The Appointment Book

A Shih Tzu beauty parlor should operate much the same as a human beauty parlor. The most essential record is the appointment book. The Shih Tzu dog grooming business relies on a regular schedule. The appointment book will prove to be one of the most important records you have for maintaining an efficient business. The type of appointment book you choose is entirely a personal decision. However, you might start out with one called Week at a Glance.

In the Week at a Glance appointment book, each week is laid out in day-by-day columns. Each day is broken down hour by hour. Notate your Shih Tzu groom appointments immediately in the appointment book. Do not rely on your memory. You do not want the faintest possibility of forgetting an appointment.

Your Shih Tzu groom customers should be informed and encouraged to call in advance for appointments. This may take a little time to develop. You might post a sign just over your reception counter or desk informing customers of this policy. Appointment only Shih Tzu grooming enables you to know what to expect each day or any given day. You can plan your time accordingly. Appointment only Shih Tzu grooming will also help you to not overbook on one day and under book the next day. You want your Shih Tzu grooming shop to look busy, but not “hectic” and overwhelming.

Perfecting an ideal Shih Tzu grooming schedule can present a number of complicating factors. With time and experience you will succeed. A wise Shih Tzu groomer will anticipate at least one cancellation on any given day, or a customer may not show up. Over time you should develop a continuous rhythm and system that works best for you.

A well established Shih Tzu beauty parlor should be able to successfully operate with a limited number of Shih Tzu handled each day. Try to establish regular customers that come every four to six weeks.

For the Shih Tzu beauty parlor just starting out, however, you might want to have a definite appointment system but with some flexibility. The worst system of all is not keeping any appointment record and just taking anyone at anytime. If you sell your business, well-kept records and a good customer base list would make a difference in the selling price.

Master List

Another important record is your Shih Tzu grooming master card. It is wise to keep a card for every Shih Tzu. The front of the card should record special instructions or comments (style of hair-do or clip customer prefers), two telephone numbers if available. In case of emergency or you just need more information you should be able to reach the Shih Tzu customer either at home or an alternate number. The back of the card should contain a chronological listing of the dates the dog came in and the prices charged.

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When I first encountered the E-Books on the Internet offering to teach you to Make Money Online, Earn Money from Home, and Get Rich with the Internet, I thought that probably the only people getting rich was whoever was selling those E-Books.

But I was still curious. And nobody was looking…

I was browsing the net and somehow came accross the ads about The Rich Jerk and his E-Book.

Now, personally, I don’t like the idea of buying anything from someone who proudly refers to himself as a jerk. I took it as an indicator that he might also not be totally honest, and I cringed a bit when I wondered what he was doing with all the money he was making. I didn’t feel like contributing, and his E-Book was too expensive for me.

But I was still curious. And I was just browsing…

I came across Holly Mann’s book, Breakthrough Money-Making Secrets Revealed. She had apparantly read Rich Jerk’s E-Book, had applied what she learned, and had gotten herself from zero to $12,000 per month by making money online.

She wrote her own E-Book, to teach others her own methods and the secrets she learned. I noticed that she didn’t post extravagant claims, like make $10,000 a day without working! (If you’ve ever looked at ads on the net for making money online, you know what I’m talking about.)

She is also a 24-year-old single mom living in Thailand. She seemed like a considerate person who wanted to help others. And her E-Book was only about $20.00.

So, my original hardened suspicion began to waver… I emailed my sister. I shyly mentioned the book. Of course my sister reinforced my original skepticism and reminded me not to trust these E-Book sellers who are, after all, just after my money.

A few days went by, and out of curiosity I checked Holly’s Honest Riches website. I have to admit, the smiling photo of her with her baby in her arms just melted me a little bit. (That is a smart girl.) I tried to be staunch. I know people always just want to sell things…

I emailed her and asked a question. I got a prompt and very friendly response, as well as a small free E-Book by another writer, which explained the basics of affiliate marketing very simply. It made sense to me that this was really something that any intelligent person could do from home, given a bit of work and persistance.

A few days later my sister emailed me again. She said that she looked up this Holly Mann on the net and couldn’t find much bad said about her. She suggested that I should go ahead, as, after all, $20 is not so much.

I looked through Holly’s site again. Then I saw it. That was the clincher for me. A money-back guarantee. So I bought it.

I don’t want my money back. This little book is beautiful. It is perfect for me, a complete novice to the field of affiliate marketing and not too well-versed on the Internet either.

Holly explains, step by step, what you need to do to make money online. The data she gives is straight, to-the-point, helpful, and easy to understand. There is no extra filler, nor endless paragraphs of ra-ra-ra you’re gonna be a millionaire. Just the data and what to do.

Soon after I began reading her book, my head was filled with ideas of how I could make money online. I had more ideas than I could even work on, in the few hours per day that I can dedicate to this endeavor. That’s a pretty big step up from where I was a week before, when I said Affiliate Marketing? What’s that?

Holly’s book is also full of links to helpful websites and software (a lot of it free) which you can use to help you get your online ventures started and on the right track. Without these links and data, I would be completely lost. I could have searched through the net to find other free data on online-income-oppurtunities, but I’m glad I didn’t. If I had, I would still be swimming in a sea of confusion now.

Holly has her own forum where her readers can exchange advice and encouragement. She also answers questions and inputs new ideas and data she finds. She has recently started a new free website design service for her readers, to help them get off the ground in creating their first website.

Meanwhile, I had purchased another service to help people make money online. As it also had a money-back guarantee, I decided to get a refund on that one. But not on Holly’s book.

So - was Holly Mann’s book a trap, where only the E-Book seller wins and the buyer pays?

No. It’s a great book and it really does teach people to make money online.

Anaka Ray’s blog provides information on Ebooks and other resources useful to online entrepreneurs. For more information about Holly Mann’s Ebook you may visit her blog at anakaonline.blogspot.com http://anakaonline.blogspot.com .

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Today, as everyone who uses a computer and surfs the Internet knows, the World Wide Web can be used for a large number of reasons, the more popular uses among them being banking and e-commerce, shopping, and finding a partner in love. As the number of users like you has been growing steadily, so has the need for a set of manners and behaviors, or proper cyber dating etiquette, grown.

On social matchmaking and dating sites, social etiquette is very important, because today, more and more boys and girls are visiting these sites looking for love or companionship. What this means is that the cyber-dating scene has made it imperative for all you users to follow a certain code of etiquette. This way, any potential cyber faux pas or a break in protocol that would perhaps put you in a tough social situation can be avoided. After all, isn’t it better to know the rules before you start dating, rather than wonder at the end of it all, “What happened. I thought we were getting along just fine?”

The first thing to remember, however, is to never sign yourself into an unknown and less used dating site. It is always a good idea to stick to a good and reputable site, where you can feel most comfortable, and be yourself. Such a dating site would never break your confidence and sell your e-mail identity to unscrupulous persons, and also, this type of site would never allow its users to use profanity in any form. The second thing to remember is to remain completely honest, whenever and wherever possible, in your profile and personal details. The reason is that if you really desire to get to know someone, and like that person, then the truth about you would come out eventually, when you meet him or her. Online dating etiquette therefore dictates that honesty is probably the better policy to follow.

You could set up a separate e-mail account, meant just for the purpose of dating. Choose your online user name wisely, and try not to go overboard with it, like for example, no one would actually want to get to know someone called ‘Beach Bum’. Allow some time, at least a week, for a response to come through, and try not to write someone off, based on his or her very first e-mail. After all, he could simply be testing the waters. Remember to check your grammar and spelling, nothing could put someone off as much as bad grammar or poor spelling, and it may give a completely wrong impression about you, if you do not take this simple step in online dating etiquette.

Some people wonder, why is there no response from him or her? At times, it is best to know that when you contact someone you think you like, and that person does not respond, then it can be taken to mean that he or she is not interested in you. Experts say that the ’silent treatment’, whether it is on your side, or on the other, is one of the best solutions to this problem, rather than having to write an entire essay on why he or she does not want to be your friend any more. In the same way, it would be best if you could refrain from asking too many personal questions in the very first e-mail, like for example, “Where do you live”, and “Where do you work?” All these questions can be brought up later, when it has been decided that there is indeed interest on both sides. If, however, you decide to end your online relationship, for whatever reason, then the online dating etiquette approves of sending an e-mail to end it, rather than making an embarrassing telephone call.

Finally, remember that once you have decided upon one individual, and feel that he or she is the one for you, then do not remain open to other offers. Nothing can put off an individual more than knowing that you are still interested in other people, after you have specifically chosen this one person as the love of your life. Therefore, etiquette says that you must close your account with the dating agency, if you feel that you have met Mr. or Ms Right. Do confirm by a politely worded statement, whether the other person feels the same, like for example, by saying, “Don’t you think our profiles can come down now?” and then go about closing your account with the online dating agency. All the Best!

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Borrow money from friends and relatives only after careful consideration. Having a fantastic money-making idea but bad credit may point you in the direction of family and friends.

Financial risk will always be part and parcel of any loan. Borrowing money from family and friends highlights a double whammy though. Risk and emotional challenges.

A well rounded, thoroughly researched business plan can be very effective though. It can lower the risk involved and at the same time allay any fears of emotional challenges.

These issues should already have been settled by the time you discuss the promissory note. The promissory note will require a mutually well thought out plan before it is signed.

The Promissory Note

The promissory note is your promise to pay back the loan. The repayment of the loan is set out in the schedule outlined in the promissory note. All successful loans have as their foundation this type of note.

Without it not only would financial protection for the lender be in jeopardy, so would the relationship. The following are some of the protections that the promissory note provides:

1. It sets out repayment dates.
2. It also sets out repayment amounts.
3. Outlines agreed upon grace periods.
4. Indicates first repayment date and final repayment date.
5. Sets out interest rates.
6. Nullifies confusion, and protects the relationship.

When you borrow money, always observe and gauge your lender. An apprehensive yes may mean yes because of your relationship. But otherwise it would have been no. You could allay that apprehensive yes by offering to secure the loan.

You could put up your brand new Chrysler Jeep as security. This may be just the thing that turns the apprehensive yes into a full-fledged yes, with a smile. You have to gauge that sort of response. Be prepared.

Maybe your lenders concern is not the security but the low interest rate. Stay in the zone. You know the person. Again, be prepared. Make a response. It could be the seasonal nature of your product causing concern. Realistically adjust your payments for that time period.

Have you considered a third party? A third party would diffuse a whole lot of discomfort.

When the note has been signed, and the borrowed money received, you must know when the repayments are due. Should you encounter repayment challenges, immediately communicate with your lender. Do not miss payments and leave your lender in the dark.

Should the need for a readjustment to the repayment schedule be necessary, work it out with your lender. Keep communication lines open. Protect your relationship. You don’t want a ruined relationship be the main conversation at thanksgiving.

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Do you have any traditions with your love … Something you always do? Happy memories you can reminisce about fifty years from now? If not, now is a great time to start. Browse our list of traditions for ideas, or create your own.

– Read the Sunday comics together.

– Greet your mate with a kiss and I love you as soon as you arrive home.

– Eat dinner together at the table, instead of at separate times.

– Spend your lunch breaks together one day a week.

– Kiss at every red light.

– Create a secret word that means something for you both as a couple. It could be an acronym for a phrase that describes your relationship or feelings, such as SHMILY. Use it in cards, lovenotes, messages on the bathroom mirror, etc.. It could be a word that means I love you , or something you say when you want to make love. Don’t tell anyone else what your secret word means.

– Find time at the end of the day to unwind together. Take an idea from The Story of Us (movie) and ask what the high and low point of each other’s day was.

– Have a date night, or day, once a week. You don’t have to go out, and you don’t have to spend money.

– Attend church together on Sunday morning or evening. Visit different churches until you find one that you both enjoy.

– Plant a vegetable or flower garden every summer and tend to it together.

– Create affectionate nicknames for each other.

– Cook breakfast together on Saturday or Sunday morning. Make fancy things that you may not have had time to make, or enjoy, on hectic weekdays. Ideas: eggs benedict, omelets, blueberry pancakes, english muffins with egg, ham and cheese.

– Create a secret signal that you can use in public to convey a message. The message might be I love you or You look beautiful …

– Wake your partner up in the morning with kisses.

– I heard of a couple that took their honeymoon in Italy, after they got back just the thought of Italy brought warm memories of romance and intimacy. So, the wife started a tradition and let her husband figure out for himself what it meant. Whenever she wanted to have a really special, intimate evening together she would cook pasta for dinner. Did you take your honeymoon at an exotic beach resort? Leave little jars of sand lying around as a signal. Did you go somewhere colder? Drape your winter jackets on the bed or couch. The possibilities are endless.

Sara Reed is the founder of GetRomantic.com ( www.getromantic.com http://www.getromantic.com ) - a free website packed with relationship and dating advice, romance tips, kissing advice, eCards and much more. GetRomantic.com was created to help you spice up your love life, check it out!

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Are you someone who grew up during the hippie days, and you still feel guilty about making money off your friends?

Did you ever worry about being perceived as exploiting others, just to make money?

Many women tell me that when they’ve started to imagine making good money and having some of the things they’ve always wanted, like their own garden and time to work in it, or a housekeeper, or regular facials or spa vacations, they’re ashamed because they’re taking from their kids or the family house account.

I thought of you as I read this the other day:

The market for something to believe in is infinite.

We are here to find meaning. We are here to help other people do the same. Everything else is secondary. - Hugh Macleod.

Do you agree with that? If yes, read on.

If you have decided you’ve got to get after it and earn some income, but these old ideas are still in your head, ask yourself:

1. Has your product made a difference in your life?

2. Do you think it has added new meaning to your life?

3. Do you think there might be others who might like to know about it, in case it does for them what it’s done for you - improve the quality of your life?

4. Assuming you have to do SOMETHING to make a living, is it better to do something where you’re helping make a difference in another person’s life, and helping someone else find meaning in their life (again)?

Or would you really prefer to stand behind some counter at Macy’s?

5. Is it a good thing to earn a living by offering others a product that added meaning and change to your life?

Did you say Yes! ?

Me too. But remember, only SOME people will respond. Jesus didn’t get everyone either. Neither did the Buddha. Everyone doesn’t play tennis, either.

But if you want a game of tennis, who will you ask for, hmm? Someone who…

For those you CAN touch with your product, someone else who might be looking for the kind of fix you got, well, how much longer will you keep them waiting?

To do good, you have to do well. Anonymous

Kim Klaver is Harvard & Stanford educated. Her 20 years experience in network marketing have resulted in a popular blog, KimKlaverBlogs.com http://KimKlaverBlogs.com , a podcast, YourGreatThing.com http://YourGreatThing.com and a giant resource site, BananaMarketing.com http://BananaMarketing.com .

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One friend of mine asked me recently why all men are crazy about playing football or what is known in United States as soccer. I am sick of explaining things that you can only understand based on personal experience. But although I managed to provide her with a luminous answer, she came back stating yet another question. Is it different to play soccer on the grass than to play it on the beach? That was a good one. Of course it is different, I replied. Beach soccer, as you can tell by its name, is a sport played on the beaches; preferably during spring or summer time. Although it has been played informally for decades, it was given its official name and rules only recently and specifically in 1992. Since then it managed to become a rather popular sport and I believe that if you really want to learn something about soccer you should better start playing it on the beach.

Playing soccer on the beach is considered by many fans as the paradise of the apprentice. The soft-sand playing surface can correct some usual mistakes for a beginner, as the ball often stacks on it. Actually, the element of sand does only facilitate the efforts of new players, but it is considered a heavy obstacle even for those experienced ones that wish to show off their abilities. Plus the compact pitch -measuring 28 x 37 meters if there is an official beach soccer facility- is by far smaller than the grass field and makes scoring easier, even for players who decide to try it for the first time.

A great advantage of beach soccer is the fact that one needs no special equipment to play it. An adequate size ball and the sand of the beach are more than enough for one to begin exploring this game’s unique character. Even when no organized facility on the beach exists, those interested to play beach soccer need only two canes to symbolize the area of a goalpost. Canes or just a pile of clothes are preferable in comparison to heavy stones or even huge blocks of rocks, which can be very dangerous for feet injuries, as shoes are not allowed in this game. Thus, if you are on a sandy beach, it is a sunny day, and you have nine friends willing to join you, you can start playing beach soccer. When you do experience it, let me know if you liked it. Most importantly, let your girlfriend know!

When I finished my lecture about beach soccer my friend seemed excited. I will play it every single weekend, she said. But before you ask yourselves how much time should you invest in practicing this sport, before you can consider yourselves good soccer players, try playing it for awhile. Since you cannot play beach soccer all year around, unless you move to California or Florida every time you have a beach soccer need, you have to exercise your soccer playing abilities on the actual lawn ground. Believe me when I tell you that it is not that easy there too!

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With the percentage of overweight people increasing throughout the world, one has to think that their have to be more variables in play than just “fast food”. The world is hustling and with the advent of computers and the internet, the hustling is more informational and mental than physical. So, if the majority of us are trying to lose weight in some form or another, the main question we need to ask ourselves is “Are we addicted to our lifestyles?”

Bad Habits or Lifestyle Addition

If you are reading this right now, there is a huge chance that you are overweight. After all, studies show that 64.5% of Americans fall into the overweight category. (F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America, 2005)

Here are a few questions you need to ask yourself:

? Have you been trying to lose weight but seem to keep falling into the same rut?

? Do you constantly tell yourself that you need to lose weight but just can’t get around to it?

? Have you thought about losing weight, but keep telling yourself that it’s not a big deal?

? Do you ever lie to yourself and think that people should love you for you and not because of how big you are?

The funny thing is that no one saying yes to only a few of these questions. It’s either all or none. If you’ve said yes, congratulations: you’re addicted to your lifestyle!

Lifestyle addiction explained

Have you ever seen a drug addict or are you familiar with a person with an alcohol problem? Have you seen their struggles?

These people have huge problems getting away from those drugs. They need support networks and strong councelling just to make it through the day.

Now, of course, these are very strong physical dependencies. A lifestyle addiction would be classified as a psychological dependency. If would compare to “needing” your husband or wife when they leave you.

You know that you shouldn’t care and that you should just let go…but you can’t…and you can’t figure out why. Losing weight can, and often does, fall into this same category. Let’s say that you’ve been on an exercise and diet plan for 3 days but you break your plan on the third day. A drug addict would call that a relapse, right? You can see where I am going with this.

The Justification of a Lifestyle Addition

Let’s classify an addiction using these assumptions:

? An addiction is something that you don’t see as a problem, yet you get angry when someone else says it is (Doc says, “Hey Bob, you need to drop 20 pounds.)

? An addiction is a “rut” that you can’t get out of (I just don’t have time)

? An addiction is something that harms you in the long run, but is satisfying in the short run (Oh, that chocolate cake looks so good)

? An addiction is a problem that you can’t change because of “willpower”. (I just can’t seen to get motivated)

? An addiction is something that’s “too tough” to change (Twenty pounds, I’ll NEVER be able to lose that much)

Face it. If you need to lose weight, but just can’t take the time to get around to it, you are addicted to your lifestyle. It’s an ugly way to look at it. After all, who wants to be grouped in the same group as crack addicts, alcoholics, psycho boyfriends, and the such.

No one. But the premise is still the same. The ugly truth is still here no matter whose glasses you look at the world through.

Losing weight is a serious matter and it is about time you look at it that way. The shear fact that you might be having trouble doing it just reinforces this even more. Look, it’s your life and your journey.

Don’t lie to yourself anymore. If a doctor told you that you would die tomorrow if you didn’t get in at least 30 minutes of exercise today, would you go about your day and ignore the doctor (because he/she OBVIOUSLY doesn’t know what he/she is talking about) or would you immediately rearrange your day and find a way to get it done?

Think about all of the above definitions before you answer. I’d like to think you’d get off your butt and do something. After all…in this particular case…it’s do or die.

So…what are you going to do?

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If your airway is blocked or only partially blocked, medical procedures can correct these problems. Some problems that can be corrected include enlarged tonsils or enlarged adenoids these can be fixed. If you have a small jaw, or only a small opening in the back of your throat, or if you have a broken nose, or a deviated septum, you can have, these conditions corrected leaving sleep apnea to be a thing of the past. Polyps and cysts can be removed, correcting the breathing problems without interrupting your lifestyle much. Recovery times from all of these surgeries are short, and will improve your ability to sleep well.

A tracheostomy is a procedure that will cut a hole in the neck, a very small hole, and will insert a tube so you can breath well. The value is closed during the day so you will breath normally but at night, opening the valve and opening the tube allows you to breath well, and sleep well taking the stress off your heart. This is not a procedure that is done all the time, it is one that is done if you are really sick, and if you can’t have any other procedure done to aid you in you problems with sleep apnea.

Another correct method is the uvulo palato pharyngoplasty which is also short for UPPP. This is the flesh; the extra lining that is at the back of your throat. Having this removed is going to ease the sleep apnea conditions for some people. This is not the choice of surgery for all, as the extra flesh in the throat may not be the problem for you. Your family doctor will be the best to tell you if this surgery is something that you should be thinking about to correct your breathing airway problems.

Yet another corrective measure is the manibular myotomy wish is a conditional treatment for the jaw. By dividing the muscle surrounding the jaw, and then cutting the bone and inserting additional bone in that area, the jaw is then extended. This can pull the tongue forward a small amount, aiding in the treatment of severe sleep apnea for patient who are seeking a treatment for this condition. Again, not all people who are suffering with sleep apnea will require this type of corrective surgery.

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If you’ve ever called your own child spoiled rotten, you should be ashamed of yourself. Call someone else’s kid that, no problem, but not your own. Why? Because all we can see of someone else’s child is a result, and it may be disturbing. Whereas in your own case, the child is the ’spoilee’ and you are the ’spoiler’. OK, perhaps your spouse, but you both have some responsibility in it.

Your child is like a dry sponge, with thousands of little cavities waiting to be filled up. And around the child is a world bursting with candy, toys, activities, snacks, TV and computer games all eager to pounce. And who is in the middle? You, the gatekeeper. The key master. The valve.

Now, if you think about it, a sponge works so so when it is bone dry. It actually works a little better when slightly damp, but if the valve is broken, the sponge will fill to capacity quickly and become useless.

Granted, you can point a finger at your mate. He or she is the one who gives Bobby everything he wants. You’ve even argued about it from time to time, and the same thing is said every time. Come on, it’s just until 11:00 , or think of how happy it will make him , or I never got one of these when I was a kid , or OK, but just this once . Sound familiar?

Almost everyone is guilty of this lack of will power to some degree. Unfortunately, if a parent lacks will power, the child will lack even more. This will develop to the point that the child will have no reason to deny him or herself anything. The notion was never passed down from the previous generation. Exercise a little restraint, can’t ya?

OK, why should anyone deprive themselves of anything? Seems like a reasonable question. Well, for starters, if, in the extreme case, you got everything you asked for, you would never get to the point of truly wanting for something. However, without wanting something you can’t have, at least right away, you don’t set goals. And without goals you don’t get anywhere. You are simply a full, soggy, sponge.

In addition, the spoiled rotten trait delivers a one-two punch. The spoiled individual may have little concept of the value of something. And worse still, the idea of having to save up for it and buy it on their own can seem ridiculous. Then there is the issue of generosity. How often is a spoiled individual truly generous? These and more negative characteristics can be attributed to someone who is spoiled rotten.

So my point is that as the guardian of all that is innocent and pure, being your child, you have the responsibility to think about such things and teach yourself how to control that which, if left unchecked, might put your child’s life out of balance. If discussions with your spouse are called for and may cause some short term distress, better that than passing a bad apple down to your children to make them spoiled rotten.

I heard a remarkable phrase recently that I’d like to relate here. It had to do with ecology, global warming etc. We did not inherit the earth from our parents, we are borrowing it from our children . And, in a way, I see this fitting in that we are the keepers of (their) childhood so that we can give it back healthy and strong.

Phil Girouard is a father, coach and published author of several artcles on parenting. His light hearted, almost tongue in cheek, approach helps ease young parents into guiding their gradeschoolers through the many trials of growing up. Phil operates www.short-stories-help-children.com http://www.short-stories-help-children.com

AP - A powerful earthquake toppled buildings, schools and chemical plants Monday in central China, killing about 10,000 people and trapping untold numbers in mounds of concrete, steel and earth in the country’s worst quake in three decades.

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