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Common External Tariff
- customs
A uniform tariff rate adopted by a customs union or common market such as the European Commu¬nity, to imports from countries outside the union. For ex¬ample, the European Common Market is based on the principle of a free internal trade area with a common ex¬ternal tariff (sometimes referred to in French as the Tarif Exterieur Commun—TEC) applied to products imported from nonmember countries. Free trade areas do not nec¬essarily have common external tariffs.
Common Law
- law
The body of law derived from usages, customs, and judicial decisions, as distinguished from statutes - civil law - stare decisis
Common Market
- economics
A common market (as opposed to a free trade area) has a common external tariff and may allow for la¬bor mobility and common economic policies among the participating nations. The European Community is the most notable example of a common market.
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
(Formerly, the Preferential Trade Agreement for Eastern and Southern Africa - PTA). The PTA was founded in 1981 in order to improve commercial and economic coop¬eration in Eastern and Southern Africa; transform the structure of national economies in the region; promote re¬gional trade; support inter-country cooperation, coopera¬tion in agricultural development, and improvement of transport links. Accomplishments include: tariff reduc¬tions, multilateral trade, common travellers checks, a fed¬eration of chambers of commerce, a federation of commercial banks, and a commercial Arbitration board. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) was formed by members of the PTA in 1995. COMESA has established a customs union that aims to abolish all tariff and non-tariff barriers among member states.
COMESA's members are: Angola, Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of The Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eri¬trea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanza¬nia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe,. Contact: COMESA; PO Box 30051; COMESA Centre; Ben Bella Road; Lu¬saka 10101, Zambia; Tel: [260] (1) 229726; Fax: [260] (1) 225107
Common Monetary Agreement
A regional economic alliance of South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland under which member states apply uniform exchange control regulations to ensure monetary order in the region. Funds are freely transferable among the three countries, and Lesotho and Swaziland have free access to South African capital markets. Lesotho also uses the South African currency, the rand. The CMA was formed in 1986 as a result of the renegotiation of the Rand Mone¬tary Agreement (RMA), which was originally formed in 1974 by the same member countries.
Common Point
- shipping
A point (location) serviced by two or more transportation lines
Common Tariff
- shipping
A tariff published by or for the account of two or more transportation lines as issuing carriers. See tariff.
A free association of sovereign independent states that has no charter, treaty or constitution. The association pro¬motes cooperation, consultation, and mutual assistance among members. The British Commonwealth, the most notable example, included 54 states at the beginning of 2002.
Commonwealth of Independent States
- Commonwealth of Independent States =
An association of 11 republics of the former Soviet Union established in December 1991. The members include: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus (formerly Byelorussia), Moldova (formerly Moldavia), Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan (formerly Kirghiziya). Georgia is presently an observer - the Baltic states did not join.
Communications Satellite Corporation
COMSAT was established in 1963 under provision of the Communications Satellite Act of 1962. The legisla¬tion directed that COMSAT establish the world's first commercial international satellite communications sys¬tem. The Act also stipulated that the company operate as a shareholder-owned "for-profit" corporation. COMSAT represents the U.S. in the International Telecommunica¬tions Satellite Organization (Intelsat)
Commuter Airline
– shipping / logistics
An air carrier with a prescribed time schedule for a specific route. A commuter airline gener¬ally operates over short distances and serves remote loca¬tions and small airports.
- France, Luxembourg
General designation for a business organization
- law
(a) An organization established to conduct business
(b) A legal entity established under the laws of a country, state, province or other administrative unit for the purpose of conducting business
(c) A generic and comprehensive term which may include sole proprietorships, individuals, partnerships, corporations, societies, associations and or¬ganizations established and operating to prosecute a com¬mercial, industrial or other legitimate business, enterprise or undertaking.
Comparative Advantage
- economics
A central concept in international trade the¬ory which holds that a country or a region should special¬ize in the production and export of those goods and services that it can produce relatively more efficiently than other goods and services, and import those goods and ser¬vices in which it has a comparative disadvantage. This theory was first propounded by David Ricardo in 1817 as a basis for increasing the economic welfare of a popula¬tion through international trade. The comparative advan¬tage theory normally favors specialized production in a country based on intensive utilization of those factors of production in which the country is relatively well en¬dowed (such as raw materials, fertile land or skilled la¬bor) and perhaps also the accumulation of physical capital and the pace of research.
Compensatory Trade
- economics
A form of countertrade where any combina¬tion of goods and services are bartered See countertrade.
Competitive Rate
- shipping
Rate established by a transportation line to meet competition of another transportation line
Complementary Imports
- economics
Imports of raw materials or products which a country itself does not possess or produce
Conformity in satisfying official requirements - in¬formed compliance
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For 25 years, we've been helping gamers not just complete their games, but completely conquer them. Through these years we have evolved with the gaming world, from the very first print guides published for the NES, to our most recent online guides with interactive maps and streaming videos. In 2013, we joined forces with BradyGames (also owned by Penguin Random House LLC) to become the premiere provider of official, expert strategy content, with the largest catalog and the most games covered.
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The producers of a new film about girls and education made Facebook and Twitter their publicists.
The producers of Girl Rising, a 100-minute film featuring nine stories of heroic girls from around the world, concluded that they would circumvent the traditional route of theater distribution and rely instead on social-media tools—Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn—to drive their message and build a community.Girl Rising has more than 245,000 fans on Facebook, and the film will open next week. About 500 screenings have been requested nationwide, with more than 32,000 tickets pre-reserved.
"In today's world if you can get your message out early enough, you can find your super-fan," says Holly Gordon, executive producer, explaining that the phrase "super-fan" is borrowed from Burger King, designated for people who visit six times a week. Theaters were booked through the site GATHR.us, where anyone can sign up and reserve a movie theater near them with the proviso they get a hundred friends to agree to come. "Sort of like having a party in someone else's theater," says Gordon..."
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Your information is protected with us and we will never share it with any third parties, except for the needs of completing a game purchase.
Creating an account with Total Eclipse will also subscribe you to our occasional newsletter, which we only send out when we have great offers, sales or important news to share with you, typically 5-6 times a year. You can unsubscribe instantly, at any time.


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I also just moved houses 3 weeks ago, so things have been a little mad and I must digress there has been little to no Christmas sewing going on around here!
None the less I'm looking forward to short break from work to settle nicely into my new home, and hopefully enjoy a little of this on and off again summer that we're having.
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The shin guards have a velcro fastening and can be slipped on and off for ease.
Also available in blue.
This product has not been reviewed yet.
Delivery & Returns
Fight Co offer 2 options for delivery,
Economy delivery would normally arrive in approvimatly 4-5 working days
Express delivery would normally arrive within 1-2 working days
Returns/exchanges must be submitted within 30 days from the day you receive the goods.
When returning a parcel for any reason, please include a note that clearly states your name, order number and reason for return. Failure to include this will make it impossible for our Returns Department to deal with your order.
If you are returning an item for exchange, we would reccomend returning that product for a refund and ordering the size needed as this will ensure you get the product before it out of stock
Refunds will be issued using the customers initial paying method. If this is not possible then a store credit will be issued.
Payment & Security
Payments can be made through Paypal or our integrated Card payment provider.
All major credit/debit cards accepted.
Card payments can also be taked through Paypal.
Our site uses the latest 128 bit SSL security, complying with and exceeding all necessary security requirements to protect your details. We do not store any sensitive information (card number, etc).
SSL encrypts your order online to avoid any decoding of that information of anyone other than the necessary processing parties. To check the security of your connection, look at the status bar of your browser window after accessing the server. If you see an unbroken key or a closed lock then, depending upon your browser, SSL is active. You can also double check by looking at the URL line of your browser - while accessing a secure server the first characters of the address will change from HTTP to HTTPS


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Boston police probe multiple reports of cars vandalized in post-storm parking space disputes
Boston police are investigating vandalism to parked cars in several neighborhoods, all of which are believed to be related to parking spaces that had been shoveled out after last weekend's snowstorm.
Between Monday and Wednesday, officers responded to at least seven reports of vandalism in Dorchester, Brighton, East Boston, Charlestown, and Roxbury, police said. Though the type of damage incurred in each incident differed, police said they were all related to shoveled-out parking spaces.
On Tuesday morning, officers responded to Byron Street in East Boston where a resident told officers he found two of his tires slashed. The man told police that on Monday he moved a chair from a snow-free parking space and then proceeded to park his car in the spot.
On Brighton's Litchfield Street on Tuesday, a woman told police someone slashed one of her tires overnight. According to police, the woman moved items intended to save the space prior to parking her car. Also in Brighton on Tuesday, a man reported to police that his car had been damaged overnight from what appeared to be "someone throwing a hard plastic sawhorse against it,'' police said.
In Roxbury, a man reported the passenger-side window of his car had been shattered on Elm Hill Park overnight. Police said the man's car was partially blocking a neighbor's cleared parking space.
In Dorchester on Wednesday, a man found the front tires of his car slashed after parking on Mayfield Street overnight, police said.
In Boston, residents with parking stickers are allowed to use space savers to reserve street parking spots they cleared of snow up until 48 hours after the city lifts the snow emergency.
The snow emergency put in place for last weekend's blizzard was lifted at 6 p.m. Tuesday.


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Philosopher, writer, documenter, filmmaker, explorer: Kehinde Sonola is someone who calls the whole world his home. Writing since the age of eight, pondering life's beauty since he could think, Kehinde is driven by a mantra of serenity and goodwill to all. He is a firm believer in the tenet that we are all one people, one world. He urges everyone to express themselves peacefully in their own way and hopes for a world where everyone can find their own voice. The author has just released the novella, "Corruption Isn't Sexy" as well as "HaiKen", a book of Haiku, poetry and photography. He is also working on numerous new projects, which he promises will blow people's minds.


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HTTP::Response - Class encapsulating HTTP Responses
require HTTP::Response;
HTTP::Response class encapsulate HTTP style responses. A response consist of a response line, some headers, and a (potential empty) content. Note that the LWP library will use HTTP style responses also for non-HTTP protocol schemes.
Instances of this class are usually created and returned by the
request() method of an
LWP::UserAgent object:
$response = $ua->request($request)
if ($response->is_success) {
print $response->content;
} else {
print $response->error_as_HTML;
HTTP::Response is a subclass of
HTTP::Message and therefore inherits its methods. The inherited methods often used are header(), push_header(), remove_header(), headers_as_string(), and content(). The header convenience methods are also available. See HTTP::Message for details.
The following additional methods are available:
- $r = HTTP::Response->new($rc, [$msg, [$header, [$content]]])
Constructs a new
HTTP::Responseobject describing a response with response code
$rcand optional message
$msg. The message is a short human readable single line string that explains the response code.
- $r->code([$code])
- $r->message([$message])
- $r->request([$request])
- $r->previous([$previousResponse])
These methods provide public access to the member variables. The first two containing respectively the response code and the message of the response.
The request attribute is a reference the request that gave this response. It does not have to be the same request as passed to the $ua->request() method, because there might have been redirects and authorization retries in between.
The previous attribute is used to link together chains of responses. You get chains of responses if the first response is redirect or unauthorized.
- $r->status_line
Returns the string "<code> <message>". If the message attribute is not set then the official name of <code> (see HTTP::Status) is substituted.
- $r->base
Returns the base URL for this response. The return value will be a reference to a URI::URL object.
The base URL is obtained from one the following sources (in priority order):
Embedded in the document content, for instance <BASE HREF="..."> in HTML documents.
A "Content-Base:" or a "Content-Location:" header in the response.
For backwards compatability with older HTTP implementations we will also look for the "Base:" header.
The URL used to request this response. This might not be the original URL that was passed to $ua->request() method, because we might have received some redirect responses first.
When the LWP protocol modules produce the HTTP::Response object, then any base URL embedded in the document (step 1) will already have initialized the "Content-Base:" header. This means that this method only perform the last 2 steps (the content is not always available either).
- $r->as_string
Method returning a textual representation of the response. Mainly useful for debugging purposes. It takes no arguments.
- $r->is_info
- $r->is_success
- $r->is_redirect
- $r->is_error
These methods indicate if the response was informational, sucessful, a redirection, or an error.
- $r->error_as_HTML()
Return a string containing a complete HTML document indicating what error occurred. This method should only be called when $r->is_error is TRUE.
- $r->current_age
This function will calculate the "current age" of the response as specified by <draft-ietf-http-v11-spec-07> section 13.2.3. The age of a response is the time since it was sent by the origin server. The returned value is a number representing the age in seconds.
- $r->freshness_lifetime
This function will calculate the "freshness lifetime" of the response as specified by <draft-ietf-http-v11-spec-07> section 13.2.4. The "freshness lifetime" is the length of time between the generation of a response and its expiration time. The returned value is a number representing the freshness lifetime in seconds.
If the response does not contain an "Expires" or a "Cache-Control" header, then this function will apply some simple heuristic based on 'Last-Modified' to determine a suitable lifetime.
- $r->is_fresh
Returns TRUE if the response is fresh, based on the values of freshness_lifetime() and current_age(). If the response is not longer fresh, then it has to be refetched or revalidated by the origin server.
- $r->fresh_until
Returns the time when this entiy is no longer fresh.
Copyright 1995-1997 Gisle Aas.
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.


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FasTrac Approval Process
Let's not overcomplicate this. Here is a little guide for how the loan process will go without all the confusing terminology.
- Hi! The entire loan process at Cherry Creek Mortgage begins with one important step: a conversation. Mortgages are never a one-size-fits-all situation. By taking the time to review your big financial picture and goals, we can choose the best path forward with confidence.
- Gather & Review Documentation: Getting a home loan unfortunately requires a lot of paperwork. We're going to ask you for a lot of documents related to your income, assets, debt and more. Each of these things helps us determine how much money you can realistically borrow - and pay back.
- Credit Report: Next, we'll need to order a credit report, a detailed history of your debts (car loans, credit cards, etc.) that is compiled by a third party. Your loan officer can help you figure out ways to improve your score, or uncover and manage inaccuracies should they appear.
- FasTrac Review: After we've reviewed your options and picked the best program for your circumstances, our underwriters will review your income, assets, employment and credit history. This initial underwriting review helps you to know exactly what you qualify for before you make any purchase offers on homes for sale in your market.
- Review Loan Options: You may have already heard us talk about the right loan - that's our belief that every borrower should get the best option tailored for their needs. We're not interested in creating assembly-line loans to ship out the door at all cost. We want to do right by every borrower and every partner who trusts us with their business
- Appraisal: After your offer is accepted, we'll order an appraisal of the property. An independent appraiser will then assess the property's value. This enables us to know whether the home is worth what you're paying for it.
- FasTrac Approval: If you're working with a real estate agent to find a home, at this point we will give you a FasTrac approval letter that proves to a seller you are qualified to buy their home. This helps a lot when making offers - especially in a competitive situation.
- Underwriting: Underwriting is a fancy word for making sure your loan application fits our program guidelines. This is the moment when we review all the documentation we've gathered alongside third-party appraisal and title reports.
- Closing: This is the part where we transfer the money to the seller. You will need to sign a lot of documents, but it's worth it - now you're a new homeowner
Home Buyer Tips
- 2 Myths That May Be Holding You Back From Buying
- 5 Reasons Home Ownership is a Good Financial Investment
- Do's and Don'ts During The Loan Process
- FHA 90 Day Property Flip Waiver
- Getting a Mortgage: Why So Much Paperwork?
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Find The Best Oil Company
Oil is important to the home. People use it for heat in the winter. Finding a reliable fuel oil delivery company is very important. The oil company needs to be reliable and make their deliveries on time. It is also helpful to consumers if they have a reasonable price. There are some things to look for when selecting an oil company to do business with.
Prompt Service
When a person is getting low on oil especially during the wintertime it is important that the oil company is able to make their deliveries immediately. When waiting a day or two is not that big of a deal a person should not have to wait a week. When looking for an oil company ask about their delivery time even when they are busy. Going without oil while waiting for a delivery is just not acceptable. Our experiences with getting Long Island heating oil for our home has been nothing but positive, from the prices all the way to the delivery.
The price of oil by the barrel may be the same for many companies. The rate at which they charge their customers is going to be different. Before selecting an oil company get a price from several different companies. While selecting the lowest price company is not always the answer it is important to find an oil company that offers competitive pricing.
When you need mulch it's important that you turn to a suffolk county mulch delivery service that puts their customers first. When you work with just any company you find in the phone book you're very likely going to receive an overestimate that leaves you with a pile of mulch sitting on your lawn long after the project has been completed. Contact DMT Enterprises to work with the best mulch service on Long Island.
Ask About Payments
People know that if they need to have their oil filled it can cost them several hundred dollars at a time. If money is tight be sure to ask if the oil company has a budget plan or if they offer payment plans. Instead of paying for the oil in one day a person may be able to pay the company over several weeks. While not all companies are willing to accept payments , a payment plan can make it easier on the customer.
Advice on How to Conserve
If a person is using a lot of oil they are going to be paying a lot of money. Conserving oil is not only good for their wallet but good for the environment as well. An oil company should have some tips and suggestions on how a person can conserve oil and use less of it. This will help them save money and save the environment.
These are just some things to look for when selecting a Long Island oil company. No matter what the case the is the oil company should be helpful and treat all of their clients with respect if they plan of staying in business.
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Dr. Golden G. Richard III is a professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of New Orleans Lakefront campus. He is the co-founder of Digital Forensics Solutions and is the author of the Scalpel file carving utility.
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This is a great discussion. Thanks to everybody who has participated. Stacie, I really appriciate your insight. I wanted to add something about resistance in the context of the two antithetical desires within the Soul because we seem to have questions/insights into this matter. When the Soul has reached a limit evolutionary speaking, and inwardly feels that growth is needed yet that need is meet is fear and insecurity is can create a lot of trouble and pain because the evolutionary pressure to transform becomes overwhelming. The common probelm is that is limit, or the cause of the stagnation, is not consciously known by the Soul. in other words, the Soul is only aware of the probelm, and the overwhelimg feeling of not getting anywhere. This is extactly where the birth chart is so helpful. The overwheling desire to change and grow commonly has to reach a very intense point in order to induce the neccessary changes because of the high degree that emotional security is linked with the past ways of being/ with the past in general (i.e the need to be self-consistant). It is like an inner death, and the re-birth cannot be felt or integrated untill the death happens. This internal conflict reflects the dual desires within the Soul (one to return and one to seperate). I like what you said, Stacie, about becoming stronger in the process of growing/changing, and embracing the insecurity and fear that comes up in order to move past it. We can break through patterns of resistance by understanding the process in this light, and help others do the same. Anyway, hope this is not too digressive from the theme of retrogrades, but I felt that resisatnce is an important dynamic to discuss!
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Apr 13, 2009, 08:55 PM »
Thanks for taking the time to add these thoughts Deva...just the right words. I'm 2 dendrites richer!
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Jul 08, 2009, 05:16 AM »
Quote from: Steve on Apr 07, 2009, 06:56 PM
In response to "
I think it's important that we don't conflate the retrograde archetype with the Pluto Archetype
quote from an old lecture Jeffrey gave on the phenomena of retrograde.
This is from the section on Pluto retrograde
Dissatisfaction is a Plutonian experience. Dissatisfaction facilitates evolutionary need.
emphasizes the sense of dis¬satisfaction, which then facilitates the evolutionary needs. When a person says, "There is something else possible". No matter what evolutionary level is.
next quote comes from the introduction to the whole lecture
, referring to retrograde itself - all planets - the phenomena itself:
Retrograde function is non-static, never rests, is in a perpetual, cyclical state of growing,
is always dissatisfied
Would it be possible for you to post the
old lecture Jeffrey gave on the phenomena of retrograde
I personally would really like to read/listen/view (?text/audio/video?) that lecture in its entirety, a feeling probably shared by all of the students coming to this site.
If you are able to post that lecture, I thank you very very much!!
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Jul 08, 2009, 10:30 AM »
Hi Stephen
The retrograde lecture is one that Jeffrey used to sell. I'll first have to discuss with Deva whether its going to be offered for free or is something that will be sold. (There are a number of class/workshop transcripts that used to be for sale. I know its been discussed that they will again be offered for sale at some point.)
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Jul 08, 2009, 11:47 PM »
What Steve said about the brain wanting, knowing what should be done to move forward, while hanging on to the past prevents it, hit a chord. Every planet except Venus and Mars...plus Chiron is retrograde in my chart, which makes seven. Even when I 'think' I am doing the right thing, it usually turns out 'wrong'. Most of my choices seem to lead me away from Source, tho with all my heart I wish to go forward. So maybe it's not simply that I an weak? Is there any way out of the 'corner'? Letting go of the need to try?
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Jul 09, 2009, 07:01 AM »
Quote from: Steve on Jul 08, 2009, 10:30 AM
Hi Stephen
The retrograde lecture is one that Jeffrey used to sell. I'll first have to discuss with Deva whether its going to be offered for free or is something that will be sold. (There are a number of class/workshop transcripts that used to be for sale. I know its been discussed that they will again be offered for sale at some point.)
Hi Steve,
Thanks for looking into that. I noticed, in the beginning of JWG's 'Uranus' book, a listing of lectures/transcripts/audio/video, which of course I am interesting in reading/viewing/purchasing. On the old message board, JWG mentions his own website (no longer active) and what was for sale on that site...lectures, videos and transcripts. There are probably many students like me who will wish to read/view/listen to everything JWG ever produced, on our way to becoming functioning EA Counselers (and, for years afterward, as we fine-tune our skills/intuition through actual practice! Subtlties are always uncovered upon multiple readings of diverse sources, in my opinion).
Similar to the work of CG Jung, wherein the 'Collected Works of Jung' has long been published in multiple inclusive volumes, I was thinking the other day that every separate work created/produced by JWG should be archived, indexed and published, for easier access by those interested in the EA Paradigm. The 'Collective Works of JWG' could have a Printed Section, an Audio Section, and a Video Section. Additonally, the work that is now only audio could also have a transcript within the Printed Section of the Collected Works, and the work that is now only video could also have its audio additionally within the Audio Section of the Collected Works as well as a transcript within the Printed Section of the Collected Works. (This type of coallation/indexing/transcribing usually comes down to adequate funding and sufficient dedication, of course!
) Perhaps one day, a call could go out to all EA Practitioners concerning this, and those who have unique JWG information could then provide that information to help build the Collected Works Edition. (Yes, I DO think too too much!!
So..for my part, thanks very much for moving towards providing that information for purchase/download/review by the EA Community!!
By the way, are the EA Conferences videotaped and archived for possible future release (for those who can't attend...even as a review for those who can)? Will this 5th Annual Conference be recorded (audio or video) and eventually be provided for sale? I am certain that if a professional (or not?) camera-operator was rented for the Conference, the sales on that conference would more than provide an adequate return on that particular investment...
Thanks alot Steve,
Blessings of God'dess,
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Jul 09, 2009, 07:28 AM »
Quote from: chuck h on Jul 08, 2009, 11:47 PM
What Steve said about the brain wanting, knowing what should be done to move forward, while hanging on to the past prevents it, hit a chord. Every planet except Venus and Mars...plus Chiron is retrograde in my chart, which makes seven. Even when I 'think' I am doing the right thing, it usually turns out 'wrong'. Most of my choices seem to lead me away from Source, tho with all my heart I wish to go forward. So maybe it's not simply that I an weak? Is there any way out of the 'corner'? Letting go of the need to try?
I read this in Deva Green's EA book:
'Retrograde as an archetype or function within consciousness symbolizes that an acceleration of evolution must now occur.' pp.32
Additionally, I remember reading (possibly also in her book), that having multiple retrograde planets within the chart is, in JWG's opinion, a signature of a Soul who had desired to attempt alot of Soul Evolution in this Incarnation, but that it would also have a corresponding resistance to that same evolutionary drive. I believe the quote he used was that a person was then 'painting themselves into a corner' Which, is exactly what you are stating! (I will find and post the quote here when I am back near the books.)
No, I don't recall if a resolution was presented for this dilemma, but if I come across it, I will let you know (I am as yet just a bookfed-EA-student-in-Training, with as yet no practical counseling history to draw upon). I like you am curious to see what the 'old-timers' of this site have to say!
However, this reminds me of something which I once read concerning calling upon Durga (an Incarnation of the Goddess Kali who is interested in spiritual advancement). You should only call upon Durga when you REALLY are ready to move forward
at all costs
!...because She will answer your prayers, but most likely NOT in the way that you expect! If you request to have more time for spiritual pursuits (awaken a spiritual fire in your Soul, so to speak), you might suddenly find yourself fired at work, and drive home to a blazing housefire!! Now, you don't have a job or possessions to interfere with your spiritual pursuits (but, something as drastic as that might not have been your intention). So, a drastic...and yet measured...response.
Take Care (keep on movin' on...),
and Blessings,
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Jul 09, 2009, 01:05 PM »
Hi Stephen!
Thank you so much for taking time to answer, and for the good information. Yes, if you could give me the titles and Author/ess of those books so I can order, it would be great.
I'm thankful you added the paragraph about Durga. Wow, this would really take courage, and make a person think very hard about just how much he/she wants to advance. No half-way commitments here. I will look on the net to find a suitable picture so I can visualize who I'm approaching. This is exactly the information I needed.
So thank you again, Stephen
Blessings to you on your path,
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Jul 09, 2009, 04:23 PM »
Hello Moderators and Everyone:
Quote Deva: "Retrograde as an archetype or function within consciousness symbolizes that an acceleration of evolution must now occur."
It seems a contradiction that on the one hand, the retrograde planet symbolizes an acceleration of evolution, and yet on the other hand, there is a corresponding resistance to that evolution.
So how would this play out with my Retrograde Pluto in Leo (and Chuck's Rx Pluto in Leo)?
With Pluto symbolizing the evolution of the Soul, and retrogradation symbolizing an acceleration, yet resistance, of the soul purpose, does this mean that Chuck and I would be given opportunities to evolve in this lifetime, yet we would hold ourselves back because we wish to do things "in our own way", because we refuse to be pigeonholed?
How would this play out, specifically, using Pluto in Leo Rx as an example? So, let's say I have a strong desire to express a special creative purpose in life - and the example I will use is "to write a book". So this desire to express myself through writing a book is greatly accelerated - yet I resist writing the book. Why would I resist? How would I resist? Some clear examples would greatly help me understand this dichotomy.
Is it because I refuse to learn the Pluto in Leo lessons? Does the resistance mean that I block myself from achieving this purpose by refusing to cooperate with others? That others block me? That the status quo does not support me? Because I am too dominating or too self-centred? Because I am unique and different? What would be the patterns of resistance using the above example?
And since I am unique, different from, or not acceptable to the (stagnating, my perception) status quo, that this makes me try even harder, to push my individuality through, and this very struggle induces evolution to take place? Is that how it works? So not only do I evolve cataclysmically, but my retrogradation serves a higher purpose: as the rebel, I can transform others, the greater whole.
I believe I am evolving at a very accelerated pace, especially in the last year (and Chuck too)...and perhaps this is due to the energies of the retrogradation being held back previously for so long and shored up...and now they are being released for creative/group purposes.
Hope this makes sense.
This discussion is very helpful - and I believe we are all making lots of progress learning the fundamentals of EA through this forum which greatly reduces confusion.
My heartfelt appreciation!
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Jul 09, 2009, 06:11 PM »
Jeffrey's teaching was that those with 4 or more retrograde planets are a retrograde-type personality. Retrograde is the archetype of redo - review - renew. Normally the energies of a planet are focused outward. When retrograde, they are focused inward, back at the person, the gaze being inward. This creates an introspective nature (not necessarily introverted, but introspective).
Pluto correlates with resistance. When there are 4 or more retro planets, this demonstrates there has been a lot of resistance within that soul in the past towards fulfilling the evolutionary intentions. The soul sometimes then comes in with a chart with a number of retro planets, as these force or accelerate the evolutionary intentions - the circumstances will appear in the life that will force that soul forward.
The resistance to the forward movement will also still be present, thus there can be a real struggle within the Soul between its desire to evolve and its tendency to resist the evolutionary intentions. This can result in the feeling of painting self into a corner where there is no way out other than to do what is intended.
Chuck, the more retrograde planets in the chart, the more resistance has occurred in the past. Seven retro at times would not be a lot of fun as the two opposing forces to evolve and resistance to evolving would have quite a tug of war at times. The intention is to bust the pattern of resistance open for once and for all, to release the log jam. If the person finally "gets it" and starts cooperating with the evolutionary intentions, as a result of this pressure/intensity, the progress can be rapid. If they continue with resistance as the primary response, the life may not be a lot of fun.
The retro function adds a uranian flavor to the planetary function - it is going to do what it does in its own unique way and not be so concerned with what others think about it.
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Jul 09, 2009, 09:50 PM »
Linda and I share the same desire for understanding and spiritual growth. The EA paradigm offers much illumination, and we want to grasp its full message. But as newcomers, reading the more advanced exchanges of ideas leaves us wondering if we will ever gain the toehold necessary to advance. I guess we are looking for a bridge between elementary school and college. We keep missing the concreteness, the foundation (both of us Capricorn). If the terms, and association of terms, were occasionally tied to their basic root concepts, maybe the connections would become more accessible. If two plus two still equals 4 in the EA universe, we need to know, first, what one plus one equals (does that make sense?).
You are all sincere, caring people. You have extended hands of friendship and help to us and I don't mean disrespect by this. Maybe the intent of this forum is to exchange more advanced principles, but I have read where you welcome beginners, so I'm only asking that you lead us slowly, gently like babes eager to take our first steps on our own.
What is this resistance? Where does it come from, what is its purpose, and how do we get past it for accelerated soul evolution? Do you mean becoming monk-like and letting go of all worldly thoughts, desires and possessions? Is their a point where simply loving in every moment will open the gate? I understand that resistance is needed for growth, but how do we recognize when the resistance is ready to let up? Are there keys to unlock this mystery? There are rushes of pure joy and exhilaration at times. Other times, self doubt...questioning everything. How does one stop the doubt cycle? Meditation? I fall asleep.
My soul knows my heart is open. If it wants to proceed, why doesn't it? Is it a matter of karma to be worked off? Once a heart is opened consciously, desiring to open others without thought for reward, what more can be done?
What are we missing? What is the key? Maybe, as Linda writes, some examples might help. I will throw out some of my own aspects. Maybe someone will notice something. You spoke of Uranian influence...Uranus exactly conjuncts Mars in 7th. sextiles within one-two degrees Pluto exactly conjunct NN in 9th, trines within one degree Neptune in 11th, inconjuncts Scorpio Moon in 12th within 2 degrees, inconjuncts Mercury within 3 degrees in 2nd, and trines Sun/SN wide, out-of sign conjunction (8 degrees) in 3rd.
It seems like with all those retrogrades, inconjuncts and Uranian contacts (and Pluto contacts) that the answer can't be that I'm simply 'not ready' yet...especially with most of my life already lived,
Many here were so kindly helpful about my confusion over Pluto's polarity point as it conjuncts NN..And maybe I'm asking too much here, and not giving enough back, but it's hard to contribute until I understand.
Will someone let me know the best, simplest, foundational text available for the EA paradigm? Need to start from scratch.
Steve, Linda and all, as always, the very best to you,
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Jul 10, 2009, 12:43 AM »
Have you looked at
the Essence of EA material
on the school website? Start there. And if you have, after you read what I write here, I suggest you read it again.
The underlying root of everything is the dual desire nature contained within all Souls, as created by God/dess. The one desire, to separate and know self as distinct and unique from all else, the other, to merge back from whence we came. The root of resistance is all of the desires to separate that we all have within us. The parts of self that want to separate are in a struggle of sorts with the parts that just want to merge back. Because they don't want to surrender, give up their sense of individuality. And in essence, they are not supposed to - we have those desires for a reason - they are supposed to be there.
But there are forces in life that are deeper than our individual wills and desires, and at times they back us into the corner - these are the workings of the Soul - "you will now change, ready or not, like it or not". Pluto brings this in by simply removing the parts of the life that are holding us back. Most of us do not experience this as pleasant, fun, or desired. Until we learn, gradually, that like a bad tasting medicine that is actually good for us, its in our best interest to allow these changes to do their work. That is, to let go when we know its time to let go.
Until then there is no reason at all to let go. Why should I? Unless I see proof (Pluto) of the NEED to let go, what is the point? Just because some spiritual books said that is what I'm supposed to do? That is intellectual knowledge. Intellectual knowledge does not move us - emotion, passion moves us. When I feel backed into the corner, that is an emotion. When I start seeing a way out of that corner, I will have an emotional reaction to that, and that emotion inspires me to take action, to a new way as a resolution to the long standing conditions.
Until that point I am going to keep repeating the same old m.o. And why? Because another important principle that guides all humans is the equating of safety and security with what is KNOWN - because what is known makes me feel safe and secure. Even if it is dysfunctional - it is MY dysfunction - I know it well.
The scariest thing in the world for most humans is NOT KNOWING - that feeling of not being in control, of not knowing what is going to happen, of being subject to events or inner states which I can not be in charge of. And THAT is the root of resistance. To boil it all down to the bottom line, I'm afraid I may DIE in the process. And since the first order of business for all living things is to remain living - to survive - (followed by, to reproduce, so my species stays alive) - I have a natural aversion to that which causes me to feel I could possibly die. This is a built-in biological instinct - all of what I just wrote relates to Taurus - the will to survive, to reproduce.
The polarity of Taurus is Scorpio - the Soul. So the question becomes, WHO is surviving? Who is in charge? "me" (the person)? the Soul?
The spiritual path is the gradual transference of the center of gravity within each individual consciousness from complete identification with the name, body, gender, family, religion, culture as the sense of Who I Am, to increasing identification with the Soul as Who I Am. That is the long path home.
From the perspective of the personality, letting go into the Soul feels like death, because the Soul is outside the boundaries of what most of us consciously identify with as Who I Am. Most of us almost entirely self-identify as Ego/personality - body and name. I was born in 19xx and I am going to die somewhere along the line. The Soul was never born and never dies. How many of us know that as EMOTIONAL reality - our moment to moment sense of Who I Am. From that perspective I am not the ego at all - I am the Soul. Yet emotionally I operate as if I am the ego. The idea of letting go into identification with the Soul seems frightening, unknown, because it speaks to the death of the whole way I presently see myself - that fear of dying being a core part of the resistance.
Yes or no - we passionately want this or that with all heart and mind - and we "create our own reality" and make it happen. So exactly how long does it take before we start feeling that the reality we created is not at all like we thought it was going to be, and worse, is not really a reality I want? And how long before I am bored or overwhelmed and now want some OTHER reality?
And then what happens? We are off yearning for the NEXT thing that we feel is going to fill all our holes, solve all our problems, and give us that inner peace we yearn for. And the same thing happens. Again, and again, and again, and again. Yes or no? This is the essence of the human condition.
All this stuff about evolutionary stages marks the archetypes within that process as the Soul discovers again and again that what it sought does not bring it what it wants. We don't think of it as the Soul is what is seeking all this stuff. But YOU are but an emanation of your Soul, placed here in a reality where you can have physical sorts of experiences that can't be had in the astral realms, which has a lot to do with why people keep coming back here in the first place. We are addicted, attached, to various kinds of experiences, patterns, habits - we KNOW they are not good for us, they are not making us happy, and yet we find we crave them ANYWAY. That is sort of the definition of insane, yes? And yet we all do it.
Gradually slowly painfully the Soul starts seeing the truth of all this. Everything it thinks it wants, what it goes after, proves in the end to be without meaning. This in effect throws that Soul, and the personality created by that Soul, back on itself, to ponder, what the hell is going on here, why can't I find peace, and how do I get out of this? And that state of questioning precedes the beginning of the transference into the spiritual stages. At first there is emptiness - Virgo - because the Soul has learned that all that it thought meant something, does not mean much - Virgo - emptiness, lack - and it doesn't yet know what DOES mean something or how to reach / connect with it. (polarity of Virgo is Pisces - Source).
This is not the funnest process anyone's ever had. So Souls can spend hundreds, thousands of years, doing all they can to avoid entering that difficult process of facing self, by continuing to create realities that really don't work, while convincing themselves they do work, for as long as they can. To avoid the pain and the aloneness and emptiness of beginning to honestly face self. Most of us who find ourself entering that process of facing self go there (as I have humorously labeled it) on the kicking and screaming plan. We find the lives we have known collapse (so often stressful Pluto aspects are occurring to bring this on) - we can no longer live as we have been because the reality that allowed us to live that way simply disappears. Someone dies. A job suddenly ends. A mortgage is foreclosed. A partner leaves. Whatever. Or, I finally realize I can no longer go on living as I have been living, and after 200 aborted attempts to change my life circumstances I finally change them - quit the job, leave the marriage, whatever. And then something new starts to take over.
A new life, or at least a new chapter in a life, begins. This potentially breaks us free from the habitual past. These are generally difficult and stressful times. Everything is in flux, very little is certain. Few of us are trained how to live through such times. Most of us are taught to hold onto what we have until the bitter end. So we have to learn a whole other way to relate to life - to flow. And that will prove to be exactly what the life lessons are trying to teach us - to let go and follow the intentions of the Soul - to learn what they are, and to loosen the grip the parts of self that need to control and stay put in order to feel secure, have over us. To learn to trust in life, not because Eckhard Tolle or Deepak Chopra taught me that this is the goal of spiritual living, but because I discover from within my own life experience its the only way that makes any sanity out of all the changes that are going on within me and around me.
All of that is the underlying philosophy and orientation of Evolutionary Astrology. EA is not a bunch of cool information to memorize in the brain. It is a way of living that can transform a life. This way of life happens to use the symbolic language of astrology as symbols to describe the natural archetypes of life. It could just as easily use Tarot or I Ching or Runes or any other system based on natural law - that which simply IS - to describe the same processes.
Its important to understand, this is a way of looking at life, a way of living life, not just a deeper way of interpreting a natal chart. When you let it loose within you, when you osmose it (Pluto) within yourself, it transforms you from the inside out, step by step. It teaches you what it is, with the teacher being within you. not external All the student need do is have the sincere desire to understand, and be willing to pay attention, 24/7/365.
In terms of what to read, have you read Deva's new book? Do you have Pluto Vol 1? Pluto Vol 2?
If you have already read Pluto Vol 1, read Deva's book, which helps integrate those principles, stating them in different yet similar ways. If you've read them both, then read Pluto Vol 1 again - everything I said here is described in its essence in Pluto Vol 1. Read it again, from the frame I've expressed here.
If you are serious about studying EA consider enrolling in the school - either buy the first set of DVD's at $333, or the whole thing at $999. If you can't afford that or are not sure if you want to get into it that deeply, within a couple of weeks we should have Jeffrey's old workshop DVD's available on the website. One of them is called Pluto: The Evolutionary Journey of the Soul. That came out at the time the first Pluto book was a best seller - he discusses the core Pluto principles in more depth - its 90 or 120 mins long - will cost $20 or $25. You can listen to it again and again and again, to let the principles sink in. This stuff rewires your brain. It removes scales that have been covering the eyes that one doesn't even realize HAVE been covering the eyes.
Its also important to say when I make statements like that, that I am not talking about Jeffrey himself, or the teachings of EA - these teachings did not originate in EA. These are the timeless truths of all time, as taught by Yogananda and the gurus who came before him, the original teachings of Jesus, Buddha, and everyone else who has ever practiced the simple unadorned truths, simply because they were true, with no ulterior motive of profit, ego, fame, control , etc etc etc. Just because it is what is.
Mainly what EA is, is these timeless truths being applied to astrology, so that the birth chart can be used to measure the evolutionary progress of any Soul, to speak to that Soul - to remind it how it got where it now is, why it feels stuck in the places it feels stuck, and what it needs to do to release the stuckness and get moving.
Everything else we talk about here is details. That is essence.
I hope you found this helpful. If I didn't address some of your questions/points, please feel free to ask more, of me or of anyone on this board, should someone else's approach resonate more with you than mine does. All the EA practitioners who participate here are basically aligned with the same principles I've expressed in this post - at least 80 - 90% agreement with what I said. The main reason we participate here is from a desire to help people understand what EA really is, and to help them integrate these understandings into their personal lives, and into the readings they offer clients if they are professional astrologers.
The essence of Pluto, of this work, will change you, if you open to it and let it do its work. The point of that work IS to remove the blocks and resistances you mentioned - that is what it is for.
Last Edit: Jul 10, 2009, 01:12 AM by Steve
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Jul 10, 2009, 07:23 AM »
I am off to work now, so haven't much time. Just want to say thank you. You have taken my comments exactly as they were intended, and addressed them beautifully, CLEARLY, and compassionately. I also enjoyed the little bits of humor.
I now understand in way that I haven't before. Now there is something to build upon. This writing of yours DID resonate with me. I am trying to contain my emotional response a bit, because your post demonstrates that which I seek...love shared one with another, untainted by resentment, ego or condescension...all with the simple intention of lifting the other.
with eternal gratitude,
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Jul 10, 2009, 09:42 AM »
[WARNING: No EA Delineations below. Just words from a Heart.]
I feel reading your posts that I know exactly where you are coming from.
One of the reasons that I was writing details into the thread concerning my chart was so that others coming to this site could watch the change within me unfold, and how I tried to work on that change, and navigate the obstacles (which I now know that
place in
own way). But, it was seeming to turn into a blog, and I became uncertain if I should continue posting my inner work, so I stopped (and even deleted several posts as being too 'blog-like.') For me, the question still remains, is this site only for students to learn EA?...or is it additionally a record of the changes within those who are using the concepts upon which the EA Paradigm is based to change themselves? I lean towards the former, probably because one of my deepest issues is worthlessness, and the polarity of that is to go overboard trying not to 'burden' others with myself.
However, one of the last things that I posted, and something which has now been verified for me by reading Yogananda's Autobiography, was the concept of 'giving myself up to the Great Mother.' I don't know if that image resonates with you, but for me She is the
, and thus the Source to which I (long to and) will return, and so in that sense She is also the
. I called Her to me, (and called and called), and She came, and She came awakening the memory of having come many times in my life, but each time She left, She took with Her the memory of Her coming (or, it was I who lost it). Except for this Last Time!!! She left me with the memory of Her Presence,
because I asked Her to
!! I asked Her for Her help, 'Please let me know the way out of this pain I now daily feel!' I cried to Her (figuratively and literally), for I had truly scared myself (
just recently
) by wanting TO ABSOLUTELY DESTROY MY SOUL. I was sincere in that intention, and only did not follow through because of the pain that I knew it would cause my wife and three children. So..I had decided to postpone my Soul-death until this Incarnation ended. Often, I know, we read the words/posts/feelings of others, and then we move on to the next available thing waiting for us. But, I am now trying to slow things down, to stop the movement past this post to the next, to really interject some of myself into this post, and slide through/past the barrier of words, and say: I WAS GOING TO DEMAND THAT MY SOUL BE SHREDDED...UNTIL IT
SHREDDED!!!! once this current Incarnation was passed.
As Steve said in a post above this, 'The root of resistance is that the person is afraid that they may die.' I have no such fear, none! I was often in
soul-pain, pain that goes unrecorded except in my personal journals (dark scribbles in the endless midnight to dawn space of black time) and in my heart (like molten iron poured down my throat into my chest cavity, rigid yet never cooling). I knew how to die, but could not figure out how to live!! I am trying to honestly reach out to you with this post, in a shared understanding, and if you personally knew me, you would know that I am not making this up for pity or inflation or to impress others or whatever. I simply seek to touch you, heart to heart, to show you the way out which I have found, which I am now walking...and is
now working for me
! I don't know if it can work for you, or any one but me, yet still I post this in case it can help anyone in any small way. (And the Mother asked me to.)
The path upon which my feet now lead me is through Her, to Her. I called and called, and She came wrapped in the vastness of Her Love for me, for all of us. That simple fact should be shouted, for I know myself to be so small and insignificant: I called...
!!! And, I know (as I write this I feel Her still, and it is Her who lets me know this), if
COME!! When She came to me, for me, I held myself away from Her in my pain, in my complete shame at having wanted to shred my very Soul, in my
to stay in my pain. I am crying as I write this: SHE CAME, AND LOVES ME STILL!! I learned then it is my desire which holds me away from Her, away from the Source, away from the Peace and Love THAT IS MY RIGHT AS A SOUL BORN OF HER!! Yes, the EA Paradigm teaches us that desire is the determinant of evolution of the Soul. I am seeking to share here how an understanding of that desire came to be rooted within my heart, and then (and only then!) a true understanding of this aspect of the paradigm arose from my Heart to my Head. Steve has stated in the post above this post that one must come to live this paradigm. This is how it is happening for me, and I want to share this with you, for through the words you wrote, through the space that separates us, through the time that separates what you wrote with when I read it...I feel your pain, the pain of Soul confused, and striving to find the way (out).
When She came, I was overwhelmed, and suddenly She let me see that
is the origin and the destination. I asked for help...and She let me see. I asked if I could give myself...my energies, my heart, my body, my love, my direction, my understandings, my thoughts, my feelings, my very essence...to Her, and SHE ACCEPTED ME! I gave myself up to Her, and asked Her to use me as Her tool. I am of course still absolutely responsible for each and every one of my own actions, but I have placed those actions at Her feet. There is nothing that is not Her. At the end of each day since then, I sit on the floor, and place my hands over my Heart, and ask for the gift of Reiki to flow through me (and to me), and when I feel still and calm and heavy, and my breathe works of itself in the stillness of me, then I call for Her to come, to come and to remind my little Heart (and smaller mind) of the vastness of Her, of the infinity of Her Love, and Her caring for me and all of us. AND SHE COMES...STILL!
Now, I rest in the knowledge of Her, and allow what I do to be driven by Her. I ask Her daily in many small ways what it is that I should do, and She answers me. I am sincere in my honesty, and She knows all my 'wrinkles.' I ask Her for the big picture, what is it what She needs from my Life, and She answers me. I know the feeling when it is truly Her answering me, for none other can bring that feeling to me...endlessly vast, yet a pinpoint of light above and in front of me and also deep within the core of my heart; a thrumming in my entire chest and a warmth of simple caring for the gift of each instant; a timeless space between each heavy yet effortless breath... Then I know...it is She. She has not disrupted my life, although She could and I have given Her the right to do so. She has pointed out the purpose in what I currently do, and how even that currently aligns with Her Purpose. (She is taking it easy on me, I think...!)
I still work on the reality of me, trying to purge my body of toxins and parasites, trying to cleanse my heart of anger and selfishness, trying to polish my mind of ego desires and self-imposed limitations... I have placed all of my other personal projects on hold (the ones which glorify me and my ego, and not Her and Her Purpose), and I study EA (and those around me), and I am learning to hold myself in a bubble of love (as She taught me by example) and so hold others in Love as well. I work on my skipped steps of righteous anger, ego superiority and self-deluding illusions, and I try to be gentle with me (for
is something that I have never done).
So...take yourself away for a weekend if your house will not support your peace, and call to Her
until She comes!
She will come... Ask Her for what you need. She will help you to reach it...
Perhaps I got a little carried away here, and if so, I seek the apologies of all who subjected themselves to this post. But, you
to read it (and I
post a warning).
Blessings and all the Love of the Mother,
(I have to go blow my nose...and wipe my eyes.
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Not too different of an analysis from the one I did regarding the Ducati Diavel, the business case surrounding the Husqvarna Nuda is all about extending brand attributes, reaching new demographics, and putting more volume into sales figures. While I will reserve judgment on what the Nuda 900 is as a motorcycle for when A&R actually gets a chance to swing a leg over one, the positioning and reasoning behind Husqvarna's first true-blooded street bike can be analyzed by us before the Nuda hits dealership floors early next year.
A Swedish brand based in Italy and owned by German company, there can be little wonder as to why Husqvarna suffers from an identity crisis. When the small, but eclectic, dirt bike manufacturer was brought into the folds of BMW, many loyal to the Husqvarna brand wondered and were concerned about what was in store for the company.
If brand loyalists were waiting for the first shoe to drop, then surely the release of the Husqvarna Nuda 900 & 900R is that moment. A departure from a history of motorcycles that like to get grime under their fingernails, the Nuda 900 represents Husqvarna's attempt at a pure-street offering — a move both Husqvarna and BMW hope will pave the way for more street models, and thus more sales volume. The positioning and branding of the Nuda 900 is also especially interesting, as adding a street dimension to the Husqvarna name is certainly a new dynamic to the brand, but how to do so with parent company BMW looking over one's shoulder is another affair all together.


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Danny Lopez looks a little young to be the consul general of the New York City-based British Consulate, which encompasses New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Fairfield County, Conn. Maybe his youthful appearance can be explained by his running (he'll be participating in the New York City Marathon in November). Maybe it's because he is not a career diplomat, but had a varied career in the United Kingdom's public and private sectors before taking on the head role of both promoting the U.K.'s economic profile across the United States and supporting Britain's local citizenry in those areas.
Or maybe it's because he's only had the job for a few weeks.
"My team and I will have the responsibility of strengthening links with politicians and officials, media, local communities, and culture, deepening the already strong bond between the U.K. and the U.S.," he said in East Hampton on Sunday morning.
Mr. Lopez was on the South Fork this weekend courtesy of Peter Brown of the international public relations firm Brown Lloyd James, who threw a Saturday night party at his house in East Hampton to welcome Mr. Lopez to his new post.
"It was an amazing reception," Mr. Lopez said. "Everyone was really warm and welcoming."
Mr. Lopez took office as British consul general on Aug. 1, in the midst of burgeoning London riots, and a global financial market that could pass as a ride at Disneyland.
"It's a trying time," he said. "It's been a trying time for London and the world."
He echoed the words of Theresa May, Britain's home secretary, describing the riots that have rocked pockets of London and other British cities as "sheer criminality and nothing else."
"It's the copycat effect," he said, adding that "It could happen anywhere."
However, he agrees with Prime Minister David Cameron. "It brought out the very worst in Britain, but it also brought out the best," he said."The spirit of community that has emerged is such a positive."
"Now the challenge is really understanding what happened, helping those affected, and making sure it never happens again."
He also stressed that although the riots have been "horrendous . . . it hasn't been the case that people couldn't get home [from the States] or go to work."
From 2009 to 2011, Mr. Lopez worked for the London Development Agency, the mayor of London's economic development arm, as group director for business support and promotion. During this time, he was responsible for creating London and Partners, the U.K. capital's promotional agency for business, visitors, and students, and was its inaugural chief executive officer.
For the three years prior to that, Mr. Lopez was managing director of marketing and communications at U.K. Trade and Investment, where he delivered a new marketing strategy to promote and showcase the British economy internationally.
It is the first time the British foreign secretary has appointed someone who has not spent his or her life in politics. Mr. Lopez chalks it up to "a realization by the foreign secretary and prime minister that commercial diplomacy has to be at the top of the agenda, and to make sure we continue to attract investments in the U.K., especially in the key sectors."
One of those sectors is information and communications technologies. Mr. Lopez spoke enthusiastically of Tech City in London's East End, which he said "has emerged as the Silicon Valley of the U.K."
"Within the past year and a half, it's grown from 30 companies to 500," he said. "Now the big guys are going in — Google, Facebook, and so on." He described the area as being "an exciting community for exchanging ideas," with Internet cafes, ultra-hip shops and clubs, and tons of office spaces for Britain's brainiacs.
Mr. Lopez also focused on the anticipation of the 2012 summer Olympics and paralympic games in London, as well as Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee, which officially begins on Feb. 6, 2012, but is most likely to bring celebrations beginning around the United Kingdom on New Year's Day.
While working for Barclays Bank, where he held a number of senior international positions, Mr. Lopez had an opportunity to spend time in New York City and Miami, where he lived from 2002 to 2004. But his fiancée, Susan Grieve of Australia, had only spent "four days here in her entire life" before moving to their apartment in the Turtle Bay area of Manhattan.
Mr. Lopez had traveled extensively in his childhood as well. Born in Lancashire in northern England to an English mother and a Spanish father, his family moved to Zaragoza, Spain, where Mr. Lopez was raised before "moving back to the U.K. for university," he said.
But Mr. Lopez spends most of his time looking ahead. "There's always been a great affinity between England and the U.S.," he said (not counting, of course, the Revolutionary War). He pointed to the fact that there are one million Brits getting their paychecks from American companies located in the U.S., and equally, one million Americans employed by British companies, living across the pond.
His mission, he said, is threefold. First, it's to "really increase the trade agenda" between Britain and the U.S. Although his role as consul general extends to the tri-state area, his role in increasing trade between the U.S. and U.K. is nationwide. He mentioned that companies and investors can come to him for an in-depth "study of analyis of various companies in the U.K — at heavily subsidized rates."
Second, Mr. Lopez wants "to make sure that Britain is really visible" in his bailiwick — through culture, science, and community, with public appearances or keynote speeches offered by Britons who have risen to the top of their fields.
And last, Mr. Lopez said, his immediate task is to reinforce the idea that, "despite what everyone is seeing over the past few weeks, Britain is open for business and welcoming visitors."


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The father of one of seven teenagers accused of luring a 17-year-old high school student into a South Side alley, where they beat and robbed him in a videotaped attack, said his son was retaliating for an earlier scuffle involving the victim.
Michael Palomino, a Cook County sheriff's deputy, said his 17-year-old son Raymond is being "made out as the fall guy." Palomino said he called police and agreed to turn his son in after seeing the video on the news.
His son has been charged as an adult with robbery and aggravated battery for the attack that has gone viral on YouTube. Judge Israel Desierto set bail for Palomino at $100,000 over the strenuous arguments of the teen's attorney.
After the hearing, his father said the attack was "retaliation" for an incident last month when the victim and his friends jumped Raymond and another boy after school. After that incident, there was a lot of trash talking on Facebook and things spiraled out of control, the father said.
"He's the only one charged as an adult," Michael Palomino said. "They're making it sound like he did everything. It's just one side of the story."
His son appeared in court wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. He hung his head low throughout the 10-minute hearing and appeared to have tears in his eyes as he was led from the courtroom.
In asking for a low bond, defense attorney Ilia Usharovich said Palomino is a "young man with no criminal record who was ashamed to find himself where he was."
"As you can see, he can't even look anybody in the face because he's embarrassed to be standing here," Usharovich told the judge.
The teen's father said outside court that Raymond is generally a good student who has done well in school, but got mixed up with some friends who are troublemakers.
"He's a good kid," said Michael Palomino. "He's had bad moments here and there, but nothing like this before."
The other teens -- two 16-year-old boys, three 15-year-old boys and a 15-year-old girl -- were all cited in juvenile delinquency petitions on the same charges, police said. Their identities were not made public because they are juveniles. Police said one of the teens lives in Arlington Heights, the rest in Chicago.
Prosecutors said Palomino and the other boys persuaded the girl to lure the victim into an alley in the 2700 block of South Shields, where the others were waiting to beat him.
When Palomino saw the victim walking through the alley, he yelled "get him!" to the others, according to Assistant State's Attorney Erin Antonietti.
The video was shot via cell phone. Other teens posting comments on the video identified the attackers by name. Palomino, whose face was clearly visible in the video, was one of those identified.
Antonietti said the video shows Palomino removing a gym shoe from the victim's backpack and striking him with it repeatedly in the face. Palomino also took the victim's wallet, removed cash and then dropped it into a sewer, she said.
The victim suffered bruising to his eyes, a swollen, bloody nose, cuts to his lips and bruises to his ribs and body, Antonietti said. He was treated and released from a hospital on the day of the attack.
Palomino was later identified in a lineup by the victim, Antonietti said.
In the attack, which lasted for several minutes Sunday afternoon, the boy covers his face as the other youths surround him and push him into the snow while kicking and punching his head, his legs, his back.
The attackers yell that the boy had "(expletive) up."
"Hold on," the teen says as he pulls himself to his feet and tries to talk them into stopping.
But one of the attackers, wearing gray sweats, asks: "Do you (expletive) understand?" He then punches the boy in the face and knocks him to the ground, then kicks him in the face, sending the boy sprawling on the snow-covered ground.
The victim is a senior at Curie High School on the Southwest Side, according to a Chicago Public Schools spokesman.
Even though the boy's assailants used racial epithets, in a brief statement Tuesday, police said the attack did not appear to be racially motivated.
The videotaped beating stemmed from a fight in October between the victim and his attackers, police said.
"These developments (the video) led to swift arrests and great detective work," Superintendent Garry McCarthy said at a news conference.
"As a result of their posting, we had great cooperation from the community," McCarthy said. "This video assisted us greatly in identifying the offenders in this incident."
Wentworth Area Cmdr. Patricia Walsh said the attack stemmed from "ongoing teen-aged disputes" and "disagreements" that escalated into a fight in October.
"The initial altercation involved the victim and the offending group," Walsh said. "It was not (previously) reported."
The image of Chicago in this case has been reflective in similar incident in other cities, where youths go on "sprees," videotape them and post them on YouTube, McCarthy said.
"This is a national epidemic. It's not something that's particular to Chicago," he said.
McCarthy pointed out that the video could've been a lot worse.
"The first time I looked at that video, the first thing I thought about was a friend of mine who I've seen in a video of him, and he ends up dying as a result..."


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The most appealing vehicle designs are often closer to art than engineering, and many classic cars have come to be revered for their exceptional beauty.
The Jaguar E-Type is often regarded as the most beautiful car of all time, and now its successor, the new F-Type has been captured in a new sculpture created by students at the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London.
The artwork will be displayed at Clerkenwell Design Week (May 21-23, 2013) in London and is the result of a collaboration with Jaguar Advanced Design. Nine students from the Vehicle Design and Textile Design Departments submitted their designs, and the winning entry was from Ewan Gallimore and Claire Miller.
The brief was to create a joint exterior and interior form study to express the vision of future Jaguar Design in either a sports or luxury context.
According to Ewan and Claire, "Jaguar has a long history of ground-breaking design so we needed to create something special to catch the eye of Jaguar Advanced Design Director, Julian Thomson. We began the project by looking at light, specifically the way light falls within the space at Clerkenwell. We thought about how our form could accentuate this light and convey volume through its use of materials and our knowledge of how these materials react with one another."


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Activist investor Bill Ackman went on CNBC's "Half Time" today and before his monumental confrontation with billionaire investor Carl Icahn, he provided some insights about what's going on at the struggling retailer.
He's the largest investor in JCPenney and he has fully supported CEO Ron Johnson throughout an extremely turbulent year.
Ackman noted that Johnson has done some "incredible things" so far at JCPenney. The vision he came up with is a big one and it appears to be working thus far.
"What Ron is doing here is something that is almost never been done before, certainly in the context of a public company," said Ackman.
But there's one big problem with it right now.
"The problem with the vision is it's a small percentage of the store, which is the so-called 'shop' strategy," said Ackman. "It's 10-11 percent of the square footage."
Sales in the shops have been strong thus far. IZOD, for instance, recently said that its new shops in JCPenney stores are a "home run."
That other giant chunk of the store, though, is killing JCPenney.
"The negative is 90 percent of the store," said Ackman. "Very very difficult year. Sales results reported so far — mid 20s down comps. Those are numbers that no retailer likes to see."
So, what would it take for Ackman to determine that Johnson actually wasn't the right person for the job?
"If three years from now, Ron Johnson is still struggling to turn around JCPenney, then he's probably the wrong guy," said Ackman.
He elaborated when pressed by CNBC host Scott Wapner. Will an activist investor like Ackman actually wait three full years to see of Johnson's ideas will work?
"The answer here is: JCPenney's going to make progress," said Ackman. "I expect it will and Ron expects it will as well. Again, no company survives down 25 percent comps over 3 years that's not happening. Ron is going to work to solve the problem."
"And I wouldn't project the future based on the last 12 months. That would be the advice I would give."
Here's the video — from CNBC:
See What JCPenney's New Shops Look Like [PHOTOS] >


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Clark Carter, Associated Producers Gin, Rolling Fork, Miss., has been elected 2008 president of the Southern Cotton Ginners Association.
He succeeds W. A. "Billy" Guthrie, Newellton Gin Co., Newellton, La., who will now serve as chairman of the board.
SCGA vice president is Robbie Winston, Peach Orchard Gin, Gideon, Mo.; treasurer is Richard Bransford, Pettus Gin, Lonoke, Ark.; and Timothy L. Price is executive vice president/secretary.
Elected president of the Arkansas Ginners Association is Tri Watkins, Rabbit Ridge Gin, Lepanto. Barry Braden, Cotton Growers, Inc., Dell, Ark., is first vice president; and Phillip Privett, GPS Gin Co., Portland, is second vice president.
John Earl Carroll, Farmers Gin, Gilbert, La., will serve as president of the Louisiana Ginners Association; Gerald Gilmore, Boeuf Prairie Gin, Ft. Necessity, first vice president; and L. R. "Sonny" Kirby III, Caddo Farmers Gin, Belcher, second vice president.
Heading the Mississippi Ginners Association is Clark Carter, Associated Producers, Rolling Fork. Bernie Jordan, Yazoo Planters Gin, Yazoo City, is first vice president, and Allan Byrd, Mill Creek Gin, Lyon, is second vice president.
Jeff Lindsey, McCord Gin Co., Gideon, Mo., is president of the Missouri Ginners Association; Robbie Winston, White Oak Gin, White Oak, is first vice president; and Riley James, A.C. Riley Cotton Co., New Madrid, is second vice president.
The new president of the Tennessee Ginners Association is Stewart Tritt, Zion Gin, Brownsville; C.A. "Bubba" Burks, Arp Cotton Co. LLC, Ripley, is first vice president; and Richard Kelley, Burlison Gin Co., Burlison, is second vice president.
Timothy L. Price serves as executive vice president/secretary for all the state associations.


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The Bessarabian Cross
Situated on the Street From Blankenrath to Walhausen/Hunsrück
Geisen, Werner. "The Bessarabian Cross." Heimatjahrbuch Cochem-Zell, 2006, 197-199.
Translation from German to English by Alex Herzog (Click here to view German text)
The depiction presented by this cross departs from what we are familiar with hereabouts.A concrete pedestal in the shape of a six-sided, cut-off pyramid, about a meter [ca. 39 inches] in height and with an average diameter of 1.3 meters [ ca. 52 inches] forms the base. From this, a cross rises that is 2.75 meters [ca. 9 feet] high, with a cross beam that is 1.5 meters [less than 5 feet] wide. It is a brown-colored 4-sided cross that measures (13x13 cm [4x4 inches]). Round, bullet-shaped decorations decorate three ends.
Mounted in addition to the bronzed Christ corpse with the inscription INRI are tools used in martyrdom, such as hammer and pliers (each about 1.5 feet long), a spear penetrating a sponge and a lance (each about 3.5 feet long), and even a small ladder made of wood.
On the front side of the concrete base there is a plaque with this inscription:
Rest, oh wayfarer,
And contemplate your soul!
Donated by the Josef Seifert Family
The Seifert family, whose ancestors had lived in Krasna/Bessarabia since 1815, were resettled from there in 1940. After ten years of meandering they discovered their new home here in Blankenrath. Grateful for finally being delivered from the stressed life and the dire needs of refugees, the family head, Josef Seifert in 1952 commissioned a cross to be fashioned, and it had to be exactly like several crosses in Krasna, a large village of Bessarabian-Germans. Soon after the cross was finished, it was dedicated during a religious ceremony.
The following is a newspaper story published by a reporter from Lower Saxony subsequent to an interview with Josef Seifert and his family.
From Bessarabia to the Moselle
" Josef, you are carrying a heavy cross to Calvary!"
On a street with a thousand potholes that reaches from Hamelspringe via Bad Münder to the county seat, a truck laden with household things is trailed by a team of horses pulling a box wagon filled with straw. During previous days, rain showers had whistled across Süntel and Deister and had filled the potholes, but today the sun briefly sent its rays through the clouds, at least for a brief time. A new feeling of hope has entered the heart of the man driving the wagon and encouraging his two horses, Hans and Orlik, to hurry on, for Josef Seifert, a Bessarabian-German, is one of those who these days are wandering further westward in order to discover a new home. For ten years Josef Seifert has been searching for a home and for a home town! This morning his memory recalls that day of October 10 of 1940 when he was forced to leave Krasna in Bessarabia, the village of his forefathers, a village, just like the neighboring villages of Leipzig, Teplitz and Paris, that had existed for 125 years. Grandfather had been able to relate how his parents had once come there from the Black Forest, had dug out holes from the earth to live in until the time when German farming houses arose out of the ground. At that early time, when one was able to acquire 40 hectares of land for a liter of schnaps. 125 years, through four generations, they had resided on their ground, had worked hard and preserved, and never forgotten their mother tongue, their South German dialect. They had remained Germans until this very day.
However, October 10, 1940 marked the start of the Great Trek. Evacuees were: Grandfather Leopold Seifert; Grandmother Ludwina nee Weber, father Josef Seifert, mother Katharina nee Söhn, children Annemarie (the eldest, b. 3/1/1933), Lydia (b. 3/24/1935), and Radegunde (b. 8/29/1938). The first leg reached Galatz, the next one on the Danube to Belgrade, and from there to Pirna. In 1941 they were resettled in Wulfsidel (Polish name: Vilkovo) near Bromberg, were Josef Seifert would work 84 morgen [ca. 40 acres] of land. Son Josef was born here in January, 1942, but he died only two years later of chronic whopping cough. On 7/04/1947 Eduard was born.
After three years of work the hour of departure had come once again. On January 26, 1945 Josef Seifert harnessed Hans and Orlik to a wagon that would harbor his aged parents, his wife and the children, and westward he went. Further westward they proceeded through Germany, for weeks on end, with many a cold night spent on the snowed-in path. Frequently the wagon had to be shoveled free of snow drifts.
Twins were born and died, but son Stephanus, born on 04/13/1945, survived. The grandparents could no longer leave the wagon by themselves, so that Josef would carry them on his back to quarters and back. He will never forget Holy Week of 1945, when he was carrying his mother, who said, with a long cough: "Josef, you are carrying a heavy cross to Calvary. Leave us old ones by the wayside and continue on."
The grandparents had grown weary. Grandmother died on Easter Sunday, and grandfather two days later. Accompanied by strafing fire from low-flying airplanes Josef buried both in Schneverdingen …
In the Lüneburger Heather area, the front finally passed over them. Then they proceeded via Hannover to Hamelspringe, the village in the Süntel river valley that for 4 years was to become the third home of the Seifert family. Another son was born, and he was also named Josef, but he too died of whooping cough within two years. Josef Seifert worked in agriculture, and his horses were housed in a padlock. It was summer, and workers were in demand. But then the winter came, and during the first days of December, when the paddock was snowed in, as Josef inquired where he could house his horses, he was told, "Slaughter them or sell them!" "Never!' replied Josef.
Subsequently Josef had to go far into the Süntel valley to find fodder for Hans and Orlik. The potato cellar of his leased place became the horse barn, and during those days the German farmer from Bessarabia would use Hans and Orkel to haul wood in the Süntal and Deister valleys.
Here again he had not really found his home, and so, a few weeks ago he presented himself before the resettlement commission of Rhineland/Palatinate to ask for a new home for himself and for his horses. Although only small animals were allowed to be taken along during resettlement, he was given special exception -- Hans and Orlik were permitted to come along after the authorities had listened to the history of the two horses.
It is these and many other things Josef Seifert remembers at this hour of departure. At the railroad station of Springe he thinks first about his horses, then of his loved ones. County Zell on the Moselle will be the fourth home for these refugees. There, ships dock that need to be unloaded. Perhaps one could start a small hauling business there with Hans and Orlik.
But Josef Seifert was wrong – nothing came of the hauling business. Already at the debarking place in Bullay he experienced misfortune. Despite all preparations, his beloved horse Hans shied, panicked and broke a leg. Hans had to be put to death.
The refuges found quarters, at first, and for a brief time, in Löffelscheid, then in Blankenrath . After a while, Josef Seifert actually was able to acquire the "Hassiersch House" at Wallhausener Straße 16, from a gentleman by the name of Hackenbruch from the Eifel region. There was no work for Orlik, so he had to be sold and eventually landed in Gödenroth.
After Oma and Opa had died following their evacuation of October 10, 1940, the family now consisted of the parents, three girls and two boys.
To feed his family, Josef then worked as in various construction jobs. He died suddenly on July 30, 1960. His wife followed him in death on March 24, 1989. Both were buried in Blankenroth.
Our appreciation is extended to Alex Herzog for translation
of this article.