some references from my report

Ausubel, D., (1968), Educational Psychology: A Cognitive View, Holt, Reinhart and Winston, New York.

Barsch, J., (1991), Barsch Learning Style Inventory, Academic Therapy Publications.

Gardner, H., (1993), Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, Basic Books.

Gawain, S., Creative Visualization, (1982), Bantam Books, New York.

Hellige, J., (1993), Hemispheric Assymetry: What's Right and What's Left, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

O'Connor, J., and Seymour, J., (1995), Introducing NLP: Psychological Skills for Understanding and Influencing People, Thorsons, Hammersmith, London.

Ornstein, R., (1997), The Right Mind: Making Sense of the hemispheres, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, California.

Springer, S.P., and Deutsch, G., (1998), Left brain, Right brain: Perspective from Cognitive Neuroscience, W.H. Freeman and Company, NewYork.

Sperry, R.W., (1982), Science and Moral Priority: Merging Mind, brain and Human Values, Vol. 4 of Convergence, (Series editor Ruth Anshen), Columbia University Press, New York.

Sperry, R.W., Gazzaniga, M.S., and Bogen, J.E., (1969), Interhemispheric Relationships: The Neocortical Commissures; Syndromes of Hmisphere Disconnection, In Handbook of Clinical Neurology, P.J. Vinken and G.W. Bruyn (Eds.), North-Holland Publishing Co., Amsterdam, Vol. 4, pp. 273-290.

" Mira , you are Balanced-brained, which means that you rely equally on both the left and right hemispheres of your brain. "

well thank you www.tickle.com

I also got a full length report on how to improve my brain function.

A few titbits from the report :

Your test results show that you are a visual learner.

Strengthening the left hemisphere: makw the details count
Make lists
Learn to consciously relax
Pay attention to details

Another way to focus your mind upon details is to engage in mental gymnastics, such as trying to think of every prime number between 1 and 100 (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11...). Such a process will get you to pay attention to the minute details since the focus of such an exercise is upon each and every individual number between 1 and 100. Alternately, you could recite the alphabet backwards, or count to 20 by adding 2 to each number and then subtracting 1, all the way (1, 3, 2, 4, 3, 5, 4, 6...). These sorts of mental exercises take familiar sequences of information — numbers, letters or what have you - and have you relate to them in an unfamiliar way, thereby ensuring that you see each element as distinct and individual.

Change your immediate environment
Your world is made up of a wide variety of tiny, not-so-insignificant details. Strengthening the left hemisphere is all about focusing upon these details.

It goes on and on

You have to register and then they send you a test now and then. It's all free too.

Cooker has done it's job well over the years.
Hot plates old, cracked, rusty and not so hot any more
Time for retirement.

Landlord inspects, takes notes and says " Thou shalt have a new cooker , lass ."

 *MIra's happy face *

.. and adds " thou shalt clean behind the cooker , ( you filthy wench implied )

So Mira sets too with help of Cillit bang huffs and puffs and removes grime and grease as much as she is able

Two strong men arrive with brand new cooker and have a quick look.

" NO CAN DO " shaking their heads
" THou needest an electrician and a thingumygig on the wall where the cable comes out "

*mira's face shows disappointment *

The two men dump new cooker in the hall and leave.

End of Cooker Story , Part 1

... to be continued .

It has... Which means...
A blend of frankincense, cumin and patchouli are natural deodorising oils that combine to combat odours and keep you fresh.
Aloe vera gel is renowned for its soothing properties.
A quick-drying formula means you don’t have to wait after application

.. as part of her birthday present from Amazon .co.uk . She likes Charlotte Church , Andrea Boccelli and Songs of Praise , which my sister got her not long ago. She calls is " songs of prizes " bless her -she renames her favourite programmes . Emmerdale is " Aimingdale "

She will get Andrea Boccelli as well ,cos I also like Andrea Bocelli we'll have a sing along

So .. night night again ... two posts today

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I've cleaned behind the cooker, well most of the muck and grease is gone . I'll finish it off tomorrow morning. That Cillitbang spray does cut through grease and grime. I think it might have lots of nasty stuff in it

Spoke to Penny for nearly an hour today, Listened mainly talk about the funeral, arrangements and her feelings - very different losing one's mother. There is nothing like it. A strange heavy feeling that is physical. Heavy arms. Waves of heaviness. Existential stuff. Bless. Unimaginable for me. Difficult to know what to say or how to be,

From one thing to another - I realise I've run out of deodorant. All i want is one that DOESN'T contain aluminium and they ALL contain this chemical EXCEPT for one really nice one that I discovered for MEN - and it's from The Body Shop For men, note.. not women Smells lovely too. I shall have to go into town to get it tomorrow. A must have.:yes_

Finally .. a quick glimpse of the Oscars . A bit of a non event this year, I thought. Most of the gowns were lovely apart from the black woman in a white dress that totally covered her big boobs.. horrible .. what was she thinking ?

Post done .. off to bed now. night night Blogland ..sweet dreams

Goodafternoon Blogland ... and it has been a beautiful sunny day- Very spring-like . There's spring in my step today.

Neighbour Elizabeth stopped by around lunchtime to ask if I could help smudge their new flat when they moved in.They move into Astrid's flat while I am away. I get out of carrying boxes up and´down the stairs. Thank you Universe

13:00 I've got a new extrajob . Han's idea for me to help his daughter- in- law study for her driving test.WOT ? Says I ? " You know that I don't drive, don't you Hans "

*hearty laughter *

The theory is in Swedish too. BUT .. blind leading the blind works sometimes.Anything for an old friend. There's usually some reason behind H's schemes.

A. arrived , we had a nice chat over a cup of tea and decided that she would come again tomrrow and Wednesday.She found our session helpful and I think we both learned something. I know one thing for sure - I will never learn to drive in Sweden OR take that test. The theory part is very difficult. Not only do you need to know the highway code, signs and all that but you also need to know parts of the car , the engine and how it works, maintenance and a lot of technical stuff. The multiple choice questions in the workbook are very tricky I tell you ... this was quite an experience for me.

In other news - the washing machine has been repaired so I've booked a laundry time.

AND ....

My new cooker arrives on Wednesday between 11:00 and 12:30 !
*makes note to buy new rubber gloves and sillitbang * needed to shift the grease and gundge behind the cooker ...

TTFN

This sort of thing really gets my goat.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/save-pervez-global-protests-to-save-afghan-student-from-death-sentence-776783.html

An Afghan student faces the death sentence for reading article on women's rights. It's outrageous!

I've signed and I hope you will too

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Savejournalist/ERsMfCBlfpOuAV4eZQA1kHx

The petition was created by Siobhan Qadir and reads:

'We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Ask the
Afghani PM to intervene on behalf of Sayed Perwiz Kambakish.'

Link :

Peace , in all dimensions !
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I tried to copy and paste the code for this meme once already... no joy ..

Truth is , I don't like Cilantro / Coriander very much
I want to be Basil !!

First persimmon.
Bought 3 the other day and just had one now.
What a delight !

The taste reminds me of something between mango and a ripe fig , but the texture is crisp on the outside and soft on the inside.

I always thought they looked like tomatoes.

It's no use , I'm going to have another one This fruit is wicked - it leaves you wanting more

Night night

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Listen... respect mon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUUwCW4ClPo&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYSxy32kDLQ

Have changed my avatar
Have had fun commenting and reading on blogs
Discovered St Polycarp - see
http://nesmose.blog.co.uk/2008/02/23/saint_of_the_day_february~3768510

There seem to be so many saints - at least one for every day.

I've learned tha woodpecker's donät just dine in trees.
Getting to know my friends through reading their 100 facts is a treat.
Ther's nawt as queer as fowk People are so interesting. Everyone ticks differently. Everyone is unique.

I'm glad the sun is shining

I should COULD go out

I love simply enjoying the day .. indoors our out. It's my frame of mind and mood that count.

I did it , esspee

http://esspee.blog.co.uk/

*cough*

Good afternoon , my friend

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Happy Birthday , ozzzy ! http://oscarswilde.blog.co.uk It's a bright and sunny day here , so I'm sending you sunbeams from this morning and moonbeams from last night.

The moon was glorious last night or rather in the early hours of this morning. I opened the balcony door and there she was , right above me, all and wondrous silvery light. Lots of silvery moonbeans and a soft halo - a bit like this

My friend amaletska http://dreamsblog.blog.co.uk/ wrote in her comment to me today

" OOh, and tomorrow there is Amma Spain group meeting - the results of 2007 program. I'll say hello from you if you don't mind "

We have Amma in common. Dear sweet Amma ! A saint who lives and works in her Ashram in India but also travels around the world giving hugging blessings.Amma is the closest thing to a personification of God that I have a met. Mother God.

" Of course you must say hello to Amma for me " I said , though I doubt she will remember me , it was in 1996 in Stockholm and then again the following year I think.

It was a chance meeting with Michael Ackerman that lead me to Amma. Santorini at sunrise , it was. I was going to Folegandros and Michael to another island.

Michael told me about Amma in the crowded rickety old bus on the way down to the harbour. I scribbled my address on a tiny bit of paper and he sent me the details of Amma's visit in August that year. Michael's letter arrived on my birthday, which I thought was significant too.

I looked him up in August and he gave me two healing sessions that completely cured of my asthma for 6 months ! A miracle. The healing was so powerful that I think I also fell in love with him, I remember writing a long letter to him in India pouring my heart out !!! Michael very kindly wrote back and gently brought me back to earth ! lol

So I this evening I decided to "google" Michael and the fickle finger of fate led me to his website ,

He now appears to have a practice in California , USA . It is a pity that he is so far away , since I would definitely love to have his healing again. The two
sessions I had were , without doubt the most powerful that I've ever experienced.

Read more about Michael and his work here :

http://www.depthhealing.com/testimonials.html

01:45 phone call from NG who is now in Florence

Around lunchtime popped in at Marie's (my hairdresser's ) to put in more blond highlights. She combed them in this time, didn't use the hat . It looks good . I'm blonder now, but with all sorts of colours going on .. very close to the fox fir effect that I'm after

Popped into the shop on the way hoke to get some fruit and eggs.

Landlord came round to inspect the stove. I'm going to get a new cooker and also new house keys as the locks are being changed. We will then get a new code for the front door

Landlord also spoke about major work to be done in the house ; cellar - new laundry room etc and also complete change of plumbing. *gasp * This is planned for a time when most people can be away as for a while we won't have loos and fascilities .HORRORS . I hope it doesn't happen for a while yet. This also means that óour rent can sky rocket when the renovations are complete. This sort of talk always makes me feel nervous.Will I be able to manage financially? " yes of course " ...no worries .. the Universe always provides I have to remind myself

Ok .. my curry's ready , time to eat . TTFN

It's Friday , and nearly 5 , so here are my five

1 What was the last thing you cooked?

Cualiflower and lentil veggie curry

2. What was the last thing you tried on?

A dress I hadn't worn for a few years.

3. What was the last thing you purchased on credit?

Haven't bought anything on credit.

4. What was the last thing you put a postage stamp on?
My VAT report

5. What was the last thing you took a photo of?

A sunset .

Now wasn't that interesting ?

The Next 25 Years in Tech By Dan Tynan, PCWorld
This caught my eye . sounds like real sci fi .

" PCs may disappear from your desk by 2033. But with digital technology showing up everywhere else--including inside your body--computing will only get more personal.

The future ain't what it used to be. In the pre-PC era, futurists predicted huge changes in transportation. By 2008 we would be flitting about in personal jetpacks and taking vacations on the moon. But the communications revolution spurred by personal computers and the Internet wasn't on anyone's radar. "

Not sure I want to be around for this . read more here : clcik on " night night " lol don't know how that happened .. I've never done that before

Night night

I just read Old-Nick's painful tale and it reminded me of the email I received earlier today :

" The accident occurred mainly because I had given in to my wife's wishes to adopt a cute little kitty.

Initially, the new acquisition was no problem.

Then one morning, I was taking my shower after breakfast when I heard my wife, Deb, call out to me from the kitchen.

'Honey! The garbage disposal is dead again. Please come reset it.'

'You know where the button is,' I protested through the shower pitter-patter and steam. 'Reset it yourself!'

'But I'm scared!' she persisted. 'What if it starts going and sucks me in?' There was a meaningful pause and then, 'C'mon, it'll only take you a second.'

So out I came, dripping wet and butt naked, hoping that my silent outraged nudity would make a statement about how I perceived her behavior as extremely cowardly. Sighing loudly, I squatted down and stuck my head under the sink to find the button. It is the last action I remember performing.

It struck without warning, and without any respect to my circumstances. No, it wasn't the hexed disposal, drawing me into its gnashing metal teeth.. It was our new kitty, who discovered the fascinating dangling obj ects she spied hanging between my legs She had been poised around the corner and stalked me as I reached under the sink. And, at the precise moment when I was most vulnerable, she leapt at the toys I unwittingly offered and snagged them with her needle-like claws. I lost all rational thought to control orderly bodily movements, blindly rising at a violent rate of speed, with the full weight of a kitten hanging from my masculine region.

Wild animals are sometimes faced with a 'fight or flight' syndrome. Men, in this predicament, choose only the 'flight' option. I know this from experience I was fleeing straight up into the air when the sink and cabinet bluntly and forcefully impeded my ascent. The impact knocked me out cold.

When I awoke, my wife and the paramedics stood over me. Now there are not many things in this life worse than finding oneself lying on the kitchen floor butt naked in front of a group of 'been-there, done-that' paramedics.

Even worse, having been fully briefed by my wife, the paramedics were all snorting loudly as they tried to conduct their work, all the while trying to suppress their hysterical laughter......and not succeeding.

Somehow I lived through it all. A few days later I finally made it back in to the office, where colleagues tried to coax an explanation out of me about my head injury. I kept silent, claiming it was too painful to talk about, which it was. 'What's the matter?' They all asked, 'Cat got your tongue?'

If they only knew! "

These messages are driving me bananas .. all gobblidigook to me !

Sorry, the " Embed " text didn't work here's the link.

http://www.flixxy.com/hang-gliding-eagle.htm

I wish I could be an eagle for a day. When I was 14 I saw eagles fly high in the sky above the mountains in Delphi , Greece. I bet they helped the Oracle a lot

Grrrr I don't understand these messages

Sometimes , a gal's got do what she has to do.
Sometimes, something happens and I tell myself :

" Just do it "

So .. I made 3 telephone calls I'd been putting off.

One of these was to my landlord who is is coming to inspect the cracked hot plate on my cooker that hasn't been working for about a year. It takes me forever to report things Now the big hotplate is taking forever to heat up , I can put this off no longer. This means of course I need to clean the cooker so that is presentable. I've cleaned a third of the kitchen now and - going to tackle the stove in a minute.

Blog again later

I'm not sure that I will be able to see the lunar eclipse as it's not a very clear sky

Still .. we know that even if she is behind the clouds she will be magical and look something like this.

Night night