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This is the weblog of
Raymond Powers.
Here I will be sharing what I find of import, humor, concern, inspiration and on the transformational edge
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A Quote:
What you are shouts so loud in my ears I cannot hear what you say. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Raymond lives in Ojai, where the time now is:
11:04PM
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| Tuesday, March 14, 2006 |  |
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14 Mar 2006 @ 07:28
I took this photo just after the rain stopped in Ojai, CA, the town where I live. More >
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| Monday, March 13, 2006 | |
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13 Mar 2006 @ 05:43
New Phones Danger
by Robbie Collin
Cordless handsets 100 times worse than mobiles, say experts.
Having a cordless phone in your house can be 100 times more of a health risk than using a mobile. The popular phones constantly blast out high levels of radiation - even when they are not in use. Landlines are widely thought a safer option than mobiles. But researchers in Sweden now warn cordless phones are far more likely to cause brain tumours than today's mobiles.
Emissions from a cordless phone's charger can be as high as six volts per metre - twice as strong as those found with a 100 metres of mobile masts. Two metres away from the charger the radiation is still as high as 2.5 volts per metre - that's 50 times what scientists regard as a safe level.
Powerful
At a metre away the danger is multiplied 120 times - and it only drops to a safe 0.05 volts per metre when you are 100 metres away from the phone. Because of the way cordless phones work, the charger constantly emits radiation at full strength even when the phone is not in use - and so does the handset when it is off the charger.
The most common cancers caused by such radiation are leukaemias. But breast cancer, brain tumours, insomnia, headaches and erratic behaviour in kids have also been linked. Those with chargers close to their beds are subjected to radiation while they sleep.
Phone watchdog Powerwatch, using a testing device called the Sensory Perspective Electrosmog Detector, even found electromagnetic fields as strong as three volts per metre in a bedroom above a room holding a cordless phone.
The group's director, Alasdair Philips said: "As ill-health effects have been found at levels of only 0.06 volts per metre, this is very concerning. It's likely everyone in a house with a cordless phone will be constantly exposed to levels higher than this."
The shock Swedish report - by scientists Lennart Hardell, Michael Carlbery and Kjell Hansson Mild - is backed up by many medical experts who believe cordless phones are a health risk.
Harley Street practitioner Dr David Dowson said: "Having a cordless phone is like having a mobile mast in your house. I'd recommend anyone who has one to switch to a plug-in phone."
But BT's health advisor, John Collins, disagreed. He said: "There's no conclusive scientific evidence linking the radiation to any of the symptoms experienced. The evidence is that it doesn't do us any harm. We're a responsible company and abide by all the guidelines set down by recognised experts." More >
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| Thursday, March 9, 2006 | |
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9 Mar 2006 @ 08:49
I began writing poetry when I was 12 years old, the same year I was taught to meditate. I would go into a sort of trance, a oneness, and the experience of automatic writing would happen. as I grew in age and evolution I became more conscious as I dipped into dimensions and simultaneously wrote down the gifts I received. My life has been a process of integrating, embodying the mystic veil that was opened to me as a young man. The world, our culture has been a challenge for me at times and I am grateful for the wisdom of earth peoples who have an understanding of our multi-dimensional nature.
Here are some of my more recent writings. Though not in relationship, some like “I Remember” were inspired by profound connections during Soul (or eye gazing) with another. Love IS a tidal wave that, if we are willing to surrender, shakes us to the very core.
Sanctity Dwells
What is pure must become unpure.
Daily, light changes into dark,
Is purity a fact or an opinion?
Does truth reveal itself to thieves as well as kings?
There was a martyr once who’s blood flowed onto the belly of Gaia,
it rained, and wedding bells were heard.
I’ve seen men dance with flames twirling from their wrists,
Do their hearts burn with that longing?
I remember, so vividly sometimes,
running down the middle of the street, fearless,
somehow, there came a time,
when I believed it was safer to walk on the side,
always checking behind my back.
I found that the middle is where sanctity dwells.
I Remember
How can I not be overjoyed?
Blue stars from the ethers that only I can see,
They look so much like your eyes,
The face of Love,
The moon behind the clouds,
A shadow puppet,
Two lovers embrace,
They dance in the firmament,
I dance in the cool canyon breeze,
The fire in my heart is fed by thoughts of you,
I am drunk, but not drunk,
I am wide awake,
Lucid as the fig whose roots drink from the stream,
Or the double winged dragonfly that lights on my hand,
There is more that I do not know than what I know,
The more pomegranate seeds I eat the more are revealed,
The juice stains my lips,
Runs down my chin,
The sweetest nectar reminding me of you.
There is no either or…
Unbind me,
Take these shackles from my wrists,
let my swollen ankles free,
This body,
at once a prison and the holiest of holies,
Eden and Babylon both in my belly,
My breath keeps missing my heart,
I want this ember to flame,
To burn and glow from behind my eyes,
Illuminating the path before me,
A lighthouse on the shores
of the ocean of Love and Mercy.
This illusion of separateness,
It keeps me tethered in a dream,
Where a camel tries to walk on water,
And fish run thirsty on the desert floor.
Hidden,
there inside my inner smile,
A host of angels,
Oneness with wings,
I must not forget to look behind me,
A tidal wave of Love,
Drown or surf?
There is no either or…
The Wren
How can I quench this thirst?
I could drown myself and only steam would rise,
You could see me glowing in the river,
The sun and I would have a contest,
Who could make the seeds grow faster
And sleep with the moon,
The wren springs to life in my hand
And sings in my ear,
This I understand,
But these longings, they are a mystery to me, More >
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| Tuesday, March 7, 2006 | |
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7 Mar 2006 @ 06:53
GREENHAND FIELD SCHOOL
Lamsujin Village, Aceh Besar, Indonesia
Seeking Expressions of Interest for Trainers in Permaculture
& sustainable small enterprises
Greenhand Field School is a newly-established training centre in Aceh which provides training in sustainable agriculture and sustainable small enterprises to local communities. The school was established in the post- 2004 tsunami period as a recovery program to support tsunami victims. Its teachings and philosophy are based on permaculture principles coupled with locally-appropriate techniques.
A unique opportunity exists for local, national and international experts in related fields to contribute to the development of the Greenhand program. IDEP, the program s NGO sponsor organisation, is seeking committed individuals to participate as trainers in permaculture, sustainable small enterprise and associated skills. Those with the following attributes will be considered:
at least 5 years in permaculture training and practice OR
other associated specialised skills in sustainable small enterprise and associated skills
a commitment to the environment, sustainable development and community resilience
cultural sensitivity
Bahasa Indonesia is a plus
For our 2006 schedule we are seeking people to participate as trainers in our three part program including:
Village development Course (VDC)
A two week introduction to permaculture course
GreenHand ToT
A ten week Training of Trainer Permaculture course for local trainees
Sustainable Livelihoods Training
Specialist relevant sustainable small enterprise and associated skills within a permaculture framework of development including:
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Carpentry
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Bamboo Treatment and Earthquake Resistant Construction
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Neem Cultivation & By-product Production
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Animal Husbandry
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Bee Keeping
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Cold Oil Pressing
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Essential Oil Distillation
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Soap Making
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Bio-diesel production
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Small Enterprise Development
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Communications and Marketing
Please send a letter of introduction addressing the above criteria, a proposed course outline as well as a recent copy of your resume to:
Attn: GFS Program recruitment
hr@idepfoundation.org
For more info please visit: [link] More >
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| Saturday, February 25, 2006 | |
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 25 Feb 2006 @ 06:24
And You Thought Balloons Were Harmless
Not when you fill them with explosive Acetylene gas. (Who does that?) On the way to a Super Bowl party, a 46-year-old Wyoming man didn’t count on the forces of static electricity. When the balloon he had filled with welding gas rubbed across his back seats, it ignited and exploded — leaving him and his passenger with shrapnel wounds, broken eardrums, and potentionally two to six years in prison for “possession, use, or removal of explosives of incendiary devices More >
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| Wednesday, February 22, 2006 | |
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22 Feb 2006 @ 08:55
The Cat Piano
Chill out, PETA. The cat piano was the work of a German scholar over 350 years ago. Athanasius Kircher designed the cat piano and documented it in the Musurgia Universalis in 1650. The piano was designed to raise the spirits of an Italian prince who was too stressed out. The musician would select cats whose voices were at different pitches then arrange them in the pens accordingly. The piano delivered sharp pokes into the tails of the cats. Cruel? Definitely. Funny? Yeah, a little bit. More >
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| Tuesday, February 21, 2006 | |
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21 Feb 2006 @ 13:53
Please take action and forward to your contacts.
This has national implications. For the first time ever, we have the
opportunity to subpoena key voting industry witnesses to get them
under oath in front of a senate hearing to investigate what the Sam Hill
they were doing when they created and recommended tamper-friendly
voting systems.
We're sure by now you're aware that Calif. did an about face and
certified Diebold's entire line of products -- hackable touch screens,
hackable optical scanners, and extremely hackable GEMS tabulators
-- despite 100% public opposition and numerous attacks proving the
sytems' fatal flaws and insecurities.
But this isn't just California. Get these people under oath in California,
and you get them questioned for the whole nation.
Everything is at stake.
We are putting some very important phone numbers and emails here
along with simple instructions for what we all need to do.
We have everything to lose if we don't all take a few simple steps
immediately. EVERY STATE is experiencing issues with secret, privatized
voting equipment examined by mysterious private contractors who won't
answer any questions at all about what they do.
Here is the most efficient, easiest strategy to counteract shoving illegal
and insecure systems that we never asked for down our throats. This
action is the culmination of years of hard-core work by Black Box Voting
and others. JUST DO IT.
Here are the simple, painless suggestions. See below for why they are
so important.
WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS CALL TO ACTION:
1) All we need is three out of five senators.
2) All five are interested and willing to listen
3) This is the FIRST time Black Box Voting has issued a call to action.
HERE IS THE CONTACT LIST FOR THE FIVE RULES COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Urge support for subpoenas of election industry and certification insiders.
(Among those who chickened out of testimony on Feb. 16: Diebold, ES&S,
Sequoia and Hart Intercivic; Ciber labs, Wyle labs, and voting system
examiners).
IT'S ONLY 5 EMAILS/FAXES/CALLS. MAKE THEM ALL.
Senator Don Perata (Chair) D
(916) 651-4009
District office (510) 286-1333
Senator.Perata@sen.ca.gov
Fax (510) 286-3885 Perata
Senator Jim Battin (Vice-Chair) R
(916) 651-4037
Jim.Battin@sen.ca.gov
Fax: (951) 653-9524 Battin
Senator Roy Ashburn R
(916) 651-4018
senator.ashburn@sen.ca.gov
Fax: (661) 323-0446 Ashburn
Senator Debra Bowen D - She is on the rules committee and
is also the chairperson of the Senate Elections Committee.
EMAIL ONLY
Debra@debrabowen.com -
(Ms. Bowen is mounting this case and will be busy preparing,
emails are welcomed-- See below*)
Fax (310) 318-6733 Bowen
Senator Gilbert Cedillo D
(916) 651-4022
Fax (916) 327-8817 Cedillo
This is about volume of calls logged, emails sent.
Make the contacts and make sure this goes out to your list.
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WHAT TO SAY:
Be concise, be polite, be professional. Here's your message:
You want Rules Committee support for subpoenas of election
industry and certification insiders to answer the Elections Committee's
questions about voting machine programming, examination and certification.
A sample letter is provided below in this email.
That's it. Short and simple. Polite, professional, firm. Short clear message.
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SAMPLE LETTER
Senator ____,
California Senate Election Committee
Dear Senator ____,
I urge you to take a courageous stand to issue port subpeonas to
key representatives and officials from Diebold, ES&S, Sequoia and Hart
Intercivic, as well as Wyle and Ciber Testing Labs and state voting system
examiners who fail to appear for your hearings on this matter.
I also urge you to subpoena documents as needed, including the non-
disclosure agreements signed between examiners and vendors, and
all other documents needed to assess the integrity of the certification
process.
Voters must be able to ensure that voting systems are secure from tampering,
either by outsiders or by insiders. If the citizenry cannot see for itself that
elections are secure, that our votes are being counted as we cast them, it is
only a matter of time before the very fabric of our nation is torn to pieces.
Flawed, hackable systems have been approved that violate FEC guidelines.
Some of these systems are so deeply flawed that they defy common sense.
It is imperative that the elections industry insiders who were party to the design,
examination and recommendation of these systems appear before California's
Senate Election Committee in open hearings under oath to answer questions
and address these serious concerns.
Sincerely,
[name]
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FROM CALIF. SENATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON BOWEN:
"We are going to need an enormous amount of people power in the next
couple of weeks. Together we can change this whole pathetic mess.
Let's stand up for our democracy RIGHT NOW."
"Email is great because it is easy for us to log and report -- and we can
actually prove how many emails we've received!"
"Please email me in support of issuing subpoenas rather than calling
you will save my staff a great deal of time logging calls, and you know
what kind work we have to do right now. You can always call and
fax later!"
Debra Bowen
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