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EA And Activision Trade Words Over FPS Market Share: Petty School Yard Pranks To Continue
Just when you thought you might be able to say that the gaming industry truly is a professional world, where real business takes place, you see an event like the latest back and forth between EA and Activision. At GamesCom both EA and Activision were present with their large fall FPS releases and were armed for bare that it was simply too much for either side to not take a few middle school leveled pot shots at one another. (Really kids, can't we just all get along?) The playground antics started out with EA CEO John Riccitiello mentioning in an interview that he would like nothing more than to see Activision's top shooter, "rot from the core." Not taking a fancy to this terminology Activision Publishing head Eric Hirshberg defended MW3's honor by stating that, "EA's verbal attacks are 'bad for the industry.'"
Not wanting to be the "better man" EA was quick to return fire via EA Corporate Communications' professional sharpshooter Jeff Brown, who laid it out for Hirshberg, "Welcome to the big leagues Eric, I know you're new in the job but someone should have told you this is a competitive industry." To follow will most likely be weeks of what I imagine looks nothing unlike that of two 12 year-old boys slapping at one another spitting snarky comments until someone falls down and cries, running home to their mother for a glass of warm milk and self-pity. (nuh-uh..uh-huh..nuh-uh…shut up..no you shut up..yeah…)
According to those whom have spoken to both parties, there seems to be some agreement that Activision thinks there is room for both shooters at the table, and I may be willing to accept that as they have different play styles and audiences, though I disagree that either side is coming out of this stupidity looking better than the other. Per the typical COD vs Battlefield fanboy/girl angst, practically everyone in the industry is taking sides, but I'm not everyone in the industry, so I have this to say: Get over it, shake hands, and let the best man..er..game win. The numbers will speak for themselves and until that time..can't we just all get along and shoot some people we don't know in peace?
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Another week of volatility ahead. Last week we had the Oct 22 pullback but were surprised at the strength on Oct 23, 24. Nevertheless we are looking for lower prices in the SP500 near the start of the week. Giving the Solar eclipse date +- 3 td's (trading days) we are still in the eclipse window. We also have a number of signatures for a change in trend including Mercury direct on Oct 25, Mars enters Capricorn on Oct 26th and the Sun trine
Neptune on Oct 29. On Oct 27th there is a grand trine which is having an effect over a
longer period of time and may be the trigger for more Ebola incidents. See
comments further down.
With volatility news of the Ebola pandemic should continue. The Solar eclipse path was pointing to increased tensions between
Russia and
and maybe their leaders. This may not be immediate but watch the news. This
eclipse may also affect the British Royals. Also watch the news. USA
Beyond the eclipse there is a forming grand trine with Venus (including the eclipse point), Neptune and Hades a Uranian point. These appear to be pointing to further disease problems. The Uranus / Pluto waxing square is coming back in focus with Pluto moving forward while Uranus continues retrograde.
My trading plan includes a pull back early in the week and then assess the market status after the FED announcement on Oct. 29th. Although I'm leaning to a bearish position, major markets could move up into early November. I'm specifically looking at the week of Nov 10th for a possible high.
My trading plan includes a pull back early in the week and then assess the market status after the FED announcement on Oct. 29th. Although I'm leaning to a bearish position, major markets could move up into early November. I'm specifically looking at the week of Nov 10th for a possible high.
We are entering the 12th week of the nominal 18 week cycle 1 which started on Aug 7th.
We saw the start of a 1/2 Primary 1 on Oct 15th. At this point in the cycle, which started on Aug 7th, looks very left translated meaning this would be a very bearish 18 week cycle. With the Astrological aspects over the weekend and next week I'm looking for a pullback Oct 27,28 and all life on earth will stop at 2:00pm on Oct 29 for the FOMC meeting announcement. I will probably stand aside on Oct. 29th, until the FED's announcement is clear. This event has the potential for drastic move in either direction.
Following is the SP500 and shows the area for the potential low for this 18 week cycle.
Red squares are Mercury turning retrograde and the blue squares are Mercury returning to direct motion. The recent dates are Oct 4 for Mercury turning retrograde and Oct 25 Mercury turning direct. The description of the Mercury inferior conjunction was in the market letter and occurred on Oct 16th, one day after the low. These dates alone often mark trend changes. Friday Oct 24 was also 55 td's (trading days) from the Aug 7th low.
We are still in the Solar eclipse window as the dates were +- 3 td's. Until we take out the Sept. 19th high, this is a left translated bearish cycle pattern. Although looking for a pullback early in the week the FED announcement could change the market direction quickly.
Historically we are entering the strong period of the year for the markets. We also have the reaction to the mid-term elections in the
US. It was
pointed out to me this is typically very positive when there is a democratic
president. This is based on averages but we should be aware of market
tendencies to move in one direction or the other.
So we are at a very important point. Do we go up into the traditional positive time of the year or has 5 years of FED easy money so distorted valuations that the market can only go down. This is a difficult call, but with the Astros in front of us to the end of the year and into next year I suspect we are going down or will be flat. A dramatic increase in inflation would change this outlook.
So I'm looking for a move down early next week. In this environment where bad news is good for the markets because the crowd now expects more government monetary intervention when bad news comes out. Although I have a bearish view over the long hall we could move up after the FED announcement. The week of Nov 10th has astro events pointing to a potential high. It may be a lower high.
To follow up on the potential effects of the Solar eclipse, I was looking for changes to the financial system.
The following is from another Astrologer - Ed - Tamplin http://www.edtamplin.com/
"On the morning of October 24 2014 – shortly after the Scorpio Solar Eclipse with Venus, twenty nations joined
as the founding co-signatories of the new Asian
Infrastructure and Investment Bank. The bank will have an initial
capitalization of $50 billion dollars and may eventually rival the World Bank
and Asian Development Bank for international lending. China
Founding signatory countries were
China, India, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia,
Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos,
Malaysia, , Mongolia
The date and timing are significant. The astrologer researcher Edward Johndro in choosing a time for a corporation would examine the planet ruling the purpose of the corporation and see when it was conjunct or opposite an eclipse point – preferably a solar eclipse - and barring that check whether the planet was stationary.
The Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank signing has Venus – planet of value – exactly at the eclipse point. This is also the degree that Mercury stationed at before turning retrograde on October 5. Mercury is the planet of business transactions and contracts. Mercury is now stationing before turning direct on the 26th. By choice or accident the time of this signing is astrologically auspicious."
Two days before the MH17 flight crashed in the
the BRIC nations formed their equivalent to the IMF. There are many financial
related changes occurring in the financial system worldwide, many of which do
not favor the USA or Europe.
It's difficult to get a straight story now on financial happenings. This may make it better or worse, don't know at this time. We do know large changes are occurring.
Grand Trine Oct 27th
Also mentioned above is the Grand trine in water signs involving Neptune in Pisces, Hades in Cancer and Venus (incl. the Sun) in Scorpio. Hades and Neptune move very slowly. We can look at Venus, and the Sun as triggers.
Scorpio is associated with birth, sex and death. In mundane astrology this includes larger survival and mortality issues that affect society. An example is the early 80's when Saturn and Pluto travelled through Scorpio. There was an increased awareness of safe sex and the aids pandemic came into focus.
Scorpio also rules over other people's money, debt and those industries that control other people's money. This would include banks, central banks, large funds, life insurance and any companies in the financial service industries and the world's financial system itself.
In mundane astrology
is associated with epidemics and diseases of all kinds. During this eclipse Neptune is in a grand trine with the eclipse point (incl.
Venus) and Hades. Hades 2 is a Uranian point and can be quite nasty.
Although associated with antiquities it also rules ruins, waste and
deprivation. It is decay, death and the process of breakdown that occurs when
living organisms die and return back to the soil. The bright side, if there is one,
is that life is reborn out of the ashes of prior life. Look for a possible
increase in the current Ebola crisis, other possible water borne disease and
any news of findings concerning antiquities.
The grand trine is exact on Monday Oct 27th. Knowing that Neptune and Hades move very slowly I went back one orbit of Venus and found the same grand trine on Nov 23, 2012. I checked the news around that date and found this.
We may be hearing more about Ebola over the next few weeks. I can't find anything tying this signature to the
USA. It's a world problem.
Other issues I raised about the Solar eclipse are still relevant and should be watched over the next few weeks. These are an increase in tensions / events between
and the USA
and the possible effect on the British Royals.
The Uranus and Pluto waxing square will be coming back into focus over the coming weeks. It will be exact on Dec 15. This will be the 6th exact square in this series of 7 exact squares. The last square in this series is March 16, 2015. The period around both these dates, Dec 15, 2014 and March 16, 2015 could be troublesome on the world stage and the financial markets in particular.
Gold is in the 4th week of it's Primary cycle 1 (nominal 18 week). I'm looking at this as the 4th week of a new Primary 1 and this would be the first nominal 6 week cycle of the Primary. For those who have been reading these letters for awhile I look for a pull-back in the first 2-3 weeks of a New Primary 1 . I believe Gold and Silver are in this short term pullback now and have further upside into the 6 week cycle.
I'm looking for Gold to hit the 50% retracement around 1265 for this first 6 week. Currently price is on the 15 day sma and bounced off the 45 day sma, a bearish move.
The following weekly chart shows the heliocentric Jupiter price line. It has acted as support for Gold in the past as seen on the following chart.
Silver is also in the 4th week of it's Primary cycle cycle 1 . Like Gold, Silver appears to be pulling back into the 2-3 week cycle low. We then expect Silver to move up into it's 6 week cycle high.
The following chart shows the Venus (green) and Jupiter(blue) price lines on a daily chart for Silver. The trend often changes when these two price lines cross. Silver is currently running up the Jupiter price line. If it is a new Primary cycle I would expect Silver to rise away from the price line.
We are in either the second week of a new Primary 1 cycle or the 26th week of an older and extended Primary 1 cycle in crude. The last cycle was left translated which is bearish. If this is a new cycle forming watch for it to be left translated as well. There is a lot of deflationary pressure on many commodities, precious metals included.
There are many reason, US and Saudi intentionally over producing to drive out high cost producers and hurt
ISIS and Iran.
This plan seems to be working but there are always unforeseen repercussions.
Western governments collect a lot of tax revenue from the price at the pump. If
it is down the government revenues are down. Crude may be reflecting the real
world economy. When crude does turn up it will probably be to lower highs. This
is also causing problems between mid-East governments.
For crude I'm watching the 23.6% retracement level on the following daily chart.
I'm looking for a trigger for crude. Aspects to Jupiter or Neptune, the rulers of crude would be good candidates. Possible candidates are:
Oct 27 Venus trine
trine Hades
Oct 28 Sun trine
I like this one best.
On a longer term basis there is a 38-39 month cycle in crude, many commodities and the
US$. The longer
term cycles need a wider orb. This cycle could trough out from now to early
November. It could also be this week. The following weekly chart (2 pages down)
shows the 38/39 month cycle in crude.
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Back in 1947, the United Nations had authorized the partition of Mandatory Palestine, leaving Jerusalem and Bethlehem outside both states as a Corpus Separatum. But in reality, none of the warring sides had much interest in Jerusalem being internationalized, whatever that might mean. So once the Jordanians and the Israelis understood that the line between their forces in Jerusalem was likely to be there for quite a while, each side moved to formalize their domination over their part of town. The provisional Israeli government deliberated the method of this enactment on August 1 1948, and chose what it deemed to be the politically safe middle ground between a minor announcement by a military governor and a major proclamation by the Prime Minister: the Defense Minister decreed that in order to maintain normal civilian life in Jerusalem, the laws of the State of Israel would apply to any territory controlled by his forces. (Now, it just so happened that the Defense Minister shared his name and his mane of white hair with Prime Minister David Ben Gurion.)
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Constitutional court says that about 6,000 voters were prevented from casting their ballots.
The Constitutional Court in the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros has made a decision that might change the results of the country's presidential elections. Due to irregularities after about 6,000 people were prevented from voting in the second round of the polls in Anjouan, Comorians will return to the polls on May 11th in 13 constituencies for a partial re-run of the votes.
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A junta leader head-to-head with a technocrat
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Election day in the island between Mozambique and Madagascar was marked with incidents of broken ballot boxes, violence, ballot stuffing, and interruptions of votes.
Assoumani took over power as a military ruler in 1999 after ousting acting President Tadjidine Ben Said Mssounde. His term ended in 2006 when he stepped down. He had two decades of military experience and qualified as a parachutist at the Royal Military Academy in Morocco. After receiving training from the French military academy, he became a senior officer of the defense force as a colonel and the chief of the island's national army development.
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And It Starts Here
Microsoft Windows users are well aware of the company's changing their products. Sometimes it's been for the better (Office 2007 & 2010) and sometimes not so good (Windows Me & Vista), but in the end, the company usually comes up with a remarkable way in which users can continue using their systems, while opening new avenues of usage.
Of course, in this pursuit of continuing to be the number one operating system in the world, things have to be pushed aside or axed out in order to make room for the new; for those users who are quite happy with their Windows devices or products, the elimination is never something they look forward to, especially with mobile phones.
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Killing Me Softly
Windows Mobile 6 was, and still is, a popular mobile version of the Windows system that users are comfortable and familiar with. The ability to utilize Office products such as Word and Excel, as well as checking email with Outlook and Exchange servers, this was a popular system for many businesses and professionals.
This month, Microsoft began to send out emails to customers, letting them know that some of the 6 and 6.x version features were being discontinued. My Phone, which not only helps to back up a phone's information within the Windows Live platform, but also helps to locate a missing or stolen phone, is one of the first things that will be phased out. Also, the Marketplace for Mobile will also be discontinued; both of these will cease to exist by the end of the year, with availability for Marketplace stopping after July 15th and My Phone sometime between August and October.
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Now What Do I Do?
So what does this mean for Windows Mobile users? As mentioned, the phasing out of these popular systems is to persuade users to the new systems. There are both advantages and disadvantages to this -
Advantages - in all technology, it's always better to have the latest and up to date systems and devices available. This ensures that if something happens, the support technicians will be able to offer you help or updated patches and fixes. There's also the point of getting new features out of new OSs and devices; for instance, Windows phone 7 offers users the ability to connect with their Xbox Live accounts.
Disadvantages - the biggest disadvantage is actually towards Microsoft, as many users aren't happy in being forced to give up their favorite devices. These might be the same people who may refuse to switch over and thus may still use the same systems, even after they have been phased out. There is also the hassle of moving contacts and information over to a new system, especially in the wake of MyPhone being phased out as well.
While the news of this may disappoint and even anger long time Windows users, the best way is prepare now by backing up your phone's information. MyPhone is still in use until the end of the year, which gives users enough time to move over. The new system will be that of Windows Live SkyDrive, which is an online storage service. MyPhone users will receive an email that their MyPhone files have been moved to that of SkyDrive. These include -
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- Calendar items
- Text Messages
- Pictures
Any other files or documents that a user may have on their Windows mobile will need to be moved over by the user themselves. This can be accomplished by moving files from your phone over to that of your computer and then moving it to that of SkyDrive.
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What's SkyDrive?
SkyDrive is a part of Microsoft's new transition for helping users sync up their files, documents, music, and videos with multiple devices. SkyDrive acts as an online storage facility, where users can upload files, documents, and things that they can download to other computers, as well as share with other people, like family members or co-workers. The site offers 5GB of free storage and it can easily be used with Windows Live Mesh, so that you can access and back up important information.
Microsoft wants Mobile 6 users to migrate over to that of their cloud services, as well as their new Windows Phone 7 platform. Long time users will of course be disgruntled at having to move away from MyPhone and Mobile 6, but as mentioned, this transition is to help users move to better technology; while MyPhone had many features, the use of SkyDrive will allow them to put more information to access from anywhere besides their desktops. Also, Windows 7 phones have been set up to make it easy to access a user's computer running Windows Vista and the Windows 7 operating system.
It will take some time for users to get used to this new system, but the hope is that this new technology will help with their everyday tasks and professional duties.
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Microsoft Slowly Killing Off Windows Mobile 6.x from WinBeta, http://www.winbeta.org/?q=news/microsoft-slowly-killing-windows-mobile-6x
Microsoft My Phone Service Shutdown, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2557520
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Peter Toma, an accordionist who led the band that played in the Roosevelt Hotel's Fountain Lounge for 19 years, died Sept. 18 at his New Orleans home. He was 91.
A native of Parma, Italy, Mr. Toma came to New York City with his parents when he was 3 years old. He received professional training on the accordion and, as a young man, played at the Latin Quarter, the nightclub at the north end of Times Square that was run by Lou Walters, the father of Barbara Walters.
In 1944, he was invited to New Orleans for a two-week gig, but he decided to make the city his home, said Elvera "Tots" Toma, Mr. Toma's daughter.
Seymour Weiss, the Roosevelt's manager, hired him as a musician in 1946.
Mr. Toma worked his way up to become leader of the small band that played in the Fountain Lounge, a nook off the hotel's main lobby. Chris Owens, the Bourbon Street entertainer, said her husband, Sal, taught her to dance to Mr. Toma's music.
He held that job until 1965 and left shortly after the Swig family bought the hotel and changed its name to the Fairmont, a name the building retained until it was reopened last year as the Roosevelt.
Under the new management, "it just wasn't the same," Elvera Toma said.
Mr. Toma also performed in the Monteleone Hotel's Carousel Lounge, and his ensemble played frequently on radio.
Dr. Frank Minyard, the Orleans Parish coroner, credited Mr. Toma with encouraging him to resume playing the trumpet after a 20-year hiatus.
"He told me it would not only bring me personal pleasure but, through my music, I could give back to others," Minyard said. "I started playing again and then performed at the Jazz Roots concerts for 30 years, which raised a lot of money for charities."
Mr. Toma lost his accordion and years of musical arrangements to Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters, Elvera Toma said.
In addition to Mr. Toma's daughter, survivors include a brother, Lawrence Toma of East Stroudsburg, Pa., and a grandchild.
A Mass was said at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home.
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Can you give more details on what you need?
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how can introduce parameters in a consult from qlikviewChristian Conejero May 13, 2011 6:07 AM (in response to roldancito)
By using the EXECUTE command in an SQL statement it's possible to execute stored procedures, if the user is granted access to do so on the server. Here are two examples:
Executing sp with input / output parameters
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Executing sp returning a result set
SQL Execute CustOrderHist 'CustomerNo';
In Oracle, you can call a stored function with a syntax like:
var result number
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You can call the same function in QlikView using an ordinary SQL SELECT-statement like:
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Cherry schnapps - based on wild, dark coloured or black cherries - has a beautiful colour and a rich, wonderful and liqueur-like taste with hint of almond.
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Skip to comments.Clinton blasts 'unfortunate and counterproductive' U.N. Palestinian resolution
Posted on 11/29/2012 4:48:23 PM PST by ColdOne
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton blasted the United Nations General Assembly Thursday for voting to recognize Palestine as a nonmember state.
"I want to say a few words about the unfortunate and counterproductive resolution at the United Nations General Assembly," Clinton said at an event hosted by Foreign Policy magazine in Washington D.C.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
No way ever I believe what she is saying is the truth. She kissed yassar arafts wife for cryin out loud.
America is no longer the Leader in the World; we bow to 3rd World Countries, and STILL fleece our taxpayers to fund their Dictatorships and corrupt governments.
STOP ALL Foreign "Aid", which is nothing but paying off assholes who threaten us with "death to the Infidels!"
Bomb them back to the Stone Age if they even THINK of trying it again...
Oh....that's right; they have a Muzlim buddy in the White Hut and throughout our Government already, and they dictate our moves...
Crockamuzzielovinglesbian tears.
Cry us a river, will you please?
While the UN vote means nothing new at all in the real world, we'd all feel a lot better about your protestations if you didn't have a track record of administering BHusseinO's anti-American, pro-Islamicist foreign policy .. and your own evil associations....
(We really do wish we could have you as a friend, but...)
So how did the US representative/ambassador to the UN vote on this issue, you know, Mrs Benghazi, our beloved lying puppet, who by the way owns millions of dollars of stock in companies doing business with Iran....yeah that ambassador.
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You really have two choices. You can let Nature take its course or you can take charge of your romantic love life. You may have already been letting Nature control you. That is, you make yourself as attractive as possible, you have a mental checklist of qualities in a partner that you are looking for and then you meet someone and start to find out more about them. Be honest though, if you've ever worn lipstick then you're not really letting Nature take its course, are you?
Do You Really Let Nature Take its Course?
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The Loveworks Plan Works!
Now, think carefully about these questions and then answer them as honestly as possible:
1. Something I learned about relationships from my mother…
2. Something I learned about relationships from my father…
3. Something I learned about relationships from my best friend…
Keep what you have written down, because at the end of this course I want you to be able to look back at them and understand the progress that you've made.
Okay. Reality check! Let me tell you what I'll do for you. That is, what my promise is for you. As your coach and tutor, I will work with you to give you a significant advantage in your romantic love life so that you have the edge over every other woman who is competing with you, even the ones who seem to have a natural ability to attract men. Let me explain just how we'll do this. These are in no particular order as they are all equally important:
First, I will have complete faith and confidence in you, believing in you totally. I will prove this by taking seriously any and all of your goals and desires. I won't make any judgements about what it is you want to achieve.
Second, I will constantly encourage you to believe in yourself so that you can realize your ambitions. Through this process you will gain real knowledge and tools that will enhance your confidence and self-belief. Remember, these techniques work, and they work very effectively. It works…
Third, I will work with you to develop a plan of action so that you will be able to attain your goals and I will keep you on course to achieve them.
Imagine that you have finished the program and someone who knows you well has noticed significant change in you. I'd like you to write down five ways that the person would describe your transformation Imagine that you have finished the program and someone who knows you well has noticed significant change in you. I'd like you to write down five ways that the person would describe your transformation.
What you have written down is what you are planning to achieve in your life and, working together, we can achieve them. Another important element of this program is that you'll be expected to do coursework. This consists of specific exercises that you do after each chapter. It should take you about an hour or less to complete them each week.
Your personal course includes the mini-confidence makeover so that we start with a clean slate, the Intimate Communication module, the Love Chemistry module and a Personal Partner Search Plan. Then we'll put it all together to achieve those goals that you've written down in the last exercise you did.
Posted in love | Tags: desires, goals, romantic love
The Loveworks Plan
Now, write down five things you have always wanted to do but haven't gotten around to doing yet. Don't think about it too much. It doesn't matter if they seem impossible. Just see what you come up with. When you have finished writing them down, put the two things that are stopping you in the blank lines beneath each item you've written down.
Write down five things you have always wanted to do but haven't gotten around to doing yet. Don't think about it too much. It doesn't matter if they seem impossible. Just see what you come up with.
When you have finished writing them down, put the two things that are stopping you in the blank lines beneath each thing you've written down.
1. _________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________
5. _________________________________________________
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Clear, Timely and Manageable
The mating game has been going on for hundreds of thousands of years and our brains are hard-wired to achieve success. And success is very important. Some say It is the most important thing there is in life after personal survival. Failure is painful on many different levels. You have much to gain or much to lose. However, to achieve success in the Mating Game you need to work through a process, and you need to do it in the correct sequence.
To begin with, for this course, you need a mini-confidence makeover. You need to start with a clean slate and unlearn some of the bad habits and forget some of the poor advice you've received over the years from well-meaning friends and acquaintances. These will be replaced by an unshakeable belief that you can obtain your goals that will come from the inside and flow into your life. Then you need to learn the skills of intimate communication.
Simply put, when a couple is in love they communicate on an intimate level. Each seems to know what the other person is thinking before he or she says it. They seem to be able to tap into a deeper level of language understanding, and they can. There is a fast track to achieving that kind of rapport and what you'll learn in this course is just how to do that with any man (or woman). Then you'll be able to quickly communicate on a deep and intimate level with your new partner. Next you'll learn about the Chemistry of Love. You'll understand just which chemicals are involved in the process of falling in love and you'll gain skills to trigger their actions and then maintain your partner's natural chemicals, keeping them at optimum levels. You'll also learn how to use specific foods, many of them quite common, which contain these natural chemicals to enhance the effect. In other words, I'll teach you how to get a further advantage, in a "natural" way.
Then we'll develop a personal search plan to find your ideal partner. And finally we'll put everything together so that you have the skills to create a deep bond with that partner and to achieve the goal that you are seeking. It's a simple, proven process. If you follow the plan exactly, then together we will achieve your goals. In other words, it works!
Now, I'd like you to write something down, which will be the beginning of achieving those goals.
The easiest way to remember this is with a memory aid or mnemonic: The mnemonic is Cleanser, Toner, Moisturiser, but the words I want you to write down are Clear, Timely, and Manageable. So, next to C write cleanser, next to T write timely and next to M write manageable.
Cleanser, Toner, Moisturizer = Clear, Timely, Manageable.
And that's exactly how you will achieve your goals. Each goal you set yourself must be clear, so that you know what it is you want to achieve. It must be timely so that you can achieve it within a specific timeframe. And it must be manageable so that you can manage the scope and change that will occur in your life.
Posted in cuisine, love | Tags: chemistry of love, falling in love, intimate communication, love chemicals, love chemistry, mating game, natural
Even More Surprising
What that last exercise shows is that there is a powerful connection between the way that the mind affects the body and the body affects the mind, revealing the power that simple words can have over the body when filtered through your mind.
It also shows that chemicals within the body can be triggered by actions or just words alone. In this case, the main chemical that you released was adrenaline, the fight or flight hormone, which is similar to noradrenaline, one of the main "love chemicals". And you had absolutely no control over that, didn't you?
It also shows the power of visualization because your brain processes imaginary events in exactly the same way as it processes real events. We will cover these in depth later, but the next thing we need to do is set some goals, because with clear goals you can achieve amazing things.
Coming up next…
►Communicating on an intimate level.
►Achieving goals.
►Making a commitment.
Posted in love | Tags: adrenaline, goals, love chemicals, noradrenaline
This May Surprise You
Right now I want you to read out loud the following. It's a simple text that uses ordinary, everyday words that are used in normal conversation. Are you ready? Go for it. Just read it aloud in a slow, peaceful sort of way. You will learn something surprising if you do!
"Imagine that you are enjoying a day driving in the countryside. You can see those cute little cows that you've always liked. There's a paddock full of them. It's a perfect day. You feel at ease. The window is down and the breeze is cooling your skin. It is the kind of landscape that you enjoy driving through. As you imagine the view, try to feel the steering wheel in your hands and the pressure of your body against the seat. Visualise the interior of the car. You briefly take your eyes off the road and look at the instruments, glance in the rear view mirror. The road ahead is long and straight with no traffic. You are enjoying the drive. Try to visualize yourself in this scene. You glance down at the instruments again. You see a flash of light in the rear view mirror. Colours.
It's the police."
Well, I'll bet that surprised you, didn't it? But how did you feel? Okay, you should know the routine by now. Write it all down or (print this out first then…) give it a range by circling one of the numbers below (you can do it in your mind if you like).
How did you feel? What did you feel physically and emotionally?
(When 1 is Not so much) (10 is Very much)
How much were you affected? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Posted in love, Uncategorized | Tags: cows, emotionally, love, physically, traffic
More on the Power of Understanding Modalities
Interesting, isn't it? You will have learnt from this exercise just how it is that you learn how to do things. That's right; each of us has a preferred learning style or modality.
A visual person likes to take notes or understand through diagrams, while an aural person would rather listen to someone speaking, and a kinaesthetic person prefers to learn by doing an activity. But this exercise also lets you understand what your strengths are. Are you a strongly visual person, or an auditory person or a mixture of both? You might be strongly kinaesthetic – a doing or feeling person. Whatever you are is fine. They are just different ways of "being" in the world.
The way that you use these modalities makes you uniquely "you". However, your potential partner also has a certain way of being in the world, which is a mix of the same types of modalities.
The way to get closest to a man is to communicate with him in a way that he can understand completely.
If you are strongly visual, you will be seeing the world in a visual way and be communicating it that way. However, if you are interested in a man who is strongly auditory, he will be literally marching to the tune of a different drummer, because he'll be listening while you're seeing. If you can communicate with him by using the same main modality that he uses and understands, you'll start to communicate very effectively.
Remember, love is built on a conversation that includes body language as well as verbal (voice), aural (sound) and kinaesthetic (touch or feeling) communication. All these forms of communication are filtered through the mind and, at a certain point, the mind sends a message to the body through a complex network of hormonal, electrical, and chemical messages that makes the person fall in love, whether they want to or not.
When people talk about romantic love they often talk about "chemistry", because that is exactly what it is, a series of chemical reactions in the body that can begin with a simple conversation.
People often fall in love with people who are very different from themselves. But you don't have to make yourself similar to a man to get him to fall in love with you and you don't have to subscribe to the "opposites attract" theory either, but you do need to be able to communicate in the same language and the way to do that is by understanding his unique modalities and then communicate with him using those, rather than your own unique modalities.
Let me give you an example. Imagine that you have asked a potential partner the same thing I asked you. Let's say that his name is Paul and you met him at a party. Say, it's the question about buying a new car. Let's listen to Paul's response as you read it out loud.
YOU: Say you are in the market for a new car, Paul. What would it be like?
VISUAL PAUL: Yeah, a new car. I could really see myself in something sporty. Maybe a convertible with a shiny, black roof. I think you have to get a red sports car. Everyone knows they go faster. Oh yeah, with black leather seats and that wood trim on the dash would look slick.
You can tell very easily that Paul is a visual person. He uses words like "see", "shiny", and "slick". But let's switch his main modality and turn him into an aural kind of guy. Let's hear what the same person, using a different modality, has to say for himself. Please read the next section out loud.
YOU: Say you are in the market for a new car, Paul. What would it be like?
AURAL PAUL: Strange you should ask that question. I just heard yesterday that a new model of my favourite car has been launched, so I rang the dealer straight away. It's got a bigger engine than the previous model and a tuned exhaust, so it makes that throaty sports car sound when you rev it out.
This time the emphasis is on sound. So what would Paul be like if he were more kinaesthetic? Read out loud to find out.
YOU: Say you are in the market for a new car, Paul. What would it be like?
KINAESTHETIC PAUL: Well I'm just driving around in an old bomb at the moment, but if I could afford a new car I wouldn't be very fussy. I'd be happy as long as I can feel it pushing me back into the seat when I accelerate away from the lights. And when I hit the brakes I want it to stop real quickly and stay in a straight line.
But here's something to think about. When a couple is in love they seem to "naturally" speak the same language. The reality is that they are communicating in the same way because they are using the same modalities, either by an accident of nature or because they are concentrating so much on each other's words and actions that they are mimicking the way the other person speaks, thinks and feels and I am going to teach you how to be able to do that.
Posted in love | Tags: aural, chemistry, falling in love, kinaesthetic, love, modalities, modality, visual
In a blender, put
220 gm canned tuna in olive oil, drained
juice from ½ lemon
salt & pepper to taste
¼ teaspoon Cajun seasoning
125 gm unsalted butter, softened & cubed
Blend until smooth, then
put into a bowl and stir in
50gm capers, drained, roughly chopped.
Cover & refrigerate for two hours before serving.
Serve with celery sticks or spread on carrot sticks.
Posted in cuisine, love | Tags: Cajun, carrot, celery, fall in love, tuna
Another mood-changing Starter ~ CELERY STICKS WITH AGED CHEDDAR
Celery stimulates the pituitary
gland, which secretes sex
hormones into your body.
In a blender, put
Blend until smooth, then
Tip: try to get your partner to feed you one or more of the celery sticks, as the action will stimulate his love chemistry hormones.
Posted in cuisine, love | Tags: celery, fall in love, green chartreuse, love, love chemistry, pituitary gland, sex hormones
Mood-changing Starter ~ CELERY STICKS & BROAD BEAN PASTE
Celery stimulates the pituitary
In a frying pan put
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped.
¼ teaspoon ground coriander
½ teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon mustard seeds.
Stir until aromatic, then put
1 cup cooked broad beans
cooked spice mixture
125gm cottage cheese.
Blend until smooth, then
finger-length celery sticks.
Posted in cuisine, love | Tags: broad beans, celery, cottage cheese, fall in love, love, mood changing, pituitary gland, sex hormones, spices


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JUNIOR 18-23 December 2018, Ages 10-12. Applications coming in September.
TEEN 1 14-20 January 2019, Ages 13-15. Applications coming in September.
TEEN 2 21-27 January 2019, Ages 15-17. Applications coming in September.
Applications for Summer Camp Staff roles at the North NSW Youth Summer Camps will be opening August 10. To be a staff member you need to obtain your Working With Children Clearance Number and complete the online manual training before attending camp, please read the instructions below. Contact NNSW Youth Ministries if you have any questions.
Working With Children Clearance Numbers
All of our volunteers are required to complete the online application then visit a motor registry with proof of identity. Once you have done this you should receive an email within a few weeks that states your clearance number. You will need to submit your clearance number to North NSW Youth Department before you are able to work at Summer Camp.
STEP 1: Fill in an application form. You will be asked if your child-related work is paid or volunteer (select 'volunteer') and what sector it will be in (select 'religious services'). Once you have submitted the form, you will receive an application number that looks like this: APP1234567V
STEP 2: Go to a NSW motor registry or NSW Council Agency that offers RMS services with:
• your application number AND
• proof of your identity
As a volunteer employee, there is no fee payable for the five year clearance.
STEP 3: Present Clearance number to employer (NNSW Youth Department) for verification.
Online Manual Training
The single most influential attribution towards the success of North NSW Summer Camps is the volunteer staff. The criteria we ensure all of our staff meet prior to accepting their services at Summer Camps is one that will enable the vision we have for each camp to be realised. In order that you may gain a better understanding of what that vision is and how you might be apart of making it happen you will need to undergo training.
The initial training that you are required to complete is the online Summer Camp Staff Training. This is a series of lessons based on our Staff Training Manual. After each lesson you will review what you have learnt by answering 2-4 multiple-choice questions.
You can complete this training prior to completing your official Summer Camp application form. You are free to take the training whenever suits you, the only restriction is you must have passed the training on the day staff applications close.
Visit www.equip4twelve.org and click 'Take This Course'. Create an account by registering your details and proceed to take the course.


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Reuters Staff
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Oct 13 (Reuters) - Rongan Property Co Ltd
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I used these two gorgeous Sajou cotton floss and stitched it on 28ct white linen.
I think that for next month's theme of reindeer, I will stitch a companion piece, the reindeer in the top left corner (that, hopefully, means that I will get May's ornament stitched much earlier in the month - lol!)
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Internship Fitness Studio (Los Angeles)
Hi everyone,
my name is Yasin, I am a 30-year-old French young man. I am currently living in Frankfurt, Germany and I am working for the Lufthansa as a Sales Agent.
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I have the chance to take a 6-month sabbatical period, from April, 1st until September, 30th Protected content .
During this time I would like to do an internship in a Fitness Club in LA. It would be nice if somebody from the InterNations community knew a fitness club where I might have the chance to work at.
My objectives are to improve my Fitness knowledge as well as my language skills.
You can have a closer look at my person on my website, even if it is in German ;-)
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Have you ever had a communication problem with a client?
Of course you have… and you're not the only one.
As with other relationships, miscommunication with clients can be a huge problem for freelancers. Miscommunication can keep you from getting freelancing work.
Fortunately, there are many ways for you to improve your communication skills. Good listening is one key to good communication. The best freelancers understand that how well you listen is as important as what you say.
In this post, I'll provide some easy tips to help you improve your listening skills. At the end of the post, you'll get a chance to provide even more communication tips. You can also share stories about how you communicate with your own clients.
What You Need to Know About Communication
When most people think about communication, they think of the spoken word. (In the case of email communications, that's the written word…) While it's true that the spoken word is a very important part of communication, that's not all that there is to good communication.
There are actually two different types of communication that you need to understand:
- Verbal communication–This is what most people think of when they think of communication. Verbal communication is the actual words that are written or spoken.
- Nonverbal communication–These are the unspoken signals that people send out. Nonverbal communication can include body language, tone of voice, and facial expression.
While most freelancers focus mainly on verbal communication, you need to understand that nonverbal communication can be equally important. There are times when a client may not say everything that he or she is thinking. They may even be lying to you or they may just be leaving something out.
Nonverbal communication lets you know that you should dig deeper to find out more about what the client really means.
Even if you don't meet a client face-to-face, you may be able to find clues about what they really mean by noticing the tone of voice that they use during their phone calls with you.
Improving your listening skills will reduce client/freelancer miscommunication and ultimately help you to become a better freelancer.
Four Easy Steps to Better Listening
Are you ready to put some of this information about communication skills into practice with your freelancing clients?
You can use the following four easy steps to become a better listener:
- Observe. Listen with your eyes as well as your ears. If you are in a face-to-face meeting, notice the client's posture and facial expressions. Do they seem relaxed and open, or are they uptight and tense? Body language can reveal a great deal about a client. A tense client could be hiding something or they could just be anxious about the project.
- Listen. When your client speaks, give them your full attention. Don't interrupt them and don't be thinking about what you are going to say to them next. Take very careful notes. Also, be sure to notice their tone of voice when they are speaking. A sharp, impatient tone may indicate that the client is irritated or it could mean that they are under stress.
- Repeat. Some people just don't express themselves very well. They aren't deliberately trying to lie to you, but they may accidentally leave things out. Repeating your understanding of what the client said back to them helps them to get their full message across.
- Ask. Relevant questions can do a lot to reduce freelancer/client miscommunication. If you don't understand a point the client mentioned, ask for a clarification. Don't limit questions to just what the client said verbally. Instead, ask about nonverbal signals that you noticed as well. You could say something like, "You seem really nervous about your website. Is there anything else that I need to know?"
By following these four simple steps for better listening each time that you communicate with a client, you can eliminate many communication problems. Don't let poor communication derail your freelancing business.
Your Turn
What tips for improving client communication did I miss? Add your own client communication tips in the comments.
Have you ever experienced client communication problems? Share your stories (without mentioning client names, of course) in the comments.
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