Team unemployed
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Heads Up
Aug. 25th, 2009 at 3:10 PM
I have now gotten 4 emails from the crooks talked about in this website. http://www.bobbear.co.uk/n-design-studio-inc.html.
According to them, they saw my resume online and decided that I was perfect. This is only a 2-4 hour commitment and I can earn big bucks. All I have to do is give them a bunch of personal information... like my bank account information so they can "deposit funds".
NO body is going to email any of us over and over again to get us to come to work for them so they can pay us lots of money to do very little work. Really.
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Please note. As the owner of this site I have decided to retire and as a result this site is now under new management as from 03-May-2010. I would just like to thank all of my supporters and day to day helpers without whom none of this would have been possible. A big thanks also to everyone who has submitted suspected frauds for analysis over the years and thank you all so much for the kind messages of thanks and encouragement that have helped make it all worthwhile. Last but not least, thanks to all the ethical and helpful service providers out there that help to keep the internet a safer place.
Please be aware that criminals attack this website and the Bobbear reputation. I NEVER accept or solicit for money and I NEVER send out spam, so if you receive any spam referring to me or my domain bobbear.co.uk in any way whatsoever it has NOT come from me but from criminals attempting to discredit me. If you receive any unsolicited email referring to me or my website - please send me a copy, then either delete it or report it using SpamCop. To learn more and to find out how to report all of these criminal fraudsters to their hosts and registrars yourself, check out my site and fight back! This & this Sophos blog & this Sophos press release refer to the criminal's past efforts against me, as does this VNUNET article and this Infosecurity.us article among many others. Google for more articles and information. No doubt there will be more attacks. Thanks to everyone for the support I've received. If it hadn't been for the criminals attacking me I would not have had the publicity, so I guess I owe them one too.
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Hermes Internatioinal
Volkswagen
Volkswagen 2.0
Posted by Neil Hume on Oct 25 18:04.
Remember the Volkswagen fruit machine?
Well, the situation developing at Hermes International, following the daring market raid by the Wolf in the cashmere coat, bears something of a resemblance to the short squeeze that developed in the German carmaker two years ago.
Here’s why.
Once the LVMH takes delivery of its 17 per cent stake, the free float of Hermes will drop to around 8 per cent. To put that figure in perspective the short position in Hermes International is reckoned to be around 7 per cent, according to traders.
Add into the mix the possibility that the call options used by LVMH to buy around 6 per cent of Hermes were not fully hedged and everything is in place for a big squeeze higher.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
Meanwhile, LVMH has issued a statement about its stake building activities in Hermes. And everything has been done everything to the letter of the law.
Following its announcement on Saturday 23 October concerning the holding in Hermes International, LVMH confirms that it is fully compliant with French stock exchange regulations, notably those concerning the disclosure requirements on crossing shareholding thresholds. LVMH will file the appropriate notifications within the timeframe laid down by the French markets regulator, the AMF (L’Autorité des marches financiers).
This is the accident my 3 g'kids were in about a month ago.
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I haven't found a connection between Rick and Michael Chertoff but found that Chertoff in Russian means Devil...
Israel Divestment Campaign video
California Attorney General Issues Title and Summary for Divest from Israel Initiative
The Israel Divestment Campaign (IDC) is the first citizens’ effort in the country to appeal directly to voters to hold Israel accountable for violations of international law and human rights.
With the official assignment of a title* and summary to our Initiative by the Attorney General on September 1st, the IDC has begun the process of collecting the signatures of at least 434,000 registered California voters by January 31, 2011.
There are only 96 days left until the end of Signature Gathering!
If successful, the measure will appear on the next statewide ballot after March 2011.Then, if approved by a majority of voters, it will become California law. This means that the two public retirement systems, the Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) and the State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS), would be required to engage in a divestment process with corporations providing equipment and services to Israel that are used in the violation of human rights and international law, including but not limited to the building of the “Separation Wall” and settlements.
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Michael Chertoff and sabotage of PTECH
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Now, how does Chertoff figure in the Ptech story? It goes back to the turf war of two years ago over Operation Greenquest, "the high-profile federal task force set up to target the financiers of Al Qaeda and other international terrorist groups." The aggressive, Customs-led task force was folded into Homeland Security, sending both the FBI and its minders at the Department of Justice into a tizzy. They "demanded that the White House instead give the FBI total control over Greenquest."
Now, consider this, also from the two-year-old Newsweek:
The FBI-Justice move, pushed by DOJ Criminal Division chief Michael Chertoff and Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson, has enraged Homeland Security officials, however. They accuse the bureau of sabotaging Greenquest investigations—by failing to turn over critical information to their agents—and trying to obscure a decade-long record of lethargy in which FBI offices failed to aggressively pursue terror-finance cases.
Operation Green Quest wikipedia
EXCERPT:
Synopsis
Led by the U.S. Customs Service, and included agents and analysts from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Secret Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Federal prosecutors from the U.S. Justice Department's Criminal Division also formed an integral part of Operation Green Quest. The director of Operation Green Quest was a senior special agent from U.S. Customs and the deputy director is a senior special agent from the IRS.
According to Customs, by its fourth month of operation Operation Green Quest had initiated more than 300 probes into terrorist finances, seizing about $10.3m in smuggled US currency and $4.3m in other assets. Its work resulted in 21 searches, 12 arrests and four indictments.[1]
[edit] SAAR network raid
Its most spectacular operation of was March 20, 2002 raid 19 interrelated business and non-profit entities in Herndon, VA associated with an umbrella corporation known as the SAAR Foundation. No arrests were made and no organizations were shut down, but over 500 boxes of files and computer files were confiscated, filling seven trucks. Finding no incriminating evidence, much of the confiscated material has been returned.
The raid would raise concerns of unfair persecution within the American Muslim community,[2] leading to an April 4, 2002 meeting in which several notable Muslim figures, including Palestinian-American financier and Republican organizer Talat M. Othman and Islamic Institute head Khaled Saffuri were received by Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill as representatives of the Muslim-American community, and to voice complaints about the raid.
How Mossad deceived military 911
EXCERPT:
"Joe Bergantino, a reporter for WBZ-TV's investigative team,
was torn. He could risk breaking a story based on months of
work investigating a software firm linked to terrorism, or heed
the government's demand to hold the story for national security
reasons. In mid-June, Bergantino received a tip from a woman
in New York who suspected that Ptech, a computer software
company in Quincy, Mass., had ties to terrorists.
Ptech specialized in developing software that manages
information contained in computer networks.
"Bergantino's investigation revealed that Ptech's clients included many
federal governmental agencies, including the U.S. Army, the U.S.
Air Force, the U.S. Naval Air Command, Congress, the Department
of Energy, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Internal Revenue
Service, NATO, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
Secret Service and even the White House.
"Ptech was doing business with every federal government
in defense and had access to key government data,"
Bergantino said.
PTECH and SAAR Foundation
EXCERPT:
From 1985 to 1990, Abdurrahman Alamoudi served as the executive assistant to the president of SAAR. Alamoudi would later donate seed money to the Islamic Free Market Institute, a non-profit started by GOP power broker Grover Norquist, who is a close adviser to President George W. Bush and a friend of jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Janus-Merritt Strategies wikipedia
EXCERPT:
Controversial ties
Perhaps the most controversial client of the lobbying firm was the American Muslim Council and Abdurahman Alamoudi, a fierce supporter of Hamas and Hezbollah.[citation needed] Senate disclosure reports on file show that for years Janus-Merritt registered as a lobbyist for Alamoudi.[citation needed]
At a Senate confirmation hearing in April 2004, Safavian said that "To my knowledge, neither I nor Janus-Merritt did any work for Mr. Alamoudi."[citation needed] "I do not know why Mr. Alamoudi was erroneously listed in the client's lobby disclosure forms." More, "I do not believe Janus-Merritt received any funds from Mr. Alamoudi."[citation needed]
On December 17, 2001, eleven months after Safavian's departure, Janus resubmitted its disclosure forms. This time the name of Alamoudi had been replaced by the name of Dr. Jamal al Barzinji, who is also notable as a vice president of the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT).[citation needed] Norquist has refused to release tax records of the firm for the period during which he and Safavian owned the company.[citation needed]
Safavian told the Senate that al Barzinji, not Alamoudi, was his client. "Al Barzinji," he said, "should have been listed as the client retaining the firm for work related to Malaysian political prisoner Anwar Ibrahim," referring to the deposed prime minister of Malaysia, who also was a co-founder of the IIIT.[citation needed] In fact, Barzinji had been listed as a contact, not a client, on all the disclosure forms.[citation needed]
On March 20, 2002, Barzinji's home was raided by a federal task force investigating terrorist finances. A federal affidavit identifies Barzinji as the ringleader of a group suspected of aiding terrorists.[1]
At least one of the co-registrants with Alamoudi in his services on behalf of Norquist's Islamic Institute, Palestine-born Omar Nashashibi, went to work for Williams Mullen, serving as its director of government affairs.[3]
Alamoudi and Abramoff
EXCERPT:
“Marjac” is the name of another Safa Group entity, Marjac Poultry, where Mirza is a secretary. Jamal Barzinji, Marjac Poultry’s CEO, was a “longtime business associate” of SDGT Youssef Nada, who founded the Al Taqwa bank. Al Taqwa acted as a vast Hawala network, an Islamic sort of Western Union where people can deposit money to be forwarded to other members around the world. Barzinji is also the head of an American Islamic think tank that in May 2006 hosted an event with Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the U.S., Prince Turki al-Faisal, a close friend of President George W. Bush. In 2001, al-Barzinji hired the lobbying services of Janus-Merritt Strategies, a firm founded by GOP heavyweight Grover Norquist and David Safavian, who went on to become the Chief of Staff at the General Services Administration and who was convicted of obstruction of justice in connection with the Jack Abramoff bribery and corruption scandal. That same year, al-Barzinji spoke at the annual conference of the Islamic Society of North America, where he cast doubts on whether Al Qaeda coordinated the attacks of September 11th. “It is not only that we don’t have any proof, but the FBI doesn’t have any proof,” he said. “They are still looking.” (In 2004, Karen Hughes, close advisor to President Bush, spoke at the same conference.)
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Yassin Al-Qadi
Last Updated: January 06, 2009
Since the early '80s, his close colleagues have been big-time money sources for both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
Three weeks after September 11th, Saudi banker Yassin Al-Qadi was declared a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), charged with directly sending millions to Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda, through US-based business and Muslim charity fronts.
Felix Rausch and PTECH
EXCERPT:
Meanwhile, during those years before Al Qadi was finally charged in late September 2001, his company, Ptech, had not only been given control of the FAA’s computer system, but that of every vital US government agency. Those included the Departments of Defense, State, Energy and Justice. There has been no official inquiry into how that could have happened, or why.
Even less known is that Felix Rausch, Ptech’s Government Projects Director, was previously the Deputy CIO for the White House, as well as Chief of Technology at INTERPOL His later business partner, Beryl Bellman, was a consultant for Ptech, and had also been a top technology advisor at the White House.
Felix Rausch
EXCERPT:
Felix Rausch, FEAC Institute Mon, 2009-02-02 15:32
EA is the 21st Century way to get your arms around complexity. If you look at it from an IT perspective, Data perspective or a business process redesign perspective, SOA or any other stove piped perspective only, You never get a holistic view of the complexity landscape. The EA discipline (or whatever name you want to attach to it) is methodology and framework modeling that integrates and is used in the requirements, design, implementation, operation and decision making of complex "systems" to enable exploration, common understanding, unity of effort, disciplined control of expectations and saving money. "Systems" can be defined as organizations, projects, LOBs, M&As, or any complex situation needing a holistic approach to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Israel Divestment Campaign video
California Attorney General Issues Title and Summary for Divest from Israel Initiative
The Israel Divestment Campaign (IDC) is the first citizens’ effort in the country to appeal directly to voters to hold Israel accountable for violations of international law and human rights.
With the official assignment of a title* and summary to our Initiative by the Attorney General on September 1st, the IDC has begun the process of collecting the signatures of at least 434,000 registered California voters by January 31, 2011.
There are only 96 days left until the end of Signature Gathering!
If successful, the measure will appear on the next statewide ballot after March 2011.Then, if approved by a majority of voters, it will become California law. This means that the two public retirement systems, the Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) and the State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS), would be required to engage in a divestment process with corporations providing equipment and services to Israel that are used in the violation of human rights and international law, including but not limited to the building of the “Separation Wall” and settlements.
If you share our concern for a just peace, we hope that you will join the campaign and help us gather signatures in your community. Please click on Petition Resources to find out how you can participate.
*#10-0020 “PROHIBITS STATE RETIREMENT FUNDS FROM INVESTING IN COMPANIES ENGAGED IN CERTAIN BUSINESS ACTIVITIES IN ISRAEL.”
Michael Chertoff and sabotage of PTECH
EXCERPT:
Now, how does Chertoff figure in the Ptech story? It goes back to the turf war of two years ago over Operation Greenquest, "the high-profile federal task force set up to target the financiers of Al Qaeda and other international terrorist groups." The aggressive, Customs-led task force was folded into Homeland Security, sending both the FBI and its minders at the Department of Justice into a tizzy. They "demanded that the White House instead give the FBI total control over Greenquest."
Now, consider this, also from the two-year-old Newsweek:
The FBI-Justice move, pushed by DOJ Criminal Division chief Michael Chertoff and Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson, has enraged Homeland Security officials, however. They accuse the bureau of sabotaging Greenquest investigations—by failing to turn over critical information to their agents—and trying to obscure a decade-long record of lethargy in which FBI offices failed to aggressively pursue terror-finance cases.
Operation Green Quest wikipedia
EXCERPT:
Synopsis
Led by the U.S. Customs Service, and included agents and analysts from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Secret Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Federal prosecutors from the U.S. Justice Department's Criminal Division also formed an integral part of Operation Green Quest. The director of Operation Green Quest was a senior special agent from U.S. Customs and the deputy director is a senior special agent from the IRS.
According to Customs, by its fourth month of operation Operation Green Quest had initiated more than 300 probes into terrorist finances, seizing about $10.3m in smuggled US currency and $4.3m in other assets. Its work resulted in 21 searches, 12 arrests and four indictments.[1]
[edit] SAAR network raid
Its most spectacular operation of was March 20, 2002 raid 19 interrelated business and non-profit entities in Herndon, VA associated with an umbrella corporation known as the SAAR Foundation. No arrests were made and no organizations were shut down, but over 500 boxes of files and computer files were confiscated, filling seven trucks. Finding no incriminating evidence, much of the confiscated material has been returned.
The raid would raise concerns of unfair persecution within the American Muslim community,[2] leading to an April 4, 2002 meeting in which several notable Muslim figures, including Palestinian-American financier and Republican organizer Talat M. Othman and Islamic Institute head Khaled Saffuri were received by Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill as representatives of the Muslim-American community, and to voice complaints about the raid.
How Mossad deceived military 911
EXCERPT:
"Joe Bergantino, a reporter for WBZ-TV's investigative team,
was torn. He could risk breaking a story based on months of
work investigating a software firm linked to terrorism, or heed
the government's demand to hold the story for national security
reasons. In mid-June, Bergantino received a tip from a woman
in New York who suspected that Ptech, a computer software
company in Quincy, Mass., had ties to terrorists.
Ptech specialized in developing software that manages
information contained in computer networks.
"Bergantino's investigation revealed that Ptech's clients included many
federal governmental agencies, including the U.S. Army, the U.S.
Air Force, the U.S. Naval Air Command, Congress, the Department
of Energy, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Internal Revenue
Service, NATO, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
Secret Service and even the White House.
"Ptech was doing business with every federal government
in defense and had access to key government data,"
Bergantino said.
PTECH and SAAR Foundation
EXCERPT:
From 1985 to 1990, Abdurrahman Alamoudi served as the executive assistant to the president of SAAR. Alamoudi would later donate seed money to the Islamic Free Market Institute, a non-profit started by GOP power broker Grover Norquist, who is a close adviser to President George W. Bush and a friend of jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Janus-Merritt Strategies wikipedia
EXCERPT:
Controversial ties
Perhaps the most controversial client of the lobbying firm was the American Muslim Council and Abdurahman Alamoudi, a fierce supporter of Hamas and Hezbollah.[citation needed] Senate disclosure reports on file show that for years Janus-Merritt registered as a lobbyist for Alamoudi.[citation needed]
At a Senate confirmation hearing in April 2004, Safavian said that "To my knowledge, neither I nor Janus-Merritt did any work for Mr. Alamoudi."[citation needed] "I do not know why Mr. Alamoudi was erroneously listed in the client's lobby disclosure forms." More, "I do not believe Janus-Merritt received any funds from Mr. Alamoudi."[citation needed]
On December 17, 2001, eleven months after Safavian's departure, Janus resubmitted its disclosure forms. This time the name of Alamoudi had been replaced by the name of Dr. Jamal al Barzinji, who is also notable as a vice president of the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT).[citation needed] Norquist has refused to release tax records of the firm for the period during which he and Safavian owned the company.[citation needed]
Safavian told the Senate that al Barzinji, not Alamoudi, was his client. "Al Barzinji," he said, "should have been listed as the client retaining the firm for work related to Malaysian political prisoner Anwar Ibrahim," referring to the deposed prime minister of Malaysia, who also was a co-founder of the IIIT.[citation needed] In fact, Barzinji had been listed as a contact, not a client, on all the disclosure forms.[citation needed]
On March 20, 2002, Barzinji's home was raided by a federal task force investigating terrorist finances. A federal affidavit identifies Barzinji as the ringleader of a group suspected of aiding terrorists.[1]
At least one of the co-registrants with Alamoudi in his services on behalf of Norquist's Islamic Institute, Palestine-born Omar Nashashibi, went to work for Williams Mullen, serving as its director of government affairs.[3]
Alamoudi and Abramoff
EXCERPT:
“Marjac” is the name of another Safa Group entity, Marjac Poultry, where Mirza is a secretary. Jamal Barzinji, Marjac Poultry’s CEO, was a “longtime business associate” of SDGT Youssef Nada, who founded the Al Taqwa bank. Al Taqwa acted as a vast Hawala network, an Islamic sort of Western Union where people can deposit money to be forwarded to other members around the world. Barzinji is also the head of an American Islamic think tank that in May 2006 hosted an event with Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the U.S., Prince Turki al-Faisal, a close friend of President George W. Bush. In 2001, al-Barzinji hired the lobbying services of Janus-Merritt Strategies, a firm founded by GOP heavyweight Grover Norquist and David Safavian, who went on to become the Chief of Staff at the General Services Administration and who was convicted of obstruction of justice in connection with the Jack Abramoff bribery and corruption scandal. That same year, al-Barzinji spoke at the annual conference of the Islamic Society of North America, where he cast doubts on whether Al Qaeda coordinated the attacks of September 11th. “It is not only that we don’t have any proof, but the FBI doesn’t have any proof,” he said. “They are still looking.” (In 2004, Karen Hughes, close advisor to President Bush, spoke at the same conference.)
More on PTECH
EXCERPT:
Profile Result
Yassin Al-Qadi
Last Updated: January 06, 2009
Since the early '80s, his close colleagues have been big-time money sources for both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
Three weeks after September 11th, Saudi banker Yassin Al-Qadi was declared a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), charged with directly sending millions to Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda, through US-based business and Muslim charity fronts.
Felix Rausch and PTECH
EXCERPT:
Meanwhile, during those years before Al Qadi was finally charged in late September 2001, his company, Ptech, had not only been given control of the FAA’s computer system, but that of every vital US government agency. Those included the Departments of Defense, State, Energy and Justice. There has been no official inquiry into how that could have happened, or why.
Even less known is that Felix Rausch, Ptech’s Government Projects Director, was previously the Deputy CIO for the White House, as well as Chief of Technology at INTERPOL His later business partner, Beryl Bellman, was a consultant for Ptech, and had also been a top technology advisor at the White House.
Felix Rausch
EXCERPT:
Felix Rausch, FEAC Institute Mon, 2009-02-02 15:32
EA is the 21st Century way to get your arms around complexity. If you look at it from an IT perspective, Data perspective or a business process redesign perspective, SOA or any other stove piped perspective only, You never get a holistic view of the complexity landscape. The EA discipline (or whatever name you want to attach to it) is methodology and framework modeling that integrates and is used in the requirements, design, implementation, operation and decision making of complex "systems" to enable exploration, common understanding, unity of effort, disciplined control of expectations and saving money. "Systems" can be defined as organizations, projects, LOBs, M&As, or any complex situation needing a holistic approach to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
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Our aim is to help people make informed choices about their health with cutting-edge information on what works, what doesn’t work and what may harm them in both orthodox and alternative medicine.
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Monday, October 25, 2010
The Day John Lennon Died
Many cried the day he died,
All the world did mourn.
Rest in peace Brother John,
Keep blowing your precious horn.
David did not know the wrong,
A Double Fantasy did.
Vindication, death through song,
In 4 clean shots he's dead.
December 8th, at 10 past 10,
Where he and Yoko dwell ed.
Heaven called John Lennon home,
At 53 minutes to 12.
That 1980 New York night,
Defined a legacy.
Into martyrdom he did rise,
Deprived tranquility.
Yoko gave his eulogy,
Only she could say,
Understand peace and love,
Do for all humans pray,
On this solemn day.
Copyright © October 2010
Kevin Mooney
Many cried the day he died,
All the world did mourn.
Rest in peace Brother John,
Keep blowing your precious horn.
David did not know the wrong,
A Double Fantasy did.
Vindication, death through song,
In 4 clean shots he's dead.
December 8th, at 10 past 10,
Where he and Yoko dwell ed.
Heaven called John Lennon home,
At 53 minutes to 12.
That 1980 New York night,
Defined a legacy.
Into martyrdom he did rise,
Deprived tranquility.
Yoko gave his eulogy,
Only she could say,
Understand peace and love,
Do for all humans pray,
On this solemn day.
Copyright © October 2010
Kevin Mooney
Halloween is the devils holiday
EXCERPT:
So, in the Christian community, there are two viewpoints on the observance of Halloween. One side celebrates it as the early church intended: Part of a celebration of saints, dead and living. They turn the negative association of death and evil into a positive of eternal life and good. Then there’s the side that sees Halloween for its pagan roots, with its preoccupation with death, evil, occult symbols and witchcraft – things the faithful should have no part of.
As a holiday, Halloween has blended and meshed with many beliefs and customs of different European and Native American ethnic groups until the spiritual – good and otherwise – significance is lost. Commercialization of the holiday has further reduced it to a night to dress up in costumes and solicit candy from neighbors. But many of the faithful recall the origins and/or reason for Halloween, celebrate or denounce it accordingly. Whether one sees it as a celebration of saints, dead and living, or an abomination depends largely on point of view and personal convictions.
EXCERPT:
So, in the Christian community, there are two viewpoints on the observance of Halloween. One side celebrates it as the early church intended: Part of a celebration of saints, dead and living. They turn the negative association of death and evil into a positive of eternal life and good. Then there’s the side that sees Halloween for its pagan roots, with its preoccupation with death, evil, occult symbols and witchcraft – things the faithful should have no part of.
As a holiday, Halloween has blended and meshed with many beliefs and customs of different European and Native American ethnic groups until the spiritual – good and otherwise – significance is lost. Commercialization of the holiday has further reduced it to a night to dress up in costumes and solicit candy from neighbors. But many of the faithful recall the origins and/or reason for Halloween, celebrate or denounce it accordingly. Whether one sees it as a celebration of saints, dead and living, or an abomination depends largely on point of view and personal convictions.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Utopian Socialism youtube
Scientific socialism
EXCERPT:
We, the Scientific Socialism Collective (SSC), believe that our task today is to build a new scientific socialism movement. A movement founded on Marxism that examines the historical conditions of the day and most importantly educates the working class of its historical mission.
Scientific socialists will not only educate the working class for its historical mission by newspapers, internet, and other media outreach, but also by engaging the working class in reform to elucidate the limits of capitalism and imperialism. Scientific socialists will be involved in trade union work, civic work, mass work, electoral work and cultural work to win as much gain for all people but also open the door for transformation of society.
To Contact Scientific Socialism Collective email: info@scientificsocialism.org
Utopian socialism wikipedia
EXCERPT:
Utopian socialism is a term used to define the first currents of modern socialist thought. It is distinguished from later socialist thought by being based on idealism instead of materialism. Although it is technically possible for any set of ideas or any person living at any time in history to be a utopian socialist, the term is most often applied to those socialists who lived in the first quarter of the 19th century who were ascribed the label "utopian" by later socialists to convey negative attitudes and naivete to dismiss their ideas as fanciful or unrealistic.[1]
From the mid-19th century onwards, the other branches of socialism, most notably Marxism and scientific socialism, overtook utopian socialism in terms of intellectual development and number of adherents. Utopian socialists were important in the formation of modern movements for intentional community, cooperatives, and meritocracy.
Religious sects whose members live communally, such as the Hutterites, for example, are not usually called "utopian socialists", although their way of living is a prime example. They have been categorized as religious socialists by some. Likewise, intentional communities based on socialist ideas could also be categorized as "utopian socialist".
Socialist conference
EXCERPT:
Build a movement to fight back! Struggle for socialism!
Join us on November 13-14 in Los Angeles for a National "Fight Back" Conference on Socialism hosted by the Party for Socialism and Liberation. Find out what socialism is, what we aim for, and why socialism is the only answer to the misery created by capitalism.
Saturday and Sunday
November 13-14
University of Southern California
Davidson Conference Center
3415 S. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Scientific Socialism
EXCERPT:
Third, we are in a pre-mass movement period. Although transformational politics is not on the table, we are in a period where a small number of new activists are asking the questions of new strategies and tactics for change. A pre-mass movement period is a period of emerging mass movement and institutions which are assisting in the development of people’s consciousness. The mass anti-war movements in the US and the national liberation movements in Lebanon, Palestine and other places around the world are developing a new generation of activists. However, the left is fragmented, marginalized and politically undeveloped. Many on the left are divided by old ideological and personal lines which have made it difficult for a broad united front to emerge. Moreover, the political collapsed of the left has created a political vacuum that was filled by post-modernism, anarchism and fundamentalism. Post Modernism have contributed to the notion of including race, gender and all other oppressed peoples’ ideals to the table. Feminism has expanded the class analysis and strategy as a result of Post Modernism thinking. However, the limit of post-modernism is the absence of transformative politics where “live with your time, adapt to it, and manage each day” [4]is the primary form of struggle. Also, Post Modernism raises human discourse to the highest level of engagement but suspect objective reality. Throughout the nineties anarchism was leading struggles against WTO, free trade, and the globalization process of capitalism. Also, the traditional Marxist left formations were in a state of declined but anarchists were on the front line against the expansion of globalization. The Zapatista movement was a shinning example for the anarchist theory and practice. However, anarchist anti-authoritarianism position made it difficult to overcome the problem of lack of leadership development, organizational liberalism and white supremacy. Islamic Fundamentalism is principally waging a fierce battle with imperialism in Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, and other places around the world. However, the fundamentalist are not primarily interested in knowing why things have been and are what they are. What interests them more is to know how things have moved away from principles. [5]
Why is scientific socialism critical at this time? One, the working class and oppressed people needs the theory of scientific socialism to pursue as a science, but also we live in new and different times. The development in social science (human social relations), racism, sexism, heterosexism, general science, technology, information-age, and imperialist hegemony demand the study and pursuit of all these issues as a science in order to complete scientific socialism today.
Socialism and LGBT rights wikipedia
EXCERPT:
Throughout history, there has been a mixed relationship between Socialism and LGBT rights. Some socialists and members of other left wing political ideologies have supported LGBT rights, whilst in other situations they have opposed them; in a similar manner some socialist governments have taken a positive attitude to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual people, whilst other socialist governments have suppressed their rights. Equally, many LGBT people hold to left wing and socialist views, whilst others oppose them.
[edit] Contemporary Socialism and LGBT Rights
In the contemporary socialist movement, there is widespread support for LGBT rights, with a number of key socialists emphasising the need for greater acceptance of homosexual, bisexual and transgender people in society. Some socialists have treated Gay Liberation as a part of their greater fight against capitalist society: the LGBT socialist Hannah Dee for instance wrote that "LGBT oppression persists precisely because despite the gains we have made, it is rooted in the wider organisation of capitalist society. In a system driven by exploitation and competition those in power must subject every aspect of our lives - even our personal relationships - to the priorities of profit-making."[1]
History
The sexual politics of utopian socialism
Charles Fourier, Utopian socialist who coined the word feminism in 1837 and defended same-sex sexuality.The first currents of modern socialist thought are now often described with the phrase utopian socialism. Gender and sexuality were significant concerns for many of the leading thinkers, such as Charles Fourier and Henri de Saint-Simon in France and Robert Owen in Britain, as well as their followers, many of whom were women. For Fourier, for example, true freedom could only occur without masters, without the ethos of work, and without suppressing passions; the suppression of passions is not only destructive to the individual, but to society as a whole. Writing before the advent of the term "homosexuality", Fourier recognised that both men and women have a wide range of sexual needs and preferences which may change throughout their lives, including same-sex sexuality and androgénité. He argued that all sexual expressions should be enjoyed as long as people are not abused, and that "affirming one's difference" can actually enhance social integration.[2]
Utopian socialism major thinkers
EXCERPT:
utopian socialism - major thinkers: Encyclopedia - Simple living
Simple living (similar but not identical to voluntary simplicity or voluntary poverty) is a lifestyle individuals may pursue for a variety of motivations, such as spirituality, health, or ecology. Others may choose simple living for reasons of social justice or a rejection of consumerism. Some may emphasize an explicit rejection of "western values", while others choose to live more simply for reasons of personal ...
Scientific socialism
EXCERPT:
We, the Scientific Socialism Collective (SSC), believe that our task today is to build a new scientific socialism movement. A movement founded on Marxism that examines the historical conditions of the day and most importantly educates the working class of its historical mission.
Scientific socialists will not only educate the working class for its historical mission by newspapers, internet, and other media outreach, but also by engaging the working class in reform to elucidate the limits of capitalism and imperialism. Scientific socialists will be involved in trade union work, civic work, mass work, electoral work and cultural work to win as much gain for all people but also open the door for transformation of society.
To Contact Scientific Socialism Collective email: info@scientificsocialism.org
Utopian socialism wikipedia
EXCERPT:
Utopian socialism is a term used to define the first currents of modern socialist thought. It is distinguished from later socialist thought by being based on idealism instead of materialism. Although it is technically possible for any set of ideas or any person living at any time in history to be a utopian socialist, the term is most often applied to those socialists who lived in the first quarter of the 19th century who were ascribed the label "utopian" by later socialists to convey negative attitudes and naivete to dismiss their ideas as fanciful or unrealistic.[1]
From the mid-19th century onwards, the other branches of socialism, most notably Marxism and scientific socialism, overtook utopian socialism in terms of intellectual development and number of adherents. Utopian socialists were important in the formation of modern movements for intentional community, cooperatives, and meritocracy.
Religious sects whose members live communally, such as the Hutterites, for example, are not usually called "utopian socialists", although their way of living is a prime example. They have been categorized as religious socialists by some. Likewise, intentional communities based on socialist ideas could also be categorized as "utopian socialist".
Socialist conference
EXCERPT:
Build a movement to fight back! Struggle for socialism!
Join us on November 13-14 in Los Angeles for a National "Fight Back" Conference on Socialism hosted by the Party for Socialism and Liberation. Find out what socialism is, what we aim for, and why socialism is the only answer to the misery created by capitalism.
Saturday and Sunday
November 13-14
University of Southern California
Davidson Conference Center
3415 S. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Scientific Socialism
EXCERPT:
Third, we are in a pre-mass movement period. Although transformational politics is not on the table, we are in a period where a small number of new activists are asking the questions of new strategies and tactics for change. A pre-mass movement period is a period of emerging mass movement and institutions which are assisting in the development of people’s consciousness. The mass anti-war movements in the US and the national liberation movements in Lebanon, Palestine and other places around the world are developing a new generation of activists. However, the left is fragmented, marginalized and politically undeveloped. Many on the left are divided by old ideological and personal lines which have made it difficult for a broad united front to emerge. Moreover, the political collapsed of the left has created a political vacuum that was filled by post-modernism, anarchism and fundamentalism. Post Modernism have contributed to the notion of including race, gender and all other oppressed peoples’ ideals to the table. Feminism has expanded the class analysis and strategy as a result of Post Modernism thinking. However, the limit of post-modernism is the absence of transformative politics where “live with your time, adapt to it, and manage each day” [4]is the primary form of struggle. Also, Post Modernism raises human discourse to the highest level of engagement but suspect objective reality. Throughout the nineties anarchism was leading struggles against WTO, free trade, and the globalization process of capitalism. Also, the traditional Marxist left formations were in a state of declined but anarchists were on the front line against the expansion of globalization. The Zapatista movement was a shinning example for the anarchist theory and practice. However, anarchist anti-authoritarianism position made it difficult to overcome the problem of lack of leadership development, organizational liberalism and white supremacy. Islamic Fundamentalism is principally waging a fierce battle with imperialism in Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, and other places around the world. However, the fundamentalist are not primarily interested in knowing why things have been and are what they are. What interests them more is to know how things have moved away from principles. [5]
Why is scientific socialism critical at this time? One, the working class and oppressed people needs the theory of scientific socialism to pursue as a science, but also we live in new and different times. The development in social science (human social relations), racism, sexism, heterosexism, general science, technology, information-age, and imperialist hegemony demand the study and pursuit of all these issues as a science in order to complete scientific socialism today.
Socialism and LGBT rights wikipedia
EXCERPT:
Throughout history, there has been a mixed relationship between Socialism and LGBT rights. Some socialists and members of other left wing political ideologies have supported LGBT rights, whilst in other situations they have opposed them; in a similar manner some socialist governments have taken a positive attitude to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual people, whilst other socialist governments have suppressed their rights. Equally, many LGBT people hold to left wing and socialist views, whilst others oppose them.
[edit] Contemporary Socialism and LGBT Rights
In the contemporary socialist movement, there is widespread support for LGBT rights, with a number of key socialists emphasising the need for greater acceptance of homosexual, bisexual and transgender people in society. Some socialists have treated Gay Liberation as a part of their greater fight against capitalist society: the LGBT socialist Hannah Dee for instance wrote that "LGBT oppression persists precisely because despite the gains we have made, it is rooted in the wider organisation of capitalist society. In a system driven by exploitation and competition those in power must subject every aspect of our lives - even our personal relationships - to the priorities of profit-making."[1]
History
The sexual politics of utopian socialism
Charles Fourier, Utopian socialist who coined the word feminism in 1837 and defended same-sex sexuality.The first currents of modern socialist thought are now often described with the phrase utopian socialism. Gender and sexuality were significant concerns for many of the leading thinkers, such as Charles Fourier and Henri de Saint-Simon in France and Robert Owen in Britain, as well as their followers, many of whom were women. For Fourier, for example, true freedom could only occur without masters, without the ethos of work, and without suppressing passions; the suppression of passions is not only destructive to the individual, but to society as a whole. Writing before the advent of the term "homosexuality", Fourier recognised that both men and women have a wide range of sexual needs and preferences which may change throughout their lives, including same-sex sexuality and androgénité. He argued that all sexual expressions should be enjoyed as long as people are not abused, and that "affirming one's difference" can actually enhance social integration.[2]
Utopian socialism major thinkers
EXCERPT:
utopian socialism - major thinkers: Encyclopedia - Simple living
Simple living (similar but not identical to voluntary simplicity or voluntary poverty) is a lifestyle individuals may pursue for a variety of motivations, such as spirituality, health, or ecology. Others may choose simple living for reasons of social justice or a rejection of consumerism. Some may emphasize an explicit rejection of "western values", while others choose to live more simply for reasons of personal ...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Empath Connection Newsletter - Oct. 2010
From: Dr. Michael R. SmithAdd to Contacts
To: calgirlsddd85021@yahoo.com
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Dear cal,Hi everybody! I hope you are enjoying the changing seasons! There are lots of leaves falling here in New Mexico as we are preparing to go "inward" as winter approaches.
In this month's feature article, we discuss the importance of empaths having a large
aura to serve as "energy padding."
Tonight, Tuesday October 19th, I will be live on one of BlogTalk Radio's premiere
shows, Breaking Through With Geogiann http://www.georgiann.com/
The lines are open so call in with your questions!
Enjoy this month's issue!
Michael R. Smith, Ph.D.
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MONTHLY FEATURE:
Empaths & "Energy Padding."
By Dr. Michael R. Smith
It happens to empaths every day.
Other people will either give or take our energy from us. It's inevitable as breathing.
Energy exchange happens in every interaction in the world. More often than not,
empaths are the ones who become drained.
An important first step in being a skilled empath is to learn to quiet your mind
so that you can have awareness of when people infringe on your energy. There's
a famous story that tells of how Jesus knew when someone had tugged on his robe
and therefore pulled some energy from him. As empaths, we also get people tugging
at us, asking for our energetic help. We must be like all the great spiritual masters and become aware of when these dynamics are at play. Only then we can take steps to preserve our energy, primarily through the act of saying no.
Our second primary task is to make our energy fields (auras) bigger than they have
ever been before. We do this through ritual practices that keep the chakras open
and allow us to take in more Light energy. When we have a larger spiritual "mass"
(e.g. a larger aura that can hold more Light), then when other people do take from
us, it won't harm us as much. Make it your goal to have a little extra energy "padding."
It's like wearing an energy coat that extends, say, 15 feet all around us, made
of pure light.
Empaths are warriors in the spiritual realm. Our weapon is Light.
As an empath, you have a choice. You can let others overtake you with their lower
vibration. Or you can overtake them with your high vibration.
The only way you will overtake others is through the purposeful creation of Light.
It really is that simple.
Creating Light can be done in a variety of ways. Yoga, martial arts, and mind-body
meditation practices are just some of the many techniques that connect body and
mind with the intention of more Light. It is up to you to find a discipline and
a ritualistic practice, something that you take seriously in order to raise your
vibration and create more Light.
(Finding the right rituals for you are explored in detail in The Complete Empath Toolkit & also my latest book Navigating 2012. http://www.navigating2012.com
This is also what we do in my personal mentoring and coaching work).
If you've been sitting on the sidelines, now is the time to kick it up a notch!
That's what the universe is asking of all of us. May you find the fortitude, the
courage, and the will to keep moving forward, to keep bettering yourself, and to
become more in tune with spiritual principles.
Until next time, onward!
For more information on Michael's coaching and mentoring programs,
http://www.empathconnection.com/faq.html
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Promoting Empath Awareness - Upcoming Radio Show Interviews for October and November
Next week, I will be back on BlogTalkRadio with empath Ron Ash
on his show BEING WITH RON ASH
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/being-with-ron-ash
It's live from 9 am to 10 am EST on Wednesday, October 27th.
On Friday, November 5th, I will be on LaDean's show "Metaphysically Speaking"
http://www.para-x.com/metaphysicallyspeaking.html
On Para-x radio - live from 7 to 8 pm EST.
EMPATHS & ADDICTIONS:
You can listen to last month's interview on the radio show on Empaths &
Addictions here:
http://www.spiritmedianetwork.com/moa.htm
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NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO:
EMPATHS & THE STAR PEOPLE
Empaths are naturally more in tune with the psychic and spiritual realms and dimensions, including the star dimensions. For those of us who have an interest in "the star people," I recently introduced my friend LD Porter at the UFO Watchtower convention in Colorado. I have posted a new YOUTUBE Video with the highlights of LD's talk.
http://www.youtube.com/user/imaginewellness
LD Porter is a remarkably gifted healer, with an amazing story to tell. He is one of the subjects of my research study documenting the effects of paranormal healing.
And if you're interested in LD's work, visit his site:
http://www.LDintuitive.com
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SCHOLARSHIP FORMS NOW AVAILABLE
The application forms for the first empath scholarship are now available.
Up to $1,000 in scholarship money is available for you to take self-development
workshops, growth seminars, online education and college classes, etc. Here is
the
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/8/14/1346128//EMPATH%20SCHOLARSHIP%20PROGRAM.pdf
Download the application for the empath scholarship program. (Right click
"save link as..." to download to your computer).
The deadline is Nov. 15th (see below).
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SAVE THE DATE! NOVEMBER 15th!
Mark your calendars for November 15th...
On that date, that several things happen
1. The Empath Academy Registration Opens (and closes) for Jan 2011.
http://www.empathconnection.com/empath-academy.html
2. Empath Scholarship Applications Close.
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BOOK OF THE MONTH:
Sacred Path Cards
All of Native American author Jamie Sams's books are treasures...
I use these oracle cards in my coaching practice as a way to help me understand
my clients spiritual concerns.
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authentic Native American teachings presented in a storytelling manner.
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Thank you so much for being a subscriber, and thank you for staying in touch!
You can connect with me on my personal Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/empaths
Many blessings to you as we move into a new season; may you be blessed with new
insights, new awarenesses, and most of all, happiness, health, and Love!
~~Onward!
Michael Smith, Ph.D.
NAVIGATING 2012 NOW ON SALE FOR THE HOLIDAYS:
The first book on 2012 for empaths & HSPs.
To accommodate your upcoming holiday gift giving;
it's on sale for $14.44 through December
http://www.Navigating2012.com
P.S. Our good friend, empath Argus Eliam is developing "EMPATH ENERGY ART"
http://www.arguseliam.com/
If you appreciate consciousness altering artwork, please check out his website.
Many thanks for allowing the use of his art in the Empath Connection logo above, and for contributing artwork to my book, Navigating 2012.
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From: Dr. Michael R. Smith
To: calgirlsddd85021@yahoo.com
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Dear cal,Hi everybody! I hope you are enjoying the changing seasons! There are lots of leaves falling here in New Mexico as we are preparing to go "inward" as winter approaches.
In this month's feature article, we discuss the importance of empaths having a large
aura to serve as "energy padding."
Tonight, Tuesday October 19th, I will be live on one of BlogTalk Radio's premiere
shows, Breaking Through With Geogiann http://www.georgiann.com/
The lines are open so call in with your questions!
Enjoy this month's issue!
Michael R. Smith, Ph.D.
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MONTHLY FEATURE:
Empaths & "Energy Padding."
By Dr. Michael R. Smith
It happens to empaths every day.
Other people will either give or take our energy from us. It's inevitable as breathing.
Energy exchange happens in every interaction in the world. More often than not,
empaths are the ones who become drained.
An important first step in being a skilled empath is to learn to quiet your mind
so that you can have awareness of when people infringe on your energy. There's
a famous story that tells of how Jesus knew when someone had tugged on his robe
and therefore pulled some energy from him. As empaths, we also get people tugging
at us, asking for our energetic help. We must be like all the great spiritual masters and become aware of when these dynamics are at play. Only then we can take steps to preserve our energy, primarily through the act of saying no.
Our second primary task is to make our energy fields (auras) bigger than they have
ever been before. We do this through ritual practices that keep the chakras open
and allow us to take in more Light energy. When we have a larger spiritual "mass"
(e.g. a larger aura that can hold more Light), then when other people do take from
us, it won't harm us as much. Make it your goal to have a little extra energy "padding."
It's like wearing an energy coat that extends, say, 15 feet all around us, made
of pure light.
Empaths are warriors in the spiritual realm. Our weapon is Light.
As an empath, you have a choice. You can let others overtake you with their lower
vibration. Or you can overtake them with your high vibration.
The only way you will overtake others is through the purposeful creation of Light.
It really is that simple.
Creating Light can be done in a variety of ways. Yoga, martial arts, and mind-body
meditation practices are just some of the many techniques that connect body and
mind with the intention of more Light. It is up to you to find a discipline and
a ritualistic practice, something that you take seriously in order to raise your
vibration and create more Light.
(Finding the right rituals for you are explored in detail in The Complete Empath Toolkit & also my latest book Navigating 2012. http://www.navigating2012.com
This is also what we do in my personal mentoring and coaching work).
If you've been sitting on the sidelines, now is the time to kick it up a notch!
That's what the universe is asking of all of us. May you find the fortitude, the
courage, and the will to keep moving forward, to keep bettering yourself, and to
become more in tune with spiritual principles.
Until next time, onward!
For more information on Michael's coaching and mentoring programs,
http://www.empathconnection.com/faq.html
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Promoting Empath Awareness - Upcoming Radio Show Interviews for October and November
Next week, I will be back on BlogTalkRadio with empath Ron Ash
on his show BEING WITH RON ASH
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/being-with-ron-ash
It's live from 9 am to 10 am EST on Wednesday, October 27th.
On Friday, November 5th, I will be on LaDean's show "Metaphysically Speaking"
http://www.para-x.com/metaphysicallyspeaking.html
On Para-x radio - live from 7 to 8 pm EST.
EMPATHS & ADDICTIONS:
You can listen to last month's interview on the radio show on Empaths &
Addictions here:
http://www.spiritmedianetwork.com/moa.htm
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NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO:
EMPATHS & THE STAR PEOPLE
Empaths are naturally more in tune with the psychic and spiritual realms and dimensions, including the star dimensions. For those of us who have an interest in "the star people," I recently introduced my friend LD Porter at the UFO Watchtower convention in Colorado. I have posted a new YOUTUBE Video with the highlights of LD's talk.
http://www.youtube.com/user/imaginewellness
LD Porter is a remarkably gifted healer, with an amazing story to tell. He is one of the subjects of my research study documenting the effects of paranormal healing.
And if you're interested in LD's work, visit his site:
http://www.LDintuitive.com
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SCHOLARSHIP FORMS NOW AVAILABLE
The application forms for the first empath scholarship are now available.
Up to $1,000 in scholarship money is available for you to take self-development
workshops, growth seminars, online education and college classes, etc. Here is
the
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/8/14/1346128//EMPATH%20SCHOLARSHIP%20PROGRAM.pdf
Download the application for the empath scholarship program. (Right click
"save link as..." to download to your computer).
The deadline is Nov. 15th (see below).
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SAVE THE DATE! NOVEMBER 15th!
Mark your calendars for November 15th...
On that date, that several things happen
1. The Empath Academy Registration Opens (and closes) for Jan 2011.
http://www.empathconnection.com/empath-academy.html
2. Empath Scholarship Applications Close.
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BOOK OF THE MONTH:
Sacred Path Cards
All of Native American author Jamie Sams's books are treasures...
I use these oracle cards in my coaching practice as a way to help me understand
my clients spiritual concerns.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062507621?ie=UTF8&tag=httpwwwimagin-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0062507621
Sacred Path Cards: Discovery of Self Through Native Teachings offer
authentic Native American teachings presented in a storytelling manner.
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Thank you so much for being a subscriber, and thank you for staying in touch!
You can connect with me on my personal Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/empaths
Many blessings to you as we move into a new season; may you be blessed with new
insights, new awarenesses, and most of all, happiness, health, and Love!
~~Onward!
Michael Smith, Ph.D.
NAVIGATING 2012 NOW ON SALE FOR THE HOLIDAYS:
The first book on 2012 for empaths & HSPs.
To accommodate your upcoming holiday gift giving;
it's on sale for $14.44 through December
http://www.Navigating2012.com
P.S. Our good friend, empath Argus Eliam is developing "EMPATH ENERGY ART"
http://www.arguseliam.com/
If you appreciate consciousness altering artwork, please check out his website.
Many thanks for allowing the use of his art in the Empath Connection logo above, and for contributing artwork to my book, Navigating 2012.
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