<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054242925805447288</id><updated>2011-04-21T14:00:55.830-07:00</updated><title type='text'>En</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://enzbfnhk.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2054242925805447288/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://enzbfnhk.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>oskfu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10246950901253820910</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>45</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054242925805447288.post-8341275461914266849</id><published>2008-09-12T12:43:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-12T12:43:28.513-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Death to America: Our Lack of Will?</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;One of the dire consequences for our national &lt;a href=http://www.bubblegum-cards.com/Star-Trek-1979/index.html&gt;Star Trek the Movie&lt;/a&gt; (Daniel &lt;b&gt;9:11&lt;/b&gt;) is where we have the power but lack the will to use it:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;"And I will break the pride of your power..."&lt;/b&gt; (&lt;i&gt;Leviticus 26:19&lt;/i&gt;).&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The following is an excerpt from &lt;i&gt;Death to America: The Unreported Battle of Iraq&lt;/i&gt; by Ryan Mauro that seems to underscore this fact.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Although this appears negative, the author remains positive America can correct the situation).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, the US appears unable or unwilling to do much about the Iranian and Syrian roles in the insurgency. 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Check out  beyondbabylon.blogspot.com"&gt;Beyond Babylon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2054242925805447288-8341275461914266849?l=enzbfnhk.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://enzbfnhk.blogspot.com/feeds/8341275461914266849/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2054242925805447288&amp;postID=8341275461914266849' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2054242925805447288/posts/default/8341275461914266849'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2054242925805447288/posts/default/8341275461914266849'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://enzbfnhk.blogspot.com/2008/09/death-to-america-our-lack-of-will.html' title='Death to America: Our Lack of Will?'/><author><name>oskfu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10246950901253820910</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054242925805447288.post-4510902729152322612</id><published>2008-09-11T07:27:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-11T07:27:20.569-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Outdoor Bar Furniture - You Need It To Create The Ultimate Outdoor Entertainment Space</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;You want to entertain on your deck, porch, or patio, but have found that it's kind of hard to do if you just have a few chairs seating out there. 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There has been quite a lot said and heard over the years about sightings of possible or actual alien spacecraft, many of these sightings may include objects like meteors, disintegrating satellites, flocks of birds, aircraft, lights, weather balloons, or just about anything moving within the visible band of electromagnetism. However, so far, it would appear that everything which has been said about these sightings has turned out to be a just gossip or fiction. This is because our senses and science require logics and proofs, and so far, no one has been able to produce actual proof that could help to positively identify any UFO sighting as an alien spacecraft. No one has been able to produce any physical evidence to support of their claim that they have seen alien spacecraft or actual aliens. Ofcourse, the possibility of some government agencies having proof of such &lt;a href=http://www.shop24-7-365.com/Finance/debt-consolidation.php&gt;Debt Matters&lt;/a&gt; is a strong one. 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( www.sunshinecable.com/~drumit"&gt;www.sunshinecable.com/~drumit)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2054242925805447288-6682657888007235032?l=enzbfnhk.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://enzbfnhk.blogspot.com/feeds/6682657888007235032/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2054242925805447288&amp;postID=6682657888007235032' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2054242925805447288/posts/default/6682657888007235032'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2054242925805447288/posts/default/6682657888007235032'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://enzbfnhk.blogspot.com/2008/09/envy-of-gods-book-review.html' title='Envy of the Gods - Book Review'/><author><name>oskfu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10246950901253820910</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054242925805447288.post-3476230388981026984</id><published>2008-09-07T08:14:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-07T08:14:59.956-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Efficiency and Organization</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Working from home is &lt;a href=http://www.saturdaymorning.pop-cult.com/aquaman.html&gt;Aquaman&lt;/a&gt; dream for many consumers today. 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A compact shredder can also help reduce the size of your waste and some people recycle the shredded paper in the preparation for their own mulch.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recycling unneeded paper, plastic, and glass is another good way to responsibly dispose of your office trash and is easier than you imagine. Separate containers for waste can be stored under your desk or in a closet. This allows you more time in your work area and less time traveling to other parts of the home. It will also reduce the amount of waste in your garbage can.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Filing cabinets can be tedious to have in a small office. Before you invest in these cabinets, be certain you need them. Is it mandatory for your organization or are you just looking for storage space? 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Without the right ingredients, it simply cannot produce the necessary chemical reactions for proper operation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some examples of mineral toxicity that can be ascertained by hair analysis are:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arsenic &amp; Mercury - Which come from a wide range of industrial sources as well as tinned tuna and other foodstuffs. Raised levels of these metals in the blood, contribute to toxic overload with all its attendant problems. This is a common situation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lead - Raised lead levels are also a very common problem extremely harmful to the nervous system and has a depressant effect on the immune system.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Copper - Raised copper levels are not uncommon and are associated with the contraceptive pill, intra-uterine devices, copper water pipes, etc. Usually, when copper is raised, that most important of minerals, zinc, is either low or not being used properly. Vitamin C supplements assist the body to absorb more copper.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Examples of mineral deficiency are:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chromium - A lowered level of this mineral indicates a problem with the handling of carbohydrates. As we have seen carbohydrate intolerance is a major cause of food allergy. Many people have this problem without knowing it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Manganese - Less than normal levels of this mineral have been associated with reduction in short term memory and 'cracking joints'. Manganese deficiency is so widespread that Dr P.1. Kingsley, a noted clinical ecologist in Britain, reports that: 'It is very rare indeed to see a normal manganese level and the reason seems to be that processed food is very low in manganese.'&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dr Kingsley goes on to say that manganese supplementation in autistic children produced clinical improvement. Today there is an indisputable mass of evidence to show that autism, and other bizarre behavior in both children and adults, is caused by food intolerance and the resultant malabsorption of nutrients.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zinc - This mineral is essential for about 150 different enzyme processes in the body. For various reasons, hair analysis is not particularly accurate in identifying zinc deficiency. Suffice to say, however, that most modern diets contain less than a minimum daily requirement. Bearing in mind that damage to the gut and malabsorption, caused by ecological illness, result in deficiencies anyway, a daily supplement of zinc should be taken as a matter of course. Zinc is one of the most important minerals in the human body and an adequate supply is absolutely vital to ensure efficient functioning of the immune system.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Selenium - This is a very important and, sometimes under-rated, mineral. 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For example, Im feeling pain is altogether a feeling. There is no I, which, in nature, is not a feeling and still feels something.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Axiom 5: The self/I is a stream of feelings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Suppose I feel to have felt seeing blue colour. Now, though the feeling of seeing blue colour itself is not the feeling of self/I[endnote4], the former feeling is (conceptually) associated with the latter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Axiom 6: Every feeling represents some idea/concept/thought.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The feeling of blue colour, for example, is the same as the idea/concept/thought of blue colour.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The six axioms stated above are meant to be self-evident truths. That is, they are not mere postulates. Now, it may be that none of them are self-evident according to the reader. However, all of them are self-evident according to the author. 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It is a mere illusion.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The problem of quantum non-locality -&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In 1997 experiments were conducted in which light particles (i.e. photons) originated under certain conditions and travelled in opposite directions to detectors located about seven miles apart. The amazing results indicated that the photons interacted or communicated with one another instantly or in no time.[endnote7]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A Solution -&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1. No real spatial action can make the photons appear to communicate with one another instantly or in no time.[endnote8]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2. Space, where the peculiar phenomena like quantum non-locality exist in, is not real.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;3. Axiom 3 implies that there is (non-spatial) feeling of space.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Points 2 and 3 imply conjecture 1.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Conjecture 2: The Superhuman Engine. &lt;br&gt;Superhuman thoughts, representing the &lt;a href=http://www.shop24-7-365.com/Insurance/Life-Insurance/life-insurance.php&gt;life assurance online&lt;/a&gt; laws (i.e. being responsible for the empirical order, e.g. gravity, quantum non-locality, etc., in the non-superhuman NSTP/s), exist in the form of (non-spatial) feelings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1. A Non-Superhuman NSTP- Lets take a simple example of gravity. Consider an observer x holding a ball at distance d from the ground. At &lt;a href=http://www.weird-encyclopedia.com/king-james.php&gt;King James&lt;/a&gt; t=1 x has the feeling of dropping the ball.[endnote9] At t=2 x has the feeling of seeing the ball at d. At t=3 x has the feeling of seeing the ball at d. At t=4 x has the feeling of seeing the ball at d. And lastly, at t=5 x has the feeling of seeing the ball at d=0. Now, referring to theorem 1 this temporal process of feelings is an NSTP (Non  Spatial Thinking Process).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2. i) Since the empirical (i.e. a posteriori) order[endnote10] in this NSTP, for example, is not logically necessary there should be something else, physical/material, responsible for it. &lt;br&gt;ii) Also, any change/modification in such physical/material entity would change/modify the empirical order, which, being logically not necessary, should otherwise be changeable/modifiable.[endnote11]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;3. The Superhuman Engine- Such physical/material entity is nothing but some superhuman[endnote12] thoughts that represent the empirical laws and ideas, for example the law and idea of gravity in the case of the NSTP mentioned in point 1. The superhuman thoughts also exist in the form of (non-spatial) feelings.[endnote13] Thus, returning to the example of gravity, the feelings of gravity[endnote14] are produced in an orderly sequence because (superhuman) thoughts, representing the empirical laws, exist.[endnote15] Such superhuman thoughts could collectively be entitled as 'The Superhuman Engine'.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;4. Superhuman vs. Non-Superhuman NSTP/s- As each superhuman thought exists over time, its mere temporal existence constitutes an NSTP (Non  Spatial Thinking Process). Thus, to sum up, the mere existence of the superhuman NSTPs is responsible for the orderly existence of the non-superhuman NSTP/s[endnote16].&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Conjecture 3: There is a possibility of the reality of space, the space where the phenomena like quantum non-locality do not exist in. &lt;br&gt;In other words, space may be really existing, the space where phenomena like quantum non-locality do not exist in.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1. Conjecture 1 only denies the reality of space, the space where the peculiar phenomena like quantum non-locality exist in.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2. Physical phenomena like quantum non-locality are not logically necessary. Therefore it is otherwise possible that quantum non-locality does not exist.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Points 1 and 2 imply conjecture 3.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If, in case, it happens that we find no quantum non-locality existing at some time (where it should otherwise be existing), that does not necessarily mean that we, as non-spatial entities, are associated with the space that possibly exists according to conjecture 3, because superhuman thoughts may contain order to execute no feelings representing quantum non-locality, for some time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also, the NSTP theory could conjecture that space, where the phenomena like quantum non-locality exist in, is real, and the sheer presence of the superhuman thoughts make the photons communicate with each other in no time. However, such conjecture would make the model of the (material) universe unnecessarily complex since there would be three entities involved (viz. superhuman thoughts, non-superhuman thoughts, and space, where the phenomena like quantum non-locality exist in) instead of just two (viz. superhuman thoughts and non-superhuman thoughts).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The NSTP Theory's Semi-Idealism and Semi-Dualism -&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1. The NSTP theory is semi-idealistic in that, though, alike (pure) (ontological) idealism, it reduces space to non-spatial mind, the space where the phenomena like quantum non-locality exist in, it conjectures a possibility of the reality of space, the space where the phenomena like quantum non-locality do not exist in, whereas (pure) (ontological) idealism accepts no possibility of the reality of space.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2. The NSTP theory is semi-dualistic in that, it reduces space, where the phenomena like quantum non-locality exist in, to non-spatial mind, whereas (pure) (mind-body) dualism accepts no such reduction. Also, unlike (pure) (mind-body) dualism, the non-spatial and the spatial (that possibly exists according to conjecture 3) ontologies in the NSTP theory bear no correlation with each other, for the former involves the phenomena like quantum non-locality, whereas the latter involves no such phenomena.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The NSTP Theory's Resemblance with Berkeley's Idealism and Descartes' Dualism -&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1. The NSTP theory, as an idealistic theory, resembles Berkeley's idealism as the spatial material entities, even when, at times, not experienced by non-superhuman NSTP/s, exist because superhuman NSTPs exist, representing them, the spatial material entities, as ideas.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2. The NSTP theory, as a dualistic theory, resembles Descartes' Dualism as, within its axiomatic framework, it asserts the existence of non-spatial ontology with certainty, and, within its conjectural framework, it asserts the existence of spatial ontology with uncertainty.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Notes -&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1 Throughout this work, the term feeling means phenomenal mind / consciousness / qualia.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2 A point following an axiom, a theorem, or another point, is meant to be its explanation and/or justification.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;3 For more information see Jackson, Frank. 1982. "Epiphenomenal Qualia", Philosophical Quarterly 32, pp. 127-136.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;4 The feeling of self/I is nothing but what means by axiom 4.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;5 Theorem 1 is implied by the axioms 1, 5, and 6.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;6 Space as a room or void out there: whether three or higher dimensional, bounded or unbounded, where the peculiar phenomena like quantum non-locality exist in.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;7 Nadeau, Robert and Kafatos, Menas (1999) The non-local universe: the new physics and matters of the mind. OUP, Oxford.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;8 Theories (for example, Bohm's theory of the implicate order and undivided wholeness) that attempt to provide (spatial) mechanistic explanation of the strange photonic behaviour make the model of the universe unnecessarily complex. Also, Bohm's theory, for example, is in disagreement with axiom 1.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;9 On the basis of axiom 4 and axiom 5 we can say that at time t=1 x is nothing but a feeling of dropping the ball.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;10 That is, the order of gravity- if, under the same conditions, the experiment in point 1 is repeated for innumerable times the same kind of gravity would be experienced.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;11 In analogy with (spatial) personal computers (PCs), the order in the dynamic pattern on the monitor screen is created by some central hardware representing some intelligent software, and if the software instructions or parameters (ultimately some hardware pattern) are changed, the dynamic pattern on the monitor screen could be changed, or even be destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;12 The thoughts are supposed to be superhuman because non-superhuman, in particular- human, thoughts, in general- mind, are incapable of causing anything like gravity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;13 It is a conjecture.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;14 All 5 feelings at times t=1 to t=5 where gravity is experienced.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;15 Due to the existence of the superhuman thoughts, more than one observer may also experience the feelings of gravity simultaneously.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;16 It may be that I am the only non-superhuman NSTP to exist, for there may not be any (non-superhuman) NSTPs corresponding to the non-superhuman (illusive) spatial objects.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kedar Joshi- Superultramodern (SUM) Science and Philosophy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2054242925805447288-6702934261000009154?l=enzbfnhk.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://enzbfnhk.blogspot.com/feeds/6702934261000009154/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2054242925805447288&amp;postID=6702934261000009154' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2054242925805447288/posts/default/6702934261000009154'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2054242925805447288/posts/default/6702934261000009154'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://enzbfnhk.blogspot.com/2008/08/nstp-nonspatial-thinking-process-theory.html' title='The NSTP (NonSpatial Thinking Process) Theory'/><author><name>oskfu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10246950901253820910</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054242925805447288.post-300584840389293820</id><published>2008-08-28T07:14:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-28T07:14:49.058-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Garden Improvements 'Can Help With Security'</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Homeowners should &lt;a href=http://www.tv.pop-cult.com/dark-shadows.html&gt;Dark Shadows&lt;/a&gt; steps to protect their property from the threat of burglars, it has been suggested.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to Tesco Home Insurance, as the days start to become longer and the nights shorter there &lt;a href=http://maqmfips.blogspot.com&gt;Maqmfips&lt;/a&gt; a need for consumers to secure their homes from opportunistic thieves. 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I have the Amex Platinum which costs me 275 and the Natwest which is 195. So that's 475 per year or 40 per month. So I need to make a judgement call on whether I think it is worth 40 per month to use this facility. For me it is because I also use my Natwest Charge to buy houses and I get Air Miles points for it and it also comes with a 10,000 overdraft, the Amex I use for all my travel booking. Both of these come with other features which I use such as the travel insurance and purchase insurance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now the other option is to take the first type of Credit card and use it in the same way as a charge, set up the direct debit for the full amount each month. If you do this you effectively will be using the banks money for nothing. 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It is also a much safer way to shop online.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spend your money twice.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Credit cards also allow you to spend you money twice, firstly if you buy something using the card (that's the first time) and then when you get your statement (that's the second time). So once the statement comes in it allows you to track all your expenditures but it also reminds you of those stupid purchases you make. This is a great thing if you are trying to develop better spending patterns.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Psychology of a charge card&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I prefer using Charge cards because every time I make a purchase I must remember that I have to pay for it at the end of the cycle. No excuses I must come up with the cold hard cash. This means that discretionary spending becomes harder because I cannot just say I will pay it back next month. It creates a simple discipline that supports my lifestyle goals.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Floor Limit on your Spending&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The only other thing I do is that I place a limit on what I think about. What I mean by this is that I don't think twice if the purchase is under 300. I can make as many purchases as I want up to 300. Anything above 300 I will sleep on before I buy. Now maybe you are not at 300, I actually used to do it back in Australia at $50. So this meant that things like food shopping and restaurants I didn't have to worry about. Obviously as your portfolio gets bigger and you can afford more you can raise the spending limit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now I still sometimes regret the purchases I make when I get the credit card statement for the purchases under 300 but I don't stress about the adverse affect it may have on my lifestyle goals.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Finally, I look at it this way, every wealthy person I know has a charge card so their must be something about the charge card that works for them. Likewise every financially struggling person I speak to has multiple credit cards, it must be something they are doing that doesn't work for them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Live with passion,&lt;br&gt; Brett Wood-------&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Brett Wood&lt;/b&gt; is an author and property investor. He runs a successful property investment consultancy in the United Kingdom. His strategies have helped thousands of investors to get on the property ladder and build successful property portfolios.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Originally from Australia where he was a successful mortgage broker he moved to the UK in 2002 and since then has build a massive portfolio of off plan and new build residential properties in the UK, Spain, Slovakia and Australia.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For further details contact Brett Wood at  yourpropertyclub.comyourpropertyclub.com or directly on 0870 042 1188.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2054242925805447288-5590846168554618313?l=enzbfnhk.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://enzbfnhk.blogspot.com/feeds/5590846168554618313/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2054242925805447288&amp;postID=5590846168554618313' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2054242925805447288/posts/default/5590846168554618313'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2054242925805447288/posts/default/5590846168554618313'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://enzbfnhk.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-make-credit-cards-work-for-you.html' title='How To Make Credit Cards Work For You'/><author><name>oskfu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10246950901253820910</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054242925805447288.post-8971862500684450313</id><published>2008-08-20T09:10:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-20T09:10:32.329-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Gas Rebate Cards - What You Should Know</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;The price of gasoline has hit record levels and still continues to increase. Saving on gas money is top priority for everyone and has spread like an epidemic. Motorists are keen on looking for the gas savings tip that gives the best benefit. Gas cards are popularly used to augment increasing gas prices. But do they really work? Can you benefit from gas cards? The answers to these questions lie on looking at how these card works. There are two types of gas rebate cards, &lt;a href=http://www.shop24-7-365.com/Donate-Car/donate-car.php&gt;where can I donate my car&lt;/a&gt; and credit but &lt;a href=http://www.toys.pop-cult.com/mystery-date.html&gt;Mystery Date&lt;/a&gt; is the latter that offer the best benefits.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A gas credit card, though named as such can be used to &lt;a href=http://www.shop24-7-365.com/Insurance/insurance.php&gt;lowest insurance rates&lt;/a&gt; for any purchase. However, if used to purchase gas you benefit a great deal. Every time you pay for gas using this card, you earn rebates. They offer rebates on gas purchases from a rate of 2% to 5%, or even to a 10% high during introductory periods. Rebates are usually in the form of rewards point that accumulates every billing period. At the end of every billing period, you will see your total rewards point on your bill. This is redeemable in the form of cash back, usually credited to your card or in check issue. There are also other card companies that offer other forms of rewards such as airline tickets, product freebies and gift certificates. So when on the look out for gas credit cards, go for one that offers that highest percentage rebate.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So, to answer if gas cards really work- yes! And yes, you can definitely benefit from them. Rebates is the benefit that you get from gas cards and you can maximize this benefit by paying your bill in full and on time. Credit gas cards carry an annual percentage rate or APR, usually from 9.99% to 16.99%. 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The associate site offers  credit-card-transfers.co.ukcredit card balance transfers in the UK.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2054242925805447288-6858662595043884693?l=enzbfnhk.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://enzbfnhk.blogspot.com/feeds/6858662595043884693/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2054242925805447288&amp;postID=6858662595043884693' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2054242925805447288/posts/default/6858662595043884693'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2054242925805447288/posts/default/6858662595043884693'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://enzbfnhk.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-apply-for-balance-transfer.html' title='How To Apply For Balance Transfer Credit Cards'/><author><name>oskfu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10246950901253820910</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054242925805447288.post-2528041706650465773</id><published>2008-08-18T09:33:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-18T09:33:56.587-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My New Favorite Group and Why - An Old Sixties 'Rocker' Reconsiders</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;The year was 1967 and my band was opening for the Kingsman (of Louie  Louie fame). We knew all about Rock &amp; Roll and could rip a rift from one end of a stadium to the other. The Stones were king as well as Mo-town, Eric Claptons blues, the Folk of Dylan and folk/rock of the Byrds. We had redefined musical taste in everything from concerts to commercials for the next millennium and it was fine with us,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ever since those &lt;a href=http://www.shop24-7-365.com/Finance/Mortgage-Refinance-HomeEquity/mortgage-loans.php&gt;mortgages for people with bad credit&lt;/a&gt; days we Boomers have had the self-satisfaction of knowing that we have set the standards for rock and pop music for the foreseeable future. &lt;br&gt;After all, who could displace us? Certainly not the pallid, wimpy Disco groups of the late Seventies or the self-conscious, gimmicky wanna-be groups of the nineties. After all, we were  no strike that  are (well we still are, right?) the generation that invented Rock &amp; Roll!&lt;br&gt;We are the generation that said Bleep-You to convention and the status quo. We changed everything from &lt;a href=http://www.saturdaymorning.pop-cult.com/lost-saucer.html&gt;Lost Saucer&lt;/a&gt; to music to the way as Shakespeare would have put it  the world wags on.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So Ive gotta admit in retrospect that I might have been a tad bit closed minded when one of my kids told me about a new break-out band that theyd heard in one of the rowdy bars that I used to play in when I was a musical young punk growing up in Boston back in the sixties.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;They played a &lt;a href=http://www.weird-encyclopedia.com/apparition.php&gt;Apparition&lt;/a&gt; cuts off of a CD but Im ashamed to admit that for one of the pioneers of musical freedom four decades ago, I was sadly close-minded. I mean what could these twenty-something head-bangers have to offer the generation that invented the youth &lt;a href=http://www.viaggra.org/nutrition-sexual-vitality.php&gt;Sexual Vitality&lt;/a&gt; and put sex, drugs and Rock &amp; Roll on the societal map.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Well guess what LOTS !&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yes  we Baby Boomers gave the world a culture of new social mores and a musical heritage that will last a lot long than we will. I mean, hey, we gave society words and music that are used for everything from commercials to Websters dictionary. The feelings and once idealistic dreams of the sixties have not only become part of the lexicon of contemporary society, but in many cases  the law itself!&lt;br&gt;In other words fellow Boomers, we (as Pogo would have said) have met the enemy and he is Us!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So it was with some surprise that I came to the realization this weekend at a wedding for one of my sweet nieces  And many, many continued best wishes for happiness, Betsy! that the musical envelope is continuing to be pushed. And in more creative ways then we ever could have dreamed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And that brings me to the point of my rant  no, my observation  ( Jeeze Ric  about freakin time ! ) The world continues to have both interesting and innovative expressions of music and society whether we buy into it or not. You see the group that my kids thought Id like (and I would have if they hadnt suggested it first) is a fantastic Punk Rock, Folk/Irish group called the Drop Kick Murphys.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now bear with me for a minute here. When I say punk-rock Im not talking about some pimply faced Goth types with more tattoos than Popeye the Sailor and at least as many piercing as a striped bass in a Sunday afternoon fishing contest.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No  what make this group wicked awesome as we say around Boston  home of Standels, of Dirty Water fame, is that they actually combine Folk, Irish traditional, hard rock, head banger, punk and  whatever  with a creative blend of traditional folk and hard driving contemporary Pop/Rock/Folk/Punk sound that makes them all at once children of the sixties folk/pop and at the same time a totally new mix of the gritty best of the new wave punk/rock rebel iconoclasts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In fact if The Drop Kick Murphys had been around in the old days of the 60s vinyl R&amp;R that I recorded on, I probably would have worn out at least two of their CDs this weekend!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But bottom line is that those of us who pioneered Do our own thing  and - keep an open mind, should probably take a good long look in the mirror every once in a while to make sure that were still practicing what we preach.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I finally did - and my reward was a fantastic new group to my personal pop/rock list. Right up there with Dylan, Beatles and Stones.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So in the end this Old Dog put his musical parameters through their paces and learned another trick or two. I recommend it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;All the best!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ric Wasley - Author/Musician&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Shadow of Innocence - Kunati - April 2007&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Acid Test - 2004&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;New from Kunati Publishing: SHADOW OF INNOCENCE - The Newport Folk Festival provides a groovy backdrop for this fun and exciting mystery set in the music and drug soaked sixties. The Baby Boomers and everyone else are sure to enjoy this appealing mystery featuring a pair of musician partners in love and danger. Don't miss Shadow of Innocence! From Kunati Publishing. 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I have known and done business with many an Attorney and personally do &lt;a href=http://www.shop24-7-365.com/Finance/Mortgage-Refinance-HomeEquity/mortgage-loans.php&gt;mortgage loans&lt;/a&gt; agree with the bad reputation that seems &lt;a href=http://drevil.blogsome.com/&gt;Drevil&lt;/a&gt; follow this profession around. But I will admit that some of the jokes are funny.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Before you can hire an Attorney they or their office personnel perform a conflict of interest check to see if anyone in the firm, in any shape or form, and at any time in the past has ever worked or had a relationship with the other party in which you are seeking to hire them to go against. This is all done to avoid a conflict of interest. When you hire this council it is only in your best interest that they perform their work. They cannot serve two masters at once and will not even attempt to take your work if there is even the slightest chance or appearance that there is a relationship or conflict.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is no such thing as a Dual Attorney or "Double Attorney!"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This profession is responsible for making or changing the rules in this country. Lawyers cannot and will not pretend to represent the interests of two opposing sides at the same time. If lawyers cannot find or justify a way to act as "Double Attorneys" how and why can Realtors play Dual Agent or what I refer to them as "Double Agents?"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A "Double Agent" status is created when the Realtor who is working for a Seller and has their property listed for sale also directly finds a buyer for that same property. There is no other Agent involved in the transaction. Up until the point where the Agent finds a Buyer, the agent is considered a single agent and is supposedly working entirely in the best interest of their Seller. As a "Double Agent" the Realtor is no longer working for just the Seller. &lt;a href=http://www.shop24-7-365.com/Legal/Personal-Injury/injury-lawyers.php&gt;injury lawyers 4 you&lt;/a&gt; the Realtor is pretending to work for both the Seller and the Buyer all at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The National Association of Realtors and The Multiple Listing Service spend a lot of time and energy trying to cover their backsides by explaining this phenomenon in many ways and in many places but the bottom line is the same, no matter how hard they try to justify such poor ethics. On many of their forms they explain away this possible situation before it happens. Some forms require a signature from the Seller and declare in bold type that the form is not a contract! Well then why is a signature so necessary? This form may not be a contract but it sure is considered notice and the very Seller that they proclaim to protect has just signed a piece of paper that can and will be used against them at a later date by these same Realtors sworn to uphold their best interests.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In other clauses they explain it this way. "A dual agent shall be neutral with regard to any conflicting interest of the seller and buyer. Consequently, a dual agent cannot satisfy fully the duties of loyalty, full disclosure and obedience to lawful instructions which is required of an exclusive seller." In yet another clause Realtors caution "you have the responsibility to protect your own interests."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;By breaking down their own language it seems to me that as a consequence of my agent becoming a "Double Agent" he or she cannot fully satisfy the duties for which they were hired. "A Seller has the responsibility to protect their own interests." Are they kidding? Realtors have the nerve to put this in print! One of the main reasons why a Seller would hire them in the first place is to help protect these very interests but now a Seller is to be left on their own, without professional guidance, because an Agent wants to work both sides and be better paid as a result.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Let me tell you that at this point they are not longer acting as a "Double Agent" but rather they are now working as a "Triple Agent." That's right, now there are three interests at work here in this confusing dynamic. The third interest is that of the Realtors and I believe the interest that is the most important to the Realtor because it directly effects the Realtors income. When a Realtor both lists and sells a property thereby becoming a "Double Agent" they double their income and this is actually what dual agency is all about.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Think this one through, the Agent now serves in a much diminished capacity for the Seller but DOUBLES his or her income by doing so. The Seller now pays more and receives less. In who's best interest are Realtors working for?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I would expect any professional that I hire and pay, be it a dentist, doctor or rubbish hauler to work in my best interest. It is simply not acceptable that my Realtor gets to jump ship and work for both sides just because they have given themselves this weird ability to circumvent the law and Double their income by doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you currently have your property listed for sale with a Realtor or are considering placing a property on the market using an Agent, it is entirely within your power to say no to dual agency. Why should you sacrifice the much deserved and well paid for representation for the sake of someone else's greed?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;James Joseph has more than than 25 years experience in the Real Estate industry. He has purchased and sold hundreds of properties functioning as a Principal, Broker, Builder and Developer of Real Estate. In his soon to be published book The Real Estate Revolution he takes a stand for the much abandoned class of Real Estate Owners and Sellers. 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I'm a fabric artist so I frequently come up with my own designs with no particular source of inspiration.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;First, let's clarify the word cartoon. I'm not referring to drawing cartoon characters although the word is the same word. My use of the word cartoon is more in the sense of a pattern drawn on a large piece of paper (usually 18" x 24").&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are many ways to practice turning on the creative juices. It always starts with a blank piece of paper. Now instead of deciding to draw anything in particular, I just pick up a pencil &lt;a href=http://www.movies.pop-cult.com/miss-marple.html&gt;Miss Marple&lt;/a&gt; pen, place the pencil on the paper somewhere and let the flow begin.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One technique is to draw a rectangle somewhere in the middle of the paper. Now you have certain defined spaces to fill with straight lines, curvy lines, groups of lines, shapes, repetition of shapes or free flow.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The center space can be filled with circles of various sizes, a simple leaf design or triangular shapes. Shapes can be repeated in various ways by changing the sizes of the shapes. The outside space around the edge of the paper can also be filled with similar shapes or just drawn curvy lines or straight lines.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;At this point, I don't think about placement or an actual design, just let the process of drawing take place.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After you have created some shapes and lines, begin using colored pencils or crayons to fill in these spaces. Use three colors to start with, use three colors that you really like. Then add variations of these colors, lighter and darker, softer and brighter. You would be surprised what can happen in this process.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;These images that you're creating are mostly abstracts but if you really like flowers and leaves, draw flowers and leaves. Just do very simple drawings with simple color schemes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As you practice the above techniques, it will be easier and easier to draw designs starting on an empty page. The page is your canvas, it's there to serve you, so let things happen. If you love the color purple, use only shades of purple, then add a little black here and there, with some soft greys.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Once you get comfortable with the process of creating &lt;a href=http://moremoremore.blogginpoint.com/&gt;Moremoremore&lt;/a&gt; begin to look at the overall balance of the various elements you have created. Could they be smaller, larger? 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I really believe that becoming creative (in whatever medium you choose) requires practice, practice, practice. Soon you will find your &lt;a href=http://www.shop24-7-365.com/Finance/Student-Loan-Consolidation/student-loan-consolidation.php&gt;Government student loan consolidation&lt;/a&gt; voice and direction for your art to express itself.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Happy sketching! Take time for you! Good Luck!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Katrina&lt;Br&gt;  designbykatrina.comdesignbykatrina.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2054242925805447288-5500807664550129300?l=enzbfnhk.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://enzbfnhk.blogspot.com/feeds/5500807664550129300/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2054242925805447288&amp;postID=5500807664550129300' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2054242925805447288/posts/default/5500807664550129300'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2054242925805447288/posts/default/5500807664550129300'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://enzbfnhk.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-create-cartoon-design-of-your.html' title='How To Create A Cartoon Design Of Your Own'/><author><name>oskfu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10246950901253820910</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054242925805447288.post-5173881234745644416</id><published>2008-08-12T07:13:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-12T07:13:10.768-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Daily Money Managers Provide Valuable Services to the Boomer Generation</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Smart entrepreneurs who are watching the changing times will be starting service businesses that cater to the aging Boomer generation. 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We can invest time congratulating our patients on birthdays and wishing them well on holidays or spend our holidays checking &lt;a href=http://www.comics.pop-cult.com/A-G/amazing-adventures-2.html&gt;Amazing Adventures&lt;/a&gt; much of our hard-earned money is in the "60-90" day "bucket". I have done both and know which I prefer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cash practice physical therapist Linda, of Spokane Valley, WA, says, "I could not stand to do the kind of paperwork that involves working with insurance companies. I'm not sure that I'm smart enough [She is very smart!] to read all those manuals and do all that kind of work. I would much rather write birthday cards and Christmas cards than deal with the insurance companies. I don't know how therapists stand to do that... I am booked out in my office for three months." She accepts no third party payments. She has no accounts receivable. Besides a tiny yellow pages ad that's all the "marketing" she does.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first time I gave a graduation "Certificate of Appreciation" to a patient I couldn't believe the results. The family of the patient framed it and hung it on her wall! To do this I found a Microsoft Word(TM) template, typed in her name, printed it in color on card stock on our inkjet printer. I then signed it and presented it to her on the last day of therapy. Of course my contact information was on the front.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here are the steps to help you get started:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Create a birthday and address list from your patients of the last couple of years. If you are just starting out use prospective patients, their families, or those who MAY refer to you. Start with those who know you best and work out from there.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you are just starting out:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get simple business cards printed stating your contact information and at least one benefit of your services. Next go to the "49 cent factory card outlet" and buy enough cool looking blank cards to get you through your first month. You can use these for both birthdays and holidays. I highly suggest sending cards at Thanksgiving time. Tell your patients how thankful you are for them. You can also send email Yahoo(TM) and other free greetings if you get your customers' permission. These have the advantage of going out on schedule. Just enter their electronic birthday card as you input their information after you evaluate them. Don't settle for just electronic cards though as they don't have quite the "warm fuzzy" appeal. Send both.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you have a substantial list of customers:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Order pre-printed birthday and holiday cards. Make a list and send them out on schedule. To save postage costs and processing time you can get postcard style cards. If you want to know exactly what to say on the cards Linda's birthday cards read, "Wishing you the happiest of birthdays...and a year of good health". She gets them from Health-Prose at 800-541-3382. Customer appreciation is just like a home exercise program. It only works if you do it. If you do it IT WILL WORK.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The best advertising is word of mouth. Writing birthday cards can leverage your word of mouth marketing. When one of your birthday card recipients gets called by a good friend it is quite possible that he or she will tell that friend that he or she got a card from you. They likely will leave the card from you up on their counter for a few days thereby deepening their warm and fuzzy feelings toward you and or your practice. 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Visit  http://satellitecore.blogspot.comhttp://satellitecore.blogspot.com for more information on Satellite TV for PC&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2054242925805447288-5205896981615193874?l=enzbfnhk.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://enzbfnhk.blogspot.com/feeds/5205896981615193874/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2054242925805447288&amp;postID=5205896981615193874' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2054242925805447288/posts/default/5205896981615193874'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2054242925805447288/posts/default/5205896981615193874'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://enzbfnhk.blogspot.com/2008/08/get-satellite-tv-for-pc-free-or-paid.html' title='Get Satellite TV For PC Free Or Paid?'/><author><name>oskfu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10246950901253820910</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054242925805447288.post-5737506385709628421</id><published>2008-08-07T19:18:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-07T19:18:05.823-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Music In Gossip Girl Episode 18 - "Much 'I Do' About Nothing" Season Finale</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Much of the final episode of Gossip Girl revolves around the wedding of Lily and Bert, so understandably there is a &lt;a href=http://www.weird-encyclopedia.com/dark-knight-curse.php&gt;The Dark Knight Curse&lt;/a&gt; of classical music used in the scenes. But, there is enough room to squeeze in a few pop songs and the choices aren't all that bad. Some of the groups already have a lot of exposure, but one or two of the selections feature new sounds.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Before the wedding begins Blair and Dan scheme to expose Georgina and her lies to her parents, when they all meet in the park Do You Wanna by The Kooks plays along as Georgina learns about her future home. Beautiful World by Carolina Liar plays in the background as Serena desperately tries to get in contact with Dan and then leaves a message that she is coming over. This same song is played again at Lily and Bart's wedding as well as a lot of classical selection and other songs that add to the festive mood.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As family and friends are arriving for the wedding and the place is buzzing with pre wedding preparations, Time To Pretend by MGMT drives the action. After a classical piece, Bridal Chorus by Wagner begins to play. This necessary song is followed by two more classical pieces that play through the wedding reception and then through Blair and Vanessa's conversation about Nate.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The final song of the episode was the very appropriate, The Ice is Getting Thinner by Death Cab For Cutie. This song plays through the entire ending of the wedding including, while Chuck is making his best man speech at the wedding, when Blair and Chuck kiss, and as Serena and Dan are forced to dance after they have just broken up. 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He was editor-in-Chief of the College's humour magazine at the time, so to continue to contribute to the Jack-o-Lantern without the administration's knowledge, he began signing his work with the pen-name Seuss (which was his mother's maiden name as well as his middle name).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After Dartmouth, Ted went to Oxford and it was during one of his classes there that his doodling caught the eye of a fellow American student named Helen Palmer and she suggested that he should become an artist instead of a professor. He found that he liked her advice and began to work as a cartoonist. (He liked more than her advise because they later married!)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ted worked in &lt;a href=http://www.shop24-7-365.com/Finance/Student-Loan-Consolidation/student-loan-consolidation.php&gt;consolidating student loans&lt;/a&gt; for 15 years but was a regular contributor to humour magazines, writing under the name Dr Seuss. With the arrival of World War II, Ted sought a commission with naval intelligence where he made animated movies relevant to the war effort.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the latter years of the war, he began writing children's stories, beginning with "And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street".&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;His turning point came when he was asked to write a children's primer using 220 new-reader vocabulary words. While schools were reluctant to adopt "The Cat in the Hat" as an official primer, children and adults showed no such restraint and clamoured for copies.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The success of "The Cat in the Hat" elevated Dr Seuss from a pioneer in the field of writing and illustrating children's books to a respected authority, a position he has held ever since. His &lt;a href=http://www.saturdaymorning.pop-cult.com/american-bandstand.html&gt;American Bandstand&lt;/a&gt; "Green Eggs and Ham" came about when his publisher, Bennet Cerf wagered that he couldn't write a book using 50 words or less! Cerf had the vision to see that Ted was going to turn the children's book world upside down and he created Beginner Books. His relationship with Dr Seuss as publisher and close friend lasted many years.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ted, or Dr Seuss as we think of him, enjoyed writing entertaining books that encouraged children to read. However he was also concerned with moral and environmental issues and his book "The &lt;a href=http://www.bubblegum-cards.com/James-Bond-Thunderball/index.html&gt;James Bond Thunderball&lt;/a&gt; has the theme of someone building a profitable business for themselves at the expense of a natural resource and those who depended on it for their survival.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ted loved funny hats. He would wear them when he had writer's block and often also at dinner parties at his home. If guests didn't arrive wearing one, they were loaned one from Ted's collection!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dr Seuss received many honours for his work, not least a Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, given to an author or illustrator whose books have made a substantial contribution to and lasting impact on children's literature.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Over the course of his long career, Ted Geisel wrote over 40 books, mostly under the name Dr Seuss, but over a dozen as Theo. LeSieg and one as Rosetta Stone. Nearly 30 of his Dr Seuss books have been adapted for television or video.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;At the time of his death in September 1991, 200 million copies of his books, translated into 15 different languages had been sold and sales continue to climb as children (and adults) the world over discover and re-discover his delightful tales and at the same time learn important lessons in tolerance because, despite their differences, all of his characters are portrayed as being just as important as any other, as he says "A person's a person, no matter how small" (from Horton Hears a Who).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you Dr Seuss!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I hope you have found this article of value. Reading to my own children and grandchildren has been one of the bright spots in my life. 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I still remember her facial expression as I rattled on about the television show I had seen and how my roommate at school had gotten into trouble for not doing her laundry. You see, I was &lt;em&gt;fluent&lt;/em&gt; in French. But the teacher never knew that because she believed I was incapable of learning a language. And despite my fluency in French and Italian, I came to see myself as incapable as well!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is the power of our minds. We will live out the experience we envision for ourselves. Just as I was convinced in a very short period of time that I had somehow lost my learning abilities, things can be turned the other way as well. Lead a learner of any age to believing in their own ability to achieve, and achieve they will! 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Fifty years later, there are still news clips shown on this historic event and the role my father played in it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pretty good for a small town boy from Guthrie, Oklahoma.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How To Develop the Mindset of Successful Entrepreneurs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are you lacking the self-confidence you need to make your business a success? Are you overwhelmed with all the training materials, tax laws, internet strategies, marketing materials to be mastered? Is it keeping you from going after what you want?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first thing to do is to take action. You can refine your goals and strategies as you go, but you have to take the first steps. Lay out a plan for yourself as to what you want to accomplish. Then begin, one step at a time to put your plan into motion. Educate yourself. Keep your goals in front of you all of the time. If you are willing to do the work, learn from the people who have been successful, and lay a solid foundation for your business, you CAN succeed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See it. Believe it. Achieve it. It's not just trite rah-rah. It's harnessing the power of the human mind which is limitless.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; target="new_" www.how-to-market-guide.com/Barbara Silva is a network marketing coach at Renegade University. Learn how to  target="new_" www.how-to-market-guide.com/network-marketing-training.htmlgenerate leads for your home business, mlm or network marketing business using the Attraction Marketing Business Model.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2054242925805447288-2649835918547393145?l=enzbfnhk.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://enzbfnhk.blogspot.com/feeds/2649835918547393145/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2054242925805447288&amp;postID=2649835918547393145' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2054242925805447288/posts/default/2649835918547393145'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2054242925805447288/posts/default/2649835918547393145'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://enzbfnhk.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-makes-famous-entrepreneurs.html' title='What Makes Famous Entrepreneurs Successful?'/><author><name>oskfu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10246950901253820910</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054242925805447288.post-1946156781438364657</id><published>2008-07-21T07:31:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-21T07:31:18.657-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Big No-No - Network Marketing to Friends and Family</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;"People who know &lt;a href=http://www.lemonlaws.shop24-7-365.com/alaska.html&gt;Alaska Lemon Laws&lt;/a&gt; well do not good business prospects make. Period." - the Pajama Mamas&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"Say what?!" you ask. "I've always been taught that the first thing you do when you sign up with a network marketing company is sit down and make a list of everyone you know so that you can talk to them about your new business venture!"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This "list" represents your "warm" market, and making it seems to have become the be-all/end-all first step in just about every network marketing organization. Why? Because for the average Joe without a lot of resources, who else is he going to talk to about his new business other than people he knows, right? WRONG! When all this started 60-or-so years ago we didn't have the internet and cell phones, conference calls and phone-messaging, so person-to-person was in fact the only way people could spread the word-about most anything. All of that has changed now and there are myriad ways to approach your market-be it warm, cold, or inbetween-so this "list" idea is just way pass. And scary as hell for most people. (Most people are not born salesmen, in case you haven't noticed.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is it &lt;a href=http://www.lemonlaws.shop24-7-365.com/virginia.html&gt;Virginia Lemon Laws&lt;/a&gt; that we who are writing this article disagree with this "list" approach and flat don't think it works? We hope so. Because the reality is that this very thing-trying and failing to recruit family and close friends-is why most people get discouraged and quit network marketing during their first year. Let us spell it out even better. Here's the typical scenario:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;At the prodding and prompting of your sponsor, you finally call your friend Leona, whom you haven't seen in two months, and ask her to meet you for a cup o' joe at Starbucks. She's thrilled. 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Also, at least to me...to say I'm a New Yorker implies some kind of connection the the city.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I don't think my sense of connection to The Big Apple is really unique.....the World uses it as it's financial center. So I suspect that in some way it is a background factor to the The Global Community. We know that the effects of 9/11 were felt around the world.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With this in mind....my spirit guides suggest we use this re-building process to re-think about what to build. Do we simply re-construct the World's Financial Center, and get back to business as usual, or move beyond that? Frankly, I think the shake up was strong enough to get us moving in a slightly new direction. Evolution is a slow process, but we are at one of it's doorways right now!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The health and mental fields have been integrating holism for many years now. The business world has been very stuck in older, more fragmented approaches to planning and operation. This time of reconstruction is also a real chance to bring [ spirit to work ]. It's a chance to create a more holistic, global and integrated business model. Holism makes everything Holy, yes even business. This whole business model states that money and business are just another aspect of Spirit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So business holism is not about going broke.....and heading off to a monastery, but actually making more money, and creating even more success. This newer model suggests that if you can create meaningful inner changes then you can also create outer improvements.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So Manhattan......take your place again in the Global Business Community, be even bigger and brighter then before. Guide the way to Liberty and take holism as your new torch! Good Luck!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jerry is a former psychotherapist and is currently a professional shaman. He publishes an online magazine and newsletter dealing with shamanism and holism as they apply to life and business. 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