[FairfieldLife] I don't believe in global warming !
http://makechoice.tumblr.com/post/293689406/banksy-i-dont-believe-in-global-warming-oval http://makechoice.tumblr.com/post/293689406/banksy-i-dont-believe-in-global-warming-oval
[FairfieldLife] 2 Award Celebrations - 1 Great Cause
Rick Rubin featuring Dixie Chicks, Damien Rice, Jake Bugg, http://event.davidlynchfoundation.org/rick-rubin.html http://event.davidlynchfoundation.org/rick-rubin.html
[FairfieldLife] German Television does first Edward Snowden Interview
It doesn't say when it was done but well worth to see. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f93_1390833151#FYJ8y3riqzktgtkh.01 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f93_1390833151#FYJ8y3riqzktgtkh.01
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Waking Up on the Other Side....
Personally I'd like to see a warning label on every bottle of soda, every candy bar, every donut and muffin! I think the obesity epidemic continues to claim a lot of victims and I think is very much contributing to the decline of the US. I think addictions have to be dealt with on the physiological level too because they exist on that level, even the food addictions. It's not even enough to scare people about it. Johnny Gray has an interesting take on celebrities, that they take on a lot of energy from their audiences. Obviously some can handle it better than others. On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 9:31 PM, steve.sun...@yahoo.com steve.sun...@yahoo.com wrote: Wow Anne. No doubt you can look at it that way. And I can't dispute what you are saying. But where do you draw the line? Distillers? Tobacco companies? They are profiteers as well, no? I certainly agree that the temptations for celebrities are greater in that they have the means to indulge a habit if they are susceptible that way. In fact, I marvel that a celebrity can resist temptations. But I guess, for many simply the fame may be enough, as long as they get enough hits that way. But caveat emptor still rules. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, steve.sundur@... wrote: Not exactly along the lines of what you are saying, but it seems like there was a mad rush to find the dealers who sold him the drug. I wonder, really, why that would be? What are they guilty of besides engaging in an illegal transaction. They didn't kill him, did they? The drug appears to have been properly labeled. The dude just offed himself. I'm sure not intentionally, but as you say sometimes happens, he pushed it just a tad too far. Drug dealers are slimy profiteers and yes, they sort of did kill him. These amoral assholes prey on all celebrities and non-celebrities alike but there are so many things available to famous people - drugs being just one out of the many perks - dealers are so eager to be able to boast about supplying A-listers. You have to be really strong to resist what is so easy to obtain when you are famous. So, yes, I do think the suppliers should be tracked down. Just like the doctor (Conrad Murray) who administered propofol to Michael Jackson; he was just a drug dealer in the end and he was imprisoned for it. In this world there are those who are predators and those who are easy victims. I do not believe whoever supplied Philip with heroin is as sorry for his death as he/she/they is scared that he/she/they is/are going to get caught ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Re increase in deaths due to heroin laced with fentanyl : That's a possible explanation. Another is that the heroin he injected was purer - stronger - than the usual stuff doing the rounds and he should have used a smaller dose. But stronger/purer heroin is more desirable than heroin cut with filler - as long as you're aware of what you're injecting. I knew a Scottish smack addict who confided to me one time that whenever he heard of a junkie dying of an overdose his first thought was never sympathy but was always: I wonder who the dead addict bought that batch from? and Can I get my hands on some for myself .
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Waking Up on the Other Side....
Seraph, though it may well be true that drug dealers are selfish, I don't think that label, or any labels really, are gonna be much help in dealing with the problem. Drug users need to be helped on the physiological level as well as psychological. These addictions, even behavior ones like gambling, have strong chemical bases. I agree with you that people will look for someone to blame. But I think that the screwedupness or imbalances of our whole society is to blame. For example, why do people become drug dealers? I've heard that it's to support their family! I'm making a joke but I do think the financial imbalances create a lot of fear and desperation in people. And then people take desperate measures. On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 8:51 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote: Re There was a mad rush to find the dealers who sold him the drug.: My thoughts exactly. If the pusher is caught he's going to have the book thrown at him. Prepare yourself for some cringe-making playing to the gallery in the court as the dealer is cast as the scum of the earth. Hoffman was a fully-paid-up adult and has to take responsibility for his own actions. What led him to addiction can only be known by his close family and friends and I'm not in the business of judging his choices (though his now not being there for his children is the real tragedy). One psychologist who specialised in drug users came to the conclusion that those who allow drugs to dominate their lives are essentially *selfish*. Although that sounds simplistic and judgemental it has the ring of truth to it as far as I'm concerned. I first seriously noticed Hoffman in The Talented Mr. Ripley which remains one of my very favourite modern films. Playing an obnoxious Yank abroad he dominated every scene he appeared in. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq462kfFKI8
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Amanda Knox is Found Guilty Again
John, I wonder if whether one meditates or not is also indicated by the planets, etc. I do believe in free will. And I realize the advaitists would laugh at me for that. Actually what resonates for me is Maharishi saying: 100% determinism, 100% free will. Though he also said that no matter our karma, the present moment is always the most powerful one. Five inches of snow overnight and it's still snowing. I predict there will be lots of dealing with snow today (-: On Sunday, February 2, 2014 3:56 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com jr_...@yahoo.com wrote: Share, Amanda Knox is still the victim. It's also unfortunate that she's running a very bad period of the Sun, the lord of the 64th navamsha and the Atmakaraka. Perhaps, it's her karma to go through these challenges. Whether she likes it or not, she has to fight through this event to clear her name and to disclose the weaknesses of the Italian court system. Someone should advise her to take up meditation to keep her calm and to perform what she has to do.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Waking Up on the Other Side....
With heroin, it's worse than just chemical or psychological. Heroin use permanently changes the physical structure of the brain. Once a person has become addicted, even if they stop using and stay clean for decades (as Hoffman did), they still have the brain of an addict and are thus at very, very high risk of relapse at any time. Drug users need to be helped on the physiological level as well as psychological. These addictions, even behavior ones like gambling, have strong chemical bases.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Waking Up on the Other Side....
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote: Seraph, though it may well be true that drug dealers are selfish, I don't think that label, or any labels really, are gonna be much help in dealing with the problem. I think the idea was that addicts were selfish, we already know dealers don't give a crap about their customers. Addicts are only selfish in that their world revolves around having the drug of their choice. In this, they are willing to give up everything to have that drug; it is their best friend and it is essential to their very existence, or so they believe. So, in this way addicts are willing to turn their backs on all else that might be important and vital in their lives in order to stay prostrating themselves at the altar of their chosen addictive substance. But, that is not selfish to me as much as it is blind and indicative of overwhelming with need. Drug users need to be helped on the physiological level as well as psychological. These addictions, even behavior ones like gambling, have strong chemical bases. I think this is a well-established fact. I agree with you that people will look for someone to blame. But I think that the screwedupness or imbalances of our whole society is to blame. For example, why do people become drug dealers? I've heard that it's to support their family! Huh? I'm making a joke but I do think the financial imbalances create a lot of fear and desperation in people. And then people take desperate measures. I've completely lost you here. On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 8:51 PM, s3raphita@... s3raphita@... wrote: Re There was a mad rush to find the dealers who sold him the drug.: My thoughts exactly. If the pusher is caught he's going to have the book thrown at him. Prepare yourself for some cringe-making playing to the gallery in the court as the dealer is cast as the scum of the earth. Hoffman was a fully-paid-up adult and has to take responsibility for his own actions. What led him to addiction can only be known by his close family and friends and I'm not in the business of judging his choices (though his now not being there for his children is the real tragedy). One psychologist who specialised in drug users came to the conclusion that those who allow drugs to dominate their lives are essentially *selfish*. Although that sounds simplistic and judgemental it has the ring of truth to it as far as I'm concerned. I first seriously noticed Hoffman in The Talented Mr. Ripley which remains one of my very favourite modern films. Playing an obnoxious Yank abroad he dominated every scene he appeared in. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq462kfFKI8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq462kfFKI8
[FairfieldLife] Popular Music Greats
Freddy Fender [image: Inline image 1] Freddy Fender and The Texas Tornados on Austin City Limits Wasted Days and Wasted Nights http://youtu.be/-Qu8RPvhP-U Before the Next Teardrop Falls http://youtu.be/9MwB5j5lnbY Hey Baby Que Paso? - Texas Tornados Live at Gruene Hall, 1992 http://youtu.be/4tXhAYl173U The Texas Tornados: Freddy Fender - Vocals, guitar Doug Sahm - vocals, guitar, organ, piano Augie Meyers - Vocals, organ, piano Flaco Jimenez - vocals, accordion Speedy Sparks- bass Freddy Fender was born in San Benito, Texas, USA and was a Mexican-American Tejano, country and rock and roll musician, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados. He is best known for his 1975 hits Before the Next Teardrop Falls and the subsequent remake of his own Wasted Days and Wasted Nights. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Fender
[FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
Om no, these are really really respectable people. Over the years I felt to contact and have frequently shared important messages posted here with some lot of academics and journalists. One often leads to another. It is always very interesting. This place is an academic's treasure trove of a place. I would not though fain to drag their names in here to be abused. That would certainly be mean and unkind to people who are just coming to lurk. I always try to protect sources here this way. Unfortunately this new yahoo neo format makes it harder for scholarly researching to locate and display an area in the FFL archive where there is a string of related posts to look at. And there has been a long period of a lot of dilution in the archive by someone. BTW, is Steen your family surname or mother's maiden name? Please respond. You are not really a professional editor are you? We are all amongst friends here but I'd like to check the authenticity of your posts here if ever I were to footnote you, could you please supply us with the last four digits of your social security number too? What are they, again? We're amongst friends here, aren't we. Oh yes, and who do you write for when you post so often here? Like, as a professional writer who do you think your audience is here? -Buck authfriend writes: I asked you: Scholars of what? From where? If they were genuine, legitimate scholars, Buck, you should be able to tell us that. If you can't, well, then we're entitled to assume you are just putting on airs and posturing to make yourself look important, as usual. Om yes, and eminent scholars. FairfieldLife and Fairfield and TM is quite topical to quite a lot of people lurking. And, who do you think reads this place? Your audience? Who do you really write for when you post? Some writers should rightfully be embarrassed. -Buck awoelflebater writes: authfriend writes: Visiting scholars?? Of what? From where? I know, right?! I mean, you don't have to be visiting in order to read the internet... Buck writes: Dear Dear FFL, A Special Thank You to everyone who added in to this thread as it developed. It was appreciated very much by several visiting scholars who came recently to FairfieldLife looking in on this particular subject thread. You were very helpful. Is always interesting to find the range of who the readers are of this place. Best of regards to all my colleagues here, -Buck in the Dome [ OM BTW, You can post an e-mail directly to Buck using the reply for this post and then push the little rectangle on the top right of the text box that comes up. Set the address there. ] PostCharismatic Posts w/Turq's original about Lenz/Rama http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/370519 http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/370519 w/ Melton's Intros http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/370565 http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/370565 w/ comparative comment about succession and Boards http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/370575 http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/370575 Turq's comment about NPD, http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/370589 http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/370589 Ann's qualification of leadership and NPD http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/370600 http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/370600 NPD and Charisma http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/370617 http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/370617 What's a Saint anyway? http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/370786 http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/370786 The Scholarly Consideration of Charisma, http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/370672 http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/370672 Weber's Definition of Charismatic: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/370565 http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/370565 Graphing Data-pairs, Charismatics and Spiritual movements http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/370787 http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FairfieldLife/conversations/messages/370787 In Graphing data-pairs of Saints and spiritual groups; along the path we all long-timers had experience to some degree with ranges and distribution of personality narcissism in spiritual people, from ordered to disordered and with continuum of relatively saintly
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Country Chuckles
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. - Will Rogers On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Pundit Sir pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Don't squat with your spurs on.- Will Rogers On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Pundit Sir pundits...@gmail.com wrote: If you lend someone $20, and never see that person again, it was probably worth it. - Will Rogers On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 8:59 AM, Pundit Sir pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day. - Will Rogers On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 6:24 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.comwrote: LOL, Richard, thanks, hope you have a good week... On Sunday, February 2, 2014 10:10 PM, Pundit Sir pundits...@gmail.com wrote: If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you. - Will Rogers On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 12:53 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes. - Will Rogers On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 7:26 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments. - Will Rogers On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 7:39 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.- Will Rogers On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 6:49 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.comwrote: Another great Will Rogers quote, Richard, thanks On Friday, January 31, 2014 7:51 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.- Will Rogers On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 9:23 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.comwrote: Wonderful, LOL, thanks Richard. Thanks to Will too (-: On Friday, January 31, 2014 9:22 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Never test the depth of the water with both feet. - Will Rogers On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 8:39 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.- Will Rogers On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 7:28 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: It's always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it. - Will Rogers On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 5:37 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: In case you are worried about what is going to become of the younger generation, it is going to grow up and start worrying about the younger generation. On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 8:13 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Always remember you're unique. Just like everyone else.- Will Rogers On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 9:27 AM, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: On 1/7/2014 6:01 PM, Richard Williams wrote: The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire. - Will Rogers
Re: [FairfieldLife] Congress Must Raise the Debt Limit
LOL, now they don't trust Democrats anymore. Look at the mess Obama, Reid, and Palosi made, LOL! On Monday, February 3, 2014 5:17 PM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net wrote: People vote for the Democrats because they don't trust the Republicans anymore. Look at the mess the Bush administration made. BTW, my congressman is retiring so the position is open and no I'm not running. We've got some younger folks who are interested. It's more their future anyway. And yes they will probably be Democrats and a Democrat will win unless we get a good independent because this is a very blue area. On 02/03/2014 04:52 PM, Mike Dixon wrote: It's a bargaining chip. What will you give up to get more money to pay your bills? When a junkie runs out of money, he has to sell some of his stuff to meet his fix. If Democrats run out of money to give freebies( buy your vote), why would anyone vote for them? On Monday, February 3, 2014 4:19 PM, mailto:jr_...@yahoo.com mailto:jr_...@yahoo.com wrote: Why does this question have to be raised again? Congress must act by this Friday. If not, the government must halt borrowing money to run its operations. http://news.yahoo.com/39-time-short-39-congress-raise-debt-limit-153822233.html
Re: [FairfieldLife] Congress Must Raise the Debt Limit
The last government shut down didn't bother me the slightest, didn't take in any of those open air parks or the Mt. Vernon turn around. The stock market might tank? For some, that wouldn't make a bit of difference. In fact, I think Bhairitu would like that. Doesn't he hate the banksters and Wall street? I mean, all that money Wall Street is making is going to the 1%'ers, isn't it? On Monday, February 3, 2014 8:52 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com jr_...@yahoo.com wrote: Mike, Are you willing to take risk that the government will be shut down again? If nothing is done, the stock market might tank despite its healthy growth in 2013. Are there any Tea Party members left after the political debacle last October?
[FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
I think he was hoping Steen would sound more Jewish. Note his question as to whether it was my mother's maiden name. Buck, you are hilarious. You don't even know Judy's last name. And as if she is going to respond to you in all seriousness to this specious post of yours. Om to you too.
[FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
Oh, and notice Buck's ridiculous paranoia: And there has been a long period of a lot of dilution in the archive by someone.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
On 2/5/2014 8:44 AM, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote: Unfortunately this new yahoo neo format makes it harder for scholarly researching to locate and display an area in the FFL archive where there is a string of related posts to look at. The search feature on Yahoo Neo really sucks, big time. In contrast, the search in Google Groups looks like a genius designed it.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
On 2/5/2014 8:44 AM, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote: BTW, is Steen your family surname or mother's maiden name? Maybe I'm wrong but, authfriend didn't say what her real name is - she is using an alias on FFL. She used to post with her name in the sig on Google Groups. Go figure.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Waking Up on the Other Side....
Somehow I never knew this before. Thanks Judy. On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 7:51 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com authfri...@yahoo.com wrote: With heroin, it's worse than just chemical or psychological. Heroin use permanently changes the physical structure of the brain. Once a person has become addicted, even if they stop using and stay clean for decades (as Hoffman did), they still have the brain of an addict and are thus at very, very high risk of relapse at any time. Drug users need to be helped on the physiological level as well as psychological. These addictions, even behavior ones like gambling, have strong chemical bases.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Country Chuckles
Hey Richard, I just found out that Will Rogers was Native American or what the Canadians call First Nations. What a wonderful thinker he was. Thanks so much for posting these. On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 8:51 AM, Pundit Sir pundits...@gmail.com wrote: If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. - Will Rogers On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Pundit Sir pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Don't squat with your spurs on.- Will Rogers On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Pundit Sir pundits...@gmail.com wrote: If you lend someone $20, and never see that person again, it was probably worth it. - Will Rogers On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 8:59 AM, Pundit Sir pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day. - Will Rogers On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 6:24 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com wrote: LOL, Richard, thanks, hope you have a good week... On Sunday, February 2, 2014 10:10 PM, Pundit Sir pundits...@gmail.com wrote: If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you. - Will Rogers On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 12:53 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes. - Will Rogers On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 7:26 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments. - Will Rogers On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 7:39 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.- Will Rogers On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 6:49 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com wrote: Another great Will Rogers quote, Richard, thanks On Friday, January 31, 2014 7:51 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.- Will Rogers On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 9:23 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com wrote: Wonderful, LOL, thanks Richard. Thanks to Will too (-: On Friday, January 31, 2014 9:22 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Never test the depth of the water with both feet. - Will Rogers On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 8:39 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.- Will Rogers On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 7:28 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: It's always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it. - Will Rogers On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 5:37 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: In case you are worried about what is going to become of the younger generation, it is going to grow up and start worrying about the younger generation. On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 8:13 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Always remember you're unique. Just like everyone else.- Will Rogers On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 9:27 AM, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: On 1/7/2014 6:01 PM, Richard Williams wrote: The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire. - Will Rogers
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Waking Up on the Other Side....
Ann, I was making reference to some TV shows in which people become drug dealers to support their family. Selfish is a strange word. But I agree with you that if people are truly selfish, then they take good care of themselves. And that benefits others. One of life's wonderful ironies! Lots of snow outside. Walked to town flying hall with my neighbor Wes. I was headed into a drift when he came along! After program, got my car out of another drift. Yay! On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 8:35 AM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote: Seraph, though it may well be true that drug dealers are selfish, I don't think that label, or any labels really, are gonna be much help in dealing with the problem. I think the idea was that addicts were selfish, we already know dealers don't give a crap about their customers. Addicts are only selfish in that their world revolves around having the drug of their choice. In this, they are willing to give up everything to have that drug; it is their best friend and it is essential to their very existence, or so they believe. So, in this way addicts are willing to turn their backs on all else that might be important and vital in their lives in order to stay prostrating themselves at the altar of their chosen addictive substance. But, that is not selfish to me as much as it is blind and indicative of overwhelming with need. Drug users need to be helped on the physiological level as well as psychological. These addictions, even behavior ones like gambling, have strong chemical bases. I think this is a well-established fact. I agree with you that people will look for someone to blame. But I think that the screwedupness or imbalances of our whole society is to blame. For example, why do people become drug dealers? I've heard that it's to support their family! Huh? I'm making a joke but I do think the financial imbalances create a lot of fear and desperation in people. And then people take desperate measures. I've completely lost you here. On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 8:51 PM, s3raphita@... s3raphita@... wrote: Re There was a mad rush to find the dealers who sold him the drug.: My thoughts exactly. If the pusher is caught he's going to have the book thrown at him. Prepare yourself for some cringe-making playing to the gallery in the court as the dealer is cast as the scum of the earth. Hoffman was a fully-paid-up adult and has to take responsibility for his own actions. What led him to addiction can only be known by his close family and friends and I'm not in the business of judging his choices (though his now not being there for his children is the real tragedy). One psychologist who specialised in drug users came to the conclusion that those who allow drugs to dominate their lives are essentially *selfish*. Although that sounds simplistic and judgemental it has the ring of truth to it as far as I'm concerned. I first seriously noticed Hoffman in The Talented Mr. Ripley which remains one of my very favourite modern films. Playing an obnoxious Yank abroad he dominated every scene he appeared in. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq462kfFKI8
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
On 2/5/2014 8:44 AM, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote: You are not really a professional editor are you? Professional editors don't usually mix up their professional work and their personal activities. At least most editors don't use the company computer at work to send and receive personal messages to discussion groups. And, most informants on message groups don't advertise their business on discussion groups. And, I'd say that most professional editors don't monitor a discussion group all day while they are trying to get some work done on their computer. Go figure. It's been my experience that when doing computer work you need to allot at least two hours on a project in order to make some real progress toward completion. With distractions like email coming in all the time with a tone sound; the television set on; the cell phone ringing; knocks on the door; trips to the bathroom; dogs to walk; trips to the kitchen for a snack; or out to the cafe or bar - it's a wonder anyone could keep up with a fast-paced online chat room conversation like FFL. LoL!
[FairfieldLife] RE: Waking Up on the Other Side....
ReI think the idea was that addicts were selfish, we already know dealers don't give a crap about their customers.: Yes - it was drug users I referred to. The point was that people who are prepared to put themselves out for others (eg, mothers raising children) don't tend to use drugs; people whose approach to life is essentially self-centred are more likely to gravitate towards drug use. So there's a correlation between selfishness and drug abuse. As that's a judgemental statement people don't like to say it but I suspect it's true (if you throw in a lot of caveats and exceptions to the rule). But it's possible that Ann's right and we're putting the cart before the horse: becoming drug-dependent makes you self-absorbed as a necessary by-product.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
As Richard himself admitted in post #368186, nothing he says is to be taken seriously. Professional editors don't usually mix up their professional work and their personal activities. At least most editors don't use the company computer at work to send and receive personal messages to discussion groups. And, most informants on message groups don't advertise their business on discussion groups. And, I'd say that most professional editors don't monitor a discussion group all day while they are trying to get some work done on their computer. Go figure. It's been my experience that when doing computer work you need to allot at least two hours on a project in order to make some real progress toward completion. With distractions like email coming in all the time with a tone sound; the television set on; the cell phone ringing; knocks on the door; trips to the bathroom; dogs to walk; trips to the kitchen for a snack; or out to the cafe or bar - it's a wonder anyone could keep up with a fast-paced online chat room conversation like FFL. LoL!
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Waking Up on the Other Side....
Share is referring to the TV series Breaking Bad. Ann, I was making reference to some TV shows in which people become drug dealers to support their family.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Black Hats and White Hats
Snowden wasn't a NSA analyst. He had a security clearance which meant he could work for a company that received jobs from the NSA. Hundreds of thousands of Americans has this level of security clearance, which is why the covert drone-operations in Pakistan can be run by civilians and never be accountable to any Hearing in Congress or anywhere else.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Congress Must Raise the Debt Limit
The US depends WAY TOO MUCH on the health of Wall Street. Time to tax each transaction to pay off the national debt! On 02/05/2014 07:08 AM, Mike Dixon wrote: The last government shut down didn't bother me the slightest, didn't take in any of those open air parks or the Mt. Vernon turn around. The stock market might tank? For some, that wouldn't make a bit of difference. In fact, I think Bhairitu would like that. Doesn't he hate the banksters and Wall street? I mean, all that money Wall Street is making is going to the 1%'ers, isn't it? On Monday, February 3, 2014 8:52 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com jr_...@yahoo.com wrote: Mike, Are you willing to take risk that the government will be shut down again? If nothing is done, the stock market might tank despite its healthy growth in 2013. Are there any Tea Party members left after the political debacle last October?
Re: [FairfieldLife] 15 February “Catas trop he” Warned Will Shake Entire World
BTW, thanks for that first article. I had heard years ago from a forensic economist about some fund in trouble being the real reason behind 9/11. The Black Eagle Trust thing makes a lot of sense given the trouble the CIA got caught doing in the 1980s. On 02/04/2014 03:24 PM, nablusoss1008 wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj8RIEQH7zA
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
On 2/5/2014 8:44 AM, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote: and who do you write for when you post so often here? Over time a discussion group informant's purpose may change and his or her target might change over time as well. In the old days on Goggle Groups, we needed someone to stand up to the MMY critics and take up for MMY and the efficacy of TMer practice. Good work! These days there are just a few anti-TMers left to deal with. Go figure. Things are different now with Yahoo Neo - it doesn't lend itself very well to carrying on an extended discussions. However, using Google Chrome you can get the messages sent to a free GMail account where you can view messages in sequence according to date and time and according to topic. It's not complicated.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Waking Up on the Other Side....
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote: Ann, I was making reference to some TV shows in which people become drug dealers to support their family. But TV shows aren't real life, at least the last time I checked. Selfish is a strange word. But I agree with you that if people are truly selfish, then they take good care of themselves. And that benefits others. One of life's wonderful ironies! But I didn't say that. I never said to be selfish is to take good care of themselves, in fact, in the case of addicts they make all the wrong decisions. They hurt those who love them, they abandon them emotionally if not physically, they degrade their bodies, imperil their jobs and the list goes on and on. When you are an addict nobody benefits, at least in the short term. With luck and a lot of grace one can emerge stronger, smarter, wiser and so can those who love the addict but it is a damn hard and long road and that particular journey does not end with abstinence. Lots of snow outside. Walked to town flying hall with my neighbor Wes. I was headed into a drift when he came along! After program, got my car out of another drift. Yay! On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 8:35 AM, awoelflebater@... awoelflebater@... wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote: Seraph, though it may well be true that drug dealers are selfish, I don't think that label, or any labels really, are gonna be much help in dealing with the problem. I think the idea was that addicts were selfish, we already know dealers don't give a crap about their customers. Addicts are only selfish in that their world revolves around having the drug of their choice. In this, they are willing to give up everything to have that drug; it is their best friend and it is essential to their very existence, or so they believe. So, in this way addicts are willing to turn their backs on all else that might be important and vital in their lives in order to stay prostrating themselves at the altar of their chosen addictive substance. But, that is not selfish to me as much as it is blind and indicative of overwhelming with need. Drug users need to be helped on the physiological level as well as psychological. These addictions, even behavior ones like gambling, have strong chemical bases. I think this is a well-established fact. I agree with you that people will look for someone to blame. But I think that the screwedupness or imbalances of our whole society is to blame. For example, why do people become drug dealers? I've heard that it's to support their family! Huh? I'm making a joke but I do think the financial imbalances create a lot of fear and desperation in people. And then people take desperate measures. I've completely lost you here. On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 8:51 PM, s3raphita@... s3raphita@... wrote: Re There was a mad rush to find the dealers who sold him the drug.: My thoughts exactly. If the pusher is caught he's going to have the book thrown at him. Prepare yourself for some cringe-making playing to the gallery in the court as the dealer is cast as the scum of the earth. Hoffman was a fully-paid-up adult and has to take responsibility for his own actions. What led him to addiction can only be known by his close family and friends and I'm not in the business of judging his choices (though his now not being there for his children is the real tragedy). One psychologist who specialised in drug users came to the conclusion that those who allow drugs to dominate their lives are essentially *selfish*. Although that sounds simplistic and judgemental it has the ring of truth to it as far as I'm concerned. I first seriously noticed Hoffman in The Talented Mr. Ripley which remains one of my very favourite modern films. Playing an obnoxious Yank abroad he dominated every scene he appeared in. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq462kfFKI8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq462kfFKI8
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote: As Richard himself admitted in post #368186, nothing he says is to be taken seriously. This post of his aptly demonstrates this point. Professional editors don't usually mix up their professional work and their personal activities. At least most editors don't use the company computer at work to send and receive personal messages to discussion groups. And, most informants on message groups don't advertise their business on discussion groups. And, I'd say that most professional editors don't monitor a discussion group all day while they are trying to get some work done on their computer. Go figure. It's been my experience that when doing computer work you need to allot at least two hours on a project in order to make some real progress toward completion. With distractions like email coming in all the time with a tone sound; the television set on; the cell phone ringing; knocks on the door; trips to the bathroom; dogs to walk; trips to the kitchen for a snack; or out to the cafe or bar - it's a wonder anyone could keep up with a fast-paced online chat room conversation like FFL. LoL!
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Black Hats and White Hats
On 2/5/2014 10:39 AM, nablusoss1008 wrote: Snowden wasn't a NSA analyst. He had a security clearance which meant he could work for a company that received jobs from the NSA. Is it vast? Yes. Was it secret? Check. Does it arguably run outside the normal checks and balances of government? Uh-huh. Does it raise profound questions about privacy? Roger. 'Here’s How Edward Snowden Got ‘Top Secret’ Clearance' Financial Times: http://tinyurl.com/ofhe7wj
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
On 2/5/2014 9:03 AM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: Buck, you are hilarious. You don't even know Judy's last name. And as if she is going to respond to you in all seriousness to this specious post of yours. Om to you too. In all seriousness, how do you know her name is Judy?
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
On 2/5/2014 8:44 AM, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote: Like, as a professional writer who do you think your audience is here? Well, you'd think a professional editor would be posting to a professional editing discussion group. And, you'd think a professional writer would be posting to a professional writers group. There are always exceptions to this and sometimes you have editors trying to correct online discussions and writers posting links to other peoples writings. There's only so much you can do from a home office, a bedroom upstairs, or from a cafe or a bar using the Yahoo Neo interface. You can't submit professional editing projects for payment to a moderated discussion group and you can't write good science articles in a chat room and get paid for it. Go figure.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote: On 2/5/2014 8:44 AM, dhamiltony2k5@... mailto:dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: Like, as a professional writer who do you think your audience is here? Well, you'd think a professional editor would be posting to a professional editing discussion group. And, you'd think a professional writer would be posting to a professional writers group. There are always exceptions to this and sometimes you have editors trying to correct online discussions and writers posting links to other peoples writings. There's only so much you can do from a home office, a bedroom upstairs, or from a cafe or a bar using the Yahoo Neo interface. You can't submit professional editing projects for payment to a moderated discussion group and you can't write good science articles in a chat room and get paid for it. Go figure. Be sure to let me know when you're serious, okay Ricky?
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Amanda Knox is Found Guilty Again
John, here's an article that contains a link to the article I mentioned which is called: Amanda Knox and American Imperialism. http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/21888-the-knox-and-farrow-stories On Sunday, February 2, 2014 1:11 PM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com wrote: John, I read an article claiming that the Italians are using Amanda Knox trial to get revenge on the US for some legal event the Italians didn't like. Sorry, haven't been able to find that article again. On Sunday, February 2, 2014 12:52 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com jr_...@yahoo.com wrote: Judy, There appears to be something wrong with the Italian justice system. In my mind, if the evidence is tainted by the police, it cannot be used to prove the prosecutor's case. The court's decision of the first appeal was correct. Why did latest court have to resurrect the case again?
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
Great idea as an alternative. Can you get the whole FFL archive in to gmail or just current posts as they come in? Always looking for a better way to skin a cat, like searching or dropping in to the FFL archive for academic reasons. Problem in the neo search now is that you can't 'slim' those searches and move about quickly. And if you want to look at one it too readily kicks you back out to having to fill out the damned search box again. These IT people at yahoo obviously never grew up on farms doing stuff. Like, 'if it ain''t broke leave it alone and don't fix it'. Or, '..don't make more work for others to fix'. Jeesus X-mas, -Buck punditster writes: On 2/5/2014 8:44 AM Buck wrote: and who do you write for when you post so often here? Over time a discussion group informant's purpose may change and his or her target might change over time as well. In the old days on Goggle Groups, we needed someone to stand up to the MMY critics and take up for MMY and the efficacy of TMer practice. Good work! These days there are just a few anti-TMers left to deal with. Go figure. Things are different now with Yahoo Neo - it doesn't lend itself very well to carrying on an extended discussions. However, using Google Chrome you can get the messages sent to a free GMail account where you can view messages in sequence according to date and time and according to topic. It's not complicated.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
On 2/3/2014 10:40 PM, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote: Some writers should rightfully be embarrassed. Any lurkers on FFL would probably just skip over the anti-TMers and the MMY-bashers anyway. Anyone seriously interested in what TMers are doing would be reading the good stuff posted by that Buck guy and Share gal up at MUM - the long-time meditators who meditate in the Golden Domes and have the insider information about the comings-and-goings of TMers at Revelations in Fairfield. Who would want to lurk here and read some writings posted about Amsterdam cafes by a guy that has never even been to visit the TMer World Headquarters at MERU in Vlodrop? Not to mention an editor that has never been within a thousand miles to a MMY Golden Dome in her whole life? Go figure.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: News You Can Use
It's good to be rich. Not just because of the obvious things that having money can buy you, but because according to new results revealed from the Spanish National Sexual Health Survey found that your socioeconomic status actually impacts how happy you are with your sex life. 'It's Science: Rich Women Are Having Hotter Sex' http://www.yourtango.com/dating-sex-study-rich-women-have-hotter-sex On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Ann Woelfle Bater awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: Yes Richard, we are a bit slow this morning. We'll try and speed it up next time. But it would be helpful if you could clarify which tube you want it to go down. On Friday, October 18, 2013 8:24:14 AM, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: It took only about an hour for this thread to go down the tubes. Now that's better! On 10/18/2013 10:10 AM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, j_alexander_stanley@...j_alexander_stanley@...wrote: In order to maintain balance in the Universe, I don't do asanas before not going to the dome to meditate. You're welcome. Ditto here. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.comfairfieldlife@yahoogroups.comwrote: *S**o evidently it would be very good to at least do asanas more vigorously. Regularly.* *I do asanas every morning before I go to the Dome to meditate.* *Don't you?* *-Buck*
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
There are no anti-TM'ers - we are all just realists. On Wed, 2/5/14, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements. To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2014, 5:00 PM On 2/5/2014 8:44 AM, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote: and who do you write for when you post so often here? Over time a discussion group informant's purpose may change and his or her target might change over time as well. In the old days on Goggle Groups, we needed someone to stand up to the MMY critics and take up for MMY and the efficacy of TMer practice. Good work! These days there are just a few anti-TMers left to deal with. Go figure. Things are different now with Yahoo Neo - it doesn't lend itself very well to carrying on an extended discussions. However, using Google Chrome you can get the messages sent to a free GMail account where you can view messages in sequence according to date and time and according to topic. It's not complicated.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote: On 2/5/2014 9:03 AM, awoelflebater@... mailto:awoelflebater@... wrote: Buck, you are hilarious. You don't even know Judy's last name. And as if she is going to respond to you in all seriousness to this specious post of yours. Om to you too. In all seriousness, how do you know her name is Judy? Remember, no one can really know what is real and what is not real. And it doesn't matter because if we think something is true then it is for us. As far as Judy's real name, would it make a difference if she was really called Marilyn Murphy?
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
On 2/5/2014 11:39 AM, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote: Can you get the whole FFL archive in to gmail or just current posts as they come in? Get a free Google Chrome browser and a free Google Mail account. Then, go into the Yahoo Group settings and have the messages sent to you by email at the Google Mail address you just set up. You can get the whole FFL archive here: http://www.mail-archive.com/fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com/
[FairfieldLife] Jan Esmann, 2nd Interview: New Interview on Buddha at the Gas Pump - 02/05/2014
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Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
Om my God the Unified Field!! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote: Can you get the whole FFL archive in to gmail or just current posts as they come in? Get a free Google Chrome browser and a free Google Mail account. Then, go into the Yahoo Group settings and have the messages sent to you by email at the Google Mail address you just set up. You can get the whole FFL archive here: http://www.mail-archive.com/fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com/ http://www.mail-archive.com/fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com/
[FairfieldLife] RE: This meditator has a truly great garage
They should be embarrassed putting this out on the internet about themselves. Promoting ostentatious stoopid cars, as if that is cool. Ha, ha, ha. . This drive around is simply arrogant and incredibly superfluous to the way we should all be going. Rather, it is time. These guys should do something good with their piled up money, like sell their fancy stupid old-age cars and give it to the David Lynch Foundation to help people learn how to transcend. That would be good. Helpful. Even virtuous. -Buck
[FairfieldLife] Have we destroyed the universe?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2552130/Could-studying-universe-DESTROY-Changing-perception-cosmos-end-quantum-theories-correct.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2552130/Could-studying-universe-DESTROY-Changing-perception-cosmos-end-quantum-theories-correct.html
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
Does this mean that the phrase 'Nothing I post is to be taken seriously' in post #368186 should not be taken seriously? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote: As Richard himself admitted in post #368186, nothing he says is to be taken seriously. Professional editors don't usually mix up their professional work and their personal activities. At least most editors don't use the company computer at work to send and receive personal messages to discussion groups. And, most informants on message groups don't advertise their business on discussion groups. And, I'd say that most professional editors don't monitor a discussion group all day while they are trying to get some work done on their computer. Go figure. It's been my experience that when doing computer work you need to allot at least two hours on a project in order to make some real progress toward completion. With distractions like email coming in all the time with a tone sound; the television set on; the cell phone ringing; knocks on the door; trips to the bathroom; dogs to walk; trips to the kitchen for a snack; or out to the cafe or bar - it's a wonder anyone could keep up with a fast-paced online chat room conversation like FFL. LoL!
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
Xeno, I've always thought that that's exactly what Richard meant. Now I know for sure because he likes the Will Rogers sense of humor and wisdom. On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 12:36 PM, anartax...@yahoo.com anartax...@yahoo.com wrote: Does this mean that the phrase 'Nothing I post is to be taken seriously' in post #368186 should not be taken seriously? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote: As Richard himself admitted in post #368186, nothing he says is to be taken seriously. Professional editors don't usually mix up their professional work and their personal activities. At least most editors don't use the company computer at work to send and receive personal messages to discussion groups. And, most informants on message groups don't advertise their business on discussion groups. And, I'd say that most professional editors don't monitor a discussion group all day while they are trying to get some work done on their computer. Go figure. It's been my experience that when doing computer work you need to allot at least two hours on a project in order to make some real progress toward completion. With distractions like email coming in all the time with a tone sound; the television set on; the cell phone ringing; knocks on the door; trips to the bathroom; dogs to walk; trips to the kitchen for a snack; or out to the cafe or bar - it's a wonder anyone could keep up with a fast-paced online chat room conversation like FFL. LoL!
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
hey Richard, thanks for vote of confidence but I'm really out of all the TMO loops. Plus, these days I'm often meditating etc. in the town flying hall to which I can walk when there's a half of foot of new snow on the ground! Plus, I haven't been to Revs in a coon's age. Other than that, you're right (-: On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 11:52 AM, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: On 2/3/2014 10:40 PM, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote: Some writers should rightfully be embarrassed. Any lurkers on FFL would probably just skip over the anti-TMers and the MMY-bashers anyway. Anyone seriously interested in what TMers are doing would be reading the good stuff posted by that Buck guy and Share gal up at MUM - the long-time meditators who meditate in the Golden Domes and have the insider information about the comings-and-goings of TMers at Revelations in Fairfield. Who would want to lurk here and read some writings posted about Amsterdam cafes by a guy that has never even been to visit the TMer World Headquarters at MERU in Vlodrop? Not to mention an editor that has never been within a thousand miles to a MMY Golden Dome in her whole life? Go figure.
[FairfieldLife] Re: The Ultimate Techno Tracks
Get ready for a techno tribal beat stomp! [image: Inline image 1] This tribal beat stomp with DJ Danny Tenaglia is legendary - a homage to the original Sound Factory on West 27th St in New York City. Picture a thousand improvisational dancers going wild on a dance floor getting sweaty and raw; in a huge dark warehouse with nothing but a big dance floor; an awesome sound system; a huge mirror ball; and a health juice bar. It just doesn't get any better than this - work it! Mix This Pussy - Danny Tenaglia Mix - 1994 http://youtu.be/4iNFfErYMLU [image: Inline image 2] On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 11:21 AM, Pundit Sir pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Tribal Dance Night at the Techno Club It's techno DJ night at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin - three thousand hardcore techno fans crowd a city-club celebrating the re-birth of genuine techno. On Friday nights techno addicts from all over the Midwest unite to indulge in their favorite techno dance tunes. Bursting onto the dance hall at 9:00 pm with the DJs who set the dance floor on fire with a sea of sweat and body energies writhing and swaying in a dance frenzy until the sun comes up. If you're not going to dance, why did you come to the dance party? [image: Inline image 2] The Official Techno Club Compilation Vol 2 (CD1) Tribal Sundown - (Babmix) - Club http://youtu.be/MovNmpKBixI [image: Inline image 1] 'How to DJ Right: The Art and Science of Playing Records' by Frank Broughton Grove Press, 2003 On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 10:08 PM, Pundit Sir pundits...@gmail.com wrote: One Dove [image: Inline image 1] One Dove - White Love (Psychic Masterbation) http://youtu.be/pqIsWexYD74 White Love - One Dove - Video http://youtu.be/5Z_hcAQz1Rw One Dove was a Scottish alternative dance music group active in the early 1990s, consisting of Dot Allison, Ian Carmichael and Jim McKinven. One Dove: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Dove On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: [image: Inline image 1] Force Legato - System - Techno Trax Vol.1 - 1991 http://youtu.be/FSy-VInn2DM On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 1:56 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Mortin Subotnick We recently went to see Morton Subotnick in San Antonio celebrating his 80th birthday with a residency and performance Feb. 21-23 at the Urban 15, 2500 S Presa St. We've been fans of Subotnick since we met him in San Francisco at the Art Academy. I didn't know you were into elctronic music. Me, I'm into Industrial Techno EDM - electronic dance music. It's weird to call electronic music bleep music, but before the digital age of the MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface). Go figure. [image: Inline image 3] Morton Subotnick at Urban 15. Morton Subotnick is an American composer of electronic music, best known for his Silver Apples of the Moon, the first electronic work commissioned by a record company, Nonesuch. He was one of the founding members of California Institute of the Arts where he taught for many years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton_Subotnick Silver Apples of the Moon http://youtu.be/9HoljsO22qA [image: Inline image 1] 'Legendary musician to perform at Urban 15 Studio' San Antonio Express-News: http://www.mysanantonio.com/Legendary-musician-to-perform-at-Urban-15-Studiohttp://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Legendary-musician-to-perform-at-Urban-15-Studio-4269327.php 'Legendary Subotnick in town' San Antonio Express-News: http://www.mysanantonio.com/Legendary-Subotnick-in-townhttp://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Night-Lights-Legendary-Subotnick-in-town-4295183.php Spotlight: Early electronica' San Antonio Express-News: http://www.mysanantonio.com/Spotlight-Early-electronicahttp://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Spotlight-Early-electronica-4275164.php Minilogue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58BHEAleNHs On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 7:45 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Example of a professional production environment: [image: Inline image 1] FX - Test Tone - Techno Trax - Volume 1 Part I http://www.youtube.com/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXNXWCfJ-N8feature=sharelist=PL7rwDSLdOxlcsEtfFbqQ5J_jAs7C84oC3index=1 Die Anfänge - Techno Trax - Part I http://www.youtube.comhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr6N-bNyAgAfeature=sharelist=RDTr6N-bNyAgA [image: Inline image 2] Techno is a form of electronic dance music (EDM) that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, in the United States during the mid-to-late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno in reference to a specific genre of music was in 1988. Many styles of techno now exist, but Detroit techno is seen as the foundation upon which a number of subgenres have been built. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techno 'Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey' by B. Brewster F. Broughton Avalon, 2006
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
Oh, you and Xeno go right ahead and take what he says seriously. That gives the rest of us a good idea of how seriously to take you (if anybody weren't already pretty sure). Xeno, I've always thought that that's exactly what Richard meant. Now I know for sure because he likes the Will Rogers sense of humor and wisdom. Does this mean that the phrase 'Nothing I post is to be taken seriously' in post #368186 should not be taken seriously? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote: As Richard himself admitted in post #368186, nothing he says is to be taken seriously. Professional editors don't usually mix up their professional work and their personal activities. At least most editors don't use the company computer at work to send and receive personal messages to discussion groups. And, most informants on message groups don't advertise their business on discussion groups. And, I'd say that most professional editors don't monitor a discussion group all day while they are trying to get some work done on their computer. Go figure. It's been my experience that when doing computer work you need to allot at least two hours on a project in order to make some real progress toward completion. With distractions like email coming in all the time with a tone sound; the television set on; the cell phone ringing; knocks on the door; trips to the bathroom; dogs to walk; trips to the kitchen for a snack; or out to the cafe or bar - it's a wonder anyone could keep up with a fast-paced online chat room conversation like FFL. LoL!
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Amanda Knox is Found Guilty Again
Share, The author's point about Knox is interesting, but he appears to lack factual support for his assertions. But he accomplished his goal which is to get people to read his article. :)
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
I'm with Maharishi on this one: Everything is important and nothing is serious. On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 1:25 PM, authfri...@yahoo.com authfri...@yahoo.com wrote: Oh, you and Xeno go right ahead and take what he says seriously. That gives the rest of us a good idea of how seriously to take you (if anybody weren't already pretty sure). Xeno, I've always thought that that's exactly what Richard meant. Now I know for sure because he likes the Will Rogers sense of humor and wisdom. Does this mean that the phrase 'Nothing I post is to be taken seriously' in post #368186 should not be taken seriously? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote: As Richard himself admitted in post #368186, nothing he says is to be taken seriously. Professional editors don't usually mix up their professional work and their personal activities. At least most editors don't use the company computer at work to send and receive personal messages to discussion groups. And, most informants on message groups don't advertise their business on discussion groups. And, I'd say that most professional editors don't monitor a discussion group all day while they are trying to get some work done on their computer. Go figure. It's been my experience that when doing computer work you need to allot at least two hours on a project in order to make some real progress toward completion. With distractions like email coming in all the time with a tone sound; the television set on; the cell phone ringing; knocks on the door; trips to the bathroom; dogs to walk; trips to the kitchen for a snack; or out to the cafe or bar - it's a wonder anyone could keep up with a fast-paced online chat room conversation like FFL. LoL!
Re: [FairfieldLife] Congress Must Raise the Debt Limit
Bhairitu, Do you really think the Republicans are going to allow that tax to pass in Congress?
[FairfieldLife] RE: Black Hats and White Hats
That's funny. Even more funny and absurd is how the whole thing is a complete and absurd mess about which the Monty Pyton ( Bless their hearts) would be able to make a briliant film. From the article: Six witnesses and three lawmakers revealed a security clearance system so broken that it would be comical if a 29-year-old wasn’t hiding in Hong Kong and leaking American secrets to the press. 87 percent of background checks are never fully completed. USIS, a private contractor, conducts 65 percent of all U.S. government background checks. USIS, which conducted a background check on Snowden, is now under investigation by OPM’s IG for failing to conduct proper background checks. The $1-billion-dollar fund that OPM uses to pay for background checks has never been audited. OPM’s IG said they have not been granted access to documentation on the fund. Miller said the documentation did not exist. Forty other investigators are currently being investigated for falsifying background checks. With that, Thursday’s matinee of the absurd lowered its curtain.Little was revealed about Snowden. But the hearing did prove what McCaskill said in her opening statement: OPM is a “government agency where there is rampant fraud, limited accountability, and no respect for taxpayer dollars.” It also revealed how easy it was for Snowden to get access to the nation’s most sacred secrets.
[FairfieldLife] RE: Congress Must Raise the Debt Limit
How much do you propose the tax should be, and how long must the tax operate to pay off the debt? It is much more complicated than this. Among other things, it would reduce the income of people who rely on pensions, and that would reduce tax income in other areas. It would have unexpected ripple effects. If we assume that half of the U.S. population actually has assets that could be taxed, it would take approximately $107,000 per person to pay off the debt. The International Monetary Fund estimates that if every $100 traded on derivatives, stocks, and bonds were taxed $0.50 it would raise approximately $200,000,000,000 a year, and that would pay down the current US debt in 85 years. However the US unfunded obligations are currently at $92,300,000,000,000 which would take 461 years to pay off. Meanwhile debt will still be amassing, so in 461 years, it still will not be paid off. The other thing is when investments are taxed at a higher rate, the return on small, short trades is less and so there are fewer trades and reduced tax income as a result. The U.S. has to find a way to reduce those obligations because there is no way taxation is going to to be able to pay all these obligations off. It will have to restructure entitlements and reduce spending, or at some point the system may collapse spontaneously in which case everyone will be in the soup. Taxing the very wealthy more would of course help, but even if taxed at 100%, which is of course unrealistic, the rich cannot provide enough income to pay this down. The whole system is just near the point of no return. If the U.S. government prints more money (which it is doing now), it results in higher inflation, if gone to excess, and that acts as a tax on everyone through devaluation of currency. If currency is devalued investors begin to sell out, and then it becomes harder for the government to sell securities based on that currency, so interest rates rise to make the securities more attractive. There are a lot of vicious circles here that interact in unexpected ways. For example Social Security in the U.S. is based on life expectancy data that is obsolete because people are living longer. The solution is to raise the age of retirement. Already the goverment over the last third of century has tinkered with inflation measures to understate its impact so that payouts for programs that use inflation adjustments will be less. In other words if you rely on Social Security, you are getting relatively less each year in purchasing power as a result. The government is in a bind because at this point increasing taxation can reduce tax income in many areas. It is a very complicated and dangerous situation. Putting the problem off to the next generation probably will no longer be a workable stopgap solution. Congress and the President are basically in the pocket of Wall Street, so expecting a solution from these bozos is only likely if there is a looming catastrophe that forces them to think outside their self interest (money, power, and re-election) and political ideals. Breaking up the banks, etc., into smaller units might help in reducing centralised control from a few large companies. Simple solutions involving just one parameter of the financial system probably will have many unintended effects. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote: The US depends WAY TOO MUCH on the health of Wall Street. Time to tax each transaction to pay off the national debt!
Re: [FairfieldLife] Congress Must Raise the Debt Limit
Mike, I believe the mainstream Republicans were angered by the antics of the Tea Party members. It's very likely that the electorate will not forget the government shutdown of October 2013. Most Americans blame the Tea Party members for causing the turmoil. It would not be likely that the Republicans would add salt to the wound this time around. If they did, they would lose congressional seats in the next election. That would mean they will control over the House of Representatives. The stock market is an indicator of the nation's economy. IMO, the Republicans will not allow that to self-destruct. To do so would be treachery to the their benefactors in corporate America.
[FairfieldLife] Metro Makeovers for the Abandoned Stations of Paris
http://www.messynessychic.com/2014/02/04/metro-makeovers-for-the-abandoned-stations-of-paris/ http://www.messynessychic.com/2014/02/04/metro-makeovers-for-the-abandoned-stations-of-paris/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Congress Must Raise the Debt Limit
Of course not. They want a landed gentry and all the rest of us slaves. I say it is time to war on them. On 02/05/2014 11:40 AM, jr_...@yahoo.com wrote: Bhairitu, Do you really think the Republicans are going to allow that tax to pass in Congress?
Re: [FairfieldLife] Have we destroyed the universe?
Oh sure, even if true what about all the other creatures in the universe observing it. Ideas like this say something about the vanity of humans. On 02/05/2014 10:29 AM, salyavin808 wrote: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2552130/Could-studying-universe-DESTROY-Changing-perception-cosmos-end-quantum-theories-correct.html
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
Perfect. Thank you so much for making my point, Share. I'm with Maharishi on this one: Everything is important and nothing is serious. On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 1:25 PM, authfriend@... authfriend@... wrote: Oh, you and Xeno go right ahead and take what he says seriously. That gives the rest of us a good idea of how seriously to take you (if anybody weren't already pretty sure). Xeno, I've always thought that that's exactly what Richard meant. Now I know for sure because he likes the Will Rogers sense of humor and wisdom. Does this mean that the phrase 'Nothing I post is to be taken seriously' in post #368186 should not be taken seriously? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote: As Richard himself admitted in post #368186, nothing he says is to be taken seriously. Professional editors don't usually mix up their professional work and their personal activities. At least most editors don't use the company computer at work to send and receive personal messages to discussion groups. And, most informants on message groups don't advertise their business on discussion groups. And, I'd say that most professional editors don't monitor a discussion group all day while they are trying to get some work done on their computer. Go figure. It's been my experience that when doing computer work you need to allot at least two hours on a project in order to make some real progress toward completion. With distractions like email coming in all the time with a tone sound; the television set on; the cell phone ringing; knocks on the door; trips to the bathroom; dogs to walk; trips to the kitchen for a snack; or out to the cafe or bar - it's a wonder anyone could keep up with a fast-paced online chat room conversation like FFL. LoL!
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Amanda Knox is Found Guilty Again
Share, I believe in free will too which is part of being human. But actually jyotish shows the mechanical process of how meditation can benefit a person. But most people don't see the benefits because meditation is part of the 12th house, the field of loss. IOW, most people don't want to lose their time in sitting for no apparent reason, give away money to others instead of enjoying it for themselves, and spend money without seeing any material benefits like cars, clothes, and bling.
[FairfieldLife] RE: Have we destroyed the universe?
Salyavin, There is something illogical about this article. After realizing that Lawrence Kraus was the originator of this theory, now we know why.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Have we destroyed the universe?
Agreed. People get so confused about this stuff. I remember reading an apparently serious article by some quantum theorist who claims we create other galaxies by viewing them. The simple fact that the light from some of them left their stars before humans existed didn't seem to dampen his enthusiasm. If the light was of uncollapsed waveforms and therefore undifferentiated matter where did it come from before we were around to see it? Did aliens look at it first? It may provide the most interesting experiments in science but as a cosmological theory it's a non-starter. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote: Oh sure, even if true what about all the other creatures in the universe observing it. Ideas like this say something about the vanity of humans. On 02/05/2014 10:29 AM, salyavin808 wrote: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2552130/Could-studying-universe-DESTROY-Changing-perception-cosmos-end-quantum-theories-correct.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2552130/Could-studying-universe-DESTROY-Changing-perception-cosmos-end-quantum-theories-correct.html
[FairfieldLife] Don't like Neo? Check out the new NBC News site
For some reason nbcnews.com just gave me a blank screen on Firefox this morning. I wondered if they had been hacked so I opened the Chrome browser and got this notice about the new NBC News interface. Looks like Windows 8. Big block icons for stories and not the lists we have become accustom to. Checked on the Internet to see complaints about it not working on Firefox but found nothing. Figured it might be a Linux thang or Ubuntu lagging support of Firefox (since Mozilla often complains about Ubuntu falling behind with the latest updates). So later on checked with Firefox on my phone and it came in fine and obviously tailored for mobile since that is the way things are going (we may not be able to afford the electricity to run desktops in the future and mobile devices can be charged with small solar panels). Back at home fired up my Windows 7 machine and Firefox came in fine. However a few minutes ago on this Ubuntu machine it was finally working on Firefox.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Don't like Neo? Check out the new NBC News site
Oh-oh. They should have been paying attention to what was happening over at Yahoo and Neo complaints! Users not keen on new NBCNews.com: http://www.newscaststudio.com/2014/02/05/users-not-keen-on-new-nbcnews-com/ On 02/05/2014 12:57 PM, Bhairitu wrote: For some reason nbcnews.com just gave me a blank screen on Firefox this morning. I wondered if they had been hacked so I opened the Chrome browser and got this notice about the new NBC News interface. Looks like Windows 8. Big block icons for stories and not the lists we have become accustom to. Checked on the Internet to see complaints about it not working on Firefox but found nothing. Figured it might be a Linux thang or Ubuntu lagging support of Firefox (since Mozilla often complains about Ubuntu falling behind with the latest updates). So later on checked with Firefox on my phone and it came in fine and obviously tailored for mobile since that is the way things are going (we may not be able to afford the electricity to run desktops in the future and mobile devices can be charged with small solar panels). Back at home fired up my Windows 7 machine and Firefox came in fine. However a few minutes ago on this Ubuntu machine it was finally working on Firefox.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Have we destroyed the universe?
from Wikipedia concerning the quantum Zeno effect mentioned in the article: The quantum Zeno effect (with its own controversies related to the problem of measurement) is becoming a central concept in the exploration of controversial theories of quantum mind consciousness within the discipline of cognitive science. In his book Mindful Universe (2007), Henry Stapp claims that the mind holds the brain in a superposition of states using the quantum Zeno effect. He advances that this phenomenon is the principal method by which the conscious can effect change, a possible solution to the mind-body dichotomy. Stapp and co-workers do not claim finality of their theory, but only: The new framework, unlike its classic-physics-based predecessor, is erected directly upon, and is compatible with, the prevailing principles of physics. Recent work criticizes Stapp's model in two aspects: (1) The mind in Stapp's model does not have its own wavefunction or density matrix, but nevertheless can act upon the brain using projection operators. Such usage is not compatible with standard quantum mechanics because one can attach any number of ghostly minds to any point in space that act upon physical quantum systems with any projection operators. Therefore Stapp's model does not build upon the prevailing principles of physics, but negates them. (2) Stapp's claim that quantum Zeno effect is robust against environmental decoherence directly contradicts a basic theorem in quantum information theory according to which acting with projection operators upon the density matrix of a quantum system can never decrease the Von Neumann entropy of the system, but can only increase it. Indeed, already in 1993 it was shown by M. J. Gagen and colleagues that the quantum Zeno effect is easily destroyed by noise and that a two-level system becomes a random telegraph, i.e. the evolution of the system is not suppressed as required for quantum Zeno effect, instead the system jumps randomly between the two states. A summary of the situation is provided by Davies: There have been many claims that quantum mechanics plays a key role in the origin and/or operation of biological organisms, beyond merely providing the basis for the shapes and sizes of biological molecules and their chemical affinities.…The case for quantum biology remains one of not proven. There are many suggestive experiments and lines of argument indicating that some biological functions operate close to, or within, the quantum regime, but as yet no clear-cut example has been presented of non-trivial quantum effects at work in a key biological process. The significance of the Zeno effect in determining the rate of quantum decoherence in biological systems remains unknown. --- ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, salyavin808 wrote: Agreed. People get so confused about this stuff. I remember reading an apparently serious article by some quantum theorist who claims we create other galaxies by viewing them. The simple fact that the light from some of them left their stars before humans existed didn't seem to dampen his enthusiasm. If the light was of uncollapsed waveforms and therefore undifferentiated matter where did it come from before we were around to see it? Did aliens look at it first? It may provide the most interesting experiments in science but as a cosmological theory it's a non-starter. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote: Oh sure, even if true what about all the other creatures in the universe observing it. Ideas like this say something about the vanity of humans. On 02/05/2014 10:29 AM, salyavin808 wrote: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2552130/Could-studying-universe-DESTROY-Changing-perception-cosmos-end-quantum-theories-correct.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2552130/Could-studying-universe-DESTROY-Changing-perception-cosmos-end-quantum-theories-correct.html
[FairfieldLife] A date with the Food Babe
I know some of you think that listening to Alex Jones will make you break out in a case of conspiracyitess but yesterday he had an interview with the Food Babe who is a food activist. She brought up some interesting points and information about companies who are supposed to be all natural or non-GMO when they aren't. She particularly brought up the fact that Subway is using a plastic like ingredient in their health conscious food that is actually banned in many countries including Singapore when you will be thrown in prison for using it in foods manufacture. She was also part of the charge that lead General Mills to introduce non-GMO Cheerios. http://foodbabe.com/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Don't like Neo? Check out the new NBC News site
Apparently the new site was rushed out in time for their coverage of the Winter Olympics. On 02/05/2014 01:01 PM, Bhairitu wrote: Oh-oh. They should have been paying attention to what was happening over at Yahoo and Neo complaints! Users not keen on new NBCNews.com: http://www.newscaststudio.com/2014/02/05/users-not-keen-on-new-nbcnews-com/ On 02/05/2014 12:57 PM, Bhairitu wrote: For some reason nbcnews.com just gave me a blank screen on Firefox this morning. I wondered if they had been hacked so I opened the Chrome browser and got this notice about the new NBC News interface. Looks like Windows 8. Big block icons for stories and not the lists we have become accustom to. Checked on the Internet to see complaints about it not working on Firefox but found nothing. Figured it might be a Linux thang or Ubuntu lagging support of Firefox (since Mozilla often complains about Ubuntu falling behind with the latest updates). So later on checked with Firefox on my phone and it came in fine and obviously tailored for mobile since that is the way things are going (we may not be able to afford the electricity to run desktops in the future and mobile devices can be charged with small solar panels). Back at home fired up my Windows 7 machine and Firefox came in fine. However a few minutes ago on this Ubuntu machine it was finally working on Firefox.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
On 2/5/2014 12:36 PM, anartax...@yahoo.com wrote: Does this mean that the phrase 'Nothing I post is to be taken seriously' in post #368186 should not be taken seriously? Seriously, it looks like someone is monitoring my messages to this group from a home office somewhere - every ten minutes, judging from the response time. How long does it take for a message to travel on the internet - a few nanoseconds? So, I wonder what took the corrector so long to post a reply. Go figure.
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Re: [FairfieldLife] Your Dystopian World News Report
Speaking of which, I decided to try lunch at the Chinese restaurant at the top of the hill. Back in December of 2012 it closed as the folks who ran it retired. Then a new management took it opened it in January but they also closed last December. Their food was never popular and they seemed to struggle with pricing. New owners opened it this week with a 20% off grand opening sale. The first impression was not good as the sweet and sour soup was a bit luke warm. However they made up for it with this huge plate (and I do mean huge) of Kung Pao calalmari and BBQ pork fried rice the latter steaming hot right out of the wok. I could have used some Mandarin to communicate with one of the waitresses who barely spoke English. They have freshly remodeled the place which now makes better use of space. The 20% off special is also all month. The drought may be a bit off schedule as rain is expected tonight and more through the weekend. We may not have a worse case drought after all especially if it keeps doing this through May. But it is still chilly for California and i wish I was more of a DYI'er and I would make use of the plentiful sunlight to heat the house for free using solar water panels. On 02/02/2014 10:50 AM, Share Long wrote: so noozguru, now you have 2 new languages to learn: Ethiopian and of course, Mandarin (-: On Sunday, February 2, 2014 12:46 PM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net wrote: More on the California drought: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/02/us/severe-drought-has-us-west-fearing-worst.html Bhairitu reporting from New Ethiopia. On 02/02/2014 10:33 AM, Bhairitu wrote: Punxsutawney Phil calls for 6 more weeks of winter: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/02/groundhog-day-punxsutawney-phil-calls-for-6-more-weeks-of-winter/ Happy shoveling snow! But we Californians have our own problems: http://news.yahoo.com/amid-drought-california-agency-won-39-t-allot-203406226.html No, that yellow tinge ain't a toilet cleaner. But today it is raining and windy in the SF Bay Area and even snow on the peaks. We can hope this keeps up... until May.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
On 2/5/2014 11:06 AM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: *As Richard himself admitted in post #368186, nothing he says is to be taken seriously.* *This post of his aptly demonstrates this point.* My point was that for lurkers it's much more interesting to read what the TMers in Fairfield are doing and thinking. That's where the insider information is coming from. Nobody cares what the others informants have to say if they're not involved in any TMer activities. If there is going to be any insider information posted here about the TMO it will probably be coded in cypher for TMers only.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Your Dystopian World News Report
You should try pork ribs with bok choy and black bean sauce, and served with rice. If you haven't tasted it, you should try it. That's one of my favorite Chinese dishes. Also, Jupiter, a watery graha, will be exalted this summer in the sign of Cancer. So, it's not likely that a drought condition will occur in California.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
On 2/5/2014 12:59 PM, Share Long wrote: thanks for vote of confidence but I'm really out of all the TMO loops. You are more in the loop that most informants posting here - you probably see more TMers in a day than some people see in a whole year. According to my sources, most of the MUM students are on Facebook. There is at least one TM Governor lurking on this forum and two Rajas that I know of. Go figure.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Your Dystopian World News Report
I'm lesser yang in Chinese medicine and thus pork is supposedly very good for me. But I will have to love it from afar. Unless I undergo some personality transplant! Anything is possible. But some things are simply way more probable! On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 6:47 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com jr_...@yahoo.com wrote: You should try pork ribs with bok choy and black bean sauce, and served with rice. If you haven't tasted it, you should try it. That's one of my favorite Chinese dishes. Also, Jupiter, a watery graha, will be exalted this summer in the sign of Cancer. So, it's not likely that a drought condition will occur in California.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
And you would see more Adventists in one day in Loma Linda than most people would see in a whole year elsewhere. What's your point? There is a good chance that a certain percentage of baby boomers you meet on the street may have tried TM back in the 60s or 70s. The vast majority practiced for awhile and either quit or moved on and some may still practice occasionally. But the same can be said for other paths too. As for Hollywood you could also find that a number pop stars and actors tried TM around the time the Beatles got involved because it was all the rage back then and next came EST and next came Get the point? Go figure. On 02/05/2014 04:48 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 2/5/2014 12:59 PM, Share Long wrote: thanks for vote of confidence but I'm really out of all the TMO loops. You are more in the loop that most informants posting here - you probably see more TMers in a day than some people see in a whole year. According to my sources, most of the MUM students are on Facebook. There is at least one TM Governor lurking on this forum and two Rajas that I know of. Go figure.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Your Dystopian World News Report
I've had other black bean sauce entrées. One local restaurant had an interesting noodle dish with black bean sauce. Chinese food ain't all that special to me because I can actually cook up some of it myself. Madame Wong's Long Life Chinese Cookbook is especially good for recipes and cooking techniques. When I was in India would go to the back pages of the restaurant menus where they have Chinese dishes which were far less spicy and better for pitta types. I also meant to mention that with this chilly weather we've been having I brought my PGE bill down by just running my space heater in the evening in the living room. Problem is it only brought it down a whopping $7. I reduced my gas bill but increased my electric bill. That's why I started looking into free heat. You can build the solar water heaters out of rain spouts. On 02/05/2014 04:47 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com wrote: You should try pork ribs with bok choy and black bean sauce, and served with rice. If you haven't tasted it, you should try it. That's one of my favorite Chinese dishes. Also, Jupiter, a watery graha, will be exalted this summer in the sign of Cancer. So, it's not likely that a drought condition will occur in California.
[FairfieldLife] 7 syllable Kwan Yin mantra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKJFu8Jlhpk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKJFu8Jlhpk
[FairfieldLife] Namo Avalokitesvara
The Great Compassion mantra in Skt. (an interesting example of divergence, since the pre 7-th century manuscript was discovered along the Silk Road, with a focus on Shiva). As the manuscript traveled to China in ensuing centuries, the language changed to the variant of Mandarin prevalent in those times, with Avalokitesvara then Kwan Yin (female variant) as the central focus of attention. Popular in Taiwan - Mandarin version. Of lesser popularity is the Skt version: ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK2kTzxYhbk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK2kTzxYhbk
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote: On 2/5/2014 12:59 PM, Share Long wrote: thanks for vote of confidence but I'm really out of all the TMO loops. You are more in the loop that most informants posting here - you probably see more TMers in a day than some people see in a whole year. According to my sources, most of the MUM students are on Facebook. There is at least one TM Governor lurking on this forum and two Rajas that I know of. Go figure.
[FairfieldLife] Spiritual Virtue and Sin, on Earth
Practically, Spiritual virtue seems an experiential opposite of spiritual sin in affect. Virtue expands the development of spirituality in the subtle form of the human system. Sin obstructs the development of spirituality. Developing consciousness as with the experience of the transcendent Unified Field evidently is essential spirituality. Virtue guides us in expanding a more pure experience of consciousness. Sin obstructs spiritual progress. Practice of transcending meditation is virtuous in the development of spirituality. Sin is that which obstructs virtuous progress in spiritual evolution. “Never do that which you know to be wrong”. . Spiritually. -Buck Hoffman. Yep. An evident lack of spiritual will; beware the friends you keep. -Buck turquoiseb writes: Ahem. To quote the Fairfield Life home page, What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is the exact opposite. ~ Bertrand Russell mjackson74 writes: when I was there in 85-87, there were two guys, one a staff member, one a student who were dealing pot out of their rooms - all the people who smoked dope were aware of them - a bunch of the ESL (english as a second language people were their patrons) I found out through a friend who was buying from them. After the city cops got suspicious, the staff guy quit MIU, went to live in town and started dealing in town instead of on campus. One of the staff women I knew who had a son in MSAE told me that sometime before I arrived, an entire class of MSAE had been suspended for a time cause all of them had gotten busted - the university of course kept it quiet. Her son and a bunch of his classmates, all MSAE students, definitely were having pot parties - his mom caught him at one. You just weren't hanging out with the cool people There was no drug problem in the early to mid 80's at MIU. There was the occasional beer that was imbibed and certainly plenty of sex but most of it performed sober.
[FairfieldLife] RE: Spiritual Virtue and Sin, on Earth
Yes, thank you for not selling drugs and booze to our children. Practically, Spiritual virtue seems an experiential opposite of spiritual sin in affect. Virtue expands the development of spirituality in the subtle form of the human system. Sin obstructs the development of spirituality. Developing consciousness as with the experience of the transcendent Unified Field evidently is essential spirituality. Virtue guides us in expanding a more pure experience of consciousness. Sin obstructs spiritual progress. Practice of transcending meditation is virtuous in the development of spirituality. Sin is that which obstructs virtuous progress in spiritual evolution. “Never do that which you know to be wrong”. . Spiritually. -Buck Hoffman. Yep. An evident lack of spiritual will; beware the friends you keep. -Buck turquoiseb writes: Ahem. To quote the Fairfield Life home page, What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is the exact opposite. ~ Bertrand Russell mjackson74 writes: when I was there in 85-87, there were two guys, one a staff member, one a student who were dealing pot out of their rooms - all the people who smoked dope were aware of them - a bunch of the ESL (english as a second language people were their patrons) I found out through a friend who was buying from them. After the city cops got suspicious, the staff guy quit MIU, went to live in town and started dealing in town instead of on campus. One of the staff women I knew who had a son in MSAE told me that sometime before I arrived, an entire class of MSAE had been suspended for a time cause all of them had gotten busted - the university of course kept it quiet. Her son and a bunch of his classmates, all MSAE students, definitely were having pot parties - his mom caught him at one. You just weren't hanging out with the cool people There was no drug problem in the early to mid 80's at MIU. There was the occasional beer that was imbibed and certainly plenty of sex but most of it performed sober.
[FairfieldLife] For Bhairitu
How Netflix Reverse Engineered Hollywood To understand how people look for movies, the video service created 76,897 micro-genres. We took the genre descriptions, broke them down to their key words, … and built our own new-genre generator. This article from The Atlantic by Alexis Madrigal is a whole lot more fascinating than it sounds. Especially the Perry Mason Ghost in the Machine, which emerges toward the end. The new-genre generator is the least of it.
[FairfieldLife] RE: Spiritual Virtue and Sin, on Earth
It is not possible to look at the interests of the individual and society as being separate entities. This is a time of unification of these interests. If the individual does not put himself on the path of evolution [then] he participates in creating a society dominated by negative influences and hence becomes subject to disorder, criminality, and national poverty. -World Government News Issue 9 September 1978 Yes, thank you for not selling drugs and booze to our children. Practically, Spiritual virtue seems an experiential opposite of spiritual sin in affect. Virtue expands the development of spirituality in the subtle form of the human system. Sin obstructs the development of spirituality. Developing consciousness as with the experience of the transcendent Unified Field evidently is essential spirituality. Virtue guides us in expanding a more pure experience of consciousness. Sin obstructs spiritual progress. Practice of transcending meditation is virtuous in the development of spirituality. Sin is that which obstructs virtuous progress in spiritual evolution. “Never do that which you know to be wrong”. . Spiritually. -Buck Hoffman. Yep. An evident lack of spiritual will; beware the friends you keep. -Buck turquoiseb writes: Ahem. To quote the Fairfield Life home page, What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is the exact opposite. ~ Bertrand Russell mjackson74 writes: when I was there in 85-87, there were two guys, one a staff member, one a student who were dealing pot out of their rooms - all the people who smoked dope were aware of them - a bunch of the ESL (english as a second language people were their patrons) I found out through a friend who was buying from them. After the city cops got suspicious, the staff guy quit MIU, went to live in town and started dealing in town instead of on campus. One of the staff women I knew who had a son in MSAE told me that sometime before I arrived, an entire class of MSAE had been suspended for a time cause all of them had gotten busted - the university of course kept it quiet. Her son and a bunch of his classmates, all MSAE students, definitely were having pot parties - his mom caught him at one. You just weren't hanging out with the cool people There was no drug problem in the early to mid 80's at MIU. There was the occasional beer that was imbibed and certainly plenty of sex but most of it performed sober. .
Re: [FairfieldLife] Your Dystopian World News Report
Share, I'd bet that there's probably at least one Chinese restaurant in Fairfield, IA. You can request for this dish even if it's not on the menu. When we were passing through a little town in Idaho, I was surprised there was one Chinese restaurant there. And, the owner and his family were probably the only Asian family in that town too.
[FairfieldLife] RE: For Bhairitu
Lately, I've had better suggestions from members here on Fairfield Life, like Bhairtu, than from the Netflix algorithm. Not knowing me may be just as important as knowing me in defining and refining my tastes. Nobody really knows me here, but I lurk about reading the conversations and great suggestions come up. Some of the podcasts I listen to as well from complete strangers target my interests film and TV wise better than Netflix.
[FairfieldLife] Beatle's ashram from the 60's in Deva Premal music video
Beatle's ashram from the 60's in Deva Premal music video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCf4_NxtY7M
