Technological invention a bless or a curse? Nowadays people live in a technologically advanced world, where more and more electronic gadgets are used every day. However, is technological development more of a blessing or a curse? Firstly, technology is labour-saving. Time-saving technology is always at work to help us complete tasks at home and on the job faster than ever. Secondly, the advances of technology have made our lives more comfortable. For instance, the mobile phone has made our time more flexible.
United Flight 175 Boston to LAX Hit the South Tower at 9:03 AM Flight Paths of Attack UAL Flight 175 Hitting South Tower AA Flight 11 Hit the North Tower Satellite Photo of NY & NJ Smoke from Burning Towers South Tower Blast Both Towers - Burning From Brooklyn Bridge From Empire State Building South Tower Collapsing Falling Bodies Lone Man - Fleeing Avalanche Car on its End WTC Bldg # 7 Skyline Before & After Attack God Bless America I am certain that, however great the hardships and the trials which loom ahead, our AMERICA will endure and the cause of human freedom will triumph... by Cordell Hull
4. Bassis: Lauri, Imre, Meelis, Heigo, Kaur ja Jaanus. Dirigent on Indrek Luide; Koormeistrid: Marju Luide ja Kadri Koppel; Saateansamblis: Kristjan Allikas (trummid), Tõnis Kivisild (basskitarr), Mairo Marjamaa (saksofon), Holger Marjamaa (klahvpill) ja Marju Luide (klahvpill). Kontsertil oli kavas kaheksa lugu Danny Pletti kogumikust Modern Gospel: 1. Listen to the Angels Sing 2. Saved 3. Heaven 4. The New Halleluujah Chorus 5. We Will Bless Him 6. I´ve Got the Victory 7. Lay Your Burdens Down 8. The Road Mulle meeldis Living Stone gospelkoor sest neid oli hea vaadata ja kuulata. Esitati ühe ajastu muusikat ja kava oli huvitav. Lauljate hääled kõlasid koos väga hästi, tekst oli selge ja arusaadav, laulsid piisavalt kõvasti, et kõik kuuleksid. Solistidel olid eriti meeldivad hääled. Vahel käis lausa külmavärin seest läbi! Kontserdil kõlanud gospelmuusika oli rütmikas, mõnus ja sobis väga hästi
................... 5 Kasutatud allikad.......................................................6 3 Fidzi Vabariigi andmeid Fidzi Vabariik inglise Republic of the Fiji Islands fidzi Matanitu ko Viti Fidzi lipp Fidzi vapp Riigihümn God Bless Fiji, Meda Dau Doka Pealinn Suva Pindala 18 270 km² Riigikeel(ed) inglise ja fidzi Rahvaarv 868 500 (2003) Rahvastiku tihedus 47,5 in/km² President Josefa Iloilo
Riigi tuumik asus umbes 800 kilmoeetrit praeguse Ghana territooriumist loodes, pealinn oli Kumbi- Sale. Praeguse Ghana vabariigi eelkäija oli aastatel 1821-1957 eksisteerinud koloonia Kullarannik. Nüüdse Ghana territoorium oli asustatud juba paleoliitikumis 15.Sajandiks tekkisid põhjapoolsete aladel vara feodaalsed riigikesed. Tõenäolislelt suure osa Ghanas elavast rahvast on sisserännanud. Üldist. Riigihümn God Bless Our Homeland Ghana Pealinn Accra Pindala 239 460[viide?] km² Riigikeel(ed) inglise Rahvaarv 23 837 000 (2009) Rahvastiku tihedus 100 in/km² President John Dramani Mahama Iseseisvus 6. märts 1957 Rahaühik uus cedi (GHC) Ajavöönd maailmaaeg Tippdomeen .gh ROK-i kood GHA Telefonikood 233 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkOts4dwtQg Link hümniks!! Kasutatud kirjandus. 1
1. Complete the sentence Choose from here : a lovely tune, tongue twister, sneezes, put on the light, plague, nursery rhyme, recit poems, sunshine, mysterious, dream. 1.Last night i had a strange dream about travelling to Mars 2.My sister´s favourite nursery rhyme was Twinkle, Twinkle, Litter Star. 3.In our literature classes we often learn and recite poems. 4.What do you say when someone sneezes? Bless you! 5.Don´t you think it´s dark here? Could you put on the light, please? 6.This song has a lovely tune ; that´s why it´s so popular. 7.We walked along the sandy beach and enjoyed the sunshine. 8.Do you know any tongue twisters in English? 2. What do you say in the following situations ? 1. You are late for your class. I´m sorry to be late. 2
So let’s turn to the his activist movement and orator career. First of all, all started from religion, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, when he was twenty-five years old, in 1954. His views was strongly based on Jesus Christ beliefs, so the main influence was Jesus Christ. Besides, he thought, that we should love our neighbor as yourself, and also love enemies, pray for them and bless them. He known almost all Bible, he would almost always quote Christian gospels in his religious meetings, speeches at church, and in public discourses. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat. The Montgomery Bus Boycott, urged and planned by Nixon and led by King, soon followed. The boycott lasted for 385 days, and the situation became so tense that King's house was bombed. King was arrested during this campaign,
kujundlikkuse pärast), kuid siiski lubas ta Billiel seda salvestada plaadifirmas Commodore, mille omanik oli jazz plaadipoe omanik Milt Gabler. Kui laul oli avaldatud, siis paljudel raadiojaamadel keelustati seda esitamast, aga kasvav plaadimasina tööstus tegi laulust suure kuigi vastuolulise hiti. Holiday jätkas koostööd Columbia plaadifirmaga kuni 1942, selle aja jooksul ilmus ta teine suurhitt "God Bless the Child". Gabler, kes sa töötas ka A&R-s Decca jaoks, allkirjastas Billie salvestamaks laulu "Lover Man", see pala oli spetsiaalselt talle kirjutatud ning sellest sai tema kolmas hitt. Pärast töötas Billie kuni 40ndate lõpuni Decca heaks. 3 Eraelu Sel ajal kui laulja artsisti elu oli tema kõrgpunktis oli aga Billie eraelu alates 40ndate keskpaigast keeriseline
beseech besought besought beset beset beset bet bet, betted bet, betted bid bode, bid bidden, bid bind bound bound bite bit bitten, bit bleed bled bled blend blended blended bless blessed, blest blessed, blest blow blew blown break broke broken breed bred bred bring brought brought broadcast broadcast broadcast build built built burn burnt, burned burnt, burned burst burst burst
the starving wren', that is, for their own pockets. Children often put out Christmas sacks instead of stockings. It is tradition to leave mince pies and a bottle of Guinness out as a snack for Santa. "Nollaig Shona Dhuit" (NoLik Suna Ditch) means "Merry Christmas" in Irish Gaelic. "Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat. Please put a penny in the old man's hat. If you haven't got a penny, a ha'penny will do. If you haven't got a ha'penny, God bless you!" Cleaning for Christmas: The time leading up to Christmas is busy in Ireland. Women clean the inside, polish the floors, the silver, the furniture, every nook and cranny is "made presentable." The men clean and whitewash outbuildings and yard entrances, passageways, and surroundings. The children are especially good, because in Ireland...like elsewhere in the world...Santa's watching! Advent: The Christmas season really begins with Advent, the four weeks before Christmas
A) recovered B) got over C) looked after D) suffered b) Pauline ...... birth to a baby girl yesterday afternoon. A) was B) put C) had D) gave c) Your leg isn't broken but it is badly ...... A) fractured B) bruised C) bandaged D) bent d) Several angry drivers shook their...... at me as I drove away. A) fists B) arms C) hands D) elbows e) That was a bad fall! Have you ......yourself? A) harmed B) damaged C) wounded D) hurt f) Each time I sneezed, everyone said, ' ......you!' A) Cough B) Bless C) Cold D) Thank g) Stop making that noise! You're getting on my...... ! A) muscles B) brains C) nerves D) blood h) As the little boy cried, large...... rolled down his cheeks. A) drips B) tears C) puddles D) streams i) I had severe toothache and half my face was badly...... A) swollen B) rounded C) exploded D) injured j) I've got a headache, and I don't feel very ...... A) healthy B) fit C) sane D) well
et teha album ,,Givin' It Up". Salvestatud kevadel 2006, palju külalisartiste, sealhulgas Herbie Hancock, Sir Paul McCartney, Jill Scott, Chris Botti ja Patti Austin ja teised veteranid. ,,Givin' It Up sai kriitikute heakskiidu ja hankis 3 Grammy ® nominatsiooni: Parim R & B Vocal Performance Duo või Grupp looga ,,Breezin" ja kaks Grammy ® võitu 2007 Best Traditional R & B Vocal Performance eest "God Bless Child" feat. Jill Scott ja Best Pop Instrumental "Mornin". 14. oktoober 2008 Al andis välja esmakordselt Jõulu-albumi, Christmas. Albumil kõlab tema soe ja jäljendamatu hääl, tosin puhast klassikat, sealhulgas "Christmas Song", "Winter Wonderland" ja "Carol Of The Bells". Endiselt üks töökamaid muusikuid, aastal 2009 tegi Al 6-nädalase Euroopa kevade tuuri, külastades teatriteid ja festivale Saksamaal, Prantsusmaal, Skandinaavias, Ida-Euroopas ja Põhja-Ameerika
Käskima, oksjonil pakkuma Bid Bid/bade Bid/bidden Köitma, siduma Bind Bound Bound Hammustama Bite Bit Bitten Verd jooksma, veritsema Bleed Bled Bled Segama, segunema Blend Blended/blent Blended/blen Õnnistama Bless Blessed/blest Blessed/bles Puhuma Blow Blew Blown Murdma, purustama Break Broke Broken Kasvatama/aretama Breed Bred Bred Tooma Bring Brought Brought Raadio/tv kaudu edastama Broadcast Broadcast/-ed Broadcast/-ed
Järgmise nelja aasta jooksul lindistas ta mitmeid hitte, sealhulgas ,,Guilty", ,,There Is No Greater Love", ,,Deep Song", ,,Weep No More", ,,Girls Were Made to Take Care of Boys", ,,My Man", ,,I Loves You Porgy" , ,,Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do", ,,Keeps on Rainin", ,,You're my Thrill" ja ,,Crazy He Calls Me". Oma viimasel lindistusel 1950. aastal lindistas ta kaks laulu, ,,This is Heaven to Me" ning tema enda kirjutatud ,,God Bless The Child". 16. mail 1947. aastal arreteeriti Holiday narkootikumide ning retseptiravimite omamise eest. Ta mõisteti süüdi ning saadeti Aldersoni föderaalvangide laagrisse Lääne-Virginias. Ta on öelnud, et ta ei laulnud Aldersonis nootigi, isegi kui inimesed seda soovisid. Holiday õnneks
love among Christians is a real thing, not imaginary. Secondly: This love is as absolutely necessary to the being of the body of Christ, as the sinews and other ligaments of a natural body are to the being of that body.” (Winthrop, 1996) This kind of spiritual love needed to result in the great influence on the world in the positive manner where community’s needs are the priority and the individual’s desires are in the background. Thus, Winthrop believed that God would bless a nation that lived in obedience to Him and His covenant, likewise God acted with Israel in the Old Testament. This previous principle was highly honored among the Puritans – they believed that every nation had to fulfill the covenant, otherwise they will fall in the eyes of God (“So that if we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so cause Him to withdraw”)( Winthrop, 1996) Thinking they were the elected
His eye was on the Inchcape float; Quoth me, 'My men, put out the boat, And row me to the Inchcape Rock, And I'll plague the Abbot of Aberbrothok.' The boat is lower'd, the boatmen row, And to the Inchcape Rock they go; Sir Ralph bent over from the boat, And he cut the Bell from the Inchcape float. 4 Down sunk the Bell with a gurgling sound. The bubbles rose and burst around; Quoth Sir Ralph, 'The next who comes to the Rock Won't bless the Abbot of Aberbrothok.' Sir Ralph the Rover sail'd away, He scour'd the seas for many a day; And now grown rich with plunder'd store, He steers his course for Scotland's shore. So thick a haze o'erspread the sky They cannot see the Sun on high; The wind hath blown a gale all day, At evening it hath died away. On the deck the Rover takes his stand, So dark it is they see no land. Quoth Sir Ralph, 'It will be lighter soon, For there is the dawn of the rising Moon.'
on rohkem keskendunud ehk ta küsib palju lisainfot, vaatab probleemi laiemalt, et oleks võimalik paremini ennetada erinevaid asjaolusid. Ent muidugi positiivsel meeleolul on vastandlik mõju ehk siis see võib viia kiirte ja vähe analüüsitud otsusteni. Lisaks sellele, hea tuju võib viia tähelepanu eemale olulistest detailidest. Positiivse meeleolu mõju all kalduvad inimesed ülevääristama eduka tulemuse saamise tõenäosust ning alavääristama olulisi aspekte. Scwarz ja Bless määravad, et negatiivne meeleolu suurendab tähelepanu väikeste asjade suhtes, paneb inimesi hoolikamalt ja sammsammulisemalt analüüsima. Hoolikas detailide uurimine negatiivse meeleolu korral tähendab seda, et uuritav olukord on probleemne. Kui lähenemisviisile informatsiooni kogumisele pööratakse rohkem tähelepanu, toob see välja rohkem erinevaid võimalusi raskemate ülesannete lahendamiseks ning seejärel analüüsitud otsuste vastuvõtmisele
Looking back on the Victorian era, whose ripeness, decline, and `fall-of' is in some sort pictured in "The Forsyte Saga," we see now that we have but jumped out of a frying-pan into a fire. It would be difficult to substantiate a claim that the case of England was better in 1913 than it was in 1886, when the Forsytes assembled at Old Jolyon's to celebrate the engagement of June to Philip Bosinney. And in 1920, when again the clan gathered to bless the marriage of Fleur with Michael Mont, the state of England is as surely too molten and bankrupt as in the eighties it was too congealed and low-percented. If these chronicles had been a really scientific study of transition one would have dwelt probably on such factors as the invention of bicycle, motor-car, and flying- machine; the arrival of a cheap Press; the decline of country life and increase of the towns; the birth of the Cinema
püüdlema, saavutada püüdma (mdgi for) 20. bind bound bound siduma, köitma; seostama, seostuma; kohustama; 21. bite bit bitten hammustama, salvama 22. bleed bled bled veritsema, verd jooksma 23. bless blest (blessed) blest (blessed) õnnistama; õndsaks tegema; (saatust jms) tänama 24. blow blew blown puhuma; nuuskama, õhku laskma 25. break broke broken lõhkuma, purunema, purustama 26. breed bred bred sigitama, soetama, tekitama; tekkima;
3. Old Norse heill (healthy) HAIL (as a greeting), TO HAIL (to greet, also: to hail a taxi, also fig. to praise highly, to acclaim, as in "critics hailed her new book"), WASSAIL; German "Heil!" not used any more ("Heil Hitler! and the associated shame (just as with Reich) Germanic *hailitho > Old English hælth HEALTH Germanic *hailjan > Old English hælan TO HEAL Germanic *hailagaz > Old English halig HOLY Germanic *hailigon > Old English halgian to consecrate, to bless, halga sacred, a saint, Middle English halwe (see Prologue to the Canterbury Tales: ferne halwes distant shrines metonymic from the meaning "saint" TO HALLOW (as in "Our Father who art in heaven,hallowedbe thy name"), HALLOW meaning "saint" (the latter is a French loan (ALL HALLOWS' DAY, HALLOWEEN). The metonymic link between "being in one piece" and "being healthy" is fairly universal (cf. the two meanings of the Estonian word "terve" a Finno-Ugric, i.e. a non-Indo European word
Thank you so much." When the sergeant returned the second time, she looked at him with her large, dark tearful eyes. "Jack Noonan," she said. "Yes?" "Would you do me a small favor - you and these others?" "We can try, Mrs. Maloney." "Well," she said. "Here you all are, and good friends of dear Patrick's too, and helping to catch the man who killed him. You must be terrible hungry by now because it's long past your suppertime, and I know Patrick would never forgive me, God bless his soul, if I allowed you to remain in his house without offering you decent hospitality. Why don't you eat up that lamb that's in the oven. It'll be cooked just right by now." "Wouldn't dream of it," Sergeant Noonan said. "Please," she begged. "Please eat it. Personally I couldn't tough a thing, certainly not what's been in the house when he was here. But it's all right for you. It'd be a favor to me if you'd eat it up. Then you can go on with your work again afterwards."
Please do. I´d rather you didn´t. 24) May I join you? Yes, please do. 25) May I ask a question? Yes, certainly. Go ahead. 26) May I come in? You´re welcome. 27) When you are angry, you say Damn! Hell! 28) When you are surprised, you say Wow! Gosh! 29) When someone sneezes, you say Bless you! 30) When you are late I´m terribly sorry / very sorry. 31) When you want to buy a postcard Can / Could I have a postcard with (Big with some sights of London Ben/the Tower of London, etc.). 32) When you want to visit the Zoo Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the Zoo? Could you tell me where the Zoo is?
Go find fools like yourself to make you laugh And don't . . . (To Elmire) Daughter, good-bye; not one word more. As for this house, I leave the half unsaid; But I shan't soon set foot in it again, (Cuffing Flipotte) Come, you! What makes you dream and stand agape, Hussy! I'll warm your ears in proper shape! March, trollop, march! SCENE II CLEANTE, DORINE CLEANTE I won't escort her down, For fear she might fall foul of me again; The good old lady . . . DORINE Bless us! What a pity She shouldn't hear the way you speak of her! She'd surely tell you you're too "good" by half, And that she's not so "old" as all that, neither! CLEANTE How she got angry with us all for nothing! And how she seems possessed with her Tartuffe! DORINE Her case is nothing, though, beside her son's! To see him, you would say he's ten times worse! His conduct in our late unpleasantness [1] Had won him much esteem, and proved his courage In service of his king; but now he's like
Me võime eristada kummitusi, kes on sõbralikud ja ka neid, kel hing kurjust täis. Alates !28 hommikuhelveste pakist kuni multikateni, kummitused kaunistavad meie popkultuuri maailma. Kummituslugusid leidub igalpool, nii raamaturiiulites kui lõkkeplatsi äärsetes jutuvestmistes, kummitused on meie igapäevaelus. Kummituste fenomen on mõjutanud ka paljusid tavasid ja kombeid, näiteks aevastamise korral öeldud ´´tervist´´ (bless you ingl k), on tulnud vanaaja uskumusest, et kummitus võib siseneda inimese kehasse, kui ta aevastab. All on mõned näited tuntud ja armastatud kummitustest. 1. ´´Sõbralik kummitus´´ Casper ilmus esimest korda joonisfilmis ´´Sõbralik kummitus´´ (´´The friendly ghost´´), kirjanikuks oli Seymour V. Reit aastal 1945. Casper osutus nii populaarseks, et see kajastus hiljem üle 30-nes joonisfilmis.
HAMLET Why, look you now, how unworthy a thing you make of me! You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass: and there is much music, excellent voice, in this little organ; yet cannot you make it speak. 'Sblood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe? Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me. Enter POLONIUS God bless you, sir! LORD POLONIUS My lord, the queen would speak with you, and presently. HAMLET Do you see yonder cloud that's almost in shape of a camel? LORD POLONIUS By the mass, and 'tis like a camel, indeed. HAMLET Methinks it is like a weasel. LORD POLONIUS It is backed like a weasel. 111 HAMLET Or like a whale? LORD POLONIUS Very like a whale. HAMLET Then I will come to my mother by and by. They fool
Not yet. ¡Qué chistoso! ¡Que le vaya bien! ¡Nos vemos! keh chees-toh-soh keh leh vah-yah bee-ehn nohs veh-mos How funny! Have a nice day! We'll see you! ¡Salud! ¡Felicitaciones! ¡Buena suerte! sah-lood feh-lee-see-tah-see-oh-nehs bweh-nah swehr-teh Bless you! Congratulations! Good luck! Te toca a ti. ¡Callate! Te amo. teh toh-kah ah tee kah-yah-teh tay ah-moh It's your turn. (informal) Shut up! I love you. (informal and singular) Notice that Spanish has informal and formal ways of speaking. This is because there is more than
you wanted to be accorded and associated with respectability and credibility. Even the amount of bribe demanded from you will decrease at least by 20% because you are now considered trustworthy. Today’s white master, Black slave mentality started when the Caucasian came to Africa with a Bible and gun; and the Arabs came with the Quoran, We had our own beliefs in the Supreme Being, the creator of all things. In everything we did, we called upon the Supreme Being to bless us and the event that was to take place. But when the Caucasian came, we were easily convinced that our God was not the right God; we were heathens, we were told. We were unbelievers. Our names were not good enough. Today, if you want to be a Christian, you have to answer to an English name. You have to be John, Paul, Peter, Michael, Charles, Anthony or any of the other stupid names you have to answer before becoming a Christian. In all my years, I have never seen a Caucasian answer to an
of the executors of my father's will, has been unavoidably acquainted with every particular of these transactions. If your abhorrence of me should make my assertions valueless, you cannot be prevented by the same cause from confiding in my cousin; and that there may be the possibility of consulting him, I shall endeavour to find some opportunity of putting this letter in your hands in the course of the morning. I will only add, God bless you. "FITZWILLIAM DARCY" Chapter 36 If Elizabeth, when Mr. Darcy gave her the letter, did not expect it to contain a renewal of his offers, she had formed no expectation at all of its contents. But such as they were, it may well be supposed how eagerly she went through them, and what a contrariety of emotion they excited. Her feelings as she read were scarcely to be defined. With amazement did she
her.You allow him or her to control your emotions at long distance. By not forgiving, you allow that person to run your emotional life, exactly as if he or she were right there with you and the situation was occurring all over again. ■ THE PATH TO FORGIVENESS The way you forgive is simple. Each time you think of the other person, you use the Law of Substitution and say, “God bless him/her; I forgive him/her for everything, and I wish him/her well.” It is not possible to bless and forgive another person and simultane- ously be angry or upset. The positive thought cancels out the neg- ative thought. You can speed up the process of personal liberation by accept- ing responsibility for your share of what happened. Very few nega-
initial position and subsequent legal moves; what makes a knight a knight is the way in which it characteristically moves according to the game's conventionally instituted rules. So too, a linguistic expression's meaning is constituted by the tacit rules governing its correct conversational use. Start with expressions like "Hello," "Damn" (or "Good gracious"), "Oh, dear," "Excuse me," "Amen," "Thanks," "Stop it!," "You're on" (when a bet has been offered), and "Bless you." These do not seem to mean what they do in virtue of standing for anything or in virtue of expressing propositions. They are just conventional devices, respectively, of greeting, evincing consterna- tion, deploring, apologizing, endorsing, thanking, protesting, committing oneself to a bet, and blessing. They are noises we make that have socially defined functional roles; there are appropriate occasions for using them, inap- propriate occasions for using them, and appropriate responses
very close to my side as we walked onto campus. I wanted to close that little distance, to reach out and touch him, but I was afraid he wouldn't like me to. "Why do you have cars like that at all?" I wondered aloud. "If you're looking for privacy?" "An indulgence," he admitted with an impish smile. "We all like to drive fast." "Figures," I muttered under my breath. Under the shelter of the cafeteria roof's overhang, Jessica was waiting, her eyes about to bug out of their sockets. Over her arm, bless her, was my jacket. "Hey, Jessica," I said when we were a few feet away. "Thanks for remembering." She handed me my jacket without speaking. "Good morning, Jessica," Edward said politely. It wasn't really his fault that his voice was so irresistible. Or what his eyes were capable of. "Er... hi." She shifted her wide eyes to me, trying to gather her jumbled thoughts. "I guess I'll see you in Trig." She gave me a meaningful look, and I suppressed a sigh. What on earth was I going to tell her?
T H E W R I T E R ' S JOURNEY ~ T H I R D EDITION Christopher Vogler would try to run him off, but the more wise and compassionate Mufasa would let him approach the child. I had the impulse to accentuate the ritualistic aspects of the moment, referring to the rituals of baptism and christening, or the coronation ceremonies in which a new king or queen is anointed on the forehead with holy oil. Rafiki would bless the baby lion, perhaps with berry juice or some substance from the jungle. One of the animators said Rafiki already carried a stick with strange gourds tied to it, and came up with the idea of Rafiki cracking open one of the gourds in a mysterious gesture and marking the lion cub with a colorful liquid. The Mentor marks the Hero as a chosen leader. I thought, too, of the presentation rituals in various religions, in which the
huge and still be a wonderful, kind human being. The 4-Hour Workweek, which gave me permission to write this book, was just an idea until you encouraged me to take the leap. I cannot thank you enough for your wisdom, early support, and incredible friendship. To Sifu Steve Goericke and Coach John Buxton, who taught me how to act in spite of fear and ght like hell for what I believe, this book--and my life--is a product of your in uence. Bless you both. The world's problems would be far fewer if young men had more mentors like the two of you. Last but not least, this book is dedicated to my parents, Donald and Frances Ferriss, who have guided me, encouraged me, loved me, and consoled me through it all. I love you more than words can express. PHOTO AND ILLUSTRATION CREDITS Grateful acknowledgment is made to the following for permission to use their photographs, illustrations, and graphics. 3
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