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Friday, February 18, 2005
Thursday, February 17, 2005
American Nuns Gone Wild!
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Twelve American nuns have been suspended after going on an alcohol and sex fuelled holiday. The women, aged between 22 and 31, slept with a total of 43 men on the two-week tear.
I wonder why all the priests never thought of road trips?
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Feed X To The Troops To Combat Shell Shock? Raves The New Group Therapy?
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American soldiers traumatised by fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan are to be offered the drug ecstasy to help free them of flashbacks and recurring nightmares.
The US food and drug administration has given the go-ahead for the soldiers to be included in an experiment to see if MDMA, the active ingredient in ecstasy, can treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Digital Painting --> Heroes And Villains No. 2--> Bishop Tutu and Il Duce (aka Benito Mussolini)
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Second in a series. Don't ask me why I paired these two. If I keep it up, the juxtapositions should get pretty interesting.
I guess in No. 1, people might consider LBJ a villain too. In his case, he was both, I guess. . .a hero on civil rights and social services, and a villain on The War. /jack
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
The Hive Pulse
This is one of those "everything you know is wrong" stories. A random number generator is shaking the very foundations of rational scientific thought. Scientists are looking at predictive behavior, the very nature of time, and the notion that there may actually be a global mind (what we paranormal types think of as the hive pulse) running through all human beings.
When an event like the World Trade Center attacks, or the South Asian Tsunami occurs, the collective human consciousness affects this battery of machines that generates random numbers. The machines may reflect our joys and agonies.
Here is an article about the project: http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=126649#121
and a link to the project itself: http://noosphere.princeton.edu/
Be sure to check out the realtime EGG display. /jack
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When an event like the World Trade Center attacks, or the South Asian Tsunami occurs, the collective human consciousness affects this battery of machines that generates random numbers. The machines may reflect our joys and agonies.
"It is possible - in theory - that time may not just move forwards but backwards, too. And if time ebbs and flows like the tides in the sea, it might just be possible to foretell major world events. We would, in effect, be 'remembering' things that had taken place in our future. "
"While we may all operate as individuals, we also appear to share something far, far greater - a global consciousness."
Here is an article about the project: http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=126649#121
and a link to the project itself: http://noosphere.princeton.edu/
Be sure to check out the realtime EGG display. /jack
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Monday, February 14, 2005
Buy Mary Kay LeTourneau and Vili Fualaau A Wedding Present!
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They're getting hitched up in a couple of months, and they have chosen Their Pattern. /jack
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All Star Benefits=Bad Music
I don't watch awards shows much, but I tuned in for a minute to the Grammys last night. I dialed in just as they started the tsunami relief performance (you could download the song immediately from iTunes and CBS with the proceeds going to benefit the survivors).
It seemed promising. The song, The Beatles' All Across The Universe, featured Velvet Revolver, Stevie Wonder, Norah Jones, Bono, Alicia Keys, Alison Krauss, Tim McGraw, Steven Tyler, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, soul great Al Green and Brian Wilson. It was execrable; aren't all these superstar benefit assemblages? They might even be able to bring in more money for the cause by promising not to play another tune. . .
It seemed promising. The song, The Beatles' All Across The Universe, featured Velvet Revolver, Stevie Wonder, Norah Jones, Bono, Alicia Keys, Alison Krauss, Tim McGraw, Steven Tyler, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, soul great Al Green and Brian Wilson. It was execrable; aren't all these superstar benefit assemblages? They might even be able to bring in more money for the cause by promising not to play another tune. . .
Sunday, February 13, 2005
Ripped From The (Actual?) Headlines
More internet chestnuts, while I recover from the 'flu... /jack
Experts Say
Something went wrong in jet crash, experts says
Plane too close to ground, crash probe told
Animals
Panda mating fails; Veterinarian takes over
Squad helps dog bite victim
Enraged cow injures farmer with ax
Crime
Killer sentenced to die for second time in 10 years
Enfield couple slain; Police suspect homicide
Juvenile court to try shooting defendant
Drunk gets nine months in violin case
Stolen painting found by tree
Police begin campaign to run down jaywalkers
Politics
Soviet virgin lands short of goal again
Reagan wins on budget, but more lies ahead
War dims hope for peace
Worker's Rights
Miners refuse to work after death
If strike isn't settled quickly, it may last a while
Prostitutes appeal to Pope
Experts Say
Something went wrong in jet crash, experts says
Plane too close to ground, crash probe told
Animals
Panda mating fails; Veterinarian takes over
Squad helps dog bite victim
Enraged cow injures farmer with ax
Crime
Killer sentenced to die for second time in 10 years
Enfield couple slain; Police suspect homicide
Juvenile court to try shooting defendant
Drunk gets nine months in violin case
Stolen painting found by tree
Police begin campaign to run down jaywalkers
Politics
Soviet virgin lands short of goal again
Reagan wins on budget, but more lies ahead
War dims hope for peace
Worker's Rights
Miners refuse to work after death
If strike isn't settled quickly, it may last a while
Prostitutes appeal to Pope
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