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By A.J. Klott I recently had a conversation with "wonder bread boy" about a serious dilemma he was having. It seems that he has misplaced, lost or surrendered, to his ex, the bulk of his fishing gear. Now, this alone is a monumental problem in itself, not the lost or misplaced part, but the trying to ask your ex for something that means absolutely nothing to her but would certainly open up a humongous can of nightcrawlers should you attempt to ask for it back... "Hi sweet." "Oh, it's YOU." "How ya been?" "Cut the chit chat wonder boy, what is it you want?" "Well,(gulp) it seems-snookums- that when you tossed me out into the street and took legal ownership of all my bank accounts and left me with little or nothing to subsist on in this world, I, silly me, forgot to grab my fishing pole on the way out." "You want your fishing pole back?" "Ahh yeah." "Sure, you can have it back, it's out in the garage." "REALLY!" "Yes, I have it all boxed up in that nice little shoebox, labeled @#$&*@#!!+, it's all yours." "Oh."---"Never mind." "By the way, my lawyer will be contacting you about increasing monthly child support, cars don't drive themselves without gas you know. Have a NICE day...." So, as you can see, not willing to risk the ramifications, wonder bread boy was suddenly thrust into the market of having to go find some new fishing gear. Here in lies the real problem. WBB sidled on down to our local giant cowbird-which happens to be the Blackbird Sporting Goods store--and walked in looking to replace his spin fishing outfits. Finding replacements for the kids was easy, he just grabbed Scooby and Spiderman combo outfits and knew that the kids would settle who was qualified to be Scooby and who was qualified to be Spiderman. Finding the right combo for himself was another story. So, there he stood in the middle of the aisle, staring with that "deer in the headlight look", at dozens of rods and reels that he had not a clue as to which to choose from. Shimano's, Okuma's, Mitchell's, Abu Garcia's, Shakespeare's, Penn's, gear ratio's, ultralight's,micro's,Ugly Stik's,Daiwa's, two piece, three piece, sensitive tip, ultimate stiffness, Maxim's,Quantum's....WHEW!! "I just want to catch some flippin' crappies." Wonder Bread Boy, turned and headed for the checkstand. The boys got there rods, and WBB decided he would bait hooks and watch them fish. All this over stimulation and multitude of choices had him reaching back far into his neanderthal tendencies, and he almost went home and tied some kite string onto a flagpole. Thinking that $70 or $80 was too much to invest, especially in "crappie futures", he figured he would fashion up a nice "fishing stick" to pursue fish and avoid the trauma of having to decide which combo was right for him. It has gotten that way. Fishing, like golf or skiing or just about any sport has gotten way to specialized and seems to require multiple quivers of gear for different situations. You can't use bass gear for trout.You have to have "lake fishing" set ups, "river fishing" set ups, trolling rods, casting rods.If you want want to have more fun with 9 inch fish, you have to go "light". Level winds for salmon. Fly fishing gear for "fly only" waters.You get the picture. It's maddening as well as intimidating. I myself, own a small satellite operation of Cabela's aka "my playroom", that will take my daughter at least two years to liquidate when I pass on to the big fishing pond in the sky. At last count I had fifteen various rods, and way too many reels and extra spools and such. Why I even found a reel I can't even remember purchasing....STILL IN THE BOX!!!!! My gosh, I must be like a sleepwalker who wanders into the fishing aisles and starts gathering up items, only to wake up and not have a clue as to 'how did that sturgeon fishing rod got in my garage'!! I've never even been sturgeon fishing. We won't even get into the six or seven tackle "tubs"--not boxes--of lures, flies,trolling rigs, vests, waders, nets, flippers,attractants, baits,and yes dehydrated nightcrawlers, that have found their way into my fishing arsenal in over 40 years of fishing. Lord knows, that if the nightcrawler should ever go extinct, there is plenty of DNA in my fishing tub to bring 'em back into existence!! All that being said, I am now going to try and simplify your life by giving you three simple rules to go by when choosing your fishing gear: 1) Pick your fish species of choice. Don't try to outfit yourself with every type of fishing gear. If trout and bass are the predominant type of fishing you do, then get a good combo outfit that is adequate for both. The same goes for salmon and steelhead, if these are the fish of choice, outfit yourself with a good middle of the road combination that will allow you to fish for both. Quite honestly, if you only occasionally go fishing for a certain type of fish--hire a guide and use his gear, or if you are a do it yourself guy, borrow and share with buddies who may have multiple outfits.(Like me!!) Don't get me wrong. Different types of fishing really can be enhanced and improved by having slightly more specialized gear and if you decide that you have plenty of expendable income... go for it. But if you don't, it is just best to decide what kind of fish you really enjoy fishing for. 2) Stay to the middle. The old rule of thumb, that you don't want to buy the least expensive and you don't want to buy the most expensive, certainly applies to fishing gear. If you buy your fishing gear at the "dollar store" or the Salvation Army, you are probably going to get what you pay for. On the other hand, don't be sucked in by the glossy ads and goofy graphs and bar charts that show why an extra $120 dollars spent on the same $60 dollar product will have you smiling and holding a mass quantity of big fish. I have seen plenty of good fishermen using good average run of the mill gear, catching as many, or out catching dudes with high priced fancy outfits.
I have sat in sporting good stores and had salesmen tell me how "sweet" this rod or that reel is and asked me to wiggle it around, then when I picked up a cheaper rod or reel and not felt any difference they looked at me like I was from Mars.
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Customer Psychology Tips - Getting Your Customers To Commit To The Sale

By Karim Pearson So, earlier this week, I watched the movie "An Inconvenient Truth". That's the one where Al Gore travels the world giving his presentation on global warming. Now, politics aside, the movie gave me a hands-on lesson about the power of commitment, and in this article, Im going to show you how you can use this power to get your customers to commit to the sale... You've probably heard of the commitment and consistency principle. Dr. Robert Cialdini explores it in his classic book, "Influence". Simply put, the principle says that when we take a stand on something, we're under tremendous psychological pressure to behave in a manner consistent with that stand. So what does that have to do with Al Gore, you ask? Well, I've never been very environmentally conscious. I mean, I used to watch that "Captain Planet" cartoon back when I was a kid, but I digress... After seeing the movie though, I found myself thinking "Wow, I wonder what I can do to help solve the problem." More importantly, my roomate provided everyone in the house with re-usable shopping bags so that we didn't have to use plastic ones all the time. Not much, but hey, it was a start. So fast-forward to a few days later. I check my e-mail and my friends sent me a message with a link to a petition from Al Gore to Congress to reduce greenhouse gases. Now, normally something like that would end up in the "oh, that's really nice, maybe later" folder in my e-mail, never to be seen again. BUT, because I'd taken an action earlier in the week, even a SMALL one like cutting down on plastic bags, I was psychologically compelled to stay consistent. So I clicked on the link and signed the petition (even though the deadline to sign had already passed). So what does this have to do with getting customers to buy, you ask? A lot, actually. Because of the commitment and consistency principle, when you get customers to commit or take a stand, they're psychologically COMPELLED to stay consistent with that action (by buying your product, for example). And here are two things you can do right away to get your customers to commit to the sale. 1. Ask more open-ended questions. Youve probably heard that the best salespeople ask great questions. But did you know that the more you get your customer to talk about their needs, the more they commit to having a need to be filled (by your product, maybe)? 2. Get them writing. Getting someone to write something down can be a powerful way of getting someone to take a stand. This is why some companies hold contests asking their customers to submit 10 Reasons Why I Like X-Product essays. The contest winner gets a neat prize, and the company gets a bunch of customers whove committed to liking their product! So, there you have it the power of commitment. If you're not taking advantage of this powerful principle in your marketing efforts, start today! You'll be glad you did. Karim Pearson is a copywriter and internet marketer based in New York City.
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Can You Market Effectively Without Purpose and Vision?

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Founded in 1958, AARP is a huge advocacy organization on both the federal and state levels, says MacMaster. The organization has three divisions a foundation, a non-profit and AARP Services, a for-profit division where AARP partners with insurance companies and other providers, delivering unique benefits to members. Membership costs $12.50 annually; two and three year memberships are also available. According to MacMaster, the AARP card has a high perceived value and is frequently used to obtain discounts. AARP The Magazine is not available by subscription, but does have some distribution in doctors offices. Associate members (those under 50) can get the magazine as well. While the magazine offers feature articles, news is covered in the AARP Bulletin, a full-color newspaper. Both accept advertising. AARP also offers members free e-newsletters on an array of topics, including caregiving, health, wellness and financial well-being. 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What is a Rain Garden?

By Donna Evans Homeowners across the country are discovering the joys and satisfaction of rain gardens. A rain garden is a landscaped area that actually replaces an area of lawn. Compared to a normal patch of lawn, a rain garden allows 30% more water to soak into the ground. Rain gardens are a good and inexpensive way to prevent the problem of urban stormwater runoff. A rain garden is planted in wildflowers or other native vegetation. As the name implies, rain gardens are designed to soak up rainwater, mainly from the roofs of buildings, parking lots and hard surfaces. A rain garden is designed so that it fills up with a few inches of water after a storm. That water can then slowly filter into the ground, rather than rapidly running off into a storm drain, river or lake. So, why are rain gardens important? Rain gardens can:


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increase the amount of water that filters into the ground
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Rain gardens are not ponds. Rainwater soaks into the garden, which is then dry between rainfalls.

Rain gardens are not breeding grounds for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes need 7 to 12 days to lay and hatch eggs. The standing water in a rain garden will last for only a few hours.

Once established rain gardens require little maintenance. Some weeding and watering may be required until plants get established.

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By Vlady Peters Charles Dickens, on his visit to America, was appalled by the Democratic way with which young people got married. It seemed to him that while democracy was all right in its own way, when choosing a wife a man should think long and hard before choosing a spouse. He should at least be able to go down her family tree to her grandfather or grandmother. But, of course, the further he could go the better. You couldnt flirt with the happiness of your future by marrying a pretty face, or pleasant disposition. There was posterity to think of. Being a man, he, of course, didnt consider the plight of a woman. How was she to get a husband in days where you could only choose from the neighborhood in which you lived? In days past, when bearing of children was upper most in everybodys mind, every girl wanted to get married as early as she could. And, as in the present age, with the men it was always, manana. No woman could afford to sit and wait till her prince started thinking about going out into the world and look for that special woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. He might think he was ready at the age of sixty-five, which was quite useless for her. So if she wanted to get married while she could still walk, it was up to the woman to let him know that she was ready and willing and able. We imagine that advertising started with the twentieth century. As far as the marriage stakes are concerned, its been around for ever. If you see red every time you see those bill boards running the length of roads and country, then have a think about this. In some countries, parents with an eligible daughter at home, would actually use their house as the advertising medium. Depending in which region you lived, you might paint your whole house a certain color to encourage the young bucks to drop in and have a look inside. In areas where money didnt grow on trees, instead of painting the whole house, they might throw over it splashes of certain color. Or, in other cases, instead of the whole house, they might just paint the fence. It was just a question of a smaller ad. Everyone knew what the color stood for. But, of course, where you had an obstinate father whod just shrug his shoulders and splutter, Id be blowed if Im going to waste good paint on those young idiots. If they cant find her, thats their bad luck. Male logic, thought the women of the house and looked for other ways to attract those males. There was the one where they poured sand in the front yard, and instead of a living garden, created a garden of sand arranged like so many plants. It was always effective, and much talked about, especially in a country town where nobody knew what sand was. And there was always the standby, a wreath nailed to the front door when it wasnt even Christmas. Vlady Peters is an Australian Civil Marriage Celebrant authorized to perform marriage in Australia. She also performs general ceremonies such as Baby Naming, Renewal of Vows and Commitment Ceremonies. To learn more about Vlady, visit her at http://www.weddings-celebrant.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Vlady_Peters http://EzineArticles.com/?Husband-Wanted-Apply-Within&id=356219 order phentermine 37.5 mg
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Natural Headache Remedies to Ease Your Pain

By Helen Williamson Having been involved in training Aromatherapists and Reflexology Practitioners over many years and also running the Scottish Group of the Guild of Complementary Practitioners, I became very aware of the power of what many people term Alternative Medicine. We much preferred the term Complementary Medicine. The whole idea being that much of the powerful natural remedies would be used to complement any effective contemporary drug treatments. However, the medical profession in general tend to ignore the natural remedies that have proved effective over thousands of years and persist in poisoning our systems with Drug Therapy, which often exacerbates many conditions or in fact triggers other conditions and at the very least creates nasty side effects. So its entirely understandable that people are turning away from traditional allopathic medicine and seeking Alternative forms of treatment and prevention methods. Recently in Europe there's been a move against these "Natural" remedies by the regulating authorities, simply because, as the vast majority of these remedies are indeed natural products such as essential oils and herbs, which cannot be claimed as "drugs", they are therefore out with the scope of the drug regulating bodies. However, it is incredible that our highly trained medical professionals lean towards the modern drug therapy (toxic chemicals) and completely ignore the more natural and effective remedies that have been tried and tested over many thousands of years. Many common and annoying ailments can be alleviated and often prevented by the use of these natural products. For example, probably the most common of type headache is caused by tension or stress and a build up of toxins in the brain, and is generally treated with "over-the-counter" drugs from the pharmacy, like Paracetomol or Nurofen or similar pain killers, which can cause stomach problems and as mention, often cause further problems due to a build up of toxins in the body. Our modern day lifestyle tends to be very stressful and so the stress / tension headache is extremely prevalent in modern society. Wouldn't it therefore be more sensible to alleviate the stress and thus prevent the headache pain, which in turn then does away with the need for pain killers. Let's just take a look a few simple ideas for relieving stress and general tension... One of the simplest and best ways of easing stress and tension and also eliminating toxins from the body is to simply "Breathe" properly. Every breath we take fills our lungs with oxygen, which is then carried by the haemoglobin in the red blood cells to every cell in the body. Every cell must receive this life-giving oxygen to remain alive and healthy and so you can see how very important proper breathing is for maintaining health in general and not just for relieving stress and eliminating toxins. Of course, it is essential that the air we breathe is as fresh and pure as possible, which can be difficult in the highly polluted atmosphere of our inner cities and unfortunately, if we constantly breathe in toxic and polluted air we can actually bring on toxic headache pain. So first make sure that you breathe in "fresh air". Try this simple breathing exercise... Simply sit in a relaxed position, preferably with the eyes closed and take a deep breath, drawing the air deep into the lungs as if trying to fill the stomach. Hold the breath for a count of four and imagine the oxygen flowing through your body and filling every cell with clean, fresh, life-giving energy. Next breathe out slowly through your mouth imagining your whole body relaxing as if deflating, as the toxins pour out. Just picture every cell in your body releasing all the toxins and impurities that cause the problems and exchanging them for that oxygen and feel the tension just flow from you whole body. Pause for a few seconds and repeat the process, each time trying to fill the lungs even more. Hold the breath for four or five seconds once again and then slowly allow the body to relax as you breathe out all the toxins that are causing the problem. Repeat this breathing exercise at least ten times and you'll find that you are much more relaxed and less tense. This simple exercise is very powerful and not only helps you relax and get rid of any stress and tension, but also rids the brain of the toxins, which can be the chief cause of common headache pain. I hope this brings some relief without having to reach for the usual drugs. However, for more severe headache pain there are numerous natural remedies that have been used with great effect for thousands of years and Ill try to bring you some tried and tested pain relief methods in a future article. Meantime, there are more articles and advice on Headache pain relief information at: Health-Vitality.com Health is a Priceless Commodity - and you'll find a host of advice, information and top resources to alleviate many common health problems and maintain optimum Health & Vitality.
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Supplies: ice cream bucket, construction paper, markers, crayons, glue, glitter (any craft supplies)
Directions: Use construction paper to draw ghosts, pumpkins, scarecrows, etc. Cut out your decorations and glue them to the outside of an ice cream bucket. 2. Trick-or-Treat goody bags
Supplies: small brown paper bags, Halloween stickers, markers, treats (candy, pencils, erasers, bubblegum, etc.)
Directions: Decorate paper bags in Halloween themes using your art supplies. Put treats inside bags. Fold the top of the bag down and tape shut with a Halloween sticker. 3. Tiny pumpkins
Supplies: acorns, orange paint, and green paint
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