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...The frustration, fear and search for answers to the economic disaster that was America's great depression. A common man's insight into why we do what we do....

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...Our Depression Scene I 9 Scene II 13 Scene III 23 Scene IV 31 Scene V 41 Scene VI 49 Scene VII 55 Scene VIII 62 Scene IX 69 Reflections in Verse Resonance Along the Rio Grande 75...

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...attlefield ghost looking for absolution in a weird war tale. Face Nazi occupation of USA with Wild Marjoram in an alternate history. Race through the Great Depression on an errand of mercy with Pandora Driver, a noir superheroine. Fly across the universe with the Skyracos in a retro sci-fi adventure. This action packed ePulp anthology unleashes 5 new tales inspired by t...

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...The financial crisis which erupted in mid-2007 has been widely viewed as the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. The crisis which originated in developed countries quickly spread to developing countries and the rest of the world. The turbulence in financial systems was followed by a significant reduction i...

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...isis, many economists have called it “the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s.” Some have compared it to the Great Depressi... ...many economists have called it “the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s.” Some have compared it to the Great Depression. Un... ...put, trade volumes and stock markets has been much severe than that of the Great Depression. What Caused the Financial Crisis? There are plenty of hyp... ...rade volumes and stock markets has been much severe than that of the Great Depression. What Caused the Financial Crisis? There are plenty of hypothese... ...oans in the US. These loans were not provided out of altruism, but to earn greater profits: the lenders charged sub-prime borrowers higher than usual ... ...g countries. Interestingly, the decline in cross-border trade in goods was greater than the decline in trade in services. In fact, trade in certain se... ...ed in those developing countries (such as China and Brazil) which maintain greater policy space and less binding international commitments that allowe... ... global trade collapsed during 2008- 09 at a pace not seen since the Great Depression. The decline in world trade was largely due to sharp contraction... ... known as the Glass-Steagall Act) came into existence in the wake of Great Depression. The Glass-Steagall Act separated commercial banking from invest...

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...s next move figured out he surprises you. As you begin to like him, he does something to evoke the “what a rat” response. Male menopause wasn’t a pre Great Depression term, but I would say George has all the symptoms. At a pudgy balding forty six he looks at his life, wife, family and business. He sees himself as a pretty successful business man, but when Tanis, the lonely...

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...I grew up in the east end of London during the Great Depression. I witnessed many horrid crimes against humanity but also experienced the courage, dignity, and resilience of those who suffered and struggled all around me, including my own family. We were bombed for 57 nig...

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...rything he could muster in the way of personal and professional resources. He was well suited to the sort of pioneer labor that faced him. He had a great appetite and aptitude for spadework of an archival kind, locating, acquiring, and organizing collections of documents. His use of materials was marked by a quite outstanding scrupulosity with regard to matters of fact....

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...hed new light on the history of the islands. For this purpose, extensive research has been carried on in the national archives of the United States, Great Britain, and France, and minor investigations have been made in the archives of Belgium and Mexico and in a number of libraries and collections in the United States. Many thousand pages of transcripts have been obtaine...

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...t were passed down by Rabbi Baruch's father, Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag, the author of the commentaries on The Book of Zohar, who continued the ways of many great Kabbalists throughout the generations before them. The goal of this book is to assist individuals in confronting the first stages of the spiritual realm. This unique method of study, which encourages sharing this wisdom...

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................................................................... 67 The great Fall ................................................................... ...cal worldview. 15 1 Kabbalah c hronIcles The Rambam (Maimonides), a great 12 th century Kab- - balist, wrote that thousands of years ago, when... ...eive infinite joy and pleasure. We will talk about Abraham’s discovery in greater detail later in the book, but we should mention here that the ess... ...s with Him. For those who want to remain egoists, increased egoism means greater alienation. As a result, the people who were once united split int... ...he Messiah, at the “end of days.” It is also why Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag, the great twentieth-century Kabbal- - ist, wrote that the rediscovery of The Bo... ...individual, without the method to satisfy them, frustration arises, then depression, until one learns how to relate to these new desires. This usua... ...bal solution. Today, it is no secret that humanity is in a global crisis. Depression is soaring to unprecedented rates in the United States, but the... ...ed countries. In 2001, the World Health organization (WHo) reported that “depression is the leading cause of disability in the U.S. and worldwide.” ... ... alleviate the emotional void that so many young people feel. And because depression is soaring, so is the use of drugs and drug-related crimes. Ano...

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...For 12,000 years a dark and deadly secret has been hidden deep below the Great Sphinx of Giza. In present day Egypt, a frightening, yet awe-inspiring story unravels as archaeologists race against time to decipher an ancient truth? A deep probing mystery riddled with prophecy and danger, Secret of ...

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...the end of the week.” Mitch and Alex were members of an excavation team working near the Great Sphinx at Giza. They reported to Professor Abner Dus... ...es she still saw and felt. Her footing was uncertain, unsteady. She didn’t see the slight depression in the sand. Her right foot landed in it full f... ...y important event for his people, but his heart was still heavy with worry and doubt. His greatest fear had always been that he would fail as King, ... ...r order. The role of Head Priest had many im- portant responsibilities and was a noble and greatly respected position, one that was held for life. S... ...e tried not to let his disappointment show. The King stepped forward, “My people, it is a great honor to be standing before you today, for the annual... ...e living in misery!” “King Traeus has done nothing for us. You are but a pale shadow of a greater king!” “It is time for House Draxen!” The Royal ...

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...riencing them in the simplest meaning of the word. Any student of Kabbalah, novice or advanced, will find this book to be a wonderful companion and a great reference for a fountain of genuine knowledge....

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...exactly the right place for us. This need not be because of the presence of a great teacher, one who is highly regarded by others, and not because h... ...ides within that very contradiction. That is why it is said that we must make great efforts in everything we are told to do, such as studying, circu... ...tact, despite the received pleasure, possibly even growing, searching for new greater pleasures. Therefore, desire and pleasure must dwell in diffe... ... level? Because we can feel something only out of its opposite. Moreover, the greater the difference between the states, the stronger and more inten... ...ull to the brink, can't we arrive at tranquility and perfection? Where is the great and perfect Creator? T H E T H O U G H T O F C R E AT I O N 29 ... ...ate, but climbs to a higher one, so there’s no reason for de- spair, much less depression. Of course, what excited you before now seems unimportant, ... ...ituations: 1. You’re drifting from one mood to the next, from high spirits to depression. This way your vessel expands, acquiring the contradictory ... ... Creator, but of other things. It doesn’t have to be a bad feeling, or one of depression; it can actually come while you are in a good mood, desirin...

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...ust thank, because without them this book would not have been possible. A great big thank you to the owners of The (Nameless) Amos Cookie Company, a... ...r the entire southern population in the United States, who seem to have a greater appreciation for this refreshing drink than other regions. I have... ...over ownership of my likeness and name, their re­ sponse was always one of great shock and dismay at my loss. This response led me to the understandi... ...ances, just as everyone on this earth has the power to tap into their own greatness and the laws of the universe to find joy and fulfillment. As I ... ...e that losing Everyone on this earth has the power to tap into their own greatness and the laws of the universe to find joy and fulfillment. 16 •... ...happiness and prayers prevailed. America was just emerging from the Great Depression, and that meant Ruby could not spend too much time at home recu... ...years ago, after a motorcycle accident, Gregory went into a state of deep depression. I telephoned him and asked how he was. I could tell by the way... ... we had put on the back burner. Once I got over my disappoint­ ment and my depression, I realized that now was the chance to forge ahead with the dev... ...that how it worked? I could not help my­ self from sinking into an instant depression, and I sat there de­ spondently, going over and over my unhappy ...

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..., and impediments, to the observation of the true Phenomena. They are those two great and ancient fortresses, which have served, and do serve, as a r... ...icable. You have already perceived, throughout all the preceding phenomena, the great labour and difficulty with which we made our way; it being nec... ... spouse of God. The first is a general word which comprehends all the faithful, great and small, learned and ignorant, polished and rustic, clergy an... ... the active part of the same church, which is the priesthood, or, speaking with greater propriety, to the body of pastors. This active part is what w... ...stain, to teach, to govern, and correct them. Whence follows another notion of great importance, for the clearing of my ideas, and rectifying the u... ... Jacob alone, in the midst of so many persecutions, in the midst of such extreme depression and contempt, subsist till this day, and subsist not in a...

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.... I have come to realize that the power of love­ which is so infinite, so great, so magnificent-was THE POWER IN YOU 2 indeed the key that unlocke... ...mind are in turmoil, love is still there, but the static you create is so great that you can't experience love's gifts. Love is there be it an intim... ...hose characteristics of a lover. One who is beloved is one who is held in great affection. Your every word must be as one who is beloved. Your word... ... as a reminder to extend that love to others. Confucius wrote: "What the great man seeks is in himself. What the small man seeks is in others." So... ...id I must disagree with you. My success in the cookie business is another great example of the power of love. Those little chocolate chip goodies a... ...hese "can'ts" add up and become, "I can't do anything," followed by deep depression and further damage to your self, image and self,esteem. Instead... ... Imagine that! How many social programs that strive to combat alcoholism, depression or any other dis, ease can boast of such a complete and success... ...ould be more concerned about someone who was sad all the time. Shouldn't depression be more alarming than happiness? I believe happiness is our nat... ...ppiness? I believe happiness is our natural state. I believe sadness and depression are learned from others. Have you ever noticed how much easier ...

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...In 1909, in Adana, more than 23,000 Armenians were massacred as the warships of the Great Powers stood idly by. In 1912-3 the Great Powers, led by ... ...ange” in October 1891. A year later, the first Strowger exchange was installed with great fanfare at La Porte, Indiana. It had less than 80 subscrib... ...oraries did not use the term "Black Death". They called it the "Pestilence" or the "Great Mortality". They regarded it as divine punishment of human... ...onstrations of joy are the least of the gifts that I have received," he wrote. "The greatest and dearest to my heart are the tears, mingled with the... ...economic situation was dire. The colonies, immersed as they were in the 1847 global depression, could no longer rely on protective tariffs once the ... ... worldwide. Japan alone suffers from 1500 tremors annually (of which two thirds are greater than 3.5 in magnitude). Fault lines abound and new ones ... ...mic - Prohibition was said to inhibit economic activity and job creation during the Depression era. II. Legal - The sporadic and arbitrary enforc... ...tly induce heightened brain levels of serotonin, a biochemical inversely linked to depression. The lower the levels - the deeper the depressive epi... ...ied in 1861, did Verdi propagate the apocryphal story of how he snapped out of his depression when the libretto fell and opened in the chorus "Va, ...

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...le organism. “I assumed that the body, like the cells within it, is part of a greater whole. But my attempts to research this hypothesis were repeat... ...neither. Only after long years of searching did I find my teacher. It was the great Kabbalist, Rabbi Baruch Shalom HaLevi Ashlag (the Rabash). “I sp... ...abash, from 1979 to 1991. To me he was “the last of the Mo- hicans,” the last great Kabbalist in the great dynasty of Kabbalists that endured for ma... ...ns us, and its absence or, worse, the denunciation of society, causes us the greatest suffering. Being shamed is the most terrible thing a person ca... ... there has been a significant increase in the number of people suffering from depression. The newest finding is that depression appears at younger a... ...ges. It is anticipated that by the year 2020, mental ailments, and primarily depression, will be the second most com- mon cause of health problems. ... ...is of all the substance in the world. A higher degree of substance reflects a greater desire to exist, and the differing desires in each of the deg... ...is also the root of sensations such as meaning- lessness and emptiness; hence, depression and drugs are the bane of our days. These are expressions o... ...e whole world. 197 NOTES 1 World Health Organization, Mental health, Depression, http://www.who.int/mental_health/management/depres- sion/d...

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...............................................................37 CHAPTER 2 - THE GREATEST WISH OF ALL ..................................... 39 SPRINGBOA... ... somehow belong together, that there is a context in which we are parts of a greater whole, have been considered the exception in the history of ci... ...rs. Of all these leaders, King David is probably the best known example of a great Kabbalist who was also a great leader. The involvement of Kabbali... ...at Johannes Reuchlin, a humanist, classics scholar, and Gottfried Leibnitz, a great mathematician and philosopher, candidly expressed his thoughts o... ... because we cannot live without pleasure, we must go on searching for new and greater pleasures. We do that by developing new desires, which will al... ...ated. When these Reshimot surface in an individual, frus- tration arises, then depression, until he or she learns how to relate to these new desires.... ...- oped countries. In 2001, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that “depression is the leading cause of disability in the U.S. and worldwid... ... to alleviate the emotional void that so many young people feel. And because depression is soaring, so is the use of drugs and drug-related crimes....

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...onhashaditsshareofmisfortune.Thereare some among us who have lived through the Depression, through war, and through postwar turbulence. But I see my g... ...complete communication with Him, as wellasasenseofabsolutesecurity,immortality,greatnessand strength.It becomesclearthat deliverance from ourtemporal ... ...rdertoincreasethecapacityofourspiritualvessels,the Creator places increasingly greater obstacles in our spiritual path. This strengthens our egoistic ... ...e soul ascends to the same spiritual level it descended from, experiencing far greater pleasures than it had in its initial state when it was part of ... ...t, a tiny element is transformed into a whole spiritual body, and is 620 times greater than was the original element before it descended into this wor... ...NGTHEWORLDSBEYOND Thus, we can only become worthy of perceiving the Creator’s greatness after we have rid ourselves of all con- ceit and realized the... ...llections and experiences. Only these will motivate us to forsake the state of depression. Thetaskofonewhohasreachedacertainspirituallevelis to make a... ...nothing is more perfect than the spiritual. If, contrary to feelings of gloom, depression and empti- ness,andcontrarytotheargumentsofreason,wecansearc... ...of pleasure from any spiritual state immedi- ately plunges one into a state of depression and despair, in which there is no desire for spiritual work....

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.............................................................8 The Idra Raba (Great Assembly) and The Book of Zohar ....................... 9 The Reincar... .................................................... 5 1 The State of Gadlut (Greatness/adulthood)................................................54 Asce... ...Rashbi), author of The Book of Zohar (The Book of Radiance) was a Tana—a great sage in the early Common Era centuries. Rashbi’s name is tied to num... ... guide others up the spiritual ladder. He decided to join the group of the greatest Kabbalist of the time—Rabbi Akiva—a decision that turned out to b... ... levels on the spiritual ladder. The Bar-Kokheva revolt abruptly ended the great days of Rabbi Akiva’s seminary. Almost all of his 24,000 students di... ...d by egoism. It is crucial for beginners to understand that they are given depression and distress in order to overcome them. They may direct their ...

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...ne day, with an army more powerful than any in Europe (except, perhaps, the French) and a revenue greater than that of Great Britain, govern nearly ... ...that same Company would influence more than 200 years of British and Indian history and found the greatest Empire the world has ever known? Historia... ... the story of the Honorable East India Company will vi forever be part of the history of both Great Britain and that vast and glorious sub-conti... ...of compassion for the under- privileged. On her visit to Charnwood Hall, Lady Cameron had spent a great deal of time at the Missionary Clinic admini... ...del in 1756 by Nawab Siraj-ad-Daula, the defensive capabilities of the new Fort William have been greatly improved.’ Their guide, an officer from th... ...here she immersed herself in work until late evening. Then bone weary and with a feeling of deep depression, she ate a light supper and retired for ...

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...for truth and beauty. I ask you to love this book of mine that required great sacrifice to write, great energy to put together in this form and ... ...cured, that is pushing you to get out of the ignorance and laziness or the depression and desperation that attack you from all sides; a stimulus to ... ...ts were inconceivable, and then along came the religions, which produced a great number of them. There was a time when it would have been impossibl... ...ombard atomic nuclei either to divide them or to fuse them, releasing even greater levels of energy. But there is a profound difference between the... ...al crisis brings us to the brink of desperation, or suicide, or continuous depression. Yet other times it is simply the lack of meaning in the life w... ...te, mature artist. 19 3) – The Personal SELF and the I Person are the great unknowns in human life. To discover them, to get them to emerge and... ...ary for the birth of a star. We are capable of producing and concentrating great quantities of the energy of love, freedom and truth. With these we a...