I would like to inform you that I have agreed to partner with WordPress on allowing advertising to appear on my show-blog.

The participation is 100% optional, and my initial reasoning to participate is not to make your reading experience frantic or unpleasant, but to simply keep the funds flowing to WordPress itself and to show support for the little guys who long  for a chance at getting paid for remarkable writing talent.

Even so, as a reader, you will have a chance to learn about new products and services like any other website that includes advertising, that’s a plus in my book!

WordAds was introduced to the WordPress bloggers in November and WordPress informed us that they have partnered with Federated Media to launch this advertising platform.

The exact products and services that will be promoted on The Bernard Charles Show depends on WordPress itself and the willing advertisers that want to get their brands out there.

I am truly excited for this venture and am happy to swim the web with fellow bloggers. If you have a WordPress blog and would like to apply for WordAds, please visit here for more information.

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Bernard is officially certified in crystal healing thanks to Margaret Ann Lembo, author of Chakra Awakening: Transform Your Reality Using Crystals, Color, Aromatherapy & The Power of Positive Thought. For a five hour workshop at Journeys of Life in Shadeyside, Bernard and his executive board for The Human Element, a newly found student group on campus devoted to love and acceptance, entered a realm of Universal Laws, Color, Chakras, Crystals, and Aromatherapy. All basics that are mentioned in Chakra Awakening. (Purchase the book by clicking on the image)

The new age shop was lit by the early morning light and as we got out of the taxi cab, I knew instantly that this place would become my new safe haven away from trouble and despair. We entered the store like any other store, but something seemed to wash us clean. It eventually became a hot spot for all walks of life like ourselves to come and learn about the ancient ways as the bustle of the day awakened even more. After we checked ourselves in for the Crystal Healing workshop, I noticed just how fun, vibrant, and miscellaneous everything looked. But as I quickly assimilated to the cosmic air there was indeed a method, an order, to where everything was placed. There was a Halloween section, Egyptian section, candles, oils, salt lamps, and my favorite… crystals!

I plummeted to the ground immediately when I saw the assortment of crystals and gemstones. I later learned in the class that we can use those terms interchangeably, thank goodness because I was wondering if there was a difference. It is all about your preference. We always have choices as it was clearly stated by our teacher. Well, there were your common crystals like quartz and amethyst to your more intricate structures like pyrite and lapis lazuli snuggled in their little plastic compartments. All fairly priced I will say, which made me even more giddy with joy. Everyone in the group was flowing to every place in the store and it remained that way until we had to go.

After we browsed the store of every nook and cranny we could find, it was time to meet the one and only Margaret Ann Lembo and let our minds soak up her wisdom and knowledge that she carries from all over the world. Like a stream of energy each participant walked up the stairs, but this time the sight of books, tarot decks, magazines, and light hugged our eyes and even mine as big as they were from seeing a new floor could not pull from the gripping sight of books. Another money snatcher from my wallet. I just love my books.

Because there was no time to stop and sniff out the best books, I and the gang went to the classroom that was conveniently located next to a little kitchen and the bathroom. Time just evaporated after that and light poured into all our souls and the room was filled with peace and love. Something quite extraordinary to experience in a room full of strangers. But us being in that room on that very day, could mean that we’ve interacted with those beings before just in a different lifetime. so are they really strangers?

I’ve learned about the universal laws of everything being energy and energy vibrating. Thus in turn everything affecting everything else. I also learned more in depth that we have an aura which is made up of our past lives, memories, and chakras. Chakras were described in class like spinning wheels of light that actually don’t stick out like cones in front of your body, but like a hoola hoop around your body. This was a pretty sight to feel. Like any pretty sight, usually there is color. Color was mentioned in great detail, because each chakra has a different color and there are 7 chakras.

Root- Red

Navel- Orange

Solar Plexus- Yellow

Heart- Green/Pink

Throat- Blue

Third Eye- Purple

Crown- White

This bond between chakras and color pave the way to match specific crystals to each chakra. Margaret did a very good job in teaching us how to remember the crystals and in what ways they can be used for healing based on chakra teachings. For example, if you are in a situation where you need to work with someone or some people you would rather not soak up or digest their draining energies, then wear or surround yourself with the crystal of amber. This gemstone clearly defines what is your space and what is theirs. Because we are all vibrating energies, some of us are overly powerful than others. In using amber along with the Solar Plexus chakra which is about ingesting life both physically and spiritually this combination will help you balance the situation to deter any negativity.

Even though the class must end at some point, I was really moved to purchase Chakra Awakening, Smudge in Spray (a helpful mist to banish negativity), and a little vial of Auntie M’s Anti (natural anti-Bernard-Getting-Sick tool) all part of Margaret’s product lines to help people transform their own realities. I did get a chance to talk with her one on one and she immediately sensed my passion and drive and interesting enough she was swept away when I told her I am aspiring to become a talk show host.

“Will you let me be a guest on your show?” She asked. I did not have my business cards at the time, so I made a cute makeshift card and wrote down that she was amazing and yes she will be welcomed to come onto my show. I only allow genuine and life changing people to come on, so of course she fits the bill. The experience is worth posting on The Bernard Charles Show because it is another example of how my personality just shines through wherever I go. I know it will get me to where I need to be because even Auntie M. herself said so…

“Bernard, Unlimited potential and your powerful dynamic personality will catapult you to great heights! Blessings, Margaret Ann Lembo”

For more information about Margaret Ann Lembo and her products please visit www.margaretannlembo.com

So now I guess the new look is much more bolder just like their coffee, but we can be assured that its great taste will stay the same.

This simple and inviting question can take you on the most exciting journey of your life because Pittsburgh’s Steeltown Entertainment Project is having their second annual Steeltown Film Factory competition giving you the opportunity to win $30,000 to produce your own short film. The competition consists of registration, educational workshops, panel discussions with professionals as well as staged readings at well known universities such as Point Park University, Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh.

Quick Guidelines

All submissions are required to be:

1. Relevant to the Southwest Pennsylvania/Pittsburgh region .
2. Commercially viable .
3. Capable of being produced in the Southwest Pennsylvania/Pittsburgh region during Summer 2011 .

Free KickOff Event!

November 6, 2010 started the Steeltown Film Factory’s free kick off event with a panel discussion featuring Pittsburgh native David Conrad, actor in “Ghost Whisperer” and “Wedding Crashers” and Kim Moses, 6-time Emmy winning Executive Producer, writer, and director for “Ghost Whisperer,” and “Profiler” and Joe Batteer, writer, producer, and editor of “Windtalkers” and “Blown Away.” The discussion was moderated by TV writer and producer of “Saved By The Bell” Carl Kurlander who moved from Los Angeles back to Pittsburgh and appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” solely due to his leave from Hollywood to home. The auditorium was full of claps and admiration as the panelists told their unique stories of how they managed success and even some joyous moments took place at the end when Conrad took the microphone to interview a kid in the front row about his favorite ice cream, TV show, and what he wanted to be in the future.

The kick off event was tremendously fascinating and I hope you as a screen writer will take advantage of this opportunity.

Upcoming Events:

February 19, 2011

Pitch It or Ditch It- Top 10 semi-finalists of the competition are involved in a workshop to pitch their ideas in front of a panel gaining panelist feedback.

March 26, 2011

Ready, Set, Shoot!- 5 finalists of the competition will present their production budget and schedule in front of a panel of filmmakers and pitch their execution of production while receiving feedback crucial to producing.

April 30, 2011

Page to Stage: Scripted Readings- 3 best scripts are read by students from Carnegie Mellon Drama School and notes will be handed back to the finalists for re-writes.

Now MHS is celebrating it’s 100 years!!! Happy Birthday MHS.

In celebration for the 100 years that Milton Snavely Hershey and his philanthropic efforts have shown, MHS has well known figures across the nation to represent the MHS Centennial like no Milt has ever seen before.

Robin Thicke

Queen Latifah

Richard Childress

Rascal Flatts

The Women of Jewelia

MHS 100 Years!!!

I want to thank Milton and Catherine Hershey for establishing the school originally for orphan boys in 1909, however today the school is open to all types of students who meet these requirements.

• Come from a family of low income, limited resources, and social need.
• Be from the ages of 4-15 years old.
• Have the ability to learn.
• Be free of serious emotional and behavioral problems that disrupt life in the classroom or the home.
• Be able to take part in the School’s program.
• Be born in the United States.

For more information about the Milton Hershey School, please visit their website at:

www.mhs-pa.org

Should teachers get money/expensive cruises/Visa® Gift Cards?

No wonder why this was a hot topic! Traditionally for many families, gifts for teachers were/are cards, candles, and edible items like candy and fruit. What happened to the good ole’ days?

Well, personally I do not approve of teachers receiving money or these expensive gifts. Honestly, a good teacher may deserve these bonuses, but the essence of Christmas should be reserved to more domestic household elements. The meaning of Christmas is from the heart, not from your wallet.

I would probably keep in contact with my teachers that have made an impact on my life and then I would, if I had the funds, give them a more expensive gift within reasonable appreciation. I am simply amazed that these teachers ask for such expensive things.  I am aware of the economic situation in the US, but tradition and integrity should supersede such commercialization that goes on during the Holiday seasons.

Joy Behar from The View ,a former teacher, comments*

Teachers are like civil servants. Much like a mail man, cannot receive money as a gift. The city/government pays them to serve the civilians of the state.

*I was so engrossed in the show that I wrote this after the discussion was finished. So, I paraphrased Joy’s statement.

Well, here is the first clue for the big Surprise coming this Spring!!

Clue: ~Victor Hugo

Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent

Keep reading to find more clues.

www.bernardtalks.com

Well I do hope Thanksgiving was a nice treat to all of you.

Hmmm, now Friday it is.

Black Friday is a BIG shopping day for Americans across the Nation. YIKES!

People do get hurt in those tidal waves of people crashing into the stores and swiping with all their might. Amazing how far people would go to get a good deal.

Just to let you folks know, I have not been to a Black Friday mosh pit yet. But it would be an interesting sight to cover.

Reading a CNN article online, Sears spokesmen Tom Aiello reported that

“Snuggies are selling fast for $9.99 at out Kmart stores,”

“And our layaway section is jammed. People are buying the special deals and putting them on layaway.”

Snuggies, Oh My. I just might get one before they go extinct!

Amazing, shoppers are truly using their brains on how to shop. Getting more and placing items on layaway to pay off little by little before Christmas.

Well there you have it, I hope no one got hurt in the process of snuggling up with these great deals!

Coinstar is now FREE without a fee.

There is a catch-

You have to choose to place your change on a new card/eCertificate option that is available with participating retail stores.

Coinstar.com lists what stores are participating in this option:

Amazon.com

Borders

Cabela’s

CVS/Pharmacy

Eddie Bauer

iTunes

JCPenny

Lowes

Old Navy

Overstock.com

Regal Entertainment Group

Rixty

Starbucks

So now you coffee, book reading, online shopping, and music down-loaders can go to any Coinstar machine and choose to put you change towards a card or eCertificate.

Bernard’s Voice

Wow! I have so much change, now I can put it on a Borders card or Starbucks card. I love this option.  Why would I pay to get my money counted?

Well, now I prefer to get my money counted and placed on a card or eCertificate for FREE.