To: editor@labyris.com Subject: A good thing. To really enhance your life, Shop at the Flea market, become a Martha Stewart of junk. AND.. it's fun. I.ve lived on a very low income for many years doing it. My home looks great, my cupboards always have fun foods,and doing restorations and fixing old things is good for your soul.--Claudia Ramm
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In the interest of international dialogue:
Let me from Russia wish to readers of your newspaper well-being and happiness.
I'm 43 years old and I live in Saint-Petersburg - the former capital of Russia. I'm not married and work as a designer.
I want to know what your readers think about Russia and Russian people. And from myself and from many inhabitans of Saint Petersburg I want to say: "Let's communicate direct". May be you want to interchange by ideas, suggestions; to be friends; to come to us during vacation; to exchange by stamps, coins, phone cards, badges; to find joint business; to meet for friendship and marriage; to get instant information about life in Russian (politicians and events...).
I'd like to receive an answer from readers of your newspaper who is interested in. I'll be glad to meet with single woman who needs approval.
Also I'd like to know what your readers think about the following: what intelligentsia of Russia, Sain-Petersburg must do in order to build such democratic state as yours? The matter is the people and the government have nothing in common. Corruption, theft, murders of opponents, total deception of people... I, as an inhabitant of Russia, can difficult understand why not helping to common people of Russia in building democracy. We ask you to help in restoration democratic administration in Saint-Petersburg. Say how to live in the city where rights of people are violated.
Residents of the city live in the beggary but the money
which administration of city get from abroad disappear in unknown direction.
We, residents of Saint-Petersburg, want you to help us to build the
structure of people administration such as in your beautiful country.
And about my hobby. I'd like to gather collection of fire medals and
fire metallic badges and medals you can send me with your wishes to
my address:
P.O. Box 257
Saint-Petersburg
191025 Russia
Telephone:
011+7 (812) 484-15-26
Vladimir
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Book Press Release:
Robin Silverman -
DISCOVER YOUR INNER BEAUTY WITH THE TEN GIFTS
What does it take to feel beautiful inside and out? Personal peace, a rare treasure in busy, complex lives. Author Robin L. Silverman offers a pleasant pathway to calm and confidence in her new book, THE TEN GIFTS (St. Martin's Press, $21.95).
THE TEN GIFTS helps readers discover ten universal inner abilities that soothe troubled hearts, release fears and transform wishes into reality. "Discovering the gifts is like a make-over for your soul," Silverman says. "You glow not only from knowing your own goodness and strengths, but from seeing the effect that attractiveness has on others."
Silverman discovered the ten gifts after her own life was upended by the Great Flood of 1997. "Overnight, I lost everything I used to define myself," she says. "My home, my job-even my parenting-were taken away by a force over which I had no control. That's when I knew that I wasn't my roles or my stuff. On the one hand, it was the most liberating moment of my life. On the other, it was the most terrifying. But I decided to use it to find the one true thing I knew would last a lifetime: inner peace."
Silverman started searching and experimenting, and eventually found the ten gifts. "When I told people what I was up to, they connected me with others who had gone through life-transforming experiences," she says. "Eventually, it became obvious that we all share these ten wonderful qualities, and that when we use them, the peace they bring makes us attractive to better life experiences."
The ten gifts have familiar-sounding names: Faith, Love, Dreams, Courage, Unity, Joy, Trust, Character, Thanks and Intention. Silverman gently expands the old definitions with real-life stories from people across the nation and how-to ideas that help readers discover abilities they never knew they had. "Using your gifts feels great," Silverman says. "And when you feel good about yourself and what's going on in your life, you are truly beautiful."
THE TEN GIFTS has been endorsed by best-selling authors Louise L. Hay (EMPOWERING WOMEN), Susan Jeffers (I'M OKAY; YOU'RE A BRAT), Bernie Siegel (LOVE, MEDICINE and MIRACLES) and many others. It has been sold in Australia, Germany, China and to all Spanish-speaking countries, and has been chosen by the One Spirit bookclub as a selection for June.
Silverman sums up the effect of the ten gifts in her introduction when she says, "I lost my fear of the future; my doubts that all things eventually come to good; my apathy, arrogance and anger. I lost them not because I planned or wanted to but because it was impossible not to as I put my gifts to good use. As I continue to do so, I enjoy a lot more love and a lot less fear in my life. And that feels good. Peaceful."
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And another press release for a book with an uppity sounding character:
LAS VEGAS WRITER PUBLISHES "SPHERE DOMINION"
World's largest publisher of print-on-demand books and eBooks showcases local author
Las Vegas, NV - A newly published thriller, featuring the adventures of a woman working for the Pentagon, showcases the writing talents of Las Vegas, NV resident Dennis C. Chrzanowski. "Sphere Dominion" is now available from The 1stBooks Library, the world's largest publisher of print-on-demand and eBooks.
Dennis C. Chrzanowski writes of his book, "Janet Banick is a seasoned U.S. Army Captain, a fifth degree martial arts black belt ... a member of the ultra-secret counterintelligence group, Squad Eleven, and a loner. Tucked away in a remote Pentagon office studying terrorist activities, questions her career choice. When a powerful international billionaire and a fellow agent are murdered just days apart, she's summoned by President Julian to pursue undercover as an investigative journalist employed by a major New York City newspaper.
"While continually searching for mister right, she juggles failed romantic encounters and pressure filled demands of the investigation, and at breakneck speed weaves and deceives to unravel the mystery as powerful casino bosses attempt to stifle her. "After the infamous international assassin Mai Che - also on a secret mission - fails to eliminate her, Janet, with the help of her father, a retired Special Forces Officer recalled to active duty, uncovers how drug money fuels a third world country's nuclear arms program, and unravels an international conspiracy with tentacles to influential businessmen and politicians, and foreign agents involved in intrigue that leads to the core of the American value system."
Dennis C. Chrzanowski is a highly decorated former Army Major, and notes that he has visited 55 countries, "learning the ways and mores of the people." He holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and a master's degree in human relations. Chrzanowski is also a screenwriter and graduate of the Writer's Digest Novel and Advance Novel Writing Workshop.
"Sphere Dominion" is now available to download from the World Wide Web as an "eBook" or electronic book from the 1stBooks Library (www.1stBooks.com). eBooks are not physical objects made of paper and ink. Instead, they are books that can be downloaded directly to the computers of over 150 million readers from the Internet.
The new book is available as a paperback that can be ordered from 1stBooks and from more than 25,000 bookstores worldwide, including Barnes & Noble, Borders, and leading online booksellers such as Amazon.com.
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