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May 12, 2008

Rome Total War : Battle Strategy Guide

A. Formations

It’s pretty much common sense to come up with a good formation for
your army but the basic idea in most situations is to have your infantry
in front, ranged units behind, cavalry protecting the flanks and your general right behind the infantry. Having the general next to your infantry boosts their morale. If you have larger numbers than the enemy, it’s usually a good idea to spread your formation so you can surround the enemy.

B. Flanks and Rear

The flanks and rear of any army are its most vulnerable points.
By placing cavalry on the side you can help protect your flanks. When facing an enemy, always try to attack its flanks or rear with your army, especially your cavalry. A cavalry charge to the rear can devastate any unit and lower its morale. When facing an army unit such as Greek hoplite phalanx, you must use the slow speed of the enemy to your advantage to flank the opponent. The Phalanx is particularly vulnerable anywhere except the front. One tactic that seems to work is to slowly flank the enemy is to form your troops in a slight half circle so you can slowly surround your enemy. Never let your infantry become isolated, try to keep them in formation in a line so they dont feel like they are being surrounded.

C. Morale

The morale of your troops is the most important aspect of a battle.
If your troops are surrounded they will lose morale and try to escape in a
rout. Try to prevent this and use this to your advantage by surrounding troops whenever possible. Showering arrows on the enemy army lowers its morale Also, launching a surprise attack on an unprotected side has the same effect. Having enemy generals near your troops lowers their morale slightly, this is also true of your general and enemy troops. Keep in mind that more experienced troops have higher morale. New troops will most likely rout if
your general flees.

All units on the battlefield know who is winning the battle by
observing their surroundings. If they see any unit or a general fleeing,
they are more likely to flee. Use this to your advantage; if you have
a unit surrounded and they are routing, let them flee rather than let
them fight their hardest to get out of their situation. Once other enemy
units have seen them, mow them down with your cavalry to show the other
army who is the boss.

D. Unit strengths

Each of the different unit types is vulnerable to another type.
Cavalry is vulnerable to frontal spear attacks. Light Infantry is
vulnerable to cavalry and Heavy infantry is also vulnerable to side
attacks from cavalry but is effective in hand to hand combat.
Artillery is good offensively against almost any unit but is extremely
weak defensively and dies quickly after a head on attack.

Elephants are a great unit against infantry and lower the morale
of enemy troops. They can be supressed by a large number of ranged units
and scare tactics such as incendiary pigs. Your Elephants may also turn
and attack your own troops in which case you have the option of using
the special ability where your rider executes them.

Archers are very effective against light troops and mounted
archers are a good way to harass enemy troops. Always keep archers
them away from the infantry and cavalry. Put them behind your infantry
when the enemy is close and protect them with your cavalrywhen necessary.
If you have the opportunity to flank the enemy using archers,make sure
you take off skirmish mode and attack, you will catch the enemy
off guard. When the enemy is far away put the archers in the front to
shoot arrows as the enemy approaches then bring them behind.

E. Fatigue

Your units will slowly or quickly get fatigued based on their actions.
Use this to your advantage by forcing attacking armies to march to you and by
running only when necessary.

F. Terrain

Use the terrain to your advantage. When fighting near or in a forest,
lure the enemy and launch surprise attacks. Place one or two units out in the
open while you hide the rest of your army in the forests. However, remember that
archers perform poorly near trees. Also, remember that generals are not hidden
in forests. When you are fighting on a map with a slope, try to control the
higher ground and avoid an uphill battle. Units move very slowly when marching
uphill and attack much less effectively; the opposite is true downhill
If you have the option to wait out the battle and the weather doesn’t suit
your army, wait until the weather changes. Some units are better suited to
certain weather condtions than others. Read unit descriptions to find out
more details about each units ideal figting conditions.
Some terrain such as mountains is impassible to your armies. Try to
find an alternate route. Certain choke points such as bridges are important
strategic locations. Defending a bridge is much easier than defending on an
open plain. You can also hide your whole army on the campaign map in a
wooded area to launch surprise attacks on an enemy army.

G. After they flee

When the enemy starts to flee, continue the battle rather than end it
so you can use your cavalry and attack dogs to run over the fleeing enemies.
You can gain more experience for your units this way. Using your general’s
cavalry to run over routing units is a quick way to gain experience and
skills for the general.

H. Attacking with multiple armies

Whenever possible, try to attack with multiple armies by surrounding
the terrain around the enemy with your forces. When one of your armies is
adjacent, the AI is in control of the army and helps in the fight. Any
type of reinforcement usually helps win the battle but be wary of the AI
poorly managing your valuable Generals and armies.

About the Author

Tony James is a supporter of freeware games and runs (Freewaregames.net-free fullversion games) a well known freeware games resource

Filed under: Entertaining You — Admin @ 1:38 am

May 10, 2008

An Obvious Manifestation Secret

There is a well known and very much overlooked ’secret’ that Master Manifestors use continuously. It is a very basic, simple component that sets in motion all that exists in the human world. We all know it is real and absolutely necessary. Yet the vast majority of people do their level best to avoid it.

Without this ’secret’, all dreams, hopes, wishes and well intentioned goals will remain in a keepsake box stuffed under the bed. The box will be pulled out on rainy afternoons, and its carefully saved articles dusted off and cherished once more. Some time will be spent in pondering potential possibilities, and hopefulness will expire. Great wistfulness will settle over its guardian, and with a tired resolve, the goals, ambitions and really serious potential will be carefully put to rest once more.

The real definition of potential, to put it politely, is ‘worth nothing as it sits right now’. Goals, dreams, wishes, hopes and desire have only potential without the obvious secret that can only lead to manifestation. Not worth a darn right now. There is little so common in the world as latent potential. But add the magic ingredient, and your desires will become manifest before your eyes. Pour a viscous, electric blue liquid into your keepsake box, and it will empty itself into your real world.

This secret, magic ingredient is commonly known as ‘action’. Git’r done, get it on, go, just do it, start, ACTION. This is a billion dollar concept that gifted speakers devote entire seminars to.

All desires must begin their journey into manifestation somewhere. All things already exist, but you must accept them, or go get them. You must actively allow results to happen. Take action, and get what it is you want.

Consider a sated, comfortable diner sitting after dinner at a lavish restaurant buffet. All he wanted to eat waits in shiny serving dishes. He tremendously wishes for a piece of delicious pie, but has none. Magnificent fresh pie is only across the room. Does he really want the pie itself, or is the activity of wanting pie more fun? Which will be more satisfying, wanting the desire, or fulfilling the desire? What will it take to fulfill this dream? In the diner’s case, the monumental undertaking of getting up and taking the pie will satisfy a craving.

Lose the potential, and take the action. Start and the path to success will unfold in front of you as you walk upon it. The pathway will continue as long as you wish to travel, but you must take that first step. Desire all you want, but without actually doing something about it, the reality will never manifest itself in front of you, and remain a wistful keepsake stuffed under the bed in a box.

Take action, start, and your path will reveal itself to you. Action.

Kelly Archibald is a lifelong student of Manifestation and Attraction, and has discovered access to the keys to the universe. Join now for a free guide to beginning your journey and accepting all that you can imagine into your life http://www.manifestationattraction.com

Filed under: Uncategorized — Admin @ 5:10 pm

Adapting Reptile Cage Plans to Suit Your Needs

Many if the people who make their own snake or other reptile
cages adapt other designs or continue to improve on the designs
they have already used.

When you adapt a cage design from basic plan you can use it to
make a reptile or snake cage to suit your own needs. You may
have a space that is not quite suitable for the size of the
original design. You may want to adapt a half built cage, a
closet or an old cupboard. You may want to make a specific
length, height or width. You may have limited access to
materials or you may have an existing stockpile of materials
that want to use.

In all cases, it is important to have a clear idea of what you
want the finished product to look like and how you are going to
construct it.

Detailed plans can contain a lot of important information for
building reptile cages, but you should remember they are not
definitive. For example many people who have used the “How to
Build Reptile Enclosures” book from this site have altered the
plans, in some cases quite significantly, to suit their needs
and their skills.

While they all acknowledge the benefits of using the book as a
launching point for their cage building, they found it helped
them think about how they might construct a snake or other
reptile cage and the sorts of things that are needed in reptile
cage eg heat mats, basking lights, UV lights, misting systems,
substrates, decorations such as artificial walls, artificial
trees and branches, and how these can be made and placed in the
cage.

It also gave them valuable information about construction
techniques, making cages stronger and some useful hints and tips.

Click here for some examples of cages made by people who
purchased the “How to build reptile enclosures” below. The
original plans have been used by each of these individuals as a
starting point for their cages and then adapted to suit their
needs and skills.

Many people do not want to adapt the cages but want to build
them exactly as described then there is enough information to
allow you to do that to. Either way, a plan is an important part
of the building process.

The main thing is to have some fun building something for
yourself and your pet (and save a bit of money).

Filed under: Uncategorized — Admin @ 5:32 am

Reseller Hosting

Reseller hosting is no different either, a reseller buys a Web
hosting package from a hosting company and tries to sell it
independently. The profit for the reseller lies in either the
discount or in the commission s/he gets from selling an account.

For example: The reseller might purchase a package whose
features are valued at $100 for $90. So, the reseller stands to
make a $10 profit on selling the package to customers. Normally
as the customers increase, so does the profit margin for the
reseller.

Or, you can get some money by earning commissions from a hosting
company. This happens when you refer potential customers to the
hosting company. If the customer signs up with the company then
you earn a small recurring commission until the customer uses
the services.

Most web hosting companies try to outsource their services to
resellers as it helps them to extend their business reach
without the cost of marketing and sales and also helps them to
concentrate on the business side of things.

As a reseller you can decide what kinds of services you can
sell. You can provide shared, dedicated or co-location web
hosting or merchant accounts, store fronts etc.

If you go with hosting then it might be useful to offer some
other hosting related services like domain names, search engines
etc.

Of course, if you have problems selling these value added
services in the beginning then you can sell them later.

The cost of becoming a reseller and the equipment and people
required in order to be successful depends on many factors.

If you just plan to earn commission by referring people to the
hosting company by using the Internet, then you do not have to
put up a lot of money, all you need is an Internet ready PC and
an Internet connection.

For a small start-up not a lot of money and resources are
required. You can purchase a good reseller package from a
hosting company by paying them some money upfront. All that is
needed is a decent computer that can manage the accounts of
customers and a good Internet connection.

It is advisable to start small if you are very new to the
concept of web hosting and reselling. Then you can expand as you
go on and start getting more and more customers in which case
offering domain registration is also a very good way to make
profits.

If you have the money and the experience then you can go as far
as buying all the server equipment required, in which case you
will also be responsible for all the server maintenance costs.

The other option could be leasing a server as this will be
cheaper than buying the server, but here as well you are
responsible for all the maintenance and running costs of the
server.

In the above two cases you also need to make sure that you have
multiple connections with the hosting company so there are no
complications in case a connection goes down.

The best thing about being a reseller is that you do not require
a lot of upfront investment.

There is no need to have a lot of technical knowledge. Account
management and Internet skills are all that is required.
However, it would be really handy if you have some sales and
marketing experience so you can interact with your customers
better.

The hosting company generally provides and maintains all the
hardware and software.

You do not need to hire a lot of IT staff to provide support.
Providing basic support and leaving the more technical issues to
the parent company support staff can be easily achieved.

Support can sometimes be delayed, as you are dependent on the
parent company to handle the technical aspects. If there is a
delay from their side then you along with your customer are
affected.

Sometimes customers leave you if they find out that you are a
reseller and not a real hosting company.

Filed under: Web Tips — Admin @ 4:48 am

Car Loans For Graduates - Don’t Be Left Out

Car has become a necessity in today’s world. Your dad has a car
to get to work. Your mom has a car to go shopping and drive your
little sister to her dance class. Why should new graduates like
you be left behind? Graduates also need to have a car of their
own. Why should you have to feel the pain of waiting for the bus
at the bus stop? Why should you keep riding a bike while all
your friends have got a car? However, graduates do not have the
money to buy a car.

Car
loanscan help those graduates who dream of driving their own
car. Graduates who have recently got a job might find it
difficult to get a car loan since they cannot show a
regular inflow of money. Therefore, lenders might consider
giving them loans risky. Getting a car loan for graduates is not
impossible. There are many lenders who offer such loans. All you
need to do is to show your source of income.

Car loans for graduates are usually unsecured since they
do not own a property that can be offered as collateral. Just
like any other unsecured loan, such loans also carry a high rate
of interest. This is a small price to pay when you do not have a
property to put up as a security. A good thing about this is
that there is no risk of repossession.

If you want to take advantage of a secured loan, you can put up
your car as a security. This will give you the advantage of a
low rate of interest. Other benefits of a secured car
loan
include flexible repayment terms and small amount of
monthly repayments. Some car dealers offer interest free car
finance. In this case, you can pay the price of the car over a
period of time without paying interest on it. This type of car
financing scheme has certain limitations. You must be very
careful while choosing a car financing scheme

Filed under: Online Finance — Admin @ 3:36 am

Chipping - Your Ticket to Par

Scoring in golf can sometimes be about cutting your loses. Nothing can save you more strokes than your short game. No matter how bad your swing is, a great short game will help you play a good round. This is why I call the short game “Your ticket to Par”. There are many aspects to the short game, this newsletter will cover some of the basic strategies for pitch shots. There will be more on the short game in later Newsletters.

Any lofted shot towards the green from ten or more yards away is typically called a pitch. Pitches can land on the green with a forward roll (forward spin) or with a backwards roll (backspin). Television seems to glamorize the backspin. A Tour player that lands a ball on the green past the hole and has the bell backspin toward the hole will be on the news high lights for a week. Anytime I’m on the course a someone creates backspin, it is considered a great shot.

Well, in my opinion, only shots that get the ball close to the hole are great shots. Rarely does this include backspin. On ninety percent of all pitch shots, you should play the ball with a forward spin. The goal is to have the ball land in front of the hole and roll towards the hole. Only when the pin is placed up close to the front of the green should the average player attempt backspin.

Like all golf shots visualize the shot prior to attempting the shot. Great pitchers not only have good mechanics they are also great at visualization. They pick a spot on the green that they want to land the ball and visualize it rolling toward the hole. Visualizing increases your creativity. Creativity increases your ability to make good pitches. Practice seeing the shot in your minds eye prior to executing. You will be amazed at how this simple exercise increases your confidence and your successful execution.

The biggest mistake many amateurs make is trying to scoop the ball into the air. If your timing is just right, you can get the ball airborne, however it will lack distance. The normal result from attempting to lift the ball is a skull, a low flying screamer. A golf ball is lifted into the air properly when it is compressed into the ground by the club face. This compression gives the ball lift and distance. Without compression you will loose one or both. Any iron from the five to a wedge has plenty of loft to get the ball airborne. Use your clubs loft, a lot of mechanical engineering has gone into designing those clubs. Trust me, they can do the job.

Another mistake I see many players make is attempting to hit down into the ball. Which results in a fat shot with lots of turf flying everywhere. For years golfers have been told that in order to hit a good pitch shot you need to hit down on the ball. This, however, is not entirely accurate. The goal is to hit the ball before the ground. This does not mean hitting down. A good pitch will strike the ball just before striking the ground, leaving a shallow divot. I like to see a normal arc in the swing.

Finally, all good pitches have good rhythm. The back swing, down swing and the follow through are all the same speed. With a lot of practice a great pitcher can increase the speed of their downswing with great results. For the rest of us, I recommend maintaining a good steady rhythm.

You can find more Free Golf Instruction at http://www.Lowerhandicaps.com

Your questions and comments are always welcome!

Greg Peddie

gregpeddie@lowerhandicaps.com

Filed under: Sports Stuff — Admin @ 3:07 am

May 9, 2008

Pick up a Business Public Liability Insurance Recommendation & Save Loads of Cash and Effort Looking for a Cheap Provider

Many kinds of firms, including hotels, will probably wish to consider thinking of acquiring public liability insurance. A corporation might often want this kind of insurance to cover a multitude of scenarios including a customer stumbling over a badly laid rug on your location. Public business liability insurance can cover all solicitor charges & compo awarded to a citizen of the public that has received a broken wrist & damage caused by you or your business.

Any one who wishes to secure a liability policy might review the T’s and C’s as countless will often void the insurance claim if there are certain events. The choicest advice to do is to discuss with the public insurance advisor the cover in finer detail.

The insurance company are a fantastic firm which provide liability insurance at great prices. Having insurance is not a strict obligation for all organisations, nevertheless numerous commercial companies will require you have public liability insurance in order to supply the services to them. Insured Risks offer public insurance levels of up to three millions pounds, and is wonderful for small businesses such as plumbers, or large organizations such as therapists, Get help finding Business Insurance with Insured Risks.

Public liability insurance might help to remove risk if you are running a successful business. The law does dictate that if you cause damage to someone else or maybe their house then you might often have to pay the cost of damage. Public liability will probably protect the organization from going down the drains should the worst happen.

Filed under: University of Insurance — Admin @ 11:39 am

May 8, 2008

Progesterone and its role in the body

Progesterone is a hormone naturally produced in the female body from both the ovaries and adrenal glands. As women age, hormone levels tend to decrease, progesterone is one of those hormones. When women reach menopause and are post menopause they need to supplement with progesterone to help prevent those nasty hot flashes and restore the bodies hormone to a more normal level.

Progesterone production is high during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle and low during the follicular phase as well as being low before puberty and after menopause. Women who suffer from PMS, peri-menopause, post-menopause, vaginal dryness, ovarian cysts, endometriosis, uterine fibroid tumors, and endometrial carcinoma may benefit from progesterone therapy.

How do I choose the right Natural progesterone supplement for me? Supplemental sources of progesterone are available in oral and cream forms as well as lozenges, suppositories, and injectable forms. “Natural” progesterone refers to the type that matches exactly the substance produced in a woman’s body, as opposed to related synthesized molecules. The natural forms are preferred to the synthetic forms of progesterone by some doctors. According to John R. Lee, M.D., the well-known proponent of supplemental progesterone, transdermal progesterone (Progesterone Creams) can help achieve a more normal hormonal balance in the body.

When a woman takes progesterone she may experience, improved cholesterol levels, improved sleep, mood, concentration and memory, reduced risk of depression, reduced risk of endometrial cancer and breast cancer, reduced risk of senility and cognitive decline, and finally enhanced libido.

If you’re unsure about progesterone cream there is always the alternatives such as soya (isoflavonoids), Black cohosh, Dong quai, and Licorice to help bring your hormones back into balance naturally with out synthetic medications.

These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. If you feel there is a physical problem like hormone decline always consult your local physician before doing anything .

Darrell Miller, Manager VitaNet Health Foods, 235 Market ave. SW, Hartville OH 44632 … VitaNet Has been in business since 1995, offering Progesterone Creams, vitamins, and herbs online to customers for the past 10 Years to help enrich your quality of life. Reproductions of this article are encouraged but must include a link pointing to vitanetonline.com/.

Filed under: Medical Center — Admin @ 3:45 pm

Love Making

Sexual relations can foster union and harmony if a couple is
kind to each other throughout the day and also learns some
simple love-making techniques to create peace and satisfaction
in their sex life.

We can think of sexual relations as a balancing of the male and
female energies. The most satisfying lovemaking does not end in
sexual explosion. It ends in peace. For this kind of balance and
peace to arise, time is required. If intercourse lasts at least
half an hour, with deep, gentle penetration, a couple will grow
in love and peace.

Unfortunately it can be difficult for a man to delay ejaculation
for the length of time required to reach this state of loving
surrender. Unfulfilling sexual encounters will create tension,
even anger, in a once loving relationship. Tantric and Taoist
texts recommend that a man strengthen his prostate through
exercise. A stronger prostate will allow the man to delay, or
even avoid, ejaculation. The resulting longer intercourse will
allow the balancing of energies, fostering peace and love in the
relationship.

The prostate is a few inches back from the anus. When a man
tightens and relaxes his anus, he automatically massages and
strengthens his prostate. (This is called Kegel’s exercise.) A
man can do this exercise at any time, day, or night, to
strengthen his prostate. He can also do the exercise during
sexual relations. During sexual relations the exercise causes
increased circulation to the prostate, which causes the prostate
to partially empty semen into the man’s own blood stream. The
partial emptying of the prostate takes away the urgency to
ejaculate, and allows intercourse to continue. The exercise can
be repeated every so often during intercourse as long as the
couple desires to continue relations.

If a man wishes to avoid ejaculation completely, he can do so
without harm if he does Kegel’s exercise after intercourse,
which empties the prostate into the blood stream and eliminates
the erection. In this way his love-making is more harmonious and
his physical and emotional energy are conserved. For more
information on this topic, see The Tao of Sexology, by Dr.
Stephen Chang.

Important: Even if a man learns to avoid ejaculation, pregnancy
is possible. The man’s arousal fluid, called Cowper’s fluid,
contains sperm. Cowper’s fluid leaks out of the penis during
sexual arousal. In addition, seminal fluid, containing millions
of sperm, may leak out of the penis during sexual arousal but
before ejaculation. For these reasons, pregnancy is possible
with no ejaculation. Even with no penetration, the microscopic
sperm can swim in the woman’s fertile-type mucus, into her
vagina and up to her fallopian tubes. Therefore, during the
fertile time, pregnancy is possible with only genital contact
(touching of the penis near the vagina.)

Filed under: Life + Style — Admin @ 3:22 pm

May 7, 2008

Apropos of Betting Halls + Gambling via the World Wide Web

The toil of going to a brick and mortar gaming hall makes it recommendable to give it up if it can be avoided. All those miles of driving, the toil, and zillions of things to take care of are too much nuisance for a mere prospect of risking a game at brick and mortar gaming hall, on the other hand, if you are the sort of person who rather enjoys gaming rooms then going for virtual casinos on the web is surely an alternate option. What’s your favorite free online casino bonus?

You will not have to leave the house for a stint of online poker or other preferred games for the simple reason that everything is done from within your familial household if you possess a computer and access to the internet. All the same, before setting out, there’s quite a lot of prompts which you positively should get the picture of concerning online poker or other preferred games, notably if you happen to be inexpert regarding this realm. So silence your delight and turn over what comes next. Here is my short layout which instructs you what to consider if you’re choosing a legitimate online poker or other preferred games webpage. The top priority which a quick virtual wagerer like me definitely must pursue is an online poker or other preferred games host of the type that can offer top winning odds. See below for a lot of fresh infos concerning singling out your virtual roulette etc host.

You must always be sure to make certain the virtual roulette etc host is legally licensed, such as by examining the official operating authorization as filed on the casino site. Should you be unable to track down any official operating authorization on that preferred virtual roulette etc host, do not remotely think of venturing with this host. After that you will probably want to deliberate very circumspectly the particular special deals that the virtual roulette etc host offers its clientele. Beyond, further advice is to wager initially with lesser amounts in place of spending so much it can hurt on the spot. Check first the functionality of the virtual roulette etc outfit before daring to risk any serious adversity- notably financial ones! Last but not least, here’s the most critical cue concerning virtual card-playing. It is to never neglect that online wagering should be actually about pleasurable enjoyment and not so much about making a buck. Wagering in an online casino is certainly no chore, but, instead, a pastime which ought to help you feel ecstatic and life in general enjoyable.

So just having observed the recommendations summarized, you can go ahead bow to the glamor of virtual roulette etc…

Filed under: Internet Betting, Misc Infos, Online Gambling — Admin @ 2:51 pm
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