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Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee.
Thank you for the opportunity to testify on transit employee protections and the federal transit grant program.
My name is Jim La Sala, and since 1985, I have served as International President of the Amalgamated Transit Union. Our organization represents 170,000 employees in the urban mass transit, over-the-road, and school bus industries in 46 states with more than 250 locals.
Our members work for both public and private transit service providers in a wide range of urban, suburban, and rural settings, providing fixed route, paratransit, school bus, intercity, and other specialized services to our nation's citizens.
We operate both bus and light rail services in such diverse communities as Baltimore, Boston, Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Hartford, St. Louis, Kansas City, Jacksonville, Wilmington, Salt Lake City, and Raleigh, North Carolina.
For over 35 years, the ATU and all transit labor, with the full support of the AFL-CIO, has worked with this committee, the Congress, and the Department of Transportation to help shape and develop an effective mass transit program that responds to our nation's changing transportation and mobility needs.
Most recently, we have been involved with this committee and the Congress in developing the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), which provides many expanded and innovative programs designed to provide greater job access and transport to all segments to our nation's communities. We continue to be a major partner, Mr. Chairman, in helping to bring about constructive working relationships, among all interested parties, including the federal government, state and local officials, local transit providers, and unions, for the administration, improvement, and strengthening of this program.
Currently, six billion dollars are disbursed under TEA-21's urban formula, discretionary (bus and rail), paratransit, job access, new rail starts, non-urban rural transit grant programs, and to assist intercity bus employers in meeting the new bus-lift requirements under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). It is now beyond question that mass transit development increases employment opportunities, economic growth, and improves the environmental quality and vitality of our nation's communities. Without question, achieving these goals requires making difficult and complex decisions that often reflect the limited financial, natural, and other resources available at all levels of government.
It has been the hallmark of the federal transit program that the collective bargaining process, maintained through the Section 13(c) transit employee protection program, has functioned to enhance stability and service within the industry. (1) This approach has enabled transit management, labor, and governmental agencies to participate as partners in all facets of transit research, planning, and decision making to ensure the safe operation and universal access of transit services within our communities.
In fact, with the foundation for collective bargaining and the job security provided through the Section 13(c) program, transit labor has been a strong voice for innovation and change within the industry. It was the ATU that first called for "no fare" and ultimately "exact fare" as a method for speeding entry onto our nation's transit systems and to improve security for all parties. We have supported increased funding for improved safety and systems operations and are supportive of the transportation university research project to ensure that the industry is prepared to meet anticipated demographic changes, apply new technology, and maintain its historic record of innovation.
We have supported both capital and operating assistance, the development of state infrastructure banks, the modernization of our bus systems, and the development and integration of light rail services within our nation's larger cities, as well as initiatives aimed at bringing improved access to all citizens through expanded paratransit, vanpool, and other demand responsive programs. Most recently, through TEA-21, we championed funding increases for services in our nation's rural areas and new resources to provide job access and reverse commute services to employment centers, and respond to changing commuting patterns of the transit dependent.
Throughout this period, the transit industry has experienced technological change, productivity improvements, and a remarkable stability fueled in part through ATU and federally sponsored labor-management cooperation programs and ultimately the agreements reached through the collective bargaining process.
Without question, the ATU has been outspoken opponents of forced privatization, believing that such decisions are best made at the local level by individual transit authorities in compliance with applicable labor agreements and the service needs of their communities. There should be no doubt that transit labor opposes decision making rooted in efforts to undercut transit workers' bargaining rights, wages, and working conditions by substituting a low wage, casual, or part-time nonunion labor force for the better paid career oriented professional transit workers.
From labor's viewpoint, the essential function of the labor-protective provisions of Section 13(c) is to preserve jobs and collective bargaining rights.
When federal capital assistance for transit began in 1964, the transit industry was undergoing a major restructuring. This process showed that public takeovers could result in the loss of collective bargaining rights, reduced pay and benefits or even the loss of jobs by private sector employees. There was also concern that advances in technology, particularly automation and other ongoing structural or operational changes, could adversely affect workers.
The legislative history shows that Congress was acutely aware of these concerns and sought to protect employees from these adverse effects. Thus, the so-called 13(c) provisions were included to ensure that federal transit assistance would not adversely affect transportation employees. The same concerns continue today, and these protections have remained in every federal transit act enacted since 1964 (1968, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1987, 1991), including the TEA-21 bill.
With bipartisan support, it has been recognized that it is in the national interest to provide a uniform standard and framework for the conduct of labor-management relations in the transportation industry, given its critical importance to the economy of the country as a whole. In this regard, Section 13(c):
In keeping with principles of federalism, individual Section 13(c) protective arrangements are enforced under state and local law, subject to the standards mandated by the federal statutory requirements.
Section 13(c) requires, as a condition of federal assistance, that fair and equitable arrangements are made, as determined by the Secretary of Labor, to protect the interests and employees affected by such assistance. These arrangements must include, without being limited to, provisions which (1) preserve the rights, privileges, and benefits (including the continuation of pension rights and benefits) of employees under existing collective bargaining agreements or otherwise; (2) continue collective bargaining and similar derivative rights; (3) protect individual employees from a worsening of their positions in relation to their employment; (4) provide assurances of employment to employees of acquired transit systems; (5) provide assurances of priority of reemployment to employees terminated or laid off; and (6) provide paid training and retraining programs.
These provisions help ensure that nearly 300,000 urban, suburban and rural transit employees are not hurt when federal dollars are invested in their local transit systems.
Apart from the basic requirements set forth in the statute, Congress made no effort to prescribe the complete and detailed arrangements necessary to ensure the fair and equitable treatment of employees in each case. Legislative history shows that Congress intended the means for providing these protections to be worked out in advance of the Secretary of Labor's certification of a particular project and through the local bargaining process. The legislative history further establishes that the Secretary of Labor, as the principal official of the government concerned with labor matters, would have the sole responsibility to develop guidelines and criteria as to the types of provisions that may be considered necessary to ensure that worker interests are adequately protected in the different types of situations that may arise and to make the determinations required by law.
In our view, claims of so-called delays in Section 13(c) case processing are a manufactured myth, based on the experience of only a few transit properties each year. Under newly established guidelines effective since January 1996, a DOL certification permitting the release of transit funds must occur within 60 days from the date the DOL begins processing a grant application. This may be an "interim" or final certification. Either way, it authorizes the FTA to release transit grant funds.
The process is triggered when the Federal Transit Administration forwards a prospective grant for 13(c) processing to the Department of Labor. Upon DOL receipt of a transit grant from DOT, certification will occur automatically if there are no transit employees represented by a union in the service area of the project. Similarly, DOL will also certify a grant based on existing arrangements and without referring the grant application to unions representing affected employees, when it will fund only routine replacement equipment and/or facilities of like kind and character and no potential material effect on employees is apparent. DOL proceeds to certification without a referral to involved unions for job access and reverse commute grants involving populations under 200,000. In all other cases, upon receipt of a transit grant from DOT, DOL will refer the grant application to unions representing transit employees in the service area of the grant project. Congress intended that when transit employees were represented by a union, the Section 13(c) arrangements would be the product of local negotiation, with unresolved issues settled by the DOL.
When a grant application is referred to the parties, DOL makes an initial recommendation of terms and conditions to serve as the basis for certification. The parties have 15 days to inform DOL of any objections to the recommended terms, including reasons for such objections. If no objections are registered or if objections are found insufficient, DOL will certify the project on the basis of the recommended terms. If DOL determines that the objections are sufficient, the parties will be directed to negotiate for up to 30 days, limited to issues that DOL deems appropriate. If the parties are unable to reach agreement within 30 days, DOL will review the final proposals and issue an interim certification permitting FTA to release funds on the project, provided no action is taken relating to the issues in dispute which would irreparably harm employees.
Following the interim certification, the parties may continue negotiations. If they are unable to reach agreement, DOL will set the terms for final certification within 60 days. DOL may request briefs on the issues in dispute before issuing the final certification.
Grant processing statistics provided by the DOL, for the years 1996 through 1999, indicate that, with few exceptions, all complete grants in every category have been certified in well under 60 days.
In fact, more than 4,000 grants have been certified by DOL since January 1996. Of these, 98 percent were certified in 60 days or less, and the average processing time was under 30 days.
In 1999 alone, the ATU processed over 680 grants including some 500 full grant applications, 140 amendments to previously certified projects, and 36 statewide grants under the non-urban Section 5311 program. Nearly one of five grants was for funding under the newly authorized Job Access and Reverse Commute Program and 20 were for intercity bus operations under the Rural Transportation Accessibility Incentive Program. In every case, the ATU complied with the time limits specified within the DOL guidelines and never missed a deadline. Every job access grant referred to the ATU was certified, making much needed funds available to provide access to jobs and related employment opportunities. Grants were thus approved to such diverse service providers as the City of Detroit Employment and Training Department in Detroit, Michigan; the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation in Oakland, California; the Maricopa County Human Services Department in Phoenix, Arizona; the Georgia Department of Human Resources in Fulton County, Georgia; the St. Charles County (Missouri) Work Connections organization; the North Carolina Department of Transportation; the Wayne County (West Virginia) Community Service Organization, Inc.;and the Minnesota counties of Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
By every measure, the Section 13(c) program is accomplishing its purpose, working well, and assuring that transit systems throughout our nation's communities benefit from well-trained, professional individuals committed to providing safe and effective transit services.
To those who have raised questions with respect to the so-called "costs" associated with 13(c), we say look at the facts.
The costs of the Section 13(c) program have been minimal over the last 30 years. The program is designed to protect the process of collective bargaining and to enable labor and management to structure their organizational changes in a way to minimize any settlement payments to adversely affected workers. Indeed, this is the way it has worked. Individual employees' claims over the last 30 years have totaled a minuscule fraction of the 120-130 billion dollars distributed through the program since 1964.
And to those who argue that 13(c) has outlived its usefulness, we respond that the underlying concerns which justified its enactment in 1964 remain as true and as necessary today.
The national interest in maintaining a minimum level of protection for transit workers in exchange for the substantial federal investment in state and local transit infrastructure is sound public policy. Transit industry collective bargaining and the fruits thereof continue to provide, as they did in 1964 and long before that, the foundation for progressive and responsible labor-management relations in the majority of the public and private sectors of the transit industry.
To date, no less than 40 states, and the District of Columbia, have adopted statutory mechanisms mandating or otherwise providing for the continuation of public transit employee collective bargaining rights as required under the Section 13(c) program.
We understand that certain provisions agreed to and accepted by the parties for more than 25 years are now being questioned. With respect to the "sole provider" clause, this provision was initially included in the "model" National Section 13(c) Agreement negotiated in 1975 by APTA and transit union representatives to ensure the timely flow of federal operating assistance. This National Agreement has been universally applied and relied upon by most transit systems in more than 40 states, including Texas, where this or similar arrangements have been agreed to by the transit systems in Austin, Beaumont, Laredo, San Antonio, and Waco. We are aware of no case where it has been found contrary to state law or incompatible with federal grant requirements.
The sole provider clause states that a grant recipient shall be the sole provider of transit services funded by the project, provided, however, the parties recognize that, to the extent past practice enabled the parties to contract out work, such practices would continue in accordance with applicable collective bargaining agreements or other local terms and conditions of employment. Clearly, it does not bar or prevent all contracting out. Rather, it is one element in an agreement designed to protect existing employees from job losses or benefit reductions while enabling management to operate its system in the best interests of the community it serves.
In some cases, disagreements have occurred over so-called "carryover rights" where one provider is replaced by another, often as a result of an acquisition or a change in contractor following a competitive bid process. In those circumstances, including Las Vegas, our objective was and is to secure continued employment opportunities for individual employees, union and nonunion alike, who have established homes and send their children to school in the communities in which they live and work. This is not only good federal policy; it is the right policy for all of us.
With much attention focused on the potential benefits of contracting out, the example of the RTD in Denver demonstrates its many pitfalls. Independent studies examining the Authority's experience with privatization from 1990 to 1995 indicate that, at best, the RTD's costs have remained neutral; and, at worst, privatization may have cost the system over nine million dollars, as some 25 percent of its transit services were contracted out. Indeed, over the last 12 months, the system has experienced significant service, safety and operational difficulties with its private operators and has canceled a number of those contracts taking their services back in-house. A summary of the 1997 Denver privatization report, Paying More Getting Less, the Denver Experience with Bus Privatization (1990-1995) by Elliott Sclar, Ph.D., Columbia University, is attached to this statement.
Finally, Mr. Chairman, I am compelled to point out that the 13(c) program is about far more than just grant processing times or economic principles. It is about individual transit employees, union and nonunion alike, who live and work in virtually every state in our nation. It is about Samuel Thompson from Dallas, Texas, who for more than 33 years has been employed on the city's transit system, operating first trolleys and now buses, providing safe and effective service to literally tens of thousands of individuals throughout his career.
It is about Maija Edmonds, who in the 1960s emigrated from Finland to Utah. For more than 20 years, she has driven a bus in Salt Lake City, and is now, along with 150 other members of ATU Local 382, working with the Salt Lake City Olympic Organizing Committee to provide safe bus service to our nation's citizens as they gather for this extraordinary event in 2002.
It is also about Clifford Green of Baltimore, Maryland, who during his 35 years of driving has experienced the extraordinary expansion and modernization of Baltimore's transit services from trolley, to bus, to light rail.
And finally, it is about Mary Craig from Mobile, Alabama, a bus driver who, as we speak, is fighting to ensure adequate funding in that city for its transit dependent ridership.
By any measure, the labor protection program has enhanced the partnership between the federal, state and local governments, as the transit industry, labor, and the government have worked together to provide the necessary resources, operations, and services so dearly needed by our nation's workers and their families.
We have participated in administrative reforms to make this a more timely and effective program. We believe the facts demonstrate that the system which is currently in place has accomplished that purpose and that the program goals recognized in 1964 are as valid today as they were some 35 years ago.
In closing, we wish to underscore that we will continue to work with all parties benefitting from the federal transit program to ensure they fully understand the opportunities it provides and the requirements for compliance in order to receive these much needed funds.
At this time, we would be pleased to answer any questions the committee may have.
Thank you very much.
1. When federal funds (most recently authorized under TEA-21) are used to acquire,
improve or operate a transit system, federal law requires arrangements to protect the rights of
affected transit employees. These arrangements must be approved or "certified" by the
Department of Labor (DOL) before the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) can release funds to grantees, typically city transit authorities. The terms
and conditions of the protective arrangements are then included in the grantee's contract with the
FTA. The requirement to protect transit employees is contained in Section 5333(b) of Title 49 of
the United States Code (formerly Section 13(c) of the Federal Transit Act).
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R. Larry Johnson's 3-year-old Kentucky homebred filly Strike the Moon worked a sharp half-mile in 47 flat Saturday morning at Palm Meadows Training Center for trainer Michael Trombetta in preparation for a probable start in next Saturday's $100,000 Sugar Swirl Stakes (G3) going six furlongs at Gulfstream Park.
"We're planning on it if all goes well," said Trombetta, who was on hand for the drill that earned the 'bullet' as fastest of 28 horses timed at the distance. "She's had a great season, but the one thing that has eluded us so far with her is a Graded stakes victory."
Strike the Moon is a daughter of Malibu Moon and finished fifth last out in the Raven Run Stakes (G2) run over the synthetic surface at Keeneland going seven furlongs on Oct. 22, beaten only three quarters of a length for it all. She scored her biggest victory and only stakes win in the $400,000 Charles Town Oaks in September in her previous start.
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Also on the Palm Meadows work tab Saturday morning and nominated for the Sugar Swirl was Terra Di Sienna Stable's 4-year-old Florida homebred filly Pica Slew, timed five furlongs in 1:00 1/5 for trainer Brian Lynch. The daughter of Pico Central won the $150,000 Azalea Stakes (G3) in the summer of 2010 at Calder when trained by Joe Calascibetta, but hasn't run since a sixth-place finish in the Santa Monica Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita on Jan. 30 when in the care of trainer John Shirreffs.
Lynch trained Stronach Stable's Sugar Swirl through part of her career, including the 2008 winter season here when the daughter of Touch Gold swept the three Graded stakes races for filly and mare sprinters at Gulfstream. She won the First Lady Handicap (G3) in January, the race now known as the Sugar Swirl, the Hurricane Bertie Handicap (G3) in February and the Shirley Jones Handicap (G3) in March.
A Canadian homebred, Sugar Swirl began her career at Woodbine with the late Hall of Fame horseman Bobby Frankel as trainer and Lynch the assistant in charge of that division. After the three stakes victories at Gulfstream, Sugar Swirl finished up her career with Frankel, finishing third in the Thoroughbred club of America (G3) at Keeneland in October of 2008 in her final appearance.
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Bottle Beach was once the most inaccesible beach on Koh Phangan. The only way to Bottle Beach used to be via a boat from either Thong Nai Pan or Chaloklum. Nowadays, Bottle Beach is still hard to get to, but there is a steep road linking Bottle Beach with Thong Nai Pan.
Bottle Beach is famous for its beautiful beach and lush mountain scenery. Swimming is good all year round. There is also an excellent trek from Bottle Beach through the jungle and out onto a big rock that overlooks the entire bay. At one time there was only basic bamboo thatch bungalows with communal showers on Bottle Beach. Now the choice of accommodation is much better.
There are four major accommodation providers on Bottle Beach but only two have joined the r24.org reservation system. Bottle Beach 1 Resort is located beachfront in the center of the beach. It has fan and air-con rooms and also boasts a communal swimming pool. Haad Khuad Resort (formerly known as Bottle Beach III) has both wooden fan bungalows and concrete air-con bungalows on the beach.
Click on the links below to find the best price for accommodation on Bottle Beach. Prices are inclusive of tax.
(Updated January 2012)
Bottle Beach 1 Resort 1,200 thb - 2,500 thb (low / high season)
Haad Kuad Resort 400 thb -1,500 thb (low season); 700 thb - 2,200 thb (high season)


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Prior to starting his business, Stanton was a taxi driver for five years. After years of driving for an employer, he decided he would rather work for himself. He has no regrets about the decision and enjoys the freedom of being self-employed. Stanton's tip to others considering going into business is do your homework and don't be afraid to ask for help.
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|Middlebrook Commits To Wolverines
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Watauga High senior Darby Middlebrook has made a verbal commitment to attend the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, Mich., and a member of the Big Ten Conference, next season to run track and cross country. Middlebrook, a three-sport athlete at WHS in track,
cross country and swimming, is recovering from a broken leg she suffered at the Class 4A Western Regional in Charlotte last fall.
She is currently swimming, but has not competed in any running events concerning the indoor track season. Middlebrook won the Class 4A state cross country championship as a sophomore in 2010, and she finished second her junior year in 2011. Middlebrook was a two-time regional champion and a three-time Northwestern 3A/4A Conference champion in cross country.
She won the indoor state championship in the 1,600-meter run last season, and she also set a new state record by completing that race in 5:01. Middlebrook will also join her older sister, Haley, who is currently a freshman at Michigan.
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(S01E10) Sorry about the late review, folks. My systems were still acting a little wonky after that EMP blast on '24' the other week, but everything seems to be working A-OK now (yes, I am a robot, a TV lovin' robot). So let's take a few and talk about our favorite Death Retardant Specialist, Christopher Chance.
SuperChance flew to a remote Alaskan island to rescue a selfless doctor, played by the perfectly adequate Moon Bloodgood, from a team of corporate-financed baddies. But what started out as a simple find and flee job soon turned into a mission to unearth a deadly conspiracy. Follow me after the jump for spoilers.
Gone Too Soon: Journeyman
I was trying to figure out what show to spotlight for the second "Gone Too Soon" column. As a general rule, I want to give a show a few years off the air before I delve into it. That gives the creators and producers a chance to try and continue the story, if they're interested in doing so, and it gives the actors a chance to move on. Then I read the news that they're going to adapt The Time Traveler's Wife to television, and it hit me.
A man disappearing from his wife to travel through time, and struggling to fix his home life as he went along? That sounded awfully familiar, and to a lot of you, as well, if your comments are any indication. So even though Journeyman's finale aired less than two years ago, it's time we honored it for the great show it was ... a show, unfortunately, about two years ahead of its time.
'Two and a Half Men' Gets Renewed and More TV News
CBS has renewed its comedic juggernauts 'Two and a Half Men' and 'The Big Bang Theory,' booking them for three seasons and two seasons, respectively.
In other news, VH1 is bringing back 'Behind the Music,' 'The Colbert Report' is heading to the Persian Gulf, and Heather Locklear isn't returning to 'Melrose Place' anytime soon.
See more of today's TV headlines, casting scoops and premiere dates after the jump.
Falls spills on plans for Journeyman
This was a show that was hugely under-appreciated by the mainstream, and almost dismissed out of the gate as a Quantum Leap derivative by many of the sci-fi crowd. The show was so much more. There was such a heart of tragedy at the core of protagonist Dan Vasser's abrupt rips through time. Unlike QL's Sam Beckett, Vasser is literally torn from his life no matter what he is doing, body and spirit, and hurtled through the timestream. Then add all that we learned about his first love Livia and there's just so much pain in the show, which makes for great dramatic television.
The Arrested Development Award: Winner - VIDEO
The Readers Choice Award goes to Moonlight, the vampire-themed crime-drama-romance that amassed an insane amount of fans during its short run. And it still might come back on another network, so we'll keep our collective fingers crossed on that.
The TV Squadders' pick is Journeyman. Here's why:
1. Time-traveling is cool. The idea of time-travel is always intriguing, as evidenced by other shows like Quantum Leap and Sliders. What's cool about Journeyman is that Dan Vasser, played by Kevin McKidd, is just a normal guy who could be any one of us. At first, he hates the time-traveling. It interrupts his life and causes undue stress, both at home and work. But later, when given the opportunity to make it stop, he chooses to keep time-traveling. He knows he's been chosen for a reason, and feels it's his calling to help people right the wrongs of history. Never mind that every episode made me wonder how much of history he changed by leaping into the past. I can only imagine that even the smallest of events might drastically alter the space-time continuum.
Journeyman fans might want to see the new Terminator flick
Did you even know there was going to be a fourth film in the Terminator series? Yup, and it's going to star Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, and Anton Yelchin (Huff and Chekov in the new Star Trek movie). Sorry, Arnold Schwarzenegger is busy being the Governor of California, but there another name added to the cast, and what a cool name it is.
Moon Bloodgood, who played Livia in Journeyman and Rita in the short-lived Daybreak, is about to sign on to the new sci-fi movie, Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins. The film will be directed by McG (he directed the Charlie's Angels big screen movie) and is the first film in a planned trilogy. Bale will play John Connor (currently played by Thomas Dekker on FOX's The Sarah Connor Chronicles)., fighting evil robots after most of mankind has been destroyed. I have no idea if this plot will make sense with what is currently going on in the FOX show (or in the previous movies, for that matter), but thinking too much about all of it will give you a headache anyway, so just accept whatever happens.
Journeyman: Perfidia (series? finale)
(S01E13) "It's not a curse. It's a calling." - Dan
"Time changes everything," says the Journeyman official website. In the TV world, ratings change everything because if it weren't for so-so ratings, Journeyman wouldn't be facing cancellation right about now. Let's hope, Rice-A-Roni can change everything too!
What could be the last (gulp!) episode ever of NBC's time-traveling series aired a few hours ago and I'm still in denial that this could be the last we saw of Dan Vasser. At least the creator and writers got the hint that this could be the final episode ever soon enough to make it a potential series finale. Even if we didn't get answers to all our questions (back to that after the jump), we at least got some closure.
Journeyman: The Hanged Man
(S01E12) "I need to get our life back tomorrow." - Dan
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I'll say it again: I can't believe Journeyman may get canceled when it's giving us fantastic episodes. After a nice Christmas-themed episode last week, we now move one step closer to what may end up being the series finale. NBC will air the last completed episode, aka episode 13, this Wednesday at 10 p.m.
"The Hanged Man" not only had Dan face off a major change in his present time after leaving 2007 technology in the past but he also learned what Livia and he share in common besides being travelers.
Journeyman really over?
Journeyman: Home By Another Way
After episodes like this one, it's difficult to understand why people aren't watching Journeyman. It looked like the writers knew the cancellation ax was hovering above their heads when they wrote this week's episode because it was a payoff for loyal viewers and paved the way for episode 13, to possibly serve as a series finale.
Not only was Frank (played by The 4400's Joel Gretsch) back and Jack getting more likable this week, but we saw Livia in her "present" time and Dan's actions have once again an impact on his family and friends. What more can we want for this Christmas-themed episode? Okay, maybe answers on why Dan and Livia travels and how, but that was probably a gift that was too big to put under our Festivus pole!
Journeyman's 12th episode will air after all
Journeyman: Blowback
(S01E10) So what, trying to get a kidnapper behind bars gets me shot? Who in the hell are we working for? - Dan Vasser
His line may as well have been, "So what, we have an interesting eight episodes capped off by an excellent ninth and tenth show, only to get hit with rumors of being canceled after this season? Who in the hell are we working for?"
That would be NBC Danny boy, and I'm none two thrilled that Journeyman probably won't be showing up on the schedule when spring rolls around.
Journeyman will probably end in December or January
This news is sure to upset fans of the NBC show Journeyman: the show will probably end with the 12th episode.
And just so you know this isn't a guess, this word comes straight from Kevin Falls, creator of the show. He says that because of the show's so-so ratings, and the fact that it doesn't look like the writers strike is going to end anytime soon, that episode will probably be the last one for the series. If it's any consolation for fans, Falls says that the episode does work as sort of a series finale and does answer a lot of questions. Though I would guess that those answers won't be enough for hardcore fans. It also leaves an opening for a second sesaon if that were to occur.
The 12th episode will air either at the end of December or early January.
Journeyman: Emily
(S01E09) Dan's been traveling a lot lately...- Katie Vasser
And the understatement of the year award goes to, Katie Vasser!
Watching the show, it seems like Dan makes multiple trips through time over the course of a single day. He has to be gone 3-5 hours daily and from what I understand his trips are only going to start lasting longer and longer as the show moves along.
I'm actually quite amazed Katie has stuck around for this long. How could any relationship sustain this kind of disruption? The disappearing part is bad enough, but when you add in the fact that Dan repeatedly sees his ex-fiance during his journeys, it's even more amazing that Katie has stayed put this long. My wife would've gouged my eyeballs out and thrown another set of balls out the window of her car so she could repeatedly run over them.
Journeyman: Winterland
This week's Journeyman episode had a tough act to follow because last week's installment was fantastic. "Winterland" may not have been as good as "Double Down" but it sure gave us a lot of answers about Livia and had the FBI Agent connect some dots we wondered if someone eventually would.
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Web Technologies (A25290)
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On the same day i did the Tri-Flavor Bread, i managed to squeeze this version in too.
Yes i know! If you have noticed, i actually used back the same props for both loaves. That's because i snapped the loaves back to back. Not only the props were the same, even the styling ain't much different! Grin. Please say you don't mind. :)
Personally, i like this loaf better. Nothing to do with the flavor combination or anything like that, it's mostly because the taste of chocolate and matcha is much stronger here. The earlier loaf was an experimental loaf so, i didn't quite dare to add too much of black sesame and matcha. But for this loaf, i was feeling a little more adventurous (for some unknown reason) and added the powder as much as i could.
I'm sure glad that it turned out OK and not otherwise :)
Chocolate and Matcha Bread
1 milk bread recipe
10g dutch chocolate powder
10g matcha powder
1. Divide dough equally to 2 parts (do weigh it!)
2. Add dutch chocolate powder to 1 part and matcha powder to another.
3. Roll all 2 parts to squarish shape.
4. Place 1 part on top of the other. Roll them together like rolling a piece of paper. Give a slight pat down and fold both ends in.
5. Follow step 6, 7, 8 in milk bread recipe.
Happy baking! :)
15 Responses to "Chocolate and Matcha Bread"
beautiful loaf!
Not a fan of matcha but since there's chocolate I may just be enticed. Love your braided one though.
Lovely swirls! I noticed that the top of your loaf looks glossy. Did you brush it with something?
Oi where is part 2 ar???????
nom nom nom… I bet your whole house smelt wonderful while that was baking, huh? YEA.. part 2… where is it…
Gorgeous swirls, I am in love with swirly bread at the moment. But I want to know also, where is Part 2 and what did you get for V day?? Please tell. The suspense is killing me :)
This loaf is gorgeous. I love the bright green color!
The loaf looks amazing!!
Love the interplay of colors and flavors !
The colors are so striking. This is definitely way more eye-catching than the usual cinnamon-swirl loaf. ;)
I've been wanting to do something like this as I've been playing around with milk bread variations. Yours looks beautiful! I love the swirling/marbling of the two flavors.
Very interesting! I love the colours and I bet it tastes good!
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Speaking of Pets
Mayor Stubbs07/21/12
The mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska, is celebrating fifteen years on the job, which is pretty much his whole life.
Unchain Your Dog
Keeping your dog on a chain might seem like the responsible thing to do, but it may be kinder and safer to find another way to restrain your best friend.
Hot Weather and Your Pet
As the mercury rises to unseasonably high temperatures, the heat can cause problems for our pets!
Cat Training
Training a cat? Okay, maybe your cat won't do parlor tricks, but it is possible to train your cat for some basic good behavior.
Cats Vs. Fleas
The battle between cats and fleas turns into a minor skirmish if you use the right product to help your pet fight those bothersome little parasites.
The Making of a Great Pet
In order to have a great pet, you have to invest in it, but you are almost guaranteed to get a great return!
Memorial Day Pets
There are lots of great things for pet owners to do this weekend, including the Dog Bowl in Frankenmuth, Michigan, but even in the midst of all the fun and games remember to keep your animal's safety in mind.
Keep It Clean, Keep It Healthy
Keeping your pet safe and healthy includes making sure you follow good practices for keeping eating and drinking utensils clean.
More Pet Food Recalls
Once again salmonella is in the headlines as tainted pet food is posing a threat to both animals and their owners.
Genesis Awards 2012
The 26th Annual Genesis Awards have been handed out, and you can watch to see who receives the honors for helping improve conditions for our animal friends.
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It can be painful to remember the devastating images after last year's tornado, but it's important that we take steps to be prepared for future disasters, for our sake and for the sake of our pets.
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Looking Back: LouFest 2012
In 2012, we boldly went where no LouFest had gone before. Girl Talk dodged the torrential downpours that weekend and made it rain confetti as the festival's first EDM act, THEESatisfaction brought R&B to Forest Park for the first time and The Flaming Lips got brilliantly weird. Still, rock ruled in Forest Park as proven by King Tuff, Sleepy Kitty, and a reunited Cotton Mather. Were you brave enough to take a hint from Cults and "Go Outside" that year? Here's what went down.
Alt-country veterans Son Volt put on what was easily one of the most highly anticipated sets of the weekend. With that signature harmonica rack draped around his neck, frontman and local legend Jay Farrar commanded the stage as the band plowed through an hour-long set of rockers and ballads alike, drawing heavily from their debut album, Trace.
The rain had stopped by the time Dinosaur Jr. took the stage, presumably so Mother Nature had a chance to grab her earplugs. Backed by a wall of Marshall stacks, the recently-reunited noise rock icons treated soggy fans to an explosive set full of hits like "Feel the Pain," "Freak Scene" and "The Wagon." Everyone was in great spirits as J. Mascis thrashed around on his beat-up Jazzmaster and bassist Lou Barlow claimed the festival was actually named after him.
Hoping to see all bands at LouFest this weekend doing Lou Barlow songs. That's what the name means, right? @realSeBADoh— Steven Drozd (@stevendrozd) August 22, 2012
The Flaming Lips couldn't care less about the weather by the time they brought their trippy technicolor circus to the mainstage. Frontman/Ringleader Wayne Coyne looked like he was all jacked up on Mountain Dew, blasting the audience with giant laser hands and floating over their heads in his hamster ball. There's a good chance the fans on the rail are still pulling pieces of confetti out of their hair after that set.
Just like Wayne sang, "Life goes fast/It's hard to make the good things last." Make LouFest last a little longer with our recap series and playlists, featuring all of your favorite artists from past lineups leading up to this spring's big announcement for LouFest 2014! While you're feeling nostalgic, send us your LouFest memories on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using #LouFest and #FlashbackFriday.


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An Ode to Trader Joe's
It's an all-American success story with low prices and great noshes. It laughs in the face of Whole Foods.
June 7, 2012 - 3:43 pm
When I see hipsters packing the Whole Foods parking lot, I just want to mock them. Because down the street is the natural, gourmet grocery where the cool kids have been going for a long time — and spending a fraction of what Whole Foods takes out of your pocket for organic or preservative-free noshables.
I've been eating Trader Joe's food since at least high school, and the California staple has also become a necessity here on the East Coast. Alas, at my midway stop between L.A. and D.C. — Denver, for a stint at the Rocky Mountain News — there were no Trader Joe's stores. My, how I missed 'em. Since its opening in Pasadena, 1958, the California-based chain has expanded to 30 states and D.C.
There are so many things to love about Trader Joe's besides the food, which is reason enough. Even the flavored seltzer water to which I'm addicted tastes fruitier, crisper and more natural for 79 cents a liter. They don't have sales or coupons, or store cards that track your purchases, because they don't need them: their light sour cream, the best hands-down, is $1.79 per pint. Not to say inflation doesn't happen — the two-buck-chuck Charles Shaw wine is three-and-a-quarter-buck chuck out here on the East Coast (not like many are complaining — I also know I can always go here for more wines from my home state, as well).
In short, they've built the all-American business model. Offer products that people love at good prices, friendly staff instead of grumps, clean and bright stores, and you create an extremely loyal following. As TJ's puts it, each of its products must "stand on its own" to stay on the shelves, and develop demand. You can also count on the staff to have tasted all of the new products and give advice, if not a free sample at a store cooking station. Per square foot, these stores generate more than twice the sales as Whole Foods. Depending on the store and when you go, they can get pretty crowded, but you can't blame a business for being popular.


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By Kimberly Foley. CREATED Nov 8, 2013 - UPDATED: Nov 9, 2013
David City, NE - It will take effort from the entire community to keep honor flights flying high.
Organizers said fundraising proved to be difficult for the flights to D.C. in October.
In the past week, two people have stepped forward determined to keep the flights going.
Harold Heins, who's known as "Shorty" to his family and friends, is 98-years-young and a World War II veteran.
His service landed him on an honor flight a few years ago.
It was his first trip to Washington D.C. and to the World War II Memorial.
"It was one of the nicest experiences I've had," said Heins.
When Heins heard organizers might call it quits because of fundraising, he came up with an idea.
"He called a couple days ago, and said, 'I want to pay for a seat for one of the Korean veterans. I got to go. Someone paid my way. I want to pass this on,'" said Bill Williams, co-organizer of the Korean honor flight.
From there, the idea of adopting a veteran was born.
Community members will pick a vet to sponsor and pay their entire fare.
Heins' plan wasn't Williams' only gift.
On Thursday, he got another phone call. This time, an anonymous donor gave $90,000, which is how much October's flight cost.
Between the $90,000 donated and Heins' sponsorship plan, Korean vets will once again take flight next April.
Williams hopes to take more than 300 vets this time. It's going to be called 'Operation Air Lift.'
"The point isn't just the money, it's the thought of seeing to it that the boys get to go," said Heins.
Each veteran's trip is $500-800.
For more information on how to help, click here.
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Relaxation and Meditation
Meditation is the practice or art of focusing our mind on something. Meditation has been practiced for centuries and is mainly associated with Buddhist Monks, but everyone is capable of meditation, all it takes is practice and time.
Meditation has many benefits such as;
- Improve your health
- Sharpen Your Mind
- Reduce Stress Levels
- Increase Your Metabolism
- Improve Your Sleep Pattern
- Stabilise Your Blood Pressure
- Improves Your Breathing
- Balance Your Emotions
- Promote Positive Thinking
Meditation may help you become more aware of your body and mind and understand when and what is out of balance. No one is perfect so taking some time each day to reflect on ourselves and our lives can be very enlightening and insightful.
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It can be difficult to focus when you start to meditate. Meditation classes are great to help you get started and stay focused. By going along to a class you can learn more about the different types of meditation and understand what works for you. It also gives you a chance to meet like minded people and to be free to ask questions about your meditation or journey.
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President Obama's Official Visit To Israel And The West Bank - Day One
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U.S. President Barack Obama is greeted by Israeli Prime Minister... Fotografía de noticiasAeropuerto,Aeropuerto Ben Gurión,Barack Obama,Benjamin Netanyahu,Cerca de,Ceremonia,EE.UU.,Encuadre cintura para arriba,Horizontal,Israel,Llegada,Política,Presidente de los Estados Unidos,Primer Ministro,Saludar,Tel AvivPhotographer Uriel SinaiCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesTEL AVIV, ISRAEL - MARCH 20: (ISRAEL OUT) U.S. President Barack Obama (L) is greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an official welcoming ceremony on his arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport on March 20, 2013 near Tel Aviv, Israel. This will be Obama's first visit as President to the region, and his itinerary will include meetings with the Palestinian and Israeli leaders as well as a visit to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)


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All right, Joo has done the honors with her immensely picture intensive entry on the EOY 2006. Other than the rather bad management (NOR, shouldn't you help them with your event management skills?), the whole event has tons of good cosplayers. Honestly, even with the non-existent order, the cosplay standards are really improving, since the four of us did not really expect too much.
That, by the way, is the wisest ever decision because I was totally bowled over. There are tons of really great cosplayers and some of them are so friendly and nice, that I will think that they are wonderful. Completely.
Warning: 56k visitors should not try to click more because it will result in hair pulling, arson and loli killing. Trust me, loli killing is wrong. JUST WRONG!
Section 1: Cosplayers first!
1. Jirou and Kotarou from BBB – "They are so sweet!"
First things first, this cosplayer and another cosplayer (probably her friend) are just about the sweetest and nicest cosplayers around that I have met in the whole exhibition. She is not only nice to talk to, but also very helpful, especially with her friend who actually cosplayed in two constumes. One was honey-sempai from Ouran high (if I remembered correctly) and her friend actually changed especially for me to Kotarou. Personally, I found it very embarrassing for them to change just that, but I really appreciate the step forward and I will somehow like to thank the two of them a lot for the allowance of this humble blogger the chance to take pictures of them. Thank you so much, even though I know not of your name.
2. Ouran High cosplayers – "Kiss, kiss, fall in love <3"
I reallly like the Ouran High cosplayers. Even though the clothing is not much harder to do compared to some of the more elaborate ones, they really found some really nice people to do it. Haruhi in the first picture as well as Honey-sempai in the group picture really looked like them and I am totally impressed how some of the cosplayers really look very pretty actually. The Haruhi really has that ambivalent look that is clearly feminine, yet somewhat….I can't describe that feeling.
It is pretty surprising how pretty they can be, since my image of cosplayers is really negative to be honest. I apologize for my stereotyping but I now feel that all cosplayers are really pretty people. It makes me interested to really cosplay, slim down and do something interesting next year. I am sure Joo and Nor will agree on cosplaying. JW (alkanphel)? I am not too sure, we have to see how it goes, ya? However, you might see the authors of T.H.A.T blog soon to cosplay next year, so you can hold your breath one day.
3. This really pretty cosplayer – "*so cuteeeeeeeeeeeeee~ moe~"
Initially, Impz thought that this cosplayer was Japanese because her features are really delicate for a Chinese. However, I then heard her speaking Chinese and realized that it was not the case. In any case, she is really pretty and cute and I personally like how she dressed up in a kimono because kimonos generally make people with baby faces look even better. This girl is perhaps one of the most pretty cosplayers that I have seen in this exhibition. Considering the amount of beauty in this cosplay, she is definitely one of the top notch ones.
4. Vincent from FF7 – "Wowed speechless"
To me, this is the best costume cosplayer among all that I have seen. I really like her features because it fits with the cool Vincent look. I do have a pic of her when she is out of the Vincent mode and she in fact does have a very good smile, only that she cannot smile with that look on her. Hah. It's pretty sad that such a nice smile has to hide behind a cold and deathly Vincent look but she is still the best cosplayer in terms of costume for me. You can tell that Impzie is completely impressed.
5. Bleach cosplayers – "Wahhhhhhhh~ Not bad!"
Both Ishida and Shunsui's costume are pretty well done. I am totally impressed by the workmanship of the two costume and to be honest, the two cosplayers are pretty good too. I like these 2 characters in Bleach the most when I watched Bleach fanatically. Not too bad stuff here.
6. DeathNote cosplayers – "I watched only the movie…but…wow!"
I personally profess to not watching Deathnote, even though as an anime blogger, I do know roughly about the series. Hence, I am not too surprised that some people will be keen on cosplaying them. Still, I am surprised at the detail of Misa and L. The first L has that slightly moody and clever glint in her eyes while the 2nd L has that dangerous look that sometimes L can have. Both of them, even though they portray the same character, gives off a completely different feeling altogether.
I do applaud the Misa cosplayer too, because the amount of detail is wonderful.
7. Miscellaneous cosplayers – "Just because they are all one picture only…But very good too!"
These are all pictures that really deserve to be up here because they are so impressive. Who does not like the forbidden love relationship between the awesome Desu angel Suiseiseki and the babelicious tomboy Souseiseki (who I think is rather pretty), or the love of Sakura and Xiaoran in Tsubasa Chronicle or the dangerous alliance of Misa and Light. All wonderful cosplayers by their own means and due to the laziness of this blogger, he can only say that he's sorry he did not devote that much lines for each of them. They are really wonderful!
Section 2: Merchandise! Little but great stuff!
1. Osaka goodness! – "Huh???"
Osaka is great. BANZAI!….And remember, Osaka's seiyuu is Tsuruya's seiyuu, which means one more thing. GREATNESS! This is also dedicated to Nor because she is a crazy fangirl of Osaka!
2. Rozen maiden's drawings
Rozen maiden's drawings. I so regret being totally broke because the drawings are really top notch stuff. I so want to buy them if I do have some cash, it totally rocks my socks off seriously.
3. Dolls…
These dolls are really beautiful. I am not a very experienced person when it comes to Dolls and the likes, but the workmanship applied to the dolls are really intrinsic. Really impressive work right there. I also met up with a classmate from my university when she is presenting the dolls. Thanks a lot, Sharon, for the explanation. It really helped wonders!
Section 3: Domo-kun!
…Because a tired domo-kun deserved a whole section to himself. Cheers!
This section is dedicated to Joo because she's a crazy scary and dangerous camwhore who likes Domo-kun a lot. Yes, she's scary.
If any of the cosplayers want the 1600×1280 resolution of the pictures I posted, do email us at thatblogATgmailDOT.com. Cheers!


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Picture reading, like Psychometry, works on the principle of touch. One holds the photograph and picks up the vibrations just as with Psychometry. The difference lies in the fact that while one leaves psychic "fingerprints" on an object that he has touched, one's energy pattern is "captured", either knowingly or unknowingly, on film. There is no touch involved. There are many primitive peoples that do not like to have their pictures taken because they believe that the camera captures their soul ... it does!
The process is simple. The camera lens captures all light, including the aura surrounding a person. The light which includes the image (or images) is directed to the film, which is coated with a silver oxide solution. Because silver absorbs psychic energy extremely well, it will register the psychic energy emitted by the subject or subjects. It will not show up in the printed picture because it, like psychic fingerprints, is of a higher frequency and, therefore, invisible. However, by "tuning in", one can pick up these vibrations. The energy is transferred from the negative to the print because the transfer agent is again, light on sensitized paper.
Picture reading, like Psychometry, is simply another tool to use beyond Time/Space. For some it is easier than Psychometry and vice-versa. Go with whatever seems comfortable to you and works! The word to burn into your mind is allow. You must let go, relax and allow the psychic to work for you. You ccannot make it happen! You must allow it to happen. Once you've mastered that, the rest is easy, provided you have learned to trust yourself. Learning to trust yourself is one of the hardest things to do. Nevertheless, it is absolutely essential if you are to use your psychic abilities effectively. There will be times when you are challenged, when you bomb. At that time, all you have to go on is your self honesty. "Did I say exactly what I saw or felt? Was I completely honest? Did I hold nothing back?" If the answer is "yes" - then you have done all you could and should not feel badly. No psychic can be psychic or 100% accurate all the time. If nothing comes or you feel you can't do your best job, say so! Don't fake it because that can eventually destroy your credibility and is a disservice to the person coming to you for help.
I will share with you an example of what I mean by trusting yourself. I had just given a class in picture reading when one of the students asked me to "read" a photograph for her, which I did. However, it seemed nothing I said registered at all. The horrible thought flashed through my mind that I had bombed! For an instructor to bomb is doubly humiliating. However, in assessing my reading, I could truthfully say that I had honestly passed on the information that came to me without any alteration or withholding. I had done my best. I told the lady I was sorry, but the information I had given was what I had perceived. That was that, so I thought. The very next class, she rushed up to me with great excitement saying that the picture was of her daughter and after telling her what I had said, her daughter said my reading was extremely accurate. Understandably, I was greatly relieved.
The first-thing one does in any reading or psychic exercise is to "tie- in". First of all, get comfortable and relax as much as possible. Quiet your mind, and think briefly about the exercise you are going to do. Reach out through your "key" channel (a psychic energy column located at the top of your head) and ask whatever power you consider greater than yourself, be it God, Jesus, Allah, Cosmic Consciousness, etc., to trigger your psychic powers. That's all!!!!!
Just relax. You will feel a calming effect settle around you. (Some see or feel a white light or a shimmering, transparent sheet of energy come down around them). You are then ready to begin. Take the photograph, and hold it between your two hands. You may wish to simply hold it and feel along the edges. In any case, do what is comfortable for you ... what your instinct tells you to do! The key is to pick up the vibrations in the picture; the method is unimportant. Go with what works for you. Personally, I use several different methods, whatever feels right at the time. I prefer not to look at the photo (I turn it over) because I do not wish to be influenced by the subject visually. The temptation is always present to tell the sitter what you think he would like to hear, so I like to reduce those chances wherever possible. Relax; don't push. Let the impressions come, and say -them exactly as you see or feet them. Remember, it's the sitter's ' responsibility to validate the information, not yours! You may see images, symbols, colors and feel emotions such as anger, fear, confusion, elation, etc. As a rule, the more negative emotions will be felt more noticeably. At that time, it is most important to keep in mind that it is not your negativity but the emotion associated with the subject in the photograph. See why self-trust is so important?
Don't be afraid to make mistakes. They are every bit as important as your "hits". In this way, you will learn what is coming through you psychically and what you are imagining. We all learn (hopefully) through our mistakes!
The most important rule to follow, however, is practice, practice, practice. It is only by honing your skills through practice, through actually doing picture reading, that you become proficient; even those through actually doing picture
reading, that you become proficient; even those with "natural" ability must do this. I admit that for some this may be difficult, especially if they are surrounded by those who are fearful and superstitious, or those whose focus is entirely on the physical plane and hold intolerant belief systems. With this in mind, I am going to suggest an exercise which might be helpful and can be practiced when alone.
Take a magazine and close your eyes. Open it to any page. Place your hand or hands on the page and see what you pick up. If it has a picture, the game is to see how much you pick up about it. While the vibrations are much weaker because of the printing, they are there. It just requires more concentration to tune in. Make a game of it, and after a while, you may be surprised at the results. If you become good at this, then reading an original photograph should be a snap.
I suggest that in the beginning, try to read photographs that have only one subject, since more than one may send you confusing signals. When you become proficient, then you will be able to shift your focus sufficiently to pick up the correct information from each subject in a photo.
The secret is in the following: the allowing, the confidence, and trust in oneself. It takes a while, but is well worth the effort. In fully learning this secret (not really a secret at all) I believe that one ceases to live in darkness and begins to live in light. At least, I have found this to be so. It's not easy by any means, but the rewards are well worth going for it!
If you have any questions, you may contact me by writing
to: Dr. Roger S. Pile, Ph.D., P.O. Box 928, Killingworth, CT. 06419-0928
or e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com. Dr.
Pile is Director of The Center for Gnostic Education in Killingworth and
has over 25 years of research and working in the non-physical sciences.
He has lectured extensively and published over 28 articles on various subjects.