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Cramer Will Be Off the Air in 60 Days: Bless You Jon Stewart

JAHbInI — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:57:20 +0000

Jon is advocating true investigative journalism. And that is what CNBC is pretending to offer.

If you want to pretend that CNBC is filling any other function that being a mouthpiece for corporate lies, then that’s fine.

Access to interviews is not something that a tru investigative journalist fears. In fact, it’s the other way around. Corporate figures look like real culprits when they dodge the questions.
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Twitter Tweets about Why are People So Hard on Bill Gates? as of March 3, 2009

JAHbInI — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:43:38 +0000

brianpjcronin: I’d tolerate Vista if everytime it crashed it showed Bill Gates riding a crying unicorn on a gloomy rainbow and the caption “Epic Fail”.

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steffler: Bill Gates experiences massive epic Windows Fail (WinFail): http://is.gd/Ffh

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Many US Citizens not worthy of our Constitution - Adams, Palin, Ruff

JAHbInI — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:36:20 +0000

I picked up a copy of Howard Ruff’s good book “How to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years in the 21st Century” — I’ve been enjoying economic bad years long before it was fashionable, and even though I now have company in that enjoyment, I’d rather have prosperity in my financial stbility, not just my emotional stability.

On finding a random chapter — “Sin Tax” Howard Ruff refers to President John Adams’ statement that our constitution is unable to work for everyone. Specifically John Adams wrote a letter to the officers of the First Brigade of the Third Division of the Militia of Massachusetts on 10/11/1798:

… we have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

John Ruff goes on to explain that this body of “moral and religious people” was the essence of our attitude to gain prosperity from revolutionary times up to our greatest hours as a nation. The echoes of philosopher Edmund Burke support this — “Men of intemperate habits cannot be free, their passions form their fetters.”

Succinctly this summarizes the “IT” that Rush Limbaugh, G W Bush and the Republican conservative base holds dear and is exactly what Sarah Palin says to the “real america” with that canny wink of hers. The liberals don’t get “IT,” because the Democrat’s tent is full of people with intemperate habits. They can’t get “IT” because at the core they are “unbridled by morality and religion.”

No wonder the NeoCons can play fast and loose with inflaming fear in the American public: Because the Constitution is too weak to contain us lesser beings — we do not wear the bridle of morality and religion. And therefore our ability to be governed by the Constitution is null and void. We Democrats, Greens, Libertarians, Atheists, Wobblies, and who know else are unfit for the US Constitution.

We don’t get “IT.” — That’s where you are wrong.

I would submit that in fact, yes, Rush, we do get “IT.” We reject the foolish position of John Adams. It does not take a person of morality to honor the goddess of prudence. It does not take a person of faith to realize that making the world a better place knows no religion.

What we do know is that desperate people do desperate and stupid things.

If you strip the American public of their Constitution, you have stripped them of respect for your ideas and leadership. If you fill the courts with blind followers of John Adams failed ideology, you have stripped the public of respect for the legal system. And if you blind us with false prosperity that is smoke and mirrors instead of true worth, you will reap the smoke of failure.

So here is the question: Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Stephen Colbert — “Do you reject the universal application of the US Constitution to all US Citizens? Do you, like President John Adams, share the failed ideology that the US Constitution is not a universal document, to be enjoyed, respected and worthy of all?”

Because if you reject the universal application of the Constitution, you reject the Constitution. It is your choice. Choose wisely. Wink-wink.

A Poem from Allstate

JAHbInI — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 04:53:33 +0000

Allstate Insurance has created an eye-moistening, persuasive, thunderbolt of a poem in “Back to Basics” with this inspired advertisement.

The words start with -

A stanza of uncertainty
one of appreciation of basic values
care and protection of those values

Now thats a great combination! It’s timeless but appropriate for now: we are in the sea of uncertainty. Let’s explore the music, the images, the words and even such a subtle thing as the echo of the room.

The music is simple, but hypnotic. It repeats in the manner of Robert Heinlein’s “pepsis” — note well how it goes over and over in your head for days triggering a memory of the message. The transition from solo piano to warm sweet orchestra comes at the end of the first verse and mirrors the verbal transition from thinking of uncertainty to emotional caring for basic values.

The images start cold and hard: Black and White. Stark. Of having to drink water from a fire hydrant. A woman worn by care, wondering about an uncertain future. Long lines for soup and bread: lines full of the camaraderie of stress and deprivation, lines that could end in “sorry, no soup left” for those unfortunate depression era souls.

But during the second and third verses, the scope changes, we see the gallery (as we watch, we sigh in relief, “it’s only a gallery where children are visiting”) and the color comes back into view. There are children and we can identify with them. Either we can be warm parents, or we can imagine that we are the children and the world is a grand place. Either way, it is so much better than we had just a second ago.

The images shift from cold and chilly to the warmth of the sun. But note the warm golden shades of the color: The shades of sunset — the reward of the day: the time spent with hearth and food and family.

Let’s talk about the voice of Dennis Haysbert: James Earl Jones and Morgan Freeman are finally a trio with their “voice from beyond.” Moving, believable, solid and firm as a grassy knoll on a summer afternoon when you can hear the voice of God from the clouds. Haysbert is perfect to deliver this poetic A-bomb about uncertainty, worth and protection.

Even the audio is in alignment with the message: It is very subtle, but the echo of a great hall for the first words are replaced by a more intimate surrounding by the end of the message.

1931…was not exactly a great year to start a business.
But, that’s when Allstate opened its door.
And through the twelve recessions since,
they’ve noticed that after the fear subsides,
a funny thing happens.

People begin enjoying the small things in life.
A home-cooked meal.
Time with loved ones.
Appreciating the things we do have.
The things we can count on.

It’s back to basics.
And the basics are good.
Protect them.
Put them…in good hands.”

This advertisement hit all of the senses: sound, sight, feeling — it has alluded to and activated the cold of a depression day and the warmth of the sunset. And after feeling comes taste and smell –”a home cooked meal” is one of the basics.

And the monologue takes us from bewildered child to protective parent all guided by our wise grandfather, Dennis Haybert — Who tells us to put it in… Good Hands

This review by Jim Hinds is not meant to endorse any product by Allstate Insurance or any other provider — but it is meant to help shape our perceptions of art: a great message that connects with our most intimate needs.

Holiday time is Cheatin’ time.

JAHbInI — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:00:49 +0000

I am a student of Romance. I dedicate much time to looking into the ways it impacts our lives and how we can enhance it. How it goes wrong and what to do.

So you can imagine me as I’m checking out search volume on the topic of sex, marriages, cheating and divorce on Google trends. Just look at the combination of “sex” and “cheat” over the last several years.

Sex and Cheating are on our minds at Christmas

Imagine my shock and surprise that there is a strong correlation between ’sex’ and ‘cheat’ in search keywords. I’m surprised for two reasons. First is the fact that these searches are, after all, on the internet — and if you are really interested in sex and cheating, you may only find the champagne room on the internet, and you must remember what Chris Rock said: “there is NO SEX in the champagne room” — if you want sex and cheating, it is out in the real world, not the internet. The second, and more important, is that people think of sex and cheating more at the very end of the year. And I’m not the only one: “Holiday intimacies aren’t just an American rite, according to Gabriele Doblhammer of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany. Heavy Christmas-New Year’s sex “is characteristic of all Christian cultures in which it has been evaluated,” she and co-researcher Joseph Lee Rogers found.”

Search volume for sex goes up and down on a weekly cycle, with more searches on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A little week-end nookie, no doubt. That weekly cycle is year long, with some seasonal variation.

Google's keyword trend for 'sex'

There is a huge increase in both, simultaneously, during and just after Christmas. What a strange coincidence! And notice how the increase in ‘cheat’ is huge at this time. It almost looks like an obsession at this supposedly holy time of year! How will Christian religions explain this? Is it OK or holy at this time of the year? Is it a spiritual coincidence or does God work in mysterious ways?

Cheating is big big BIG at Christmas time

OK, so that’s an open question to religious leaders everywhere. What gives???

Wait, there’s more! Look at the peaks for love in this graph: Valentines day in February is when people think of love, and NOT cheating. OK, now this demands another response: Why should we think of love MORE in february rather than at christmas time?

Valentine's day is when we really think of love!

Lake and Mt. a perfect pair

JAHbInI — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:16:14 +0000

Creative commons use: DavidK-Oregon

So I’m thinking of moving from Hawaii to Oregon. It will take a lot of convincing, but seeing this view may be a part of that decision!

The air is clean and clear. The hikes are incredible. There are new things to discover around every bend. There are the mountains of the Cascade range, the incredible Oregon Coast. I can’t forget about the hiking at Smith Rock, or the inspiration of Multnomah Falls.

I got to remember to stay warm. And dry — gotta stock up on tactical gear also.

Maybe a visit to Outdoor Oregon may be the best future.

Self Publish Your Own Paperback at Essentially No Cost

JAHbInI — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 03:53:25 +0000

http://www.pinearticles.com/Art/4302/185/Publishing-Your-Own-Paperback-Book.html

Not too long ago, I wrote a book for mid-life couples to help them re-focus on each other when the kids leave the home and retirement may be around the corner.

That is a critical time in a relationship: a huge percentage of divorces occur at exactly that time. A couple starts out in love, but time changes, values change, attraction changes. The book Romantic Trances is dedicated to the idea that a couple can find common ground and with the help of NLP, can regain the glow and rekindle the romance.

All that is well and good, but I wanted to get it out to the public to see what reception I could get: I’m in the process of re-writing it now!

I would not have been able to do that unless I got about 100 copies out into the hands of people so that I could get feedback on what worked and what didn’t.

Simply put, I wanted a way to print and bind an attractive paperback that I could do with simple materials. I figured out a unique and novel way to print a book using a duplexing printer and a therma-bind unit. The printer was a Samsung unit that had a price tag under $500. The therma-bind unit cost less than $100. I have since graduated to a Brother color laser with an even lower cost per page.

How I was able to do this involved a rather tricky way to shuffle the pages front and back and side to side so that one run through the printer would create two paperbacks. I would tack the outer edge with hot-melt glue, wrap a glossy bookcover around the pages and stick it in the therma-bind like a piece of toast in a toaster.

Bingo, instant paperback.

It took less than an afternoon to print out 100 copies, and the only part of the production that I could not do myself was to make the finishing cut: That was simple, any local copy shop has a hydraulic cutting station that will do the job. The printer can create a stack of several of the raw books, and cut them all at once. Five cuts, and that created 100 books: Cost per cut? One dollar. Total out of pocket expense? Five dollars.

You can find out more at the Publishing your Own Paperback Book article at Pine Articles e-zine.

Four Secrets to Overcome Resistance to Change

Michaiel Bovenes — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:07:26 +0000

Jim’s Note: Not only is this right on regarding change, but about the chaos part: I’m waist deep in chaos myself! You would think that my chaos loving twin brother over at Kegare.org would have snapped up this gem. Ha, you get to read it here first!

One thing is constant in life… change is going to happen! Everyone desire change and it is inevitable. So why is it difficult for so many people? Changing our lives can lead us toward growth and fulfillment if we learn how to cooperate with this unyielding force. When we partner with change we take a quantum leap in our lives.

You’ll discover why you resist change and the four secrets to move beyond resistance to create positive changes in your life. When we reach for change, a part of us naturally resists. If the resistance is stronger than our reach, we experience stagnation, struggle, frustration and even procrastination. Likewise, if we accept that change has its own resistance we can build an alliance and experience greater freedom and ease.

1st Secret: Seek growth rather than change. Growth is the process of reaching for something new while releasing the old. Growth always leads to positive change in our lives. Whether it is a new relationship, a new belief or experience, growth leads to genuine change as it shifts from the old to embrace the new. Growth is the foundation for evolution and challenges you to become more.

Growth always produces change; but change doesn’t necessarily produce growth. Growth is about evolving and becoming more of who you are destined to be. Tip: Are the changes you desire about becoming more? Review the changes you desire, to determine if they are a growth choice (becoming more) or a fear choice (becoming less).

2nd Secret: Genuine Change involves your emotions. Some people only seek to change the physical forms of their life without changing their emotions. Erroneously they think this new form will make them feel a particular way.

When change is only physical (new hair cut, relationship, house, etc.) personal growth is limited and change becomes temporary at best. However, when you change on the emotional level, growth happens and the forms change automatically and without struggle.

Permanent change begins within our emotional nature. Our emotions provide the foundation, energy and motivation, needed before genuine change can occur. Our ego is concerned with changing on the outside and our soul desires to change the feelings on the inside. When you begin inside out, change becomes effortless.

An example: A client of mine was “stuck” in a relationship. The feeling of powerlessness was a pattern that haunted him for years. He attempted to fix this problem by changing the person he was dating frequently. He never changed the feelings that attracted those relationships. Once he worked with changing the feelings, he quickly attracted a new relationship with someone who reflected his feelings of being powerful. Nothing changes until you do.

3rd Secret: All Change Produces Chaos! This is the most powerful of all the secrets. Chaos and change always function together. It isn’t change you resist, it’s your egos attempt to avoid chaos. When genuine change occurs, it’s always accompanied by chaos. Chaos can be either light or dark and is a vital energy to the process of change and we naturally resist it.

Everyone yearns for change and resists its chaos simultaneously. We have been taught to believe that chaos is bad and to be avoided, yet even the most incredible changes we desire: i.e., getting a new job or starting a new romance will also produce chaos!

The tug-of-war between our ego and our Soul creates resistance. Life is not to be controlled, especially by our ego. It is to be mastered by our soul. We can influence the direction of change when we let go of control, embrace chaos and learn to dance with an open heart to the unpredictability of change.

How to influence the outcome of change. For instance, when you mix fear with chaos, change becomes negative, producing anxiety and frustration. On the other hand, when you mix hope and trust into chaos then the energy can lift to excitement and joy. Anxiety, frustration, excitement and joy are all chaotic emotions and influence the direction in which change happens.

Chaos is neutral. This truth can help you relax and stop worrying that you might be doing something wrong. It’s natural to feel chaotic when you experience change in your life. If you don’t feel chaos then you aren’t genuinely changing. Big changes produce lots of chaos, small changes produces a little. So let chaos be a part of your process of change. Trust yourself know that it won’t last forever and is living proof you are changing.

4th Secret: Focus on the positive by visualizing your future self. How often do you think about what you don’t want to happen versus what you do want? This only attracts more of what you don’t want. To harness the power of change, while in the throws of chaos focus instead on the future you’d like to create. Visualize your future self.

Focus your mind with guided imagery meditation. In meditation you can visualize your future self. Find a relaxed position, close your eyes. Breathe deeply to relax your body and focus your mind. Imagine your future-self having all the changes you desire. Think about how you would feel once you’ve created these positive changes in your life. Your subconscious mind will begin to help you attract and create the changes you desire.

Don’t wait to see what the future holds rather create what you want in your mind. The more emotion you add to your vision, the quicker those changes will occur. Repeat this on a regular basis at least once a week. You will begin changing the course of your future by using the power of your imagination. As you implement these four secrets, you will end your resistance and harness the power of change to become the master of your destiny.

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An IM Session on Hypnosis and Human Potential

JAHbInI — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:04:21 +0000

When I am not with a client I Usually like to work undisturbed. A good friend of mine likes to chat over Yahoo Messenger. So after I get over a conversation with her, I often forget to close it out (since she loves to say — I gotta make a sandwich, I’ll be right back: Yeah, right!)

This leaves my session open and I often get interrupted by scam artists from far away continents. This is one of these interruptions that had a better outcome.

Mr. Bush: “Shut the Hell up.”