Archive for January, 2009
January 19, 2009 at 4:26 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
Some people are not quite sure about the difference between a regular Tarot Card Reading and a Psychic Tarot Card Reading. The difference is really dependent upon the skill and the ability of the person using the Tarot Cards as a tool for divination. A beginning tarot card reader may rely more heavily on the individual meanings of the tarot cards rather than relying on their intuition.
One must develop their intuitive skills when learning the tarot because it is the individual’s unique ability to tap into another’s energy coupled with the use of the tarot as a medium or mechanism to trigger visions, thoughts, feelings that accurately reflects their ability to help you. Psychic gifts come in all shapes and sizes and it’s up to you to make sure that your reader is experienced and gifted in the various areas of intuition that guarantees beneficial and valuable insights and accurate predictions.
Tarot Cards are powerful symbols representing life experiences. After applying spiritual principles using tarot cards to master receiving accurate extrasensory information, a psychic tarot card reading will be one in which a gifted reader should be able to use their natural spiritual gifts in combination with the tarot and not just tell you literal meanings of the individual cards.
Is a Psychic Tarot Card Reading more accurate than an Automated Online Tarot Card Reading?
Tarot cards are very mysterious indeed. When getting an automated online tarot card reading, it’s hard to imagine that your computer has the ability to divine spiritual information. And, of course, this is a ridiculous notion.
An online automated tarot card reading, or a virtual tarot card reading, does have some conveniences. You do not have to book an appointment, you can have your results instantly, and your chosen cards are randomly selected providing you with an assortment of spreads and interpretations.
Although these type readings are popular and fun, there is no intuition or psychic ability involved. The reason why they may be helpful is because there is much insight that can be gained from the essential meanings inherent in the Tarot that you may find some words of encouragement or a mysterious parallel to your current concerns. And because of this, online automated tarot card readings provide a very fascinating and entertaining activity. Further, you may be tapping into your own intuition stimulated by the magic of the tarot, and this could be a good thing. So long as you feel empowered and positive after your online tarot card reading, there is no harm, but nothing such as this can compare to the natural talent and skill of an authentic psychic reader who will amaze you with a true psychic tarot card reading.
Cherry Sage owns and operates one of the top quality psychic web sites on the internet today. Her main focus is authenticity, honesty and integrity. One of her missions is to make sure that everyone looking for a real psychic reading or tarot card reading will be able to find certified authenticity and quality service–to change the current paradigm. Her many followers trust in her advice and her accurate predictions. You can read hundreds of inspiring testimonials on her website http://www.cherrysage.com. Cherry Sage is a professionally trained master psychic, tarot card reader and numerologist. She is an author, she was a Featured Expert in the Ask the Expert column in Spin Magazine. She currently has her own live weekly radio show and continues to provide exceptional services to her growing customer base. Please visit her website where you will find very helpful articles to keep serious seekers of psychic advice informed and up-to-date regarding the psychic world.
January 18, 2009 at 10:14 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
Do you ever need to have your batteries “re-charged”, or you may need a boost to your self-confidence. You might be facing a very scary situation–like turning another year older with a BIG zero behind the number–and need a strong and reasurring presence.
How about having a totally attentive ear to vent your troubles to and get feedback, but only if it is requested. On a more enjoyable note, you may want to take a fun filled vacation and spend countless hours talking, watching the birds and catching up on life. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to find–and then hold on to–that special person, the one that fits these needs, plus many more!
If you are paying attention, we’re talking about best friends here! It is all so important to identify and cherish one of the greatest gifts on this earth–best friends! They are truly invaluable and can save you literally hundreds of dollars in a psychologist’s office. Once identified, this person can serve as “counselor” on everything from children, spouses, religion and political issues.
Now, it is also important to realize that these best friends are a valuable tool and resource, and not something to be taken for granted. You have a responsibility to guard and protect them.
Make sure to respect not only their time, but also their point of view when you ask for their opinion. Treat your best friends like the priceless gem they are, and insure their protection. After all, it’s difficult enough to find and keep good friends–much less best friends.
Penny Estes is Director of Sales and Marketing for a general contracting company in Memphis, Tennessee. Her primary responsibilities are to create new sales and marketing opportunties. Penny earned her Bachelor’s degree from Eastern Collect, St. David’s, Pennsylvania. Currently, she is in the process of completing her MBA.
January 18, 2009 at 6:06 pm · Filed under Software + More
And kill the best layout software in the process of gaining market share?
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Heard about the Quark “killer”?
Adobe InDesign CS2. Will it really “kill” Quark? Adobe has been saying “it will” for the last six years or so, but it hasn’t happened. Adobe Pagemaker didn’t kill Quark, either, but was instead replaced by InDesign. And InDesign is also at a distant second place so far.
Let’s start by saying that it would be a good idea to wait for any new purchases or “conversions” until the upcoming release of the next version of Quark XPress.
Some of the features that Quark has unveiled (Job Jackets for example, for workflow streamlining and increased productivity) as part of their new version, in our view are very compelling and offer more value than InDesign.
Other features are necessary updates that fulfill current needs and put it on par with available technologies currently provided by other programs (i.e. transparency support, Open Type font support, etc, so InDesign and Quark have standard common features). There are plenty of reviews out there detailing all the new features of Quark and we encourage you to read them, you will find the new Quark a very useful ally in your road to productivity.
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Adobe: positioning a product at any cost
Recently Adobe acquired Macromedia, because Adobe couldn’t compete with Macromedia’s web software, another area where Adobe is weak.
In our view and that of many people we interviewed, that was the only way Adobe could obtain a leading position in the web design arena: by buying out their competition. The lead Adobe has with Photoshop, doesn’t translate to a lead in other fields.
For the last few years, Adobe has been trying to position InDesign against Quark as the leader in the publishing area without success.
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Bundling InDesign: the key strategy of Adobe to gain market share
The strategy used by Adobe is very similar to some of the strategies Microsoft has used in the past to eliminate their competition.
It’s a well-known fact (painstakingly proven by Microsoft) that among other things you can do to gain market share, you can kill your competition by giving your product for free (or way below the real cost of the product) and forcing people to acquire it through bundling or embedding it with other necessary software that people MUST buy anyway.
Which is one of the reasons why Microsoft has been sued in every country they have sold software. They have engaged always in proven, documented unfair and illegal competition practices; and their “product bundling” practices force consumers to use products that they would have never looked at otherwise. Adobe is doing the same.
Of course, Adobe can say that InDesign sold alone has a street price. But, like everybody else in the field of graphic design, you MUST buy Photoshop, and very likely, Illustrator or/and Acrobat. If you compare the price you must pay for these applications, it becomes cheaper to buy the full Creative Suite. And you get for the same price, InDesign, GoLive, ImageReady, and other things that come bundled in for free.
So the situation is that people are getting InDesign as part of a bundle. In other words, for free. See the price comparison we included to verify this. And don’t forget that the upgrade versions are even cheaper (usually 50% off or more)!.
For reference, just check out the prices: Creative Suite 2 full (includes Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2, InDesign CS2, Adobe Bridge, GoLive CS2, Acrobat 7.0 professional, Version Cue CS2, and more. Only for $1119.12, the highest price I found, at:
There are other, much lower prices out there for the full version or the upgrades.
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Compare with purchasing the individual products: the full cost of the retail versions is:
Adobe Acrobat 1 user: $383.73
Adobe Golive $386.15
Adobe Illustrator $480.67
Adobe InDesign $676.79
Adobe Photoshop $548.51 (only Photoshop + Illustrator are $1030 at these prices)
The value of the retail products is $2475.85. so, InDesign is absolutely FREE.
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Compare with Quark 6.5 that retails at $707. Upgrades are priced lower.
So, after verifying that in fact we are getting InDesign for “free” and assuming that Quark was successfully muscled out of the market, for how long do you think that InDesign would remain “free”? not long. It would be unbundled right away, and sold separately. Think of programs such as Premiere, etc.
In this market, eliminating your competition means also eliminating the reasons to innovate. Historically, competition proves beneficial to the end user, assuming that it is done with fairness, focusing in product quality to win the user, instead of resorting to a marketing, sales and business strategy to trick the user into “converting”.
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Cost is a part of the equation
Think about it: entities such as universities need to cut costs, and they teach students the software that they will use in their future jobs, so getting the software for free is a HUGE incentive to switch.
We have read about some people saying in their advertising-paid columns that several universities (which ones, exactly?) are saying that they will soon switch to InDesign (when will they switch, exactly?). That sounds kinda cheesy given the fact that you need to know Quark to get a job nowadays, anywhere. The reason being manifested is mainly economic, without any practical reasons actually mentioned to justify such a decision. However, that choice will likely mark the future of many designers out there who will likely find themselves subject to having to take additional training courses to learn BOTH programs. Not funny at all.
There is nothing like a “free lunch”. So how much does it really cost to “switch”?
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Training time: Quark 12 hrs vs. InDesign 50+ hours to migrate, 3-6 months learning curve.
In our experience of several years providing training and private/group coaching to hundreds of students in the use of Adobe / Quark software, the average training time required to learn InDesign up to an advanced level, is usually about 32 hours, and involves a much longer training curve to become an expert user (usually 50+ hours) if you don’t have any previous experience with Adobe products, particularly if you need to use the integration features of the Adobe Creative suite (Adobe Bridge, etc.), learn to use third party plugins, styles, compatible features from other Adobe programs, etc.
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Mastering the program takes at least 3-6 months of use, after receiving full training.
Most people who take InDesign seriously enough to migrate, will spend a lot of time in re-training (see above) and many more months of researching and re-learning things (the dreaded “learning curve”) will be spent outside of the training room, figuring out how to do things that they already knew how to do well with Quark. That’s some very expensive “converting”. Did you know that it was going to be that long? All that lost time is lost productivity, and therefore lost money (and lost nights), too.
Of course some users will tell you that they already know InDesign and it was easy to learn. You bet they were old Adobe Suite users already. Unless they are seasoned pros, with 10+ years in the field, knowing every nook and cranny of most graphic design programs, particularly Adobe programs, it is VERY unlikely it was a short time learning InDesign. But if they are truly novice users, ask them how long it really took them to master (if they do) InDesign. You’ll be surprised at the answers. Most people use barely 20-25% of the program, because learning the whole thing is overwhelming in practice.
Compare this with Quark training, where in barely 8 hours or less you can be working with most program options. Quark advanced level is achieved in 16 hours, and expert level in 24 hours. AND you don’t need experience with other Adobe programs.
In our experience, mastery of the program is at your fingertips, since mostly everything you need to do is rather easy to achieve in Quark and there are myriads of tutorials on the Internet documenting every imaginable Quark trick.
In other words, training in InDesign takes 2 - 3 times more than learning Quark. And the learning curve is much higher than Quark, since you need to learn to “integrate” InDesign with other applications that you may or may not know. The novice user will have the hardest time, since he will be expected to learn not only one but at least other 2 or 3 programs (Photoshop and Illustrator, and lately, Acrobat) in order to be able to use InDesign to its fullest potential.
Which is one of the most overwhelming reasons we have seen always for people choosing Quark over InDesign over the years: A kid can use Quark. It’s easy.
In fact, many parts of the interface used by InDesign, are very similar to the one developed by Quark. Adobe decided to do things the way Quark was doing things in order to improve their program.
Why? Adobe had to design something that could be easily related to Quark, in order to facilitate the transition from Quark to InDesign, since PageMaker failed to convert people to Adobe’s way of doing layouts, as it was a lower-end, very expensive and limited program that couldn’t remotely compete with a high-end program such as Quark. For these and other reasons, Pagemaker always played second to the Quark powerhouse, even to programs such as MS Publisher, which are cheaper and more powerful.
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Training Costs:
Let’s think now about the training costs involved in switching all your designers to the new software. Training costs for 2 people only are more expensive than buying the full Creative Suite 2.
That is, from $349 - $800 in average per person, for the 8-hr, 1 day seminar only. Usually 3 days are required, or $2400+ (group) - $5400 (individual), for up to 6 people. In some cases, it can be higher depending on other factors.
These are corporate training prices, according to the prices of several schools in New York that provide this training and don’t include advanced or expert training costs, nor do they include the costs of learning additional Adobe programs, or the integration features. So the real cost of learning InDesign is much higher than Quark.
Quark, average training price on the streets: $199.
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Hardware costs:
Now include the cost of buying new computers (since you will need to get a new computer to run InDesign due to the sluggish performance that the new Creative Suite 2 has unless you have a 3 GHZ+ CPU Pentium IV or a MAC G5 with 1 - 2GB RAM or more computer). If you have a 2GHZ and 512mb ram, forget it, your computer is not good enough for the creative suite 2. And don’t even think about installing it on your laptop and run several applications at the same time, or you will be waiting for a very long time to do anything.
Because let’s face it, older computers (let’s say 1 year old) will choke and kill your productivity trying to run the new Creative Suite 2, and waiting for anything to load, and run. You need a new computer to run the software, period. And if someone tries to say otherwise, try to run Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign plus Adobe Bridge at the same time in your laptop, to take full advantage of the “integrated” features of Creative Suite 2. Have fun waiting while your competition is selling to your clients. A new MAC computer with the necessary specs will cost you in average $2000, not including the price of the warranty for your new computer.
So, after totaling the cost of installing and getting your people and equipment up to speed in the migration to InDesign, you will have spent in average about $5000 or more per user, including the licensing and the necessary hardware, etc. This is far, far more expensive than just upgrading to the next version of Quark. If you are a medium-sized company, it’s going to be, let’s say a hundred thousand dollars in training, learning curve, lost productivity expenses, new equipment, and software licenses. If you are a large corporation, your cost is in the millions. Yay!
Did you think about that one yet?
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Is there truly a reason to switch?
Overall, compelling arguments to choose InDesign over Quark are difficult to find, even among those who have already made the jump. We will see what the new version of Quark brings.
Adobe still has to deal with the WHOLE industry being trained in Quark. It would seem obvious that Quark is wisening up, improving their customer support, asking users what they need, analyzing and creating tools to improve production flow, and thinking ahead in order to bring enhanced, truly compelling productivity features, and this is a good thing for users.
It remains to be seen if people are going to dump their existing life-time expertise, spend their money in new training and invest in new hardware and software to make Adobe feel satisfied about their sales and stock profits.
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In our view, simplicity wins always.
Adobe wants design professionals to adopt a far more complex, harder to learn, more expensive to run and more difficult to handle program (InDesign) over a simpler, easier to use, and much more intuitive program: Quark. That makes no sense.
We think that INSECURITY is not really a reason to switch. Which is the desired result of the marketing strategy of “the whole industry is moving to InDesign, what are you doing?” that Adobe has been running for several years. Why would you switch otherwise, particularly considering that the upcoming version of Quark is far more powerful and productivity-enhancing than InDesign? We think Quark is living up to their promises and will deliver a superior product. We shall see if they manage to do what they have promised.
Right now, don’t buy anything unless you have a very specific and particular need that ONLY InDesign could possibly satisfy, and that will not be provided in an upcoming version of Quark. What might that be?
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by Sherwin Steele and Galina Arlov
Sherwin Steele is a Multimedia and IT expert with more than 15 years of experience in the field, CEO of a multinational Marketing & web company and he is also a design teacher at a prestigious design school in NYC. http://www.ptedu.com
Galina Arlov is an E-Business Professional and a creator and founder of Valor Cross Media,http://www.valorcrossmedia.com a Web Site Services, E-Marketing and Online Advertising company based in New York City on the Upper East Side.
January 16, 2009 at 10:52 am · Filed under Cash + Credit + More
Debt consolidation loan helps to reduce your mounting debts, which has engulfed you from all sides. It helps to bring down your anxieties of paying so many debts at a time. Debt consolidation loan is a medium to repay your debts in an organized manner.
Loans have become easy medium for the common people to answer their various important needs in life. They easily get attracted by loan packages and attractive offers of the lender. It results into a rise of various debts concurrently. And later on it becomes very difficult to pay all these loans every month. Debt consolidation loan then comes to picture to rescue all these people.
Debt consolidation loanis only designed so that you can reduce your multiple debts, by consolidating them. It also helps to get rid of all those irritating creditors who were harassing you every month to repay their amount. You are answerable to one creditor only. Debt consolidation loancan be taken with or without collateral. If you offer collateral, you are given low interest and long repayment period. However secured debt consolidation loan poses a risk to your property, in the case you fail to repay. Lender will have the right to repossess your property.
If you don’t want to suffer with the risk of property, you can opt for unsecured debt consolidation loan. Lender is not offered any kind of property as security. But high interest and short repayment duration add to your anxiety.
However it should be remembered that your debts are reduced with Debt consolidation loan, not completely eradicated. Surfing financial websites help you to collect relevant information regarding lenders and their norms.
About The Author
The author is a business writer specializing in finance and credit products and has written authoritative articles on the finance industry. He has done his masters in Business Administration and is currently assisting Uk-Direct-Loans as a finance specialist.
For more information please visit:http://www.debt-consolidation-park.co.uk
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January 15, 2009 at 9:53 pm · Filed under Cash + Credit + More
Americans are using credit cards more than at any time in history, and credit card companies are reaping record profits. One of the reasons that the credit card industry is so profitable is that so many of us use our credit cards unwisely.
If you have good credit, you can get a credit card with a reasonable interest rate; say 10% or so. You can keep that rate by paying your bill on time. On the other hand, if you pay your bills late or fail to pay in full, then you will have to pay late fees and interest. Late fees often range between $15 and $29; some card issuers may charge even more. Adding to the pain of paying late fees, however, is the likely change in interest rates on your card if you pay late. A late payment may trigger a substantial increase in the interest rate on your card, and that “reasonable” interest rate of 10% may suddenly rise to 20% or even 25%!
It’s hard to pay off your credit card balance when you have late fees and 25% interest, so this is something you definitely want to avoid. If you usually pay on time, and you pay late once and are charged a late fee, ask your credit company if they will waive the fee. They will often do it - once. Some will not do it at all, but it is always worth taking the time to ask. If they are unwilling to help you, then you may be better off shopping around for a better credit card deal elsewhere.
You can often save money by transferring your balance to a lower interest credit card, if you have one. Competition has been fierce during the last few years among credit card companies, and it is fairly common to receive “promotional” rates of less than 5% if you transfer your balance to another card. Be sure to read the fine print, however. Those low rates usually apply only to transferred balances, and not to new charges placed on the card. There is usually a time limit associated with the promotional rate, and higher rates may apply at the end of the time limit, perhaps even retroactively!
In summary, if you want to minimize your credit card costs, try the following:
Shop around for a credit card with a low interest rate.Pay your bills on time. A good way to do this is to pay online. That way, you won’t have to worry about your check being delayed in the mail.Transfer balances from high interest rate cards to cards with lower rates.Use your cards wisely. If you can pay cash, do it.A few simple steps can save you a fortune in interest charges and late fees.
©Copyright 2005 by Retro Marketing. Charles Essmeier is the owner of Retro Marketing, a firm devoted to informational Websites, including End-Your-Debt.com, a site devoted to debt consolidation and credit counseling, and HomeEquityHelp.net, a site devoted to information regarding home equity loans.
January 15, 2009 at 1:40 am · Filed under Cash + Credit + More
Loan consolidation has many benefits. But before you sign up for one, it is important that you are well informed on the basics and the pros and cons of student loan consolidation.
Rising tuition fees means that student loans are becoming larger as students pursue their studies and carriers. Subsequently, due to high student loans, it has become common for students to have student loans that heavily impact on their day to day living and financial situations for a long time during and after their studies. Due to the potentially huge amounts of students’ loans, the debt could impact on your future decisions and your credit history. In order to have a good credit history, your student loan debt should not exceed 8% of your income.
How can you reduce your student loan debt burden?
* You could eliminate or reduce the primary balance.
* You could reduce the monthly total payment. Given that debts are measured by comparing your income to the loan payment, if your payment is reduced, it will help you in evaluating the credit.
What are the main types of student loans?
Although there are various kinds of student loans, the most common are the federal and private student loans. The federally funded loans are managed by the U.S. Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid programs. It is easy for anyone to get a federal educational loan. These loans are funded the U.S government though grants, work-study support and loans.
Private student loans are controlled by standard lending facilities. The most common student loan program could be obtained at renowned banks such as Citibank, and normally these kinds of lenders charge high interest rates and provide unsecured loans.
One is better off with federal student loans as compared to private student loans. The interests on federal loans are tax-deductible and if you decided to go back to school, you can also defer the payments. On the other hand, private loans do not provide any benefit.
If you have a private and federal loan, it is not recommended to consolidate and mix them together. The best way of doing it is to consolidate every one of your federal student loans and then could consolidate your private loans separately. If one was to combine both the federal and private loans in consolidating, all of the federal benefits will be ineffective.
What are the main 3 criteria used to determine one’s eligibility for consolidating his federal student loans?
1. Firstly, the person should no longer be enrolled in school.
2. Secondly, the person should be actively repaying the debt or at least be in the grace period of the loan.
3. Thirdly, consolidation companies require the customer to have a minimum loan amount. The average amount is $10,000. Student debt consolidations come with many plans. These plans offer basically the same services. These key benefits which one can get are a reduction in the size of monthly payment, lowering the monthly payment, improvement of the overall credit rating and saving useful money.
If a student had a huge student loan, and they do not consolidate it, this will impact on their ability to acquire any mode debt in the future such as mortgages or car loans among others. By consolidating your student loan, you improve your financial situation, and you get a lot more flexibility with your finances.
Dean Shainin is a consultant specializing in student loan consolidation. Get valuable resources, tools, information and more articles on student loan consolidation, visit this site: http://www.studentloanconsolidationtips.com
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January 14, 2009 at 11:58 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
The ancient Chinese Astrology is not only fascinating but also quite accurate. It’s Zodiac is based on 12 signs, a cycle of 12 years and are named after 12 symbolic animals : Rat (or Mouse), Ox (or Buffalo or Bull or Cow), Tiger, Rabbit (or Hare or Cat), Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat (or Sheep or Ram), Monkey, Rooster (or Hen or Cock or Chicken or Phoenix), Dog and Pig (or Boar or Hog).
Your Chinese Astrological Zodiac Animal Sign is based on your Chinese Lunar Year of Birth. The Chinese New Year is movable and could start anywhere between 21st January and 20th February, depending upon the year.
If your Date of Birth falls into any of these below listed Chinese Lunar Years, then, because you are born in the Year of the Horse, you are symbolically identified as a “Horse” :
From 25 Jan 1906 to 12 Feb 1907
From 11 Feb 1918 to 31 Jan 1919
From 30 Jan 1930 to 16 Feb 1931
From 15 Feb 1942 to 04 Feb 1943
From 03 Feb 1954 to 23 Jan 1955
From 21 Jan 1966 to 08 Feb 1967
From 07 Feb 1978 to 27 Jan 1979
From 27 Jan 1990 to 14 Feb 1991
From 12 Feb 2002 to 31 Jan 2003
In Chinese Hsia Calender, 2006 is the 4703rd year and is also the third year of the New Fengshui Land Luck Period 8. The new Chinese Lunar Year is from 29.01.2006 to 17.02.2007. Here are the Annual Forecasts and suggested Fengshui & Crystal Remedies that you may need for the coming “New Year 2006 : Bing Xu, the Year of the Yang Red Fire Dog” :
CAREER :
An year in which you have to be both defensive and offensive at the same time. You will have to show aggressiveness in some places and at the same time pay dearly just to hold onto what you have, in other places. You will have to play mental games with people around you, to get their help and stay afloat. Maintaining good relationship with superiors is a must. Your higher-ups will not trust you and your subordinates will not co-operate with you. Avoid taking rash decisions. You will face many emergency situations where you have to be calm and smile away grave insults. Respect and follow the ground rules without failure or you will end up in a legal mess. If you maintain clarity in your thoughts, take right decisions at the right time, work really hard and make strategic partnerships, then you will perform reasonably well. Traders and those in administrative capacities will do better. Enlist the guidance of Kuan Kung by keeping his statue in the North West. Wear a Lapis Lazouli Crystal Pendant around your neck. Wait patiently for your time and do not expect any miracles.
MONEY :
On your own, there is not much money luck. But there could be a regular cashflow of income through others, if you keep smiling and shrink your ego enough. Spend more on health insurance. Some of you will spend money in shifting or buying real estate. Having a set of PaKua Horoscope Coins with you and a set of Dragon & Phoenix Coins at home will help you.
HEALTH :
No serious health problems. Look out for infections. Take care when you climb. Some may get injuries and bruises because of a fall. There is a possibility of getting animal bites, so be careful with pets like cats and dogs ! Elders should be extra careful, in general.
LOVE :
Not a stable year for relationships. There will be quite a few ups and downs. Decisions for marriage should be weighed carefully. Married couple should be extra careful of their energies. A single wrong move could do some long term damage. Spend more time with your family and nurture your relationships personally and carefully. Consult and involve your family in all major decisions. Invest on a Stilbite Crystal Cluster and keep it in the South West of your bedroom.
Beneficial Crystal : Bloodstone, for 2006
Good Relationship with : Goat, Tiger & Dog, for 2006
Conflict with : Rat, Monkey, Ox & Horse, for 2006
Yin/Yang : Yang
A NOTE ABOUT REMEDIES : The above analysis has suggested some remedies/cures for reducing the impact of negative energy and has recommended certain enhancers for increasing and improving upon the beneficial energy. For the remedies/enhancers to be effective, they should be cleansed, energised, blessed and programmed not only for the particular individual/family but also for the specific purpose/problem. They should also be placed in the indicated location. Any or all of these remedies can be reused for the coming new years, the only thing is that some of them may have to be repositioned according to the specific new year.
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The Author of this article Sri Janarrdhana Guptha is an Energy Consultant, Vaastu & Fengshui Researcher, Crystal Master and a Clairvoyant Karma Reader. His speciality is in permanent, life-time Remedial Solutions, especially Crystal Energy Fields. His wife Srimathi Kalpana Guptha is also a Psychic Reader. The Energy Couple can be reached through crystalvaastu@yahoo.com
or either of their websites:
http://www.newage-kabbalah-numerology.com or
http://www.crystal-vaastu.com/home.htm.
Janarrdhana Guptha has authored the book titled “Guide to Fengshui Good Luck Symbols”. He writes regularly in leading English & Tamil Magazines from India. More of his articles can be read at his blog : http://www.spaces.msn.com/members/crystal-vaastu/.
January 11, 2009 at 1:16 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
Soaring 700 feet above the forest floor is a granite dome two miles long and a mile wide. Stone Mountain, 16 miles east of Atlanta, Georgia, was the ideal site for a memorial to General Robert E. Lee.
In 1915 the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) obtained a deed from the owners of the mountain, accepting their proviso that the work be completed by 1928. They hired sculptor Gutzon Borglum, who began cutting in 1923. After a dispute with the sponsors, Borglum abandoned the project to work on Mount Rushmore.
Although another sculptor, Augustus Lukeman, resumed the task in 1925, he was unable to finish by the 1928 deadline, and the original owners reclaimed the mountain, abruptly stopping
the project. Only in 1958 did the Georgia state legislature create a memorial association to buy the mountain.
Sculptor Walter Kirtland Hancock resumed the work in 1963, completing it in 1970. Hancock’s epic sculpture depicts General
Robert E. Lee, Lieutenant General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, and Confederate President Jefferson Davis, all riding majestic horses. The figures are so colossal that at the dedication 30 men were able to stand on Lee’s shoulder.
God wanted the likeness of His Son to be spectacular and to remain beyond the day when the figures on Stone Mountain will have eroded to a pile of gravel. His design was conceived in eternity and initiated at Calvary, but to this day the carving continues in your heart and mine (Rom. 8:28-30). The project will be completed if we do not call a halt to it (1 John 3:1-3).
What a tragedy it would be, what a waste of centuries of sacrifice and effort, if the divine Sculptor had to abandon His work!
Just after visiting Stone Mountain, I found myself viewing it again from the air, because the site is below a holding pattern for the Atlanta airport. The beauty of the final sculpture more than justifies the years of struggle and toil required to complete it. So will ours.
Copyright ©2005 Steve Singleton, All rights reserved.
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January 10, 2009 at 5:37 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
Motivational stories are all around us. Some are well known because they’ve captured the attention of television, film directors or writers. However, there are many we’ll never hear about because people overcome and rise beyond their limitations all over the world and their experiences are not covered by the media.
I’ve run across several stories of heroism and living beyond limits lately. Maybe it is because of the holiday season as people tend to reflect on the past year, their own lives and what the future can be.
As I viewed these amazing stories I began to wonder; once again, why these stories move us so much. Just about everyone in life has some obstacle to overcome whether it’s physical, mental or emotional. Our individual journeys are filled with experiences that cause us to learn, grow and cultivate ourselves along the way. Of course, that doesn’t mean we do grow because we have the option to turn away from and ignore these lessons if we choose to. But, what is it that moves us when we watch other people’s stories of success and overcoming adversity? After viewing yet another “human interest” story about a man who has only stubs for arms and legs and yet lives an amazing life; the question that came to me was, “Are we really doing our best?” People who don’t have the physical limitations others do manage to find ways to not give their all to life. We find excuses, allow our fears and let our old habits prevent us from living the full life we say we want.
The amazing stories we see and read about touch us because they strike a chord of the human spirit to live and excel no matter what. These people are driven to follow their dreams, keep themselves on track and don’t give up. They are not afraid to fail or receive support from others.
I believe this is the reason we have such a strong reaction to those far less fortunate than we are yet who’ve managed to live wonderful lives full of love, activity and without regret. When asked what he wanted most, the man in the story I was watching simply said, “I have a heart, a mind and a soul. I have everything I need”. We have all been given the gift of a heart, a mind and a soul. Are we doing the most we can with them or do we let doubt, fear and confusion get in the way? The stories of those who have overcome, sustained a wonderful life and have a deep sense of fulfillment are living testament to the power we have all been given. We have the opportunity every minute of every day to not only live the life we truly desire but to share it with others. We don’t have to wait for some event to jar us into this awareness. Look around you, your life is waiting. What will you do with the heart, mind and soul you already have?
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January 9, 2009 at 6:33 pm · Filed under Movies Portal
Nominated for 12 Golden Globes and 61 Emmys, including 4 for Outstanding Drama Series, The X-Files is one of the world’s most popular science-fiction drama shows. Premiering in the Fall of 1993 on the Fox Network, home of popular programs such as The Simpsons (1989) and King Of The Hill (1997), The X-Files created an entire fictional world of conspiracies and secret organizations, building a legion of fanatic followers as devoted to the series as Trekkies are to Star Trek. Creator Cris Carter, a former writer for numerous TV shows in the late-80s/early-90s - The Nanny (1993) is one example - brings together the finest aspects of suspense-laden spy novels and alien science fiction. The result is one of the top sci-fi franchises ever produced, spawning its own line of merchandise and even a full length feature film - The X-Files: Fight The Future (1998). With nine successful seasons to its credit, The X-Files is one of the longest-running sci-fi series in television history…
The X-Files follows the exploits of four FBI agents assigned to investigate a series of unsolved and mysterious cases known only as “The X-Files”. FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny), Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), John Doggett (Robert Patrick), and Monica Reyes (Annabeth Gish) are the primary agents investigating these unusual cases which could never be solved by conventional investigatory methods. But Mulder and Scully in particular play prominent roles in the series. The partnership and friendship the two develop during the course of the series sets the tone for their investigations into the paranormal with Scully, a medical doctor, playing the skeptic to Mulder’s deeply held beliefs in widespread government conspiracies and alien abductions. Through the course of the series, The X-Files covers a wide-range of frightening and mysterious subjects from killer insects and secret world government organizations to the colonization of Earth by parasitic aliens. In so doing, it adds its own unique brand of humor and an original blend of creativity that fans of the genre will certainly appreciate…
The X-Files (Season 6) DVD features a number of suspense riddled episodes including the season premiere “The Beginning” in which, much to Mulder’s dismay, the Office of Professional Conduct has refused to put he and Scully back in charge of The X-Files project, opting to replace them with Agents Fowley and Spender instead. Nevertheless, the two continue their work off duty while their latitude within the agency shrinks… Other notable episodes from Season 6 include “Rain King” in which Mulder comes to believe that a weatherman’s emotions are effecting the weather in a small rural town, and “Alpha” in which an anthropologist discovers the existence of an extinct canine species is Asia and brings it to America where it escapes and begins randomly killing people…
Below is a list of episodes included on The X-Files (Season 6) DVD:
Episode 118 (The Beginning) Air Date: 11-08-1998
Episode 119 (Drive) Air Date: 11-15-1998
Episode 120 (Triangle) Air Date: 11-22-1998
Episode 121 (Dreamland) Air Date: 11-29-1998
Episode 122 (Dreamland II) Air Date: 12-06-1998
Episode 123 (How the Ghosts Stole Christmas) Air Date: 12-13-1998
Episode 124 (Terms of Endearment) Air Date: 01-03-1999
Episode 125 (Rain King) Air Date: 01-10-1999
Episode 126 (S.R. 819) Air Date: 01-17-1999
Episode 127 (Tithonus) Air Date: 01-24-1999
Episode 128 (Two Fathers) Air Date: 02-07-1999
Episode 129 (One Son) Air Date: 02-14-1999
Episode 130 (Agua Mala) Air Date: 02-21-1999
Episode 131 (Monday) Air Date: 02-28-1999
Episode 132 (Arcadia) Air Date: 03-07-1999
Episode 133 (Alpha) Air Date: 03-28-1999
Episode 134 (Trevor) Air Date: 04-11-1999
Episode 135 (Milagro) Air Date: 04-18-1999
Episode 136 (The Unnatural) Air Date: 04-25-1999
Episode 137 (Three of a Kind) Air Date: 05-02-1999
Episode 138 (Field Trip) Air Date: 05-09-1999
Episode 139 (Biogenesis) Air Date: 05-16-1999
About the Author
Britt Gillette is author of The DVD Report, a blog where you can find more reviews like this one of The X-Files (Season 6) DVD.
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