30 Jun 09 The SpiderWeb System versus Insanity
Insanity, it is a general, popular and legal term defining behaviour influenced by mental instability. In modern usage, it is most commonly encountered as an informal, unscientific term, or in the narrow legal context of the insanity defense .
Albert Einstein once said that the definition of insanity is: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. I like to look at it as banging your head against a wall and expecting to make money for it. Doesn’t usually work too well. There is apparently quite the debate amongst bloggers as to whether this was originally said by Benjamin Franklin, or Einstein, or someone else. Either way, its true.
Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is just not very smart any way you slice it.The same thing applies to any business. The businesses that break the mold and do something new succeed. Those that continue with the status quo eventually are shown the Chapter 11 door. Horse carriage makers used to think that the whole automobile fad was just a phase that would pass.
In a more modern example, huge, established airline companies are struggling while new, smaller companies are succeeding by focusing on low fares and customer satisfaction.I know that is true, because when I first started in MLM, I tried a different Company, then another, then another. It wasn’t quite as successful as I had hoped, to put it lightly.
The original businesses of network marketing began almost 100 years ago, with vitamin sales in the US. Since then, its has grown into an enormous and comprehensive industry with companies on all continents. (Yes, all continents. Somewhere, some scientist in Antarctica is pitching Xango or something like that to one of his coworkers. You know it) Obviously, the industry hasn’t always remained the same, and success has favored the new and innovative. You shouldn’t remain the same either.
MLM may have made you a millionaire. If so, stop reading and have a nice life. If not, you may be seeking a new way to break the mold of mediocrity and achieve that success that is captured by the few who possess the business courage and agility to do what it takes to get it. Many people don’t achieve the financial success that originally lured them into network marketing. They say, Hmm, Ive been working really hard to sell product X, and its not working well (like me I’ve been selling amway’s products). Ill just sell product Y in the exact same type of system using the exact same techniques, and hope it works out. Insanity. Inconceivable.
The key is to try a different approach. Thats why I joined The SpiderWeb Marketing System. There is a better way to increase your income than badgering everyone you come in contact with to buy your product or join your system. The Spider Web Marketing System offers a new and innovative approach that has brought success to thousands of clients. It leverages the power of the Internet by maximizing the effectiveness of major search engines to direct new, fresh leads to you in a more efficient manner than any other system can provide. Thats only a portion of what it can do for you. The point is this: The Spider Web Marketing uses a ground-breaking principle called the funded-proposal system to perpetuate itself and bring people to you. You become the sole recipient of leads who are actually looking for an entrepreneurial opportunity. Thats only one unique facet of the many things that The Spider Web Marketing System can do to develop home businesses.
I joined The SpiderWeb Marketing System because I wanted to develop my downlines.Throughout history, whether in war or exploration or business, success comes to those who pioneer a new approach, while those who don’t are left banging their heads against a wall. Insanity. There are so many restrictions to your potential for success in MLM, and The Spider Web Marketing System is a really new strategy to go beyond those restrictions. The Spider Web Marketing System breaks the MLM traditions to bring prosperity to those who are willing to take a little more than just what they can get.
30 Jun 09 Heated LED Bathroom Mirrors: The Ultimate Bathroom Accessory?
Introduction
Central to the mythology of mirrors is Narcissus a Boeotian hero, who disliked those who loved him for his own natural beauty. He famously gazed into a pool of water and was so fascinated with the reflection, that he was unable to bring himself to leave the image. Not realising that the image he could see was of his own natural beauty, he couldn’t bring himself to leave the image, and he perished.
The concept of how the mirror works is quite simple. It stems simply from the reflective surface of still water and therefore nature plays its part. When you look down into a puddle or a dark pool of water, the smooth water reflects the light straight back into your eyes. Mirrors work in a similar way, in that a mirror is made up of a coated glass surface which when a polished metal surface or metal film is applied behind the glass, light cannot shine through and so reflects the image back. Young children particularly, are always fascinated when they look into a mirror for the first time and see their own reflection staring back at them. Anyone who has young children will remember the vision of their young child daughter kissing their image on a mirror. My eight year old daughter loves sitting in front of her mirror doing her hair nearly as much as my fifteen year old daughter!
Where would we be today without mirrors? Mirrors are generally used for personal grooming or interior decoration and have developed from a luxury item into a necessity. There is an enormous variety of mirror shapes and sizes and over the years, mirrors have gradually evolved to meet many different requirements. Today there is a large selection of mirrors to suit every requirement, ranging from small mirrors to large mirrors, framed, unframed and includes bathroom mirrors, decorative mirrors, illuminated mirrors, LED mirrors, shaving mirrors, compact mirrors and demister mirrors.
Away from personal use, mirrors are also used in industryas part of scientific apparatus such as cameras, lasers, telescopes and periscopes, to reflect light and used as tools in dentistry and medical care.
History of Mirrors
The history of mirrors as far as we can see dates back over 8,000 years. The earliest known mirrors were made from pieces of polished stone such as obsidian, a naturally occurring glass from cooled volcanic lava flows. In Anatolia in Turkey, examples of obsidian mirrors dated at around 6000 BC have been found. In south and central America, polished stone mirrors from around 2000 BC on wards have also been found. From around 3000 BC mirrors of polished copper are known to have been crafted in ancient Egypt. In China bronze mirrors were manufactured from around 2000 BC.
The first metal coated glass mirrors are thought to have been made in the first century AD, in Sidon, known today as Lebanon. The Roman author Pliny makes reference to glass mirrors backed with gold leaf in his Naturalis Historia, one of the largest reference books to have survived from the Roman Empire, which focused on natural and man-made objects and was written in around 77 AD. The Romans also created a technique for making crude mirrors by using molten lead to coat blown glass.
In the 10th Century Arabian Physicists, considered different types of mirrors, reflecting mirrors and parabolic mirrors and another discussed concave and convex mirrors in both cylindrical and spherical geometries. In undertaking various experiments with mirrors, finding the point on a convex mirror at which a ray of light coming from one point is reflected to another point was solved.
During the period of the 14th to 17th Centuries, across Europe a method of coating glass with a tin-mercury amalgam was perfected by manufacturers. Venice was recognised for its glass making expertise and soon became a centre of mirror production using this new technique. Glass mirrors from this period were extremely expensive luxuries. Manufacturers also evolved in London, France and Germany.
The particular process of silvering to produce the first silvered-glass mirror is credited to German chemist Justus von Liebig in 1835. He developed a process to apply a thin layer of metallic silver onto glass through the chemical reduction of silver nitrate. The process was adapted for mass production and led to the greater availability of affordable mirrors and formed the basis of what we now consider the normal way to produce a mirror today.
The evolution of the mirror over the years is quite interesting, if like me you love mirrors! It has evolved from a luxury item to an item which is now taken for granted in daily use. Today, walk into any DIY store to look at mirrors and the selection is vast, with many technology features now finding there way into mirrors, to give added simplicity, luxury and decoration.
A recent development in the mirror industry is the LED illuminated mirrors featuring tiny LED lights inside the glass, great for shaving or putting on makeup.
How are Mirrors Made?
The manufacture of mirrors includes the application to a suitable material of a reflective coating. Glass is the most commonly used material, due to its ability to take a smooth finish and its rigidity. Glass is also more scratch resistant than many other materials previously used for making mirrors.
Early mirrors were made of solid metal, bronze or silver and they were far too expensive for many. Metal is also prone to corrosion and because of polished metal’s low emissivity, antique mirrors were less suitable for indoor use. With indoor lighting at the time supplied by candles or lanterns, the metal mirrors reflected a much darker picturecompared to modern glass mirrors.
In modern times ‘float glass’ is used in the manufacture of mirrors, which is a flat ribbon of glass which is run out of a furnace and along the surface of a bath of molten tin. The temperature of both the glass and molten tin is controlled to enable both surfaces to be made perfectly flat. There are now three common types of mirrors: plain – which has a flat surface, and the two spherical types of mirrors: the convex and the concave. The concave and convex mirrors can be used in an entertaining way, when used at fairgrounds or amusement parks to distort peoples figures reflected in them through bloating, stretching and shrinking, the person or object in front of them. I challenge even the most dour faced individual to stand in front of a mirror in a hall of mirrors without laughing at their reflection!
In some applications, a mirror isn’t a mirror at all. For example, when used in public conveniences, particularly in public or factory toilets, where for reasons of cost and the need for greater durability, a single polished metal sheet is often installed as a form of mirror.
Different Types of Mirror
Throughout the ages, mirrors have been employed as symbols of truth, deception and vanity. Mention a mirror and you instantly know that if you look into one, you will see your own reflection staring back at you. The image you see will resemble your own appearance. In optical principles, the reflections in mirrors do not totally match the objects in front of them. When looking into the mirror, trace the contour of the reflection of your head in a mirror. The reflection may correspond in proportion, but will generally be half in actual size.
With such a variety and huge range of mirrors now available, much has been made of the amount of money spent in purchasing mirrors particularly by women, although in this day and age with an increase in men purchasing cosmetics, some men will also be vain enough to carry a mirror. I wonder if in another decade or two, me calling men vain for carrying a mirror will be thought of as ridiculous!
The vain Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs famously asked her special mirror, “Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” Mirrors are synonymous with truth.
Mirrors are frequently used in interior decoration to create an illusion of space, and to decorate and amplify the apparent size of a room. They will be used around the home, the office, a pub, club or restaurant to good effect. They work particularly well in night clubs, reflecting the many images of light in the club or room to create a feeling of a much bigger space.
Infinity Mirrors provide an effect of never reaching an end, known as ‘symmetry breaking’ and are particularly effective when used in a dark environment. I remember experiencing this phenomenon for the first time as a child in a large department store lift, where mirrors where on all sides of the elevator car. For those who are not good in lifts I should think this effect probably does nothing to calm them, perhaps that’s why you don’t see lifts like this anymore Or is it just because I’m getting old and that was a particular style popular in the 70’s!
My next favourite kind of mirror after the infinity mirror is the heated mirror, these mirrors have a heating element or what is called a demister pad mounted on the back. The reason a mirror steams up when you have a shower is because the surface temperature of the mirror is colder than the air temperature and causes the water vapour in the air to condense on the mirror. Some bright spark realised long ago that it if you heated the mirror this would avoid it steaming up, brilliant!
For many years heated mirrors have only featured in very expensive bathrooms usually costing thousands, and quality hotels have used heated mirrors as a neat differentiator from the increasingly popular budget hotels and motels. Of course it is not until you step out of the hotel shower and see yourself in the mirror that you realise it is there! Whilst at the back of your mind you realise this is one of the reasons why this room is more expensive than the other hotel across the street.
Last week I heard the BBC Radio 2 DJ Ken Bruce state that the best shave you ever had will have been in a hotel, to which he attributed the benefit of the heated bathroom mirror as the main reason. I have to agree, and every time I stay in (nice) hotel I always have a really good look at the bathroom with a view to reproducing the best of its features in my own home.
Stylish LED mirrors might not be as expensive as you think it is, as with many mass produced items, prices have come down quite a lot over the last ten years with new mass production techniques.
In 1980, ska group The Beat had a UK top ten hit with ‘Mirror in the Bathroom’ and the bathroom is probably the location where we tend to study ourselves the most in mirrors. Many will say that it is not wise to look at yourself in the mirror first thing in the morning, but the bathroom is often the first port of call in the morning. Many bathrooms feature a main bathroom mirror positioned on a wall and a bathroom cabinet with mirror doors. Other than the “oh my god” do I really look like that expression, the uses of a mirror or mirrors in a bathroom will generally be to aid the application of make up, hair styling or shaving. One of the major problems with bathroom mirrors is that after showering or bathing, the mirror is steamed up.
A recent addition in the manufacture of heated mirrors is the inclusion of a demister pad which clears the mirror for use in just seconds. Just think never having to again wait for the steam of the bathroom to disappear from the mirror, or having to open the window, before using the mirror to shave or apply make up. The bathroom mirror demister or steam free bathroom mirror is a great invention. Some manufacturers refer to these products as fog free bathroom mirrors and there is now a huge range available, again some with back lights, LED lighting and built in shaver sockets.
Demister mirrors and steam free bathroom mirrors are not the only recent developments on mirrors. As suggested above another reasonably new product is the illuminated bathroom mirror. Illuminated mirrors maintain the features of a simple mirror, but will enhance any environment in which they are used with the addition of lighting. As with all mirrors, the range of illuminated mirrors is extensive, with a variety of sizes and shapes available. An Illuminated mirror with shaving socket can also be purchased.
Mirrors with illuminated LED lights will enhance any bathroom or environment in which they are installed. Being of low energy consumption LED, or light emitting diode, are more environmentally friendly than traditional bulbs. They are designed to withstand the wetness of the bathroom environment. So steam mist will not cause a problem. As a real luxury mirror, illuminated bathroom mirrors and bathroom mirrors with LED lighting can also include a demister pad, to demist the mirror in just a few seconds and an on/off sensor to activate the lights as soon as motion is detected in front of the mirror.
As a bathroom accessory the mirror should come high on the list, in fact can you really have a finished bathroom without a mirror? The enormous selection of styles, types, shapes and sizes means that there must be a mirror to match anyone’s budget. Although some of the latest technological versions such as illuminated, backlit and LED mirrors could be considered to be luxury items, some are not as expensive as you may think.
There are some terrific new features which you can find on bathroom light mirrors such as the hand sensor on/off switch to automatically activate and deactivate the mirror light without having to touch it.
Mirrors, Superstition and Auspicious Energy Flow
I have always loved mirrors, probably why I have ended up in the mirrors business! When I was at school I did a project on them, this was before the internet was invented mind so I trawled through piles and piles of reference books in both the school and local library for months. These days of course it would only take half an hour on Google, kids these days don’t know how easy they’ve got it!
Once you get immersed in mirrors as I did all those years ago, or ‘mirros’ as I frequently misspelled it, and start researching them, you find that they play a major part in all aspects of life. Mirrors also feature in superstitions. One of the most commonly known superstitions is that someone who breaks a mirror will receive seven years bad luck. A popular belief for this superstition is that mirrors are a reflection of the soul and if a mirror is broken, then part of the soul is broken. Added to this, some believe that the soul regenerates every seven years in an unbroken condition, hence the seven years of bad luck. I bet you’ve always wondered why that was so I’m glad to share that with you!
It is also said that the mirror does not lie. A mirror can show only the truth. It is a very bad omen indeed to see something in a mirror which should not be there, a technique regularly used in scary movies! Some cultures also have a custom that a newborn child should not look into a mirror until its first birthday because its soul is still forming.
In the southern United States, it used to be customary to cover the mirrors in a house where the wake of a deceased person was being held. If a mirror was left uncovered or exposed, people believed that the deceased person’s soul would become trapped in any uncovered mirror. It was also thought that mirrors unexpectedly falling or mysteriously cracking were believed to be haunted.
In the ancient art of Feng Shui mirror placement is considered very important. There is a lot of information available about this, and it is a subject that can’t be covered in a mere paragraph or two here. But Chi energy flow can be influenced by mirrors so where the energy needs to be diverted, mirrors can be used for this to great effect. Personally I don’t really follow these rules, although my mum has mirrors strategically placed all over her house to redirect in-auspicious energy! One of the principles I do follow though is to make sure I don’t have any mirrors pointing at my bed, or the kids beds, as this is said to reflect your dreams back onto you whilst you are sleeping!
Conclusion
A mirror is defined as a coated glass surface for reflecting images. There is a huge range of mirrors for domestic use, and available in many shapes and sizes. The most commonly seen uses of mirrors are for personal grooming and interior decoration. As a race we are thoroughly addicted to mirrors.
Over time, mirrors have evolved from a luxury item to an item of necessity and many especially women will always carry a mirror in their hand bags. However, today with technological advancements, some mirrors will be seen as a luxury, particularly those which include illumination, LED or demisting devices. As individuals we spend many hours of our life in a bathroom, so why not treat yourself to one of life’s little luxuries and indulge in a stylish bathroom mirror? After all, let’s be honest, who can really live without mirrors?
30 Jun 09 Where are the best eye creams?
In history books, men are judged by their courage and strength, while women are judged by their beauty and grace. Perhaps this truly is a crude way of looking at things, and the years have made tremendous changes on our points of view, and standards of greatness. However, you cannot change the fact that looks still define a big amount of how people perceive and are perceived. We still spend dollars for cosmetics, skin care and anti aging products. These things are simply included in the present need list.
The market has taken advantage of this dependency, and has launched line upon line of anti aging creams, wrinkle creams, eye creams, and anything they can think of that could help the skin. The research and advancements they have achieved is undeniably exceptional. Imagine years and years of lines, dark spots, and skin imperfections erased in just months, or even weeks!
There are many eye creams that seem to be the gift of heaven to mankind. They truly act like the fountain of youth, bringing out the best out of your skin. However, this is not always the case. There are eye creams that may work on many, but not for your skin, and there are also many companies that treat the skin industry as purely business. So between eye creams that never work, eye creams that sometimes work, and the best wrinkle eye cream for you, how do you discern which belongs where?
Advertisments sound good. They always do. Keep this in mind and let it not mislead you. Look for results, real results from real women. Instead of going to their official website that tells you countless promises, instead, go to where the real action happens. Go to forums, read blogs. Find out the experiences of women who are like you. Search for specifically, those who have the same skin type as yours. Chances are, if this eye cream works for them, it’s also the best eye cream for you.
29 Jun 09 VMware ESX
If you’re like many IT executive you may be wish to exercise VMWare ESX Server for virtualizing servers but might approach opposition from others in your division. numerous people are rivalry on arranging business important purpose on VMWare Virtual Servers and might confrontation if you aim to go whole corner the market virtualizing these purpose in the face of such resistance. We examine a winning opening to VMWare ESX and virtual servers could be done by preferring to virtualize older scheme and make use of VMWare primarily to perform other role moreover return physical hardware for critical systems. join older scheme and separate processes: We had some big older servers that desired to be running but were not valuable of gear enhancements.
Everyone in IT required these boxes out of the server room but the information desired to be on hand in case of an inspection or historical requirement. many organization accomplish low level processing on a scheduled basis. We imaged theses systems to VMWare ESX virtual servers using Ghost and an in place upgrade to get them booting again. We were capable to run eight servers on a two processor Dell Blade server. make use of VMWare for a Development and Staging Environment: Today most organizations are moving to a system where they utilize Development and staging servers in addition to their production servers. VMWare ESX Server running on ESX makes great environments to Use Dev and Staging servers without adding a bunch of servers to your data center. Using Citrix Metaframe Installation Manager? make use of VMWare ESX Server for your packager. If you make use of Installation Manager for Citrix Metaframe Enterprise you will need a clean systems running the same operating systems as your Citrix server. Using VMWare Virtual servers as your packager facilitates you to keep a clean packager without adding hardware and rebuilding servers in your data center. We used the ideas above to dig up value from VMWare ESX Server and Virtual Servers in a “safe” environment. This supply a proof of concept for the gun-shy non believer and has paved the way for us to exercise VMWare ESX Server in more critical environments.
There are quite a few advantages of VMware ESX Server that you might desire to regard as. These advantages contain the lead of trade continuity, desktop management, and software lifecycle. also, VMware ESX Server can also help you with communication optimization. trade stability provided by VMware ESX Server is necessary for any trade. This indicate that you can have an counselor that is dedicated to helping you craft and manage a robust and critical system. In order for continuity to occur VMware ESX Server can help you make it happen.
VMware ESX Server can also assist with desktop management. This will facilitates your production optimize the availability of optimized software. Your consumers will be very happy with the ability to control another user’s desktop from theirs. This is a big plus points and ensures total satisfaction and ease of support. It is vital for your production to think software lifecycle. VMware ESX Server Software can be very significant for productivity of your dealing but you may not be able to afford the cost of upgrading to a new version every year.
VMware ESX Server can assist you with software lifecycle issues and help you with rolling out new VMware ESX Server versions, upgrades, add-on tools, and more. They can also lend a hand you make the most of your software so it lasts longer. This may be assist you with upgrading less often or just having an easy installation. They can also take away the problems of rolling out new applications if you don’t have the staff to do it or if you don’t have the time. communication optimization is another chief factor you might consider when it comes to VMware ESX Server. They can help you with the implementations of in expensive methodologies on your network. You can rely on consultants that you need and achieve very high standards with virtualization on your network. VMware ESX Server is very beneficial to a production when you want to optimize your performance in many different ways.
29 Jun 09 Use GIMP to create a calendar
When have you last been in need for a quick Christmas present for your Mother? And has she often told you that she was always fond of your travel photos?
Then try the free GIMP Kalender Plugin from naturfotokalender.de. It is a free and easy to use extension for the well known gimp graphics program. Moritz Mekelburger is the original author and created it for fotokalender selbst gestalten, that is how we germans call “calendar printing”.
This program happened to be a really powerful tool, and so it was improved by naturfotokalender.de in order to be able to create the whole year at once. You will find instructions on a page called Kalender erstellen mit eigenen Fotos.
The calender plugin lets you choose a directory with pictures for every month, then creates a gimp pic with all the months as layers. The next step is to indicate where you want your calender to be rendered and then you start the plugin again. You have to state the year for which the calender is created and off you go!
After the plugin is done you have 12 pictures each embedded with a calender for the corresponding month.
The site itself features a lot more, there is a fine collection of calenders with nature photography, so the site is worth a visit no matter if you want to create your own calender or not.
28 Jun 09 Awesome Tips to even Faster Weight Loss
Not everyone is familiar with all of the factors which influence our weight loss process. While almost everyone is aware of the fact that a healthy diet and exercise are the key ingredients to success, many are still baffled by some of the minor aspects of quick weight loss. In this article I will discuss several tips which have helped million of people lose weight.
One of the easiest ways to shed extra weight is to eliminate your consumption of white bread and white pasta. These two carb fillers are unnecessary and can be easily replaced with lean protein. By simply substituting your side of mashed potatoes or spaghetti for a side of steamed veggies you can eliminate up to 200 calories from your meal. This is one of the easiest ways to reduce daily calorie intake. Other people also rely upon whey protein shakes as a means of low calorie dieting. Whey protein is easily absorbed and digested by the body, plus it has no cholesterol, no fat, and no sodium. A lot of people will substitute one of their meals each day with this delicious and creamy treat.
Eating your five servings of fruit and vegetables is also very important. Fruit and veggies are a great weight loss food because they are rich in fiber. Fiber is a well known metabolism stimulator and appetite suppressants. By consuming a fiber rich apple you can feel full hours upon hours. It is a much smarter choice than snacking on empty calories which are found in junk food. So be sure to keep you kitchen cabinets stocked with plenty of fresh produce and absolutely no junk food. The best motto is “if you don’t have it, you won’t eat it.” These are just a few tips towards even faster weight loss.
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28 Jun 09 Why Cross Media Publishing?
Whatever it is that your company needs to have printed or published, Cross Media Publishing is a state-of-the art comprehensive solution package which answers all your requirements and has a company-wide application.
Starting with a neutral data bank Cross Media Publishing is a simple and effective way to bring across the very essence of your company or your product to a clearly-defined target audience. The aim of Cross Media Publishing is to establish a consistent and stringent communication between your company and your customers, whatever the chosen channel of communication or medium. One great advantage is that unnecessary costs can be cut, and this irrespective of the size of your firm.
Product Information Management (PIM) means supplying high quality and up-to-date information on products for use in different media and for different company locations. The information in the form of product data, images, descriptions, texts and other sources is stored and administered in a modular systems architecture and can be used on WWW and intranet using a standardized technology. One of the most important aspects of PIM is that the individual product data is stored in a inter-exchangable form. If PIM is not used, there is a danger that the product information is not accessible throughout the company, and can only be used once.
A good Cross Media Publishing system guarantees the highest possible benefits for your company:
- Optimal integration into the existing systems environment
- Modular solution
- Utilisation of existing standards such as Java et. al.
- Compatible with prevalent software and hardware platforms
- Modern software architecture
- Data can be easily maintained because the content, structure and layout are separated
- Final publishing in print and online media can be effected with a high level of automation
- Customer communication can be optimised
- Cross Media Publishing can be implemented fast and with little effort
27 Jun 09 Why United Kingdom Radio Stations are opting for 03 Numbers
Non-geographic telephone numbers (e.g. 0845 numbers) have long been popular with UK radio stations that use them for travel hotlines, on-air auctions and as their main studio numbers. There are many reasons as to why they are so commonly used (discussed below) and now it seems that a brand new non-geographic number range is making them an even more attractive proposition.
03 phone numbers offer exactly the same benefits as 08 numbers, but with one crucial difference – the cost for people to call them. 03 numbers cost the same to dial as regular landline (01/02) numbers, even from a mobile phone. Furthermore, 03 numbers are included in the free minutes allocations offered by all landline and mobile network providers. This is important when 40% of all UK calls are now from mobiles (Source: Ofcom). In fact, this percentage is likely to be even higher for calls to travel lines where listeners are inevitably stuck in traffic or on the road. Popular south coast station, Wave 105 in Hampshire found that 89% of the callers to their 03 travel line (0345 230 1050) in May 2009 were from mobile phones.
Up-to-date travel reports are a USP for many local radio stations and therefore encouraging people to call is an integral part of the broadcaster’s role. With a ‘caller-friendly’ 03 number this makes a radio presenter’s job easier as the call costs are not a barrier to stop people getting in touch. It’s perhaps for this reason that the BBC has recently replaced all of its 0870 numbers with 03 numbers (e.g. Radio 1’s main studio phone
number: 03700 100 100)
Like all non-geographic numbers, radio stations can handpick an 03 number that incorporates their frequency. For example, Absolute Radio (formerly Virgin Radio) uses 0330 123 1215 as its main on-air studio line – with 1215 reflecting its frequency on AM/MW. Not only does this make the number more memorable for its listeners, but it also serves as a very effective marketing tool for them to enable people to recall the station’s frequency more easily.
Having a memorable phone number that listeners can recall easily is specifically important for radio as it’s a form of media that people consume whilst carrying out other tasks – e.g. driving, decorating and working! This means they generally don’t have the opportunity to note down the phone number when it’s been announced which makes a memorable phone number even more crucial to encourage listener interaction.
Another reason why 03 numbers are popular with radio stations is because they do not isolate the listeners that live outside of the station’s immediate area.
Many radio stations broadcast to more than one county – locally, regionally and even nationally and by using an 03 number it enables broadcasters to announce a single number that is not location specific (unlike numbers with area codes). This also helps to ensure that announcements are clear and concise without mixed messages.
What’s more, an 03 number guarantees their phone number is future-proof should they decide to broadcast to an even wider audience on DAB digital radio.
A further benefit of an 03 number is the fact that online call management systems can be added to them without the need for additional hardware or equipment. For example, online call re-routing means that calls to an 03 number can be forwarded to another landline or mobile at the touch of a button. Mike Ayling at Wave 105 finds this feature specifically useful:
“At night and at weekends, when the travel centre is unmanned, we often divert the calls to the main studio so that the on-air presenter can take them and broadcast the travel information straight away. This can all be achieved with one telephone call or online and ensures that our travel reports are always up-to-date and it means that all calls are answered – which is important to us from a customer service point of view.”
This instant call diverting is also popular with radio stations that take networked shows as they can re-route calls to their main number to another studio with immediate effect.
To sum up, 03 numbers offer radio stations all the flexibility of 08 numbers – without the increased call
costs for their listeners. These 2 reasons alone will guarantee that you are likely to hear 03 on a wireless near you in the very near future…
26 Jun 09 Bad Economy? Think Outside the Box!
The state of the U.S. economy is on everyone’s mind about now. The job market is shrinking, home values falling and more and more homes are in foreclosure or going into foreclosure.
If you are worrying about your house being foreclosed, you can take heart that help seems to be on the way. Banks and mortgage lenders are getting tired of increasing their inventory of unoccupied houses for sale. They are willing to go to extraordinary means to keep existing mortgage-holders in their homes.
You certainly don’t want to be in the position of being foreclosed on just before they change the rules in a way that would have let you stay in the house, if you were still there…
You can prevent foreclosure of your home. You just need to know how to do that. There are many things you can do to prevent foreclosure. You can start by clicking on the link in this paragraph.
Many people are nervous and tense because of the times and the way they have been affected. They need to relieve stress but cannot afford expensive therapies. Are you one of these?
An excellent way to reduce stress is to learn to crochet. Keeping the hands busy in repetitious handiwork is somewhat akin to using a mantra during meditation. It erases the static of worry from the blackboard of the mind and frees the upper part of the mind to relax and see things more clearly.
For many, difficult times means anxiety and putting on weight. You can control your weight economically by using the banana diet. It’s easy, cheap and very effective.
Author – Joseph B. James
26 Jun 09 Finding a Sleep Remedy that Works
If you’re in desperate need for a natural sleep remedy then follow this advice to combat insomnia without the use of dangerous drugs.
Not getting enough sleep is a major health matter that can affect your quality of life. You can see this first hand when not getting enough sleep the night before. More than likely going to be cranky. One’s energy level will be barely enough to get you through the day. If you would like to get to sleep quickly without the user of drugs, follow the simple steps below. Try to do them each night and your sleepless problems will be shortly lived.
Insomnia Relief Basics
Follow a bed time plan.
If you think that only children are planned to adopt a stern bedtime agenda, then we are very wrong. Everybody should condition themselves to sleeping at a correct time of the night and get up at a fixed time of the day. This pattern can actually coach the mind and the body to a sleeping rhythm. Treating insomnia with this approach is the first step to following a pattern to get restful sleep.
Seek comfort.
Sleeping should be a very comfortable act for everybody. As such, we should not be anxious and overly tired as we try to sleep. Ensure that the pillows are cushy and your bed is comfortable. Whenever you feel worried while sleeping, change your sleeping position. Try and use many pillows too. Being comfortable in bed is extremely to beat insomnia.
Make your bedroom a place where you want to sleep.
The bottom line is that the bedroom should convey you to sleep. That is the overall concept. If you need to make the room more dimmed and restful, do it. But what’s more important is that you should not use the bedroom for anything other than sleeping. Don’t watch Television, do work, or use the computer in the bedroom. These events can be done somewhere else in the home.
Relax the body.
There are countless ways to relax yourself before bedtime. When choosing a sleep remedy make sure it is natural. A common remedy is a tall glass of warm milk. You can also prepare a warm, relaxing bath full of fresh aroma oils. Relax for 30 minutes or until your body has lost the feeling of your hectic day. Put on comfy PJ’s and you will have the most tension free sleep that you have had in months, for sure. Treating insomnia isn’t quite simple and that could be a fact. But if you follow these tips, you will get there sooner. Soon you will be looking forward to love those sweet dreams.
26 Jun 09 Wind Energy and Solar Energy – An Innovative Step To Generating Power
Residential wind power quickly became the most efficient and low cost electrical energy solution. The non-complex assembly and cheap cost is what makes the idea worthwhile. Other types of fuel poses grave threat to the environment and caused pollution so it is high time that we utilize the wind energy resource. This is because wind energy is environment friendly, and assembling it takes no great effort.
As a concerned individual you can do your part for the climate by making a wind turbine and put it in top of your house. These home turbines are specially built to provide energy for home consumption. The materials needed to build a wind generator can easily be accessed online. And one can simply make his purchase for components online.
You can start your project of build wind turbines by assembling the generator. It’s an easy task that is quickly done as many people have built their own generators. You can also go for the common magnet DC generators. It is one of the most widely used motor used in building a wind generator. But it is advisable to go for high voltage capacity motors.
Another alternative energy source is the residential solar panel which can produce energy using the sun’s rays. This energy can be used as electricity that can be used to power your electrical appliances. Solar power means solar energy and it is increasingly becoming common in households because of it’s usefulness. Solar energy is renewable energy and it is not a threat to the environment. It also becomes very cheap in the long run because you’ll pay only for the components initially.
Solar energy being utilized at your house can also be used to heat your home. Hence you can imagine how much money you are saving annually by using this alternate source of power. As mentioned above, solar energy is a big step for tomorrow because of the fact that it’s environment safe and it enables you to save. Some developing nations have taken steps in using solar energy in their houses. Solar energy and wind energy go hand in hand with one objective and that is they’re being looked upon as replacement to current ways of generating energy.
25 Jun 09 Home Security Tips
Here’s a few tips for making your home more secure.
1) Lighting is your best and cheapest defence against burglaries. If a burglar can be seen it’s much more risky for them to target your house. Neighbours and passerbys could potentially see them and notify the police. Use an energy efficient compact fluorescent bulb in your front and rear porch light and leave them on all nite. You can automate this by connecting them to a timer or photocell.
2) Make sure your house is not hidden from view. At least make sure that your front door can be seen from the street. Clear away overgrown shrubbery from the front of your house. Don’t give potential burglars anything that they can use to conceal their activities.
3) Install motion sensors to light up the dark areas of your property. There’s nothing more startling to someone approaching your home to be suddenly bathed in light. Motion sensors are very cheap and can be installed easily in existing or new light outlets. They can be set to stay on for a set period of time when triggered by motion.
4) When you go on vacation, connect some lamps in your home to plugin timers. Some timers allow you to set multiple on/off events every 24 hours. Do this with 2 or 3 lamps to give the impression that someone is home in the evenings. This is especially important if someone is watching your house to determine if anybody is home. Ask your neighbour to pickup mail and newspapers every day. There’s nothing like a pile of newspapers on your front porch to tip off a burglar that you’re away.
5) Install dead bolt locks on all your doors. This is a fairly inexpensive way to secure your home. Deadbolts cannot be picked as easily as regular door locks. This is something the average homeowner can install with a minimum of tools.
Your best defence is to make sure that it appears that someone is always home, even when you’re not. For even more security consider installing a burglar alarm in your home.
24 Jun 09 Review of New TomTom XL GPS Navigators
TomTom is one of the largest auto GPS Company in the USA. Their products usually have more advanced routing features than those found on competitor’s devices. You can create itineraries which are basically “saved routes”. Advanced routing functions like these are characteristics you might want to look out for if you usually travel long journeys, or take trips that often have multiple destinations. TomTom is one of the world’s top GPS navigation solution provider. TomTom’s products are developed with an importance on innovation, quality, ease of use, security and worth. Additionally, independent research proves that TomTom products have an important constructive effect on driving and road safety. You can read the GPS reviews on more information about these TomTom GPS.
The TomTom XL 330S GPS Navigator features a 4.3 inch wide, anti-glare, LCD touchscreen display in full color with a screen resolution of 480 x 272. The ultra-thin design makes the car GPS very nice and shiny as well as easy to keep just about anywhere, or slip into any bag or suitcase while not in use. The internal lithium ion battery that comes together with this car GPS has a run time of up to three hours without access to a power source. This unit offers menu displays in a wide variety of languages in addition to the normal English and Spanish including French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, and Swedish. Preloaded with many points of interest (POI) located throughout both the United States and Canada, including a host of gas stations, restaurants and eateries, airports, hotels and motels, hospitals and many more.
The TomTom XL 340S is a fairly new GPS device, the setup was made really easy enabling you to use it directly after it is unboxed. You have to activate the product via an online website, but no major problems should be experienced. The main menu is fairly simple with some meaningful icons leading to the main features. The maps are enough, but should be updated immediately via downloadable content to get any missing signs. The quickest routes are based on calculations based on other data coming from other users with the IQ Routes feature allowing it to be suitable for time critical trips. A nice extra is the ability to download fuel prices so you can find the nearest gas station that saves you the most money. The Map Share feature is also pretty cool for other TomTom users to share maps with one another to enhance on accuracy.
24 Jun 09 What You Need to Know About Colon Surgery
Colon Resection Surgery
There are several different types of colon cancer surgery that you could be facing. Colon resection surgery is actually one of the more common types in which part of the colon is removed and the colon pieces are reattached to each other. Proper preparation for your surgery according to your doctor’s instructions is very important in order for this surgery to go through without too much of a problem. Your postoperative instructions will also need to be followed, such as bed rest and a necessary change in dietary habits. By doing so, you will recover faster and take away some of the chances of the cancer returning.
Colon Surgery Complications
Even though surgery on the digestive tract is a fairly common occurrence, Colon surgery complications still take place. Most of these complications occur as a result of improper preparation or lack of following postoperative procedures. The most common types of problems that occur come in the form of infections and blockages. Most infections can be treated by the use of antibiotics and a partial blockage causes an inconvenience at best. A total blockage, however, is an emergency situation and you will probably have to go in for surgery in order to remove the blockage as soon as possible.
After Colon Cancer Surgery
Preparing for colon surgery can be a very stressful time in your life. Following the instructions after Colon Cancer surgery can also be stressful but they are necessary if you want to lessen the possibility of a recurrence or prolonged recovery time. Some of the things that you’re going to have to do after your surgery is complete include bed rest, dietary changes and perhaps even exercise after your recovery has advanced to some degree. If you follow your doctor’s instructions, however, you will be less likely to have a recurrence of the disease in the future and your recovery time will be as small as possible.
This article is for informational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. Please consult a doctor or medical professional for medical advice.
23 Jun 09 A Promising Career is on the Horizon as a Clinical Esthetician
Are you on the cusp of adulthood without a plan, without funding and without any serious motivation as to what you want to be when you “grow up”? If you consider yourself a people person who has the desire to try and make people look and feel their best, a career in the skincare field may be right up your alley! If you do not know how to become a Esthetician, the answers are easy to obtain.
Many parts of your esthetics training can be done on your own time through online courses. Of course, the key to obtaining the proper skills in the skincare line or work is to get hands-on training, so many of those courses must be done inside a training facility. Many esthetic schools offer night courses allowing you to get the experience you need while still being able to hold down your day job.
There are two kinds of certifications that you can receive to become a Clinical Esthetician. A basic certification means that you will be trained in giving basic facials and skincare and will be able to work in a day spa type of setting. Becoming an advanced esthetician means that you most likely will work in a medical office building providing a more advanced skin care regimen, such as chemical peels, deep tissue massages, laser treatments (for acne and rosacea) as well as cosmetic injectable fillers such as Botox.
Besides getting proper training on the physical aspect of being a Clinical Esthetician, you must have excellent people skills with an emphasis on sensitivity. Most people who visit clinical estheticians have embarrassing skin issues that are not easy to talk about. Putting your clients at ease with an understanding sincerity is a way to ensure that your clients will return to you again and again. Good people skills and certification in the skincare field is how to become an esthetician.
