Ross Ulbricht's OkCupid profile.

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Government prosecutors say Ross Ulbricht is the mastermindbehind Silk Road, the most successful drug-selling market on the Internet. He's currently ontrial facing federaldrug-trafficking charges and could be sent to prison for life, if convicted. Duringtrialyesterday, asan IRS special agent was showing the jury various e-mails of Ulbricht's, his OkCupid username, ross-0,wasshown in court.

On the profile, Ulbricht gives vague answers about his employment, but hardly looks the part of an alleged kingpin.Hedescribes himself as a "scientist turned entrepreneur." After building "several businesses over the years," he's now "an independent investor and plotting my next venture," he explained. He describes himself as working in technology and doesn't disclose his income.

The writeupincludes plenty of typical dating-profile fare:a photo of him witha dog ("women are helpless against his powers," reads the caption), a photo of him jumping off a cliff into a body of water, a photo of him in a toga for Halloween. "Doing my best hugh hefner," he writes in a caption to a photo of himself in a robe and smoking from a pipe. In another photo, from Thailand, he feigns shock posing in front of what he describes as a "shrine of dildos."Under "first things people notice about me," he says "many think I look like Robert Pattinson [the lead actor of the Twilight film series] at first."

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He lists The Power of Now, a best-selling book by Eckhart Tolle that touts itself as a "Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment," as one of his favorite books. For music, he states that Electric Light Orchestras Im Alive is his theme song.

Theprofile shows him as last logging into the site onSeptember 29, 2013, just two days before he was arrested in a San Francisco library.

Federal agents who arrested him took his laptop and have used files on it as evidence against him in court. According to prosecutors, Ulbricht'slaptop held a log of managementactivities related to Silk Road, which the government is using as evidence against him. The week of September 11, 2013, the log describes getting "covered in poison oak" and going on "a first date with amelia from okc."

Another fileon that laptop, a journal entry read aloud in court last week, echoes the "scientist turned entrepreneur" language inUlbricht'sOKC profile, althoughwith adarker bent.

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Numerology

Numerology is the study of numbers, and the occult manner in which they reflect certain aptitudes and character tendencies, as an integral part of the cosmic plan. Each letter has a numeric value that provides a related cosmic vibration. The sum of the numbers in your birth date and the sum of value derived from the letters in the name provide an interrelation of vibrations. These numbers show a great deal about character, purpose in life, what motivates, and where talents may lie. Experts in numerology use the numbers to determine the best time for major moves and activities in life. Numerology is used to decide when to invest, when to marry, when to travel, when to change jobs, or relocate.

Pythagoras, the Greek mathematician who lived from 569-470 B.C., is said by many to be the originator of much of what we call numerology today. The actual origins of numerology predate Pythagoras, the most popular being from the Hindu Vedas. In the twentieth century, the old science seems to magically reappear in the form of a series of books published from 1911-1917 by L. Dow Balliett and it was helped along in the 30's by Florence Campbell, and within the next few decades a wealth of literature was available to the public. Indeed, if you look at the past 90 years, it would seem that the science has moved very rapidly. But perhaps all of this was known at a much earlier time, and it was just hiding from us for a while.

What the Numbers Mean

Different numbers are considered to define different characteristics. Numbers can change for us throughout our lives but the numbers we were born with influence our character, behaviour, strengths and weaknesses. Below is a list of the most common interpretation of these characteristics:

Number 0 - Limitless, Unity, Nothingness, Boundless, Truth, Purity, Love, All, Alpha and Omega, Possibility, First Cause, Unmanifest, Breath of God, Unified Field, Source, Space, Consciousness, Cosmic Egg, God.

Number 1 - Beginning, New, Focused concentration, Goal-striving, Action, Independence, Originality, Courage, Invention, Leader, Self-reliant, Ambition, Pioneer, Will, Conscious Mind, Positive.

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When we remove all of Earth's boundaries, we see only continents and lands that merge together. Nature is completely unaware of all the artificial designations and regions that governments create such as zip codes, cites, counties, states and nations. For example, birds migrate over vast distances sometimes crossing entire hemispheres of the planet. The wind, rain clouds and storms exhibit no sense whatsoever of the lines that separate countries and peoples. Earth's atmosphere is shared by all, and in no way can be sectioned off to various different lands, etc.

Imagine the entire planet without any of the geographic markings, countries, belts, regions, longitude and latitude lines. What we then perceive is the actual, underlying reality seen from space thousands of miles away: a cosmic blue marble with white flecks, multiple shades of blue, browns and greens floating in a boundless cosmic ocean.

Even nature has her own borders, such as the coast lines that mark the edges of continents and the circumferences of all islands. Also there is the border between night and day where the sun is either always rising or setting. The planet's immense terminator between night and day crosses all human created boundaries without the slightest hesitation.

All the "boundaries" of nature's elegance seems to mark only a vastly greater unity or design of wholeness, and therefore underlining a far greater purpose than any human or artificially created separation can ever achieve.

The removal of all artificial separations, artificial definitions, boundaries, barriers, etc. is like removing an illusory mask from a vision of wholeness so perfect and so complete, and so unique, it cannot be duplicated or perceived in any other way.

Consciousness can shift into any neighboring parallel universe that coresponds to its own state of being! Nothing ever actually changes except the perspective of consciousness within any of an infinite number of parallel universes (or Earths) according to the vibration of one's state of being. That is why Bashar states, "State of being matters, not the situation." What really happens is simply a change in perspective or location of one's consciousness in the five-dimensional realm of infinite possibilities. For example, while praying for world peace with the positive vibration of sincere faith and love, the perspective of that consciouness or individual praying will start to shift to a parallel Earth where there is in fact world peace. This process is just SIMPLE PHYSICS in action or an effect created by a change in the observer.

Jesus knew this fact quite well, He just used different words to describe it: "According to your faith be it unto you." (Matthew 9:29) And in the Old Testament someone wrote: "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he." (Proverbs 23:7) which clearly describes how consistently powerful throught really is.

What you end up seeing within your self is an amazing simplicity or oneness of consciousness. All borders, lines, designations and edges no longer exist in your visual field after you close your eyes. There may be patterns of energy and fields of color as afterimages gradually dissolve into subtler shades of darkness. Another amazing thing you might realize is that your inner vision has no actual edges to it!

However, you still may not be completely free of boundaries as long as your thoughts continue to dominate your consciousness. Therefore also try to remove all your thought boundaries and definitions as well. Your mind will also tend to create an afterimage of the world around you. Try to also eliminate those edges, directions and angles as well.

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A charismatic high school biology teacher named Brian Biemuller and a trip to Bolivia 38 years ago as a health care volunteer convinced Dan Lowenstein of his direction in life.

The path was obvious: I wanted to become a doctor, Lowenstein, MD, said in a 2013 talk about his lifes story. The mixture of science and humanism, the opportunity to serve others in such a fundamental way, the rawness, the poignancy, the intensity all lined up to become my dream.

Lowenstein, professor and vice chair of the Department of Neurology, has been devoted to his dream ever since. His distinguished career encompasses teaching, research and patient care from his arrival to UCSF in 1987 as an aspiring pediatrics intern to his appointment on Thursday as executive vice chancellor and provost.

Our singular focus on excellence in all three elements of our mission is what defines the unique greatness of UCSF, and I will do everything I can to help UCSF remain a world leader in life science discovery and innovation.

For his wealth of experience and passion for UCSF, Chancellor Sam Hawgood, MBBS, tapped the physician-scientist to be second-in-command at the nearly $5 billion enterprise, effective February 1. He succeeds Jeff Bluestone, PhD, who stepped down to devote more time leading diabetes research for which he is internationally renowned.

Lowenstein will lead UCSFs robust research enterprise, and its highly ranked academic program, consisting of four professional schools and Graduate Division. He will work in close collaboration with the Chancellor and the leadership team to develop and implement campus priorities and vision, including advancing precision medicine, maintaining UCSFs status as an international leader in health sciences education, and overseeing external partnerships and representing UCSFs best interests across the University of California system and at the UC Office of the President.

Dan exemplifies excellence in each of our mission areas research, education and patient care and has a deep love for our public mission."

Chancellor Sam Hawgood, MBBS

Dan exemplifies excellence in each of our mission areas research, education and patient care and has a deep love for our public mission, Hawgood said. His values very much reflect those of UCSF, and I am very pleased that he will join me in leading this great University.

For Lowenstein, the decision to join Hawgoods new administration came easily: Quite simply, I love our community and I welcome this opportunity to work in this new capacity with the phenomenal people here.

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Thursday

Thursday bingo at San Marco Catholic Church Parish Center, doors open 5:30 p.m., special prizes, free food, instant winners, Coach bag given away every Thursday, sponsored by San Marco Knights of Columbus through May 7. call 389-5633.

Daily guided canoe trips, paddle in the mangroves, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., learn about unique state parks history and nature, $30 per person, Friends of Collier-Seminole State Park, 20200 Tamiami Trail E., Naples. Reservations, 394-3397.

Mindful Meditation in the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition meets Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in the small chapel at St. Marks Episcopal Church, 1101 N. Collier Blvd. Call 272-1349.

Mah-Jongg at Mackle Park, every Thursday, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Call 642-0575.

Friday

Duplicate bridge every Friday at Mackle Park, 12:30-4 p.m., reservations required. Call Gwen, 394-0675, for available spaces.

Saturday

Carly Fiorina, former Republican U.S. Senate candidate who challenged Sen. Barbara Boxer, D- Calif., speaks Jan. 31, 6 p.m., Golisano Childrens Museum of Naples, sponsored in part by Caxambas Republican Club and Collier County Republican Executive Committee. RSVP to 732-0885 or at colliergop.org/cmon by Jan. 25.

Isles of Capris 28th annual All Island Yard Sale, starts 8 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, things for sale and lots of food.

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