http://www.alldayarticles.com/ EN Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.alldayarticles.com/ 60 I have a quick question to ask you do you know HowTo set up your own BLOG and RSS Feed so you Too can take advantage of all the benefits Blogs and RSSReal Simple Syndication have to offer you and your business If you answered NO your not alone I didnt either at one time but that didnt stop me from finding out HowTo on my own So basically what Im trying to say is by the time you finish reading this article youll be a master at setting up your own Blogs and RSS Feeds in a matter of minutes by simply following my simple StepbyStep instructions below With that said Buckle Up put your thinking cap on grab yourself a beverage and get ready to learn HOWTO Set Up Your Own BLOG and RSS Feed In Less Than 5 Minutes Know lets go to Step 1 Step 1 Go setup an account with Bloggercom This is probably the easiest part of all which is simply setting up an Bloggercom account at httpwwwbloggercom Go there right now It will take you to Bloggercoms homepage Once there youll see an orange arrow pointing to the right that saysCreate Your Blog Now click on it Thats Step 1 Step 2 Creating your account with Bloggercom If you thought Step 1 was easy than Step 2 will be a breeze Simply select a Username and Password that youll remember followed by your Email AddressYou dont have to use your primary email address you can use a Free webbased email account like Hotmail or Yahoo if you like Your choice Then check the box that says I accept the Terms of Service Now proceed by clicking on the orange arrow that says Continue Thats Step 2 Step 3 Naming your BlogVery IMPORTANT Now depending on what your Blog is about your going to want to use your target Keywords within the name of your Blog its description and the URL And theres a good reason for this simply because this is what the Search Engine spiders are going to see first Theyll first see them within your Blog name which is at the top of your Blog that your visitors see theyll see them within your description of your Blog and then theyll see them within your Blog URL that you choose Why is this SOoooo important By using your Target Keywords within those areas I just outlined thats what the SEs will use to index your Blog under so when someone does a search for those target keywords guess whose Blog will popup within the results depending on your competition Thats right Yours The SEs will also use those areas I outlined for your SE listing within there results index Heres an example for a quick CaseStudy for you This is one of my Blogs I have Go to httpinternetmarketingtacticsblogspotcom Youll notice my Blog title description and URL all have the Keyword Phrase Internet Marketing Tactic To take this a step further I want you to go visit these search engines MSN Yahoo and AlltheWeb and type in internet marketing tactics within there search boxes so you can see where my Blog sits within those SEs so you can see the importance of having your Target keywords within those areas I mentioned earlier MSN httpwwwmsncom Yahoo httpwwwyahoocom AlltheWeb httpwwwallthewebcom In the MSN SE results my Blog is 1 for that keyword phrase in Yahoo Im 11not bad and in AlltheWeb Im 18 Of course these positions will very in time but just as long as you get the point of WHY you need to use your Target keywords within those 3 areas Lets move on Now your last step for Step 3 is to simply type in the Verification Code Once youve done that click on the orange arrow below that says Continue Step 4 Choosing your template If everything went well in Step 3 and that Blog name you chose isnt taken you should be looking at a bunch of Blog templates Bloggercom offers Simply select the one you like most and then click Continue CONGRATULATIONS You just created your first Blog and completed Step 4 You should now be looking at an orange arrow that says Start Posting Click on it and itll take you to where you can start posting whatever it is you want Now that you have setup your Blog your probably wondering where does RSS fit into this formula Step 5 Locating your RSS Feed URL What can I say I always leave the Best for last Assuming your still within the Bloggercom Posting area youll notice a bunch of tabs at the top labelled Posting Settings Template and View Blog Click on the Settings tab This will take you to a submenu with a bunch of other options Out of all those options click on the one that says Site Feed And there it is It should look something like this httpyourblognameblogspotcomatomxml This is the URL youll want to use to promote your RSS Feed with to the RSS search engines and directories so that everytime you make a post the RSS SEs and directories will be Automatically notified and updated with your latest information bringing your Blog more exposure to your target audience That about sums it up for this tutorial but just before I go Ill leave you with a few articles I wrote earlier on RSS promotion to help you get the Most out of your Blogs and RSS Feeds Here are the links httpwwwinternetwondersezinecomarticle13html httpwwwinternetwondersezinecomarticle14html httpwwwinternetwondersezinecomarticle16html Now that you are armed with this information that I just revealed to you you should have no problem setting up and getting the MOST out of your Blogs and RSS Feeds About the author Want to get MORE Insider marketing Secrets on HowTo drive HUGE amounts of Laser Targeted Traffic to your website Then you need to subscribe to Cory Threlfalls ezine called The Internet Wonders eZine at a hrefhttpwwwinternetwondersezinecom targetblankinternet marketing tactica Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:30 am http://www.alldayarticles.com//article.php?article=2142 RSS Google is moving in so many directions it can be somewhat difficult to keep track of all the services and tools offered by this premium search engine For the seasoned webmaster as well as the ordinary surfer keeping a clear picture of what Google is offering is sometimes a little overwhelming Recently there has been a deluge of new products from Google If you hit the more button on the Google Home page you will see a smattering of Google services and tools Including Desktop 2 Print Maps Google Earth you can even search and browse mailorder catalogs Now comes Blog Search where Internet users can now search blogs for their information This is a welcomed service especially for bloggers Googles embracing of blogs started with the purchase of Bloggercom and got sidetracked with the costly argument over which syndication standard to use Most favored RSS while Google promoted the Atom standard for its blog feeds Blogs are online journals where ordinary people give opinions information and links on topics that matter to them These topics can be anything under the sun from politics to needlepoint to corporate blogs to your local schools basketball team Blogs give a real insight into what ordinary surfers believe and feel about a subject Its an instant snapshot of our world in words and pictures but mostly words Blogs are often associated with RSS because RSS is the syndication standard that sends out the blogs content in little snippets to all interested parties Subscribers to these blogs can read these headlines in News Readers or Aggregators and then click on the links to get more information Keep in mind the original acronym for RSS is Rich Site Summary but that meaning has been somewhat replaced by the major benefit of RSS which is Really Simple Syndication Many browsers are now coming with an RSS reader already builtin such as the popular Mozillas Firefox browser Microsofts new Longhorn version of Windows will have RSS built into its operating system Recently Google has embraced RSS in its Desktop 2 program and in the XML powered Google Sitemaps Now comes Blog Search a way to search all the information in these blogs In the past most bloggers have used the Technorati site to search blogs as well as RSS search offered by MSN and Yahoo Some things you should know about Google Blog Search 1 BHow to access itB You can use the blog Search site wwwblogsearchgooglecom or wwwsearchbloggercom You may also use the Navigational Bar on any BlogSpot blog plus you will also be able to access it from your Blogger Dashboard The Blogger Navbar gives you the option of searching within the current blog or searching all blogs Major criticism Google has not placed a link on its home front page of Google search as blogs and blogging becomes even more popular maybe this error will be fixed 2 BWhos includedB It should be noted that Google will index all blogs using a site feed RSS or Atom and you can get your Blog indexed just by using an automatic pinging service offered by such sites as wwwweblogscom Please Note Your older posts may not be present in search results Google started indexing feeds around June 2005 Older posts may be included at a later date 3 BWhat search operators or query words are supportedB You can use these standard Google Search modifiers and Google will restrict your results link site intitle plus new ones for Blog Search inblogtitle inposttitle inpostauthor and blogurl 4 BCan I subscribe to search resultsB Yes just use the News Aggregator of your choice and subscribe to the feeds at the bottom of the results page then you can be automatically updated as new posts come online 5 BCan I use SafesearchB Yes Google lets you filter out any unwanted sites More information on Blog Search click here a hrefhttpwwwgooglecomhelpaboutblogsearchhtmlhttpww wgooglecomhelpaboutblogsearchhtmla Blog Search is a great extension to the Google Search Empire it will give surfers access to a greater range of material No doubt this is not the end of what Google has to offer to its loyal followers Persistent speculation and rumors abound it just wont go away rumors that Google is NOT only designing its own browser it owns the domain gbrowsercom but its own operating system But why stop there if youre dreaming of the perfect search you must go further Google must go further And since were dreaming How about a Google delivered Instant Search embedded in a Google RSS Powered Operating System on a Google designed ultraportable notebook computer with a wireless cell phone modem accessible anywhere in the world wake me up when it arrives About the author The author is a selfadmitted Google addict and user You can find his main Internet Marketing Site herea hrefhttpwwwbizwaremagiccomFree Marketing Toolsa Copyright 2005 Titus Hoskins This article may be freely distributed if this resource box stays attached Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:30 am http://www.alldayarticles.com//article.php?article=2141 RSS In the last few weeks adding feeds to My Yahoo has been next to impossible Heres a solution that worked for me with a feedburner feed Why Wont It Add My Feed If you have a blog adding it to My Yahoo via a feed is a fairly standard option To do this you simply accessed your My Yahoo page clicked add content click add RSS by url and then entered your feed At least it used to be that way For the last few weeks the add content provision for My Yahoo has developed a glitch Following the above steps simply no longer works Instead My Yahoo will show you a preview of your feed but refuses to actually add it to the My Yahoo page Why is it My Yahoo will show you a preview but not add the feed This realization is followed by an combination of the following banging head on the deskrebooting computerthrowing computer Feedburner Solution for My Yahoo Last night I was able to add httpfeedsfeedburnercomBtrTaxRelief to My Yahoo through feedburnercom Heres how I did it First log into and pull up a My Yahoo page Next pull up feedburnercom in a second window Log in to your account In the resulting page you should see a clickable title for your feed To the immediate left of the title is an xml link in light grey Click it to open a new window In the resulting window you will see a light blue box followed by your feed In the blue box near the bottom you should see a My Yahoo button Click it At this point your My Yahoo add content page should appear with a preview of how the page will look in My Yahoo This will be the same preview you were shown when trying to add the feed the traditional way Go ahead and click the add content button on the top right of the page You should see a page showing the preview and a message that it has been added Once youve done this it takes up to 10 minutes for the feeds to appear on My Yahoo I cant promise this will work for everyone but I was able to add three feeds last night Good Luck About the author Halstatt Pires is a search engine optimization specialist with httpwwwmarketingtitancom an Internet marketing and advertising company providing internet marketing services in San Diego California Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:30 am http://www.alldayarticles.com//article.php?article=2140 RSS RSS is fast becoming an obsession for me I didnt plan for it to be that way It just happened I have been interested in RSS for a couple of years now but it was only around this time last year that I started taking a serious look at this little syndication standard thats changing how we communicate on the web Really Simple Syndication Simple phrase but it changes everything I figured what better way to get to know a subject than to write about it Going through the vast resources of the Internet blogs forums ebooks to collect what information I needed for my ebook and articles The Internet is one huge storehouse of knowledge that more than supplied me with enough material to write a hundred articles Coming from a fine art background I also knew the only way to really learn about a subject was hands on experience So at the same time I started to really implement RSS tactics on my own sites to get firsthand evidence to prove or back up my articles and writing I concentrated on website RSS techniques that worked with the major Search Engines starting my own blogs and RSS feeds to enhance my sites and manipulating the search engines feeding the spiders with very legit content to build targeted traffic to any keyword or market sector I wanted to promote Experiences that have opened my eyes wider than they have been since kindergarten and RSS is still surprising me at every turn Only after I had started researching and writing about RSS did it dawn on me that I had no idea just how Big a Player RSS is becoming and will become in the very near future The impact will be felt in all areas of the web At the beginning of last year I wrote a simple article a hrefhttpwwwbizwaremagiccom10ReasonsPutRSSSitehtm10 Reasons to Put RSS On Your Sitea In that article I stated that this year would be the Breakout Year for RSS the year RSS would finally enter the mainstream Since that article during this year there have been many developments for RSS Some of the major ones bGoogle Blog Searchb Which now opens up the whole area of blog content and feeds to the one search engine that counts Google also finally embraced RSS despite its major investment in the other syndication standard Atom Google bought Bloggercom a while back which promotes the Atom feed bMicrosofts Longhorn Statementb The next version of Windows will have RSS This will open up RSS to the mass market This will put RSS center stage for computer and Internet users bGoogle Sitemapsb This XML powered system lets you update and quickly index your sites pages in Google bPodcastingb The enormous popularity of sending audio files or podcasting is opening up a whole new audience for RSS bMedia RSSb This will permit the syndication of all types of media including video and TV programs through RSS further opening up RSS to becoming a broadcasting system for the Internet bRSS Searchb MSN as well as other search engines makes it possible to search RSS feeds for the information we need bMozilla Firefox Browserb This RSS powered browser with its Live Bookmarks is proving very popular with surfers It also proves you really dont have to know a thing about RSS to enjoy its benefits it can be seamlessly integrated into the background or operating system with the endusers oblivious to even the existence of RSS bCommercial RSSb Then there is the whole potential of RSS ads and advertising which would commercialize RSS and bring it into play by large corporations who are mainly interested in the bottom line Not to mention all those orange XML or RSS buttons popping up on website after website RSS is taking on a life of its own gaining in popularity and growing in strength RSS is becoming a force that has to be reckon with by every webmaster How about you Is your site RSS ready Are you taking advantage of RSS Are you using RSS This is a gentle warning that you will start using RSS if you havent already and heres why if you want your site to remain truly competitive you must have RSS on it Without RSS you will be losing visitors and traffic to RSS empowered sites You will be losing traffic to sites that are targeting keywords with blogs and feeds You will be losing traffic to those sites using the XML powered Sitemaps You will be losing traffic to sites that are RSS UserFriendly and fully optimized for RSS You must have an RSS UserFriendly site if want your site to be competitive Just ask yourself when the next Windows browser comes online how competitive will your site be without RSS What role will RSS play in getting visitors and repeat visitors to your competitors website Webmasters should be gearing up now for RSS if they havent already You have to prepare your sites for RSS You have to position your sites to take full advantage of the coming RSS revolution Take advantage of Googles Sitemaps Blog Search RSSMedia Next RSS powered Windows Get Ready Prepare your site RSS is not only changing the rules it is changing the whole ball game RSS will transform the Internet RSS will play a bigger and bigger role in the success or failure of your website Proceed without RSS at your own risk About the author To Put RSS On Your Site Within Minutes Visit This Link a hrefhttpwwwbizwaremagiccomRSSLeadCapturePagehtmRSS and Blogging Guidea Copyright 2005 Titus Hoskins of a hrefhttpwwwbizwaremagiccomFreeDesktopCalendarhtmFree Desktop Calendar Plannera This article may be freely distributed if this resource box stays attached Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:30 am http://www.alldayarticles.com//article.php?article=2139 RSS Despite all the hype and fuss surrounding RSS recently for the majority of mainstream Internet users RSS still remains a mysterious orange button sitting on your web site They are totally unaware of this new method of syndicating information on the web This is not necessarily bad news For many Internet users are enjoying the benefits of RSS while remaining totally clueless as to its function or how it works Programs like MyYahoo and the RSS empowered Firefox Browser are letting surfers access RSS and enjoy its major benefits without having any or no knowledge of it In the very near future when Microsoft introduces its new RSS powered Longhorn Browser and operating system this situation will hopefully continue Internet users should be able to enjoy all the benefits of RSS without having to know what it is Users dont have to know DOS or even HTML to enjoy the full benefits of the Internet and their computers RSS should fall into this same category It would quickly bring RSS into the mainstream without having to overcome a long learning curve However until RSS is blended seamlessly into web sites and browsers there remains one major problem with RSS Most browsers cant access the RSS feed directly When many surfers click that little orange button on your site they get a jumbled code or worst their browser freezes Many will depart your site scratching their heads or saying a few choice words in the direction of your site Not a pleasant situation for anyone At the heart of the problem an RSS Feed must be accessed by aggregators or an RSS feed news reader like Newsgator or an RSS empowered browser like Firefox which has a Live Bookmark feature that basically updates your bookmarks or feeds with RSS A direct link to an RSS feed just wont work with most browsers Webmasters must fix this problem You must fix this problem You must make your site RSS UserFriendly You should realize by now every web site visitor counts Besides its just good net etiquette Here are some simple solutions to help alleviate this problem and make your site more RSSFriendly 1 Dont just place the orange RSS button on your site Always include a link What is This beside it Have this link leading to a page explaining what RSS is and how your visitors can access and use it This has a twofold benefit visitors who are familiar with RSS will know how to use the button visitors who are in the dark can get a quick education in RSS 101 Heres an example I have on my site httpwwwbizwaremagiccomWhatIsRSShtm You are welcome to use this page on your site if youre pressed for time Just copy it and upload it to your site or link directly to it It will do in a pinch 2 As mentioned before some browsers can Automatically discover or Access your RSS feed The Firefox Browser is a prime example To facilitate or aid in this AutoDiscovery process place a simple code in the HEAD section of your webpages HTML code link relalternate typeapplicationrssxml titleRSS hrefhttpwwwbizwaremagiccomblogatomxml Just dont forget to replace the and characters with and in your web page code Also place in your OWN feed 3 Of course many webmasters use many RSS buttons on their site to guide their visitors in the right direction For example placing a MyYahoo button will make it easier for visitors using that program to access your RSS feeds Bloglines and MyMSN buttons are other examples Some webmasters even design their OWN RSS button for their sites Just remember to place your What is This link beside it 4 However if your visitor is not using an aggregator or RSS equipped browser they will still get the jumbled code that will be puzzling to them One way around this problem is to use a free service from Feedburnercom and have your RSS Feed transformed or presented so that if can be read in your visitors browser Instead of linking your orange button directly to your RSS feed use the Free link from Feedburner in its place Your web site visitors will then be able to read your feeds but they will also still be able to subscribe to your RSS feed More information on what this looks like here httpfeedsfeedburnercomBurnThisRSS2 5 Perhaps using the same system above an easier and friendlier solution to use is a Headline Animator from Feedburner This will display your RSS feed headlines on your site in a very UserFriendly way Anyone wanting to subscribe to your feed can do so by clicking this Headline Animator It will also provide your visitors with information and headlines about your feeds content Plus it will give them a real sampling of your feed It will immediately make your website more RSSFriendly RSS is the wave of the future It will play an ever increasing role in how information is exchanged on the web Make sure your site is RSS UserFriendly so that you can take full advantage this new technology Make sure your site is a pleasant RSS experience for all your visitors it will not only put your site in a more favorable light but it will also make your site more competitive in a very competitive world So for your visitors benefit and your own make your site RSSFriendly right now Dont delay Just do it Your visitors will thank you in more ways than one About the author To add RSS to your Site within minutes download this simple a hrefhttpwwwbizwaremagiccomRSSLeadCapturePagehtmRSS Report and Guidea Copyright 2005 Titus Hoskins of a hrefhttpwwwbizwaremagiccomhttpwwwbizwaremagiccom a This article may be freely distributed if this resource box stays attached Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:30 am http://www.alldayarticles.com//article.php?article=2138 RSS Gold is in the list or more specifically in the mailing list as many Internet marketers proclaim Truly having a sizable mailing list would only mean good things for your online business Youd have a pool of actual people whom you could court to give your products or services a try and this would give you a sustainable flow of income for a good number of years to come If they get to read your messages that is The number one problem that confronts Internet marketers when it comes to following up on captured leads in this day and age is the fact that most emails that are sent out by autoresponders end up being filtered as spam Hence they never arrive at the targeted recipients inbox Also some subscribers have actually figured out this marketing ploy as it is not really a novel tactic and a lot of online businessmen have abused this channel throughout the years by sending useless emails that can only be considered as spam If the subscribers dont get to receive the emails they wont get to be exposed to your business message Hence the essence of keeping a mailing list would be lost This is a very real concern that should not be neglected as it does strike a dagger at the very heart of our marketing plans Enter RSS or Real Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary depending on your preference To best describe RSS we could define it as an email plus and plus It serves all the purposes of email correspondence and it boasts of entirely new features to boot Lets take a look at some of the things that make RSS special RSS feeds are delivered straight to your recipients desktop There is no danger of your message being filtered out as spam The recipient must opt to subscribe to your RSS feeds of course but this is no different from the system employed for emails right RSS is easy to master All you need is an RSS feed generator and all your recipients need is an RSS feed reader Theyd be prompted to download one for free RSS feeds can be generated from blogs and if utilized correctly can provide one or more websites with regularly updated content which would most certainly win the favor of the search engine spiders RSS feeds can be broadcasted to several websites who also have the option of subscribing to the same and this would mean more exposure for your business message RSS can work the other way and you could gather new content for your website or websites from RSS feeds generated by others With all thats working for RSS its easy to understand why this medium is slowly becoming the industry standard for conveying an enterprises business message But thats not all the future does look bright for RSS Microsoft has realized the growing significance of RSS in the World Wide Web and the billion dollar empire has promised to integrate an RSS reader for its future versions of Internet Explorer This would guarantee that a vast majority of online users would have access to RSS straight from the box Additionally the growing preference for RSS has been acknowledged by two giant search engines as Yahoo and MSN are now enabling their users to link up with RSS feeds from their generators and their blogs But the biggest news of all is that Google the biggest search engine conglomerate of them all is now beginning to incorporate RSS as can be evidenced by new Google AdSense advertising methods Though the future looks very bright for RSS it is making a profound impact in the Internet marketing landscape as of late This only proves that even if RSS is considered as the wave of tomorrow that tomorrow is beginning right now About the author Sean Felker is the publisher of the very successful and popular Work at Home and Making Money on the Internet blog Visit him here httpmakingmoneyonlineblogspotcom Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:30 am http://www.alldayarticles.com//article.php?article=2137 RSS As a realtor in todays ultracompetitive real estate market it takes drive determination a positive mental attitude and a solid business plan in order to become successful If you want to truly become a major success it is absolutely vital that you gain an edge on your competition Here are 5 powerful things that you can do today to skyrocket your real estate sales commissions and generate an avalanche of new business 1 Focus on An Aspect of the Real Estate Business that you Enjoy To boost your chances of success you should concentrate your efforts on some aspect of real estate that you enjoy To start out simply make a list of everything about your realtor business that you find interesting Then create a second column and write down the skills that you have in relation to each of those ideas Doing this will help you narrow your choices down based on real estate interest and skill Step 1 will get you started in the right direction for success 2 Circumstances Make Some Changes You have a choice in regards to your current success as a realtor and you can choose to accept your situation or improve it If you choose to plug along in life hoping that something will change your business for the better you wont get very far Always remember that when it comes to changing your business you can You have complete control over your financial destiny 3 Lay out your Plan You should put together a complete plan for growing your real estate business In this plan include things such as goals milestones deliverables and contracts as well as accomplishments you plan to achieve This will give you a very powerful visual as to what you are working towards what milestones you have successfully met as of rith now and what you need to do improve 4 Accepting Responsibility It is important that you accept responsibility for any bad decisions or you risk falling behind in your plan Lets say that you have set some firm goals that need to be accomplished in order for you to bump your business to the next level However you got burned out by the hard work and took some time off to play keep in mind this is fine as long as it does not affect your goals Months have now passed and youre way behind schedule Due to your decisions your business is not as successful as it should be and you need to realize that fact is due to your decisions 5 Be Happy Warning this is Contagious A positive mental attitude and a happy overall mindset will help you succeed Its been proven time and time again in countless studies that someone living in a happy state generally becomes more successful in everything they set out to accomplish Why is that Attitude Just as a bad attitude will pull you down a good attitude will help you meet your goals and objectives About the author Visit httpwwwcaliforniarealestateliscensecom for real estate agent and broker information as well as details on taking the a hrefhttpwwwcaliforniarealestateliscensecomCalifornia real estate liscensea Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:30 am http://www.alldayarticles.com//article.php?article=2136 RealEstate Nothing in the last thirty years has excited the wouldbe real estate consumer as much as no money down no down payment real estate investing for which we all have to thank Carleton Sheets Then along comes Ron Le Grand offering cash back at every closing Can either be true Most people dont believe either claim Yet ever year thousands invest hundreds of dollars in Sheets program and potentially thousands in Le Grands So what is the answer Are the claims true Like a politician my answer depends on whom I talking to Some people will positively be able to buy real estate with no money down no down payment theyre the ones with money for closing cost For most dreamers with no money in their pocket or the bank the answer is a definite no A wise man once said it takes money to make money thats almost always true In real estate as in life there a few absolutes you noticed my hedge words most and almost but there is more than one way to hedge your words When reading the ads or listening to the TV real estate gurus you heard NO MONEY but they say is no money down no down payment There are lots of ways to buy real estate with no down payment but only a few to buy with no money So if you are asking is what the TV gurus say true The answer is a definite absolutely positive yes If on the other hand you are asking is what I heard true Just how naive can you be I bet you still believe in Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny The answer is definitely absolutely positively no Nonowner Occupied lenders normally require the investor to at least pay his closing cost 100 seller financing is going to have some closing cost Most states picked up the deed stamp tax when the Fed dropped it Here in Nevada a 20000000 deed will require 51000 tax plus 750 page just to record So even the most simple deed subject to the existing mortgage with no money down no down payment is going to take several hundred dollars to close Most real estate gurus myself included teach buying distressed properties which is really a misnomer we mean buying from distressed sellers Distressed sellers seldom another hedge word have the ability to pay you There are legal ways to borrow cash out on NOO purchases I write about the best one in chapter 1 of my book One House At A Time Finding and Buying Single Family Rentals The key word is legal there are many people preaching fraud dont get involved Why invest just to pay a defense attorney What about the claim cash back at every closing Ive been in lending and real estate since 1969 Ive been a handson real estate investment consultant since 1973 I write about and teach real estate investment I write about getting cash out in One House At A Time Finding and Buying Single Family Rentals but I couldnt promise cash out at every closing But its true I ask the man himself I stood up I had him an undeniable lie Asked how can you promise cash out at every closing He looked me straight in the eye as sure of himself as I was sure I had him and said we teach that if you cant get cash back dont close I settled back into my chair and consider sliding under the table Its true you can get cash back at every closing Only my wife to my right and one of my students to my left realist how many good deals that advice would kill The question was are the real estate gurus claims true or false My answer is yes Ive been in the business for nearly 35 years and except for the puffery I believe them I question the morality of the approach of many programs I doubt that most people will get much out of the programs I question the value of the programs several total over 3000000 but one good deal could cover that several times I write about a more people friendly approach at a reasonable price But for me the answer is I believe them About the author William J Archambault Jr has been in lending and real estate since 1969 A mortgage broker in Las Vegas NV He writes about up to the minute real estate tempered with the wisdom of our grandfathers He is the author of One House At A Time Finding And Buying Single Family Rentals available at httpwwwreiiorg Counting On Your Fingers and There Is Always More Than One Way email wjareiiorg Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:30 am http://www.alldayarticles.com//article.php?article=2135 RealEstate Are you planning to stay in your home for a long time but you arent quite satisfied with the look of your home Do you think your home could use new cabinets in the kitchen Perhaps your house needs a new roof or new carpets Or maybe you think your house needs a new bathroom If you are thinking like this in anyway you probably need to look into home improvement loans Home improvement loans are what people use to make improvements such as these to their home If you are unsure about this subject there are some things you should know Please continue to read for the truth about home improvement loans Most home improvement loans are often FHA loans that are commonly insured because they are used to improve a home or rehabilitate it so it revitalizes it in an aging neighborhood In essence home improvements are seen as a good thing where lenders are concerned But home improvement loans can be costly Most home improvement loans are done through a home equity line of credit or home equity loans Some are even done with a second mortgage This in reality costs people a lot more money When you get your home improvement loans in this manner you are actually getting the money from your equity money you have already put towards paying off the house This means you are basically starting all over and paying for the house all over again There are many factors to consider when you search for a lender to get the home improvement loans from Before you start make sure your credit score is as good as it can possibly be Next when getting home improvement loans try to search for the one with a low fixed rate Variable rates tend to change quite often and thus cost people more money in the end Also when searching for home improvement loans look into the ones that will get you the cash when you need it Some lenders take an awfully long time to get you the money you are asking for Lastly when looking for home improvement loans search for the ones with the best deals Some lenders offer no appraisal fees and no lender fees This will in turn save you a bit of money This is some of the important things you need to know when you decide to look into home improvement loans You want to make your home beautiful but be sure you do it in the cheapest manner possible With careful research you should be able to find the right home improvement loan for you that will save you money in the end You can then look forward to having a lovely home About the author Tripp Taylor offers expert advice and great tips regarding all aspects concerning Loans Get the information you are seeking now by visiting httpwwwloanscentralinfo Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:30 am http://www.alldayarticles.com//article.php?article=2134 RealEstate Closing on a home is an undeniably stressful experience Trying to move on the same day you close just adds to the stress unless you prepare Get Moving A very high percentage of people move on the day they complete the purchase of their new home Theyve just come through an experience that can be very tense yet they pitch into an activity thats very tiring and requires a gazillion decisions to be made It would be helpful if the move could take place the next day Everyone in the family should be prepared for the time line in advance Allot enough time for packing Allow more time than you think youll need Be sure each family member has a few special possessions with them and not among the things handled by the movers Yup Linus had his blanket and most of us have the equivalent The year I was fifteen my family moved for the sixteenth time My mother was very good at setting up a household in a new location with a minimum of fuss She always carried a set of sheets and blankets for each bed with her All containers were marked with the name of the room they were destined for The first order of business was to set up each family members bed and make it It was reassuring to know your bed was ready for you when you had exhausted yourself The second place Mother focused on was the kitchen Getting that organized and ready to function was a high priority I highly recommend Mothers plan if youre moving It will give you some feeling of order and that can mean a lot on a stressful day Ive seen it successfully implemented many times Thats about it Recognize youre tackling a tough big exciting change Discuss it with your family Take your time Have a plan Keep your cool You just purchased a home so be happy About the author Raynor James is with httpwwwfsboamericaorg providing FSBO homes for sale by owner Visit our sell my home page at httpwwwfsboamericaorgsellercfm to list and sell your home for free for one month Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:30 am http://www.alldayarticles.com//article.php?article=2133 RealEstate Every experienced real estate investor understands that to succeed in property investing you need to study special texts learn different investing techniques and never stop searching for new information But what if you just recently decided to start investing You would like to improve your financial situation and build serious wealth using the oldest most reliable form of investment on earth but have no idea where to start Maybe you think its a good idea to attend a super seminar for 10 000 Will it be just a plain waste of money and time What if at the end you decide that fixing toilets and arguing with tenants is not your favorite kind of hobby and would rather do something else Great but you just lost a valuable time and money in the process by learning something that you will never really use in your life I have some very good news for you You can start learning different ways of real estate investing completely for free by using many valuable Internet resources described below In most cases the information presented is completely free but in some instances you will have to provide your email address One of the easiest and safest ways to start gaining real estate investment experience and some spare cash for your future deals is by birddogging or in other words providing qualified leads to more accomplished investors You dont need money or good credit to start as a birddog and you will learn a lot working with real investors and real deals The Real Estate Jobber Course written by Barry Grimes is devoted exclusively to all aspects of real estate birddogging It includes five massive volumes with over 1000 pages of material Download the first volume for free by clicking here a hrefhttpwwwshopreidepotcomGrimes trgetblankhttpwwwshopreidepotcomGrimesa The Lease Option Lease Purchase Rent To Own method of real estate investing also doesnt need a large amount of initial cash investment and good credit ratings It also can be done in your spare time without excessive risks but this technique is more involved from the procedural point of view and needs a higher level of knowledge and experience than birddogging Several years ago two famous real estate authors Peter Conti and David Finkel released a very practical and informative book called How To Create Multiple Streams of Income Buying Homes in Nice Areas With Nothing Down devoted mostly to the Lease Option method acquiring and controlling real estate without actually buying it You can buy this book in your bookstore for about 2000 but why would you want to do that when you can get this book for free from the authors web site at a hrefhttpwwwresultsnowcomfreebookphp trgetblankhttpwwwresultsnowcomfreebookphpa Arguably one of the most profitable ways of property investing is buying foreclosures or preforeclosures A foreclosure or distressed sale begins when the owner stops making mortgage payments Thousands of investors make a business out of buying foreclosures for profit The main problem here is that you have to know what 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hrefhttpwwwlandtrustnetarticlesindexjsp trgetblankhttpwwwlandtrustnetarticlesindexjspa You can make hundreds of thousands of dollars by buying a rundown house at the right price using the correct finance structure fix it up for the least possible cost and then sell it for maximum profit or hold and use the newfound equity to help fund your next property To read several free chapters from the bestselling book Fixer Upper Profits by Sal Vannutini please visit this web site a hrefhttpwwwfixerupperfortunescom trgetblankhttpwwwfixerupperfortunescoma I barely scratched the surface here If you are persistent enough you can find much more free valuable real estate investing educational materials including more free books reports real estate forms and even free audio and video presentations Fire up your computer and start searching Here are two more links that you will find very helpful The first link is an internet forum called Links to every free real estate ebook known to man belonging to the author of the bestselling book Magic Bullets In Real Estate by Dan Auito a hrefhttpwwwmagicbulletscomforumforumdisplayphpf38 trgetblankhttpwwwmagicbulletscomforumforumdisplayphp f38a By following this second link you will find a page where many other free real estate investing books courses reports and audio recordings are listed a hrefhttpwwwreidepotcomlinksfreebieshtml trgetblankhttpwwwreidepotcomlinksfreebieshtmla The real estate industry has created more millionaires than any other area of business so dont let the lack of money stop you from learning this enormously profitable way of life Good luck Alex Bezborodko About the author Alex Bezborodko is owner of a hrefhttpwwwreidepotcom targetblankREIdepotcoma directory of real estate investing resources courses books tapes and software rated and reviewed plus free real estate articles forms and message boards Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:30 am http://www.alldayarticles.com//article.php?article=2132 RealEstate Realtors you can often come across this word whenever you intended to buy or sell a real estate property or any activity connected with it The same thing happened to me when I wanted to purchase a land in Santa Cruz I do my business in Santa Cruz for which I needed a piece of land to expand the same I came across many real estate brokers in the state but none were able to provide me one with all my specifications I thought of approaching a professional instead as I was frustrated by these good for nothing brokers My friend suggested me the name John Flaniken and asked me to meet him Our first ever meeting was fruitful and the conversation with him gave me the confidence that I would get my land soon As promised Mr John showed me a piece of land which exceeded my expectation and I accepted it without much of a hesitation Then I realized that its always better to approach a professional in certain matters and John is definitely one of them Visit wwwjohnflanikencom for more details About the author None Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:30 am http://www.alldayarticles.com//article.php?article=2131 RealEstate Buying a home is a stressful and emotional affair You can avoid the home buying blues by keeping your cool at closing Ive just come from a settlement table at which a friend bought a new condo Its beautiful convenient and just what she wanted However at the settlement table she and a relative whom she clearly loves got into a tiff with each other What should have been a happy occasion was almost spoiled Thank heavens they got themselves together and the situation was saved but arguments and hurt feelings are frequent at settlement tables and on moving day It doesnt have to be that way The Trauma of Change Changing ones home is right up there with the big changes in life birth death divorce and retirement Most of us recognize the trauma of the first three Many of us recognize the need to prepare mentally and emotionally for retirement Few of us realize how badly buying and moving into a new home frays our nerves and shortens our tempers It can have serious consequences Ive seen deals blow up and almost blow up because of it Sometimes the protagonists are the buyer and seller Mitigating Moves There are a number of things you can do to ensure that the day you buy or sell your home is calm sane and happy Lets consider some of them Some are easy Some harder Youre apt to think of some which will be unique to you and your family First of all simply realizing that these are flash points and discussing it with family members is a good starting point There are many decisions to be made and much work to be done Life is about to change for everyone who is a party to the process It helps to just acknowledge that youll need to work together so that its a good experience for everyone in the end Remember the expression I need to take a deep breath and get my equilibrium back Clue in family members when you feel the tension rise Get a good nights sleep the night before the settlement Have a good unrushed breakfast Have someone you know well look after small children and pets until after settlement you dont need distractions during a large financial transaction At settlement ask questions about anything you dont understand Use a quiet neutral voice Dont sound like you are accusing someone of something Simply ask for information and clarity Dont feel rushed Take the time to understand Many of the arguments Ive seen at the settlement table happened because someone assumed something and didnt ask about it They just pitched into an irritated tirade Not a good idea What if your questions turn up an unexpected and unacceptable answer Let it be known that you expected it to be handled another way and why Listen to any explanation calmly Evaluate it Does the other person have a valid point How much difference does it make to you Remember it isnt necessary to have everything exactly as youd like in order to have the transaction go well for you Keep the big picture in mind You dont have to be right about everything nor do you have to win every point in order to be pleased with the final outcome Whether you call it settlement or closing the final meeting will be stressful even if absolutely everything goes perfectly Make sure you get through it by minimizing the stress About the author Raynor James is with httpwwwfsboamericaorg providing FSBO homes for sale by owner Visit our sell my home page at httpwwwfsboamericaorgsellercfm to list and sell your home for free for one month Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:30 am http://www.alldayarticles.com//article.php?article=2130 RealEstate There are hundreds of good house selling tips that can help you when the time comes to put that sign in the yard Some are more important than others though Here are three of the most important points 1 Understand Value Your home is not worth more because you like it and it may not even be worth more after you spend 10000 making it the way you like it It is worth what others will pay One of the worst parts of a real estate agents job is trying to explain to a nice couple that their 45000 in kitchen improvements only added 10000 to the value of the house It is easy to see the problem with pricing too low but making less money is a problem of pricing too high as well You have costs that you pay while waiting to sell Also people are suspicious of homes that have sat unsold for a year and less likely to make an offer even if you have finally lowered the price The perfect buyer who would have paid the most might have looked at the home when it was overpriced and walked away To get the most money price it right to begin with 2 Understand The Market Who are your potential buyers A sign in the yard wont help much if youre selling a summer home in the woods and all the buyers are in the city Once you identify who the likely buyers are you or your agent can decide which ways to market the property Are you in a quiet neighborhood that is attracting retirees If so you would want to advertise the fact that your house has one level No stairs can be an important selling point to older buyers If the neighborhood is one that is likely to attract young couples however it would be a waste of words Consider your market before you try to sell 3 CostEffective Preparations Of course you should clean the house and mow the lawn The other things you do to get ready for the sale should be cost effective though As a rule you should first do those things that will give you a threetoone return on your money It isnt important or possible to be precise The point is to do things that raise the value more than they cost 1000 to repave the driveway may increase the value of the house by 3000 but a 50000 pool might add only 25000 in value Start by replacing that dented mailbox and work on those things that get the most bang for the buck If you have the time and motivation you can find endless little house selling tips That may not be a bad idea but why not start with the important things first About the author Steve Gillman has invested in real estate for years See a photo of a beautiful house he and his wife bought for 17500 on his home page or go straight to the section on a hrefhttpwwwHousesUnderFiftyThousandcominvestinginreale statehtmlInvesting In Real Estatea httpwwwHousesUnderFiftyThousandcom Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:30 am http://www.alldayarticles.com//article.php?article=2129 RealEstate Youre broke the cupboard is bare I sympathize with you though I dont really understand how you could be in this position with the abundance of money around you People talk about living within their means and curtailing spending and such The truth is you should be spending more on yourself You only live once The concept of worrying about the leak in the bathtub when really you should be more concerned about the speed of the water coming into the tub Turn those taps on wide open Heres a way you can make 20 thousand dollars in a couple of days All legal of course and completey easy to do Real estate is very lucrative But generally its accepted that without a deposit and good credit you may never enter that market Fine heres a way to make a fast 500030000 without needing to spend more then a few dollars on phone calls and gas Jenny Rouse is a friend of mine she was in a jam When she tried this at my suggestion she couldnt believe how easy it was to make any amount of money she wanted She continues to function as a Real Estate Bird Dog to this day She drives a merc these days Day 1 Start hunting for a bargain Take a few hours to study your local RE Agents lisitings to get a feel for prices For example a standard 3 bed house on a standard block make that your target and establish what its currently worth Thats the intrinsic value This is important to guage accurately Once you know what this type of house is worth give or take a few thousand you can now look at individual properties and make allowances For example a 2 car garage you can add 20000 Larger backyard You can add another percentage allowance to come to a final conclusion on the intrinsic value of each property you look at Dont trust the agents comments make your own conclusions based on the prices you have observed Find one that is an obvious bargain Say you know its worth about 200000 and they are asking 157000 Now you are going to take that spare value and profitize it for yourself People sell houses for their own reasons Divorce no accurate knowledge of the market a host of reasons Its your job to give them what they ask not wonder about their motivations to sell Make them an offer of 160000 on the condition that they give you 48 hours to arange things at your end They dont need to know you wont be the end buyer Its not their business if they are getting more then they asked for they have no concerns The 48 hours gives you a few days to find a buyer if you fail to interest anybody you can walk away free and clear Give them a small deposit 50 your arguement is that you will give them a proper deposit when you decide to definitely buy in 2 days which the new buyer will give them Now you have control of the property Legal control They cant sell it to anybody else but you for the next few days Of course you have no intention of buying the house you just want some temporary control of it This way the deal must pass through you Day 2 Find some genuine property investors on the look out for a good deal You will approach local investment clubs There are always cash rich time poor property investors on the look out for a new investment You let them know about the house and arrange for them to inspect it Tell them you will let it go for 180000 They would snap it up at that price Now its a simple matter of assigning your deal with the initial sellers to the new buyers Realistically this is a bit tricky But what you can do is sell the assignment to the new buyer Which always works The assignment is the difference between the 160000 you arranged and the new buying price of 180000 Making you a nice profit of 20000 Day 3 Repeat Being a real estate bird dog is very profitable You have no overheads No loans to worry about and certainly no deposits to come up with You can treat it like a business form contacts with investors and shop your local neighbourhood all the time for new bargains Some bird dogs advertise others canvass door to door You can print up some business cards This is just one way to get into real estate It is definitely the way many people make large amounts of money very fast The 20000 you just earned should be spent on a very nice new car If you get skilled at this business your money concerns will be a thing of the past To your health and rapid Success About the author Jack Reynolds is Operations manager for httpwwwopportunityinvestorcominvestin2html Jack is a professional investor who trades in real estate Art Precious Stones and Sea going Vessels He is a public speaker and Acclaimed Syndicated Author Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:30 am http://www.alldayarticles.com//article.php?article=2128 RealEstate Hi this is Stephanie and I would like to share the experiences of attaining my all time dreamyes to purchase my first home To buy a dream home for Richard my husband and my children had been my wish for quite a long period But I was in a dilemma as to whom I should contact and how to proceed Then I read about Steve Cooper and his real estate business in an article I even visited his official website wwwsuccessisyoursnowcom to know more about him and his business He is a coach for Realtors and conducts seminars in Northern and Southern California I was very much impressed by his achievements and without a second thought I consulted him personally at his Los Gatos office Within a few weeks I had a home of my own More than the excitement of owning a home I was pretty much impressed by the way Steve Cooper made it happen He not only has all the tricks in the book but also has a variety of homes to offer to all categories of people His approach towards his clients is unique About the author None Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:30 am http://www.alldayarticles.com//article.php?article=2127 RealEstate What is sickness What is disease Why are both of these ailments extremely prevalent in a society that is more technologically advanced than ever before In an age where man can build super scud missiles devastating nuclear war heads and can build space rovers that can roll on the planet Mars thousands and thousands of miles away why has there not been a cure for the common cold Why has sickness and disease remained an issue since biblical times The definition for sickness is to be in a disordered weakened or unsound condition In other words when one is sick there is something that is within that individual that is out of alignment lacking strength and the internal infrastructure is fragile Disease is defined as a condition of the living animal or plant body or of one of its parts that impairs normal functioning Disease is also defined as a harmful development Without question our bodies are not built to resist sickness and disease So what is the key to winning the battle of health and strength Well the answer to these questions are definitely in the bible But before we go any further there is one thing that needs to be stately clearly Hosea 46 reads My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge because thou has rejected knowledge I will also reject thee that thou shalt be no priest to me seeing thou has forgotten the law of thy God I will also forget thy children We are susceptible to sickness and disease because we do not prepare ourselves to battle against them To be equipped to fight sickness and disease we must obtain the knowledge of how to defend ourselves and this knowledge is found in the Word of God Sickness and disease just like spiritual ailments such as anger violence and immorality can lead to spiritual and physical enslavement There are three derivatives of spiritual enslavement that we must conquer in order to rebuke and repel sickness and disease Bondage Oppression and Curses Bondage is the servitude or subjugation to a controlling person or force Just like a man being in bondage through drug abuse or fornication man can be in bondage or under control of sickness and disease in the same manner Is it a coincidence that some people are more susceptible to sickness and disease than others I think not Lacking the understanding that we have been set free from sickness and disease by the mighty work that Jesus Christ did on the cross we will continue to live life with a slaves mentality freedom being hidden from our eyes through our lack of knowledge and understanding of Gods Word Isaiah 535 reads But he was wounded for our transgressions he was bruised for our iniquities the chastisement of our peace was upon him and with his stripes we are healed The lashes on Jesus body represent all sickness and disease We dont have to accept sickness and disease because we were predestined to be healed by the stripes of Jesus Christ The important part of the verse is the present tense statement we are healed Healing is not a phenomena that happened when Jesus walked on earth but it is a phenomena for today this hour and this very second Not only is sickness and disease a form of bondage but it is also a form of oppression Oppression is the unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power and a sense of being weighed down in the body or mind Acts 1038 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil for God was with him Oppression needs healing Oppression can also act as a disease It is the power of God through the anointing of the Holy Spirit that destroys the yoke of oppression In Matthew 1130 Jesus states my yoke is easy and my burden is light It is the light yoke of Jesus Christ that we must take on in exchange for the heavy burden of oppression that can weigh us down physically or mentally Beyond being in bondage and oppression sickness and disease are also curses Curses are caused by disobedience of the law of God His commandments and His will Our disobedience creates a spiritual breach in which the enemy the devil can step in and throw his darts of sickness and disease at our bodies without resistance There is no resistance against the devil because God lifts His hand and anointing from us when we are disobedient Deuteronomy 2861 Also every sickness and every plague which is not written in the book of this law them will the LORD bring upon thee until thou be destroyed In Deuteronomy 28 God specifically lays out the game plan for blessings and curses The blessings and curses hinge upon our obedience or disobedience of Gods Word We can defeat and rebuke curses that are knocking at our door by maintaining a good standard of obedience to the Word of God For so long have the people of God fallen in the hands of religious tradition that teaches sickness and disease are part of life and that they come and go as they please This false teaching is a total lie and it derived straight from the pits of hell Satan does not want us to understand the power that we have over sickness and disease Honestly he has done a good job using false teaching to keep us bound oppressed and cursed Let us all rise up stand on the Word of God the Word of Truth and rebuke the devourer and his plans of bringing sickness and disease into our lives Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty Therefore we are free from every trap and snare that Satan tries to set up for us including sickness and disease About the author Maurice Perry is an up and coming scribe for the kingdom of God Sign up for his Christian Newsletter at a hrefhttpwwwtodayswordcomsignuphtmlwwwtodayswordcom signuphtmla He is also the webmaster of two Christian websites a hrefhttpwwwsakklothcomwwwsakklothcoma and a hrefhttpwwwtodayswordcomwwwtodayswordcoma Visit sakklothcom today for excellent se Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:30 am http://www.alldayarticles.com//article.php?article=2126 Religion Bhagavadgita which means Song of God the holy scripture of Hinduism is rather satanic or evil This is the thesis this article attempts to defend and put forward Bhagavadgita also known as Gitopanisad is the essence of Vedic knowledge and one of the most important Upanisads in Vedic literature It is the conversation between Krishna who is God in human form come to guide and protect the righteous and Arjuna who is the rest of us in human form confused about what the right course of action in life is and sickened by the horror we see in the world around us See Linda Johnsen The complete idiots guide to Hinduism Penguin Group 2002 Krishna advises Arjuna to fight in the battlefield for he Arjuna is Ksatriya Krishna tells Arjuna that his enemy is considered to be irreligious and being one from the Ksatriya ie warrior cast it is his religious duty to fight and protect his religion Also through the verses 7 and 8 in Chapter 4 of Bhagavadgita Krishna makes it clear that whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice and a predominant rise of irreligion at that time He descends Himself To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants as well as to reestablish the principles of religion He Himself appears millennium after millennium See Bhagavadgita as it is by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada The Bhaktivedatna Book Trust 2003 This implies that the message of Bhagavadgita is to fight if necessary with violent means for the protection of the religion say Hinduism to annihilate those whose beliefs and practices are other than Hinduism which would include atheists agnostics free thinkers other religious people like Christians Muslims Jews etc That is why this article considers the verses of Bhagavadgita to be Satanic About the author I was born on 31 Dec 1979 in Mumbai Bombay India where I lived for the first 15 years of my life Then I moved to Pune Poona In March 2004 I came to Cambridge England where I currently live and work Founder President Superultramodern Scientific Institution St Johns Innovation Centre Cowley Road Cambridge CB4 0WS httpwwwbssiorguk email kedarkj1rediffmailcom Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:30 am http://www.alldayarticles.com//article.php?article=2125 Religion It would be a lot easier to accept a negative answer from God if Jesus hadnt insisted on telling us about moving mulberry trees and mountains and receiving whatsoever one asks But he did say all that and when we dont get what we ask for it leaves us feeling a little confused We start to wonder why Jesus said it at all The easiest copout for this is to say that your prayers arent answered because you dont have the faith of a mustard seed Remember There were conditions we dont quite understand Reallydoes anyone know how much faith a mustard seed has And then of course theres the explanation that really has us scratching our heads God only gives us whats good for us So if the answer is no then its for our own good Its hard to see how moving a mountain is good for anyonebut that was the example that Jesus used Besides He never mentioned any such conditions He just told us over and over again that God would give what we ask for And few of us can understand why it was for St Pauls own good that he had the afflictions he writes about Yet God wouldnt take them away Why Well my copout isnt much better but here it goes The next time you pray stop and think about what you really want If for example you decide a mountain is blocking your passage into the next valley your real desire is not to remove the mountain Rather it is to remove the obstacle the mountain gives So while you solemnly pace at the foot of the mountain praying for its removal take time to notice the gaping hole It was there that God once let rivers pass through and there youll discover the answer to your prayers Though the tunnel be dark and sinister it does remove the mountain in a very personal and subtle way In a more identifiable scenario Joe Schmoe a landscaper for 23 years suffers from unbearable back pains He prays for relief but finds none He loses his job and maybe even his house He relies on the charity of others and a government check to survive It really appears that his prayers arent answered But when he finds a hidden talent in landscape design and finds work with a national construction company his back problems no longer disable his life Now lets look at something more complicated Mary Martin has a four year old boy with a terminal illness She prays and prays for his cure but still looses her son We could find all sorts of happy endings if this was a novel but it wouldnt help console a grieving mother in like circumstances But in this situation we have to remember two things 1 Her son was cured from all worldly diseases He now enjoys perfect health with our Father in heaven 2 The mother is now forced into a new reality One where she faces the fact that all human relationships are temporary She must now accept the certainty of death and let go of her attachment Its a harsh lesson but it is the tunnel through the mountain Like it or not its the answer to her prayer These scenarios all have one thing in common Gods answer relies on the faith of those praying It relies on their willingness to follow His divine plan The traveler must venture into the dark tunnel believing in his ignorance and Gods direction The landscaper must explore new employment alternatives The mother must decide to move on About the author Written by Eric Engel at a hrefhttpcopyforsalecomCopy For Salea where you can find free religious articles Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:30 am http://www.alldayarticles.com//article.php?article=2124 Religion CHOOSING GD At sunset on the eve of Rosh Hashana the Jewish New Year Gd will remove some of his light from the world He will still remain present in a basic way of course or the world could not sustain itself But that presence will be remote withdrawn Then He will wait The next move is ours At around midday of the holy day when Jews in every corner of the world acknowledge His sovereignty with prayers and the blowing of the shofar Gd will once again agree to be our King He will recommit to His relationship with our world And when He does so it will be with an entirely new level of light and power Entirely new possibilities possibilities that never existed before will enter the world We will advance one giant step closer to our ultimate destiny But the first move has to come from us We must renew our contract with our Creator if the world is to continue to exist Once each year the world must choose Gd FROM TEARS TO TRANSFORMATION Why the blowing of the shofar the rams horn What power does this primitive instrument have to bring down such an intense and essential light More than a simple horn the shofar is an instrument of transformation Its sound is like a heartbroken cry and its power is the power of tears Living in a physical world subject to the many stresses and challenges of life on earth and subjugated to the relentless demands of our body and our ego we are not even remotely aware of our own true potential Our soul with all of its unlimited awareness insight creativity love and power is trapped and suppressed But when our defenses break down when we come face to face with our essential smallness and vulnerability within this vast universe we cry out to Gd And this cry this intense awareness of our own limitations is what sets us free A brokenhearted cry can release your soul from its prison and leave you open to something completely new This freedom not coincidentally is also connected with the trumpetblast of the shofar In fact it is the blast of the great shofar the shofar of Redemption that will herald our ultimate freedom and transformation at the End of Days Weakness and power Smallness and greatness Isolation and Unity Slavery and freedom How do they go together And how is it that the very same sound can symbolize both A WORLD OF OPPOSITES Kabbbalah explains that everything that exists is made up of two polar opposites The opposite of darkness is light The opposite of evil is good The opposite of death is life The opposite of slavery is freedom Wherever one is found so is its opposite They define each other Without one the other could not exist However these negative states have no intrinsic reality Darkness is not a permanent condition Just like the first step in throwing a ball is to move the arm backwards the darkness is actually a prelude a gateway to a far more powerful light Thats why tears can be so transformational Paradoxically it is only in realizing our smallness weakness and aloneness the limits of our egobased existence that we create an opening to expand beyond our perceived limits and become who we were truly born to be This possibility for transformation is intensely present on Rosh Hashana when the world begins anew ON THE THRESHOLD OF A NEW WORLD On this Rosh Hashana in the year 5766 transformation is not only more possible but more necessary than ever before not only for Jews but for the entire world Every year on Rosh Hashana the world waits suspended in the dark space between the old light and the new Between two ways of being there is always an empty space a space of transition In this space we have the opportunity to let go of the old the pettiness the resentments the past mistakes failures and fears We can embrace a brand new way of being a more passionate sense of purpose We can commit ourselves to a new level of kindness respect and compassion for the people around us those we already love and those we could love if we stopped being angry or afraid In opening ourselves to life we create the greatest possible opening for Gd to inscribe us in the Book of Life for a year that is good and sweet in the truest sense But on this Rosh Hashana the world waits at the threshold of Redemption In these unprecedented times an intense level of darkness hovers over the earth Our world is shaking Terror war mindnumbing natural disasters and crisis in the Middle East cast a threatening shadow over our lives These times are frightening and challenging But this darkness is nothing more or less than the gateway to an entirely new level of light a new reality OUR TIMES IN ANCIENT PROPHECY These chaotic times were foreseen in great detail millennia ago by the sages of biblical times A full discussion of these prophecies is way beyond the scope of this article But read the words below and see whether or not you think they describe our world today Insolence and selfcenteredness will increase there will be oppressing inflation people will be addicted to the good life and the costs will be high moral standards will dissolve morality and wisdom will be denigrated there will be unbridled irresponsibility on the part of authorities centers of learning will turn into centers of immorality poverty will increase the young will denigrate the old families will disintegrate leadership will be impudent The world will see a succession of troubles epidemics of terrible diseases and international confrontations The face of the generation will be like the face of a dog Just as dogs are not embarrassed by anything they do so too people will lose their sense of embarrassment THE GREATER THE DARKNESS THE GREATER THE LIGHT Against this challenging chaotic backdrop we are being called upon to expand beyond our boundaries to strengthen our relationship with our Creator and to actualize our own potential as partners in Creation We are living through the time of transition between exile and Redemption Out of the breakdown of the old and unworkable we have the opportunity to create something completely new In fact it is our destiny ROSH HASHANA ITS YOUR CHOICE This Rosh Hashana each one of us has a choice We can choose to stay unconscious trapped within the prison of our fears confusion resentments and longings remaining passive victims of circumstance Or we can use this opportunity to begin to fly To align ourselves with our destiny To learn to be free Freedom is a lofty concept but its lived in the choices you make each moment In your relationships In your spirituality In your commitment to a life of joy and fulfillment In your awareness of Gds nurturing presence in the intimate details of your daily life In remembering that youre here for a purpose and being willing to do something each day to make that purpose come alive If you could create a new future one not based on your fears and past failures who would you be How would you behave What would you dare to create Who would you thank Who would you listen to and what would you share What would you do to enhance your connection to Gd and your own essence What part of you that youve given up on would you start to nurture What dreams might you make come true Rosh Hashana holds within it an awesome power The light of the past is withdrawn and the light of the future has yet to come down into the world and into your life The Book is open What will you choose Shifra Hendrie wwwKabbalahOfTransformationcom Since the Torah forbids the erasing of Gds name its customary to avoid writing it out in full About the author Shifra Hendrie specializes in helping talented spirituallyminded people create breakthrough results in their lives businesses and relationships Download her ecourse Seven Kabbalah Secrets that Can Change Your Life free at wwwKabbalahOfTransformationcom Shifras 90day Kabbalahbased program Turning Walls into Doorways guides participants step by step through creating a major transformation in their lives To find o Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:30 am http://www.alldayarticles.com//article.php?article=2123 Religion