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Before I begin writing about home remedies for ear infections I just want to say that these remedies are to assist with pain relief associated with ear infections. These home remedies should in now way substitute proper medical treatment if it is required. If the pain of ear infection is very severe and does not seem to be subsiding then you need to get a proper diagnosis and medical treatment.

Home remedies are very effective for relieving pressure and pain associated with ear infections. If the infection is mild then home remedies may be all that you need to treat the infection with. These are some of the remedies for ear infections that you can use at home.

Our first home remedy is one that you should have the ingredients for in your kitchen. You will need some onion, garlic and olive oil. Onions and garlic both have very good natural healing agents and can assist with killing bacterial. First you need to cook the onion and garlic in some olive oil, just cook over a low heat. When the ingredients have reduced you then need to strain them so you are just left with the liquid oil, then pour this oil into a clean container. Then apply just a few drops of the onion, garlic oil into the problem ear. This remedy is one of the best for ear infections and works really well.

Another remedy from the kitchen simply uses some lemon juice. Just apply a few drops of undiluted lemon juice into the sore ear and the acidity in the juice neutralizes and kills the bacteria. This is also a very effective remedy for ear infections.

White vinegar is another remedy straight from the kitchen that works well. You will need a mixture of 50% white vinegar and 50% water. Apply four or five drops into the infected ear a few times a day and you will soon see results.

Hydrogen peroxide is our next remedy which is often used on a grazed knee to kill any germs that might occur. Although this is a common use for Hydrogen peroxide but most people don’t realize that you can also use it for ear infections. Because this has bubbles, it not only kills germs but it also loosens any blockage and helps clear the ear.

Our next remedy is one that will help to relieve the pain of ear infection. Using a warm compress against the sore ear can help ease the pain. You can use a wheat bag heated up or if you don’t have a wheat bag you can put some rice into a sock, tie the top so the rice can’t spill out and heat it in the microwave for about a minute.

When using home remedies for ear infections just remember that the ear is quite a sensitive part of the body so you don’t want to use anything that will irritate the skin. Bleach and other chemicals are a bad choice so stick to more natural products. You also don’t want to go sticking anything into the ear to try and remove blockage as this would be quite painful and could cause damage to the ear.

The remedies mentioned in this article are ones that have been used for years and have proven to be quite effective. What works for one person might not work for another though so if one remedy doesn’t work then try another. Remember, if the pain persists to consult your doctor.

We are heading into the holiday season and you know what that means, eating healthy is going to start getting a little tougher to do. It’s not impossible, just a little more challenging. To help you stay on track try some simple ‘tricks’.

There are many things you can do to make sure you eat better besides just your foods. Remember too, that it’s not just about eating healthy, it’s also about how much exercise you get. So, if you know you are going to splurge on your holiday meal, or just on a Friday night, you can ‘undo’ some of the bad side effects by working a little harder. So if you normally spend 30 minutes in the gym, you may want to do a little extra.

Another great strategy is to simply get right back up on the wagon if you fall off. Every day is a new beginning to your weight loss efforts. One day here and one day there isn’t going to completely undo all your hard work, as long as those ‘slips’ do not happen too often.

So, what should you eat? Well, to a degree that will depend on you and your overall health and whether or not you have any underlying health concerns. If you do, you may want to talk to your doctor to help you set up a healthy diet plan.

For the most part, though, a healthy diet will consist of eating mostly natural foods. Try to stay away from eating too many processed foods. Many people will go to the store and pick up a bunch of frozen ‘diet’ dinners. This isn’t really all bad except that whenever you eat prepared food there are usually a lot of preservatives and sodium in them. It is always better to make your dinner from scratch using only fresh ingredients.

To take it up a notch try to eat only organic foods. There are more and more organic stores popping up all around the country, I live in a very small town and we even have an organic food store.

When you eat foods like rice, pasta or bread stay away from the ‘white stuff’. White bread, white rice and regular pasta do not add anything to your diet but they can add a lot to your hips. Instead eat whole wheat bread, whole wheat pasta and brown rice.

Do not underestimate the number of calories that are in fruit juices either. Many people will think that they are getting some helpful fruit into their diet by drinking fruit juices, but in many cases they are adding hundreds of extra calories a day.

One last tip, drink enough water. Most people in this country are actually dehydrated. A good rule of thumb is to remember that by the time you feel thirsty you are already dehydrated. It is recommended that you drink half your body weight in ounces of water everyday.

Eating healthy does not have to be a chore. Some simple daily changes in your diet can have a huge impact, for the good, on your health. Start small and you can build up from there.

Infections are something that people have had to deal with for hundreds of years and while today we have antibiotics that will help clear up infections, many years ago they did not and had to rely on their own natural remedies to treat infections. Although these days we can go and get a prescription for some antibiotics, there are still many people that prefer to use home remedies whenever they can. Of course you should still seek medication attention if needed, but home remedies certainly do have their place.

Ear infections are one of the most common types of infections in children and they can range from mild infections to very excruciating severe infections. Here are some home remedies that can help to relieve the pain of earn infections.

Have you ever felt hopeless when your child has woken during the night, holding their ear and crying with pain? The middle of the night certainly isn’t the best time to go and see a doctor and unfortunately this is often when the pain of an ear infection starts. It is these situations where home remedies can be very useful.

Home remedies usually won’t cure an ear infection, unless it is a very mild ear infection. However they will ease the pain and give the child some relief. Using a home remedy during the night can help give relief for the child until you can visit a doctor in the morning.

Holding a hot water bottle over the sore ear can help to provide pain relief. Strangely enough, some also swear by holding a bag of salt over the problem ear for relieving pain.

One herbal oil that is known to fight off infection is Tea Tree Oil. This can be a great choice to help manage and cure the ear infection, however in some people it can irritate the skin and is not suitable. If your child can tolerate Tea Tree Oil on their skin then this can be very helpful.

There are other home remedies that work just as well but don’t have the side effect that Tea Tree Oil has. One such extract is Otikon which is made with a few different plant extracts. The plant extracts used in Otikon produce an anesthetic property so it is a fantastic choice for pain relief.

There is another remedy that is sometimes told as a good method when in fact it is not, so this is one that you should be wary off and not use. This remedy is called ‘ear candling’ and it is a process where a cone made out of wax-covered paper (this is the candle) is inserted into the ear. It is then lit and this is supposed to draw out the infection. This method does not work and in fact is quite dangerous and can cause more serious medical problems. Please do not ever consider using this method as your poor child could end up with more problems than just an ear infection.

Ear infections if not treated can get much worse and lead to more serious problems. If an infection is minor then home remedies may be enough to treat the infection, but usually you should just use home remedies as a temporary treatment to ease the pain until you can seek proper medical attention.

Now more than ever we are becoming aware of the limitations of a currency system that is not based on any real asset. Using a credit card to make a purchase is just a ‘paper’ transaction. It isn’t backed up by tangible goods. If the person who initiated the purchase doesn’t pay, the vendor is out of luck in most cases. Using e gold investment is different since all transactions are backed by the equivalent value in gold.

Think of it like this, when you make a purchase with a credit card the person you buy the product or service from doesn’t actually have anything of value backing up that purchase. They are essentially allowing you to back it up with a ‘promise to pay’.

If you don’t pay your bill, they simply won’t get paid. If that happens in a wide spread manner, such as it is in the economy right now, that means a lot of companies don’t have any money coming in.

With E gold, on the other hand. You are buying goods or services and it’s like you’re handing over the exact amount of gold to cover the purchase price.

It’s a lot like how things used to be in the past. Think of the old west where someone would go into the general store and pay for their goods with a certain number of ounces of gold. That had real, tangible value and that is the concept behind e gold.

Today’s paper currency is only as good as the government behind it. It isn’t directly tied to an actual gold reserve like it used to be. In the past when the government printed up a billion dollars in currency they had a billion dollars of gold stored away in a vault. They didn’t print more money than what they had in actual gold reserves.

It doesn’t work that way anymore, at least not in the U.S. Our current system of currency is based off of a debt mentality. The treasury can print more money when and if they think it’s necessary and they don’t have to worry about tying it to any actual gold standard.

Many people believe that it’s inevitable to move back to the gold standard method for determining the amount of currency in circulation. Part of the current economic meltdown is due to the fact that there is nothing ‘propping’ up our currency.

Investing with gold backed currency is a growing trend since virtually every country in the world recognizes the value of gold. Again, when you are investing worldwide and with the currencies of different countries being worth different amounts, it can be a challenge.

But when you are using egold to invest you are relying on a set value since there is actual gold bullion backing up that investment.

To learn more about e gold investment just go online. There you will be able to find all the information you need to explain the concept as well as explain the advantages of making investments which are backed up with actual gold reserves.

If you’ve been a dumped boyfriend, I’m sure you’re wondering what in the heck you should do now to get over your ex. You are more than likely feeling anger, resentment and hurt over the situation, but hey, you’re a guy, so you don’t want anyone to know.

First off, that’s the wrong approach. There’s nothing wrong with hurting when someone you love is no longer in your life, I’m not saying you should break down and sob in front of your friends, but unless your friends are complete jackasses they should be able to support you while you’re going through this (and if not, maybe your first step should be to get some new friends).

Sometimes in life it’s just as important to know what not to do as it is to know what to do. When you’re trying to move past a tough breakup there are many things you just don’t want to do, you’ll only keep your own hurt alive that much longer and you can hurt other people too.

For example, don’t hook up with other women. I know, this can help your wounded pride heal and it may take away a little of the hurt for a little while, but what about the other woman? Does she really deserve to be treated like a replacement for your ex? What has she ever done to you? No, it’s best to just resist the urge to sleep with other women at least for a little while until you can do it for the right reasons and not just to build up your own ego, ease your hurt, or get back at your ex.

Another thing you need to avoid is the dumb macho posturing of going out and getting drunk. What does that really accomplish, it’s such a juvenile thing to do. If you want to go out with your friends and have some fun to keep your mind off of things, than go for it. But if you want to go out and drink yourself into a stupor either avoid doing that or at least stay home where you won’t make a fool of yourself and where you can’t hurt anyone.

Instead of engaging in these destructive behaviors when you’re a dumped boyfriend, try doing something positive that won’t leave you feeling, and looking, like a jerk. How about joining a gym and getting in shape? Why not take a class or go back to school? Go visit your mother? It doesn’t matter what it is for you, as long as what ever activities you choose to participate in are healthy and will eventually move you forward in life. They can help you take your mind off your ex, and your anger, and concentrate on something that is worthwhile, a two for one!

Avoiding the destructive behaviors after a breakup and improving the man you are will enable you to move forward in a positive way and will greatly increase the odds that your next relationship will work out better than your last one did. So if you’re a dumped boyfriend take stock of the man you are and make improvements while you are healing over your breakup.

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Some top tips for minimizing backorders in your drop shipping business.

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drop ship tips, drop shipping, backorder, minimizing backorders, avoiding backorders, drop ship backorders

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by Stuart Lisonbee

When drop shipping, you lose some control over inventory levels, leaving it in the hands of your supplier. This increases the potential that a backorder situation can occur without your knowledge.

The truth is, there is no way to guarantee that an item will be in stock. This is a simple fact of drop shipping. It is a trade off, but one that we think is well worth the benefits. Once you’ve learned how to reduce the possibility of a backorder the benefits of drop shipping become even greater. Here are some top tips for minimizing backorders with your drop ship business.

Monitor Quantities on Hand (QOH)

The most obvious thing you can do to protect yourself from backorders is to closely monitor quantities. Doba provides a data export tool that can help you monitor supplier inventories. If you are able, monitor quantity trends before listing an item in an auction.

If selling items at an online auction, you’ll typically want to only list items that have a large number of items in stock. However, if you have monitored quantities before hand and notice a product isn’t “flying off the shelves”, you may be comfortable selling items that have a lower number of items in stock.

Run Shorter Auctions

I once listed an item on eBay® that had only one item left in stock. Even though I knew the item to be a slow moving item, listing something with a quantity of just one had me a little worried.

As such, I decided to run a three day auction. The faster the auction got over with, the sooner I could drop ship the item to my customer, and the less I would have to worry about it. I wasn’t concerned about losing potential business from having a shorter auction because listings typically get the most views and bids in the last 24 hours anyway.

Cancel the Auction if the QOH Reaches Zero

Along with monitoring QOH’s before listing an item, you’ll want to continue monitoring quantities throughout the auction. If you notice quantities dropping each day, you’ll want to keep an even closer eye on it.

You can’t drop ship an item that isn’t there. If the quantity ever reaches zero, go into your auction right away and end it early.

Drop Ship an Item to Yourself to “Pad” your Inventory

Shipping a few items to yourself to pad your inventory is perhaps the most effective fail-safe to prevent backorders from having a negative impact. This is particularly advisable for items that are regular sellers for you.

Usually, you’ll only need to keep one or two items in your personal inventory, even if you typically have several auctions with the same item running simultaneously.

If an item goes out of stock, you’ll always have the one or two items on hand that you can ship out and still have time to go through and end all your other auctions early until the item comes back into stock.

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Revenue is down. Sales are slowing. The CEO looks up from the business plan and realizes that the company won’t meet analysts’ expectations. Focusing on the organization’s sales leader, the stage is set for sacrificing a scapegoat.

Upon who else should the axe fall when the sales organization

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Revenue is down. Sales are slowing. The CEO looks up from the business plan and realizes that the company won’t meet analysts’ expectations. Focusing on the organization’s sales leader, the stage is set for sacrificing a scapegoat.

Upon who else should the axe fall when the sales organization misses revenue targets? After all, aren’t sales and revenue the responsibility of the sales leader? The answer may be as easily forgotten as it is obvious.

To one degree or another everyone in an organization impacts the revenue generating process. The strategic plan of the board of directors and the CEO provides the overall strategy for revenue generation. The marketing department provides crucial demographic and psychographic customer or client information on which the sales department relies in formulating industry and account strategies. Manufacturing, finance, legal, customer service and all other departments facilitate or constrain the process of generating revenue, each in their own peculiar way.

The sales organization’s influence in enterprise revenue generation is con-centrated in the sales pipeline. Identifying bona fide sales opportunities, managing those opportunities through the sales pipeline until they produce revenue, and then managing customer or client relationships are the primary responsibilities of the sales and sales management teams. Rarely, if ever, does the sales organization control the resources of manufacturing, marketing, finance, legal and customer service.

The picture most companies present to the world show the sales organization “out there,” in front of customers and clients and in front of the rest of the company’s departments. Even marketing, the first cousin of sales, is more often than not as disconnected from sales as are the other departments. The sales group leads the company charge, and the other departments take up rear support positions, providing tangible and intangible support.

Revenue generation is a cross functional, company-wide process that involves every department and all employees in the organization. The CEO and the Board of Directors set corporate strategy and everyone else in the organization executes that strategy. We have never observed a situation where the sales organization is in disarray while all the other business segments are humming along with little or no friction. In those rare cases where the failure or underperformance of an enterprise’s revenue generation process lies within the sales organization, the appropriate sales executives, managers and sales professionals should be held accountable and should suffer the requisite consequences. Before CEO’s shoot their sales teams, however, they might want to take a critical look at the entire revenue generation process and how each business segment contributes to or detracts from the success of the process. Like America’s favorite psychologist, Dr. Phil, would advise: Every department in an organization either contributes to the company’s revenue generation process or contaminates it.