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Palindromedary and chuckle8 ~ I agree that it is most unfortunate that we live in a society that is so driven by the profit motive that almost everything we hear must be suspect and questioned. Equally unfortunate is that our governing body is so corrupt that not only does it fail to properly regulate the "free market," it also fails to properly regulate itself. It is time that we as a society seriously question our "for profit" "free market" system and realize that there simply must be a better way. Acceptance of the status quo has always been the major obstacle to progress. It is time we as a society use the evolved brain nature has given us--that has so majestically placed us on the top of the food chain--to identify the chief governing characteristics we need to adopt to guide our society into a truly functional, prosperous, healthy, and happy future; and, to use the means our evolved brain provides us to ensure that we make that paradigm a reality.
We really don't need to be too creative to do that. History is full of examples of such paradigms. In my opinion the key is the construct of our economic base. We need an agricultural base to replace our industrial base. Nothing progressive is going to be possible till that happens. Agricultural societies rely on production instead of profits, trade instead of marketing, necessity instead of excess. Prosperity is a direct result of a balanced ecosystem. All the ancient cures we have previously discussed have evolved out of agricultural societies. All of our most cherished laws, rights, norms, mores, and beliefs have evolved out of agricultural societies. Even our systems of government and justice was born and raised in an agricultural society. The only thing that has evolved out of industrial societies are greater pollution, crime, corruption, opulence, gluttony, greed, war, genocide, totalitarianism, fascism, and disease. Industrialization has converted each one of our consciousnesses from a group-focused consciousness to a self-focused consciousness. Our country has transformed from a "we" society to a "me" society. We don't need Nostradamus to tell us what is wrong with the world. If we simply learn the lessons of history the path to the future presents itself.
Palin -- I had the same fear. We just need solid science and someone to communicate it. I nominate Thom for the communication part.
Chuckle8 & DAnneMarc: Thanks for that information and link. Very interesting! Unfortunately, such an article could possibly be ammunition to those who claim that the scientists are wrong about "global warming" or "climate change"...or other things. It seems we are living in a "wild wild west" of trickery and deceit just to get funding and/or a nice lofty sinecure position in corporate America. It's all just marketing flim-flam...snake oil salesmen that will do anything to get your money. They promise you longevity but they give you death but not before they drain you of everything in your bank accounts.
chuckle8 ~ Thanks for the heads up on that article. For the benefit of anyone else who might want to read it here is the link.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik-20131027,0,1228881.column#axzz2iyQ2MauE
I have to agree about many of these "miracle breakthroughs" that come out a little bit too soon. That is why I like to give people lots of time to try and test it before I dip my toes in the pool myself. This is why I take these natural medicines that are popular in older cultures so seriously. Something like Frankincense has been around centuries before Jesus Christ. The mere fact that it hasn't been proven 'scientifically' by our scientific community means nothing to me. It has been proven in a much more important laboratory--a laboratory with human subjects over centuries. One of the tremendous values of having an ancient culture is the medicines that they pass down. Trial and error with human guinea pigs over multiple generations can never be reproduced in any laboratory with rats. Therefore when a medical treatment is used by a medicine man from a country with an ancient culture is touted inferior to an experimental treatment that has been proven in a laboratory with rats and monkeys, and published in some scientific journal, I have to laugh at out societies tendency to chose the later. How religious is our faith in our scientific community.
A good friend of mine introduced me to a topical solution that was handed down in their family for generations that they call "Anika" It is a secret formula that supposedly came from the indigenous peoples of Mexico. I've never used any medicine that works better than this stuff. It cleans and disinfects wounds, reduces swelling, treats insect bites and stops itching. I've used it on sunburn, rashes, cuts, blisters, sprains, soar muscles, and once even treated a broken hand with it. I wish I could recommend a place people could buy it but it is custom made by the family only. I also have no idea what is in it; but, it know it works. Since my introduction to such remedies I don't take any culturally handed down remedies lightly. I've learned enough about the healing powers of natural remedies like frankincense, myrrh, garlic, ginger, and shiitake mushrooms to trust using them as preventive medicine in my daily routine. On the other hand, I am very apprehensive about anything labeled as a new "miracle breakthrough." Like wise, being approved by the FDA means almost nothing to me.
It is amazing how brainwashed we are in this country to believe and trust authority. Thanks for sharing that article with us chuckle8.
Palin and Dan -- You should read Michael Hiltzik's article in today's LA Times. It points out how the best scientific journals for medicine and health are more concerned with flashiness than truth. It is not that there is any deceit; just not a lot effort on verification. My takeaway is take everything written with a grain of salt.
Great to be seeing this here from Thom and all of your comments. The TPPA is strongly opposed here in New Zealand .The little we have been able to find out about this secret agreement appears to be yet another way to undermine and take over the governing of our country. It removes our right to protest or oppose against the TPPA, even when our laws allow. More evidence of Governments working for the interests of corporations and not for the people they are elected to represent.
I've got to play with my little Arduino and then hit the sack!
Palindromedary ~ Thanks for clarifying that. I thought I was going crazy. The spinning girl illusion appeared to be spinning clockwise. I tried to make her spin the other direction and failed. It wouldn't be the first time a naked woman refused to do something I tried to get her to do so I don't feel too bad. You must be much more persuasive with the opposite sex than I. Good for you. You probably have them spinning around your little finger. Bravo. I'm going to go eat a couple of mushrooms and call it an evening. Good night, my friend!
A typical camel costs a lot of money...especially if you accidentally hit one on a road in Saudi Arabia. Their laws say that in order to calculate the value of that camel you have to take into consideration the number of baby camels that camel would have produced and then the babies of those babies. Many thousands of dollars. And if you just manage to just miss a camel, it could just get really ticked off and kick the stuffing out of you and your vehicle. Which reminds me of that mother camel and baby camel I photographed one evening just north of Yanbu. But that's another story which I think I have already told some time ago.
Silly me! I forgot that it wasn't an image on currency but on a pack of Camel cigarettes. The lady in an evening dress on the front leg of the camel. Sorry for the mix up!
Although some people see something else:
http://www.moillusions.com/2007/03/camel-cigarettes-illusion.html
And here's a spinning girl illusion: which way does she spin clockwise, or counter-clock-wise, are you sure? Look again. See if you can manage to get her to spin one way then another.
http://www.moillusions.com/2007/06/spinning-sihouette-optical-illusion.html
Here's an appropriate illusion...stockholders vs wage earners. Thanks to the original idea of MC Escher.
http://www.moillusions.com/2010/11/rising-wages-optical-illusion.html
Palindromedary ~ Very true! The lesson of this story, never eat any wild mushroom on the west coast. Good rule. The Shiitake mushrooms you can eat come from Japan or east Asia. The best way to purchase them are dried. They are preserved that way and can be hydrated quickly by submerging them in hot water for about 20 minutes or until the water cools. Then squeeze to remove the excess water, cut off the stem with a pair of scissors, and slice the head into strips. You can add them to soups, stir frys, or pretty much anything you want. They have a delicious taste and an almost meaty texture.
Of course in the treatment of disease they are usually converted to extracts or powders that are injected or made into pills. You should always consult a Doctor when using in this form; however, eating them entails no risk whatsoever. Foreign grown Shiitake mushrooms are usually grown in controlled environment on mushroom farms. There is no chance that the poisonous California variety could get mixed in. Just make sure that they come from overseas and the bag they come in is sealed Here in the Bay Area most Chinese supermarkets carry 5-25 lb bags of the dried mushrooms. One bag can last anywhere from one to three years in your pantry and can cost anywhere from $25-$60 a bag depending on quality. I haven't looked but I'm sure you could mail order some online. These mushroom sold in American supermarkets are small in quantity and overpriced. If you can find a foreign large bag it is not a bad idea to keep them in your house and add them to your cooking whenever you get a chance even if you are healthy as a preventative medicine. That is what I have done for years.
Besides being healthy they actually add a delicious zip to any recipe.
Thanks for those links..very interesting!
However, if you mistakenly eat the wrong mushroom it can destroy your liver in a matter of days. The only way to keep you from dying is to get a liver transplant. I used to be very interested in Mycology. Went hunting for mushrooms to identify them. I took spore prints and even looked at spores under a microscope. I would never actually eat any wild mushrooms though. I figured it was better to play it safe. A number of years ago, I read about some Asian children in the San Francisco area that had found some mushroom that looked very much like the mushrooms they were used to eating back in their native country. They died as a result of eating either the Destroying Angel or the Death Cap. They didn't specify which in the news article I read. I assumed that the children thought they had found Shiitake mushrooms.
Ok, I give up! I just did several web searches about camels, ladies, currency and money and all I got was how much money a typical camel costs. Nothing about images or ladies.
Palindromedary ~ No? I'm not sure what you are talking about. Is this a camel toe joke?
Although I must agree about Alfred E. Neuman. The what me worry kid sure couldn't screw things up worse than this latest crop of stuffed pin-striped shirts.
Thanks, DAnneMarc! I missed that link before. Went to it this time and duplicated the folded $20 (series 2006). Yes, that is quite a coincidence! Or is it a coincidence? Remember the lady in the front leg of the camel on those really old bills? By the way, I used to read Mad magazine too...and I also liked those fold pages. Alfred E. Neuman for president!! ;-}
Palindromedary ~ On the topic of Frankincense and cancer--if you know someone who is suffering from cancer and want a non-invasive medicine--you might want to suggest trying Shiitake Mushrooms. They have been used in Japan for some time with much success to treat everything from cancer to AIDS.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nalini-chilkov/cancer-foods_b_1192207.html
http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/complementaryandalternativemedicine/dietandnutrition/shiitake-mushroom
http://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/disclaimer?msk_disclaimer_herb=1&destination=%2Fcancer-care%2Fherb%2Fshiitake-mushroom
Palindromedary ~ Thanks for that info on Frankincense. I believe Myrrh has special properties as well.
http://www.history.com/news/a-wise-mans-cure-frankincense-and-myrrh
By the way, did you get a chance to read the article about the currency conspiracy? Every line in that article is a shocking revelation.
http://www.armageddononline.org/911-currecy.html
The bottom of the one dollar bill saying "New Order of the Ages." United and America(n)--the name of the planes involved--stated on either side of the WTC on all bills. The pentagon crash depicted on the back of the twenty.
Someone was paid a lot of money and took a lot of time to design and hide those images in those bills.
The only other explanation is a whole lot weirder...
Not that I attribute anything more to that revelation then some well crafted mischief in the treasury. After all, I was once an avid reader of Mad magazine and enjoyed the folding puzzles located inside the rear covers. I'm sure I wasn't alone. I've even composed a few of my own. It's no big trick to do. You just fold a piece of paper the way you want and then draw what you want. Then you unfold it and draw something else making the image on the ends fit in. Nevertheless, this is a sign of just how deep the 9/11 conspiracy runs; and, just how involved and brazen are the federal reserve members who must obviously be complicit in it.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8505251.stm
I just spent some time trying to find that photo that I saw of LBJ and Ladybird scowling at the Kennedys at the airport...but nada. Nothing.
Palindromedary ~ Thanks for that link. I just watched the video. So far, everything in Ole's story is checking out. He must have really done his homework.
chuckle8 ~ That's wonderful news. I'm so glad it worked. Give my best to your congregation.
Palindromedary ~ Really? Well I that I must confess that it is true that many dates may have been manipulated by the very wealthy for some nefarious scary purpose; such as, 9/11 being the assassination of Chile's Allende in '73, the date of the NWO speech by G H W Bush in '97, and the date of the WTC attack in '01. Certainly the new currency that can be folded into an airplane and reveal the demolition of the WTC on the back is man made. ($5-WTC before attack, $10 WTC after attack, $20 WTC on fire, $50 WTC collapsing, $100 smoke rising from the collapse)
http://www.armageddononline.org/911-currecy.html
But, what about the really weird coincidences. For instance, the fact that Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy and Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln. Lee Harvey Oswald and John Wilkes Booth both had three names and 15 letters in their names.The best film of the assassination of JFK was taken by a man named Abraham. Kennedy's assassin shot him from a warehouse, ran and was caught in a theater; whereas, Lincolns assassin shot him in a theater, ran and was caught in a warehouse. Lincoln was shot in a theater named Ford. Kennedy was shot in a car named Lincoln--which was built by Ford. I could go on and on and on.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%E2%80%93Kennedy_coincidences_urban_legend
Come on pal, even a skeptic like you must go, "Hmmmm," after noticing all that.
DAnneMarc: Thanks for that link of the confession...it seemed to end kind of in the middle of the confession though. There were two identical 10 minute videos...I was hoping one would be the continuation of the other..but nope. I found another video that had that guy on but also several other witnesses that claimed that LBJ was behind the assassination of JFK...including LBJ's lawyer Barr McClellan and LBJ's mistress.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5vfKK_tSfw
As a matter of fact they are going to use the IRS to confirm the income you specify.
DAnneMarc -- Thanks for the website. I downloaded the software and was able to burn a DVD of "Last Hours"