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March 11, 1981
To: Faculty and Staff
From: President Gail Fullerton
Subject: Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Program
On Friday, March 27, 1981, from 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm, the University Police Department will present a Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Program in Morris Dailey Auditorium. University Crime Prevention Officer Greg Wixom will be joined by Jackye Reed of the Valley Rape Crisis Center and Sergeant Gene Brown of the San José Police Sexual Assault Investigations Unit. The Program includes a film prepared by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office.
I am inviting all interested employees on campus to meet with us for this informative and important presentation. Offices may be closed for this meeting, provided essential services are maintained.
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By Jess Bidgood
June 24, 2011
BOSTON — William Bulger, the former president of the Massachusetts Senate and the former head of the University of Massachusetts, sat in the second row of the Boston courtroom where his brother, James "Whitey" Bulger, faced a judge on Friday.
William sat with his two sons. When Whitey entered the courtroom, he mouthed "hi" to his brother, who smiled back.
Whitey Bulger was indicted on 48 counts, including murder, conspiracy and racketeering, over two hearings. When prosecutors asked, William pledged to help his brother with his legal expenses.
The two exchanged smiles again as Whitey exited the courtroom in handcuffs.
When William left the courthouse, he was greeted with a massive reporters' scrum. "It's an unusual experience," he said.
William spent much of Thursday out of the public eye, issuing a simple statement late in the day.
"I wish to express my sympathy to all the families hurt by the calamitous circumstances of this case. As the judicial process takes its course, I shall make no further comment at this time. Along with everyone else involved, I look forward to a resolution of this matter," William said, concluding, "I do hope, in the meantime, that my family may be accorded a measure of privacy."
The Bulgers grew up in a working-class family in South Boston. Whitey would become Boston's most notorious crime boss before fleeing the city in December 1994.
William Bulger served as the president of the Massachusetts state Senate for a record 17 years before serving as the president of the University of Massachusetts. In 2003, then-Gov. Mitt Romney grew angry at what he saw as William's refusal to cooperate with authorities on the question of his brother's location and called for his ouster.
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It's been a while, huh?
Sorry about that.
So, this blog was born around the time I took the leap into full-time freelance writing. I knew I'd be working my butt off to make ends meet, and I knew a lot of the stuff I'd be putting together for clients wouldn't exactly be poetic or heartfelt or deep; a lot of it would be designed to sell product, generate traffic, and any number of other un-sexy, un-writerly things designed to, at the very least, pay my rent. So, I made a promise to myself to write something creative just once a week and publish it here. Today, looking back over the last three years' worth of blog posts, I have to say:
No. No no no no nononononononono.
Uggggghhhhhhhh. [dives under blanket] [peeks]
Nope. Still no.
Now, it's not as if I've become some kind of Important Writer — far from it — and I'm not even sure how much I've grown in the past three years. But a lot's changed since I started writing for a living without the safety net of a PR job neatly depositing a check in my account every two weeks. I've still got growing up to do and a lot of crap to learn, but I've picked up some valuable things so far, including a keen sense of what my weaknesses are as a wordsmith (and a sole proprietor, and a person). Lots of them are on full display here on this blog, and even in this post, where there isn't an editor to correct me or a vast audience to call me out on my crap. There's a bit too much myopic self-indulgence here, I think, and it's kind of mortifying to come back and read it now with the benefit (if you can call it that) of hindsight.
This has always been an open journal for me to ramble on about whatever's on my mind, and yet I haven't had the nerve to cover the heavier stuff I've dealt with since I started it:
I've gained firsthand knowledge of what it's like to suffer from panic attacks — sure, I've dealt with them in pockets before, in the weeks after a loved one died and in the first month of living in a new city, but before 2011, never at random and without warning. (Hot damn, they're awful.)
I've sat in the waiting room of a cardiac wing while my dad had open heart surgery, and every day that week as I drove my aunt home from the hospital, I tried and failed to ignore the fact that we had to pass the cemetery where my mom rests.
I've all but come to a conclusion about whether or not I want to be a mother myself.
I've stood by, mostly helpless, as my friends have dealt with immeasurable pain under unthinkable circumstances.
These are all big things, but I've barely whispered them here. In so many of these posts, I've been too busy posturing and being self-conscious and writing silly sentences for the sake of filling pixels on a screen. Too consumed with being cute to write much of anything real.
It's time for that to end, I think.
Lately, I've had the opportunity to write some things I'll hopefully look back on in a few years and still be able to read with pride. I'm coming to terms with an inconvenient fact about doing this for a living: I'll never be 100 percent happy with anything I've finished. I'll always go back over old work and find ways to improve upon it. But I'm also learning that it's kind of okay — it's something we all do. It's what keeps us honest; it's what helps us learn and evolve. I feel fortunate to be in a position where I can a) hand over a stack of writing I'm stoked about when someone asks for a sampling, and b) actually give sound advice to people who are just starting out. I've had three talented writers come to me in the past month alone, asking for pointers on leaving their old jobs behind and launching into the world of working for themselves. It's been a kick and an honor to have those talks. It reminds me how terrified I was in the beginning, and how lucky I am to have this life… not to mention how hard I'd better keep working, because there's always someone more than happy to take my place.
So, as I turn the corner into year number four once the holiday season's in full swing (yep, back when I quit my last job to work for myself, I absolutely did it between Thanksgiving and the end of that year, because idiocy), it's time to pack it in and keep my ramblings private until they're ready to be poured into something fully formed. Those things might be essays or articles, some long and some short, but they probably won't be blog posts, and they probably won't live here.
Future entries on this site will be infrequent, but when I do post them, they'll likely focus on things I've learned as a freelancer (or a human being), written in the hopes that someone else can benefit from them. I'll also share the things I've published that I think you might enjoy. For starters, in case you're interested, here's a small taste of things I've written in the past year that make me smile just thinking about the process of putting them together.
Built, Not Born – I've long been fascinated by the Texas Roller Derby — especially the rebel faction of it known as TXRD, the banked track league — and I've long assumed that the stories of the women within it were riveting. For Citygram Austin's Reflect Issue, I thought I'd dive into the sport and meet some of its players to see if my assumptions were true. Turns out, they were. The ones about the women being badasses, anyway.
Be Here Now: The Wild Night Sky (Field Notes from Magical Marfa) – Also for Citygram, but this time for the Escape Issue, I put together a travel narrative from my first trip to the beautiful, quiet, otherworldly town of Marfa, Texas. If you ever want to leave your life behind for a minute and pretend you're Stevie Nicks, then get in a car, drive to West Texas and book yourself a tent at El Cosmico. But if you litter, insult a local or otherwise act a fool, I'll rip your face clean off.
Through Her Lens: Esther Havens – I was asked late last year to write a few pieces for Alternative Apparel's blog, Common Thread. Although they only ran one, it happened to be my favorite: a quick profile on Esther Havens, a Dallas-based humanitarian photographer who's worked for everyone from National Geographic and charity: water to Warby Parker and TOMS. She's lovely and kind and exactly the sort of person you'd hope to find behind such pictures. I hope she inspires a generation of creative people to stop with the selfies, once and for all, and do something more with their lenses.
Let's All Go to Summer Camp with Amy Poehler – My favorite day of freelancing thus far was the one in which I got to spend a couple of hours at Amy Poehler's Smart Girls Summer Camp. Specifically, I attended the campers' final showcase, and it honestly gave me hope for the future. I wasn't thrilled with the way the piece came out in Refinery29, but that's my picky, selfish ego left unchecked; for a true sense of how fantastic this organization is, just follow their Facebook page (and forward it to a young girl while you're at it). You won't regret it, and you'll probably start looking forward to their posts every day. They're a bright spot, those folks, and a much-needed one at that.
So, it's time for another hiatus from this little corner of the web, save for an occasional pop-in when I have good enough reason to share something.
Thank you for reading this. I'll contribute more when I have something worthwhile to say. In the meantime, no more endless babbling. I'm going to try to be a better writer — and person — today than I was yesterday.
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Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. to Hold Its Fourth Quarter 2013 Operating and Financial Results Conference Call and Web Cast on February 4, 2014
Jan 06, 2014, 08:30 EST
PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE : ARE ) today announced that the Company will conduct a conference call and audio web cast on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), in conjunction with the release of its operating and financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013. Alexandria will release its operating and financial results after the market closes on Monday, February 3, 2014.
To participate in this conference call, dial 877-440-5807 (US/Canada) or 719-325-4940, confirmation code 6656527, shortly before 3:00 p.m. ET. The audio web cast can be accessed at: www.are.com, in the Corporate Information section. A replay of the call will be available from 6:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, through 6:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. The replay number is 888-203-1112 (US/Canada) or 719-457-0820, confirmation code 6656527.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Actual results might differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained in the Company's Form 10-K Annual Report and other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Erica cinerea
|Scope: Global & Europe
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Erica cinerea L.
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|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Khela, S.
|Leaman, D.J., Miller, R.M., Oldfield, S. & Vela, E.
|Barreto Caldas, F
Global and European regional assessment: Least Concern (LC)
EU 27 regional assessment: Least Concern (LC)
Bell Heather (Erica cinerea) is mostly restricted to moors and heathland, but the species is also found in gorse, coastal dunes and occasionally in woodland. It is endemic to western Europe, where it is abundant in the UK, France and northern Spain. This species is classed as Least Concern as it is widespread and abundant in parts of its range and the risk of the species going extinct in Europe is quite low. However, the area of dry heathland and moors is declining throughout Europe due to overgrazing, inadequate management and peat extraction, and Bell Heather populations have also declined in parts of its range. More detailed information on population declines and threats is needed, particularly in Portugal and Italy, where its distribution is limited. The species is found in several protected areas, but subpopulations that do not occur in protected areas would benefit from habitat protection to prevent further declines. Habitat management of European dry heaths through grazing is required to ensure its survival. This habitat is listed under Natura 2000.
|Range Description:
|Bell Heather (Erica cinerea) occurs in western Europe and the Faroe Islands; it has mistakenly been reported in Algeria (Valdés 2009). There are 1,288 records of occurrence in northern Spain (Anthos 2010), and Portugal. It is widespread in the UK and France (Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora 2012, INPN 2012). In Italy its distribution is restricted to the northwest (Schede di botanica 2013). Its distribution in Norway is restricted to the south (Artsdatabanken 2010); in Germany it remains in only one area. Its precise distribution in Belgium and the Netherlands is unknown.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Belgium; Faroe Islands; France (France (mainland)); Germany; Ireland; Italy (Italy (mainland)); Netherlands; Norway; Portugal (Portugal (mainland)); Spain (Spain (mainland)); United Kingdom (Great Britain, Northern Ireland)
|Additional data:
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|The number of individuals is unknown, but it remains abundant in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Portugal. In the United Kingdom this species is widespread and common, though it has declined in southern England from loss of heathland habitat, and encroachment of rank grass and scrub following reduction in sheep and rabbit grazing (Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora 2012). Declines have also been documented in Norway (Artsdatabanken 2010).
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|Bell Heather is a small shrub found on moors and well-drained heaths, growing on acidic peaty soils and as an undershrub in pine or oak woodland, and also frequently disturbed sites (Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora 2012, Vera 1997). Nearly all European dry heath is semi-natural, having developed through a long history of grazing and burning, and most are managed extensively for grazing livestock (Hampton 2008). It is also found on coastal dunes and gorse heaths (European Environment Agency 2010).
|Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat:
|Use and Trade:
|An extract of the flowers of Erica cinerea is used for skin conditioning as a tonic (European Commission 2013).
|Major Threat(s):
|The area of dry heathland and moors is declining throughout Europe due to overgrazing, inadequate management and peat extraction. Loss of heathland and chalkland heath is a threat to wildflowers in southeast England, as is encroachment of rank grass and scrub following reduction in sheep and rabbit grazing; peat extraction also causes a decline in the area and quality of the habitat (Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora 2012). Coastal heath is also in sharp decline in Norway, and heather is lost with urban settlements, industrial development, and the afforestation of uplands (Artsdatabanken 2010).
|Conservation Actions:
This species is listed as Least Concern in the UK (Cheffings and Farrell 2005), Near Threatened in the Netherlands (van der Meijden 2000) and Norway (nearly meeting IUCN criteria A2c+3c; Artsdatabanken 2010), Vulnerable in Belgium (Van Landuyt et al. 2006), and Critically Endangered in Germany (Bundesamt für Naturschutz 2012). Given its large distribution in France, Spain and Portugal, it is unlikely to be threatened in those countries.
Bell Heather is found in two Natura 2000 sites in Germany, six in France, two in Italy and three in Spain and Portugal. In the United Kingdom, a large part of its distribution occurs in National Parks (European Environment Agency 2010). Habitat management of European dry heaths through grazing is required to ensure its survival. This habitat is listed under Natura 2000.
|Khela, S. 2013. Erica cinerea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T203006A2758531. . Downloaded on 17 August 2018.
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And those whose hearts are fixed on Reality
itself deserve the title of Philosophers.
(Plato, Republic, 380BC)
Denying realism amounts to megalomania
(the most widespread occupational disease of the professional philosopher).
(Karl Popper, 1975)
Hi and welcome everyone (March, 2015)
This website is about truth and reality - about how you and everything
around you exist in space. We have an extensive collection of pages on many
of the greatest minds from history, with thousands of brilliant quotes that
are both inspiring and profoundly important. More than this though, we provide
a simple solution to many of the problems of knowledge that have caused
humanity so much conflict and confusion.
And yes, we do realise that people are skeptical of websites on truth and reality. But the solution is obvious once known - it just takes our minds a while to adjust to new ways of thinking.
This page is divided into three parts;
1. Summary: On Truth and Reality - the Wave Structure of Matter
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3. Four Main Functions of this Website
Reality cannot be found except in One single source, because of the interconnection of all things with one another. ... I maintain also that substances, whether material or immaterial, cannot be conceived in their bare essence without any activity, activity being of the essence of substance in general. (Gottfried Leibniz, 1670)
(Bradley, 1846-1924) We may agree, perhaps, to understand by Metaphysics an attempt to know reality as against mere appearance, or the study of first principles or ultimate truths, or again the effort to comprehend the universe, not simply piecemeal or by fragments, but somehow as a whole.
For the past 350 years (since Newton) we have tried to describe an interconnected reality (which has been known for thousands of years) with many discrete and separate 'particles'. Thus you have to add forces or fields to the particles to connect them together in space and time. This is merely a mathematical solution and it does not explain how discrete matter particles create continuous fields that act on other particles in the space around them. Further, both quantum physics (particle-wave duality, non-locality, uncertainty) and Einstein's general relativity (matter-energy curves space-time) contradict the concept of discrete and separate 'particles'.
We simply needed to describe reality from the
most simple foundation of the one thing, Space, that all matter exists in
(look around you now and think about this - we all experience existing in
This leads to only one solution, a Wave Structure of Matter in Space from which we then deduce the fundamentals of physics, philosophy and metaphysics to show that it is correct (and scientific / testable, not just our opinion).
|Fig. 1: There is no particle-wave duality of matter,
just a spherical standing wave structure of matter where the wave center
creates the 'particle' effect, and the spherical in and out waves provide
continual two way communication with all other matter in the universe.
We only see the high wave amplitude wave-center and have been deluded into thinking matter was made of tiny little 'particles'. A very naive conception in hindsight - and quantum physics was telling us all along that waves were central to light and matter interactions!
There are just two steps to deducing the truth about your existence in
the universe.
And I emphasize that none of this is my opinion - everyone will come to the same conclusions since it is deduced.
Science requires physical reality to be logical, sensible and simple (Occam's razor). Metaphysics requires the existence of one active substance to explain the causal connection between the many things we experience, as Leibniz simply states;
"Reality cannot be found except in One single source, because of the interconnection of all things with one another. ... I maintain also that substances cannot be conceived in their bare essence without any activity, activity being of the essence of substance in general. (Gottfried Leibniz, 1670)
This dynamic unity of reality from one active substance, required to explain how reality is connected together and changing (causal connection) is well known throughout history, the ancient Greeks (and Indians, Chinese, many others ...) realised this 2,500 years ago, as Aristotle in his famous metaphysical treatise writes;
"The first philosophy (Metaphysics) is universal and is exclusively concerned with primary substance. ... And here we will have the science to study that which is just as that which is, both in its essence and in the properties which, just as a thing that is, it has. ... The entire preoccupation of the physicist is with things that contain within themselves a principle of movement and rest. And to seek for this is to seek for the second kind of principle, that from which comes the beginning of the change." (Aristotle, Metaphysics, 340BC)
Given we all experience many minds and many material things, but always in one common Space, and since we must describe physical reality in terms of only one substance, we must conclude this one substance is Space. (If you try using many things, like matter or minds, you have to add a second thing to connect these many things together and this contradicts our rules of science and metaphysics.)
So now we are considering the properties of this space to explain activity
/ motion.
Look around you in space and notice that light comes in to you from all directions. This light has well known discrete 'particle' and continuous wave properties (the famous particle-wave duality of both light and matter). However, we cannot add discrete and separate particles to space (a second substance is not allowed) but we can have space vibrating (a property of space as a wave medium). Thus we come to the necessary conclusion that this one substance must be space, and this space must have waves flowing through it in all directions (since we can see things in all directions).
Thus we have our one active substance - vibrating space (the wave motion of space) and this is the cause of change / time. (Interestingly, Aristotle also realised this connection between time, matter and motion - the common mistake was to consider the motion of matter in space and time - rather than the wave motion of space that causes matter and time.)
Finally, we must consider what kind of waves can flow in all directions
through three dimensional space. We find the most simple solution is two
dimensional plane waves moving in the third dimension.
So let us now simply state our conclusion - our truth statement for what exists.
One Active Substance (Three Dimensional Space) Exists and has Plane Waves Flowing Through it in All Directions.
This is the most simple way to describe physical reality that is in harmony
with science and metaphysics - and it is a valid scientific model that can
be mathematically treated to make testable predictions.
Fortunately for us, a brilliant philosopher, metaphysicist and mathematician, Sir William Rowan Hamilton (1843) invented quaternions, a three dimensional algebra that does exactly this - they represent the motion of real things in real three dimensional space. Hamilton believed this mathematics was special and would be important to physics (he carved it on a stone bridge, as he was walking when he thought of it and did not want to forget!).
And it turns out he was correct about its importance - in fact he was 60 years ahead of Einstein in connecting three dimensional space (x,y,z) with time (t) into a four dimensional space-time continuum in one quaternion equation q = t + ix + jy + kz where the i, j, and k terms are imaginary numbers such that i2 = j2 = k2 = ijk = -1
"Time is said to have only one dimension, and space to have three dimensions. ... The mathematical quaternion partakes of both these elements; in technical language it may be said to be 'time plus space', or 'space plus time': and in this sense it has, or at least involves a reference to, four dimensions. And how the One of Time, of Space the Three, Might in the Chain of Symbols girdled be." (W R Hamilton)
It is beautifully elegant mathematics that perhaps scares off many people
because of its use of imaginary numbers i, j, k. But these just represent
90 degree rotations. Thus i2 = -1 really means a 180 degree rotation
which reverses an object's direction, hence the negative sign.
So whenever you see ix, jy and kz you are considering vectors on orthogonal planes (90 degrees, perpendicular, at right angles) to the x, y and z axis. This then gives us the four dimensional mathematical structure to represent plane waves flowing through 3D space.
So now we are in a position to test this wave theory of reality to see if it correctly deduces the properties of matter that we observe in the space around us.
And now for the very cool clever bit - it is these waves that create both matter 'particles' and fields! i.e. When you do the mathematics (complex quaternion wave functions) you discover that space actually vibrates in two completely different ways depending upon the phase of the intersecting plane waves - and these two modes of vibration exactly deduce both the quantum field (backgound space) and matter 'particles'.
BACKGROUND SPACE FIELD VIBRATIONS - Space vibrates in a fixed (but very complex) vector / transverse wave pattern in all directions.
PARTICLE VIBRATIONS (ELECTRONS & POSITRONS) - Space vibrates spherically around a central point - a scalar longitudinal spherical standing wave.
Of profound importance though is the fact that there are exactly four
unique phase arrangements of the plane waves such that all the vector /
transverse wave components cancel one another and you are left with this
scalar / longitudinal spherical standing wave (space vibrates radially in
and out around a central point).
Two of these phase arrangements create the two spin states of electrons, and two phase arrangements create the two spin states of the opposite phase standing waves, positrons (anti-matter).
This keeps the phase of electrons and positrons locked to the phase of background space (which is the same everywhere) thus explaining how these wave-center 'particles' are locked in their respective phase relations with one another across the universe (what I was seeking).
How amazing - we never needed to add Newton's 'God particles' to space, these appear naturally as the wave centers of spherical standing waves which naturally form from these plane waves. The wave diagrams are very useful aids for understanding this.)
This simple diagram represents intersecting plane waves. When you combine the left eight diagrams you get the image on the right. You can clearly see the spherical effects starting to form - and importantly you also see opposite phases (positrons and electrons) being formed. We have a page of wave diagrams that will help you visualize the spherical standing wave structure of matter (WSM) in space.
Very importantly, the wave solutions are in pairs. This means that whenever
the phase arrangements of intersecting plane waves produce an electron,
they will also necessarily produce the opposite phase positron next to it
(they will also have opposite spin states). This explains matter-antimatter
pair production which is occurring everywhere in space all the time - because
space vibrates in two distinct patterns (particles and fields) which it
is constantly switching between.
However if you want to see and use these 'particles' then you need to add energy to them to separate them (before they annihilate / switch back to the quantum field vibratory pattern). This explains why a strong electric field in 'empty space' creates a stream of positrons and electrons. (I actually deduced this last night then checked - it is true.) This also means physics understanding of the energy of matter and space is incomplete / wrong, it is missing this underlying wave energy of space that creates both matter 'particles' and their 'fields'. Thus modern physics thinks that particle / anti-particle pair production contradicts conservation of energy laws (since matter and anti matter both have positive energy) so they cheat and use the uncertainty principle to avoid this (search pair production in wikipedia). The solution, the pair production is just the plane waves changing their phase arrangements such that space changes from a field vibration pattern to two particle vibration patterns (spherical standing waves). Both wave patterns have the same energy - it is just distributed in different directions / wave patterns.
From the above plane wave formalism in 3D space the quaternion wave equation
you get is a general form of the Dirac equation - and this is really the
equation of the universe as it connects the 'field' to the 'particle' -
all from intersecting plane waves in space.
Dirac found the solution mathematically by factorizing the energy equation of matter (Klein Gordon equation) into its component parts, whereas we have deduced it from first principles of plane waves in space.
Interestingly, it is well known that the Dirac equation represents multiple plane wave solutions, but physicists, blinded by their particle conceptions, and then later by Born's probability wave interpretation, never imagined real plane waves in space as a solution. This is a classic example of existing beliefs blinding us to novel truths - or put another way, we are biologically programmed to be culturally programmed! (This is also why Planck observed that new ideas only arise in physics when those with the old ideas die!)
Despite the errors one must also marvel at how much mathematical analysis was done on the tiny details of matter without ever understanding it. But now any sensible logical person can simply understand and visualize physical reality - and most importantly, you can deduce all the central equations of modern physics (Einstein's relativity and quantum physics) using three dimensional quaternion wave equations. This has already been done - I have just provided the physical meaning of the equations which no one else seems to have yet realised.
"If quaternions are used consistently in theoretical
physics, we get a complete description of the physical world, with relativistic
and quantum effects easily taken into account. Thus Hamilton's idea, which
motivated more then half of his professional life, that quaternions are
a fundamental building block of the physical universe, appears to be essentially
correct in the light of contemporary knowledge."
(Andre Gsponer and Jean-Pierre Hurn, https://arxiv.org/PS_cache/math-ph/pdf/0201/0201058v5.pdf)
Basically stated, once you have the correct three dimensional mathematical
structure for describing real plane waves in real three dimensional space,
you find that you can deduce all the main equations of modern physics. i.e.
We now have a complete metaphysical / scientific theory that deduces all
of quantum physics and Einstein's relativity with the complete mathematics
already done.
I have just provided the final piece of the puzzle, the connection of quaternion maths to real complex plane waves in three dimensional space that form real scalar spherical standing waves and their wave-center 'particles'.
I am well aware of postmodernism and its dangerously destructive conclusion (to reason, science and society) that we are trapped in the mind and can never know the thing in itself (see Kant), thus metaphysics is meaningless, all knowledge is uncertain, merely cultural human constructs, logical positivist tools for thinking.
However, once you understand, and most importantly, correct the errors that were made that led to postmodernism (e.g. removing discrete 'particles' and understanding causal connection from one active substance) you find that we can imagine physical reality perfectly well - one substance space vibrates in a variety of wave patterns that we observe as matter. (And if this seems strange to you, well that is our natural response to seeing familiar things with new knowledge, in time it does open a beautiful vista on the majestic harmony of our universe.)
Most significantly, metaphysics, this awareness of the dynamic unity of
reality, was central to the emergence of reason and philosophy, the arts
and sciences, thus it is correct and long overdue to re-unite this with
And here we see the cause of all the confusion - Newton's mechanics had a metaphysics of space and time to which he must add discrete 'particles' with mass and 'magical' forces to connect them (action-at-a-distance). This was always just a mathematical solution which never explained how matter was connected across the universe. By describing reality most simply, in terms of waves is space, we now understand how 'particles' can appear in this space as discrete things, yet in reality are connected across the universe by their in and out waves (plane waves).
No. I do not believe that is possible. This is a description of physical reality, i.e. wave energy interactions in space, how this explains matter. But science says nothing about how our minds can convert sense data based on wave patterns into feelings of love and hate, good and bad, pleasure and pain, tastes and colors, all the higher sensual, emotional and moral representations of our minds. We know these things exist because we all personally experience them. To me this is the religious spiritual side of human existence, where God is the total properties of space (God is not separate from the world, God and nature are one - thus we have moved from Newton and God's particles to God's space or Godspace).
Albert Einstein expresses this enlightened view of God well, he writes;
'I believe in Spinoza's God who reveals himself in the orderly harmony of what exists, not in a God who concerns himself with the fates and actions of human beings.'
We find this connected harmony of a dynamic unity of reality (God, Brahman, Tao, Spirit, Energy, Light, Vibration) is central to all major world religions, thus their common, and very important moral foundation of 'Do unto others as to thyself'. This is true - the other is part of the self! To me this is all we need to know to live kindly with one another, with all life on Earth.
From this most simple foundation of plane waves in space naturally creating two different modes of vibration - spherical particle vibrations and complex field vibrations - we can now deduce all of modern physics.
However, the complexity that evolves from this simple dynamic wave system
is extraordinary, as is required to explain how such amazing life can exist
in the universe. Most importantly, we can see why evolution (change) and
ecology (interconnection) are true as they are properties of physical reality.
Over billions of years this evolution and ecology of matter waves in the
universe has evolved levels of complexity far beyond the comprehension of
our feeble minds.
For some perspective - there are a trillion trillion wave-center 'particles' in a pin head, all vibrating 10^20 times per second with 10^80 other wave-center 'particles' in the universe - mind boggling!
The problem for humanity is that our human civilization is also a very
complexly evolved wave structure of the universe that is beyond our comprehension,
and now clearly in great trouble due to human overpopulation and the resultant
destruction of Nature, climate change and the pollution of air, land and
Basically, our current global system functions in a very destructive dysfunctional manner simply because it is founded on past myths and customs, these are not true thus they cause us harm. And there is only once solution - to understand the truth about our existence in the universe so that we can think and act wisely. And one central wisdom - life on earth is far too complex to be regulated or recklessly exploited (GMO), it must be allowed to function naturally or it will collapse, wiping out much of our civilization and causing the deaths of billions (our children).
So please - once you understand this wave conception of reality and have
satisfied yourself that it is true - then go crazy and send it off to everyone
you know - send it to universities, post it on blogs and forums, just get
active and make it visible!
And we are close to succeeding - this is one of the top philosophy websites on the Internet with around 600,000 page views each week, and ranks in the top 20 in Google for many academic search terms - so we just need a bit of help to get in the top five.
Given the Censorship in Physics / Philosophy of Science Journals (founded on the standard model / particle physics) the internet is clearly the best way to get new knowledge visible to the world. A world now in great need of wisdom from truth and reality.
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Hell is Truth Seen Too Late. (Thomas Hobbes)
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electron has a spherical in / out wave structure. The wave-center forms
the 'particle' effect, the spherical in and out waves explain the continual
two way communication / interconnection of matter in space.
The wave center of the spherical in and out waves forms high wave amplitude coherent waves, thus this is where the wave interactions / energy exchanges occur, which gives the appearance of discrete matter 'particles'.
Light is discrete because of resonance between bound electrons, causing them to change their wave functions.
This knowledge of the Wave Structure of Matter in Space
provides us with a 'source code' from which we can deduce the truth as a
foundation for acting wisely.
Clearly humanity now faces many problems caused by myths and customs that result in endless conflict and harm. Thus knowing the truth about physical reality is critically important for our future survival on our fragile and beautiful little planet.
Basically I hope to make it obvious to people that are either sensible
and logical, or enlightened
spiritual / religious that we have worked out physical reality (matter-energy
interactions in space). To show you that we
can perfectly imagine matter interactions in space - they are just wave
Then you will understand that this whole postmodern uncertainty and skepticism arose from trying to describe an interconnected reality (where matter is a large structure of space) with many discrete and separate particles.
If you agree, please help share this knowledge. We are tantalizingly close to success, with over 600,000 page views each week and ranking in the top 5 in Bing (Microsoft / Yahoo) and top 20 in Google for many of the main subjects of human knowledge (e.g. philosophy, quantum physics, mathematical physics, theory of relativity, Einstein's relativity, cosmology, ...)
Our existence in the universe is amazing, our bodies subtly connected to
all this other matter in the space around us (this is why we can see and
interact with it). Currently humanity does not live from these 'connected'
foundations, and this 'insanity'
is causing the destruction of life on earth that will have catastrophic
consequences for all of us.
The cure is a correct understanding of physical reality and the necessary truths that are derived from this. There are many others who now realise this, that truth is the most powerful force for changing the world and saving humanity.
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Geoff Haselhurst (May, 2011)
"The Truth is far more powerful than any weapon of mass
('Mahatma' Mohandas Gandhi)
The following articles have been re-written recently. They are the most important / useful pages for understanding how the WSM works, why I am convinced it is true.
A Letter to Philosophers, Physicists, Scientists ... I have just finished writing this short essay (27th of May 2011). It is an open letter to philosophers and scientists explaining a remarkable discovery I have only recently stumbled upon. If you describe reality most simply, from just plane waves flowing through space in all directions, you find that space vibrates in two different ways that correspond to the quantum field and the particle. You can then deduce the Dirac equation (using complex quaternion wave functions) and from this foundation you can then deduce all the main equations of modern physics. It is simple, it evolves amazing complexity, ... it seems to be true!
https://www.spaceandmotion.com/physics-quaternion-complex-plane-wave-equation.htm - My journey through quaternions, some observations, some questions. So if you like maths then read it, get involved, help. It is fascinating, it is profound!
"Time is said to have only one dimension, and space to have three
dimensions. ... The mathematical quaternion partakes of both these elements;
in technical language it may be said to be 'time plus space', or 'space
plus time': and in this sense it has, or at least involves a reference to,
four dimensions. And how the One of Time, of Space the Three, Might in the
Chain of Symbols girdled be."
(William Rowan Hamilton)
"If quaternions are used consistently in theoretical physics, we get a complete description of the physical world, with relativistic and quantum effects easily taken into account. Thus Hamilton's idea, which motivated more then half of his professional life, that quaternions are a fundamental building block of the physical universe, appears to be essentially correct in the light of contemporary knowledge."
(Note May, 2011) Because I only discovered the above information over the past few weeks it has not been incorporated into the site yet - there is a lot more knowledge that can be now added, a few errors that need correction. So the essays below, the rest of this site, so not have this knowledge of quaternions and how to deduce reality with them.
Truth Statements on Physical Reality - These truth statements show people how to deduce physical reality for themselves and confirm it is true. It also provides a very concise summary of the central things the WSM explains. See if you can show any statement is not true.
Wave Equation in an Elastic Wave Medium - Deducing the famous energy equations, Einstein's E=mc2, Planck's E=hf and Newton's F=ma from simple wave equations in an elastic medium (space). This confirms that the equivalence of matter and energy is because matter is made of waves, and waves propagate energy. All forces are due to changes in wave velocity.
The Laws of Nature - The Wave Structure of Matter (WSM) deduces the laws of Nature that have been empirically observed and quantified over the past several centuries. This changes the foundations of science / physics from inductive (uncertain) to deductive (certain).
Metaphysics - Solving the central problem of metaphysics - what is the one active substance that causes and connects the many changing material things we experience. The solution is simple, space is a wave medium and contains wave motions. i.e. From the motion of matter particles in space and time, to the wave motion of space that causes matter and time.
Cosmology - Explaining how our observable universe exists as a finite spherical region of infinite eternal space.
Theology God Religion - Defining god in terms of the one infinite eternal substance that exists.
Free Will Vs. Determinism - How we can have limited freedom and limited determinism in a necessarily interconnected reality of waves in space.
The Insanity of Humanity - A list of the insane things that we are doing on Earth that are causing the destruction of Nature and the pollution of air, water and food - basically destroying / poisoning the things that we depend upon for our future survival. (I hope people will contribute to the list.)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - I am building this FAQ page as I answer questions that people have posted on this site. So help us help you by posting questions!
Also see the main pages on the left (I am working on these over the next few months).
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(September, 2012)
The task is not so much to see what no one yet has seen, but to think what no body yet has thought about that which everyone sees. ... But life is short, and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the truth. (Arthur Schopenhauer, 1818)
(Note: The following may be a bit abrupt / absolute - it is written with those wonderful ideals of Albert Einstein in mind, kindness, beauty and truth!)
True knowledge of physical reality provides us with an absolute foundation
for working out the truth for ourselves (to prevent us from being deceived
by cultural myths and past customs).
The central point to emphasise is that the solution is deduced using the accepted rules of science - most importantly Occam's Razor / Principle of Simplicity and Metaphysics / Dynamic Unity of Reality. This forces us to describe reality in terms of one substance, Space, and its wave motions that form matter (no opinions).
The first philosophy (Metaphysics) is universal and is exclusively concerned with primary substance. ... And here we will have the science to study that which is, both in its essence and in the properties which, just as a thing that is, it has. ... That among entities there must be some cause which moves and combines things. ... There must then be a principle of such a kind that its substance is activity. (Aristotle, 340BC)
It is also a significant fact that there is not another page on the internet that considers what the most simple science theory of reality is - which is strange given Occam's Razor (principle of simplicity) is fundamental to science. Thus it seems premature to claim science does not really work (the logical positivist / social construct view of postmodern science) without having considered this most simple solution (which is actually very obvious once known!).
When we see things as being separate and discrete (like the human body)
this is an illusion (naive real). In Reality matter (and thus all people)
are wave
structures of the universe, vibrating / resonating with everything in
the Space around you. We are all subtly interconnected to all other matter
in the observable
universe because we are universal creatures (which is why we can see
those stars spread across the universe, because we are a part of them, they
a part of us). Thus seeing our bodies as discrete and separate objects is
an an illusion of our limited senses (as representations of the mind).
This is the enlightenment that mystics / spiritualists and great scientists like Albert Einstein realised.
A human being is part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. We experience ourselves, our thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest. A kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from the prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty… The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which they have obtained liberation from the self. … We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if humanity is to survive. (Albert Einstein, 1954)
By understanding matter's (our) true
spatially extended nature we can easily understand the necessary connection
between things existing in space (imagine spherical waves in space flowing
through one another). This explains how the Earth can orbit the Sun, how
we can see the Stars in the night sky, i.e. these 'forces of light and gravity'
that extend across the observable universe.
From this knowledge of necessary connection we can then solve the problems of science, of physics, logic and mathematics, philosophy, metaphysics, theology and our evolution and ecology.
(There are many problems to explain, caused by the current discrete particle conception of matter, as modern academia well realises).
forced to summarize the general theory of relativity in one sentence:
Time and space and gravitation have no separate existence from matter. ...
Physical objects are not in space, but these objects are spatially extended. In this way the concept 'empty space' loses its meaning. ... Since the theory of general relativity implies the representation of physical reality by a continuous field, the concept of particles or material points cannot play a fundamental part, ... and can only appear as a limited region in space where the field strength / energy density are particularly high. (Albert Einstein, 1950)
This is one of the wonderful things about the Internet. People can be free
individuals and yet also work together on the Internet to correct past errors
both in human knowledge and in human society - and thus contribute to a
future for Humanity.
Most importantly, this knowledge of our dynamic unity with the world around us provides the foundations for the ecology of life on Earth and why the preservation of Nature is critical for our future survival. i.e. By knowing our true nature, we realise that we are a part of nature, of the ecology of life on earth as part of a larger ecology of matter in the observable universe (our true selves). We then realise how important it is to reverse the current destruction of Nature - which is effectively destroying us / our future survival. As David Bohm writes so profoundly;
The notion that all these fragments is separately existent is evidently an illusion, and this illusion cannot do other than lead to endless conflict and confusion. Indeed, the attempt to live according to the notion that the fragments are really separate is, in essence, what has led to the growing series of extremely urgent crises that is confronting us today. Thus, as is now well known, this way of life has brought about pollution, destruction of the balance of nature, over-population, world-wide economic and political disorder and the creation of an overall environment that is neither physically nor mentally healthy for most of the people who live in it. Individually there has developed a widespread feeling of helplessness and despair, in the face of what seems to be an overwhelming mass of disparate social forces, going beyond the control and even the comprehension of the human beings who are caught up in it. (David Bohm, Wholeness and the Implicate Order, 1980)
True knowledge of reality has the potential to save humanity from disaster - but it achieves nothing unless people are aware of it - and that is something that depends on you (the best we can do is to present this knowledge as simply, concisely and clearly as we can - the pages are getting better, we are working hard!).
We must not conceal from ourselves that no improvement in the present depressing situation is possible without a severe struggle; for the handful of those who are really determined to do something is minute in comparison with the mass of the lukewarm and the misguided. (Albert Einstein, 1934)
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The site is doing very well, getting around 600,000 page views a week. And we are now listed as one of the top philosophy websites on the internet, so our sincere thanks to all of you who are helping promote this knowledge.
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But, the question is - just how much worse will Australia get? And for how long? Personally, I don't think they'll decline enough to be knocked out of say, the top 3, for a very long time unless the other teams improve. While the cyclical nature of cricket may see a team like New Zealand range from 8th to 3rd - I think Australia may just find themselves ranging between ridiculously dominant and 3rd. For the very structure that Australian cricket is built on is what is makes Australian cricket so great - not a freak bunch of superbly talented players. People like Warne, McGrath, Ponting and Gilchrist do indeed fit into the latter group, however they have simply been the difference between Australia dominating and Australia just being a good team. Players like this come along quite randomly and you can't rely on them - all countries will have great, naturally talented players in them at one stage or another - but it's the development and success of players like Damien Martyn, Jason Gillespie, Darren Lehmann, Justin Langer, Michael Kasprowicz etc etc that really sets Australia apart from other countries at the moment. For you see - these players aren't "flukes" - they weren't lucky guesses, or plucked out of obscurity based on rare talent. They were just good players at first class level as a result and a product of Australia's exceptional development system at junior levels and strong, competitive first class structure. There are few flaws in the system - if you're a good player, you simply progress through all the grades right down from your local club to playing for your country. Bias is minimal, and any players with talent are generally spotted early and developed from a fairly young age. And even if not, they still manage to pop up in first class cricket and develop there. Now, just from doing a fair bit of reading, the only country that comes anywhere close to reaching Australia's professionalism in junior cricket and first class domestic structure is New Zealand - which would explain their continually good performances at international level despite having a very small player pool.
Whether you like it or not, Australia are going to keep producing the Damien Martyns and Jason Gillespies of the world by the hatful - in fact, there have been quite a few come and go recently that simply haven't got a look in who would have done just a good a job - the Hussey case backing this up perfectly. Guys like Martin Love, Brad Hodge, Andy Bichel and Simon Katich got limited opportunities but showed essentially the same. Unless other countries can find an answer to players of this calibre by improving their own lower levels structure, Australia will continue to have a very good side even at its lowest points. Losing Warne, McGrath, Gilchrist etc is always going to send a side into decline, however I feel the decline will be fairly minimal in the grand scheme of things.
Afridi imo.
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I'd like to see the competion get better a lot of teams have the potential to beat Australia.
Everyone wants to change the world, noone wants to change himself.
Australia has an advantage because its one of the few countries where Football is not king. Several sports all have a fairly even footing.
For example, in England, all the best athletes want to play football because the pay is so much better.
But in Australia, a top class cricketer will make as much or more money than an AFL player, Rugby League/Union player or A-League footballer.
India is another example of a country where cricket is king but its fair to say that India seems to always underperform anyway.
In NZ, everyone wants to play Rugby, its the national sport.
In the west indies football is as popular as cricket. You can be like Dwight Yorke & co and earn millions, WI cricketers earn peanuts in comparison.
But cricket is also ingrained into Australia's psyche. There's a saying that the 2nd most important person in Aust after the Prime Minister is the Australian Cricket Captain. And its very true. Australia's captains are like Monarchs. They don't chop & change them. They say in charge for years and years at a time. It creates and maintains stability upon which the sport prospers. Every kid at some point wants to play cricket for Australia.
But quite simply, the talent spotting & development of Oz cricketers is 2nd to none. The best coaches, the best facilities, very high standard club and 1st class cricket comps, and on top of that, they don't get the talent pool excessively raided by footy codes like other countries.
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"this was Argentinas heaviest defeat in the group stage of a World Cup since losing 6-1 to Czechoslovakia in 1958. It is also the first time they have failed to win either of their opening two matches at a World Cup for 44 years. Sampaolis players, in other words, were creating history here" - The Guardian's Stuart James on Croatia's 3-0 dicking of the South Americans
Yes, we are too good. It's simple, but hey.
GOOD OLD COLLINGWOOD - PREMIERS IN 2010Originally Posted by Irfan
Is Cam White, Is Good.
At the moment cricket seems to be the only sport that truly unifies Australians however the Socceroos have really shaken things up recently, and they seem to have replaced the Wallabies as the nation's most popular national footy team.
But Aussies love cricket, and I reckon most Aussies can love the cricket AND their favourite footy team, rather than have to choose between them.
Never reckon Bichel would have been much of an international bowler, either. And I wait to see about Johnson, Tait et al.
But indeed - just look back in Test history and see when Australia weren't 1st or 2nd? About the only time when you could say such a thing 100% conclusively was the 1984-1988\89 period, when the side was considerably weakened by rebel-tours. The only other times might have been the mid-1950s and early 1970s, but even then it's wholly debatable.
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June 2, 2013
In a recent study, researchers found that the drug sorafenib (Nexavar) keeps metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer from worsening when treatment with radioactive iodine has stopped working. Differentiated thyroid cancer is the most common type of thyroid cancer; it is called "differentiated" because the cancerous thyroid cells look like normal thyroid cells when viewed under a microscope. Metastatic cancer means the thyroid cancer has spread outside of the thyroid.
Thyroid cancer is generally successfully treated with surgery and radioactive iodine. However, about 5% to 15% of patients develop radioactive iodine resistance, meaning that this treatment stops working. For these patients, the drug doxorubicin (Adriamycin) is the standard treatment option, but it does not work well and causes many side effects. Sorafenib is a type of targeted treatment, which is a treatment that targets the cancer's specific genes, proteins, or the tissue environment that contributes to cancer growth and survival, and is in the form of a tablet that is taken orally (by mouth).
As part of this study, 417 patients with metastatic, radioactive iodine-resistant differentiated thyroid cancer received either sorafenib or a placebo (an inactive treatment, often called a "sugar pill"). However, once the disease worsened, patients taking a placebo could switch to treatment with sorafenib. Researchers found that it took nearly 11 months for the disease to worsen for those taking sorafenib, compared with almost six months for those receiving the placebo. They also found that 42% of patients receiving sorafenib did not have their disease worsen for six months or longer. In addition, about 12% of patients taking sorafenib had their tumors shrink, compared with less than 1% of those taking the placebo.
What this means for patients
"After having no effective drugs for these patients for so many years, it is very exciting to find an oral drug that stops cancer growth for several months," said Marcia Brose, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery in the Abramson Cancer Center and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. "For these patients, a longer time before the disease worsens means more months without hospitalization and invasive procedures to control the symptoms." Sorafenib is currently approved by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration for other types of cancer, but not thyroid cancer, so it may not be available for all patients; talk with your doctor for more information.
Dr. Brose was a recipient of a Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Young Investigator Award in 2000.
Questions to Ask Your Doctor
- What type of thyroid cancer do I have?
- What treatments have I already received?
- What treatment plan do you recommend?
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Widely celebrated as one of the world's leading sculpture parks, Storm King Art Center has welcomed visitors from across the globe for fifty years. The pristine 500-acre landscape of fields, hills and woodlands provides the setting for a collection of more than 100 carefully sited sculptures created by some of the most acclaimed artists of our time. 2017 special exhibitions: David Smith: The White Sculptures, and Outlooks: Heather Hart, on view May 13-Nov 12. Hours: Apr 5-Aug 31 Wed-Sun 10am–5:30pm. Summer Weekends May 26-Sept 2 Fri-Sat 10am–8pm. Sept 4-Oct 31 Wed-Mon 10am–5:30pm. In Nov Wed-Sun 10am–4:30pm (closed on Thanksgiving Day Thur Nov 23).Closes for the season on Nov 26.
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Friday, June 11, 2010
Obituary for T. L. Farrell
Farrell, Annie M.
b. Jan. 25, 1881 d. Mar. 7, 1883
Farrell, Blanche
b. May 1, 1908 d. Apr. 20, 1961
Farrell, Bruce J.
b. 1931 d. 1978
Farrell, Bruner F.
b. Aug. 30, 1892 d. Apr. 25, 1958
Farrell, Ellen S.
b. Jul. 23, 1890 d. Sep. 20, 1976
Farrell, Essie G.
b. Apr. 26, 1876 d. Jul. 2, 1895
Farrell, F. L.
b. Sep. 15, 1832 d. Sep. 26, 1916
Farrell, J. H.
b. Jan. 18, 1857 d. Jul. 27, 1920
Farrell, Janet M.
b. Dec. 3, 1833 d. Jan. 13, 1913
Farrell, Lavina Elsie
b. 1884 d. 1914
Farrell, Louisa
b. Feb. 28, 1830 d. Jan. 6, 1900
Farrell, Mary E.
b. Jun. 13, 1865 d. Mar. 31, 1936
Farrell, Paul
b. Apr. 1, 1907 d. Jan. 4, 1963
Farrell, Pearl M.
b. 1878 d. 1958
Farrell, Thomas L.
b. Jan. 7, 1864 d. Feb. 25, 1932
Mount Zion Cemetery
Meigs County, Tennessee
List from Find a Grave
T.L. Farrell is listed as F. L. Farrell, I'm not sure if this is a typing error or if the marker is hard to read. I think I remember seeing a photo of T.L. Farrell's marker but have not been able to locate it. I would like to make a trip to this cemetery but not sure when that will happen.
Labels: Farrell Family
2 comments:
- Betsy from Tennessee said...
Since doing your Family History on your blog, have you heard from any long-lost cousins you never knew you had???? I've heard from several---and even though we are very distant cousins, it is nice to meet them.
Since I did the BANKS side yesterday, I hope to meet some of that side of the family.... I've done well with the Ballard and Bruce sides...
Have a great weekend.
- June 11, 2010 at 9:31 AM
- Harriet said...
I have shared information and pictures with several distant cousins I have found online but have heard from none through this blog. I hope that someday someone will find the blog. Good luck with your family research!
- June 15, 2010 at 9:28 AM
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Design Reasoning Without Explanations
This article proposes connectionism as an alternative to classical cognitivism in understanding design. It also considers the difficulties encountered within a particular view of the role of explanations and typologies. Connectionism provides an alternative model that does not depend on the articulation of explanations and typologies.
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Clarks Originals celebrated their shared passion for music by creating their first ever London pop-up store on February 7th.
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Blackfoot girls pick up big win on the court
BLACKFOOT — The Blackfoot tennis team welcomed conference rival Hillcrest to town on Tuesday for a blustery day on the courts that witnessed a split between the two teams. In the girls match up, Blackfoot got a huge 4-2 win over the Knights while in the boys side of the ledger, Hillcrest returned the favor for a 4-2 defeat of the Broncos.
On the boys side of the tally sheet Blackfoot picked up their points with a trio of wins. Tanner "Smoke" Norton and Jacob Harris continued their strong freshman campaign with a 6-0, 6-4 pasting in boys second doubles while Tyler Cannon and Mark Hudson each picked up half a point with wins in first and second mixed doubles. Cannon teamed up with Lindsey Loveland for a thrilling 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 win while Hudson and Camille Norton showed a ton of heart with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory.
"Mixed doubles were the matches to watch today," Blackfoot head coach Brint Jefferis said. "They both lost their opening sets but came back to win. They did unbelievable today and this should give our first mixed team the top seed at districts."
In the girls team victory, Blackfoot got wins from Ashley Porter and Christy Hudson in first and second singles while the first doubles tandem of Meg Matsuura and Ayla Lou continued their undefeated season with a 6-3, 6-3 victory.
"Ashley was outstanding in first singles and continuos to get better every match," coach Jefferis said. "The win that took us over the top for the win was Christy's though. Christy came up with a great win to give the girls team the overall win and I just couldn't be happier with her performance."
Individual results
Boys singles
Justin Cannon L 2-6, 0-6
Phillip Woods L unknown
Marc Matsuura L 4-6, 1-6
Girls singles
Ashley Porter W 6-3, 6-4
Christy Hudson W 6-0, 6-4
Elizabeth Yancey L 0-6, 0-6
Boys doubles
William Woods/Bobby Cannon L 0-6, 6-7
Tanner Norton/Jacob Harris W 6-0, 6-4
Girls doubles
Ayla Lou/Meg Matsuura W 6-3, 6-3
Brandi Bird/Kendall Armstrong L 4-6, 6-4, 1-6
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Tyler Cannon/Lindsey Loveland W 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
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Fresh off the stunning approval of a cut-rate electricity deal between a Canadian government-run power monopoly and New York City by the New York State Public Service Commission, local leaders rallied Thursday, calling for the deal to be blocked before local jobs are lost.
On hand at the Upstate New York Power Producers Inc. power plant in Somerset to oppose the Canada-New York City power deal were local representatives from every level of government as well as the local Barker Central School District and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. The upstate plant was formerly operated by AES Somerset, which declared bankruptcy late last year amid marketplace difficulties brought on, in part, by the importation of government-subsidized power from Canada, as well as ever more costly "greenhouse gas" restrictions.
The New York City deal, blessed by the PSC two weeks ago, would allow Hydro-Québec, a super-monopoly run by the government of the Canadian province of Quebec, to sell its Canadian taxpayer-subsidized surplus electricity to New York City - and would include construction of a 1,000-megawatt power line from Quebec to New York City designed to bypass upstate New York power suppliers.
The transmission line, dubbed the "Champlain Hudson Power Express," would run under water all the way from the Quebec border to the Consolidated Edison plant in New York City, passing under Lake Champlain and then along the bottom of the Hudson River - bypassing the aging transmission lines that carry the electricity produced by upstate New York-based power companies.
Local leaders pulled no punches as they criticized the PSC and even some local elected officials for supporting the deal, which puts local jobs - and the largest taxpayer in Niagara County - in jeopardy.
"I have been sounding the alarm about the negative impacts of the proposed Champlain-Hudson Power Express for several years, using every means at my disposal to derail this ill-conceived project," said State Sen. George D. Maziarz, R-Newfane. "One of the critical elements that had been missing in our fight to protect jobs and unplug this extension cord from Canada was support from our federal officials. Many members of the Congressional delegation in our state issued letters of support for this ill-conceived project, even after I sent them two letters and substantial documentation about its negative impacts. Congressman Collins is the first federal official that I am aware of to stand up for Western New York on this important issue, and I commend him for joining the fight."
Maziarz is chairman of the Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee.
"Gov. Cuomo has consistently expressed his desire to invest our state through public/private partnerships, and the New York Energy Highway is an opportunity to put those words into practice," said Assemblywoman Jane L. Corwin, R-Clarence. "This is an opportunity to mutually benefit the entire state by investing in New York's electrical infrastructure, and getting much-needed power to the downstate regions. Upstate and Western New York power producers now need Gov. Cuomo to put his 'money where his mouth is,' and invest in New York power, save and create thousands of New York jobs, strengthen the New York economy, and, as my colleagues in government have stated, 'pull the plug' on the Champlain Hudson Power Express."
"The New York State Public Service Commission just decided it was fair to make small, privately held power plants like the Somerset Power Generating Station compete against the entire Province of Quebec's power grid," said Niagara County Legislator John Syracuse, R-Newfane. "If this was an athletic competition, I'd say the fix was in. But this isn't an athletic competition. This is life - this is people's livelihoods on the line. This is the lives of every one of the men and women you see before you. The men and women in hardhats. The men and women in the front office. The workers in suit coats - and the workers in Carhartt jackets. Those men and women are fighting for their jobs. They're fighting for their families. They're fighting for their homes and their kids' futures."
"We're becoming all too familiar with these ill-conceived, shortsighted initiatives that import power from outside the borders of our state at the expense of upstate New York," said Supervisor Dan Engert, R-Somerset. "The CHPE project, on its face, is absolutely unnecessary since the unveiling of the governor's Energy Highway Blueprint, which will upgrade the transmission system for all sources of power generation - not just the Western New York coal fleet, but also for the renewable sources who are trying to come online and be competitive. Our focus as elected officials needs to be centered on jobs for our region. It was extremely discouraging to me when an official from the City of Niagara Falls seemed to promote the closing (of) specific power generators, like this clean coal facility in Somerset, putting hundreds of hardworking men and women out of work. I would urge him to consider ways to work collaboratively within our region by advocating for opportunities to include the coal facilities along with the good jobs they provide ... which benefits our entire region and is critical for business growth and expansion."


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No matter where you are, you can be sure that there's someone like you who feels like they're losing in their battle against fat. It can be very disheartening and you might lose your resolve altogether when you see and think that nothing is working for you. You've tried dieting. You've tried weight loss supplements. When nothing else seems to work, maybe it's time to seek professional help. When you've done everything you can on your own, maybe it's time to join a London weight loss clinic.
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