Cross stitching has been around for centuries and is considered to be one of the oldest forms of embroidery. It is also widely known as counted- thread embroidery done in X stitches. It was traditionally done to adorn dish cloths, house linens and doilies. Up to this date it is still a widely popular craft known all over world. It is also done for fashion or as wall decors.

Many think that crafts cross stitch is a past time for bored mothers and grandmothers. In reality, more and more people are hooked on this regardless of age. Why is that? It is because this is noted to be a relaxing hobby that just about anyone can do. You can do this while watching TV, listening to music or maybe chatting with someone.

It is believed to be a therapeutic kind of hobby since it allows a person to escape from doing stressful activities or even thinking of the pressures of their daily lives. You can create beautiful designs or art works that you can take pride of. There are endless designs to choose from, making it available to suit everyone's interest.

How can we get started with this kind of craft stuff? First and foremost you need a cross stitch kit. A variety of designs gives you the option to choose whether you want to work on simple patterns or the more elaborate ones. They are available in craft shops and also online. A complete kit includes fabric, a set of thread, needle and the instructions that shows the pattern. Then if you got it all complete, you're all set to start working on your masterpiece.

Stitching is not that complicated. The instructions in your kit can guide you as to how many strands of floss you should use, which color of thread used for the different areas and so on. It is not rocket science to figure this out. That's why it is a relaxing activity. Making X stitches for each square shouldn't be that hard. You can even add your own special touches on your work like embellishments such as beads, buttons or crystals. This way you are making it look more personalized.

Crafts cross stitch is not just a relaxing way to sew your day away; it is also fun and rewarding. Once you are done with your work you are ready to display it for the world to see or hand it out as a present. It is best to get your work framed. This serves as a more personal form of gift especially to someone dear to you.

Cross stitching can be addictive and exciting. It can be done anytime and anywhere at your own convenience. It is indeed a fascinating and inexpensive hobby for just about anyone. All you need is a kit with a design of your choice and of course your own two hands.

So if you need a new hobby and you haven't tried cross stitching, why not give it a shot? It doesn't need too much effort to do so. Plus you will surely going to enjoy the process and most especially seeing the end product.

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Menghadiri sebuah pemakaman dapat memberikan kesempatan pada anak menjadi bagian dari kesedihan masyarakat sekitar. Ritual pemakaman juga terkadang merupakan suatu cara pengekspresian yang tidak bisa dikatakan secara lisan. Menghadiri pemakaman juga bisa dikatakan sebagai pembebasan emosional.

Hal ini juga merupakan suatu pertimbangan yang sulit bagi orang tua antara mengijinkan anak untuk menunjukkan perasaan mereka dan memberanikan diri menghadiri pemakaman formal yang mana definisi tersebut menyangkut hal yang orang tua lakukan dalam certain order dan certain amount. Ini juga merupakan suatu yang ideal bagi anak diberikan kesempatan memilih, anak mungkin akan lebih memilih ritual pemakaman dalam skala kecil dirumah dengan orang-orang yang dicintainya (sebagai contoh), mereka juga dapat membuat ceremony dengan cara mereka sendiri dalam mengucapkan 'selamat tinggal', dan nanti mengunjungi kuburannya. Mengajarkan anak untuk mengucapkan 'selamat tinggal' pada seseorang yang telah pergi, akan sangat membantu anak dalam perkembangan emosional mereka.

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Dalam sebuah relationship tidak jarang ditemukan seorang pria yang jenuh dengan pasangan wanitanya, tapi banyak sekali ditemukan bahwa wanita cenderung ingin memiliki sepenuhnya pasangan mereka. Sementara pria ingin lebih leluasa sebagaimana waktu yang dimilikinya, wanita ingin selalu berada dekat2 dengan pasangannya. Mengapa hal ini bisa terjadi? Belum ada research khusus dari para psychlogists dan scientists untuk hal ini. Sementara ini ada beberapa proyek yang dikerjakan oleh para psychologist tentang female psychology.

Gaya relationship pada setiap kultur juga mempengaruhi cara berpikir pasangan, entah itu pria ataupun wanita. Namun hampir kebanyakan wanita di hampir seluruh belahan dunia akan bersikap 'sama' dalam menyikapi pria pada sebuah relationship, yaitu mempunyai sikap 'membatasi'.

Satu hal yang terbiasa wanita lakukan pada pasangannya adalah selalu mengecek keberadaan pasangan mereka. Semakin berkembangnya kemajuan tekhnologi, tentulah mudah untuk mengecek bagi para wanita yang penasaran dengan keberadaan pasangan mereka. Kenapa kita, para wanita tidak bisa menghilangkan atau meredam rasa penasaran yang begitu menggebu-gebu, sementara pria bisa dengan mudahnya menikmati gejolak rasa penasarannya didalam hati? Kenapa kita tidak bisa setenang pria dalam bersikap?

Priapun Sama Dengan Wanita

Pria tidaklah beda dengan wanita dalam sebuah perasaan. Pun bisa sesensitif wanita dalam berperasaan. Maka sudah seharusnya kitapun mampu dalam mengontrol emosi. Hal yang paling mudah untuk dilakukan dalam mengontrol emosi adalah pikirkan hal yang sama jika kita berada diposisi pasangan kita. Apakah perasaan kita enak jika kita terus diinterogasi, apakah perasaan kita senang kalau mempunyai pasangan yang posesif?

Rubahlah kata 'Jangan..'

Anda tidak bisa untuk tidak mengeluarkan rasa penasaran anda pada pasangan anda? itu lumrah. Karena anda adalah wanita. Tapi bagaimana caranya agar anda merasa comfortable untuk mengutarakan rasa penasaran anda? Contohnya, jika pasangan anda pergi ke sebuah acara, dan anda ingin mengatakan 'jangan pulang malam ya....', mungkin akan lebih enak dan romantis kalau kalimatnya dirubah menjadi 'Pulangnya telat nanti ya?..'. Kalimat terakhir adalah sebuah syarat keberatan anda pada pasangan, dan yang lebih lagi sebagai sebuah perhatian yang tidak mengekang.

Lakukan aktifitas

Kalau pasangan anda sedang bersama teman2nya, atau sedang melakukan sebuah aktifitas yang disukainya. Hal yang paling baik adalah jangan berada didekatnya. Jika pasangan anda tidak keberatan dengan keberadaan anda disampingnya, dengan mengajak anda sebagai teman, berarti tidak ada masalah. Namun akan lebih baik dan bijak untuk relationship anda yang sehat jika and memberikan waktu dan ruang untuk pasangan anda bersenang2 dengan 'dunia'nya sendiri. Lakukan aktifitas yang sama seperti yang pasangan anda sedang lakukan. Jika pasangan anda sedang berkumpul dengan teman2, kenapa hal ini tidak anda jadikan sebagai ide yang bagus juga untuk berkumpul bersama teman2 anda? pergi ke gym, ke cinema, ke salon, pokoknya lakukan aktifitas yang membuat ruang anda sedikit fresh.

Diatas hanyalah sekedar tips kecil untuk menyikapi pasangan anda secara normal tanpa pembatasan yang anda berpikir bahwa anda berhak melakukannya. Relationship adalah sebuah pembelajaran untuk bersikap lebih dewasa dalam hidup. Relationship yang gagal atau sukses bukanlah sebuah gambaran sukses tanpa masalah dan gagal tanpa kesuksesan. Apapun keadaan anda saat ini dalam relationship, jangan pernah lupa kalau kita semua sedang belajar.

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Quilting is still a favorite hobby for many around the world. One of the challenges that come with quilting is finding simple or easy patterns to work with. If you are finding that you want something easy to work on but are tired of the same ole same ole thing, then you will love the easy patterns below that can be completed by newbies to quilting or seasoned quilters. One thing that is nice about these patters is that if you are working on something like a baby's blanket, then you can expect to have it completed easily, in less than 24 hours.

Whole cloth quilts. Some people will argue that this is not a real quilt but it is. This is just as it sounds a whole piece of cloth or fabric that is the same as a pieced together quilt. It also has a top with batting as well as backing. It just has the patter stitched into it. This makes for a very fast project and they are great for people who are just starting out.

Denim rag quilts. You will find these all over the internet as they are not only very strong quilts but they are also very comfortable. The pieces are easy to get as you can just simply recycle old jeans that are lying around the house. This type of quilt is good for the quilters that do not like to deal with the binding and it is the type of quilt that can be used outdoors.

Log Cabin quilt is one of the most popular patters as it is extremely quick to do. You can use up to a total of 13 kinds of fabrics in one block and this is perhaps one of the most colorful projects. It is said that the quilt top can be completed in less than a day and it is simple for those who are not the best at sewing as it is just a straight line that needs to be done.

Quilting can be fun for people of all ages and it makes an awesome gift no matter what the occasion is. If you have an event coming up rather quickly, then you may want to go with one of the easy patterns above so that you can be sure to have the quilt completed in plenty of time. Even beginners can make beautiful quilts if they choose their fabrics carefully. They can go with a pattern that focuses on the fabric rather than the patter so that their quilt will be sure to be a success. No matter if you're heading to a baby shower, a bridal shower or just a cookout to watch some fireworks, a quilt is the way to go.

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The boy had forgotten one item because, though he had heard what it was, he had at one point stopped listening, stopped paying attention.

Grandmas gentle reminders helped her grandson finally to recall that third item--butter. In her own humble way this grandmother was wisely teaching an age-old lesson: The need really to listen if one is to remember important matters. She knew that paying attention has much to do with getting things done well.

Hearing, under normal circumstances, comes without effort. Listening, on the other hand, must be seen as a skill that has to be cultivated and practiced. Thus, listening meansto hear with thoughtful attention. From this point of view, listening is an art!

Value to Business

Modern industry now knows what grandmother knew.Poor listening is one of the most significant problems facing business today, according to the chief executive officer of the Sperry Corporation in the United States.Business relies on its communication system, he explained,and when it breaks down, mistakes can be costly.

It is said that thelistening efficiency of people in the workplace is under 50 percent. Translated into what happens on a job, that means that each day less than half of what is orally transmitted is ever acted upon correctly.

But listening is not a one-way street in the workplace these days. More and more, management is learning to listen to the workers. Employees are more content, are better producers and are less likely to strike when they feel that the boss listens to legitimate complaints.

In some instances, workers are showing themselves to be every bit as capable of solving problems and improving productivity as their employers. At one room-air-conditioning plant, employees came up with a solution for a weld-leak problem that management had not been able to work out,saving the company thousands of dollars annually, says a report.

Further, about 100 North American companies are now using the principles ofquality circles, as they are called. Originally developed in Japan, some 2,000 to 3,000 of them are now in operation in the United States. Thesecircles bring management and workers together in problem-solving sessions. Some companies claim to have saved millions of dollars by utilizing suggestions of employees.

Value to You

If relationships are improved for so many by not neglecting the art of listening in the workplace, would it not also improve the situation in the average family, in the community and among nations? Yes, there is no doubt that it would. Is not the so-called generation gap actually a communication gap? Do not parents often accuse their children of not paying attention when parents speak? And do not youths today complain that their parents do not listen when they try to communicate regarding personal problems? Marriage problems are often blamed on alack of communication.You dont listen to me! are familiar words in many family disputes.

Do you carefully listen when your wife talks to you? Your husband? Your parents? Your children? Really? Or are you busy getting your response prepared? Does the spirit of rebuttal dominate your listening instead of a spirit of fairness to the speaker? Since you have heard his arguments before, did you 'tune them out this time as well? If you did, you could have overlooked new information that might be valid and that would now justify a change of mind on your part. Many human problems could be solved just by good communication. Listening is an essential part of it.

Ways to Develop the Art of Listening

First of all, active listening is paying attention, concentrating on what is being said. But what if the one talking is a dull speaker? (Were you listening? The answer is in what was just mentioned: 'Concentrate on what is being said.) Though the speaker may lack some polish and even some education, listen for facts that are useful, practical and worth while. For the moment, forget the speakers manner or his appearance. Is what he tells you truthful and beneficial? Do not display the arrogance of one woman who told two visitors:I dont discuss such matters with anyone who doesnt have at least an M.A. degree!

Next, since you can listen four times faster than a person can talk, utilize that time to sort out and classify the information. Associate it with what you already know. Think out the results of application of the information. Dont jump to conclusions, however. Hear the speaker out. Control prejudices so that you do not respond emotionally.Consider the source is not always good counsel to follow. The wise man recognizes truth no matter who speaks it. Hear enough so as to be able to draw valid conclusions later. You will have the time to do that with most speakers. Hence, it is appropriate to follow the counsel of one sage executive who said to a group at a meeting:Now listen slowly.

Avoid the tendency to respond with 'instant rebuttals. It can be humiliating to try to reply to a matter before hearing it out, the Bible cautions.After all, who knows everything? Remember that the views you now have were shaped by information you took in some time ago. You did not always have those views. Keep an open mind now. It is the sensible person who knows that there is more to learn.

Finally, prepare to act upon what you hear. Without putting into action any direction or advice given, there is little accomplished. As employees of Sperry are shown in one training program:Effective listening .�.�. occurs in four stages--sensing (hearing the message), understanding (interpreting it), evaluating (appraising it), and responding (doing something about it).

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When it comes to getting a tattoo we all know that it can be pretty pricey. With the economy getting worse everyday people have simply started to think twice about spending that money on something like a tattoo. Well it seems that a few tattoo studios came up with what they thought was a clever idea. These tattoo studios offered to give $30 Halloween tattoos all through the month of October. While this might be somewhat of a good idea, it can also be a bad idea.

For instance, picking out a tattoo design is very important and it's not a decision you should take lightly. However, if you are like me and love Halloween, than getting some sort of Halloween tattoo may not be such a bad idea. But if this would be your first tattoo I recommend holding out. Chances are if you got a pumpkin, black cat, skeleton, witch or some other Halloween character tattooed on your body as your first tattoo you will more than likely be regretting it before it even heals. But on the other hand if you are covered in tattoos and have a lot of them and you are trying to feed your addiction of getting tattoos than by all means go for it.

The moral of this story is�if it sounds too good to be true than chances are it is. However, if these tattoo studios were to offer any old tattoo for $30 I would say what are you waiting for..head down there now. Just remember this tattoo will be with you forever so think long and hard before you decide to get inked.

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Ashley

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It is quit apparent that some people do not make the best decisions when it comes to picking out a tattoo design. This is why a tattoo should not be an impulse buy and you should actually give it a lot of thought. Well wouldn't be great if you had your own little tattoo artist or expert to talk to about what are the top tattoo mistakes that people make? Well you are in luck! Kat Von D and her crew at LA Ink have composed a list of the top five tattoo mistakes that people make. Hopefully, you can take what they say to heart and don't end up having a tattoo mistake your self.

1. 'Be careful not to get something too small or where it doesn't fit that part of the body well.'

For instance getting a tiny tattoo in a bigger part of your body. But do not go overboard with the size either.

2. 'Good tattoos aren't cheap and cheap tattoos aren't good. Far too many times, people choose an artist based on price. That should be the last priority on your list when it comes to getting a tattoo.'

'Don't look for a bargain!'

This is the best piece of advise out there. You honestly get what you pay for.

3. 'Don't be overly romantic. Sorry, that tattoo is going to out last most relationships -- much as I hate to say it.'

'I don't think lovers' names are a good thing.'

This is another invaluable tip that everyone should pay close attention to. Getting a tattoo of a lover's name often jinxes your relationship. So be careful.

4. 'Try not to be arbitrary or impulsive -- you might regret getting Taz flipping the bird and drinking a beer later.'

Remember that tattoo you got maybe cool when you are young but as you age it may be more embarrassing.

5. 'Biggest mistake � being drunk.'

'Being drunk leads to the other mistakes on the list.'

This is another great tip. You should not have any alcohol in your system when getting tattooed. It can cause the tattoo to come out bad due to the fact that you will bleed more.

Take these 5 great tips from LA Ink to heart when thinking about getting a tattoo and you should have no regrets later on down the road.

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Jesse Owens was a track and field athlete. Born in USA, his real name is James Cleveland Owens. In 1936 he won 4 gold medals in Berlin, Germany. One medal was won in the 100 meters, one in the 200 meters, one at the long jump and one as part of the 4x100meter relay team. Thus, he became the first American to win 4 gold medals both in track and field.

Jesse Owens' biography begins in Alabama, in Oakville. At the age of nine he moved in Glenville, Cleveland. His teacher called him Jesse as the short for his name - J.C.. Jesse delivered groceries, loaded freight cars and repaired shoes to earn his living. During this very period is when he discovered his passion for running.

He started training at the Fairmount Junior High. His coach was Charles Riley. He put him on the track team. Because he was working after school, his trainings took place before the beginning of the classes. He came to national attention as a student at the East Technical High School in Cleveland. In 1933 he equaled the world records for 100m and long jump. This was during the National High School Championship in Chicago.

In 1936 Hitler was using the Olympic games to show a resurgent Germany. That's when Jesse Owens competed an the Olympiad for the USA. The fact that Jesse won 4 gold medals proved Hitler wrong about his narrow view over african-american people. Jesse Owens won the 100m sprint, the 200m sprint, the long jump and won the fourth medal as part of the 4x100m relay team.

Due to his great performance and the circumstances in which he won, Jesse Owens is considered one of the world's greatest athletes. His biography is a bible for anyone who wants to prove that no matter where you come from, you can do great things in your life.

Jesse James is considered one of the top 100 greatest african-americans of all times.

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Bald is beautiful, not only for your guys head, but for your pubic area as well. There are actually several good arguments for going with the hairless look including appearance, hygiene, and you're more sensitive to stimulation down there. With a little pre-planning, a vaginal shave is not only a beautiful thing, but a completely comfortable experience.

Get yourself a good pair of manicure scissors or a beard trimmer

If you grab that razor before your pubic hair is prepared, you're in for several days of uncomfortable living. If the hair is longer than 1/4 inch (and it is if you've never shaved down there) reach for a sharp pair of manicure scissors or a beard trimmer to shorten it. This will make it easier for your razor to cut the hair more closely and smoothly. It's best to do the trimming when your pubic hair is dry. This isn't a precision step you just want to trim your hair as short as possible while being careful not to cut yourself. The shorter the hair, the easier it is to shave it off.

Soften up

No, this step does not require you to change your personality it refers to softening up your hair down there. Just like when you shave your legs, a vaginal shave isn't as close as it could be if you don't soften your hair enough. Washing the area with hot water before you begin shaving is the easiest way to soften up. But, if you don't want to take a bath or shower, you can use a series of warm and wet washcloths applied to your pubic area to soften up the hair. The water needs to be quite warm to hot so the hair softens and your pores open. The opening of the pores allows your hair follicles to move further out and you can get a closer shave with your razor. Remember: the newer the razor, the sharper the blade, the better the shave.

Time to lube up

You wouldn't dream of shaving your legs or armpits without using some kind of soap or gel. You shouldn't terrorize our nether regions by not giving it the same respect. If your skin is very sensitive, you can use pre-shave oil. This will give your skin an added layer of protection. Simply apply the oil by putting a light coating on your pubic area. The next step is to apply your desired soap, gel, or shaving foam. You may find that your skin down there is more sensitive than the skin on your leg, so choosing a fragrance free soap, gel, or foam would be a good proactive step.

Once you've experienced the feeling of being bald down there, and you decide you like your new 'do,' you might want to consider some of the other pubic hair removal techniques. There are plenty to choose from including, waxing, electrolysis, and laser hair removal. While shaving is the least expensive and the easiest, it requires more frequent upkeep and maintenance. Take a few minutes to prepare and you will be rewarded with a nice smooth shave and avoid the shaving itching and scratching.

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During these tough economic times and with people getting laid off everywhere, that tattoo industry has seen a bit of a slow down. Mainly, because people do not have that extra spending money that they once had. However, there are a few ways you can get around that high tattoo cost and still get a pretty descent tattoo. For starters, you should be aware that you get what you pay for when it comes to a tattoo. This can be said for plastic surgery also, so when considering to get a tattoo this isn't something where you want to find the cheapest deal, because cheaper doesn't necessarily mean better.

The first step that you can take to get an affordable tattoo is, by simply getting an initial tattooed somewhere on your body in black ink. Remember that black ink tattoos tend to be cheaper than the color ink tattoos. The second, suggestion for an affordable but good tattoo would to get a four leaf clover or shamrock somewhere, or a little star. Remember the smaller the tattoo and the less detail that is involved the cheaper the tattoo will be. By getting a tattoo of any of the following should not jeopardize the quality of your tattoo, mainly because they are small. Another really good idea for an affordable tattoo would be a number or specific date.

Just remember you can get around paying close to $100 for a tattoo if you pick your tattoo design wisely. Also please note that some of these suggestions may still cost around $50, but that is considered cheap in the tattoo industry. So if you are a tattoo lover and want to add a tattoo to your growing collection or are a first time tattooer, keep these suggestions in mind to help from breaking the bank when getting inked.

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Some of you reading this might not think tattoos are taboo at all, as a matter of fact I feel the same way. But I have been reading a lot of articles lately about tattoos and I'm starting to wonder myself if tattoos are really as excepted as we all think they are. There is no doubt that tattooing has become extremely popular over the past couple of years even decades. But there are still a lot of people out there that consider them trashy, inappropriate and not acceptable.

For instance, I have read several articles in the past few days warning people if the have a noticeable or tattoo that can not be covered up not to even think about applying for jobs. Of course these jobs are usually with the state or government. But still this goes to show that people are serious about thinking tattoos are inappropriate. Also I read an article last week involving some school that is strongly trying to enforce and get a rule passed at a high school that students can not have tattoos and if they do they have to remain covered up at all times. There are even some night clubs in the United States that are banning people from entering the club if the have a noticeable tattoo. These clubs claim they are having gang problems and that's the only way they think they can control them from not coming in there is be banning anyone with a tattoo. Of course this is making locals and regulars very unhappy with the club.

So even though the tattoo community has come a long way from where they were, it seems we've still got a ways to go.

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If you are considering getting a tattoo but have no idea on what to get than maybe you should consider the butterfly. After all the butterfly is one of the most popular tattoos a woman gets. Simply because they are beautiful and there is some kind of mystic about them. If you are concerned that your tattoo maybe just like someone else's don't fret. There are endless butterfly designs out there and chances are out of all the butterfly tattoos that have been inked onto woman there probably isn't one that has been duplicated, unless it was done on purpose.

The butterfly stands for so many things. But the number one reason woman tend to get a butterfly tattoo is the butterfly symbolizes a change or transformation. So this beautiful little creature could fit in almost anywhere in your life where you have experienced some sort of change. Also butterflies have been known to stand for love or joy. A butterfly tattoo is also a very safe tattoo, in the sense that you will more than likely never regret this tattoo because it's special meaning will be with your forever. The only way this tattoo could turn into a regret is if you got a humongous butterfly tattoo covering your whole back, then that could most definlety lead to some regret later in life.

If you are having trouble deciding on a tattoo design, always keep the butterfly in mind. Just be sure to remember the smaller the better when it comes to getting a tattoo and the smaller the tattoo the less expensive it will be.

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One of the coolest things about tattoos is, that every-body's tattoo has a different meaning and means something different to them. So it is always fascinating to find out why people got the tattoo they did and if there is any significant meaning behind them.

Mark Wahlberg and Ludacris also known as Chris Bridges, both star in the movie 'Max Payne'. Which surprisingly enough tattoos kind of play an important role in this movie. It seems that a mysterious tattoo reappears on murdered victims in the movie. So this got reporters wondering if Mark and Ludacris had any tattoos and if so what the meanings of their tattoos were.

Mark said:

'Yeah, I've got a couple tattoos. I have rosary beads around my neck; it says 'In God I Trust.' When I was in jail [at age 16, for assault], I got a pair of rosary beads, and I wore them all the time. They were just plastic, so they just broke. So I just had the tattoo put around my neck.

And I got a Sylvester the cat tattoo covering up an old gang tattoo on my leg. I got [the gang tattoo] when I was 12. When I was 17, I got it covered up [with Sylvester] because that was the only thing that would hide the other tattoo.'

Ludacris said:

'I have some praying hands on one of my arms. You wake up, and you go to sleep, and you thank God for everything you have. That's pretty much the meaning behind that. I have Jesus on a cross on my other arm. That last one is a 'Disturbing tha Peace' symbol, which is my record label that I started and dedicated my life to.'

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Rihanna is a huge tattoo lover. She loves tattoos so much that she has a total of twelve and she also enjoys spending her free time just hanging out in tattoo studios. Although the Barbados born beauty has twelve tattoos you probably haven't even noticed half of them, half of them are very small and in unnoticeable places.

Here's a list of her twelve tattoo:

1. A music note on her ankle.
2. The Pisces sign behind her right ear
3. A star in her left ear
4. Sanskrit prayer going down her hip
5. The word 'love' on her left middle finger
6. A patch of star dust on the back of her neck
7. [she turned #6 into] a trail of stars going down her back
8. The phrase 'shhh�' on her right index finger
9. The date 11-4-1986 on top of her left shoulder
10. A skull on the back of her left ankle
11. 'Freedom in God' written in Arabic on her left side
12. A tribal design on her right hand and wrist that represents strength and love

Rihanna loves to talk about her tattoos and loves to explain what they mean. She sat down with The View in Las Vegas and talked to them about her latest tattoo.

'They're Roman numerals. Me and my best friend got the same thing. It's her DOB (date of birth) and she has mine.'

'I like hanging out in tattoo shops. When I am in New York, after all the photo shoots and performances, when I should be resting, sometimes I get dressed and go to the tattoo parlors in SoHo and hang out. I am so intrigued by tattoos. It's an entire culture, and I study it. Sometimes I go with friends or just by myself. I get bum-rushed, but I don't care. I don't take security.'

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Ashley

Author: Ashley Ford

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It is not that everyone is going to place their photographs in a balanced circumstance with framed glass or any other! To balance all scenarios, photographers prefer printing photo onto canvas. Printing photo to canvas will give complete sophistication and of course gives a classy touch to your photographs. This is the reason all photographers and other artistic people stick canvas prints. Photo on canvas print has achieved a grand reputation and it has been the fastest growing section in the field of digital image production. Printing photo onto canvas is extremely cost-effective and they frequently pop up in all times and service offerings. With photo to canvas prints, you can momentarily upload your pictures online and moreover you can flick all the memorable moments and hang them on your house walls.

Professional canvas printing is the procedure of printing images on the standard of canvas in a highly professional manner. The images printed are stunning in beauty and finish. A professionally printed canvas is enormously appealing because of its standardized texture that gives the exact look of an original artwork. Here prints of higher quality are generated since the most modern technology and equipment are used.
In professional canvas printing, the digital image is straightforwardly printed on the canvas material. Images are printed on artist grade canvas to give them a fine texture and more interesting look. The greatest advantage in getting your image printed on professional printers is that pigmented inks of long lasting quality are used. The images that are printed with pigmented inks using professional printers will not fade for decades. These printers have sophisticated nozzles that can print even minute dots in the image guaranteeing admirable capture of particulars.
Now a days business people look for pioneering designs that are capable of creating collective impact. Through professional printing you can turn your personal photos to wonderful pieces of artwork. Canvas prints can be ordered in any desired size and shape.
If you possess artistic talents then canvas prints are the best way to put your ideas into work. If you want to give your favorite photograph a professional look with exceptional beauty and vivid color, then professional canvas printing is the best option.
Photo to canvas prints are very quickly appropriate a popular method of decorating rooms during homes all over the world. A canvas print is basically a reproduction of a photo or other artwork and then put to canvas. The use of patterns and designs are what make canvas prints special. Their popularity has risen mostly because they are generally far less expensive. These prints are simply a quick and effective way of making a decorative statement. Once the canvas and the scheme of printing are selected, the photograph needs to be analyzed to measure the viability of the print. Just about any photograph or image can be made into a canvas print.

One of the greatest advantages of photo to canvas prints is with the progress of printing methods the results can be amazing. Providing an inexpensive way to create artwork that is ideal for practically any home.

Technology has touched every feature of our life. Photography is no exception to the changing facets of technology. It is no revelation therefore that you could add multiple effects to the shots captured on your camera. It has become a popular way to keep your favorite photos outstandingly tucked up onto the walls of your home. The different aspects of the Photo canvas prints industry includes Photo Realistic Style, Colorizing, Light Brush Stroke Style, Convert to Black & White and Sepia, Collage, Restoration, Canvas, Gallery Wrapping, Longevity and diverse framing methods.

Printing photos on canvas is one of the most popular resources of enlarging photos digitally. Canvas is the ideal medium for enlarging and printing high resolution photos taken using digital cameras. Today, with high resolution digital scanning also being in the menu of most printing services, your original artworks, art reproductions and paintings can also be digitized and printed on canvas.
Photo Canvas Prints are so popular that they are the preferred standard commonly used in landscape and portrait image printings. To make canvas photo prints less vulnerable to fading, UV resistant inks are being used at most printing facilities. These UV resistant inks provide great conflict to constant exposure to light and heat and thus give an extended life for printed images.

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When pictures are snapped, everyone generally expects it to be exclusive, fresh, and value added. We all want it to be actual good and moreover expect it to have for several long years. Is it possible to get remarkable and value added pictures? Why not! Photo on canvas can create all magic you want! Photos Canvas Prints is an aftermath of the latest inventions in the field of photography.

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It has became fairly popular and a lot more common for people who have lost a loved one or a dear friend to get something tattooed on their body in remembrance of that person. Whether it be a picture of them something they drew or even their name. To my surprise, I have found out that memorial tattoos as they are called are lot more popular than one may think. One tattoo artists claim that 20 to 30% of his business is memorial tattoos. Of course it is being reported that most of the clients that get these memorial tattoo are teenagers and young adults

As you can imagine several Psychologists don't recommend this form of healing to a lot of people. They claim that it can help a particular person with the grieving process but later on in life they might regret their impulse decision to get this memorial tattoo of theirs. And if it is something that you are dead set on you need to put a lot of thought and consideration into it.

Lenny Welch a tattoo artist, who runs Addicted 2 Tattoos on North Florida Avenue, had this to say about memorial tattoos

'It gives a person something to look at. It keeps a memory alive. They don't want to forget them, and they think it does them honor when they put something permanent on their bodies

I personally think if an individual wants to get a tattoo to remind them of a loved one they should, especially if it will help them grieve the loss of that person. After all people get tattoos from themselves not for other people. So who cares what these Psychologists think anyways.

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Ashley

Author: Ashley Ford

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To all of those people out there that simple hate tattoos and think they are a disgrace to your body, should listen up. A very lucky woman named Hailey Melnyk, may beg to differ. When Haliley was 18 years old she did what most 18 year olds do, she went and got a tattoo. Hailey had just finished an incredible journey through United States and Europe and to mark this great experience in her life she decided to get two swallows tattooed on her hips. Hailey decided to get these two swallows because of the old sailor's tradition. Sailor's got swallows tattoos on them symbolizing the crossing of two oceans.

The very next day, Hailey was having trouble breathing and noticed that her lymph nodes on her thighs were starting to become inflamed. Hailey went to the doctor immediately. And much to her dismay she had some tests done and found out that she had an advanced case of Hodgkin's lymphoma. Hailey has those two swallows to thank for saving her life. It turns out that the stress of getting a tattoo actually helped her cancer manifest itself, otherwise she would have continued going on with her life and would never have known anything was wrong until it was too late.

Hailey truly is thankful to her tattoos and is glad that she got them when she did.

'The (tattoos) were really something that really changed my life, both for the good and the bad. They were definitely the starting point of my new life � I just always wanted to testify my life on my body at that point.'

Hailey is now 25 years old and is cancer free. She has spent nearly 70 hours and $15,000 covering her thankful body in tattoos.

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Ashley

Author: Ashley Ford

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Aesthetics is the study of beauty, and what we find beautiful. Since beauty can have a personal property, many people refer to aesthetics instead as the study of judgments of taste and sentiment. The judgment being studied can be one which occurs based on any of the senses, sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell.

Being able to tell whether something is beautiful is based on us being able to make judgments about what our senses perceive. Aesthetics studies not only what a single person finds beautiful, but whether that sense of beauty is shared with a few people, many people, or almost all people.

Immanuel Kant, writing on aesthetics in 1790 made a distinction between what one finds agreeable, and what one finds beautiful. He stated that beauty required other people to share the sentiment, while simply being fond of something could be based on a personal quirk. In this way being agreeable to something is a personal quality, while beauty, is a quality of the thing being judged.

Later writers such as David Hume linked beauty to personal pleasure, rather than naming it just a judgment of something devoid of interaction. Kant took this idea a step further stating that pleasure may be the result of enjoying something, but for something to be beautiful it must be more than just enjoyable. The pleasure must arrive through our own reflective contemplation. For Kant, beauty has a universal quality, which makes some things beautiful to everyone, regardless of personal taste.

One thing that is important to note is that a judgment of something is based on two values, the philosophical notion of pure beauty, and the cultural values of the time and region you are in. For many philosophers such as Kant, the universal philosophical notion of beauty is the only one that describes real beauty, and taste constitutes personal, cultural fads.

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At first glance Ashlee Simposon Wentz doesn't really look like someone that would have a tattoo or six for that matter. Well in case you didn't know Ashlee has at least six tattoos. This just goes to show that anyone can sport a tattoo and people not even notice, that is if they are tastefully done and they are small. Which most of Ashlee's tattoos are small.

Here's a list of Ashlee's tattoos:

1. Love on her left wrist.

2. A star on her right wrist, which was later covered up by a big red rose with green leaves, that looks rather out of place.

3. Two small cherries on her heel.

4. The number three written under the word LOVE on her right wrist.

5. A peace sign on her middle right finger.

6. An unidentified red tattoo on her inner left ring finger.

Ashlee shared with everyone what her first and second tattoo was:

'The first tattoo I got was a star and I got that with a few of my best friends. I have that one when I finished my first record and I have 'LOVE' on my other hand when I finished my second record.'

Just in case you are wondering if Ashlee has any plans on getting any more tattoos in the near future, the answer to that question is yes. Ashlee wanted to get a tattoo that showed Pete how much she loved him and how proud she to be his wife. But since she unexpectedly got pregnant she is having to wait on adding another tattoo to her body. Apparently, Ashlee is planning on getting 'ASW' tattooed on her shoulder. Which may or may not be such a good idea. After all marriages in Hollywood only last a few years.

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Ashley

Author: Ashley Ford

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3 Arrests in 8 days in one small town, the first arrest an engineer, the second arrest was a Doctor, and the third was a 26 year old. All three of them were using the Internet to lure teenage girls into meeting with them for the express purpose of molesting them.
'The message is, I hope the parents of children will start monitoring what their activities are on the Internet. There are a lot of pedophiles preying on these children,' said Johnston. (James Johnson is a police officer in Ardmore, Alabama).
'Check your caller I.D. Know who your kids are talking to. If you can, go into the history on your computers. Know what times they are talking to these people. They always want to talk when their parents are gone,' he said.
This is such a serious problem that the FBI admits to playing catch-up when it comes to combating clever pedophiles using the Internet, and Law Enforcement agencies plea for more money to combat this growing threat.
The Bottom line is this; try as they may the government can't stop pedophiles or keep online pedophiles away from your children, it's up to you to keep them safe and the good news is that there are methods that can be used to not only stop online predators from harming your children, but protect yourself as well since many predators also threaten families if the victim talks.
One of the methods available is called Blocking software, this software works by blocking objectionable content from ever showing up, the software is updated frequently, often daily with a list of sites (called blacklisted), places that cannot be accessed by the computer, using either a web browser such as Internet Explorer, or an instant messaging client and whenever someone tries to access an Internet page the site is compared to the blacklist and the site/chat room is either allowed or not.
The other method is keylogging, this method work by recording everything that is typed on the keyboard or clicked by the mouse. One of the advantages that is provided by this approach is if your child has been approached online they generally will not come out and tell you since an online pedophile almost always threatens the child or their family if they talk, and many times the child feels guilty or somehow responsible for the pedophile's approach in the first place.
Unfortunately the online pedophile knows this and capitalizes on guilt, shame or fear this is all part of the grooming process that the offender uses to ease the child into an abusive relationship.
Blocking software has its place, and is generally better used for young children since it will keep unwanted material from ever showing up, but it's use is apparent, that is anyone over the age of 8 or perhaps even younger will know that they are being redirected to a safe website, as a parent or guardian you are definitely the best judge of your child and what they should be allowed to see, and where they should go. Which brings us to key logging software, there are many key loggers available some of them will even email you when a certain word or words that you choose are used.
Please remember that child predation is the most underreported crime in the United States, and although the statistics vary greatly depending on the source and many other factors, but the fact remains that as a parent or guardian something should be done.

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