[FairfieldLife] Re: Is Russell Brand mad enough to crash a plane into a mountain?
Hi Sera, most points agreed. I just got carried away a bit, because I found, whatever little bits we saw in Russels piece from Fauxnews so outrageous, that I couldn't believe there is a serious audience for it. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote : Re Sera, are you trying to say, that two evils cancel each other out?: No. I'm avoiding that cliche. But to avoid being taken in by bias it is an excellent prophylactic to read a variety of sources with opposed takes on life. There are certain takes that doubtless aren't worth wasting time on - Holocaust deniers, flat-earthers and creationists, say - but most journalists preach to the converted, those who share similar worldviews to themselves. There are precious few writers with integrity. George Orwell is the gold standard. Everybody respects Orwell regardless of whether they are on the left or the right. The key was his commitment to truth and basic decency. If you ditch truth and regard persuasion as your priority, or if you ditch decency and regard power as your goal, you'll end up penning intellectual poison. The antidote is then to read a biased writer on the opposite end of the spectrum. I just wish there were more Orwells around! There's always a place for out-and-out polemicists with a satirical streak (maybe Ann Coulter versus Michael Moore? I haven't got much time for either of them to be honest). But you know where you are with them and can simply enjoy the ride. I'm at a disadvantage here as I've never had the pleasure of watching Fox News. From what I've heard it doesn't sound like I'm going to become a fan. I'll take a look later at the documentary posted by Bhairitu, OutFoxed! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : Sera, are you trying to say, that two evils cancel each other out? No, you don't, do you? I can't imagine any other convoluted sh*t of propaganda piece as this one, and you don't want to even compare it to upright journalism, which does exist. Russel is completely right to get outraged at this. The guy who committed this mass murder 'extended' suicide, actually had his house only about 30 kms from my place, I could have passed him by with the car easily. And he was seriously sick, pipolar as it seems. This happens. He went to see many doctors and wasn't poor by any means. He simply was mentally sick, not religious, not islamic. He had issues with his girl friend and issues with his career. We have non-stop TV coverage here, but I have never seen such a piece of sh*t as this one from Fox News, that there are even half way sane people who see this is unimaginable. The thing is, I always get twitchy when people attack one particular organisation (not that I've ever seen Fox News). It's as if they imagine that their own preferred source of propaganda is reliable and objective. Well, it isn't. Here in the UK I always read The Spectator mag (right-wing) and The New Statesman mag (left-wing) every week. That way both hemispheres of my brain are balanced out.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is Russell Brand mad enough to crash a plane into a mountain?
There is an audience for it because he is saying what is popular now, what lots
of people want to hear - that life is crazy, big banks are bad, rich people are
screwing everyone else.They don't take the time to see what kind of person he
really is. I won't take the time to type a description of him - Sal has done an
excellent job of that in the past.
From: aryavazhi no_re...@yahoogroups.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2015 4:48 AM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is Russell Brand mad enough to crash a plane into
a mountain?
Hi Sera,
most points agreed. I just got carried away a bit, because I found, whatever
little bits we saw in Russels piece from Fauxnews so outrageous, that I
couldn't believe there is a serious audience for it.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote :
Re Sera, are you trying to say, that two evils cancel each other out?:
No. I'm avoiding that cliche. But to avoid being taken in by bias it is an
excellent prophylactic to read a variety of sources with opposed takes on life.
There are certain takes that doubtless aren't worth wasting time on - Holocaust
deniers, flat-earthers and creationists, say - but most journalists preach to
the converted, those who share similar worldviews to themselves. There are
precious few writers with integrity. George Orwell is the gold standard.
Everybody respects Orwell regardless of whether they are on the left or the
right. The key was his commitment to truth and basic decency. If you ditch
truth and regard persuasion as your priority, or if you ditch decency and
regard power as your goal, you'll end up penning intellectual poison. The
antidote is then to read a biased writer on the opposite end of the spectrum. I
just wish there were more Orwells around!
There's always a place for out-and-out polemicists with a satirical streak
(maybe Ann Coulter versus Michael Moore? I haven't got much time for either of
them to be honest). But you know where you are with them and can simply enjoy
the ride.
I'm at a disadvantage here as I've never had the pleasure of watching Fox News.
From what I've heard it doesn't sound like I'm going to become a fan. I'll take
a look later at the documentary posted by Bhairitu, OutFoxed!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote :
Sera, are you trying to say, that two evils cancel each other out? No, you
don't, do you? I can't imagine any other convoluted sh*t of propaganda piece as
this one, and you don't want to even compare it to upright journalism, which
does exist. Russel is completely right to get outraged at this. The guy who
committed this mass murder 'extended' suicide, actually had his house only
about 30 kms from my place, I could have passed him by with the car easily. And
he was seriously sick, pipolar as it seems. This happens. He went to see many
doctors and wasn't poor by any means. He simply was mentally sick, not
religious, not islamic. He had issues with his girl friend and issues with his
career. We have non-stop TV coverage here, but I have never seen such a piece
of sh*t as this one from Fox News, that there are even half way sane people who
see this is unimaginable.
The thing is, I always get twitchy when people attack one particular
organisation(not that I've ever seen Fox News). It's as if they imagine that
theirown preferred source of propaganda is reliable and objective. Well,
itisn't. Here in the UK I always read The Spectator mag (right-wing) and The
New Statesman mag (left-wing) every week. That way both hemispheres of my brain
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[FairfieldLife] Gayest fight scene in movie history
No wonder Indians are so fucked up. They actually think this is macho, and what real men do in gyms. :-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byOw4AYd7-8
Re: [FairfieldLife] Former MUM grad/faculty selected for trip to Mars {From Des Moines Register}
I think Bevan would be an asset for any Mars mission. If they run out of food,
they could eat him, and survive for months until a supply ship arrived.
From: Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
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{From Des Moines Register}
I hope he takes Hagelin, Bevan and David Lynch with him.
From: 'Rick Archer' r...@searchsummit.com [FairfieldLife]
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To: FairfieldLife FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 12:43 PM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Former MUM grad/faculty selected for trip to Mars
{From Des Moines Register}
Former MUM grad/faculty selected for trip to Mars
{From Des Moines Register}To a former Fairfield man, a one-way flight to Mars
is not science fiction. He believes one day he could be a Martian. Najeeb
Najeeb was named one of 100 finalists from 202,000 worldwide applicants last
month by Mars One, a corporation with plans to build a human settlement on
Mars. It's a one-way mission, and that really freaks people out, said
Najeeb, 38, who lived in Fairfield for seven years as a student and faculty
member at Maharishi University of Management before moving to Lincoln, Neb.,
last year to pursue a doctorate in computer engineering. Giving up everything
on Earth for what skeptics say is a dangerous and infeasible mission does not
scare him. He considers it his chance to help the future of humanity. He
compares it to Europeans who left comforts for a one-way trip to America, where
they fought diseases and hostile natives to build a society that eventually
saved the world in World War II. I owe my life to those people. And now
someone needs to take that initiative and do that again. That's why I did it.
Mars One consists of a not-for-profit foundation to raise money through
donations and a for-profit corporation that seeks investors by promising a
return from media and intellectual property rights. In essence, it's a reality
TV show. The cast/crew was whittled to 660 after weeding out applications and
conducting a physical examination. The survivors were interviewed to narrow the
list to 100. More rigorous tests are expected to reach a final list of 24
people — six four-person crews. Najeeb sent his video application on a lark,
showing his sense of humor by joking about the color of his pumpkin shirt and
about passing the torch of human evolution unless we burn ourselves up in the
process. They wanted to know if you had a sense of humor and your
motivation, he said in a telephone interview from Lincoln. He said he was
selected after more extensive written applications, the most rigorous physical
he has ever experienced and a Skype interview with Mars One medical director
Norbert Kraft, who examined his psychological health. Obviously, I'm sane. At
least that's what they think, he said. Najeeb gathered his wonder and
appreciation for life from experiences both in Iraq and the U.S. He was
studying for an undergraduate degree in his birthplace of Baghdad when the U.S.
invaded. Any night you might not wake up the next day, he said. So you
learn to find peace, make sure you enjoy every moment you have. He found
peace of mind in Fairfield. As a practitioner of Transcendental Meditation,
which is a way of life among many in the eastern Iowa town and the university,
he found the friendly, smiling people of Fairfield eased his longing to be near
his extended family, who had moved to Jordan. The philosophies he learned there
would help him in space, he believes. You talk to anyone in Fairfield, they
try to focus on the good. They don't think about bad things that could happen.
It doesn't mean they aren't preparing for it, but it's a very good, optimistic
approach. They believe life is not a struggle. Good things always happen.Being
from Fairfield makes me not think about negatives. Others are not so
optimistic, noting the dangers in extensive media reports. The trip will take
half a year, and there are concerns if enough food can be shipped there, or
even if they can land on the dusty, radiation-filled environment through the
thin atmosphere, experts have said. An MIT analysis claims that people could
start dying within 68 days of oxygen-related issues. Even if long-term
survival is possible, doesn't Najeeb fret about not being able to come
back?That hasn't hit me yet, he said. What would scare me isn't related to
the mission itself but to the people back home — the best friend's wedding you
miss or family. I was telling my mom the other day, sometimes when you are
close to them you don't see them, but when they are far away you communicate
more. When he told the news to MUM computer engineering colleague Maryam
Naraghi, she was
Re: [FairfieldLife] Get Lucky!
What it's based on is the long running idea that you actually don't spend your savings but live on the interest (non existent these days) or on dividends from investing that money. If I won a mil I'd pay off my mortgage as there's no reason to let the banksters make off with the interest they charge. On 04/02/2015 12:17 PM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: that's just a meme someone came up with - depends on how old you are, how expensive your lifestyle, and how long you live. If you have one million and your expenses are around even $5,000 a month, that's 60 thousand a year. One million would last you 16.6 years. If you started off at 65 years of age, then you are 81 or so when the dough is gone. But if you died at age 76, let's say then your heirs get some swag. *From:* salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Thursday, April 2, 2015 3:02 PM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Get Lucky! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : That should give them a little extra retirement money. In the US a million dollars doesn't go that far anymore. You need about 3-4 million dollars to retire properly unless inflation goes really berserk. A little extra? Blimey, it must be tough over there. I suppose it depends on the sort of lifestyle you're used to. And all that health insurance can't be cheap... On 04/02/2015 09:49 AM, salyavin808 wrote: Fancy winning the lottery twice? This article won't help but it's interesting what being lucky actually means. How to improve your luck and win the lottery twice (possibly) | Richard Wiseman http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/02/improve-luck-win-euromillions-lottery-twice#comment-49835406 image http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/02/improve-luck-win-euromillions-lottery-twice#comment-49835406 How to improve your luck and win the lottery twice (poss... http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/02/improve-luck-win-euromillions-lottery-twice#comment-49835406 And guess what – it has nothing to do with how many tickets you buy View on www.theguardian.com http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/02/improve-luck-win-euromillions-lottery-twice#comment-49835406 Preview by Yahoo
Re: [FairfieldLife] Get Lucky!
that's just a meme someone came up with - depends on how old you are, how
expensive your lifestyle, and how long you live. If you have one million and
your expenses are around even $5,000 a month, that's 60 thousand a year. One
million would last you 16.6 years. If you started off at 65 years of age, then
you are 81 or so when the dough is gone. But if you died at age 76, let's say
then your heirs get some swag.
From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2015 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Get Lucky!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote :
That should give them a little extraretirement money. In the US a million
dollars doesn't go that faranymore. You need about 3-4 million dollars to
retire properlyunless inflation goes really berserk.
A little extra? Blimey, it must be tough over there. I suppose it depends on
the sort of lifestyle you're used to. And all that health insurance can't be
cheap...
On 04/02/2015 09:49 AM, salyavin808 wrote:
Fancy winning thelottery twice? This article won't help but it'sinteresting
what being lucky actually means.
Howto improve your luck and win the lottery twice(possibly) | Richard Wiseman
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Re: [FairfieldLife] Get Lucky!
Well like I said it depends on who you are, age, health etc. Take my mother -
86, in great health, and her mortgage is paid off - one mill would last her the
rest of her life I expect with no problem.
From: Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2015 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Get Lucky!
What it's based on is the long running idea that you actually don't spend
your savings but live on the interest (non existent these days) or on dividends
from investing that money. If I won a mil I'd pay off my mortgage as there's
no reason to let the banksters make off with the interest they charge.
On 04/02/2015 12:17 PM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
wrote:
that's just a meme someone came up with - depends on how old you are, how
expensive your lifestyle, and how long you live. If you have one million and
your expenses are around even $5,000 a month, that's 60 thousand a year. One
million would last you 16.6 years. If you started off at 65 years of age, then
you are 81 or so when the dough is gone. But if you died at age 76, let's say
then your heirs get some swag.
From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2015 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Get Lucky!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote :
That should give them a little extra retirement money. In the US a million
dollars doesn't go that far anymore. You need about 3-4 million dollars to
retire properly unless inflation goes really berserk.
A little extra? Blimey, it must be tough over there. I suppose it depends on
the sort of lifestyle you're used to. And all that health insurance can't be
cheap...
On 04/02/2015 09:49 AM, salyavin808 wrote:
Fancy winning the lottery twice? This article won't help but it's
interesting what being lucky actually means.
Howto improve your luck and win the lottery twice (possibly) | Richard
Wiseman
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Re: [FairfieldLife] Get Lucky!
Given that a sandwich for lunch at a restaurant is at least $8 when it was $5 a few short years ago people are more and more feeling the pinch. Even Subway advertises their sandwiches at only $6 as if it is a great deal at that price when they were only $2.99 a few years back. There's been a round of raising the minimum wage with claims that it would cause places to raise their prices only a few cents. But those outfits don't do that, they'll just raise it a dollar instead. Of course minimum wage jobs aren't supposed to be a career. They're supposed to be supplemental jobs, often part-time, to do while going to school or waiting for an opening in your field. At that back in the day you could still rent a place to live, buy a car, dine out and enjoy a movie out now and then on a minimum wage job. No more, folks bought monster homes and then decided oh god, I better raise my prices to pay for this place. It's price increases that trickle down, not money. On 04/02/2015 12:02 PM, salyavin808 wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : That should give them a little extra retirement money. In the US a million dollars doesn't go that far anymore. You need about 3-4 million dollars to retire properly unless inflation goes really berserk. A little extra? Blimey, it must be tough over there. I suppose it depends on the sort of lifestyle you're used to. And all that health insurance can't be cheap... On 04/02/2015 09:49 AM, salyavin808 wrote: Fancy winning the lottery twice? This article won't help but it's interesting what being lucky actually means. How to improve your luck and win the lottery twice (possibly) | Richard Wiseman http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/02/improve-luck-win-euromillions-lottery-twice#comment-49835406 image http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/02/improve-luck-win-euromillions-lottery-twice#comment-49835406 How to improve your luck and win the lottery twice (poss... http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/02/improve-luck-win-euromillions-lottery-twice#comment-49835406 And guess what – it has nothing to do with how many tickets you buy View on www.theguardian.com http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/02/improve-luck-win-euromillions-lottery-twice#comment-49835406 Preview by Yahoo
Re: [FairfieldLife] Get Lucky!
A lot of older folks blew their retirement this century trying to stay in their homes. Many felt that the recessions would go away since they are cyclical and what savings they had would start growing again. And they could easily sell their homes and get their equity out. We know that didn't happen. Also many figured they'd just keep working until they were 72. But if they lost their job it often meant they wouldn't be able to find another one. This didn't happen back when experience was valued. If you ask me the whole economic scene is upside down. We seem to have silent austerity in the US. On 04/02/2015 12:50 PM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Well like I said it depends on who you are, age, health etc. Take my mother - 86, in great health, and her mortgage is paid off - one mill would last her the rest of her life I expect with no problem. *From:* Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Thursday, April 2, 2015 3:40 PM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Get Lucky! What it's based on is the long running idea that you actually don't spend your savings but live on the interest (non existent these days) or on dividends from investing that money. If I won a mil I'd pay off my mortgage as there's no reason to let the banksters make off with the interest they charge. On 04/02/2015 12:17 PM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com mailto:mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: that's just a meme someone came up with - depends on how old you are, how expensive your lifestyle, and how long you live. If you have one million and your expenses are around even $5,000 a month, that's 60 thousand a year. One million would last you 16.6 years. If you started off at 65 years of age, then you are 81 or so when the dough is gone. But if you died at age 76, let's say then your heirs get some swag. *From:* salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com mailto:no_re...@yahoogroups.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Thursday, April 2, 2015 3:02 PM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Get Lucky! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... mailto:noozguru@... wrote : That should give them a little extra retirement money. In the US a million dollars doesn't go that far anymore. You need about 3-4 million dollars to retire properly unless inflation goes really berserk. A little extra? Blimey, it must be tough over there. I suppose it depends on the sort of lifestyle you're used to. And all that health insurance can't be cheap... On 04/02/2015 09:49 AM, salyavin808 wrote: Fancy winning the lottery twice? This article won't help but it's interesting what being lucky actually means. How to improve your luck and win the lottery twice (possibly) | Richard Wiseman http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/02/improve-luck-win-euromillions-lottery-twice#comment-49835406 image http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/02/improve-luck-win-euromillions-lottery-twice#comment-49835406 How to improve your luck and win the lottery twice (poss... http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/02/improve-luck-win-euromillions-lottery-twice#comment-49835406 And guess what – it has nothing to do with how many tickets you buy View on www.theguardian.com http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/02/improve-luck-win-euromillions-lottery-twice#comment-49835406 Preview by Yahoo
[FairfieldLife] Future Living for Americans?
Works for the Japanese. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/peoplesdaily/article-3021375/Japan-s-internet-caf-refugees-workers-forced-dark-tiny-cubicles-t-afford-pay-rent.html
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is Russell Brand mad enough to crash a plane into a mountain?
Maybe you're just JELLOS. According to what I've read, Brand is a comic genius - he must be pretty smart since he got Katy Perry. But, he probably can't compare to all your many talents. LoL! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : There is an audience for it because he is saying what is popular now, what lots of people want to hear - that life is crazy, big banks are bad, rich people are screwing everyone else. Non sequitur. They don't take the time to see what kind of person he really is. I won't take the time to type a description of him - Sal has done an excellent job of that in the past. Non sequitur. From: aryavazhi no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2015 4:48 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is Russell Brand mad enough to crash a plane into a mountain? Hi Sera, most points agreed. I just got carried away a bit, because I found, whatever little bits we saw in Russels piece from Fauxnews so outrageous, that I couldn't believe there is a serious audience for it. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote : Re Sera, are you trying to say, that two evils cancel each other out?: No. I'm avoiding that cliche. But to avoid being taken in by bias it is an excellent prophylactic to read a variety of sources with opposed takes on life. There are certain takes that doubtless aren't worth wasting time on - Holocaust deniers, flat-earthers and creationists, say - but most journalists preach to the converted, those who share similar worldviews to themselves. There are precious few writers with integrity. George Orwell is the gold standard. Everybody respects Orwell regardless of whether they are on the left or the right. The key was his commitment to truth and basic decency. If you ditch truth and regard persuasion as your priority, or if you ditch decency and regard power as your goal, you'll end up penning intellectual poison. The antidote is then to read a biased writer on the opposite end of the spectrum. I just wish there were more Orwells around! There's always a place for out-and-out polemicists with a satirical streak (maybe Ann Coulter versus Michael Moore? I haven't got much time for either of them to be honest). But you know where you are with them and can simply enjoy the ride. I'm at a disadvantage here as I've never had the pleasure of watching Fox News. From what I've heard it doesn't sound like I'm going to become a fan. I'll take a look later at the documentary posted by Bhairitu, OutFoxed! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : Sera, are you trying to say, that two evils cancel each other out? No, you don't, do you? I can't imagine any other convoluted sh*t of propaganda piece as this one, and you don't want to even compare it to upright journalism, which does exist. Russel is completely right to get outraged at this. The guy who committed this mass murder 'extended' suicide, actually had his house only about 30 kms from my place, I could have passed him by with the car easily. And he was seriously sick, pipolar as it seems. This happens. He went to see many doctors and wasn't poor by any means. He simply was mentally sick, not religious, not islamic. He had issues with his girl friend and issues with his career. We have non-stop TV coverage here, but I have never seen such a piece of sh*t as this one from Fox News, that there are even half way sane people who see this is unimaginable. The thing is, I always get twitchy when people attack one particular organisation (not that I've ever seen Fox News). It's as if they imagine that their own preferred source of propaganda is reliable and objective. Well, it isn't. Here in the UK I always read The Spectator mag (right-wing) and The New Statesman mag (left-wing) every week. That way both hemispheres of my brain are balanced out. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : There is an audience for it because he is saying what is popular now, what lots of people want to hear - that life is crazy, big banks are bad, rich people are screwing everyone else.They don't take the time to see what kind of person he really is. I won't take the time to type a description of him - Sal has done an excellent job of that in the past. From: aryavazhi no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2015 4:48 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is Russell Brand mad enough to crash a plane into a mountain? Hi Sera, most points agreed. I just got carried away a bit, because I found, whatever little bits we saw in Russels piece from Fauxnews so outrageous, that I couldn't believe there is a serious audience for it. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote : Re Sera, are you trying to say, that two evils cancel each other out?: No. I'm
[FairfieldLife] Re: Gayest fight scene in movie history
He also forgot to include a clip of his own torso in action. LoL! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote : Hilarious! I daren't ask what you were doing a Google search for when you came across that clip ;-) This remains my fave Indian film clip (originally brought to my attention in Ghost World) . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnBbjc5hmho https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnBbjc5hmho
[FairfieldLife] Raja Luis on yogic flyers in S.A.: 50,000 = 100,000 = 1 million
http://www.maharishichannel.in/archives/2014_mp4/2014_play_mp4.php http://www.maharishichannel.in/archives/2014_mp4/2014_play_mp4.php The video shows the inauguration of the first official vastu flying hall in Mexico, attended by the governor of the state and other government dignitaries. According to Raja Luis, South American governments are jumping on the bandwagon of requesting TM and TM-SIdhis instruction far faster than they can meet demand and they are training one or two teachers in each school to be TM teachers to provide followup for each school because there is no practical way to do it otherwise.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Former MUM grad/faculty selected for trip to Mars {From Des Moines Register}
That'll mess up some jyotish charts!
That raises an intriguing question: how would astrologers adjust their
techniques to cope with someone who was born on another planet. What a nice
puzzle.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote :
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote :
I am very pleased he is going to Mars. I hope he will be able to set up a TM
center there and bring peace to the Red Planet. Mars has been sending out
aggressive, warlike vibes for far too long now and it is about time some
soothing influence was brought to bear on it.
That'll mess up some jyotish charts!
I think we should stop colonists heading to Mars, I like the idea of it as the
only world known to be inhabited solely by robots.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rick@... wrote :
Former MUM grad/faculty selected for trip to Mars
{From Des Moines Register}
To a former Fairfield man, a one-way flight to Mars is not science fiction. He
believes one day he could be a Martian.
Najeeb Najeeb was named one of 100 finalists from 202,000 worldwide applicants
last month by Mars One, a corporation with plans to build a human settlement on
Mars.
It's a one-way mission, and that really freaks people out, said Najeeb, 38,
who lived in Fairfield for seven years as a student and faculty member at
Maharishi University of Management before moving to Lincoln, Neb., last year to
pursue a doctorate in computer engineering.
Giving up everything on Earth for what skeptics say is a dangerous and
infeasible mission does not scare him. He considers it his chance to help the
future of humanity.
He compares it to Europeans who left comforts for a one-way trip to America,
where they fought diseases and hostile natives to build a society that
eventually saved the world in World War II. I owe my life to those people. And
now someone needs to take that initiative and do that again. That's why I did
it.
Mars One consists of a not-for-profit foundation to raise money through
donations and a for-profit corporation that seeks investors by promising a
return from media and intellectual property rights. In essence, it's a reality
TV show.
The cast/crew was whittled to 660 after weeding out applications and
conducting a physical examination. The survivors were interviewed to narrow the
list to 100. More rigorous tests are expected to reach a final list of 24
people — six four-person crews.
Najeeb sent his video application on a lark, showing his sense of humor by
joking about the color of his pumpkin shirt and about passing the torch of
human evolution unless we burn ourselves up in the process.
They wanted to know if you had a sense of humor and your motivation, he said
in a telephone interview from Lincoln.
He said he was selected after more extensive written applications, the most
rigorous physical he has ever experienced and a Skype interview with Mars One
medical director Norbert Kraft, who examined his psychological health.
Obviously, I'm sane. At least that's what they think, he said.
Najeeb gathered his wonder and appreciation for life from experiences both in
Iraq and the U.S. He was studying for an undergraduate degree in his birthplace
of Baghdad
when the U.S. invaded.
Any night you might not wake up the next day, he said. So you learn to find
peace, make sure you enjoy every moment you have.
He found peace of mind in Fairfield. As a practitioner of Transcendental
Meditation, which is a way of life among many in the eastern Iowa town and the
university, he found the friendly, smiling people of Fairfield eased his
longing to be near his extended family, who had moved to Jordan. The
philosophies he learned there would help him in space, he believes.
You talk to anyone in Fairfield, they try to focus on the good. They don't
think about bad things that could happen. It doesn't mean they aren't preparing
for it, but it's a very good, optimistic approach. They believe life is not a
struggle. Good things always happen.
Being from Fairfield makes me not think about negatives.
Others are not so optimistic, noting the dangers in extensive media reports.
The trip will take half a year, and there are concerns if enough food can be
shipped there, or even if they can land on the dusty, radiation-filled
environment through the thin atmosphere, experts have said. An MIT analysis
claims that people could start dying within 68 days of oxygen-related issues.
Even if long-term survival is possible, doesn't Najeeb fret about not being
able to come back?
That hasn't hit me yet, he said. What would scare me isn't related to the
mission itself but to the people back home — the best friend's wedding you miss
or family. I was telling my mom the other day, sometimes when you are close to
them you don't see them, but
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Former MUM grad/faculty selected for trip to Mars {From Des Moines Register}
The way astrology currently works it would take centuries to observe the
effects on Mars by it's moons and the planets. If we figure out how
astrology really works via patterns it might get resolved quicker. This
issue has frequently been discussed so a search should reveal what
different astrologers think of the problem.
On 04/02/2015 03:37 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:
That'll mess up some jyotish charts!
That raises an intriguing question: how would astrologers adjust their
techniques to cope with someone who was born on another planet. What a
nice puzzle.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote :
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote :
I am very pleased he is going to Mars. I hope he will be able to set
up a TM center there and bring peace to the Red Planet. Mars has been
sending out aggressive, warlike vibes for far too long now and it is
about time some soothing influence was brought to bear on it.
That'll mess up some jyotish charts!
I think we should stop colonists heading to Mars, I like the idea of
it as the only world known to be inhabited solely by robots.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rick@... wrote :
Former MUM grad/faculty selected for trip to Mars
Najeeb Najeeb
{From Des Moines Register}
To a former Fairfield man, a one-way flight to Mars is not science
fiction. He believes one day he could be a Martian.
Najeeb Najeeb was named one of 100 finalists from 202,000 worldwide
applicants last month by Mars One, a corporation with plans to build a
human settlement on Mars.
It's a one-way mission, and that really freaks people out, said
Najeeb, 38, who lived in Fairfield for seven years as a student and
faculty member at Maharishi University of Management before moving to
Lincoln, Neb., last year to pursue a doctorate in computer engineering.
Giving up everything on Earth for what skeptics say is a dangerous and
infeasible mission does not scare him. He considers it his chance to
help the future of humanity.
He compares it to Europeans who left comforts for a one-way trip to
America, where they fought diseases and hostile natives to build a
society that eventually saved the world in World War II. I owe my
life to those people. And now someone needs to take that initiative
and do that again. That's why I did it.
Mars One consists of a not-for-profit foundation to raise money
through donations and a for-profit corporation that seeks investors by
promising a return from media and intellectual property rights. In
essence, it's a reality TV show.
The cast/crew was whittled to 660 after weeding out applications and
conducting a physical examination. The survivors were interviewed to
narrow the list to 100. More rigorous tests are expected to reach a
final list of 24 people — six four-person crews.
Najeeb sent his video application on a lark, showing his sense of
humor by joking about the color of his pumpkin shirt and about passing
the torch of human evolution unless we burn ourselves up in the process.
They wanted to know if you had a sense of humor and your motivation,
he said in a telephone interview from Lincoln.
He said he was selected after more extensive written applications, the
most rigorous physical he has ever experienced and a Skype interview
with Mars One medical director Norbert Kraft, who examined his
psychological health.
Obviously, I'm sane. At least that's what they think, he said.
Najeeb gathered his wonder and appreciation for life from experiences
both in Iraq and the U.S. He was studying for an undergraduate degree
in his birthplace of Baghdad
when the U.S. invaded.
Any night you might not wake up the next day, he said. So you learn
to find peace, make sure you enjoy every moment you have.
He found peace of mind in Fairfield. As a practitioner of
Transcendental Meditation, which is a way of life among many in the
eastern Iowa town and the university, he found the friendly, smiling
people of Fairfield eased his longing to be near his extended family,
who had moved to Jordan. The philosophies he learned there would help
him in space, he believes.
You talk to anyone in Fairfield, they try to focus on the good. They
don't think about bad things that could happen. It doesn't mean they
aren't preparing for it, but it's a very good, optimistic approach.
They believe life is not a struggle. Good things always happen.
Being from Fairfield makes me not think about negatives.
Others are not so optimistic, noting the dangers in extensive media
reports. The trip will take half a year, and there are concerns if
enough food can be shipped there, or even if they can land on the
dusty, radiation-filled environment through the thin atmosphere,
experts have said. An MIT analysis claims that people could start
dying within 68 days of oxygen-related issues.
Even if long-term survival is possible, doesn't
Re: [FairfieldLife] Best soundtrack use of the Pachelbel Canon ever
Probably more like the last 36 hours, binge watching Westerns on TV. LoL! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : Justified must be a morning watch for you. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/justified-katherine-mikey-die-jere-785450 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/justified-katherine-mikey-die-jere-785450 One of the members of the TV forum I'm on has a son who is a writer for the show and got to write the last 20 minutes of the final episode. He says his son is tight lipped about the ending since he knows his dad can't keep a secret. ;-) On 04/01/2015 02:49 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoiseb@... mailto:turquoiseb@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: This one is for those who, like me, are following the last magnificent episodes of Justified. This latest one managed to use this piece of music in a way that has finally eradicated all negative traces of it in my memory associated with the start of old Maharishi videos. :-)
Re: [FairfieldLife] Dutch Parliament Bans Monsanto’ s RoundUp
Can anyone out there please explain cognitive dissonance? Thanks. Science Magazine ranked Monsanto as 5th on its 2013 Top Employers list, describing its top attributes as innovative leader in the industry, makes changes needed, and does important quality research. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto#Awards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto#Awards ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : Thought for the day: Destroy Monsanto On 04/02/2015 03:43 AM, email4you mikemail4you@... mailto:mikemail4you@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: http://csglobe.com/dutch-parliament-bans-monsantos-roundup/; class=ygrps-yiv-146427778yiv7988895610link-enhancr-card-urlWrapper ygrps-yiv-146427778yiv7988895610link-enhancr-element Dutch Parliament Bans Monsanto’s RoundUp | CSGlobe Starting from the end of 2015 the sale of glyphosate-based herbicides to private parties will be prohibited due to a recent decision by the Dutch Parliament View on csglobe.com Preview by Yahoo http://csglobe.com/dutch-parliament-bans-monsantos-roundup/ http://csglobe.com/dutch-parliament-bans-monsantos-roundup/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Dutch Parl iament Bans Monsanto’ s RoundUp
Monsanto: great place to work, dangerous products for sale? I'm not convinced that the UN WHO decision concerning glyphosate is correct, but if you DO accept such findings, the fact is that Monsanto's main business is to produce seeds whose only utility is that they enable you to buy lots of pesticide that Monsanto sells, directly or indirectly. And if you think the pesticide is dangerous, then there is no justifiable reason to do business with them as the seeds are only worth buying if you're going to use the pesticide. L ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : Can anyone out there please explain cognitive dissonance? Thanks. Science Magazine ranked Monsanto as 5th on its 2013 Top Employers list, describing its top attributes as innovative leader in the industry, makes changes needed, and does important quality research. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto#Awards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto#Awards ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : Thought for the day: Destroy Monsanto On 04/02/2015 03:43 AM, email4you mikemail4you@... mailto:mikemail4you@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: http://csglobe.com/dutch-parliament-bans-monsantos-roundup/; class=ygrps-yiv-1440506791ygrps-yiv-146427778yiv7988895610link-enhancr-card-urlWrapper ygrps-yiv-1440506791ygrps-yiv-146427778yiv7988895610link-enhancr-element Dutch Parliament Bans Monsanto’s RoundUp | CSGlobe Starting from the end of 2015 the sale of glyphosate-based herbicides to private parties will be prohibited due to a recent decision by the Dutch Parliament View on csglobe.com Preview by Yahoo http://csglobe.com/dutch-parliament-bans-monsantos-roundup/ http://csglobe.com/dutch-parliament-bans-monsantos-roundup/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Former MUM grad/faculty selected for trip to Mars {From Des Moines Register}
The spirit of bold curiosity ahead..:
Mineshaft gap - Dr. Strangelove https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybSzoLCCX-Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybSzoLCCX-Y
Mineshaft gap - Dr. Strangelove https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybSzoLCCX-Y
Peter Selelrs and George C. Scott discuss the Cold War mineshaft gap
View on www.youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybSzoLCCX-Y
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TurquoiseBee writes:
I think Bevan would be an asset for any Mars mission. If they run out of food,
they could eat him, and survive for months until a supply ship arrived.
No. Dear Mr. TurquoiseBee; the science on 'large'
within morbidity tables should most likely
preclude the trip in Bevan's application for space prior to the
mission launch. If Rick should activate the polling function
we could have a FFL pool on the question or at least a survey.
feste37 writes: I am very pleased he [Najeeb Najeeb] is going to Mars. I hope
he will be able to set up a TM center there and bring peace to the Red Planet.
Mars has been sending out aggressive, warlike vibes for far too long now and it
is about time some soothing influence was brought to bear on it.
Michael Jackson writes:
Yeah, like I said, I hope he takes Bevan and Johnnie Hagelin - maybe you could
go to so they can have a cheerleading section.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote :
Beauty and Truth be known,
You talk to anyone in Fairfield, they try to focus on the good. They don't
think about bad things that could happen. It doesn't mean they aren't preparing
for it, but it's a very good, optimistic approach. They believe life is not a
struggle. Good things always happen.
Being from Fairfield makes me not think about negatives.
JaiGuruYou,
-Buck a meditator from Fairfield, Iowa
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote :
That is all true about Fairfield, Iowa but TM itself is not necessarily a way
of life. TM itself is just a simple natural innocent practice. Yes it unfolds
life but it in itself is not a way of life.
Culture though is way of life. For a small portion of people there possibly
is a meditation way of life but that is not TM itself. That would entail a
small number and a small number getting smaller all the time demographically.
Though certainly one can be a practitioner without being part and member of a
narrow culture. For instance, one could be a practicing transcending meditator,
even have no valid Dome badge and have little or nothing to do with the
movement, or the campus or up in the Global Country of World Peace and yet live
in Fairfield, Iowa. Which culture is that as way of life. ..The un-affiliated
Fairfield, Iowa meditator culture. Spiritual Fairfield, Iowa is a pretty nice
place to live for its culture. Culture is not necessarily cult as some here
would like to make it. JaiGuruYou, -Buck, a meditator in meditating
Fairfield, Iowa
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote :
Yeah he is one of us, a Fairfield meditator. All around good person from
Fairfield yet not representative of FFL yahoo-group.
He found peace of mind in Fairfield. As a practitioner of Transcendental
Meditation, which is a way of life among many in the eastern Iowa town and the
university, he found the friendly, smiling people of Fairfield
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rick@... wrote :
Former MUM grad/faculty selected for trip to Mars
{From Des Moines Register}
To a former Fairfield man, a one-way flight to Mars is not science fiction. He
believes one day he could be a Martian.
Najeeb Najeeb was named one of 100 finalists from 202,000 worldwide applicants
last month by Mars One, a corporation with plans to build a human settlement on
Mars.
It's a one-way mission, and that really freaks people out, said Najeeb, 38,
who lived in Fairfield for seven years as a student and faculty member at
Maharishi University of Management before moving to Lincoln, Neb., last year to
pursue a doctorate in computer engineering.
Giving up everything on Earth for what skeptics say is a dangerous and
infeasible mission does not scare him. He considers it his chance to help the
future of humanity.
He compares it to Europeans who left comforts for a one-way trip to America,
where they fought diseases and hostile natives to build a society that
eventually saved the world in World War II. I owe my life to those people. And
now someone needs to take that initiative and do that again. That's why I did
it.
Mars One consists of a not-for-profit foundation to raise money through
donations and a for-profit corporation that seeks investors by promising a
return from media and intellectual property rights. In essence, it's a reality
TV show.
The cast/crew was whittled to 660 after weeding out applications and
conducting a physical
[FairfieldLife] Re: Gayest fight scene in movie history
Hilarious! I daren't ask what you were doing a Google search for when you came across that clip ;-) This remains my fave Indian film clip (originally brought to my attention in Ghost World) . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnBbjc5hmho https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnBbjc5hmho
[FairfieldLife] Re: Gayest fight scene in movie history
http://youtu.be/U9b5vybKA_E http://youtu.be/U9b5vybKA_E ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote : Hilarious! I daren't ask what you were doing a Google search for when you came across that clip ;-) This remains my fave Indian film clip (originally brought to my attention in Ghost World) . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnBbjc5hmho https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnBbjc5hmho
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Re: [FairfieldLife] TM reaches the Orient...
For what purpose would you be wanting to get your TM med checked? Go figure. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : Wow! Golly gee! A real shore 'nuff news article posted on the Maharishi Foundation USA web site and written by grinning Bobby Roth, certified shill for the TM Movement! I must-a been wrong in all I ever said about TM being a mediocre technique and Marshy being a con man! I guess I need to dust off my TM mantra and go to the nearest Peace Palace and get my TM med checked. From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2015 12:37 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] TM reaches the Orient... More than 3,000 Buddhist monks in 100 monasteries throughout Southeast Asia have learned the Transcendental Meditation technique http://www.tm.org/meditation-techniques?leadsource=CRM421, as a result of the work by a revered Japanese Buddhist http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/japan/japanworkbook/religion/jbuddhis.htmlmonk, Reverend Koji Oshima, who is a longtime TM practitioner and certified TM teacher. According to Rev. Oshima, the Buddhist monks appreciate the simplicity, effortlessness, and profound experience of transcendence, which is gained almost immediately after starting the TM practice. Rev. Oshima adds that transcendence provides the natural basis for the monk’s subsequent prayers and practices. Thousands of Buddhist Monks in Asia Learn Transcendental Meditation | Transcendental Meditation® Blog http://www.tm.org/blog/meditation/buddhist-monks/ http://www.tm.org/blog/meditation/buddhist-monks/ Thousands of Buddhist Monks in Asia Learn Transcendenta... http://www.tm.org/blog/meditation/buddhist-monks/ More than 3,000 Buddhist monks in 100 monasteries throughout Southeast Asia have learned the Transcendental Meditation technique, as a result of... View on www.tm.org http://www.tm.org/blog/meditation/buddhist-monks/ Preview by Yahoo
[FairfieldLife] Re: Future Living for Americans?
It's reminds me of the lifestyle of the (anti-)hero of William Gibson's seminal novel Neuromancer. One striking feature is that anyone who tried to live in an internet café in London, Paris or New York would have their meagre possessions stolen within days. Japan has such a strong shame-culture ethic they don't have those worries. In Tokyo you can find food- and cigarette-vending machines on street corners made of such flimsy plastic that they could be ripped open using muscle power alone. They'd be cleaned out within 24 hours anywhere else. The Japanese have also pioneered those capsule hotels that look like they should be on a submarine or spaceship rather than planet Earth. (There is something dinky and cute about them mind!) This is what the future looks like . . .
[FairfieldLife] Dutch Parliament Bans Monsanto’s RoundUp
| | | | | | | | | | | Dutch Parliament Bans Monsanto’s RoundUp | CSGlobeStarting from the end of 2015 the sale of glyphosate-based herbicides to private parties will be prohibited due to a recent decision by the Dutch Parliament | | | | View on csglobe.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | http://csglobe.com/dutch-parliament-bans-monsantos-roundup/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Gayest fight scene in movie history
Actually, a former member of FFL found it and posted it on Facebook. I have no
idea how or why he found it, and as you say I dare not ask. :-)
As for your dance clip, it provokes similar levels of WTFness. I can't even
conceive of how anyone could possibly conceive of such a thing.
From: s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 3, 2015 1:04 AM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Gayest fight scene in movie history
Hilarious!
I daren't ask what you were doing a Google search for when you came across that
clip ;-)
This remains my fave Indian film clip (originally brought to my attention in
Ghost World) . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnBbjc5hmho
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[FairfieldLife] Long but tremendous article about Max Headroom
Great article about one of the weirdest TV series ever, which was all about taking the piss out of television ON television. There has never been anything else quite like it... Max Headroom: the definitive history of the 1980s digital icon | | | | | | | | | | | Max Headroom: the definitive history of the 1980s digita...On Thursday, April 4th, 1985, a blast of dystopian satire hit the UK airwaves. Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future was a snarky take on media and corporate gr... | | | | View on www.theverge.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | |
Re: [FairfieldLife] Best soundtrack use of the Pachelbel Canon ever
Justified must be a morning watch for you. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/justified-katherine-mikey-die-jere-785450 One of the members of the TV forum I'm on has a son who is a writer for the show and got to write the last 20 minutes of the final episode. He says his son is tight lipped about the ending since he knows his dad can't keep a secret. ;-) On 04/01/2015 02:49 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: */This one is for those who, like me, are following the last magnificent episodes of Justified. This latest one managed to use this piece of music in a way that has finally eradicated all negative traces of it in my memory associated with the start of old Maharishi videos. :-)/*
Re: [FairfieldLife] Get Lucky!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : That should give them a little extra retirement money. In the US a million dollars doesn't go that far anymore. You need about 3-4 million dollars to retire properly unless inflation goes really berserk. A little extra? Blimey, it must be tough over there. I suppose it depends on the sort of lifestyle you're used to. And all that health insurance can't be cheap... On 04/02/2015 09:49 AM, salyavin808 wrote: Fancy winning the lottery twice? This article won't help but it's interesting what being lucky actually means. How to improve your luck and win the lottery twice (possibly) | Richard Wiseman How to improve your luck and win the lottery twice (poss... And guess what – it has nothing to do with how many tickets you buy View on www.theguardian.com Preview by Yahoo
[FairfieldLife] Re: Former MUM grad/faculty selected for trip to Mars {From Des Moines Register}
I am very pleased he is going to Mars. I hope he will be able to set up a TM
center there and bring peace to the Red Planet. Mars has been sending out
aggressive, warlike vibes for far too long now and it is about time some
soothing influence was brought to bear on it.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rick@... wrote :
Former MUM grad/faculty selected for trip to Mars
{From Des Moines Register}
To a former Fairfield man, a one-way flight to Mars is not science fiction. He
believes one day he could be a Martian.
Najeeb Najeeb was named one of 100 finalists from 202,000 worldwide applicants
last month by Mars One, a corporation with plans to build a human settlement on
Mars.
It's a one-way mission, and that really freaks people out, said Najeeb, 38,
who lived in Fairfield for seven years as a student and faculty member at
Maharishi University of Management before moving to Lincoln, Neb., last year to
pursue a doctorate in computer engineering.
Giving up everything on Earth for what skeptics say is a dangerous and
infeasible mission does not scare him. He considers it his chance to help the
future of humanity.
He compares it to Europeans who left comforts for a one-way trip to America,
where they fought diseases and hostile natives to build a society that
eventually saved the world in World War II. I owe my life to those people. And
now someone needs to take that initiative and do that again. That's why I did
it.
Mars One consists of a not-for-profit foundation to raise money through
donations and a for-profit corporation that seeks investors by promising a
return from media and intellectual property rights. In essence, it's a reality
TV show.
The cast/crew was whittled to 660 after weeding out applications and
conducting a physical examination. The survivors were interviewed to narrow the
list to 100. More rigorous tests are expected to reach a final list of 24
people — six four-person crews.
Najeeb sent his video application on a lark, showing his sense of humor by
joking about the color of his pumpkin shirt and about passing the torch of
human evolution unless we burn ourselves up in the process.
They wanted to know if you had a sense of humor and your motivation, he said
in a telephone interview from Lincoln.
He said he was selected after more extensive written applications, the most
rigorous physical he has ever experienced and a Skype interview with Mars One
medical director Norbert Kraft, who examined his psychological health.
Obviously, I'm sane. At least that's what they think, he said.
Najeeb gathered his wonder and appreciation for life from experiences both in
Iraq and the U.S. He was studying for an undergraduate degree in his birthplace
of Baghdad
when the U.S. invaded.
Any night you might not wake up the next day, he said. So you learn to find
peace, make sure you enjoy every moment you have.
He found peace of mind in Fairfield. As a practitioner of Transcendental
Meditation, which is a way of life among many in the eastern Iowa town and the
university, he found the friendly, smiling people of Fairfield eased his
longing to be near his extended family, who had moved to Jordan. The
philosophies he learned there would help him in space, he believes.
You talk to anyone in Fairfield, they try to focus on the good. They don't
think about bad things that could happen. It doesn't mean they aren't preparing
for it, but it's a very good, optimistic approach. They believe life is not a
struggle. Good things always happen.
Being from Fairfield makes me not think about negatives.
Others are not so optimistic, noting the dangers in extensive media reports.
The trip will take half a year, and there are concerns if enough food can be
shipped there, or even if they can land on the dusty, radiation-filled
environment through the thin atmosphere, experts have said. An MIT analysis
claims that people could start dying within 68 days of oxygen-related issues.
Even if long-term survival is possible, doesn't Najeeb fret about not being
able to come back?
That hasn't hit me yet, he said. What would scare me isn't related to the
mission itself but to the people back home — the best friend's wedding you miss
or family. I was telling my mom the other day, sometimes when you are close to
them you don't see them, but when they are far away you communicate more.
When he told the news to MUM computer engineering colleague Maryam Naraghi,
she was shocked. I told him if he goes there he would not see his parents
again and would not have the life his parents expect of him, she said. I'm a
mother so I told him my point of view. And he convinced me that was selfish. If
you hold on to your daughter and not let her live the life she wants, that is
selfish, he said. I now support what he wants and hope he makes it.
While some scientists
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Former MUM grad/faculty selected for trip to Mars {From Des Moines Register}
Yeah, like I said, I hope he takes Bevan and Johnnie Hagelin - maybe you could
go to so they can have a cheerleading section.
From: feste37 no_re...@yahoogroups.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2015 11:29 AM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Former MUM grad/faculty selected for trip to Mars
{From Des Moines Register}
I am very pleased he is going to Mars. I hope he will beable to set up a TM
center there and bring peace to the Red Planet. Mars hasbeen sending out
aggressive, warlike vibes for far too long now and it is abouttime some
soothing influence was brought to bear on it.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rick@... wrote :
Former MUM grad/faculty selected for trip to Mars
{From Des Moines Register}To a former Fairfield man, a one-way flight to Mars
is not science fiction. He believes one day he could be a Martian. Najeeb
Najeeb was named one of 100 finalists from 202,000 worldwide applicants last
month by Mars One, a corporation with plans to build a human settlement on
Mars. It's a one-way mission, and that really freaks people out, said
Najeeb, 38, who lived in Fairfield for seven years as a student and faculty
member at Maharishi University of Management before moving to Lincoln, Neb.,
last year to pursue a doctorate in computer engineering. Giving up everything
on Earth for what skeptics say is a dangerous and infeasible mission does not
scare him. He considers it his chance to help the future of humanity. He
compares it to Europeans who left comforts for a one-way trip to America, where
they fought diseases and hostile natives to build a society that eventually
saved the world in World War II. I owe my life to those people. And now
someone needs to take that initiative and do that again. That's why I did it.
Mars One consists of a not-for-profit foundation to raise money through
donations and a for-profit corporation that seeks investors by promising a
return from media and intellectual property rights. In essence, it's a reality
TV show. The cast/crew was whittled to 660 after weeding out applications and
conducting a physical examination. The survivors were interviewed to narrow the
list to 100. More rigorous tests are expected to reach a final list of 24
people — six four-person crews. Najeeb sent his video application on a lark,
showing his sense of humor by joking about the color of his pumpkin shirt and
about passing the torch of human evolution unless we burn ourselves up in the
process. They wanted to know if you had a sense of humor and your
motivation, he said in a telephone interview from Lincoln. He said he was
selected after more extensive written applications, the most rigorous physical
he has ever experienced and a Skype interview with Mars One medical director
Norbert Kraft, who examined his psychological health. Obviously, I'm sane. At
least that's what they think, he said. Najeeb gathered his wonder and
appreciation for life from experiences both in Iraq and the U.S. He was
studying for an undergraduate degree in his birthplace of Baghdad when the U.S.
invaded. Any night you might not wake up the next day, he said. So you
learn to find peace, make sure you enjoy every moment you have. He found
peace of mind in Fairfield. As a practitioner of Transcendental Meditation,
which is a way of life among many in the eastern Iowa town and the university,
he found the friendly, smiling people of Fairfield eased his longing to be near
his extended family, who had moved to Jordan. The philosophies he learned there
would help him in space, he believes. You talk to anyone in Fairfield, they
try to focus on the good. They don't think about bad things that could happen.
It doesn't mean they aren't preparing for it, but it's a very good, optimistic
approach. They believe life is not a struggle. Good things always happen.Being
from Fairfield makes me not think about negatives. Others are not so
optimistic, noting the dangers in extensive media reports. The trip will take
half a year, and there are concerns if enough food can be shipped there, or
even if they can land on the dusty, radiation-filled environment through the
thin atmosphere, experts have said. An MIT analysis claims that people could
start dying within 68 days of oxygen-related issues. Even if long-term
survival is possible, doesn't Najeeb fret about not being able to come
back?That hasn't hit me yet, he said. What would scare me isn't related to
the mission itself but to the people back home — the best friend's wedding you
miss or family. I was telling my mom the other day, sometimes when you are
close to them you don't see them, but when they are far away you communicate
more. When he told the news to MUM computer engineering colleague Maryam
Naraghi, she was shocked. I told him if he goes there he would not see his
parents again and would not have the life his parents expect of him, she said.
Re: [FairfieldLife] MS-DOS Mobile!
And Netflix had show recommendations after you finished watching something such as Go to Bed, Do Your Homework, Exercise Your Mind. On 04/01/2015 04:41 PM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] wrote: Google patents customizable robot personalities: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-04/01/google-robot-personalities On 04/01/2015 04:10 PM, rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife] wrote: This is April 1st. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2479884,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : In other news Redbox launched Petbox as Hulu launched Hulu Pets. On 04/01/2015 02:49 PM, hepa7@... mailto:hepa7@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: Microsoft launches MS-DOS Mobile - Lumia Conversations http://lumiaconversations.microsoft.com/2015/04/01/microsoft-launches-ms-dos-mobile/ image http://lumiaconversations.microsoft.com/2015/04/01/microsoft-launches-ms-dos-mobile/ Microsoft launches MS-DOS Mobile - Lumia Conversations http://lumiaconversations.microsoft.com/2015/04/01/microsoft-launches-ms-dos-mobile/ Today Microsoft launches MS-DOS Mobile, a new OS designed especially for Lumia smartphones. Microsoft is going back to where productivity started for milli View on lumiaconversations.m... http://lumiaconversations.microsoft.com/2015/04/01/microsoft-launches-ms-dos-mobile/ Preview by Yahoo
Re: [FairfieldLife] Dutch Parliament Bans Monsanto’s RoundUp
Thought for the day: Destroy Monsanto On 04/02/2015 03:43 AM, email4you mikemail4...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: image http://csglobe.com/dutch-parliament-bans-monsantos-roundup/ Dutch Parliament Bans Monsanto’s RoundUp | CSGlobe http://csglobe.com/dutch-parliament-bans-monsantos-roundup/ Starting from the end of 2015 the sale of glyphosate-based herbicides to private parties will be prohibited due to a recent decision by the Dutch Parliament View on csglobe.com http://csglobe.com/dutch-parliament-bans-monsantos-roundup/ Preview by Yahoo http://csglobe.com/dutch-parliament-bans-monsantos-roundup/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Notes from a viewing of Going Clear
There are several versions of the story floating around the web. I heard it from Herbert himself who was a frequent guest on the Seattle TV show that I played music for. I'm pretty sure he mentioned Twitchell that time. These guys seem to like to spin big tales. ;-) On 04/01/2015 08:08 PM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Isaac Asimov commented in a 1980's interview that the bet was informal, and not JUST between Hubbard and Heinlein. Supposedly, it was Asimov, Heinlein, Hubbard, and Frank Herbert, more of a dare than a true bet. Who can make the best religious story. Resulting stories: Nightfall, Dune, Job, and supposedly, Dianetics. I have not yet found the interview with Asimov so it may be apocryphal too. *From:* Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Wednesday, April 1, 2015 9:32 PM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Notes from a viewing of Going Clear According to Frank Herbert, the author of Dune, Hubbard and another writer, Paul Twitchell, had this bet about starting a cult. Twitchell, of course, started Eckankar. The members of that organization meditated on the mantra Hu. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Twitchell On 04/01/2015 12:32 AM, salyavin808 wrote:
[FairfieldLife] Re: Former MUM grad/faculty selected for trip to Mars {From Des Moines Register}
Beauty and Truth be known,
You talk to anyone in Fairfield, they try to focus on the good. They don't
think about bad things that could happen. It doesn't mean they aren't preparing
for it, but it's a very good, optimistic approach. They believe life is not a
struggle. Good things always happen.
Being from Fairfield makes me not think about negatives.
JaiGuruYou,
-Buck a meditator from Fairfield, Iowa
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote :
That is all true about Fairfield, Iowa but TM itself is not necessarily a way
of life. TM itself is just a simple natural innocent practice. Yes it unfolds
life but it in itself is not a way of life.
Culture though is way of life. For a small portion of people there possibly
is a meditation way of life but that is not TM itself. That would entail a
small number and a small number getting smaller all the time demographically.
Though certainly one can be a practitioner without being part and member of a
narrow culture. For instance, one could be a practicing transcending meditator,
even have no valid Dome badge and have little or nothing to do with the
movement, or the campus or up in the Global Country of World Peace and yet live
in Fairfield, Iowa. Which culture is that as way of life. ..The un-affiliated
Fairfield, Iowa meditator culture. Spiritual Fairfield, Iowa is a pretty nice
place to live for its culture. Culture is not necessarily cult as some here
would like to make it. JaiGuruYou, -Buck, a meditator in meditating
Fairfield, Iowa
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote :
Yeah he is one of us, a Fairfield meditator. All around good person from
Fairfield yet not representative of FFL yahoo-group.
He found peace of mind in Fairfield. As a practitioner of Transcendental
Meditation, which is a way of life among many in the eastern Iowa town and the
university, he found the friendly, smiling people of Fairfield
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rick@... wrote :
Former MUM grad/faculty selected for trip to Mars
{From Des Moines Register}
To a former Fairfield man, a one-way flight to Mars is not science fiction. He
believes one day he could be a Martian.
Najeeb Najeeb was named one of 100 finalists from 202,000 worldwide applicants
last month by Mars One, a corporation with plans to build a human settlement on
Mars.
It's a one-way mission, and that really freaks people out, said Najeeb, 38,
who lived in Fairfield for seven years as a student and faculty member at
Maharishi University of Management before moving to Lincoln, Neb., last year to
pursue a doctorate in computer engineering.
Giving up everything on Earth for what skeptics say is a dangerous and
infeasible mission does not scare him. He considers it his chance to help the
future of humanity.
He compares it to Europeans who left comforts for a one-way trip to America,
where they fought diseases and hostile natives to build a society that
eventually saved the world in World War II. I owe my life to those people. And
now someone needs to take that initiative and do that again. That's why I did
it.
Mars One consists of a not-for-profit foundation to raise money through
donations and a for-profit corporation that seeks investors by promising a
return from media and intellectual property rights. In essence, it's a reality
TV show.
The cast/crew was whittled to 660 after weeding out applications and
conducting a physical examination. The survivors were interviewed to narrow the
list to 100. More rigorous tests are expected to reach a final list of 24
people — six four-person crews.
Najeeb sent his video application on a lark, showing his sense of humor by
joking about the color of his pumpkin shirt and about passing the torch of
human evolution unless we burn ourselves up in the process.
They wanted to know if you had a sense of humor and your motivation, he said
in a telephone interview from Lincoln.
He said he was selected after more extensive written applications, the most
rigorous physical he has ever experienced and a Skype interview with Mars One
medical director Norbert Kraft, who examined his psychological health.
Obviously, I'm sane. At least that's what they think, he said.
Najeeb gathered his wonder and appreciation for life from experiences both in
Iraq and the U.S. He was studying for an undergraduate degree in his birthplace
of Baghdad
when the U.S. invaded.
Any night you might not wake up the next day, he said. So you learn to find
peace, make sure you enjoy every moment you have.
He found peace of mind in Fairfield. As a practitioner of Transcendental
Meditation, which is a way of life among many in the eastern Iowa town and the
university, he found the friendly, smiling people of Fairfield eased his
longing to be near his extended family, who had moved to
Re: [FairfieldLife] Gayest fight scene in movie history
ROFLMAO! Well... I guess they could have shown them doing squats with a Shiva
Lingam in the background.
From: TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
To: FairfieldLife fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2015 1:47 AM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Gayest fight scene in movie history
No wonder Indians are so fucked up. They actually think this is macho, and
what real men do in gyms. :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byOw4AYd7-8
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Re: [FairfieldLife] TM reaches the Orient...
Wow! Golly gee!
A real shore 'nuff news article posted on the Maharishi Foundation USA web site
and written by grinning Bobby Roth, certified shill for the TM Movement!
I must-a been wrong in all I ever said about TM being a mediocre technique and
Marshy being a con man!
I guess I need to dust off my TM mantra and go to the nearest Peace Palace and
get my TM med checked.
From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2015 12:37 PM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] TM reaches the Orient...
More than 3,000 Buddhist monks in 100 monasteries throughout Southeast Asia
have learned the Transcendental Meditation technique, as a result of the work
by a revered Japanese Buddhistmonk, Reverend Koji Oshima, who is a longtime TM
practitioner and certified TM teacher.According to Rev. Oshima, the Buddhist
monks appreciate the simplicity, effortlessness, and profound experience of
transcendence, which is gained almost immediately after starting the TM
practice. Rev. Oshima adds that transcendence provides the natural basis for
the monk’s subsequent prayers and practices.Thousands of Buddhist Monks in Asia
Learn Transcendental Meditation | Transcendental Meditation® Blog
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[FairfieldLife] Get Lucky!
Fancy winning the lottery twice? This article won't help but it's interesting what being lucky actually means. How to improve your luck and win the lottery twice (possibly) | Richard Wiseman http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/02/improve-luck-win-euromillions-lottery-twice#comment-49835406 http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/02/improve-luck-win-euromillions-lottery-twice#comment-49835406 How to improve your luck and win the lottery twice (poss... http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/02/improve-luck-win-euromillions-lottery-twice#comment-49835406 And guess what – it has nothing to do with how many tickets you buy View on www.theguardian.com http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/02/improve-luck-win-euromillions-lottery-twice#comment-49835406 Preview by Yahoo
[FairfieldLife] TM reaches the Orient...
More than 3,000 Buddhist monks in 100 monasteries throughout Southeast Asia have learned the Transcendental Meditation technique http://www.tm.org/meditation-techniques?leadsource=CRM421, as a result of the work by a revered Japanese Buddhist http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/japan/japanworkbook/religion/jbuddhis.htmlmonk, Reverend Koji Oshima, who is a longtime TM practitioner and certified TM teacher. According to Rev. Oshima, the Buddhist monks appreciate the simplicity, effortlessness, and profound experience of transcendence, which is gained almost immediately after starting the TM practice. Rev. Oshima adds that transcendence provides the natural basis for the monk’s subsequent prayers and practices. Thousands of Buddhist Monks in Asia Learn Transcendental Meditation | Transcendental Meditation® Blog http://www.tm.org/blog/meditation/buddhist-monks/ http://www.tm.org/blog/meditation/buddhist-monks/ Thousands of Buddhist Monks in Asia Learn Transcendenta... http://www.tm.org/blog/meditation/buddhist-monks/ More than 3,000 Buddhist monks in 100 monasteries throughout Southeast Asia have learned the Transcendental Meditation technique, as a result of... View on www.tm.org http://www.tm.org/blog/meditation/buddhist-monks/ Preview by Yahoo
[FairfieldLife] Re: Former MUM grad/faculty selected for trip to Mars {From Des Moines Register}
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote :
I am very pleased he is going to Mars. I hope he will be able to set up a TM
center there and bring peace to the Red Planet. Mars has been sending out
aggressive, warlike vibes for far too long now and it is about time some
soothing influence was brought to bear on it.
That'll mess up some jyotish charts!
I think we should stop colonists heading to Mars, I like the idea of it as the
only world known to be inhabited solely by robots.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rick@... wrote :
Former MUM grad/faculty selected for trip to Mars
{From Des Moines Register}
To a former Fairfield man, a one-way flight to Mars is not science fiction. He
believes one day he could be a Martian.
Najeeb Najeeb was named one of 100 finalists from 202,000 worldwide applicants
last month by Mars One, a corporation with plans to build a human settlement on
Mars.
It's a one-way mission, and that really freaks people out, said Najeeb, 38,
who lived in Fairfield for seven years as a student and faculty member at
Maharishi University of Management before moving to Lincoln, Neb., last year to
pursue a doctorate in computer engineering.
Giving up everything on Earth for what skeptics say is a dangerous and
infeasible mission does not scare him. He considers it his chance to help the
future of humanity.
He compares it to Europeans who left comforts for a one-way trip to America,
where they fought diseases and hostile natives to build a society that
eventually saved the world in World War II. I owe my life to those people. And
now someone needs to take that initiative and do that again. That's why I did
it.
Mars One consists of a not-for-profit foundation to raise money through
donations and a for-profit corporation that seeks investors by promising a
return from media and intellectual property rights. In essence, it's a reality
TV show.
The cast/crew was whittled to 660 after weeding out applications and
conducting a physical examination. The survivors were interviewed to narrow the
list to 100. More rigorous tests are expected to reach a final list of 24
people — six four-person crews.
Najeeb sent his video application on a lark, showing his sense of humor by
joking about the color of his pumpkin shirt and about passing the torch of
human evolution unless we burn ourselves up in the process.
They wanted to know if you had a sense of humor and your motivation, he said
in a telephone interview from Lincoln.
He said he was selected after more extensive written applications, the most
rigorous physical he has ever experienced and a Skype interview with Mars One
medical director Norbert Kraft, who examined his psychological health.
Obviously, I'm sane. At least that's what they think, he said.
Najeeb gathered his wonder and appreciation for life from experiences both in
Iraq and the U.S. He was studying for an undergraduate degree in his birthplace
of Baghdad
when the U.S. invaded.
Any night you might not wake up the next day, he said. So you learn to find
peace, make sure you enjoy every moment you have.
He found peace of mind in Fairfield. As a practitioner of Transcendental
Meditation, which is a way of life among many in the eastern Iowa town and the
university, he found the friendly, smiling people of Fairfield eased his
longing to be near his extended family, who had moved to Jordan. The
philosophies he learned there would help him in space, he believes.
You talk to anyone in Fairfield, they try to focus on the good. They don't
think about bad things that could happen. It doesn't mean they aren't preparing
for it, but it's a very good, optimistic approach. They believe life is not a
struggle. Good things always happen.
Being from Fairfield makes me not think about negatives.
Others are not so optimistic, noting the dangers in extensive media reports.
The trip will take half a year, and there are concerns if enough food can be
shipped there, or even if they can land on the dusty, radiation-filled
environment through the thin atmosphere, experts have said. An MIT analysis
claims that people could start dying within 68 days of oxygen-related issues.
Even if long-term survival is possible, doesn't Najeeb fret about not being
able to come back?
That hasn't hit me yet, he said. What would scare me isn't related to the
mission itself but to the people back home — the best friend's wedding you miss
or family. I was telling my mom the other day, sometimes when you are close to
them you don't see them, but when they are far away you communicate more.
When he told the news to MUM computer engineering colleague Maryam Naraghi,
she was shocked. I told him if he goes there he would not see his parents
again and would not have the life his parents expect of him, she said. I'm a
Re: [FairfieldLife] Get Lucky!
That should give them a little extra retirement money. In the US a million dollars doesn't go that far anymore. You need about 3-4 million dollars to retire properly unless inflation goes really berserk. On 04/02/2015 09:49 AM, salyavin808 wrote: Fancy winning the lottery twice? This article won't help but it's interesting what being lucky actually means. How to improve your luck and win the lottery twice (possibly) | Richard Wiseman http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/02/improve-luck-win-euromillions-lottery-twice#comment-49835406 image http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/02/improve-luck-win-euromillions-lottery-twice#comment-49835406 How to improve your luck and win the lottery twice (poss... http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/02/improve-luck-win-euromillions-lottery-twice#comment-49835406 And guess what – it has nothing to do with how many tickets you buy View on www.theguardian.com http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/02/improve-luck-win-euromillions-lottery-twice#comment-49835406 Preview by Yahoo
