Designed By Intelligence
I studied Microbiology and had helped teach (as a T.A.) Physical Science classes to hundreds of college students. It makes nothing short of perfect sense to me, and, may I add, to my professor, that man may be created by a Superior Intelligence.That is, to say the least, not illogical to think that the world and man’s existence could be planned and brought about by Intelligence. "Intelligent Design," they call it. But I guess all of that is so blatantly non-scientific, offensive, and illegal, that a federal judge barred a Pennsylvania public school district from even reading a statement about intelligent design in biology class, saying, "the concept is creationism in disguise," (AP, 12/20/05).You see, as early as 1987, our Supreme Court had ruled that states could not require public schools to balance evolution lessons by teaching creationism.Now, while it’s not my business that people believe that they evolved from apes, ants, and amoebas, when they ban even the mention of a possibility of a Creator in the discussion of man’s origin, I think I feel a fit of fury!One of my favorite t-shirts reads "Designed by Intelligence" and I wear it to protest, to declare my origin, and to teach the science that has been censored. But I do admit defeat…they truly have amazingly managed to get their theory revered by the world and taught to all children as the scientific law of man’s origin.To them I say, you’ve earned the right and you fully deserve the privilege to put on your t-shirts "Mutated from Inanimate Molecules, Very Primitive Life Forms etc. via an Impossibly Successful Series of Entirely Random Accidents over Many Scientifically-Inexplicable Gaps and Loopholes."

Bad Credit Personal Loans: A Better Way To Regain Your Financial Status
You need finance for your personal needs and your bad credit creates problem in obtaining loans. You can now borrow money without any hassle through bad credit personal loans. You can take bad credit personal loan at a lower interest rate for many different purposes like home renovation, buying a vehicle, paying for education, clearing previous debt, holidays, etc.Borrowers are tagged as bad credit holders if they get entrapped in situations like bad credit, County Court Judgments, bankruptcy, arrears, etc. In such a situation, borrowing loans become difficult and many times lenders turn around. To reduce the hassle that borrowers face in obtaining loans, bad credit personal loans have been designed. You need not to face any problem as lenders liberally offer such loans.You can easily obtain bad credit personal loan if you can pledge your property as collateral. In fact, your property determines your loan amount and the repayment periods as well.Generally, the interest rate associated with bad credit personal loans is higher. However, you can obtain secured bad credit personal loan at a lower rate of interest. You also get a longer repayment period. A longer repayment period gives you enough time to regain your financial health again.For tenants, Unsecured bad credit personal loans could be the best option. You need not to place any collateral for such loans. In this case, the loan amount and the repayment period depend upon the financial status of the borrowers.It is better to apply loans through online process. Online process is easy and hassle free and you get many loan quotes from the potential lenders.

AS/NZ 3760: 2003 In-Service Safety Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment
The AS/NZ 3760 : 2003 is document written by Standards Australia that specifies the procedures and criteria for the in-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment which is designed for connection by a flexible cord. It also applies to cord extension sets, portable outlet devices, portable residual current devices. Appendices include detailed test methods.1. Visual InspectionThe most important test is a Visual Inspection of the device, especially its lead/s. Cords should be firmly anchored in plugs, connections made solidly with no frayed ends. Copper terminals should be clean and not pitted.There should be no sign of heat or melting of plugs. Leads should be visually inspected for their entire length to ensure that there are no cuts, cracks or breaks. This test alone represents 80% of the testing process. 2. PolarityA Polarity test is done on leads, power boards, etc, and is functional check that Active, Neutral and especially Earth are not incorrectly wired. 3. Insulation ResistanceThis test is important on appliances which come in contact with water such as pumps, cleaning and cooking appliances etc, but must be performed on all items. This will reveal if there are any hairline cracks or cuts in the lead which will result in a low insulation resistance.4. Earth ResistanceThis test will pass a larger current (up to 25 Amp) through the lead to ensure the earth wire has a strong connection. 5. Earth Leakages/ Touch LeakageA leakage test must be preformed on a circuit that must be energizing to be switched on. i.e. circuits with electronic switches. The appliance is tested under load and the amount of current that leaks from the circuit is tested 6. The Tag ItselfA tag will be applied to the plug end of the appliance’s lead. It will clearly state the date of the test, date it is due to be retested, and who tested it.7. Database A complete test record will be databased, including; the asset id; test results; sites and locations; retest date; asset description, make, and serial number; and any additional notes that our test and tagging specialists wish to include.

How to Approach MLM Network Marketing Leads with the Consultative Approach
When you’re approaching your mlm prospect you have to honestly ask yourself, “If I were approached in this way, how would I respond?” If you have an uneasy feeling about the answer to that question then chances are you’re being a sales stereo-type in your mlm prospecting. Why is it that most people hate sales? Because they fear either being approached by or being the stereo-typical salesperson. You know the image, the plaid coated snake who manipulates you into a buying decision that really isn’t a good fit for what you’re looking for.So if you’re feeling that way about your approach to your mlm leads then chances are you’re not using a consultative approach. What’s the difference? Well basically a consultative approach encompasses the idea of focusing on the prospect and the prospect’s wants and then working together to find out if what you have to offer is a fit for the prospect. When approaching the prospect, ask questions geared toward finding out what your prospect wants. What are their goals? How did they arrive at these goals? Who supports them in their decisions and actions? Ask about how they’d like to see themselves 90-days, 6 months, and a year down the road. After this, help the prospect to search for options as to how they can attain those goals. Obviously the prospect understands that your end goal is to recruit them or make the sale if there’s a fit. Don’t try to hide that you are looking for a win-win here. However, don’t cheat the prospect out of searching for feasible solutions that do and do not include you. As these options become apparent, you can work with the prospect to share how what you have to offer can truly be a fit for the prospect if you feel that is the case.You want to hone in on you and your mlm company as a feasible alternative by sharing with the prospect what differentiates you and your company from other opportunities out there. Your prospect is interested in how your MLM or Network Marketing Company can help the prospect. You have to be specific as to how you are different and how that difference is relevant to your prospect as an individual based on the information you gathered in the beginning of this process. When you do this you build a relationship that 97% of network marketers out there today are not bothering to do. In essence, this creates a sustainable competitive advantage for you.

What's Your Workplace Doing To Your Health?
Americans pay a heavy price for their unhealthy lifestyle habits. Employers, while not ultimately responsible for our individual health, can do a better job to support our good health versus sabotage it. Below is a simple checklist to help you determine how healthful your workplace is. The more items checked off, the more health supportive the company is:Vending machines offering junk food containing large amounts of sugar, refined carbohydrates, trans fatty acids, and sodium are nowhere to be found. Whole fresh fruits and vegetables (organic when possible), whole grain breads and bagels, high-quality herbal teas and filtered water are served at meetings instead of a box of doughnuts or bagels and cream cheese.At least one healthy, veg-friendly meal option is offered at company-sponsored events and in the employee cafeteria. Hydrogenated oil-laden, non-dairy coffee creamers which contain trans fatty acids, proven to have a deleterious effect on one's cholesterol, have been replaced with healthier options (organic soy or dairy cream).Natural coffee filters are used in place of bleached filters which contain dioxins, one of the most toxic chemicals known and suspected to cause cancer. There's a scale on-site so employees can monitor their weight. Educational literature such as Healthy Dining Chicago is inserted in paycheck envelopes, found in lunchrooms or posted on bulletin boards.Employee benefit plans are designed to stress prevention and cover costs for smoking cessation programs, exercise classes, visits to dietitians and massage therapists. Employees are encouraged to bike to work and provided a safe place to store their bicycles while working and an on-site shower.On-site health screenings are offered and community health fairs well publicized. Employees spend their day in ergonomically-friendly workspaces. Stairways are left open and well lit to inviting employees to forgo the elevator and take the stairs on a daily basis. On-site lunchtime lectures are offered to educate employees on how to prevent and cope with lifestyle-related health concerns, including obesity, adult-onset diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.Nontoxic cleaning products and fresh plants are used to reduce indoor air pollution. Furniture, carpeting, and paint are free of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) t

The Article Marketing Craze
Whether you have a product or service to sell, no matter how great it is, people generally don't respond to hype, especially in the form of the written word. Which makes it all the harder for Internet marketers, being that the written word is the most often used form of online advertising.The use of video and other images are not as effective as many would have you believe either. Most of these types of presentations are based in hype as well. The online advertising solution that overcomes the hype hurdle is, of course, article marketing.What makes article marketing so effective? The reasons are many... Let's look at a few of them.First, people these days are looking for solutions to problems they face or needs they want met. They are also very hard pressed to part with their cash, in order to try something new. What people want is information. Article marketing gives it to them. Most people want information so that they can make an educated decision before spending money on anything. They don't want to be pitched.Second the whole concept of article marketing targets your audience and provides that audience with the information they seek. After they've been impressed by the information they've read, they click through to your web site and your site should close the sale.Targeting your audience is a major step in increasing sales. Why waste time marketing to a million people who are looking for something you do not have to offer them? Article marketing targets your audience in a way that no other online advertising medium can.For one thing, writing articles about your product or service and submitting them to article directories and ezines is free. Articles are then exposed to the people looking for that particular type of information. For example: You write an article about keeping your cat healthy. Publishers who have newsletters or ezines that are targeted toward your topic may publish your article to be read by a list of cat owners; your target market. (If you're not a good writer, hire one. You don't want poor writing to turn people off.)Another benefit to article marketing is the implementation of RSS feeds. If you can get your article syndicated on an RSS feed, and it is properly written for keyword optimization, you will find yourself in the search results from search engines, again putting yourself right in f