A good and easy way for a young and beautiful girl to make a lot of money is by becoming a professional model. There is a beauty contest which is conducted by LookOfTheYear that can help you achieve your dream. The winner of the look of the year contest will have a chance of living as a professional model in Paris, New York and Milan. Just upload your picture and try to get the most votes to win the contest. 
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Becoming Professional Model
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Boston Moving Company
Finding a moving company in my home town is not an easy task. I had some bad experiences when I was an undergraduate student. We had to move from one places to another because the rent time was over. As there were no moving companies we had to relocate our furniture and stuffs on our own using a pickup. It was not worth it because the guy who drove the pickup did not want to be involved in carrying things. He said his job was only to drive the pickup. Well I would never want to experience it again.
For those of you who live in the United States especially in Boston these difficulties would never happened to you. Boston Moving Company is your choice if you ever had the need in relocation. You just call the moving company and they will do the rest for you. They will store, pack, move and unpack all the things you want. The best is that they will handle all your things with care as trust is their way of doing business. They even accept international moving. You have nothing to worry about your fine art such paintings, sculptures, books, documents, collectibles, musical instruments because they use state of the art storage facility. It is climate controlled so what is contained in the storage will be well protected.
Whenever relocation is in need Boston Moving Company is your answer. The best and most experienced moving company there is in Boston area. Don't hesitate as the company takes really good care of your precious belongings as trust is their business.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
How To Lose Weight The Easy And Safe Way
by: Rasheed Aladel
WHAT IS THE BEST DIET
Many people ask me which is the best diet for me to follow, with practically a new diet coming out every year I find myself getting frustrated with the mis- information being put out there. Let me shine some light on some of these fad diets.
Why fad diets don't work
There's no question if you follow these fad diets you will lose weight, but I can also guarantee you will not be able to sustain these so-called diets which is why millions of people follow these diets only to pack back on the pounds again.
The simple answer to this is fad diets do not work, the reason they do not work is because you can only follow such a ridiculous routine for only so long successful long-term weight loss is not necessarily about a diet but it's about long-term happiness.
I even hate that word diets, because it is linked to feelings of restriction and unhappiness but what I do believe in is a sensible nutrition plan which allows you to eat five to six enjoyable small meals a day. To be honest with you I wish all of these fad diets did work then we wouldn't be experiencing the problems we have today such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Before I explain to you the concept of a healthy eating plan I'll cover just a few of these fad diets.
THE ATKINS DIET.
I'm sure you've all heard of the Atkins diet and heard about the supposed success stories. The problem is that most of these fad diets work on the basis of calorie reduction. with the Atkins carbohydrates are severely limited, the atkins diet requires that you get your calories from just protein and fat.
The way this works is by consuming so much fat and protein it sends a signal to your brain saying that your full when in reality you are not, this can result in metabolic disorders. The Atkins diet will allow you to lose weight but at what cost? the side-effects of the Atkins diet is nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, and bad breath (urghh)
I would have to say the Atkins diet is a big no-no, a healthy diet is well rounded and borrows from all the food groups such as carbohydrates, protein and good fats. Tricking your body into believing it is full, when it's not, will only can catch up with you and make you feel ill through the lack of nutrients received in you diet.
The weight loss achieved in Atkins is mainly muscle mass, and muscle tissue is what helps speed up your metabolic rate, the more muscle tissue you have the more calories you burn. Which is why when people realise they cannot sustain the Atkins diet any more they put the weight on twice as fast because now they do not have the muscle to combat the fat.
Bear in mind when a new diet hits the market and seems too good to be true, your usually right!
THE ZONE DIET
The zone diet is used by many celebrities such as Jennifer aniston, Renee zellweger, Madonna, Cindy Crawford and Winona Ryder. The main concept of the zone diet is a balanced ratio of carbohydrates (40) and proteins (30%) so on this diet you do actually get to eat, which in my eyes is a good start.
The zone diet works by following recipes with a low-carbohydrate diet plan, it does insist on watching your calorie consumption while eating eg. A meal must not exceed 500 calories and a snack must not exceed 100 calories which they call staying in the zone.
I must say weight loss is not the only benefit of the zone diet you also experience improved energy, improved mental clarity and is also ideal for type 2 diabetes sufferers. This diet was implemented to reduce hunger and compulsion to eat. Zone diet recipes are customized to each individual, based on your sex, activity level and proportion of body fat.
The foods the zone diet encourages are fresh vegetables, fruits and nuts, leafy green vegetables, sufficient protein consumption, and eight glasses of water everyday. How weight loss is achieved with the zone diet is similar to the low gi diet.
By reducing your carbohydrates your body will not produce too much insulin (a hormone that tells your body to store up nutrients) consuming too much carbohydrates causes this to happen which is why carbs are seen as the bad guys. The overload of insulin tells the body to convert the carbohydrates you ate into fat stores around your belly, thighs, buttocks and other areas.
Carbohydrates are not totally the bad guys if you limit them and balance them with low-fat protein this will keep your insulin levels balanced. I like this diet because it's not so much a diet, it's more of a eating plan. The only problem I have with the zone diet is calculating meals and snacks every day is not totally convenient, with 5 hours of exercise a week and a variety of balanced meals consisting of low gi carbs, protein and veg is a simpler formula to lose weight.
THE SOUTH BEACH DIET
The south beach to me is an improved version of the atkins diet because it does allow "good" carbohydrates like fruit and foods with a low glycemic (Gi) index. The south beach diet gives you the freedom to snack all day if you feel the need to and not to worry about counting calories.
This diet is a complete waste of time because if you give people in search of losing weight the go-ahead to eat a portion as big as they like, they probably will, I know I would if I didn't know any better. Even eating the healthiest foods if you consume too much you will still put on weight.
WEIGHT WATCHERS
Weight watchers have created their own brand of foods with low calories from full dinners to ice cream. I must say weight watchers have tried to make counting calories as simple as they can here by running a points system.
Their point system runs something like this: each food has a point value ranging from 0 for jelly to 8 for pizza. Depending on your bodyweight, you are allowed a certain amount of points daily, if you stay under your points you lose weight.
With weight watchers you are allowed to bank points and use them over days, exercise also earns you points. When you're feeling down in the dumps or lacking in the motivation department you can go to daily weight watchers meetings and get great tips and motivation from others who have overcome their obstacles and achieved there goals.
I believe weight watchers has stood the test of time because they focus more on long term healthy eating rather than restrictive dieting, we are all human and sometimes we desire some of our favorite dessert or pizza without having to feel like a failure. I feel this is totally acceptable and is a good approach to achieving your goals.
THE GI DIET
This diet definitely takes the No.1 spot for me, because it's more of a eating plan than a restrictive diet. The GI diet also teaches you that carbs are not the bad guys after all, it's the type of carbs you eat that is important.
Put simply the GI diet is a scale which charts how quickly a food is converted into sugar in the body. Foods that chart as a high G.I number are converted into sugar more quickly than foods that have a low G.I number, the scale is based on a rating of 1 to 100.
So why is the G.I number important?
If a food is rated high on the G.I scale your body is more likely to store fat, this is due to insulin which is the primary storage hormone in your body and is used to help get nutrients into the different cells of your body. High G.I foods raise our blood sugar so rapidly that insulin has to be released in our body to bring our blood sugar down to a normal baseline, in order for insulin to bring our blood sugar levels down it has to store the sugar
It's a simple stimulus - response system that works to keep blood sugar levels in balance in the body.
So how does this affect your fat loss?
I'll tell you how, just remember when insulin is present in your bloodstream, your body is in STORAGE mode and will NOT release fat from your fat cells to burn. So when your blood sugar levels are high, your body isn't burning fat.
Another thing is when your blood sugar is high, your body is using that blood sugar for energy instead of using fat. Sugar is the preferred fuel for your body because it's easier to use, but it confuses the body so the body takes a guess and always releases too much insulin to bring your blood sugar level down but too much insulin results in bringing your blood sugar levels too low leaving you feeling dizzy and lethargic craving for more sugary foods to perk yourself up again, this is where the vicious cycle starts.
How do you stop this cycle?
To stop this vicious cycle you need keep your blood sugar levels stable so your body stays in fat burning mode instead of STORAGE mode. You accomplish this by focusing on eating low G.I carbs (every G.I diet book gives you a list of low G.I foods)
When you eat low G.I foods, the carbs are converted into sugar at a slower, steadier rate into the body, this way your body doesn't have to panick and send out extra reserves of insulin in an emergency response, also your blood sugar levels will not drop so suddenly leaving you craving for more sugar an hour later.
The steady state you recieve from consuming low G.I foods will allow your body to access stored bodyfat and use this fat for energy instead of constantly relying on blood sugar. The bonus… you don't get as hungry and you feel more energised throughout the day with a leaner body to go with it.
G.I diet: A eating plan for life
Another advantage of the G.I diet is that it focuses on good amounts of protein, healthy fats and fiber, which is a well balanced diet.
The concept of the G.I diet is scientifically sound because it works and can be maintained for the rest of your life unlike many fad diets which cannot. Eating low G.I foods for fat loss can have a positive impact not only on your fat loss but on your mood and well being as well.
A diet that focuses on natural, unprocessed foods such as whole grains, quality lean proteins, healthy fats and lots of fiber is no doubt going to be a effective diet.
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Flop Turn River
Poker is I think the most interesting card game. Why do I think that it is most interesting? Because you need to have some kind of strategy to win and it is not just a pure luck if you win. Sometimes it depends on your strategy: when to bet, when to draw and when to fold. If you like to play this game then you surely love to play it online. Do you have any place to play?
Flop Turn River is the place to search for websites to play poker online. It has reviewed many sites and you can read each review on the site. This way you won't need to surf all poker related websites to find the best place to play. On the review section you will find reviews of sites such as full tilt poker, party poker, pokerstars, ladbrokes, cd poker and etc. If you sign up to full tilt poker then you will be eligible to use the full tilt poker referral code. What will you get with this referral code? You will have 100% initial bonus worth up to $600 plus an entry to the FTR500. To read bonuses available on other sites you can read the full tilt bonus page.
There also many codes you can use to get PokerStars Bonus Code. There are many bonuses that you can get if you sign up through the site. So be sure to check it regularly or you might regret it later. On the site you can also find beginner's guide on poker, online forum to share your experiences with other poker players, or strategies provided by experts. This is really the place for you poker players to be. Don't wait any longer, just go to the site and play poker!
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Five Kinds of Successful Online Businesses
by: Scott Oliver
If you're seriously considering starting an online business, it makes sense that you would want to choose something that's going to do well right from the start. When you're investing time and money in your business, it would help to know if you're setting yourself up for failure or for success. Here are five different kinds of online businesses that have proven to be a hit with customers. Perhaps you can find your perfect business idea here too.
Health and Weight Loss
Everyone either wants to lose weight or wants to improve their health. We're a society that wants to take care of our bodies and if we look good at the same time, that's all the better. If you want to start an online business, you might want to focus on ways to help people lose weight or simply to improve their health. You can do this by offering fitness and health related products on your website or perhaps by offering eBooks that will help them make better health decisions. Try to find something that relates to a question or a concern a person has about their health - and then you have a viable and profitable business plan.
Beauty
While it used to be that beauty was something that only women talked about, that certainly isn't the case any longer. That said, women are still the consumer group that is much more likely to invest in makeup and skin care products, though men too are looking to improve their appearance. With anti aging face products, both genders can begin to reclaim their youthful appearance, which will help them feel more confident in any setting. Selling high quality makeup products and helping customers with their choices is a great business plan, as it allows customers to have the department store experience from the comfort of their home.
Exercise and Sports
But weight loss isn't the only concern with it comes to health for customers. Exercise and sports are other areas where you can make a profit with your online business. For example, selling sporting equipment or products related to sports fans is still a big business. When you work with the team and their product line, you will be able to access thousands of fans who want to support their team with licensed products.
Fashion
Of course, fashion is still a hot seller, no matter where you are. If you can present high quality fashions on your website, you will attract not only the teenaged sector, but also those in their twenties and thirties - of both genders. Look to celebrity and gossip magazines to show you what's hot and what's not and then look for a vendor that sells the same or similar items that you can them turn around to sell for a profit.
Low Price Goods
No matter what you choose to add to your website, if you can sell products available on other sites for a much lower price, you are going to do well. This goes for fashion, beauty, exercise, sports, etc. If you can find high quality products that can be sold at much lower prices, you will draw in many more customers than you could have with higher priced goods. For example, if you can find a way to sell organic goods and clothing for much cheaper than healthy food specialty stores, you can help those that want to be healthier, but can't afford the higher prices of other stores.
No matter what you choose, try at first to think of things that you yourself might want to buy online - chances are good that you're not the only one.
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Web Hosting
I have been using free services to host my blog since I known how to blog. Free service is good because you don't have to bother to think about anything, you just use all the tools that have been provided. But if you want something different from other blogs and you want to be distinctive then you should start to think about finding your own web hosting. Now choosing a web host is easy but finding the best web hosting is like finding a needle in a haystack. If you have a guide on finding web hosting on the internet then it would be really great.
Kaushal Sheth gives you the best guide to web hosting. The reason why wrote this guide is because he had experienced hosting failure in the past. Without any reason his server could not be reached. A good host should provide a backup plan in case something extraordinary happens. The host should have at least another server which can be use anytime the main server breaks down. Because of this disappointment he then tried to talk with his friends who know this kind of technology to find the best web hosting. Not just that he also browsed many sites, searched the web and read other reviews. He then concluded that there are three hosts which are above the rest: Host Monster, Host Gator and Yahoo Host.
If you are finding a good host and in need of a good guide to find the best web hosting then Kaushal Sheth blog is the first place you need to search. A well written review and a short list will help you choose the best host for you quickly and easily.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Making Time For Your Kids
by: Debbie Madson
Whether you work at home, stay at home or work full time if you have kids making time for them is the most important priority in your to do list each day.
Do you ever have days where you just put the kids to bed and realize you haven't read any books to them today, gone outside to play or just sat down and played a game of Candyland or Go Fish with them. Somedays they are fed, clothed and happy and you can call it a good day.
How can you find little ways to corporate more playing, laughing and enjoying your kids?
1.Make a point to eat together everyday. As kids get older they become busier but make family meal time a must in your house. Whether it is only breakfast and dinner it is important to use the time to talk to your kids and enjoy their company. Consider taking dinner with you if you are on the go.
2.Set a bedtime routine that includes 10 minutes at least with each child. Even if they are 16 you can still go in their room and talk to them for a few minutes. For younger children bedtime is a great time to read or have them read to you. Talk about what their favorite thing they did today was or what they want to do tomorrow. Asking them questions that provides more than a yes or no answer can open the lines of communication as well as not asking too broad questions. Asking a 5 year old what they did in kindergarten may be too hard for them to answer but ask them what they did in circle time or who they ate lunch with they can easily answer.
3.Have special one on one activities with each child each day or an outing once a week. Whether it is something simple like playing a game, letting them help you with a household chore or going out to lunch once a week make it time when they have your full attention.
4.Get your kids involved in making dinner. It may take a little longer when they are younger but it is great quality time with your kids. Not too mention teaching them to cook has many added benefits like instilling healthy eating habits, reiterating school lessons and improving their self esteem.
5.Take your kids with you to run errands, shopping or where ever possible. Listen and sing to kids music with them. Play a game of 20 questions while you are waiting at the doctor's office. Tell them a story about “when you were little”. These times can be great teaching moments.
Whatever you do, don't let a day pass that you forget to take time for your kids. Give them a hug and tell them you love them but also show them by your actions throughout the day. I know if you are like me you don't mean to overlook the time we could be spending with our kids but we get busy, life passes us by and our kids just keep on growing!
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