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Live Your Dreams: Let Reality Catch Up : Neuro Linguistic Programming Book Review

Live Your Dreams: Let Reality Catch Up:

Live Your Dreams: Let Reality Catch Up
Roger Ellerton, PhD, CMC
Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 141204709-9
Non- Fiction, Self-Help
Reviewed by Olga Doi-Sprague



Live Your Dreams Let Reality Catch Up is a must-have manual for teachers, managers, therapists, and individuals wanting to exercise the principles of Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) and improve their communication outcomes.

Dr. Ellerton's presents NLP as a common-sense system of everyday psychology, one which monitors and adapts one's thinking to proven behaviors exhibited by one's audience. From eye accessing cues, sleight of mouth, to meta programs and linguistic presuppositions, Dr. Ellerton shows the reader that by getting to know yourself and others, and duplicating or modeling one's behavior to that of the target audience, outcomes can often be predicted, thus allowing communicators to more confidently achieve their goals. Complete and easy to understand, with historic reference, step-by step instructions, definitions, exercises, and strategies, Live Your Dreams, Let Reality Catch Up covers methods to: manage emotional states, break away from bad habits, focus energy, build rapport with a diverse range of people, work productively with others, and understand how other great achievers function.

By showing the reader how to monitor and adapt one's thinking, Dr. Ellerton also clearly presents NLP as a method of self-improvement, one which requires the reader to define the results wanted, examine one's behavior, and judge if one's behavior moves one closer to a desired result. With careful understanding and use of NLP, Dr. Ellerton's Live Your Dreams Let Reality Catch Up can help you cultivate more useful inner beliefs about yourself and your world.

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Ollie Ollie in Come Free!:

Ollie Ollie in Come Free!



Ollie Ollie in Come Free!
Nicole Rocheleau
Publish America
ISBN: 1-421-0433-5
Fiction, Young Adult
Reviewed by Olga Sprague



As spirited as the beloved childhood jingle, when all are safe and free to
just be, Ollie Ollie in Come Free! is Nicole Rocheleau's first book in a
promising middle reader series featuring strong, modern female characters
and heartening relationships between adults and children.

Daring, fun, and awkward, 12 year-old Emmy Bolan's stories are based on her
knack of finding situations. Shortly facing a new school year and
contemplating her crush on the new boy next door, Emmy, often with her best
friend Ryan in tow, takes you from tree-tops to emergency rooms, filling
each encounter with quick humor, good solutions and positive feelings.

Set in modern day, upper-middle class America, and written in a simple,
youthful voice, Ollie Ollie in Come Free! is a read-aloud choice for parents
and for 9-12 year old readers wanting to enjoy a quick, fun story about
growing-up.

Artist Edition Definitions

Limited Edition
Limited Edition applies to artwork produced in a set limited quantity. Each art object in the edition is identical and is an original work of art. The artist inspects each print before signing to ensure it is true to his/her original vision.

The "s/n" Denotes a signed and numbered limited edition. The limited size of the edition enhances the value of each piece.

Open Edition Art Card
An open edtion art card is a print edition of an unlimited number withoutan artist signature.

The "u/u"Denotes an unsigned and unnumbered open edition. An art card is typically a card the size of a large post card which has art printed on it from the original art work. It can be matted and framed, used for educational purposed, or as a note card.

Open Edtion
A print edition of unlimited number without an artist signature. "u/u" Denotes an unsigned and unnumbered open edition.

the trojan horse sculpture sprague studios bronze foundry:

the trojan horse - Equine art bronze sculpture

The Trojan Horse

Concealed within the sculpture's metal is a secret
born from an ancient act, the repeated touch of the artist's hand forming bronze.

Possess the several year journey, the ritual of the artist's hands: sculpting, molding, coaxing rubbing, filing, grinding and polishing the elements of clay, wax and metal to a powerful, mystical shining form.

The Trojan Horse sculpture is a sensuous display of sculpted line and flowing "liquid metal" radically defining the trojan war horse's form as a futuristic energy-filled vessel, which its viewer can secretly project.

The Trojan Horse sculpture, more an masterpiece of contemplation and meditation, can be thought to represent the sensual unknown.

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Numly Numbers: artists copyrighting digital content

Numly Numbers is
Marketed with the charming brand numly.com, numly numbers website offers a recent, free and subscription based digital documenty validation service.

Fine and graphic artists, authors, journalists, photographers, programmers, and designers should consider the process of assigning digital ids- ESN - to their online content (Electronic Serial Numbers / ESNs)

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Accessibility Issue Comes to a Head

Accessibility Issue Comes to a Head: "Web 2.0 Challenge

The move from text-based to visually oriented Web content has been tough on the blind, and now there's a new threat on the horizon. The shift to dynamic 'Web 2.0' technology, which Gartner Inc. predicts will be pervasive by the end of next year, could exacerbate the problem of inaccessible sites."

Brandeis pulls artwork by Palestinian youths - The Boston Globe

"''This an educational institution that is supposed to promote debate and dialogue. Let's talk about what it is: 12-year-olds from a Palestinian refugee camp. Obviously it's not going to be about flowers and balloons.'"

What are Fonts? Concepts for On-line and Print Publications Part 1

Perhaps as old as writing, is the style we choose to express our written words.

We encounter, view and read letter images or fonts everyday. Whether on a billboard, in a newspaper, in a business card, advertisement, website or email, graphic designers vie for your attention by manipulating the fonts, the character "images or glyphs" you read.

The word font or fount has root in the Latin word fountain, and just as a fountain serves a "source" of water, so too the font serves as a source for visual information and audience reaction.

Prior to mass printing technologies, manuscripts or texts were created by hand, and the letters drawn exhibited the flourishes, tastes and motives of the person holding the writing tool. Thicknesses in letters, severeness of curves, slants, and letter spacing were manipulated for readability, decoration, and importance of message.

Over time, the variety of artistic influence in letter character styles transfered to mass printing technologies, and publishers soon had a pool of character "image" styles or fonts to apply to the published word.

Today, the font in the online and print on demand (POD) environment is still a specific design set for characters and these characters are usually but not restricted to the alphabet.

Fonts are intrinsic or crucial to "styles of presentation" of information, therefore there are many conventions or traditions followed in their application to text.

For instance, the font type or presentation of a printed news article or school essay is still, traditionally Times New Roman. Times New Roman is a font type. Words written in Times New Roman font look different and will have a different effect on the audience, then words written in another font.

The largest visible distinction between font types is the prescence or absence of a "serif". With word roots in Dutch, German and Latin, all referring to "stroke, write, or scribe," Serif refers to the inclusion of a decorative stroke to a letter that resembles a "tail"; it is the short lines stemming from and at an angle to the upper and lower ends of the strokes of a letter.

Sans-Serif - sans meaning "without" in French- means "without serif" or without the added strokes to the letter. Characters in the sans-serif font styles do not have flourishes or tails to the letter's character lines.

Distinctions between Serif and sans-serif fonts are the basis for online versus print readability. By convention, serif fonts ( fonts with additional strokes) are still preferred in print whereas san-serif fonts are encouraged by Online Accessibility advocates for all online publications. The reason for the distinction lies with the legibility of text on paper vs on the screen. Sans-serif fonts (fonts without strokes) display cleaner or look less fuzzy on a computer monitor.

As with all creative endeavors, fonts have ownership, and are named according to their use or creator. There are countless styles of fonts available for purchase. Even the fonts included in software packages are licensed and may or may not have restrictions to their use, therefore it is incumbent upon the publisher, author and designer to honor copyright holders or use fonts copyright free through the public domain.


About the Author: Olga Sprague is an author, photographer and a college online instructor in Computer Graphics and Web Design for the State University of New York

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Richifield Renegade Runs strong 4th-Race Results for New York Thoroughbred Bush Grown

While I haven't spoken with Peggy Sprague of Covertdale Farm yet, my impressions during the day were that Richie would run strong. According to the Brisnet report below, Richie broke late from the starting gate but then went on strong to rally less then a horse length behind the winning group.

Today is the second time he has performed less then perfect from the gate. Last year, he seemed to have fewer reasons to misfire.

Last Friday's race, Richie's first start in Finger Lakes this year along with his return to daylight NY racing, resulted in a poor break from the gate. He was reportedly whapped in the head then by the gate crew for some misbehavior.

Race horses are trained, they do not run like cars with drivers where the science of the vehicle is easier to predict.

Like all working race horses, Ritchie is starting to show some wear in his joints.

Having changed trainers three times in less then a year, the opinions on his performance and viability do vary.


Race Results for Richfield Renegade- New York Thoroughbred Bush Grown
++++++++++++++++ the below is sourced from brisnet.com

Richfield Renegade (# 7, 5/1) ran at Finger Lakes on Monday, May 8th, 2006 in Race 3.

3rd Race - Finger Lakes - Monday, May 8th, 2006

Conditions: 1M 70Y Dirt. FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON TWO RACES. Three Year Olds, 118 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners of a race since April 8 Allowed 2 lbs. A race since March 8 Allowed 4 lbs. Claiming Price $4,000.
Purse: $8,200 Value of Race: $8,200 1st $4,920 2nd $1,640 3rd $820 4th $410 5th $164 6th $123 7th $123 Mutuel Pool: $30,971 Exacta Pool: $41,278 Trifecta Pool: $34,328

# Horse A/S M/E Wgt PP St 1/4 1/2 3/4 Str Fin Jockey Odds
6 Haileys Hero 4 G L f 122 5 4 21 21/2 11 16 111 3/4 Buckley Parker R. *1.1000
1A Peters Blue Way 3 G L 119 3 3 31/2 31 1/2 22 23 24 1/4 Davila, Jr. John R. 3.2000
8 My Man Mason 5 G L bf 113 7 6 62 1/2 5hd 41 1/2 33 1/2 33 3/4 Baez Jose 8.7000
7 Richfield Renegade 5 G L b 122 6 5 42 1/2 42 54 1/2 42 42 1/2 Davila, Jr. Michael A. 16.4000
3 Wadahyagot 4 G L f 120 2 2 11 11 1/2 31/2 52 1/2 57 1/2 Bermudez Jose E. 4.0000
2 Code Man 7 G L b 120 1 1 5hd 63 1/2 63 63 61 Nicol, Jr. Paul A. 12.9000
5 Papa's Nicholas 4 G L b 120 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 Castillo Elaine 11.9000

Off Time: 2: Start: 7 went. Good for all but Good . Track: Fast Weather: D-Fast 73o

Fractions: :241, :491, 1:154, 1:421, 1:463 :241, :491, 1:154, 1:421, 1:463 (:24.28, :49.22, 1:15.81, 1:42.26, 1:46.66)

# Horse Win Place Show
6 Haileys Hero 4.20 2.70 2.10
1A Peters Blue Way 4.40 2.90
8 My Man Mason 3.70
Pedigree: 6 - Haileys Hero, Dark Bay or Brown Dark Bay or Brown, 4, by Louis Quatorze - Saratogianna by Saratoga Six

Wager Type Payoff Winning Numbers Pool
$2 Exacta $15.60 6-1 $41,278
$2 Trifecta $70.00 6-1-8 $34,328

Race Summary

HAILEYS HERO tracked the leader along the four path, moved to challenge while three abreast midway on the last turn, took charge into the lane and then widened to win easily. PETERS BLUE WAY was well placed along the three path, moved to challenge briefly while between foes midway on the last turn, chased and then finished second best. MY MAN MASON was unhurried along the three path, four path on the last turn and then finished third best. RICHFIELD RENEGADE was well placed along the three path and weakened. WADAHYAGOT broke well, set the pace off the rail, was hooked midway on the last turn and tired. CODE MAN saved ground, was outrun. PAPA'S NICHOLAS showed little.

Owners: 6 - Barry Rude; 1A - Kevmar Stable; 8 - Gavin Lankford and Murray Lankford; 7 - Duane Sprague; 3 - Silver Star Stable; 2 - Charles R. Bell; 5 - Julio Cesar Rosario
Trainers: 6 - Theresa M. Genecco; 1A - L. Craig Cox; 8 - Jared Schoeneman; 7 - Beth Miller-Saul; 3 - Sal Iorio, Jr.; 2 - Charles R. Bell; 5 - Felix O. Monserrate
Breeders: 6 - Craig Beam (KY); 1A - Blue Sky Farm LLC & Kevin G. Langan (NY); 8 - Anne Haynes (FL); 7 - Margaret A. Sprague (NY); 3 - Estrorace/Miss Carveate Partners LLC (NY); 2 - Glenview Farm (FL); 5 - Alfred R. Del Pozzo (NY);
Scratched: Visitors Welcome, Hanley Road



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"Richfield Renegade" Upstate New York Thoroughbreds - Race Horses in the Bush Running with Cars: Part 1

Yes the son of Saratoga Belle- the great old dam who escaped her flats trainer Dennis Brida, from the Oklahoma training track,-ran down the New York State Northway Rte 87 exit 14 Saratoga, from Henning Road Extension past the Spenser-Trask Yaddo retreat, down through the firs, and onto the south-bound ramp. Belle ran on the pavement with race "tack still in tact", amidst tractor trailers and Toyotas, during a late 1970's Saratoga Race Meet. She did not get hurt and made big headlines that August!

Yes Saratoga Belle ran down, right beside my house as a child, on 27 Concord Drive without my knowing, until years later when Margaret "Peggy" Sprague- a great Millbrook Lady of Horses and the Hunt, my mother-in-law- told me once after she gained Saratoga Belle from the late great Millbrook lady of horses, Lisa Coleman "a horse did indeed run with the cars".

Belle's son Richfield Renegade is running without cars today at Finger Lakes race track in wine country, Western NY. I will not jinx him with a handicap prior to his race - for in an odd twist which can only occur amongst souls sharing common interests, this son of Belle, and Belle our now in the Sprague family again, and after nearly 23 years of horse and human history entwined, it would be much more fun to see, rather than predict what happens next.

Animal's and people's fates are sometimes suspectfully close.

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Richfield Renegade (# 7, 5/1) is entered at Finger Lakes on Monday, May 8th, 2006 in Race 3.

3rd Race - Finger Lakes - Monday, May 8th, 2006

CLAIMING. 1 Mile 70Y Dirt. Purse $8,200. FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON TWO RACES. Three Year Olds, 118 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners of a race since April 8 Allowed 2 lbs. A race since March 8 Allowed 4 lbs. Claiming Price $4,000. (02:04 PM) (9)

Wager Types: Exacta * Trifecta * Pick 3 (3-4-5)

Program Selections: 6,1a,3,7

#	Horse	Odds		Jockey	Wgt	A/S	M/E	Trainer
1	Hanley Road	7/2		Omar Camejo	120	4 G	L	L. Craig Cox
2	Code Man	6/1		Paul A. Nicol, Jr.	120	7 G	L	Charles R. Bell
3	Wadahyagot	5/1		Jose E. Bermudez	120	4 G	L	Sal Iorio, Jr.
1A	Peters Blue Way	7/2		John R. Davila, Jr.	116	3 G	L	L. Craig Cox
4	Visitors Welcome	20/1		Howard Wolliaston	120	5 G	L	Wayne E. Sparling
5	Papa's Nicholas	15/1		Elaine Castillo	120	4 G	L	Felix O. Monserrate
6	Haileys Hero	5/2		Parker R. Buckley	122	4 G	L	Teresa M. Genecco
7	Richfield Renegade	5/1		Michael A. Davila, Jr.	122	5 G	L	Beth Miller-Saul
8	My Man Mason	8/1		Jose Baez	113	5 G	L	Jared Schoeneman

Owners:

1 - Blue Sky Farm and Hanley, Albert V.; 2 - Charles R. Bell; 3 - Silver Star Stable; 1A - Kevmar Stable; 4 - Wayne E. Sparling; 5 - Julio Cesar Rosario; 6 - Barry Rude; 7 - Duane Sprague; 8 - Gavin Lankford and Murray Lankford

Breeders:

1 - Blue Sky Farm; 2 - Glenview Farm; 3 - Estrorace/Miss Carveate Partners LLC; 1A - Blue Sky Farm LLC & Kevin G. Langan; 4 - Bruno Schickedanz; 5 - Alfred R. Del Pozzo; 6 - Craig Beam; 7 - Margaret A. Sprague; 8 - Anne Haynes

A-coupled: Hanley Road and Peters Blue Way

-source Brisnet.com

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image commentary: fly here - when tractors and trucks talk in the bush

Fly Here

"One day all of the farm vehicles gathered. In the shadow of Bush's war, 911, and the Towers, New Yorkers retreated up our country way, where many hoped to survive with us locals in the bushes."

Here in the bushes, the harsh weather and deprived economies allow junk to survive in view.

Hulks of abandoned metal, scattered across the country - they're the gentle reminders of our grace and mortality. Up here in our country, the tension of 21st century life activates local discussions of the end of the world, but everyday survival still demands our time.

The photographed machines are our own local relics collected and revitalized. The beauty of metal monsters exists in their sculpted expressions, human like in their daily watch of time.

Pictured are: two late 1940's International Trucks, one is a farmers long bed pick up, the other a Sunoco Gas Station Tow Truck, and a 1954 Minneapolis Moline front end loader with rear shaft drive.


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Technorati: Advertising- the poor artist's methods of self promotion

Technorati: Advertising- here you will find the graphic ad specs and marketing media strategy for my favorite brand and method of blog casting- technorati.com.

While I now may not be in the financial position to purchase technorati banner ad space, I do use Technorati for broadcasting my art publishing and blog writing.

Through consistent publishing of art and news, Technorati offers the artist the ability to freely broadcast and categorize the update via "tags" .

By adding the code [tagname]" rel="tag">[tagname] to your web publishing content, you can assist in the categorization of the web. The advantage to global web content organization is that your content is easier to find, hence anyone looking for information on a topic or "tag" will more likely find your site.

Soul Music creative web zine calls for edgy writers

m|s| muse

a call for creative edgy erotica writers by www.shesgotthatvibe.com.

Submission criteria:
• Short stories should be between 600 - 3500 words.

• Poetry should not exceed 120 lines

• You can submit up to 3 pieces for consideration; previously published work will be considered

accepted works will be published in love sexy magazine a stylish and enjoyable soul music and creative arts website.

Love Sexy magazine also hosts an art commissions contest- look for their next contest coming soon. The recent winner- a digital collage by Inua Ellams