Skin is familiar with many of them. Dry skin has a dry parched appearance and has a tendency to flake easily. Dry skin is caused by under or inactive oil glands that do not produce enough sebum to keep the skin naturally lubricated. It usually has a dull appearance, feels dry and itchy and is sometimes sensitive. Dry skin must be hydrated regularly from the inside (with fresh water) and outside with (mists), as well as moisturized with rich hydrating creams or lotions. Dry skin often has problems in cold weather and ages faster than normal or oily skin. Dry skin is fine-pored skin which looks dull. It has a sallow tone and also is easily irritated. Those having dry skin will be surely experiencing from flawlessness, taut and flaky feeling and also hardly breaks into spots. This skin type feels more comfortable with night creams, moisturizers and voila.

People having dry skin have a thin and papery texture. Dry skin has a thin texture and looks visibly dry when natural. One has dryness on face even in the morning. This skin too requires more care like oily skin. It requires moister than other skin types or it looks patchy and red. It requires face wash and creams that are specially made for dry skin type. One with dry skin should never forget to apply a good night cream while going to bed. The only advantage with this skin is that it hardly breaks into acne and pimples. This type of skin lacks both sebum and moisture. It looks fine textured, transparent, patchy and fragile. This type of skin flakes and chaps easily compared to other skin types. Tiny expression lines may be obvious. This type of skin flakes and chaps easily compared to other skin types. Tiny expression lines may be obvious.

Dry Skin Care Tips

1. Taking lukewarm baths or showers.

2. Limiting baths/showers to 5 to 10 minutes.

3. Applying a moisturizer right after drying off from a shower or washing your hands.

4. Using a moisturizing body soap and hand soap.

5. Using heavier creams or ointments during the winter months and lighter lotions in the summer.

6. Use bath oils and moisturizers at least daily. Avoid products with alcohol.

7. Apply just after a bath or shower, when your skin is still damp.

8. Drink plenty of water throughout the day.

Juliet Cohen writes articles for skin care tips and skin care advice. She also writes articles on beauty makeup tips.

Don't feel well? Take a pill. A few pounds to lose? Take a pill. No energy? Take a pill. Depressed? Take a pill. Today's society is a pill society. Many studies have been done to show that if people are given a placebo (sugar pill) and told that it will increase their sexual performance; the majority will say that they noticed an increase in their sexual performance. It has proven that enhancing the libido, at least the most important part of it, comes from the mind. So now we wonder, how does food affect a person's sexual and emotional health?

Soy can be used to suppress hot flashes that occur hot flashes, promote a healthy prostate, and help in vaginal lubrication. It adheres to estrogen receptors which maintain the lubrication that a vagina needs. This is a problem that also occurs during menopause. Chili peppers can improve your circulation and stimulate nerve endings. Ginger can do the same thing. Because this improves, so will your sexual pleasure.

Since good blood flow is important for a good erection food that is good for your heart will also be good for your penis. If your heart is not operating properly there is a very good chance that your penis will not be responding as well as you would like it to either. Since saturated fat will clog the arteries, which in turn will restrict the blood flow, it stands to reason that it also restricts the blood flow that reaches your genital region as well. Yes, your body does require fat to create hormones, but it needs the right kind of fats. Good fat comes from olive oils, sea food, and nuts. These good fats will help in the production of hormones that are essential for sexual peak performance.

Foods that are said to have aphrodisiac qualities are asparagus, bananas, eel, oysters, figs, and ginseng. Rhino horn is said to increase the sexual appetite. The taste, texture, or perhaps appearance of these foods are thought to increase the sex drive. There are some that believe if you eat foods that appear penis like it will make your penis strong and like the food that you ingest. The same applies to the oyster or the fig, which either smell or look like the woman's vulva when aroused. When a person eats these foods they are in the hopes that the vulva will then become plump, slippery, and tasty as well.

Sweet or spicy foods are thought to put people in a relaxed mood and to appear ready to take on more pleasure.

Now the question remains, do these food myths work? No, not the way that they are said to work. Foods cannot change the way that your sexual organs look. Food can be a great way to spice up your sex life though, so why not?

Drinking alcohol will relax you emotionally and physically make you look flushed. For a short amount of time it will make you look flushed. Caffeine and sugar offer a quick boost of energy. These are short term effects but in reality what you should do is eat a healthy diet of fish and fresh vegetables to be at your best physically and sexually at all times.

You can make food part of your sexual experience by cooking a mean with your lover and feeding it to each other. Have a picnic in the middle of the floor, place the foods all around you and let your imagination take over. 'The Karma Sutra' suggests boiling a ram's or goat's testicle in sweetened milk with sparrow's eggs and rice and honey for an aphrodisiac.

Gregg Hall is an author living in Navarre Florida. Find more about this as well as female sexual enhancement at http://www.femalesexualpleasureplus.com

Music is undoubtedly a form of communication and/or expression. Coincidently, the skills of improvisation are certainly related to the dexterity and formalities that are imperative to accomplishing your role as a communicator. Therefore, as you are preparing to become a musician, improvising will firmly assists with your development of the overall perception and understanding of musicianship.

Improvisation often focuses on the recognition of one's personal awareness, into the present moment. The skill also enables the development of a profound understanding of the action that one is currently displaying. Once you are aware and understand the concept, you will be provided as the practitioner with a sense of belief and accomplishment.

As a practitioner you will display pure confidence in which you are able to execute with a range of options that best conforms to the current situation regardless of previous successes or failures. Quite frankly, the practice of improvisation symbolizes acting and reacting, making and creating of "in the moment" response to the stimulus of one's immediate environment.

In music, specifically, improvisation is spontaneous composition. The performer is challenged by performing music that is composed at the spur-of-the-moment. This is usually achieved through solo or cadenza. Improvisation has actually dominated in Jazz musicals. The challenge of improvisation is not to be confused or compared with technique. The two concepts are different in that improvisation is described as a creative performance art.

On the other hand, technique or sight reading is a reconstructive process. It is noted, however, that as both technique and improvisation require that you react immediately to any changes needed to the music in response to stimuli, they do demonstrate primary differences. Namely, the process is executed externally for successful sight- reading and internally to execute improvisation. Furthermore, they both are greatly enhanced by a strong musical knowledge base.

As a musician, you will be able to identify how your audience is responding to you. You can use specific musical "cues" to communicate with the audience during a performance. Furthermore, during the performance, the initial musical piece may be altered to establish an emotional connection. Subsequently, you will have succeeded in the art of improvisation. Improvisation can take place as a solo performance or interdependently with an ensemble with other players. When done well, improvisation often elicits gratifying emotional response from the audience.

Musical improvisers often understand the language of one or more musical styles such as blues, rock, folk or jazz. In order to be successful, you must realize that practicing this art is intense and requires great focus. The musicians are expressive in that they have the ability to precisely illuminate creativity and originality. To successfully explore different methods of creating your own music, you should experiment in low- risk situations. You must listen carefully for your feedback to discover what does and does not work well. This will assist you in gaining valuable experience. Making your own music requires you to focus through relaxation, listening and ultimately learning.

To get started you must simply experiment with a variety of melodies, rhythms and moods. Of course, melody is the variation of the basic theme of music. To use improvisation to alter the melody you must attempt to change some of the original notes of the main theme. You will also be able to improvise the harmony as well as the rhythm. The rhythm, for example, simply requires you to experiment with the notes by making them longer or shorter or adjusting the tempo by making it slower or faster. Incidentally, very few musicians have ever risked presenting fully improvised concerts. However, there was one successful attempt by Keith Jarrat.

Techniques of improvisation are widely trained in the entertainment arts, such as music, theatre and dance. It can be expressed across all artistic, scientific, cognitive, physical, academic and non- academic disciplines. Musical improvisations require active listening and perseverance.

Basically, it is the creation of music in the real time. "Real time" is developed by listening carefully while enjoying and inevitably discovering the skills and techniques of improvisation. It usually involves focus and advanced preparation especially when there is more than one performer. Subsequently, improvisation results in a composition, a creative discovery.

More so, as the composition is reiterated over time in the same form, it becomes quality and pleasant music to its listeners. Therefore, with the establishment of a composition, all skilled composers are skilled improvisers. Perhaps, to study the skills and techniques of improvisation will encourage and enhance your pursuit for musicianship. Thus, the idea of executing an improvisation in a fixed musical form has always held attraction.

Kevin Sinclair is the publisher and editor of MusicianHome.com, a site that provides information and articles for musicians at all stages of their development.

Erica Jong, author of the revolutionary book The Fear of Flying, once said, Men and women, women and men. It will never work. Well, I have more faith, and more experience in the business world than Ms. Jong. I know we can make it work, at work! - and at home, too. One of the top five challenges facing womens advancement involves communication differences between women and men in charge. But communication is also a challenge for many men whether they are in charge or not.

I want to emphasize that both men and women would be well served to use each others communication style in moderation. By no means should women use a masculine style exclusively, or vice versa. One of the most damaging behaviors many women adopt is trying to become one of the guys to fit into the traditionally mans world of business. Doing so suppresses their authenticity and in the long run, this does much more harm than good.

For those who may bristle at the suggestion to ever use a style other than their own, I suggest you just simply re-frame the perception.: Isnt this a twist to the Golden Rule treating others as you would like to be treated? I.e. if you would like to be communicated with in your style, assume that others would also prefer you communicate with them in their style.

The following are communication and behavioral tips for both men and women that will help improve their productivity, working relationships, and chances for advancement.

TIPS FOR WOMEN COMMUNICATING WITH MEN (or feminine style with masculine style)

- Be succinct, to the point, but not abrupt.

- Hold details for back-up.

- Avoid tag questions, apologies, disclaimers (This is a good report, dont you think?), (Well, this is just my opinion, but).

- Take credit for your accomplishments. (Or someone else might!)

- Give updates whether asked for or not. (You are not bragging! If you dont communicate your successes to the powers-at-be, no one else will do it for you and your skills may be underestimated.)

- Reduce personal disclosure and problems. (Men dont bond and process the same way women do. This behavior makes them uncomfortable and they may view it as weak and unstable.)

- Handle conflict directly, politely, with empathy. (Be clear, to the point, but not rude or abrupt. If you are nervous about an upcoming confrontation, write out your thoughts to clarify and focus them.)

- Make some decisions independently. (Rather than consistently asking others for their opinion for consensus sake. Men see this as indecision and lack of confidence.)

- Avoid strong displays of emotions. (Men see this as weakness - too emotional and not managerial.)

- Avoid saying Im sorry. (It communicates that you were wrong and is often perceived as weakness and powerless behavior.)

- When interrupted, be direct and courteous, not sharp, but take back the floor. (Hang on a second please, thanks. Put your hand up to signal stop if you have to.)

- Remember you dont have to like someone to get the job done.

- Dont get mired in details; delegate, delegate, delegate. (Evaluate if the detail is truly necessary. If you get stuck with a big detail project, form a team to help you.)

- Communicate your vision for the company/department to men/people-in-charge, and your ideas for achieving this vision. If you dont have a vision, get one!

- Be flexible and keep a positive attitude about differences. (Different is not right, wrong, bad, or good just different!)

TIPS FOR MEN COMMUNICATING WITH WOMEN (or masculine style with feminine style)

- Dont assume womens softer style means less competent. (Its just different than your style!)

- Be personable and insert a little personal disclosure. (Research regarding employees preferences for a masculine or feminine style of management consistently shows the latter is more effective and preferred by both men and women.)

- Maintain direct but not constant eye contact. (Women perceive lack of eye contact as intentional avoidance and disinterest in listening.)

- Say please and thank you more; use demands less.

- Avoid interrupting; use active listening skills. (Demonstrate that you are indeed hearing what she is saying.)

- Offer more details, more often.

- Ask women for their input and opinions. (When you dont, women think you dont value their thoughts and contributions.)

- Watch nonverbal language for confusion or upset. (Women often dont want to ask questions.)

- Recognize that her intentions may be different than your perception of her words or behavior.

- Say, Im sorry more often. (Including for small blunders or omissions.)

- Be empathetic but not afraid of womens tears. (Its just a different way of expressing emotion. Shes been told her entire life that its acceptable and even good to cry.)

- Dont underestimate a womans capability just because she doesnt talk about her accomplishments.

- Be flexible and keep a positive attitude about differences! Different is not right, wrong, bad, or good just different!

With these tips, , I think we can continue to disprove Erica Jongs assumption that men and women together will never work. It will take commitment, consistency, and practice by both genders, but we can all eventually do it because many are working hard at this - and succeeding already!

By Jane Sanders, 877-343-2150; www.janesanders.com.

Jane Sanders, president of Authentic Leadership Resources, is a speaker, trainer, facilitator, and coach in the areas of leadership for women, strategic life planning, gender communication, presentation skills, and facilitation. With Fortune 500 clients nationwide, Jane Sanders is a powerful and respected speaker, trainer, and consultant with 17 years of corporate experience in sales and marketing and 11 years as president of her own successful company. Her academic background is in business, communication, and psychology, including an MBA from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

Clients and audiences alike describe Jane as highly results-oriented, inspirational, down-to-earth, fun, and passionate about her topics.

Jane presents keynote speeches and workshops for many companies including MassMutual, Prudential, CIGNA, Ford Motor Co., Toyota USA, Chevron, PBS, Anheuser-Busch, Ralston Purina, Xerox, Nestl, Boeing, and many more. Her association clients are many and involve several different industries. Jane also facilitates strategic planning sessions and retreats.

Jane is author of GenderSmart: Solving The Communication Puzzle Between Men and Women, and has appeared on television and radio programs to discuss her topics. Reach Jane at 877-343-2150, www.janesanders.com