ITALIANS AND THEIR PASTA

Nobody can really tell where pasta originated. Almost every country all over the globe has a version of this food. Wherever there is wheat, there pasta seemingly is - in some form or another.

The Japanese refer to pasta as udon, the Chinese call it mein, French people call it nouilles, those who live in Poland refer to it as pierogi, Germans say it is spaetzle, and the Siberians, pel'meni.

The Italians bravely claim that pasta is all theirs from the beginning since it has fed the poorest southern Italian regions for hundreds of years. The gentle texture of pasta is a great partner to all sorts of toppings, spices and sauces. It has also been attributed to a lot of unique names as the Italians cannot seem to resist giving the strings, ribbons and other shapes with different names.

A passionate Italian eater of long ago - whoever he was - blessed pasta with its first name - maccheroni which is a derivation from the words ma che charini meaning, "My, what little dears."

Today, there are different kinds of pasta ranging from the humble snail (lumache), bridegrooms (ziti), little loves (amorini), to the one-of-a-kind kiss catchers (tira-baci). All these are flour and water mixtures reminiscent of Italian lifestyle and all can be paired with artful sauces.

You would be surprised that there are more than three hundred names for a hundred different shapes of pasta. This, again, reflects the expansive nature of Italians and how they love variety in all that they do. To them, it is not enough that there are farfelle or bow pasta. To give variety, there must also be little bows are what's known as farfallette. The bigger bows were christened with the name farfalloni.

All these descriptive words for a single food is not surprising when it comes to the animated nature of the Italians. This is a nation that is known for its artistry and gusto for life. Just imagine how their government is changed at least once every year and you will have a good grasp of who they are as a people.

Only a few people outside of Italy would understand the dramatic variations in pasta from one region to another. History says a lot about this and so does the Italian temperament. In spite of the 1861 unification of 19 different regions, there remained individualism when it comes to cuisine and culture. The cliffside Sorrento restaurant is likely to offer spaghetti alle vongole because it is near the Mediterranean Sea. In Sicily, it is not uncommon to find raisins with your pasta since this region was dominated by the Saracens for about two hundred years.

Generally speaking, southern pasta was traditionally made with a mixture of semolina, durum wheat, and water. This transformed into the coarse flour that southerners are known for.

On the other hand, northern pasta is known to be smoother since their pasta is made from white flour and eggs. Luxurious toppings and sauces often come with this smoother version.

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BROTHERS OF MAN

Somewhere in the annals of history lies hidden the whereabouts of other brothers of man. Survivors of an advanced past civilization that managed to escape one of the most destructive periods in the history of our planet. Could the Voynich Manuscript, Stonehenge, or the Lost Continent of Atlantis that hold the clues as to where what would be our ancestors actually are? Nobody knows for sure especially when we discuss the tale of Atlantis. But, there have been too many archaeological surprises that always seem to occur to substantiate many theories of our history not to consider the impossible possible.

To this day many believe that man is not alone in the Universe. Scientific evidence supports the existence of planets that are more than capable of nurturing and supporting life as we know it. Planets in inhabitable zones orbiting around suns very similar to our Earth. Our planet just could actually be the cradle of life. What makes the Voynich Manuscript or the tale of Atlantis so fascinating is the fact that there has been only a certain amount of speculation to the existence of a pre antiquity advanced civilization. But, there again like the Holy Grail the Ark of The Covenant or other known lost artifacts just maybe man is not ready or capable yet of truly understanding the reason or purpose for their existence.

With the current realm of reality it is quite fathomable that had we uncovered say the Ark of The Covenant the greed and selfishness of man would only hasten our own demise. It is a very sad reality of our times when much can be said of societies priorities. Misguided, misplaced and outrageously superficial when we have here in the United States where we can raise billions of dollars for lotteries, have billionaires taunt the public with their so-called benevolence and charitable giving and a government still very inept in disaster relief, while millions right here in the US languish in quiet desperation hungry, homeless and ill.

What man continues to do in the name of social progress much of which contributes to the ever increasing turmoil our planet is experiencing is a testament to our inhumanity to the sanctity of life. And, yet through it all somewhere there is this hidden knowledge waiting to be tapped. But, first we have to realize even though we have made advances in technology, science, and medicine that there is still so much inequality through-out the world. It just could very well be mankind on Earth has not reached that point in time which would enable us to truly understand, rationalize and comprehend the knowledge that still lies hidden within the Earth's past.

It is more than possible that somewhere beyond the heavens the brothers of man could be very much like us in every way. They would, like us through-out our known history succumb to the same universal sins of our fathers. Incapable of avoiding mistakes of the past, repeating history in various forms just like we have and continue to do. Maybe that is why there is a history to our existence that will for some time lay hidden. Hidden until mankind is truly able to be more human. Until then the brothers of man are now trying to survive just like us somewhere out there, beyond the stars.

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ISLAM RULES THE WORLD

While many in the west fear the apparent rise of the Muslims and, therefore, Islam, they do not realise that their own religions are also Islamic. This is known because of my reincarnation and knowledge that heaven and hell are non-existent. With a strong link to the Spirit of the Universe, the only God, it commissioned me to tear down the wall of confusion and blindness. Those with ears to hear and eyes to see will benefit from this message.

The root of Islam is Babylon and the sun-god, Mary. The name means 'mother's powerful eye' and it was shown to me in a vision where the dispersed light forms into colored rings of perpetual motion when passed through an object. It is seen in the prism and when water drops or shiny surfaces cause the same effect.

'Mary' and 'marry' are the same and men considered they could mate with the sun by dying on crosses at dawn (previously called 'noon'). This was the religion of the Amor who built Roma (reverse Amor) and took their religion into all of the known world. One of them was Constantine who established the Catholic Church based on its principles in 325.

He was followed by Jerome, the doctor of the church, who compiled and wrote the New Testament which he published in the latter part of the 4th century. The Vatican, which the emperor built, ordered Augustine Bea, bishop of Hippo, to start another branch of the religion to credit it. This he did through a man named Mohamed, a partner to one of his parishioners.

The corruption, lies, forgeries, plagiarism, violence, and other things that followed the establishment of Constantine's religion are all verified in history books, Vatican records, diaries, letters, and edicts. The emperor ordered the death of anyone who would not accept his religion and the church continued to do the same right up until the 20th Century.

Isil is no different in its tactics to what all religions have done and the Catholic Church has executed millions during its time. The World Order is based on these same religious tenets and on the economic system that Constantine implemented. In Revelation 13:12-18 all of this is verified in prophecy and he is titled the second beast with the number 666.

Islam is sun-worship and so too are all religions that followed, including Judaism which holds its meetings in a Synagogue (sun god), Christianity that promotes marriage by men to Mary, and Hindu from whence came the Vedic Trinity that Jesus Christ was fashioned on. 'Krishna' is the Christ of the latter and his life and death was applied to the so-called Son of God.

Because of the strength of the religious 'fathers' and the fact that God is behind all religions they are successfully entrenched in the human psyche. Those who are extracting themselves from them are often able to re-establish their link to the Spirit and enjoy miracles of healing and power as a result.

Norma Holt works to spread the knowledge given to her by the Spirit. It differs to religious teachings because she has memory of reincarnation and knows that heaven and hell are myths. The evidence given to her to remove the wall of blindness. Everything she writes is verifiable in the bible and through research.

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HOW TO GET A GAME SERVER HOSTED

First of all what are game server providers, GSPs, and why do I need one? If, like me, you love playing games with your other online gaming buddies you generally play together online. You and your team need a playground that will provide the online space for you to. How and where does all that information get processed? There are two main methods.

The first is peer to peer. Peer to peer is a well established protocol of information sharing between willing computers. In the case of online computer games this is where one computer acts as the host (master computer if you like) and all other players' computers send their information to the master. This gives the player hosting the game a slight advantage in response time or lower ping and of course once that player leaves the game the server no longer exists as it was dependent on his connection, historically this has been referred to as a 'listen server'.

Dedicated Servers. Some games companies like Activision and EA provide their own online "official" or "ranked" dedicated servers where they have their own machines in their own data centre hosting official servers that they control and admin. Console games generally also have their own dedicated servers provided by the developers or peer to peer solutions in some cases as with Modern Warfare 2 and 3. But some servers are provided by individuals who like to have personal control over how their game server is setup. These come in two options. Either the individual has a rented or owned machine and hosts the game server themselves. The second option is to rent a dedicated game server from a large list of GSP's (game server providers) who for a small monthly charge can host your server for you 24 hours a day and have web based graphic user interfaces in order to start, stop, reinstall, edit configuration files, setup scheduled restarts, install mods and much more. This is in large part the most common choice as it is both cost effective and much easier to get started. Only basic knowledge is needed in order to host a server this way. That is why the GSP industry has grown to a 5 million dollar a year industry.

What are online servers?

A server is a machine running in a data centre (DC) with a high bandwidth connection to the internet and a redundant power supply to keep things online 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. This allows lots of players to connect to one place to all play together. GSP's host their game servers on machines in a data centre.

What is ping?

Ping is just an ICMP command that checks the time it takes for a packet of information to travel from one computer to another and back again. Ping is measured in ms or milliseconds which are thousandths of a second. A game server that is hosted within 300 miles of your physical location should provide you with a good latency to your game server.

Full Dedicated Server

I have heard of dedicated servers. What are these?

You can rent a full dedicated server, this gives you root access to a Windows Server machine via Remote Desktop Connection. This is for advanced users as setting up a game server using steamcmd and configuring the firewall can be a time consuming process but for large communities and clans this is the only option. Full control over your game servers, root access to all of the files, something you will never get with shared game server hosting. It comes with a cost though, around the $100 per month mark so get those donations flowing to pay for the hardware.

Shared Game Server Hosting

Renting through a GSP (game server provider) is the most common and the best bang for your buck way to run a game server. You choose a provider from the many 100's out there, choosing which provider to go with can be quite a daunting task. Here are the main points to consider.

· Price. Well price is king in most cases and a lot of gamers would have looked for the cheapest company in the top ten of Google and gone with them without even thinking about it. However choosing the lowest price is a haphazard way to choose any service, whether it be a plumber, an electrician or in this case a game server. You can choose the cheapest and take a punt, go for the most expensive and hope that translates into a quality service or if you're like me go for the middle ground, not too cheap and not too expensive. I use this practice when choosing everything, from toasters to hotel rooms. But price isn't the only factor to consider.

· Reputation. Reputation has an extremely strong influence in any decision on which service provider to use. There are game server companies that seem to of been around since the dawn of the internet age, and there are new unknown companies that have only formed in the past years. The older companies have seen it all before and maybe can get caught not putting the effort into the control panel functionality that a modern games and gamers demand. New vibrant young companies can be enthusiastic and energetic in their approach to both new game releases and support but they can also make mistakes and show a lack of experience in challenging support matters. The complicated nature of the newer indie games and steam early access games make it very difficult to get a smooth running game server so I would opt for the middle ground again, a company that's not too long in the tooth but also old enough to have experience where it matters.

What else does a GSP offer then?

There are also some other factors to consider when selecting a GSP:

· Control Panel Interface. This is a Graphic User Interface (GUI) where you control your game server from. Here you can launch the game, change the rules, add server passwords, add bans, allows, add administrators and add mods. This should be fast and easy to use. The industry standard is TCAdmin 2, but many providers have custom created control panels to reduce costs as TCAdmin can be rather pricy for enterprise companies.

· Support staff experience. The support staff has experience to set up the game to make is easier to play as lots of games nowadays have complicated set up procedures. A good GSP will have a configuration editor already configured in the GSP control panel so that you do not need to go and research all the information to edit the file yourself. The key is the better the staff the less problems will go wrong with your server once you have it.

· Mod installers. Some GSPs have mod installers where you can, in one or two clicks, completely install a mod to a game with all the required files without the need to upload via FTP. Again this is a setup that your GSP would/should have made themselves.

· 24 Hour support. I play games into the wee hours of the morning and business hours support is no good to me. I want 24 hour support and I want someone to get back to me pretty quick so I can get on with my gaming. I don't get a lot of free time and I don't want it wasted on staring at a broken server, even if I did broke it myself.

· Instant Setup. Most GSP's should have instant setup, in my experience this is not actually instant, instant start of the setup, not quite instant setup, the files need to download and some of these new games can be 20GB or more.

· Configuration editors. These are necessary for GSPs as many don't want to give access to the root folders and modify the configurations and .ini files as the player slots are generally directly related to CPU consumption so the more player slots you require the more the server will cost. A good configuration editor will make the setting up of your game server easier. The complicated nature of some of the recent indie games like DayZ and Ark Survival evolved require attention to detail in order to get running smoothly. Make sure to check that the GSP is up to date with all custom configurations as updates for these types of games come quite often and can break an out of date configuration. So making sure the GSP staff are keeping up with games is a good indicator of a good GSP. Any good GSP should be able to answer detailed questions about their games and if they don't what kind of support can you expect from them.

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LAW OF ATTRACTION QUANTUM PHYSICS GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS

This is the Law of Attraction Quantum Physics guide for beginners. For the beginning student, or for one curious about The Secret, or the Law of Attraction: hold on to your horses because this can be an incredible journey!

Now, you get to decide whether to take the gentle route along the carriage path, or whether you want to climb straight up through the labyrinthine trail. I work with children, and can tell you that they have a natural connection to the Law of Attraction. When a child looks up and sees something they want, they naturally claim it. A 3 year old I work with says, "Hey, Nancy, there's my car!" This is quite natural and at first was disconcerting to me as I was looking for his father's car. But, he wasn't seeing his father's car, he was looking at his brand new, shiny, big wheel pickup truck! He does it everytime he sees a black, new, pickup truck. This ownership, in the present time, his admiration, joy, and committment to this truck, is the Law of Attraction in a nutshell. -- That's the carriage trail. There's more to it of course.

We, from Mindbridge, also train people to use simple affirmations. Whenever a member of the family is sick, or hurting, we all recite, "I am, whole and perfect. I am, strong and powerful. I am, happy, harmonious, healthy, wealthy and wise." This makes you feel instantly better because it is using Law of Attraction Quantum Physics. What you are doing is sending instructions to your unconscious to heal you, or make you feel better. Your unconscious has control over your immune system and your hormonal and endocrine system which raises your vibrational rate which puts you in sinc with other elements with that higher vibrational rate, raising you above those which are sick. It knows how to make you feel better fast if you just send that instruction!

The movie, The Secret can be a good place to start and you can find that at many bookstores, and online at www.thesecret.TV by clicking on the banner link in the corner. This presents in a clear and exciting format The Secret. It is not actually a secret, but the Law of Attraction, and that has been written about since the early 1900's. Prior to that, it was known and used by the Mayans, the Essenes and students of the Kaballah. Some aspects of the Law of Attraction have been talked about by Buddhists and Yogis. As you can see, prior to the turn of the last century, it was only studied as part of a spiritual quest.

Thoughts become things. This is the Law of Attraction Quantum Physics rule for all of us.

Another way of putting it is that whatever you think about, comes about.

Energy flows where attention goes.

You already have experience with this. You might not have realized that it is a law of the universe as relentless and powerful as the law of gravity. The old expression, "Be careful what you ask for because you might just get it" is a result of the Law of Attraction. The phenomenon of receiving a phone call or accidentally running into someone you have just been thinking about is another example of the Law of Attraction Quantum Physics in action.

When we are concentrating on a project, or working toward a goal, we will find the resource, the book or the person who can help us move forward in our pursuit. Have you had this happen to you?

If our hearts are set on going to a particular conference, or visiting an old friend in another town when we don't have the resources, and we believe so much in this that we can see ourselves there, things will shift. We will discover a way to get a cheap airfare, or the bus company will offer a great round trip package, or there will be a new hotel opening with affordable rates for just the week of the conference. I can't say what it will be that will enable you to go to the conference, but something will happen that would seem illogical and magical if we thought about it ahead of time. However, when it happens, we think of it as "good luck." Yet, it is really the Law of Attraction Quantum Physics effect. Bob Proctor's advice would be to book your flight. After that, he says, inspiration will guide you. Business coaches sometimes say, "take the leap and build your wings on the way down."

You might have experienced making a list of what you want in an apartment, or a house, or a partner. Sometimes we put specific personal preferences like wall sconces or a view of a garden, or a partner who wears glasses and likes to read science fiction. And then, you find the exact house or apartment, or a partner who fits the most important requests and the most unusual little details such as the wall sconces or the glasses. Have you had that experience? This was the Law of Attraction Quantum Physics at work.

The Quick Version of Manifesting using the Law of Attraction:

1. Picture what you want when you can be in a quiet and uninterrupted state. Use all your senses and all your imagination to put yourself into that dream now. Be in the house or be in the car or be in the job. Feel the feelings. Turn it into a full movie with color and sound.

2. Ask for it by picturing how much fun it you are having. Do not "need it" or start to argue with yourself about whether or not you deserve it. If you can picture it, you can have it. But, if you "need it" then you will just generate more need. Picture yourself in the car or house and make a mental movie of it. The more active, the more senses you inspire, the shorter the time will be to your successful manifestation.

3; Receive it. Believe that it is yours now. Part of this is acceptance. Be willing to accept whatever the Universe gives you. If you picture a new Panoz, don't attach to it. Practice acceptance of the present moment. If you are offered a used Porshe, accept it. Accept 100% responsibility for everything. Finally, practice defenselessness. When you can give up the need to defend yourself, you will be invincible. Ho'oponopono helps with all this.

4. Prepare for adversity. The bigger the dream, the more adversity will be needed to prepare you -- to make you a bigger person. You will have to show persistence.

5. Act on inspiration. The Universe will send you here or there and will bring opportunities into your life that will send you in the direction of success. As Mike Dooley says, you just need to keep pitching the ball so that the Universe can hit a home run for you.

This is Law of Attraction Quantum Physics in action. Enjoy. Stay positive. Don't entertain any doubts.

Avoid Negatives When Visualizing or Setting Goals:

The Law of Attraction Quantum Physics effect works for good things, and it also works for the other. As James Ray says in the movie, "Your wish is my command." When you are thinking, "I'm going to be late for work... I'm going to be late for work," and feeling the dread or the fear, there is nothing that is going to keep you from being late for work. This is Law of Attraction Quantum Physics at work. On that day, even if you leave early, there will be a traffic jam or construction or a water main break. If you're thinking, "He's never going to pay me back" or "This is too good to be true" he won't and it is. So, as the old adage goes, "Be careful what you think." This is the Law of Attraction Quantum Physics for Beginners.

We're going to get a little technical here, but hang in there to learn more about the Law of Attraction Quantum Physics effect with us. We will make it clear by the end of the thought.

Your unconscious can not process negatives. For example, when you're going out to manifest a car. "I want a blue car" is a positive statement. "I don't want a red car" contains a negative in it. Your unconscious can only process pictures. This is Law of Attraction Quantum Physics. If you're picturing {no} red car, the best deal you'll find will be a red car. This also works for finances. If you're thinking {get out of} debt. Debt is what you'll get because debt is what you're picturing. Think instead of wealth and abundance and picture your changed lifestyle as if it is your present reality.

Whether this is believable to you or not, do yourself a favor and only think about or picture about what you want; what brings you pleasure and what makes you smile rather than the things that make you unhappy, frustrated or fearful. This is also the Law of Attraction Quantum Physics for Beginners.

Similar vibrations attract similar vibrations. If you have the vibrational rate of a '95 Tercel, that's what you'll get. If, on the other hand, you have the vibrational rate of a 2009 Panoz, that's what will be in your life. The second is a faster vibration. Anthony Robbins is the guru of using NLP to increase your vibrational rate.

You have heard that we only use about 5% of our brain power? In terms of the Law of Attraction, we think we know how thoughts are manifested. We consciously think of a wish or dream, and feel the feelings of already having it. That sends a message to our unconscious (-- millions of times more powerful than our conscious brain) which prepares the energetic manifestation and transmits it to the creative source, the universe, God, or Jesus. Or as Wallace Wattles says, There is a thinking stuff from which all things are made and which, in it original state, permeates, penetrates, and fills the interspaces of the universe. This creative energy is set in motion whenever we have an emotionally charged thought, good or bad, or dream whether good or bad.

It Works for Nature....

That may seem to be a lot to bite off as they say. Don't click off yet. It will get easier. You have seen grass grow and flowers grow and blossom. Whether or not you are a gardener, you have seen trees lose their leaves in the fall and then fill out again the following summer.

How do they know how to do that? The Houdenosaunee (known as the Iroquois to westerners) would say they follow their natural law. Depending on the size of the tree, we are talking about hundreds or thousands of cells that all follow their law without dissent or disorder. Are there cop-cells?

Where do they get their energy and their nourishment?

Again, any indigenous people would say from Mother Earth. Yet, farmers in the Mid-West spend millions on chemical fertilizers. The grasses of the Great Plains did fine for generations without crop rotation or chemical fertilizer, and the topsoil was at such a depth that has lasted hundreds of years since then in spite of soil erosion and plowing.

How did that happen? This is the Law of Attraction Quantum Physics for Beginners.

The earth continues to rotate without human intervention, and the tides come in and go out without human intervention or personal income. If all natural life finds the nourishment and the energy to do what it needs to do, why is it so difficult for humans?

Because we make it so. Oh, do you think that God put us here to "know, love and serve Him in this world" and that God wants us to struggle, but His mysteries are more than we can fathom --? Hogwash.

Didn't Jesus say, "Whatever you ask the Father in my name, it will be given to you." This is the Law of Attraction Quantum Physics. We are given everything we ask for.

He didn't say, "If you go out and get a good job...." He didn't say, "First go out and get an education..." He didn't even say that if you eat fish on Fridays and honor the Sabbath....

He simply said, "Whatever you ask the Father in my name, it will be given to you." And, that was a promise.

The separation that once existed between the Scientific and the Spiritual no longer exists. We are now "discovering" what the philosophers, the mystics, and the seers told us a long, long time ago. For example, Edgar Cayce told us that the core of the sun was cool. We now know that the sun is not nuclear powered, but electrically powered and that the temperature is hotter above the sun than on the surface and it is cooler yet deep inside the sun spots.

Quantum Energy

This is all because of our nature, the nature of human life.

All cells are composed of atoms and all atoms are composed of 98% space, and in that space, between the particles, is energy. At the molecular level, humans have been defined and categorized. However, at the atomic level, we are the same as the trees across the street and the daisy in the yard, except that our vibrational rate is different. Here is the province of the Quantum physicist.

Apparently, at this level, energy and particle are interchangeable. Apparently at this level, it is dependent on the observer whether or not you will see energy waves or particles when you look into a test tube. If you believe you will see waves, you will see waves and if you believe you will see particles, you will see particles. And, it is possible for a particle to be in two places at once!

Isn't that enormous, life changing news? Doesn't that contradict one of the tenants of physics that we all learned, that it is not possible to be in two places at once. It was clear and precise. Now, it is no longer so. Particles have been photographed in two different places at the same time.

So, back to Wallace Wattles about one hundred years ago, and Law of Attraction Quantum Physics, There is a thinking stuff from which all things are made and which, in it original state, permeates, penetrates, and fills the interspaces of the universe.

We're not sure, but it looks as if anything is possible. It looks as if we all can learn to form particles or to move energy if we simply learn the rules of the Law of Attraction. See Neale Donald Walsch to learn more about Gods' point of view on all this.

Let us give you some rules according to Mindbridge. As you study this website, you will see that the various teachers each has his or her own rules governing the best way to manifest what you want. Some such as Joe Vitale will say that manifesting what you want is too limiting. He clears using an old Hawaiian method, Ho'oponopono, and says that there are Zero Limits when you are clear because then you are inspired by the Universe and the Universe has far better things in mind than we would even venture to ask for.

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