Notice how each particle moves.

Notice how everyone has just arrived here

From a journey.

Notice how each wants a different food.

Notice how the stars vanish as the sun comes up,

And how all streams stream toward the ocean.

Look at the chefs preparing special plates

For everyone, according to what they need.

Look at this cup that can hold the ocean.

Look at those who see the face.

Look through friends’ eyes

Into the water that is

Entirely jewels.

Rumi is expressing awareness. Rumi understands that life is diverse; it’s a plethora of realities and experiences. There are metaphors everywhere that point out my multiplicity. I mentally make note of them, but ignore them. It’s fascinating to see myself focus on just one standard of life, the linear standard, which has a beginning and an end; every other life is out of focus.

To me the distance is short, the road is bumpy and joy is limited. In fact everything seems to be limited; there’s just not enough stuff to go around, or that’s what I believe. I have been taught that I have one go at this method of existence and must get it right in order to make my mark and be what I was born to be, but I forget what I was born to be and allow someone else to remember for me. I get lost in the woods of judgment and my sole purpose is to survive and I make it as hard as I can on myself.

Rumi talks about diversity in his work Special Plates. Every particle or consciousness has its own plate, its own food, and moves to a different vibration. Physical consciousness shares a plate of diversity in order to expand. Water, stars and all the planets vibrate and move with me, but they express that movement in incredibly different ways.

Everything is dependent on my perception, on my belief and then they become real to me. My five senses judge what is true or false in the standard back yard, I call physical life. Everything else I reject and throw in the basement of mental illusions, but in that basement particles continue to move and flow. Consciousness is always in action regardless of my awareness of it.

That basement door is opening. I’m opening it. Now is time. Conscious particles that have been swirling around waiting for me to open that door are entering my awareness and I’m expanding. The chef of consciousness that prepares food for all life is living through me and adding desert to my table. I am sensing my expanded presence in the ant, in a rose bush and a palm tree filled with nectar. I swim in a melting pot of consciousness and hear the tones of beauty that bubble through it.

The face of a star reflects my face as I dream of bouncing on the moon just as the sun comes up. The stream of consciousness within me becomes an ocean. It’s another world filled with food for thought. It’s a special plate as well as a cup that holds water filled with friends and the jewels of eternity. The special plate is a plate for everyone.

Bark beetles are a destructive presence among Central Texas trees. There are quite a few different varieties of these pests that can attack many different types of trees. Bark beetles will usually seek out trees that are already sick or injured. They can cause a rapid decline of a tree’s health and even contribute to its death. The bark beetle rarely kills a healthy tree.

Most bark beetles bore into the bark of the tree and get underneath to the inner bark. They cause tree frass, a fine dusty material, to form on the tree. You can usually see it when bark falls off, but sometimes you will see it externally between bark pieces. Some species of bark beetles will make little tunnels of frass on the tree that will be pink, brown or white. Other species will bore holes in the tree and you may notice sap seeping from the holes. Some bark beetles go in through the tip ends of branches and you may notice dead leaves at the ends of the branches.

A lot of bark beetles will attack from the top of the tree. You may notice a tree not doing well up high in the canopy. Dead leaves and limbs will start to form. Bark beetle activity not only affects the tree’s health, but bark beetles can also carry fungus spores from one tree to another. Dutch Elm disease can be spread from tree to tree by bark beetles. This can be devastating for an area and is one good reason that bark beetle infestations should be immediately taken care of. You may see fungal growth near the bases of limbs, notice wilted leaves, or a green tree will turn yellow out of season.

You may need to consult an arborist for bark beetle control. Sometimes infected trees need to be totally removed. A good arborist will determine if the problem can be controlled by only removing infested limbs. Other trees in the area may need to be sprayed to prevent bark beetles from infesting them as well.

Austin has an abundance of different tree species that can be prone to bark beetle invasions, including the ever-abundant cedar. Recognizing the signs of bark beetles early can help save not only the affected tree, but other trees in your area. You will need to contact an arborist at tree services Austin to take care of the problem.

So often we eat mindlessly. We stuff food into our mouths while working on the computer, watching TV, or when we’re on the run. Become aware when you eat by slowing down and fully experiencing all of the elements of food. Take some time to explore each of the following during your next meal and notice the difference.

Sight: Look at your food and appreciate the colors and placement on your plate. Imagine how it grew to get there, and all the care it received to be here, to nourish you.

Smell: Bring the food up to your nose. Tune in to its aroma. Describe it with words.

Physiological response: Before your food enters your mouth, notice that saliva is being generated in your mouth. There is a mind/body phenomenon in how the senses respond to the anticipation of food being eaten.

Touch: Touch a forkful to your lips and feel the sensations. Allow your tongue to receive the food.

Taste: After becoming aware of the food in your mouth, start biting into it very slowly. Then begin to chew. Notice the automatic way the tongue decides which side of the mouth it’s going to chew on. Give all your attention to your mouth and take a few bites. Stop to experience what’s happening. Verbalize the explosion of taste you are experiencing. Is it sweet or sour or juicy? There are hundreds of words to describe the experience of tasting.

Texture: As you continue to chew, the tastes change, as does the consistency. At a certain point you will become aware of the texture of the food because the taste has mostly passed. If the texture causes aversion, you may want to swallow it, but try to keep it in your mouth.

Swallow: Stay with the impatience and the inborn impulse to swallow. Do not swallow until you detect the impulse to do so. Once you swallow, imagine that bite traveling into the stomach, feel your whole body and acknowledge that your body now has exactly one bite more of nourishment.

Breath: Next, pause for a moment or two, and experience your breath. Bring the same quality of attention to the breath that you gave to seeing, feeling, smelling and tasting the food.

Silence: Be silent. By this point, you have meditated upon that bite. Add more mindfulness to all aspects of your life. Observe, be present, and life will become more vibrant and livelier!

You can use this approach with another person, moving the food close to their mouth, but not all the way into their mouth. You can even massage their lips with the food to see what happens. The main thing is to have fun, learn something and understand yourself better. Mindful eating will do wonders to nourish your body and improve your health.

Facing a cheating spouse is without a doubt one of the most emotionally crippling events to deal with. You have had friends go through a break up and divorce over infidelity, and now you suspect your spouse is cheating on you. You two do not seem as close as you once were. A friend might point to cheating as a reason for the sudden distance, but you are unsure. Before a full-blown attack on your significant other, I suggest you look for these signs of a cheating spouse first.

Many times a spouse that is cheating will give off subtle signs that even they do not notice.

• For one, they probably will be more distracted than normal. Their thoughts are elsewhere as they daydream about their new flame.
• You may notice slight changes in what they are wearing or how they are presenting themselves. Without really thinking about it, they could “sharpen up” for their next encounter with this secret lover. If they have not changed their routine for years, you will be first to notice.
• Cheating on you will probably heighten there guilty conscious. You will notice they question you. General conversation starters such as, “How was your day” might get a response that questions why you want to know. They might want to qualify things more as well, giving reasoning for what or why they are doing something. For example, if they are going out, they may provide justification for their actions.

A more obvious sign of a cheating spouse could be the extra time they are spending away from home: late nights at work, and trips out of town on business are two common reasons. They may very well need to spend more time at work and there may be more trips out of town for business so don’t starting accusing right away. They would surely appreciate a visit from you with a late snack at work, even an offer to go along on the business trip would be a great chance for you spend time with them. However, if the excuses start flying out of their mouths about “why not”, you might want to dig deeper.

One last indicator of a cheating partner is the lack of intimacy. You would have to be blind and numb not to notice a change in the intimacy you two have for each other. If they are getting a good amount of attention from their new lover, the last thing they might want to be is close with you. Same goes for sex. There is going to be an excitement level with this new relationship that probably will not exist between you two – so they will come up with excuses of being too tired or not in the mood. If you are not able to discern any other issues they are dealing with that could cause a lack of intimacy, keep a close eye, they are probably getting it somewhere else.

The US Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act 2002 (the Bioterrorism Act) requires domestic and foreign facilities that manufacture, process, pack or hold food for human or animal consumption in the United States to receive a FDA registration number by December 12, 2003. This act also requires that the FDA receives a prior notice of food imported into the United States so that fda certification is not refused. A fda prior notice is an advance notification to the FDA that food is being imported into the US. The prior notice includes information usually provided by foreign companies to the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) when they send food to the US. FDA will now use this data in advance of the arrival of the food product to assess and evaluate the information and decide whether to inspect the imported food.

Companies often use a Certificate of FDA Registration that lists their FDA registration number as proof that the facility has complied with this rule by registering with FDA. There are instances when some companies and their products can be refused under the prior notice ACT. If a foreign manufacturer who is not registered with FDA sells an article of food, imports or offers to import it, then the item of food can be refused under section 801 of the ACT of prior notice. Similarly, if registration is required and and the correct registration number of the foreign manufacturer is not submitted then the facility is considered incomplete for the purposes of prior notice.

The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act generally requires that drugs marketed in the United States be shown to be both safe and effective prior to marketing and widespread use in the general population. Drugs that are marketed without required FDA approval may not meet modern standards for safety, effectiveness, quality, and labeling.

Similarly, The FDA Federal Register generally requires that drugs marketed in the United States should be both effective and safe prior to coming in the market use in the general population. Drugs that are marketed without required FDA registration and approval may not meet modern standards for safety, effectiveness, quality, and labeling. Some older products may be in the market, that do not have FDA approval and since many health care providers are unaware of this status they have continued to prescribe them nonetheless. For this purpose, FDA has issued a guidance entitled “Marketed Unapproved Drugs Compliance Policy Guide” to make sure that all the drugs are safe and approved for use by the general population.

Owners, operators, or agents in charge of domestic or foreign facilities that manufacture/process, pack, or hold food for human or animal consumption in the United States are required to receive FDA establishment registration numbers.

Domestic facilities are required to receive FDA establishment registration numbers whether or not food from the facility enters interstate commerce.

Foreign facilities that manufacture/process, pack, or hold food also require FDA Certification unless food from that facility undergoes further processing (including packaging) by another foreign facility before the food is exported to the United States. However, if the subsequent foreign facility performs only a minimal activity, such as putting on a label, both facilities required FDA Certification.

Exempt from FDA Register are farms; retail food establishments; restaurants; non-profit establishments that prepare food for, or serve food directly to, consumers; fishing vessels not engaged in processing (as defined in the FDA Federal Register) and facilities regulated exclusively throughout the entire facility by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

If the prior notice is not served, FDA may consider it as a factor in determining whether and where to examine the food article.

A Tax Lien is a document that is recorded with the county in which the taxpayer lives or lived according to the IRS Tax records of last known address. It affects a taxpayer’s credit and encumbers all assets and rights to assets. Including real and personal property.

The federal tax lien arises when any “person” liable to pay any federal tax fails to pay the tax after a demand by the Government for payment. IRC § 6321. For federal tax law purposes, a “person” is defined to include individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, associations, companies, and corporations. IRC § 7701(a)(1). The lien is effective from the date the Government assesses the tax. Thus, if the taxpayer neglects or refuses to pay the assessed tax, then the lien is deemed to relate back to the assessment date. IRC § 6322. The Service is not required to file a Notice of Federal Tax Lien in order for the tax lien to attach. As discussed later in the text, the Service may file a Notice of Federal Tax Lien in order to have priority over the taxpayer’s other creditors.

A Levy is a document that is issued to an income source or any entity that has rights to your personal or real property.

For example, bank for bank account attachment; wage garnishment to employer, levy for seizure for vehicles, equipment, real property, business assets.

Section § 6331 within Title 26 of the US code defines the capacity of the IRS to collect tax through the issuance of a Notice of Levy.

Notices of levy are utilized to attach to equity in any asset owned by the tax debtor. These can be issued to third-parties such as accounts receivable, factors, renter income sources, bank accounts, pension funds, social security income, seizure of any other asset via the appropriate forms and approvals.

Even when confronting lien and levy actions. There are over twenty-six types of IRS processes and procedures to collection of debts that it is impossible to write in an article.

You need a tax professional who has been representing clients for many years in order to hire the right representation. Not all Tax Attorneys, CPAs or Enrolled Agents want to negotiate with IRS Collection or even know how.

The tax debt resolution process and procedures is totally different than representing people or entities with audits and tax preparation. It takes years to be able to identify the right tax debt resolution options available to taxpayers.

Make sure when attempting to hire that you do not hire what is known within the IRS a tax collection mill. There are so many companies that hire salespeople to call tax lien lists to secure clients. However, these companies do not inform the client that they will not initiate any representation until the retainer fees are fully paid. In addition, some are nothing more than scams. BEWARE who you hire.

You can go to Google and find Internal Revenue Manual Part 5 Collection and see the table of contents. This will provide the listing of all the processes and procedures that the IRS takes on to resolve tax debtor cases. Which is the right one for your?

Here are some facts about how the IRS communicates with taxpayers:

· The IRS doesn’t normally initiate contact with taxpayers by email.

· The agency does not send text messages or contact people through social media.

· When the IRS needs to contact a taxpayer, the first contact is normally by letter delivered by the U.S. Postal Service.

· Fraudsters will send fake documents through the mail, and in some cases will claim they already notified a taxpayer by U.S. mail.

· Depending on the situation, IRS employees may first call or visit with a taxpayer. In some instances, the IRS sends a letter or written notice to a taxpayer in advance, but not always.

· IRS revenue agents or tax compliance officers may call a taxpayer or tax professional after mailing a notice to confirm an appointment or to discuss items for a scheduled audit.

· Private debt collectors can call taxpayers for the collection of certain outstanding inactive tax liabilities, but only after the taxpayer and their representative have received written notice.

· IRS revenue officers and agents routinely make unannounced visits to a taxpayer’s home or place of business to discuss taxes owed, delinquent tax returns or a business falling behind on payroll tax deposits.

· IRS revenue officers will request payment of taxes owed by the taxpayer. However, taxpayers should remember that payment will never be requested to a source other than the U.S. Treasury.

When visited by someone from the IRS, the taxpayers should always ask for credentials. IRS representatives can always provide two forms of official credentials: a pocket commission and a Personal Indentity Verification Credentials (www.irs.gov)

Scammers are constantly trying to get tax payers personal information. Don’t be fooled by someone pretending to be with the IRS. Knowing how the IRS handles communication(s) with tax payers will help shield you from becoming a victim. Also, verify the credentials of Tax Professionals used to prepare your taxes, or assist with other tax issues. Remember, once your tax return is submitted it is the tax payers responsibility. Any outstanding balances, audits, or other IRS inquiry regarding your tax return will fall on your shoulders not the person that prepared your return. The IRS maintains a database of credentialed tax pros for tax payer review. Also, another great resource is the Better Business Bureau. Most reliable tax companies are listed on the BBB website providing company information for tax payer review.

When you understand what a Timeline is, you can use it to influence people. Then, the more you understand what a Time Line is the more you will notice when other people are influencing you, whether they realise it or not!

A Time Line is simply the line you can draw between the imagined location of things that haven’t even happened yet and between the remembered location of (visual) memories (images) of past events that don’t exist anymore. If you imagine something vividly from the past and notice where your eyes are looking and then think of a different memory from the past and notice the location of that, you can start to plot a line from the past to the future.

Some people will say they don’t visualize. It would be best for that kind of person to ask someone close to them to observe their eyes as they imagine memories from the past – it is important for the observer to be someone who is observant; a person who is able to notice not only where the eyes move, but how focused or defocused they are – and they will notice that that person is looking in different places and focusing at different depths. They can then plot the Time Line for the other person.

Your Time Line maybe a straight line left to right, from behind you on the left hand side to in front of you on the right-hand side, or a crazy looping backward and forward scribble all over the place. Anything is possible, and there is no right or wrong answer, although some type of Time Line is more useful for certain things than others.

“As you see yourself in the future…” spoken to someone who is daydreaming about their future, “…and see all the things there…” while standing in the future of their Timeline will make it much more likely that you will feature at least to some degree in their future. Whether it’s just a casual thought a day later or marriage and the building of a business empire together will depend on your use of suggestion. People will have a total conviction that certain things are going to happen in their future. Dinner tonight, birthday in June, holiday in August, Christmas in December etc and if you can put your ideas into someone’s future just as concretely, they will have a total conviction of belief concerning your new ideas.

Do you think that it is impossible for you to catch the eye of a popular guy? He may be cute and sexy, very popular with the girls, but that does not mean that you can’t get him to take a liking to you! Here are some tips that will help you to build your self confidence and get Mr. Popular to like you.

Don’t pay him too much attention

He is used to getting all the attention from the girls. Most probably he has a bevy of girls around him whenever you catch sight of him. Don’t let this faze you or intimidate you. In fact give him the cold shoulder. It will immediately make him notice you. It will make you different and he will be attracted to you.

Smile at him warmly

Let him see that you genuinely like him. Smile that sweet sexy smile that makes him feel special. A smile can work wonders and open the floodgates of love. Make friends with him and don’t push for anything more – it works.

Be a buddy and join in his interests

Being a part of his passions, hobbies and interests will help you to share some precious and memorable moments together. This way, he will get to know you better. However don’t get too close as familiarity breeds contempt. Let him know just enough to make him curious about you.

Get rid of the competition

This obviously means that you have to dress better, look better, walk and talk better! Get yourself a complete make over and oust the competition. He has to notice you and like what he sees! So without wasting any time, get gorgeous.

Be bold and confident

It’s not enough just looking terrific and sexy! You have to carry it off with a lot of aplomb! Your self confidence is going to act like a magnet. Use it to bring him to you. Be bold enough to keep his interest strong and pulsating.

Be around

Hang out with him and his friends. Just when he notices that you are so attractive and interesting, pay more attention to someone else. Better still; stop hanging out with them for a little while. This will make him miss you. When you rejoin the gang – take care to look sensational. He will love you!

Show off your talents

Everyone knows that a talent needs to be shown off instead of being buried. Whatever talents you have, make sure the guys notices and sees you shine. Your personality and charisma will make you likeable and attractive.

Connie from Dallas became a Collect Back Rent Team member in January. Connie was a retired teacher who is a landlord of 9 rental units. She had a tenant move out of her rental owing 2 month’s rent and damages of $2,000. Connie had listened to the hard luck stories and he moved out without notice.

Connie had received $1,000 for security deposit so her first step is to send an itemized statement of where the security deposit dispersed. The security deposit ($1,000) itemized statement she sent the tenant deducted the $1,000 of the damages which left a balance of $1,000 of damages. In the security deposit letter, a Demand Notice was included for $3,000 (rent and damages remaining). Connie sent the itemized statement and demand notice by certified mail with a return receipt.

After 30 days, the former tenant failed to respond so Connie filed a Small Claims case for $3,000 ($2,000 rent, $1,000 damages plus court costs). I suggested to Connie to use a Licensed Process Server to serve the court documents. During this time the defendant had hired an attorney. The Small Claims documents must be served to the defendant and the defendant”s attorney

Note: Connie had never been in a courtroom let alone in front of the Judge. I had several mentoring calls to prepare her for the court hearing, Connie had the “Move-In Checklist” which shows the Judge what the rental looked like when the defendant moved in. She had her state approved lease, security deposit letter, demand notice, proof of service, pictures and receipts of the damages to present. My suggestion was to show one maybe two pictures of each of the damages, receipt when the carpeting was purchased that she replaced. Another tip is to bring a witness to the court hearing when suing for damages. This can be the property manager, handyman or business partner.

Day of court: She presented her case in front of the Judge and the defendant’s attorney perfectly. The defendant’s attorney came with a $2,700 settlement on the $3,000 alleged amount–Connie jumped at it. She couldn’t believe it.

She has already been paid and have gained a mountain of knowledge with confidence. She walked in to the courtroom and beat an attorney! Success story of a landlord that sought out the training and is evolving the ancient landlord profession!