среда, 31 августа 2011 г.

3 Hobbies Girls Find Attractive

Are you afraid that girls just don’t find you interesting?
Think you need to increase you appeal? Well don’t fret because here are 3 hobbies that girls find attractive. By taking up just one of these hobbies, you’re bound to increase the number of girls that find you interesting.
1. Playing an instrument
Without a doubt one of the most attractive things you can learn is to play an instrument. But not any instrument will do. I don’t know many girls that will swoon over a man that plays the flute, do you? No you need a sexy instrument. Think guitar, sax or piano.
Now becoming competent at playing these instruments won’t come overnight. It will take a lot of practice in order to learn your first song. But the results will be well worth the effort you put into it. Not only will you be able to amuse yourself, you’ll have girls falling at your feet when you play the latest hit song.

2. Participate in sports
It’s a fact of nature. Girls typically love guys who excel at sports. It’s because girls like guys who are competitive and can win. It’s also because most guys who play sports have a fit body. Girls like fit bodies too.
So get out there and find a sport you like. It could be football, basketball or ultimate frisbee. Just make sure it’s a sport that you love to play. Because the more passionate you are about the sport, the better you will become at playing it. The better you become, the more you’ll stand out to the girls.
3. Taking a risk
Girls like guys who put it on the line. Now you don’t need to become the next Evel Knievel or Johnny Knoxville. That’s not the type of risk I’m talking about. I’m talking about taking up rock climbing, bmx biking or skydiving. These are activities that get your blood pumping. It also gets the girls hearts pumping too!
I recommend rock climbing. That’s the hobby I took up. I met so many girls because of it too. Girls would ask me what I liked to do. I would tell them that I rock climbed. Instantly they were interested and would ask me to take them sometime.
If it worked for me, there’s no reason it won’t work for you.
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3 Hobbies Girls Find Attractive

Are you afraid that girls just don’t find you interesting?
Think you need to increase you appeal? Well don’t fret because here are 3 hobbies that girls find attractive. By taking up just one of these hobbies, you’re bound to increase the number of girls that find you interesting.
1. Playing an instrument
Without a doubt one of the most attractive things you can learn is to play an instrument. But not any instrument will do. I don’t know many girls that will swoon over a man that plays the flute, do you? No you need a sexy instrument. Think guitar, sax or piano.
Now becoming competent at playing these instruments won’t come overnight. It will take a lot of practice in order to learn your first song. But the results will be well worth the effort you put into it. Not only will you be able to amuse yourself, you’ll have girls falling at your feet when you play the latest hit song.

2. Participate in sports
It’s a fact of nature. Girls typically love guys who excel at sports. It’s because girls like guys who are competitive and can win. It’s also because most guys who play sports have a fit body. Girls like fit bodies too.
So get out there and find a sport you like. It could be football, basketball or ultimate frisbee. Just make sure it’s a sport that you love to play. Because the more passionate you are about the sport, the better you will become at playing it. The better you become, the more you’ll stand out to the girls.
3. Taking a risk
Girls like guys who put it on the line. Now you don’t need to become the next Evel Knievel or Johnny Knoxville. That’s not the type of risk I’m talking about. I’m talking about taking up rock climbing, bmx biking or skydiving. These are activities that get your blood pumping. It also gets the girls hearts pumping too!
I recommend rock climbing. That’s the hobby I took up. I met so many girls because of it too. Girls would ask me what I liked to do. I would tell them that I rock climbed. Instantly they were interested and would ask me to take them sometime.
If it worked for me, there’s no reason it won’t work for you.
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The Human Body Clock


Our body has a 24 hour biological clock which is created and regulated by light.
Our central body clock is located deep inside our brain and is said to be the size of a grain of rice.
There are also other body clocks in the heart, liver, kidneys, lungs and liver.  But the central body clock in the brain is like the conductor of an orchestra which keeps time and instructs the rest of the body’s organs when to perform at their best.
Understanding the way that our body clock works and where it has gone wrong is one of the keys to resolving insomnia naturally.

Let’s take a look at the way our body clock operates at crucial times of the day.
Between 10 am and 12 noon (if we’ve had a good night’s sleep), we are said to be at our intellectual best. We can think more clearly.  We tend to be more productive and more efficient.But according to Professor Horne of Loughborough University, the human body is designed to have two periods of sleep a day.  This is why we have what he calls a “post lunch dip”.  After lunch time, our thinking processes tend to slow down and we are more prone to microsleep.
Apparently 25% of all motorway crashes in the UK are caused by microsleeps when driving.  Drivers are three times more likely to fall asleep at 2pm than they are during the rush hour.
Between 6-8pm, the body temperature is at a natural high.  Many of us are having a big meal at this time of the evening.  However our bodies are designed to consume a big breakfast, large lunch and small supper.  This is because insulin doesn’t work for us as well at night as it does earlier in the day and we deal with calories better when we eat large meals earlier in the day.
Our lifestyles are such that many of us may have no time for breakfast, grab a sandwich at lunch and then have a massive meal at night.  This is more convenient for us but not conducive to good health or natural sleep.
Between 3 am and 6 am, our body temperature drops, our blood pressure is lower and our low point of metabolic activity is at 4 am.  If we wake up between 3 am and 5 am, we are liable to find it more depressing than if our sleep is interrupted earlier in the night.  This is because our body is at the minimum point of operation.
2 am – 4 am is the most common time of death amongst those who are ill while 3 am-5 am is apparently the best time to be born naturally for both baby and mother.
People who have to work shift patterns during 3am – 6am find that they put their bodies under enormous strain precisely because the human biological processes are at their minimum level of activity even though they are awake, alert, active and busy.  Their body clock is out of sync with their lifestyle.  There is a strong risk of physical and mental health problems developing amongst this group of individuals who continually have to work “the graveyard shift.”
As we can see, modern life and the human body’s clock is not always compatible.  And disregarding the body clock can lead to ill health (including diabetes or cardio vascular problems) as well as insomnia.
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The Human Body Clock


Our body has a 24 hour biological clock which is created and regulated by light.
Our central body clock is located deep inside our brain and is said to be the size of a grain of rice.
There are also other body clocks in the heart, liver, kidneys, lungs and liver.  But the central body clock in the brain is like the conductor of an orchestra which keeps time and instructs the rest of the body’s organs when to perform at their best.
Understanding the way that our body clock works and where it has gone wrong is one of the keys to resolving insomnia naturally.

Let’s take a look at the way our body clock operates at crucial times of the day.
Between 10 am and 12 noon (if we’ve had a good night’s sleep), we are said to be at our intellectual best. We can think more clearly.  We tend to be more productive and more efficient.But according to Professor Horne of Loughborough University, the human body is designed to have two periods of sleep a day.  This is why we have what he calls a “post lunch dip”.  After lunch time, our thinking processes tend to slow down and we are more prone to microsleep.
Apparently 25% of all motorway crashes in the UK are caused by microsleeps when driving.  Drivers are three times more likely to fall asleep at 2pm than they are during the rush hour.
Between 6-8pm, the body temperature is at a natural high.  Many of us are having a big meal at this time of the evening.  However our bodies are designed to consume a big breakfast, large lunch and small supper.  This is because insulin doesn’t work for us as well at night as it does earlier in the day and we deal with calories better when we eat large meals earlier in the day.
Our lifestyles are such that many of us may have no time for breakfast, grab a sandwich at lunch and then have a massive meal at night.  This is more convenient for us but not conducive to good health or natural sleep.
Between 3 am and 6 am, our body temperature drops, our blood pressure is lower and our low point of metabolic activity is at 4 am.  If we wake up between 3 am and 5 am, we are liable to find it more depressing than if our sleep is interrupted earlier in the night.  This is because our body is at the minimum point of operation.
2 am – 4 am is the most common time of death amongst those who are ill while 3 am-5 am is apparently the best time to be born naturally for both baby and mother.
People who have to work shift patterns during 3am – 6am find that they put their bodies under enormous strain precisely because the human biological processes are at their minimum level of activity even though they are awake, alert, active and busy.  Their body clock is out of sync with their lifestyle.  There is a strong risk of physical and mental health problems developing amongst this group of individuals who continually have to work “the graveyard shift.”
As we can see, modern life and the human body’s clock is not always compatible.  And disregarding the body clock can lead to ill health (including diabetes or cardio vascular problems) as well as insomnia.
Source : Click Here

Surprising 6-Figure Salaries


From selling porta-potties to train conducting, these five go-getters are bringing home six figure salaries by working jobs you may not expect.
Drives Trucks 600 to 700 Miles a Day

Name: Jeff McGee
Job: Semi-truck mover
Salary: $160,000
Age: 37
Hometown: Duluth, MN
I got a degree in science and I wanted to be a physician. But when I had a kid, I needed money and I needed it fast.
Since I was getting very few job offers in the medical field, I got a job as a truck driver. I didn't get any sleep, I was overworked and gained lots of weight from sitting in a truck all day and night. And I only made about $45,000 a year.

One day, I got talking with a man in a truck stop who told me how he worked as a semi-truck mover and made over $100,000 a year. So I looked into it and applied for a job.
Now, I deliver semi-truck trailers from one place to another. Not many people know about this industry because it's so much more specialized than just regular truck driving. As a transporter you pick up semi trucks straight out of the factory and drop them off at individual dealers.
I love it. I drive 600 to 700 miles a day, have my own vehicle, get as much vacation time as I want and the company flies me to each factory and puts me up in a nice hotel.
Adds Glam to the Porta-Potty Business
Name: Eliza Kendall
Job: Luxury porta-potty business owner
Salary: $100,000 to $120,000
Age: 54
Hometown: Harwich, Mass.
I never thought I would end up in septic. I started out working as an event organizer for a lot of top companies, until I saw a little porta-potty business for sale.
I realized that there was really nothing out there that combined porta potties with upscale events. So I bought the business, which came with six porta potties and a little trailer with a men's and women's room in it.
Being brought up in a wealthier area, I understand understated elegance. It's not shag red rugs and plastic flowers -- it's cleanliness and things like fresh water in the toilets, lattice work, fresh flower sprays to keep it smelling nice and motion-activated lighting. I even have my own line of amenities like lip balm and lotion that I put next to the sinks.
I started going into Ritz-Carlton bathrooms to see what they do different from a Motel 6 and that's what I would do with my porta potties.
The first year we opened, in 1996, we were in the black -- and we slowly built from there. About 90% of our business is weddings, and we also do special events and fund-raising parties. We charge $345 per unit per weekend, and $850 for the trailer with two rooms.
Teaches Life Skills to High School Students
Name: John Williams
Job:
 Life coach
Salary: $108,000
Age: 31
Hometown: Portland, Ore.
I work as a life coach for high school students, so I'm basically a mix between a career coach and therapist.
After graduating from Brown University, I started out as a Latin teacher for a small high school. As a teacher, I realized there were lots of skills that I wished I had learned in high school but didn't, so I started meeting with students on the side -- helping them with everything from leadership, beliefs, communication and learning styles.
We would talk about what they wanted to get out of high school, and make goals. For example, I worked with a very, very shy 9th grader, who had really poor self esteem and incidents where he was bullied pretty badly. So I helped him to change his perspective and focus on his strengths, and a year later he started getting involved in a band and being a lot more confident in himself.
I worked with students like that on the side for four years, and then decided I wanted to do it as a full-time job instead. I now meet with three to four students a day, and I have quite a few clients in other states who I talk with over the phone or on Skype.
I save money by meeting them at coffee shops instead of paying rent for an office. Each 50-minute session costs $135, so it works out to be about $108,000 a year -- compared to the $36,500 salary I made as a teacher.
Films Sports Events
Name: Steve 'Ya-Man' Brangle
Job: 
Live sports TV camera man
Salary: $100,000 to $150,000
Age: 51
Hometown: Apex, NC
I always wanted to be involved with sports. I ran in high school and thought I might want to be a foot doctor. But at North Carolina State University they didn't have a pre-med program, so I ended up taking random classes that interested me, and one was a radio and TV class.


I kept trying to get into radio, but doors kept opening for me in TV instead. When a bunch of us from my class applied for a job with a local TV station, I guess I was the least out of focus during my filming test, because I got the job. It was mostly agricultural stuff I had to shoot, but eventually I started doing freelance at the same time and began taping basketball games.
Doing freelance was rough the first couple years because no one knows who you are. But as the years went by, I started doing stuff for ESPN and national networks.
Now I film college basketball, college football, NBA, NFL and the Little League World Series. I've loved sports from day one, so I would have been at these games as a fan anyway. Now I'm getting to do paid work and be a fan at the same time.
Keeps the Trains Running on Time
Name: Derek Teed
Job: Train conductor
Salary: Expecting $100,000 or more
Age: 25
Hometown: Aberdeen, SD
My salary is based on the jobs and terminals I get assigned, but if they pan out as expected, I've been told I should break $100,000 this year.
I just graduated from the University of Minnesota and served two deployments to Iraq as a medic. Yet, I somehow landed a job that requires just a GED or high school diploma and pays over $100,000 in some areas.
I'm used to a tough lifestyle and am good at working away from home and at all hours -- and that's why the railroad pays you so much. You could get called up any time to work. Like today, if I wanted to go to a bar and have a drink, I couldn't because if I was called and I showed up after having a drink, I would be fired on the spot.
I've done five shifts so far, and four of them were 12-hour shifts. As a conductor, you're responsible for the whole train -- the cars, communicating with the dispatcher and making sure everything is set up and in order. You're the one out there making sure you have the right-away on a track, so that two trains coming at each other don't hit.
So far, it's going alright. I'm really tired, but I make enough to support myself. I grew up in a neighborhood where everyone's pretty well off, so a lot of my friends went for doctor degrees and whatnot. And I'm out here making more money than any of them.

Surprising 6-Figure Salaries


From selling porta-potties to train conducting, these five go-getters are bringing home six figure salaries by working jobs you may not expect.
Drives Trucks 600 to 700 Miles a Day

Name: Jeff McGee
Job: Semi-truck mover
Salary: $160,000
Age: 37
Hometown: Duluth, MN
I got a degree in science and I wanted to be a physician. But when I had a kid, I needed money and I needed it fast.
Since I was getting very few job offers in the medical field, I got a job as a truck driver. I didn't get any sleep, I was overworked and gained lots of weight from sitting in a truck all day and night. And I only made about $45,000 a year.

One day, I got talking with a man in a truck stop who told me how he worked as a semi-truck mover and made over $100,000 a year. So I looked into it and applied for a job.
Now, I deliver semi-truck trailers from one place to another. Not many people know about this industry because it's so much more specialized than just regular truck driving. As a transporter you pick up semi trucks straight out of the factory and drop them off at individual dealers.
I love it. I drive 600 to 700 miles a day, have my own vehicle, get as much vacation time as I want and the company flies me to each factory and puts me up in a nice hotel.
Adds Glam to the Porta-Potty Business
Name: Eliza Kendall
Job: Luxury porta-potty business owner
Salary: $100,000 to $120,000
Age: 54
Hometown: Harwich, Mass.
I never thought I would end up in septic. I started out working as an event organizer for a lot of top companies, until I saw a little porta-potty business for sale.
I realized that there was really nothing out there that combined porta potties with upscale events. So I bought the business, which came with six porta potties and a little trailer with a men's and women's room in it.
Being brought up in a wealthier area, I understand understated elegance. It's not shag red rugs and plastic flowers -- it's cleanliness and things like fresh water in the toilets, lattice work, fresh flower sprays to keep it smelling nice and motion-activated lighting. I even have my own line of amenities like lip balm and lotion that I put next to the sinks.
I started going into Ritz-Carlton bathrooms to see what they do different from a Motel 6 and that's what I would do with my porta potties.
The first year we opened, in 1996, we were in the black -- and we slowly built from there. About 90% of our business is weddings, and we also do special events and fund-raising parties. We charge $345 per unit per weekend, and $850 for the trailer with two rooms.
Teaches Life Skills to High School Students
Name: John Williams
Job:
 Life coach
Salary: $108,000
Age: 31
Hometown: Portland, Ore.
I work as a life coach for high school students, so I'm basically a mix between a career coach and therapist.
After graduating from Brown University, I started out as a Latin teacher for a small high school. As a teacher, I realized there were lots of skills that I wished I had learned in high school but didn't, so I started meeting with students on the side -- helping them with everything from leadership, beliefs, communication and learning styles.
We would talk about what they wanted to get out of high school, and make goals. For example, I worked with a very, very shy 9th grader, who had really poor self esteem and incidents where he was bullied pretty badly. So I helped him to change his perspective and focus on his strengths, and a year later he started getting involved in a band and being a lot more confident in himself.
I worked with students like that on the side for four years, and then decided I wanted to do it as a full-time job instead. I now meet with three to four students a day, and I have quite a few clients in other states who I talk with over the phone or on Skype.
I save money by meeting them at coffee shops instead of paying rent for an office. Each 50-minute session costs $135, so it works out to be about $108,000 a year -- compared to the $36,500 salary I made as a teacher.
Films Sports Events
Name: Steve 'Ya-Man' Brangle
Job: 
Live sports TV camera man
Salary: $100,000 to $150,000
Age: 51
Hometown: Apex, NC
I always wanted to be involved with sports. I ran in high school and thought I might want to be a foot doctor. But at North Carolina State University they didn't have a pre-med program, so I ended up taking random classes that interested me, and one was a radio and TV class.


I kept trying to get into radio, but doors kept opening for me in TV instead. When a bunch of us from my class applied for a job with a local TV station, I guess I was the least out of focus during my filming test, because I got the job. It was mostly agricultural stuff I had to shoot, but eventually I started doing freelance at the same time and began taping basketball games.
Doing freelance was rough the first couple years because no one knows who you are. But as the years went by, I started doing stuff for ESPN and national networks.
Now I film college basketball, college football, NBA, NFL and the Little League World Series. I've loved sports from day one, so I would have been at these games as a fan anyway. Now I'm getting to do paid work and be a fan at the same time.
Keeps the Trains Running on Time
Name: Derek Teed
Job: Train conductor
Salary: Expecting $100,000 or more
Age: 25
Hometown: Aberdeen, SD
My salary is based on the jobs and terminals I get assigned, but if they pan out as expected, I've been told I should break $100,000 this year.
I just graduated from the University of Minnesota and served two deployments to Iraq as a medic. Yet, I somehow landed a job that requires just a GED or high school diploma and pays over $100,000 in some areas.
I'm used to a tough lifestyle and am good at working away from home and at all hours -- and that's why the railroad pays you so much. You could get called up any time to work. Like today, if I wanted to go to a bar and have a drink, I couldn't because if I was called and I showed up after having a drink, I would be fired on the spot.
I've done five shifts so far, and four of them were 12-hour shifts. As a conductor, you're responsible for the whole train -- the cars, communicating with the dispatcher and making sure everything is set up and in order. You're the one out there making sure you have the right-away on a track, so that two trains coming at each other don't hit.
So far, it's going alright. I'm really tired, but I make enough to support myself. I grew up in a neighborhood where everyone's pretty well off, so a lot of my friends went for doctor degrees and whatnot. And I'm out here making more money than any of them.

Scrabble Secrets From a Pro


Whether you're playing Scrabble or one of its many variants (Words with Friends, that means you), chances are you've run into a rough tile rack or two.


So has Laurie Cohen. One of the country's top-ranked Scrabble players, the Arizona resident started her Scrabble career playing with her mother and sister as a child, and fell in with an upstate New York Scrabble club about 25 years ago. Her "serious" Scrabble play began in 1998. Since then, she has competed in over 80 Scrabble tournaments around the country, earning at least one world record along the way.

This October she will represent the U.S. at the World Scrabble Championships in Poland -- and she filled us in on some of the tactics, techniques, and tricks she's learned over the years.
So what's the key to Scrabble success? Here are a few of her go-to tips:

Learn the right words
"When you know a lot of words, your opportunities for scoring increase dramatically, and you can also better identify whether your opponents' words are legitimate or not," says Cohen. In other words, the bigger your Scrabble vocab, the better you're going to play.
But don't go memorizing the dictionary just yet. Cohen recommends a free program called Zyzzyva developed by a fellow Scrabble player.
"When I first started learning, I used one of Zyzzyva's predecessors to create flashcards that I use for studying," she says. Catch an opponent playing an illegal word and they'll forfeit their turn; in Scrabble, having a large vocabulary pays double.
"Most players could benefit by learning more words, especially the seven and eight letter words that can earn bonus points," explains Cohen. "I would recommend downloading Zyzzyva and starting by learning the 100 most probable seven letter words. People will be surprised at how many words they don't know."
Like what? How about "etesian", a strong summer wind in the Aegean Sea? Or "taenias," a kind of headband? Or "anestri," which refers to periods of dormancy in the reproductive cycles of certain mammals? All regular tools in the tournament Scrabble player's verbal load-out, according to Cohen, but unknown to most novices.
Fill in the Blanks
"The two zero- point blanks are the most valuable tiles in the bag," believes Cohen. "I've seen some casual players use them on low scoring plays, or even consider them bad draws." But together with the ever-handy "S," they're key tiles for creating high-scoring "bingo" plays and earning a prized 50-point bonus.
Not all letters are such a welcome sight.
"The 'Q' is not as good of a tile as some people think," Cohen says. Though it's tempting, holding onto a big-scoring "Q" tile seriously constrains your rack and limits your scoring potential. Her advice?
"Get rid of it as soon as possible," -- by playing one of those short Q-without-U words so beloved of Scrabble players, like "qi," or "qat."
The best defense is a good offense
Novices also tend to play too defensively, she observes.
"Lower level players are often overly concerned with blocking the triple-word score and other premium squares, while sacrificing points. Higher level players are typically more concerned with scoring and don't mind keeping the board 'open' in order to do so."
So don't sweat it if your double-word scoring beast opens up a triple-word opportunity for Uncle Mark. If you can score big points, score them.
Track the tiles
While counting cards is frowned upon at a blackjack table, counting tiles is perfectly legal at pro Scrabble matches. Indeed, most tournament players "track" letters, Cohen reveals, keeping a mental (or even written) note of which are left in the bag.
"This is critical information, especially when games are close. This way, you can plan what you're going to play with knowledge of what your opponent can do in return...most players will find a lot of benefit in knowing if, for example, their opponent has a 'Z,' a 'V,' or a blank on their rack."
Then what? "Sometimes, you can block your opponent's high scoring play or even 'stick' them with an unplayable 'Q' or 'V,' for instance," suggests Cohen.
Slow down, you spell too fast
Of course, the biggest problem most of us face during a Scrabble match is the other player getting antsy when we're not firing off words left and right.
But to Cohen, rushing it only spells Scrabble disaster.
"Take your time," she says, "and don't always play the first good play that you see. Sometimes, if you keep looking, you'll find an even better play. When you're first learning 7- and 8-letter words, it can take a little while to find them, so it may take a minute or two to have that 'eureka' moment."
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