Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
EV1
Someone recently told me about an electric car that GM released a few years ago called the EV1. This car was leased to about 200 people in Arizona and California. The owners were happy but after the 1 or 2 year lease was up GM took the cars back and destroyed them despite the interest of the owners in keeping the cars. They claimed that they wouldn't manufacture these cars because they wouldnt make a profit and instead sued the state of California to lower clean vehicle registrations
the technology is out there its just too bad that the interest is in financial profit rather than environmental benefit, but who needs a clean earth when you could have millions of dollars to keep you happy instead?
the technology is out there its just too bad that the interest is in financial profit rather than environmental benefit, but who needs a clean earth when you could have millions of dollars to keep you happy instead?
Sunday, June 15, 2008
hello all
havent posted in a bit but thought some of you might like this painting i did today. gonna be working hard on some others to help fund my sonic bloom weekend so i will post later peaceThursday, June 12, 2008
http://www.wuchess.com/
Rapper and hip-hop producer RZA has launched a web site dedicated to teaching and encouraging people to play chess. In addition to his prolific music career, Bobby Digital is a champion chess player, and the social networking site offers user profiles, live games, and chess scholarships.
MarkWorks?
Mark is your friendly Mac savvy neighbor - always up for helping other people love their Macs more. He has been helping friends and family befriend their Mac for years and has now teamed up with MacWorks to spread the love around Colorado. Mark has a MacBook named Emaline, and is an expert Mac teacher and troubleshooter. He also likes peanut butter, and gadgets (but not together).
Electric Sheep
This total dominating rager from Devon, England told me about this awesome screen saver in the midst of a heavy (heady) convo yesterday. Click the title link to transport yourself there through the fractal tunnel of information known as the interweb. Much love to everyone, take a few extra drops for me at the Bloom. Untz.
"Electric Sheep is a free, open source screen saver created by Scott Draves. It's run by thousands of people all over the world, and can be installed on any ordinary PC or Mac. When these computers "sleep", the screen saver comes on and the computers communicate with each other by the internet to share the work of creating morphing abstract animations known as "sheep". The result is a collective "android dream", an homage to Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.
Anyone watching one of these computers may vote for their favorite animations using the keyboard. The more popular sheep live longer and reproduce according to a genetic algorithm with mutation and cross-over. Hence the flock evolves to please its global audience. You can also design your own sheep and submit them to the gene pool."
6/4/08 - Trey wants Phish back
On the heels of widespread rumors that Phish had their first conference-call in four years last Friday (3pm to 420pm), prime lyricist Tom Marshall has told PopMatters.com that "Trey wants to come back" and "No one wants Phish back more than Trey", that he has written more than 15 songs with Trey over the last four months, that the two have "a new energy, a spark", and that they are "bright-eyed and bushy tailed" and "like we're in 8th grade again"
On the heels of widespread rumors that Phish had their first conference-call in four years last Friday (3pm to 420pm), prime lyricist Tom Marshall has told PopMatters.com that "Trey wants to come back" and "No one wants Phish back more than Trey", that he has written more than 15 songs with Trey over the last four months, that the two have "a new energy, a spark", and that they are "bright-eyed and bushy tailed" and "like we're in 8th grade again"
V2.0
ISP’s have resolved to restrict the Internet to a TV-like subscription model where users will be forced to pay to visit selected corporate websites by 2012, while others will be blocked, according to a leaked report
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Monday, June 9, 2008
Saturday, June 7, 2008
hello lovers
japan rocks
i hope you are all well
i created a new blog to share stuff from my trip in asia. give it look if you wish.
i love you
http://wanderworldwonder.blogspot.com/
Friday, June 6, 2008
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Cellular Flash Memory Data Travellers
"By appropriating and re-visioning communication technologies, the spiritual imagination often fashions symbols and rituals from the technical mode of communication it employs: hieroglyphs, printing press, the online database. By reimagining technologies in this way, new meanings are invested into the universe of machines, and new virtual possibilities emerge. The very ambiguity of the term information, which has made it such an infectious and irritating buzzword, has also allowed old intuitions to pop up in secular guise. Today there is so much pressure on information - the word, the concept, the stuff itself - that it crackles with energy, drawing to itself mythologies, metaphysics, hints of arcane magic. As information expands beyond its reductive sense as a quantitative measure of meaning, groups and individuals also find room to resist and recast the dominant technological narratives of way and commerce and to inject their fractured postmodern lives with digitally remastered forms of community, imagination, and cosmic connection...One thing seems clear: We cannot afford to think in the Manichean terms that often characterize the debate on new technologies. Technology is neither a devil or an angel. But neither is it simply a "tool," a neutral extension of some rock-solid human nature. Technology is a trickster, and it has been so since the first culture hero taught the human tribe how to spin wool before he pulled it over our eyes. The trickster shows how intelligence fares in an unpredictable and chaotic world; he beckons us through the open doors of innovation and traps us in the prison of unintended consequences. '
ERIK DAVIS - TECHGNOSIS
Balance is the key player in this binary universe. As cellular flash memory data travelers, we must find balance between the needs of the spirit and that of the soul. The spirit wishes to climb to the top of the mountain, while the soul rushes like a river through the valleys below.
All throughout our days we move through space, subject to entirely different sets of information. Our planet is moving through space, and on a small scale, we get to move through space as well. In our dreams, I suppose we get to travel the unbridled spiritual universe.
While it does not seem like it in our day to day lives, we are intergalactic space travelers and we are reaching the point in which we need to start understanding reality in three dimensions. A crystal expert, Brett Bravo, said that the Age of Pisces was defined by the symbol of the cross, but the Age of Aquarius will be symbolized by the crystal.
If we break down crystals, they are three dimensional geometric figures, while the cross is very much in 2d. If we throw a rock in a pond, and watch the waves cast by the impact, it is not unusual to think of it as two dimensional. This is our we think of our solar system, with each planet spinning around the sun. However, the wave has an element of curl to it, and so in fact it is actually creating a vortex. Waves are not just like sin,cosine, etc, etc...That is thinking in 2d. They are vortex's, and so again to go back to the solar system, we are traveling around the sun like a three dimensional wave, and thus we are never in the same place in space time again.
I think this is the true nature of three-dimensional reality, which I know at least for myself, is not solidified in my consciousness. Living on our current schedule of time while being often bombarded with the mundane side-products of a materialistic, patriarchal, backwards society, I think has influenced our operating systems, and not for the better. Spinning around as a planet, and spinning around the sun, week after week and year after year, hour after hour is two dimensional; and essentially keeping the operating system at a level of operation only concerned with the human experience.
Understanding three dimensions, I believe, is a courageous act of the spirit, and to counterbalance this, the soul wants to reconnect with the vastness, stillness, and infinite beauty that was prexistent before we got here. A book is two dimensional since it is published and supposedly does not change, whereas since the internet is dynamic, it is three. An unsustainable society is two dimensional since it does not give back as much as it takes, whereas since a sustainable one is dynamic, it is three.
I offer this potential explanation for our existence.
If you watch Paul Stamet's Ted Talk on how 6 ways mushrooms can save the world, he will fill you in that we are more closely related to the fungi kingdom than any other kingdom. In the aftermath of an asteroid 60-70 million years ago in which debris filled the atmosphere to the point where we could not see the sun, fungi were the kings of the earth. In this event they created a mycelium network through out earth's soil which transported and allocated resources to the various life forms on earth. If again for a moment think that as we travel through space we are being subject to different sets of information, that if the universe is expanding there is something contracting, everything is information. Mycellium, then, transports information through out the earth, and thus, the internet was perhaps a natural consequence of an already pre-existing model of technology to transport and allocate resources.
A possible theory of evolution according to Terence Mckenna is that in the plains of northern Africa, human beings's modes of consciousness and self-reflection (or perhaps an easy word: software) was catalyzed by the effects of psilocybin mushrooms. These humans who were fond of the hooved cattle of the region were more than likely exposed to the edible fungus which has for as long as we know, grown of out cow shit (See: Bill Hicks Drugs and Evolution).
As Stamset points out, as well as the television series Planet Earth, fungus can restructure the lives of ants. But it is important to note, that in order to do this they simply blast out of the ants head. I pose the question then, what do psilocybin mushrooms do to humans, other than break open their heads?
Here comes the heavy....I contend that we are the products of a higher intelligence which has existed within the fungi kingdom for as long as there has been life on earth. Spores can travel through space.
We are now at the point to potentially realize this...realize this reality of three dimensional space time travel. The fungus has for as long as its been here been a mechanism for symbiosis, and it has taught us what this means. In order for a mammal species to get to here, it took a long, long time, but we're here, so now what?
I believe we all have three eyes, and exist somewhere else in a spiritual universe. The underlying vibration, for lack of a better term, is love. Potentially we perceive reality with our eyes at 30 frames per second, in modes of adrenaline we can see it at higher levels, and thus time can slow down. What happens upon introspection however? Does time really exist?
We currently explode everything, but I think as a whole we are in a time of implosion. I think as a whole we may be crossing the event horizon, our vortex spinning faster and faster, and hopefully will be realized when our star passes our galactic equator, but if not...that's ok.
If you've been given love, you have to trust it...bjork
You can't trust your eyes if your imagination is out of focus...Mark Twain
If you can't see the fractal nature of everything all you have to realize is that PEOPLE COME OUT OF OTHER PEOPLE. It's freaky....Nassim Haramein
ERIK DAVIS - TECHGNOSIS
Balance is the key player in this binary universe. As cellular flash memory data travelers, we must find balance between the needs of the spirit and that of the soul. The spirit wishes to climb to the top of the mountain, while the soul rushes like a river through the valleys below.
All throughout our days we move through space, subject to entirely different sets of information. Our planet is moving through space, and on a small scale, we get to move through space as well. In our dreams, I suppose we get to travel the unbridled spiritual universe.
While it does not seem like it in our day to day lives, we are intergalactic space travelers and we are reaching the point in which we need to start understanding reality in three dimensions. A crystal expert, Brett Bravo, said that the Age of Pisces was defined by the symbol of the cross, but the Age of Aquarius will be symbolized by the crystal.
If we break down crystals, they are three dimensional geometric figures, while the cross is very much in 2d. If we throw a rock in a pond, and watch the waves cast by the impact, it is not unusual to think of it as two dimensional. This is our we think of our solar system, with each planet spinning around the sun. However, the wave has an element of curl to it, and so in fact it is actually creating a vortex. Waves are not just like sin,cosine, etc, etc...That is thinking in 2d. They are vortex's, and so again to go back to the solar system, we are traveling around the sun like a three dimensional wave, and thus we are never in the same place in space time again.
I think this is the true nature of three-dimensional reality, which I know at least for myself, is not solidified in my consciousness. Living on our current schedule of time while being often bombarded with the mundane side-products of a materialistic, patriarchal, backwards society, I think has influenced our operating systems, and not for the better. Spinning around as a planet, and spinning around the sun, week after week and year after year, hour after hour is two dimensional; and essentially keeping the operating system at a level of operation only concerned with the human experience.
Understanding three dimensions, I believe, is a courageous act of the spirit, and to counterbalance this, the soul wants to reconnect with the vastness, stillness, and infinite beauty that was prexistent before we got here. A book is two dimensional since it is published and supposedly does not change, whereas since the internet is dynamic, it is three. An unsustainable society is two dimensional since it does not give back as much as it takes, whereas since a sustainable one is dynamic, it is three.
I offer this potential explanation for our existence.
If you watch Paul Stamet's Ted Talk on how 6 ways mushrooms can save the world, he will fill you in that we are more closely related to the fungi kingdom than any other kingdom. In the aftermath of an asteroid 60-70 million years ago in which debris filled the atmosphere to the point where we could not see the sun, fungi were the kings of the earth. In this event they created a mycelium network through out earth's soil which transported and allocated resources to the various life forms on earth. If again for a moment think that as we travel through space we are being subject to different sets of information, that if the universe is expanding there is something contracting, everything is information. Mycellium, then, transports information through out the earth, and thus, the internet was perhaps a natural consequence of an already pre-existing model of technology to transport and allocate resources.
A possible theory of evolution according to Terence Mckenna is that in the plains of northern Africa, human beings's modes of consciousness and self-reflection (or perhaps an easy word: software) was catalyzed by the effects of psilocybin mushrooms. These humans who were fond of the hooved cattle of the region were more than likely exposed to the edible fungus which has for as long as we know, grown of out cow shit (See: Bill Hicks Drugs and Evolution).
As Stamset points out, as well as the television series Planet Earth, fungus can restructure the lives of ants. But it is important to note, that in order to do this they simply blast out of the ants head. I pose the question then, what do psilocybin mushrooms do to humans, other than break open their heads?
Here comes the heavy....I contend that we are the products of a higher intelligence which has existed within the fungi kingdom for as long as there has been life on earth. Spores can travel through space.
We are now at the point to potentially realize this...realize this reality of three dimensional space time travel. The fungus has for as long as its been here been a mechanism for symbiosis, and it has taught us what this means. In order for a mammal species to get to here, it took a long, long time, but we're here, so now what?
I believe we all have three eyes, and exist somewhere else in a spiritual universe. The underlying vibration, for lack of a better term, is love. Potentially we perceive reality with our eyes at 30 frames per second, in modes of adrenaline we can see it at higher levels, and thus time can slow down. What happens upon introspection however? Does time really exist?
We currently explode everything, but I think as a whole we are in a time of implosion. I think as a whole we may be crossing the event horizon, our vortex spinning faster and faster, and hopefully will be realized when our star passes our galactic equator, but if not...that's ok.
If you've been given love, you have to trust it...bjork
You can't trust your eyes if your imagination is out of focus...Mark Twain
If you can't see the fractal nature of everything all you have to realize is that PEOPLE COME OUT OF OTHER PEOPLE. It's freaky....Nassim Haramein
ultrasound......not just for babies
Holosonic Research Labs..... Their incredibly cool Audio Spotlight technology fires a narrow beam of ultrasound that distorts in a predictable pattern through as it travels through air. The result is the sonic equivalent of a laser - an invisible ray of sound that can only be heard by someone standing directly in its path. sooooo.
Basically, Audio Spotlight turns the AIR into a loudspeaker that can only be heard by standing INSIDE of it. Sound can be projected like a beam of light, bounced off of surfaces, and manipulated in all kinds of other novel ways. The New York Times called Audio Spotlight "the most radical technological development in acoustics since the coil loudspeaker was invented in 1925," and with good reason...
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
GM Considers Selling Hummer Line
Reacting to growing consumer sentiment, General Motors chief executive G. Richard Wagoner Jr. said yesterday that the world's biggest automaker will consider revamping or selling off some of the world's biggest passenger vehicles -- the Hummer line.
Is there any vehicle that so incites the ire, the anger, the reptile-brain rage of a group of people? Is there any other vehicle that has suffered as much defacement by eco-vandals?
Read the whole story here.
This photo released yesterday depicts members of a tribe in the Amazon rain forest firing arrows at an airplane. Apparently, the tribe has never had any contact with humans outside of their own group. And there are likely many other "uncontacted" tribes in the region too. From National Geographic:
"We are very confident the photos are genuine," said Miriam Ross, a spokesperson for Survival International, which estimates that half of the hundred or so uncontacted tribes in the world live in the rain forests of Brazil and Peru.
Some experts say few, if any, tribes have had no outside contact. It's more likely is that previous generations had negative encounters, prompting social taboos that continue to drive clans deeper into isolation.
Due to their vulnerable immune systems, these groups are highly susceptible to diseases borne by outsiders such as missionaries, loggers, or oil workers.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
live simply so that others may simply live
Global Priority $U.S. Billions
• Cosmetics in the United States 8
• Ice cream in Europe 11
• Perfumes in Europe and the United States 12
• Pet foods in Europe and the United States 17
• Business entertainment in Japan 35
• Cigarettes in Europe 50
• Alcoholic drinks in Europe 105
• Narcotics drugs in the world 400
• Military spending in the world 780
And compare that to what was estimated as additional costs to achieve universal access to basic social services in all developing countries:
Global Priority $U.S. Billions
• Basic education for all 6
• Water and sanitation for all 9
• Reproductive health for all women 12
• Basic health and nutrition 13
• Cosmetics in the United States 8
• Ice cream in Europe 11
• Perfumes in Europe and the United States 12
• Pet foods in Europe and the United States 17
• Business entertainment in Japan 35
• Cigarettes in Europe 50
• Alcoholic drinks in Europe 105
• Narcotics drugs in the world 400
• Military spending in the world 780
And compare that to what was estimated as additional costs to achieve universal access to basic social services in all developing countries:
Global Priority $U.S. Billions
• Basic education for all 6
• Water and sanitation for all 9
• Reproductive health for all women 12
• Basic health and nutrition 13
Anyone down for a camping trip on June 11
We were thinking of a camp trip up the Pouder for Torreys Birthday celebration. Maybe try and fit a raft trip on the river?!?! We could go on Wednesday and maybe stay for a couple of nights. We are open to suggestions (especially from Torrey) if there is any other places we should check out. I hope that everyone who is in town is able to make it!!!
Thursday, May 29, 2008
coincidentally
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head.
Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln .
Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln , was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln , was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.
Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.
Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'
Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln ' made by 'Ford.'
Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.
Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe , Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head.
Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln .
Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln , was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln , was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.
Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.
Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'
Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln ' made by 'Ford.'
Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.
Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe , Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Ecovillage
There is an organization, The Global Ecovillage Network (GEN)that has more than 15,000 ecovillages registered worldwide.
Roast Beef Curtains?.....The Bear Trap?....No!!!.......A Real Life Hungry Vajay J
Imagine the soft, glistening folds that open into the female vagina. Indeed, if you are male you probably imagine them quite often -- the wet, inviting warmth, the luscious sensuous sensations as you glide into your lover. Now imagine that hidden within these same supple folds lurk a ferocious array of teeth or fangs ready to devour the genitals of any man foolish enough to insert his member
Monday, May 26, 2008
Saturday, May 24, 2008
zabba what's a seashell?
i know that animals live in them but where do they come from? what are they made of? does the ocean make them? why are they so pretty?
i dont know if you know the answers to any of these questions but i figured you were my best bet
p.s. australia has some pretty cool rocks, and a really big one called uluru...makes me think of you!
i dont know if you know the answers to any of these questions but i figured you were my best bet
p.s. australia has some pretty cool rocks, and a really big one called uluru...makes me think of you!
Friday, May 23, 2008
I Just Fell Asleep A Little In My Mouth
In investigating the intricacies of the body's biological rhythms, scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have discovered the existence of a "food-related clock" which can supersede the "light-based" master clock that serves as the body's primary timekeeper.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
usurp power, i surp hope
in a new homeland securty directive, bush has declared the right to martial law if any disaster come to fruition in the last few months of his POWER. we have talked about this on the blog before, but is seems as pertinant as ever. he has removed the constitution's call for a meeting with congress prior to taking control, and has virtually enabled himself to become a dictator. our "soft" media in this country would never covera story like this for fear of losing funding from advertisers. take a look:
drugs=bad?
the prescription drug companies are outta control. they seek profit and disregard all barriers of safety and morality. they constantly make up new conditions in order to "provide salvation" through chemicals. the long term effects are often unknown and lobbyists in Washington make sure the FDA does not hold things up. blah blah. the list goes on. bad news.
this link shows a mind-boggling catalogue of prescription drug related murders, suicides and arrests. these drugs are not only failing to help many people, but are part of a serious problem effecting our society. ALL of the SCHOOL SHOOTINGS in recent history in america are linked to drugs like zoloft and prosac.......
a quick glance will do
this link shows a mind-boggling catalogue of prescription drug related murders, suicides and arrests. these drugs are not only failing to help many people, but are part of a serious problem effecting our society. ALL of the SCHOOL SHOOTINGS in recent history in america are linked to drugs like zoloft and prosac.......
a quick glance will do
it will come; it is coming
" The phase of full participation is a growth phase in which we develop gifts that will be applied very differently later. The phase of trying to fix, to endure, to soldier on with a life that isn't working is a maturation phase that develops qualities of patience and determination and strength. The phase of discovering the all-encompassing nature of the problem is usually a phase of despair, but it need not be. Properly, it is a phase of rest, of stillness, of withdrawal, of preparation for a push. The push is a birth-push. Crises in our lives converge and propel us into a new life, a new being that we hardly imagine could exist, except that we'd heard rumors of it, echoes, and maybe even caught a glimpse of it here and there, been granted through grace a brief preview.
If you are in the midst of this process, you need not suffer if you cooperate with it. I can offer you two things. First is self-trust. Trust your own urge to withdraw even when a million messages are telling you, "The world is fine, what's wrong with you? Get with the program." Trust your innate belief that you are here on earth for something magnificent, even when a thousand disappointments have told you you are ordinary. Trust your idealism, buried in your eternal child's heart, that says that a far more beautiful world than this is possible. Trust your impatience that says "good enough" is not good enough. Do not label your noble refusal to participate as laziness and do not medicalize it as an illness. Your heroic body has merely made a few sacrifices to serve your growth.
The second thing I can offer you is a map. The journey I have described is not always linear, and you may find yourself from time to time revisiting earlier territory. When you find the right life, when you find the right expression of your gifts, you will receive an unmistakable signal. You will feel excited and alive. Many people have preceded you on this journey, and many more will follow in times to come. Because the old world is falling apart, and the crises that initiate the journey are converging upon us. Soon many people will follow the paths we have pioneered. Each journey is unique, but all share the same basic dynamics I have described. When you have passed through it, and understood the necessity and rightness of each of its phases, you will be prepared to midwife others through it as well. Your condition, all the years of it, has prepared you for this. It has prepared you to ease the passage of those who will follow. Everything you have gone through, every bit of the despair, has been necessary to forge you into a healer and a guide. The need is great. The time is coming soon "
-reality sandwich's charles eisenstein
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
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Thursday, May 15, 2008
election time
as i was talking about american politics with an australian friend of mine today i realized that i don't really know that much about the candidates and their positions on current issues. i wanted to know more but felt like it might be really overwhelming trying to learn all this information but was refered to a really good website. it gives a brief overview of many of the important issues, just a quick summary of each candidates position.
i know that many of you are very informed on this topic but i just thought i'd post this link for anyone who isn't so informed and wants to know a little more about where clinton, obama, and mccain stand. we'll all be voting soon and its important to know what you're voting for.
http://uspolitics.america.gov/uspolitics/elections/issues.html
i know that many of you are very informed on this topic but i just thought i'd post this link for anyone who isn't so informed and wants to know a little more about where clinton, obama, and mccain stand. we'll all be voting soon and its important to know what you're voting for.
http://uspolitics.america.gov/uspolitics/elections/issues.html
EDIT from PP: or you can go to this website and decide your own ideas. after the 2 step quiz it tells you who you align to.... i am 92% nader btw
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
The Law (karma)
The sun may be clouded, yet ever the sun
Will sweep on its course till the cycle is run.
And when into chaos the systems are hurled
Again shall the Builder re-shape a new world.
Your path may be clouded, uncertain your goal;
Move on, for the orbit is fixed in your soul.
And though it may lead into darkness of night,
The torch of the Builder shall give it new light.
You were and you shall be, know this while you are;
Your spirit has travelled both long and afar.
It came from the Source, to the Source it returns;
The spark that was lighted eternally burns.
It slept in a jewel, it leaped in a wave,
It roamed in the forest, it rose from the grave.
It took on strange garbs for long aeons of years,
And NOW as the soul of YOURSELF it appears.
From body to body your spirit speeds on,
It seeks a new form when the old one is gone.
And the FORM that it finds, is the fabric you wrought
On the loom of the mind with the fibre of thought.
As dew is drawn upward, in rain to descend,
Your thoughts drift away and in destiny blend.
You cannot escape them; for petty, or great,
Or evil, or noble, they fashion your fate.
Somewhere, on some planet, some time and somehow,
Your life will reflect all the thoughts of your now,
The LAW is unerring; no blood can atone;
The structure you rear you must live in alone.
From cycle to cycle, through time and through space,
Your lives with your longings will ever keep pace,
And all that you ask for, and all you desire,
Must come at your bidding as flames out of fire.
You are your own devil, you are your own God.
You fashioned the paths your footsteps have trod.
And no one can save you from error or sin.
Until you shall hark to the spirit within.
One list to that voice, and all tumult is done
Your life is the life of the infinite one
In the hurrying race you are conscious of pause,
With love for the purpose, and love for the cause.
--anonymous
willful eyes
Perhaps you are used to thinking about your eyes as a doorway that lets light and
vision into your mind? Through them we absorb images that tell us what is happening in
the world around us. We usually think of sight as a passive experience, like watching a
movie.
When a scientist observes his experiment, however, quantum mechanics tells us that
it is not entirely a passive process. Her observation will, subtly or grossly, affect the process
that she is observing, will influence the outcome of the experiment. This influence is not simply
selective observation, the mind filtering its inputs (which happens all the time), but is such that
the events themselves are altered by the observations process.
Remember the experience of riding as a passenger in an automobile with a driver who you
didn't fully trust? Perhaps they are angry, or tired, or for some other reason aren't giving the road
their full attention. You may have noticed yourself trying to make up for their lack of attention by
increasing your own, leaning into the curves, breaking with your feet, or perhaps you have found
yourself willing the car around the curves or to break at a light? Now your eyes are actively trying
to manage the world around you, to create your experience, manifest a positive outcome.
In fact, we often use our eyes to create what we see, to will our life into existence, either
literally or figuratively, in our imaginations.
vision into your mind? Through them we absorb images that tell us what is happening in
the world around us. We usually think of sight as a passive experience, like watching a
movie.
When a scientist observes his experiment, however, quantum mechanics tells us that
it is not entirely a passive process. Her observation will, subtly or grossly, affect the process
that she is observing, will influence the outcome of the experiment. This influence is not simply
selective observation, the mind filtering its inputs (which happens all the time), but is such that
the events themselves are altered by the observations process.
Remember the experience of riding as a passenger in an automobile with a driver who you
didn't fully trust? Perhaps they are angry, or tired, or for some other reason aren't giving the road
their full attention. You may have noticed yourself trying to make up for their lack of attention by
increasing your own, leaning into the curves, breaking with your feet, or perhaps you have found
yourself willing the car around the curves or to break at a light? Now your eyes are actively trying
to manage the world around you, to create your experience, manifest a positive outcome.
In fact, we often use our eyes to create what we see, to will our life into existence, either
literally or figuratively, in our imaginations.
Sing Along
Yeasayer
I can't sleep when I think about the times we're living in,
I can't sleep when I think about the future I was born into,
Outsiders dressed up like Sunday morning,
With no Berlin wall what the hell you gonna do.
It's a New Year,
I'm glad to be here
It's a fresh spring,
So let's sing.
In 2080
I'll surely be dead
So don't look ahead,
Never look ahead
It's a New Year,
I'm glad to be here
It's the first spring,
So let's sing.
And the moon shines bright
On the water tonight
So we won't drown
In the summer sound.
If you find me I'll be sitting by the water fountain,
Picket signs, letdowns, meltdown it's Monday morning
But it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright
It's alright,
Cause in no time, They'll be gone I guess I'll still be standing here.
Yeah Yeah we can all grab at the chance and be handsome farmers,
Yeah you can have twenty one sons and be blood when they marry my daughters,
And the pain that we left at the station will stay in a jar behind us.
We can pickle the pain into blue ribbon winners at county contests.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Sing, Dance, Dazzle and Yawp
Quotes that resonate with my being on this, the last day of my Rat Race.....
Alan Watts
From "Coincidence of Opposites"
"In music, though, one doesn't make the end of a composition. The point of the composition is not to get to the end of the composition. If that were so the best composers would be the ones that got to the end the fastest. And there would be composers who only wrote finales. People would go to the concert just to hear one crashing chord. Cause that's the end. Same as dancing. You don't aim at a particular spot in the room where you should arrive. The whole point of dancing is the dance.
But we don't see that as something brought on by our education in our everyday conduct. We've got a system of schooling which gives a completely different impression. It's all graded. And what we do is we put the child into the corridor of this grade system. And then you start off kindergarten, and that's a great thing because you get into first grade. And then common, first grade leads into second grade and so on, and then you get out of grade school and you've got high school. And its revving up. The thing is coming. Then you've got to go to college, and hopefully you go to graduate school. And when you're through with graduate school you go out to join the world. And then you get into some racket where you're selling insurance. And they've got that quota to make and you've gotta make that. And all that time the thing is coming. Its coming, that great thing, that success you've been working for. Then one day you wake up about 40 years old and you say, "my god, I've arrived! I'm there!" And you don't feel very different from what you always felt. And there's a slight let down because you feel it was a hoax. And it was a hoax, a dreadful hoax. They made you miss everything. By expectation there are the people who lived to retire, and put those savings away. And then when they're sixty five they don't have any energy left. It feels like we've cheated ourselves the whole way down the line. We thought of life by analogy with a journey, with a pilgrimage which had a serious purpose at the end. And the thing was, to get to that end, success, or whatever it is, or maybe heaven after your dead. But we missed the whole point all the way along. It was a musical thing, and you were supposed to sing...or to dance while the music was being played."
Walt Whitman
From "Leaves of Grass"
Long enough have you dreamed contemptible dreams,
Now I wash the Gum from your eyes,
You must habit yourself to the dazzle of the light and
of every moment of your life.
Long have you timidly waded, holding a plank by the
shore,
Now I will you to be a bold swimmer,
To jump off in the midst of the sea, and rise again and
nod to me and shout, and laughingly dash with your
hair.
....
Why should I wish to see God better that this day?
I see something of God in each hour of the twenty-four, and
each moment then,
In the faces of men and women I see God, and in my own
face in the glass;
I find letters from God dropped in the street, and every
one is signed by God's name,
And I leave them where they are, for I know that others
will punctually come forever and ever.
....
I too am not a bit tamed....I too am untranslatable,
I sound my barbaric yawp of the roofs of the world.
Alan Watts
From "Coincidence of Opposites"
"In music, though, one doesn't make the end of a composition. The point of the composition is not to get to the end of the composition. If that were so the best composers would be the ones that got to the end the fastest. And there would be composers who only wrote finales. People would go to the concert just to hear one crashing chord. Cause that's the end. Same as dancing. You don't aim at a particular spot in the room where you should arrive. The whole point of dancing is the dance.
But we don't see that as something brought on by our education in our everyday conduct. We've got a system of schooling which gives a completely different impression. It's all graded. And what we do is we put the child into the corridor of this grade system. And then you start off kindergarten, and that's a great thing because you get into first grade. And then common, first grade leads into second grade and so on, and then you get out of grade school and you've got high school. And its revving up. The thing is coming. Then you've got to go to college, and hopefully you go to graduate school. And when you're through with graduate school you go out to join the world. And then you get into some racket where you're selling insurance. And they've got that quota to make and you've gotta make that. And all that time the thing is coming. Its coming, that great thing, that success you've been working for. Then one day you wake up about 40 years old and you say, "my god, I've arrived! I'm there!" And you don't feel very different from what you always felt. And there's a slight let down because you feel it was a hoax. And it was a hoax, a dreadful hoax. They made you miss everything. By expectation there are the people who lived to retire, and put those savings away. And then when they're sixty five they don't have any energy left. It feels like we've cheated ourselves the whole way down the line. We thought of life by analogy with a journey, with a pilgrimage which had a serious purpose at the end. And the thing was, to get to that end, success, or whatever it is, or maybe heaven after your dead. But we missed the whole point all the way along. It was a musical thing, and you were supposed to sing...or to dance while the music was being played."
Walt Whitman
From "Leaves of Grass"
Long enough have you dreamed contemptible dreams,
Now I wash the Gum from your eyes,
You must habit yourself to the dazzle of the light and
of every moment of your life.
Long have you timidly waded, holding a plank by the
shore,
Now I will you to be a bold swimmer,
To jump off in the midst of the sea, and rise again and
nod to me and shout, and laughingly dash with your
hair.
....
Why should I wish to see God better that this day?
I see something of God in each hour of the twenty-four, and
each moment then,
In the faces of men and women I see God, and in my own
face in the glass;
I find letters from God dropped in the street, and every
one is signed by God's name,
And I leave them where they are, for I know that others
will punctually come forever and ever.
....
I too am not a bit tamed....I too am untranslatable,
I sound my barbaric yawp of the roofs of the world.
Monday, May 12, 2008
medical mary J
obama does not go so far as to say that federal policy will be totally amended to allow all states to have the right to medicinal marijuana, but he seems to pledge that states in which it is allowed (like colorado and california) patients and doctors will not be subject to federal crimes as they are now. thats a pretty huge step in the right direction, in my opinion....
as featured on current
full text version
as featured on current
full text version
Shpongle
In the spirit of what was last weekend...
Shpongle Live @ Camp Bisco
http://www.sendspace.com/file/dc2inb
Shpongle Live @ Camp Bisco
http://www.sendspace.com/file/dc2inb
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Head Count Allstars
For anyone interested in some bisco phish cover nonsense at an award show...
http://www.sendspace.com/file/auywh9
http://www.sendspace.com/file/auywh9
KBFR was an internationally known underground/unlicensed radio station based in Boulder, CO. called KBFR (K, because that's what you use if you're West of the Mississippi river, and B.oulder F.ree R.adio... KBFR). After a brief revival in 2006, and another in 2007, a new generation of 'radio pirates' is continuing the tradition in 2008. For more info go to: HERE
also: HERE
Saturday, May 10, 2008
ELFINTOME
want to look at some sweet visionary art? this website has links to TONS of different artists' sights from all over the world. and also lots of other links. exploooooore!
Thursday, May 8, 2008
YES!
Via Newscientist.com:
Humble fungi found in most back gardens could help clean up battlefields contaminated with depleted uranium.
At present, sites can be partial decontaminated by physically collecting and disposing of fragments from shells. However, radioactive particles and dust from explosions remain in the soil, preventing full reclamation.
Now, a research team in Scotland has established that common fungi can grow on and chemically lock away the offending uranium. As their hyphal filaments sprawled across fragments of depleted uranium, the tubules gradually became coated in a yellowy mineral....
See Related: Bill Hicks - Drugs and Evolution
Terence McKenna - Stoned Ape Theory of Evolution
Arthur Koestler
I am trying to study for a final about dissident politics in the 20th century, which is no doubt very interesting, but I am no doubt likely to fail...Regardless, I was doing a little research on a guy named Arthur Koestler who we had talked about, and I found this article he wrote in response to Huxley: Doors of Perception. The guy was interested in many other things besides politics, like telepathy/telekinesis/quantum mechanics/synchronicity, and stumbled upon psychedelics later in life after receiving a letter from T Leary which is in this article. He takes a nice stance at the end in my opinion, which is sort of in an Alan Watts way of things, like "if you've got the message, hang up the phone..." Just thought I'd throw it out there, good writing- I hope to check out some of his books, apparently they have served as inspiration for Sting and the Pat Methany Group.
"In Heaven and Hell, defending the mescalin ecstasy against the reproach of artificiality, Huxley, the most highly respected exponent of the cult, argues that `in one way or another, all our experiences are chemically conditioned'; and that the great mystics of the past also 'worked systematically to modify their Body chemistry ...starving themselves into low blond Bugar and a vitamin deficiency. They sang interminable psalms, thus increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the lungs and the bloodstream, or, if they were orientals, they did breathing exercises to accomplish the Same purpose.' There is, of course, a certain amount of truth in this an a purely physiological level, but the conclusions which Huxley draws, and the advice he tenders to modern man in search of a soul, are all the more distressing: 'Knowing as he does what are the chemical conditions of transcendental experience, the aspiring mystic should turn for technical help to the specialists in pharmacology, in bio-chemistry, in physiology and neurology ...'
I would like to answer this with a parable. In the beloved Austrian mountains of my school-days, it took us about five to six hours to climb a 7,000-ft. peak. Today, many of them can be reached in a few minutes by Gable-Gar, or ski-lift, or even by motorcar. Yet you still sec thousands of schoolboys, middle-aged couples and elderly men puffeng and panting up the steep path, groaning under the load of their knapsacks. When they arrive at the alpine refuge near the summet, streaming with sweat, they shout for their traditional reward -a Blass of shnapps and a plate of hot pea-soup. And then they look at the view-and then there is only a man and a mountain and a sky. My point is not the virtue of sweat and toil. My point is that, although the view is the Same, their vision is different from those who arrive by motorcar." -A. Koestler: Return Trip to Nirvana 1968
"In Heaven and Hell, defending the mescalin ecstasy against the reproach of artificiality, Huxley, the most highly respected exponent of the cult, argues that `in one way or another, all our experiences are chemically conditioned'; and that the great mystics of the past also 'worked systematically to modify their Body chemistry ...starving themselves into low blond Bugar and a vitamin deficiency. They sang interminable psalms, thus increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the lungs and the bloodstream, or, if they were orientals, they did breathing exercises to accomplish the Same purpose.' There is, of course, a certain amount of truth in this an a purely physiological level, but the conclusions which Huxley draws, and the advice he tenders to modern man in search of a soul, are all the more distressing: 'Knowing as he does what are the chemical conditions of transcendental experience, the aspiring mystic should turn for technical help to the specialists in pharmacology, in bio-chemistry, in physiology and neurology ...'
I would like to answer this with a parable. In the beloved Austrian mountains of my school-days, it took us about five to six hours to climb a 7,000-ft. peak. Today, many of them can be reached in a few minutes by Gable-Gar, or ski-lift, or even by motorcar. Yet you still sec thousands of schoolboys, middle-aged couples and elderly men puffeng and panting up the steep path, groaning under the load of their knapsacks. When they arrive at the alpine refuge near the summet, streaming with sweat, they shout for their traditional reward -a Blass of shnapps and a plate of hot pea-soup. And then they look at the view-and then there is only a man and a mountain and a sky. My point is not the virtue of sweat and toil. My point is that, although the view is the Same, their vision is different from those who arrive by motorcar." -A. Koestler: Return Trip to Nirvana 1968
Sexy OS
Ubuntu is an African word meaning 'Humanity to others', or 'I am what I am because of who we all are'. The Ubuntu distribution brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the software world
I'm going to give this a shot after I reformat....In light of the doomsday seed vault....maybe say goodbye to microsoft?
Thanks Andrew Vavrek, IT manager of Resonance Project
I was sort of out of the loop on how amazing open source can be...I almost got one that University of Cal Berkeley had designed, but this is much more what I am looking for. I think for anyone who is interested, Windows users in particular, you can download the file, burn it and then reformat...You could do it w/out reformatting too I'm sure, I'm just currently in the market.
The amount of open source software is pretty amazing and check out these open music websites
Opsound
Jamendo
I had no idea we were so on it :)
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Live @ 日本国
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Setlist: Waltz of the Wind>>Twinkle Twinkle
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Setlist: Waltz of the Wind>>Twinkle Twinkle
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Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Banksy Content
http://www.supertouchart.com/2008/05/03/londonstreet-lifeinside-the-cans-festival/#more-8381
Sorry im bad at linking
Sorry im bad at linking
Monday, May 5, 2008
Cool Geology
Impact crater off the coast of England in the North Sea. The asteroid was 200 to 500 meters (660 to 1700 feet) across and estimated to have impacted the Earth 60 to 65 million years ago. The crater is 3 kilometers (almost 2 miles) wide and 300 meters (almost 1000 feet) deep!!The color image is a 3D seismic image of the crater.
NIN: the slip
"as a thank you to our fans for your continued support, we are giving away the new nine inch nails album one hundred percent free, exclusively via nin.com.
the music is available in a variety of formats including high-quality MP3, FLAC or M4A lossless at CD quality and even higher-than-CD quality 24/96 WAVE. your link will include all options - all free. all downloads include a PDF with artwork and credits.
for those of you interested in physical products, fear not. we plan to make a version of this release available on CD and vinyl in july. details coming soon."
download page
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Friday, May 2, 2008
petition to ban blackwater
there are already over 8,ooo signatures on the petition to congress to stop outsourceing our millitary. its only been 2 days since the release. sign. lets show that americans are ready to take back control...
http://www.couragecampaign.org/page/s/banblackwater
http://www.couragecampaign.org/page/s/banblackwater
US plan to protect right whale from shipping blocked by Cheney
"Efforts to protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale from being killed by ships are being blocked by Vice President Dick Cheney according to leaked documents.
A behind the scenes struggle is raging between the White House and US government scientists who want to force ships to slow down near the calving grounds of the almost extinct right whale."
1/29/09...
Thursday, May 1, 2008
"pixie dust" used to grow a finger
In every town in every part of this sprawling country you can find a faceless sprawling strip mall in which to do the shopping.
Rarely though would you expect to find a medical miracle working behind the counter of the mall's hobby shop.
That however is what Lee Spievak considers himself to be.
"I put my finger in," Mr Spievak says, pointing towards the propeller of a model airplane, "and that's when I sliced my finger off."
I think that within ten years that we will have strategies that will re-grow the bones, and promote the growth of functional tissue around those bones
Dr Dr Stephen BadylakUniversity of Pittsburgh
It took the end right off, down to the bone, about half an inch.
"We don't know where the piece went."
The photos of his severed finger tip are pretty graphic. You can understand why doctors said he'd lost it for good.
Today though, you wouldn't know it. Mr Spievak, who is 69 years old, shows off his finger, and it's all there, tissue, nerves, nail, skin, even his finger print.
'Pixie dust'
How? Well that's the truly remarkable part. It wasn't a transplant. Mr Spievak re-grew his finger tip. He used a powder - or pixie dust as he sometimes refers to it while telling his story.
Mr Speivak's brother Alan - who was working in the field of regenerative medicine - sent him the powder.
For ten days Mr Spievak put a little on his finger.
"The second time I put it on I already could see growth. Each day it was up further. Finally it closed up and was a finger.
"It took about four weeks before it was sealed."
Now he says he has "complete feeling, complete movement."
The "pixie dust" comes from the University of Pittsburgh, though in the lab Dr Stephen Badylak prefers to call it extra cellular matrix.
Pig's bladder
The process he has been pioneering over the last few years involves scraping the cells from the lining of a pig's bladder.
The remaining tissue is then placed into acid, "cleaned" of all cells, and dried out.
It can be turned into sheets, or a powder.
How it works in detail
It looks like a simple process, but of course the science is complex.
"There are all sorts of signals in the body," explains Dr Badylak.
"We have got signals that are good for forming scar, and others that are good for regenerating tissues.
"One way to think about these matrices is that we have taken out many of the stimuli for scar tissue formation and left those signals that were always there anyway for constructive remodelling."
In other words when the extra cellular matrix is put on a wound, scientists believe it stimulates cells in the tissue to grow rather than scar.
If they can perfect the technique, it might mean one day they could repair not just a severed finger, but severely burnt skin, or even damaged organs.
Clinical trial
They hope soon to start a clinical trial in Buenos Aires on a woman who has cancer of the oesophagus.
The normal procedure in such cases is often deadly. Doctors remove the cancerous portion and try to stretch the stomach lining up to meet the shortened oesophagus.
In the trial they will place the extra cellular matrix inside the body from where the portion of oesophagus has been removed, and hope to stimulate the cells around it to re-grow the missing portion.
So could limbs be re-grown? Dr Badylak is cautious, but believes the technology is potentially revolutionary.
"I think that within ten years that we will have strategies that will re-grow the bones, and promote the growth of functional tissue around those bones. And that is a major step towards eventually doing the entire limb."
That kind of talk has got the US military interested.
They are just about to start trials to re-grow parts of the fingers of injured soldiers.
Skin burns
They also hope the matrix might help veterans like Robert Henline re-grow burnt skin.
He was almost killed in an explosion while serving in Iraq. His four colleagues travelling with him in the army Humvee were all killed.
He suffered 35% burns to his head and upper body. His ears are almost totally gone, the skin on his head has been burnt to the bone, his face is a swollen raw mess.
So far he has undergone surgery 25 times. He reckons he has got another 30 to go.
Anything that could be done in terms of regeneration would be great he says.
"Life changing! I think I'm more scared of hospitals than I am of going back to Iraq again."
Like any developing technology there are many unknowns. There are worries about encouraging cancerous growths by using the matrix.
Doctors though believe that within the so called pixie dust lies an amazing medical discovery.
Rarely though would you expect to find a medical miracle working behind the counter of the mall's hobby shop.
That however is what Lee Spievak considers himself to be.
"I put my finger in," Mr Spievak says, pointing towards the propeller of a model airplane, "and that's when I sliced my finger off."
I think that within ten years that we will have strategies that will re-grow the bones, and promote the growth of functional tissue around those bones
Dr Dr Stephen BadylakUniversity of Pittsburgh
It took the end right off, down to the bone, about half an inch.
"We don't know where the piece went."
The photos of his severed finger tip are pretty graphic. You can understand why doctors said he'd lost it for good.
Today though, you wouldn't know it. Mr Spievak, who is 69 years old, shows off his finger, and it's all there, tissue, nerves, nail, skin, even his finger print.
'Pixie dust'
How? Well that's the truly remarkable part. It wasn't a transplant. Mr Spievak re-grew his finger tip. He used a powder - or pixie dust as he sometimes refers to it while telling his story.
Mr Speivak's brother Alan - who was working in the field of regenerative medicine - sent him the powder.
For ten days Mr Spievak put a little on his finger.
"The second time I put it on I already could see growth. Each day it was up further. Finally it closed up and was a finger.
"It took about four weeks before it was sealed."
Now he says he has "complete feeling, complete movement."
The "pixie dust" comes from the University of Pittsburgh, though in the lab Dr Stephen Badylak prefers to call it extra cellular matrix.
Pig's bladder
The process he has been pioneering over the last few years involves scraping the cells from the lining of a pig's bladder.
The remaining tissue is then placed into acid, "cleaned" of all cells, and dried out.
It can be turned into sheets, or a powder.
How it works in detail
It looks like a simple process, but of course the science is complex.
"There are all sorts of signals in the body," explains Dr Badylak.
"We have got signals that are good for forming scar, and others that are good for regenerating tissues.
"One way to think about these matrices is that we have taken out many of the stimuli for scar tissue formation and left those signals that were always there anyway for constructive remodelling."
In other words when the extra cellular matrix is put on a wound, scientists believe it stimulates cells in the tissue to grow rather than scar.
If they can perfect the technique, it might mean one day they could repair not just a severed finger, but severely burnt skin, or even damaged organs.
Clinical trial
They hope soon to start a clinical trial in Buenos Aires on a woman who has cancer of the oesophagus.
The normal procedure in such cases is often deadly. Doctors remove the cancerous portion and try to stretch the stomach lining up to meet the shortened oesophagus.
In the trial they will place the extra cellular matrix inside the body from where the portion of oesophagus has been removed, and hope to stimulate the cells around it to re-grow the missing portion.
So could limbs be re-grown? Dr Badylak is cautious, but believes the technology is potentially revolutionary.
"I think that within ten years that we will have strategies that will re-grow the bones, and promote the growth of functional tissue around those bones. And that is a major step towards eventually doing the entire limb."
That kind of talk has got the US military interested.
They are just about to start trials to re-grow parts of the fingers of injured soldiers.
Skin burns
They also hope the matrix might help veterans like Robert Henline re-grow burnt skin.
He was almost killed in an explosion while serving in Iraq. His four colleagues travelling with him in the army Humvee were all killed.
He suffered 35% burns to his head and upper body. His ears are almost totally gone, the skin on his head has been burnt to the bone, his face is a swollen raw mess.
So far he has undergone surgery 25 times. He reckons he has got another 30 to go.
Anything that could be done in terms of regeneration would be great he says.
"Life changing! I think I'm more scared of hospitals than I am of going back to Iraq again."
Like any developing technology there are many unknowns. There are worries about encouraging cancerous growths by using the matrix.
Doctors though believe that within the so called pixie dust lies an amazing medical discovery.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
hemp oil for everything
This almost sounds like a late night infomercial, but its got the data, stories and advise to back it all up. The film shows the amazing healing properties and strategies to use/make hemp oil. From rashes to cancer. No wonder the aliens brought us this wonder drug....
Hemp oil literally stopped three of these guys TERMINAL CANCER when the other drugs had failed and doctors had given up. The website has plenty of information, is not-for-profit and has ideas on making hemp oil (note: it is not hemp SEED oil).
http://www.phoenixtears.ca/
Part one of seven:
so why is it that hemp is illegal? oh ya
i know that hemp is a wonder drug and product. i know that industry and government want to keep it down. the above documentary is the BEST argument i have found that supports the way i feel. check it.
ALSO:
DR.s FIND NO LINK FROM WEED TO CANCER
"The largest study of its kind has unexpectedly concluded that smoking marijuana, even regularly and heavily, does not lead to lung cancer."
...
The new findings "were against our expectations," said Donald Tashkin of the University of California at Los Angeles, a pulmonologist who has studied marijuana for 30 years.
"Earlier work established that marijuana does contain cancer-causing chemicals as potentially harmful as those in tobacco, he said. However, marijuana also contains the chemical THC, which he said may kill aging cells and keep them from becoming cancerous."
Hemp oil literally stopped three of these guys TERMINAL CANCER when the other drugs had failed and doctors had given up. The website has plenty of information, is not-for-profit and has ideas on making hemp oil (note: it is not hemp SEED oil).
http://www.phoenixtears.ca/
Part one of seven:
so why is it that hemp is illegal? oh ya
i know that hemp is a wonder drug and product. i know that industry and government want to keep it down. the above documentary is the BEST argument i have found that supports the way i feel. check it.
ALSO:
DR.s FIND NO LINK FROM WEED TO CANCER
"The largest study of its kind has unexpectedly concluded that smoking marijuana, even regularly and heavily, does not lead to lung cancer."
...
The new findings "were against our expectations," said Donald Tashkin of the University of California at Los Angeles, a pulmonologist who has studied marijuana for 30 years.
"Earlier work established that marijuana does contain cancer-causing chemicals as potentially harmful as those in tobacco, he said. However, marijuana also contains the chemical THC, which he said may kill aging cells and keep them from becoming cancerous."
Recycle Your Nalgene
On April 18th, 2008, Health Canada announced that Bisphenol A is toxic to human health. Bisphenol A is used in Nalgene Brand polycarbonate water bottles, but on the same day Nalgene announced that all Bisphenol A products will be phased out.An alternative is available in the polyethylene versions of these products (made out of HDPE, Nalgene's traditional material), which are free of these chemicals. They can be identified by their greater flexibility, by their translucent, "milky" appearance, and by the number 2 triangular plastic recycling symbol on the bottom, rather than the number 7 on a polycarbonate bottle.
Albert Hoffman
70 years after first producing LSD, Albert Hoffman died yesterday at 102 years old of a heart attack
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
get that fish!!
apparently, this is first time an orangutan has been seen using a tool to hunt...
tight
A Fake Group Fights for Monsanto's Right to Deceive You
The American Farmers for the Advancement and Conservation of Technology, or Afact, calls itself a "grass-roots organization" that came together to defend their right to use the artificial growth hormone recombinant bovine somatotropin, also known as rBST or rBGH, in their milk production.
What they do not tell you is that Afact is not only an organization of dairy farmers. The group actually has close ties to Monsanto, the makers of rBGH, which is marketed under the brand name Posilac.
Monsanto and a Colorado consultant that lists Monsanto as a client helped to organize Afact. The group has also worked with marketing firm Osborn & Barr, whose founders include a former Monsanto executive.
As a growing number of consumers are choosing to buy milk that does not contain artificial growth hormones, Afact has started a counteroffensive to stop milk labels from being allowed to say they contain "no artificial growth hormone."
Cows treated with Posilac produce about one gallon more per day than untreated cows. Certain farmers want to keep using the hormone to boost their profits, while many consumers wonder about the potential health risks to humans and cows.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declared that Posilac is safe, but many other countries have refused to approve it.
Sources: New York Times March 9, 2008
What they do not tell you is that Afact is not only an organization of dairy farmers. The group actually has close ties to Monsanto, the makers of rBGH, which is marketed under the brand name Posilac.
Monsanto and a Colorado consultant that lists Monsanto as a client helped to organize Afact. The group has also worked with marketing firm Osborn & Barr, whose founders include a former Monsanto executive.
As a growing number of consumers are choosing to buy milk that does not contain artificial growth hormones, Afact has started a counteroffensive to stop milk labels from being allowed to say they contain "no artificial growth hormone."
Cows treated with Posilac produce about one gallon more per day than untreated cows. Certain farmers want to keep using the hormone to boost their profits, while many consumers wonder about the potential health risks to humans and cows.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declared that Posilac is safe, but many other countries have refused to approve it.
Sources: New York Times March 9, 2008
more on rummys products
from donald rummy's old company, we give you a 'safe' artificial sweetner (nutriSweet). i wonder if he drinks it in his coffee? i wonder why the FDA has approved it?
"How Does Aspartame Damage Your Brain?
Consuming a lot of aspartame may inhibit the ability of enzymes in your brain to function normally, according to a new review by scientists from the University of Pretoria and the University of Limpopo.
The review found that high doses of the sweetener may lead to neurodegeneration. It has also previously been found that aspartame consumption can cause neurological and behavioral disturbances in sensitive individuals.
Specifically, the review found a number of direct and indirect changes that occur in your brain as a result of high consumption levels of aspartame, including disturbing:
* The metabolism of amino acids
* Protein structure and metabolism
* The integrity of nucleic acids
* Neuronal function
* Endocrine balances
Further, the breakdown of aspartame causes nerves to fire excessively, which can indirectly lead to a high rate of neuron depolarisation.
Despite these growing concerns, neither the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have changed their guidelines regarding the safety of the ingredient or intake advice.
Sources:
* Food Quality News April 6, 2008
* European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2008, 62, 451-462"
"How Does Aspartame Damage Your Brain?
Consuming a lot of aspartame may inhibit the ability of enzymes in your brain to function normally, according to a new review by scientists from the University of Pretoria and the University of Limpopo.
The review found that high doses of the sweetener may lead to neurodegeneration. It has also previously been found that aspartame consumption can cause neurological and behavioral disturbances in sensitive individuals.
Specifically, the review found a number of direct and indirect changes that occur in your brain as a result of high consumption levels of aspartame, including disturbing:
* The metabolism of amino acids
* Protein structure and metabolism
* The integrity of nucleic acids
* Neuronal function
* Endocrine balances
Further, the breakdown of aspartame causes nerves to fire excessively, which can indirectly lead to a high rate of neuron depolarisation.
Despite these growing concerns, neither the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have changed their guidelines regarding the safety of the ingredient or intake advice.
Sources:
* Food Quality News April 6, 2008
* European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2008, 62, 451-462"
Monday, April 28, 2008
Electron
not my words but anyhow...
sup yall
got some great great news...
Electron will be playing at Cervantes on Sunday 5/11...
this is the Triumphant return of Electron...Electron = Marc Brownstein + Aaron Magnar + Tommy Hamilton + Joe Russo
I cant remeber their last show but I know its been a while...
I've been told that they will be playing CHEMICAL WARFARE BRIGADE in its entirety!!!
this is a show not to be missed for several obvious reasons...
1) 1st electron show in years
2) It at Cervantes
3) CWB in full
enjoy your day
peace
love
respect
sup yall
got some great great news...
Electron will be playing at Cervantes on Sunday 5/11...
this is the Triumphant return of Electron...Electron = Marc Brownstein + Aaron Magnar + Tommy Hamilton + Joe Russo
I cant remeber their last show but I know its been a while...
I've been told that they will be playing CHEMICAL WARFARE BRIGADE in its entirety!!!
this is a show not to be missed for several obvious reasons...
1) 1st electron show in years
2) It at Cervantes
3) CWB in full
enjoy your day
peace
love
respect
Spring Cleaning
Right now's the perfect time to get your "fast" on and do some detox from the inside out.
The Master Cleanse includes drinking a lemonade concoction every day made from purified or spring water, fresh squeezed lemon juice, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper- It helps clean out your entire digestive track not just the last four feet like a typical colonic. The cleanse has been known to improve over-all health by removig the toxins our bodies store within fat tissue and a mucous lining the intestinal walls. It's done for a minimum of 10 days but many have found more benefits from going longer.
I recommend reading The Master Cleanser by Stanley Burroughs, Lose Weight, Have More Energy, and Be Happier in 10 Days by Peter Glickman, or The Complete Master Cleanse by Tom Woloshyn.
Other cleansing ideas are drinking only fresh organic fruit juice for a week or as long as you can make it, or merely limiting your diet to raw fruits vegetables, nuts and seeds for a period of time. Both of these cleanses give the organs a break from working extra hard to break down meat and dairy and other cooked or processed foods. This allows for more nutrients to be absorbed through the intestinal walls with less energy used and allows for the body to get rid of some of the old toxins we've all built up over the years.
If anyone is interested let me know- company is always welcome and we can support each other through the cleanse! Happy Cleansing!!!
Words from the Papa
> I've got some heartfelt words to share with you concerning Railroad
> Earth's soon-to-be-released CD "Amen Corner." It's important to note
> that what you are about to read are my words and my words only.
>
> "Amen Corner" is an incredible piece of work. I'm lucky enough to
> have heard it, and all of you will definitely want to buy it and
> listen to it repeatedly. And that's what I want to talk to you
> about. BUYING it.
>
> The music industry has changed drastically with the explosion in
> information technology. The industry-wide sales of CDs have dropped
> dramatically since the ability to burn and copy CDs became
> commonplace. I recently read a statistic that blew my mind: 48% of
> teenagers in this country have never bought a CD. This is the
> demographic historically responsible for a huge share of the market.
> Now, they either download music or blissfully practice music piracy.
>
> We've all done it, have we not? Copied and burned copyrighted
> music. I am asking you to stop doing that and not do it anymore.
> Railroad Earth's CD has prompted me to write this, but it's wrong to
> pirate music by any artist.
>
> Musicians work their asses off for years, honing their craft, and we
> all benefit from their awesome talents. It is not an easy life, and
> frankly not financially lucrative (with a few exceptions). So,
> please do the right thing. Think about the times that Railroad
> Earth's music has created for you and in you a state of joy, and
> doing the right thing will be easy.
>
> You folks on the Earthboard will want to buy "Amen Corner," I
> guarantee. You may want to buy two or three copies, so you have one
> for the house, one for the car, perhaps another to give to someone
> you want to turn on to some great music. Then ask them to follow
> this simple lesson in doing the right thing, and maybe we can change
> the trend of a downturn in music sales, at least in this instance.
>
> While I am admittedly not objective, "Amen Corner" is, in my opinion,
> worthy of consideration for award. But, just to be considered for
> such a thing requires strong sales. The core of fans reading this
> will be important in realizing this goal. The first step is to
> buy "Amen Corner." The second step is to not copy the CD and don't
> accept copies. Then encourage everyone you know - or strangers for
> that matter - to buy themselves a copy of this splendid effort by
> Railroad Earth.
>
> You can accept or reject my words. But you know what I am saying is
> right. And doing the right thing will make you feel good. And I
> want you to feel good.
>
> Sincerely and Thanks for Reading This,
> Papa Phil
PS - This is post 420 of shredsomething!!!! wooo!!!!!! wooooooooooooo!!!!!
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Trivia: What did former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld do before becoming involved in politics?
From 1977 to 1985 Rumsfeld served as Chief Executive Officer, President, and then Chairman of G.D. Searle & Company, a worldwide pharmaceutical company based in Skokie, Illinois, whose products included, among others, Metamucil, Dramamine, Aspartame, and the oral contraceptive pill Enovid. During his tenure at Searle, Rumsfeld led the company's financial turnaround that in turn earned him awards as the Outstanding Chief Executive Officer in the Pharmaceutical Industry from the Wall Street Transcript (1980) and Financial World (1981). Rumsfeld is believed to have earned around $12 million from Searle's sale to Monsanto.[22]
did someone say propaganda?
never in the bush administration could there ever be propaganda:
original NYT article from last week:.
"Internal Pentagon documents repeatedly refer to the military analysts as “message force multipliers” or “surrogates” who could be counted on to deliver administration “themes and messages” to millions of Americans “in the form of their own opinions.”
while this may not be news to everyone, it is news that has finally made it to the mainstream consciousness a little more. hopefully this story does not get killed in the 24 hour cable news era of now....
original NYT article from last week:.
"Internal Pentagon documents repeatedly refer to the military analysts as “message force multipliers” or “surrogates” who could be counted on to deliver administration “themes and messages” to millions of Americans “in the form of their own opinions.”
while this may not be news to everyone, it is news that has finally made it to the mainstream consciousness a little more. hopefully this story does not get killed in the 24 hour cable news era of now....
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