Maybe just a little wasted here... 
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Neil Young and Bob Dylan - Helpless + Knockin' on Heaven's Door 1975
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Sunday, October 31, 2010
Neil Young and Bob Dylan - Helpless + Knockin' on Heaven's Door 1975 | #Neil_Young, #Bob_Dylan
Neil Young - Heart Of Gold | #Neil_Young
Okay, he takes a little time to get going on this ... it is still one of the greatest songs of the 70's
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Neil Young on Bob Dylan | #Neil_Young
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How Vitamin D Reduces the Incidence of Cancer: The DINOMIT Model - UCSD-TV - University of California Television
In a new study, researchers at the UCSD School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center used a complex computer prediction model to determine that intake of vitamin D3 and calcium would prevent 58,000 new cases of breast cancer and 49,000 new cases of colorectal cancer annually in the US and Canada. The researchers' model also predicted that 75% of deaths from these cancers could be prevented with adequate intake of vitamin D3 and calcium. Join Dr. Cedric Garland, lead researcher on the study, as he discusses the implications of these findings and the proposed actions. (#16941)
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1,001 Vegetarian Recipes - Book Giveaway! | Care2 Healthy & Green Living
We’ve got one last vegetarian cookbook giveaway to end our month-long vegetarian celebration: 1,001 Low-Fat Vegetarian Recipes by Sue Spitler with Linda R. Yoakam. With 1,001 recipes, you could spend years working your way through this cookbook without ever getting bored. Many of the recipes take less than 45 minutes and they all include handy icons to differentiate vegan recipes from lacto- or ovo-vegetarian recipes. Check out two sample recipes from the book: Mushroom Bruschetta and Vegetables Paprikash. Leave a comment below for your chance to win a copy of the book!
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10 Cancer-Fighting Foods | Care2 Healthy & Green Living
I’m going to put my Mommy hat on here, place my hands on my hips, look down at the broccoli you left on your plate, and tell you this: Eat your vegetables! Not because I’m a member of the clean-your-plate club, but because I care about you–and because I know this: in numerous studies following large groups of people, eating more vegetables and fruits has been linked to a lower risk of lung, oral, esophageal, stomach, and colon cancer. The thinking behind these results points to antioxidants and phytochemicals, natural compounds found in plants.
What are antioxidants? As described by the American Cancer Society (ACS), the body seems to use certain nutrients in vegetables and fruits to protect against damage to tissues that happens constantly as a result of normal metabolism (oxidation). Because such damage is linked with increased cancer risk, the antioxidant nutrients are thought to protect against cancer. Antioxidants include vitamin C, vitamin E, carotenoids, and many other phytochemicals (beneficial plant compounds).
Lab coat aside, it’s really a no-brainer. Eat real food, stay healthier. So now you’ve got not only a host of government programs telling you to eat your 5 to 9 servings of fruit and vegetables per day, you’ve got me hovering over your shoulder telling you to do the same! But I’ll go easy on you and offer up a few other plant-based suggestions as well. Here are ten super-duper cancer-fighting foods to add to your regime–these ten were chosen for their special cancer-kicking properties, as described on the Living Strong Living Well page of the Stanford School of Medicine Health Improvement Program.
Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/10-cancer-fighting-foods.html#ixzz13wGx3vOA
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The top 10 Android smartphones (for now) | 10 Things | TechRepublic.com
A hot new Android phone seems to hit the market almost every week. To help you sort through them all, Jason Hiner put together this list of the 10 best Android smartphones, based on the quality and value of each device.
Because there’s a stampede of Android smartphones barreling into the market — including both excellent models and a few duds — many people feel a little overwhelmed when trying to choose one. I get a lot of the “Would you get this one or that one?” questions and requests to rank my favorites. So I decided to do something a little dangerous — create a leaderboard of my top 10 Android picks. It’s dangerous because this is very subjective stuff. The smartphone that is the best fit for you is going to depend heavily on your needs and preferences.
But since I’ve had my paws on virtually all the Android devices, and I’ve written reviews of the best ones, I’m going to rank them in terms of overall quality, with much more emphasis placed on the smartphones themselves than on the wireless carriers they’re tied to.
I’m also going to keep this leaderboard up to date. So as I review new Android devices and decide they deserve a place in the top 10, I will add them to this list and bump other phones down or off the list.
Caveat: This ranking is primarily U.S.-based. In each country/region, the telecom carriers tend to give these devices different names. You may be able to find a close match between many of the devices on this list and devices in your area, but not in all cases.
Note: This article originally appeared as an entry in our Tech Sanity Check blog. It’s also available as a PDF download.
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Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted
This certainly brings back some memories ...
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Friday, October 29, 2010
Top 5 Most Common Windows 7 Problems and How to Fix Them
Windows 7 is a fairly cool operating system, but like most operating systems it’s not perfect. Some Windows 7 problems are bugs others happen to be features. Either way, they are annoying and all we care for is a quick fix.
Some of the most commonly reported problems with Windows 7 include compatibility with older programs, slow performance on low-end hardware, and trouble with the Aero theme and its features. In this article, I’ll show you how to fix these annoyances. For those that prefer an automatic fix, scroll down to the bottom for suggested software solutions.
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8 Awesome Free Open-Source Games You Can Enjoy On Windows, Mac and Linux
We don’t only bring you great free applications and tools here at MakeUseOf. We also understand that you like your downtime too, and what better way to waste some time than with some free open source games?
Maybe you’re a fan of cutesy 2D platformers? Or do you prefer staring down the barrel of a shotgun and shouting “pwned” after every kill? What about strategy games that require careful planning and a tendency to start wars?
Whatever your thing you’re bound to find something you like amongst this lot. All the games featured here have received updates within the last year, are cross-compatible on all 3 major platforms (and some even go beyond that) and won’t cost you a penny. Forget work, let’s have some fun!
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"... talent is a dreadfully cheap commodity, cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work and study; a constant process of honing. Talent is a dull knife that will cut nothing unless it is wielded with great force – a force so great that the knife is not really cutting at all but bludgeoning and breaking... Discipline and constant work are the whetstones upon which the dull knife of talent is honed until it becomes sharp enough, hopefully, to cut through even the toughest meat and gristle."Stephen King (1947 – ) American writer, hard worker http://amplify.com/u/e6l9
Thursday, October 28, 2010
How to Get a Classroom of Kids Blogging in Under 5 Minutes!
Don’t you just love it when someone thinks logically about a problem and comes up with a simple solution to solve it which everyone can enjoy? Well, this time it’s teachers who are on the receiving end of a well-thought-out plan.
Kidblog.org is a service designed by teachers for teachers. They have made the process of creating and monitoring a class blog safe and efficient. Sign-ups are fast and simple, making it easy to co-ordinate a whole class of new students. At the same time, the blog’s privacy and security is protected by default. This makes life incredibly easy for the teacher, allowing you to get straight in to the fun bit of blogging!
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10 Websites To Learn A Word A Day & Enrich Your Vocabulary
A few days back, we had taken a look at a few resources which helped us with slangs and day to day jargons. Street language sounds hep and helps us to keep up with the times. But it also limits our vocabulary. There’s a word in the English language for every instance, provided we care enough to adopt and use it.
There are only two ways to learn new words – read and use.
Think about it, a word a day translates to nearly 300 words over the course of a year; and many more over a lifetime. An expanded vocabulary not only helps to ace tests like SAT/ACT, but also opens up the language that we speak every day. Read a great speech and see how it moves you. Its oration backed up by a great vocabulary.
So, let’s take it a word at a time and seek the help of these ten websites that teach us new words in different ways.
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Check out this video from Thomas Power: latest business ideas on social marketing
Here's a great video from Thomas Power. Change thinking is required in the new world of network business. There's a plethora of great business stuff available as well.
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Thomas Power: latest business ideas on social marketing
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
“He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill.” ~Edmund Burke (1729–1797)
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MakeUseOf is proud to present "The (Very) Unofficial Facebook Privacy Manual" | makeuseof.com
MakeUseOf is proud to present "The (Very) Unofficial Facebook Privacy Manual"
Do you like Facebook, but wish your information wasn't so public? If so, it's time to
lock your settings down. Facebook doesn't make this easy, however;
features are constantly added and the default for each new one
seems to favor transparency instead of privacy.
If you use Facebook you should read this guide, if only to
understand how public most of your information is.
This amazing guide outlines a variety of things regarding Facebook
privacy, starting from how to make sure a comment meant for your
friends isn't seen by co-workers to keeping your Facebook information off
Google's search results and blocking unwanted users. Plus a few
things you probably didn't even know you wanted to know.
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Do you like Facebook, but wish your information wasn't so public? If so, it's time to
lock your settings down. Facebook doesn't make this easy, however;
features are constantly added and the default for each new one
seems to favor transparency instead of privacy.
DOWNLOAD: The (Very) Unofficial Privacy Guide
If you use Facebook you should read this guide, if only to
understand how public most of your information is.
This amazing guide outlines a variety of things regarding Facebook
privacy, starting from how to make sure a comment meant for your
friends isn't seen by co-workers to keeping your Facebook information off
Google's search results and blocking unwanted users. Plus a few
things you probably didn't even know you wanted to know.
DOWNLOAD: The (Very) Unofficial Privacy Guide
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Amazing ad
Pretty cool ad. Marketing at its best. ( thanks! @OlliemaeDonaldson-Felix and @@HomeBizINSIDER Sheryl Mann: The Awakened Marketer)
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“When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free.” ~ Catherine Ponder http://amplify.com/u/dzkb
Monday, October 25, 2010
Pay Yourself First | chrisbrogan.com
I’m asked often how I balance my time. I think what you’re asking is, “how can you run two companies, write for several blogs and magazines, write a book, speak professionally, and still have a family?” I do it. I really do manage all that. And most parties in that mix feel like they get a lot of attention from me. But it’s not easy. The way I accomplish it, and the way I’ll do even more going forward is that I pay myself first.
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"Everyone has the power of greatness. Not for fame, but greatness. Because greatness is determined by service." ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. http://bit.ly/9yIILS
Intelligent car designed as a showpiece for #DimensionData's creative ICT ability with #Microsoft OCS Product
Hat tip to Dimension Data in South Africa:
The Ford ST boasts a complete on board IT system that includes full connectivity, integrated access to online presence, instant messaging, e-mail and voice and video media. The intelligent car has been designed as a showpiece for Dimension Data's ability to creatively enable business through technology and clearly proves why the company clinched this year's Microsoft Unified Communications Solutions Partner of the Year
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10 reasons for Windows Mobile users to switch to Droid | 10 Things | TechRepublic.com
f you’re looking for advanced smart phone capabilities and you don’t want to wait months to get them, Deb Shinder suggests you consider a Droid.
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Sunday, October 24, 2010
Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come (THE REAL VERSION; CD QUALITY; LYRICS)
An absolutely beautiful song... the inevitable
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Your Favorite Color: What it Says About You | Care2 Healthy & Green Living
Whether we’re a vibrant Orange, or a peaceful Blue, our color preferences are a key to understanding our personalities. Find out what this color expert has to say about your favorite color. What does it reveal about who you really are?
Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/favorite-color-personality.html#ixzz13Hm0f4H9
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9 Surprising Uses for Beer | Care2 Healthy & Green Living
Beer. It refreshes and relaxes, it fuels sociability and cools the burn of spicy food. It is the most-widely consumed alcoholic beverage in the world, and the third most common beverage overall. It is the oldest alcoholic beverage produced–and in fact, the oldest known code of laws (the Code of Hammurabi ca 1750 B.C.) called for the death penalty for drinking-house proprietors found guilty of watering down their beer. Those Babylonians took their suds seriously.
But aside from the numero uno use for beer–drinking! woohoo!–it is one of the most over-looked components of many a DIY solution to common household conundrums. Here are nine alternative ways to put your brew to good use:
Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/9-surprising-uses-for-beer.html#ixzz13HjaOOyC
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What's Your Breast Cancer IQ? (Quiz) | Care2 Healthy & Green Living
How much do you know about breast cancer and its risk factors? Take our quiz to find out and learn more, plus, where to go for more information.
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7 Things Your Teeth Say About Your Health | Teeth & Health | Care2 Healthy & Green Living
Some messages coming out of your mouth bypass the vocal chords. Turns out that your teeth, gums, and surrounding tissues also have plenty to say — about your overall health.
“Your mouth is connected to the rest of your body,” says Anthony Iacopino, dean of the University of Manitoba Faculty of Dentistry and a spokesperson for the American Dental Association. “What we see in the mouth can have a significant effect on other organ systems and processes in the body. And the reverse is also true: Things that are going on systemically in the body can manifest in the mouth.”
So stay attuned to the following warning messages, and have worrisome symptoms checked out by a dentist or doctor.
Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/7-things-your-teeth-say-about-your-health.html#ixzz13Hh7JFCb
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Women Power - Tom Peters
This presentation is more than 4 years old. However, I believe what Tom Peters has to say here is still quite relevant.
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“Forget China, India and the Internet: Economic Growth Is Driven by Women.” ~Source: Headline, Economist http://bit.ly/dniYag
If a man is called a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and Earth will pause to say, Here lived a great streetsweeper who did his job well. ~Martin Luther King, Jr. http://bit.ly/9mR1Ob
You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Author Unknown http://amplify.com/u/ds3s
All the so-called "secrets of success" will not work unless you do. ~Author Unknown http://bit.ly/9DJIOU
Putting in the Hours | chrisbrogan.com
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Five more snarky remarks Steve Jobs could have made, if asked | Tech Sanity Check | TechRepublic.com
Steve Jobs issued a verbal smackdown of Apple competitors on Monday. Since he was being so candid, here are five questions I would have liked to asked Steve, and a stab at how he might have answered. Read more
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Five more snarky remarks Steve Jobs could have made, if asked | Tech Sanity Check | TechRepublic.com
Steve Jobs issued a verbal smackdown of Apple competitors on Monday. Since he was being so candid, here are five questions I would have liked to asked Steve, and a stab at how he might have answered. Read more
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Walt Disney's wonderful life (photos) | TechRepublic Photo Gallery
SAN FRANCISCO--You might not think of the City by the Bay as the most likely place for a museum dedicated to the life of Walt Disney, but thanks to the influence of the late, great animator's daughter and wife--both of whom have strong ties to the Bay Area--the city is host to the Walt Disney Family Museum, which opened its doors to the public for the first time just over a year ago, on October 1, 2009.
The museum is a fantastic tour through Disney's life--and the works that made him and his company so famous. Stretching from his earliest days as an animator all the way to his death, it is ten galleries full of original concept art, posters, figurines, and much, much more, all guaranteed to delight any Disney fan.
But it's not just a celebration of Mickey Mouse and friends. The museum also highlights some of the more controversial parts of the animator's life, including his testimony to the House Un-American Activities Committee, a major strike at Disney Studios, and the company's work making war propaganda for the U.S. military.
Yet, in the end, it's Disney's work in the movies that carries the day. And perhaps there is no better celebration of his success than this very special Oscar, which Disney was awarded in 1939 for "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" by Shirley Temple and which included seven small Oscar figurines.
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If you choose to recommend or hire friends and family, take heed | Career Management | TechRepublic.com
There’s an old Irish saying, “You don’t know someone until you’ve lived with them.” I would say you never know a person until you’ve worked with them. This is why it surprises me that countless people recommend friends and family for positions at their companies without knowing much about their work ethic.
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Friday, October 22, 2010
How to Quit Your Job | BNET
I remember the first time I had to tell my boss I was leaving. After 13 years with the same firm, I’d become fed up, frustrated and bored. My new job had higher status, more autonomy and a lot more money. With my ego at an all-time high, I couldn’t wait to go in and tell my boss — with the full panoply of vindictive glory — that I was leaving to work for a competitor who truly appreciated me.
Thank god a friend stopped me.
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Carberp: Quietly replacing Zeus as the financial malware of choice | IT Security | TechRepublic.com
Zeus ushered in a new era of malware, but it's slowly losing its effectiveness. Don't celebrate just yet; Zeus's heir apparent, Carberp is ready to take over. Read more
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Photos: 20 iPad competitors to watch | TechRepublic Photo Gallery
The Apple iPad has re-energized the market for tablet computers but it has gone nearly all of 2010 without a serious challenger. That will soon change. Here are 20 upstarts taking aim at the iPad.
If you'd prefer to view this as a text-only list, see the companion blog post.
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=6460
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It's because I like you, I don't want to be with you. It's a complicated emotion. -Finding Nemo #disneywords http://bit.ly/9NnyKQ
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle. ~John Quincy Adams http://amplify.com/u/deae
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
How To Remove Unwanted Crapware From Your Brand New Windows 7 System
Manufacturers have always seen fresh OEM Windows installs as blank canvases for passing on some of the worst software they can find. Trial software is just one example. How do you remove software you didn't ask for? Here's how.
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Monday, October 18, 2010
Expand, Contract, Experiment, Iterate | in over your head
Expand, Contract, Experiment, Iterate
Xeni Jardin put up a great slide in a presentation I saw at MIMA, seen at right.
Those four words represent a lot about life, growth, business and strength. Put those four words together and you have a continuous, cyclical process for how to try new things and what to do once you have.
Chris and I have been thinking a lot about this pattern recently for the new stuff we’re writing, so I have my own version of this loop, as follows. I think of it as what happens when a child is learning to walk– after all, that’s the definition of experimentation, balance, and resisting pressures (gravity, etc.). The metaphor is fundamental and can be understood by all.
Step one is to experiment– trying something new. I’ve called this touching the burner because it is a fundamental risky act, but in all aspects of life, the small, easy experiment is what leads to the potential success. Walking eventually becomes a rote activity, but it began as a purposeful attempt at something that was previously impossible.
Practice is what happens after that. This is a combination of our old stuff and new stuff. If we learn to play the piano we are integrating new movements into old movements so they happen without us thinking about them. We increase our range of motion to include the new thing until it becomes an entirely banal part of our behaviour instead of a risky new thing.
Next we go for balance (contraction). When we do this it is an attempt at the new thing becoming a new normal that is more capable than the last. Contraction is a process where we take the new behaviour and take advantage of it, and where we bring ourselves back to a stable state.
Then, finally, it’s about starting again (iterate), trying it again to expand more. This is how we learn to move, or interact with people, or build castles or empires. It’s a fundamental act, and you need to know where you are in the cycle in order to behave properly. Once you do, though, you know which direction to take.
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"Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn't be done. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life, the process is its own reward. Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And if they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others." ~Amelia Earhart http://bit.ly/cH01d4
Sunday, October 17, 2010
A sonnet by Daniel K
Why is this pain within me night and day?
Shouldered pangs along life’s journey traveled
Why does this heart of mine to and fro sway?
Tumbled heart emptied here and there graveled
--
I can hear this lonely whispering voice
Darkness creeping in from sun-torn shadows
Sunset fading along time’s mantelpiece
Through my weary soul this echoed voice flows
--
Daily straddling the fence of life, I war
And tears flow, for I shall not surrender
Fury of hell, bottomless pit’s teeth gnaw
Standing hand in hand, brother and sister
--
Making it through, life is for us to keep
Though short or long, it’s not for us to sleep
by Daniel K Wentzel | Poem Number: 3986, Nov 4, 1997
Shouldered pangs along life’s journey traveled
Why does this heart of mine to and fro sway?
Tumbled heart emptied here and there graveled
--
I can hear this lonely whispering voice
Darkness creeping in from sun-torn shadows
Sunset fading along time’s mantelpiece
Through my weary soul this echoed voice flows
--
Daily straddling the fence of life, I war
And tears flow, for I shall not surrender
Fury of hell, bottomless pit’s teeth gnaw
Standing hand in hand, brother and sister
--
Making it through, life is for us to keep
Though short or long, it’s not for us to sleep
by Daniel K Wentzel | Poem Number: 3986, Nov 4, 1997
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Jupiter by Holst | With thanks to @riette2roos
5 Ways to Enjoy an Unfinished Masterpiece | Change your thoughts
How many times you lost an opportunity because you didn’t take action immediately? Because the odds seemed to be against you or because you were unprepared? I know I did this at least a hundred times. I avoided action, because the context wasn’t perfect. Or complete. Or just because it wasn’t the right moment.
Guess what: that perfect moment never came. Instead of doing something, anything, I left that opportunity pass me by. Even more, every time I lost such an opportunity I said to myself: Well, it wasn’t worth anything, since I didn’t found the perfect way to handle it.
Looking back at those situations, I can clearly see now that a single action, any action, as imperfect and incomplete as it may have been, could have made a big difference. Even if that action was initially a mistake, moving things around would have eventually changed the whole context.
And as I advanced in life, opportunity missed after opportunity missed, I realized that what prevented me to take action was a certain idea about being complete�. If there was something missing from the context, the situation wasn’t complete� enough, hence I couldn’t move forward.
Took me a lot of time to realize that things are already complete, in their inner structure. It was me who wasn’t yet prepared. It was me who was waiting for a perfect setup, a perfect partner, a perfect opportunity. Like waiting to create a masterpiece from a single touch.
And then I realized that the masterpiece I was waiting for was already there too. Every little thing was ok. Just unfinished. The context, the situation, the partner, everything was fine. But incomplete. And just because it wasn’t finished, it didn’t mean I couldn’t enjoy it.
So, I changed my approach completely. Although I was aware of the fact that things weren’t finished, I started to enjoy the context as it was. And started to listed to my intuition, letting my actions flow around, even if the overall configuration was skewed. It was my action which was pushing things forward. I didn’t need any perfect moment for that. I created it. Even if I was wrong or incomplete. But at the same time I advanced. I learned. I experienced.
Little by little, I even started to take pleasure in enjoying an unfinished masterpiece. Here are a few of the situations in which you may want to take any action, even if the masterpiece you want to create in that context won’t be completed by that action.
Guess what: that perfect moment never came. Instead of doing something, anything, I left that opportunity pass me by. Even more, every time I lost such an opportunity I said to myself: Well, it wasn’t worth anything, since I didn’t found the perfect way to handle it.
Looking back at those situations, I can clearly see now that a single action, any action, as imperfect and incomplete as it may have been, could have made a big difference. Even if that action was initially a mistake, moving things around would have eventually changed the whole context.
And as I advanced in life, opportunity missed after opportunity missed, I realized that what prevented me to take action was a certain idea about being complete�. If there was something missing from the context, the situation wasn’t complete� enough, hence I couldn’t move forward.
Took me a lot of time to realize that things are already complete, in their inner structure. It was me who wasn’t yet prepared. It was me who was waiting for a perfect setup, a perfect partner, a perfect opportunity. Like waiting to create a masterpiece from a single touch.
And then I realized that the masterpiece I was waiting for was already there too. Every little thing was ok. Just unfinished. The context, the situation, the partner, everything was fine. But incomplete. And just because it wasn’t finished, it didn’t mean I couldn’t enjoy it.
So, I changed my approach completely. Although I was aware of the fact that things weren’t finished, I started to enjoy the context as it was. And started to listed to my intuition, letting my actions flow around, even if the overall configuration was skewed. It was my action which was pushing things forward. I didn’t need any perfect moment for that. I created it. Even if I was wrong or incomplete. But at the same time I advanced. I learned. I experienced.
Little by little, I even started to take pleasure in enjoying an unfinished masterpiece. Here are a few of the situations in which you may want to take any action, even if the masterpiece you want to create in that context won’t be completed by that action.
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Handling Anger in a Healthy Way | by Dr Gary Chapman
| Uncontrolled anger can destroy your marriage! All of us get angry when we feel that we have been wronged. Feeling angry is not sinful, but how you respond may be. In Ephesians 4:26 we read: "Being angry, sin not, don't let the sun go down on your anger." We are responsible for controlling our behavior. The husband or wife who lashes out in anger with harsh words or hurtful behavior is sinning. The first step in learning to control your anger is to restrain your immediate response. Count to 100 before you do anything. Take a walk around the block. Go water your flowers. Do something to stop the flow of hurtful words or abusive behavior. Take a "time out" and you're less likely to sin. Many marriages have been destroyed by uncontrolled anger. The feeling of anger is not sinful. Even God feels anger. Great social reforms have been motivated by anger. But uncontrolled anger has destroyed the lives of thousands. If you feel angry, admit it, and ask God to help you take positive action. One constructive step is to ask: Am I angry because someone sinned against me? Or, because I did not get what I wanted? If someone sinned, you should be angry. That is godly anger. However, much of our anger is distorted - things simply did not go our way. If this is the case, we need to confess our selfish response, accept God's forgiveness and release our anger to Him. If someone sins against us, it's natural to get angry! Even God get's angry when people sin. He moves out in love to convict, discipline, and correct. Should we do less? In marriage when our spouse sins against us, we get angry. God's purpose for anger is that it motivate us to lovingly confront. We dare not sit idly by and make no effort to help our spouse turn from sin. When I say lovingly confront, I'm not talking about yelling and screaming at your spouse. I'm suggesting you say something like this: "I'm deeply hurt by your behavior. I'm concerned about you and about us. Please, can we talk about this?" If they are unwilling to talk; you pray and try again. Love does not accept sinful behavior. Is uncontrolled anger a problem in your marriage? "A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control" Proverbs 29:11. Do you control yourself when you are angry? If not, it's time to take action. Admit to God that in your anger you have sinned. If you lost your temper with your spouse, then apologize and ask them to forgive you. The next time you are angry, take a "time out" and pray. Ask God to show you the best way to respond to your anger. Ask yourself, "Why am I angry? What wrong was committed? What positive action might I take? What would be the loving thing to do?" Take constructive action and anger has served its purpose. Handle anger in a positive way In my book: Anger: Handling a Powerful Emotion in a Healthy Way, I suggest that couples write the following words on an index card and put it on the refrigerator door. When they feel angry toward a family member, they get the card and read it to the person at whom they are angry. Here's what the card says: "I'm feeling angry right now, but don't worry. I'm not going to attack you. But I do need your help. Is this a good time to talk?" It brings a little humor into the tenseness, and it reminds me what I am not going to do - (lose my temper). It also asks for their help in dealing with my anger. Try it! It may become a family tradition. Share your questions, thoughts, insights, or comments: Join the conversation on Facebook at facebook.com/5lovelanguages |
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“I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can't be done.” ~Henry Ford http://bit.ly/asaEYI
It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection. ~The Bhagavad Gita http://bit.ly/c59HDJ
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Talkers vs. Doers « in over your head
Push Past the Defeat Feeling | chrisbrogan.com
Sometimes, you mess up. Sometimes you disappoint other people. Sometimes, you have someone who doesn’t like you, no matter what you choose to do.
Why is it we get so wrapped up in that person? If I read 50 amazing and charitable things about myself, and there’s one jerkbag, I think about that jerkbag all night long. I lose sleep over him (almost always a guy). What is that about? That’s the stupidest use of my time ever, and yet, I’m guessing you feel that way too, right?
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"Nothing is so contagious as an example. We never do great good or great evil without bringing about more of the same on the part of others." ~Francois Rochefoucauld http://bit.ly/aiE9Qo
"The measure of a truly great man is the courtesy with which he treats lesser men." ~Anonymous http://bit.ly/cDL2fe
Historians Admit To Inventing Ancient Greeks
This is insane! What's next?
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Historians Admit To Inventing Ancient Greeks
WASHINGTON—A group of leading historians held a press conference Monday at the National Geographic Society to announce they had "entirely fabricated" ancient Greece, a culture long thought to be the intellectual basis of Western civilization.
The group acknowledged that the idea of a sophisticated, flourishing society existing in Greece more than two millennia ago was a complete fiction created by a team of some two dozen historians, anthropologists, and classicists who worked nonstop between 1971 and 1974 to forge "Greek" documents and artifacts.
"Honestly, we never meant for things to go this far," said Professor Gene Haddlebury, who has offered to resign his position as chair of Hellenic Studies at Georgetown University. "We were young and trying to advance our careers, so we just started making things up: Homer, Aristotle, Socrates, Hippocrates, the lever and fulcrum, rhetoric, ethics, all the different kinds of columns—everything."
"Way more stuff than any one civilization could have come up with, obviously," he added.
According to Haddlebury, the idea of inventing a wholly fraudulent ancient culture came about when he and other scholars realized they had no idea what had actually happened in Europe during the 800-year period before the Christian era.
Frustrated by the gap in the record, and finding archaeologists to be "not much help at all," they took the problem to colleagues who were then scrambling to find a way to explain where things such as astronomy, cartography, and democracy had come from.
Within hours the greatest and most influential civilization of all time was born.
"One night someone made a joke about just taking all these ideas, lumping them together, and saying the Greeks had done it all 2,000 years ago," Haddlebury said. "One thing led to another, and before you know it, we're coming up with everything from the golden ratio to the Iliad."
"That was a bitch to write, by the way," he continued, referring to the epic poem believed to have laid the foundation for the Western literary tradition. "But it seemed to catch on."
Around the same time, a curator at the Smithsonian reportedly asked for Haddlebury's help: The museum had received a sizeable donation to create an exhibit on the ancient world but "really didn't have a whole lot to put in there." The historians immediately set to work, hastily falsifying evidence of a civilization that— complete with its own poets and philosophers, gods and heroes—would eventually become the centerpiece of schoolbooks, college educations, and the entire field of the humanities.
Emily Nguyen-Whiteman, one of the young academics who "pulled a month's worth of all-nighters" working on the project, explained that the whole of ancient Greek architecture was based on buildings in Washington, D.C., including a bank across the street from the coffee shop where they met to "bat around ideas about mythology or whatever."
"We picked Greece because we figured nobody would ever go there to check it out," Nguyen-Whiteman said. "Have you ever seen the place? It's a dump. It's like an abandoned gravel pit infested with cats."
She added, "Inevitably, though, people started looking around for some of this 'ancient' stuff, and next thing I know I'm stuck in Athens all summer building a goddamn Parthenon just to cover our tracks."
Nguyen-Whiteman acknowledged she was also tasked with altering documents ranging from early Bibles to the writings of Thomas Jefferson to reflect a "Classical Greek" influence—a task that also included the creation, from scratch, of a language based on modern Greek that could pass as its ancient precursor.
Historians told reporters that some of the so-called Greek ideas were in fact borrowed from the Romans, stripped to their fundamentals, and then attributed to fictional Greek predecessors. But others they claimed as their own.
"Geometry? That was all Kevin," said Haddlebury, referring to former graduate student Kevin Davenport. "Man, that kid was on fire in those days. They teach Davenportian geometry in high schools now, though of course they call it Euclidean."
Sources confirmed that long hours and lack of sleep took their toll on Davenport, and after the lukewarm reception of his work on homoeroticism in Spartan military, he left the group.
In a statement expressing their "profound apologies" for misleading the world on the subject of antiquity for almost 40 years, the historians expressed hope that their work would survive on its own merits.
"It would be a shame to see humanity abandon achievements such as heliocentrism and the plays of Aeschylus just because of their origin," the statement read in part. "Moreover, we have some rather disappointing things to tell you about the pyramids, the works of Leonardo da Vinci, penicillin, the Internet, the scientific method, movies, and dogs."
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Is this the world’s sexiest hacker? | Graham Cluley's blog
22-year-old Kristina Svechinskaya, one of 37 people charged in New York for their alleged part in a ZBot banking/hacking plot, has been named the world's hottest hacker by the US media. But is she a criminal mastermind or a mule?
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Facebook new groups feature rife with abuse | Chester Wisniewski's Blog
Facebook's newly announced Groups feature may not be the boon for privacy some had hoped for. Already people are exploring how to abuse the new functionality, as Sophos blogger Chet Wisniewski discovered.
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Can you see who viewed your Facebook profile? Scammers would like you to think so | Graham Cluley's blog
Scammers are hard at work, tricking Facebook users into believing that they can find out who has been viewing their profiles. Learn more about the problem sweeping Facebook now.
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
BLADE: Can it stop drive-by malware? | IT Security | TechRepublic.com
Right now, there is an abundance of web sites successfully serving malware to unsuspecting visitors. Is there a cure? Some researchers think so.
The research team’s work points out once again how important it is to keep the operating system and all applications (specially Adobe products) up to date. With no vulnerabilities, drive-by malware cannot gain a foothold.
I did point out that BLADE will not solve every problem, but it has promise to be a good tool in our security arsenal. If you are interested, check back at the BLADE-Defender.org web site, as BLADE V1.0 (a free research prototype) will be available soon.
http://www.blade-defender.org/
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Promise yourself to look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. ~The Optimist Creed http://bit.ly/aakaGA
Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go. ~William Feather http://bit.ly/dBLl46
Friday, October 8, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
The density of people in society is so thick that we forget that life will end one day. And we don't know when that one day will be. So please, tell the people you love and care for that they are special and important. Tell them, before it is too late. ~Paula Fox http://bit.ly/9KtKTy
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. ~Leo F. Buscaglia http://amplify.com/u/bsi8
Free iPhone rogue applications run riot on Facebook | Graham Cluley's blog
Facebook has been deluged with messages claiming that users have received free iPhones, and inviting others to participate in a scheme to receive a free Apple smartphone for themselves. However, the truth is rather more sinister - as rogue applications trick users into giving them access to social networking accounts.
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Monday, October 4, 2010
What is the The Kairu-Kensho Mind? | Change your thoughts
Author: Steven Aitchison
I’d like to introduce you to a concept called the Kairu-Kensho mind.
Basically Kairu means dark and Kensho meaning illuminated mind.
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Britains Got Talent or Americas Got Talent ♥ Connie Talbot WOWs Simon Cowell !
I believe in miracles!
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Connie Talbot - I will always love you LIVE *High Quality*
Super-talent in the making! Leaves one speechless!
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Sunday, October 3, 2010
What Goes Into a Small Product Launch | Change your thoughts
The process of a product launch: Today I thought it would be a good idea to show you what goes into a product launch. How to Become an Advanced Early Riser will be launched on the 13th October 2010 and here’s the story behind this, it’s exhausting, but the buzz and stress (eustress that is ) that I get from this is amazing.
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Challenges may be stepping stones or stumbling blocks. It’s just a matter of how you view them. ~Unknown http://bit.ly/bCf7k4
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Friday, October 1, 2010
Running on Empty | in over your head
Running on Empty
When you are building up an asset, you’re either spending time or cash.
Renovating a house requires either your handiwork or someone else’s. Getting a charity off the ground requires legwork or funding. Often a combination of both is required. Sometimes you have more of one than the other, or you have no choice which to use.
But somewhere along the lines of industry, digital, and social, things broke down.
You can pay someone to tweet for you, but consistent participation is expensive and doesn’t work very well if it’s outsourced. Being clever is hard (impossible?) to pay for, but personality plays such an important role that often, it’s best just to do it yourself. You can’t pay to keep passion going, either; instead, it often gets snuffed out just as you’re trying to encourage it by paying for it.
Now, the web might be one of the only places where spending time trumps money. If you don’t care, you’ll drop out. If you get paid, you’ll phone it in. The only thing that will make the grade is to really care about it– only if it’s your ass on the line will you really be able to put in the time. It’s the only reason you’ll care enough to compete.
If it’s just a job, others will out-sweat you. And sweat is what built the web.
10 years ago, the web was expensive, or complex, to work on. Now, infrastructure is in place, so it’s easy. The only remaining factor, the one that can’t be bought or commoditized, is the human one.
Robots will get faster. Information will get faster. But human will stay human. That is why you must put your effort there.
I could be wrong, but don’t bet on it.
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| New Feature: Amplify.com Integration |
You can now schedule and publish updates for your Amplify.com social account using SocialOomph.
This new feature is available to Professional users.
That means all the other Professional features, such as Blog (RSS) Feeds, bulk uploads, queue reservoirs, etc., can be applied to your Amplify.com account.
Amplify.com is a service like Twitter, but where you are not limited to 140 characters. Check them out at Amplify.com.
To access this new feature, login to your account and select "Social Accounts, Add New Account, Add Amplify.com" from the menu.
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