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Alumni Profiles
Carl Adams, '62
Carl Adams received his BS degree in Applied Physics from Michigan Tech in 1962. He earned an MS degree in 1963 and a PhD in 1966 from Purdue University in Industrial Administration. In 1966, he joined the Systems Analysis Group in the Office of the Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon.
Michael Adler, '14, '14
Clouds arise out of nowhere and dissolve into nothingness, an intricate interaction of heat and cold, dampness and dust. Michael Adler aims to describe a portion of that dance in numbers, the sign language of physics. Adler is a senior majoring in both physics and applied/computational mathematics. An accomplished violinist, he is minoring in music, sings with the Michigan Tech Concert Choir, and plays with the Marquette and Keweenaw symphony orchestras. He received the 2013 Provost's Award for Scholarship, Michigan Tech's highest honor for academic excellence. For his senior research project, Adler is developing a mathematical model to describe how clouds form, in collaboration with physics professor Raymond Shaw. The model is based on Rayleigh-Bénard convection, which anyone . . .
Frank Agosti, '58
Frank Agosti joined Detroit Edison as a student engineer in 1957, earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1958, and returned to the company full-time. Agosti progressed upward through a number of engineering and management posts at Edison's coal-fired power plants and was responsible for the start-up of the Monroe power plant. He later served as vice president for nuclear operations (1982-1987) during the start-up of the Fermi 2 plant. After more than 30 years experience at Detroit Edison's coal-fired power plants, he was elected senior vice president for power supply in 1990. Agosti has been awarded the Board of Control Silver Medal in 1990, is a member of the Michigan Tech National Advisory Board and the College of Engineering Industrial Advisory Board, and serves . . .
Mike Agostini, '97, '99
You start with a cause. Or, at least you do if you are Mike Agostini '97, who has run two Boston Marathons: one properly, one not so well. "I started running in Japan in 1993–94 during a study abroad trip," he says. "I did it to curb my hunger, since running is an appetite suppressant, and I was broke." Fast-forward thirteen years. Agostini is living and working in Boston, home of the world's most famous 26.2-mile jaunt. No longer hungry, he found a different inspiration to take up running in a serious way.
Gary Aho, '69, '68
In 1979, Gary started his career at Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company in Ishpeming, Michigan. After an increasing number of western assignments, he moved to Colorado where he became CCI's Chief Engineer and soon after, Manager of the Western Division. He is a national authority on oil shale and served as chairman of the National Oil Shale Association. Gary has had a distinguished career of professional publications, diverse program and venture management for his company and varied public service to governments, universities and professional organizations. Some highlights include Director of the Colorado Mining Association, Chair of the American Mining Congress, Synfuel Subcommittee, committee service to both the University of Kentucky and the University of Colorado School of Mines, Chairman . . .
Katerina Aifantis, '01
Katerina E. Aifantis enrolled at Michigan Tech in 1999 at age 16 and received her Bachelor of Science in Engineering in 2002 at age 19. With a graduate research fellowship from the National Science Foundation, she earned her Master of Science in Engineering from the University of Cambridge and her Doctorate in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Groningen at the age of 21, becoming the youngest person ever to get a PhD in the Netherlands.
Michael Aimone, '70
Michael Aimone served with the Department of Defense for 23 years. He served in the Pentagon as the Assistant to the Director for Emergency Plans and in the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Security Policy. In his last DoD assignment, he directed the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization's facilities engineering group. Currently, Mr. Aimone is the Vice President of Engineering for SKM Systems Analysis Inc. His military awards include the Secretary of Defense and Air Force Civilian Meritorious Service Awards, and a Bronze Star with Valor for combat service in Vietnam.
Catherine Aimone-Martin, '71
Cathy received her BS degree in Geological Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1971. She then spent seven years in industry: four years with mining companies in Canada (Ontario and BC) and then three as Geological Engineer and Geotechnical Engineer with consulting companies in Washington State and Illinois. In 1979 she returned to academia and a doctoral program at Northwestern University where she received her Ph.D. in Mineral Resources Engineering and Management. Since 1981 she has been at New Mexico Tech, where she is now Chair of the Department of Mineral and Environmental Engineering. She currently serves on the U.S. National Committee for Rock Mechanics of the NRCC, National Academy of Science.
Robert Anderson, '43
Upon graduation, Robert Anderson went directly into the U.S. Army WWII serving three years as Infantry Sgt. In Europe and received the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, the Combat Infantry Badge. Upon leaving military service, Robert spent 35 years with the General Electrical Co. He holds 31 Patents and was awarded the GE Gold Medallion, the 100th Anniversary Edison Plate Plaque, and the GE Distinguished Inventors Award. He started with GE in the Engineer Test Program and went on to work on Photoflash Lamp Designs, Related Production Equipment, Introduction of New Products to Factory Production, Factory Inspections and Trouble-Shooting. He is a member of the GE Elfun Society, and a Licensed Professional Engineer-State of Ohio.
Cynthia Anderson, '85
In 1992, she joined Cornerstone Imaging in San Jose, Calif., and became the vice president of quality and information systems, steering the company through its growth from $14 million to $100 million in revenues and from a small start-up to an IPO. Several years following the successful IPO, she left Cornerstone to join the software company Actionpoint, also in San Jose, as the vice president of operations. Meanwhile, she co-founded BigCeramicStore.com, a successful internet retailer of ceramic supplies for artists. She is currently the president of that company, which includes a 500-plus page website
Gary Anderson, '67
Gary Anderson, a leader in industry, has stood on the shoulders of giants—that is, his parents, whom he speaks of with fondness and admiration. Anderson grew up in Ishpeming on Michigan's iron range. His grandfather was killed in a mining accident, so his father had to quit school at age 15 and go to work in the mines to support the family. When his parents started their own family, they worked their hearts out for their children. His mother wanted to make sure he had a good education; his father wanted him to have a better life than he had. "They never had anything beyond the basics," Anderson recalls, and he's amazed yet at their sacrifice, so he could go to college.
Iver Anderson, '75
Iver Anderson '75 was named 2006 Inventor of the Year by the Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association. The award is given to an inventor who has made the most outstanding contribution to Iowa through his or her invention. Anderson is a senior metallurgist at Ames Laboratory and an Iowa State University adjunct professor of materials science and engineering.
Beau Anderson, '08
Beau Anderson wants to engineer a planet with more heart. The earnest alumnus says, "Humanity is something I would love to bring to the whole world; make sure every single person has water to drink, every person has shelter, food, health, and people around them caring for them.
Walter Anderson, '43
Mr. Anderson began his career in 1944 working on the Manhattan Project as a Process Engineer with Tennessee Eastman Corporation. In 1954 he returned to Michigan Tech rising to the rank of Professor, Assistant head of Electrical Engineering in 1970 and Acting Head in 1972 and 1979-80. In 1984, he was appointed to the position of Director of the School of Technology. He retired from Michigan Tech in 1988 after forty years service. He has received several gubernatorial appointments to state licensing boards. In 1957, he received the Michigan Tech Distinguished Teacher Award.
Jim Anttonen, '65
Jim Anttonen '65 became a pioneer in environmentally sustainable construction long before the term "sustainable" became a household word.
Keith Apelgren, '70
Dr. Apelgren graduated from Michigan Technological University with a B.S. degree in Biology in 1970. He went on to Medical School at the University of Michigan, graduating in 1974 followed by a one year rotating internship at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor.
Elio Argentati, '50
Elio Argentati, a native of Iron Mountain who moved to Iron River, Michigan, graduated from Michigan Tech with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1950, after which he fashioned a notable career.
Peter Aubry, '59
Peter graduated from our department in 1959 with a BS in geology. He couldn't find geological work after graduation so he went to work for Ingersoll Rand Manufacturing Co., who transferred him to Calgary after a year and he became manager of compressor manufacturing. He stayed with the company until 1975, but then he made a bold move to get back to his geological roots. He took his savings and started his own oil and gas company, which first centered around a single drill hole in central Alberta, that he hoped would be successful. It was, and he has been in his own geological business every since with three energy related companies: Aubry Consultants, Ltd., Wescal Gas Ltd., and Bopete Resources Ltd. In the last five years Peter has turned to minerals exploration where he currently has projects . . .
Donald Autio, '57
Don Autio began his career with Hanna Mining Co. in Iron River as an electrical engineer. After five years, as the mines were closing, Don moved to E. I. DuPont in their construction division as an instrument engineer. After two years in construction, he accepted a job in Midland, Michigan with Dow Corning Corporation. Don spent the next 30 years with Dow Corning in various engineering and management positions. During this time, he completed the MBA degree at Central Michigan University. Don retired from Dow Corning in 1994. He has been an active volunteer at Michigan Tech, serving on the Advisory Boards for the Electrical Engineering Department, the School of Business and the Career Center.
John Auzins, '59
Dr. John Auzins holds a 1959 vintage BSEE from Michigan Tech and a 1963 MS/Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University. In 1959, John started his career with Lear Siegler in Grand Rapids and in 1960 he joined PR Mallory Co. in Indianapolis. In 1963, he started his 34 year career with General Motors at Delco Electronics (DE) working on thin film integrated circuits. He led the establishment of monolithic integrated circuits at DE in the early 1960s and the development and implementation of hybrid modules for automobiles such as regulators and ignitions. His last seven years at DE were spent in Advanced Development/Systems Integration where he was responsible for research funding. Since retirement from General Motors, John has been consulting through his company JXA, LLC.
Carl Avers, '62
Carl Avers earned a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1962. He continued his education in 1968 at Stanford University completing a special course in Special Finance, Economics, Accounting and Engineering Economy. Carl began his career in 1962 at the San Diego Gas & Electric Company as a Junior Engineer. He advanced in the company to the level of Project Manager before becoming a successful entrepreneur and consultant in the thermal energy area beginning in 1970 when he first developed Applied Energy, Incorporated. From 1975 until 1980 he was the Director of Advanced Energy Systems Division for Ellers, Fanning, Oakley, Chester & Pike, Incorporated. Avers was the principal business architect for a start-up company in 1980 that by 1987 became a 500 employee, $125 . . .


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Oh, and one final point - unilateral action has always been exceptional among the Elites - it's generally dangerous to act unilaterally in any way because any unilateral action is likely to be perceived as an act of war. In the world of the Elites, there's simply no such thing as reneging on an agreement. To do so is far too dangerous. Hence, they have generally either worked hand-in-hand (though grudgingly) or they have secretly worked to create a front group to take the blame for unilateral action. It's all about plausible deniability.
Governments, corporations, NGO's, social movements, and so on... are all perfect "fronts" for this kind of thing. And wherever they do directly deal with each other, they try to word-smith each other to death. This is what "diplomacy" really is. Either that, or they meet face-to-face and shake hands... but they're loathe to do that because that's the kind of agreement that there is no backing out of. Reneging is so unthinkable as to be impossible.
In other words, the picture I'm trying to paint of the Establishment is that it operates according to rules that are entirely alien to the average person yet, on some level, it's a lot more "orderly"... people doing crazy shit like telling everyone to go to hell and all deals are off... it just never happens. Not anymore. Those people were all weeded out a long time ago.
Clayton -
Sure, use drugs. Watch porn. Gamble your money. Meanwhile, they'll be carefully recording your every act and stashing it
What I'd like to know is to what end are they doing this? I personally don't give a damn who knows what kind of porn I've been browsing or what kinds of drugs I've bought. What are they planning to do, shame us all into obedience to a world-state? Give me a break.
Clayton, I wonder if you've ever been to www.montalk.net? You should go browse around that site for a while, check out his Gnosis/Polar Mythology series, and see what you think of it all. Maybe check out some stuff about the Cassiopaean transcripts too (I think he has a page about it somewhere on there). It's all pretty... interesting.
What are they planning to do, shame us all into obedience to a world-state? Give me a break.
It's not necessarily your shame that matters, it's the tsk-tsking of your peers and the usefulness that may have in legal proceedings or other forms of pressure (job eligibility, and so on).
After a quick glance at montalk... not my cup of tea.
Fair enough. It just seems to me that - and I say this with all due respect - you've hit a wall in your thinking about the "big picture," and might do well to begin to consider some of the more further out ideas available. I sense in your latest few posts in this thread a train of slowly building cynicism, stemming from a great deal of concern with what this montalk fellow would deem the "3D conspiracy," ie, the shadow government and secret societies of this world. I'm not trying to convince you to believe in reptilians and whatnot, but only to consider that our existence is more miraculous, and our minds and souls more powerful and important, than most folks would have us understand.
I also put this out there for your and anyone else's consideration. An internalizing of the first three principles on PKD's list there can shed some majorly powerful light on what seems like an incredibly hopeless situation here on planet Earth.
It just seems to me that - and I say this with all due respect - you've hit a wall in your thinking about the "big picture," and might do well to begin to consider some of the more further out ideas available. I sense in your latest few posts in this thread a train of slowly building cynicism, stemming from a great deal of concern with what this montalk fellow would deem the "3D conspiracy," ie, the shadow government and secret societies of this world.
Building cynicism? I think my cynicism maxed out years ago.
I'm not trying to convince you to believe in reptilians and whatnot, but only to consider that our existence is more miraculous, and our minds and souls more powerful and important, than most folks would have us understand.
If you are suggesting the miraculous or supernatural, I consider such suggestions nothing more than line-noise. Cf Hume on miracles. If you are suggesting that the Universe is more marvelous than I know or than I can even begin to conceive, I'm already persuaded.
I also put this out there for your and anyone else's consideration. An internalizing of the first three principles on PKD's list there can shed some majorly powerful light on what seems like an incredibly hopeless situation here on planet Earth.
As I said, I glanced over the materials and it's not my cup of tea. I could rip apart a dozen different bullet items on a single page.
I don't think I've hit any wall... I'm open to every possibility, even ideas more bizarre than anything on montalk which I've not gotten into on this thread and likely will not (people will begin to genuinely doubt my sanity and I do work a day job, after all).
In any case, the problems in our social order are entirely of human origin. All talk of UFOs, aliens, repitiles and other "far-out" stuff that is peddled by intelligence agency disinfo agents is so much drivel meant either to instill fear and despair at the superhuman connections of our rulers or to shift the blame. Our very human rulers are solely responsible for all the wars and messes they are creating here on our planet; and they are the elites of excuse-making, fear-monger, intimidation and so on. They get no free passes on religious, alienistic, transhumanistic or any other grounds.
Clayton, I assure you that reptiles exist.
Clayton, I assure you that reptiles exist.
LOL, nice one.
So do UFOs and aliens when you think about it... :-P
Daniel Muffinburg:I have been wondering how much was known by TPTB before it was known by the masses, and for how long. It seems as if TPTB have been using their better understanding of the universe and "corrupting" knowledge to their favor, and that this has been one of the reasons they have been able to maintain their status.
For example, food. I forget where heard about this, but essentially that, tradionally, grains have been feed to slaves and laborers while the royals ate meats and fats.
For example, food. I forget where heard about this, but essentially that, tradionally, grains have been feed to slaves and laborers while the royals ate meats and fats.
Yeah, I read where someone asked David Rockefeller what view of economics he was most sympathetic to, and he responded it would be Austrian economics. Blew me out of the water. By the way, he went to London School of Economics and actually studied with/under Hayek for awhile. A lot of central-banking critiques operate on the presumption that the highest officials are actually clueless about ABCT, for example. But I think a subtler view is that - while the rank-and-file are indoctrinated in mainstream, Keynesian economics - the tip of the pyramid must understand ABCT if by no other means than sheer experience. The first central bank was established back in the late-17th century! And they've been debasing currencies for at least a dozen centuries prior to that. So, the idea that they are clueless, babe-in-the-woods naive about the general effects of central banking and inflation on the economy is simply ridiculous. (On a related note, I also don't think they were "confused" about the viability of communism.)
Food, as you mentioned, is another one of these. I think a lot of the mind-control stuff, too... it's not scientific and yet it is. They know that human minds can be manipulated and tricked and mass-propagandized because they've been doing it since the dawn of history. I think the MKULTRA-variety of experimentation is not so much "is mind-control possible?" - as the History channel would have you believe - as "let's see how far we can take this using the latest tools of modern science."
What is really bothering me lately is this plasma cosmology stuff. The orthodox cosmology is so grotesquely horrible and wrong that it smells of the same kind of "indoctrination-by-PhD"... just flood the research community with grant money that only points in a certain direction then nurture a battalion of PhDs that all hold exactly the same view: Big Bang, black holes, Dark Matter, Dark Energy, (WTF!!!?! is this a trading card game???), etc. etc.
And even more suspicious is that plasma cosmology is actually ridiculed. I haven't found any mainstream astrophysicists or cosmologists who have openly ridiculed it, but if you look at online forums, you will see that the self-appointed Einstein-relativity buffs consistently ridicule plasma cosmology as on a par with Young-Earth Creationism or something. Whenever you see that, you know immediately that these guys picked it up from their time in college - their professors either didn't talk about it at all (which means it must be quack) or they were dropping snide remarks whenever the topic came up. Why is plasma cosmology ridiculous? I cannot find a single ridiculous thing about it. Velikovsky is pretty wild but even he isn't ridiculous. And then Birkeland, Alfven, Peratt???? Come on!
I have two hypotheses. One I will state. The other is too insane to be stated in public. ;-)
I have written earlier in the thread that I suspect that nuclear bombs are a Big Lie. My reasons (in brief) are: a) There's nothing in the footage that couldn't be faked, b) some governments' footage (e.g. China) is obviously fake, c) release of radioactivity by "test firings" could easily be accomplished by "dirty bomb" methods, d) the Moon landings were faked; going to the Moon had been written about by a famous fictionalist (Verne), e) the "atomic bomb" was a term first used by fictionalist HG Wells... decades before the actual nuclear bomb, f) the Manhattan project has the same aura of "impossibly perfect" about it that the Moon landings do, g) both occurred after the arrival of central-banking to America (the possibility of funding monumentally expensive "fake-out" projects), h) the science of radioactivity is bizarrely incongruous with other sciences... of course radioactivity exists but why is it simply posited that matter can "decay" into energy?... and what does that even mean... "matter is energy"... not it's not, matter is matter, energy is the latent propensity within matter to move, i) related to this, there are a variety of serious metaphysical bungles in the foundations of modern philosophy of science related to the meaning of time, energy, causality and even existence, j) radioactive particles could alternatively be understood as "transducers" of some kind that capture energy at one frequency and emit it at another... in other words, radioactive particles could be atomic-scale radio circuits that degrade over time (thus explaining radioactive decay) and this gives us a theory of radioactivity that does not violate conservation of mass/energy nor require us to say such absurd things as "matter and energy are the same thing", k) variation in the purportedly "constant" radioactive decay rates of a handful of elements has been discovered (and virtually covered up, hand-waved away)... turns out their decay rates move up and down in synch with the Solar sunspot cycle.
This last point is a real doozy. It suggests that there could be a connection between the Solar environment and radioactivity itself. These points combined suggest that perhaps the purpose of steering the scientific community away from plasma cosmology is that a focus on the electrical nature of the Earth and the Solar environment will lead to a cascade of discoveries that would rewrite the physics of radioactivity. Which would take all the air out of their Big Lie which is one of the tools being used to create a world government (HG Wells specifically wrote on this point... he even posited the suitcase-nuke scenario as an insuperable rationale for world government!)
Just curious what you think of existence of nuclear reactors. Are they fake?
@Andris: There are some websites that suggest exactly that. But note that radioactivity itself is an empirically established phenomenon. If you stand next to a big block of enriched Uranium-235, you will die. It is conceivable that the metaphysical idealizations of radioactive processes (such as atom-splitting, neutron-bombardment, etc.) are simply wrong in the right way. That is, neutron-bombardment might be a fanciful description of the microscopic phenomena that, however, happens to have macroscopic correlation with the energy release of radioactive materials.
To put it in simplified terms, nuclear reactors operate on the principle that when you put a bunch of radioactive material in close proximity (fuel rods), the release of energy is increased. I see no necessary reason why the orthodox description of the microscopic phenomena (neutrons breaking apart atoms) is the only conceivable description that is consistent with this behavior, nor do I see that it necessarily follows that if you compress radioactive material into a tiny, spherical ball, that its energy output must rise to the levels that nuclear weapons are supposed to achieve.
Perhaps what radioactive materials are doing is down-converting energy from an extremely high-frequency range - way outside the range we have been able to probe with particle reactors - into a lower frequency range which we observe as the release of radioactive energy (particles). If this is true, then radioactive materials are not "converting matter into energy", they are simply converting energy from one form (unobservable) to another (observable). In every other field of science, this an ordinary and mundane behavior of the natural world as we understand it (e.g. think of how a radio circuit converts insensible radio-frequency waves to sensible audio waves that our ears can perceive).
Stunning X-class solar flare today:
Look at this. Now tell me that the Elites have not shifted the global economy to Asia.
You've got some very interesting theories, Clayton. I've read up to about page 5 or 6 and skimmed after that.
What do you think of modern psychology? It's a young science. What do you think we know about the brain and what do you think is wrong?
You've mentioned somewhere that you think the brain is a computer. What kind? A digital computer?
I would add to the previous question: do we have any evidence that brain actually "produces" mind, as opposed to being a mere conduit to some kind of "soul"?
What do you think of modern psychology? It's a young science. What do you think we know about the brain and what do you think is wrong?
I have yet to read anything by Thomas Szasz that I disagree with. Modern psychiatry is a tool of social and political manipulation. Other branches of psychology are collecting interesting data (e.g. the fMRI stuff) but of dubious value. Daniel Dennett remarks on fMRI research showing that apparently wistful decisions are predictable as much as 10 seconds before they occur (paraphrase): What does this tell us about free will? Well, nothing. But don't play rock-paper-scissors for money with the authors of this research when they have your head hooked into an fMRI machine!
You've mentioned somewhere that you think the brain is a computer. What kind? A digital computer?
The brain is at least a computer. It turns out that it doesn't matter (from a computability perspective) what kind of computer the brain is. Every kind of (Turing complete) computer can simulate every other kind of computer.
Clearly, the brain is a neural-net computer - the whole concept of neural-net computing comes from brain science. I believe it's still an open question, at this point, why Nature chose neural networks... what is so natural about a neural network? I think that it comes down to efficient use of parallelism but there's not a lot of theoretical understanding of this issue at this time (automatic parallelization of algorithms is still a very thorny subject). Of course, Nature works the exact opposite of the way we do - we write down a recipe (solution to a problem) and then try to figure out how to parallelize it. Nature begins with parallelism (cells, nervous systems) and then recipes (behaviors) emerge from the competition between these inherently parallel algorithms.
Also, note that the neural-net structure of the brain is only its "highest level" structure. Underneath, it turns out that our entire body is computing... every single cell is computing. Cells, in fact, are self-reproducing computer hardware. So, the "brain/body" dichotomy is dangerous - clearly, most of the computing goes on in the cranium but a great deal of computing also goes on throughout the rest of the body. Perhaps this part of it is indispensable to understanding what consciousness really is.
do we have any evidence that brain actually "produces" mind, as opposed to being a mere conduit to some kind of "soul"?
Does there have to be a distinction? This is how I think of it. Imagine a human inside of a glass box. The question is: is there anything outside the box that is influencing his consciousness? You can say, well, light is. OK, so paint the box black. What else? Well, sound. OK, so evacuate an area around the glass box so sound cannot reach the box or his ears. What else? Heat (insulation), electro-magnetic waves (Faraday cage), and so on. Once you've finished, there will still be the local atmosphere of the box itself and the mysterious "vacuum energy density" which nobody really has any idea what the hell that is.
But I think we can safely say that all the causal factors that we understand can be eliminated without injury to consciousness. Hence, there is no causal dependency on any of those causal factors - with respect to all of known physics, consciousness exists exclusively within the cranium. There is still the vacuum energy and all we can say in respect to this is we don't know if there is a causal relationship between that and consciousness because we have no way to isolate a conscious being (or anything, for that matter) from it.
I think a more philosophical way to answer the question is to start morphologically. Clearly, what we mean by consciousness - what is special about it - is something that is not enjoyed by a rock, even if it were to turn out that the spiritualists were not just uttering mumbo-jumbo when they say "the world is spirit". That is, even supposing "everything is conscious", in whatever sense a rock is conscious, we are conscious in a different, more special way and it is that "alertness" or "awakeness" that we are interested in. But we can just look at a human brain and note that its shape must be playing a causal role in the fact that it - and not a rock - is alert/awake/conscious. And this is clearly not exclusively true of human brains - however much lower the conscious awareness of other animals is, it is not zero. But how far down does it go? Are spiders conscious? I just flushed one down the shower drain this morning... I didn't squish him because I figured I'd let him have a fighting chance. But he was invading my shower! Anyway, even if you said insects are conscious - are amoeba conscious? Are protein chains conscious? At some point, you have to draw a line and say "these things are conscious in the special, 'alert/awake' way that these other things are not."
Any line we draw is arbitrary because we cannot go inside the head of a spider and "see what it's like to be a spider", for example. So, I draw the line at central-nervous system. I don't think anything that doesn't have a CNS can be conscious in the special, alert/awake sense that we are, even a little bit. In terms of consciousness, there is no difference between a rock and a protein chain. There is no difference between a gear-box and an amoeba. There is no difference between a pile of dirt and a tree. These entities are "isoconscious", to invent a word.
So, having excluded everything that does not have a CNS, that still leaves a big chunk of the animal world, including ourselves. Let's suppose that everything with a CNS is conscious in the special, alert/awake way that we are, it just expresses itself differently. In this case, we can ask a simple question: what is it about the morphology of a CNS that causes it to be capable of alert/awake consciousness? And I think this is where the "neural correlates of consciousness" folks are coming from. However, I think they have an unduly stunted conception of physical possibility. Given how little we know about physics, I think we need to adopt a mantle of greater humility towards the possible springs of consciousness. Perhaps the CNS simply has a morphology that happens to be able to "tune in" to some kind of "consciousness broadcast" from somewhere else in the galaxy that is mediated through forces that operate in the vacuum, which we don't understand. Or, perhaps it manufactures the entire theatre of consciousness within itself (this is the orthodox view). Either way, we should still be able to narrow our search by considering the morphological characteristics that differentiate a CNS from a non-CNS entity.
To put into perspective what I mean by humility, I was just browsing YT videos about pulsars. The crab pulsar, for example, emits an 11 cycles/sec. signal clearly audible in the X-ray spectrum. It's amazing. But there are some pulsars that are in the millisecond range - the astrophysicists believe these things are literally spinning at that rate. The plasma cosmologists laugh at this... the surface of the highest frequency known pulsar must be rotating at a rate 1/7th the speed of light. Um. The plasma-cosmological view is that pulsars are simply resonances in stellar plasma. But the fact is that we can't resolve this question by looking at objects 100's of thousands of light-years distant. You have to "build your way out" as we did for setting the scale structure of the Universe by first calculating the distances to the planets and then to the nearest stars - through parallax - and so on.
The lack of humility is what drives this search for bigger, faster, more incredible things. It's a scientific pissing contest. Why not try to understand how our local environment actually works? There are clearly electromagnetic resonances and energy exchanges happening between the Sun and its planets. Why not try to build a solid understanding of this before speculating about X-ray emitting objects that are zillions of times more distant?
This same arrogance is present in neurology. Everybody's looking for that 'big breakthrough' that 'explains it all' when every indication is that a) the human brain is not special (animal brains do everything the human brain does in the basic terms of alertness/awakeness which is the central puzzle here), b) brains consist of a rat's nest of purpose-built "modules" that solve particular problems, just like the heart solves a particular problem and the liver solves a particular problem, c) "general-purpose reasoning" isn't... it's just the capacity for language. Rather than looking for the big breakthrough that explains it all, why not start with explaining what we have in front of us? There are some folks who are doing this, with amazing results. Basically, it's just a matter of reverse-engineering the damn thing.
I thought you might be interested in this article by Roderick Long: http://c4ss.org/content/11146
He essentially argues that spontaneous order mechanisms can reinforce and maintain state systems so that "conspiracy theory" type explanations aren't altogether necessary for understanding how states maintain themselves.
they said we would have an unfair fun advantage
@mika: I agree with Long - the State is indeed a result of "invisible hand" forces, that is, it is emergent. This is why I reject Rothbard's account of government as solely the creation of propaganda... a big mental trick that, once exposed, would immediately collapse. Mental tricks are a big part of it, but it's not the whole thing.
In my conspiracy theories, I speculate on a) concrete manifestations of State power that are overlooked or trivialized and b) specific methods by which the Elites extract resources from the public and try to cobble together a bigger, more powerful government cartel. How are they maintaining centralization? To the extent their schemes work, I guess we have no option but to say "it is as Nature intended".
But that doesn't mean we can't examine its mechanism and render predictions on its future. For example, unlike many libertarians, I do not believe that world government is a serious possibility. The evidence for world government is the steady, inexorable reduction in the number of sovereigns that has been occurring over the process of centuries. But I think this is a case of missing the unseen by focusing on the seen - the fact is that this is not just a "magical" process, sovereigns have always been taken out and subjected by other sovereigns. As this process continues, there is a "weeding out" and, thus, an intensification of the competition.
It's like the difference between the first round chess tournaments versus world chess tournament. As you work your way up the process of elimination, the average aptitude of the contenders steadily increases. The world government theory basically boils down to the assertion that there is a ruling dynasty that is so irresistable that, in the long run, they will topple all others because no one else is even close to as competent at ruling. I don't buy it.
But you have to be a "conspiracy theorist" to see why this is the case - ruling is an inherently non-linear business. There's always more than one way to skin the cat, as they say, and the greatest ruling powers in the world today are incredibly flexible and creative in applying whatever means necessary to achieving their ends. If you just read the orthodox history books, you won't really see this. It's like the difference between getting an education in biology from watching Bambi versus looking through a microscope at real living organisms. The history books are filled with heros, villains, suckers and shysters. In reality, there's just a bunch of very clever, avaricious, power-mad people who are constantly fighting amongst each other in thousands of direct or indirect methods, most of which never make the news because the news people simply don't have the information required to connect the dots.
Don't watch this if you've just eaten. Informative, though.
I believe this man has captured the essence of the entirety of my philosophy. And I'm not being snarky, I'm completely serious.
To be moral is to make correct choices. What is a correct choice? It cannot be anything other than what makes you happy, that is, what satisfies you. What is satisfying? Well, the answer to this question is strictly particularistic - it depends on who you are at the moment the question is asked and the answer is only valid for you at that moment. The sincerity of your answer is not determined by fervor but by your actions... what you actually choose to do. But the question still remains - what, in general, is satisfying? Is there not one, overriding end - or a small number of overriding ends - that far and away can be said to be the end?
I think the answer is, clearly, yes. There is an overriding end and that end is reproduction. It is higher than reason, higher than virtue, higher than philosophy, higher than science, higher than war and empire, higher than theology, cosmology or any other aspect of human experience. This is not merely an opinion or a prejudice, it is a fact of human nature easily deduced a priori from the logic of biological continuation (reproduction is necessarily the most important telos of any living organism) as well as easily confirmed by the observation of the behavior of any living organism, including humans.
What this means, in practical terms, is that almost every* individual - if he wants to be wise, that is live morally - will order his or her life in line with this fact of his nature. No, that doesn't mean "everyone should do what Ed Houben is doing"... of course not. For the vast majority of people, it will mean settling down and having a family in the traditional sense. If you don't have a family, preparing yourself for it is your overriding purpose. It is your summum bonum.
The misanthropes in the video hating on Houben are oozing this anti-human mentality. "He's doing it for the sex". Well, OK, would it be more moral if he experienced excruciating pain during the orgasm? This is just a cheap ad hominem. The parting shot is a bit of unsolicited psychoanalysis - he's doing it for the immortality without intimacy. Why should a particularly conception of intimacy be the cover charge for reproduction ("immortality"). Once again, it's just another cheap ad hominem.
Houben himself admits, (paraphrase) if you dig into it, yes, you will find ego-maniacs but he is not one. And, clearly, he is not. But he has found his "center", the ultimate expression of who he truly is inside. Perhaps he isn't good with intimacy and that's what made him a good fit for this particular role in the natural order. But my thesis stands: the highest end is reproduction.
To extend the thought even further, we can see that there is a very large mismatch between the social order as-it-is and this "prime directive", as it were. You only need to look at some of Houben's customers: lesbians, a bisexual woman and single mothers. He has also assisted traditional couples (including via the natural method!) but the point is that demand for his services is higher than it otherwise would be by virtue of the up-ending of social mores as a result of State subsidy of "alternative" lifestyles, especially single motherhood. Also, state interference in adoption increases demand (lesbian couples have difficulty adopting in Germany).
The deepest cause, I believe, is monogamy. Well, not monogamy... anti-polygamy. In particular, anti-polygyny. In a polygamous society, the demand for Ed's services would be smaller. Why get pregnant by Ed when you can marry a wealthy, desirable man who already has multiple wives?
At this point, we have to delve into evolutionary psychology to strip the reproductive exchange down to its barest terms - women reproduce with men in exchange for material support. This is true whether women work, whether society is feministic, whether prostitution is legal or illegal; it is true regardless of the legal superstructure that is placed on top of the natural order. It turns out that humans have always been polygynous (not polyandrous). It is part of human nature. And while the plurality of men who reproduce do so with only one woman, the fact of polygyny completely alters the meaning of reproduction for men versus women. Both men and women share in common the preference for a more genetically excellent partner over a less genetically excellent partner. But men have a much wider "range of success or failure" than women do - that is, many more men will die without children than women will die without children. That's because men are "disposable" from Nature's point-of-view... sperm is cheap (not costless, but still cheap). And, on the flip side, men can be much more reproductively successful than women can be (no woman could ever have 85 children as Ed has done, at least, it's only barely become possible in the modern era and would be fantastically expensive).
One of the greatest ills of the modern social order is the demonization of the desire to reproduce outside of certain parameters. Sex has been decontextualized from its end and has been made into an end-in-itself. That's what Cosmopolitan and racy Super Bowl ads (and most pornography) is all about. Sex for the sake of sex. But if you engage in a little introspection on the nature of sexual pleasure, you will discover that sexual experience is pleasurable in direct proportion to its suitability for reproduction. Stated as bluntly as possible: any form of birth-control makes sex less pleasurable, ceteris paribus.
"What we do in life ripples through eternity" - Marcus Aurelius
And you thought I couldn't possibly get any further out... ;-)
*There are people for whom it is clear that reproduction cannot be their highest end, namely, people who cannot reproduce whether for genetic, developmental or even psychological/emotional reasons.
**ceteris paribus... i.e. I'm not comparing it to cancer.
if a genetic uncle foregos having one child and thereby enables his sibling to have 2 or more children, this behavior can be selected for by Nature
if a genetic uncle foregos having one child and thereby enables his sibling to have 2 or more children, this behavior can be selected for by Nature
Just to nit-pick: aren't siblings related with degree 2 (roughly speaking, 1/4 of common genetic material)? This would mean the sibling in question should have more than 4 marginal kids as a result of the uncle's losing one kid in order for this to be advantageous for the uncle. Am I missing something?
Andris: Yes, you're right - I think 2 is for grandparents.... if a grandparent forgoes having one child and enables one of his or her children to have 2 or more, then it's at least a break-even. Good catch.
Also, I want to point out that I'm not advocating some kind of "alternative lifestyle revolution" - quite the opposite. In fact, I'm arguing that the natalism of traditional religions is not too far off the mark. You will be happiest living your life as part of a family to produce a family, or even contributing to it in less direct methods, for example, providing care for children to help those with families, e.g. the "happy uncle". It is the deepest satisfaction that any person can attain.
The point in posting Ed Houben's story is to demonstrate the "extreme" ways in which this can manifest itself. For the vast majority of people, it just means settling down and having a family. But I'm trying to get at something bigger than just rubber-stamping natalism... I'm trying to point out that the essential evil of all propaganda that is contrary to human liberty, human dignity and wise living is that it is attempting to persuade the individual to oppose his own highest ends, to become a traitor to himself and to his kin.
This effect is particularly pronounced in men. Stated as bluntly as possible, it is in the interests of "genetic imperialists" to persuade other men to simply not reproduce at all. Imagine that Ed Houben not only does what he does, but heads a cult of other men who do what he does. In addition, this cult supports every population control organization and promotes propaganda for birth-control and so on - propaganda that they themselves roundly ignore. That is a simplified description of what the "genetic imperialist" memes are, in fact, doing.
Finally, what of population control? Ten thousand years ago, feeding another child was a very costly choice. Many more children never made it to adulthood at that time than today (even 150 years ago, a staggering number of children would not make it to adulthood). Starvation of the children or the parents was a very real risk. The answer, here, is that families had to engage in birth control once they reached a certain size. Nature took care of most of it... if you had 7 children, odds were that only a few of them would make it to adulthood. But if you could only feed three children, a fourth could spell disaster.
Before the invention of modern birth-control methods, people used a combination of abstinence, withdrawal (this merely slows the rate of pregnancies and will not stop them altogether) and non-vaginal sex to achieve birth-control. But how did they know to engage in birth-control? My theory is that this is what old people are for... they're the ones who know about how much it costs to raise a child to adulthood (because they've done it) and they can help younger people know when it is time to call it quits. But I think it generally worked not through elders saying 'enough' but rather the opposite... they cheered it on until it was enough. Compare the glee of new grandparents at their first grandchild to that of subsequent grandchildren. It goes down with increasing children. The same for parents, too. There's a "maringal utility" effect here, I think. ;-)
The modern social order breaks down these kinds of calculations by dispersing and isolating families. Social Security pays to keep gramps and grammy in the nursing home, safely away from where they can encourage their children to reproduce or even to call it quits. Irresponsible people have many children and no one is there to say "what the hell are you thinking??"... conversely, many responsible, intelligent people have their obligatory 1 or 2 children and then stop. Watch Mike Judge's Idiocracy for an entertaining take on this. Also, I recommend watching this Hoppe lecture for more insight.
Andris Birkmanis:1/4 of common genetic material
Also, I want to point out that this is 1/4 of unique genetic material in common. Humans share almost all their DNA in common with one another (I can't seem to find the percentage online, but it must be north of 99.9%). We even share a great deal of DNA in common with many animals, which I think explains why love for animals is so strong within humans. I'm pointing this out to say that the unique-genetics-only view (family heredity view) is overly narrow. People who cannot reproduce themselves for whatever reason may orient their life towards helping others in their family or, if not that, then other strangers or, if not that, even animals and plants to live, thrive and reproduce. This "life orientation" is not about making Life an end-in-itself... you don't need to do that, Life will look out for itself no matter what you do... it's about finding ataraxia - satisfaction - by aligning your action with your highest end.
Yes, you're right - I think 2 is for grandparents.... if a grandparent forgoes having one child and enables one of his or her children to have 2 or more, then it's at least a break-even. Good catch.
Yes, you're right - I think 2 is for grandparents.... if a grandparent forgoes having one child and enables one of his or her children to have 2 or more, then it's at least a break-even. Good catch.
Oops, actually I think I was confused by degrees of relatedness as defined by law (at least in the countries where I know this law). It defines both grandparents and siblings as 2nd degree relatives. Combinatorically, though, siblings should share 50% of genetic material (on average, and assuming their father and mother do not share genetic material at all). For grandparents this should be 25%. This occurred to me while walking with the kids after I posted my initial nit-picking comment. I also mused on whether the fact that father and mother in fact share a lot of material makes almost irrelevant the calculation at all - helping grandson or nephew is practically as beneficial for you as helping your son.
helping grandson or nephew is practically as beneficial for you as helping your son
There are a lot of effects that all play into it - for example, if you have a child and you help your nephew or niece, it is more likely that - in the future - that nephew or niece may be in a position to help your child (since they are cousins). In other words, kin loyalty is a general survival-enhancing mechanism. But I do think that genetics are surprisingly fine-pointed - just look at sibling rivalry, for example. Despite the fact that siblings share fully 50% of DNA with one another, they are still at each other's throats due to the competition over family resources. Also, the "Oedipus complex" shows that there can even be antipathy in the most intimate genetic relationship of all (besides identical twins): the parent-child relationship.
Wow, I didn't realize how much envy and malice has been directed at Gunther von Hagens (creator of Body Worlds). His only crime is that he is a consummate entrepreneur and a visionary. The world is filled with so many people who never accomplish anything of their own ability and discipline except to find others who have and attempt to shake them down.
The ocean is electrically conductive. The ocean is more saline and warmer (thus, more conductive) near the equator than near the poles. Does this relate in any way to telluric currents? Also, I'm thinking about the Moon's effects on the tides... mechanically rotating an electrically condutive fluid must have a magnetic side effect.
Wow, look at that. This source says, "The character of the diurnal variation during the winter solstice (particularly January and February) is found to be quite different from that observed during the rest of the year. Evidence is presented to support the hypothesis that the major source of the telluric current field near the magnetic equator is the equatorial electrojet." Holy crap!
mechanically rotating an electrically condutive fluid must have a magnetic side effect.
mechanically rotating an electrically condutive fluid must have a magnetic side effect.
Moving a conductor in a magnetic field may produce electric current, and a conductor carrying current in a magnetic field will be subject to a mechanical force, but you must have meant something else?
Moving a conductor in a magnetic field may produce electric current
LOL, I was looking at that Wiki article on the IMF again and realized that the Plasma cosmology folks are so right in their criticisms of mainstream representations of electricity in space: "Since the solar wind is a plasma, it has the characteristics of a plasma, rather than a simple gas. For example, it is highly electrically conductive so that magnetic field lines from the Sun are carried along with the wind."
The highlighted portion is actually incorrect on several counts. First of all, there are no such thing as "magnetic field lines". The magnetic field fills space, it is not restricted to certain "lines". Second, the magnetic field does not depend on any medium... the words "so that", above, imply that the Sun's magnetic field would not be extended in space if it were not for the plasma. Finally, the wind itself doesn't "carry along" the magnetic field - as noted already, the field would extend into a vacuum. Rather, the Sun's magnetic field affects the Solar wind because it is a plasma, that is, charged particles are influenced by the magnetic field. In this sense, the effect of the Sun's mangetic field can be seen to be "propagated" along through the Solar wind but it's a gross misinterpretation to suggest that the Sun's magnetic influence would not otherwise be extended into space if it were surrounded by a vacuum.
I've heard a bit about Plasma cosmology, where should one go to read more about it? There are a lot of things in mainstream cosmology that seem more like assumptions, not science.
And I want to read debates between them and mainstream people, preferably.
the Plasma cosmology folks are so right in their criticisms of mainstream representations of electricity in space
the Plasma cosmology folks are so right in their criticisms of mainstream representations of electricity in space
Is it fair to treat a popularized article by some random guy on Wikipedia as the mainstream representation?
@Andris: I think it is representative in this case. Factual/grammatical problems tend to at least get flagged on Wiki surprisingly quickly.
The problem with Wikipedia is you never know how many William Connolley's lurk beneath the surface (not that there's anything untoward about the Interplanetary Magentic Field page though - it looks fine).
@hk: Just google it ("plasma cosmology" "electric universe" "hannes alfven" "kristian birkeland" "anthony peratt").That's how I've found whatever I've read.
@hk: Just google it ("plasma cosmology" "electric universe" "hannes alfven" "kristian birkeland" "anthony peratt").That's how I've found whatever I've read.
Clayton -
The problem is Mainstream physcists attack plasma cosmology, saying it doesn't have enough "equations". Equations are silly in economics but they mean more in Physics.
Also Standard Model people say that P.C. has not been developed much since the 1990's. Those are some of the (paraphrasing them) arguments made against Plasma Cosmology. It doesn't seem to be as popular as the School of Austrian economics for example, so it seems less developed scientifically.


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Wednesday, 15 February 2012 13:36
Old Man Winter
Well folks, Old Man Winter is still here. It sure has been cold this weekend and there's snow on the ground, but we can't complain too much because we have had good weather so far. I can't wait until spring comes and that will be a lot of work around the place, like planting the garden, mowing the yard and working in the flower beds. You can always find something to do around the house if you want to.
It was sad to hear about Preacher Roy Allen passing. He was a dear friend and he will be missed. He was a man that always wanted to be busy, and he was always on the go. He sang with the Gospel Travelers for many years and we recorded tapes at Lundy Recording and we made CDs. We went to the nursing home for many years and his wife Barbara was always by his side. We went to a lot of churches to sing and she never complained, not once. Preacher Roy had a good education, but he never forgot his upbringing. He helped me in so many ways.
He loved raising his garden and planting flowers for Barbara. One time he told me he would like to get him some honey bees and he got him some bee hive bodies and I put him in some swarms of bees in the hives and he always liked his bees. He was a simple man, and if he could help you, he would. You can't find many people like Preacher Roy was today. As I said, he sure will be missed. Our hearts and our prayers go out to the Allen family.
We saw a lot of our friends at the funeral home. So many people that we know go out each week to meet the Lord. A lot of people are sick and in need of prayers at this time, Edgar Lawson, Von Minton, Landon McDaniel, Susan Whitis, Waymon and Joyce Mills, Ora Henson, and James Brown. So pray for all the sick and shut ins, for the ones in the hospitals, and the nursing homes. I want to tell you, if you have never had sickness or death in your family, just hold your base, you will.
I've heard some people say I don't need anybody to help me. Well, I do. I need friends to help me, and I always need the good Lord everyday of my life. He sure has been good to me and you will need him too.
We got the grandbaby with us this week and we went to Sunday school and church today. I wish everyone would go to Sunday school and church. Just a saying, we need to look for the good in a person and not find a fault. The bible tells us that we are to love one another, as God loves us.
I've got one birthday this week, Trisha Jane Shelton, who lives up Somerset way. She will be celebrating her birthday this coming Thursday, so have a good birthday Trisha, and may God Bless you to have many more. We love you.
The Roots Branch Church will be having their monthly singing this Saturday night starting at 7:00 PM. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Well, I'll stop for this time. May the good Lord bless and keep you, and God bless America and may He forever hold you in His hands.
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 13:28
Well folks, it won't be too long until spring, and it will be time to plant the garden and prune the apple, pear and peach trees, too. We have three apricot trees and two plum trees. If you prune the trees, you will have bigger fruit on them. Fall is the best time for pruning the trees.
Now is a good time to select the best garden seeds. If you plant fresh potatoes, before planting them, cut the potatoes with the eyes on them. About a month before you plant them, they will be healed up and they will do better, that's what I do. Put sweet corn seed in water over night and they will come up quicker.
I love to raise a garden and to plant the seed and get a little dirt on my hands. I truly love springtime; it's the time of year when everything's come to life. To see the pretty flowers bloom, the trees budding, to hear the birds sing and the frogs start hollering.
It's a blessing to be able to get out and go to church and Sunday school. So many people, the things in life we take for granted, the good Lord gives us the things we need. So let us be thankful for what we have.
We get the grand baby every weekend and we take him to church and Sunday school, so folks if you have children and grandchildren, take them to Sunday school and church to teach them about the Lord. You can't find a better place to take them.
I want to say hello to my good friends, the Pelfreys and the Smiths, way up Virginia way to all of you that get the Enterprise, and to all of you that read my little write up. So many tell me they enjoy reading my little column each week.
A lot of people are sick and in need of prayers. Brother Calvin Hacker is sick. Edgar Lawson, Waymon and Joyce Mills, Junior Mills, Susan Whitis, Harley Sibert and James Brown. So pray for all the folks, as they need a touch from the Lord at this time. Pray for all that have lost a loved one this past week, for those that are in the hospitals and the nursing homes and the ones that are at home also.
Happy Birthday wishes go out this week to Jeff Garrison. He lives at Mt. Sterling; he is Gerldine "Boots" Smith best son-in-law. Also, Daugh Sizemore, Junior and Tabitha Sizemore. So to all of you, may you all have the best birthday ever and God bless you all to have many more.
Happy anniversaries go out to Donnie and Wanda Johnson. May God bless you two to have many more. I want to say hello to Daugh and Lucy Pearl Gregory up Michigan way.
I want to thank everyone that reads my column each week. May God bless you all and God bless America and may the good Lord forever hold you in his hands.
Wednesday, 25 January 2012 02:16
Well folks, we here in Clay County should be thankful that we don't live in Alaska, where the snow is fifteen feet deep. What would we do if we had that much snow here? We sure have been blessed so far this year, for my part they can have all of the snow.
Well, it won't be too long now until spring and I love spring time. When the grass starts growing and the trees and the flowers start budding. It's my time of year.
Well, we had a good singing Saturday night at the church. We got the grandbaby over the weekend and we took him to Sunday school and church. When the boys plays the guitar and banjo, he gets so excited, and he wants to try to play the banjo.
You should see him and hear him as he sings 'This Little Light of Mine.' I believe he will make a good player. He's not 2 years old yet and already he's trying to make chords on the guitar.
Folks, it's what you teach them and how you bring them up. It's just a thought, but what if everybody would take their children to Sunday school and church? I believe it would be better for us. We wouldn't see so much things happen in our county if we did. Where can you find a better place to go, than Sunday school and to church?
Some folks are still sick. Edgar Lawson, Waymon and Joyce Mills, Susan Whitis, James Brown, Larry and Nana Minton, Grand Son of Ora Henson, and Sonya Dezarn. These folks need prayer so pray for them.
Some people are having birthdays this week. Diana Carpenter and Travis Hollins. So have the best birthday ever and may God bless you all to have many more.
I like what Hugh Gregory put in the paper last week about our roads. Up here on Roots Branch, we need two bridges built, not just cement slabs laid across the creeks, and below our house the road has broke off and I told the county that it needed fixing four years ago and they come and sprayed paint around the brake. Spraying paint doesn't fix it, it's not safe for the school bus to pass on it, but hopefully they will fix it and I believe they will. I think that we have a good county judge.
I want to thank the staff at the Enterprise. They are so good to help me, and thanks to all of you for reading my little column.
Well, I'll stop for this time. God bless you all and God bless America and may He forever hold you in His hands.
Wednesday, 18 January 2012 13:57
Old Man Winter is still with us, and a lot of churches cancelled out their service today because of bad weather, but we had Sunday School today and worship services also and tonight too. We didn't get as much snow as some people did. The Lord is so good to us.
We got some birthday cards this week and we are grateful for them. From Brother Roy Allen down Sacker Way and also our friend Gerldene Boats Smith up Blue Hole Way. It's good to have friends to remember you on your birthday.
We had a good time and some friends came by to help us celebrate our birthday. We took the grand boy to Sunday school and church today and tonight also. He sure likes to play his little guitar and now he wants a banjo and I guess I'll have to find him one. It's amazing how a little child likes music, he gets my guitar books and looks at them. He's not even 2 years old yet and he's trying to make chords on the guitar.
He likes going to church. Folks, its what you teach them and show them.
The Roots Branch Church will be having their monthly singing this Saturday night starting at 7 PM. Everyone is welcome to come, so come on out and worship with us.
A lot of people are sick in need of praying. Edgar Lawson, Susan Whitis, James Brown, Harley Sibert Waymon and Joyce Mills, Carl and Ruby Hibbard, and also little Haley Spurlock. Remember the ones in the hospitals and the nursing homes. Remember Gladys Smith in your prayers too.
Some people are having birthdays this week. January the 19th, Gary Singleton and Edward Mitizger. On January the 20th, Daugh Gregory and on the 22nd, preacher George Blair. So we wish you all the best birthday ever and may God bless you all to have many more from all your friends and family.
Pray for all the churches through out the world that more souls may be saved and pray for the leaders of our nation.
Well, I'll stop for this time. May the good Lord bless and keep you and may He forever hold you in His hands.
Wednesday, 11 January 2012 14:41
We are so blessed here in America. The good Lord gives us the things we need. So many times we forget to thank him for his blessings.
So many are sick and still in need of prayers. Edgar Lawson, Susan Whitis Waymon and Joyce Mills, George Blair, Homer Sizemore and his sister and his brother, Raleigh Sizemore. Also remember little Haley Spurlock and Janus Brown. So pray for these people. Remember the ones that are in the hospital, the nursing homes, and the ones that are at home.
Well, it won't be too long until springtime. It's time for getting the seed we need for the garden tomatoes and corn seed, cabbage seed, potato seed, and so many more seed we need for the garden. Some people plant potatoes and onions in February.
Some folks are having birthdays, Diana Brown, Jonathon Denson, Arron Smith, Wendi Baird, Johnny "Poss" Gregory, and Marcus Trenton Lewis.
Clay and Gertrude Lawson will be having birthday Sunday, January the 15th. So to everyone that are having birthdays, may God richly bless you to have many more.
I want to thank everyone for the phone calls about my little write up and the ones that I meet from time to time saying that they enjoy reading my little column.
I don't have any fancy things to write about, I'm just a plain person, and we got nothing bad to say about anyone. We are to love one another as the Lord teaches us to do.
So many people are hurting and have needs, but the greatest need people need today is salvation. They need to be saved, but God gives each person a choice. So chose the Lord and Savior now.
Well I'll stop for now, may the good Lord bless and keep you. God bless America, and may He forever hold you in His hands.
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Jockey Quotes
RAJIV MARAGH, SANAGAS, Winner: "It was pretty straightforward. My horse got into a nice flow right away and was just pulling me around the track. I was always in a good position without having to ask him. He made my job very easy. (Ashtar) moved on my outside and that kind of triggered him to go. It was a little earlier than I wanted initially, but he really wanted to go and I didn't want to dishearten him. He always runs big and we've always had high hopes for him."
GARRETT GOMEZ, BOURBON BAY, Second: "He traveled well and he ran well. The winner cut on the turn and I just couldn't keep pace. He kept trying and kept digging. I got shuffled a little on the backstretch, but I liked where I was. I was straight in behind the horses I thought I had to beat, I just couldn't quicken with the winner.
Trainer Quotes
ALICE CLAPHAM (Assistant Trainer), SANAGAS, Winner: "The plane trip was uneventful…New York into Los Angeles. There wasn't a Tex Sutton charter flight so we came on the Fed Ex flight with all the packages. It's a big cargo plane but they loaded him last and took him off first. His last race was supposed to be at a mile and one-half on turf (Grade III Sycamore Oct. 20 at Keeneland) but they had to lengthen it (to a mile and five-eighths) when they took it off the turf. He moved a little early today, but Rajiv said he dragged him to the lead. It worked out great. He'll ship back to Fair Hill (Nov. 27)."
NEIL DRYSDALE, BOURBON BAY, Second: "He ran really well. He got boxed in a bit. The other horse got the jump on us and away he went."
SIMON CALLAGHAN, FALCON ROCK, Third: "He ran well. He always picks up some place money. The best horse won but he had a good trip and ran well."
Notes: The Grade I was the first stakes victory at Hollywood Park for Maragh, 26…The New York-based rider was second with Forever Together in last year's Gamely and was runner-up aboard Wasted Tears in the 2010 Matriarch.
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I will be staying in a hotel for 4 nkights this next week and need some ideas of foods I can prepare ahead and take with me so I wont have to eat out etc. any ideas? Thanks
i will be in philly nxt month.. by the convention center.. anyone know good resturants?
For food in Philly by the Convention Center: oh, you lucky person! The Reading Terminal is right across the street -- wonderful produce, great ethnic booths -- you will find tons to eat. Also, Chinatown is right up the street. Our favorite restaurant, Viet Nam, is on 11th St. Vegetarian spring rolls are excellent, but ask for dipping sauces without fish sauce. There is also a great Thai restaurant nearby, but I can't remember the name. I think there are some vegan only restaurants that have opened since I moved from there a few years ago, but I don't know how close they are. There is a great middle eastern restaurant south of South St, if you are taking cabs. There are also lots of Asian groceries with hot and cold salad bars all aroun the city. You will really have no trouble eating in Philadelphia!
As far as the foods to pack -- I have been vegan for about 2 years and I travel a lot, so I am always in the same boat. I get an insolated grocery bag and take lots of fruit (bananas, oranges, apples, grapefruit), and things like pita chips & homemade hummus, bean dip & tortilla chips, mini rice cakes, bagel chips, Luna Bars, peanut butter, soy coffee creamer. If you plan to have your meals in the hotel, you might check to see if there is a microwave, and bring homemade soups and stews in preportioned containers. Hope this helps!
We have a "kitchen" suitcase that we always take when we're travelling. It has a kettle and some small china dishes that can go into a microwave. It also has some instant oatmeal, raisins, nutritional yeast, etc. I also make hummus and tabouli to take and bread along with some peanut butter.I also pick up a few prepared salads, and Costco has some great prepared salads that are vegan - they are high in fat so I usually try to add some of my own beans or chick peas to spread them out with less fat.
Travel: I usually take breakfast FOR SURE. This usually means a bag of dry cereal, raisins, and little boxes of rice/soy milk. I get little boxes instead of one big box in case there is no refrigerator. You could also do oats, dried fruit, and then you only need rely on hot water. If I can gun it to a store as soon as I get out of town, I'll grab a bunch of fresh fruit, maybe some hummus (requires fridge) and bread, carrots, and if you can find it - dehydrated bean soup mix. McDougall soups are good too.
Philly: Oh yeah, very lucky. My favorite restaurant EVER is there. It's called Su Xing and is located on Sansom b/tw 15th and 16th. Must orders: peapod leaves, lotus root and peanut soup, and kung pao dried tofu. More here: http://www.suxinghouse.com/menu1.html.
Also, this place is new, so I've never been. But I loved their old restaurant: http://www.vedgerestaurant.com/.
Susan Levin, MS, RDPCRM Director of Nutrition Education
oh thank you for the resturant tips!!
I am going to call ahead to see if there is a refrigerator that i can have in the room. Mostly for breakfast.. although if i buy the small things of milk i won't need it..
but hummas would be nice to have... we can do so much with it.. dipping veggies... or a sandwhich wrap..
anyway.. check to see if your hotel will give you a fridge.
seiously..... 35 dishes of tofu and veggies!!! around here i am lucky to get one.. that is out of the 3 resturants that serve anything i want to eat!!
kinda curious about.. Three Kind Mushroom & Black Moss fungus Soup .. then again i like mushrooms.. not tooo sure about black moss ??
what is winter melon? squash?? Winter Melon w. Black Mushroom Soup
i see they have moo shu & kung pao.. looks like an awesome resturant!! i can't wait. Thanks.
We went to Philly 6 years ago. Before we left, I checked out restaurants at vrg.org (vegan resource group). We went to New Harmony Vegan Chinese Restaurant in Chinatown. It was within walking distance of our hotel which was near the historic sites (liberty bell, constitution museum, etc). It was very good. The menu looked like a regular Chinese menu, with sections for beef, chicken, fish, etc, but it was all vegan.
We usually travel by car and take a cooler and a food bag. I always look for a hotel with a fridge.
go to happy cow and type in the city you'll be in and vegan. They will give you a listing of restaurants and reviews. SO easy!
Baked sweet potatoes cut into four wedges and then browned are good to take on trips, too.
HI All,I just got back from Philly. OH my so many great resturants. My first was Susan's suggestion Su Xing. It was marvelous. Highly recommeded. I would have just been happy to eat there everyday, but my room-mate wanted to check out others...just because there were so many available. I did go to mamas for falafel. Wow! When i got to mama's, the line was out the door. I ordered a falafel sandwich $6.00. I was full after... The next day I tried the platter $9.50 and couldn't eat it all. Silly me. I took a sad eater with me and she said it was her best meal in philly so far.http://mamasvegetarian.com/
The last night my room-mate really wanted to go yet another new place and let me tell you it blew every other resturant out of the water.. including my favorite so far (su-xing).. If you are ever in PHilly you really HAVE to go to the vietman place... so incrediably good!! http://vietnampalace.net/ Nice fresh food.. not deep fried (fafafel) or the normal brown sauce (su-xing). Just light, fresh and delish !!
I would def tell you to go to all 3. But if you had to choose just one.. it would be the vietnam palace. It is close to the convention center.
Also while there.. stayed at the Polamar hotel. A great choice too! They gave us free bikes. . We found a 114 mile bike trail by the water. I would have liked to explore that more.
It was a work weekend. Need to go back to see the Zoo, the library, bike that trail, the bell, the historic district, and some more great food.
Had a great time. I was very busy while there... After getting back, I slept 9.5 hours last night.- unheard of for me, but it felt good.
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Brighter Christmas volunteers have distributed boxes of food and toys to 630 Tracy-area families.
A new comparison of development impact fees charged by cities shows Tracy as very competitive with Bay Area cities for attracting businesses.
Art Adams, who actively supports home-based businesses in Tracy, has been named Ambassador of the Year by the Tracy Chamber of Commerce.
Bill Fields, president of Surtec Systems on MacArthur Drive, is heading an Adopt-a-Family program that provided Christmas gifts of food and toys to 65 families.
Bill Burdette, a longtime Tracy resident who was first sergeant of the Army guard at Byron Hot Springs during World War II, has spoken for the first time about interrogation of Japanese and German prisoners of war there.
Construction is under way to widen and landscape 11th Street on Tracy's western edge.
Tom Magellan has opened Magellan's bistro-style restaurant on Sixth Street.
25 years ago — 1987
Brighter Christmas boxes of food and toys were distributed to 472 Tracy-area families.
Tied for first place in the annual gingerbread house competition at Tracy High School were Carrie Holt and Damon Donich. They are students in Sigrid Rainer's German-language classes.
Marcus Chayrez was named most-valuable back and Chad Wood most-valuable lineman on the 1987 Tracy High freshman football team.
Jim Raymond, the city's new director of parks and recreation, has started on the job. Raymond, 46, comes to Tracy after heading parks and recreation in Petaluma for 15 years.
J. Ogden Perry, Tracy-based West Coast manufacturing manager of the H.J. Heinz Co. for five years, has been promoted to be general manager for Heinz USA Consumer Products Operations in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Tracy High's basketball Bulldogs are still looking for their first win after losing their ninth game of the season to Livermore, 71-49.
Mary and John Boynton, 1650 W. 12th St., won first place for home and grounds in the Rotary-sponsored Tracy Christmas Decorating Contest.
50 years ago — 1962
Jack Fisher, a partner in Tracy Auto Parts, has been named chairman of the campaign to raise funds for expansion of Tracy Community Memorial Hospital.
Marion A. Prout is the new master of Mount Oso Masonic Lodge.
Two young men were instrumental in capturing two would-be robbers of Mike Café, 238 E. 11th Street. The suspects were escapees from Santa Clara County Jail.
Grover Bruns, West Coast traffic manager, was honored for 35 years with the H.J. Heinz Co.
Gilbert Somera, a 146-pound junior, was named outstanding boxer in the annual Boys Block T boxing matches at Tracy High School.
Baskets of food have been given to nearly 100 Tracy families by several local organizations, including the Salvation Army and Neighborhood House.
75 years ago — 1937
Tracy merchants have put up window displays to celebrate the Christmas season.
William "Bill" Larsen, manager of the American Trust Co. office in Tracy, has been re-elected president of the Tracy Chamber of Commerce.
Tracy dairies delivering milk to households will charge an additional penny to customers to cover increased costs of production.
Sixty men are on the job piping West Side Irrigation District's low-line canal west of Parker Avenue.
Tracy High's basketball team pounded Liberty of Brentwood, 33-5. Toby Grove had eight points for the Bulldogs.
100 years ago — 1912
C.P Wilson is new president of Lodge No. 849 of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. The lodge has 130 members.
The Fabian-Grunauer Co. at Sixth Street and Central Avenue is giving away a Studebaker "25" open-top sedan to a lucky ticket holder on New Year's Eve.
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