Tuesday, January 7, 2014

TODD ELLIOTS GREATEST HITS,,WIZARDOFBAUM

SUNSHINE FOREVER, CHAMPION RACE HORSE DIES AT 29

http://www.drf.com/news/sunshine-forever-champion-turf-horse-dies-old-friends

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMANS BRAIN

http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/men-women-different-brains1.htm

Monday, January 6, 2014

19th International Convention of the Sons of the Desert July 2-6, 2014. ..wizardofbaum

Join us in Hollywood in July 2014

I am very honored to host the 19th International Convention of the Sons of the Desert July 2-6, 2014. (Pre-convention trips will take place on Monday, June 30th and Tuesday, July 1st both leaving from the hotel.)

Location, location, location! And what a location this convention will have! The Heart of Hollywood! I have negotiated with the Loews Hollywood Hotel at Highland and Hollywood Boulevards for discounted rooms. (This was the former Renaissance Hotel.) By securing this four-star hotel, the “Laurel and Hardywood” Convention will rise to a whole new level of elegance while still maintaining and capturing the focus of our love for the Boys and Hollywood history. Loews is planning a 25 million dollar make over which will be completed

by early 2014.

We will be next door to the site of this year’s Oscar ceremony, and steps away from the world-famous Grauman’s Chinese Theater, many entertainment venues, shops, restaurants and, of course, the Hollywood Walk of Fame!

At this point I have no idea how many to expect for this extra special convention. I do have a certain allotment for the rooms as it is summer time and a peak season for such a location. Securing this hotel is much like getting a hotel in the heart of Times Square. I was able to get the bargain price of $199 per night for rooms at the Hollywood Hotel. There is self-parking available for $15 a day or valet parking available for $35 a day.

You can learn more about the hotel by going here. You can learn the history of the this historic location by visiting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Hotel

Reservations are now open for securing rooms. People reserving will need to provide basic information such as dates, address credit card

. Reservations can be made by calling (855) 563-9749 or by using the link provided below.
https://resweb.passkey.com/go/SonsoftheDesert

I hope to begin collecting emails from interested people so that I can send out an email blast

keeping you up to date on events, guests and details for the convention. If you are interested in such a thing please fill out

the form above.

Bob Satterfield
Convention Chairperson

Friday, January 3, 2014

THE RICHEST PEOPLE GOT RICHER IN 2013,,,WIZARDOFBAUM

Bloomberg News

January 2, 2014, 3:44 p.m.

The richest people got even richer in 2013, adding $524 billion to their collective net worth, according to a ranking of the world's 300 wealthiest individuals.

The aggregate net worth of the world's top billionaires stood at $3.7 trillion at the market close Dec. 31, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The biggest gains came in the technology industry, which soared 28% during the year. Of the 300 people who appeared on the final ranking of 2013, only 70 registered a net loss for the 12-month period.

Bill Gates, founder and chairman of Microsoft

Corp., was the year's biggest gainer. The tycoon's fortune increased $15.8 billion to $78.5 billion, according to the index, as shares of Microsoft

, the world's largest software maker, rose 40%.

Gates recaptured the title of world's richest person May 16 from Mexican investor Carlos Slim. Gates' fortune has also benefited from a rally in stock holdings that include the Canadian National Railway Co. and sanitizing-products maker Ecolab Inc., which rose 34% and 45%, respectively.

Most of Gates' assets are held in Cascade Investment, an entity through which he owns stakes in about three dozen publicly traded companies and several closely held businesses, including Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts and Corbis Corp., a photo-archive company. Less than a quarter of Gates' fortune is held in Microsoft. He has donated $28 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Sheldon Adelson, founder of Las Vegas Sands Corp., the world's largest casino

company, was the second-biggest gainer in 2013, adding $14.4 billion to his net worth as the company's shares rose 71%.

Slim lost $1.4 billion during 2013. His America Movil, the largest mobile-phone operator in the Americas, dropped 12% in the first three months of the year after Mexico's Congress passed a bill to quash the billionaire's market dominance. The company finished the year up 2% after a planned expansion into Europe was reined in, reassuring investors who were leery about the billions of dollars in investment the strategy would require.

Thursday, January 2, 2014

How To Tell If You Are Highly Sensitive..WIZARDOFBAUM

How To Tell If You Are Highly Sensitive

Being Highly Sensitive comes with a number of gifts, as well as challenges. See if any of these Highly Sensitive qualities resonate strongly with you.

You are deeply affected by all aspects of your life. As a Sensitive Soul, you have great emotional passion, intensity, and depth. You may have been told that your emotions are “too much.” You are sensitive, caring, and easily affected by the energy and emotions of others. These qualities make it easy to lose touch with your needs and desires.
You have heightened perceptive skills. A Sensitive Soul is intuitive, highly aware, and keenly observant of the subtleties of your environment, including energy, light, noise, smell, texture, and temperature. You may also be empathic or even psychic. Your perceptive skills operate in the physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual realms. You tie together things you see into complex and original concepts. This makes you a visionary.
You have a lower tolerance for stimulation than others. Because you receive so muchinformation from your surroundings, your threshold for what's "too much" is significantly lower than for those around you. This means: a) You may be seen as shy or timid; and b) You may feel uncomfortably dissimilar to others because you respond so differently to stimulation.
You are highly conscientious and thorough in all your undertakings. A Sensitive Soul makes a great employee. You concentrate intensely and process multi-source information. However, you require privacy, uninterrupted time, and little or no pressure in order to do your best work.
You have a strong relationship with aesthetics and art. As a Highly Sensitive Soul, you have a passion for beauty, art, and aesthetics. You may be highly artistic and creative yourself. You easily create beauty and comfort. Seeing things 'out of alignment' can actually be physically or psychically distressing.
Your inner life is just as intriguing and inspiring as your outer life. You likely have a rich, complex inner life and are highly imaginative. You may find it challenging to connect to 'real world' priorities and realities.
You absolutely require private time alone in order to feel replenished. Up to 70% of Highly Sensitive Souls are introverted. But even extroverted sensitives need downtime to rejuvenate, often in a darkened, quiet room.
You have a strong spiritual connection and depth. If you are Highly Sensitive, you experience a profound spiritual connection with the divine and/or spiritual realm. You 'see' a lot in what appears common. Because of this you may feel impatient with the truly mundane.

Learning to Thrive

Learning to thrive as a Highly Sensitive Soul presents challenges. If you're sensitive, you have likely accumulated years of training in trying overcome the trait because you don't 'fit in' with society. And yet being Highly Sensitive is a vital part of you.

A first step toward thriving as a Sensitive Soul is to understand and accept your trait. Hear this now: There is absolutely nothing wrong with you. You are just different. As one of my clients says, being Highly Sensitive is both a gift and a responsibility.

Sensitive Souls require regular self-care, meaningful work, and supportive relationships. Working with a sensitive coach or therapist who helps you tune into your own magnificent inner guidance system 'your sensitivity' is a powerful means of support.

Additionally, there are books, Web sites, Web-based communities, and teleconference gatherings on the subject. Connecting with like-minded souls is often deeply healing for sensitive persons.

As you begin to manage your life in a way that truly works for you, you will trust the power

and gift of your sensitivity, and be inspired to share your much-needed wisdom with the world.

Being Hypersensitive

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