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"....It has to do with the movement of light and geometric patterns (all is math and projected illusion) in and out of our frequency of perception - bending light, optics, refraction, invisibility, consciousness, etc. It all comes down to what is visibly real at any given level of consciousness and what is out there that we cannot see that is now merging with the frequency in which we experience. We see just so much with our physical brains, occasionally getting a glimpse of projected illusion in another space-time or time-space....."

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The Most Significant Article I Have Read in 10 Years

Is It Time To Replace The American Dream?

Today's youth find little value in the caricature of human nature as rational, calculating and utilitarian. They prefer to think of human nature as empathic.

April 12, 2010  |  

 

 

 

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The following is an adapted excerpt from Jeremy Rifkin's new book, 'The Empathic Civilization: The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis' (Tarcher/Penguin; January 2010).

For two hundred years the American Dream has served as the bedrock foundation of the American way of life. The dream, reduced to its essence, is that in America, every person has the right and opportunity to pursue his or her own individual material self interest in the marketplace, and make something of their life, or at least sacrifice so the next generation might enjoy a better life. The role of the government, in turn, is to guarantee individual freedom, assure the proper functioning of the market, protect property rights, and look out for national security. In all other matters, the government is expected to step aside so that a nation of free men and woman can pursue their individual ambitions.

Although American history is peppered with lamentations about the souring of the dream, the criticism never extends to the assumptions that underlie the dream, but only to political, economic and social forces that thwart its realization. To suggest that the dream itself is misguided, outdated, and even damaging to the American psyche, would be considered almost treasonous. Yet, I would like to suggest just that.

The American Dream was spawned in the afterglow of the Enlightenment more than two centuries ago, at the dawn of the modern market economy and nation-state era. Enlightenment philosophers painted a new picture of human nature more in line with the new market forces that were promising a qualitative uplift in the standard of living of human beings. For 1500 years, during the feudal and medieval periods, the Church's dark view of human nature prevailed. Christian theologians exclaimed that babies are born depraved and in sin, and that personal salvation must await them in the next world with Christ. The Enlightenment philosophers views were a breath of fresh air, promising that market forces, if left unhindered by government, would guarantee every person the opportunity to improve his or her station in life. John Locke, Adam Smith, René Descartes, Marquis de Condorcet and other Enlightenment sages were of the belief that human beings were, by nature, materialistic, self-interested, and driven by the biological urge to be propertied, autonomous, independent and self-sufficient, and sovereign over their own domain.

Today, that dream is still fiercely championed by libertarian ideologues and tea party populists. Their increasingly shrill defense of the American Dream, however, seems almost panic stricken in tone, suggesting a desperate effort to hold on to a belief that may, in fact, be passing away.

How else do we account for the fact that the public discourse is becoming so ugly of late? The populist backlash against big government represents more than just a clash over legislative priorities. The opposition to a government stimulus to jumpstart an ailing economy, the reluctance to adopt universal health care, and the growing denial of human induced climate change speak to a deeper sense of apprehension and foreboding. Granted, there are legitimate concerns one might raise to each of these public policy issues. My sense however, is that there is something more profound taking place under the surface, a feeling, particularly among an older generation of Americans, that the American Dream is in jeopardy and, with it, our way of life.

After all, if the American Dream were really working, each person would be able to fend for him or herself in a self-regulating market and be without need of an economic stimulus package or universal healthcare. The reality, however, is that nearly one out of five Americans are either unemployed, underemployed, or have given up looking for work all together, and millions of families are facing foreclosures in a land where homeownership has been regarded as the epitome of the American Dream. Climate change is particularly upsetting; it implies that the invisible hand of the marketplace is both an enabler of global warming and incapable of addressing it without government intervention.

When we consider these big picture policy issues, what becomes clear, if we bother to read between the lines, is that our long held beliefs about human nature, and by extension, the institutions we have created to express those beliefs, played no small role in precipitating the very crisis that now faces the country. In a nation that has come to think of human nature as competitive, even predatory, self serving, acquisitive and utilitarian, is it any wonder that those very values have led to a "winner take all" syndrome in the marketplace in which the rich get richer while everyone else becomes marginalized, and the well-being of the larger community, including the biosphere, becomes eroded? The US ranks 27th among industrialized countries, in income disparity -- the gap between the very rich and the very poor. Only Mexico, Turkey and Portugal, of the OECD nations, have greater disparity of income. Moreover, the US enjoys the dubious distinction of being one of the two leading contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions in the world. Could it be that the American Dream is becoming the American nightmare?

Interestingly, a younger generation of Americans is growing up in a very different world than the one described by the Enlightenment thinkers. Their reality is being lived out on a digital commons and in social spaces on the World Wide Web. All across America, our nation's teens are performing hundreds of hours of community service as part of their formal educational requirements. In school, they are learning that every activity they engage in -- the food they eat, the car they drive, the clothes they wear -- comes with a carbon footprint and affects the well-being of every other human being and fellow creature on Earth.

Today's youth are globally connected. They are Skyping in real time with their cohorts and friends on the far corners of the Earth. They are sharing information, knowledge, and mutual aid in cyberspace chat rooms, apparently unaware of the so called "tragedy of the commons." They have little regard for traditional property rights -- especially copyrights, trademarks, and patents -- believing information should run free. They are far more concerned with sharing access than protecting ownership. They think of themselves less as autonomous agents -- an island to oneself -- and more as actors in an ever shifting set of roles and relationships. Personal wealth, while still important, is not considered an endgame, but only a baseline consideration for enjoying a more immaterial existence, including more meaningful experiences in diverse communities.

Surveys show that the millennial generation in the United States is much more likely than older generations to feel empathy for others. They are far more concerned with the planetary environment and climate change and more likely to favor sustainable economic growth. They are also more likely to believe that government has a responsibility to take care of people who can't care for themselves, and are more supportive of a bigger role of government in providing basic services. They are more supportive of globalization and immigration than older generations. They are also more racially diverse and the most tolerant of any generation in history in support of gender equality and the willingness to champion the rights of the disabled, gays, other minorities, as well as our fellow creatures. In short, they favor a world of inclusivity over exclusivity, and are more comfortable in distributed networks than in old fashioned centralized hierarchies that establish boundaries and restrictions separating people from one another.

The new sensibilities of the younger generation are beginning to usher in a different idea about human nature and the dream that accompanies it. Today's youth find little value in the Enlightenment caricature of human nature as rational, calculating, detached, and utilitarian. They prefer to think of human nature as empathic, mindful, engaged, and driven by the intrinsic value and interconnectedness of life. Homo sapien is being eclipsed by homo empathicus, as they shift their horizon from national markets and nation-state borders to a global economy and a planetary community. Even their preferred indicators of economic progress are shifting, from the crude calculation of gross domestic product and per-capita income to more sensitive social indicators -- like health and longevity, social equality, safe communities, clean environment, etc. -- that measure the well-being of the broader community.

If we listen very closely, we can hear the whisper of a new dream in the making, one based on what youth around the world are beginning to call "quality of life". In this new world, the American Dream seems almost provincial, even quaint, and entirely unsuited for a generation that is beginning to extend its empathic sensibility beyond national identities, to include the whole of humanity and the entirety of the planet as their extended community. If the American Dream served as the gold standard for the era of national markets and nation-state governments, the dream of "quality of life" becomes the standard for the emerging biosphere era.

In this new, more expansive human setting, libertarian cries and tea party bravado suddenly seem far less significant. The assumptions about human nature and the meaning of the human journey that are bound up with the conventional American Dream, which motivate much of the current political brouhaha, are more like a faint echo of the past than a clarion call for the future. The empathic civilization looms on the horizon.

http://www.alternet.org/vision/146387/is_it_time_to_replace_the_american_dream

Does your TV change channels by itself?

Your low energy light bulbs can cause your TV to change channels by itself!!!!

The low-energy light bulbs that take control of your TV

By JAMES TOZER
Last updated at 10:21 AM on 12th April 2010

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Some feared it must have been a problem with their remote. Others suspected ghostly goings-on.

But when TV viewers complained their sets were changing channel by themselves, few could have guessed the real culprit  -  their light bulbs.

Low-energy bulbs can make your television turn over the station at random, according to customers.

Annoying: Emma Clements said Phillips low-energy bulbs switch the channels on her Virgin Media box

Among the first to spot the problem were cable customers Alistair and Emma Clements.

They rang their supplier, Virgin Media, and were told the problem could be because of the Philips low-energy light bulb fitted nearby.

But while changing it helped, the couple say the channel still flips from time to time even though the nearest low- energy bulb is now in another room.

Experts say infra-red light from modern fluorescent bulbs can be 'mistaken' by electrical equipment for commands from its remote.

They warn that while moving or changing the offending device usually solves the problem, the proliferation of gadgets in homes increases the likelihood of such interference.

Traditional bulbs produce infra-red too, but because they don't 'flicker' like some fluorescent bulbs there is no danger of interference with electrical equipment. 

The Clements, who have two young daughters, subscribed to Virgin Media after moving into their home in Carshalton, Surrey, and began experiencing problems with the Samsungmanufactured set-top box a few months ago.

'At first we thought it was the children's sticky fingers on the remote control and that the buttons were sticking,' said Mrs Clements, 37.

Virgin dispatched an engineer whose first question was whether the couple used any Philips energy-saving lightbulbs  -  which they did.

Virgin recommended swapping to a different brand of bulb, while Philips asked them to return the bulb.

An adviser from Philips said the problem only occurred with older compact fluorescent lamps.

However, the Clements have found a different brand of low-energy bulb in a different room also causes the set-top box to flick channels.

Several customers have reported similar problems on internet forums.

On cableforum.co.uk, one posted: 'My light switch is controlling my Virgin TV box each time it is used  -  anyone have any idea what is going on? Is my flat haunted?'

A response from a technician reads: 'It will be energy-saving lightbulbs. Seen it several times before with Samsung set-top boxes.'

Traditional light bulbs are being phased out by EU rules  -  opaque bulbs were taken off sale last year, and clear ones will follow in 2011.

Virgin Media said the problem was an 'isolated' one which can affect any equipment using a remote control.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1265185/Low-energy-light-bulbs-flicking-television-channels-random.html#ixzz0kujoati4

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1265185/Low-energy-light-bulbs-flicking-television-channels-random.html

Rewriting History....

Is the map of the world going to be returned to 1916? Before the wars that the City of London caused in order to re map the world and create countries they could control in order to rape and pillage?

Are the monarchs coming back to power? Do we have Monarchs in power now? Did the City of London put an end to the German Monarchs in 1918? Are the German Monarchs the true royals of Scotland and England?

Did President Sarkozy of France say that Barack Obama was crazy?

Did he mean crazy like Hitler was crazy or crazy like Nixon was crazy in the midst of Watergate?

Is President Sarkozy Hungarian Royalty? His aristocrat father, Nagy-Bócsay Sárközy Pál, became a Hungarian immigrant in 1944, as Russian troops crossed the Hungarian border shortly after the family’s estate in Alattyán had been confiscated.

He married Sarkozy’s mother, Andrée Mallah, daughter of a Greco-Jewish doctor, when he later moved to Paris. After his new father-in-law persuaded Sarközy to become a French citizen, he became ‘Paul Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa.’ Second son Nicolas was born a French Catholic in 1955. Paul Sarkozy left his wife and three children for the United States, where he remarried twice.

Is Sarkozy descended not only from Hungarian royalty, but can he trace his origins back to the Jins of China?

Jin is the 69th most common last name in China. There are the following origins of this last name. 1) The earliest origin came from the ancient king Shao Hao, who was known as the Great King of the West. The earth was postulated to be made of gold, wood, water, earth, and fire, and gold was associated with the west direction. Thus Shao Haos descendents are known as the Jins (Chinese word for gold is jin). 2) During the time of Han Dynasty, a Huns (Hungarian) prince defected to China. He built a golden statue for the king Han Wu Di, and was awarded the last name Jin. 3) After the collapse of the Qing Dynasty, the royal family changed their last name from Aixinjueluo to Jin.

Is Vladimir Putin the highest ranking royal? Will he become the next Czar?

Putin is from Tver, a province between St Petersburg and Moscow. Tver vied with Moscow to be the capital of Russia.The new flag of Tver was created in 1996... that's an important date since all royals had been in exile from all their countries until 1995 under the various treaties forced upon them by the allies after WW2.

The new Tver flag has the crown of Monomakh, the most ancient crown of the Russian tsars, is one of the best-known exhibits of the Armory Chamber. This marvelous work of art is connected with important stages in the history of the Russian state.

This crown of pure gold is adorned with delicate filigree and striking emeralds, rubies, and pearls. It is topped by a cross, and the bottom is rimmed in sable. According to legend, it was sent, along with other insignia of imperial power, by the Byzantine Emperor Constantine Monomakh to his grandson, Prince Vladimir of Kiev. According to existing documents, the Hat of Monomakh was first employed at the coronation of the grandson of Ivan III, Tsar Dmitry, in 1498. It was last used in 1682 at the coronation of Tsar Ivan Alexeyevich, the elder brother of Peter the Great.

Will Sophie, granddaughter of Albrecht, the Duke of Bavaria become the true Queen of England? Her grandfather died in 1996 passing the title of Duke of Bavaria to his childless son, Franz who was recently cited as being the true King of England.

The Jacobite claim to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland will likely pass to Sophie, following the current holder, her childless uncle Franz, Duke of Bavaria, and her father.

Jacobitism was (and, to a far more limited extent, remains) the political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Kingdom of Ireland. The movement took its name from the Latin form Jacobus of the name of King James II and VII.

Jacobitism was a response to the deposition of James II and VII in 1688 when he was replaced by his daughter Mary II jointly with her husband and first cousin William of Orange. The Stuarts lived on the European mainland after that, occasionally attempting to regain the throne with the aid of France or Spain. The primary seats of Jacobitism were Ireland and Scotland, particularly the Scottish Highlands. In England, Jacobitism was strongest in the north, and some support also existed in Wales.

Many embraced Jacobitism because they believed parliamentary interference with monarchical succession to be illegitimate, and many Catholics hoped the Stuarts would end discriminatory laws. Still other people of various allegiances became involved in the military campaigns for all sorts of motives. In Scotland the Jacobite cause became entangled in the last throes of the warrior clan system, and became a lasting romantic memory.

The emblem of the Jacobites is the White Rose of York. White Rose Day is celebrated on 10 June, the anniversary of the birth of the Old Pretender in 1688.

http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi/noframes/read/122611

Act repeal could make Franz Herzog von Bayern new King of England and Scotland 

By Richard Alleyne and Harry de Quetteville 

Last Updated: 2:48am BST 07/04/2008

Gordon Brown is considering repealing the 1701 Act of Settlement as a way of healing a historic injustice by ending the prohibition against Catholics taking the throne.

The Duke of Bavaria, with his niece Elisabeth, is a descendant of King Charles I

But doing so would have the unforeseen consequence of making a 74-year-old German aristocrat the new King of England and Scotland.

Without the Act, Franz Herzog von Bayern, the current Duke of Bavaria, would be the rightful heir to the British Crown under the Stuart line.

The bachelor, who lives alone in the vast Nymphenberg Palace in Munich, is the blood descendant of the 17th-century King Charles I

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We are the ones we have been waiting for....

And there are things to be considered:

• Where are you living?
• What are you doing?
• What are your relationships?
• Are you in the right relation?
• Where is your water?
• Know your garden.
• It is time to speak your truth
• Create your community.
• Be good to each other.
• And do not look outside yourself for the leader.
• This could be a good time!
• There is a river flowing now very fast
• It is so great and swift that there are those who will
  be afraid.
• They will try to hold onto the shore.
• They will feel they are being torn apart and they will
  suffer greatly.
• Know the river has its destination.
• The elders say we must let go of the shore, and push
  off and into the river,
• Keep our eyes open, and our head above the water.
• See who is in there with you and Celebrate.
• At this time in history, we are to take nothing
  personally.
• Least of all ourselves.
• For the moment that we do, our spiritual growth and
  journey comes to a halt.
• The time of the lone wolf is over, Gather yourselves!
• Banish the word struggle from your attitude and your
  vocabulary.
• All that you do now must be done in a sacred manner
• And in celebration.
• "We are the ones we've been waiting for..."
• 
  The Elders, Hopi Nation, Oraibi, Arizona

More Terms to Google!

An Interview with Dr. Edmund Storms

We have the honor and distinction of visiting with Dr.

Edmund Storms, who has recently published his first

book on cold fusion titled The Science of Low Energy Nuclear

Reaction: A Comprehensive Compilation of Evidence and

Explanations About Cold Fusion. Dr. Storms has culminated

his 34 year career as a radiochemist at Los Alamos National

Laboratory and 18 years in cold fusion science with this

solidly convincing review of the field. The work is written in

a narrative style and is generously replete with tables and figures

to support the text. There are extensive references and

bibliography to enable the reader to

identify the primary sources, many of

which are available on the e-library

website, www.LENR-CANR.org. The

book has Forwards by two distinguished

scientists who themselves have

long been active in the cold fusion

effort. Both Dr. David Nagel, a Professor

at George Washington University (D.C.)

and Dr. Michael McKubre at SRI in

Menlo Park, California regard this book

as a benchmark guide book that will

serve scientists and students interested

in cold fusion as a must-have reference

for many years to come. I agree with

them and highly recommend the book

for anyone interested in the subject

area. They will find the book is wellwritten

and accessible to non-scientists

and yet it is challenging to serious academics.

Dr. Storms is to be commended

for the serious effort made to produce

this important book. The book is published

by World Scientific Publishing

Company; Infinite Energy hopes to soon

offer the book in its catalog.

Readers of Infinite Energy will recognize Ed Storms as a

contributor to IE over the years and as having served on the

magazine’s editorial board. This interview was conducted

mainly by email given the geographic separation and time

zone difference. The Q&A will first give us some background

on and insight into Ed Storms the man from his early years

(not covered in the book). It will then highlight key technical

aspects that Dr. Storms has concluded are critical to the

successful replication of cold fusion phenomena.

http://www.infinite-energy.com/images/pdfs/stormsinterview.pdf

http://www.infinite-energy.com/images/pdfs/index.pdf

The way it is today........

so what is wrong with a world
where you are fearful to speak your thoughts
what happened to "academic freedom"?
they may disappear you!
when will webster's dictionary (online of course) add a new definition for "disappear"?
who coined that phrase?
wanna buy an early model Ford?

jj