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For Part 1, see Mockery Not Glockery: Why I Must Become A Lone-Wolf Terrorist, Part 1.
Adam Lanza Was Autistic…
…but other than that I actually know quite little about the guy. In my mind he's more of a frightening myth than anything — an infamous mass murderer, or maybe a bogeyman, or even a comic book super villain. Of course, I know that he was anything but a myth for the families of the 26 people shot to death by Lanza in 2012 — most of whom were young school children. I know that for his victims and their families, Lanza was a very real and monstrous madman. And I also know that that once it became known that Lanza was autistic, the first thing many tried to do was make it clear that his atrocity had nothing to do with autism. I think they were understandably worried that the vast majority of utterly harmless autistic people would be stigmatized by Lanza's actions, and so these well-meaning people tried to shift the topic of conversation to that of Gun Control and Lanza's personal armory, as if Lanza's obsession with guns was not a true example of the sort of "restricted interests" that are an autism stereotype; as if his school house massacre was not obviously a rare but virulent form of "autistic meltdown" and in no small measure a disastrous consequence of a lifetime of having been marginalized, ostracized, and rejected.
What am I missing here? In what sense did Lanza's own idiosyncratic version of autism have absolutely nothing to do with his monstrous deed? It looks to me like it had a great deal to do with it.
Frustration Art: A Kinder, Gentler, and Occasionally Hilarious Form of Lone-Wolf Terrorism
If my autistic neurology grants me anything like a superpower, surely it's my freakish ability to frustrate the shit out of at least some human beings. (Many others seem more or less immune to my gifts, and of course most people have simply never met me).
Although quite mystifying (especially for me), of course there's really nothing magical about this ability. It doesn't make me bullet proof, nor allow me to fly, nor see through walls. And I didn't acquire it after being bitten by a radioactive bug. It is simply a natural consequence of the fact that I live in a very different world than do most, both conceptually and perceptually.
Technically or psychiatrically speaking I am not considered delusional nor am I hallucinating, but it's almost as if my whole brain has an unusual astigmatism that makes some things seem much larger and more important, figuratively speaking, and other things seem smaller and more trivial than they might seem to a so-called "normal" person (whatever that is). You might say I suffer from various kinds of value delusions — by which I mean that my values (what I consider more or less important or trivial) are so very out of sync with the values of most other people in my life, that the disconnect often interferes with my ability to function in society: to maintain healthy collaborative relationships, hold down a full time job, etc. Of course, everybody suffers from this more or less to some extent, but with autism the differences are often more striking and consequential. It's one thing to argue with people, but quite another to argue so much and so often and about stuff that seems so utterly ridiculous to them that few can stand to have anything to do with you.
For example, back in March (2018) I turned down an opportunity to sell my signature for $37,000.00. All I had to do was sign my name on a standard settlement agreement, and MetLife would have given me $37,000.00! But I couldn't do it. I tried to do it. I almost did it. In fact, I shudder now when I think about how close I came to signing that damn thing. But in the end I just couldn't do it. I had to really think it through — bake it thoroughly in my thought furnace — and I did, but I realize now that it would be easier for me to chew out my own tongue than to sign that settlement agreement.[1]
And why? Well, subjectively speaking it's just this feeling I get. It just feels wrong — really wrong, like I'm making a deal with the Devil or something, an unholy alliance.
That's the subjective and executive summary, but I can at least try to articulate my reasons. This isn't the place to go into all of them, but I will tell you that one of them begins with the fact that I once spent a good two years of my life obsessing about Actuarial Mathematics and still know how to calculate an Actuarial Present Value (APV) — essentially a rational estimate in today-dollars of some future payment (e.g. salary), accounting for interest and random events that might impact the final amount paid out — and when I did that for the MetLife career opportunity that was essentially stolen out from under me last year by roughly a dozen autism-ignorant individuals working for the company, I came up with an estimate of $1.7 million, which is a hell of a lot more than $37,000.00. So, one really important reason I couldn't sign is that I knew these 12 or so individuals were trying to rip me off to the tune of $1.7 million dollars, give or take.
Now, if this is the first time you've ever encountered the concept of an APV, you're not alone. Most folks have not, and unfortunately, if you have not and you're response to all of this is anything like "WHAT ARE YOU NUTS!?!?" then I'm sorry to say that you're simply wasting your time. For me, "what are you nuts", with or without the caps and punctuation is simply not an argument against a given APV estimate. In order to challenge such an estimate, you have to challenge the assumptions that undergird it, which you cannot do with the "what are you nuts" tactic. If the best you can do is "what are you nuts", then you might as well be trying to convince me that Santa and the Easter Bunny are both real and are in fact the true authors of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliette. However crazy I might seem to you because I turned down an opportunity to make $37 thousand in exchange for a signature, you seem to me something like 46 times more crazy than that for suggesting that I might sell off an opportunity to earn $1.7 million for just $37,000.[2]
Like I said, because I am autistic, I live in a very different world than most, both perceptually and conceptually, and sometimes these differences can frustrate the shit out of people. This sort of thing happens a lot with me, and it's all due to my autistic neurology.
To be continued…
Continue with Mockery Not Glockery: Why I Must Become A Lone-Wolf Terrorist, Part 3.
Also, here is a link to a short and entertaining promo about a documentary being made about the inspirational Cocks Not Glocks protest movement.
[1]For an overview of my MetLife fiasco, try An Open Letter to A Certain EEOC Deputy District Director, although when I wrote that I hadn't yet begun referring to the events in question as a form of gang rape, and I was still protecting the identities of MetLife and the company's Seyfarth Shaw attorney Frederick "Fritz" T. Smith. In that document, the "gang rape" was described more literally as a Civil Rights violation, MetLife is called the "XYZ Insurance Company", and Mr. Smith is referred to as "Batman".
[2]The number 46 is just the ratio of my APV estimate of $1.7 million to the $37 thousand offered by MetLife to replace it. That is $1.7 million/$37 thousand ≅ 46.
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BHP Billiton has confirmed another change of contractor within its Queensland coal division, as the profitability of the sector comes under scrutiny this week.
HSE Contracting will take over from Thiess on July 1 at the South Walker Creek mine, which BHP owns in partnership with Japanese company Mitsui.
The deal continues a trend for mining companies to change contractors in a bid to save money, and has not previously been publicised despite the deal being settled more than a month ago.
It's the second contract HSE has won on BHP's Queensland coal mines in recent months, after it displaced Leighton from the Peak Downs mine that BHP owns in partnership with Mitsubishi.
While Leighton's contract on Peak Downs was dramatically cancelled midway through its term, it is understood the Thiess contract was due to lapse this year, and HSE was selected instead of renewing the existing contract.
"After a tender process BHP Billiton Mitsui Coal has awarded the contract for ongoing mining services operations at its South Walker Creek operation to HSE Contracting, effective July 1," said a BHP spokeswoman.
BHP's Australian coal division is struggling under high wages and low productivity, with several mines considered to be marginal.
Deutsche analyst Paul Young recently named the Appin coal mine near Illawarra and the Blackwater mine in Queensland as the two BHP mines facing the most margin pressure.
Steve Smyth, from the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union, said there were rumours that BHP's Saraji coal mine in Queensland was under pressure to reduce its cost structures over the next six to eight weeks.
BHP will take analysts on a tour of its Queensland coal operations this week, and is expected to highlight efforts to reduce costs across the division.
In a recent research note, Mr Young said the average unit cost at BHP's Australian coking coal mines had soared from about $US44 per tonne in 2005 to $US161 per tonne this year.
Mines within the joint venture with Mitsubishi were the most expensive to run.
This month rival coal miner Xstrata told a parliamentary inquiry that more than a third of Australian coal mines were unprofitable at current commodity prices.
BHP switches contractor as industry seeks to cut costs
BHP Billiton has confirmed another change of contractor within its Queensland coal division, as the profitability of the sector comes under scrutiny this week.
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In an alleged case of paper leak,a teacher of Government High School at Chavni Mohalla has come under the scanner for leaking the Class IX mathematics paper. However,the teacher has denied the charges and alleged that she was beaten up by the office superintendent.
District Education Officer Amarjit Kaur,meanwhile,has initiated an enquiry into the incident which occurred on Monday morning when the students were about to take their maths examination,being conducted at the school itself.
I have recorded the statements of both the teacher and the superintendent involved and the DEO will further investigate the matter tomorrow, said Varsha Shukla,deputy DEO.
Sources reveal that the teacher who had allegedly leaked the maths paper to the students before the exam entered into a tiff with the office superintendent after the principal of the school asked her to abort the exam and distribute a different set of question papers. The teacher,however,alleged that she was beaten up by the superintendent. No case had been registered till the filing of this report.
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I posted before about Opreation Iraqi Children.
Here's an update.
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Saturday, November 12, 2011
Taking Sides
The Penn State story — and it really isn't necessary for me to elaborate on that at this point, is there? — is one that will not go away.
I was talking about it with my father yesterday. A lifelong sports fan, he reminded me during our conversation that, when choosing sides in a game, he ordinarily prefers to support a team rather than oppose one.
It's kind of like voting, really. My parents preferred to vote for someone they admired rather than against someone they despised, but they didn't always have a choice. Sometimes, they had to select "the lesser of two evils."
Dad said that, until the middle of last week, he hadn't decided whether he would root for Nebraska or Penn State in today's football game.
He's always been relatively neutral about both football programs. There are some football teams he just doesn't like, for one reason or another (and some of them go back to things that most people either never knew or forgot long ago), and he pulls against them on a regular basis, but, as I say, he's always been neutral about Nebraska and Penn State.
Maybe it's a regional thing. Dad respects Nebraska and Penn State and their accomplishments. But he was born and raised in the South, and he prefers to pull for a good Southern team any day. Once, when I was in high school, my family went to New Orleans during the Christmas break, and we attended the Sugar Bowl football game. Penn State was playing Alabama, and my father pulled for Alabama. It was a Southern team, and, even though my father was opposed to the governor of Alabama, George Wallace, he didn't hold that against the football team.
Anyway, when we spoke yesterday, he still wasn't speaking about pulling for either team today — but he said he had decided which one he would pull against. Penn State, of course.
I understand his anger and frustration, and there probably were millions of football fans who watched the game and pulled for Nebraska because of what happened at Penn State. (Those who did surely were pleased with the outcome.)
But that wasn't really fair.
Joe Paterno deserves to be the target of people's anger. He is no longer the coach. But he isn't the only guilty party.
The headline writer in me kind of wishes that the perpetrator of the child abuse, retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, had been a basketball coach — because the evidence of his guilt is so great that the case against him appears to be a slam dunk for the prosecution.
He, too, is no longer on the Penn State coaching staff.
But pulling for the team to lose, it seems to me, amounts to punishing the team and the students — and that is guilt by association.
The incident that led to the unraveling of the Penn State coverup took place nearly a decade ago when the victim was 10 years old. Most of the players who took the field today are the victim's contemporaries. Any one of them could have been — and, when all the details are known, it may be revealed that some were — assaulted around the same time.
It may have been blind luck if some or all of them were spared.
If we do not blame the victim — and I have heard no one who has — it is not fair for us to blame his teammates, either (that is, if he became a member of Penn State's football team).
Or his classmates, for that matter. There are roughly 45,000 students on Penn State's flagship campus. At a major university like that, which recruits athletes from across the country, the likelihood that any of your high school classmates would also be your teammates in college is probably very small — but there are bound to be some of your high school classmates in the general university population.
I grew up in Arkansas, in a town that was more than a bump in the road — but it wasn't a city, either. My graduating class set a school record — which is bound to have been eclipsed, probably on more than one occasion, since then — with slightly more than 300 graduates.
I went to college at the University of Arkansas, the largest campus in the state, and its enrollment at the time was about one–third of Penn State's on–campus enrollment today. I encountered at least one–tenth of my high school classmates there, either in class or in the campus bookstore — or at a Razorback football game.
I even knew some of the people who played in the band at the football games — so I know it is more than possible that the young man has run into people from his hometown if he is part of the Penn State student body.
Whether that young man is now a student at Penn State or not, though, his contemporaries there held a candlelight vigil last night for him and the other victims.
Well, they did it for themselves, too. There can be no doubt that, after the week they have endured, the students desired closure — and a return to semi–normalcy. Some also probably wanted to relieve any feelings of guilt they may have.
But I think they also wanted to express their solidarity with the victims in some way.
They weren't to blame for what happened — or what was done to cover it up. They should not be made the scapegoats.
Posted by David Goodloe at Saturday, November 12, 2011
Labels: college football, Joe Paterno, Nebraska, Penn State, Red Smith, sex scandal
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Park, Kwang-Kyoon
- PhD Candidate
- Department of Physics, POSTECH
- Email: Kwangkyoon.Park(a)gmail.com
Brief Biography
Kwang-Kyoon Park received his bachelor in physics from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in 2011 with magna cum laude. During his bachelor, he was supported by a national scholarship of natural sciences and engineering from Korea Student Aid Foundation. He joined the group of Prof. Yoon-Ho Kim at POSTECH for his PhD in 2011. In this year, he was awarded a Global PhD fellowship from National Research Foundation of Korea.
He is interested in many topics of quantum optics and quantum information. His topic for his PhD is about atom-photon interactions. One of these is about the generation of nonclassical two photons from a cold atomic ensemble. His work was about the generation of spectrally narrowband two photons which can interact with atoms efficiently and engineering frequency-time correlation of the generated photons. He is also working on the measurement of quantum states of photons using classical processes. Another topic of the atom-photon interactions is about a quantum memory of photons. By using the electromagnetically-induced transparency effect, he has been working on the mapping of photonic states into atomic states coherently. By expanding this work, he is going to challenge the single-photon-level nonlinear interaction by reducing the group velocities of photons to zero in the medium.


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Institution expectations vs Individual aspirations!?
Posted by Rewa Smriti on October 30, 2010
I was discussing with Sarita di about an incident that happened in a Navodaya Vidyalaya few months ago. She said, 'this is trans-cultural shocks!'
A 13 year school boy was burnt to death in a fire at school! It's difficult for me to believe. This was a total shock to all of us. I do not know whether it's a suicide or a murder. As I got to know that he was in class 7th, so I guess he might have spent a maximum of 8 months in JNV. What compelled a child to do so? I have no explanation for it. It's worrisome and a point of concern for all of us, despite the fact that we may or may not have spent our childhood in a residential school called Navodaya.
Can anyone really explain Why this nightmare scenario actually happens? Why such kind of incident are occurring, of course without a warning bell? Why there is such fluctuations in system performance? I doubt whether they really worried about students at all? Why is the students behavior changing toward each other that causes someone's death? Why would anyone let it happen? What could be the cause behind it? The strong feeling of stress, confusion, lack of concentration, peer pressure, self-doubt, competition and pressure to succeed, or influence of the so called modern technological toy such as a cell phone etc…???
Are we able to create a good relationship between hostel inmates? The reasons behind his suicide/murder can be complex but many of us are simply clueless as to what the real scenario behind would have. I think it is better to understand the complexities of the child mindset that can lead them to the worst situation. We do need to develop new ways of co-relating to students at all levels and understand their deep rooted psychology.
I invite a healthy discussion here to sound out your opinions…
13 Responses to "Institution expectations vs Individual aspirations!?"
October 30, 2010 at 6:47 pm
Hi smriti,
Thanks for taking note of the discussion we had on the awful incident that took place in a residential school some months ago.
It is not a new one rather, I may remind my friends that we have had such incidences in the past, Mumbai students mass suicide in early months this year was terrible.
As a developmen thinker, I always challenge my own thought of a 'secured heaven' that I got during childhood school in various Navodayas. Is it a complete definition while students like me were provided with good food, books and all other facilities. What if some, out of N number of students in such schools, pupil were unable to corelate, creat, observe, seek and learn in a multi cultural and multi tasking environment? In later part of my observation as an outsider, I realised that I accommodated to the system because of my nature as an open minded child who adjusts a lot, but lion share of us were shy, confused, reluctant at times and above all…out of the mass while deliverying performance based results. There where such residential school system fails. They create future scientists but failed to help those 'left out' students to let them grow as best human kinds with humanly touch.
That is a concern area, now a days, in schools in Asia I would say. Its good to produce hi-tech results, but it is also required to think of people who need support for producing results in the long run.
October 31, 2010 at 8:27 pm
As long as we keep worshiping engineers, doctors, IAS officers, as long as they will imprison the mindset of students, as long as we all only strive for careers, such things will keep growing…
Love for nation, love humanity.. life meant for service will direct our soul to follow disciplined life.. discipline is the key word…
so lets echoed with Vivekananda's voice for building character rather career…
someone will have to work in office and some have to work in office.. we as a alumni always organized programs to inspire students to work in office and seldom guide those who have to stay back at their own villages for toiling in their fields or working in some store..
so we have to think our own course of action.. can we change ourselves.. forget about others and think that can you be useful for at least a person in your life..
don't tell success story of our seniors in schools but tell the story or sacrifices our forefathers.. tell the pain of farmers, show them the crushing faces of labourers and tell them how could be useful for them by using their intellect…
change is inevitable and we all are now marching for change
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November 1, 2010 at 5:03 am
I can't believe that nobody saw him in burning. He was just a child and he might be screaming. Nobody heard his screaming? No one was near his room as if he was going to burn himself. Where were his friends and what school administration was doing at that time?
There must be some suspicious circumstances surrounding his death. It's time for the authorities to examine the case carefully!
November 1, 2010 at 9:05 am
well that was very sad incident,its difficult to guess whats going in little brains,but what i feel is there should never be to much pressure of studies on kid,ofcourse some strikness is necessary but no bambardment.
November 1, 2010 at 11:12 am
Hi Rewa,
This is something that you wouldn't even think of in your worst nightmare. It is often more difficult to accept the death of teenage. I can't make out whether it's murder or suicide. The most important question has become whether a teenage child has the mental capacity to commit suicide?
The factors that cause teenagers to commit suicide differ slightly from the adult counterparts. He might have been the victim of bulling by other children.
November 1, 2010 at 11:37 am
I have a few suggestions from my side for this discussion :
1. Counseling to educate teachers and children is a must!
2. Develop a helping relationship with both students and teachers.
3. Organize important events to facilitate development of relationships among students.
4. School administration needs to nurture an open and trusting relationship with their students.
5. Encourage to understand and support the social and emotional needs of students.
November 1, 2010 at 1:36 pm
I appreciate your initiative for the healthy discussion on this horrible incident. I even could not imagine a small children of age around 12 could burn himself or commit sucide. I am very confused and sad about that incident. As I do not know the cause of that incident.I want to know more about the situation of that navodaya. One point i would like to say that whether we the alumni , like or not but the navodays mentality is changing with growing technology.
November 4, 2010 at 11:57 am
'Getting ahead' strategy of an institution is spoiling the children/students.
November 6, 2010 at 10:50 am
Dear Rewa Ji
Blog is quite impressive that raised the issue of child care. The incident mentioned is quite alraming. The most important aspect is to figure out the case for the prevention of such incidents in future.
November 8, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Looks like a case of murder. A kid can not have guts to burn himself.
November 10, 2010 at 4:12 am
If you lost a child or a family member, how would you feel? Only those who have lost something so precious can understand the pain. A 12 or 13 year old child cannot commit suicide by burning himself to death in a fire. There must be some reason why it has happened. Something has gone wrong.
November 12, 2010 at 10:52 am
i can't believe dis happened.
if thre is sudden or surprising death den d soul is held down.
i can't believe dis happened.
High ambitions responsible fr children's death.


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Our fate in this modern day world entails being born into a dis-empowered culture. Thus is the curse we have placed on our children and grandchildren. We further dis-empower ourselves by surrendering power onto commercialized television (including news), corporate businesses, politicians, experts, supervisors, the multi-billionaires, and others we deem as authority.
Author-ity. Who has the right to author your life? Such is a condition of "Top-Down/Pyramid" governance.
Is there such a thing as "Bottom-Up" governance? Could it be more circular than linear? What is true in Nature? Both?
When you were conceived in your mother's uterus; who actually built your body?
You did! Thus, a fetus evolves from center to periphery in his mother's womb. The body knows how to do this, and has been doing so for thousands of years. This is the essence of "Bottom-Up" governance. Your cells became various organs because that's what the body needed them to be. The process of development is about intercommunications of cells. Thus, a particular cell may become a participant of the fetus's liver because that is what is needed for the baby.
The body has a networking intelligence and knows what to do. It mimics the Internet. (No, on second thought, the Internet mimics it—very inadequately!) It's a network. Mystics refer to this overseeing intelligence as the third eye, which is located around the center of our forehead. Yes, at that level of consciousness, we formed ourselves.
What about feedback loops in the body-mind? For example, you intuit something isn't right as you walk through the woods. Then, you look to your right, and find a curled up copperhead snake warning you not to hurt her.
Nature is intelligent and that intelligence protects us, including the rattlesnake. It's all about evolution. Snakes began manufacturing poison to (a) defend themselves and (b) foster fear in creatures like humans so they can act with caution when around a snake. Nature is in us and manifests as us, including snakes.
So, what are you meant to be in Nature's system? What is the "Big Picture" that you are a cell of? This planet?
Don't think you have no purpose in life. In the simple act of breathing you exhale carbon dioxide, which trees and plants inhale. Meanwhile, trees and plants exhale oxygen, which we breathe in. We all have a function in fostering an evolution of human, animal, and plant life on Earth.
Earth is a living system alongside you and the entire cosmos. I now hear a reader complain, "Look at Saturn, Burl. It's a wasteland!" To that I answer, "Perhaps the living planet, Saturn, is more alive than we know? Perhaps it's our perception that causes us to see a "wasteland."
To foster this idea, I've heard that when Europeans landed on the American continent, the Natives did not see the sailing ships that landed in the harbor. Sailing ships were outside their experience and, therefore, outside their apperception. It wasn't until the Natives saw the people in their rowboats that they realized human beings were landing.
Can our looking at a dead Saturn be the same kind of story? Maybe, for instance, the transition between wave and particle takes place there on a very different frequency than we are equipped to perceive.
How does that reflect on our destruction of Earth? Perhaps, even, our wasteland of body, mind, and spirit are a mirror to what we are doing to the planet i.e., pollution, constant warfare, and high murder rates? Perhaps, once we name aspects of nature as "resources" and money as "profit" we move outside the wellbeing of our greater body. We may be just projecting ourselves onto Saturn. Is our seeing Saturn as a wasteland one with what we have become?
The positive point is: intelligence, creativity and wisdom are within you alongside Saturn. These are deeper than your ego's intelligence. It reflects Nature's intelligence. Thus a seed that falls off a tree may become another tree, which is fathered by the sun, rain, and air while mothered by the soil.
Is this why we often say, "we are grounded?" In this statement, are we not reflecting on our psychological "ground" as one with the ground that supports flowers and trees? In the deepest sense: this is more than just metaphor, it is Truth.
And what of God over Nature? My thesis is that Mother Nature and Father God are one. Nature means Essence (e.g., the Nature of Tom is to be humorous). Meanwhile, the Hebrew name for God, Yahweh, is "I AM." What is I AM if not our Nature? Who are you? I AM is who you are…plain and simple.
Thus the Bride and Groom of the Bible's "Revelations" are revealed! They have never-not been separated except in the human mind inhabited by a philosophy of dualism. We have been looking at the world through blindfolds.
The process and being of the Father Self (Brahmin in Hindu, Yahweh / I AM in Hebrew) and Mother Nature are one. The Self is Nature, our Nature. Pagan and Judea-Christian-Muslim religions are one. Thus, Genesis 1:27 of the Bible states God created humanity in His image, Male and Female created She them. That means all of us.
This may be easier to grasp when you move away from sexuality and instead look at earthly/cosmic processes, which mirror human sexuality. For example, a seed (a form of a egg) falls from a tree onto the ground. That seed may become another tree. Or not. Indeed, some animal may eat the seed and then place it 20 miles away via the process of defecation. And, then, wa-la, a new tree is born in a different area!
Is this the reason we speak of teaching sexuality to our children and calling it "the facts of life?" That's exactly what I am saying. Sexuality, in Taoist terms, is the Way, i.e., the cosmic process of Yin (female) and Yang (male).
Intercourse is the Way! Ah, go sunbathing, ladies and gents. Experience the Sun's rays entering your cells and bringing them to life! Life's process is intercourse.
The planet is an intelligent and living system of which we are cells. Intercourse is simply the Way. Thus, the Sun shines and sparks a seed into becoming a tree. The Sun's rays are seminal to the birth of a tree. It's the same process as human sexuality.
Intelligence and Wisdom are the foundation of Nature. Thus I conceived this article. What is the article's father? Coming across this site.
This means all of Nature is intelligent and wise, including the nine planets. I know, we look at Saturn or Jupiter and say, "they are dead." Not necessarily so, for the planets themselves may be alive. Just like the Earth is. And where would we be without our moon, which creates tides and a 28-day process of tides, which also reflects a woman's menstrual period. It's actually a good thing to meditate on such a process. It leads to an understanding of cosmic and planetary process. All of us are participants in a planet/satellite/space/ galaxy and universal process. In summary, WE BELONG!
Our Self is our Nature, meaning essence, who is I AM, the Hebrew Yahweh! Mom and Dad are one.
What of life in the cosmos? My thesis is that we don't see life on Jupiter because our eyes are not able to focus on the wavelengths of the various life forms on the planet.
Perhaps it is because of our mindsets that we don't perceive life and a deep wisdom in the Cosmos or Nature? In ancient Christian terms, this wisdom was called Sophia Episteme, meaning Wisdom and Understanding. Understanding speaks to intelligence. And, more importantly, it speaks to compassion. Compassion, Intelligence, Wisdom and Understanding are all one.
So, when do we as a species realize this? Could such knowledge reduce warfare and argument over whose religion is right and whose is wrong? Could it also mean the end to the absurd notion of the "Battle of the Sexes?"
Could this also be referring to the idea that Jesus spoke, "judge not lest ye be judged?"
How judgmental are we? How many wars have you seen in your lifetime? Do we not judge our enemies as being "bad?" Could this be what Freud referred to as projection, i.e., the projection of our own thoughts that we don't like onto another?
Does it have to be this way? What can we do to change it?
Now that this article is ending, introspect and ask, what is now stewing within me based on what I've read? Go deep. Question yourself. Question me.
What do your instincts tell you?


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Fooling Around at the Gym – Big Guys Can be K A W A I I too!
This is supposed to be day 10 at Eclipse but I am going to divert the Workout logs and photos to something a little bit more fun.
Most people have a mind set that going to the gym means that you won't have a life anymore and things will get boring and what not. This is not TRUE. Not Entirely at least. I used to be intimidated from going to the gym before because of the unfamiliarity and of course because I didn't know what to do most times and I get scared of the BIG guys working out there. But being a part of the Eclipse Family I learned that working out at the gym is like a nice get together of fitness enthusiasts from different walks of life.
The people from Eclipse are awesome. I never thought I can make friend with the most adorable big guy ever! And the coaches that I have met so far are so funny and make hillarious remarks even while you are working out that sometimes you forget that you are actually murdering fat and training muscles.
So most of the people at the gym kinda know that I am into cosplay and often times tease me about it (in a good way). So one that day I decided to take photos of us just having fun and what not.
^– This is Noel, he is one of my gym Friendsies 😛 he may look scary but the truth is he is a big softee. Loves to listen to Sentimental music while working out. ^-^ But lifts major weights! INSANE
^– Just look at the comparison of our arms. I'm puny compared to him hahahah! Can you see my little teeny bicep? if not then its totally understandable I need to workout more hahaha!
^—- Because I can't compete with muscle or strength I just did what I do best. "caramelldansen" Squeeee!!!. Not only that I got the boys to do it too!!! Which boys? Well keep scrolling down and you'll see.
^— Some of The boys/men of Eclipse 24/7 Fitness Center Manila. Well here goes nothing.
^— Yes I got them to caramelldansen while I tried so hard to act all serious. –^
^– But of course I couldn't stay serious for long!
So now here is the verdict! Which person did the caramelldansen the best? Leave your answers/votes in the comment box below. 😛
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Sometimes it irks me that we pay lip-service to the concepts of living sustainably, of recycling and of considering our economic, social and environmental footprint…without actually absorbing those concepts into our lives in any real way.
Yes, we might make sure we separate our rubbish into recycling; we might buy a rain water tank or compost or plant a waterwise garden; we might buy recycled, organic or sustainably produced goods and luxuries; we might plant a veggie garden or become a locavore; we might volunteer on Clean Up Australia Day or make sure all our old Christmas cards go to Planet Ark; we recycle our clothing through ebay or Good Sammys; and those of us who are not forced into 4 minute showers by their low capacity hotwater system (god help us), might even buy a nifty little hour glass and make sure we only take 4 minute showers…but these are only changes to the way we do things, not changes to the way we live our lives.
And them are all valid and important things to do, but they are only additives to our "normal business processes" – what about the changes we can make and the things we can do by finding a small amount of time in our lives and using that to make a difference?
Home-made Sunday Manifesto
Let's consider taking a small amount of our time – say one hour on a Sunday – and using that time to do something that re-purposes, re-uses and/or re-cycles in ways that are thrifty, useful, add which value and/or luxury to your life.
Let's do something which enables us to think laterally about the resources we already have on hand in our home, life or garden. And let's agree that what ever we during that hour on that Sunday will have a positive and definite output at the end of the hour.
Let's do something that could potentially be a communal or family activity, or something we can do solo. It could be practical, it could be a frippery, it could be a luxury or a pragmatic necessity. Whatever it is, let it be something thrifty and most definitely fun.
And it's just one hour of your life every Sunday – one hour after your brunch date with the girls; one hour after your Sunday trip to the gym; one hour before your Sunday session. It's not very much time from your life.
The Home-Made Sunday manifesto is not about you spending an hour doing your washing or another chore. You have Monday – Saturday plus 23 hours of Sunday to do chores and life your live.
It's also not about taking on a major project that takes aeons to finish, this is about surprising ourselves with the nifty, gourmet, crafty, smart and thrifty things we can do to make a difference…the things that will make a difference but are not part of our normal business/life activities.
Some things you could do in your hour of power…
Understandably, although I have been thinking about this for a while, this is news to you. So I have put together a list of possible home-made sunday projects.
Some of these are quick, some of these are communal (why can't you have a girlie catch up over champagne and preserving lemons, rather than spending petrol and money going to brunch?).
They all have one thing in common – they are creative, quick and interesting ways to re-use items you have in your home, garden or life in ways that will add a certain je ne sais quoi to your life and the lives of those around you:
- For those with a herb garden:
- Mintox ice-cubes (no glass of water will be complete without them)
- Lemongrass room spray (prune your lemon grass and create something with the leaves)
- Herbal odour remover (for shoes, clothes or carpets)
- Infused oil
- Lavender salt or sugar
- Anti-aphid spray
- For those with a fruit tree or veggie garden:
- Preserved lemons (No one can eat all the lemons on the lemon tree when they ripen, so turn them into a luxury gourmet item to add to salads or give as gifts)
- Make grandma's lemon cordial
- Make sun teas
- For those with a kitchen
- Make Lavender jelly, or some other jelly, jam or chutney
- Home-made crumpets
- Beer popsicles
- Home made body lotions and bubble bath
- Vanilla or cinnamon sugar
- Smart recycling:
- Make a mobile / garden mobile / bird scarer using old CD/DVDs
- Reuse your takeaway containers
- Make vases out of wine bottles, jars or tin cans
- Make a bottle garden
- A modern bird bath
These are just starters, I am sure you have some ideas of your own and I encourage you to share them – either with me and the readers of this blog or with your friends…


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Friday, October 29, 2004
I'm too depressed to blog. As my pregnancy progresses I become more tuned into a universal spirit and all I detect is suffering. Mainly caused by men. Margaret Hassan, the people in Falujah, the starving in Africa all haunt me. Not to mention the failure to buy shares in Google. And the struggle to pick curtain material for my new house. And the fear that my child will be a girl and I will inflict my ideals upon her and ruin her life. And the nagging self doubt that I'll never summon sufficient motivation to demand my own column in a newspaper. I'm thinking of resorting to Shen therapy. posted by Sarah | 21:04 1 comments
I think on the failure to buy shares in Google, we should all think about suing the Wall St investment bankers. It's pretty clear now that they used every opportunity to talk down the Google IPO because Google had snubbed them by the auction IPO, so all of a sudden we hear about how poor Google's prospects were, how the IPO was botched etc etc -- and now all of sudden it's nearly doubled since the IPO price.Post a Comment


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Buccaneers steal OT victory from Bears
There are 420 comments on the Chicago Tribune story from Sep 21, 2008, titled Buccaneers steal OT victory from Bears. In it, Chicago Tribune reports that:For the second consecutive game, the Bears led by two scores in the fourth quarter and couldn't close the deal, losing 27-24 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and former Bears quarterback Brian griese on Sunday ...
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#1 Sep 21, 2008
Man, the bears suck with or without me starting. Week 1 was a fluke...we aren't going to hit .500 this year.
#2 Sep 21, 2008
Bucs win by being thugs. He who throws the first three punches wins; he who returns for a fourth loses.
#3 Sep 21, 2008
orton couldn't come up big in OT? how about davis dropping the game winning catch over the middle? rewrite this article before print tomorrow.
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#4 Sep 21, 2008
Once again Kyle Orton had the chance to win the game and couldn't do it.
#5 Sep 21, 2008
I have said all off season. Why did we let Griese go? Orton is just awful and not a QB in this league. When our backs are agains thte wall they throw a bunch of guys in the box and he cannot do anything. Grossman is better and he's a mental headcase but at least he has an NFL arm and NFL skill. But the QB was again not even addressed in the off season. Keep Griese, work with Grossman one last time, and get a young guy with NFL capabilities is what should have happened but NO!!!!! The team, the coaching and the front office just plain stinks
"Let's rock!!"
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#6 Sep 21, 2008
It's scary how well Griese can command the field & march on down with his no-huddle! Worked against Philly last year, and now it worked against us!
At least Forte looked good again!
#7 Sep 21, 2008
Maybe last year's comeback in Philly was a lot more Griese than the Bears want to admit. Clearly they cut the wrong guy due to Turner's ego.
#8 Sep 21, 2008
The Tribune would like to apologize for the incorrect article title, "Buccaneers steal OT victory from Bears."
The correct title should be "Bears give away OT victory to the Buccaneers."
We are in the process of updating the title, please stand by.
#9 Sep 21, 2008
nice catch by Rashied Davis
#10 Sep 21, 2008
apparently Tillman would rather fight than win the game. Between that and Orton's brain fart interception returned for a TD, it's clear the Bears need some SMARTER personnel!
#11 Sep 21, 2008
just bad
#12 Sep 21, 2008
memo to bears defense:
The game is 60 minutes long plus the possibility of overtime-NOT 3 quarters. NOT 54 minutes.
#13 Sep 21, 2008
no matter what, the bears always find themselves some way to lose... if it means not being able to close down a 2 td lead in the fourth quarter, the bears will do it...
Matt forte, kyle orton, brandon loyld and the bears D looked awsome in this game, yet they still lose. This always annoys me about the bears
#14 Sep 21, 2008
Oh wow am I in the twilight zone where 17 pts is not enough points for the bears to win ?
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#15 Sep 21, 2008
Obviously this was a brutal loss. The three key plays were the Davis drop, the Tillman penalty, and also the fact that they didn't give the ball to Forte on the 3rd and 2. Despite the loss, I'm feeling better about the Bears this week than last. Any defense is going to get tired when they have to work that hard at the end of a game for that long.
#16 Sep 21, 2008
Congrats to the Bears defense for again squandering a double digit lead and for giving Brian Griese his very first 400+ yard game. Vasher could have ended the game with an easy pick in the 4th, but he let it hit him right in the hands and he dropped it. CHOKE!! Then he gets beat in OT for a long gain down to the 6, which led to a Tampa game-winning field goal. Peanut is obviously no brain surgeon, but come on!! Use what ever brains you have left and don't screw your team over with stupid penalties. Offense looked good. Tables have turned for this team.
Since: Jun 08
Cicero, Il.
#17 Sep 21, 2008
The first g. win was a tease. We've seen the real Bears the last 2 g.
#18 Sep 21, 2008
Steal a Victory? What a weak headline. The Bucs won because the Bears stink! They are all a bunch of weenies and I hope Briggs and Vasher are hurt and lost for the season. Peanut Tillman needs to get roasted and shipped out of town along with Smith, Babich, and Angelo. Bear fans look forward to the season and this is what they do. Stab us in the heart with a pencil these last two (and my final two as a Bear fan after 40 years) games. Too bad DirecTV doesn't give us a refund on NFLTicket if we cancel right now. I will have to wait until next year to cancel the most worthless ticket if you are a Bear Fan.
Does anyone want a bunch of really nice Bears gear for a great price? Come to my house for the get-rid-of-all-my-Bears-crap garage sale. Only things not for sale is the Ditka autographed helmet and the two Walter Payton autographs.
At least I won't waste any more Sundays watching this worthless Bears team. After 3 weeks into the season, I AM DONE. Any fans that show up next week better boo the whole freaking game and bring digns that say: Dump Jerry and Lovie, their worthless coaching staff and their worthless team.
#19 Sep 21, 2008
That back judge needs to throw a flag earlier - Brown took 3 or 4 good punches/elbows to his head while it was on the turf (which is fairly dangerous) before others swarmed the pile... Tillman jumped in and tried to break it up... crappy call
The Bears D just can't keep up with the no huddle and allowed to many catches in the secondary
#20 Sep 21, 2008
Whoever fired Riviera...it's time to resign.
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Officers in Poole are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following the destruction of a badger sett at the Bourne Valley Nature Reserve at Rossmore.
Police found that the multiple sett entrances had all been blocked and the surrounding area flattened. It is believed the offenders brought builders sand and tools to carry out the act.
The incident was reported to police by a local dog walker on Monday 9 February. Officers have been investigating this crime and are now appealing to the public.
Police Constable Claire Dinsdale, a Wildlife Crime Officer for Dorset Police, said: "Disturbing or damaging a badger sett is a criminal offence. Badgers have legal protection because of the sheer brutality of crimes against their species.
"This is a sickening act. Badgers normally give birth to their cubs at this time of year. Any family in the sett would have suffocated. The offenders have spent a great deal of time and effort to ensure all escape routes were blocked.
"I am appealing to the local community to report any information regarding this incident to me.
"I would also like to ask the many dog walkers, who use this area regularly, to keep their eyes and ears open and remain vigilant to acts like this. Any suspicious behaviour should be reported immediately."
No arrests have been made.
Badger persecution is one of the six national priorities in wildlife crime. Further information in helping to fight wildlife crime can be found at http://www.nwcu.police.uk
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Hooray the MCAT is over! Jon and I took it on the same day so I speak for the both of us when I say WE'RE DONE! That means that we can finally have some continuous reckless fun and, more importantly for you guys, it means we time to put up more posts.
Two weeks ago my cousin Sue and her parents came to visit from Michigan. We only get to see each other once or twice a year, so despite the fact that I was taking the MCAT in a week, we went out a lot and had lots of yummy food around North Brunswick and in the city. We cooked for each other (she, cheesecake for me, and I, salad for her). I guess salad doesn't actually count as cooking, but she really liked it and wanted me to put it up on the blog. So here I describe my caprese-esque salad and balsamic vinegar dressing.
What is a caprese-esque salad you ask? Well a caprese salad is just mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil; but my caprese-esque salad is a salad with all the fixings. So really it's a variation on a real caprese salad. If you just found that diversion confusing, sorry. You can choose to ignore it.
What you'll need for the salad:
fresh mozzarella
fresh basil
button mushrooms
grape tomatoes
pickled artichoke hearts
salad greens (romaine, arugula, whatever)
What you'll need for the dressing:
balsamic vinegar
lemon juice
extra virgin olive oil
fresh garlic
For two large handfuls of salad greens (the amount I usually eat for a light lunch) you'll need 3 or 4 basil leaves, 6 grape tomatoes and mozzarella balls, 2 mushrooms, and 4 artichoke hearts. Finely chop up your basil and give the artichoke hearts a rough chop. If you notice that some of the hearts still have some of those woody outer layers, you'll definitely want to get rid of those before you throw it in the salad. Slice your tomatoes and mozzarella into halves and thinly slice the mushrooms. Throw everything into a bowl.
I personally believe that fresh balsamic vinegar dressing is sooo much better tasting than stuff you can buy in stores. Plus, it doesn't have that weird thick texture that many store-bought dressings have. For about a cup of dressing you'll need 1/2 cup of balsamic vinegar. To that add 1/2 a teaspoon of honey, 1 clove of crushed garlic, and 1 teaspoon each of lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Mix it all up until the salt dissolves. Then add 1/3 cup of the EVOO (for those non-Rachel Ray viewers, that's extra virgin olive oil). I would recommend putting that all into a little container with a cover for easy mixing and shaking. Add 2-3 teaspoons of dressing to the salad. Mix 'er all up and enjoy!


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Read about ongoing protests in Nicaragua, where our Sister Rebecca Trujillo, SNDdeN, works with special needs children and families.
The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur ask for prayers for the repose of the soul of Sister Mary Alice Weber, who passed away on June 8, 2018.
In her student speech, Ashley Antico of Cohasset, used the traditional Notre Dame Academy kilt as a metaphor for their high school experience and what lies ahead.
Cincinnati business and community leaders united at the 15th Annual Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Partners in Action Luncheon.
Students from four local high schools recognize for their work demonstrating the values of Sister Dorothy Stang: solidarity with the poor and care for the Earth.
Notre Dame AmeriCorps Site Directors from across the U.S. recently gathered in Cincinnati at the convent home of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.
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APS March Meeting 2018
Monday–Friday, March 5–9, 2018; Los Angeles, California
Session P49: Evolutionary and Ecological Dynamics - III
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
LACC Room: 511A
Sponsoring Units: DBIO GSNP
Chair: Kirill Korolev, Boston University
Abstract: P49.00001 : Ecological feedback in quorum-sensing microbial populations*
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Erwin Frey
(Physics Department, Ludwig-Maximilans-Universität München )
Erwin Frey
(Physics Department, Ludwig-Maximilans-Universität München )
Bacteria and other microbes can communicate with each other using chemical languages. They release small signaling molecules called autoinducers into their surroundings and sense the levels of the autoinducers in the environment. The response to these autoinducers – known as quorum sensing – can regulate how whole communities of microbes grow and behave; for example, autoinducers can alter the ability of microbes to infect humans or enable the microbes to collectively switch on light production. Recent experiments suggest that, in a population of genetically identical microbes, some individuals may produce autoinducers while others do not. The coexistence of these different phenotypes in one population may enable different individuals to perform different roles, or act as a bet-hedging strategy that helps the population to survive if it is later exposed to a stressful situation. It is not clear how microbes regulate autoinducer production so that only some individuals produce these molecules. In this talk a theoretical model will be presented that addresses this question. In the model, the microbes shape their environment by producing autoinducers and can respond to this self-shaped environment by changing their level of autoinducer production. The coupling between ecological and population dynamics through quorum sensing can induce phenotypic heterogeneity in microbial populations, suggesting an alternative mechanism to stochastic gene expression in bistable gene regulatory circuits.
*Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SPP1617 through grant FR850/11-1, 2). German Excellence Initiative (Nanosystems Initiative Munich).
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Reexamining Rural Decline: How Changing Rural Classifications Affect Perceived Growth
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- Artz, Georgeanne M. & Orazem, Peter F., 2006. "Reexamining Rural Decline: How Changing Rural Classifications Affect Perceived Growth," The Review of Regional Studies, Southern Regional Science Association, vol. 36(2), pages 163-191.
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- R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
- R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)
- R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population
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