The Grassroots of Business Success

Tights are skin-tight articles of clothing used by both men and women to cover the legs and is worn from waist to feet. Tights are popular among girls and women and worn by infants and toddlers as well. They are also common among theater and dance performers, runners, and wrestlers. The tights used by athletes are usually footless and are made of thick spandex.

The origin of tights can be traced back to the Renaissance age. The wearing of tights became a fashion among the men, during the period of King Henry VIII of England. The men wore them to display their well-toned legs. These tight-fitting garments were originally developed as a costume for those riding on horseback. During the 16th and 17th centuries, European men popularly wore tights. The nobles wore tights made of silk or fine wool, while the common people wore tights made of coarser fabrics.

Today, tights are mainly made of nylon and lycra in a wide variety of modern blends. Some of the common types include stretchable, opaque, striped, and patterned tights.

A more modern form of tights has evolved which is known as pantyhose. The main difference between tights and pantyhose is in the thickness and weight of the yarn used. The thickness of the yarn used in pantyhose usually reaches only 40 denier, while that used for tights is much higher.

World-class companies including Calvin Klein and Donna Karen offer tights for all body sizes and shapes. Today, tights are available in a variety of colors and types, as well.

It’s a good idea to use TextPad because all opt-in ezine publishers want your articles without any formatting. Also, for any email exchange, you need to put your article in the body of the email, not an attachment. Most Online readers who don’t know you will not open your email, and people who do know you want it this faster, easier way.

Textpad is a shareware download from http://www.textpad.com. Shareware means you can use it, fully functional, but you are expected to pay for it if you use it a lot.

The very first thing you should know about Textpad is that it is a PLAIN TEXT editor. That means there is absolutely no formatting like bold, underline, or italics. One of the benefits of this program is that it can wrap you articles at 65 chanters across fast and easily.

Textpad is straightforward and easy to understand and work with. Here’s how to set up the program to make your articles. At www.textpad.com

First, click on the “Configure” menu, then ‘Preferences….” then under the General page uncheck “Allow multiple instances to run.” Doing this makes it so that TextPad can’t be run twice at the same time. Check the box next to “Allow multiple files in command line.” This allows you to open multiple files at once.

Next, click on the plus sign next to the words “Document Classes.” Then, click on “Text.” You will notice a little to the right a bunch of settings. These are the settings to make your articles wrap. First, check “Word Wrap Long Lines,” underneath that click the circle “Save with hard breaks.” Finally, underneath the white area put a check mark next to “Word break at column numbers:” and fill in the text box with 65 or what ever number you want (for article purposes 65 is the best way to go).

Press OK and you are done!

To do a word count to your articles, simply highlight your entire article, right click on it, go to properties and remember the number under the “Selected Column” in the “Words:” row. Most opt-in ezines want the word count.

TextPad can do a lot more than just wrap your articles for you. You can sort a list of email addresses in alphabetical order, send your own ezine out without expensive services, opt-in and opt-out subscribers, find and replace, spell check, and much more.

This is the one program I wouldn’t be without. It makes article submissions and marketing my business through sending out my ezine so much easier and faster.

Judy Cullins, 20-year book and Internet Marketing Coach, Author of 10 eBooks including “Write your eBook Fast,” and “How to Market your Business on the Internet,” she offers free help through her 2 monthly ezines, The Book Coach Says…and Business Tip of the Month at http://www.bookcoaching.com/opt-in.shtml and over 140 free articles. Email her at mailto:Judy@bookcoaching.com

Most security experts’ recommendations include changing
passwords frequently to enhance security. It is easy to change
the password on a SQL Server Username via Query Analyzer.
Changing the password with Query Analyzer makes it easy to
coordinate changing the password on the database server at the
same time as it is changed in the connection string. This
approach provides the flexibility to change the password at the
most appropriate time for the application.

To change the SQL Server Username password, just connect to the
database with Query Analyzer using the SQL Server Username that
is being updated and the current password. Then run
“sp_password” to change the password.

sp_password [ [ @old = ] ‘old_password’ , ] { [ @new =]
‘new_password’ } [ , [ @loginame = ] ‘login’ ]

The Office Microsoft Documentation for sp_password

Here is a simple example that changes the current password from
“currentPSWD” to “newPSWD”;

sp_password ‘currentPSWD’, ‘newPSWD’

Be sure to use a strong password, “newPSWD” is just an example.
I always like to test any change like this right away. For a
quick test to confirm that the new password is working, close
Query Analyzer and then re-connect with the new password. That
is all there is to it, except for changing your connections
string. It is obvious, but still critical to remember to change
the password in your connection string if this SQL Username is
used in your code. Once the password has been changed and tested
with Query Analyzer, update the connection string with the new
password and test that e verything still works correctly, and
you’re done.

David Weber is a support specialist with ORCS Web, Inc. - a
company that provides managed hosting services for clients who
develop and deploy their applications on Microsoft Windows
platforms.

Interior Design today is all about customizing your built environment with conceptual planning, aesthetic sense and technical solutions applied to achieve the desired result. It goes beyond just the visual or ambient enhancement of an interior space, it seeks to optimize and harmonize the uses to which the built environment will be put. Between you and me, this jargon simply means dressing up your closed spaces to make them look their best. And just as you would dress for the occasion, your interiors need to be “dressed up” for a specific intended purpose or use. And that is where technical expertise really helps.

Interior Designs should reflect your needs.

Each space is unique with its own dimensions, construction, design potential and, of course, - limitations. Are you going to use that space for work or leisure, entertainment or learning, worship or healing? Can you create the ambience that you wish to convey - be it power, authority, wisdom, and achievement, a sense of security, playfulness or serenity, as required by that space?

Consider the practical aspects. Is access easy, lighting adequate, acoustics soothing, and seating comfortable? And have you worked out strategies for wise storage space without forgetting special needs - especially health and safety? Sounds a wee-bit difficult, isn’t it? Despair not! You as user are the only one who can come up with all the right answers. Look for interior design ideas - they are available aplenty. It’s just this small matter of putting things together judiciously. Who knows? There could well be a Le Corbusier hiding somewhere in your persona!

Mike Yeager

Publisher

http://www.a1-interior-design-4u.com/

mjy610@hotmail.com

Vacation Destination: Block Island Accomplices: 6 High School
Girlfriends (Yes, we’ve been friends for 5 years now… ha ha)
The time is 6:15 am on a Sunday. I’ve been up since 4:30 am. Am
I a little eager? Of course, it is my annual girlfriend getaway
and I’m late to arrive. Why you say? Let’s just say I have not
completely embraced the “you deserve this” philosophy but I am
getting there. The other girls have already enjoyed one day on
the beach and one night on the town (if you can call it a town).
They have assured me that they did not have that much fun but I
suspect they are lying. The commuting time is approximately
three hours but it is three hours of heavenly solitude. No
children whining no husband questioning me on my packing
abilities (Did you pack my underwear?) Nope, it’s just me - and
yes I did forget to pack my underwear but I don’t care. During
the hour long ferry ride I see families heading over for
vacations and I think “This would be a nice family destination
but THANK GOD I don’t have them with me.” My cell phone rings I
look at my caller ID. It’s my husband, ALREADY!!! He just calls
to wish me well and he says he misses me. Strangely, I do not
miss him as much as I do when he is away on his annual golf
weekend (three days, two nights but I am not keeping track). The
boat docks and I have arrived. I walk to our cottage and find
the girls awake and waiting for me to go to breakfast. We are
staying at the Blue Dorry Inn, a very quaint inn that provides a
wonderful homemade breakfast in their dining room. The girls
spend the breakfast filling me in on what happened the day/night
before. It consists of drinks on the beach, appetizers for
dinner, and drinks and dancing to a not very good band. They
would have gone to bed early but one of the girls threatened
bodily injury to anyone going to bed early. After my
de-briefing, we break down into groups. Four of the girls went
for a long walk on the beach and 3 of us decide to take in the
scenery with a bike ride to the breathtaking Mohegan Bluffs. We
rented bikes for 1 hours (no need to kill ourselves) and road
straight uphill to our destination. After oohing and aahing over
the views we returned our bikes, donned our bathing suits and
hit the beach. The afternoon passed quickly at a beach side bar
called Ballards. With cocktail service to our chairs and a band
playing great music there is no need to move. We drink Coronas,
read trashy magazines, talk about kids, husbands, having
crushes, trying to have more children, trying not to have more
children, our bodies, other women’s bodies, the guy throwing the
footballs’ body. Most importantly we talk about how lucky we are
that we have all remained friends over the years. Every year the
logistics of getting away with the girlfriends gets more
complicated. Every year the rewards of getting away with the
girlfriends get bigger. Start this tradition yourself and you
will know what I mean..

Mobile phones have become one of the most prominent status symbols. It has gone beyond a mere tool to make and receive calls. It’s an expression of identity; a fashion statement; and with Mp3 ringtones, a way of injecting your own groove into your daily grind.

An Mp3 is a compressed audio file. For years, music lovers have exchanged these files on the Internet, playing them on their PCs or from dedicated Mp3 players. But then the mobile phone companies latched on to a brilliant idea: why not use those music files as ringtones, replacing the dull and sometimes annoying clanging sound that has been the trademark alert for incoming calls.

There is a wide variety of Mp3 ringtones, as wide as the range of music itself. From Mozart to Madonna, the Beatles to Britney Spears, or even commercial jingles, national anthems, cartoon themes, gospel music, nursery rhymes, even beat poetry. If you’ve ever hummed it, sang it, or tapped your feet to it, there’s an Mp3 version waiting to be played on your phone.

Mp3 ringtones can also be a good measure of how a movie or a sitcom has infiltrated into pop culture. There are ringtones that are actually snippets from famous scenes of Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings; while themes from The Brady Bunch bring smiles to anyone who has ever watched the show.

But there’s more. Mp3 ringtones aren’t even limited to just music. You can pick from a wide variety of sounds. A baby crying. A cow mooing. A woman moaning in ecstasy (how’s that to break the monotony of your board meeting?).In the Philippines, when wiretapped phone calls between the president and an election commissioner revealed possibility of election fraud, fragments of that phone call were even used as Mp3 ringtoneseither as a sign of protest or to make fun of the situation.

All these ringtones are easily downloadable, but for those who truly want a unique sound they can even make their own ringtones. Some record the voices of their children. Others save romantic missives from a loved one. People also record the laughter of friends, or a fragment from a child’s Christmas performance, or even a beloved pet’s barking. While other people may not appreciate the Mp3, the fact that it has a personal meaning makes those ringtones music to the owners’ ears.

So why do people use Mp3 ringtones? The same reason they pick the shirt they are wearing: it reflects the owners’ personality. When they say my phone, they mean it in more ways than one. Sociologists say that people are driven to express identities in external symbols. It is part of our communal nature: this is me, this is the group I belong to. Primitive societies wore jewelry beads and animal teeth; some developed tattoos; and later on, developed clothes and other accessories. The phone is no different. Like feathers on a tribesman cap, it signals to everyone else who we are.

Philip Nicosia is the webmaster of Ringtones.lt, a site specialising in the different genres of ringtones, including polyphonic ringtones, true tones and mp3 ringtones.

There are various credit card offers available. If you are an extensive credit card user, you are likely familiar with the different types of offers and rewards. One widely publicized credit card is the zero percent interest cards. Although these particular credit cards have several perks, they also have certain advantages and disadvantages.

Types of Zero Percent Interest Credit Cards

When applying for a zero percent interest credit card, it is important to know which charges qualify for zero percent. For example, if applying for a balance transfer with zero percent, the low introductory rate only applies to the dollar amount transferred from another credit card. On the other hand, some zero percent interest cards apply to new purchases.

How Zero Percent Interest Credit Cards Work

Zero percent interest credit cards are just like other credit cards, the only difference is that these cards come without the high interest. Zero percent cards are not permanent. Most credit companies offer the introductory rate for 12 - 15 months. During this period, all monthly payments are applied toward reducing the principle balance.

Applying for a zero percent interest credit card has several advantages. However, these cards also come with certain pitfalls. For example, if obtaining a credit card with a low introductory rate, timely payments are extremely important.

Some credit card companies allow a few mistakes. On the other hand, credit card companies offering zero percent will not tolerate irresponsible credit users. For example, if payments are a day late, the credit card company may revoke the introductory rate period and charge a much higher rate.

Benefits of Zero Percent Interest Cards

If hoping to consolidate and reduce credit card debt, zero percent interest credit cards can help. Because interest is not applied for the first 12 - 15 months, you can easily combine all credit card balances onto one card, and dramatically reduce the balance. Moreover, zero percent interest cards are perfect for financing home improvement projects or taking a vacation. To avoid paying a higher interest on purchases, the key is paying off the credit card before the introductory rate period ends.

Try using www.abcloanguide.com for a list of Recommended Zero Interest Credit Card Companies online. Their recommended companies are reputable and competetive in their rates.

Do you take analgesics (pain pills) for your chronic headaches?
If you do you are not alone, but you may be surprised to learn
that the pain-killers you’re taking may actually be promoting
your chronic tension or migraine headaches.

What should you do when you have tension or migraine headaches?
What should you do when you are experiencing chronic pain? Take
a pain pill, right? WRONG! Most people don’t have a second
thought when it comes to taking analgesics for their chronic
headaches or other assorted aches and pains, but research from
the St. Louis University School of Medicine demonstrates that
“analgesic use seems to be the primary factor in promoting the
development of chronic pain.” It was found that painkillers,
instead of helping relieve the chronic pain, can actually be the
cause of it.

“The best thing a person with chronic headaches can do is get
off the painkillers,” says Paul Duckro, associate professor of
psychiatry at St. Louis University. “In our studies, two-thirds
of the chronic headache sufferers benefited from the withdrawal
of medication.” Two-thirds of the chronic headache sufferers not
only did not get rid of their headaches with the medications
they were taking, but increased their severity through the use
of analgesics.

“Evidently, at a certain point in a chronic sufferer’s intake of
analgesics (including aspirin, ibuprofen, acetaminophen and the
stronger narcotic painkillers), the headache becomes
drug-induced. In an irony of biology, a substance intended to
reduce pain becomes a factor in producing it.” Ibuprofen is the
“pain-relieving” ingredient in Advil, Motrin IB, Nuprin and many
other headache medications. Acetaminophen is the active
“painkilling” ingredient in Tylenol. You should be aware that
these popular medications may be hindering your recovery from
your chronic headaches. And even worse, the medications that are
supposed to be relieving your pain may actually be the cause of
it.

According to Duckro: “The person takes some aspirin, but the
pain increases. So the person takes some more aspirin. Then the
person begins to take aspirin in anticipation of the pain,
thinking, ‘If it’s this bad when I’m taking medicine, it’s going
to be unbearable without.’ Gradually, the person - and it’s more
often a woman - gets a headache whenever the medicine is not
being taken.” (Duckro is director of St. Louis University’s
Biobehavioral Treatment Center, which has its own headache
management program).

Dr. William Bennett, head of nephrology at Oregon Health
Sciences University, estimates that over-the-counter painkillers
are responsible for as many as 20% of the 125,000 cases of
end-stage kidney disease in the United States. All drugs have
side effects. These can include dizziness, lightheadedness,
nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, liver damage, kidney damage,
internal bleeding and many other symptoms including death. We
have always known and recognized these possible negative
consequences from ingesting drugs (unless we don’t read the
labels), but we continue to take these analgesics by the mega
millions with the hope of relieving our pain and discomfort.

There is no guarantee that if we take a pain pill for our
chronic migraine headaches, stomach aches or other types of pain
it will actually eliminate the pain. There is also no guarantee
that we won’t experience unwanted reactions to the drug itself.
But when the pain gets so bad we often decide that the possible
relief outweighs the risk associated with the analgesic.

But what most of us do not realize is that there may be one more
consequence from taking medication for chronic headaches. We may
find that the analgesics are actually the cause of the symptoms,
that without them we wouldn’t be having so many headaches. If
you suffer with chronic headaches you may find that the pills
you are taking are actually inducing your discomfort. And you
may also discover that when you stop taking the medication you
begin to experience fewer chronic migraines. After all,
according to the director of St. Louis University’s
Biobehavioral Treatment Center two-thirds of the chronic
headache sufferers benefited from the withdrawal of
medication.

I thought it would be fun to set down some of the random, silly thoughts I’ve been pondering over the last several weeks. In this time of geopolitical intenseness, I figure if I need a “silly” break than so do others.
I’ve been wondering what life would be like if candy bar companies also made condoms. I guess it would bring a whole new marketing strategy to the names snickers and whatchamacallit. I was also thinking that Trojan should diversify into the security business seeing as they are already 97 % effective.
I spent some time thinking about what the political campaigns might be like if their slogans were created by personal hygiene product companies. For instance you might hear something like, “Summer’s Bush, when you’re having that not-so-Kerry feeling” or “Try preparation-K to alleviate that irritable Bush and Cheney sensation”.
I’ve been wondering about the practice of denouncing your opponent’s military records during the presidential campaign. What would they fight about if neither of them had or allegedly had military records? I envision a campaign in which not listening to enough country music is equated with being unpatriotic and being indicative of poor leadership qualities.
I’ve always wanted to see the Olympics return to their original format. Athletes participated without clothing. The Olympic sponsors might be Trojan and Viagra. Their slogan could be “Nudity Promotes Unity”. They probably wouldn’t be able to make the same change for the Winter Olympics. I’m thinking “luge catastrophe”.
Finally, given the casualness of sex in today’s society, I’ve often wondered if the surgeon general shouldn’t require a warning label on individual condoms, “Caution contents could be harmful to the rest of your life”; “do not dispense contents while under the influence of alcohol, illegal drugs, immaturity, or stupid”. And finally my favorite, “Contents not appropriate for those without brains.”
So what’s the point of a silly little essay like this? It is to be silly and make an attempt to find some humor in a world that tends to be too intense or serious. The anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy is about one week away and we will be reminded of a terrible loss of life and of our own vulnerability. After honoring those who have passed away and saluting our country we’ll need some levity to balance things out. Don’t be afraid to be a little silly, it’s healthy.

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weekly columnist, published poet and short story author.

Do you know why playing guitar is so much easier than playing piano? It’s because guitar players learn how to use chords first. Even before note reading!

They usually learn how to play chords in the first position. Called open position chords, the beginning guitarist quickly learns how to finger this position and can immediately create music. That’s why so many people love the guitar and want to learn it!

They don’t waste time learning “the masters” or anything like that at all. Nope. It’s all contemporary. Unless of course it’s classical guitar.

Now why can’t those interested in learning piano have the same benefits? After all, it’s not like everyone wants to learn how to play Bach or Beethoven.

The good news is you can play piano using only chords. But not just any chords. I’m talking about learning a chord structure that will have you sounding like a professional right away! It’s called the Open Position Chord and with it, you’ll be able to create your own unique music!

I know it sounds far-fetched. I didn’t think I could make my own music either until I discovered this chord position from a book titled “The Four-Way Keyboard System.” In it, the author Alan Swain goes into great detail about the benefits of learning this chord structure.

I didn’t have to really read what he wrote. I just played it. And I was hooked! Here was something I could learn quite easily. And I could learn it in all 12 keys - just as easily! I had found what I was looking for. A modern sounding chord that would let me improvise with both hands at the piano right away AND sound good doing it!

Most of us know what triads are. This 3-note chord structure has been used to introduce students to chording on the piano. But learning triads isn’t necessarily the best place to start. In fact, there really is no good reason to begin your piano studies with triads.

Listen, if your goal is to read music and play kum-ba-ya, then by all means, spend countless hours learning how to read music and play triads. But, if you want to improvise and create your own unique music, I can think of no better chord structure than the open position chord!

Edward Weiss is a pianist/composer and webmaster of Quiescence Music’s online piano lessons. He has been helping students learn how to play piano in the New Age style for over 14 years and works with students in private, in groups, and now over the internet. Stop by now at http://www.quiescencemusic.com/piano_lessons.html for a FREE piano lesson!