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For thousands of years the ruby has been consid-ered the undisputed ruler in the world of gems with many hailing it the “King of Gemstones”! It has beautiful color, exceptional hardness, and a brilliance fit for a king’s crown making it one of the most valuable gemstones on earth, able to bring as much or more than a diamond of comparable size. The most important feature of a ruby is its color with its transparency being of secondary importance. Inclusions, the solid, liquid, or gaseous foreign bodies enclosed within in a ruby, will not prejudice the quality of a ruby unless they diminish its transparency or are located right in the center of its table. Inclusions can even increase the value of a ruby because it is consid-ered a fingerprint of the stone providing evidence of individuality and giving proof that it is of natural origin. The most important ruby deposits in the world are found in the small town of Mong Hsu in the North-East of Myanmar (Southeast Asia). Deposits are also found in Thailand, Sri Lanka and Tanzania with minor deposits in other places around the world including Montana and North Carolina. Beware of many imitations on the market, especially glass imitations and doublets (counterfeit gems made of two pieces, either of smaller gemstones, inferior stones, or glass). If you find the perfect ruby, may I suggest you buy it! It will cost you a small fortune but will bring you great pleasure, and will be an investment well worth keeping.

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Your mind is the singularly most power-ful tool for success that you own. It is powerful beyond measure and more valuable than the com-bined wealth you could ever earn in your lifetime. So, like anything of value, you must protect your mind. But protect your mind from what? From the six enemies of your mind, that’s what. They are: disinformation (lies), depravity, garbage, shal-lowness, self-criticism and pride. Each of these en-emies will be dealt with over the next few editions of this column. Here is a brief over-view of each of them: Enemy of the mind #1: Disinformation. Disinformation is false information presented as truth with the specifi c intent to deceive, often re-ferred to as propaganda. It is happening in schools, colleges and universities across the land and leaves people confused and disheartened. Your defense against disinformation and propaganda is: Search for the Truth. Enemy of the mind #2: Depravity. Deprav-ity refers to the moral corruption of the heart and mind; the Bible calls it sin. I know that people don’t like talking about sin, but I will because it has a particularly destructive impact on your mind, especially addictions such as drugs, alcohol and pornography. The defense strategy I will propose: Stay in the Light. Enemy of the mind #3: Garbage. Geeks when speaking about computer software often use the phrase, garbage in – garbage out. It is the same with the mind. Defense strategy to protect your mind from pollution: Store-up the Good. Enemy of the mind #4: Shallowness. Minds that focus only on the trivial frivolities of life are weak and pathetic. Defense strategy: Self Educate. Enemy of the mind #5: Self-criticism. Sometimes you are your own worst enemy with the nasty negative self-talk you allow to infl uence your mind. Defense strategy: Speak Kindly to Yourself. Enemy of the mind #6: Pride. According to author John Maxwell, “There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance.” Defense strategy: Strive to be Humble. In this section (3.0: Protect Your Mind) you will learn how to feed your faith, fi nd what is good, and to be self-constructive. Graffi ti, you see, is not something that is found only on walls and railroad cars. There is also “graffi ti of the mind;” the nasty, negative, harmful, meaningless junk insecure people repeatedly allow in their minds. You have decided to make something of your life. You have a desire to accomplish some important and challenging goals. Therefore, more than any time in your life, you must protect your mind from corrupting infl uences that will slow your progress or even prohibit you from starting. You have a marvelous mind, so it for accomplish-ment. Here you will fi nd the help you need to do just that – and to create the variety of positive defense strategies that allow your mind to provide you with the best possible chance for personal suc-cess.For more please visit RonRossToday.com

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• On March 5, 1839, Charlotte Bronte writes to the Rev. Henry Nussey, declining marriage. The 23-year-old Bronte told him that he would fi nd her “romantic and eccentric,” and not practi-cal enough to be a clergyman’s wife. Her novel “Jane Eyre” was published eight years later.

• On March 3, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln signs a bill creating the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands. Known as the Freedmen’s Bureau, this federal agency oversaw the transition of blacks from slavery to freedom.

• On March 4, 1888, Knute Rockne is born in Voss, Norway. He would go on to become one of the most successful coaches in the history of college football, leading Notre Dame during its golden era in the 1920s. Rockne won three un-disputed national championships with the Fight-ing Irish.

• On March 7, 1938, Janet Guthrie, the fi rst woman to compete in the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500 races, is born in Iowa. In 1976, she was the fi rst woman to compete in a NASCAR Winston Cup superspeedway race.

• On March 6, 1945, members of the Dutch re-sistance attempting to hijack a food truck unwit-tingly ambush German Lt. Gen. Hanns Rauter, head of the Nazi SS in Holland. In retaliation, the SS put to death 263 Dutch. Rauter later was executed for war crimes.

• On March 2, 1978, in a famous case of body-snatching, two men steal the corpse of fi lm actor Sir Charles Chaplin from a cemetery in Swit-zerland. After a fi ve-week investigation, police arrested two auto mechanics, who led them to Chaplin’s body.

• On March 8, 1982, the United States issues a public statement accusing the Soviet Union of using poison gas and chemical weapons against rebel forces in Afghanistan. Evidence to support these charges was largely anecdotal. Some crit-ics charged that the accusations were a smoke-screen behind which the United States could go forward in upgrading its own chemical weapons arsenal.

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***** Out bicycling one day with my eight-year-old granddaughter, Carolyn, I got a little wistful. “In ten years,” I said, “you'll want to be with your friends and you won't go walking, biking, and swimming with me like you do now. Carolyn shrugged. “In ten years you'll be too old to do all those things anyway.”

****** Working as a pediatric nurse, I had the diffi cult as-signment of giving immunization shots to children. One day, I entered the examining room to give four-year-old Lizzie her injection.

“No, no, no!” she screamed.

“Lizzie,” scolded by her mother, "that's not polite behavior.”

With that, the girl yelled even louder, “No, thank you! No, thank you!"

****** On the way back from a Cub Scout meeting, my grandson innocently said to my son, “Dad, I know babies come from mommie's tummies, but how do they get there in the fi rst place?”

After my son hemmed and hawed awhile, my grandson fi nally spoke up in disgust, “You don't have to make up something, Dad. It’s okay if you don’t know the answer.”

***** Just before I was deployed to Iraq, I sat my eight-year-old son down and broke the news to him. “I’m going to be away for a long time,” I told him. “I’m going to Iraq.”

“Why?” he asked. “Don't you know there’s a war going on over there?”

***** Paul Newman founded the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for children stricken with cancer, AIDS, and blood diseases. One afternoon, he and his wife, Joanne Woodward, stopped by to have lunch with the kids. A counselor at a nearby table, suspecting the young patients wouldn’t know Newman was a famous movie star, explained, “That’s the man who made this camp possible. Maybe you’ve seen his picture on his salad dressing bottle?” Blank stares.

“Well, you’ve probably seen his face on his lemon-ade carton.”

An eight-year-old girl perked up. “How long was he missing?”