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If you ever spend a holiday in Egypt, don’t forget to visit the place where the barrack of archaeologist Howard Carter used to stand one century ago. When you inquire about the exact location, your guide will point at a promontory in the sand, a small elevation in the Egyptian desert that looks no different from the other dunes.

Tourists who visit the place stand still, examine the spot, and look around, wondering if the guide is telling them truth. Those visitors are actually not interested in looking at the desert. What has brought them there is the story of Howard Carter, a man who, thanks to his curiosity and persistence, became the most famous archaeologist in History.

Despite his modest origins and lack of academic degrees, Carter’s profound interest in the history of Ancient Egypt led him to read all available books on the subject and, little by little, he earned a reputation of specialist in Egyptian antiquities. His initiative and hands-on experience in excavations led him to develop the theory that the tomb of one Pharaoh, Tutankhamen, had not yet been found.

Carter’s hypothesis conflicted with the prevalent idea at that time, held by professors and specialists alike, who sustained that all tombs in the Valley of Kings had been already found. When Carter was in his early forties, he teamed up with an English wealthy landowner, Lord Carnavon, obtained a concession to excavate the Valley of Kings and began to look for the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen.

Visit the promontory where Carter’s barrack used to stand and you will see that the sand ends abruptly at the riverbank three hundred meters down the slope. The small boats crossing the Nile these days still offer a sight that is not that different from what Howard Carter witnessed at the beginning of the 20th century.

In 1922, Carter went through the lowest point in his career and he must have spent many hours pondering his dark future and unsuccessful past, as he contemplated the boats sailing across the river. His sponsor, Lord Carnavon, had announced that he would no longer be funding Carter’s excavations beyond the end of that year.

The belief in the existence of Tutankhamen’s undiscovered tomb had not earned Carter any professional distinction. On the contrary, his theory, developed out of his own interpretation of fragments found by other archaeologists, was considered marginal and obscure.

During the previous six years, Carter had spent a good part of Lord Carnavon’s fortune in excavations in the Valley of Kings. The results had been so disappointing that Carnavon had decided to put an end to the enterprise at the end of that season.

At that time, Carter was already 48 years old and must have been looking back at his life wondering if he had done the right thing by embarking on a risky venture instead of choosing a safer career as antiquities dealer or monuments inspector. He had no money, no wife, no children, and an uncertain future.

Although he had devoted decades to studying Ancient Egypt, he had failed to secure a high-paying position. The dominant view was that Tutankhamen’s tomb had been pillaged and forgotten centuries ago. Only Carter was convinced that the tomb could still be found, buried somewhere under the sand.

Carter’s hypothesis and initiative had moved Lord Carnavon to entrust him with conducting excavations in the Valley of Kings, but six years of digging had been to no avail. In fact, the determination to search for Tutankhamen’s tomb had wasted Carter’s own life and a substantial part of Lord Carnavon’s fortune. Europe had been ravaged by World War I and Carter knew that, after his long years of failure, his chances of finding another sponsor for his excavations was nil.

Initiative is a virtue that can be taught only by example. Taking calculated risks to pursue your dream, as Howard Carter did, cannot be emphasized enough as the key to a happy and successful life. The level of risk must be assessed and minimized as much as possible, but in the end, a man must remind himself that he is going to live only once. Extraordinary value cannot be achieved by simply following prescribed routines.

Nowadays, when tourists visit the location of Carter’s wooden barrack in the Valley of Kings, their guide usually asks them to take a few steps on the sand, turn around, use their hand to shade their eyes from the sun, and look at the sign on the other side of the dune.

It is the sign that points visitors to Tutankhamen’s tomb, which Carter finally managed to find in November 1922, just when his last excavation campaign was to end. He had spent years looking for that tomb and had succeeded only a few days before Carnavon’s final deadline. Carter’s extraordinary initiative and persistence had paid off against all expectations, in direct opposition to the views of official experts and professors.

History provides countless examples of how entrepreneurship opens the door to striking success. Relentless initiative is far superior to stale knowledge. Those with vision and ambition can always acquire the information they miss. Possessing expertise is not worth much without the willingness to put it to practical use and take the risks associated with innovation.

After discovering Tutankhamen’s tomb, Carter lived for another 16 years, enjoying the prestige and financial advantages of being the best known archaeologist in the world. The treasures found in Tutankhamen’s tomb have an immense value, but they cannot be compared to the lesson drawn from Howard Carter’s initiative and persistence.

JOHN VESPASIAN writes about rational living and is the author of the books “When everything fails, try this” and “Rationality is the way to happiness.” He has resided in New York, Madrid, Paris and Munich. His stories reflect the values of entrepreneurship, tolerance and self-reliance. See http://johnvespasian.blogspot.com a blog about rational living.

Today’s midlife woman is part of the first generation of women who have the ability to have a life after menopause. Our mothers and grandmothers were expected to fade into the background once their usefulness as child rearers was complete. Not so for today’s baby boomer midlifers! They get a second chance at life without the duties, obligations and commitments of their earlier years that encouraged them to suppress their own interests in favor of being in service to family and/or career.

This is the time nature has decreed that midlife women reconnect to their authentic self, unbridle their passion and live the life they were born to live. Reconnecting to your authentic self is a process of excavating your hidden talents and your heart’s desires, your hidden beliefs and your programmed “shoulds.This requires your time and attention. Observing yourself, tuning into your thoughts and feelings, journaling, meditating, practices like yoga or Tai Chi, and personal coaching, are all useful tools in getting to know yourself at a very deep level. It can be a challenge in our distraction-rich culture that blares away at us from all sides.

When I say getting to know yourself, that includes those shadow parts that have been relegated to the basement of your subconscious mind so you could fit it. This midlife transition is the time to re-discover the bitch within! In order to fully express your Authentic Self you need to make friends with her and the other hidden parts that were long ago exiled to the dungeon of your subconscious mind.

Taking Inventory

Things that fulfilled you in the past, when you were busy fitting in, may no longer be useful to the new you who is yearning to be birthed. You will get important clues as to what is working for you and what is not by paying attention to what makes you feel excited, joyful and content, and what brings you down, or leaves you feeling burdened and resentful.

Tools For Inner Exploration

Journaling is the act of writing your deepest, truest thoughts in a notebook dedicated as your journal. It is a popular and powerful way to get to know yourself. It can be a fancy journal purchased at the stationery store, or it can be a simple spiral bound school notebook. The most important thing is that you are able to write the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth (so help you God) and feel safe that it will be for your eyes only.

Often what bubbles to the surface are thoughts you don’t want anyone else to ever see. Feel free to burn what you write if you are uncomfortable with the material. But, write it. The simple act of writing can connect you to your inner wisdom and inspiration.

Journaling is a way of “cleaning out the basement” while opening you to your highest wisdom. One way to start journaling is to set aside a specific amount of time for the process and then put pen to paper. Write whatever comes to your mind, and keep on writing without stopping until the specified time is up.

You first thoughts might be something like, “I don’t know what to write. I don’t have any particular thoughts to put on paper, I feel like this might be a waste of time, I really have a lot of other things I could be doing right now.” Write all of this down, every thought that comes to mind, and keep on writing. Once the clutter begins to clear, the important thoughts that have been hidden in the basement of your subconscious mind will rise to the surface.

Another use for journaling is to write down insights that come to you while you are doing other things. Be sure to date your writings, including the year. I guarantee that after some time has passed and you look back over your journal, you’ll be amazed at how profound some of your insights are.

Meditating is the act of quieting your everyday mind to let your inner wisdom bubble to the surface. It is also useful to begin to look at the random thoughts that clutter your mind on a regular basis. If it is true that what you think about, you bring about, then getting to know what you are thinking is very useful. You can’t change your thoughts if you don’t know what they are!

Letting Go Of What’s Not Working

Letting go of the baggage from the past is a freeing, yet sometimes grief evoking experience. To see that you have operated with beliefs about how life is, then to discover how limiting and false some of them are can create a “crisis of recognition.”

With no guidelines and few role models to follow, the midlife transition is a daunting journey that deserves support. Whether you go to workshops, get a coach, take some classes, read books, or develop a circle of like-minded women, support is crucial as you make this midlife transition into the second half of your life.

The most important thing to keep in mind is that this transition is a normal phase of the life cycle. The intense feelings, the shift in perspectives, and the desire to have a life of your own is a normal part of this transition. It is not weird or abnormal. Be kind to yourself and get the support that is available if only you begin to look for it.

1.The city of Centerville plans to dig a rectangular landfill. The landfill will have a base with dimensions 700ft by 200ft and a depth of 85ft.

A)how many cubic feet of garbage will the landfill hold?

C)what info do you need to determine how long the landfill can be used until it is full?

D) Centerville hires an excavator to dig the hole for the landfill. How many cubic yards of dirt will he have to haul away?

1.The city of Centerville plans to dig a rectangular landfill. The landfill will have a base with dimensions 700ft by 200ft and a depth of 85ft.

A)how many cubic feet of garbage will the landfill hold?

C)what info do you need to determine how long the landfill can be used until it is full?

D) Centerville hires an excavator to dig the hole for the landfill. How many cubic yards of dirt will he have to haul away?

i would like to use the zoomed excavator clay with some sand for my uromastyx
if you read i said uromastyx…

In addition, I want to buy a bulldozer, but also want to know this information