Male Pattern Baldness - Cures That Regrow Hair Naturally

Do you suffer from male pattern baldness or thinning hair? If so you can find male pattern baldness cures that will regrow your hair naturally.

Male pattern baldness affects 60% of all men by age 35. What seems to start out as simple thinning of the hair if left untreated will grow to full blown baldness.

Hair loss treatments seem to abound everywhere from television to your local grocery store and pharmacies. All seem to promise hair growth but fail to deliver any noticeable results.

What balding hair treatment companies that manufacture products for loss of hair won't tell you is that you can regrow hair naturally with male baldness cures.

Here are some things you can do to stop it today.

-Purchase Saw Palmetto. Saw Palmetto blocks the bad hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT) that causes male pattern baldness to take place. Saw Palmetto is one of the best male pattern baldness cures because it not only works, but has no side effects.

-Get plenty of sleep. Ample rest is needed in order to stop hair loss and promote growing hair. This is probably the most overlooked way to fight hair loss. Your hair needs this rest and most importantly because hair grows the most at night while you're sleeping. 8 hours a day of sleep is recommended.

-Massage the scalp. Good blood circulation is necessary to cure male baldness. Hair follicles thrive on good blood circulation in the scalp. Simply massage any balding areas for 15 minutes daily.

Male pattern baldness cures that regrow hair naturally are the best solutions for hair loss. Give these tips a try and before long your hair will return to its normal growth cycle.

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Sewing And Pattern Making Rulers

Pattern making is a simple thing with all the help that you can get from everywhere. There are many sources which can teach you pattern making and there are improved tools and equipments which help you to make patterns. Let us go into the details:

Take A Detailed Look At The Tools And Equipments That Help You To Create Fantastic Patterns On Clothes:

• The designer's curve: this is an important tool when it comes to pattern making. The designer's curve encompasses a ruler, the idea of which has been conceived by some of the leading designer's of the world. The purpose of the designer's curve is to make perfect measurements of your dress. Even the impossible looking curves can be cut out perfectly by the designer's curve. The pattern designs are made with similar perfection.

• The tailor's curve: this tool too, like the designer's curve encompasses a ruler. The ruler in this enables you to measure the seams. All the seams of the dress are done with the help of the tailor's curve. The seams include the upper seam, the seam of the hip region, the seams in the front and also in the back of the dress.

• Simflex expanding ruler: this is another important tool which helps in measurements. It measures the space between the buttons. Even the uniform placements of the hooks are measured by the simflex expanding ruler. The placements of the eyes are also taken care of by this instrument.

Some Other Very Important Tools For Sewing Patterns Are:

• Lutterloh pattern making system: the patterns that will create will be aided by this equipment. The designing of the patterns and the drafting of the patterns are all done with the help of this tool. The lutterloh pattern making system helps you to create any pattern that you wish to create.

• Vellum pattern making paper: before the designs are made on the cloth, they are made on the vellum pattern making paper. There are some lovely patterns already made on these papers. You can take inspiration from them also. If you draw the design on vellum pattern making paper, your designs on the surface of the cloth will be perfect.

The work will look a lot complete than otherwise what it would have been. This is the way to approach your designs methodically and systematically.
While Creating Patterns, Some Other Things That You Must Have At Hand:

• Sewing threads
• Sewing machines
• Rhinestones
• Needlework
• Sequins

Ensure The Following Factors While You Shop For These Things:

• Abrasion resistance
• high tenacity,
• low shrinkage capacity
• High temperature resistant.

Pattern designing is a highly interesting preoccupation that you can engage yourself with. You can learn this art from people who are masters of it. There are DVDs of classes sold in the market. The internet is also a good source from which you can learn pattern designing. Books on pattern designing are also available.

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How to Reverse a Habitual Pattern of Thought in Order to Manifest

"Break the chains of your thought,and you break the chains of your body too." Jonathan Livingston Seagull.

To change a habit, we must first change our thoughts.

I love the sitcom "Seinfeld". It is truly creative, witty, funny. A show about life. I can watch the episodes again and again and again, just like I can watch the old Star Trek Series, any episode, again and again. To me everything that the characters in Seinfeld encountered was so real and that is how life is. It is full of unexpected moments. Life can be viewed as tragic or comical. I choose the latter.

There was one particular episode that I can remember playing in my head. It was when George decided that for one day, he would be a winner. I never really understood his predicament until after I asked a friend why it was so funny that he lived with his parents. In the Philippines, that would be so common. In America, to be living with parents after a certain age is not at all cool. My friend blatantly said one is considered a loser when this happens. That is the perception of the people outside.

So in this episode, George said, "Just for today, I am going to be a winner" He approached the most beautiful woman sitting the bar and boldly declared: "Hi, I'm George. I am 37 years old and I live with my parents." He got the girl and pretty much for that week everything seemed to go well with him. And then they went back to normal. What it was before. Why? In the show, it is what life is. Things go well and then they go back to where they were before.

Analyzing this situation in the context of habitual thought patterns, George asserted himself, for a while. And then he went back to his old way of thinking and so consequently he want back to the way his life was, before. Same old George.

It is never easy to change a habitual way of thinking. Sometimes we are so used to it that we don't even know we are doing it. This I know from experience. It is this habitual way of thinking that imprisons us, paralyzes us and keep us from realizing our true potential. In the manifestation process, this sprouts as doubt. Doubt about yourself, doubt about your worthiness to receive, doubt about why you can when you have not before. The answer, you can NOW!

One way to do this is to watch yourself in a film for the following day. You make the script and you also direct. Record your observations and FEELINGS for that day, then you can always go back to it when you forget. We always do. Why ? We want to go back to the familiar because it is comfortable As long as we are unable to go beyond what is comfortable, we will never progress.

A caveat. For every material thing we wish to manifest, there is a deeper, more basic reason we desire it. It is the call of the soul for something. It is that which we want to manifest. For the advanced practitioners, they bypass the material desire and go directly to that which the soul longs for.

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The Kangaroo Tail Pattern in Technical Analysis

The kangaroo tail is a pattern that points trading opportunities for traders. It has been introduced in Alexander Elder's book, Come Into My Trading Room.

The tails could be used to mark trend reversals in markets. While trends need long time to form, the kangaroo tails are formed in just a few days.

The kangaroo tail pattern takes a minimum of three bars to form. A tail is a one-bar in bar chart or one-stick in candle stick chart, which spikes in the direction of a trend, with surrounded narrow bars at the beginning and at the end. That middle bar is the tail, but traders will not know for sure until it followed by a reversal in the following day, when a bar or a stick has sharply narrowed back at the base, letting the tail hang out.

Market tails often occur at turning points in the markets, offer a trading opportunity to traders. Traders should recognize tails and trading against them. Whenever traders see a tail, they should be ready to put on a position trading against that tail, before the close.

Once traders enter trades by using tails, they should place protective stops at approximately half-way of the tails. If the tails are being chewed up, exit without delay. As for the profit-taking targets, they might be established using moving averages and channels.

The kangaroo tail pattern is one of the most reliable reversal patterns, especially when it is supported by signals from other indicators. Furthermore, the pattern could be used in any time-frame. A tail in a longer time-frame usually generates a bigger move than a tail in shorter time-frame.

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Booby Fly Pattern - A Floating Fly Pattern Using a Sinking Line

It is common to fish for large rainbows using a dry line with a wet fly in the Kamloops Region of British Columbia, Canada, like it is in many areas. Chironomids on the hang, damsel nymphs along the weeds or gomphus in the marl are perfect examples.

However, a technique that is rarely used but can be extremely productive is fishing floating fly patterns with a wet or sinking line. This odd combination has worked for years by crafty fishermen and fly-tyers when fishing a waterboatman imitation. Jack Shaw, author of "Flyfishing the Trout Lakes" touches on this strategy of fishing waterboatman patterns.

The theory behind this technique makes a lot of sense with the migration of a few feed sources where waterboatman, backswimmers and snails come to mind. The advantage is that you can mimic the course of the feed going from top to bottom, along the bottom and back up to the surface and expect a 'strike' at any point of the retrieve.

Rainbows in this region quite often go off the obvious feed and occasionally turn to snails as a primary feeding target. Snails are an available food source all season but seem to be preferred by the fish in the early spring and late fall when most other feed activity has diminished.

Personally, I have never seen an actual snail imitation nor knew how I would fish one until I talked with long-time fishing personality and author, Mo Bradley (book - From Ice Off to Ice On). He has nurtured and studied the life cycles of most local freshwater insects in an aquarium at his home for years and described to me the habits of our local freshwater snails. Apparently they generate their own gases to carry them to the surface when they need an oxygen supplement, remain buoyant until they are satisfied and release the gas with control to return to the bottom.

Mo suggested that I look at a pattern that originated in the UK, the Booby Fly, and fish it with a sinking line. It is basically a popper fly that creates a unique action of wanting to go back to the surface while it's being pulled to the bottom. In order to achieve the desired action he also suggested that a maximum 7 foot leader be used.

Not ever seeing a booby fly before, I decided to tie my own version of a snail imitation based on the information that Mo gave me. It ended up looking like a chironomid with... well... boobies. For the boobies, I cut a slice out of a "dink float", a type of foam float used on the rivers, cut it into 1/4" slices, cut the slices in half and tied it to the forward end of the hook crossways so it looked like a "T". I first used a gray foam and dark body on the fly with a brass bead head. Ugly enough to look like a snail imitation. I also tied a similar pattern that looked like a small maribou leech and added boobies to that.

My first day out with the fly was unproductive. I went to Pass Lake for the lunkers and as usual, I was stymied. The fly wasn't quite working the way I wanted. I believe that the metal beadhead more than neutralized the buoyancy of the boobies and the fly didn't "bob" between pulls on the line the way that I expected. There was a highlight in the day. As I fished the shallows I was able to watch large rainbow trout follow the fly with curiosity. They didn't take it but at least I knew that I had captured their attention.

After being skunked with my first booby fly pattern, I modified the fly using a glass beadhead instead of a metal one and added a mixture of white boobies as well as the gray. I felt armed and dangerous and was anxious to give it another try. This time I headed to Morgan Lake, near Savona. This time we were rewarded.

On my 2nd cast I nailed a lovely 20" beauty with the dark booby. Then another and another. I tinkered with the way I was presenting the fly and found most of my success was when I was able to let the fast sinking line find it's way to the bottom (12'-15') while the booby remained at or near the surface. Then I retrieved using various methods (slow and short pulls, slow long pulls, quick short pulls and so on) and found that the fish were most likely to hit the fly as it approached the bottom during the descent or as the fly ascended near the end of the retrieve pattern. In any case the fish were very aggressive in their take.

I'll let it be known that I shared my flies with a buddy and he had little success to start. I watched him fish the pattern for awhile and was able to determine that he wasn't allowing the fly line to sink to the bottom first. This is key to the performance of the fly. Once he mastered that technique his success increased substantially.

We managed to fish the booby pattern until November 20 when it just got too cool. Winter was biting in the wind and it snowed 3 days later. My best day was a 7 fish, 30 lb total weight afternoon during 2 hours of fishing. I even got fish on the troll as I kept my line in the water while I rowed to a different location on the lake.

We are naming the fly "the Kamloops Booby". In terms of success (and I have only fished this pattern about 5 times), I have found that the combination of a white head and dark boobies or dark head and white boobies had the best success. I had a little better success with the chironimid body compared with the micro-leech body. Our fishing with the fly was limited to the month of November so we look forward to a new season and developing a log for it's applications throughout a whole season. You can be sure that both Morgan Lake and Pass Lake will be on the list.

Learn more about the booby fly tying ideas   and an illustration on how to tie it.

Tight lines - Go barbless - Practice Catch and Release.

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Biggest Cause of Male Pattern Baldness Solved

Male pattern baldness can easily make a man come to have a low self-esteem and lose his sense of pride. After all, who wants to really lose their hair right? Well one of the biggest causes of male pattern baldness can be quickly eliminated so that any man can start to see improvements in the growth of his hair. That huge factor behind male hair loss problems is a hormone called DHT.

DHT is even present in women who have reached the post-menopausal stage where estrogen levels are depleting. DHT is present in men once their testosterone levels have died down, and what it does then is start to bind to the hair follicle cells.

This is where the major problems start to happen, as the follicle is then too weak to stand and the hair follicle dies. All you're left with is thinner hair that no man dare ever wants to have. So your first step to recovery in regrowing your hair is to attack this culprit effectively.

This can be done using a couple of herbs that are easily attainable. It can also be done with the aid of a certain shampoo product for dandruff. It sounds weird, but what matters is that it works.

So the herbs that can be used to treating male pattern hair loss effectively are saw palmetto and green tea. Both work great for blocking the production of this hair-killing hormone. Green tea not only blocks DHT it also promotes further growth of your hair.

So what's the amount of both you need in order to do this? 1,200 milligram of saw palmetto is a good recommended amount. 400 milligrams in the morning, noon, and night should do the trick for you. On top of that, drinking four cups of green tea each day will prove effective as well.

Now for that shampoo product that works so well to end your male pattern baldness condition, you need to shampoo with Nizoral about twice a week. Cuts DHT in your scalp, triggering fantastic hair growth you can see in just a matter of weeks.

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What Is a Bayer Pattern?

A Bayer Filter mosaic, which is more popularly known as the Bayer Pattern is basically a color filter array that is more often than not used on RGB color filters to arrange them on a grid for photo sensors, which is usually square in shape. Most digital image sensors that are single chip in nature follow this particular arrangement of color filters. These digitized image sensors can be easily found in today's camcorders and digital cameras as well as printers and scanners and these are used to create a very colorful and bright image. The pattern of these filters is usually 25% each of blue and red and the rest 50% is made up of green. This is the reason why a Bayer Pattern is also known as GRGB and if one does the permutation in a different way, it is called RGGB.

This pattern was discovered by an employee of the then Eastman Kodak, Bryce E. Bayer. The different incoming lights are captured by the three different colored layers of filter and then, into the sensor array where the different colored light rays are separated and put into grids of a particular pattern. The green photo sensors are known as luminance-sensitive elements and the other two, i.e., the blue ones and red ones are together called chrominance-sensitive elements. The reason why twice the number of green pixels is used rather than the red and blue ones is because the human eye also has a similar pattern and in order to replicate that pattern of the human eye, Bayer framed the Bayer Pattern in that way and the results it produce are there for all to see.

The human eye is particularly sensitive towards green light than it is to blue light or even red light. Therefore, what Bayer did makes very good sense and even eye specialists have agreed with the arrangement of the pixels. Although it was relatively easy to come up with the idea of using twice the number of green pixels than red and blue, putting these in pixels in the perfect geometric pattern so that they would be distributed perfectly was the hard part and this is where lies the greatness of Bayer lies. He not only came up with the idea but also implemented it as well and it is because of the Bayer Pattern that we get such good quality pictures these days.

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Make a Flapper Costume With an Easy Flapper Dress Pattern

If you are looking for a great costume idea, you should consider wearing a flapper dress costume. This is a 1920s style dress and you will find that there is a great range of choice that is available to you. Once you start looking, you are sure to find that you will be able to get a dress that will allow you to be the belle of the fancy dress ball.

The flapper dress was a style that became very popular during the 1920s. This was a period where women gained more freedom. The style of clothing changed dramatically. The hemline rose to the knee and women no longer had to wear the tight form fitting corsets of their mother's generation. These new dresses were made to be a lot looser around the hip and waist area.

The initial flapper dresses were made with very plain fabrics, but it didn't take long for women to create very elaborate designs. Soon dresses were adorned with lots of fringing, lots of beading, lace and feathers.

Make Your Own Costume - Buy A Flapper Dress Pattern

If you like to wear something that is one of a kind, then you should think about making your own 1920s dress. All you need to do is to buy the right flapper dress pattern and you could have your own fancy dress costume completely finished within an hour.

There are some great dress patterns that are so easy to use, that even a person with limited sewing ability will be able to use with no problem at all.

This is a great advantage because you will be able to choose the exact type of fabric and colour that you like and then you can co-ordinate the rest of your accessories exactly as you wish.

Once you have made your dress, you just need to add the right 1920s flapper wig, flapper shoes and jewelry. Your fancy dress outfit will definitely be a great success especially with all the work you put into it yourself.

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Where to Learn Sewing Pattern Drafting

There are people who love to wear customized clothes which will also have the touch of a designer. This kind of a dress is a dream for every woman. Sometimes it might not be possible for everyone to purchase the designer clothes from the stores due to various reasons.

One of the major reasons can be the price. There are people who might not be able to afford the high prices of the designer clothes. So what is the way out for them?

The best way to get clothes that you would love to wear is by sewing it yourself. If you have an interest in sewing then you can surely get the proper sewing patterns for yourself. These patterns are easily available in the market these days.

Other than this, you will also get the pattern making DVD which can help you learn how to create the wonderful patterns. You just need to choose the kind of garment that you love to wear. Before you start sewing you must have a clear idea about the designs.

If you want to sew perfect patterns then you can even join the pattern making classes where they teach how to make wonderful patterns. Other than the pattern making DVD you will also get the catalogues of pattern in the books available in the shops as well as on the internet.

You need to learn about the various designs which are required for the cuts, color patterns and the style. Sewing will also help you take out the creativity present inside you. Do you know that you can even take up sewing as a career?

But most of the women, who practice sewing, do it for fun. You can even choose a good template to start sewing. If you have an idea about the kind of patterns that are popular you can start with your own design.

You can either do the pattern manually or can even digitally with the help of the computer. You can even attend the pattern making seminar where they discuss a lot about the sewing pattern. You will learn a lot of details about pattern drafting.

In the beginning you might find it a bit difficult, but practice will make you perfect. One of the major areas where people usually go wrong is calculation. If you are making the pattern manually, the calculations might go wrong. If something goes wrong it means a waste of money as well as time.

But if you are making the pattern digitally then the calculations are being made by the computer and hence there are no chances of going wrong. The pattern making DVD is one of the best choices for learning the pattern because you can see live action.

Other than this, if you purchase a DVD you can check the patterns whenever necessary. You can also get the pattern making system for better results in sewing designer clothes. Always make sure that you learn how to make patterns that fit perfectly.

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What is the Best Male Pattern Baldness Cure?

There are many men out there that will experience hair loss and are attempting to find a male pattern baldness cure that will give them the results they desire. If this is you, there are possible solutions to fight against balding and regrow that long lost hair of yours.

It can be embarrassing and can lower one's self esteem when a man realizes that they have more hair on their body then they do on their head. So what are the different types of male pattern baldness cures that are available to us?

- Hair Transplant
- Hair Loss Drugs
- Natural Hair Loss Remedies

These are just a few male pattern baldness cures.

Hair Transplant - Getting a transplant can be a time consuming, painful, and very expensive procedure. What is done is that hair is taken from a different area of the scalp (usually the back and sides of the head) and placed in the spots where its needed. In other words, the new hair will be placed in the bald spots and hairline. Usually the transplant is successful but you will also risk having an undesirable look and infection if something does go wrong. Not to mention a very expensive bill from the doctor's office

In my opinion, this would be a last resort and if you have bald spots from more than 4 years ago. Usually people that are looking to restore lost hair are the ones that are in the early stages of going bald.

Hair Loss Drugs - Seeing how finding a male pattern baldness cure is getting increasingly popular these days, you will also notice many new drugs coming out. When taking these drugs you will notice you hair loss will stop fairly quickly and within 6 months you will start to see new hair growth.

Two of these drugs that are known to cure hair loss are approved by the FDA. They are finasteride which is found in Propecia and Minoxidil which is found in Rogaine. Both were not originally used to prevent hair loss and regrow hair.

Finastride was originally used to treat prostate cancer and Rogaine was originally used as an oral drug to treat high blood pressure. And just like many other pharmaceutical drugs, there are also side effects to be aware of. Some are minor such as itchy scalp and some are more extreme such as sexual dysfunction.

Natural Hair Loss Remedies - Using natural ingredients and techniques as a male pattern baldness cure are becoming more popular because they are effective once implemented. They are similar to taking hair loss drugs only without the side effects. What these simple and natural male pattern baldness cure does is to help fight off a hormone know as DHT. This will increase blood flow along with providing the proper nutrients and vitamins needed to prevent hair loss and stimulate hair growth.

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The "T" Area Acne Pattern

Blackheads and whiteheads, also known as comedowns, lodge themselves mainly on the face, shoulders, back, chest and upper arms. This is the specific part of the body that is troublesome and it is called the "T" zone.

This zone is located on face extending from the top middle part of the forehead and across from left to right in the shape of the crossbar of the "T". The zone continues down past the nose and onto the chin in the shape of the base of a "T".

Reasons for the outbreaks in this area are numerous

Hands are not sterile and are constantly touching the face either with purpose or automatically. People have no idea how many times a day they touch their faces, but once aware of the condition begin to break the habit. Touching or rubbing exacerbates acne on the face and brings more outbreaks. Breaking the habit will reduce the amount of acne and flare-ups.

Stress is a factor in outbreaks and the first place you find a pimple is either on the chin or nose. The "T" zone is most sensitive and the flare-up will spread quickly throughout this area if not kept clean.

The "T" zone is where you will find most of your acne due to the amount of oil and bacteria that collects there. The contour of the face is enabling bacteria and oil to congregate in the crevices and corners around the eyes, lips, chin and corners of the nose.

Almost everyone has more than one skin type in the "T" zone. Everyone's skin is different and in the "T" zone most people have all the skin types somewhere along the entire strip. You will find a combination of oily, dry or normal skin. Controlling acne in the zone may be cumbersome using different methods on various spots, but in order to control outbreaks a routine needs

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How to Read a Sewing Pattern

When it comes to sewing, reading patterns can be somewhat intimidating, the first thing we must know is that there are several pattern types and each may have its own design variations or what many people refer to as "views". Beginners may start with basic patterns which show traces which are easy to follow, these starter patterns don't often require people to get too technical as far as measurements, fabrics and designs.

When buying a pattern its is important to pay attention to the front and the back of the pattern envelope. The front may show you the end product or how the pattern would look if you followed all the instructions, there are of course some variations and customizations you can do in order to end up with an original piece, that of course depends of the project you are taking, it could be home decor or clothes.

The back of the envelope shows you important summaries and descriptions which must be read if you want to know what you are getting, sometimes people buy these projects because the picture of the finished product is quite beautiful however the traces within the pattern itself may be hard to decipher. That's why beginners may feel they are trying to understand a foreign language. Another critical part you must pay attention to is the design and the type of fabrics this project require, this will give you an idea of the amount of fabric you must buy.

When buying the fabric you must pay attention to its designs and determine if it has nap, this last concept is met if your fabric has a one way design, fuzzy texture and even or uneven plaid, for instance lets say that you get fabric which has dancing penguins printed in one direction, if you don't buy enough fabric you may end up cutting and sewing parts which don't fit with the rest of the design, for example some penguins will be facing right and others left.

If you will be working with fuzzy texture it is also important to buy more fabric, this is the type of material that when it is brushed in one direction it's smooth but when brushed in an opposite direction it feels rough. When you feel this resistance you can see that the color of the material has turned darker and the color is uneven.

When you open the envelope you will find a set of instructions which must be followed, if you don't understand a certain term you can also use the glossary which most of them have. This is always the first step, do not rush and try to take on the project if you haven't read the instructions, this never bears good results. You will also find the pattern pieces which can be kept for future projects if you buy a piece of pattern tracing material, many people find this useful since they don't want to end up buying the same pattern over and over. You will find that some patterns have been traced on soft paper and others on harder materials, the hard material usually has printed the master pattern which should be laid out on the fabrics as shown on the diagrams included.

It is important that you organize your space and keep all the instructions right in front of you, that way you will follow them without having pieces of pager lying under fabrics and other materials. Remember that you will be dealing with needles and other sharp objects so keeping everything in order will help you avoid any accidents.

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Triangles and Chart Pattern Recognition

Chart patterns are a parcel of buying and selling rules in technical analysis stock trading. These patterns give an excellent confirmation for the next trend move. They are one of the most dependable, yet simple to use technical analysis tools. They are patterns that appear on the charts of stocks that supply you with forecasting tools of imminent price movement. A number of patterns are more dependable than others for price forecasting.

Price is forecasted by patterns because basically, patterns are actually little more than an endeavor to predict trend continuation or trend reversal at the earliest achievable moment in time. These patterns are often the very first introduction that stock traders have to charting a stock. These patterns are merely a tactic for the average trader to correctly position himself for a greater probability of making money in this dog-eat-dog world of buying and selling stock.

These chart patterns are duplicated in all time frames and in all stocks because these patterns are a end result of human nature and emotional reactions to a stock's price. These patterns appear over and over again for the reason that humans do not change and their emotions will cause them to make the same errors over and over again.

Almighty Triangle Patterns

Triangles are some of the most familiar chart patterns used in technical analysis today. The three kinds of triangles, which vary in form and inference, are the ascending triangle, descending triangle, and the symmetrical triangle. Whilst the form of the triangle is noteworthy of greater significance is the direction that the market moves when it breaks out of the triangle.

The reason behind why these patterns are so infamous is that they are quite easy to make out and are reliable market indicators. Technical stock traders should show caution in acting on them in advance, though (i.e. trying to deduce the direction of the breakout). Triangle patterns are not 100% accurate but rather are closer to 75% reliable, hence it is important to place a stop loss. This will save you from a huge loss on the trade.

Good Ascending Triangle

The ascending triangle consists of a flat upper trendline and a rising lower trendline. This formation suggests that the bulls are able to take the stock up to the flat upper trendline resistance time and time again as the bears are losing the ability to take the stock back down to the lower support line (specifically a rising lower trendline).

The ascending triangle is considered as a more reliable formation when they are formed in an uptrend. Buy signals are given when the stock price achieves a breakout above the top resistance level. An ascending triangle is bullish in both up trends and down trends. The presence of an ascending triangle pattern normally signifies a positive trend concerning the price per share of the stock you are analyzing.

Wicked Descending Triangle

The descending triangle is consists of a falling upper trendline and a flat lower trendline. This pattern implies that bears can take the stock back down to the horizontal lower trendline support over and over again while the bulls have lost the ability to bring the stock back up to the upper resistance line (i.e. falling upper trendline).

Descending triangles materialize during a downtrend as the horizontal support level and the falling resistance level that encapsulate the consolidation zone come together. They often imply a continuation of the previous trend. Descending triangles, in a preceding uptrend, are predicted to break up and out, rather than down and out. A descending triangle gives technical traders the chance to make big profits quickly. The most common price targets are normally set to equal the entry price minus the vertical height between the two trendlines.

Wishy-Washy Symmetrical Triangles

Symmetrical triangles form with lower highs and higher lows. Because of the way they are shaped, they can forecast either a reversal pattern or a continuation pattern. The price action within the pattern is relatively neutral, but in time will do a breakout and go back into the direction of the original trend.

Symmetrical triangle patterns appear when the stock being charted achieves gradually higher daily low trading prices, while at the same time exhibiting lower intraday highs. This pattern of activity forms a triangle that is proportioned in nature.

Symmetrical triangle patterns are commonly referred to as coils. That's because, over time, the stock trades within a smaller range, with the stock making higher lows and lower highs. Emotion builds as the stock goes further into the apex of the pattern and sooner or later a breakout occurs. Breakouts usually happen in the middle or the final third of the triangle as with the other sloping triangles.

Symmetrical triangle breakouts are fantastic entry points, when accompanied by high volume.

Additional Ponderings On Breakouts

Breakouts from a triangle, that has become narrow, can be decisive because buying or selling interest has accumulated while the price has gone sideways. Breakouts typically take place after going about two-thirds to three-quarters of the distance between the start of the formation and the apex, but there are exceptions. Furthermore, price can break out to the upside, in which case the pattern becomes a continuation pattern rather than a reversal pattern.

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A Major Scale Fingering Pattern 3

The A Major scale fingering pattern 3 starts on the 9th fret up to the 12th fret. Spread your fingers with your forefinger on the 9th, middle finger on the 10th, ring finger on the 11th and the small finger on the 12th fret.

Your four fingers should be placed to their corresponding fret destination as you do the scaling. Try to avoid passing your fingers to the other fret. Maintain the flexibility of your fingers by scaling from their own places.

The advantage of scaling using this technique will result to more speed and more professional look. Make your fingers do their job just like the feet of a crab not seeing your whole hand is trying hard to do the scaling. Put the stress to your fingers not to your whole hand so that you would look like just having fun and playing with confidence.

Now get your fingers over the fret board and practice this Major Scale Fingering Pattern 3. Do the alternate picking. As you did before, don't start fast, start slowly and gradually increasing your speed. When you reached the mastery level rest for a while, do the finger stretching and have a snack. If you feel you on the go, go back to the A Major scale fingering patterns 1 and 2 then to the pattern 3. Do them all continuously.

Tips:

Make fun experimenting with the scales you have learned by making your own melodic tunes. Combine the three Major scale patterns to create electrifying sounds.

Now, you are almost done with this Scale Pattern.

You have 2 more training to go to dominate these scales.

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Pfaltzgraff Patterns - Identifying a Genuine Pattern

One of the most successful patterns of all times is the Pfaltzgraff patterns. Widely renowned for their unique appearance, these are the patterns that you would probably have seen around you in a number of places. They are present virtually everywhere and are in fact highly sought after in many areas, including china and dinnerware. But, owing to their mass appeal, distinguishing a fake pattern from a genuine one has become quite important. It is not really as complicated, and most people should be able to do so without having to do something overly complicated.

Checking for the Sign

One of the easiest ways to establish the authenticity of Pfaltzgraff patterns is to check for the signs beneath the dish. This is considered as a great way to go about this and essentially a foolproof method to identify real patterns. All dishes that bear these patterns from the seventies have this trademark sign, which should perhaps be a reason as to why one would want to look out for them. In the rare case that you are buying an item that was made before the seventies and features this pattern, you might perhaps not find it. In this case, you would want to try the other method below.

Calling and Requesting a Catalog

Since not everyone can memorize the different Pfaltzgraff patterns that have been produced for several decades, a catalog can be used to check for authenticity. You should be able to find one of the maker's website or in other cases can call and ask for one. This is a surefire way to verify the creditability of the pattern for good. If needed, you can even seek help to double-check your claims and be on the safe side. There are a good number of experts in the field that you can make use of for this purpose.

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Technical Analysis Made Simple - Introduction to Pattern Analysis

Technical analysis is an investment approach, with a focus on price patterns to make investment decisions, as opposed to fundamental analysis. What, then, is pattern analysis? Pattern analysis is the interpretation of charts and the interpretation of patterns from those charts. This will be discussed in this article about a basic introduction to pattern analysis in technical analysis. Chart reading and concomitant pattern analyses are not simply mere memorisation of patterns and recalling of their interpretations. It is not that simple and there is more to pattern analysis than that. Any chart is a combination of differing diverse patterns and, hence, an accurate evaluation relies on chart reading skills and techniques, consistent pattern study of charts, experience in technical analysis, and personal knowledge both technical and fundamental analysis-wise, and the ability to evaluate differing and sometimes opposing indicators, to analyse and evaluate patterns in view of diverse, composite, and sometimes differing details as well as recognising patterns in charts using, in some cases, fixed and memorized formulae.

Knowing the reasons for market participant behaviours might help us in pattern analysis. There are tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, of diverse, differing and individual market participants in the stock market at any point, and these people are selling and buying securities for differing, diverse reasons, possessing various motives and from various financial positions. It is all very complex and not simple at all. Trying to figure out why participants are buying and selling can be daunting and very challenging. Chart patterns are therefore useful, because they place buying and selling into a kind of limited perspective by consolidating supply and demand into a single consolidated picture. As a complete, consolidated visual record of trading, the patterns in stock charts thus provide a framework to analyse stock market movements and can have data that can be extrapolated: simply, chart patterns can help us analyse the big picture, so pattern analysis is indeed a key skill of technical analysis.

Pattern analysis can be used to make short or long term forecasts. Yet, it should be noted, technical analysis can be science and also art. For instance, what is the long term as opposed to the short term? Interpretation plays a role, so experience is key. In addition, pattern recognition can be open to personal and biased interpretation and is subject to bias. To defend ourselves against bias and to confirm actual, proper interpretations, other fields from technical analysis should be used to verify (or refute) conclusions based on pattern analysis. While patterns may seem similar, in reality, no two patterns are exactly the same. False breakouts and exceptions are all par for the course. Hence, consistent and constant study of various charts and the concomitant experience is required for successful pattern analysis.

In addition, there is more to pattern analysis than all that. It is also important to acknowledge that prices trend, and that pattern history repeats itself often. An uptrend indicates that demand is in control, and, on the other hand, a downtrend indicates that supply is in control. These uptrends and downtrends are all reflected in the price movements and pattern analysis must take them into account. Also, and furthermore, the vast majority of patterns in charts fall into two main groups: either a reversal or continuation. (These terms are all key to understanding technical analysis - since technical analysis is technical, there are many "technical" terms.) Reversal patterns in charts indicate a change of trend. Continuation patterns in charts indicate a pause, and indicate that the previous direction before that will resume after a while. However, just because a pattern forms after an advance or decline does not mean simply or simplistically that it is a reversal pattern. Much actually relies here on prior price actions, volume, and other indicators, as the price pattern evolves. This is where technical analysis stops being a science, but really and definitely becomes an art form.

To conclude the introduction to pattern analysis: pattern analysis is the reading of charts and their patterns, but that is not all. Sometimes, discerning charts and patterns requires insight into market behaviour by the many and diverse market participants. Yet, pattern recognition is not a science, but an art sometimes; analysis is hard to do. Hence, the keys to successful pattern analysis are dedication to learning and technical analysis education, a focus by limiting charts and chart reading methods to those known well, and consistency in one's work ethic, which means that one should maintain charts regularly and study key and recurring patterns often to gain both knowledge and experience. Good luck with your introduction and foray into technical analysis and pattern analysis!

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TCM Pattern Differentiation In GERD

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is an incredibly common complaint in clinical practice. According to The Merck Manual Online, "Incompetence of the lower esophageal sphincter allows reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus, causing burning pain. Prolonged reflux may lead to esophagitis, stricture, and rarely metaplasia or malignancy. Diagnosis is clinical, sometimes with endoscopy, with or without acid testing. Treatment involves lifestyle modification, acid suppression using proton pump inhibitors, and sometimes surgical repair. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is common, occurring in 30 to 40% of adults. It also occurs frequently in infants, typically beginning at birth."

The complications of this disorder include esophagitis, peptic esophageal ulcer, esophageal stricture, Barrett's esophagitis or esophageal adenocarcinoma. The primary symptom of GERD is heartburn with or without regurgitation of acid into the mouth which may be accompanied by vomiting, irritability, anorexia and sometimes chronic aspiration (in infants) and cough, hoarseness or wheezing (in adults with chronic aspiration). Treatment strategies in Western medicine include elevation of the head of the bed; avoidance of coffee, alcohol, fats and smoking; and the use of proton-pump inhibition drugs (including omeprazole, lansoprazole, esomeprazole, ranitidine, metoclopramide).1

In the case of GERD (at least the kind with the symptom of acid regurgitation) we have a rare 1:1 correlation of the allopathic disease description and the Chinese disease category. The Tun Suan "acid regurgitation" disease category of Chinese medicine is where GERD is naturally at home. According to Sionneau and Gang in The Treatment of Disease in TCM, there are three pattern differentiations to be considered in the treatment of GERD with Chinese medicine. Those patterns are as follows:

1. Liver fire invading the stomach (treatment principles: clear the liver and harmonize the stomach; formula: modified Zuo Jin Wan; acupoints: CV-13, CV-11, LV-2, GB-34CV-12, ST-36, UB-17, PC-6, ST-44)

2. Cold dampness obstructing internally (treatment principles: rectify the qi, transform dampness, and harmonize the center coupled with clearing heat; formula: modified Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang; acupoints: CV-13, CV-12, CV-10, SP-9, GB-34, CV-17, PC-6, ST-36, TB-6)

3. Food accumulating & stagnating in the stomach (treatment principles: harmonize the center and disperse stagnation; formula: modified Bao He Wan; acupoints: CV-21, ST-20, CV-12, ST-36, SP-4, ST-25, TB-6, PC-6)2

I generally encourage patients of mine to consider the Chinese medicine approach to the management of this disorder to avoid the side effects of proton pump inhibitors which include headache, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain nausea and rash.

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Making a Statement With Clutch Bag Decorations

On a small but attractive item like a designer clutch bag, decorative touches can help to make the bag stand out more while expressing your own distinctive sense of style. These touches can take many different forms, limited only by the possibilities of the available materials and the imagination of the bag's creator.

Some handmade purses from individual artisans may actually be literally unique, while in the commercial field, there is such a huge variety - a cornucopia of different bags and bag styles - that you are unlikely to ever see another person carrying the same purse you are, letting you know that your fashion statement has a flourish that is your own: a signature of sorts.

One type of decoration is in the form of abstract but decorative objects added to the outside of the purse. A piece of light mesh artistically curled around the outside of the designer clutch bag gives a sense of lightness and airy delicacy, while patterns of beads can look elegant, dressy, and sparkly. The surfaces of the purse may have stamping or flowing, artistic stitching in a different color if they are leather, or may have brocade detailing if they are cloth.

Clasps are an area of clutch bag design that is frequently used for decorative detailing. They can be studded with Swarovski crystals or rhinestones, and are even occasionally ornamented with sculptural forms such as flowers, acanthus leaves, or even skulls. Silver or gold filigree is another frequently-used material for ornate clasps, giving a look that is simultaneously energetic and dignified.

The use of different colors is another simple but effective way of making a statement. You will make an out-of-the-ordinary impact with various combination's of two colors - thin lines of black on white, thin lines of white on black, and large, bold alternations of black and white will each convey their own fashion message, for example, allowing you to pick the one that best suits your own statement.

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How To Use Pattern In Interior Decor To Decorate Your Home

If you are looking for new ideas to decorate your home, then consider the use of pattern in your interior decor.

So how do you use pattern, and what kind of effect can it have? Well, in this article, let's have a look at a few ideas on how to use this method of interior decor, and the styles of home that it will suit. The use of pattern is not only suited to country homes. As you'll see, it's much more versatile than this.

Here are 3 top ways to make use pattern in your home:

1. Use patterned wallpaper as a feature in a room.

In the past wallpaper was used mainly in elegant styled homes. But now, wallpaper has made a comeback not only in the classic home but in modern decor as well. There are 3 current trends in wallpaper use in the home.

The first is the use of subtle and elegant wallpaper of a classic or French styled home. These usually use light tones such as beiges, greens, blues and browns, and are featured in a variety of elegant, curved designs. The second is the use of richly colored wallpaper in an elegant home, in the colors of rich reds and browns. And the third trend is the use of a patterned wallpaper with a twist, in modern homes and high-rise New York apartments.

When done tastefully, this can add a real sense of atmosphere and even excitement to a room or home.

2. Use a patterned curtain or window treatment.

Curtains have always been in fashion, and the use of pattern in a curtain is certainly in high demand. The secret here is to use a pattern that will continue to have appeal for a long time.

Some of the most popular styles include Brocade, Damask and Mille-Fleurs with a modern style. What you should consider is the overall color scheme and style of your home. Your curtains should match this. Some patterns are subtle and are represented by 3 or 4 repeating motifs of designs or leaves, while others are bolder and bring will more attention to themselves.

Have a look at some display centers and request a swatch to take home with you as well.

3. Use soft furnishings.

This is perhaps the simplest way to add pattern to any room. The idea here is to use a few featured pieces of soft furnishings to bring color and pattern to any setting.

Items such as cushions, throws and rugs can add pattern and points of interest to a room setting. These can complement the rest of the decor but be a shade lighter or darker to give it some highlighting. Or they can be more contrasting in color if the room needs some stronger highlighting.

The main consideration here is style. The style of the soft furnishing should go well with the rest of the decor. This way, it will belong yet add a contribution of its own.

So there you have it.

You now have the 3 top tips when it comes to the use of pattern in your home decor. As with the use of color, you can transform the feel of a room with pattern. So have a look at homes and display centers which feature various kinds of decor, to find designs that suit your particular setting and that appeal to your own tastes.

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Valentine Smitten Knitting Pattern

Knitting Pattern for a Valentine Smitten - The Glove for Couples to Wear Together.
Tired of struggling with holding hands while wearing gloves? The Smitten is the Glove for Two, which allows you to actually hold hands while your hands are snug and warm inside the smitten.

A "must have" for couples and Valentine Love Birds.

To Knit the Valentine Smitten a glove made for two you will need...

Yarn: 50g Double Knitting Wool
Needles: 4 double-ended needles sized - Metric 3mm, UK 11 and US 2
Finished Sized: 20cm from top of the smitten tot he bottom and 17cm wide.

The Smitten Cuffs
Cast on 44 stitches evenly on the 3 needles and rib (knit a stitch, purl a stitch) 20 rounds.

Next Round: *K3, Inc in next stitch* to end
Knit 4 rounds straight

Next Round: Cast off the first 13 stitches, and knit the remaining stitches and leave on spare needles. (42 Stitches)
Knit another cuff in the same way but do not put it onto spear needles instead continue as so...

The Smitten
Knit across the stitches on the spare needle so that the two cast on edges are together (84 Stitches)
Divide the stitches across the 3 needles evenly so that there are 28 stitches on each needle.
Knit 24 rounds straight.

Decreasing the Smitten
Next Round: sl1, k1, psso knit to last 2 stitches on that needle K2 tog - repeat on each of the 3 needles in the round.

Next and every alternate round - Knit
Repeat the decreasing rounds until there are 42 stitches remaining ending with a Knit round.

Shaping the Bottom of the Smitten
1 Round: *K2, K2 tog* to last 2 stitches, K2
Next and every alternate round - Knit
3 Round: *K1, K2 tog* to last 2 stitches, K2
5 Round: *K2 tog* to End

Thread the end of the yarn through the remaining stitches and through the loop of the yarn itself and draw up the knitting tightly and finish off.

Sew wool ends in, and sew the cast on edges together and turn the smitten right sides out. The smitten is now ready for wearing. The smitten can also be worn alone as a muff. To keep your hands that are not inside the smitten warm you need to also knit a conventional pair of mittens or gloves.

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Submit Your Crochet Pattern Designs

If you love to crochet and are looking for ways to make money with your hobby, one of the best ways to do this is to learn to design your own crochet patterns and then sell the designs. The first thing you should do is study other patterns on how they are written and how the stitches are used in the design. Once you have your first design, have your friends and family test your pattern to make sure that it's clear and understandable.

After you have the basics mastered you should set up a blog or website and post your crochet pattern designs there for comments and exposure to your designs. It is a good way to open the door for praise and critiques which will help you to become more comfortable as you gain more experience.

Once you have mastered the art you can start submitting your crochet pattern designs to yarn companies, magazines, and other websites either for money or just to get more exposure.

The best way to go about this is to find websites or magazines who will post your name along with your crochet pattern designs. Even if you don't get paid for this at first, it is well worth your time because it will help to establish you as a crochet pattern designer. Crocheters will begin to recognize your name and will begin to trust your designs. It will increase your chances of being accepted by yarn companies and paying magazines or websites because they can look at the designs which you have created already. This basically acts as your resume or work reference.

Also it will help out tremendously if you ever decide to publish your own collection of patterns either in an e-book or hard copy. If people have learned to trust your free designs they will be more likely to purchase your patterns or pattern books.

For more information on how to get started and submit your patterns visit the sites below.

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Female Pattern Baldness

Female pattern baldness can be termed as a major problem for women. This disease makes women have baldness in a bit similar pattern as men have in male pattern baldness. It can start even in teenage.

What can be the causes of this female baldness?

There are various causal factors of female pattern baldness among women. The production of androgenetic hormones and its effect on hair follicles can be termed as the main reason.

Role of androgen - The male hormone androgen plays key role in female pattern baldness, as they do in male pattern baldness.

Adrenal glands and ovaries are the main sources of androgens in females. Androgens like dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) produced by the adrenal glands can be converted to testosterone by enzymes.

In females it is dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) from the adrenal glands that plays the key precursor of DHT. It needs conversion by both alpha 5 reductase enzymes and hydroxysteroid hydrogenase isomerase enzyme.

Genetic factor - Genes inherited from parents play a very important role in female pattern baldness. You may develop this problem if, suppose, your grandmother was suffering from it.

Alopecia Areata - Another cause of female baldness is Alopecia Areata. It causes a patchy hair loss from the scalp and sometimes eyebrows. And in this case the hair loss can be episodic and recurrent.

Traction alopecia - Traction alopecia also figures among the list of causes. It entails consistent traction pressure on hair follicles. One possible cause of traction alopecia is tight braiding.

Trichotillomania - The compulsive hair plucking called Trichotillomania also contributes to the cause of hair loss.

Telogen effluvium - Telogen effluvium also plays a causal factor in female baldness. It causes accelerated hair loss that may have hormonal, nutritional, drug-associated or stress-associated causes.

Post-pregnancy factor - The problem can also occur as post-pregnancy development. It is sometimes found to happen after the discontinuation of birth-control pills. The condition is often accompanied by other signs of hormonal imbalance including excess facial and body hair.

Female pattern hair loss characteristics

In female pattern baldness, the hair of the affected woman starts thinning over the top and front of the head. It is possible for any woman to face the problem. However, women generally suffer from this problem after their menopause.

On an average, women lose around 100-125 hairs per day. It is a normal condition. The condition is apparently serious when the hair loss frequency is higher.

The pattern of hair loss may vary from person to person. However, the hair loss patterns may include the following -

o Diffuse hair thinning over the entire scalp, often with more conspicuous thinning toward the back of the scalp.

o Diffuse hair thinning over the entire scalp, with more conspicuous thinning toward the front of the scalp without involving the frontal hairline.

o Diffuse hair thinning over the entire scalp, with more conspicuous thinning toward the front of the scalp, while involving and sometimes breaching the frontal hairline.

Women suffering from female pattern baldness tend to have miniaturizing hairs of varying diameters over all affected areas of the scalp. Hair miniaturizing is a feature of androgenetic alopecia. However, the condition may also be related to other causes. For example, in post-menopausal stage a woman's hair may experience miniaturization and become difficult to style.

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Review Of Dan Zanger Chart Pattern - Does Dan Zanger's Chart Pattern Really Perform?

Review Of Dan Zanger's Chart Pattern Chart Pattern and Dan Zanger is not a system or method, but is an advisory and teaching service.

Dan is the world record holder for the largest percent change for a personal portfolio in a 12 month period of time, and an 18 month period of time in the history of the stock market, making Dan millions of dollars over the time period. This can be verified and has been audited, which is shown at the main Chart Pattern site

Dan first hit the media spotlight in December 2000 when he was featured in a Fortune Magazine article which you can read on the main site Dan is a technical stock analyst and focuses on the most explosive stocks in the stock market today.

He does an evening newsletter four times a week for active traders and proactive investors focusing on the most explosive stocks for long positions and when appropriate, for shorting.

If you want to be spoon fed trades from a real pro and learn at the same time, Dan is your guy. Dan encourages you to learn to do what he does, and teaches you in the process of giving you his trades. This guy is a world's record holder, enough said.

Be aware, if you only trade options, some of his trades are stocks only. My experience has been that most of the trades he gives do have options available.

You do need to do some thinking for yourself, and keep an eye on the market. Dan will be the first to tell you, that if a trade doesn't go as planned, you need to exit the market quickly to preserve your money.

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Resize a Quilling Pattern - Three Simple Techniques to Make Any Design Work For You

Quilling patterns fall into two common groups: written patterns, which specify the paper strip lengths needed to create the various coils and scrolls used to complete the project as designed, and outlines of the finished design, similar to those found in coloring books, that the crafter fills in with various quilled shapes. Frequently, however, you'll find that the design, in its original form, is the wrong size for what you have in mind. You may need to reduce or enlarge it to make the finished quillwork fit your project space. Adjusting the size of your pattern for your own personal use is really quite simple once you know which technique to use when.

Adjust the paper strip length. If you have a written pattern, you can alter the lengths of the paper strips used to create the quills, thus making the finished quillwork larger or smaller than the original pattern. For example, if you want a finished piece of quillwork twice as large as the pattern, make quills with paper strips that are twice as long as specified. For a finished piece that is half the size of the pattern, reduce the quilling strip length by half. With some practice, you will discover the size of the paper strip that will give you the size quill you desire. Be sure to adjust all of the strips used for each type of coil or scroll to keep the finished quillwork proportional.

Resize the graphic file before printing. If you are using an outline pattern that is in digital form, simply resize the file to the desired height and width before printing. If you are using a printed picture, you can scan it first to turn it into a digital file and then resize it before printing a new smaller or larger version that you can use.

Use the grid method to make a scaled copy. This is an old-fashioned technique used mainly before the days of scanners and computers, but it can still come in handy if you have a pattern drawing and no modern tools are available. First, draw a grid resembling graph paper with squares approximately 1/8 inch over the original design. To enlarge the pattern, take a separate clean piece of paper and draw a grid with the same number of squares as those drawn on the original, but make the squares larger (1/4 inch would double the size of the pattern). Copy the outline of the design from the original pattern to the second piece of paper, drawing the pattern in square by square. Use this same procedure to reduce the original pattern, but make the squares on the second sheet correspondingly smaller.

There is no reason to shy away from a quilling pattern just because it isn't the exact size you need. Now that you know three great techniques for resizing your pattern you can make any quilling design work for you.

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Trend Reversal Patterns - Head-and-Shoulders Pattern

Currency movements occurring on Forex are captured and translated by means of charts and other tools. The collected information is going to be analyzed technically and enframed within a certain pattern. Traders strategically plan their next move on the currency market basing their decisions on results derived from charts. The formations of such charts are selected according to their relevance and significance to the current trend of the currency that underlies it. The end of a trend is signaled by means of formations known as reversal patterns. An underlying currency trend is confirmed to be intact through chart formations called continuation patterns.

The article will restrict itself to a more general presentation of trend reversal patterns. The most significant types of such category of patterns are:

head-and-shoulders and inverse head-and-shoulders;
double tops and double bottoms;
triple tops and triple bottoms.

In the following lines, the text is going to linger around the first reversal pattern, that is the one named head-and-shoulders. It is one of the most trustworthy and reliable chart formations. It is made of three consecutive rallies. The first and the last rallies (called shoulders) are of the about same height, whereas the second rally is the highest and is known as the head. The same support line serves as the basis of all three rallies and it is named the neckline.

The neckline is studied within several points, out of which the first is called the starting point. Prior to the earlier mentioned one, the neckline is a resistance line. The breaking of a resistance line results in the emergence of a significant support line. The points that follow the starting one study and render the bounce movements of price. Under a heavy volume, the neckline is broken and, consequently, the trend reversal is confirmed. The retesting of the neckline is done by means of a retracement, with the condition that the support line is broken.

The head-and-shoulders formation is useful as it generates important signals for traders. One such formation provides the following information:

the support line;
the resistance line;
the price direction;
the price target.

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Three Hairstyles For Male Pattern Baldness

Most men lose hair as they age. I certainly have and so you probably have too. Worse yet, it's progressive; you keep losing more hair as time goes on. Most men wish they had they hair and youth back, but fortunately it's not the most important thing and there are solutions.

There are natural solutions such as herbs that may help and have been used for centuries, medical solutions including medications and surgery, and all matter of quackery that probably does absolutely nothing! There are plenty of scams that will only relieve you of your money but that do not grow hair.

The easiest solutions have to do with hairstyles. Just arranging your hair, or lack or it, in a pleasing way that works for you.

The first idea, for those with moderate or beginning hair loss, is simply to grow your hair longer. You may also have it arranged to obscure your thinning hair. I'm not advocate severe comb overs, which look horrible on most men, but talk to your stylist or barber.

The second approach is short hair. Hey, you are an adult male and losing hair is very masculine. It's caused by testosterone after all. Many balding men look great with short hair, for example a number 2 or 3 buzz cut. You are not a little boy and you don't need to look like one.

Approach three is very fashion lately and is the total head shave. Not all men look great totally bald, but women think many of us do. It's an option to consider and most men should probably give it a try.

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Stained Glass Pattern Making

Stained Glass is one of many dying arts. However it is making a come back. Designs can be traditional, modern, abstract or realistic. Learn how to create your own designs for stained glass. The Do's and Don'ts, and what needs to be considered when drawing up a pattern. Leaded or copper foil panels can be fitted directly into a wooden frame or enclosed within a double glazing unit, in effect triple glazing a window. Free Hanging pieces can also be made, such as Sun-catchers, mirrors, wall decorations, clocks, candle holders, and many more.

Before you start a pattern it is a good idea to be aware of some of the restrictions that are specific to working with glass in either the leaded or copper foil methods. When your pattern is complete, and ready to be made feel free to contact me via my website details of which can be found at the end of the article

Try to avoid a cross roads (X) or lines that go straight across from one side to another in your pattern especially for copper foil as this would be a weak point in the finished piece. (this is not so important for lead work, and many traditional patterns do include these shapes, but it is still better to be avoided if possible).

Try to avoid internal right angels (or sharper as in the letter V). as the glass would most likely crack spreading from the point of the right angle. Therefore there needs to be line running from any points (similar to the letter Y).

Try not to do a pattern with too much detail. This is especially important for leaded work as if the pieces of glass are too small, they will not be seen because of the lead. Think will the right glass add the detail for me.

The more detail there is, the larger the piece will need to be. This will not necessarily make the piece harder to make, unless it is very large, then handling the large sheets of glass can just make it plain awkward.

Some of the pattern will be lost due to it being covered by the lead or copper foil (a larger amount will be lost when using lead than when using copper foil). the amount lost will depend on the thickness' used. For a piece A4 size, 8 or 10 mm lead is sufficient but thicker lead my be required for larger pieces, or for round the edge. Rather than detracting from the pattern, it can be a feature in a well planned pattern.

Things that you will need for pattern making include: Paper (lining paper is useful as if it gets wet when the piece is being made it will not disintegrate), tracing paper/acetate, pencil, marker pen, ruler, eraser, ruler and or tape measure depending on size. A true stained glass designer is able to create a pieces using a variety of methods. These include:

Creating a pattern to match existing panels or windows.
Creating a pattern from photo's.
Adapting existing patterns.
Working from an idea.

Before starting the pattern for a fitted piece the size needs to be determined, the best way to do this is to use 2 methods.

Measure the opening to tight fit (the are a behind the beading that the glass will fit into) across several points, height and width.
Place paper over the area and draw round the area of tight fit.

Using both of these methods ensures that the pattern will be the right size and shape (the opening may not be truly rectangular or square) Next it is a good idea to draw a line 5mm in from 2 sides (this allows for ease of fitting and a little bit of room for error when the piece is being made). straighten up the remaining 2 sides.The pattern can the be drawn within the interior lines.

Creating a pattern to match existing panels or windows

Is the place where the new stained glass piece going to go the same size as any existing ones? If so the easiest way to created a pattern would be with tracing paper, or to do a rubbing (as when you were a child doing leaf rubbings) If not:

Take photo's of the existing panels so that you know what you are working to.

Draw a grid to scale over both the photo and on the paper the pattern will be drawn on, (this could be simply 2 lines to divide into quarters, or a grid with more lines depending on the detail) this will help keep the pattern to scale and details of the pattern in place.

Keep in mind the new piece may not be the same shape and pattern details may need to be stretched or squashed

Start to draw the details of the pattern in, using the gridded photo for reference.

Creating a pattern from photos

Artistic licence may need to be used for colours, shapes and backgrounds.

Print out the photo as near to the size wanted as possible. If the photo can not be printed to the exact size. Draw a grid to scale over both the photo and on the paper the pattern will be drawn on, (this could be simply 2 lines to divide into quarters, or a grid with more lines depending on the detail) this will help keep the pattern to scale and details of the pattern in place.

look at the photo with a critical eye. What detail can be missed out (whether textured or patterned glass can add it, i.e. as for fur in an animal).

Trace over the lines that will be kept with a marker pen.

if the highlighted sections conform with the restrictions of working with glass, if not then add any extra lines that are needed, or alter shapes slightly.

When happy with the pattern trace over the altered image and the pattern is finished.

Adapting existing patterns

Pattern books can be very useful but there may be certain aspects of a pattern that you don't like, or may just want to alter. This may be especially true for free hanging pieces as the shape can be altered by missing out sections from the edges, or interest added by missing bits out from the middle (try not to weaken the piece make sure that each bit has at least 2 points of contact). Alternatively extra pieces can be added for greater detail or interest.

Photo copy or trace the pattern
Place tracing paper over the pattern and draw over the aspects that are wanted, and changing any details that are required.

Working from an idea (this needs the greatest amount of drawing skill)

It may be a very detailed and specific idea (I like the view from my garden which includes a view of Criffel, with the trees and the fields) or vague (i.e. I like hills and sunsets). In the first instance it would be advisable to take a photo to work from. Whereas in the second instance a little more questioning may be required (do you live close to a specific hill that might have inspired you, if so then it could be advisable to include the shape of the hill, if not just a general hill shape may be fine to use.

If the piece is a fitted piece follow the guideline lines mentioned earlier. For free hanging decide on the size.

Roughly sketch out the design, until you are happy with the way it looks

View the design with a critical eye to see if the design fits in with the restrictions. Asking a 2nd person to view the design (telling them what is needed) can be a good idea, as aspects can often be missed.

Alter anything that needs to be altered.

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Crochet a Free Crochet Hat Pattern

It's National Sewing month in September. Just because it's sewing month, you shouldn't forget about crocheting. You don't have to keep your mind on sewing, so crochet something nice. I'm always on the lookout for free crochet patterns, sometimes I don't have much luck, but you can always find something online.

I love flowers and I love the way they smell. I thought to myself one day, why not find some free crochet flower patterns. It's perfect. If I crochet a flower it will never wilt or die. We have many crochet flower patterns to share.

Free crochet flower hat patterns can also be found on our site. My grandma always used to make free crochet patterns for herself, friends and family. I have a hat that she made with a ball on top. It's my winter hat that I adore so much. I remember she made this really neat crochet flower hat pattern for one of my sisters. It was a brown hat with light blue yarn for the flower. I was jealous she got the cool hat and I only got the plain brown one.

Did you know that you can crochet flowers themselves? I'm getting married next summer and I'm trying to save money. I've come to realization that flowers are going to be one of the most expensive things for the wedding. I came across a free crochet flower pattern and I fell in love with it right away. It looked just like a bouquet of regular flowers except they were made with yarn. I wouldn't have to worry about the travel for the flowers either, if they fall over it's ok. Water won't fall out of a vase and they won't break. This may be the newest invention no one has heard of yet.

The flowers I was planning on using for my wedding were Gerber Daisies. They just have a fun shape and beautiful bright colors. I learned I can create my own crochet daisy bouquet. It'll never be as great as my grandma's crochet flower hat pattern, but it will still be beautiful. Just picturing what the whole day will look like makes me smile.

I'm not sure if there's a National Crochet month, but if not, there should be. Start crocheting all your beautiful patterns now. Get ahead of the game and crochet some nice things for Christmas gifts, you'll be glad you did. And don't forget about all the free crochet flower patterns we have to offer.

Do something nice for yourself or for others. Crochet a beautiful piece and send it to a charity. This will make you feel good about yourself and it will help somebody out. Crochet an Afghan to keep a baby warm, you can find patterns on our site. Free crochet flower hat patterns would look adorable on a little boy or girl. Crochet hats are always nice to have for the winter time, especially this winter. The way the weather has been who knows what kind of winter we're going to have. So start crocheting those patterns.

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How to Read a Knitting Pattern With Multiple Colors of Yarn

Reading a Knitting Pattern with Multiple Colors

If you see various colors in the photo of a knitting pattern, the pattern might call for at least one ball of yarn for each color. (There are exceptions, and I'll talk about them later.)

The confirmation is in the Materials section of the header of the knitting pattern. You might see something like the following:

A: Black - 1 ball
B: Red - 1 ball

In this example, A refers to Color A, the first color, the color that is probably used most, and B refers to Color B, or the second color.

The two colors might also be called:

MC and CC (for Main and Contrasting colors)
MC and CA (for Main and Color A)
CA and CB (for Color A and Color B)

Yes, pattern writers will say what they want - there are no standards. But the list above covers most cases.

Of course, if there are more than two colors, then the list of letters will get larger.

MC, CA, CB, CC, CD would be for a main color with 4 different contrasting colors.
A, B, C, D, E would be for 5 colors. There is no hint as to which is used most.
The MC and CC combination is only used for 2 colors, a Main and a Contrasting color.

Color Choices

Of course, you do not need to follow the color choices as written by the pattern designer.

As an example, most Halloween projects feature black/white/orange - but maybe you want to create a black pumpkin with an orange mouth!

Otherwise, do what you want - let your own imagination shine through.

In the Instructions Section

The knitting pattern will usually have the word WITH before whatever color code letters are used. Examples:

Row 1: (RS). With MC, purl across.
Row 1: (RS). With A, K2. With B, K3. With A, K2.

The Exception: A Single Ball of Yarn with Multiple Colors

Years ago, if you saw a knitting pattern photo with lots of colors, you knew immediately that you would need balls of yarn in each of those colors.

These days, there is always the possibility that the pattern designer is taking advantage of one of the many multi-colored yarns that the manufacturers provide. They may be variegated, self-striping, or self-patterning. One type of yarn is especially designed for sock knitting, so that an interesting color pattern emerges as you are knitting.

You will know this to be the case when you see a reference to only one color in the Materials section of the header of the knitting pattern. And usually that will be a specific yarn. If you substitute yarns, you will likely not be able to duplicate the effect.

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How to Fit a Sewing Pattern Without Altering the Original Pattern

Once you've purchased your sewing pattern, whether you've chosen to buy a paper pattern or you've printed it from the internet, you'll need to make sure it fits!

Most patterns will come in multiple sizes, all you need to do is cut the size you require. One top tip, is not to presume all sizing is the same, different manufacturers will use different sizing, the sizing may also be different depending on where the sewing pattern originated from, e.g. patterns from the UK will have different sizing to those from the USA. So make sure you check the measurements rather than the actual size.

However, it's more than likely that the sewing pattern will not fit you straight away, this is simply because the patterns are based on average measurements, and most people do not fit into the average measurements bracket.

To fit a sewing pattern without doing and major pattern alterations, check your measurements against the sizing guide and choose one size larger overall than you need. Cut the pattern to this size.

You'll now need to purchase a cheap fabric such as muslin. Cut the fabric to the pattern directions, and pin the edges in place, and baste together. This is should be done quite quickly and loosely.

Next try on the muslin garment; you'll be able to see where the garment doesn't fit. With the help of a friend (or using a tailors bust that is your size), work your way around the seams of the garment, pinning them in closer to the body where they need to be adjusted. You may also need to adjust any darts. When you are happy, remove the garment and draw lines on the muslin where you've just pinned.

Open out the garment and remove all the pins and basting. You should now be left with a fabric sewing pattern that has additional lines. Noting what the seam allowance is based on the original pattern; add the seam allowances to the lines you have drawn on the fabric. Trim off any excess.

You may at this point wish to re-baste everything back together and try it on again, but this is optional and will require extra time.

Next use the fabric pattern instead of your paper pattern to cut the main fabric and stitch the pieces together permanently as directing in the instructions included with your pattern. Your pattern should now be a much better fit.

Of course this method is a body forming fitting process, and requires no direct alteration to the original sewing pattern. But if you are confident with pattern alterations, you may prefer to alter the original pattern rather than relying on this method as it may provide better results faster if done correctly.

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Male Pattern Hair Loss, Causes Behind It and Treatment Options

Male Pattern Baldness is a nightmare for all men around the world. The reason for this is that the hair loss due to this condition is not reversible and is permanent.

Once a person starts losing hair and is diagnosed with male pattern baldness, there is nothing one can do except live with the fact that they are going bald and start treatments immediately to try and control the progress of the hair loss.

Male pattern baldness occurs in almost half the men below sixty years of age and in about two-thirds of men when they reach their mid sixties. In some cases it can occur as early as in the teenage years.

While there is no treatment yet that will stop the hair loss and regrow hair, the real cause behind this condition has now been understood quite clearly.

Scientists have now come to a conclusion that male pattern baldness is the result of the action of the male sex hormone Di-hydrotestosterone or DHT on the hair follicles which causes the follicles to shrink and eventually die, producing no hair at all. DHT is synthesized by the enzyme 5 alpha reductase. When this DHT binds to the hair receptors, it causes the follicles to shrink in size and produce thinner hair over time.

It should be noted that DHT is present in the scalp of all normal men, but for men with the baldness gene, the hair follicles are sensitive to DHT.

It is therefore quite logical that the only way to combat the effects of male pattern baldness is to cut down the production of DHT or in other words, control the secretion and synthesis of DHT by 5-a-reductase.

There are two FDA approved treatments available for treating male pattern baldness; Minoxidil and Finasteride.

Although they do not stop hair loss completely, they are quite effective in controlling and in some cases even reversing hair loss. Finasteride was originally used as a treatment for prostate cancer but it later showed good results in treating pattern baldness. It works by blocking 5-a-reductase which converts testosterone to DHT. Finasteride is most effective in stopping the hair loss from progressing and has no effect in regrowing new hair. Another drug by the name of minoxidil does exactly this, that is it stimulates regrowth of hair. It works by increasing blood flow to the hair follicles thus promoting growth of stronger and healthier hair.

It should be noted that once these treatments have started, they should be used throughout ones lifetime or else whatever hair the drugs regrew will eventually fall out. It should also be noted that it can take up to 6 months to see any significant results.

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How to Develop a Pattern for Catching Bass - Part 2

Part 2 - Developing a Pattern Based On Seasonal Tendencies of Bass

By viewing pattern fishing from the seasonal tendencies of bass, you simplify finding and catching bass on any given day. You start with a simple pattern that may or may not have to be fine tuned for local conditions.

Winter:

Water is cold, even in central Arkansas. Water temperature is usually in the mid to upper 30's. Here comes that one day where air temps are in the 50's, you have been cooped up for a while and you want to go fishing. Where do I start and what lures do I use? Remember the general tendencies: During this period the bass are most lethargic. They tend to stay in one place and do not move far or fast to eat. The best bet is a large tributary or the main lake with areas having a fast descent into deep water. Vertical rock bluffs or steep banks with gravel or chunk rock on them. Try to pinpoint areas that have fallen trees or stumps along the slopes.

Fish slowly. Try slow rolling a 1 ounce spinnerbait, a pig and jig, a grub on a jig head, or a jigging spoon.

Prespawn:

Water temperature is in the mid to upper 50's. Bass are beginning to stage for spawning and males are starting to frequent bedding areas in order to find and build nests. Bass are foraging for food prior to the spawn. Starting spots will be humps, points at the mouth of a spawning cove and areas between the deep water and the spawning area.

During this period bass are reasonably active and feeding. Try chunking and winding a spinnerbait, burning a Rat-L-Trap, a Texas-rigged plastic worm or lizard, a jig and pig, a jerk baits or a Carolina-rigged lizard.

Spawn:

Largemouth Bass generally begin the spawn when water temperature reaches the high 60's or low 70's. The month or months vary widely depending on which region of the country you are in. The full moon has a drastic impact on this cycle also. Rule of thumb is that the spawn occurs 3 days before the full moon and last till 3 days following the full moon. The spawn may take place over a couple of months. Here on Lake Ouachita, where I reside, the bass spawn in waves in March, April and May. During this period, bass are concentrated in one spot - the beds. They only move to protect the bed or their eggs. They do not eat during this period but will strike baits that appear to be a threat to the nest or eggs.

You are going to be sight fishing for visible bass on beds in reasonably shallow water. The best baits are a Texas-rigged worm or lizard, Senko, slow rolling a spinnerbait, a gitzit, a tube or a jig and pig.

TIP: Be sure to wear your Polaroid sunglasses and you will be able to see the bass on the beds.

I personally am not in favor of fishing for bedding fish. That is my preference because the spawn is so important to the continuation of the species in our lakes. If you should catch a spawning big-bellied female, please release her after you have taken pictures.

Postspawn:

The male and female bass are now protecting the fry. The majority of the time the fry will be in a tight bundle and close to the surface. The adult bass will be close by protecting them. Postspawn ends when the protecting bass pass through the fry bundle eating some as they leave. This is a signal to the fry that they are now on their own and begins the Postspawn period. Now these adult bass have not eaten for several weeks and are looking for a quick, easy meal. Bass are going to be thin and lethargic. The key to fishing these bass will be to fish slowly but there are times when bass will want a fast retrieve.

The temperature is probably in the mid 70's. Bass will leave the spawning areas and hold on the first available area with deepwater access. This might be a ledge, a rip rap or a creek channel. Top water baits, deep-diving crank baits, waking a ¾ - 1 ounce spinnerbait, Texas-rigged worms, jerk baits and the Senko will work great.

Summer:

Water temperature has risen to the 80's. Many bass move offshore during summer and fan out over the body of water. These are widely known as "dog days." Bass will gain some weight and become more aggressive. They will begin to school and chase bait. As the summer continues, the techniques and patterns will change. You will have to figure out where the bass are and play with the various techniques until you figure out what patterns will work. When these changes occur is all dependent on the weather conditions.

Bass are going to be in 15 to 30+ feet of water. Fishing for suspended fish likely becomes the name of the game. One pattern that works in this type of circumstance is to slow roll a chatterbait in the suspended fish. The pattern Scott Suggs used to win the Forrest Wood Cup tournament on Lake Ouachita this last August was to slow roll a spinnerbait over the submerged trees, occasionally bumping the tree tops, in 30+ feet of water. Top water baits will work on schooling fish and Texas-rigged plastic worms will work on humps and ridges in 15+ feet of water. Your best bet is to fish very early, daylight to 9 or 10:00 o'clock and late in the evening 7:00 o'clock until and after dark.

Fall:

Water temperatures are dropping from the mid 70's. When the days begin to cool and water temperature is 75 degrees or below, bass become active and move to flats near the main river channel. These are often loaded with logs, brush or grass. Concentrate on small pockets near these flats. Bass will be very aggressive during this period and will feed heavily prior to moving to a deeper, slower winter pattern.

Bass will be very aggressive during this period and will feed heavily prior to moving to a deeper, slower winter pattern. Use faster baits in these conditions such as top water baits like the Pop-R and Zara Spook and Rat-L-Traps, buzzbaits, and mid to shallow running crank baits.

These are some of the ways to combine water temperature, time or seasons of the year and the general tendencies of the Largemouth Bass to develop a pattern for catching bass. These are very broad patterns and specific lakes, weather conditions and habitat will require you to refine these to a specific pattern. For instance, if you ever fish Grand Lake in Oklahoma, look for willow trees in the water, especially during postspawn and spring. You find willow trees in 4-5 feet of water you will catch bass regardless of what bait you use. If you fish the Ouachita River Basin in Louisiana, look for Cyprus tree or stumps with live vegetation growing out of the stump. Nine out 10 times when throw a worm or craw worm next to the stump, you will get bit.

I hope this article has answered some of your questions about patterning bass and has given you enough information to begin developing your own patterns for the lakes you fish. Keep a tight line and remember catch and release.

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