“The Gods Must Be Crazy” is a very entertaining and educational film about the Kung Bushmen, an African tribe from the Kalahare Desert in Botswana in southern Africa. The film cleverly contrasts their lives to those of “civilized men”.

The movie involves three subplots which come together by the end. The main plot involves a tribe of Kung Bushmen, who one day discover a Coke bottle, which had been dropped from a plane. Not knowing what it is, the tribe discover several uses for “the thing”. They end up fighting over it, whence they decide that it is evil. Xi (N!Xau), a young member of the tribe, decides to throw it off the edge of the earth.

A second plot involves a bumbling microbiologist, who’s asked to drive a dilapidated truck to meet a new schoolteacher. He’s very uncomfortable around women and ends up making a fool of himself repeatedly around her.

The third plot involves a gang of political terrorists, who attempt to assassinate the president of their country in central Africa. They end up killing three member of the cabinet and fleeing to Botswana.

Eventually Xi encounters the microbiologist and his friend as well as the schoolteacher. He thinks they’re gods at first and tries to return the Coke bottle to them, but they won’t take it. Xi gets in trouble when he kills a goat with a bow and arrow without realizing the goat was the property of a boy. The police arrest him and sentence him to three months in jail, but the microbiologist and his friend manage to get him released into their custody.

One day, the gang of terrorists, while being pursued, end up kidnapping the class of the schoolteacher. The leader of the gang makes them march through the desert, signalling for the delivery of food every 20 miles. Eventually Xi spots the children and the biologist devises a clever plan to free them from the terrorists. He asks Xi to sting them with small pellets filled with a tranquilizing agent, which makes them fall asleep. He then rounds them up, including two Xi had missed because they were hiding in the bushes playing cards.

Having freed the hostages, Xi is allowed to leave. Eventually he comes to a big cliff with a thick layer of clouds below, which looks to him like the edge of the earth, and throws the bottle off.

1. Don't say Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening or any salutations: Forget about giving your salutations. Start with an attention grabbing question or statement. Immediately give a reason why your audience must listen to you. Don't give them the wrong intention or impression that it will be another boring speech.

2. Don't memorize your speech: Don't remember word by word of your speech. Remember the key pointers of your message. You will not connect with you audience if you are busy trying to remember your lines. If need be, bring some note cards to help you. It is more important to your audience get your message than you appear to remember your whole speech without notes.

3. Don't talk about things that did not matter to you: Talk about subject and topics that matter to you, things you are passionate about or something that you stand for. Your personal stories and beliefs. Your enthusiasm and conviction to the subject will help you engage your audience easily, and your audience will be able to tell.

4. Don't speak without knowing the purpose of your speech: Always know your desired outcome of your speech or the message you want to put forward to your audience. Clarity is power. Be as clear as possible. If the speech turns out well, what you want your audience to think, feel or do.

5. Don't read your PowerPoint slides: Never, never, never read your slides to your audience, it is supposed to aid your communication to your audience. Your audience did not come to see you read your PowerPoint. If possible, don't use the slides. If you need the slides, use some pictures that carry the emotion of your message. Eg. Rather than putting 3 bullet points of global warming, put a picture that shows the death of penguins and polar bear.

6. Don't end your speech without telling your audience what to do: Always end your speech with a specific desired outcome. Determine the next step your audience should do, think or feel. It may be buying your product, join your organization or start their exercise program. Something they can do immediately after they listen to you.

7. Don't understand your audience psychographics: Always, always, always understand who you are speaking to before you speak. Different audiences has different needs, wants and desires. They have different values, understanding and experiences. Skew your words, stories and tone to the psychographics of your audience without changing the meaning of your message or your speech objectives.

8. Don't speak without interactions: Public speaking speeches must be conversational but it is not a conversation. Ask questions, rhetoric or non-rhetoric to your audience. Give them time to think and reflect. PAUSE! Make them feel like it is a personal conversation.

Following World War I, Germany’s economy was in shambles and her national pride humiliated. But 18 years later she would have an opportunity to show the world a “new Germany” and to showcase Hitler’s Nazi Party as a supreme political entity. Visitors to the Games of the XI Olympiad often purchased souvenirs of the games, among which was the Official Visitor’s Medal of the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Little did these visitors know that this medal would later become a rarity.

The Official Visitor’s Medal, made of bronze, measures 36.8mm in diameter, weights 22.5 grams and was minted in Bayer. The medal’s obverse displays an image of the Olympic bell that was commissioned by the German organizing committee as the symbol for the games. Engraved on the bell’s face is the German eagle position above the traditional Olympic rings. Along the bell’s rim and sandwiched between two swastikas is the inscription, “I call the youth of the world.” Directly beneath the bell’s striker another swastika is prominently displayed. The phrase, “Olympic Games Berlin 1936” is written along the medal’s legend, thus tying the piece to the XI Olympiad.

The medal’s reverse depicts the image of the Hellenic Goddess Nike, who like Apollo, was associated with the Olympic Games. Nike, looking over her right shoulder, holds a laurel wreath in her left hand and extends a laurel branch with her right hand. In ancient Greece, winning athletes wore a crown of laurel and were presented with a laurel branch as a trophy. In Roman times the laurel wreath was used to crown military commanders who were victorious in battle. Written in the medal’s legend and surrounding the goddess Nike is the quote, “To the Glory of the Fatherland – To the Glory of the Sport.”

The Official Visitor’s Medal of the XI Olympiad is a very sought after piece by coin collectors, token collectors, collectors of World War II militaria, and sport memorabilia collectors. While the exact number of medals minted or the population of existing medals today are not known, the rarity of this medal in extremely fine condition to mint condition is considered to be from “hard-to-find” to “scare”. The Visitor’s Medal is most often found tarnished with medium to heavy patina, and sometimes spotted. Heavily spotted medals or medals with obtrusive spotting should be avoided by the discriminative collector. Additionally, shinny medals should be looked at with skepticism. A professional and properly cleaned Visitor’s Medal is not usually considered of less value, but due to its rarity, a shinny medal could signal a counterfeit.

Methods of working out have aggressively changed through these recent times when fast pace is the need for every American.  It all breaks down to one simple thing, calories in vs. calories out, and of course keeping a healthy, well balanced diet.  A fantastic and effective way to get those darn calories out is definitely the Life Fitness 95 Xi Elliptical Trainer. Just like the Precor EFX 546 HR and EFX 556HR elliptical trainers, the 95Xi is a staple in every major health club facility in America. The 95Xi trainer provides an incredibly easy indoor cardiovascular exercise which burns calories in no time. With its moving arms, the 95 Xi is also a great way to tone the upper body muscles and its very smooth elliptical motion makes working out on the 95Xi like walking on air.  You can also workout on this machine in reverse mode. Working out in reverse mode allows different muscle groups, such as calves and glutes, to be exercised, thereby increasing the user’s workout benefits. The 95Xi has large, comfortable pedals to stand on that fit most shoe sizes. A top of the line, extremely durable, Life Fitness commercial product and it can also be used in the comfort of your home.

The Life Fitness 95Xi Fitstride Elliptical comes with 30 pre-programmed workouts that include Goal Workouts, Interval Workouts, 6 Customizable Workouts, Zone Training Heart Rate Workouts, and much more workout courses to choose from. The 95 Xi Elliptical has a built in digital heart rate monitoring system. When you put your hands on the sensors (located on the ergonomically moving arms), it will read out your heart rate on the display. Monitoring your heart rate can help you optimize your workout session. The easy-to-use display console also shows the user a workout profile, including how many calories are burned, resistance being used, elapsed time, speed and distance incurred.

The Life Fitness 95Xi Elliptical weighs at 286 pounds and measures 84.75 inches long by 26.5 inches wide by 64 inches high. It is a very sturdy machine and extremely low maintenance. Life Fitness ellipticals rarely have major breakdowns according to Life Fitness service records. If you want a commercial quality product that will last you a long time, then go for the 95Xi Elliptical Trainer. It is worth every penny. These machines go for over $2500 remanufactured or well over $5000 for a brand new one. But why pay more for a brand new machine when you can purchase a Remanufactured or Refurbished 95Xi for a fraction of the cost, in like new condition. A reputable remanufacturing company usually offers a reasonable guaranteed warranty with their product. The longer the warranty, the better it is for the conscientious consumer.

If you send certain PDF files over the internet, this guide will make your life significantly easier.

A PDF file which is short for portable document format, is a specific type of digital file that allows you to send certain content that is readable by other users regardless of what software they use to view that type of file. In order for PDFs to adapt to various viewing systems, the file’s text and images can’t easily be modified once packaged into the format of a PDF. However it’s not impossible for this to be done.

No matter if you use a Mac or Windows device as your primary, there are tools available to you for editing the text and graphics within a document that has already been converted into a PDF. You can even do this type of change online, as well as convert PDFs back into Microsoft Word documents to edit your content in its originally designed format.

It can be clearly seen that you need to install the program, Adobe Acrobat. First check that it’s compatible with both Mac and Windows computers you are using. Not every version of Adobe Acrobat allows you to edit existing text files once you open your document in this program.

The Adobe Acrobat software categorizes itself under Acrobat Standard and Acrobat Pro. The company which offers the following three editions in both product lines: Acrobat X, Acrobat XI, and Acrobat DC.

These editions below allow for some basic text and content editing, as well as the ability to export your document into Microsoft Word:

Acrobat XI Standard

Acrobat Standard DC

Acrobat XI Pro

Acrobat Pro DC

Acrobat Pro DC and Acrobat Standard DC offer a host of other editing capabilities that Acrobat XI does not offer — such as automatic spell-check, advanced photo editing, and editing from an iPad.

Acrobat is one of the most popular ways to edit PDF files online, yet it’s not the only method. There are other way to manually alter a file using free software that you can download. You don’t necessarily have to go out and purchase the most expensive Adobe software that is available.

Most other PDF editing websites equip you with just a manual content eraser and new text/image boxes you can drag and drop anywhere on the page.

Here are a few other online editing tools:

FormSwift: Add new content and even an e-signature.

PDFescape: Add new content and start a new PDF from scratch.

Smallpdf: Add new content, as well as save PDFs to platforms like Google Drive, Dropbox, and even Microsoft Word (more on this feature in a minute).

The tool that suits your PDF will depend on what specifically you’re looking to edit and the file size of your document. For example, because Sejda can’t accept PDFs larger than 50 megabytes (MB), check the size of your document and identify an editing tool that is compatible with your PDF.

You might also compress your PDF to under 50 MB so it works with Sejda (true to its name, Smallpdf can shrink your PDF’s file size for you).

For a great internet reference video you can go to YouTube for How To Edit a PDF Online

You know that you are getting on in age when you start ejaculating lesser and lesser amount of semen during an orgasm. Your erection becomes weaker and as a result, sex becomes less exciting for you and your partner. You may even notice your partner subtly comparing you to her ex-lover in an unfavorable manner.

When that happens, you know it is time to start looking for ways to increase your semen volume and get a harder erection. There is no doubt that the bigger your ejaculation and the harder your erection, the more pleasure and excitement you and your partner will experience. What’s more, with a bigger load, your orgasms will also last longer and feel more intense. That’s what a “mindblowing” orgasm means!

But how do you go about increasing your semen production and at the same time, strengthen a weak erection? This article will introduce you to 8 ancient herbs that have long been used as sexual tonics – male aphrodisiacs if you like. You can consume these on their own but it is better and more convenient for you to get a herbal pill that contain all of them. More on that later.

For now, here are the 8 wonder herbs that can turbo charge your ejaculation and erection and bring you to new height of sexual ecstasy:-

Xi lan rou gui and Hong hua fen

These two herbs are known for their abilities to open up the blood vessels to encourage more blood flow in your body. Specifically, they can increase blood flow to the penis, thus hardening an erection. They also help sustain your erection. Other health benefits of Xi lan rou gui and Hong hua fen include lowering the chances of heart disease.

Ku Gua

Ku Gua has been shown to reduce body fat thereby increasing your testosterone levels. As you know, a high level of testosterone in men will increase semen production and libido. This herb is also a great source of Vitamin C and it has been shown to promote spermatogenesis(process of producing sperm) as well as anti-HIV activity.

San guo mu

This is an important component of a healthy sexual lifestyle and is primarily used in cardiovascular health. It helps regulating blood pressure and heart rate. San guo mu works to pace the body, which has been seen to be an incredibly beneficial trait during sex.

Dong Chong Xia Cao

This is another herb that increases your testosterone level. In a study done on mice given Dong Chong Xia Cao, plasma testosterone levels were significantly induces in both 3-day and 7-day trials. Note that testosterone is the main male hormone directly responsible for the development and maintenance of sex drive and semen production.

Ling Zhi

Ling Zhi is known to increase stamina and energy. It has anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, anti-bacterial, and antioxidant properties. These properties are is known to lift your mood and increase one’s sense of spirit and vitality – crucial benefits in the bedroom.

Xian Mao

This herb is a safe and natural male aphrodisiac long used in Ayurvedic medicine and Chinese traditional medicine. You can find Xian Mao in the South-Eastern part of India. Touted as a natural alternative to Viagra, this potent herb could be your secret weapon in the bedroom.

Tian Men Tong (Shatarvi)

A full system tonic, Tian Men Tong is also able to help men suffering from sexual debility and impotence. This herb has a calming affect on your body, stabilizing body weight, decreasing nervousness and promoting healthy sleep.

So, there you have it, the 8 wonder herbs that can put your sex life in order. They are known to be strong aphrodisiacs that can help you produce more semen, get a harder erection and even last longer in bed.

Yes, these herbs are great for your sex life. But buying and consuming them one by one can be a nightmare. Luckily there is a better solution for you – get an all-in-one herbal pill that contains all of the above 8 herbs.

Consuming a herbal pill is easy and fast. With today’s advance technology, you can rest assured that the goodness of the herbs are captured well in the pill. And if you can find a good herbal semen and erection pill, you may also find that the ingredients are expertly blended in the correct proportion to give you optimal benefits – even better than consuming the herbs individually.

The problem is in finding the right herbal pill because there are lots of fakes and inferior products on the market today. To this end, you will need to do your due diligence, ie, do some research first before you whip out your credit card to grab the hottest herbal pill.

There are many different causes of infertility in both men and in women. The primary source of infertility in men is a low sperm count. This can be due to constitutional and environmental factors. Chinese medicine can be used to increase circulation and body temperature, which may help improve sperm count. The same herbs that are used for this purpose may also improve a man’s sex drive and sexual performance. There are a number of factors involved in female infertility as well. A frequent cause of infertility is a blockage of the fallopian tube that prevents the sperm and the egg from meeting. Polycystic ovarian disease may also interfere with timely release of the eggs. Other gynecological health issues can also cause infertility such as endometriosis, salpingitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and chlamydia. At other times, there can appear to be no structural or physical condition that is causing the infertility. While Chinese medicine and aromatherapy cannot determine the physical factors causing infertility (diagnostic testing is required for that), they can often address some of the sources of infertility once the cause is discovered.

The Chinese herbs, Leonurus (Yi Mu Cao) and Siegesbeckia (Xi Xian Cao), when used together, have been shown to open up blocked fallopian tubes in clinical research studies done in China. The majority of women responded to treatment within 10 days. The blockages in these cases were due to thickening of the lining of the tubes, excessive mucous secretion, partial blockage with scar tissue, inflammation, or infection. One remedy that may work well to treat this condition in combination with Chinese herbs is the enzyme, serrapeptase. Serrapeptase breaks down scar tissue and cystic tissue in the body while promoting circulation.

For women suffering from polycystic ovarian disease, a number of herbs and essential oils may be useful. Saw palmetto berries are known to block the production of the type of testosterone known to cause the disease. Chasteberries may help reduce the tendency towards formation of ovarian cysts and help balance out a woman’s hormones. Cypress essential oil used externally may also reduce the formation of cysts. Generally, women with this condition often need to have Damp Heat cleared from the Lower Burner, in Chinese medicine terms. They often also suffer from Kidney Yin Deficiency, and from Qi and Blood Stasis in the Lower Burner.

For women whose mucous secretions kill their husband’s sperm, their could be a condition of excess congestion and acidity in the body that can be balanced out through dietary and lifestyle changes along with the use of herbs and essential oils. Changing the body’s chemistry through holistic means may increase the likelihood of conception.

There are also a number of essential oils that can help to balance out a woman’s hormonal and reproductive system while promoting fertility. Geranium, clary-sage, and rose essential oil all nourish a woman’s system and help to bring it back into homeostasis.

Many times, there is no diagnosable reason or cause for infertility. In these cases, Chinese medicine can be highly effective in bringing back a woman’s mind, body, and spirit into harmonious balance, making her more receptive to conception.

Chinese herbs can also be used to maintain a healthy pregnancy once conception has occurred. Certain herbs such as xu duan(teasel root) and tu si zi(cuscuta), have traditionally been used to discourage miscarriages and promote a healthy pregnancy. A certain percentage of miscarriages are unpreventable (25%) because they are triggered by genetic abnormalities in the fetus, but in other cases, herbs may help increase the probability of carrying a pregnancy through a full nine month term.

As you can see, there are a wide variety of ways in which Chinese Medicine and aromatherapy can be used to improve a couple’s likelihood of conceiving a child, while preparing the woman emotionally and physically for conception and pregnancy.

Inter Milan have had a lot of great players down the years that they should in truth, they should have been far more successful than they have been. Like a lot of teams, it would not do their history justice, if only 1 team is selected from the host of great players that have played for them.

Goal Keeper

Unlike other teams, Inter have had a number of very good goal keepers like Franceso Toldo and Angelo Peruzzi but I have gone for Walter Zenga, who was a very good and charismatic goalkeeper. He gave great service to Inter and was part of the 1989/90 scudetto winning squad.

Right back

There have been a lot of very good defenders to have played for Inter Milan but I have gone for Javier Zanetti. He is 1 of the most underrated players to have played. He is adored by Inter fans though, who appreciate this great player. He was finally rewarded for the great service he has given down the years, by finally winning the scudetto last season.

Left back

I have gone for 1 of the most, if not the most beloved Inter players of all time alongside Mazzolla and Meazza; Giacinto Facchetti, who was the captain of one of Inter’s most successful sides. He sadly died last year. But he was a terrific player with a great temperament.

Centre backs

I have picked Inter’s most capped player, Giuseppe Bergomi and Armando Picchi. Bergomi represented Inter in SerieA on 519 occasions. He was also they youngest player at 18 to play for Italy the world cup final. Picchi was a very good defender and great captain as well.

Midfield

I have gone for Evaristo Beccalossi who was a great left winger and won the scudetto with Inter in 1979/80 season. He formed a formidable partnesship with Alessandro Altobelli. The next midfielder is probably the best midfielder Inter have ever had; Luis Suarez, the Spanish genius who also managed the club in the 70s and 90s. He was very skilful with great passing ability. Lothar Matthaus, the German midfielder who was the driving force of Inter in the late 80s and early 90s. He was inspirational in their scudetto success in 1989/90. He was not only the driving force but he was also weighed in with crucial goals. The final midfielder is an Italian legend, Sandro Mazzolla who was a very creative midfielder for both Inter and Italy.

Stikers

I have gone for Ronaldo and Giuseppe Meazza. They both scored lots of goals for Inter and Meazza was so influential that the San Siro stadium at Milan was named in his honour. Meazza is also the highest score in Inter history. Ronaldo may have lost some of his sheen with Inter fans with his behaviour in later years but while he was there he was really the phenomenon as his nickname at Inter ” il phenomeno” indicated.

For the second team

Goal keeper

I have chosen Gianluca Pagiluca

Defenders

I have gone for Tarcisio Burgnich, who was tough tackling and very able West germany defender, Ricardo Ferri who formed a formidable partnership with Bergomi, Giuseppe Baresi who was a very good defender in his own right, but was totally eclipsed by his brother, Franco; and Andrea Brehme, the west germany defender who was perhaps better going forward than he was at defending but still gave great service to Inter.

Midfleld

I have chosen Gabriele Oriali, who was a very good midfielder, who did a lot of the “donkey work” for the more creative players but he was very useful and particularly effective in Italy’s world cup triumph. A much appreciated player by fans and fellow players. Antonio Angelillo was an attacking midfielder who weighed in with a lot of goals. Finally I have picked István Nyers who was one of the greatest players to come out of Hungary.

Forwards

I have picked Allessandro Altobelli, Christian Vieri and Roberto Boningsena. They all weighed in with their fair share of goals for Inter. They are in the top 20 of the highest goal scorers in Inter’s history.

Loads of very talented players have been left out like Karl Heinz Rumenigge, Hansi Muller, Jurgen Klinsmann, Mateoli, Nicola Berti, Ruben Sosa, all the players of their present squad but I could only pick 11 players per team.

I just came back from Xi’an (in China Shaanxi Province) less than 48 hours ago. I went to see the International Horticultural Expo 2011 last week. Spent 3 whole days at the expo and probably finished only 90% of all the sights. The whole expo covered 418ha of area, with 188ha as water surface.

This was my first trip to see such a massive horticultural expo, and it was truly an eye opener. It was also my first trip to China. Well, it was an interesting experience nevertheless. I don’t think I can forget the sight (and smell) of their public toilets for a while.

Xi’an is now a modern and ecological new city in middle China. Previously known as Chang’an, it is also known as one of the ancient capitals in China for a few dynasties.

The concept of this horticultural expo is ‘Green Leads the Trend’. Well, they showcased some interesting stuff in their creativity pavilion, such as rainbow-roses and normal roses with gold-coloured petals. Hopefully, the technology for ornamental flowers moves faster too!

My favourite part of this horticultural expo got to be the world gardens, especially the Ancient Greek Garden, French Classical Garden, Italian Terrace Garden and Spanish Islamic Garden. One day, I would want to see the original gardens in the various countries too!

Of course, they have a New Zealand Garden! It took me a while before I stumbled across it. They planted some New Zealand native plants, especially my favourite Blue Grass (Festuca coxii)! Didn’t manage to spot any silver fern (Cyathea dealbata or Ponga) though.

An interesting highlight is probably the Greenhouse. The plants in here are ‘exotic’ tropical rainforest plants, African plants, butterfly specimens and other fauna. Well, I queued 2.5 hours to see the plants that I can find around Singapore streets. The first plant I saw inside was Bougainvillea Mrs Eva and last plant was Periwinkle.

All in all, it was a good experience. I met some really nice local Chinese, tried most of their local specialties, visited the famous Mount Hua, Terra Cotta Museum, and some other historical sites too. Now, I look forward to World Horticultural Expo 2012.

LIQUID OXYGEN

This is the eleventh article in this series on R.A. There will be two or three more after this one. I mentioned earlier that our friend uses one treatment that we tried once but didn’t continue. He takes liquid oxygen several times a day, even today. He is a firm believer that taking liquid oxygen is an important part of his recovery. His recovery has been more complete than my wife’s and she didn’t take it very long. One concern I had was you had to go to the internet in order to buy it. Maybe we should have given this a longer trial. You can do your own research on this and come to your own conclusions. There seemed to be as many saying this didn’t make sense as the ones proclaiming its benefits. The theory behind this is that cells that are damaged due to disease do not get enough oxygen. There seems to be a lot of support for this. But many question whether drinking liquid oxygen can get oxygen to these cells. Some even said this could be harmful. My wife felt no ill effects from this, but we decided to not continue taking this.

Here are a few other things that we learned are helpful. If you are limiting your intake of meat products, or not eating them at all, you should consider taking folic acid supplements. This helps stop some loss of memory associated with not eating meat. My wife did notice that she was having more trouble with short term memory.We also discovered that people taking a supplement of borage oil sometimes showed a marked improvement while doing nothing else. We have been taking supplements for some time, including coQ10, vitamin C, E, and the B complex as well as a good multi vitamin. Make sure you are getting plenty of calcium and Vitamin D. My wife swears that just getting plenty of sunshine made her feel better. She would sit in the window of our shop and get plenty of sunshine.