So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Friday, February 27, 2009

Get Rid of Stretch Marks Fast With These Neat Tricks

By Sapphire Rylee

Time is certainly ticking away. With vacation season coming up, some of you cannot wait to hit the beach donning your new bikinis while some of you are mesmerized and cringing in front of the mirror as you examine the new stretch marks marring your thighs. Do not despair and do not rush to your local plastic surgeon just yet for there are now revolutionary skin care lines that are very effective against these stretch marks.

If you have a few weeks to spare before enjoying the sun and sand please do try:

- Retinols. Products containing retinol, a close chemical relative of vitamin A, fixes your stretch mark problems by restoring the normal structure of collagen, the protein fiber making up the bulk material of your skin. As an added bonus, retinol also smoothes out irregular textures and lines.

- Vitamins C and E. Whether taken orally or applied topically, these vitamins are certified antioxidants as they target damaging free radicals. Many of these antioxidants are combined with corticosteroids, the latter are anti-inflammatory substances that effectively calms skin swelling. So go grab one of these combination formulated creams to hit two birds with one stone!

- Hydroxy Acids. These substances remove the dead and damaged top layer of your stretch mark to reveal the younger skin cells underneath.

- Lactic Acids Ingredients. Stronger than hydroxy acids use lactic acids with great caution. Start off with the lowest dose then check for any abnormal reactions. If none proceed with use.

- Mineral Crystals. Think of mineral crystals as performing a do-it-yourself microdermabrasion on your skin. Mineral crystals work similarly as hyrdoxy and lactic acids as the crystal granules scrape off the scarred skin cells from your stretch marks.

- Collagen for Stretch Marks. Stretch mark infested skin may at times appear indented and depressed. Topical collagens are not absorbed by the skin but can temporarily plump up the indented areas so as to smoothen the skin surface.

If you already have your flippers and snorkel on here are some really fast tricks to cleverly hide those marks:

- Tanning Lotions. What you cannot get rid off you cover it up with a darker skin tone. Not only will your stretch marks be invisible, you will also impart a healthy glow any beach bum would be proud of. Make sure to always lather up with a strong sunblock while frolicking down the shores.

- Body make-up. Concealers and foundations also work in hiding stretch marks. Just do not go into the water to make sure the make-up does not come of.

- Swimsuit strategy. Wear suits that cover your stretch marks. Opt for a tankini if you are conscious that about the stretch marks across your tummy and hips or don a sarong over your bikini bottom to hide those thighs.

- Divert your attention and have fun. Hello! Youre at the beach so try to forget about your body issues and focus your attention in other activities such as swimming, playing volleyball, and catching up with your friends.

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By Linda Kemp

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Treating Nail Fungus: How To Do It Right

By Rashel Dan

Toe nail fungus infection is a common occurrence in people. Studies show that 3 to 11 percent of the population has them, and up to 50 percent has had this at some point in their life. In the United States alone, the figures state around 35 million are infected with nail fungus. Treating Nail Fungus is possible, but most treatments may take some time as well as a regular schedule.

If you are to treat nail fungus effectively, it's important to know where it comes from and how it develops. Toe nail fungi thrive in a warm, moist environment and they do not need sunlight in order to live. The space under the nails is one of their favorite places to breed in, since this has the requirements that they need to live and multiply. One can contract this fungus in public baths, swimming pools, gyms and even at home. So one has to take preventive measures in order to avoid nail fungus.

A person having nail fungus will find his nails quite unsightly as well as odorous. It is also an embarrassing sight to deal with, especially if one is in a public place. It one does not act on it, it will cause more damage to the toe, making walking a painful ordeal. One may have to resort to surgical removal to correct this. There are medicines that are available for treating nail fungus. Examples are:

1. Itraconazole (Sporonox) 2. Fluconazole (Diflucan) 3. Griseofulvin (Fulvicin) 4. Terfinabine (Lamisil)

These medications may cost quite a lot and there are some side effects that one should be concerned about. This will include stomaches, headaches, kidney and liver damage, to death in some rare cases. So people are quite weary of these internal medications.

Treating nail fungus can also be done naturally. These might include the following:

1. Oils - Using tea tree oil and lavender oil and spreading it around the affected nail. Tea tree oil is a natural antibiotic, and lavender oil can help ease the swelling. This a very effective way in treating nail fungus. However it doesn't cure it immediately. It may take some days or weeks to see the results, and even months to completely be rid of nail fungus.

2. Zetaclear - One can also opt to get this in all-natural products such as zetaclear which not only contains the above mentioned ingredients, but also more. It also has jojoba oil as well as clove oil as its key ingredients, which are also proven to be effective in treating nail fungus. These natural medications can speed up the curing process.

3. Vinegar - Home remedies such as soaking in Listerine or vinegar have some positive effects on the infected nails. But these are 50-50 chances of effectiveness.

The Role of Prevention - It is also important to take preventive steps so that the fungi will not spread and get any worse. Wearing breathable, good-fitting shoes, absorbent socks are good practices to be maintained. Avoiding walking barefoot in public places is also needed. One it is contained, it will be easier job in treating nail fungus.

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Beauty - How to Find a Beauty Supply Store

By Claudia Mahrer

Are you looking to improve the way that you look? Although you may think that you need to start an exercise plan or go under the knife, you don?t necessarily have to. With recent developments in technology, there are now a number of beauty products that can help you improve your appearance, beauty wise. For instance, you can choose to color your hair if you wish to change the color of it, buy eye makeup to bring out the beautiful color of your eyes and so forth. However, if you are interested in turning to beauty products for assistance, you will need to find a beauty supply store to shop at.

When it comes to finding a beauty supply store to shop at, you will find that you have a number of different options. One of those options involves visiting your local shopping mall or shopping plaza. A large number of beauty supply stores are located inside these types of shopping centers. What is nice about beauty stores being located inside a shopping mall is that you can save buying your beauty products until you have to make a mall trip; there is no need to make a special trip. This is nice if you don?t have a mall located in the same town or city as you live in.

Beauty supply stores can often be found under the headings of ?beauty shops,? ?beauty stores,? or even ?department stores.? What is nice about using your local phone book is that you will be able to get the name, address, and telephone number of a beauty supply store. If you are just interested in going to get what you need and then returning home, having the exact location of local beauty supply store is very helpful. Also, with having the telephone number of a beauty supply store, you can call the store in question to see if they have what you are looking for, if you happen to know what it is you are looking for.

Asking those that you know for recommendations is another great way for you to go about finding a beauty supply store to shop at. Asking those that you know for beauty supply store recommendations is nice because you won?t just get the study on any ole beauty supply store, but you will likely get the study and location of one that comes highly rated and recommend. By receiving positive feedback about a beauty supply store, you know that you won?t be wasting your time by visiting a store that likely wouldn?t even have what you were looking for. For that reason, you may want to think about asking your friends, family members, neighbors, or coworkers for beauty supply store recommendations.

In addition to asking your friends, family members, coworkers, and neighbors for beauty store recommendations, you may also want to think about asking your hair stylist or the other workers that work at a hair salon or a beauty salon that you visit. When working in the beauty and fashion industry, many employees get inside information; information that may be helpful to you in your search for a beauty supply store. Also, many hair salons and beauty salons are now starting to carry their own selection of beauty products and supplies, so you might not even have to look very far.

Although many people prefer shopping for beauty supplies and beauty products locally, as it is often easier to examine and compare products and product labels, there are also online beauty stores that you may want to examine. To find an online beauty store, you may want to think about performing a standard internet search. That standard internet search should get you to the online websites of online beauty supply stores.

As a reminder, you may want to take a few minutes to examine each beauty supply store that you come across to make sure that they have what you looking for. Doing so may be able to save you a considerable amount of time and possibly even money.

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Get Rich the American Way - Real Estate

By Mark English

Owning Private Property has always been a dream of all the "Huddle Masses" that have come to our shores. A place of Your own is not just a home to live in, but can also be a means of production. In 1862 we passed the Homestead Act which gave, FREE of charge, 160 acres to any settler who would live on and cultivate the land for a minimum of five years. The total net worth of many westerners today has its foundation in the land granted their ancestors by the Homestead Act. Fathers, Mothers, Grand Fathers, and Grand Mothers have worked their land for the last 150 years. As the railroads galloped across the plains and mountains, many profited by developing the land or selling it. Real Estate was, and is, the foundation upon which our land, our families, our society, and our economy are built on. Real Estate is still the best investment for a solid financial future. Please, call us at 303-674-0148, Email us at markenglishrealestate@msn.com , or visit us on the web at www.evergreencoloradoliving.com ; and we will find You, Your piece of America here in the Rocky Mountains, by purchasing EVERGREEN COLORADO REAL ESTATE. We can also finance it with an EVERGREEN COLORADO MORTGAGE or a CONIFER COLORADO HOME LOAN.

We all remember the warm story about Kunta Kinta in Alex Haley's account of his fore father's journey and life in America. Our children also need Roots of their own. Perhaps, you don't know where Your ancestors lived a century or more ago, but today You are establishing new Roots for Your family. When you buy EVERGREEN COLORADO REAL ESTATE you are joining a dynamic community that will welcome Your Family's contribution, and give You "Roots" as You become a modern day pioneer on Your new Rocky Mountain Homestead.

Buying EVERGREEN COLORADO REAL ESTATE establishes You and your family as a vital part of a social network. This vibrant social community will become a part of You, and You will become a part of it. You and your family will enter into relationships that will reward you for a life time. Friendships you make will endure, and perhaps the kids will marry into another Evergreen Family and create lasting bonds. You can hire MARK ENGLISH BUILDERS an EVERGREEN COLORADO CUSTOM HOME BUILDER to build Your dream home. A home that will become the Family homestead: for this and the next generation. And why not? Evergreen is located in one of the most beautiful and convenient location in the country.

EVERGREEN COLORADO REAL ESTATE is located just 30 miles from the middle of downtown Denver. We have all the amenities of city living without the congestion, hassle, and crime of the big city. You will be living with the eagle, high in the majestic Rockies, and still only 45 minutes from Broadway. DIA international airport is an hour away, and skiing in the Colorado champagne powder is only an hour in the opposite direction. Give us a call at MARK ENGLISH REAL ESTATE and we will show you how to live in this mountain paradise and we will find you an EVERGREEN COLORADO HOME LOAN or a CONIFER COLORADO HOME LOAN to finance you new mountain mansion. In these uncertain economic times, your own home is still the best investment you can make.

With the stock market slipping into the doldrums, and CD's-Bonds- and T-Bill at less than 2%, EVERGREEN COLORADO REAL ESTATE is still the best long term investment for accumulating a life time of financial wealth. We all want something for nothing, a return on investment for no labor or productivity, but recent financial woes have taught us that this is unrealistic. We are going to have to make money for our retirement, and the kid's college, the old fashioned way: we will need to earn it. Let us show you how to make money by investing in real estate. We will find You the property, and we can finance it with an EVERGREEN COLORADO MORTGAGE or a CONIFER COLORADO MORTGAGE through DISCOUNT MORTGAGE SERVICES. Real Estate can still give you a 5-6 % solid return on investment.

The best economic stimulus package for you retirement investment is to start to depend on profits and not dividends. When investing in EVERGREEN COLORADO REAL ESTATE you are producing a valuable product that has worth in the marketplace. If you do not need the money right now, or the increased tax liability, then you can reinvest the money into your new business. By taking your 401k money and paying down the principal on you rental property investment, you will be accumulating equity in your property. We will show you how to finance your investment. If you need cash to get started we can get you an EVERGREEN COLORADO MORTGAGE REFINANCE or a CONIFER COLORADO MORTGAGE REFINANCE or really a refinance any where in the State of Colorado. Be bold and give us a cal, and let's set a plan in motion to establish your financial security for the rest of your life.

For the bold you can take it a step further and invest in rental property. Prices are at 20 year lows, and you can get an instant equity position in many desirable properties. You can leverage your investment property so that your tenant will pay your mortgage and You will profit through rents, equity build up, and favorable income tax treatment. If you put down enough money, so that the rents will cover the expense, then it will cost you nothing out of pocket each month, but you will benefit from all the tax benefits and long term equity. We can even look into an EVERGREEN COLORADO REFINANCE of you current home to free up the cash to get you started.

If you bought EVERGREEN COLORADO REAL ESTATE for $300,000 as a rental investment, and if you put down $60,000.00 or 20%, you would owe $1840.00 a month for principal, interest, taxes and insurance, and management. If the rents were $1500.00 a month and your expenses are1840.00 a month the negative cost is $340.00 a month. But you can deduct the $340.00 or $4080.00 per annuim ($340.00 X 12 = 4080). If the land was worth 40,000, you could depreciate the investment by $9630.00 each year plus your taxable loss of $4080.00. Now we have a deduction for $13,710.00 ($9630.00 + $4080.00 = $13710.00 0. If you are in the 27 % tax bracket you will save $3838.00 or $320.00 a month on your taxes. So the investment house will cost you $20.00 a month. Now, as the rents increase over time, and the tenants pay off your $240,000.00 EVERGREEN COLORADO MORTGAGE, your will own the house in 30 years, and can either sell it for retirement cash, or keep it as a mortgage free home, and use the rent income for spending money. In a stock market where most people lost not only their dividends, but also all or most of their principal, Real Estate is still the number one long term investment.

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The chicken the egg or the Plasma. Which one arrived first?

By Ron Macfairnlane

Its difficult to choose a Plasma TV stand that compliment your sense of style especially when you are in a position to buy the plasma TV stands and you may not quite have the TV in your sights, consequently what you think is the right plasma TV stand may not look so good when it arrives home.

If you've already bought your plasma TV then here are some easy to follow tips to help your purchase go smoothly. Just write down these notes before you leave the house.

1)Where the TV is going to be located. This will determine the shape of the stand . For example if its going to be in the corner then you will require corner TV stands

2) Think about the weight of your TV.not enough people take this matter seriously enough. The retailer can always advice you in most cases. Generally the bigger the TV screen the stronger the plasma TV stand has to be therefore the more it's probably going to weight.

3) The color of the Plasma TV. Black on glass plasma TV stands look absolutely fantastic. However Grey plasma TV's on a glass TV stand look a little bland. This obviously depends on the color of the decor of the room. Grey plasma T.V.s on a wooden plasma TV stand look a bit odd also.

4)Is the stand just going to support the television or will you require space for other items also? If you need space for other items such as DVD etc then don't forget to take into consideration the color of the other items.At the end of the day its all about what you like best. Maybe you prefer completely different colors for all items just to spice up your viewing.

5)Have you consulted the rest of the family regarding the color and design of TV and stand? Remember that your home entertainment system is for all the family to enjoy. Wouldn't it be sad if the plasma TV stand actually stood in the way of a good film?

Sometimes the simple decision is always the hardest one. Which one to buy first can be a hard choice. The best way to make the shopping process easier , is to simply buy both items at the same time hopefully from the same dealer. By buying the TV stand and the television at the same time solves all problems as you can instantly math them up.

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Fairs and Festivals in a Financial Recession

By Geoffrey Higgins

The financial recession that happened, recently took my life for a sharp turn. Along the hundred other people, I got laid off and found myself jobless. Fortunately for me, I have several things going on for me: I already have a car of my own, a house I've inherited, and a part-time business I manage alongside my girlfriend.

My girlfriend and I have been selling her crafts at various craft fairs for a couple of years now. Back then, it represented partial income that we are able to invest together, but at this point, we've decided to use it for the time being for our everyday use. Until the financial recession blows away, we should be content with what we currently have in our favor.

The cheapness of the material my girlfriend used to make her handcrafted jewelry ensures that people will continue to purchase from us even though the financial recession means that a thrifty attitude has been adopted by most people. Our selling location near the beaches of Florida also helps; the areas have a laid-back aura that reduces the fear of spending.

Until I am well assured that I can get back to working in an office again, I am pretty content with the business of selling my girlfriend's handmade crafts. This way, we bond almost everyday, and our relationship is thus strengthened. We get the work done efficiently; she sees to making the crafts, whilst I see to it that we have good relations with the other booths, as well as talking and arranging everything with the event organizers.

The challenges of life do not cause me to stop; rather, it inspires me to move forward. Whereas some of my officemates that were similarly laid off now sit back and relax, I'm back out there, doing what I can.

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