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Selling your home – Preparing your home for sale

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So, you’re getting ready to sell your home (or find yourself in the unfortunate position of having listed your home weeks ago with little action) and want to be proactive in the home-selling process (or want to sell fast for a good price). price). Before you list your home for sale, there are some easy ways to prepare your home to sell for the best possible price, in the shortest possible time. Homebuyers are scrutinizing, to say the least. By following the tips below and paying attention to detail, you can make your home stand out from the competition.

What’s that old saying about first impressions? Yes, we all know that, and it’s true in real estate: first impressions matter! Upon arriving at his property, a potential buyer wants to see a well-cared-for home that feels warm and inviting. Make sure your house really looks like this. We prep for job interviews, so why not prep your lawn for an open house? Mow lawns, trim hedges, weed flower beds, and spruce up the front of your home by painting trim or adding blinds to windows. You can rent a pressure washer at most hardware stores to clean dirty brick or siding. Most importantly, make repairs to the sidewalks and driveways and to the exterior of your home, including the windows and front door. If a potential buyer sees only one area of ​​damage that requires repair, they will search the rest of your home more and are more likely to believe there are hidden problems with your home. Pay special attention to the condition of your roof and gutters as these can seriously affect the sale price of your home.

The interior of your home should make the buyer feel like they are at home. This means that he must depersonalize and order. A potential buyer wants to imagine themselves living in their home, so personal items like photographs, collections, bold paint colors or wallpaper, and anything else that leaves its own mark will detract from the buyer’s value. Cleaning up and removing clutter is another extremely important step in preparing your home for sale. Dirt, carpet stains, and pet odors are a big turnoff for buyers. Oversized furniture and cluttered personal items can make a room feel cramped and cluttered, and you’ll want to promote whatever space you have. Neutral paint, bright lighting, and a neat and organized room will invite potential buyers to imagine themselves at home.

Kitchens and bathrooms sell houses. With a small budget, a good scrubbing goes a long way in improving the look of a bathroom or kitchen. Other small details like changing cabinet hardware, waxing the floor, removing appliances from countertops, and organizing personal items are easy ways to give your kitchen a facelift. Replacing an outdated light fixture and adding a new shower curtain can liven up an ordinary bathroom. Chances are a buyer doesn’t want to move into a home that needs fixing or looks worn and tired, so patch holes in the walls, fix leaky faucets or bad drains, replace cracked tiles, and reseal around tubs and sinks. Add a splash of color with a fruit plate in the kitchen and a bouquet of fresh flowers in the bathroom. If you have the funds, by all means upgrade your appliances and go for granite countertops. At the very least, clean out your fridge and remove any lingering lingering odors by lighting a scented candle or baking something sweet.

Bedrooms should follow the same guidelines as the rest of the house and feel clean, organized, bright, and neutral (ie paint, bedding, and drapes). One of the biggest missteps a salesperson can make is to fill their closet with little things. Closet and storage space are very important to many homebuyers, so if your closet is full to the brim and bursting at the seams, the homebuyer may feel like their home is lacking in these areas. (And don’t make the mistake of thinking shoppers won’t find your junk drawer or cabinet.) Eventually he’ll have to pack, so take this opportunity to sort and prepack items he doesn’t need every day.

Extra rooms or extra rooms can be precarious. We often use those rooms for a multitude of purposes, such as home offices, guest rooms, media rooms, or all three at once. Buyers can get confused if a room lacks definition or purpose, and they may think that if you have to use a room for several different things, the house may not be big enough for all your needs. Temporarily move your home office out of the dining room for displays and make sure the rooms are clearly defined. On the other hand, empty rooms can be just as confusing, in some cases. It may be beneficial for you to rent a few key pieces of furniture, such as a dining table or sofa, to demonstrate how a space can be used.

Many real estate agents agree that there are some major deterrents to homebuyers that should be avoided at all costs (if possible). Here’s an abbreviated list from Homebuyers.com’s guide to “things that will make buyers hate your home”:

Smells: This really shouldn’t need explaining, although people often become desensitized to smells in their own homes, so you may need an impartial judge to determine how offensive your home is.

· Wallpaper: no longer in fashion. Also, buyers are going to have different tastes than you, so when they see the wallpaper, they see more work to remove it.

· Insects: remove insect carcasses and hire an exterminator, if necessary.

· Dogs-Yeah I know, how can dogs be a bad thing? Not everyone is as excited as you are about an 80-pound dog leaping at them ready to give slobbery ‘kisses.’ Therefore, remove your dog for shows.

· Dirty Bathrooms- Said Enough.

You don’t have to do much to prepare your home for sale. Just follow these simple tips to maximize your home’s curb appeal and get the best sales price in the shortest amount of time. Those old times said like; pay attention to detail and first impressions go a long way; truly apply when selling a home.

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Project a positive corporate image from the inside out

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If your company has been losing several of its best employees and at such a rapid rate, then you should look for signs of possible negative corporate image. The loss of employees and the decrease in the number of clients are warning signs that indicate an image problem. If this continues and you are not doing anything positive to change your reputation, then you are in for a bigger problem.

It’s not just about your image, how to keep your employees and how to improve the number of your customers. A negative corporate image will drain your resources in the long run. Think about it, if your employee leaves then you have to train new ones to take their place. New employees mean less productivity as they try to learn the ropes of the business. Lower productivity will make your customers impatient because they want your products and they want them now. When customers are dissatisfied, they take their business from you and look for another company that can offer them a much better service. So ultimately your bottom line suffers.

What you should do is identify what the root of the problem is. For example, the rapid turnover of its employees. Although this is not always the problem, but for the sake of discussion, this is what you are facing now. What is causing them to leave? Have you had a dialogue with your employees and genuinely asked them how they feel while working with you? What company policy are they clinging to? The answers to questions like these will make you see what it is that makes them leave. Instead of burying the problem in the ground, face it head-on and look for ways to address the root of the problem. Take care that you’re not just applying a band-aid first aid treatment, but you have to find ways to clean the wound and heal it, so to speak. Damage control should not be the most important thing in this issue, but create policies to change those that no longer work.

It is imperative that it is not just senior management that is aware of the changes the company is making to address the need for a positive corporate image. This would have to be team work and everyone should be on the same page. It would always be advisable to dialogue with the base and explain the steps towards a common direction.

The same policies will affect not only lower-ranking employees but also higher-level managers. If the company uses the same criteria to measure both levels, it helps to project an image of fairness and trustworthiness. After all, what one level does will greatly affect all the others because they should all be working towards the same common goal.

If the company lets its employees know that business will be dealt with transparently, then it is telling everyone that it is trustworthy and trustworthy.

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Brainstorming and Innovation: It Doesn’t Really Work Anymore

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Well, I have quite a large personal library with over 3 dozen books on innovation. It’s amazing how everyone reads about the same thing and everyone has pretty much the same advice, especially when it comes to the ‘art of brainstorming’. Still, because of all the new social norms being taught in college these days, where every question a professor is asked, no matter how stupid, is met with; “Great question,” and then followed by nauseating improper English; “Okay, so…” followed by a regurgitated response: He’s causing the same nonsense in brainstorming sessions.

Today, the only chance of a brainstorming session to come up with a brilliant and original solution would be to have someone in the group who is already a creative genius who can speak up, defend their concept against political correctness and status quo bias, and persuade personally to the group to do so. give in to your idea. Still, this type of person is a true ‘Thought Leader’ and a legitimate thought leader hardly needs a brainstorming group or any other group in the first place.

Brainstorming doesn’t work for innovation anymore, and you can currently get better creativity out of a YouTube Cat video. Companies’ R&D departments aren’t producing much either considering the huge sums of money they spend on brainstorming. innovative process. Those who predict the future in order to see in the mirror are not much better at using their methodologies.

Innovation for the Future and Prediction of the Future

Take the Futurists of the World Future Society (WFS) as an interesting case study. The WFS has seminars to teach you to think like a futurist, symposiums with special emphasis on trend projections and innovation. Isn’t it interesting how all WFS members are always on the same page and how their predictions are almost always wrong (90% of the time)? Why is this? Maybe it’s because when you teach people to think a certain way, they lose the creative edge or the ability to do high-level original thinking, since you limit their thought process to logical thinking (left-brain thinking) when Students who want to focus on innovation need to be both left-brain and right-brain thinkers.

How are we going to return to an America solid in its original thinking and brimming with new ideas, a nation that is so innovative that we can’t even stop the rapid changes in our society and civilization? How can we lead the world into the future if we can’t even innovate out of plastic bags? Please consider all this and think about it.

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Hilarious But Horrible Attitudes: A Wimpy Kid’s Diary Review

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid is the first in a growing series of fictional comics from Jeff Kinney. In the book, we collect episodes from a year in the tragicomic life of the book’s protagonist, Greg Heffley, presented in the form of a diary (Heffley: “First of all, let me get something straight: this is a DIARY, not a diary”). . The book is driven not by an unfolding plot per se, but rather by its sequential format. A handwritten typeface, printed on lined paper (like a journal), is mixed with illustrative bullet points on each page.

Heffley is a pre-adolescent high school student who is generally dissatisfied with his lot in life: he is caught between a spoiled younger brother and an older brother who regularly victimizes him with pranks; he is surrounded by “jerks” at school, including, apparently, his socially oblivious “best friend”, Rowley; he is not popular; his parents have no idea; and his passion for violent video games is thwarted at every turn.

As is probably already apparent from this minimal description, the soul of the book, and what I take to be its central subjective appeal, is a particularly childish kind of downbeat humor. Think Beavis and Butthead with the volume slightly turned down. Throughout the book, I howled at Heffley’s scathing observations about high school, chuckled at his self-delusion, laughed at his rudeness, or laughed at his low regard for those around him.

For example, near the beginning of the book, Heffley sums up high school with the following comment: “Let me just say for the record that I think high school is the dumbest idea ever invented. There are kids like me who haven’t hit their growth spurt.” he still gets mixed up with these bouncers who need to shave twice a day. And then they wonder why bullying is such a big problem in high school” (p. 3). Tweens will find a lot to relate to and laugh about in this book; I’m not surprised it’s so popular.

Now the flip side: despite being genuinely fun, the book has very little development value. Or, more precisely, I think the book may be detrimental to development. The central problem is that Kinney has us laughing at the bad things Heffley says and does, and his deceitful self-serving attitudes.

For example, when skinny Heffley realizes he doesn’t have a chance in wrestling class, he sets up a makeshift bench and invites Rowley to be his weightlifting spotter. He has Rowley go first, to see if he’s as committed to “turning up the volume” as Heffley is, and then proceeds to trap Rowley under the bar for a while, to help him “get serious about working out.” “. As Rowley goes home, his feelings (if not his body) clearly hurt, Heffley concludes (without having lifted the bar once!) that Rowley is letting him down, and that Rowley isn’t that dedicated to lifting weights. As the. is.

Now of course I laughed at this (I’m no saint), but the question is, should I laugh at it? More importantly, should tweens, whose moral character is in relatively early stages of formation, laugh about it? My concern here is that the book only reinforces, and subtly leads us to approve, a certain self-centered negativity that should be purged from tweens, not anchored deeper through pleasurable, repeated reinforcement.

Okay, okay, I’ve heard the objections: “Isn’t this just puritanical paranoia? What’s wrong with a little frivolous fun? Couldn’t the book be like junk food, I mean, it’s okay once in a while but not as a constant diet? ?” Answer: There’s nothing wrong with frivolous fun. The problem is, reading books like this isn’t frivolous fun. Think of it this way: As a parent, would you like your child to be best friends with Greg Heffley? My The answer is clearly, “No.” Why? Because our friends influence who we become, the decisions we make, the attitudes we adopt, in short, our character, and I don’t want my children to have Heffley’s character. And I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that characters in books we enjoy become our friends for a season, and perhaps for a long and influential season if the book is part of a series (hence the lack of food analogy). junk – if you buy this book for your kids, they will “eat” it all the time).

For example, my wife and I have been reading the Harry Potter series aloud for the past seven months (I know, I know… geek alert!), and when we miss a few days, we start to miss Harry. . , Ron and Hermione, the central characters. In fact, I know people who have become more emotionally attached to fictional characters than to the real people in their lives. I’ll have more to say about this connection between story and character development in a future article, but for now suffice it to say that I think fictional characters can have a great influence on our character, particularly if we identify with and enjoy them. . .

Now, to be fair, Heffley is rarely rewarded for his attitudes and actions (although the reader is). Plus, I think Kinney’s portrayal of Heffley is meant to make us see through Heffley’s high school bluster of denials to glimpses of a decent kid. For example, the title of the book alone tells us not to take Heffley at face value. Despite Heffley’s protests to the contrary, the title states that this IS a journal and that he IS a weak kid (he likes home economics class to yell out loud!). Also, it seems to be Kinney’s intention that we sometimes see Heffley produce good things, for example, he helps his little brother despite having a bad attitude about it, and he stumbles by giving Rowley a big gift. of Christmas.

The problem is that producing good results despite horrible attitudes and intentions is not an ethic worth teaching; rather it is a twisted brand of moral consequentialism. Heffley’s stinky attitude and his frequently stinky actions far outweigh his accidental kindness. I do not require my fictional characters to be morally impeccable: my beloved Harry, Ron, and Hermione clearly misbehave frequently. In fact, we would never identify with fictional characters if they were perfect, since we are not perfect. However, with Heffley, the scales tip too much towards negativity and evil to recommend Diary of a Wimpy Kid. This book will make kids go back.

Final quibble: “This book can help non-readers, particularly children, to become readers.” While I agree that non-readers might as well read Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the question is, what exactly does that accomplish? I am skeptical that such a book will help any child graduate from literature that is actually worth reading. In my opinion, this book is no better than a funny but corrosive TV show in that regard (although it is considerably more creative than most TV shows). If we want to help non-readers become readers, an extremely worthwhile goal, we need to do better than Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

In short, I do not recommend Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

Health Fitness

Body Types: Ectomorph

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It is possible to build muscle, but only with good carbs and heavy lifting.

– ADVICE OF ADJUSTMENT:Deadlifts and other compound lifts are keys to successful muscle building for an ectomorph.

Lean is good, but more muscle is better. However, extra hours of exercise in the gym may not give satisfactory results.

What is happening?

Studies reveal that some people do not respond well to strength training. Successive tests carried out on the group indicated on page 20 indicated that there was no improvement in the regulation of myogenin, a vital gene for promoting muscle metabolism, of the worst “responders”, while other people subjected to the same training program experienced improved levels of up to 65 percent. This, however, should not disappoint you. Not everyone responds the same to different training routines, and by adjusting the intensity, frequency or volume of training, poor responders will achieve superior results.

Big mistakes you’re making

You are already thin and using the treadmill would not make sense. Long, slow workouts will get you nowhere. Also, too many bicep curls and other isolation movements in your weight training offer only minimal results. You need to focus more on compound movements like the bench press, deadlift, and squat, which work more muscle while providing a hormonal boost to build muscle. Isolation movements are still beneficial, although they should complement your main workout. You should spend around 80 percent of your training working on your major muscle groups.

To do

Four series of movements composed of approximately 8 to 12 repetitions. However, efficient muscle development does not require exhausting hours in the gym. It’s a waste to work out 5 days a week, as this only speeds up your metabolism too much, making it harder to build muscle. Aim to do 3 quality sessions per week, keep your post-warmup training period to a maximum of 45 minutes.

changing your diet

The good news is that you don’t need to be strict with carbs, as blood glucose spikes are what you’ll need for your muscles to absorb protein efficiently. Eat brown rice and other foods rich in complex proteins, maintaining at least 2 grams for every pound of body weight. Compared to mesomorphs, ectomorphs must strictly follow adequate protein intake, as exceeding the limit will increase their metabolism rate and slow down muscle growth.

Additional food for thought

Proper nutrition proves to be just as important for smart ectomorph training when it comes to building muscle tissue. More than endomorphs and mesomorphs, adequate intake of supplements is essential. Carbohydrate and protein shakes are most advantageous when taken before, during, and after training sessions.

smart moves

Ectomorphs should treat the deadlift as their best friend. If you have long arms, this will be easy and will involve your entire body, so expect to pack on the mass. However, while the taller ones could still benefit a lot from squats due to their build, it will be more difficult particularly when going below parallel due to their long limbs. If you’re tall and have long arms, leg presses would be a good alternative.

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"Reformed" The Personal Bankruptcy Law of 2005, now unenforced, must be urgently reformed this time

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Is it time, once again, to reform the new reformed bankruptcy laws of 2005 and to reform the new reformed Chapter 7 bankruptcy laws? Or even Chapter 13? On October 17, 2005, amidst the highly charged atmosphere of high drama, strong promises and expectations, the new bankruptcy law, the Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection Act or BAPCPA, which had been enacted by Congress in largely at the behest of the credit and financial industries. , among other special interests, was quickly put into effect. Often called the “reform” bankruptcy law, the law had been touted as some sort of bankruptcy panacea that would fix a “broken” bankruptcy system in the United States, most especially, reverse or drastically reduce the high volume of bankruptcy filings and the increased use of bankruptcy by American consumers to resolve their debt problem. The prevailing and dominant argument and premise expressed by banking and finance industry proponents and advocates of the reform law, and by its sponsors in Congress, was that the growth in bankruptcy was due to “filings fraudulent bankruptcies” by consumers and the “excessive generosity” of the old bankruptcy system that, it was said, encouraged “abuse” and allowed large numbers of debtors to repudiate debts that they could well repay, at least in part.

A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on the matter summarizing the “Legislative Objectives of [the] Consumer Reform”, summed it up this way:

“The high volume of consumer bankruptcy filings during the 1990s fuels the argument that current law is too lenient, i.e., a ‘pro-debtor’ bankruptcy. Advocates of consumer bankruptcy reform Consumers cite many reasons in support: The legislation is intended, among other things, to make filing more difficult and thus thwart “convenience bankruptcies;” to revive the social “stigma” of filing for bankruptcy; to prevent bankruptcy is used as a financial planning tool, to determine who can pay your debt and to ensure that they do, to reduce interest rates on consumer credit, and to maximize distribution to secured and unsecured creditors. objectives, the proposals implement a “means test” to determine the eligibility of consumer debtors to file a petition under chapter 7.”

It was in October 2005 that the new law entered into force. However, fast forward to today in March 2009, just less than 4 years after the passage of the new BAPCPA rules of 2005 that tightened the system for filing bankruptcy and made it much more expensive (more than doubled the legal fees charged by attorneys to file for bankruptcy) for debtors to file for bankruptcy. And we find that American debtors are once again rapidly returning to the same bankruptcy filing rate they were at before 2005. And the projections of informed experts are that we will be back to the same old “starting point” very soon in the bankruptcy, back to the “bad” old pre-2005 high bankruptcy levels that the 2005 “reform” law just enacted. by Congress was intended to cure and reverse. For the month of February 2009, for example, there were more than 103,000 bankruptcy filings nationwide. Spread over the 19 business days of February 2009, the filing rate is 5,433 filings per day, which is an increase of 22.0% over the January 2009 filing rate and a 29.0% year-over-year increase. 9% compared to February 2008. In fact, according to the predictions of some experts, the nation will record a rate of 1.4 million bankruptcy filings for the current calendar year of 2009.

Clearly, the “reformed” BAPCPA has miserably failed in its stated fundamental mission and purpose: to discourage American debtors from using the bankruptcy system to resolve their debt problems by making the process more difficult, expensive, and complicated, and reverse the escalation or high volume trend in bankruptcy filings.

WHY THE 2005 LAW FAILED

The fundamental reason why the 2005 law fell apart so soon can be traced directly to one basic reason: the entire BAPCPA scheme was based on a premise that is sorely flawed, in fact false, and not supported by facts or evidence or research, but largely based on mere raw emotions and ideological thinking. Essentially, Congress, while conspicuously dismissing independent evidence based on research from scholars like Harvard’s Elizabeth Warren and others (see, for example, Sullivan, Teresa A., Elizabeth Warren, and Jay Lawrence Westbrook. As We Forgive Our Debtors. New York, Oxford University Press, 1989), finally bought into the banking and financial industries’ most emotional argument that rampant “fraud and abuse” was to blame for the high volume of consumer requests, and that to stem that tide it was necessary make the law stricter to curb the “bankruptcy of convenience” of debtors.

However, that fundamental premise turned out to be totally false and grossly wrong. At bottom, the notion that most American debtors file for bankruptcy because, while they actually have the means to pay their debts, they just don’t want to pay and simply want to cheat their way out of their debt obligation is directly contradicted. . by so many studies and empirical evidence on the subject. But, even more closely today, it directly contradicts current events. Once again, Americans have turned around and are again flocking to bankruptcy court in record numbers just today at a time of clearly severe national economic recession, unemployment, financial hardship, and depression, for a large portion of they. Because? Because they want or love to cheat? Clearly NOT that! Clearly, the 2005 reform law woefully failed to take into account the central role that the overall health and soundness of “fundamentals,” or, more accurately, the lack thereof, play in the economy and the economy of the nation, as well as as an individual debtor. Financial condition (your employment, general financial obligations, etc.) could often influence whether or not the debtor ultimately pays off the debt.

“After October 2007 [marking the two years anniversary after the new 2005 law]there was very little ‘inventory)’ of consumers ready to file for bankruptcy,” explains Etaoin Shrdlu, a bankruptcy analyst, at Credit Slips, an online bankruptcy forum. “The Code [the bankruptcy law] changed, but the economic factors that lead to bankruptcy have not. If anything, they are getting worse. [That’s why] I believe that in the next two years we will return to the same levels of filing that we had in 2003 and 2004.”

Elizabeth Warren, a professor at Harvard Law School and the author of several books on bankruptcy, probably best sums up the point this way:

“The credit industry went to great lengths to increase the cost of filing [for bankruptcy] but when families are in enough trouble, they will fight for help through the paper ticket and higher attorney fees,” adding that “the word is now leaking [once again] that the bankruptcy courts are open for business.

In short, today, as we now see, the 2005 bankruptcy law is clearly flawed, if broken, from the start. Congress, it is now obvious, urgently needs to completely redo this law in order to truly reform the egregious flaws of the 2005 “reform” law, correctly this time, we hope.

Among many other important considerations that truly “reformed” new law must include, perhaps the most critical of all is this: BANKRUPTCY AFFORDABILITY; find a low cost bankruptcy. While the 2005 law sought to arbitrarily restrict or exclude qualified bankruptcy applicants from filing for bankruptcy largely based on false premises by making it more difficult and costly for them to file, the new law should provide an effective mechanism that allow virtually ALL honest American debtors, once clearly financially unable to meet debt obligations but overburdened with debt and otherwise qualified, to have low-cost bankruptcy filings. Even find an alternative pro se no lawyer to the lawyer. American debtors should never be forced to give up their sacred constitutional right to bankruptcy as Americans, seek relief from the debt burden of bankruptcy, and obtain the fresh start in rehabilitation that bankruptcy offers for life after death. Debt: AFFORDABLE.

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The fastest cure for a penile yeast infection

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Suffering from a yeast infection on the penis is never a pleasant place. He feels irritated, itchy, dry, somewhat uncomfortable when urinating, and generally disgusted by his own situation. For men, having a yeast infection is pretty strange territory. After all, how often do you see penile yeast adverts on TV? Not that often. So how are you supposed to find a cure for a penile yeast infection?

Fear not! I have a cure for a yeast infection on the penis that will cure you in the next 24 hours. Consider yourself lucky. Each cure below is VERY effective. Before you learn about the cure for a penile yeast infection, let’s take a moment to talk about how this whole problem happened to you. Although there are many different ways a man can get a penile yeast infection, there is one scenario that is most common.

Bacterial yeast lives on the outside of a man’s penis and when hygiene conditions or diet change, the amount of yeast can become unbalanced. This change in balance, or what doctors call homeostasis, is called Candida overgrowth. Candida is the bacteria that causes yeast infection. It is the culprit that has led you to seek a cure now.

Now this is what usually happens. Because the outside of a man’s penis stays at around 77 degrees, the infection lies dormant. Then one day, you (or the guy in this scenario) have sex with your partner. During intercourse, temperatures rise, creating an ideal place for the infection to thrive.

Your partner gets a yeast infection on her vagina and shows up with common infection symptoms. Sometimes in this scenario, the bacteria comes back up through the man’s urethra (during intercourse). The infection can settle as far back as the prostate…

…it’s not a good situation.

This is followed days later by the symptoms you are experiencing now. Symptoms can vary. They will often show up as whitish discharge, dry cracks, rough or raw areas, etc. Other symptoms may follow.

The good news in all of this is that your cure for a penile yeast infection will cure yours by the end of the day. The cure you are about to see cures the infection at the root, so you can be sure it won’t come back, unlike the “masking” effect of over-the-counter medications.

Usually, if a man takes over-the-counter medication as a cure for a penile yeast infection, it only relieves the symptoms, while the infection lies dormant once again.

Each natural cure for a penile yeast infection below can solve this problem:

7 cure methods for yeast infection on the penis

  • change your diet (avoid sugars, eat a lot of fiber, etc.)
  • using tea tree oil
  • avoiding scented soaps
  • sleep without underwear (ventilate the infection)
  • avoid antibacterial soaps
  • stop taking antibiotics as soon as possible
  • eat plenty of probiotics like yogurt and cottage cheese

Remember, when applying a cure, you’ll want to be as thorough as possible with the above solutions.

Real Estate

Tips for choosing "sleeping" real estate ownership

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Real estate investing is all about perception. Your perception of where the market is going, along with where it is actually going. The goal, as always, is to buy low and sell high.

You want to buy a cheap tract of land and sell it as high-priced developed real estate, after it appreciates enough to make a nice profit. Selling property is an art in itself.

Buying an initial tract of land lends itself to some sound, rational guidelines:

First, look at the trend lines for home prices in your area. While most housing markets are in decline (and the Florida and California housing markets are adjusting after more than a decade of overvaluation), there are markets where home prices are rising. This is a decent leading indicator that there is a market for expansion.

Second, look for job-related news. Home purchases require a steady source of income. New employers moving to a city or a government branch opening are a strong indicator that good, well-paying jobs are likely to emerge. Where high-paying jobs take root, home purchases follow.

In relation to this, speak to your local city planning office. Are there recent “right-of-way” purchases to lay sewer lines? Is your local phone line making plans to run out of fiber optic lines, a “must-have” trend in new home construction? These things point to areas where home growth is imminent. Other big announcements are the issuance of school bonds (found in your local newspaper) and the opening of new parks.

Before looking at the lot, review the use of adjacent commercial real estate. Look for “family friendly” or “residential” commercial properties: Homes that are close to grocery stores and clothing stores tend to fetch a higher price than those that are further away. If there is a movie theater nearby, or plans for a primary or secondary school, consider the size of the houses you will build and what their amenities will be; buyers looking for those features look for “upscale” homes, with a little more space and two (or three) bedrooms for the kids. Other places to look are anchor stores like Wal-Mart and Best Buy. These companies spend millions on purchasing pattern surveys before purchasing a store location; If you’re buying a parcel of land, you have a one- to one-and-a-half-year window to search for nearby single-family residential and rental residential real estate.

You can even turn this around: If you can talk to a group of commercial real estate investors, building a shopping center as a hub for the housing development is also a viable combination strategy. This also applies to highly urban areas. Many downtown areas that have been abandoned by businesses may be converted to apartment buildings, and some of the older housing projects are being razed for mixed-use spaces with combined commercial and residential areas. In particular, you can often get block grants to help finance projects like this, and there are HUD programs that can help a lot with “urban renewals.”

Another source to research is the demographics in your area. Look at the US Census figures (and local county figures) for median age and median birth rate per capita. You want to invest in areas where the population is already growing. The high biases in the 40s and 50s indicate that there are many people who will retire soon, and retirees are very likely to sell properties. The places to watch carefully are most of urban California and large swaths of the rural Midwest, where demographic trends have been changing entire cities since the 1950s as the country’s population has moved into urban areas. .

If there is a local planning council or urban development council, be sure to get the minutes of all the meetings from the past year. The city council offices will have them on file as a matter of public record. Also try to enter the following range of meetings as an observer. Talk to city and county managers where they see housing and construction trends moving. What you are looking for is real estate that will be desirable in two to three years; Consult highway planning atlases and look up all the data you can find. Also look for real estate that’s scenic: Lakefront property is about as close to a guaranteed bet as you can get in real estate investment, especially if there’s a lake that’s at the “far end” of a development axis. Similarly, if there is land that the council is looking to acquire for parks, buying the adjacent lots now means you can sell them later.

Finally, talk to professionals in your communities. Talk to architects who can tell you if they are busy or not. Maintain professional contacts with engineers, bankers and lawyers. They will usually know about the projects long before the general public. Also make it a habit to read the business section of the local newspaper. Often times, the first clue that a business may be moving to your area is hidden at the bottom of a column on page 8.

Using the suggested guidelines above will help you find “sleeper” virgin land properties. These “sleeper” properties are perfect for the buy low, sell high strategy used by successful commercial real estate investors.

Shopping Product Reviews

Rpoints – Earn money while online, get cash back for any purchase made online, find free gifts

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~Introduction~

It seems these days there are endless ways to make money online. There are review sites like Ciao and Dooyoo that pay their members to write about certain products they have used or own. Of course, there are paid survey sites like Globaltestmarket and Mytns that distribute a variety of surveys for members to participate in. Then there are sites like Rpoints and ironically ipoints, which reward members for signing up to various sites and schemes through their web pages. They’re all good for a little extra income, but they won’t make you rich overnight. I will try to make my review as clear as possible and weigh the positives and negatives of joining Rpoints.

~Sign Up~

It is very simple and straightforward to join Rpoints. You have to register some basic details like your name, date of birth and address. They then ask you for an email address and to set up a username and password. Once everything is done and dusted off, you can start earning your Rpoints.

~The site~

The website recently underwent a small facelift and the color scheme is very refreshing and quite original. It’s easy to navigate, with all sections and areas clearly labeled and headed. Pages load extremely fast, and once they do, you’re surprised with stunning clarity that greets you. There are no parts you can’t understand and everything is very simple.

I really like the way you have organized the content of the site, making it easy to use for all users. It’s a site that I myself and I’m sure everyone will be comfortable using. If you encounter any difficulties, you can easily resolve them by contacting a moderator or posting on the forum.

~Earn points~

The beauty of Rpoints is that there are so many ways you can earn points. I’ll break each one down into clear sections that make them easy to understand in the next section. There are three main ways that I will discuss in the next three sections of the review.

~Easy Points~

There are points you can earn without spending a single penny, so they are effectively free money. These come in two different forms. There are sites that offer you a fixed amount per click, when you select a link from their site to one of the partners. An example of this would be kelkoo. He clicks on kelkoo through Rpoints and then searches for a product. There will be a list of partner sites that stock the article and you will get a set number of points for doing so. Below is a breakdown of these sites.

-eBay: Earn 3 points every time you visit and place an offer (at least the reserve price) or use a Buy It Now link

-Kelkoo: Earn these points by clicking on a link: Car rental 15 pts; Travel / Flights 10pts; Electricity/Informatics 5 points; Other categories / single visit 2pts

-The High Street Web: Earn 5 points for every click

-Dealtime: Earn 8 pts for Electricity, IT and Home Appliances; 4 points for other categories

-Price Guide UK: Earn 4 points when you click through to a retailer’s site

Carsource: Earn 2 points per search session

(There are restrictions on how many times you can earn points through these sites each day, so check the details.)

If you only take 15-20 minutes during the day to make a few clicks on these sites, then you can earn a good amount of money. It’s very easy, although maximizing your point earnings requires a bit of practice and trial and error. It’s often advisable to go through the Rpoints link for every search you do, just to make sure you get the points. I am very comfortable and very happy with the amount of points I have accumulated from doing this and it is relatively simple and not time consuming.

The other way you can earn free points is by signing up for certain websites and offers through Rpoints. There are points for signing up for everything from Ciao and eBay to dating sites and free contests. It clarifies how many points you will receive for each next to the links. With eBay, you get 300 points just for signing up and then you get paid an extra 3 points every time you place a bid on an item that’s higher than the reserve price.

~Refunds~

If you are a regular online shopper, then there is a great opportunity for you to earn money from your purchases. If the product you wish to purchase is available on a Rpoints.com partner site, then if you choose to purchase it from them, you will receive a certain amount of cash back. You can select the store for the directory and then make sure you click on the site via the Rpoints link, otherwise you won’t get your points.

It will become clear how much money you will receive back if you make a purchase on a particular site. It will say something like: ‘Get x% off all purchases.’ There are some sites that offer up to 10% cash back and others that only offer one or two percent. It all adds up over time and if you spend £100 then you can get £3-£4 back. I use the dominoes link to buy pizza and they offer a 1.75% discount but I’ve managed to make around £1 in discounts during the last months. You can earn 3% on all purchases at amazon.co.uk, which is really nice. Even if you use gift vouchers, you still get the cashback.

I believe that you can earn a lot of money if you shop online regularly. There’s so much money going, if you buy this way and it’s yours for the taking. If you buy things over the internet, they’re often cheaper anyway, so you’ll get double the savings if you buy through Rpoints.com. There are numerous stores available and new ones are added all the time.

~Sign-up Bonuses~

This isn’t something I’ve taken advantage of since using Rpoints, but I can give you some basic details on what’s involved. There are numerous poker, betting and other gambling sites that you can join and get paid a certain amount of Rpoints for placing your first bet or making a deposit of a certain amount. These initial deposits are usually around $50 or sterling equivalent. The company usually matches the deposit or bet, so you get double the money to bet. If you’re crafty enough, you can get yourself a £10 free bet and a huge amount of free Rpoints. In fact, you may end up winning money on top of having the opportunity to get a big payout when you place a bet or play poker.

~Points and Redemption~

The points system at Rpoints is very simple, unlike other earning sites you may come across. It is made so simple, because each point is worth 1p. This way, it will be clear to you how much you have earned and how much you should expect to have when you withdraw the money. Some other sites have quite confusing point structures and no clear value on the value of each individual point. I think this scale makes it much easier to interpret your earnings and plan how to spend them. It also allows you to weigh whether or not a particular offer is worth accepting, because you get a clear figure in your mind of how much money you’ll actually save or earn.

The minimum withdrawal value is just 500 points which is £5. This is the same as Ciao and I think it is a very reasonable amount. There are other sites that force you to earn up to £25 before allowing you to cash out and get a reward. You can choose between four different redemption methods, which I think will suit the vast majority of people. If you want to convert points into Amazon coupons, you can do so at 500 points at a time. I find out that I have the coupon code in my inbox within 24 hours, which is very impressive. Paypal is another option, one I haven’t used, but I’m sure the procedure is pretty straightforward. Eggpay and Moneybookers are the other two methods, but they require 1,500 and 3,000 points respectively. I haven’t had any experience with these either, but I don’t see it being a problem getting your money back.

It takes about a month for the points you earn on the site to arrive. Account statements are updated weekly, usually Monday afternoon, and the status of your new account is calculated. Points you’ve earned in the last week will show up as ‘pending’ on your list and there will be a date indicating when they should be available for you to redeem. When points are added to your balance, they will appear as “awarded” on your statement and will be highlighted in gray.

~Forum~

The Rpoints bulletin board is always very lively and active. It is extremely useful for any user as it is packed with important information and tips to get the most out of the website. It is also the place to ask questions to the moderators and other members of the site, if you have a problem or query about missing items, unclear offers, or any other difficulties you may encounter while using the website. There is also an announcements section which is always worth keeping an eye out for, so you are aware of any changes to Rpoints.

The forum is also the place to post any offers you’ve seen on the Internet that you want to bring to the attention of other members. There are numerous categories that include gifts and mobile phones to name two. There can be some real bargains here and if you’re looking for something in particular, you may find something to suit your needs. Posts are often accompanied by a link to an online store or a store that stocks the particular item. If you buy through that store, you will get a refund.

There are also fun areas where you can talk about everyday events and laugh and joke. The fun and games section is great fun, the story time thread is particularly good. There are helpful tips on financial and technology topics, and you can generally ask a question on these topics and get a really good answer from someone. There is a lot of associated gambling material here and you can get a lot of great tips on how to master online poker.

There’s a ton of information to look at here and just about any question I’ve had answered by someone who knows what they’re talking about. I think it’s really helpful to have access and it has helped me increase my points balance immensely. I don’t really have any real criticism of the forums and how they work, just praise.

~Customer Service~

The Rpoints team does its best to answer your questions and inquiries as quickly as possible. If you post a problem you’re having, they’ll often give you some sort of response within a few hours. If none of the moderators are around, the older members of the site will often give you a pretty solid answer. I think that in this sense, the Rpoints are second to none. They will always give you a quick answer, even if it is not the one you are looking for.

~Conclusion~

In my opinion, this has to be one of the most lucrative and efficient ways to earn a little extra money online. If you know what you’re doing and know how to maximize your profits, you’ll get a tidy little sum. As I keep mentioning, there are so many ways you can earn points that you continue to do so with relative ease. New ways to earn and new stores offering discounts are always being added, so if you find yourself exhausting the immense possibilities of the sites, then your next source of income may be just around the corner.

I cannot recommend this site highly enough. I’ve only earned a total of £20 in the few months I’ve been a member, but it’s all been free points. The only times I have actually paid money is when I order pizza from Dominoes through my account. I believe that anyone who is dedicated enough and does any amount of shopping online will soon reap the benefits of being a Rpoints member. This site, like anything in the world, will take a bit of getting used to, but once you’re rocking and rolling, there should be no stopping you in your charge to earn as many Rpoints as possible.

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Tasty Cranberry Sauce Recipe

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Here’s a holiday gift you can use for the upcoming Thanksgiving, Christmas, or even New Year’s holidays. Heck, you might just love it so much that you’ll prepare it for any and all winter functions you and your family have. Don’t be surprised after the first time you make this dish, your friends and family start asking you to bring it over constantly and may even start calling you the “Blueberry Lady” or the “Blueberry Friend.”

Cranberries are not only excellent antioxidants for the body and extremely low in calories, but they also help reduce the risk of urinary tract infections, as well as help prevent certain types of cancer, lower blood pressure, and improve liver function. immune system. system. There are many benefits there, so in addition to taking a cranberry extract supplement regularly, here is a fun and tasty way to get a good source of cranberries along with your healthy dinner.

This recipe was given to me by my dad, who is always in charge of making this delicious dish every Thanksgiving and Christmas. Follow this flavorful cranberry sauce recipe as outlined below, and you’ll end up with a wonderful side dish. And since local supermarkets are bursting with cranberries this time of year, here’s your chance to make this flavorful cranberry sauce recipe from scratch using the freshest cranberries.

On a side note, since fresh blueberries are often not available year-round, you may want to purchase a few extra bags and store them in your freezer. Just be sure to put them in a freezer bag and seal it shut to help prevent freezer burn. They should be able to last anywhere from 6 months to a year depending on your freezer settings and if you stored/sealed them airtight in a bag.

A tasty cranberry sauce recipe

Necessary equipment

– medium pot for stove

-wooden spoon

– sharp cutting knife

List of ingredients

about 6-8 servings

– 1 12 oz. bag of blueberries

– 1/4 cup of white sugar

– 1/4 cup of Triple Sec liqueur

– 1 apple

– 1 orange

– 1 cup of water

preparation time

– 5 minutes

Time to cook

– 15 minutes

Addresses

1) In a medium saucepan put 1 cup of hot water together with 1/4 cup of white sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon.

2) While this is happening, carefully cut the apple (without skin) and orange (without skin) into small cubes. These will be added directly to the blueberries in a bit.

3) Once the sugar water is boiling, add the 12 oz. bag of cranberries along with the chopped apples, oranges, and 1/4 cup Triple Sec liqueur. While stirring the mixture, bring it back to a boil.

4) Once the mixture is boiling, reduce to a simmer and continue stirring every two minutes. You will see the blueberries slowly lose their shape and consistency, turning the entire mixture into a thick pink/reddish mush. You may find some blueberries that need a little mashing on your part with the back of the wooden spoon.

5) Once the sauce thickens and you no longer see cranberry lumps, it’s almost done. Total cooking time is approximately 15 minutes.

I hope you enjoy and share this tasty cranberry sauce recipe with your family and friends!