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Building the World's Best Skate Park - Easier Said Than Done
It is interesting to watch skate parks and skateboarding becoming so popular again. Indeed, there appears to be a 10-year cycle in that industry sub-sector. The Online Think Tank is assisting World Class Designers with innovative ideas to take the concept to a whole new level. We wish to re-design them and the skateboards too.In fact we want to build hoverboard prototypes. These units will need to propel the 90-180 lb. average kid and therefore stay very low in the ground affect. The current hoverboards are the wrong shape, size, power and the aerodynamic flows are incorrect, but with all these new high tech materials perhaps this may in fact change. Materials such as Carbon Nano-Tubes. (yes your future golf clubs too.)Matter of fact I am picking up an all-carbon 10-speed for my bike ride across the nation soon, charity fundraising effort. But Carbon Nano-Tubes, well that takes the whole thing to a whole new level. Imagine Lance Armstrong on a bike weighing 8 lbs? See ya!With all the military UAV VTOL devices there is lots of hover parts that are much more powerful than before. "Four of those on a board" now that would life someone up and then they coul

rstand your grief. Understand that there are some people that do not put the same value on a relationship with a pet as you do.

There are some people that think pets are not a necessary part of life and they cannot comprehend such emotional attachment.

Allow them to feel as they do. You know the joy that they are missing.

Grief and depression are normal feelings; it matters not if your loss was a person or a pet. The feelings are just as intense and need to be expressed.

If someone you know has lost a pet, let them talk, express your feelings and sympathy. Send them a card (there are cards for loss of pets,) write a note in your own words to expr

Student Credit Card - Manage and Build Credit
The use of credit cards by students is at an all time high, and each year more and more students and young people are signing up to use credit cards. The alarming increase in these numbers has generated a lot of concern from various sources about the easy availability of credit cards and the potential pitfalls of irresponsible credit card use. But there is significant benefit that student credit cards can offer, including the opportunity for young cardholders to learn how to manage and build credit.An alarming percentage of students and young people are already more than $10,000 in credit card debt and to complicate things even further, many of these students have yet to start earning a stable income. Financial responsibility is something that has to be taught at home, but most parents do not have the time nor the patience required to adequately guide their children about the vagaries and responsibilities of using and managing credit wisely.The cornerstone of proper personal financial planning is living well within your means. But peer pressure plays a major role in a student's life and, for young people in particular, it is extremely difficult to ignore the l

Losing a pet for most of us is one of the darkest days of our lives.

The loss, whether it is by death due to health reasons or an accident, or simply a pet that has just disappeared, there are no words to describe the emptiness we feel.

We feel that the empty spot in our heart, will never fill up and we will always feel like a “half of a person.”

The ray of sunshine, the one bright spot in our sometime dreary lives has left us.

How do we cope?

The process is different for each of us. The important thing is “we have to face it and deal with our grief.”

By denying our feelings, we are hurting ourselves emotionally and we are not honoring the life of our “best friend.”

Whatever the situation, a pet that was ill, a sudden unnecessary accident or a pet that wandered off and can’t be found, each has to be dealt with.

You, as an emotional human being, need to honor the existence of your wonderful pet and by doing that; you will heal the empty spots in yourself.

How do you do that?

Simply by allowing yourself to go through all of the stages of grief. It does not matter, which stage you go through first, you just must begin.

The first stage is denial.

You cannot believe your pet is gone. In your mind you think it is a mistake, that it was not your cat or dog that got run over, your pet was not really sick and even though your pet ran out the open door and cannot be found, you know it will come back. It is okay for now to believe that.

Face every feeling that comes up. Get angry, scream and yell, if it makes you feel better.

Allow yourself to feel massive anger toward the vet, the person who accidentally hit your pet, or get mad at the pet who ran away.

Let what ever you are feeling flow free, do not keep it bottled up inside.

Talk to a close friend or family member, actually sometimes talking to a wall helps even more.

Try bargaining with whatever “Supreme Being” you believe in helps. Even though you know that whatever the terms of your bargain is, it will not bring your pet back, with the exception of the lost one.

Cry, sometimes crying is the best medicine. Cry until you think your heart will break and then cry some more. Cry intermittently for days, if that is how you feel. It really is okay.

Talk to people, your vet, and your minister or seek a professional counselor, if you feel you can not cope.

The Internet has a wonderful site called www.lightening-strike.com. It is a “cybershoulder’ to cry on, a place where you will find others who feel just as you do and you can share your feelings.

Do not feel rejected, if some of your family or friends do not understand your grief. Understand that there are some people that do not put the same value on a relationship with a pet as you do.

There are some people that think pets are not a necessary part of life and they cannot comprehend such emotional attachment.

Allow them to feel as they do. You know the joy that they are missing.

Grief and depression are normal feelings; it matters not if your loss was a person or a pet. The feelings are just as intense and need to be expressed.

If someone you know has lost a pet, let them talk, express your feelings and sympathy. Send them a card (there are cards for loss of pets,) write a note in your own words to expre

Stop Using Funny Pick Up Lines and Use These 4 Conversation Starters
Imagine this…You see a good looking woman standing there with her friends. She seems interesting and you really want to make a great first impression. And you know if you say the right line, you'll instantly make a connection that could lead somewhere.So what should you say to initiate a conversation?Well if you're smart you WON'T use some pick up line you heard from your friends. Here's why…The major problem with pick up lines is they don't work for attracting women. In fact, it's widely known that it's better to use a more natural way to initiate conversations with attractive women.So instead of using a corny pick up line, try a more unique ways to start talking to women. Now if you're having trouble thinking of what to say, try using the following 4 conversation starters:1) Approach in a normal mannerThe old adage is true…Sometimes the best way to initiate a conversation is to simply approach a woman and introduce yourself. If you can approach her with confidence and avoid the gimmicks used by other guys, you'll impress her with your straightforward manner.2) Complimentary commentWh

e life of our “best friend.”