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Be careful what you wish for. Entering the baby’s room one day, I noticed a subtle odor, not unlike a used diaper or a moose with a gas problem. A thorough search revealed everything in order and clean, so it must have come from the baby. “Marielle,” I thought, “You stinky devil.”

Opening the window helped, but I felt I had to ask my sister-in-law, Doris, who often had given me good advice on sticky problems. A fifteen minute conversation with Doris revealed that she knew an old woman of German decent who owned a charm against my baby’s kind of problem but which could backfire if used improperly.

A few days later a small package in my mailbox revealed a brown root-like spiral of wood wrapped in a piece of waxed paper with the words, ‘Schauzz Wurzel’. Not knowing how powerful this piece of magic could be, instead of placing it near the baby, I leaned the charm against the house just outside the front door.

No sooner than my youngest child, Robbie, came home from kindergarten, he greeted me with a big hug and a strange noise that sounded like “BREEeeeeeeee”. The accompanying odor prompted me to ask how he felt. He insisted that nothing was wrong. Anyway, we were interrupted by the arrival of my older son who casually waved a hello and somewhere behind him let out a musical “Brrrrrrrrrrrrr-rrrrp!”

Fearing the worst, I raced back to the baby’s room just in time to hear “breeeeep -beep-beep!”. The open window hadn’t helped the atmosphere any so I frantically called my husband, Frank, for advice. Frank didn’t know what to make of our problem, but promised to be home soon. I reminded him not to be late, since the pastor was coming over for a short visit and a donation.

At six on the dot, Frank rushed in to his wife and sounded, “BRRRRRUUUM!” accompianied by a miasmic cloud. “Oh, excuse me, how are the kids?” Not looking at him, I told him fine, rroooorrrrrrp, and hurry up and get ready for the pastor’s visit. Just then the bell rang, and standing on the front step was the pastor. Frank said, “I hope you don’t mind, but now is not a good time to visit. Could you make it another day?”

The pastor answered, “That’s fine, if you could let me come in for a moment - I just wanted to leave something as a memento for the good work your wife has been
doing for the church, BROOOOOUUUUUUMMMMM-BUP-BUP-BUP!”

Being married to a European lady has its advantages.

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My favorite novel, as a young person, was In His Steps, written by Charles Sheldon. The premise of this novel is simple. A group of people in the church made a spiritual pact that before doing or saying anything they would preface it by asking the probing question, “What would Jesus do?” (WWJD).

If you have read that novel, you know this simple query put everyone’s life in jeopardy. Everyone, that is, who was serious about it.

Some want enough religion to keep from getting the real thing but not enough to change or inconvenience their lifestyle. Not everyone is serious about his or her religious life.

Many people want to go to heaven but they want to do it their way and in their own good time. If these people treated their job the same way they treat God, they would not have a job for long.

It’s a good question: What would Jesus do? I have thought a lot about it myself and must confess it has done some good in my direction. Now, whenever I see those initials WWJD it gives me some pause to think about what I am doing. And, if you have to know, I’ve had to not do some things I had projected.

Recently, in light of the WWJD resurgence, I have seen bracelets, and jewelry and other paraphernalia with these initials, reminding people of the message. I’m all for anything that will encourage people to do the right thing, regardless of any inconvenience.

I think, however, that some people have taken a left when the road map indicated a right.

For example: Someone wrote a book on What Would Jesus Eat? I did not read the book but I’m guessing he ate a lot of fish but absolutely no pizza, let alone a nice slice of New York-style cheesecake.

Often I have wondered how our Lord survived without cheesecake. Don’t tell anyone, but I have a sneaking suspicion he would have enjoyed a slice, as well as me.

Some advertising genius got on the wagon and struck up the band with “What would Jesus drive?” I could be way out of line here but I’m thinking Jesus drove a donkey, if you can drive a donkey.

One of the last things he did was to ride a donkey into the city of Jerusalem. Apart from the lowly donkey, Jesus wore out a lot of sandal leather.

If I’m going to “drive what Jesus drove,” I will have to turn my car in for a low mileage donkey. Donkeys are great on gas but it is the post-donkey problem that keeps piling up.

I know what the Mistress of the Parsonage would say (and do) if I brought a donkey home some evening. Mr. Donkey and Yours Truly would be traveling companions, to be sure.

The question burning in my mind during these pre-election days is simply; “Whom would Jesus vote for” (WWJV) in the upcoming elections?

Forgotten are all those hanging chads and such, associated with the election of 2000. My mind is in a new direction; whom would Jesus vote for in November?

Religion has played an important role in the politicking of late. Every politician, these days, speaks of the importance of personal faith in an appeal to religious groups. If you ask me, I’ve never seen a politician who could not do with a good dose of religion.

Even in Pennsylvania, politicians are chasing the Amish vote. Now, I ask you, what in the world does a politician of the 21st century have to offer the Amish living in the 18th century?

The Amish have their own schools. They take care of each other and do not need a government health plan. And there is no unemployment among these sturdy people of the earth. They go out of their way to keep the government out of their lives.

Therefore, what does a politician have to offer these quaint people free axle grease for their buggy wheels?

Probably, the most important point in this discussion is what political candidate has anything they can offer Jesus? What promise could they ever make that would in any way entice Him to cast a glance their way, let alone a vote.

A problem the politician faces is simply: Jesus demands complete and absolute honesty in every person all the time. For a candidate to make some promise merely to entice a voter would be repulsive to Jesus.

Jesus can see through every promise and every person.

Every candidate for public office knows in his or her heart they cannot deliver on most of their promises. This inability to deliver does not in any regard stop the flow of smooth-as-butter promises.

>From the New Testament, Jesus established some priorities:

* Honesty to the point of personal harm.

* Preferring the other to himself.

* Helping the poor and unfortunate.

Fortunately, Jesus does not vote. Rather, he invites people to come to Him for rest.

An Old Testament scripture illustrates this truth. “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” (Isaiah 1:18 KJV.)

What politician offers forgiveness of sins? Jesus said, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28 KJV.)

St. Augustine hit it right when he said, “Thou, O Lord, has created us for Thyself and we are restless until we rest fully in Thee.”

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Assuming that you gaming establishment card-playing, feel free to read on.

To clarify terms, a gambling house is a building that organizes wagering. Here, clients are invited to game by having a bash at the slot-machines or some other pastimes of chance. Gambling saloon games habitually include mathematically calculated balances constituting them that guarantee the gambling house retains dominion versus the guests.

A lot of betting room games can make you end up hooked very rapidly. Let’s reflect on the quintessential slot-machine, a coin munching gadget with 3, sometimes more reels that circle once a knob on the side is pulled. This appliance usually pays out according to a set arrangement of images presented on the screen of the machine. Regretfully, betting hall pastimes encourage the glamor of influence, hoodwinking the gambler - the punter is handed choice, but these don’t truly level the player’s long-term disadvantage. That is due to the betting saloon not paying the full stake as hoped for. This methodology will generally be noticeable in well known casino games like five card stud, dice, roulette or blackjack. Straight poker is really a very popular casino pastime. The gamblers, playing with fully covered hands, make wagers into a central pot which is finally granted to the last gamer bearing the leading set of cards. (And as eveyone knows, the shameless bluffing hand may well prevail as well.)

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Resembling five-card stud poker, blackjack is likewise an immensely trendy casino game. Much of its repute is due to its peculiar mix of chance and competence and choice making, as well as a praxis labeled “card counting”. It is a pretty complex technique in which betting devotees will significantly skew the winning odds of the game in their interest both by betting and fundamental decisions in accordance with the hands dealt.

Craps is a famous wagering game where you try to guess the throw of two dice. Customers must make bets on the end result of one cycle, or on a string of rolls of 2 dice. Quite unlike blackjack, there isn’t any proven long term winning betting system people could apply to improve the chances.

Roulette is another extremely popular casino game of luck. A croupier twists a roulette wheel featuring a set of precisely thirtyseven (European roulette) or, respectively precisely thirtyeight (as applicable to American roulette) uniquely numbered places in which a tossed pellet will finally come to rest, which defines the winner as well as the other chances that will always come with it. Supposing that a gamester wagers on a single number and is successful meaning she’s lucky, the guaranteed recompense is thirty five to one, the initial bet is given back. Therefore in total it’s multiplied by a factor of 36.

Persist in being emphatically watchful nonetheless as all of these casino gambling pastimes may well be certainly addiction forming. Myriad lives have probably been wasted through addictive gambling and while it undeniably can be fun, do your best to practise self-governance.

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If you are cruising for the first time - congratulations! You are in for a unique, worthwhile experience. As a newbie, though, you probably have questions about some of the do’s and don’ts of traveling aboard a cruise ship. Luckily, there are many die-hard cruisers who are happy to share some tips to make your first time more rewarding.

Before You Leave Home:

Have a friend or neighbour take in your mail daily. Accumulating mail is a big sign to thieves and other troublemakers that no one is home. You could also have your mail held at the post office until you return.

Set your lights on timers so that it appears someone is home to deter troublemakers. Tell your neighborhood community patrol to make a few extra passes by your home while you are away.

Preprint labels and stamps if you plan to mail postcards out while you are on your cruise. This saves some time and you won’t have to lug around an awkward address book.

Money Matters:

Stock up on traveler’s checks since they are replaceable if lost or stolen. To expedite the replacements should your traveler’s checks be lost or stolen, write down the serial numbers and put them in a safe and separate place. That way, it makes the bank’s job a little easier and speed up the process for your replacements.

Keep a handy supply of small denominational bills, usually one’s and five’s. Tipping is appreciated for porters and stewards at both the airport and docking pier of the ship. This is especially important in foreign countries. Horror stories abound about stolen or “lost” bags that never make it to the ship. Sometimes, you have got to grease their palms with cash. It’s a small price to pay for having your clothing and toiletries aboard for your cruise.

To avoid long lines at the end of your cruise, check out your ending invoice on your account. Check for any errors and resolve them as soon as possible. There is no sense adding the stress of standing in line to pay your final tab after you just had a relaxing vacation.

Take a few rubber bands with you to wrap around your wallet. The rubber will “grab” onto your clothing. This makes it very difficult for a pickpocket to part with your wallet without you feeling it.

Kid Stuff:

If you are traveling with babies or toddlers, paper throwaway bibs are perfect for protecting your child from stains and messes at meal times, thus prolonging the wear of their clothing.

Bring a collapsible stroller for your young child. The cruise ship is a happening place and before long you will hear the strains of “I’m tired! Carry me!” This is exhausting to parents. With a stroller, you can just pop your kid inside and roll on.

Pack a few portable, self contained snacks for your child like peanut butter or cheese crackers. These will come in handy and are much cheaper than buying some once you are cruising or at port.

Odds and Ends:

Throw inside your suitcase a few of those annoying plastic shopping bags that you usually get from the grocery store. These are handy for storing dirty clothing.

If you have an inside cabin, take a nightlight with you. Darkness is not fun when you are in a strange room. No sense running into walls or stubbing your toe if you can avoid it. Little maglight keychain flash lights are handy too.

Bring a little first aid kits for those minor emergencies. Wet wipes are handy too for those instance were a sink isn’t handy.

There are literally hundreds of cruise tips that can save the sanity of newbie travelers. Think of those little shortcuts or ideas that you use at home. Decide if they are adaptable to the cruise ship. The less you have to worry about, the more relaxed you will be after your cruise.

Kirsten Hawkins is a cruise and travel expert specializing in discount cruises and travel. Visit www.luxury-cruise-deals.com/ for more information on how to cruise the world for little or no money.

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Let’s first define that what societal marketing is:

“Societal marketing blends social, company and customers wants.”

The modern time is the time of information, peoples are more aware of sensitive issues which the earlier generations did not know, like shortage of resources, health issues, environmental deterioration.

And the reason of this well learned society is ubiquity of information, through the means of electronic media and print media, and internet now is playing very important part in providing up to date information at the rate of just one click.
So this generation have developed the ability to judge any marketing strategy, whether it is correct or not?

Is Societal marketing contributing for the betterment of Pakistani consumers?

Trend of societal marketing is growing rapidly by the time. Many multinational companies are adopting this marketing philosophy to get the attention of well learned customers of the society and to educate normal citizen.

Societal marketing sidesteps the potential conflict between customer wants, company interests and long run societal welfare.

For example:

•Proctor & Gamble Pakistan has introduced the brand of fat free oil to prevent the growing ratio of heart disease.
•Various automobile manufacturers are focusing more on producing CNG cars that is not only environmental friendly but it is also very economical. So this trend is getting popular very quickly. One can verify it by observing the increasing number of CNG stations.
•There are various companies that are favoring the use of recycled paper to aid more life to trees.

But, Pakistan is an under develop country, there are 35% Pakistani’s that are living below the poverty line,
Availability of Clean water, High Standard Education, Pollution are the big concerns for Pakistan consumers.

•White collar person in Pakistani society can not buy a bottle of mineral water for its supper unless it is in his economical range.
•Virtual University could not be successful if it had a same fee criteria as that of others institutions.
•People would not use CNG cars if it was expansive.

Conclusion:

From Pakistani consumers’ point of view, I have come to the conclusion that any marketing strategy, regardless of how beneficent it can be for the betterment of human life, cannot appeal Pakistani customers, unless it is economical.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Muhammad Ali Abid is student of virtual university of pakistan of BS CS Honors Degree Program.

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There are a few companies, which engineer, build and sell rotary boat hull cleaning machines, which they sell to Marinas. Cleaning the hull of your boat can add as much as 3-5 knots in the water. Some United States regions do not allow these because when removing the algae and organic film into the water can deplete the oxygen in the localized water killing fish. These overseas companies seem to have the right idea, however if you were to check on the NPDES permitting for the San Diego to San Francisco Coastal Regions and with Coastal Commission and California Water Codes 13.263 and Fish and Game and EPA you will find it is quite a sticky issue.

There is also an issue with run off if you clean your boat hull near the water because the water goes somewhere, generally into storm drains and back into the ocean, river or lake you see? Like wise even if you design a system to clean it in the water how do you bring the boat into the lock, clean it (swimming pool clean the water) for 10 hours to insure wash water volume is accumulated and discharged? Then how will you monitor it? And since there is not yet such a permit even available you have to wait for the Government Regulators to get off their asses and coffee breaks to create one, with public hearings, etc.

This is the kind of environmental issues faced by Marinas and even though you need that hull cleaned for savings in fuel efficiency, speed in water and safety of the hull’s integrity, the Marina may not be legally allowed to clean it. The poor Marina owner even if they go thru the process to get permitted their project loses the money it could have made sitting on idle property that they could have put a slip in and been collecting fees?

Imagine in Ft Lauderdale sitting on a property that you could lease out for over $50K - 100K during the winter months; so much for that income property. Also you must build your system to and have space to use it. If you use it in a slip already there and put an inflatable raft under the boat and blow it up around it, do it there. Great, you do not hurt the environment (which is BS anyway, algae on a boat does not kill fish), as we have cruise ships dumping 1 million gallons of gray and black water into the sea? I suppose they could clean the hull and then leave, before any regulators come to see what they did. If they did happen by no one could cite you because you did not hurt any thing and collected the water and filtered it from the dock on your hand truck pool cleaner filtration system? But sometimes you might be better off to ask forgiveness in this way than to ask permission and be denied because no one ever asked the question that the brain dead regulators never pondered because they never had to make a friggin payroll?

The issues with this are different size expandable rafts are needed. If you break the ionic bond of the crud on the bottom somehow you may be able to clean the boat hull, still the issue is collection, but if you had the thing mounted on a roller to suck the water around it while it ironically departed the crud, then you could do it? But still getting that approved would be a real problematic issue indeed. Think on this.

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With ever-new hi-tech advancements such as digital Telly, Hi-Definition Telly, Freesat & home cinema sound, if you’re present television set is more than 5 years old, then this moment is a great time to purchase a new telly. Nonetheless, as technology is improved near enough day after day, buying a brand new television set can be awfully difficult & perplexing.

This television guide strives to help to explain all the brand new technology that will help to take your television pleasure to a superb new level.

High-Definition Telly: Perhaps one of the most key development to the world of the TV since colour technology, Hi Def (HD) telly brings detail, clarity and colour, with pictures commonly 4 times as crisp as those from traditional telly machines. To view the benefit from Hi-Definition television programmes you are required to possess a High Def Ready telly. Sky & Freesat have already begun to transmit high def TV programmes so you can now take pleasure in a range of your favourite television programmes, films & sporting occasions with astounding realistic images. John Lewis offers a range of Cheap LCD TVs from leading brands such as Sony and Panasonic.

Incorporated Digital Tuner: A TV with an incorporated digital tuner (usually known as idTV) lets you take a look at all free to air digital TV stations, for instance: E4, BBC3, Sky News and various more without the need for a second set top box.

Freesat: A brand new digital satellite television service supplied via joint venture between the BBC & ITV, providing you free Hi Definition Telly programmes at no further charge. Freesat has no eighteen-month contract, no payment subscription, but instead just a one-off price for the TV, satellite dish and installation. Plus because Freesat is broadcast via satellite, it is accessible to nearly every home in the UK. Freesat telly is at this moment in instance only obtainable with Panasonic tellies.

LCD or Plasma: Even though LCD & Plasma tellies function in totally different ways, the benefits of both are very much similar. Nonetheless, it’s crucial to consider that when choosing between a Plasma or LCD television, it is in actual fact basically a question of size. LCD is at its peak performance up to and including thirty-two inches, while Plasma TVs offer optimum performance at 37″ and beyond. Thus, if you need to get a smaller flat panel telly set, then (short for Liquid Crystal Display) provides the greater performance, yet on the other hand if you are wanting a bigger panel size, Plasma is certainly the ideal choice.

In evaluation its imperative to bear in mind when picking the correct television for you, to consider your available budget, your screening distance, the look you wish for & if it is to be an LCD or Plasma telly.

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Older fly fishing classics contain a wealth of knowledge for the beginner fly fisher as well as the experienced angler.

The following is an excerpt from Practical Fly Fishing, by Larry St. John (1920)

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WADING A STREAM

Ideal Fishing

The ideal way to fish a bass stream, if its depth and bottom will permit, is to wade. Some one has said that Art is the beautiful way of doing things. Certainly then, wading the stream is the artist’s way of fishing for Micropterus. It has all the charm of trout fishing and all of its thrills and seldom is so lonesome since many of our bass streams are in settled districts. One often fishes a stream and is never out of hearing of the cowbells and the barking of friendly farm dogs but is in the wilderness nevertheless. When the angler wades he becomes a part of the stream and its life and the more he fishes a fine stretch of water the friendlier it becomes.

Bass and Flies

One reason I believe bass fly fishermen are not as generally successful as their trout fishing brethren is because the bass fisher, as a class, has not put as much study into his waters and his methods. This is not to be wondered at when you consider that fly fishing for bass is, compared with trouting, in its first tooth stage. In other words, if some anglers loudly proclaim that the east wind bloweth when they are bassing with flies it is due, not to the bass but to the angler.

True one seldom gets the big, old, granddaddy bass of ‘em all on a fly, neither do the bigger trout come to the net by the same route, but the average of the stream or lake can be caught on flies and are on certain waters. Is it entirely because of certain local peculiarities of fish, water or conditions that fly fishing for bass is practiced so successfully on such widely separated waters as, to mention a few: the upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers in the Middle West; the Susquehanna, Potomac and Delaware in the East; the Current and St. Francis in the Ozarks; the Belgrade Lakes in Maine? I think not. Bass fly fishing has long been practiced and studied in these places, hence the success.

Aside from its beauty and charm wading a stream makes for success. In the first place a stream that is of wadable depth is ideal for fly fishing and the angler, moving slowly and quietly, with only a portion of his body above water is, as old Dennys put it, less likely to “offend the fearful Fish’s eye.”

Seasons, Weather, Etc.

As a general rule the trout fisher can go a-fishing earlier with his flies than the angler who fishes for bass in northern North America. A great many of our good bass streams are in civilized territory and the Spring rains, plus the drainage of farm lands, usually roils the water. If one must have bass then most success will be had if he will dangle an angle, baited with worm, helgramite or craw, in the deep holes.

As the season advances fly fishing improves but June usually finds the bass busy with family affairs and they should not be bothered even if the law permits. July is usually a good month on all streams and on the larger ones this month and August often produce best of all - and just when the lakes are yielding least. Very low water, however, often drives the fish into the holes on small streams during the ” dog days.”

September, the month Eastern and Midwest trout fishermen close up shop, is usually excellent except the week of the equinoctial storm. October - brown October - also yields well, and the seasons we have “a late Fall” fishing continues good even well into November. Local conditions also must be considered.

The ideal fly fishing day is a dark, overcast one, just before a rain, or better still, when it merely suggests or threatens to rain and doesn’t with enough breeze to ruffle the surface of the water. Next best is what the average person would call a “nice day.”- when the sun shines, the sky is blue and friendly and streamside posies and tree tops nod to fitful breeze lets that put a slight ripple on the stream.

The best time of the day is undoubtedly the early morning hours, from dawn until eight or nine o’clock and from four in the afternoon until sundown or even until after dark. During cloudy days the noon hours often produce well. However, most of us fish the day through and perhaps it doesn’t add much to the heft of our creels but it adds lightness to our hearts and uplift to our spirits and there is always the anticipation of the luck the evening fishing is going to bring us - unless, perchance, it is the last day and we must quit untimely to catch the 5:15 for home. Then we are out of luck as the fish invariably begin to rise well as the quitting hour approaches -’twas ever thus as the poets say! But never mind: other days are coming and for that matter if the fish become too challenging one can always “miss” a train and send a telegram of explanation later. Such things have happened! In fact, I know bald-headed men who have, choosing love before duty, thus played truant from home and business under these circumstances.

Thunder and lightning storms are unpropitious for good fishing but a gentle shower often turns the tide in our favor and sets the fish to rising.

The direction of the wind has little to do with the success of a day on a stream as the wind comes from all directions if the river is at all winding. The proverbial east wind may have local influences, in England or on our east coast, but otherwise is not objectionable and the phases of the moon have little to do with fishermen’s luck or the whimsical mood of Micropterus, except that the bass may do their feeding on moonlight nights and be indifferent during the day. In this case the angler, well prepared for mosquitoes and with heavy tackle, can do his fishing after sundown.

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We’ve all been there. You round the corner to your cubical ready to start the day’s work when you are suddenly accosted by the familiar stench of a co-worker’s bad breath.

“Here we go again…”, you think. “Another ‘H’-filled tirade that won’t ever permeate my ears because I’m too busy trying to keep it from permeating my nose.”

“So anywahhhhy,” continues your co-worker, “Hhhhank Hhhhenshhhhaaw from Hhhhuman Reshhhhourcess told me ouhhhhhr 401k plahhhhn is an outstahhhhnding invehhhhhstment optiohhhhhn…”

Somehow, we’d like to think that our forced smile and wilting eyelashes might tell the offending party that there’s something less than stellar about the way they are coming across. Unfortunately, that’s simply wishful thinking. The problem is that no one knows they have a problem. We seem to be immune to our own stench, and unlike Willy Nelson’s muse, it’s never on our minds.

So how do you tell someone that their breathe is causing you to have a problem differentiating their head from their derriere? Sure, if it’s someone you know and are comfortable with, you can try honesty. Still, even honesty has it’s own set of problems. Do you play it off like it’s a one-time occurrence you just noticed and hope that mentioning it takes care of the situation for good? Do you sit them down and have a serious discussion which could ultimately embarrass them or make you look like the bad person? How will they react to either scenario? You’d want to be told if you had bad breath, wouldn’t you? Would you feel comfortable being told by this person that you have bad breath? Do you really know them well enough to be discussing this situation with them?

These are all important questions whose answers will vary with each unique situation. Still, there are some things you can avoid saying that are universal across all situations. I have taken the liberty of listing a few of them below. Remember, honesty is the best policy, but brutal honesty is often unnecessary.

# 1 Gee, is that your breath or did I blow my nose right after wiping my ass?

# 2 And now here’s me with the weather: Thanks, me! Well it looks like there’s a stank front moving due east from wherever your mouth happens to be. We’re looking at a 100% chance of Halitosis throughout the rest of your life. Sports is next followed by today’s lottery numbers. Stay Tuned!

# 3 I don’t mean to be rude but your horrible breath is melting my face. To have to stand here and listen to you is agonizingly painful. Hey, you ever see that “Alien” movie where the alien is breathing in Sigourney Weaver’s face and she just cringes because the thing is so scary and because it’s saliva is an acid that can eat through metal? This is a lot like that because even though your saliva won’t eat through metal, I’m fairly certain your mouth-stench will and that is scaring the crap outta me, my friend. Again, I don’t mean to be rude…

So you see, dear reader, one must choose carefully when approaching a subject this sensitive. Perhaps honesty is not always the best policy. Better yet, why not just leave an anonymous note…and a breath mint.

A BadBreathOGram is an e-mail you send to someone who you want to know has bad breath but you do not want to confront directly. Give it a try. Tell someone they have bad breath.

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What Does A Travel Nursing Company Do?

If you or a loved one is in need of nursing care at somewhere other than a hospital, be sure to check into a travel nursing company. Contracting a travel nursing company is a great way to get the care that you or your loved one needs without having to leave your house.

Many people contract these companies when they are too ill to leave their houses on a daily or weekly basis for treatment. People also get these companies to help them out when they need someone to come in to check up on them or to take blood tests. A travel nursing company specializes in in-home care, so they will have all of the proper equipment needed to take care of you or your loved one.

If you are looking for a travel nurse company, make sure that you check into the company very thoroughly. When you check into the company, you need to be absolutely sure that you can trust them coming into your home and doing what they are supposed to.

Unfortunately, there are way too many stories about these companies coming into the homes of the elderly and stealing money. In order to avoid this problem, be sure to ask for references. This is a great way to determine if a travel nursing company is credible. When speaking with references, be sure to ask them any questions that you may have. They will be more than happy to put your mind at rest if they believe strongly in the company that they are using. This is the number one way of checking into a company.

Also, you can ask your doctor or hospital if they have any suggestions. They may be able to tell you which travel nursing company most of their patients use. Again this is a form of a reference, as your doctor has years of experience working with the company.

A travel nursing company is a great way to get the treatment needed without leaving your house. Just be sure to check out their background before signing on.

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