The New USA Penny

Take a look at this new Penny! (Please see below)
I guess, this is what our new pennies may look like. I noticed, this could be the reverse side of the new penny. Look closely the old and new penny, the E pluribus unum ("Out of Many, One"), one cent, and United States of America is always stamped on the reverse side of the penny. But, I do not understand why they would use a second portrait of Lincoln on the reverse? If this is not the reverse side of the new penny and the US government decides to eliminate the "IN GOD WE TRUST" we are in trouble. "IN GOD WE TRUST" should not be removed because this country was founded on "IN GOD WE TRUST" As Americans, when are we going to say enough is enough and stop bowing down to those that take our beliefs and rights away from us? If we do not act soon they will have the word "GOD" completely eliminated from our language. They have eliminated school prayer, eliminated the ten commandments from court houses, eliminated prayer at sporting events, and they may eliminate it from our currency. What is next? Will they outlaw prayer in church? Will they outlaw the sell of bibles? Time to speak up before the beliefs of a few become the law. WAKE UP AMERICA!!! I GUESS AMERICANS ARE WAY TO BUSY TAKING SOME KIND OF PHARMACEUTICALS AND NOW THEY ARE NUMB BRAINS!!!!

Dr. Martin Luther King - I Have a Dream

Yesterday was Dr. Martin Luther King Day. If he knew what was happening in todays world he would be very upset. I am providing to you his wonderful speech. May god rest his soul in peace.

I HAVE A DREAM - Dr. Martin Luther King
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.

Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.

But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So we have come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.
In a sense we have come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds." But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. So we have come to cash this check — a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice. We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quick sands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children.

It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning. Those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.

But there is something that I must say to my people who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice. In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.

We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. They have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. We cannot walk alone.

As we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back. There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?" We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied, as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating "For Whites Only". We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.

I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive.

Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair.

I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; one day right there in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.

This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.

This will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with a new meaning, "My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring."

And if America is to be a great nation this must become true. So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania!

Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado!

Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California!

But not only that; let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia!

Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee!

Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring.

And when this happens, when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"

ANDREAS HELGSTRAND - WEG2006 Freestyle Final

I love horses. Here is a video from You Tube of a dancing horse.

Natural Libido Booster

My female friends and I talk about libido booster products, how stupid they and how stupid people that buy them. I decided to search the Internet about natural ways to increase your libido. Forget about requesting Viagra from your Doctor, ordering pills online, or making that phone call to the 1-800 infomercial libido booster product that you just saw on T.V.

Soooooooo, I decided to search the Internet. Here is a list of natural libido booster foods.

Caliente Chiles Libido Booster
This pepper will boost that libido and surely this will boost it up few notches. Do you know the key ingredient is the chemical capsaicin, which gives your mood a lift by triggering the release of endorphins. So lets try to boost that libido up a few notches by cooking some chile-rubbed sea bass and smothering it with chile salsa, serving it with asparagus and lemon olive oil sauce.

Exercise Libido Booster
Always exercise will help that waistline, but it can also be a libido booster. "Exercise is an incredible arousal mechanism," says Dr. Harry Fisch, Director, Male Reproductive Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia. He explains that exercise will increase blood flow to the lower half of the body, which is especially important to boost your libido.


Truffle's Libido Booster
Did you know that the truffle is a fungi and is known to be a aphrodisiac. I have read some species of truffles that contain pheromones that can trigger mating behavior in female pigs. Oddly enough, the musky chemical produced by truffles is similar to male sweat, which is a key ingredient in female arousal. Treat your self and buy some libido booster truffle's.

Chocolate Libido Booster
Valentines is around the corner. I do know that Valentines Chocolate contains phenylethylamine -- the chemical your body naturally produces when you fall in love. Here is your benefit to dark chocolate it actually facilitate blood vessel function and improve heart health. I prefer raw chocolate. A healthy heart translates to a healthy libido booster.

Oysters Libido Booster
Oysters have long been considered an aphrodisiac, the magic of the libido booster. Oysters may foster passion because they contain high levels of zinc -- a mineral used to produce testosterone, a key ingredient in raising libido for both men and women. So all you men and women whom want that libido booster go out and eat raw oysters. Yes, I know it will be hard to embrace that raw oyster but remember once you embrace them you will soon be embracing your husband or wife because your libido booster has just kicked up a few notches.


Asparagus Libido Booster
I love asparagus. I did not know it was a libido booster because after I eat asparagus my pee smells funny. Asparagus is high in Vitamin E, said to stimulate hormones. So, start that libido booster by going to the vegetable aisle and purchase some fresh asparagus. Try roasting them and adding garlic and squeeze the juice of a lemon.


Maca Libido Booster
I did not know that Maca is a root, it's from Peru, and the maca root has long been believed to be a libido booster. An April 2000 study in the Journal of Urology found that MacaPure extract produced notably raised libido in rodents. This translates to men and women alike, who find they feel a libido boost. Try it out for yourself with a mega, magnificent, marvelous, maca smoothie libido booster.

Savor your Sleep Libido Booster
Did you know REM cycle sleep is important to maintaining good blood flow through your body. The more rested you are, the more you can increase that libido. Remember to increase your libido you must lead a healthy lifestyle. The more you can eliminate stress and improve blood flow, the higher your libido will climb.

Avocado Libido Booster
Did you know the ancient Aztec name for avocado was "ahuacatl," or testicle because it looks like one. The avocado has other things going for it, such as being high in omega-3 fatty acids and zinc. The omega-3 acids help to maintain your overall health and give you energy, while the zinc that is in it, is a major libido booster.


Avoid Alcohol and Drugs because it is a Libido Stopper
I hate alcohol and drugs. I can not understand why people love to drink alcohol and take drugs. Alcohol and drugs is a major depressant, and will actually lower your lust factor by increasing your waistline. Dr. Fisch explains: "You can tell a man's testosterone level very easily -- the bigger the belly, the lower testosterone level." Lower testosterone will mean lower libido, so now is a good time to say goodbye to that beer belly and stay away from the drugs.

Team Building Quotes

Today, I was thinking how I was working for the big corporate world. I do miss it. Maybe I miss it because I always strived to be #1. Maybe I miss it because I was needed. Maybe I miss it because it was a challenge. Maybe I miss it because I challenged myself. Maybe I miss it because I always worked with a great team. I am just trying to figure out why I miss it so. I am no longer in that crazy corporate world.
I am now home taking care of business. I am providing to you some great team building quotes and empowerment collections that I love. I need to start implementing some of these that I have collected.

TEAM BUILDING QUOTES
"The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime."- Babe Ruth

"Many hands make light work." - John Heywood

"Michael, if you can't pass, you can't play."- Coach Dean Smith to Michael Jorday in his freshman year at UNC.

"Synergy - the bonus that is achieved when things work together harmoniously." - Mark Twain

"The ratio of We's to I's is the best indicator of the development of a team." - Lewis B. Ergen

"There is no 'i' in TEAMWORK." - unknown

"In cooperative situations, others are depending on you to succeed.In competitive situations, others hope to see you fail."- Unknown

"The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method."- Colin L. Powell

"A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them."- Goethe

Teamwork makes the dream work.

It is amazing how much people get done if they don't worry about who gets the credit.- Swahili proverb

A team should never practice on a field that is not lined. Your players have to become aware of the field's boundaries. - Former NFL Coach John Madden

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever does." - Margaret Mead

"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships." - Michael Jordan

"Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results." - Andrew Carnegie

None of us is as smart as all of us.- Japanese proverb

"Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when they stick together." - Vesta Kelly

"A team with a star player is a good team, but a team without one is a great team." - Author unknown

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." - Helen Keller

"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success."- Henry Ford

"Strength lies in differences, not in similarities."- Stephen Covey

"Enthusiasm is the way you trigger other people's emotions so they instinctively help and support you." - Paul Meyer

"In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product and profits. Unless you've got a good team, you can't do much with the other two." - Lee Iacocca

"The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say 'I'. And that's not because they have trained themselves not to say 'I'. They don't think 'I'. They think 'we'; they think 'team'. They understand their job to be to make the team function. They accept responsibility and don't sidestep it, but 'we' gets the credit.... This is what creates trust, what enables you to get the task done.”- Peter Drucker

"Individual commitment to a group effort...that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work."- Vince Lombardi

"One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team."- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

"The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team." - John Wooden

"The one man team is a complete and total myth.”- Don Shula

"One finger cannot lift a pebble."- Hopi Saying

"I've never known anyone so loyal. If you are Larry Bird's teammate, you are one of the most important people in the world to him."- Kevin McHale

"Two heads are better than one."- Unknown

"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts." - John Wooden

EMPOWERMENT COLLECTION

"What must be abandoned by management is a whole ideology, a whole way of thinking about power. Power no longer belongs in boxes, in titles, in ranks. What counts, for power, is what you do yourself with your own skills." Author James Champy
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Treat people as though they were what they ought to be,and you help them become what they care capable of being.Goethe
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Empowered employees are dramatically enabled, and powerless employees are dramatically disabled. When you put fences around people you get sheep.Unknown
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"As a manager, the important thing is not what happens when you are there but what happens when you are not there." Ken Blanchard and Robert Lorber
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Empowerment is achieved through the equation of
E = A x D x S
where A = Autonomy, D = Direction, and S = Support
Autonomy - handing the ball off and allowing people to run to daylight.
Direction - providing well-defined objectives and setting clear-cut goals
Support - providing resources, training, and validation by continuous recognition
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The 10 Commandments of Empowerment
1. Let go of things others can do.
2. Involve, delegate, and challenge.
3. Share knowledge, information, and skills.
4. Value, trust, and respect each individual.
5. Encourage initiative, ideas, and risk taking.
6. Ensure that people have goals and know how they are performing.
7. Provide support without taking over.
8. Coach to insure success.
9. Reinforce good work and good effort.
10. Model the way - Practice what you preach.
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Empowerment replaces self-interest, dependency, and control with partnership, responsibility, and commitment.
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Empowerment...A Blinding Flash of the Obvious
Empowerment works like a candle. When you share light from a candle by lighting another person's candle, there isn't less light because you have given some away, there is more. That works with empowerment too. When you share power, there isn't any less power because you have given some away, there is more.
Power, like light, is infinite. Power is never used up...it increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion. Empowerment begins with the understanding that to empower is not to lose power but to gain power.
Power shared is power gained.
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There was a very young girl Attempting to fly her kite. And as the wind grew stronger and stronger,The child held on with all her might. But instead of letting more string out,She thought holding on was all she could do,And in only just a few seconds,The kite string broke in two.The kid was quite perplexed As a tear ran down her face.The kite was hers no longer As it drifted into space. As I hope this example illustrates,You must consider this to be the truth---Gripping tighter might not be the answer; Sometimes you have to let loose.Whether it's a relationship or your child,There is something you must know---That in order to hold on, Sometime you have to let go. Christopher P. Neck

Add 14 Years To Your Life

Four Healthy Changes Can Prolong Life 14 Years

People who drink moderately, exercise, quit smoking and eat five servings of fruit and vegetables each day live on average 14 years longer than people who adopt none of these behaviors, researchers said.

• Be as lean as possible without becoming underweight. A body mass index (BMI) between 21 and 23 is the ideal recommendation.
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  Be physically active daily for at least 30 minutes.

• Avoid sugary drinks. Limit consumption of energy-dense foods (particularly processed foods high in added sugar and fat, or low in fiber).
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  Eat more variety of vegetables, fruits, whole grains and beans. Earlier this year, the CDC reported that Americans are not consuming enough vegetables and fruit in their diet.
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  Limit consumption of red meats (such as beef, pork and lamb) and avoid processed meats.

• Processed meat -- such as bacon -- consumed per day increases the risk of colorectal cancer.
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  If consumed at all, limit alcoholic drinks to two for men and one for women a day. Alcohol is linked to an increased risk of throat, breast and liver cancers.
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  Limit consumption of salty foods and food processed with salt/sodium.
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  Don't use supplements to protect against cancer, opt for a balanced diet.
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  It's best for mothers to breastfeed exclusively for up to 6 months and then transition to semi-solid foods.
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  After treatment, cancer survivors should follow the recommendations for cancer prevention.
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  Researchers also suggest against smoking or chewing tobacco in any form because of the increased risk of cancer and other serious diseases.
  

New Years is a time to set Sail

New Years means a lot to me. It is a very symbolic value of finishing one year and starting another. It is something that many people use in different ways. I use it a whole lot. When I was a child there was something special about the arrival of a new year.

Looking back at 2007 I can say that we had our ups and downs but overall it was a really good year for my husband and I. I do know it was the best one in a long time. I could write an entire book about things that have happened during the year (and what I have learned from it), and I could probably also write a whole lot about my plans for the next year. I know by experience that things usually don't go as planned.

I am not setting up any traditional targets. Iam allowing myself to be a bit visionary towards another very exciting new year and future! I will just allow the wind to go into our sails and see where it will take us! That is the beauty of the New Year, if you just allow the wind to go into your sail and see where your sail ship will take you.

Karnivool

KARNIVOOL - You must listen this song. I hear alot of Greek tunes. It is a great band.

Their album was named after Themata, an old Greek word; the plural of Thema. A Thema is gut assumption or intuition about the workings of the world or life itself, a philosophy you can’t prove with hard evidence, but something you instinctively know is right and are willing to back.

THEMATA