Radio Controlled Free
Radio Controlled Free
What is the best radio head for my price budget and needs?
I’m looking to replace my Radio Head in my 2002 Ford Escape. Circuit City is offering free installation on orders over $99, so my price range is $99-$175.
I want to be able to hook my iPOD to it, and I want to be able to still go through my songs ON my iPOD, not on the radio head display. (I hear it’s a pain in the ass).
I’d also like Bluetooth calling, (how is that? I don’t see how it works…if its going through the speakers won’t there be alot of feedback on the other end of the call?)
And I have Sirius Satellite hooked up in my car, maybe control it through that too?
If my current radio is a 6-cd changer, when I replace it, will I no longer have that?
One more thing, do radio heads enhance the quality of the music? If so, I’d like one that puts out good quality as well and has a good range of options…
Pioneer is a good brand, but for all the options you want, you’re looking at quite a bit more than $175 bluetooth for example is a high dollar item still, sirius and ipod should be no problem though…
RC free running and mini race
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Lux TX9000RF Programmable Thermostat with Remote $90.75 Offering versatile operation and energy savings, the Lux TX9000RF Programmable Thermostat has remote control that allows you to make temperature adjustments from virtually anywhere in your home. This battery powered seven-day programmable thermostat is packed with innovative features, and it’s compatible with most 24-volt heating and air conditioning systems. TX9000RFProgrammable ThermostatAt a Gl… |
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Sunforce 11240 1000 Watt Pure Sine Wave Inverter with Remote Control $191.73 The Sunforce 1000 Watt pure-sine inverter converts 12V DC to 110V AC of pure-sine wave power. Operates pumps, mini motors and appliances that won’t run on modified sine wave inverters. An ideal choice for sensitive electronics. Power Supply: 12V DC, Continuous Watts: 1,000, Surge Watts: 2,000, Surge Amps: 16, AC Outlets (qty.): (2) 110V, DC Outlets (qty.): 1, LED Indicators: Yes, Modified Sine Wav… |
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Micro Maestro 6-channel USB Servo Controller $19.95 The six-channel Micro Maestro raises the performance bar for serial servo controllers with features such as a native USB interface and internal scripting control. Whether you want high-performance servo control (0.25?s resolution with built-in speed and acceleration control) or a general I/O controller (e.g. to interface with a sensor or ESC via your USB port), this tiny, versatile device will del… |
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Jabra FREEWAY Bluetooth Speakerphone (Black, Retail Packaging) $85.00 Consider it the ultimate sidekick. The Jabra Freeway Bluetooth in-car speakerphone makes going hands-free a breeze. Featuring a 3 speaker stereo system and virtual surround sound, the thin speaker easily clips onto your car’s sun visor or overhead console. The voice-controlled speaker allows you to make and take calls completely hands-free. An added dual-microphone eliminates background noise, mak… |
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Schumacher SSC-1500A Ship ‘n Shore SpeedCharge Charger with included battery clamps $46.54 SpeedCharge Ship N’ Shore high frequency charger. 2A/10A/15A charger. 75A clamps for top and side mounted battery posts. Electronic push button controls. Easy to feel switches for selection of display mode, charge rate, or battery type. Microprocessor controlled, thermal runaway protection, and safety start. Charging status LED’s. 2A slow charge for charging small batteries and maintaining large o… |
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BlueAnt S4 True Handsfree Voice Controlled Car Kit Car Speakerphone with wireless Stereo Streaming A2DP for iPhone 3G 3GS 4.0 and Android [BlueAnt Retail Packaging] $41.00 Use Your Voice to Make and Receive Calls To activate the S4, all you have to do is say the hands-free trigger phrase “BlueAnt Speak to Me” and the S4 will be ready for your voice commands. To make a call, just say “Phone Commands” and the S4 will activate your phone’s voice dialing feature. *(If supported by your phone) When the phone rings you won’t need to take your eyes off the road to know … |
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AmazonBasics Alkaline Batteries (Pack of 20) … |
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AmazonBasics AA NiMH Precharged Rechargeable Batteries (4-Pack) and Charger $18.86 Features: Charge 2 or 4 AA/AAA Ni-MH/Ni-CD batteries,Two individually monitored charging channels,Two separate LED indicators for charging status,Universal AC voltage (100-240V),Timer control for charging cut off ,Interchangeable plugs.Specifications: Input voltage: 100-240VAC 50Hz/60Hz ,Charging current: 250mA ,Charging voltage: 2.8V… |
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Remote Control Toys R Us
Remote Control Toys R Us
Can I train my Border Collie to “herd” a remote controlled car?
I know its not really “herd”ing, but I thought I’d be a fun game. As I don’t have sheep & the closest place to me wont take them for training till they are 18 months ( She is 7 months ), I thought it’d be a fun game.
Get her to down while chasing something, to circle the car and “drive” it to me (I know I’ll be “driving”, but I think I can make her feel like she’s controlling the cars movement), to learn not to bite the mechanical “sheep” in car clothing .
I donno, just something I thought as I passed Toys R Us on the way home from work, wondered if anyone else tried anything like that? Obviously, like anything with a pup, I wouldn’t over do it, but my little ball of energy could always use something else to make run for 5-10 min.
I use a remote controlled car to help reduce ‘wheel chaser’ dogs ( cars, bikes, skates etc) and for ‘chase recall’ work(dogs who don’t come back when called because there is always something better)………….I have to say both my BCs try to round it up and both are trained to sheep, my older one does for a few seconds and then comes and stands next to me……and has even picked up the remote control in her mouth as if to tell me she knows my game and is not impressed and the younger one gets frustrated and goes in and bites it because I can’t control it quick enough for her or in or in the correct direction she decides it should be going…………..but hey have a go you will soon know if your reactions are quick enough.
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Scale Toy Story
Scale Toy Story
did you cry at the end of toy story 3?
is it bad that i was practiaclly bawling by the end of that movie and it was the saddest movie i have ever seen? haha. anybody else cry? rate it on sadness on a scale of 1-10
It was an emotional film
havent cried like that since bambi
Super Target
Super Target
Super-Affiliate’s! What Are They… How Do I Find Them and Why They’re Your… TICKET To Online Success!
Super-Affiliate’s!
What are they?
Do you see this term often online and end up confused to what it means and the purpose they serve online?
It sounded really mysterious to me when I first came across the term which peeked my curiosity and led me to research the term further to find out exactly what the term meant and more importantly what there roll was in the Internet marketing world.
The information I discovered was Astonishing!
What I’m about to reveal to you in this article will blow your mind and hopefully take away the mystery and answer the questions you once had about what a ‘Super-Affiliate’ is and why they ARE your…
…”Ticket To Online Success!”
Let’s first take away the mystery behind what a ‘Super-Affiliate’ is so that you’ll have a clear picture inside your head of how they’ll benefit your online business for years to come.
A ‘Super-Affiliate’ is simply either or both a High Traffic website and/or a eZine/Newsletter owner with a HUGE targeted opt-in mailing list that are able to sell more in a given day then you could in a month.
As you will learn, the internet is nothing more then a numbers game and the super-affiliate’s are simply the one’s who have already put in the time and have the highest numbers when it comes to ‘Website Traffic’ and targeted ‘Opt-In’ mailing lists.
Are you starting to see the BIG picture yet?
Now, lets move on and break this down a little with some rough numbers so you’ll be able to have better idea of what to look for when it comes to locating an ‘Super-Affiliate’ via search engines and/or eZine/Newsletter directories.
Let’s first start with the Search Engines.
When your searching the web for super-affiliate’s with high traffic website’s this is the general guide line I use to gauge there importance.
But, in order for me to do a proper traffic analysis of there website I need to use a special webmaster toolbar offered through Alexa.com.
This toolbar is essential and a must have when it comes to locating super-affiliate’s and the reason why is because it reveals the ‘Traffic Ranking’ for that particular website you are viewing making it easier for you to tell the difference between the super-affiliate’s and the other website’s that are just getting by.
Here’s the link to where you can download your own free Alexa toolbar if you choose:
- http://download.alexa.com/
Now… for the numbers.
When I’m searching for an super-affiliate related to my Product, Service and/or any of the affiliate programs I am promoting via the search engines and I happen to come across a website that has a traffic ranking of 50,000 or lower using the Alexa toolbar to gauge the TR then these are the website’s where the super-affiliate’s reside and are the one’s I will want to contact with a business proposition.
As a general rule using website analysis, the lower the TR, the BETTER.
Why?
Because it means that particular website is receiving Lots… and Lots of traffic which is just what you’re looking for.
Now… that’s the general idea behind locating super-affiliate’s through website analysis and the search engines.
This next part I’m going to show you where to locate the super-affiliate’s with HUGE targeted mailing lists.
This is where you stand to benefit the most and could in turn make a substantial amount of money within the next 24 hours of your business proposition if accepted by the list owner.
The best places to locate an ‘Super-Affiliate’ with a HUGE mailing list are through eZine/Newsletter directories. I’ve listed a few of the Top directories below to save you the hassle of having to search for them yourself.
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Ezine Universehttp://www.ezine-universe.com
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Ezine Hubhttp://www.ezinehub.com
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Go-Ezineshttp://www.go-ezines.com
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Netter Webhttp://www.netterweb.com
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Ezine Searchhttp://www.ezinesearch.com
These directories databases are searchable and are full of thousands of ezine/newsletters with list sizes that range from 1000 subscribers to 250,000 subscribers and up.
It’s pretty easy to figure out who the super-affiliate’s are going to be here.
The Bigger the list size, the BETTER.
But… as a general rule I would have to say that any ezine/newsletter owner with a list size of 75,000 or more subscribers I would consider an ‘Super-Affiliate’.
Remember, this is just a general guide line.
Don’t discard the list owners with smaller lists. The more eZine/Newsletter owners you contact the greater your chances are of SUCCESS!
Now that you know what a super-affiliate is and how to find them Both on the Web and through ezine/newsletter directories your probably wondering how…
… “They’re Your TICKET To Online Success!”
Well, its actually quite simple.
If you own your own Product and/or offer a Service, and this will even work if your an affiliate to someone else’s program, all you have to do is simply locate and approach related website and/or ezine/newsletter owners with a JV(Joint Venture) and/or business proposition offering them a reasonable share(percentage) of the profits if they were to accept your business proposal.
That’s It!
And the best part about this approach is that you don’t even have to spend a penny on advertising and the traffic you’ll receive will be ‘Laser Targeted’ making your chances of SUCCESS that much Greater.
I really hope this article opened your eye’s up and cleared up any unanswered questions you once had about what a ‘Super-Affiliate’ was, what there roll is in the Internet marketing world and more importantly… How you can locate them via the Web.
About the Author
Want to get MORE ‘Insider’ marketing Secrets on How-To drive HUGE amounts of Laser Targeted Traffic to your website? Then you need to subscribe to Cory Threlfall’s ezine called… The Internet Wonders eZine at — internet marketing
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Rv Toy Outlet
Rv Toy Outlet
5 Reasons To Own A Portable Car Battery Charger
It’s easy to understand why a car battery charger is a great tool to have around. Cars, lawn equipment and motorized toys have batteries and may need occasional charging. Outdoor toys and lawn equipment especially need it due to infrequent use. Since some equipment does not have an on board generator it is up to the user to recharge to continue use.
Not everyone knows how easy it is to have their own portable car battery charger. They are actually rather simple to operate and have. You can get one that is basically an on or off operation or a complicated as monitoring and self adjusting charging voltages.
Here are five reasons why it is easy for anyone with a car, truck, or outdoor vehicle to own one:
1. You can take it anywhere
The great thing about these devices is that you really don’t need a set space for them. Years ago you set the charger on a shelf or parked its cart in a corner and that’s pretty much where it set. The newer units can pretty much be used anywhere you can find an electrical outlet.
2. They can be small and compact
You can find them light and small enough to fit in toolboxes and glove boxes.
Thanks to newer technologies electrical components can be smaller and lighter. Some chargers are as light as a couple of pounds. As long as you have a power source available, usually an ac outlet, you can be charging in minutes.
3. Cheap enough to own
With the same technologies that made these marvels lighter and smaller also means they are cheaper to produce. This has meant manufacturers producing more therefore lower prices. Add in to the mix resources such as Ebay and Amazon and bargains can be found. Chargers can be had for less than $100 and many times less than $50.
4. Extend the life of your battery and save
Newer units such as tenders can keep the battery topped off without boiling out the electrolyte and therefore potentially destroying your battery. One person was able to keep the same battery for his hobby car for over ten years thanks to a specialized charger. How much could this save you over the course of several years?
5. Keep your recreational toys on the ready
Ever had a spur of the moment idea to take the motorcycles out on the first nice spring day? If your battery did nothing but sit during the winter you might not get out as quick as you’d like. Having a charger can keep the battery up and ready to go when you are.
Although you would need a charger more if you own motorcycles, RVs, or other outdoor toys that are used infrequently, even car owners should own one as a precaution. With small size, light weight and low cost there isn’t a reason why you shouldn’t have one in your garage, closet, toolbox, or glove box. Add the fact that you could even possibly extend the life of your battery adds that much more value to your small investment.
About the Author
Stone Dupree has worked in the electronics industry for over 20 years. He has spent most of that time working from the road. Stone extracts safety and utility from his experiences and provides them to you through his websites. To learn more about
auto battery chargers
check out his website http://www.autobatterychargersonline.com
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Model Toy Story
Model Toy Story
Toy Story 3 LEGO 2010 Review: Set 7597 Western Train Chase
The latest Lego set to feature Buzz Lightyear, Woody and the rest of the gang from the Pixar film Toy Story 3, out in June 2010, is a colourful set called Western Train Chase. It depicts a scene from Toy Story 3 where Hamm (disguised cleverly as the evil Dr Porkchop as named by Andy way back in the original Toy Story) has trapped Rex in a boxcar threatening to blow him and the train to pieces.
As mentioned earlier the set is colourful and meant to represent a toy train that kids would play with rather than a recreation of an actual train that most other Lego train sets depict. There are no stickers in this set which is a boon and it just adds to the beautiful feel Lego have created.
The train set comes with a locomotive and three carriages, including a red caboose, a green passenger car and a grey cargo car. While there is no internal detailing in any of the cars they can fit minfigures inside and are instantly distinguishable by their colors. Both the caboose and the passenger car have opening doors and roof that can be removed, while the cargo car has a sliding side door on both sides and a trapdoor on the roof. The locomotive engine is full of wonderful colors and very well designed. It looks like a toy train you want to play with.
The figures in the set are a great mix. With Woody and Buzz come cowgirl Jesse, Hamm the pig, Rex the dinosaur and Bullseye the horse. The non-human figures are wonderfully designed and instantly recognisable as their animated counterparts. Bullseye is a highlight and a great model for future Lego horses. Unlike the current equine figures, Bullseye’s two are movable so he can appear to rear up.
The price point is one of the highest per price we have seen from Lego. With 589 Western Train Chase retails at $79.99 and this will probably deter many from picking this great set up. Nevertheless kids will love it as will Pixar and Lego Train fans so it is worth chasing down.
About the Author
Inger loves stories and loves to write. As a librarian in a previous life she also has an insatiable thirst for general knowledge. You can visit her latest website which takes a look at the best shawls and wraps to add a touch of warmth and elegance to all occasions. The site can be found at http://www.shawlsandwraps.org.
Toy Story 3 Ken model outfit clothes & being tortured SCENE
Radio 1 Chart
Radio 1 Chart
Radio Advertising Costs
Usually, when researching radio advertising costs, many potential radio advertisers have a pretty good idea of the first two points. However, when it comes down to finding the best station (or stations) at the best price, the radio advertising process becomes a little more challenging.
Here is how we tackle the process at Radio Lounge and determine how much to spend on radio advertising costs. Within the market you want to advertise in, we find the radio stations that have the best potential to reach your target customer. This is based on the formats of the radio stations. Urban Hip-hop stations will target different demographics than a News/Talk, or Soft Rock station. After we select a group of radio stations, we contact those stations to let them know we are thinking about advertising on their radio station. We ask for specific data from the radio stations called “rankers”. This is ratings data that most radio stations can provide based on specific requirements we have requested. From this point, we have a good idea which stations perform the best in our target demographics.
Once we have narrowed down the radio stations to just a few that will effectively reach our target customer, we then request a proposal based on certain criteria – dayparts, frequency goals, etc. From these proposals, we can see who reaches the target audience most efficiently – using tools like Cost Per Point (ratio of spot rate to ratings percentage), Cost Per Thousand (ratio of spot rate to audience category totals), etc. If a radio station is not competitive, we will often ask the station to resubmit a more competitive proposal. But, how will we know if all of the station’s radio advertising rates are too high. Radio Lounge has access to data that allows us to compare proposals against historical figures to determine if radio station prices are in line with market averages. We negotiate, and help execute the purchase.
Great…but what does this cost? It depends on the size of the market you wish to advertise in as determined by Arbitron (the radio ratings services). Radio advertising rates can be as high as $800 per 60 spots in a top market like New York City, or as low as $3 per 60 spots in Kerrville, TX. How will you know what to spend?
Here’s a valuable system we have used from our history of working with radio advertising rates. The system is based on a solid branding schedule that may run one spot per day in the morning drive, one per day at midday, and one per day in the afternoon drive – Monday through to Friday, and two spots on Saturday and Sunday. That’s nineteen spots a week at sticker price. This type of schedule is good for achieving a desired frequency level of three (meaning the average listener to a station will hear the radio commercial at least three times). Under these broad assumptions, you can use the following chart as a rough guide to budgeting your radio advertising campaign.*
*Note,these are gross rates and do not include production costs or agency discounts. These are market averages for the standard radio schedule mentioned above, actual costs may vary. Different combinations of day parts on different stations may cost much less.
* Markets 1 -5 (ex: New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, etc.)
Expect to pay from $4000 to $8000 per week/per station for a top performing station.
* Markets 6 – 20 (ex: Dallas/Ft.Worth, Houston, Phoenix, San Diego, etc.)
Expect to pay from $2000 to $5000 per week/per station for a top performing station.
* Markets 21 – 50 (ex: Denver, Cleveland, Kansas City, etc.)
Expect to pay from $1000 to $3000 per week/per station for a top performing station.
* Markets 51- 150 (ex: Akron, Syracuse, Baton Rouge, etc.)
Expect to pay from $800 to $2000 per week/per station for a top performing station.
* Markets 150+ (ex: Myrtle Beach SC, Green Bay, Topeka, etc.)
Expect to pay from $500 to $1500 per week/per station for a top performing station.
You may be saying, “Wow! That can be expensive”. Relax, these are standards and radio advertising schedules come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes, schedules are smaller depending on advertising goals and objectives. However, we do recommend that you are able to commit to the range of minimums.
Notice we have not mentioned remnant radio advertising costs here at all. Remnant advertising is the practice of buying unused inventory at deep discounts. Remnant advertising success exists more in theory than in practice. However, this is not to say that there are not advertisers who are having success with remnant advertising. If, and when, remnant advertising falls into your lap, we suggest you look into it.
However, basing your entire radio ad campaign on remnant advertising may be shooting yourself in the foot. With the exception of a few times a year, most top performing radio stations do not have that much unsold inventory. Often, the largest advertisers have contracts that guarantee so many low cost/no cost spots that have to run. The reality is that if large advertisers (with the big dollar schedule) need their spots to run, or if another advertiser pays just one penny more than you did for your remnant spots – bump! You just got bumped off the air that day. You may pay for twenty spots and only get two that air. The stations will make it up to you, but what if you were counting on that advertising to drive sales.
Or better yet, in the age of consolidated radio groups your remnant advertising might run on the third to the last rated station in the market. The result is NO RESULT and you have just wasted money for nothing. We really do believe that when it comes to radio advertising YOU TRULY DO GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.
Now that radio advertising rates have been explained, you may ask the question, how long should I advertise? The type of radio advertising helps define the length of a campaign. Advertising for an event? We recommend shorter, more compact schedules to create buzz leading up to the event or launch. Branding a product? Often, long term schedules with a bit of breathing room work best.
About the Author
I am Mohan read mathematics at Stanford and remained there for his MS. From 1998-1999 on researched in Evolution and in Animal Behavior in Camrbidge, UK. I was was then a professor in the departments of Anthropology and Biology, New Jersy College, USA. Now teaches at the department of Zoology. Carried out research in several areas of evolutionary biology, particularly in sexual selection and the comparative method.
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Proserity Birthright: 5 Step Process to Stimulate Wealth
There is no need to work longer hours, take on 2nd jobs, set up strict budgets or sell personal property in order to stay afloat. Money problems are not causing your stress. Stress is causing your money problems! My goal is to help you remember the key to financial freedom and release your number one blockage to money – fear of lack.
Prosperity IS your birthright. You have an innate knowledge of that, but you’ve forgotten. This article offers 5 steps to stimulate personal wealth by reconnecting you to the birthright you have overlooked. Practice the steps regularly and you will never feel lack or stress over money again.
My own prosperity birthright resurfaced about 10 years ago during recovery from the lowest point in my life. I was forced from my home with my 6 year old son. My marriage ended badly and I suffered significant losses. Along with the house, I lost 2 beautiful step-children, my car, my job and all sense of security. With $300 to my name I relocated several times to keep a roof over my son’s head. I had no formal education and very low self-esteem. When there was little left for me to lose, a law suit was filed against me seeking full custody of my son. That was the last straw and my turning point.
Determined to take my life back, I read every self-help book I could get my hands on. I studied the habits of some of the most successful people in the world and was astonished to learn that many of them had similar “wake-up calls” or dark moments in life, like the one I was going through. Each one offered their own recipe for success and prosperity, based on their individual experiences. While each offered their unique flavor, there was a common ingredient each considered the most essential. Focus.
What you focus on becomes your reality. Focus on wealth, you become wealth. Focus on poverty, you become poverty. Focus on having, you receive. Focus on lack, you lose. Finding it virtually impossible to think my way out of lack while my life was in shambles, my burning question became “How do I change my focus?”
And that brings me to my own recipe for prosperity which I offer in part below. I wish to impart to my readers some good news – it is not necessary to endure a life-threatening or security-threatening challenge (like I did) in order to remember that prosperity is a birthright. That is unless you are stubborn. Sometimes we are given gifts of information that we can use to make positive changes in our lives. If we ignore these gifts, we may eventually find ourselves in uncomfortable circumstances that force our hand. Either way, we are given the choice to learn. Again, my goal is for you to learn minus the hardship.
Changing my focus and developing my own success principles magically transformed my life. A couple months after I was forced from my home with my son, I took an $8/hour part-time job at a software company, and then a full-time position, then several promotions and incentives came along. Within 3 years, I was packing away savings and purchasing my own home and a brand new car. Within 5 years I was earning a 6 figure income. The realization buried deep inside of me since birth, came closer and closer to the surface and smacked me across the head as if to say “You create your own reality, silly!” I became acutely aware that anything was attainable, so I left my job to start my own company.
Mastering Money from the Inside Out: Below I offer a 5 step process to changing your financial reality. Each of the following 5 steps are offered in greater detail and are accompanied by several additional ways to enhance prosperity in an upcoming book that will be available Winter of 2009, called Easy Street.
1. Believe in your birthright: You won’t be able to enhance your financial picture if you don’t feel worthy to receive money. I constantly compare money to oxygen. Oxygen is one of several birthrights that we humans are entitled to once we leave the womb. If we were conditioned to believe that oxygen had to be “earned” just imagine the ramifications! And yet, to me, it’s just as ludicrous to believe we have to “earn” money. That concept sets us up for failure right from the start. And think about it, we were taught that we have to “earn money” from the time we were very young! We were given an allowance based on getting chores done. We had to “earn” money to go to the movies by cleaning the house. We had to “earn” gas money by treating our parents with respect. Can you imagine holding oxygen over your child’s head and saying, “you can’t inhale unless you fold your laundry!”? If you say, “it’s not the same thing” or if you think this concept is ridiculous, I challenge you to experiment with the idea for a while – start training your mind to believe that money is just as much of a birthright as oxygen and see what happens.
I create income and draw money to me in a variety of ways because I have a mind that believes it is a birthright. If income happens to be lighter than usual one month, money comes to me in other ways – amazing ways. I have received anonymous checks written by third party signatures, commission checks I wasn’t expecting and settlement checks for thousands of dollars more than I anticipated. And money has also come in the form of material gifts or credits. I rented office space and after remodeling, I was low on cash to buy furniture. Because I have mind that believes everything works in my favor, I didn’t worry. A client called and asked if I could take an antique desk off her hands – a beautiful desk, mine in exchange for simply getting it out of her way. Someone else provided a brand new set of wing chairs, and someone else offered a free printer, and the next thing you know the majority of my office was filled with good quality furnishings and equipment for which I didn’t even ask and didn’t spend a dime. Prosperity is our birthright – believe it and you will begin to see miracles unfold.
2. Understand your current money programming: You won’t be able to enhance your financial picture if you don’t exhume some deep seated subconscious programming or learned behavior that surrounds money. Just like you were taught you have to “earn money”, you may have been exposed to lots of other negative programming that got lodged in your subconscious without your permission. If you apply a whole list of positive affirmations concerning money (“money comes to me easily”) and yet nothing ever changes, I encourage you to look deeper and unearth everything you’ve witnessed in your life that left a negative feeling associated with money. Journaling can expedite this process.
For example, when I was a child, my parents use to fight about money a lot. Bill paying day was the worst day of the month in my house. My mother worried about money and my father, in an effort to save my mother from unnecessary worry, didn’t talk about his money issues. At one point, he was so deep in debt that there were bill collectors coming to the door. My mother was mortified and there was more arguing and lots of mistrust. Having witnessed this type of experience throughout my childhood, I was programmed to believe that money was a source of arguments, money caused mistrust, money caused marital problems, paying bills was stressful, and bill collectors are unreasonable and untrustworthy and downright scary! When I became an adult, bill paying day was the worst day of the month in my house and the source of a lot of arguing between my husband and me. But even as a single person, I would get a pit in my stomach on bill paying day, no matter how large my bank account was. I became irritable and intimidated when having to call vendors to discuss a bill (like my cable provider); always suspecting they would try to scam me and take my money or just treat me badly.
Now I look at my bills differently. I thank the electric bill when it comes, thrilled that I pay such a small price to have this modern convenience. Through gratitude, I am rewarded with more income in a variety of ways (some that defy all reasoning). If I have to call a vendor, I envision that the customer service rep on the other side of the call is completely on my side and looking out for my best interest. And I program my mind to believe that they will always give me the best service at the very best price. I have received many discounts, credits, and free services as a result of this thinking. And I have even made friends out of some local utility company customer service reps. Reprogramming…it’s worth your time and can make a huge difference in your capacity to experience prosperity.
3. Replace negative thoughts attached to money: You won’t be able to enhance your financial picture if most of your thoughts and actions surrounding money are negative. This concept is similar to understanding your programming, but not as deeply ingrained and therefore, easier to “fix”. I created a product in the form of a flash card deck called “Stop the BS that’s Blocking your Confidence” - a tool designed to help clean up your thought process by providing about 40 of the most common limiting beliefs and behaviors that weaken us or set us up for failure, as well the suggested replacement for that belief or behavior. A belief system can make or break your ability to achieve success in life, so it’s important to determine what’s at the core of your believe system.
If you believe money is scarce, difficult to earn, hard to save, or evil, you may find prosperity eludes you. If you have attached your own negative requirements to money, you may also experience difficulty making money.
For example, somewhere along the line, I adopted a belief that without a college degree a person would struggle to bring in a decent income. I didn’t have a college degree and so my belief became my reality and money was always difficult for me to make. Once I replaced that limiting belief with one that didn’t attach a qualifier to money, (money comes to me just as easily with or without a degree), I acquired money easily. I use to think people who made a lot of money were greedy and self-centered and borderline evil. I didn’t want to be greedy or evil, and since I had attached these attributes to money, I ultimately, but unknowingly sabotaged by ability to be prosperous.
Another believe that I see in the majority of my clients is the belief that money is in short supply. This is the belief that birthed my comparison of money and oxygen. I ask my clients while they are exhaling, if they are internally stressing about whether there will be oxygen for their next inhale. ”Of course not!” they laugh. Unless you are in the unfortunate position of being locked in an airtight room with a limited supply of oxygen you probably never walk around thinking about it. It’s just there! I will tell audiences to shout out every principle they can think of that’s associated with breathing. They shout, “It’s a no brainer! It just comes naturally! There is an endless supply! I can take it for granted! I don’t have to think about it! I don’t worry about it! I expect it to be there!” And then I ask them if they can take every one of those principles and apply them to money. It’s the same thing! “Money comes naturally! There’s an endless supply! I don’t worry about it! I expect it to be there!” Clients who begin to retrain their mind to believe this are the ones that experience prosperity on a whole new level.
If you were to leave this planet today and go live on another planet where the inhabitants believed that money was a limitless, abundant source that was always available, you would never stress about money. You would just take for granted it was there for you. But if these same inhabitants believed that oxygen was in high demand and should be handled cautiously because it was scarce, difficult to obtain and “the source of all evil” you would attach fear and lack to oxygen or you would constantly count your breaths! Most likely, you would land up with asthma, bronchitis or an oxygen tank to survive. Why? Like everything else, your focus becomes your reality. Monitor your current thoughts concerning money and see how many of them are attaching a limiting or negative factor to money, wealth and prosperity and then commit to changing your belief system!
4. Beware of “Lack-Triggers”: You won’t be able to enhance your financial picture if you over expose yourself to lack-triggers. ”Lack-triggers” is my term for any person, place or thing that takes your focus off prosperity and places it on lack. Lack-triggers produce small doses of fear that chip away at your joy and cause you to start doubting your prosperity birthright! Believe me; you know when you are exposed to lack-triggers. There is no mistaking the feeling. You’ll notice a dip in your mood. You’ll sense the tension in your body. You’ll feel the rain on your parade! I’ll paint a picture for you of some of the lack-triggers you probably expose yourself to daily. The following is an excerpt of my book scheduled for completion in Winter 2009, called Easy Street:
“Each morning you start the day with a cup of coffee and a batch of local TV news reporters who anxiously fill you in on “the failing economy, latest unemployment statistics, housing market decline, plummeting stock market”, and other calamities involving the dollar. You reach outside to grab your morning paper. Front page headline reads, “Buckle up your wallet, gas prices up 82 cents per gallon by the end of the summer”. You get in your car and turn on your radio on the way to the office. What a surprise – more “good” news! (Okay, I’m being sarcastic). How do you think these lack-triggers affect your peace of mind? How do they alter your belief system? If you think it has no affect, ask your co-workers! You’ll probably find them in the coffee room or around the water-cooler complaining about what they just paid at the pump; or trying to top each other by comparing their electric bills. Still think it doesn’t affect you? Don’t worry; you’ll get more opportunities to find out, when you go to the gym, the golf course, the hair salon, the waiting room at the doctor’s office, and even your cousin’s baby shower!
The fact is lack-triggers are everywhere and while I’m not suggesting that you should barricade yourself in your home with no TV, radio or people contact, I am recommending you become aware of all the lack-triggers in your life and monitor the affect it has on you. Do you get physical sensations like a pit in the stomach, lump in the throat, bouncing knee, grinding teeth, and crimp in your neck? Do you sense emotional changes? Do you get irritable or depressed? Feel less like going out to that new Sushi restaurant for dinner? Feel less motivated to shop for that new plasma TV? Do you start counting your pennies and reevaluate your spending decisions by discontinuing certain services you’ve been use to? Do you ditch the cleaning woman and start coloring your own hair?
Understanding the incredibly ill affect lack-triggers can have on you and your prosperity is the biggest step! So congratulate yourself for becoming aware of them. The rest is easy! Decide which triggers you can minimize or eliminate completely. I rarely watch the news. My friends know that the only thing I like about the local 6:00 AM news is “Baby’s First Birthday!” The rest of the TV news goes unheard in my house. I select the news I want through scanning the newspaper and the internet. That way I don’t have to “hear” sensationalistic facts that go against my healthy belief system. If I’m in places that insist on blasting their TV’s (like doctors offices, hair salons, pizza parlors), I either take a “feel good” book to read or an IPod of my favorite music or an inspirational audio book. These are simple steps that make a big overall difference in protecting a prosperity mind-set.
When lack-triggers are in the form of people, like co-workers, neighbors or even family members, determine how much contact is healthy for you and make adjustments! Certain people will always be a part of your life but if you find their conversations begin to conjure up images of “lack”, don’t allow yourself to get involved! Listen, smile and nod if you must, but don’t engage in the conversation! The worst thing you can do to your prosperity-conscious mind is to contribute to the quagmire of despair by adding your own complaints or topping someone else’s experience! This behavior promotes a prosperity blockage! Protect yourself! Your wallet is counting on you!
You will find in time, while the majority is complaining about economy, you will remain completely unaffected, letting the whole conversation (or the latest news) just roll off your back without a care in the world. That is when you know you have overcome a lack-consciousness. I have trained my belief system to tune out news commentaries involving a harsh economy as well as any negative remarks or complaint-sessions with friends, family or business associates. I may subtly offer my philosophy about prosperity, but I never engage in the drama or get pulled into an argument involving “bad economy” or lack. I shield myself from the low energy of the conversation so it doesn’t linger with me. And that way it doesn’t hamper my outlook or make me want to change any of my plans or goals.”
A final thought about lack-triggers: You may find that even the most positive, abundant, caring people can still set off your internal alarm (“Lack trigger! Lack trigger!”), and fill you with fear. Especially financial consultants and business consultants! Yes – some of the best, most successful financial and business advisors can lend information that startles or triggers an emotional response that changes your prosperity-conscious thinking to lack-conscious thinking. If you sense the internal alarm, shield yourself and remember your birthright!
5. Flip the switch: No matter what your current financial picture looks, adopt the philosophy of another well-known cliché: ”Today is the first day of the rest of my life” and choose to make the rest of your life the way you want it. If your well being has ever been threatened, whether physically or emotionally, you are probably familiar with the turning point - that is the moment where you decide to take a stand and take back your life. The fact is, life is meant to be fantastic and you are here to be happy, creative and prosperous. I suggest you make a decision to flip the switch and take back your God-given right to be prosperous.
Flipping the switch is related to your mindset about money more than your course of action with money. It is deciding to change the way you think about money, more than changing the way you make, save or spend money. For example, instead of thinking up ways to get out of debt, I’m suggesting you simply stop focusing on debt. You ask “how is that possible when I owe so much money?” And I say, as long as you keep focusing on debt, debt will be your reality. You ask “is it as easy as just changing my thinking?” I say that is where it all begins. The rest will happen naturally. You will know exactly how to take action once you believe. My clients have heard me say the following line over and over: ”Don’t worry about HOW, just believe it NOW”. As you begin to program your mind to believe that prosperity is your birthright (the NOW), all the other answers are revealed to you (the HOW). You will start to be guided to take action doing what you love for a living. You will begin to understand that it IS possible to turn a hobby or talent into a profitable living. Or if you love what you do now, but struggle to make ends meet, by believing that you have a prosperity birthright, you will open up to prosperity from avenues you never thought possible. Believing is the key to receiving.
Flipping the switch also means having an open mind. Believe me; I know the philosophy I present in this article can be considered illogical or even crazy to the majority. But it works. When people are desperate they commit to doing whatever is necessary to change their current situation. If the doctor tells you that you have some rare disease and your life expectancy just got cut in half, you may try things you never imagined doing before, just to beat the odds. You may start exercising and give up beer (which was always your favorite “food group”). You may meditate even though you use to think meditation was silly. You may eat some strange herb that you have to travel to a rain forest to get your hands on. Or you may run naked through the street singing a tune from Mary Poppins if you have an ounce of hope it will beat the disease. The point is, when you have tried everything and nothing changes, try something else. You may just be surprised.
Remember your birthright. Just as oxygen is a birthright, so is prosperity. Focusing on lack does to Prosperity what holding your breath does to Oxygen. You are entitled, worthy and free to be prosperous. It is there waiting for you. Stop holding your nose and allow it to come in.
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About the Author
Lynette knows all about LIMITING BELIEFS and how they can keep you stuck! That’s why she created an inexpensive product called: STOP THE BS THAT’S BLOCKING YOUR CONFIDENCE! – and as a gift to her readers, she is offering a 30% discount! Just visit her website, sign up for her newsletter and she will send you a coupon code that saves you 30% on this unique and life-changing product! (Regularly $19.97). Visit www.LookfortheSun.com to learn how to change your “BS”!
Lynette Landing is an enthusiastic speaker, personal development coach, and owner of Look for the Sun Empowerment Center in Morrisville, PA. She’s an expert on personal empowerment; specifically building self esteem, overcoming strife, coping with change and expanding one’s comfort zone. Once a penniless, single mom forced from her home with her 6 year old son, Lynette abandoned her complete lack of self-worth and became engrossed with studying the habits of leaders, self-made successes and entrepreneurs. She developed her own life-changing tricks to creating a successful life and manifesting her heart’s desires. Today she helps others to set and surpass their own goals by bringing her motivational message to individuals and groups. Visit www.LookfortheSun.com
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JALFREZI A Colourful Spicy Sweet and Sour Stir Fry Dish from India
JALFREZI
A Colourful Spicy Sweet and Sour Stir Fry Dish
By
VIKRAM KARVE
At the customary sumptuous buffet lunch following my niece’s engagement at Avion Hotel in Mumbai I was pleasantly surprised to see Veg Jalfrezi on the menu.
My mouth watered as I looked at this appetizingly colourful dish comprising crisp crunchy tempting panoply of vegetables – onions, tomatoes, capsicum, carrots, cauliflower, beans, green peas, potatoes, green chillies…
I placed a generous helping of Jalfrezi on my tongue, closed my eyes…the Jalfrezi was exceptional…the vegetables fresh and crunchy and the distinctive flavoursome, zesty, spicy, sweet and sour taste clearly coming through.
When I was a small boy, Jalfrezi, both the Veg and Non Veg version, was a regular feature on restaurant menus.
It was the onslaught of Punjabi and Mughlai Cuisines, the increasing popularity of the Kormas, the Koftas, the “kadhai” and “butter” makhanwala curries and gravies, the preponderance of the ubiquitous paneer, that gradually pushed Jalfrezi out of most popular menus and now one gets this unique dish only at select restaurants.
The stir-fry Jalfrezi method of cooking is different from the traditional Indian Curry Recipes… in fact, Jalfrezi is an Anglo-Indian dish…a relic, a culinary gift, of the Raj.
Jalfrezi is not a curry or gravy, it a stir fry dish which must look colourful and you must be able to identify the various vegetables (and meats, if any) which be of crisp consistency and taste lip-smacking yummy.
Jalfrezi literally means “hot-fry” but is probably better translated as “stir-fry”. The term jalfrezi entered the English language at the time of the British Raj in India. Colonial households employed Indian cooks who would use the jalfrezi method of cooking to heat up cold roasted meat and potatoes. Some say that during the Raj, the British created this method of reheating left-overs, especially left-over meats.
Others say that Jalfrezi has its roots in the Calcutta region of India at the time of the British Raj. They credit the Governor General for the state of Bengal, Lord Marcus Sandys who enjoyed spicy Indian foods for inventing this dish. In Bengal, ‘Jhal’ means spicy hot. Jhal led to Jal, and to this they probably added “fry” and “jee” which probably became “zee” – jal…fry…zee.
It is easy rustle up a delicious jalfrezi. To put it in a nutshell – Jalfrezi is a simple dish…the Indian version of Chinese stir-fry made with curry spices.
Take a variety of vegetables… onions, tomatoes, capsicum, carrots, cauliflower, beans, green peas, potatoes, green chillies…yes, plenty of green chillies to make it zesty and spicy…cut the vegetables into small pieces…slice a few onions and grate a few onions.
Remember that this a stir-fry recipe so you have to keep stirring vigourously throughout the cooking process.
Heat oil in a pan…add cumin seeds…when they sputter add the grated onions and stir…when translucent stir in ginger-garlic paste, lemon juice, a nice amount of red chilli powder and coriander powder…stir… if you want to the Jalfrezi to be a bit sumptuous you may add some rich creamy paste – roasted cashew-nut, almond and dry fruit paste. Stir the mixture till it starts separating from sides of the pan. Now add all the vegetables, chopped tomatoes, sliced onions and slit whole green chillies, stir continuously till cooked crisp and crunchy…the tomatoes will release adequate moisture but should the vegetables stick to the pan you may add a bit of water…not too much… otherwise the vegetables will lose their crispness and crunchiness.
Season with salt, garnish with fresh green coriander and eat hot with piping hot rotis, chapattis or with fresh soft buns or pav…
As I said earlier, Jalfrezi is not a curry or gravy, it a stir fry dish which must look appetizingly colourful and you must be able to identify the various vegetables (and meats, if any) which must be of crisp consistency and yummy zesty taste.
I prefer not to overwhelm my Jalfrezi with too many spices and chillies, but if you like it nice and spicy go ahead.
You can make this with meats too, but in deference to the wishes of my favourite vegetarian reader (who says that I always give Non-Veg recipes) this time I have given you the Vegetarian version of Jalfrezi.
Isn’t the recipe breathtaking in its simplicity…?
Try it… relish the Jalfrezi to your heart’s content…you’ll love it…
Happy Eating.
VIKRAM KARVE
Copyright © Vikram Karve 2010
Vikram Karve has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work.
PS – If you liked this recipe I am sure you will enjoy reading Appetite for a Stroll
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About the Author
VIKRAM KARVE educated at IIT Delhi, ITBHU and The Lawrence School Lovedale, is an Electronics and Communications Engineer by profession, a Human Resource and Training Manager by occupation, a Teacher by vocation, a Creative Writer by inclination and a Foodie by passion. An avid blogger, he has written a number of fiction short stories and creative non-fiction articles in magazines and journals for many years before the advent of blogging. His delicious foodie blogs have been compiled in a book “Appetite for a Stroll”. Vikram lives in Pune with his family and pet Doberman girl Sherry, with whom he takes long walks thinking creative thoughts. Vikram Karve Creative Writing Blog – http://vikramkarve.sulekha.com Email: vikramkarve@sify.com
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