[FairfieldLife] Fairfield exodus (was Re: Occupy the Domes!!)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: No, the guidelines are very much un-changed. Maybe in Europe you have a more liberal interpretation of what is there in the guidelines to accommodate people seeing saints. However, if you came or moved to Fairfield you'd not be able to get a valid dome badge as the guidelines are written. They still keep people out for sitting with saints. I just was read through the guidelines in re-applying for the dome meditation. The guidelines are still very much un-changed and anti-saint. The guidelines are a communal obstacle for gathering dome numbers. Nabby hasn't tried to enter a TMO butt-bouncing facility for years. That's why he still believes they'd let him in. Either that or he knows the nazis-in-charge. :-) [https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/317441_21823939328\ 75_1637770481_1936918_1687520054_n.jpg]
[FairfieldLife] Filmreview Valley Of Flowers by Pan Nalin
If you do get opportunity to see Valley's Director's Cut don't miss it. However, If you are going to see the butchered version of 2hr then you better visit the official website of the film (http://www.skydesign.in/archive/Monsoon_Films/) and understand the story and background. Here the online free version http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL204870DC321128C7 Valley Of Flowers (2006) Directed by Pan Nalin What a breathtaking view: horses galloping through the dust of the wide, arid desert valley surrounded by snow-capped mountains of the Himalayas! How difficult the filming in such heights of up to 5000 meter must have been Valley has a Japanese MANGA an Ang Lee's wuxia film like quality and an interwoven web of deep Asian philosophy. Rarely a theme of love, longing and immortality has been so well depicted before a hymn to harmony in nature, balance among demons and humans, good and evil, life and death, black and white. It is a poetic telling of reincarnation and karma. Palin invites us inside with warm Asian hospitality but does not give us keys to all the doors There are breathtaking moments in Valley like appearance of Ushna, levitated lovemaking, valley of silence, time-walk and final climax in Japan. Cinematography is superb and the casting is near perfect. Himalayan landscapes are awesome. Towards the end the entire resolution of the saga happens in modern-day Tokyo and that is destructive and divine like most Asian myths. Pan Nalin's regard on Tokyo and Japan is very sensitive and subtle. The film is full of codes, most are difficult to decipher unless you pay close attention. Followers of Eastern Religion and Philosophy will be able to point out these symbols.. Valley isa very bold step in unexplored territories and comes out strong as a scriptwriter , director, filmmaker with exceptional talent and with guts (connect the faith in the rebirth of a debate on euthanasia.-Real life Aghoris and Yogis are in the cast, some of the highest shots ever taken for a fiction film at the altitude of approx. 6,600 metres (20,000 feet) in the Himalayas,.to watch out for. In thisParallel Cinema Parallel Cinema IMHO Valley of Flowers invents its own genre -thus it is non-classifiable. Remind us of Antonioni's The Passenger -the lead, Jack Nicholson plays reporter who does his time in the desert and steals identity of a dead arm trafficker. Then he meets Maria Schneider character, love blossoms and together they travel into the oblivion... Like Jelan and Usna of Valley of Flowers Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain seems to be Western version of a similiar nonlinear and ambiguous story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world The Fountain ( death is the road to awe ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOZuQ_r3ROY BTW For the Theosophist on this forum:Valley of Flowersseems to be based on motifs of the novel, love spells and black magic: Adventures in Tibet (Original: Magic d'amour et magie noire) by Theosophist Mystic, anarchist, occultist and traveller, Louise Eugenie Alexandrine Marie David http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_David-N%C3%A9el http://www.alexandra-david-neel.org/images/dn73.jpg ONLINE BOOK :Alexandra David-Neel:Explorer at the Roof of the World http://books.google.com/books?id=FHo1fFHartsCpg=PA8hl=desource=gbs_to\ c_rcad=4#v=onepageqf=false http://tinyurl.com/3e7ad4x On the 28th February 1973, the ashes of 101 years old !Alexandra David-Neel, the first western woman to enter Tibet, along with those of her adopted son, Lama Yongden, were scattered over the waters of the Ganges at the holy city of Benares. On 15 October, 1982, and from May 21 to 26, 1986, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) paid her tribute by coming to Digne to visit her house. Samten-Dzong now contains a museum and is the head office of The Alexandra David-Néel Cultural Centre. Visitors to the museum can see Alexandra's arm chair, cane, a necklace of gold coins from Prince Sidkeong of Sikkim, and meditation beads from the Gomchen of Lachen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEF_BZKPN0Q http://www.alexandra-david-neel.org/anglais/acca.htm
[FairfieldLife] Re: Uselessness of the TM Sidhis technique for levitation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wgm4u anitaoaks4u@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Yifu yifuxero@ wrote: Given the facts that (a) sustained hovering hasn't been achieved by any known TM Sidha, and (b) numerous Catholic Saints have been witnessed demonstrating genuine levitation; a first step in a scientific enguiry might be to compare what differs with TM and the meditation techniques used by the Saints - that enabled them to levitate. The difference is these Catholic saints had real spiritual development, most TM'ers (or any other types of meditators) aren't that spiritually advanced. These Siddhas will wear out their knees and legs WAY before they ever levitate. The body wasn't designed by the creator to hop like a frog (or any other creature). Except for the fact that there is no wear or tear on the knees during TMSP when done according to instruction.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Testing clickable link
On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 6:14 PM, authfriend jst...@panix.com wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall thomas.pall@... wrote: snip Barry and a few others are good at posting links which are actually not links but graphics. I can pick up the graphic, move it around but I can't plop it into a browser because, well, it's a graphic control. If you use Yahoo's Rich Text Editor, right-click the graphic, click Copy, and then paste it into the message window with Ctrl-V. (That's how it works with IE, at any rate. Copying the image puts it on the Windows Clipboard.) Doesn't always work, but usually it does. Considering we have children here like Yifu who want to let us think a post is about one thing but is actually his witless comment upon some picture and that as Barry observed, it appears people can't communicate here except by the battle of dueling Youtube links, the machination you mention isn't worth the effort. Frankly I don't want to be bored to death by some British poet reading one of his works in a monotone. I did just fine in 4th grade, thank you, and didn't need to repeat it. Or stay developmentally arrested there.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Filmreview Valley Of Flowers by Pan Nalin
Thanks for the heads-up, Meru. I managed to find an unedited French version of it with English subs, just in the time since you posted this. I look forward to watching it as soon as I have time. Did you ever see Windhorse? Filmed secretly inside modern-day Tibet, because the production would not have been allowed if they filmed it openly. Most of the cast in the credits is listed as Name withheld out of necessity. It's a lovely film but it does dispel any romantic ideas one might have of Tibet ever regaining its independence. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-dlGYfvWBs --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, merudanda no_reply@... wrote: If you do get opportunity to see Valley's Director's Cut don't miss it. However, If you are going to see the butchered version of 2hr then you better visit the official website of the film (http://www.skydesign.in/archive/Monsoon_Films/) and understand the story and background. Here the online free version http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL204870DC321128C7 Valley Of Flowers (2006) Directed by Pan Nalin What a breathtaking view: horses galloping through the dust of the wide, arid desert valley surrounded by snow-capped mountains of the Himalayas! How difficult the filming in such heights of up to 5000 meter must have been Valley has a Japanese MANGA an Ang Lee's wuxia film like quality and an interwoven web of deep Asian philosophy. Rarely a theme of love, longing and immortality has been so well depicted before a hymn to harmony in nature, balance among demons and humans, good and evil, life and death, black and white. It is a poetic telling of reincarnation and karma. Palin invites us inside with warm Asian hospitality but does not give us keys to all the doors There are breathtaking moments in Valley like appearance of Ushna, levitated lovemaking, valley of silence, time-walk and final climax in Japan. Cinematography is superb and the casting is near perfect. Himalayan landscapes are awesome. Towards the end the entire resolution of the saga happens in modern-day Tokyo and that is destructive and divine like most Asian myths. Pan Nalin's regard on Tokyo and Japan is very sensitive and subtle. The film is full of codes, most are difficult to decipher unless you pay close attention. Followers of Eastern Religion and Philosophy will be able to point out these symbols.. Valley isa very bold step in unexplored territories and comes out strong as a scriptwriter , director, filmmaker with exceptional talent and with guts (connect the faith in the rebirth of a debate on euthanasia.-Real life Aghoris and Yogis are in the cast, some of the highest shots ever taken for a fiction film at the altitude of approx. 6,600 metres (20,000 feet) in the Himalayas,.to watch out for. In thisParallel Cinema Parallel Cinema IMHO Valley of Flowers invents its own genre -thus it is non-classifiable. Remind us of Antonioni's The Passenger -the lead, Jack Nicholson plays reporter who does his time in the desert and steals identity of a dead arm trafficker. Then he meets Maria Schneider character, love blossoms and together they travel into the oblivion... Like Jelan and Usna of Valley of Flowers Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain seems to be Western version of a similiar nonlinear and ambiguous story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world The Fountain ( death is the road to awe ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOZuQ_r3ROY BTW For the Theosophist on this forum:Valley of Flowersseems to be based on motifs of the novel, love spells and black magic: Adventures in Tibet (Original: Magic d'amour et magie noire) by Theosophist Mystic, anarchist, occultist and traveller, Louise Eugenie Alexandrine Marie David http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_David-N%C3%A9el http://www.alexandra-david-neel.org/images/dn73.jpg ONLINE BOOK :Alexandra David-Neel:Explorer at the Roof of the World http://books.google.com/books?id=FHo1fFHartsCpg=PA8hl=desource=gbs_to\ c_rcad=4#v=onepageqf=false http://tinyurl.com/3e7ad4x On the 28th February 1973, the ashes of 101 years old !Alexandra David-Neel, the first western woman to enter Tibet, along with those of her adopted son, Lama Yongden, were scattered over the waters of the Ganges at the holy city of Benares. On 15 October, 1982, and from May 21 to 26, 1986, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) paid her tribute by coming to Digne to visit her house. Samten-Dzong now contains a museum and is the head office of The Alexandra David-Néel Cultural Centre. Visitors to the museum can see Alexandra's arm chair, cane, a necklace of gold coins from Prince Sidkeong of Sikkim, and meditation beads from the Gomchen of Lachen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEF_BZKPN0Q http://www.alexandra-david-neel.org/anglais/acca.htm
[FairfieldLife] Re: Testing clickable link
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall thomas.pall@... wrote: On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 6:14 PM, authfriend jstein@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall thomas.pall@ wrote: snip Barry and a few others are good at posting links which are actually not links but graphics. I can pick up the graphic, move it around but I can't plop it into a browser because, well, it's a graphic control. If you use Yahoo's Rich Text Editor, right-click the graphic, click Copy, and then paste it into the message window with Ctrl-V. (That's how it works with IE, at any rate. Copying the image puts it on the Windows Clipboard.) Doesn't always work, but usually it does. Considering we have children here like Yifu who want to let us think a post is about one thing but is actually his witless comment upon some picture and that as Barry observed, it appears people can't communicate here except by the battle of dueling Youtube links, the machination you mention isn't worth the effort. Frankly I don't want to be bored to death by some British poet reading one of his works in a monotone. I did just fine in 4th grade, thank you, and didn't need to repeat it. Or stay developmentally arrested there. When you were in fourth grade, there was no such thing as youtube. Sorry school was a boring place for you, way back then. I understand. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55vtzY8f6aE Developmentally challenged may be more like where you are arrested? I love Yifu's posts. Keep at it, Yifu, your art posts are like the changing of the scenes in the play here on FFL, while we await the next act. : )
[FairfieldLife] Re: Testing clickable link
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall thomas.pall@... wrote: On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 6:14 PM, authfriend jstein@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall thomas.pall@ wrote: snip Barry and a few others are good at posting links which are actually not links but graphics. I can pick up the graphic, move it around but I can't plop it into a browser because, well, it's a graphic control. If you use Yahoo's Rich Text Editor, right-click the graphic, click Copy, and then paste it into the message window with Ctrl-V. (That's how it works with IE, at any rate. Copying the image puts it on the Windows Clipboard.) Doesn't always work, but usually it does. Considering we have children here like Yifu who want to let us think a post is about one thing but is actually his witless comment upon some picture and that as Barry observed, it appears people can't communicate here except by the battle of dueling Youtube links, the machination you mention isn't worth the effort. Frankly I don't want to be bored to death by some British poet reading one of his works in a monotone. I did just fine in 4th grade, thank you, and didn't need to repeat it. Or stay developmentally arrested there. Oh and another thing, a child would need explaining. Yifu's subject titles are brilliant to the pictures he posts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw-nek2jV4E (by the way, the sound is not necessary to figure out in the above youtube, what is happening.) Let the silence in words, continue on this battlefield dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8brJ1S3VXk : ) Have a nice day.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Testing clickable link
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba no_reply@... wrote: I love Yifu's posts. Keep at it, Yifu, your art posts are like the changing of the scenes in the play here on FFL, while we await the next act. : ) And unlike many of the posters themselves, the art can never be accused of overacting. :-) I much prefer them to posts that some describe as debate, but which in reality consist of hurling the word stupid at another poster seven times in one paragraph. One would think people would be ashamed of having such a limited vocabulary, but noo. :-)
[FairfieldLife] Re: Testing clickable link
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba no_reply@ wrote: I love Yifu's posts. Keep at it, Yifu, your art posts are like the changing of the scenes in the play here on FFL, while we await the next act. : ) And unlike many of the posters themselves, the art can never be accused of overacting. :-) I much prefer them to posts that some describe as debate, but which in reality consist of hurling the word stupid at another poster seven times in one paragraph. One would think people would be ashamed of having such a limited vocabulary, but noo. :-) How stupid.; )
[FairfieldLife] Re: Testing clickable link
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba no_reply@ wrote: I love Yifu's posts. Keep at it, Yifu, your art posts are like the changing of the scenes in the play here on FFL, while we await the next act. : ) And unlike many of the posters themselves, the art can never be accused of overacting. :-) I much prefer them to posts that some describe as debate, but which in reality consist of hurling the word stupid at another poster seven times in one paragraph. One would think people would be ashamed of having such a limited vocabulary, but noo. :-) How stupid.; ) I guess that's why the world has editors. Oh, wait. Never mind. :-)
[FairfieldLife] Re: David Bolinsky animates a cell | Video on TED.com
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@... wrote: You don't see infinite intelligence at work here Curtis?: http://www.ted.com/talks/david_bolinsky_animates_a_cell.html Great video, thanks Rick. I love TED talks. He makes a better case for limited rather than infinite intelligence for me. Despite my enthusiasm for the brilliance of his use of arts integrated learning, which is bound to engage the student's brains more completely, I am also aware that this technique is only as scientifically accurate as the analogous visual language is used by the programmer. I was concerned with his use of the term irreducible at the beginning of his talk because this is not a principle in cellular biology that I know of. In fact it has been specifically refuted by the knowledge we have of the evolution of cells. So he may have tipped his hand too quickly and scientific accuracy should concern us moreso because our mind's ability to detect the difference between electromicroscopic images and these animations is absent. I kept thinking that I was seeing into a cell, which is wonderfully compelling but wrong. As a refutation of an idea of an infinite intelligence at work, I present this guy's body. An obvious result of our brain's evolution where his recently added rational thinking processes telling him to push away from the desk and jog around the building he works in occasionally has been trumped by the lower brain's attractions to high fat high sugar food in excess of his activity. So instead of dropping down and doing say 10 pushups every half hour, he has been compelled to download Twinkies and chips washed down by gallons of Mountain Dew which tricks the brain into believing it is nourishing like a ripe fruit would be if it was that sweet, hijacking his amigdalla and hippocampus into compelling him through dopamine rewards, beyond all reason, to continue a lifestyle that is killing him. And all of this with the perverse kicker that he knows better! Finite intelligence seems to cover the presentation for me. But that doesn't mean I didn't love it just as much. If the underlying case being made is that life is amazing and beyond our conscious comprehension, I am all in! Happy Thanksgiving, the holiday which demonstrates more than any other that our brains are a conflicting mess of impulses, higher and lower, unless of course you are putting out tofu turkey, in which case moderation is much easier since our primitive brains are not fooled by our conscious mind's absurd assertion that it is just as good as a heritage breed turkey who lived a life of fabulously nutritious feed until his last, inevitable, bad day! The same inevitable day we will all face despite our wonderful imaginations that our beliefs have altered the fact that we are much more like turkeys than the gods of our literature and computer animations. Finite not infinite in the end.
[FairfieldLife] Good interview with Enlightened star/creator Laura Dern
I must admit that it's grown increasingly painful to watch Enlightened each week. In a way watching Laura Dern's character of Amy is like having to suffer through the cluelessness and inappropriateness of Zooey Deschanel's character on New Girl each week, but without Zooey's adorableness. Amy is just grating. Horrifically so. But at least Dern seems to know that's the case. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/22/laura-dern-enlightened_n_1108037.html?ref=religion She doesn't mention TM, for those who think that's the only valid reason to ever read an interview with a movie or TV star. If you were watching the series, you'd under- stand why that's a good thing. If her character of Amy came to be associated with the word enlightenment, spiritual groups would have to stop using it. :-)
[FairfieldLife] Re: David Bolinsky animates a cell | Video on TED.com
Good reply, Curtis. While I appreciated the animation, I kept being reminded of once living next to an apiary in which the owner had replaced one wall of one of the enormous hives with glass, so that we could see inside and watch what was going on. I saw no more evidence of infinite intelligence in this guy's depiction of the innards of a human cell than I did in the innards of that beehive. What I saw was a number of remarkable products of continuous evolution performing their function, as they had evolved to do so. Bottom line is that I think people who long to believe in a God or in some kind of creator or cosmic Doer in the universe will see that no matter what they are shown. Those of us with no such longing see only the things we are shown. Evolution more accurately describes for me the things I see around me than the will of God does. Evolution also accounts for why we don't see much of Torok's influence around in our gene pool these days. :-) [http://cdn.svcs.c2.uclick.com/c2/508ab8205ebc012ee3bf00163e41dd5b] --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@ wrote: You don't see infinite intelligence at work here Curtis?: http://www.ted.com/talks/david_bolinsky_animates_a_cell.html http://www.ted.com/talks/david_bolinsky_animates_a_cell.html Great video, thanks Rick. I love TED talks. He makes a better case for limited rather than infinite intelligence for me. Despite my enthusiasm for the brilliance of his use of arts integrated learning, which is bound to engage the student's brains more completely, I am also aware that this technique is only as scientifically accurate as the analogous visual language is used by the programmer. I was concerned with his use of the term irreducible at the beginning of his talk because this is not a principle in cellular biology that I know of. In fact it has been specifically refuted by the knowledge we have of the evolution of cells. So he may have tipped his hand too quickly and scientific accuracy should concern us moreso because our mind's ability to detect the difference between electromicroscopic images and these animations is absent. I kept thinking that I was seeing into a cell, which is wonderfully compelling but wrong. As a refutation of an idea of an infinite intelligence at work, I present this guy's body. An obvious result of our brain's evolution where his recently added rational thinking processes telling him to push away from the desk and jog around the building he works in occasionally has been trumped by the lower brain's attractions to high fat high sugar food in excess of his activity. So instead of dropping down and doing say 10 pushups every half hour, he has been compelled to download Twinkies and chips washed down by gallons of Mountain Dew which tricks the brain into believing it is nourishing like a ripe fruit would be if it was that sweet, hijacking his amigdalla and hippocampus into compelling him through dopamine rewards, beyond all reason, to continue a lifestyle that is killing him. And all of this with the perverse kicker that he knows better! Finite intelligence seems to cover the presentation for me. But that doesn't mean I didn't love it just as much. If the underlying case being made is that life is amazing and beyond our conscious comprehension, I am all in! Happy Thanksgiving, the holiday which demonstrates more than any other that our brains are a conflicting mess of impulses, higher and lower, unless of course you are putting out tofu turkey, in which case moderation is much easier since our primitive brains are not fooled by our conscious mind's absurd assertion that it is just as good as a heritage breed turkey who lived a life of fabulously nutritious feed until his last, inevitable, bad day! The same inevitable day we will all face despite our wonderful imaginations that our beliefs have altered the fact that we are much more like turkeys than the gods of our literature and computer animations. Finite not infinite in the end.
[FairfieldLife] Memnoch the Devil
Click the green blinking light to see Memnoch the Devil. Are you SURE you want to see Memnoch? http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/brick.html
[FairfieldLife] 10 accidental discoveries that generated wealth
http://www.businesspundit.com/10-accidental-discoveries-that-generated-great-wealth/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Getcher red-hot pepper spray rightchere...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wgm4u anitaoaks4u@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wgm4u anitaoaks4u@ wrote: Judy, they were breaking the law! BillyG, go look up civil disobedience in Mr. Dictionary. A debate about civil disobedience vs. the rule of law with you would be a waste of time and I don't appreciate your condescending dismissive attitude either. If you're going to be both stupid *and* arrogant, you deserve to be not just condescended to and dismissed but mocked as well. Anybody who can write the phrase a debate about civil disobedience vs. the rule of law obviously has no idea what civil disobedience is. You aren't in a position to carry on a debate when you don't understand the concepts involved and are unwilling to learn.
[FairfieldLife] Cain explains he appeal to female employees [1 Attachment]
[FairfieldLife] Re: Russian Song
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@... wrote: Good song to cook to :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8ZavPqB_kkfeature=related Lovely song. Musically it sounds to me more Arabic than Russian. Where did they get those spectacular photographs?
[FairfieldLife] Re: Testing clickable link
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba no_reply@ wrote: I love Yifu's posts. Keep at it, Yifu, your art posts are like the changing of the scenes in the play here on FFL, while we await the next act. : ) And unlike many of the posters themselves, the art can never be accused of overacting. :-) I much prefer them to posts that some describe as debate, but which in reality consist of hurling the word stupid at another poster seven times in one paragraph. One would think people would be ashamed of having such a limited vocabulary, but noo. :-) Sorta missin' the point there, Sonny Jim. Also you forgot you're not supposed to be reading my posts. ;-)
[FairfieldLife] Re: Getcher red-hot pepper spray rightchere...
Judy, they were breaking the law! authfriend: BillyG, go look up civil disobedience in Mr. Dictionary... So, you're thinking that the protesting students at U.C. Davis DID NOT expect to be arrested? Civil disobedience is the active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power... In seeking an active form of civil disobedience, one may choose to deliberately break certain laws, such as by forming a peaceful blockade or occupying a facility illegally, though sometimes violence has been known to occur. Protesters practice this non-violent form of civil disorder with the expectation that they will be arrested. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_disobedience
[FairfieldLife] Where Does Occupy Wall Street Go From Here?
From Michael Moore's blog, reposted below for the link-averse: http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/mike-friends-blog/where-does-occupy-wa\ ll-street-go-here http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/mike-friends-blog/where-does-occupy-w\ all-street-go-here Where Does Occupy Wall Street Go From Here? http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/mike-friends-blog/where-does-occupy-w\ all-street-go-here By Michael Moore http://www.michaelmoore.com/blogger/mmflint This past weekend I participated in a four-hour meeting of Occupy Wall Street activists whose job it is to come up with the vision and goals of the movement. It was attended by 40+ people and the discussion was both inspiring and invigorating. Here is what we ended up proposing as the movement's vision statement to the General Assembly of Occupy Wall Street: We Envision: [1] a truly free, democratic, and just society; [2] where we, the people, come together and solve our problems by consensus; [3] where people are encouraged to take personal and collective responsibility and participate in decision making; [4] where we learn to live in harmony and embrace principles of toleration and respect for diversity and the differing views of others; [5] where we secure the civil and human rights of all from violation by tyrannical forces and unjust governments; [6] where political and economic institutions work to benefit all, not just the privileged few; [7] where we provide full and free education to everyone, not merely to get jobs but to grow and flourish as human beings; [8] where we value human needs over monetary gain, to ensure decent standards of living without which effective democracy is impossible; [9] where we work together to protect the global environment to ensure that future generations will have safe and clean air, water and food supplies, and will be able to enjoy the beauty and bounty of nature that past generations have enjoyed. The next step will be to develop a specific list of goals and demands. As one of the millions of people who are participating in the Occupy Wall Street movement, I would like to respectfully offer my suggestions of what we can all get behind now to wrestle the control of our country out of the hands of the 1% and place it squarely with the 99% majority. Here is what I will propose to the General Assembly of Occupy Wall Street: 10 Things We Want A Proposal for Occupy Wall Street Submitted by Michael Moore 1. Eradicate the Bush tax cuts for the rich and institute new taxes on the wealthiest Americans and on corporations, including a tax on all trading on Wall Street (where they currently pay 0%). 2. Assess a penalty tax on any corporation that moves American jobs to other countries when that company is already making profits in America. Our jobs are the most important national treasure and they cannot be removed from the country simply because someone wants to make more money. 3. Require that all Americans pay the same Social Security tax on all of their earnings (normally, the middle class pays about 6% of their income to Social Security; someone making $1 million a year pays about 0.6% (or 90% less than the average person). This law would simply make the rich pay what everyone else pays. 4. Reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act, placing serious regulations on how business is conducted by Wall Street and the banks. 5. Investigate the Crash of 2008, and bring to justice those who committed any crimes. 6. Reorder our nation's spending priorities (including the ending of all foreign wars and their cost of over $2 billion a week). This will re-open libraries, reinstate band and art and civics classes in our schools, fix our roads and bridges and infrastructure, wire the entire country for 21st century internet, and support scientific research that improves our lives. 7. Join the rest of the free world and create a single-payer, free and universal health care system that covers all Americans all of the time. 8. Immediately reduce carbon emissions that are destroying the planet and discover ways to live without the oil that will be depleted and gone by the end of this century. 9. Require corporations with more than 10,000 employees to restructure their board of directors so that 50% of its members are elected by the company's workers. We can never have a real democracy as long as most people have no say in what happens at the place they spend most of their time: their job. (For any U.S. businesspeople freaking out at this idea because you think workers can't run a successful company: Germany has a law like this and it has helped to make Germany the world's leading manufacturing exporter.) 10. We, the people, must pass three constitutional amendments that will go a long way toward fixing the core
[FairfieldLife] Re: Anonymous - Message to Occupy the World 11-18-11
Sorta like the difference between operating a drone from a comfortable bunker to slaughter the enemy (often accidentally including civilians) by computer vs. shooting them up close and personal on the ground. I wouldn't associate big business with military. Operating a drone could be percieved as 'murder'. Even if only intended for a violent extremist who is shooting at an American with an AK-47, all it takes is one civilian to be nearby, and it opens up a logical argument of negligent homicide. The worst I could accuse big business of is enslaving people (if you consider being given a job with responisbilities, a paycheck, and freedom to do what you want with that paycheck to be slavery). Perhaps some businesses will work people to their wit's end and give them less than what they deserve. As bad as that sounds, I still wouldn't put it in the same category as dropping a 500 lb. bomb on foreign insurgents. Hard to say which is more heartless. At least with organized crime, there's less likely to be unintended collateral damage. Where the line is drawn, IMO, is the extent to which one will go to achieve their means. For example, some meat eaters will go buy a steak. But very few of them will actually hack an animal to pieces, or go hunting. They don't have the heart for it. The whole meat industry depends on someone who is willing to kill the animal. Without that, those who do not have the heart for it are stuck with being vegetarians. I think your argument is that the meat eater is just as guilty as the butcher. I can see your logic. But to me the absolute cruelty to watch a human suffer right in front of your eyes is way different from someone who is oblivious due to lack of education or awareness. So to me, there is a big difference between the corporations and organized crime, even if they deal with one another (which i'm sure they do). seekliberation --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: Oh, come on now, let's not whitewash American corporations. Their hands are very dirty, so much so that the line between organized crime and corporate crime is very blurred. Look at all the fraud that brought us this economic collapse. The bankers acted like loan sharks. The corporations just started using the business models of organized crime. On 11/21/2011 05:55 PM, seekliberation wrote: corporate crime results in people working harder and getting less. Organized crime results in people having their body parts dismembered and women being sold as sex slaves on the black market. It's rampant throughout the world. Here in our safe haven that we refer to as America it's a lot less visible. seekliberation --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitunoozguru@ wrote: What is the difference between corporate crime and organized crime? On 11/20/2011 01:49 PM, seekliberation wrote: It is great to see people rising against corruption, but I doubt that they know the full extent of corruption in this world. I doubt people realize the control that mafi and organized crime have throughout the world. Is anybody fighting the mafia too? seekliberation --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008no_reply@ wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqWdyM91hFA
[FairfieldLife] Re: Getcher red-hot pepper spray rightchere...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richardatrwilliamsdotus willytex@... wrote: Judy, they were breaking the law! authfriend: BillyG, go look up civil disobedience in Mr. Dictionary... So, you're thinking that the protesting students at U.C. Davis DID NOT expect to be arrested? I assume you're addressing BillyG here, right? Beats me how anyone who pays any attention to what's going on in the world could have failed to learn what civil disobedience is about. Thanks for explaining it to him; better late than never, I suppose. Civil disobedience is the active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power... In seeking an active form of civil disobedience, one may choose to deliberately break certain laws, such as by forming a peaceful blockade or occupying a facility illegally, though sometimes violence has been known to occur. Protesters practice this non-violent form of civil disorder with the expectation that they will be arrested. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_disobedience
[FairfieldLife] Re: Getcher red-hot pepper spray rightchere...
Such naughty students to stand up to their Rajas. I mean, masters. : ) Ravi Yogi: LOL..thanks for the laughs :-) So, the U.C. Davis student protest against university tuition hikes WAS a joke! So, you are thinking public college education tuition should be lower, so more poor students can get a worthless college degree? That's NOT funny at all. What's also NOT funny is the poor deluded students at U.C. Davis thinking that they are going to get a good-paying job with their liberal arts degree. What a waste of good pepper spray! In a sense, the higher education bubble is very much like the dotcom and mortgage bubbles before it. Everyone wants a college degree because it's widely seen as 'necessary step' in 'getting ahead' and therefore, tuitions are skyrocketing, taking advantage of the situation... 'The Road to Nowhere: The Higher Education Bubble and Liberal Arts Education' http://tinyurl.com/cx84s93
[FairfieldLife] Re: Anonymous - Message to Occupy the World 11-18-11
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seekliberation seekliberation@... wrote: Sorta like the difference between operating a drone from a comfortable bunker to slaughter the enemy (often accidentally including civilians) by computer vs. shooting them up close and personal on the ground. I wouldn't associate big business with military. Um, it's just an analogy, not an association per se. Operating a drone could be percieved as 'murder'. Even if only intended for a violent extremist who is shooting at an American with an AK-47, all it takes is one civilian to be nearby, and it opens up a logical argument of negligent homicide. The worst I could accuse big business of is enslaving people (if you consider being given a job with responisbilities, a paycheck, and freedom to do what you want with that paycheck to be slavery). Perhaps some businesses will work people to their wit's end and give them less than what they deserve. As bad as that sounds, I still wouldn't put it in the same category as dropping a 500 lb. bomb on foreign insurgents. Again, it's just an analogy. Point being, the way big business operates these days--especially big finance, Wall Street--harms huge numbers of people at a distance, as it were. It's much more than just exploitation of its own workers; it damages the whole society (or 99 percent of it) by sucking money out of the economy and putting it in the hands of the 1 percent. And the political influence of that 1 percent--because of its enormous wealth--makes it impossible to institute measures to remedy the situation. Hard to say which is more heartless. At least with organized crime, there's less likely to be unintended collateral damage. Where the line is drawn, IMO, is the extent to which one will go to achieve their means. For example, some meat eaters will go buy a steak. But very few of them will actually hack an animal to pieces, or go hunting. They don't have the heart for it. The whole meat industry depends on someone who is willing to kill the animal. Without that, those who do not have the heart for it are stuck with being vegetarians. I think your argument is that the meat eater is just as guilty as the butcher. I can see your logic. But to me the absolute cruelty to watch a human suffer right in front of your eyes is way different from someone who is oblivious due to lack of education or awareness. So to me, there is a big difference between the corporations and organized crime, even if they deal with one another (which i'm sure they do). seekliberation --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: Oh, come on now, let's not whitewash American corporations. Their hands are very dirty, so much so that the line between organized crime and corporate crime is very blurred. Look at all the fraud that brought us this economic collapse. The bankers acted like loan sharks. The corporations just started using the business models of organized crime. On 11/21/2011 05:55 PM, seekliberation wrote: corporate crime results in people working harder and getting less. Organized crime results in people having their body parts dismembered and women being sold as sex slaves on the black market. It's rampant throughout the world. Here in our safe haven that we refer to as America it's a lot less visible. seekliberation --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitunoozguru@ wrote: What is the difference between corporate crime and organized crime? On 11/20/2011 01:49 PM, seekliberation wrote: It is great to see people rising against corruption, but I doubt that they know the full extent of corruption in this world. I doubt people realize the control that mafi and organized crime have throughout the world. Is anybody fighting the mafia too? seekliberation --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008no_reply@ wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqWdyM91hFA
[FairfieldLife] Re: Getcher red-hot pepper spray rightchere...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richardatrwilliamsdotus willytex@... wrote: Judy, they were breaking the law! authfriend: BillyG, go look up civil disobedience in Mr. Dictionary... So, you're thinking that the protesting students at U.C. Davis DID NOT expect to be arrested? I guess Judy thought they should have been 'tickled' into submission. Civil disobedience is the active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power... In seeking an active form of civil disobedience, one may choose to deliberately break certain laws, such as by forming a peaceful blockade or occupying a facility illegally, though sometimes violence has been known to occur. Protesters practice this non-violent form of civil disorder with the expectation that they will be arrested. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_disobedience
[FairfieldLife] Re: wondrous Catholicism
shukra69: wondrous Catholicism Don't you just hate those Spanish Catholics!
[FairfieldLife] Re: David Bolinsky animates a cell | Video on TED.com
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@ wrote: You don't see infinite intelligence at work here Curtis?: http://www.ted.com/talks/david_bolinsky_animates_a_cell.html Great video, thanks Rick. I love TED talks. He makes a better case for limited rather than infinite intelligence for me. Despite my enthusiasm for the brilliance of his use of arts integrated learning, which is bound to engage the student's brains more completely, I am also aware that this technique is only as scientifically accurate as the analogous visual language is used by the programmer. I was concerned with his use of the term irreducible at the beginning of his talk because this is not a principle in cellular biology that I know of. In fact it has been specifically refuted by the knowledge we have of the evolution of cells. So he may have tipped his hand too quickly and scientific accuracy should concern us moreso because our mind's ability to detect the difference between electromicroscopic images and these animations is absent. I kept thinking that I was seeing into a cell, which is wonderfully compelling but wrong. As a refutation of an idea of an infinite intelligence at work, I present this guy's body. An obvious result of our brain's evolution where his recently added rational thinking processes telling him to push away from the desk and jog around the building he works in occasionally has been trumped by the lower brain's attractions to high fat high sugar food in excess of his activity. So instead of dropping down and doing say 10 pushups every half hour, he has been compelled to download Twinkies and chips washed down by gallons of Mountain Dew which tricks the brain into believing it is nourishing like a ripe fruit would be if it was that sweet, hijacking his amigdalla and hippocampus into compelling him through dopamine rewards, beyond all reason, to continue a lifestyle that is killing him. And all of this with the perverse kicker that he knows better! Finite intelligence seems to cover the presentation for me. But that doesn't mean I didn't love it just as much. If the underlying case being made is that life is amazing and beyond our conscious comprehension, I am all in! Happy Thanksgiving, the holiday which demonstrates more than any other that our brains are a conflicting mess of impulses, higher and lower, unless of course you are putting out tofu turkey, in which case moderation is much easier since our primitive brains are not fooled by our conscious mind's absurd assertion that it is just as good as a heritage breed turkey who lived a life of fabulously nutritious feed until his last, inevitable, bad day! The same inevitable day we will all face despite our wonderful imaginations that our beliefs have altered the fact that we are much more like turkeys than the gods of our literature and computer animations. Finite not infinite in the end. From what I read and think about, it all does seem to be heading in that direction (finite) altho I still cling with hope and past well- assimilated beliefs that I am more than a turkey, or a stone for that matter. the whole shebang is so unfathomable and reallly fires off those brain cells and stetches their capacity (at least that is how it feels). I still like the idea that human nervous systems are part of the universe's automatic evolutionary process of figuring itself out, of developing a asystem that can codify the laws of everything.
[FairfieldLife] interview with Advaitin Karl Renz
http://www.stillnessspeaks.com/ssblog/karl-renz-inerview-with-chris-hebard/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Getcher red-hot pepper spray rightchere...
On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 10:32 AM, wgm4u anitaoak...@att.net wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richardatrwilliamsdotus willytex@... wrote: Judy, they were breaking the law! authfriend: BillyG, go look up civil disobedience in Mr. Dictionary... So, you're thinking that the protesting students at U.C. Davis DID NOT expect to be arrested? I guess Judy thought they should have been 'tickled' into submission. Doubtful. Remember she was on Amazon pricing Police power Pepper Spray.
[FairfieldLife] Fairfield exodus (was Re: Occupy the Domes!!)
Nabby hasn't tried to enter a TMO butt-bouncing facility for years. That's why he still believes they'd let him in. Either that or he knows the nazis-in-charge. :-) nablusoss1008: Says who? Someone who hasn't been in the Movement for 40 years, knows nothing about my status and never entered a Dome in is life. But Turq is known for having helped empower the Zen Master Rama to bounce on his butt (Rama's butt, not Turq's) in front of a large group inside a rented lecture hall in New York State. Apparently the Turqster has never even set foot in Fairfield, IA. Did I mention that he is also known for being a compulsive liar? I quess I did. But, let's not forget that Turq WAS the TMO for years and if he could have, he would have been one of the 'nazis-in-charge of the whole TM movement. So, I guess we can conclude that the Turq was once a 'butt-bouncer' apprentice, who paid MMY over $5,000 in order to learn butt-bouncing. There's no telling how much the Turq paid Rama, but from what I've read, it was well over $10,000 over a period of many years just to just watch Rama bounce on his butt! Go figure. So, I guess we can conclude that the Turq is a failed butt-bouncer. Go figure. http://www.ex-cult.org/Groups/Rama/rama-appendix-1.html
[FairfieldLife] Re: Where Does Occupy Wall Street Go From Here?
turquoiseb: This past weekend I participated in a four-hour meeting of Occupy Wall Street activists... The last time I checked, Michael Moore was one of the 1%, being a multi millionaire several times over, but does Moore have to be an in-your-face hypocrite as well? This champion of corrupt Cuban health care and unions, who by the way used non-union labor in his last documentary, has demonstrated true turkey qualities in 2011... 'Michael Moore Turkey of Year' http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/42605
[FairfieldLife] Re: Where Does Occupy Wall Street Go From Here?
TurquoiseB: From Michael Moore's blog, reposted below for the link-averse... Michael Moore photo and story, for the apparently link-averse Turqster: http://www.detnews.com/article/2015/OPINION01/50320/1008/opinio\ n01/Hypocrisy-of-Michael-Moore%E2%80%99s-opulent-home This champion of corrupt Cuban health care and unions, who by the way used non-union labor in his last documentary, has demonstrated true turkey qualities in 2011... 'Michael Moore Turkey of Year' http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/42605 http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/42605 Tax records show the liberal documentary filmmaker owns an eye-popping lakefront property in Michigan in one of the country's most exclusive neighborhoods -- in addition to his luxury Park Avenue pad in Manhattan... 'Michael Moore's Michigan Mansion Makes Him a '1 Percenter,' Report Says' http://tinyurl.com/7lqdw8l http://tinyurl.com/7lqdw8l
[FairfieldLife] Re: David Bolinsky animates a cell | Video on TED.com
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@... wrote: snip As a refutation of an idea of an infinite intelligence at work, I present this guy's body. An obvious result of our brain's evolution where his recently added rational thinking processes telling him to push away from the desk and jog around the building he works in occasionally has been trumped by the lower brain's attractions to high fat high sugar food in excess of his activity. So instead of dropping down and doing say 10 pushups every half hour, he has been compelled to download Twinkies and chips washed down by gallons of Mountain Dew which tricks the brain into believing it is nourishing like a ripe fruit would be if it was that sweet, hijacking his amigdalla and hippocampus into compelling him through dopamine rewards, beyond all reason, to continue a lifestyle that is killing him. And all of this with the perverse kicker that he knows better! I think this is a red herring. It's a refutation of infinite intelligence only if you define intelligence as the ability to sustain life as long as possible. If intelligence were in fact infinite, we wouldn't be in a position to say what specific things are intelligent and which aren't, because *our* intelligence is limited. Finite intelligence seems to cover the presentation for me. The presentation was made by a being of finite intelligence. How could it be otherwise? How does that rule out that Intelligence (as distinct from individual intelligence) is infinite? But that doesn't mean I didn't love it just as much. If the underlying case being made is that life is amazing and beyond our conscious comprehension, I am all in! If it's beyond our conscious comprehension, that means it could be a function of finite *or* infinite intelligence, and we ourselves are incapable of knowing which it is.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Getcher red-hot pepper spray rightchere...
Getcher red-hot pepper spray rightchere... So, you're thinking that the protesting students at U.C. Davis DID NOT expect to be arrested? I guess Judy thought they should have been 'tickled' into submission. Tom Pall: Doubtful. Remember she was on Amazon pricing Police power Pepper Spray. Pepper Spray and Mace can be used for self-defense. http://www.safetygirl.com/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Getcher red-hot pepper spray rightchere...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richardatrwilliamsdotus richard@... wrote: Getcher red-hot pepper spray rightchere... So, you're thinking that the protesting students at U.C. Davis DID NOT expect to be arrested? I guess Judy thought they should have been 'tickled' into submission. Tom Pall: Doubtful. Remember she was on Amazon pricing Police power Pepper Spray. Pepper Spray and Mace can be used for self-defense. http://www.safetygirl.com/ FWIW, the pepper spray used by police is *much* stronger than the pepper spray sold to civilians for self-defense.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Getcher red-hot pepper spray rightchere...
On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 11:35 AM, authfriend jst...@panix.com wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richardatrwilliamsdotus richard@... wrote: Getcher red-hot pepper spray rightchere... So, you're thinking that the protesting students at U.C. Davis DID NOT expect to be arrested? I guess Judy thought they should have been 'tickled' into submission. Tom Pall: Doubtful. Remember she was on Amazon pricing Police power Pepper Spray. Pepper Spray and Mace can be used for self-defense. http://www.safetygirl.com/ FWIW, the pepper spray used by police is *much* stronger than the pepper spray sold to civilians for self-defense. And the stuff used for bears is even stronger. But it's cumbersome carrying around something as big and as hefty as a fire extinguisher. That's why God gave us concealed weapons permits.
[FairfieldLife] Re: WG: NEW Beautifull Slideshow Guest Campus Bijauri in the Brahamastan of India.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, merlin vedamerlin@... wrote: A great slide show prepared by Chris and Ann Crowell on Bijauri campus Enjoy and share it! https://www.yousendit.com/download/T2dkSXR3Q3RxRTI5TE5Vag Jai Guru Dev Sounds good, but I can't read the link. Can you ?
[FairfieldLife] Re: Getcher red-hot pepper spray rightchere...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall thomas.pall@... wrote: FWIW, the pepper spray used by police is *much* stronger than the pepper spray sold to civilians for self-defense. And the stuff used for bears is even stronger. But it's cumbersome carrying around something as big and as hefty as a fire extinguisher. That's why God gave us concealed weapons permits. I know you're just making a push the anti gun nuts' buttons joke, but you haven't ever shot a bear with a handgun, have you? I knew two people in Alaska who have. One survived to tell of the incident, but only because his friend's rifle took the bear down after his Ruger 44 Magnum failed to do so. The other guy? The bear ate him, and probably picked his teeth with the guy's handgun. :-) If the Davis protests had been attended by Alaskan bears, I might approve the use of pepper spray if one of them had become unruly. On unruly people...not so much. :-) Using it on ruly people, who are just sitting there and don't plan to offer any resistance to being arrested? Just plain dumb. Up there with the British troops in this famous scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XarpddX1BI
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Getcher red-hot pepper spray rightchere...
On 11/22/2011 03:27 PM, authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogiraviyogi@... wrote: LOL..thanks for the laughs. It's funny, but pepper spray is actually no joke. Anybody who thinks it's just a mild inconvenience resulting in a bit of temporary discomfort should read this analysis: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2011/11/21/about-pepper-spray/ http://tinyurl.com/855k9tk The spray can cause fatal respiratory failure in those with asthma or other respiratory conditions; it can injure the cornea with repeated exposure; and other chemical ingredients in the spray can also be harmful. I keep pepper spray in my car in case of aggressive cops, Republicans, car hijackers and dogs. The small pepper sprayer is only around $4-5. I used to spread cayenne pepper on the strip of lawn in front of the family home to keep dogs from leaving their surprises there.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Testing clickable link
From: Tom Pall thomas.p...@gmail.com Considering we have children here like Yifu who want to let us think a post is about one thing but is actually his witless comment upon some picture and that as Barry observed, it appears people can't communicate here except by the battle of dueling Youtube links, the machination you mention isn't worth the effort. Frankly I don't want to be bored to death by some British poet reading one of his works in a monotone. I did just fine in 4th grade, thank you, and didn't need to repeat it. Or stay developmentally arrested there. ***It must have been grade five when they explained the difference between prose and poetry. We understand it might have been a challenge getting through the higher grades with that childhood you've so graciously shared with us; in such wonderful detail. We completely agree that Alan Bennett, allowing a homeless lady to live on his property for 15 years, in no way reaches the sentimental engagement of your For a Few Pennies More clip. Now that we know about that naughty lady, that threw you into the great outdoors, and your decades of therapy, to make sense of it all; I'm wondering, still with me Tommy, was it the lady or the therapist, autodidact that you so obviously are, that introduced you to your obvious passion for history; we're particularly interested in the source material of your insights on Jewish landlords (one would assume from the ghetto) exploiting tenants in Poland; back in the day. We're sure you'll agree, there seems to be a connection between your exploited ancestors, your childhood, The Lady in The Van, and the *sentimental journeys* you love to take us on. On behalf of Yifu and myself, we're absolutely chuffed with the fact you seem to click through on so many of our a picture is worth a thousand words links. As we're sure you know, its not always easy to hit the emotional capability of an audience. Personally, I use KB as my emotional *base* line and build from there; I figure if I can get the eight year old's, I likely have the sentimentality needed to capture the eyeballs of your target audience. So again, on behalf of Yifu and myself, please keep posting your links---we love pictures; don't worry about pithy, as long they're sentimental. I'm never sure if the context is supposed to go above or below the link, maybe you could check with your bud Barry or one of the other read everything to figure out what to ignore buds and budettes. Knowing how culturally developed you are; I picked this clip for the French dubbing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn2Jnxj2rwcfeature=related I've never read any of Alan Bennett's poetry, possibly you could add a few titles to his bio. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Bennett#Stage I think this one goes without saying. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN9YLAcT6io I'm assuming any interpretation of this one works for you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUw125JMVFI Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (5) Recent Activity: * New Members 1 Visit Your Group To subscribe, send a message to: fairfieldlife-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' MARKETPLACE Stay on top of your group activity without leaving the page you're on - Get the Yahoo! Toolbar now.img width=1 height=1 alt= src=http://us.bc.yahoo.com/b?P=4afd9a10-15c9-11e1-93b3-4fee36c813b5T=1ddqaq7rd%2fX%3d1322049008%2fE%3d1705077076%2fR%3dgroups%2fK%3d5%2fV%3d2.1%2fW%3dH%2fY%3dYAHOO%2fF%3d3211438038%2fH%3dY29udGVudD0iRXZlbnRzO1lhaG9vX1NlYXJjaF9NYXJrZXRpbmc7Qm9va21hcms7UG9kY2FzdHM7R3JvdXBzO0FzdHJvbG9neTtFZHVjYXRpb247QWxlcnRzO0dlb2NpdGllcztHcmVldGluZ3M7IiBkaXNhYmxlc2h1ZmZsaW5nPSIxIiBzZXJ2ZUlkPSI0YWZkOWExMC0xNWM5LTExZTEtOTNiMy00ZmVlMzZjODEzYjUiIHNpdGVJZD0iNDQ1MjU1MSIgdFN0bXA9IjEzMjIwNDkwMDg4NTcyMjUiIA--%2fQ%3d-1%2fS%3d1%2fJ%3d29228962U=13cd6gvfq%2fN%3dn5xNLdGDJGU-%2fC%3d493064.14543979.14562481.13298430%2fD%3dMKP1%2fB%3d6060255%2fV%3d1;; Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use .
[FairfieldLife] Stop the Protect IP bill, call Congress
There are two VERY BAD bills that threaten our free and open Internet. They are sponsored by the grinches who run Hollywood and the record industry. See, these paranoid freaks believe that their profits aren't up to snuff because everyone is stealing from them. These are imaginary losses of course because they cannot be supported. They might do better to make products people want to buy than trying to destroy the Internet. Protect IP and SOPA are two villainous bills. Senator Ron Wyden on threat to the Internet: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/11/23/wyden-protect-ip-act-may-pass-if-americans-dont-call-congress/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Getcher red-hot pepper spray rightchere...
Breaking the law? I realize this thread has progressed past this statement, but really, now. With an exclamation point? Did not congress change the laws to facilitate the lending practices that contributed to the mortgage crisis? (Judy sent the Wiki link on the subprime mortgage crisis or look it up). Here's an interesting NY Times article on banks and fraud laws. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/business/in-sec-fraud-cases-banks-make-and-break-promises.html?pagewanted=all From: wgm4u anitaoak...@att.net To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 7:32 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Getcher red-hot pepper spray rightchere... --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richardatrwilliamsdotus willytex@... wrote: Judy, they were breaking the law! authfriend: BillyG, go look up civil disobedience in Mr. Dictionary... So, you're thinking that the protesting students at U.C. Davis DID NOT expect to be arrested? I guess Judy thought they should have been 'tickled' into submission. Civil disobedience is the active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power... In seeking an active form of civil disobedience, one may choose to deliberately break certain laws, such as by forming a peaceful blockade or occupying a facility illegally, though sometimes violence has been known to occur. Protesters practice this non-violent form of civil disorder with the expectation that they will be arrested. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_disobedience
[FairfieldLife] Re: Testing clickable link
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall thomas.pall@... wrote: Frankly I don't want to be bored to death by some British poet reading one of his works in a monotone. I did just fine in 4th grade, thank you, and didn't need to repeat it. Or stay developmentally arrested there. Ha! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXYMNDu-qxo ...a shadow man. He's a man to correct Man. But of course he's not a man - he's a crow, and he never does quite become a man... ...The crow is the indestructible...bird, who suffering everything, suffers nothing
Re: [FairfieldLife] Good interview with Enlightened star/creator Laura Dern
On 11/23/2011 05:50 AM, turquoiseb wrote: I must admit that it's grown increasingly painful to watch Enlightened each week. In a way watching Laura Dern's character of Amy is like having to suffer through the cluelessness and inappropriateness of Zooey Deschanel's character on New Girl each week, but without Zooey's adorableness. Amy is just grating. Horrifically so. But at least Dern seems to know that's the case. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/22/laura-dern-enlightened_n_1108037.html?ref=religion She doesn't mention TM, for those who think that's the only valid reason to ever read an interview with a movie or TV star. If you were watching the series, you'd under- stand why that's a good thing. If her character of Amy came to be associated with the word enlightenment, spiritual groups would have to stop using it. :-) Figured it would become less and less your cuppa tea. I find it mildly amusing though verging into the for chicks only audience. I was wondering why if all the episodes were in the can a year ago why it took so long to air. Probably HBO execs had qualms about it too which would mean they actually watched some episodes for a change rather than just look at the over nights. Of course in the over nights it isn't fairing very well: http://www.avclub.com/articles/ratings-roundup-whats-it-take-for-hbo-to-cancel-a,63803/ I'm sorting out my viewing habits because having access to so much of great quality films vs contrived TV shows the latter is beginning to wear on me. My Thanksgiving movie may be Amigo which is John Sayles latest and available on Vudu. Depends on how Thanksgiving goes as it is 40 miles away at my nephew's house. I also watched Super 8 on Bluray last night. It's the rental version with no extras but I will probably sit on returning it until Saturday so the next new release in my queue has a chance of arriving on Tuesday rather than months from now. I thought Super 8 was entertaining and a good homage to 80's films. And with NF and these timing issues I've considering dropping the disc rental. I'm paying for Bluray but had a run of older films that were only on DVD. They should consider a credit if most of the queue winds up being DVD than Bluray.
RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: David Bolinsky animates a cell | Video on TED.com
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of curtisdeltablues Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 7:39 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: David Bolinsky animates a cell | Video on TED.com --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com , Rick Archer rick@... wrote: You don't see infinite intelligence at work here Curtis?: http://www.ted.com/talks/david_bolinsky_animates_a_cell.html Great video, thanks Rick. I love TED talks. He makes a better case for limited rather than infinite intelligence for me. Despite my enthusiasm for the brilliance of his use of arts integrated learning, which is bound to engage the student's brains more completely, I am also aware that this technique is only as scientifically accurate as the analogous visual language is used by the programmer. I was concerned with his use of the term irreducible at the beginning of his talk because this is not a principle in cellular biology that I know of. In fact it has been specifically refuted by the knowledge we have of the evolution of cells. So he may have tipped his hand too quickly and scientific accuracy should concern us moreso because our mind's ability to detect the difference between electromicroscopic images and these animations is absent. I kept thinking that I was seeing into a cell, which is wonderfully compelling but wrong. As a refutation of an idea of an infinite intelligence at work, I present this guy's body. An obvious result of our brain's evolution where his recently added rational thinking processes telling him to push away from the desk and jog around the building he works in occasionally has been trumped by the lower brain's attractions to high fat high sugar food in excess of his activity. So instead of dropping down and doing say 10 pushups every half hour, he has been compelled to download Twinkies and chips washed down by gallons of Mountain Dew which tricks the brain into believing it is nourishing like a ripe fruit would be if it was that sweet, hijacking his amigdalla and hippocampus into compelling him through dopamine rewards, beyond all reason, to continue a lifestyle that is killing him. And all of this with the perverse kicker that he knows better! Finite intelligence seems to cover the presentation for me. But that doesn't mean I didn't love it just as much. If the underlying case being made is that life is amazing and beyond our conscious comprehension, I am all in! Happy Thanksgiving, the holiday which demonstrates more than any other that our brains are a conflicting mess of impulses, higher and lower, unless of course you are putting out tofu turkey, in which case moderation is much easier since our primitive brains are not fooled by our conscious mind's absurd assertion that it is just as good as a heritage breed turkey who lived a life of fabulously nutritious feed until his last, inevitable, bad day! The same inevitable day we will all face despite our wonderful imaginations that our beliefs have altered the fact that we are much more like turkeys than the gods of our literature and computer animations. Finite not infinite in the end. I don't know whether intelligence is infinite or not, but to me, the universe does not look like it came about and is maintained through random collisions of little billiard balls. It seems to me that every level of creation, from the sub-atomic to the cosmic, animate and inanimate, is governed by inconceivable vast intelligence. Can't think of a better word for it, except perhaps God, but that one carries a lot of baggage.
[FairfieldLife] Re: David Bolinsky animates a cell | Video on TED.com
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@... wrote: I don't know whether intelligence is infinite or not, but to me, the universe does not look like it came about and is maintained through random collisions of little billiard balls. It seems to me that every level of creation, from the sub- atomic to the cosmic, animate and inanimate, is governed by inconceivable vast intelligence. Can't think of a better word for it, except perhaps God, but that one carries a lot of baggage. Just to play deva's advocate here, wouldn't it be an even *more* interesting universe if everything in it *had* evolved through nothing more (nor less) than random collisions of little billiard balls? :-)
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Getcher red-hot pepper spray rightchere...
On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net wrote: On 11/22/2011 03:27 PM, authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogiraviyogi@... wrote: LOL..thanks for the laughs. It's funny, but pepper spray is actually no joke. Anybody who thinks it's just a mild inconvenience resulting in a bit of temporary discomfort should read this analysis: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2011/11/21/about-pepper-spray/ http://tinyurl.com/855k9tk The spray can cause fatal respiratory failure in those with asthma or other respiratory conditions; it can injure the cornea with repeated exposure; and other chemical ingredients in the spray can also be harmful. I keep pepper spray in my car in case of aggressive cops, Republicans, car hijackers and dogs. The small pepper sprayer is only around $4-5. I used to spread cayenne pepper on the strip of lawn in front of the family home to keep dogs from leaving their surprises there. May you and your car have a nice, hot Summer day.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Anonymous - Message to Occupy the World 11-18-11
On 11/23/2011 07:13 AM, seekliberation wrote: Sorta like the difference between operating a drone from a comfortable bunker to slaughter the enemy (often accidentally including civilians) by computer vs. shooting them up close and personal on the ground. I wouldn't associate big business with military. Operating a drone could be percieved as 'murder'. Even if only intended for a violent extremist who is shooting at an American with an AK-47, all it takes is one civilian to be nearby, and it opens up a logical argument of negligent homicide. Agreed but a health insurance company denying coverage to someone or refusing to pay for a critical procedure just to keep up profits should be considered as homicide too. And I'm sure you'll find corporate heads that look at running their business as like they are in a war. Ever hear of corporate wars? Just look at Microsoft-Apple-Google for example. Sometimes we have to dodge to stay out of the crossfire. The worst I could accuse big business of is enslaving people (if you consider being given a job with responisbilities, a paycheck, and freedom to do what you want with that paycheck to be slavery). Perhaps some businesses will work people to their wit's end and give them less than what they deserve. As bad as that sounds, I still wouldn't put it in the same category as dropping a 500 lb. bomb on foreign insurgents. See, you're looking at it from the employee end and I'm looking at it from the management end. Sure exploiting employees is terrible and the big corporations are trying to get rid of unions so they can exploit more. And then we have Pig Newtie suggesting we allow child labor again. And people are so afraid that if they don't put in 80 hours a week they'll lose their jobs. I say walk away from any company that wants you to work more than 50 hours a week unless just for a short period to get a product out. We did the latter shipping software but also remunerated people for such efforts. And those often only lasted a week or two. The tech industry kept away unions by simply treating their employees right maybe to an access. You had cafeterias, snack bars, game rooms, etc. But HP figured back in the 90s that after 50 hours a week productivity actually went down. Of course it is kinda hard to boot out a programmer who figures his badge of honor is practically living at the office doing mock heroic efforts. As for management you have to ride herd on them to make sure they don't make promises that can't be fulfilled to the stock analysts. The management level is where a lot of crap goes down. Suggested movie: The Company Men for example though there have been lots of movies about management level malfeasance made over the years not to mention books. Speaking of which I see Greg Palast has a new book with accompanying video out exposing corporate crime: http://www.gregpalast.com/vulturespicnic/?page=TRAILERS Hard to say which is more heartless. At least with organized crime, there's less likely to be unintended collateral damage. Where the line is drawn, IMO, is the extent to which one will go to achieve their means. For example, some meat eaters will go buy a steak. But very few of them will actually hack an animal to pieces, or go hunting. They don't have the heart for it. The whole meat industry depends on someone who is willing to kill the animal. Without that, those who do not have the heart for it are stuck with being vegetarians. I think your argument is that the meat eater is just as guilty as the butcher. I can see your logic. But to me the absolute cruelty to watch a human suffer right in front of your eyes is way different from someone who is oblivious due to lack of education or awareness. So to me, there is a big difference between the corporations and organized crime, even if they deal with one another (which i'm sure they do). seekliberation --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitunoozguru@ wrote: Oh, come on now, let's not whitewash American corporations. Their hands are very dirty, so much so that the line between organized crime and corporate crime is very blurred. Look at all the fraud that brought us this economic collapse. The bankers acted like loan sharks. The corporations just started using the business models of organized crime. On 11/21/2011 05:55 PM, seekliberation wrote: corporate crime results in people working harder and getting less. Organized crime results in people having their body parts dismembered and women being sold as sex slaves on the black market. It's rampant throughout the world. Here in our safe haven that we refer to as America it's a lot less visible. seekliberation --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitunoozguru@ wrote: What is the difference between corporate crime and organized crime? On 11/20/2011 01:49 PM, seekliberation wrote: It is great to see
[FairfieldLife] Re: Testing clickable link
thx for standing up for the truth!... A David Elliott review on The Descendants with George Clooney, gave it 2 stars out of (5?). (not too favorable but I may see it anyway) ... The trip stays on Hawaiian time, with so little dramatic momentum that it's almost another coma. This plodding disappointment from Alexander Payne, creator of the brilliant 'Sideways', is like a stressed holiday, a lachrymost luau. There is plenty of good scenery, Hawaiian singing, maybe the first ever scene of crying underwater, a wee role for surfing-god Laird Hamilton, and some fine performances: Robert Forster as a grumpy gramps, Nick Krause as an amusing dork-dude, Matthew Lillard as a guilty guy, Judy Greer as his guiltless wife, and (the best), Shailene Woodley as Matt's older daughter. ... But I'll definitely pass on Adam Sandler's Jack and Jill FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bob Price bobpriced@... wrote: From: Tom Pall thomas.pall@... Considering we have children here like Yifu who want to let us think a post is about one thing but is actually his witless comment upon some picture and that as Barry observed, it appears people can't communicate here except by the battle of dueling Youtube links, the machination you mention isn't worth the effort.  Frankly I don't want to be bored to death by some British poet reading one of his works in a monotone.  I did just fine in 4th grade, thank you, and didn't need to repeat it. Or stay developmentally arrested there. ***It must have been grade five when they explained the difference between prose and poetry. We understand it might have been a challenge getting through the higher grades with that childhood you've so graciously shared with us; in such wonderful detail. We completely agree that Alan Bennett, allowing a homeless lady to live on his property for 15 years, in no way reaches the sentimental engagement of your For a Few Pennies More clip. Now that we know about that naughty lady, that threw you into the great outdoors, and your decades of therapy, to make sense of it all; I'm wondering, still with me Tommy, was it the lady or the therapist, autodidact that you so obviously are, that introduced you to your obvious passion for history; we're particularly interested in the source material of your insights on Jewish landlords (one would assume from the ghetto) exploiting tenants in Poland; back in the day. We're sure you'll agree, there seems to be a connection between your exploited ancestors, your childhood, The Lady in The Van, and the *sentimental journeys* you love to take us on. On behalf of Yifu and myself, we're absolutely chuffed with the fact you seem to click through on so many of our a picture is worth a thousand words links. As we're sure you know, its not always easy to hit the emotional capability of an audience. Personally, I use KB as my emotional *base* line and build from there; I figure if I can get the eight year old's, I likely have the sentimentality needed to capture the eyeballs of your target audience. So again, on behalf of Yifu and myself, please keep posting your links---we love pictures; don't worry about pithy, as long they're sentimental. I'm never sure if the context is supposed to go above or below the link, maybe you could check with your bud Barry or one of the other read everything to figure out what to ignore buds and budettes.  Knowing how culturally developed you are; I picked this clip for the French dubbing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn2Jnxj2rwcfeature=related I've never read any of Alan Bennett's poetry, possibly you could add a few titles to his bio. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Bennett#Stage I think this one goes without saying. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN9YLAcT6io I'm assuming any interpretation of this one works for you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUw125JMVFI Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (5) Recent Activity:     * New Members 1  Visit Your Group To subscribe, send a message to: fairfieldlife-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' MARKETPLACE Stay on top of your group activity without leaving the page you're on - Get the Yahoo! Toolbar now.img width=1 height=1 alt=
RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: David Bolinsky animates a cell | Video on TED.com
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of turquoiseb Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 1:20 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: David Bolinsky animates a cell | Video on TED.com --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com , Rick Archer rick@... wrote: I don't know whether intelligence is infinite or not, but to me, the universe does not look like it came about and is maintained through random collisions of little billiard balls. It seems to me that every level of creation, from the sub- atomic to the cosmic, animate and inanimate, is governed by inconceivable vast intelligence. Can't think of a better word for it, except perhaps God, but that one carries a lot of baggage. Just to play deva's advocate here, wouldn't it be an even *more* interesting universe if everything in it *had* evolved through nothing more (nor less) than random collisions of little billiard balls? :-) I suppose, but impossibly improbable.
[FairfieldLife] Valentina Lisitsa - piano
She is extraordinary. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGBXA1tBiLwNR=1
[FairfieldLife] Rammstein - Requiem for a Dream
Now this is the way to appreciate Rammstein. Tee Hee. Time to prepare for battle - I mean Thanksgiving. Aaaau. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wat8pEW2B4feature=related
[FairfieldLife] Re: Anonymous - Message to Occupy the World 11-18-11
Corporate warsyes, I remember writing a paper about how America tries to introduce principles of the Kshatriya class into the Vaisya and Shudra classes. All it does is stress everyone out in the process of trying to do and achieve things beyond their own capacity. Unfortunately, competition isn't just in the business world. My wife just started teaching, and from what I gather, all the way down to kindergarten children in America our society is dominated by a competitive mindset. Everyone is always trying to get 'one up' on each other. Sometimes it's grossly obvious, and in other ways it's subtle. But the stories I heard from her give every indication to me that this competitive mindset is a part of our culture, not just our approach to business. That being the case, my POV is that we need a cultural shift more so than a policy change. If we induce a policy change or enact laws, the competitive side in our culture will find a way to work around those policies anyway. This reminds me of a CD I listened to from Alan Watts where he talks about how making tax laws is the only guarantee that taxing will be unfair. The moment you make a law, the clever people come out of the woodwork to find ways to work around that law. Then you make a new law that prevents clever people from doing that, and they simply refine their approach and design a way around the new law you just created. From everything I read in Vedic literature or any other spiritual scripture, less evolved people seem to be present and something we all have to deal with. Even Lord Krishna had to deal with being kidnapped, attempted murder, lots of hard work, fighting wars, and he even died from an accident by a hunter (so even God is vulnerable to collateral damage). The situation with Jesus was quite similar. So my interpretation on this is that we should strive to make the world a better place, but there's no reason to be that upset about the way things are when even God himself comes here and doesn't necessarily get to live without the frustration of unethical people. They're always going to be there for us to deal with. (unless of course we get 7000 Siddhas flying together, in which case all 6 billion people on Earth will instantly get along harmoniously for eternity with no more ill intentions ever again). seekliberation And I'm sure you'll find corporate heads that look at running their business as like they are in a war. Ever hear of corporate wars? Just look at Microsoft-Apple-Google for example. Sometimes we have to dodge to stay out of the crossfire.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Rammstein - Requiem for a Dream
Excellent! Thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@... wrote: Now this is the way to appreciate Rammstein. Tee Hee. Time to prepare for battle - I mean Thanksgiving. Aaaau. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wat8pEW2B4feature=related
[FairfieldLife] Obama Pardons Two Turkeys
The turkeys were trained to gobble without really saying anything. The training apparently helped. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! http://news.yahoo.com/obama-pardons-pair-gobblers-thanksgiving-155518644.html
[FairfieldLife] Re: David Bolinsky animates a cell | Video on TED.com
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@... wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of turquoiseb Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 1:20 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: David Bolinsky animates a cell | Video on TED.com --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com , Rick Archer rick@ wrote: I don't know whether intelligence is infinite or not, but to me, the universe does not look like it came about and is maintained through random collisions of little billiard balls. It seems to me that every level of creation, from the sub- atomic to the cosmic, animate and inanimate, is governed by inconceivable vast intelligence. Can't think of a better word for it, except perhaps God, but that one carries a lot of baggage. Just to play deva's advocate here, wouldn't it be an even *more* interesting universe if everything in it *had* evolved through nothing more (nor less) than random collisions of little billiard balls? :-) I suppose, but impossibly improbable. I agree. Also by presupposing that the universe evolved and continues to in a random fashion, is placing human intelligence at the peak of intelligence in the universe, because we understand it. The only type of intelligence worth even considering is that which we can comprehend, within the tidy sphere of our human intellect. No humility, or wonder, or awe - the rest is just a bunch of random little billiard balls out there; click, click, click, click. Oh, unless you're talking about ME, the magnificent ME, ME, who cannot even see beyond my floodlights, the edge of the stage. ME, the pinnacle of narcissistic wonder, ME, alone making sense and comfort among the scary, disordered rabble of a random little billiard ball universe. Ah, ME!
[FairfieldLife] Re: David Bolinsky animates a cell | Video on TED.com
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@ wrote: snip I don't know whether intelligence is infinite or not, but to me, the universe does not look like it came about and is maintained through random collisions of little billiard balls. It seems to me that every level of creation, from the sub- atomic to the cosmic, animate and inanimate, is governed by inconceivable vast intelligence. Can't think of a better word for it, except perhaps God, but that one carries a lot of baggage. [Barry wrote:] Just to play deva's advocate here, wouldn't it be an even *more* interesting universe if everything in it *had* evolved through nothing more (nor less) than random collisions of little billiard balls? :-) [Rick wrote:] I suppose, but impossibly improbable. I agree. Also by presupposing that the universe evolved and continues to in a random fashion, is placing human intelligence at the peak of intelligence in the universe, because we understand it. The only type of intelligence worth even considering is that which we can comprehend, within the tidy sphere of our human intellect. Or to put it another way, when random collisions of little billiard balls produce the extraordinary complexity of (just for one thing) cells as shown in the TED animation (except that, as he says, the animation doesn't cover even a percentage of the real complexity), that pretty much renders the concept random meaningless; random vs. intelligent becomes a distinction without a difference. I think people boggle at the notion of intelligence being behind the universe because they anthropomorphize it, visualizing a Very Big Person carefully planning things out. No humility, or wonder, or awe - the rest is just a bunch of random little billiard balls out there; click, click, click, click. Oh, unless you're talking about ME, the magnificent ME, ME, who cannot even see beyond my floodlights, the edge of the stage. ME, the pinnacle of narcissistic wonder, ME, alone making sense and comfort among the scary, disordered rabble of a random little billiard ball universe. Ah, ME!
[FairfieldLife] Re: David Bolinsky animates a cell | Video on TED.com
I don't know whether intelligence is infinite or not, but to me, the universe does not look like it came about and is maintained through random collisions of little billiard balls. It seems to me that every level of creation, from the sub- atomic to the cosmic, animate and inanimate, is governed by inconceivable vast intelligence. Can't think of a better word for it, except perhaps God, but that one carries a lot of baggage. turquoiseb: Just to play deva's advocate here, wouldn't it be an even *more* interesting universe if everything in it *had* evolved through nothing more (nor less) than random collisions of little billiard balls? :-) If there were any random events in the universe, that would exclude the possibility of human 'free will'. So that if you 'willed' the eight ball into a pocket, a red ball would come flying in from Norway and cause the eight ball to fall off the table onto your foot. Or, if you shot the eightball into a socket, it would fly off the table and into the mouth of someone over in in India. Far from being interesting, the world would be a very frieghtening place, with billiard balls flying all over the place! And, shit would be coming upstream instead of down, for no apparent reason. It would be chaos, fer sure, to have turds coming out of your mouth instead of out of your ass.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Anonymous - Message to Occupy the World 11-18-11
OMG.. My feelings exactly !!! These unethical, competitive-mindset world has never understood and appreciated the peaceful, simple, good heartedness of the Krishnas, Christs and the seekliberations of this world and their wives too.. On Nov 23, 2011, at 12:45 PM, seekliberation seekliberat...@yahoo.com wrote: Corporate warsyes, I remember writing a paper about how America tries to introduce principles of the Kshatriya class into the Vaisya and Shudra classes. All it does is stress everyone out in the process of trying to do and achieve things beyond their own capacity. Unfortunately, competition isn't just in the business world. My wife just started teaching, and from what I gather, all the way down to kindergarten children in America our society is dominated by a competitive mindset. Everyone is always trying to get 'one up' on each other. Sometimes it's grossly obvious, and in other ways it's subtle. But the stories I heard from her give every indication to me that this competitive mindset is a part of our culture, not just our approach to business. That being the case, my POV is that we need a cultural shift more so than a policy change. If we induce a policy change or enact laws, the competitive side in our culture will find a way to work around those policies anyway. This reminds me of a CD I listened to from Alan Watts where he talks about how making tax laws is the only guarantee that taxing will be unfair. The moment you make a law, the clever people come out of the woodwork to find ways to work around that law. Then you make a new law that prevents clever people from doing that, and they simply refine their approach and design a way around the new law you just created. From everything I read in Vedic literature or any other spiritual scripture, less evolved people seem to be present and something we all have to deal with. Even Lord Krishna had to deal with being kidnapped, attempted murder, lots of hard work, fighting wars, and he even died from an accident by a hunter (so even God is vulnerable to collateral damage). The situation with Jesus was quite similar. So my interpretation on this is that we should strive to make the world a better place, but there's no reason to be that upset about the way things are when even God himself comes here and doesn't necessarily get to live without the frustration of unethical people. They're always going to be there for us to deal with. (unless of course we get 7000 Siddhas flying together, in which case all 6 billion people on Earth will instantly get along harmoniously for eternity with no more ill intentions ever again). seekliberation And I'm sure you'll find corporate heads that look at running their business as like they are in a war. Ever hear of corporate wars? Just look at Microsoft-Apple-Google for example. Sometimes we have to dodge to stay out of the crossfire.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Getcher red-hot pepper spray rightchere...
But, Tom: You going to answer that post by Bob Price? If you don't, it means you will have to stop the tomfoolery when it goes right off the deep end. He spoke to you, Tom. And by cracky your funny little tragic soul knows it. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall thomas.pall@... wrote: On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: On 11/22/2011 03:27 PM, authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogiraviyogi@ wrote: LOL..thanks for the laughs. It's funny, but pepper spray is actually no joke. Anybody who thinks it's just a mild inconvenience resulting in a bit of temporary discomfort should read this analysis: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2011/11/21/about-pepper-spray/ http://tinyurl.com/855k9tk The spray can cause fatal respiratory failure in those with asthma or other respiratory conditions; it can injure the cornea with repeated exposure; and other chemical ingredients in the spray can also be harmful. I keep pepper spray in my car in case of aggressive cops, Republicans, car hijackers and dogs. The small pepper sprayer is only around $4-5. I used to spread cayenne pepper on the strip of lawn in front of the family home to keep dogs from leaving their surprises there. May you and your car have a nice, hot Summer day.
[FairfieldLife] Re: David Bolinsky animates a cell | Video on TED.com
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@ wrote: snip I don't know whether intelligence is infinite or not, but to me, the universe does not look like it came about and is maintained through random collisions of little billiard balls. It seems to me that every level of creation, from the sub- atomic to the cosmic, animate and inanimate, is governed by inconceivable vast intelligence. Can't think of a better word for it, except perhaps God, but that one carries a lot of baggage. [Barry wrote:] Just to play deva's advocate here, wouldn't it be an even *more* interesting universe if everything in it *had* evolved through nothing more (nor less) than random collisions of little billiard balls? :-) [Rick wrote:] I suppose, but impossibly improbable. I agree. Also by presupposing that the universe evolved and continues to in a random fashion, is placing human intelligence at the peak of intelligence in the universe, because we understand it. The only type of intelligence worth even considering is that which we can comprehend, within the tidy sphere of our human intellect. Or to put it another way, when random collisions of little billiard balls produce the extraordinary complexity of (just for one thing) cells as shown in the TED animation (except that, as he says, the animation doesn't cover even a percentage of the real complexity), that pretty much renders the concept random meaningless; random vs. intelligent becomes a distinction without a difference. I think people boggle at the notion of intelligence being behind the universe because they anthropomorphize it, visualizing a Very Big Person carefully planning things out. ** Ah, you've opened a great big can of wonderful worms with me. I agree that as a result of an over simplified, watered down, very weak representation of spirituality through religion (which is usually our first cultural exposure to the idea of God), this Big Guy In The Sky Blond Blue Eyed Jesus thing took over at some point in American Christianity, and those who are insisting, no, its all little random movement of tiny spheres do so in the mistaken belief that their distinction is closer to a model of reality, but its more of a a knee-jerk reaction. Personally I enjoy the lively richness of life, and the wonder and grace and violence and sympathy of it all, I would much rather ascribe that to the mystery and magnificence of God than little, itty bitty billiard balls. :-) No humility, or wonder, or awe - the rest is just a bunch of random little billiard balls out there; click, click, click, click. Oh, unless you're talking about ME, the magnificent ME, ME, who cannot even see beyond my floodlights, the edge of the stage. ME, the pinnacle of narcissistic wonder, ME, alone making sense and comfort among the scary, disordered rabble of a random little billiard ball universe. Ah, ME!
[FairfieldLife] Re: Rammstein - Requiem for a Dream
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@... wrote: Excellent! Thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@ wrote: Now this is the way to appreciate Rammstein. Tee Hee. Time to prepare for battle - I mean Thanksgiving. Aaaau. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wat8pEW2B4feature=related I like to drum along with Ich will: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4K6ZxDwi34feature=related The drum part is way simple, but has IMHO a fairly good drive and even groove for a metal band, or stuff. Also, the Sanskrit-like power of the German language is rather obvious...
[FairfieldLife] Re: Anonymous - Message to Occupy the World 11-18-11
Surrender becomes a big part of life - eases the way when it all goes to Vishnu, Shiva, Krishna, and Braman as appropriate. I pray before I put anything into my body, since this is the sacred vessel I am entrusted with. So I develop a personal relationship with the Gods, such as I can, and the Divine beings, the Angels, ex: Archangel Michael, to integrate them and participate with them in this wondrous creation. N'est-ce pas? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogi raviyogi@... wrote: OMG.. My feelings exactly !!! These unethical, competitive-mindset world has never understood and appreciated the peaceful, simple, good heartedness of the Krishnas, Christs and the seekliberations of this world and their wives too.. On Nov 23, 2011, at 12:45 PM, seekliberation seekliberation@... wrote: Corporate warsyes, I remember writing a paper about how America tries to introduce principles of the Kshatriya class into the Vaisya and Shudra classes. All it does is stress everyone out in the process of trying to do and achieve things beyond their own capacity. Unfortunately, competition isn't just in the business world. My wife just started teaching, and from what I gather, all the way down to kindergarten children in America our society is dominated by a competitive mindset. Everyone is always trying to get 'one up' on each other. Sometimes it's grossly obvious, and in other ways it's subtle. But the stories I heard from her give every indication to me that this competitive mindset is a part of our culture, not just our approach to business. That being the case, my POV is that we need a cultural shift more so than a policy change. If we induce a policy change or enact laws, the competitive side in our culture will find a way to work around those policies anyway. This reminds me of a CD I listened to from Alan Watts where he talks about how making tax laws is the only guarantee that taxing will be unfair. The moment you make a law, the clever people come out of the woodwork to find ways to work around that law. Then you make a new law that prevents clever people from doing that, and they simply refine their approach and design a way around the new law you just created. From everything I read in Vedic literature or any other spiritual scripture, less evolved people seem to be present and something we all have to deal with. Even Lord Krishna had to deal with being kidnapped, attempted murder, lots of hard work, fighting wars, and he even died from an accident by a hunter (so even God is vulnerable to collateral damage). The situation with Jesus was quite similar. So my interpretation on this is that we should strive to make the world a better place, but there's no reason to be that upset about the way things are when even God himself comes here and doesn't necessarily get to live without the frustration of unethical people. They're always going to be there for us to deal with. (unless of course we get 7000 Siddhas flying together, in which case all 6 billion people on Earth will instantly get along harmoniously for eternity with no more ill intentions ever again). seekliberation And I'm sure you'll find corporate heads that look at running their business as like they are in a war. Ever hear of corporate wars? Just look at Microsoft-Apple-Google for example. Sometimes we have to dodge to stay out of the crossfire.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rammstein - Requiem for a Dream
Yep...he grooves pretty hypnotically wellholy crap! From: cardemaister no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 3:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rammstein - Requiem for a Dream --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@... wrote: Excellent! Thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@ wrote: Now this is the way to appreciate Rammstein. Tee Hee. Time to prepare for battle - I mean Thanksgiving. Aaaau. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wat8pEW2B4feature=related I like to drum along with Ich will: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4K6ZxDwi34feature=related The drum part is way simple, but has IMHO a fairly good drive and even groove for a metal band, or stuff. Also, the Sanskrit-like power of the German language is rather obvious...
[FairfieldLife] Re: Rammstein - Requiem for a Dream
I am genetically 25% German, so I enjoy the culture. I liked that Rammstein video. The rest of me is 25% Norwegian, 25% Irish and 25% Welsh. Precision and art. Restraint and humor. No fame or fortune. :-0 --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@ wrote: Excellent! Thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@ wrote: Now this is the way to appreciate Rammstein. Tee Hee. Time to prepare for battle - I mean Thanksgiving. Aaaau. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wat8pEW2B4feature=related I like to drum along with Ich will: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4K6ZxDwi34feature=related The drum part is way simple, but has IMHO a fairly good drive and even groove for a metal band, or stuff. Also, the Sanskrit-like power of the German language is rather obvious...
[FairfieldLife] 99 percent
saw a stat in a paper on-line, 0.01 percent of the US population take 50% of the capital gains (50% of any stock market profits). This is dedicated to them: 99 percent - 52 seconds http://www.box.com/s/j5qqtvyi7v7uit7y6oib f*ck you one percent hey hey all you cops spraying people and braying about it, you're the joke hey all you cops getting used and abused, throw off the yoke f*ck you one percent ninety nine percent ninety nine percent f*ck you one percent ninety nine percent ninety nine percent f*ck you one percent f*ck you one percent ninety nine percent ninety nine percent copyright temple dog
[FairfieldLife] Re: Rammstein - Requiem for a Dream
\,,/ --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@... wrote: Now this is the way to appreciate Rammstein. Tee Hee. Time to prepare for battle - I mean Thanksgiving. Aaaau. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wat8pEW2B4feature=related
[FairfieldLife] Post Count
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Nov 19 00:00:00 2011 End Date (UTC): Sat Nov 26 00:00:00 2011 465 messages as of (UTC) Thu Nov 24 00:10:15 2011 44 Bob Price bobpri...@yahoo.com 43 authfriend jst...@panix.com 37 Yifu yifux...@yahoo.com 34 obbajeeba no_re...@yahoogroups.com 34 Emily Reyn emilymae.r...@yahoo.com 23 turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com 23 Ravi Yogi raviy...@att.net 22 Buck dhamiltony...@yahoo.com 19 Tom Pall thomas.p...@gmail.com 17 whynotnow7 whynotn...@yahoo.com 17 Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net 15 richardatrwilliamsdotus willy...@yahoo.com 13 merudanda no_re...@yahoogroups.com 12 nablusoss1008 no_re...@yahoogroups.com 12 Rick Archer r...@searchsummit.com 11 seventhray1 steve.sun...@sbcglobal.net 10 wgm4u anitaoak...@att.net 9 John jr_...@yahoo.com 7 seekliberation seekliberat...@yahoo.com 7 raunchydog raunchy...@yahoo.com 7 cardemaister no_re...@yahoogroups.com 7 Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@lisco.com 6 Alex Stanley j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com 5 Susan waybac...@yahoo.com 4 emptybill emptyb...@yahoo.com 4 Robert babajii...@yahoo.com 3 marekreavis reavisma...@sbcglobal.net 3 TimA taustin52...@yahoo.com 2 shukra69 shukr...@yahoo.ca 2 richardatrwilliamsdotus rich...@rwilliams.us 2 merlin vedamer...@yahoo.de 2 maskedzebra no_re...@yahoogroups.com 2 feste37 fest...@yahoo.com 1 jpgillam jpgil...@yahoo.com 1 curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@yahoo.com 1 azgrey no_re...@yahoogroups.com 1 wle...@aol.com 1 Paulo Barbosa tprob...@terra.com.br 1 PaliGap compost...@yahoo.co.uk 1 Dick Mays dickm...@lisco.com Posters: 40 Saturday Morning 00:00 UTC Rollover Times = Daylight Saving Time (Summer): US Friday evening: PDT 5 PM - MDT 6 PM - CDT 7 PM - EDT 8 PM Europe Saturday: BST 1 AM CEST 2 AM EEST 3 AM Standard Time (Winter): US Friday evening: PST 4 PM - MST 5 PM - CST 6 PM - EST 7 PM Europe Saturday: GMT 12 AM CET 1 AM EET 2 AM For more information on Time Zones: www.worldtimezone.com
[FairfieldLife] UC Davis chancellor Chemical Linda Katehi
Here's the sordid back-story: Linda Katehi was born in Athens in 1954 and got her undergraduate degree at the famous Athens Polytechnic. She just happened to be the right age to be a student at the Polytechnic university on the very day, November 17, 1973, when the junta sent in tanks and soldiers to crush her fellow pro-democracy students. It was only after democracy was restored in 1974and Greek university campuses were turned into police-free asylum zonesthat Linda Katehi eventually moved to the USA, earning her PhD at UCLA. Earlier this year, Linda Katehi served on an International Committee On Higher Education In Greece, along with a handful of American, European and Asian academics. The ostensible goal was to reform Greece's university system. The real problem, from the real powers behind the scenes (banksters and the EU), was how to get Greece under control as the austerity-screws tightened. It didn't take a genius to figure out that squeezing more money from Greece's beleaguered citizens would mean clamping down on Greece's democracy and doing something about those pesky Greek university students. And that meant taking away the universities' amnesty protection, in place for nearly four decades, so that no one, nowhere, would be safe from police truncheons, gas, or bullets. Thanks to the EU, bankers, and UC Davis chancellor Linda Katehi, university freedom for Greece's students has taken a huge, dark step backwards. Read more: http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2011/11/mark-ames-how-uc-davis-chancellor-linda-katehi-brought-oppression-back-to-greece%E2%80%99s-universities.html http://tinyurl.com/bngc4jb
Re: [FairfieldLife] UC Davis chancellor “Chemical” Linda Katehi
On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 8:03 PM, raunchydog raunchy...@yahoo.com wrote: Thanks to the EU, bankers, and UC Davis chancellor Linda Katehi, university freedom for Greece's students has taken a huge, dark step backwards. UC Davis' Affirmative Action Chancellor. There was a time in a universe far away where people had to be qualified to hold a position other than by quota.
[FairfieldLife] Rammstein - Amerika
I think I can hear them up there! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yydlX7c8HbY
[FairfieldLife] Re: Getcher red-hot pepper spray rightchere...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wgm4u anitaoaks4u@... wrote: Judy, they were breaking the law! BillyG, go look up civil disobedience in Mr. Dictionary.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rammstein - Requiem for a Dream
OMG !! My heart started racing when I saw the I'm German part, anything more than 25 you will end up being that intellectual pervert - Angela M, unless of course your first name is either Judy or Denise :-) On Nov 23, 2011, at 3:40 PM, whynotnow7 whynotn...@yahoo.com wrote: I am genetically 25% German, so I enjoy the culture. I liked that Rammstein video. The rest of me is 25% Norwegian, 25% Irish and 25% Welsh. Precision and art. Restraint and humor. No fame or fortune. :-0 --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@ wrote: Excellent! Thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@ wrote: Now this is the way to appreciate Rammstein. Tee Hee. Time to prepare for battle - I mean Thanksgiving. Aaaau. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wat8pEW2B4feature=related I like to drum along with Ich will: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4K6ZxDwi34feature=related The drum part is way simple, but has IMHO a fairly good drive and even groove for a metal band, or stuff. Also, the Sanskrit-like power of the German language is rather obvious...
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rammstein - Requiem for a Dream
Obaanow, remember, I'm just jumpin' on the utube thing - it's really me that is in utube school :). And I still keep my dictionary close at hand to translate certain words and phrases in maskedzebra and Judy's posts. And, the YMMV, ROTFLMAO, wrt, FWIW, IMO, etc. acronyms are just starting to stick. What language is this, pray tell. ^.^ From: obbajeeba no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 4:10 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rammstein - Requiem for a Dream \,,/ --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@... wrote: Now this is the way to appreciate Rammstein. Tee Hee. Time to prepare for battle - I mean Thanksgiving. Aaaau. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wat8pEW2B4feature=related
[FairfieldLife] Mobbed: tonight, midnight FOX television
Watch Howie Mandel's MOBBED tonight at midnight on FOX.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Rammstein - Amerika
Nice, actually and we are so fortunate to so be. From: whynotnow7 whynotn...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 5:38 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Rammstein - Amerika I think I can hear them up there! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yydlX7c8HbY
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rammstein - Requiem for a Dream
IDK, LY, TTYL. (My daughter intuitively sensing my language barrier just sent me thatso I'm paying it forward to you, Ravi) From: Ravi Yogi raviy...@att.net To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 8:00 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rammstein - Requiem for a Dream OMG !! My heart started racing when I saw the I'm German part, anything more than 25 you will end up being that intellectual pervert - Angela M, unless of course your first name is either Judy or Denise :-) On Nov 23, 2011, at 3:40 PM, whynotnow7 whynotn...@yahoo.com wrote: I am genetically 25% German, so I enjoy the culture. I liked that Rammstein video. The rest of me is 25% Norwegian, 25% Irish and 25% Welsh. Precision and art. Restraint and humor. No fame or fortune. :-0 --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@ wrote: Excellent! Thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@ wrote: Now this is the way to appreciate Rammstein. Tee Hee. Time to prepare for battle - I mean Thanksgiving. Aaaau. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wat8pEW2B4feature=related I like to drum along with Ich will: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4K6ZxDwi34feature=related The drum part is way simple, but has IMHO a fairly good drive and even groove for a metal band, or stuff. Also, the Sanskrit-like power of the German language is rather obvious...
[FairfieldLife] German soldier on Stalin
WWII: http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/5/40405.jpg
[FairfieldLife] General Anton Dostler
The General being prepared for execution, 1945: http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/4/35244.jpg
[FairfieldLife] Re: UC Davis chancellor Chemical Linda Katehi
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall thomas.pall@... wrote: On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 8:03 PM, raunchydog raunchydog@... wrote: Thanks to the EU, bankers, and UC Davis chancellor Linda Katehi, university freedom for Greece's students has taken a huge, dark step backwards. UC Davis' Affirmative Action Chancellor. There was a time in a universe far away where people had to be qualified to hold a position other than by quota. So it's all about a bug about blacks and women, again. Sounds familiar, Tom. Moaning about the excesses of affirmative action is such an old saw. What's up with that? Are you concerned that some poor pissed upon white guy who usually gets a leg up from *his* good old boy affirmative action network might not be able to compete on a level playing field with a person with equal qualifications from an underrepresented group? Do you think there are so many job openings for chancellor of a university that Katehi's appointment simply fulfilled a quota? Katehi isn't a lightweight who didn't earn or deserve her position as chancellor of UC Davis. Her curriculum vitae could compete with any man for the job she holds. http://chancellor.ucdavis.edu/about/index.html But that's not the point of the article, is it?
[FairfieldLife] Music Video: Occupy the Future
This is my latest Captain Bebops video Occupy the Future: http://youtu.be/EuVxn0RdLNc Enjoy!
[FairfieldLife] Re: Music Video: Occupy the Future
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: This is my latest Captain Bebops video Occupy the Future: http://youtu.be/EuVxn0RdLNc Enjoy! Thanks for posting. I like that your characters are from all walks of life. My favorite video on your channel is Night of the Dreadful Republicans Very funny. What program did you use to make that?
[FairfieldLife] Windows Phone outselling Android??
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[FairfieldLife] Re: Rammstein - Requiem for a Dream
This seems to be pretty sarcastic, especially the final scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y4vIzEkd6sfeature=related --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@... wrote: I am genetically 25% German, so I enjoy the culture. I liked that Rammstein video. The rest of me is 25% Norwegian, 25% Irish and 25% Welsh. Precision and art. Restraint and humor. No fame or fortune. :-0 --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@ wrote: Excellent! Thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@ wrote: Now this is the way to appreciate Rammstein. Tee Hee. Time to prepare for battle - I mean Thanksgiving. Aaaau. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wat8pEW2B4feature=related I like to drum along with Ich will: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4K6ZxDwi34feature=related The drum part is way simple, but has IMHO a fairly good drive and even groove for a metal band, or stuff. Also, the Sanskrit-like power of the German language is rather obvious...
