[FairfieldLife] Election

[Ingegerd]

We have general election in Norway in September, and I will be busy as 
electioneer, so I think I have to take a break from FFL for a while. I 
did not foresee that FFL would take so much time as it does, but it is 
interesting and fun also. See you later.
Jai Guru Dev.
Ingegerd





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[FairfieldLife] Election Protection

[off_world_beings]

Spread the word:

http://www.866ourvote.org/ 



OffWorld

[FairfieldLife] Election Trains

[do.rflex]

http://images.dailykos.com/images/user/3/electiontrains.jpg

[FairfieldLife] Election poster

[bob_brigante]

http://tinyurl.com/6hb68d  
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[FairfieldLife] Election reform

[authfriend]

November 16, 2006
Editorial
Counting the Vote, Badly
 
Last week's elections provided a lot of disturbing news about the 
reliability of electronic voting — starting, naturally, with Florida. 
In a Congressional race there between Vern Buchanan, a Republican, 
and Christine Jennings, a Democrat, the machines in Sarasota County 
reported that more than 18,000 people, or one in eight, did not 
choose either candidate. That "undervote" of nearly 13 percent is 
hard to believe, given that only about 2.5 percent of absentee voters 
did not vote in that race. If there was a glitch, it may have made 
all the difference. Ms. Jennings trails Mr. Buchanan by about 400 
votes.

The serious questions about the Buchanan- Jennings race only add to 
the high level of mistrust that many people already feel about 
electronic voting. More than half of the states, including 
California, New York, Ohio and Illinois, now require that electronic 
voting machines produce voter-verified paper records, which help 
ensure that votes are properly recorded. But Congress has resisted 
all appeals to pass a law that would ensure that electronic voting is 
honest and accurate across the nation.

Fortunately, that may be about to change. With the Democrats now in 
control of both houses, there is an excellent chance of passing tough 
electronic voting legislation. Representative Rush Holt, Democrat of 
New Jersey, had more than 200 co-sponsors for a strong electronic 
voting bill before this month's election, and support is likely to 
grow in the new Congress. In the Senate, Dianne Feinstein, the 
California Democrat who will be chairwoman of the Rules and 
Administration Committee, which oversees elections, plans to develop 
a similar bill.

The problems with elections go well beyond electronic voting. 
Partisan secretaries of state continue to skew the rules to favor 
their parties and political allies. States are adopting harsh 
standards for voter registration drives to make it harder for people 
to register, as well as draconian voter identification laws to make 
casting a ballot harder for poor people, racial minorities, the 
elderly and students. Some states have adopted an indefensible rule 
that provisional ballots cast at the wrong table of the correct 
polling place must be thrown out.

Congress has failed to address these and other important flaws with 
the mechanics of the election system. But this, too, may be about to 
change. Senator Feinstein is saying that providing fair access to the 
ballot will be among her committee's top priorities in the coming 
year. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democrat of New York, plans to 
revise and reintroduce her "Count Every Vote Act," which takes an 
admirably broad approach to overhauling the voting system.

Election reform has tended to be a partisan issue, with Democrats 
arguing for reform and Republicans resisting it. It shouldn't be. 
Congressional Democrats should make fixing this country's broken 
system of elections a top priority, and Republicans should join them. 

Copyright 2006 The New York Times Company

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/16/opinion/16thur1.html

[FairfieldLife] 'Election Ghetto Psyops-...'

[Robert]

 ‘Election Ghetto Psyops’
   
  These are some campaign trix to re-cognize when 'you' are being Manipulated:
   

   When the candidate uses Fear to get Votes.  
   When a candidate supposes he or she is the Inevitable Candidate.  
   When a candidate praises the candidate of the Opposition party.  
   When a candidate will do Anything to win, saying that the Ends justify the 
means.  
   When a candidate(Hillary) uses (her friends) in the media (SNL) to: 
objectify her competition, by portraying him as a Black-Face Clown, as 
Cowardly, as Whimpering, as confused  a cursing and lacking in charisma, places 
him in the Ghetto...When that candidate  is the one who curses, like during the 
Clinton/Lewinsky Finger wagging period;  Both Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky 
shut down and paralyzed the Government/Media, during the (late 1990’s), while  
Osama bin Laden plotted against us...  
   When a candidate attempts to appear to be winning when they are actually 
losing, and when that same candidate doesn’t even acknowledge and congratulate 
the winner, of their same party.  
   When a  Candidate surrounds herself with Military Generals, and attempts to 
persuade that she is a candidate of the people…(similar to Pakistan).  
   When a candidate’s reason for running is that she is still married to a man 
who still wishes to be: President (Bill Clinton- 3rd term)
   Robert Gimbel   Seattle, Washington  2008

   
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[FairfieldLife] Election day hangover

[bitingbirdie]

I sincerely hope the future is brighter, but I'm not as much of an 
optimist as many of you are.  I think Obama is an arrogant sleazy 
scumbag, an empty suit on the same order as Bush, but Black and a 
Democrat...so perhaps there will be changes.  As for Big Brother, that 
scenario will only expand, although the eye watching us will be of a 
different hue.  Re-read Orwell, especially "1984."  I used to teach 
that novel, and the echoes still reverberate in my head.  Orwell 
believed that if you keep the lower classes content with enough gin and 
mindless entertainment, they will be totally complacent and 
maleable...I see this same strand of thought emanating from level-the-
income-field Obamabots. 

And I wonder if I will live long enough to see history re-written.

Time will tell.

[FairfieldLife] Election meltdown in Florida

[Vaj]

Subject: Election meltdown in Florida

Hi,

Have you heard about the outrageous electronic voting machine  
meltdown in Florida? Voting machines appear to have flat-out lost  
18,000 votes for Congress—votes almost certain to change the outcome  
of a close House race in Sarasota.


This election meltdown demonstrates the insanity of paperless voting  
machines. There's no way to recount the votes short of holding a new  
election. Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi—along with Republican  
and Democratic leaders—are deciding now if Congress will tolerate  
this broken election or call for a new one.


Join me in signing this petition urging Congress to call for a re- 
vote in Sarasota, Florida and to repair our nation's elections. Take  
a look at:


http://pol.moveon.org/floridaelection/

No matter what party you're for, we can all agree we need to repair  
our broken election system.


Thanks!

[FairfieldLife] Election '08: The Aftermath

[authfriend]

http://tinyurl.com/56qhzr

[FairfieldLife] Election, Jefferson County, Iowa

[Archer Angel archonan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]]

While there did not seem to be enough people in the domes for the United States 
in this last Presidential election, there were certainly enough for Jefferson 
County, Iowa.
Trump won over Clinton by 51% to 46% of the vote in Jefferson County. So what 
does this mean in relation to the support of the laws of nature, the TM 
techniques, TM group practices and elections?
Quite a lot of meditators I know seemed rather surprised at the result. 

[FairfieldLife] Election Fraud in Detroit

[jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]]

"Organized and Government is involved.", one judge states.
 

 
https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/52d71dd9-2baf-3aa4-a143-c686e7ff146a/judge-napolitano%3A-election.html
 
https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/52d71dd9-2baf-3aa4-a143-c686e7ff146a/judge-napolitano%3A-election.html
 

 

 

 

 

[FairfieldLife] Election '08: An Unwelcome Endorsement

[authfriend]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKI2C93T4CU

[FairfieldLife] Election 2008 redux -- the ads

[TurquoiseB]

Huffington Post has a wonderful resource page
that lists and allows you to watch the 60 Most
Memorable Campaign Ads Of 2008:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/03/top-60-memorable-campaign_n_140118.html

or

http://tinyurl.com/6kbydg

There are all flavors here -- the good ads 
and the ones that make you want to throw up.
My favorite is MoveOn.org's "Not My Son."
What's yours?

[FairfieldLife] Election Day Synchronization of Meditation Times

[Buck]

Dear Meditator,

To further clarify the synchronization of meditation times across the nation on 
Election Day, the idea is that meditation starts together within each time 
zone, not necessarily at the same time across the whole country (that would be 
nice, but for obvious reasons isn't practical—for example, it would be 
difficult for most people on the West Coast to meditate at 5:15 AM). In some 
cases, it's possible for a time zone's meditation time to coincide with 
meditation in the Golden Domes, but in other cases meditation is synchronized 
only within a particular time zone.

Eastern Time
Morning: 7:30 AM ET (optional 9:15 AM ET to meditate with the Invincible 
America Assembly in the Golden Domes)
Evening: 6:45 PM ET (in synchrony with the Golden Domes)

Central Time
Morning: 8:15 AM CT (to meditate with the Invincible America Assembly in the 
Golden Domes)
Evening: 5:45 PM CT (again, in synchrony with the Golden Domes)

Mountain Time
Morning: 7:15 AM MT (in synchrony with the Golden Domes)
Evening: 6:30 PM MT (optional 4:45 PM MT to meditate with the Invincible 
America Assembly in the Golden Domes)

Pacific Time
Morning: 7:30 AM PT
Evening: 6:30 PM PT

[FairfieldLife] Election Night at Jefferson County Headquarters

[raunchydog]

http://youtu.be/XmhCKQu5rhE

[FairfieldLife] Election Eve Musings: The U-word

[TurquoiseB]

There have been many candidates for the "lowest moment"
of this low, low, political campaign. Libby Dole's 
"Godless" ad is one, and Michele Bachmann's McCarthyesque 
"anti-American" rant is another. One of my personal 
favorites was when the McCain campaign bought the rights 
to the domain name VoteForTheMILF.com, and redirected 
clicks on it to the main John McCain website, where it 
ran a video of Sarah Palin. (The URL has since been 
changed to redirect to Google, but doesn't it just
*scream* what they really thought of her?)

But my candidate for the lowest moment of the campaign,
by far, is the use of one word, thrown out as an epithet,
and as a label to be attached to Barack Obama:

UNELECTABLE

In my opinion, this word captures the nature of this 
epic campaign better than any other, because it captures
the mindset of the two warring sets of energies better
than any other.

The people who called Barack Obama "unelectable" are OLD.
They are tired, they are devoid of life force, and they
honestly don't see any other solution to the problems 
of the world than the ones they have been trying for 
decades now. And, worst of all, they are so devoid of
HOPE that they react to the presence of hope in others
by trying to demonize it, as if hope were a bad thing.

THAT is the mindset that hopefully will go down in flames
tomorrow. And about bloody time, too.

You need go no further than the two slogans of the two 
main political parties to see the difference between the
"old and in the way" mindset that will exiting the stage
and the one that will be entering, stage left.

One party aligned itself with the arrogant, shortsighted,
and jingoistic "Country First." They actually *like* the
fact that the United States of America is the most feared
and despised and distrusted nation on the planet. The 
other party swung behind a truth so simple that it inspired 
hatred and jeers from those so divorced from the notion of 
truth that they saw it as simplistic: "Yes we can."

Well, the polls seem to indicate that Yes, we really can.
The polls suggest that those who posed as "pundits" and 
claimed to be speaking from a platform of greater and
more meaningful insight when pinning the U-word label to 
Barack Obama were, in a W-word, WRONG.

Not only that, by using that word, they revealed the poverty
of their own lives, and their own view of what life can be.
They had lost hope so completely that they not only pooh-
poohed the idea of bucking the status quo, they declared
anyone who tried "unelectable."

Well, we'll see, won't we? If, Wednesday morning, we find
that these sad, hopeless fucks were right and that -- due to
vote fraud and voter disenfranchisement -- Barack Obama 
really IS unelectable, I hope that another U-word will come
into play: 

UNENDURABLE

I hope that if that happens, those of us who are NOT with-
out hope will rise up and burn the motherfuckin' country
to the ground. It'll deserve it, and out of its ashes will
rise a country that still believes that Yes, we CAN change.
If things go as expected, then the real work is only start-
ing, for Obama and for those of us he inspired.

And the ones who reacted to someone who could still inspire
(when their candidate could not) by screaming "Unelectable?"
Well, frankly, fuck 'em. Let them crawl back into the fear-
fenced hidey-holes they stuck their No-we-can't-change-and-
anyone-who-claims-we-can-is-unelectable heads out of. 

Fuck 'em because some of us still have the ability to react
to inspiration by becoming inspired, not fearful. We see
the cry of "Yes we can" as a *reminder*, and a wake-up call,
not as something to mock and be afraid of. And we're ready 
to start on Day One of a new, hopeful era of American history 
by pitching in to change things.

Yes we can. Yes, we motherfuckin' can.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Election 2008 redux -- the ads

[Bhairitu]

TurquoiseB wrote:
> Huffington Post has a wonderful resource page
> that lists and allows you to watch the 60 Most
> Memorable Campaign Ads Of 2008:
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/03/top-60-memorable-campaign_n_140118.html
>
> or
>
> http://tinyurl.com/6kbydg
>
> There are all flavors here -- the good ads 
> and the ones that make you want to throw up.
> My favorite is MoveOn.org's "Not My Son."
> What's yours?
What you're missing being across the pond is all the spam one gets if 
you donate to a campaign.  ;-)

Save the electronics companies and Amazon spamming me about every day 
which used to be rare but gee times must be tough in the retail business 
(my local Circuit City will be having a going out of business sale on 
Weds as they are closing 155 stores).  The sheer amount of herding by 
the various organizations has been almost overwhelming.  It's 
interesting to note I've never told any of them I have a cellphone, they 
just assume it.  And they just assume you would have no problem cold 
calling people.  I don't particularly feel comfortable doing that.  I 
even got a phone call inviting me to do so and I said I would rather 
contribute money.  And I actually didn't hang up on a survey which I 
suspect was from the Pro 8 people as when it got to that question there 
were 5 answers ranging from Yes, Maybe Yes to Don't Know, Maybe No and 
No.  Well they now have me on their list as quite a liberal.  So after 
tomorrow I will be looking forward to a less cluttered inbox and fewer 
landline calls.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Election 2008 redux -- the ads

[I am the eternal]

Amazing that one of the arguments FOR giving women the right to vote in the
US is that giving women the vote would end war.  No woman would vote to send
her husband, father or brother to war was the reasoning.

On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 1:34 PM, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Huffington Post has a wonderful resource page
> that lists and allows you to watch the 60 Most
> Memorable Campaign Ads Of 2008:
>
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/03/top-60-memorable-campaign_n_140118.html
>
> or
>
> http://tinyurl.com/6kbydg
>
> There are all flavors here -- the good ads
> and the ones that make you want to throw up.
> My favorite is MoveOn.org's "Not My Son."
> What's yours?
>
>
>
>

[FairfieldLife] Election pool: win 1,000 virtual dollars!

[shempmcgurk]

Let's have a pool on the election!  Here are my predictions (winner is
the person closest in seats, electoral college votes, percentages). 
Winner gets the $1,000 virtual dollar bill below:

Electoral:

McCain: 300

Obama: 238

Popular:

McCain: 49%

Obama: 47%

Senate:

Dems: 57

Reps: 43

House:

Dems: 260

Reps: 175

[FairfieldLife] Election Unleashes a Flood of Hope Worldwide

[Robert]

Election Unleashes a Flood of Hope Worldwide 
 
Tamara Abdul Hadi for The New York Times
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Employees of the Arabic-language news channel Al 
Arabiya prepared for a program on the American elections on Tuesday. 


By ALAN COWELL
Published: November 5, 2008 

PARIS — From the front lines of Iraq to more genteel spots like Harry’s Bar in 
Paris, the election of Barack Obama unlocked a floodgate of hope that a new 
American leader will redeem promises of change, rewrite the political script 
and, perhaps as important as anything else, provide a kind of leadership that 
will erase the bitterness of the Bush years.



The Promise: For Many Abroad, an Ideal Renewed (November 5, 2008) 
The Caucus: Reactions From Around the World (November 5, 2008) 
Text of Nelson Mandela’s Letter to Senator Obama (November 6, 2008) 

  
Evelyn Hockstein for The New York Times
NYANGOMA KOGELO, KENYA Some of Senator Barack Obama’s Kenyan relatives — from 
left to right, Said Obama, Mama Sarah and Auma Obama — met with reporters on 
Wednesday to talk about Mr. Obama’s victory. More Photos » 
Whether it was because of Mr. Obama’s youth, his race, his message or his 
manner, some European leaders abandoned diplomatic niceties to compete for 
extravagance in their praise, while others outside the United States — 
fascinated by an election that had been scrutinized around the globe — reached 
for their most telling comparisons.
“There is the feeling that for the first time since Kennedy, America has a 
different kind of leader,” said Alejandro Saks, an Argentine script writer in 
Buenos Aires. Or, as Ersin Kalaycioglu, a professor of political science in 
Istanbul, put it, “The U.S. needs a facelift and he’s the one who can give it.”
There were some glaring departures from the feel-good mood. One in particular 
illustrated the challenges that will test the president-elect: President Dmitri 
A. Medvedev of Russia chose the day to lambaste the United States and threaten 
new missile deployments.
The final moments of the election were covered in obsessive detail far from 
America. In Australia, radio stations interrupted their shows to broadcast the 
Obama acceptance speech. In Berlin, newspapers printed special editions. 
Perhaps one of the most poignant accolades came from Nelson Mandela, South 
Africa’s former president, who said in a letter to Mr. Obama: “Your victory has 
demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream of 
wanting to change the world for a better place.”
Significantly, though, among American troops in Iraq, the hope seemed tinged 
with skepticism that change in the White House would not automatically mean 
change in American doctrines that have meant deployments in Iraq and 
Afghanistan. 
“It’s not like even if Obama is elected we’ll up and leave,” said Specialist 
James Real, 31, of Butte, Montana, as soldiers watched the returns on 
television at Forward Operating Base Falcon in Iraq. 
Indeed, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Iraq itself did not “expect that 
much change in the American policies toward Iraq. Any changes won’t be made in 
one night.”
In Afghanistan, where American troops are also deployed in an increasingly 
bitter war, the election brought a rebuke . 
“Our demand is to have no civilian casualties in Afghanistan. The fight against 
terrorism cannot be won by the bombardment of our villages,” said President 
Hamid Karzai, referring to a string of coalition airstrikes that have caused 
civilian casualties.
For many outsiders, Mr. Obama’s victory raised expectations that a new 
administration would seek new relationships across the globe. 
“I think he can restore the image of America around the world, especially after 
Bush got us into two wars,” said David Charlot, 28, a lawyer with French and 
American citizenship who was among a throng of expatriate revelers outside 
Harry’s Bar in Paris.
The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, said something on similar lines. “Your 
election raises in France, in Europe, and elsewhere in the world, an immense 
hope,” he said in a message that called Mr. Obama’s victory “brilliant” and his 
campaign “exceptional.” Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany called his victory 
“historic” and invited Mr. Obama to return to Berlin, where he addressed a huge 
rally during his campaign.
Even in lands whose leaders are no friends of Washington -- such as Venezuela 
and Iran -- the election outcome cut through official propaganda to touch some 
people. 
“It’s kind of nice to feel good about the United States again,” said Armando 
Díaz, 24, a bookkeeper in Caracas, Venezuela, where Enrique Cisneros, a 
storekeeper summed it up like this: “A few hours ago, the world felt like a 
different place.” In Iran, too, some said the American example should persuade 
politicians closer to home to adopt similar political ways.
‘’His election can be a lesson for the dictators of the Middle East,” said 
Badr-al-sadat Mofidi, the deputy editor

[FairfieldLife] Election Night at Jefferson County Iowa Democratic Headquarters!

[Rick Archer]

Election Night at Headquarters!
  http://youtu.be/XmhCKQu5rhE


  2012 11 06 Election Night

  www.youtube.com

  Obama wins Iowa and the election, Election
Night at Jefferson County Iowa Democratic Headquarters!

 

 

[FairfieldLife] Election news item passed along from the Shambala Sun

[turquoiseb]

I would never have noticed this if it hadn't been sent to me by a friend
who is far more Buddhist than I and who reads this magazine, but I
thought it was interesting enough to pass along. I know nothing about
her, but she sounds like a neat lady. My favorite martial arts
instructor was of Japanese descent growing up in Hawaii, and he clued me
in to how tough it was. The Japanese were seriously looked down upon and
sometimes mistreated by the native Hawaiians. This is the main reason
that my former instructor took up martial arts...to protect himself.
Anyway, knowing this bit of "back story" about what the Japanese faced
in Hawaii increases my appreciation for this woman and all that she has
accomplished. She had to fight an uphill battle to accomplish it. I wish
her well in the Senate.   Mazie Hirono is the first Buddhist U.S.
senator
  [102]


Amid all the election excitement of last night, here's one result
that you may have missed: the U.S. has elected its first Buddhist
senator
 . Mazie Hirono, a Democrat, beat
Republican challenger Linda Lingle to become a senator for Hawaii.

Hirono has represented Hawaii's 2nd district in Congress since 2007.
Along with Hank Johnson of Georgia, she was one of the first two 
Buddhists to be elected to the House of Representatives. Hirono  was
born in Japan, immigrating to Hawaii with her family as a child.  She
served 14 years in the Hawaii state legislature and eight years as  the
state's lieutenant governor.

Hirono was raised in the Jodo Shinshu tradition. "I certainly
believe  in the precepts of Buddhism and that of tolerance of other
religions  and integrity and honesty," she said
  when she
was sworn into Congress in 2007.


Along with being the first Buddhist in the Senate, Hirono can claim  two
other firsts as well: she's the first Asian-American female senator,
and the first to have been born in Japan.

[FairfieldLife] 'Election Day=Moon is Void of Course-all day'

[Robert]

Nov  4, 2008 2:48 AM Central Time, moon void of course
Nov  4, 2008 6:03 PM Central Time, moon enter Aquarius
 





 
 
 

 

Understanding the Void-of-Course Moon
by Jenni Stone
The Moon makes a complete circle through the twelve signs every 28.5 days and 
spends approximately 2.5 days in each sign.
Some Moon signs are felt more acutely than others: In the sign of Aries, for 
instance, the energy is physical and sometimes angry, a dynamic force that can 
be used to tackle tasks and start projects; the Moon in Taurus is a more 
laid-back and sensual urge to enjoy fine dining and good music. As the Moon 
arrives in the sign of Gemini, the telephone starts ringing and the messages 
begin to pour in. There are, of course, other influences at work in the solar 
system, but the Moon is always playing "background music" that keeps us 
connected to the Earth and the stars.
There is a time, however, when this connection is interrupted and we "float" 
between signs. This is the time we call the void-of-course Moon. It starts 
after the Moon has made its last major aspect (1) to the Sun or planets and is 
still within the sign, and the Moon is considered void of course until it 
enters the next sign.
The Moon goes void of course every two days or so, and this can last anywhere 
from a few minutes to several hours. Sometimes, the Moon is void of course for 
two consecutive days; in August 2002, it lasted for almost three days when the 
Moon failed to make any aspects while in the sign of Cancer.
There is a distinctive quality to the energy during a void-of-course Moon: 
Stores and restaurants are unusually quiet, judgment is impaired, and many 
people have a hard time making decisions. Business meetings can take a strange 
turn, and people find it difficult to work together as a group.
Few astrology books mention this phenomenon, and there seems to be a lack of 
published information in this area. In an article about interpreting the 
void-of-course Moon in natal charts, Robert Hand quotes Julius Firmicus 
Maternus, a 4th-century Roman astrologer. "If however the Moon is so positioned 
that she is carried toward nothing, nor is she joining herself to any star by a 
proper ray, and no benevolent star occupies the angles, it will make degraded 
paupers, and those who are destitute of all things that are necessary, and 
those for whom the things which are an aid to daily living are denied, and 
those who always require the support of strangers in order to sustain life." (2)
These grim consequences appear to have been combined with the horary 
interpretation of a chart with a void-of-course Moon, which says that "nothing 
will come of this." The conclusion is that action is unproductive during this 
time. Llewellyn’s astrological calendar says that people are "fuzzy – or vague 
– scattered even" and that "action initiated during this time is often wasted, 
irrelevant, or incorrect."
However, this is not always so. Over the past two years, I have conducted 
research (3) with a group of friends who know nothing of astrology beyond their 
Sun-sign column in the local newspaper and are therefore not interested in 
either confirming or denying our current pet astrological theories.
This is what we found, plus some suggested ways to plan ahead and use the 
void-of-course Moon in positive ways.
1. Routine goes well, but take care when starting new projects.
2. Organize and throw out the clutter: This is an opportunity to get rid of the 
piles of papers and junk that have been accumulating. Files may be reorganized, 
desks and closets cleaned out; it is easy during a void-of-course Moon to see 
what is needed and what should be discarded. With blockages cleared, the 
natural flow of harmony and balance is restored. When the Moon enters into the 
next sign, there is a noticeable "sweetness" to the space that is created.
3. Spiritual disciplines like yoga or meditation take on a new dimension. 
Problems can be put on hold, and a state of inner peace is possible at these 
times. A luxurious timelessness pervades the senses. Music can be felt more 
deeply, and nuances of emotions are distinct.
4. Edit and correct: Writers use this time to revise their work. New ways of 
expressing ideas can be found during this time.
5. Take stock of your surroundings: Shortages, mistakes, and missing items are 
more noticeable during the void.
6. Sleep: Lazy morning and afternoon naps are especially tranquil when the Moon 
is void of course, and the line between sleeping and waking is deliciously 
blurred. Lucid dreaming can be encouraged by instructing the mind to find 
answers through dreams.
7. Relax and "hang loose": Take time off to restore and replenish your internal 
batteries.
8. Look ahead and be prepared: This can be a most productive time for making 
"to do" lists and reviewing the status of projects. It is easy to see what 
needs to be brought up to date during the void-of-course Moon. Much can be 
accomplished, and a profound 

[FairfieldLife] Election Reminder-Note change of recommendation for the 4th Ward

[Dick Mays]

From: "Bill Blackmore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Election Reminder-Note change of recommendation for the 4th Ward
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 09:58:42 -0600

Dear Quiet Zone Supporter,

Please vote for these candidates if you want a 
Quiet Zone.  Note the change in our 
recommendation for the 4th Ward:




Ira Roffel, the candidate for the 3rd Ward, has 
been instrumental in getting us this far. The 3rd 
ward is west of 4th street and north of Hwy. 34 
but also includes Suburban Heights and behind 
Econo Foods west.  STRONG RECOMMENDATION!




Christy Welty for the at large seat has been a 
consistent supporter of the quiet zone and favors 
using money from closing crossings towards the 
cost of the quiet zone.  All registered voters 
can vote for the at large seat.  STRONG 
RECOMMENDATION!




Martha Norbeck for the 4th ward is strong 
supporter of the quiet zone and favors using 
money from closing crossings towards the cost of 
the quiet zone.  STRONG RECOMMENDATION!




The important thing is that everyone turns out to 
vote.  Remember that the message sent by this 
election will help the quiet zone to become a 
reality in the very near future.  Please remember 
to forward this message to friends and family.




QUIET ZONE TROPICAL RAFFLE KICKOFF WILL BE FRIDAY 
NOV. 9TH AT 8 P.M. AT THE OLD ARMORY.  TOM MORGAN 
AND HIS NEW BAND WALKIN’ SHOES WILL ENTERTAIN. 
FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE!  RAFFLE TICKETS WILL 
BE AVAILABLE.  A REMINDER EMAIL WILL GO OUT LATER 
THIS WEEK.  TELL YOUR FRIENDS PLEASE. 




Regards, Bill Blackmore



STRONG RECOMMENDATIONS!

Candidate

Ward

Ward Locations

Ira Roffel

3rd Ward

West of 4th St. Including Suburban Heights and behind Econofoods

Christy Welty

at Large

everyone

Martha Norbeck

4th ward

includes the downtown area and near east side, north to the RR tracks

Ed Malloy

Mayor

Everyone-even though Mayor Malloy is running 
unopposed, he deserves your support and vote!

[FairfieldLife] Election 2008: How one professional shows the others to be amateurs

[TurquoiseB]

I've been struck lately, reading the news from
that sorry-ass country across the water, how one
message seems to keep coming through. The losers
in this campaign (Hillary, McCain, Palin) have 
become losers because they consistently acted 
like AMATEURS, whereas the winner (Obama) is on
his way to becoming a winner because he has 
consistently acted like a professional.

First, Obama conducted a tight, professionally-
run, on-message, and balanced-budget campaign
against Hillary Clinton. While Hillary overspent
by 20 million dollars to systematically create an 
image of herself as a bitter, excuse-making, and 
spiteful loser who couldn't even admit that she 
had lost. Reports in the press as they watched 
both campaigns emphasized the chaos and backbiting 
and inefficiency they saw in the Clinton campaign, 
and contrasted it to the smooth, efficient operations 
of the Obama campaign.

Now we see the same thing with McCain. He's run-
ning out of money, just as Hillary did, while 
Obama can buy a full half hour of network time
to get across his message. The Republican message
flip-flops seemingly daily, throwing spaghetti-
strand after spaghetti-strand at the refrigerator
of public opinion, trying for *anything* that can
stick...and failing. There is obvious internal
chaos in the Republican camp, as the two candidates
consistently speak at cross purposes, and McCain
has to "correct" something Palin has said or apol-
ogize for it. Lately he's even started to have to
apologize for his *own* actions, and try to calm
down the crowds that two days earlier he was trying
to incite to near-riot fervor. It's pretty much the
*definition* of a chaotic, out-of-control, and above
all, UNPROFESSIONAL political campaign.

And all along, Obama's campaign keeps chugging along,
like clockwork, as professional as a campaign could
possibly be. 

Today, TIME magazine extrapolates from the report on
Sarah and Todd Palin's excesses in using the office
of Governor to fight petty personal battles by homing
in on the same issue of professionalism. They call
their actions "shockingly amateurish."
http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1849399,00.html

And, quietly, the Obama campaign continues along
professionally. Go figure.

It's almost as if all these "old folks" in the political
arena like Hillary and John McCain have been around so
long and have gotten so used to being able to act in an
amateurish way and *get away with it* that they've for-
gotten that there is an alternative. It took Obama --
the same person that both of them characterized as 
"lacking experience" in the political arena -- to show
how a professional political campaign is run.

Barring *really* dirty tricks like a completely fixed
vote or a staged terrorist attack, the person who "lacks
experience" is going to win, by consistently conducting
a professional campaign. Whereas the "old pros" are 
going to lose big-time, because they acted like rank
amateurs. Fitting, eh?