Happiness: The Quest

Happiness is something many of us strive for. Why is it so hard to achieve, especially at times when you need it the most? How do we change a gloomy mood into a lighter or happier one? There are some things within our power that will help us accomplish these goals. What are some benefits of happiness that could encourage you to work towards it even more? • Health • Self Confidence • A sense of Purpose • More Productivity • Achieve Your Goals • Weight Loss Funny thing is that the above list also works in reverse. If you are healthy, self confident and all the rest listed, than you will most likely be happier. Sometimes happiness is staring us right in the face. Here are some ways that you can create happiness in your life. Exercise: It appears that exercising comes up a lot when we are speaking about improving various things in our lives. It has been shown to improve mood by making us healthier and increasing endorphins. Foods & Diet: Eating chocolate is probably more of a pleasure than sustained happiness, even though it can provide us with a short-lived boost. A healthy diet though is vital for our health and happiness. Too much sugar and junk foods are provisional emotional boosters. In the long run these problem foods will degrade us physically as well as emotionally. Eat a healthy diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables, including raw veggies. Cut back on unhealthy foods and don't "Super Size" it. Supplements: If you are not receiving all of your nutrients in your diet then you may want to supplement by taking vitamins. There are some specific supplements that target your mood. You could discuss these with your health practitioner. Music: Music can bring miracles to your mood. Go ahead and listen to something upbeat and happy. Rewards: Happiness comes from rewards as well. They can be simple things. You find a great bargain on something you been wanting. Maybe someone offers you a simple item of interest. You do a task and are complimented on it by someone else or yourself. Even finding a coin on the sidewalk can give you a "Reward" feeling that can bring happiness to you. The greatest reward can come from giving a compliment to someone or saying a kind word. Gratitude: Be grateful for what you have. This simple statement can make a giant difference in your life! Everyday think of everything you have. The enormous things, and the little things. Are you living in a cardboard box? No. Then be very grateful. Yes? Be grateful for the cardboard box. Have gratitude for friends and family, the home you live in, the food you eat. Isn't it great having air to breath, freedom to go where you want. Don't take these for granted but have gratitude and give thanks. Love: Well Love can clearly bring happiness. Love for your spouse, friends, neighbors and strangers. Give Love and you will receive Love. Learn to Love Yourself. Let's all remember that when we interact with others. Enjoyment: Do what you enjoy. This could be a hobby or going for a walk in the park. If you do things that you like it's bound to bring happiness. Forgiveness: Try a bit harder to say kind words to others. Place yourself in the other's person place for a moment. Sure there are some people that act so mean and hateful. Remember you only hurt yourself when you return meanness or hold resentment and anger inside. Help Others: Find ways to make others happy. You may be surprised that by willingly helping others to find joy can have a positive impact on you as well. Help others to find meaning in life. Keep them company. Build Self Confidence: Do your work the best you can. Learn new skills. Find meaning in your career and life. Enjoy a new hobby or game. You can boost your self-confidence by learning new and enjoyable things. Raise your self-confidence and you raise your happiness. Happiness can make you smarter! Is it really surprising that positive attracts positive? If you do these things you will increase your happiness. What is the most important thing to you? Is it money, a fancy car or a mansion, maybe your health? What about happiness? Well let's think a moment…. If you have happiness, all the happiness you want or need, would that be the most important thing to you? What good is money or the rest without happiness? If you are truly happy you won't need to worry about the rest. If you require money to be happy then you will have it. Maybe the saying, "Money Can't Buy Happiness", should be "Happiness Can Produce Money". Try to release all anger and negative emotions. You can accomplish this easier once you realize you are only hurting yourself and other loved ones around you. Sure it will take regular practice. You may struggle with this, but it can become second nature after awhile. It's up to you. Do you want to be negative and unhappy or positive and learn to be happier? You can start now by adding positive attributes to your life. Be good, smile and put on a happy face!

How To Avoid Plasma TV Burn In

If you're familiar with the technology behind plasma televisions, you know that the gas contained in each individual pixel receives a charge from a set of electrodes and produces ultraviolet light photons. These light particles hit a phosphor coating on the pixel's walls. If the same picture remains on the screen long enough the phosphors will age prematurely and they will produce a less intense light and color. The phosphor's continuous light will also burn the screen itself, leaving a ghost of an image. This burning of the screen, and the residual image it creates, is called burn-in. Older CRT monitors, as well as ATM machines, are prone to burn-in. This was the reason behind the invention of screen savers; having a randomly shifting image displayed whenever the picture was constant for a certain period of time helps prevent burn-in.
Burn-in occurs in 2 steps: premature phosphor aging and screen searing. A still image will create an unchanging electrical current in each plasma pixel. The resulting continuous flow of photons forces the television's phosphors to release the same hue of light and this, when maintained for a long enough period of time, will damage the phosphors' ability to produce this color light. They will become conditioned, and will never stop producing a weak shade of that same color light, even when no charge is being sent through the pixel. This affects other images that require a change in the pixel's color. Screen searing is the dim, ghost-like image that literally gets burned into the glass of your screen. During a still image, the screen is bombarded with a specific spectrum of light from the phosphors. Since it's given no time to rest, the screen develops a shadowy copy of the image which was frozen on the screen. We most often see this at the ATM, when remnants of the main menu remain on the screen throughout your transaction.
Now that you have an idea what burn-in is, you should know some ways to prevent it from occurring. The root cause of burn-in is a static image. Most newer model plasma televisions have added functions to automatically prevent burn-in. However, owners of older model plasma televisions should be aware of the danger of burn-in and should follow a few simply tips to extend the life of their television. You can avoid static images by turning off your plasma television when you're not watching it. Also, you should steer clear of pausing a movie or a video game for an extended period of time and leaving the television on.
Burn-in is no longer a serious concern with newer plasma televisions thanks to a technology called pixel orbiter. The pixel orbiter subtly shifts static pictures to continuously keep the plasma screen's phosphors working. By never resting, there is little chance of burn-in. Creating more work for the display may seem like a poor decision with regard to the lifespan of the unit, but keeping the phosphors fresh and changing actually helps the plasma screen last longer.

Bristol Bay Watershed

Bristol Bay watershed and headwaters include Nushagak River, Kvichak River, Mulchatna River(flows into Nushagak River), Alagnak River, Stuyahok River(flows into Mulchatna River), Koktuli River(flows into Mulchatna River), Upper and Lower Tularik Creeks(flows into Kvichak River), Lake Clark, Lake Iliamna(Alaskas largest freshwater lake).These rivers and lakes provide for the world famous Bristol Bay commercial salmon and sport fishing. All five species of Pacific wild salmon spawn in these rivers and lakes. The Kvichak has the largest sockeye salmon return in the world, and the Nushagak has Alaskas, and possible the worlds largest chinook(king salmon) return. Upper and Lower Talarik creeks is the only designated trophy trout area for the region. Other fish species such as Arctic Char, Northern Pike, Artic Grayling, Dolly Varden, world class trophy Rainbow, and many types of White Fish. Along with the wild salmon and trout and many different types of freshwater fish, there is moose, caribou(Mulchatna Caribou Herd numbers over 100,000 and is Alaskas 3rd largest), brown bear, fox, mink, bald eagles, migrating geese and ducks, freshwater seals(1 of only 2 populations in the world), river otter, porcupine, wolverine, and beaver. The wildlife habitat have provided a subsistence lifestyle for the local Alaska native tribes for 1000's of years, and provided billions of dollars for the commercial and sport fishing/hunting industries. Northern Dynasty Mines, a Canadian mining company, announced plans to obtain permits to open the largest open pit gold/copper/molybdenum mine in North America, and to build one of the largest earthen dam to hold toxic waste right at the headwaters of the Upper and Lower Talarik Creeks, and applied for water rights to the Koktuli River. They claim they have been doing studies for years and spent upwards of $70 million on those studies. The open pit mine itself is predicted to be at least 4 miles long and 2.5 miles wide with a depth of 1300 feet. Chemicals, mainly cyanide to seperate gold from ore is proposed, and a tailings dam, roughly 20 square miles would be built to hold these toxic chemicals, right next to the holding area for the mine rock, active rock, which can release sulfuric acid once in contact with air and water will be stored under water. With all these, they claim no net loss for any fish and wildlife in the proposed area. Bureau of Land Management is watching closely on this project, if and when it is permitted, they propose the Bristol Bay mining district, opening more gold and copper mines throughout the region. In my opinion, this is like mixing clorox with ammonia, the two simply cannot co-exist. It is hard for me to believe that some local communities fail to look at the big picture, and endorse this project simply because it can provide jobs for the next 50-60 years. I guess money talks when it comes to wildlife management.