Studies show that nine out of ten people do not get the proper nutrition that they need. Research continues to show the benefits of eating a healthy diet including stronger bones, reduced risk of certain cancers, and slowing down the aging process. One way to ensure that you and your family gets enough nutrition is by using healthy dinner recipes.
There are several ways to find healthy dinner recipes including on the web, from a nutritionist, your family physician, health magazines, diet books, and recipe books. If you are in doubt about what to look for in a healthy dinner recipe; a good source of information is your family doctor. Your doctor can give you advice on the proper amount of vitamins and minerals needed on daily basis and which foods contain the most of these necessary nutrients. If seeking advice from your doctor is not an option; you should then do research on the web or through a good health book. Books on nutrition are available at book stores or your library. Another way to get good information may be through a local government agency such as the health department.
When looking for healthy dinner recipes you should choose the ones that are high in fiber and low in fat. Whole grains are a good source of fiber and can be used in pizza dough, bread and cereals. Pick white meat (chicken, turkey or pork) over high fat beef. Vegetable and fruit portions should be bigger than the protein (meat) portions and should be fresh and uncooked. If you choose to cook your vegetables you should steam them with light salt and a butter substitute.
To maintain a healthy body it is a must that you get the proper nutrition. Proper nutrition increases stamina and the ability to think clearly. It also fights cancer and slows down the aging process. Choose healthy dinner recipes which contain steamed vegetables and fresh fruits. If you are unsure of what makes up a healthy dinner recipe; you can ask your doctor or other health professional
Most local classifieds sales are done successfully with both buyer and seller experiencing exactly what they expected. That’s the great thing about dealing locally, you get to communicate directly with the person buying or selling, they usually live near by, and you arrange to meet them to complete the deal honorably.
With the advent of classifieds ads online, buyers and sellers can now be contacted from international con artists with enticing emails to con them of their hard earned money.
These con artists can be extremely bright and think of new ways to trick you each day. They usually take advantage of people’s gullibility or manipulate online payment agencies and banking policies in subtle ways to rob you.
With these bright con artists out there I cannot over emphasize the importance of dealing locally or exercising extreme caution when dealing internationally. There are countless webpages now expounding the unfortunate experiences of duped people. Use these pages to avoid being the next victim.
Here are a few common methods and warning signs of online fraud:
1] Firstly, if any of your deals involve a person living in Eastern Europe or Africa forget about it. These countries house the vast majority of online con artists due to their lax laws or inability to enforce them.
2] You are offered a cashiers check or money order that exceeds the price of the item for sale, the buyer asks you to return the balance exceeding the price of the goods. Sounds good doesn’t it? You are receiving money, how can you lose out here? Your bank will often cash this check and then you normally ship the item and extra cash back to the buyer. Unfortunately that’s just the beginning of your troubles. The bank later investigates the check and discovers it’s a fraud and gets it’s money back from you ! This is after you shipped your goods and returned the overpayment amount. A double whammy !
3] Buyer gets you to ship an item after you think Western Union is sending you money. The buyer cons you by sending a fake email that looks like it’s from Western Union saying you will have funds released to you after sending the shipping/tracking number from Fed Ex, in other words, you’ve shipped the product already. Once you send them the tracking number you’re out of luck, they will receive the item and you later find out Western Union doesn’t have any money for you.
Unfortunately the banks and Western Union are not protecting you as much as you would have hoped or assumed in these cases. Some have suggested they have little incentive as they are making money from these transactions and you are stuck with the bills. Western Union is probably the most commonly used agency for these frauds.
So it’s really up to you to investigate when buying and selling internationally, no one else is going to help you if conned. Sending emails to third world countries law enforcement agencies to investigate the perpetrator is a fruitless endeavor. Even if it occurs within your own country of origin you will still likely not recoup any money.
I’ve painted a bleak picture but this is just of the bad apples out there, there are a majority of decent law abiding people out there making transactions. The rates of fraud are difficult to determine as most people cannot do anything about it after is happens and do not report it. The businesses involved also do not advertise these facts, or simply hide them or provide statements which are obviously overly optimistic to save face (eBay is guilty of this) I’ve heard an estimate of 1 in 100 transactions are actual frauds, eBay has quoted 1 in 40000 !
If a deal sounds too good to be true, trust your instincts and get out while the going is good or research anything suspicious before committing to any transaction. Ultimately you’re on your own when buying and selling internationally.
Paul Fezziwig writes for and administers ‘Canadian Classifieds’, http://www.cdncc.com , a website devoted to free local classifieds of all buy and sell ads.
As a proactive business buyer you sometimes must get as creative
as you can to qualify viable business acquisition candidates.
If you have your eye on a company that is of great interest to
you and it is particularly challenging to get to a specific
corporate decision maker, you may want to consider using
referral fee’s as a creative means to get that critical
introduction.
Use of referral fee’s in many industries is nothing new to get
highly sought after introductions, but using them in a business
buyer qualification process is quite unique.
Responding to a business-for-sale listing is easy for a business
buyer because the business seller has made an “official”
proclamation that he intends to sell his company. For companies
that are not “for sale”, but might be, it is imperative that
the business buyer contact a senior level manager who has the
authority, knowledge and potential motivation to consider a
viable purchase offer. Being able to differentiate which
managers within a targeted organization have the status and
motivation to say “yes” to a purchase inquiry, versus most
managers within the same company who naturally have other
motives and reasons to always say “no”… is fundamental to
securing realistic initial acquisition discussions.
How Do I Get to That Guy?
Automated phone answering systems, voice mail, administrative
assistants and receptionists limit initial voice contact with
senior executives. E Mails are also often deleted, or never
read if the corporate receiver does not recognize the sender’s
name among hundreds of daily e mails they receive. Approaching
senior managers in company parking lots is forbidden and trying
to talk with them privately at a trade show is very challenging.
Effective use of a reward base referral technique from someone
who either knows or works with your targeted corporate contact
can differentiate you from all other business buyers. It may
also be the best and ONLY means you have to start a merger or
acquisition dialogue.
Salesman: God Bless Them!
Sales personnel, either targeted company employees, or better
yet, contracted independent sales representatives; offer you
the easiest channel to get that targeted company introduction.
It may be too much of a generalization to make, but sales
personnel more than any other function in a company offer you,
the business buyer, five traits that you can leverage to your
advantage.
1) Sale types typically will talk to anyone about anything -
simply contact them, ask your questions or seek their help.
2) Sales personnel are inclined to be “independent operators”,
even within the most disciplined of organizations; they work
their own programs, when and where they want, with relatively
little concern about internal politics
3) Sales people answer their phones, listen to their voice mail,
read messages and return calls because they think you want to
BUY something!
4) Salesman know just about everyone within every branch of the
company and for various reasons have consistent exposure and
often well established relationships with key corporate
decision makers
5) Sales types are very motivated by money! They will especially
talk to you if you can potentially do two things for them:
A) Offer them “easy money”
B) Provide another viable contact for them to potentially
land a better sales position
So… How Does the Deal Go Down?
From anywhere in the country you can call into the corporate
office and ask to speak to a local or regional sales
representative. Once you get their number, simply call them and
introduce yourself as someone who greatly admires their company
and has interest in understanding who within their senior
management can say “yes” to a business merger proposal (be sure
to say only “merger”). Sales types understand and appreciate
this inquiry process because they live it everyday. You have a
person on the other end of the phone who is naturally motivated
to help you. More often than not, all you got to do is shut up
and listen to the information that flows.
If you get any form of resistance or down right rejection,
remember you can always simply thank them for their time and go
call another sales person. If you are hearing cooperation then,
and only then, do you offer a modest referral fee arrangement.
It is critical that you tell the salesman that the referral fee
is standard practice for your firm and that it can either be
paid to them directly, in confidence, upon eventual merger or
acquisition closing, or, you’d be happy to donate the money to
their favorite charity. Most will simply help you for no fee.
To conclude, the referral fee process, be sure to document the
following relevant information gotten from the sales
representative: The spelling of the name of the senior manager,
their official title, confirmation that this manager is the
best contact within the company, a clear understanding of their
relationship with that senior manager (if weak, try another
sales person) and their OK that you can use their name to get
the senior manager to talk with you.
Remember, you really only have one shot to get to that senior
manager, so if you think you need to contact two or three
salesman to validate who really is the key manager to call
about mergers and acquisition inquiries and who of the three
salesman has the best relationship with that senior manager
than it is in your best interest to do so.
Getting to difficult-to-contact executives about acquisition
interests often has to be a premeditated, systematic, creative
process. Like in any selling situation, getting to the “right”
decision maker dramatically increases the probability of sales
success. Incorporate this technique into your company
acquisition qualification process.
About the Author:
Mark Smock is President of http://www.business-buyer-directory.com, the
FIRST international business buyer directory of its kind.
Business Buyer Directory provides a non-traditional means for
proactive business buyers to locate businesses for sale
worldwide that meet their exact registered purchase criteria
Inbetween when you wake up and fall asleep, the chances are you are going to experience something that will make you stressed Sadly this is the way the world is, this is probably why most of us consider our bedrooms a chamber of tranquility and peace
The bedroom is the place to unwind, more importantly, to rest, and to take all those stresses away to start a brand new day the following morning. It’s where you go to forget about todays troubles and have some me time.It is therefore at the very least essential for your bedroom to be, well, dreamy. The very design of your bedroom must be correct, from the furniture to the floors and even the windows, may in one way or another affect you, the very look and feel of your bedroom can either aid or hamper your path to dreamland. Thankfully, modern or contemporary bedrooms put a large emphasis on less clutter and more light which is very soothing. The first thing you need to get right in your bedroom is the bed, without it where would you sleep?. Gone are the victorian wooden beds with all their fancy patterns, the bed of the distant past, the regular feature of bedrooms now is the modern bed, with its simplistic design, it compliments with the rest of your bedroom furniture, and to the rest of your modern household furniture at that.
The best feature of a modern bed is that it will be simply manufactured with or without legs, and a thinner more comfy mattress. A headboard and a footboard may be optional. Modern beds take a great leap forward, some includes accessories which give extra functions and provide you with a relaxing experience. Accessories include TVs, lamps, drawers and even bedside tables which were once a entirely seperate entity. Innovative bed designs come out everyday, so make sure you have a good search around because this bed will likely be an integral part of your life for years to come
The modern bedroom has a host of other furniture that includes artworks that more often than not, are photographs of sceneries. However, the most key part of your bedroom is the bed, and selecting the right one is an important task. So now you want a modern bedroom but you don’t think you have the space to fit in a modern bed. This is why you should select a 4ft bed, these come in both pine and leather and a variety of styles and colours. The question is which do you pick? a leather one or a pine one?
When people visit their optometrist and learn that they either need glasses for the first time or that they are in need of a new prescription, typically, they search the small selection of frames which the optometrist has available in his or her office, and then select and purchase the frames and lenses from that doctor’s office. Usually, there glasses are not made and assembled at the office, and instead must be sent off to be manufactured. The amount of time a customer must wait for their completed pair of eye-wear can vary greatly.
There is, however, another option available. Frames and lenses can be purchased online from stores such as eyeglasses.com. They usually have an extremely large selection of frames in stock, and, if you are willing to wait a few extra days, you can select from an even wider selection of frames that are shipped from other vendors. It is like a huge shopping mall just for glasses in an online format. With so many styles and designers to choose from, everyone is sure to find frames that suit their taste. Why settle for the limited selection in the optometrist’s office when you can have access to multiple vendors and nearly unlimited choices?
It is Sunday afternoon and the two of you had a great week, both on the job and with the family. You finally get some time to spend together alone, but guess what he wants to do with that time? Watch the Football game.
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Templates Stuff | 26 January, 2009
Have you been cursed with those lumpy, cottage cheese like areas of fat on your thighs, hips, buttocks, and other parts of your body? There’s a good chance; 85% of women are already afflicted with these same cellulite woes. The term “cellulite” is not a common term around the medical community - it was actually first created in European spas. Then, in the early 1970’s a man by the name of Nicole Ronsard published the book Cellulite: Those Lumps, Bumps, and Bulges You Couldn’t Lose Before. The term “cellulite” then spread throughout America.
If you’re like most women, you are probably wondering what causes cellulite and how you can get rid of it. Well, there are several factors that contribute to the cause of cellulite. Some of these factors are age, genetics, your body fat percentage, your level of hydration, and possibly whether or not you smoke or ingest caffeine.
One of the most prominent and widely accepted causes of cellulite has to due with how the skin is constructed and how the fat around it is situated. In the skin, there are tough strands of fibrous tissue that connect the skin to the rest of the body called the “septa”. The septa anchors at certain points - similar to a net. This net of fibrous - the septa - tissue exists above the layer of fat in your body. However, sometimes fat makes its way through the holes in this net of fibrous tissue and therefore plumps the fat outward. This plumping of fat causes the “cottage cheese” resemblance of cellulite. Many times, even if a woman has a very low body fat percentage, if the skin around that area is pinched, then some cellulite can still remain visible; however, most women probably only care about cellulite when it is only visible without pinching.
Other reasons/theories exist as to the cause of cellulite, but the actual cause is probably a combination of more than one thing. Carole Walderman, aesthetician and president of Von Lee International School of Aesthetics, in Baltimore, states, “Cellulite is a combination of fat globules, waste matter, and water imprisoned in connective tissue.” Another theory is that the makeup of the strands of fibrous tissue in men and women are different - for instance, a man’s net of fibrous tissue forms a net that is perpendicular, where as a woman’s net of fibrous tissue is formed by X’s. Also, the fibrous tissue may be tighter in women, which would cause a much more pronounced plumping effect in women in comparison to men.
Treatments for Cellulite
Just Lose the Fat
Since an excessive body fat percentage is probably the most prominent reason for the cause of cellulite, the best, most permanent, and most effective course of action is to simply lose fat. Obviously, there are many options in this area due to the fact that there are hundreds of diet programs, pills, supplements, etc. A very effective program can be found by clicking this link about weight loss.
Mechanical Massage
Another popular, and somewhat pricey, treatment for cellulite is called endermology, or mechanical massage. In this treatment, layers of cellulite are rolled between rollers and sucked on with a vacuum with low pressures to “stretch” the septa. The appearance of cellulite is supposed to become smoother - similar to if you were to roll cottage cheese between two rollers. Obviously, the cottage cheese would no longer be as lumpy. There are many studies going on to determine the effectiveness of these treatments, but their effectiveness remains questioned.
Water
This is a simple treatment. Drink more water. Carole Walderman, mentioned above in this article, states, “I have found that a lot of people who have cellulite don’t drink enough water.” Even if water doesn’t reduce your appearance of cellulite, it does too many other important things to be passed up anyway.
Topical Treatments
In the world of health and fitness, there are many marketers trying to take advantage of consumers who are ready to spend anything to treat their problems. Many times, products like these will make vague claims like “improve circulation”, “reduce the appear of cellulite”, or “stimulate the release of fat”. These claims sound scientific to the unknowledgeable consumer; I mean, what is bad about improving circulation? 90% of the time these marketers will exaggerate claims from poorly designed studies, claim that a certain ingredient does something special, but rarely to what degree they accomplish it. Another common generalization of these products is to “stimulate the release of fat”. There may be one or two studies that verify this, but even if these products accomplish this, the effect of them is extremely minimal compared to what intelligent dieting and exercise can do.
Then again, there is a possibility that some of the ingredients in topical creams may benefit in reducing cellulite. However, many times there are several ingredients mixed into one cream. This makes it extremely hard to find out which ingredient is actually producing results. If you decide to go this route (please incorporate diet and exercise too), then ask your dermatologist before purchasing anything.
Nicotine and Caffeine
Another theory that holds investigation is the use of caffeine and nicotine. You can help aid in your fight against cellulite by halting the use of these, since they constrict blood vessels. This theory may need more investigation.
All in all, cellulite is a tough foe. There are several treatments for it; many of them are a waste of money or have a very minimal effect. The most effective way to reduce cellulite is to treat it at the root of its cause - where fat makes it way through the net of fibrous tissue that makes up your skin to cause several small pits or domes. The best way to accomplish this is through intelligent dieting and exercise. You can find more information on how to diet and exercise intelligently by clicking this link about weight loss.
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Legal | 24 January, 2009
Divorce is a very important issue for a family person. It not only involves the lives of the couple, but perhaps more importantly, the lives of their children, who are sometimes of a tender age and cannot easily reconcile with the new situation. Responsible parents should, therefore, think of the welfare of their children before taking such a drastic step.
However, if you have taken an irrevocable decision to part ways, it is natural to initiate the legal process, the first step of which is filling out the Legal Forms for filing the lawsuit in the court.
Now unfortunately, it may happen you are short of funds to consult a lawyer, whose heavy fees may burn a deep hole in your pocket. So the cheapest course in such circumstances would be to go shopping for Legal Forms and make your own effort to start the proceedings. Legal Forms are easily available from stationery or bookstores in your local market. They are also available from law firms.
The easiest way, however, is to surf the Internet, which offers innumerable sources for such forms. You can get them free of for a low price. The word ‘free’ attracts those who are short of funds. But a form delivered free may be outdated and incompletely formatted, or may just be irrelevant to your state or the time. Even the paid ones may be fallacious.
Get the form and, before rushing to fill it, go to your local law center or library and get the latest official version of the form. Still better, you can approach your local law court clerk and ask for the form, which can be supplied either free or at a nominal cost. It is always advisable to consult an expert lawyer in such crucial matters as divorce.
Legal Forms provides detailed information about legal forms, business legal forms, divorce legal forms, free legal forms and more. Legal Forms is the sister site of Medical Power Of Attorney.
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Life Of Sales | 23 January, 2009
One of the scary things about calling on executives is that well, they are executives. They are THE decision makers, the Big Kahunas, The Top Dogs!
Executives are the leaders of the pack. Much like in the animal kingdom, they are the “Alpha dogs.” Others pups fall into line when Alpha’s growl and bare their teeth.
Respect for that Alpha’s authority automatically kicks in for many sales professionals who cold call executives. As they try to please, to be seen as worthy, and to be granted an appointment with the top decision maker.
Getting a “Top Dog” appointment is an admirable goal. A goal that quickly turns to disappointment for young pups who are rebuffed and sent down to frolic with the rest of the pack, by the “Bull Dog” (executive assistants) who guards the gate.
When the assistant says, “The executive won’t be interested in this sort of thing.” Young pups turn, put their tail between their legs and whimper as they return to whence they came.
Can young pups, newbie sales professionals avoid this kind of disappointment? You bet they can when, they learn the Top Dog Rules.
Alpha dogs are well matched when sniffing around other Alpha dogs. They know the rules, respect the boundaries, and if/when an alliance is mutually beneficial they will make that alliance.
Alpha dogs and followers are mismatched. As the Alpha dog expects the follower to follow. And the follower expects to behave as a follower.
What the heck does this have to do with sales professionals who call on executives? Plenty!
Successful sales professionals know they must speak in “Top Dog” terms to gain their respect, be seen as a leader, and be seen as another Alpha dog. This posturing is done as the sales pro talks in Alpha dog terms. They know and use the right words, the right language to gain admittance to the executives’ suites. These words earn them the privilege of romping with the Top Dogs.
These same successful sales pros never, ever use the words followers are used to using. You know, those are “permission-based” words that followers habitually use with leaders.
These savvy sales pros use the words Alpha leaders use when communicating ideas and evaluating possibilities.
Phrases such as “May I,” “Can I,” “Would you,” and “Could you” … are the beginnings of permission based, “low-level” conversations. For example:
“May I schedule on his calendar?”
“Can you tell me when to catch him in person?”
“Would you take a message?”
“Could you ask him if I may meet with him?”
The instant you utter such words the “Bull Dog”, executive assistant’s ears perk up as she recognizes you do not belong at the executive level. Reeling from how quickly the executive assistant refers the stunned sales professional to a lower level decision maker … the sales pro wonders, “What just happened?”
And thinks, “I worked up the nerve to call on the executive suites. I was well prepared when I placed the call. Then, I was transferred to the voice mail of a person way down in the organization. Calling executives is a good idea, but an impossible place to schedule a sales call.”
You can schedule executive level sales calls confidently if … you know how to speak their language.
The words on the left side of the table position you as part of the pack. The words on the right side position you as an Alpha Dog in your business arena.
Eliminate Permission Based Words that
Get You the Boot.
Cultivate Alpha Based Words that
Get You Top Dog Appointments!
May I schedule on his calendar?
I’m calling to get on his calendar. When is best for him Tuesday or Thursday?
Can you tell me when to catch him in person?
What is the best time to catch him in person?
Would you take a message?
Here’s what I’m looking for …(assistant will automatically take a message because of the authority in your voice)
Could you ask him when I may meet with him?
Tell me what looks good on your end, this week or next?
Take a long hard look at the cold calling script you currently use. Replace all permission based words and phrases with words that position you as an Alpha in your industry. Remember, folks who belong at the top never ask for permission. Ever.
Forward this article to friendsthey’ll thank you for it!
For your FREE mini-course “Jealously Guarded Secrets to Cold Calling Company Presidents” visit http://www.ColdCallingExecutives.com! Or call Your Sales Coach for Extreme Profitability, author/speaker Leslie Buterin (like butterin’ bread) at (816) 554-3674 9-3 CST (that’s Kansas City/Chicago Time).
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