My husband was stuck in our home elevator for 75 minutes. The inside elevator door latch had no hinge for him to grab and my attempts to remove the outside door hinges failed. A community police officer couldn\’t budge them off either. And the eight firemen, who repeated all the same steps and more, could not free him from being stuck between floors.

#1 - Top salespeople recognize that a step back can be overcome by a step forward.

As a salesperson have you ever lost one sale, and then another right behind it? Or have you ever procrastinated on activities like follow-up or delivering a proposal or giving a presentation?

Maybe it was a situation of dealing with objections and you felt like you weren\’t making any forward movement.

It may at times seem that all your efforts to help your prospect buy are going nowhere. Still you continue to take inspired action expecting positive results in the long run, by calmly taking a step back and looking at how you can entice your customer going on from this point.

Much calmer with about an hour having passed, my husband asked me to get the smallest screwdriver I could find so the firemen could hand it to him through the two inch opening between the bottom of the door and the floor landing.

#2 - Top salespeople stay focused on the customers needs.

By staying in touch with sales prospects, it may seem like you are not moving ahead. However, if you have your eyes on developing the sales relationship more than getting the sale, you will eventually move forward in the sales process; it is inevitable.

Assuming that as a salesperson you bring sales skills, product or service knowledge and excellent personal relationship skills, it could be just a matter of time, more the customer\’s time, that you indeed have a new customer.

When you stay focused on the customer, you are most assuredly going to find a solution you can sell and they want to buy.

I did not hear my husband\’s request for a small “Philips head” screwdriver, so two trips to the garage became necessary, and caused a delay in getting him out of the elevator.

#3 - Top salespeople that can distinguish hearing from listening, do more listening.

Listening is so critical. In an October 2005 article I wrote, there are 6 key “hearing aids” to listening. (Visit my wbsite and check out the Newsletters section and click on October 2005 issues to read this article.)

My clients often miss key or operative words in either their own self-talk, which they speak aloud with me. At times we may debrief a client conversation and we find that they may have also missed key or operative words with them as well.

With listening you will know how, when and what to respond to. If you only \’hear\’, you may miss valuable key phrases.

My husband fit his hands in the smallest of spaces to unscrew four screws of the latch box that was a foot above him. Then with a push on his end, a tug from the fireman on the outside, his smiling face was looking up at all of us. A couple of the firemen reached down and gave him a lift out of the stuck elevator.

#4 Top salespeople stay the course.

For salespeople, there is practically no better skill than focus and persistence.

Focus on helping to solve the prospect\’s problem. This is different than focusing on merely getting the sale.

Persistence includes staying in touch with the prospect. In a recent survey, 80% of salespeople reported they find their follow-up skills are a hit or miss process. This behavior is inconsistent with persistence. So knowing how to follow-up easily, strategically and without feeling like you are bothering someone, is a key to the success of increasing your sales results!

Lessons learned, 1- take a step forward for every step back, 2- stay focused on the customer, 3- listen instead of just hear, and 4- focus and persist with each prospect.

Top salespeople do all of this and more. Move yourself into higher sales by adopting these beliefs and actions.

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The Global Positioning System (GPS) was created by the US Department of Defense to answer the second most important question an army has: “Where are we?” (The most important question being: “Where\’s the chow line?”)

Today, GPS satellites constantly send signals ground-ward; these signals are picked up by GPS receivers, which calculate position. It didn\’t take long for police and fire departments, construction crews and other civilian operations to see the value of GPS.

For consumers, the industry needed to refine GPS tracking system into user-friendly, consumer electronics. For example, it does little good to know you\’re at 40 degrees 33 minutes 24 seconds north 118 degrees 48 minutes 36 seconds west, unless you already know that\’s where Overstock.com is located and you\’re trying to parachute onto the office roof. So, manufacturers added street by street visual directions.

The Global Position System has three sectors:

Satellites
Twenty-four active plus five standby satellites orbit the Earth twice each day. At least four should be \’visible\’ to the ground at all times, allowing GPS tracking system users to precisely determine latitude, longitude and altitude.

Command and control system
Currently under the direction of the Air Force Space Command, certain areas are managed by other agencies, such as the Coast Guard Navigation Center (for maritime issues).

GPS receivers
GPS units are receive-only electronics; they do not transmit data or interact with other sectors of the system. This allows an unlimited number of simultaneous users. In other words, this may be the only operation of the US government that is available 24/7 and will never put you on hold!

Consider its use before buying a GPS unit:

Car GPS
Probably the most popular application, all car GPS units include street maps; high-end models offer turn-by-turn voice instructions. Frills include touch screen operation, cell phone connectivity, video games, radio, CD or DVD players and computer links to receive software updates.

Cell phone GPS
Mandated in the aftermath of September 11th, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) required cell service providers to make GPS tracking of cell phone calls possible. All phones made since 2005 are GPS-trackable. Cell phones including handheld GPS receivers are also available, but may not operate properly if you are outside your cell providers\’ service area.

Recreational GPS
Wrist, armband and handheld GPS units are especially good for hikers and bikers.

Marine GPS
Marine GPS is, of course, waterproof (most electronics don\’t react well to water!) and they float–not a feature you actually want to use, but most welcome should extreme circumstances arise. Ocean maps are notoriously dull to read, but shoreline maps and features like tide tables and fish-finders can be very useful. Marine GPS tracking is especially valuable when entering or exiting crowded harbors.

GPS accessories and add-ons enhance their use:

Maps
GPS units have factory installed street maps of the United States. World travelers can purchase additional GPS system maps of Canada and other areas.

Data storage
GPS users can store even more if the device supports removable memory cards like those commonly used for digital cameras.

Combo packs
For most people, GPS receivers work great on their own. For the serious user/traveler, portable GPS devices are available with personal digital assistants (PDAs) and two-way radios built in. As noted, car GPS units can also include entertainment or media extras.

GPS holders
These attach to the car dashboard or console so your handheld GPS doesn\’t have to be handheld while driving.

GPS antennas
These amplify GPS signals and are especially useful in urban areas where there is more chance of interference from terrestrial sources.

GPS chargers
Obviously, a handheld GPS must be recharged; at home and car adapters are available.

Some GPS terminology:

Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System
Commercial GPS receivers are almost always on target to within about 50 feet, but many users see accuracy to within 30 feet. NDGPS is a joint Transportation-Commerce-Homeland Security program using fixed, land-based reference stations. When near an NDGPS marker, GPS accuracy may increase to less than 10 feet.

Geocaching
Geocaching (pronounced /GE-oh-CASH-ing/) is a new and exciting game gaining popularity every year–a sport that exercises the mind and body. Simply put, it\’s GPS hide-n-seek; gamers place objects ranging in size from a 35-mm film can to a military ammo box in plain sight. The locations (latitude and longitude) are logged onto web sites. Players use their GPS units to locate the caches or \’waypoints\’. It\’s a whole lot harder than it sounds. Waypoints can be disguised as plants or rocks and getting within 30 feet still leaves a lot of ground to cover. Some waypoints are pick-n-place, meaning they have prizes inside; when you find one, trade a trinket you bring for a trinket you find.

Benchmarks
One early means of determining locations was small metal markers placed by the Commerce Department\’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS). These are still in place and are found all over the US on street corners, mountain tops, in parks and other obvious and not so obvious places. All benchmark locations are logged and available from the NGS. They can be a quick test to see if your GPS unit is working properly or for geocaching.

Question–can the government really track me through my cell phone?

Not only the government, GPS tracking via cell phone is a commercial service available for parents (to keep tabs on their children), business owners (to track delivery vans and employees) and others (even pet owners can hook a GPS receiver to their pets, in case Rover lives up to his name). Safety, quality of service and fraud prevention have been recognized by courts as legitimate use of GPS tracking systems for surveillance by non-government entities.

GPS tracking abuse and misuse are inevitable, but that\’s true of every modern convenience–for the positives of GPS, there are also a few negatives. However, the day your son, daughter or $100,000 load of someone else\’s property goes missing, you definitely won\’t be screaming “Invasion of privacy!” at the FCC.

Caring for GPS units:

Dust, heat, humidity and impact damage are primary causes of failure. Don\’t drop your GPS unit, not even onto something soft like water–especially not onto something soft like water!

Wipe it down with a clean cloth before you put it away and, if your GPS receiver has openings like a data card slot or battery compartment, blow those clean with canned air–never your humid breath.

If you own a car GPS system, mount it out of direct sunlight. Even on cool days, the dashboard can get dangerously hot for electronics and excessive exposure to the sun\’s radiation can damage the memory–yes, sunburn can be terminal for a GPS terminal.

Like all modern consumer electronics, a GPS receiver has few moving parts to break, so it can provide years of valuable service (and a whole lot of fun!) if not abused. Enjoy!

For more information:

Locate a benchmark with the National Goedetic Survey (http://geodesy.noaa.gov).

Visit the Official Global GPS Cache Hunt website (http://www.geocaching.com).

Phoenix Roberts has been a journalist, freelance writer and desktop publisher for over 10 years. Presently, he is an SEO Content Writer for Internet discount retailer Overstock.com (http://www.overstock.com).
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Too often, people think learning to build websites is hard. They leave that to the 15 year olds or the professional designers.

Well, I\’m not here to say that it\’s a cake walk. But I do believe that there is value in the small business person learning to build websites for their own company.

There is an initial investment of time and a learning curve. But once you have a handle on how you can market your small business on the web, your business will explode.

What are the main vehicles you use to generate clients? The phone book? Television commercials? The newspaper?

Unfortunately, all of these methods have become increasingly less effective as a direct result of the internet\’s penetration into our lives. People now spend an average of 49 percent of their free time online. Advertising mediums that reached people just 10 years ago are completely ignored today.

And, this is actually good for you!

Why is it good? It\’s good because most small businesspeople have not figured out how to make the internet work for them. They throw up “brochure” sites because they\’ve heard they need an online presence. But their sites aren\’t generating any business for them.

So, if you go about learning how to build websites - and really take the time to understand how the web works - you have a powerful advertising tool for your business.

It will require time. But not as much as you might suppose. If you did everything yourself from scratch, it would be a nearly impossible task.

Fortunately, there are packages that come with “training wheels” for small business people. No, you won\’t have a mega-selling first class website in 30 minutes. You know better than that. But with a moderate investment of time, you will understand what really motivates your customer and be able to build a professional website that starts generating traffic - and customers - quickly.

Learning to build websites is a skill worth developing for small businesspeople. In fact, the small business successes of tomorrow are found in those learning to build websites today.

Stacy Fox has developed a successful local small business website for her husband, a divorce attorney. She\’d like to share with you how she did it on her Small Business Website Marketing blog

To many people in those years leading up to retirement also have to be of assistance to aging parents and you see the realistic side of the golden years as well. So that changes how you think about retirement and how to prepare for it. On the darker side of thinking ahead to retirement and the years of decline, there is one dread that outweighs all the others pretty much universally. That is the dread of ever having to go to a nursing home.

The concept of the horror of a nursing home has not been helped in our modern times by stories of nursing home abuse and horrible experiences older people have in those institutions. So the idea that we all might end up in such a place can be quite terrifying and create a lot of anxiety about ever retiring and letting someone take over your care that might put you in a nursing home.

Many of the terrors of nursing home life are the result of myth and stories and the media who love to portray nursing homes as torture chambers, But if the fear of a nursing home gets you in the mode to prepare for retirement and start doing your research well in advance, then that is a good fear because it is mobilizing you for doing something good for you and your family.

The good news is that a lot has changed maybe even since you had to deal with nursing homes when your own parents were aging. There are a lot of new formats for where an elderly person might go live once continuing to live alone in their house stops being an option. It is no doubt the surge of elderly people into the system caused by the graying of the baby boomer generation that has fueled a revolution in elderly car. Now there are all kinds of levels of care and the kinds of places you can look forward to spending your golden years in may resemble an apartment complex or resort more than a nursing home.

You can do a lot to reduce your anxiety about retirement by starting now and going to visit some of these retirement apartment complexes, assisted living centers and senior centers. You will be pleasantly surprised at how nice and comfortable the options are out there that you can look forward to taking advantage of in your retirement years.

But there is another important change in how you view retirement that looking into alternatives to nursing homes will bring about as well. That is the area of planning to finance these kinds of retirement options. There are many forms of retirement insurance and you may already have started paying on a policy that would provide care for you in a nursing home or a place where medical care was available in the event you had a medical decline in your golden years.

By getting a good idea what kind of facility you might prefer once it is no longer feasible or desirable for you to keep a full house going, you can anticipate preparing for that move financially as well. You can check on your insurance and if the funding you have set aside for retirement will not help out with assisted living centers, make those changes now so that insurance can accumulate value for you.

The administrators at assisted living centers can help you prepare for your move to their facility. They will be thrilled to meet someone thinking that far in advance about your future needs and because these folks are in the business of helping people like you and I move comfortably into retirement, they can help you know about programs, financing and other ways you can prepare so you are fully ready to go to a wonderful future.

Wayne Miller has written two e-books and has traded serious money inside different stock and commodity markets. One is called The US Financial Crisis of 2007-2008 and the other e-book is called Opportunity of a Lifetime. Top Ten Books and
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I am a retired expert financial advisor who for several years put out a private high end newsletter that did sell for $6k per subscriber. It was that good of information. In addition has been a trader of the markets for more than 20 years. These financial e-books are for both everyday people and both novice and experienced traders alike who desire to learn how I can predict the future inside these markets. You can you know if you know how within the stock and commodity markets worldwide and by doing so, you can learn how to obtain serious wealth and make your own retirement dreams come true.

Inside “The Financial Crisis of 2007-2008″ e-book I do reveal certain secrets on how I was able to spot major trend reversals (before these events happen).

You may not be able to change things much, but you will not be able to change anything at all, unless you know the facts behind the influences in your life, and the lives of your children. Read Dr. Mary\’s Monkey, by Edward T. Haslam.

Prior to 1955 the disease called Polio was a curse on the world, crippling and killing many people, mostly children. After 1955 a workable vaccine was developed, and children were vaccinated against this terrible disease at an early age.

Unfortunately, this polio vaccine was initially grown on the kidneys of monkeys, and it was not until a few years after the polio vaccine was invented that the first cancer-causing monkey virus was detected; to the horror of all involved it soon became evident that there were multiple cancer-causing monkey viruses tainting the new polio vaccines. This caused the medical establishment to begin looking for cancer cures right away, which were going to be needed once the recipients of the polio vaccines came of age. Richard Nixon declared war on cancer and huge funds were made available to combat what was expected to be a future cancer epidemic.

During this time several of the new polio vaccines were removed from the market because of tainting with cancer-causing monkey viruses, though very little mention was made of the problem in the media. Albert Sabin, developer of the first working polio vaccine, was quoted thus, concerning the tainted vaccines and the need to keep it mum:

“…Theres too much scaring the public unnecessarily. Oh your children were injected with a cancer virus and all that. Thats not very good!”

Regardless of what was said at the time though, the cancer epidemic that was perceived and expected way back when has now become a reality. The figures of cancer increases in the last 50+ years bear all this out, which means that 50 years after this virally tainted vaccine was used, soft tissue cancers are indeed epidemic, with over one million (And counting!) new cases reported each year. Consider the fact that prior to 1955, or earlier, many of these cancers were virtually UNKNOWN, and one begins to see some truth, however disconcerting.

Even more unfortunate than all that bad news is this: once the cancer causing monkey viruses were discovered via the polio vaccine, they then became objects of study by weapons makers, not least of who were involved in a vendetta against the Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Great efforts were made by many people in the government and the medical industry in New Orleans, Louisiana, to mutate these cancer causing monkey viruses with radiation, so that they could be used as a weapon against Castro. Their efforts paid off big and fast, with one subject, a federal prisoner who had volunteered for the experiment, being killed in 28 days! The prisoner of course had not been told the test was fatal.

Some of these weapons are now on the loose as well. According to the Center For Disease Control, ten of the top twelve bioterror agents used in modern warfare manifest as skin cancers, or other incurable and deadly soft tissue cancers! Cancer has been weaponised, and that fact has been hidden well. It is time to wake up. Time to smell the pork.

Among the players in this bio-charade and soap opera of disease were many high power medical names, including one of the worlds top specialists in cancer research, Dr. Mary Sherman, who died during this research in a very unnatural way. Also involved in this Get-Castro-Program were David Ferrie, Lee Harvey Oswald, Alton Ochsner, and many others whose names appear regularly in most investigations of the Kennedy assassination. Yes, this cancer weapon program has also been inextricably linked to the Kennedy assassination, and the ties that bind? Spell That C-I-A.

This book by Edward T. Haslam covers all of the above, and much much more, with documentation and great detail, from an insiders perspective. Mr. Haslam\’s father was a doctor and a teacher at Tulane in New Orleans, and it was from this source that Mr. Haslam began his lifelong investigation. Dr. Marys Monkey is a distillation of information and evidence concerning what can only be called a long term attack on the American people. It is, by all means, a Must Read.

After reading this book, I began to see certain patterns of history, if you will, and it seemed to me that the War On Cancer was just the first of many wars declared, then lost, by these foreign clowns and criminals who have infiltrated American Government, Medicine, Media, and Education. These wars which have been declared ad nauseum by the treasonous politico freaks and liars, whose latest versions are the war on drugs and the war on terror, do nothing so much as nurture the very forces that war is supposedly being made on.

I have also detected other patterns by reading this work, and have wondered several times if this was not an engineered happening, this sowing of cancer; was it a created circumstance, along the lines of 911, or Colombian cocaine?

This creation of a cancer epidemic seems more than anything just a very good way to A) make Americans and their insurance moneys accessible to the medical industry forever and ever; and B) nurture a nazi-like program of culling/eugenics, which is a hallmark of certain administrations who have been passing the football back and forth amongst each other now for over 50 years; and C) It is a perfect way to cover up an expected and accelerated increase in cancer which would of course erupt in conjunction with increased wireless and broadcast technologies; and D) It is a way to obtain stem cells, because even though great noise had been made over the foetal stem cell issue, the real truth of the matter is that most stem cells are derived from cancer tumors. Some cancer tumors sell for many thousands of dollars per slice, and collection activities are well developed, cryogenic, mobile, and these tumors are kept in what is called Tumor BANKS. FYI.

So.

Was the creation of this cancer epidemic used to foster a malignant, galloping growth in technical medicine which would never have transpired without? Are we seeing the real value of Human Life, as equated to paper money by doctors?

Hmmmmm?

Do get the book. See for yourself what kind of fetid and odorous intellectual dungeon you have been born into. One need only look around oneself in order to obtain a sense of the diabolical, to learn about the true devil, and all his preachers.

I suggest you start with the president, and then his closest advisors, if it is your wish to come face to face with diabolism. They are the true inheritors of this state of affairs, and it can actually be said that all this was prepared for them, to further their ends, and to further the ends of their families. The deceit, the cheating, the stealing: the seeming relish for pain and suffering and torture and hate. It is everywhere these days, and the media as well embraces this glamor of suffering and shame with gaiety and gnashing teeth. Do not believe any of them, they worship the father of lies, and America will be better off without them, when that great day comes.

Read it twice.

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Here you will experience the very best of Suffolk, great natural beauty, tradition, romance, authenticity and hospitality as well as incomparable food and matchless service. Our Luxury Hotels in Suffolk have it all from the very best spa facilities to the finest food available. Escape to a dramatic coastal hotel for a romantic weekend; stay at an elegant country house for a taste of a bygone era; or even find accommodation in a stately home with an 18-hole golf course. If you are looking for personal service and first-class facilities then you have come to the right place.

Luxury Hotels in Suffolk

For indulgent living and superb leisure facilities in a beautiful location The Ickworth Hotel above is a dream come true. Designed by an 18th century Italian who never visted the site, Ickworth was the dream of the much travelled Earl Bishop of Bristol. Today, the East Wing offers a warm and welcoming place for families to enjoy, and is surrounded by 1800 acres of glorious English Parkland.

Ickworth is a successful blend of contemporary style with the traditions of a great country house to benefit all the family.

The lavish décor does not hark back to days long gone, but has been given a contemporary feel to the ground floor and some bedrooms which maintain respect for traditions of this great house.

For a Romantic, Luxury Break, tucked away down a leafy driveway nestling beside Oulton Broad, Ivy House County Hotel is a mixture of sympathetic conversion of farm buildings and new buildings in the vernacular. Attention to detail is evident at every turn from replicating different styles of brick work to ensuring guests\’ individual needs are cheerfully met.

In the summer you can enjoy a Pimms in the summer house overlooking the lily pond. Take a stroll around the four acres of country gardens or through the grounds to Oulton Broad for the broadside footpath.

In the winter you can shelter by the open fire and enjoy long and leisurely meals in our award winning restaurant - The Crooked Barn, which, since opening in 1996, has become renowned for its excellent standard of cuisine and its amazing setting in an eighteenth century thatched barn - heavily beamed yet bright and sunny.

Sutherland House Hotel, Southwold,one of Suffolk\’s most historically important buildings, has recently been restored to the highest standard and now provides a Luxury Hotel and Fine Dining for its guests in comfortable, contemporary surroundings. The restaurant has been awarded two rosettes by the AA, and the food is locally sourced, and only seasonal ingredients are used.

The warm environment at Sutherland House Hotel is complimented by wood burning stoves, rich fabrics, lovingly prepared food and a warm welcome from the owners, Peter and Anna Banks. Highly recommended

Also on the coast is the atmospheric The Crown and Castle owned and run by Ruth Watson (the Hotel Inspector) and her husband David. They also own and run the nearby Kings Head Inn where you can get fantastic pub food. The Crown and Castle itself dates back to the C16th but the interior is contemporary and the 18 light, stylish bedrooms all have modern en-suite bathrooms. Although extremely quietly positioned, it is not a country house hotel in the hackneyed, ruched-curtain, prohibitively expensive sense. Neither is it efficient but soulless, in the way modern, city-centre hotels can be.

The story goes that the original inn was built into the walls of Orford castle, of which only the handsome Norman keep now remains standing. Sitting on our terrace (where you can have a drink on a hot summer\’s day), it makes a wonderful sight, particularly when back-lit by the setting sun.

Ruth and David Watson have set out to create a new concept in hospitality, offering a genial atmosphere, good food and well-designed, simple bedrooms at modest cost.

The Cornwallis Hotel was built in 1561 and is a wonderful retreat in the Suffolk countryside nestled in 20 acres of gardens. Each of the 16 ensuite bedrooms at the Hotel are individually furnished with antique furniture to complement the historic ambience of the Luxury Hotel.

The Cornwallis has a traditional 16C Tudor Bar where you can enjoy local Ales, and a newly refurbished restaurant that holds two rosettes from the AA. For a truly relaxing retreat try The Cornwallis

Hintlesham Hall is one of the finest Luxury Hotels in Suffolk offering
a 21st Century haven of comfort and friendly professionalism within a Grade 1 Listed Elizabethan Manor House. Hintlesham Hall is to be found nestling in 175 acres of rolling Suffolk countryside and you can enjoy excellent cuisine in our 3AA Rosette restaurant and fine wines from our award winning cellar.

For the energetic there are country walks or high quality golf at our associated PGA Golf Course, or pamper yourself with a range of beauty treatments.
The excellent gym at the Health Club is available at no charge.

The Great House in Lavenham is a beautiful 15th century hotel and restaurant in the heart of lovely Lavenham. One of the highlights of the food scene in Suffolk for over 20 years, so expect seriously good French cuisine. One of the seven best Restaurants with Rooms in Britain, according to Olive Magazine. There are four poster beds to choose from, but make sure you book early as there are only 7 rooms at The Great House!

Milsoms - a new concept in hospitality…milsoms in Dedham is a Victorian country house built in 1850 which was transformed 20 years ago into an exciting and informal hotel that offers good value and professional service in a relaxed environment. The interior design was the work of Paul Milsom\’s wife, Geraldine, and offers a mix of natural flooring, surfaces and colours that enhance the original features of the building.

In addition to soaking up the luxurious, relaxed atmosphere, the food at milsoms is to be savoured. The style of cooking is best described as global with Head Chef Stas Anastasiades taking his influences from all around the world. Within three weeks of opening the restaurant was awarded an AA rosette for its cooking.

Our fifteen stylish en-suite bedrooms all have crisp white linen, duvets and fluffy towels and are all equipped with mini bar, satellite television and tea making facilities.

According to Charles Dickens, who was an occasional visitor, Satis House “means that whoever lives in the house could wish for nothing more.”

Today, the resident proprietor of Satis House, Chiu Blackmore, also tries to ensure that her guests could wish for nothing more. The atmosphere created in their fine 18th century Grade II listed country house, set in three acres of parkland, is one of friendly relaxation. From the moment you enter the house and step onto the original York stone paving in the Entrance Hall, you realise that Satis House is a hotel with its own unique character.
In addition to the fantastic Award Winning AA 2 Rosette Restaurant, which is Egon Ronay Recommended, the Hotel offers Jacuzzis and Sauna Facilities to help relax you.

So, whatever your taste, you are guaranteed to find the perfect Luxury Hotel in Suffolk for you!

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One of the most common complaints of foreclosure victims is the enormous amount of mail that they seem to get from individuals and companies all over the country. Many of them offer to buy the house for bottom dollar, while others provide various mortgage help services to homeowners in danger. But the sheer volume of this type of mail is often very disconcerting to homeowners, who begin to believe that everyone in the country knows they are in foreclosure, and soon everyone on their block will know, as well. Getting the flood of postcards to stop, though, is much easier said than done.

As a small consolation, though, most of the general public is not going to read any one particular foreclosure victims\’ mail. Most people, even neighbors down the block, could care less if a particular homeowner in foreclosure or not. Furthermore, in the worst housing markets of the country, many homeowners in the community will be receiving the same types of mail, since many of the residents will be facing their own foreclosures. But even in the most insulated housing markets, where few foreclosures are being pursued, the average person has no interest in reading another\’s mail; there is simply too much junk mail of their own to keep up on, let alone making a habit of reading others\’ junk mail.

Also, even people who are not in foreclosure or own a home get postcards about various methods they may have available to stop foreclosure, applying for credit cards, getting out of debt, getting a new car loan, going to college for free, and any number of financial offers. Any particular homeowner will not be the only person in the city getting this kind of bulk mail, but they may just happen to be in foreclosure at the time of getting the mail. This is unfortunate, but does not change the fact that foreclosure mail spammers will send out their propaganda to everyone that they can, in order to have the highest response rate to their mailings.

Anyone who wants to know about a particular property being in foreclosure can find out in numerous other, more effective, less time-consuming, less illegal ways than reading every homeowners\’ mail. The filing of the foreclosure lawsuit is in the public records kept by the county, and anyone in the world can call the sheriff\’s department or the county clerk and ask about the status of a piece of real estate. These callers will be told that the property is currently in the foreclosure process, and they can also be told by the courts who is the defendant in the case (the homeowners) and who is the plaintiff (the bank), as well as the attorneys representing each party. So the information relating to the foreclosure status is not at all secure to begin with.

The only realistic chance of stopping the flood of postcards and offers of help is for the homeowners to try sending these places back their mail unopened or with a big “Return to Sender” mark on it. That may cut down on the mail they are receiving, although new mailers will be sent out even long after the foreclosure victims have left the house. Alternatively, they can call the numbers on the mail and tell these investors and companies to stop sending out the information. But it is not wrong for them to point out a condition of the property that is public knowledge, nor are these types of mailings illegal in any sense. They may be irritating and embarrassing, but they are just a minor part of the foreclosure process that must be dealt with.

The ForeclosureFish.com website provides homeowners with mortgage foreclosure help and information designed to educate them on how they can prevent foreclosure from taking their homes before they run out of time. The site contains numerous descriptions of what homeowners can expect, including how to stop a sheriff sale and dozens of methods to save a home, including short sales, bankruptcy, foreclosure loans, and more. Visit the Foreclosure Fish website to begin learning more about the foreclosure process and what can be done to stop it: http://www.foreclosurefish.com/

Removing chlorine from your water as well as harsh metal contaminants can be one of the smartest moves anyone does in their daily regimen.

This can be as simple as getting a water filter. Some water filters remove chlorine, others remove minerals by softening the water. Most do not kill bacteria or viruses. A water filter\’s effectiveness is not based on price. In fact, the best way to determine what it filters is to read the informational sheet contained in the packaging. Read specifically what the equipment should remove from your water.

Remember most companies use chlorine in their treatment of water that comes from your tap because it is convenient, simple and easy. It kills most harmful contaminants that are deemed necessary by the government. However, long term use of chlorine has shown bad side effects, including cancerous effects.

Removing chlorine is simple and once you have eliminated it you will find healthier benefits. In fact, removing chlorine from your shower may allow your soap and shampoo to be more effective and lather more. You may also find that when you exit your shower you have a feeling of tiredness. This is especially the case when you take a long hot shower. The steam will cause your pores to open and chlorine is quickly and readily absorbed. This chlorine toxin causes fatigue.

Here are several steps to remove chlorine from your water:

1. Get a chlorine removal filter for your shower. You can install a filter right at the shower head or have a whole house filter that removes chlorine.
2. In your drinking water, either buy purified water or filter from your faucet, use a filter pitcher, get an under sink filter or a whole house unit.
3. Make your own water when you plan to go out and take it with you. If you have been very regimen with removing chlorine you don\’t want to fall into a trap by going out and all they have available is tap water.
4. If you cannot get a shower filter, limit your showers to as brief as possible and keep the temperature down. The hotter the water, the more steam is generated and will cause you to inhale the chlorine vapors.
5. Wash your fruits and vegetable with filtered water as well.

When you use a water filter to remove chlorine you may also find your mind feeling more clear.

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Playing outdoors is a favorite childhood pastime for many of us. However, with the proliferation of video games, home computers, and the Internet in recent times, many parents of small children find it difficult to get their kids outside to play - but they should try. There is no substitute for outdoor play.

Playing outdoors will not only help keep your child physically fit and ensure that he or she gets much needed exercise, it has also been proven to affect a child\’s cognitive development and may help improve your child\’s ability to learn, understand, and be creative. However, while going to public parks, riding bikes, playing baseball and other outdoor activities are lots of fun for kids, they usually require an adult to transport and supervise the play. What\’s more, in today\’s busy world, it can be difficult for working parents to find the time to their engage kids in fun outdoor activities, and even if they do find the time, it is often a task unto itself to get them to leave the house.
What is the solution? Add a swing set to your backyard and get your children off the Internet and out in the sunshine. Bringing the simple fun of the public park into your own backyard makes it easy for your children to enjoy outdoor play and get a little exercise, all while under your supervision. Once you choose and install your swing set, see how your children take to it - if they enjoy it, and you find that they are spending more time outdoors as a result, consider adding more equipment to your backyard playground one by one. This is a practical and economical way to test the waters before spending a fortune on a playground set that your children will never use.

Swinging Safely

Now that you have decided to add a swing set to your backyard, you want to make sure it is safe for your children to play on it, and the most important factor is education. True, there are certain things to consider when choosing a swing, such as making sure it is made of a soft material like rubber rather than metal or wood, either of which can make an accidental collision painful.

Once you choose the right swing, the next step is to educate your kids on how to use it. Unfortunately, it is all too common for children to injure themselves on a swing, and, although nothing is ever 100% fool proof, you can take a few simple precautions to reduce the possibility that your child will sustain an injury. These precautions include: showing your child how to sit properly in the swing and grasp the ropes with both hands to balance themselves, teaching your child to stay a fair distance from other swings in motion as to avoid a collision with the swing or a another child, and teaching your child to bring the swing to a complete stop before getting off slowly.

Start with a swing set, teach your child swing set safety, and see how it goes. You may be pleasantly surprised to learn that your kids love playing outdoors now that you have made it so convenient, and if not, at least you didn\’t waste a bunch of money on an entirely new backyard playground.

Lisa Austen is a mother of three from Sacramento, CA. She freelance writes in her spare time. For more information on swing sets and other playground equipment, visit www.swingset.com

With growing numbers of youngsters working for long hours in shifts at BPO and KPO, several health problems, unusual for their age, have cropped up. Erratic work hours, altered circadian rhythms, social activities and lifestyle patterns have not only added stress but also changed the body function.

Circadian is a latin word meaning “around a day”. Circadian rhythms are regular mental and physical changes that occur in course of a day. The most well-known circadian rhythm is the human sleep cycle. Disturbed circadian rhythms adversely affect body temperature, blood pressure, hormones(cortisol, growth hormone, insulin, melatonin, leptin), leading to weight problems, increased risk to cardiovascular diseases, gestro intestinal disturbances, compromised immunity, lowered mental alertness, concentration, sexual behaviour, skin and hair health to name a few.

Coupled with altered circadian rhythms, consuming high calories, oil laden, high salt and sugar and dangerous trans fats from vending machines or cafeterias, long gaps between meals, going over the top partying, drinking, smoking, stress and no time to exercise makes it a lethal cocktail. The fallout of this lifestyle can range from minor complaints like increased infections, flus, sleeping and menstrual disorders, fatigue, heart burn, constipation, IBS(irritable bowel syndrome), bloating, flatulence to serious ones like obesity, hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, infertility and many more.

Certainly, this is a population “at risk” and timely intervention programmes are needed to save these people, the organization and the nation from the huge burden of disease, disability and loss of productivity. Considering that employees spend better part of his/her day at work, workplace represents a logical place to ensure proper nutrition through healthy meal provision. It is also an ideal setting for teaching employees about proper nutrition and hygiene-the effect percolating to families and entire population at little cost.

WHO has reported that intervention programs to reduce the risk of diseases through diet are largely cost effective. Also it was reported that adequate nourishment could raise national productivity by 20 per cent. Initiatives where companies have provided healthy food choices with fruit and vegetable breaks and
access to physical activity, employees have reported a change in their eating preferences, many have lost weight and now look forward to healthier meals.

Workplace is the most essential and the beat to make a start. From multinationals to small scale enterprises, everyone can benefits from improved attention to food at work. Improvements whether through improved cafeterias or mess halls, or introduction of healthy meal options, provision of safe and hygienic food and drinking water are well within the reach of any business, even the smallest. Good nutrition is good business and a sound investment!

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