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This is my tenth post in my Monday series on the Law of Attraction in Action, inspired by watching Louise Hay's You Can Heal Your Life, the movie, expanded version.
I haven't been feeling well for 3 weeks. It began with my trip to Miami to speak. I had a lot to drag with me. On the plane, it was hard to get enough water to drink. I normally bring my own but one can't get through security anymore with water. I brought a nice lunch, which I ate around noon. Schlepping through Miami airport took a while. When I finally got to my hotel, I was exhausted, but went downstairs to meet the others who were there to speak. Forgot to drink enough water.
Because of people arriving late, dinner wasn't till nine. I was distracted and didn't at least grab some of the nuts I had with me. It was a high energy evening, followed by a full day at the event I was there for. After all the schlepping, running around and going long periods without food or enough water, I began to feel shaky. The very high humidity didn't help any either. And, I was very wound up from all the activities.
I was ragged by the second night. And it didn't get any better!
I stayed in Miami an extra five days at an apartment someone offered me. I was kind to myself but my body didn't want to heal. Just couldn't unwind, which made sleep tough. As I began feeling a little better, I had to go home. That trip was more stressful than usual. Returning home, I had a lot to do and a lot on my mind. Sleep wouldn't come easily. I began to have ailments I never had before. It was scary. I was so weirded out, stressed, and exhausted I didn't know what to do.
So I chanted affirmations. Over and over. "I feel fabulous. I'm VERY healthy, VERY relaxed, VERY energized, and I'm sleeping VERY well. All is truly well in my world."
For the last three weeks I've been saying that many times a day—with enthusiasm I didn't feel. I thanked God too, for my good health and for feeling fabulous. And, I treated myself with the Reiki skills I have. But nothing seemed to work. During this time I had to take some smaller trips, which tended to wipe out any progress I made in getting my good health back.
But I never stopped chanting my affirmations and thanking God for my fabulous health, even though I was getting shakes and poor sleep.
I plodded through my writing with no energy. It got scary. But I tried not to talk about it much. When someone asked how I was, I resisted the urge to share my woes, and just said I was great. I wanted sympathy so badly, and reassurance. But I knew the more I complained, the more energy that went out saying that I wasn't well. Instead I told most people nothing, or that I was good.
The two friends I mentioned it to pushed me to go to the doctor. They suggested diseases I could have. But my faith is so strong that I continued to put my health into God's hands and enthusiastically affirmed how fabulous my health was. It actually was hard. But the more I said it the more I believed it. It continued sending my expectation of good health out to the Universe. Friday night I noticed a shift in my energy. I'd been doing affirmations and felt more relaxed. That night I fell into a deep sleep and woke up refreshed.
It felt like a miracle. But I knew it was the Law of Attraction in action. I continually put out good health. I guess it took time for my body to respond. But it did!
The common response to not feeling well is to succumb to the energy, or lack of, and put out a vibe of illness, etc. I know that the Law of Attraction will pick that up and support it. That sure wasn't what I wanted! So despite not feeling it, I did my best to put out that I expected good health. It took a little while but eventually worked!
I've had people tell me they must have the flu or a bad cold when their noses get stuffed. I'll try to suggest that maybe it's nothing much, or allergies, but they aren't having it! Self-diagnosis can make it worse when you expect it to be something unpleasant. Next time you don't feel well, do what you can to nurture yourself and help the symptoms, but don't take your mind to places of bad illness. Keep telling yourself it's really not a big deal and you're healing.
Let the Law of Attraction aid your healing, instead of prolonging your health problem. It really can work when you let it!
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Today I'm continuing my Embracing SUCCESS series with Richard LeMieux, who ran his own successful business for 14 years and was very financially solvent, had a happy marriage and lived a decadent lifestyle. But when his business failed, he lost his livelihood, his home, his possessions, his wife of 17 years, and his children.
Suddenly, he was living out of a van with only his dog Willow for company. Willow saved him from committing suicide when things looked bleak.
Richard was homeless in Bremerton, Washington for a year and a half. With a secondhand manual typewriter, he sat at picnic tables in parks writing his new book, Breakfast at Sally's (Skyhorse Publishing, 2008), about his journey living off the kindness of the Salvation Army's and other organizations' kitchens. He also describes folks he met along the way. Richard's memoir tells the story of one man's resilience in the face of economic disaster. His quiet determination and determined willingness to live with his situation is evident in this story of an all-too-common American condition.
Richard created the Willow Charitable Foundation, a nonprofit organization to raise awareness about the homeless and to help other service organizations assist the homeless with emergency housing, food, and other necessities and services. Funded by book sales, royalties, speaking fees, and corporate and private donations, The Willow Charitable Foundation is dedicated to a community-based approach to the problem of homelessness.
Richard LeMieux may not be rich but I consider him a role model for SUCCESS. He's using his book to help people in the situation he'd been in. Here's what he said:
What was your life like before you were homeless? I had a great life with all the trappings that indicated my success. A beautiful home on the water, boats, cars, hot tubs, exotic vacations were all part of my 'success' in business.
How did you become homeless? I had a directory publishing company before days of Internet prevalence in our marketplace. I did not see some of those changes coming and in one year all my biggest clients decided to build web sites instead of buy advertising in my directories. I hadn't really built a safety net for myself that would have sustained that level of business loss.
What was your life like when you were homeless? For the first 6 months, in my mind, I could sort of tell myself that Willow (my faithful canine companion) and I were on a 'camping' trip. Migrating around town from church parking lots to campgrounds. I was fortunate, I still had my car, a van I stayed in, many people did not have that.
Where did you eat/sleep when you were homeless? My van was Willow's and my "home on wheels" and we could get hot meals at The Salvation Army and other meals programs around town like The Lord's Diner, the Methodist Church and the Lutheran Church.
How did your dog, Willow, affect your experience of homelessness? Willow continues to be my companion and she is a certified mental health service dog. The need to take care of her was and is what keeps me going.
Do you think Willow saved your life one night on a bridge? Absolutely. There was really no way that from the center of the Narrows Bridge I could have actually heard her barking in the car when I left her at the observation deck with a note on the dash saying, "This is my dog Willow, I call her the Wonder Dog, Please take care of her." But I 'heard' her nonetheless. I could not leave her there by herself not knowing if she would be cared for.
What role did mental illness play in becoming homeless? My therapist at Kitsap Mental Health once told me that I should not be alive. The number of things I lost in one year, my successful business, my house, my wife, the estrangements of my children all contributed to my fall into depression and struggle with PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder). The darkness of this time consumed me. I saw no way out.
There are a lot of stereotypes of homeless people – is there a common thread of why people become homeless or what types of people become homeless? In the 'beginning' when I started writing (or journaling as my therapist called it) Breakfast at Sally's there was no purpose. Now there most definitely is a purpose. If you'd told me when I was 50 years old, atop the Eiffel Tower that I would be homeless when I was 59, I'd have said there is no way. And at 55 when I was on a cruise through Greece, I'd have said you were crazy. There will always be the stereotypes of homelessness, but what I found on the streets were people like you and me, educators and nurses, teachers and skilled labor, children and teenagers, families split between shelters. A cross section of our country and people just like us fallen on a bad time, a lost job, a medical condition, a death, a foreclosure.
How did people treat you when you were homeless? I felt like an outsider in the store, the bank, all the places that were a part of my previous life. Those that I met on the street turned out to be the purest form of relationship, there were no expectations, there was no judgment, there were those who maybe only had $5 to their name and they would give you $3 if you needed it. Generosity like I'd never seen before. I "found myself" there so to speak, in a way I never had.
What is your relationship with the Salvation Army? How do they help homeless people? I still go see Pat the cook, Major Baker, eat meals and do what I can for those still on the street. The Salvation Army does an amazing work in our communities, many times un-acknowledged. I am always struck by their "motto" so to speak and it resonates with the kindness I found there.
How can we solve this crisis of homeless people in the U.S.? WE can. That is the answer. It's each of us doing a small thing that snowballs into a movement in our society. I am part of the formation of Willow Charitable Foundation that will work toward
doing just that. Using the awareness tool of Breakfast at Sally's and the arts through music and visual arts in a unique way to put faces on our homeless, put a face on the statistics. Only in connecting with a story will we change our future story.
What is your life like now? Willow and I share life in an apartment and still pinch ourselves to realize what a special opportunity we have make life different for many, many people. I am ready to sit on Oprah's couch. I want to win the Pulitzer and march that plaque down to our Salvation Army corps in Bremerton and slap it up on Major Baker's wall. Just this far is a dream, why not dream big!
I highly recommend reading Breakfast at Sally's if you want some inspiration and to read more about Richard's incredible story of hope.
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"Too Blessed to Be Stressed"
Stress is all around us. I hear folks often discuss how stressed they are. The energy of working hard, taking care of family, and fitting everything you might want to do into a time deprived existence can lead even the most spiritual of us to be stressed. And the current economy can certainly exacerbate stress about your finances. People are more worried today than ever before, at least in my lifetime. Is my job, savings, investments, retirement fund, college fund for my kids, etc. safe?
It's scary times right now—IF you allow it to be.
Fear, stress, worry, etc. all send the message that you don't have total faith that everything will work out for your highest good. It expresses doubt in your spiritual power. The Law of Attraction, which isn't selective about what to support, brings more fear, stress, worry, etc. back to you. This is so important for you to understand!
Faith can create miracles in a situation that doesn't look good. But you must be willing to surrender your control of it and just expect it to all work out well for you.
Yes, investments are tanking, jobs are decreasing, the economy is in the toilet, the news sounds bleak. But it doesn't mean that your world has to be bleak. Many people still have their jobs. The stock market is rebounding. It will take time to sort itself out and make a positive impact but it will happen. You can focus on all that's wrong and attract a bad mood and negative situations, or look forward and find the blessing in your situation.
When you can put a lid on your worries, have complete faith that things will work out for you, and focus on your blessings, miracles can happen.
People post their blessings on my Conscious Gratitude Yahoo group. One lives in Houston. We didn't hear from her for a week after the hurricane hit. When she finally had access to Internet service, she shared a long list of her blessings. I bet most people wouldn't have found the blessings like she did! Her house was flooded. Much of her possessions are ruined.
She and her family rode out the storm at a neighbor's house. The roof blew off and several families sat huddled together as pieces of the roof came down all around them. This woman posts her blessings every day. Her faith is strong. She wrote that as pieces of roof flew around them in the wind, it was like someone had put a bubble around the families because no one was hit with even a bit! Now that's a miracle of faith and the Law of Attraction bringing more blessings to someone who expresses gratitude each day. She focuses on blessings and got a BIG one. And she continues to post blessings, despite still having many residual problems from the storm. Having your family and friends safe is much more valuable than anything else.
Focusing on your blessings can neutralize negatives and attract more blessings. The Law of Attraction loves to provide blessings to those who focus on them.
I recently had a visit with a woman who did work for my parents for many years. Though my parents are gone, Nazzy and I have stayed in regular touch. She and her husband Henry are in their eighties now. Yet when they walked in, they radiated the same sunshine in their positive and exuberant energy that they had when they were young.
All my questions about how they are were answered with very positive responses. "I'm blessed to still be healthy." "I'm blessed to have my kids and grands around me." "I'm blessed that our home is paid for." I pushed. Surely this economy was making them stressed, since they're not too financially solvent to begin with. But Nazzy kept smiling and in a joyous tone said,
"I'm too blessed to be stressed!"
She always focused on what she had and felt great appreciation for it. Her faith was strong that she and her family would be safe. "I'm too blessed to be stressed!" She was so happy with all she had that she couldn't worry at all about potential problems. Since they weren't on her mind, the Law of Attraction didn't bring the problems or when they came, it brought solutions too. Being stressed gets supported by the Law of Attraction. Why attract it?
When life, or all the bad news about the economy get you down:
* Turn off the news on TV or radio! I normally watch the news but the last weeks I change the channel when dark scary reports air. When I listen to the radio, I do the same thing when negative stories are discussed. I don't read newspapers too often. The news is scary. It puts thoughts in your head that attract negatives to you. I'm so much happier since I stopped listening to negative news reports. It really does all work out on the other end when you expect it to.
* Put situations that worry you into God's hands. Whether you believe in God or the Universe or another spiritual being, put yourself in those competent hands and rest assured that things will be OK. I can't always cope with things as well as I'd like but God can. That belief allows the Law of Attraction to bring me good outcomes.
* Remind yourself, "I'm too blessed to be stressed!" Then list your blessings and focus on them so you create more.
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I recently was honored with a very special visitor. His Holiness, Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda—known as Swamiji—came over to do an interview. Swamiji has traveled around the world 35 times to help spread world peace to as many people as he can through his practice of Yoga in Daily Life. This a holistic system for the body, mind, consciousness and soul, based on ancient teaching of yoga and adapted for today. Swamiji says through practice you can regain your physical, psychic, social and spiritual health and achieve self-realization and God-realization.
Swamiji has addressed people in many countries, dignitaries at the UN, and me! ?
It takes a lot for me to be in awe of someone. But when Swamiji entered my place, with an entourage of people from around the world, it felt like the energy suddenly changed. My doorman felt the same way. Bearded, in long orange robes, Swamiji's presence brought calm. His smile radiated out. I felt very happy. Originally from India, he's spent most of his time in other countries. I asked him to explain how his system of yoga creates inner peace:
"Yoga is a part of discipline, a science of body, mind and consciousness. Practitioners of Yoga in Daily Life harmonize their body, mind, and consciousness. The yoga exercises are psychosomatic movements. They're not a sport. They influence our body and psychic, and beautify our intellect. It gives you inner peace and contentment."
Swamiji's system, Yoga in Daily Life is designed with ancient wisdom for modern life. It's a scientific system that has many, many steps so that you can baby step, step by step, gradually, to come forward. The first aim in Yoga in Daily Life to achieve is physical, mental, social, and spiritual health. So it's a lot more than most of us associate with yoga. Yoga in Daily Life is a lifestyle, not that different from what how I encourage people to live. It's practiced around the world in more than 35,000 different locations.
I was confused, since there are different yoga disciplines. I asked Swamiji if he thinks they all bring the same kind of inner peace or have some taken a different direction. He answered:
"Yoga is yoga. Many are practicing yoga only on the physical level—to be relaxed and have good health through this practice with good energy. Yoga in Daily Life is a completely holistic system. Every kind of yoga brings goodwill, to give the people something good."
Swamiji says that when you practice Yoga in Daily Life, the first thing it gives you is good health. When you have that, your mind is automatically calm and relaxed. Then you realize that within you there is peace. He adds, "Within you is the fountain of the joy and the immortal soul. Leave out the ego and live the divine life. Inner contentment creates harmonious vibration and peace, and that will affect all." Another way for the Law of Attraction to be in action. He encourages us all to see the world with positive thinking. When life isn't positive, avoid reinforcing it by saying things like, "oh my God, what terrible things." He strongly advises trying to accept life as it is.
Swamiji exudes love, I mean really exudes it with passion and compassion. I asked him how important he feels it is to love yourself. He says: "You have to learn to love yourself. It means to understand 'who am I?' 'How am I?' Ask yourself:
*'Am I a good person or a negative person?'
* 'What have I done which people don't like and how can I change myself so that my behavior and my being doesn't distance others.'
"Then your love will radiate outside. There's a difference between self-respect and ego. Self-respect means that first you learn that loving yourself means to behave properly, dress properly, clean properly, speak properly. For example, if you wear makeup, you are not putting it on for yourself. You think that whoever will look at you will feel happy and good that you're not disturbing them. So, love thyself to love all. You love yourself to keep your body healthy so that you can love others. You love yourself to keep your heart positive so that you can help others feel positive. You learn about your heart so that you can open your heart to others. That's what I call the inner peace."
Many of us are always on the run. I asked Swamiji how we can integrate yoga into our routines to reduce stress. His outlook is very interesting, since his system isn't just about yoga movements; it's more a lifestyle that you practice. He explains:
"Yoga in Daily Life is not just about the physical exercise or only sitting down to meditate. You go, you move, you behave according to the yogi principles. So when you walk, you walk full of awareness. If you are walking and someone is coming in front of you, it's doesn't cost you money to move a little bit to the side of the road. When you go on the bus and a handicapped or disabled person gets on, it doesn't cost money if you stand up and let them sit down. If you eat something, eat it with love and decide you'll only eat what your body needs. Even in a crowd where people smell, think about the beauty of the people and how nice it is to be close to so many humans. And that you won't be there for long."
Yoga in Daily Life is seeing the world through the eyes of kindness and tolerance and practicing it with everyone you encounter. It's living on a spiritual level at all times and being conscious of how your actions and reactions affect others. Swamiji says it's an everyday life, 24 hours practices. He's traveled the world for the last 40 years with 3 aims. He says they are:
"1. To awaken the consciousness in people to lead a healthy way of life, to be healthy while practicing the divine science of yoga, and eating vegetarian, balanced and organic, healthy food.
2. To awake the consciousness in the people that we are not alone on this planet. Besides the humans, there are many other creatures, mountains, lakes, vegetation, desert, rivers and oceans, We should learn to live in harmony with our surrounding nature.
3. To awaken the consciousness in the people that we are all children of one God. There's no need to fight. God gave equally to everyone. There's only one reason for us—humanity. With these 3 aims I started my journey and have traveled around the world 35 times."
I asked Swamiji what he'd you say to someone who says he or she doesn't know how to be spiritual? He says:
"The belief does not change the reality. The reality is the realty. Even if you don't believe, within you things are changing always. You are facing good and bad. But if you will accept the spiritual energy, life will be easier for you. I suggest you read more spiritual books. Not only one kind of direction or faith but open up your heart and view to the whole world. The readings and meeting spiritual persons and going to spiritual gatherings will awake in your consciousness the longing to drink that water. You will search for a drinking fountain and you will find it."
Swamiji is very concerned about all the restlessness and fighting against religions, companies, neighbors, partners, etc. on the planet. That's why he feels it's very urgent to realize that love will awake our inner peace, which will go to world peace if you practice Yoga in Daily Life. It's a comprehensive system—mind, body and spirit. This spiritual man just cares about people finding peace in themselves that can radiate out to others and create a more peaceful world.
Swamiji's book, Yoga in Daily Life—the System, is quite big, with beautiful illustrations and detailed instructions for following his system. When he left, I had to hug him. I can still feel the light of his presence when I see the photo of us together. He continues his journey around the world to do what he can to nurture world peace. I asked him for some final words for you:
"All dear readers, brothers and sisters, we have not seen us maybe, but in this way, I wish you very, very good health; a happy, harmonious and long life; love and mutual understanding in your family and your society. And spiritual development for God realization. With this dear brothers and sisters, I bless you in the name of the almighty. Ohm Shante Shante, Shante."
I feel VERY blessed to have been in Swamiji's presence.
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After 13 years at the helm of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniele Gatti will hand over the music director's baton to Charles Dutoit next season. He will continue as the RPO's conductor laureate, but for this last Southbank concert in his current role, he chose to bow out with two emphatically final statements, Mozart's 41st and Beethoven's 9th symphonies.
Gatti has done many fine things with the RPO over the years but these performances were a poor representation of his achievements. The contrast between the handling of the two symphonies seemed almost perverse. Mozart's Jupiter was given a particularly eccentric reading. You would never have guessed that Mozart marked the opening movement allegro vivace from the restrained approach Gatti adopted. The middle two movements were quirkily slow, too. Only in the finale was there much sense of engagement.
Thankfully, the Beethoven was better, and more coherent. While Gatti had taken an excessively scenic route in the Mozart, in the Beethoven he went for route one. It was fast and exciting, and the RPO sometimes had a job keeping up with Gatti's demanding beat. The explosive opening allegro and the pounding scherzo fared best, but the slow movement suffered. It was played cantabile, as Beethoven instructs, and there was some fine trombone playing, but Gatti's press-on speed bore little relation to the composer's adagio marking, systematically glossing over this movement's visionary moments.
There was no let-up in the finale either, but this is a movement that can take almost anything except indifference. The cellos and basses were expressive in their interjections and hushed unveiling of the theme. The London Symphony Chorus was in blazing form, and a distinguished home-grown quartet of soloists, with tenor Andrew Kennedy and baritone David Wilson-Johnson in characterful voice, responded heroically to Gatti's supercharged approach.


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Flavius Michelet is one of the Michelet brothers. One of the four hired by Rience to get rid of Geralt in Oxenfurt. Toublanc was the "brains" of the operation and de facto leader, so Flavius was just "brawn". All four brothers died in the attempt by Geralt's sword.


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Law of the Jungle
In 1993 Oil giant Texaco, now Chevron, mined the jungles of Ecuador for oil. Then, after depleting the rain forest, the story goes, it left behind tons of refuse, that poisoned water supplies and sickened the residents. Fighting on behalf of the Ecuadorians was lawyer Steven Donziger. But the story wasn't as simple as it seemed. Bob speaks to Paul M. Barrett, who covers how Donziger may have strayed from the path of good intentions to his current pass in his new book, "Law of the Jungle."
BOB: News stories seldom have clear cut heroes and villains. So when a convincing good guy, bad guy story does come along, it's hard not to indulge in its dramatic simplicity. One such emerged from the Ecuadorian jungle in 1993. Oil giant Texaco, now Chevron, mined the native land for oil, generating oceans of profit. Then, after depleting the rain forest, the story goes, it left behind tons of refuse, and pits of flowing by-products that poisoned water supplies and sickened the residents. The media went wild for this tale of corporate greed and negligence.. Here's a 60 Minutes report from 2009.
The Sequoias took us to their community hut where we saw the driving force behind the suit. Steven Donziger -- a New York Lawyer far from home...Donziger: "These are people who never believed they had a right to sue an American company in their own court system."
BOB: Steven Donziger, a charismatic, Harvard-educated lawyer led the charge against Chevron, first by bringing suit against Texaco in 1993, and finally by winning a 19 billion dollar judgement against Chevron in an Ecuadorian Court. However, that happy ending quickly unraveled. This March, a U.S. district court in New York found that Donziger had forged documents, coerced judges, and fabricated evidence. Last week, a federal appeals court in Virginia ruled that Donziger's lawyers must reveal more confidential documents which could hold new information about wrongdoing. How Donziger may have strayed from the path of good intentions to his current predicament is the subject of Paul M. Barrett's new book, "Law of the Jungle." Barrett says Donziger's most effective strategy was to offer the media a morality play.
BARRETT: Donziger at the outset would use imagery and classic themes, the little guy versus the big guy, David vs. Goliath. That became very appealing to the media.
BOB: Yeah, from a PR point of view it was like shooting fish in a toxic sludge pit. Big bad oil company. Benighted indigenous people and...
BARRETT: The knight on the white horse who is going to use the rule of law to speak truth to power to hold the big company accountable on behalf of the little people.
BOB: Tell who all got involved in this case and tell me to what degree they were kind of suckered.
BARRETT: Well he certainly was extremely deft at bringing world class celebrities into the pictures. He began with Bianca Jagger. The ex-wife of Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones - who's a very well known human rights advocate. He was successful in charming very prominent journalists like William Langeweische for Vanity Fair in 2007 that echoed all of themes that Donziger wanted echoed in terms of evil corporate power. That Vanity Fair piece in turn very much impressed Trudie Styler the movie producer and wife of Sting. Trudie Styler then in turn became basically the star of a documentary film done by Joe Berlinger a very prominent documentary film maker. The film was called "Crude." It was released in 2009, shown at Sundance. New York Times gave it rave reviews. There's a scene early on in the movie that's vintage Donziger where Donziger is ranting and raving at one of the oil company lawyers shouting at him over and over again calling him an 'autocorrupto.' (?) Chevron, meanwhile, was investigating him personally. Trying to turn the case into his conduct and a question of his ethics and Chevron went to the courts in the United States and said 'toward that end, we'd like to see basically the field tapes from this documentary.' And they got a sympathetic Federal Court in New York to rule that they could have hundreds of hours of raw tape. And you could hear everything they said and did while working in Ecuador about how the facts don't really matter all that matters is power and scaring the judges...
CLIP: The only language that I believe this judge is going to understand is one of pressure, intimidation and humiliation and that's what we're doing today. We're going to let him know what time it is.
BARRETT: Donziger had made the fatal mistake for a lawyer of forgetting that he was not the subject of a movie and he had allowed the documentarians to follow him around and what they recorded was very damning.
BOB: He asserted a journalistic privilege that the outtakes were nobody else's business. But the court said, 'Oh no. No no. They are our business because this was not in the end, journalism. It was propaganda. You had too much influence on the production of this film for you to claim that journalism has taken place.
BARRETT: That's exactly right.
BOB: With his self indicting statements, Chevron lawyers did what?
BARRETT: They were able to establish that Donziger had relationships with supposed neutral court officials. Chevron used that evidence on film as leverage to persuade the judge to give them further access to all of Donziger's personal files. His email. The files on his computer hard drive. And in there was really the huge motherlode of evidence that he had behaved not so much as a litigator, as something closer to a extortionist.
BOB: That the plaintiffs had essentially ghost written the ostensibly independent environmental report outlining the scope of the damages to the Ecudorian jungle.
BARRETT: THat's right.
BOB: And the suggestion that 18 billion dollars would be a satisfactory award was crafted entirely by the plaintiffs.
BARRETT: This was done by a US-based consulting firm PHDs that's all fine. But if they are going to provide the court with information, they're supposed to do it in public filings. That the other side can respond to . But here they did it secretly and more than that - once they were caught the experts who Donziger was relying on disavowed their scientific work. They said 'We're ashamed of what we did." Chevron had sued them too. And they walked away from it. On top of all of that Chevron was able to put together evidence that persuaded the judge in New York that Donziger's team had ghost written not just this report on damages, but had ghost written portions of the final judgement itself. The point is not that this shows that wasn't pollution. There was pollution. The point was that the processes of the law that were supposed to hold Chevron accountable had been corrupted and therefore it made it very difficult to take the pollution case seriously.
BOB: There are, however, judgements in this case. One was from the Ecudorian court in spite of all of these legal machinations, against Chevron. And the other was in New York against Donziger himself. Tell me where these judgements stand.
BARRETT: As far as Ecuador is concerned, Donziger on behalf of his clients has a legit verdict. The actual damage amount has been reduced in subsequent months. It's now worth only about $9.5 billion. That still ain't chump change. The problem is that Chevron said, 'This is a fraudulent verdict we're not going to pay a dime and Chevron has no assets in Ecudor. So Ecudor is not able in and of itself to force Chevron to pay anything. Meanwhile, up in New York, Chevron succeeded this past March in winning a verdict under the American Racketeering Law finding that Donziger's lawsuit may once have been legitimate but it evolved over time into a corporate shakedown. And the judge said that as punishment for that neither Donziger nor his clients can profit from this fraudulent judgement.
BOB: Meantime, decades later these sludge pools remain in the Ecudorian jungle. Did the ruling that permitted discovery into the outtakes of the documentary 'Crude' - does that affect journalists in other cases from this point forward.
BARRETT: Absolutely. That's a precedent that will potentially haunt especially future documentary filmmakers. It's simply not that unusual for an activist to have conversations with the filmmaker and basically try to woo the filmmakers into doing a film. And now that environment, the courts have said, is suspect.
BOB: How would you characterize the press's role? Was there misfeasance? Was there malfeasance? Carelessness, what?
BARRETT: I think the problem here is not that people set out to tell the wrong story. They set out to tell the story that they thought they already knew. This case has created all kinds of precedents, not just in the journalists realm but also in the legal realm that are actually going to hurt the causes that Donzinger and his colleagues purport to fight for. This is going to make it more difficult to bring in these kinds of ambitious trans-national human rights cases in the fugure.
BOB: Paul, thank you.
BARRETT: My great pleasure. Thanks for having me.
BOB: Paul M Barrett is an assistant managing editor and senior writer at Bloomberg Businessweek. His new book is titled "Law of the Jungle."


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The environment is usually considered a cause of the left – a defence of the natural world against the despoliations of rapacious capitalists.
Roger Scruton argues that traditional values of the right also have a vital part to play – and that the similarity between the words "conservative" and "conservatism" is no coincidence. Successful environmental action – whether combating global warming or eliminating non-degradable plastic packaging – requires motivation, and Scruton urges that there is none better than good old-fashioned patriotism, or "oikophilia" as he terms it. Action at local level, national level and at the level of international co-operation must be underpinned by a love of one's own country. Solutions imposed from the top by supranational bodies to which no one feels any sense of allegiance will never work, he maintains. The basic argument will already be familiar to anyone who's read his A Political Philosophy, but here it's developed in detail, and illustrated by practical proposals. Scruton is a serious, heavyweight philosopher who has the gift of expressing complex ideas in clear, elegant prose; reading him in full flow affords the simple pleasure of watching an expert do what they do best. Pages 187-198 contain the most devastating critique of utilitarianism I have read. Yet the tone is less waspish than in some of his earlier work, and Scruton seeks common ground with those of the left who, like him, love their country and the natural world, calling in aid Georges Orwell and Monbiot, and his own socialist father. He makes a cogent, erudite and ultimately hopeful case – persuasive even to a left-leaning liberal like me.Reuse content


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A beautiful centerpiece is the perfect finishing touch to any table setting but it doesn't have to be expensive or even come from a florist -- make your own arrangement with our tips.
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Throw Out the Rule Book
There are no hard-set rules that state you MUST use only certain colors of flowers for specific times of the year -- mix it up and choose blooms in whatever color you like. Here, designer Manvi Drona Hidalgo used copper amaranth, white astilbe, silver brunia berries, echinacea, gomphrenia, Dutch hydrangea and sweet Annie artemisia to create a real stunner.
Contrast Colors
To create a show-stopping arrangement, rely on contrast. Designer Erinn Valencich contrasts both color and style by pairing magenta cockscomb, dahlia and calla lilies with chartreuse mums for pop then sliding this sophisticated arrangement into an earthy birch-bark container.
Embrace Asymmetry
As Chelsea Fuss of Frolic! blog proves, you don't need to be a florist to create a stunning centerpiece. To recreate this look, use a ceramic pot without a drainage hole instead of a standard vase. Criss-cross florist tape over the top of the pot to keep heavy stems in place. When arranging flowers, allow them to arch out in all directions, don't worry about the arrangement being perfectly symmetrical. For an earthy finishing touch, add fresh fruit, like small apples, pears, citrus or even a pomegranate by inserting a skewer into the fruit then sliding the skewer into the arrangement. Photography by Chelsea Fuss
Grocery Store Flowers? You Bet!
Make your last pre-party grocery store stop in the floral department to pick up a few bunches of flowers in colors that complement your party. Here, we paired peach, orange and yellow ranunculus with white stock and statice for a pretty pastel arrangement. Once home, immediately cut the flowers' stems and place the cut ends in water so they'll stay fresh till you're ready to arrange them.
Create a Succulent Centerpiece
For a sculptural centerpiece that will last (and last and last!), choose succulents. Most garden centers carry these low-maintenance relatives of the cactus year-round. They do well in direct sunlight and when planted together en masse. A shallow container, sandy, well-draining soil and an eye for combining succulents of various colors and shapes are all you need to create a stunning centerpiece that will look great for many months to come. Get more tips for creating one of these easy-care living arrangements.
Add the Unexpected
Flowers are what come to mind when we think of arrangements but other backyard garden or farmer's market staples are equally beautiful. Small veggies still on the vine, like cherry tomatoes, pea pods or baby artichokes will add an unexpected twist. Or, you can make your centerpiece more fragrant by adding herbs, like lemon balm, mint or lavender instead of traditional greenery. Floral design by Poppies & Posies. Photography by Jen Huang Photography
Sometimes, More is More
If one centerpiece looks good, three will look even better, right? Designer Manvi Drona Hidalgo lined the center of her table with white roses and greenery in a square container, then just popped pink cabbage roses in mini glass bud vases for an added shot of color.
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Light It Up
Those old brass candlesticks you have packed away in your garage or basement are actually back in vogue. Time to unpack them and put them to work adding a subtle golden glow to your centerpiece. Intersperse the tall candlesticks with lower floral arrangements to create visual interest with varying heights. And, don't worry about lining everything up perfectly down the center of the table, a meandering grouping creates a less formal, relaxed look.
Stack a Centerpiece
For an earthy fall focal point, skip the flowers and instead stack heirloom variety blue, green and gray pumpkins in graduated sizes to create a rustic topiary, as designer Marian Parsons has here. Remove the stems from all but the top pumpkin to create a stable base. Get more of Marian's tips for setting a rustic fall table.
Craft Your Own Organic Vase
Match your centerpiece to the season by hollowing out in-season produce, like a pumpkin or gourd, to create an earthy vessel. Add water then create your arrangement with a combination of dried grasses, greenery and fresh flowers. The cut gourd should stay fresh about a week, or typically as long as the flowers. Get crafting with our step-by-step instructions.
Petite and Personalized
Instead of one large, central centerpiece, add several small arrangements -- one at each place setting. You can use the same flowers for each mini arrangement or customize the color scheme or blooms to each guest. Best of all: When the party's over, your guests can take their arrangement home as a party favor.
Go Crazy for Color
What table couldn't use a cheery pop? Best of all, you really can't go wrong with colors for centerpieces -- match your arrangement to your dining room, china pattern, favorite necklace -- hatever you'd like. That's one of the great things about flowers; they come in all the colors of the rainbow. Image courtesy of Kat Flower
Bring the Outdoors In
Skip flowers altogether and pull together a free (yes, free!) arrangement using grasses, berries and colorful leaves cut from your own backyard. A heavy earthenware jug is the perfect companion to this centerpiece's laid-back look and will also keep the top-heavy branches from pulling the arrangement over.
Opt for Timeless Elegance
Compact flowers like ranunculus and roses are the perfect choice for a traditional centerpiece. For added texture, fill in with sprays of greenery or fall-blooming foliage like Scotch heather or 'Autumn Joy' sedum. Image courtesy of Kat Flower
Combine Real With Faux
With succulents trending in home decor and gardening, it's the perfect time to incorporate them in your tablescape. Clip live succulents and glue to the tops of real or faux pumpkins to create a rustic centerpiece.
A Terrarium for Any Season
Fill a large glass orb with soil, natural elements and seasonal plants to create a garden scene at the center of your tablescape. We filled this winter-inspired terrarium with rosemary, cedar cones and a mix of polka dot and hypoestes plants. To create a terrarium for any season, fill the glass orb with plants in bloom that are at varying heights.
A Stunning Centerpiece on a Budget
You don't need expensive glassware to create an eye-catching centerpiece. Line up the three vases filled with grocery store flowers in the center of the table. Add (4) 3" PVC couplings to each side of the vases with the vases nestled between. Add (3) 2" PVC couplings between each of the 3" couplings on the side and (1) 2" PVC coupling to each end between the 3" couplings. If your succulent containers fit in the PVC couplings without their pots showing, place them in the couplings. Otherwise, insert a small plastic bowl in the couplings. Then remove the succulents from their packaging and add them to the couplings.
Keep it Simple and Chic
You can put an elegant centerpiece together using only a few items. Fill a small glass with water and whole limes, and tuck flowers – stripped of most stems – in amongst the limes. Pinecones, ornaments or fresh, colorful vegetables like artichokes and radishes also serve as sturdy anchors for blooms.
Incorporate Fruits and Veggies
With most of its materials sourced from the grocery store, this unique, punchy arrangement is not only super fresh, but is also a great low-cost alternative to a traditional fresh flower bouquet. Make your own from an assortment of Granny Smith apples, limes, ornamental kale, green hypericum, Bells of Ireland, Italian ruscus, Silver Dollar eucalyptus and lemon leaf greenery.


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Information to help you if you live in, or are considering moving to, a residential park (owning a movable dwelling, renting the land).
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This page describes some types of property data and lists provider websites. You can also find information about property sales and prices on some estate agency websites.
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Property data websites provide information that can assist you to research locations and estimate a selling price.
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This information is useful if you are a seller or a buyer and want to check an auction result for a particular sale, or compare property prices.
Latest auction results may be listed in a single report that covers all suburbs, or at the end of a suburb listing.
Along with the sale price and property address, you will usually get information about the:
Weekly auction results do not give a full picture of property prices, as not all are reported and private sales are not included.
Before you bid at auction, attend other auctions. Find out which auctioneer will be selling the property that interests you and attend their auctions. This will give you an insight into their style and tactics.
Take the emotion out of the process – research comparable property prices, know how much you are willing to pay for that particular property and stick to your limit.
For more information, view our Buying property at auction page.
To estimate the market value of your property, check newspaper sales reports and search the internet for recent sale prices of similar properties.
Before you decide to sell by auction or private sale, think carefully about the features of your property and its location, as well as your timeframe and personal preference.
For more information, view our Property sales method and price page.
This information can help you set an asking price for a property you are selling, or to decide how much to offer for a property you are interested in buying, based on the selling price of similar properties in the same suburb or surrounding area.
Suburb sales reports generally provide historical sale prices for an area for the last 12 months, although some reports have up to five years of sales data.
There are two types of reports:
Suburb sales reports list auction and private sale prices for houses and units, along with addresses and sale dates. A report may also have information about the:
Reports may not be available for all suburbs or postcodes and there may be a limit on the number of properties included.
Make a realistic offer based on your understanding of the value of the property. Be careful that your offer is not too low – if another keen buyer makes a higher offer, the seller may accept it and enter into a contract with the other buyer.
Try to make your offer as attractive as possible to the seller in terms of price, settlement period and conditions.
For more information view our Buying property by private sale page.
Get a number of agents to assess your property and consider all aspects of their service. Do not choose an agent only because they offer the highest estimated selling price for your property.
Before you sign an authority to sell, the agent must advise you that all commissions and other outgoings are negotiable.
For more information, view our Selling property with or without an agent page.
This information provides a history of sale prices for properties in a street. Considering the price of properties in the street and recent price trends can help you estimate a sale price for a property.
Some reports have information going back 10 to 15 years, including:
Reports may not be available for all streets and there may be a limit on the number of properties included in a report.
Do not make an offer until you have researched recent comparable property sales.
Do not make a bid that is more than you can afford.
For more information, view our Planning to buy property page.
If you give your agent an asking price, it must be realistic because the agent cannot advertise your property for less than that price. If your asking price is too high, you risk the property remaining on the market too long.
If you do not give an asking price, the agent will advertise your property using their current estimate. You cannot influence the agent when they set their estimated selling price, so make sure that you understand how the agent has arrived at their estimate before you sign the authority to sell.
For more information, view our Selling property with or without an agent page.
This information is useful if you need a detailed report on a property that shows past sales and estimates the current market price.
A property sales data report will give you an estimate of the current market value of a property based on past sales and sales of similar properties. A current price estimate can help you set a realistic selling price or decide whether a property you want to buy is within your budget.
These reports may also provide:
You can make an offer before auction but a seller does not have to consider it.
Be prepared to miss out in a competitive market. Other bidders at an auction may have more money to spend on the property. Don't be tempted to go beyond your limit and buy a property you cannot afford.
For more information view our Buying property at auction page.
If your property is passed in at auction your agent will negotiate first with the highest bidder and then with other bidders.
Be aware of the consequences if your property does not sell. For example, you will be liable for the cost of the marketing you authorised unless otherwise agreed with the agent.
For more information, view our Selling property by auction page.
This is useful information for buyers trying to work out a property's real value or calculating the owner's potential growth on investment.
A sales history report contains:
Note: the report does not include vendor and purchaser names.
Price estimators use sales of matching properties to give you an estimate of the current market price of a property.
Use the price quoted by a price estimator cautiously; it is just a guide to the current market price of a property.
Price estimators do not consider the features of a property that a visual inspection would show, although some make adjustments for the property's condition.
Some estimators rate the reliability of the estimate.
Put a deadline on your offer – but be prepared to walk away if the seller does not accept this price.
Be aware that you may not be the only buyer negotiating for a private sale property. A seller can accept an offer without notifying you, and does not have to accept the highest offer.
An agent must advise you of all offers unless you have instructed them in writing not to do so.
If you reject an offer at or above your asking price, you may still be liable to pay commission to the agent.
For more information, view our Selling property by private sale page.
These reports will keep you up to date with the factors affecting property prices and market trends and forecasts. This information can help you to decide the best time to sell or buy property.
The advertised price is not always the price at which a property will sell. The sale price is what the highest bidder is prepared to pay for the property.
Check newspapers and online advertisements to see whether the advertised price for a property you are interested in has changed closer to the auction date.
For more information, view our Understanding property prices page.
Your agent may ask you to authorise in writing the advertised price for your property and that you are prepared to consider offers at that price or price range. Discuss any changes in market prices during the advertising campaign with your agent.
If you reject an offer because you think you could get more for your property, you must ensure that the agent updates the advertised price. Advertising may be updated several times during a campaign to reflect buyer interest.
For more information, view our Selling property with or without an agent page.
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Federated Bond Manager Balestrino to Leave Firm in AprilChristopher Condon
Federated Investors Inc., the Pittsburgh-based money manager, said Joseph M. Balestrino, manager of its largest bond fund, will leave in April after 27 years with the firm.
Balestrino, 58, will be replaced as manager of the $7.6 billion Total Return Bond Fund by Donald T. Ellenberger, 54, and by Mark E. Durbiano, 53, on the $1.6 billion Strategic Income Fund, the company said today in an e-mailed statement. The firm said it expected Balestrino to be available for consulting after his departure.
Federated's Total Return Bond Fund returned 4.3 percent in the 12 months through yesterday, trailing 64 percent of competitors that include Bill Gross's Pimco Total Return Fund, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Assets in Balestrino's fund declined 14 percent in the period while Gross's fund grew 14 percent to $288 billion.
"Because of our experienced team, our clients can be assured that we will continue to offer the same strategies and processes that have earned our well-deserved reputation as a strong fixed-income manager," Robert J. Ostrowski, chief investment officer for Federated's taxable fixed-income group, said in the statement.
Brian S. Ruffner, 46, will replace Balestrino as manager of the $1.7 billion Federated Bond Fund; Bryan J. Dingle, 42, will take over the $390 million Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund; and Ihab L. Salib, 48, will take the reins of the $145 million Unconstrained Bond Fund.
Federated had $379.8 billion in assets under management as of Dec. 31, the company said.


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Friday, 21 October 2011
Cometh the hour, cometh the Connor . . .
To begin with, Michelle seemed to be a welcome addition to t'cobbles. She stood up to the shrieking harridan that was Liz McDonald. It wasn't long though before she was trudging through a series of dreary storylines - bisexual lover, various sons with bad hairstyles, Steve as a lover, playing the tart with Peter Barlow and then Luke Strong followed by a stint as the world's most improbable trainee manager at the factory.
Michelle's autumnal return looks set to end in misery but will the viewers feel any sympathy for her? Or will she forever wander the Street as a feckless bint, deprived of the love of a good man and a decent hairdo? Will Carla make the same mistake twice and employ her again? What next for the raven-haired temptress and more to the point, does anyone care?
Michelle Connor - are we welcoming her back with open arms or should we stand her under the viaduct and hope that a tram pays her a 'visit'?
12 comments:
- Merseytart said...
Personally I'm moist with anticipation. Michelle Connor is an icon, a legend, and the most attractive humanoid in Western civilisation; I can't wait for her arrival, and for Kym Marsh to show all these amateurs what REAL acting is all about.
- 21 October 2011 at 19:12
- Tvor said...
*snort* Merseytart, surely you jest ;)
- 21 October 2011 at 19:24
- Clinkers (David) said...
We should organise a street (or maybe Street) party to celebrate her return. I'll bring the sausage rolls . . .
- 21 October 2011 at 20:35
That's it, I'm throwing meself off the viaduct. She'll be back and twittering her self-righteous non-sense whilst peddling her personal tragedy at the nearest book fair.
- 21 October 2011 at 23:26
I'm glad she's coming back. :)
- 22 October 2011 at 01:04
I'm keen for her return! :D
- 22 October 2011 at 08:46
You must be joking, posteruing, hands on hips stance, that grating voice, Vanity thy name is Me Me Me Michelle - pointless tramp.
- 22 October 2011 at 09:05
Im quite looking forward to it. At least she can act, unlike Kate ford and some others on the street
- 22 October 2011 at 09:39
Actually, I don't think she can act unless you count sighing and looking skywards as acting. We have a number of young, attractive actresses in Corrie at the moment, who are pretty hopeless (Helen Flanagan excepted). I haven't missed Michelle at all but she'll bring Ciaron with her so it's not all bad news.
- 22 October 2011 at 11:19
Haven't missed her at all.
- 22 October 2011 at 15:17
Some people in real life sighs and roll their eyes. We don't want to see clones on the street. I think Michelle is a different person like Eileen is different to Tina. I like her, you don't. That's fine, but don't insult us okay?
- 23 October 2011 at 01:05
I fail to understand how people's comments for and against Michelle Conner and/or Kym Marsh can be taken as a personal insult by anyone reading these comments who is not Kym Marsh but just another fan. Persecution complex?
- 23 October 2011 at 03:52
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