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New Mexico is a spiritual hotspot. I know plenty of caves body of light could crawl into. These are ancient ceremonial caves. Aside from a few friendly rattlesnakes, he should be fine.

There is nothing humorous about any war, even years later! This has nothing to do with shadow projections. War is about horrific suffering. WWII claimed around 70 million lives. The British asked the U.S. to save Europe from utter annihilation and we did. If it weren't for the U.S. sacrificing 413,000 lives, England would have been reduced to a pile of rubble, along with most of Europe. The U.S. put a direct assault on Omaha beach with over 6,000 casualties. Further the battle of Normandy cost over 200,000 American lives. There are some Europeans who don't appreciate the full effect of that sacrifice. So when I hear about laughter as a therapeutic remedy, I am troubled. Not only that, if the U.S. didn't put a stop to the war, the death camps would have continued. I can't even begin to imagine the horror of continued genocide. Two of my uncles were in WWII Europe. One of them was on the third wave on Omaha beach, front lines in North Africa and Italy, Battle of the Bulge and one of the first to cross the Rhine river. In other words, front lines all the way. He could never talk about it and most likely didn't want to. No smile or laughter ever was expressed by him in this regard. I also have a very good friend who was a French translator at the Nuremberg tribunals. He is from a French Jewish family and served in the U.S. Army. He also is reticent to discuss what he witnessed. Interview with Major Dick Winters of E Company. In this interview, he still wears the emotion of the horror of war.

I will have additional comments later on today.

I would like to hear your ideas on permaculture. The way permaculture has been practiced here in Santa Fe is an insult to my profession. I worked very hard to obtain my degree and someone comes into Santa Fe and gives a weekend workshop on permaculture techniques and a new crowd of expert wannabes is born!

I am not pro agribusiness. I am just pointing out areas that need careful thought processes and the ensuing problems that the inhabitants of this planet are facing. It is of vital importance to comprehend costs when considering an alternative energy source. Hemp has much potential. However, by itself will never save the world. A monocultural model will never be sustainable. I would be the first to say that decentralization is a great idea. However, in today's complex economic system, decentralization is unfeasible. Due to the fact of increased scaling that is already in place as well as large population centers that would not have supply needs met with a decentralized model. Maybe Blasto can comment on that one. I am not certain I have stated that well.

What is the problem with having an education?

Exactly what does the military have to do with this and give me a breakdown of hemp biomass production costs. If you are unable to calculate costs, then why are you promoting hemp?

I do! I also have a B.S. in Ornamental Horticulture from one of the top research institutions in the U.S. I am a very excellent researcher and will state facts as opposed to hype and emotional arguments! I grew up in farm country (central Ohio). MY grandparents owned a farm and my best childhood friend's family owned a 500 acre farm which is now 1000 acres. Those farms were very close to organic and the cows were always grass fed. I bailed a lot of hay and I can still feel the chaff on my back. The advent of no till farming destroyed a lot of good farmland.

How much land is required to be set aside to grow hemp for biomass? I would like to see some math on that. Small farmers may not have the space for it and therefor it may not be cost effective. There is no panacea!

Sterling Energy Systems in Scottsdale is making progress with their solar technology. However, the efficiency of their units range from 26%-31.25%. http://www.stirlingenergy.com/ When this power is fed into the electrical transmission grid, a certain amount of loss is inevitable. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_power_transmission

Hemp fuel is always offered as a panacea that will solve all problems. The first thing to consider is the ability of any plant species to fix nitrogen and the amount of nutrients required for production. Hemp does not fix nitrogen, thus requiring a rotation of nitrogen fixing crops to replenish the soil. Environmental conditions (more specifically USDA climate zones) that are ideal for production and how climate change will effect production. What are the costs (all production costs including fuel) to produce 1 gal. of hemp fuel. I don't believe it is cost effective as of this date. Here is the link I found for converting hemp biomass to oil at 35.00/ gal. This is the only data I can find at the moment since most sites are nothing but hype with no reliable data. To replace fossil fuels that are still cheap as compared to other alternatives, will be difficult if not impossible. http://fuelandfiber.com/Hemp4NRG/Hemp4NRGRV3.htm The days of cheap fuel are probably over and what will be a transitional fuel as the world moves to a more permanent solution? BTW, I am working on a different type of solar power that may provide a solution to this problem. The problem, it is not exactly safe and if I can calibrate the heat generated, we may have something.

There is still debate on this very important topic. It would require some research to find unbiased studies that are not paid for by organic or conventional groups. Further, chemical fertilizers were developed long before WWII. Read this historical time line. http://www.agclassroom.org/gan/timeline/farm_tech.htm There are pro's and con's of organic and conventional farming. The problems of feeding over 7B people on this planet are increasing. Further, without fossil fuels, I have heard estimates of only about 500M could survive. With the decline of fossil fuel reserves and rampant Wall St. speculation on commodities, many people will not be able to afford basic staples. The Haber process first developed N fertilizer in the early 1900's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haber_process

Dr. Michio Kaku discussing the facts around this disaster. He also talks about the 25 mile dead zone around Chernobyl. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vBb3kN7zg8&feature=player_embedded

Amy Lee's voice is extraordinary. Very few artists can create a fusion of various styles and get a way with it. She is brilliant!

Amy Lee's work to me is captivating in that she combines several musical styles so well! To combine a classical approach with metal and make it work, blows my mind! Similar approaches started back in the late 60's with the Moody Blues, Yes, King Crimson et al.

The Gulf of Mexico oil disaster has destroyed many lives and an entire ecosystem. Further, Chernobyl is still claiming victims. Watch this video of the children of Chernobyl that have been deformed, if you can. The scenario you portray is naive! When I post something of significance, I produce facts. http://www.break.com/usercontent/2010/3/7/children-of-chernobyl-warning-graphic-images-1770395 http://therearenosunglasses.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/chernobyl-birth-defects/

I guess he is moving on to another thread which he just started. Seems he has difficulty with serious debate.

The right wing keeps pushing with their anti-science and anti-intellectual agenda. http://losalamitos.patch.com/articles/global-warming http://www.thomhartmann.com/blog/2011/05/koch-brothers-have-plan-recruiting-students-tea-party

Where is our resident debunker Immortal4Life?

One would assume that if we came designed, then learning would be unnecessary. Just nice little programmed compliant robots. After all, that is the ID agenda! :lol:

I think your strategy here is an attempt to win a one sided argument without the need to make a rational defense.

I am waiting.

Why not cite a real example from 'The Journal of Evolutionary Biology'

Which journals are you referring to?