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another one bites the dust :(

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:58:22 GMT

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Over 17,000 species threatened by extinction

The Switzerland-based group surveyed 47,677 animals and plants for this year's "Red List" of endangered species, determining that 17,291 of them are at risk of extinction.

More than one in five of all known mammals, over a quarter of reptiles and 70 percent of plants are under threat, according to the survey, which featured over 2,800 new species compared with 2008.

"These results are just the tip of the iceberg," said Craig Hilton-Taylor, who manages the list. He said many more species that have yet to be assessed could also be under serious threat.

"This one we caught right before it went off the planet, but other species surely we didn't catch in time," Mendelson told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.

"When you name a new species you're attached to it, and when that species disappears so quickly it's impossible not to have feelings associated with that," he said. "I'm pretty sad to be honest, really sad."

Tags: extinction, habitat destruction, endangered, conservation, save the world

Music and the Brain

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:37:51 GMT

clipped by: JULIE PENKOVA

Clip Source: www.shumeiarts.org

Music and the Brain

by Roy Mueller,

The Greek word "mousa," meaning muse, the spirit-source of genius or inspiration, is the etymological root of both "museum" and "music." Centuries ago, two of the great Greek philosophers, Socrates and Plato, gained distinction as musicians and regarded the art of music as indispensable to the health of the soul. Plato believed that musical training was a more potent instrument than any other in the integration of the human being.

Pythagoreans believed that tones or combinations of tones could stimulate the growth of plants, moderate the passions of men, stimulate all types of emotions and thoughts, react upon inert substances, and evoke the most exalted feelings and aspirations. Even architecture was "music in stone" and a properly proportioned building could be "played" as though it were a piece of music.

Japanese plant writes a blog

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:18:22 GMT

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clipper's remarks: video through link

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Japanese plant writes blog

A potted plant at a cafe near Tokyo, Japan is entertaining customers by writing a regular blog about its feelings.

It is the work of a university engineer who has been studying how to communicate with plants.

He devised a sensor which he attached to the plant named "Midori-san" that measures bio-electric signals. These are converted into data by a computer next the plant and then translated into Japanese in the form of a blog.

The plant's latest entry reads: "It was cloudy today. It was a cold day."

Plants have feelings too.

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:37:45 GMT

clipped by: Davpe

Clip Source: www.lopuch.cz

Tags: funny, humor, plants

I shall write no more, period!

Sun, 04 May 2008 10:05:06 GMT

clipped by: mugofcoffee
clipper's remarks: lovely! just read on...

Clip Source: www.authspot.com

No more days and weeks of having to go through the birth pangs of the words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs and of the pages! No more errors and corrections. No more going back on one of my old written pieces and feel the feeling of “I could have done better here”...

I had constructed a steel enforced cage around my heart!

I had displayed the "No Entry" board to the soft feelings like kindness, love, the helping tendency, joy and happiness!

I had closed my world to the Sun and his spectacular spectacles!

I had locked my heart to the trees, plants, leaves, the buds and the flowers so that I won't be tempted to start writing about them!

I had stopped the entry of the birds, the animals, the jungles and the forests into my loving nature! No more of being soft and sweet, nice and easy, happy and getting inspired by all things of the Mother Nature!

I had ruthlessly closed my eyes to the cool and the colorful oceans, the hot and the landscaped deserts, the mighty and the challenging mountains!

Tags: writer, writing, love, nature, lalitha raman.

High, on Mt Sinai

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:51:37 GMT

clipped by: CarnivalBorn

Clip Source: www.reuters.com

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The biblical Israelites may have been high on a hallucinogenic plant when Moses brought the Ten Commandments down from Mount Sinai, according to a new study by an Israeli psychology professor

two plants in the Sinai desert contain the same psychoactive molecules as those found in plants from which the powerful Amazonian hallucinogenic brew ayahuasca is prepared

"In advanced forms of ayahuasca inebriation, the seeing of light is accompanied by profound religious and spiritual feelings," Shanon wrote.

"On such occasions, one often feels that in seeing the light, one is encountering the ground of all Being ... many identify this power as God."

He said one of the psychoactive plants, harmal, found in the Sinai and elsewhere in the Middle East, has long been regarded by Jews in the region as having magical and curative powers.

Moses Was High on Drugs, Israeli Researcher Says

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:10:57 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The description in The Book of Exodus of thunder, lightening and a blaring trumpet, according to Shanon, are the classic imaginings of people under the influence of drugs.

As for the vision of the burning bush, well obviously that too was a drug-fueled hallucination, according to Shanon.

"In advanced forms of ayahuasca inebriation," he wrote, "the seeing of light is accompanied by profound religious and spiritual feelings."

Shanon admits he took some of these drugs while in the Amazon in 1991. "I experienced visions that had spiritual-religious connotations," he said.

The initial reaction to this controversial theory from Israel's religiously orthodox community and the powerful rabbis who lead it was less than enthusiastic.

Orthodox rabbi Yuval Sherlow, quoted by Reuters speaking on Israel radio, said: "The Bible is trying to convey a very profound event. We have to fear not for the fate of the biblical Moses, but for the fate of science."

Clip Source: abcnews.go.com

Psychedelic Cocktail May Explain Vision of the Burning Bush, Professor Says

Moses and the Israelites were on drugs, says Benny Shanon, an Israeli professor of cognitive philosophy.

Writing in the British Journal Time and Mind, he claims Moses was probably on psychedelic drugs when he received the Ten Commandments from God.

The assertions give a whole new meaning to Moses being "high" on Mount Sinai.

According to Shanon, a professor at Hebrew University, two naturally existing plants in the Sinai Peninsula have the same psychoactive components as ones found in the Amazon jungle and are well-known for their mind-altering capabilities. The drugs are usually combined in a drink called ayahuasca.

"As far as Moses on Mount Sinai is concerned, it was either a supernatural cosmic event, which I don't believe, or a legend, which I don't believe either, or finally, and this is very probable, an event that joined Moses and the people of Israel under the effects of narcotics," he told Israel Radio

Was Moses high on Mount Sinai?

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:28:40 GMT

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Clip Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

The biblical Israelites may have been high on a hallucinogenic plant when Moses brought the Ten Commandments down from Mount Sinai, according to a new study by an Israeli psychology professor.

Writing in the British journal Time and Mind, Benny Shanon of Jerusalem’s Hebrew University said two plants in the Sinai desert contain the same psychoactive molecules as those found in plants from which the powerful Amazonian hallucinogenic brew ayahuasca is prepared.

The thunder, lightning and blaring of a trumpet which the Book of Exodus says emanated from Mount Sinai could just have been the imaginings of a people in an “altered state of awareness,” Shanon hypothesized.

“In advanced forms of ayahuasca inebriation, the seeing of light is accompanied by profound religious and spiritual feelings,” Shanon wrote.

He said one of the psychoactive plants, harmal, found in the Sinai and elsewhere in the Middle East, has long been regarded by Jews in the region as having magical and curative powers.

Tags: bible, history, drugs, jews, psychology

High on Mout Sinai? Dope or God?

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:00:49 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Ayahuasca...?

Clip Source: www.reuters.com

High on Mount Sinai?

Writing in the British journal Time and Mind, Benny Shanon of Jerusalem's Hebrew University said two plants in the Sinai desert contain the same psychoactive molecules as those found in plants from which the powerful Amazonian hallucinogenic brew ayahuasca is prepared.

The thunder, lightning and blaring of a trumpet which the Book of Exodus says emanated from Mount Sinai could just have been the imaginings of a people in an "altered state of awareness," Shanon hypothesized.

"In advanced forms of ayahuasca inebriation, the seeing of light is accompanied by profound religious and spiritual feelings," Shanon wrote.

"On such occasions, one often feels that in seeing the light, one is encountering the ground of all Being ... many identify this power as God."

Chickens Are People Too!

Mon, 21 May 2007 11:23:39 GMT

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clipper's remarks: *LOL* I've had lots of pet chickens. My last one, Molly was a fiery little "Red Dwarf" with an awesome attitude! She was queen of the roost even over all the cats. Aah, I loved that funny hen. *LOL*

Anyway! I'm not a vegan. I believe chickens are "meant" to be eaten by us, just as we one day will be food for others, be it worms or Azaleas. (or White Pointers, if you're an Aussie. Ha ha!) The point is respect. Treat animals with dignity and respect and be thankful for the nourishment they provide. We're all just part of the food chain. Don't waste or squander, but be thankful for the food you are lucky to have. (Not all are as lucky as us, to be able to eat every day.) Check out all the cool comments from fellow clippers on the clip about plants having feelings, for some really cool thoughts on consciousness and awareness and interconnectedness. Mind-expanding!

Molly died of old age, by the way...

Clip Source: ananimalfriendlylife.com

NY Times helps blur distinction between "pets" and "food animals"

While it appears that the profiled chickens came from a couple that uses the eggs of their birds, the reason this article ended up at AAFL and in The New York times is the author's marvelling over how chickens defy our rather limited knowledge of their behavior and personalities:

Whoever coined the phrase “dumb cluck” never met our chickens. All I had to do was open the refrigerator door and both would come running.

Not news to me or my constant readers, but I'm sure many of you will find the piece useful in disabusing your friends and families of their stereotypes about birds.

Please send the editor your letters in support of chickens, the most abused and consumed animal in America. This is a good time to remind readers of the arbitrary distinction between animals kept as pets and those turned into food, and to recommend a vegan diet as a way to eliminate this moral schizophrenia from their diets.

Tags: pets, birds, chickens, ethics, animal welfare, consciousness, food, vegan, vegetarian

Do Plants Have Feelings?

Thu, 10 May 2007 21:42:04 GMT

clipped by: thisnamecantbetaken
clipper's remarks: If plants do have some sort of "feelings", what are all the vegans and vegetarians going to do? After all, you can't live on love alone...

Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

Hormonal sentience

Acacia trees produce tannin to defend themselves when they are grazed upon by animals. The airborne scent of the tannin is picked up by other acacia trees, which then start to produce tannin themselves as a protetction from the nearby animals. When attacked by caterpillars, some plants can release chemical signals to attract parasitic wasps that attack the caterpillars.

A similar phenomenon can be found not only between plants and animals, but also between fungus and animals. There exists some sort of communication between a fungus garden and workers of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa. If the garden is fed with plants that are poisonous for the fungus, it signals this to the ants, which then will avoid fertilizing the fungus garden with any more of the poisonous plant.

In theory even an organism with a hormonal system instead of a nervous system could be intelligent in some degree, but it would be an extremely slow brain, to say the least.

Tags: plants, communication, vegans, vegetarians, hormones, intelligence

Empty and strange without plants

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:49:48 GMT

clipped by: wildcat

Clip Source: physorg.com

Empty and strange without plants

To most of us, it’s hard to imagine a home that has no plants at all. Why are plants so important? A new dissertation from Umeå University in Sweden provides insight into our relationship with potted plants in the home.

The dissertation Life, Mood, and Meaning deals with the relationship between humans and things, addressing the feelings of humans in relation to plants in the home. It shows how potted plants affect people’s way of viewing their lives, their identity, and their space.

“These are big questions," says the ethnologist Clas Bergvall, author of the dissertation. “It is indeed a challenge to reflect upon them in terms of how we shape our homes. The challenge is all the greater since potted plants belong to the small, everyday things that are often overlooked in relation to the truly important items on the agenda."

Tags: lifestyle, plants, ecology, home, pots

Paraphilia - a list of some (weird) sexual deviations

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:22:11 GMT

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Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

Paraphilia, sexual deviation (in Greek para παρά = besides and '-philia' φιλία = love) - in psychology and sexology, is a term that describes a family of philias that reference sexual arousal in response to sexual objects or situations which may interfere with the capacity for reciprocal affectionate sexual activity. ^{[citation needed]} Paraphilia is also used to imply non-mainstream sexual practices without necessarily implying dysfunction or deviance. Also, it may describe sexual feelings toward otherwise non-sexual objects. An individual who expresses paraphilia may be known as a paraphile.

Agalmatophilia: sexual attraction to statues or mannequins or immobility

Apotemnophilia: desire to have (or sexual arousal from having) a healthy appendage (limb, digit, or male genitals) amputated

Celebriphilia: pathological desire to have sex with a celebrity.

Crush fetish: sexual arousal from seeing small creatures being crushed by members of the opposite sex, or being crushed oneself

Dendrophilia: sexual attraction to trees and other large plants, popularized by the movie "Superstar" with Molly Shannon

Eproctophilia: sexual attraction to flatulence

Forniphilia: sexual objectification in which a person's body is incorporated into a piece of furniture

Harpaxophilia: sexual arousal from being the victim of a robbery or burglary

Hybristophilia: sexual arousal to people who have committed crimes, in particular cruel or outrageous crimes

Plushophilia: sexual attraction to stuffed toys or people in animal costume, such as theme park characters

Schediaphilia (aka Toonophilia): love (or sexual arousal) to cartoon characters/situations. It's said that "toonophilia" is a minor part of some "soft porn" comics, adult magazines and publications depicted cartoon characters in sexual positions and practices

Spectrophilia: sexual attraction to ghosts

Tags: paraphilia, sex, sexual, sexual deviation, psychology, sexology, list, fetish, paraphile, norm

Random Heart

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 16:13:39 GMT

clipped by: vangoghsbeep

Clip Source: www.earthalbum.com

Random Heart One of most popular symbols across the world; referred to in many diverse cultures and countries; this shape stands for heart and connotes among other things love, compassion, soul, feelings, enlightenment and so on. Looking at it closely, we realise that it does not look like a human heart at all. Actual heart has a far messier and more rounded appearance. One theory is that people of earlier times have seen cattle hearts more than human hearts and this shape is a little more like a cattle heart. People like Aristotle trivialised brain and gave heart a more significant place in human anatomy. He extolled it as the seat of reason, thought and feelings. Buddhism talks heart not as a symbol of love but enlightenment. However, the credit for raising popularity of the shape in iconography and symbolism should go to Christianity and Europe. The most interesting story of how heart symbolises love comes from Africa however. Ancient city of Cyrene in North Africa was one of the richest before the rise of Alexandria. Cyrene's economy depended a lot on a plant called Silphium which was a herbal contraceptive and it refused to grow anywhere else. And its seeds were shaped like, yes, a heart. Hence the heart-love connection. Now the plant is thought to be extinct. For any further research, we have to go to Libya as the ancient city Cyrene is located there.

Tags: plants, heart, libya, symbol