<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892181897536084159</id><updated>2011-04-21T13:33:00.718-07:00</updated><title type='text'>roobalexandru</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roobalexandru.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1892181897536084159/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roobalexandru.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>roobalexandru</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15758876653623291399</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>84</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892181897536084159.post-7761781461367042730</id><published>2008-06-16T01:55:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-16T01:55:44.563-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Online Dating: Part 8 - A Breakthrough Dating System</title><content type='html'>By Patricia Little A collection of shared specific interests, talents and preferences does not always open the door to a new and special relationship. It should be possible to keep quiet about your own concerns during the early stage of contact and determine what length of time can be passed before the other party can't hold out any longer. Topics of communication are bountiful and can always begin with circumstance, current affairs, work experience, authors or even the state of the nation. If there's an urgent need to analyse the price of parrot food the priority may already be being revealed.  Name of the best wholesaler can be divulged followed by polite departure from future contact. Depending on the amount of communication, over time the printed word will reveal the level of  interest and heart for people, feelings about the political situation and possibly concerns about the credit limit. There's no doubt earlier assessments were based on appearance but the true Godly provision for suitability came, probably spoken, through words. This didn't require deep and complicated conversation but rather open honest words spoken in love and sincerity  revealing the person. Online dating is definitely a new way of breaking with tradition but when this has occurred as a result of changed circumstances His guidance  will be simple and available  providing it's sought. Copyright 2006 Patricia Little Patricia Little is  a writer, and publisher who, with husband Kenneth Little, has just released a life-changing  eCourse -&lt;br /&gt;Amazing Dating -You Get 7 Steps To Discovering Your &lt;br /&gt;Special Life Partner. Find more on this at:   &lt;br /&gt;http://www.Online-Dating-Secrets-Exposed.com/f-r-e-e-e-course.htm Discover The Secrets To Landing Yourself On A Date With Your Dream Lover... 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They are mostly family phone deals offered by cell phone service providers. The two cell phone subscribers of the family can share all the minutes for slightly more charge per month than that paid by a single subscriber. Two cell phone deals reduce the need for multiple phones. Other advantages include a single bill per month, and one set of taxes and regulations for two cell phones. Two cell phone deals involve two different sets of phone numbers and a specified amount of minutes. One phone is considered the first phone and the other, the second phone. As the minutes are shared you generally get more minutes per dollar. Two cell phone deals usually start as low as $35. Many cell phone providers offer more cell phones and more minutes on the current plan for a small additional fee, usually less than $10. With the introduction of new free cell phone deals, two cell phone deals extend maximum value for those who need two lines of cellular service. Calls between the two phones are mostly free or discounted. Many service providers also have replacement plans for lost, stolen or damaged phones. Many factors must be considered when selecting a two cell phone deal. The family's lifestyle, professional needs, the peak time period during which most calls are made, how much you can afford to pay each month and the personal needs of the partner are significant. Before signing a deal, compare the amount of free minutes included in the plan and the basic service charges of the service providers. Enquire about the cost per minute if you exceed the monthly allotment of free minutes. Two cell phone deals are also useful in businesses. You can choose a plan for you and your personal assistant or anyone you talk to often. There are special mobile phones with parental control features that enable a parent to determine who the kids can call, ahead of time. Many phones have a special emergency button to get help faster from authorities. A few major companies providing two cell phone deals are T-mobile, Verizon Wireless, Nextel, Sprint and Cingular Wireless. [http://www.e-CellPhoneDeals.com]Cell Phone Deals provides detailed information on Cell Phone Deals, Best Cell Phone Deals, Free Cell Phone Deals, Cheap Cell Phone Deals and more. Cell Phone Deals is affiliated with [http://www.e-CellPhonePlans.com]Compare Cell Phone Plans. 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Your career is almost like a life separate from your own.  Your career can be on the fast track.  It can be derailed.  It can stagnate.  Blossom.  But the important thing, it would seem, would be that you at least have one at all.  If you dont, then reams of coaches, resume-writing specialists, articles, websites, magazines, books, and high school guidance counselors are there to nudge you to get yourself one! If youre unhappy or unfulfilled, the gurus will assure you that its just that youre in the wrong career.  It most assuredly does not mean that you should bow out of having a career at all! We know of people we graduated from high school with, and that some of them seemed to go somewhere, and others did not.  You might hear things like Remember Mary?  She has a wonderful career! or perhaps Too bad about Hank, just working away at that job at the auto body shop.  Youd think hed want to go back to school and get a career. Whats the difference between a job and a career?  Some people say that a job leads to nothing but more of the same, while a career leads to advancement, promotions, and more money.  Other people say that within a career, you have jobs.  In other words, the career is the journey, and the jobs are the stepping stones.   Still others say that a career is intentional.  Its planned, nurtured, and attended to.  A job is mindless  you show up, do as youre told, and go home. I say that the answer lies within your own attitude.  If you like what youre doing and want to continue indefinitely, its a career.  If you dont like it, its a job, no matter how far that ladder stretches above and below you. For all we know, Mary had a nervous breakdown and quit her career to write her book.  And Hank might be in absolute bliss  he loves working on cars all day, and his job never interferes with his time with his family during the evenings and on weekends. And now for the question:  Do you have a career, or do you have a job? Holly Zenith started out as something lower than a file clerk, and then launched the career of her dreams. She recently authored "Emerging From the Pink Collar Ghetto," which you can learn more about here: http://hollyzenith.com/Resources/PCG/pcgad.html Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Holly_Zenith http://EzineArticles.com/?Career-or-Job:--Which-Do-You-Have?&amp;id=153062 &lt;a href="http://kniffty.stamfordwebservices.net/uni/user/view.php?id=35&amp;course=1"&gt;finance company unsecured loans&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://prrd.net/moodle/user/view.php?id=2848&amp;course=1"&gt;payday lenders in nevada&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://fe.atmajaya.ac.id/moodle/user/view.php?id=29025&amp;course=1"&gt;personal loan car collateral&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://aimpn06.teyde.net/user/view.php?id=168&amp;course=1"&gt;online debt consolidation loans car finance calcul&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1892181897536084159-4776189769136513370?l=roobalexandru.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1892181897536084159/posts/default/4776189769136513370'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1892181897536084159/posts/default/4776189769136513370'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roobalexandru.blogspot.com/2008/06/career-or-job-which-do-you-have.html' title='Career or Job:  Which Do You Have?'/><author><name>roobalexandru</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15758876653623291399</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892181897536084159.post-3638518094015757402</id><published>2008-06-03T14:52:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-03T14:52:51.907-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Big "Buts" Sabotage Weight Loss, Health and Fitness(Part 6 0f 12)</title><content type='html'>By Dr. Leslie Van Romer Yeah, But I Eat in Moderation You have always been told that you can eat anything, anything at all, as long as it is in moderation. The problem is: what is the definition of moderation as it relates to food?  Most of us just dont know even though we think we do. Our perception of moderation may be eating meat once a day instead of three times a day; eating pizza three times a week instead of once a day; drinking two cups of coffee instead of six cups; eating a quick burger and fries only twice a week instead of three times a week; or indulging in candy, desserts, pastries, or chips only every other day instead of every day. On the other hand, we tend to eat way less than a moderate amount of fresh fruits and vegetables a day.  Do you eat at least 5 to 10 pieces of fruit a day?  Do you eat at least one large, green-leafy, vegetable salad a day? In this land of plenty, most of us may honestly think we are eating food in moderation, but in fact we are eating way too much food.  Even more significantly, we are eating way too much of the wrong foodsfoods that dont feed us, but deplete usand way too little of the good-for-you foods. If you dont doubt that our moderation barometer is a skewed, just look around for proof. If we truly ate in the right foods in moderation, then our weight would also be moderate. Too much of the wrong foods equals too much weight. The right quantities of the right foods equal the right weight and better health. So if your yeah, but is that you already eat in moderation, make sure moderation means lots of fresh, whole fruits and vegetables a day and very little not-so-good-for-you foods, like meat, dairy products, white sugar and white flour goodies, added oils, processed foods, fast foods, and junk foods and junk drinks, including coffee and pop. Dr. Leslie Van Romer is a health motivational speaker, writer, and lifestyle coach.  Visit http://www.DrLeslieVanRomer.com for more inspiration. 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Philippians 4:13. The word strength communicates to us a certain level of capability. It could include physical, mental, emotional or corporate capabilities. In scripture you would find the word "arm or hand" used repetitively as an imagery of strength. The arm or hand is capable of doing things that the other body parts just can't do. Just the other day, I had to open a very tightly shut lid. As you could imagine my whole face was contorting as I put my hands to unscrew the lid. When I found that it was a little more difficult than I anticipated and thankfully no one was looking, I put the whole bottle underneath the tap and ran hot water over it for a little while and of course it opened quite easily after that. No doubt I had to use my mind, but I would not have been able to get it done - if I did not put my hands to it. I know that this might seem as a simple illustration but I believe it has a far greater application for us who desire to walk in the ways of the Lord. If by far you are a weak person, you will find limitations to what you can and cannot do. That is why many when faced with certain challenges do not make an attempt at tackling certain matters. They are afraid that the task would be too difficult and would require more than they are capable of producing. There are many today in this world who are easily intimidated when pushed, they have a great sense of inadequacy and they bare the scars to prove it. Thankfully, the Word of God addresses this dilemma because throughout the scriptures you can find examples where people who were without strength did great things simply by placing their confidence in God. This is where the line is drawn, those who are without strength, know how helpless they truly are. They have no where to turn, they have their backs against the wall figuratively speaking. Yet the weakest person can be immensely strong when he turns to the Lord and no, you wouldn't find this kind of information in any kind of textbook. The Bible says that "through Christ who strengthen us, we are able to do all things". But some would say but there are so many things that I still can't do, how can I do all things? The answer lies in this important question, where does your confidence come from? Is it from your great talents and abilities, does it come from the high praise of others? If that's where you get your confidence from, you can never experience His strength. On the other hand, if you are weak and are incapable of doing certain things, you need to consider this truth. For the moment you acknowledge that you are weak and without strength and you look to the one who is your confidence and who is your strength, then my friend you have discovered the secret of "perfect strength". This is the truth that liberates every individual from despair. The weakest person can indeed be the strongest in Christ Jesus. For there is strength to those who look in anticipation for the Lord. Isaiah 40:31 "But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." Amen! Ashley Thomas http://www.ariseshine.org.au is the lead pastor of an emerging church in Brisbane Australia and is the writer of Praise The Lord It's Friday a weekly article of life and encouragement. 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This year roughly 400,000 Americans will die from obesity related problems. Obesity in the U.S. has reached epidemic proportions in the last twenty years and will soon replace tobacco as the leading cause of preventable death. Even more troubling news points out that obesity is not discriminatory. Obesity in children has doubled since the early eighties. How could this happen? Obese people feel unwelcome in public. We know that our bodies will overflow the standard size seats on airplanes, in movie theaters, in public auditoriums, and at the opera. The narrow seats of school bleachers, church pews and park benches are uncomfortable and crowded places. Fat people don't need to be reminded that they have a problem. Overweight people are rarely happy about their obesity. We have mirrors and bathroom scales like other people do. Obesity affects more than health. These are some of the effects of obesity: poor health, guilt, self-loathing, embarrassment, low energy, and social isolation. 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If you feel they are interfering with daily life, talk to your doctor about lowering your dose.&lt;br /&gt;As with all medications that may cause the side effects above, do not drink alcohol while using Lunesta. Alcohol will make them intense and hard to deal with. Lunesta And Memory Problems Lunesta may be the only sleeping pill that is FDA approved for long-term use, but it still has some of the same effects as other sleep aids. I'm talking about memory problems; also known as amnesia. When you're treating insomnia with Lunesta, you may have trouble remembering things if you go to bed too late at night, and have to get up for work early in the morning. Lunesta is designed to give you a great night's sleep without any interruptions, so waking up too early will leave you feeling "out of it." If you're getting plenty of sleep while using Lunesta, but are experiencing memory loss, talk to your doctor about lowering your dosage. Lunesta is available in 1mg, 2mg and 3mg dosages. 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Lunesta During Pregnancy And Breastfeeding If you're pregnant, it may be alright for you to take Lunesta prescriptions until around the last few weeks before birth. Why? During those last few weeks, your unborn baby may take in some of the Lunesta that is present in your body after you take your dose. The effects of this are unknown, so it's best to just play it safe. Talk to your doctor before starting Lunesta if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. Lunesta is excreted in small amounts through breastmilk, so please do not take Lunesta while you are still breastfeeding your baby. Copyright 2004,2005 Ian Mason, lead researcher at Shoppe.MD. Can Lunesta help you sleep? Learn more and compare top-rated monitored pharmacies to   [http://www.shoppe.md/lunesta.html] buy Lunesta prescriptions online. 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A Referral Contest or Rewards can be a great way to kick start your referrals and create some excitement in your school. Sometimes students need an incentive to refer someone, we're all different and get excited by different things.  Giving your students an incentive creates a Win Win opportunity, you get a new student and they receive a gift. Music Voucher Gift Idea Offer your students a 10 music voucher for every student they refer that enrolls into your school. 1.Open the Music Voucher poster in marketing downloads section 2. Insert the value of the music vouchers you are offering i.e. 10 and your school name 3. Print out posters to display or use as flyers and give out to all your students 4. Tell your students about it in class  ask who would like some trial passes! 5. Award gift vouchers in class so all your students can see (purchase vouchers from your local store) Mention in class John got X cd or ask Jon what CD did you get with your voucher? as often as possible! 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Porn addiction doesn't have to mean the end to marriage. In fact, it is time to nurture your marriage with the tender loving care it so needs and deserves. You can actually learn from this and have a better marriage over it. I encourage you to put forth every effort to reinforce the bonds of trust and love that may have been broken between you and your husband. The moral outcome of a husband viewing pornography does not only affect him but the wife as well. A wife may feel unloved, invalidated, and sexually unattractive. "Why doesn't he want sex with me anymore? Why does he look at all those gorgeous naked women?  What's wrong with me?" Nothing at all is wrong with you! This problem has NOTHING to do with you. It is your husband's problem. Don't make yourself feel victimized by this issue in your marriage. Your husband is looking at porn and acting out sexually because of an underlying problem within his inner awareness that is still haunting him. He may not even be aware of it himself. Most likely your husbands porn addiction is caused by something unpleasant that happened to him in his childhood that is manifesting itself within his mind. He may be feeling anguish over his past and for a temporary "feel better" fix your husband is acting out his emotional pain and feelings of grief through the use of porn.  It makes him feel better emotionally and mentally. The "fix" for your marriage is to figure out what the underlying cause of your husbands emotional suffering is so you can find ways in which to make him feel better about himself through upright and moral objectives rather than through the use of lustful imagery. This mission can be accomplished with the help of God and with your loving support. Is your husband trying to quit his addiction? Is he willing to repent for his actions and seek God for a healthy spiritual mind? If he is ready and willing to make the effort to work on himself and the marriage then he needs your support now more than ever! You should make every effort to help him through this demoralizing time in his life. Be strong for him but guide him through it so he will not feel alone in this endeavor. Don't blame yourself for this happening in your marriage. Have the faith to know that you both can overcome this imbalance in your marriage with the help of God on your side! Your husband's self esteem is probably at its all time low right now because of what the addiction has done to him mentally and spiritually. The battle for him is he really thinks he cannot stop looking at porn. He thinks he NEEDS it.  It's like an alcoholic who thinks he really NEEDS a drink. The thought of not having that drink (fix) is terrifying. I know this, I was there. As with any addiction there is an underlying emotional battle waging war within the addicted person. Don't expect anything from him in the bedroom for while. Realize that the addiction has messed up his arousal department for a short time. But don't worry because it wont last long.  Do not demean or poke fun over this or you will make things worse for him. It is not because you are not sexy or that he doesn't love you. Remember, this is your husbands problem, not yours. Let your husband tell you when he is ready for sexual intercourse. In the meantime, the best way to be supportive in this area is to be patient and loving. 1. Try to help your husband to open up to you and find out what the underlying reason for the addiction is. Be open and honest by communicating your feelings properly and carefully. Be gentle and sweet instead of blaming and accusatory. This will only shut him down. An alcoholic is addicted to alcohol and the symptoms are drinking. A sexually addicted person is addicted to sex and the symptoms are the acting out part of it. As with the alcoholic, there is an underlying problem that causes the alcoholic to drink and or the sexually addicted person to act out in lustful ways. 2. Remove everything in the home that would be sexually tempting and or invite sexual visual stimuli. Put a filter on the computer or stow it away in a closet temporarily until your husband feels he doesn't need to act out sexually. 3. Reinforce your husband's self worth everyday. Do things together that would help him to get his mind off of lustful stimuli and sexual imagery. Encourage him and give him hope. Search for success stories on the Internet and print them out for your husband to read.  Let him know that he is not alone. Your husband and you can conquer porn addiction together WITH the help of God. 4. This is the most important aspect of recovery, after recognizing the underlying cause; seek out God's will for your troubles. Study, learn, and research the bible together. Read out loud to each other different passages. Move yourselves closer to having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and He will help your husband from being tempted. Blessed is the man who preserves under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him. James 1:12 You can still love and support your husband. Tell him you love him but that you don't like the addiction in him. This gets him to see that he is a separate person from the sexual addict, and that he doesnt NEED it. Some husband's are still in denial that there is even a problem, but when you separate the addict from the person, he understands that the addiction is NOT really who he is or what he can become in life. He is a child of God; therefore the addiction comes from satan. He needs to fight it, that's all! 5. When the time comes and your husband is ready to have intercourse do not have high expectations. Take things slow and expect to be let down. If he cannot get an erection or keep an erection for very long let your husband know that you understand and it's okay. Eventually when there is no pressure to perform you husband will surprise you. Angie Lewis is the author of two marriage books.&lt;br /&gt;"Journey on the Roads Less Traveled", a book about love, life, addiction, and marriage. "Love The Man Your Married. This book tackles areas in marriage that couples need to know and understand and apply for a successful marriage. This book is a most reliable resource for married couples, from infidelity issues to complete forgiveness. 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And yet, trust is a central component for a successful marriage. So how do you restore broken trust? And how do you do it without spending months in marriage counseling? Trust can be broken in so many ways. The most common culprits are an affair, hidden addictions, lying, and financial secrecy. But if you look deep into the heart of a distrusting spouse, it goes beyond the usual trust busters. Trust is weakened in a relationship when a spouse is frequently late, unreliable, or insensitive. Hiding a few empty beer cans can damage trust between you. It doesnt take much to shake trust. But it sure takes a lot to rebuild it! We live in a microwave world of fast food, express delivery, and speedy-print. And so we figure, if we lost trust in an instant, there must be a way to rebuild it in an instant too. NOT! Trust is built one small step at a time. Theres no other way. Theres no Herculean event that can deliver instant-trust. In fact, by definition, trust is about CONSISTENCY. Thats what it means to trust someoneto be able to PREDICT their behavior. Predictability is a function of repetition. Repetition comes with TIME. Think about it. When you trust someone, it means you can RELY on them. But before you can rely on someone, you must depend on them time and again and NOT be disappointed. If youre disappointed, even once, the trust is broken. I often compare the building of a relationship to the building of a houseboth happen one brick at a time. And every brick is significant because it strengthens the foundation. The stronger the foundation, the more room you have for error. For example, how damaging is it to ruin one brick when youre working on the 3rd floor of a house? Its no big deal, right? You have a strong foundation, the house is in tact, you clean up the mess, and you build on. Its like that in a relationship. If you have a strong foundation, you can make a mistake without ruining everything. Its no big deal. You can move on. But trust is DIFFERENT. One mistake kills you. Because trust is about CONSISTENCY. Building trust is NOT analogous to building a house; its more like climbing a ladder. You dont have a foundation to support you. If you slip, you fall all the way to the bottom. Thats how trust works. Its unforgiving. So if youre trying to restore trust in your marriage, and youre expected to meet your spouse for dinner before your marriage counseling appointment at 6:15PM, dont arrive at 6:19PM. For you, 6:19PM might be a matter of 4 minutes and no big deal. But to your spouse it might be about reliability, and you may have just slipped all the way to the bottom. You just broke whatever pattern of consistency you built prior to arriving late. And now you have to start all over again. How do you rebuild trust? You make and keep promises. Make and keep. Make and keep. Make and keep. Over and over again. AND DONT MISS! Nothing destroys trust faster than making and BREAKING a promise. To be consistent (to build trust), you need lots of opportunities to come-through. So create them for yourself. Honey, Ill pick up some milk before I come home. And then do it! Ill meet you at our marriage counseling appointment at 9AM. And then do it! Ill read it by tomorrow. And then do it! Ill say it differently next time. And then do it! Look for opportunities to make and keep promises. Thats your opportunity to build trust. Like a ladderclimb one rung at a time. It takes time. Theres no short-cut. And you cant slip. You have to stay focused. And just to be clear, the little things count big. If trust is about consistency, then it doesnt matter what you promise. Just promise and come through. Dont think that just because trust came crashing down in one dramatic event (an affair or whatever) that you have to reestablish it with one dramatic event too. You can rebuild trust by making and keeping SMALL promises over an extended period of time. &lt;br /&gt;Would you like more counsel? 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Has anyone ever told you, that's how they feel around you? If they have, it's a huge red flag and one that should not be ignored. It needs to be dealt with immediately. Relationships are a tough challenging part of our lives. Especially when dealing with matters of the heart. As truly good as they make you feel, they can in turn tear you apart from the inside in a heartbeat. When the red flags start to rise up, that's when your relationship is crying out for help. You need to address it, as if a baby was crying out to you. When someone says they feel like they are walking on egg shells, what is that telling you? It's telling you : that they can no longer be themselves in your presence.  &lt;br /&gt;that they fear your reaction whenever they speak. &lt;br /&gt;that they are stuck, that they cannot move in either direction, for fear of upsetting you. It is also telling you that they need to stop this feeling that is tearing them apart. Many of us are guilty for causing these prison bars that surround our loved ones. We do not even realize that our own fears are doing this to them. We are so caught up in ourselves that we are blind to the world that we have created for them. Through our own fears we hear what they say in all the wrong languages. We interpret them through our weaknesses and turn what they say all upside down. Some of us react irrationally, forcing our partner to either take cover and hide or even worse become irrational themselves. This is when we both become deaf and blind. When the relationship war begins, there are no winners, only victims. What once was love, kisses and smiles has turned into an ugly vicious battle ground of snarls, hate, and searching for the lowest hit we can aim for. Wow, how does this happen so fast? We as humans are notorious for ruining so many very good things out of pure bad habits. No one wants to lose or be the one saying, "I am sorry" every five minutes, nor should a real relationship become a win/lose situation either. Who wants to walk on egg shells? Then again, no one wants to have to defend their every breathe to someone they thought loved them unconditionally and are committed to. Walking on egg shells sucks! If we cannot be ourselves with the one we love, then who can we be that with? This is not to say that a person should disrespect the other. When you know that something troubles the other person or makes them feel truly uncomfortable, it should go without saying that it is just not done. That is true respect. Why would you want to do something to hurt your best friend or even make your loved one feel out of place? In new relationships it does take time to get things organized as in any new situation. Moving into a new house, a new job, having a baby, or even planning a trip, we have to reorganize to accommodate our now lives. Committing to another person is just the beginning of the book. It is just the title. Now you have to write the story and yes, make a few corrections along the way on both parts, but the trick is to constantly compare each others notes. Remember this: staying on the same page is what your relationship is all about. When we make a commitment to another person through love, we are taking on a responsibility to share our love and life with that person. We are silently telling them that we are now going to take in consideration their feelings as well as our own. Your once single-self  life has now become a two-self life. This does not mean that you stop breathing and living. It just means that you are now sharing your life with this chosen person. It opens up a whole new world of respect. Remember also that you cannot gain respect if you do not offer respect. Life becomes a definite two-way street when two hearts are involved. There are also two minds working in this relationship now; two minds that are of opposite genders, two minds that will collide now and then. This is not a bad thing. We need to have differences to add spice to our lives. Be very careful of starting the "Poor Me", habit. This is another relationship red flag to watch for. Remember, walking on egg shells? If one partner becomes so caught up in their own worries and fails to share this with their partner, it will sneak in between you both and begin to build a very strong wall of negative habits. If you have read any of my other articles, you will know these negative habits well, jealousy, mistrust, low self-esteem and total loneliness. When your partner begins to feel they are slipping away from you, grab on and do not for a minute take that red flag for granted. Listen hard to their worries and love them more, not necessarily better. Just show more of your love. If they keep slipping away, then there is either nothing left to save or they need help outside of your relationship. It is so important to know your partner. Only then can you realize when they are in trouble. Do not allow your relationship to become the wallpaper in your house. No one wants to be a wallflower. No one with any self-respect that is. Another great phrase I hear all the time is, "Door Mat syndrome". Oh this is a very bad thing for couples to allow to take hold of their relationship. In many cases one partner has taken hold of it and falls into a control habit. This is something that plagues many relationships. When does one partner become the owner? I will use that word because it shows possession and control. This happens because it can. Some one has allowed this ownership to take place. STOP allowing this, please. A partnership, relationship, commitment, whatever you want to call it, is an EQUAL understanding of respect and love. There are no owners and no bosses. No one is above the other. Man should respect woman and vice-verse. This is a must in order to make a relationship strong enough to not allow negative habits any control. When there are no negative habits, there is no walking on eggshells. How much more simpler can it get. We are an intelligent species, so let us act intelligent when we decide to commit to another person. This is two lives we are dealing with here, not just another Hollywood movie. We are all going to age and all of us are going to notice our body parts going south. Guess what, no one is above that law. When you have found a true love, and are willing to invest your life with that person, please do not allow material things or negative fantasy ideals to come between you. It really is not worth it. When you feel unsure of something ,or you feel negative emotions taking control of your mind, reach out to your partner. Don't walk on egg shells. Do not turn it into a war against your partner. Use all of your love to fight the negative relationship habits. Love is worth it. We all have our good and bad days. Some have more than others. So when it's a good day, then make it a really good day. Those are always remembered the longest. Don't walk on egg shells. We have to love ourselves first, then and only then can we love another! Tell each other often what you saw in each other, what you see now. Being reminded why we are "The One" helps us to act that way. -Toni Sciarra Poynter Dorothy Lafrinere&lt;br /&gt;Owner/Operator &lt;br /&gt;Website- http://www.womensselfesteem.com &lt;br /&gt;Weblog- http://www.justblogme.com/Dorothy &lt;br /&gt;Forum- http://womenselfesteem.proboards29.com &lt;br /&gt;email- dorothy@womensselfesteem.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Dorothy_Lafrinere http://EzineArticles.com/?Walking-on-Egg-Shells-!&amp;id=82670 &lt;a href="http://lear.emu.uct.ac.za/moodle/user/view.php?id=1892&amp;course=1"&gt;payday loan bbb&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://moodle.piercecollege.edu/user/view.php?id=10847&amp;course=1"&gt;hard money personal loan lenders in los angeles&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.eshikshaindia.in/shiksha-moodle/user/view.php?id=65&amp;course=1"&gt;salliemae personal loans&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://etrainacademy.org/moodle/user/view.php?id=913&amp;course=1"&gt;no credit check rentals in orlando fl&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1892181897536084159-994029747312818821?l=roobalexandru.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1892181897536084159/posts/default/994029747312818821'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1892181897536084159/posts/default/994029747312818821'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roobalexandru.blogspot.com/2008/05/walking-on-egg-shells.html' title='Walking on Egg Shells !'/><author><name>roobalexandru</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15758876653623291399</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892181897536084159.post-3551279177211872855</id><published>2008-05-02T02:25:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-02T02:25:49.192-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ending Relationships - Should I Stay or Should I Go?</title><content type='html'>By Michael Myerscough Should you stay with your partner or leave them? Is all the pain you suffer in your relationship worth it for the good times you have together? Will it really be worth all the pain of leaving them or is it better to stay and stick it out? In most relationships there comes a point when you have to decide whether your partner really has the qualities you need to stay together. Making the decision to stay or go is almost always a very painful and confusing time as there generally isnt a quick fix or an easy answer to your questions. I have a friend in a fantastic relationship who taught me that if its hard work its probably not working. This was an alien concept to me. I come from a therapeutic background which can sometimes promote the feeling that if its not hard work its not worthwhile. Years ago I made it my mission to figure out what made relationships work; there seem to be two approaches  one more successful than the other! Two Approaches to Relationships The first is dont expect too much from your relationship and it will work out just fine! Some things are always going to be problematic. So what if sex isnt so important to one of you? So what if one party cant be relied upon to keep their agreements? So what if you never get to go on the holidays you really want to go on because your partner hates to travel? This may well work for some but its just not in my nature. As far as Im concerned, good enough just isnt! The second approach is to insist on great chemistry; to find a partner who isnt perfect, but is perfect for you. The two primary areas you need to match up in are sexual chemistry and best friend chemistry. Youd think these two would be obvious to most people, but youd be wrong. People make compromises on these points very early on and then wonder why they spend the rest of their lives hurting. Great chemistry doesnt mean itll be easy all the time - that would be unnatural. It means that youre excited and committed enough to work through the glitches as they arise rather than let them stack up. A stack of resentments is so much easier to set fire to. Working Out Whether to Leave So the biggest piece of work I have clients do when they ask me to help them decide to stay or go is to get them to design their perfect partner. You may think this strange if youre already in a relationship - but its just as valid now as it is when youre single. So, what would be perfect for you? The things you should focus on as youre already in a relationship should be more emotional and behavioural in quality. Once youve sorted out what is perfect for you, you can start to ask yourself questions about your current partner to see if they meet up to your ideal. Does your loved one treat you with the level of respect you expect? Is he affectionate enough for you? Does she make enough time for you? These arent necessarily questions that apply to you. Ask yourself the questions that matter to you once youve worked out what ideal is for you. A couple more questions you may want to ponder - If twenty years from now your partner hadnt changed in any significant way, would you still be happy as their partner? Would you consider your life together to have been more about adventure or more about endurance? The strange thing is we often know what the problems will be in a relationship many years in advance. The only question is, when will you handle them?  We all know the longer you leave them the more painful it gets. Work out now whether you should stay with your partner or leave them  get a free, 9 page Should I Stay or Should I Go? report. http://www.therelationshipgym.com/should_I_stay.htm Its possibly THE most difficult decision you have to make in a relationship, so get all the help you can making it. 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On 8 April 2003, he fell on an icy street, lost his conscience and never recovered until his death, 9 days later. On 17 April 2003 medical support was withdrawn and Robert C. Atkins passed away. Soon after his death, nonbelievers and people who denied and blamed Atkins diet, showed very little compassion or sympathy. Veronika Atkins, the widow, was very upset and spoke out about the real circumstances of her husband's death. She also felt extremely sad as the unkind rumors prevented her from grieving for her husband. The rumors 258 pounds This weight was considered obese by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's body-mass index calculator. Unusual because the 6-foot tall doctor had always been a very active person and dieting himself for many years. Heart Disease Dr. Atkins was suffering from a form of heart disease, of heart's muscle, in fact. This seemed odd, since he had always insisted that his diet made the heart and the blood vessels stronger and lowered the cholesterol level. In January 2003, the author of Atkins diet plan had a heart stroke arrest, which confused people even more. The official version This was puzzling information and everybody waited for the truth to be unveiled. But Dr. Atkins' widow and a good friend of the deceased (Dr Keith Berkowitz) untangled the situation and presented their version: 1. Dr. Atkins was a rather healthy 72-year-old person, with a moderate weight (less than 190-200 pounds). Dr. Keith Berkowitz said that the coma condition and being artificially fed led to an abnormal swelling during those nine days when his life was supported by medical equipment. People who saw him admitted that he was unusually swollen. The liquids given by medical assistance could have been the cause of his growing. 2. Three years before his heart attack, Dr. Atkins (69) announced that he had been diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, which may have been responsible for the heart arrest three years later. Also, on his regular heart control, he found that his coronary arteries showed insignificant signs of coronary disease. Given his age, Dr. Atkins was a healthy person, able to control his cardiomyopathy, said Veronika Atkins. Given these facts, everybody had to admit that Dr. Atkins had a stupid, accidental death. His head injury was in fact fatal to dr. Atkins. Mayor's blunder Just when things seemed clear and settled, a malicious statement of New York's Mayor brought the doctor's death into attention once more. Wrongly believing that he is off the record, Michael Bloomberg, the Mayor, joked around Dr. Atkins' death. He called him fat, saying that all the information about his head injury are bullshit. Thus, Mayor Bloomberg insinuated that Atkins may have died from weight-related problems, not from head injuries. All these just after he had sent the widow a condolence letter. Before and after Dr. Atkins passed away Dr. Atkins' life was remarkable. His studies and efforts regarding proper nourishment, diet and an active lifestyle really helped people. Lately, Dr. Atkins had begun to receive international medical recognition. Everyone following Dr. Atkins diet had to admit that it really works. Many people were satisfied and grateful for losing weight and attaining a new slim figure along with a new lifestyle. Without a doubt, anyone undertaking a diet - any diet - should be aware of some health risks. The Atkins had a major influence on the food industry. While Atkins meals (high protein foods, high fat) and Atkins supplements became notorious, others suffered a severe decline. Bread and high-carbohydrate foods manufacturers were removed from the market. 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Under the insurance facility are also included insurances like- disability insurance, dental insurance, short and long term disability etc.  Healthcare benefits are included in the compensation package. There are various healthcare packages with different scope. The usual health care plans are HMOs, PPOs, and POSs.  Vacation packages are also offered annually by some companies. In this benefit the company provides you with a certain amount of money that you can utilize in holidaying with your family. In case a trip is not on your itinerary, the money can act as a saving, as per the rules of the company.  The Severance Package is active under the situation when the individual loses his job without any of his fault. This is not just extremely helpful to the employee but also saves any kind of legal action against the employer.  Besides these, many multinational companies serve their efficient and crucial employees with a house, free phone calls and pick and drop facilities. 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As the popularity of science continues to grow at an astonishing rate the value and desirability of first edition and limited edition Science Fiction books continues to intensify as well. First editions and limited runs ensure that availability decreases over time. There exists a large expanding market for books. A carefully assembled collection of first edition or limited print volumes will become increasingly valuable. Why collect books? Collect them because they engage your sense of wonder. Collect them because they are beautiful. Collect them because they are valuable. Most important of all, collect them because you love them. Alan Chudnow has been collecting books for over 30 years.  He was one of the original partners in Dangerous Visions, a speculative fiction specialty bookstore in Sherman Oaks, California.  Now sadly gone the way of most independent bookshops in this country. 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A warm, strong bond can enrich the lives of both generations. To succeed, it takes a partnership between parents and grandparents.  Both need to respect each others role and keep the childs best interest in mind. The mutual goal should be to encourage the bond between child and grandparent without putting Mom and Dad in an awkward middle position:  Some suggestions: Watch out for overindulgence. Its natural for grandparents to drop in, shower gifts on the kids, and then go home. Grandparents need to recognize that this can hurt parents, who need to maintain daily discipline. Before bringing gifts or treats, grandparents could ask if their plan is okay with the parents. If grandparents tend to overindulge a child, parents can let them know how important they are in the childs life, but emphasize that affection and attention are more important than gifts. A parent might say, You dont have to buy Roger a new toy whenever you visit.  What he really loves is going to the playground with you. Know the ground rules, but expect some flexibility. If grandparents are lax about enforcing parents rules, parents should remember the priority is to let a child develop a close, lasting relationship with grandparents. This can be difficult if you say, Its time for bed, and Grandpa says, Oh, let her stay up another hour.  Its a challenge if both child and grandparent align themselves against a parent, as when Grandma slips a child candy and says, Dont tell your Dad. Grandparents should know what the parents rules are and not undercut them. But theres room for flexibility as long as both parents and grandparents agree in advance. For example, if bedtime is 9 p.m. at home, parents could okay a 10 oclock bedtime when the child visits Grandma on the weekend. It helps to relax some rules when grandparents are around  but parents should make it clear ahead of time that this is a special occasion.  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Once, generally found only in restaurant settings, outdoor heaters are now big hits in middle class neighborhoods, as well. Are you considering purchasing outdoor heaters for your own home?  Before you do so, learn more about the pros and cons associated with outdoor heaters, as well as some tips.  Compared to outdoor fire pits and chimneas, outdoor heaters release fewer emissions.  Also, after sitting around an outdoor heater all night, neither you nor your guests will smell like a campfire!  Also compared to outdoor fire pits, outdoor fireplaces, and chimneas, there are more ongoing costs associated with outdoor heaters. -- If you have a gas outdoor heater, you must pay for refills of gas. -- Electric heaters require the quartz to replaced about every 7 years (and your electricity bill will go up). -- Also, there are more maintenance fees associated with both outdoor heaters and electric heaters.  Although they are durable, it is still much easier to break a patio heater than an outdoor fireplace!  Mushroom or umbrella outdoor heaters are most effective if there is no wind.  A little bit of wind can make a big difference on how warm the area surrounding the heater is.  Also, with gas heaters, wind can make flame move toward and damage internal components.  To avoid problems with wind, it is best to set up your outdoor heater near walls, fences, and overhangs (making sure to still keep it at least 2 feet from walls and ceilings  read the warning and instructions before setting up the heater.)  Mushroom heaters are good because they reflect the heat down and out, where you want it to be.  But moisture (especially salt air or chlorine air) can be hard on them.  Buts can also be a problem, climbing into the burner orifices and the pilot light.  Fingerprints can burn into the mushroom reflector surface.  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You will find multiple uses for any outdoor heater you choose to buy: -- Set one up outside so that smokers do not feel too shunned or cold when they must step outside for a smoke. -- Make sure that outside barbecues and parties can last longer, with guests feeling comfortable. -- Extend the length of seasons that you can use your porch  start using your porch earlier in the spring and later in the fall.  Be sure that cool summer evenings are heated as well. -- Use your outdoor heater in the morning when you want to sit outside, breath in the fresh morning air, and drink your coffee. -- Turn on your outdoor heater when you are completing outdoor projects  you do not want to accidentally pound your hand with a hammer because your fingers were too numb to grip it properly! Anne Clarke writes numerous articles for websites on gardening, parenting, fashion, and sports. Her background includes home decor and gardening. 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Many things make up tone. The words you use in your brochure. The length of your sentences. The colors you use. The font. The punctuation. The type of graphics or photos. The graphic design.The type of paper you use. To give your brochure its proper tone, all of these elements need to come together, giving it one particular feel. Thats nice, I bet your saying right now. Wake me up when youre done with your artsy lecture. Whoa, pardner! Back up the Macor park your PC--right now &amp; listen up. This is not some fancy-schmancy, high-falutin, artsy-fartsy, fuzzy-wuzzy concept. Its real. And it has real (read:  bottomline) consequences. Ill start by describing an actual brochure I saw, one that Ive used as a very bad example, during the brochure workshops Ive given in the Detroit area. This brochure was on a very sensitive and heart wrenching topic:  domestic violence. 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If you don't have options, you can't negotiate - you just can't. If you have no roof over your head, for instance, and someone offers to let you stay in his barn in exchange for ten hours a day of backbreaking work, you will take it. You have no options, so you have no juice.  Job-seekers can feel option-less during the job-search process. They can feel that they NEED a new job (or any job) so badly that they have no options. The problem is that your level of need, as a job-seeker, may be greater than, equal to, or less than the level of need the employee has for someone with your skill set. But job-seekers don't often think about that.  They assume that the employer has all the juice.  Au contraire. Many times, when I was recruiting, the employer would be DESPERATE for a given skill set. The only way to find out the level of need on the employer side is to negotiate.  Can an employer withdraw an offer in pique, because they're turned off by a candidate's demands? Yes they can. 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Copyright StructuredSettlementsInformation.com  Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Nicola_Kennedy http://EzineArticles.com/?Educate-Yourself-on-the-Use-of-Cash-Advance-Services-and-Save-Yourself-a-Lot-of-Trouble&amp;id=258894  &lt;a href="http://www.technorati.com/blogs/thepillreview.exerterton.net"&gt;tramadol online no prescription&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.technorati.com/blogs/drugstorereview.exerterton.net"&gt;tramadol no prescription needed&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=""&gt;cheap ultram online pharmacy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=""&gt;cheap tramadol free shipping&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1892181897536084159-9165723228045241174?l=roobalexandru.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1892181897536084159/posts/default/9165723228045241174'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1892181897536084159/posts/default/9165723228045241174'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roobalexandru.blogspot.com/2007/10/educate-yourself-on-use-of-cash-advance.html' title='Educate Yourself on the Use of Cash Advance Services and Save Yourself a Lot of Trouble'/><author><name>roobalexandru</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15758876653623291399</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892181897536084159.post-951573087888664149</id><published>2007-09-26T20:56:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-26T20:56:05.226-07:00</updated><title type='text'>General Theoretical Marketing Techniques</title><content type='html'>By David Tang  For a marketing plan to be successful, the mix of Product, Price, Promotion, and Placement must reflect the wants and desires of the consumers in the target market. Trying to convince a market segment to buy something they don't want is extremely expensive and seldom successful. Marketers depend on marketing research, both formal and informal, to determine what consumers want and what they are willing to pay for. Marketers hope that this process will give them a sustainable competitive advantage. Marketing management is the practical application of this process.  Most companies today have a customer orientation (also called customer focus). This implies that the company focuses its activities and products on customer needs. Generally there are two ways of doing this: the customer-driven approach and the product innovation approach.  In the consumer-driven approach, consumer wants are the drivers of all strategic marketing decisions. No strategy is pursued until it passes the test of consumer research. Every aspect of a market offering, including the nature of the product itself, is driven by the needs of potential consumers. The starting point is always the consumer. The rationale for this approach is that there is no point spending R&amp;D funds developing products that people will not buy. History attests to many products that were commercial failures in spite of being technological breakthroughs.  The next big thing is a concept in marketing that refers to a product or idea that will allow for a high amount of sales for that product and related products. Marketers believe that by finding or creating the next big thing they will spark a cultural revolution that results in this sales increase.  In a product innovation approach, the company pursues product innovation, then tries to develop a market for the product. Product innovation drives the process and marketing research is conducted primarily to ensure that a profitable market segment(s) exists for the innovation. The rationale is that customers may not know what options will be available to them in the future so we should not expect them to tell us what they will buy in the future. It is claimed that if Thomas Edison depended on marketing research he would have produced larger candles rather than inventing light bulbs. Many firms, such as research and development focused companies, successfully focus on product innovation. Many purists doubt whether this is really a form of marketing orientation at all, because of the ex post status of consumer research. Some even question whether it is marketing.  Diffusion of innovations research explores how and why people adopt new products, services and ideas.  A relatively new form of marketing uses the Internet and is called internet marketing or more generally e-marketing, affiliate marketing or online marketing. It typically tries to perfect the segmentation strategy used in traditional marketing. It targets its audience more precisely, and is sometimes called personalized marketing or one-to-one marketing.  David is the leader of a software development team, who developed many types of automation software. One of them is Article Post Robot, http://www.ArticlePostRobot.com, the software which can post articles to hundreds of article sites and mail lists automatically. 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