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Baptism Sermon Outline
7-2-17 Baptism
United as One Body
Ephesians 4:1-6
Spirit Baptism– "I believe" in Jesus Christ
Child of God through Faith in Jesus
Galatians 3:26– for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.
Water Baptism– Act of Obedience to Matthew 28:19-20
Matthew 28:19-20– Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing themin the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.
The focus on Jesus' encounter with John at the Jordan River is on the anointing with the Spirit rather than the act of Water Baptism.
Luke 3:21-22– When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove.And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased."
John 1:32-34– Then John gave this testimony: "I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on Him. And I myself did not know Him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.' I have seen and I testify that this is God's Chosen One."
What is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit?
Every believer has the power & anointing of the Holy Spirit.
2 Corinthians 1:21-22 – And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, and who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
Galatians 4:6-7 – And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, "Abba, Father." Now you are no longer a slave but God's own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir.
The gift of the Holy Spirit seals the believer. God gives His Spirit only to those who are His.
Why is it important?
Romans 6:3-6:8– Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his. For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin– because anyone who has died has been set free from sin. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.
Galatians 3:27– And all who have been united with Christ in baptism have put on Christ, like putting on new clothes.
2 Corinthians 1:22– and He has identified us as His own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installmentthat guarantees everything He has promised us.
Galatians 4:6-7– Because you are His sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, "Abba, Father." So you are no longer a slave, but God's child; and since you are His child, God has made you also an heir.
Ephesians 4:4-6– There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
What is Water Baptism?
Water Baptism is an act of obedience to Jesus' command from Matthew 28:19-20– Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing themin the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.
Baptize – "baptízō" – "immerse, sink, drown, go under."
Ancient Christian art – go into water waist deep & pour water on head.
Philip & Eunuch (Acts 8:38-39) – doesn't say immersed. Said they went down into the water, Philip baptized him, and he came out of the water. "baptízō" – submerge, immerse (dip under)
Same words used in Luke 11:38 – "His host was amazed to see that he sat down to eat without first performing the hand-washing ceremony required by Jewish custom." In Luke, the "baptízō" meant handwashing
Water Baptism is NOT required for salvation, but it is a biblical command and demonstrates your love and obedience to Christ.
John 3:5-8 – Jesus answered, "Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, 'You must be born again.'The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."
Colossians 2:11-12– When you came to Christ, you were "circumcised," but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision–the cutting away of your sinful nature. For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead.
Behold the Lamb Series
Week 1 – The Lamb of God
[John 1:29, Leviticus 17:11]
Here is the LAMB OF GOD who takes away the sin of the world.
- Behold –to point something out
- Here – to indicate a place … John is drawing attention to Jesus
- Lamb of God – sent by God, provided by God
- Takes Away – removes, blots out
Lamb in a Sacrificial Sense: God is holy and righteous, separate from sin
Atonement – Reconciliation – wipe clean, sacrifice that cleanses from sin
Leviticus 17:11 – For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have appointed it to you to make atonement on the altar for your lives, since it is the lifeblood that makes atonement. [CSB]
Leviticus 4:32-35 – "kipper" – make atonement, make reconciliation, to purge, to wipe clean
Leviticus 5:5-6
Leviticus 4:5-6 – The anointed priest will then take some of the bull's blood and bring it into the tent of meeting. The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the LORD in front of the curtain of the sanctuary. [CSB]
Leviticus 16:14-16 – He is to take some of the bull's blood and sprinkle it with his finger against the east side of the mercy seat; then he will sprinkle some of the blood with his finger before the mercy seat seven times. When he slaughters the male goat for the people's sin offering and brings its blood inside the curtain, he will do the same with its blood as he did with the bull's blood: He is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and in front of it. He will make atonement for the most holy place in this way for all their sins because of the Israelites' impurities and rebellious acts. He will do the same for the tent of meeting that remains among them, because it is surrounded by their impurities. [CSB]
Hebrews 9:11-12, 16-22, 24-28
Confession / Costly / Identification / Personal
Breakout Session Questions:
1) Read John 1:29. Does John the Baptist's statement about the Lamb of God refer to sacrifice? If yes, how can you tell?
2) The phrase "sin of the world" is bold and radical. Why? How can we live this out?
3) In what sense is God's provision of the animal sacrifice for forgiveness of sins an expression of mercy?
4) Were animal sacrifices actually adequate to atone for sin?
5) How is the Lamb of God a more sufficient sacrifice than the previous sacrificial system?
Week 2 – The Lamb Who Takes Our Place
[Isaiah 53]
Substitute – a person acting or serving in place of another.
Bears Our Sin (v. 4)
2 Corinthians 5:21 – He made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. [CSB]
Christ never sinned! But God treated him as a sinner, so Christ could make us acceptable to God. [CEV]
1 Peter 2:24-25 – and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. For you were continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls. [NASB]
Receives Our Punishment (v.5-6)
Romans 6:23 – For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. [NIV]
Acts Voluntarily (v. 7)
John 10:11 – I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. [ESV]
Mark 10:45 – For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many [NLT]
Revelation 5:6, 9-10 – Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth… And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth." [NIV]
Breakout Session Questions:
1) Read Isaiah 53:1-3. How was Jesus a man of sorrows? How is the description of Jesus that we read about in this passage not what was expected?
2) Read Isaiah 53:4-6. List every "our" phrase. What does the list say to you?
3) Read Isaiah 53:6. Are you one of the sheep? Even today?
4) Read Isaiah 53:7. How does this passage describe the Lamb of God?
5) Read Isaiah 53:10. Who killed Jesus? Who was to blame?
Week 3 – The Lamb Who Redeems Us from Slavery
[1 Peter 1:18-19, Mark 10:44-45, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20]
Intro: Last week we looked at Isaiah 53, which promised One Who was coming to redeem from their bondage to sin and death… tonight we discuss The Lamb Who Redeems Us from Slavery.
Free: Not bound, confined or detained; having no obligations; capable of moving or turning in any direction.
Slave: Held in servitude; completely subservient.
We were REDEEMED from the empty way of life
1 Peter 1:18-19 – For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. [NIV] Redemption – deliverance from captivity by means of ransom price
With the life of Jesus given as a RANSOM for many
Mark 10:44-45 – And whoever wishes to be first among you shall be slave of all. "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many." [NASV]
We were bought with a high price, so we must HONOR GOD WITH BODY
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – Don't you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body. [NLT]
Galatians 5:1 – For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
How to live free?
- Accept God's Word – 2 Timothy 3:16 – All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. [ESV]
- Accept God's Grace – Romans 5:18 – Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. [ESV]
- Accept God's Victory – 1 John 5:5 – Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. [NIV]
Breakout Session Questions:
1) Read Romans 8:1-4. What does it mean that the law was weakened by the flesh? How did Jesus fulfill the law's requirement?
2) Read Romans 8:5-9. What are the two types of people? In reading this passage, do you think it is possible for a believer to be living with the mind-set of the flesh and be hostile to God?
3) Read Romans 8:15-17. How is this passage empowering?
4) From tonight's reading in the book of Romans, what are some of the things the Holy Spirit will help us live out if we live in the Spirit?
Week 4 – The Passover Lamb of Whom We Partake
[1 Corinthians 5:7, Exodus 12:3-14, Matthew 26:26-30]
Passover Lamb – Passover Instituted
Exodus 12:3-14 – Instructions for Passover
The Lord's Supper Instituted
Matthew 26:26-30 – 3rd cup, Cup of Redemption
Bread – blessed, broken – "Take and eat it; this is My body."
Cup – "Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."
Cup of Promise – 4th cup "I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom." PROMISE TO COME
Handling the Leaven
1 Corinthians 5:1-8
- 3 – Even though I am absent in the body, I am present in spirit.
- 7 – Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new unleavened batch as indeed you are. For Christ our Passover lamb has been sacrificed.
- 8 – Therefore, let us observe the feast, not with old leaven or with the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of SINCERITY and TRUTH.
Remove old yeast – sin/sinner
We are to be the new unleavened batch
- Sincerity of mind & integrity of character (Pure inner motives)
- Truth – divine truth / God's Truth
Breakout Session Questions:
1) Looking at Exodus 12, in what ways did the Passover lamb protect the families of God's people?
2) How is the Passover lamb in Exodus similar to the sacrifice of Christ?
3) Read Matthew 26:28. How could these words fill us with sorrow? Why should these words fill us with joy?
4) Read Matthew 26:29. How does the celebration of the Lord's Supper anticipate a future celebration with Jesus? How does this give you hope?
5) Read Exodus 12:11. How is this in relation with how we approach the Lord's Supper?
Week 5 – The Triumphant Lamb We Worship
[Revelation 5]
Jesus has fierceness & fearlessness of a Lion (v. 5) and tenderness and humility of a Lamb (v. 6).
- Scroll is the action plan
- Scroll is an Action Plan to judge, cleanse, and prepare the nations for Jesus' rule over Earth, while bringing the Church to maturity and into unity with redeemed Israel.
- Scroll is the Title Deed to the Earth
- By taking the scroll, He accepted responsibility to cleanse and rule Earth.
Jesus is the only Man found worthy, deserving, and capable to take scroll from Father.
- Who is worthy? No one.
- John wept bitterly.
- He hears – Lion of Tribe of Judah – Lion – boldness, strength, fierceness
- He sees – Lamb Slain – Lamb – humility, gentleness, weakness, submission
He alone could redeem us:
- He was related to us (Man of God)
- He was willing to do it
- He was able to pay the price
Highest government council around throne. (Living angels – angelic, elders – human)
They fell awestruck before the worthy Man and boldly proclaimed their agreement with the Father's decree to make Jesus supreme leader of whole Earth forever.
Because of His obedience to death, God highly exalted Jesus in heaven and on earth
Philippians 2:8-10 – And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death– even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. [NIV]
Breakout Session Questions:
1) Read Psalm 96:1-9. This Psalm speaks of the King of the earth and provides reasons to worship. What are some of the reasons listed?
2) Read Psalm 96:6-12. This passage speaks of the need to "ascribe to the Lord." What does it mean to "ascribe to the Lord"? This passage speaks of our witness. When considering this passage, what are we supposed to be sharing when we witness? In verse 10, it says, "Say among the nations," which is again pointing to our witness. When considering this passage, what are we supposed to be sharing when we witness?
3) Read Psalm 96:11-13. How does this passage describe worship? How does this description change the way you think about worship? This Psalm ends waiting for what? How does this relate to tonight's look at Revelation?
Overflowing Love
When the word overflowing comes to mind, I always think of the disasters that occurred over the years. The pots on the stove that overflowed while cooking, creating a huge mess. The clog toilet that overflowed. One of the biggest things that comes to mind is the time the creeks, lakes, and rivers overflowed during the flood and we saw people paddling down the streets, and houses and roads devastated by flood waters. Something that overflows is excessive and unable to be contained.
Now think of overflowing love. This is a love that pours out of us in excess. It is outrageous. It is uncontained. It is something that comes from God. Remember, God the Father loved us so much that He sent His one and only Son (John 3:16). Jesus Christ commanded us to love one another just as He loved us (John 13:34). The Holy Spirit poured out to all believers produces fruit, and love is the first mentioned (Galatians 5:22).
God's love is described as unfailing, unconditional, and eternal. God's love is overwhelming, immeasurable, and relentless. The Spirit of God can help you to love deeper and wider. Pray for the compassion, love, for a heart for people. Ask the Spirit to help you to love like God loves. Pray that your love with overflow. May this love be excessive. May this love be outrageous. May this love pour out everywhere you go and point everyone you encounter to the One Who is Love.
"I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding." – Philippians 1:9 [NLT]
Forever in Your Sanctuary
Forever is a very long time. The Psalmist writes in Psalm 61 about a request: "Let me live forever in Your sanctuary." This is not a simple request. This request is for a sinful man to spend forever with God, Holy God, in His presence.
Despite it not being a simple request, it is a request that can be met. There is a possibility for you and I to live forever in His sanctuary. To abide with Him, we must accept the Son. To abide with Him, we must have the desire. The Bible promises that when we abide in Him, He will abide in us (John 15:4).
Thankfully God sent His Son to pave the way for us to be able to come before God as unblemished spotless ones. Because of the blood of Christ, we are cleansed and we are righteous. We are called children of God through faith (Galatians 3:26). The wages of sin is death, but we accept the free gift of God, eternal life through Christ Jesus (Romans 6:23). Forever we live in Your sanctuary!
"Let me live forever in Your sanctuary, safe beneath the shelter of Your wings! Interlude" – Psalm 61:4 [NLT]
Double Check
Everything in life changes when you have a child. All of the sudden you have this other person you are responsible for and life is forever different. I remember the first day I was a mother. I remember staying awake just to watch my son and make sure he was breathing. I couldn't take my eyes off of him. This was repeated with my daughter. Now my children are teens, but I am still the watchful mother. Today I found myself driving by the high school again to be sure that my daughter's team showed up for practice, that she wasn't left sitting alone with no communication. When I left her, the team had not yet showed up. Hence, the double check.
On the way home from the double check drive by, I couldn't help but consider how God watches over us. He doesn't have to double check to make sure we are still okay. He doesn't get worried about what is going to happen to us. Things are very different when it comes to our relationship with God. He is our Father. We can cry out "Abba Father," which means "Daddy." But we also can rest assured that He is with us always. His Word shares this Truth. He misses nothing; He cares enough to double check, but He needs not do so because He is all-knowing and all-seeing.
Today, remember your heavenly Father Who is always with you. He cares for you as if you were His only child. He wants to be part of your life—He wants to be your life. He sent His one and only Son to earth to carry the sins of the world on His shoulders, to save you and me—to redeem us so that we are no longer separated from Him by our sin. He died on a Cross, a sinner's death, though sinless. He rose from the dead and offers us the same resurrection life. He poured out His Spirit upon us. Simply by professing our belief in Jesus Christ we receive a new life—a life with our heavenly Father—an eternal life. By doing so, by professing your faith in Him, you are a child of God. Today, speak to your Father. Spend time in His presence. Enjoy Him. Rejoice in Him.
"God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that He could adopt us as His very own children. And because we are His children, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, 'Abba, Father.' Now you are no longer a slave but God's own child. And since you are His child, God has made you His heir." – Galatians 4:5-7 [NLT]
A Strange Thing
In Hosea 8, we read that Ephraim had "multiplied altars for sin" (v. 11). They built altars, but they certainly were not worshiping God as He desired. The altars were "altars of sinning." Oh how the things that could be useful for good can be used for evil just the same. What a great reminder to tread with caution. Thankfully, God has given us His Word so we know what is desired of us.
This verse translates in the NLT as, "Even though I gave them all My laws, they act as if those laws don't apply to them." The ESV translates this as a "strange thing." Like it's strange to apply the laws to them, like it's foreign to them. Sadly, the people of this time period were far from God. They were led away. They were sinful, idolatrous people. It did not matter how many laws there are—they would be seen as foreign nonetheless.
For many people today, God's Law is a strange thing. People are so far from understanding the Truth, they look at what God commands and see it as strange, difficult, demanding, and even unnecessary. People do not understand the reason for the Law. God blesses us with the Law. The Law is actually all about GRACE. It is through the Law that we realize we are sinners (Romans 3:20, 7:7). As a result, the Law leads us to Jesus Christ so that we may be justified by faith (Galatians 3:24). Without the Law, we would not recognize our need for Jesus. We would not accept the grace of God. We would not be able to have the relationship for which we were created. To outsiders, the Law is a strange thing. To believers, the Law is a constant reminder that we fall short (Romans 3:23) and that we need a Savior. Knowing that He fulfilled the Law and that through Him we have life and life in abundance is a blessing! Today, remember the not-so-strange thing. More importantly, thank the Lord for His unending grace.
"Were I to write for him my laws by the ten thousands, they would be regarded as a strange thing." – Hosea 8:12 [ESV]
More Than a Story: Fruitfulness
[The Unproductive Fig Tree: Luke 13:6-9, Withered Fig Tree: Matthew 21:18-22]
Colossians 1:9-10 – "For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God." [NIV]
- Filled with the knowledge of His will
- Walk in a manner worthy of the Lord
- Bearing fruit in every good work
Internal Fruit – Deeper walk with God which produces: Fruits of the Spirit
External Fruit – Abiding in Christ impacts relationships and increases effectiveness of your ministry
Galatians 5:22-23a – "But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control." [NLT]
John 15:5 – "I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing." [NASB]
John 15:8, 11 – "My Father is glorified by this: that you produce much fruit and prove to be My disciples… I have spoken these things to you so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete." [HCSB]
"For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord's holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen." – Ephesians 3:14-21 [NIV]
Bible Study Questions:
1) Looking at the Parable of the Unproductive Fig Tree, who is:
The Vineyard Owner –
The Vineyard Keeper –
2) The Keeper of the Vineyard pleas with the Owner to give another chance. What does this say to us?
3) In Matthew 21:18-22, we read of the Withered Fig Tree. The fig tree bears a false resemblance of one that would have fruit. How can we appear to be fruitful but not yet not bear any fruit?
4) What does the Withered Fig Tree represent to us? What can we take from this message?
5) Read Colossians 1:9-10. The passages mentions being filled with the knowledge of His will, to walk in the manner worthy of the Lord, and about bearing fruit in every good work. How can we:
Be filled with the knowledge of His will?
Walk in a manner worthy of the Lord?
Bear fruit in every good work?
More Than A Story is a 12-week Sermon Series and Bible Study focused on the parables of Jesus.
To Make Us Slaves
Because of Christ we are free. We are free from the bondage of sin. As Galatians 5 states: "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by the yoke of slavery" (v. 1 NIV).
Earlier in his letter to the churches of Galatia, Paul noted that there were false believers who came to spy on the freedom that they had because they wanted to make them slaves again. They wanted to bring them back into bondage. How could they bring them to bondage? The law.
There is grace. There is law. Because of God's grace, we do not have to focus on the law. We are justified through Christ. "For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God… I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!" (2:19, 21 NIV). Don't allow someone to make you a slave again. Do not set aside the grace of God.
"This matter arose because some false believers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves." – Galatians 2:4 [NIV]


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Guess Who!January 11th, 2006
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The American Association of
Amateur Astronomers
HomeWeighing JupiterEugene LanningDownloads
Project Jupiter
Serving the Amateur Astronomy
Community ONLINE since 1996
AbstractI. PurposeII. BackgroundIII. OrbitsIV. Period DeterminationV. MethodsVI. Kepler's LawsVII. Observing SuggestionsVIII. Data GatheringIX. Data ProcessingX. Observer's Data ResultsXI. Other Quad-A ResultsXII. ConclusionsXIII. Attachments
This Project Jupiter Report
was prepared by
Mizar Consulting
Eugene A. Lanning
130 Hillside Terrace
Nebraska City, NE
Member of AAAA
The American Association
of Amateur Astronomers
P.O. Box 7981
Dallas, TX
Welcome to
Project Jupiter
Jupiter uses both observations of any of Jupiter's moons and
mathematical data derived from the observations to determine their
orbital period. From that derived orbital period data, computations
of the mass of Jupiter, the pull of its gravity, and the escape
velocity of Jupiter can be determined. The methods used in Project
Jupiter are general to any planet with a moon, and are such that
AAAA members could use their existing equipment for this project and
attain reasonable results.
The first AAAA application of Project Jupiter took place in Fall
2002. At that time Jupiter was well situated in the southern sky
early in the morning, and was high enough that even observers that
leave for work early in the morning could make a brief observation.
Nevertheless, Project Jupiter may be performed at any time when
Jupiter is suitable for viewing over a period of three weeks or
more. Project Jupiter is not date sensitive, and the Fall of 2002
was simply the first application of the Project.
Normally, an observation series like Project Jupiter is done in a
college-level astronomy course. One exciting strength of AAAA is
that its members share expertise freely. This write-up is one such
example of shared expertise that is intended to allow all AAAA
members to participate in this project, as the member need not
personally fuss with the attendant mathematics.
Project Jupiter has five goals, each of which is worthy of the
effort involved in completing this project, and each within the
reach of members of the American Association of Amateur Astronomers,
as well as any interested amateur astronomer.
A. Develop observer's observing & logging skills
In completing this project the observer will need to schedule a
series of observing sessions, and keep a reasonable (but not
burdensome) record of the observations at location(s) of their
choice. The scheduling will promote regular observing sessions. All
of the methods used in this project will require that the observer
keep records of what is observed, and develop good estimates of the
spacings between objects.
B. Determine orbit period & compare to reference data
The orbit period of a satellite of Jupiter will be determined
from the observer's recorded data. Their data will be processed
remotely, using a method that will yield the best estimate of the
orbital period. The orbital period will then be compared with
available reference data from NASA and the percent difference to the
observer's results will be provided. The comparison is intended to
promote critical thinking of how the observations could be changed
to improve results.
C. Promote AAAA and Observing
AAAA is a unique association of amateur astronomers. Members have
differing skills, differing interests, each observes from a
different location, and each utilizes different equipment. That
diversity provides a rich AAAA resource. AAAA members are linked
together via e-mail and a quarterly newsletter. The dispersion of
the observing sites and skills is a rich asset, as AAAA members
freely help other members. Project Jupiter is, in part, to promote
AAAA and the success of the local observer. This is accomplished by
creating a press release of the individual member's participation in
Project Jupiter.
D. Determine the mass of Jupiter and compare to reference
In Project Jupiter, Kepler's third law is utilized to determine
the mass of the planet which the satellite is orbiting, in this
case, Jupiter. The observer's data will be used to "weigh" Jupiter.
A minimum of non-measured data is used in attaining this goal,
illustrating the depth of information that can be derived from a set
of observational data.
E. To expand personal horizons of Quad-A members.
By participating in Project Jupiter, many members can perform a
project that may stretch their capabilities. This is expected to
lead to participation in other challenging AAAA projects.
Project Jupiter relies on the mathematical fact that the orbital
period of a satellite, moon or planet is a fundamental parameter
that is used to describe the relation of one object to another. The
orbit period is a quantifiable parameter that may be precisely
transmitted to others.
Because the orbital period may be determined with a high degree
of accuracy—how much accuracy is dependent on the skill of the
observer, the amount of time devoted to the task, and the quality
and type of equipment available—future positions of the object
observed may be made with good confidence.
When the period of an orbiting body is known, then Kepler's Third
Law of Planetary Motion and Newton's Law of Gravitation may be
combined to enable one to calculate the mass of the body being
orbited. Part of Project Jupiter is to perform those calculations.
These laws can be found in any good Physics textbook.
While Project Jupiter is designed around the planet Jupiter, the
technique is general to orbiting bodies. Its application to any
planet that has a satellite (including Earth) will yield
corresponding information about the planet being orbited.
Project Jupiter will be using an enhanced version of Kepler's
Third Law, an enhancement that considers Newton's Law of
Gravitation. Based on his observations, Kepler developed three
revolutionary thoughts, thoughts that have withstood the test of
time and scientific scrutiny to rise to the classification of a
Kepler's 3rd Law , when combined with the Law of Gravitation,
enables us to "weigh" Jupiter in Project Jupiter. See the
sidebar on the next page for a
detailed description of the mathematics involved.
The best estimates of the orbital period of a body are attained
when a large quantity of observational data is available. In Project
Jupiter, the observer is encouraged not only to observe when the
moon of Jupiter is at its maximum separation, but also to obtain
data for the smaller separations. For the more widely separated
moons, those with longer orbital periods, each observer needs to
make their observations over at least one orbit, preferably more.
For the outer moons, the observational dates may also be more widely
spaced, providing flexibility for the observer.
Observers should generally try to make around 12 observations,
more if possible, but cover at least one complete orbit. The
observing sessions do not have to be on consecutive days and need
not be equally spaced in time. Make sure data is for the same moon.
As the moon of choice for project Jupiter nears Jupiter, its
identity may be confused with the other moons. Transits in front of
the planet reveal the different surface brightness of the satellites
themselves: Callisto and Ganymede are very dark, Io a faint grey,
and Europa is usually invisible against the bright clouds.
Therefore, visual recordings of a satellite in transit, while
possible, are not likely.
The participating AAAA observer may select any of four methods
while making observations, since data from any or all of them may be
directly input into the EXCEL program for analysis
The Jupiter Diameter (JD) Method uses the apparent size of
Jupiter as the unit of measure. While the apparent size of Jupiter
does change appreciably over the course of a month of observations,
the satellite separations also vary in proportion, so the JD method
is suitable for a rough unit of measure.
The Sketch Method requires the observer to make a sketch
on paper of the positions of the Moons as seen in the eyepiece.
Later the separation on the sketch is measured and is then used as
one data point in the Jupiter Project data analysis.
The CCD/Astrophotography Method is basically the same as
the Sketch Method, but with the inaccuracies of hand sketching
removed. During each observing session the observer takes an
astrophoto or CCD image(s) that record the position of the moons of
Jupiter. Later the separation on the photo/image is measured and is
then used as one data point in the Jupiter Project data analysis.
The Astrometric Eyepiece Method is used when the observer
has access to an eyepiece with a measuring reticle. The basic
techniques used here is the calibration of the reticle eyepiece to
enhance the capability to measure separations that are normally only
estimated. If an observer does not already own such an eyepiece,
rather than purchasing one, see if another member of your local
astronomy club would be willing to lend you one for this project.
Ten AAAA members participated in a regular early-morning
observing program in the Fall of 2002. While all observations were
tabulated, the best observational data was obtained by Tim Tyler of
Angola, Indiana. The final project estimate of the Jovian orbital
periods was:
1.7706 days for Io,
3.5569 days for Europa,
7.1977 days for Ganymede
16.6936 days for Callisto
The observational data was also used to calculate the mass of
Jupiter as 1.8924E27 Kg, a value within 0.3% of available reference
data, the weight of objects on Jupiter, and the escape velocity on
Jupiter. Similar accuracies were obtained for each of the values.
Due to the high accuracy of Tim Tyler's data in determining the
positions of the moons of Jupiter, the mass of Jupiter was also
obtained without a reliance on one common assumption. When that
assumption was removed, the mass of Jupiter was determined to within
2.4%, a notable achievement!
The American Association
of Amateur Astronomers
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Your attitude towards life, yourself, and those around you including women is an integral part in landing a girlfriend. You don't need a girlfriend by your side BUT having a personality that ATTRACTS women naturally is the one practically guaranteed way you'll find, meet, and date ANY woman you want.
Making her you girlfriend is obviously and entirely up to you but since this is step 7 of the 11 steps on how to get a hot girlfriend, I'll assume it's a dominant goal you want to achieve.
Your attitude or personality is inherently YOU. This means you're not replacing yourself. Sure you'll have to rid yourself of the negative behaviors and beliefs which have held you back in the past but who you are, and who you'll become is MORE than who you were.
This means you take your already wonderful traits – add to your life what has been covered so far in this series, and create an amazing attractive personality who knows HOW to communicate to women.
It's a skill.
Your new revamped attitude with its already strong foundation will now feature, for all the lovely women to enjoy and admire along with you – pure Alpha Traits with a hint of real mystery.
These features draw women in and its up to you to lead them in any direction you wish to go.
(If you haven't been following along – PLEASE go back now.)
Step 7 is about developing an attitude which conveys your greatest strengths as a mature masculine man.
It's about being a modest REAL Alpha Man with a touch of the right mystery which in turn coneys the coolest person your future girlfriend has or will ever met.
I will warn – what's covered today will come at you fast so be prepared. There's no easy way to get it all out without writing a whole series of books.
First you must understand what being Alpha really is, then you must understand or learn the benefits of being a little mysterious and how much of it you should be (which gets the best results for you and attracting women), then, because retaining knowledge is one thing but communicating these incredibly attractive traits to women is something different and much harder to do – how to integrate it all into your life in the least amount of time.
(Wow that was a mouthful!)
The Alpha Male
There's absolutely no reason for me to re-write something which has already been done very successfully so I'll turn to Carlos Xuma for a quick list of what it really means to be Alpha.
Here are a few things an Alpha IS:
- Clever/smart/cunning
- Ambitious
- Excited
- Honorable
- Dominant (not aggressive, but demonstrating superior social skills)
- Stable
- Fit (healthy lifestyle)
- Curious
- Balanced
- Natural
Here are a few things an Alpha is NOT:
- Aggressive
- Angry at women
- Verbally abusive
- Arrogant
- Obnoxious
It means that you understand the basic primal reasons a woman is attracted to a man, and you're not afraid to BE a man.
Taken from What The Alpha Man Is and Why It Helps You Attract Women
The list is basic but I'm positive you got the point. It should help you separate the myth from the facts about what being Alpha is and how that just because some guy is a brute jerk or asshole or people bend to his wishes because of that – does NOT make him a REAL TRUE Alpha Male.
Putting all that into practice in your everyday life can seem like an insurmountable goal… but it's not. Piece by piece. Little by little. Action by action it will come to you.
But first – start with the above average basics of how you present yourself to the world.
These are thoughts you have, actions you take, a BELIEF system you should always carry with you and YES, it's okay to fake it for a while. It's perfectly acceptable to, until others things fall in place and they come naturally to you, to "pretend".
Alpha Male Traits Explained
Your attitude.
Imagine you can have ANY woman in the world and live it. You're willing and more than obliged to give them a chance to work a little for you.
Beautiful "put-together" women will often have things handed to them everyday. They might even expect it. They might even rely on it. BUT you're not one of those guys. You don't give women or people an advantage or "special" treatment just because of their status or look.
Your new mindset (or attitude) begins with these famous words which literally changed my whole belief structure overnight. (Honestly, I went out immediately and started thinking this way and women NOTICED IMMEDIATELY!)
"How would you act if you knew that beyond the shadow of a doubt she was TOTALLY into you and wanted to be with you, but you weren't that interested and decided to RELUCTANTLY give her a chance to hang out with you."
Taken directly from Advanced Dating Techniques workbook page 36. That is an affiliate link to buy the program and NOT the actual workbook itself.
(Try it on women you come in contact with, don't be overly confident or too cocky about it, well okay just a little at first and let me know how it works for you in the comment section below.)
You're valuable.
One of a kind. Believe it. Not one person in this entire is world is exactly like you! Your experiences, your life adventures, what you've experienced, what you succeeded in, what you've failed at, are entirely YOU and not someone else and they never will be either.
Sure others may have some similar shit going on but that does not make them you.
Uniqueness is something which can NEVER be taken away from you.
Your mind, what goes on inside, all the thoughts you have, not one person on this planet will experience it and not one person has any rights or means to tap into your brain.
You're smart enough and capable of doing whatever your heart desires along with achieving any goals you set out to accomplish.
Book smart, memorizing facts, regurgitating useful or non-useful information does not make someone smart. Hence your knowledge up until now are basically just things you've held on to for possible future use.
HOW you use that knowledge and in what way they are utilized, how you recover from your mistakes and failures, how you take even a small amount of information and change it into something amazing – makes you smart.
And that includes attracting women like you've never done before which, in case you didn't know – includes your next girlfriend.
Life and all the obstacles you come into or appears to be thrown at you… bounce off you.
You're not an "emotional" blank but you handle your problems with a matter of fact attitude that everything's going to work out for you even when they don't. You think, "Oh well."
See the good.
Expect the good.
Don't focus on what didn't happen or how luck wasn't with you, ONLY remember when good things did happen and how you were lucky or more appropriately fortunate that day.
You don't settle for anything less than the best.
You're not a perfectionist but you do work a little harder and smarter as mentioned in an earlier step for the better things in life –> Step 5 – She Wants A Guy Who Demonstrates People Skills And Gets More For Less
You have experience with "hotter" women. They're an everyday part of your life not at all different than a fashion photographer. Which means you don't act different around them. Covered in Step 4 The Benefits Of Becoming Friends With Hot Women But Follow The Rules.
Your "experience" in all this leads the attitude which is consistently held up by your personality. It reinforces your positive outlook on life and how you handle all of your experiences including the good and bad.
Settling to you is no better than giving up. More importantly in a "girlfriend" sense – settling for ANY woman is NOT fair and is cause to due unfair harm to another individual.
Not settling does NOT mean you're strict, rude, or unbending.
It does not mean you don't understand or know how to compromise.
It certainly does not make you believe or push the belief unto other that you are better than them.
You don't settle or put up with "troubled" women or unnecessary drama but you don't settle or fix those problems or difference of opinions by fighting or by force.
You know when to walk away, when to reject, when force may be acceptable and justified, but most importantly HOW it all can be achieved MATURELY.
You're not over-demanding of others and expect them to care or even match you.
Those things are theirs alone and just like your value, your uniqueness is inherently you, you understand and relate to another persons same place in their world.
Just like they are not privy to your mind, you too are not privy to theirs. Put yourself in their shoes and just imagine their daily plight. EVERYONE suffers.
It does not give you reason to judge their choices – good or bad.
Don't expect people to live up to YOUR expectations of yourself. Let them live, decide, or function on their ow terms. As they say, "to each their own".
Assume, until proven otherwise, that people go about their lives trapped in their own bubble. Their actions, even when directed on you, may have little or nothing to do with you personally.
It's not your job or responsibility to pop their bubble, or to assume you are responsible for them and their actions.
Only demand from yourself in the kindest way possible with what you would like and NEVER be too hard on yourself. It won't solve anything. It will only delay good things from happening and make you a mess along the way.
You're ambitious.
When you see to achieve something, you find a real way to get achieve even if it means upsetting the balance in your life for the moment.
Your ambitions are not rated from a 1 to 10. If your goal today is just to get up, grab a bite to eat, watch some television, call your Mother, chat on your phone for a while, THEN DO IT!
Of course it's probably not something you want to do everyday IF your aim is to achieve loftier goals BUT…
Don't let anyone, anywhere, in any way EVER tell you that goal is not as important as the others.
STOP rating your goals. Just achieve them in the smartest way you can.
You're excited.
Tough one, isn't it? Think about it. How do you tell someone to BE excited?
I suppose it's not possible BUT what is possible is living your life in the way you choose that makes you excited. Don't chase things or waste your time being miserable.
If something doesn't excite you. STOP doing it. (Within reason of course.)
The best way to achieve excitement is to start becoming fascinated with the things around you and the life you lead. No matter what it is.
Find your passions. Live out even your simplest dreams.
Never let anyone else tell you that something which seems trivial or small to them is not good enough for you when you don't feel the same way.
Excitement or being excited is the most purest and cost free energy out there. Use it to your advantage and use it everyday of your life under any circumstance you find yourself in.
Be honorable.
Honor written in another way is… RESPECT.
Respect yourself. Respect others.
Understand anything and everything you get (physically and sometimes emotionally) in some weird strange way actually takes from another. It's just the way it is. I can not help or change that and neither can you.
BUT it does not mean you are setting out to steal from another. It simply means you understand how it works and that also means you respect others in a way which deems you as honorable.
Hold others, starting with yourself, in high regards.
Respect and understand others in a way which allows you to see their lives and what they go through each and everyday. See their troubles. See their triumphant and failures. See their pain, their sorrow. See their happiness and excited states.
Understand we ALL go through life – we're born. We die. We feel. We struggle.
We LIVE life in the best way we can at any given moment in our survival and in no terms are YOU there to judge another's plight for any reason whatsoever.
"By rearranging your life in small ways…ways that NATURALLY lead to meeting interesting, available women… you're VASTLY more likely to CONNECT with a GOOD MATCH for you.
And get this:
Do it right (and stick to it), and it'll happen for you without even having to try!
If you make a few small "tweaks" to your life that MAXIMIZE the number of "qualified women" who come through it, you're bound to MEET THE RIGHT ONES."
You're dominant.
Carlos added on something very important to his list because the word, "dominance" is often seen as having power over others and rightly so, that power being abused in a way to control.
Alpha is not about having or abusing power of others. Sure it can "mean" others will turn to you, rely on you, look to you for guidance, but that's it.
What you DO with that power, how you use it, how you inflict your views on others, how you try ti bend others will to your benefit either makes you Alpha or makes you a controlling man who needs others to feel worse to make you feel better.
He writes off dominance as "demonstrating superior social skills" and leaving it at that is generally enough.
Getting into all the sub-categories of social skills is well beyond the scope of this page but I'll try to sum it up in relationship to being dominant.
How you relate to people, how you talk to them and how you listen to them and offer solid positive statements, how you interact with them and how you make them feel interacting with you doesn't give you dominance so to speak…
BUT again – all this and that puts you in a position where people look to you, look up to you, feel un-judged by you, feel free to be themselves, feel free to argue points and debate certain things without reprise or made to feel smaller or less important, feel their opinions and views do matter despite the differences which might be there… all that and combined with others leads to the word written over and over again above…
How you make others FEEL when they're around you GIVES you or sometimes grants you the label of being dominant. Therefore a trait often seen in the REAL Alpha Male.
Again, abusing that power or inflicting your dominance on others in a destructive manner to build yourself up while putting others down is NOT something a true Alpha Male does or will ever do.
Be stable.
Stability is lightly touched upon earlier in the "before" list of Alpha Traits, "Life and all the obstacles you come into or appears to be thrown at you… bounce off you."
It's a tough one to master because it requires a certain calmness about you. It requires a strength above physical strength.
It requires the ability and mindset to be able to step outside of your or the situation and make a real decision in real-time.
Calm. Cool. Collected.
Here's a quote which sort-of sums it up:
"The secret of building and sustaining a powerful long-term relationship with the woman of your dreams is all about ONE THING:
Becoming a MASTER OF EMOTIONS.
It's about learning how to READ and REACT to the emotions of the woman you want, so that you can create a deep, powerful CONNECTION with her that's BUILT TO LAST."
That quote is obviously related to connecting with a woman BUT when it comes to your stability or being stable, finding a great girlfriend – often requires this trait to already be there in many OTHER areas of your life.
This skill or "trait" often GIVES you a better ability to connect with women on a deeper level so it can and should be used that way… however it often starts, begins, grows, develops through the many areas in your life you encounter each and every day.
Next up…
Be fit and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
This one can be debated and is usually is. For example, who is to say that some guy is not Alpha just because he's overweight, smokes, drinks a little too much but has many of the qualities and traits and skills already listed here today?
Argue or debate over it all you like.
For now, either admittedly or not – there are certain benefits to being fit and living (or trying) healthy lifestyle which can not be debated because they are too true to be proven otherwise.
What I'm saying is you "probably" can be Alpha without being fit but if you wish to amass all the greatest benefits of being Alpha – this one should not be overlooked and must be at least attempted often.
Take a look at an article I recently wrote to see just a few benefits mentioned above:
"Healthy = emotionally stable = clearer thinking = more energy = stronger confidence = higher libido = sexier body language = relaxed & lowered heart rates = calm, cool, collected = positive attitude AND a better ability to communicate THAT to women."
Do It For Yourself & Create Accidental Attraction – Be Healthy – Get Fit
Be curious.
Curiosity didn't kill the cat. What killed the cat was a melancholy complacency; a lack of finding wonder in the world; a lack of desire to explore, experience, and to learn in a never-ending fashion about anything and everything which catches its eye or heart or mind.
Yeah, so the fat old cat died because it stopped being curious about life.
Wondering is good. Exploring is great.
Adventures MAKE average (I'll say it) boring people into someone who is fascinating and far from average in every sense of the word.
You want to know something about anything – be curious enough to seek the answer you're looking for because the magical journey of curiosity not only can and will make you Alpha – it will also make you smarter, more fun, an absolutely pleasure to converse with; you'll amaze people and most of all you'll amaze yourself making YOU more happier and in turn will affect others positively.
Be curious about yourself. Be curious about knowledge. Be curious and EXPLORE. Make life worth living beyond the mundane. A desire. A need. A passion. A real true adventure from birth to death.
Create an amazing story (or autobiography) of yourself and do the research to back up all that you find.
Find your balance.
Balancing life is tough. Not one person on this planet will tell you anything different and if they do, they are full of shit BUT that doesn't mean it's impossible or not worth trying.
Take a look at your life and be FIRM with yourself. Trust it's okay to let certain things go even though you feel they're important.
A better stronger (balanced) you is far more equipped to handle any adversity in life and never forget that please.
Don't let things go which deprive you of fulfillment or happiness just because you or someone else feels one is more important than the other.
Maintain a realistic look on what you do everyday which can be altered or changed or made easier to help you find that balance.
Too much of any one thing is typically bad thing or turns into a bad thing. Just the same as too little of something can be good or bad or worse.
You can over-exercise. You can over-eat. You can under-eat. You can sit for too long. You can stand for too long. You can give too much of your time to something. You can neglect something important. You can get too close to something and change what you see to something less.
You can remain too far from something to gain a real perspective of what that item is or what it represents.
My point is: Balance is EVERYTHING!
And it's certainly the desired choice of the Alpha Male.
Everything counts here. Yourself. Your Family. Your friends. Your happiness. Your alone time. Your hobbies. Your passions. Your dreams. Your career. Your goals. Your desires. Your sex life.
Here's a snippet from an article I wrote a while ago:
"You know when you're out of balance. When parts of your life tend to be taking over and you just can not find time to do something else.
You know when you eat too much and feel bloated and way too full. You can barely walk, pants come undone, and you just want to sit back and lull yourself to sleep.
You absolutely realize when you've had too much to drink. You can barely stand. You can barely speak. Sooner or later you have to crash so your body can, "fix itself".
These things happen because BALANCE is very important. It's important to your health. It's important to your soul. And it's extremely important to your overall happiness.
This should go without saying but:
Nice guys lives are out of balance with women."
Be natural.
If want to know what being natural really means – just take a look in your nearby supermarket. Notice the words "all natural", "homemade", "organic" are written all over everything all designed to trick you into believing something is true to assure you buy THAT product over someone another.
We won't be arguing over my personal thoughts on what those corporations do, that would require another 7000 words, but I will use that example to show you what "be natural" really is and how it relates to being Alpha.
Natural is NOT natural when used to trick or deceive others. Just the mere act of it negates any "naturality" of it. Yes, I know that's not a word.
Being natural (Alpha -bettically) speaking, is a form of being genuine, real, upfront (to a certain point), and honest; without an intention to trick, fool, or misguide another to seeing things YOUR way.
In a way it's also used to describe HOW things happen sort of accidentally.
This means, while you're out doing things which make you Alpha and refrain from using them negatively or to GET something like a date, a lay, a girlfriend, a paycheck, anything… you WILL NATURALLY ATTRACT WOMEN and people will generally be drawn to you.
To me, natural happens as a side-effect and is not forced and those things happen more "naturally" when you are genuine, real, upfront (to a certain point), and honest; without an intention to trick, fool, or misguide another to seeing things YOUR way.
I believe we covered many of Carlos's list with some hopefully great examples you can use and some inspiration and new thoughts to help you proceed into doing what you can to achieve your own wonderful unique version of becoming an Alpha guy.
Before we go on…
Please take the time to consider the man who wrote the list…
Carlos Xuma Wants To Help you Succeed With Women & Dating.
That's where you'll find all his articles he's allowed me to share with you and many of his current programs available for you to buy.
It's sad that many of his programs are still there, but the web pages are outdated so I tried to only put up the best ones for you.
Okay let's get back to work…
What's been covered so far is an attitude you can take with you.
It's NOT everything but it's a dam good start which will certainly help you develop and add to your personality which will make you attractive to others including women.
Dispelling the myth or common belief about what the Alpha Male is, because he's NOT!
Too many guys think their attitude needs to be abrasive or how you have to be tough or some overly jealous brute.
I won't lie. You will notice some women are with guys like that and you don't need me to tell you that some women prefer the drama. Some on a strange level love it when they're boyfriend gets jealous and yes, SOME of those women are quite hot.
Jealousy has its place and a little is okay. In fact some women who are more than great women will like it… once in a while. But it doesn't give you any reason to blow your top, start fights, accuse others, and blatantly act like an ass.
So first – You don't need anyone to show you how to be "that" guy and I can guarantee you can still become him and NEVER land a hot girlfriend. Being a true Alpha Male does not require you to start fights or harm others in any way or at anytime.
Secondly – You will only attract a small percentage of women. This will limit your choices and decrease the "odds" of ever being with a real incredible higher quality woman.
Third – and this is a big one…
It's not their "bad attitude" that's creating the attraction.
Trust me there's a lot more going on when it comes to women and the "bad boys" and jerks.
So forget about the "jerk" attitude and focus on your mature masculine attitude.
Not only is it going to last you a lifetime it will help you in all areas of your life.
Remember this because when you do land a hot girlfriend keeping her attracted to you is another piece of this puzzle and displaying or having a destructive attitude will not make it easier on you but only more difficult. Lots of drama, bullshit, and world full of stress. Something I KNOW you don't want in your life especially after developing such an attractive personality.
There – myth taken care of for now.
Let's move on to the final piece of this step…
A mysterious edge to your Alpha-Ness
They fit together perfectly AND together they naturally encourage women to come to you while at the same time building even more attraction towards you.
It's an amazing combination.
If you follow those Alpha way you'll already see how women will see you as somewhat of a mystery – mostly because they rarely meet a guy like that and because it's already ingrained into your personality to not brag, boast, show off, be overly confident, loud, obtrusive, and so on.
The other side of the mystery and how it works so well is HOW you COMMUNICATE these Alpha traits to women.
For that, again which is way too much to cover here, take a look at an article I wrote which will explain it all.
- He is the ultimate challenge… Physically, Mentally, and Emotionally.
- Un-predictable predictive actions.
- Emotional and conversational control.
- A real man of mystery and quiet demeanor never brag, boast, of show off.
- His life does not appear to revolve around women.
- He does the right thing at the right time regardless of the outcome.
- His "existence" in her world is the answer to a riddle, a puzzle or an exciting mystery novel.
Once you're done with that you should be more than well-equipped to integrate mystery and Alpha together in a seamless ATTRACTIVE personality.
You have the traits. You have the reasons. You have the means to convert them to ACTION.
Step 7 of these "hotter girlfriend" steps is a big one. I do hope I've covered enough to get you (eventually) to the next step.
By now things are starting to come together for you and you're understanding what it takes to be able to choose any girl you want – and not make her your girlfriend but instead – but have her feeling like she wants to be and will do anything to make that happen.
BUT we still have some more steps to cover. More things to tackle.
Take what you can from all this.
Do what you can to remain Alpha and if any questions arise on how to act when a problem arises – fall back on it because no matter what the outcome is – This attitude will help steer you in the right direction without question.
Remain somewhat mysterious in your ways. Maintain high value to women by not giving it all away. Women DO respect and value men they have to work harder for AND they do tend to sleep with those the respect and value the most.
Attitude – Personality – Mystery – it's like an attraction Trifecta AND it's something we can all use to land any girlfriend we want without changing the core of ourselves. You're already a man. That part's been done for you when you were born and NEVER forget it.
Whereas a very special thank you is due for Carlos and all his greatness, for a slightly different but COMPLETE approach to becoming a True Alpha Male – I'd consider the easy option:
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I also wrote down every law on paper (yes actually real tree paper) and related each one to my life and how I can better it. This seemed to solidify it my mind much better and helped me put it all to work in my life easier.
I'd do the same if I were you.
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We welcome the newest addition to our motoring cousin to the wonderful world of wheels and grandmother stories of how fast their rides are, although this cousin of ours will not delve into the speed-freak section of the motoring world.
DRiVE is the latest motoring-based TV programme which will be aired on the privately owned NTV7 and will begin its first season with the first episode airing on next week's Thursday (July 29) at 8.30pm.
DRiVE is hosted by Nont Wathanasin, a deejay, host, and a fellow car enthusiast. Nont will be reviewing cars and will be doing 'em using layman's terms to allow easier understanding for those who are not technical savvy (or if you're just plain lazy to study the terms).
"What's different with DRiVE is that the show is not performance-inclined, although we will be touching a little bit of here and there of the area. We will be doing reviews based on what Malaysian cares about the most, which are reliability, fuel consumption, comfort, and whether or not the car reviewed is within their budget or not. We will also be giving tips and advices on safety driving and point the viewers on mistakes done while driving," said Airin Zainul, NTV7 managing director.
Season 1 focuses mainly on non-premium cars, with heavy inclination towards Korean, Japanese and local cars although the season does include Continental brands such as Peugeot. The show will not be reviewing premium and luxury cars, although there are plans to broaden the scope on Season 2.
Every episode carries different themes and is subjected to the type of cars involved in specific episodes. Does that include wheelbarrows as well? We certainly hope not.
There will be celebrities gracing the show and they will be talking about their own cars which will be similar to the ones being reviewed. Among the celebrities who give their blessings are Jaclyn Victor, Dr Faiz Khaleed, Adam Carruthers and Joanna Bessey.
Each episode will end with participation of customers at selected Esso or Mobil outlet and will be given freebies which include car accessories and car-care products.
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What if North Korea Had Prevailed in the Korean War?
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In the summer of 1950, the Korean People's Army came tantalizingly close to rolling up U.N. forces on the Korean peninsula. Only a heroic defense around Pusan prevented a total victory for North Korea, thus allowing Gen. Douglas MacArthur's war-changing invasion at Inchon. But what if North Korean forces... Read more
This story originally appeared on March 20, 2015. The United States and its allies dropped some 2.5 billion propaganda leaflets during the Korean War. But after the 1953 armistice which halted the fighting, the Pentagon discovered that few enemy troops ever read the messages, let alone understood them. One reason was that pilots rarely... Read more
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It's difficult to try to keep up with developments in the latest round of saber rattling between the United States and North Korea. U.S. President Donald Trump and Korean "supreme leader" Kim Jong-un have repeatedly traded verbal barbs via Twitter and more formal avenues amid news of naval redeployments,... Read more
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Hilda, Witch of Destruction, is hell-bent on destroying the world. And when the Regnant Knights' 9th Regiment saves protagonist Alto from meeting certain demise by Hilda, he ends up indebted to them and will do whatever it takes to join their ranks. And to introduced the Knights is a new trailer from Atlus.
For those who played games from the Luminous Arc series, this game should be very familiar as it's from the same developer and has some touches to it that will remind players of that game. With around 40-60 hours of story, the game follows protagonist Alto as he battles to save humanity from destruction, learning the secrets behind the five witches and their powerful Song Magic. The game has a cycle of Combat Time and Free Time, the former is for advancing the game's story through battles, while the latter allows players a finite number of choices to explore, upgrade, or form relationships with members of their party.
Archibald, Klaus, and Rusty make up your fellow squadmates who will help recruit other Witches and stop Hilda. And they also are people that you can form bonds with during the game's Free Time segments.
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Stella Glow will be released on November 17 in North America at retail and digitally via the Nintendo eShop for $49.99. NIS America will release the title in Spring 2016 both at retail and digitally, although no price point or launch edition bonuses are currently decided for that territory.


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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Catching Up
So here are some pictures from our going away party, our trip up to Wisconsin and the last couple of weeks here in Wisconsin. Phill and Kim threw us a going away party at the Wilke's house and it was a lot of fun. There was a lot of beer, cornhole, and laughs. Then there was the stop in Leona, Texas; the Saint Louis Zoo, and the Arch.
Since we have been back in Wisconsin we have been keeping ourselves busy. We have been out to Pewaukee Lake to celebrate my aunt and uncles 50th wedding anniversary. The live on the lake so there was lots of jet skiing, tubing, and swimming. Both the girls loved it- we are hoping to go out again before summer ends.
We took a trip to the Milwaukee County Zoo. There are some animals that the Houston Zoo doesn't have and so Maddie like looking at the penquins and polar bears. We also took in the Wisconsin State Fair. The day we went happen to be UW- Madison day and the Badger marching band was playing. The girls loved the band- their father has turned them into fight song freaks. Emma enjoyed her cream puff by eating it without her hands- she just dove in head first.
We have been following the Brewers and took in a game last week. The girls stayed up in Germantown and we enjoyed the game with Kurt and my dad. We watched C.C. pitch a complete game and a Brewers' win.
We have celebrated my birthday with a 15lb. brisket. Phill you would have been proud of my mom- up at 6am and it was delicious. We got to hang out with some friends that just moved back also. This week Chad has started meetings- he was installed on Monday and meetings for the rest of the week. Monday starts the school year- Maddie has another week after that before she starts. We have the faculty get together Saturday, Maddie's school picnic on Sunday, first day of school on Monday, new member orientation on Tuesday, 3K Open House on Wednesday, let's just say that the next week will be busy.
Today was the first day at Concordia- hope all you Texans had a great first day. Only 2 more days left for the week.
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Friday, August 01, 2008
I know, I know
Okay I know that I have been a bad blogger and have been slacking, but I think that I can be forgiven given the circumstances of moving half way across the country.
So where should we start- Chad accepted a call to Martin Luther High School is Greendale Wisconsin. It happens to be my alma mater and I even have a couple of cousins still there. He will be teaching Theology, coaching basketball, and also is the head baseball coach. He is pretty excited that he gets his own classroom again.
So 5 days after accepting the call we packed up and headed to Iowa for Nolan's baptism. We arrived on the 3rd and got to hang with the Pownell's for an evening by ourselves before everyone arrived on the 4th. We were in Iowa for the weekend and then it was back to Wisconsin for a week. We celebrated Chad's parent's 35th Wedding Anniversary, Emma's 2nd birthday, and Chad's 29th birthday. We managed to get a few Brewers' games in. Chad went to three and I went to two. We took Maddie to Monday's game- she had a blast. She actually sat for 7 innings and watched the game. I managed to spend a little time in Chicago. I took the train down there and picked up Anne from Midway. We rode the train home and had a great time. I surprised Chad with the Grepke family joining us for Chad's birthday tailgate.
We headed home on the 14th and then all the packing began. We had about a week of packing and then the movers came on the 24th, packed up and on the 25th they loaded the truck. We headed to Dallas on the morning of the 26th to hang with the Wilde family. Sunday morning we took off for Saint Louis. We spent two nights at the Kiessling Hotel. We got to the zoo on Monday (with cousins Ben and Luke too) and also the arch. Then headed to Milwaukee on Tuesday. We morning. We relaxed for the evening and the Wednesday it was unloading the truck. We spent most of Wednesday in Germantown rearranging boxes and furniture. Thursday was unpacking at the Heff house and today we are waiting for the Pownell's to get here to spend some time with them.
We are happy to be back in Wisconsin. We will miss Texas and all our "family" there. I did make the promise that if the football team gets to the state championship we would be there. The next couple of weeks will be adjusting to everything new. Chad starts meetings on the 15th, school starts on the 25th. Maddie starts school on the 3rd and we are hoping to get Emma into some swim lessons this fall also.
Slide show above is from our first trip to Wisconsin.
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There is always something very special about knitting for babies and children -nothing can compare to the message and unique quality that hand-knitted garments hold.
The Baby Knits Book is divided into Simple, Cosy and Special. The Simple chapter includes easy knits for the beginner and for those, like new mothers, who do not have much time on their hands. The designs here are worked in basic stitches and classic styles - a soft cashmere-mix jacket and top, a throw, luxurious and gentle enough to wrap against a baby's skin, a kimono and a tank top. The Cosy chapter has generous sweaters to snuggle into, outdoor sporty knits for active children, and a bear in a lamb suit to cuddle up to. In the Special section jackets and shoes are embellished with embroidery and beads, perfect for gifts, and there is an heirloom alphabet blanket to be cherished for years.
All the designs have been knitted in my own range of yarns which have been especially selected not only for their baby-friendly handle but for their easy wash and wear as well. The collection has also been put together to reflect the range of knitting skills, from the basic to the more advanced.
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There are certain points I always try to keep in mind when I am designing for babies and children. I tend to produce cardigans rather than sweaters for small babies as they dislike having garments pulled over their heads, and it can be difficult to dress them when they are too small to sit up. If I am working on a sweater design for this age I will introduce a shoulder fastening, an envelope neck, or a front or back neck opening. Another practical style is a ballerina, cross-over style which avoids buttons, as they can be uncomfortable when babies roll on to their tummies. I will only use yarn that I know is soft and kind to babies'skin.
Older children can be more of a challenge. I believe that we often have to use all our powers of persuasion to encourage them to wear hand knits. They have been brought up in a world of fleeces, sweatshirts and man-made fibres, and they are used to wearing fabrics that move with them and are light, soft and comfortable. With this thoughi. uppermost, I allow plenty of ease in the garments, especially at the underarm, and particularly if they are worked in a very textured pattern such as an Aran which produces a denser and less elastic fabric.
I always quote the actual measurements of the garments and the age of the wearer rather than the chest measurement. This is because from personal experience although I could always remember the age of my children, I floundered when it came to knowing the chest size! The chest size can also be rather a red herring - all designs, unless they are very tightly fitting fashion garments for an adult, have ease. Ease is the extra measurement allowed for comfort and movement, and also to create a particular style such as a generous outerwear cabled sweater. Some readers have queried the quoted measurements on my children's designs because they are comparing adult's chest measurements with the actual measurements of a child's garment. I usually ask them to measure an existing garment that the child they are knitting for wears, and they are usually surprised to find that they match up closely to the measurements in the pattern. I also like to think that the time and money, not to mention love, that has been invested into knitting the design should be rewarded by having a knit that will see the child through at least a couple of years, even if a rather larger than is strictly needed garment is produced originally. However, if the reader is not happy with my measurements I will always suggest that they knit a smaller or larger size.
Try to involve the child in the design you are knitting for them rather than just produce one in the colours or style you like! It is a wonderful opportunity to teach them from an early age that not all their clothes just appear by magic in shops, that they can be lovingly made especially for them. It is also a great way to introduce them to the craft and to looking at colours and textures. Even choosing buttons can be fun.
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