Against Closed Eyes In Marketing

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Bamboo qualifies itself as a high-quality earthy remedy. It can be used to many various ways. Its application as a natural remedy outperforms its all other uses. People in western culture have started to appreciate the treasure of natural cures. Gorgeous garden ornamentation may be accomplished by using bamboo to manufacture a bamboo water fountain.

Bamboo can be applied in some home improvement tasks. Garments can be prepared from bamboo too. Illustrations of other items that are made from bamboo are bamboo screens, bamboo curtain rods, and bamboo bathroom seats.

Bamboo is thoroughly employed for home ornamentation in several Asian countries. Garden and patio decor may be done using bamboo as well.. Bamboo has its applications in construction of different kind of sports equipments. One of the new drifts is that the sports equipment makers build surf boards and skate boards from bamboo.

Modern kitchenware is manufactured through the use of bamboo as well. Bamboo socks and bamboo cloths are considered to be anti-microbial. Thermal resistance is another characteristic that is offered by bamboo produced Dresses. In addition to thermal resistance, bamboo fabricated Dresses tender odor-resistance too. Bamboo screens make decorative home decoration component. To create natural and meditative atmosphere in your home, think about getting a bamboo water fountain. Bamboo water fountain (i.e. a shishi odoshi fountain) is the most immaculate decoration for home or office. Every professional has savored becalming effects of a bamboo water fountain, especially to high-stress professionals like an nj accountant or a finance planner.

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Grandpa’s House
[The ole Real House]

The house needed painting
Sun-blistered and flaking
Grandpa started to have us
BoysMike and I start
Doing some scraping

While he, pealed off the ole
Paint, and started painting…

Just a humble wooden house
With several rooms, but

Strong enough to keep the
Winds and winter snows out,
How he loved that ole house!…

An’ his well-kept yard, which
Contained lilac bushes, and

Big shade trees; where birds
And squirrels livedseason
To season, scattered on…

Branchesthey looked like
Play things (back in the 50s)

#807 8/18/05

Note by the author: “We all grew up together I suppose you might say, my brother and I, mom and grandpa, a few aunts in the beginning, all living in an extended family environment; that is how it felt anyhow. Although the house belonged to my grandfather, we all lived together; now it all seems so long ago, and what pops out of my mind is: I never did take a liking to painting houses after painting his a few times.”

From Iraq with Love

American’s most often are
Certain of what they want
From the world
In a large measure,
In charge:
Gold, machinery,
Symbols
It’s what it’s all
About…

Shaving
Showering
Outfitting
Medications
Cosmetics
It’s what it’s all
About…

Breakfast
Banquettes
TV’s and couches
Adolescents
Engagement rings
Thanksgiving’s:
Blessings, gratitude
(no secrets here)
It’s what it’s all
About…

Family
Snow and rain
North by a highway
Dirt and mud
Children
Classmates
Cookies
Just beautiful
Thingsfreedom
To say and be
That’s the way it was meant
To be:

An’ then,
Along came a bullet:
No mercy
Your dead!…
Nothing more said.

#806 8/16/05

Note by the author: “I am not for or against the war in Iraq, for the most part; although I do believe America did do a great service for the world, and the Iraqi people by bringing down Saddam, a world demonic beast, from his throne, and perhaps it was worth the price, then and now; we are all counting the price right this minute, are we not [?] But is it worth it to continue? A pale question at best, now facing everyone in the country. There are wiser men than I up in Washington D.C., figuring these things out, and surely we do not know everything of what is in the background. But being in a war, I do know this: we won the war, it should be over, and we are not responsible to rebuild their whole country at the cost of taxing the American citizen to death: financially, resources, and our youth wise. I do pray that President Bush will bring our boys home. Enough is enough.”

See Dennis Siluk’s new book of poems “Spell of the Andes,” at any book dealer: http://www.amazon.com or http://www.bn.com

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Tempering by hand could be tricky work subject to external factors that even masters at tempering couldn’t control so most have invested in a chocolate tempering machine. With one of these gadgets, the entire tempering operation is automated and keeps tempers maintained for a longer duration. Maintaining of specific temperatures is also taken care of by a microprocessor. Manual tempering on the other hand is difficult because maintaining accurate temperatures yourself can cause errors and this may lead to repeating the process again.

In this billion-dollar chocolate market, there are customers who go for handmade chocolates. Expert artisans are there who make such handmade chocolate goodies to cater to this discriminating segment. These artisans do tempering by hand using a process called tabliering.

The history of tabliering started in France and a marble slab is used to work upon the chocolate to cool it. One of the enemies of tabliering is seizing, a phenomenon that should be avoided if you don’t want chocolates turning rigid and lumpy. Moisture, even at small amounts, rapid over-heating and freezing can cause “seizing”. Lumpy chocolates cannot be dipped and molded.

On the upper pan of a double boiler, place the chocolate (which, previously, was cut into small chunks). Pat dry such other equipment you’ll be using: a bread knife, a chopping board, a spatula, a mixing bowl, a thermometer to measure low temperatures like 82F and a cookie sheet.

In the lower pan of the double boiler, boil water to melt the chocolate to a temperature of 108-115F and during this, you should keep stirring the contents so it doesn’t burn. There is a different melting temperature for every type of chocolate. The molten chocolate is poured onto a mixing bowl and while pouring, you should watch if the chocolate flows smoothly and not fall lumpy. Moisture must also be avoided at all costs.
This melted chocolate is called mush and is divided into two parts, 2/3 and 1/3. The 2/3rd part is worked upon on a marble slab with a spatula till you cool it to a temperature of 80-82F. The 1/3 part is continuously kept at 100F.

After the 2/3 portion is worked upon, you should blend in the 1/3 part with this and the entire lot is worked upon and cooled to 80-82F. Reheating must be done as follows: dark chocolate variety up to 88-90F, semi-sweet, 86-88F and white chocolate variety, up to 82-84F. You can infer that the chocolate is tempered if you observe it has hardened and has acquired shine around the spatula, when dried for five minutes.

If you fail in maintaining accurate temperatures, tempering must be done over. The tempered mush can stay in that state longer if it’s set on a bain-marie or a heating pad although take care that no moisture still gets into the chocolate.

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Cuban artistry is an assorted cultural merging of European, North American and African aesthetic design telegraphing the multiethnic population make-up of Cuba. Cuban artists took onboard European modernism and the 1920-1950 era saw an increase in Cuban vanguardism movements; these trends were characterized by a diversity of contemporary aesthetic genres. Famous Cuban creatives tended to come from the early 20th century (for instance Amelia Pelez).

It’s been argued that the most well-known artwork to be produced in Cuba was THAT photograph of Che Guevara (photograph by Alberto Korda) which went onto become maybe one of the most recognisable photos of the last century.

The native Cuban artist cause amassed momentum after the opening of the art academy (San Alejandro) back in 1818, which was built to live up to the European preference of the middle class population of Cuba. Towards the end of the 19th century, landscapes dominated the art movement of Cuba and classicism was still the preferred genre. However, the pioneering Cuban contemporary artists of the late 1920s had rejected the academic formulas of the national art academy of Cuba. During their genesis, numerous Cuban artists had lived in Paris, where they studied and engaged in the fundamentals of surrealism, cubism, and modernist primitivism. Once back in Cuba, they became dedicated to new artistic styles and were motivated to fuse this new aesthetic tendency with a Cuban influence. The pioneering Cuban artists accomplished world acclaim in 2003 when the MOMA presented the the Modern Cuban Painting show. These forms of styles are now popular through canvas art mounted on walls around the world.

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You cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.

No matter how much I care, some people just don’t care back.

It takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.

It’s not what you have - it’s who you have in your life that counts.

You can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.

It’s taken me a long time to become the person I want to be. You should always leave loved ones with loving words - It may be the last time you see them.

The people you care about most in life are taken from you MUCH too soon…

We are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel. Either you control your attitude or it controls you.

Credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

Our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for what we do.

Maturity has more to do with experiences you’ve had and what you’ve learned from them- and less to do with how many birthdays you’ve celebrated.

You should never tell a child their dreams are unlikely or outlandish- nothing is more humiliating and what a tragedy it would be if they believed it.

Even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you - you will find the strength to help.

Heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done - regardless of the consequences.

No matter how bad your heart is broken - the world does not stop for your grief.

Your family won’t always be there for you. It may seem funny, but people who aren’t related to you- can take care of you and love you and teach you to trust people again. Families are not always biological.

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In Memory of My Grannio Anna Kline October 05, 1920 - November 05, 2002 (She went
to heaven on my only son’s fifth birthday - he still does not know…) MAY GOD
BLESS HER SOUL…
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Resource Box - © Danielle Hollister (2004) is the Publisher of BellaOnline Quotations Zine - A free newsletter for quote lovers featuring more than 10,000 quotations in dozens of categories like - love, friendship, children, inspiration, success, wisdom, family, life, and many more. Read it online at - http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art8364.asp

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Do not be afraid to shine.
This world needs what you have to give.
Open up the areas of your being;
expose them to yourself - to others.
You are valuable.
You are unique.
You have much to give.
Do not be afraid to give it.

As we risk ourselves, we grow.
Each new experience is a risk:
we can try, and maybe fail,
and as a result, grow -
or hold back and stagnate.

You have the potential
to be anything you want to be!
You are free to choose.
You are limited only by your fears.
Let your dreams take over,
fly with the eagles,
soar into life,
the world is waiting for you!

Copyright 1987
Fran Watson

This poem was selected to be included the Motivational Poems at Words of Wisdom 4U.

For more poetry and stories you can go to Fran’s webpage http://www.franwatson.ca

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Three Little Important Words

Three little, important words, are all I have to say,
Three little , important words, mean more to me each day.
Three little, important words, have lasted all my life,
Three little, important words, just for my darling wife.
Three little, important words, simple but so true,
Three little, important words,simply I LOVE YOU !

Love While Apart

How I long, to be with you,

And how my heart does bleed.

My love for you, burns deep within,

An all-consuming need.

My love for you, is still as strong,

As the day when we first met.

And, as we, go through life, together,

The stronger it will get.

Being away from you, tears me apart,

I can hardly bear the strain.

I’m just longing for that day to come,

When you’re in my arms again.

The days drag past, so slowly,

It seems so long to go.

Until I’m with you, once more, my love,

I really miss you so.

I know sometimes, I’m not much fun,

When I’m there with you,

But, just know this, my darling,

My love for you is true.

Simply Love

I can feel small electric pulses,

Running up and down my spine.

Like myriads of icy fingers,

Each time your lips touch mine.

I could fall into your dark brown eyes,

And swim in their sparkling tears.

I just want to take you in my arms,

And chase away your fears.

I can’t describe the love between us,

Simple words aren’t enough to say.

I just know my love for you,

Grows stronger every day.

My passion is like a locomotive,

Thundering down the track.

Since that day that I first saw you,

There has been no turning back.

You’ve brought joy into my world, sunshine to my life,

Since that fateful day, when you became my wife.

I really have been blessed, by someone up above,

The thing I have for you, my darling, it is simply love.

Through the years, it’s just grown stronger,

This love I share with you.

What more can I say, my darling

Than, simply, I love you

John Roberts is a Freelance Training Consultant Trainer in the UK. Always open to discussion regarding training and training techniques, contact John by email.
John is a prolific writer and publisher of Training and associated technical articles, as well as poetry and childrens stories. http://www.jayrconsulting.co.uk

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FIND the MAGIC

Find the Magic
As you release old bondage
Come out of hiding
And see the stars

Find the Magic
As you expose the pain
Let the tears flow
And find beauty in your body

Find the Magic
As you scream from the beating
Run from the threats
And feel the warmth of a hug

Find the Magic
As the little girl is silenced
Told she is too smart for her own good
And she finds her place of honor as she speaks her mind

Find the Magic
As the ghosts creep into dream
Haunt your daily life
And you meet them at the crossroads and move on

Find the Magic
As you drift out of your body, avoiding the anger
Observe the separation
And you join the body temple once again to rejoice in this unique wonder

Find the Magic
As you listen to the conflicts and
Watch in horror
And emerge from the water whole and beautiful in a rainbow of colors

Find the Magic,
For you are whole once again

© 2004 Susan Bacon

Susan Bacon is an researcher, teacher and author. Contact her through her web site http://www.ecoentrepreneur.org

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Hammers. Timbers. Iron. Steel.

They’re laying down a mighty keel.

As ant-like workers scurry round

I hear a truly riveting sound.

And as she rises midst the swarm

I see the beauty of her form.

(He has no soul who cannot see

How I am forced to call her “she”.)

And then, ‘a sudden, she’s a ship!

She waltzes down that mighty slip.

Then, in the water, no splash, mind,

This lady floats. Oh! How refined!

Southampton docks: I want to feel,

And touch, and taste the British steel!

Palatial, and stately too.

(There was no like in Xanadu.)

The passengers, the crew, all we

Are safe aboard, so out to sea.

The cheers, the midget well-wish fleet,

That siren deck beneath my feet!

A jewelled city, in the night,

From shame, the very stars took flight.

Her mighty speed seemed but a creep,

So steady that she seemed asleep.

Indeed the city slept. A few

Remained awake, they mostly crew,

To feed the rav’nous boilers’ maw,

To bake the bread, sort mail, and more.

I almost dozed and wished my bed,

But:

“Iceberg!”, “Iceberg! Dead ahead!”

With straining engines, spinning wheel,

She strove to swerve her awesome keel

And almost, almost, but, not quite –

A straining shrieking rent the night

And rent her hull. (I took no fright.)

‘Twas but a glancing blow”, I think,

She will not, cannot, must not sink!

But down below the decks, unseen:

In sneaks the ocean cold and keen.

And as up each steel wall it grows

It reaches top, and overflows.

Boats are lowered. Ah! Sad few.

“Women and babes first!”, shout the crew.

A panicked man, in dressing-gown:

“My God! My God! She’s going down!”

“Nearer my God, to thee how near”.

The band plays on, to calm the fear.

“You’ve done your duty, lads, now go.”

But does the music stop? Oh no.

A fervent prayer to He who saves

As down she slips beneath the waves.

The silence!

Then those dreadful screams.

(I sometimes hear them in my dreams.)

Next morn, upon that sorrowed billow

A wreath, a chair, a toy, a pillow.

No souls, the souls are all asleep.

I stand in silent prayer, and weep.

Patrick Lockerby - March 2005

Born 1946, London, England.
Grammar-school educated.
Retired engineer.

Interests:
Anything at all to do with language & linguistics, esp. –
poetry, prose;
natural language processing;
control and communication in human systems;
law, lies, logic.

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