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From an Chinese astrology point of view, what made Obama win?After doing a research on their Chinese 8 characters, I found Luannalupfer interesting discoveries. . .

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Let’s begin with Obama’s Chinese 8 characters. Obama was born on 4th August 1961. His 8 characters are as follows:

Year Pillar: Metal Ox(Earth)

Month Pillar: Wood Sheep(Earth)

Day Pillar: Earth Snake(Fire)

Hour Pillar: Unknown

From Obama’s 8 characters, you can see that Chanel Replica Handbags is a very strong Earth person. There are 2 Earths and 1 Fire. Fire produces Earth, which makes his Earth element very strong. In order for you to be a leader(high ranking person) or a rich man, one of the first pre-requisites is that your Clear Tote Bag element must be strong.

Your personal element refers to the element of your day pillar. When your personal element is strong, you will gain status and power when your Vera Bradley Card Holder pillar is your career/power element. Which in Obama’s case is Wood.

When your personal element is strong, you will gain wealth(money luck) when your luck pillar is your wealth element. In Obama’s case, it is Water.

Let’s look at Obama’s luck pillars below. . .

Age 9-18: Wood Horse(Fire)

Age 19-28: Water Snake(Fire) ->There is Water present, meaning to say that during this 10 years, he got married and started earning his first pay.

Age 29-38: Water Dragon(Earth) ->There is still Water, meaning that there is also wealth luck during this period. Earth is the same element as his personal element. In this case, since he is already strong in his personal element, this Earth is unfavorable to him. For this case, it can mean that he faced a lot of competition during this period.

Age 39-48: Metal Rabbit(Wood) ->There is Metal and Wood. Photo Scrapbook Prints last 5 years(Age 44-48) of the luck pillar is Wood, which is his career/status/fame element. This year, 2008, he is 47 years old, which is the year he is elected as president.

Basing on this information, from 2005, Obama has already been gaining fame and power, as from Age 44(Year 2005), he is going through 5 years of Wood in his luck pillar.

After analysing his luck pillars, let’s look at the elements of 2008. 2008 is the Earth Rat year. Rat represents Water. For this case, the first half of 2008 is represented by Earth, while the second half is represented by Water.

The election is in November, which is already the Water period. Water is Obama’s wealth star as well as his favorable element. This shows why it is more advantageous for him in this election.

Let’s move on to McCain. McCain was born on 29th August 1936. His 8 characters are as follows. . .

Year Pillar: Fire Rat(Water)

Month Pillar: Fire Monkey(Metal)

Day Pillar: Water Sheep(Earth)

Hour Pillar: Unknown

McCain’s personal element is also Simple Sterling Silver Ring Size 12 strong. Looking at his pillars, he is a Water person born in a Metal month(Metal strengthens Water) and there is Water in Rat. Like Obama, he is also considered a person with strong element. But what made him lose? Let’s explore further. . .

McCain’s career/status element is Earth, while his wealth element is Fire. Let’s look at his luck pillars. . .

Age 3-12: Fire Rooster(Metal) -> Fire is present. From age 3-7, he might already been making or attracting money. However, from age 8-12 is the Metal period, which is unfavorable for him.

Age 13-22: Earth Dog(Earth) -> This is a double Earth period, which is McCain’s Who Owns The Most Barbie Dolls element. This may be the time where he was elected as some leader in school.

Age 23-32: Earth Pig(Water) -> Another 5 years of career advancement, from age 23-27. Age 28-32, things slowed down for McCain.

Age 33-42: Metal Rat(Water) -> These 10 years were very challenging to McCain.

Age 43-52: Metal Ox(Earth) -> The first 5 years Vera Bradley Botanica Large Duffel favorable. The 20 Nose Pins Studs Bones Ring Sterling Silver Swarovski 5 years were favorable for career.

Age 53-62: Water Tiger(Wood) -> First 5 years aren’t smooth as Water is unfavorable to him. The next 5 years is a period of Wood, which is still considered favorable, but is not his career/status/fame element.

Age 63-72: Water Rabbit(Wood) -> Same as above, a period of Water and Wood. The first 5 years is a period of Water, which is unfavorable. These 5 years, he may have a lot of challenges coming from his competitors. The next 5 years is a period of Wood. As I mentioned above, it is favorable, but doesn’t help in his career as it is not his career/status/fame element.

Comparing his luck pillars and Obama’s luck pillars, both of them are currently at the Rabbit(Wood) pillar. Obama is at a better position as Wood is his career/status/fame element. McCain’s career/status/fame element is Earth. He might have stood a higher chance if he is currently going through an Earth pillar.

Looking at the other perspective, this year, 2008 is the year of the Earth Rat. The elements of this year are Earth and Water(Rat represents Water). The first half of the year is under the influence of Earth while the second half is under the influence of Water.

Although Earth is McCain’s career/status/fame element, the unfortunate thing is that the election is held in the second half of the year, which is under the influence of Water. Water is unfavorable to McCain, but very favorable to Obama.

Hope this helps you to understand Chinese astrology more.

Marco Chong is the author of “The 58 Secret Keys To Home Feng Shui That You Must Know”. He practices Flying Star Feng Shui and specializes in home feng shui. Marco has been practicing feng shui and Chinese astrology since 1992.

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No matter what your game, if you are doing the best that you can, then that should be good enough. If you want to find contentment and happiness you must not allow your satisfaction in life to revolve around how someone else is living or doing things. If you are making a living, taking care of your family, and being a good parent then no one can or has the right to say they are better than you.

If you are not happy with your performance then look at how others are doing something similar to what you are currently focusing your time on. Study their methods and then modify your system until you feel things are good enough. Watching and learning how others perform certain task or conduct their lives does not make them a better person, they may be just performing a similar thing differently or more efficiently.

This could be applied to anyone. It doesn’t matter if your game is being a parent, teaching second grade, a physician, nurse, pumping gas, or running the most powerful country in the world. There will always be someone that does it a little better or different than you do. That makes them an opportunity for you to learn from and fine tune your skills.

I speculate that future wealth will not be reflected by our checking account balance, but in the value we provide to others through networking and just being a good person.

No matter how small or unbelievable your goals may be for 2009, make it your mission to share something of value with another. Those things that you consider trivial may be just what is needed to change your world and the world of those around you.

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Installing the fence

There are many different material options when it comes to fencing, from wood to metal to plastic. For this example we’ll discuss the use of pressure-treated wood since it offers long-term endurance. Don’t worry too much about figuring out how much material you’ll need. Just take the exact dimensions of your property to the local fencing distributors. They will be able to figure out the cost.

Tools needed:

Air gun nailer (makes the job go quicker unless you’re REALLY into swinging a hammer)

Safety glasses

Post hole digger (if you’re ok with blisters) or a power auger (Make sure someone instructs you on how to use the tool, and carefully follow all safety precautions. These mechanical beasts don’t know the difference between your foot and the ground when they start digging)

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Many also assist in various clinical duties which are often regulated by local to state laws and office policies. Such clinical duties for an assistant may include taking medical histories, recording vital signs, explaining procedures to patients, preparing patients for examination and many times assisting the physician during the patient examination. They may assist in preparing laboratory specimens, perform basic laboratory tests on the premises under the supervision of a physician, sterilizing medical instruments and disposing of contaminated office supplies. Some offices will have assistants instruct patients about medications, discuss special diets, prepare, telephone prescriptions to the local pharmacy, Frederickpreiss65266 patients for x-rays, assist in the taking of electrocardiograms (EKGs) and basic minor healthcare procedure such as dressing changes. Although assistants are not licensed, some states require them to take or state class before they can perform certain tasks such as taking x-rays, EKGs or giving injections.

Many medical assistants are trained on the job, however often employers prefer to hire experienced medical assistants or employees with formal training in the field. They may take classes at local junior colleges, vocational schools, technical career schools, healthcare institutions or online distance education programs. In order to enable medical assisting personnel to enhance their knowledge, skills and professionalism many schools such as the St. Augustine Medical Assistant School at www.medassistant.org now have online programs specially designed for your comfort and affordability.

Traditional training programs are on the rise across the United States and the according to the United States Department of Labor “Employment of medical assistants is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations through the year 2014 as the health care industry expands because of technological advances in medicine and the growth and aging of the population.” . The earnings will vary depending on their experience, skill level, and location. The current median annual earnings of is $24,610. Also, many are able to advance to office managers and they may qualify for a variety of administrative support occupations. Some will enter other health occupations, such as nursing and medical technology. If you’re considering a Medical Assistant career, you should be neat and well groomed, and display a pleasant and courteous manner, especially since you will be dealing with the public. You must also respect the confidential nature of medical information. For many interested in a career in this field this is an ideal job.

Dr. Mark Stout,
St. Augustine Medical Assistant School
http://www.medassistant.org