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"This tropical ant of the species Cephalotes atratus is infected with a parasitic roundworm that makes its bulbous rear end, called a gaster, look like a juicy red berry. Researchers believe the parasites transform the gasters to trick foraging birds into eating the ants. Birds poop out parasite eggs, allowing the worms to spread to new ant colonies. "These ants, in nature, go out and collect bird feces," explained study leader Steve Yanoviak, an insect ecologist at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock. The finding is the first known example of fruit mimicry caused by a parasite, he added. " Ok! This bit is in the catagory of if there is no god then why or how does something as fantastic as this happin! 1a Smart worm, Inteligent design or intelect of nematode tricks birds. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/01/photogalleries/ant-pictures/index.html Photos: Parasite Transforms Ants Into ''Berries''image Some parasitic worms spread by transforming their ant hosts into "berries" that attract foraging birds, according to a new study.Parasite Transforms Ants Into ''Berries'' Photos: Parasite Transforms Ants Into ''Berries''image
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1 In mind control, neurons rule the roost http://www.rdmag.com/ShowPR.aspx?PUBCODE=014&ACCT=1400000100&ISSUE=0712&RELTYPE=PR&ORIGRELTYPE=LST&PRODCODE=00000000&PRODLETT=CY December 20, 2007 Scientists have found that individual neurons have more computational power and contribute more to behavior than previously thought. The researchers used light oo activate individual neurons in living mice and showed that even short bursts of activity in a few neurons can influence learning and decision making. Karel Svoboda, Daniel Huber, and their colleagues at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Farm Research Campus and at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory published their findings in two research articles this week in the journal “Nature”. The first paper detailed how genetically engineered mice respond to activation of their neurons by light pulses. In experiments described in the subsequent paper, the researchers used light to study even more detailed aspects of how neurons function. When researchers want to learn how particular groups of neurons influence an animal's behavior, they activate those neurons and then study the effects of the stimulation. The most commonly used techniques allow researchers to target groups of neurons by their location, but do not permit them to understand the activity and output of these brain cells. In addition, different types of neurons are spatially intermingled. Huber, Svoboda and their colleagues wanted to examine the brain in more detail than traditional methods allow—to investigate how specific types of neurons affect learning and behavior—and so they turned to a new technique that relies on a light-sensing protein found in green algae called channelrhodopsin-2. Researchers have taken advantage of channelrhodopsin-2, a protein that enables algae to migrate toward light, to stimulate only neurons that express channelrhodopsin-2 with great precision. In earlier studies, Svoboda and his colleagues genetically introduced channelrhodopsin-2 into mouse neurons. By experimenting on slices of brain tissue from the mice, the researchers showed that they could trigger nerve impulses by shining a laser on cells that contain channelrhodopsin-2. Only those neurons containing channelrhodopsin-2 fired when they were stimulated by light from the laser. In their new experiments, Huber, Svoboda and their colleagues explored whether they could use the technique to influence the behavior of living mice. They began by implanting tiny glass slides—which literally served as windows into the brain—in the skulls of mice whose neurons contained channelrhodopsin-2. The researchers then mounted a light emitting diode (LED) light on the window. The scientists trained the mice to respond to photostimulation of the channelrhodopsin-2-containing neurons. As part of the training exercise, the animals were placed in a chamber with two water ports. The animals learned to sip from one water port when they sensed photostimulation of their neurons, and to sip from the other port when they did not.“These animals learned the task remarkably quickly and very reliably,” says Svoboda “So we knew we had a powerful method to ask how many stimuli are required for perception and in how many neurons. This was a very precise tool to not only stimulate just a particular cell type, but also control the fraction of cells that are stimulated.” The technique offered the researchers enough control to stimulate varying numbers of neurons by controlling light intensity. Their experiments revealed that relatively few neurons are needed to be activated for the mice to detect the photostimulation, said Svoboda. “In the brain region that we targeted, the total number of cells that needed to be activated ranged from several tens of neurons to a couple of hundred, depending on how many stimuli there were,” says Svoboda. “The sparseness of stimulation required for detection was surprising, because we know that there is considerable ongoing activity in the brain,” he continues. “The activity produced by the light impulses is just a tiny fraction of the total activity. These findings tell us that there are mechanisms in the brain that can read out very sparse subsets of activated neurons. So, the take-home message from these experiments is quite powerful: that very few neurons need to be activated with very few action potentials to drive perceptions and behavior.” Svoboda said the broader lesson is that stimulating neurons optically is a powerful way to study brain circuitry. “We can use these kinds of tools to figure out which neurons are connected to each other,” he says. “And we can also precisely manipulate particular neuronal populations and look at the effects on quantitative behaviors. That allows one to dissect how these circuits guide behavior.” This kind of neuronal targeting and stimulation might even have clinical applications, he said. “Deep brain stimulation to treat Parkinson's disease and other disorders activates brain tissue rather nondiscriminately,” says Svoboda. “One can imagine using the kind of genetic targeting and stimulation techniques we have used to target specific cell populations, reducing the side effects of deep brain stimulation.” Understanding how neurons communicate In the second study, the researchers used light as a tool to study how the brain works on an even more intricate level. Neurons propagate nerve signals by communicating with one another across junctions called synapses. These synapses are supported on tiny mushroom-shaped spines, a multitude of which sprout from dendrites that branch from neurons. Each spine acts as a receiving station for chemical signals —neurotransmitters—from neighboring neurons. As synapses are repeatedly triggered to transmit an impulse, the strength of those connections can change through a process called long-term potentiation (LTP). Such modification enables the brain to modify circuits during learning.Svoboda and his colleague Chris Harvey sought to understand whether LTP in one dendritic spine influences LTP in another. Such crosstalk would enable groups of synapses on the same dendritic branch to coordinate with each other to store more information. Again, the scientists needed a way to stimulate neurons that was more precise than electrical stimulation. So they bathed slices of mouse brain tissue in a solution of the neurotransmitter glutamate in which the individual molecules had been trapped in light-sensitive molecular cages. The researchers then used precise laser pulses to unleash the caged glutamate at selected synapses, triggering the synapses to fire. At the same time, they used electrical pulses to induce LTP in the neurons. When the researchers analyzed how stimulating an individual synapse affected its neighbors, they detected robust crosstalk. They found that once a synapse had undergone LTP, weaker stimuli now caused LTP at neighboring synapses.Svoboda said that LTP at one synapse reduced the threshold for LTP at neighboring synapses for about 10 minutes. “That could be very important from a learning perspective,” he says, “because it is on a time-scale in which learning takes place. In the learning process, animals usually have to associate one event with another event on a scale of minutes. In contrast, other neuronal mechanisms associated with synaptic plasticity have been on the order of seconds. So, we are exploring a new time scale for cellular plasticity, and I think people who model neuronal circuitry will be interested in seeing how these cell-level phenomena can explain learning and other behaviors,” he said.In mind control, neurons rule the roost http://www.rdmag.com/ShowPR.aspx?PUBCODE=014&ACCT=1400000100&ISSUE=0712&RELTYPE=PR&ORIGRELTYPE=LST&PRODCODE=00000000&PRODLETT=CY SOURCE: Howard Hughes Medical Institute1a Smart worm, Inteligent design or intelect of nematode tricks birds. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/01/photogalleries/ant-pictures/index.html Photos: Parasite Transforms Ants Into ''Berries''image Some parasitic worms spread by transforming their ant hosts into "berries" that attract foraging birds, according to a new study. Parasite Transforms Ants Into ''Berries'' http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/01/photogalleries/ant-pictures/index.html 2 http://www.rdmag.com/ShowPR.aspx?PUBCODE=014&ACCT=1400000100&ISSUE=0712&RELTYPE=PR&ORIGRELTYPE=MS&PRODCODE=00000000&PRODLETT=CW Like a steel trap December 20, 2007 In the world of commercial materials, lighter and cheaper is usually better, especially when those attributes are coupled with superior strength and special properties, such as a material's ability to remember its original shape after it's been deformed by a physical or magnetic force. A new class of materials known as "magnetic shape-memory foams" has been developed by two research teams headed by Peter Müllner at Boise State University and David Dunand at Northwestern University, both funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The foam consists of a nickel-manganese-gallium alloy whose structure resembles a piece of Swiss cheese with small voids of space between thin, curvy "struts" of material. The struts have a bamboo-like grain structure that can lengthen, or strain, up to 10 percent when a magnetic field is applied. Strain is the degree to which a material deforms under load. In this instance, the force came from a magnetic field rather a physical load. Force from magnetic fields can be exerted over long range, making them advantageous for many applications. The alloy material retains its new shape when the field is turned off, but the magnetically sensitive atomic structure returns to its original structure if the field is rotated 90 degrees—a phenomenon called "magnetic shape-memory." Making large single crystals of the alloy material is too slow and expensive to be commercially viable—one of the reasons why gems are so costly—so the researchers make polycrystalline alloys, which contain many small crystals or grains. Traditional polycrystalline materials are not porous and exhibit near zero strains due to mechanical constraints at the boundaries between each grain. In contrast, a single crystal exhibits a large strain as there are no internal boundaries. By introducing voids into the polycrystalline alloy, the researchers have made a porous material that has less internal mechanical constraint and exhibits a reasonably large degree of strain. The researchers created the new material by pouring molten alloy into a piece of porous sodium aluminate salt. Once the material cooled, they leached out the salt with acid, leaving behind large voids. The researchers then exposed the porous alloy to a rotating magnetic field. The level of strain achieved after each of the over 10 million rotations is consistent with the best currently used magnetic actuators, and Müllner and Dunand expect to significantly improve the strain when they have further optimized the foam's architecture. "The base alloy material was previously known, but it wasn't very effective for shape-memory applications," Dunand said. "The porous nature of the material amplifies the shape-change effect, making it a good candidate for tiny motion control devices or biomedical pumps without moving parts." NSF Program Director Harsh Deep Chopra agrees. "It's the first foam to exhibit magnetic shape memory - it has great potential for uses that require a large strain and light weight such as space applications and automobiles. These materials are able to do more with less material given their foamy structure and provide a sustainable approach to materials development." SOURCE: National Science Foundation 3 speaking of syncronisity and shapmemories Sight independent—A finger-friendly polymer in the works Nov. 16, 2007 A Johns Hopkins researcher has joined experts from four other institutions who plan to create a dynamic electronic surface to allow blind or visually impaired people to “feel” mathematical graphs, diagrams and other visuals now displayed on computer screens. Although the prototype is expected to convey relatively simple graphics, further advances may someday allow blind people to use the interface to sense more complex illustrations, including pictures and maps. The prototype is expected to be completed within three years. The project was launched recently with support from a $330,000 National Science Foundation grant. The team is led by Ilona Kretzschmar, assistant professor of chemical engineering at The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering. Among her five primary collaborators is James E. West, a research professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Johns Hopkins. West is a widely respected inventor who received the National Medal of Technology from President George W. Bush in a White House ceremony earlier this year.West was recruited for the tactile interface team because of his extensive knowledge of how to move electrical charges through plastic or polymer materials. The deviceisexpected to utilize an electro-active polymer film that can rise slightly and may even wiggle in response to electronic signals, enabling the user’s fingertips to sense a pattern. The tool may also feature sound feedback to help users steer their fingers along the lines of a graph or diagram. In developing the prototype, Kretzschmar and West will be joined by other leading researchers are from Baruch College, CCNY, Northwestern Univ. and the Univ. of Maryland, College Park. “Eventually, if we can show this is feasible, I think this device will open up the world for people who are blind or visually impaired. The interface could help them sense contours and changes in shape and texture and use their fingers to perceive some of the computer images that people with normal vision take for granted,” says West. Costly instruments to help the blind access the Internet already exist, but they require Braille keyboards and can only process text. “We’re trying to make a cheaper device that would receive information tactilely and also be able to receive graphic information,” says Kretzschmar, who is principal investigator of the NSF grant. Kretzschmar first contacted West several years ago to learn more about his research into the electronic properties of polymer materials. At Bell Labs in 1962, West and his colleague Gerhard Sessler patented the electret microphone, in which thin sheets of polymer film, metal-coated on one side, are given a permanent charge to help convert sound to electrical signals with high fidelity. Almost 90% of the more than 2 billion microphones produced today are based on the principles developed by West and Sessler. These microphones are used in most telephones and many other electronic devices worldwide. In 2002, West joined the faculty of Johns Hopkins’ Whiting School of Engineering, where he has continued his research into the behavior of these polymers. He is now lending this expertise to the Kretzschmar-led project, which is called “A Dynamic Tactile Interface for Visually Impaired and Blind People.” The interface is expected to consist of three layers:The bottom layer will be a touch screen connected to a computer for audio feedback to communicate the position touched on the screen. The middle layer will have embedded isolated electrodes to address segments of the polymer top layer. The top layer will consist of an electro-active polymer film covered with a thin gold film. Segments of the top layer will be able to extend out from the surface as voltage is applied from the corresponding electrode in the middle layer.“In a world that increasingly depends on graphical, pictorial and multimedia technology, visually impaired and blind people have struggled to keep up,” Kretzschmar said. If the team can develop a viable dynamic tactile interface that allows graphic and pictorial information to be presented in real time in tactile rather than visual space, he continues, the amount of information available to visually impaired and blind individuals will increase dramatically. Kretzschmar is producing Janus particles—particles with two halves and named for the Roman god Janus—to be added to the polymer film to increase its electro-active properties and run mechanical functions. The film will then be tested to measure its addressability, maximum elongation, durability and readability.Members of her research team have begun to consult with representatives of the National Federation of the Blind and with visually impaired faculty members to obtain advice on how touch can best convey visual graphic displays, how much the material needs to change for optimal tactile detection and what is the best way to receive the information. In addition to Kretzschmar and West, the primary researchers are Karen Gourgey, director of the Computer Center for Visually Impaired People at Baruch College; Vivien Tartter, professor of psychology at CCNY; Thrasos Pappas, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Northwestern University; and Leigh R. Abts, professor of education and engineering at University of Maryland, College Park. SOURCE: The Johns Hopkins Universityhttp://www.rdmag.com/ShowPR.aspx?PUBCODE=014&ACCT=1400000100&ISSUE=0711&RELTYPE=PR&ORIGRELTYPE=LST&PRODCODE=00000000&PRODLETT=AB compaired to http://www.ablogistan.com/archives/2007/10/support_from_th.html Support from the troops: The difference between Obama and Clinton I think this bit of news epitomizes the differences between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama as candidates: Both receive donations and support from the "military-industrial complex," but Obama's tends to come from the military side, whereas Hillary's comes from the defense industry. Specifically, Obama is getting support from the troops. Among Democrats, he leads all candidates in donations received from donors affiliated with the military. His $63,440 is topped only by Republican candidate Ron Paul. The fact that two long-time vocal critics of the war in Iraq are receiving donations from the military says something about what "Support the troops" means to the troops themselves. However, Hillary leads all candidates in another area: Donations from private defense contractors. Employees of the top five arms makers - Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop- Grumman, Raytheon and General Dynamics — gave Democratic presidential candidates $103,900, with only $86,800 going to Republicans. Senator Clinton took in $52,600, more than half of the total going to all Democrats, and a figure equaling 60 percent of the sum going to the entire GOP field. Her closest competitor for defense industry money is former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R.), who raised $32,000. Granted, these arms manufacturers would probably shift their support to Obama if they thought he had the best chance to win—they want influence with whoever is in the White House. But given Hillary's politically-driven support of the invasion of Iraq in 2002, are they also trying to help her win because they think she'd be best for business ? **************http://www.rightwingfacebook.org/profile-giuliani/giuliani_index.html ************** http://drx.typepad.com/psychotherapyblog/front_page/index.html Sophia Loren and Jayne Mansfield at Romanoff's (Beverly Hills, 1957). Click photo to enlarge.More Jayne Mansfield photos: Pole Dancing; Chicago Fireman; playing violin; Joan Collins; Posted by DrX Permalink Comments (3) TrackBack (0) Technorati Tags: actors, actresses, cineam, film, Hollywood, Jayne Mansfield, Michael Romanoff, movies, photo of the day, publicity stunts, Romanoff's, sophia Loren, vintage photos Digg This Save to del.icio.us June 13, 2007 http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_2071.shtml Wolfowitz, Nietzsche and Gump Chris Christensen wonders if neocons are, as some portray them, idealists who made a mistake in pursuit of a noble cause or, are they arrogant idealogues who were profoundly ignorant about the politics, culture and history of Iraq. This is the great paradox of the neoconservatives: their movement is a bizarre blend of intellectual arrogance and stupefying ignorance. If one individual could personify neoconservatism, he would be a combination of Friedrich Nietzsche and Forrest Gump. Commentary Last Updated: Jun 12th, 2007 - 01:05:41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idealism and the neocons http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_2071.shtml By Chris Christensen Online Journal Contributing Writer Jun 12, 2007, 01:03 http://drx.typepad.com/psychotherapyblog/front_page/index.html ************************** http://drx.typepad.com/psychotherapyblog/front_page/index.html (53 of 867) [1/25/2008 8:52:56 PM]?Dr. X's Free Associations: Front Page Saudi Government Arrests Popular Blogger The Saudi government confirmed that it is has been holding a popular blogger for interrogation since December 10, according to the NY Times. The blogger, 32-year-old Fouad al-Farhan, has been an outspoken critic of corruption in the Saudi government. He has also written about the plight of Saudi political prisoners. Mr. Farhan was one of the first Saudi bloggers to post in Arabic using his real name. He had been expecting his arrest, according to friends who continue to publish his blog. Read more at Global Stories. Posted by DrX Permalink Comments (0) TrackBack (0) Technorati Tags: blogger arrested, Fouah al-Farhan, Fouahd al-Farhan, Saudi, Saudi Arabia Photo of the Day: Elivs Presley Dr. X's Free Associations: Front Page http://drx.typepad.com/psychotherapyblog/front_page/index.html (52 of 867) [1/25/2008 8:52:56 PM]?Click photo to enlarge. I find this one a little creepy... Posted by DrX Permalink Comments (0) TrackBack (0) Technorati Tags: Elvis, Elvis Presley, music, photo of the day, vintage photos Dr. X's Free Associations: Front Page http://drx.typepad.com/psychotherapyblog/front_page/index.html (53 of 867) [1/25/2008 8:52:56 PM]?January 01, 2008 Dr. X's Free Associations: Front Page http://drx.typepad.com/psychotherapyblog/front_page/index.html (53 of 867) [1/25/2008 8:52:56 PM]?Dr. X's Free Associations: Front Page ************************************************ "There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible. But in the end they always fall. Think of it. Always." -- Mahatma Gandhi From: To: Mark B Subject: URGENT S.1959 ACTION ALERT - - - please forward widely Date: Nov 26, 2007 9:21 AM THIS IS AN URGENT ACTION ALERT: S 1959 "Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007" must be stopped at all costs. Pick up your phone today and contact your US Senator's office to instruct them to vote "NO" on S.1959. Click here for your Senators contact info: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm Full PDF text if the bill: http://tinyurl.com/3a3y2z If this bill is passed, and becomes law, your words and actions could be considered terrorism. S 1959 EVISCERATES FREE SPEECH, and empowers the govt. to declare ANYTHING they deem an "extremist belief system", instantly make you a terrorist, resulting in stripping of US citizenship, torture, and/or execution, with no habeas corpus rights, no ability to challenge even in the US Supreme Court. Contact your Senator and let them know they will be looking for another job if they vote yes on this bill, which is now introduced into the Senate as S.1959 THIS BILL **MUST NOT** BECOME LAW, PERIOD. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-1955 http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-1959 If this becomes law, your words could be considered "promoting an extremist belief system", and all they have to say is that you are using PLANNED OR THREATENED *FORCE* (DOES NOT HAVE TO BE VIOLENCE) --FORCE by exposing CORRUPTION, CRIMINALITY against "THE CIVILIAN POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES, ***** OR ANY SEGMENT THEREOF" READ THE BILL MANY TIMES AND VERY CAREFULLY--YOU ARE THE TERRORIST (WHICH MEANS THEY CAN STRIP YOUR CITIZENSHIP, AND HAVE YOU TORTURED AND EXECUTED). Senate is back in session today, do not hesitate, call, fax, email your Senator ASAP. Click here for your Senators contact info: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm Yours in Freedom and Liberty, Gary Franchi RTR National Director, http://www.RestoreTheRepublic.com Managing Editor, http://www.RepublicMagazines.com Founder, Lone Lantern Society of America, http://www.LoneLantern.org Host, Lone Lantern Radio, http://www.WTPRN.com Sent from: Restore The Republic, 3149 Dundee Rd #176, Northbrook, Illinois 60062 The Box Jellyfish Submitted by simon on Wed, 2007-12-19 09:26. More dangerous than any shark, the box jellyfish is one of the most feared ocean dwellers. Its bell can be 10 cm long and it can have up to fifteen tentacles that can be over 12 feet long! It has an incredibly dangerous poisin the can flow through the body while the stingers break your skin. The box jelly is probably one of the most dangerous ocean animal, but get this! They don't even have a brain or heart! Infact, all jellies don't have any bones or basic organs. It's hard to believe that they can be living. Anyway, next time that you are in the ocean, stay closer to the shore. http://areallydifferentplace.org/ Travian Submitted by nbosch on Mon, 2007-12-17 14:15. I've heard about a browser based strategy game called Travian, some of you might be interested in trying it out. If you want to play it at home discuss registering with your parents. You need an email address to receive the activation code. If you are going to use your think.com account then you will have to add this info@travian.com to your address book so the activation message can get through your filters. Here is what Wikipedia has to say about the game: Travian is a browser-based game, programmed in PHP, and is played directly on the internet via a web browser. While Travian is a strategy game, with events occurring and resources accumulated in real time, it should not be confused with other types of real time strategy games where actions occur in a highly interactive and fast paced environment. The player starts with a village but seeks to build an empire. No downloads, installations or plug-ins are required, although a graphic pack may be downloaded to ease server stress. After registration, players can start playing Travian immediately, free of charge. http://www.travian.com/ info@travian.com Let me know if you tried it and what you think, if it turns out to be a good strategy game I'll have the "graphic pack" downloaded for faster graphics. http://areallydifferentplace.org/blog/128 http://drx.typepad.com/psychotherapyblog/front_page/index.html January 02, 2008 Psychology, Mind & Neuroscience Roundup for Wednesday Here are a few articles/posts I've enjoyed over the past few days: A study published in the November 2007 issue of Cognition and Emotion finds that the mere sight of alcohol can impair memory in those who drink a lot. The authors speculate that, for heavier drinkers, alcohol may have an emotional salience that narrows attention and interferes with the encoding of memories subsequent to exposure to images of liquor. H/T: The Situationist l Mixing Memory offers an interesting discussion of some of the research on rational, intuitive and dual process theories of moral judgment. l Dave Munger writes about the (sometimes misleading) influence of gut feelings on memory: l when we're certain about a memory, we aren't influenced by external cue subtle or otherwise. But when a memory is less sure, we tend to rely on "gut feelings." Sometimes,however, a gut feeling is nothing more than a barely perceptible stimulus. Our gut can mislead us and it can also be imitated by a speaker hidden inside our chair, or the caffeine buzz from an extra cup of coffee, or any number of other things. Read More... >From an excellent column by John Tierney in the NY Times: l Many people concerned about climate change,Dr. [Cass] Sunstein says, oewant to create an availability cascade by fixing an incident in people's minds. Hurricane Katrina is just an early example; there will be others. I don't doubt that climate change is real and that it presents a serious threat, but there's a danger that any consensus on particular events or specific findings is, in part, a cascade. See also: How to Reach a Mistaken Consensus... The full text of a refreshing article, Questioning the Banality of Evil, has been published online. I recommend this one highly. H/T: Mindhacks l Posted by DrX Permalink Comments (1) TrackBack (0) Technorati Tags: alcohol, banality of evil, cognition, cognitive science, gut feelings, intuition, memory, mind, moral judgment, morality, neuroscience, psychology, recall, socia psychology http://drx.typepad.com/psychotherapyblog/front_page/index.html (51 of 867) [1/25/2008 8:52:56 PM]?Saudi Government Arrests Popular Blogger The Saudi government confirmed that it is has been holding a popular blogger for interrogation since December 10, according to the NY Times. The blogger, 32-year-old Fouad al-Farhan, has been an outspoken critic of corruption in the Saudi government. He has also written about the plight of Saudi political prisoners. Mr. Farhan was one of the first Saudi bloggers to post in Arabic using his real name. He had been expecting his arrest, according to friends who continue to publish his blog. Read more at Global Stories.Posted by DrX ) Technorati Tags: blogger arrested, Fouah al-Farhan, Fouahd al-Farhan, Saudi, Saudi Arabia Digg This Save to del.icio.us Photo of the Day: Elivs Presley Dr. X's Free Associations: Front Page http://drx.typepad.com/psychotherapyblog/front_page/index.html (52 of 867) [1/25/2008 8:52:56 PM]?Dr. X's Free Associations: Front Page http://drx.typepad.com/psychotherapyblog/front_page/index.html "Sounds like same & revisionist bull shit of Adolph Hitler grandiose fantasy and a fake history (art) for White Europeans as descendants from a (The) Super race. Once you check the cover up and art history and look at the hooky cheesy amateur Ptolemaic crap artefact Egyptian Greek artifacts make a comparison to real Egyptian designs you will get it. Nothing shocking it is just embarrassingly crude in contrast to the obvious original works.. All in all this begs the question where did so called white people come from in light of the proofs of African Genesis and ignores the mitochondria DNA evidence proving all whites are African Indo-European Australian all sapiens are related... A quick trip by internet search to the Museum of Natural History in England arguably the citadel off white supremacist to read what they admit is the inescapable truth black Africans founded England and Europe all whits can trace there ancestry to them 20,000 years ago every body was black. So what white supremacy died the day China who will extract its pay back for all the white shit dumped on it by living well and out numbering western racist who wished 2 Billion of China would die off and let the world population be ruled by there crazy cruel idiot white god double talk." white supremacist http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&resnum=0&q=white+supremacist&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi Are you still in the information business? I found this quote interesting... “The Transgenic Pigs Xenotransplantation, Biological Warfare and Apartheid still hunts an iatrogenic (i.e., man-made) outcome of specific vaccination experiments to create an ever increasing numbers of plagues predicted to depopulate at least half of the world’s current human inhabitants within two generations. Kissinger Cheney et all." The answer is tools not weapons.We say war is out source-ing to the cultural orbit & privatization is fascism which is an orobus. One mans freedom fighter is another mans terrorist. But that is insufficient to explain the personal agenda of say an Adolph Hitler, but not his dupes who were the masses of the post WWI recovering German people operating in there normal albeit escalated callus disregard of the other. The Gipsy The Jewish German The Black & Asian, as if a Machine or animal which act within a set of "conditioning" trained by a sets of stimulus responses producing a public which can be played as if it’s a musical instrument of chaos as a powerful destructive tool and an end in it self the heart of a self evident vain reelection of the figure head as the final token gesture of totally jaded corrupted totemic icon which allows the lowest and perhaps the most tragic human flaw and common denominator of homogenous westerners the lateral notion to rule or serve in heaven or rule in hell top or bottom never an average person "the" people persist in believing in there reincarnation as a king or quean or imperious emperors never a commoner the rich dream of being great generals or explorers and Pirates & some how heroic even mercenary adventurers even though the actual organ and value of a grate leader was (is) that they came from the common people and served the weakest (dumbest) people (children) who then submitted all there faith & strength to that leader not the other way around. --------------------------------------------------- “Deciding to do neither the janitor shut the central air vents to all the class rooms and gassed the entire campus with a lethal combination of Household Bleach and Ammonia producing a very poisonous gases, as revenge as retaliation for year’s of perceived abuse, ridicule and physical abuse and mockery... When asked why he killed all of the children he responded "the devil mad me do it." Them kids was a bunch of little Nazis who wanted killing...” Creationism is racism and ignores Lucy and African genesis the mitochondria DNA http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&safe=off&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=+ignores+Lucey+and+african+genesis+the+mitochondria+DNA http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2004/0825lawrence.asp ignores Lucy & African genesis the evidence of mitochondria DNA Creationism is racism and ignores African genesis and Lucy http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&safe=off&q=+Creationism+is+racism+and+ignores+African+genesis+and++Lucy&btnG=Search+Images Homo sapiens: The Evolution of What We Think About Who We Are" " http://laelaps.wordpress.com/2007/08/11/homo-sapiens-the-evolution-of-what-we-think-about-who-we-are/" rel=bookmarkHomo sapiens: The Evolution of What We Think About Who We Arehttp://laelaps.wordpress.com/2007/08/11/homo-sapiens-the-evolution-of-what-we-think-about-who-we-are/ http://drx.typepad.com/psychotherapyblog/front_page/index.html Creationism is racism and ignores African genesis and Lucy http://drx.typepad.com/psychotherapyblog/front_page/index.html ... highly developed civilization in oposite.stsci.edu News Iconhttp://www.bibleandscience.com PSC Literature Logohttp://www.psc-literature.org http://drx.typepad.com/psychotherapyblog/front_page/index.html (53 of 867) [1/25/2008 8:52:56 PM] January 01, 2008 Giveaway set for digital TV converters -- chicagotribune.com Government Giveaway of Coupons for Digital TV Converters Begins Today Broadcast TV stations in the U.S. will turn off their analog transmissions 13 months from now on February 17, 2009. TV sets without built-in digital tuners will go dark on that date unless they are equipped with an external tuner. IBM is administering a federal program providing a $40.00 coupon toward the purchase of "no frills" digital converter boxes that are expected to cost between $60-$70 at Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Target and other authorized retail outlets. Every household is entitled to receive two coupons for the converters. Applications for the coupons are available on the web or by calling toll free, 888-DTV-2009. Converter boxes will be available for purchase in stores next month. Dr. X's Free Associations: Front Pagehttp://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-tue_converter_0101jan01,0,587726.story (10 of 10) [1/25/2008 9:16:55 PM]http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-tue_converter_0101jan01,0,587726.story chicagotribune.com Giveaway set for digital TV converters By Jim Puzzanghera Tribune Newspapers: Los Angeles Times January 1, 2008 The federal government doesn't usually give things away, but starting Tuesday broadcast TV watchers can apply for a gift that could keep their sets from going dark in 2009. Via a toll-free hot line and Web site the Commerce Department will begin accepting applications for coupons worth $40 off a no-frills converter box to allow older televisions to receive digital broadcast signals. "We are open for business Jan. 1," said Bart Forbes, a spokesman for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Commerce Department agency running the program. The $1.5 billion program is designed to help ease the major change coming on Feb. 17, 2009. That's when broadcast TV stations turn off their analog signals and start transmitting only in digital.The program -- the biggest change in broadcast TV since the advent of color -- will free up valuable airwaves for public safety agencies and for new wireless phone and Internet services. It will also deliver clearer pictures and additional broadcast channels for people who don't have pay -TV service. Giveaway set for digital TV converters -- chicagotribune.comhttp://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi - tue_converter_0101jan01,0,2817290,print.story (1 of 3) [1/25/2008 9:18:39 PM] But some TV sets might have trouble making the technological leap. Ones without a built-in digital tuner will no longer be able to receive over-the-air signals unless owners obtain a special box to change the signals back to analog. Those boxes are expected to be available starting in February at more than 14,000 government-certified retail outlets, including Best Buy, Circuit City, Radio Shack, Sears, Target and Wal-Mart. They will cost $59.95 to $69.95. Satellite and cable customers won't need converter boxes for TVs they have hooked up to those systems.But there are as many as 26 million households in the U.S. that only receive over-the-air TV -- and millions more that may want the option during emergencies or power outages when cable and satellite transmissions are down. That's the reason Eric Matsuoka, 58, of Montebello, Calif., plans to obtain a converter box coupon even though he has cable service. "I'm going to apply definitely, for backup," he said. "You're not thinking of just your immediate comfort zone, just watching television -- you've got to think in case something happens." The federal agency has contracted with IBM to run the program. They have set up a toll-free number, 888-DTV-2009, which, starting at 5 a.m. CST Tuesday, will be staffed by operators who can take requests in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and four other languages. Applications can also be filled out at http://www.dtv2009.gov . Each household is eligible for two coupons, regardless of whether it has cable or satellite service. After the first $890 million worth of coupons are distributed the federal government will allocate an additional $450 million in coupons, but only to households that rely on over-the-air signals. The rest of the program's $1.5 billion price tag is for administrative costs. While there is enough money for 33.5 million coupons, the National Association of Broadcasters has estimated there are as many as 70 million TVs hooked up to antennas, including extra sets in homes with cable or satellite. Many of those sets can receive only analog signals, although sales of high-definition TVs, which include digital tuners, have soared in the past two years. The federal law that mandates the digital conversion required the agency to start offering coupons Jan. 1. But officials are urging people to wait before applying. The coupons will expire 90 days after they are issued to assure they don't go unused. Forbes urged people to check their local stores and see what boxes are available before applying. - - -Making the connection Starting Tuesday each household can apply for two $40 coupons to help purchase no-frills digital-to-analog TV converter boxes. The boxes are expected to cost $59.95 to $69.95, and the coupons Giveaway set for digital TV converters -- chicagotribune.comhttp://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-tue_converter_0101jan01,0,2817290,print.story (2 of 3) [1/25/2008 9:18:39 PM]expire 90 days after they are issued. A list of retailers expected to start stocking the boxes in February is at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/dtvcoupon/NTIA(underscore )Certified(underscore)Retailers(underscore)121107.pdf.http://www.ntia.doc.gov/dtvcoupon/NTIA_Certified_Retailers_121107.pdf . To apply by phone: 888-DTV-2009. The toll-free number offers interactive voice recognition or live operators who can take orders in English, French, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese. There is a call-back option for people speaking 100 other languages. Online: http://www.dtv2009.gov Mail: Send a request for an application, or mail a completed application, to: TV ConverterBox Coupon Program, P.O. 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