Nokia: Connecting People

Nothing really. Just a snapshot from the council housing estate that makes up one half of our road.
The other half is being 'gentrified' by people like me and Kate, with privately owned terraced houses rising 40-50% in value in the last two years. A 3 bed house is now worth ?600k ($1.2m). When I was working in Investor Relations, I used to find this estate a scary place to walk through, and avoided it. Now I walk through it at least twice a day to get the bus.
When I passed this Nokia box just now, I was in the middle of calculating that the retail price of my Nokia phone was around a month's salary on minimum wage after tax – and a quarter of a year or so on the dole.
On the plus side, I think 3 to 5 thousand people in the City take home bonuses of over one million pounds ($2m) each year, now (in addition to their 6 figure salaries, of course) – and in total around ?10 billion is given in bonuses in the uk. So I'm sure all that will trickle down soon enough. That's the theory, isn't it? Strange it hasn't…

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Free Crochet Tutorial Videos and Pattens

Mikey, the creator of Mikeyssmail, now has a brand new website to serve the million of viewers tuning into his Video Collection. Find free patterns, tutorials links, resources and much more. Be part of the fast growing Facebook Fan Page called Mikeyssmail

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Dec. 21, 09 2nd attempt at a trading video

http://FreeTradingVideos.com Sorry for the first trading video. I am not sure what happened.

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Could someone help me with this poem?

Gaily bedight,
A gallant knight,
In sunshine and in shadow,
Had journey long,
Singing a song,
In search of Eldorado.

But he grew old,
This knight so bold,
And o’er his heart a shadow
Fell as he found
No spot of ground
That looked like Eldorado.

1)What does Eldorado most likely symbolize in this poem?
• A. death
• B. fulfillment
• C. beauty
• D. creation

2)Which of these does shadow most likely symbolize in the first stanza of the poem?
• A. adversity
• B. dreams
• C. protection
• D. hope

3) What does the image in the poem’s second stanza convey?
• A. despair
• B. hopefulness
• C. acceptance
• D. regret

4) The journey in this poem is a symbol for life. Which of these best describes this type of symbol in literature?
• A. simile
• B. theme
• C. archetype
• D. diction

1) B
Because the knight is searching for Eldorado (the city of gold), this would fulfill his dream and bring meaning to his life. He is not seeking to be created, beautiful, or dead, only to be fulfilled.

2) A
He is a brave knight in sunshine and in shadows would signify that he is brave in good times and bad. The only word that signifies bad would be Adversity

3) A
Because he has a shadow growing over his heart (in this stanza the lack of hope), he is going to die unfulfilled. There is no proof that he regrets his choice to seek out the city or acceptance of his failure.

4) C
This is the best choice out of the given options, although it is truly not a full archetype. It is definitely not a simile because a simile requires like or as.

If you have had a "past life regression" or "past life therapy" could you tell us about your experience?

Did you "see" a past life and, if so, what did you see? What did you "learn" from the experience?

I have had "past life therapy" and found it very helpful. I was conscious the whole time and it felt like I was watching a movie that was showing on the inside of my eyelids! It was a very vivid experience.

I don’t really believe that was my past life, it could have been some sort of lucid dream, but the lessons that I learned from it were very, very valuable. I was at a crossroads at the time, trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my career, and the past life therapy helped me answer that question quickly and cheaply unlike "traditional therapy" where you have to go to counseling for months or YEARS to get any answers.

Please tell me what you think???

It is a normal spring day, and I decide to have my lunch break in the local park, the weather is good, warm enough for summer clothes, yet not hot enough to complain about.
I sit on a bench under the shade of a tree, the wind blowing through the tree causing shadows to dance on the well-maintained lawn. The park is a hive of activity today, an assortment of people, professions and past times. A man walks past me in his well pressed business suit, he is not much younger than me, he is talking on his mobile phone, a little to loudly than necessary, trying to sound important to those in earshot of him, or trying to sound important to himself.
An elderly couple is sat on a picnic blanket on the lawn, there silver hair shining in the afternoon sun, homemade sandwiches and cakes in brown paper bags, their faces are content, yet their eyes tell a different story, for after a life time of love, sharing and companionship, should one of them pass, the other would be truly alone.
A young female runner runs past them, her toned body a billboard for her generation, her even strides cushioned by the latest running shoes and designer sunglasses to block out the sun. Tight fitting running clothes, to either enhance her performance, or to leave those who look at her an object of desire, sexual and envious, covers her body.
She runs past a group of teenage school kids, as she passes the boys they mimic the bounce of her breasts with their hands, much to the annoyance of the girls who roll there eyes.
A young couple walk past hand in hand, smiles on their faces as they watch their young toddler kick a bright orange ball, he squeals with delight, his rosy cheeks and innocent eyes oblivious to the hardships he will one day face, but for now he is content will sugar coated treats and colourful images on the T.V.
A small bird takes my attention, a sparrow I think, he is doing a little hop type of dance in front of a cluster of bushes, he then darts into them, coming out with a small bug in his beak, he then flies up into a tree, He returns moments later to do the same thing again.
Yet the more I watch his antics the more I wonder about him.
I wonder if he is feeding his young, is this instinct that drives him to do this, or is it a parental love? Will he get frustrated if he cannot get enough food?
Will his little heart swell with pride when his young take flight for the first time? Does he know of love? Does his heart skip a beat when he sees his mate? Or will it break when one day she does not return? Does he know of fear? Will he cower in the treetops when a storm comes crashing down upon him? Does he know of racism? Do other birds treat him unkind because he is not the same breed as they? Does he know of joy? Will he sing that little bit better when the sun is shinning on a clear day? Does he know of God and the creation? Is he aware of me as i am of him, and knows of man, war and death?
If he is aware of all of these then I feel sorry for him, for why should he suffer the folly’s of man, and yet if he is not aware I am equally sorry for him for the wonder of life is a thing to behold and the joy and sorrow it brings is a thing to be shared by all

If words were worth a thousand pictures you have accomplished that.
It’s a nicely "painted" landscape you created here.

Is there any career past life regression therapist ? And which course to study past life regression ?

I m hearing impaired. i am confused what to do after 12std. i believe in past life. is this career good for me? And what is salary?

yes exciting careers telling drunk people at Renaissance Fairs that they were Cleopatra in a past life. Good luck, Hogwarts is now excepting applications

Are religious proselytizers OK with people asking them about their political beliefs or other personal info?

I was just wondering, since religious proselytizers have no reservations about asking other people about their religious beliefs. I was always taught that religious beliefs and political beliefs were private matters and that you shouldn’t ask other people about them. Would religious proselytizers be OK with other people asking them about their political views, sex lives, or other personal information, or are some things actually off-limits with them, too?

the person/s trying to convert you
can only talk. they’re just trying to
do God’s will.

if you find something offensive don’t
answer.

not that hard.

Psychics, Astrology and Relationship Advice

Aside from career guidance that psychics can provide for their clients, they are also famous in giving instructions or step-by-step advices about love and relationship. Their reputation for yielding business tycoons to the best success strategies have the same rank as how they institute healthy, long-term and happy love relationships. It’s like they have this natural touch to people in terms of love-matching and partners’ relationship building where everyone are crazy about. Have you ever wonder why we’re too fond of reading our daily horoscopes?

In psychology, humans are naturally capable of socializing as a form of survival instinct even after birth. Some experts quoted that the setting where a new born baby starts to seek his/her mother is the bottom proof of our need for company. However, the bases for man looking for a woman partner and vice versa has no distinctness whether it’s love or sexuality. That’s why some people try to figure out the concept of soul mates or natural love serendipity.

Likewise, psychics that specialize in astrology somehow understand the value of character matching and personality compatibility as to the development of true love and life partnership. The cognitive calculation of entities from the sky beyond through people below can be the long lost answer for this subject. The concept of universal (infinite space) association of any object or individual to the movements of the stars, planets and other celestial bodies is said to be the hidden knowledge behind perfect love matching and perfect relationship.

The astrological signs marked on us from our birth date have it’s full answer of who and what type of person we can be compatible to love or to live with. It’s like a common clue that no ordinary people can decipher unless has the proper knowledge of astrology and astronomical divination which rare psychics possess. So, psychics have this special metaphysical ability to calculate planetary and star connection among us where they can derive some attribute for relationship and love serendipity.

But how do they really come up with these ideas? Are those some spontaneous information that pour in whenever they want? Or are there some formula still before they can manage some accurate readings or prediction? As what I described earlier, psychics and astrologers have devoted themselves solely in observing and calculating human connection through space. Then maybe, their long expertise with that field have been an advantage to them in uncovering the hidden links between earth and the sky beyond.

Therefore, psychic knowledge over advising and providing positive counsel to people is either an inborn talent or a developed sort of profession. That’s why they can be lined up to doctors as of psychology or medicine and other higher legal profession because of there exclusive proficiency in their field. Also with the astrologers who has tantamount attribute of scholarship as astronomers since they both studies and analyzes the array of objects in space and there possible effects to each other. Thence, seeking for their advice can also be considered as consulting to professional experts whilst giving you assurance of authentic and satisfactory psychic services.

raphnix
http://www.articlesbase.com/new-age-articles/psychics-astrology-and-relationship-advice-750764.html

Do You Desire A Soulmate?

I have wanted to write this blog for so long, I really have. And I know that each of you is going to either completely agree with me on this or totally disagree. And those of you that disagree with me are going to be so pissed – I can feel it already! As you’re reading this you’re wondering why you are going to be pissed at me, and I’ll tell you why in a second.

I’m about to tell you something that is just going to blow you away:

Soulmates are bullshit.

Here’s the thing – before you get your panties in a knot – let’s say you live in Seattle, and your soulmate lives in Rome. And you have a fear of flying. You’ll spend the rest of your life never finding your soulmate.

Let’s say you live in New York, and your “soulmate” lives in Florida. The problem is that your Jewish grandparents tortured you as a child by taking you to Florida way too many times and you never want to set foot in that state again. So you only vacation now in the Caribbean.

If you believe that there is one soulmate for you out there in the world, then you’d better start traveling to find that person!

But if you’re like me – and you believe that you can have soul connections with people, then you are far more evolved than the person who believes there is one perfect partner for everyone.

I don’t believe that there is one person for everybody, and I never have. (That’s not entirely true, I’ll take that back – my mother tortured me with the whole soulmate idea for a long time and throughout my life I thought I had found mine – I thought Ellen was my soulmate, I thought Karen was my soulmate, then Jessica, then Sonya…)

I never thought of Alison (my recent girlfriend) as my soulmate, I thought of her as an equal. That is probably the reason why that relationship was the best I’ve ever had.

I’ve had women tell me – some even recently – that they thought we were soulmates. I looked at them and said, “we might have a soul connection, but we’re not soulmates.”

I believe that your soul is meant to mate with many different people. You can have soul connections – I think Daphne and I have a soul connection. Wherever I go, that dog follows. The minute I met Daphne – she looked at me and she stuck by my side like glue. That’s a soul connection.

If you want to go even deeper into lala-ville (because I do live in Los Angeles) I do believe in past lives and everything else, and I do believe that souls can come back and find each other. I believe that friends will come back and find each other as different things. I could have been a little girl in another life.

If you’ve ever seen the movie Defending Your Life with Albert Brooks – which is one of the funniest movies ever – there is this scene where this big chunky guy is doing past life regression and sees himself licking a lollipop and jumping around like a little girl. It was the funniest scene in the entire world – he absolutely freaked out.

But I do believe that souls come back. There are certain people that you meet – male or female – that you know you are going to be friends with them instantly. It’s your souls connecting with each other.

There are women that I’ve dated that I’ve had instant soul connections with. Some of those connections were more lustful than others, and some were just on a friendship level.

So I do believe that you can have soul connections. If there was one person in the world for you, and you screw up that relationship by the time you are 30, does that mean you have to spend the rest of your life alone? Absolutely not.

I could move to Russia tomorrow – not speaking any of the language – and find soul connections with some of the most amazing women. I bet I could make some great friends. But I’ll never drink the vodka because I’m just not a drinker!

But your soulmate is a farce. It’s bullshit. You can have lots of soulmates and many soul connections, but there is not just one person for you. If there were, there would be a ton of people running around the world accumulating many more frequent flier miles trying to find their soulmate.

Here’s another interesting tidbit for all of you: in different parts of your life, you’ll have different soul connections. You are ready for different types of relationships at different periods of your life.

So you might have had an intense soul connection – or you might have thought someone was your soulmate – but maybe you weren’t ready for that relationship.

Right now, I’m ready to meet my bootymates!

That’s a new term that nobody uses – do you know what a bootymate is? It’s an incredible sexual connection with somebody who doesn’t aggravate you at all. All you do is have amazing sex and you feel like your bodies were made for each other. You feel like your bodies know each other. But you don’t have the aggravation of maintaining a relationship.

You don’t have to say “I love you” – hell, you don’t even have to say, “I like you!” All you have to do is respect each other’s bodies and respect each other’s space. Respect everything. And know that when you get together, your souls are going to connect because you and she are bootymates!

Craig: The concept of soulmate came from Greek mythology. Back then, people believed that once upon a time everyone had two heads, four arms, and four legs – but just one soul.

Then the gods threw down lightning bolts and split everybody in half, so now each person had one head, two arms, and two legs – but only half of a soul. You were supposed to spend the rest of your life looking for the other half of your soul.

The problem with this is, just as David said, what if in this huge world, your soulmate lives far away? You might never find them. Or worse yet, what if your soulmate lives in your city and you were having a really shitty day on the day that you first met them? Now you’re still doomed to live the rest of your life alone.

I’m convinced that we meet a potential “soulmate” once or twice a month, but we’re not ready to meet them yet and they just pass us by. I’m convinced that serendipity plays a much bigger role in us finding somebody that is right for us. There are just groups of people out there that are right for each of us, and we end up finding one of those people only when we are ready for it.

David: That’s really interesting, I agree with you. It’s so true it’s unbelievable. I’m going to requote you on that: we probably do run into our soulmate at so many different times over the course of a month – except we’re not aware of it, or we’re not ready, or we’re not open for it.

They make a left, you make a right, but you were supposed to meet in the middle. Or you’re in the market and you get a Blackberry text message. As you look down, your soulmate walks right by you. It’s very interesting. I don’t think we spend enough time out there engaging everybody.

I think that if you really follow the stuff that I talk about in the Mastery Series, in the bootcamps, and everything else – you could probably find a soulmate once a week. You would be so much more in tune with your environment and with who you are as a person – you would know yourself inside and out. You’d be so open to things that you would connect with people just like yourself.

This weekend was really interesting. I was telling one of the guys (Allan actually) that he’s going to date exactly who he is right now – shy, quiet, very sweet, very nice, great personality. He’s going to meet a woman who has the same type of qualities yet wants to become a little bit more outgoing. Together they are going to really connect. He’ll make a great husband.

But he has to find enough courage to go out there, open his eyes, and start talking to them. That’s what it takes: courage. People don’t have the courage to talk to each other.

Do you realize that is the biggest fear that most people have: that they don’t have enough courage to go up and talk to people? Yet if they could just walk up to someone and say, “man, I really wanted to come over and talk to you, what’s your name?” the other person would be so receptive, because they feel the same exact way!

Usually people are attracted to people who share the same characteristics that they have. Guys will wish that they could date certain women – every guy wants to date the Maxim magazine model – but they won’t. And they know that.

So that’s an interesting topic, and an interesting thought – and it’s 100% true.

David Wygant
http://www.articlesbase.com/dating-articles/do-you-desire-a-soulmate-529486.html