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Wow, that sounds pretty cool. Only problem there I see is that GPS thing. Call me old fashion, but I find it pretty creepy to know big brother is watching me. And right now the cassette adapter isn't going to work for me, the cassette deck is in the old car.(the one with nearly 300,000 miles on it, I don't think it's going much farther) Iniyila, thanks for the recomendation, that one sounds interesting too. And I'm glad to know that most phones have chargers at least available. I got a charger with my cheap phone, but it is for the house current only, not much help when you are on the road. And ok, in reality, taping the 2 devices together isn't that bad of an idea either!

Harlot, what a fine analisis of the current condition of Xisto. I can tell you really put a lot of time and effort and thought into this post. Job well done!It seems from the followups that many would like to see the old system of allowing my cents to be given to other members is quite popular. I would have to agree with that. Also I did enjoy the contest we used to have every year with all the different catagories that memebers could win in and earn credits for their prize. While I never won any, it was fun to try and it did stir up a lot more activity than what we have now for sure. Firing the current moderators I don't think would help. Since they are volunteering their time, it isn't fair to be too critical of them. If there is a problem with spam posts not being dealt with, perhaps we just need more moderators. And moderators don't drive new people to the site, and they don't have control over how many posts are made. So just my humble opinion they are not the problem. I do know from my own experience that promoting a web site is difficult, and can be expensive. I have no idea how the owners of Xisto profit from this site, or even if they do at all. I have given that some thought, and have never been able to figure it out. If you aren't making money with something, it's hard to justify spending money on it. I do want to add, I have been quite pleased with Xisto's web hosting service. I think it is one of the best! So, what can we do to help promote it? I do have a link back to here from my web site, if anybody asks about hosting, I do give the place a good reference. Of course, my web site is not a real high traffic site, and I am not really in a position to refer people here, who the heck ever asks me anything about computers!

Normally, I would agree with you. I hate change myself. It causes me to have to slow down and look before I click, and find all the buttons and things to click all over again. Hotmail did an update recently, and I still haven't figured out how to do some of the things I used to do. (finding the reply button is a real pain, or not ending up replying to myself, as I have been doing) But for some strange reason, I was actually interested in Windows 7. It didn't look too different, and some of the features they were showing on the television ads looked usefull. So, when my computer crashed a few months ago, I got another computer with Windows 7 on it. I did like the system, but quickly found out none of my software would work on it. At least the ones I tried wouldn't. I could use my camera editing software, which was a huge problem, it's something I do a lot, and I just don't have the time or patience to learn new programs. I ended up taking that computer back and getting one with XP on it. I was just wondering if others were having problems using older software with 7? You end up getting out of a lot of money with all these programs, I sure hate to rebuy them ever time Microsoft decides to do an upgrade.

Well, a little more info would really help. What kind of business? Are you going to have a store front, or is this just going to be an online business? Some tips, keep it short and sweet, but come up with something catchy, that people will remember. And avoid the temptation of using the R us thing, as in Toys R Us. That company sues every single company that trys to use the R Us with ANY kind of business.

Believe it or not, your problem is not all that uncommon. My dad had a good friend that was really hooked on it. He would have to stop at every other gas station when ever they would go somewhere together and get a coke. He was however, a fairly thin fellow, and it wasn't the weight thing that was a problem for him.Now, Coke is full of empty, worthless calories. But oh do they every taste so good! However, if you cut your calorie intake in other ways, and watch your calorie total, just drinking Coke isn't going to make you fat. Honestly, of all addictions out there to have this is probably the easiest one on your actual long term health. Granted, nothing in excess is good for you, but this addiction is not nearly so harmful as many others. If you do want to kick the habit, you have several options. Cold turkey, or gradually wean yourself off of it. If the second method is your choise, just simply start by substituting some other flavor of soft drink instead of Coke. Something way differnt flavored, like Orange soda, grape or root beer. You don't even have to do it every time, just get a grape soda in place of one or 2 Cokes a day. After you experiment with other soda flavors, try some non carbonated drinks. Don't force yourself to just drink water, yuck, water has no real taste and is not all that apealing if you are dying for a soda. Don't be too mean to yourself. And actually, there isn't a think in the world wrong with treating yourself to an occasional soda. Really, there are a lot worse things out there.

Wow, what great advise! I actually like a bunch of these and I think they would really work. Especially sage advise is the one about marrying an ugly woman. Songs have been written especially about this one, if you want to be happy for the rest of your life, never make a pretty woman your wife, so there has to be something too this one, it just never occured to me to think about your idea of using it as a weight loss trick. Smart thinking!And after over a week of snow and blizzard weather, the Algerian desert doesn't really sound all that bad. But maybe I will take a pass on that one. Our favorite local restuarant isn't too dirty, but I do keep a watchful eye on their back door to make sure there isn't a pile of cat hides out back.(our nickname for the place is Cashew Kitty.)Thanks for all the great tips, I think weight loss this spring may be a breeze!

Hey, I know I'm crazy, but why do I need a doctor to tell me I'm crazy? Sounds like a waste of time and money to me. And I like being the way I am, (crazy) so why would I want to change? Besides, if you do have a problem, and you realize you have this particular problem, why can't you figure out a way to either change your ways, or possibly even come to terms with your condition and learn to live with it? Seriously, if your smart enough to recognise the problem, you should be smart enough to figure out how to deal with it. Oh, and talking to yourself in the mirror? That seems even crazier than the problem you had to start with. But hey, it it's working for you, more power to ya!

A survey from the American Pet Products Association for 2009 and 2010 show that nearly 50 % of all American households own a dog. 45.6 to be exact. And that is with a total of 77.5 million dogs. So honestly, I?m surprised that the pet section of Xisto is as slow as it is. Especially since it?s my favorite subject anyway. Seems like there should be a lot of pet owners here, even if there are a lot of folks from other countries here too. I wonder how many different countries are represented on this board? I?m curious, and since we have such a huge group here from all over the world, what are the percentages of dog ownership in your country? I?m sure there are other countries in this big wide world that are big on pet ownership, I?d like to see some more statistics for the rest of the world. Wonder if there are other countries that are more pet crazy than America? I do know that there are some cultures that frown upon pet ownership, and religious beliefs that consider dogs to be unclean animals, it would be interesting to know if these countries have higher percentages of other types of pets, or just no pets. If you would like to see the percentages for other pet types besides dogs, the stats can be found here http://www.americanpetproducts.org/press_industrytrends.asp IIt includes fish, horses, cats, birds, and other animals and may be of interest.

Yes, I am. Thank you for noticing! You are right, it isn't likely to happen here, but never say never. Things would have to be pretty bad. I'm not really sure what it would take to get the people off their chicken poop little butts to riot in the streets though. Every day we loose more of our rights and liberties and we all just sit here like a bunch of sheep thinking "well, they are protecting us"..... Our government is constantly passing laws that take away our freedoms. And sadly, most people wouldn't even notice if it wasn't for anti government people like me bringing it to their attention. Now, it may shock you to know that I actually think we have a wonderful system of government. The problem lies in the corruption that runs rampant threw it. The good old boys network, the dirty back door deals, and the outright theft of our tax dollars. If no one complains or brings this info to the public, then it will just get worse and worse. So, maybe I'm not antigovernment, maybe I'm a patriot, not a pin head!

Yes, that was some battle wasn't it? I followed it myself with some interest. One that that bugs me is that in so many elections, you aren't really voting FOR someone, as much as you are voting AGAINST someone you can't stand. You don't get an option for someone you like, it a matter of chosing the lesser of 2 evils. Kind of a sad state of affairs if you ask me. This is a perfect example of my theory. It's really bad when the Democrates are ticked off enough to turn against their own party. So you have to wonder, is she really the best choise for the job, or did she get it because of spite?

You better start now. Just tell him no desert or treats/candy until he eats his good balanced healthy meal first. Start teaching him about nutrition. The old "eat your dinner if you want to grow up big and strong has been used on kids for a millinium. It probably still works, at least to a point. Do remember though, even kids that young have taste buds and if they truely dispise some particular food, they just aren't going to eat it no matter what. Of course, it isn't always easy to tell if they really hate it or if they are just being stubborn little brats. When I was a kid I had a milk allergy, and the doctors had my mother making me drink this garbage called mull soy. It was supposed to replace the calcium and protien I was missing from not drinking milk. It was absolutly repulsive. I would gag and retch trying to get it down. I developed very slow eating habits so I could run and dump it down the drain after my parents left the kitchen. To this day I am repulsed by anything with soy beans in it. I get indegestion if I accidentaly eat something with soy in it. It's a common filler in cheap hot dogs. You could not pay me to even taste to fu.Like most kids, I liked sweets, but honestly, even at a young age I was developing tendencies to be a carnivor. I always wanted seconds on meat, but mom wouldn't let me have more meat unless I took more of those dang icky vegtables too. The important thing here is that it is imperative that you teach your child good eating habits at this young age. Do whatever it takes. Those habits will stay with your child for his entire life, and we all want what is best for our kids, so start him off right now. Experiment a little and try to find healthy things that he does like. That way you can give him options at meal times at least, Ok if you don't want those green beans, here are some carrots. That sort of thing. Good luck!

WHAT!!!! Test on animals before using it on human prisoners???? Oh, we can't have that! We can't make those poor little animals suffer just to make things better for humans now can we? That would just be awful.( I do hope ya'll recognise sarcasim when you see it! )If they are going to test drugs they should do it on lawyers. Maybe politicians. If a drug screws up a politician, what does it matter the tax payers have to support them for the rest of their lives anyway. As for prisoners, if they volunteer, fine.

Greetings Kaja! Hope you enjoy the forums. We need new folks and new topics for discussion. As to your question, when you get enough earnings in mycents, there will be a number written in red which is on the left side of any posts you make with your memeber information on it, and you can also click on that number to go to your account.

Greetings Kaja! Hope you enjoy the forums. We need new folks and new topics for discussion. As to your question, when you get enough earnings in mycents, there will be a number written in red which is on the left side of any posts you make with your memeber information on it, and you can also click on that number to go to your account.

Ahhhh anwiii, but isn't the neighbor doing you a favor by letting his grass grow? If snakes and ticks like long grass they will stay in your neighbors yard if you keep yours mowed!

Hey, don't apoligise, it has been pretty dead around here lately. But I'm glad to see you posting, hopefully we will get some new blood in here and some more lively, mouthy posters to start some good topics. Cooking is good, hey, who doesn't like to eat! Only problem with that right now is that we should all be (or at least some of us) starting our spring diets! Always add those extra pounds in the winter, hey, it helps keep me warm! Now's the time to think about shedding them though, bad as I hate to.

We aren't talking about government "secrets" here. Or protecting the people. If the government is so corrupt that the people rise up in an attempt to over throw it, then there is a big problem with that government, and it to my way of thinking, it probably needs to be overthrown. At least in our country, the USA, government is supposed to be for the people by the people. If enough people don't like what is going on, they should have every right to communicate their displeasure in any way they see fit. Of course, when they organize protests via the internet without a doubt the government will want to stop them. How else can they control the masses? Or not look like the bad guys? I think it is a terrible thing to do. But as they say, power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. I feel bad for the people over there. But on the other hand, with the way the politicians are acting in this country, it would not surprise me to see that happen here. And for some reasons, I would probably be right out there with the rest of the protesters.

Thanks for the tip, I will remember to stay away from the fried chicken if I ever make it to Canada!I think the old saying, "you are what you eat" plays a big role in our food animals. Just yesterday I finished the butchering of the last of the chicks I hatched last fall in our incubator. I should of gotten them done before the cold snap, which I think caused them to be a bit tough, but otherwise they are quite tasty. They had a greatly varried diet, not only commercial feed, but we had built a chicken tractor that could be fairly easily moved, so we could keep them on fresh ground, and they could eat fresh grass. They got all our stale food, and scrap stuff our house dog wouldn't eat. Also, I had a huge surplus of eggs so I would boil up eggs and feed those to them when they were little, I figured since chickens are made out of eggs it had to be just about the most perfect food for them right?The meat was really good, but what amazed me the most was the consistancy of the bones. They were brite white, and very hard. Most store bought chicken have greyish soft bones that have a rough almost grainy texture to them. These were absolutly smooth as can be. They looked nothing like normal chicken bones.

When you are dealing with the public there really isn't much you can do except be polite and explain to them that the last room had just been rented out and no more are available. Anyway, if the customer has a tantrum there isn't much you can do about it. I had a friend who worked in a convience store, customer came in and started ranting and raving at her, called her every name in the book, (his problem had nothing to do with anything she had done) but after all he did and said, she got fired because she didn't say a word back to him, but just flipped him off. The old adage "the customer is always right" can be a real pain sometimes. There are some people out there that are real jerks. But it's what you have to put up with when you work out in public like that. I know that I no longer have the dispostion to deal with that kind of human garbage. I'm afraid I could never keep my mouth shut and probably would be back to being unemployed real quick. And by the way, don't most motels have No Vacancy signs that light up when the motel is full to keep people from stopping in the first place? And I really don't think a cab ride to another motel would be of much help, unless they came in a cab in the first place. If you drove in all your stuff would be in your car and you wouldn't want to leave your car where you weren't going to be staying.

Ahhh the USDA! My least favorite branch of the government! It would not surprise me that they would pull such stupid shannigans. If you were to combine the mental power of every person in that department, convert it to dynamite, you wouldn't have enough power to blow your nose. Really. I'm not joking!

Well, the main problem with getting 2 seperate devices is that when getting ready to take a trip, that would give me 2 more things to have to remember to load up. I will admit, I am scatter brained. I have to load the pups, paperwork, directions, feed, water, dishes for the feed and water, snacks, my big thermos jug of ice tea, and by the time I try to remember all that my brain is pretty much taxed to it's limit. If I had in all in one device, it would be stuck in my purse and I won't have to worry about it. To Parubilla, we have an older model car, I'm not sure there is any way to hook up to it? In our last car we had a cassette deck, and I had an adapter on my cd player I could hook up and play it threw the car's radio speakers, but this car doesn't even have a cassette deck. Wish it did, I find head phones rather annoying. Not to mention the wires getting tangled up in the gear shift and the emergency brake handle. True enough, I don't use the phone much for calling, I probably use it more for an alarm clock than I do as a telephone.

Years ago my mom found an articule that said eating at least 3 almonds a day helped prevent cancer. So it's possible it might help other things too. But since I actually like almonds, it sure wouldn't hurt to try right? I especially like those smoked, salted ones. But of course, the smoke and excess salt is probably bad for you so they will probably kill me. Oh well. You have to die from something. Imagine how dumb you would feel laying in a hospitial bed dying of nothing.

Ah come on anwii, do you really think they would write about something as common and cheap as black pepper if it was healthy for you? If you won't believe the farmers propaganda, then how come you'd believe propaganda from Doctors and pharmasuiticle companys that make their livings off of selling people drugs that have all kinds of terrible side effects??? I'm not saying it works either but for reliability, who could trust the words of either side?

Oh that would suck, I hope they update them for you today, in time to save your hosting. I have noticed a great deal of variation as to when the mycents updates. Sometimes it is almost immediatly, other times it takes 2 days. But if you have already waited 2 days, you should be ok. We will keep our fingers crossed for you. Or you could log into your account and post a question, that might save you too.

Every human is different, but I don't see alcohol causing the brain damage like pot does. I have known drunks that had been on the booze for years and years. They get up every morning, go to work, and make their living and when they get home they hit the bottle. They may go on for many many years like this. I had a friend who was a brite and wonderful girl, she got on pot and within a year she was so screwed up she couldn't even control her own bladder. She finally killed herself in a car accident. Stoned of course. But after only a year on dope she was a complete disaster. Even when she wasn't smoking you'd think she was she was so goofy. It was a tragic loss of a human life.