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Alaska Gold Rush

Monday, March 15th, 2010
G M Stephens asked:

A modern day gold rush is underway. With gold prices at an all time high more and more gold seekers are heading into the gold mining fields of Arizona, Nevada, California, New Mexico, Alaska and many other places across the U.S. and other gold bearing areas of the earth. In the gold mining and prospecting world you can now routinely hear of men and women gold seekers spending thousands of dollars on gold mining and prospecting equipment they have never used, having no experience finding gold and buying worthless gold mining claims with hopes of striking it rich. Those who are mining the miners are in the real gold.

Recreational gold mining and prospecting has become a popular outdoor recreation in a number of countries, including New Zealand (especially in Otago), Australia, South Africa, Wales (at Dolaucothi and in Gwynedd), in Canada and in the United States especially in western states but also elsewhere. Recreational gold mining is almost entirely small-scale placer mining.

Placer gold mining is the mining of alluvial deposits (deposits of sand and gravel in modern or ancient stream beds) for minerals. This may be done by open-pit (also called open-cast mining) or by various forms of tunneling into ancient riverbeds. Excavation may be accomplished using water pressure (hydraulic mining), surface excavating equipment or tunneling equipment.

The name derives from Spanish, placer, meaning “sandbank.” It refers to mining the precious metal deposits (particularly gold and gemstones) found in alluvial deposits. The metal or gemstones, having been moved by stream flow from an original source such as a vein, is typically only a minuscule portion of the total deposit. The containing material may be too loose to safely mine by tunneling. Where water under pressure is available, water under pressure may be used to mine, move, and separate the precious material from the deposit.

Gold mining and prospecting activities allowed on public lands vary with the agency and the location. Gold pans and shovels are commonly allowed, but sluice boxes and suction dredges may be prohibited in some areas. The Department of Agriculture in the U.S. is now of the view that recreational gold panning and gold prospecting in national forests is permitted provided that no machinery or explosives are used, no waterways are diverted, and no permanent or semi-permanent structures are built. There are public mining areas in many states, and prospecting may allow one to stake a gold placer claim or other type of gold mining claim in certain areas. Some public lands have been set aside for recreational gold panning. Some private land owners also give permission for small-scale gold mining.

The Gold Prospectors Association of America (GPAA) is an organization dedicated to finding and mining gold on a small or recreational scale. It has gold claims across America and members can work the claims for a yearly fee. The club is headquartered in Temecula, California. Most, if not all GPAA activities are in the United States. The organization was founded in 1968 to preserve and promote the great heritage of the North American Prospector. The association greatly frowns upon mining methods that harm the environment, and is against anti-prospecting bureaucracy.

The beauty of this new gold rush is we get to experience it and see the successes and failures as they unfold in the gold fields. Gold Mining and prospecting equipment sales are at an all time high, advertising in gold prospecting and mining magazines is being sold at premium prices and the BLM is processing more gold claims than anytime in the last 20 years. Metal detectors costing $4,000.00 plus designed for gold are selling like gold pans in the days of the gold rush of the 1800s. This is a very exciting time to be a gold prospector.

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What to Do in Fort Lauderdale – Take the Ghosts and Mysteries Tour

Monday, March 15th, 2010
Olga Marie asked:

 

As the burnt orange light of dusk dimmed into deep, dark blue on the evening western horizon, Scarlet the Wiccan ghost tour guide of Fort Lauderdale did her glide-walk around the corner of Las Olas and Andrews to meet tonight’s group of ghost hunters in the Ghosts, Mysteries and Legends tour.

It is what to do in Fort Lauderdale beyond the pale of the ordinary. Are you drawn to the mysterious, the unknown and the explained? Then this is your thing to do in Fort Lauderdale — under the cover of the night sky.

For most ghost tour guides giving a ghost tour, it is merely a night job to make extra income. But for Ms. Scarlet the Wiccan, dealing with the spirits is part of her life. “I believe in the afterlife,” she says, “and that is a part of my daily life. The spirits are always with me. As they are with all of us.”

She adds, “Ghosts have felt the need to reveal themselves to me since I was four. My first visitation was from a great aunt. I didn’t realize she was a ghost until I told my mom about the lady in my room. My mom gathered up the old photo albums and asked me to show her who it was. The lady I selected was my great aunt who had passed three days before I was born.”

“I wear a black dress, black cape and top hat. It is not simply part and parcel of an entertaining night out with someone wearing late 19th century attire. Black is traditionally worn to protect from evil spirits. So this getup actually has a purpose, no matter where a ghost tour is.”

This is not your ordinary ghost tour. It is more like taking the first class in a the course of How a Wizard Deals with the Spirits of the Night. More importantly she has fun on the tour, as a result, so do the guests – particularly the children. They are fascinated by Ms Scarlet’s collection of amulets, charms, incense and stones along with diving rods and a laser thermometer, which she uses to find and bring out the spirits of the Netherworld. The adults like her total style.

The night I went on the tour, there was a group of ten adults, half of whom were on it for the third time. “The tour can vary from night to night,” says our tour guide. “What I cover depends on the curiosity and questions of the crowd. “

“Usually the tour ends outside of two haunted, 100 year-old mansions,” says Alison, one of the third-time participants, “but tonight, because we have repeated the tour, Ms Scarlet walked a little farther to the site of the Cooley Massacre. “

“This incident, by a group of renegade Seminoles killing a wife, her three kids and their tutor, execution style,” adds Ms Scarlet, “started the Second Seminole War for which President Jackson had a fort built nearby called Fort Lauderdale. It is this area of land, next to the fork of the New River, where our city began and how we got our name.

“The spirits of the Indians, and the early Spanish and American settlers still linger. There are a few sightings of early and mid-20th century ghosts, but otherwise we have gotten lots of readings in this neighborhood and photos of many orbs.”

In a group of eight participants, there were five children from three to 12 years old. It was the latter’s birthday. “They were a lot of fun” says Ms. Scarlet, “and I made the night special for the kids. I took dye-cut goody bags with a pattern of roses, hearts, and stars and put a few items in each one — a glow-in-the-dark eye bouncy ball, a package of popcorn that turns orange when you pop it, an “energy stone” and each girl got a chocolate-covered granola bar. I told the girls if they put three push lights in their bags, the bag would cast shapes on their walls!” What made the tour special for the birthday girl is the guide brought her a cape and battery-operated candle so that she could be her assistant and guest guide. You could see the thrill in her eyes.

All the party girls were into the ghost tour. An 11 year old told me she wanted to be a ghost hunter and a medium so that people could talk to their dead family members. What an unusual profession for an 11 year old to want. Then the birthday girl added in that she has seen ghosts before. She said she saw her Dad! The six year old then chimed in that she didn’t see her Dad but she felt him!!!!!

Like going to Disney World, taking the Ghost and Mystery tour in Fort Lauderdale is for the kid in all of us. More information and photos are at — and at MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/fortlauderdaleghosthunt.

Ghost Hunters

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Better Sex – More Satisfying Orgasms and Staying Power With These Herbs

Monday, March 15th, 2010
Kelly Price asked:

Both men and women can enjoy better sex, by taking some proven herbs, to not only improve performance – but give more satisfying orgasms too. Lets look at some of the best and how they work…

You are what you eat and by feeding the body the right nutrients sexual desire and performance can be improved. Male and female sexuality is similar in terms of enjoying better sex first; let’s look at the problems that cause low libido in both sexes.

Both men and women need testosterone and its not just a male sex hormone women need it too or libido and satisfaction are diminished.

Your sex drive is based on the foundation of strong blood circulation and as soon as you become aroused your heart beats faster and wants to send enough blood to the sex organs.

When blood arrives at the sex organs the blood vessels need to expand and for this they need to secrete nitric oxide in fact, a man cannot get an erection without enough and while it’s not so obvious in women they need it too.

The mind also plays a role and stress, anxiety and fatigue kill passion and libido and its important your body has plenty of energy and your mind is well nourished with oxygenated blood to put you in the mood for sex.

You can cure all the above and enjoy better sex by taking some proven herbs and here are some great ones, found in all the best natural sex pills.

Ginseng

Known as a powerful libido enhancer it lifts energy levels and mood, helps with testosterone production and is a great blood circulation herb pumping blood to all areas of the body.

Cnidium

Plays a key role in increasing nitric oxide; it also circulates and nourishes the blood.

Horny Goat Weed

This herb increases both testosterone and nitric oxide and works also; to fight stress and give the whole body energy lift.

Ginkgo Biloba

Improves blood circulation and oxygen flow throughout the body and to the brain to lift mood; in its role as an anti-oxidant it helps maintain healthy tissue, protect blood vessels and reduce arteriosclerotic lesions – one of the best circulation herbs you can get.

Ashwagandha

Known as “Indian Ginseng,” this herb provides powerful nutritional support to energize and rejuvenate and has been used for thousands of years in India, to increase libido and enhance wellness. It helps combat the negative effects of stress, enhances immunity and helps build deep vitality. It also helps promotes sexual and reproductive balance and naturally heals the sex organs and increases libido.

Get them ALL For Better Sex and Wellness

You will find them in all the best natural sex pills and herbs like the above, are blended into potent natural combinations, to ensure you not just enjoy better sex but also enjoy better overall health – try them and you maybe glad you did.

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