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Session #120: Ines Simpson on Hypnotic Foundations
Ines Simpson returns to the program today to share the hypnosis tool she discovered called the Simpson Protocol. Ines endured lifelong chronic pain prior to discovering hypnosis. She began experimenting with hypnosis for meditation, practicing every day for a year and by the end of the year, her pain was gone. Through her personal experience and journey with hypnosis, she decided to start her own practice to help others improve their lives.
She joins us today to share the history of the Simpson Protocol (SP), the ideal clients and situations for this tool, and how it is used for foundational health. Ines also shares how the protocol is continually evolving as she continues to use it while working with clients, interacting with students, and training others.
"In many of the greats in hypnosis that have passed on, I think that we hang on so dearly to what we created that we don't let go early enough for it to continue well." – Ines Simpson
Defining the Simpson Protocol (SP)
Why the protocol works very well with people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
What the Foundational Birth Program is and why it involves other members of the family
Why Ines teaches SP to foreign-speaking trainers
What is "Founder's Syndrome"?
Why Ines continues to balance working with clients and SP training
Why commanding the superconscious mind to fix a person does not work well
Efficient approaches for helping clients open up
Why it's essential to take the conscious mind into account all the time
Relationship of deep rest, different states of hypnosis, and self-healing properties
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Welcome to the Work Smart Hypnosis Podcast with Jason Lynette, your professional resource for hypnosis training and outstanding business success. Here's your host, Jason Lynette. So the story goes back that I used to host a lot of, uh, guest trainings here in Alexandria of Virginia. And, uh, you still have the bragging rights of being the only person that I brought back, uh, more than once.
So welcome back to the Work Smart Hypnosis podcast. Then for the second time, Inez . Okay, thanks Jason. I always like talking to you, so it's always fun. Yeah. And uh, it's for those people that may be brand new to the Simpson Protocol, can you just kind of kick us off with like a, a thumbnail sketch of what it is and what it's.
Well what it's about is about the hypnotist, uh, stepping back and not having to put their judgment into it and using what we call the super subconscious mind, which is just a word, but what I consider the part of the mind that can know anything, find out anything, know. So does everything. So you're not working with just some subconscious, cuz that's more like your data bank and all the stuff there.
This is much bigger. Uh, maybe people. If you wanted to think about it as a collective unconscious, it could be anything, but it's much more than just the subconscious. And so when you're working with a client, uh, you don't have to do much of anything because the client mind or that part of their mind does everything for you.
And it leads the session. All you ever have to do is get them to a, a really nice depth to do the work in, and a lot of it is done much easier. All the same old work I used to do, they're fresh to cause and, and you know, in a child work and all those things, except they're done in a much simpler way in sp.
Yeah, and as someone I, I used a protocol with my clients and it's the mechanism, the description that I'd give it sometimes is that you're able to do some of this deep emotional work, and I've heard this phrase from you before without the client having to vocalize it. So you're working profoundly deep levels of hypnosis and, uh, at the same time, able to do the work often by way of idiomotor response.
It's all interactive simply by finger signals, which is incredible. and for people who have liket and I leave the D off. Yeah. Uh, because I don't think you know how I feel about that, but when those kind of traumas, they don't scared to tell you there's so much that they don't wanna upload on other people, and they also don't really wanna talk about it that much.
So, um, SP works very well for that and it works for any kind of try and, and it allows someone to. Totally inside with their issue. I haven't got a clue what I'm working on most of the time. I mean, most of them, they'll come in and they'll say, Well, I'm anxious or I have depress, you know, something like that.
But, uh, I won't know the particulars. They don't have to give me their whole life story. Mm-hmm. and the feedback that I've received over the years that I love about it is that oftentimes they're clearing things away that even they weren't consciously aware of. They needed to clear. , Uh, yeah, because this goes way beyond your conscious, Ken.
You know, we really don't have much knowing with consciousness, you know, that I, when I'm working, you know how analytical I am. I know I'm a little bit, people think I'm a little bit, you know, ooh and open, but very analytical at the same time. And for me, what I have to do is I pretty will have to set myself all aside so I don't, uh, and then I figure I'll finally let.
That's how I figured it, . Yeah. But most people luckily don't have to do that. And they can be present while a lot of the stuff is happening and they get all kinds of epiphany and little, you know, knowings and, and, and things change very quickly. Yeah. And I love by the way that you've been at this long enough now that it's, uh, it's, it's profound enough to have its own initials rather than being Simpson Protocol.
You're calling it sp. That's how you know you've arrived when it's, uh, when it's got a nickname or it's got an acronym, you know, that's, that's how you really get something going. Right. , It's also shows you get kinda lazy. Do you know how the protocol got named? How's that? Because I didn't have a name for it.
You remember when I first started it was just, uh, I was working in Dale and beyond. Mm-hmm. and, uh, pretty soon some of the students saying, Oh, you know, your protocol, the Simpson Protocol, and then it's just, So I thought, Well, that sounds good to me. Yeah, , . And just to reference back to rewind the story. , uh, you were previously on here with session number seven, which first aired on July 24th, 2014.
But who's counting, uh, though, you know, and for people who want more of a, uh, introduction to that process and what it's about, they can jump back to that session. What I wanted to spend some time with you here today was, well, first of all, what have you been up to? Cuz I know it's kind of that split of, I want to chat with you about the protocol, but from the creative mindset and from the.
Inventor's mindset where something kind of takes on a life of its own and then it takes you in different directions. That's kind of what I wanted to spend some time chatting with you today. So what have I done since what's new? What's new is we did get, uh, we started a basic, uh, foundational birth program.
And the reason it was called Foundational Birth is, is, you know, we a foundation when we start with a, a new client, you know, we put a foundation from one to 10 to make sure that they're in optimum levels of strong enough to do the work, et c. So in the birthing process, uh, it's not just about having the client comfortable, which they are because we teach them to go to Esda and also just leave that part of their body in Esda and we do all that stuff, but.
We also work around the baby and the foundation that comes in with the, the family, the siblings, all the stuff. It, it is just a very integrated process of allowing a great birth and someone to start life off in a very good. I love it. I love it. So then what's, what's kind of the process of that in terms of how you've been doing that?
Are you training, are you working directly with the parents? Are you working directly with others to then and instruct the, uh, the mother and father, or how does that work out? Yeah, if we do, yeah. If we're lucky enough to have father join the mother, which sometimes they don't because they believe in the hypnosis process.
Uh, then we do everything through surrogate through the mother. Mm-hmm. . But otherwise we're quite happy to bring in the family if it's possible. And, uh, otherwise we work everything through the mother as a surrogate and it's obviously much better for the family, I think. Uh, even though the work gets done, uh, if they at least come and join at least one session, you know, so I think you need, we need, depending on the, what the client's, uh, fears are and all the issues that are involved, but about, we usually do five to six sessions.
Mm-hmm. . And are there any stories that come to mind of, uh, results of experiences by, It's quite young yet, but, so we've only had a few, um, because we've just, cuz it's one of those processes, it doesn't take one session, there's nine months involved. So it is a very young thing and we've had a few and they're, they really get sp speed up, so it's really imp.
That the person tells the doctor that they're doing this because, uh, they can go to the hospital and a couple hours later it's done. Mm-hmm. and even, because not the birth itself doesn't take hardly any time, but you know, they go through checking them and all that kind of stuff and, and it's very easy.
And they, of course, no, the Trump is, when they're that comfortable, nobody believes it's really happening a lot of the time. So you do have to be very. Um, upfront with your, um, doctors and nursing or midwives and all that stuff have to be on board because the speed that it happens can be very, And yet, you know, there's got built in safeguard.
So let's say someone had a birth and it doesn't, uh, go as planned because maybe the baby, uh, for some reason the woman isn't big enough. Pen, pelvis or God knows. I don't know enough about those things, but mm-hmm. , if there is that kind of a reason and the doctors decide to do that, it does have a built in mechanism for it to totally, um, reprogram it.
Right. Person, and I know it sounds terrible, so that they will have pain, but so that they'll know there's something happening. Right, right. Well, that's where I reference, Oh. . Yeah. So that's kind of an interesting, I think that's about the first, uh, birthing thing I've heard of doing that, but it, I think it was an important safeguard to have.
Well, I mean, it's the same as what we would do with working with a client with pain. The, the simple statement that, Sure. Uh, you know, should this need attention, it'll come back in. You know, some sort of safeguard suggestion of if this becomes a scenario that needs your attention, the discomfort will immediately come back as you seek out the appropriate care.
And it's where I'd reference, and this is not a slight in any way to anybody, but to point out that the popular hypno birthing protocol, One example of hypnosis applied to the birthing experience. Even back to Dave Alman hypnotherapy. I forget the exact statement, if he was just getting them into some NAB Bism or even going into Dale, but the experience that.
From, you know, from Mickey Mongan with hypno birthing, their sort of catch phrase is de hypnotizing the fear, stress, and anxiety out of the process. And by doing so, it allows, Yeah, and I may be paraphrasing, it allows normal healthy moms to have normal, healthy babies. . So it's pointing out that I would, with that phrasing.
So with normal healthy moms, with normal healthy babies, a much more comfortable experience. So where there may be something out of the ordinary, where there may be some specific reason where c-section is necessary, but there's something to be said about, uh, I, I love that aspect of getting into this profoundly deep states and letting the body work as it should.
Yes. And that really works well and. The few people that have done it so far have been very happy, happy, happy with it. So that's, you know, that's all you can do. And now we just have to let it run because it's gonna take a few years to get that sort of background that Mickey has. Right, right. Except we've just.
Taking it further as a more familial and, and a foundation cuz we're working on the child and all kinds of stuff. Cuz you know, my ideas about when you come into life, sometimes your foundation isn't as strong as you think it would be. Mm-hmm. . Yeah. Yeah. So I'm, I'm curious from the first, Oh, what's that, Sorry.
I was just gonna say we now add, just doing my first French training next week. So we're in six languages now. That's exciting for me. So, uh, , so that's what's happening here. I go from to Geneva tomorrow, and then after that I go to Brazil. So we have it in Portuguese and French, Dutch and German, English of course, and Polish.
So far outstanding. So I'm curious from the, from the creation, from the discovery, from the uh, uh, inventor mindset mm-hmm. , was it this journey then of taking that original process and going, How do I bring this more wide, wide, uh, appeal? Or is it aspects of it that you discovered and then realized, oh, we can take it in this direction.
So really was it was a desire to build it into something bigger or was it more of a discovery of, Oh, we can also use this. No. Yeah, it was more of a discovery of where sideways you wanted to go. Cuz I, I think SP can do deal with anything and everything. Uh, but I think once you know the basic sp we have different things that, little advanced trainings that we have.
Um, one is for a health program and it's about a process of increasing and being proactive in your. And we actually combined, it's very new, so I, this is another, was very new, but it's, it's been astounding cuz I, when I came home from Europe last, after all the trainings I did, I was pretty wiped out and, uh, I had a bit of a health issue at the moment myself then.
So I started proactively looking how to improve. And, uh, a friend of mine took me in for, um, uh, you know, presentation on lasers. And I've been a little cynical cuz I've, you know, lots of things that haven't worked very well. But these were astound and I of course got picked as the Guinea pig, which, you know, that happens.
jump up and down, you. So when I came home, I, I was just really noticing a big change. And then what I thought, Well, I can do this with sp, and of course I did. And I started doing that with SP and then I thought, well, and I asked super conscious mind, I said, Well, would this even be better with the laser? So now I've.
Combine the, it can, it's a standalone program that you can without the lasers, but now I've bought the lasers myself to enhance it and ah, I'm re enjoying that because my own health is improving vastly. Yeah. So gimme a description of using the process just for foundational health. I love that as a concept.
Well, it is instead of, uh, you know, so we go through Gaudi and, and check out all the glandular areas, all the, uh, organ, you know, organs and all the other things that they're working at their Optum. And that's not the only thing. Cuz I think, you know, when you, when you come into life, it doesn't mean you're already in a and in the best place.
It's the same as the foundational work. We work at it to, um, bring a foundation of health. Right at the beginning from my, from my own perspective, I was six. Uh, a pre I was only, well, I was three months premature and I don't think I was the healthiest child as a small child. Right. So I didn't come into this life in an uh, way.
So I think there's a lot of work to do, mm-hmm. . And especially now I'm getting to be, you know, middle sixties and it's time to make sure I address that before I get too much. That, that's such a great concept as, uh, I'd share that over the years as I've worked with clients for specifically the, the best example would be quitting smoking.
that the more, the more the process takes, the shape of enhancing everything else around them and letting the smoking fall away, the better of a success I've seen with clients. So when it's less about that old problem and more about raising everything up the way that, uh, a good nutritionist would work with their client, and it's more so about introducing the foods they ought to be eating.
They don't get caught up in the old foods so much anymore, rather than berating them about the junk, but shifting the whole being really Right. Yeah. I love it. I love it. So are, and we are also have like medical addition to that if, you know, if people have. An illness that they wanna proactively work on.
That's always, I mean, cuz we do work on things with sp uh, but that's specifically my idea, was to enhance your health before you got to that stage. Yeah. Yeah. So then who do you foresee as the ideal client? The ideal scenario, uh, cause we're a culture that very often is focused on how do I fix this problem?
How do I fix this problem? And we're kind of, I love the aspect of dipping into, let's call it preventative maintenance. Yes. Well, I'll have let you know how it is because as soon as I go home, I'm actually gonna promote it through some presentations and things like that. And I know the people in my area are definitely the kind of people that want to eat organic.
They do this, you know, they're, they're looking after body, they exercise, all that kind of stuff. And so I'm, I think I have a pretty deep market for that. Mm-hmm. . Uh, but say most of us don't do anything till something happens, which, and I was doing, but I obviously wasn't doing. What it was needed at the time or whatever.
Uh, and you know what, uh, as you do, your body does, there is a reality in, in our reality at the moment, it could be different another 20 years or 50 years, right? Our longevity has grown a lot over the years, you know, from the Middle Ages. We weren't living that. Now we're living much longer, and I think that can actually be totally enhanced more and more as we get better at feeding ourselves and living healthier.
Yeah. Or even to fold that into the process when the client, again is coming in for, I want to change this habit. I wanna let go of this issue to, again, bring everything up along that journey as. It's, that's the way, So you know that, you know, you told me that I've always wanted to work from that end. I always did.
Time people came in for smoking. I wouldn't just say, Well, yeah, I'll help you stop smoking. I, I'll always say to them, I'll work with you if you're wanting to work on all the things that comes you to. Start smoking. You know, all the things that are reducing that. Yeah, all the stuff's in the emotional work, all the other stuff, because I really don't think it's vetted.
I've had people come for smoking. If you took the smoking wait from it, they would probably just do something worse. . So I'm curious to ask the question then of, there's a concept that you've really flourished within that maybe you haven't yet thought about, the fact that you flourished within that the hypnotist who would.
Higher additional staff. Sometimes it's what we'd call that superhero syndrome that no one else can do it as me. Uh, so they'd often stall in their success. They'd hit a specific ceiling that they're not comfortable enough bringing on another person as a hypnotist on their staff, or specifically here you are.
With a protocol with your name in it, uh, and now other people are training it for you. So I was curious on, on thoughts of what was that growth? Oh, the group was, Well, I, uh, you know, as I started, was in the States, so it was, uh, uh, but I now have two trainers in the states and I'm definitely maybe adding a third.
Um, but I now have one in Germany and, well, you know, Steam, You've met him before. Mm-hmm. , so, Uh, we have steam and then we have a, a Dutch trainer that's just in process and a Flemish one in my own home country. They were born in Belgium and there, so, uh, so now, and the French one today, our next, this weekend, and Portuguese one.
So we're really going, uh, I mean, it wouldn't make much sense for me to teach in those countries, would it, because I can't speak the language . Some of them I can speak bits of language, but not. Okay. And actually there's, it's just about impossible. And I do realize, and I I'll say this about, uh, many of the greats in hypnosis that have passed on, um, I, I think what we, we hang on so dearly to what we've created or whatever, that we don't let go early enough for it to continue.
Well, does that make sense? That does. . Yeah. And uh, it's not easy cuz your ego gets a little caught up in it and everything, but, you know, uh, they come out with good ideas and, and, and you actually do much better when you're not by yourself. There's in, I came from background working in nonprofit arts, and you know, on the arts administration side, there's a very common conversation around what's called founder syndrome that, uh, when the company is still being run by the person who founded it, whether it's a museum, whether it.
The theater. Yeah. Whether it's, whatever it might be that it still sticks with it and it's from a place of passion, of course, that this is where it started, this is what it's gonna be. But sometimes that was the kiss of death where I, I can reference, there's a theater company that I worked with that went out of business and simply put, they were still running the theater the way that it was run in the 1980s, and it was 2004 at the.
So it was time for things to begin to move on, and sometimes is that place where the students, the, not just the naming of the protocol, but the students take it in a whole nother direction and you as the founder are realizing, Oh wait, it can do that too. Yeah. It's been great for that. And it's, and I've also been lucky to that, uh, a couple years ago, I don't know, I got into a, A relationship and luckily for me, he's been awesome.
He's been my marketer, he is been my video guy. He's been everything and everything and it, and it's really helped a lot, and he helps me get outta my box. So the more people that I talk with, the more people I train, the more they, I ask them all to go out and experiment, have a time, just keep me posted on what's happening, you know,
And so, um, SP's really, really actually evolved a lot, probably since last time I trained there. It's maybe not hugely, but there's, you know, subtle changes in little. Uh, more than anything and really some of the crazy things I've done now that some people would think was absolutely insane. I remember in, uh, the Canadian Hypnosis, uh, convention, I only had an hour and, uh, because of everything that was happening, I think I only had 45 minutes to do a demo.
And of course I really was going through it and the guy was doing awesome and. I said there was running at a time, I had about three minutes I could keep going. And I said, Super conscious mind, can you go to the Morphic field of my manual and do the rest of the questions first? ? And it said yes. And when I, and, and then it said it was finished and I checked and everything was done and the person was happy as hell.
And the one, the people in the audience thought, What the heck? Mm-hmm. , they were. , but you know, you get in so much trust with it eventually that, uh, you know, it isn't you doing anything. Well, it's helping that client get to that place where again, it's, they can do the work for themselves. Yes. Yeah. It's good.
But I mean, you know, there's lots of times, you know, you'll start to ask questions and I, I don't know. I think the more and more people are doing it, the easier it becomes. Of course. And then, You start to ask questions, you haven't even got first two words out and you are already getting answers. Mm-hmm.
that, that's one of those aspects that, again, for those people that aren't yet familiar with this, um, with this protocol, um, at times you're letting the fingers designate a yes response at a no response and inside of it. As you continue that work, and this is something that I saw you. and it's worked its way into other work that I do sometimes too, where the deeper they go into that experience, the more muted those gestures often would become.
And it, it's really from my side of things out of necessity that then I'm placing the hand on top of theirs and feeling the actual gestures rather than watching them. And it's again, that place where they're already ahead of you, they're already resolving things. You cannot, you can't talk fast enough. I mean, uh, the mind works much, much faster than we can ever talk, So, which I think I can reference back to.
The experience where, uh, I was doing a training with Melissa Tier and yeah, she demonstrated something and someone goes, Well, you do, you need to work at all of the other subsequent events. Do you need to work on all the associated events? And she's then mapping out on a piece of paper or the, um, dry erase board how generalization works.
And I think I can credit her with the mindset that I use in my work now of, well, we can often talk about. The medical world would talk about a generalized anxiety, a generalized fear. I worked with a client that I think had been labeled as having a generalized pain disorder, and the opposite statement is, we can generalize the hell out of a good thing too.
It's true. I don't know. Melissa's pretty smart. . I think so. . So then, uh, what's, what's kind of your pattern these days? Are you working with clients with this? Are you more on the training side? I think. Both. I'm still doing both. I mean, I seem to go, like, this has been a two month excursion for training and then I'll go home and I'll work with clients.
Cuz when I'm around they, I get clients. Uh, but then, so I'm, I'm trying to keep a balance to it because I think if you're training that you should keep in good form with client work because it'll change. You can't evolve anything if you're not working at it. Mm-hmm. . You know, and I think that you notice that sometimes, I mean, like, I mean, Jerry kind used to say, Well, uh, something changes help happen one funeral to the next.
And the only way you can avoid that is by, uh, doing experimenting and by doing more work all the time and staying current. Yeah, just keeping it fresh and getting that feedback along the way. That one of the things that you, you labeled it, I think you also gave the reframe of it of at one point being the lazy hypnotist, but then the efficient hypnotist, right?
Well, one's the Canadian version and one's, you know, a little more American. No, it's that concept of, it's that concept of sanding away the things that. You know, we often, as we get into hypnosis, we're doing a lot of extra things in the process, which may just be there because, well, that's where what our instructor told us.
Yes. Yeah. You know, I mean, once you've sort of understand the concept of how the mind is starting to work, or at least our, our perception of that at that time now is, uh, that you can start to at least think out of the box a little and start moving around and, and shifting things. And we've been very lucky.
Like you say, you're, you know, you've been talking to Melissa and talking, We, there's a lot of good people out there, . Mm-hmm. . Doing good work this right now, and I, I'm really astounded this, I think it's great because we're moving forward. Absolutely. Absolutely. So then what inside of just the hypnosis world or personal change world, is it, what's exciting you at this point?
Hmm. I, I'm, I think I'm getting more and more to the place where I'm getting out of the way more and more so the client can do the work even more. Uh, it's um, You know, I, I have students sometimes that ask me and they say, Well, why can't you just say super conscious mind fix this person, , . I said, Well, you, you can, uh, won't work too well, because I said, You're still dealing with a conscious person.
Yeah. And the conscious person has beliefs and has, uh, things at work. You know, super conscious could probably do that if it was ideal that we believed everything and we're open to everything, but it's not how it works. So you have to have a really good balance. But I think the more you learn to stay out of the way of the client, the more they're allowed to open up.
Well, that brings about a theme that I don't think has ever actually been discussed here on this program. That there's an aspect of the hypnotic experience that we have to satisfy the conscious mind as much as we're satisfying the subconscious mind or even super conscious mind. Yes, yes, I agree with that.
Totally. But that's why you have to have a find a balance. Of, uh, if the client doesn't understand or doesn't have enough knowledge of what it is, they will actually rationalize something out. And it won't work any longer and it won't be there anymore. Or they'll, they'll just won't believe it happened and all those things.
So you have to take the conscious into that account all the time. So just to pull some action steps out of this, or even some strategies, are there things that you can label that you're doing in your process working with clients to bring in that conscious? . Well, I mean, I, I usually ask for knowledge to be given to the person, the mind to give it to you in whatever way is appropriate for you.
I mean, it seems so simple, but, um, just that simple phrasing of not saying, can you tell 'em what they, what they have to know. It's what's appropriate for them to know and what would be beneficial for them to know. Right. And it's where that inside of the process. And this has been while I, at times will do the Simpson protocol, like any good hypnosis training, like any good training in any field, we're pulling out these little elements here and there where appropriate, where even where I might not be using your exact system.
There's times where, and as you've done that for yourself, and you can validate to the conscious mind that that's complete. You know, in that case, if I haven't set up the finger response signals, then it's just simply nod your. Yeah, yeah, yeah. There's all kinds of stuff, but, uh, I think we're getting more and more into the Simpson protocol now that the client, um, really has, gets to the stage where they truly trust their finger movements.
Most of them. Right? Mm-hmm. , if they're yes or no, because sometimes they're not what they're thinking in their conscious mind, right? It's opposite. Uh, so once that starts to happen and they get better and better at it, you can actually, the movement of the fingers, I've gotten a little better at gauging it so that they stay up better.
Um, I think sometimes if you install the, um, the fingers a little too late when they're going in the deepening process. Better to install them when they're in some nab sort of maybe a little higher than you would normally. Mm-hmm. , I think I gauge this on a one to one basis, so it's, But I've gotten better at that and realized that if I, if I installed them earlier, yes, they diminish, but they don't diminish all the way down to nothing.
Yeah. So I think I've just gotten a little better at doing that and. I think the students, uh, you know, every time you practice, I learn more. So every time I teach, I learn more. . So I don't know what, it's just a continuing evolution of how you work. And the same with the students. I, I mean, the ones that have been doing it now for three or four years that I meet in Europe, uh, they're doing some great work and they've gone a little bit this way and a little bit that way, and it's slightly different and, you know, but they're all doing es essentially Simpson Protocol.
And what I like about it is that they're, Um, interactive with the other people that are doing the process too, and they actually teach each other stuff, which is great. I love that. So let's pivot away from the protocol for a moment and let's just talk about different, you know, our labels of different states of hypnosis, and it's the conversation of.
Some Nab Bism to Dale, and then anything and everything related in between. Um, surprisingly, uh, to rewind back this, uh, series that I've been doing now over the years, um, there's an interesting conversation where I had, uh, Ross Jeffries on this podcast who's most often known of. Uh, the guy behind a lot of seduction work in pulling in NLP and hypnosis, and if you haven't heard the part two of that recording, uh, basically then he then turns around and interviews me because he just wanted to ask a bunch of questions about some Nab Bism and also the Esda state.
So there's a question that he brought up there that I wanted to bring up to you, which is, Do you believe, and this is possibly getting into dangerous territory, just simply getting into this hypnotic level. Does that itself have healing properties? And yes, the word healing is a dangerous, uh, yes.
Multi-pronged word. So reframe it, modify it, uh, in any ways that you would see appropriate. Okay. So whenever you go into deep rest, your body has a way of getting in a better place. Right? It, it, it needs, We talk self healing. Mm-hmm. , we're not talking self healing. We're talking about self healing. And yes, the body does, uh, enter states where, Um, if you're in rim or if you're this way, way, I don't know a lot about those sort of things, but I do know that the deeper you are in hypnosis, the more, um, easier it becomes.
So that means technically if you are in Asda, yes you are getting more rest because you are deeper and your conscious is always present, which is a lot of people don't ever think about that, but they are, the conscious is totally present and. It is so in such a good place that it doesn't care what's happening around it unless it.
Mo you know, motivating enough to come out like if it was a fire or if there was something going on. Cuz they're always totally, And of course, and then we also know that there's other states that were, were considered much deeper than the even Dale. But, you know, depth is sort of one of those things we talk about and I don't really know what depth is.
So I know that for Dale, if you tested for this, these people would have natural anesthesia or analgesia, right? And that's all I know. It doesn't mean I don't know what deep is I, I could be sideways. And I think many times it's just once you've hit some manism, it's more about doorway that you go. And maybe Esda, but from Esda, I think it's more like a doorway you go through.
It's just a different aspect of your mind that you're tapping. So then inside of that process, and I mean, it's where there's specifically, I'm trying to remember the exact timing of it. I think it was something from PubMed, um, you know, uh, National Institute of Health that I think was like from the early two thousands, maybe 2003, 2004.
And it just brings to reference, uh, a client who was here one time who is an acupuncturist, and yeah, what she brought up was that, Well, okay, let's take for a moment and assume appears a person who has absolutely no, no belief system for Chinese medicine, no belief system for a meridian system of the body, No belief in terms of energy, which, well, everything is energy in some form, but she goes, needles into the skin.
Needles removed. There is a measurable endorphin release, and here's the effect that just simply that part has, You know whether I agree. And she brought up even massage that at times massage can be very specific to a localized discomfort, but just the action of it and what that does, here's that benefit.
So I think that something that is worth bringing into the conversation about hypnosis, that just achieving the state has some result in the body. . I agree. And I, and I think just going into hypnosis, if you did nothing else, I know for the first year, um, I did hypnosis, I did self hypnosis every day. And in that time I had chronic pain all my life.
By that year, no, that was about specifically working on it. I was more using it like a meditation, if anything, at the beginning. And within that year, the pain disappeared. Mm-hmm. , Right? And one of my psychologist friends said, um, Well, I think you're just in denial, . And I kinda laughed and I said, Well, hallelujah.
You know, I don't know what it is, but if I'm in denial or what, but I know that my body's comfortable, . Which brings to mind, this is a story of a client who was here in the office and I had worked with this woman recently, and the original issue she came in with, uh, we had done the route of, uh, you know, sending the letter over the doctor.
The doctor signed off, she came into the office and fast forward the story, it's maybe two years later and she's in working on something else, which was just more of a little habit that popped up. So we didn't do the, uh, didn't do the bureaucratic hoops once again to, to. Politely. Uh, and she mentions, Oh, by the way, um, did you need to contact the doctor?
But I switched doctors, by the way. And, and she told a story where, and yes, this is anecdotal. She, she told a story where the doctor, that she switched to rebalanced some medications and gave her something new. Uh, she's immediately feeling better and she's then on WebMD and she's looking and. The statement was, Oh, but wait a minute.
I'm feeling so much better right away. But the medication's description says it takes about two weeks for it to take effect. So she goes, So I called my dot your head of me. She goes, I call my doctor and say, Is this okay? And the doctor responds. Apparently I'll censor it so we can keep the clean rating on this session.
Do you blanking? , you're having a good day, Enjoy it. To which when she told me the story immediately had to go, Please introduce me to this Doctor . Yes. And we then had lunch and had a great conversation. And, um, so it, it's that place where again, we can get to that moment where there's just this natural effect of just, let's just label its stress, response of stress and relaxation.
And it, it's funny how we always have to have some kind of thing that says this is what it is. Mm-hmm. , you know, I, I've gotten to the stage where I really don't care what it is anymore. I'm just walking comfortable. I'm this, I'm that. Whatever it is to me is just fine. my analytical mind has, see, I think it has really jumped shift , which is a good thing in this situation.
Very much so. Yeah. So then to, to bring it back to that original question, then you'd say, Yes, there are just, and yes, the word healing is a dangerous word to often bring in, but there are some healing properties just of getting into that state. I think there are, there's self-heal properties to it. How's that?
Is that sound safe to you? I like that. I like that. Which again, and I actually think that's the truth. Mm-hmm. . Totally the truth. There's, I think if you, the more often, even if you just did self hypnosis every day and you didn't even work on anything specific, you would continue to improve your life every day.
Which again, to bring it full circle back to about 20 minutes ago, we can generalize the hell out of a good thing too. Yes, very much. So then, uh, what's the next phase of all of this? Where do you see it all, uh, moving forward? And that can be in terms of the protocol, that can be in terms of hypnosis, uh, continuing this outstanding renaissance that we're inside of right now.
Well, for obviously for, for me, you know what, Ev I'm not very, um, I don't see ahead much and I don't, I don't know, It's not maybe part of being visual , I'm not sure, not exactly visual, but I, for me, it's more about suddenly something will strike me in the moment and, and it'll suddenly change everything. So it's hard for me to say, Well, this is where I'm headed, or this is what I'm doing because I haven't got a clue.
Yeah. And I mean that I, and I don't mean it in a bad way that I'm, I'm, I'm pretty good at what I do, but it'll be in that moment and I'll catch it. And I can't do that without it being there. So I have no concept really. And yes, I'm very happy with the Renaissance, and I'm happy with all the people doing things.
It's just really astounding. And, and you know, coming from a regression to cause background as I did when I was trained by Jerry Kind as you know, and. But from all that, and they've never found any kind of hypnosis that was bad. Mm-hmm. , all this worrying that we do within ourselves, Oh, I'm ericsonian, I'm this and that.
We're all hypnotists, so we're all doing good work. And I, that's what I like and I like that the field is starting to even out a little bit with each other. We're all just talking to each other, which allows creativity to spring out and all those things. I mean, Melissa and I are very different in how we.
But we're sort of, uh, we always really respect each other. We like each other. We know, you know, we're sort of a mutual, um, admiration society, you know? Yeah. And I think that's the way it should be, and that's what I like about where hypnosis is going. Thanks for listening to the Work Smart Hypnosis Podcast and work smart hypnosis.com.
Ines Simpson returns to the program today to share the hypnosis tool she discovered called the Simpson Protocol. Ines endured lifelong chronic pain prior to discovering hypnosis. She began experimenting with hypnosis for meditation, practicing every day for a year and by the end of the year, her pain was gone. Through her personal experience […]
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Music captured my attention early in life. Dad sang and played his Yamaha acoustic guitar for my brother and I when we were toddlers, teaching us songs like "Faded Love" by Bob Wills (which you can hear me sing regularly at Pearls every other Wednesday night), kid tunes like "Michael Finnegan," "Three Fishermen," "You Are My Sunshine," Loudon Wainwright's "Dead Skunk," and "Little Red Riding Hood" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. I remember going to the Piggly Wiggly with Mom when I was 4 and hearing "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" and marvelling at it's orchestration and it's multiple rhythm changes. The Beatles records played over and over on the turntable. I remember the smell and the dark (scary) mystery of Methodist church, rainy days, the lush, green, entrancing, Fritz Park of Irving, Tx., the fairy tale book wherein the animals all had strange expressions, the lovely melodies of Christmas carols. Everything touched me musically--even little league baseball was about rhythm.
Grandpa Rueffer (pro-nounced Ri-fur) gave my Dad his fiddle (a mail-order Roth from Sears and Roebuck, circa 1915) which he played in dances. When the Irving schools initiated a string program my fourth grade year, I eagerly enrolled. My orchestra teacher, Jerry Roe, inspired in me a career in music. He would be my guide for the next nine years. In eighth grade I began fiddle lessons with Johnny Thorn at Murphy's Music store at the Mall and began learning improvisation with a band of classmates, playing bluegrass and country music. The Delaware Creek Express, featuring my lil' brosephus on drums, played shows and parties for the next five years. I learned the rudiments of guitar and bass during this time.
I played my first bar gig with my Dad's band in '82 (the Chip-In Danceland, Rendon, Tx.) and debuted on a single covering Merle Haggard tunes with Ronnie Lee and the whatever-the-hell band, my first recording studio experience. I also began classical violin studies with Margaret Brouwer, and she helped me make All-State Orchestra all four of my high school years. I loved high school--wrote for and edited the school newspaper, sang in the choir, performed in several school plays, and toured the country in short bursts with Pickin' Tymes, a local bluegrass band featuring Tammy Rogers, our orchestra concertmaster and current Nashville songwriter/recording artist.
Chad and I fell in love with George Gimarc's Rock and Roll Alternative show on Dallas' KZEW Sunday nights, and we discovered the great post-punk bands like XTC, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Smiths, Siouxee, PIL, et al. We formed the short-lived Electric Farmboys (cows were the main audience) in '84 (hell's yeah, great year!), playing the underground tunes of the day and a few originals of mine. We also loved to jam out on Rush songs in the garage, Chad learning Alex Lifeson licks to near-perfection and me gamely attempting the bass and high-pitched yelp of Geddy Lee. I also began playing jazz/classical gigs with Christopher McGuire and this continued for many years, keeping me in books and school fees. Since college I have freelanced with a myriad of c/w bands, the biggest one being the great Ray Price (a personal hero of mine), a gig in which I experienced tour bus life and saw the USA.
I left for a Music Education degree at NTSU, eventually transferring to SMU on a full scholarship. I joined Chad's new band, Mildred, in '86 and we wrote and performed an eclectic, XTC-inspired rock for five years, culminating in the CD whippersnapper, which won best album in the Dallas Observer music awards in '92. By that time I had left school, got married, discovered Nietzsche, and left organized religion. A year later, Chad and I formed Spot, signed a deal with Ardent Records out of Memphis (Alex Chilton's label), and recorded an eponymous CD with John Hampton (Prod/eng/mix for the Gin Blossoms, The Raconteurs, The White Stripes, and many others). We toured for the next three years behind the regional hit "Moon June Spoon," enjoyed two whole video spins on MTV, and also released a cutting-edge (at the time) audio-visual CD, entitled AVCDEFG, featuring remixes and live tracks with interviews and video footage. When a deal with Interscope Records fell through, Spot called it quits.
I continued to freelance on fiddle, wrote songs, and eventually joined the Charley Pride band in 2000, playing fiddle, acoustic guitar and some bass. Simultaneously I formed my first rock band without Chad, The Hochimen, with guys I met playing jazzy originals and comedic improv with Paul Slavens (Ten Hands). Since then we've recorded two CD's, Totenlieder ('01) and Tierra del Gato ('06), the latter including my brother, who joined in '03. Chad and I also released two CD's with our C/W band, The Insiders, including Me and My Heart and My Shoes ('04), and a CD of Chad's, Be Where You Are Now ('09).
Currently, (when I'm not taking myself uber-seriously with Buddhism study) I continue to compose songs, perform with CPride, the Hochimen, my brother, and the occasional solo acoustic caterwaul. I also perform with the Randy Brown band, do session work for hire, and study the art of unknowing, wherein I find divinity within. I enjoy meditation, yoga, cooking, traveling, learning, cleaning, picking my nose, reading, really really liking my new girl Kimosabee Salgardo, and listening to silence, a rare commodity in this noisy, yappy world. I am slowly building my ship rather than waiting for it to come in.
Thank you for fighting through this account of my musical life.
Content copyright . Reggie Rueffer. All rights reserved.

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Respirology. 2019 Feb;24(2):103-104. doi: 10.1111/resp.13447. Epub 2018 Nov 22. No abstract available.
Mucoactive agents for adults with acute lung conditions: A systematic review.
Tarrant BJ, Maitre CL, Romero L, Steward R, Button BM, Thompson BR, Holland AE.
Heart Lung. 2019 Mar - Apr;48(2):141-147. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2018.09.010. Epub 2018 Nov 5. Review.
Prevalence, impact and specialised treatment of urinary incontinence in women with chronic lung disease.
Button BM, Holland AE, Sherburn MS, Chase J, Wilson JW, Burge AT.
Physiotherapy. 2019 Mar;105(1):114-119. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2018.07.006. Epub 2018 Jul 30.
The Pulmonary Rehabilitation Adapted Index of Self-Efficacy (PRAISE) tool predicts reduction in sedentary time following pulmonary rehabilitation in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Liacos A, McDonald CF, Mahal A, Hill CJ, Lee AL, Burge AT, Moore R, Nicolson C, O'Halloran P, Cox NS, Lahham A, Gillies R, Holland AE.
Physiotherapy. 2019 Mar;105(1):90-97. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2018.07.009. Epub 2018 Aug 3.
Cox NS, Pepin V, Holland AE.
J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2019 Jan;39(1):E11-E14. doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000363.
Airway clearance by exercising in mild cystic fibrosis (ACE-CF): A feasibility study.
Ward N, Stiller K, Rowe H, Morrow S, Morton J, Greville H, Holland AE.
Respir Med. 2018 Sep;142:23-28. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2018.07.008. Epub 2018 Jul 19.
The minimal important difference of the ICU mobility scale.
Tipping CJ, Holland AE, Harrold M, Crawford T, Halliburton N, Hodgson CL.
Heart Lung. 2018 Sep - Oct;47(5):497-501. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2018.07.009. Epub 2018 Aug 20.
Should the 6-Minute Walk Test Be Stopped If Oxyhemoglobin Saturation Falls Below 80%?
Afzal S, Burge AT, Lee AL, Bondarenko J, Holland AE.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2018 Nov;99(11):2370-2372. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.07.426. Epub 2018 Aug 18.
Acute skeletal muscle wasting and relation to physical function in patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
Hayes K, Holland AE, Pellegrino VA, Mathur S, Hodgson CL.
J Crit Care. 2018 Dec;48:1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2018.08.002. Epub 2018 Aug 7.
A rehabilitation programme for people with multimorbidity versus usual care: A pilot randomized controlled trial.
Barker K, Holland AE, Lee AL, Ritchie K, Boote C, Lowe S, Pazsa F, Thomas L, Turczyniak M, Skinner EH.
J Comorb. 2018 Jul 20;8(1):2235042X18783918. doi: 10.1177/2235042X18783918. eCollection 2018.
Feasibility of Ballistic Strength Training in Subacute Stroke: A Randomized, Controlled, Assessor-Blinded Pilot Study.
Hendrey G, Clark RA, Holland AE, Mentiplay BF, Davis C, Windfeld-Lund C, Raymond MJ, Williams G.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2018 Dec;99(12):2430-2446. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.04.032. Epub 2018 May 30.
Implementation of evidence-based weekend service recommendations for allied health managers: a cluster randomised controlled trial protocol.
Sarkies MN, White J, Morris ME, Taylor NF, Williams C, O'Brien L, Martin J, Bardoel A, Holland AE, Carey L, Skinner EH, Bowles KA, Grant K, Philip K, Haines TP.
Implement Sci. 2018 Apr 24;13(1):60. doi: 10.1186/s13012-018-0752-7.
Accumulating physical activity in at least 10-minute bouts predicts better lung function after 3-years in adults with cystic fibrosis.
Cox NS, Alison JA, Button BM, Wilson JW, Morton JM, Holland AE.
ERJ Open Res. 2018 Apr 9;4(2). pii: 00095-2017. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00095-2017. eCollection 2018 Apr.
Reliability of one-repetition maximum performance in people with chronic heart failure.
Ellis R, Holland AE, Dodd K, Shields N.
Acceptability and validity of a home exercise diary used in home-based pulmonary rehabilitation: A secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial.
Lahham A, McDonald CF, Mahal A, Lee AL, Hill CJ, Burge AT, Cox NS, Moore R, Nicolson C, O'halloran P, Gillies R, Holland AE.
Clin Respir J. 2018 Jun;12(6):2057-2064. doi: 10.1111/crj.12773. Epub 2018 Feb 21.
Reliability of sternal instability scale (SIS) for transverse sternotomy in lung transplantation (LTX).
Fuller LM, El-Ansary D, Button B, Bondarenko J, Marasco S, Snell G, Holland AE.
Physiother Theory Pract. 2018 Dec;34(12):931-934. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2018.1431342. Epub 2018 Jan 25.
Diagnosing COPD and supporting smoking cessation in general practice: evidence-practice gaps.
Liang J, Abramson MJ, Zwar NA, Russell GM, Holland AE, Bonevski B, Mahal A, Phillips K, Eustace P, Paul E, Wilson S, George J.
Med J Aust. 2018 Jan 15;208(1):29-34.
Parasitaemia data and molecular characterization of Haemoproteus catharti from New World vultures (Cathartidae) reveals a novel clade of Haemosporida.
Yabsley MJ, Vanstreels RET, Martinsen ES, Wickson AG, Holland AE, Hernandez SM, Thompson AT, Perkins SL, West CJ, Bryan AL, Cleveland CA, Jolly E, Brown JD, McRuer D, Behmke S, Beasley JC.
Malar J. 2018 Jan 8;17(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s12936-017-2165-5.
Determinants of Peripheral Muscle Strength and Activity in Daily Life in People With Bronchiectasis.
de Camargo AA, Boldorini JC, Holland AE, de Castro RAS, Lanza FC, Athanazio RA, Rached SZ, Carvalho-Pinto R, Cukier A, Stelmach R, Corso SD.
Phys Ther. 2018 Mar 1;98(3):153-161. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzx123.
Acceptability of physical activity monitoring in older adults undergoing inpatient rehabilitation.
Raymond MJ, Winter A, Jeffs KJ, Soh SE, Holland AE.
Aging Clin Exp Res. 2018 Aug;30(8):1005-1010. doi: 10.1007/s40520-017-0857-x. Epub 2017 Dec 2.
Pulmonary Rehabilitation With Balance Training for Fall Reduction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Beauchamp MK, Brooks D, Ellerton C, Lee A, Alison J, Camp PG, Dechman G, Haines K, Harrison SL, Holland AE, Marques A, Moineddin R, Skinner EH, Spencer L, Stickland MK, Xie F, Goldstein RS.
JMIR Res Protoc. 2017 Nov 20;6(11):e228. doi: 10.2196/resprot.8178.
What is the relationship between physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors in stroke survivors post completion of rehabilitation? Protocol for a longitudinal study.
Fini NA, Bernhardt J, Holland AE.
BMJ Open. 2017 Nov 15;7(11):e019193. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019193.
The Bronchiectasis Toolbox-A Comprehensive Website for the Management of People with Bronchiectasis.
Nicolson CH, Holland AE, Lee AL.
Med Sci (Basel). 2017 Jun 12;5(2). pii: E13. doi: 10.3390/medsci5020013.
Physical Function in Subjects Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Before or After Lung Transplantation.
Hayes K, Hodgson CL, Pellegrino VA, Snell G, Tarrant B, Fuller LM, Holland AE.
Respir Care. 2018 Feb;63(2):194-202. doi: 10.4187/respcare.05334. Epub 2017 Oct 31.
Effect of Upper Limb Rehabilitation Compared to No Upper Limb Rehabilitation in Lung Transplant Recipients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Fuller LM, El-Ansary D, Button BM, Corbett M, Snell G, Marasco S, Holland AE.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2018 Jul;99(7):1257-1264.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.09.115. Epub 2017 Oct 16.
J Cyst Fibros. 2017 Nov;16(6):649-650. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2017.09.011. Epub 2017 Oct 12. No abstract available.
Promoting Physical Activity Using the Internet: Is It Feasible and Acceptable for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Bronchiectasis?
Liacos A, Burge AT, Cox NS, Holland AE.
J Aging Phys Act. 2018 Jul 1;26(3):372-381. doi: 10.1123/japa.2017-0123. Epub 2018 Jun 6.
Positive expiratory pressure therapy versus other airway clearance techniques for bronchiectasis.
Lee AL, Burge AT, Holland AE.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Sep 27;9:CD011699. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011699.pub2. Review.
Telephysiotherapy: time to get online.
J Physiother. 2017 Oct;63(4):193-195. doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2017.08.001. Epub 2017 Sep 20. No abstract available.


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Timeline Of Nicki & Cardi's Feud
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How Long Has This Nicki Minaj & Cardi B Feud Been Going On? Here's A Timeline
Maia Efrem
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The Cardi B and Nicki Minaj drama reached a fever pitch when the nearly year-long feud culminated in a public fight last week in New York City. Following the fight, the women continued throwing stones at one other, with Cardi (née Belcalis Almanzar), 25, and Minaj (née Onika Maraj), 35, taking swipes on Instagram and the radio, respectively.
But how did this even start? When did their conflict begin?
I wrote a poem to sum up the 1,000 words ahead: "Cardi B came on the scene, said 'Nicki hold my beer.' Nicki glared, and fumed, and yelled, 'Bitch, I'm still here.'" Anyway, here's everything you need to know about this absurd feud.
It all began with "Motor Sport," the Migos song that featured the both Minaj and Cardi in two guest verses. (Cardi now shares daughter Kulture with husband and Migos rapper, Offset.)
In a studio interview with The Norte Show on Capital Xtra, Cardi said the Minaj verse she originally heard was not what ended up in the final cut of "Motor Sport."
"When I heard the track, her verse wasn't finished. It was not the verse it was right now. Quavo told me to get on the song. I felt like it was a perfect opportunity to be big like them."
The implication here is that Minaj had time to recalibrate her verse, but Cardi wasn't give the same luxury.
#PressPlay: #CardiB addresses how she became a part of #Motorsport featuring #NickiMinaj and #Migos. She says that when she first heard the track, Nicki's verse was different than the version we hear today. Via: @capitalxtra
A post shared by The Shade Room (@theshaderoom) on Nov 29, 2017 at 7:25am PST
It must have ruffled Minaj's feathers — she sent out a disgruntled tweet about it months later.
In an interview with Apple's Beats 1, Cardi fielded questions from interviewer Ebro Darden about rumors of the rapper's feud. "I just feel like it's really internet made-up. I really feel like fans, fans, and people they really want to see that happen because it's really entertaining," she said. "To see people beefing is really entertaining."
In her own interview with Beats 1, Pitchfork reports the "Barbie Tingz" singer revealed how upset she was when she heard Cardi's comments. "I remember when I first came in the game... I would only be singing [other rappers'] praises and saying thank you," Minaj said, adding, "The first interview she did, it just hurt me because she looked so aggravated and angry. She just kept saying she didn't hear it...I was like, What?"
And as far as Cardi's more positive comments about Minaj, she wasn't that impressed, saying: "Up until this recent interview she did, I had never seen her show me genuine love in an interview. I can only imagine how many girls wished they could've been on a song with Nicki Minaj."
How can you say someone changed their verse & forget to say Quavo TOLD me to remove my singing part (which I loved) & Atlantic told me to remove your name from my verse per your request? So how were those changes gonna happen if I didn't "change" my verse? ?? #NickiDay #ChunLi
— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) April 12, 2018
In what felt like a climactic meeting of hip-hop titans, a heavily-pregnant Cardi was photographed in conversation with Minaj at the 2018 Met Gala. Smiling for the cameras, the singers had seemingly put their enmity aside.
In an appearance on Stephen Colbert's The Late Show, the "Barbie Dreams" singer was over the gossip about her feud with Cardi.
"Give me a fucking break," she said. "I didn't know Cardi and I had an issue, but I guess we do, since you and other people are saying it. You've got to have thick skin. People say shit about me all the time. You can't expect to be liked and loved all the time. Give me a break."
The feud between the two rappers quickly turned physical during an altercation at a New York Fashion Week party both were attending. Onlookers shared photos and videos of the incident showing Cardi yelling in the general direction of Minaj as bodyguards tried to pull her away. She then took off her shoe and reportedly flung it towards Minaj.
Hours later, Cardi released a comment on Instagram, claiming she lost her cool after Minaj allegedly liked questionable tweets about Kulture.
"I addressed you once in person, I addressed you a second time in person, and every time you copped the plea!! But when you mention my child, you choose to like comments about me as a mother, make comments about my abilities to take care of my daughter is when all bets are fucking off!! I've worked to[sic] hard and come too far to let anybody fuck with my success!!!! Bitches talk all that shit in they raps but in real life they pussy!! This shit really is for entertainment!!"
A post shared by CARDIVENOM (@iamcardib) on Sep 7, 2018 at 9:21pm PDT
According to BallerAlert, Cardi might have been referencing Minaj's alleged likes of tweets that questioned the message she was sending to her daughter.
Likes from Nicki Minaj that might have been the straw that broke the camels back with Cardi pic.twitter.com/pAEELMbUgU
— BallerAlert (@balleralert) September 8, 2018
Minaj took to her Queen Radio show on iTunes on Monday, devoting the show to all things Cardi. Or rather, all things to malign Cardi's character.
"The other night, I was a part of something so mortifying and humiliating to go through," Minaj began, adding that watching fellow guests pass "by looking at this disgusting commotion, I was mortified. I could not believe how humiliating it all felt because of how we made ourselves look."
Billboard reports Minaj then played a 2017 clip of Cardi's interview with Fader in which she says kids are not off limits, followed by a guest who alleges she was harassed on social media by the "Bodak Yellow" rapper. But Minaj was far from done, saying: "They put out a statement and I didn't even feel the need to defend myself that night. We did just hear this woman say nothing is off-limits, even kids. She has built her career off of sympathy and payola... Who are you angry at, sweetheart? Do you know what it's like to sit in your room for hours writing raps? You came into my fucking culture. I never had to fuck a DJ to play my songs."
Cardi responds to Minaj online, protesting the accusation she gained her popularity by paying for radio plays. "NUMBERS DONT FUCKIN LIE," Cardi captioned a list of 2018's 10 best selling hip-hop albums.
NUMBERS DONT FUCKIN LIE ????
A post shared by CARDIVENOM (@iamcardib) on Sep 12, 2018 at 1:32pm PDT
She followed with two more posts : "7/29/2016! NO LABEL ,NO RADIO PLAY,FRESH OUT OF LOVE AND HIP HOP,ONLY 200K IN MY BANK ACCOUNT ,MY FIRST TOUR !!!nobody can make you feel like you cheated yourself or you don't deserve to be where you at when you KNOW YOU WORKED YOURSELF TO THE TOP !!! THANK YOU BARDIGANG !YOU BEEN HERE SINCE THE GET GO!"
7/29/2016! NO LABEL ,NO RADIO PLAY,FRESH OUT OF LOVE AND HIP HOP,ONLY 200K IN MY BANK ACCOUNT ,MY FIRST TOUR !!!nobody can make you feel like you cheated yourself or you don't deserve to be where you at when you KNOW YOU WORKED YOURSELF TO THE TOP !!! THANK YOU BARDIGANG !YOU BEEN HERE SINCE THE GET GO!
BUT I GET UP 10
The two famous New Yorkers were even divided in their choice of candidate for New York Governor, with Cardi backing Cynthia Nixon, and Minaj backing victor Andrew Cuomo. Late Thursday night, it was announced that Cuomo beat Nixon.
During an episode of Beats 1's Queen Radio on Apple Music, Minaj claims it was Love & Hip Hop's Rah Ali, not security or Minaj herself, who attacked Cardi at the ICONS Party.
Full Timeline Of Nicki Minaj And Cardi B Feud
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Elderly care: The other options
There is now a growing consensus that elderly care needs reform.
Councils are increasingly having to ration the support they provided in people's homes and the care home places they fund.
But the big unsolved question is how to pay for change.
In 2011 the government-appointed Dilnot Commission recommended an individual's lifetime costs be capped at £35,000 in England.
But this would cost £1.7bn a year – a figure which would rise in the future.
Ministers have spent the best part of two years discussing how to proceed, but have yet to reach agreement.
In many ways that is not surprising. Reform of social care has actually been on the agenda since Tony Blair came to power in 1997, but a combination of cost and complexity has meant that no government has felt able to push ahead with reform.
Lib Dem MP Paul Burstow has waded into the debate by suggesting the winter fuel allowance should be means-tested to pay for a cap on costs.
But this has caused controversy among some and, what is more, David Cameron has always promised the payment – worth between £200 and £300 for the over 60s – would not be cut.
So how else could it be paid for?
Setting the cap at a higher level
The Dilnot Commission actually suggested a level of between £25,000 and £50,000 with £35,000 being the favoured amount.
The thinking was that this was a sum that was affordable enough to get people engaged with planning for old age, but low enough not to be a drain on the public purse.
The hope was the insurance industry would start to develop products safe in the knowledge that the catastrophic costs – one in 10 face bills of over £100,000 – would be covered by the state.
However, ministers are known to have being discussing whether it would be feasible to set the cap at a higher level, perhaps even as much as £75,000.
This, of course, would be cheaper for the government. However, some have expressed concern that setting it so high would discourage people from planning for old age.
Raiding other benefits and budgets
Since the Dilnot recommendations were published a variety of other funding sources have been put forward to pay for it.
Last summer the Nuffield Trust think tank highlighted a range of benefits that could be targeted.
These included the free TV licences and travel concessions that older people are entitled to as well as the winter fuel allowance.
It also suggested the NHS surplus – which stood at £2bn last year – could also be used.
Others have looked at some of the tax-related benefits the elderly are entitled to, such as relief on capital gains tax at death and those related to pensions.
Get everyone to pay
This was actually proposed by the Labour government in its final months before the 2010 election.
The then health secretary Andy Burnham, who is now the shadow health secretary, called for a universal levy that everyone but the poorest would have to pay.
The figure put forward at the time was £20,000, which was thought to be enough to cover the costs of everyone who needs care.
One of the options floated was allowing people to defer the payment until after they die, prompting the Tories to dub it a death tax.
The idea was soon put on the backburner as the election campaign got into full swing, but many within the sector thought it was an excellent idea.
Pool budgets with the NHS
The NHS budget tops £100bn – six times what is spent on social care.
If just a fraction of health spending was diverted to social care, councils argue it could make a big difference to the services they could provide.


"... the ZEUS electrical disaster detection system of the National Observatory of Athens (NSA) recorded very high activity. Interestingly enough, not only did tens of thousands of electrical discharges have been recorded, but there was not one day that there was no lightning in the country."
"For example, a 100 square-meter apartment that is three years old with a zone rate of 2,500 euros/sq.m. will not be taxed for a value of 250,000 euros but as if it had a 312,500-euro value due to the additional application of the 1.25 multiplier imposed on buildings less than four years old."
"According to summit conclusions... member states of the European Union (EU) will, on a voluntary basis, set up so-called "controlled centers" to host and transfer migrants that landed on EU shores."
"The route, operated by ferry company Seajets, will run twice a week for three months and connect Thessaloniki, Skiathos, Syros and other Cyclades isles with Heraklion on Crete."


We shop around for auto insurance quotes for a few reasons, but most importantly, we do it to save money. What if you found out you could save even more than what is offered in your lowest quote? A lot of auto insurance companies offer discounts to attract and retain customers, while rewarding them for favorable behavior both on and off the road.
If you want to save some money on your insurance, you can apply for car insurance discounts. Some of these price reductions will only save you a small amount of money, but others will save you a good amount of cash. Wouldn't you rather put that extra money elsewhere?
There are a few factors that can qualify you for discounts with your insurance plan. Your habits on the road, lifestyle, and features of your car each have a play in offering you substantial discounts on your policy.
You may find some decent discounts when you renew your auto insurance policy at renewal time. According to Geico's policy, you can save up to 26% on most coverages if you've been accident-free for 5 years. In addition, if you and your passengers always wear your seat belts, you could get a discount of up to 15% off the medical payments or personal injury protection section of your premium. Taking a safe driving course can also save you some money. Just make sure the course is approved by your auto insurance company.
Less miles on the road can also qualify you for some discounts. The idea is the fewer miles you drive, the less likely you are to get into an accident. Makes sense, right? Certain companies with driving apps, like Allstate's Drivewise, use telematics to track your mileage. If you've got a short commute, you might be able to benefit from this discount.
Certain specific qualifications could save you a good chunk of money on your insurance. If you are a former military member, quite a few insurance companies offer discounts for you. If you belong to certain associates – like alumni associations or Greek life – you qualify for discounts through some companies. Discounts for good students are also popular among insurance companies. If your child has good grades – at a B average or 3.0 GPA, or strong SAT or ACT scores – you could qualify for a discount of up to 20%.
If you have equipment that makes your car less likely to get into a collision or get stolen, many insurance companies will offer you a discount. Anti-theft devices and anti-lock brakes are just 2 features that can qualify you for auto insurance discounts.
The way you handle your policy can qualify you for savings. Having multiple cars insured under the same plan can give you a decent discount. If your homeowners policy is bundled with your auto insurance company, you'll see a discount as well, as it shows loyalty. Other factors – such as paying your bills online, signing up for your policy in advance, and paying your full bill upfront – are small ways you can bring your rates down. Signing up for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) will give you a small discount, as it saves your insurance company money and time that would have otherwise be spent dealing with postage.


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Summer just seems to be flying by and I feel like it has just finally gotten started! I enjoyed cool ocean breezes and came home to upper 90's and forest fires….. ugh! Wouldn't it be nice to live somewhere that has balance in the weather?!
Symmetry adds balance to design in all areas, especially the garden. While I enjoy a good cottage garden with it's riot of movement and color, I think symmetry is needed in the "bones" of good garden design.
It can frame a focal point that otherwise would get lost, and helps draw the eye to what lies beyond.
We built our builder grade home in the middle of a pasture that had been subdivided into 1-1/2 acre parcels. Placed on an angle on the lot has caused me some design dilemmas. By adding fences and gates I've been able to create garden rooms, thus giving some sense of symmentry.
Now, if only I could find a hardy boxwood to create a garden like these!!
Symmerty can be created with well placed urns, trees, shrubs or chairs. Notice how the furniture is equally placed, and the pool is the focal point or the dividing line.
I certainly could remain "balanced" lounging around this pool!
My spell check is demanding that I correct my spelling of "symmetry" and after reading the dictionary I love the definition…..
The perfect example is an entrance….
Symmetry in interior spaces is especially pleasing to the eye! You can start with a pair of windows, a fireplace or any other focal point and build around it.
Chairs, pillows, mirrors and lamps, when placed in pairs, will add that touch of balance, harmony and proportion to your home. Where have you added this design element to your home?
Lastly, I leave you with an image from Atelier de Champagne. They create some of the best vignettes using symmetry.
I am going to pick up two topiaries at my local nursery sale, and any thing else I can find in pairs!
I love symmetry! Sometimes way too much. Anything I find in a pair (especially antiques) I have to buy for the shop…..not for myself, of course 🙂 Antiques are worth so much more as a pair. And, I try never to split a pair…..very difficult during slow months when a client only wants to buy one. Kills me to have to say no.
Hey Cindy! I adore symmetry and always have to pair things off on consoles etc. It's one of my 'things', I just like things to look balanced and pairs just do that! Amazing images here – great post!!
p.s. hope you all had a fabulous time at the wedding!
Great designs! What type of grey stone/pavers are around the pool?


Linda, there's no point in soft peddling this.
agree that it hasn't worked very well between you and me.
if you moved on to the next stage of your career.
You'll have a generous package, of course.
I'm sure you'll have no trouble-.
>> Are you really firing me?
Are you really firing me?
Haven't you provided enough evidence of your poor judgment?
>> Yes. I'm firing you effective immediately.
You'll find an envelope waiting for you on your desk that describes the details.
If you have any questions, there is a number that you can call in the envelope.
let us know if you need any help with transportation.
You've given us tremendous service in this company.
And I want you to know I recognize and appreciate that, as do many others.
I don't intend to take anything away from that.
But the company has turned in a different direction now, and changes must be made.
As you know, we've had to make some other changes this week.
Nevertheless, I'm sorry, I truly am.
>> What makes your think you know how to run an aerospace company?
>> That's not the subject we're discussing here.
Is there anything unclear in what I have said?
>> This is because you're sleeping with that journalist, isn't it?
You think I don't know about that?
I've had conflicts with her for a long time.
Now you start sleeping with her and I get fired.
Do you honestly think that won't come home to roost?
[NOISE] You, Jim Barton, had better call your best lawyer friend.
I bet I've got a damn good case.
Even if I don't, we'll see how this plays in the newspapers.
but she can't stop this story.
Hell, she might want in on something this sensational herself.
[LAUGH] You have really done it this time Barton.
You've cooked your own goose.
[LAUGH] You have cooked your own goose.
You think you're so smart, but you're dumber than a rock.
[SOUND] >> She's got no case.


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Q: Mesmo código produzindo resultados distintos no Codeenvy e Windows 8.1 Eu tinha feito o seguinte código no codevy.io e o Python instalado no codenvy é o 3.5.1. Peguei esse código e botei para rodar no windows 8 com python 3.6.1.
O propósito do código é limpar uns arquivos CSV e escreve-los concatenados em um só arquivo CSV.No codenvy está funcionando, mas ao executar o código no windows o arquivo de saí fica com linhas em branco entre cada row,quero saber como contornar isso:
import csv
import sys
import os
import glob

interesting_files = glob.glob("Vendas_artigos*")

with open('SaidaVendasArtigos.csv','wt',encoding='utf-8-sig') as fout:
    for filename in sorted(interesting_files):
        with open(filename,'rt',encoding='utf-8-sig') as fin:
            next(fin)
            reader = csv.reader(fin)
            writer = csv.writer(fout)
            for row in reader:
                if row:
                    row.pop(0)
                writer.writerow(row)

Python 3.5.1 no Codenvy:
row
row
row

Python 3.6.1 no Windows 8:
row

row

row

A: Posso estar enganado, mas pode ser que no momento que usa writerow a variável row já tenha quebra de linha, então poderia usar .strip assim:
reader = csv.reader(fin)
writer = csv.writer(fout)
for row in reader:
    if row:
        row.pop(0)
    writer.writerow(row.strip('\r\n'))

No argumento de strip, usei \r e \n para que remova apenas as quebras de linha (line feed (LF)) e carriage return (CR)
Algo que me deixou curioso foi o uso de row.pop(0), creio que isto vai remover sempre o primeiro item do index, afetando o comportamento do for o que parece que pode causar bastante confusão no for mesmo, eu mesmo não entendi a necessidade de manipular o vetor se você esta apenas copiado os dados para um novo arquivo, creio que talvez você queria fazer algo como isto:
for row in reader:
    if row:
        writer.writerow(row)

Ou:
for row in reader:
    if row:
        writer.writerow(row.strip('\r\n'))

E o reader se realmente deseja "manipular" para uso posterior, você poderia manipular com pop antes ou depois em outro for

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Q: How can I use _RANDOM_SEED in colab? I was trying to use _RANDOM_SEED from python_utils module but I had this error
AttributeError: module 'python_utils' has no attribute '_RANDOM_SEED

A: I think you don't import random.
you can use random
import random
random.seed(365)

You can use numpy.
import numpy as np;
np.random.seed(365)