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A Multi-million-dollar undersea pipeline designed to bring water to North Cyprus from Turkey could be up and running by 2012. As there has been a period of water shortage, President Demetris Christofias, the internationally-recognised Greek Cypriot leader, is presently trying to supply the southern part of the divided island through tankers bringing water from Greece. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said work on the 110km plastic pipeline scheme would start in June 2009. “The project should be completed at the latest within three years beginning in June next year (2009),” the PM told a news conference in Nicosia alongside Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat. “The (Turkish) government has given the necessary instructions to the environment ministry so the project can be finalised,” he added. A dam will be created at Alakopur, near Anamur in southern Turkey, to collect water from the Dragon River. This water will then be pumped to a new dam in North Cyprus by converting the reservoir at Gecitkoy, south of Guzelayali. Selin Ekinci, an engineer from Alsim-Alarko who is working on the project, said water would be transferred to a 10,000m3 storage facility through a 21km pipeline in Turkey. Mr Ekinci said the water would then be sent along 80km of plastic pipeline submerged 250 metres below the surface of the Mediterranean. The pipeline will be attached to large weights which are essential to prevent it floating on the surface. At Guelyali beach, a pumping station will be constructed to send the water to Gecitkoy dam along a 4km pipeline. Mr Ekinci said, “The pumping station will not have a great impact on the beach where it will be constructed, either environmentally or scenically. It will not be a huge construction.” The project, which was signed between Turkish Water Works General Directorate and Alsim-Alarko in 2005, will carry 73 million m3 of water from Turkey each year. About 15 million m3 will be used for drinking water after being purified in a facility that will be constructed near Lefkosa. The remainder will be used to irrigate 7,650 hectares of agricultural land in the Mesaoria plain. The project aims to meet the drinking and irrigation needs of North Cyprus up to the year 2035, when the population of the TRNC is estimated to grow to about 350,000. Orhan Aydeniz, chairman of the Association of Forestation and Prevention of Erosion (Kema), said the project to bring water from Turkey was “very good”. However, he also said that it would take at least four years for the project to be completed, and urged the government to take tough measures in order to protect existing resources. There should be a limit on the number of wells opened, he urged. Apart from this, meters should be put on wells to limit the amount used. The municipalities should not plant exotic plants which need a lot of water- they should plant local plants which can withstand drought.

The League is a suspense/thriller that underscores how money and power affect people, with a unique game – fantasy football – as the vehicle.

The novel’s protagonist, Jordan Young, and some of his friends create a unique, secret fantasy football league, composed of some of Wall Street’s wealthiest stock brokers, bankers, attorneys and entrepreneurs. They make fantasy teams, using various professional football players and pit their own teams against each other on Sundays, hoping to win the Fantasy Bowl and the enormous prize that comes with it.

Every year, the participants’ insatiable hunger for bigger prizes increases, and, eventually, the entry fee into the league grows to $1 million, while the championship purse expands to a staggering $30 million. With the outcome of every fantasy football contest relying heavily on the performance of individual players in National Football League games, someone in the league realizes that he can control his own fantasy games by eliminating some key NFL players each week.

A star running back is savagely stabbed in Cleveland, a wide receiver is drugged in Boston, and a quarterback is kidnapped near Minneapolis. Local police are mystified by the strange events.

The FBI hasn’t a single clue.

With no evidence to connect the events, the NFL forges ahead with contests each weekend, as do the participants in the secret league, one stalking his next clueless victim, as he continues to win fantasy football games and creeps closer each week to the lottery-sized trophy. Read an excerpt from this amazing new suspense/thriller now at http://www.sportsnovels.com

Mark Barnes is the author of the new novel, The League, the first work of fiction, based on fantasy football. Learn more about this suspense thriller and Mark’s other work at http://www.sportsnovels.com

Start with the basics. Anyone who wants to enjoy a hassle-free trip has to start with the basic concern of any traveler – how to handle travel reservations.

Here are a number of tips that may help:

Decide on a travel plan – specific destination, how many days, what activities, etc. The attention given to this first step will ensure smooth sailing in making the travel arrangements.

If the destination is a foreign country, make sure all information that would be needed in making reservations are on hand.

Airline Reservations

If booking online, use a reservation site where ticket prices for all airlines are shown so a comparison can be readily seen. If booking for more than one person, check also the ticket price for both a single passenger and multiple passengers. Some airlines quote different prices.

If notification of your reservation is done by e-mail, make sure that the ticket price quoted is the same. Sometimes, some airlines claim the airfare booked earlier is no long available.

Hotel Reservations

Ask if the rate is a flat rate or per person. Ask how many beds are in the room and what the size is. Make sure to finalize a rate before getting off the phone.

Ask about tax rates that would be added.

Will breakfast be included with the price of the room? What time is it served and what is included.

Are there guarantee and cancellation policies? Most hotels require guarantee for reservation with a credit card. Will they ask a check deposit?

If this is a standard reservation, make sure there is a confirmation number.

Not so long a go it appeared like laptops for gaming were only attainable from particular resellers and they were generally built to order. Before the lack of sales alleviated by the profit margins. I guess most people would concur they always desired a laptop for gaming however it was just out of reach for the masses. People thought they were the best laptops and justifiably so. I think we all got thrilled about them but the vast number would never buy laptops that were so expensive. Lately all that has appeared to have changed as the large companies have found the opportunities in gaming portables.

In contrast to the littler retailers these companies are aware that they can get even more money. Its surely a good way to bigger profit margins. I’m pretty confident that consumers would buy laptops if marketed to everybody by these global companies. I believe smaller manufacturers are extremely perturbed about this. With the cash at their disposal they could effortlessly get rid of smaller competition. I think potential buyers will trust the bigger companies more if they buy something expensive.

In my point of view these manufacturers are churning out the best laptops at this minute. Still however, for the small time resellers this may turn out to be promising. People like to be able to customize as they can specify what’s most valuable to their requirements. People that get high spec laptops can normally look past the frills. For these sort of consumers, the performance of a computer typically mean more than the design of it. All of this is extremely positive from the potential buyers view. In the end, the costs will be lowered even further making high end technology to be a choice that we will all be able to afford. Things move so quick in this industry that I can’t precisely make any assured claims. I reckon technology is getting more better however the latest laptops will typically remain pricey. It’s hard to tell what will take place now that the big manufacturers have become involved in making gaming laptops.

I think this site (http://www.rizeon.com/gaming_laptops/page.php) are pretty inexpensive for the specs they are selling.

Tie together man’s main leisure actvities and what you will find is a trend termed a web based sportsbook. Well: what could be more creative. If you think of a knot of sports devotees applauding any given favored players, and continuously bets are pinned down tied to the hubbub. So keen to catch some of the excitement, onlookers will commonly seek to presage who will win in the forthcoming match. All of this is set to turn into a charming little match titled web based sportsbook. Shaq, Heat think start of season crucial

It might well seem to be addiction prone, but in fact wagering sportsbooks is actually purely for fun and of bonding with your buddies. Here, you’ll be able to bet a any small sum of dinero and yet have an extraordinary time. Further to this, here are sundry leads to help you get started wagering sportsbooks.

If you want to place that wager, you’ll likely want to look up a web based sportsbook, which is a place that admits web based sportsbook. In America, there are no less than four states where to go for wagering sportsbooks lawfully, but informally you can go for it essentially anywhere providing you can locate a bookie and happen to be legally of age. Covered sports activities you can choose to risk money on are pro and, of course, college football + college basketball, professional baseball, professional hockey, and, of course, dog and horse racing. Visitors may bet on the total tally of a competition, at which point any given contester will be knocked out, and even if a tossed coin in a competition comes down either heads or tails.

The bookie outfit will rely on statistical methods to aid you come to a decision which players you are confident will win. First thing you’ll find the distribution, or lead allocated to the trailing team that is presumed to fail by a specific number points. This describes the sportsbook provider’s official technique of organizing disinterested antes for a sportsbook. For example, a gambler might bet on a contestant that is presumed to fail and and yet win that wager providing the team loses by a specific number of points.

You will find plenty of different systems of stakes: straight, parlays, i.e. combined lays on sundry games, and many more, the straight being the most typical in wagering sportsbooks. So why don’t you just have a stab at it, and have lots of fun in tandem. Just see to it that you won’t get too enthused and throw away your entire retirement pension on a caprice… Because else you’re going to find yourself struck by remorse all life long…

The terrific region of Africa named South Luangwa has been named the leading place to safari in Africa. The area has been celebrated in numerous years by the countries greatest animal experts. Tourists might often be able to watch huge groups of tigers as well as incredible boars.

The park is well known for its super driving safaris and is a big seller with all UK holiday makers. The changing weather makes the park irrestible with a dry season right through winter and a green beautiful jungle feel over June to August. During the changes in season the animals will probably differ giving people a different aspect.

Locate the appeal of Africa with a safari holiday and be at one with the amazing nature and wildlife. The huge rivers and big cats can make holiday makers feel alive with energy. Folk will be able to take loads of photos and take back the best memories.

Southern Africa comes with a profuse number of animals in its parks and UK travellers will easily see the perfect photo of a tiger. If you are not used to a walking holiday you will often go on a driving safari and admire large amounts of the country within a short amount of time. Once you have finished your driving safari by day you will probably then go back to your hotel complex to clean up. Numerous hotels are four star and phenomenal. Explore Zambia with a Zambia safari.

You may have received an email about how the US Postal Service is trying to push through a bill that would allow them to charge 5 cents per email. I can understand why people would think that it’s true. The Postal Service had nothing to do with the email being sent and they aren’t going to give you anything for the 5 cents. Sure sounds like a government agency.

The email is a hoax. What’s amazing to me is that it started in 1999 and is still making its way around the Internet. If you haven’t seen the email, you can see an example of the email and more information about it on the Urban Legends Reference Page (http://www.snopes.com/business/taxes/bill602p.asp).

I wouldn’t be surprised by the Postal Service wanting to do something like this, which is one of the reasons this email has been mistaken by so many people as being real. The U.S. Postal Service currently has an electronic postmark available to businesses who want to use it. You send your email through the Postal Services servers and they put a postmark on it for a price. It works similar to snail mail – you send email to their server and it may or may not make it to your recipient. USPS website (http://www.usps.com).

If you want to know about a bill before the Senate or Congress, go to the source. You can check on any bill before Congress or the Senate at Thomas – The US Congress on the Internet (http://thomas.loc.gov).

If the Postal Service did put a 5 cent tax on email, it wouldn’t be the end of the Internet. There are a number of ways to communicate without using email.

Prior to the Internet groups used Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) to communicate and trade files by dialing into a central computer and establishing a connection over a phone line. Yahoo Groups and Topica Groups are basically doing the same thing now, but over the Internet. These BBS systems allow people to trade messages without the use of email.

Something I’m looking into for my ezine is Really Simple Syndicator (RSS). The idea behind this is to post headlines on my website and a program running on your computer would read these when they’re available. No email needed. With the problems of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) blocking email, even from trusted sources, in the future it may be a necessity for ezine publishers to continue to publish.

I know it’s old fashioned, but there’s always the option of using the Fax and Phone to communicate.

Finally there’s the possibility of a private Internet that bypasses government involvement altogether. Most of you that work for a company of any size are using an intranet – a company-wide Internet that is only accessible to people who work for your company. An extranet is an intranet that allows access from people outside the company. By connecting the extranets, it would be possible to create a private Internet.

About The Author

Rocky Ramsey publishes Movies, Money and More – Movie reviews, entertainment, humor, money, contests, sweepstakes, freebies, and more http://www.MoviesMoneyandMore.com. Get a 3 day 2 night vacation just for visiting.

Here are some important points to take note of if you want to work from home. working from home is a dream occupation for many people, but only a few of us will dare to trudge that path. As long as you keep to your basic principles, keep focused, learn how to motivate yourself, be patient and learn how to manage your time properly, you CAN have the best of both worlds.

Set your working hours
No doubt, you’re working from home but consider this – your TV remote control is just a stretch away. The temptation to just hop into your car and go shopping can be overwhelming. So, discipline yourself. When you work is not important, it’s keeping to the schedule that is. You want to let your clients know when they can expect to see you online or catch you on Instant Messenger. If they know your working hours, they will know when to expect a reply to their email message. You can shape your working schedule according to your needs. If you need to send your kids off to music class or tuition at 10.30a.m., make sure you check your email or do some work before then. Working from home means you have the flexibility of molding your working hours according to your family’s needs.

Office space
Having an office space where there are no crayons and no toys strewn about is important to the working environment of your business. Working from home means that you have to set your office up either in a small corner of the bedroom, setup a special home office in a special room, or you can set your office up in a small corner in the living room. Help your kids understand that whenever you’re working, you are not to be disturbed. The documents and equipment in the home office area is not to be drawn on, spilt on, torn, removed or damaged.

Be serious about your work
Whenever you’re working, you should be serious about work. You can do the following to help you work more effectively:

1. Work or do the most important things whenever your kids are off somewhere else – like kindergarten, tuition, music school or visiting a cousin.

2. Setup a special table or space where your kids do their homework whenever you’re working.

3. Get someone to mind the kids while you’re working during your working hours

4. Work when the kids are taking a nap

5. Spend a lot of time with your kids and whenever you’re having family time, ignore business phone calls or office matters.

6. When you are working, tell your kids to get help from someone else

Use an organizer
For someone who is working from home, the line between ‘work’ and ‘family’ is blurred. Therefore, it’s important for us to learn how to schedule our work and use an organizer properly. This will help us meet deadlines, set priorities and remember important tasks. You can use a normal scrapbook, a journal, an exercise book, a small notepad (the 555 kind, even), use your Outlook program, use an Excel file, use a Microsoft Word document…whatever works for you! The point is that you need to use it consistently, refer to it, update it and add new tasks to it.

Don’t check your email all the time
Yes, you need to check your email regularly but when you check your email too often or keep your inbox open all the time, you’ll get distracted with new tasks and neglect the earlier ones. This way, you will get more and more backlogs and in the end, some of the older projects will take longer to finish. Check your email often at the same time everyday, but not all the time.

Don’t work all the time
Those without discipline will work only when they feel like it and when they don’t, they’ll do something else. This kind of attitude towards work is not advisable. But on the other hand, workaholics should also learn how to let work go whenever the time comes. If you feel stressed out, maybe that’s because you’ve been working too much because your work is right there in your house. You’ll never get far enough away from your work. So, learn to switch your computer off and let go!! Just go spend some time with the neglected spouse and kids.

Conclusion
These are just a few of the important points about working from home and I have just managed to skim the surface of the whole issue. I will explore other aspects of working from home in anot

Marsha Maung is a freelance graphic designer and copy writer who works from her home in Selangor, Malaysia. She loves nothing more than blowing bubbles in the park with her 2 kids, Joshua and Jared. She designs apparel and premium items at http://www.creativejooz.com and is the author of “Raising little magicians”, and the popular “The Lance in freelancing”. More information can be found at http://www.marshamaung.com

A mobile oil change business is a good business because almost everyone owns a car and all cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles, boats and RVs need that oil changed on a regular interval to protect the motors from excessive ware. What if you live in a not so populated area? Recently someone had inquired if Lake Havasu City, AZ would be a good place for a mobile oil change unit?

Lake Havasu City has many retired folks living there and it is in the desert area and has the Colorado River running by it, so it is also a recreation boating hot spot. Is Lake Havasu City a viable place to run a mobile oil change business? Well, Indeed Lake Havasu is growing. I like it there. Or should I call it Lake Have-a-Brew? People sure get nuts on the lake there, clothes optional. Silly tourists, a little out of control on some of those 3-day summer weekends.

The population there is not significant? What about servicing additional nearby cities within a 1-hour driving distance? Well you know Between Bull Head City, Laughlin, Parker, Needles and Kingman you do have 250,000 people. Well you could easily plan your stops out correctly and spend one day a week in each area. By the way have you been to the coffee shop/Oil Change place in Needles? Very nicely done, worth a look see! Nice folks too. Perhaps it is feasible and doable? Looks like a good market doesn’t it? Consider all this in 2006.

“Lance Winslow” – Online Think Tank forum board. If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; http://www.WorldThinkTank.net/wttbbs/

There are many things you have to do once you find out you are
having a baby. One of those things is choosing a name for your
baby. Some people know right away what they will name their
baby, others struggle until the last minute to find a name. There are a few things you should know about choosing a baby name that will help you make that final decision.

The basic origin of a name may be what leads you to your baby
name choice. Some families have names carried down from relatives. Some people may want a name that is derived from their ethnic background. Others might want something truly unique. Unique names can be created by using names from places, nature or by combining two or more names. When you are choosing your baby’s name it is good to get a general idea what basic origin you would like to use.

There are some common problems that you should avoid when naming
your baby. Some names have certain stereotypes associated with
them and they may create an association you would not like your child to have. Hollywood names are often popular but can be annoying when your child grows up. Be careful to watch your child’s initials for horrible acronyms. Popular names may seem nice, but it may be best to avoid them. When your child gets into school there could be many other kids with the same name. Watch for any nicknames or other factors that could lead to teasing. Make sure the name you chose fits with your last name. Keep in mind your child will have to learn to spell
both names, so do not make it too hard. Once you have signed the birth certificate with your baby’s name it is very troublesome to fix it, so avoid problems from the start.

Making the final decision on a name can seem difficult. Try to work with your partner to find something you both like and can agree on. Ask for others opinions, but don’t chose a name just because someone else thinks it is the right one. Look everywhere for names. You can look through traditional baby name books or go to the telephone book or even a romance novel. Names are everywhere and finding one is the easy part. Finally deciding will make you feel great.

Your simple guide to choosing a baby name was written by Craig Dawber, The infomation found in this website can without doubt can help with choosing the best name for your unborn child check it out http://www.babynamescenter.info.