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thePEBBLE - 12/13/05 - Come At It From A Different Direction!
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TODAY'S TRIVIA - - -
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What in the world is a sea cucumber?
Why do Australian lifeguards sometimes wear pantyhose on
their arms and legs while swimming?
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ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY'S TRIVIA - - - -
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Does anything live that far down in the ocean?
Plants can't live that far down because they need light for
photosynthesis. As you can imagine, light doesn't penetrate
THAT far. But something lives down there: shrimp-like
crustaceans, marine worms, and sea cucumbers. Bacteria,
which live pretty much everywhere, also live in the Marianas
Trench.
How do they know how deep the water is?
Well, if we can make it to the moon, we can certainly make
it to the bottom of the ocean. A U.S. Navy bathyscape
reached the bottom of the Marianas Trench in 1960. In 1995,
a Japanese probe made what is probably the most accurate
measurement of its depth.
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1. STRANGE BITS AND PIECES!
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2. Here's To Think On ...
with Ken Darby
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Come At It From A Different Direction!
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3. MEDICAL COLUMN by Karin Henderson
Meniere's Syndrome
"Meniere's" is a condition affecting the
nerves of one or both inner ears.
PART 3 of 5
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4. THE SAGA OF PINEHILL by Ken Darby
Kids want some history
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5. WHY DO WE SAY IT?
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6. THINK ABOUT THIS TODAY!
7. HA! HA!HA!
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STRANGE BITS AND PIECES!
Honorificabilitudinitatibus is the longest English word that
consists strictly of alternating consonants and vowels.
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Here's To Think On ...
with Ken Darby
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Come At It From A Different Direction!
This man was going up to bed when his wife told him that
he'd left the light on in the garden shed which she could
see from the bedroom window. Then he looked for himself and
saw that there were people in the shed stealing things.
He phoned the police, but they told him that no one was in
his area to help, so he said ok, hung up, counted to 30, and
phoned the police again... "Hello. I just called you a few
seconds ago because there were people in my shed. Well, you
don't have to worry about them now cause I've just shot them
all!"
Within five minutes there were half a dozen police cars in
the area, an Armed Response unit, the works. Of course, they
caught the burglars red-handed.
One of the policeman said to this man: "I thought you said
that you'd shot them!!"
He replied, "I thought you said there was nobody
available!!"
In the world of internet marketing everyone makes their
offers by pushing, pushing, pushing. Everywhere you look you
are having information almost forced upon you.
How can you compete with that? How can you get yourself
noticed? How can you get your message read and acted upon
instead of others getting the sale?
In truth, of course, no one knows. Those who tell you they
do are again pushing something. Even those who show you
their last years band statements are revealing history and
not necessarily the present.
Going back to the Big Dog days there was a time when the
owners of the program were really raking in the dough,
because they had everyone believing their sales message.
Then it died out because there were so many selling it the
internet was full of it. All the Big Dog headlines and
messages were easily recognizable and people simply hit the
delete button.
Why don't you try coming at your sales message and headlines
from a different direction? Try being subtle, not pushy. Try
showing and relying on your integrity rather t han write up
some hype.
The article is not telling you it will work. We are saying
to you that when your headline and sales message comes at
the sale a different way, then you have a much better chance
of getting a sale. What we are trying to say to you is that
to get noticed what you need to do is something different
than the flock.
You will notice the police in the joke above responded in
their normal way to a phone call that must have been a
typical phone call. Yet when the homeowner tried a different
direction, a different method, he got results.
You can, too. When you step outside what the flock of
internet marketers are doing, you can find ways of getting
your prospects attention and getting his actions to be what
you want.
This different direction might be a different sales message,
a different method, one or more different web sites, one or
more different ezines. Any or all methods should be tried
until you come across the formula that appears to work.
Remember, too, that often what works today does not work
tomorrow. The internet shifts and sways like sand bars in a
river. From month to month things change. Keep yourself
continually looking for new methods that work. Like any
company anywhere, you must keep doing things that are new if
you want your company to grow. Failure in this task will
often spell failure of the company.
The something new need not be dramatic. It may only be new
to you. The point is that to step out from the flock and get
noticed you must - - -
Come At It From A Different Direction!
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Simplicity is hard to see through, until you know the
truth. Perseverance alone will bring wisdom.
---- Ken Darby
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MEDICAL COLUMN - - - -
by Karin Henderson
Meniere's Syndrome
"Meniere's" is a condition affecting the
nerves of one or both inner ears.
PART 3 of 5
Who Can Get This Condition? And how does it happen?
Anyone can get this.male or female, and any age. We work with
children as young as four and five and old as 88 & 92!
Treatments
Traditional treatment includes giving a diuretic: a drug that
draws off excess fluid (feeling of fullness). It will most
likely include a low salt diet...again to prevent fluid
build-up. It will often include a drug to alleviate or prevent
the vertigo or dizziness. And often it will include something to
help the person relax or lessen their fears of facing the
unpredictability of the symptoms. Because sufferers are willing
to help each other in a somewhat hopeless situation, many
"unusual" remedies are surfacing. One of the more hopeful ones
includes a certain complete and balanced group of nutritional
supplements as recommended by medical doctors. They are
achieving surprisingly good results. Essentially they are
providing appropriate nutrients to the body to help itself.
Why does it return after a long period of peace and confidence
that it has gone for good?
There is some thought, and ultimate hope, that an underlying
inflammatory reaction is occurring to create pressure on one or
both of these nerves. If this is real, then it follows that
finding and dealing with this process could eliminate these very
debilitating and unpredictable symptoms.
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Karin Henderson is a registered nurse and is thePEBBLE's
columnist for our MEDICAL COLUMN.
We appreciate her input very much. Thanks Karin.
You can send Karin questions at
mailto:kflh@shaw.ca
Health Information Newsletter.
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THE NET'S BEST KEPT SECRET
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THE SAGA OF PINEHILL
by Ken Darby
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Eloise Henry, age 18 when the story began
and David Wylie, age 20, were selected by a
stranger in town to take a dangerous trip,
together. The idea was that each was to take
only the clothes on their back and go
anywhere in the world where the stranger
took them. They were to be left there to find
their own way home. They had no money,
no identification, and no idea where they
were. If they arrived back home, there
would be a million dollars waiting in each
of their bank accounts
The story deals with their adventures along
and leads to the only way they could survive.
The story leads to many friends, many adventures
and many places.
The Saga Of Pinehill, The Adventure
is now in bookstores. A controversial and powerful story.
It will change your life. Go to
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your favorite bookstore. ISBN # 1-4137-4723-X
As you read enjoy. It continues . . . . . . .
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"What did you do, Mom?"
"At first I didn't know what to do. I just thought about
it for a while, then I told my parents. At first my Dad
nearly went ballistic, but after he settled down we began to
think on the matter. We invited the Wileys over the
following night and talked about it. Boy that was a mess.
Everybody's ego kept getting in the way. Anyway, by the time
the evening was over it seemed everyone agreed we could go.
Then it was really scary. We were going into the unknown. We
had no idea what we would face. Fear was running rampant. My
Dad had shown me how to handle fear so I was able to keep it
under control. David was different. He had no such training.
Fear ruled his life."
"Wow! Then what happened?"
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Well, Sammy, just as he said, Mr. Gladstone put the
money in the bank and early one morning we drove to
Philadelphia and got into his private plane and we were off.
We flew for a couple days, then when we landed the plane
was taken right into a hanger. We got out of the plane and
into a van which had all the windows blackened so we
couldn't see out. We drove in that for two days. We had no
idea where we were except that it was hot, real hot. Finally
we stopped and then they put us on donkeys and we rode those
for a couple days. We saw no civilization after getting the
donkeys. We were in jungle that was so thick our guide had
to get off the donkey and cut us a path. At the end of the
second day on the donkey we finally stopped and set up
tents. Boy was I ever sore. That donkey ride nearly killed
me. I could hardly walk when that was over."
"Where were you, Mom?"
"To tell you the truth I had no idea. I was scared a
little, but my Dad and I had done a lot of camping so I had
a pretty good idea what to do. David had no idea. He had
never been camping in his life. We all set up tents and went
to sleep that night, at least we tried to sleep. All the
strange noises kept us awake for a long time."
"Did you have one big tent?"
"No, Sammy. We each had a small one man tent. It
wouldn't protect us from anything except maybe some rain or
some bugs. The next day Mr. Gladstone and his secretary, who
also came along, set out some provisions for us. They gave
us each a machete, a pocket knife, some rope, a canteen and
some quinine tablets. The rest of that day we scouted around
a little just to see where we were.
I'll tell you what. Finish your milkshakes and I'll take
you there. You can see for yourself."
The milkshakes were gone in a flash.
"Let's go."
In the blink of an eye Eloise returned to the spot where
they camped out the first night.
"Wow! Mom. This is a neat place."
"It is to you AliAnn, because you have been raised in
this jungle. To me and to David this was completely new. We
knew nothing of how to survive here, nothing. We set up our
tents right there. The second night we slept a little
better, but we were still getting used to the sounds. I
think it was exhaustion that took over. I awoke the next
morning to David screaming. He was hollering my name and
wanted me to get up immediately. I did. When I looked out of
the tent I knew instantly what had happened. Mr. Gladstone,
his secretary, the guide and all the donkeys were gone. They
left us enough food for about three days but they were gone.
There was no sign of them. David frantically and against my
calls ran down the trail we had used when we came into this
place. He was gone for nearly four hours, but all to no
avail. He had no hope of catching them. When he returned we
knew we were now alone, that if we were going to survive now
was the time to learn. While David was gone I cleaned up a
little and did some thinking. I used to lean against that
tree and go into meditation. My Dad had shown me that if I
am still and quiet I can get much more thinking done and I
can get inspiration from inside, if I listen. I knew that if
I was going to survive I was going to have to listen long
and hard."
"Gee, Mom! That was a good way to handle it."
"Yes, it was, Sammy. I found I was given answers as to
where to go, what to look for, what to avoid. I eventually
was shown when there would be danger and what to do about
it. I soon came to depend completely on what I was being
told from the inside. David was allowing fear to run his
life and he nearly went crazy. He had no idea what to do. He
had no training and panic would have killed him had I not
been there to talk to."
"What did you do, Mom?"
"By the time he got back he was exhausted. He hadn't
taken any water with him and he was dehydrated. He drank a
lot of water then went into his tent for a sleep. When he
got up it was suppertime. I was preparing supper and we sat
down and leaned up against that log. We ate and talked. We
began to plan on the things to do. He wanted to sleep that
night then immediately set out down the trail in the
morning. He thought we might get to the last place we saw
civilization and then we would be all right. I reminded him
it took us two days to do that and on donkey. We had no hope
of reaching that village in one day and that would mean we
would have to sleep out another night in a place we knew
much less than this. I was able to persuade him we must
first learn to survive here, then we could venture out a
little more. He agreed but became angry when I suggested it
might be six months before we were ready to travel. He had
no bush knowledge whatever. He thought, then, that all we
had to do was walk out of this place. He had no idea of the
danger in doing so."
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TOMORROW - - - Kids want some history
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WHY DO WE SAY IT?
Wash Out: How die "wash out" come to mean a failure?
In the early nineteenth century British soldiers learned
marksmanship by shooting at iron targets. The marks, if they
were not good enough, were painted out or "whitewashed."
Thus a "wash out" came to mean a failure or disappointment.
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"Never measure the height of a mountain until you have
reached the top. Then you will see how low it was." -–
Dag Hammarskjold
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HA! HA! HA!
(DJ works for a large national cellular telephone company in
a call center running credit checks for the agents in the
stores. He got a call one day from an agent trying to run
such a credit check. He noted here that one of their
requirements for a credit application is a valid state
issued picture ID.)
Agent: "My customer doesn't have a driver's license, but he
does have his state fishing license."
Rep: "Does it have his picture on it?"
Agent: "No, but it has a picture of a fish on it."
Rep: "Is his last name 'Trout?'"
Agent: "No, it's Smith."
(At this point, DJ reported that it was going to be a long
day.)
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