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Religion and Psychoactive Sacraments:
An Entheogen Chrestomathy
Thomas B. Roberts, Ph.D. and Paula Jo Hruby, Ed.D.
Author Index | Title Index
The New Social Drug: Cultural, Medical, and Legal Perspectives on Marijuana.
Smith, David E. (Editor). (1970).
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
ISBN: 13-615765-3 paperback
13-615757-2 hardcover
Description: paperback, vi + 186 pages.
Contents: introduction, 11 readings divided into 5 parts: 1: Pharmacology and
Classification, 2: The Issue of Marijuana Abuse, 3: Marijuana as a Social
Issue, 4: The Issue of Marijuana Regulation, 5: Marijuana as a Political
Issue, references.
Contributors: James T.Carey, Gilbert Geis, Erich Goode, William H.
McGlothlin, Carter Mehl, Mark Messer, Frederick H. Meyers, Judith M.
Nelsen, J. Fred E. Shick, David E. Smith, Roger C. Smith, Michael A. Town,
Andrew T. Weil, Norman E. Zinberg.
Excerpt(s): The ritual pattern of use, somewhat less familiar but quite
important when considering drug-using subcultures, is the use of a drug as a
part (sacrament, perhaps) of a ritual, or more generally drug use to achieve
previously defined goals, often of a philosophic or psychotherapeutic type,
which may or may not be realistic. The use by the Native American Church is
an example of this pattern of use. (Shick, D. Smith, and Meyers, Use of
Marijuana in the Haight-Ashbury Subculture, page 58)
Religious Sense
The young people involved in this new movement do not
characteristically come from religious backgrounds yet they do reveal a
spiritual orientation. Allen Ginsberg was the first to insist on the
religious character of the earlier beats; the same thing can be said of this new group.
There is also a pronounced sense of the sacred. The world in which
we live consists of a number of forces that are alien to middle-class values.
These forces are by and large benevolent. We should strive to make ourselves
aware of them, to open ourselves to them, to become attuned to them.
The reality perceived by these young people is different from that
which is usually referred to by the term. There are two realities, both of
which must be discovered: pseudo-reality and the real reality. The
pseudo-reality refers to the facade, the performance, the roles, the games,
the rules, the routine. More importantly, the games are restricting and prevent
the individual from realizing his true self, his wholeness, or the meaning and
value of life. ... Perception of the true reality or the real reality enables
one to reject material gains, middle-class status, and the institutional means for
gaining these ends. These goals are being replaced by a new one, the
experience of really being, or having being. Having being, the experience of
being in the real scene, leads to an understanding of the true meaning of
existence, to the truth of life, to the real-reality.
This openness, which permits one to perceive the true reality, leads quite
naturally to a deep reverence for nature and other persons. The reverence is
connected with the sense that the world of men, animals, and plants-all
living things-is inextricably bound together. It is almost as if all living things
were part of one body. (Carey, Marijuana Use Among the New Bohemians, pages
Compilation copyright © 1995 2001 CSP
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text: Whenever I do, or look at a color field painting, it ends up feeling like a landscape. And then the picture goes on from there to take up other associations. Things, as I said before, exist above and below the line. In and out of consciousness. Color peek through from below and disturb the surface. Some of the colors work, others do not. Cool on warm. Warm on cool. It's a gamble.

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Bill Murphy – Finding Joy in Ironmans
instead of beating myself up and wishing I was "finished already" I want the race to be about being present to where I am and to the now of each moment
instead of beating myself up and wishing I was "finished already" I want the race to be about being present to where I am and to the now of each moment
When Beyond Limits asked Jini Reddy for her list of tips on living life beyond limits her first answer was, "You don't have to fit a stereotype of an adventurer to blaze a trail." This answer describes Reddy and Beyond Limits well. Beyond Limits Magazine is more than an adventure magazine. We are a magazine dedicated to bringing you stories… Read more →
The people who spoke of him were not just telling me that he was an amazing artist. They were telling me that he is an amazing adventurer.
Bill Bradley has been on top of the world. He has experienced what it means to have it all. And he has experienced what it means to lose it all. Just over five years ago, he went through a bankruptcy. He lost his business. And his marriage came to an end. He had hit rock bottom. "I remember calling a… Read more →
Living a life beyond limits can mean climbing mountains, rowing across oceans, or leaving your day job to take on an epic adventure. But at Beyond Limits Magazine, we believe it is more than that. We believe that the only rule for living a life beyond limits is that you live your life in a way that makes you happy,… Read more →
A couple of weeks back I had the opportunity to speak with Dave Cornthwaite and he said something that stuck with me. "I get so tired of people saying, 'I wish I could,'" Dave said, "They just need to take action. Get get up and figure how to do that thing they wish they could do." I understand… Read more →


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phnom penh (金邊小館)- VANCOUVER
I've been coming back to phnom penh ever since I was five and i'm still obsessed. This casual Cambodian/Vietnamese restaurant serves South Asian comfort food at it's best.
phnom penh's legendary deep fried garlic chicken wings is to die for. this is the reason why i keep coming back. the wings are probably layered with MSG but no one really cares because its THAT good.
Beef Ball & Sliced Beef Sirloin Noodle Soup
No complaints. My first thought was that it was the perfect hangover food.
Coconut Chicken Curry
My first time ordering this. It was surprisingly good. The chicken was tender and the sauce was creamy and delicious. There were also yams, a nice alternative than the usual potatoes found in curry.
Lemon Grass Chicken Rice
Looked a lot more appetizing than the last time i ordered this. I didn't get to try it this time but she enjoyed it.
After all these years its no secret that Phnom Penh has the best fried chicken in Vancouver. Do your research beforehand because some of the items on the menu are a hit and miss. I would also highly recommend their beef brisket noodle soup, beef rice plate, and their Vietnamese iced coffee. I will be returning to Phnom Penh in no time.
Phnom Penh
244 E Georgia st
Vancouver, BC
March 14, 2011 3:40 pm
Interesting that you mention the ridiculous amount of MSG inside of the chicken wings. Every time I go there, I seem to have problems sleeping later at night as well as a thirst for water. Despite this, I still go as the wings are incredibly addictive!
I don't think I've seen other blogs order coconut chicken curry but it seems like a good thing to try next time I go. The thought of yams inside of curry is mind-blowing.


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AimTo produce a 12-page newspaper to be distributed to people interested in self-organised learning at the Learning Without Frontiers and Be Bettr conferences in January.
HowUsing the Newspaper Club service. Here's the current draft for printing/reviewing . Update: a further version get it here (pdf, 13 MB). And now, the final version. Too late to make further changes, sorry!
Editorial team now closed to new members (we'll be finished in a couple of days!): Patrick Hadfield, Tony Hall, Fred Garnett, David Jennings, Lucy Johnson, Ian McCleave.
DeadlineWe go to print at 2pm on 4 January, in order to receive the printed newspapers by 11 January. Based on this info. In effect this means midnight on 3 January.
To Do List
- Write good headlines and identify good 'pull quotes' for each of the articles
- Proof read
Proofreading checklist
- Consistency in use of smart quotes and other special characters (..., -- etc)
- Consistency in formatting of headings and subheadings, captions
- URLs
- Layout snafus (orphans, images or tables misaligned with text)
Tag for paper.li version#unweds11
Resources to go in the paper (from this point on, these details are mostly historical)
Headline/Front page ideas
Ideas around the L in learning, unplugged, crisis/collapse... Please develop these ideas and then link to them (as wiki pages, pdfs, jpgs, whatever, from here)
See Headline Ideas.
Interviews, each to be edited down to around 800 words (editor's name follows interviewee's name):
- Agile learning and agile technology: Dick Moore (2,300 words) - Fred
- What is agile learning: David Jennings (3,400 words) - Fred
- Making is connecting: David Gauntlett (2,300 words) - Tony edited version
- Home education: Annie Weekes (approx 5,000 words) - Tony edited version
- Learner-generated contexts: Fred Garnett (2,000 words) - Patrick edited version - 969 words
- Teaching by not teaching: Tony Hall (5,600 words) - Patrick Tony Hall - I'm A Photographer Not A Teacher! (960 words)
- Hows, whys and wherefore's of School of Everything: Dougald Hine (2,800 words) - David - edited version - 1,279 words
- Peer to peer learning in organisations: Ollie Gardener (3,700 words) - David - edited version - 900ish words
- David's intro to the interviews (633 words)
- Blogger as a learning tool (Lucy, 400 words)
- TiddlyWiki (David, 500 words)
- Camera (Tony, 250-400 words)
- Three Books (write yours here)
- What's missing from this newspaper (add your own points to the bullet list)
- Credits
Images & graphics
- Photos of people meeting and talking in the Royal Festival Hall (!) http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=schoolofeverythingunplugged
- Some of the interviewees http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=agilelearning
- Another link into School of Everything Unplugged related photos.
- Nicola's visualisations from the interviews
- Note of sources of images


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This is a new cookie for me but one I could not resist when I saw this cookie cutter which I found online. I have a good recipe for Gingerbread Men Two Ways but wanted to use a chocolate cookie for Halloween and this is what I came up with. I also found a recipe from Cooking Light which is lower in fat and sugar but I have not tried it yet.
Normally I have used these cutters to make gingerbread cookies for Christmas (do you think I have enough? – I count 20!).
I used 3 different gingerbread cookie cutters – you can see the designs I made. The one in the middle is the cutter with the imprint on it… along with some Meringue Bones. You could also make some mummies but use tip 301 to make bandages wrapped around each cookie.
Chocolate Skeleton Cookies With Royal Icing
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2-3/4 cups flour
- 1/2 cup baking cocoa
- 1 tsp. baking soda
Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy; beat in the egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour for easier handling; do not chill longer or it will become very hard.
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface. Cut with a floured cookie cutter and place on greased sheets. If you have the cutter with the imprint be sure to dip that side in flour as well. Bake at 375°F, in a preheated oven, for about 8 minutes or until set. Smaller cutters you will not have to cook as long. Cool before removing from pans to wire racks.
Royal Icing for Cookies:
- 3 tbsp. meringue powder
- 1 lb. confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- food coloring to tint (if using)
Sift the confectioners' sugar, meringue powder and cream of tartar together. Add the vanilla and add 1-2 tbsp. at a time of the water and beat. I do use my Kitchen-Aid stand mixer.I did not use almost 3 tbsp. of the water from the 1/2 cup – you just have to judge the consistency you want and is easiest to pipe. You want it to be stiff, somewhat.
I used a round tip No. 4 (certain areas I could have used a smaller tip), and a bag that you could change tips very easily.
Recipe by cooking with aunt juju https://cookingwithauntjuju.com/2012/10/25/chocolate-skel…th-royal-icing/
The finished cookies – perfect for Halloween!
See also my recipe Royal Icing as Glue or to Decorate Cookies.
Cooking Light Chocolate Cookies
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 egg
- about 1-1/4 cup flour (5.6 oz.)
- about 1 cup (4.75 oz.) whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened dark cocoa
- 1/2 tsp. salt
Mix the first 3 ingredients in a bowl until well blended. Add vanilla and egg and continue to blend.
Weigh (something I have never done) or measure the two flours. Combine with cocoa and salt stirring with a whisk. Add the flour mixture to sugar and beat at low speed just until flour is incorporated.
Cut dough in half and, between 2 sheets of plastic wrap; roll each half to a 1/4-inch thickness. Place in refrigerator for about an hour to chill.
Follow cutting and baking directions above.
Recipe by cooking with aunt juju https://cookingwithauntjuju.com/2012/10/25/chocolate-skel…th-royal-icing/


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Birmingham City will have to significantly strengthen their side if they are to improve over the upcoming season.
Birmingham manager Gary Rowett
Birmingham City manager Gary Rowett has provided an update on the club's attempts to strengthen their squad, telling the Birmingham Mail that transfers are a work in progress and they will not be rushed into making unnecessary moves.
The Blues' need for a striker has been well documented and Rowett explained why signing a front man can prove so difficult.
"We have been very close on a number of occasions but as we always know players that can change games and score goals are coveted by many other teams," he said.
The Midlands club will be expected to improve during this upcoming season, after their respectable 10th place finish in the Championship last term, but Rowett insists that he will not bow down to external pressure, and sign players for the sake of it, when speaking to the Birmingham Mail.
Rower has explained how hard it is to bring in transfer targets
"If I start to bow down to the pressure externally of making signings, after two or three weeks if they are not the right signings then there's not going to be an awful lot of help left is there?" he added. "I have got to make sure they are the right signings. We are actively trying, we have offers out for players, we have bids into clubs and ultimately it's about us trying to make some of them happen."
Although Rowett's men impressed last term with their compact displays, seven players have been released over the summer and they will have to bring in multiple acquisitions to ensure that they have a squad capable of dealing with the rigours of the Championship.
Che Adams is a reported target for Birmingham
Rowett is obviously keen to bring a forward to St Andrews, but the Blues will have to increase their reported £1 million offer for Sheffield United striker Che Adams after their bid was rejected for the 20-year-old (Sky Sports).
It will be a busy summer at Birmingham, and their fans will be hoping the hard work put in by Rowett and his staff will pay dividends come the end of the transfer window.
Birmingham City manager Gary Rowett explains how the work to sign players continues behind the scenes


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Carly Fiorina is, and has been, my first pick among the GOP nomination contenders. She's clearly smart and a capable leader of large organizations. We need someone with her experience in that field. She's also pretty solidly conservative and she's far more focused on getting our federal government's operations fixed than anyone I've run into for a long time. She entered the arena well and generated a lot of interest in that first debate. For reasons I can't clearly divine, she's not catching fire like I think should ought to be and it's not speaking out to turn to say that she's not running at the head of the pack right now. However, she's doing better than half of the remaining candidates and that's why it's puzzling and irritating that ABC has decided to not invite her to the debate they're holding this evening. There's a lot of support for her to be there:
Here's the back story: Fiorina is up in arms because ABC News is excluding her from Saturday night's Republican presidential primary debate. According to the criteria, candidates must place among the top six Republican candidates either nationally or in New Hampshire (calculated by polling averages) or have placed first, second or third in Monday night's Iowa caucuses. Fiorina didn't do these things, which means she won't be on the stage. John Kasich and Chris Christie did, however, which means they will be — even though Fiorina technically beat them in Iowa.
Technically? No, no… not "technically." She did beat them. She got more votes and more delegates than either Kasich or Christie and tied with the GOP establishment's beknighted Jeb Bush in delegate count. She belongs on that stage because she belongs in the debate as to which candidate best meets the Republican Party's approval as the standard-bearer into the general election in November. ABC should #LetCarlyDebate!
And with that, I turn the floor over to the Carly for President Campaign:


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Love Quotes from Romeo and Juliet March 14, 2011Posted by Dine Racoma in Love Spell.
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One of the greatest and most timeless love stories ever written is "Romeo and Juliet," by William Shakespeare, a world-renowned British playwright and poet of the 15th century. The tragic drama revolves around the ill-fated love of two people who stood by each other and fought for their love against all odds, all the way to the sad ending. The love quotes from Romeo and Juliet will always be remembered, as they are beautiful expressions of love that can only come from a true and undying affection. Nothing captures the messages from the heart that the insightful quotations that only a sincere heart can deliver.
One year and seven months ago July 8, 2010Posted by Dine Racoma in Love Spell, Young Love.
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by Angela
It's been 5 months, 26 days
Still counting the days I'll be getting over you
The days you'll continue falling for her
And the days I'll start loving myself.
I'm still waiting for the day
Where I will not wait for you anymore
Where you'll never cross my mind again
And every pain will be long over
moving on October 31, 2008Posted by Dine Racoma in Love Spell, Soulful Thoughts.
Tags: Hope, moving on, new beginning, no more tears, romantic poem
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by Angela Racoma
the time will come
when new beginnings will start other endings
and all false hopes will finally be free
moving on will not be as hard as it seems
letting go will not cause pains that pierce
hearts will start to open
to love that might have been
no more questions left unanswered
This Silence June 20, 2008Posted by Dine Racoma in Love Spell.
Tags: poems from the heart, silence
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by Dine Racoma
i cannot bear
this silence between us
it is far different
from the one i loved
silence often gave me
the peace of mind i yearned
people break silence
with cries or cracks of jokes
Aren't You Kidding? June 12, 2008Posted by Dine Racoma in Love Spell, My Poetry.
Tags: Kidding
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by Dine Racoma
I just don't know why you say
you don't know why
you fell in love with me.
Or can you not just admit
that you love me simply because…
Shall I tell you why?
It will be a boast on my part
if I compare myself with the rest
and conclude that I'm the best.


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Pups and bowties are normally not two things that mix.
But Doggie "U" K9 Academy, a puppy training facility in Bay Shore, is hoping to change that with its 'Black Tie for Paws' benefit Saturday night. The benefit will take place from 6 p.m. to midnight at the facility, and proceeds will be donated to Shelter Link and Almost Home Animal Rescue Inc., two not-for-profit organizations that specialize…
To continue reading, please visit Newsday.com
Originally published on Newsday.com (March 22, 2013)


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Hey there, this picture is one of my favorites from this week. It's a picture of Hatley and me. Hatley is my best friend and "sister". She's taking some classes at Oxford this summer, and came to Paris for a bit before going to England. I hadn't seen her or her parents, Ann and David, in four years. It was incredible. It felt completely normal, like we hang out all the time or something. So, I'm happy... Happy. Happy. Vx
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