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We see it every political season. Every TV, radio, print, web, and now cell phone bogged down with political advertisements. It’s nearly impossible to go anywhere without something telling you who to vote for this fall. Here is the real kicker… Even with the extreme overkill in political advertising – we often see businesses attempt to make the marketing pieces for their own businesses resemble political advertisements. With slogans such as “I’m X-name and I approved this message”, or marketing brochures that resemble political flyers. To anything and everything in between.

Is it really a good idea to take a business’s marketing theme, and mold it to resemble one of the most publicly hated types of marketing? Probably not. While there is nothing wrong with marketing that pokes fun at pop culture and the issues of the day, there can be backlash, or simply “block-out” of a message that is delivered in a style the general public has been conditioned to tune-out for years. The result of molding a business marketing campaign to resemble a political campaign is quite simple… marketing money lost. Not because your commercials or marketing pieces were not creative, entertaining, or compelling. They simply resembled something that the public is very prone to block, and that just doesn’t translate in to ROI.

In a time frame when 60-70% of all marketing is political, it is more important than ever to make your marketing stand out on its own merit. Not blending into the river of politics that grows deeper every day. So when you begin to think up and put together your fall marketing theme’s, ideas and strategies. Keep in mind the importance of standing out, and showcasing what your business is really all about. And if your business is not about getting someone into an elected office, your marketing shouldn’t be either.

Tony Brueski is president of V Marketing & Media Inc. He strives to help business effectively reach their target customers through compelling & creative marketing. For more information or to contact Tony Directly email tony@bestradiocommercials.com

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Having a husband in prison is a stigma in our society. However it is possible to cope and get through this difficult time in your life. Let me help you along the way and give you a few tips.

I myself am a “Prison Wife.” My husband has been in the prison system for the past 22 months. He was first in a minimum security unit, a place called “THE FARM, ” with open doors, and no barbed wire. Now, he is in a half-way house, hoping to come back home the summer of 2005.

The “Prison Wife” is the forgotten one, as she waits at home for her husband. Our society takes care of the sick, the dyimg, the homeless, but the prisoner’s wife is alone and forgotten.

She is faced with insurmountable problems….financial,emotional, psychological, social, stigmatization, health problems to face alone, children to take care of. She keeps the household “together,” until her husband comes home. She works, pays the bills, pays the mortgage or rent, the car payments, insurances. She takes care of the children, repairs for the house, and just about everything else under the sun. Holidays and birthdays come and go. She is alone and lonely, most often faced with depression.
Most find it difficult to even face another day. She lives in hiding because she is afraid the neighbors may find out. So she lies and says he is on a “business” trip, to protect herself…after all, the neighbors would be shocked to know a criminal’s wife lives next door to them. And, what does she tell the children? No one wants to let their child play with a criminal’s child.

When her husband leaves for prison, the wife goes through a period of “grieving.” She goes through the same “grieving process” that a widow goes through. The only difference is that the widow can eventually move on, while the prison wife cannot. The Prison Wife is a “wife,” without a husband. She cannot go out and socialize, and it is difficult to make new friends, as she feels she is being “unfaithful” to her husband.

After a certain amount of time (months or even years), it is acceptable in our socity for the widow to step out, and start dating and even re-marry. The Prison Wife who is faithful and dedicated to her husband does not have this option….some women wait years for their man to return…10 , even 20 or more years.

There are close to 2 million prisoners in our country….that makes me wonder just how many wives and loved ones are left behind and forgotten. We think about the prisoner, but never, ever, think about those left behind…..the wives, the children, the mothers, the girlfriends, to name a few. Those loved ones, who did not commit a crime, except the crime of “loving a criminal.” They did not commit a crime, and yet they are punished.

When their husband goes to prison, they are not notified by the prison system where their husbamnd is. I believe there should be some notification system in this country. The wife must sit and wait, until her husband is able to place a collect call to her.

There should be support systems in this country for prison wives. There should be follow-up programs for families of the incarcerated, to see how they are coping.

I will now give you some tips on how to get through this period of your life. It is from my own personal experience, and I hope it can help you………..after all, just remember, you are not alone……….there are so many of us out there experiencing the same feelings and emotions…the same problems.

“Ways To Cope”

1. Take one day at a time……..Do not think too far in advance. Try to get “through one more day.”

2. Plan small projects for each day, and try to reach a goal. For instance, I put all our photos in photo albums, during the first few weeks of my husband’s incarceration. When that project was complete, I started cleaning out drawers and closets.

3. Organize tour life…………I re-organized bills and mail, using folders and envelopes, and I kept logs, writing everything down.

4. Keep pictures of your husband around the house….I had pictures in every room. I even had one posted on the refridgerator door.

5. Join a church group. I started baking cakes for the monthly cake sale. I enjoyed doing it, and felt I was contributing something to society.

6. Get involved…acquire hobbies. Knitting, needle-point, gardening, writing, keeping a diary….anything. just do something, even if you force yourself to do it. As time goes on, it will get easier, and you will begin to enjoy it. I planted an “Angel Garden,” outside in the yard, with angel statues, and flowers. I also began writing poetry, stories and letters to the editor. I also began writing a journal, which became a very important part of my life.

7. Keep in close contact with your husband….Accept phone calls (if you can afford it, as prison phone calls are extrememly expensive), send your husband letters, cards,magazine and newspaper clippings, and computer print-outs of thingd that interest him. Send him pictures (old and new)…Men in prison love to look at pictures from home. It helps them from becoming homesick. My husband has almost 100 pictures that he keeps in photo albums, and loves to share with the inmates, and show them our family and home. If I change something around in the household,or buy anything new, iI take a picture and send it to him, so he always feels connected to our home. I also tkae pictures of the pets, the garden, and the cars.

8. Keep a notebook near the phone at all times. Jot down things you want to discuss with your husband when he calls. Remember, those are 15 minute calls, and there is a lot to say in a short period of time, so get organized beforehand.

9. Cry when you have to, but also try to stay focused. Do not be torn apart by the prison system. You are still a person, and a wife…and you need to be supportive to your husband.

10. Try to stay healthy. Eat right, avoid junk food and alcohol. Exercise. Try walking. After all, you want to be physically fit when your husband comes home!

I hope this article will be of some help to the wives and loved ones of prisoners, as they await their loved one while he is in prison.

My name is Frances Russo,RN,BSN,MA. I am a retired Registered Nurse,who is now legally- blind , and does free-lance writing, as a hobby. I enjoy writing short stories for magazines and poetry. During my life, I enjoyed education, and international travel, having travelled to 28 countries. I’ve lived in Manhattan, California, Las Vegas, and New Jersey. My husband is currently within the prison system, and I enjoy writing a journal, which has become quite popular. It is called “Reflections Of A Prison Wife.” Please visit my web-site! http://journals.aol.com/crystalmoon222/reflectionsofaprisonwife/

Over 5800 have read my journal, leaving comments and identifying with it. They find strength in my journal. I have recently been interviewed by 2 newspapers, and my story will soon be published , along with photos (ASBURY PARK PRESS AND THE PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY). My journal is the basis of a book I am writing.

Shocking fact: 70% of females never have an orgasm during sexual intercourse.

Yep, it’s true.

Furthermore, about a third of all females anywhere have never had an orgasm, EVER.

Again, that’s 100% FACT.

There are multiple reasons why this may be the case, and every female has a different set of circumstances for why they have never had an orgasm. Some of them are quite severe and require counselling or medical intervention, such as a history of sexual abuse, or the extremely rare cases of women who cannot orgasm based on medical problems.

However, for most women, the reason they have never orgasmed is very simple – they just haven’t met a man who can help them reach the “big O”.

The reality is that women love sex. Way more than any guy ever could. Think about it. If you had ten THOUSAND times the amount of touch receptors in your skin, as well as the ability to have multiple orgasms all night long, don’t you think sex would be better for you too?

However, women usually need a man who can lead them to orgasm. They’ve been told all their life that it’s “dirty” or “slutty” or “wrong” to be forward at all in the areas of romance and sex. It’s always the guy who has to go over and talk to her, the guy who has to get her number, the guy who has to initiate the sex. In the same way, it’s the guy who has to help them reach orgasm.

So how does this relate to you?

It’s simple. You need to take control of her sexual pleasure. That’s not to say that she should just lay there and do nothing – in fact, that’s a really quick recipe for disaster – but rather that you have to take the initiative during your sexual activiites.

Whilst whole ebooks can be (and have been) written on the subject of pleasing a woman during sex, I’ve written one myself in fact, which you can check out by clicking on the link in my author bio.

Having said that, in the space of this article, I will at least try to give you some really cool step by step female orgasm techniques, so here we go:

1. Build Sexual Tension/Attraction

You need to build attraction and sexual tension before you even start getting down to things. Women are very perceptive creatures and often know a lot more about us than we like. The way you think about yourself, the way you dress, the aftershave you are wearing, and so on all contribute to how this woman feels about you. And to be really, really good at making her feel really, really good, you need to build a strong attraction SEXUALLY. This is important because many women don’t think about sex in the same way we do – they will sleep with someone because they “like” him, but because they’re “attracted” to him sexually, probably largely because most women haven’t gotten in touch with that really sexual part of themselves yet.

Exactly HOW to go about creating that sexual attraction is a subject all in its own, and it can be very hard to describe on paper. The best advice I can give you in such a short space is to believe you are desirable and sexy. That will project to her through thousands of subconscious signals and she will pick up on it. If you try and walk the walk without having the mental attitude to back it up, you’ll just be putting the cart before the horse – and she’ll see right through you.

2. Get Her To Relax

One of the biggest factors in women not being able to orgasm is that they’re not relaxed. During sex they’re worried that their hair is bad, they are ugly, the lighting makes them look bad, their stomach looks big from that angle… whatever. It may be hard for us to understand, but it does happen.

The best way to combat this is to get her to relax and to feel comfortable around you. Try joking around with her, putting her at ease, all that sort of stuff. In addition, if you find she’s tense, just focus on doing something that makes her feel good that isn’t necessarily sexual – massages are fantastic for this purpose, but there’s a lot of other things that can work really well too – like just talking to her.

3. Be In The Driver’s Seat

As we have discussed, most women won’t advance things out of fear of seeming too “forward”. So that means its up to you to take things to their natural conclusion. During each stage of the sexual process, from building tension, to light foreplay, to heavy foreplay, to the actual sex, you will need to guide her through each of these stages. Be firm but gentle, and if she says “no”, then listen to her and stop. If she doesn’t, however, take that as a green light to keep going.

4. Take Your Time

Nothing is more of a deal-breaker for a girl’s orgasm than a guy who just wants to get naked and play “hide the sausage”. You need to be more concerned with every single thing you are doing making her feel really, really good. Every part of a girl’s body is very sensitive and receptive to any touch you might want to bestow upon it, so have fun. Nibble on her earlobes. Run your hands all over her body. Talk dirty to her (but not too dirty, keep it tame at first). run your tongue over all the parts of her body that you are willing to. All these things help gradually build her into a sexually receptive mindset, which is when you can begin to really make her feel good.

5. Foreplay is Important

Once she’s really starting to get horny – for example, she’s breathing heavy, moaning a bit, you’re both naked, and her vagina is wet and probably a little red and swollen – it’s time to start making her feel good. Begin with some more “heavy” foreplay. Try fingering her or, if you and her are comfortable with it, going down on her. Don’t stop until she’s either had an orgasm (preferably more than one) or she just can’t take it anymore and has to jump you.

You will find, at this point, that giving her orgasms is probably very easy, provided you pay attention to what she likes and what she doesn’t and adequately use the clit and her G-Spot. These issues are, obviously, far too detailed ot be written about in this article, but my e-book does include a thorough analysis of how to make her feel really good using these two areas (and everything else, for that matter).

As you might have noticed, an orgasm is the end result of a long result of effort applied in the right way. It takes work and preparation, but with the correct knowledge, you can easily give any woman an orgasm any time she wants one, in any position. The frequency and power of those orgasms will certainly increase with your skills improving, however, and that’s why I recommend you seek out ways to further improve your knowledge – and then put it to the test. I’m sure she won’t mind.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Daniel Scott is the author of Incredible In Bed – the web’s best guide on how you can give women the most incredible sexual pleasure they’ve ever felt, again and again and again. Visit http://www.IncredibleInBed.com/article003.php to learn how you can learn to be the best she’s ever had by subscribing to our 100% free email newsletter.

Is your long distance relationship thriving…or just surviving? Are you madly in love with someone but cannot find a way to live in the same city? How do you support your relationship when you have very real physical distance between you?

I have seen couples fall apart because they could not sustain their relationship due to the distance between them, and I have seen others who find creative, romantic ways to keep the love alive. I know people who had a long distance relationship for years, complained about it, and finally got together in the same city, only to break up months after they lived near each other. Some people have long distance relationships and like it that way. And some couples don’t like the distance at all, but manage to still stay close.

How do they do that? Here are some of the challenges that exist when you have an out-of-town romance, and what you can do about it:

* Commitment

If you have just met, take care to spend enough time to truly know each other before you get in a committed relationship. There is no substitute for face-to-face communication. You need to meet each other’s friends, family, and co-workers. You need to experience good times and stressful ones together. Once you do, decide what your expectations are for your relationship. Be open and honest. How much commitment are you willing to give each other? This clarity is important to minimize misunderstanding.

* Trust

Once you can determine if you are both on the same level of investment in the relationship, trust and honesty become paramount to the success of your future. These elements are at the heart of all lasting unions, but distance challenges the security of your connection.

* Communication

Be dedicated to the way you stay in touch. Phone calls, emails, and chatting on-line are important. Set up a regular time to visit with each other, building a routine. But add some surprises such as, homemade videos, collected poems put in a special book, or self-decorated greeting cards. Stretch your imagination further with a lock of your hair in a unique box; an absorbent piece of cloth with your perfume or after-shave scent; your favorite flower, pressed and framed. If the other person does not call often, make time for you, or send appropriate communications, do not hang on. Let go and get on with your life.

* Plan your reunions.

Decide where to meet, how often, and how you want to spend the time when you see each other. Be very clear about what your expectations are for the time you have together. This is where many relationships break down. His idea of the perfect weekend could be sitting in front of the TV with her at his side, watching football. Hers could be visiting friends, attending a romantic movie, and later sharing secrets of the heart. He may expect her to cook his dinner; she may expect him to take her out. We all have old scripts that play out in new relationships, and unless we communicate what we want from each other, this is a recipe for misunderstandings and hurt feelings.

Finally, decide how long you want to live apart, and set a date for the move. It is true that when one of you moves to the other one’s town, you are taking a risk. However, most people say that even when it doesn’t work out, at least they gave love a chance. They didn’t want to spend their life longing to be somewhere else, continuing–a long distance relationship.

Visit http://www.tonjaweimer.com or http://www.singlesdatingtips.com for more tips, skills, and insight on dating, relationships, singles, and love. Subscribe to our F*ree Savvy Dating Newsletter from master single’s coach, life coach, and syndicated columnist, Tonja Weimer. Copyright 2006, Tonja Weimer. (Please note source if reprinting this article.)

If you suspect infidelity and you want to find out the truth you need to know how to avoid breaking the law in the process. Here are some key tips to legally find the truth.

Before we provide some tips, we advocate trying to save your relationship if you find your mate has been cheating. This should involve some form of professional counseling or meeting with your church minister to talk things out. Above all, do not attempt to punish the cheating mate by taking matters into your own hands. This will only result in serious ramifications for everyone involved. Do not allow your emotions to overrule your common sense.

You also need to check laws in your State (USA) or country to make sure you are not in violation. An unmasked mate could cause you a great deal of legal trouble so proceed with due diligence. If you spy on your mate with one of the many electronic surveillance devices, you risk breaking the law. You want to avoid using devices such as so-called room “bugs,” and video or telephone recording devices. Many devices actually violate federal law and can only be used by licensed professionals or by court order. You need to employ other methods to get at the truth.

Now that you know some of the legal and personal ramifications, here are some tips to help you catch a cheating mate.

If your mate uses a computer, you can install Internet tracking software on the computer that will allow you to know where your mate surfs and what they are typing when they are online. This can help you keep track of them and quietly satisfy your curiosity about whether they are actually cheating. Internet tracking software is not expensive and beats the higher cost of hiring a private investigator. This is the best way to know what your mate is doing when he or she is online.

To build an airtight case against the cheater, you need to have abundant proof. Where you find one sign of infidelity, there are usually several other corroborating signs just waiting to be found. Cheaters nearly always display multiple telltale signs. Knowing what to look for is the key.

For example, duplicate gifts are especially suspicious. You should question when two identical gifts, or receipts indicating that two identical items were bought, show up on billing statements. This is a common trick. The cheater will be ready to explain why two pairs of diamond earrings, or two identical gold bracelets show up on a credit card statement. For example, they may claim it is a billing error. However, it is common to find that an affair partner is the recipient of the second gift.

If you suspect workplace infidelity, offer to attend all company parties with your mate. If your mate gives an excuse as to why you cannot attend, this is a warning sign. If you are permitted to go, observe how your mate interacts socially with co-workers. This can reveal the presence or absence of a workplace affair. If the suspected cheater is romantically involved with someone on their job, their body language and behavior around the affair partner will give them away.

A cheating mate will usually communicate with his or her affair partner in some way on Christmas Day. It may be a phone call, an e-mail, a text message, or even a quick visit to drop off a Christmas gift. If you have previously found signs of infidelity, the telltale signs found during the Christmas season could provide the final proof that you are dealing with a cheating mate who is indeed having an affair.

Remember, you might be wrong so gather a significant amount of evidence before confronting your mate! If you accuse them of infidelity without any proof, and they are innocent, you can do serious damage to the relationship. The trust will be broken, both ways and broken trust is almost impossible to restore.

Find out if you have a cheating mate. Jim DeSantis is an award winning broadcast journalist who provides a Free ebook Catch A Cheating Mate – here! No email or signup required. It’s an instant free PDF!

When I first met my husband, I couldn’t wait to see him again. Our dates left me breathless – that indescribable feeling that accompanies meeting Mr. Perfect, reveling in the escalating relationship, and knowing we’d share the rest of our lives together.

Now that the honeymoon is long over and we’ve settled into a routine — kids, bills, jobs and stress – it can be challenging to keep the passion burning. But with a little effort – and the right romance boosters – we’ve learned to check our responsibilities at the bedroom door and turn up the heat. Our secret? A little planning and a lot of creativity.

Make a Date

When you were dating, you penciled your man into your Daytimer. Now that you’re married, revive the tradition. Agree on a night, hire a babysitter, and choose a drop-dead gorgeous dress that will make his jaw hit the floor. Escape to a four-star restaurant or book a hotel room, and don’t rush the night’s activities – not if you want to experience the rush you used to enjoy.

Talk the Talk

Get away from home so you can spend time alone just talking – but not about the kids or the latest assignment from your boss from hell. Joke around, share your dreams and fantasies, and focus on what drew you to each other the first time around. Turn on the charm and flirt with reckless abandon, whispering sweet seductions in his ear. Top sexperts recommend doing this at least once a month (more is better!), so keep the babysitter on speed-dial.

Banish Bedroom Boredom

And it doesn’t always require batteries. Variety is the Spice of Wife. Add a new pleasure-producing position, use a different room of the house, or take it outside. Lose the routine and turn blah to “aah”! Check out one of my favorite sources: 101 Nights of Grrreat Sex. He won’t know what hit him.

Plan a Night In

Even if the kids are home, you can set up a sensual soiree in your bedroom. That’s why there’s a lock on the door! Send your hubby an email invitation and transform the bedroom into a libido-loosening love nest before he arrives home. Light some candles, sprinkle rose petals on the stairway so he can Hansel his way to your Gretel, and add a cupful to a perfectly warmed bubble bath for two. Keep dinner in the fridge. You’ll be ravenous later on!

Do Your Romance Research

Dr. Phil is a nice afternoon break, but get some real advice from sources that aren’t rated PG-13. Hot new books can teach you cool new romantic techniques, give you racy role-playing ideas and show you how to use your anatomy to your advantage.

Go on a Sexy Shopping Spree

Whether you wear a teddy, T-shirt or – heaven help you-flannel nightgown to bed, toss it in the hamper. It’s time for an extreme makeover that keeps his eyes lingering on your lingerie. Add a few props and toys, and don’t be afraid to experiment. Just say yes!

Plant a Few Ideas in His Head

After a mutually mind-blowing evening, start planning your next amorous adventure. Drop notes in his lunch bag. IM him at work. Paste a note on the bathroom mirror. Let him know his fate for the very next date!

About the Author

Jennifer Wilson is the owner of Ruby Boudoir, an online store that offers women a sensational selection of romantic gifts, bedroom toys, and attractive lingerie, all with a tasteful, discreet and fun sensibility.

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All About Pregnancy Announcements Cards – Spread the Great News and Job!

Pregnancy announcements are a great way to reach all of the friends and relatives of a mother-to-be. They will appreciate hearing directly from the parents-to-be, rather than hearing word of mouth about a pregnancy. If possible, pregnancy cards should be sent before any baby shower invitations are sent. As a general rule, expecting parents should try to send personalized pregnancy announcements around the 10th or 12th weeks of pregnancy. After all, the exciting news is bound to spread like wildfire, and the proud parents-to-be should try to tell as many people as possible directly!

The styles and trends in custom cards are similar to birth announcements. Modern designs, cute images of baby items or a pregnant mom silhouette are all popular. Stork announcements are also a charming option. If the cards are sent after the parents know the gender of the baby, printable pregnancy announcements can be geared for a boy or girl as appropriate. If parents know the nursery room theme or colors, the announcement can give the recipients a sneak peak of the nursery. This kind of personalization is great for the mother-to-be that has many out of town friends and relatives. The more the recipient feels they know about the new baby, the more special they feel.

By sending pregnancy announcement cards, parents are also saving themselves some time when they get to the announcement of the baby. The name and address list for the mailings should be virtually the same as the list for the printed birth announcements. Organization is key after the baby is born so already having a list of recipients from the announcements can be sleep saving! Parents will also get out all of the kinks with the cards – they will know how many announcement cards they need to send, are guaranteed not to miss anyone important (they will find out who they missed quite quickly if they miss them with the announcement!) and they will have a system down to stuff envelopes and address announcements quickly.

The joy of pregnancy should be shared with all of the family and friends. Pregnancy cards can be a way to show gratitude, keep in touch with distant loved ones and tell them a little bit about the family that is expecting the baby. The announcements usually indicate the expected birth date, but if parents choose to only announce the month, season or major holiday around the expected date, that is also a nice option. If it is not the first child, cards can also be worded with the siblings-to-be announcing the expected baby. Often times the older siblings are very excited about their new baby sibling and feel extra special if their names are on the announcement cards.

Whatever style pregnancy card is used, the important thing to remember is the joy and excitement of the new baby. Sharing that joy by an announcement spreads the joy around! Some websites have lots of unique pregnancy announcements wording verses, wording ideas and sayings to get your cards just the way you want.

About the Author: Sarah Porter is Author of several articles including About Pregnancy Announcements, Unique Pregnancy Announcements, Affordable Pregnancy Announcements Cards and more.

Reality TV already established itself as one of the most effective media formats today and it is because of this reason that Cnn TV news online is taking a huge part regarding internet media domination. With the help of the internet technology, it is pretty simple how online news is being spread very fast and given to a wide number of consumers.

Yes, the internet has already become a very powerful tool to influence its readers online and to evoke both positive and negative comments from all reality news readers. Cnn law of freedom of speech may have already reached as far as the cyberspace. Alternatively, is the cyber universe just making it too comfy for one to express or write contents that are harmful or may lead to undue litigation? Although there are numerous ways to battle these, still many had already done severe damages in the most drastic ways. In addition, even reality news can cause a lot of harm if ever done irresponsibly just as the actual reality shows give psychological damages to its contestants.

However, the most troublesome reality TV news online that one can read maybe the irony that reality TV was voted in an online poll by over 5000 individuals as the worst creation since 1928. Indeed this is remarkably true, which maybe brought about by some major unlikely incidents that happened due to the invention of reality TV. For example, there was a girl who became paralyzed after being rebuked so badly in a certain popular reality show. In this connection, even the behavior and attitude of the reality show judges are next to be scrutinized badly in the poll. Moreover, it is amazing that reality TV topped the poll rankings over loud TV commercials, disturbing computer pop-ups and annoying email spamming.

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Burma has a long and dark history of oppression, which started on August 8, 1988. The “8888 Uprising” as it is called was a national peaceful revolution demanding democracy that University students launched to let their voices be heard against the corrupt government in the capital of Rangoon.

The protests ended on September 18, 1988, after a bloody military coup by the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC). Thousands of monks and students were killed by soldiers who used bayonets in an effort to keep the matter quiet and out of the media.

Thousands were killed on the infamous named “Red Bridge” when the military fired upon a student protest while it was crossing until the bridge itself was red with the students’ blood. During the crisis, activist Aung San Suu Kyi emerged as a national hero and has since been recognized as a the leader of the democratic movement in Burma (now known as Myanmar).

The September 2007 Saffron Revolution was again led by monks and students who oppose the oppressive regime leading Myanmar. A wave of anti-government protests started in Myanmar (also known as Burma) on August 15, 2007 and are ongoing thanks to the abusive military junta who continue to incite the people. Sources say the immediate cause of the protests was mainly the decision of the ruling junta, the State Peace and Development Council, to remove fuel subsidies, as IMF and World Bank recommended, increasing the price of fuel by as much as 100%.

The three times I went to Burma I encountered a very corrupt economy in which foreigners upon entry into the country are made to exchange $300 USD upon entering. In return a visitor receives FEC (a foreign currency of sorts which is utterly worthless anywhere else in the world). Once you have your FEC you than need to exchange them for chat within Burma as the Burmese people use chat rather than the government’s FEC which the government basically instituted to cleverly shave off a fraction of foreign spending before it begins.

September 2007 crimes against humanity were led by the junta security forces who began raiding monasteries across the country to quell the protests, arresting at least 200 monks in Yangon and 500 more in the northeast. Security forces raided at least five Buddhist monasteries. Several monks were injured, bleeding, and forced into a vehicle during a clash with the security forces.

The army raided four monasteries in Yangon and arrested several monks in an attempt to bring leading activists “under control” after which they turned their attention to civilian protesters. Security forces are reported to be preparing to use insect spray to crack down on protesters. Eyewitnesses said fire engines and insect spray carrier trucks were seen near Theingyi market in downtown Yangon. The BBC reported that fire crews were ordered to fill their machines with insecticide.

According to several news media the armed forces gave the protesters 10 minutes to disperse or face extreme action. The radio station Democratic Voice of Burma reported that nine civilians, including Japanese photo-journalist Kenji Nagai was shot and killed by the armed forces.

Soldiers fired both into the air and directly at students marching toward a high school in Tam We township in Yangon. Primary school children were inside the school at the time and were reportedly hit by bullets, as were parents arriving to pick up their children. Eyewitness report 100 people were shot. Up to 300 of the students outside were arrested after a military truck rammed into the crowd.

Although the former US ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton told BBC that China is the key to political change in Myanmar, no boycott of the Olympic games soon to take place in China is happening. No economic pressure is being applied to China to provide an incentive to deal with Myanmar.

With China quietly supporting the ruling junta in Myanmar and the United States passively approving, the United Nations needs to take the lead along with other nations.

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If you suspect that your spouse is cheating on you, you don’t have to go to the expenses of hiring a private detective to find out if your suspicions are correct. You can easily learn the tricks of the trade about how to catch a cheating spouse and your spouse will never know that you are onto him/her until you confront him/her with the evidence. Gathering the information and the evidence will be very tough if you still care for your spouse and it is hard to find out that your feelings are not being reciprocated or that you have been betrayed.

You do have to become deceptive and start doing sneaky things in order to find out if your spouse is actually cheating on you. This way if you are wrong and there is nothing going on, he/she will be none the wiser and will not feel that he/she no longer has your trust. The thing is that if you find out there is nothing going on you may feel guilty about being so deceptive but you do have to be able to live with this guilt.

Catching your cheating spouse will involve such things as examining all the receipts that you take out of the pockets. It will involve checking computer and telephone records to see what sites he/she has been on and where he/she has called. If you have Caller ID, you can check the numbers of the incoming calls to find out if there are any unfamiliar numbers and then find out who these numbers belong to. Most people are aware that their number will come up on Caller ID and take steps to block the number when they call. This will make things a little more difficult. One sign you should watch for is that if your spouse never bothered with erasing the list of calls and now faithfully does it after every call, then this is one sign that will confirm your suspicions.

Use every opportunity to answer your spouse’s cell phone. More than likely this is how he/she is communicating with the other person in the relationship. You should do a check of the numbers on the cell phone and use a reverse phone look up on the Internet to find a name and address associated with this number. Check the text messages on the phone to see what messages have been left. Chances are if there are any you won’t have to go any further with your investigation once you find incriminating evidence.

If you know your spouses email password, then you can check the emails that he/she receives. Your spouse may have met someone on a chat line and is now becoming very interested in that person. If you notice that he/she logs off or closes the screen as soon as you enter the computer area, this should alert you that there is cheating going on. You can take the time to check the sites that your spouse has visited and there are many computer experts who will show you how to do this if you do not know how.

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