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A Shih Tzu show dog kennel should practice preventive medicine as the means of maintaining optimum health. The Shih Tzu show dog must be available for showing for extended periods of time. Preventive medicine is much more practical and is kinder to the Shih Tzu.

The Shih Tzu show dog must have routine checks for parasites and a strict maintenance of inoculations. Being in the show ring presents more chances of being exposed to disease germs. It is imperative that the Shih Tzu show dog that has been traveling from show to show be kept separate from the home crew once returning home. This can be compared to the older sister or brother who goes to school and brings home the chicken pox to all younger brothers and sisters. Extra precautions should be taken by the Shih Tzu show dog kennel to prevent possible spread of disease germs to the entire kennel and/or any Shih Tzu puppies for sale present among them.

Three very serious diseases to which all dogs are susceptible are:

1. Distemper

2. Hepatitis

3. Leptospirosis

These diseases are serious because they are frequently fatal. Fortunately, there are effective inoculations against all three.

Fleas and ticks are present in almost all parts of the country during warm weather. They are easy to pick up and sometimes quite difficult to get rid of, especially in the case of a long-coated Shih Tzu. Fleas and ticks also are capable of causing a dog to become infested with worms and sometimes diseases.

The simple rule to follow is to consult the veterinarian whenever there is the least question concerning the health of a Shih Tzu show dog. This is especially true in the case of the various diseases of the skin or conditions that result in seasonal irritants. These problems need to be treated promptly in order to prevent a chronic condition leading to the ruin of a Shih Tzu show dog coat, but is also detrimental to the over-all health of the Shih Tzu.

Toy Dogs, which include the Shih Tzu, have physical problems that are peculiar to them. The Toy dogs also have a few advantages over other certain classes of dogs. Many of the special problems affecting Toy dogs are the direct result of having been bred down to their present size. Toy dogs are actually a creation of man mainly for an amusing house pet.

Connie Limon is a Shih Tzu breeder. She is publishes a FREE weekly newsletter with a focus upon health and wellness for you and your pets. Designer dog clothes are offered on the website. Discounts are offered to subscribers. Sign up at: http://www.stainglassshihtzus.com

Although acid reflux can be controlled through the means of medical treatments and appropriate diet, some people who suffer from severe forms of the condition may require acid reflux surgery. Acid reflux has a recidivating character and surgery is the best means of fully overcoming the condition. There are several medical procedures in acid reflux surgery and the most effective ones are Laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery, also known as Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication and Intraluminal Endoscopic surgery. These surgical procedures are both considered to be safe and patients usually recover quickly after the operation.

Acid reflux (gastro-esophageal reflux disease) is a physiological condition that usually occurs due to inappropriate activity of the lower esophageal sphincter (muscular valve that connects the esophagus to the stomach), allowing the content of the stomach to reflux into the esophagus and throat. In normal conditions, the esophageal lower sphincter should be able to prevent the regurgitation of the stomach acids into the esophagus.

The sphincter normally acts like a barrier between the stomach and the esophagus, sealing the walls of the esophagus in order to protect the organ from the digestive fluids produced by the stomach. However, due to abnormal pressure at the lower end of esophagus, weakness of the esophageal lower sphincter, abnormal positioning of the esophagus inside the body or inconstant muscular contractions of the sphincter, the digestive fluids produced by the stomach are allowed to enter into the esophagus and the throat. Acid reflux surgery can correct the actual causes of the condition, normalizing the activity of the lower esophageal sphincter and therefore preventing the access of gastric acids to the superior levels of the esophagus.

Acid reflux surgery involves simple medical procedures and it provides permanent results for people who are constantly affected by the condition. Acid reflux surgery is recommended for people with chronic forms of acid reflux, but it is also suitable for other patients with less serious forms of the condition.

The most common form of acid reflux surgery is fundoplication. This form of acid reflux surgery involves tightening the walls of the esophagus in the region adjacent to the stomach, thus increasing the pressure near the lower esophageal sphincter. By increasing the pressure at the union point between the esophagus and stomach, acid reflux surgery prevents the content of the stomach from being regurgitated upwards, inside the esophagus and the throat. One other method used in acid reflux surgery involves tightening the esophageal valve. By doing so, the valve will be able to efficiently seal the esophagus, preventing the reflux of gastric acid inside it.

Intraluminal endoscopic acid reflux surgery basically involves the same medical procedures, but performed through the means of an endoscope. This form of acid reflux surgery is very quick and its risks are minimal. The majority of patients recover rapidly after this form of acid reflux surgery and they usually don’t require post-operatory treatment.

Thanks to medical advance and the multitude of modern treatments available these days, acid reflux surgery can be performed in a quick, safe and effective way.

http://www.acid-reflux-info-guide.com is one of the best acid reflux information sites on the net. Visit it if you are looking for great information on acid reflux symptoms, acid reflux diet, acid reflux surgery and many more.

Has the stress of life built up in your back and shoulder area?
Have you been unable to get to that hard to reach back area?
Do you feel ready to peel off that shirt and show some skin at the Beach?
… then the Back Facial was designed for you!

Facial? Yep, this thorough yet relaxing process was originally developed for the face, and can include any or all of the following: cleansing, exfoliation, steaming, extraction, mud mask, gentle arm stretches, light back massage, toner and moisturizing lotions.

Now there is a Back Facial, billed as a “professional-strength pore-clearing exfoliating treatment”, designed to alleviate congested areas on your back due to excessive oil and acne, to eliminate dry skin from exposure to sun and the elements, and relieve back pain from overtaxed muscles and chronic stress. A back Facial is a great, first time, non-threatening spa treatment, and leaves you feeling really relaxed and refreshed.

Each Spa offers different variations of treatments that usually last 50 to 60 minutes, and cost $60 to $150 depending on the products used, choices of treatment and exclusiveness of the salon.
We heartily recommend you try this new treatment … we know you’ll “Go Back”!

© 2005 Jolene Schwartz

Jolene Schwartz is a grooming specialist for over 20 years; as a master barber and licensed cosmetologist in her own men’s salon. She launched http://appearancesformen.com e-com site; writing monthly columns about men’s products, lifestyle, and offering the finest in men’s grooming products.

It is important to write down your goals, since that action imprints them on your brain. Before writing your goals, identify what price you are willing to pay to achieve them. These may be material, emotional, or spiritual. At some point, expose your barriers and excuses; write them on a separate piece of paper. This list is not meant to be dwelled on; it is meant merely as acknowledgement - celebrate as you conquer each barrier or excuse.

If you are finding it difficult to decide on what you want, you could consider what author Michael Losier advised in his book, The Law of Attraction.
He teaches a process of listing what you don’t want as a prelude to making your definitive list of what you do want. Mark Victor Hansen co-author of Chicken Soup for The Soul said, “Once focused on the positive, you act as a magnet, to attract those things you hold in your mind.”

You may have heard of S.M.A.R.T. goals. The acronym stands for specific, measurable, attainable/agreed on, relevant, and timely. My colleagues and I created an alternative formula. Here it is.

The last element is In Your Face. Write out your goals, cut out magazine pictures, or draw them yourself. Paste and post the images all over your world, including your bathroom mirror. Keep it in your face and top-of-mind.

Most people don’t set long-term goals, let alone write them down. Some fear failure and criticism if they are less than 100 percent successful. Others don’t know how to set goals. The vast majority do not appreciate the value of setting goals. The benefits of written goals are simple. They provide direction, momentum, and motivation.

International speaker, Dr. Brian E. Walsh, is the bestselling author of Unleashing Your Brilliance. For much of his 30-year corporate career he was involved in human resources, specifically training.

While living in the arctic, Brian studied anthropology and Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP), which prepared him for working with other cultures. He was then transferred to China where he served as his company’s GM.

After his return to Canada, he elected early retirement to further his earlier interest in NLP and hypnotherapy. He returned to formal study, and within four years had achieved his Ph.D. His dissertation, which focused on accelerated learning techniques, inspired his passion and his book, “Unleashing Your Brilliance”. Information is available at http://www.UnleashingBook.com

Dr. Walsh regularly conducts workshops on accelerated learning. He is a master practitioner of NLP, an acupuncture detoxification specialist, an EFT practitioner, and a clinical hypnotherapist.

Subscribe to his monthly eZine, “Enriched Learning” at http://www.UnleashingBook.com

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I guess most of us have know this for many years but now even the creators of Windows have admitted it - Microsoft Says Recovery from Malware Becoming Impossible “When you are dealing with rootkits and some advanced spyware programs, the only solution is to rebuild from scratch. In some cases, there really is no way to recover without nuking the systems from orbit,” Said Mike Danseglio, program manager in the Security Solutions group at Microsoft.

If that wasn’t bad enough Robert X. Cringely wrote :-

Last week, a Microsoft data security guru suggested at a conference that corporate and government users would be wise to come up with automated processes to wipe clean hard drives and reinstall operating systems and applications periodically as a way to deal with malware infestations. What Microsoft is talking about is a utility from SysInternals, a company that makes simply awesome tools.

The crying shame of this whole story is that Microsoft has given up on Windows security. They have no internal expertise to solve this problem among their 60,000-plus employees, and they apparently have no interest in looking outside for help. I know any number of experts who could give Microsoft some very good guidance on what is needed to fix and secure Windows. There are very good developers Microsoft could call upon to help them. But no, their answer is to rebuild your system every few days and start over. Will Vista be any better? I don’t think so.

I find that really sad. Like many of us I own a large collection of music and movies which are still usable 20+ years later but the data on your PC will be lucky to survive a year or two without a backup. Some copy protection systems will even forbid you to make backups or transfer to another PC so when your PC finally dies, your stuff goes with it. The only good side to all of this is you will be forced to buy your music/movie/game collection all over again and some media exec will finally get that 3rd yacht.

Its for that reason I don’t use Windows for anything serious these days but when I did I would always create separate partitions on my hard drive; one (C:) for Windows and programs and the other (D:) for all my stuff. Each time Windows had become unusable mainly due to ‘WinRot’ (A special feature of Windows to slowly degrade after about 12 months of use), I could safely wipe my C: drive, re-install Windows and programs with out losing anything valuable. I used to set-up my customers PCs in much the same way. I suspect many other engineers used similar strategies but what about the person who buys a PC from a shop ? Most of those will have everything on the C: drive so if a wipe+reinstall is needed due to a crash/virus/root-kit/etc, the owners are likely to lose everything if they have not done a backup.

I expect many people reading this would regard it as just another PC problem but I have been using Linux and BSD for about three years now and have yet to see anything like this, although Linux isn’t without its problems too. When I upgraded from SuSE 9.2 to 9.3, I noticed a ‘feature’ of SuSE Linux called ‘Update-Rot’ which silently removed a few critical programs. As this was the free version I guess I cant complain and I managed to get them all back, so all was well.

They say the worst equipment makes the best engineers so I certainly got a good education from the 6 years I spent using / fixing Windows, especially in recovering data from crippled Windows machines. So here are a few tips :-

1.Its not a question of ‘if’ your PC crashes, its a question of ‘when’. If you are using an earlier versions of Windows it will be much sooner than you think.

2.Keep any valuable data on at least one other device. There are plenty of options like CD-RW, USB drives and NAS (Network attached storage). Even an old PC could be used to backup valuable data via a network.

3.Identify where your data actually is. If you are using Linux or BSD most of your data including email, favourites, documents, music, photos and even program settings are usually kept in your personal folder. If you are using Windows things are a lot more complicated as a lot of your data will scattered across several folders or embedded in the Registry.

4.Think security. Only install software if you trust the author and really need it. Make sure you have a decent virus scanner and firewall. As an added precaution use an ‘ADSL modem+router’ combo to access the Internet instead of just an ‘ADSL modem’.

5.There is also a rumour going around that the new version of Mac OS X will be able to run native Windows programs (a bit like VMWare, Xen or WINE) - just imagine being able to run your favourite programs without the security woes. Could be worth a look when it comes out.

It has been estimated that when data lose occurs, most companies only last about two years. I wonder how many companies have been decimated by simple Windows crash. That’s why I use Linux and FreeBSD: They rarely crash, and if they do, I know I can recover my data quite easily because its all in one place.

Pete Blue has been a software developer for many years on systems like Linux, FreeBSD, Windows, UNIX and even DOS. http://www.PJBlue.co.uk

Author of over 200 publications. Former President of the Teratology Society among other accomplishments. Professor Johnson began to take an interest in the scientific signs in the Qur’n at the 7th Saudi Medical Conference (1982), when a special committee was formed to investigate scientific signs in the Qur’n and Hadth. At first, Professor Johnson refused to accept the existence of such verses in the Qur’n and Hadth. But after a dicussuion with Sheikh Zindan he took an interest and concentrated his research on the internal as well as external development of the fetus.

“…in summary, the Qur’n describes not only the development of external form, but emphasises also the internal stages, the stages inside the embryo, of its creation and development, emphasising major events recognised by contemporary science.”

“As a scientist, I can only deal with things which I can specifically see. I can understand embryology and developmental biology. I can understand the words that are translated to me from the Qur’n. As I gave the example before, if I were to transpose myself into that era, knowing what I do today and describing things, I could not describe the things that were described…

I see no evidence to refute the concept that this individual Muhammad had to be developing this information from some place… so I see nothing here in conflict with the concept that divine intervention was involved in what he was able to write…”

About the Author

Professor and Chairman of the Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, and Director of the Daniel Baugh Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Many people today, own houses with enough outdoor areas to put some nice furniture. Buying outdoor furniture for your home, is not hard at all, as many retailers are offering wide catalogues and their showrooms are filled with beautiful outdoor furniture that can be easily selected and purchased. All the major discount stores have an outdoor furniture section, but of course, buying outdoor furniture cannot be limited to traditional stores. The Internet has also a large number of websites that feature wonderful options, when it comes to buying furniture for your backyard. Everything is just a click away, and it will be shipped to your front door.

As time goes by and people learn how to take advantage of their free time and open spaces, many realize how convenient and relaxing a good set of outdoor furniture could be. It is almost like having a second living room outside that allows people to recreate most of their indoor activities. During a beautiful day, it is possible to enjoy a cold drink and a nice book, while sitting on your outdoor sofa. Of course, even dining right on your patio is a good and appealing option. So, consider all these factors when buying outdoor furniture for your backyard.

My usual op-ed fare is writing about immigration and border control. The readers’ responses I have been getting from writing about that issue have prompted me to think recently about Free Speech and how Americans in particular handle dissenting views. I am not speaking about someone who writes me to rant about the positions I take on different issues. I expect that. What I mean are those who write and say that I should “shut up” or be “shut down” from expressing my views.

I do not get that at all! Why would so-called vanguards of Free Speech and Free Expression want to shut “anyone” down? Why would they want to silence someone who is expressing the rights that Americans supposedly are championing? Besides, isn’t this the reputation Americans think they represent to the rest of the worldChampions of Free Speech?

So what exactly is the deal? What’s going on with Americans these days? What has happened to simple, common respect for someone who has a dissenting view from your own? One would think, from the readers who write me as well as what one reads in the popular press, someone who takes a dissenting viewpoint from one’s own should be tarred and feathered at the very least. At the worst, he should be denied the necessities of life. Why is that?

Let’s Define Terms

Free Speech is an ideology that has as its heart humility, tolerance, and optimism. It is humility that allows for the possibility that what you believe might not be as “set in stone” as you once thought. It is humility that moves you to evaluate an argument for the sake of truth and not because you like the person giving the argument. It is also humility that forces you to evaluate the argument of the person you might find objectionable personallyagain for the sake of truth! Just because you find someone objectionable does not mean they CANNOT have something valid to say.

Free Speech has as its heart tolerance. I do not mean tolerance for someone preaching harm to another or for committing a crime. That is the line Free Speech does NOT cross. If someone wants to hold a public meeting and tell you how to build a bomb to blow up Chicago, then rational thinking dictates that is the line Free Speech does not cross. Free Speech has at its heart a tolerance for those with whom we don’t agree or understand.

When Jane Fonda was promoting her recent book, a Vietnam War Veteran who apparently took offence with her views, spit in the woman’s face. When Republican conservative Ann Coulter was invited to speak at a University, a male college student, who didn’t like what she was saying, physically assaulted her on-stage. Now, no matter what you think of someone on the left or the right of the political spectrum, these two women had the right of Free Expression and should be able to do so without the fear of reprisal. They were in essence punished for their dissenting point-of-view–that is Free Speech denial at its best.

Finally, Free Speech has at its heart a kind of optimism that Free Expression will triumph in the end.

Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes said the following regarding the “marketplace of ideas”, in his dissent in Abrams v. U.S.:

“[W]hen men have realized that time has upset many fighting faiths, they may come to believe even more than they believe the very foundations of their own conduct that the ultimate good desired is better reached by free trade in ideas– that the best test of truth is the power of thought to get itself accepted in the competition of the market, and that truth is the only ground upon which their wishes safely can be carried out. That at any rate is the theory of our Constitution. It is an experiment, as all life is an experiment.”

These are inspiring words to me as a writer and a Christian. The only tragedy I see is the “Market Place where the Free Trade in Ideas” thrives has left the building! Who closed it down and where can I find it again in America? If it is still there, I cannot see it. All evidence would lead me to believe that Market Place is no more in America.

The most recent example of this hit me very personally this morning. I awoke to an e-mail from a fellow with whom I dealt some months ago. A while back, he wrote my editor asking to reprint an article on the web site forum he runs in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

If you know nothing of San Miguel, it is a small Colonial Mexican town not too far from where I live. It has been an American Expatriate colony for many decades and has a large American gay community.

This person, after making the request for my article, apparently read my writing bio and discovered that I had written a small booklet on the “Gay Agenda”. This person made some large assumptions about the book, without having read it, and then retracted his request for my article reprint. That’s fineI have no problem with that.

I wrote the book from a Christian perspective. It was, in fact, a castigation of the Christian community for NOT loving their neighbors as themselves as Christ commanded in the New Testament. I make the argument that this includes our “gay” neighbors. I also evaluate the so-called evidence for “gays being born that way” and offer my dissenting view of the position taken by the “gay community”. I do not agree with their position. I offer a reasoned explanation for my view that gay sex is the result of one’s chosen sexual ethics.

That was my Free Speech that I expressed in the book.

That this fellow disagreed is fine by me. My life will go on. So this morning, I saw three e-mails from this same person’s e-mail address that contained viruses in attachments. I, of course, did not open them because I recognized the dangerous file extension. I also recognized his e-mail address.

What shall we make of this? Because I hold a different viewpoint and try to offer a reasoned argument why, should I be punished for my dissention? This is a salient example of the fact the “Market place of ideas where the free exchange of points and counterpoints has long left America and is no place to be found”!

Is this fascism?

Fascists ideologically rebel against Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. One has the liberty to express a dissenting view. One has the equality not to be treated differently or harmed for your dissenting voice. Finally, one has fraternity to be loved by your neighbor, as Christ commanded, despite having different views.

Whether fascism is running rampant in America today, I cannot say. It seems Americans have one foot in the door! Listen again to Justice Holmes, in his dissent in Gitlow v. U.S., where he recognized the full implication of free speech was to allow ideas to compete, no matter what the consequences:

“If in the long run, the beliefs expressed in proletarian dictatorship are destined to be accepted by the dominant forces of the community, the only meaning of free speech is that they should be given their chance and have their way.”[1]

On the denial of Free Expression, Philosopher John Stuart Mill said this:

“[T]he peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is, that it is robbing the human race; posterity as well as the existing generation; those who dissent from the opinion, still more than those who hold it. If the opinion is right, they are deprived of the opportunity of exchanging error for truth: if wrong, they lose, what is almost as great a benefit, the clearer perception and livelier impression of truth, produced by its collision with error.”[2]

[1] http://www.spectacle.org/296/rulebk.html
[2] Ibid

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The days where laptops for gaming were a specialist market are fading really fast. Sure they were not made in significant quantities but system builders did generate a lot of profit on them. These were the type of notebooks desired by many but the price was just too high. Obviously as they were so state of the art they were the best laptop computers in relation to speed. Regardless of whether that was true I believe the prices were so expensive that we would buy laptops that were not so great instead. These days things vary a lot with international brands also making gaming notebooks.

Laptops for gaming are typically not affordable by people and tier 1 companies know they can benefit from the big profit margins even further with their bulk manufacturing. With such minute profits on other notebooks its no surprise they would like to be involved. Big brands would certainly find it easier to get prospects to buy these laptop computers. I do not know what this will do to littler companies but it will have a bad effect on them. Plainly what I see happening here is that the larger manufacturers cutting prices in the beginning to get rid of the competition from littler system builders. People just feel much more confident making a massive purchase from a brand name.

Amazingly, the notebooks they are introducing are a couple of the best laptop computers to present. I reckon that local businesses may still have a chance. I can predict the option of getting to customise the notebook to be an important buying factor. Educated in the technology, these sort of purchasers are savvy to what details to look for. The fine point are of great importance for this sort of purchaser. This will be seen as a good development for the consumer. This would continue to make the premium technology increasingly accessible for the customer. Its hard to predict what could occur to be honest as the industry is a fast moving one. Whether technology prices will decline on the whole is an additional matter but the best laptop computers are typically expensive. Greater competition traditionally provides better products at cheaper prices so the times ahead should be promising.

Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation.

There are other useful definitions in this field, for example, creativity can be defined as consisting of a number of ideas, a number of diverse ideas and a number of novel ideas.

There are distinct processes that enhance problem identification and idea generation and, similarly, distinct processes that enhance idea selection, development and commercialisation. Whilst there is no sure fire route to commercial success, these processes improve the probability that good ideas will be generated and selected and that investment in developing and commercialising those ideas will not be wasted.

Hierarchies

Many consultants will argue that the best organisational structure to foster creativity and innovation is a flat one. This is tending towards the truth but is not absolutely accurate.

Reality tells us that there are many reasons why an organisation’s structure has its shape (logistics, organic growth, history, size, market share, future strategy) and is, like organisational culture, not easily changed or restructured. Often, there are valid reasons not to make structural adjustments at all.

Thus leaders require, not recommendations for complete restructure, but knowledge of fostering properties that can be easily adapted into the existing structure. This fits with research that indicates that people who generate ideas on a regular basis find structure to be unimportant as long as some criteria are met. These include:

a) Direct access to decision makers - provides fast feedback and immediate go or kill decisions.

b) Short lines of communication - if communication gets filtered there is a loss of momentum and corresponding loss of control.

c) Tangible progression - if ideas are not picked up at all, motivation suffers.

These and other topics are covered in depth in the MBA dissertation on Managing Creativity & Innovation, which can be purchased (along with a Creativity and Innovation DIY Audit, Good Idea Generator Software and Power Point Presentation) from http://www.managing-creativity.com/

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Kal Bishop is a management consultant based in London, UK. He has consulted in the visual media and software industries and for clients such as Toshiba and Transport for London. He has led Improv, creativity and innovation workshops, exhibited artwork in San Francisco, Los Angeles and London and written a number of screenplays. He is a passionate traveller. He can be reached on http://www.managing-creativity.com/