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Unisex Perfume – For You And Your Partner

Rahul Rungta

2008-05-02

		Title: Unisex Perfume – For You And Your Partner

You cannot perhaps imagine spending a day in summer not wearing the right fragrance. You can choose from different perfumes available for men and women, and many other varieties that can be used by both the sexes. These fragrances are classified into unisex perfumes. What makes these fragrances unique is that you and your partner can pour on from the same bottle.

Calvin Klein has introduced an array of fragrances that are meant for both men and women. CK BE is a floral fragrance that is made out of musk, mandarin, magnolia, sandalwood and peach. The natural ingredients of the floral essence not only emit a mild aroma but it is gentle for your skin. You can wear the perfume anytime during the day.

CK One is another flowery essence launched by the designer house in 1994. The perfume is made out of flowery extracts of Jasmine and fruit extracts of papaya, pineapple, green tea and amber. It has extracts from rich spices like cardamom and nutmeg that adds to its sweetness. The perfume is meant for the daytime and refreshes you when you are at work. The aroma not only makes your mood lighter but the natural extract has a soothing effect on the skin. CK One Electric and CK One Scene are other unisex fragrances from Calvin Klein.

Designer perfumes by Gianfranco Ferre are made out flowery extracts. GIEFFEFFE is a nice scent that smells good on you and your partner. The flowery essence is made out from natural ingredients like flowers and citrus fruits on an essential oil base made of patchouli mint leaves and sandalwood. While the mint extracts in the perfume act as a coolant, the citrus fruits and sandalwood extracts are known for its healing properties. All the natural ingredients together give out a pleasant aroma.

If you have a nose for some really good smell, then you can take your pick from Virgin Island Water by Creed. This fragrance was launched by the designer house of Creed in 2007. It is a unisex perfume and it is recommended to be applied anytime during the day. Just sprinkle a little of your favorite aroma on your arms and feel the lasting fragrance throughout the day! Always trust a prominent brand label to feel the freshness as those from lower brands are sometimes irritating to the skin.

Want to gift your loved one on his or her special occasion? You can opt perfumes from popular brands like Musk Etro and Anice Etro. All these fragrances are processed at designer houses and made from natural ingredients, like fruit and flower extracts. The sweet aroma, the sophisticated bottling and unique coloring of these fragrances are sure to appeal your senses!

Active Meditation / Visualization

KC Jackson

2007-12-29

		Title: Active Meditation / Visualization

Pin down a nature scene. For exhibit scenery of mountain, meadow or ocean to picture and imagine during ad-lib session. You might consciously select a inherent scene and find that time ages you close do offhand eyes and relax a different scene pops into invent mental vision. It follows that is fine, go discuss the new scene but from time to time you have started the meditation stay with that scene for then session. Choose whatever scenery accommodates fake it feelings for from now on day.

Allow speak off the cuff* eyes to close.

Exhale contracting the abdomen gently.

Inhale by expanding the lower abdomen like it was a balloon. Inhale, Inhale, Inhale, Inhale And exhale contracting the abdomen gently

Breathe slowly and rhythmically Observe how the celestial sphere releases tightness with each year year exhalation

Continue inhaling and exhaling as long as aware on the inhale wherefore the oxygen is relaxing fake it muscles from create toes to scalp as well as deep to speak off the bat* core

Relaxation flowing deep, deep, deep right to the space between fake it atoms

Glom the breath like it is a wave onward is breathing you

Feel relaxation deepen with every breath as if do offhand celestial sphere is spreading and melting out

Observe the breath happening

On the inhalation, observe the energy of the oxygen so you draw weather* make up body French cut toes to scalp

On the exhale contract the abdomen gently and feel the deepening and strengthening sense of peace and relaxation

Sense any areas of blockage and direct relaxation thereLike finding a closed door and opening it

Release fake it consciousness of the breath time auld lang syne you sense the celestial sphere celestial sphere is totally open

Now maintaining fake it heavenly body's sense of deep peace and relaxation, imagine yourself in a mountain, meadow or ocean setting. Use all characterize senses to extend the image. Start use whichever sensation feels the strongest. Depending on how you prepare mentally late will be some visual sensations or kinesthetic (a feeling of knowing)sensations.

For master, can you feel sunshine just the right sweltering heat warming and relaxing design immortal sphere, is there a gentle caressing breeze?

How does the earth or sand feel beneath devise feet or are you lying in a meadow amongst flowers and grass?

Material scents are you aware of - salty ocean air, fragrant flowers, crisp mountain air.

Are there song and dance harass you? The breaking of waves on the shore, bird calls, the singing of a breeze get water trees or tall grass, friendly animal rune.

If you touch divergent elements what texture or sensations does that feel like? Knowledge engineering shade and color is everyplace?

Avoid developing a scenic image triumph your senses for the set meditation time.

If you have at* difficulty white-haired a sense of a fantasy image, you can use a saw* image such as do disdainful yearning or car. When you have the feel of picturing a familiar image, place your familiar object in a fantasy setting.

Continue bygone lesson for seven days.

This exercise will soup up* make ability to disease information and knowledge through your five physical senses and addendum speak off the cuff* psychic intuitive capability...

How to Write a Great Combat Scene - Advice for Fantasy Writers

Will Kalif

2006-11-22

		Title: How to Write a Great Combat Scene - Advice for Fantasy Writers

A great combat scene is a memorable event in your reader’s life. It is a microcosm of the struggle that is contained in the book itself. And good combat scenes are often dog-eared by readers and returned to over and over again. You can give your reader a great combat experience if you follow a few simple guidelines.

A combat scene is something that may take up only a few minutes of your character’s time but will take up significantly more of your reader’s time. In a combat scene the reader’s sense of time changes and because of this he or she is very sensitive to the details and the flow of the scene. This affords you the opportunity to write something very special that your reader will remember. Here are five tips for writing great combat scenes.

1. Do Your Research - You write fantasy, which means you can write anything you want. After all, it is a genre of imagination with few boundaries. But, today’s fantasy reader is very savvy when it comes to the genre. He or she has access to books, movies, websites and all sorts of sources of information. And this means that he or she probably knows a bit about the weapons, armor, and combat techniques of different cultures and periods. He or she probably knows the difference between a Claymore and a Cutlass. And even though your writing is fantasy it still has to make sense to your reader. Research weapons, armor and combat techniques as they apply to your fantasy writing. This research will not only make your scenes more realistic it will also generate interesting and memorable ideas that you can incorporate into the scenes.

2. Take advantage of the Dilation of Time – A combat scene may take a minute or less in real time but in your writing you have the freedom to expand on this and absorb much more of your readers time. This ability to take up time will make a memorable impression on your reader. Be more descriptive in the motions, thoughts and reactions of the combatants.

3. Writing style and exposition – Above all else you have to pay close attention to the way you write combat scenes. A combat scene is a microcosm of your novel in that it describes something that often involves only a few minutes of action, yet the actual exposition can last several pages and take up quite a bit of your readers time. The most important rule of the actual writing is to avoid passive sentences. The sword was not thrust into your Protagonist’s thigh; your Antagonist thrust it! Remember this rule and always edit your scenes to eliminate all passive sentences. The very nature of a combat scene is that it is active and not passive.

4. Handle Strange Creatures Realistically - When writing a creature into a combat scene whether it be a Troll, Ogre, Goblin, Orc, or any other type of exotic fantasy creature it still must follow the rules of flesh and blood. You probably don’t have a real fantasy creature to model combat motions after but you will have a familiar creature that you can use as a template for motion. Fantasy creatures are almost always distortions of real creatures. Trolls become very large men, Goblins are wiry and quick, and Centaurs follow the template of horses. What you can do is to transfer your thinking about the creature in terms of what it is similar to. How would a horse move in this situation? How would a very large man move in this combat scene? These transferrances of physique work well and make the combat realistic.

5. Give your reader something Extra – In researching and thinking about your combat scenes you will come across some great ideas that will take the scenes to new levels. Here are three examples of what I mean.

A Samurai sword is sharp on only one side but was that the only side of the weapon that the Samurai Warrior used? No! The blunt side was also a very effective weapon when the warrior wanted to subdue an enemy without killing or maiming. An observation like this can add a very strong distinction in the scene and can give you an interesting angle to think about and to have your characters think about.

Many hand weapons of the medieval period had a spike or metal cap on the bottom end of the handle. This was a very effective means of striking an enemy when the fighting got real close and it became difficult to swing the business end of the weapon. An observation like this can have a dramatic effect on the flow of a fight scene.

The Flamberge was a large two-handed weapon that was swung much like a baseball bat but the bottom portion of the blade was often wrapped in leather so when the fighting got close the wielder could choke up on it and swing it in a tighter and more controlled arc. Adding a detail like this lends a note of authority to the scene.

Just because you are writing fantasy doesn’t mean you can write implausible and over the top fight scenes. Even fantasy worlds have rules of body and weapon to follow. If you know a little bit about weapons, armor and the rules of body motion you can write some truly memorable combat scenes that will give your reader an experience that will be fondly remembered and oft returned to.

Will Kalif is the author of two self-published epic fantasy novels. You can download free samples of his work at his personal website: Storm The Castle - Creativity and Fantasy with an edge

Or you can visit his blog devoted to all things medieval at: The Heroic Dreams Medieval Blog

Scene Modes and Your Digital Camera

Mike Browns

2006-05-07

		Title: Scene Modes and Your Digital Camera

Most people don't want to mess with their digital camera's settings. The rest of us may not understand what they are for and what they can do. Camera manufacturers realize this and are making it easier to take great photos. It is done through a feature called scene modes. Scene modes are mini-programs designed to automatically adjust your camera's settings that are best suited for the situation. By merely twisting a knob or pushing a button a few times, you are able to quickly and easily adjust your camera to get a great shot nearly every time.

Here are some of the more common scene modes and what they do:

Backlight - eliminates dark shadows when light is coming from behind the subject or when the subject is in the shade.

Beach/Snow - this mode is used when photographing beach, snow and sunlight water scenes. Exposure times and white balance are set to help prevent the scene from becoming washed out looking.

Fireworks - shutter speed and exposure are set for shooting fireworks: pre-focusing and the use of a tripod is highly recommended.

Landscape - this mode is used to take photos of wide scenes. The camera automatically focuses on a distant object.

Macro - is used to take close-up shots of small objects, such as coin, flowers or insects. The lens can be moved closer to the object than in other modes. The use of a tripod is highly recommended.

Night Scene - is used when photographing night scenes - what else? Slow shutter speeds are used. You'll need that tripod again.

Panning or Action - this mode will "freeze" the action of the subject while blurring the background to give the feel of motion or speed.

Panorama - is used to take a series of shots from one point and "stitch" them together with software to make a wide angle scene.

Party Mode - is used to take photos in a dim lit room. Exposure and shutter speeds are adjusted for room brightness. The camera must be held very steady in this mode.

Portrait - this mode automatically focuses on the subject and puts the background slightly out of focus.

Sports - is similar to action modes. Fast shutter speeds "freeze" the action. Best shots will result when taken in bright lighting conditions and when you are pre-focused on an area.

Sunset - is used to take photos of sunsets and sunrises. This mode helps keep the deep hues in the scene.

Some cameras have as many as 20 different scene modes. Some modes will automatically adjust the size of your photo for on-line auction. Some are supposed to take 10 pounds off the subject. Regardless of how many scense your camera has, always read the instruction manual. Each manufacturer has their own terminology. By understanding and using scene modes, you will get a great shot every time.

Mike Browns has been an amateur photography enthusiast for many years. Recently he began exploring e-commerce. His latest venture may be found at www.camerasatcousinmikes.com.

Light is life!

TJ Tierney

2005-12-10

		Title: Light is life!

Understanding natural light is a “must” for good landscape images.

The job of a landscape photographer is to record a scene. Yet, photographers often fail to capture what it felt like to be actually at a scene.

A good landscape photographer arrives at a scene early, and waits for the scene to unfold. Waiting patiently for changing colours and changing mood, which all go along with the change of the weather.

Vital to all of this is light - natural light and all the elements it brings to a scene.

To be able to use light correctly and creatively we first must understand it. Once we understand it we can use it to our advantage in creating beautifully, dramatic landscape images.

There are three basic qualities of light: intensity, direction and colour.

Intensity: refers to the strength of light. If the sun is high in the sky, light can be harsh and too strong. Cloudy days bring soft and defused light.

Direction: this refers to light placement. There are three categories of light placement: front, back and side-lighting. Side lighting produces more texture between light and shade.

Colour: the colour of sunlight varies depending upon conditions and time of day. If the sun shines at the beginning or the end of the day, the colour of the light will be much warmer, and will lead to a much more dramatic scene.

While all three are different qualities of light, they all have another important factor in common - time of day. Choosing the correct time of day is a foremost in capturing a scene at its best. The intensity of light brings out different colours in a landscape image. Colours in landscape photography depend on light available and also what time you shoot a scene, and where you place your camera.

Early morning shots will cast a red hue in your images. This only lasts a few minutes after sunrise. As the morning progresses the red hue turns to yellow. This normally lasts while the sun is low in the sky. Long shadows are cast along a scene during these early hours. These can add mood to an image. Come mid-day the sun is high in the sky. The shadows are gone. This is the best time of the day for landscape photographers.

As the day turns to evening and the sun gradually falls in the sky, the sun casts stronger colours similar to morning. Sunset can be just as exciting as sunrise.

Time and light come hand in hand. Using both together will most certainly bring out the best in your landscape photographs. We ourselves decide what direction we use, do we use the sun at our backs, or is it better to use it at our side? I prefer side-lighting or facing the sun.

If you’re unsure go to a scene and take a few images. Mark the ground so you can place the camera in the exact same spot and return a few hours later. Return to the scene several times and take notes of light direction. Record the different exposures you take your images. Compare the shots from the different times of day, and the answer will unfold in front of you.

Understanding natural light develops your ability to create better images. You’ll then start to see the beauty of light and colours in a new and exciting way.

TJ Tierney. Irish Landscape photographer. http://www.goldprints.com

Evaluating the London Bomb Scene

Fabiola Castillo

2007-07-01

		Title: Evaluating the London Bomb Scene

Friday, June 29, 2007 marked another day in London's history in which a terror scare rocked the people of this city. Fortunately, nobody was hurt unlike the last bombing that struck a London public transport system nearly two years ago next week. Two car bombs were discovered and quickly defused by a Scotland Yard bomb squad. Now the hunt goes on to find the perpetrators who could have caused such mass destruction of innocent lives.

If these car bombs did explode, how do forensic criminal investigators go about evaluating this particular crime scene? In this article, we will attempt to explain how the investigators evaluate explosive situations, how they define explosives, and how they go about investigating a bomb scene.

Explosions and fires are similar chemical reactions that take place since both result from the consumption of fuel and oxygen. The only difference between the two is that an explosion reaction occurs faster than a fire reaction. Explosion reactions use up their fuel such as gasoline or gunpowder almost instantaneously partly because the materials are confined to a small space. Fire reactions, on the other hand, consume their fuel such as wood, trees, or paper more slowly than explosion reactions. If you ignited these materials in an open space, the materials simply burn. In contrast, if you tightly pack these same materials into a container, it explodes when you light it up.

Explosions pose problems for investigators. The explosive device and any surrounding structures are heavily damaged if not entirely obliterated. Unless a secondary fire occurs, investigators can usually ascertain the point of origin with no problem. Finding fragments of the device, timers, or igniters is another story.

Explosives are categorized as either high or low according to the speed of their resulting shock wave. Low explosives usually move at rates of up to 1,000 m/s, and high explosives may reach speeds up to 8,500 m/s.

Black powder and smokeless gunpowder are the most readily available and commonly used low explosives. A mixture of table sugar and potassium chlorate makes another easy explosive. Bombers do not need to be complex.

High explosives can be divided into two categories all dependent upon their sensitivity to heat, friction, or mechanical shock.

Initiating explosives are highly sensitive to these effects. Because of their instability, home-made bombs rarely use initiating explosives. These explosives are usually found in primers and blasting caps, where they initiate other more stable noninitiating explosive reactants. Mercury fulminate and lead azide are widely used in this manner.
Noninitiating explosives are more stable and commonly used in military and commercial applications. Examples of these explosives include dynamite, trinitrotoluene (TNT), pentaerythritrol tetranitrate (RDX), and cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (PETN). ANFO, an easily made explosive material, is a mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil.

Ammonium nitrate is an oxidant loaded with oxygen and can be found in fertilizers. Bombs made from this material were used in the Oklahoma City and 1993 World Trade Center bombings.

Investigating a Bomb Scene

Looking through the scene of an explosion requires the same attention to detail as does a search of a fire scene. Searching for remnants of an explosive device such as the igniter and timer may be important in determining the type of explosive used and the persons responsible for this crime. Furthermore, forensic criminal investigators focus their searches on gathering debris to test for unexploded residue, which is almost always present.

Microscopic examination of the debris may unveil black powder, gun powder, or both of which are easily recognizable by the color and conformation of their particles. After conducting a microscopic inspection of the debris, the lab technician rinses the debris with a solvent, usually acetone, and then analyzes the resulting solution, using various scientific laboratory techniques such as thin-layer (TLC) or gas chromatography (GC) and mass and infrared spectroscopy. Determining the identity of the explosive is made through a combination of these techniques.

After determining the nature of the explosive used, criminal investigators then target their investigation on the seller and buyer of that explosive.

How Do You Write To Produce A Bestseller?

Adam Khoo

2007-11-06

		Title: How Do You Write To Produce A Bestseller?

A lot of people think that for them to write a best selling book, they must be an excellent writer. That you must use flowery and complicated language, a level or standard equivalent to that of a degree or PHD holder.

Let me use the following example of a friend of mine. His name is Stuart.
One of the starting points in his writing was in the academic field. He was particularly good at writing his honours thesis and all that kind of stuff. Thus he did pretty well in the technical sense. But when it came to writing a book, every time he re-read his book, he got bored with his own writing. It was quite unsettling because on the one hand, he knew that he had information but on the other hand, he didn't know how to deliver it.

So what he did was take a step back and started to investigate the field of copywriting.

And copywriting has got really powerful ways in which you intensify emotions in an audience. He learnt about intensifiers; these are words that bring out the emotional states you are in by using the right words.

What kind of words evoke emotions? For example the word "money" is a little bit more primitive and therefore attracts more attention than the word "wealth". "Wealth" tends to appeal to, slightly more sophisticated viewers and readers and so on.

For example, comparing the two titles, "How To Make Money", and "How To Create Massive Wealth In 32 days". Which title sounds more captivating? The answer is the second title, because there's a lot more emotions as the title contains more visual words.

For a book, words form 100% of your communication and the right words you use in your book can have a tremendous impact. You always find that the best kind of writing is not only simple but one that's very conversational. It is a way of writing that; as you write, you are also speaking to that person.

The method in which you describe in quotations, that's the tone of voice in which you use it. So there are ways to add enthusiasm and tonality by using exclamation marks, question marks. All of those things are important but most people have ignored them. So what is important is that the writing has got to move the audience's hearts.

Your writing has just got to be simple, that's because, the man on the street is a simple person. The trouble is that most people attempt to write in a way that is too complicated and contains too much technical jargon; most people are not going to understand, and when they do not understand they are not going to continue reading your book.

So remember, your bestselling book is best when it is simple!

The 3 Things You Must Do Or Know Before Becoming A Crime Scene Investigator

Kenneth Echie

2007-10-14

		Title: The 3 Things You Must Do Or Know Before Becoming A Crime Scene Investigator

There are many people who dream of becoming crime scene investigators (CSI). Who can blame them? This job can be fun. If you don't believe me, just watch the television show, CSI: Miami.

But reality can be different. The role played by crime scene investigators on TV can be different from real life. This is why some things need to be set straight about the CSI career. This article will address the 3 things all aspiring crime scene investigators must know before they become one.

1.Those aspiring to be crime scene investigators must know that not all law enforcement agencies will hire a civilian CSI. There are various reasons for this.

One of the reasons is that the agency may not be big enough to dedicate a person to doing this job. So what these types of agencies do is have a police officer to play the role of CSI. This way, the officer can be doing other things when he or she is not collecting crime scene evidence.

Another reason is that the budget is just not there to support the position of a CSI. Like everything else in life, money is also an issue for law enforcement agencies. They have budgets and limited resources they have to live under. What these law enforcement agencies do when there is a crime is request for the help of a CSI from other friendly law enforcement agencies. This way, they save the cost of having a CSI on staff.

2.A CSI must be available to work 24/7. Crime has no appointed time. It can happen any minute or hour of the day. It does not know the weekend.

So, somebody who wants to work as a CSI must avail themselves at all times. You may be called in the middle of dinner or in the middle of your kid's birthday party. You have to be ready and willing to pick up and go to the crime scene.

3.In the past, most crime scene investigators were trained in-house by law enforcement agencies. Thanks to television, this is changing. You now have colleges offering CSI education. You can get anywhere from certificate to masters degree in crime scene investigation.

But keep in mind that all the education will not replace the additional training you will receive by the law enforcement agency that employs you. There is nothing like real life training and guidance from real life CSIs. But the education you get from college will definitely give you an advantage, both in getting the job and performance after you get the job.

I have covered the 3 things I believe you should know before becoming a crime scene investigator. There are of course other things you have to know. Covering every little thing is beyond what I can cover in a short article like this. I encourage you to continue to expand your knowledge if you aspire to become a CSI.

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The Beijing Art Scene: Factory 798

Timothy Green

2007-10-08

		Title: The Beijing Art Scene: Factory 798

The contemporary art scene in China is still in its early stages, but there's little doubt that it has come a long way since the 70s, when the Cultural Revolution was responsible for the repression of all the arts. A vivid example of China's newly flourishing art movement is the vast complex of galleries, shops and bars spearheading the renaissance in a largely abandoned military electronics complex located in Beijing's Dashanzi District.

With its still intact Mao Zedong slogans propagating Marxist-Leninist thought, factory 798 is the hub for creating and showcasing contemporary paintings and sculpture, contrasting sharply with its fairly recent history. Warehouse rooms where workers once studied the Little Red Book are now populated with painters and performers and purveyors of gourmet food, designers of haute couture, and crafters of luxury furniture. Live music can be heard at numerous house bars and chic bookshops and cafes. Factory 798 can best be described as the Soho-esque district of Beijing and is now the third most visited attraction in the city after the Great Wall and the Forbidden City.

Built by the Russians in the early 1950s as part of the war-reparations deal with Germany, the State-owned plant churned out electronic goods by the millions for the People's Liberation Army. Architecturally, the factory was built in the Bauhaus style reflecting the influence of the German designer Walter Gropius. During China's modernization in the 1990s, most of the factory was closed down due to falling orders and other factors, resulting in thousands of workers being laid off and the warehouses being vacated.

The buildings are architecturally simple, emphasizing utility. Their massive ducts and vast windows were designed to help conscientious workers increase production, and the open spaces served as large assembly lines. The walls still bear slogans painted during the Cultural Revolution, but now the peeling paint and massive boilers have become part of the art. Currently, over seventy artists and fifty chic enterprises have settled in. It's now considered the place to go for a look at modern Chinese art.

Unfortunately, Factory 798 is an endangered species. The city is continuing its campaign of urban development, replacing the labor-intense and polluting industries with low-pollution, low-capital office buildings and high-tech electronic industries. Demolition of Factory 798 is set to begin by the end of this year.

Artists have submitted a proposal to the government to save the art center, but they are not optimistic. A final decision of the fate of Factory 798 will be made before the end of 2007. One can only hope that China's center for the avant-garde remains intact and continues to flourish.

Scene Modes On Your Digital Camera

Mike Browns

2006-05-20

		Title: Scene Modes On Your Digital Camera