Sunday, June 22, 2014
Because our world is so poorly managed, abused and in such terrible condition, it is incumbent upon thoughtful people to radically reform and completely change their own lives, and to engage in and participate in action that effectively undermines and chips away at the status quo systems and paradigms that control us and keep us bound to self-destructive behaviors and indebted to corrupt rulers.
The 11 chemicals and their effects (via Forbes):
Lead–This is one of the most extensively researched compounds in terms of neurodevelopment, and has been consistently linked to serious deficits, including low IQ. Its effects seem to be permanent, leading to the conclusion that there is no safe level of exposure.
Methylmercury–Affecting the neurological development of the fetus,exposure often comes from maternal intake of fish containing high levels of mercury, according to the World Health Organization and the EPA.
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) – This family of chemicals has routinely been associated with reduced cognitive function in infancy and childhood. It is often present in foods, particularly fish, and can be passed along in breast milk.
Arsenic – When absorbed through drinking water, this chemical has been linked to reduced cognitive function in schoolchildren. Follow-up studies from the Morinaga milk poisoning incident have linked it to neurological disease in adulthood.
Toluene – Used as a solvent, maternal exposure has been linked to brain development problems and attention deficit in the child, according to the EPA and OSHA.
Manganese – In the drinking water in Bangladesh, for example, this chemical has been linked to lower scores in math, diminished intellectual function, and ADHD.
Fluoride – Higher levels of this chemical has been connected with a 7-point decrease in IQ in children.
Chlorpyrifos and DDT (pesticides) – Linked to structural abnormalities of the brain and neurodevelopmental problems that persist up to age 7. These pesticides are banned in many parts of the world (U.S. included), but still used in many lower-income countries. They have recently been linked to Alzheimer’s disease as well.
Tetrachloroethylene (AKAperchlorethylene)– These solvents have been linked to hyperactivity and aggressive behavior, and increased risk of psychiatric diagnosis. Mothers in certain professional roles, like nurse, chemist, cleaner, hairdresser, and beautician had higher levels of exposure.
The polybrominateddiphenyl ethers – These flame retardants are banned now, but believed to be neurotoxins. Prenatal exposure has been linked to neurodevelopmental disorders in the child.
And the researchers found two more “compounds of concern”: BPA (bisphenol A), which is a common plastic additive in canned goods, thermal register receipts and hard plastics; and phthalates, which are commonly found in personal care products including deodorants and nail polish.
Read more at http://www.the-open-mind.com/11-chemicals-creating-global-silent-pandemic-of-autism-adhd-and-dyslexia-study-finds-2/#xAHYzPCxtQPw4zRf.99
Lead–This is one of the most extensively researched compounds in terms of neurodevelopment, and has been consistently linked to serious deficits, including low IQ. Its effects seem to be permanent, leading to the conclusion that there is no safe level of exposure.
Methylmercury–Affecting the neurological development of the fetus,exposure often comes from maternal intake of fish containing high levels of mercury, according to the World Health Organization and the EPA.
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) – This family of chemicals has routinely been associated with reduced cognitive function in infancy and childhood. It is often present in foods, particularly fish, and can be passed along in breast milk.
Arsenic – When absorbed through drinking water, this chemical has been linked to reduced cognitive function in schoolchildren. Follow-up studies from the Morinaga milk poisoning incident have linked it to neurological disease in adulthood.
Toluene – Used as a solvent, maternal exposure has been linked to brain development problems and attention deficit in the child, according to the EPA and OSHA.
Manganese – In the drinking water in Bangladesh, for example, this chemical has been linked to lower scores in math, diminished intellectual function, and ADHD.
Fluoride – Higher levels of this chemical has been connected with a 7-point decrease in IQ in children.
Chlorpyrifos and DDT (pesticides) – Linked to structural abnormalities of the brain and neurodevelopmental problems that persist up to age 7. These pesticides are banned in many parts of the world (U.S. included), but still used in many lower-income countries. They have recently been linked to Alzheimer’s disease as well.
Tetrachloroethylene (AKAperchlorethylene)– These solvents have been linked to hyperactivity and aggressive behavior, and increased risk of psychiatric diagnosis. Mothers in certain professional roles, like nurse, chemist, cleaner, hairdresser, and beautician had higher levels of exposure.
The polybrominateddiphenyl ethers – These flame retardants are banned now, but believed to be neurotoxins. Prenatal exposure has been linked to neurodevelopmental disorders in the child.
And the researchers found two more “compounds of concern”: BPA (bisphenol A), which is a common plastic additive in canned goods, thermal register receipts and hard plastics; and phthalates, which are commonly found in personal care products including deodorants and nail polish.
Read more at http://www.the-open-mind.com/11-chemicals-creating-global-silent-pandemic-of-autism-adhd-and-dyslexia-study-finds-2/#xAHYzPCxtQPw4zRf.99
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Mentally strong people have healthy habits. They manage their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in ways that set them up for success in life.
1. They don’t waste time feeling sorry for themselves
Mentally strong people don’t sit around feeling sorry about their circumstances or how others have treated them. Instead, they take responsibility for their role in life and understand that life isn’t always easy or fair.
2. They don’t give away their power
They don’t allow others to control them, and they don’t give someone else power over them. They don’t say things like, “My boss makes me feel bad,” because they understand that they are in control over their own emotions and they have a choice in how they respond.
3. They don’t shy away from change
Mentally strong people don’t try to avoid change. Instead, they welcome positive change and are willing to be flexible. They understand that change is inevitable and believe in their abilities to adapt.
4. They don’t waste energy on things they can’t control
You won’t hear a mentally strong person complaining over lost luggage or traffic jams. Instead, they focus on what they can control in their lives. They recognize that sometimes, the only thing they can control is their attitude.
5. They don’t worry about pleasing everyone
Mentally strong people recognize that they don’t need to please everyone all the time. They’re not afraid to say no or speak up when necessary. They strive to be kind and fair, but can handle other people being upset if they didn’t make them happy.
6. They don’t fear taking calculated risks
They don’t take reckless or foolish risks, but don’t mind taking calculated risks. Mentally strong people spend time weighing the risks and benefits before making a big decision, and they’re fully informed of the potential downsides before they take action.
7. They don’t dwell on the past
Mentally strong people don’t waste time dwelling on the past and wishing things could be different. They acknowledge their past and can say what they’ve learned from it. However, they don’t constantly relive bad experiences or fantasize about the glory days. Instead, they live for the present and plan for the future.
8. They don’t make the same mistakes over and over
Mentally strong people accept responsibility for their behavior and learn from their past mistakes. As a result, they don’t keep repeating those mistakes over and over. Instead, they move on and make better decisions in the future.
9. They don’t resent other people’s success
Mentally strong people can appreciate and celebrate other people’s success in life. They don’t grow jealous or feel cheated when others surpass them. Instead, they recognize that success comes with hard work, and they are willing to work hard for their own chance at success.
10. They don’t give up after the first failure
Mentally strong people don’t view failure as a reason to give up. Instead, they use failure as an opportunity to grow and improve. They are willing to keep trying until they get it right.
11. They don’t fear alone time
Mentally strong people can tolerate being alone and they don’t fear silence. They aren’t afraid to be alone with their thoughts and they can use downtime to be productive. They enjoy their own company and aren’t dependent on others for companionship and entertainment all the time but instead can be happy alone.
12. They don’t feel the world owes them anything
Mentally strong people don’t feel entitled to things in life. They weren’t born with a mentality that others would take care of them or that the world must give them something. Instead, they look for opportunities based on their own merits.
13. They don’t expect immediate results
Whether they are working on improving their health or getting a new business off the ground, mentally strong people don’t expect immediate results. Instead, they apply their skills and time to the best of their ability and understand that real change takes time.
1. They don’t waste time feeling sorry for themselves
Mentally strong people don’t sit around feeling sorry about their circumstances or how others have treated them. Instead, they take responsibility for their role in life and understand that life isn’t always easy or fair.
2. They don’t give away their power
They don’t allow others to control them, and they don’t give someone else power over them. They don’t say things like, “My boss makes me feel bad,” because they understand that they are in control over their own emotions and they have a choice in how they respond.
3. They don’t shy away from change
Mentally strong people don’t try to avoid change. Instead, they welcome positive change and are willing to be flexible. They understand that change is inevitable and believe in their abilities to adapt.
4. They don’t waste energy on things they can’t control
You won’t hear a mentally strong person complaining over lost luggage or traffic jams. Instead, they focus on what they can control in their lives. They recognize that sometimes, the only thing they can control is their attitude.
5. They don’t worry about pleasing everyone
Mentally strong people recognize that they don’t need to please everyone all the time. They’re not afraid to say no or speak up when necessary. They strive to be kind and fair, but can handle other people being upset if they didn’t make them happy.
6. They don’t fear taking calculated risks
They don’t take reckless or foolish risks, but don’t mind taking calculated risks. Mentally strong people spend time weighing the risks and benefits before making a big decision, and they’re fully informed of the potential downsides before they take action.
7. They don’t dwell on the past
Mentally strong people don’t waste time dwelling on the past and wishing things could be different. They acknowledge their past and can say what they’ve learned from it. However, they don’t constantly relive bad experiences or fantasize about the glory days. Instead, they live for the present and plan for the future.
8. They don’t make the same mistakes over and over
Mentally strong people accept responsibility for their behavior and learn from their past mistakes. As a result, they don’t keep repeating those mistakes over and over. Instead, they move on and make better decisions in the future.
9. They don’t resent other people’s success
Mentally strong people can appreciate and celebrate other people’s success in life. They don’t grow jealous or feel cheated when others surpass them. Instead, they recognize that success comes with hard work, and they are willing to work hard for their own chance at success.
10. They don’t give up after the first failure
Mentally strong people don’t view failure as a reason to give up. Instead, they use failure as an opportunity to grow and improve. They are willing to keep trying until they get it right.
11. They don’t fear alone time
Mentally strong people can tolerate being alone and they don’t fear silence. They aren’t afraid to be alone with their thoughts and they can use downtime to be productive. They enjoy their own company and aren’t dependent on others for companionship and entertainment all the time but instead can be happy alone.
12. They don’t feel the world owes them anything
Mentally strong people don’t feel entitled to things in life. They weren’t born with a mentality that others would take care of them or that the world must give them something. Instead, they look for opportunities based on their own merits.
13. They don’t expect immediate results
Whether they are working on improving their health or getting a new business off the ground, mentally strong people don’t expect immediate results. Instead, they apply their skills and time to the best of their ability and understand that real change takes time.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
History is a lie. Money is a hoax. Debt is fiction. Religion is a
control system. Media is manipulation. Government is a corporation. The
system is a lie. Wake up!
It is not the more evolved aspect of ourselves that tricks us into thinking that we need money to survive; it’s the less evolved aspect of ourselves that does the tricking. With our advanced technologies we imagine that we know the way the world works, when, for the most part, we have forgotten how everything is connected.
Until we can relearn “a language older than words,” and once again engage in a healthy dialogue with nature and the cosmos, we will continue to be tricked by the less evolved aspects of ourselves. The more awareness we bring to this extremely complicated cognitive dissonance, the more possible it will be to achieve an ecologically, economically, and socially sustainable world.
As it stands, however, the Federal Reserve is a house of cards guarded by a red herring. Money is the opiate of the masses, and the masses are too busy spending it on worthless crap to get to know each other as healthy individuals, let alone as a healthy community. We have become Pavlov Dogs, and money is our dinner bell. But money was never meant to be horded, or even amassed, it was meant to circulate as a way of uplifting the community. And yet here we are, hoarding and amassing, while our communities are in unhealthy disarray. It’s high time we abandoned the force-fed shibboleth that having more money makes us better people. It doesn’t. Being healthy, compassionate and moral is what makes us better.
Unfortunately our nation has been enslaved by debt. Our current system is not an economic system at all, but an ecocidal system; an intrinsic obsolescence of conspicuous consumption. It’s a grave misfortune that efficiency, sustainability, and preservation are the enemies of our socioeconomic system. This has got to be the most bizarre delusion in the history of human thought, a retarded Ponzi scheme en masse.
But it’s difficult to get people to understand something when money, and especially debt, prevents them from understanding it. Instead of ownership, give us strategic access. Instead of equity, give us equality. Instead of one-track-minded profit, give us open-minded people. Instead of unsustainable monetary-based economics, give us a sustainable resource-based economy, which is basically the scientific method applied to ecological and social concerns.
As tough as it is to hear, nature is a dictatorship. We can either listen to it and fall into harmony or deny it and suffer. Ask yourself this question by Fleet & Lasn: “When the economic system fails, will we know how to behave, how to act, how to appreciate, how to value, how to survive, how to be and how to love in a world that no longer defines relations by money?”
Media has always been an effective method for manipulating people. We are social creatures who are also psychological creatures. This combination makes us unwittingly vulnerable to the power of suggestion. As it stands, media has been our Achilles Heel. These days the “news” we receive from corporate media is more likely to be disinformation. Skepticism is a must when reading or viewing the information provided by these outlets.
The key: Don’t believe anything you hear and only half of what you see. Analyze the Kool Aide before you swallow it. Even then, be prepared to vomit it back up at the first sign of deception. Remain circumspect and question all authority. They don’t have our best interest at heart. They only want our money, and to remain powerful. Like Wendell Berry wrote in the Unsettling of America, “People whose governing habit is the relinquishment of power, competence, and responsibility, make excellent spenders. They are the ideal consumers. By inducing in them little panics of boredom, powerlessness, sexual failure, mortality, paranoia, they can be made to buy virtually anything that is “attractively packaged.””
We are slowly becoming more aware of corporate media lying to us. But they know we know they’re lying to us. And we know they know we know they’re lying to us. With enough inertia, this debacle of a process just continues until we are eventually lying to ourselves. And here we are. Like the great Baruch Spinoza once surmised, “The supreme mystery of despotism, its prop and stay, is to keep men in a state of deception, and cloak the fear by which they must be held in check, so that they will fight for their servitude as if for salvation.” And here we are, unless we decide to wake up
Here’s the thing: we do not live in a democracy, and we probably never really have. A prestigious Princeton study recently concluded that we live in an oligarchy: rule by a few individuals. And these individuals just so happen to be plutocrats, making this particular flavor of oligarchy a plutocracy: rule by the rich.
The problem is that money itself has become an immoral agent within an otherwise amoral system that praises itself as moral. Ask yourself: do you wish to live out harried lives of nine-to-five slavery, giving up your days to heartless corporations that don’t give a damn about anything except making money, or do you wish to live a happy life of loving compassion, doing what you enjoy, in spite of plutocracy, oligarchy, and tyranny?
The Occupy Movement succeeded in shifting the tenor and shape of debate in the world, but we must not rest on our laurels. Trickle-down economics DOES NOT WORK! Austerity economics DOES NOT WORK! Corporations are NOT people. Money does NOT equal speech. It’s a trap. If we don’t get big money out of politics then everything we want to do will be hopeless. We need to be smarter with our mobilization tactics for the change and allocation of power within our society. So far the security and surveillance state has boxed us in, like the great MLK Jr. said, “Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war.”
1) Money is a hoax
“The Western worldview says, in essence, that technological progress is the highest value and that we were born to consume, to endlessly use and discard natural recourses, other species, gadgets, toys, and often, each other. The most highly prized freedom is the right to shop. It’s a world of commodities, not entities, and economic expansion is the primary measure of progress. Competition, taking, and hoarding are higher values than cooperation, sharing, and gifting. Profits are valued over people, money over meaning, entitlement over justice, ‘us’ over ‘them.’ This is the most dangerous addiction in the world, not only because of its impact on humanity but because it is rapidly undermining the natural systems that sustain the biosphere.” –Bill PlotkinIt is not the more evolved aspect of ourselves that tricks us into thinking that we need money to survive; it’s the less evolved aspect of ourselves that does the tricking. With our advanced technologies we imagine that we know the way the world works, when, for the most part, we have forgotten how everything is connected.
Until we can relearn “a language older than words,” and once again engage in a healthy dialogue with nature and the cosmos, we will continue to be tricked by the less evolved aspects of ourselves. The more awareness we bring to this extremely complicated cognitive dissonance, the more possible it will be to achieve an ecologically, economically, and socially sustainable world.
As it stands, however, the Federal Reserve is a house of cards guarded by a red herring. Money is the opiate of the masses, and the masses are too busy spending it on worthless crap to get to know each other as healthy individuals, let alone as a healthy community. We have become Pavlov Dogs, and money is our dinner bell. But money was never meant to be horded, or even amassed, it was meant to circulate as a way of uplifting the community. And yet here we are, hoarding and amassing, while our communities are in unhealthy disarray. It’s high time we abandoned the force-fed shibboleth that having more money makes us better people. It doesn’t. Being healthy, compassionate and moral is what makes us better.
2) Debt is fiction
“There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.” –John AdamsUnfortunately our nation has been enslaved by debt. Our current system is not an economic system at all, but an ecocidal system; an intrinsic obsolescence of conspicuous consumption. It’s a grave misfortune that efficiency, sustainability, and preservation are the enemies of our socioeconomic system. This has got to be the most bizarre delusion in the history of human thought, a retarded Ponzi scheme en masse.
But it’s difficult to get people to understand something when money, and especially debt, prevents them from understanding it. Instead of ownership, give us strategic access. Instead of equity, give us equality. Instead of one-track-minded profit, give us open-minded people. Instead of unsustainable monetary-based economics, give us a sustainable resource-based economy, which is basically the scientific method applied to ecological and social concerns.
As tough as it is to hear, nature is a dictatorship. We can either listen to it and fall into harmony or deny it and suffer. Ask yourself this question by Fleet & Lasn: “When the economic system fails, will we know how to behave, how to act, how to appreciate, how to value, how to survive, how to be and how to love in a world that no longer defines relations by money?”
3) Media is manipulation
“Any dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the U.S. media.” –Noam Chomsky
Media has always been an effective method for manipulating people. We are social creatures who are also psychological creatures. This combination makes us unwittingly vulnerable to the power of suggestion. As it stands, media has been our Achilles Heel. These days the “news” we receive from corporate media is more likely to be disinformation. Skepticism is a must when reading or viewing the information provided by these outlets.
The key: Don’t believe anything you hear and only half of what you see. Analyze the Kool Aide before you swallow it. Even then, be prepared to vomit it back up at the first sign of deception. Remain circumspect and question all authority. They don’t have our best interest at heart. They only want our money, and to remain powerful. Like Wendell Berry wrote in the Unsettling of America, “People whose governing habit is the relinquishment of power, competence, and responsibility, make excellent spenders. They are the ideal consumers. By inducing in them little panics of boredom, powerlessness, sexual failure, mortality, paranoia, they can be made to buy virtually anything that is “attractively packaged.””
We are slowly becoming more aware of corporate media lying to us. But they know we know they’re lying to us. And we know they know we know they’re lying to us. With enough inertia, this debacle of a process just continues until we are eventually lying to ourselves. And here we are. Like the great Baruch Spinoza once surmised, “The supreme mystery of despotism, its prop and stay, is to keep men in a state of deception, and cloak the fear by which they must be held in check, so that they will fight for their servitude as if for salvation.” And here we are, unless we decide to wake up
4) Government is a corporation
“The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.” –Thomas JeffersonHere’s the thing: we do not live in a democracy, and we probably never really have. A prestigious Princeton study recently concluded that we live in an oligarchy: rule by a few individuals. And these individuals just so happen to be plutocrats, making this particular flavor of oligarchy a plutocracy: rule by the rich.
The problem is that money itself has become an immoral agent within an otherwise amoral system that praises itself as moral. Ask yourself: do you wish to live out harried lives of nine-to-five slavery, giving up your days to heartless corporations that don’t give a damn about anything except making money, or do you wish to live a happy life of loving compassion, doing what you enjoy, in spite of plutocracy, oligarchy, and tyranny?
The Occupy Movement succeeded in shifting the tenor and shape of debate in the world, but we must not rest on our laurels. Trickle-down economics DOES NOT WORK! Austerity economics DOES NOT WORK! Corporations are NOT people. Money does NOT equal speech. It’s a trap. If we don’t get big money out of politics then everything we want to do will be hopeless. We need to be smarter with our mobilization tactics for the change and allocation of power within our society. So far the security and surveillance state has boxed us in, like the great MLK Jr. said, “Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war.”
Monday, May 05, 2014
Having
been married only a year and a half, I’ve recently come to the
conclusion that marriage isn’t for me. Now before you start making
assumptions, keep reading. Seth & Kim Seth & Kim I met my wife
in high school when we were 15 years old. We were friends for ten years
until…until we decided no longer wanted to be just friends. :) I
strongly recommend that best friends fall in love. Good times will be
had by all. Nevertheless, falling in love with my best friend did not
prevent me from having certain fears and anxieties about getting
married. The nearer Kim and I approached the decision to marry, the more
I was filled with a paralyzing fear. Was I ready? Was I making the
right choice? Was Kim the right person to marry? Would she make me
happy? Then, one fateful night, I shared these thoughts and concerns
with my dad. Perhaps each of us have moments in our lives when it feels
like time slows down or the air becomes still and everything around us
seems to draw in, marking that moment as one we will never forget. My
dad giving his response to my concerns was such a moment for me. With a
knowing smile he said, “Seth, you’re being totally selfish. So I’m going
to make this really simple: marriage isn’t for you. You don’t marry to
make yourself happy, you marry to make someone else happy. More than
that, your marriage isn’t for yourself, you’re marrying for a family.
Not just for the in-laws and all of that nonsense, but for your future
children. Who do you want to help you raisethem? Who do you want to
influence them? Marriage isn’t for you. It’s not about you. Marriage is
about the person you married.” It was in that very moment that I knew
that Kim was the right person to marry. I realized that I wanted to make
her happy; to see her smile every day, to make her laugh every day. I
wanted to be a part of her family, and my family wanted her to be a part
of ours. And thinking back on all the times I had seen her play with my
nieces, I knew that she was the one with whom I wanted to build our own
family. Mrriage 2My father’s advice was both shocking and revelatory.
It went against the grain of today’s “Walmart philosophy”, which is if
it doesn’t make you happy, you can take it back and get a new one. No, a
true marriage (and true love) is never about you. It’s about the person
you love—their wants, their needs, their hopes, and their dreams.
Selfishness demands, “What’s in it for me?”, while Love asks, “What can I
give?” Some time ago, my wife showed me what it means to love
selflessly. For many months, my heart had been hardening with a mixture
of fear and resentment. Then, after the pressure had built up to where
neither of us could stand it, emotions erupted. I was callous. I was
selfish. But instead of matching my selfishness, Kim did something
beyond wonderful—she showed an outpouring of love. Laying aside all of
the pain and aguish I had caused her, she lovingly took me in her arms
and soothed my soul. I realized that I had forgotten my dad’s advice.
While Kim’s side of the marriage had been to love me, my side of the
marriage had become all about me. This awful realization brought me to
tears, and I promised my wife that I would try to be better. To all who
are reading this article—married, almost married, single, or even the
sworn bachelor or bachelorette—I want you to know that marriage isn’t
for you. No true relationship of love is for you. Love is about the
person you love. And, paradoxically, the more you truly love that
person, the more love you receive. And not just from your significant
other, but from their friends and their family and thousands of others
you never would have met had your love remained self-centered. Truly,
love and marriage isn’t for you. It’s for others. A lot of marriages
could be saved if you share this story with others.
Saturday, May 03, 2014
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Sunday, February 02, 2014
Yes, lets imagine a world WITHOUT MUSLIMS, shall we? Without Muslims you wouldn't have:
- Coffee
- Cameras
- Experimental Physics
- Chess
- Soap
- Shampoo
- Perfume/spirits
- Irrigation
- Crank-shaft, internal combustion engine, valves, pistons
- Combination locks
- Architectural innovation (pointed arch -European Gothic cathedrals adopted this technique as it made the building much stronger, rose windows, dome buildings, round towers, etc.)
- Surgical instruments
- Anesthesia
- Windmill
- Treatment of Cowpox
- Fountain pen
- Numbering system
- Algebra/Trigonometry
- Modern Cryptology
- Crystal glasses
- Carpets
- Checks
- University
- Optics
- Toothbrush
- Hospitals
- Bathing
- Quilting
- Mariner’s Compass
- Soft drinks
- Pendulum
- Braille
- Cosmetics
- Plastic surgery
- Calligraphy
- Manufacturing of paper and cloth
It was a Muslim who realized that light ENTERS our eyes, unlike the Greeks who thought we EMITTED rays, and so invented a camera from this discovery.
It was a Muslim who first tried to FLY in 852, even though it is the Wright Brothers who have taken the credit.
It was a Muslim by the name of Jabir ibn Hayyan who was known as the founder of modern Chemistry. He transformed alchemy into chemistry. He invented: distillation, purification, oxidation, evaporation, and filtration. He also discovered sulfuric and nitric acid.
It is a Muslim, by the name of Al-Jazari who is known as the father of robotics.
It was a Muslim who was the architect for Henry V’s castle.
It was a Muslim who invented hollow needles to suck cataracts from eyes, a technique still used today.
It was a Muslim who actually discovered inoculation, not Jenner and Pasteur to treat cowpox. The West just brought it over from Turkey
It was Muslims who contributed much to mathematics like Algebra and Trigonometry, which was imported over to Europe 300 years later to Fibonnaci and the rest.
It was Muslims who discovered that the Earth was round 500 years before Galileo did.
The list goes on and on..
- Coffee
- Cameras
- Experimental Physics
- Chess
- Soap
- Shampoo
- Perfume/spirits
- Irrigation
- Crank-shaft, internal combustion engine, valves, pistons
- Combination locks
- Architectural innovation (pointed arch -European Gothic cathedrals adopted this technique as it made the building much stronger, rose windows, dome buildings, round towers, etc.)
- Surgical instruments
- Anesthesia
- Windmill
- Treatment of Cowpox
- Fountain pen
- Numbering system
- Algebra/Trigonometry
- Modern Cryptology
- Crystal glasses
- Carpets
- Checks
- University
- Optics
- Toothbrush
- Hospitals
- Bathing
- Quilting
- Mariner’s Compass
- Soft drinks
- Pendulum
- Braille
- Cosmetics
- Plastic surgery
- Calligraphy
- Manufacturing of paper and cloth
It was a Muslim who realized that light ENTERS our eyes, unlike the Greeks who thought we EMITTED rays, and so invented a camera from this discovery.
It was a Muslim who first tried to FLY in 852, even though it is the Wright Brothers who have taken the credit.
It was a Muslim by the name of Jabir ibn Hayyan who was known as the founder of modern Chemistry. He transformed alchemy into chemistry. He invented: distillation, purification, oxidation, evaporation, and filtration. He also discovered sulfuric and nitric acid.
It is a Muslim, by the name of Al-Jazari who is known as the father of robotics.
It was a Muslim who was the architect for Henry V’s castle.
It was a Muslim who invented hollow needles to suck cataracts from eyes, a technique still used today.
It was a Muslim who actually discovered inoculation, not Jenner and Pasteur to treat cowpox. The West just brought it over from Turkey
It was Muslims who contributed much to mathematics like Algebra and Trigonometry, which was imported over to Europe 300 years later to Fibonnaci and the rest.
It was Muslims who discovered that the Earth was round 500 years before Galileo did.
The list goes on and on..
Friday, January 24, 2014
Tuesday, October 01, 2013
Even if U2 somehow managed to pull out a Get Lucky-sized hook -something
they've never done before - it's virtually impossible that it would be
even half as big as get lucky. Firstly, they're a rock band, and rock
(particularly if it's not unbearably terrible) is marginal these days.
Rock bands don't have giant hits. There are exceptions, but they prove
the rule.
Secondly, U2 are in their mid-50s, have been around for over 30 years, and already have a substantial number of songs clogging up the airwaves. Bands of their age don't have hits. They're old, and once you're old you're considered irrelevant. There are exceptions, but again they prove the rule.
The only way to combat the perception of irrelevancy is to go about their work and make the best record they can. If the record is good, people will likely respond (as long as you're already popular). Look at Bowie: after years of striving to be hip (and making an unheralded masterpiece in Outside), he gave up and focused on making really good records, and people got behind him again.
I think that the best that U2 can hope for is something like "Where Are We Now?" which was a number one, a song people love, but not something your average teenager would know or care about. As he was in their youth, Bowie should be U2's role model for how to go about their art. They should go about their business with dignified confidence and worry about nothing aside from making the best songs possible. That's unlikely though, because these days it seems like they're not satisfied with themselves unless 10 million people buy their record. This band would never have recorded the Unforgettable Fire, and without that there never would have been a Joshua Tree.
Secondly, U2 are in their mid-50s, have been around for over 30 years, and already have a substantial number of songs clogging up the airwaves. Bands of their age don't have hits. They're old, and once you're old you're considered irrelevant. There are exceptions, but again they prove the rule.
The only way to combat the perception of irrelevancy is to go about their work and make the best record they can. If the record is good, people will likely respond (as long as you're already popular). Look at Bowie: after years of striving to be hip (and making an unheralded masterpiece in Outside), he gave up and focused on making really good records, and people got behind him again.
I think that the best that U2 can hope for is something like "Where Are We Now?" which was a number one, a song people love, but not something your average teenager would know or care about. As he was in their youth, Bowie should be U2's role model for how to go about their art. They should go about their business with dignified confidence and worry about nothing aside from making the best songs possible. That's unlikely though, because these days it seems like they're not satisfied with themselves unless 10 million people buy their record. This band would never have recorded the Unforgettable Fire, and without that there never would have been a Joshua Tree.
Saturday, September 14, 2013
if you don't know the proper use of the words "there, their, they're", or "your and you're". your an idiot.
Here's the deal, attention to detail is important. And the dumbing down of society is becoming frighteningly apparent in people's inability to use proper spelling and grammar. Speak and write like a 5 year old if it suits you. But you lose credibility when you do, because you don't care to appear educated, how do expect to be treated as of you actually are?
Here's the deal, attention to detail is important. And the dumbing down of society is becoming frighteningly apparent in people's inability to use proper spelling and grammar. Speak and write like a 5 year old if it suits you. But you lose credibility when you do, because you don't care to appear educated, how do expect to be treated as of you actually are?
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Below is a list of 72 types
of Americans that are considered to be “extremists” and “potential
terrorists” in official U.S. government documents. To see the original
source document for each point, just click on the link. As you can see,
this list covers most of the country…
1. Those that talk about “individual liberties”2. Those that advocate for states’ rights
3. Those that want “to make the world a better place”
4. “The colonists who sought to free themselves from British rule”
5. Those that are interested in “defeating the Communists”
6. Those that believe “that the interests of one’s own nation are separate from the interests of other nations or the common interest of all nations”
7. Anyone that holds a “political ideology that considers the state to be unnecessary, harmful,or undesirable”
8. Anyone that possesses an “intolerance toward other religions”
9. Those that “take action to fight against the exploitation of the environment and/or animals”
10. “Anti-Gay”
11. “Anti-Immigrant”
12. “Anti-Muslim”
13. “The Patriot Movement”
14. “Opposition to equal rights for gays and lesbians”
15. Members of the Family Research Council
16. Members of the American Family Association
17. Those that believe that Mexico, Canada and the United States “are secretly planning to merge into a European Union-like entity that will be known as the ‘North American Union’”
18. Members of the American Border Patrol/American Patrol
19. Members of the Federation for American Immigration Reform
20. Members of the Tennessee Freedom Coalition
21. Members of the Christian Action Network
22. Anyone that is “opposed to the New World Order”
23. Anyone that is engaged in “conspiracy theorizing”
24. Anyone that is opposed to Agenda 21
25. Anyone that is concerned about FEMA camps
26. Anyone that “fears impending gun control or weapons confiscations”
27. The militia movement
28. The sovereign citizen movement
29. Those that “don’t think they should have to pay taxes”
30. Anyone that “complains about bias”
31. Anyone that “believes in government conspiracies to the point of paranoia”
32. Anyone that “is frustrated with mainstream ideologies”
33. Anyone that “visits extremist websites/blogs”
34. Anyone that “establishes website/blog to display extremist views”
35. Anyone that “attends rallies for extremist causes”
36. Anyone that “exhibits extreme religious intolerance”
37. Anyone that “is personally connected with a grievance”
38. Anyone that “suddenly acquires weapons”
39. Anyone that “organizes protests inspired by extremist ideology”
40. “Militia or unorganized militia”
41. “General right-wing extremist”
42. Citizens that have “bumper stickers” that are patriotic or anti-U.N.
43. Those that refer to an “Army of God”
44. Those that are “fiercely nationalistic (as opposed to universal and international in orientation)”
45. Those that are “anti-global”
46. Those that are “suspicious of centralized federal authority”
47. Those that are “reverent of individual liberty”
48. Those that “believe in conspiracy theories”
49. Those that have “a belief that one’s personal and/or national ‘way of life’ is under attack”
50. Those that possess “a belief in the need to be prepared for an attack either by participating in paramilitary preparations and training or survivalism”
51. Those that would “impose strict religious tenets or laws on society (fundamentalists)”
52. Those that would “insert religion into the political sphere”
53. Anyone that would “seek to politicize religion”
54. Those that have “supported political movements for autonomy”
55. Anyone that is “anti-abortion”
56. Anyone that is “anti-Catholic”
57. Anyone that is “anti-nuclear”
58. “Rightwing extremists”
59. “Returning veterans”
60. Those concerned about “illegal immigration”
61. Those that “believe in the right to bear arms”
62. Anyone that is engaged in “ammunition stockpiling”
63. Anyone that exhibits “fear of Communist regimes”
64. “Anti-abortion activists”
65. Those that are against illegal immigration
66. Those that talk about “the New World Order” in a “derogatory” manner
67. Those that have a negative view of the United Nations
68. Those that are opposed “to the collection of federal income taxes”
69. Those that supported former presidential candidates Ron Paul, Chuck Baldwin and Bob Barr
70. Those that display the Gadsden Flag (“Don’t Tread On Me”)
71. Those that believe in “end times” prophecies
72. Evangelical Christians
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Monday, July 15, 2013
======== AGENDA FOR THE NEW WORLD =========
1) A complete irresolvable collapse of Middle Eastern peace.
2a) Vatican city and Jerusalem will be destroyed by religious terrorists.
2b) World-Wide Crack Down on all religion. All Religions will be banned. Religion can not be practiced or preached outside the family home.
3) United Nations will establish an interim one world government state, followed by a declaration of worldwide peace and security.
4) Citizens of the new one world state will revolt. Sudden and systematic collapse of Great Britain, Chinese and the United States regional Governments. The rest of the world will fall into anarchy. Billions will perish. Only those of good-will, and followers of the truth will survive.
5) New system government of 144,000 members and 6 million plus subjects will take control.
6) Massive cleanup operation will commence as New World is created. Eco-systems will be restored. Infrastructures re-built. Sickness and disease will be eliminated. Aging will be reversed and the aging process itself will cease. A New restored human family will gradually bring the earth into paradisaical conditions.
======== END OF AGENDA =========
1) A complete irresolvable collapse of Middle Eastern peace.
2a) Vatican city and Jerusalem will be destroyed by religious terrorists.
2b) World-Wide Crack Down on all religion. All Religions will be banned. Religion can not be practiced or preached outside the family home.
3) United Nations will establish an interim one world government state, followed by a declaration of worldwide peace and security.
4) Citizens of the new one world state will revolt. Sudden and systematic collapse of Great Britain, Chinese and the United States regional Governments. The rest of the world will fall into anarchy. Billions will perish. Only those of good-will, and followers of the truth will survive.
5) New system government of 144,000 members and 6 million plus subjects will take control.
6) Massive cleanup operation will commence as New World is created. Eco-systems will be restored. Infrastructures re-built. Sickness and disease will be eliminated. Aging will be reversed and the aging process itself will cease. A New restored human family will gradually bring the earth into paradisaical conditions.
======== END OF AGENDA =========
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Albert Pike’s letter to Mazzini, dated August 15, 1871:
- “The First World War must be brought about in order to permit the Illuminati to overthrow the power of the Czars in Russia and of making that country a fortress of atheistic Communism. The divergences caused by the “agentur” (agents) of the Illuminati between the British and Germanic Empires will be used to foment this war. At the end of the war, Communism will be built and used in order to destroy the other governments and in order to weaken the religions.”
- “The Second World War must be fomented by taking advantage of the differences between the Fascists and the political Zionists. This war must be brought about so that Nazism is destroyed and that the political Zionism be strong enough to institute a sovereign state of Israel in Palestine. During the Second World War, International Communism must become strong enough in order to balance Christendom, which would be then restrained and held in check until the time when we would need it for the final social cataclysm.”
- “The Third World War must be fomented by taking advantage of the differences caused by the “agentur” of the “Illuminati” between the political Zionists and the leaders of Islamic World. The war must be conducted in such a way that Islam (the Moslem Arabic World) and political Zionism (the State of Israel) mutually destroy each other. Meanwhile the other nations, once more divided on this issue will be constrained to fight to the point of complete physical, moral, spiritual and economical exhaustion…We shall unleash the Nihilists and the atheists, and we shall provoke a formidable social cataclysm which in all its horror will show clearly to the nations the effect of absolute atheism, origin of savagery and of the most bloody turmoil. Then everywhere, the citizens, obliged to defend themselves against the world minority of revolutionaries, will exterminate those destroyers of civilization, and the multitude, disillusioned with Christianity, whose deistic spirits will from that moment be without compass or direction, anxious for an ideal, but without knowing where to render its adoration, will receive the true light through the universal manifestation of the pure doctrine of Lucifer, brought finally out in the public view. This manifestation will result from the general reactionary movement which will follow the destruction of Christianity and atheism, both conquered and exterminated at the same time.”
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Show Me Love (Not A Dream)
I suppressed it, but it didn't fade.
It only slowly sunk to the bottom of the lake again.
Chasing it all, I obtained nothing.
A bit tired of the conflict, my heart has become heavy.
Running away only made me more frightened.
(Inside my lavender dreams.)
I should've known.
I can't say that someday I'll surely be worry free.
Not having confidence makes me look dependent.
The passage within me, (Show me love.)
passage within me, (Baby, show me love.)
it's all in my head. (Can you show me love?)
It's all in my head. (Not a dream?)
The purple stoplight shines, I've stopped thinking.
Only fear has yet to cease.
I am weak, but that means nothing.
(Inside my lavender dreams.)
I'm not ashamed of it.
In reality, everyone carries a deep darkness with them.
There are times we are sick, struggling, screaming, shouting.
Following the source of pain, (Show me love.)
following the source, (Baby, show me love.)
it's all in my head. (Can you show me love?)
It's all in my head. (Not a dream?)
I must forget the theories I've built.
After I climb, I must descend.
In reality, even the deepest love isn't perfect.
It cannot be given to anyone but yourself.
I have the courage to accept myself. (Show me love.)
I have the courage. (Baby, show me love.)
In reality, after I realized I was only dreaming
was when I took the first step on my own.
The passage within me,
passage within me,
it's all in my head.
It's all in my head.
I suppressed it, but it didn't fade.
It only slowly sunk to the bottom of the lake again.
Chasing it all, I obtained nothing.
A bit tired of the conflict, my heart has become heavy.
Running away only made me more frightened.
(Inside my lavender dreams.)
I should've known.
I can't say that someday I'll surely be worry free.
Not having confidence makes me look dependent.
The passage within me, (Show me love.)
passage within me, (Baby, show me love.)
it's all in my head. (Can you show me love?)
It's all in my head. (Not a dream?)
The purple stoplight shines, I've stopped thinking.
Only fear has yet to cease.
I am weak, but that means nothing.
(Inside my lavender dreams.)
I'm not ashamed of it.
In reality, everyone carries a deep darkness with them.
There are times we are sick, struggling, screaming, shouting.
Following the source of pain, (Show me love.)
following the source, (Baby, show me love.)
it's all in my head. (Can you show me love?)
It's all in my head. (Not a dream?)
I must forget the theories I've built.
After I climb, I must descend.
In reality, even the deepest love isn't perfect.
It cannot be given to anyone but yourself.
I have the courage to accept myself. (Show me love.)
I have the courage. (Baby, show me love.)
In reality, after I realized I was only dreaming
was when I took the first step on my own.
The passage within me,
passage within me,
it's all in my head.
It's all in my head.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
My dreams are all dead and buried.
Sometimes I wish the sun would just explode.
When god comes and calls me to his kingdom,
I'll take all you sons of bitches when I go!
(A dee ley ae oo)
Some how I got spinal meningitis
Injecting all that hair spray in my spine
Its a super cheap way to party
If you aint killed some brain cells in some time
(Good luck gettin that child support check from me now)
My oldest son was born an albino
My youngest isa covered in hair
The middle one says he's a homosexual
And the other seven gonna go nowhere
(I raised them right they aughta be fine)
She run off and took our only chicken
When I broke jail the house was burnt and bare
The Japs moved the plant back to Osake
Some days life just don't seem that fair
(I don't care, some days life just don't seem that fair)
I gave all my best years to that woman
All she gave me was mouths to feed
A miracle straight from the loins of Jesus
Since Charlie blow off both my testies
(1969 Cam Ranh Bay)
Get your Yanky ass off my property
Don't care if the bank gave you a deed
This farm has been ours for generations
Since we beat back those sneaky Japanese
(In the war of 1812, bring our boys home)
Girl you're just like an angel
When I lift you so high over my head
And when we practice in the water
I can't quench my desire no matter how wet we get
Well I wish I had a gun big enough to hold a bullet
Big enough to go and shoot out the sun
Take a minute with a cooler while I cook baking soda
In the back wouldn't that be fun
Is everybody gonna pin me a can of aqua net
We'd be better off
Big bang, single bang, chicken ranch
Doing triple time on my porch
And I never let it rock
Gol dang feel pickle, gonna let it tickle
And my moonshine wanna make you hick a hickle
Tread a poss comb jute joint ice cycle
Jumpin of a barb wire sticka of a chickle
Squeeze baby
Sometimes I wish the sun would just explode.
When god comes and calls me to his kingdom,
I'll take all you sons of bitches when I go!
(A dee ley ae oo)
Some how I got spinal meningitis
Injecting all that hair spray in my spine
Its a super cheap way to party
If you aint killed some brain cells in some time
(Good luck gettin that child support check from me now)
My oldest son was born an albino
My youngest isa covered in hair
The middle one says he's a homosexual
And the other seven gonna go nowhere
(I raised them right they aughta be fine)
She run off and took our only chicken
When I broke jail the house was burnt and bare
The Japs moved the plant back to Osake
Some days life just don't seem that fair
(I don't care, some days life just don't seem that fair)
I gave all my best years to that woman
All she gave me was mouths to feed
A miracle straight from the loins of Jesus
Since Charlie blow off both my testies
(1969 Cam Ranh Bay)
Get your Yanky ass off my property
Don't care if the bank gave you a deed
This farm has been ours for generations
Since we beat back those sneaky Japanese
(In the war of 1812, bring our boys home)
Girl you're just like an angel
When I lift you so high over my head
And when we practice in the water
I can't quench my desire no matter how wet we get
Well I wish I had a gun big enough to hold a bullet
Big enough to go and shoot out the sun
Take a minute with a cooler while I cook baking soda
In the back wouldn't that be fun
Is everybody gonna pin me a can of aqua net
We'd be better off
Big bang, single bang, chicken ranch
Doing triple time on my porch
And I never let it rock
Gol dang feel pickle, gonna let it tickle
And my moonshine wanna make you hick a hickle
Tread a poss comb jute joint ice cycle
Jumpin of a barb wire sticka of a chickle
Squeeze baby
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