Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress
What I'm suggesting, Lawson, is that the research you cling to like a life preserver is completely meaningless. The researchers have no objective standards or criteria for identifying the subjects they consider being in CC for at least a year. All they are going by is CLAIMS, made by people who have been told for years that they'll be oh-so-SPECIAL if they make those claims. Would YOU consider anyone enlightened who merely claimed to be enlightened? If so, then you consider Ravi enlightened, because he claimed to be enlightened here on FFL for some time. You also consider Rory and Jimbo and a number of other people enlightened, because they claimed to be. Be honest, Lawson...you probably consider the three people I just named to be as delusional as I do. And I think you similarly know that your researchers are doing research on delusional people, not on enlightened people. They're measuring the EEG patterns of mood-making. From: TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 7:33 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress Lawson, the subjects of these studies are NOT enlightened unless the organization that sells the technique promising enlightenment *certifies* them as enlightened. That has never happened, for even a single person, in over 50 years. From: lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 6:32 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress the TM organization has never been able to produce a single person they can point to as having become enlightened as a result of their technique. You mean, other than the published physiological and psychological research on the people meeting the TM criterion for being in CC for at least a year? I understand you don't want to accept scientific research on enlightenment, even of beginning CC, as valid, but oh well... L ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: Bhairitu noozguru@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com I don't think you can figure out whether a person is enlightened or not from their posts on a group. I am not convinced of this, for two reasons. First, if the group in question is TM-related, there is pretty much zero chance of any TM practitioner posting to that group being enlightened, because in over 50 years of selling the fastest path to enlightenment, the TM organization has never been able to produce a single person they can point to as having become enlightened as a result of their technique. If the organization selling the technique can't come up with anyone enlightened, I doubt a Second, if the group is Fairfield Life, I think anyone truly enlightened would have better things to do than converse with a bunch of boring crazy people.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress
From: TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com What I'm suggesting, Lawson, is that the research you cling to like a life preserver is completely meaningless. The researchers have no objective standards or criteria for identifying the subjects they consider being in CC for at least a year. All they are going by is CLAIMS, made by people who have been told for years that they'll be oh-so-SPECIAL if they make those claims. Would YOU consider anyone enlightened who merely claimed to be enlightened? If so, then you consider Ravi enlightened, because he claimed to be enlightened here on FFL for some time. You also consider Rory and Jimbo and a number of other people enlightened, because they claimed to be. Be honest, Lawson...you probably consider the three people I just named to be as delusional as I do. And I think you similarly know that your researchers are doing research on delusional people, not on enlightened people. They're measuring the EEG patterns of mood-making. Another point -- *you yourself* have expressed doubts that some of the people interviewed by Rick as part of his Buddha At The Gas Pump series are really enlightened or awakened. Well, each of them has the *exact same qualifications for enlightenment as the subjects of these experiments you believe are valid -- they've made claims about their subjective experiences. That's IT. The research you've tried to characterize as being performed on people who have been in CC for at least a year is a sham. It's research on people who have CLAIMED to be having experiences that they were TOLD were valuable (thus invoking the placebo effect) and that have no substantiation. Your researchers could as easily be doing research on people who claim to be the reincarnation of Napoleon. And let's face it...if these subjects are long-term TMers, some of them probably DO claim to have been Napoleon. :-) From: TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 7:33 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress Lawson, the subjects of these studies are NOT enlightened unless the organization that sells the technique promising enlightenment *certifies* them as enlightened. That has never happened, for even a single person, in over 50 years. From: lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 6:32 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress the TM organization has never been able to produce a single person they can point to as having become enlightened as a result of their technique. You mean, other than the published physiological and psychological research on the people meeting the TM criterion for being in CC for at least a year? I understand you don't want to accept scientific research on enlightenment, even of beginning CC, as valid, but oh well... L ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: Bhairitu noozguru@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com I don't think you can figure out whether a person is enlightened or not from their posts on a group. I am not convinced of this, for two reasons. First, if the group in question is TM-related, there is pretty much zero chance of any TM practitioner posting to that group being enlightened, because in over 50 years of selling the fastest path to enlightenment, the TM organization has never been able to produce a single person they can point to as having become enlightened as a result of their technique. If the organization selling the technique can't come up with anyone enlightened, I doubt anyone else can. Second, if the group is Fairfield Life, I think anyone truly enlightened would have better things to do than converse with a bunch of boring crazy people.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress
Ah, your lack of relevant experience with the TMO, and TM, is showing, Barry - Nowhere in all the published literature does the TMO, or Maharishi, promise *anyone* enlightenment, as a result of doing TM. This is a fantasy of yours, designed to dovetail with your own spiritual failings. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Lawson, the subjects of these studies are NOT enlightened unless the organization that sells the technique promising enlightenment *certifies* them as enlightened. That has never happened, for even a single person, in over 50 years. From: LEnglish5@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 6:32 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress the TM organization has never been able to produce a single person they can point to as having become enlightened as a result of their technique. You mean, other than the published physiological and psychological research on the people meeting the TM criterion for being in CC for at least a year? I understand you don't want to accept scientific research on enlightenment, even of beginning CC, as valid, but oh well... L ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: Bhairitu noozguru@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com I don't think you can figure out whether a person is enlightened or not from their posts on a group. I am not convinced of this, for two reasons. First, if the group in question is TM-related, there is pretty much zero chance of any TM practitioner posting to that group being enlightened, because in over 50 years of selling the fastest path to enlightenment, the TM organization has never been able to produce a single person they can point to as having become enlightened as a result of their technique. If the organization selling the technique can't come up with anyone enlightened, I doubt a Second, if the group is Fairfield Life, I think anyone truly enlightened would have better things to do than converse with a bunch of boring crazy people.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress
You, by your own admission, have only managed witnessing (CC) for a period of TWO WEEKS, lifetime total. No wonder you are jealous to the point of ranting, when you realize that many people have witnessed for a year, and some, like me, and others here, for much, much longer than that. You don't get this stuff for free, Barry. It takes years of dedication, and perseverance. Sitting around on your butt, watching TV and movies won't get you there, no matter how much you whine about it. You are past the point of making further progress, but kindly quit pissing in everyone else's cheerios, as a result. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: TurquoiseBee turquoiseb@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com What I'm suggesting, Lawson, is that the research you cling to like a life preserver is completely meaningless. The researchers have no objective standards or criteria for identifying the subjects they consider being in CC for at least a year. All they are going by is CLAIMS, made by people who have been told for years that they'll be oh-so-SPECIAL if they make those claims. Would YOU consider anyone enlightened who merely claimed to be enlightened? If so, then you consider Ravi enlightened, because he claimed to be enlightened here on FFL for some time. You also consider Rory and Jimbo and a number of other people enlightened, because they claimed to be. Be honest, Lawson...you probably consider the three people I just named to be as delusional as I do. And I think you similarly know that your researchers are doing research on delusional people, not on enlightened people. They're measuring the EEG patterns of mood-making. Another point -- *you yourself* have expressed doubts that some of the people interviewed by Rick as part of his Buddha At The Gas Pump series are really enlightened or awakened. Well, each of them has the *exact same qualifications for enlightenment as the subjects of these experiments you believe are valid -- they've made claims about their subjective experiences. That's IT. The research you've tried to characterize as being performed on people who have been in CC for at least a year is a sham. It's research on people who have CLAIMED to be having experiences that they were TOLD were valuable (thus invoking the placebo effect) and that have no substantiation. Your researchers could as easily be doing research on people who claim to be the reincarnation of Napoleon. And let's face it...if these subjects are long-term TMers, some of them probably DO claim to have been Napoleon. :-) From: TurquoiseBee turquoiseb@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 7:33 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress Lawson, the subjects of these studies are NOT enlightened unless the organization that sells the technique promising enlightenment *certifies* them as enlightened. That has never happened, for even a single person, in over 50 years. From: LEnglish5@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 6:32 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress the TM organization has never been able to produce a single person they can point to as having become enlightened as a result of their technique. You mean, other than the published physiological and psychological research on the people meeting the TM criterion for being in CC for at least a year? I understand you don't want to accept scientific research on enlightenment, even of beginning CC, as valid, but oh well... L ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: Bhairitu noozguru@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com I don't think you can figure out whether a person is enlightened or not from their posts on a group. I am not convinced of this, for two reasons. First, if the group in question is TM-related, there is pretty much zero chance of any TM practitioner posting to that group being enlightened, because in over 50 years of selling the fastest path to enlightenment, the TM organization has never been able to produce a single person they can point to as having become enlightened as a result of their technique. If the organization selling the technique can't come up with anyone enlightened, I doubt anyone else can. Second, if the group is Fairfield Life, I think anyone truly enlightened would have better things to do than converse with a bunch of boring crazy people.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?
I'd like to get one - I've had, and wrecked, quite a few of the mini-copters. The little ones are also *very* susceptible to wind, and even direct sunlight can interfere with the beam from the controller. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : I don't have a quadcopter but I suspect they are easier to fly than the little helicopters (I have one of those) and a model plane. Here's a video taken of 4th of July fireworks from a drone flying through them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9KZ3jgbbmI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9KZ3jgbbmI On 07/08/2014 06:40 PM, fleetwood_macncheese@... mailto:fleetwood_macncheese@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: Yep -- I read today that the Natl. Park Service has banned drones in all federal parks. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... mailto:noozguru@... wrote : Drones are causing so much problems (especially the little quadcopter ones) that I suspect the gov is going to clamp down on them pretty hard. In New York a police copter almost got hit by one and the drone owners arrested. Don't expect your pizza to get delivered by one anytime soon nor your Amazon shipment. People come up with these ideas on the offhand chance they'll get rich doing it. And it a economically collapsing world trying to get rich is an act of desperation. Here's a game where you can have fun tossing things at a drone and crash it: http://clay.io/game/crashthedrone http://clay.io/game/crashthedrone On 07/08/2014 04:21 PM, nablusoss1008 wrote: The next thing already happening are inexpensive drones that automatically follows you from any height navigating via the gps in your phone and videofilming every step you take. Not that I see any practical reason for having one. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... mailto:punditster@... wrote : What would you do if you saw a drone at your bedroom window? For all the slick technology, there are grave moral and legal questions going unanswered in the government’s use of armed drones to kill people considered terrorist threats. 'Reining In the Drones' http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/07/opinion/reining-in-the-drones.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/07/opinion/reining-in-the-drones.html?_r=0
Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress
Funny how Barry wants us all to take HIS word for it, when he self-reports seeing levitation, holds judgment on who is and isn't enlightened, and supposedly sees portals into other dimensions when walking around. Another double standard from our resident hypocrite. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, LEnglish5@... wrote : the TM organization has never been able to produce a single person they can point to as having become enlightened as a result of their technique. You mean, other than the published physiological and psychological research on the people meeting the TM criterion for being in CC for at least a year? I understand you don't want to accept scientific research on enlightenment, even of beginning CC, as valid, but oh well... L ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: Bhairitu noozguru@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com I don't think you can figure out whether a person is enlightened or not from their posts on a group. I am not convinced of this, for two reasons. First, if the group in question is TM-related, there is pretty much zero chance of any TM practitioner posting to that group being enlightened, because in over 50 years of selling the fastest path to enlightenment, the TM organization has never been able to produce a single person they can point to as having become enlightened as a result of their technique. If the organization selling the technique can't come up with anyone enlightened, I doubt a Second, if the group is Fairfield Life, I think anyone truly enlightened would have better things to do than converse with a bunch of boring crazy people.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress
I greatly appreciate how you are able to put things in perspective with your posts here :-) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : It is OK, actually - We are obviously eternal, and he will have many more chances. Waste of time, currently, though. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : That's the hard reality this poor soul has to face, he simply missed the boat and is left with nothing but frustration and anger. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : But Barry, you haven't done TM long enough, to know one way or the other. The practice of TM has produced many enlightened people - it is obvious. The entire consciousness of the world has been lifted by this practice. Too bad you only did TM for a few years, and quit during the last century. Missed the boat, and sinking fast. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: Bhairitu noozguru@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com I don't think you can figure out whether a person is enlightened or not from their posts on a group. I am not convinced of this, for two reasons. First, if the group in question is TM-related, there is pretty much zero chance of any TM practitioner posting to that group being enlightened, because in over 50 years of selling the fastest path to enlightenment, the TM organization has never been able to produce a single person they can point to as having become enlightened as a result of their technique. If the organization selling the technique can't come up with anyone enlightened, I doubt a Second, if the group is Fairfield Life, I think anyone truly enlightened would have better things to do than converse with a bunch of boring crazy people.
Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation]
Hey Buck, sometimes you have expressed concern about my soul due to the anti-TM energy I express. Do you also have concern for the souls of people who defame the Movement who have never done TM - you know, like scientists (real actual scientists) who say TM research is drivel, or are you only concerned with those of us who once witnessed the TM puja and have now awakened to a wider reality? From: dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 12:33 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation] He's out of town? The rent proly came due. MJ could always come back here. Lot of old TM meditators are coming back to finish their days here in a meditating community. Fairfield, Iowa is a very spiritual place. He could get his meditation checked and start meditating effectively again. There is always hope as the Unified Field is quite compassionate that way. -Buck I could bet on some smart lawyers somewhere eventually hanging 'plaintiff' defamer on MJ too. MJ is pretty outrageous in his public defamation of TM. -Buck awoelflebater writes: Well, it's too late, Buck - he's apparently already on the run out of town. Who knows when the lawyers will find him. He could be miles away by now, hiding out in North Carolina or someplace. Maybe he is heading to Canada or Mexico - he's on the run fer sure. Probably meeting up with Judy somewhere.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress
Are you kidding? Marshy verbally certified Robin and Andy as being enlightened - hee heee! From: TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 1:33 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress Lawson, the subjects of these studies are NOT enlightened unless the organization that sells the technique promising enlightenment *certifies* them as enlightened. That has never happened, for even a single person, in over 50 years. From: lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 6:32 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress the TM organization has never been able to produce a single person they can point to as having become enlightened as a result of their technique. You mean, other than the published physiological and psychological research on the people meeting the TM criterion for being in CC for at least a year? I understand you don't want to accept scientific research on enlightenment, even of beginning CC, as valid, but oh well... L ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: Bhairitu noozguru@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com I don't think you can figure out whether a person is enlightened or not from their posts on a group. I am not convinced of this, for two reasons. First, if the group in question is TM-related, there is pretty much zero chance of any TM practitioner posting to that group being enlightened, because in over 50 years of selling the fastest path to enlightenment, the TM organization has never been able to produce a single person they can point to as having become enlightened as a result of their technique. If the organization selling the technique can't come up with anyone enlightened, I doubt a Second, if the group is Fairfield Life, I think anyone truly enlightened would have better things to do than converse with a bunch of boring crazy people.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress
Your ability to put things in perspective with your posts here is great appreciated :-) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : It is OK, actually - We are obviously eternal, and he will have many more chances. Waste of time, currently, though. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : That's the hard reality this poor soul has to face, he simply missed the boat and is left with nothing but frustration and anger. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : But Barry, you haven't done TM long enough, to know one way or the other. The practice of TM has produced many enlightened people - it is obvious. The entire consciousness of the world has been lifted by this practice. Too bad you only did TM for a few years, and quit during the last century. Missed the boat, and sinking fast. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: Bhairitu noozguru@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com I don't think you can figure out whether a person is enlightened or not from their posts on a group. I am not convinced of this, for two reasons. First, if the group in question is TM-related, there is pretty much zero chance of any TM practitioner posting to that group being enlightened, because in over 50 years of selling the fastest path to enlightenment, the TM organization has never been able to produce a single person they can point to as having become enlightened as a result of their technique. If the organization selling the technique can't come up with anyone enlightened, I doubt a Second, if the group is Fairfield Life, I think anyone truly enlightened would have better things to do than converse with a bunch of boring crazy people.
Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation]
Son, it's about the lite-body and its ready connection and flow with the causal body. That is what goes on. Everything else is left behind, stripped away but those snags and tears put in to the lite body along the way are what any and all we all take forward. It is certainly worth while cleaning, mending, smoothing and pressing the fabric of our subtle bodies before departing. Helping them all lay nice one on the other like carefully packing before a trip. Taking care in life. We certainly die as we live. Everyone should take heed. Particularly spiritual people for themselves and their affect on others. Yes, I am concerned for you in particular as someone who knows a little better the same way I am concerned about Bevan, for instance. But some point-y headed scientist out there splitting intellectual hairs over statistical p- values is at a different level, except for when theys gets themselves bound [subtle energetically] and bent out of shape they should worry about them Self. Yes I feel an affinity for you as an old-old-line TM veteran hence I should like to see you mend your ways some. Yes, I pray for you and Bevan too and your eternal souls going forward. Jai Guru Dev, -Buck ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : Hey Buck, sometimes you have expressed concern about my soul due to the anti-TM energy I express. Do you also have concern for the souls of people who defame the Movement who have never done TM - you know, like scientists (real actual scientists) who say TM research is drivel, or are you only concerned with those of us who once witnessed the TM puja and have now awakened to a wider reality? Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation] He's out of town? The rent proly came due. MJ could always come back here. Lot of old TM meditators are coming back to finish their days here in a meditating community. Fairfield, Iowa is a very spiritual place. He could get his meditation checked and start meditating effectively again. There is always hope as the Unified Field is quite compassionate that way. -Buck I could bet on some smart lawyers somewhere eventually hanging 'plaintiff' defamer on MJ too. MJ is pretty outrageous in his public defamation of TM. -Buck awoelflebater writes: Well, it's too late, Buck - he's apparently already on the run out of town. Who knows when the lawyers will find him. He could be miles away by now, hiding out in North Carolina or someplace. Maybe he is heading to Canada or Mexico - he's on the run fer sure. Probably meeting up with Judy somewhere.
Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation]
Ha-ha. Forty years is an awfully long time to have passed, since you did TM or dealt with the TMO, Barry. Why so obsessed? Certainly you spent more time worshiping Fred Lenz?? So why the focus on a practice you quit four decades ago?? I'll bet it looks kinda demented...to your imaginary lurking reporters. lol ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : snip Pay attention, lurking reporters. These are the levels of cult indoctrination and insanity you're dealing with in TM.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress
On 7/8/2014 8:50 PM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : *From:* Bhairitu noozguru@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com I don't think you can figure out whether a person is enlightened or not from their posts on a group. I am not convinced of this, for two reasons. First, if the group in question is TM-related, there is pretty much zero chance of any TM practitioner posting to that group being enlightened, because in over 50 years of selling the fastest path to enlightenment, the TM organization has never been able to produce a single person they can point to as having become enlightened as a result of their technique. If the organization selling the technique can't come up with anyone enlightened, I doubt a ?? What do you doubt? And we've all had this discussion before about the Movement claiming people to be enlightened or not. To say not one meditator in 50 years has become enlightened due to TM is like saying there are no purple octopi in the sea. You simply can't know that because you haven't scoured the entire ocean for a purple octopus. You're talking rubbish. Second, if the group is Fairfield Life, I think anyone truly enlightened would have better things to do than converse with a bunch of boring crazy people. I'm assuming you count yourself among the boring and crazy people. Or maybe not. There is simply nothing better than conversing with other enlightened boring and crazy people on an internet discussion group like FFL. Obviously, these people wouldn't be posting to FFL unless they were in an enlightened state - that's just what enlightened people do. It's beginning to look like several of the informants here are in more or less /permanent enlightenment/, based on their length of time as FFL respondents. Others seem to come and go, which indicates that they get enlightened at a certain point and they start communicating with the enlightened group, but then their state of awareness starts to fade away and they just drop out of sight and stop posting. Maybe they just sink back into their fantasy secular world of the non-enlightened mass of humanity and try to try and work out their karma. Go figure.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress
Sure - I don't mind needling my spiritual brother, Barry. All in good fun, and a few lessons for him to learn, too. If you have noticed, Barry has become far less vocal, since I began pointing out what little experience he has, regarding TM and Maharishi, and what little progress (none) he has made in the last thirty years, spiritually. He has been shown, systematically, to be a liar, and someone who doesn't know what he is talking about. It must be a little embarrassing to be exposed like that, and he is obviously backing away, and quieting down, which is a good thing. :-) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : Your ability to put things in perspective with your posts here is great appreciated :-) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : It is OK, actually - We are obviously eternal, and he will have many more chances. Waste of time, currently, though. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : That's the hard reality this poor soul has to face, he simply missed the boat and is left with nothing but frustration and anger. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : But Barry, you haven't done TM long enough, to know one way or the other. The practice of TM has produced many enlightened people - it is obvious. The entire consciousness of the world has been lifted by this practice. Too bad you only did TM for a few years, and quit during the last century. Missed the boat, and sinking fast. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: Bhairitu noozguru@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com I don't think you can figure out whether a person is enlightened or not from their posts on a group. I am not convinced of this, for two reasons. First, if the group in question is TM-related, there is pretty much zero chance of any TM practitioner posting to that group being enlightened, because in over 50 years of selling the fastest path to enlightenment, the TM organization has never been able to produce a single person they can point to as having become enlightened as a result of their technique. If the organization selling the technique can't come up with anyone enlightened, I doubt a Second, if the group is Fairfield Life, I think anyone truly enlightened would have better things to do than converse with a bunch of boring crazy people.
[FairfieldLife] According to Nisargadatta
According to Nisargadatta, awareness is the source of, but different from, the personal, individual consciousness, which is identified with the body. The mind and memory are responsible for association with a particular body; awareness exists prior to both mind and memory. It is only the idea that we are the body that keeps us from living what he calls our original essence This seems to agree with MMY's statement that we as individuals, being determined by the three gunas, do not act at all. So, this was not a radical notion - in fact, there is no such thing as a doer. According to Nisargadatta and other teachers of Vedanta, since our true nature or identity is not the mind, is not the body, but the witness of the mind and body, we, as pure awareness, do nothing. Apparently a less well known disciple, Ramakant Maharaj, received the /naam mantra/ from Nisargadatta in 1962 and spent the next 19 years studying and meditating with the master. Go figure. Nisargadatta Maharaj: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisargadatta_Maharaj
Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress
On 7/9/2014 3:04 AM, fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Funny how Barry wants us all to take HIS word for it, when he self-reports seeing levitation, holds judgment on who is and isn't enlightened, and supposedly sees portals into other dimensions when walking around. Another double standard from our resident hypocrite. Apparently Barry is also now a psychologist and a science writer and it looks like we have several informants on the list. Go figure. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, LEnglish5@... wrote : the TM organization has never been able to produce a single person they can point to as having become enlightened as a result of their technique. You mean, other than the published physiological and psychological research on the people meeting the TM criterion for being in CC for at least a year? I understand you don't want to accept scientific research on enlightenment, even of beginning CC, as valid, but oh well... L ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : *From:* Bhairitu noozguru@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com I don't think you can figure out whether a person is enlightened or not from their posts on a group. I am not convinced of this, for two reasons. First, if the group in question is TM-related, there is pretty much zero chance of any TM practitioner posting to that group being enlightened, because in over 50 years of selling the fastest path to enlightenment, the TM organization has never been able to produce a single person they can point to as having become enlightened as a result of their technique. If the organization selling the technique can't come up with anyone enlightened, I doubt a Second, if the group is Fairfield Life, I think anyone truly enlightened would have better things to do than converse with a bunch of boring crazy people.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress
On 7/9/2014 7:48 AM, fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Sure - I don't mind needling my spiritual brother, Barry. All in good fun, and a few lessons for him to learn, too. If you have noticed, Barry has become far less vocal, since I began pointing out what little experience he has, regarding TM and Maharishi, and what little progress (none) he has made in the last thirty years, spiritually. He has been shown, systematically, to be a liar, and someone who doesn't know what he is talking about. It must be a little embarrassing to be exposed like that, and he is obviously backing away, and quieting down, which is a good thing. :-) At first it is a little embarrassing, but you get over it with a little help from your friends. Judy used to needle me all the time for no apparent reason and Barry posted some really prejudiced responses to some of my early messages. In one post Barry called me a hick because I was born in Texas. About six years later I found out that Barry was actually from around here too. That's when I realized that almost all of Barry's posts were trick messages. From what I've read, Barry's teacher, Fred Lenz was a big trickster - he tricked Barry into giving him tons of money for years. Some people seem to be highly susceptible to suggestion. Apparently Barry is still in a trance-induction state of somekind. Judy couldn't get him to be honest - maybe you can influence him, but I doubt it. At Barry's age, he's not going to change much anymore. Go figure. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : Your ability to put things in perspective with your posts here is great appreciated :-) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : It is OK, actually - We are obviously eternal, and he will have many more chances. Waste of time, currently, though. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : That's the hard reality this poor soul has to face, he simply missed the boat and is left with nothing but frustration and anger. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : But Barry, you haven't done TM long enough, to know one way or the other. The practice of TM has produced many enlightened people - it is obvious. The entire consciousness of the world has been lifted by this practice. Too bad you only did TM for a few years, and quit during the last century. Missed the boat, and sinking fast. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : *From:* Bhairitu noozguru@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com I don't think you can figure out whether a person is enlightened or not from their posts on a group. I am not convinced of this, for two reasons. First, if the group in question is TM-related, there is pretty much zero chance of any TM practitioner posting to that group being enlightened, because in over 50 years of selling the fastest path to enlightenment, the TM organization has never been able to produce a single person they can point to as having become enlightened as a result of their technique. If the organization selling the technique can't come up with anyone enlightened, I doubt a Second, if the group is Fairfield Life, I think anyone truly enlightened would have better things to do than converse with a bunch of boring crazy people.
[FairfieldLife] Re: RFC: Important information You Can Use
/Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end./ On 7/8/2014 7:34 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: /Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years./ On 7/8/2014 2:09 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: /It takes glass one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times!/ This is important information you can use. If you can add any more useful important information to this FFL discussion group, you will get money in 5 days. If you fail to post any useful important information, you will not get any money in 5 days. Superstitious or not, this important message is information that is useful, and yes, I have a PayPal account that I am monitoring on a daily basis. Thanks in advance.
[FairfieldLife] Re: What's On Your Mind?
A man rushed into a busy doctor's office and shouted, Doctor! I think I'm shrinking! The doctor calmly responded, Now, settle down. You'll just have to be a little patient. On 6/16/2014 9:20 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: Evidence has been found that William Tell and his family were avid bowlers. Unfortunately, all the Swiss league records were destroyed in a fire. So, we'll never know for whom the Tells bowled.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Getting a Uber Lyft in a Sidecar
Has anyone out there ever got a ride in a Uber or Lyft car? On 6/13/2014 6:11 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: There's Uber and there is Lyft and in some large cities, Sidecar - I call it Uber-Lyft. It's a new technology, not a taxi service. You put an app on your mobile phone and get a ride from an privately owned vehicle; it's a new way to get a ride without waiting for a cab. The vehicles are the personal cars owned by the drivers. You pay a little more but you get a ride faster. The driver uses their GPS to get you to your destination and you pay with a credit card online. The cars are usually a lot nicer vehicles too. In a taxi often you have to wait, sometimes a long time, and the cars are most of the time - dumpy - it's like riding in a cage with tacky advertisements stuck all over inside. And, sometimes you have to wait over an to get a cab at a busy airport at certain times of the day. Once, I drove a cab for awhile to make some extra cash, so I know a little bit about it. Some contract drivers have to pay $75 a day to the company and you have to drive for twelve hour shifts. You have to pay for your own gasoline and pay the fee, even if you don't make a profit - it works out to be less than minimum wage sometimes. Yes, I drove a cab for a guy named Lloyd who owned over 100 Yellow Cabs in Austin. One day when I returned the car for the next driver Lloyd was sitting at his desk collecting cash and he quipped: Money talks, bullshit walks. Classic. In some places, like L.A., S.F. and New York City, there is a lot of blow-back with some cars getting impounded and drivers being issued tickets. Cab drivers are mad as hell about this. The problem with the new technology is that I guess it doesn't allow enough room for graft to city officials. Go figure. Driver assaults and incomplete insurance may not be car service apps’ biggest regulatory hurdles — it may be airports. 'California Threatens To Shut Down Uber, Lyft, Sidecar Over Airport Rides' http://tinyurl.com/nebyah6 To subscribe, send a message to: fairfieldlife-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: fairfieldlife-dig...@yahoogroups.com fairfieldlife-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: fairfieldlife-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo Groups is subject to: https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Retina Display
Has anyone out there ever been to an Apple Store? On 5/28/2014 7:21 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: Today we went to the Apple Store in the mall and we saw a Retina Display. Gizmag compares the features and specs of the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 and Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display (13-in): 'Microsoft Surface Pro 3 vs. 2013 MacBook Pro with Retina Display' http://www.gizmag.com/retina-macbook-pro-vs-microsoft-surface-pro-3/32272/
Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : He's out of town? The rent proly came due. MJ could always come back here. Lot of old TM meditators are coming back to finish their days here in a meditating community. Fairfield, Iowa is a very spiritual place. He could get his meditation checked and start meditating effectively again. There is always hope as the Unified Field is quite compassionate that way. -Buck I could bet on some smart lawyers somewhere eventually hanging 'plaintiff' defamer on MJ too. MJ is pretty outrageous in his public defamation of TM. -Buck awoelflebater writes: I did not Ricky wrote this. Well, it's too late, Buck - he's apparently already on the run out of town. Who knows when the lawyers will find him. He could be miles away by now, hiding out in North Carolina or someplace. Maybe he is heading to Canada or Mexico - he's on the run fer sure. Probably meeting up with Judy somewhere.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Ghost in the Machine [1 Attachment]
We pinged our hosted server again today to test the connection using the admin console provided by our hosting service. Our download speed was 15.28 Mbps using Mozilla Firefox and 16.86 using Google Chrome. Speed test On 5/22/2014 4:31 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: Nerd report: We just pinged our hosted server and then uploaded a file using FTP. The FTP program is called Cute FTP, a program written by some nerds here in San Antonio. We used to use the free WS_FTP from Ipswitch. We are using ethernet for local data transfer to the home server and the NAS. That's where most of our data is warehoused - OR on the cloud, at a data center up in Washington State. So, Rita wants to go for the 50 Mbps, available with Grande Communications, using our Netgear gigabyte ethernet and wirelss N. Go figure. Now Re/code reports: a recent server glitch made the problem worse, rendering moot one of Apple’s key methods for trying to remedy the issue. Apple Messaging Glitch: http://news.yahoo.com/apple-imessage-problem-worse-thought-122055371.html
Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Lawson, the subjects of these studies are NOT enlightened unless the organization that sells the technique promising enlightenment *certifies* them as enlightened. That has never happened, for even a single person, in over 50 years. Whether this is true or not I have no idea as I haven't followed what the Movement has been doing for 30 years but even if the organization certified them as enlightened you still wouldn't believe them. Damned if they do and damned if they don't. From: LEnglish5@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 6:32 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress the TM organization has never been able to produce a single person they can point to as having become enlightened as a result of their technique. You mean, other than the published physiological and psychological research on the people meeting the TM criterion for being in CC for at least a year? I understand you don't want to accept scientific research on enlightenment, even of beginning CC, as valid, but oh well... L ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: Bhairitu noozguru@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com I don't think you can figure out whether a person is enlightened or not from their posts on a group. I am not convinced of this, for two reasons. First, if the group in question is TM-related, there is pretty much zero chance of any TM practitioner posting to that group being enlightened, because in over 50 years of selling the fastest path to enlightenment, the TM organization has never been able to produce a single person they can point to as having become enlightened as a result of their technique. If the organization selling the technique can't come up with anyone enlightened, I doubt a Second, if the group is Fairfield Life, I think anyone truly enlightened would have better things to do than converse with a bunch of boring crazy people.
Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation]
You poor benighted soul. You just can't see that Bevan's enormities (behavioral, not his physical girth) are DUE to years of practice of TM and TMSP AND following to the letter his lying huckster of a master's footsteps. Marshy was just as unprincipled as Bevan, even more so and all the Movement leadership men learned their nasty habits from Marshy. From: dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 7:47 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation] Son, it's about the lite-body and its ready connection and flow with the causal body. That is what goes on. Everything else is left behind, stripped away but those snags and tears put in to the lite body along the way are what any and all we all take forward. It is certainly worth while cleaning, mending, smoothing and pressing the fabric of our subtle bodies before departing. Helping them all lay nice one on the other like carefully packing before a trip. Taking care in life. We certainly die as we live. Everyone should take heed. Particularly spiritual people for themselves and their affect on others. Yes, I am concerned for you in particular as someone who knows a little better the same way I am concerned about Bevan, for instance. But some point-y headed scientist out there splitting intellectual hairs over statistical p- values is at a different level, except for when theys gets themselves bound [subtle energetically] and bent out of shape they should worry about them Self. Yes I feel an affinity for you as an old-old-line TM veteran hence I should like to see you mend your ways some. Yes, I pray for you and Bevan too and your eternal souls going forward. Jai Guru Dev, -Buck ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : Hey Buck, sometimes you have expressed concern about my soul due to the anti-TM energy I express. Do you also have concern for the souls of people who defame the Movement who have never done TM - you know, like scientists (real actual scientists) who say TM research is drivel, or are you only concerned with those of us who once witnessed the TM puja and have now awakened to a wider reality? Subject:Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation] He's out of town? The rent proly came due. MJ could always come back here. Lot of old TM meditators are coming back to finish their days here in a meditating community. Fairfield, Iowa is a very spiritual place. He could get his meditation checked and start meditating effectively again. There is always hope as the Unified Field is quite compassionate that way. -Buck I could bet on some smart lawyers somewhere eventually hanging 'plaintiff' defamer on MJ too. MJ is pretty outrageous in his public defamation of TM. -Buck awoelflebater writes: Well, it's too late, Buck - he's apparently already on the run out of town. Who knows when the lawyers will find him. He could be miles away by now, hiding out in North Carolina or someplace. Maybe he is heading to Canada or Mexico - he's on the run fer sure. Probably meeting up with Judy somewhere.
[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?
What would you do if a rocket hit your house in the middle of the night while you were sleeping and you knew where it came from? Israel launched a major operation against Hamas and other terror groups in Gaza in the early hours of Tuesday morning, dubbed Operation Protective Edge, following heavy Hamas rocket fire over the preceding days. 'Israel hits Hamas, Islamic Jihad leaders after rockets land north of Tel Aviv' The Times of Israel: http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-pounds-dozens-of-gaza-targets-in-major-counteroffensive/
Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation]
I'm right here in South Carolina - anytime any of you Dome Zombies wanna come and get a dose of reality and see how real folks live, come on down! From: awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 9:34 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation] ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : He's out of town? The rent proly came due. MJ could always come back here. Lot of old TM meditators are coming back to finish their days here in a meditating community. Fairfield, Iowa is a very spiritual place. He could get his meditation checked and start meditating effectively again. There is always hope as the Unified Field is quite compassionate that way. -Buck I could bet on some smart lawyers somewhere eventually hanging 'plaintiff' defamer on MJ too. MJ is pretty outrageous in his public defamation of TM. -Buck awoelflebater writes: I did not Ricky wrote this. Well, it's too late, Buck - he's apparently already on the run out of town. Who knows when the lawyers will find him. He could be miles away by now, hiding out in North Carolina or someplace. Maybe he is heading to Canada or Mexico - he's on the run fer sure. Probably meeting up with Judy somewhere.
Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Not content to call no longer believing the TM propaganda apostasy and blasphemy and thus defining TM as a *religion*, Buck veers over the edge into complete insanity, and declares the punishment for not believing in the TM propaganda and saying so to be crucifixion. Pay attention, lurking reporters. These are the levels of cult indoctrination and insanity you're dealing with in TM. Says bawee, pandering to these make-believe entities in his head. As if he and he alone can point out the obvious over-the-top goofiness of Buck's assertion as if even Buck himself is taking himself seriously. What, are these reporters so clueless they can't read for themselves or recognize hyperbole when they see it? Next, you'll be taking the credit for having pushed Buck's buttons hard enough to get him to reveal the extent of his cult indoctrination. What exactly are you trying to teach the world here, bawee?
Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation]
From: Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com I'm right here in South Carolina - anytime any of you Dome Zombies wanna come and get a dose of reality and see how real folks live, come on down! They'd probably be afraid to even enter the state, Michael. It's got South in the name, and thus inauspicious. They'd be afraid of catching cooties. :-)
Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM Bevan and John
On 7/9/2014 8:34 AM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : He's out of town? The rent proly came due. MJ could always come back here. Lot of old TM meditators are coming back to finish their days here in a meditating community. Fairfield, Iowa is a very spiritual place. He could get his meditation checked and start meditating effectively again. There is always hope as the Unified Field is quite compassionate that way. -Buck I could bet on some smart lawyers somewhere eventually hanging 'plaintiff' defamer on MJ too. MJ is pretty outrageous in his public defamation of TM. -Buck awoelflebater writes: I did not Ricky wrote this. Ann - I said it's probably too late to find him since he took off out of town suddenly, right in the middle of a discussion of his inappropriate message posting. Go figure. If Bevan or John want to beat him up for being a fink they first have to catch him. In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... mailto:punditster@... wrote : Well, it's too late, Buck - he's apparently already on the run out of town. Who knows when the lawyers will find him. He could be miles away by now, hiding out in North Carolina or someplace. Maybe he is heading to Canada or Mexico - he's on the run fer sure. Probably meeting up with Judy somewhere.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress
Indeed, and the journalists he is bragging about has probably noticed this too :-) Why would anyone with his mind in good order take a fellow who hasn't bee practicing a path in more than 40 years as an authority ? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : Sure - I don't mind needling my spiritual brother, Barry. All in good fun, and a few lessons for him to learn, too. If you have noticed, Barry has become far less vocal, since I began pointing out what little experience he has, regarding TM and Maharishi, and what little progress (none) he has made in the last thirty years, spiritually. He has been shown, systematically, to be a liar, and someone who doesn't know what he is talking about. It must be a little embarrassing to be exposed like that, and he is obviously backing away, and quieting down, which is a good thing. :-) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : Your ability to put things in perspective with your posts here is great appreciated :-) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : It is OK, actually - We are obviously eternal, and he will have many more chances. Waste of time, currently, though. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : That's the hard reality this poor soul has to face, he simply missed the boat and is left with nothing but frustration and anger. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : But Barry, you haven't done TM long enough, to know one way or the other. The practice of TM has produced many enlightened people - it is obvious. The entire consciousness of the world has been lifted by this practice. Too bad you only did TM for a few years, and quit during the last century. Missed the boat, and sinking fast. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: Bhairitu noozguru@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com I don't think you can figure out whether a person is enlightened or not from their posts on a group. I am not convinced of this, for two reasons. First, if the group in question is TM-related, there is pretty much zero chance of any TM practitioner posting to that group being enlightened, because in over 50 years of selling the fastest path to enlightenment, the TM organization has never been able to produce a single person they can point to as having become enlightened as a result of their technique. If the organization selling the technique can't come up with anyone enlightened, I doubt a Second, if the group is Fairfield Life, I think anyone truly enlightened would have better things to do than converse with a bunch of boring crazy people.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Retina Display
I bought my first Mac, a 13 Macbook, back in 2009 at the Apple Store in West Des Moines. WRT Retina Displays, I have a 2nd gen iPad and a 3rd gen iPad with the Retina Display, and frankly, I can't tell the difference. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, pundits...@gmail.com wrote : Has anyone out there ever been to an Apple Store? On 5/28/2014 7:21 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: Today we went to the Apple Store in the mall and we saw a Retina Display. Gizmag compares the features and specs of the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 and Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display (13-in): 'Microsoft Surface Pro 3 vs. 2013 MacBook Pro with Retina Display' http://www.gizmag.com/retina-macbook-pro-vs-microsoft-surface-pro-3/32272/ http://www.gizmag.com/retina-macbook-pro-vs-microsoft-surface-pro-3/32272/
Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation]
On 7/9/2014 8:46 AM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: I'm right here in South Carolina - anytime any of you Dome Zombies wanna come and get a dose of reality and see how real folks live, come on down! Maybe they should build a golden dome there. Do they have a Greyhound bus stop people can use to get back and forth from Iowa City? What about taking a train? *From:* awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Wednesday, July 9, 2014 9:34 AM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation] ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : He's out of town? The rent proly came due. MJ could always come back here. Lot of old TM meditators are coming back to finish their days here in a meditating community. Fairfield, Iowa is a very spiritual place. He could get his meditation checked and start meditating effectively again. There is always hope as the Unified Field is quite compassionate that way. -Buck I could bet on some smart lawyers somewhere eventually hanging 'plaintiff' defamer on MJ too. MJ is pretty outrageous in his public defamation of TM. -Buck awoelflebater writes: I did not Ricky wrote this. Well, it's too late, Buck - he's apparently already on the run out of town. Who knows when the lawyers will find him. He could be miles away by now, hiding out in North Carolina or someplace. Maybe he is heading to Canada or Mexico - he's on the run fer sure. Probably meeting up with Judy somewhere.
Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation]
Now that one made me laugh! I had not thought of that! From: TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 9:55 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation] From: Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com I'm right here in South Carolina - anytime any of you Dome Zombies wanna come and get a dose of reality and see how real folks live, come on down! They'd probably be afraid to even enter the state, Michael. It's got South in the name, and thus inauspicious. They'd be afraid of catching cooties. :-)
Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation]
Mah-Har-Shee said Don't fornicate, you'll get some Vedic Cooties! He did it himself, but that's ok, for him it was Vedic Booty! From: TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 9:55 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation] From: Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com I'm right here in South Carolina - anytime any of you Dome Zombies wanna come and get a dose of reality and see how real folks live, come on down! They'd probably be afraid to even enter the state, Michael. It's got South in the name, and thus inauspicious. They'd be afraid of catching cooties. :-)
Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM, Bevan and John
On 7/9/2014 8:41 AM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: You poor benighted soul. You just can't see that Bevan's enormities (behavioral, not his physical girth) are DUE to years of practice of TM and TMSP AND following to the letter his lying huckster of a master's footsteps. Marshy was just as unprincipled as Bevan, even more so and all the Movement leadership men learned their nasty habits from Marshy. You probably never even met Bevan Morris, President of MUM. According to my sources, Bevan does not take meals in the campus dinning room with students and staff - the faculty and admin have their own dinning room. In fact, you probably didn't meet that many students either. Students from India don't usually want to associate with the kitchen help. Go figure. Apparently Bevan thought your bread making sucked, so when he heard about you spreading rumors around the campus to the Indian students, he had you kicked off the kitchen staff - so the manager evicted you from your free pod that night. It's a good thing that Townie gave you a ride to the bus station so you could get back home! *From:* dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Wednesday, July 9, 2014 7:47 AM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation] Son, it's about the lite-body and its ready connection and flow with the causal body. That is what goes on. Everything else is left behind, stripped away but those snags and tears put in to the lite body along the way are what any and all we all take forward. It is certainly worth while cleaning, mending, smoothing and pressing the fabric of our subtle bodies before departing. Helping them all lay nice one on the other like carefully packing before a trip. Taking care in life. We certainly die as we live. Everyone should take heed. Particularly spiritual people for themselves and their affect on others. Yes, I am concerned for you in particular as someone who knows a little better the same way I am concerned about Bevan, for instance. But some point-y headed scientist out there splitting intellectual hairs over statistical p- values is at a different level, except for when theys gets themselves bound [subtle energetically] and bent out of shape they should worry about them Self. Yes I feel an affinity for you as an old-old-line TM veteran hence I should like to see you mend your ways some. Yes, I pray for you and Bevan too and your eternal souls going forward. Jai Guru Dev, -Buck ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : Hey Buck, sometimes you have expressed concern about my soul due to the anti-TM energy I express. Do you also have concern for the souls of people who defame the Movement who have never done TM - you know, like scientists (real actual scientists) who say TM research is drivel, or are you only concerned with those of us who once witnessed the TM puja and have now awakened to a wider reality? * * *Subject:*Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation] He's out of town? The rent proly came due. MJ could always come back here. Lot of old TM meditators are coming back to finish their days here in a meditating community. Fairfield, Iowa is a very spiritual place. He could get his meditation checked and start meditating effectively again. There is always hope as the Unified Field is quite compassionate that way. -Buck I could bet on some smart lawyers somewhere eventually hanging 'plaintiff' defamer on MJ too. MJ is pretty outrageous in his public defamation of TM. -Buck awoelflebater writes: Well, it's too late, Buck - he's apparently already on the run out of town. Who knows when the lawyers will find him. He could be miles away by now, hiding out in North Carolina or someplace. Maybe he is heading to Canada or Mexico - he's on the run fer sure. Probably meeting up with Judy somewhere.
[FairfieldLife] Re: According to Nisargadatta
Re we, as pure awareness, do nothing: So we can't liberate ourselves - as we're just looking on. It follows that if moksha is possible it's a case of us waiting for the the three gunas to untangle themselves (as it were) and stop creating scrambled messages in our minds that give the read-out I AM IGNORANT. Still it does seem as if the key is to bring more awareness to bear on our mental processes - from which it follows that just reading the scriptures (say) or sitting at the feet of a guru has the desired effect on our automatic thought processes. That right? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : According to Nisargadatta, awareness is the source of, but different from, the personal, individual consciousness, which is identified with the body. The mind and memory are responsible for association with a particular body; awareness exists prior to both mind and memory. It is only the idea that we are the body that keeps us from living what he calls our original essence This seems to agree with MMY's statement that we as individuals, being determined by the three gunas, do not act at all. So, this was not a radical notion - in fact, there is no such thing as a doer. According to Nisargadatta and other teachers of Vedanta, since our true nature or identity is not the mind, is not the body, but the witness of the mind and body, we, as pure awareness, do nothing. Apparently a less well known disciple, Ramakant Maharaj, received the naam mantra from Nisargadatta in 1962 and spent the next 19 years studying and meditating with the master. Go figure. Nisargadatta Maharaj: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisargadatta_Maharaj http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisargadatta_Maharaj
[FairfieldLife] What People Do
When asked for their main motivation in deciding how to spend their leisure time, surveyed adults said: (In per cent) 70.4 visit friends and family 65.8 visit a major metro area 29.5 visit historic locations 30.7 proximity to waterfront 24.8 sporting event 26.1 unique dinning 17.9 specific activity, golf, hiking, etc 15.6 special event,concert, festival etc. 15.4 unique shopping 12.8 learn something new 9.9 visit a museum 9.1 visit a park Source: /Me Time/ The Wall Stree Journal Tuesday, July 8, 2014
[FairfieldLife] Re: RFC: Important information You Can Use
If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. When a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off. On 7/8/2014 7:34 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years. On 7/8/2014 2:09 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: /It takes glass one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times!/ This is important information you can use. If you can add any more useful important information to this FFL discussion group, you will get money in 5 days. If you fail to post any useful important information, you will not get any money in 5 days. Superstitious or not, this important message is information that is useful, and yes, I have a PayPal account that I am monitoring on a daily basis. Thanks in advance.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Laughable
A marine biologist developed a race of genetically engineered dolphins that could live forever if they were fed a steady diet of seagulls.
Re: [FairfieldLife] What People Do
Richard, I wonder if texting and emailing and Facebooking are considered spending time with family and friends... On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 10:27 AM, 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: When asked for their main motivation in deciding how to spend their leisure time, surveyed adults said: (In per cent) 70.4 visit friends and family 65.8 visit a major metro area 29.5 visit historic locations 30.7 proximity to waterfront 24.8 sporting event 26.1 unique dinning 17.9 specific activity, golf, hiking, etc 15.6 special event,concert, festival etc. 15.4 unique shopping 12.8 learn something new 9.9 visit a museum 9.1 visit a park Source: Me Time The Wall Stree Journal Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM Bevan and John
That's right Mr. Williams. Everyone knows that Maharishi gave Girish the opportunity of a lifetime (and probably many more) and we all know that if someone misused His trust they went out, head first. It's quite possible that's what will happen with this relative. But do check out another Girish, head of MERU in a Vlodrop and Maharishi's secretary for many years, a very interesting and kind Yogi. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : On 7/9/2014 8:44 AM, Michael Jackson mjackson74@... mailto:mjackson74@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: Maybe it will be the MUM that sells out the Girish. According to what I've read they are going to excommunicate Girish any day now and put him on a black list so he can't set foot in Vedic City anymore. Apparently the SRM of India owns everything in India. Obviously MUM has all the big money these days. So,it may be that the Movement will pull the rug out from under individuals and large groups, but I'm not sure Girish is sitting on a rug - he might be sitting on an antelope skin. Go figure. From: TurquoiseBee turquoiseb@... mailto:turquoiseb@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 8:17 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation] Not content to call no longer believing the TM propaganda apostasy and blasphemy and thus defining TM as a *religion*, Buck veers over the edge into complete insanity, and declares the punishment for not believing in the TM propaganda and saying so to be crucifixion. Pay attention, lurking reporters. These are the levels of cult indoctrination and insanity you're dealing with in TM. From: dhamiltony2k5@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 1:55 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation] MJ certainly can think he has some strategic wiggle room that can keep him trolling his blaspheme out on the internet; however, I bet that some word-smiths proly even right now are scrutinizing his words and readying a case to cross him up out on the Appian Way. Like..Spartacus, “On his defeat the Romans judged that the slaves had forfeited their right to live. In 71 BC, 6,000 slaves were crucified http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucifixion along the 200-kilometer (120 mi) Via Appia from Rome to Capua.[7] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appian_Way#cite_note-7” Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation] I could bet on some smart lawyers somewhere eventually hanging 'plaintiff' defamer on MJ too. MJ is pretty outrageous in his public defamation of TM. -Buck punditster writes: All you have to do is post the evidence about Bevan and John's private sex life or keep your pie hole shut about it. Is it true that Deepak is going after you for the same offense? Word gets around on the internet - look what happened to Gail and Bronte. Go figur Subject: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation] Yep, MJ seems really hard-hearted around his hate of TM. Personally I feel concern for him. MJ's defaming of TM that he does so completely work at imposing feels out of balance as mean-spirited anti-spiritual ignorance. It just can't be good for his subtle system or to the ultimate benefit of others. Whether the guru was doing girls all along or diverting money does not bother my meditation or change the science around meditation. The meditation evidently lives on for valid and good reasons in nature. The meditation is well taught, gives some good benefit and the movement could stand some ethical improvement. Pick the diamond out of the shit and move on. Nablusoss1008 proly has MJ pegged about right, a complete ignorant ass back-woods hillbilly south-facing porch upbringing. I feel compassion for MJ in the same way that the Unified Field is compassionate around transcendent spirituality. He just needs more quiet time, -Buck fleetwood_macncheese writes: yep - the world I inhabit is a MUCH bigger place than one where I would get all bent out of shape about a public figure, now gone. I thought Ronald Fucking Reagan was a hell of a lot more evil than Maharishi could ever be, and yet, I don't lose any sleep over it. fleetwood_macncheese wrote : This is my take on all of that: I don't care. Maharishi lived his life and is responsible for it. I live my life, and am responsible for it. I am not responsible for how Maharishi lived his life, or what he did. I learned his technique of TM and TMSP, end of story. I am sorry you and the other sad
[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : What would you do if a rocket hit your house in the middle of the night while you were sleeping and you knew where it came from? What if it was sent from a refugee camp full of the people who used to live on the land where you built your house once they had been evicted? Israel launched a major operation against Hamas and other terror groups in Gaza in the early hours of Tuesday morning, dubbed Operation Protective Edge, following heavy Hamas rocket fire over the preceding days. 'Israel hits Hamas, Islamic Jihad leaders after rockets land north of Tel Aviv' The Times of Israel: http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-pounds-dozens-of-gaza-targets-in-major-counteroffensive/ http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-pounds-dozens-of-gaza-targets-in-major-counteroffensive/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : Indeed, and the journalists he is bragging about has probably noticed this too :-) Why would anyone with his mind in good order take a fellow who hasn't bee practicing a path in more than 40 years as an authority? Anyone who has heard of the concept of enlightenment and taken an interest in the idea is on a path. Everyone's path is slightly different. If you die before 'enlightenment' the path was not finished. If you wake up, the path ends, and life takes a different turn. Practising something or not does not mean a person is not on a path. If I take a hike, sometimes I stop to catch my breath and evaluate where I am. Barry has opinions about various things. Exactly what he really believes about the opinions he expresses here I do not know. As a former teacher of TM, he has certain knowledge that makes him an authority on those matters which he was taught regarding TM, and has had certain experiences in the TM movement, which he may relate if he desires. What makes you an authority in this matter of Barry? Enlightenment basically makes one one's own authority, but how others regard what another says is a matter for their own intelligence or lack of it. For that matter what makes me an authority in any matter? There are certain subjects I know fairly well, others less so, and others much less so. The amount of knowledge, as information about the world and life, a person has via direct experience is usually rather small, and most of what we relate to others is secondary, tertiary information, true or false, that we got from others, from books, off the Internet and other media, and which we did not evaluate critically. If I were to venture a guess about Barry based on everything he has posted here that I have read, I would say underneath it all he has basic common sense, and probably more so now than he did in the past as, obviously, he had a few detours. We all live and learn, most of us anyway. For some reason in spiritual movements, common sense flies the coop.
Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM, Bevan and John
On 7/9/2014 9:41 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 7/9/2014 8:46 AM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: I'm right here in South Carolina - anytime any of you Dome Zombies wanna come and get a dose of reality and see how real folks live, come on down! Maybe they should build a golden dome there. Do they have a Greyhound bus stop people can use to get back and forth from Iowa City? What about taking a train? Or, maybe they should build a Tower of Invincibility somewhere in S.C.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?
Sounds like you had one with an infra-red controller if the sun interfered with it. There are inexpensive RC copters and quadcopters. The one I have uses a charged capacitor to allow it to fly for a few minutes. On 07/09/2014 12:56 AM, fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: I'd like to get one - I've had, and wrecked, quite a few of the mini-copters. The little ones are also *very* susceptible to wind, and even direct sunlight can interfere with the beam from the controller. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : I don't have a quadcopter but I suspect they are easier to fly than the little helicopters (I have one of those) and a model plane. Here's a video taken of 4th of July fireworks from a drone flying through them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9KZ3jgbbmI On 07/08/2014 06:40 PM, fleetwood_macncheese@... mailto:fleetwood_macncheese@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: Yep -- I read today that the Natl. Park Service has banned drones in all federal parks. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... mailto:noozguru@... wrote : Drones are causing so much problems (especially the little quadcopter ones) that I suspect the gov is going to clamp down on them pretty hard. In New York a police copter almost got hit by one and the drone owners arrested. Don't expect your pizza to get delivered by one anytime soon nor your Amazon shipment. People come up with these ideas on the offhand chance they'll get rich doing it. And it a economically collapsing world trying to get rich is an act of desperation. Here's a game where you can have fun tossing things at a drone and crash it: http://clay.io/game/crashthedrone On 07/08/2014 04:21 PM, nablusoss1008 wrote: The next thing already happening are inexpensive drones that automatically follows you from any height navigating via the gps in your phone and videofilming every step you take. Not that I see any practical reason for having one. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... mailto:punditster@... wrote : What would you do if you saw a drone at your bedroom window? For all the slick technology, there are grave moral and legal questions going unanswered in the government’s use of armed drones to kill people considered terrorist threats. 'Reining In the Drones' http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/07/opinion/reining-in-the-drones.html?_r=0
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: According to Nisargadatta
On 7/9/2014 10:15 AM, s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Re we, as pure awareness, do nothing: So we can't liberate ourselves - as we're just looking on. It follows that if moksha is possible it's a case of us waiting for the the three gunas to untangle themselves (as it were) and stop creating scrambled messages in our minds that give the read-out I AM IGNORANT. Still it does seem as if the key is to bring more awareness to bear on our mental processes - from which it follows that just reading the scriptures (say) or sitting at the feet of a guru has the desired effect on our automatic thought processes. That right? The Nisargadatta is concerned with the three constituents, called gunas: /sattva/, /rajas/ and /tamas/. The idea is to transcend these three qualities. According to MMY: The authorship of action does not in reality belong to the I. It is a mistake to understand that I do this, I experience this and I know this. All action is performed by the three gunas born of Nature. The implications of these passages indicate that the nature of the mind is appreciated as it is, separate from activity. The goal of meditation does not consist in attaining anything or reaching anything, but simply in recognizing what already is - that the I is essentially uninvolved with activity. Here, the ONLY criterion is internal: the self realized as independent of action - the one causal nexus. /The Vedas concern is with the three gunas. Be without the three gunas O Arjuna, freed from duality, ever possesses of Self./ ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : According to Nisargadatta, awareness is the source of, but different from, the personal, individual consciousness, which is identified with the body. The mind and memory are responsible for association with a particular body; awareness exists prior to both mind and memory. It is only the idea that we are the body that keeps us from living what he calls our original essence This seems to agree with MMY's statement that we as individuals, being determined by the three gunas, do not act at all. So, this was not a radical notion - in fact, there is no such thing as a doer. According to Nisargadatta and other teachers of Vedanta, since our true nature or identity is not the mind, is not the body, but the witness of the mind and body, we, as pure awareness, do nothing. Apparently a less well known disciple, Ramakant Maharaj, received the /naam mantra/ from Nisargadatta in 1962 and spent the next 19 years studying and meditating with the master. Go figure. Nisargadatta Maharaj: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisargadatta_Maharaj
[FairfieldLife] Re: Retina Display
Yes, I have been to an Apple Store. But I have never bought anything there. The resolution of retina displays is based on the device size and how close you are likely to be when viewing the screen. The smaller displays, such as an iPhone, have a higher pixel density because they are likely to be viewed at a much closer distance than a large computer monitor. When you go to a movie projected with a 4K projector, and the screen is 20 feet tall, the pixel density of the image is about 4 to 5 pixels per inch. But you are watching it from maybe 50 feet away. I use a PC with Windows 7, an Android tablet, and an inexpensive no-contract basic cell phone when I travel. I am working to get a new laptop, but medical bills are taking precedence at the moment. The resolution you actually need depends on the kind of work you are doing, and how good your eyes are, glasses or not. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, j_alexander_stanley@... wrote : I bought my first Mac, a 13 Macbook, back in 2009 at the Apple Store in West Des Moines. WRT Retina Displays, I have a 2nd gen iPad and a 3rd gen iPad with the Retina Display, and frankly, I can't tell the difference. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : Has anyone out there ever been to an Apple Store? On 5/28/2014 7:21 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: Today we went to the Apple Store in the mall and we saw a Retina Display. Gizmag compares the features and specs of the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 and Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display (13-in): 'Microsoft Surface Pro 3 vs. 2013 MacBook Pro with Retina Display' http://www.gizmag.com/retina-macbook-pro-vs-microsoft-surface-pro-3/32272/ http://www.gizmag.com/retina-macbook-pro-vs-microsoft-surface-pro-3/32272/
Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM, Bevan and John
you still don't know shit - when I was on staff we had regular staff meetings (once a month) with the Big Bopper. In addition he sometimes toured the various departments of the University. One year he came into the bakery and my supervisor, Bradford C. O'Nash had a conniption fit cause I talked to Bevan like he was regular folks. Brad thought I was being too familiar. Bevan also ate a good many of the sweets I baked, in fact Brad from time to time would tell me to make something special for the President's Office to try to get on his good side. Now it may be that he assistant at that time Kinglsey Brooks might have gobbled the treats up, but judging from Bevan's girth, I would say he got the lion's share. From: 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:08 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM, Bevan and John On 7/9/2014 8:41 AM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: You poor benighted soul. You just can't see that Bevan's enormities (behavioral, not his physical girth) are DUE to years of practice of TM and TMSP AND following to the letter his lying huckster of a master's footsteps. Marshy was just as unprincipled as Bevan, even more so and all the Movement leadership men learned their nasty habits from Marshy. You probably never even met Bevan Morris, President of MUM. According to my sources, Bevan does not take meals in the campus dinning room with students and staff - the faculty and admin have their own dinning room. In fact, you probably didn't meet that many students either. Students from India don't usually want to associate with the kitchen help. Go figure. Apparently Bevan thought your bread making sucked, so when he heard about you spreading rumors around the campus to the Indian students, he had you kicked off the kitchen staff - so the manager evicted you from your free pod that night. It's a good thing that Townie gave you a ride to the bus station so you could get back home! From: dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 7:47 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation] Son, it's about the lite-body and its ready connection and flow with the causal body. That is what goes on. Everything else is left behind, stripped away but those snags and tears put in to the lite body along the way are what any and all we all take forward. It is certainly worth while cleaning, mending, smoothing and pressing the fabric of our subtle bodies before departing. Helping them all lay nice one on the other like carefully packing before a trip. Taking care in life. We certainly die as we live. Everyone should take heed. Particularly spiritual people for themselves and their affect on others. Yes, I am concerned for you in particular as someone who knows a little better the same way I am concerned about Bevan, for instance. But some point-y headed scientist out there splitting intellectual hairs over statistical p- values is at a different level, except for when theys gets themselves bound [subtle energetically] and bent out of shape they should worry about them Self. Yes I feel an affinity for you as an old-old-line TM veteran hence I should like to see you mend your ways some. Yes, I pray for you and Bevan too and your eternal souls going forward. Jai Guru Dev, -Buck ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : Hey Buck, sometimes you have expressed concern about my soul due to the anti-TM energy I express. Do you also have concern for the souls of people who defame the Movement who have never done TM - you know, like scientists (real actual scientists) who say TM research is drivel, or are you only concerned with those of us who once witnessed the TM puja and have now awakened to a wider reality? Subject:Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation] He's out of town? The rent proly came due. MJ could always come back here. Lot of old TM meditators are coming back to finish their days here in a meditating community. Fairfield, Iowa is a very spiritual place. He could get his meditation checked and start meditating effectively again. There is always hope as the Unified Field is quite compassionate that way. -Buck I could bet on some smart lawyers somewhere eventually hanging 'plaintiff' defamer on MJ too. MJ is pretty outrageous in his public defamation of TM. -Buck awoelflebater writes: Well, it's too late, Buck - he's apparently already on the run out of town. Who knows when the lawyers will find him. He could be miles away by now, hiding out in North Carolina or someplace. Maybe he is heading
Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress
Why is it that the same people who bitch when I state clearly that everything I say is nothing but my OPINION then turn around and claim that I want to be an authority? I'm probably the only person on this forum who *doesn't* claim to know the truth about stuff. I'm also one of the only people who doesn't try to convince others to believe my opinions, or consider them correct or right. I merely present my opinions and my experiences, and allow other people to decide for themselves what to make of them. This, by the way, is one of the reasons I actually have some credibility with these journalists, and others here do not. They've told me as much. A couple of them have actually written me recently to let me know that *they* know that the Barry hasn't been part of the TMO for 40 years blurb being thrown around a lot lately is a lie. They figured out it was a lie simply by reading a few posts here and doing the math. They've noted the names of the people who made up the lie and have been repeating it, and have added those names to their *actual* has no credibility list. So there. :-) From: anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 5:43 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : Indeed, and the journalists he is bragging about has probably noticed this too :-) Why would anyone with his mind in good order take a fellow who hasn't bee practicing a path in more than 40 years as an authority? Anyone who has heard of the concept of enlightenment and taken an interest in the idea is on a path. Everyone's path is slightly different. If you die before 'enlightenment' the path was not finished. If you wake up, the path ends, and life takes a different turn. Practising something or not does not mean a person is not on a path. If I take a hike, sometimes I stop to catch my breath and evaluate where I am. Barry has opinions about various things. Exactly what he really believes about the opinions he expresses here I do not know. As a former teacher of TM, he has certain knowledge that makes him an authority on those matters which he was taught regarding TM, and has had certain experiences in the TM movement, which he may relate if he desires. What makes you an authority in this matter of Barry? Enlightenment basically makes one one's own authority, but how others regard what another says is a matter for their own intelligence or lack of it. For that matter what makes me an authority in any matter? There are certain subjects I know fairly well, others less so, and others much less so. The amount of knowledge, as information about the world and life, a person has via direct experience is usually rather small, and most of what we relate to others is secondary, tertiary information, true or false, that we got from others, from books, off the Internet and other media, and which we did not evaluate critically. If I were to venture a guess about Barry based on everything he has posted here that I have read, I would say underneath it all he has basic common sense, and probably more so now than he did in the past as, obviously, he had a few detours. We all live and learn, most of us anyway. For some reason in spiritual movements, common sense flies the coop.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?
Looks like the Movement would send a buncha governors and pundits over there since the Marshy Effect is so fine and powerful to create world peace - oh, wait, seems the only effect they have to to drain people's money away and riot. From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:38 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : What would you do if a rocket hit your house in the middle of the night while you were sleeping and you knew where it came from? What if it was sent from a refugee camp full of the people who used to live on the land where you built your house once they had been evicted? Israel launched a major operation against Hamas and other terror groups in Gaza in the early hours of Tuesday morning, dubbed Operation Protective Edge, following heavy Hamas rocket fire over the preceding days. 'Israel hits Hamas, Islamic Jihad leaders after rockets land north of Tel Aviv' The Times of Israel: http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-pounds-dozens-of-gaza-targets-in-major-counteroffensive/
Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM Bevan and John
On 7/9/2014 10:31 AM, nablusoss1008 wrote: That's right Mr. Williams. Everyone knows that Maharishi gave Girish the opportunity of a lifetime (and probably many more) and we all know that if someone misused His trust they went out, head first. It's quite possible that's what will happen with this relative. Obviously, this MJ character is misinformed and not up to date on the latest news out of India. Apparently he does not even read The Times of India, or any one of the seven other main daily newspapers. Everyone knows that the SRM controls everything over there through the Brahmananda Trust, which has the backing of the Shankaracharya, and Sonia and Maneka Gandhi. Go figure. But do check out another Girish, head of MERU in a Vlodrop and Maharishi's secretary for many years, a very interesting and kind Yogi. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : On 7/9/2014 8:44 AM, Michael Jackson mjackson74@... mailto:mjackson74@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: Maybe it will be the MUM that sells out the Girish. According to what I've read they are going to excommunicate Girish any day now and put him on a black list so he can't set foot in Vedic City anymore. Apparently the SRM of India owns everything in India. Obviously MUM has all the big money these days. So,it may be that the Movement will pull the rug out from under individuals and large groups, but I'm not sure Girish is sitting on a rug - he might be sitting on an antelope skin. Go figure.
[FairfieldLife] Take a Voigt-Kampff Test #1
What would you do if you saw a tortoise lying on it's back in the desert? The /Replicants/ in 'Blade Runner', based on the book by Phillip Dick, (/Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep/), are created to exactly resemble humans. In San Francisco post WWT there is often confusion whether a humanoid is real or an android. Bounty hunters and others use the /Voigt-Kampff Test/ to distinguish humans from replicants. The test consists of questions which elicit an emotional response. Replicants supposedly have no capacity for empathy, and their unemotional reaction to Voigt-Kampff questions reveals their artificiality, e.g., If you saw a tortoise lying on it's back in the desert... Test #1 - /What would you do?/ This brings up the question of robot consciousness and how they are similar and different from us thinking conscious humanoids. The main theme of Phillip K. Dick's novel and the movie Blade Runner concerns similarity and difference: sentient robots that look identical to humans, but are not human at all. Even Deckard can't tell a replicant from a real human. The central question is, whether or not we can spot replicants in order to retire them. Looming in the background is the question: is Deckard himself a replicant? Go figure. Photo of a replicant robot: /What would you do?/ Photo of a replicant
[FairfieldLife] Ringo Starr at 74: Peace, love and fundraising
Beatle continues his annual birthday tradition to do good, but with a new selfie twist http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/hollywood/ringo-starr-at-74-peace-love-and-fundraising-1.1357359 http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/hollywood/ringo-starr-at-74-peace-love-and-fundraising-1.1357359
[FairfieldLife] Re: RFC: Important information You Can Use
/Each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of tobacco-related diseases./ On 7/9/2014 8:12 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: /Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end./ On 7/8/2014 7:34 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: /Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years./ On 7/8/2014 2:09 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: /It takes glass one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times!/ This is important information you can use. If you can add any more useful important information to this FFL discussion group, you will get money in 5 days. If you fail to post any useful important information, you will not get any money in 5 days. Superstitious or not, this important message is information that is useful, and yes, I have a PayPal account that I am monitoring on a daily basis. Thanks in advance.
[FairfieldLife] For Buck
That every divine illumination, while going forth with love in various ways to the objects of its forethought, remains one. Nor is this all: it also unifies the things illuminated. 'Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father of Lights.'[James 1:17] Moreover, every divine procession of radiance from the Father, while constantly bounteously flowing to us, fills us anew as though with a unifying power, by recalling us to things above, and leading us to the unity of the Shepherding Father and to the Divine One. For from Him and into Him are all things, as is written in the holy Word.
[FairfieldLife] Why AI Can't be Built
According to one expert, humans still don't know how our brains work. So how can anyone build a computer with AI. The famous Watson computer is impressive for most people, but it's only a read text algorithm and does not know what it's doing. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-cant-yet-build-true-133937576.html http://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-cant-yet-build-true-133937576.html
Re: [FairfieldLife] Why AI Can't be Built
AI experts have been saying for some time that the human brain does not work like a computer. All you can do is model a simulation of the human brain with a computer. On 07/09/2014 09:23 AM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: According to one expert, humans still don't know how our brains work. So how can anyone build a computer with AI. The famous Watson computer is impressive for most people, but it's only a read text algorithm and does not know what it's doing. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-cant-yet-build-true-133937576.html
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?
Bhairitu - I'm lurking intermittently right now, however I loved this video - visuals and music. Do you know how to find out who the singer is? Here in Seattle, the kid and I and some friends walked to Gasworks Park for the Fourth and joined the masses for a display on Lake Union. One thing I noted about the crowd was the lighter effect is now achieved through everyone's phones held up to film. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : I don't have a quadcopter but I suspect they are easier to fly than the little helicopters (I have one of those) and a model plane. Here's a video taken of 4th of July fireworks from a drone flying through them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9KZ3jgbbmI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9KZ3jgbbmI On 07/08/2014 06:40 PM, fleetwood_macncheese@... mailto:fleetwood_macncheese@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: Yep -- I read today that the Natl. Park Service has banned drones in all federal parks. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... mailto:noozguru@... wrote : Drones are causing so much problems (especially the little quadcopter ones) that I suspect the gov is going to clamp down on them pretty hard. In New York a police copter almost got hit by one and the drone owners arrested. Don't expect your pizza to get delivered by one anytime soon nor your Amazon shipment. People come up with these ideas on the offhand chance they'll get rich doing it. And it a economically collapsing world trying to get rich is an act of desperation. Here's a game where you can have fun tossing things at a drone and crash it: http://clay.io/game/crashthedrone http://clay.io/game/crashthedrone On 07/08/2014 04:21 PM, nablusoss1008 wrote: The next thing already happening are inexpensive drones that automatically follows you from any height navigating via the gps in your phone and videofilming every step you take. Not that I see any practical reason for having one. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... mailto:punditster@... wrote : What would you do if you saw a drone at your bedroom window? For all the slick technology, there are grave moral and legal questions going unanswered in the government’s use of armed drones to kill people considered terrorist threats. 'Reining In the Drones' http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/07/opinion/reining-in-the-drones.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/07/opinion/reining-in-the-drones.html?_r=0
[FairfieldLife] Re: RFC: Important information You Can Use
This isn't helpful. 2 million either quit or die? What does that mean? How is it useful? Here is a useful tip. For all you smokers out there, read this book if you want to become a non-smoker. Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking: The Easyway To Stop Smoking http://www.amazon.com/Allen-Carrs-Easy-Stop-Smoking/dp/0615482155 http://www.amazon.com/Allen-Carrs-Easy-Stop-Smoking/dp/0615482155 Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking: The Easyway T... http://www.amazon.com/Allen-Carrs-Easy-Stop-Smoking/dp/0615482155 Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking: The Easyway To Stop Smoking [Allen Carr] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Allen Carr's Easy... View on www.amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Allen-Carrs-Easy-Stop-Smoking/dp/0615482155 Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : Each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of tobacco-related diseases. On 7/9/2014 8:12 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end. On 7/8/2014 7:34 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years. On 7/8/2014 2:09 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: It takes glass one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times! This is important information you can use. If you can add any more useful important information to this FFL discussion group, you will get money in 5 days. If you fail to post any useful important information, you will not get any money in 5 days. Superstitious or not, this important message is information that is useful, and yes, I have a PayPal account that I am monitoring on a daily basis. Thanks in advance.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Why AI Can't be Built
John, basically they're saying that brains don't know how brains work! It's kind of funny (-; On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:35 AM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: AI experts have been saying for some time that the human brain does not work like a computer. All you can do is model a simulation of the human brain with a computer. On 07/09/2014 09:23 AM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: According to one expert, humans still don't know how our brains work. So how can anyone build a computer with AI. The famous Watson computer is impressive for most people, but it's only a read text algorithm and does not know what it's doing. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-cant-yet-build-true-133937576.html
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Retina Display [1 Attachment]
On 7/9/2014 9:31 AM, j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: I bought my first Mac, a 13 Macbook, back in 2009 at the Apple Store in West Des Moines. WRT Retina Displays, I have a 2nd gen iPad and a 3rd gen iPad with the Retina Display, and frankly, I can't tell the difference. The display is incredible on these machines. We are seriously thinking about getting an Apple computer - Rita uses Adobe for graphics and Avid for audio sequencing. We went to the Apple Store recently and looked at all the displays. We really liked the 27 inch Apple Thunderbolt Display! Mac monitor ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, pundits...@gmail.com wrote : Has anyone out there ever been to an Apple Store? On 5/28/2014 7:21 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: Today we went to the Apple Store in the mall and we saw a Retina Display. Gizmag compares the features and specs of the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 and Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display (13-in): 'Microsoft Surface Pro 3 vs. 2013 MacBook Pro with Retina Display' http://www.gizmag.com/retina-macbook-pro-vs-microsoft-surface-pro-3/32272/
[FairfieldLife] Important FALSE information that you SHOULDN'T use
Each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of tobacco-related diseases. I was checking out the FFL web viewer to see if it still worked and saw this complete non-sequitur flash by and the science writer in me just had to comment, for several reasons: 1. The statistic is false -- over 5 million people worldwide die every year from smoking-related diseases. 2. The either quit smoking or... phrase is retarded. Last I checked, anyone who dies quits smoking. :-) 3. According to the respected British medical journal The Lancet, there is a much more critical risk factor for early death that people don't know about. The Lancet researchers call this cause of death a global pandemic, and state clearly that -- worldwide -- it causes far more deaths from all causes every year than smoking. Furthermore, I would imagine that few -- if any -- people on this forum smoke, but most -- if not *all* -- of the people on this forum exhibit the behavior that has been shown to be a greater risk factor for early death than smoking -- inactivity. If you sit for more than eight hours per day, you are medically inactive, and risking death. Have a nice day... :-)
[FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?
Apparently, that's what the mother of Amal Allamuddin wants in order for Clooney to marry her daughter. http://www.inquisitr.com/1341292/george-clooney-must-convert-to-islam-to-marry-amal-alamuddin-says-her-mother/ http://www.inquisitr.com/1341292/george-clooney-must-convert-to-islam-to-marry-amal-alamuddin-says-her-mother/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Retina Display
On 7/9/2014 11:02 AM, anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Yes, I have been to an Apple Store. But I have never bought anything there. The resolution of retina displays is based on the device size and how close you are likely to be when viewing the screen. The smaller displays, such as an iPhone, have a higher pixel density because they are likely to be viewed at a much closer distance than a large computer monitor. When you go to a movie projected with a 4K projector, and the screen is 20 feet tall, the pixel density of the image is about 4 to 5 pixels per inch. But you are watching it from maybe 50 feet away. I use a PC with Windows 7, an Android tablet, and an inexpensive no-contract basic cell phone when I travel. I am working to get a new laptop, but medical bills are taking precedence at the moment. The resolution you actually need depends on the kind of work you are doing, and how good your eyes are, glasses or not. We used to own a Macintosh and before that I had an Apple II. I used to use Aldus PageMaker when I lived in CA. Rita used a Mac when she worked as a AutoCad designer in San Diego. What we need now is speed - a friend of ours got a degree in Sequential Graphics from the local community college and he showed us how important speed is in the rendering phase. The problem is the high price of the Apple products - the rent is too damn high! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, j_alexander_stanley@... wrote : I bought my first Mac, a 13 Macbook, back in 2009 at the Apple Store in West Des Moines. WRT Retina Displays, I have a 2nd gen iPad and a 3rd gen iPad with the Retina Display, and frankly, I can't tell the difference. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : Has anyone out there ever been to an Apple Store? On 5/28/2014 7:21 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: Today we went to the Apple Store in the mall and we saw a Retina Display. Gizmag compares the features and specs of the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 and Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display (13-in): 'Microsoft Surface Pro 3 vs. 2013 MacBook Pro with Retina Display' http://www.gizmag.com/retina-macbook-pro-vs-microsoft-surface-pro-3/32272/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Retina Display
If you buy an Apple be sure to ditch the retina display and attach a proper monitor from Eizo. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : On 7/9/2014 9:31 AM, j_alexander_stanley@... mailto:j_alexander_stanley@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: I bought my first Mac, a 13 Macbook, back in 2009 at the Apple Store in West Des Moines. WRT Retina Displays, I have a 2nd gen iPad and a 3rd gen iPad with the Retina Display, and frankly, I can't tell the difference. The display is incredible on these machines. We are seriously thinking about getting an Apple computer - Rita uses Adobe for graphics and Avid for audio sequencing. We went to the Apple Store recently and looked at all the displays. We really liked the 27 inch Apple Thunderbolt Display! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... mailto:punditster@... wrote : Has anyone out there ever been to an Apple Store? On 5/28/2014 7:21 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: Today we went to the Apple Store in the mall and we saw a Retina Display. Gizmag compares the features and specs of the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 and Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display (13-in): 'Microsoft Surface Pro 3 vs. 2013 MacBook Pro with Retina Display' http://www.gizmag.com/retina-macbook-pro-vs-microsoft-surface-pro-3/32272/ http://www.gizmag.com/retina-macbook-pro-vs-microsoft-surface-pro-3/32272/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Important FALSE information that you SHOULDN'T use
Fellow sitters, according to Dr. Mercola, we should get up every 15 minutes and do some exercise. This is more important, he says, than exercising 2 or 3 times per week! Plus everyone should be doing a balance of aerobics, stretching and weight training. In terms of maintenance, this vehicle is more work than my car! On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:40 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of tobacco-related diseases. I was checking out the FFL web viewer to see if it still worked and saw this complete non-sequitur flash by and the science writer in me just had to comment, for several reasons: 1. The statistic is false -- over 5 million people worldwide die every year from smoking-related diseases. 2. The either quit smoking or... phrase is retarded. Last I checked, anyone who dies quits smoking. :-) 3. According to the respected British medical journal The Lancet, there is a much more critical risk factor for early death that people don't know about. The Lancet researchers call this cause of death a global pandemic, and state clearly that -- worldwide -- it causes far more deaths from all causes every year than smoking. Furthermore, I would imagine that few -- if any -- people on this forum smoke, but most -- if not *all* -- of the people on this forum exhibit the behavior that has been shown to be a greater risk factor for early death than smoking -- inactivity. If you sit for more than eight hours per day, you are medically inactive, and risking death. Have a nice day... :-)
Re: [FairfieldLife] Important FALSE information that you SHOULDN'T use
I just can't help myself. This is complete bullshit. Nothing personal Share, don't get me wrong. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote : Fellow sitters, according to Dr. Mercola, we should get up every 15 minutes and do some exercise. This is more important, he says, than exercising 2 or 3 times per week! Plus everyone should be doing a balance of aerobics, stretching and weight training. In terms of maintenance, this vehicle is more work than my car! On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:40 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoiseb@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of tobacco-related diseases. I was checking out the FFL web viewer to see if it still worked and saw this complete non-sequitur flash by and the science writer in me just had to comment, for several reasons: 1. The statistic is false -- over 5 million people worldwide die every year from smoking-related diseases. 2. The either quit smoking or... phrase is retarded. Last I checked, anyone who dies quits smoking. :-) 3. According to the respected British medical journal The Lancet, there is a much more critical risk factor for early death that people don't know about. The Lancet researchers call this cause of death a global pandemic, and state clearly that -- worldwide -- it causes far more deaths from all causes every year than smoking. Furthermore, I would imagine that few -- if any -- people on this forum smoke, but most -- if not *all* -- of the people on this forum exhibit the behavior that has been shown to be a greater risk factor for early death than smoking -- inactivity. If you sit for more than eight hours per day, you are medically inactive, and risking death. Have a nice day... :-)
Re: [FairfieldLife] Important FALSE information that you SHOULDN'T use
Dr. Mercola is a quack, and a dangerous one. He has ZERO credibility in the legitimate medical community, and many would like to see his license revoked. In this case, his advice (for a change) is actually echoed by many mainstream physicians. The problem is that it appears to be wrong. The latest research seems to indicate that while standing occasionally during the day has some statistical value in reducing the deleterious effects of too much sitting, it doesn't have very much effect. Nor, even more disturbingly, does regular exercise. In fact, studies in which people exercised for 20 hours per week did NOT reverse the negative physiological effects of those same people sitting for more than eight hours per day, or affect their morbidity risk from all causes in any significant way. I write a lot of articles for cardiologists and vein doctors, and these stats scare the shit out of them. All of our toys and our computers and our TVs are literally killing us. Me, I read the research and as a result have a standing desk, and use it about half the time, either while working or while watching movies or entertainment. The rest of you can do whatever you want. From: Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 6:50 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Important FALSE information that you SHOULDN'T use Fellow sitters, according to Dr. Mercola, we should get up every 15 minutes and do some exercise. This is more important, he says, than exercising 2 or 3 times per week! Plus everyone should be doing a balance of aerobics, stretching and weight training. In terms of maintenance, this vehicle is more work than my car! On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:40 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of tobacco-related diseases. I was checking out the FFL web viewer to see if it still worked and saw this complete non-sequitur flash by and the science writer in me just had to comment, for several reasons: 1. The statistic is false -- over 5 million people worldwide die every year from smoking-related diseases. 2. The either quit smoking or... phrase is retarded. Last I checked, anyone who dies quits smoking. :-) 3. According to the respected British medical journal The Lancet, there is a much more critical risk factor for early death that people don't know about. The Lancet researchers call this cause of death a global pandemic, and state clearly that -- worldwide -- it causes far more deaths from all causes every year than smoking. Furthermore, I would imagine that few -- if any -- people on this forum smoke, but most -- if not *all* -- of the people on this forum exhibit the behavior that has been shown to be a greater risk factor for early death than smoking -- inactivity. If you sit for more than eight hours per day, you are medically inactive, and risking death. Have a nice day... :-)
Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?
John, yahoo ran a story this morning in which Clooney called this article untrue and an example of religious intolerance. On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:48 AM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Apparently, that's what the mother of Amal Allamuddin wants in order for Clooney to marry her daughter. http://www.inquisitr.com/1341292/george-clooney-must-convert-to-islam-to-marry-amal-alamuddin-says-her-mother/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Important FALSE information that you SHOULDN'T use
I used to work with a woman who had requested and received a standing desk. It was a pleasure to visit her and stand with her. I don't disagree that it is good to break up long sitting periods with a walk or stretches, or something, is good...like a trip from the TV to the refrigerator and back. :) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Dr. Mercola is a quack, and a dangerous one. He has ZERO credibility in the legitimate medical community, and many would like to see his license revoked. In this case, his advice (for a change) is actually echoed by many mainstream physicians. The problem is that it appears to be wrong. The latest research seems to indicate that while standing occasionally during the day has some statistical value in reducing the deleterious effects of too much sitting, it doesn't have very much effect. Nor, even more disturbingly, does regular exercise. In fact, studies in which people exercised for 20 hours per week did NOT reverse the negative physiological effects of those same people sitting for more than eight hours per day, or affect their morbidity risk from all causes in any significant way. I write a lot of articles for cardiologists and vein doctors, and these stats scare the shit out of them. All of our toys and our computers and our TVs are literally killing us. Me, I read the research and as a result have a standing desk, and use it about half the time, either while working or while watching movies or entertainment. The rest of you can do whatever you want. From: Share Long sharelong60@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 6:50 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Important FALSE information that you SHOULDN'T use Fellow sitters, according to Dr. Mercola, we should get up every 15 minutes and do some exercise. This is more important, he says, than exercising 2 or 3 times per week! Plus everyone should be doing a balance of aerobics, stretching and weight training. In terms of maintenance, this vehicle is more work than my car! On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:40 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoiseb@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of tobacco-related diseases. I was checking out the FFL web viewer to see if it still worked and saw this complete non-sequitur flash by and the science writer in me just had to comment, for several reasons: 1. The statistic is false -- over 5 million people worldwide die every year from smoking-related diseases. 2. The either quit smoking or... phrase is retarded. Last I checked, anyone who dies quits smoking. :-) 3. According to the respected British medical journal The Lancet, there is a much more critical risk factor for early death that people don't know about. The Lancet researchers call this cause of death a global pandemic, and state clearly that -- worldwide -- it causes far more deaths from all causes every year than smoking. Furthermore, I would imagine that few -- if any -- people on this forum smoke, but most -- if not *all* -- of the people on this forum exhibit the behavior that has been shown to be a greater risk factor for early death than smoking -- inactivity. If you sit for more than eight hours per day, you are medically inactive, and risking death. Have a nice day... :-)
[FairfieldLife] Menopause At The Mall
As long as others are playing what if games here, what if Judy and Ann actually met? :-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBvysuewIOs
Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?
John, here's the latest: Newspaper says sorry after Clooney slams story Newspaper says sorry after Clooney slams story LONDON (AP) — Britain's Daily Mail newspaper apologized to George Clooney on Wednesday for alleging his fiancee's mother opposed the marriage on rel... View on news.yahoo.com Preview by Yahoo On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 12:15 PM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com wrote: John, yahoo ran a story this morning in which Clooney called this article untrue and an example of religious intolerance. On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:48 AM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Apparently, that's what the mother of Amal Allamuddin wants in order for Clooney to marry her daughter. http://www.inquisitr.com/1341292/george-clooney-must-convert-to-islam-to-marry-amal-alamuddin-says-her-mother/
[FairfieldLife] What We Want To Do [1 Attachment]
We want to buy and restore old cars. Imagine finding a rare Barracuda in an old Iowa barn, or racing across the plains in a Jaguar, which you had purchased at a bargain price! That's what Mike and Edd do - Ed does the sorting and Mike does the buying. When we get started doing this, we will give our cars away to friends and family as gifts on special occasions. That's what we want to do. Go figure. Wheeler dealers Mike and Edd searching for classic cars to buy and restore Wheeler Dealers: http://www.velocity.com/tv-shows/wheeler-dealers/videos/mazda-rx7-test-drive.htm http://www.discoveryuk.com/web/wheeler-dealers/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?
I think the name of the piece is listed by someone in the comments on the video. On 07/09/2014 09:35 AM, emilymae...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Bhairitu - I'm lurking intermittently right now, however I loved this video - visuals and music. Do you know how to find out who the singer is? Here in Seattle, the kid and I and some friends walked to Gasworks Park for the Fourth and joined the masses for a display on Lake Union. One thing I noted about the crowd was the lighter effect is now achieved through everyone's phones held up to film. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : I don't have a quadcopter but I suspect they are easier to fly than the little helicopters (I have one of those) and a model plane. Here's a video taken of 4th of July fireworks from a drone flying through them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9KZ3jgbbmI On 07/08/2014 06:40 PM, fleetwood_macncheese@... mailto:fleetwood_macncheese@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: Yep -- I read today that the Natl. Park Service has banned drones in all federal parks. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... mailto:noozguru@... wrote : Drones are causing so much problems (especially the little quadcopter ones) that I suspect the gov is going to clamp down on them pretty hard. In New York a police copter almost got hit by one and the drone owners arrested. Don't expect your pizza to get delivered by one anytime soon nor your Amazon shipment. People come up with these ideas on the offhand chance they'll get rich doing it. And it a economically collapsing world trying to get rich is an act of desperation. Here's a game where you can have fun tossing things at a drone and crash it: http://clay.io/game/crashthedrone On 07/08/2014 04:21 PM, nablusoss1008 wrote: The next thing already happening are inexpensive drones that automatically follows you from any height navigating via the gps in your phone and videofilming every step you take. Not that I see any practical reason for having one. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... mailto:punditster@... wrote : What would you do if you saw a drone at your bedroom window? For all the slick technology, there are grave moral and legal questions going unanswered in the government’s use of armed drones to kill people considered terrorist threats. 'Reining In the Drones' http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/07/opinion/reining-in-the-drones.html?_r=0
Re: [FairfieldLife] Why AI Can't be Built
Humans work more like neural networks which is a way to get computers to learn. But such an assertion means that a baby would be born as a blank slate and then begins it's neural network training. On 07/09/2014 09:37 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: John, basically they're saying that brains don't know how brains work! It's kind of funny (-; On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:35 AM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: AI experts have been saying for some time that the human brain does not work like a computer. All you can do is model a simulation of the human brain with a computer. On 07/09/2014 09:23 AM, jr_...@yahoo.com mailto:jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: According to one expert, humans still don't know how our brains work. So how can anyone build a computer with AI. The famous Watson computer is impressive for most people, but it's only a read text algorithm and does not know what it's doing. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-cant-yet-build-true-133937576.html
Re: [FairfieldLife] Important FALSE information that you SHOULDN'T use
I used to annoy people at the office I worked in because instead of sending them an email or calling (where I would wind up in their voice mail most of the time) I would walk over to see them. I did so because sitting at a desk all day is not a good idea. I see the ducks are quacking already in response to seeing Mercola's name but some of his stuff is indeed backed by science and in this case would be the discovery that our bodies after exercise can settle back down to the metabolic rate before exercise fairly, quick often in a few minutes to an hour. So the old notion that exercise raises the metabolism for the rest of the day is false. And also we have the recommendation and debate over whether you should us a standing desk where you work at it standing rather than sitting. And practitioners should be pushing a sedentary diet which is a rare piece of information to find (plus it should be tailored for your body type). On 07/09/2014 09:50 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Fellow sitters, according to Dr. Mercola, we should get up every 15 minutes and do some exercise. This is more important, he says, than exercising 2 or 3 times per week! Plus everyone should be doing a balance of aerobics, stretching and weight training. In terms of maintenance, this vehicle is more work than my car! On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:40 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: / Each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of tobacco-related diseases./ I was checking out the FFL web viewer to see if it still worked and saw this complete non-sequitur flash by and the science writer in me just had to comment, for several reasons: 1. The statistic is false -- over 5 million people worldwide die every year from smoking-related diseases. 2. The either quit smoking or... phrase is retarded. Last I checked, anyone who dies quits smoking. :-) 3. According to the respected British medical journal The Lancet, there is a much more critical risk factor for early death that people don't know about. The Lancet researchers call this cause of death a global pandemic, and state clearly that -- worldwide -- it causes far more deaths from all causes every year than smoking. Furthermore, I would imagine that few -- if any -- people on this forum smoke, but most -- if not *all* -- of the people on this forum exhibit the behavior that has been shown to be a greater risk factor for early death than smoking -- inactivity. If you sit for more than eight hours per day, you are medically inactive, and risking death. Have a nice day... :-)
Re: [FairfieldLife] Important FALSE information that you SHOULDN'T use
He's not as much a quack as you might think. Of course I think very little of the legitimate medical community whatever the hell that is. The thing I don't like about Mercola is he too is all about the money. But like many alternative practitioners they pick up on newer research which seems to take about 20 years for your so called legitimate medical community to adopt. His advice is just common sense given the sedentary lifestyles we've adopted. But the public also needs advice as to how little food they need for such a lifestyle. That is why continuing to eat like we did 30-40 years ago will make one fat. Of course Big Agra might not like that. On 07/09/2014 10:05 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Dr. Mercola is a quack, and a dangerous one. He has ZERO credibility in the legitimate medical community, and many would like to see his license revoked. In this case, his advice (for a change) is actually echoed by many mainstream physicians. The problem is that it appears to be wrong. The latest research seems to indicate that while standing occasionally during the day has some statistical value in reducing the deleterious effects of too much sitting, it doesn't have very much effect. Nor, even more disturbingly, does regular exercise. In fact, studies in which people exercised for 20 hours per week did NOT reverse the negative physiological effects of those same people sitting for more than eight hours per day, or affect their morbidity risk from all causes in any significant way. I write a lot of articles for cardiologists and vein doctors, and these stats scare the shit out of them. All of our toys and our computers and our TVs are literally killing us. Me, I read the research and as a result have a standing desk, and use it about half the time, either while working or while watching movies or entertainment. The rest of you can do whatever you want. *From:* Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Wednesday, July 9, 2014 6:50 PM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Important FALSE information that you SHOULDN'T use Fellow sitters, according to Dr. Mercola, we should get up every 15 minutes and do some exercise. This is more important, he says, than exercising 2 or 3 times per week! Plus everyone should be doing a balance of aerobics, stretching and weight training. In terms of maintenance, this vehicle is more work than my car! On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:40 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: / Each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of tobacco-related diseases./ I was checking out the FFL web viewer to see if it still worked and saw this complete non-sequitur flash by and the science writer in me just had to comment, for several reasons: 1. The statistic is false -- over 5 million people worldwide die every year from smoking-related diseases. 2. The either quit smoking or... phrase is retarded. Last I checked, anyone who dies quits smoking. :-) 3. According to the respected British medical journal The Lancet, there is a much more critical risk factor for early death that people don't know about. The Lancet researchers call this cause of death a global pandemic, and state clearly that -- worldwide -- it causes far more deaths from all causes every year than smoking. Furthermore, I would imagine that few -- if any -- people on this forum smoke, but most -- if not *all* -- of the people on this forum exhibit the behavior that has been shown to be a greater risk factor for early death than smoking -- inactivity. If you sit for more than eight hours per day, you are medically inactive, and risking death. Have a nice day... :-)
Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?
We need to start discarding ALL religions as an artifact that should just be in museums. They just make trouble. On 07/09/2014 10:15 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: John, yahoo ran a story this morning in which Clooney called this article untrue and an example of religious intolerance. On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:48 AM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Apparently, that's what the mother of Amal Allamuddin wants in order for Clooney to marry her daughter. http://www.inquisitr.com/1341292/george-clooney-must-convert-to-islam-to-marry-amal-alamuddin-says-her-mother/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?
Earlier this year, a 17 year old boy was assaulted by a 23 year old crazy woman because the boy was flying a drone over a public beach. I guess the fact that the drone was way up in the air, such that people were just little specks represented by a few pixels, didn't really matter to the crazy lady. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/woman-attacks-teen-flying-drone-beach-article-1.1823620 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/woman-attacks-teen-flying-drone-beach-article-1.1823620 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com wrote : Yep -- I read today that the Natl. Park Service has banned drones in all federal parks. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : Drones are causing so much problems (especially the little quadcopter ones) that I suspect the gov is going to clamp down on them pretty hard. In New York a police copter almost got hit by one and the drone owners arrested. Don't expect your pizza to get delivered by one anytime soon nor your Amazon shipment. People come up with these ideas on the offhand chance they'll get rich doing it. And it a economically collapsing world trying to get rich is an act of desperation. Here's a game where you can have fun tossing things at a drone and crash it: http://clay.io/game/crashthedrone http://clay.io/game/crashthedrone On 07/08/2014 04:21 PM, nablusoss1008 wrote: The next thing already happening are inexpensive drones that automatically follows you from any height navigating via the gps in your phone and videofilming every step you take. Not that I see any practical reason for having one. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... mailto:punditster@... wrote : What would you do if you saw a drone at your bedroom window? For all the slick technology, there are grave moral and legal questions going unanswered in the government’s use of armed drones to kill people considered terrorist threats. 'Reining In the Drones' http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/07/opinion/reining-in-the-drones.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/07/opinion/reining-in-the-drones.html?_r=0
Re: [FairfieldLife] Important FALSE information that you SHOULDN'T use
Bhairitu, Mercola got me on both Vit D and K. I'd love to get one of those exercise discs but I already have a mini trampoline. Speaking of exercise (-: Some days it's not worth chewing through the leather straps: Yoga and Wine Some days it's not worth chewing through the leather str... Post by Ivette D'Orville. View on skylersdad.blogspot... Preview by Yahoo On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 1:49 PM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: I used to annoy people at the office I worked in because instead of sending them an email or calling (where I would wind up in their voice mail most of the time) I would walk over to see them. I did so because sitting at a desk all day is not a good idea. I see the ducks are quacking already in response to seeing Mercola's name but some of his stuff is indeed backed by science and in this case would be the discovery that our bodies after exercise can settle back down to the metabolic rate before exercise fairly, quick often in a few minutes to an hour. So the old notion that exercise raises the metabolism for the rest of the day is false. And also we have the recommendation and debate over whether you should us a standing desk where you work at it standing rather than sitting. And practitioners should be pushing a sedentary diet which is a rare piece of information to find (plus it should be tailored for your body type). On 07/09/2014 09:50 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Fellow sitters, according to Dr. Mercola, we should get up every 15 minutes and do some exercise. This is more important, he says, than exercising 2 or 3 times per week! Plus everyone should be doing a balance of aerobics, stretching and weight training. In terms of maintenance, this vehicle is more work than my car! On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:40 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of tobacco-related diseases. I was checking out the FFL web viewer to see if it still worked and saw this complete non-sequitur flash by and the science writer in me just had to comment, for several reasons: 1. The statistic is false -- over 5 million people worldwide die every year from smoking-related diseases. 2. The either quit smoking or... phrase is retarded. Last I checked, anyone who dies quits smoking. :-) 3. According to the respected British medical journal The Lancet, there is a much more critical risk factor for early death that people don't know about. The Lancet researchers call this cause of death a global pandemic, and state clearly that -- worldwide -- it causes far more deaths from all causes every year than smoking. Furthermore, I would imagine that few -- if any -- people on this forum smoke, but most -- if not *all* -- of the people on this forum exhibit the behavior that has been shown to be a greater risk factor for early death than smoking -- inactivity. If you sit for more than eight hours per day, you are medically inactive, and risking death. Have a nice day... :-)
Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?
If aliens landed and forced the inhabitants of planet Earth to declare ALL religions illegal, and the practice of them or the proselytizing of them a capital crime, the entire world would be at peace within a year. The fanatics would violate the law and effectively commit suicide, and the rest of the world would be better off without them. From: Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 8:57 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry? We need to start discarding ALL religions as an artifact that should just be in museums. They just make trouble. On 07/09/2014 10:15 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: John, yahoo ran a story this morning in which Clooney called this article untrue and an example of religious intolerance. On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:48 AM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Apparently, that's what the mother of Amal Allamuddin wants in order for Clooney to marry her daughter. http://www.inquisitr.com/1341292/george-clooney-must-convert-to-islam-to-marry-amal-alamuddin-says-her-mother/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?
Share, This is one of the unfortunate circumstances that happens when two people get married. Other people, aside from family and friends, want to get involved too--particularly the news media. It's good for Clooney and his fiancee that their families approve of the marriage. In India, there are cases where the mother or father would not approve the marriage because of differences in caste. From my view, it's already difficult for a couple to stay married. Why would others want to get involved to make it worse? But those are the facts of life, mon ami, and the mystery of being human. Que sera, sera! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote : John, yahoo ran a story this morning in which Clooney called this article untrue and an example of religious intolerance. On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:48 AM, jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Apparently, that's what the mother of Amal Allamuddin wants in order for Clooney to marry her daughter. http://www.inquisitr.com/1341292/george-clooney-must-convert-to-islam-to-marry-amal-alamuddin-says-her-mother/ http://www.inquisitr.com/1341292/george-clooney-must-convert-to-islam-to-marry-amal-alamuddin-says-her-mother/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?
IOW, the company was only trying to sell newspaper. There's no surprise there. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote : John, here's the latest: Newspaper says sorry after Clooney slams story https://news.yahoo.com/newspaper-says-sorry-clooney-slams-story-122940813.html https://news.yahoo.com/newspaper-says-sorry-clooney-slams-story-122940813.html; class=ygrps-yiv-334709257link-enhancr-card-urlWrapper ygrps-yiv-334709257link-enhancr-element Newspaper says sorry after Clooney slams story https://news.yahoo.com/newspaper-says-sorry-clooney-slams-story-122940813.html LONDON (AP) — Britain's Daily Mail newspaper apologized to George Clooney on Wednesday for alleging his fiancee's mother opposed the marriage on rel... View on news.yahoo.com https://news.yahoo.com/newspaper-says-sorry-clooney-slams-story-122940813.html Preview by Yahoo On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 12:15 PM, Share Long sharelong60@... wrote: John, yahoo ran a story this morning in which Clooney called this article untrue and an example of religious intolerance. On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:48 AM, jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Apparently, that's what the mother of Amal Allamuddin wants in order for Clooney to marry her daughter. http://www.inquisitr.com/1341292/george-clooney-must-convert-to-islam-to-marry-amal-alamuddin-says-her-mother/ http://www.inquisitr.com/1341292/george-clooney-must-convert-to-islam-to-marry-amal-alamuddin-says-her-mother/
[FairfieldLife] TRIBUNE PRINTING BUILDING COLLAPSE
(7/9) Official Press Release: TRIBUNE PRINTING BUILDING COLLAPSE JULY 8, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ127I5rwZo At about 6 minutes in they take down around one third of the north wall on Briggs Street. At 28:50 a public announcement is presented. At approximately 3:05 P.M. July 8, 2014, the Jefferson County Law Center received a call concerning a building collapse at 110 West Briggs Street Fairfield, Iowa. The Fairfield Fire Department and Law Enforcement were dispatched to the site, as well as EMS units. The Fairfield Fire Department arrived at approximately 3:11 P.M. and noted that the outside wall on the North side of the building was leaning quite heavily to the North. Briggs Street from 2nd Street to Main Street was immediately closed to all vehicle traffic due to concerns of the building collapsing further into the street. The building, most recently known as the Tribune Printing Company, was evacuated of all individuals inside as well as Ila’s Restaurant and Revelations and all apartments above these businesses. A gas leak was reported coming from the printing company shortly after the first units arrived. Alliant Energy was notified and responded and the gas to the building was shut off to all buildings evacuated. A local excavating company, Cross Iron Excavating, was called in and the compromised section of the building was torn down to prevent any further collapse. The entire area was fenced off and the building will finish being torn down as soon as the owner of the building can coordinate with his insurance company to have adjustors survey the damage. Along with the compromised section being torn down, 3 antique automobiles were removed from the garage at the back of the building. Assisting the Fairfield Fire Department was the Fairfield Police Department, The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Midwest Ambulance, The Fairfield City Street Department, The Fairfield Water Department, the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office, and Midwest Ambulance Service. All assistance is greatly appreciated in ensuring everyone’s safety during this situation.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?
Awww, come on you know you don't want the world to do without TM!!! From: Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 2:57 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry? We need to start discarding ALL religions as an artifact that should just be in museums. They just make trouble. On 07/09/2014 10:15 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: John, yahoo ran a story this morning in which Clooney called this article untrue and an example of religious intolerance. On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:48 AM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Apparently, that's what the mother of Amal Allamuddin wants in order for Clooney to marry her daughter. http://www.inquisitr.com/1341292/george-clooney-must-convert-to-islam-to-marry-amal-alamuddin-says-her-mother/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Why AI Can't be Built
Modeling the human brain may be achievable by using quantum computers. I just saw a TED series clip featuring an Australian woman manager who stated that her company is developing quantum bits or qubits on silicon. She said that 300 of these qubits can deliver all of the computing power in the world today. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : AI experts have been saying for some time that the human brain does not work like a computer. All you can do is model a simulation of the human brain with a computer. On 07/09/2014 09:23 AM, jr_esq@... mailto:jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: According to one expert, humans still don't know how our brains work. So how can anyone build a computer with AI. The famous Watson computer is impressive for most people, but it's only a read text algorithm and does not know what it's doing. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-cant-yet-build-true-133937576.html http://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-cant-yet-build-true-133937576.html
[FairfieldLife] Re: Getting a Uber Lyft in a Sidecar
The more riders Uber can get in its cars and accustomed to having its push-button convenience as an option, the less incentive politicians have to stay on Uber’s case. By drastically lowering its prices, Uber is doing more than increasing its customer base. It’s cultivating constituents — the people who will complain when someone in power tries to take away their Uber. Uber’s Brilliant Strategy to Make Itself Too Big to Ban' http://www.wired.com/2014/07/ubers-brilliant-strategy-to-make-itself-too-big-to-ban/ On 7/9/2014 8:19 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: Has anyone out there ever got a ride in a Uber or Lyft car? On 6/13/2014 6:11 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: There's Uber and there is Lyft and in some large cities, Sidecar - I call it Uber-Lyft. It's a new technology, not a taxi service. You put an app on your mobile phone and get a ride from an privately owned vehicle; it's a new way to get a ride without waiting for a cab. The vehicles are the personal cars owned by the drivers. You pay a little more but you get a ride faster. The driver uses their GPS to get you to your destination and you pay with a credit card online. The cars are usually a lot nicer vehicles too. In a taxi often you have to wait, sometimes a long time, and the cars are most of the time - dumpy - it's like riding in a cage with tacky advertisements stuck all over inside. And, sometimes you have to wait over an to get a cab at a busy airport at certain times of the day. Once, I drove a cab for awhile to make some extra cash, so I know a little bit about it. Some contract drivers have to pay $75 a day to the company and you have to drive for twelve hour shifts. You have to pay for your own gasoline and pay the fee, even if you don't make a profit - it works out to be less than minimum wage sometimes. Yes, I drove a cab for a guy named Lloyd who owned over 100 Yellow Cabs in Austin. One day when I returned the car for the next driver Lloyd was sitting at his desk collecting cash and he quipped: Money talks, bullshit walks. Classic. In some places, like L.A., S.F. and New York City, there is a lot of blow-back with some cars getting impounded and drivers being issued tickets. Cab drivers are mad as hell about this. The problem with the new technology is that I guess it doesn't allow enough room for graft to city officials. Go figure. Driver assaults and incomplete insurance may not be car service apps’ biggest regulatory hurdles — it may be airports. 'California Threatens To Shut Down Uber, Lyft, Sidecar Over Airport Rides' http://tinyurl.com/nebyah6 To subscribe, send a message to: fairfieldlife-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: fairfieldlife-dig...@yahoogroups.com fairfieldlife-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: fairfieldlife-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo Groups is subject to: https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: RFC: Important information You Can Use
Zero is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman numerals. On 7/9/2014 11:22 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: /Each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of tobacco-related diseases./ On 7/9/2014 8:12 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: /Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end./ On 7/8/2014 7:34 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: /Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years./ On 7/8/2014 2:09 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: /It takes glass one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times!/ This is important information you can use. If you can add any more useful important information to this FFL discussion group, you will get money in 5 days. If you fail to post any useful important information, you will not get any money in 5 days. Superstitious or not, this important message is information that is useful, and yes, I have a PayPal account that I am monitoring on a daily basis. Thanks in advance.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?
Barry, The paradox is that Muslims procreate more children than nonbelievers. So, the Muslim religion would more likely survive than the nonbelieving faiths by virtue of sheer numbers who practice their religion. But IMO the more Muslims are exposed to western culture, albeit adversarial a the present time, the extreme interpretation of the Muslim faith would eventually be transformed to adapt to modern society. If not, the world could see a devolution of its present knowledge into the level during the Dark Ages due to the radical interpretation of Islam. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : If aliens landed and forced the inhabitants of planet Earth to declare ALL religions illegal, and the practice of them or the proselytizing of them a capital crime, the entire world would be at peace within a year. The fanatics would violate the law and effectively commit suicide, and the rest of the world would be better off without them. From: Bhairitu noozguru@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 8:57 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry? We need to start discarding ALL religions as an artifact that should just be in museums. They just make trouble. On 07/09/2014 10:15 AM, Share Long sharelong60@... mailto:sharelong60@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: John, yahoo ran a story this morning in which Clooney called this article untrue and an example of religious intolerance. On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:48 AM, jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife] mailto:jr_esq@...[FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Apparently, that's what the mother of Amal Allamuddin wants in order for Clooney to marry her daughter. http://www.inquisitr.com/1341292/george-clooney-must-convert-to-islam-to-marry-amal-alamuddin-says-her-mother/ http://www.inquisitr.com/1341292/george-clooney-must-convert-to-islam-to-marry-amal-alamuddin-says-her-mother/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?
What part of ALL religions are made illegal by the aliens and ALL people trying to practice them or proselytize them are killed on the spot did you not understand? Within a year, those who were attached to the old-and-in-the-way concept of religion would ALL be dead, no one new would take their place, and the world would be a much better place. All we need is a few of Nabby's aliens to provide the muscle. From: jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 10:59 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry? Barry, The paradox is that Muslims procreate more children than nonbelievers. So, the Muslim religion would more likely survive than the nonbelieving faiths by virtue of sheer numbers who practice their religion. But IMO the more Muslims are exposed to western culture, albeit adversarial a the present time, the extreme interpretation of the Muslim faith would eventually be transformed to adapt to modern society. If not, the world could see a devolution of its present knowledge into the level during the Dark Ages due to the radical interpretation of Islam. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : If aliens landed and forced the inhabitants of planet Earth to declare ALL religions illegal, and the practice of them or the proselytizing of them a capital crime, the entire world would be at peace within a year. The fanatics would violate the law and effectively commit suicide, and the rest of the world would be better off without them. From: Bhairitu noozguru@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 8:57 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry? We need to start discarding ALL religions as an artifact that should just be in museums. They just make trouble. On 07/09/2014 10:15 AM, Share Long sharelong60@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: John, yahoo ran a story this morning in which Clooney called this article untrue and an example of religious intolerance. On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:48 AM, jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Apparently, that's what the mother of Amal Allamuddin wants in order for Clooney to marry her daughter. http://www.inquisitr.com/1341292/george-clooney-must-convert-to-islam-to-marry-amal-alamuddin-says-her-mother/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?
John, parents just want their children to be happy. Anyway, in the latest story Clooney says that the fictional article actually put his fiancee and her family in danger! They're are removing their article from their website and offering him space to refute. He's got clout for sure! On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 2:16 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Share, This is one of the unfortunate circumstances that happens when two people get married. Other people, aside from family and friends, want to get involved too--particularly the news media. It's good for Clooney and his fiancee that their families approve of the marriage. In India, there are cases where the mother or father would not approve the marriage because of differences in caste. From my view, it's already difficult for a couple to stay married. Why would others want to get involved to make it worse? But those are the facts of life, mon ami, and the mystery of being human. Que sera, sera! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote : John, yahoo ran a story this morning in which Clooney called this article untrue and an example of religious intolerance. On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:48 AM, jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Apparently, that's what the mother of Amal Allamuddin wants in order for Clooney to marry her daughter. http://www.inquisitr.com/1341292/george-clooney-must-convert-to-islam-to-marry-amal-alamuddin-says-her-mother/
[FairfieldLife] Universe is darker than expected....
Curiouser and curiouser.. Where has all the light in the universe gone? - Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/10955749/Where-has-all-the-light-in-the-universe-gone.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/10955749/Where-has-all-the-light-in-the-universe-gone.html Where has all the light in the universe gone? - Telegrap... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/10955749/Where-has-all-the-light-in-the-universe-gone.html Astrophysicists 'in crisis' after noticing 80 per cent of the light in the universe appears to be missing View on www.telegraph.co.uk http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/10955749/Where-has-all-the-light-in-the-universe-gone.html Preview by Yahoo
[FairfieldLife] Re: Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?
As the Pope stated, the problem with religions in the world today is the fundamentalist interpretation of their beliefs which leads to violence and mayhem. The people with religion should understand that the universal truth of life can be obtained in faiths other than one's own.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?
John, finally, we have a birthdate for Amal: February 3, 1978. On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 2:21 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: IOW, the company was only trying to sell newspaper. There's no surprise there. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote : John, here's the latest: Newspaper says sorry after Clooney slams story Newspaper says sorry after Clooney slams story LONDON (AP) — Britain's Daily Mail newspaper apologized to George Clooney on Wednesday for alleging his fiancee's mother opposed the marriage on rel... View on news.yahoo.com Preview by Yahoo On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 12:15 PM, Share Long sharelong60@... wrote: John, yahoo ran a story this morning in which Clooney called this article untrue and an example of religious intolerance. On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:48 AM, jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Apparently, that's what the mother of Amal Allamuddin wants in order for Clooney to marry her daughter. http://www.inquisitr.com/1341292/george-clooney-must-convert-to-islam-to-marry-amal-alamuddin-says-her-mother/
[FairfieldLife] Re: TRIBUNE PRINTING BUILDING COLLAPSE
It's not like the Tribune Printing building was any kind of beautiful architectural statement, so its collapse is certainly no aesthetic loss to the community. I heard that the entire building will be torn down, so hopefully someone will seize the rare opportunity to make a lasting architectural mark on the downtown area.
[FairfieldLife] Re: TRIBUNE PRINTING BUILDING COLLAPSE
Downtown needs a McDonald's -- takes way too long to drive way way out there on the west side of town.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry?
Fundamentalist Christians have more children than non-believers even if they can't afford them. Sometimes the children grow up anti-religious because of the shitty childhood they had. On 07/09/2014 01:59 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Barry, The paradox is that Muslims procreate more children than nonbelievers. So, the Muslim religion would more likely survive than the nonbelieving faiths by virtue of sheer numbers who practice their religion. But IMO the more Muslims are exposed to western culture, albeit adversarial a the present time, the extreme interpretation of the Muslim faith would eventually be transformed to adapt to modern society. If not, the world could see a devolution of its present knowledge into the level during the Dark Ages due to the radical interpretation of Islam. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : If aliens landed and forced the inhabitants of planet Earth to declare ALL religions illegal, and the practice of them or the proselytizing of them a capital crime, the entire world would be at peace within a year. The fanatics would violate the law and effectively commit suicide, and the rest of the world would be better off without them. *From:* Bhairitu noozguru@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Wednesday, July 9, 2014 8:57 PM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Would George Clooney Convert to Islam to Marry? We need to start discarding ALL religions as an artifact that should just be in museums. They just make trouble. On 07/09/2014 10:15 AM, Share Long sharelong60@... mailto:sharelong60@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: John, yahoo ran a story this morning in which Clooney called this article untrue and an example of religious intolerance. On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:48 AM, jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife] mailto:jr_esq@...[FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Apparently, that's what the mother of Amal Allamuddin wants in order for Clooney to marry her daughter. http://www.inquisitr.com/1341292/george-clooney-must-convert-to-islam-to-marry-amal-alamuddin-says-her-mother/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why AI Can't be Built
How many years have you been writing computer software? On 07/09/2014 01:39 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Modeling the human brain may be achievable by using quantum computers. I just saw a TED series clip featuring an Australian woman manager who stated that her company is developing quantum bits or qubits on silicon. She said that 300 of these qubits can deliver all of the computing power in the world today. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : AI experts have been saying for some time that the human brain does not work like a computer. All you can do is model a simulation of the human brain with a computer. On 07/09/2014 09:23 AM, jr_esq@... mailto:jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: According to one expert, humans still don't know how our brains work. So how can anyone build a computer with AI. The famous Watson computer is impressive for most people, but it's only a read text algorithm and does not know what it's doing. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-cant-yet-build-true-133937576.html
[FairfieldLife] Jesus on Immigration
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