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The question people ask me most often is, How do I do a plan for getting out of the rat race or expanding my wealth? My answer is, Make one up. Then, I feel the confusion creeping into their mind.

What do you mean make one up? How? I don’t know where to start. I’m overwhelmed. I need help. Or, I’m doing well for myself already. I don’t need a plan. I’m following a plan already.

So, below is the way I have my clients design a plan that will get them from point A (their current cash flow patterns) to Point B (the tangible and intangible desires they hold at arm’s length). Even if you bring in a 6-digit income, a plan is CRITICAL. I’ve outlined rules, explanations, obstacles and inquiries.

RULES

1. Start with a visioning process.
2. It must include a separate plan for security, comfort, and wealth (as explained in Robert Kiyosaki’s, Rich Dad’s Guide To Investing.
3. Each plan must support and align with the plan for wealth.
4. Each plan must align with your personal values, regardless of the way other wealthy folks have created assets.
5. The process of designing the plan and carrying it out must be fulfilling and light (I did not say casual).
6. Get feedback on your plan by someone other than your spouse or business partner. Somebody who is qualified.
7. Stick to the plan.

VISIONING

The visioning process should be done alone and then do another visioning process with your spouse. If you have a business partner(s), another process should be done. Your partners should do this for themselves as well. Then, you get together and see how to align the plans with each other without giving up the things that are important to you. This is NOT about convincing somebody to get on your plan. It’s keeping a plan that works for all of you. You can keep them separate as well.

This is very simple. Just imagine what it would be like to feel well taken care of financially. You feel secure with your investments, debt, assets, home, personal needs. Then, expand the picture. Imagine that you’re much more knowledgeable and you have hired wonderful people to advise, coach, and mentor you. Your cashflow has increased as well as the type of investments you make. Your perspective on wealth and deals has become more strategical. Notice what your typical day is like. You are at ease and truly fulfilled. Now expand the picture even farther. What are your wildest dreams about wealth and abundance? Where do you live? How do you spend your time? Who is surrounding you personal and professionally? There are no limitations here. This is your dream. You can make it any way you’d like.

Now write all of this down in great detail. There is no right formula here. Just get it down without editing as you go. Notice what your Gremlins may say. They might tell you that you don’t know how to execute this dream, that you’re not smart enough, it’s too big and lofty, it will be hard … blah, blah, blah! That’s all an illusion. Do not buy into that bull. The key is to know that anyone can create wealth right now, if they choose to believe it and start getting support and education to make the best choices for them. It doesn’t matter what your habits have been up until two minutes ago! I promise. I watch my coaching clients and class participants go from no income to making huge deals in a matter of months. For the past two years I’ve doubled my income from the year before. I’m not the most investment savvy person, but I know that it’s your mind and emotions that create everything you have in your life right now.

MAKE THE PLAN

Now separate the vision into three areas. Anything you need to feel secure goes in one place. How much do you need in savings? What debt needs to be paid off? Do you need to hire a new bookkeeper, CPA, coach, business consultant? What’s your criteria for the people you hire? What systems need to be in place? What long-term investments need to be in place? Where does your monthly cashflow need to be? How will you stay accountable to the plan? What do you need to learn? Who will teach you?

This is your foundation. You can not build extreme wealth and hold onto it without this secure plan.

Pitfall: I watch lots of folks get stuck in the security plan or want to skip ahead without the knowledge and grounded foundation. It’s a natural tendency. Catch yourself and go slower. You can still do small deals in the secure plan. Do them to educate yourself and find out what you don’t know. Your patterns will reveal themselves as you go into action.

The plan for comfort is next. You’ll be making bigger investments/deals here. Cashflow will be increased. You may be starting new businesses and using strategies that include incorporating and LLC’s. Your tax strategies are critical in this plan as your increased income can mean huge IRS expenses … and that is not smart. What do you need in order to make all of this simple? What things are you doing for pleasure now? Are you still an employee or self-employed? Or are you now a true business owner? Who are you networking with? Who is on your board of directors?

Now for wealth! Yes, you are up for this. You will not be working here except to manage all of the fun things you’ve created. You’ll be doing deals that require others to help out. What kind of partners do you want? Who is helping you? Are you expanding into new ventures that you never thought of?

OK … time to look at each list and start prioritizing. Put completion dates by the major things. Start noticing what feels inspiring and what feels scary or hard. You may need to do some adjusting. When I did my plan I had a new passion come up. I never wanted to invest in residential property, but it came to me that what I wanted was to have vacation rental property in high income resort areas. This was mind-blowing. I always imagined it as a hassle and was more interested in intellectual property. I’m now on the search. So be open to whatever comes up. If there is anything in this plan that really doesn’t make you smile, axe it from the plan.

PUTTING THE PLAN IN ACTION

It’s critical that you get feedback from someone supportive and experienced on your plan. They should be able to able to see any missing pieces or things that don’t align with your personal values. They’ll be able to see where you might be challenged and coach you into deciding on some ways to stay on your path. It’s best that this person(s) not be selling you on any investments. This way there is no hidden agenda on their part and they’ll be truly looking out for your best interest.

Decide that you will take action every week. This will keep the plan alive and you’ll see progress fast. The steps don’t have to be huge, just consistent. I strongly urge you to hire a coach and or mentor to support you in making the plan a reality faster. I not only say this because I am a coach, but because I have had several coaches. Without them in my life, I would have been blind to some very subtle but destructive patterns I was creating. Working through a plan is not all a cakewalk. It’s hard to say no to something when it’s appealing but not on the plan.

When making choices, always refer back to the plan. Is the choice a fit right now? What will be the long term impact of this choice on my plan? Saying yes can be scary, too! I remember when I raised my coaching fee. It took me a month to spit it out of my mouth with confidence. Oh yeah, and committing to huge automatic withdraws from my checking was a tough one for this doodad queen. Having a meeting about setting up a new corporation with a new business partner had my head spinning, but I knew the impact would greatly support my plan. It’s stretching into new places that’s scary initially. Once you say yes, breathe and then it becomes a no brainer.

The plan helps you make choices with more ease. You may need to change the plan along the way. But don’t make changes while you’re in the middle of the something. You’re likely to make a change a reaction/knee jerk response rather than a grounded place.

Staying accountable to someone is key. You’ll find great strength and creativity by checking in with your partners and coach every week. Part of this is being specific about what the focus is each week. You’ll commit to both action steps and what you will be learning. There is learning intellectually and then, more powerful, is learning about your thought process and beliefs. Most people underestimate this and want to skip over looking within. They say, Just show me what to do and I’ll do it or Give me the answers. Your mind is the greatest asset you have. Use it!

Again, have fun with this plan. Creating dreams can be scary or adventuresome and fun. You choose in every moment how you want to be with it. I choose wild and fun. It’s a game. You make the rules. Just play!

Jeanna Gabellini is the Xtreme Abundance Coach. She’ll give you all the tools you need to create financial wealth and prosperity with her personal coaching, tele-courses and audio products. Jeanna blends strategy, Laws of attraction and FUN to assist you in creating exactly what you want. Are you ready for Extreme Abundance? Go to www.MasterPeaceCoaching.com http://www.MasterPeaceCoaching.com to get your free ezine or call 707-747-0447 for more info.

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No matter how much we like to see the good guy triumph in the end and those who have committed crimes be punished for them, we can never quite shake off that sneaking enjoyment that comes from bad guys doing what they do and being good at it! Gangster movies have been a part of American cinema from the beginning and by taking a quick look at the genre, we definitely can see why.

The two movies that are considered the grandfathers of this film genre are Little Caeser, starring Edward G. Robinson and Public Enemy, starring James Cagney. In both of these films, the gangsters get their comeuppance, but often, that’s not what the audience remembers. In Little Caeser, you remember the scenes of Robinson’s character Rico living it up in the lap of luxury and in Public Enemy, you fondly remember Tom Powers, played by Cagney doing a delighted little two step on a public street when a girl smiles at him.

Gangsters in Hollywood come in a variety of different flavors and Al Pacino has played two extremely different archetypes. In the Godfather movies, he is the elegant and doomed Michael Corleone, the war hero who got dragged reluctantly into the family business, while in Scarface, he plays the crazed killer Tony Montana, a Cuban who rose from immigrant to drug kingpin. Both of these characters were (in very different ways) extremely charismatic and its easy to see how we’re drawn to them.

There are also quite a few movies that pay homage to the classic gangster movies, or satirize them, depending on your point of view. The prime time show, The Sopranos, features a modern day organized crime association where the members are quietly and sometimes not so quietly obsessed with Goodfellas and The Godfather and will quote them at any opportunity. Brick, a movie about love and death in high school, was heavily influenced by the classic Miller’s Crossing in terms of tone and language.

The story of the gangster can be seen as the American Dream that is played in fast-forward. It usually starts with a young boy looking for a way out of poverty and with some luck and some help, he makes it to the top. Maybe that’s the appeal of the gangster genre, and maybe that’s why we’re so willing to forgive the things they do to get there.

Don’t look for a morality lesson when you watch gangster movies. You’ll end up rooting for the wrong guy and when he inevitably gets what’s coming to him, you’ll be annoyed and disappointed. Gangsters top the charts in charisma, but their life expectancy and chances for lasting happiness are practically nil.

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All the time I get invitations to join one club or another. Even If I want to be a member of all these clubs, it would be impossible as there is not enough time to belong to all the clubs available in the community. As a birthday present from my sister I got a membership to a wonderful club named chocolate of the month club. I will definitely keep my membership in this club as I love chocolate and I found my sister’s idea for such a fun gift just brilliant.

My favorite day is the day when I get the package from the chocolate of the month club. Each month the members receive different chocolates, delivered directly to their doorstep. Sometimes the chocolate treats are based on a holiday theme while most of the time they are just a different kind of chocolate.

In December as it was largely expected the chocolate treats were centered on Christmas while in February they were celebrating Valentine’s Day in lavish style. What is really great about the selection of chocolates from the month club is that they don’t deliver the ordinary chocolate treats you can see in stores. Each candy is presented in a special way and has unique taste.

The membership my sister gave me as a birthday present lasted for three months. My husband and I have enjoyed so much getting candies from the chocolate of the month club that we decided to extend the membership. We were quite surprised to find out that there are several chocolate of the month club available to join in. My husband and I thought it would be a nice idea to join another club so that we could make a comparison with the one we’ve already tried. Each club offers different chocolate as their provider companies are different and they all come from various areas of the world.

Chocolate of the month clubs have different membership prices based on the items that are send each month. Of course, the shipping, handling and quantity vary, as well. Each club would like to keep a consistent cost from month to month but this is almost impossible bearing in mind that the weight of the chocolate and its price in different countries vary significantly. Consequently, the amount that the members of the chocolate of the month clubs receive is different each month and the costs for shipping and handling are not consistent, either.

We are eagerly anticipating trying out new chocolates being delivered by different chocolate of the month clubs and seeing what we will like best. After we get general idea about all the clubs available and try out their products, then we will select one and get a membership. Giving a membership to a chocolate of the month club is a fun idea and I am sure the recipient will love it, as well. So, it is worth considering buying a membership to the people you love, especially after you can pay for what ever period of time you choose.

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Today majority of the people uses credit cards, store cards etc and forgets its aspect of high interest rate. Not only the high rate of interest but it also results in accumulation of number of debts of a person, which he finds difficult in repaying them back may be due to lack of time or money. No matter what is the reason for accumulation of debts but it affects the credit score adversely, which emerges as hurdle in future for procuring funds. So, it’s better for a person to avail unsecured debt consolidation.

Unsecured debt consolidation has been designed for people facing debt problem. As the name suggest unsecured debt consolidation doesn’t asks for any collateral which implies it can be availed by either tenant or homeowner who is not willing to place collateral.

Unsecured debt consolidation provides a great help to the person finding difficulty in managing his debts. Unsecured debt consolidation simplifies the procedure of paying off the debts as it combines all the debts of a person and let him pay a single monthly instalment rather than number of bills. It let the person to deal with the single lender rather than dealing with number of creditors. Unsecured debt consolidation brings an end to harassing call of the creditors.

The financial institutions offering unsecured debt consolidation have a panel of credit experts who listens to the problem of people and suggests them a way to overcome debt problem. Taking an advice is necessary because if we avail without consulting and the way we choose doesn’t suit our financial problem then it can worsen the position of a person.

Unsecured debt consolidation is also very helpful in reducing the monthly outgoing of money. The agency or company engaged in providing such services negotiates with the creditors of person and appeal them to reduce the rate of interest and penalties (if any).

Financial market has abundant lenders offering unsecured debt consolidation which also make the rate of interest on them more competitive. This is available to all the people with different level of incomes. Only the person is required to do enquiry and shopping in the financial market which will help the person to avail the best and competitive unsecured debt consolidation deal which suits his needs and requirements.

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Most people have a pre-conceived notion that if there computer has a firewall or the latest anti-virus protection they are completely safe from hackers. This is simply not true.

It doesn’t matter if you have a firewall or not. Sure, it blocks some unwanted intrusion to your computer but it can’t block them all because of the very nature of the system. Just like a tiny bug that comes from outside and enters your home all it needs is the smallest opening and its there! Web traffic has to pass through firewalls to access your computer and even the best firewalls cannot process all the hugh amounts of inbound information.

Before a hacker can ‘hack’ they have to talk to a computer in its own native tongue. Much of the time it’s HTML (hypertext markup language), but it can be Java, XML, Perl or a number of others. Most successful hackers have much more than a basic knowledge of computer languages as well as how security systems function. A hacker can be anybody with enough knowledge of computer languages and a great deal of computer savvy to look at a URL string and read between the lines. All a hacker needs to do is ‘request’ information from web sites, servers or PCs using there unique knowledge of computer languages by using simple-well placed codes that may seen trivial yet extract a great deal of what you thought was secure information about you or your business. A hacker can, with persistence get administrative control of a web page and do just about anything to it like changing colors, graphic, text or Meta tags.

The only tools a hacker needs is an internet browser and a target URL. Broadly speaking a URL structure is: Protocol://sever/path/to/resourse?parameters This roughly translates to: targetsite.com/directory/files http://targetsite.com/directory/files

When you open your browser to a web page what’s viewed is what the browser interprets and displays. There is an ocean of information behind the pictures and text. On a typical web page, not readily available to the human eye but can be found none the less is information such as the HTML source code, source code keywords, hidden parameters, hyperlinks and a whole lot more. The more a hacker knows the better they can plan an attack. These people are very good at tricking a web server to release a source code for an application or script without it being executed. With enough prodding and poking at a web server they can view the original source code of the HTML content generated by the script. The method of attack will depend on what the hacker learns from the information accumulated from the server side, browser or client side.

Protocols

HTTPS is a protocol used for encrypted traffic within an HTTP stream. HTTPS is mainly used by sites that offer security where credit card and bank account numbers are used. Another level of security is the Secure Sockets Layer set of protocols (SSL) that has become a standard way to communicate between a web browser and a web site when a high level of security is needed. Not only that, but it can help secure e-mail, file downloads, and chat line conversations by using File Transfer Protocols (FTP) that works with SSL. Without this type of security in place it is relatively easy for someone to read the information you are transmitting. The thing to know here is that SSL only secures information in transit (between computer and website). It does not and will not guarantee security at your end and the site you are viewing! You will have to trust security measures at the site you are viewing and rely on your own computers virus and firewall protection. SSL uses a symmetric key cryptography for encryption, meaning the client and server uses the same key to encrypt and decrypt communication. If a hacker can decode the encryption key they can decipher the message coming in and going out.

Cookies

Many sites you visit will set a cookie on your system when you view that site. The purpose of cookies is to give you easier and faster access to the sites resources and to identify you later if you choose to purchase a product from them. This cookie will keep your personal information such as name, address and credit card number on their file in case you visit them again at a later date. The site itself has its own cookie system with the same personal information so when some user logs in they know who they are, what was ordered previously and what credit card was used so they can give you the ‘use same and credit card?’ option. Because a lot of websites have security vulnerabilities hackers can view there cookies and retrieve credit card numbers and other personal info. Most web browsers let a user delete cookies on there system, either all of them or manually but they are still on the website visited. A common problem is if you punch in buyitnowsite.com http://buyitnowsite.com and it sets up a cookie on your system, the creator of that cookie may have specified the domain type as site.com rather than buyitnow.com. Your browser then will offer up that cookie to any page in the same domain like virusdownloadsite.com (for example) or any site that you visit which may not have good intentions for you. This can lead to other sites having access to your personal information not intended for them. This could have been prevented if the technician who created that cookie made it specific enough to include the whole site name (buyitnow) in the coding. Really cookies are not intended to store information like user names and passwords, but unfortunately it is a common practice with websites and a hacker can view this information when infiltrating them. The best way to combat against cookie threats is through cookie management software that gives you full control over the use of cookies, which should include:

* Disable the sending and saving of cookies

* Notification before a cookie is sent

* Control of sending and receiving cookies based on the domain

* Look at and delete the contents of cookies

Most internet browser should give you a whole lot more options for cookies in the advanced tab or you can buy cookie software to have complete and easy access over all cookies.

I have mentioned here only a few areas of concern on protecting computer systems and internet browsing but there are others left untouched due to space ( one could write a book on the subject) but I hope you can see we are at more risk than you think. Because many of us have so easy access to the internet like an ‘always on connection’ computers and servers will always be a target for hackers. Also the speed of connecting increases the risk of attack and the harder it will be to filter that access and make it harder for hackers. Even though we may never be completely safe from hackers there are things we can do to make there job harder. Never store personal information (passwords, credit card numbers) on your PC; instead use a floppy dick or CD for your private information and eject it from your PC when done. A general rule on firewalls is to block all incoming traffic that you didn’t initiate. Don’t run applications you are not familiar with and take what you download! Most important is to backup everything on your computer and make a bootable disk that you know is clean from infection.

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Ever seen all those celebrities on television and how they just exude so much radiance and magnetism, that you cannot help but stay glued watching them? What is it about them that keep them attractive and desirable?

The answer is one word: charisma. The process on how to achieve and possess such similar charismatic flair involves another word: colors.

The following are basic tips and advice to help you have your own charisma with the use of colors and style techniques.

First things first, know yourself.

It helps to get the varied opinions of people who know you best. Ask around and interview family members, friends, relatives, or colleagues, and try to make them give an opinion - an honest one of course - of what it is they think are the colors that best suit you. Alternatively, you could always ask and engage the services of a consultant that specializes on image enhancement.

Such a professional could readily determine the kind of colors that work best for your particular eye color and tone of your skin, as well as your hair.

Choose the colors that work best for you.

A very effective way to test which colors are best for your skin is to face a mirror, preferably with natural available daylight, while holding a fabric or a piece of clothing under your chin or beside your eyes. Now, observe which stands out. Does the color stand out or do your features stand out?

Appropriate colors should focus more on you, and not on the dress or garment. If you have eyes as blue as the ocean, then wearing a dress that is similarly blue in color will help make your very own eyes attractive and stand out.

Wrong colors are those that make your appearance dull. It may even look repulsive, or it could cast a shadow on you. Wrong colors also give people the impression that you are sick or tired, even if you feel perfectly fine.

Apply prints and shapes.

Prints in any garments you plan to wear should just as well be proportionate to your physical features, as based on the naturalness of your body’s geometry. If your features are between medium to small, it is just as perfect that any patterns or jewelry you are to wear are sized in a similar manner.

Also, your face’s shape and features should also determine the shapes and kinds of accessories you are to wear. Oval faces may just as well wear oval earrings as well. However, a combination of features is present sometimes. Eyes that are oval sometimes belong to a face with a chin that is square. Look in the mirror and analyze what goes best with what.

Layer your clothes.

Sometimes, this is the best recourse for anyone, so as not to appear overly dressed or under dressed for the occasion. Wearing layers makes it convenient for anyone to take off that scarf, jacket, or tie, so as not to appear too formal.

Overall, practice makes perfect. Eventually, getting used to the colors you have on you will make you more confident and attractive, as you get to determine which makes you feel more magnetic and charismatic. The important thing is being comfortable with your own skin, your own color, and your own style. Work on those features, enhancing them without the need to change them. You are unique; embrace your uniqueness. That charisma cannot be bought or sold.

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Acne is one of the most common skin diseases among teens and adults. When acne is severe it can lead to permanent scarring. Acne is normally found on the face, neck, back, chest, and shoulders.

What is Acne?

Many tiny hairs cover your face, neck, back, chest and shoulders. Usually these hairs are barely noticeable. Each hair follicle has a gland surrounding it. This gland secretes through your hair follicle. When the hair follicle gets blocked the gland can not secrete through the hair follicle. Bacteria will begin to develop in the blocked follicle, which will cause inflammation. The hair follicle swells and bursts causing the bacteria to spill onto the skin.

What causes Acne?

The exact cause of acne has not been determined. Research has shown that teens have a higher hormone level during puberty, which causes the glands around the hair follicles to secrete more.

Heredity may be another factor. Family history will show whether acne is a problem within your family.

What causes Acne to be worse?

For girls, the hormone changes that occur prior to the menstrual cycle may cause acne to flare up. Starting or stopping birth control pills will cause a girl’s hormone level to change. This may cause acne to become worse.

Stress will cause acne to become worse.

Certain drugs will cause your acne to flare up.

Acne can become worse when the hair follicles are under pressure. Makeup that contains oil can cause the hair follicles to stick together. Applying pressure to areas prone to acne will cause the hair follicles to become blocked. Resting your face in your hands, wearing a backpack, a tight collar, or a helmet can cause the hair follicles to become stuck together and blocked.

Pollution in the air and a humid climate can worsen your acne.

Don’t Pick!

When you squeeze or pick at your acne you will make it worse. Scrubbing your face hard will also make it worse.

What Doesn’t Cause Acne?

> Dirty Skin > Greasy Food > Eating Chocolate

Types of Acne

Whitehead / Blackhead: When the hair follicle is blocked it can become a whitehead or a blackhead. A whitehead is a small white bump on the skin that has not opened on the top of the skin. The blackhead is formed when it has reached the top of the skin and opened. The black is not dirt.

Papules: A small pink bump on the skin that is tender to the touch is an inflamed blocked follicle.

Pustules: Pimples are inflamed and filled with pus and red at the base.

Nodules: Located deep within the skin, these are solid lesions that are large and painful.

Cysts: Pus filled lesions that are deep and inflamed.

Cysts can cause permanent scarring.

Acne Medication

A dermatologist will treat acne to help reduce scarring and recurrence of the lesions.

Acne medication will help reduce the blocked hair follicles, oil production of the skin, bacteria, and the inflammation caused by acne.

Over the counter medication is available for the treatment of acne. A prescription medication will usually contain an antibiotic to help control the growth of bacteria.

Acne Skin Care

Wash your face gently. Wash twice daily, once in the morning and once in the evening, using a mild cleanser.

Remember, if you scrub hard you may cause your acne to become worse. Rinse your face thoroughly.

Wash your hair regularly. Wash it daily if your hair is oily.

Don’t touch your skin. Scarring can occur if you pick or squeeze your acne.

Use oil free makeup.

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In recent years the Christian Fish Symbol can be seen affixed to the back of cars, as key chains and in other very visible locations as Christians use it to demonstrate to the world that they are believers in the only one true God.

The Origin of the Christian Fish Symbol

The origin of the popular Christian Fish Symbol is believed to have been in the early years of the church after Jesus’ ascension into heaven. Because the church was growing rapidly it was the target of persecution by both the Romans and the Jews.

One usage of the symbol was as a sort of secret code. When a Christian met someone they thought was a fellow believer they would scratch the top arch of the symbol in the ground. If the other person was also a believer in Christ he would complete the fish symbol by drawing the lower inverted arch.

Another reported use for the Christian Fish Symbol in the early church was as a pointer to secret meetings which would be scratched on the ground or on a rock.

Sixteenth Century Christians

In later times (around the 16th Century) Christians used the symbol in a more open and declarative fashion. The Greek word ΙΧΘΥΣ was added to the body of the fish. ΙΧΘΥΣ or Ichthusis is the Greek word used most often in the Bible for the word fish. Christians used the Greek letters from the word ΙΧΘΥΣ (Iota Chi Theta Upsilon Sigma) as an acronym to represent “Isesous Christos Theou Uios Soter” or “Jesus Christ God’s Son, Savior.”

Why Christians Use the Symbol of a Fish?

Christians may have used the fish as a symbol for their faith because of how Jesus used fish in His ministry. Some of those references include the following: Jesus told Peter and Andrew that He would make them fishers of men (Mark 1:17). Jesus fed the 5,000 with five loaves of bread and two fish (Matthew 14:17). After Jesus resurrection, He appeared to His disciples and directed them to a miraculous catch of fish and He cooked a breakfast of fish for them (John 21:6-9).

Christians Today

Christians today represent the Christian Fish Symbol in various ways including: the Greek letters ΙΧΘΥΣ, with a cross, with JESUS in the body of the fish or just plan without any letters.

The GIL PUBLICATIONS Logo

GIL PUBLICATIONS has taken the Christian Fish Symbol as our logo and added the word love because of our ministry name, God is Love (I John 4:8, 16). Also, we want to draw attention to love because we believe that the world needs the kind of love that God commanded us to give to one another.

We believe in the Power of God’s Love as explained in the three examples below:

1. God’s Love at Calvary

God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten son (John 3:16). It is because of God’s love and what He did for us at Calvary that our sins are forgiven and we will have eternal life in Heaven.

2. God’s Love in the Resurrection

In Ephesians 1:18-20 Paul prayed that we would know his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms…

What God did, He did out of love and because of it we can overcome the world, that’s the Power of God’s love at work.

Read below to see how God wants us to translate His love into everyday living.

3. God’s Love as Guidelines for Living

God commanded us to love one another. He said:

o Love God (Mark 12:29-31; Deuteronomy 6:4-5)
o Love your brother (1 John 4:19-21)
o Love your enemy (Matthew 5:44)
o Love your neighbor (James 2:8; Galatians 5:14; Luke 10:27)

God gave us guidelines for loving when He defined love in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a. This is what makes us conclude that To Love is to Give because you cannot live according to this scripture without giving of yourself.

Love is patient,
love is kind.
It does not envy,
it does not boast,
it is not proud.
It is not rude,
it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil
but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects,
always trusts,
always hopes,
always perseveres.
Love never fails.

We believe that when we follow God’s command to love in the way that He said to love then we have indeed made the world a better place to live. As Christians we need to encourage one another to love as Christ loved by giving of Himself. Therefore, GIL PUBLICATIONS logo of the Christian Fish Symbol is also a call to Christians to love as Christ said to love and for us to use the power of His love to overcome the world as He did (John 16:33).

The Power of God’s Love is without limit. Paul further prayed that we may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge-that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God … (Ephesians 3:18-19 NIV).

To be filled with the fullness of God … can you imagine that?

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By: Akili Kumasi
GIL Publications.com

Akili Kumasi is the President of GIL Publications ( www.gilpublications.com http://www.gilpublications.com ) and the author of numerous articles and books including the Bible Word Search Book Series (puzzles with scripture), Fun Meals for Fathers and Sons: Recipes & Activities for Bonding & Mentoring and On the Outside Looking in: Hope for Separated Fathers Who Want To Be Good Fathers. For book-signing or speaking engagements, Akili can be reached at kumasi@gilpublications.com kumasi@gilpublications.com .

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Along with Seinfeld and Frasier, Friends dominated the must-see TV of the 1990’s. Winner of innumerable television awards, the show features the lives of six friends in their late-twenties/early-thirties living in New York City - Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow), Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc), and Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry). The six friends spend the majority of their time in a coffee house named Central Perk or in either Monica’s apartment or Joey and Chandler’s apartment.

The Friends (Season 10) DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere The One After Joey and Rachel Kiss in which Joey and Rachel & Ross and Charlie decide to wait until Ross and Joey talk to each other before moving forward with their respective relationships. Joey is reluctant to bring up the subject, and Ross walks in on Joey and Rachel kissing. Meanwhile, Phoebe discovers that Mike has a girlfriend and Monica gets cornrows… Other notable episodes from Season 10 include The One With Ross’s Tan in which Joey and Rachel decide to be just friends once again and Ross gets a spray-on tan, and The One Where Joey Speaks French in which Monica and Ross’s father suffers a heart attack and Phoebe teaches Joey how to speak French for an audition…

Below is a list of episodes included on the Friends (Season 10) DVD:

Episode 219 (The One After Joey and Rachel Kiss) Air Date: 09-25-2003
Episode 220 (The One Where Ross is Fine) Air Date: 10-02-2003
Episode 221 (The One with Ross’s Tan) Air Date: 10-09-2003
Episode 222 (The One with the Cake) Air Date: 10-23-2003
Episode 223 (The One Where Rachel’s Sister Babysits) Air Date: 10-30-2003
Episode 224 (The One with Ross’s Grant) Air Date: 11-06-2003
Episode 225 (The One with the Home Study) Air Date: 11-13-2003
Episode 226 (The One with the Late Thanksgiving) Air Date: 11-20-2003
Episode 227 (The One with the Birth Mother) Air Date: 01-08-2004
Episode 228 (The One Where Chandler Gets Caught) Air Date: 01-15-2004
Episode 229 (The One Where the Stripper Cries) Air Date: 02-05-2004
Episode 230 (The One with Phoebe’s Wedding) Air Date: 02-12-2004
Episode 231 (The One Where Joey Speaks French) Air Date: 02-19-2004
Episode 232 (The One with Princess Consuela) Air Date: 02-26-2004
Episode 233 (The One Where Estelle Dies) Air Date: 04-22-2004
Episode 234 (The One with Rachel’s Going Away Party) Air Date: 04-29-2004
Episode 235 (The One with All the Other Ones: Part 1) Air Date: 05-06-2004
Episode 236 (The One with All the Other Ones: Part 2) Air Date: 05-06-2004
Episode 237 (The Last One: Part 1) Air Date: 05-06-2004
Episode 238 (The Last One: Part 2) Air Date: 05-06-2004

Britt Gillette is author of The DVD Report, a blog where you can find where you can find more reviews of movies and TV series. Source: thedvdreport.blogspot.com/2006/02/friends-season-10-dvd.html http://thedvdreport.blogspot.com/2006/02/friends-season-10-dvd.html .

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Every true life rock ‘n’ roll television melodrama has the same scene: the unknown artist/band gives their freshly cut 45rpm single to the local disc jockey. He spins it on his top 40 radio show…and a star is born. This legend has been passed down through the generations of wannabe popstars like an ancient family recipe. The ingredients may differ, but in the end you get the same glorious results: radio play equals fame and fortune.

But does this Top of the Charts fairytale still apply today in the sardonic post new millennium world we call “today”? Can a band in our current music scene walk into a radio station with a CD single in their hot little hands, impress and wow the DJ with their enthusiasm and chutzpa, obtain the magic and golden FM radio spins and then ride the wave of success all the way to Graceland? Well, then, I guess the real question would be, “Do you believe in fairytales?”

Unfortunately, the music industry, like the entire Earth, has become so overpopulated and so oversaturated with artists, music, CDs, and radio stations/shows of all kinds, that the chance of your own personal radio fairytale coming true is probably slim to none. But, don’t give up on your favorite audio media outlet. Radio may not catapult you to instant superstardom but it certainly can help to push you down the path to success.

The following are a few tips that will help you to make your own music fairytale and get your music heard throughout the airwaves:

1.) Get Out Of Major Market The Top 40 Station Mentality—There was a day when getting played on a big city Top 40 radio station was like winning a gold medal at the Olympics. Bands that were chosen for play were handpicked by the voices of the airwaves whose ears were finely tuned to pick out the next new rising star. Today, things are a little different. Radio has become a huge corporation with three major conglomerates owning most of the stations in the United States. Sadly, Disc jockeys are no longer the innovators their predecessors were. Station management hands down a playlist (made exclusively of artists signed to mostly major labels) and the voices you hear on your radio are just that…talking heads animating a script. It’s nearly impossible for an unknown band to break into mainstream large metropolis radio and a waste of your time and money to send packages blindly to a medium that will more than likely reject you again and again.

2.) The Specialty Show Is Your Ticket In—Still determined to get played on that hot radio station with 10 million listeners and a celebrity DJ? Well, there is a backdoor that you may be able to slip through. It’s the specialty show. Many huge stations feature a weekly show structured just to highlight the little guy…to showcase unsigned artists from that station’s area and sometimes beyond. These shows are always worth sending your press package to, as they tend to base their playlist on your music and your credentials on not on the typical corporate artist roster. This is where you just might wow that innovative disc jockey and garner play on some of America’s biggest stations.

3.) College Radio Still Rocks—One area of radio that has stayed unaffected by the huge corporate retooling is the college/university station. Unlike companies/labels deciding what the listening audience thinks is cool or hip, college radio DJs and program directors are still setting their own cutting edges, breaking new artists, and finding the hot fresh stars of tomorrow hiding in their local clubs, coffee houses and garages. It’s always beneficial for unsigned artists to send as many CDs (or email as many MP3s, if the station will accept that medium) to as many college stations as you can find. You will find stations to play you and people will be listening. This could lead to new fans, tour possibilities, and will definitely look fantastic on the radio page of your website or EPK. Whether or not it will actually make you a rockstar, it will sure make you feel like one.

4.) The Unlimited World Of Independent Radio—Back in the early days of radio, indie stations were limited to audio pirates in their basements stealing airwaves from unsuspecting Top 40 giants. Now, thanks to the internet, satellites, cell phones, iPods and cable TV, independent stations outnumber their AM/FM constituents in the thousands and new ones are created every day. Since doing a search of indie radio stations online has been known to cause a brain embolism in some, know that you will probably never be able to solicit them all in one lifetime and just relax and enjoy sending music to whomever you can, as you will probably garner hoards of airplay. Furthermore, your wallet will grow to love you as most of these stations will allow you to submit MP3s online.

It’s true that the legendary story of the unknown band that got one single played on the radio and became superstars within a month is probably as outdated as the 8-Track tape. But that doesn’t mean that the process of artists soliciting music for radio play has become archaic. Radio remains, to this day, one of the best ways for musicians to promote their music and their projects in their area….and now, thanks to terrific technological advancements, nationally and worldwide. The repetition of your single in the ears of even the most jaded radio listener, may lead to: CD and merchandise sales, gigging opportunities in your city and others, visits to your website, posts to your fan club forums, potential press and even maybe industry attention. So, don’t stop sending those CDs, and emailing those MP3s because the next person who hears your song on the radio might just be the one who leads, either directly or indirectly, to your much sought record deal. And who knows? You might just wind up becoming bigger than Elvis.

Sheena Metal is a radio host, producer, promoter, music supervisor, consultant, columnist, journalist and musician. Her syndicated radio program, Music Highway Radio, airs on over 2,400 affiliates to more than 126 million listeners. Her musicians’ assistance program, Music Highway, boasts over 10,000 members. She currently promotes numerous live shows weekly in the Los Angeles Area, where she resides. For more info: www.sheena-metal.com http://www.sheena-metal.com .

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