May 17th, 2008
These are the most popular and best selling home, non-commercial tanning beds that can be found on the market with prices ranging between $1500 to $5000.
ETS SunVision ZX30 Tanning Bed: This tanning bed features a computer-designed Bio-Tech Tunnel Design for consistency. It has 30, 100 watt lamps, and is built with heavy-duty extruded aluminum and steel mainframe with a DuraMax 2000 exterior. Other features include Quick Clip acrylic removal system, digital timer with built in hour meter, glossed aluminum reflectors, 7 foot tanning surface, staggered lamp design, and acrylic sheet. The product costs around $4500 to $5000.
Sunquest Pro 24RSP (120V) Tanning Bed: This Bio-Tech Tunnel Design tanning bed has 24 tanning lamps is designed with a steel mainframe, curved acrylic sheets, DuraMax 2000 exterior housing, Superflow internal cooling system and 20 minute session time. It features a control key lock, backup timer, and Quick Clip acrylic removal system; and requires a 20 Amp Circuit Breaker, 120 Volt Dedicated Circuit, and 20 Amp NEMA #5-20R Receptacle. The tanning bed costs around $1500 to $2000.
Supreme Tan Pearl 16 Plus Tanning Bed: This is one of the smaller and cheaper entry level tanning beds. It is 76 inch long, features 12 Philips Performance lamps, 4 integrated facial tanning lamps, dial timer, canopy with grids, a base reflector system, adjustable gas spring lifts, and a 30 minute tanning session, and costs around $1900.
SOLTECH 16: This tanning bed uses 16 High Powered Phillips 100 Watt tanning lamps and features frosted acrylics for even UV disbursement, 30 minute tanning session time, easy acrylic removal system, Internal fan cooling system, and a 30 minute on board timer. Optional components include a spring timer, front panel base body fan, DualSun Facials, frosted Acrylic, and a free starter Kit. SOLTECH 16 costs around $2000 to $3000.
Wolff Tanning Bed: This product is also manufactured with a Bio-Tech Tunnel Design with heavy-duty extruded aluminum and steel mainframe, with DuraMax 2000 exterior housing. It features 24 high-output 100-watt lamps, glossed aluminum, Quick Clip acrylic removal system, wide curved tanning surface, and acrylic sheets. The SolarMax IFT face tanner is an optional component. You can get this tanning bed for about $2500 to $3500.
Ruby Tanning Bed: The Ruby Tanning Bed comes with 24 lamps of only 120 volts. It has 6 face tan enhancing lamps and 8 arm tan enhancing lamps, and features a 30 minute tanning session, adjustable Gas spring lifts, acrylic click strips, canopy acrylic, matching base skirt, and a dial timer. The product costs somewhere between $2400 to $3900.
SOLSMART 20: This tanning bed uses 20 High Powered Phillips 100 Watt tanning lamps and features frosted acrylics for even UV disbursement, 20 minute tanning session time, easy acrylic removal system, Internal fan cooling system, and a 20 minute on board timer. Optional components include a spring timer, leg base, and free starter Kit. The standard color is silver but you can choose between silver/charcoal, silver/black, silver/blue, and silver/red. The SOLSMART 20 costs around $2000 to $3000.
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May 14th, 2008
First of all, you have to trust that you are perfect at the core of your original mind, at the centre of your heart. Pull out the energy from the thoughts of your own unworthiness which the personality has acquired through the unconscious identification of memory.
In the normal course, it’s our disturbed mind that creates a problem and the same mind seeks the solution in an unconscious way. Now what we need is to still the mind and see that perfection was never lost but was obscured by the disturbance of thoughts.
Whatever wish or ideal of living you may have, figure out the central feeling of how you want to exist, Enact that feeling and role; give as much energy and attention to living in that end feeling. Stabilize in that state internally; enact the perfection and be convinced of the wish fulfilled within. Make your wish a living reality. The point is it should not be just a mental concept to hanker after but a living reality. When you have a doubt, don’t hanker after or run after the object of your desire but be still and know that you are never parted from it.
If you want to be rich, then live with the feeling of richness. Live existentially in the reality of richness.
If want to have perfect relationship, act if such perfection is innate to you.
If you want to have perfection in work, act as if you are the greatest professional in the world. Aspire for highest within, assume that you are already it, and act from that assumed knowledge (which in fact you are potentially)
The only difference is of time between manifest and un-manifest. You got to hold onto it (infinite patience and trust) until un-manifest is entitled to a living reality. Make un-manifest a part of your awareness, it means touch it, wonder in it, feel the difference of being in it.
Live in the knowledge that you are your end reality right here, act from the source of all knowing, having all the answers and perfection of this world, you will have excellence which will amaze yourself and others. Turn to a dimension for help (Original Mind) which is beyond your regular mind (sees reality only in limitations).
Drop all the guilt, sin, Shallow role plays you have accumulated as a personality, you are none of it; it’s just unconsciously collected memory from the collective past. Whatever enables you to feel rich and grander is right for you. Make choices that will make you feel rich within and the process will become magnetic to attract the richness outside. Remember, its inner richness that creates the manifested richness. Focus on the quality of feeling grand in your awareness; you will become a magnet drawing to yourself grandest events and circumstances.
You are an all compassing awareness which precisely know all the answers. Start identifying with the greatest in you in all the possible areas and act from the ground that you are already victorious. You are a winner meant to bless this world in your own way, to tell your own truth. You are here to love and heal the world. Drop all such notions which fragments you (personality characteristic which is unconscious past memory and not you), identify yourself with your original mind and all the limitations would come to end learning that these are conditioning hovering as realities in your mind.
Author: Santosh Kunte -Mumbai India. An avid reader of the spiritual knowledge, engineering graduate and executive. Loves reading meditation and sharing. You can reach me for your valuable feedback or you can reach me for your problems of finance, relationship etc. by dropping an e-mail to me on sskunte2@rediffmail.com
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May 6th, 2008
Zeus mysteriously materialized in my life a few years ago. He’s a very complex, wise-cracking, irreverent dog with some serious attitude. However, he is arguably the most highly evolved being I have ever encountered. His great delight is in turning my world (and yours) inside out and upside down, with the soul purpose of revealing forgotten knowledge. For example:
Only a few of my closest friends have heard Zeus speak. When he converses it’s telepathic, but out of habit my friends sometimes respond aloud, as I used to. He can project his thoughts so perfectly that you’d swear you were listening to a real voiceone with a delightful array of dialects and inflections, plus an encyclopedic knowledge of cosmic and planetary data to share.
When I asked him whether he could project into any mind on the planet, he gave the most curious answer. “No. By prior agreement, I’m restricted to interacting only with Wanderers and the present crop of special children. I try to keep my curious nose out of the rest of the planet’s minds.”
“Why is that?” I asked.
“Partly because they’re disorganized, irrational, and petty. Mostly because projecting my thoughts into ordinary human minds would be a serious violation of their Free Will-not that I’ve seen many of them making use of that gift,” Zeus added.
“If you can talk to me, that must mean I’m a Wanderer. And apparently some of my friends are too?”
“Why should that surprise you?” Zeus asked. “There are 70 million Wanderers incarnate on the planet right now. And even though more than 90 percent of them haven’t a clue as to who they really are, they still manage to find each other by instinct. Once I fill you in on a few details, you’ll be able to spot a fellow Wanderer in a New York minute.”
“Start at the beginning. What makes me a Wanderer? And why are we here?”
“Why do simple questions so often require complex answers?like ‘Daddy, where did I come from?’ If I take the easy way out, you’ll be thanking storks or gynecologists for the rest of your life. Listen up, now, from the broadest possible perspective, or you’ll misinterpret what you’re about to hear.”
“Sounds interesting to me,” I said, fully aware that I was about to learn something extraordinary.
Zeus began: “Without getting into the entire process of Creationwhich we’ll save for another campfirelet me give you a mini-course in the nature of the universe. All you need to know for now is that the One is made of infinite parts.”
“That makes no sense,” I protested.
“Good,” Zeus answered with a twinkle in his voice, “then we’re definitely on the right track. Those infinite parts are arranged in seven successive layers of consciousness. The seven colors of the visible spectrum are a useful analogythe consciousness of a rock is red; that of plants and animals is orange; humans are yellow; pure love, or the Buddha/Christ consciousness, is green; and so on. Blue is wisdom, indigo is unity, and the last is violet.”
“What happens after violet?”
“Violet is the gateway density, the last stage of consciousness just before merging back with the Oneness. Then individual awareness ceases. You return to undifferentiated consciousness, just as a water molecule dissociates from the form of the water drop when it falls back into the sea from which it originally came.”
“What do you mean by ‘density’? And how come humans are only number three out of the seven colors?” I felt like a child asking why the sky is blue.
“A density is simply a band of awarenessakin to the band of frequencies that define a color. The more elevated the level of consciousness, the higher the density. Despite what your egos would like to believe, humans are third-density beingsnot even at the halfway point. This planet and all its inhabitants are at the very end of the current cycle, with an opportunity to progress to the next density. But the collective mismanagement of technologynot to mention your failure to grasp the purpose of the game you’ve been playinghas threatened the survival of your planet. It became obvious to those in the higher densities that the human race is in deep trouble.”
“And so the cavalry rode to the rescue!” I interjected.
“Unfortunately, little buddy, it’s not that simple. Seventy million evolved beingsprimarily sixth density, with a sprinkling of fifth and fourth thrown in-have incarnated on this planet in human form. That means that they, like all other earthlings, passed through the Veil of Forgetting. This energetic filter is powerful enough to strip them of any conscious knowledge of who they really are. As a consequence, over 90 percent of your wandering cohorts have yet to awaken. The cavalry itself needs rescuing before they can assist those they came to serve.”
“How can they wake up before it’s too late?” I asked.
“By searching. By refusing to compromise or settle for less when they know instinctively there’s more. But most of all, by remembering. When people cross your path, assume it’s for a purpose. Once you start looking, you’ll be surprised by the number of Wanderers you meet every day. How will you know them? Well, for one thing, they’re deeply saddened by the way humans treat each other. They often suffer from allergies and physical disorientation. They may find themselves withdrawing from former friends and family and even from their previous belief systems. And they often harbor a gnawing feeling that the Earth is not their real home.”
“That describes me to a T,” I said. “So how do I reconnect with who I am and why I came here?”
“You’ve opened the door already, simply by asking that question. Just avoid the well-ingrained habit of slamming it shut every time an answer comes. You can bypass the filters that cloud your vision and keep the Veil in place by holding the question in your mind. Those who aren’t ready won’t be able to undertake this simple task. The more you can maintain that curiosity, the faster you’ll awaken. And then the fun really begins.”
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© 2005 Jean-Claude Koven is a writer and speaker based in Rancho Mirage, CA. He is the author of Going Deeper: How to Make Sense of Your Life When Your Life Makes No Sense, the Allbooks Reviews editor’s choice for the best metaphysical book of 2004. For more information, please visit: http://www.goingdeeper.org
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May 3rd, 2008
It seems we’re never quite happy with the head of hair we were given. Those of us with curly hair envy the sleek, flowing look of straight hair, and those with straight hair wish their hair had our sassy ringlets. Our straight-haired counterparts do not take into account, however, the practicality of curly hair:
Endless mornings spent removing tangled knots
Fear of humidity and wind
The longing to run fingers through your hair
Days of uncontrollable frizz
Thanks to a new hair straightening technique imported from Japan, it is now possible to permanently escape the curly-hair blues. Known as thermal reconditioning, this process actually penetrates the hair shaft and chemically changes the structure of the hair by introducing amino acids into the hair cortex, where they are heated.
The treated hair remains straight until new hair grows in its place. Depending on how fast your hair grows, the treatment may need to be repeated once every six to eight months. Unlike other harsh hair straightening procedures, these repeated treatments should actually leave the hair in a better, healthier condition over time than it was prior to your first treatment. This is because the Japanese hair straightening system infuses your hair with protein and collagen, leaving it with a sleek, shiny look and a relaxed feel.
 According to the management at Sacramento’s Salon Cabochon, “Being able to recognize that not all hair types are suited for thermal reconditioning is very important,” because attempting to permanently straighten hair that is not ready for treatment could damage it. When done improperly, the treatment could even damage the scalp. This is why you should ask about your hair stylist’s training and experience with thermal reconditioning, and look at their before and after hair straightening photos.
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May 1st, 2008
I’m sure most of you have heard of, and perhaps read the book “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki. If you haven’t read it yet, I highly recommend it along with his book “Cashflow Quadrant.” Both of the books are simplistic and introductory by design. But there are some important concepts that Kiyosaki highlights that are fundamental to accumulating wealth. Here are a number of Power Affirmations that I have created based on studying his material.
One of the reasons I prefer creating power affirmations instead of just notes is that they focus my mind on the positive application of the knowledge and not just the knowledge itself. By conditioning my mind to take positive action on what I learn, positive results eventually follow.
Here some of the affirmations:
My financial intelligence is now increasing everyday. Financial intelligence is more important than money.
1) I now create regular, positive cashflow. I create money.
2) Through controlling cash producing assets whose cash exceeds my living expenses, I am on the Fast Track to unlimited abundance.
3) I don’t work for money, I make my money work hard for me.
4) I regularly study accounting and investing.
5) Today I choose to be wealthy. I choose to use my ideas and money to create ever increasing wealth and abundance.
6) I study and learn about money from people who are already wealthy.
7) When I come across an investment worth making, I ask myself “HOW can I afford it?” I am a possibility thinker.
 My thoughts create new wealth generating opportunities everyday.
9) I study so that I can find good companies to buy.
10) I increase my wealth by following strategies to manage risk.
11) I pay myself first. I always pay my bills, but I pay myself first.
12) I am financially self-reliant. Through creative intelligence and planning, I now create new wealth far beyond my personal needs.
13) I write strong and sound business plans that create successful businesses that create jobs for others. I create wealth for myself and for other people.
Copyright (c) 2005 Bill Marshall - All rights reserved. Feel free to republish this article provided you include the copyright information and the weblinks where possible.
For practical self-improvement tips, visit http://www.poweraffirmations.com. Get my new free e-book, “Power Affirmations: Power Positive Conditioning for Your Subconscious Mind”
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April 24th, 2008
Unfortunately, few find it, but this is only because they haven’t found the right acne cure for them. Each of us is different, and our bodies function and respond to treatment differently. What works for some, may not work for others. However, there are a few proven treatments that do provide an acne cure for a large majority of acne sufferers.
The best over the counter acne cure seems to be ProActiv. This is a skin care system that contains benzoyl peroxide as the active ingredient. It is an expensive treatment, but that is because it has proven to be so effective as an acne cure. ProActiv is a non-prescription topical acne treatment, with prescription strength benzoyl peroxide.
Accutane, which is a prescription medication, has also proven to be quite effective as an acne cure. However, it is also expensive, and as an oral medication, there is the possibility of serious side effects. Due to the possible side effects, many choose not to take this powerful drug, even though it works well for the majority of people who use this treatment.
Another acne cure seems to be retin-a. Retin-a is used to treat acne, acne scars, wrinkles, skin discoloration, and other skin disorders. It is highly effective, with few side effects. Retin-a is used as a topical treatment, and is available by prescription. However, there are other over the counter medications that contain small amounts of retin-a.
The important thing to remember is that acne cures do not work overnight. Furthermore, you may need to continue acne treatment even after the acne has cleared up, or start the treatment again should you have another outbreak in the future. Discuss the need to continue treatment with your dermatologist.
The three acne cures discussed above are expensive. However, they are expensive because they work. This doesn’t mean that all expensive treatments work, it simply means that these three, which have been proven to work for the majority of people who have tried these treatments, are well worth the cost.
Acne Myths
Myth #1: Acne is caused by poor hygiene. If you believe this myth, and wash your skin hard and frequently, you can actually make your acne worse. Acne is not caused by dirt or surface skin oils. Although excess oils, dead skin and a day’s accumulation of dust on the skin looks unsightly, they should not be removed by hand scrubbing. Vigorous washing and scrubbing will actually irritate the skin and make acne worse. The best approach to hygiene and acne: Gently wash your face twice a day with a mild soap, pat dry–and use an appropriate acne treatment for the acne.
Myth #2: Acne is caused by diet. Extensive scientific studies have not found a connection between diet and acne. In other words, food does not cause acne. Not chocolate. Not french fries. Not pizza. Nonetheless, some people insist that certain foods affect their acne. In that case, avoid those foods. Besides, eating a balanced diet always makes sense. However, according to the scientific evidence, if acne is being treated properly, there’s no need to worry about food affecting the acne.
Myth #3: Acne is caused by stress. The ordinary stress of day-to-day living is not an important factor in acne. Severe stress that needs medical attention is sometimes treated with drugs that can cause acne as a side effect. If you think you may have acne related to a drug prescribed for stress or depression, you should consult your physician.
Myth #4: Acne is just a cosmetic disease. Yes, acne does affect the way people look and is not otherwise a serious threat to a person’s physical health. However, acne can result in permanent physical scars–plus, acne itself as well as its scars can affect the way people feel about themselves to the point of affecting their lives.
Myth #5: You just have to let acne run its course. The truth is, acne can be cleared up. If the acne products you have tried haven’t worked, consider seeing a dermatologist. With the products available today, there is no reason why someone has to endure acne or get acne scars.
Kerwin Chang writes for www.acnestuff.net where you can find out more about acne and other skin care topics.
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