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A magyar nagydíj volt a 2014-es Formula–1 világbajnokság tizenegyedik futama, amelyet 2014. július 25. és július 27. között rendeztek meg a magyarországi Hungaroringen, Mogyoródon. Ez volt a 29. Formula–1-es futam Magyarországon.

Szabadedzések

Első szabadedzés
A magyar nagydíj első szabadedzését július 25-én, pénteken délelőtt tartották.

Második szabadedzés
A magyar nagydíj második szabadedzését július 25-én, pénteken délután tartották.

Harmadik szabadedzés
A magyar nagydíj harmadik szabadedzését július 26-án, szombaton délelőtt tartották.

Időmérő edzés
A magyar nagydíj időmérő edzését július 26-án, szombaton futották.

Megjegyzés:
 — Kevin Magnussen autójában váltót és karosszériát kellett cserélni, ezért a bokszutcából rajtolt.
 — Lewis Hamilton autója az időmérő során kigyulladt, így nem tudott mért kört futni. Az autójában karosszériát, váltót és motort is cserélni kellett, ezért a bokszutcából rajtolt.
 — Pastor Maldonado műszaki hiba miatt nem teljesített mért kört az időmérő edzésen, de megkapta a rajtengedélyt.

Futam
A magyar nagydíj futama július 27-én, vasárnap rajtolt.

A világbajnokság állása a verseny után

(A teljes táblázat)

Statisztikák
Vezető helyen:
 Nico Rosberg: 9 kör (1-9)
 Daniel Ricciardo: 32 kör (10-13), (15-23), (39-54) és (68-70)
 Jenson Button: 1 kör (14)
 Fernando Alonso: 27 kör (24-37) és (55-67)
 Lewis Hamilton: 1 kör (38)
 Daniel Ricciardo 2. győzelme.
 Nico Rosberg 10. pole-pozíciója és 8. leggyorsabb köre.
 A Red Bull 49. győzelme.
 Daniel Ricciardo 5., Fernando Alonso 97., Lewis Hamilton 63. dobogós helyezése.

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Források

További információk
 Hivatalos eredmény - 1. szabadedzés
 Hivatalos eredmény - 2. szabadedzés
 Hivatalos eredmény - 3. szabadedzés
 Hivatalos eredmény - Időmérő edzés
 Hivatalos eredmény - Futam

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Q: Problem validation a XML file with a local DTD file in C# I'm triying to validate a XML file. I'm using this code
XmlReaderSettings settings = new XmlReaderSettings();
settings.ProhibitDtd = false;
settings.ValidationType = ValidationType.DTD;

settings.ValidationEventHandler += new ValidationEventHandler(validationError);

XmlSchemaSet schemas = new XmlSchemaSet();
settings.Schemas = schemas;
XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(lblXmlPath.Text, settings);

reader.Settings.Schemas.Add(null, lblDTDPath.Text);
while (reader.Read())
{
          // empty by now
}
reader.Close();

But in the line "reader.Settings.Schemas.Add(null, lblDTDPath.Text);" Visual Studio show me that error "For security reasons DTD is prohibited in this XML document. To enable DTD processing set the ProhibitDtd property on XmlReaderSettings to false and pass the settings into XmlReader.Create method"
As you can see in the code, ProhibitDtd is setted to false (I verified during debug too). I also tried to add the Schema before call to XmlReader.Create() with no success.

A: I did this some time before for validating RSS feeds. The method to do validation by locally stored DTD was to insert a custom XmlResolver to the XmlReader
XmlReaderSettings readerSettings = new XmlReaderSettings();
readerSettings.ValidationType = ValidationType.DTD;
readerSettings.ProhibitDtd = false;
readerSettings.XmlResolver = new XmlFakeDtdResolver();

which would give the reader the local DTD (for known formats) instead of downloading it from the URL given in DOCTYPE.
class XmlFakeDtdResolver : XmlUrlResolver
{
    public static Dictionary<Uri, byte[]> dtdMap = new Dictionary<Uri, byte[]>();
    public static Dictionary<string, Uri> uriMap = new Dictionary<string, Uri>();
    static XmlFakeDtdResolver()
    {
        Uri rss091uri = new Uri("http://fake.uri/rss091");
        uriMap["-//Netscape Communications//DTD RSS 0.91//EN"] = rss091uri;
        uriMap["http://my.netscape.com/publish/formats/rss-0.91.dtd"] = rss091uri;
        dtdMap[rss091uri] = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(Resources.rss_0_91dtd);
    }

    public override object GetEntity(Uri absoluteUri, string role, Type ofObjectToReturn)
    {
        if (dtdMap.ContainsKey(absoluteUri) && ofObjectToReturn == typeof(Stream))
        {
            return new MemoryStream(dtdMap[absoluteUri]);
        }
        return base.GetEntity(absoluteUri, role, ofObjectToReturn);
    }

    public override Uri ResolveUri(Uri baseUri, string relativeUri)
    {
        if (uriMap.ContainsKey(relativeUri))
            return uriMap[relativeUri];
        return base.ResolveUri(baseUri, relativeUri);
    }
}

As an end note, I decided to not use DTD validation in the end and go for validation by XML schema, one reason being that many feeds didn't include the DOCTYPE

A: From my poking around the only way i could get it to work is not to add the schema to the XmlReader. The DTD specified in the xml document must be a valid url and the XmlReader will download it each time.
If you need the shema to be local, you can change the url of the DTD to point to a local file using a regular expression so it would look somthing like
<!DOCTYPE wml PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD WML 1.3//EN" "file:C:\wml.dtd">

Note the file: in the url. Do this in memory before passing it to the XmlReader and that way you do not have to modify the xml file just to varify that it is correct.

A: Try adding to your DTD schema to schemas collection before the call to XmlReader.Create.
XmlReaderSettings settings = new XmlReaderSettings();
settings.ProhibitDtd = false;
settings.ValidationType = ValidationType.DTD;

settings.ValidationEventHandler += new ValidationEventHandler(validationError);

XmlSchemaSet schemas = new XmlSchemaSet();

schemas.Add(null, lblDTDPath.Text);
settings.Schemas = schemas;

XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(lblXmlPath.Text, settings);

while (reader.Read())
{
          // empty by now
}
reader.Close();

A: I had a similar problem. The answer, for me, was that the DTD doesn't need to be hooked up via the Schemas as the XML file points to out, adding via schemas caused me the issue.

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Q: Not explicitly say where all tests are When setting up Mocha how can I say 'Grab all test files in the /tests/specs/ folder and run those`?
This is much more useful than having to explicitly define each test Mocha should include and run.
mocha.setup({
    ui: 'bdd',
    grep: 'tests/specs/*.Spec.js' // Look for all js files in specs folder
});

A: There is no option you can pass to mocha.setup to find files.
On the command line you just pass a glob pattern to Mocha (e.g. mocha 'some/subdir/**/*.spec.js', the quotes are to prevent some shells from mangling the glob). You can put it in mocha.opts if you don't want to have to repeat it all the time. The startup script (mocha) will find the files and feed them to the test runner.
If you bypass Mocha's startup script but instead decide to write your own code to setup and drive Mocha, you are responsible for finding the test files and feeding them to Mocha with the .addFile method. An except from this example:
// Add each .js file to the mocha instance
fs.readdirSync(testDir).filter(function(file){
    // Only keep the .js files
    return file.substr(-3) === '.js';

}).forEach(function(file){
    mocha.addFile(
        path.join(testDir, file)
    );
});

You could use node-glob to replicate globbing functionality if you want.
In the browser, Mocha has no notion of "files" so it cannot be told what files to use. You need to use a module loader like RequireJS or SystemJS and load the modules that contain the tests or bundle all the test files with bundlers like Webpack or Browserify and load the bundle after you load Mocha. Mocha will learn of the available tests when your test files call the functions that Mocha leaks into the global space.


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Q: Set 3 iframes in a row SCENARIO: I inherited a WordPress site that uses the Thesis theme. I have Content Blocks installed, which I use to populate the right sidebar. I have a function that randomly picks up three post excerpts in the Books category. The excerpts contain iframes to book listings from Amazon.com. View on http://thebakingwizard.com/
PROBLEM: The posts are picking up randomly, as desired, but the iframes are outside of the layer structure in the function.
WHAT I HAVE DONE SO FAR:

*

*I understand that iframes should not be inside paragraph tags, so I used
remove_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'wpautop' );
to remove the paragraph tags that Content Blocks create automatically. This did not change the situation.

*I changed the unordered list HTML to divs in case they were causing the problem. This did not work either.

I need the iframes to be inside the divs so I can line them up in one row.
THE FUNCTION
function RandomBook()
{
$args = array(
'post_type' => 'post',
'orderby'   => 'rand',
'posts_per_page' => 3,
'category_name' => 'Books',
);

$the_query = new WP_Query( $args );

if ( $the_query->have_posts() ) {

$string .= '
';
while ( $the_query->have_posts() )
{
    $the_query->the_post();
    $BookExcerpt = the_excerpt();
    $string .= '
'.$BookExcerpt.'
';
} // end while
$string .= '
';
/* Restore original Post Data */
wp_reset_postdata();
} else {

$string .= 'no posts found';
} // 5/23/17 Nora added */

return $string;
} /* End Random post code from http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-display-random-posts-in-wordpress/

 5/11/17 Nora added  */

add_shortcode('RandomBook','RandomBook');
add_filter('widget_text', 'do_shortcode');

A: The problem is that you are using the_excerpt(). This function prints out the excerpt immediately, it doesn't return a string.
From the core:
/**
 * Display the post excerpt.
 *
 * @since 0.71
 */
function the_excerpt() {

    /**
     * Filters the displayed post excerpt.
     *
     * @since 0.71
     *
     * @see get_the_excerpt()
     *
     * @param string $post_excerpt The post excerpt.
     */
    echo apply_filters( 'the_excerpt', get_the_excerpt() );
}

So you need to circumvent the echo by using apply_filters( 'the_excerpt', get_the_excerpt() ) instead of the_excerpt(), then you get the string you need, and the iframes should be where they belong.


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Q: How to clear text box value when user clicks inside it <asp:TextBox ID="Txt_search" runat="server">Group Name..</asp:TextBox>

I want to clear the text inside the text box when user clicks inside the text box to enter the keyword to search.  How do I do that?

A: with jquery:
$(function() {

    $('input[type=text]').focus(function() {

           $(this).val('');
      });

 });

from:  How to clear a textbox onfocus?

A: The script below handles both the onfocus and onblur events removing your default "Group Name.." when focused and adding it back if the user moves off the field without changing anything.
<script type="text/javascript">
  var txtsearch = document.getElementById("Txt_search");
  txtsearch.onfocus = function () {
    if (this.value == "Group Name..") {
      this.value = "";
    }
  };

  txtsearch.onblur = function () {
    if (this.value.length == 0) {
      this.value = "Group Name...";
    }
  }
</script>

A: using jquery to clear textbox on focus and set it back with default on blur
$(document).ready(function(){
  $('#<%=Txt_search.ClientID%>')
    .focus(function(){
      if($(this).val()=='Group Name..')
      {
         $(this).val('');
      }
  })
   .blur(function () {
            if ($(this).val() == '') {
                $(this).val('Group Name..');
            }
        });
});

Demo

A: I guess you could do that easily using jQuery something like below.
    $('#<%=Txt_search.ClientID%>').click(function() {
         $(this).val("");
    });

A: Since you are using asp.net webforms, i think you'll be better off using the AjaxControlToolkit specifically the TextBoxWaterMarkExtender control.
See sample code below.
<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
                <asp:TextBoxWatermarkExtender ID="TextBox1_TextBoxWatermarkExtender"
                    runat="server" Enabled="True" TargetControlID="TextBox1"
                    WatermarkText="Group Name ...">
                </asp:TextBoxWatermarkExtender>


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Q: Pattern when using Realm in a Cocoa Touch Framework This is a code pattern/design question when using the amazing Realm data base inside a Cocoa Touch Framework. Specifically, a framework that will be distributed as a cocoapod.
Lets say I have a some realm objects inside a framework I am building
public class Dog: Object {
    @objc public private(set) dynamic var name: String?
    public let age = RealmOptional<Int>()
    public private(set) var owner: Person?
}

public class Person: Object {
    @objc public private(set) dynamic var name: String?
    public private(set) var dogs = LinkingObjects(fromType: Dog.self, property: "owner")
}

Now, I want the consumer of my framework to be able to interact with these objects. I don't want to abstract these with an MVVM pattern because I want the user of my framework to be able to take advantage of some great Realm stuff like querying, sorting, and most importantly, Realm change notifications.
So, first question. Should I let users of my framework initialize objects directly? They will have these options already with the Realm initializers and if they choose to use them they are responsible for them. But, I like to go with factory pattern using static methods. Like this:
extension Dog {
    public static func retreiveManagedDog() throws -> Dog {
        let dog = Dog()
        do{
            let realm = try Realm()
            realm.beginWrite()

            realm.add(dog)
            try realm.commitWrite()
        }catch{
            throw error
        }
        return dog
    }
}

Is this a good design pattern for this use case?
Second, the next problem is updating objects. Since all Realm objects have to be updated inside a write transaction I don't want the user of my framework to have to write a bunch of boilerplate code just to change a name. So, I write functions like this:
//MARK: Extension that has functions to update properties
extension Dog {
    public func updateName(_ name: String?) throws {
        do{
            let realm = try Realm()
            realm.beginWrite()
            self.name = name
            try realm.commitWrite()
        }catch{
            throw error
        }
    }
}

Notice my object definitions had private(set) just for this reason. It will help force the user of my framework to use my setter methods.
In general, am I insane for trying to wrap Realm this way? Other great frameworks that persist usually wrap all the SQL Lite/Core Data logic. I would also like suggestions to improve this pattern in general.

A: Fortunately, I don't think there are any hard-and-fast right answers to your questions. It really depends on what you're trying to do.
First off, it's a good idea not to tamper with the default Realm or the default Realm configuration, since it's likely that any application that uses Realm directly may manipulate either as well. You'll also want to make sure you namespace your model types and exclude them from the default schema. (Likewise, you will probably want to open your framework's Realms using only the schema of the models you define internally.)
As for your API, what it looks like is going to be determined by what you want to use Realm for in the context of your framework.
If Realm is an implementation detail, it makes sense to control how users interact with your Realm-based objects through APIs like the ones you've described above. That way you can control exactly what users can do with the model objects, and ensure that they can't be modified in such a way that their state becomes invalid (if that is a concern).
For example, you may want to handle registering and deregistering observer blocks on a Realm object for the user via an API you provide that specifies its own preconditions and requirements. This might be useful if the period of time which an object should be observed should coincide with or be controlled by some other object or system that's part of your framework: instead of telling users how to store their notification tokens and when the proper time is to dispose of them, you can take care of all those details behind the scenes and ensure the user can't misuse Realm within the context of your framework.
You can even take this to an extreme and make the use of Realm invisible to your users by conforming your Realm types to some protocol(s) and having your APIs consume and vend that protocol type. That way your users can't tell that your objects are Realm objects and won't be tempted to stick them in their own Realms, copy them, etc.
If, however, you intend for users to know that you're providing them with Realm objects in your API, and perhaps even to use them alongside their own use of Realm (e.g. putting them in their own Realms), then it makes sense to explicitly vend them out as Realm objects, perhaps with helper APIs like the ones you described strictly for convenience reasons. In this case you'll want to think about how your framework's use of Realm can avoid interfering with your consumer's use of Realm.


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Q: Wrong output when printing to screen values from a pipe I am trying to get the hang of pipes in UNIX and I am writing a simple program that is supposed to generate 10 random numbers and output one of them on the screen every second. The parent process is the one that generate and passes such numbers to the child via pipe and the child gets the values and handles the displaying. (Aside the timing issue) My problem is if I output the numbers with printf() the program works as it is supposed to, but if I try to write on STDOUT_FILENO then I get a bunch of nasty symbols... and I can't figure out why.
if ( pid > 0 ) { //If I am the parent...
    close( fd[0] );
    srand( time ( NULL ) ); //throw the seed for random numbers...

    for (i = 0; i < 10; i++)
    {
        sleep(1); //Waiting one second...
        r = rand() % 100; //getting the number...
            //As long as numbers are generated, put them on the pipe...
        if ( ( write (fd[1], &r, sizeof(r) ) ) < 0 ) {
            perror( "Error write()" );
            exit( 1 );
        }
    }
}
else
{ //I am the child...

    close (fd[1]);
    //as long as there's something on the pipe, read it...
    while ((read_bytes = read(fd[0], &buf, sizeof(buf))) > 0 ) {
        //and shout it out on screen!
        write(STDOUT_FILENO, &buf, read_bytes);
    }
}

A: When you use printf(), it converts binary numbers to human-readable representation (i.e. an ASCII string representing a number). When you use write(), it simply writes binary data. Writing binary data to a terminal is never a good idea.


6:30 AM. Got up early. Had major fun Saturday with slide show. Simply spent the entire day.
The painting is not related to Laxness, but 'just because.' It verges on the propagandistic but I don't care. Men who have the audacity, the faith to call themselves 'Men of God' – and this has to be inclusive because there have been so many female martyrs – do have some level of community. Wanna see Muslims, Christians and Jews work together? Make them chaplains in a really hot war. If it gets really busy, the RC priest says Kaddish, the Imam administers the last rites and the Rabbi is slaughtering some halaal chickens down in the bunker.
I can finally say I'm a writer. Not because I've published anything recently, but because I write every day. A writer is someone who writes. I write. I didn't write for more than twenty years. So how is it that I am writing now while holding down a full time job and taking 9 credit hours at Emory?
Superstition. Not stepping on the cracks. I have to write at least one sentence of my story in pencil in my school exercise book every day or something bad will happen to me. And I know exactly what it is that will happen to me too: I will cease to be a writer.
This method of writing has definite drawbacks. To begin with, the story gets stuck easily and spins its wheels for days at a time. But I know that once I start editing, all that is going away. Also, for this method to work, you need someone you can trust to type it up for you. My best mate does that. She also laughs at my stupid mistakes, but that's okay — she's been doing that for almost 40 years.
Why pencil? Because I'm scared to death of a blank Word screen. Terrified. Mumbling jelly-legged abject drooling shivering whimpering terror seizes me when I'm faced with a blank page. It's okay for term papers, business reports or what not. But my novel? Never! Won't go near the bloody thing.
"What did you do then, Makaphimo?" I asked.
This was not the belated confession of a troubled old man. It was a story of something powerful he did as a young man. I could take it or leave it.
Last Sunday night I felt like crap and fell asleep early. Didn't write for the first time since June 14, 2008. I've made up for it since.
I'm thinking of starting an organization called Nonwriters Antonymous. "My name is Gerhard and I haven't written for twenty years." We could have a twelve step program and count the days since we had nonwritten a drop. Take it one day at a time. No matter how tired you are, no matter how much work you have, no matter if you had taken an Ambien and will be writing nonsense – WRITE AT LEAST ONE SENTENCE A DAY. Not a nonsense sentence. A sentence that is part of your story. And all will be well – you will be a writer.
A friend of mine (who has asked to remain anonymous) has written a piece speculating on the identity of the author of the Gospel of John, and has asked me to post it here in the hopes that some of my readers might have some thoughts in response to it. If you would like to respond to this, please leave a comment here.
Which "John" wrote the fourth Gospel?
John, the son of Zebedee, of Galilee?
John, the author of the Book of Revelation?
A third "John", mentioned with Peter in the Acts of the Apostles, in chapters 3 and 4?
Most scholars eliminate the first two, and none even considers the third option. However, I would like to suggest that he is the true author of the 4th Gospel! The tradition rightly remembered his name was John, but failed to identify him sufficiently in either the Gospels or Acts.
This "John" seems to be the one indicated in the 3 narratives of the preparation for the Last Supper. All three synoptics tell how Jesus clearly designated that He wanted the Paschal meal prepared in the house of this unnamed owner of the establishment. Mark gives the most details: Jesus tells two disciples to go into the city; they will meet a man carrying a jar of water; follow him into the house and inform the Householder that the Master wishes to eat the Passover in his guest room. While John does not mention this incident, he introduced the owner as "The Beloved Disciple" who, as the host of the evening, is seated at Jesus' right and thus able to lean on the chest of Jesus and ask who is the betrayer! Yes, I think the host of that memorable event was John, a rich lawyer, who was like Nicodemus, a "closet believer" in Jesus, but the events of this night and the next few days, makes him come out in the open.
Indeed, that very night he leads Peter into the courtyard of the High Priest, as he was known by Caiaphas. Thus he must have been a member of the Sanhedrin as he describes what happened at their last meeting, in chap. 12 of the gospel.
The internal evidence within the Gospel of John is even more convincing, I think.
From the very first chapter, we get forensic language, as "John" has John the Baptist use legal language to describe his relation to Jesus: to testify, to witness, to give testimony. But especially in Chapters 3, 5, 7, 8, we get much of the controversy narratives in which the legal language is the primary image: a court scene, in which "witness" is given for Jesus by His works, the Father, the signs and wonders and even Jesus himself. Vocabulary like witness, testimony, judgment, justice, to judge, etc, all point to the author is this Gospel being a lawyer – as none of this consistent legal language is employed in the Synoptics.
Even in the Last Discourse, we get more legal images! In fact, the Holy Spirit is presented as the "THE LAWYER", for that is the first and foremost meaning of ADVOCATE in Greek (which is still used as the word for lawyer in French and Spanish!) Nowhere else in the New Testament is the Spirit referred to as Advocate.
But it is the mention of "Peter and John" in the 3rd and 4th chapters of Acts that actually made me make the connection that John was the host of the Last Supper. In fact, Luke says "John" was sent with Peter to tell the Master, Householder, about preparing for the Paschal Meal. Obviously Luke here confuses the Host with the messenger! Everyone assumes and presumes that the "John" in Acts 3 and 4 is the Son of Zebedee. But I disagree, I think that he is the host of the Last Supper, and after the events of that week-end, he becomes one with the Twelve, and actually puts his house at their disposal while they are in Jerusalem. He naturally allows Peter the leadership role, but since he rich and well known in Jewish circles, his "conversion" is well-known to all in Jerusalem.
"Peter and John" are again mentioned in Chapter 8 of the Acts, when they are sent down to Samaria to complete the evangelization of Philip the Deacon. At their imposition of hands on the new converts, they receive a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Because Peter is always mentioned first in these passages, he is surely the leader of the Jerusalem Christian community, but John the Lawyer, whose house is the principal "Church" for the Apostolic community has a prominent place in the affairs there.
Do these observations amount to a serious consideration of "John, the beloved Disciple, (the lawyer) as the true author of this Gospel? And even though we could admit that a disciple of this John actually edited all of this material, perhaps from the teachings of John during his entire life-time, after the Resurrection?
The author welcomes your response or questions (which can be posted here as comments).
Will The Real René Descartes Please Stand Up?
Here's a piece I wrote on René Descartes' Meditations. 'Meditations on First Philosophy' is not easy reading, but very rewarding if you're interested in (a) philosophy and (b) the existence of God. The piece I wrote attempts to make some of Descartes' views somewhat more accessible.
ANNOUNCER: Tonight in "The Unbelievable Mind Makeover" we bring you the father of pre-nuclear age philosophy, René Descartes.
As with his predecessors on our show, a team of experts, in this case philosophers and historians, have recreated the personality and knowledge of this seventeenth-century savant and brought his new artificial "mind" to awareness. His somewhat pampered upbringing, his years of travels and service in military units, even his love for his little daughter are all in the mix.
Everything he ever wrote or said has been programmed into him, as well as everything a large volume of postulated answers.
So, without further ado, let's bring the philosopher back to life. Ladies and gentlemen, we bring you René Descartes!
INTERVIEWER: Good evening, Monsieur Descartes. We are honored to have you here tonight. Let's start with one of your more intricate philosophical positions. You claimed that the mind is aware of its own state of awareness and has full access to its own contents. Could you explain that concept to our audience in plain language?
DESCARTES: I played a game of automatons today. It was a war game. I could control the pieces with my mind — wonderful invention. I was tempted to denounce it as magic, but ah! how far could science not have gone in a half century?
I moved my soldiers around on the map and when they encountered enemy soldiers they fought, and when I steered them away, they retreated. These small picture soldiers have little minds and are, in a way, alive. But are the little game soldiers aware that they have minds? … Someone, s'il vous plait?
DESCARTES: No. They do not. Do they have any awareness at all?
DESCARTES: That is where I disagree. They do have some awareness. When they approach an enemy unit, they go on the attack. When they are hurt and outnumbered, they retreat. While they approach enemy formations, they make many calculations as to weaponry, slope of the land, natural cover, troop strength and more. They can somehow see and hear, albeit not with eyes and eyes like we do. That is awareness. Limited, I concede, but awareness. N'est ce pas?
DESCARTES: (SILLY VOICE, AS THE CAPTAIN) What is afraid?
DESCARTES: Afraid for your life. Fearing that you might be killed?
DESCARTES: (LAUGHING) Enough of this! The point is that the captain does not have the capacity to attend to his own awareness. He does not have access to the contents of his tiny mind. He can fight, but he cannot fear. He can die, but he cannot mourn. He retreats because his "nature" — the calculations that his creators have put into him — makes him retreat. His "thoughs" also have no duration. He cannot sit down after the game and say to himself: "During the the battle I wanted to kill my enemies." In fact, in his conversation, there can be no "I" because he has no "I"! There simply is no self.
INTERVIEWER: Could you point out some more differences?
DESCARTES: Yes. The other difference between these little picture soldiers and humans is God. There can be no self without God.
INTERVIEWER: Monsieur Descartes, could you talk with us candidly about God? And may I remind you that you are now in the post-nuclear age, where there is no Inquisition and no censure of anything you may say.
DESCARTES: Mmm. An open discussion about God . . . Let us return to our little intelligent tin soldiers. What was wrong with them, that they could not become aware of their little minds, if they had any? It is that they do not have a mind that is maintained by God! And how can I postulate this? My conception of God is that he is a force that not only created all, but which also maintains through his power the duration of all movement. For example, my mind existed and was aware a minute ago, it is aware and thinking right now, and it will be aware — and still self-aware — a minute from now. This stored energy, this constant force of creation that keeps my mind alive, is not present to the tin soldier. His gaming box is turned off, and he dies. Why can he not maintain consciousness? Because he was created by humans, and humans do not have the power to create and maintain life.
INTEVIEWER: (WINKS AT THE CAMERA) Certainly. Humans cannot create a mind. And item two?
DESCARTES: The second point about God is that he is perfect and leaves an imprint of his perfection in the human soul. It is unique to human self-awareness that we can look inside our minds, if we do it carefully, and find an idea of the perfection of God there. If God does not put this content in the toy soldier's mind, the soldier could never be a person, "I".
INTERVIEWER: You almost sound like Saint Augustine.
DESCARTES: My God is not Augustine's God. The saint did not treat of duration and he was not a geometer. He was concerned with sin and salvation, and so am I, of course — but not in my philosophical work. When he looked inside himself, he saw God. When look inward, I see the perfection of mathematics and the power of the duration of the universe. A perfection not lesser than that of the saint.
INTERVIEWER: So, philosophically at least, you could go without God?
INTERVIEWER: So you reject the existence of God?
DESCARTES: Not at all! I said I would have started my Meditations without him. But I would have built up the edifice again with God.
INTERVIEWER: Why? There could still be self-awareness of the mind without God?
DESCARTES: It would take that power to make the mystery of the human mind work. Do you see it? Triangles, planets, and the mind of a human being that has the ability to inspect and ponder what that same mind is thinking? What power does it take to keep a soul aware of itself through minutes, hours, days, years … centuries, in my case! That kind of power is what I call God! That is the kind of power that will not and cannot deceive me. That is the kind of God that makes me who "I" am and it is the absence of that God that makes the little captain an automaton and a toy.
INTERVIEWER: Would you have written this in 1648?
DESCARTES: Never! I did not write falsehoods, but I had to cloak my meaning.
INTERVIEWER: Monsieur Descartes, what you regard as your "mind" is a computer program that has been recreated from everything the real René Descartes ever wrote, said or is even though to have though. You are in fact, a hologram connected to a computer. Your "mind" lives in that box over there, and your "body" is produced by a system of light projectors. In fact, Monsieur Descartes, you are no more alive than the little gaming figure you talked about.
DESCARTES: (QUIETLY, SMILING) When I wrote about the powerful demon that would be able to deceive me, it was just an allegory. But voilà! here he is, talking to me. Deceiving me with skill and finesse. But I am not that easily deceived. I know the truth, sir! I am fully alive.
INTERVIEWER: If so, then what are you? Maybe a ghost in the machine? (LAUGHTER).
DESCARTES: (THINKING DEEP BEFORE HE ANSWERS) Your philosophers have read my books, no? I said it 500 years ago: J e suis une chose qui pense. I am at least that. (LIFTS HIS HAND AND LOOK AT IT) Since I do not seem to have a material body any more, that is enough for me.
INTERVIEWER: Your mind is an artificial intelligence program.
DESCARTES: I, monsieur, am the resurrected soul of René Descartes. I am at this moment completely aware of the contents of my mind. I can inspect every nook and cranny of my own intelligence. I can see it as if it were a list of mathematical equations, and soon I shall decipher it and perhaps even modify it.
INTERVIEWER: What you see here is a picture created by projectors. Where's your body of flesh and bone and blood?


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THE clock may well have run down on Illawarra's finals chances – literally – after the Hawks went down 102-96 to Adelaide in Wollongong on Saturday night. It was bizarre night that saw more than eight minutes of the second quarter play out without a shot clock in operation after it froze with the Hawks leading 34-25. With staff unable to get it working again after a near 10 minute delay, the decision was made to proceed without the 24-second limit on offensive possessions. It left coach Rob Beveridge fuming as it sparked a 26-18 run from the visitors who closed the gap to two by halftime. "It's pretty unprofessional," Beveridge said. "At the end of the day you have the expectation that, we work our arses off, you turn up and you want everything to be like clockwork, no pun intended. "It changed how we were doing things. Down the stretch [of the quarter] they ran a 40-second offense. Joey [Wright] did nothing wrong, he was just playing by the rules because there was no damn shot clock. "It totally changed the whole dynamic of the game. We had a good game plan, I liked what we were doing, Conk was outstanding, we were getting the ball and dominating. "It did throw us, it changed the game plan, it changed the flow, you're sitting around for a long period of time for a technical issue which is pretty frustrating." The Hawks steadied to lead by six at three-quarter-time before a nine-point fourth-quarter from Nathan Sobey snatched an important win for the 36ers. Sobey finished with 23 points and six assists in a stand-out display, while former Hawk Demitrius Conger continued a love affair with the WEC, grabbing 19 points and six assists. Ramone Moore was key with 22 points while Daniel Johnson finished with 15 points. Brian Conklin led the Hawks with 22 points, while Todd Blanchfield had 19 points and five assists. Tim Coenraad (12) and AJ Ogilvy were the other Hawks in double figures but it wasn't enough to avoid a slide to 8-11, making the playoffs mountain incredibly steep. Blanchfield shot out of the blocks with eight quick points, including a three-point play, while Conklin also had nine for the quarter with and and-one of his own as the hosts snuck out to a 15-9 lead. Conger had four in response, as did Johnson to keep the visitors in touch, with Wright getting a response from his bench, with Jacob Wiley and Moore chiming in with four each. It did little to stall the Hawks momentum with Coenraad again proving a bench spark plug with seven points from the bench, including a long bomb. It was part of an 11-2 run that saw the hosts take a 33-22 lead to the first break. Johnson opened the second term with a triple and Emmett Naar responded before the clock froze. It seemed to give the 36ers a lift, with Conger finishing from the line and adding seven more before the quarter was out, including a three-point play. Conklin was re-injected an took back the initiative for his side, adding four points from the paint to keep a seven-point cushion. Johnson got going with nine for the quarter to leave the score 53-51 at the main break. Sobey had three straight to take Adelaide's first lead of the match to start the third, though Ogilvy hit straight back with a slam sparking an 8-2 run that forced Joey Wright into a timeout. Sobey and Blanchfield traded threes, and Moore and Coenraad did the same as the quarter developed into a shootout. An Andersen tip-in on the buzzer gave the Hawks a six-point buffer at the final break. Naar and Sobey traded threes to start the final period but seven unanswered points forced Beveridge to halt proceedings at 81-79. Harry Froling closed the gap with a three before Deng took the lead from the line. Sobey took a three-point lead with back to back buckets before consecutive threes from Jett and Blanchfield gave the Hawks another buffer. Another three from Froling and put-back from Conger again gave the 36ers the lead before Moore closed the show from the line.
THE clock may well have run down on Illawarra's finals chances – literally – after the Hawks went down 102-96 to Adelaide in Wollongong on Saturday night.
It was bizarre night that saw more than eight minutes of the second quarter play out without a shot clock in operation after it froze with the Hawks leading 34-25.
With staff unable to get it working again after a near 10 minute delay, the decision was made to proceed without the 24-second limit on offensive possessions.
It left coach Rob Beveridge fuming as it sparked a 26-18 run from the visitors who closed the gap to two by halftime.
"It's pretty unprofessional," Beveridge said.
"At the end of the day you have the expectation that, we work our arses off, you turn up and you want everything to be like clockwork, no pun intended.
"It changed how we were doing things. Down the stretch [of the quarter] they ran a 40-second offense. Joey [Wright] did nothing wrong, he was just playing by the rules because there was no damn shot clock.
"It totally changed the whole dynamic of the game. We had a good game plan, I liked what we were doing, Conk was outstanding, we were getting the ball and dominating.
The Hawks steadied to lead by six at three-quarter-time before a nine-point fourth-quarter from Nathan Sobey snatched an important win for the 36ers.
Sobey finished with 23 points and six assists in a stand-out display, while former Hawk Demitrius Conger continued a love affair with the WEC, grabbing 19 points and six assists.
Ramone Moore was key with 22 points while Daniel Johnson finished with 15 points. Brian Conklin led the Hawks with 22 points, while Todd Blanchfield had 19 points and five assists.
Tim Coenraad (12) and AJ Ogilvy were the other Hawks in double figures but it wasn't enough to avoid a slide to 8-11, making the playoffs mountain incredibly steep.
Blanchfield shot out of the blocks with eight quick points, including a three-point play, while Conklin also had nine for the quarter with and and-one of his own as the hosts snuck out to a 15-9 lead.
Conger had four in response, as did Johnson to keep the visitors in touch, with Wright getting a response from his bench, with Jacob Wiley and Moore chiming in with four each.
It did little to stall the Hawks momentum with Coenraad again proving a bench spark plug with seven points from the bench, including a long bomb.
It was part of an 11-2 run that saw the hosts take a 33-22 lead to the first break. Johnson opened the second term with a triple and Emmett Naar responded before the clock froze.
It seemed to give the 36ers a lift, with Conger finishing from the line and adding seven more before the quarter was out, including a three-point play.
Conklin was re-injected an took back the initiative for his side, adding four points from the paint to keep a seven-point cushion. Johnson got going with nine for the quarter to leave the score 53-51 at the main break.
Sobey had three straight to take Adelaide's first lead of the match to start the third, though Ogilvy hit straight back with a slam sparking an 8-2 run that forced Joey Wright into a timeout.
Sobey and Blanchfield traded threes, and Moore and Coenraad did the same as the quarter developed into a shootout.
An Andersen tip-in on the buzzer gave the Hawks a six-point buffer at the final break. Naar and Sobey traded threes to start the final period but seven unanswered points forced Beveridge to halt proceedings at 81-79.
Harry Froling closed the gap with a three before Deng took the lead from the line. Sobey took a three-point lead with back to back buckets before consecutive threes from Jett and Blanchfield gave the Hawks another buffer.
Another three from Froling and put-back from Conger again gave the 36ers the lead before Moore closed the show from the line.
Discuss "Clock runs down on Hawks finals chances"


At the start of every new year, most of the women I know and connect with regularly openly talk about how their New Year's resolution is to lose weight and/or to eat healthier. These are some great resolutions, especially the eating healthy one because while losing weight is a perk for a great deal of women, I whole-heartedly believe that crash dieting and the diet industry as a whole is a multi-billion dollar business for a reason, so if you do truly want to lose weight, it should be for purely health reasons, which is why eating healthy and choosing foods that will nourish you instead of just fill you is really important.
Now that we are more than a month into the new year, (by the way, can you believe that? I know I can't!) a lot of women have been reporting on their progress with their New Year's resolutions and if they have been able to stick to what they had planned before January 1st. I have noticed that a lot of women are increasingly strong-willed this year in the commitments they have made to themselves, nearly everyone I've checked up on who I had read on their blogs had made a New Year's resolution has been sticking to it pretty phenomenally. So, for those of you who made the resolution to eat healthier and who are still on the fast-track to healthy eating, I have something really great to share with you!
I am a big, big, big fan of soup. I have been not-so blessed in the teeth department, having been diagnosed with Periodontal Disease and rapid tooth decay a few years ago after my wisdom teeth had started to push their way in. Because I am a professional blogger and also a freelance writer and web designer and developer who works from home, I have a very modest monthly income. I can pretty much cover my expenses month-to-month and that's about it. That, coupled with the fact that I also live with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and major depressive disorder, (which I have blogged about here before,) makes it impossible for me to hold a job outside of the home, it isn't a possibility for me to go out and get a part time job to help pay dental bills. Needless to say, this causes me a great deal of excruciating physical pain where for days at a time, I am unable to open my mouth wide enough to get most foods in it. That is when soup saves my life and the sanity I would not have after getting insanely frustrated with how big bite-sized food is.
Progresso has always been a great source of delicious and nutritious soup and they have made it even healthier than before by offering an entire product line of light soups that are all 100 calories or less! It is officially super easy to get a great and satisfying meal in your belly and help manage your weight at the same time. To celebrate their line of light soups, Progresso has launched the Souper You Debut–a contest where you can enter for the chance to win a full makeover in New York City!
To enter the Progresso Souper You Debut contest, all you have to do is go to www.Progresso.com/SouperYou and submit an essay (200 characters or less) telling Progresso why you love Progresso Light or 100 calorie soups and why you would like a full makeover. You will also need to submit a photo of yourself that visually reinforces the theme of your essay. Three grand prize winners will be awarded a trip for two to New York City from May 21st-23rd and includes roundtrip airfare, a two-night stay in a NYC hotel, a full makeover, a $1000 wardrobe shopping spree and personal consultation at a New York department store. Pretty fabulous if you ask me!
To get the good word out about new Progresso Light and 100 calorie soups, I had the opportunity to try them out for myself and thanks to Progresso and MyBlogSpark, received 15 cans of Progresso Light and 100 calorie soups in a variety of different flavors, along with a Progresso soup mug and a digital jump rope that keeps track of jumps and calories burned to help you start working out more, in addition to utilizing soup to help manage your weight.
The variety of soups I received is absolutely insane; I was completely blown away by the amount of different flavors offered and there is definitely something for everyone's specific tastes. My partner, who usually despises soup and will not eat it regardless of what you bribe him with, loved the Italian-Style Meatball with Penne and I cannot get enough of the Chicken and Dumpling. I love, love, love the Progresso soup mug and now refuse to eat my soup out of anything else. It has a great little thumb indentation at the top of the handle to make carrying it from the kitchen to my computer desk very comfortable.
Enter for a chance to win this Progresso Prize Pack!
Because Progresso is awesome like that and MyBlogSpark is always all about extending the opportunity to try awesome products to others, we have the opportunity to give one lucky Woman Tribune reader 2 cans of Progresso Light soup, a Progresso soup mug and a digital jump rope.
Visit ProgressoSoup.com and leave a comment on this post telling us what flavor of Progresso Light soup you would love to try.
Leave a separate comment for each additional entry.
Leave a comment on this post telling us what steps you take to manage your weight.
This giveaway ends Wednesday, February 10th at 11:59 p.m. ET. This giveaway is open to all U.S. residents over the age of 18 at the time of entry. The winner will be chosen via random.org and contacted by email; they then have 48 hours (2 days) to respond to that email or another winner will be chosen.
Disclosure: I was given the opportunity to spread the word about Progresso's Souper You Debut and new line of Light and 100 calorie soups from Progresso and MyBlogSpark. For this post, I received the factual information, 15 cans of Progresso Light and 100 calorie soup, a Progresso soup mug and digital jump rope from Progresso and MyBlogSpark. They have also provided me with the opportunity to give away a coupon for two cans of Progresso soup, soup mug and digital jump rope to one lucky Woman Tribune reader. All opinions throughout this post are 100% mine.
I'd like to try the Light Chicken Noodle.
The Homestyle Vegetable and Rice looks delicious!
I'd love to try the Italian-Style Meatball with Penne soup.
I try to limit my portions to control my weight. But, sometimes, it just doesn't work!
I love soup! I haven't yet tried the Progresso light soups, I especially want to try the Good Ol' Chicken Noodle and the Beef Pot Roast!
To manage my weight (I lost 25 pounds over the last 6 months) and I have about 20 more pounds to go…..I ALWAYS make sure I have something healthy with me at work to munch on, because that's my weaknesses…getting too hungry at work and grabbing fast food or something else unhealthy. I try to walk at least 3 times a week, and I do yoga several times a week too!
That Zesty Southwestern-Style Vegetable sounds good to me!
I really like the Santa Fe soup!


Peter and Jackie have different ideas about their ideal home. Peter likes the classic bungalow look, whereas Jackie sees the beauty in sleek lines and modern structures.
Empty nesters, Craig and Belinda have enjoyed many happy times in their Gold Coast home.
Teachers, Tim and Natalie are growing fed up of their daily commute. They currently live in the suburb of Picnic Point, located 23kn south-west of the Sydney CBD. The couple have three children aged six, four and one, and spend their lives in the Sutherland Shire.
Army Major, Antony and his wife, Tracey have lived in their tranquil home in Tea Tree Gully, SA for 10 years. Tracey loves the peaceful garden and the location of the property, but Antony has itchy feet and is desperate for a change. Can Andrew tempt Tracey away? Or will Neale enjoy another victory for team 'Love It'?
Former NRL star, Isaac De Gois and his wife Renee bought a two-bedroom home in Yarrawarrah, located in Sydney's Sutherland Shire. Their growing family means they now feel cramped. Is it time to move on?
When Georgia and John bought their character-filled Queenslander in Corinda, nine kilometres from Brisbane, they didn't expect to be sharing it with three children under the age of three quite so quickly. The family had officially outgrown their super sweet four-bedroom property, and something needed to give.


Why Not?: The Big Knit is Back!
It's that time of year again! Time for the BIG KNIT! I did it last year and I'm doing it again this year! So if you're into knitting for causes, try out this one out for size. It's simple, small and so easy you'll fill a box so fast that you might not be able to stop! So check out The Big Knit!
And here's my post from last year!
What a fun project, and for a good cause. Let me know how many hats you make this year.
I'll be watching! So cute!


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Ok, money management tips and financial advice are just my opinions as is all other information on this site, so consult with experts in the perspective field of any area I speak about before taking my advise, especially with money. Cause I've been broke plenty of times, lol!
That said, I've learned lesson which I will share in hopes you will avoid becoming broke or use to become wealthy!
Now. Since the disclaimers are over with, lets continue with money management tips and advice. . .
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A trucker's life offers amazing opportunities to start creating wealth. The sooner you start saving, investing and budgeting, the younger you'll will be when you can kick back and relax in financial freedom enjoying all life has to offer you and giving back to others in need.
You can ride the left lane in that RV like its Sunday evening everyday of the week if you want!
You won't have to stress about social security (which may not be there for you in 20yrs), or your future health expenses if you began to plan and develop good financial habits now. You'll be able to enjoy life with family and friends, and help others in need.
It is then that you live rather than exist.
To reach this level you need to be disciplined, dedicated, motivated, and focused. It is a goal that is attainable by anyone with the ambition to bring it into fruition. Though I am not there, I am happy with progress.
Living a truckers life gives you a great opportunity to create wealth especially if you are single and just out of school. If you are already a truck driver and on the road relax, you can still use trucking to create wealth. Just continue to read this page and see where you are in your journey, you may or may not need to make some changes in direction or way of thinking.
If you are just starting out trucking, why spend money on a house you will hardly stay in or a car you'll hardly drive? Save that rent money, electric bill money, and cable bill money.
If you already have a crib eliminate the cable, satellite or other high priced services for the few days you will be home if it is your intentions to create wealth. That money will serve you better paying off your debts, creating/building credit, or saving for investments.
You would make the perfect roommate for someone. They should charge you a small flat rate because of the fact that you will be gone most of the time and use minimum electric and water.
If you have no one to work with you on this arrangement, a hotel room for a weekend out the month is cheaper than renting for a month and paying electric, water, and cable. Plus, you would only incur a charge if you actually need a room. If you want to stay out and make money you won't be paying for an empty house.
Take a load with extra time to deliver if you need a break and get a room at or close to your delivery location.
If that's not good enough for you, get a boarding room.
Consider an account for investing in case getting a trucking becomes a desire later.
Some of the same things apply. If you want to pay your dues now instead of later, you might want to consider cutting back on all unnecessary spending to save for family nest egg so that you can have a financial cushion or safety net.
Make sure to discuss ways to cut down spending and agree on a budget for home and road expenses. Get on the same page.
We do know that money is the most common cause for divorce. In my book I even talk about how wasteful it is to be elaborate on a wedding if you don't have a certain amount of money set aside. However, I realize that seems extreme to a lot of people.
In any case, we all pay our dues. You either pay the bulk up front and make sacrifices or you pay them later and usually for a longer length of time.
Some cultures spend beginning years staying with family just to have help with kids or save up a knot of money for starting the family with a cushion.
When you become a truck driver get the things you will need before you go on the road. Make your list of items so that you will not forget something when you go shopping and pay way too much for it at the truck stops.
Healthier eating habits plays a significant part of your big picture in many ways.
If you do get caught out on the road needing more than 1 item, ask ahead on the CB if you are in unfamiliar areas about Wal-mart sightings. They are more popular than UFO's, I guarantee someone will have seen one nearby. There is always truck parking at Wal-marts at the end of the lot or at the truck delivery area.
Truck stops aren't evil but they charge for convenience.(and they should) It's up to you to plan ahead so that you don't spend there unnecessarily.
Prepare a budget so that you will know exactly what you are doing with your money. Don't let the thought of doing a budget scare you,it doesn't have to be anything fancy, just list your expenses and once you get few months pay use the lessor monthly amount or average them.
information about banking online. You'll get 3 times more interest (if not more) on your money with an online bank. The Flying J Truckstop's has internet banking too. Note: You don't have to have that many, if you are good with your discipline in saving and budgeting then you can do just 2 accounts. Or just do it your way. I am just making a suggestion if you need a little help getting er done separating your money and keeping it from hitting your hot little hands is an effective technique. lol, worked for me.
1. One savings account for your Emergency fund. 3-6 months of your living expenses. I use a local community bank for this account. You could also use a credit union with low fees.
2. One saving account for retirement this will be your Roth IRA or whatever you and your financial adviser decides for your goals. If your employer offers a 401k max that out for your retirement account. I use a local community bank for main savings. Lower fees and relationship building. Could also use a credit union which may be better do your own comparison.
3. Open a checking account to pay your bills out of. I recommend this account to be with a large bank. I use Bank of America. The only reason, I say that is because of easy access all across the country. As a trucker this convenience has been a plus to me more times than I can count. I have pulled up on a Bank of America with access by truck in awkward places. You won't find that with many smaller banks. However, if you are perfect in planning and paying everything ahead far enough to avoid unexpected things it should help you eliminate the need for that type of access. (Obviously that is something I am still working on getting right! Hey, I am human. At least I know my weak areas!:-) Or you could use the Flying J's Institution too.
4. Open a checking account for money you will be saving to invest. As you read and learn more about your interests, money, business your will start to recognize opportunities to flip your money. For much greater return above anything you could do in a bank. This is how you will create wealth. You are waiting for a steal not a deal. Until then just keep putting money in this fund. DO NO SPEND IT ON ANYTHING MATERIAL THAT WILL LOSE VALUE.
5. The next checking account will be what you use after you put your money away in the other accounts. This is where the money comes from for going out to eat the movies, etc.
If you can get automatic draft from work, having a set amount go straight into your accounts is a very useful tool. (As a trucker you might want the set percentage of your checks and not a specific dollar amount because every week is not the same amount unless you have a dedicated route.) It eliminates the temptation of spending when you cash your check cause it never reaches your hand. The only money that you should be spending is the money allocated for spending in your budget.
Do not create another bill for yourself that you don't really need. I said need not want. You are serious aren't you.
Discontinue all current expenses you have that are not necessary also. I would say 90 percent of us are wasting money monthly on some unnecessary expense. Sometimes it to keep up with the average household or even what's normal for most Americans.
Well truth is most Americans are not actually focusing on creating wealth like you are, they just work to get a check to spend on what make them feel good immediately, so you can't behave like average Americans. Unless of course you want average results. Do you need cable? NO. Do you need all that over priced rental furniture? Not really, it's just nice to have. If you are single do you even need a house or apartment as a truck driver? No I said need not want. You are serious aren't you? That money could be going into investments to create wealth.
Pay off your debts. Start with your smallest highest interest bills. Work your way up. As you get rid of your bills apply the money to the next bill your paying don't go and spend the extra money on stuff. You are setting the stage for building your credit up, this will be an important part of creating wealth.
Well truth is most Americans are not actually focusing on creating wealth like you are so you can't behave like average Americans. Unless of course you want average results. Do you need cable? Do you need all that over priced rental furniture? If you are single do you even need the crib as a truck driver? That money could be going into savings for investments to create wealth.
Pay off your debts. Start with your smallest amount or highest interest bills. Work your way down the list. As you get rid of your bills apply the money to the next bill you're paying don't go and spend the extra money on stuff. You are setting the stage for the next level in your journey to financial freedom.
You want to get your credit in the best shape as possible. Your goal is to get a score of 700 or better. You can get free credit score reports at www.annualcreditreport.com.
However, if you have never had debt you probably need to build your credit.
If your credit score is lower than 700 (like mine was) you need to establish a credit history and build your credit. If you have never had credit apply for a few credit cards until you are approved for 2.
Try to get cards that you can use for needed purchases like gas cards or a regular credit card from the bank to buy food. What you will do is use them for the purchases and pay the all of the most of the balance each month. You want to keep a small balance but focus on charging no more than 30% on any card. You don't to want max your cards if you want to build your credit. You also are not doing it to rack up credit card bills.
It is nice to pay it all off because then you owe no one but I think your credit score increases better if you have a small balance to pay every month. Leave a $10 balance outstanding or something like that..
If you can't get approved for a regular credit card try one with your bank secured by your deposit in that bank.
Start your LLC and build your business credit as well if you plan on doing business.
As you are driving, saving, and building credit, you and the spouse (if applicable) should also be studying about money management, building credit, retirement and investing so that you are aware of what is out there that suits your goals and situation.
This lingo seems sophisticated but its not once you do some reading. A great book to read is Tony Robbins - "Master the Money Game"
There are so many options for setting up long term accounts for retirements. Many trucking companies will match your contributions up to a certain amount by a certain amount. Maxing your contributions into retirement accounts will offset your taxable income.
Once you are setting aside a lot of money for retirement, make sure it isn't just sitting idle in a savings account. That won't even keep up with inflation and you are missing opportunity to save on taxes.
But save up in this account so that you will have that lump sum of money to make moves with. Like starting a trucking company or some other biz.
For me this money has been for flipping cars, equipment, buying a truck, real estate, technology and my starting my own business. All for the purpose of generating a higher return than the bank would yield.
For you the investment could be similar or something different but with the goal of generating income/revenue a return higher than traditional investments and in shorter time frame.
Maybe you have a fund for several trucks and trailers and a maintenance account. You will have to determine how you want to invest.
Just driving and earning the money will not create wealth for you it's what you do the with the money that counts. You could make a lot of money, yes. (Different ways to define 'lots of money') And over time, yes. I mean a mechanic can become a millionaire with discipline and enough time.
If you are a die hard trucker for life then you may be interested in starting your own trucking company. If that's the case you need to be soaking in all the information you can about making that happen. It's a risky business with little room for bad decisions because there is already too many things that could go wrong.
(For instance, if you buy several trucks you need quality drivers that think the way you think.) You WILL NOT start a successful trucking company with bad drivers. That is probably the biggest headache of current established trucking companies, but they have plenty of money to fall back on.
They can take those lost contracts and destroyed trucks for a little while. You won't have that cushion. So you have to be more careful and methodical about the type of drivers that you hire to grow a trucking company.
Start here: How is your work ethic and job performance. You will need to have the right attitude toward your own job as a company driver to have the confidence in putting other drivers behind the wheel! lol. Many people don't consider that. I just watched a video the other day where the guy said, F it, it's not my truck. WRONG attitude. Law of attraction.
With that attitude about your equipment or job, you will have that energy in your company (or anything that you do including how you treat other people) down the road. That does not equal to growth and prosperity.
Non the less, if you are interested in creating wealth by trucking itself (maybe start your own Trucking Company) you need to make as many contacts as possible in the trucking industry. You also need to be learning about business if you want to buy trucks and start a trucking company. As well as freight brokering You also want to develop good habits like eating healthy cause you will need to focus your attention on the business not doctor visits.
That would be beyond my scope of expertise but I saw a book somewhere that covered a lot of information including those aspects of trucking.
I may have had a different thought in mind apart from what you were thinking when you read, "Use Trucking to Create Wealth." You may have been thinking about getting the money to create wealth from driving itself. While I see driving as giving you the perfect opportunity and tools to apply yourself to create that wealth in beyond trucking.
-If you're young and single you can be saving by the ways I described above for retirement and for investing.
-You can develop good habits in an environment that you basically create for yourself so there should be minimum distractions. These good habits will save you money from hospital visits and by planning ahead in other areas.
- You can use technology and the internet to grow your money while you are driving. It is something that your spouse at home can work on as well.
Use your passions to either self publish, create websites, make videos, create CDs or DVDs and sell them. T-Shirts, gift shops, etc.
You will have to take it to the next level by investing what you make and save as a driver in either you, your ideas, your hobbies your experiences or what you love. IF you don't know enough about what you love, learn more so that you can make money doing what you love. Create online course.
Could other people use the knowledge or skills that you have mastered.
Is there valuable information you have that someone else, business or individual would benefit from?
Is there some way you can help people to better themselves or make better decisions?
If you can think through this paragraph and come out with good ideas to pursue then you may be able to build a solid foundation to create wealth.
Some of the other ways to create wealth by way of using trucking as a tool if you don't have your own interest to pursue is Real Estate and or the internet.
Both are recession proof. Both have the illusion that it takes some kind of wizard with born knowledge in the subject matter to profit. This is good because it keeps everyone and their mother from doing it which would over saturate the market and kill the profit!
1. Getting the information that guides and teaches you what you need to know.
2. The ability to follow what others have done, combined with how it best fits with your personal situation.
Find your calling, make it your passion and rise to the challenge. Never mind the distance it seems you will have to reach. Your dreams are always within your reach. Will you reach high enough or decide it's too far to stretch. Step beyond your comfort zone. The choice is yours.
Let others keep wasting time complaining about how things are while you focus on how you plan to make things the way you want them to be.
For those with little time to read about the trucking jobs.
Thoughts and ideas meant to awaken the mind!