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	Control?!?
		Absolute control is an illusion because cooperation is required and because it is impossible to be aware of all the influences on a given situation.
		Self control requires awareness of all the things that motivate the person and all the things that influence their perception of the things that they witness and cause.
		Complete self control is virtually impossible for most humans, but if it were possible, it would require the ability to see only what is there and avoid reading unnecessary and incorrect meanings into the things that they see, say and do.
	www.rickshaus.com /docs/opn/thgts/control.htm (535 words)

	Illusion of Control (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Illusion Of Control was formed in mid 1999 by two members of the long forgotten and defunct VAKUUML with ex (Molotov Grasshopper) bass player Larry Grinder.
		Illusion of Control brings the standard instruments found in a modern band--bass, guitar, drums, vocals and introduces instruments like a dj with scratch and samples, a percussionist- trashcans, popcorn tins, Congo's, flutes, accordions, whistles, kazoos, and just about anything else that can bring forth an interesting sound.
		IOC is 6 individuals who are drawn to sounds and the manipulation of sound through multiple mediums.
	www.thezone.org /bands/illusion.html (147 words)

	My Lord and Saviour Jesus
		It is the desire of all men to be in control of their lives on a day-to-day basis, but God says to submit and He will bless you with the desires of your heart.
		Control is nothing more than a defense we have set in place in order to stop people from seeing the pain we are in, because if we allow them to see our pain we may become vulnerable and in order to do that we must take a chance on getting hurt one more time.
		Control is but a wall for people to hide behind so they do not have to show the world just how scared they are and just how bad they truly feel about themselves.
	www.mydeliverance.com /illusion_of_control.htm (511 words)

	Illusions of Control - Torah.org
		The illusion of control can result in very serious adjustment problems in life simply because an illusion is a distortion of reality.
		One of the most striking negative consequences of the need to feel in control is that seen in the alcoholic, whose life may be disintegrating right before his eyes, yet he is adamant in insisting that he can control his drinking and that he has every facet of his life under perfect control.
		Just as the alcoholic is obstinate in relinquishing the illusion of control, so is the person who loses his wealth apt to continue to think he is in control.
	www.torah.org /features/spirfocus/illusions.html?print=1 (1102 words)

	Controllers Illusion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Illusion Controller can also attack while invisible, although the mobs will be able to attack back, leaving only a small Def buff for protection.
		They are actually a decent form of control as well since most of what they do draws agro and they cannot be destroyed.
		For the Illusion damage, only the damage that will not heal back is doubled, so instead of seeing two 100's, you would see a 100 and a 60, followed by a heal for 40 a bit later, if the target lasts that long.
	home.comcast.net /~coh-tog/controllers_illusion.htm (1054 words)

	The Illusion of Control (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In The Illusion of Control, Seyom Brown shows how U.S. officials are relying on force to counter a wide range of threats to America’s global interests—eclipsing previous strategies that restricted the use of military force to situations in which the country’s vital interests were at stake.
		While resorting to force may seem to be a reliable way to establish control over a disorderly world, Brown cautions that expecting to gain and maintain control through military prowess could turn out to be a dangerous illusion.
		In fact, employing new military technologies in an effort to control international terrorist activities, wars, and civil conflicts is likely to pull the United States into excessive commitments and imprudent action.
	www.brookings.edu /press/books/illusion_of_control.htm (679 words)

	Accounting Control
		Lack of control often means events or forces may interfere with the realization of the asset.
		We may wish to have control over an asset; we may pretend to have control; we may even expect to have control.
		The corporate level of control is sufficient to provide decision useful measures, for management, shareholders, and for an accounting model.
	home.sprintmail.com /~humphreynash/Accounting_Control.htm (2539 words)

	ScienceDaily: Schizophrenia: Delusion Without Illusion
		Social Cues And Illusion: There's More To Magic Than Meets The Eye (November 21, 2006) -- The mechanisms that govern visual perception are only partly understood by scientists, and in fact much of what we know about how the human visual system works stems from investigations into our...
		Hallucination -- A hallucination is a sensory perception experienced in the absence of an external stimulus, as distinct from an illusion, which is a misperception of an external stimulus.
		Illusion of control -- Illusion of control is the tendency for human beings to believe they can control or at least influence outcomes that they demonstrably have no influence over.
	www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2005/10/051025074821.htm (1392 words)

	buddhists: Cultivating Attention and the Mystery of Being
		Control is an illusion; we cannot even direct what our next thought will be.
		To be present in our lives, we have to let go of the illusion of control, and that is exactly what we do in meditation.
		I was sort of shocked that they used the word "control" and seemed to be suggesting that meditators could control their thoughts and "block out" specific ones.
	community.livejournal.com /buddhists/1924877.html (1056 words)

	Magic: Illusion
		Illusion backlash generally involves making something that is obviously fake, or having a subconscious self-injurious impulse take over the creation.
		This means you no longer have to concentrate or perform continous actions to control the illusion, and it will behave as everybody present and beliving in it expects it to act.
		The illusion continues to use your skill, but its effective skill rating can never be higher than the number of people who are currently sensing and believing in it, and a decision-making ability that conforms to the collective expectations of the people rather than any actual talent.
	www.amurgsval.org /feng-shui/magic/illusion.html (1556 words)

	The illusion of control at fulminate // Architectures of Control (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Scott Adams recounts an anecdote illustrating the ‘illusion of control’ and how important it is to many people - even to the extent that it is the single defining characteristic of mankind which one might use to explain human behaviour to aliens:
		This is especially true in traditional societies - but behind the scenes women offer their men the illusion of control but in reality make most of the key decisions.
		The classic “illusion of control” is the door close button in a lift which 99% of the time is not wired up but its inclusion reduces complaints about the speed of the lifts.
	architectures.danlockton.co.uk /?p=107 (703 words)

	SSRN-The Illusion of Control Rights - A Comment on the New Chapter 11 by Stephen Lubben
		Recently two leading bankruptcy scholars have used a series of articles to argue that chapter 11 is superfluous when a firm's control rights are coherently allocated.
		Because the answer to both questions must be no, I argue that any faith that control rights can lead to the end of corporate bankruptcy as we know it is unfounded, even wrong.
		The allocation of control rights at the point of financial distress will thus reflect the end-point of an ongoing, dynamic process.
	papers.ssrn.com /sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=391740 (261 words)

	Taylor: Illusion and Well Being
		The author substitues "illusion" for these terms to emphasize their euduring nature.
		The illusion of self-control and positivism fosters motivation, persistance at tasks, and more effective performance.
		Illusion are useful in dealing with tragic events.
	faculty.babson.edu /krollag/org_site/soc_psych/taylor_illusion.html (641 words)

	The illusion of control in craps
		This is where the player is convinced that they have the control or can influence the outcome of the dice, but in reality they have absolute no control over the outcome of the dice or the game.
		What she found was that people were most likely to behave oddly enough in a manner where they believe they have full control over the situation.
		Skill cues in the game of craps means that one’s roll has more connection to the types of skills they are exercising and their involvement in the decisions.
	www.ogpaper.com /craps-control.html (500 words)

	IllusionofControl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		That submission is, as W/we A/all know, earned by virtue of love, respect, honesty, and all of the elements of a relationship that are necessary for one to offer such a glorious gift to One that has demonstrated Their worthiness.
		The Dominant has only the control that is given by the submissive at that moment.
		Self-control, appearing to be in control, is the first step to being in control.
	www.dibbsandtammiddanddsdomain.com /IllusionofControl.html (1809 words)

	FSCC Local News Services: Controlling the swarm... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		With the illusion of control vanishing from his life, Publisher Larry Peterson feels he would rather be a bee than an ant, thank you very much.
		I finally finished Kevin Kelly's book, Out of Control, which was published in 1994 when he was Executive Editor of WIRED magazine.
		He was amazed, as were many others, that over 250,000 predominately young people could come together for four days and maintain the resemblance of a social order without most of the accouterments of a normal city of a quarter million people.
	sustainable.state.fl.us /fdi/fscc/news/world/9902/control.htm (855 words)

	Control (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The main issue in our lives with regard to control is how much control we actually have versus that which we desire or imagine we should have.
		However the illusion of control can be maintained by others agreeing to act the way the controller wants.
		To the extent that we think we have to control everything we’ll be wasting our energy and always on the brink of shattering when things don’t seem to go our way.
	members.aol.com /Joelmobius/control.htm (497 words)

	Theatre Students at SEU - Illusions
		And in order for the illusion to work the control booth must not be noticed by the audience.
		But once again, the illusion they create must be so convincing that we don't notice their work.
		Whether the design is a mere suggestion of the place where the action takes place, or an intricate model of scenery, we must have visual clues about where we are.
	www.stedwards.edu /hum/thtr/mmnt_project/illusions/illusions.htm (1109 words)

	www.myspace.com/illusionofcontrol
		Their music is a new breed of Rock n Roll, an elegant schizophrenia of rhythm and sound, which travels from heavy and fast to the unapologetic softness of a ballad without losing its edge or its sense of urgency.
		The vocals are Eriks growl of pain or his melancholy melody which, rounded off neatly by Mars harmonies, bring their deliberative lyrics to life.
		Illusion of Control is determined to make their mark.
	www.myspace.com /illusionofcontrol (773 words)

	The Illusion of Control (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Illusion Of Control is a three piece instrumental that hails from the western suburbs of chicago.
		At times brutal, at times beautiful the music of The Illusion Of Control is vast and multi-dimensional conveying many colors and emotions.
		Never settling for mediocrity The Illusion Of Control strives for something different beyond the box that is popular music.
	www.emergenza.net /document/bands/info.asp?id=6606 (58 words)

	Controlling the Conversation
		I have, and I suspect that it's because the program's very premise is that the viewers control the story line.
		The show's first dirty little secret seems to be that only a small percentage of the people who watch American Idol actually vote for their favorites.
		It's doubtful many of them will because, frankly, so many marketers seem to be afraid (or even in contempt) of what their consumers have to say.
	www.fastcompany.com /resources/marketing/manners/050905.html (1067 words)

	Opinions & Essays, 04/1995 - Believing Is Seeing Or Illusion Of Control
		Once we realize that addictive behavior is not controllable, then we can better understand how an addict learns: direct, experiential consequences for personal choices, hitting a personal bottom, willingness to change, openness to take direction.
		And fear and resentments fuel a desperation to grasp at the illusion of control.
		In the awesome mystery of life that by design is impossible to control, one learns acceptance, patience, tolerance and comes to value connection, relationships and quietude.
	www.strugglingteens.com /archives/1995/4/oe03.html (896 words)

	Manager Tools - Tools for Leaders and Managers » Blog Archive » Control is an Illusion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Horstman’s Fourth Laws is, “Control is an Illusion.” I wrote it one day after I had been asked to describe the difference between management and leadership (for the hundredth time).
		I work with a manager who believes that he controls his people much in the “square peg, round hole, big hammer” manner (Hit said square peg with said big hammer to make it conform.
		What I think of control is that it is used by manager who lack confidence, knowledge and trust about their own skill and the ones of their team.
	www.manager-tools.com /2006/07/control-is-an-illusion (812 words)

	Library Geek Woes: The illusion of control
		"...the difference is that in the YouTube era, the illusion of control is no longer sustainable.
		Libraries are only beginning to grasp the needs of today's customers; only now are many libraries (and not enough of them!) starting to use Web 2.0 technologies to go to where the patrons are.
		Not enough libraries are willing to subdue their illusions in favor of becoming a sustainable institution.
	librarygeekwoes.blogspot.com /2006/11/illusion-of-control.html (464 words)

	The Philippa Huckle Group Limited
		We know we can control results in tasks requiring skill (like punching the correct numbers on a phone), but we can’t consciously control the randomness of outcomes which are simply a matter of chance (like throwing a dice or winning the lottery).
		But because we’re so strongly motivated to control our environment we often behave as though we can influence random events.
		A class was divided into two groups and asked to bet on the roll of a dice.
	www.philippahuckle.com /illusion.html (966 words)

	CM Crossroads - The Illusion of Control
		Slowing down the check-in process gives the illusion of control, but that is only a short term fix.
		What often happens is that after a being frustrated by a long line of broken builds due to testing and check-in controls that are too loose, the team swings the process the other way towards heavy process and control applying the theory that slower is safer.
		Beth took a situation that was out of control and tried to control it, applying the theory that slower is safer.
	www.cmcrossroads.com /article/36860 (2325 words)

	Warp Drive Design Ministries
		For that matter, consider how much control we really wield over the people we interact with on a daily basis.
		A parent may have a good bit of control over his or her child, but how much control does that same parent have on the cashier at the grocery store?
		He was used to working in this illusion of control.
	www.warpdrivedesign.org (631 words)

	The Theremin Illusion, does practice make perfect?
		This is the illusion that causes most people to quit.
		I did not use a volume control in Rainbow to demonstrate note separation using rapid finger movements.
		This can be true, but normally it is the change in rapid hand positions that audibly breaks the notes apart whether it be a single note or octave jump.
	www.oldtemecula.com /theremin/illusion.htm (2727 words)

	CoH : Control : Illusion Control (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The illusion is so convincing that the victim can fall from the Spectral Wounds.
		However, the damage is not real, and if the victim survives long enough, the illusion will fade and some of the wounds will heal.
		The manifestation is so horrible that it caused most foes to tremble helplessly in terror.
	www.nofuture.org.uk /coh/powersets/Controller_Control/Illusion_Control (659 words)

	God or Allah in Islam (Submission in English),Islam (Submission). Your best source for Islam on the Intenet. Happiness ...
		The thought of having control over anything in this life is a form of idolatry and a Satanic illusion.
		They are certain that their only obligation is to hold strong to the rope of God and His laws while He's in full control of their life and death, their past and future.
		God is the One augmenting their disbelief and Satan adorns their works in their eyes until they wake up and face their miserable destiny in the hereafter when it's too late to reform and no way to go back.
	www.submission.org /friday/illusion091704.html (1362 words)

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