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Do you ever hear of animals gratifying their desire or need for artificial exercising at a gymnasium? asks Joseph H. Pilates, developer of the Pilates Method, in his book Your Health.

When I first read this I imagined my dog Wendy saying, Of course not! How boring! Why would anyone want to spend hours on a treadmill or lifting weights when they can chase squirrels or jump and catch the sticks my master so kindly tosses in the air or even grab the bizarre rubber doggie toy my mistress rolls across the kitchen floor.

As a child, Pilates was a keen observer of animals and his observations about the ways in which they moved played a key role in the development of his ideas about efficient human functioning. As he wrote, If you have studied animal life at all, you will have been impressed by the fact that so far as physical actions and movements are concerned, animals are men and men are animals...Both animals and men move their bodies in every and all possible directions. Freedom of bodily action is paramount.

Its interesting that F. Matthias Alexander, another pioneer in the field of somatic education whose ideas and procedures are today known as the Alexander Technique, was also influenced by his close observations of animals. Alexander always had a particular interest in horses and horse racing. He regularly visited racetracks and spent time closely watching horses as they were being ridden before each race to see just how well they were functioning that day. It was said that this gave him an edge in betting and that as a consequence he often did quite well at the track.*

Alexander also appropriated a term used by horsemen in Australia to describe the quality of a horses functioning: use. Today Alexander Technique teachers still talk about good use and poor use as a shorthand way of indicating the level of a persons overall coordination and balance.

While Pilates didnt use a single word to encompass this idea, he clearly had a very similar understanding: Both (mind and body) must be coordinated, in order not only to accomplish the maximum results with the minimum expenditure of mental and physical energy, but also to live as long as possible in normal health and enjoy the benefits of a useful and happy life.

Both Pilates and Alexander asked why it was that animals almost always have good use while humans often do not. Animals use can be compromised, often severely, when they have been harmfully exposed to humans with poor use or very harmful human-created conditions (poorly ridden horses, and animals caged in a zoo are obvious examples), but these are exceptions to the rule. Even most domestic animals exhibit excellent use.

Both men gave considerable weight to harmful habits of posture and movement learned in childhood, often from well-intentioned parents and teachers who inadvertently passed on their own mis-use patterns. As Pilates said, The average child is born of parents whose physical and mental balance was either compromised or perhaps never even attained. Often times, these parents are physically defective without themselves being aware of the fact. Alexander lamented the fact that when choosing a caretaker for their young children, parents almost always failed to consider that persons use pattern.

Pilates also placed some of the blame on childbirth practices which he considered unnatural and harmful to both mother and child. Alexander, on the other hand, believed that many mis-use patterns could be traced to the pace of industrialization in developed countries like England (where he lived most of his life) that often outstripped individuals ability to adapt effectively to their rapidly changing circumstances.

Animals, of course, are blithely unaware of economic trends or of artificial birth methods. Their parents and colleagues, so to speak, usually have good levels of functioning - good use to use Alexanders term - themselves. Certainly for animals in the wild, good use is imperative for survival and so there arent likely to be many poor examples around for young animals to mimic.

While both Pilates and Alexander were inspired by the functioning of animals, the two men differed significantly in their proposed solutions to the mis-use patterns so often seen in humans. These important differences will be discussed in a later article.

In the meantime, however, you might want to heed my dog Wendys parting words of advice: Humans would do well to pay a LOT of attention to us!

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*Both Pilates and Alexander also felt that there were some human examples of good functioning worth paying attention to. Pilates looked to the ancient Greek athletes. He viewed them as cultured nature lovers whose bodies were not, in Pilates words, unnecessarily burdened with clothing as we understand it today. Alexander observed that acrobats tend to exhibit very good use, presumably because the nature of their profession demands it; a trapeze artist with a stiff neck wont be a trapeze artist for long! Alexander made it a point to attend circus performances whenever he could.

The Pilates quotations are all taken from his book, Your Health

You can learn more about the Pilates Method and the Alexander Technique, and how to order Pilates books, at the Pilates and Alexander Website at http://www.PilatesandAlexander.com

Robert Rickover is a teacher of the Alexander Technique living in Lincoln, Nebraska. He also teaches regularly in Toronto, Canada. Robert is the author of Fitness Without Stress - A Guide to the Alexander Technique and is the creator of The Complete Guide to the Alexander Technique at http://www.alexandertechnique.com

For men who are experiencing hair loss, one of the more popular treatments worth considering is called Finasteride. This anti-androgen is marketed as Proscar, Propecia, Fincar, Finpecia, Finax, Finast, Finara and Prosteride. For the purpose of this article, we will use the term Propecia to describe the various forms of Finasteride, as Propecia is by far the most asked about, and most widely used version of the anti-androgen.

Propecia is an anti-androgen which works by inhibiting what is called 5-alpha reductase. 5-alpha reductase is an enzyme which converts testosterone into something called dihydrotesterone. It was initially approved in 1992, but was called Proscar at the time, and was a treatment mainly used for prostate enlargement. However, a study on 1mg of Finasteride had demonstrated hair re0growth in male pattern hair loss, which prompted the FDA to approve Finasteride in 1997 as a male pattern hair loss treatment.

Propecia is a drug trade name which is the product of Merck & Co. In Propecia, only 1 milligram of Finasteride can actually be found. The patent on Propecia owned by Merck had expired on June 19 of 2006, allowing the FDA to approve a generic formulation for Finasteride which is available in 5 milligram tablets.

Finasteride is generally not indicated by use for women, and Propecia does not have any affect at all on hair loss in women. Additionally, the Finasteride in Propecia has been known to cause birth defects in unborn babies, and has therefore been placed in the FDAs Pregnancy Category X. As long as the tablets are not swallowed, they should not be harmful to pregnant women and their unborn babies, but women should avoid the pills whenever possible, especially when crushed or broken. Many professional sports have had to ban Finasteride as it can be used to mask the abuse of steroids.

Propecia shows a 29 to 68 percent success rate, but the treatment is only effective for as long as the treatment is continued. As soon as therapy is ceased, the hair that is gained or maintained will be lost within a period of six to twelve months. Though Propecia has appeared to work more successfully in the crown area, it also works well along the hairline.

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You just had a wonderful sex life. The kind the thrills you to your bones. The kind of things you just got to read in a steamy hot romance novel. The kind that you seen in those movies that contributes more to your over heated imagination; until sex becomes painful, until weeks later you can't seem to bare that itch down there.

You can't helped yourself, you feel like scratching, worst there seems to be unpleasant order coming from your vagina. You notice there is this curd like discharge on your underwear. You're so irritated and embarrassed and suddenly you become self conscious that you don't feel like having sex again.

Finally, You visited the doctor and she use this cotton swab to take a sample of your vaginal discharge. The sample was put on a slide along with a few drops of some chemical. Later, you found out that you have a Candida. A what?....Candida is another name for yeast infection.

Since yeast infections can also occurred during pregnancy when increased estrogen level can cause the vagina to produce more glycogen, making the yeast grow or taking antibiotics. You know that wild windy night of sex is the culprit.

Sexual intercourse might be your logical explanation, since you are not pregnant nor taking antibiotics. Semen has more alkaline, which causes the growth of yeast. During sex, internal tissues can become irritated, leaving them susceptible to infection.

So what is yeast? It is a fungus. Present on normal human skin and in areas of moisture, such as the mouth and vagina. The common symptoms of yeast are:

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Most women have yeast infection one time or another. About 75% of women will have at least once yeast infection in their lifetime. Yeast infection can occurred frequently between the ages of 16 and 35 years old. Treatment of yeast is usually treated with a vaginal anti fungal cream, tablet, ore suppository. While oral treatment is the easiest way especially when it keeps on coming back, a well known tablet such as DIFLUCAN is the answer.

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Whether you are an ebook author/publisher or a print book author/publisher, you can get your unique, helpful information. You'll help make other people's lives better, become a household name, gain clients, sell more books and make much more money when you design each part of your book to attract more readers.

Format and design your book's insides, front and back matter so it will sell the minute you publish.

Book Designing Check and Correct List For your Book's Front and Back Matter:

1. Put book cover in 4-color design as first page. Rather than do it yourself, hire a competent cover designer. For business books, check out MaxCovers.com. He designed four for me.

2. Create a title page after the cover with your publishing information, and copyright.

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6. Put your one page sparkling "mini sales letter" introduction right after the table of contents.

7. Redesign of all fonts so your book will be easy to read. Easy to read books are the number one way to sell more books. Ordinary fonts are Arial and other sans serif fonts for the headings and Times Roman and other serif fonts for the copy.

8. Put in proper headings at the top and bottom of each page in the headers and footers. Put the title and page number at the top, and your name and Web site URL at the bottom.

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Judy Cullins 2005 All Rights Reserved.

Judy Cullins, 20-year Book and Internet Marketing Coach works with small business people who want to make a difference in people's lives, build their credibility and clients, and make a consistent life-long income. Judy is author of 10 eBooks including Write your eBook or Other Short Book Fast, Ten Non-Techie Ways to Market Your Book Online, The Fast and Cheap Way to Explode Your Targeted Web Traffic, and Power Writing for Web Sites That Sell. She offers free help through her 2 monthly ezines, "The BookCoach Says...," "Business Tip of the Month," blog Q & A at http://www.bookcoaching.com/opt-in.shtml and over 170 free articles.

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Conversely one could surmise, when there is abundant investment bad news; investments opportunities may abound in the market place. Bernard Baruch was one of the more astute investors of the world. He was born in 1870 and died in 1965. He was an advisor of Presidents and an extraordinary investor. Many of his axioms and principals ring true today. Bernard Baruck also said, A speculator is a man who observes the future, and acts before it occurs. He then went on to note, Never follow the crowd. An early contrarian to be sure.

Everywhere you turn and observe in newspapers, magazines, cable, network programming, radio, Internet BLOGs, investment newsletters, real estate is bleeding badly. Bad news abounds. With a forest of real estate signs sprouting out of the ground with moss growing on the north side, things appear to have slowed in the just recent hot market. There is seller desperation in the market place. Just a few months ago, sellers would get four or five offers on a property with the winning bid at $25,000 or more above the list price. In that euphoric period, the list price was the start price. In that referenced selling climate, the seller would refuse any seller help to the buyer with the closing costs and prepaids. As far as repairs on flagged items found on a routine home and termite inspection. Sorry Charlie, As-Is, Where-As was the rule of the day. When too many buyers are chasing too few properties, prices soar. As the song goes, What A Difference A Day Makes When too few buyers chase abundant properties for sale-prices fall.

Now sellers, in many areas, are begging for offers and will pay all or most of the buyers closing cost and prepaids if lender allowed and may even be willing to hold a second mortgage to facilitate a sale. Before this downturn, many buyers were shut out of the local market place due to accelerating prices and the high level of fierce competition for residential property. Fools will not be rewarded. With the goal of a great property at an affordable price and a structured plan to achieve it the possibilities are very good in many areas. This is not a scenario for a cash buyer. They will do nicely on their own. If a buyer needs financing then the exercise of determining affordability and payment level is necessary right out of the box. There really are too many pitfalls to go one on one with a seller unless a buyer has someone on their side to keep them safe and on track when making all those low offers with super buyer terms. Now that the worm has turned a buyer needs to focus on areas that they have a keen interest in living. A few criteria guide lines beyond the specifications of bedrooms, baths, garage size, counter tops, fixer, or recently upgraded and remodeled will be settled on from the get go. Then, to maximize the buying opportunity, the search should be focused on buyers under pressure.

The criteria would then be, a vacant home, low or no mortgage, recent price changes indicating urgency, recent move to another city, estates, divorces, or other event that may offer an opportunity. It will be necessary to check with the listing agent to determine if there is an atmosphere for negotiations on price and terms before ever viewing the property. There is no need to waste any time with an unmotivated seller. The agent will need to be probed as to whether the seller has expressed either on the MLS or shared with the agent communication for public distribution that the seller is willing to work with the buyer. This will include gauging a sellers willingness to negotiate the price and is willing to pay the buyers closing cost and prepaids and fix ANYTHING flagged in the home inspection. If there is any waffling by the sellers agent on these requirements then the seller hasnt chewed on the agent enough to drive home the urgency of the situation and move on to a motivated seller. It should be noted that this is a dynamic situation. A down market will be influenced by net gain population increases or declines, employment levels and local and national economic situations impacting specific areas. Great buying opportunities will wait for no one. All parts of the country are different-take advantage.

Those just recently closed out of the prior hot market due to adverse credit histories may be able to negotiate a purchase in this down market. If per chance, a borrower could only qualify for a 95% loan-to-value mortgage previously they may now get the additional 5% down payment by way of seller held second mortgage. The second mortgage can be at favorable terms while also getting the seller to pay all the closing costs and prepaids for taxes and insurance as allowed by many sub-prime lenders. While this market is down, a buyer should be prepared to make multiple offers at very buyer slanted terms and conditions. An apparent low offer may be an ACCEPTED offer. If a seller has to sell, they HAVE TO SELL. Stocks are not the only investments that can go up and down. The market bends to those who seek a deal in a down market. Good credit or bad, no matter.

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Dale Rogers is a thirty-year mortgage veteran and frequent contributor to the Broken Credit Blog The BCB is a free website created to assist the general public with information about credit repair and responsible mortgage lending. http://www.BrokenCredit.com

We all know that marketing a book is a process. But sometimes the process takes longer than wed anticipated. Thats why its nice every now and again to hop aboard the publicity jet and get a look-see at what youve been doing from the thirty-thousand foot level. Why? Well, first off this birds-eye view will reveal to you areas you might be overlooking or other options for marketing you hadnt considered.

To accomplish this bird-eye view youll want to get yourself a big white board, or something else big enough to chart your flight plan on. Then, once youve gotten that start charting the course youve taken so far. Dont leave a single thing out; it doesnt matter what it is. What you want to end up with is a serious list of everything youve done from the time you held your first proof book in your hands.

One of the things this type of a project will do is give you a new perspective on what youre doing. It will show you areas that youve possibly been spending too much time on or potential holes in your campaign. Sketching out your marketing campaign will also give you a chance to see whats been leveraging you results and what hasnt. Keep in mind that some things like bulk sales and national media might take longer than other items so youll want to keep putting forth effort toward those long-term goals. But lets say youve been spending tons of time doing radio but nothing really seems to be happening in that area. You then look over to your speaking engagement section and realize you havent done a lot with that recently. Perhaps its time to pull back on radio and start pushing speaking events.

Once youve spent a good long time in this birds-eye view mode, start developing a to-do list of items or add to an existing list to help reinvigorate your campaign. One of the many things youll learn from doing this thirty-thousand foot perspective is that we often become myopic in our campaigns, focusing too hard in one area and not hard enough in another. Stepping back from your work will allow you the breathing room you need to regroup and reset your goals. Then you can focus in on particular areas or tasks that might need a boost.

Its been said that a plane flying from Hawaii to Los Angeles is always off by three percent. If left to fly without any adjustments to the course, however slight, the plane would land up in Seattle instead (a difference of almost 1,200 miles!). But through corrections and readjustments the pilot eventually reaches his destination. As you pilot your own campaign, remember: dont leave your marketing on autopilot. Realign, readjust, and refocus and eventually you too will reach your destination, wherever that might be.

Happy flying!

Penny C. Sansevieri The Cliffhanger was published in June of 2000. After a strategic marketing campaign it quickly climbed the ranks at Amazon.com to the #1 best selling book in San Diego. Her most recent book: From Book to Bestseller was released in 2005 to rave reviews and is being called the roadmap to publishing success. Penny is a book marketing and media relations specialist. She also coaches authors on projects, manuscripts and marketing plans and instructs a variety of coursing on publishing and promotion. To learn more about her books or her promotional services, you can visit her web site at http://www.amarketingexpert.com.