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AllThingsD reporters ousted of Yahoo event

19 May

Yahoo plans for Tumblr leaves media behind

by Bernard-Charles

Kara Swisher and Peter Kafka are on the out list for Yahoo’s official event covering the company’s plans to buy out Tumblr for 1.1 billion dollars. The reporters from AllThingsD.com (a technology website) were the first to report on the social media deal according to The New York Times.

Swisher tweeted the response from Anne Espiritu, Yahoo’s public relations leader.

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This is disheartening that a reputable news site that reported the news first isn’t given a valid opportunity to appear at the event. I am very certain that more so-called established news sources will be there to cover the news rather conservatively as this is a world motivated by nickel and dimes. Like my mom has always said “Money talks and bullshit walks.”

Personally, I think Swisher’s and Kafka’s article reporting the acquisition of Tumblr is well written and does reveal some positive nature of the business transaction. Nothing too outlandish to get banned from the event. So why?

No comment from Yahoo authority. Just a speculation that they don’t have enough money to buy more space to accommodate everyone. I mean who really has a billion dollars to buy out at a fan infested hipster blogging company anyway. Don’t even get me started on the Tumblr-porn agreement.

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Pittsburgh spiritual store honors first for ‘Rising Phoenix’ award

18 May

Living life through strength

by Bernard-Charles

journeys of life kate silberberg photoJourneys of Life released Sunday their first honorary award, “Order of the Rising Phoenix” to Kate Silberberg, a warrior of spirit against cancer. The small business award is to commemorate the journey behind the store’s own struggles against the damaging fire it endured in Fall 2011 and its official recovery six months later in May.

Jean Haler, owner of Journeys of Life, made it extremely clear of why Kate deserves this inspiring award in newsletter.

Kate is at the Cancer Centers of America with her husband Brad where they have been since the beginning of the year.  Kate traveled there in hopes of finding alternative treatments that would arrest her cancer.  This has not been the case.  Kate has shown amazing strength and faith as she continues to live out her days in Tulsa.  Just like at The Mesa, Kate is teaching art classes to other residents.  She talks with other terminal patients sharing her deep spiritual roots and shows all who come in contact with her how to stay in the moment.  Kate has accepted that she is dying with dignity and grace.  Because of her courage, deep spiritual convictions and her endless devotion to teaching others we give Kate Silberberg this award.

Kate and Brad Silberberg are founders of The Mesa Creative Arts Center and Mesa Healing Center located in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania. Native American teachings and Amethyst Bio-Mat sessions are just a couple of the unique highlights that this husband and wife team offers to the world.

In hopes to keep positive energy flowing to Kate and her gift to this world, I along with Journeys of Life ask you to take some time to send a card or letter to Kate. We all have risen from ashes at some point and needed words of encouragement to keep strong.

UPDATE:

Kate Silberberg has moved into her next life this past Wednesday. Your thoughts and positive energy is still needed for her family and friends.

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Picking a school and a career

18 May

Ellen inspires me everyday

by Bernard-Charles

To grad-school or not? Ivy league or community college? Questions swarm the everyday student and it’s a huge task at hand because it is believed by many to determine the future. Our value is integrated in grades, education and money but what we often forget is how to properly weave all aspects of our life.

Inspiration is often dismissed nonchalantly by every day people and we often make the wrong choices and need to spend more of our time, worth and energy to fix those mistakes. Look at how many students transfer schools, change classes and their major. Some have no idea what they want to do because of all the offered choices. I am here to relieve some of that blurry vision with my own story.

I like many students had no idea what I specifically wanted to do with my life. I broke down in front of adults that kept encouraging me to make a choice. This was constant until one adult figure in my life helped me to see my own light. She lives in California with her beloved wife and dogs.

Ellen DeGeneres is my inspiration because of her dynamic personality and thoughtful tendencies to help people. As I watched her talk show, I had the epiphany that I could be a television talk show host too! It was life changing and profound. An intuitive knowing poured over me as I set out on a journey to be America’s Future Talk Show Host. Being exactly like Ellen, isn’t my point or mission, but offering people the way to see their own light and learn from their story is my purpose.

Yes, you may not know what to do, but you should have at least one person that motivates and inspires you. Taking this energy you can plot a point on your heroic map to set out for a quest of self-discovery. Taking a chance means you care and once you have the gusto to move forward you can execute your vision physically with a vision board. Cutting and pasting images and words that resonate with the real you helps remind you everyday that you’re on this journey and I encourage you to place a picture of your idol on it to be a guiding spirit through it all like I have.

Change takes natural time so the best way to feel out picking the right school or career is to be open to synchronicity and following that helpful intuition of yours.

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