Archive for December, 2008
12.31.08
Posted in Radicals and Others at 11:09 pm by admin
Palestinian Arab terrorists continue to abuse Israeli goodwill in order to carry out murderous attacks against Jewish men, women and children, as evidenced by Monday’s arrest of a would-be female “suicide” bomber in Gaza.
Wafa Samir Ibrahim Bas, 21, had been granted ongoing access to “Israel proper” in order to obtain treatment at Beersheva’s Soroka Medical Center for burns she suffered during a gas tank explosion earlier in the year.
A terror group affiliated with PLO chief Mahmoud Abbas’s ruling Fatah faction took advantage of the situation, and convinced Bas to strap explosives to her body and detonate them during her next visit to the hospital.
Speaking from an Israeli prison hours after her arrest, Bas said she had hoped to kill as many as 50 Jews, including as many children as possible.
“I love Allah, I love the land of Palestine and I am a member of [Fatah’s] Al-Aksa Brigades,” she declared.
Security officials noted this was not the first case of the Palestinian Arabs making use of Israeli humanitarian goodwill in an effort to murder Jews.
Sadly, such incidents require Israel “to carry out more stringent inspections, and those who suffer will be those requiring medical treatment,” Col. Yoav Mordechai, head of the Erez district liaison office, told The Jerusalem Post.
Another senior security official said human rights groups often criticize Israel for carrying out inspections of Palestinian Arabs in need of medical treatment.
He said they failed to understand that while Israel desired to help those people, “our dilemma is how to differentiate between those who really seek treatment and sometimes those who may suffer from terminal illnesses and figure they have nothing to lose by agreeing to carry out a suicide attack.”
Bas was stopped in her attempt thanks to the biometric scanners installed at the Erez Crossing station, a technology the Palestinian Authority insisted was a deliberate attempt to give the Arabs cancer and demanded Israel remove.
About the Author
Ryan Jones is Co-Editor of Jerusalem Newswire.
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Posted in Economy, Marketing Stuff, Profitable Real Estate at 3:13 am by admin
Landlords and rehabbers take notice - you may soon be focused on the new concepts of “Virtual Real Estate Investing“. What is meant by “Virtual Real Estate Investing” ranges from online games like SecondLife (where real profit can be made) to the use of internet technologies to make normal real estate investors more profitable.
To find out the real story, I had a conversation with Bryan Ellis, widely considered to be one of the originators of the concept of Virtual Real Estate Investing.
Ellis says he adopted the term “virtual real estate investing” sometime before Y2K after he realized that making money online is conceptually very similar to making money with physical real estate.
One example of the parallels between virtual and physical real estate Bryan Ellis cites is the similarity between the monetization of domain names versus physical property. “There’s a huge difference between a website and a piece of real estate, but the ways you can profit from them are similar: ‘flipping’, rental/leasing, advertising sales, etc…all of these apply to both markets” he states.
The parallels really are obvious. After all, if you own a valuable piece of real estate, it’s “valuable” because other people are interested in that specific piece of property. Similarly, ownership of a desirable domain name is valuable for the same reasons. So it doesn’t matter if you own physical real estate or virtual real estate - you’ll likely use similar strategies to turn them into money in your pocket.
In our next installment of this series on virtual real estate investing, Bryan Ellis will share the internet analogies to the physical concept of real estate development.
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Posted in The Online Dojo at 1:56 am by admin
You might find this hard to believe but, if you want to learn how to fight fast — and give yourself an enormous advantage over any attacker — you should head down to your local library before going to the corner dojo.
Why?
Well, I spent several years training in psychology. I have my Masters Degree in the subject. And one of the most important things I learned (as far as fighting is concerned) was if you want to learn about a particular fighting style, system or even move…it’s always best to educate yourself just a little bit on it first.
For example:
If you want to quickly excel at ground fighting…study the history, teachers and applications of ground fighting at your local library. This will accelerate the learning process for you and give you a much deeper understanding on what works and what doesn’t.
Or, if you want to get better at boxing, study the history and biographies of the best boxers. Learn how they trained, what mistakes they made, how they won certain bouts, all of it.
I know reading about martial arts and fighting isn’t as exciting as actually doing it. But trust me, doing just a little bit of research on that which you wish to learn about first costs little or no money and it will supercharge your progress.
It doesn’t matter if you are learning about grappling, street-fighting, weapons fighting,
boxing or anything else you want to excel at. On your way to the dojo, stop at the library. I promise it will make you a better fighter.
Sifu Matt Numrich is one of only a few instructors in the world with Full Certification in Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do, and also the Filipino Martial Arts. His students include everyone from Federal Air Marshals and military elites to small children and 65-year old ladies. Matt also offers free weekly street-fighting lessons by email at http://jkdondvd.com
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12.30.08
Posted in Jewelry Infos at 9:17 pm by admin
A little bit of history
Although body piercing jewelry was not popular until about 20 years ago, it actually has a very long history. In ancient Egypt, only the royal family had the right to have body piercing. In fact, only the Pharaoh at that time had belly button piercing, any other people with a belly button ring would have been executed. For Egyptians, body jewelry was a way of embellishing the beauty of human bodies. On the other hand, around 2000 years ago, as mentioned in Bible, body piercing jewelry was very popular among nomadic tribes as a sign of wealth. Also, the roman warriors used to get nipple piercing as a sign of strength and virility. However, in the last 400-500 years, body jewelry has been restricted to mainly ear piercing until the last two decades.
Choices of metal
There are many choices for the metal used to make body jewelry. Since piercing could be in sensitive and delicate area of the body such as lip and tongue, the material has to be biological inert to prevent corrosion and infection. Common metals for making body jewelry are surgical steel, titanium, niobium, platinum and 14kt and 18kt gold. The primary reason for the above metals to be popular with body jewelry is that they are hypoallergenic and are absolutely safe to wear. Sterling silver body jewelry is not recommended because would tarnish and some of them contain nickel, which some people are allergic to. It is recommended to use surgical steel right after the piercing during the healing period to allow a faster healing process and minimize the chance of infection.
Types of body jewelry
Since the resurgence of body jewelry, many types of body jewelry became available in the market. The common body jewelry categories are navel rings, lip and tongue labrets, nostril rings, eyebrows barbells, ear plugs and nipple rings. In fact, the piercing technique employed by most of the body jewelry store is so mature and safe that you can put body jewelry wherever you want!
Fashion vs. Fine Jewelry
A decade ago, body jewelry was a symbol for rebellious and hip youth. Nowadays, however, it is a common trend just like earrings. This is shown by the fact that many celebrities are wearing them and the number of body jewelry piercing stores in the shopping mall is constantly increasing. This is a major fashion trend which we are now at the beginning of. As body jewelry becomes mainstream accessories, the style and quality are expected to improve tremendously. Body jewelry with natural semi-precious stones such as topaz and peridot are currently available in the market, soon body jewelry with gold and genuine diamonds will be as popular as diamond stud earrings. In fact, 14k and 18k gold body jewelry are good choices for gift to someone who are already part of this fashion jewelry trend resolution since they are truly precious and fashionable at the same time.
Scott Murff got his MBA from MIT business school and currently is the marketing manager in 14K gold earrings that specializes in wholesale gold piercing body jewelry.
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Posted in Web Resources at 8:50 am by admin
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12.28.08
Posted in Jewelry Infos at 9:01 pm by admin
You’ll find a number of great choices in Citizen quartz blue dial watches for both men and woman on the Internet at the site of the Citizen Watch Company itself, several resellers or wholesalers as well as auction sites. Let’s take a look at a few of these terrific Citizen quartz blue dial watches.
For the women there’s the Citizen bangle bracelet watch. In addition to its fashionable blue dial this Citizen quartz watch has a two tone yellow and white case that is rectangular shape, a back made of durable stainless steel, glass made of mineral crystal, hands and markers that are gold tones, and of course its bangle bracelet in yellow and white.
These Citizen quartz blue dial watches come with limited five year manufacturers’ warranties and retail for under $200.
A popular blue dial for men, with several stylish choices in watch bands and quartz movement from Japan, is the AP1000-03L. Along with its noteworthy blue dial, it sports silver toned markers and hands, an indicator of the phases of the moon, several choices in watch bands including an attractive blue leather, subdials that display the days of the week as well as the month and date, and indicators of low charge and time reset. These Citizen quartz blue dial watches will be powered for 180 days on a full charge. They are protected by a case with a screw back, a mineral crystal that is both scratch resistant and non-reflecting, and water resistance to 330 feet.
This men’s blue dial Citizen quartz watch carries the trademark Citizen’s five-year manufacturer’s warranty
Susan Bradford makes it quick and easy to find the best Citizen watches Read expert information here.
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Posted in Jewelry Infos at 6:11 pm by admin
You don’t need a special occasion to give mom a gift. A gift of jewelry is welcomed any time of the year, and there are so many special pieces to show much how much you love her. Then again, if it is a special occasion, there is no better way to say thank-you “mom” than with a beautiful piece of jewelry.
When you are shopping for jewelry there are many favorites that are sure to please. There are beautiful assortments of gold necklaces, silver necklaces, diamond necklaces and custom designed necklaces. If you’d rather go with a bracelet, a charm bracelet with mom’s favorite things is special or a delicate pearl bracelet paired with matching earrings is stunning. For a more personalized touch an original Mother and Child pendant by Jane Russell is beautiful, as our mother’s pendants and pins. These pins can be set with your mother’s birthstone or yours and your siblings. What mother wouldn’t love a photo pendant with an engraved photograph of you or your child set in silver or gold. There are also stylish family tree pins and pendants. A gold, silver or diamond heart is very special and can be set in a necklace, bracelet, earrings or pin.
The list goes on because there are so many beautiful jewelry gifts that you can get for mom. Go online and search for “jewelry for mom,” or check local jewelry shops or malls. You’ll find a special gift for a very special mom.
Gifts For Men provides detailed information about gifts for men, birthday gift for him, anniversary gift for him, gift basket for him and more. Gifts For Men is the sister site of Wholesale Embroidered Hats.
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Posted in Jewelry Infos at 11:58 am by admin
More and more women are deciding to tie the knot this year, whether it be their first or fifth time. Top jewelers forecast this year’s hottest trends in engagement ring design and pinpoint five styles that many fiancées will be wearing before the big day: the classic cuts, titanium settings, the vintage pieces, the bezel and floating styles and the colored stone rage.
Classic cuts are making a huge comeback. The good thing about classically designed rings is that you can still wear them tastefully in the next three decades. They make great heirloom pieces as well. Most women are now leaning towards getting a classic-cut diamond solitaire, or if that’s too much, at least a diamond accented ring. Despite the colored stone trend, diamonds still appear to be a girl’s best friend-at least for the engagement anyway. Round and emerald-cut diamonds are still the top sellers, followed closely by the classic oval cut. The pavé setting, where the band is studded seamlessly with diamonds, is also an elegant way to set diamonds. This setting is also poised to be a big trend in the coming year.
Platinum is still the top choice to set precious stones, however it is no longer plain and simple. Most females now want the metal carved with designs or inlaid with other gemstones while the thick and simple platinum band is still the top choice for grooms. White and yellow gold are also quite saleable and are the preferred metals for those on a limited budget.
A new trend in metals that is poised to equal platinum is the growing use of titanium in conventional jewelry settings. Studies show that a large number of men and women have developed allergic reactions to the common precious metals, so they are starting to opt for titanium-set jewelry. Titanium is also a very good investment because it is actually a stronger metal than gold and silver and so far has also proved to be the most “bio-compatible” and hypoallergenic. It is also lighter than platinum and looks very similar to white gold. It also supports any precious stone as well as other conventional precious metals.
The third trend is bringing back the old to the new. Following the vintage rage set by fashion houses, antique engagement rings are making a striking comeback. Women are now looking for rings that have a bit of nostalgia found in the gold filigree settings and mod designs. Stones are usually cut in the Old European round style with a lot of meticulous details like tiny diamonds and beaded edges. More sophisticated and mobile women are making vintage rings their choice and the market for diamond vintage rings have expanded rapidly to meet this demand. Vintage engagement rings usually have varied cuts that are combined in one setting and this makes the rings highly appealing to the varied and fickle tastes of today’s women.
The Bezel setting and the “floating style” settings are also hot now. These are techniques where the stones are skillfully placed on a simple band to make the entire ring look as delicate as possible. No worries though; these styles are sturdy enough to withstand daily use. If you are bored of the “normal” stone settings like the emerald or princess cuts, a popular new cut that uses the latest stone-cutting technique is called the Zales cut, which can show off more facets and increases the stone’s brilliance.
The last big trend in engagement rings is using colored stones over diamonds. A growing number of women are leaning towards wearing colored stones to look more individualized and lively. Colored diamonds are also quite popular - the pink and yellow varieties sell very well. These stones are placed in the new tension settings or on the classic four-prong setting. They are also set in a filigree design to achieve a vintage look. Birthstones or favorite colors are usually the deciding factors for women eying a colored stone engagement ring.
Michael Russell
Your Independent guide to Engagement Rings
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12.27.08
Posted in Jewelry Infos at 1:38 am by admin
Before learning about watches you should be familiar with some of the terminology. The word horology has two meanings; it is the study or science of measuring time or the art of making clocks, watches, and devices for telling time.
Since the first appearance of man on the earth an effort has been made to measure time. The tracking of the sun’s movement across the sky, candles that were marked at intervals, oil lamps with a marked reservoir, sandglasses (hourglasses) are some of the ways in which time was measured. In the Orient knotted cords and small stone or metal mazes filled with incense that would be burned at a specific rate.
Water clocks did not depend on the observation of the sky or the sun. The earliest water clock was found in the tomb of Amenhotep I who was buried around 1500 B.C. Greeks called them clepsydras; they were stone containers with sloped sides that allowed water to drip at an almost constant rate from a small hole in the bottom. Other clepsydras were cylinders or bowl shaped designed to slowly fill up with water coming in at a near constant pace. Markings on the inside of the bowl marked the passage of the hours. Though this was used primarily at night, it is thought they were used in the day hours as well. A metal bowl with a hole the bottom was placed in a larger bowl filled with water. It would fill and then sink in a certain amount of time.
Since water flow was not exactly predictable and difficult to control the flow accurately, timepieces that depended on water were very inadequate. People were drawn to develop more accurate ways of measuring and telling time.
The development of quartz crystal clocks and timepieces depended on the crystal size, shape, and temperature to create a frequency. Quartz clocks and watches continue to be popular. They work well enough for the price and although they tend to be slightly ‘off’ the correct time most people can afford them.
The first watches had a natural movement but no minute hand. They had to be wound every twelve hours. Watches were originally worn more for adornment than functionality. Timepieces worked with weights but these were not practical in portable timepieces.
Time measurement has been a goal of man from the beginning and a time line will help you understand how we got to where we are with watches. Watches have so many new functions. They have the date, the time, times across time zones and some have stop watches. Most watches have some kind of an alarm in them. The possibilities are endless and I can really see a Dick Tracy type of watch being real.
Here is a timeline of watch history. Some of the years might not be listed in chronological order but I got them as close to it as possible. It is very interesting to learn how watches have developed. It’s amazing when I think of the minds of the people who had their hand in creating watches, how smart and technical they must have been!
Prior to 1600 - The main problem was the driving power the timepieces ran were balanced weights. This made it difficult to carry them around.
1524 - Henlien was paid fifteen Florins for a gilt musk-apple with a watch. This is the earliest date of watch production that is known.
1548 - Other watches appeared and were probably French or German in origin.
1575 - Swiss and English products began to appear. This was the period of the most advancements and innovation. First watch movements were made of steel and then later brass. They were straight verge watches with no balance and were highly inaccurate. The use of spiral-leaf main spring began. This allowed the power of a movement without hanging weights. These pieces were inconsistent in their accuracy.
1600 - 1675 - This was the age of decoration. Watches became more of a decoration and jewelry piece rather than being functional. The shape of cases changed from tambour cylinder with a lid, to a circular case with hinged, domed covers on the front and back. Champleve enamel and relieved case filled with colored enamel appeared.
1620 - The glass crystals were fitted to the cases as a typical alternative to metal opaque covers. The glass is translucent and allowed the owner to see the time without taking off the cover. In order to set the watch and see the time, the cover had to be removed.
1625 - Plain watches came about as the result of the Puritan movement.
After 1660 - Fancy shapes and adornments were seen mostly on ladies’ watches.
1675 - The spiral balance spring is first used in watches. The accuracy now was measured in fractions of minutes as opposed to fractions of hours. This increased accuracy caused watchmakers to create a dial that had a minute hand and was divided by minutes.
1675 - Charles II introduced waistcoats with pockets. Men now carried their watches in their pockets rather than on a pendant.
1704 - Dullier and Debeaigre developed a method of using jewels as bearings.
1715 - Sully found out that creating a small sink around each hole would retain the oil because of the surface tension.
1725 - It was common to find a large diamond endstone in the cock.
1750 - The names of watchmakers never appeared on the dials of watches till now.
1761 - John Harrison made a clock that was so accurate it was used to measure longitude during sea voyages.
1775 - Champleve is now rare.
Purrelet began production of self-winding watches.
1780 - Rareguel produced these watches.
1800 - The pocket chronometer was a readily available and accurate watch.
1814 - Massey was the first who used a push or pump with a rack that operated by pushing the pendant that turn on a ratchet basic or going bowl.
1850 - The United States were the first to use mass production with mixed results
1900 - Advances were made in metallurgy. This was the introduction of the balance spring on the first verge watch.
1952 - Battery powered watches became available.
1970 - Electronic watches were very successful.
Watches today use quartz crystals, batteries, and there are even atomic watches. Time tracking has never been more accurate and advances in the field of Horolgy are being made all the time.
About the Author
Martin Smith is a successful freelance writer providing advice for consumers on purchasing a variety of products which includes
Wedding Ring and and more! His numerous articles provide a wonderfully researched resource of interesting and relevant information.
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12.25.08
Posted in Radicals and Others at 10:19 am by admin
For the Government to even suggest that Taxpayers pay any more money to
support Africa and HIV/AIDS is discrimination against Taxpayers. Don’t misunderstand me, I have lots of compassion and deep concerns for these people and the children, but we have people and children in America going hungry and without medication. In hundreds of years, the leopard hasn’t changed it’s spot, why do you think with additional Taxpayers monies it’ll change now! It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that Hand-outs haven’t worked and never will!
You’ve never paid any of your past loans and you want Americans to “write off” the old debts, and give you more of Taxpayers monies? You’ve succeeded in getting America into trillions of dollars of debt! Who’s going to bail America out?
If you want to help out the people in Africa & other countries, turn your pity party performance into a money making concert and donate the proceeds to any organizations you wish!Just leave American Taxpayers alone! We’re fed up!
All these countries coming at America from all directions, asking for Taxpayers monies should stop.
These people are set on destroying America. Then what will they do to help America? As the old song goes “absolutely nothing, say it again!” If you don’t believe what I’m saying, look at all the illegitimates, having more and more illegitimates in America and Africa. It’s time for someone to speak out! You’ve created your problems, it’s time you solve them and not the hard working American Taxpayer!
IT’S PAST TIME TO SUPPORT YOURSELVES AND YOUR OWN COUNTRY. THERE AIN’T NO MORE MONEY! YOU’VE BROKEN THE BANKS!
About the Author
Artist, Activist, Environmentalist. Author of several published articles.
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