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Satin exudes such wonderful images and connotations that it seems to have transcended its own meaning. From this point, perhaps sensual is one of the better descriptions one can find, though of course, there are endless possibilities of its use for conveying such a fascinating variety of over and undertones. Onomatopoeia-cally pronouncing, the word epitomizes, conveys, abounds with that slithery sound of scintillating seduction, so smoothly stroking the senses as it swishes around savoring those saucy secret seconds that strengthen the soft sequences with a silky suave-icity sweetly secreting its soulful sound saturating this scribe with solicitously sinewy baloney ...need I say more! And I seem to have covered a fair few synonyms at the same time. Imagery invoked from a few moments of thinking allows one to daydream the night away with fanciful fantasies of frolicking in fields of fern in a feeling frenzy of fearlessness fused with ...(OK, I know when to stop...well, maybe?) Satin hits you with its moods of regality, opulence, or just downright 'I'm in the mood' flashing billboard or banner. It is thoroughly expressive, exploding on ones senses in a way that you just wouldn't normally suspect from a piece of cloth. Then again it contradicts itself with that impressively delicate quality of smooth feminine softness lounging there exquisitely in such relaxed pose. It reassures you and soothingly opens you to its timeless side of passive restfulness. As trimming on ones cot bedding is often where one first comes into contact with this motherly material. It took away the rough edges of life -- a bodily knowledge grasped when young minds' concepts were still blended like baby foods; even earlier still, as one climbed ones mother's mountains and nestled into those nurturing nipples. Woe there! -- Who knows what subconscious powers this tantalizing textile has over us? As lingerie, which woman would not succumb to that satinicity gently guarding her erogenous charms? As pajamas, could anyone wish for more erotic pampering? As bedding, who could not slumber soundly surrounded with such exotic coverings? Article Source: http://www.articledashboard.com Julian Pollock is an optimistic humorist who occasionally surfaces from under covers to declare a belief in laughing matters. One such recent awakening produced a satin site for bedroom lovers, lingerie seekers and those who love to lounge in fashionable satiny pajamas; the tremulous epicenter of which can be traced to http://www.satin-sheets-online.com Article Directory: Article Dashboard
A pearl necklace symbolizes elegance. Many women of stature and grace are seen with their necks, ears, their fingers and their wrists adorned by pearls. There are many different types of pearls and many different qualities that the pearl can have. Knowing a little bit about them can help you choose the best quality pearls possible. There are many types of pearl necklaces to choose from including: black pearls, freshwater pearls, baroque pearls, akoya pearls, cultured pearls, mother of pearl and more. Pearls can come in many colors including white, pink, black, red, green and blue. Some are rarer than others and the rarity along with the shape, size, texture and color can help determine the price. Pearls are a prized possession and many women pass them down from generation to generation. In many cultures, a woman will wear a family heirloom pearl single or double strand necklace on her wedding day or for important occasions. If you don’t have a necklace made of pearls, perhaps you’re shopping for one that you can have for years to come and pass down to future generations. A common wedding gift from a groom to a bride is a necklace or other jewels made of pearls. It’s also a common gift for a bride to give to her wedding party to be worn on the wedding day and kept as a memento of the occasion. Rings, bracelets and earrings can all make wonderful gifts. There are also gorgeous matching sets that can be purchased from many different types of pearls. Cultured pearls are very popular and readily available. The forming of a pearl is something very interesting. An oyster uses the substance to protect itself and a pearl will form. Cultured pearls are intricately guided with the careful introduction of a foreign substance into the shell which causes the oyster to begin the process of creating a pearl. Necklaces, rings and other pearl jewels can be priced at various levels. It’s a good idea to be cautious about where you obtain your pearls especially if you’re buying them online. Look for AAA quality pearls that are appraised by certified gemologists. Because pearls are so varied in their style, shape and lustre, getting a necklace that’s perfectly round can be quite expensive. There are many different shapes including pear, teardrop, egg, button and other shapes. Varying levels of shape, texture, lustre and size will impact how expensive your pearl jewellery is going to be. How do you care for your pearls? They should be stored in a bag to keep them from being scratched from other jewels such as gemstones or sharp earrings in your jewellery box. Many people keep their pearls in a velvet or silk pouch. Liquid dish soap or a gentle and non abrasive soap should be used when your pearls need to be cleaned and it’s a good idea to leave them in an area where they will be exposed to oxygen. An airtight case is probably not wise unless they are brought out often otherwise your pearl necklace could end up with cracks in it. Written by Charise Stillson. Find the latest information on a Pearl Necklace at Pearls4Less Article Directory: Article Dashboard
Be honest- are you one of those people who wants all the work done for them? I am too. Given the shear volume of content that is produced every single day, looking for news and information is getting more difficult. Well, don't worry. Because, we've done a lot of the basic research on breast augmentation for you. And the best part is, we've boiled it down to the 2 best ways to go about looking for the information that you need. Also, we are not medical professionals of any sort, so you always want to get an experts medical opinion before proceeding with any procedure. 1)Search multiple search engines for the same thing. All search engines are not created equal. Google seems to be excellent for scientific based searches, while Yahoo seems to be much better for popular media searches. (Note: there is no concrete evidence on this issue, it's mainly just what we've noticed.) So Googling 'breast augmentation' or 'breast enhancement' might yield some amazing search results in Google due to the shear volume of scientific content that seems to be indexed in Google. 2)Make sure you look for the right stuff. Try searching for 'breast augmentation problems,' 'breast augmentation faq,' and even 'breast augmentation reviews.' Repeat this substituting 'augmentation' for 'enhancement.' These searches should yield you an impressive amount of information that you might not normally find than by just searching for 'breast enhancement.' Also try searching with quotes- you'll get a whole different set of results. You aren't the first person who's thought of getting breast enhancement, read up on what other people are saying about it and what their experiences have been. Find out all about it from other people, not just the people offering this service. While this bits of info are clearly useful, they are really just the tip of the iceberg. Learn all about breast augmentation before making any major decisions, there are a lot of things that should go into your decision making process. Amy Metz is author of “Breast Augmentation Tips.” Grab your copy at http://www.breastenhancementworld.com. Article Directory: Article Dashboard
Women in the Global Workforce In today’s business world, women are a growing part of the domestic and global workforce. It is estimated that worldwide about 70% of all working-age women now work outside of the home. Despite this, discrimination in the workforce continues to be a problem for women worldwide. Discrimination takes the form of job segregation, unequal pay, lack of training, lack of advancement, and exclusion from certain fields that are considered “masculine.” Working mothers are particularly disadvantaged since, due to lack of child care facilities, they are often forced to put their careers on hold or accept lower paying jobs. Patriarchies and Their Impact on Businesswomen Millions of women live in societies where centuries of social and religious laws, customs and traditions have created insurmountable barriers to education, jobs, and even healthcare, and have deprived women of their political and civil rights. It is important for the American woman traveling on business to understand not only her own situation, but also the situation of women in other cultures. It is often these cultural and traditional biases that American women will face when conducting business in foreign countries. In order to understand women’s reception in business worldwide we need to understand how cultures view the women in their own society. Researchers Nancy Adler and Dafna Izraeli report in their 1994 review of 21 countries on four continents that, due to changing societal patterns, there have been significant increases in women in management in the world. The patterns they cite include favorable economic conditions, supportive government policies, changes in family roles, and emerging support systems. Despite these advances, these researchers also found that in most countries men continue to control the economic and political power and to dominate in professional management roles. Furthermore, they found that in all of the counties they studied women faced obstacles which included: • Stereotypical perception of women’s abilities and qualifications • Traditional attitudes toward women’s family roles • Women’s minimal access to the social networks from which companies recruit managers and executives • Broadly-based discrimination against women These researchers report that explanations for these barriers to women’s progress worldwide have varied. They summarize four perspectives on why women are underrepresented in management worldwide: 1. Men’s characteristics and behaviors are viewed as the norm for effective managerial performance, and it is perceived that women do not display these characteristics, and thus have been excluded from managerial ranks. 2. Women’s own limitations inhibit her success in management by causing her to choose lower-ranked or career-limiting positions within the firm. Thus, firms offer men more opportunities to gain power, prestige and monetary rewards, leaving women underrepresented due to the uneven distribution of women and men in key roles. 3. Organizations have built-in assumptions about gender which explain why women are underrepresented and underutilized in management. This perspective suggests that gender discrimination is embedded in managers’ basic assumptions about society, the organization and how it should be run. 4. Men who, for reasons cited above, have been put into privileged positions within the firm do not want more competition than they already have. Men at each level of the hierarchy have the power to control the organization’s rules at that level, including its criteria for promotion and, thus, who enters and who does not. But there is good news too. Despite these powerful and longstanding patterns and perspectives, these researchers (Adler and Izraeli) predict that global competition will drive out these archaic patterns of under representation, underutilization and skewed distributions of women in management, and, in fact, they believe that this change is starting to occur already. Women’s Lack of Cross-Cultural Preparation The lack of training for personnel on expatriate assignments has been highlighted by many researchers as a problem common to most firms who send personnel to other countries. Many of the difficulties encountered are due to employees’ ignorance of the foreign culture they are visiting. Cultural training for employees on shorter-term assignments is almost non-existent. Therefore employees are either sent to other countries without any formal preparation, or they train themselves by reading books available on the commercial market and, if time permits, take a language class at the local college or adult education center. Women preparing for such assignments often face an even more precarious situation than their male colleagues because of the traditional gender barriers they may face in countries outside of the U.S. These businesswomen are frequently not aware of the discrimination they may face, and are often left to fend for themselves unless otherwise advised by a knowledgeable female colleague. Even the commercial guidebooks that businesswomen may turn to may be misleading. Most books in this genre were written by men and either do not address women’s particular issues in international business or, worse, they suggest that women should not even be sent on foreign business assignments due to role differences which these men perceive to be unconquerable obstacles. In contrast, my own research (1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998) indicates that women can be successful in international business, despite the variety of viewpoints they encounter around the world. Specifically, my research has demonstrated that establishing credibility during the initial stages of business is one area that businesswomen find critical to their success. Establishing Your Credibility For men, credibility is often derived from their gender and their status in the company. For women, credibility is more often derived from their individual skills. Women report that they often have to work extra hard to establish credibility because of their gender. Some women explain: When I conduct business in most countries I am consciously aware that my male colleagues have more credibility than I do, just because of gender differences. In most countries women are not expected to have significant positions of authority, so I am frequently viewed in the same way. I am first assumed to be an administrator, not the decision-maker in the group, whereas my male colleague is first viewed as the manager or decision-maker. I feel I have to work doubly hard to establish my credibility before I can effectively conduct business and I’m aware that I need to do this immediately so that the business can start. (Chicago) When I travel outside the U.S. for the corporate office, I am viewed as foreign first, and female second. However, I feel I am still met with some degree of skepticism as to what my role is and how much authority I have for the corporate office. Due to this, I take extra steps to make sure that the proper introductions are made in advance to limit concerns that men might have about my credibility. (Los Angeles) As a woman business owner I realize that I am not the norm in many countries. Therefore I have to develop methods by which to establish my self and my company as credible for my foreign business associates. This requires preparation and advance communication about my firm, our success and our viability -- perhaps more than is required for men who run their own firms. (New York) Here are some pointers for establishing credibility: • Be visible. Attend and host meetings between your company and your international counterparts whenever possible. International travel is often associated with decision-makers in a firm, so being present adds to your credibility. • Introductions are important, particularly for women. If you are doing business with a firm for the first time, have yourself introduced by a higher-ranking person in your company who already knows the people with whom you will be dealing. • If you cannot have someone introduce you, ask a higher-ranking person in your company to send a fax or written correspondence in advance, outlining your title, responsibilities and background. • Make sure your business card indicates a distinctive title such as “Manager” or “Director” so that your position can be clearly understood. If there is any doubt about your title, it may be automatically assumed that you have a lesser role than other members on your team. • Some women wear a school ring or a graduate school pendant to subtly advertise their background. Others wear corporate pins designating tenure, thus demonstrating their level of experience. • In general, foreigners will often look and respond more to the men on your team than the women. This is because there are fewer women in executive positions outside of the U.S. Prepare for this by advising your colleagues of tactics that will help you and the other female members, including making seating arrangements that will place you in a position of authority. • If someone appears confused about your name and rank, offer him another business card, even if you have already given him one. This is a subtle way of reinforcing your title and ensuring acknowledgment of your participation as an active member at the meeting • Women should lead business discussions where possible. If there is only one woman and everyone is of equal rank, let the woman take the lead to help establish her credibility. • A female team leader may experience a problem establishing her credibility unless team members defer to her as the authority figure on the team. American men need to be aware that their tendency to jump in and answer questions, especially when a woman is speaking, undermines her authority and the team’s effectiveness. Women should advise team members not to answer questions directed to her and to otherwise defer to her whenever appropriate. A good response when asked a question that should be directed to a female colleague is: “Jane is the best person to answer that question.” • Be professional. Present yourself in a sincere, confident, professional manner, both in appearance and speech, to create a good first impression. Be yourself. Do not come on too strong, but don’t defer when it is appropriate for you to respond. Deferring to age and position is, however, always acceptable for both sexes. • Be aware of women’s roles in other countries. If you understand where women are in their own corporate environment it will give you insight into how the culture may perceive you. The Role of the Manager Managers can be very effective in international business by helping to enhance their team’s credibility. The manager can introduce the staff members by title and outline their areas of expertise, act as moderator to refer questions to the appropriate team member, and highlight the staff’s achievements. In particular, managers can help in the following ways: • It is important that all team members, including management, understand their roles at the meeting and, more importantly, that they do not act out of role. If one of your colleagues is acting out of role, call for a break to explain how the group loses effectiveness when it is not cohesive. • As a woman, you should advise management that your personal credibility may be jeopardized if your role is undermined, and that this could hinder the success of the team at any follow-up meetings. • Managers can help enhance the credibility of female teammates by reinforcing their authority during the meeting. For example, if a woman is not receiving the appropriate respect, the manager may once again bring attention to her role and authority. Tracey Wilen is Author at http://www.globalwomen.biz/ Article Directory: Article Dashboard
Pregnancy is an all together different physiological as well as psychological experience for women and for particularly those who happen to be on the family way for the first time. If you are pregnant, you are very likely to suffer from occasional depression. You will be in a state of subtle excitement almost all the time. It is really difficult for you to keep yourself normal physically as well as mentally. That's when Prenatal Yoga comes handy to you. It adds to your physical as well psychological strength for a rather comfortable delivery. In addition to that if you keep practicing yoga through out your pregnancy period, post delivery you are very likely to resume your normal activities at the earliest. Prenatal Yoga is particularly helpful in later stage of pregnancy. I would suggest all pregnant women to do yoga exercises that would be of immense help in excess inflammation and pain in leg. This particular genre of yoga is aimed at strengthening legs, back muscles, limbs and pelvis. Once these body parts get strengthened the level of pain that you experience while giving birth would be far less than the pain you would have experienced without yoga. But you must ensure that you learn prenatal yoga asanas from an experienced Yogi. If you have geared up to practice yoga for the first time, you shouldn't do exercises without acquainting yourself with all pros and cons of Yoga. For pregnant women, basic yoga poses are suggested. Once they learn basic poses they are made to practice certain other asanas. Preferred yoga asanas for women on family way are as follows: Shavasana This Yoga posture is also known as corpse pose. In this posture you are simply made to lie as if you are dead. You are suggested to lie in a very motionless state. But you should continue breathing normally. Padmasana This posture requires you to sit while keeping your back completely erected in the sitting duration. You are also made to put your right leg on the left thigh and vice versa. Putting legs on opposite thighs help strengthen your hips. Sukhasana The asana demands you to keep a crouching posture while sitting. This asana is of great assistance in preventing pregnancy related disorders. Vajrasana This asana makes you fold your knees so that hips could be easily postured on your heels. This is also a sitting asana. You are also required to position your hands on knees. Your back should remain erect. These are a few yoga postures that happen to be of great help for pregnant women. Breathing exercises of yoga may prove helpful in pregnancy. So, do yoga for a safer child birth. http://www.therealyoga.com/ provides detailed information and articles on yoga, yoga pregnancy and yoga fitness. Article Directory: Article Dashboard
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