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I was browsing through a local women magazine when there is one story about an obese woman who managed to lose weight after going through lap band surgery. And after checking more about it on the Internet, I found about Woodland lapband seminar.

For those who are not familiar with this kind of surgery, the LAP-BAND® System procedure is the newest and only adjustable and completely reversible surgical treatment for morbid obesity in the United States. It induces weight-loss by reducing the capacity of the stomach which restricts the amount of food that can be consumed.

Dr. Richard Collier has been performing laparoscopic surgery for over seventeen years and has done thousands of procedures including laparoscopic gall-bladder removal and hernia repair, and laparoscopic colon surgery. In addition, he also performs advanced laparo-scopic procedures such as the laparo-scopic Nissen fundoplication for reflux disease.

I know this sound like too medically inclined terms but what is important is to know about how lap band surgery could help you lead a healthy lifestyle and reduce the weight that you don’t need. Of course there are factors to consider before you decide that lap band surgery is really for you.

*This post is written for richardcolliermd.com*

I bought the book two weeks ago and finished reading it in 6 hours (well, could be less if I don’t have to sleep and do house chore..heh!) I’ve read Jude Deveraux’s books before and this one couldn’t beat Remembrance as far as I love historical romance with supernatural elements.

For me, it’s a good book for light reading, no emotionally struck moment to say but enough to give you some pleasure in reading romance book. It’s like the normal life story, a man and a woman destined to be together, they happened to be in a crisis and somehow they fall in love. And as much as you think you know someone well, there is a part of them that you don’t know and could not really believe that it’s true. It could really be a bitter betrayal when you thought it’s your fault, while actually it has nothing to do with you but the person’s past history.

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If you think this is some kind of dessert, look closely. It is chocolate oatmeal soap picture taken from the website TeachSoap.com.

I suddenly take interest in this soap making after reading a local women forum. A forummer sells DIY kit for this home made soap and she’s using the melt and pour soap making process.

After reading more in the website, I think I will buy the DIY soap making kit and see whether I could come out with my own soap creation.

*This post is written for LeadDogs.com*

If you are running a business you should be concern about lead generation that could be turned into sales and generate revenue. If nobody is interested in your product or service or they never even heard about it, you can’t expect the money to be pouring in, right?

To get people to know your products and services means marketing it in every way effective - direct mail, Internet marketing, telemarketing. Of course there are ways to boost the marketing results. Some of them like if you have a good offer like free CD, discounted rate, make sure you place the offers at prominent places on the flyers, the campaign pamphlets, or on the front page of your website. Put your phone number and website address so that people who are interested will have the option to contact you and get more info about the services or products.

If possible, personalize all aspect of your direct marketing campaign. Get to know your marketing target audience and make them feel that you are talking to them about the products directly.

Or if you need help from the professional, check out company like LeadDogs.com. Since 1994, companies like Microsoft, Adobe, Shell and Orbitz have outsourced to The Lead Dogs to generate, manage and nurture sales leads that turn into revenue.

There is one romance book that caught my eyes recently. It is written by Jude Deveraux. Her last book that I’ve read was Remembrance and it’s still one of my all time favorite books.

This time although the plot of the book is not in a historical, medieval setting but there is like a past history in the old estate in England with ghost that committed suicide before her wedding. Now that sounds interesting enough for me to buy this book.

Read the excerpt here:

After three years, Jace Montgomery is still grieving over his fiancée Stacy’s mysterious suicide. He hasn’t been interested in another woman since her passing, and her family still blames him for her death. While flipping through one of her old paperbacks, Jace discovers a photo of a house stuck between the pages, bearing the cryptic message, “Ours again. Together forever. See you there.” The note was dated the day before her death. Obsessed by the possibility of understanding Stacy’s suicide, Jace seeks out the property - Priory House, a big brick fortress in Margate, England - and buys it.

It doesn’t take long to learn that the house is haunted by a headstrong and feisty ghost, Ann Stuart, whom he must tangle with if he’s ever to solve the mystery. Ann died under circumstances similar to those of his late fiancée, and he has a hunch that there is a connection between the two. Through his own investigations and with the help of a beautiful foreign correspondent who is worn out by what she’s seen in the world, Jace is forced to reconcile his fiancée’s life and her death.

Sometimes just as we thought the pay will stretch until the next payday, something unexpected happens and we need extra cash to cover up the expenses, be it illness, accident or family emergency. Getting cash advance is certainly an option but sometimes with all the procedures and long waiting period to get the cash, we just need to find a faster alternative.

Now more people are into getting payday loan online. With no credit checks and less hassle to go through, it is such a convenient to apply from the comfort of one’s home. With online application from certain lenders, you don’t even have to fax anything for the loan application.

Of course you have to be aware about the loan fee imposed, so be sure that you are able to pay it on time by your next payday date. Usually the loan amount plus the stated interest is automatically deducted from your checking account on your next payday, so it shouldn’t be a problem to pay back the loan you applied for in the first place.

If you receive a regular income $1000/month if employed or get $800/month from any kind of fixed income, with bank account that has direct deposit capability, then it will be easy to get your application approved. The next thing you know, the money you apply for is in your account overnight and ready to be used in time of need.

I think January is like a slow month for my movie watching mission. Apart from Sweeney Todd and Alien vs Predator 2 movie, there is one interesting movie to be watched. Check out Rambo 4 trailer.

The next chapter finds Rambo recruited by a group of Christian human rights missionaries to protect them against pirates, during a humanitarian aid deliver to the persecuted Karen people of Burma. After some of the missionaries are taken prisoner by sadistic Burmese soldiers, Rambo gets a second impossible job: to assemble a team of mercenaries to rescue the surviving relief workers.

*This post is written for ZenniOptical.com*

This year one of the resolutions I have is to save more and spend less. I am planning not to spend on things that are not crucial but as I was walking at the mall yesterday, a thought came to my mind to change my prescription eyeglass. The last time I bought the current eyeglass was like 3 years ago. Usually when it is the sale season, I notice that we can get up to 70% off the frames price but of course the total cost will depend on the type of the lens you choose.

For more selection of stylish prescription glasses check out the Great Discovery: www.ZenniOptical.com. As they sell only their own manufactured frames direct to the customer, with no middlemen and virtually no advertising budget, their price is very affordable. I am interested to get one of these titanium frame as it looks really durable and elegant. Maybe once I have reached bigger goal this year I will reward myself by buying a new set of eyeglass.

I have done decoupage before but after reading more, I am quite interested to learn about 3D decoupage or paper tole.

Taken the definition from papertolekits.com,

Paper tole is a fun craft/art form which transforms a 2 dimensional image (picture) into a 3d picture, by selectively cutting, shaping, and gluing individual components from copies of the original image. The result is a beautiful life like creation that is your own work of art, as there are no two finished paper tole projects that are identical.

I am still thinking whether it is wise for me to invest in this new craft since I haven’t started on the ribbon embroidery kits, one stroke painting and brush lettering I bought last year…heh!