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

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Reasons For Getting A Pair Of Ugg Classic Cardy Boots

By Tamsin Kelly

Even now the popularity of Uggs Classic Cardy boots has not waivered any since their being placed on Oprah Winfrey's Christmas Wish List back in 2007. The main reason why these boots have proven such a favourite is that they can be worn in a variety of different ways.

Every pair of these boots no matter what colours they come in such as Picante, Moss, Gray, Cream or Black contain a genuine sheepskin sock liner. So no matter what time of year they are worn without socks your feet remain dry as the moisture from them is wicked away naturally by this material.

But the thing that makes these Ugg boots stand out for others that this company has to offer is the upper part of them is made of heathered merino wool and comes with 3 large wooden buttons on the side. The buttons on these boots is what enables you to wear the Classic Cardy boots in a number of different ways

If you keep all the buttons done up then you can wear them at their full height (14.5 inches). The other way in which they can be worn is that the top button is undone and then the upper part of the boot can be turned over to create a cuff at a top. But what a lot of women like to do is keep all the buttons done up and then push the main part of the boot down to create the slouched look.

By being able to vary the way in which these boots can be worn it means that you can mix and match them with a variety of different outfits. For example wear them at their full height with a pair of skinny jeans and t-shirt or with the top of the boot turned over. The other way that you can wear these is by teaming them pushed down (slouched) teamed with a long flowing (Boho) skirt or dress in this autumn and winters muted shades of browns, creams, blacks, greys and blues.

These boots may look great when worn but they are very comfortable as well. If you do intend to purchase a pair as the sheepskin sock liner has some give in it to help mold it to your feet you should consider purchasing a pair in a half or full size smaller than you would wear normally. If for example your are normally a size 39 European (8 USA) instead consider purchasing a size 38.5 or 38 European (7.5 or 7 USA).

Plus if you want to ensure that your Ugg Classic Cardy boots fit well and offer maximum amounts of warmth and cushioning when worn it is best to wear them without socks on. Even in cold temperatures you will find that the sheepskin sock liner adequately keeps your feet warm and cosy.

For those who are looking for a good looking pair of boots this winter then they cannot go wrong with thinking about buying themselves a pair of Ugg Classic Cardy boots. However, it may be time to think about purchasing them now otherwise you may find yourself in a situation where you have to wait a number of months before being able to get a pair as stocks may run as they did when they appeared in 2007 on Oprah Winfrey's Christmas Wish List.

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Understanding Your Car's Traction Control

By Lawrence Reasse

Even as car manufacturers strive to make their engines more powerful and fuel-efficient, they have also devoted enormous resources to making their vehicles safer. Popular review sources consider driver safety a priority. Those vehicles which include the latest technology to safeguard drivers, their passengers, and other motorists often score well. One of the areas in which automakers are developing more robust safety systems is with traction control (TC).

In this article, we'll take a closer look at this safety feature. I'll explain what it is and how multiple automotive technologies work together to keep drivers and passengers safe.

Maintaining Friction On The Road

Traction refers to the friction between your car's tires and the road. When you accelerate, whether from a complete stop or to pass another car, your wheels maintain contact with the surface of the road. That is how you can control your vehicle during acceleration. Any elements - rain, snow, ice, etc. - that come between your tires and the road reduces the level of contact. As a result, the amount of control you have drops and a traffic accident becomes more likely.

The manner in which your TC system prevents your wheels from spinning during acceleration is based upon throttle control and brake application. To explain, suppose you have stopped at a traffic signal. The signal turns green and you step hard on your gas pedal. Your tires begin to spin as they lose contact with the surface of the road. Your TC system will identify the slip and limit the throttle while applying the brakes to the drive wheels. In doing so, your tires will regain contact.

Multiple Technologies And How They Work

Your vehicle's traction control system also encompasses your anti-lock brakes and stability control. While the TC provides friction as you accelerate, your anti-lock brakes provide friction as you slow down. Both systems perform the same job based upon the same fundamentals. Sensors monitor the slippage and modify the level of braking force that is applied to the drive wheels.

Electronic stability control (ESC) works on the same basic principles as the TC and anti-lock brakes, but adds a number of sensors to compensate for understeer and oversteer. If the sensors identify skidding, braking power is applied to the outer wheel to prevent oversteer, or inner wheel to prevent understeer. In many cars, ESC can also reduce engine power in order to compensate.

Better Grip And Safety

Maintaining a high level of contact and friction between your vehicle's tires and the road beneath them helps to ensure that you and your passengers remain safe while driving. For their part, car manufacturers continue to develop advanced technologies to further improve driver safety. By increasing the grip of your tires on the road, they can help prevent unnecessary traffic accidents.

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Saint-Louis Senegal

By Iman Goodley

In the north-west of Senegal, near the mouth of the Senegal River, lies the town of Saint-Louis, capital of French Senegal from 1673 until independence in 1960.

The centre of the old colonial city lies on a narrow island in the river, measuring just 2 km (1.2 mi) long by about 400 in (1,312 ft) wide, although the modern city now sprawls on the mainland either side.

The first permanent French settlement in Senegal, Saint-Louis was founded in 1659 by French traders on an uninhabited island. Named after the French king Louis, the town commanded trade along the Senegal River, exporting slaves, animal hides, beeswax and gum arabic.

Between 1659 and 1779, the city was administered by nine different chartered companies. A Metis (Franco-African Creole) community soon developed, characterized by the famous signares. These bourgeois women entrepreneurs dominated the economic, social, cultural and political life of the city, creating an elegant urban culture with time for refined entertainments. They controlled most of the river trade and financed the principal Catholic institutions.

Louis Faidherbe became the Governor of French Senegal in 1854, and spent a great deal of money modernizing the town, including bridge building, setting up a drinking water supply, and providing an overland telegraph line to Dakar. The fortunes of the town began to dwindle as Dakar became an ever more important city. Saint-Louis' port proved difficult for steam ships to access, and a railway between Saint-Louis and Dakar, opened in 1855, took most of its up-country trade.

Today Saint-Louis is a sleepy backwater which retains its lovely colonial architecture. In 2000 it was added to the World Heritage List, and many of its beautiful buildings are being renovated. Among the sites and monuments to see on the island are the Governor's Palace, a fortress built in the 18th century across from Place Faidherbe, the Gouvernance which comprises the town's administrative offices and Pare Faidherbe in the centre of town, named for the French governor.

The museum at the southern end of the island tells the story of Senegal's history and peoples, with displays of traditional clothes and musical instruments, and there are various mosques and catholic churches to visit.

The heritage of the signares lives on in Saint-Louis today, with the festivals for which the town is famous. Fanals, a night-time procession of giant paper lanterns, takes place at Christmas, usually coinciding with the Saint-Louis Jazz Festival, the most important jazz festival in Africa. The annual pirogue race, organized by teams of fishermen from Guet-Ndar, takes place on the river and makes a vibrant spectacle.

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Large Silver Hoop Earrings Are Stylish

By Lee Reid

Large Silver Hoop Earrings are known as being very fashionable, fun and are easy to wear. A variety of great styles can be seen in the latest collections that are available in stores. They are a versatile, popular, and inexpensive fashion accessory that adds spice to any outfit.

There are many great brands that offer popular makes of silver hoop earrings such as Cookie Lee, Banana Republic, J Lo and David Yurman.

When thinking about the points of price, durability, quality and craftsmanship, I would say that large silver hoop earrings offer a great value for the price. Even the top Celebs in Hollywood realize just how stylish these earrings are.

The models that are in high demand are embedded with stones like blue topaz or cubic zirconia. Trendy looks at the moment include diamond cut and hammered. Before you purchase a pair, keep in mind that better styles are crafted using .925 Sterling Silver.

There are several online shops that offer deals that are usually much better than what you would pay at your local shopping mall. So when you are ready to buy, it is highly recommended that you take a few minutes and do a search on the web first.

Doing a search on the internet allows you the chance to easily and quickly compare prices, thus you can be sure in getting the best available deal for your hard earned money.

One of the best parts of shopping online is that you will be able to locate those rare or hard to find styles of large silver hoop earrings that you can't seem to find anywhere else.

Prices For Large Silver Hoop Earrings

If you are considering purchasing them at your local fashion accessories shop or department store, expect to pay between $19.00 to $125.00 and up, depending upon the style and brand. Keep in mind that bargains can be found on the net for up to 70% off of retail.

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Cheap Holiday Booking Secrets And Money Saving Tips

By James Moore

The following article covers a topic that has recently moved to center stage--at least it seems that way. If you've been thinking you need to know more about cheap package holidays abroad, here's your opportunity.

If you can get away at short notice then there are some really very cheap hotel and flight deals to be had. There has been an independent travel agent in business for over 14 years and who are fully ABTA protected. They specialise in cheap bargain flights and hotels to resorts such as Malaga, Alicante, Tenerife, Antalya, Dalaman, Bodrum, Egypt and Cyprus.

Travel Agents charge customers per person for their holidays. Travel when other people are not travelling. When the kids are in school is the best time to plan your ski vacation. Travel agents make big profits on these policies and they can be up to 5 times more expensive than their market value. Instead you should just shop around on the internet.

Knowledge can give you a real advantage. To make sure you're fully informed about cheap package holidays abroad, keep reading.

Travel to Malta with the local specialist! Use a licensed travel agency offering discounted accommodation in hotels, self catering apartments, holiday villas and farmhouses in Gozo too. Travel agents vented their spleen and the trade magazine devoted pages to letters. Travel Agents 2U aim to bring these offers together in an easy to use format for both the users and the travel suppliers. The system allows the travel companies to upload their offers easily resulting in 'fresh' content and frequently updated travel content. Travel on a journey of discovery - a trip back in time. We are committed to providing you with the best of Turkey.

We try to give as much details about the properties as possible, but please note that the hotel availability can change fast. This area is filled with many excellent sandy beaches, so you have a wide choice available. You can even find some hotels that will offer you a 1 hundred dollar deposit at the hotel for you to spend on hotel services. So is this the best place to go for your holiday now, as far as it looks it most certainly is. This is an excellent place to come for cheap package holidays, as there are inexpensive hotel rooms and self catering units that are available to choose from.

The flight company started trading as an independent high street travel agency in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex in 1989 with one member of staff. In 1995, the owner and managing director turned his attention to the emerging Internet in the UK and launched the first flight website online in 1996, one of the very first travel agencies in the UK to do so.

As your knowledge about cheap package holidays continues to grow, you will begin to see how holidays abroad fit into the overall scheme of things. Knowing how something relates to the rest of the world is important too.

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Marlboro: The Most Popular Cigarette Brand Across The World

By Jack M. Mark

Tobacco has attracted human beings from ancient times and the traces for nicotine by antediluvian human, is a solid statement to this fact. However, tobacco of that time could assume to be raw and harder than any cigarette available today including the cheapest one too. Tobacco ruled as country-money in patches for short time span before it was adapted into cigarettes.

Although cigarette was originated in 18th century; but it gained popularity after Crimean battle. In earlier 1920, filter-tip cigarettes were introduced for the very first time into the market, which have turned into the most exponentially growing business of producing 5.5 trillion cigarettes per year. Well, in order to make most of this business, several tobacco companies are providing their cigarette brands but Marlboro possesses dignity among all of them.

When someone reads that Marlboro is the most widely used brand in the world today, he/she thinks that why is it so? Before answering this question, let us look at why all Xerox's machines are known as Xerox machines everywhere when Xerox is in fact the generic name of the machine. The same condition applies for Marlboro, that why it strikes smokers as well as non-smokers all over the world.

Except from its quality standards and marketing strategies, given below are some more reasons which made Marlboro a milestone in the field of cigarettes. Although in 1924, Marlboro was initially launched as women's cigarette, but it had to rebuild its reputation after the disaster of Second World War. And when Marlboro came back, it was absolutely new package including romanticized charm of the cowboy.

It is absolutely relevant to know why cowboys are considered as hero in America and other countries. Well cowboys are the first romanticized heroes and pioneer of love in America. They are constantly professed and looked down as the symbols of innovative nature and courage.

They are the ultimate men with tougher skills. The planning executives of Marlboro were given the challenge to groom this symbolic nationalism and they did that job very well. This resulted into superior brand of cigarette which changed the views of people towards cigarette.

While looking at the Marlboro advertisements, you will discover them focusing on virility and brevity along with a hidden message that you must imitate them. In order to represent the masculinity of their cowboys, they used horses in their advertisements instead of jeeps and motorbikes. Along with these reasons, three different variant which are unique in themselves are the another most important factor behind the exponentially increasing craze of Marlboro cigarette. These variants include Marlboro regular, light and menthol.

Other than these strategies, quality is the driving force behind its superior brand image. Marlboro has never compromised on quality and hence is regarded as the No 1. Cigarette brand provides hundred percent satisfactions to customers. Other reasons that have made Marlboro more popular are its low production costs than other cigarette manufacturers resulting in more smokers being attracted to the Marlboro brand. The prime reason behind the phenomenal success of Marlboro cigarettes is its reasonable and affordable pricing that has attracted more number of smokers. All these distinctive features highlight the brand and luxury of Marlboro cigarettes.

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Hardware Is Your Home's Selling Point

By Christine Carrier

When we say hardware, what immediately comes to mind are nails, pegs and screws. We overlook the bigger picture, which is actually far better than the image of hammering nails and tightening locks.

According to recent articles, home hardware's distinct space like the kitchen and the bathroom are living spaces that provide the best resale value given the weight of improvements or renovations in these rooms. Interesting, isn't it? Hence, the more you should be paying attention to hardware and fixtures especially if you're planning on selling or leasing your home in the future.

Start small by upgrading the handles of cabinets, drawers and furniture, particularly in the kitchen and bathroom where they are most used anyway. Opt for bronze or brushed stainless steel for more a sophisticated look, and for long and rectangular shapes for easier usage. The handles will be easier to push and pull.

Why not upgrade your doors other than the usual varnish and repaint? Replace the door knobs or handles too.

Rather than keeping towels in cabinets, install stainless steel racks in both bathroom and kitchen. Racks in the kitchen probably will have to be shorter than those in the bathroom, but make the best use of whatever space is available. Using stainless steel racks means that they won't tarnish or otherwise discolor, and they provide a focal point to display some of your prettiest linens.

Moving on now to the lighting - this is another hardware item that surely deserves attention. What's a beautiful home without sufficient light, right? Lightings in the bathroom and kitchen should be periodically checked because they are exposed more to moisture. Safety is important. Functional doesn't have to be boring, so go for lighting fixtures that are eye-catching. There are lamps and overhead lights with vivid colors, designs and shapes.

The tiles in the kitchen and bathroom are also essential for making these living spaces attractive. Replace old wallpaper with tile. Make your rooms stand out by using ethnic designs for the tiles or those with bold patterns.

Finally, what about those old aluminum blinds on the windows? Isn't it about time those Venetians passed into history? Definitely replace old-style blinds or traditional curtains with new styles, such as wood horizontals or acrylic verticals. You just might see your home in a whole new light! While you are at it, don't forget area rugs for the floors. They add color and texture to any room they are placed in and tie in all the other decor elements in the room.

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The Art Of Hairstyling For Professional Hairdressers

By Toni Moretti

Even though everyone has their very own unique hair, many people can wear the same hairstyle quite attractively. The style is dependant on other factors such as face shape, and length or curly or straight. The Professional hairdresser has to be aware of many factors when it comes to styling. Many clients will leave their hairstyle up to the discretion of the stylist. One of the important aspects of picking a good style for a client is not only to be able to determine the shape of her face but also know which style will complement that shape and whether the style will demand a certain cut.

A stylist not only has to be aware of one particular style for a specific shaped face she or he must be knowledgeable in numerous styles for that face shape. Otherwise, every client with a round face for example would be walking out of that salon with the exact same hair do.

Not only the face shape has to be considered so does the texture and volume of the hair. The cut is critical to the particular hairstyle and must be able to take into the account the amount of wave if any in the natural hair. Much can be done with the cut to add volume to hair that is normally flat and straight. The cut can emphasis the natural curls in hair or it can minimize them. Whatever the requirement is the cut can accommodate provided the stylist knows her techniques.

With today?s hair, technology general hair care products have become more adept at assisting in the styling of the hair. The products are able to hold the more funky styles stiff in any shape the client wants. Foam products such as mousse in small amount can add fullness to the hair and in the larger amounts acts as a stiffener as well. Gel is a great product for relaxing curls and making them more manageable. Again though this products are only as good as the professional applying them. If an incorrect cut has taken place even this products cannot create the appearance of the error.

It is very important that the stylist work with the client. Often a client will ask for the impossible. Meaning they will see a beautiful short hairstyle full of curls with a particular length and cut. Their hair maybe very straight and much shorter than in the picture but they don?t understand why they cannot have that identical look. As the stylist, you must patiently explain to the client what the limitations of that style are. Try to find a few alternatives along the same line as what the client wanted. Most often, the client will go with your recommendations.

If you have the easy client that just leaves the style up to you that makes life easier in some senses. It would be wise to get a general idea of what the client likes and dislikes or else after completion, the client may be very unhappy. When your client is leaving your salon you want to be sure, she is pleased and going to speak highly of your services.

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