've come to think that losing my hearing was one of the best things that ever happened to me, as it led to the publication of my first novel. But it took a while for me to accept that I was losing my hearing and needed help.

I believe that no matter how tough things get, you can make them better. I have my parents to thank for that. They never allowed me to think that I couldn't accomplish something because of my hearing loss. One of my mother's favorite sayings when I expressed doubt that I could do something was, "Yes, you can."

I was born with a mild hearing loss but began to lose more of my hearing when I was a senior in college. One day while sitting in my college dormitory room reading, I noticed my roommate get up from her bed, go to the princess telephone in our room, pick it up and start talking. None of that would have seemed strange, except for one thing: I never heard the telephone ring! I wondered why I couldn't hear a phone that I could hear just the day before. But I was too baffled--and embarrassed--to say anything to my roommate or to anyone else.

Late-deafened people can always remember the moments when they first stopped being able to hear the important things in life like telephones and doorbells ringing, people talking in the next room, or the television. It's sort of like remembering where you were when you learned that President Kennedy had been shot or when you learned about the terror attack at the World Trade Center.

Unbeknown to me at the time, that was only the beginning of my downward spiral, as my hearing grew progressively worse. But I was young and still vain enough not to want to buy a hearing aid. I struggled through college by sitting up front in the classroom, straining to read lips and asking people to speak up, sometimes again and again.

By the time I entered graduate school, I could no longer put it off. I knew that I had to buy a hearing aid. By then, even sitting in front of the classroom wasn't helping much. I was still vain enough to wait a few months while I let my hair grow out a bit before taking the plunge but I eventually did buy a hearing aid. It was a big, clunky thing, but I knew that I would have to be able to hear if I ever wanted to graduate.

Soon, my hair length didn't matter much, as the hearing aids got smaller and smaller. They also got better and better at picking up sound. The early aids did little more than make sounds louder evenly across the board. That doesn't work for those of us with nerve deafness, as we may have more hearing loss in the high frequencies than in the lower ones. The newer digital and programmable hearing aids go a long way toward improving on that. They can be set to match different types of hearing loss, so you can, say, increase a particular high frequency more than other frequencies.

Once I got my hearing aid and was able to hear again, I could focus on other things that were important to me--like my education, my career and writing that first novel! I didn't realize it then, but that first hearing aid actually freed me to go on to bigger and better things.

I had long dreamed of writing a novel, but like others kept putting it off. As I began to lose more and more of my hearing, it was a chore just to keep up at work, let alone doing much else. Then once I got the hearing aid, I no longer had to worry about a lot of the things I did before, and I began to think that writing a novel would be the perfect hobby for me. Anyone can write regardless of whether they can hear. I was also determined to prove that losing my hearing would not hold me back.

My first novel was published in 1994 and my fifth in the summer of 2005. Writing turned out to be much more than a hobby, as I've been writing full-time for more than 10 years. I'm now hard at work on my first nonfiction work, a photo-essay book to be published in 2007. I honestly believe that I would never have sat down at the computer and banged out that first novel if I hadn't lost so much of my hearing. Instead, I'd probably still be an editor somewhere and still dreaming about someday becoming a novelist. That's why I sometimes think that losing my hearing was one of the best things that ever happened to me.


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Major aspects of selecting women's raincoats with hoods

Women's rainwear section is one among those sections with a wide collection. Selecting the raincoats for women can be annoying for man. The variety offered in men's collection can nowhere be compared to the women's collection.

Women being increasing aware about the style factor in the dressing are extremely concerned about the raincoats they flaunt too. Women's raincoats with hoods are the most popular ones in the women's raincoat section. The hoods present in the raincoats will add to the style factor of the raincoats in addition to the utility factor.

Choosing the raincoats must be done in accordance with the climatic conditions of the location where you live in. if you are residing in a place where it rains frequently, you must go for the models that are meant for frequent use. If you are residing in a place that experiences rain occasionally, you can go for the more stylish ones.

Another major factor to take into consideration while choosing the raincoats is the fabric used in it. If the fabric used in the raincoat is delicate, you will be soaked in the rain. If you are planning to use these coats while jogging, you must get thick coats, as the intensity of the rain cannot be estimated.

You must also take the price of the coats into consideration. The models with hoods will be a little more expensive than the ordinary coats. However, the style and the utility offered by the hoods will compensate this. Therefore, you should consider all these factors while selecting women's raincoats with hoods.

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The use of Raincoats to maintain the elegance of a Women's Wardrobe

Many people are not giving much attention about the right selection of raincoats to be use for their wardrobe. The truth is that wardrobe is one of the important parts of your wardrobe. It is better to be ready at all times especially during rainy season. If you are going to attend an important gathering, it is awkward that you will go there wet. This is especially important if you are going to wear formal attire. This is indeed a big issue when it comes to women because they are very particular with their looks and with their wardrobe.

Unfortunately, people are only thinking about raincoat when the rain is already there and when it is impossible to go in the store to buy for a good one. Be reminded that you need to protect your dress as this may cause damage to its design and color. You can also get enough protection with the use of raincoats so this will protect your dress and you as well.

If you are going to look in the market, you will surely see variety of choices. One of the common designs is the plastic raincoat. The good thing about plastic raincoat is that it would even fit into a purse of a woman. You can also choose among the different designs offered today. Lots of styles and designs are now used in different raincoats so you would surely find the one that would fit your fashion style and taste.

There are styles that can be folded in your travelling pouch. While there are some that can be put easily in your purse so you will still look good while you are on an occasion. You can even find some that is presented with a wrinkle-resistant fabric. This kind of raincoat is long lasting and can be used for a long time. You can easily look unto the market for you to find the best raincoat that would suit you and would fit your closet.

The best option that you have when it comes to raincoats can be found in the Internet. This is where you can shop and look around for the best-designed and elegant raincoats. You can even check for the one that is designed by respected individuals in the world of fashion. Looking unto the Internet can give you variety of choices so you can find the one that would fit your kind of dress. There are raincoats that are expensive but this is all worth it because of the quality and the good design. However, if you are a bit concern about your budget you can still search for the one that is cheaper than the other. Having a raincoat for a woman is indeed an important thing. So the next time you shop around be reminded to buy for a good raincoat.

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Insider Sounds Off On Hearing Aid Brands

At speaking engagements to consumers, one of my most commonly asked questions is "which brand of hearing aid is best?"

Most people asking that question are missing the most critical points.

There are several excellent brands, and yes, some are better than others, but most people focus so much on the features and advertising, that they overlook what's really important.

Some of the best hearing aids in the world can provide horrible results. The key is not who made it, but who is chosen to select, fit, and adjust hearing aids.

There are several big differences between hearing aids and other consumer products. These include:

o Each hearing loss is unique. Some are easy to correct, some are much more difficult to correct with amplification. An experienced fitter can program and fine tune a hearing aid to take advantage of all its capabilities. An inexperienced newbie can take an excellent instrument and mess with the programming until it becomes a disability rather than a help.

o The most advanced and expensive units have the most adjustment and programming abilities. The higher learning curve and extra complexity make it even easier for someone not familiar with the model to thoroughly mess it up.

o The quality and accuracy of an ear impression is important. To prevent whistling, a digital hearing instrument may cut gain or high frequencies, which will reduce the feedback, but at the expense of speech understanding.

o The model selection makes a big difference. Each manufacturer has "entry level", "mid level", and "high end" selections. If someone orders a well known brand name, but the seller selects the economy, entry level model, there may be disappointments ahead.

The fitting and dispensing of hearing aids is more of an art and craft than a science. The best fitters and dispensers seem to have a "touch" for it that can't be learned from books, or even school. Again, it is much more important to choose who you work with than which brand you select.

Also, hearing is such a subjective sense. Just as some people love Mexican food and others don't, some people love to hear "crispness and sharpness", and others prefer a more mellow sound. The nuances and differences of sound are almost infinite.

Here are a few practical points to consider before investing:

Remember, who you get them from is more important than the brand. Look for someone that you can trust, that you are comfortable working with, and that has many satisfied clients that
would recommend him/her. You might begin by asking anyone you know or see who wears hearing aids if they are satisfied with the place that fit them, and would they recommend them.

Although it is good to increase your knowledge base and be aware of what is available by doing internet research, don't get stuck on one brand and model to the exclusion of all others. There is
sometimes a high learning curve on becoming proficient in programming certain brands. If you want the adjustments and fitting procedure to be in your favor, do one of these two things:

1) If you don't really care what brand you get, and you just want to hear as best as you can, try to go with the brand that the fitter/dispenser/audiologist recommends and is used to fitting. It is difficult to become an expert in adjusting all of the brands made. If your fitter has been fitting one particular
aid for several years, and has gone to schooling and seminars on the best ways to program and adjust that particular brand, he/she will do a much better job making you happy with the way you hear if
you go along with their recommendation.

2) If you feel you really must have a particular brand and/or model, try to buy it from someone who specializes in that brand, even if you have to drive a little farther.

It does help to do research ahead of time, and become familiar with the buzz words and key features of current hearing instruments. When you read a report of someone who had a bad experience with a particular new model, remember that the unsavory results may be from the person who fit and adjusted it, not from the brand itself. When it comes to your health and happiness, do research first, then get recommendations and referrals about who to see."

Bob Bare
Director
Hearing Haven
3740 Josey Lane Suite 125
Carrollton TX 75007
972-394-4370 phone
bob@hearinghaven.com
http://www.hearinghaven.com

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Do Hearing Aids Have a Future

When I was young (oh here we go!) hearing aids were called deaf aids (and could be seen from outer space!).

Was it political correctness or PR spin that made it change?

Did we just want to replace the negativity of being deaf with the positivity of better hearing?

I used to think so, but I was wrong, not totally, but wrong enough.

If it was PR spin then it didn't go far enough.

Why do so many people wear glasses and so few wear hearing aids?

I suppose you could argue that being able to read is the main reason.

Try reading this without your glasses, a significant number of the population couldn't.

There are,however,other reasons.

Spectacles have been given an image. Cool,sexy,intelligent people wear spectacles.

Most people who have a need for glasses, don't hesitate to try them on and see how they look.

Contrast that with the image of hearing aids.

Elderly,uncool,disabled,all negative connotations.

Also, do we need perfect hearing like we need to see for reading and driving? Well,we can get away with a lot more with our hearing...but why should we?

Why should we have to struggle with imperfect hearing.

Why should we have to put up with not following conversations?

Why can't we have superhuman hearing?

We have the technology (and if we don't we ought to have).

I see the future of hearing aids as three fold.

1 A massive PR job to show people how cool having perfect hearing can be.

2 The design capabilities to make this feasible.

3 The technology to make hearing aids to produce hearing that is better than perfect.

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Chiropractor Says Space-Age Technology Provides Down-To-Earth Benefits For Patients

What does the Russian space program have to do with chiropractic care? Quite a bit, according to Tom Lenahan, DC.

Dr. Lenahan, who has practiced chiropractic as a second career for 15 years, says he’s seen tremendous breakthroughs in patient healing through the use of electrical stimulation—a concept first researched by the Russians for their space program. The Russian government developed the research because it wasn’t practical to send an entire pharmacy along to keep their space explorers healthy. So, Russian scientists started looking for healing alternatives.

“As they began to explore how electricity works in the body, they realized it’s the body’s primary driver system,” says Lenahan. The researchers found that the body has two electrical components. The first, the nervous system, is like the hard wiring, says Dr. Lenahan. The second wasn’t as well understood.

“They discovered the body has a second component to it,” Lenahan continues. “It is a semi-conducting system in the body, much like your computer. They realized they could stimulate that fascial, semi-conducting system to send a signal to the brain and get it to produce various neuropeptides. This gave them an effective, efficient means of treatment for anything they would run into in space. It’s still one of the primary components of the Russian battlefield first-aid kit.”

It might still sound like a strange fit with chiropractic techniques, but Lenahan insists it isn’t. In fact, Lenahan discovered the power of electrical stimulation in his own quest to find better ways to help his chiropractic patients.

“As I got into chiropractic school, I realized there were many facets that were needed to help the body heal,” says Dr. Lenahan. “In our profession, there are those who are ‘straights’ and those who are ‘mixers.’ I’m the mixer’s mixer. I’ve always sought avenues and technology that would benefit my patients.”

That’s why he was so excited when he found the technology of electrical stimulation. He’s so enthusiastic about it, he speaks on the topic at numerous seminars, including the upcoming International Chiropractic Appreciation Mega Event (ICAME) in Las Vegas in January. While there, he says he’ll give an in-depth scientific presentation on this startling technology.

“It works for acute injuries, but also for the chronic degenerative condition,” he says. “This technology is able to add energy into the system and retard that degenerative process.”

Not only will this technique allow chiropractors to help their patients in ways never thought possible, says Lenahan, but it will also result in a boost in chiropractic practices.

“The…units will let you address really severe pain. They will help you alleviate that and get your patients back in, and keep them coming in,” Dr. Lenahan explains.

“A lot of times we lose patients because the pain is so severe, and they feel they have to go someplace and get drugs. This will help you manage that type of process.”



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The Back Chiropractor

Many of us have back problems, it is a very wide problem for people, ever since we started walking on our tow legs and raised our backs a large percent of human have suffered pain in the back from different reasons. The chiropractic was invented to help solve or reduce back pain by training back experts that will offer help and relief to those needing back pain help.

The great advantage that chiropractor have is the fact they focus only on the back, a chiropractor knows almost anything there is to know about the back, the spine, the nervous system structure and the biochemical patterns in the back, and that is the major reason why many people use chiropractors not only for help but also for a diagnosis that will send them the right way if the chiropractor couldn’t help.

Another thing that is very appealing is that chiropractors do not use any drugs and they do not perform surgery, they will try and solve the problem in non intrusive techniques and if they will find that the methods that they applied to you didn’t work a good chiropractor will refer you to another one he or she feels are more qualified in your back problems.

Most people are introduced to chiropractors because they have been involved in some kind of accident, mostly a car accident. Almost always a car accident that has hurt the spine my result in pain in the patient muscles and joints that are connected to the spine and place of injury, the joints or muscles become irritated a sort of chain reaction of your body may happen and a chiropractor can solve this by treating the right places along your spine, bring your back into alignment with your body and solve the problem. A good chiropractor will also keep working on your back and maintain that alignment to keep your life quality high.

A back chiropractor can help you when you have been in an automobile accident that caused problems with the spine. When the spine is effects, the joints and muscles connected can become irritated, and this can be a chain reaction throughout your body. Every part of your body is connected to another part, so your back chiropractor will be able to get everything back in alignment to stop pain that is felt. The back chiropractor will also work at maintaining the spine in its correct position.

Although chiropractors are completely accepted as health professionals by all medical institutes and doctors it is still a part of what has become to be called natural medicine and usually contacted in cases which already have a problem that can not be helped by the regular medicine. You will find that may doctors will refer you to a chiropractor when they diagnose the problem you have and understand that the regular pain killers and hospital treatment will fail to help, in many cases the hospital will have its own chiropractor staff that can provide help even at the hospital itself.


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