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January 23rd is Measure Your Feet Day. I was a little surprised to learn of this, as it seemed so…strange. But it caused me to stop and think. How long has it been since you’ve had your feet measured, or measured them yourself? For me, I think it’s been since my teenage years. Since I stopped growing, I’ve always assumed my feet were a certain size and have always worn shoes that were that size. But is this a good thing? Unfortunately, people tend to neglect their feet until they find themselves in inordinate pain. Measure Your Feet Day can serve as a reminder to take care of our feet.

There are good reasons to measure your feet on this day. For one, you’ll know exactly what shoe size you are. You’ll also know whether your feet are wide or narrow, instead of merely looking at your feet and guessing. I look at my feet and think they’re medium, but I’m small overall so they may actually be narrow. Too many people wear shoes that don’t really fit them or support their feet. Most of us don’t realize how much wearing ill-fitting shoes can damage our feet. I’m reminded of the popularity of flip-flops this past summer and the warnings podiatrists gave against this fad as a result, this is how our experienced podiatry professionals can help us in taking care of our feet. 

It’s very important to measure your feet if you order footwear online because these shoes you can’t try on to see if they fit. And bear in mind that different kinds of footwear may run different sizes. Boots, for example, might run smaller than athletic shoes. And according to the information I found on New Balance Shoes’ website, our feet can grow with age. So doesn’t it make sense to have your feet measured each year to make sure you keep buying shoes that fit?

But if you don’t measure your feet and you continue to wear poorly fitting shoes, what’s the worst that can happen? The most obvious thing you’ll notice is pain. But you could also end up with bunions and ingrown toenails, which, if not treated properly, can lead to infection. Severe enough infection may warrant the removal of the affected toe. And even if you don’t get an infection, your feet will not be very pretty to look at, and you probably will not want to show them off. What good will all of those cute poorly fitting shoes be then? Gregg Hall has some more warnings for people wearing poorly-fitting shoes. He also has a step-by-step article on measuring your feet here.

Tinnitus is the perceived sensation of ringing in the ears. It is often heard as a low roar, a clicking, musical notes, or a high-pitched whining. Tinnitus affects over 50 million people in the United States and millions worldwide. The causes of tinnitus range from heredity to ototoxic drugs to exposure to loud noise. Nearly everyone will, at some point in their lives, experience tinnitus, and others will have it chronically. There is no cure for tinnitus and there are few methods for relieving it such as [google_bot_show][/google_bot_show]Sonus complete that is designed in order to prevent common symptoms of tinnitus. So how do you accept your tinnitus into your daily life?

If you have been reading articles written about tinnitus on the internet, you may be feeling a bit dreary about the situation. Many articles explain in great detail about the causes of tinnitus, but few include any advice on what can be done about the sound. It should be noted most, if not all, of the online ads for medicines that “cure” or “stop” the ringing in the ear cannot support their claims.

Tinnitus is a complex disorder and has many causes, therefore no single ‘magic bullet’ can stop it. Most of the herbs and homeopathic remedies recommended for tinnitus may increase blood flow to the brain. This may offer some relief to people dealing with tinnitus from the onset of circulatory difficulties. If your tinnitus is due to acoustic trauma (damaging exposure to loud sounds) then natural supplements may not improve the condition of your tinnitus.

It can be annoying to hear a sound that no one else is aware of. The people in your life may not understand what you are going through and this can add to the frustration. Perhaps your tinnitus is preventing you from sleeping well at night. Whatever the situation, you will need to learn to accept this condition, or else it will control you. If you believe that you are suffering from it, then you will suffer. If you think that the quality of your life is being impacted by tinnitus, then you are right. Don’t think this way, change your mindset. Allow tinnitus to only be a reminder of how delicate the human body is, but do not allow it to control you.

I have had tinnitus in both ears for over 5 years now from exposure to loud noises during percussion ensemble practice. I am 21 years old and am attending a university with high hopes of becoming a high school biology teacher. I am excited about life and the last thing I need is for tinnitus to dominate my life. I have too much to be excited about, I have so much to be thankful for.

Instead of trying to ignore the sound, I listen to it on occasion. Many people will suggest using white noise (radio, water trickling, fan, etc.) to mask the sounds of tinnitus. This may help you. For me, when it is quiet, I consider the sound of my tinnitus to be my own form of silence. Whether or not you will be able to live a full and merry life with this condition will depend on the way you accept tinnitus. If you pity yourself for having this condition when everyone else seems to be fine, then you will become unhappy. If you think that tinnitus is the cause of your problems, then you will become bitter about the noise. Do not attach negative emotions with tinnitus because it’s something you cannot change.

Tinnitus is probably the most harmless condition a person can acquire. I have read about so many people who accuse tinnitus of being an “agonizing” disease that ruins your quality of life and peace-of-mind. First of all, tinnitus is not a disease at all. It is biofeedback from slightly damaged cilia inside the cochlear. Do your scars cause you to lose the quality of your life? No, and you see them every day. Tinnitus is something that you will always be aware of, but it does not actually cause physical pain.

I truly believe that the best cure for tinnitus is one of acceptance. This cure can be achieved through a persistently strong determination to lead a healthy and positive life. I sincerely wish you the best of luck!

For those of you who know nothing about HTML I hope that this article can shed some insight as to what it is and a few tricks of the trade that can get you started on your quest of creating a website using HTML code. Creating a website requires a lot. First, one must have the knowledge of HTML and a vivid imagination so you can keep your visitors interested and coming back every now and again. Creating a site with HTML is difficult at first but as long as you know the code and familiarize yourself with it the website can be fun, invigorating, and professional.

Creating a Website with HTML Code: The Basics

The first and most important item you need to know about would be the code itself. Everything that is used for the website has a code. Colors, fonts, font size, font types, images, image size, backgrounds and all the other elements that make up a webpage have a specific piece of HTML code. HTML itself has been compared as a separate language and to be truthful in many ways it actually is. There are hundreds of books out there on HTML and even libraries on it. I know this all sounds exhausting and many feel they are not capable of creating a website but I hope through this article I can eliminate some of the confusion and get you a little familiar with HTML and explain how simple it actually can be to have a website of your own.

HTML format is quite complex to begin with despite the simplicity of having your own website but once you understand the basics, it will be like child’s play so always keep the code short and sweet so that it becomes easy to remember it akin to a password and the format should contain a preventivo sito internet as well.

First and foremost, let’s say you haven’t discovered the right web program that would be preferred to use in order to publish your website. No problem! You can easy write out the code on a word document, or text editor by doing the following: create a new folder labeled something that will be recognized as the new website. Then, open a word document and save as a plain text or HTML file, be sure to save it in the folder that has been just created. Trust me, you want to be sure you have a safe place for the new document because after all you don’t want to put in the work of creating a website and have it be lost in the abyss of the computer.

Next, you can begin your page. For the sake of less confusion and for example purposes I will demonstrate how to write a title and a body paragraph. All pages begin with ” . This simply tells the computer that you are writing HTML code. Then hit the enter button (taking you below ”) type in (standing for heading) and below that (as in a title that you intend to name your paragraph). Then add as in the body of the page, the larger open page of the site and type in

as in a paragraph. When finished with your paragraph end it with . This tells the computer you have ended writing the paragraph. With all commands that are ended type it with . For example:

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If a specific font for your text or color is desired add it in the command. The same goes for backgrounds, images, sound bites, videos, etc.

HTML Lingo

Here is a list of commonly used HTML code that can get you started with your website writing and creating. Of course this is not all of it but a handful can get make it more comfortable to deal with.

• a-creating links

• i-italics

• href-specifying where the URL of the page goes to

• br-line breaks

• img-images

• span-custom character styles

• *remember your !

As far as colors go, they are all codes mixed with letters and number such as black would be #00000 and dark green would be #002809. You can’t really tell the color by the numbers and letters unless you specifically know the HTML by heart but the numbers and letters translate into the specified color that can make your website more lively and less boring.

Getting a Web Publishing Program

Like I had previously stated, you can start writing the code for the website without having the program, but, in order to publish the site it would be better by purchasing one such as Namo Web Editor. I personally like that program because it allows you to work with HTML, visual editing, and a preview of what your site will look like when it is publicly published all why you are creating the website. Of course there are other programs that can be explored that fit your ideals of good publishing and work best .

Closing

So whether you’re creating a website for your church, experimenting on myspace, editing your blog or whatever else you may be doing, HTML is something you have to know a little about. There are many books on the specifics of codes and even websites that can share code. The career opportunities that are available for those who can understand and work with this code are phenomenal. I hope that this article has something to offer to you as far as HTML goes. Have fun and good luck!

Taking care of an elderly parent has it joys as well as challenges, especially if they have Alzheimer’s or some other physically or mentally debilitating condition. If your mother or father is still in their right state of mind and can get around independently then everything should be okay. However, if they have something like Alzheimer’s then things can be very demanding but with the help of bath aids for disabled, it gets a little easy for you to manage you to take care of your elderly parent.

The pain of their memory of you coming and going is very hard to live with as well as the constant asking some of the same questions over and over again after you had just answered that same question just a few seconds earlier.

If you are single and trying to take care of your parent alone then the challenges are twice as hard for you if they have Alzheimer’s that is. If they are in a good state of mind then you have, someone there with you to talk to and to keep your company. One the other hand, a couple with children has each other to lean on, and that in itself can cause a problem. The stress of taking care of an aging parent can add stress to the marriage if said parent again has Alzheimer’s. Having said that, a parent that is in a good mental state can teach the children about their heritage, who their great-grandparents and so on, and so forth.

Having your mom or dad live with you can also cause problems between you and your spouse in the fact that, say for example you are disciplining your child and your parent does not like what you are doing, they may interject their feelings, and that will cause problems between you and them as well as you and your spouse.

You really need to think long and hard before taking on the challenge of caring for your loved one. Also, you need to think long and hard before placing them in a nursing home. In a nursing home, they can be abused physically, mentally, and or sexually. That is not to say all nursing homes are like this nevertheless a good many of them are. If you do make the decision to place your parent in a nursing home, in order for them not to be mistreated someone needs to visit them quite regularly. Visit every day if possible, if not at the very least every few days and at different times of the day. That way if there are any employees at the nursing home who is mistreating patients your loved one will not be one of their victims. Because they will not know when someone may pop in it see your loved one.

If you do suspect abuse, report it. Report it to all who will listen, the nursing staff, the police as well as other family members. The more people visit the safer your loved one will be. In return, you may be helping someone else’s family member in the process of being mistreated by some cold-hearted person, who likes to prey on the weak and helpless.