Rhianna's Groovy Tarot BLOG: What's in The Cards?
Blog of Rhianna, a Groovy Fortuneteller: read about political & economic rants and rambles as Rhianna reveals crystal ball forecasts and tarot card predictions with a mystical twist on celebrity gossip, fortunetelling, current events, astrology, humor, entertainment, news and advice.
Sunday, November 30, 2003
Saturday, November 29, 2003
The Eschalot We mock the news, so you don't have to! News satire/parody that your whole family can enjoy. No profanity or offensive content. Updated daily...humor,news satire,news parody,eschalot,mock news
Truth Or Fiction - email reality check - verify rumors
Truth Or Fiction - email reality check - verify rumors
Internet rumors, hoaxes, and urban legends
Virus warnings, information, and free virus scan
Hindu couples flock to marry on astrology advice
Hindu couples flock to marry on astrology advice
Wow. So do you think the planets favored their conjugal bonds?
Company Warns of Online Shopping Scams
Company Warns of Online Shopping Scams
"Never provide credit card or other personal information via an e-mail request. Legitimate eCommerce sites should never ask for confidential information directly in the body of an e-mail. "
Federal Trade Commission: Your National Resource for Identity Theft
Scam Alert: Age-old appeal for assistance still a scam
Throw away the "Nigerian letter scams" otherwise known as “fund transfer” frauds.
Population Research Institute Homepage
Population Research Institute Homepage
"Population Research Institute is dedicated to stopping human rights abuses committed in the name of family planning, and through research and education to dispelling the myth of overpopulation."--from the Population Research Institute Homepage.
Too Many People? Not by a Long Shot
Friday, November 28, 2003
When modesty has fallen out of fashion
When modesty has fallen out of fashion
This witty column inspired Rhianna to laugh, and yet there's a sadness to modesty lost.
One can only wonder about Mark Twain's observation: "Modesty antedates clothes and will be resumed when clothes are no more." MARK TWAIN (PSEUDONYM OF SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS) American humorist and writer (1835 - 1910) - Memoranda (vol. III, p. 1513), in Paine's "Biography of Mark Twain"
Bartleby Adds The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
ResearchBuzz! Bartleby Adds The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
Bartleby.com has added "The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy," featuring over 6,900 entries, to its site at http://www.bartleby.com/59 The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy includes everything from the Bible, Mythology & Folklore, World Literature, Philosophy, Religion, Geography, Science, Politics, Business, Technology and more from earliest times to the modern minute, you'll find it here.
GIGA for Quotes and Folks
ResearchBuzz November 21, 2003: GIGA for Quotes and Folks
http://www.giga-usa.com/
Dig into Research Buzz to find a new treasure for bloggers, writers, speakers, teachers, researchers, students, literature lovers and more! GIGA GIGA! Gee, the name reminds me of people who say, "Gig em!" The Giga Homepage is your source for quotes, quote links, and top sites for quotations.
GIGA Quotes is an immense collection of proverbs, ancient & modern quotations, truisms, lines from poetry, book excerpts, thousands of topics divided into time frames such as daily quotes, weekly quotes, quotes from different years and dates with quote topics and authors.
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF NAMES has 8,000+ BIOGRAPHICAL NAMES of historical figures, world leaders, noted authors, famous celebrities and the like including nationality, occupation, and years of birth and death. Check out Giga's useful Internet links! If you are writing a toast to give at that next party, check out GIGA. Dig it! Groovy!!
Monday, November 24, 2003
Saturday, November 22, 2003
Scams that sting even smart people
Scams that sting even smart people "You can't avoid all of them but you can at least try to minimize the damage."
Thursday, November 20, 2003
GoogleRace.com: Election Web Trends
GoogleRace.com: Election Web Trends
Rhianna often gets her news from a crystal ball, but GoogleRace is right there, so she sat back, meditated, said some "ohmmmmms" and then tinkered & typed some phrases into GoogleRace.
Hey, wouldn't it be funny if GoogleRace showed a picture of a presidential candidate on a skateboard? Or how about roller skates?
Let's see some of Rhianna's GoogleRace results:
job creation: Joe Lieberman is #1 at the moment for the job creation movement, Joe would like to see a lot of new jobs for everyone; okay, look down the ranks, where is George Bush? #7?? Does that mean George Bush doesn't care if others are out of work as long as he has a job?? Government Spending Joe Lieberman is #1, does that mean he likes to spend your taxation dollars? Medicare & Medicaid funding is something that John Kerry cares about (at least at the moment) What about Joe Lieberman? No Results? Guess he already spent the taxation dollars? Education vouchers & Joe Lieberman comes in #1. Joe, it's great you'd like to spend money on education, but please allocate the budget so there's some left for Medicare & Medicaid. Okay, which candidate is the Internet addict? Or at least which one knows how to turn on a computer and log on to the Internet? Wesley Clark wins the Internet award
and John Kerry likes cute puppies There you have it, folks. Rhianna is going to bookmark GoogleRace, it's entertaining & heck, it'll help with the predictions! And speaking about predictions, which presidential candidates follow Rhianna's Groovy Tarot Blog? Which one's read the blog? Which ones are interested in advice from Rhianna? Well, the answer is here: John Edwards wins the Rhianna award
followed by Howard Dean and George Bush. So which candidates will listen to you???<
ResearchBuzz
So, what's in the cards for the 2004 election? Are there card readers at Google? They often know what's the word!
ResearchBuzz: Get an Early Start on the Elections with GoogleRace Rhianna likes the funny pictures of the presidential hopefuls in racing cars, motor cycles and skooters.
Anyway, GoogleRace is just like a crystal ball, you sit, relax, perhaps murmur ohmmmm and then meditate on the candidate while entering a word or two. See where the candidates stand on an issue! Now you know!
Wednesday, November 19, 2003
ResearchBuzz--Make Your Own RSS Feed With Feedster
ResearchBuzz shows you a way to Make Your Own RSS Feed With Feedster. The
Feedster tool is "a web page developer tool and its users need to have authoring/editing control of the pages that they wish to add RSS to. If you can't make changes to the HTML template for those pages then this tool won't work for you."
Reverse Auctions
Reverse Auctions Are in the Cards or If it's Harmonious Change, Why's that Snake Biting its Tail??
Here's a mini focus of the 2 of Coins. Different Tarot decks at times will have different individual portrayals. It's a good thing to have a broad knowledge base so that you will be able to interpret the cards in real situations. Coins/Disks/Pentacles--no matter the appellation, the cards are addressing practical things of our lives, our relationship to the material world and economics. Hey, money comes in handy & it always has. Click on the card image to the right in the navigational field and you will see Rhianna'a favorite deck (it's colorful), The Gill Tarot Deck
There is an interesting contrast between The Gill Tarot Deck and The Hermetic Tarot Deck
[The Hermetic Deck is a great tutorial deck particularly if the historical art from the decks of The Order of The Golden Dawn (i.e. the historical period of MacGregor Mathers, A. E. Waite, Dion Fortune, Paul Foster Case, Aleister Crowley & W. B. Yeats) interests you] You can order these decks from Amazon by clicking on them. Both decks are good to have.
The Gill Tarot depicts the 2 of Disks as a rose stem with thorns in the shape of a 2. One Coin/Disk is presented as a red rose, the other a white rose; although this card is from the suit of Disks, the card evokes a spirituality unified with the self instead of seemingly focusing on materials coins---oooh! Don't prick your fingers on one of the stem's thorns! There's a definite fortunetelling message there. Things seem rosy, they could well be, just be aware. To be groovy, stay in the groove. The Gill's representation seems more romantic than The Hermetic's which unites the 2 coins (this deck refers to them as Pentacles) not by a beautiful winding rose, but by a coiled serpent biting its tail. Buy either deck to learn more.
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Reverse auctions are descending price auctions
Why do companies participate in Reverse Auctions?
* A way to save money
".Provide a competitive way to reduce supplier base
·Stimulate competition; determine an accurate market price
·Move corporation into an e-biz operation (This particular respondent admitted there was no corporate e-biz strategy).
·Some companies claim process is faster than standard approach "
----From REVERSE AUCTION RESEARCH
REVERSE AUCTIONING (RA) POLICY STRATEGY
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"Reverse auctions are not new acquisition methodologies or strategies - they are merely a pricing tool. All acquisition plans should at least consider a reverse auction as a method to negotiate price. Experience has shown that substantial savings can be gained through the use of reverse auctions when there is adequate competition."
"Procuri, of Atlanta, Ga., will provide an unlimited subscription to their auction software product through the Internet that allows customers to conduct auction events directly from their own desktops. This is a self-service, desktop solution, wherein the buyer establishes and conducts the event on their computer. (Procuri.com is an annual subscription, with an unlimited number of events available, and typically will be used for less complex procurements)."
---from
NAVSUP Indefinite Quantity Contracts for Auction Services
Procuri Specializes in e procurement
system, sourcing software, web based e procurement, electronic sourcing,
procurement solution, strategic sourcing and education and procurement
outsourcing
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Prices of goods & services can change for many reasons & reverse auctions can take advantage of volitility. Volitility has many causes.
An example of a company that utilizes reverse auctions:
http://www.priceline.com
Companies & services such as hotel chains, hotels, and transportation services bid on your indicated request at the price you state you are willing to pay. You make a bid they find favorable, and you'll likely get it. You make a low bid and there's a chance you won't get it (but try, you might): in a nutshell, that's the way these work. Take a look at how Priceline.com works:
Priceline.com -- Name your own price and save on airline tickets, hotel rooms etc...
Notice that you type in your destination request, but you are not told the name of the hotel, you are only told the star rating (there's vacation packages with named hotels, but the package deals are not being considered right now, only the individual hotel options) Rhianna once tried to book a hotel only. Rhianna's lowball bid thudded & no hotel competed for the bid. Had Rhianna made a bid at a higher price, she would have gotten something but not the price she really wanted.
Just remember, the 2 of Coins can mean a harmonious transaction, but you have to weigh the pros with the cons.
Monday, November 17, 2003
Sunday, November 16, 2003
New Woman - Fashion and Beauty
New Woman - Fashion and Beauty
Everything you want to know about celebrities, celebrity gossip, getting the look, looking like a celebrity, fashion, beauty, health, relationships, horoscopes and more!
Rhianna's Groovy Luscious Lipstick Page
Rhianna's Groovy Luscious Lipstick Page
has been updated with a link to Honey and Light Brown Lipsticks
Friday, November 14, 2003
Share Your Christmas: Mother needs warm clothes, educational toys for daughters
Please remember the needy during the holidays.
Share Your Christmas: Mother needs warm clothes, educational toys for daughters
Setting Updates
Rhianna likes the monthly archives format.
Stock market news & world headline links have been added to the navigation.
Thursday, November 13, 2003
Good news for Prince Charles as newspapers back off scandal stories | CP
Good news for Prince Charles as newspapers back off scandal stories | CP
See, the Tarot card reading performed hours ago was very close to what is now happening. It is hoped the Prince Charles will take some comfort in the below Tarot card reading and will enjoy the festivities marking his birthday on November 14th.
What's in the Cards for Prince Charles?
What's in the Cards for Prince Charles?
See Rhianna's Tarot Techniques & this 5 card spread here
This card reading was performed by cards from
The Gill Tarot
Rhianna's favorite
tarot deck
Click above to see description & sample cards
November 14th, the 3rd decanate of Scorpio is known as a Pluto-Mars-Moon decanate.
Prince Charles, a 3rd reserved Scorpio who cares very much for family tradition and history, has the Prince of Cups from the Gill Tarot Deck as his pictorial representation.
(2) The near past influences the near future: 8 of Swords: Conflict of Swords, a Gordian Knot presents dilemma seen and unseen. A critical situation will become more so.
(3) 2 of Disks/Coins--Seek unity of the Monarchy and unity of family. Seek quiet comfort. The Prince should not go on a public relations campaign at the moment.
(4) The 4th card indicates an obstacle--The Ace of Wands symbolizes an obstacle for Prince Charles. This Ace of Wands could point to a male Aries, Leo or Sagittarius who wishes to rock the boat of the British Monarchy & usurp power, or it could be a symbolic warning against a long journey to a foreign country the Prince may take soon. The Prince should be warned against exertion & he should consider all matters carefully prior to taking action.
This reading so far highlights a mild risk for Prince Charles in the sense that his undertakings might lead to unrealized pursuits. These cards indicate a possible risk that Charles will not be King of England, but his completed endeavors are important to the Monarchy. No future has an indication until the last card is turned...
(5) The Emperor
OOH! The Emperor as the 5th card! Rhianna sees the Emperor as symbolic for the British Empire & all its governing structures. The British Government will take swift action which will gloss over the troubles of Prince Charles and will direct attention elsewhere.
Don't worry, Prince Charles, you and the Monarchy are going to be okay.
Buy Prince William the ticket to the Beyonce concert, that will be [i.e. the reports of the wonderful concert] a refreshing diversion for everyone!
Happy Birthday Prince Charles on November 14th!!!! Happy Birthday!!!!
Rhianna's Groovy Tarot, Zodiac, Astrology, Fortunetelling Homepage*s*
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Wednesday, November 12, 2003
ShropshireStar.com - News - Article
ShropshireStar.com : Prince Charles to visit racecourse
Good for Prince Charles! He's ignoring the gossip and carrying on with royal life. Ludlow is excited by the prospect of Prince Charles coming to celebrate the re-opening (?) of Ludlow's newly refurbished £650,000 Tatterstall Stand.
Ludlow Race Club is situated in the beautiful Shropshire Countryside. Prince Charles ofcourse will enjoy the comfort of his own hospitality box in the Jubilee Stand.
This would be the perfect way for Charles to deflect the gossip, enjoy the race, marvel at the strength, speed and grace of the gorgeous horses, make bets with the bookmakers and have an all around splendid time. There is a restaurant at Ludlow plus perhaps Prince Charles will really remember Shropshire by having a meal at the Merchant House in Ludlow. The Merchant House was named 14th in the list of the top 20 restaurants in the world. So now the Prince can combine his royal duties of race track openings with the personal pleasure of excellent dining while meanwhile he can ignore the nasty gossip which has been whirring about.
Speaking of Shropshire, Rhianna loves Stilton and Shropshire Blue Cheeses!
Tuesday, November 11, 2003
Rhianna's Groovy Luscious Lipstick Page
Rhianna's Groovy Luscious Lipstick Page
This general lipstick page has been updated. The lipstick index now includes a link to coral lipsticks
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Judge gagged Guardian to stop prince being revealed in sex claim
The Sun Newspaper Online - UK's biggest selling newspaper
The Sun Newspaper Online - UK's biggest selling newspaper: Burrell: Mistake by Royals
“They [i.e. the Royals] have advisers all around them but they don’t often get the best advice"-- Paul Burrell
The Heir's Dirty Laundry (washingtonpost.com)
The Heir's Dirty Laundry (washingtonpost.com)
Is someone trying to create an obstacle to prevent Charles from becoming King?
Monday, November 10, 2003
20 year old Baker's Hot Chocolate
20 year old Baker's Hot Chocolate
News Rhianna can use! Hot chocolate can be healthy due to the antioxidants. Rhianna loves to drink hot chocolate especially during the Winter's Chill.
This link will provide 2 recipes: one using 2 squares of unsweetened baking chocolate, the other using 4 tbs. of cocoa powder--swizzle either with a cinnamon stick and enjoy!
Hot cocoa tops red wine and tea in antioxidants
BBC NEWS | Health | Cup of cocoa may keep doctor away
BBC NEWS | Health | Cup of cocoa may keep doctor away
This is the type of news that warms Rhianna's heart---how do mini marshmellows affect the health benefits of a cup of cocoa?