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For anyone up for an AWESOME read... amended senate bill (778 pgs)... http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/senatestimamendment.pdf amended house bill that passed (680 pgs) http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/hr1_engrossed.pdf

You know what's funny? If you contacted your local congressmen and informed him of this "slip" in the stimulus bill, his reply would most likely be somewhere along the lines of, "That was in the bill?!!?" Some of you may have seen this video of Boehner admitting that nobody in congress could have possibly read it all.

Bean sprouting. Never knew how easy and awesome it is. Highly recommend watching this. Short and to the point. Also, sprouting Buckwheat, Oats and Sunflower seeds to make granola...

haha. That's fascinating! I can imagine the dialogue he shared with them.... Alien: Tell us, Dr. Strassman, what is the molecular structure of N N DMT? Strassman: Uh, why? Alien: We're just curious what it looks like. Will you not share this information with a brother from another dimension? Fellow explorer and scientist, HMMM???

I've read both of Strassman's books on DMT and Psychedelic adventures, and in many cases of communication w/"others", those who'd experienced it were adamant that it was not a conjuring of their own mind. That said, I suppose we can never really know for sure unless some type of communication which occurs in this state somehow manifests in our reality. Also, in Strassman's 2nd book, he noted how when a person is experiencing a "bad trip", placing one's thumb on the person's third eye and the index finger on the solar plexus and then humming seems to bring them back to a better state. He offered no reason for why this worked, but apparently the success rate is pretty consistent. Anyhow, great read, Drew. Thanks for sharing.

Codebreakers uncovered the Japanese communication multiple times (as you'd stated), but Washington, for whatever reasons, did not act upon them. While I can agree that it can be much more complicated, it is only that much more complicated if one chooses to see it as so. The functionality of governance in DC and the military operates within a stringent pyramid form, so nothing occurs unless otherwise ordered to do so from the top. That said, I highly doubt studying the philosophies of those involved would shed anymore light on why orders were sent down and executed as they were. But yes, who really knows anything for sure when it comes to history. Additionally, I don't recall ever stating that this illuminutty was responsible for anything. That was your addition. (just wanted to clear that up)

The map seems more like a prediction than what actually is at the moment. I've read somewhere that the US is due for a major drought in the next couple of years, '10/'11. On top of that, apparently there are bigger weather super-cycles converging around the same time.

Bubbles form because of mal-investment by the public - meaning people mistakenly investing their money in the wrong assets. this occurs mainly because of two reasons - economic environmental factors, and misinformation brought about by greed and excessive optimism. historically the latter was the reason why bubbles occured - think gold rush, but the former (by using public human nature as a catalyst) is why modern economic bubbles have occurred. Think back to the Dotcom bubble. Sure, people were optimistic and many worthless stocks were going nuts, but at the height of the boom it was the Federal Reserve that lowered margin limits to 10%, meaning certain investors meeting a $ amount could borrow against their capital with only 10% in cash necessary. This action propelled the dotcom boom to astronomical levels. When it burst, it took the equity market with it. After the dotcom bust, money was leaving the equity markets and the Fed was prepared for it by lowering interest rates to near zero percent. People thought, "hey, it's time to buy a house and car! these interest rates are great!" then the housing bubble began... and burst, and took the real estate market with it. During this time the super rich were playing with their toxic monopoly securities, of which 100% were worthless. This derivative ponzi scheme has now failed and has taken the credit market with it. First equities, then housing, now credit.

no contact with "beings"?

Having written various essays and researched the events of Pearl Harbor and consequent entrance of the US into WWII, I can guarantee you with 100% certainty that the US govt and intelligence community knew weeks in advance that the Japanese Air Force was planning to attack Pearl Harbor. They saw it as a way to enter the war and allowed it to happen. There is truly nothing new under the sun.

The unemployed and paranoid-investor types may or may not know what needs to be fixed. But judging from what you've typed, your idea of what needs to be fixed seems to be solely laid upon the individual's perception of what needs to be fixed. OK. I can see what you mean by this. But if one looks closer, beneath the veil of events occurring within the established environment, one can begin to recognize the loaded gun being handed to the uneducated slaves. Everyone is talking about the economy this and the economy that, but what EXACTLY is the problem? The problem -- exactly -- is $1.4 Quadrillion in worthless securities traded exclusively among the super rich that nobody in government, media or the public sector chooses to talk about. Why? I don't know! This is the reason why the banks are broke. These performance contracts touted by Nobel Laureates, stamped and approved by the deepest pockets in finance and sold around the world with America's seal of approval are at the heart of the problem. It's glazed upon by media and the public points its curious eyes at it until the Big Words come out like "structured investment vehicle" [sIV] or "collatarized debt obligation" [CDO]. What are these things? Who made them? Who's selling them and who's buying them? The list begins with names like The Carlyle Group, Blackstone and JP Morgan. Ultimately it's a question of accountability. Those who are supposed to be accountable have failed, and those whose jobs are to ensure the accountable be accounted [The SEC, The President/Executive Branch, Congress], have conspired with the morally bankrupt, and these actions - the selling and buying of worthless securities with no oversight - have shaken the foundations of America's biggest financial pillars. The contracts are not, have not and will not be performing as promised and the banks who pushed them are losing billions everyday because of this. Now remember, that's $1.4 Quadrillion [1,400,000,000,000,000 -- one thousand four-hundred million million]. Thus the credit crunch (cuz lenders have no money), hence the tightening of loans, hence the corporate squeeze, downsizing and unemployment and of course the all too volatile stock market nowadays. This is a surgical summation of the biggest slice within a far-flung and far-reaching problem. Frankly though, i think it's too late to fix anything. It's just a matter of debts eventually being absorbed which is going to take a helluva lot longer than 2 years. Moreover, some major G nations are likely to adopt protectionist economic policies to protect itself from all this US garbage. If this should occur, it's highly likely the US is headed for a trade war with nations like China, and this will only prolong the digestive process for the West.

I'm not partial to any candidate or party, but Obama is already failing. Those who say he is without reason are no better than those who say he's not without reason. What has Obama done since he's gotten into office? But more importantly, what has what he's done (or not done) done to resolve whatever it is he's supposed to fix? And MOST important, what needs to be fixed, exactly? These are the key questions that deserve answers and without these answers, no judgement can be made.

^Nice post. Thanks for sharing.

the author is good at discerning what is, but the heavy sophmoric undercurrent really projects an unbridled angst. "Nothing worth saving", 'lies lies lies", is what a person who's been just unplugged from the matrix says. What we're exposed to in text or media is a far cry from what actually occurs in the non-static reality of living, and living in it, I'm coming to recognize the slow slope as it unwinds.

I like the Taoist idea of physical ascension. I mean, think about it, what if we ascend Buddhist Style and when we get up there it's like, "hey, this place is cool but where's the porn?". As Taoist immortals we can return and check out our fave stars.

Ahh, the elusive Heineken 747 Jumbo Kegplane.

i think when a practitioner becomes less attracted and overwhelmed by attainments and more drawn to the finer and more refined aspects of meditation, what you're saying is probably the way to go. But until then the vicious cycle of intention, disappointment & astonishment will have to do!

I think there are different types of intentions involved in meditation. first being rooted in the choice to meditate. Frankly i think there has to be some level of egotistic intention involved to choose meditation to begin with. another kind of intention is what some practitioners consciously intend/will our bodies to do during the state of meditation, beit spinal/perenium breathing, backward flow, intending prana upflow, etc.

Well it looks like this chick has a Phowa hole in her head. Apparently this is what the hole looks like... Here are some dudes looking for holes in each other's heads... Well i'll be damned. I think i'm going to have a friend check out my head this weekend.

How many Phowa practitioners do you know who have holes in their heads? Did the Lama who taught you have a hole in his head? Does anyone have any pictures of these holes? Does anyone on Taobums have this hole?

Not quite. There are fundamental underlying reasons that are remotely and loosely related with expectations of the common person that have brought us here. Sure, in the aftermath public expectation will come into play as well as in how economic bubbles form and burst, but the present economic conditions were set at the highest levels of finance and governance with public expectation factored in, and we are seeing the reality of it today. Agreed. That is probably what will happen as life becomes more difficult for the avg person. Many people will have to learn to rely on their neighbors, otherwise it'll be quite a barbaric existence for them.

Ya know, "wizard" is actually quite an ugly word. It sounds like Ghizzard or Weasel. Whereas "shrine" seems to evoke a whiney sound and creates a bit too much pressure in the throat. "about" seems very benign. "study" sounds very stringent and blocky. I think "great" is the word i would choose. I feel good saying it and works well with the vocal chords while maintaining a peaceful and positive vibe upon the ears.

So what are the three reasons that caused you to vote for Obama?

The banking system will never collapse by accident or by the mistakes of a few rogue bankers. It's my opinion that mid 2009 will be when reality finally hits ground level, meaning inflation on a pretty strong scale. This will last for a couple of years while progressively getting worse. People will think housing has bottomed only to find out that it hasn't, and the bottom feeders will get shaken out in 2010. by 2011, life will not be easy for the average Westerner, which at around this time will be when a new system of banking as well as preliminary changes in the system will begin to occur (aka return to a semi-Gold Standard)

I wouldn't be the slightest bit surprised if legislation and public approval passed it with flying colors. Either way, what the people want in the realm of rule and law is as important as what slaves want. This has been made insultingly obvious over the past two terms. However, the finalization of an official union must require a new constitution as well as a new constitutional convention, and realistically speaking, a few states are going to resist this. Namely Vermont, Montana, New Hampshire, heck even Texas. Perhaps even Ohio and Wisconsin. This could present a problem in terms of getting legislation through.