Jeudi 24 mars 2011

Adding Solar Lights To Your Garden And Yard Is First Priority

one thing you have to remember about installation is to make sure you place them in a sunny non shaded area. Be expected to have some problems if you are unable to place your solar yard or garden lights in a place where they will not receive direct sunlight. If this is the case, you may have to pay extra to install the solar panels on your roof or other area where it can receive abundant sunshine. The only drawback besides the cost is that you will have to run cords or wires from the panels to where you want to use the solar lights.
As LED Down lights come in a wide range of lighting styles, creating the perfect lighting style and colour in your garden is made extremely easy, plus there are endless colours and effects that can be created with the use of LED controllers. General LED Strips Lights products used in gardens range from weatherproof strip lights, inground LED uplighters, LED flood lights, LED light modules and weatherproof LED wall washers. All of these products can be used in conjunction with LED RGB controllers for more effective and decorative outdoor garden lighting. Outdoor LED Lights Bulb products can be used to light the trunk of a tree, pathways or steps, can be mounted within trees to light the foliage, light water in a fountain, highlight features of a house or light up fences and walls
A halogen LED MR16 bulb costs around a £1.00 compared to about £18 for a 4 or 5 watt LED. Eighteen times the cost
The sun will be able to power your solar garden lights for up to twelve hours at night depending on how much sun the panels receive during the day. The panels for the solar lights have a built in sensor which tells them it is dark and the lights will automatically turn on. You'll never have to hit a switch or set a timer for them to do so. The solar yard lights will stay on and lit up until they run out of charge or until the same sensors see that it is starting to get light, then they will recharge again.

Installation of the solar yard lights is a simple two step process. All you have to do is take the lights and push them into the ground, then point the sensors towards where the sun is. Keep in mind, the solar garden lights are just as easy to take down as they are to set up so be aware of the very elusive solar yard light thieves. The solar lights that you can attach to something like your garage or patio will be much tougher for anyone to steal because you will have to use a screwdriver to screw the lights into place.

There are many versions and varieties that solar lights come in. You can purchase solar spot lights, hanging lights, string lights, and specialty lights for your swimming pools and/or hot tubs. The prices you will pay also differ depending on what you are looking to buy. I would not recommend buying the cheapest solar garden lights you see. A lot of the time the cheaper ones are more prone to being damaged and broken much easier than if you would just spend a few more dollars for a higher quality solar yard lights
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Mercredi 23 mars 2011

Top Fundraising Ideas For Non Profit Organizations

you master the basics of these fundraising ideas for non profit organizations, you will become fully funded and maintain sustainability for the long-term. On the surface, these principles may look elementary, but the power is in their simplicity. The challenge is to master the principles in their practical daily application, and the rest will take care of itself.

Here are the top 5 fundraising ideas for non profit organizations:
1. It’s all about relationships. We’ve heard this for years, but what does it look like? Anyone can secure the first gift, but it’s building a relationship, which establishes trust that keeps donors coming back. It starts with sharing your story and engaging the donor, which connects their heart to your cause. Inherently, people want to help and give for personal satisfaction. When they see the results of how their gift impacted the cause (those you serve), their desire increases to see more accomplished. Many donors have giving goals, which drive their giving decisions, fueling long-term involvement and incredible impact through their giving.

2. Personal and organizational stewardship: Since you’re wearing several hats and there never seems to be enough time in the day, how do you keep up? The answer is more than time management; it’s about priority management. Priority management is looking at your donor base and prospective donors through the lense of a segmentation approach. Fundraising, in many ways, is more about developing a communication strategy for the different constituencies you need to approach. Let’s say you have current and lapsed donors, prospective donors and volunteers in your database. Those 4 categories can be broken down into segments based on their giving history or anticipated gift capacity. The next step is determining which media to use for the most effective communication strategy. Media is a broad term, which includes face-to-face meetings, phone calls, personal emails / letters, direct mail, etc. The highest gift or potential giving categories receive the most personal communication, while lower levels are handled by phone or other media methods. Creating a communication strategy will alleviate the challenge of wondering where to focus your time. Let the segments help you prioritize more effectively.

3. Recognition: This is synonymous with donor care. People want to be appreciated regardless of the gift size; being appreciated is a basic human need. How you do this is based on many variables and best addressed through a thoughtful donor care strategy. Everyone has experienced that sinking feeling when we forgot to update donors or send them a thoughtful thank you for their gift due to the flurry of daily activity. A pre-determined donor care strategy will help you start the month with a plan on how you will communicate with each segment in your donor base. This responsibility can be shared with others on staff or your governance board. In addition, I’m a firm believer in the “thank before you bank” philosophy. We suggest that a thank you note be sent within 24 hours of receiving a gift. This instills a donor appreciation culture that is irresistible. With thousands of new nonprofits opening their doors every year, this is the time to stand out in how you maintain those key relationships. People have many choices in where to give their gifts, and a donor care strategy will help make your organization a favorite to support.Recent in Europea and Amercia, Belstaff jackets make motorbike refresh. As one style of belstaff jackets, Belstaff Motorcycle Jackets series is the most popular one, among the trendiest bike jacket launched by this brand. There are many who have their likes and reliability rested with this jacket style. Many riders are seen wearing Belstaff jackets that proudly display front pockets. This feature is considered as one of the goods in them. For the reason that belstaff jackets boast of a fantastic quality, motorcyclists never hold back themselves from making their purchase. Each time they check out for new and updated stylized jacket patterns entering the brand and never get disappointed with respect to fashion and quality. belstaff travel bag are prone to feature suede lining and are set coupled by durable and fine quality fastenings. This eliminates the need not wear anything underneath these jackets to set the riders free from the cloth load.


4. Monetize your mission: Sounds impressive, but what does this mean? This is about providing a clear picture to your donors of what their gift will accomplish. Regardless of your programs and services, there are ways to help donors understand what their gift will do to help others. For example, we all know organizations that serve needy children. For as little as $30.00 a month, they feed, clothe and provide medical care for a child. Once this is understood, the ask is linked to their mission. How many children are on your heart to feed, to clothe and to provide medical care? The reason people give is because they have an emotional attachment to caring for these needy children. The programs deliver that result. It becomes more about how many children they want to take care of than the dollar amount you’re asking to be donated. I’ve worked with hundred of nonprofits, and I only had one organization that could not monetize their mission. Because they were so new, they didn’t have enough history to crunch the numbers. It may take some time; however, if you can provide clarity for both monthly and special gift amounts, your fundraising effectiveness will increase dramatically.

5. Diversified funding sources: We’ve identified 14 primary funding sources for nonprofits. I’ve seen nonprofits that had all of their eggs in one basket and others that had too many sources and no development plan to stay focused. The most typical challenge for nonprofits is having too few sources. Recently, this has been problematic around expecting too much from foundations in the form of grants. I frequently hear, “We're hoping for a grant of x dollars from this foundation.” When I hear the word “hope,” I cringe. There is a great book whose title says it all, “Hope is Not a Strategy.” How many grants did not come in that you hoped would? In times like these, nonprofits not only need a diversified approach to becoming fully funded, they also need a plan to keep focused on getting the right results. A written fundraising plan is critical to increase and to maintain full funding for a nonprofit, especially in these economic times.
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Best Martial Arts Movies Of All Time

Enter The Dragon - Bruce Lee is widely regarded as the best kung fu film star of all time, so it would be tantamount to blasphemy if anyone were to write a list like this without including at least one of his movies. In my opinion the 1973 classic Enter The Dragon features Bruce Lee at the top of his game. There are some great one liners with Lee doling out his kung fu philosophy, and the actual fighting in this movie in very realistic and exciting to watch even if all of the acting isn't quite up to the same high level.

Drunken Master - Jackie Chan is another of the greats when it comes to stars of kung fu movies, and this is my favourite of his films. Jackie sets out to learn the famous Drunken style of kung fu in a quest to save his master and the school that he runs, and there is plenty of the slapstick comedyand crazy stunt and acrobatics that Jackie Chan hRecent in Europea and Amercia, Belstaff jackets make motorbike refresh. As one style of belstaff jackets, Belstaff Motorcycle Jackets series is the most popular one, among the trendiest bike jacket launched by this brand. There are many who have their likes and reliability rested with this jacket style. Many riders are seen wearing Belstaff jackets that proudly display front pockets. This feature is considered as one of the goods in them. For the reason that belstaff jackets boast of a fantastic quality, motorcyclists never hold back themselves from making their purchase. Each time they check out for new and updated stylized jacket patterns entering the brand and never get disappointed with respect to fashion and quality. belstaff travel bag are prone to feature suede lining and are set coupled by durable and fine quality fastenings. This eliminates the need not wear anything underneath these jackets to set the riders free from the cloth load.
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - The best of the new breed of kung fu film which has much higher production values that the classic 1970s movies which brought the genre to the public attention and made it famous. Very beautifully shot with the kind of mystical kung fu superpowers type feel that has everyone flying around on wires all the time. The actual fighting isn't as good as the old films in my opinion, but in every other way it is superior.

Magnificent Butcher - This is a less well known movie that deserves more recognition than it has ever recieved. It has a really involving story of a butcher who is accused of crimes that he did not commit and must go to great lengths to try to clear his name.

Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior - There are so many kung fu films out there that it is nice to see something which is based around a different style of fighting - namely Muay Thai, or Thai boxing. Very visually impressive and with great fight scenes, it follows ayoung rural man who sets out from his village to retrieve a stolen statue
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Marjorie Orr Psychic

Marjorie studied Philosophy and English at Glasgow University, before embarking as a successful career as a journalist and television producer. She began her career on the Glasgow Herald newspaper, before moving on to STV and BBC Scotland.

During her TV career, Marjorie covered news, current affairs, movies and the arts. She became the first woman in the UK to edit a daily news magazine programme, and she won the Scottish RIC award for Four Seasons, a documentary she produced that featured four films on birth, marriage, retirement and death. She also produced a host of other successful documentaries, which included The Sean Connery Profile, Return to St Kilda and the Politics of Poverty.

It was Marjorie’s career in documentary making that led her to her interest in astrology. She was organising a BBC series about the paranormal called ‘Is Anybody There?’, which prompted her to have her birth chart read. During the reading, Marjorie said that the astrologer “shook my belief in a rational universe and set me off on a learning curve which is still ongoing.” As a non-believer with a scientific background, Marjorie was an unusual convert to astrology, but after her birth chart experience, she was hooked.

In the early 1980s, Marjorie gave up her lucrative TV career in order to concentrate on astrology full-time. She also went on to do some Jungian Psychotherapy training, which extended her understanding of the ways in which people relate to themselves and otherRecent in Europea and Amercia, Belstaff jackets make motorbike refresh. As one style of belstaff jackets, Belstaff Motorcycle Jackets series is the most popular one, among the trendiest bike jacket launched by this brand. There are many who have their likes and reliability rested with this jacket style. Many riders are seen wearing Belstaff jackets that proudly display front pockets. This feature is considered as one of the goods in them. For the reason that belstaff jackets boast of a fantastic quality, motorcyclists never hold back themselves from making their purchase. Each time they check out for new and updated stylized jacket patterns entering the brand and never get disappointed with respect to fashion and quality. belstaff travel bag are prone to feature suede lining and are set coupled by durable and fine quality fastenings. This eliminates the need not wear anything underneath these jackets to set the riders free from the cloth load.
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In the last twenty years, Marjorie has become a well-known psychic, earning a strong reputation for her accurate predictions. She has written for the Sunday Times, Harpers and Queen, Teletext, Woman, Woman’s Journal, the Express, News of the World, Elle, Cosmopolitan, and others, as well as racking up TV and radio appearances on the BBC, the World Service, Sky News, GMTV, Discovery Channel, Kilroy, TVAM, Granada Living and more. She also boasts an eclectic list of personal clients, which include high-profile city traders, business executives, politicians, and some famous names from show business and the arts.

As an ex-current affairs journalist, Marjorie is particularly interested in political astrology and looking at the horoscopes of important world leaders and countries. Because of this, she is happy to update her fans on how the planets are currently affecting nations around the world and their leaders.

Marjorie Orr is such a popular astrologer that her columns are syndicated in countries as far and wide as India, Eire, Africa, the Middle and Far East, Australia and South Africa. She is also a sought-after author who has published three best-selling books, Star Quality and the Lovers Guide, which are both published by HarperCollins, as well as the Astrological History of the World, which was published by Chrysalis in the summer of 2002.

In addition to her written work, Marjorie now offers a number of her psychic services via the phone. You’ll be able to call her for up-to-the-minute forecasts on love, life, health, and family, as well as horoscopes for the day, month, and year ahead.
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Importance Of Diwali Festival Celebrations In India

Hindu puja on the eve of Diwali.While Deepavali is popularly known as the "festival of lights", the most significant spiritual meaning is "the awareness of the inner light".Central to Hindu philosophy is the assertion that there is something beyond the physical body and mind which is pure, infinite, and eternal, called the Atman. Just as we celebrate the birth of our physical being, Deepavali is the celebration of this Inner Light, in particular the knowing of which outshines all darkness (removes all obstacles and dispels all ignorance), awakening the individual to one's true nature, not as the body, but as the unchanging, infinite, immanent and transcendent reality. With the realization of the Atman comes universal compassion, love, and the awareness of the oneness of all things (higher knowledge). This brings Ananda (Inner Joy or Peace).

Diwali celebrates this through festive fireworks, lights, flowers, sharing of sweets, and worship. While the story behind Deepavali varies from region to region, the essence is the same - to rejoice in the Inner Light (Atman) or the underlying reality of all things (Brahman).India is a land of festivals. Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is celebrated with fervor and gaiety. The festival is celebrated by young and old, rich and poor, throughout the country to dispel darkness and light up their lives. The festival symbolizes unity in diversity as every state celebrates it in its own special way.
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The celebration of the four-day festival commences on Aswayuja Bahula Chaturdasi and concludes on Kartika Shudda Vijiya. The first day of the festival Naraka Chaturdasi marks the vanquishing of the demon Naraka by Lord Krishna and his wife Satyabhama.

Coming close on the heels of Dussehra, Diwali is celebrated on the last day of the Gujarati calendar year, and generally comes in the months of October or November, on the English calendar. It is one of the most important Indian festivals and is celebrated on a mass scale by Indians not only in India, but also all over the world.

The actual festivities start from Dhanteras, which is celebrated two days before Diwali. Everybody goes out of their way to make big purchases and buy new clothes and jewellery. This is because this day is considered auspicious for wealth, and it is said that if you buy any silver or gold on this day, you will be lucky throughout the year. The goddess Lakshmi is worshipped on this day through a Lakshmipujan, which is performed not only in the homes but in shops and offices as well.

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Mesmer's first name, Franz in German, is sometimes incorrectly given as Friedrich; an error traceable back to the title page of a little book on Mesmer and his work, published the year before his death in 1814. The author was his friend and pupil Carl Wolfart who evidently didn't know Mesmer's first name. From his marriage registration and other documents it is clear that Mesmer dropped his first name and was significantly known and recognised as Anton Mesmer.

The saga of Franz Anton Mesmer was exceedingly dramatic and extended far beyond his death. It resulted in a veritable age of Mesmerism, the vitality of which took on international interest and fascination that endured for about 140 years. Through envy, malice, greed, and misunderstanding very many of his friends and learned contemporaries regarded Mesmer's practice of magnetism as quackery, even now in the 21st century his theory of animal magnetism is still credited as having laid the foundations of modern hypnosis and suggestive therapy.

Mesmer's father, Antonius, was a forester employed by the archbishop of Constance; his mother, Maria Ursula was the daughter of a locksmith. It was a large Catholic family and not particularly prosperous, Franz Anton was the third of nine children. By all accounts, he was of copious intelligence and a somewhat high-minded individual, whose thinking was completely in keeping with his times.

The strength of Mesmerism, due mainly to the evidence of the countless indisputable cures that resulted from its use, ensured that Mesmerism came to constitute one of the first international movements of any kind. And its international vivacity was such that the anti-energetic sentiments in the mainstream modern sciences did not succeed in deconstructing it until about 1920. Even so, Mesmerism could not be erased or forgotten left three long shadows of itself, the first in the guise of hypnotism, the second in the guise of psychical research, and the third in the guise of the energetic mysteries. Now in the 21st Century with the modern understandings of physics and the technology available to measure energy fields; much of what Mesmer discovered can be scientifically demonstrated, and Mesmerism is making a comeback into the healing arts.

After preliminary studies in a local monastic school in Constance, Franz Anton Mesmer commenced the study of philosophy at the Jesuit University of Dillingen, Bavaria, changing in 1752 to theology, presumably as a scholarship student preparing for the priesthood. He continued his studies from 1753 at the University of Ingolstadt, where he soon abandoned theology. It is not known when or from what learning institution he obtained his doctorate in philosophy, but it is assumed that it was indeed awarded by the faculty of the University of Ingolstadt.

Mesmer was later educated in Vienna where he took a degree in medicine which he completed at the age of 32. He soon became convinced that the use of magnets was unnecessary and postulated that everybody possessed a magnetic force, or a fluid, which constantly connects all living things and all living human beings at any distance. He put his theory into a structure and called it Animal Magnetism.

The immediate source of Mesmer's ethereal fluid was Richard Mead's (1673-1754) De imperio solis ac lunae in corpora humana et morbis inde oriundis (London, 1704), a work from which Mesmer's doctoral thesis drew upon heavily enough to perhaps even be considered almost plagiarised. Mead had postulated strongly that gravity produced tides in the atmosphere as well as in water and that the planets could therefore affect the fluidal balance of the human body.Recent in Europea and Amercia, Belstaff jackets make motorbike refresh. As one style of belstaff jackets, Belstaff Motorcycle Jackets series is the most popular one, among the trendiest bike jacket launched by this brand. There are many who have their likes and reliability rested with this jacket style. Many riders are seen wearing Belstaff jackets that proudly display front pockets. This feature is considered as one of the goods in them. For the reason that belstaff jackets boast of a fantastic quality, motorcyclists never hold back themselves from making their purchase. Each time they check out for new and updated stylized jacket patterns entering the brand and never get disappointed with respect to fashion and quality. belstaff travel bag are prone to feature suede lining and are set coupled by durable and fine quality fastenings. This eliminates the need not wear anything underneath these jackets to set the riders free from the cloth load.


While he was a medical student at the University of Vienna, Mesmer was impressed by the writings of the Renaissance mystic physician Paracelsus (Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim, (1493-1541) and attempted to rationalise a belief in astrological influences on human health as the result of planetary forces through a subtle, invisible fluid. After Paracelsus, many learned men of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries – Glocenius, Burgrave, Helinotius, Robert Fludd, Kircher, and Maxwell- believed that in the magnet they could recognise the properties of that universal principle by which minds addicted to generalisation thought that all natural phenomena might be explained.

These men wrote voluminous books, filled with sterile discussions, with unproven assertions, and with contemptible arguments. Mesmer drew largely from these sources; it can't be disputed that he had read some of the many books, devoted by early authors to the study of magnetism, although such study was then expressly forbidden.

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