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United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
June 18, 2013
LEVI STRAUSS & COMPANY, Appellant,v.ABERCROMBIE & FITCH TRADING CO., Appellee.
Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Nos. 91175601 and 92049913.
Gregory S. Gilchrist, Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton LLP, of San Francisco, California, argued for appellant. With him on the brief was Gia L. Cincone.
J. Michael Keyes, K&L Gates LLP, of Spokane, Washington, argued for appellee. With him on the brief was Whitney J. Baran. Of counsel was Bryan J. Sinclair, of Palo Alto, California.
Before Lourie, O'Malley, and Taranto, Circuit Judges.
Taranto, Circuit Judge.
Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Co. created a stitching design to use on clothing as a brand-identifying trademark. It sought to register the design with the Patent and Trademark Office for use on a wide range of clothing. It also began to use the new mark on one line of clothing. Levi Strauss & Co., which has used a trademark stitching design on the pockets of its jeans for a hundred years, challenged Abercrombie's mark in two forums. It sued Abercrombie in district court, alleging that the use Aber-crombie was then making of its new mark infringed and diluted Levi Strauss's old stitching-design mark. Levi Strauss also challenged Abercrombie's registrations at the PTO as covering uses likely to cause confusion with and dilution of Levi Strauss's mark.
After the district-court litigation ended, the PTO's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board dismissed Levi Strauss's registration challenges on the ground that the result of the district-court litigation barred the challenges in the PTO based on issue preclusion. Levi Strauss now appeals, and Abercrombie defends the Board's dismissal as justified by issue preclusion or, in the alternative, by claim preclusion. We reverse the dismissal. Ultimately because the registrations at issue in the PTO cover a much broader range of uses of the Abercrombie mark than were the subject of the district-court litigation, the results of the district-court case do not preclude Levi Strauss's challenges in the PTO. We remand for further proceedings.
Since 1873, Levi Strauss has stitched the back pocket of its jeans with two connecting arches that meet in the center of the pocket. Levi Strauss holds multiple federally registered trademarks on this "Arcuate" (bow-shaped) design and has extensively advertised products displaying the trademark for over a hundred years. Levi Strauss actively monitors use of competing stitching designs and enforces its trademark rights against perceived infringers.
In 2005, Abercrombie sought to register a "mirror image stitching design" for use on "[c]lothing, namely, jeans, skirts, pants and jackets." U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 78766368 (filed Dec. 5, 2005). The registration stated no other limitations on the goods' nature, type, channels of trade, or class of purchasers. Id. Abercrom-bie subsequently divided the application. One, the parent, covered jackets and sought registration on the Principal Register; the other, the child, covered the remaining categories of clothing and sought registration on the Supplemental Register. After the parent application was published for opposition, Levi Strauss initiated Opposition Proceeding No. 91175601. The child application progressed into Supplemental Registration No. 3451669 without opportunity for Levi Strauss's opposition. Levi Strauss petitioned to cancel that registration, leading to Cancellation Proceeding No. 92049913. In both proceedings, Levi Strauss alleges that registration of Abercrombie's mirror-image design should be barred because the design, in the range of uses covered by the registration, is likely to cause confusion with and dilute the Levi Strauss Arcuate mark. See 15 U.S.C. § 1052(d) (likely confusion), § 1125(c) (dilution).
On July 20, 2007, after learning that Abercrombie was selling products that used the mirror-image design— the "Ruehl" line of jeans—Levi Strauss sued Abercrombie in the Northern District of California. Levi Strauss alleged, inter alia, that Abercrombie's use of the mirror-image design infringed the Levi Strauss Arcuate mark (15 U.S.C. §§ 1114-1117, 1125(a)) and was likely to dilute the Arcuate mark (15 U.S.C. § 1125(c)).[1] The PTO then stayed the opposition and cancellation proceedings pending disposition of the civil action.
The district court held a jury trial in December 2008, with the jury to render a decision on the infringement claim and an advisory opinion on the dilution claim (as to which Levi Strauss sought only injunctive relief). At trial, a significant aspect of Abercrombie's defense was that its Ruehl line of jeans and Levi Strauss products were sold in such different channels and at such different prices that the former could not cause the alleged kinds of harm to the latter. See, e.g., Dec. 22, 2008 Trial Transcript at 613, Levi Strauss & Co. v. Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Co., No. 07-03752 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 22, 2008), ECF No. 350 ("[Y]ou don't have the same channels. Ruehl jeans are sold in Ruehl stores. No Levi's are sold in Ruehl stores. Levi's are sold in Kohl's, Penney's, Macy's."); Dec. 18, 2008 Trial Transcript at 52, Levi Strauss & Co. v. Aber-crombie & Fitch Trading Co., No. 07-03752 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 18, 2008), ECF No. 338 (arguing that the prices are "just different for these types of jeans").
In December 2008, the jury returned a verdict that Abercrombie's Ruehl-line uses of its mirror-image design did not infringe the Arcuate mark. In April 2009, the district court, deciding the dilution claim after the jury's advisory verdict on that claim, ruled that Levi Strauss failed to prove dilution by blurring of its Arcuate mark. On April 22, 2009, the district court entered judgment in favor of Abercrombie on both claims—which it is useful to describe as two judgments: the 2009 Judgment on Infringement and the 2009 Judgment on Dilution.
Levi Strauss did not appeal the 2009 Judgment on Infringement, which therefore became the final judgment on infringement in the case. Levi Strauss did appeal the 2009 Judgment on Dilution. In 2011, the Ninth Circuit "reversed" that judgment, and remanded the case. Levi Strauss & Co. v. Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Co., 633 F.3d 1158, 1175 (9th Cir. 2011). The Ninth Circuit held that dilution by blurring does not require identity or near identity of the marks at issue (id. at 1162-73) and that the district court's reliance ...
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But Brown has no interest in insularity or convenient resolutions.
He has spent years alleging bias and insularity in the scientific community.
The insularity extends to the "papabile"—the roll call of possible, even likely popes.
This insularity is a long-held and well-known habit of this administration when setbacks happen, and it's not admirable.
The Shalit trade is not an aberration, but a reflection of Israeli insularity that has grown stronger in recent months and years.
It has at least this to its credit that we view our insularity with less composure.
We see now that there are two sides to this blessing of insularity.
Left to itself, the insularity in him would have evaded the issue.
This indifference to other writers of his time, this insularity, was doubtless his loss.
But in course of time they broke through their insularity with the force of their own arms.
1610s, "of or pertaining to an island," from Late Latin insularis, from Latin insula "island" (see isle). Metaphoric sense "narrow, prejudiced" is 1775, from notion of being cut off from intercourse with other nations, especially with reference to the situation of Great Britain. Earlier adjective in the literal sense was insulan (mid-15c.), from Latin insulanus.
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Equity sentiment has hit 27-year lows, and the S&P 500 is now trading at the widest discount to bonds that we have seen in the history of our data. But the market has trended up for most of the year, and the recent rally on dovish comments from the Fed puts the S&P 500 up by 16% for 2012. Despite demonstrable underperformance of bonds and cash for most of the year, outflows from equities into bonds have been the dominant trend, and only recently have we seen this reverse course.
It would not be surprising to me to see the markets have a pullback in here after such a strong run in recent weeks.
But the tape still trends positive, and the Fed is doing everything it can to make staying in cash a very expensive proposition.
Writing in the London Telegraph, columnist Tom Stevenson wrote a good piece about how investors should be positioned.
His bottom line: buy stocks, but favor those with healthy dividends.
Stevenson notes that the Fed's actions will eventually lead to more inflation (the rise in longer term bond yields last week already anticipates higher inflation rates) but this may not occur for several years to come.
Stevenson compares the current period of financial repression to the post World War II period:
...investors should continue to favour income-generating investments. The whole point of QE is to suppress bond yields and to keep the real, inflation-adjusted cost of servicing government debt low, and preferably negative, for as many years as it takes to get the ship back on an even keel.
This so-called "financial repression" endured for a decade or more after the Second World War and it was many years then before the chickens came home to roost in the form of 1970s stagflation. Sustainability of dividend is the key because there are plenty of high-yield "traps" waiting for the unwary investor, but there is no shortage of blue-chips offering reliably high and growing dividend streams.
Finally, writing on the CNBC blog, columnist Ross Westgate revisits all of those "Sell in May and Go Away" predictions that you probably were reading last spring and notes the following:
Since May 1, the FTSE [.FTSE 5888.75 -26.80 (-0.45%) ] has risen just over 100 points, most of that in the last week providing gains of 1.75 percent In the U.S the S&P 500 [.SPX 1463.39 -2.38 (-0.16%) ] is up over 60 points or 4.45 percent but the standout has been equities in the poor afflicted euro zone. In the same period the Euro Stoxx 50 [.STOXX50E 2583.14 -11.42 (-0.44%) ] has risen over 200 points, a near 11 percent return.
Clearly selling was not the best decision, but as Seven's Justin Urquhart Stewart points out, it's worse than that. Because in the May - September period ''not only would you have lost the income, but also incurred the costs of selling and buying back and suffered the further losses of the bid–offer spreads. All in all, a complete waste of time, money and worry.''
In other words, while I might be a little cautious near-term, history would suggest that when the world's central banks want you to buy stocks perhaps you should just go along for the ride.


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Saturday, November 8, 2008
I'm Still Here Dvd Review
I'm Still Here is a powerful documentary directed by Lauren Lazin. It features numerous well known stars such as Elijah Wood, Zach Braff, Amber Tamblin, Kate Hudson, and many more as they read the real diaries of young adolescents who suffered the horrors of Nazi Occupation in WWII. While being read, we are shown numerous video clips and pictures all meant to bring the viewers into the lives of those who wrote and experienced one of the greatest atrocities of the last 100 years.
We've all heard of Anne Frank, but this documentary focuses on those whose voices haven't been heard, those tormented, brave souls who faced the worst and wrote about their struggle.
It is only 48 minutes in length, but it will not easily be forgotten. If you are really sensitive, this may not be for you...however...if you do see this...you will understand how lucky you are to be alive now, and to not fear the things they feared.
My only complaint is the music which was done by Moby. There are several scenes where the music doesn't fit and takes away from the impact. I'm a huge fan of Moby, so it's not personal. In fact there are moments where the music is amazing and does fit....it's just that most of the time it doesn't work at all.
This is an important film to see if you can stomach it. I give it 9 out of 10.
Rent it on Netflix today!
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As we are approaching the Christmas holiday season, it is a wonderful time to remind Spanish-speaking patrons of all the services and events their local library offers them. Christmas is a cherished time for most Latinos, full of traditions, memories and social events. It is a time when families get together to share meals, prayers, songs, and love. As many Spanish-speaking families are stretched through different countries, this is not always possible. Furthermore, the traditions that they may have learned through their parents and grandparents are not always present in the communities where they are now. But they can be found at the library.
Libraries have a special role during the holidays in serving their Spanish-speaking patrons. Libraries connect them with their loved ones in far away places and bring them closer to their traditions. We have compiled some of the ways in which libraries are serving these communities which your library could do as well.
1. Chat and Messaging Services: Let patrons know that they can use the library computers to bring their families closer even when they are countries apart. You may have a reservation system through which they can sign up at specific times to chat with their families. Hand out flyers at the library and local gathering places with instructions about how to do this. If library policy permits it your patrons may use video-conferencing or internet VOIP through Skype, Yahoo, MSN or any other service. Many times, these are free or at a very low cost per call.
2. Storytimes and Family Events: Children will be out of school soon and parents looking for activities for them to do. Many libraries already have Spanish-language storytime once or twice a month. This may be an opportunity to have them more often and include other types of events for kids. Magicians, clowns, science educators, and others are all too happy to perform at the library, even for free, as it serves as a great referral service. During storytime choose books that reflect the season and the culture of your Spanish-speaking communities. You may also enlist the help of non-profits and community-based organizations to teach children, and accompanying adults, regarding local and foreign traditions, history, parenting, and even safety issues during the holidays.
3. Special Library Collections: With more free time for the children, and also their parents, there are many more opportunities to grab a great book or movie to enjoy the leisure time. Set up a special display for a collection of books and other media for children and adults, emphasizing the season and traditions. These may be:
– Stories about Christmas and the holidays (such as A Christmas Carol or Skipping Christmas).
– Religious books that bring us closer to the spirituality of the season (such as Jesus of Nazareth or a Children's Bible).
– Parenting books to take advantage of the extra time with the kids (such as How to Talk to your Baby or Mothers and Daughters).
– Cooking books for those traditional – and no to so traditional – meals (such as Setting Up the Table and baking Bread or Desserts).
– Books that help us with the chores and long-delayed projects around the house (such as Candle Making, Flower Arrangements or Repairing the PC and just about Anything)..
– Books to support our New Year resolutions (such as Losing Weight, Getting to Know Yourself, Confronting Abuse, or Launching your Internet Business).
– Or the movies that we enjoy year after year (such Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, It's A Wonderful Life, or the Nightmare Before Christmas) that come dubbed or subtitled into Spanish.
4. Carols and Posadas: The air around this time of the year fills with songs of the holidays from different cultures, languages and traditions. What better way to bring people into the library than hosting an international carol night. Invite the different organizations comprising the major – and not so major – ethnic communities your library serves, so that they can showcase their rich holiday traditions with the songs that are dear to their hearts. Many of the local groups will be already preparing their own events, so you can invite them for a special nigh at the library where they also could promote their services to the community.
5. News and Stories: Local Spanish-language media companies (radio, TV and newspapers) will be looking for special stories during this season. Make sure to involve them in the process and invite the reporters to these events. In turn they may give you free advertising and a way to connect to your patrons. Also, you can have contest, together with the media outlets, for your patrons to showcase their talent and talk about their rich holiday traditions and what this season means to them.
Libraries all around the nation have been doing things like these for years, uniting the communities they serve during this and other holiday seasons. We hope yours become a beacon of light for the Spanish-speaking patrons of your community. And if you need more ideas or titles for these months, please do not hesitate to contact us. We'll let you know what your peer librarians are doing to attract and serve Spanish-speaking patrons.
Thank you and enjoy the holidays.
Sus amigos @ SBD
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Celtic Ireland 2013 #1
Week 1 of Folklorama started with the Kick-off at the Forks and took us into the 10th Anniversary of the Celtic Ireland Pavillion and Philip Brady's Academy of Irish Dance. The last gallery also features the last show of the week and all its antics. The photos for these four galleries are freely downloadable, for personal use only and are not for commercial use without written consent. I hope you enjoy the photos!Read More


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Does anyone know what Head set is on the "new" Goblin with the tapered head tube?
I'm looking at running a different fork from time to time (depending on conditions) and would like to purchase a new head set/ crown race to keep the crown race on each of the forks.
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Sunday, April 24, 2011
Another Birthday Card
Here is another simple birthday card that I did using scraps! Gotta love that. I made some Easter critters using the Petal Cone die and some of these items were leftover so I put them with a circle punch and use a start from my previous birthday card and Voila'! you have another card. I love to try to use my leftovers to create something fun. Hope it gives you some inspiration! Have a great day.
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I love this little map! It's fascinating to see the formations of little 'hit' flags, more concentrated in some areas than others.
Looks like we have work to do in Russia, China, South America and Africa! Mainland Europe and the East and West Coast of the States are pretty healthy though.
What on earth is going on in the Mid West of the USA? They like baseball there, right? Maybe they don't have the Internet there yet? Or is it that they are dizzy from watching too much Nascar?
Thailand had more hits on Boston Irish today (one) than the Mid West USA!
What's going on there?!


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My sisters friend had a fish. The Unkillable goldfish that she didnt want.
Soooo a deal was worked out where the fish owning friend would bring the goldfish to our house and a different animal loving friend would come get the fish and "rescue" it.
Yeah she rescues goldfish.
So the fish came and took up residence in its bowl on our diningroom table. Very unassuming like.
The kids were having breakfast at the table a few days ago.
I hear Collin yell through a mouthful of toast, "MOM! Wheres the fish?"
"I dont know. Hes in there. Your just looking in the bowl at the wrong angle." I yelled from the kitchen while trying to hastily make a lunch for him to take to school.
So I stroll into the diningroom and find both kids leaning over the top of the bowl peering in. I part their heads and look in for myself.
Me: "Uh oh"
"Did the fish die mom? Is it in Heaven? Why dont fish live for a long time?"
He had a goldfish a year ago and it died. Hes still traumatized by this.
Ever helpful Jack yells "I killed it mom!" and gets out his "finger guns" and starts making shooting noises into the bowl.
I can see the panic rising up in Collins face.
"Jack put your finger guns away before I take them away!" I say, which he knows is code for "If you dont stop it I'll cut your thumb and forfinger off thus relieving you of your 'finger guns'."
"Um, Beth came and picked up the fish this morning." I say. "Yep, I heard her while I was in bed, picking up the fish to take him home." My eyes were darting back and forth in this "God please dont let him figure out Im lying through my teeth" kind of way.
"But why didnt she take his bowl mom?" He asked looking up at me confused.
"Uh....Uh... She has her own bowl for him. A bigger, nicer bowl with rocks and plants and a little sunken ship for him to hide in..." Im rambling. Its not quite a lie. She DOES have a fish tank at her house. I cant confirm the rocks and ship part... but then again, neither can Collin.
"Like in Nemo huh?" He asked, sounding satisfied.
"Yeah, just like in Nemo." I patted his head and picked up the empty fishbowl and took it to the kitchen. Out of sight out of mind is my theory.
So I stood in the kitchen staring at a bowl full of water, but suspiciously lacking a fish, trying to figure out which cat might have done away with the fish. As if on cue, my sisters Neurotic cat who came to visit with her came bounding through the kitchen and skidded to a stop to look at me.
I narrowed my eyes at it.
"You." I said, staring the cat down.
Well later that evening after my sister and brother in law had vacated my room and headed back to their home in Louisiana, I went up to change the bedsheets and pick up when I noticed something on the rug.
I bent over to look more closely. Was that... a... HALF OF A FISH!?
Oh for petes sake.
So the unkillable goldfish made it about 24 hours in our house before meeting its demise.
I havent mentioned to my sister that I have strong forensic evidence that her cat is a murderer. I think if I did I would be met with alot of denial.
So now I need to explain what happened to my sisters fish rescuing friend. I suspect she wont take it well.
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I have seen a few bloggers post what make up they use and thought that maybe I would do something similar, and came up with the idea of 'today's face.'
So here we go!
Here is a very bare faced before shot, yikes!
Before I apply any make up, I wipe my face with a cleansing face wipe and moisturise using Simple's light moisturiser.
The products I use are (L-R)
Estee Lauder Double Wear Light, Shade 1.0
17 Hide Away Corrector Cream, Shade Medium.
Fearne Cotton Eye Shadow Base.
Chit Chat Eyeliner Pencil, Black.
Barry M Wink Marker, Black.
Fearne Cotton Mascara, Black.
17 Va Va Voom Mascara, Black.
Here's the after!! Ta-da!
I don't usually use Chit Chat eye pencils, my eyeliner of choice is Barry M's kohl pencil, but I lost the one I had and being short of cash turned to Poundland's Chit Chat brand, it does the job but has nothing on Barry M.
The Fearne cotton products aren't available to buy separately, which is a shame. I got them from gift sets I purchased in Boots. The eyeshadow base came in The Shimmering Eyes set, and the mascara was in the Fearne's Favourites Hat Box I was given as a gift.
While we're on the subject of my make up, I thought I'd share with you my new-ish make up bag I treated myself to just before Christmas. Apologies if I've already shown you but I just love it! It was from River Island, but I don't remember how much it was.
That's all for now, I will be posting again over the weekend with stories of how eventful the last 7 days have been in the world of Josie! Thanks for reading!


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If Chapter 1 of the Lost Logia Incident Report was the first exploration of ship-to-ship combat between the Halo universe and the Nanoha one, Chapter 2 (appropriately named "Boarding Action") deals with personal combat.
The Bureau Marines are the first to respond to the attempted boarding action, and they're hopelessly outclassed. In shipboard corridors with minimal cover against foes with sufficiently powerful weapons, equipped with armor that was most likely designed to defend against magical attacks? And now that the Bureau is reduced to more "conventional" attacks, rather than the ridiculously overpowered Arc-en-Ciel, the Elites' defensive shielding comes into play. All of this combined to create an off-screen battle in which the Bureau Marines got massacred. (Of course, even without the tech balance, it would hardly do to have the problem dealt with before the main characters arrived...)
Chrono, Nanoha, and Fate, however, are an entirely different story. They're significantly more powerful magic-users with both defensive and offensive magic. Truly, this is where the Bureau's advantages matter most: in individual combat where each of the Bureau mages can fight in their own preferred styles. As I see it, Nanoha, Chrono, or Fate are all individually at least the equal of an Elite, with defenses that are at least as powerful and weapons that are usually more effective.
They do have their disadvantages, but in this situation against a limited number of Covenant foes, those disadvantages don't really come into play. Most noticeably, Nanoha herself ends up using her stun setting to attack. In the first two seasons of the anime, her only battles were against clearly inhuman monsters or against single foes in situations where a KO would be just as effective as a kill. For now it doesn't seem to matter; the Elite that she targets is just as out of the fight... but not all of their fights will be as accommodating.
Once the boarding action is cleansed, I took a step back to summarize. The Arthra has severe damage (precisely because the Arc-en-Ciel was so incredibly powerful, it was first on the list of things to disable), but the presence of dimensional rifts and the clearly unnatural ring world override those concerns, and Chrono, Nanoha, and Fate are thrown back into battle. This is another point on which I worry that the decisions made were unrealistic - perhaps Lindy really would have retreated. Of course, if I want the story to continue, I'm not left with much choice. And so the Bureau doubles down, sending its enforcer and two assistants down to the surface of Halo.


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I dreamed. I was reading Cormac McCarthy's Suttree, and there's a passage where the hero, lazing on his river boat on a hot summer day, pulls up a string from the water with a bottle of orange soda attached to it and drinks. I tasted that pop so clearly I can taste it today. Later he's served a beer in a frosted mug. I don't drink beer, but the frosted mug evoked for me a long-buried memory of my father and I driving in his old Plymouth to the A&W Root Beer stand (gravel driveways, carhop service, window trays) and his voice saying "...and a five-cent beer for the boy." The smoke from his Lucky Strike in the car. The heavy summer heat.Are you craving a frosty mug of root beer right now? I am.
For nights I would wake up already focused on that small but heavy glass mug with the ice sliding from it, and the first sip of root beer. I took that sip over and over. The ice slid down across my fingers again and again. But never again.
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Thursday, January 8, 2009
Back to the drawing board
(Ha ha, no, not THIS drawing board...)
I've been doubly blessed during the last few weeks. First, I got a new assignment from a good client of mine to illustrate/design a new game. Then, I was contacted out of the blue to do a children's book, which is something I've always wanted to do and is a profession I'd like to sort of slide into this year. I figure I'm probably going to be forced to make a career move sooner rather than later anyhow (it's pretty grim at my current job, if you haven't heard me gripe about it before). So to start off the new year with two jobs is just the best feeling in the world. I'm so grateful that I have been granted the opportunity to pick up my pen again (whether a real pen or a computer drawing tablet pen) and play with those images floating around in my imagination. I can only hope that I do the best job possible and start paving my way toward a happier and MUCH more creative future.
It's good to have a career-related reason to smile. It seems like it's been forever for me. I suppose I should stop blogging and get to work, eh?
10 comments:
- citysage said...
Woohoo! Let me be the first to congratulate you here!
I'm so thrilled to hear this news Chris. I know how rough it's been at work for you lately, and you truly deserve to love your work. you're so talented and I'm so happy that others are recognizing it!
- January 8, 2009 at 7:48 PM
- ...love Maegan said...
OMG How fantastic!!! Congrats and good luck!
- January 8, 2009 at 8:07 PM
- ELK said...
- January 8, 2009 at 8:56 PM
- dolcechic said...
Congratulations! That's awesome :)
- January 8, 2009 at 9:16 PM
- Char said...
congratulations!!! one of my favorite children's artists is Cooper Edens - have you even seen his stuff? very dreamy.
I wish I had your talent - I alway wanted to do that, but I can't draw well.
- January 8, 2009 at 10:15 PM
- The Lil Bee said...
Congratulations, Chris! That is amazing. I'm so happy for you:)
- January 9, 2009 at 8:33 AM
- avant garde said...
hey! way to go! now turn all of that negative work at your current job into positive energy you'll need and draw from, literally, to accomplish your goal of actually doing what you enjoy, what moves you. can't wait to see. so happy for ya!
- January 9, 2009 at 9:33 AM
- suzanne cabrera said...
Congratulations...what an amazing way to start the year.
- January 9, 2009 at 9:38 AM
- Jekisa Jean said...
congratulations, Chris!!
i am so happy for you!
you are SO talented,
and while I know that it doesn't take someone paying you to be assured of that...
sometimes it just done feels GOOD :)
boo YAH!!!
praise God !
You are wonderful!
- January 10, 2009 at 11:19 PM
- Georgia B. said...
yay. i'm so happy that you have that to counteract everything else going on you know where. :(
you deserve it!
- January 13, 2009 at 12:41 PM


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Habit building is easy to explain but harder to do. There are a lot of subtle psychological factors at play.
As a high-performance diet coach and lifestyle designer, I work with dozens of entrepreneurs, executives, and badass human beings who battle their health on a daily basis to achieve a nearly impossible standard of success.
I coach my clients to create lifestyles for themselves where they take willpower and decision-making out of the equation. By being strategic and playing the long-term, you won't ever have to rely on willpower to get you by. You can effectively replace any habit that does not serve you if you focus on the process of getting there, instead of forcing an outcome.
Whether it's alcohol, soda, coffee, or any other substance that has addictive or unwelcome qualities, here's how you reduce overall intake over the long-term on your way toward total control.
Example of a Soda Addict
Let's pretend your current average of consumption is 5 sodas per day. Most days are 5, some days are 6, some are 4, some are as low as 3. Generally, though, based on your observations, you'd say 5 is a generous but true average. Your baseline.
Week 1: Observation
Observation: You notice you typically drink your first soda sometime after breakfast, and have your second with lunch. Then, for the next few hours you go back about 3 more times—sometimes more—using it primarily for caffeine and stimulation, but also as a way of "getting up" and doing something to displace boredom.
Pattern: After a few days of observation, you can see a pattern emerge: 10am, 12pm, 1pm, 4pm, and 6pm are your trigger times.
Structure: You notice that 10am, 12pm and 6pm are your "definites" – you reliably pair a soda with each meal. The other two sodas come between lunch and dinner.
Baseline: You conclude that 5 sodas per day is your baseline. Most days are 5, some days are 6, some are 4, some are as low as 3.
Generally, though, based on your observations, you'd say 5 is a generous but true average. 5 is the number we're committing to start with. It's your Maximum, the upper limit.
Week 2: Hold your Baseline
Preparation: Don't give yourself access to more than 5 sodas per day. Buy no more than 35 for the week, for example.
Boundaries: Since it was never much of an issue to begin with, you commit to no soda before 10am and none after dinner time.
Practice: You don't have to stick to designated times. Simply keep a tally going. 5 is your max per day, every day. You can have less, but don't feel pressured to. Take it very slow. Observe whether you keep to those times.
Week 3: New Baseline: 4 Sodas
Preparation: It's safe to say that you won't really miss one of those sodas in between lunch and dinner. This week, you're going to commit to reducing the number of sodas to 4: sometime after breakfast, with lunch, with dinner, and one in between.
Practice: You don't have to stick to designated times. Simply keep a tally going. 4 is your max per day, every day. You can have less, but don't feel pressured to.
Week 5: New Baseline: 3 Sodas
Observation: After a few weeks of observing yourself, you notice that you don't really care about soda at dinner. Being mindful about it, you realize you just had it out of convention. The other times: 10am, with lunch, and afternoon break, feel more "essential."
Preparation: This week, you're going to commit to reducing the number of sodas to 3: around 10am, with lunch, and as an afternoon break.
Week 6: New Baseline: 2 Sodas
Observation: After a few weeks of observing yourself, you recognize that soda with lunch isn't crucial, as the meal serves as a way to break up your day, stimulate your senses, and give you something to do. You don't need soda for that.
Preparation: This week, you're going to commit to reducing the number of sodas to 2: around 10am and as an afternoon break.
Week 7: New Baseline: 1 Soda
Observation: After a few weeks of observing yourself, after having cut down so much soda + having reformed your diet, you realize that the morning soda just isn't necessary anymore. You don't need that energy kick the way you used to.
Preparation: This week, you're going to commit to reducing the number of sodas to 1: as an afternoon break.
Time Out!
Substitution: Let's pretend that after a few weeks of testing you just COULDN'T go below 2 sodas. This is likely due to the caffeine.
Therefore, this is a great time to substitute something natural and healthy containing caffeine (coffee or tea) for soda. The following week, commit to this substitution for 1 but not both of the sodas. In the above example, try having coffee at 10am and keep your soda at around 4pm.
Week 8: 0 Sodas
Observation: Whereas it once held an important place in your life, you've now determined that soda just doesn't fit with the new version of yourself. It isn't necessary anymore. Because of your new diet, your tastebuds have changed. You don't even really like it; it's too sweet and it just makes you feel crappy. This is when you know you're ready to cut it for good.
Preparation: Don't be so strict as to create an impossible standard to follow. It's unreasonable to believe that you can NEVER have a soda again. Give yourself the freedom to have one on cheat days. During the rest of the week, even though your new baseline is 0, allow yourself the flexibility to have one every so often. Just don't exceed one.
- Keep the New Baseline! You don't have to decrease the number each week—meaning, you can hold at your new baseline for a few weeks in a row if it feels too challenging to go lower.
- Just Don't Go UP! But you can't INCREASE the number either. If you go down to 3, you can't go back to 4. 3 is the new baseline and that's non-negotiable. You can stay at 3 for three weeks if you wish; you just can't go up.
- 3 Week Limit. Do not exceed 3 weeks at any baseline, or else you're going to fall out of rhythm with the objective. After 3 weeks, it's time to go down!
- Test your limit. You might decide that you never want to go down to 0. That's okay. Now you've made a controlled decision.
A common error is to not start or do something because you think it isn't significant enough or "won't count." This is a mistake. In fact, easier habits are easier to form so can be preferable in many situations. The idea is to train your confidence that you CAN do these things. The doing is the key. What may seem trivial at first actually feels pretty damn good, you find. Which increases the likelihood of adding more to your routine. Now you're making that decision from an informed and empowered place. That's what success looks like.
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Back in 2003 a paper was published that examined the effects of two different kinds of spirituality on psychosocial functioning in old age. The study, Religiousness, spirituality, and psychosocial functioning in late adulthood: Findings from a longitudinal study (link accesses the pdf), used life course data from a longitudinal research project done by the Institute of Human Development at the University of California, Berkely. The results reflected a few things that seem intuitively obvious, but found other things that some might find surprising.
The types of spiritual experience they measured were what they termed "dwellers" and "seekers". From the paper:
Religious dwellers tend to accept traditional forms of religious authority; they inhabit a space created for them by established religious institutions and relate to the sacred through prayer and communal worship.
By contrast, for spritual seekers individual autonomy takes precedence over external authority and the hold of tradition-centered religious doctrines. Spiritual seekers are explorers who create their own space by typically borrowing elements from various religious and mythical traditions, and they frequently blend participation in institutionalized Western religion with Eastern practices.
…What differentiates dwellers and seekers is not the seriousness of effort to incorporate the sacred in their lives but their relation to religious authority and tradition.
Much is known about Dwellers. They have better intergenerational family interactions, large supportive social networks, and are much more likely than others to engage in voluntary community caregiving activies.
By contrast little is known about the late life psychological functioning of Seekers. Some sociologists, and not just dweller sociologists, have hypothesized that the self-referential emphasis of spiritual seekers is evidence of "excessively narcissistic self-absorption" that may in fact undermine the community obligations promoted by institutionalized religions.
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Saturday, April 19, 2008
You Don't Need an Easel to Create a Masterpiece
Art doesn't always have to involve paintbrushes or pastels. Art is actually the quality production or expression of what is beautiful or appealing of more than ordinary significance. Art is also studied action. So for example if you're a writer let your pen be your paintbrush and your notebook be your canvas. Because it's 2008 maybe your keyboard is your paintbrush and a new Microsoft Word document is your canvas. If you're a hairstylist let your sheers, brush, and comb be your paintbrush and your gel and wax be your paint. You get the drift...Whatever it is that you love and have a passion for, do it to the best of your ability. Be the Van Gogh of your industry!
Saturday, April 12, 2008
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This past Friday, April 18 Jaysfades.com visited Highland Park High School and spoke with the students regarding living in peace. It seems like almost every week children and people period express love for departed friends and loved ones by saying "Rest in Peace". It's about time that we all learn how to "Live in Peace". Perhaps if we learn how to live in peace we'll be saying "Rest in Peace" less.
Monday, March 31, 2008
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- Casual sneakers are a go.
- Being creative and different is always fly.
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Friday, March 28, 2008
Have a Peaceful Weekend
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Monday, March 24, 2008
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Four-year-old butt cheeks do not forget an unjust spanking, and to this day, the Andrews' parental unit is reminded of the undue punishment dished out on that dark day in Muncie, Indiana. Blame can be a hurtful thing – sometimes physically, sometimes emotionally, sometimes spiritually….
Gen. 16:1-4a – "Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar; so she said to Abram, 'The LORD has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family through her.' Abram agreed to what Sarai said. So after Abram had been living in Canaan ten years, Sarai his wife took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to her husband to be his wife. He slept with Hagar, and she conceived."
- Sarai blamed God for her barrenness, and I suppose the Creator of Life is ultimately responsible. The deeper issue is Sarai's impatience with God's promise and her busy-body solution. Have you ever wondered if Sarai offered Hagar to discover if it was her womb or Abram's seed that was barren? Shame on me for considering such a diabolical plot. We don't know Sarai's heart at the beginning of the process, but when she discovered there was no one left to blame but her own barren womb, she became an emotional time-bomb.
Gen. 16:4b-6 – "When [Hagar] knew she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress. Then Sarai said to Abram, 'You are responsible for the wrong I am suffering. I put my servant in your arms, and now that she knows she is pregnant, she despises me. May the LORD judge between you and me.' 'Your servant is in your hands,' Abram said. 'Do with her whatever you think best.' Then Sarai mistreated Hagar; so she fled from her."
- Hurt people hurt people. Sarai was hurting, and she blamed the one she loved most. Though it was Hagar who acted pridefully toward her mistress, Sarai aimed her venom at Abram…and called on the LORD to agree with her! Unfortunately, Abram's wisdom seems to have gone on vacation, and he caves to his wife's fury.
Gen. 16:7-9 – "The angel of the LORD found Hagar near a spring in the desert; it was the spring that is beside the road to Shur. And he said, 'Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?' 'I'm running away from my mistress Sarai,' she answered. Then the angel of the LORD told her, 'Go back to your mistress and submit to her.'"
- Hagar blames Sarai with no mention of her own snarky attitude. When we enter "fight or flight" mode, though we are in a heightened physical response state, our emotions can override our five senses by making them extremely selective. We begin to see, feel, hear, taste and smell only those things that our emotions tell us are true.
Gen. 16:10-14 – "The angel added [the LORD'S words], 'I will so increase your descendants that they will be too numerous to count.' The angel of the LORD also said to [Hagar]: 'You are now with child and you will have a son. You shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard of your misery. He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone's hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.' She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: 'You are the God who sees me,' for she said, 'I have now seen the One who sees me.' That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi; it is still there, between Kadesh and Bered. So Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne. Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael."
- Blame stops when we finally realize God SEES us and our circumstances thoroughly. When God asked for Hagar's explanation, He wasn't seeking information. He was checking her heart – and it was ugly. When the penetrating gaze of God's inspection sees through our blame-shifting, who can ever find fault again? Why accuse? God already sees – me and everyone else. So Hagar returned to bear Abram a son because she had full confidence that God was watching. Not only did she realize SHE couldn't get away with blame before God (the only place it matters), but neither could anyone else!
Lord, I am utterly naked before You, exposed completely, not a shadow of blame to hide behind. My life, my attitude, my heart are ultimately my choices – no one's fault but my own. I bear them before You and ask you to help me keep them free of blame before You and others.


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With warm weather struggling to break up the snow and ice (or fog, depending on what part of the country you live in), I couldn't imagine anything more delicious on a Friday afternoon than a tall, cold glass of lemonade. Add blueberries for sweetness and mint for a bit of excitement and you'll have warm weather, if only in a glass!
Blueberry Mint Lemonade
1 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice
3/4 cup superfine sugar
4 cups water
1 cup fresh blueberries, stems removed
1/3 cup fresh mint
Juice lemons into a large pitcher; add sugar and water, then stir to combine and dissolve. Add blueberries and mint, then serve.
Notes: The longer you let this lemonade stand, the more the flavors will mix and mingle. Whip up this easy recipe in the morning and it will be perfect with lunch!
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Monthly Archives: January 2012
~ Year Of the Dragon: Free Chinese Astrological Reading~
January 23rd marked the beginning of the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Dragon. For those in the East, the Dragon is a strong and very positive symbol of power and good luck. Dragon energy brings growth and change, extravagance and unpredictability. This is an auspicious year for those who are looking to start a new venture or begin a new project, such as getting married, having a baby, or starting a business. So, when you think about your goals for the year, don't hold back! This is the perfect time to explore new frontiers in love, career and life. Discover more about what the Year of Dragon will bring you, Just click on your Chinese astrology animal below. If you aren't sure about your Chinese astrology sign, locate your birth year and then click on the animal associated it.
Happy Year of the Dragon!
1912, 1924. 1936. 1948. 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008
This year of 2012 may disturb your plans, only to better enrich them. Despite the fact that it will cause you some inconvenience, you will not get bored, and most importantly, you will have the opportunity to look at things that until now, seemed impossible and out of reach. Take the opportunity to move ahead.
Your love life will be lighter and more fun than last year. You will be able to express your true emotions. You will live and enjoy some intense moments that will directly affect your heart. You will finally realize that, with more optimism and faith in yourself, your dreams are within reach. If you are single right now, this year will determine what to sweep away with the past and how to find a new beginning. Whatever your situation, get ready to dive fully into the world of feelings.
You will start 2012 with a need for financial security. This year, money represents trust in yourself more than usual, and this will manifest in your close relationships. As a result, your love life will be intimately related to your finances.
1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009
This year, you will deepen your understanding of yourself and this new awareness will have a close relationship to your core values and your emotional life. Many of you would like to retire to an ivory tower because you feel your relationships are too superficial. It is time to take stock without losing sight of your true values.
You will find more inner serenity than last year. You will now view your partner more easily as a friend, a confidant, and the person most suitable to understand you. Do not hesitate to say things that might appear ridiculous. Talk without putting value judgments on what you feel. If you are single this year, you will experience nine months of positive opportunities to meet a partner who is both exciting and a good candidate for a long-term relationship. Don't stay in your shell!
This year you are going to focus on working constructively. Indeed, the influence of the Sun and Mercury will shine on your financial life. In other words, you will be on a roll this year with a steady cash flow, interesting contacts, and exciting purchases. Good luck is by your side and new knowledge will lead you straight to success. Go for it!
1914, 1926, 1938. 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010
There appears to be a lot going on in your celestial chart for 2012. Indeed, Jupiter's oppositions, together with the Big Dipper, will galvanize your life by providing new situations and sudden realizations that involve significant changes in all areas of your life. Don't rush into things too fast or too soon without thinking them through properly.
You will put a lot of fuss in perspective this year. Your normally excessive nature will awaken a smoldering passion that will appear without warning. If you are single, dive into the joys of love headfirst! Those of you who are part of a couple will experience transformation and renewal. It's time to show your desires without feeling guilty. Remember that you cannot deny your true nature, even at the expense of ensuring stability in your relationship.
Pure luck will allow you to intervene and remove a potential financial concern linked to the home between October 11th and 16th. During this same period, claim the money due to you! Also, heal your relationships and be receptive to tips for a positive financial life from those close to you.
1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011
Your celestial chart gives you more freedom this year than last year. Indeed, you will have the chance to reconnect with your projects, ambitions and aspirations. You will have more leeway to contact the right people to support you and to achieve something important. Take advantage of the free time you have in abundance this year in order to improve your plans for the future
You will easily surf the wave of love this year. After the great changes you have already made, you will find the love you desire. You will have many opportunities to exercise your powers of seduction. If you're in a couple now, your partner will help you understand more about yourself, thereby opening the relationship to new ideas. This path is positive and you will find more fun in your relationship.
Your finances are favored this year, which is a sign of a greater harmony in your life. Indeed, you will naturally put a brake on overspending. Don't linger in front of store windows. Knowing your faults, you must keep in mind that you must stay focused on your primary objectives related to your home life. However, if you are in the arts, spending will be essential. Consider it rather as an investment!
1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012
You will spontaneously alter the course of your life this year. Indeed, take stock of your legendary power. Your basic personality traits are back in force and you will be unwilling to compromise when it comes to things that you consider questionable. Jupiter will leave your sign and this will reinforce your thirst for independence and for transforming your life. People around you will seem more manageable and if you pull the right strings, you will change situations to your advantage!
Your emotional life will thrive this year. You must tune into the language of the heart. This year you will experience more freedom of expression and, consequently, you will attract more peace into your life. You can learn more about yourself by getting closer to your core values. What do you consider essential? Once you relax when it comes to your relationships, you will leave more room for an exchange of ideas. If you were waiting for a specific outcome, things will become clear by mid-year.
You will have many strokes of good luck this year financially. The fact that you will also have a greater need for stability means that you will plan your spending and reorganize your finances to suit your priorities. If last year you gave in to impulse buying, now you will rectify that error and even give up some pleasures in order to balance your finances.
1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001
It's time to launch some long-term projects. You will finally dare to put your ideals into practice. New opportunities and new paths will present themselves to you. Reverse your conventional wisdom and move forward spontaneously. External circumstances will expand your horizons, so open your eyes to new possibilities. You will have good reason to renew your sense of optimism!
Your love life this year will generate moments that are both tender and passionate. However, do not make major decisions that are binding in the long run. Instead, aim for strengthening and deepening your relationship. You are becoming less possessive and more confident. Expect invitations in the last three months of the year. As love mixes with friendship, you will have the opportunity to improve your relationship with your partner. If you are single, you will meet someone through friends.
You have to address immediate issues regarding your finances. Be ready for a lack of time to do this. After this period, you will feel more serene about how to manage your money and your priorities. Do not give into impulse spending for everything related to your home because you will have to pay more than necessary.
1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002
Your efforts are paying off and this will motivate you to continue on the path you began last year. You must act on your dreams. The stubbornness that you show will allow you to break down resistance in all areas. However, think before you rush into something. Your energy is contagious!
Passion and glamour will enter your life this year. Many of you will start a new beginning. Chasing illusions will become easier, as you put common sense, logic and truth above all. Your partner will confide more easily than last year, which will allow you to learn more about what you don't understand. You are eager to get into romantic complications that ultimately will waste your time and not make you happier.
Your finances will follow a relatively smooth course this year. There is no rollercoaster in sight and this calmness allows you some flexibility when it comes to any projects you may have that are related to money. You will more easily use your money in a constructive fashion, or in the direction of putting it into savings. Prepare for projects this winter that will become your highest priorities.
1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003
The stars are definitely with you this year. The changes you began last year are likely to continue in the right direction, and they are rooted deeply into the reality of your life. You will benefit from many aspects that will increase your creativity and your energy. Changes in the positions of the planets will bring you an insight that will allow you to chase mirages…and help build your dreams! In all areas, you will have the kind of momentum that is indispensable to the pursuit of your ideals.
Prepare yourself for storms of passion this year. Indeed, you are at a point in your love life in which you desire to see perfectly clearly, even in what relates to your past. You will turn an important page, but what is coming is much more promising. Your seductive ability will skyrocket, and your friends and your partner will surprise you with their willingness to communicate and to get closer to you. When it comes to your emotional life, you will be clearer about the long-term future.
Your financial life will experience positive improvements this year. Especially if you are looking to enhance your lifestyle, you will have real opportunities for success. Many of you will engage in a financial transaction that will be important to a complete change in lifestyle. Pay attention, success is just around the corner!
1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004
You will make major strides this year. Planetary realignments will give you plenty of energy. Stability is good, but don't let it prevent you from considering your ambitions. Despite moments of doubt about your abilities, you will advance to greater confidence in yourself and in your actions. Your suspicions are sometimes completely misplaced.
Throw yourself wholeheartedly into your love life this year. Indeed, you will learn to love better than before because you will know precisely how to behave in front of a partner or the person you want to win. The changes you have in place are beginning to bear fruit. The general climate looks smooth in the first three months. You will have more internal resources to strengthen your relationship with your partner.
The financial questions you have will seem lighter to carry than they did last year. Indeed, you will encounter circumstances that seem straightforward, which will push you to simplify your current situation. Always anticipate the consequences. Don't run out of patience when it comes to developing a schedule and planning long-term costs. As misunderstandings are not uncommon in the planetary configuration in which you are, do not trust blindly in the financial intermediaries with whom you may be dealing.
1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005
Major changes are afoot this year in all areas of your life. This shift is likely to produce bursts of impatience. Waiting for the proper time to act isn't easy! Aspects of Jupiter aligned with Mars will trigger an unusual creativity, which will change your daily life. It's time to dare!
You will adjust to an emotional life that is full of contrasts this year. What you feel might not be completely true or based on reality. If you are in a relationship right now, your partner may seem more difficult to please. This is because your partner is more focused on practical considerations. Don't look for trouble!
Financial issues this year will be connected to all other areas of your life. Your generosity comes with deeper insight into how to better manage your cash flow. This is where you have to make readjustments. Some of your expenses are clearly unnecessary, and you will do well to make firm decisions, especially during the last two months of 2012. The only pitfall to avoid is to share your generosity with those who don't deserve it!
1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006
This year will reveal new things in your life, along with needed changes. Your boldness will help you to take advantage of the pivotal role good luck can take. You will often be the initiator of new situations for those around you. Your spontaneous impulses are stronger than usual, and the reactions of those close to you push you in the right direction.
Your love life looks good from the beginning of the year. Your way of loving becomes more intense, and you express yourself both easily and directly. Your courage will be instrumental in bringing about success. Enjoy the calm in order to strengthen your existing relationships. You can overcome many obstacles this year by the sheer force of your will and by the expression of your most authentic wishes. If you are single, romantic connections will be the most intense in March and October 2012.
You will make plenty of advances in your financial affairs this year. Your actions will have a direct impact on your finances—especially in April and August. It's time now to look towards stability. The alignment of the stars indicates the possibility of a change in status. Learn about the opportunities available in your situation.
1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007
Changes for the better in all directions come to you spontaneously this year. You will grow in all areas and get rid of the ghosts of the past once and for all. The situations you struggled with last year will improve this year. You enjoy your success and overcome the nostalgia that hindered your past efforts.
Your emotional life will play out quickly this year. You will feel almost obliged to get more in tune with your partner. Your idea of love is enriched by internal questions that will allow you to make your lifestyle match your ideals. If your love life is currently complicated, you will be able to put things in perspective. If you are single now, you will soon be able to take part in meetings of a passionate nature.
You will experience great success in your financial endeavors for the first four months of the New Year. Your vision of your own situation will become clear. You will find out how to increase your revenue, especially through your hard work. It's time to ask for a raise! You will need to be vigilant starting in October when it comes to the handling of your papers and your cash. Don't get distracted!
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~Year of the Dragon~
|Those people born in the Year of the DragonThe Year of the Dragon starts on January 23, 2012. In the Chinese Zodiac, the Dragon occupies the fifth position. It is also the only animal sign in the Chinese zodiac, which is mythical.People born in 1904, 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, and 2000, were born during the Year of the Dragon, as well as those who will be born in 2012. The Dragon can be linked to the five elements of metal, water, wood, fire, and earth. Metal Dragons (1940 and 2000) can symbolize strength, Water Dragons (1952 and 2012) are calm, Wood Dragons (1904 and 1964) are creative, Fire Dragons (1916 and 1976) are quick tempered, and Earth Dragons (1928 and 1988) represent rationality.
What will The New Year of 2012 Bring?
What can we expect with the New Year? Each New Year brings its own set of natural phenomena that's activated by the alignment of the planets and the positioning of the stars. Many people have been speculating about what the end of the Mayan Calendar in December of 2012 will mean for the human race. Will the world come to an end?
Serious Astrologers do not believe that the world will end in 2012. In fact, many scholars believe the end of the Mayan Calendar will mark the beginning of a new-found enlightenment for the human race.
The stars and certain astrological developments offer predictions of positive periods of fascinating growth. It seems that most Astrologers agree it will be a year of change in human consciousness. Neptune will play a significant role in February, when it enters Pisces. This will be a time of much artistic creativity and activity, particularly for those working in the visual arts, literature, poetry, and music.
Neptune in Pisces may also focus on the element of water and its importance to us. It can symbolize excess and scarcity, as well as flooding and droughts, reminding us how to use and value this precious commodity.
On May 20th, we will see a Solar Eclipse and on June 4th, we will see the accompanying Lunar Eclipse.
By late September, Uranus and Pluto are in square (at 90-degree angles) to each other. This symbolizes upheaval and change, which may foreshadow major political developments and shifting alliances. With the important Presidential election in November of 2012, how will the September planetary activity affect the outcome?
One very significant occurrence that will happen on December 21, 2012, at 11:11 p.m., is that for the first time in 26,000 years, the Sun will be aligned with the center of the Milky Way. How will the energy that streams to Earth from the Milky Way affect us? We will just have to be patient and wait to see what the affects of this powerful energy will have on us all.
What about the old Mayan Calendar ending in December of 2012? Is it really an indicator of the apocalypse? There is much discussion on the significance of this event that will take place on December 21, 2012. Basically, this date marks the end-date of a 5,125-year-long cycle in the Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar.
However, most professional scholars dismiss all the apocalyptic predictions, pointing out that no doomsday predictions exist in extant ancient Mayan accounts. And as was noted earlier, many scholars believe the calendar's ending actually will mark the beginning of a positive period of new-found enlightenment.
Finally, towards the end of the year, we will see another set of eclipses. The Winter Solstice on December 21, 2012, may be a period of healing and compassion, resulting in a positive end to a very dramatic year. At least that's what we can whole-heartedly hope for with the end of the New Year.
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How Do YOU Define Success?
How YOU define success is very specific to you. That's because success is based on our dreams and aspirations. While we may want success in all areas of life, our ability to hanker down and focus in on one particular goal is what increases our chances of actually getting it. So, it is best if we commit to one goal and put our energy in that direction, and that goal should potentially take us where we want to go. It is important to be clear about the kind of success we want. Some of us are taken with Material Success. While others strive for Personal Success or success in our private life, and then there is also Professional Success.
In our culture, Material Success is certainly the most visible or desirable of the three. Material desires can be the accumulation of money, wealth and possessions such as homes, cars, gold, and other material things. For many material success means power and influence, the key to attracting others, the way to impress others.
Personal Success is the success attained in your private life and intimate relationships. This type of success can be the most spiritually rewarding and can translate into a serene and balanced family life, meaningful familial relationships, a beautiful and nurturing home, all which provide feelings of comfort and joy. Or it can also mean an active social life, one filled with many friendships. For some people, the strongest psychic bonds are those between friends. Friendship can lead to a beautiful and loving relationship for a lifetime and result in spiritual bliss.
Professional Success is the success attained in a job, profession, vocation and/or avocation. You may seek a certain position in your company or aspire to obtain a certain goal or recognition in your area of expertise. You may also have a professional approach to a hobby or an interest. No matter what profession you choose, as long as you are happy with your work, you have achieved something very precious.
Ideas about success can vary greatly amongst individuals, so being actively conscious of your personal drive for success is essential if you want to move forward. Your pursuit of your ideal success is propelled by emotional energy that helps direct you down the right path. When used in a constructive manner, this energy is like a powerful talisman. Figure out what you want and go after it. It is one of the important things you can do for yourself. The alignment of your dreams and drives are what will bring you all the happiness, harmony, joy in life and prosperity that you will ever want and need.


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Among the most striking, would be a non-Catholic Christian's reaction to discovering that his/ her beliefs has some similarities with Catholic belief. Really now, is that so strange? Don't we all worship one and the same God? Isn't your God, my God, and mine, yours? Don't we all believe that Jesus Christ was brought into this world to bring salvation to us all? As antidote, so to speak, for Adam's sin? Don't we believe that 'Jesus Christ, through his life, death and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal redemption'?


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But this is no ordinary holy roller. He is also on a mission to bring peace to the world. His devotion, and alms-raising power, has earned him several disciples, many admirers and the title Ludkan Baba — the Rolling Saint. He has rolled thousands of miles in the last 19 years, turning round and round so many millions of times that just pondering the thought can make your head spin.
Yet to the 55-year-old sadhu, the constant turning is refreshing. He says he feels no pain. And except for a few blisters from rolling at high noon along gritty asphalt in 110-degree heat, his taut skin is baby-smooth. When he stands, he is barefoot, around 5 feet tall, with a mop of matted black hair and a long black beard flecked with gray. He doesn't look to be carrying more than an ounce of fat on his body.
As a sadhu, the Rolling Baba is a wanderer who survives on alms. In his quest for moksha, or release from the cycle of reincarnation, he must reject the comforts of ordinary life. But sometimes even a sadhu can't resist a good gadget. One member of the Rolling Baba's small entourage carries a silver clamshell cellphone. So as long as there's a good signal, the Rolling Baba is never out of touch.
He believes God's hand propels him. How else, he asks, could a man spin round and round, along unforgiving ground, for months on end and suffer no injuries? "All I do is put coconut oil on my hair at night, and even that, only when I feel like it," the Rolling Baba said, between draws on a cigarette. "This is the power of nature, the power of the divine."
He was born Mohan Singh in the northern Indian town of Dungarpur, and as a barefoot boy of 12, he rubbed the hands of a dying boy and saved his life, the Rolling Baba said. After performing that miracle, he said, he went to a temple, renounced the world and became a sadhu. In 1973, he said, he entered a cave and stayed there, surviving on grass and water for 12 years, until a divine voice told him to start rolling for peace. His first journey lasted just under 25 miles. On his third trip, in 1994, he rolled about 2,500 miles across India. Today, as he rolls toward Pakistan, the sadhu thinks he might go to Iraq next.
A 17-year-old girl, a disciple whom the Rolling Baba and his entourage call the Young Saint, said she joined his holy journey, or yatra, because she believed the example of his strength through suffering would move the world to be more loving. "He has so much love within him that even streets — the same streets that we walk on and which we consider one of the worst places to lie down upon — become an object of love," the Young Saint said. "Just like a baby rolls on a mother's lap, similarly this man rolls on the streets. So if he can do this, what is it that prevents others from loving each other?"
This is the Rolling Baba's sixth yatra. He is heading toward the Pakistani city of Lahore, where he hopes to meet President Pervez Musharraf and urge him to reach a lasting peace with India. So far, the Rolling Baba doesn't have an appointment. He doesn't have a passport, either, or a visa to cross the border. But those are problems for another day, some 380 miles, several weeks and countless rolls away. "To make passports and obtain a visa is the job of the Indian government," he said. "After all, I am not going there for professional reasons or to further any business interests. I am going there as a messenger of peace. If they want peace, then both nations will give me the chance to carry out my yatra."
The Rolling Baba began his 800-mile journey on Jan. 28 at his home in India's central Madhya Pradesh state. When he reached Hodal, a town 50 miles south of New Delhi, India's capital, on Wednesday, he was roughly halfway to his goal.


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Several news sources – Jordan has been working recently to explore options for using nuclear energy as an alternative to long-term electric power generation and water desalination, and is working to ensure security of energy supplies and protect the economy from the vagaries in oil and gas markets.
In 2007, Jordan has imported more than 96% of its energy at a cost of $ 3.2 billion. This is a huge figure for a country with limited resources such as Jordan.
The rising demand for electricity has lifted the value of oil imports, where electricity demands rose in 2008 to 2100 MW, while experts predict a rise to 4743 MW in 2020.
On the other hand, the need to provide new resources of water is increasing in a country being one of the five poorest countries of water, through water desalination projects that require large amounts of energy. A nuclear energy program has been initiated to establish a nuclear power plant.
Addition to generating electric power and water desalination, nuclear energy program will bring several benefits to Jordan's economy such as using available Uranium resources and creating new job opportunities.
Jordan's nuclear program consists of two projects. The first one is establishing a nuclear power plant to generate electric power and water desalination. The second project is the exploitation of natural nuclear resources in Jordan, especially Uranium. The program includes building a small size nuclear research reactor with a capacity of 5 to 10 megawatts. It also includes a long-term nuclear program to build four nuclear reactors for peaceful energy during the next two decades, which will not only generate Jordan's needs of electric power, but also will enable Jordan to export it to neighboring countries.
The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission selected the year 2018 to be the start date of operation for the first nuclear plant, able to generate 1000MW of electricity. It is expected that building the first nuclear plant will start in the year 2013.
Initially, the site location is selected to be 25km south of city of Aqaba and 15km east of the southern sea coast.
The Nuclear research reactor will be built at the Jordan University of Science and Technology. This reactor will be used to train a new generation of scientists and nuclear engineers and to provide support to several services such as medical, health, agricultural and industrial services.
The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission has signed several agreements with different consortiums and firms. In Sept. 2009, an agreement was signed between the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission and the Belgium-based company Tractabel Engineering (GDF-SUEZ), leading a coalition of two other companies, Jordan's Arab Consultants Bureau and France's Bureau Veritas. Under the two-year study, specialized tests will be carried out to assess the geological stability, geophysics, soil characteristics and risk management of the proposed location of the 750-1,100 megawatt plant some 25km south of Aqaba and about 15km inland. "Our company will use its extensive experience and vast international resources to locate the best site possible for the proposed nuclear power plant," Tractabel Engineering CEO Georges Cornet. The study will pave the way for two important reports assessing the proposed plant's environmental and safety impacts.
In Nov. 2009, another agreement was signed between the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission and the Australian firm WorleyParsons. The agreement covers the pre-construction preparations for the nuclear reactor. The Sydney-based firm will spend two years conducting an economic feasibility study and technology selection for the nuclear power plant. In its technology selection and financial feasibility studies, WorleyParsons will work in parallel with the Belgium firm Tractabel. The Australian consultants will also include management of spent fuel and radioactive waste, environmental protection issues, comprehensive financing and nuclear security.
In Dec. 2009, The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission announced the selection of a South Korean consortium to build the Kingdom's first small-scale nuclear reactor. A consortium of the Korea Atomic Energy Institute (KAERI) and Daewoo Engineering and Construction won the bid for the nuclear research reactor, a five-megawatt (MW) structure to be built at the Jordan University of Science and Technology. JAEC and the consortium will officially sign the agreement for the construction of the reactor in March / April 2010. In Feb. 2010, during the French Prime Minister visit to Jordan, an agreement was signed making way for uranium mining in the Kingdom by the French company Areva, adding that the two sides also reviewed the company's offers to build a nuclear reactor in Jordan. This cooperation, which also includes establishing a centre of excellence to train Jordanian engineers and technicians in nuclear energy, will contribute in building a full partnership between Jordan and France in the field of nuclear technology.
Discoveries have shown in the past few years that Jordan has wealth Uranium reserves in different areas in the country. Estimates indicate that there are about 65 thousand tons of Uranium reserves in central Jordan, in addition to other amounts in different areas. It is expected that the rate of production of Uranium from mines in the region of Central Jordan is about 2000 tons annually, while limited part of it will be used in Jordan's nuclear reactors, while the rest will be exported, as an important economic income for the Kingdom. French company Areva will explore and extract these resources.
This Jordanian nuclear energy program is part of the Jordanian renewable energy program. Jordan has also started to build wind farms in different locations in Jordan to generate electric power, aiming to increase its dependency on alternative green energy.


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I've been trying to figure out what's been bugging me lately and I think a part of it is the impending leave of my evil coworker. Here is a person who for YEARS has been self serving, rude and lazy and not only was she NOT fired, she effortlessly found a new job with more pay, less hours and better benefits. Where is the justice in that? Tomorrow is her last day and (in my mind at least) she gets a happy ending. Even if someday her karma comes back and bites her in the ass, I won't know about it. I won't be there to witness it. I'm just supposed to have faith that she'll get what is coming to her and that's a hard pill to swallow.
Dad was right....life just isn't fair.