Hello, I'm Rob.On October 22/06 I will be celebrating 2 Full YearsNicotine Free.As nicotine users, we cannot change our craving for nicotine, but even if we can't change the craving for nicotine, we can accept it. The truth is that until we can accept our craving for nicotine, we will not stop the repetitive behavior. Using some form of a nicotine delivery system is what we will do if we decide we cannot accept the craving.It’s that simple. If, for example, you are a cigarette smoker and you will not accept the craving, then you will surely light a cigarette. Or maybe you will have “one puff” or “one pinch” if you chew to get you through, but even one puff or one pinch is not accepting the things that you cannot change.Accepting the craving does not mean we want the craving or like it. Accepting it means, first, recognizing the craving for what it is: a strong desire, physical and psychological, not a real need, for nicotine. That’s all. We do not fight the craving; rather we look at it, letting it be, not getting panic stricken or feeling sorry for ourselves, but saying, “Yes, I really am craving nicotine right now.”
HP announces 18x DVD drive Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
HP has announced the dvd940i, a new internal DVD drive that can write at speeds up to 18x. The drive will be available in November.
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Adobe releases Lightroom beta 4.1 Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
Adobe has released Photoshop Lightroom beta 4.1, a new public beta version of its post-processing software for professional digital photographers.
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Photographing Fall Foliage Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
Capture the majesty of fall's colors with your digital camera.
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Annual Furnace Tune Up and Maintenance Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
One thing that can help minimize your heating costs is ensuring your furnace is working efficiently, by giving it a tune up.
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Platform International Animation Festival Chooses Portland For Inaugural Home For 2007 Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
The organizers cited Portland as a city that is, "celebrated as a center for animation, filmmaking, comics and indie music" and as such, an obvious fit. Animators from all over the world will attend.
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Cydonia's 'Face on Mars' in 3D animation Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) science team have produced a dramatic 3D animation that beautifully simulates a flight over the Cydonia's 'Face on Mars', one of the most famous surface features on the planet.
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Study rejects girls' excuse for smoking Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
At a time when smoking rates are plummeting, teenage girls remain the most frequent and stubbornly persistent smokers.
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Doctors warned over pain drug use Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
Doctors are being warned that high daily doses of common painkillers such as ibroprofen can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Iran condemns US Gulf exercises Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
Iran's official news agency IRNA quoted an unnamed foreign ministry official as describing the military manoeuvres as dangerous and suspicious.
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Is Vista ready? Microsoft testers weigh in Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
Microsoft officials obviously believe Windows Vista is ready, given that it is set to release it to manufacturing within weeks, if not days. But what do some of its toughest testers think?
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Congress must keep broadband competition alive Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
The question of internet “network neutrality” has been bounced around by Washington policymakers for more than a year. Yet most still have no idea what it means.
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Men who use mobile phones face increased risk of infertility Posted: 3 years ago by ROBFOURYQR
A new study shows a worrying link between poor sperm and the number of hours a day that a man uses his mobile phone.
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Cheney reasserts Iraq/al-Qaeda links Posted: 3 years ago by ROBFOURYQR
US Vice-President Dick Cheney repeated assertions on Sunday on links between the former Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda despite a recent Senate intelligence committee report that concluded otherwise.
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L.A. area gets flat-screen TV maker Posted: 3 years ago by ROBFOURYQR
Syntax-Brillian Corp. has made a splash with its Olevia brand of flat-panel TV sets, marketing them as high-quality, low-cost alternatives to the offerings of larger competitors such as Samsung and Panasonic.
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Google unveils ‘custom’ searches Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
Google will on Tuesday launch a customisable search engine that users can carry on their own blogs and other websites, a move that potentially opens up a big new market for its search listings and related advertising
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Housing in U.S. Poised to Worsen, Derivatives Show Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
The slumping U.S. housing market is about to get a lot worse, according to traders of mortgage-backed securities and the so-called derivatives on which they are based.
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Primate Virus Jumps Species Barrier To Humans For First Time In Asia Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
Scientists have identified the first reported case in Asia of primate-to-human transmission of simian foamy virus (SFV), a retrovirus found in macaques and other primates
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South Asia Disaster Shows Tsunamis Are An Ongoing Threat To Humans Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
The tsunami that devastated south Asia coastlines and killed more than 200,000 people last December is a powerful reminder of just how dangerous those waves can be to humans.
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Shiite-on-Shiite violence escalates in Iraq Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
Militiamen loyal to an anti-American cleric re-emerged Monday in the southern city of Amarah, hunting down and killing four policemen from a rival militia in a brutal Shiite-on-Shiite settling of scores.
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Army seeks truce with militia chiefs Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
US forces in Iraq are reportedly negotiating an amnesty with Sunni insurgents to try to defuse the emerging civil war and pave the way for disarmament of Shiite militias.
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Legal `Cocaine'? 7-Eleven just says `no' Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
The poster on the window boasted: ``The Legal Alternative: Cocaine Energy Drink Sold Here.''
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Three-Dimensional, Miniature Endoscope Can Go Where Other Tools Cannot Reach Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have developed a new type of miniature endoscope that produces three-dimensional, high-definition images, which may greatly expand the application of minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
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Older mothers 'just as capable' Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
Women who give birth over the age of 50 are both physically and mentally as "capable" as younger women of being good mothers, a US study has concluded.
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China cracks down on corruption Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
China has punished more than 17,500 officials in the first eight months of this year on corruption charges, according to state news agency Xinhua.
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Analysis: Statins slow lung damage Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
Researchers said Monday that cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins appear to slow down the lung deterioration seen in both smokers and former smokers.
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