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In carrying out the Kosoves' goal to create a family among the recipients of the scholarship, members of the Kosove Society are part of a large network that keeps current scholars in close contact with alumni. Receiving the Kosove Scholarship correlates to an induction into the Kosove Society, and each new member is welcomed into the family.
The On-Campus Society is comprised of current USF students receiving the Kosove Scholarship. The group meets monthly for a business meeting and participates in various community service events in the Tampa Bay area. In addition, the members of the Society are encouraged to be involved in social activities together and to view each other as friends, rather than just peers. The On-Campus Society has the opportunity to participate in regular events with members of the Alumni Society such as meal preparation and service at Hope Lodge, a facility for cancer patients and their families sponsored by the American Cancer Society.
The On-Campus Society is comprised of current USF students receiving the Kosove Scholarship. The group meets monthly for a business meeting and participates in various community service events in the Tampa Bay area. In addition, the members of the Society are encouraged to be involved in social activities together and to view each other as friends, rather than just peers. The On-Campus Society has the opportunity to participate in regular events with members of the Alumni Society such as meal preparation and service at Hope Lodge, a facility for cancer patients and their families sponsored by the American Cancer Society.
2018-2019 Scholars:
Amber Pirson
Undergraduate Scholar, Anthropology
Amber is a second year Anthropology major. The warm welcome she received from USF inspired her to join the Honors College Tour Guide Team and the co- ed medical fraternity, Phi Delta Epsilon. She has received the Global Citizens Award at USF and has completed the Fulbright Summer Institute at the University of Bristol (UK). She enjoys intermural soccer and experiencing other cultures and learning new languages. Recently, she served as a Spanish language translator on a medical mission trip sponsored by the USF Honors College to the Dominican Republic. In Tampa, Amber coordinates the social media and outreach programs for a local anti-human trafficking organization called No More. She is so grateful that the Kosove Society treasures service and fosters the potential of young people like herself through community engagement.
Samantha Cavallaro
Undergraduate Scholar, Marine Biology and Psychology
Sam is a third-year student pursuing a major in Marine Biology minor in Psychology. She is currently VP of Community Service for the Kosove Society. Sam graduated from Rockledge High as salutatorian with a 4.5 GPA and an AICE diploma, with leadership roles in five different organizations, including Sisterhood President and Class President. In the summer of 2018, Sam was able to participate in a research trip to Soufriere, Saint Lucia, observing changes in the coral and local fish populations and recently returned from a semester studying abroad at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. In her off time, you can usually find her scuba diving, at the beach, or at the Brevard Zoo where she volunteers with the giraffe and in the sea turtle healing center. She is the proud Outreach Chair and Director of Internal Affairs for the GloBull Ambassadors, along with a member of the Marine Biology Club, USF Rotaract, and Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society. She hopes that her work in the field of marine biology will "make waves" towards a brighter future for our ocean.
Nicholas Haggar
Undergraduate Scholar, Biomedical Sciences
Nicholas is an IB graduate, Bright Futures Merit Scholar, has served as Treasurer of National Honor Society, and was an active member of the Spanish National Honor Society and Interact Club at King High School in Tampa, Florida. Through Boy Scouts of America, Nick achieved the highest honor of Eagle Scout by implementing a pet food collection to feed pets of homebound, elderly and the homeless at Human Society of Tampa Bay. He also served at Buddy Baseball, Metropolitan Ministries, Foster Kid events, and as Team Captain for Relay for Life. Nick is a second-year student majoring in Biomedical Sciences and is planning to become an orthopedic surgeon with a specialty in sports medicine. Nick is looking forward to volunteering with the Kosove Society.
Andrea Bustamante
Undergraduate Scholar, Global Business Management and Creative Writing
Andrea is a second-year student doing a concurrent degree in Global Business Management and Creative Writing. She is currently serving as the Vice President of Community Service for the Kosove Society. This past year, Andrea participated in the Emerging Leaders Institute, the iBuddy program, and the UndocuALLY training. During her Spring Break, Andrea was a member of the Bulls Service Break: Human Trafficking trip, where she traveled to Miami and spent the week learning about this social issue. This year, Andrea is the Fundraising Chair for the Latin American Student Association, part of the Latin Dance Club performance team, and an active member of Women in Business. She is thankful for the opportunity to be part of the Kosove Society Family and is excited for what the future holds here at USF.
Undergraduate Scholar, Finance and Accounting
Samuel was born in Saint Louis, Missouri and has been in Tampa for the past 16 years. He is the Kosove Society VP of Marketing and a second year Honors College student, double majoring in Finance and Accounting. This past summer, Samuel studied in London with USF for 4 weeks, receiving 6 hours of course credit. Outside of the program, he also traveled to Ireland and the Netherlands to extend his time abroad. Samuel is involved in the Student Investment Club, the Student Finance Association, Real Estate Society, and intramural club golf. Samuel plans to graduate in 2021 but in the mean time, his goals are to work in the financial industry through various internships and to diversify his skill set by acquiring new leadership roles in organizations he is in involved in.
Stephanie Raymond
Graduate Scholar, Speech Language Pathology
Stephanie is from West Palm Beach, Florida, and she also attended USF for her undergraduate degree. After three years, Stephanie graduated with a major in Communication Sciences and Disorders and a certificate in undergraduate research. During her time at USF, she was a part of the Honors College and Provost's Scholar Program. She completed a research fellowship studying the neural behaviors of speech processes, an honors thesis investigating vocabulary development in children, and a study abroad in Japan. She hopes to one day work with children in an early intervention setting, an environment in which she has extensive volunteer experience. Her ultimate goal is to receive her Ph.D. and open a non-profit speech clinic. Stephanie is so grateful for the opportunity this organization has presented her.
Ahmed-Zayn Mohamed
Graduate Scholar, Medicine
Ahmed-Zayn graduated from Stetson University College of Law and is a Medical Student at the
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. His career goal is to lead innovation in biotechnology
via a career combining medicine and patent law. He is a registered United States Patent
Agent and is a legal intern for the USF Patents & Licensing Office. After medical school, he
plans to pursue a residency in either surgery or radiology. He enjoys playing piano, swimming, running, travelling, and learning new languages. As an undergraduate student he translated for Arabic and Spanish and studied French, earned second place in competitive triathlons, and received the third place prize in an international piano competition. Ahmed-Zayn is grateful that the Kosove Society fosters a community of active students who value service and have many diverse talents and interests.
Kelly Hope Koutnik
Graduate Scholar
Kelly Worthington is a doctoral student in the USF College of Education TESLA program. Her
research interests include second and multiple language acquisition in special populations (e.g.
hearing loss, cerebral palsy, language disorders) as well as family-centered intervention methods
and practices. Kelly is also a licensed speech-language pathologist currently practicing in home and clinic settings. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders
from Florida State University and her Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology
from the University of South Florida. Kelly's clinical experience includes pediatric outpatient,
adult acute and intensive care, pediatric private practice, university clinic, and preschool settings.
Kelly is an active member of the Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and
Audiologists, a faculty advisor for the USF student organization titled Minority Students in
Communication Sciences and Disorders and a member of the American Speech-Language-
Hearing Association Special Interest Group 14- Cultural and Linguistic Diversity.
Undergraduate Scholar, Pre-Social Work
Alexa is a first-year student majoring in Pre-Social Work. Her goal is to be accepted into the Social Work
program at USF to become a social worker and a missionary. Alexa hopes to travel the world while
helping people from all different walks of life get back on their feet. She graduated from Gulf Breeze
High School. In high school, she was very active in the band program, serving as a member of the
Leadership Team and Historian for Tri-M Music Honors Society. She plays tenor saxophone and cymbals
and participated in marching band, symphonic band, saxophone choir, indoor percussion, and jazz band.
She received the Louis Armstrong Award, for outstanding jazz musicianship. On top of being in band
Alexa was in the National Honors Society, Science National Honors Society, and Latin Honors Society. In
her free time, Alexa enjoys practicing her instruments and being involved with her church. Alexa is
beyond honored to be apart of the Kosove Society and cannot wait to get involved in all the service
Undergraduate Scholar, English
With a passion for reading, writing, and technology, Karina plans to use the skills she will
strengthen as a USF student to develop apps and devices that will make literacy education more
accessible to underprivileged youth. She graduated from Florida Virtual school summa cum
laude and participated in both the Creative Writing and Newspaper club. One of Karina's greatest
beliefs is that children are the future, and she has volunteered in programs such as the Promise
Love Foundation, which aids in the adoption process, and OASIS, which provides clothing to
children and adolescents. Karina is thankful for the opportunities afforded by the Kosove
Society's investment in her education, and hopes to pay this contribution forward by developing
accessible and affordable literacy education.
Undergraduate Scholar, International Studies
Moriah Haley is a first-year student at USF with a major in International Studies. She is a
graduate of the International Baccalaureate program at Venice High School. In high school, she
served as president of the French Honor Society and held office positions in other clubs such as
the United Nations' "Girl Up" and Spanish Honor Society. In the IB program, she developed
"The Dignity Project" which collected feminine hygiene products to donate to homeless shelters
and sparked Moriah's interest in global perceptions of women's health. Moriah engages in local
theatre productions and church-related activities including mission trips and community
outreach. She hopes to join the Peace Corps to gain practical humanitarian experience and
dreams of developing a non-profit to advocate for women's health awareness around the world.
Moriah is excited to work with the Kosove Society because of to its dedication to community
service and its value for students who engage in it.
Undergraduate Scholar, Biomedical Sciences
Ryan Grabau is a third-year student in the USF Honors College pursuing a major in Biomedical
Science in addition to a double minor in Public Health and Deaf Studies. He received the Global
Citizens Award and traveled to Florence Italy as part of a Physician Observation program where
he published a paper about Italian Medical Ethics. Ryan was then invited to present his research
at Oxford University at the 2018 International Health Congress. Ryan has held positions on
campus as Treasurer of the Global Citizens Project, Resident Assistant for the Pre-Nursing LLC,
Co-founder of USF Camp Kesem, and a Calculus Peer Leader. He is employed as an
Undergraduate Researcher with USF Department of Cardiology working 30 hours a week to treat
cardiology diseases through developing nanoparticles and performing open heart surgery on
animals. Ryan serves as a preschool teacher at his local church and ultimately aspires to be a
pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon. He looks forward to serving others with the USF Kosove Society.


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About us
Hubert came to the Algarve for the first time with his brother in the 1980's. Except for a ruin, endless rock roses, and dying cork oaks the land didn't have much to offer. But this was exactly what they had been looking for - a place where they could experiment! They were both fascinated by the infinite possibilities they envisioned here. Excited by the challenge, the two brothers bought the 140 hectare land Vinha Velha (which means "old vineyard") with the inheritance from their father.
Hubert had studied agriculture, and wanted to take care of the organic farming, while his brother Michael wanted to use the place for his writing endeavors. For almost 40 years, Hubert has been following his vision - to bring the land back to life - with courage, passion and dedication.
His life partner Margit committed to the adventure as well. Together with their three little daughters she has been co-creating Vinha Velha since its inception. She's also been active in the larger community. There was no running water, electricity, or suitable kindergarten in the area, so everything had to be started from scratch. And that's what they did, step by step.
Hubert has planted around 80,000 trees at Vinha Velha, created five lakes, a vegetable garden, and has been taking care of cows, chickens, and doing all kinds of agricultural projects. In addition, he also started a carpentry business and has been involved in the creation of a wind park which supplies the farm today with green energy.
Margit co-founded the international Waldorf Kindergarten and is still involved in various social, cultural and pedagogical projects in the region. However, all of this would not have been possible without the help and support of many amazing people over the years.
Hubert's sudden sickness in January 2014 and his death in March 2017 sped up a generational shift at Vinha Velha – the farm is now in the hands of the daughters Clara and Delia, her partner Florian and Margit. Their heritage: endless possibilities and a lot of responsibilities. Michael, Hubert's brother, supports Vinha Velha from Germany.
New visions are being formed and the second generation is hard at work deciding the direction and focus for Vinha Velha moving forward.
Life at Vinha Velha
For many years this magical place has been attracting families from all over Europe. For many of them, Vinha Velha has been a starting point for a new life at the Algarve.
The inhabitants at Vinha Velha share a few core values and beliefs, namely conscious living, sustainability, connection with nature, self-reflection, and inner growth.
At the moment there are 25 people from different social and cultural backgrounds living here. Some of them are staff that help taking care of the land and the farm. Others are tenants that earn their living in the artistic and cultural world in as well as outside of Portugal.
Clay house, stone hose, wooden house, caravan, yurt, tent - everyone has his own four walls. Especially at a place with a lot of movement due to activities and tourism, privacy is an important property that is highly appreciated and mutually respected.
In recent years, the number of children has been growing. Whether in the vegetable garden, at the harvest, the milking of the cows, the small ones are always welcome to take part. From an early age on, they are integrated in the everyday tasks of farm life in order to learn about the rhythm of nature and a healthy way of living together.

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HAYMARKET SQUARE MAGIC LANTERN 1968 ORIGINAL LP RARE PSYCH MONSTER Chaparral 201 a,a:hover,a:active,a:visited {color:#0d93d7 !important} HAYMARKET SQUARE MAGIC LANTERN 1968 ORIGINAL LP RARE PSYCH MONSTER Chaparral 201 HAYMARKET SQUARE LP
One of the real Holy Grail pieces of Psych vinyl. The LP we are offering here is an absolute original private label pressing of this hard to find record album, released in 1968. This record album recently surfaced after having been in storage in Nashville, Tennessee for many years.
If you look at the Discogs website, the version we have here is the first one in the list, listed as:
"TITLE (FORMAT)" Magic Lantern (LP, Album)
"LABEL" Chaparral (2)
COVER: The cover is very nicely preserved. The cover consists of a plain white jacket, somewhat thicker than you find nowadays, with color inserts slightly smaller than the jacket itself neatly adhered to the front and back. The jacket style is unusual, and the jacket itself has no seam splitting, nice and crisp edges, and three great corners. The bottom right corner edge has a small ding and a small rub. There are some areas along the bottom edge with light staining. The attached color inserts still have vivid color and look great overall. If you look closely there is a small amount of light surface wear and a few light rubs just here and there. The insert attached to the back has a handful of very small chips toward the bottom on the extreme left edge, so small it would be hard to accurately measure, and we do not know if the insert was this way when the record was manufactured or if this occurred later. We are grading this cover a nice EX.
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8 Things Game Design Can Fix In Our Jobs
I play a lot of Starcraft. I play at least 10 hours a week, sometimes more if I'm doing well. What is it about our favorite games that make them occupy so much of our brains for noticeable chunks of the day? Jane McGonigal's new book, Reality is Broken, points to real tangible (and scientifically proven) reasons why for the past twenty-plus years, people have been gravitating into virtual worlds to get their satisfaction fix. I won't summarize the book here, as it's well worth your time to read it.
Given my gaming proclivity, this tweet from my friend Diego (@workforfood) caught my eye:
Something is definitely wrong when your Starcraft 2 career demands more thoughts than your job..
Now, I understand that games are designed by game designers, and so their addictive ness and fun factor will usually be off the charts. So that got me thinking: What are some things that we can all take from Game Design to help us get more of that game-like satisfaction out of our jobs? So here's a quick list of eight common work issues (at least for me & my friends) that can be improved by thinking like a game designer:
1. Find more satisfaction in your job by finding your flow.
Finding your flow means finding the balance between boredom that comes from your job being too easy for your skills, versus the anxiety that comes from doing a task that is too difficult for you. If you're not in the sweet spot, you won't find work satisfying. If you're not being challenged, speak up! You can probably take on more responsibility, or a different responsibility that can keep you more engaged. If you're overwhelmed, communicate that as well, as you're bound to drop the ball sooner or later, and no one wants that. Satisfying work always starts with a clear goal and actionable next steps. What are you working towards career wise? Is your day to day working towards that? Do you know the next steps you need to progress?
2. I can't think about doing X anymore. I've hit a mental wall.
In games, when you bang your head into a wall over and over, there are two options to get out of it. Reduce the difficulty some (maybe ask for a co-worker to help out). Or save, and take a break. Getting away from the task can help let your mind open up new approaches that may finish the task easily tomorrow!
3. I wish my job was more fun (like Starcraft).
The biggest thing that game design can help us remember about making your job fun is that it is voluntary. Never forget that you don't have to do your job, you are choosing to do your job because you enjoy it. Our careers are built up from job after job where we choose what we do, get better at it, and progress to a higher level. Measuring your own progress and success over the years is what can help turn a handful of jobs into a career.
4. I like what I do, but doing it every day is getting boring.
You can help make the day to day part of a job less boring by making it more like play. Identifying the reward that you actually get from those tasks can help. If you're a designer, and cranking out designs every day is getting boring, tally up your high score by putting all the designs into a portfolio! Give yourself a way to measure the value that is adding up day after day. It's also important to remember that no task or job can give us happiness. Happiness is a reaction we have to doing hard work that gives us rewards. No one can expect a job to make them happy, but a job can be rewarding, and make us feel the work was worthwhile and valuable. That help you make your own happiness.
5. My team is my issue, I need to get more done in a team.
Games teach us a ton about social dynamic and teamwork. The first rule is be sure you're teaming up with people that have the same goals! It's easy to take for granted that other teammates may be doing their job for a different reason than you. Secondly, be sure there is a leader. Even if that leader isn't the best at the task at hand, having the team agree to one person calling the shots will save you from poor productivity while no one takes charge. Thirdly, for any of us in the creative field: creativity comes from having rules. Rules give us constraints, and constraints make everyone more creative. Asking someone to "design me something" doesn't help get it done. Asking "make me the coolest looking airplane you can out of five pieces of paper" will inspire people to be creative.
6. I'm fine with my tasks and my team, but I'm just too stressed out!!
Ok, first things first, try not to take it so seriously. Chances are, you're feeling like you're obliged to do the things you have to do. When you feel like doing these things is mandatory, it loses any chance of being fun to do. This also will start to make you resent those tasks, or the people who "made" you do them. All bad news.
7. All this sounds nice and all, but none of this sounds efficient!
In many cases, efficiency is not a good thing. Efficiency in your job can make things feel cold, clinical and uninspiring. Creative people often need a process to be amorphous to help inspire them and shake things up. Letting things be a bit unclear (process wise) can help inspire people. People working with leading teams need can help this along by letting team members make their own decisions based on hunches. Let them go with their gut and trust them. Remember that making things feel more like a game with a reward for them, will make them more engaged and satisfied with the work they're doing for you.
8. Ok, my career is on the right track, I'm working well, and it's fun. My big problem is that I'm just too exhausted when I get home.
There's a good possibility that you're getting plenty of satisfaction in work, but not enough at home! My number one rule is to minimize watching TV. Television rests your body, but also numbs the mind. The constant act of not getting any mental or emotional reward at home is depressing. Be sure you have counter-balances to the things you do at work. Exercise, reading, hobbies, and other activities that give you more voluntary challenges will recharge you for work, and make your sleep more effective. The easiest thing to remember is to never "kill time". You should always try to "use time" to do something challenging! That's the main reason I play video games in most of my free time. What challenges you outside of work? Do some more of that, and you'll be happier at home and at work.
So there you have it, a few things I've noted to keep in mind when pondering your work situation. All of them are informed by Game Design, and meant to help maximize that deeply satisfying kick you get whenever you win a level, beat a boss (no pun intended), or master a skill; but for your job.


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Ever since I've been using Stampin' Up products, I've been part of a group of five ladies who get together every two weeks to make cards together. We call it "carding"...and, yes, we've made card making into a verb! lol Initially we started the group sessions as a way of supporting and inspiring each other in our card making, but it evolved into a close-knit group of friends sharing both good times and bad...while making cards...and typically laughing hysterically!
Anyway, one of our Card Ladies moved on Sunday, so last Friday evening we had a group potluck, made two cards together, and generally discussed the "good ole days". It was a fun-filled evening, punctuated by lots of laughter, but capped off by a feeling of sadness. However, it meant the world to us!!! (Sorry, insider joke! lol)
Knowing that we would spend so much time talking and laughing on Friday evening that each of us choosing a card to make and following through on it would be unlikely, another one of the Card Ladies and I channeled our inner Kathy and chose two cards in advance. We cut, scored, Big Shotted (Yup, made that into a verb also! lol), punched, etc. so the ladies only had to assemble them...while we chatted...and laughed! (Note the ongoing theme here?)
By the way, we cased these cards, but I can't remember from where! If these designs are yours, please contact Kathy and let her know so you can get the credit you deserve!
Here's the first card we made:
I haven't stamped my sentiment on this card yet, but plan on using the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set and placing it on the upper right-hand corner of the smaller Whisper White section. I just want to leave my options open in case I unexpectedly need a card.
Now on to the details:
- Card base is 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
- Cardstock used is Whisper White (4 1/4" x 2 3/4" & 3 1/2" x 2"), and Marina Mist (5 1/4" x 4" & 3 3/4" x 2 1/4")
- Image is from the Simply Sketched stamp set.
- Accessories: Certainly Celery ribbon; Stripes Embossing Folder (just used on one end); Stazon Black ink; Pear Pizzazz, Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky & Marina Mist markers (to color the image); Dimensionals & Tombo glue
And here's the second card:
Hope you like the cards! And to she-who-has-moved, enjoy your new house and job and see you in the fall...and on Facetime! :)
Very fond farewell hugs,
The Blog Hogger, aka Kathy's sister


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I just spent a whirlwind six days in Melbourne, Gippsland and Castlemaine. Taking some time to see friends and family and breathe some country air. I thought I'd share some photos with you, starting today with Melbourne.
First a stop at the amazing and inspiring Flowers Vasette in Fitzroy. I couldn't leave without a posy to keep me company in the car. Double and single anemone, ranunculus, andromeda.
Then onwards to enjoy a taco lunch from the famous Taco Truck.
Having a car in Melbourne was definitely a novelty, and so a trip from Coburg to the South Melbourne Market sprang to mind.
Obviously, if you go to the South Melbourne Market, you must have a dim sim. Or two.
Just around the corner from the market, there is a cute little alleyway with a little sign pointing to Chez Dre, a patisserie/boulangerie extraordinaire. It was time for dessert.
Will you look at that gloss?
What else was great about this trip to Melbourne? Drinking lovely wine with friends. Wilkins and Kent. Window shopping on Brunswick St. SO:ME Space. Huxtable.


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This coming year will be my 4th in the LightMaster course. I re-enroll each year because as a Master of the Light I need guidance and cutting-edge information on how best to use my capabilities. There is so much going on in our world today that bombards our energies causing us to shut down when the opposite is needed. I want to use my energies in the most potent way possible. The LightMaster course personally keeps me on track and nourishes me! The nourishment is so important.
• Yvonne Jackson
It's so difficult to come up with one paragraph to explain what the LightMaster course has meant for me. As I complete my 8th year with Steve and the group, I've been reviewing my experience and trying to come up with a brief summary of how these teachings have impacted me. How do I express in just a few words the profound difference this energy and information has had on my life? I feel like my decision to join the LightMaster group was not really a 'decision' at all. It was more like a 'calling', like I didn't really have a choice. I 'needed' to do this for myself. Like for many of us, life hasn't been what I would call easy, but having the information, teachings, activations and connection every week with Steve and the group has helped me to remain grounded and more stable through all of it. They are my 'go-to' every week to help me to see and to experience my life from a different perspective – from a different point of view. I can't even imagine where I would be without their support and love. I feel like I have a purpose here, like I belong, which has not always been a normal feeling for me. I also like knowing that the work I do with this special group of people – the LightMasters – makes a difference in the world. I am a different, much better human being because of the LightMaster group and for that I will be forever grateful.
• Linda Boutet
I have been blessed to have been part of the Lightmaster group for 6 years and it is still a highlight of my week.
The work has grown with the students, evolving each year into greater depth of spiritual truths and higher frequencies so that we never feel that there is repetition.
I love knowing this is helping me to evolve into a light body and I can definitely feel there are shifts in my energy field that have created more happiness and joy in my life.
I know that the healing days are beneficial for me and there is a feeling that I carry that this work will take us to the next level of our physical and spiritual evolvement.
Come and help create the light we need on this planet!
• Barbara Noel
I have been in the Lightmaster course since the fall of 2014. At first I wondered whether this course taught by the Group would be 'way over my head' and hard to follow but boy, was I wrong. Following the classes each week gave me a sense of my purpose in this world, as from time to time we would direct our energies to current issues happening around the world and in our universe. No class ever disappointed as we all continued to expand our torus and connect to the Matrix, filling it with love and receiving in return. Each activation and imprint had a lasting effect on me and I would try to repeat them whenever I could get the time. It is a gathering I look forward to every week and wish in my heart to continue to participate with each new semester. Love all you Lightmasters out there!
• Kathy
It's hard to believe I'm almost at the end of my second year of LightMasters. Every week, I look forward to our class. I love the sense of community, which is palpable. The information is always new & allows us to not only reach our highest potential, but also assist our Earth. I cannot imagine life without my weekly LightMaster "fix." I'm looking forward to all that will be offered in 2020. If you having trouble making a decision, I'd like to encourage you to jump off the fence and join us. It will be the best decision you will make for yourself!
• Nancy
I have enjoyed the classes. My favorite classes were Heartlight network charging your hands, the magic of threes, valentines day special body charge and energy exchange the gift. I'm am extremely interested in the teachings of the Esayoto as well. I also appreciated the opportunity to connect with everyone through the heart light network. Many thanks to you Barbara, Meg, your team and the group for all you do for the wellbeing of planet. I appreciate all your hard work and the passion and creativity you put into all your ventures!
• Gratefully, Rebecca
Dear Steve and Barbara,
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your work. The teachings you have provided have saved my life four times.
Love to you both.
• Henny and Siggi
I did the LightMaster 2018 course with Steve – what an amazing year it was. It felt so good to be learning new things every week, building on past learning and growing all the way. There were a couple of things that didn't resonate with me, but as always, with the group, if it's not right that's fine. however there were many quite amazing things that totally did – multidimensionality and time travel being the icing on the cake. I also loved the work we did as a whole with the earth – felt so powerful, and good to be doing something so positive. I would totally recommend this course for anyone who wants to make a big shift. For anyone who wants to make a big shift, and can feel the pull in their heart as I did, this is absolutely just what you need.
• Jaqui
Dear Steve & the Group, I didn't know exactly what to expect from LightMasters 2018. As always, I followed my heart's lead, and I am so thankful I did. Throughout the year, I had many, many emotional hits that always tells me that I'm in the right place at the right time. One of my favorite quotes is, "Truth isn't truth out of timing." This has always resonated deeply with me. 2018 was the prefect time for me to join LightMasters. The information shared can't be found elsewhere.
Being involved with a group of like-minded people weekly isn't possible in my location. The sense of community is palpable. I especially like being a part of the work to help heal Mother Earth & her children. LightMasters has helped me embrace my 5 Words: Wake Up ~ Take Your Power! I feel loved, honored, and proud to be considered a Master of the Light! Can't wait to move forward into LightMaster 2019. If this feels right to you, join us. You absolutely won't regret it.
Much gratitude to my fellow Masters of the Light, Steve, Barbara, the Group, & the Espavo Staff for all you do to make me feel a part of something incredibly specialand important!
• Nancy for LightMaster
Dear Steve, Thank you for leading such an action-packed year for LightMasters. It amazes me when I take a class, just how much we, as LightMasters have gotten in advance. I'm really looking forward to next year! Stepping up!! Thanks so much for all you do…
• May for LightMaster
I have to tell you this. I have been doing the seed activation for healing of my 11 dimension, and as a person who did a lot of dream exercises in the 80's to walk with consciousness through my dreams, the journey inside my dreams is amazing. I am up to having met 5 of my selves in other dimension (one of which is a male) and I am learning how to go into another one of my selves body in the dream time. We are like the broken team, a dream revealed and I am aware of the outside presence of others beyond the 5 that I cant 'see' yet.)
From here I will travel to the course Stopping the Aging process, and reversing the aging process.. and that is what I wanted to share. Just now I was listening to Septembers Virtual Light Cast (2018) and when it got all the way to the very last segment of you and Barbara giving your closing statements. I crawled back into bed to listen from there.
In my observations as we get older our voices age with us. Our youthful voices get replaced by the sounds of a voice where the phlegm has not moved as fluid as once upon a time it did. So I was listening to you talk (without seeing you) when I heard what I thought was another man in the room talking, and he sounded like he was about 30 years old. Then it went back you talking, then back to him. And at very end of the closing statements the thought occurred to me what I was hearing was the effects of seed activation for reversing the aging process taking place within you, and showing up in your voice sounding like you were about 30 years old.
I am looking forward, through time, being witness to the materialization of all we came to achieve as I have been dreaming that we would be morphing into luminesse much lighter bodies for 15 years now, and with these seed activation's it is like I have finally came into the place where I have joined with people of like mind (like I am no longer the person seeing into the future that it is going to happen and traveling there alone, but have arrived and found others of like mind have arrived also, and just like in my dreams there were others who had already crossed the finish line.) which is something you also shared that we have come into the time where the new path is about joining our energies as a collective.
Native American prophecy says, "And in the end it was as it was in the beginning, and it was beautiful" (that is my role, to move upon the heart of my people). In light and love and laughte…
• Destiny, for for the Spirit Seed Multidimensional Healing and Spirit Seed: Rejuvenation
I just finished listening to the recording and can honestly say the timing for a re-listen was spot on. I got even more out of it this time around. And I must say I really appreciate your smooth presentation–in terms of mannerism, style, and backdrop. You were very patient and pleasant. I look forward to catching your recordings and hope you'll place me on your email list.
• Dr. Laura, for Spirit Seed: Rejuvenation
Dear Steve, Barbara and all the wonderful staff of Espavo: I would like to thank you for the light master course I followed – and will attend again – during 2018. I am a healer myself, but cannot emphasise enough on the importance of the information, councelling and teaching you give us through the group. It greatly enhances my healing sessions, provides with profound new techniques and understanding for both the healer and the person seeking healing. It has be often times a rough ride so far, but the priceless information we receive in the light master course assisted in moving on and forward, and we are never alone, my fellow light masters are here for us – sending us their light and their love, we form a chain of light. I am that I am and proud to be a light master – assisting mother earth and all her beings during these times of transformation and ascension. With love and light to all yours…
• Dagmar, for LightMaster
Thank you for a wonderful year in Lightmaster. I live in a remote area and do not have access to a spiritual community of like minded souls. Lightmaster gave me a wonderful connection to a family of Lightworkers all over the world. I was delighted by the variety of topics covered and always surprised to learn something wonderful every week. I am happier, more ready to share my smile of spiritual confidence, and more connected to the Earth and my work here.
I grateful for all the time and effort you put into giving us such a high quality experience every week. You work hard for us, Steve, and never flag in your enthusiasm.
Can't wait to join Lightmaster 2019!
Love and blessings,
• Lynne, for LightMaster
Steve and Barbara,
This is Jim again, I wanted to let you know that when I watched the August 'Prediction, Comments & Questions' I about dropped when you included my comment and had a good laugh. I was in a somewhat depressed state of mind for roughly a month—just couldn't shake it off.
When you added my comment I literally had chills (energy) run through me. This slapped me right upside the head and broke my depression as if I was struck by a bolt of lightning.
I actually started rewriting 'Botex the Celestial Karma Adjuster' (metaphysical humor). This unedited book sat on my shelf for nearly a decade and I'm happy to say I'm up to chapter 12 already.
Thanks for the shot in the arm! Ha, just to let you know; in the early 1980's I started using a guitar tuning fork in an unusual manner. I would smack the tuning fork on my knee and place it to the crown of my head. It wasn't until the late 1990's that I heard about pineal tuning, I just thought it felt neat. Who knows, maybe I'm a member of the family of 'E' after all….
Be well, Espavo
• Jim Burns, Tiffin, Ohio
I am on the 3rd seed activation and wanted to answer the question which was hardest to give or receive… but first I wanted to share a dream from the 80's because what I discovered was so amazing (I dont know if this is the right place to answer the question in the sesson) "The Dream lasted for several months each time I found myself in it (back in the 80's) I would have push forward deeper into the dream to find its meaning… across the waters and onto the island, down the dirt road into the church with the bell tower, up the spiral stairs I ran with the man in the black cloak (my lifelong nightmare) chasing me.
It was the bell tower that I ran into with those windows like they are, and searching for another room I would find another doorway to hide behind… except that last time, as I ran to my hiding space I saw an African woman sitting on a chair weeping like I have never seen someone weep so hard before (my own life was hard, being a person of vision and always thinking if I told anyone my visions they would lock me away and throw away the key) I did not weep for myself.. but this little African woman she was weeping like I have never seen anyone weep before.
So I went to her, sat down beside her. I knew the man in the dark cloak was coming for me, but I simply could not bear that she had been made to suffer so hard that her tears were inconsolable and even though she was not aware that I had sat down beside her and was holding her inside her tears, I sat there as I watched the dark cloaked man walk through the door.. and seeing me he began gliding towards me and took a position behind my back.
I could see him as he reached into his cloak and knew I was going to die sitting there holding the African woman who was so unconsolable she was not even aware I was holding her..
and then
and then
he reached into his cloak
and instead of pulling out his blade
he pulled out a scroll
and with a flip of his wrist
it unrolled
and he began to read
a poem over me..
and by the end of the poem I knew I was being told I had now overcome prejudice..
My greatest difficulty in (all) the session has been seeing into the worlds of my alternate me's. In the session I had to look over and seeing a dark spot I headed for it with my hands of light and pour my love and healing there without seeing who it was.
Then in the next part where I was the receiver, the one who came, came bearing the smell of chocolate baking. It was so divine and I could smell her coming from the moment the invitation was sent. Again I could not see through her eyes into her world but I followed the instructions, shut my inner eyes and pointed to the place for healing.
In the session when it came time to open my inner eye, I looked over to the one I had given the healing too, saw that she was wearing a pink and purple paisley tear drop dress and when I grabbed her hand I realize she was the African woman in my dreams from the 80's….
• Destiny for Spirit Seed – Multidimensional Healing
Hello Steve and Barbara, First of all apologies for not writing sooner – I went away the day after the last course and only just came back. I first heard about you years ago, when I was drawn to your book Re-member. Not only did the book open my mind and heart but it led to many many magical moments. My higher self or guides used it to communicate with me. I would read the book and then felt I had to stop. No matter how much I wanted to carry on, I would find I couldn't. Then a few days would go by, and something would come up, a question. Next thing I know, I would pick up your book, turn the page and the answer would be there. Since then I have been on your mailing list and read your monthly beacons of light but it was the first time I attended a course with you. Huge thanks for enabling us to pay by instalments. Like many other people, I have done a gazillion courses and read many books over the last 20 years. Just like I remember your book as being instrumental in my spiritual development, I will always remember the dimensional healing course as the one that really transformed my view of my own existence and of the phrase "you are never alone". The course was moving and I got so much out of it. I can't wait to see what develops over the next 21 days. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
• Sandra A for Spirit Seed – Multidimensional Healing
Thank you Thank you! and Thank you! Today's Path, Passion, Purpose brought so much together for me. There has been something I have felt I was tracking inside, a golden nugget. Timing is always perfect as I had what I call a cellular clearing house yesterday, one of many, sorta messy and the outcomes are always expansion and allows more of me to be remembered. Thank you. You and the Group touched me today. Well, you do every class as tears well up when I hear you and the group. I have been working on stepping up and out with my joy and offerings to other humans. Has been challenging until I let go of linear and started bouncing around from page to page writing new website info. When you spoke about paths I found the mental quiet. And also remembered how my mother mare suggested yesterday I was favoring mental rather than Heart. So sending a big thank you, to you both. This maybe a challenge to read. I am LIT UP! I am so very grateful and the only thing I know to do with this is go ground in Nature. I just felt to express my, again, beyond the words, gratitude and appreciation to you, Barbara and the Group. And Ellrah (spelling) I have grand deep lighter feelings bubble up when I hear and feel him. Bursts of laughter with tears of Joy flowing. Gosh, such a love, and so much more in the sense of feelings. Espavo dear Steve!
• Vicki for Lightmaster
Dear Keeper and the Keeper's keeper Spirit Seed Healing…..What an awesome class. I feel it is the best yet. I too was really tired after the physical healing session, and that continued through the emotional and mental. I just couldn't get motivated to do anything that I would normally want to do. I just gave my body permission to take the time to relax and integrate and forget about what I "should" do. I had to re-listen to the physical healing session because the first time through I became so sleepy I think I missed a lot. I am going to go through each one again. Thank you so much to Steve and the Group for bringing this class to us. I think it will be life changing! I can't wait to see what is coming!! Love and ligh
• Barbara Noel for Spirit Seed Healing
Have experienced Day 2 and 3, and my expectations have been exceeded! Awesome, already these tools are helping me. Was on the street today and beginning to feel skittish around the rush hour traffic and people, and was able to transcend! Also huge reduction of hot flashes that come with anxiety and palpitations. Wow! Much gratitude to Merlia and the whole Team at Espavo.
• Hellen for Transcendence 2
Wow! This course is a life changing experience. Very Highly recommend for anyone considering jumping in!
• Alaya for Conscious Ascension
What a Magnificent Opportunity LightMasters is. I thought I was joining to be of service to the earth, people, etc. But even more, what I found is that Steve and the Group and fellow LightMasters have been of significant service to ME! I can see the changes in myself over the past year, and wish everyone could participate in this beautiful gathering of spirits. Each week offers another amazing adventure into subjects I am fascinated with – along with frequent activations and touching in with like-minded hearts. I set aside each Thursday morning with great anticipation of the class to come. This is where I was meant to be – and I am grateful for these teachings and the facebook groups that allow me to share with others – from all over the globe! It gives me a true sense of one-ness with people I would not otherwise be able to connect with. What a blessing LightMasters is. Much love,
• May
Hi Dear Angel In Human Form… I just finished LM 1814 & LM 1815 and feel SEEN, LOVED, EMPOWERED, AND COMPASSIONATE FOR ALL. Your JOURNEY LIGHTMASTER TRAININGS are bringing back so many Wonderful Memories, bringing me Peace in the "face of chaos" leaving my heart wide open with compassion and forgiveness for ALL as well as for myself. I just finished my first year training in a program entitled YOUR YEAR OF MIRACLES in conjunction with My first year of LIGHTMASTER TRAINING and these two REMINDERS FROM HOME complement each other which has Lightened My Countenance to See Our Beautiful Earth and all of her Inhabitants through the eyes of GRATITUDE AND LOVE in spite of "all other appearances" to the contrary. I am continuing on with both of these yearly trainings and feel Gratitude Beyond Measure. Your Divine Work continues to lift my heart and reminds me to Live In The Now within my Heart And Trust in Hope and to Know that Miracles are where I choose to abide and Radiate to All. Love You and Barbara Dearly, Andi Glenn
• Andie For LightMaster
My name is Jacoba Akazawa and I live in Kyoto, Japan. It has been an amazing ride for me this year, so many things have happened.. Thank you so much Steve for being the go between and creating this miraculous web of shining lights around the globe.. In fact Steve, the work you and Barbara have achieved so far has kept me going for so many years now and I am now looking forward to the future 🙂 Thank you.
• Jacoba
Your information was just what I needed. I was a little hesitant to try something new, but I am so happy to have taken your course online. Much Thanks for what you do.
• Brian
Thank you Steve and The Group from my most humble heart for my reading of Personal Session with you and The Group today. It will all take a while to sink in I know, my searching and waiting for the right person and the right reading was worth all these years as I have wanted to speak with Spirit.
• Suzie
I have always enjoyed your work and now since I spent the 12-12-12 event with you, I feel very connected to all that you are helping us to remember. Love Elrah, the Time Keeper and the group! Thank you for any insights you might share with me. I appreciate you!
• Juliet
I would just like to heartfully thank Steve, Barbara and all who are instrumental in bringing forward to these wonderful channellings. For us to take this knowledge into our own hearts and re-member who we truly are. We do forget so very easily, but each month we re-reminded by Spirit just how brightly we all shine. We are honored by The Group……thank you, thank you all.
• Carmen
Thank you so much for this information. I will take it in use immediately. Love and greetings from Holland.
• Zoiac
I love the online courses you are providing. I found them every easy to understand with such a powerful message. Thanks again.
? Mark
Thank you for yesterdays "thought of day" on expectations It was a break thru for me.
• Barbara Sue Smith
If you are 'sitting on the fence' like I was 3 years ago as whether or not to join LightMasters, don't! I have been given so much information and techniques as how to nurture myself and utilize my energies to help those around me. I truly don't know where my head would have been the past few years without this course. I am now in my passion and loving it!
• Yvonne
Following the LightMaster courses from Steve allow me to strengthen myself. I become more flexible towards the world around me and I am more able to provide accurate answers to my environment. This allow me also to have a more indepth reflection on the world around me. Steve and the Group helps me becoming a better person, for myself, for people around me and for Mother Earth in general.
• Jean-Philippe
I feel a part of this wonderful Family of E now more than ever after taking the Lightmaster course. It is indeed a priviledge to be able to assist Mother Earth in her transition in this way. Many thanks and many blessings,
• Liz
Thank you for giving us such beautiful courses of "Transcendence" and "Conscious Ascension", and of course this "LightMaster Course" during a period of this massive change. I am also looking forward to seeing the lightmasters at the Earth Summit in Sedona. You and the group's energy help me stabilize and let me concentrate on who I am.
• Emiko
Wow !!! And more Wow! Thank you so much Steve, Barbara and everyone else involved in Paths 2 Empowerment & Espavo.org for creating the space and the possibility for such incredible information and abundance of support and energies for us. I am blown away by the appropriateness of these messages. I feel supported and blessed. Thank you for your love and courage. I honour you.
• Sue
The most important message I received from the group in the private session I had with Steve was that I have to trust my own gut feeling more. I need to have more confidence and trust in the path I'm taking. Thank The Group and all of you!
• Li
LightMaster 317 was the most powerful and inspirational message I have ever experienced. I cannot wait for 2015, I feel it is going to be a blowout year. I am truly grateful for our journey together. Thank you
• John
Thank you for your warm message. I felt so good to see the picture of you. I feel totally new energy. Thank you for coming back and I hope to see you in person in Holland in the future.
• Yvonne
Barbara, Thank you for sharing such a wonderful, tender story. Its is so important to remember to always be in the now. We should be free of stress altogether. Love you both in a very simple way. Thanks you.
• Biby
Dear Lightworkers, Thank you very much for spreading beautiful knowledge around the world!
• Maia
I met Steve 9 years ago during a private session. He gave me several predictions which were hard to believe that time but all have came true! Also that I would meet a new partner in Very short time. I Did and I am still together with this partner. Thank you!
• Edith
I must truly be Home here. I was called to this wonderful place/website just last summer while looking into why I may be experiencing some symptoms that were happening to me.. Although I believe I had been Awakening in small pieces these were very Profound and couldn't be ignored.. A Wake Up Call. Although I go through periods of times that I don't feel the need to check in, whenever I visit here there is always something that tells me this is Home. It is usually a sentence that is worded almost exactly in a way that I have either said to myself, asked, or just felt.. One time it was "Putting a Crystal on your path.." Well, my Son is Spirituality Autistic and I've always thought of him as a "Crystal" Child, also I was just beginning to learn about the healing properties of Crystal's and stones and such. There have been more Re-member points, but this time in each post there was a sentience that I feel I know already if that makes sense.. The puzzle piece though was very Profound as I used to love puzzles as a child and they were one of my families weekly time together, lol. We had "Puzzle" Night. Then of course with my son and the autism Puzzle piece.. I know it's more of course. He is who we are supposed to be, in my heart at least. I felt that it was important to share this comment so I hope it must hold significance to others as well. Thank you for being here and slowing me to find a little part of Home again. With Love and light.
• Atreea
When I listen to Steve and the group, I feel respected and empowered. I know that the information is available, and I decide when and how I process it and include it in my life. The group's messages are always loving and considerate. We are a team, the lightmasters and the group. The fact that I have been studying with teachers from the other side of the veil has helped me gain more confidence in times of trouble. There is life on many levels, in many dimensions. There are lightmasters on many levels and in many dimensions. Espavo.
• Eva
Thank you again for all your hard work with these helpful video activations you offer. I look forward to the next class.
• Alice
I wanted to personally Thank you All for your excellent guided meditations and very helpful video activation / channelings. I love this part! Very Effective! Thank you again.
• Mark
Thank you Steve, Barbara and the team. Wow! This was a very emotional segment for me and I thank you for sharing.
• Nancy
Steve – you get clearer and clearer every time I see you and Barbara. You are both glowing with radiant beauty and health!
• Martha
The latest channeling above is very clear and beautiful. Thank you. My love to you all.
• Elis


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Hi guys! Traveling back to Boston from Salt Lake City today but wanted to sneak in this cute card made with the Painted Harvest stamp set for this week's What Will You Stamp challenge.
This card is super close to a one layer card. I stamped the flower image in Fresh Fig directly on the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper. Then I stamped the verse in Versamark and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I scattered a few little specks of white embossing powder for a speckled look. I am really liking the look of the images stamped directly on the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper. Additional card supplies are listed below.
Painted Harvest is such a popular stamp set. If you have this beauty, play along with us over at the WWYS blog. We'd love to see what you make. Happy stamping!
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World oil prices dip on soaring us production
Oil prices dipped on Thursday as soaring US output, fast approaching 10 million barrels per day (bpd), outweighed a drop in American crude inventories. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $58.02 a barrel at 0540 GMT, down 7 cents from their last settlement. Brent crude futures, international benchmark for oil prices, were at $64.45 a barrel, down 11 cents.
Both crude benchmarks gained around 1 percent during their previous sessions, lifted by official data showing a 6.5 million-barrel fall in US crude inventories in the week to Dec. 15 to 436 million barrels, the lowest level since October 2015. Outweighing this on Thursday was another increase in American crude oil production, while a rise in gasoline stocks pointed to a slowdown in demand. The energy minister of Saudi Arabia, the world's top crude exporter and OPEC's de-facto leader, said it would take more time to rein in a global supply overhang, which was created by strong global production increases in the years up to 2015.
Wheat at two-week high as cold weather threatens US crop
Chicago wheat edged higher on Thursday to its highest in two weeks as concerns above-normal temperatures across the US grain belt underpinned the market. Soybeans rose as the market took a breather after dropping for the last four sessions to their weakest since early October.
The Chicago Board of Trade most-active wheat contract was up 0.2 percent at $4.24-1/2 a bushel by 0331 GMT, after climbing to its highest since Dec. 7 at $4.25 a bushel. Temperatures in hard wheat-growing areas in the United States are expected to be below normal next week. Soybeans rose 0.1 percent to $9.54-3/4 per bushel. The market is trading not far from Wednesday's 2-1/2-month low of $9.52-3/4 as rains in Brazil and Argentina are expected to improve crop condition. Corn gained 0.1 percent to $3.49-1/2 a bushel.
Palm oil falls on lingering stockpile concerns, weak rival oils
Malaysian palm oil futures tumbled in early trade on Thursday, as worries over soft demand leading to high stockpiles in December lingered while weakness in rival oils compounded the bleak picture.
The benchmark palm oil contract for March delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange dropped 1.32 percent to 2,466 ringgit ($605.00) a tone at the midday break, and looked set for a third straight session of falls. Trading volumes stood at 16,130 lots of 25 tonnes each. Malaysian palm oil shipments fell 2 percent on Dec. 1-20 compared with the same period last month. Inventory levels in Malaysia rose to their highest in nearly two years, by 16 percent to 2.56 million tones, while exports for November fell 11.9 percent on-month.
Copper hits two-month high
Copper hit a two-month high on Wednesday as the dollar fell and investors remained upbeat about global growth prospects as a US tax overhaul neared completion and China's economy remained on a firm footing. A weak dollar makes dollar-priced metals cheaper for non-US investors. Overall it seems investor confidence has come back. When we crossed $6,700 again last week it triggered buying. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange ended up 1.5 percent at $7,0454 a tone, crossing the psychologically important $7,000 mark and hitting its highest since mid-October at $7,070.50
New York state monthly milk production decreases
Despite more cows being milked, production on New York's dairy farms dropped slightly in November, according to the monthly report from the New York Agricultural Statistics Service. The agency said Wednesday that November milk production totaled 1.191 million pounds in the Empire State, a decrease of 0.3 percent. There were 5,000 more cattle in production, at 625,000, but the milk output per cow dropped from 20 pounds to 1,905 pounds. In addition to the November production report, price data was released for October. The average milk price received by New York dairy farms was $18.20 per hundredweight, an 80-cent increase over the previous year but down 20 cents from September.
Gold, silver prices hit 2-week highs
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With smartphones swarming all over the market, many of us now use apps to stay on track. But there's something about putting pen to paper that makes you more productive and makes things easier to remember. That's where personal business planners (also known as paper organizers) come in–in both binder and notebook form and from a variety of manufacturers, such as Panda Planner, Filofax, At-A-Glance, and Traveler's notebook.
Slow down your planning process and re-set your goals and re-prioritize. By doing so, say hello to more productivity and bye to procrastination. Here are some tips on how to find a personal planner for business that's right for you, followed by a list of our favorite ones.
How to Choose the Best Personal Planner for Business – Buying Guide
You'll be checking your planner every day, so you want to buy something that you like. Here are some tips on how to find the perfect paper planner for business that suits your lifestyle.
Choose Something That's Easy to Use
There are two major types of paper planners: refillable binders and notebooks. Choose one after figuring out which'll be easier for you to use.
Refillable Planner Binders: Easy to Personalize
With planner binders, you can personalize what goes inside, constantly. You can stick in monthly and weekly schedules, lined paper, little sleeves for business cards, and address books. You can take out old stuff, revised schedules. That's the strength of a planner binder: it bends to your will and can be customized in whatever way you like.
When you choose a planner binder, make sure the rings are big enough. Most are 0.9″ to 1″, which means you can insert about 150 to 200 sheets of paper. A year's worth of weekly schedules is already 100 pages, so if you get something too small, you may have to give up your contacts section.
Notebook Planners: Includes All the Basics
Notebook planners have all the basics inside–annual calendars, monthly/weekly schedules, to do lists, pages for notes. Most are for 12 months starting from January, and when September rolls around, shelves are lined with the following year's planners. You can't change the pages that are inside, which means you don't have to worry about refills, or resorting anything.
From planners with hourly schedules to planners that are like productivity coaches–enjoining you to jot down your goals and plans–there's all sorts of stuff out there. It's fun to look at the different types and figure out what you like best.
If there's a lot in the planner, though, it'll be thick and heavy. If you want something light, then give up planning out your life second by second and choose a thin monthly or weekly planner.
Compact or Easy to Write in? Figure out Your Priorities
When looking at size, ask yourself the following questions. One, is it easy to carry around? Two, is it easy to write in? If you're looking for something that'll fit in your purse, go for something compact, such as a 5 x 8 inch planner. If you want a planner with plenty of space to write in–the bigger the better, right?–then go ahead and get one that's 11.4 x 9.5 inches.
Itty bitty things may be easy to carry around, but you'll have to cram in all your notes. On the other hand, huge planners leave plenty of space for writing, but take up more room in your bag. So figure out what means more to you.
If you're on the fence, then just go for middle ground. We're thinking something A5 (around 8" by 12") or B5 (around 7" by 10") for the indecisive.
Find a Planner with an Approach You Like
Planners have got different layouts. To choose between them, think about how much organizing you need in your life. If you need to plan for the long term and jot down big dates–business trips, conferences, deadlines–then get a monthly planner. These have got a calendar that spreads across 2 pages and spans 31 days.
If you just need to scribble down a few important tasks per day, get a weekly planner. There's two main types–one has got the days of the week listed down the page on the left, and lines for note-taking on the right (these are flexible–write whatever you want). The other's got Monday, Tuesday, and all their fellows spread out in boxes across two pages (these are great for organizing and planning out a weekly schedule).
Then there's your daily planner, which gives you an entire page to write down your plans for a single day. Get one if you've got to plan out your life minute-by-minute.
Make Sure It'll Look Professional at Work
Personal planners for business tend to have simple covers with dark, solid colors. There are planners with flower patterns and bright, colorful paintings and sketches of Pooh Bear, of course–and they're lovely for T-shirt startups and business casual ventures. But they may clash if you're heading to the office in a dark suit every day.
This holds doubly true if you'll be writing in front of clients from various backgrounds. Who's to say what's unprofessional and what's offensive nowadays? But there's no way you could go wrong with a subdued design and color.
Choose Something That's Durable
You're not in college anymore, so you don't want to use a battered planner–especially not in front of your clients, boss, or colleagues. Pick something that's durable, and that means something with a tough cover, like faux leather. Don't get a plastic cover because they tend to crack.
If you want to protect your planner from coffee stains, you could try getting one of those transparent protectors. If you want it to look luxurious, choose something that simulates leather.
The important thing is that you find a planner that looks good for at least a year. So think twice about that genuine leather planner–because it needs to be handled gently and stains in the rain. If you want something that is low maintenance, go faux.
Top 10 Best Personal Planners for Business to Buy Online
We're not going to procrastinate. Here they are–handsome, subdued, and practical–our picks for the top 10 business planners to buy online.
10. Panda Planner Best Daily Calendar
Price: $28.97
Break out of a Career Rut: Write down Priorities, Reviews, and Tasks
Are you stuck in a career rut? Then this goal-setting, undated planner might help you. It asks you to fill out fields for self-reflection–such as your top three daily priorities, your day-to-day successes. This hard cover planner also has a pocket and elastic band, so no worries about receipts getting lost. It's 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches, so carry it in your bag and, at any time of the day, take time to reflect.
It's got monthly, weekly, and daily sections too–but you know all that detail's got to come with a price. These planners'll only last you for 90 days. Only purchase if you don't mind using 4 of them in one year.
9. Filofax Malden Ochre Personal Size Leather Organizer
Price: $89.95
Look more Professional with a Luxurious Leather Planner Binder
Take notes during meetings using this soft leather planner binder–it's a shortcut to looking more professional. It'll also serve as your wallet; you can put change in the zip pockets and credit cards in the little slots along the cover. It comes with inserts–a weekly calendar, notepaper, contacts–and you can also customize it by purchasing other inserts (Franklin Covey fits).
It's 7.6 x 2 x 5.9 inches and has a small pen loop. But if you like to dump your keys and planner into your bag, the leather will scratch, so pick something else.
8. Global Printed Products Essential Daily Planner
Price: $12.95
Minimalist Planner with Dotted Lines
If all you need is monthly and weekly schedules, then get this vinyl planner, because that's all it's got. The vertical columns are organized by day (a week spans two pages); scribble down tasks and your hourly schedule, so you can review your weekly to-dos at a glance. It lies flat on your desk, so it's easy to write in. This one's 5 x 8 inches, but it's also available in bigger sizes.
Its simplicity has some drawbacks. There are no tabs for easy flipping between the months and weeks. There's little space to take notes too, so if you've got a lot to record, you'll have to get a separate notepad.
7. At-a-Glance Monthly Planner
Price: $12.36
Large Monthly Calendar from an Old Brand
Do you want to sit down at your desk and schedule your business trips and family outings with more mindfulness? This large (11.4 x 0.2 x 9.5 inches), classical, simulated leather planner will help you do just that. It's like a desk calendar, so you can take one look and figure out what you've got planned for the month. And the squares for each day are big enough to jot down a few appointments.
But it's not made for carrying–it has no pen holder, pockets, or elastic band. There's also not enough space for people who have a lot of meetings in one day.
6. Lemome Planner 2018-2019
Price: $18.99
Classic Planner with Simple Features
Looks luxurious, but animal-lovers, breathe–the leather's faux. This planner has got plenty of space for notes in both the monthly and weekly sections, so it's a good choice if you need something flexible. It's 8.4 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches, so it's easy to carry around. You've got the ribbon bookmark, a pen loop, and inner pockets for post-its and what have you.
Some reviewers found that there were several weeks missing in their planner, so the first thing you should do when you buy this is make sure everything's intact. If it's not, have it replaced.
5. Papercode The Simple Elephant
Price: $18.99
All in One Planner, Journal and Guide
If you want to be more proactive at work, try depending on this hard cover planner. It comes with monthly and weekly spreads, 60 pages of notepaper for free writing, and stuff meant to motivate you, such as boxes for yearly goals and mind maps. The sheets are A5, and it comes with a pocket, a pen holder, an elastic band, and three string dividers.
Having said that, don't get this if you take notes during calls. It does not lie flat, and you'll have a hard time keeping the planner open without holding one or both sides down.
4. Action Day Planner 2018
Price: $11.99
Get Things Done with this Goal-Oriented Planner
For those who have a bunch of projects to move forward with at work: this Action Day Planner has sections for you to write in your daily tasks, allot roles for team members, set goals, and plan projects. This one's 8 x 6 x 0.5 inches (there's a larger option, too). It has an elastic band, a pen loop, and durable cover that keeps the planner from getting all smushed in your bag.
It's designed to fit a 9 to 5 schedule, with just a bit of space for Saturday and Sundays, so stay away if that's not how you work. Also, some reviewers can't take the new spiral binding–they say it makes the pages hard to turn.
3. Book Factory 2018 Weekly Pocket Calendar
Price: $6.49
Cost-Effective and All-Inclusive Pocket-size Planner
This two-colored planner's weekly—you've got your days spread out across two pages, and plenty of space to take notes (Saturday and Sunday are more skimpy, though). It's also got inspirational quotes and notes on how to give CPR—but still somehow fits right into your shirt pocket (6 x 3.5 x 0.5 inches). If you go on overseas business trips, you'll be happy to know it also contains colored world maps and international calling codes.
The planner's durability seems to be on the weak side, with some saying the cover comes off easily. It doesn't lie flat on the desk either. But it's a good choice if you're new to planning out your life on paper and don't know if you can keep it up– it's only a little over $5.
2. Gallery Leather Desk Weekly Planner
Price: $24.00
If You Think Ahead–Like Two Years Ahead
This durable soft leather planner is sure to stand out–it's got the most beautiful covers, available in 10 different colors, including kiwi and burgundy. Handcrafted in Maine, it comes with a weekly, a monthly, and a notes section, and all have got plenty of lines and space, so you can write down whatever your heart desires. It's portable, too (7.9 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches).
The weekly section is for a year, while the monthly section is for two years. It's great if you want to plan in advance, but if you don't think that far ahead, the second year might be a waste of space.
1. Traveler's Company: Traveler's Notebook Brown Leather
Price: $49.99
Beautiful Planner with Space for Creativity
More commonly known by its original name, Midori, this planner is one of a kind. This cover only comes with blank inserts, but you can, of course, put in anything you'd like: monthly or weekly schedules, lined paper, dotted grids, maps, a picture of your cat.
It's also highly durable–some reviewers have commented they've been using this cover for more than 3 years, but it's still in perfect shape. And it's got this vintage look–all 8.4 x 5.1 x 1.6 inches of it. It may seem like a big investment at first, but since you can use it year after year, it's definitely worth it.
Personal planners can seem like a waste of time, with all these amazing apps and websites to keep us on our toes. But we remember things better when we put pen to paper, and–who knows?–as we're writing, we may start seeing things in a different light. (The motivational messages some planners come with help too.)
We hope this article helped you figure out what personal planner for business might work for you.
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This week Oregon faces Pac-12 South foe Colorado. The Ducks face off against a Colorado team with just one victory over Mountain West in-state rival Colorado State. The Ducks are flying high after a victory over Arizona State pushed their record to 5-1 overall and 3-0 in the Pac-12 Conference. In this continuing series from Duck Sports Authority we bring you the head-to-head match-ups of the Colorado Buffaloes and Oregon Ducks. Today the focus is on offense.
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over / under: In tables you can read how many goals a team has scored and how many have cashed. If a team scored a total of 30 goals in 20 games (for example, goal difference 21: 9), scored an average of 1.5 goals in a game of this team and you can count on less than 3 goals in the match.
A small example: Getafe, a Spanish football club in the first league, they usually play 1: 0, 0: 1 or 1: 1 …
Tactics of the teams find out in small groups: From time to time it is very easy to recognize (in decisive games) what a team has a tactic and derive interesting bets from it.
Examples from the World Cup qualifiers: Serbia-Montenegro scored only 1 goal in 9 matches, but also shot only 15. In the last game against Bosnia-Herzegovina they would draw to secure second place and a victory for sure the 1st place to prove. Since Bosnia-Herzegovina also did not have the best storm, it was clear to me: either 1: 0 victory for Serbia-Montenegro (odds 6,0) or 0: 0 (odds 7,5) -> The game went 1: 0 for Serbia.
Similar in the other qualifying group between Norway and Belarus. In a 0: 0 Norway would certainly group second. So it was clear for me either 0: 0 (odds 8.0) or 1: 0 (odds 6.0), because Belarus throws everything forward in the end and thus a counterattack for Norway will arise … -> The game ended 1-0 and Norway scored the winning goal in the 70th minute
Tennis: The odds are made by world ranking positions. However, it depends very much on the play surface. Spaniards play very well on sand, but not so good on hard surfaces (grass (Wimbledon), rubber, …) Good racquets have advantages on these fast surfaces. For example, Ivan Ljubicic performs better at the US Open and Wimbledon than at the French Open (Sand) Therefore, you can often count on tennis players with a high odds to win …