ralis

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  1. Middle DanTien: solar plexus/heart?

    I had stomach issues a number of years ago which can be traced back to when I was in the military during Viet Nam. I bought a bottle of cayenne extract and within a month the digestive issues were cleared up. Rarely do I have digestive problems to this date. Cayenne is an anti inflammatory.
  2. 2012: The End of the World

    Actually, the world begins and ends in every moment. Change is the only constant.
  3. The U.S. is a war based economy! Approximately 60% of the federal budget goes to the Pentagon. Further, that does not include off the books projects and other funding by Congress for special projects. Black bag projects are unknown. NSA, CIA, Homeland Security etc. are at least 150 billion.
  4. The issue of the 2nd amendment is not a simplistic matter and does not appear to be settled law. Many solutions as presented in the media are not rational solutions and fail to consider the social context in which the problem of gun violence arises. Rather than elaborate at the moment, I have attached an article from the Harvard Law Review that discusses the ongoing Constitutional debate on the 2nd amendment. It is an in depth, lengthy, well written article. What is best for our society as opposed to paranoid selfish fear based motives, must prevail. http://www.newyorker...-amendment.html http://www.law.yale.edu/documents/pdf/Faculty/Siegel_Heller-HLRev.pdf Problem with the attachment but link is provided.
  5. What are you listening to?

    I must be getting some the the Rodgers mixed up. I saw a Jimmy Rogers some 15 years ago here in Santa Fe. He was very old and passed away shortly after. He was a Chicago bluesman. Just found a link. http://www.last.fm/music/Jimmy+Rogers
  6. Pure sources of Kabbalah

    Recommend Carlo Suares 'Cipher of Genesis'. http://www.amazon.com/Cipher-Genesis-Qabalistic-Interpret-Teachings/dp/1578633354/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1356026066&sr=1-1&keywords=carlo+suares
  7. What are you listening to?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KMpZaEF6g0
  8. What are you listening to?

    Listening to Bonamassa tonight. Performing 'Had To Cry Today' originally performed by 'Blind Faith'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LZdizmrTcM
  9. What are you listening to?

    Juke joints are where most of the blues are happening.
  10. What are you listening to?

    I saw him here in Santa Fe before he passed on. One of the great old time blues artists. Few today appreciate what Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Rodgers et al contributed to the 60's music renaissance and to this present today!
  11. What are you listening to?

    Joe Bonamassa covering 'Tea For One' Awesome guitar work! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kjgr6LsVCU
  12. Some of the posts here are absolutely ludicrous! Using a tragedy for political rants or any other purpose is disgusting and heartless!
  13. I will read that when I have a chance. Am out of town travelling. Thanks
  14. Research shows the LD50 (median lethal dose) to be 600mg/kg body weight. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9502397
  15. C60 is toxic and I have read if diluted in olive oil it is not. There is one company selling this product. Do your research!
  16. DGS's Dizzying DVD Collection

    I have a few dvd's if anyone is willing to trade for Sifu Matsuo's dvd's. Bagua or Kuji Kiri Red Dragon Hei Gung Golden Mantis Hei Gung Grand Master Doo Wai level 2 flying phoenix Soaring crane qigong Chen style bagua interlinked palm
  17. I was having lunch with a good friend and he educated me on the fraudulent labeling practices in the olive oil industry. I happen to love olive oil for many reasons including it's purported health benefits. Apparently olive oil is not pure and is adulterated with other low quality oils. Labels on the bottles never include the additional oils. http://www.extravirginity.com/ http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2012/02/the-exchange-tom-mueller.html
  18. From the tone of your post, you must not believe the scientific method has value?
  19. In the case of species extinction, debate must be based on evidence obtained from solid research.
  20. Exactly! The biosphere is a complex dynamic non-linear system sensitive to initial conditions. Changes can be brought about by adding just one variable such as CO2 which in sufficient quantities will affect the entire system.
  21. Thanks for posting this! Some have argued that the present carrying capacity of the biosphere is 250 billion. What a stupid argument!