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We All Survive the Physical Death of Our Bodies
February 10, 2013
There's a secret that's much bigger than politics, health freedom, science or even the entire history of the human race. That secret remains entirely unacknowledged — even condemned — by the scientific community, and yet it is the single most important secret about everything that is. Yes, everything.
That secret is simply this: We all survive the physical death of our bodies. Our consciousness lives on, and upon our death in this Earthly dream, our consciousness transcends this physical reality and experiences an existence so amazing and powerful that the human language cannot even begin to describe it.
This is the message from Dr. Eben Alexander, author of the newly-published book, Proof of Heaven. I recently read the book and found it both fascinating and also confirming of several important theories I've been developing about the nature of life and the Creator. (See below.)
A lifelong science skeptic who never believed in God, Heaven or consciousness
Long before this book was ever written, Dr. Alexander was a practicing neurosurgeon and a lifelong "science skeptic." He did not believe in consciousness, free will or the existence of a non-physical spirit. Trained in western medical school and surrounded by medical colleagues who are deeply invested in the materialist view of the universe, Dr. Alexander believed that so-called "consciousness" was only an illusion created by the biochemical functioning of the brain.
This is a view held by virtually all of today's mainstream scientists, including physicists like Stephen Hawking who say that human beings are nothing more than "biological robots" with no consciousness and no free will.
Dr. Alexander would have held this view to his own death bed had it not been for his experiencing an event so bizarre and miraculous that it defies all conventional scientific explanation: Dr. Alexander "died" for seven days and experienced a vivid journey into the afterlife. He then returned to his physical body, experienced a miraculous healing, and went on to write the book Proof of Heaven.
E.coli infection eats his brain
It all started when e.coli bacteria infected Dr. Alexander's spinal fluid and outer cerebrum. The e.coli began to literally eat his brain away, and he went into an extremely violent fit of seizures, verbal outbursts and muscular spasms before lapsing into a brain-dead coma.
In this coma, he showed zero higher brain activity and was only kept alive via a respirator and IV fluids. The attending physicians soon concluded that Dr. Alexander would die within a matter of days, and that even if he lived, he would be a non-functioning "vegetable" with limited brain function. Statistically, the death rate for patients with e.coli infections of the brain is 97%.
But here's the real shocker in all this: Rather than experiencing nothingness during these seven earth-days of unconsciousness, Dr. Alexander found himself "awakening" from the dream of his earthly life, suddenly experiencing an incomprehensibly vast expansion of his consciousness in the afterlife.
This experience is described in more detail in his book Proof of Heaven, but here are the highlights:
- The experience of the afterlife was so "real" and expansive that the experience of living as a human on Earth seemed like an artificial dream by comparison.
- There was no time dimension in the afterlife. Time did not "flow" as it does in our universe. An instant could seem like eternity, and consciousness could move through what we perceive to be time without effort. (This idea that all time exists simultaneously has enormous implications in understanding the nature of free will and the multiverse, along with the apparent flow of time experienced by our consciousness in this realm.)
- The fabric of the afterlife was pure LOVE. Love dominated the afterlife to such a huge degree that the overall presence of evil was infinitesimally small.
- In the afterlife, all communication was telepathic. There was no need for spoken words, nor even any separation between the self and everything else happening around you.
- There was no "unknown" and the mere asking of a question was instantly accompanied by the appearance of its answers in breathtaking depth and detail.
- There also exists a literal Hell, which was described by Dr. Alexander as a place buried underground, with gnarled tree roots and demonic faces and never-ending torment. Dr. Alexander was rescued from this place by angelic beings and transported to Heaven.
God acknowledges the existence of the multiverse
The passage of Proof of Heaven I found most interesting is found on page 48, where Dr. Alexander says:
Through the Orb, [God] told me that there is not one universe but many — in fact, more than I could conceive — but that love lay at the center of them all. Evil was present in all the other universes as well, but only in the tiniest trace amounts. Evil was necessary because without it free will was impossible, and without free will there could be no growth — no forward movement, no chance for us to become what God longed for us to be. Horrible and all-powerful as evil sometimes seemed to be in a world like ours, in the larger picture love was overwhelmingly dominant, and it would ultimately be triumphant.
This passage struck an important cord with me, as I have long believed our universe was created by the Creator as just one of an infinite number of other universes, each with variations on life and the laws of physics. (Click here to read my writings on the Higgs Boson particle, consciousness and the multiverse.) What Dr. Alexander's quote confirms is that our life on planet Earth is a "test" of personal growth, and that the way to make progress in this test is to overcome evil while spreading love and compassion.
Even more, this passage also confirms the existence of free will and even helps answer the question I'm often asking myself: "Why are we placed here in a world of such evil and surrounded by ignorance, darkness and deception?" The answer appears to be that Earth is a testing ground for souls that have been selected by the Creator for the ultimate test of good versus evil.
Earth as a testing ground
Although Proof of Heaven doesn't go as far as I'm explaining here, my working theory is that our planet Earth is among the highest evil-infested realms in the grand multiverse. Only the most courageous souls agree to come to Earth by being born into human bodies and stripped of their memories.
From there, the challenge of life is multi-faceted:
- Figure out WHO you are and WHY you are here.
- Learn to recognize and overcome EVIL (tyranny, slavery, oppression, Big Government, etc.).
- Learn to spread love, compassion, healing and knowledge.
Upon our death, we are judged by a higher power, and that judgment takes into
account our performance in these areas. Did we achieve a measure of self-awareness? Did we work to overcome evil? Did we express love and compassion and help uplift others with knowledge and awareness?
As you've probably already figured out, the vast majority of humans fail these tests. They die as bitter, selfish, substance-addicted, greed-driven minions of evil who mistakenly thought they were winning the game of life while, in reality, they were losing the far more important test of the Creator.
The most important part about living a human life is not acquiring money, or fame, or power over others but rather achieving a high "score" in this simulation known as "life" by resisting evil, spreading love and expanding awareness of that which is true.
For those who respect life, who practice humility and self awareness, who seek to spread knowledge and wisdom while resisting tyranny, oppression, ignorance and evil, their souls will, I believe, be selected for special tasks in the greater multiverse. That's the "real" existence. This Earthly life is only a dream-like simulation where your soul interfaces with the crude biology of our planet for a very short time span that's actually the blink of an eye in the larger picture.
In reality, you are much more than your body. In fact, your soul is infinitely more aware, intelligent and creative than what can be experienced or expressed through the brain of a human. Trying to experience the full reality of what you are through the limited physical brain matter of a human being is a lot like trying to teach an insect to compose music like Mozart.
The multiverse is teeming with intelligent life, including multidimensional beings
Dr. Alexander's journey also confirms the existence of intelligent life far beyond Earth. As he explains in Proof of Heaven:
I saw the abundance of life throughout the countless universes, including some whose intelligence was advanced far beyond that of humanity. I saw that there are countless higher dimensions, but that the only way to know these dimensions is to enter and experience them directly. They cannot be known, or understood, from lower dimensional space. From those higher worlds one could access any time or place in our world.
This not only confirms the existence of other intelligent civilizations throughout our known universe, but more importantly the existence of multidimensional beings who can come and go from our realm as they please.
Throughout the cultures of the world, there are countless accounts of advanced beings visiting Earth, transferring technology to ancient Earth civilizations, and possibly even interbreeding with early humans. Even the very basis of Christianity begins with the idea that an omnipresent multidimensional being (God) can intervene at will, and can therefore transcend time and space.
Alternative researchers like David Icke also talk about multidimensional beings visiting Earth and infecting the planet with great evil. According to Icke, the globalist controllers of our planet are literally reptilian shape-shifters who have invaded our world for the purpose of controlling and enslaving humanity. Although nothing like this is covered in Dr. Alexander's book, it is not inconsistent with what Dr. Alexander was told by God during his coma… Namely, that there are multidimensional realities, that certain high-vibration beings can traverse those realities at will, and that Earth is infested with a great evil with the specific purpose of testing our character.
If all this sounds a little too spooky for you, consider the words of the Bible itself: An upright talking reptilian snake spoke in audible words to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, did it not?
The science skeptics are wrong (again)
Regardless of what you might think about multidimensional beings, intelligent life beyond Earth, and the existence of great evil on our planet, there's one aspect of all this that's crystal clear: The science skeptics are dead wrong.
Science "skeptics" are actually misnamed. They aren't skeptical at all. They simply follow their own religion with its own sacred beliefs that cannot be questioned… ever! Those beliefs include the utter worship of the materialistic view of the universe. Simultaneously, so-called "skeptics" do not believe they are conscious beings themselves because they believe consciousness is merely an "artifact" of biochemical brain function.
There is no afterlife, they insist. There is no mind-body medicine, the placebo effect is useless, and there's no such thing as premonition, remote viewing or psychic phenomena. Oh yes, and they also insist that injecting yourself with mercury, MSG and formaldehyde via vaccines is actually good for you, that fluoride chemicals are good for the public health and that we should all eat more GMOs, pesticides and synthetic chemicals.
It's no surprise these religious cult members of the "scientism" cult don't believe in an afterlife. That's what allows them to commit genocidal crimes against the human race today via GMOs, experimental medicine, toxic vaccines and other deadly pursuits. In their view, humans have no souls so killing them is of no consequence.
As Dr. Alexander says,
Certain members of the scientific community, who are pledged to the materialistic worldview, have insisted again and again that science and spirituality cannot coexist. They are mistaken.
Well, of course they are. The "science skeptics" are dead wrong about almost everything they claim to advocate. But their biggest mistake of all is in denying the existence of their own souls. Needless to say, they are all going to fail the human experience simulation once they pass on and face judgment. My, what a surprise that will be for those sad souls when their day arrives…
I would hate to face God one day after having lived a life of a science skeptic, and then have God ask the question: "You doubted ME?" How could anyone take a look at the world around them and not see the signs of an intelligent Creator? Even the very laws of physics have been tweaked and fine-tuned in precisely the right balance so that our universe itself can support the formation of stars, and planets, and carbon-based life forms. This is called the "Goldilocks Enigma," and there's a wonderful book by that same name written by Paul Davies.
No biochemical explanation for Dr. Alexander's experience
For those skeptics who may be reading this, Dr. Alexander goes through nine possible biochemical hypotheses for his experiences and then meticulously and scientifically dismisses them all one by one. The result? His experience was REAL. In fact, it was "more real" than life as a human being.
Remember, Dr. Alexander is a neurosurgeon. This guy knows the physical brain like no one else. The nine medical explanations he considers and dismisses as possible causes for his experience are:
- Primitive brainstem program.
- Distorted recall of memories from the limbic system.
- Endogenous glutamate blockade with excitotoxicity.
- DMT dump.
- Isolated preservation of cortical regions of the brain.
- Loss of inhibitory neurons leading to highly levels of activity among excitatory neuronal networks to generate an apparent "ultra-reality."
- Activation of thalamus, basal ganglia and brainstorm to create a hyper-reality experience.
- Reboot phenomenon.
- Unusual memory generation through archaic visual pathways.
Dr. Alexander may be the most credible afterlife witness in the history of humanity
Dr. Alexander's experience (and subsequent book) is arguably the best-documented case of the afterlife that exists in western science today. The fact that a vivid, hyper-real afterlife was experienced by a science skeptic materialistic brain surgeon who didn't believe in the afterlife — and who subsequently found the courage to document his experiences and publish them in a book — adds irrefutable credibility to the experience.
This was not some kook seeking fame on a TV show. In fact, his writing this book earned him endless ridicule from his former "scientific" colleagues. There was every reason to NOT write this book. Only by the grace of God was Dr. Alexander healed of his e.coli infection, restored to normal brain function, and granted the VISION of the afterlife so that he could return to this realm and attempt to put it into words.
Personally, I believe Dr. Alexander, and his experience mirrors that of countless others, across every culture, who have reported similar NDEs (Near Death Experiences). There is life after life, and the shift in consciousness of Earthlings that is required to take our species to a higher level of understanding begins, I believe, with embracing the truth of the immortality of our own souls (and the existence of a grand Creator).
What does it all mean?
Dr. Alexander's spiritual journey gives us a wealth of information that can help provide meaning and purpose in our daily lives.
For starters, it means that all our actions are recorded in the cosmos and that there are no secrets in the larger scope of things. You cannot secretly screw somebody over here on Earth and think it won't be recorded on your soul forever. It also means that all our actions will be accounted for in the afterlife. If this message sounds familiar, that's because an identical idea is the pillar of every major world religion, including Christianity.
It also means there are people living today on this planet whose souls will literally burn in eternal Hell. There are others whose souls, like Dr. Alexander, will be lifted into Heaven and shown a greater reality. What we choose to do with our lives each and every day determines which path our souls will take after the passing of our physical bodies.
What matters, then, is not whether you actually succeed in defeating evil here on Earth, but rather the nature of your character that emerges from all the challenges and tribulations you face. This is all a test, get it? That's why life seems to suck sometimes. It's not a panacea; it's a testing ground for the most courageous souls of all — those who wish to enter the realm of great evil and hope they can rise above it before the end of their human lifespan.
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A great article, thank you. The only point I would dispute is the 'literal burning hell' concept. This is more likely to be a thoughtform, our own lifetime accumulation of guilt, shame and sorrow. Only those conscious and with a conscience would be capable of creating this, because they bitterly regret that they have caused harm and sorrow to others. Like the story of the Prodigal Son, it brings great joy and relief to others when someone is able to change their outlook in this way. I believe that God will never rest until all parts of himself are re-united, and that every one of us has that spark of God which will never go out – even if it takes nearly forever to 'see the light'. Perhaps those evil beings who test us are merely thoughtforms, negative projections like the Tibetan Buddhist 'Tulpas'.
I enjoyed your article very much and have already read Dr Alexander's book a short time ago. It's good to see some attention is being brought to it because the message it contains can change humanity and our brief existance in this reality.
I agree with much that is written here apart from the bit about Hell. The word Hell or Hades simply means 'the grave'. It is not a place of torment or burning! We are all Infinite Consciousness, even if in this lifetime we did evil things, ultimately we are just playing a part like an actor on stage. Some parts are the villains, some are the heroes. At death we choose our post life experiences in the Astra plane. Unless you wanted to experience a classic Dante's Inferno existence, you have the choice to experience what you like! You take control.
Also about the taking snake in the Garden of Eden. There was no garden, there was no snake. It's all symbolic! The snake represents the rising Kundalini energy of the spine. For more information I'd suggest looking up Bill Donahue on Youtube or visiting his website http://www.hiddenmeanings.com.
Happy days. No fear of Hell.
Regarding my comment above, here is a link I've found in which Bill describes the true meaning of Hell much better than I could: http://youtu.be/qmO2tWkMbIs
He gets into it around the 9 minute mark…
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The concept of unbelievable torment in hell is the indoctrination by church dogma to suppress and control people.
I believe that Hell is a state of mind. The burning flames are a metaphor for our burning desires, which we will have if our thoughts while on Earth are obsessed with the lower desires, addictions, and carnal pleasures. When in spirit we will no longer have a dense physical body to act out those desires or attachments, so will be tormented for as long as it takes to elevate ourselves away from them. If this makes sense to you, try reading The Spirit's Book by Allan Kardec.
I have earlier commented on this article but for some reason you have not allowed it.
It is good to see such articles as this, they affirm what bis revealed in the ancient Vedic scriptures, where the fact of multi universes is stated, and peoples or beings of greater intelligence exist, also in those writings, the multi dimensionality of reality is covered. Further more the stste of the soul is revealed as being immortal.I look forward to reading this book. Thankyou for the article.
I read with interest until it came to the same old that the supreme being, 'the creator' is once again. Just some bitter and twisted, egomaniacal entity that needs to punish an prove and test. I'm surprised that this is on David's site. What a pity, I feel really disheartened by this TBH. According to this the creator (a word I despise) has not itself gotten some pretty base human character defects – how sad!!
Bob Monroe had a good explanation for the 'lower levels' which were what he termed 'belief system territories' that people could get stuck in depending on how they left the earth level experience. So if you were a devout Christian you might end up initially in a belief system territory which was an imaginary heaven. Or if you were a devout Christian who felt he had sinned, you might end up in a version of hell. I think what the good doctor may have experienced was the reality of being locked in the lower brain processes.
Just my two cents worth. I am extremely pleased that he wrote the book.
I have recently had one of my beloved children pass over. David's article about the "Proof of Heaven" has shown up on a day of deep sadness for me. I've believed in this heaven for years, but it sure helps to have two admired people regard it as I do. My views of hell are different, but I guess I'll have to wait my turn to find out for sure. If any good has come of my son's death, it is a closer, more loving family, and my determination to be even a kinder and more involved soul. I'm grateful this appeared on my screen today; it made me smile to think of my boy in that wonderful place.
This article has some good information, however… The parts about being judged by a supreme being and some people burning in eternal hell are just not accurate. Reading ONE account of a NDE is hardly having knowledge of the afterlife. You need to read many accounts from several different people. In addition, there are many good books on past-life regressions with time spent in the life between lives. Once you read all these many accounts that have similar descriptions of life on the other side, you realize that THERE IS NO ETERNAL HELL! The concept of hell is a fear device invented by the church to control the actions of others. The few people who do experience a hellish scene when they cross over do so because they have a deep belief in hell and think that they deserve to be punished.
We live MANY lives in the third-dimension because we have so much to learn. We decide before we come into life on this dimension, what roles we will play. We make contracts with others in our soul group as to the parts that we will play. Some may even be "evil" parts. How else can we learn if all we experience is good?
After our physical life ends, we review our own lives and experience everything that we caused others to experience. WE JUDGE OURSELVES based on this review. Then we decide whether or not to return to physical life and what lessons to work on. We are forgiven EVERYTHING on the other side because only LOVE IS REAL there. Remember David Icke's book "Infinite Love Is the Only Truth: Everything Else Is Illusion"?
Though much of this article is good material, I'm afraid the author is using the fear of eternal damnation and of having only one life to fight "evil" in an attempt to influence people in some way. A lot of truth mixed with the right amount of untruth is just more propaganda. If he is being sincere, then hopefully he will read more on the afterlife and life between lives. The only hell that truly exists is on this illusion of a dense planet and we have the power to change that by choosing unconditional love as our religion.
I have read quite a bit on this subject, and I think that what you have written is spot on!
I enjoyed what I believed to be an open minded, what if, who knows, (it's ok, were human, we don't know it all)-(I find that empowerin), again under the guise of suedo spiritual love, at the end is ' god, basically, u dare question me?) quite sure if there's a god he/she/omnipotent cacti with revolving x ray glasses, that it /they would be beyond ego, conveyer belt, robotic, learnt behaviours. here to learn, it's just this burn in HELL indoctrination an judgement day codswallop, I feel it keeps us chained. sorry about the soapbox, all take care x
I found the whole article pretty consistent with other accounts except for the literal burning hell. I know the religious love to ascribe this explanation to such experiences but Alexander himself in a recent Coast to Coast interview said that the muddy darkness of what felt like tree roots or tubular structures was most likely a construct of his own, not to be taken literally.
Figuratively I'm sure that anyone could create their own state of imbalance(i suppose the religious will call it hell), out of frequency or vibration with higher realms, possibly because of guilt, negative emotions or addictions. And some of us would even rather describe this higher consciousness as a programmer rather than a God. It's just a matter of perspective I suppose. The important thing is that we are all talking about the same things, and that there in fact is something outside of this simulation. Time/space concepts completely make sense when you think of looking at our universe from the outside and imagining scrubbing back and forth through the simulation with a slider so to speak. Scrub back to see what has already been calculated in the sim, and scrubbing forward would produce not a literal telling of the future, but a probable telling of the future based on calculations in the present moment. Of course, outside of the sim, that time doesn't apply or exist. It literally is confined to our simulation(reality). I've gone off on a tangent. It's time for me to shut up
Dr. A's experience fits nicely into the legit descriptions of NDE, and a lot if it is similar to my own NDE experience, only I was very lucky to never have to see a hell realm.
Mikes interpretation and expansion on it all tends to start labeling things a fair bit. In my experience I don't think it's only god (in my case 'the great light') that judges us. In fact I can't for the life of me decide conclusively if the reason I had to go back to earth was judged by god or by me. The reason I can't figure this part out is that we were one at the time! 😀
Secondly his theory that earth may be the most evil infested realms in the universe may need some defining. If you consider all of the possible dimensions that interweave with the earth as part of the Earth realm, then according to the accounts i've read from what i believe as psychically talented people, his statement is correct.
That said, this hell stuff is out of my experience range, I'm only going by other stuff I've read and heard.
The idea about not being able to comprehend the vastness of our existance through our tiny human brains is also correct and I experienced this vividly as I attempted to retain what I had learned of the universe on the way back to my body, and noticed "oh sh**! my brain is so minute! no way I could fit even a quarter of this stuff in!!", I tried nonetheless 😀
(Apologies for my lame facebook English, there seems to be no way to edit a post after it's up) 😛
Due to the complexity of such a subject, discussion using a limited mind as i would call to judge or make decisions about this specific matter would be difficult given our current conditions, in my persional opinion we all are biased in one way or another thats due to having 1 and im serious about 1 educational system that made us think the way we do or even dicuss the way we do.. i Believe that just like we had "test" to pass to get this so called "degree" from university and in result be heard from people as "educated" or "credible", so in order to make theories about wether or not there is a "Hell fire" or not or if its a metaphore or what, one should leave this perspective of thinking and move to a whole different angel, in conclusion which is very simple just like people follow a certain writer or hear out their friends say that this specific book is a good read and actually do read it, i tell u guys out of pure LOVE, there is a very good read that explains everything about this thing we call life and this journey and has scientific break throughs that were recently found in the 21 century but whats amazing about this book is that its over 2000 years old by then a microscope was not even invented, and people up until now know and cant deny that this book is not written by a human writer to whome we can give the credibility to and basically the ONLY thing that talks about the "after life", so just like it is impossible for the world to hear me speak about physics due to me not having any "DEGREE" from reading and being tested, any of us talking about after life and heaven or hell would be uncredible unless we read the holy books (all 3 of them), not just read like a magazine but understand and give it the time, then come to dicuss if we do believe in this or that, scollars cant help due to the idea of perception these books were created for all levels of intellect so NO ONE can draw a picture unless you get in touch with it, if you choose not to then we cant take the blame of not understanding due to us not BEING PREPARED or UNDEREDUCATED.
Great article, I just don't agree with the "eternal Hell"- part. There is no such thing as eternal hell. Every soul has to go forward and evolve, no matter how dark or evil they are. Everyone gets what they deserve, and surely some people will go to a place what they would call hell, but even they have travel towards the Light.
I am no christian, but this is to you who are: the original, authentic Bible says that there is a Hell where you stay for "some time". Later this was translated to mean "eternal hell", in order to control people and make them fear.
David excellent always good to hear what you say, the dots have come together and humanity is in for a big shift. I have had to many experiences to go into to confirm my belief. Outer body so to speak, I would say we are not in our body but conscious of the physical vibration as well as others.It was a shock for me when I had my first conscious shift, as all the cells on my body activated and vibrated, my eyes open like a Camera Lens, Panoramic view also 4D not 3D I could see 180 degrees in front of me all in focus to a pin head. A rush of energy followed then I looked in the mirror at myself and did not recognise myself as it was not my physical self and my pupils were nearly as big as my eyes! I soon as I relax and meditate it comes back. My dreams play out and teach me too. I am a Ving Tsun Kung Fu teacher and us this to ground myself in this reality knowing there is more to our so called physical existence and be the best I can be.
Excellent article. I think you nailed it dead on and i also have read Dr. Alexander's book. There is another excellent book on the subject of NDE's called "My Descent Into Death" By Howard Storm who was a self proclaimed atheist until his experience. His book is really quite amazing and if you look on youtube for Howard Storm there are some excellent interviews with him discussing his NDE and his conversation with the angels about life in the universe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqJECcP04Ls&list=FLHCp91KgBiEtWd-rRELRqEQ&index=6
This is absolutely magical!
All is energy, all is eternal.
All is pure light – or better yet, pure consciousness.
God/Energy is everything. We are a part of this energy flow. We are the Universe.
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If you want to understand the Universe from another angle, realise that everything is light and vibrations.
Yes, a very intelligent light indeed!
Well! I had 2 of these experiences where I died for short moments. These experiences changed my perception of life and afterlife forever.
This said, I don't believe in his conception of hell — at least, the words he is using to describe it. I think that these experiences, while made at the level of the soul, can be tinted by our own beliefs — or surrounding religious beliefs — when we come back to this dense reality and try to make sense of it and try to translate them into human's 3rd dimensional narrow minded words.
Personnaly, I think that hell is being stuck in the wheel of reincarnations for a much longer time instead of going up to live in another dimension or realm which is more evolved and plaisant, allowing us to evolve under different conditions and live different experiences. Coming back here, on this dense and violent planet or dimension, and live and relive multiple times the same kind of life pattern up to the moment we finally understand and lighten up and discover — finally — our soul vibration.. for me… this is hell and it is the concept that is thought in many ancient teachings.
Heaven and hell are religious concept that try to materialize highly spiritual concepts… a bit like scientific vulgarisation… but it is also childish concepts. When our souls evolve and grow up in their vibrations, we go beyond those concepts, I think, and discover our true self.
Heaven is just a better world, a different world we access as we succeed the tests, some kind of graduation and certainly not angels playing harp on clouds in an eternity of gawking bliss. These worlds are not a finality as when we succeed our learning and growth on this one, we go higher and higher, lifetime after lifetime up to the great graduation which is beyond our understanding. Those other dimensions or universes are so different that even the best of the best of the science-fiction writer could not have a glimpse of sparkle of their realities, as there is no human words or concepts to describe them.
Hell is here, on this planet called Earth and maybe also some others of the same type somewhere in the infinity of the multiple universes. Coming back and stuck in the reincarnation wheel up to the moment — the lifetime — where we finally get it and break the chains that tie us down here.
Thank you for sharing this with us and have a wonderful day
I find it kind of funny or incredible that anyone can fail to see the evidence of a supremely intelligent and gracious 'force' within all of nature, yes, and humane nature. We can observe how not a drop of water is every 'lost' but changes form with density. The Sun heats the water on the surface of oceans, rivers, lakes and streams, ice and snow which vaporises into clouds, then returns to continue the cycle on Earth in another flow or form. How much more adventurous is the journey for the soul? Consciousness does not die, it is eternal. Having just caught up with the Ra material, the polarities of light/dark, service to others vs service to self is explained regards this 'heaven' and 'hell' ideation. 3D is a dual playing field with the self serving forces of higher dimensions seek to 'recruit' all. But Love/Light/Unity is the final destination of and for all on the journey back home. I have understood for most of my life that there is a point of separation to come, whereby the self serving will continue on their way as will the those serving others but 3D ain't that place. It's starts to get free through the 4th, freer through the 5th and everyone meets in Love Light and Unity finally at the sixth.


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It was just earlier this month that Universal dropped their planned Clue movie, and now it looks like they're jettisoning another would-be board game adaptation: Ouija.
Vulture and The Wrap are both reporting that the McG-directed/Michael Bay-produced movie version of Hasbro's Ouija board game has been put in turnaround.
McG reportedly saw the film as a "big-budget Jumanji-like family fantasy," which is totally what comes to mind when you're risking demonic possession with a game.
Bay and McG are talking to other studios about the project. Universal is said to be "closely evaluating" two other possible Hasbro projects, Stretch Armstrong and Candyland.
So here's the question: Is Universal scared of these Hasbro properties now because of next summer's Battleship, an expensive picture they're making that's also based on a Hasbro game? Is something wrong over there on director Peter Berg's production? Or is this just a general tightening of the belt kind of move (see Mountains of Madness and The Dark Tower)? Ask the Ouija board!

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The local tax and accounting office of Kiesling Associates, LLP has sold their Emmetsburg practice to an experienced accountant, Jeremiah Schlegel, CPA.
The office has been relocated to Burdorf's previous office (formally known as Burdorf, Parrott, and Associates) at 3131 Main Street on September 1, 2017 by Jeremiah Schlegel and Ed Burdof, former Kiesling partner. The Kiesling building will no longer be open. The new accounting firm will be called Fort & Schlegel, CPA. The firm has another location in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Jeremiah has over 15 years of experience in accounting, tax preparation, tax planning, and auditing. Two of Jeremiah's areas of specialty are tax preparation and planning in the farming and business industries. Jeremiah lives with his wife and six children in Fort Dodge, and they look forward to purchasing a house in Emmetsburg. Prior to accounting Jeremiah spent six years on active duty in the U.S. army.
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BUSINESS?PARTNERS- Jeremiah Schlegel and Ed Burdorf are excited to begin their new business endeavour together. The Kiesling and Associates building will no longer be open. Kiesling and Associates was bought by Schlegel and has been relocated to The Burdorf and Parrott building located at 3131 Main Street.
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Ed Burdorf has been a prominent accountant in the Emmetsburg community for nearly forty years. Ed and his wife, Dana have raised their children in the community. With a plethora of experience, he is looking forward to the opportunity to work with Fort and Schlegel for forty more.
The company offers auditing, tax, bookkeeping, payroll, tax planning, and business consulting services.
The office number will remain 712-852-4464, and the fax number at 712-852-4117. Office hours are 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.


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My wife loves to sunbathe nude. Each holiday we have taken we have managed to find a secluded area on the beach, sometimes in the dunes in which she can totally strip off and get a great tan. Her body is truly amazing and identical in measurements to Michelle Wild the porn star. she always has just a small strip of pubic hair and is waxed regularly.
On our last holiday in the Carribean,after 3 days of nude sunbathing, as per usual i would leave her in the nude away from the main area of the beach and play beach volleyball with about 12 guys from around the world. After an hour or so of volleyball we would normally depart and go back to our wives. On this occassion, when i was having a drink with my other 5 team mates i mentioned to them i had seen a hot babe sunbathing in the dunes totally naked ! All 5 were up for taking a look and also got their cameras to take pics. We crept up the beach together to the area i had indicated. I did not let on that she was my wife and the feeling of other men looking at my wife made me horny as hell.
We reached the area in a clearing and she looked amazing on her back, tits glistening in the sun and her pink pussy lips visible. Each guy was amazed at her body and all started taking pics and videos of her with their phones and cameras. I thought this was as far as it would go!
She was actually asleep and had her sunglasses on. One of the guys, a German, approached her, knelt down and started to lick her pussy with his tongue. She woke, instantly, saw it was not me and to my surprize said, "carry on, make me cum, before my husband returns!". Dirty bitch i thought and said "come on lads, shes well up for it".
The sex over the next 1/2 was amazingly filthy. What a slut. It started with a circle blowbang for all of us, and she was obviously having a great time from all the moaning coming from her. We all took turns in "tag teaming " her and fucking her perfect ass from behind.
" I want to be DP'd boys" came out of her mouth. What a thrill to see her sat on a Frenchman, taking a German up the ass while sucking on a black Amercan. At this point i was happy to be a cameraman taking vids and pics on each mans phone so that had some footage of my wife. We rotated her around, and i must say her ass hole was very soft and tight when i entered it.
"Give me loads of cum" she demanded. Taking pics for the lads again she was surrounded by cocks and each one unloaded long cumshots all over her tits and body. Some,of course, spurted on to her face, which she loves all the time. I was the last to unload and i have never cum so powerfully in all my life.
She was covered in cum and in a business like way said. "You better go now boys, come back again tomorrow please". They then all left to go back to their wives and girlfriends looking at me in astonishment when it was obvious it was my wife!!
"Lets walk on the beach now". I said she was covered in cum and we should'nt. "Dont worry, it looks like suncream".She then put just a thong bikini bottom on.What front she had to walk down the beach front with me past the men she had just fucked covered in their cum while their partners looked on. Twice she looked at one of the wives, winked, and then scooped a little cum on her finger and put it in her mouth indicating it was her boyfriends/husbands.
When we had walked past all the men and every man who had fucked her we both jumped in the sea and she thanked me for an amazing experience.


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CALCASIEU PARISH, LA (KPLC) - A week of national mourning is underway in Venezuela after the death of President Hugo Chavez.
In the Lake Area, many are commenting about the American flag that was lowered at half-staff at the local CITGO facility, owned by the Venezuelan government.
KPLC has learned that it was to honor Chavez.
The U.S. Code Title 4 gives direction on how the flag is to be displayed.
In the event of the death of other officials or foreign dignitaries, the flag is to be displayed at half-staff according to Presidential instructions or orders.
CITGO released the following statement on death of Chavez on Tuesday.
"President Hugo Chávez of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela leaves behind a legacy of support for the underprivileged and promotion of social justice that transcends geographical boundaries. We at CITGO Petroleum Corporation are deeply saddened by the news of his passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and the people of Venezuela in this time of grief."
Chavez was best-known in the U.S. for implementing a wide-range of socialist reforms in his country and for his hostility toward the foreign affairs of the U.S.
At one point, he publicly referred to former President Bush as "El Diablo," or "the devil."
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U.S. scores stagnant on global test; other nations surge ahead
Fred44 Salt Lake City, UtahDec. 6, 2013 6:08 a.m.
I think embarrassed Utahn has about the same proof about denial that you do about the teachers unions being the problem. To quote you "without any proof or evidence, you are simply spouting opinion and rhetoric... which is never helpful for this type of situation."
It is really easy to blame the big bad teachers unions for everything that is wrong with education, and by doing so you live in the same state of denial that embarrassed speaks of. If you want to look at the real causes for poor test scores across the nation there are countless studies that show that parent engagement in a students education is the single biggest predictor of academic success. Other things that play a significant role include demographic issues such as poverty, single parent homes, level of education parents achieved etc. There are also school demographics that impact education as well. They include things we don't like to talk about in Utah like class size. The one thing that you did have right though is the need for a quality teacher in every classroom, and by the way no teachers union protects poor teachers. They protect teachers rights to due process.
worf Mcallen, TXDec. 5, 2013 9:43 p.m.
@ embarrassed Utahn:
I've been in many classrooms through out the country.
Trust me! Utah is one of the best.
My2Cents Taylorsville, UTDec. 5, 2013 6:04 a.m.
This story may be a plant to force legislation through federal government to convert education in the united states from free education to propaganda common core education of the Obama administration so they can measure and manipulate the testing to fake our quality.
The united states lost the edge of education when NAFTA and business desertion moved off shore and skilled workers when broad eduction were beneficial and useful to industrial markets. Now the level of education to work high tech production lines is less than 9th grade education. We ahve married our schools with business and its time to divorce this unity and put education and broad knowledge back in the class room.
Forget smaller class sizes, the schools in Utah are deliberately over populated to maximize greed. Its a cost effective risk annalist thing to pretend that more students means fewer teachers, schools, and classrooms to build and heat and cool and imprison students.
Utah is always closing schools where workable class size of 30 or less is present to punish teachers and students in small classes. Small classrooms are not cost effective use of buildings where room for 100 is possible.
Tators Hyrum, UTDec. 4, 2013 2:23 p.m.
@ embarrassed Utahn:
This article had nothing to do with Utah or any other individual state. But since you brought it up, what statistical proof have you got concerning Utah "denial being over the banks"? That's an extremely vague accusation.
Without any proof or evidence, you are simply spouting opinion and rhetoric... which is never helpful for this type of situation.
Tators Hyrum, UTDec. 4, 2013 2:09 p.m.
One major cause of this ongoing issue is teacher's unions. They protect bad teachers from being fired and resist any new programs that might create more responsibilities for teachers.
Teacher's unions are still resisting the concept of vouchers which would allow public school students to have more choice of going to better private schools. Many inner-city schools are notoriously bad for their lack of results in teaching. A voucher system would allow those students much more opportunity to receive better educations. The facts are undeniable, and parents are begging for it. And yet the unions continue resisting.
Money isn't the issue, since the U.S. already spends more per pupil than any other country in the world. It's our system itself which is too politically controlled.
Big teacher unions supported Obama in his campaign. So now the nation's attorney general, Eric Holder, is suing any cities, counties and/or states who try to give parents and students more choices in eduction for students stuck in terrible public school districts. With that type of digressive attitude, it's no wonder whatsoever that more countries continue to pass the United States up.
And so it continues...
kiddsport Fairview, UTDec. 4, 2013 1:05 p.m.
Remember also that in many countries, children are their parents' security in their elder years. They have a vested interest in student success. Combined with what I have learned about filtering underperforming students out of the test pool, it stands to reason the data will be skewed. Interesting, though, the US is still performing well in reading- something we might attribute to the ubiquitous smart phones and Facebook popularity.
worf Mcallen, TXDec. 4, 2013 12:59 p.m.
In order to build a business, you take the very best engineers possible. It's worth the extra cost.
Right now, the very best engineers are not from this country!
If your big companies, such as Motorola, Ford, GM, etc, have twelve engineers,--ten of them are from other countries. Not because they can pay them less, but because they are more skilled.
European engineers designed many of our GM, and Ford engines. Germany, Japan, and France make transmissions for many American cars. Toyota builds trucks in San Antonio, and there are no American engineers in sight. American engineers simply can't compete.
Big Momma St. George, UTDec. 4, 2013 12:03 p.m.
Your point is spot on. They are comparing all of our students to their elite top. Doesn't work for an accurate comparison. Why this is so hard to understand is silly.
RedShirtCalTech Pasedena, CADec. 4, 2013 11:51 a.m.
To "embarrassed Utahn!" how about we adopt some of the same methods used in other countries. For example, in Korea the elementary schools average 30 to 35 students per class, and highschool averages 40. In many countries you are tested before entering highschool, so that the low performers can be sent to trade school where they won't be tested. We can also figure out some way of changing attitudes on education, we can make it a high priority like in Japan or China.
When you look deeply into this type of testing, comparing the US to the rest of the world doesn't work because we educate all children through the end of Highschool, few other countries do that.
David Centerville, UTDec. 4, 2013 11:47 a.m.
I agree with JSB. There is so much at play here.
JSB Sugar City, IDDec. 4, 2013 11:05 a.m.
When I was a public school teacher, nearly every one of my poorly performing students came from a broken home. It's easy to blame the schools and teachers, etc., but I believe that if the divorce rate was significantly decreased, there would be significant improvement in our student performance.
embarrassed Utahn! Salt Lake City, UTDec. 4, 2013 9:59 a.m.
The denial flow in Utah is over the banks and this story won't change that.
worf Mcallen, TXDec. 4, 2013 9:55 a.m.
I challenge people to sit in a third, or fourth grade classroom, and try to understand how basic math is being taught.


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awesome work, love your palettes.ReplyDelete
This is some fantastic work.ReplyDelete
Is this done in photoshop? If so, have you ever made your brushes available?
I love the concept of floating cities and suspended vehicles, including the treatment of atmospheric perspective you give to your work.ReplyDelete
wow, awesome, awesome work!ReplyDelete
Colors, values, designs, composition.... everything is working all perfectly. Again, just wow!!!
Beautiful work Ian!....really enjoy all of theseReplyDelete
what is there not to love?ReplyDelete
colors, composition, concept and design. Im a fan :)
thanks for the comments everybody. much appreciated.ReplyDelete
ian: yes, this is photoshop. i don't really make my own brushes, i tend to use standard dry media brushes for texture, along with square and hard round brushes for detailing.
I'm looking into getting some of these reproduced as giclee prints, so watch this space!
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Giclee prints, Absolutely!! I'd love to have these on my wall.ReplyDelete
When do you think this might happen?
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your stuff is great. I like the detail of things. The very thin strokes gives a kind of "counter-goodbrush" effect.ReplyDelete
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said the United States should consider boycotting the Winter Olympics in Sochi if Russia grants National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden asylum.
"I love the Olympics, but I hate what the Russian government is doing throughout the world," Graham told NBC News in an interview broadcast Wednesday. "If they give asylum to a person who I believe has committed treason against the United States, that's taking it to a new level."
Graham said he knows "athletes would be heartbroken" but said the move would put pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"If you could go back in time, would you have allowed Adolf Hitler to host the Olympics in Germany? To have the propaganda coup of inviting the world into Nazi Germany and putting on a false front?" Graham told NBC.
He said he's "not saying that Russia is Nazi Germany."
"But I am saying that the Russian government is empowering some of the most evil, hateful people in the world," he said.
House Speaker John Boehner flatly rejected Graham's suggestion of a boycott later Wednesday, calling him "dead wrong."
"Why would we want to punish U.S. athletes who've been training for three years to compete in the Olympics over a traitor who can't find a place to call home?" Boehner told reporters.


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I forgot my camera today- so no new pictures sorry. This week has been crazy busy. As I left you last week we had gotten 4.5 inches of rain, by the time the day was done we were up to 6 inches. We were supposed to go to Colorado for a friends wedding, but at the last minute had to change plans. I would have loved to be there but in the end it worked out to be the best. The well pit flooded because a fuse blew in the barn and the sump pump could not do it's job. The pump broke and thankfully Chuck was able to fix it after it dried out. We were without water for a couple days but now things are humming again. I have been canning like crazy, 3 bushels of peaches, 40 pounds of tomatoes, and some jams and jellies. I have also picked all my garlic and it is cured cleaned and ready for sale.
Yesterday Chuck told me my posts are boring. Not that I see him posting anything so I am going to try and make them not so boring.
My latest read was more information about A1 milk and A2 milk. If you have not heard of this you need to become informed. Basically A2 milk is the good milk and the milk you probably buy is A1. To help you understand what A1 and A2 is read this article. Below is an excerpt from the article, hopefully it is not confusing- I figured it would be easier than me trying to explain what it is.
"Milk consists of three parts: 1) fat or cream, 2) whey, and 3) milk solids. For this story we are only concerned about the milk solid part, as the fat and whey don't have this "devil". The milk solid part is composed of many different proteins which have their own names, lactose, and other sugars. It is the protein part of the solid we're interested in. One of these proteins is called casein, of which there are many different types, but the one casein we are interested is the predominant protein called beta- casein. As you may or may not know, all proteins are long chains of amino acids that have many "branches" coming off different parts of the main chain. Beta casein is a 229 chain of amino acids with a proline at number 67 – at least the proline is there in "old- fashioned" cows. These cows with proline at number 67 are called A2 cows and are the older breeds of cows (e.g. Jerseys, Asian and African cows). Some five thousand years ago, a mutation occurred in this proline amino acid, converting it to histidine. Cows that have this mutated beta casein are called A1 cows, and include breeds like Holstein.
The side chain that comes off this amino acid is called BCM 7. BCM 7 is a small protein (called a peptide) that is a very powerful opiate and has some undesirable effects on animals and humans. What's important here is that proline has a strong bond to BCM 7 which helps keep it from getting into the milk, so that essentially no BCM 7 is found in the urine, blood or GI tract of old-fashioned A2 cows. On the other hand, histidine, the mutated protein, only weakly holds on to BCM 7, so it is liberated in the GI tract of animals and humans who drink A1 cow milk, and it is found in significant quantity in the blood and urine of these animals.
This opiate BCM 7 has been shown in the research outlined in the book to cause neurological impairment in animals and people exposed to it, especially autistic and schizophrenic changes. BCM 7 interferes with the immune response, and injecting BCM 7 in animal models has been shown to provoke Type 1 diabetes. Dr. Woodford presents research showing a direct correlation between a population's exposure to A1 cow's milk and incidence of auto-immune disease, heart disease (BCM 7 has a pro-inflammatory effect on the blood vessels), type 1 diabetes, autism, and schizophrenia. What really caught my eye is that BCM 7 selectively binds to the epithelial cells in the mucus membranes (i.e. the nose) and stimulates mucus secretion."
All milk that you get in the store is or has some A1 in it. Again we the consumers have the power to change what is consumed. We have become a society of fast and cheap. Want to talk about health care how about care about what is put into our bodies- prevention.
Last week I was talking to a woman who shops at Walmart. She said that she is reading about how bad this is and would like to shop elsewhere but it is too expensive. Should we not pay more for the stuff that fuels our bodies. My suggestion to her was to keep track of her spending for the next three months and make a pie chart to see where the money was going. As Americans we spend less than 10% of our income on food. If you make $30,000 a year you would be spening less than $3,000 a year on food, that is $250 a month, $60 a week and less than $10 a day. How much do you spend on gas a week, on TV a month, how much is your cell phone bill. Probably all more than your food bill.


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Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable agriculture practices will play a crucial role in dealing with the many problems currently faced globally such as food security (quality and quantity), environmental problems, climate change, ecosystem impacts and resource degradation, supply chain management and other related areas. Realizing that the importance of sustainable agriculture lies in dynamics of research, this seminar provides a platform for professionals, to share their research activities, discuss and exchange ideas on current issues related to the sector and to form linkages which focus on the various clusters in the agriculture sector.
Food Processing
The food processing industry contributes three to five per cent more to the country's gross domestic product than agriculture. Its growth rate is also faster. Improvements and achievements in this sector not only increase its growth opportunities but also contribute to strengthen the food security and lower the food inflation.
With this in mind, Seminar on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Processing is being organized by RAPC on 6th January, 2014. It focuses on leveraging the next wave of opportunities in the sustainable agriculture and food processing sectors.
The seminar will start with a plenary opening session to introduce all keynote speakers for two concurrent sessions, talking about sustainability issues and the vision of sustainability in the new research program named 'Horizon 2020' and food processing issues, entrepreneurial opportunities and related problems named 'Food 2020.


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- 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
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- Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Beat butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon.
- Stir in flour and salt.
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From the ballroom to the Great White Way?
Kirstie Alley continues to wow the judges on Dancing With the Stars, but once the 60-year-old wraps her run on the ABC series, she has some grand plans.
"I would like to dance in a movie. I'd like to be able to say 'cut' and do it again!" Alley told UsMagazine.com backstage after Tuesday's elimination show, where Sugar Ray Leonard got the boot.
And that's not all Alley wants to take on: "I want to do Broadway," she adds. "It's one of the big reasons I'm doing this. Even though I keep forgetting that."
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In the meantime, the former Cheers star — partnered with Maksim Chmerkovskiy — is campaigning hard for votes.
On the agenda for next week's performance? The foxtrot, which Alley tells Us may not necessarily be G-rated.
"It's the hoochie foxtrot. It's the hooch trot," she hints of the number. "People have seen my personality. I think [viewers] are like 'enough with the personality, we want to see you dance.' I am working on it!"
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Management and Human Resources
The strength of any nonprofit relies primarily on the strength of its people. These are the folks who carry out your mission day in and day out. In most cases, they need to be motivated by a lot more than money (because let's face it, you probably don't have a lot). But how do you find people who are as passionate about your work as you are?
The question is actually more complicated than it might seem. First, you need to get very specific about what you mean by "people." Federal and state laws have a lot to say about whether an employee is exempt from overtime laws or not, and what makes a consultant a consultant. On top of that, there's a lot to know about recruiting, managing and being liable for volunteers. This is all very serious stuff.
Here, we provide an overview of how to define, recruit, manage and compensate various types of personnel. We'll take a look at some of the tough disciplinary questions, along with strategies for finding candidates who are the best match for your organization. This will help to jumpstart your process; but remember that laws vary drastically from one state to another, so you'll need to be fully up to speed on what's required where you're operating.
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Building a High Performing Team
Imagine what's possible when everyone on your team is excited and owns the vision of the organization. Building a strong team takes thoughtful and strategic leadership. Learn strategies to build a motivated and effective team.
Accomplishing More with Volunteer Talent
Volunteers can enhance your ability to do more, but it can be challenging to engage volunteers in ways that result in maximum impact. In this fast-paced, interactive session you will learn core principles and practices of building your volunteer engagement strategy – and help your organization better deliver your mission.
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Gain a big-picture look at the how-and-why of retreats and the key details that make retreats successful. Join us to get a guide to planning and implementing effective retreats for your nonprofit. This workshop presents an overview of best practices to help ensure your next retreat has clear goals and that the various activities you design in your retreat help you reach those goals.
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This training will provide information and practical guidance regarding federal and state statutory provisions concerning the prohibition against and the prevention and correction of sexual harassment and the remedies available to victims of sexual harassment in employment.
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People sometimes mistakenly think that following a healthy meal plan is difficult, time-consuming or expensive, but that's not true at all. In fact, I have been focusing on healthy eating this year and the tips I'll share with you here today are easy and simple! In an effort to focus on my health, I'm trying to exercise most days of the week and also make smart food choices, like sticking to lean proteins, fruits & veggies. I'm also going to show you how Healthy Choice Simply Café Steamers really simplifies my weekly meal prep.
Simple Ways to Maintain a Healthy Meal Plan
Eating healthier foods starts at the supermarket. I make sure to buy plenty of fresh fruits & vegetables whenever I go shopping for groceries. However, I have noticed that if I leave the fruits & vegetables in their original containers, I am more likely to forget about them. Plus, if I wait until I'm already hungry for a snack, it may seem like too much effort to then wash, cut and prep the fruits & veggies. So one way I've managed to make fruits & vegetables a bigger part of my diet is by washing & cutting them once I get home from the supermarket.
I start by washing and cutting all my fruits & vegetables, such as apples, broccoli, celery, carrots, etc. I then place them inside little zippered plastic bags. I store these in my refrigerator and when I need something crunchy to snack on, I grab some carrots! Craving something a little sweeter? I grab some apple slices. By having them washed, pre-cut and ready for snacking, I'm making it so much more convenient for myself to grab a healthy snack, rather than chips or cookies! Plus, if I'm leaving the house and want a snack to-go, I already have these healthy snacks in portable bags!
Another thing I've been doing recently is making sure I drink plenty of water each day. It's essential to consume enough water on a daily basis to make sure you replenish your body with the hydration it needs. However, plain water can definitely get boring! I've learned that by adding some fruits or herbs into my water, I can make it much more appetizing for myself.
I like to add some lemon slices and frozen raspberries to my pitcher of iced water. The bright colors just make me smile! The tart citrus flavor from the lemon complements the slightly sweet berry flavor nicely. Oh, and the longer you let this water sit, the stronger and more vibrant the flavors become!
During the week, I'm usually busy from morning until evening. That's why when it comes time for lunch, I'm always looking for something convenient, satisfying and wholesome. That's why I've been really enjoying the Healthy Choice Simply Café Steamers meals.
I love that the Healthy Choice Simply Café Steamers feature 100% natural proteins and absolutely no artificial ingredients. In fact, the meals use steam to prepare tasty, nutritious meals with crisp vegetables and juicy proteins. The meals can be conveniently prepared in the microwave in a matter of minutes and feature an innovative tray-in-tray steam cooking method, which keeps ingredients separate during heating. Once the meal comes out of the microwave, you simply pour the steamed vegetables into the sauce tray and stir to combine.
There are many different varieties of the Healthy Choice Simply Café Steamers, such as Meatball Marinara, Chicken Fried Rice, Grilled Chicken & Broccoli Alfredo and Chicken & Vegetable Stir Fry. I love that all meals have less than 310 calories! I tried the Chicken & Broccoli Alfredo and it was absolutely delicious. I love that the ingredients aren't frozen in the sauce so the final product is so fresh & delicious.
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We always buy Healthy Choice meals! Thanks for sharing these tips.
I do the same thing with the cut fruits & veggies. It really helps to keep me going for healthy snacks!
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Anne Hathaway plans to donate the profit made from selling photos from her wedding to support marriage equality.
The 29-year-old actress donated the profits to several causes, including same-sex marriage advocacy group, Freedom to Marry, her rep confirmed to OTRC.com on October 17.
According to the campaign's official website, Hathaway and her husband Adam Shulman recently served as honorary hosts for Freedom to Marry's National Engagement Party. The event raised $500,000 for the group's Win More States Fund.
In 2008, Hathaway accepted an award from the Human Rights Campaign for her charity work, and spoke of her family's positive reaction to her older brother Michael coming out as gay.
"When my brother came out, we hugged him, said we loved him, and that was that," Hathaway said in her acceptance speech. "I don't consider myself just an ally to the LGBT community, I consider myself your family."
Hathaway will also give the proceeds to the American Cancer Society, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital and The Girl Effect, which provides for poverty-stricken young women.
The "The Dark Knight Rises" actress and 31-year-old Shulman wed on Saturday, September 29, in a ceremony in Big Sur, California.
Hathaway reportedly wore a custom wedding gown made by Valentino. The wedding reportedly had 100 guests who were invited for the weekend, staring off with a rehearsal dinner on Friday, September 28, at the Ventana Inn and Spa, the magazine reports.
Hathaway and Shulman, an actor and jewelry designer, have been dating since 2008 and became engaged in November 2011.
Shulman appeared on the show "American Dreams" in 2005 and in the 2007 television film "The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning."
The actress recently filmed the movie adaptation of the Broadway musical "Les Miserables." She plays Fantine in the movie, whose release date was recently pushed by more than a week to December 25 - Christmas Day (watch a trailer and extended sneak peek video below). The actress shaved her head for the role and the hair cut process appears in the film.
It was recently announced that Hathaway is set to perform songs from the musical "Cabaret" at an off-Broadway theater for one night.
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Not many people can take a look from straight off the catwalk and make it work in real life, but for runway model Karolina Kurkova it is clearly no trouble at all. So on seeing Kurkova's Atelier Versace dress for the Vanity Fair Oscar party, makeup artist Adam Breuchaud took inspiration from Pat McGrath's makeup at the Versace Spring 2013 show and went for a look that similar but more wearable. Karolina also wore her hair slicked back just as Guido Palau had done for the catwalk models showing the dress last year.
Adam talked to us about the bold look created: 'With Karolina I went with a dark smokey eye in navy and a dewy skin, ' he said. 'Dior 5-Colour Eyeshadow in Twilight 140 has an amazing deep navy blue that we chose to blend all over eyelid. I layered over it for dimension, then I tapped on a thin layer of the YSL Eyeliner Effet Faux Cils Long-Wear Cream Eyeliner in Sea Black, which is also a deep metallic blue, to give her eye that reflective shimmer. I choose to skip any sort of false lash and keep the focus on the navy color and shape of the eye.'
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Branstad says, "I think the biggest benefit is what it does to improve water quality. That's something that we all want to do. And this is a way to do it and learning from the experience we've had with other projects. The way they've designed this is to try and make it even more efficient to take more of the nitrogen out of the water before it gets to the lake or to the river."


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15 Ways to Get Your Holiday Fill of Cranberries
As someone who was raised in Massachusetts, I feel that it's my duty to tell you to eat more cranberries. The ruby berries rarely get much love past being simmered into sauce for a Thanksgiving condiment or consumed in dried form in your morning granola. They're available fresh for such a short period of time (aka now!) that it's wise of you to take advantage of them during the holiday season while you can. They really pack a load of tart, juicy flavor into recipes like buttery scones or even a gooey grilled cheese. Here are 15 festive ways to get your fill.
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As an information technology supervisor at Pitzer College, Dennis Crowley had so much work to do last year that he finished 2011 without using nearly five of his paid vacation days.
"And to be frank, I was too busy to even realize I was losing time," he said.
Crowley's situation is not unusual. A survey by Harris Interactive found that by the end of 2012, Americans will leave an average of 9.2 days of vacation unused, up from 6.2 days last year.
Nearly 90% of respondents said they would take more leisure trips on their vacation if they had the time and money to do so, according to the survey of more than 2,000 U.S. adults, commissioned by the travel website Hotwire.
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A fourth-generation clergyman, the Rev. Kirk Walters joined the ministry in 1996 and has preached in 15 countries on five continents.
The Rev. Kirk Walters will become the new senior pastor at Canton Temple of Praise at 2800 Woodlawn Ave. NW on Aug. 7.
A fourth-generation clergyman, Walters holds a bachelor's degree in business and marketing; a master's degree in theology, and a doctorate in administration.
He joined the ministry in 1996, and has preached in 15 countries on five continents.
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Words to win by
The way he so "completely lost it" during his final round at Firestone seven days ago scared Keegan Bradley. So, Helen Ross, explains, he sought some words of wisdom, and won the PGA Championship by staying positive in the face of adversity.
By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM Chief of Correspondents
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. -- A week ago at Firestone Country Club, Keegan Bradley had a chance to win the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational before what the 25-year-old called a "horrifying" back-nine 41 sent him tail-tucked and tumbling down down the leaderboard.
The way he so "completely lost it" that afternoon scared Bradley, and he immediately sought some words of wisdom from his sports psychologist Bob Rotella and instructor Jim McLean. Phil Mickelson and Camilo Villegas offered more perspective only those who play the game at the highest level can understand.
So when Bradley had another chance to win on an even bigger stage at the 93rd PGA Championship on Sunday, he was ready. So what if Bradley triple-bogeyed the 15th hole at the Atlanta Athletic Club to fall five shots off the pace? He didn't hang his head. Bradley simply concentrated on the fact that he had three holes left to turn things in his favor -- and that's exactly what he did.
A birdie at the 16th hole was the first step. Ditto for that 40-footer Bradley drained on the par-3 17th, a putt that he said he would remember for the rest of his life -- and he'll have the fist-pumping highlights to show for it.
By the time Bradley hit his approach shot to the 18th green, he was tied for the lead with Jason Dufner, who was stumbling down the stretch not unlike the PGA TOUR rookie had done the previous week. And this time, Bradley seized the opportunity, making birdie on the first hole of the three-hole aggregate playoff and parring out for the career-defining win.
"It feels unbelievable," Bradley said. "It seems like a dream and I'm afraid I'm going to wake up here in the next five minutes and it's not going to be real."
Not to worry. The gleaming silver Wanamaker Trophy -- the one he photographed with the camera in his cell phone after he sat down in the media center Sunday night -- will be sitting in his hotel room Monday morning. And there are some other pretty tantalizing things to consider now that Bradley has become the first player to win in his major championship debut since Ben Curtis at the 2003 British Open.
The victory put Bradley squarely in the conversation as one of the favorites entering the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, as he moved up 20 spots and is now No. 4 on the points list entering the final week of the regular season. He also becomes the leading candidate for Rookie of the Year -- and you might also say the same for Player of the Year. After all, he's one of just five players with two wins on TOUR this season -- and more importantly, the only one with a major championship.
Bradley may not be as well-known as some of the game's other young stars. At least, not until Sunday, but Bradley didn't seem to mind as he glanced over at all 27 pounds of the spoils of victory.
"Ever since I was 10 years old, I've kind of flown under the radar," he said. "I've been having a good year, and that's just the way it happens with me, which is fine. I was happy with it. It's cool to be thought of as one of those guys now. I've always wanted to win tournaments and win majors, which I can't believe this thing is sitting next to me. It's an honor to be even thought of in that category."
"I grew up going to Pat's tournaments and totally idolizing her and wanting to be like her," Bradley said. "I remember as a kid ... literally staring her in the face and I'm her nephew and she was so into it she wouldn't even recognize me."
Bradley had that kind of focus on Sunday as he made up a five-stroke deficit over the final three holes and added drama to a PGA Championship that was threatening to become a runaway. As fierce as he was on the golf course Sunday, though, Bradley has a wide-eyed innocence about him that makes it hard not to root for him to succeed.
After all, this is a guy who prepared for his playoff with Dufner by tickling his 10-month-old nephew A.K. and tossing him into the air. Bradley, who gave up competitive skiing at the age of 12, is clearly living his dream, and he's had too many welcome-to-the-PGA-TOUR moments to count. Like the time earlier this week he heard Jim Furyk -- yes, that Jim Furyk -- tell a TV interviewer how much he appreciated the advice Bradley gave him about using the belly putter.
"Is this real life??" Bradley tweeted.
And speaking of advice, the words he got from his brain trust and his mentor Mickelson after the meltdown at Firestone were simple, almost cliched, Bradley shyly admitted. Forget about results. Don't think about what this birdie or that eagle could mean in the overall scheme of things. And by all means, don't ever get ahead of yourself.
"Phil has been great to me," Bradley said of his frequent practice-round partner. "He's just told me to, you know, stay more patient out there. And the major thing I tried to do this week was under react to everything whether it was a good thing or a terrible thing."
So Bradley underreacted to that near-disasterous triple bogey. The birdie at the 17th, well, maybe not so much. "But that was something that just came out of me," Bradley said, grinning. "I didn't even know it was coming."
The joy, though, was infectious, inspiring, even, and won Bradley hearts as well as a trophy.
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George W. Bush will attend a NATO summit in Brussels on February 22, dine with French President Jacques Chirac, confer with German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder in Mainz, Germany, and on the final day of his tour meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Bratislava. The White House insists that its quarrels with Europe over Iraq can be buried, more or less decently.
Many US commentators agree, but many Europeans do not. To be sure, even as determined an adversary of the war as Schröder thinks it more polite to speak of common goals. He has said, however, that he is ready to argue over means. It was at Worms, near Mainz, that Luther defied the Catholic Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire with the phrase, "Here I stand." Schröder is Protestant enough to remind the US President that world politics is not a matter of atmosphere or gesture but of substance. Indeed, Bush will already have heard from Chirac and others in Brussels that most of Europe can neither be commanded nor cajoled into obedience. Even the usually acquiescent British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has found his own voice on a matter repugnant to Bush–international measures to combat global warming. Europe's differences with the United States are magnified by Bush's unilateralism, but fundamentally they are consequences of Europe's sense of its present place in history. About that, Bush's official and unofficial advisers have taught him practically nothing. What does he need to learn?
We can begin by looking beneath the surface of Europe's troubles, even torments, with its great experiment, the European Union. Originally intended to defend Western Europe's autonomy against the two superpowers, the EU has been altered immensely by the opening and incorporation of Central and Eastern Europe. The original six members have been expanded to twenty-five, and the union is about to begin negotiations with Turkey. The Europeans are unable to agree on what the expanded EU should become–a federal state, a larger economic union, an alliance to defend culture and territory, an engaged force in the world or a defensive moat against it. They have written a new constitution, in which major decisions will be taken by vote of separate national governments, leaving the directly elected European Parliament where it is now, exceedingly vocal but relatively powerless.
Europe's political elites argue that only by uniting can Europe deal with the United States and the rest of the world. However, they continue to defend national interests in the EU's budgetary and legislative bargaining. When Europeans vote for their representatives in the European Parliament, they frequently express domestic grievances, and participation in European elections is far lower than in national ones. European publics agree with the elites: They want an effective EU, but they think (rightly) that European institutions are remote and that the proposed changes will not improve matters.


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Create your own holiday wreath of greens at a Wreath Making Workshop from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5, in the wine cellar of Homewood House Museum on the campus of the Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St. in Baltimore.
Using a mix of traditional methods and fresh takes on the season, each participant will decorate a balsam wreath using cuttings of pine, magnolia and holly and decorative accents such as pine cones and Maryland oyster shells, topped off with a handmade bow. All materials and instructions are included in the workshop fee. Participants are encouraged to bring a bag lunch; refreshments will be provided.
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This is a proposal to my now fiance Jen. She's a HUGE Zelda fan and i took advantage of that. She has this exact symbol tattooed on her leg.
It started off with wanting to think outside the box from the regular just down on 1 knee and propose.
I thought this up. The base is HDPE plastic multi color brown/tan. At work we have a 3 axis thermwood CNC router, i had a co-worker route it out for me. I then made a frame of curly maple to encase it.
The box itself was a great learning experience. First time doing non 45 degree joints, ended at 30 degrees for a sym. box. Curly maple box, walnut splines and top.
The top was very fun to do, had to do 2 to get it right since im a perfectionist! :]
The chip you see in the top is for a greeting card. I asked her, her favorite love song and loaded it onto it.
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#1 posted 03-31-2013 01:09 PM
A really nice gift. Congratulations.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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#2 posted 03-31-2013 02:07 PM
very creative thank you for sharing this project.
-- Todd
#3 posted 03-31-2013 02:36 PM
Best Wishes lateralus819!
#4 posted 03-31-2013 03:21 PM
Looks great!
-- Dreaming patterns
#5 posted 03-31-2013 04:11 PM
Looks great, And neat story… I assume she sid Yes? :>)
Way to think outside the box!
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
#6 posted 03-31-2013 07:51 PM
Yes, she said yes. I had the plaque on the table and told her to close her eyes there was on more part. :)
#7 posted 04-01-2013 01:03 AM
Congrats, she sounds like quite the nerdly catch!
-- Every neighborhood has an eccentric neighbor. I wondered for years "who was ours?" Then I realized it was me.
#8 posted 04-01-2013 03:38 AM
So does it play the 'bum bum bum bummmm' sound when you open it?
#9 posted 04-01-2013 09:58 AM
No, it plays a song by "the bright eyes"
#10 posted 04-02-2013 01:14 PM
I don't know who or what Zelda is, but you get 5 stars for thinking outside the box (pun intended!).
Glad she accepted!!!
-- "They don't want it perfect - they want it SPECIAL"
#11 posted 04-02-2013 11:07 PM
Thanks uncle stumpy. I really wanted to do it as a way to show her i pay attention to her and her interests. And for that reason! 20 years from now she will STILL remember it and still have it. Much more meaningful than the typical proposal.
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