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Understanding the Connection of Mind, Body, Spirit and Heart Through the Universal Laws
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Law of Assumption
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Your Law of Assumption resembles the premise for "The Matrix" ("Do you think that's air you're breathing!?") but doesn't address that there may be underlying rules, as there are in The Matrix. These rules may prevent you from reaching your goals, although not the hope of it.ReplyDelete
Are there any ancient teachings that are backed up by stories of success in achieving your aim? I can picture many accepted sages, Buddha, Confucius,... offering similar advice, but which one of them said, "See here, our friend Beverly has achieved this, and BEFORE the afterlife!"
P.S. Sorry to hear about skating mishap, I think it was universal that day, I did it, too!Replies
There are actually other laws which might help you see why some goals we have happen instantly and others seem to keep eluding us. Sometimes it is simply because we are focused on the lack and we set a time frame to the achievement. Buddha had spent years searching for answers. It wasn't until he gave up that enlightenment happened. I found it interesting when I learned that prior to enlightenment he decided to eat a bowl of rice that was given him. His followers chastised for taking food and abandoned him for eating. Personally I think that there have been many people that have achieved enlightenment before they transitioned from this world. Thanks for the comment. Wishing you days of many pleasant surprises. bevDelete
I recently had a 'delicious' discussion on 'assumptions' with a good friend in which we reviewed the overall idea of intuition and imagination as characterized by assumption. Having been involved in the mantic arts for some 45 years while searching for understanding of the idea of self-realization led to this dialogue. It often is a failure of the seeker to dive beyond a 'memory' which fits what they believe is the causation of their dilemma and in not continuing to study the 'reasoning' as well as the 'causation' much more can be missed in the comprehension. It is much like the way we experience at one point of age and then at a later point the redundancy has already hidden the tentacles which created the memory of the earlier experience....even though the experience has been repeated in partiality, at least, time and again since its original form.ReplyDelete
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Neville Goddard was the one who first called it the Law of Assumption. Have you ever spoken about revision? That is another very powerful tool that any individual can use within the Law of Assumption.ReplyDelete
It is always about those inner conversations we have in our minds, and what they view and say. Many miss that distinction not realizing that they have the ability to change their reality in this way, by remembering a negative conversation or experience in the positive way they would rather it had happened in the first place.
One can create the habit of revising a thing as it is happening and thereby change it, as all of it is contained within the original assumption. One simply needs to become aware of that possibility.


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All that we ask is that we receive a laminated picture of the vessel offered for sale together with a description of the boat and associated equipment with a selling price and contact details for potential buyers. All details should be contained within an A4 single sheet document. All sales sheets obtained will be displayed on the Boats for Sale board during the duration of the Boat Jumble for all customers to view. Laminated sheets should be sent by post to William Aitken, Emoh Ruo, Ayr Road, Irvine, Ayrshire , KA11 5AB no later than Monday 30 April 2018.
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If you follow this beauty world closely, I'm sure you've heard of this little thing, also known as one of the holly grails when it comes to lip hydration. Its own brand – Laneige – is Korean and of the most famous on the market.
I don't know if you know this, but I'm currently on accutane and one of its "promises" is to dry out your lips quit badly, so I started preventing that with a few lip balms. Fortunately that didn't attack me that much. Yes, my lips got a bit drier, but nothing major.
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I am investigating the effects of physical fatigue on spatial attention. Past research has shown that mental fatigue results in a rightward shift in spatial attention. Thus, we have hypothesised that physically induced fatigue will produce the same rightward shift in spatial attention, and therefore one will neglect their left field of attention.
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Kumbh Mela in Allahabad has just ended. We could not go there due to some pressing commitments in Bangalore. But reading about Allahabad and Kumbh also brought back fond memories of our visit to the city in 2011 as part of Great Central India Road trip in 2011.
We passed through Allahabad while driving from Khajuraho to Varanasi. We reached Allahabad by 3.30 PM. Crossing Naini Bridge over Yamuna brings us into the city. The only place I remember from my first visit to Allahabad in early eighties – I was selected in the Services Selection Board for Army here – is the Civil lines where we used to hang out when we were waiting to complete our medicals.
The agenda in Allahabad was to visit Prayag, Anand Bhavan and the famous All Saints Cathedral. As we enter, we could foresee what was in store as far as traffic is concerned. Narrow roads with all types of vehicles jostling for space with no discipline whatsoever seems to be the norm. You are in Uttar Pradesh. I had to reconcile myself. Now, I have to ask someone for direction and i am not prepared to take the Scorpio on a road which is not wide enough.
Since we hadn't eaten anything since morning, we wanted to have a good lunch and i knew that Civil lines would be the best place. I pull the vehicle onto the side on seeing someone who can answer my question. I get down from the car and go near him. He looks a pucca "Allahabadi". Here is how the conversation goes – my first experience with eastern Uttar Pradesh.
"Bhai Saab, civil line kaisa jana hai" (brother, can you please tell me direction to civil lines?)
"Seedha jaake dhaine mudiye" (Go straight and turn right)
"Shukriya, Anand Bhavan ka rasta kaunsi hai" (Thank you. Can you also tell me how to go to Anand Bhavan?)
"Kya hum ko gayide smajthye hai kya?" (Do you think i am your guide??)
"Aisa nahi bhai saab, hum log naye hai….is liye" ( It is not like that, bro. We are new to city....)
"jaayiye jaayiye, ek gayide rakhlijiye!!" (Get last and get hold of a guide)
Encounters of Eastern UP kind!!
Looking at the traffic and the chaos on the roads, we drop the idea of going anywhere except Prayag and Anand Bhavan. We have some biscuits and cup of tea and head to Prayag.
Prayag or Triveni sangam - confluence of three holy rivers - is one of the holiest places for Hindus. This is the place where Hindus come to immerse the ashes of the dead and perform "Shradh" (rituals) or simply to take holy dips. The sacred Kumbh mela is held every 12 years on the banks of the Sangam.
The Kumbh mela grounds are vast. Due to rains, we could see puddles of water at different places. As we drive towards the ghats we see dirt all around. This place just stinks with no one caring for the its cleanliness. This does not stop the devout coming in hordes for conducting rituals or to take holy dip. We could see bus loads of people from nearby or faraway villages getting down and moving towards the river.
We park the car and walk to the ghat. There are no steps or ghats here like in Banaras or possibly they are submerged. The ghats are nothing but a mess of mud.
The river is wide and we could actually see confluence of two rivers due to colour difference – Yamuna is gray and Ganga is lighter. The boat boys come running to us asking us whether we want to go for boating in the river and see "Sangam". We book a boat and hop on to see what happens at sangam. We take a boat ride and You can join us on it........here are some pictures.
|And quiet flows the Ganges.....
|A fake sadhu posing for pictures for few rupees!! Notice the filth all around.
|The Ghat with Naini bridge in the background
|Boats waiting for its customers. In the background is the fort built by Mughal Emperor Akbar .
|Sangam - The confluence of three holy rivers - The place where rituals take place.
|Families busy in performing rituals for the dead
|Devotees taking holy dip in the Sangam after completion of rituals
|Another family going in the boat towards Sangam
We finish Prayag and now move towards Anand Bhavan. This is an imposing building. We do not go around to explore in details as it is already 5 PM and we do not want to get stuck in the traffic.
|Anand Bhavan - Birth place of first Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru
We say bye to Allahabad and continue our drive to Banaras through the narrow roads of the city till we reach the highway.
Recommended - Allahabad is a place which needs to be experienced by staying there at least for a day. Apart from the Sangam, the place was the cradle of India's freedom struggle Allahabad is also known for its famous university and well maintained Mughal monuments known as Khusro Bagh.


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2nd EBC Network Workshop
Luxembourg School of Finance, May 11-12, 2017
Call for papers 2nd EBC Network Workshop
The purpose of the workshop is to bring together researchers from the EBC Network (a joint research network between Lancaster, Luxemburg, and Tilburg) working on topics related to banking, financial intermediation and corporate finance. It shall provide a forum where one can informally discuss work and present early-stage research as well as more mature work. Submissions from PhD students are encouraged.
Papers or extended abstracts should be sent electronically to Sophie Lux (email@example.com) with the subject 'Submission to '2nd EBC Network Workshop' along with your affiliation and e-mail address by Friday March 03, 2017. Authors of accepted papers will be notified by March 31, 2017.
The Workshop will be at the Luxembourg School of Finance. There is no conference fee and there are no accommodation costs for the invited presenters, discussants and chairs, but all participants must cover their own travel costs. The first day will conclude with a round-table discussion on Basel 4, a cocktail reception, and the conference dinner. On Wednesday, May 10 starting at 1900, we offer a welcome reception and walking dinner at LSF premises.
The academic program starts on Thursday (May 11) at 8.45 and ends on Friday (May 12) at 12:15. We envisage a total of twelve to thirteen papers. Each paper will be allocated 45 min (30 minutes for presentation and 15 minutes for discussion). The program committee consists of faculty members from Lancaster University, Luxembourg School of Finance, and Tilburg University.
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Straight from Seattle.
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That was a long drive.
I'll get back to writing tomorrow.
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Ways of Investing in Business Offices
A business company cannot do without workers. Employees are very important in a business. The role of employees is to deliver products and services to the customers. There are several types of employees in a company. Accountants, IT staffs, receptionists, and marketers are examples of classes of workers found in a business company. The function of accountants is to settle financial matters of a company. The work of the IT staffs is to make sure there is an effective communication in the company. The role of receptionists to direct visitors. Marketers are concerned with advertising the brand of the company through various marketing techniques. It has been known for businesses to do good by employing professional and skilled workers. Professional employees are known through interview and career documents. Technology has boosted the employment sector. It is now possible to look for jobs via online by visiting various websites of particular companies. It is now possible to send occupational documents via email. The company should care for its workers every time.
There are many ways that workers can be cared for in a company. It is possible to take care of the employees through giving health services. There should be emergency doctor in a business company. Expect employees to suffer from various health challenges while working. For an instance we have flu, physical injuries, and food poisoning as kinds of health problems that worker can have while working. The importance of emergency doctors is to safeguard the life of workers in case of health emergencies. Employees can be cared for through incentives. Workers should always be rewarded for their good work. The company should cater for its employees by creating for them a good working environment. Business offices should be constructed well to create a conducive working environment. It should be the target of the company to invest in its offices for the purpose of its production. There are various strategies that can be used to make business offices conducive places for executing duties. It is good to go for the commercial landscaping in business offices.
Expect commercial landscaping activity to involve the construction of structures such as water features, planting of plants such as flowers, and installation of lighting in the outside of the business. Fresh air is provided by the plants planted in the outside of the business offices. Safety especially at night is boosted by the lighting installed on the outside of the business offices. The flooring of the offices should be made safe for stepping on and free of noise when working. The company should install temperature regulating system in business offices to make work easier for the workers.


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The new measures have come into place following the terrorist attack at the Manchester Arena on Monday (May 22)
Glasgow's SEC has announced changes to its venue security policy following the devastating terrorist attack in Manchester earlier this week.
The bomb attack in the foyer of the Manchester Arena on Monday night (May 22) following a concert by Ariana Grande killed 22 people, with a further 64 injured.
Following Monday's tragic events, venues across the country have been reviewing their individual security policies – with Wembley Stadium set to bring in "enhanced security" for Saturday's FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Chelsea.
The Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow have now announced their revised security policy, with bag and full body searches set to take place for all attendees at upcoming events at The SSE Hydro, The Armadillo and the SEC Centre over the coming days.
"The safety of the public attending events on our Campus is paramount," an SEC statements reads. "We have been liaising with the appropriate authorities including Police Scotland. Security measures at the Campus have been enhanced including carrying out bag searches and full body searches. Only small bags (35cm x 40cm) will be permitted into The SSE Hydro and The Armadillo. Larger bags may be checked into the cloakroom in the SEC Centre and will be searched. At certain times, ticket checks will take place at entry points to the Campus with some access routes (such as the walkway to the station) restricted to ticket holders only.
"These arrangements will mean that entry to the venues will take longer and therefore we would strongly encourage visitors to arrive early to allow time for access to the events."
Comedian Micky Flanagan will play at the SSE Hydro on Friday and Sunday (May 26 and 28), while KISS are set to perform at the same venue on Saturday (May 27).
Meanwhile, Enter Shikari have become the latest act to pay tribute to the victims of Monday's attack, with the band performing Oasis' 'Half The World Away' during their gig in Dublin last night (May 23).


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Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2012, The London School of English is a leading language school in the capital of England. The school provides high quality courses for motivated adults and for professionals, both experienced and also those just starting their careers.
We spoke to school director Timothy Blake, to find out more about London School of English's aims, how they will be celebrating their centenary and being a member of the "IALC family".
Q: Hello Timothy, how does it feel to be part of this exclusive group of quality language schools?
A: I have always enjoyed being part of the IALC family, with such good quality schools, sharing our experience and working in collaboration to achieve together more than we can achieve separately.
Q: How was 2011 for the school and how was it compared to the previous year?
A: It was a good year, with numbers and revenue up on the previous years.
Q: You were established in 1912. How have things changed at the school since then?
A: In almost every possible way! Remember that when were founded it was even before the First World War. The world was a completely different place. However, some things have not changed. Our founder established the school because he did not like the rigid and unimaginative way his previous school treated students. He believed that everyone is an individual, to be treated with respect and to be involved as an active partner in the learning process. That remains as true today as it was then.
Q:Have you any special plans or celebrations to mark the centenary?
A: We do indeed. Some will be quite internal - there will be a big reunion for present and past staff – some will look firmly outwards, like a big celebration for friends and partners of the school which we are planning at Kensington Palace in September. We will soon be sending out invitations for this event, which falls between the ALPHE and StudyWorld conferences, both of which we are pleased to be sponsoring this year. Whilst it is important to celebrate our successes and for everyone to have a good time, we do want our centenary to leave a more profound legacy. We will do this by supporting creative projects related to the visual arts, scholarships, sabbaticals and other initiatives which will allow us to share our expertise across our industry and the wider community.
Q: What are your main aims with for The London School English?
A: To stay the same and also to change. To continue to offer the very best quality, with courses which are designed to give the people who take them immediate and practical benefits, but at the same time to develop new ways of delivering what we do. That might be where we do it – we plan to expand our network of schools outside the UK – or how we do it, in particular how to use new technology without losing the quality and personal touch which are core to our success.
Q: What are the biggest challenges facing your school?
A: There are many. Competition is fierce, especially from the large chains. Local provision is much better than it was so we have to stress the great value in studying outside your own country. The operating environment is challenging at times – we have suffered a lot from recent UK visa changes, for example. Totally uncontrollable events can have a big impact – the exchange rate, worries about disease, safety concerns. So far we have managed to survive all these things by working hard to deliver a really dependable service to our clients and agents, and while we are always looking round to understand the big picture and to respond to the need to change, we believe that our consistency and reliability is ultimately the key to our success.
Q: Which countries do the majority of your students come from?
A: Well we are offering 22 different scheduled course types this year and the key nationalities vary a great deal according to the course that you are looking at. The ranking also depends on what you are counting – weeks, heads, income. But overall, our key markets are Switzerland, Japan, Brasil, Russia, South Korea, Italy, Germany, France and Spain.
Q: Moving on to find out more about you, which is your favourite travel destination?
A: Well in the last few years I have mostly travelled to Asia since I have been acting as our Asian sales manager. I enjoy this region very much. Following some changes at the school I will travel a bit less for work which will make me more flexible. I certainly intend to continue to go to Asia but I hope to explore lots of new places that I have never managed to visit. Closer to home I have a small house in the south of France and I do enjoy the opportunity to relax down there (but with the internet always connected, I'm sorry to say…)
Q: Your favourite pastime?
A: I love theatre and music, and I have at times managed to combine these with my work trips. So I remember with great pleasure opera performances in St Petersburg and in Rome, and when I am in Tokyo I always try to see something by Yukio Ninagawa, one of my very favourite theatre directors. Even if I don't understand the Japanese it's always a memorable experience. It doesn't have to be highbrow, by the way – I love musicals too and am perhaps the only person alive who has seen both 'A Chorus Line' in Norwegian and Sondheim's 'Company' in Catalan; I was disappointed that last year I narrowly failed to add Les Miserables in Korean.
Q: Your favourite song?
A: Oh that's always changing. This week it's King of Rome, by the Pet Shop Boys..
Q: Your favourite meal?
A: If favourite means the one I eat most, it must be the large bowl of raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and mango that I have for breakfast every day when I am at home. I am a fruit addict.
Q: Your dream dinner guests?
A: Confining the choice to people who are actually alive and could understand each other, perhaps Joan Baez, for her honesty and her soul, Barak Obama, as long as he promises to talk openly, Matthew Parris, an English journalist I like, to keep the conversation incisive, and several personal friends who can be guaranteed both to join in and to enjoy the revelations.
Q: Finally, what would you say are the main benefits of learning English at the London School of English?
A: Immediately usable results. We try always to offer really focussed programs that deliver highly practical benefits. At the same time, we ensure that everyone has a good time – people learn best when they are enjoying themselves.
The London School of English is the longest-established officially accredited school in Britain. Being of medium size it is small enough to provide a personal service, but large enough to have excellent facilities and resources.
There are two fine campuses close to the heart of London, each offering a variety of courses designed for serious adults. The range of courses includes general English, examination preparation, English for Business and a number of other specialised programmes.
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A local Downey resident recently participated in a national Police Unity Tour in honor of fallen Downey officer Ricky Galvez.
Jeffrey Phillips recently returned from a long distance bike ride that spanned from New Jersey to Washington D.C. over the course of three days. He was one of 400 riders to participate.
"There's a total of nine chapters; I was a part of the Southern California chapter," said Phillips. "It's to raise money and bring awareness of fallen officers."
Phillips is a civilian commanding officer for Los Angeles Police Department, however he rode in honor of a local fallen hero.
"You have choice of if you just want to do it (the unity tour) in general or if you want to do it for someone specific," said Phillips. "I just thought that it'd be great to ride in honor of Ricky Galvez."
This was Phillips' first time participating. He plans to continue participating in following years.
"Riding into the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington D.C. where they have all the fallen officers' names… that was very touching. There was a lot of knots in my throat that I had to swallow. It was a very touching experience."
Phillips now hopes to present the Galvez family with the jersey he wore during the tour some time in the near future.


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Examples of Advection
Sentence with the noun Advection
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These circulation changes have also increased the advection of sea ice towards the east coast of the peninsula, amplifying their effects.
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This competition for protein resources can give rise to a complex set of states that may be understood with an advection–diffusion model.
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Rather, it is a self-organized system that involves positive and negative biomechanical feedback between MyoII advection and dissociation rates.
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Key to resolving this problem is the interpretation of the flow as a bistable system with nonlinear propagation (advection) of turbulent fronts.
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These models show a sharp bend in the Hawaiian–Emperor hotspot track arising from the interplay of plume tilt and the lateral advection of plume sources.
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Pulsatility emerges at intermediate dissociation rates, enabling convergent advection of MyoII and its upstream regulators Rho1 GTP, Rok and MyoII phosphatase.
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Ganti et al. show that the advection length of settling sediment sets bounds on internal landscape dynamics, providing a new tool to unravel sedimentary archives.
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This class does not fit into the paradigm of reversal regimes that are dictated by the value of the local Rossby number (the ratio of advection to Coriolis force).
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Here, through a specially designed eddy-resolving field experiment, the authors capture the eddy enhancement of mode water subduction and transport, and confirm the dominance of eddy lateral advection over the eddy trapping effect.
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We identify two critical properties of MyoII dynamics that underlie stability and pulsatility: exchange kinetics governed by phosphorylation–dephosphorylation cycles of the MyoII regulatory light chain; and advection due to contraction of the motors on F-actin networks.
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St. Thomas Aquinas // Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand.
How can you believe?
I cannot stress to you how many times I get asked this question.
And all I'm left with is "How can you not?"
See, my belief doesn't come from a place of fear, tradition, comfort zone, feelings or an ideology; just to make myself feel a little better when something goes wrong.
It comes from a place of faith, of knowing that while there is so much going on, I will always have someone there for me because if there's one thing that God cannot do it is to stop loving you and to stop loving me.
This doesn't mean my problems are nonexistent or that there's no evil in this world, it simply means that through my faith, I know that no matter the situation, I can get through it.
I've felt like I'm drowning, I've felt self-sufficient, I've felt so many things…
But God knew what I needed; he knew that I need to be convinced of my faith, my beliefs! So throughout time he has put awesome people who have formed me through my Church's teachings, they gave me something bigger than myself to believe in.
I believe because He loved me even when I couldn't love myself.
I believe because it is more than a belief to me, it is an experience.
I believe because it's the most real thing I have in my life.
I believe because through him I can do it all.
I believe because my faith is so much bigger than my fears, my feelings!
I believe because I am not afraid to have faith in something I cannot touch, see, or feel all the time.
So let's stop being just a nominal Catholic, let's be a convinced Catholic.
A Catholic that is not only moved by feelings or traditions but by a real experience with Christ that makes others fall in love with the Catholic faith.
Let everyone you encounter ask the same question, how can you not believe?
Envision yourself being so bold with your faith that you lead others to a real experience with Christ.
It's possible, all of that can really happen.
That's why I believe.
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About the book marketing management speaks of the markets of the 21st century and how they are affected by the forces of demand and supply. The reader is taken through the various factors affecting the prices of goods and services such as the product mix, the distribution channels and the shift and movement in demand and supply. The does an excellent job of formulating developmental strategies for the economy based on marketing forecasts, the environment, and market research.
The holistic concept behind marketing management is that it gives a layperson a working knowledge of the realm of marketing, its processes and what it means for the development of the world's economy.philip Kotler is the premier when it comes to marketing. His ideologies have served as the basis for many textbooks across the globe and have proven to be a step higher than other books which focus on being descriptive, more than the practical.
Marketing management: a South Asian perspective focuses on the strategies of marketing development and its many facets. It throws light on topics which are essential for a well-built nation. The topics cover competitive strategies based on consumer sentiment, branding, creating brand equity, managing both personal as well as mass communication, analyzing business as well as consumer markets and managing retailing, wholesaling and logistics.marketing management: a South Asian perspective was published in 2012 by Pearson education. It is available in paperback.key features this is the 14th edition of marketing management containing updated concepts and processes, with customer values as the center around which the market is constituted. The book has also provided educational support through powerpoint lecture slides for additional details.


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57 Hotel by Lexis Design is a Surry Hills hotel that channels the retro charm of the 1970s into modern glamour.
June 25th, 2015
Located at Foveaux Street in Surry Hills, 57 Hotel is the result of a redesign of an original building which was a rather plain commercial establishment built during in 1970s. Lexis Design was commissioned with converting the inconspicuous site into a modern chic boutique hotel.
The result not only fits the site's heritage context, but also enhances the building's relationship with the public domain. The design premise behind 57 Hotel is one of transformation, with Lexis transforming the outdated 1970s form of the original building into a positive for the design, through the use of a celebrated aspect of the same decade.
The hotel now stands as a luxurious and glamorous space, taking inspiration from the futuristic tinsel-town sets of 1970s Hollywood movies, especially the ones from the James Bond series.
A much-needed facelift was given to the ground level street front façade. New glazing at the street level provides not only a window from the lounge to the view outside, but also functions as the showcase to the sleek luxury of the lounge within.
Indoors, the original double-height ceiling provides ideal height for a sculptural curved golden ceiling that adds interest and drama to the entry space. The curves of the ceiling also help reflect a comfortable fluidity in the direction of movement through the entrance, drawing guests in towards the reception and on to a grand experience of the lobby lounge.
Lexis' design of the 92-room boutique hotel serves as a statement on the power of reinvention in design.
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Wheel Stand Pro Stand for Saitek Pro Flight Yoke System; Yoke Support; Wheel Stand Only Flight System Not included
- HEY, IS THAT POLE IN THE WAY? No. The stand was designed so that your legs go on either side of the pole. All flying maneuvers are unobstructed by the pole…honest
- PHYSICS: So you've got our rock solid frame, feet on the rudder controls, hands on the yoke. Your mind is on the awesome sound and graphics of the game. All is good in the world…if you must think about the stand while you are playing the game…you've got the wrong stand.
- OUT OF THE BOX DIMENSIONS: The stand is 16 inches wide, 26 inches long and between 18 inches to 28 inches to the top of the plate [the wheel bolts to the top of the plate so your hands will be a few inches taller then this].
- STABILITY: The heavy full metal construction supports the most punishing force-feedback settings and keeps the stand and the yoke stable. The rubber feet combined with the steel tubes make for a smooth flying experience. Our pedals are hard mounted [not just resting on the base], so they will not move when you fly [important we think] and they will not fall off and pull the delicate wiring out of your expensive system if your significant other moves the stand [again, important we think]. We provide two sets of plates that span the bottom two rails and bolt your pedal assembly in place. The volant comes with two imbedded locations that we can bolt into; we provide two hardened bolts to secure the volant to the upper plate. At Wheel Stand Pro, the highest priority was to maintain a solid base for flying; our stand is the result.
- ADJUSTABILITY: To help you get the full immersive benefit of your Saitek system, our wheelstand systems put each control element in the ideal position for you to get a realistic flying experience. The wheel support tube has quick release at the bottom and a full range of motion to accommodate a long limbed gamer sitting in a high upright chair to Mr. Easy-Rider in the lowest of low-slung gaming chairs. The top wheel supporting plate can be adjusted to any angle so that the system can always remain on plane. The large tube at the back of the bottom rails can be quickly adjusted in or out to fit the tallest and the shortest of gamers. The height of the stand can be adjusted with a quick release to the gamer's requirements.
Wheel stand for your Saitek Pro Flight controls. Yoke, throttle quadrant and rudder pedal assembly bolt securely to our wheelstand. The Saitek System is NOT included.Patented. Built to last a lifetime. Ships from Dallas TexasStand comes fully assembled; just attach your gear.
Honey, company is coming! As good as we believe this stand looks, it only takes a couple seconds to fold the stand down and carry it out of the vision of "non-gamers".
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Used Jeep Compass at West Valley Chrysler Jeep
Hunting for a vehicle that has tons of off-road appeal with a compact crossover body? If so, a Jeep Compass might be the perfect vehicle for you. The Compass has always prided itself on its remarkably low price, but if you're particularly budget-savvy, we completely recommend a used model. Do make note that the Compass has been completely redesigned for 2017 and we'll be discussing the past model here. If you're looking for the new model, you can find a link to it at the bottom of this article!
Engine Performance
- Standard 2.0-Liter Four-Cylinder
- 158 Horsepower
- 141 Pound-Feet of Torque
Safety Features
- Standard Traction and Stability Control
- Standard Front-Seat Side Airbags
- Standard Side Curtain Airbags
Vehicle Design
- Two Trim Levels: Sport and Latitude
- Two Sub-Trims: Sport SE and High Altitude Edition
- Maximum Cargo Capacity of 53.6 Cubic Feet
Can I take a used Jeep Compass off-road?
The Jeep Compass was created with off-road ability at its core. In fact, it has segment-leading off-road capabilities. It makes available Jeep Freedom Drive II, an intense 4x4 drive system. Freedom Drive II is paired with a second-generation continuously variable transaxle with low range (CVT2L). This CVT automatically engages when off-road mode is active. The Freedom Drive II package raises the ride height one-inch, adds in 17-inch all-terrain tires with aluminum alloy wheels, a full-size spare tire, foglights, tow hooks, and skid plates. For those who don't need segment-leading off-road ability, the less-intense Jeep Freedom Drive I 4x4 system is also available and handles your daily adventures like a champ. Any weather can be navigated with ease, and sand and other low-traction surfaces are also a breeze to drive the Compass over with the standard four-wheel-drive lock mode. Every Jeep Compass can tow up to 2,000 pounds, so rest assured that you can haul all your favorite things along with you.
Which used Jeep Compass trim-level is the best fit for me?
There are two trim levels for the Jeep Compass so picking which is the best for you should be pretty simple. Best of all, any trim can be fitted with Jeep Freedom Drive I and Jeep Freedom Drive II so you can always have optimal off-road abilities. The first trim level is the Compass Sport. It comes loaded with brake assist, acoustic laminated front windshield glass, power-heated fold-away exterior mirrors, air conditioning, Hill-start Assist, electronic roll mitigation, Uconnect Handsfree, illuminated keyless entry, floor mats, a tilt steering column, deep tint glass, cruise control, a rear window wiper/washer, roof side rails, and a fold-flat rear seat. Alternatively, there's the Compass Latitude trim level, which comes with a driver seat height adjuster, automatic headlamps, power door locks, remote start, a leather-coated steering wheel with integrated audio and speed controls, power windows, heated front seats, and keyless, illuminated entry.
What are the two sub-trims for the Jeep Compass and what unique features do they have?
The first sub-trim is the Sport SE Package which adapts the features of the Sport trim. It features its own distinctive style that truly sets it apart. It's also regarded as one of the best-value models of the Compass. It comes with a leather-trimmed steering wheel with audio controls, 18-inch Mineral Gray alloy wheels and grille rings, heated cloth mesh front seats, foglamp bezels, a rear fascia, roof rails, unique badging, a bright exhaust tip, and a liftgate brow if the Sport SE is equipped with the ParkView rear backup camera. For the Latitude, there's the High Altitude Package. This package features a power express open/close sunroof, leather-trimmed seats, 18-inch chrome-clad aluminum wheels, a power six-way driver seat, and all-season tires.
Final Thoughts on the Used Jeep Compass
The Jeep Compass is a fantastic selection for a used compact crossover. It's a great option for a budget buyer. With five seats, it can be a family SUV, but with all its off-road ability, it's also amazing for any outdoorsy person. We're excited to offer a wide selection of used Jeep Compasses right here at our dealership and would love to get you behind the wheel of one today!Apply for FinancingSchedule Service
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I gave them 100%, not because each of the 6 categories was perfect, but because the overall experience has been amazing, mostly because the lady is so warm and welcoming and makes us feel at home. The breakfast is great. Most important for us we have a great wifi connection in our room. And our room is practically overhanging the sea. So we've extended our 2 nights to about a week. If you're coming from Dubrovnik by bus, there must be a better way than going to Split first (1.5 hour detour).
Anonymous, 01th Nov 2010, Canada
hostel adria is great, it is worth a visit. it's outside of split, 30min by bus, but worth it though it is directly layed at the ocean. when you speak german, it is easy to deal with the grandmother, because the family lived in germany for a while.if not, she calls her granddaughter for any questions, so she tells you in english. the stay was even better cause we could help the family olive picking and had a great bbq later. we can definitely recommend this place to everybody!
eddaklicks1449, 19th Oct 2010, Germany
A great cozy place to stay, the staff are way too nice, always smiling. The place is absolutely clean, everything looks new and well equipped. The ocean is in front of the reception and just across the street from the rooms. 100% recomended.
Natalia, 15th July 2010
We had a very relaxed time here. Staff was very friendly and helpful! The location was a bit out of town as stated on hostelworld, however beaches were close to here and bus stops. Had an awesome time and would recommend it to everyone!
Lisa, 27th June 2010
The Hostel is literally by the beach. Sonya is great. The rooms are new and clean. Great common room to meet other travellers. Overall I had a great time and would def comeback again
Clarissa, 19th June 2010
I have nothing bad to say about this place. It's a little way from Split on the bus, but you wouldn't really want to stay in Split anyway. Run by a beautiful family who really looked after us while we were there. Would stay again in a heartbeat.
Steve, Australia | Male 18-24 | 27th October 2009
Definitely the best hostel i ever stayed at. Mira is the best cook in all croatia (Ohrstöpsel). Everyone was really helpful and hospitable. Special thanks to Milan for bringing us to Split, so we could go to Mostar. Nikola (Nicolai) is really an attraction ;). Everyone should come and visit us in the north, we would be really happy to see you again! We will come back... for sure! This is for Ante: Ej was geht ab? Liebe Grüße und noch mal vielen Dank, Steffi und Sören
Steffi, Germany | Couple 18-24 | 26th October 2009
Fantastic. Real hospitality. Very generous hosts. Spacious rooms, great common area, excellent internet. We enjoyed a couple of great bbqs together with the family's wine, local grappa and vegetables from the garden. The sea is at the door. You'd be nuts to stay anywhere else.
Adrian, Australia | | 08th August 2009
This hostel is freaking paradise! I have been traveling around for a while and there's no hostel to compare with Adria. You are welcomed with open arms, the place got that "home-feeling", and once you get here you don't want to leave. This is definitely the place to stay while in Croatia!
robinfrostensson8317, Sweden | Male 18-24 | 10th August 2009
One of the most comfortable and homelike hostels on the Croatian coast of the Adriatic Sea is Hostel Adria in Bajnice, a small village halfway between Split and Omis. It is run by a friendly English-speaking Croatian family and is only a stone´s throw away from the Adriatic Sea.
Hostel Adria is the perfect choice for travellers who want to combine active tourism with the calm resort of the quiet sea. Its location halfway between Split and Omis with good connection to both cities, makes Hostel Adria especially interesting for backpackers.
Fair Croatian prices make Hostel Adria even more attractive!
Please follow these links to find out more about:
- Hostel Adria
- Bajnice
- Split
- Omis


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Our last episode before the premiere! Now we don't have to scramble to find stuff to talk about every week! Kidding. But not really. With this last episode before the season premiere of American Gods, join Michael and Kyle as they talk about a recent Facebook live-stream with some of the cast, an awesome clip with Jonathan Tucker and Ricky Whittle (audio included) and our new format for these upcoming episodes!
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This week is going to be a little nuts, so I am making some nuts! Tomorrow I am throwing a baby shower for my bestie, Angela, who, now that she is pregnant, I have affectionately nicknamed "Meatball". NO, I am not trying to be mean! She's a little Italian who is now almost eight months along, how can I resist the oh-so-obvious nickname? She's a good sport and seems to embrace the nickname. Good thing I surround myself with people who have a sense of humor and can dish it right back. Looking forward to what she's going to call me when I get pregnant…
So, back to the nuts. My friend, Rhonda, made some incredible spiced nuts for our Christmas brunch last year. We all demanded the recipe and, upon receipt, I literally made those nuts the entire rest of the month of December. I made a new batch every time the spiced nut reserves ran low. Fast-forward to yesterday. I was trying to come up with a little nibble item to put in bowls around the house for people to munch on during the shower. While Rhonda's spiced nut recipe is delicious, it's not an Ina recipe. I then consulted my Barefoot Contessa cookbooks and ran across this recipe and viola! I was intrigued by the variety of nuts and the pairing of orange, maple syrup, chipotle and rosemary. I thought it would be an interesting blend of sweet, smokey and herby. Boy oh boy, was I right. By the way, Angela is having a baby boy!
Chipotle & Rosemary Roasted Nuts Serves 8-10 (courtesy of Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa: How Easy is That?)
Vegetable oil
3 cups whole roasted unsalted cashews (14 ounces)
2 cups whole walnut halves (7 ounces)
2 cups whole pecan halves (7 ounces)
1/2 cup whole almonds (3 ounces)
1/3 cup pure maple syrup
1/4 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
2 teaspoons ground chipotle powder
4 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary leaves, divided
Kosher salt
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Brush a sheet pan generously with vegetable oil. Combine the cashews, walnuts, pecans, almonds, 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, the maple syrup, brown sugar, orange juice, and chipotle powder on the sheet pan. Toss to coat the nuts evenly. Add 2 tablespoons of the rosemary and 2 teaspoons of salt and toss again.
Spread the nuts in one layer. Roast the nuts for 25 minutes, stirring twice with a large metal spatula, until the nuts are glazed and golden brown. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with 2 more teaspoons of salt and the remaining 2 tablespoons of rosemary.
Toss well and set aside at room temperature, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking as they cool. Taste for seasoning. Serve warm or cool completely and store in airtight containers at room temperature.
Note 1: I used half the amount of salt and half the amount of rosemary. No one needs to eat nuts that taste like a pine tree and I thought 4 tablespoons was heading into Pine-Sol territory.
Note 2: These are addicting! My belly hurts… too many nuts…


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Howdy, y'all!
Yes, I know, it's another 'First Post' message... yeah, I'll get on with it... This blog will be a place for me to put my thoughts, whether they be about programming (my profession), barbecue (the 'Smoke' from the blog's title), hockey (read the title again), family, movies, books, whatever... More than likely, I'll end up figuring all of that out as we go...
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Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari is the best, most enjoyable and most depressing book I've read for ages. I'll be thinking about this book for a long time.
The full title is Sapiens: A Brief History Of Humankind. It charts the course of humanity from our early days fossicking around as hunter gatherers to our current position as blithe conquerors of the planet. Harari weaves together a lot of familiar information in new ways that thrilled me, depressed me and terrified me all at once.
The thread of the book seems to be that our bumbling trajectory through history was inevitable. Sapiens doesn't allow us much room for hope. Nevertheless, I finished the book determined to live a bit better in my own little way, whatever that may look like. At each sad or damning new point in the book I thought, we can do better than this. Overall, it made me want to be a better human.
How to be a better human?
I don't actually know how to be a better human in way that is effective beyond my own small circles of influence. I am in despair about many things that our species has done and continues to do. I will probably look back on 2016 as the year I lost a lot of hope, particularly in terms of climate change and our impact on the natural world.
The answer is not to wind the clock back in some sort of idealised rejection of modern society. We can't go back to hunting and gathering because our relationships with the land and our food sources have changed too much already. Besides, you can't watch Doctor Who or play the piano as a hunter gatherer. (Civilisation isn't all bad, is it?)
Reading Sapiens made me pause to appreciate what I have, not in terms of material comforts, but in terms of my friends and family. All the riches in the world can't replace a happy marriage. The joy I get from watching my 8 year old doing a hilarious dance would be the same whether I lived in a mansion or a mud hut.
One thing I wasn't expecting is that Sapiens has nudged me back to considering the subjective welfare of animals. I thought I had made peace with my meat-eating self, but that might be up for review again. Dammit.
It's also made me think more about the way I eat, just in terms of variety of diet. Meh. I should probably learn to garden. Get my fingers back in the earth.
I'll leave it there for now. The rest of this page is purely for my own scrappy note-taking. There are plenty of concise and insightful summaries elsewhere. (Here's one by James Clear.) I needed to make my own notes to help me process what I've just read. Here goes…
Hey, cool: we weren't the only humans
From 100,000 years ago until around 13,000 years ago there were at least 6 different species of human hunting and foraging around the planet. We weren't the only ones. By 13,000 years ago homo sapiens – that's us – were the only ones left. We won by interbreeding, genocide, or a bit of both. Plus some good survival skills thanks to our superpower.
Our superpower was the ability to create fiction
Neanderthals were pretty smart too, but they lacked our superpower. A neanderthal could say "careful, a lion" but a homo sapien could say "the lion is the spirit guardian of our tribe." Common myths and imagined realities were the glue that helped us organise ourselves and cooperate in ever-increasingly large numbers.
Imagined realities? That's right, we made everything up
When the author of Sapiens talks about imagined realities, he's referring to things that would not exist unless humans had invented them. The development of our society relied on everyone accepting concepts like money, nations, religion, laws, human rights. These ideas hang together because we collectively choose to believe them even though they don't exist as objective realities in the natural world.
It blows my mind to pause for a moment and go, huh, from a strict biological perspective speaking, there's no such thing as a nation or human rights. Human rights are not something that exist in biology, they're just a concept that we all agree to agree on. (This is a challenge to the argument for objective truth/morality.)
Thanks to this ability to invent abstract myths and concepts, we were able to change our own social behaviours very quickly, much faster than the sluggish pace of natural selection. As a result homo sapiens became the deadliest species on earth. We took over the globe at an exponential rate. Everywhere we went, plants and animals suffered. They continue to suffer, not through hate but through indifference. Many sections of the book made me feel sad and guilty. We've destroyed a huge amount of megafauna and biodiversity along the way. Did you know Australia used to have its own lion? A marsupial lion, with a pouch, no less! And America had native camels.
Agriculture wasn't such a great idea
The agricultural revolution was effectively the invention of long working weeks, poverty, disease and poor nutrition. We didn't domesticate wheat – it domesticated us. (An excellent companion book on this topic is The Story Of The Human Body.) But hey, agriculture was also the invention of society as we know it. I can hardly complain, sitting here at my computer with electricity, running water and classical music at my fingertips.
Agriculture, empires and scientific revolution made us what we are for better (comfy chairs, medicine, art…) and for worse (slavery, extinction of megafauna, miserable chickens, climate change…).
On the brink
We are now at the point where we could potentially change our own biology – if we don't destroy the planet first. The problem is, as history suggests, we're not particularly good at planning ahead. We don't know what we want. We don't even know what we want to want. We are driven by convenience and pleasure, at the cost of anyone and anything around us. We have stumbled blithely through history as all-powerful gods who never quite realise what we're doing until it's too late.
Final sentence of the book: "Is there anything more dangerous than dissatisfied and irresponsible gods who don't know what they want?"
More scrappy notes on Sapiens
The Cognitive Revolution took place around 70,000 years ago. The big deal here was our ability to invent fiction. We were able to organise ourselves in increasingly large groups. To do that we needed to be able to cooperate in ways that exceeded our biological impulse. Put 1,000 chimpanzees in a room and you'll get chaos. Put 1,000 people in a room and it's very different. Why?
Everything from then on has been built upon imagined realities. Human imagination built networks of mass cooperation. Imagined orders.
Biologically there's no such thing as human rights or the declaration of independence. We collectively agree to believe it. The imagined order is embedded into our world. eg individualism is built into our living spaces: a modern teenager has a bedroom with a door. This is a modern concept, quite different to medieval society.
Every person is born into a pre-existing imagined order.
- Objective: exists independently of human consciousness and beliefs, eg: radioactivity, gravity.
- Subjective: depends on the consciousness and beliefs of a single individual.
- Inter-subjective: exists in the shared imagination of millions, eg: law, money, gods, nations, human rights, companies, brands.
Invention of writing.
Because human social order is imagined, we can't preserve copies of it in our DNA. How did humans organise themselves in networks of mass cooperation when we lacked the biological instincts to sustain such networks? We created imagined orders and invented scripts … writing – to store data outside of the brain.
The downside of all this was that it divided people into make-believe groups and hierarchies. Fear of pollution has biological roots (to avoid disease carriers) but was exploited in imagined hierarchies.
Biologically, nothing is unnatural. If it is possible it is natural. (No culture has ever forbidden women to run faster than the speed of light.)
Money is the greatest conqueror in history. Everyone needs to believe in money for it to work. It is the only trust system created by humans that can bridge almost any cultural gap. Osama Bin Laden railed against American but still believed in American dollars.
Hunter gatherers were the original affluent society. They lived on the road, roaming for food. Short working week. We know nothing about their lives so shouldn't write them off.
Back and forth in their home territory. They had lots of knowledge of the natural world, in fact, evidence that their brains were bigger than ours. Were not dependent on a single food source, so had lots of variety, whereas farming produced an unbalanced, limited diet.
Hunter gatherers roamed in small bands that could not sustain epidemics. Most infectious diseases were transferred from domesticated animals to humans only after the Agricultural Revolution. ( Smallpox, measles, TB…)
We were the deadliest species. Everywhere homo sapiens went, megafauna went extinct. Could be a coincidence, but there's definitely a consistent correlation.
Eg. Australia was the land of marsupials: animals that carry their young in a pouch. They had a marsupial lion, a giant 2 ton wombat and giant kangaroos. All disappeared about the same time hmans arrived 45,000 years ago. America had giant sloths, sabre-tooth cats, mammoths, native horses and camels. They also disappeared around the time humans arrived. (In Asia and Africa, megafauna evolved alongside humans so learned to be more wary.)
Invention of Agriculture: the luxury trap.
People worked harder. Number of children increased. More food was required. Limited diets. Weakened immune systems. Permanent settlements: hotbed for diseases. Reliance on single source of food. Vulnerable to drought and thieves. Human dependence on cereal cultivation. In a way, we didn't domesticate wheat … wheat domesticated us!
Invention of agriculture meant that home turf shrunk from entire territory to small plot: artificial islands. We were stuck there, accumulating more things. This was the invention of worrying about the future.
Animals were big losers. Wild chickens life span: 7 – 12 years. Cattle life span: 20 – 25 years. Wild cattle roamed as herds with complex social structures. Mother/calf bond. Today domesticated animals get slaughtered for economic reasons. (Kill it as soon as it reaches optimum weight.) We treat domesticated animals like machines as though they have no subjective feelings or emotions.
Industry: everything becomes mechanised, even plants and animals, which stopped being viewed as living creatures and were instead treated like machines: devoid of sensations and emotions, incapable of suffering.
But animals still have subjective needs. Industry takes care of objective needs while neglecting their subjective needs. "A need shaped in the wild continues to be felt subjectively even if it is no longer really necessary for survival and reproduction."
Empires rule over distinct peoples/cultural variety. Empires are a mix of good and bad – what is "authentic culture"? It's impossible to isolate pure culture from imperial influences. Eg if you rail against the British Empire in India, you're left with the Mughal Empire, which was a Muslim empire that took over the Gupta Empire, the Kushan empire, the Maurya empire …
"All cultures are at least in part the legacy of empires and imperial civilisations, and no academic or political surgery can cut out the imperial legacies without killing the patient."
The arrow of history moves from local to global. History is heading towards a global empire.
Religion started off as animism.
- Animism: local (belief in a rock spirit, a tree spirit) Humans were just one of the many creatures in the world.
- Polytheism developed with the Agricultural Revolution. Saw the world as a reflection of the relationship between gods and humans. It effectively exalted humans as well as gods. Polytheistic religions have a supreme power or deity but usually devoid of interests and bias. People pray and deal with the partial gods, so there's no conflict. I can bargin with my god of war and you can bargin with yours. I can bargin with my god of rain and you can bargin with your god of sun.
Polytheists didn't usually try to convert others.
- Monotheism developed out of polytheism.
Just as animism survived under polytheism, so polytheism survived under monotheism, eg pantheon of Catholic saints.
Science was the discovery of ignorance, where we admitted we don't know stuff. In science, everyone agrees that if new evidence emerges, theories need to be revised or discarded.
Science, colonialism and capitalism. Most new colonies were established by private companies, not governments. (eg British East India Company in India).
Slavery and animal cruelty were driven by money, purely economic enterprise. Not hate, but indifference to suffering. Free market, supply and demand. This is what happens when growth becomes the supreme 'good'.
Capitalism was the invention of credit. Before credit, the pie remained the same size. With capitalism the pie is always growing.
Industry led to excess. The birth of consumerism. The opposite of most of history, where the poor were frugal and the rich were extravagant; now we buy buy buy. Supreme commandment of the rich is "invest!" Supreme commandment for the rest of us is "buy!" Accordingly, consumerism is the first religion in history whose followers actually do what they're asked to do.
Objective happiness is the same, no matter where or when you were born.
"Mud huts, penthouses and the Champs-Elysees don't really determine our mood. Serotonin does. When the medieval peasant completed the construction of his mud hut, his brain neurons secreted serotonin, bringing it up to level X. When in 2014 the banker made the last payment on his wonderful penthouse, brain neurons secreted a similar amount of serotonin, bringing it up to a similar level X. It makes no different to the brain that the penthouse is far more comfortable than the mud hut. The only thing that matters is that at present the level of serotonin is X."
Towards a new species of human:
– tinkering with our genes, a super race, an objective hierarchy.
– cyborgs
– inorganic life; a computer brain – would it still by definition by homo sapiens?
What do we want to become?
What do we want to want?


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the other funny thing about my 'complaints ' threads are that some people moan about them being boring, childish, stupid (JB/Skunkride/Edgar etc) but the amount of views they get tells me that lots of you guys find them interesting (maybe in the way people rubberneck as they drive past car accidents.)
I imagine it's kind of like a silly soap opera for Baffers.
Also the more people that read them, means my points are getting heard & spreading
Once again - I have said nothing in my posts that are untrue or imagined.
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