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Gradually it has so happened that prayer is done only to fulfil some demands, example "I should pass in my examination" or "My son should get a good job" and so on. During testing times, one prays to god to overcome his miseries. In a nutshell, faith in god has started dwindling. In most families, temples are only meant for prayer and people visit them once in a while and offer Prasad to deities on certain days, example Hanuman Mandir on Tuesday.
Prayer is the simplest and most powerful way of connecting to the supernatural force called by different religions as Allah, Christ, Ganesha, Durga and so on. We are all the children of god. He is our father and mother. He is very very kind and loving. According to Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, "God comes before he is sought. If we extend one hand, he holds our hand with both hands." Like parents are eager to help their children in the hour of need, so also god is eager to help us. He is only waiting for us to call on him with a pure and longing heart. Due to many pundits, the so called custodians of religion, people have lost whatever little faith they had. In many temples, especially at holy places like Puri, Benares, Gaya and Hardwar, prayer has become entirely commercial. It is disgusting to find pujaris running after the pilgrims for offering puja on their behalf. Money is their only motive. All famous temples have become thriving business houses. People in distress go there, offer a puja of Rs. 101 to Rs. 1 lac, or donate according to their capacities and think that their prayer is over. Result is lowering faith in many cases.
Prayer is much simpler and deeper. God does not want wealth. He can not be pleased with huge donations or big pompous puja ceremonies where the emphasis is more on show and pomp than on god. He can be pleased by the prayer which comes straight from the depth of a devotee's heart. The epic of Mahabharata rightly depicts it when the Pandava queen Draupadi was insulted by the Kauravas, Shri Krishna came to her rescue.
So let us not consider god only as a wish fulfilling machine and pray only for our demands. Let us all pray to the almighty with a sincere and longing heart for things other than worldly desires. Let u all deepen our faith in his kindness, love and compassion.
Prayer is a very powerful way of connecting with god it is a strong medicine for our depression, worries, tension and so many other mental and physical aliments. The moment we think, "Whatever is done by god is for our good" our mind is set at rest. Let us all revive our ancient culture of chanting mantras, e.g. Gayatri Mantra and Mahamrityunjaya Mantra. Let us read holy books like the Gita, Ramayana and the Vedas daily. In the morning or evening, some time must be set aside to be in communion with god. A seed of spirituality must be sown in the young minds. To reduce the pressure of competition and false prestige, prayer is a must. As life has become very busy these days, a simple prayer which comes straight from the heart must be followed to attain peace and happiness.

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Punkalive Koura easy chair
Manufacturer – Punkalive,
Design – JUKKA LOMMI,
Material – Kerto wood,
3D model – Konrad Rakowski / LoriF,
Package conteins 1 model:
-Punkalive_Koura_easy_chair (2540 polygons),
Files formats for each model: .max .3ds .obj .dxf .fbx
Included are also 4 tileable textures of Kerto wood material. 3D Studio Max (2009) model comes fully shaded and ready to use for the Vray renderer. open file in 3DMax and enjoy!
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The Rising Sun (Memorial Day Dedication)
The Rising Sun of Hope to all of those who have served. To all of those who have lost someone, or something.
The ones still risking.
The ones still bearing heavy burdens.
The ones seaking Glory.
The ones who seek to Protect.
The ones who seek and destroy, Our enemies.
The ones who will endlessly be neverending.
The ones who go unspoken.
The ones who are recognized.
The ones who don't know.
The ones who are one.
We are One.
This is a dedication to our Veterans, and Active service military.
The Rising Sun is a Hope that I hope gets granted to all of those who deserve such remarkable admiration on this day.
Please spread this article, and image to all of those you know who have served, and are still serving.
The Rising Sun still gives HOPE.
9-11 Truth makes huge appearence at Las Angelas Anti-War march.
WeAreChangeLA brought the 9-11 Truth message to the Anti-War march in Los Angeles in a HUGE way. We brought our four massive 2-sided blue banners. This babies are so big, it takes five of us to carry one. We showed … Continue reading
Russia today covers the ongoing war over WikiLeaks.org
Internet usage overtakes television watching
For the first time in history, Canadians are spending more time online than they are watching television, according to a new report. The survey, conducted by Ipsos Reid last fall found that Canadians are spending more than 18 hours a … Continue reading
Patriots and the next Revolution !
Over the last few days the MSM, and the Alternative media (US) have been scrambling for information related to the what some people are referring to the "first" shot of the second revolution. Others are saying it's a straight up … Continue reading
Rough drafting
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Update: Anti-Tax rally (success), Moving on to bigger ideas !
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New York State Soda Tax : Protest is the answer.
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House System
What is a House System?
House systems are a traditional feature of British schools. In this program, the word "house" refers to a group of students. Each student is randomly assigned to a house where they will have many meaningful and beneficial experiences that will promote a positive school culture, school spirit and celebrate academic and social success.
What is character development?
An educational movement that promotes the social, emotional and ethical development of students.
What is the primary purpose of this program?
- To model a civil, caring and just society.
- Provide opportunities to apply values such as compassion, responsibility, and fairness in everyday interactions.
- Crafting synergy between academic content and desirable character qualities.
- Provide opportunities for social recognition for students "prosocial activities".
- Develop students understanding of:
- Rules
- Their awareness of how their behavior affects others.
- Other character strengths, such as self-control, perspective of situations, conflict resolution skills – all needed for the future.
All school staff will take an active role in the house system because we believe that the same values and norms, that govern the life of students, serve to govern the life of the school community.
Cedar Hill Preparatory School Promotes Ten Values
- Respect – Give It To Get It.
- Responsibility – You Can Do What We Must Do.
- Trustworthiness – If You Want To Be Trusted You Have To Be trustworthy.
- Tolerance – Many People, One World.
- Caring – Makes You A Better Person And The World Is A Better Place.
- Diligence – Never, Never Give Up.
- Citizenship – Do Your Share.
- Fairness – Winning Fairly Is The Only Way To Win.
- Courage – Conquers All.
- Honesty – The Truth Is The Right Answer.
In addition to the ten values, Cedar Hill Preparatory School will promote the following principles of a positive school culture; as defined by the Character Education Partnership.
- A safe caring environment in which all students feel welcome and valued and a sense of ownership of their school.
- An intellectual climate, in which all students are challenged and supported to do their very best and deliver high-quality work; this includes a rich, rigorous, and engaging curriculum and a powerful culture for teaching it.
- Rules and policies that hold all school members accountable to high standards of learning and behavior
- Traditions and routines that honor and reinforce the school's academic and social standards.
- Framework for giving staff and students a voice in, and shared responsibility for solving problems and making decisions that affect the school environment and their common lives.
- Methods of partnering with families to support student's learning and character growth.
- Models for adult relationships and behaviors that create a professional culture of excellence and ethics aligned with the desired student culture.
Leadership Values
Leaders impact all of our lives on a daily basis. It is important for the students to understand that the same leadership values they live by, provide inspiration and help establish an environment of continuous improvement in their lives and the lives of others. As such, the need for strong leadership remains constant and ever present. The following leadership values will be promoted in the House System program:
- Ethical Behavior – Do What's Right, Not What's Easy.
- Act With Good Intentions – Consider What's Best For The Greater Good Of All.
- Integrity – Be Honest And Do What You Say You Are Going To Do.
- Accountability – Take Ownership For The Choices You Make.
- Excellence – Always Give 100%.
- Service – Give Back / Lend A Helping Hand.
- Live The Values Daily – Demonstrate Your Values Every Day.
A school's responsibility to its students reaches far beyond academics. Standing together with parents, we can strengthen our communities; shape the school of today and the fabric of our society tomorrow by molding students into citizens who will have a positive influence in the world.
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Cedar Hill Prep Debate Wins Again! Garden State Debate League held their third inter school debate meet at Cedar Hill Prep School. Forty teams participated with 130 participants. The topics for debate were: Disney Movies Do More Harm Than Good; Ban Single Use Plastic Bags; Major League Baseball's Plan to Cut Minor League Teams is Justified; All U.S. Presidential Primaries Should Be Held on the Same Day. Four teams from Cedar Hill Prep School finished in the top 10. Cedar Hill Prep School again won trophies for top school in the league and most number of wins. Congratulations debaters!
Did You Know?
The Multiple Advantages of a Multilingual CurriculumThere have been a number of studies in recent years that suggest people who speak more than one language are in fact more intelligent. An article written by the New York Times highlights that learning multiple languages could improve cognitive skills beyond those related to language, which is a considerably different viewpoint than previously thought.


text: Richard C. Longworth has written a book titled: Caught in the Middle: America's Heartland in the Age of Globalism. This sobering and provocative book paints a fairly break picture of the Midwest. Salvation, according to Longworth, will require several things to happen, including (a) the creation of a regional identity and (b) embracing regional cooperation. The latter will require Midwesterners and their leaders to stop thinking so much in terms of state boundaries, and other artificial jurisdictional boundaries. He points to the success of "the South" during the past 30 years or so; and the role played by the Southern Growth Policies Board as the type of entity that would make sense for the Midwest.


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Advances in research, life sciences, digital data, perception - scientific studies and art - All trying to understand how the brain works. Quite a program!
http://portesouvertes. epfl.ch/programme
Media Technology consultant. NNMC, past professor of Visual Communication. Author and lecturer on visualization and the electronic environment.
Advances in research, life sciences, digital data, perception - scientific studies and art - All trying to understand how the brain works. Quite a program!
http://portesouvertes. epfl.ch/programme
Mathematics, Music, Art, Architecture, Culture. Gwacheon National Science Museum, Seoul. Korea. Short lecture and exhibit on random processes and visual perception: http://www. hermay.org/jconstant/stochasticart/
Information Visualisation Society Conference - Universite Paris Descartes in Paris, July 2014; Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, August 2014. http://www. graphicslink. co.uk/cgiv2014/
Bringing together the work of established and and emerging New Media artists, from New Mexico, the US and the world: http://currentsnewmedia.org/festivals/currents-2014/ Events will showcasing interactive and fine art video installations, multimedia performances and web based art forms. I'll be presenting a series on the Riemann connundrum: http://www. hermay.org/jconstant/riemann/
"NanoArt is a discipline at the intersection of art-science-technology . It features nanolandscapes, molecular and atomic landscapes which are natural structures of matter at molecular and atomic scales, and nanosculptures structures created by scientists and artists by manipulating matter at molecular and atomic scales using chemical and physical processes.
These structures are visualized with powerful research tools like scanning electron microscopes and atomic force microscopes and their scientific images are captured and further processed by using different artistic techniques to convert them into artworks showcased for large audiences." (Cris Orfescu)
35 artists, 113 pictures are featured in the fith edition of NanoArt21.
Jean Constant' s selection is available at the following page


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Strain of Resistance Book 1 by Michelle Bryan
In a market that has been positively overwhelmed with post-apocalyptic stories, Strain of Resistance is one that should not be overlooked. Michelle Bryan envisions a place where the end of the world is not quite what we had imagined. No comet destroying the earth, no nuclear fallout, and, no, not even zombies. Bryan's work is an interesting take on what could put an end to human-kind once and for all, and perhaps it is a little more human than we had ever thought possible. Emma Bixby, twelve years old at the end of the world, has learned to be a survivor. Even after watching her father physically abuse her mother for years, Bix, as she is affectionately nicknamed, is not ready to shoot him in the head when his body ceases to belong to him. But she does. She learns to fight to protect her life, to protect her friends, and to protect humankind as she knows it. However, in Book 1 of the Strain of Resistance series, human life is on its way to becoming even harder to protect.
Michelle Bryan's writing is brilliant, eloquent, and, at times, grotesque and downright disgusting– the perfect combination to create a novel about surviving the end of the world. With likable characters, uncertain futures, and a desire to know what happens next, the novel is easily finished in a day, and skipping work is highly recommended. With more books in the series, readers are sure not to be disappointed with Bix's journey.
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2018 Camry Rivals – Toyota Motor Corp on Monday said it was focused on the weak U.S. vehicle advertise and that it expected another model of its Camry 2018, the best offering traveler auto in the United States for a considerable length of time, to help support the organization's deals in the section. The automaker said it was "incomprehensible" that medium size cars would vanish from the market, and that any move by its opponents to quit offering what was once among the most prominent vehicles would enable Toyota to support its essence.
Shabby U.S. fuel costs have provoked drivers to decide on bigger SUVs and get trucks. Automakers have been scrambling to take care of this developing demand and, subsequently, cars have been losing their offer of the U.S. advertise for new auto deals – at 38 percent now versus around 44 percent in 2015. "On the off chance that different automakers left the vehicle market to concentrate more on SUVs, that would be a chance to extend our piece of the overall industry of the portion," Camry's central architect, Masato Katsumata, said at the dispatch of the most recent Camry display in Japan.
2018 Camry Rivals
Cars and littler models are a key U.S. deals portion for Toyota. In the main portion of 2017, they represented around 43.5 percent of Toyota's aggregate deals, versus 48.6 percent a year back. Toyota is focusing on a month to month U.S. offers of 30,000 Camrys after the new model goes marked down in August. In June, it sold 29,463 units of the current Camry demonstrate in the United States, down 9.5 percent from a year prior. "Cars are not a development section nowadays, but rather we need the new 2018 Camry to restore the fragment," said Moritaka Yoshida, leader of Toyota's in-house moderate size vehicle organization.
It says a great deal in regards to Camry's new persona that the exposure materials practically say less in regards to infotainment and network elements, or dynamic security helps (of which there are parcels), than it does about "incomprehensibly prevalent" driving flow that drivers will see "inside the initial couple of moments of driving."
The inflexible new structure and twofold wishbone raise suspension to focus on the ride-and-taking care of portfolio, while without precedent for quite a while, the powertrains get a makeover. Despite the fact that removals are unaltered, the 3.5-liter V-6 and 2.5-liter four-barrel are both new-era motors, now hitched to eight-speed (beforehand six-speed) transmissions; the half and half will likewise get another era powertrain. No numbers yet, however enhanced power, torque and efficiency are guaranteed. The V-6 has a D-4S assignment like the same-uprooting motor in the Lexus IS, which is appraised at 306 drive.
The 2018 Camry Models
Restore. As though it's 2018 Camry Rivals can't pull up their own particular bootstraps, so Toyota will benevolently reach down into the pit of hopelessness and offer some assistance to the Hyundai Sonata as the Mazda 6 gets a handle on the Sonata's lower leg, fingernails gradually losing a grasp. Yet, in the event that Toyota's supposition is off base (or pretentious), and if the dispatch of an all-new Camry doesn't restore the section, and if Camry contenders surrender their honorable car battle, Toyota's prepared to venture in. Toyota says the Camry is a lovely beast. From a piece of the overall industry viewpoint, they have the creature part right.


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Back To ACC
Wofford Heads North With Momentum
By BJ Bennett
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The Terriers, five years later, will get another shot at North Dakota State.
In 2012, Wofford played at defending and eventual national champion North Dakota State, meeting the Bison in the FargoDome in the FCS quarterfinals. A dramatic heavyweight bout, the Terriers came within seven yards of a potentially game-tying touchdown, nearly stopping North Dakota State's remarkable title streak before it truly got going. The only team to hold the Bison to fewer points than Wofford that year was the gold squad in the North Dakota State spring game.
The Terriers, five years later, will get another shot. Southern Conferece champion Wofford enters Saturday with an impressive 10-2 record, including a recent 28-10 triumph over league foe Furman. Impressively, the Terriers have won all but one of their FCS contests this fall, losing only to playoff-participant Samford on a last-minute, game-winning touchdown. As the leaves have turned, Wofford has remained one of college football's most consistent teams.
A national seed, the Terriers are in the elite eight for the second-straight season. Wofford's last three trips to the quarterfinals, 2010, 2012 and 2016, each resulted in one-score losses, the latest coming in double-overtime. The Terriers made it to within a game of playing for the national title back in 2003, but have never advanced to the final round. This group, with a special focus and motivation, is ready to make history.
As usual, Mike Ayers' Wofford team is efficient, physical and talented. The Terriers are also clutch: 7-1 in contests decided by seven points or less. Wofford, in fact, opened the schedule with consecutive one-point victories over Furman and Mercer and a three-point win against Gardner-Webb, later defeating Western Carolina in overtime, The Citadel by four points, East Tennessee State by a touchdown and Chattanooga in double-OT.
The Terriers won't just be comfortable in a close postseason game, they might be at their best.
Playing at power North Dakota State, 11-1 after overwhelming San Diego 38-3 a week ago, will be the ultimate barometer. There are obvious similarities in what the two teams like to do as both average over 250 yards rushing per game. Ultimately, the game may be won on third downs; Wofford ranks third nationally with a conversion rate of 50%, while the Bison slot fifth defensively at 27.6%.
There is considerable momentum fueling the Terriers' trip. Saturday marked one of Wofford's best performances of the year and, with the triumph, the program has now reached ten wins in back-to-back seasons for the first time ever. The victory also gives the Terriers a winning record in the FCS playoffs all-time. Ahead of nationally-televised clash against a big-time opponent, veterans like quarterback Brandon Goodson, who were high schools seniors the last time these two played, have seen it all.
Wofford is on a run for the history books. The Terriers are in the national spotlight, a stage they have prepared for and a showcase they have earned.


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Whole Body Health part 2
Most of us spend alot of time worrying about life. Life issues, meaning money, work, family and our health. Interesting is the fact that without the last one, our health, we really can't effect the others. To make money or take care of the family we need to be strong and healthy. At Abstract Bodyworks we design programs to not …Read More


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A tubby suburban dad watching hunting and adventure shows on TV and wondering could I do that? This is the chronicle of my adventures as I learn to learn to Forage, Hunt and Fish for food that has lived as I would wish to myself - Wild and Free.
Thursday, 6 October 2016
SBW Now On Steemit
I've been having a look at a new blogging platform. There's some interesting stuff over at Steemit.com but there was no Hunting stuff so I've done a major rewrite of the last Scottish adventure.
I'll be adding to this post as stuff goes live later today in the mean time heres my info post
Worth a look, and my story is quite good too ;-)
2 comments:
- LSP said...
Nothing like some good old fashioned, shameless self-promotion :)
- 6 October 2016 at 15:29
- The Suburban Bushwacker said...
Only if it works. berboom here all week, well no I'm on steemit.lol
- 6 October 2016 at 19:30
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Back to school season is upon us and whether you're heading off to University for the first time or trying to make the most of your senior year, there a number of great gadgets that can make your student life easier. While a new laptop or a streaming box will allow you to get online, you won't be able to access all of your favourite sites due to your university's firewall. By using a VPN to connect to the Internet, you can bypass network restrictions and browse the web freely.
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Morning Rehearsal: Chicago theater 6/15By Kate Dries
Morning Rehearsal: Chicago theater 6/15By Kate Dries
1. Into Chicago theater, but not into the "scene"? Get prepared for Theater Wit's Chicago Theatre (anti-) Conference, from August 5 to 7. They're working with the League of Chicago Theaters on presentations about Chicago performing arts organizations of all sizes. Most importantly: there will be a (anti-) Conference Kick-Off mixer with alcohol and food from partners near Theater Wit. They're still taking suggestions for session leaders, so suggest someone you'd like to hear talk (or yourself...) and email firstname.lastname@example.com. Registration is $45 ahead of time, $75 onsite but it includes all the food and booze.
2. Missed the Tonys and still dwelling? Read Bob Bullen's excellent liveblog, during which he chastizes Viola Davis ever so lovingly, explaining that she "looks great, but needs to learn how to stand in that dress. Put your legs together, lady!"
3. Watership Down closes at Lifeline this weekend. The show got generally rave reviews, which is surprising only if you remember it's about humans dressed as rabbits.
4. Bobby Costanzo performs in Only Kidding! starting this weekend, about the dark side of comedy. You may know Costanzo from "Total Recall," or that episode of "Friends" where he played Joey's philandering dad.
5. Dance Center Improvisation Fest started on Sunday, but today there's an Improvisation Jam in Grant Park at 5:30, and a panel afterwards. The salon is called Ranging Definitions and Curiosities of Improvisation, and includes Nancy Stark Smith, Mike Vargas, Chris Aiken, Angie Hauser, Bebe Miller, The Architects, and Ensemble V.
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BumpTop 3D interface
brian on 2006.06.24
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A lot of people are talking about an interface experiment called BumpTop
I viewed the YouTube video (after the QuickTime torrent and standard QuickTime download both proved broken) and was thouroughly impressed. Some great ideas here.
However, I must also add that I won't give my GUI up for it anytime soon. It simply doesn't have enough context. The little icons only have file types… who cares if I can actually pick up and throw files… if I don't know what they are. Given some context, this would be really cool.
Downfall number two: this would have to be used in a situation where you don't need to type much, since it's pen-driven. I could see how it could be adapted to a mouse/trackpad, however.
last comment: my computer is much more thoroughly organized than my physical life, and this is because of the 2D restraints placed upon my actions there. Why would I want to go 3D and be able to make a mess? Of course, every day I see many people who make a mess in the 2D world too, so perhaps this is an arbitrary note.
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text: The massive data collection regarding the internet, email and telephone behavior of all Dutch citizens has to be stopped immediately. That is the demand of a court case brought by the Dutch Association of Criminal Lawyers, The Journalists' Trade Union (NVJ) and the Privacy First Foundation. Earlier this year, the European Court of Justice decided that the recording of phone and internet data was a heavy attack on privacy. It remains unclear to what extent this collection of data was necessary for the fight against terrorism and criminality. Since 2009, all telecom companies are required to maintain, during one year, data on who called whom and when, and from what location. Internet providers have to be able to tell, during half a year, who emailed whom and when, and when somebody logged in or out of the internet.


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I am in the middle of watching Frank Huguenard's movie "Beyond Reason". It turns out that the movie is about Vedanta, I have nothing against Vedanta – it is not my tradition – but if I had known I probably wouldn't have watched it.
Before I go into the movie I must make my usual caveat. Vedanta is a long established tradition, from before the Buddha, so in discussions about Vedanta it is understandable that they don't talk about the 1%, but in his introduction to the actual Vedanta (32.00 mins) Frank discusses happiness. Basically he says science does not bring happiness, his emphasis being on the development of science and why it hasn't brought happiness. At this point it could have been appropriate to say that the 1% are the problem, but throughout the movie's emphasis is on science because they are emphasising that Vedanta is a type of scientific method. But in so doing they ignore the reality of socity as it is, they do not explicitly express the awareness that the primary factor that contemporaneously is preventing spiritual development is the 1%-system.
I was first attracted by the clear exposition of the history and dichotomy of knowledge by the Elder Brothers, they then went on to discuss quantum mechanics which I found interesting, which I suspect is true because of their understanding of science, but which I don't know for sure. But then began discussion of Vedanta, literally the "culmination of knowledge". Basically there was an appeal to the rational. There was an attempt to show that Vedanta was a scientific method with its own axioms and methodology – primarily raja yoga. They are the teachers – it is their tradition, but for me this leaves a gaping chasm that can lead to poor practice. The axioms and methodology of Vedanta are concerned with an examination of the mind through raja yoga. It is not about books, Frank's analogy was that to learn to swim you must go in the water – no amount of reading about swimming can teach you to swim.
But here is the chasm that I am so concerned about. Our education system teaches us that all is rational, and if a system of understanding such as Vedanta places itself on a parallel with that supposed education system of rationality, then western students are instinctively drawn to reason and so will not go "Beyond Reason" – Frank's title and purpose of the movie. Undoubtedly the movie makes clear that currently science does not seek knowledge (the 1% don't want us to know they want us to accept their system), what needs to be emphasised is that Vedanta is a genuine search for knowledge as opposed to the rational science and technology that has been hijacked by the 1% for their profit-making. Vedanta is not concerned with profit, it is about understanding, truth and therefore happiness, values completely alien to the science the 1% has diverted.
Here is Frank's scientific approach:-
This is a compromise game on the part of the teachers and presenters whose rationale goes something like this:- western students accept academic science so to involve them in Vedanta we will use the same terminology that academia uses. The danger is that western students will then use the same distorted minds – distorted by an extreme over-emphasis on the faculty of reason, and approach the learning of Vedanta with the same academic distortion of their upbringing – NEVER going beyond reason.
Now I am certain that Vedanta, as a scientific methodology in its own terms of searching for knowledge, can lead to an understanding of the spiritual Path – even though I don't practice it, but the scientific methodology that Vedanta must practice has to be greatly different to the scientific methodology practised by academia. I met an academic and we got involved with a long discussion about Insight and reason. He sought the transcendence discussed in the movie. However all that he did was take the discussion of Insight to be an expansion of the academic rationality, so whilst he knew in some sense the importance of transcendence he never transcended because all he saw was rationality. Beyond reason is essential, comparing Vedanta methodology with science creates dangers.
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There are a series of movies by Frank Huguenard entitled "Beyond":-
Anything that is beyond pleases me. However they haven't gone down too well, Beyond Me sent me to sleep. The creator, Frank Huhuenard, is from a Vedanta tradition. This doesn't make him right or wrong – it is just not my tradition so I am not knowledgeable about it.
But anyone who is beyond his tradition has got to be listened to so I must persevere. And I did so a little to hear the Elder brothers giving an excellent description of science. There are discussions about science and knowledge in my earlier blogs but for sound-byte culture here is a short clip (15 mins) of the dichotomy of knowledge into science and religion relegating non-measurable knowledge into the realms of superstition.
Because that was so sound I have included this clip on quantum mechanics. Quantum mechanics is beyond me, not a good beyond – I don't understand it. Because their discussion on science so resonates with me I have included this clip on quantum mechanics without understanding it. The clip on science exposes science as not being knowledge, quantum mechanics has an image of explaining all; the Elder brothers places parts in the realms of intellect and not knowledge. I don't know how to go into the intricacies of what they presented but I am happy with what they say.
When I first started Mandtao I was more interested in science. Bruce Lipton's discussion on genes fitted in with much of the delusion I felt about science. And then I came to a personal crossroads when discussing the movie of that name. If I ignore the context in which we live I am avoiding the real issue the same way as the intellectuals I criticised in the movie.
The original sound-byte for the blog was the point and wave. This is an important realisation that I came to when young and reading "Tao of Physics". But did Capra fully embrace the notion of the system we were in? He discussed paradigms, and at the time the notion of the Newtonian-Cartesian paradigm in Turning Point rocked my world. But in the same way that the Crossroads movie blames society so did Capra.
What has made me reject the notion that it is society is the fact that in my 20s I came to these realisations, entered a world of work to some extent cognisant of Unity and Path, and spent my life battling. This conflict grew from a lack of willingness to compromise when I was right, an erstwhile friend correctly called me a "right f—er". If I was right I stuck to my guns and alienated others.
The tolerant Buddhist in me now says that perhaps my attitude was wrong, an outsider causing alienation. Maybe? Or maybe it was aggression or belligerence on my part that caused the alienation. I was on the receiving end of alienation by idealists for 10 years. This alienation was caused by people placing political ideals before the interests of the people themselves. This lesson came to me most forcefully through an education I received working in the trade union movement backed up by some sound communist theory. It is not ideals we work for but the "Mass Movement". Or much better Unity – the Path of Unity.
Unity in the 1% system sounds a contradiction in terms. When the concept of 1% first started being raised I read a Buddhist writing it is not 99% we want but 100%. I immediately thought what a dickhead, wonderful theory that has nothing to do with reality. These people, the 1%, have chosen to leave humanity. Their separation takes the form of greed at any price including the price of tens of thousands of lives. These 1% must choose to rejoin, it is they who are creating the problem, not those who are demanding Unity however forcefully. It is simple for the 1% to stop putting profits before people, their own material wealth before humane considerations of poverty, hunger and a "roof over the head". Whilst their compromise might be seen as financially more substantive the reality is that there is no restriction on their choosing – other than their family. I compare that with myself. When I came to the Path – forced on the Path, not only did I face the wrath and ridicule of my family I also faced similar emotions from people around me. Still do. But with nearly 40 years of such conflicts I have learnt how to deal with them better, but mostly that means a form of separation. Such is a real irony, to gain unity I often separate. There is no doubt in my mind that any steps forward on the Path of Unity are taken because I am able to separate myself in retirement, something I could never do in the world of work.
The Path of Unity becomes that of sila – moral integrity, people before profits. Consideration needs to be at the forefront and such consideration does not exist in the minds of the 1% for whom profit at all costs is the reality.
For the majority of people the choice is neither giving up wealth nor a life of conflict based on what is right. Most people work within the 1% system of wage slavery, and the more fortunate spend the majority of their working lives doing something they can tolerate – or even partially enjoy. But what is significant about all wage slaves is that they have to compromise. When the 1% system pushes them a particular way, there is compromise. What the 1% system has developed is mechanisms that make these compromises palatable. The middle level exec does not kill Afghans, nor do they give orders to do so. Oppenhaimer built the bomb out of a genuine desire for knowledge. He compromised with concerns about its use, but there was a commitment to learning in what he did. But look at the results of his compromise. Do the inventors at Apple think about their own compromise for Apple's significant military use? And Steve Jobs a Zen Buddhist?
The soldier kills the Afghan or pushes the drone button, but soldiers are groomed from early years to accept this. Is the university geek who builds components for the drone? Far from it, so they are kept from the front end, the battlefield, the place where people are killed.
Do the echelons of workers at Monsanto accept responsibility for the suicides in India? Of course not. No-one, not even the Board, told these farmers to kill themselves, but in each death there is a contribution from every Monsanto employee. It is the sum of the compromises that leads to policy that induces suicide, which compromise was yours?
It is by intention that most compromises are not recognised as disastrous, if we were all to be made conscious of the consequences of compromise then more would stand up for the 99%. How different are the people of Occupy? The endless letters from people who explain why they are 99%, is their story much different to yours or mine? I had a full grant and ended up with drinking debts that I was only able to pay off at work because I was on crutches for two months – and kept myself out of bars.
On the Zandtao blog and on this blog I have a One Planet page. Towards the end of Crossroads ideas approaching One Planet – Unity and connectedness began to be discussed more fully. First Bruce Lipton discussed a causal relationship involving plants, animals and humanity. In a world of plants there would be an excess of oxygen in the atmosphere that could lead to fire. The introduction of oxygen-breathing animals who emit carbon dioxide creates a balance, and the power and intelligence of man ought to provide an adjustment if ecological balance goes wrong. This is a functional relationship between man, animals and plants that is part of One Planet. In theory! In practice the 1%-directed humanity is destroying the ecology in search of profit.
There was then introduced the idea that humanity functions as a school – as in a school of fish, an army of ants, a flock of birds etc. When you look at a school of fish you see a large number of distinct creatures but if you look again you could imagine the fish as one. I believe, and the suggestion in the movie is, that humanity functions as one. I would perceive a single school of fish moving through the ocean in search of food. If we accept a school of humans then what is their direction? Above is the answer – 1%-directed. Examine a school of fish, on the leading edge move certain fish – the leaders. The rest of the fish follow, they are directed. This is a similar analogy to the use of the word herd to describe humans, most humans function in a herd but there are some that make decisions. It is the direction and decision-making process that is important to understand in considering a movie such as this. Because the movie asks intellectuals, they describe the ideas as the direction because ideas are the tools of their trade; but ideas do not have intrinsic power and are only allowed to direct when it suits the interests of power – at present the 1%.
Throughout the movie there is a vain hope built up concerning the Tipping Point – that if 10% of humanity adhere to an idea that idea will happen. In some cases ideas will come to fruition with 10% support but those are ideas that do not threaten power – those are ideas that move within the sphere of intellect alone and as such are not significant in the direction of the school. They might be ideas concerning relationships within the school but not of the school itself. Ideas that affect the power and influence of the 1% do not require a 10% Tipping Point, how many revolutions (changes of power) have changed based on 10% accepting an idea?
The movie wishes for 10% acceptance of an idea to be all that counts. This wishy-washy understanding of global power would enable intellectuals to mutually disagree, propound ideas and academicise whilst the world suffers. And then magically comes a consensual 10% and the world will change. Such will not happen and for intellectuals to conceive that it might is a chimera the 1% throws out as bait. The reality is that those that have some form of leadership mantle within the school of humanity cannot faff around in the hope of 10% cohesion, they need to make a decisive move to reshape the power of the whole school.
This is all connected with responsibility and power. We have power dominated by the 1%, and this power is used to the detriment of the planet. The Human school is misdirected. The 1% have recognised that they need to influence – control – the other leaders. And who are those leaders? They are the people with ideas, ideas for change. What the 1% cannot have is those ideas becoming action, coordinated action for one direction of the human school. So they find ways of controlling these ideas. In most cases those people with ideas are bought off by academic positions. They are told these positions have power but in truth all they are given is control of an institution that goes nowhere in terms of change, and often contributes to the power and direction of the 1% such as Harvard, Yale, Oxbridge etc. Whilst the academics in these institutions might propound ideas for change, the minds of the next 1% minions and corporate execs are fashioned in the lecture theatres and through the Hidden Curriculum.
When Ernst Laszlo describes the people who could make change as being those with ideas, he does not turn around and say they have been bought – because it is his colleagues who have been bought – and him (I don't know him)? It is important to begin to recognise that for change to happen all those that see the need for change begin to work together, bury differences, and address the one "idea" that matters – the power of the 1% and how we can overcome that power. This "idea" that matters cannot be solved by 10% tipping, it cannot be solved by these active colleagues on the streets, it can ony be solved by an uncompromising attitude of all those who know taking a determined position against the 1% and their minions of politicians, police and military, enslaved bureaucrats and corporate execs. A big ask, not a 10% Tipping Point.
It is hard to write about such a movie as Crossroads that does not recognise the power issue. My continuous reaction is good idea but what about the power reality.
The first X-roads theme was interdependence, and it began with a global risk strategist talking about the connections. The strategist did not say that the 1% allow these problems to happen because they still maintain their income.
A guy, Jairon C Guesta, talks about Nature, how our economy exploits Nature, that is then based on our social values that is connected to our psychological and emotional systems and all our actions. This again is an important error in focus. Who is the we? I have never made decisions that would support the exploitation of Nature as discussed by Jairon. The vast majority of people do not support such exploitation. At worst a significant proportion of people trust government to control corporations to prevent unnecessary exploitation, but such blind faith can only tentatively be called a value of such people, it would be better described as abdication of responsibility. It is the same point, it is not we who decide it is a decision of the 1% that most people cowtow to including tacitly the speakers in this film who make their money from the existing system, compromise with it and don't spend their time fighting the misuses of the 1%.
The next speaker, Michael Laitman, in this clip talks of governments not having the ability to manage the people. The governments are still the same, the economy still provides the 1% with profits in all the countries, and these vast numbers of people are on the streets fighting the 1% whilst academics pontificate. Laitman cites these struggles as being interdependence demonstrating a "law that is characteristic of integrated systems". He claims world leaders cannot realise their decisions and in the movie actors portray headless chicken activity. This is far from reality. The reality is that business continues to accumulate profits, governments are blamed for ineptitude, and politicians get their pay-offs when leaving office after being the required receptionist in government. Such an analysis whilst correctly identifying the importance of interdependence, what used to be called the mass movement, does not sufficiently analyse the power structures and their objectives.
The next speaker, Amit Goswami, talks about Egolution recognising that the problem is ego. He then goes on about this ego in terms of the survival instinct producing competition as if it is the survival instinct that is the dominant idea leading to the egotism that is screwing up the world. Very simply competition has become misplaced, instead of it being a drive to help personally improve ourselves by competing with ourselves. No, the idea of the survival instinct leads to competition leading eventually to exploitation by the 1% – he didn't make all those leaps. Misplaced competitive ego contributes to the problem but the few controlling the reins of power prevent those who want to withdraw from the world of competition from doing so. It is not an idea, an individual choice but power, power that misuses competitive ego.
They then go on to suggest that this power is simply social control ie that it is society trying to control itself. Of course there are cultural impositions in society that control. The Ash experiment is one example of social control – 10.31mins, and it led Jairon C Guesta to ask what way have we been using the influence of society? This question is of course completely misdirected, in what way have the 1% been manipulating society to enable their profit-making? It is not we, society, who are at fault but those who are manipulating society for their own greed and ego. It is not social control but 1% social manipulation, an important non-intellectual difference. There is a term, social contagion, described from 15.00 mins, we identify with group characteristics. Actions, happiness etc depend on those in the group. This type of conclusion is fundamentally describing herd responses but we are not just herd animals. Sadly some humans are herd animals, some choose to behave like herd animals abdicating reponsibility, and others begin to seek out their own individuality not as separate beings but as being on the Path. Would someone on the Path have been weak-willed enough to agree with the actors in the Ash experiment? People cannot tell me there is no chi. One guy, James Fowler, described norms as being transmitted through networks, our friends. Peter Joseph, their integrity is only as good as the integrity around them effectively describing all as herd.
This classification of humans is important in identifying the needs for change. We cannot find change in herd animals nor in those abdicating their responsibililty hiding as herd animals so that leaves the few who are not herd animals who need to effect change, by my description refuse to accept their non-herd responsibility to not compromise with the 1%. But most of these accept being bought off, accept compromise, and can be seen in interviews in films such as Xroads.
In truth though what do they do to get their views across? With this film let me try and answer that. The issue is not getting ideas aired but refusing to compromise with the 1%. Xroads is a movie that supports the 1% because it does not attack them as being responsible. So simply by appearing in this film these people are compromised, no matter that this movie in the end talks about Unity. In a similar vein I should not support Xroads, am I compromised in discussing the movie at length in this blog? Yes. But I want to note what are the contemporary ideas, even so – compromised.
I want to discuss creativity, imagination and their relationship, and I began with a John Cleese talk.
Firstly however I am comfortable in describing myself as creative but here is some justification. I write science fiction stories so the question is because I write am I creative? The easiest route for creative justification is one I reject (sour grapes?), I have not been published or paid any money. Such social accolades can be attributes of creative people but equally they can just be attributes of people who play the game. I equally reject the notion that because a book sells the person is a writer, selling books means that they are a product which has been marketed and distributed. And I say this with all due deference to the many creative people who have toiled for years making a living in the publishing business.
So if I am creative, why? For creative people this question does not have to be asked, it is or it isn't. I sit down and write a book, no choice, no financial motivation, no public accolades, the book is just written. That is creative. Is there a notion of quality attached to this? Again a creative person answers – certainly but there is no justification, none is needed.
And in the above discussion there is much that describes creativity, it just is. A person is creative or isn't.
Let's turn to the John Cleese talk. The Monty Python team were innovative, and I assume that he was invited to give this talk in 1992 in part because of the Python's team's innovation – I will discuss my use of the word innovative later. Apart from his humour I found the talk uninspiring. In truth he said at the beginning that he had nothing to offer, and I think that is true. He was there because of his fame.
However what is always useful is to listen to how creative people describe the conditions that lead to their creativity. Cleese listed five factors that enabled his creative process:-
1) Space – away from demands of daily life
But none of these actually described the creativity, they described the best situation he could put himself in in order for there to be a creative result. Question (there is assumption in this question) – is a weekly script for Monty Python genuinely creative? It is worth discussing innovative here. The Monty Python team changed the world of western humour, and because of this the word innovative easily applies. What is significant in their humour is that it was primarily new, but because it is new does that make it creative? I think not. In general the word creative is an apt description of Python humour, but perhaps not so for every sketch they did. However to describe every show as innovative would be appropriate. Perhaps some sketches might have been described as flat – did not work. Undoubtedly they were innovative but if they didn't work were they creative?
Here comes imagination. How important is imagination in creativity? When I grew up art was being changed. Artists would come up with a new work, and because their imagination had thrown back the boundaries of established art the work was often assumed as creative, but because someone is capable of imagining something new does not mean that the imagined product is creative. My own sphere of art, science fiction, is new worlds of imagination, but are those imaginations creative? Perhaps so, perhaps not. It depends on whether there is mimicry or creativity, is there a genuine process of creativity or is the author simply copying another scenario? And there is only one measure, whether the writer feels s/he is being creative.
Creativity is a feeling but what sort of feeling? At my most creative – subjective view, I felt a presence. Such a presence could artistically be described as the presence of a muse, but the muse is mythological – having a creative muse doesn't add any clarity to a discussion. So what is this feeling about? It is a measure of the relationship between the creator and the Path, and this relationship is creativity as we know it.
Is it innovation or imagination per se? No. These are faculties which can help with creativity. Is a work creative enough if the poet cannot imagine to wax lyrically? Is a work creative that is just innovative? If so, perhaps a computer could randomly "create" new works of art?
Imagination is not a creative process in itself, it is a faculty that adds to the work. For many there is a focus on imagination especially in science fiction. Without imagination there is no creativity in science fiction but the imagination itself is not a majority tool. It sets the scene, it describes Kirramura or Angellara or Kamden. But the creativity is in the story, the writing, what the writer wants to say. The imagination was a vehicle, it enabled the story to be transported into a reality – of sorts as no-one has read the book.
This focus on imagination brings me to another recognition. Imagination is a faculty of mind, like reason, and many others. But the creative process is connected to the Path and not simply a faculty of mind. It is this connection, this element of the Path, that is the spark, the uniqueness, the speciality. It belongs to us all, we can all experience it, creativity is not sectioned off for a few. But imagination is a faculty that we all possess, in some less developed than others. In some cultures imagination is hyped especially in drug cultures, the place of imagination, like the place of reason is raised beyond where it belongs.
Creativity directs, imagination and reason are faculties with places to be known under that direction.
I have just skim-watched "Crossroads: Labor Pains of a new worldview" and struggled through it. Yet another crossroads that a group of intellectuals or spirituals claim the world is meeting. To be honest my bias almost gave up on it. Then add the other failure of such intellectualism, the failure to recognise that the world does not change with ideas, it changes through power. There is a particular intellectual forlorn hope known as the tipping point. Basically an idea that has less than 10% of the world as adherents has no currency, more than 10% and people take it up. Here is an idea:-
The 1% control the world and 100% should control it, let's call the idea democracy.
Why isn't it happening? Because less than 10% of the world believe in democracy? Not at all. But because those in power manipulate that power so that the idea doesn't happen. Some ideas might become currency if they do not affect those in power. But this movie was about a global crossroads, who has the power, and the effects of that power. So tipping points with regards to this are hogwash. To deal with that problem we need awareness of the ways of influence of the 1%, and certainly at the beginning this movie did not offer that awareness.
As usual in such films the propounders of the crossroads have been personally successful to some extent, writing books, academic positions and so on. As with my own situation as a teacher they have accepted some kind of compromise to earn their living, and any such compromise, including my own, allows the 1% to manipulate the power. Recognition of this compromise is also not part of the film, and we have a typical scenario of bright-eyed and bushy-tailed idealists presenting ideas as if the world only has to recognise these ideas and everything will be hunky-dory.
As an example of the groundswell that is leading to global change, they began with this short clip:-
January – Tunisia
Lost the ability to manage the people? So examine these countries now, what is the state of change there? The repression, the 1%, has changed hue but not substance. I am not belittling the struggles of these comrades, their fights are powerful and the people deserve respect; but 10% tipping point idealism has got nothing to do with what is happening there. Are these struggles not managed? These people are confronting the 1% and the 1% minions through the army or the police are repressing them; this is the reality. The movie's intellectuals need to face the reality, recognise how much their own compromises help create this reality and begin to face the real struggle. It is far from a struggle of ideas, it is about power. These same intellectuals wield some power as it is their creativity which is often the backbone of academic institutions and publishers that 1% minions exploit. Turn around and tell them, do something within your own compromise and not leave it to others.
There is also something worth considering, and that is subterfuge – a type of false flag. Over the years the 1% have always recognised how academia and reason can be used to maintain their own (1%) position of power. By repeatedly talking about ideas and reason intellectuals can convince themselves and others that those are the precursors of change, and rather than using their positions to the benefit of humanity they simply propogate ideas, their intellectualism deflecting focus away from the power of the 1% onto the supposed transformational ability of ideas. Be clear, ideas create change only if the powerful let them do so – unless there is a powerful mass revolution (a mass far more than the 10% tipping point). This film could be such a diversion – a false hope. Throughout the world young people are growing up to a realisation that the enemy is the 1%. Whilst the level of awareness of this inimical 1% is not high it must be worrying for those in power. The 1% response is not tolerant, peaceful demonstrations globally are repressed violently in a way that has not been seen since the anti-war protests of the 60s, a time when the establishment must also have felt under threat. Beginning a movie on unity with a message that the problem lies with the people only, that the people are in conflict, and that the people are going through a change suggests change can happen through ideas and ignores the immense power that is being used to prevent change.
On this false focus theme I am going to raise a further possible scenario, one that leaves me open to accusations about anti-Israeli racism. Let me first state a position I hold but cannot substantiate. The power bloc that is the 1% possibly has Bilderberg group connections, certainly has business connections including Jewish, Rockefellers, Rothschilds and so on. By recognising this am I being racist? Of course the 1% power bloc would say so. There are good Israeli people as there are good people of all nationalities, but are all nationalities part of the 1%? Here is a description from his website:-
"Joseph Ohayon is a filmmaker, writer and speaker based in Israel and New York.
"Known for his relentless quest to put pieces together and look at the big picture, Joseph directs, writes, and hosts documentaries and talk shows on Israeli television. Joseph also lectures for the ARI Institute to help raise awareness of today's global challenges and the need to adapt to an increasingly interdependent world." It is significant that in the movie there are no attacks on the US government nor on the Israeli government, and as I have said an intellectual focus that does not rest on the 1%. Where does this free movie get its funds from?
Even though the 1% are so powerful that is no excuse for apathy, we must agitate for change.
Having got that off my chest there is much in the movie that is helpful and positive and worth considering as primarily the movie addresses the notion that we are all one, and that the crossroads we need to face is that we remove separation and unite.


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The Definition of Obesity
Obesity is a fictional category with changing parameters, exploited because of its fearfulness to the general public, and broadened to include as many people as possible in order to control/sell as many drug/food/supplements/surgeries to as many people as possible. Obesity has the socioeconomic advantage of creating an underclass with a simple stick of a label.
Face it. If everyone is obese, then everyone will have to pay into the pharmas/lobbyists who are funding these little investigatory "studies." And if obesity is declared a disease, the government can get in on a little action, too, as groups lobby it to have "disease guidelines" implemented that would favor the lobbies' interests.
That is "obesity."


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5 Reasons to Start a Business in 2016
As far as New Year's resolutions go, no goal is perhaps more exciting, challenging and rewarding than deciding to start a business. With the right idea, financing and brains, starting a small business can be a life-changing experience for any budding entrepreneur. Will this be the year you finally do it? Here are 5 reasons to start a business in 2016.
1. No More Bad Bosses
Arguably the coolest part of launching a startup is getting to be your own boss. No longer will you have to get approval for vacation days or feel a bad manager isn't recognizing your value. As the head boss, your decisions impact the direction of the company, its people and, ultimately, its success. If you think you have what it takes to be a great leader, starting a business will let you be just that (and put you to the test!).
2. All Your Friends are Doing It
It's no secret that startups are constantly in the headlines for coming up with innovative ideas, raising multi-million dollars in funding or getting acquired by mega corporations. And if you live in a medium-to-big city, chances are you know of someone who runs his or her own startup company.
Why not try it for yourself? Let 2016 be the year you also join the discussion on different ways of structuring a business or finding ways to perfect your presentation for venture capital investors.
3. Plethora of Available Resources
It wasn't too long ago that entrepreneurs had to have a deep network of real-life contacts or expert-level expertise in all aspects of business management as a "must" on the road to success. While those elements certainly can be helpful, every aspect of launching or running a business nowadays can be supported via a wealth of free and low-cost online resources.
Need to design a website for your startup? "Websites in a box" are aplenty, as are tutorials, videos and guides. Looking for help with graphic design, writing or web development? Online resources like Elance can connect you with someone who can do the job within your budget. Even if you're just looking for advice or introductions, sites like LinkedIn and Quora can provide information and guidance very quickly.
4. Innovative Funding Options
OK, fine, I know what you're going to say: there's no way to launch a business without tons of capital. And that might be partly true. But if you have a great idea, can put together a solid business plan and are able to get others excited about it, services like Kickstarter and Indiegogo can reach would-be consumers around the world to help crowdfund your startup.
Additionally, the economy has recovered quite well since the recession and small business loans are a bit easier to come by. If crowdfunding won't cover all your launch costs or isn't an option, perhaps exploring a loan is the way to go.
5. The Side Hustle
Let's say you are excited about the prospect of launching your own business in 2016, but don't want to give up the comfort of a steady paycheck just yet. Consider a side gig to try out your skills at entrepreneurship.
Whether it's running an online business out of your apartment, being an Uber or Lyft driver on the weekends or renting out space in your home via Airbnb, the sharing economy means you can find ways to run your own business without leaving your 9-to-5.
Starting a business is always an exciting endeavor, and perhaps this year will be the year for you. And if you're still on the fence about your next step, keep doing the research until you're ready to rock-and-roll.
Ready to start a business? LegalZoom can help you choose the right business structure, whether it's an LLC, corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship. Just answer a few simple questions so we can help you start your business the right way.


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Thursday, February 7, 2013
Forget the dough, we need the Shabbos Goy!
However the "Shabbos goy" that so many of us depend on, the non Jewish Mail man, to shut the light, to turn off the fan, to turn up the heat or AC, to deliver a breaking news story or sports score, will be missed. It may save a few dollars not having mail delivery on Shabbos but what are we going to do when the Cholent is burning, when the fire was left on, or when you notice the Birthday card that arrived from Grandma and cant wait to open it.
Perhaps President Barack Obama will once again offer his Shabbos Goy services free of charge along with Colin Powell and Mario Cuomo.
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....which only goes to prove that the President is an anti-semite...... :-)ReplyDelete
forget Obamacare - we need Shabboscare!
- AnonymousFebruary 7, 2013 at 6:55 AM
Your Shabbos goy mailman is actually Jewish.ReplyDelete
Actually, asking a goy or having a goy do melacha for you on Shabbos is not permissible, according to R' Betzalel Rudinsky.ReplyDelete
Shabbos Goy seems to be a stepping stone to power.ReplyDelete
What would be the Heter to open the BC or Shabbos?
Why no link for Mario?
- AnonymousFebruary 7, 2013 at 11:39 AM
I'm sure asking a goy to perform melocho is assur according tomany more competent poskim over the generations.ReplyDelete
The bigger issue is of zilzul Shabbos, the cheapening of Shabbos. If one feels a desire to read the mail on Shabbos, than something very basic to Shabbos is missing.
- IsraelReaderFebruary 7, 2013 at 1:21 PM
A friend of mine bought his house from a non-religious Jewish mailman, whose route included his own home.ReplyDelete
My friend couldn't convince the mailman to change jobs, but he at least convinced him to leave his (the buyer's) mail in the post office, and to deliver it to him instead, on Monday.
This illustrates that there is a certain amount of chillul Shabbos done in the US Postal Service.
Now that the workers will be off on Saturdays, will there be less chillul Shabbos? Only Hashem knows. However I would venture to say that there is surely more of a chance of the postal worker coming to shul on Shabbos if he doesn't need to be at work...
- AnonymousFebruary 9, 2013 at 8:55 PM
You're not allowed to have direct 'hana'ah' from a 'maaseh goy' on Shabbos but a goy can do some 'melachos' for you. For an example, lowering the temp on the cholent. It must be told to him 'b'remiza'.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousFebruary 10, 2013 at 11:06 AM
Kindly quote an halachik source for this.Delete
Under regular circumstances, even "b'remiza" may not be permissible. Its called amira l'akum, which is .......
Choleh (and its sub-categories), as well as tzorchei rabim may, occasionally, have exceptions.


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Ten of our Cubs joined Cubs from all over Oxford had a fantastic day on the water on Saturday 21 June. The 33rd Oxford Boat Base hosted almost 80 Cubs over the course of the day and we took part in the morning session. The Cubs completed special water activities passports in advance, to check they knew how to stay safe, and they each got to try out three different activities: kayaking, canoeing and pulling. All of the Cubs earned their Water Activities badges.
We had a glorious sunny day for the event, but this didn't mean that the Cubs didn't get wet – a lot of them opted to take a swim after one – or in some cases all – of their boating sessions!
Thank you to everyone who helped out, including the leaders from 33rd Oxford and 22nd Oxford – and others – who gave up their Saturday to give the Cubs this wonderful day.
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"Game of Thrones" actor Gethin Anthony is set to play Charles Manson on NBC's new drama "Aquarius" starring David Duchovny.
Grey Damon ("Twisted") has also joined the cast of the new event series.
The 13-episode "Aquarius" is being written by John McNamara and focuses on Duchovny's character, a cop who goes undercover to track Manson. Damon plays Duchovny's partner.
Anthony was last seen as Renly Baratheon in the first two seasons of "Thrones." He is repped by Management 360 and United Agents. News of Anthony's casting in "Aquarius" was first reported by TVLine.
Damon is repped by Paradigm and Toni Benson.