The Eternal Individual

Here are some tips to choosing leather wristbands or leather bracelets that will fit your style:

For the most masculine look for men: Choose a wide leather band, about 2 & 3/4 inches wide. If you want to go for a harder, more masculine look, matching wide leather bands are good at 2 & 3/4 inch wide. For bands this wide, look for plain bands or bands with 2-3 straps across the front. If you are going for the most masculine look, the color black band is best, otherwise, the brown is a little more tame.

For a casual look for men: Choose a band that is about 1 & 1/2 - 2 1/4 inches wide. What is popular now for both men and women is a lot of texture on the band, weaving and stitching is good. You want to draw attention to the band, you want it to really stand out and add to your look. For casual wear, choose a brown band. If you want be a little more bold, go for black.

For a casual look for women: Choose a band that is about 1/2 inches wide. A stringy or wraparound plain leather band is good, for a more subtle look, choose the color brown. If you want to be a little more bold, go for black.

For a bolder look for women: Choose a band that is about 1 inch to 1 & 1/2 inches wide. Once again, brown is going to be a little less bold than black. Here again, weaving and stiching is popular and the more texture on your band the better.

Popular styles that stand out:

Sharp leather color and stitching color contrasts. For example: white stitching on black or brown leather.

Have your name or a phrase engraved onto the leather. There are a few places online that offer this service.

A wristband or cuff with a lot of texture. Look for weaving and stitching in abundance. There are some very creative styles available nowadays with both weaving and stitching.

A wristband or leather braclet with a jewel or stone attached to the leather. These are a little harder to find, but they are becoming popular, especially for women, and are worth looking into.

Matching cuff wristbands and cuff watch sets, matching leather, style, etc., is always going to look good.

If you are leaning toward getting a leather wristband or cuff, or just a bolder leather band cuff watch or watch band. They are great accessories to help you add to your look. There are many different styles available online and offline of leather cuffs
and wristbands. Look at the selections available and make sure to choose a leather cuff,
wristband or cuff watch band that will really stand out, draw attention to you and add to your style.

Carrie Reeder
Owner of The Level Collection
http://www.thelevelcollection.com
An online store offering leather cuff
wristbands, cuff watch bands & leather cuff bracelets.

The internet is an amazing tool and technology. Never has there been a surge in usage as now. People all over the world are doing business via the internet like ebay, craigslist, amazon, and the list goes on. Now for music enthusiasts, there is a web site called www.audiobiblio.com that unites people from around the world together. This site allows you to upload your music and stream it from anywhere. Members can also discover new music through their information and recommendations for new artists and upcoming concerts.

Music is always changing but the people you already listen to can usually bring more of what you want to hear. www.audioBiblio.com has the latest information about your favorite singers, songwriters, and bands to enhance your online and offline experiences. Never miss out on a concert again. Find out about upcoming live performances in your area and purchase tickets to save your spot. You can also receive special alerts whenever one of your favorite artists comes to your town.

You can go and register for free at www.audiobiblio.com and search for members with similar interests. There are avatars of members that you can look into. On the left bar, there are featured songs by certain groups with different categories like pop, female vocalist, mellow, indie rock, indie rap, clubbing and so much more. You can also upload your own favorite music up to a maximum of 20MB in file size. Under the Home tab, you can start browsing for new members, send messages to them and view their profiles. There is a button to add them as your friends in your list.

You can upload songs online, listen to streaming media and network with music enthusiasts worldwide. This is a good way to make new friends from the other side of the globe. Just check out the site today.

The NHL decided to go retro this year. That’s right. It’s not so
much that they instituted new rules; rather they went back to
some old ones. The hoped for result has happened–scoring is up
24% from 2003-04.

Is the game more exciting? It seems to be. Are goaltenders and
defensemen at a greater disadvantage than they were the last
time the league produced a season of hockey? Definitely. The
game has opened up for numerous reasons. The prohibition of the
two-line pass is gone and that has opened up more chances for
exciting playmaking. Now a defenseman who is still in his own
zone can now shoot a pass to a winger breaking across the red
line who catches it and continues over the blue line, shooting
the puck on net. In past seasons that winger would have been
whistled for connecting with a two-line pass and the play would
have been dead.

For off sides there’s the “tag-up rule”, which allows offensive
players who have preceded the puck into the attack zone to
tag-up or touch the blue line and continue with play. Before, if
a player were off sides the play would be stopped immediately.
The new tag up rule has meant fewer whistles stopping the flow
of the game.

When players are allowed to continue a play, as they are with
these rules, there’s the chance for more shots and more goals.
The NHL has noted that the number of shots on goal is also up.

One decision that has opened up the game but initially also
slowed it down relates to defensive play, specifically what a
defenseman can and can’t do. Prior to the start of the season
officials were told by the league to pay special attention to
interference, holding, hooking–any obstructive play. Especially
at the start of the season there seemed to be an almost constant
din of whistles, but as teams adjusted to the tighter calls,
defensemen started relying more on stick work and there have
been fewer whistles.

Of course with more calls against defensemen the number of power
plays, which open up play even more, rose, thus gives teams a
better shot–literally and figuratively–at scoring. Some
players, former players, and commentators have been extremely
vocal about this change. They feel it’s almost as if the defense
has to ask permission before it asserts itself.

The fact is that “goon” defenseman just won’t cut it in the
league anymore. In order to be effective at stopping the
offense, players now have to utilize finer skills such as poke
checking.

Another rule instituted to dissuade obstruction of play states
that anyone instigating a fight in the final five minutes of a
game will receive a game misconduct and a one-game suspension.
This rule enforces the desire of the league to keep play
unhampered and the game moving.

Then there’s the incredible shrinking goaltender, who is now 11%
smaller. Has truncating the net-minder’s equipment really had
much effect? Overall the bulk of the goalie’s gear has been
reduced by 11% and sweaters and pants are also less bulky. Pads
have been reduced by an inch and gloves and blockers aren’t as
large. When you think about it logically such a reduction
probably hasn’t had much of an influence on the rise in scoring.

Consider the fact that NHL goaltenders are amazing athletes
capable of going to the right, making a pad save and then
rushing to the other side of the net to stop a wrap around.
They’ll do the butterfly and immediately be back on their
skates, ready for the rebound. They possess extraordinary
reflexes, having to wait till the last millisecond before they
react to a shot. If anything, the reduction of bulk may have
made these denizens of the crease more mobile and more effective.

A decrease of size in goaltending equipment would probably have
a drastic effect if the league went back to the 70’s and early
80’s when pads weren’t much wider than the tender’s legs and
anyone who wore a mask looked like Jason from the Friday the
13th movies. Diminutive gear would certainly result in more
goals and probably more injuries to goalies.

Goaltenders have been made more vulnerable to scoring because of
the limits the NHL has imposed on handling the puck. If a goalie
freezes the puck unnecessarily then he can be called for delay
of game. Additionally, the NHL’s creation of a trapezoid area
demarcating the only space behind the goal line that a tender
can handle the puck means that shooters have more access to the
puck and greater opportunity to make plays.

In past seasons goaltenders could handle and freeze the puck
more often, which meant they could keep it away from the offense
before a winger ever had a chance to shoot. Now net-minders must
wait for the shot more often, making them more reactive than
proactive.

Finally, along with the incredible shrinking goaltender there’s
the amazing expanding offensive zone. Neutral ice has been
compacted and the offensive zones have been extended by four
feet, creating more attack space, greater offensive mobility,
and a lot more ice for the defense to cover, especially on the
power play.

This season the team that has really taken advantage of having
more open ice and less opposition is the Ottawa Senators who
have scored 185 goals in 44 games. The Senators could score 350
or more goals this season. That’s something that hasn’t been
done in a decade.

The game has opened up and so too has the net. More scoring
chances, fewer whistles, and ongoing play have combined to make
life tougher for the defense and sweeter for the shooters. The
result is fans are enjoying more action, which makes them the
ultimate winners.

Does that make sense? Yet, that is what I hear from a lot of prospective clients.

What that is saying is, “My Marketing Doesn’t Work So I’ll Never Do That Again!” (I’ve actually heard that statement).

Most small businesses don’t understand how to make it work, so they dip their toe in, try it, and when they don’t get what they expect, they leave to never try it again. Yet, generating exactly the number of leads you need every week is not only achievable but rather easy if you understand the principles and failure to understand them results in an 80% failure rate among most small businesses.

Critical Goals (The Keys: Guaranteed success, vs. Highly Probable Failure)

There are a few critical goals and measurements we track in a business. These typically are:

• The number of leads generated weekly (comes from our marketing plan, advertising, networking, referrals, etc.)

• The number of closed sales, and dollars in closed sales every week

• Number of completed jobs (customers, projects, etc), total dollars generated, and profit (gross profit) generated per job every week.

And finally the bottom line generated by the key measurement results above

• Total dollars sold for the year, profit generated for the year.

• Does the profit generated by your sales pay your overhead.

• After overhead is paid how much extra is generated that goes in your pocket as “net profit.”

The definition of “critical” goals: a goal that IF accomplished will result in

• The total dollars of revenue for the year, the overhead is paid, and having a specific defined number of dollars to put in your pocket.

And IF these goals ARE NOT achieved the consequences will be:

• The total dollars of revenue WILL NOT be reached

• You will likely not be paying overhead and the money will be SUCKED out of your pocket instead of putting it into the pocket.

• AND the biggest consequence, you just entered the high probability that your entire business will fail.

Now that we’ve set the ground work for what critical goals will do for you if you achieve them, and what will be the consequences if you don’t, this leaves us with a rule I give all of my clients:
Critical goals are something that YOU WILL do no matter what.

It’s likely that there are 50-60 other things pulling on you to get done, but since these 5-6 things are SO CRITICAL (success on one side, failure on the other), then NOTHING else is more important. Stop doing the trivial many and focus on the 5-6 critical things that WILL deliver results, guaranteed.

When it comes to a critical goal that appears difficult, our response to that will not be “CAN’T” but rather “HOW?”

Now back to our original statement that

My Ads Don’t Work, So I don’t Do Them Any More

Isn’t lead generation, the leads that come from our ads, one of our critical goals
To generate X number of leads EVERY WEEK.

And our rule was Make it happen no matter what, it’s not CAN’T but HOW?

If our ads are not delivering what we expected, shouldn’t we be figuring out HOW to make them work instead of saying “they don’t work so I’ll never do that again.” We just said CAN’T instead of How. The opposite of our ground rule.

Is business really that simple? Just deliver the Critical Goals?
You bet!

How to fix the ad response rates

For most ads I find these are the critical factors:

1) Who we are communicating to

2) What we are saying

3) How we are saying it (and How must be about the benefit of the product, not the name, specifications, features, and especially not about WHO WE ARE.)

I’ve seen ad response rates jump 10 times on the very next advertisement just from following these ground rules and developing the answers to these questions.

Alan Boyer, CEO of The Leader’s Perspective, LLC is considered one of the world’s leading breakthrough specialists.

With over 35 years of business experience, he has catapulted businesses lightyears ahead in weeks. Some double, some jump 10 times.

He helps companies worldwide reach further than they EVER thought possible….FASTER

http://www.leaders-perspective.com

mailto:AlanBoyer@leaders-perspective.com

Let’s face it; the line from A Field of Dreams isn’t the whole truth. There’s more to getting people to come to something than simply building it. Someone built the old run down historical mansion, but hardly anyone visits it (except maybe people you wouldn’t want to run into). People want to find a place online that caters to them, specifically. They want it to be pleasant on the eyes, up-to-date, simple to understand and easy to get around in. But, this isn’t an area where everyone succeeds. And sadly, some of the reasons for failure seem small, almost minute. Below are six website design disasters and simple steps that you can take to avoid them.

1. Sloppy Copy. Despite what you may have read in the latest free e-Book, you can’t just place any words on a page to trick you customers to spend fistfuls of cash on your site. One of the primary reasons people are cruising the net is to find information, and not just the same information over and over and over.

Solution: Your content should be unique, interesting and error free. Anything less will leave your visitors looking for fulfillment elsewhere. There are many opportunities online to find good content and sometimes you can manage to find unique copy at low prices. Or maybe you can work out a trade deal with a freelance writer; you offer free advertising space in exchange for their articles. Try not to use free content from a mass produced website simply because there are probably a lot of other places online where you can find the exact same words. You’ve got to give your visitors something special, something unique that they can’t find anywhere else. Otherwise they will - find it somewhere else.

2. Not Taking Advantage of META-tags. We all know that meta-tags are important, but sometimes we fail to take full advantage of what they have to offer. As important as they are to web designers as free promotion, meta-tags are just as important to potential visitors.

You may have just the product, membership club, newsletter or information that I’m looking for. But if I can’t find you, we can’t ever begin a commercial (or any other kind of) exchange. Since most people come across websites using a search engine, fully optimizing your title and meta-tag keywords will ensure the beginning of a match made in heaven.

Solution: When creating your title and coming up with possible keywords; make sure that you are thinking more like a customer than a website designer. Your title is important because it is the first thing that potential visitors will see when your results show in the search engine. It should be short, compelling and descriptive.

Your description Meta-tags should reiterate what your title has said, but using a new approach and a few more words. Try to limit yourself to a description that is less than 125 characters so that the entire description can be read, instead of being interrupted mid-thought by limited space. For added benefits, try to include a question in your first line of the description, one that the viewer was probably asking themselves before initiating the search. Use this same approach when coming up with your list of keywords. When you’ve come up with your list, go over each one asking yourself, “Is this a keyword used by someone who is a potential customer?” If the answer is no, then don’t include them, you’ll be wasting your time.

3. Outdate Information, Broken Links, and “Under Construction”. There is nothing more frustrating than sifting through out-dated websites when you’re in search of current information. Or clicking on a link that you hope leads to the answer to your question, only to discover that “This Page Cannot Be Displayed” or that the domain name is for sale.

Only slightly less annoying are messages informing you that the page is currently under construction or is “Coming Soon”. If it’s not here yet, don’t waste your visitor’s time leading them down dead ends.

Solution: Schedule at least a day a month scouring your website for outdated information and broken links. You can also include a link on your website that allows visitors to report broken links or outdated information. As far as “Under Construction” messages, instead announce to your visitors any upcoming changes or additions to your website. They’ll be glad to know it without getting their hopes up, clicking a link to much sought after information, and being told it isn’t available yet.

4. Hard to Find Contact Information. It’s hard to understand why any website would fail to make it easy for visitors to get in touch with the people who run it. Offering this simple bit of information will:
a. Encourage people to ask for permission before using your content &/or graphics on their own sites.
b. Make it easier for people to contact you for promotional reasons. For example, someone may desire to interview you, initiate a contract or simply make an important business contact that you may need in the future.
c. Provide people with ways to reach you and your company while they are offline. You can provide them with ways to reach you by telephone, snail mail or possibly even to stop and tour your facilities.

Solution: Simply add a “Contact Us” page and link to your website. Be sure to include pertinent email addresses, phone numbers, names, mailing addresses and (if necessary) driving directions.

5. Not Changing the Color of a Visited Link. While this may not seem like such a big deal, it’s one that has been bugging website traffic for many years. You can take that on the authority of Dr. Jakob Nielsen, the man who’s been called the “guru of Web page usability” by the New York Times.

The purpose of changing link colors is to give your site visitors an idea of where they’ve already been and where they have yet to venture. This is especially important if you have a large site with new pages being added to it often.

Solution: The HTML code is simple: Inside the body tag, add the “vlink” tag and the color code or color name. The code for blue visited link text would look like this:
or

Replace the code or color name with the color you want. There, you’re done. It’s that simple.

6. Failing to Use Your Website to Emphasize Your U.S.P. Your U.S.P., or Unique Selling Point, is that one (or more than one) thing that your company does do, or doesn’t do; has or doesn’t have, that separates your from the competition. It’s the thing that, in the long term, a person comes back for.

This is tied in closely with another Web Design no-no: not offering any information about your company’s products, services, employees, etc. This is YOUR Website. Don’t be afraid to toot your own horn. Because, really, who else is going to do it?

Solution: Whether it means you need to sit down and better identify your target market, or maybe try to discover new ways to market to them, try to look at your website with eyes undimmed by cancelled orders, constant interruptions, or other distractions. Take the time to look at your website as a customer would, as a tool. Ask yourself, “If I was a customer, why would I be here?” As you come across these answers, make note of them, and any others that they may suggest.

Create an about us page, offering news updates, press releases, employee of the month biographies, etc. In the long run, customers always appreciate transparency. And I’ll let you into a little secret: they don’t mind being led around. If fact, they rely upon.

You’ll notice that I didn’t mention anything about the command. Or flashing, moving, or magically glittering icon trailers. Or sites hosted on free servers. That’s because most people have already beat those subjects black and blue. But, that doesn’t mean that you should disregard them. They aren’t Capri pants, sneaking back into style. For about the safest bet, just consider the Golden Rule; if it would give you a headache, make you shake your head in frustration, cause you to get up and walk away from the computer or any other negative reactions - just say no! Exercise a little restraint. Better yet, if you’re not a professional, consider hiring one. When it comes to customer satisfaction, an experienced web design specialist can make or break your business.

About the author:

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My wife and I were exiting a restaurant this past weekend. As we opened the doors we entered into a cloud of 2nd hand cigarette smoke. First of all, it reminded me of one of my biggest pet peeves, which is; why do companies have their smoking areas right by the door where people enter? As a non-smoker do I really want to walk through a cloud of smoke to get into the non-smoking building? Anyway, I also tried to understand what causes people to smoke in the first place.

I grew up in a smoking household. My parents, and then my brother, were heavy smokers. I think both my parents went through about 2 packs a day, EACH. I understand why my parents may have started. The health issues were not as well known and understood back then, and it was also the “cool” thing to do. Plus, the cost was not as outrageous then. Even when my brother started about 20 years ago it is somewhat understandable. However, given what is known now, and how much this habit costs, why would someone not do everything in their power to quit?

I always try to break things down to the absolute basic level whenever possible. I look back at my parents house. They spent thousands and thousands of dollars to renovate an older house, which obviously includes new carpet, new furniture, etc… One year they spent about $15,000 to do the kitchen. Within 6 months the wallpaper border around the ceiling began to fall a bit and you could see how yellow the wall paper had turned just in six months. They had numerous burn spots in their furniture, carpets, and car interiors.

When I finally moved out of that house into my own place my clothes stunk of stale smoke for weeks. Every time I passed my closet I could smell it, even if they had already been washed. Smoking is a filthy habit that costs a lot of money to maintain. Let’s take a look at all the costs:

Cost of the cigarettes (obvious)- In the area where I live a pack goes for roughly $5 each now. For my parents to keep up their 4 pack a day habit they spend roughly $1000 a year. Add to that the cost of teeth cleanings, damages to property, additional medical costs that are bound to come from smoking. The biggest cost of all is the cost of your health and probably an early death.

My grandmother smoked her whole life. For the last thirteen years of her life she lived on an oxygen machine. At first she was able to get around and still do things but as time went on she was able to do less and less. I would go visit her and she would struggle to take a breath, even with the oxygen. There is no guarantee how any of us will end up in life. I could very well end up like my grandmother, struggling for my next breath. But, I am going to do what I can to prevent that from happening. Most of all, I am certainly not going to spend thousands of dollars over the course of decades, on cigarettes, to increase my chances of it happening.

Most people would think that someone like myself, who has seen what smoking can do, would be against it. This is not the case. I am the only one of my siblings that does not smoke. As I said earlier, my brother has been for over 20 years and my sister recently started about 5 years ago. Some things in life make no sense to me and this is one of them. Would you pay someone a $1000 a year to beat you with a baseball bat? No! Then why pay a billion dollar company to kill yourself even slower by sucking on a stick of poison?

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What do I do about the flu?

This question is on the lips of millions of people every winter. Recently the news media has literally been full of predictions of a possible coming pandemic. The Department of Health and Human Services is developing a comprehensive plan, including a request for several billion dollars, to prepare for this event.

Officials are especially concerned with a virulent strain of avian flu in Asia. There is evidence that the virus may be mutating into a form that can be transmitted human to human.

The response of the government has been to contract with pharmaceutical companies to develop vaccines for the new types of flu virus and to stockpile antiviral medicines that may help with controlling symptoms and reduce spreading the virus. Unfortunately there are multiple types of flu virus that quickly mutate. It is like playing Russian roulette deciding which vaccine to develop and stockpile.

Remember, the world has gone through pandemics before - those that survived were thought to be blessed. The flu attacks those in the population with the weakest immune systems. Those who are at greatest risk are the elderly, the very young, and those on immuno-suppressive protocols. Low immune function equals a higher risk of the flu.

Ranjit Chandra, MD, an immunologist conducted some interesting research in Europe. By examining death records and graveyards in England he saw a correlation between the years of famine and the years of plague (outbreaks of infectious disease). Each of the plagues followed a famine. This correlation indicates that the famines weakened the population and that it was because of their weakened immune systems that they had a higher risk of “catching” the plague. When the nutritional status was more favorable, even though the virus or bacteria were present, the people did not tend to get sick in large numbers.

The Modern Famine.
Today we have a different kind of famine. It is a famine of micronutrients… phytochemicals, antioxidants, essential fatty acids, and glyconutrients. Data supporting this statement can be found at http://www.glycoscience.org (From The Farm to The Kitchen: A Review of Nutrient Losses in Food).

Fortunately we have the ability to prepare ourselves, and most importantly, our immune system (our body’s “Department of Defense”) to withstand the onslaught of pandemic producing microbes.

What can I do to strengthen my immune system?

If you want to support a strong, vibrant immune system, high quality dietary supplements are a necessity, not a luxury. Building immune strength requires a wide spectrum of nutrients that support cellular health and vitality. Following a low glycemic diet, drinking pure water, regular exercise, stress reduction and rest are other basics that need to be part of your preventive program.

Remember.. this is not a treatment for the flu. Rather it is an immune strengthening program. This is not meant to discourage you from following your doctor’s advice. A preventative approach can actually enhance whatever your doctor has recommended.

If you would like a copy of Dr. Enders “Immune Strengthening” program send an e-mail to dr.dkenders@sbcglobal.net with “pandemic” in subject line.

Dr. David K. Enders is a 1973 graduate of the Palmer College of Chiropractic. He served four years in the U.S. Air Force as a medic before entering college. Dr. Enders has studied nutrition for 30 years and has had several articles on nutrition published in professional journals. After completing a Clinical Teaching Residency at Palmer College of Chiropractic he moved to the Chicago area, where he now provides nutritional counseling. His web site is: http://www.OptimalHealth.TopChiro.com.

Paintball is a great game for getting a lot of exercise,
challenging yourself and having fun. But as a newbie, you may
find yourself embarrassed because you don’t know the rules, or
intimidated by more experienced players. You may be hesitant to
go out and play your first game because you’re not sure what to
expect. If you do some research first, you will quickly find that
the information you need to feel a lot more comfortable and a lot
less like a newbie is easily found, especially online.

But first a note of warning for all newbies…

Paintball is Not a War Game!

Many people mistakenly believe that paintball is a “war game.”
However, it’s really more like hide-and-seek, with the marking of
the opposing team being the way to tag the person out. This is
especially true of recball, woodsball, jungle paintball and
scenario games. It is advised that you do not refer to the
opposing team as “the enemy” or a mark as a “kill”! Some
communities have shut down paintball because players engaged in
“war” talk during and after a game.

How to Quickly and Easily Find Useful Information About Paintball

1. Research the Internet

The World Wide Web contains a vast storehouse of information on
paintball. To make the best use of the Internet, search Google or
Yahoo for specific paintball terms like “woodsball tactics,”
instead of the general term “paintball.” Look for sites that list
paintball rules and offer hints, tips, tactics and strategy. You
can also check out sites that review paintball equipment, but
beware: a newbie doesn’t need an expensive paintball gun to get
started. Many of the expensive guns don’t work any better than a
good newbie gun. This is what the paintball players who wrote
“Paintball Heroes” say, “If you’re a newbie, buy a good quality
semi-automatic gun, but don’t spend a fortune on it. And for
goodness sake, learn how to clean it, load it, take it apart, and
put it back together again…in your sleep!”

2. Read Books

Go online and visit Amazon.com or BarnesAndNoble.com
(Chapters.Indigo.ca in Canada). Search for books on paintball.
Check out the reviewers’ comments carefully before you buy. Or
better yet, trot down to your local big bookstore and see if you
can find copies of the paintball books you found online. Take
time to browse through them and see which ones appeal to you
most. Check the local prices against the prices online before you
buy.

3. Read E-Books

You may find a few paintball e-books online, too, but these are
harder to find than print books. “Paintball Heroes” at
http://www.paintballheroes.com is a great e-book for beginners.
It was written by two teenage paintball fanatics!

To find other e-books, try searching for “paintball ebook” on
Google or Yahoo. Ask around in the forums and pay attention to
advertisements on paintball sites.

4. Study the Forums

Also search for “paintball forums” and you will find experts and
newbies alike sharing information about paintball equipment and
strategy. However, be aware that much of the information shared
on forums is misleading, if not just plain wrong. Pay attention
to what is said by forum leaders and well-known players, but take
everything said by anyone else with a grain of salt…or a shaker
of salt, for that matter!

- Air-Powered.com (Autococker Owners Group) - http://www.air-
powered.com

- Atomix Paintball Forums - http://www.atomixpaintball.com/vb

- BSG Paintball Forums - http://www.bsgpaintball.com/forums

- Calgary Paintball Forums -
http://xtremepaintballcanada.com/calgary/forums

- Epic Paintball Forums - http://www.epicpaintball.com (Click on
“Forums.”)

- Fat Bob’s Paintball Forum -
http://www.fatbobsdirect.com/forum/index.php

- Force of Nature Forums - http://www.forceofnature.com/invision

- New York City Paintball Forums -
http://www.nycpaintball.com/forums/index.php

- P8ntballer-Forums.com - http://www.p8ntballer-forums.com

- Paintball Addict Forums - http://www.pb-addict.com

- PaintballArizona.com Forums -
http://www.paintballarizona.com/modules.php?name=Forums

- Paintball.com Forums - http://paintball.com/pb/forums/index.cfm

- Paintball Central Forums - http://www.pballcentral.com/forum

- PaintballCow.com Forum (Oregon) -
http://paintballcow.ipbhost.com/index.php

- PaintballForum.ca - http://www.paintballforum.ca

- PaintballForum.com - http://www.paintballforum.com

- PaintballForums.com - http://www.paintballforums.com

- PaintballForums.net - http://www.paintballforums.net

- Paintball-Forums.com/BGnM’s Paintball Forums -
http://www.paintball-forums.com

- Paintball-Guns.com - http://www.paintball-guns.com/forums.htm

- Paintball In 5 Forum - http://www.pbn5.com/paintball_forum

- Paintball Review Forums - http://www.paintball-
review.com/forums/index.php

- PballCanada.com - http://forum.pballcanada.com

- PbFreak.net Forums - http://www.pbfreak.net

- PbNation - http://www.pbnation.com

- Phoenix Paintball Forum -
http://www.paintballuk.com/phoenix/forum/default.asp

- Southwest Paintball Forums (UK) -
http://www.southwestpaintball.co.uk/forum/index.php

- Utah Paintball Forums - http://www.mypaintball.com

- Vancouver Paintball Forums -
http://xtremepaintballcanada.com/vancouver/forums/index.php

- WARPIG Rec Talk - http://www.warpig.com/forums/rec

5. Subscribe to Paintball Magazines

There are several good paintball magazines, both in print and
online.

For print magazines, go to your local bookstore and spend some
time at the magazine racks. Pick the magazine that appeals to you
most and look in the front for their Web address (URL) or
subscription address. Subscribe online or by mail. It’s a lot
cheaper to subscribe to a magazine than to buy it each month from
the newsstand.

For online magazines, search on Yahoo or Google for “paintball
magazine online” or “online paintball magazine.” Several online
magazines are listed in the Resources section of the “Paintball
Heroes” ebook, including:

- Action Pursuit Games - http://www.actionpursuitgames.com

- Crossfire Paintball Magazine - http://www.crossfiremag.com

- Force of Nature - http://www.forceofnature.com

- Paintball Games International -
http://www.p8ntballer.com/magazine/index.shtml

- Paintball Sports International -
http://www.paintballsportsint.com

- The Paintball Times - http://www.paintballtimes.com

- Paintball 2Xtremes Magazine - http://www.paintball2xtremes.com

6. Watch Experienced Players

So, you just got marked, eh? Disappointed? Well, don’t be, this
is your opportunity to quietly observe those more experienced
players from the sidelines. Pay attention to:

- The way they hold their gun

- The way they move from bunker to bunker

- The way they signal to their teammates.

See if you can figure out their plan. All good players go into
every game knowing the plan their team decided on before the game
started. Here are some questions to ask yourself as you observe
experienced players:

- What are they wearing?

- How do they shoot from a bunker?

- How do they steady their gun?

- What bunkers do they choose? See if you can figure out why.

- How do they keep from getting marked?

Keep mental notes of everything you see. Later, compare what you
noted with the information you’ve been researching. Where does it
match? Where are there differences? Can you figure out why? Does
it have to do with:

- The terrain

- The type of game being played

- The player’s age or experience

- The rules of the field

- The player’s style of play or position (point man, safety,
sniper, back man, front man, rover, etc.)?

7. Volunteer

Later, when you have a few games under your belt, volunteer to
referee at your local field. This is the fast way to becoming an
expert paintball player, as you are able to observe not only the
great players’ methods, but all the newbie mistakes, too.

Pay Attention to the Experts, Not to the Know-it-alls

All in all, paintball information can be found easily and
quickly, especially online. Just remember to go to the experts
for help (books, e-books, magazines, forum leaders, pro players,
etc.) and to stay away from the newbie-talk and ramblings of
know-it-alls that fill many of the forums.

About the Author

Andrea Wilson is a writer and the mother of a teenage paintball
fanatic. To learn more about paintball, she recommends you take a
look at http://www.PaintballHeroes.com and
http://www.PaintballPicks.com.

Curry is a popular spicy dish here in Malaysia, enjoyed by people of all races. Malays are known for their “dry” curry like rendang, while Indians have a “wetter” variant that tastes equally great (and hot!).

However, most people have a misconception that usually only meat is cooked with curry. Actually, there’s a lesser-known dish that uses vegetables to cook a curry dish.

Ingredients

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1. 300g cauliflower, cut into flowerets
2. 200g long beans, cut into 1-inch lengths
3. 250g turnips, sliced
4. 1 carrot, sliced
5. 50g cloud ears, soaked and washed
6. 3 packets of fresh young corn, sliced in half
7. 50g of dong fen (Very thin Mung bean starch noodles), soaked and cut into short lengths
8. 1 tin of button mushrooms
9. 500g coconut meat, mixed with 3 cups of water to make coconut milk
10. salt and sugar to taste
11. half a cup of oil

Ingredients for curry

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1. 2 stalks lemon grass
2. 30g of galangal
3. 100g of ginger
4. 20g of tumeric roots
5. 1 piece of tumeric leaf
6. 50g chillies
7. 30g of dried chillies

Instructions

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1. Ground the ingredients for the curry into a paste.

2. Heat the oil and fry the curry ingredients until it is fragrant and the oil seperates from the sauce.

3. Add in the coconut milk and bring it to a boil. Then, add cauliflower, long beans, turnips, carrots and mushrooms.

4. When the vegetables are slightly tender, add in the cloud ears, young corn and dong fen. Allow it to simmer for 10 minutes.

5. Add sugar and salt to personal taste.

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