Mississippi Marriage License Requirements

You have always dreamed of getting married in your home state of Mississippi. The question is do you know how to go about applying and obtaining a marriage license? Well below I have outlined the latest laws and regulations for applying and obtaining a marriage license in the state of Mississippi.

You will need to have government issued picture identification. You will need to bring your birth certificate, social security card. Also you need to bring witnesses to sign your application also.

You do not have to reside in the state of Mississippi to apply or obtain a marriage license.

If you are divorced or widowed you will need to know the exact date in which the marriage ended. If the marriage has ended in the last six months you will need to bring a death certificate or divorce decree with you to the clerks office.

The couple must appear together when applying for a marriage license.

There are no waiting periods.

The marriage license fees are $22.00 to be paid by cash only.

Applicants mus take a blood test within 30 days of applying for license showing that both applicants are free from syphilis.

Parental consent is needed if under 21 years of age.

Marriage licenses cannot be issued to males under 17, or females under 15 years of age. You must send the clerk your parents signed authorization and the age restriction can be waived.

Their are no proxy marriages.

Their are no common law marriages.

Their are no cousin marriages.

Any ordained minister of the gospel who is in good standing with his or her church may perform marriages.

The marriage license is valid for 30 days and can only be used in the state of Mississippi.

These are the latest laws and restrictions for applying and obtaining a marriage license in the state of Mississippi. I suggest that you call your local clerk to confirm the information above.

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Herbal Remedies To Help Stop Snoring

There are several excellent herbal remedies to help prevent snoring that you may buy today. Most of these herbal remedies for snoring more like helpers that aid you in adopting a healthier lifestyle and sleeping better. Quitting smoking and alcohol consumption are included in herbal remedies to help prevent snoring.

Many herbs have been used in several alternate healing methods to cure snoring. Ginger, a common household herb, is quite effective. Ginger causes increased saliva secretion that sooths the throat. When ginger is mixed with honey it serves as a good lubricant for the throat and also helps cure cold problems in addition to helping with snoring. All herbs that can act as soothing agents can be potentially used as herbal remedies to help prevent snoring.

Herbal remedies are also available as nasal sprays that open the air passages to provide easier air flow. These remedies are also helpful with sinus congestion and are recommended for snorers who also suffer from sinus.

Herbal remedies focus on the cause of snoring in order to cure it. These may be minor imbalances or immune system issues that are causing the body to malfunction. Herbals remedies also aim to offer a permanent cure so you never relapse into snoring. This is different from other cures that focus on quick fixes but do not work long term. The goal of herbal remedies to help prevent snoring is to make the individual stronger so that a dysfunction like snoring does not happen again.

Herbal remedies are quite specific from one individual to another and hence everyone requires a unique cure that is the right combination of herbs and enzymes. This combination works in tandem to cure snoring.

Since herbal remedies are natural there is very little danger of side effects as with other cures. Herbal remedies to help prevent snoring offer long term advantages. However, you must make sure that you get these remedies from a qualified herbal doctor.

James Penn is webmaster and author of the eBook “Cure Your Snoring Now”. Inside you will discover snoring remedies to stop snoring within hours of implementing the strategies

The Different Types Of Snoring

Snoring is a very annoying habit and more so for the snorer’s partner. Recent studies are now showing that snoring is linked to high blood pressure (hypertension) and other coronary problems and this has taken snoring from mere annoyance to a serious health hazard.

There are many different types of snoring from slightly laborious breathing to the mechanical roar that wakes up neighbors and there are also many reasons stipulated as the cause of snoring. However, all reasons finally come down to something that blocks the air passages causing the tissues to vibrate and produce the snoring sound. The back of the mouth is collapsible and the tongue, upper throat, and soft palate, and uvula come together here. During snoring, these 4 parts strike against each other to produce the vibration that we know as snoring.

Weak muscles in the throat or tongue can lead to snoring. When muscles are weak, or too relaxed through alcohol or sleep inducing drugs, the back of the mouth just collapses in a heap depending on sleeping position. The same thing happens during naturally occurring deep sleep when the body is in a maximum state of relaxation.

Too much fat or bulkiness in the throat tissue also causes snoring. This is why children with big tonsils end up snoring. Overweight and obese people have the same problem.

Individuals with a long soft palate or uvula will also have snoring problems as the extra length narrows the opening from nose to throat. A long uvula only makes matters worse.

Nasal infection or other respiratory problems that block the airways can also lead to snoring. This is why cold season often brings on a bout of snoring that goes away with the infection. A sinus infection or hay fever season is also a known cause.

Nose or nasal septum deformities also obstruct air passage and cause snoring.

James Penn is webmaster and author of the eBook “Cure Your Snoring Now”. Inside you will discover snoring remedies to stop snoring within hours of implementing the strategies

Snoring Can Have Damaging Effects On Your Relationship

As per a study conducted in 2005, women are more reluctant to wake up their snoring male partners than vice versa. There are serious effects of snoring on your partner and some nights it is just not enough to give a slight nudge. Though the snorer is not in control of snoring it can lead to some very serious consequences, even to the end of a relationship. However, it does not have to be so.

The National Sleep Foundation held a poll in 2005 and discovered that snoring was a huge problem with 66% of the polled population claiming to have a snoring partner. Males make the bigger proportion among snorers. It is estimated that 35% of adult men snore very loudly during the night whereas the ratio is much lower among women.

The same poll also discovered that 64% of snorers believed their snoring was either as loud as talking or more often only as loud as breathing. However, the women who lay awake at night listening to them snore said that that was a gross understatement.

Compounding the problem of higher male snoring is that men are heavier sleepers so women tend to be more disturbed by their partner’s snoring than men.

The effects of snoring on your partner continue during daytime. Most of us are already sleep deprived and overworked and consequently need deep sleep. Women with snoring partners tend to lose about an hour of sleep night and this makes them more irritable, stressed, and tired during the day.

This sort of sleep deprivation due to a snoring partner can lead to resentment first on part of the woman. This then leads to men becoming unhappy due to constantly being blamed for something they cannot control.

Of course, snoring can also affect sex life because a 2001 study showed that 80% of snoring couples do not sleep together.

James Penn is webmaster and author of the eBook “Cure Your Snoring Now”. Inside you will discover snoring remedies to stop snoring within hours of implementing the strategies

How To Silence The Chorus Of Naysayers In Your HEAD

Dear Audacious Ones,

Okay. Here we are it’s SPRING and all the promises you made to yourself to really ramp up your business, start a shape-up plan or begin that project you have been longing to do for so long have yet to materialize and you are feeling bad.

Is this the moment to get down on yourself and fall into a pity party?

Well? No. It is not.

This is the time to banish your IttyBitty Sh*tty Committee.
You know them.
The chorus of voices that says you are just a complete failure.
Perhaps you made a list of too many resolutions way back in December that were so unrealistic that they are impossible to live in to. Toss that list they are dragging you down.

Spring the season or renewal and rebirth is the time to revamp, renew and reconsider what you REALLY want.
Let’s do it.

One thing that want to know is that the Itty Bitty Sh*tty Committee will run around in your head saying things like:
“Your are too old to be successful, too dumb, too fat, too poor, too tired, not educated enough, if your idea was any good someone would have done it already, who do you think you are anyway?
it’s never going to work, you don’t deserve this, you are worthless, blah blah.”
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It is the Committee’s job to keep you from getting your big dream because the committee is afraid.
It’s like having outdated computer software in a brand new MAC.
SLUDGE.

The IBSC can drag you down and stop you cold before you even get going.
It is IMPOSSIBLE to be Audacious when the Committee is running your life.
It is IMPOSSIBLE to be Irresistibly Attractive and Manifest anything when your the committee is running your show.

To short circuit the committee Daily affirmations and and one daily action step are absolutely essential.

Shut the committee up with Audacious Action and Affirmations.
whatever your Audacious intentions might be.

Here’s how:
Step one. Notice your thoughts what the IBSC is saying to you when you go to take a step forward toward your big dream.

Step two. Create a daily action step and weekly goal that the action step is moving you toward.

Step three. Take your daily action step that will move you toward your goal, no matter what else happens that day, the action step is essential. Skip the Apprentice or American Idol if you have to…you must take the action step.

Step four. Use a daily affirmation such as, ” I deserve this” “I am creative” “What I do matters”

Put your daily affirmation where you can see it.

Say it at least 10 times per day and silence the COMMITTEE once and for all.
Have fun.
Reward yourself.
Take a nice bubble bath.

The Committee hates that.

Bonus POINTS.
Take this Action Step Now.
Are you tired of being a scared-y cat?
Do you have great ideas but when you share them with your friends and family they say, “Oh that will never work!”
Be Audacious!

What are you willing to do to get the big dream?
How much longer are you willing to stand on the sidelines waiting for the perfect moment to get started?
Start right now.
Get a journal and celebrate all of your life accomplishments up to now…every single one.
No judging. Just celebrating.

Tell the Committee to get lost by showing it all of your successes large and small.
Go on.
Do it now.
A big Audacious hug to you for being willing to play.

Nancy Mindes is a Coach University trained professional Attraction Coach who has helped hundreds of clients since 2000.
Nancy works with creative entrepreneurial women who want to be audacious and bold, live rich, play big and do good. She has been an executive in corporate America at such companies as Merrill Lynch, Elizabeth Arden and The Fashion Group International.

Her Audacious Confidence groups really help clients to ramp up their attraction quotient so they can play a bigger, audacious and prosperous game.
Hire Nancy today if you want to make your work into profitable play.
http://www.NancyMindes.com

Attention Real Estate Agents - How to Build Your Listing Inventory

It’s a cliche that has been around longer than I’ve been alive. It has endured for hundreds of years. Why? Because it rings true. Because it is good advice. What am I talking about? How many times have you heard the phrase “Why reinvent the wheel?”

Sometimes we become so exposed (some might say overexposed) to things, situations, phrases cliches, writings, etc. that they seem to lose their meaning. I believe the phrase “Why reinvent the wheel” may be one of those phrases. How else do you explain the fact that there are 20,000 real estate agents out their raking in over a half million dollars in commissions per year and 1.3 million who spend little if any time trying to determine what it is that makes them so successful? Most simply trudge on through the muck everyday trying to figure out on their own or from a colleague why they continue to struggle in this ultra competitive field?

There are many things that these top agents have in common. And I don’t necessarily mean personality traits (though determination is certainly a key factor). What I mean is, what tools and strategies are the real estate sales champions using on a daily basis that the rest of the industry seems blissfully unaware of? Are they secrets? Hardly. Yet, most of the 690,000 of you making less than $50,000 MUST be unaware or you’d be following in their footsteps, no?

So how do you go about finding out these “well kept secrets?” You find NEW ways to EDUCATE yourself! Most of the realtors that I know, if they educate themselves at all in the sales arena, spend their time listening to the same old tired tactics that have been around for years. The same tactics that everyone else is using. Isn’t the point to be different? Isn’t the point to stand out? Isn’t the point to change your current results?

With the implementation of the National Do Not Call List, the mainstreaming of the Internet (WARNING! Most real estate websites I see are nothing but glorified brochures. Ask yourself this…how many leads have you gotten from your website this month?) and the absolute saturation of marketing directed at consumers everywhere, you HAVE to do something DIFFERENT! You have to stand out! You have to have prospect chasing you rather than you chasing them. You have to close your listing appointments. In short, it’s time you stood up to be counted. It’s time you decided enough is enough. Enough of the old tired, worn out marketing a sales tools that have been around since the stone age. It’s time you brought your business into the 21st century. Let the others scramble for the scraps that fall off YOUR table.

Stop the same old same old and take the time to educate yourself. Educate yourself on how you can become a true real estate sales champion.

Greg Beverly, CPA, MBA has helped thousands sales professionals reach their goals and achieve their dreams for more than 21 years. His latest educational product is designed specifically for the ultra competitive world of real estate sales. You can find out how to become a leader in your market and a true real estate sales champion at http://www.realestatesuccess.yougethelp.com

The Causes Of Snoring

The first is related to weight and lifestyle. Overweight people have a higher tendency for snoring than others. This is further complicated with the fact that most people work odd hours and they have no time to exercise or to maintain proper sleep patterns. Lack of exercise leads to obesity and muscle weakness and also increases risk of hypertension and cardiac problems. Extra weight results in excess fat in the neck area and this blocks the passage of air when the person is asleep. People with irregular sleep routines also have a higher incidence of snoring. It is well observed in the medical field that having a set sleep routine results in lower incidence of snoring.

The second biggest known causes of snoring are smoking and alcohol consumption. Smoking results in nasal congestion that causes snoring. This happens because smoking causes the smoker’s body to produce excessive mucus that blocks the air passages. Consuming alcohol or taking sleeping pills also causes snoring. Since both these are central nervous system depressants they cause the muscles in the body to go slack. When this happens in the jaw and neck the result is snoring.

The third reason for snoring is incorrect sleeping posture. Since most people are used to sleeping on their back it often causes snoring. Lying on the back causes the jaw to go slack and the tongue to lapse into the throat. Both block air passage and produce the snoring sound. The obvious solution to this problem is to sleep sideways or on your stomach. Another thing is to elevate the bed on the side of the head. By raising the head you relive the pressure on the airway resulting in easier breathing and hence lowered chance of snoring.

Respiratory problems and nasal congestions are also causes of snoring. These can be treated with drops or sprays.

James Penn is webmaster and author of the eBook “Cure Your Snoring Now”. Inside you will discover snoring remedies to stop snoring within hours of implementing the strategies

Short Sleeves Insights- Look At Me I’m The Bee Butterfly, Brook And Breeze

” The bee is not afraid of me, I know the butterfly; The pretty people in the woods receive me cordially. The brook laughs louder when I come, the breezes madder play. Wherefore, mine eyes, thy silver mist? Wherefore, O summer days?” Beautifully written thoughts by Miss Emily Dickinson, she is an inspiration.

Her words touch a world I sometimes forget. A world that looks to be outside of me, but is really connected to the consciousness that I am. Just by stopping and looking around me, I can see a part of me so vividly. It’s not what society tells me to look at or to feel, but there it is, waiting for me to love it.

Nature and all the consciousness that is within it, is connected. I am part of nature, and each bee, butterfly, brook and breeze is an extension of who I am. It takes only my thoughts to put me in sync with all life. The feeling of unity and new birth that spring brings, engulfs me. The vibrant fullness of summer wraps me in the grandeur of well being. All the trees, plants, insects and animals come together to express themselves and to expand in the presence of themselves. Each life form is a part of All There Is, Love incarnating to feel itself in joy. How beautiful! A world created by Love, so I can grow and blossom into the grander version of myself, so I can know who I am.

I can choose not to see that world. I can be caught in the throws of daily turmoil and pain. I can see everything as separate from me, a constant fight for survival. The mighty always win the wars, but who am I fighting, but myself? I can feel unattached, alone, fearful and angry. I can make each day uneventful misery. I can feel sick, tired and restricted. I can let someone else live life for me, through distorted beliefs.

I know which world feels better.

I have made my choice and I know who I am. I am spring, summer, fall and winter. Filled with the energy of the universe. I’m connected to my source and am a part of All There Is. I throw myself in the basket of love and share myself in unconditional universal service. I am gratitude and giving, here to express myself in freedom, awareness, connection and contrast.
I am what you are, Love.

Hal Manogue is a poet and author of Short Sleeves A Book For Friends. Insightful thoughts for the 21st century. Hal’s 2006 collection and 2007 collection are available in bookstores and online. Visit Hal’s website: http://www.shortsleeves.net or blog: http://halmanogue.blogspot.com/ for more information about his work and life. Download a copy of the new E-Book,”Unite To Write” a collection of articles written by writers around the globe, that will inspire and fill you with useful information. It’s value is priceless. It’s Hal’s gift to you.

Early Christians and the Campanile Bell Tower

Jesus taught in harmony with Native American spirituality, Judaism, and with spiritual teachings of others seeking oneness with our heavenly Father. His early followers knew they could find truth and support at the campanile, the bell tower. They would find others there who believed, taught, and lived the teachings of Jesus. It was a place of Light and enlightenment.

Today we have another such place created where Children of Light may find enlightenment and support just as the early Christians did at the campanile bell tower. In 1993, Cherokee elder John Red Hat Duke was called by Creator to begin a society where Children of Light could learn to live together in the spiritual kingdom of our heavenly Father. He was directed to help Christians move back to the early years of Christianity when Christians believed, taught, and lived the teachings of Jesus. He was to help various religions find the common ground of brotherhood, a brotherhood of unconditional love without judgment, and respect. He was told to call this society the Campanile Society, because this is where early Christians knew they could find others who walked in harmony with Creator, and observed the teachings of Jesus (the Word that was sent to us with spiritual truths from God the Father.)

The spiritual teachings of Grandfather John Red Hat have been shared with us in the online site groups.msn.com/thecampanilesociety. It is a place where Children of Light may gather, especially if the organized Christian church structure actually crumbles as so many have been saying may happen. If this were to occur, many Christians would be left floundering, feeling like sheep without a shepherd. They would feel a strong need to belong to some group. So the invitation is extended to any who will to come and worship with us at the Campanile Society at any time.

Creator had John Red Hat create the online church so none of us would need to feel alone. It is spiritually based on unconditional love without judgment, and is not a religion as such. There are many support places our heavenly Father is building for His children, and this is only one of them. As well as being spiritually prepared, our heavenly Father is also concerned that we will find help in the coming time of Jacob’s Troubles. May we all learn to love one another as Jesus taught, and share in the blessings of walking in companionship with Creator.

Dorothy was taught by Cherokee elder and wisdom keeper, John Red Hat Duke, for over ten years in Keetoowah Cherokee spiritual ways, in Eastern philosophy, and in Judaism. She was raised Christian so she has a good working knowledge of Christianity. She now follows no religion but strives to walk the Red Road spiritual path according to Jesus’ teachings. She received her call from Creator in the fall of ‘92, and was then taught by the great prophet Elijah for four years. She was given four assurances by Creator when He called her. She was told that she was anointed by the Holy One of Israel, that she would be protected until this work was done, that Creator would go before her whenever He sent her somewhere, and that she did not have to prove herself to anyone. She is Creator’s witness. She carries wisdom of many years of living under Creator’s guidance and direction.

Luxury Homes Are Selling At Auction

SELLING LUXURY REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION- Appreciation among luxury homes has slowed in many parts of the country and the number of available buyers has diminished. These conditions are leaving many luxury homes unsold. And the cost of holding these properties can reach into the tens of thousands.

In the past year alone, the numbers of traditional listings have risen over 60% nationally and have exploded beyond 100% in markets like Florida, California, the Carolinas and the New England coast line. In this market distinguishing your luxury real estate offering from the competition is now more important than ever.

Using the neighborhood real estate agent and a local MLS full of available competing properties is only creating a buyers market, driving prices down and requiring sellers to meet costly buyer conditions and contingencies. Sellers of luxury properties are looking for a better way.

This is why many have turned to the auction method of marketing. In fact auctions have become the preferred method for selling unique properties and luxury homes, and why not? A properly conducted auction creates a unique selling position, separating your offer from all other competing properties.

A properly conducted real estate auction provides many other advantages to a seller. Only at auction does the seller pick the day the property is sold. Auctions also return control over the terms and conditions back to the seller; leaving no buyer contingencies to worry about, such as inspections, or financing.

Why wait around for one offer at a time and negotiate with a single buyer who demands thousands in seller concessions? A real estate auction brings together multiple buyers who compete for your property bidding the selling price upwards. At auction the buyer pays taxes, title, closing costs, and commissions saving the seller thousands in expenses.

How does the auctioneer accomplish this? Top real estate auction firms offer turn key marketing solutions. A comprehensive marketing package includes signage, video presentations, TV ads, web listings, on-line bidding, email campaigns, faxes, and brochures to neighbors and REALTORS®.

Because most buyers for homes in the 1.5 million and up range come from over 500 miles away, professional auctioneers will create intense regional, national, and sometimes international marketing campaigns, designed to generate the maximum interest culminating in a successful sale on auction day with no buyer contingencies.

For more information, contact Tower Auction Company at 317-333-6977, or by visiting them on the web at http://www.towerauctioncompany.com” TARGET=”_blank”> http://www.towerauctioncompany.com .

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Indianapolis, IN 46222
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Douglas Hostetler is a licensed Auctioneer and Real Estate Broker with 15 years experience selling real estate nationwide and in The Caribbean.