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By Lisa Hull

Corpophagia is the polite word used by educated people when we want to say that our dog is eating her own or someone else’’s poop. We probably don”t have to work hard to convince you that this is a bad thing, but just in case you were wondering, here are the large problems with this practice:

It’’s gross. No one wants to see the act, smell the breath, or even think about your puppy licking them afterward.

It’’s bad behavior. Your intelligent and healthy puppy should be doing more appropriate things with her brain, mouth, and digestive tract.

It’’s incredibly unhealthy. Poop contains toxins that her body got rid of for a reason. Additionally, if she eats someone else’’s poop, she could expose herself to all sorts of parasites and worms.

One universal problem with dog behavior is that we don”t always know why they do things. Being the Humans In Charge, though, we like to make intelligent guesses. Some of the more intelligent guesses
include:

Imitation, mom dogs with new puppies will often clean up their poop to keep the area clean. This is an instinctive but temporary behavior. The theory goes, if a puppy sees mom eating the stuff, she figures that she can snack on it, too.

Diet Issues, If you are overfeeding your dog, her under digested poop looks a lot like what she had for lunch. If you are underfeeding your dog, she is scavenging for food and is willing to lower her standards. If your dog has a vitamin or mineral deficiency, she may be looking to cure it.

Boredom, She may be eating the poop for the same reason that she chews on your shoes or digs in the yard, she needs something to do.

Medication, some dogs have been known to start eating their own poop when they are taking certain antibiotics.

Habit. Whatever began the behavior, your dog will continue it just because it has become a habit. Dogs are as habit bound as we are, and once they have picked up a bad habit, it will take some patient persistence to break that habit.

Whatever the reason is for this disgusting behavior, it needs to be stopped. Now let’’s move on to what you can do about it. Before you take any action, make sure you are acting appropriately. Yelling at your dog or physically punishing her will not give you the results you want. Getting angry with her is useless, because she is not doing this to bug you. Your dog only wants to please you and therefore secure herself a warm home and regular food. If she can please you by eating the right things, responding to your commands, and doing the occasional trick, most dogs will concentrate on those things. The Human In Charge just has to communicate her expectations.

Your first step, after wiping your dog’’s mouth, should be to make an appointment with your veterinarian. She will help you rule out or fix any diet issues or medical conditions, and she will probably check for worms while you”re there. You may want to ask about medications, such as Forbid or Deter, just until you can break your dog of the habit. If the veterinarian has any other advice, take it. She does this for a living, you know.

Next, you should remove the opportunity for the disgusting behavior. Clean up the pen and the yard, and avoid the stuff when you are on a walk. If she can”t get to it, she can”t eat it. Go outside with her when she poops, and as soon as she does her business, distract her by calling her over to you. If you distract her well enough, you may get a chance to clean the stuff up before she remembers that it’’s there and she’’s hungry.

A corollary to removing one opportunity is providing her with another one. If your dog is keeping busy with training sessions, toys, and lots of exercise, she won”t have time to think about or develop any bad behaviors.

Finally, control your dog. Teaching her the command, “off” or something similar, will allow you to command her to stop eating. You can teach her this by saying the word “off” and then removing her food from her. Reward her right away so she doesn”t think you”re mad at her, and then give her the food back. Do this each time you feed her for about a week, and soon she will just stop eating on command. You should be able to use this if she is outside eating her own poop, or anything else she shouldn”t be eating. Sometimes you can also use this command to keep her from attacking. Doberman Pinscher owners, take note.

One final note: be patient. Bad habits can sometimes be developed overnight, but it takes time and patience to break those habits.

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By Jennifer King

Acne is a skin condition that usually affects teenagers due to the hormonal changes that accompany puberty. For a small percentage of people their acne continues into adulthood, and can continue into their thirties, and in some cases into their forties.

Oily skin is the biggest cause of acne as it gets trapped in the skin’’s pores. Bacteria then causes an inflammation of the skin which is commonly known as a spot or pimple.

Treating adult acne is slightly different to treating a teenage spot problem due to the different hormonal changes in the body, and also the environmental causes of the problem. It’’s not just a case of washing twice a day with a medicated soap. When you”re an adult skin care takes a bit more time and focus.

If you suffer with sensitive skin then the environment you”re living in could be playing havoc with your skin. Smog and smoke can be a continual bombardment of pollutants that can cause your skin to produce more oil or not enough oil, and these pollutants can cause pores to become easily blocked.

A diet high in oily or greasy food can also cause your skin to become oily as well. If you suffer from adult acne then these foods are best avoided. Replacing your diet with foods that are healthy and high in nutrition will have a dramatic impact in the way your skin looks and feels. Like the rest of your body your skin relies on nutrition to run at it’’s optimal best.

A diet high in fresh fruit and vegetables will provide your body with essential vitamins and minerals. These foods are high in fibre so your intestines will move at a faster rate. Food that stay in your intestines too long will ferment, and then toxins will be absorbed into your body, and this will be reflected in the way your skin looks.

Keeping your body hydrated is important as well. A dehydrated body will cause your skin to become dehydrated, and this can cause spots and pimples to appear. Your body needs at least eight glasses of water a day, and this will need to be increased depending on how much you exercise.

Regular exercise is a great way of keeping your skin clear. Exercise helps the body to expel toxins through sweat, and it will give you a reason to drink more water which flushes more toxins out of your body.

What you put into your body, and the environment you live in will show in your skin. You have the opportunity to look as healthy as you possibly can. If you experiment with small changes for a few weeks you will have an idea of how good you can look, and how clear your skin can be.

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By Sharon Reid

You may be happy and comfortable within your own body. That’’s great and you should be applauded for having a positive outlook on life. However, if you are overweight you need to take that positive attitude and set about dropping some of those excess pounds as there are many compelling reasons for doing so.

If you are overweight, you have a greater risk of acquiring a number of diseases, the main being heart disease which can lead to a heart attack - perhaps fatal. Heart disease develops when you heart has to work extra hard to pump the blood around the body causing the heart to become fatigued. Simply being overweight ensures that the heart has to work harder than it would have to otherwise.

Being overweight also means that you are two to six times more likely to develop high blood pressure. Uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to disability or death through causes such as heart attack, stroke and kidney failure. Losing those extra pounds can reduce the risk substantially.

If you are overweight the chances are that you have high cholesterol because you are consuming too much saturated fat causing your liver to produce more “bad” cholesterol. This bad cholesterol or LDL is dangerous because it causes blood vessels to become narrowed with fatty deposits called plaques possibly resulting in heart attacks, strokes and blood vessel problems. If dropping a few pounds reduces the probability of high cholesterol, it’’s well worth the effort.

Being overweight is also bad for women who wish to become pregnant. When you;re overweight, the hormones in your body are changing, and if you don”t get the right nutrients you may find that your body does not produce the right chemicals for the hormones needed to ovulate or carry a child. Even if you become pregnant, being overweight puts you at risk for a miscarriage or health problems with the baby.

Beyond the health world, being overweight can also affect your daily life. It may be difficult to find clothing in your size. If you do happen to find clothing that fits it may be that the larger sizes are more expensive. This is simply due to the manufacturer needing more material to make the same article of clothing.

Problems extend beyond shopping when doing things like visiting theme parks, where you may not be able to ride all of the rides, or using public transportation, where you may feel crowded in seats made for smaller people.

Losing weight is always a healthy and smart option if you are carrying a few extra pounds, despite the fact that you may be comfortable with your body.

About The Author

Sharon Reid is creating a self improvement website for those wanting to create abundance in their lives.

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By Matt Chang

Anti-Virus software is a program to run on your computer, often in the background and keeps malicious spyware and background viruses from attacking your hard drive.there are different techniques that the software will use to keep viruses off of your computer. The software will start to scan all your files you have saved so that it can search for known viruses that will match definitions in a dictionary made only to detect a virus. Having antivirus software protects your computer from getting infected from different kinds of Mal ware that can be embedded in e-mails, downloads, and even programs that you install your computer.

The software will identify suspicious behavior from any computer program that might show signs of infection. The analysis may also include data captures,port monitoring and other methods. Most commercial antivirus software starts off with the approach called the virus dictionary approach.

Basically what happens is your antivirus software is constantly updated with a latest in the dictionary that it carries of viruses. The software scans your computer looking for anything that matches the different files that it has in its list of different viruses. Once the computer software comes up against any of these files that match in its list or dictionary of viruses, the first thing it does is try to remove it from the file. If you cannot remove it from the file, it will quarantine it. By putting the virus in quarantine, it prevents it from spreading further onto your computer.

Because the virus dictionary approach relies on a file of viruses, you need to make sure that when you buy antivirus software it comes with unlimited virus updates. The world of spyware, viruses, and Mal ware is ever changing and evolving and it is up to a good software company to keep up to date with the different viruses that are out there. Most software will update itself with the latest viruses. But you need to make sure that you are updating frequently because once you stop, the odds are that a new virus out there can get on your computer.

Most versions of antivirus software now continue to run in the background of your computer. Especially if you are constantly online, you can get a virus just by visiting a webpage. There are computer hackers out there that can install a virus into your computer from the webpage you are visiting. With the current antivirus software that is out there, if it’’s running in the background it will catch the attempt to install the virus, remove it, or quarantine it.

You can buy antivirus software, or you can actually download free versions off of the Internet. Now this may sound funny because downloading something off of the Internet could have a virus on it, but there are websites that have high authority and are trusted to provide freeware that is constantly updated. If your computer is new, you may actually are ready have antivirus software preloaded in the operating system.

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By Bill Mann

Can you diet your way to six-pack abs? A July 17, 2008 study titled, “Weight Loss With a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet,” published in the New England Journal of Medicine reported on the two-year effectiveness of these three types of diet for overweight people. It showed somewhat better results for low-carbohydrate diets, without the health risks that opponents of these diets claimed would exist.

So that’’s cool. Just go on a low-carb diet for a while and you”ll soon have the body you want, right? Not exactly. Here’’s why dieting alone isn”t enough to get the body you want.

First, dieting doesn”t do anything to preserve your muscle mass. As you may know, once people reach thirty or so years of age, we tend to lose muscle mass. People typically lose 5-10 pounds of muscle per decade. And dieting doesn”t change that. It might reduce the amount of fat over your shrinking muscles, but it won”t maintain those muscles, much less build more muscle mass.

Now this latest study didn”t specifically look at muscle mass (a search of the original report didn”t even turn up a mention of muscle) so it’’s possible that one type of diet could have more of an effect on muscle mass than another. But going by the results of this study, there’’s no reason to believe that any type of diet will do anything special to prevent the gradual muscle loss that comes with age. It’’s going to be hard to build an awesome body when your youthful, sexy muscles are slowing fading away.

Second, the results of the diets are sad. The participants were overweight men and women, or people with Type 2 diabetes. They were placed on one of three types of diet, and given instructions and materials specific to the diet they were to follow. Over the course of two years, each group of people had eighteen 90-minute meetings with a dietician to help them stay on track. People who were having particular trouble received motivational phone calls as well.

The results of all this? Among the people who stayed in the program for two years, the average weight loss for the low-fat diet was 3.3 kg (7.27 lb), for the Mediterranean diet was 4.6 kg (10.14 lb), and for the low-carb diet was 5.5 kg (12.13 lb). There were also some positive changes in markers of health such as cholesterol levels.

This looks good, but think about it. The best performing group, with help from a nutritionist, lost just over 12 pounds in 2 years. One type of diet may be better than another, and for overweight people to lose weight safely is great. But is losing 12 pounds over 2 years, with a dietician’’s help and without any consideration for preserving your muscles, really going to get you the body you want?

A healthy diet is surely a good thing, and important to developing your abs and building the body you want. But as this study shows, dieting alone won”t get you there. The secret to a super body and a great six pack is a plan that combines diet and exercise.

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By Daniel Millions

Online advertising has been popular ever since the onset of the Internet. Advertising is used as the chief source of income for the majority of websites, thus making the advertising industry a consistently expanding one. Due to the huge presence of ads, companies are being forced to find innovative ways to reach consumers, who are much more aware of marketing techniques and resistant to classical advertising techniques.

The newest form of advertisement is known as the audio ad, which many believe is the greatest thing since Pay Per Click. Known as Pay Per Play, audio ads are short messages which play when a user lands on a page. They are usually only around five seconds, and run while the user waits for the page to load. Installing them is simple; all the webmaster needs to do is upload a code in to their site’’s backend, and the ads will automatically play.

PPP is incredibly attractive to webmasters, as like regular CPM ads, all traffic is monetized, as opposed to PPC ads, where webmasters only make money from visitors who click. PPP utilizes a bid management system, where advertisers bid for placement on websites. The highest bidders are seen on the most websites, and this competition is particularly beneficial to website owners, as the higher an advertiser pays, the more money the webmaster receives.

Companies are becoming very fond of this creative advertising technique, as it allows them to place their message in to the minds of thousands of Internet users daily. Ads can be targeted to specific demographics, interests, locations, and even times and dates. In addition, the ad is inescapable, unless the user has their sound turned off. Statistics show that 20% of Internet users browse with their speakers off, and PPP websites acknowledge this fact and thus charge a little less to advertisers because of it.

Webmasters get paid no matter what, whether or not the user has their sound on. Unlike TV, radio, and other advertising methods, a user (with sound enabled) will always receive the advertising message, as it is presented to them in their normal browsing activities. There is no way to ignore or avoid it, but being that the ads are so short, they are not excessively bothersome to users.

Like other forms of contextual advertising, PPP ads are played on websites that are relevant to the advertiser. For example, a company that sells home hardware supplies would have their ads placed on a forum or blog of that nature, so each ad would be maximally effective. The advanced characteristics of PPP mean that advertisers need to pay more than they would with other forms of ads, but many companies do not mind the trade-off, as they believe they will receive more benefit for the added cost.

As audio ads become more prevalent and customized, it is expected that this emerging industry will grow at a phenomenal rate. PPP does not interfere with other ads, so in a sense, it is just extra money that a webmaster can pick up by simply adding a code to their site. Being that audio ads have not been around that long, they are only used by a small percentage of websites, and many Internet users may not have even encountered them yet. In the next few years, however, it may be impossible to find a website that does not have some form of audio ad on it.

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By Kwame ofori

When you discover your boyfriend is cheating is can often be hard to deal with the situation. You may start to question if your suspicions are right or you may simply want to ignore the situation in hopes things will get better on their own. Ignoring signs of a cheating boyfriend is not a good idea. Read on to find out why.

The Basic Risk of Being With a Cheater

Before you simply ignore the signs of cheating in your relationship you should consider the risks of letting the situation go. There are many risks and some can be rather devastating.

First there is the risk for an STD. You do not know if your partner is being safe and you may never know. The risks are rather high.

There is also the risk that your boyfriend will get her pregnant and that is something you may have to deal with if you choose to stay with him.

Another risk is to your emotional health. You may never recover from the strain it puts on you.

There are a lot of risks that are just not worth it. You are better off learning the signs of cheating than ignoring them.

What to Watch For

There are a range of different signs that could mean your boyfriend is cheating on you. Most often these signs are changes that can range from obvious to subtle. You have to be open to the possibility that cheating is going on.

You want to pay close attention to your boyfriends behavior. Watch for obvious and not so obvious signs. Some things may not seem like signs at the time but you may later realize they were part of the puzzle.

When to Know it is Time to Confront Him

You know it is time to confront your boyfriend when you have gathered enough evidence and feel you can counter any excuses he tries to use. You have to be ready for a major confrontation because it will not likely be easy. It is very unlikely that he will just say he is cheating. Instead he will try to make excuses and convince you that all your proof is wrong. Stand your ground and keep at it and he will eventually admit his wrong doing.

It is not going to come easily, but if you use the points from this article and all the resources available to you and take action on them. Help is not far a away.

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By J Edmond Souaid

Sun protection Is not simply for sissies. UV protective cover from the sun’’s damaging rays is crucial for anybody who wishes to mature older graciously. Adequate sun protection is very essential for anybody who wishes to minimize his or her chance of getting skin cancer.

People are at last starting to recognize that though sunlight is a significant element of all outdoor activities and a big mood enhancer, unrestrained exposure may contribute to often unpleasantness. A bad sunburn represents the most direct result of excess exposure. Long term, surplus exposure may harm the skin causing it to be prone to wrinkling and worse, the development of skin cancer.

When do you require sunlight protection?

MDs will assure you that sun protective cover is required every time and they are correct. Realistically nevertheless it is crucial to protect yourself and your loved ones anytime you”ll be spending time outdoors between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm, while the sun UV radiation are at their peak.

People do not realize that they could still get sun burn even if the sun isn”t shining. Overcast days could be some of the worst times for being outdoor in the sun without proper UV protection. And since ultraviolet radiation rays can reflect off certain surfaces, people should be more protective from the sun when snow is covering the ground and also while in the water, specially if lying or playing on the sand and also when around cement or grass surface.

Understanding ultraviolet radiation rays

UV rays are the several wavelengths of energy that are created by the sun. Although dangerous, the sun’’s energy is essential to human life. Luckily, as life on earth has evolved and so has the ability and capacity to endure UV rays. The most crucial shelter against the harmful ultraviolet radiation rays is the ozone layer - a layer in the stratosphere that absorbs nearly most of the several types of UV rays prior to reaching earth.

Almost all of this radiation from the sun is not visible to the human naked eye. The fact that the radiation is mostly invisible is likely the reason why the sun can be so harmful. It’’s hard to convince a person to protect against something that can not be seen. From the several types of ultraviolet rays, the 2 that are responsible for skin damage are UVA and UVB rays. The sun also producess UVC damaging rays, which fortunately can”t get through the ozone layer and hence pose no threat to mankind.

The longer wavelength and more prevailing of the two UV radiation, UVA rays are responsible for long-term skin damage because they are absorbed deep into the human skin. Their intensity remains consistent irrespective of the time of day or time of year. As for UVB rays which are shorter wavelength, they cause the skin to tan or sunburns. Our human bodies need UVB rays to produce Vitamin D, which is an important and necessary vitamin. UVB rays strength varies during the day and time of the year, such as altitude and distance from the equator.

The UV Index is a scale tool measures from 0 to 11 (from low to high or extreme) and it is utilised to find out the strength of the sun UV radiation, especially the likelihood or odds for which the skin will or will not be affected when exposed to the sun for different time period.

How to protect yourself from UVA and UVB?

The most crucial and significant method for protecting your skin is to wear sun protection clothing which have ultra-protection factor of UPF50+, this means over 97.5% of UV rays are blocked and can not penetrate the fabric. UPF50+ is the highest rating given to sun protection clothing garments as certified by ARPANSA (Australian Radiation Protection And Nuclear Safety Agency). Also it is important to wear a sun hat, and use sunscreen (at least SPF30+) on exposed skin where and when possible. Avoid direct sunlight, seek shade, and wear UV protection sunglasses.

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By Chris Jensen

So, how do you choose the right one? There are several different factors to consider when making this very crucial decision. The first and foremost factor to consider is safety. If you ever have the misfortune of getting in a motor vehicle accident with your child in the car, the car seat he is sitting in is essential to his survival.

Make sure the car seat you purchase meets all legal safety requirements. However, always keep in mind the fact that a car seat can only live up to its safety profile if it is installed and used properly. The second thing to consider is flexibility and ease of use. A great advantage to newer car seats is that they can be combined with a stroller. This makes transporting your child a much easier task. These car seats fit between the handlebars of the stroller.

They come in especially handy when your baby is sleeping and you are trying as hard as you can not to wake him. With the press of a button, you can move your baby from car to stroller and back and he will barely notice that he has been moved.

In addition to safety and versatility, you are also going to need to consider your baby’’s comfort level in his new car seat. Remember, your baby will be spending a lot of time riding in the car with you. Some of the things to look for are adequate head and neck support and lots of padding. Also, check to see if the car seat has considered ergonomics in its design.

Of course, you are also going to want a car seat that is easy to clean. Look for padded covers that can be removed for quick clean up. This is a feature you will appreciate even move when your child is a toddler and begins eating in the car seat. Make sure to wash the car seat regularly following manufacturer’’s instructions. You will notice that doing so will extend the life of your car seat.

If you get home with your new car seat and encounter some difficulty during installation, make sure to contact the manufacturer. Sadly, statistics show that most drivers have failed to install their car seats properly. Never forget that when it comes to installation just guessing can have drastic consequences if you are ever in a car accident. A car seat is never safe, regardless of the brand or model, unless it is installed according to the manufacturer’’s specifications.

About The Author

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By Matt Chang

Percussion instruments are perhaps the oldest type of musical instruments in history. The voice, of course, was probably the first instrument, with percussion coming in as a close second. When you think about the drum and percussion, in it’’s rural beginnings, you may think of tribal beats from Africa, and maybe the Polynesias.

The term ”percussion” comes from the Latin terms ”percussion” and ”percussus”, roughly translates to the beating of something with another object; it can be the sound created by clapping hands, beating sticks, logs, rocks or anything else that emits a noise or creates an audible vibration once struck. In modern time, when you hear the word percussion, the drum probably comes to mind. Percussion instruments have come a long way from their beginnings to create complex and enjoyable sounds that become an integral part of the layering and texture of music today.

The drum is perhaps one of the earliest inventions of the percussion instruments. Originally, the drum was comprised of hollowed out logs of trees. You may have seen versions at luaus. Eventually, the drum came to be a hollowed out stump with a leather skin stretched over it. In Eastern countries the drum was used in meditation practice, and in the South Pacific, the drums were used in ceremonial chants and dances. For many, the importance of the drum was to create rhythmic patterns. These rhythmic patterns are the back bone of music.

As the back bone of a musical composition, the drums may not be recognized as crucial or the top of mind when you think about modern day music, but for musicians, it is recognized that the drummer, and the bass player are really the core of the band. They may not be the ones that the crowd is cheering for, but they are the people that keep everything grounded. A group with a bad drummer is not a group very long…or a successful group very long.

Percussion Instruments have been used all throughout history, which is evident when studying what instruments people used in the past. And, while the drum may be mainly focused to some popular uses like traditional Rock, and Jazz, the drum is still prominent in Japanese culture, military marching, and tribal cultures. The next time you are enjoying your favorite cd, ask yourself what makes it so good. You may realize that the drums have alot to do with it.

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