Category: mind
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Understanding Yourself And The Universe
Terence McKenna – Nobody Is Smarter Than You Are We all must try to understand what is happening. We need to try to understand what is happening. In my humble opinion, ideology is only going to get in your way. Nobody understands what is happening. Not Buddhists. Not Christians. Not government scientists. Not… you know.…
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Active Fascial Contractility
Fascial tissue may the ability to contract and adjust stiffness, potentially to the benefit of athletes under prolonged periods of mechanical stress. Endurance training may include an element of fascial tissue training which would work in conjunction with muscular endurance to further develop our bio-mechanical endurance. What is fascia? “Dense irregular connective tissue sheets in…
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As he is, so shall his world be.
I’ve got nothing against seven minutes in heaven or BDSM, but I’ve never liked closed doors and I’ve never liked being tied down. For me, freedom is ability. I want to be able to get up and walk out a door whenever the impulse strikes. But by that same token, I reserve my right to…
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Successful Portfolio: Burton Malkiel on Simplicity for Investing
MoneyWatch Investment Mantras 1. Buy index funds. 2. Diversify your assets. 3. Keep costs low. Princeton economist Burton Malkiel says simplicity is key to a successful portfolio.
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Investing in Bond Securities: What is a Bond? (Part 1)
A security is some representation of financial value. Bonds and stocks are examples of securities. The bond is the contract between the bondholder and the organization which describes how the money credited (invested) will be repayed with interest. Bondholders are creditors to an organization, whereas stockholders have an equity stake in an organization. Resources and…
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British Petroleum (NYSE:BP) (Part 4)
I sold BP today at $38.66 (7/26/2010 12:39:35 PM) for a 22% net return which works out to 187% yearly ROI. I’m counting this as a successful first adventure in the world of wall street and stock market speculation. I sold for three reasons: 1. BP topped out at about 39 on July 15th. I…