Thursday, May 31, 2012

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Self-help principles are designed to help you achieve all of your greatest dreams and turn you into a complete person. By using self-help techniques in your daily life you will slowly better yourself and at the same time learn to feel and experience more joy in your life. This article contains self-help tips you can use to better yourself.

Taking responsibility for your decisions and being truthful with yourself is such an important part in your quest to becoming a better person. After all, if you can?t be honest with yourself, you will not be able to move forward successfully. You are in control of the person you were meant to be, so take control of your situation and you are one step closer to being that person.

We have all certainly gained a lot through academic study towards our personal development. But we should look beyond academia also. Any experience that vitally interests us, any skill that challenges us will bring about personal development. Above all, think about things. Observe closely. You will be rewarded with new capacities.

Learn to recognize the signs your body is giving you. This is a great way to develop on a personal level. If you are not paying attention or ignoring signals such as hunger, thirst, tired feelings, and sleepiness you are depriving yourself of things you may need.

While personal development is a very intimate process, remember that no man is an island. Working on your teamwork skills will only lead to great things since large problems are best tackled by many people. You might find yourself with stellar references or even a stronger tie to your community at large.

While there are many circumstances we cannot avoid in our day to day life, remember that your personal responsibility to protect yourself is absolutely a part of this. Try to make sure your experiences are positive by setting yourself up for success. Your happiness is your personal responsibility, so do yourself a favor and make sure your day will be easy to work through!

Use positive visualization as part of your every day life. Picture yourself achieving the goals you want. Picture your life as being better than it is today. Doing this regularly sets your mind on a course for positive results. Positive visualization is scientifically proven to work for most individuals.

You can contribute to a more loving and fulfilling relationship with your partner by making an effort to clearly state your specific needs and expectations as they relate to showing appreciation for one another. Yes, you love your partner dearly, but you do not share the same brain. He or she should not have to guess when it comes to your wants and needs. In fact, this concept can be readily applied to your work and family relationships as well.

On days that you don?t feel motivated start you task anyways. Sometimes things seem harder when you are just sitting around dwelling on them. Tell yourself that you will work towards your goal for at least fifteen minutes, then if you still don?t feel like working on it you can quit. In most cases, once you get started you won?t want to stop.

Make a list of your personal development goals and the ways that you plan to make changes in your life. It is always easier to achieve things when you write them down for yourself. Additionally, being sure that you know the steps you will need to take, will also increase you likelihood of success.

If you have a hard time focusing, you need to learn how to do it. Shut out distractions. These distractions may be hard to pinpoint if you are used to living a life with a multitude of noises. Something as simple as fixing a faulty light in your office can help you focus. Learn to do one thing at a time as well, multitasking is over-rated.

Know your weaknesses. Don?t focus on them, but be sure that you know what you need to work on so that you can start doing it. Be aware of what you need to get better at, so that you are always working toward becoming the best person you can be.

Listen to your inner-self to have fewer regrets as you go through life. Personal development cannot happen if you ignore what your gut is telling you or subvert a voice inside you that is crying out. Following your heart is the only true way to personal development and greater fulfillment.

One great way to make sure you are at peace and live a full and healthy life is through daily devotion. Many many people would testify that when you start your day in God?s word and in prayer, you have a much better day than you would?ve had without having done that. Try it, and see just how important and beneficial it is.

One of the best things you can do to help yourself develop as a person is to read. There are many philosophy books available that can help you ease your mind. Taking the ideas of philosophers and applying them to your own life, can help you see life from a different prospective.

Start exercising as a means to improve your personal development. Exercise not only improves the quality of your health and overall looks, it is a great teacher of patients and stamina. Through hard work, you can physically see the results of all your sacrifices and it will motivate you to do the same in other aspects of your life.

Generalizations are the enemy of your self-improvement and success. Examine your thought processes to see what negative, general beliefs you hold about yourself. If you say in your mind that you ?always fail,? etc., this is not accurate. Even if it was only one time, you have succeeded in the past! Remind yourself that the future is bright and self-improvement is possible.

Before you can take a single step on your journey to self-improvement and success, you must accept responsibility. You,and you alone, are the one to blame for your failures, and you, you alone, are the one who can make necessary changes to achieve success. You need to give yourself a bit of tough love. Remind yourself that no one is going to hand you your perfect life on a silver platter. With that in mind, pursue your dreams and take credit for your successes!

As mentioned at the start of this article, using the SMART concept of specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time bound oriented goals, in addition to the tips and advice provided in this article, you will be able to be more effective and efficient in accomplishing your goals on a personal and career level.

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Folk musician Doc Watson dies at age 89

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Musician Doc Watson poses backstage at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, Calif., in this 1986 publicity photo.

By The Associated Press

The manager of Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson says the artist has died. He was 89.

Mitchell Greenhill said in a news release that Watson died Tuesday at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. A hospital spokeswoman also confirmed Watson's death.

Watson was a master flatpicker, playing his acoustic guitar at lightning speeds that could intimidate other musicians. The blind musician also sang and played other instruments, including the harmonica.

His many awards include the National Medal of the Arts in 1997 and the lifetime achievement award from the Grammys in 2004. His albums earned seven other Grammys.

Watson was also known for Merlefest, an annual gathering of musicians in Wilkesboro named after his son, who died in a tractor accident in 1985.

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Kristen Stewart's Snow White Reveals True Identity In Exclusive Clip: Watch Here!

Snow and her Huntsman meet the dwarves in MTV's Sneak Peak Week preview.
By Jocelyn Vena


Chris Hemsworth and Kristen Stewart in "Snow White and the Huntsman"
Photo: Universal Pictures

Kristen Stewart came through with more than juicy scoop about her role in "Snow White and the Huntsman" when she sat down with MTV News on Tuesday night (May 29) as part of Sneak Peek Week: KStew also brought an exclusive clip from the movies, which opens this Friday.

In the teaser, Snow White (Stewart) and the Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) are seen hanging upside down from a tree after being captured by dwarves. To escape, the Huntsman offers them gold, but when the dwarves refuse, Snow assumes it's because they have allegiances to Queen Ravenna. In fact, one of the dwarves says they "lost everything when the King died" thanks to the evil queen's ways.

The king, it is revealed, was Snow's dad. And it turns out she, too, lost it all when the Queen took over power. Another dwarf, who can "see into" Snow's light, tells her she "is destined to bring an end to the darkness." What happens next will be revealed when the film opens on June 1.

In addition to Stewart and Hemsworth, the film also stars Charlize Theron as the queen and Prince Charming himself, Sam Claflin, who joined Stewart for MTV's sit-down. The flick is directed by Rupert Sanders.

"SWATH" kicked off our MTV Sneak Peek Week festivities, which will also include chats with the casts of "That's My Boy" (Wednesday), "Magic Mike" (Thursday) and "Rock of Ages" (Friday), all week on MTV and MTV.com. Check back every night at 11 p.m. ET as Josh Horowitz conducts Q&A sessions with the actors live from the 5 Towers on Universal CityWalk. Fans can get in on the action on Twitter using the hash tag #MTVSneak.

Stewart will be on hand at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards this Sunday, where she'll not only be a presenter but also vie for Best Kiss after being nominated for her smooch with Robert Pattinson in "Breaking Dawn - Part 1." (The film is up for Movie of the Year.)

Russell Brand is set to host the MTV Movie Awards with performances by Fun., Wiz Khalifa, the Black Keys and house DJ Martin Solveig. It all goes down at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Sunday, June 3!

Head over to MovieAwards.MTV.com to vote for your favorite flicks now! The 21st annual MTV Movie Awards air live this Sunday, June 3, at 9 p.m. ET.

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Russia blames 'both sides' for Syria massacre

Fighting continues as UN peace broker Kofi Annan arrives in Damascus. NBC's Richard Engel reports.

By msnbc.com news services

Updated at 3:34 p.m. ET: MOSCOW -- Russia further backed away from its support of Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday, saying his government bears the main responsibility for the violence in the country and calling for a full investigation into its role in the deaths of more than 100 civilians in Houla.?

"Both sides have obviously had a hand in the deaths of innocent people, including several dozen women and children. This area is controlled by the rebels, but it is also surrounded by government troops," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after talks in Moscow with visiting British Foreign Secretary William Hague.?


Meanwhile, international mediator Kofi Annan, who arrived in Damascus Monday for talks with senior Syrian officials, said he was horrified by the killings in Houla and urged the Syrian government to take bold steps to show it was serious about reaching a peaceful solution to the country's crisis.

Lavrov spoke a day after Russia agreed to join the rest of the U.N. Security Council in blaming the Syrian government for attacking residential areas in Houla, a collection of villages near the central city of Homs. The council, however, avoided saying who was responsible for the massacre of at least 108 men, women and children.?

Opposition activists said Assad's forces killed at least 41 people in an artillery assault on the city of Hama shortly after the U.N. Security Council condemned Friday's massacre in nearby Houla. The authorities in Damascus issued a denial that troops played any role at Houla, rejecting the U.N. version of events.

Lavrov said there was no doubt that government forces had used artillery and tanks to shell Houla, but he noted that many of the dead appeared to have been shot at close range or tortured.?"The guilt has to be determined objectively," he said. "No one is saying that the government is not guilty, and no one is saying that the armed militants are not guilty."?

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Visiting British Foreign Minister William Hague (L) looks at Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov during their meeting on Syria in Moscow on Monday.

But Lavrov did issue?some of Russia's harshest criticism of Assad to date, saying the Syrian ?government "bears the main responsibility for what is going on" because it is failing to provide for the security of Syrian citizens. He hedged the criticism by claiming that Syria's government is facing an increased threat from terrorists, whose bombings have the "clear signature of al-Qaida."?

Alexei Malashenko, a Middle East expert with the Carnegie Moscow Center, said Russia can no longer defend Assad's government and may be warning him that he needs to change his approach.?

"Bashar Assad is driving himself and Russia into a corner," Malashenko said. "If this goes on, Russia will have no other option" but to pull its support. "Bashar has definitely gotten the sense that he may lose Russia's sympathy and he may step back a bit."?

Syria blamed terrorists for the Sunday massacre of more than 100 people, including children. Washington isn't buying it. NBC's Richard Engel reports.

Lavrov and Hague both called for greater efforts to implement special envoy Annan's six-point peace plan, which calls on both sides to respect a cease-fire.?

Speaking shortly after arriving in Damascus, Annan said he expected to have "serious and frank discussions" with Assad. The two men are due to meet on Tuesday, according to the Syrian Foreign Ministry.

Clinton: Syria leader's 'rule by murder' must end?

Annan said the massacre in Houla was "an appalling crime, and the (U.N.) Security Council has rightly condemned it." Western countries have blamed Assad's forces for the killings, a charge Damascus denies.

"I urge the (Syrian) government to take bold steps to signal that it is serious in its intention to resolve this crisis peacefully, and for everyone involved to help create the right context for a credible political process," Annan told reporters on his arrival in Damascus.?

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A resident of Houla shows a body to a UN observer as they stand near the bodies of people whom anti-government protesters say were killed by government security forces on Friday.

"It's right, as Sergey Lavrov has just done, to call on all parties to cease violence, and we are not arguing that all violence in Syria is the responsibility of the Assad regime, although it has the primary responsibility for such violence," Hague said.?

Lavrov added that "we don't support the Syrian government, we support Kofi Annan's plan."?

The Russian envoy called for everyone in the international community to exert more pressure on both sides to implement Annan's plan, saying it was not clear from talks with opposition members that they were getting the message that the plan had full international support.

He said talk about the need for Assad to step down cast doubt on the West's commitment to the Annan plan and encouraged the opposition to keep up the fight.?

Hague, however, confirmed that Britain still believes Assad should stand aside.?

"But the important thing is that the Annan plan is pursued in whatever way it can be pursued," he said. "The alternatives are the Annan plan or ever-increasing chaos in Syria, and a descent closer and closer to all-out civil war and collapse."?

'Boiling point': On Lebanon's Syria Street, a civil war brews

China on Monday also condemned the killings of civilians in Houla and called for an end to the violence, but gave no indication it was rethinking its strategy toward the fighting in Syria.?

NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin reports from war-torn Homs showing how parts of the city have been ravaged by fighting while others spared.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said that Beijing fully supports Annan's mediation efforts and the UN monitors.?

The protests against Assad began in March 2011 and turned into an uprising after his government responded with a violent crackdown on dissent. The U.N. estimated that at least 9,000 people were killed in the first year of the conflict, but hundreds more have been killed since then.?

Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.?

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16-year-old sets off buzz over 325-year-old physics

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Sixteen-year-old Shouryya Ray, a student from Dresden who was born in Calcutta, submitted a paper proposing analytical solutions to two problems in particle dynamics.

By Alan Boyle

A research paper that claims to fill in a gap in Isaac Newton's formulas for the physics of falling objects has drawn worldwide attention to a 16-year-old student in Germany, but physicists are reserving judgment until they've seen the proof.

The focus of the buzz is Shouryya Ray, an Indian-born student who won second prize this month in the math and informatics category for Germany's Jugend Forscht student science competition. Ray tackled a couple of longstanding puzzlers for physics students: How do you account for air resistance in calculating the trajectory of ball thrown out at an angle? And precisely how does a ball thrown against the wall rebound?


The first question relates to Newton's law of universal gravitation: In his Principia Mathematica, published in 1687, Newton laid out how a gravitational field would affect a thrown object ??but he didn't account for the effect of air resistance. Through the centuries, physicists have used numerical approximations to take drag into account, and when computers come into play, those approximations can be incredibly precise. But Ray said he wanted to come up with a set of formulas that could calculate the effect directly, even though his instructors said that had never been done.

"I asked myself: Why can't it work?" he told the German newspaper Die Welt.

That's what Ray tried to do in his prize-winning paper, titled "Analytical?Solution of Two?Fundamental?Unsolved?Problems of?Particle Dynamics" ("Analytische L?sung von zwei ungel?sten fundamentalen Partikeldynamikproblemen"). In addition to the falling-ball problem, Ray took on a puzzler of more recent vintage, having to do with the description of a particle's collision with a wall, as described by 19th-century theory. But it was the "kid-trumps-Newton" angle that really stirred up a buzz.

Die Welt's report came early in the game: The Daily Mail and?The Sunday Times of London picked up the story, adding to the sensation. The idea that a teenager could figure out something that Newton didn't ? particularly when the teen is an immigrant from Calcutta who says he's no genius ? is irresistible. But that just sparked more questions among inquiring minds in such online hangouts as?Physics Forum,?Slashdot?and Reddit: What exactly did Ray do? And were these problems really such mysteries to solve?

That's a challenge, because Ray's paper was a school project submitted for a contest, and thus not subject to the publication process and peer review that professional work typically goes through. For that reason, the experts are reluctant to weigh in.

"This story seems rather suspicious," Richard Fitzpatrick, a physicist at the University of Texas in Austin, told me in an email. "None of the news reports give any details of the calculation. None of the people who hailed Shouryya Ray as a genius are scientists, and none of?them give the impression that they have seen the calculation in question. It is impossible to gauge the scientific merit of the calculation until it is made public."

Syracuse University physicist Simon Catterall said in an email that calculating the trajectories of falling objects hadn't been seen as a particularly grand puzzle of physics. "The background given in the article seems genuine enough, so it may indeed be true, but I haven't heard anything about a new solution to a Newtonian problem on the grapevine," he told me.

Based on what's come out about the work so far, the consensus seems to be that Ray has done amazing work for his age ?and if he had to choose between his passion for science and his passion for soccer, he'd be well-advised to pick math and physics.?His paper putting forth an "analytical solution to two fundamental unsolved problems" may not be the breakthrough that some of the reports have made it out to be, but that doesn't take anything away from the teenager's achievement.

"What Ray has worked out, almost certainly independently, would definitely put him in the 99th percentile amongst his peers and maybe even more," one Redditor observed.

By the way, the first-place winner in the math and informatics category, Julius Kunze, wrote a paper on relativistic ray tracing. But that's a different story...?


Alan Boyle is msnbc.com's science editor. Connect with the?Cosmic Log?community by "liking" the log's?Facebook page, following?@b0yle on Twitter?or adding?Cosmic Log's Google+ page?to your circle. You can also check out?"The Case for Pluto,"?my book about the controversial dwarf planet and the search for other worlds.

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U.K.: Landmark Case Could Bring Down the Legal System ? Queen ...

Landmark Case Could Stymie Legal System

If everyone began using this defence tomorrow, in all of the Commonwealth courts and in the United States, the entire legal system could be brought to its knees in a matter of weeks if not days.?

For those of you who have been following the John Anthony Hill (JAH) Case, it is great to be able to share that he was acquitted, on the 12th of May 2011, of the ridiculous and politically-motivated charge of attempting to ?pervert the course of justice?. For those of you less familiar with this landmark case, John Anthony Hill is the Producer of the documentary film ?7/7 Ripple Effect?. For more details about this extraordinary case and the trial itself, please visit the following links:-

http://terroronthetube.co.uk/2011/05/12/muaddib-acquitted/

7/7/ Ripple effect http://jforjustice.co.uk/77/

There are two very important precedents that were established with this case that need to be studied in detail. There was a preliminary argument presented to the court to challenge both the jurisdiction and the sovereignty of Elizabeth Battenberg/Mountbatten, which was based on two distinct points. The first point being she was knowingly, and with malice aforethought, coronated on a fake stone in 1953 and thus has never been lawfully crowned.

There are those who may wish to argue that this point is irrelevant, as Judge Jeffrey Vincent Pegden did at the trial, wrongly thinking the Coronation is just a ceremony because she has been pretending to be the monarch for over 58 years. In actual fact the Coronation is a binding oath and a contract, requiring the monarch?s signature. Which brings us to the second point.

At that Coronation ceremony, Elizabeth signed a binding contract, before God and the British people, that she would do her utmost to maintain The Laws of God. This she solemnly swore to do, with her hand placed on the Sovereign?s Bible, before kissing The Bible and signing the contract. Please note well that in The Law of God, found in the first five books of The Bible, man-made legislation is strictly prohibited.

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Monday, May 28, 2012

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