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Matthew Stafford Comes of Age
Now it's your time to speak on the issue of head trauma and football.
In the past week, we at The MMQB have tried to take the head-trauma debate deeper, with 19 stories exploring ideas about a safer game, the realities of playing a violent game, and the complicated issues facing youth and high-school football today.
Read the series, or any one of the stories in it.
My takeaways from the series: It surprises me that parents—and we interviewed 23 of them who spoke this way—cede the decision to play or not play high-school football to their sons. That has changed in the time since I was a (quite marginal) high-school athlete in Enfield, Conn. If my father and mother thought the sport I was playing was excessively dangerous, they'd have interceded and recommended and/or demanded I not play. But many of the parents we interviewed in 49 states said it was up to their son where he would play. I understand wanting to empower your children, but I'm not sure empowering 15- and 16-year-olds who make decisions based very often on emotion is a smart call … Also: If I were the NFL, and I read this series, I would think seriously about investing some money in trainers and equipment at some of the hotbed high schools such as those in Kansas that are too small to afford a trainer at every school … And this: I don't think football will die. I think it needs some care; and it needs to be certain that correct form tackling be taught at the grassroots level across the country, and that there be a uniform way to deal with head-to-head hits and aftermath care of concussions.
Now for some reactions to the writing we did.
From the editor in charge of the series, Matt Gagne
When I sat down to write my final thoughts on concussions, I became engrossed in reading all of the feedback we received. There is nothing I can add in the way of opinion, and it would be disingenuous to try and steer the conversation in a particular direction. Our readers covered the entire spectrum. Some I agree with, others I can see their point, and a few seem to be pretending there isn't a problem. But it's all worth reading.
We didn't set out to do a series attacking football or telling people they shouldn't play football; the science hasn't yet evolved to say once you cross a certain threshold of brain trauma you've done irreparable harm. At the same time, the known science should have everyone asking, What's going on exactly? (The PBS documentary League of Denial should be required viewing for NFL fans.)
Playing football or even watching football is very much a personal decision, and, as we saw in our coverage last week, the issue is only getting more complex. Concussions have always been a part of the game, but as our understanding of the injury progresses, so should the conversation about head trauma in football. Of all the stories we ran last week, one line in Jenny Vrentas's piece about how football might be played in the future resonated the most. "By 2025," she wrote, "we might see the accepted timeframe to return from a concussion increasing from a seven- to 10-day window to a few weeks, on par with a high ankle sprain." In that context, how can you not wonder what's going on exactly?
From the comments sections
From "branlishan:" "There is a non-stop assault on football by SI and its writers. We get it now. Football is dangerous. If football is such a barbaric sport then why do you cover the games and bring attention to the glory of it all? SI should stop with the hypocritical garbage. Either line up behind the 'ban football' crowd and stop covering a sport that is so dangerous, or shut up. Because this non-stop assault never ends.''
From "decredico," to me: "You sat on this story for years and under reported it and you are part of the package that kept this off the radar for many years. You are a disingenuous hypocrite that should be excoriated and excommunicated and banished to writing for the local garden section of a small town newspaper.''
From "BillRobinson:" "Incremental change has always been a part of football and any successful enterprise. The changes I've seen so far seem reasonable to me and don't in any way limit my enjoyment of the game. If we can limit the frequency and severity of injuries and maintain the elements of the game we enjoy, why not?''
From "solidbrass79:" "Football has changed before, it will change again, and if the reason is for player safety, all to the good. Every knucklehead defending 'football as we know it' ignores the facts. There once was a flying wedge, but the so-called nanny state—in the form of a Republican President still invoked in convention speeches, Teddy Roosevelt—intervened. Once there were no helmets, then leather helmets, then hard hats with no face guard. The sport survived."
From "hlmencken56:" "We're just a country full of cowards now. Everyone is a victim, and nobody should ever get hurt, or the risks always must be lowered."
From Twitter
From former college and NFL quarterback Danny Kanell, now an ESPN analyst, on the Richard Sherman we-know-and-accept-the-risks-we-take column: "This is the most honest, revealing look at concussions from a current NFL player's perspective."
From email@example.com
"As a young reporter in high school, one of my teachers who played football through college (Division III) and was only in his early 30s let me do a story on how concussions were already affecting him. The memory loss was already bad enough that he had forgotten to pick his kids up from school several times and told me depressing thoughts came often. It's important for people to know concussions in football affect not only famous NFL players but every citizen who steps on a field."
—Ryan, Syracuse University Class of 2016
"I've been a high school football ref in central Pennsylvania for 13 years. I've been extremely concerned about concussions for about eight or nine years. Some things have changed. Most coaches are much more sensitive to head injuries now, and I think the 'macho tough guy' element of this debate is starting to wane. However, there are still a few bad apples making it hard for the rest of the sport. Two weeks ago I watched a visiting-team player go down with an apparent foot injury. He was literally screaming in pain. The home team trainer suspected a broken foot, but the boy's coach was exhorting him to 'shake it off, we'll tape it up, you're going back in.' The trainer stood his ground and demanded he be taken for an x-ray. I heard later that the broken foot was confirmed. I sometimes wonder why I'm still a ref. I have discouraged my boys from playing. My hometown high school coach demands year-round participation. I've seen so many injuries. They start tackling in pads at age 8 here now. It's really become too much. On the other hand, I feel that by staying in as an official and doing my part to call the illegal hits and enforce good sportsmanship and fair play, just maybe I'm doing a tiny bit to make the game better.''
"I have been a fan of you and your MMQB column for seven or eight years now and never miss one. I was really looking forward to your new MMQB page and for the most part I have really enjoyed it. However lately I have not nearly enjoyed MMQB as much. I feel like I have been given a concussion by being beaten over the head with your concussion reports. Please go back to the reporting of fun football. You don't have to ignore concussions completely, but man I feel like you guys are trying to ruin something that I enjoy so very much. It's like if every time I eat something bad for me, my wife is standing behind me telling me that it's going to kill me."
"As a parent with a 9-year old and 14-year old playing football, and as a coach and huge football fan, I think the real problem here is all the negative publicity that is causing unnecessary concern and alarm. I do believe that efforts must continue to be made through better equipment, medical supervision and education. However the media needs to stop talking about it. Parents should be talking about it, players should be talking about it, coaches should be talking about it, medical professionals need to be talking about it but the media needs to leave it alone!! If that happens, both the safety and future of the game will be protected!''
—Kris, Abbotsford, British Columbia
"This issue hits very close to home for me. When my son was a sophomore in high school, I was forced to re-examine it and its importance in our lives. Until August 2011, our family's life revolved around football. Then, in a junior varsity game, it all changed. My son Drew, a linebacker/receiver for Midway High School in Waco, Texas, filled a hole at the goal line. He was hit on the side of the head by the lead fullback. He didn't lose consciousness, but ran off the field holding his head. After the game the trainer told me he needed to go to the ER to be checked out. Drew's eyes were dilated and he had no idea where he was, what had happened, or even his own sister's name. Drew was out 6 weeks with residual symptoms. When he returned to practice for the playoffs, he took another shot and immediately the symptoms returned. He told Drew he may be predisposed to concussions, and it might be over for him. Standing at the elevator in the doctor office, Drew made a 'grown man' decision to leave the game he loved with every fiber of his being. We both cried all the way home. He's never played again and two years later still misses the game terribly. My biggest regret as a Dad is making the game, something that can be taken away in an instant, such a big part of our lives and his identity. Two years later he's adjusted well, but he will tell you, he still wishes he could play every Friday night. Thank you for taking a deeper look at the issue at every level. Hopefully parents will realize it's just a game, and not allow it to fill such a large part of their lives like I did.''
—Mark, Waco, Texas
"Thank you for the article about athletic trainers in Kansas. This is a big issue for the profession."
—Greg McMillen, athletic trainer, Buffalo Bills. Robert Klemko's story about a high school in Smith Center, Kans., reported the school shares an athletic trainer with 11 other high schools in Kansas and Nebraska, meaning many high-school games are played without any medical personnel present.
"The telling stats in your survey were that eight of 49 coaches have not modified training techniques and a whopping 34 out of 96 parents are not worried about football's future health effects on their kids. This is not controversial science anymore and in fact, it probably never should have been considering that you only have to have had your bell rung once to know that it's not healthy. Those eight coaches who have not modified training techniques seem akin to eight out of 49 nutritionists who wouldn't advocate removing soda machines from school cafeterias.''
—Ron, Towson, Md.
"As a high school football coach for the last seventeen years, I have had the recurring three thoughts concerning concussions:
1. If the NFL is so serious about reducing concussions, why is there such a large percentage of players in the NFL that don't even utilize mouth pieces. They are mandatory from high school down to youth leagues, but then there is no mandatory requirement beginning in college. Why?
2. With all of the testing and studying of helmets, why are so many players (any, really) in the NFL still permitted to wear the Riddell VSR4 model? Even Riddell has cautioned players against wearing the helmet.
3. When is the last time the field changed size or shape? No one would argue that players have continually grown bigger, faster, and stronger. However, the field has stayed the same size. More space would likely lead to at least fewer collisions.''
"I was once one of the tough guys. Although I didn't have anything close to a prolific 'career,' I've played in my fair share of football games, from Pop Warner to D3 college. This was the game that we chose. One of my favorite coaches used to say, 'In order to play this game—and play it well—you need to have at least a few screws loose.' I would absolutely agree. But then I recently watched League of Denial and read the MMQB stories on head trauma in the game. I'm terrified for a different reason now. Seeing the stories of what has become of greats like Iron Mike Webster, and the pain of Lisa McHale was eye opening to me. I, myself, have exhibited symptoms that I fear could be CTE-related. It's a scary prospect, and one that I wish I had both expected and been prepared for earlier.''
"My name is Shawn Boyle and I'm the president of the Black Hills Youth Football League in Rapid City, S.D. I keep hearing about leagues around the country losing players each season. We see the opposite. Our league began in 2009 with 250 participants. This season, we're just shy of 1,000 players. We are South Dakota's fastest growing youth sports program, and I firmly believe it's because last year, our board voted unanimously to adopt the "Heads Up" program, brought to us by USA Football with help from the NFL. Our transformation began over the summer, when we appointed a newly designated "Player Safety Coach" from each association, packed them all up and made the seven-hour drive to Denver to participate in a weekend of training. We spent hours in groups on the field using pads and dummies, learning to teach our youth the great sport of football. "Great hit" is out. "Great tackle'' is in. We returned to South Dakota and set up mandatory training classes for our over 200 coaches. I already see results. Last season, we had over 20 diagnosed concussions, (mostly mild as is always the case—we err on the side of caution and safety). As we enter the playoffs for this season, we've had fewer than 10. If you attend a game, and if you know what you are looking for, you can see a difference between the play of those young athletes implementing what they have learned through Heads Up coaching and those who haven't been trained that way. The parents have been 100 percent on board. As their little guys mature and grow, tackling and hitting the proper way is all they'll know.''
—A youth league president in South Dakota. USA Football figures show that about 3 million children, ages six through 14, played organized tackle football in 2011, and that number dipped six percent to 2.8 million in 2012.
"I am not a believer in one-liners or pithy statements, but in this case it really is this simple: The [Richard Sherman] column is an elegant illustration of the need to protect some people from themselves.''
"I love the new MMQB web site. I love the work you folks are putting into it. It's been a great new resource for us football fans who can't get enough of our favorite sport. But I have concussion-story fatigue. I understand the concussion issue is a big issue. I understand that it's big news. I understand you feel compelled to cover it. I understand that this issue will inevitably change the game I love and that someday down the road this sport will not look the same, if it even exists at all. So I understand the desire to cover this news in its nascent state. But I just can't take any more of the coverage. It's too depressing.''
Hey Queenie,
Eagles the biggest disappointment....in your face, you're missing too many of your so-called expert opinionated statements.
Maybe it's time to hang up your pen and paper!!!!
Offenses are pretty efficient nowadays Peter. Shouldn't we nerf them as well?
Way off on the field goal and extra point take. Absolutely no reason to make it harder. The Rams miss from 50 last Monday night is a perfect example of a missed field goal costing a team a game. It still happens and even though an extra point is a gimme I still want to see them make it. Gives the team on the short end of the score a chance sometimes, slim, but a chance. Nothing needs to be done. The NFL has already made too many rule changes. Enough is enough.
Dear Peter,
Sorry to rain on your orgy of piling on the Eagles
in MMQB but so many of your claims are not backed
up by the facts (to put it nicely).
For instance...
"I think the Eagles have to be the disappointment
of the season."
Really? Really? Bigger dissapointment than the the
2-5 Falcons coming off a 13-3 season and a Super
Bowl pick by many? Bigger disapointment than the
Steelers? Bigger disapoinment than the
Fact is most people had the Eagles at best going
8-8 and most not even that. To say they are the
biggest dissapointment is pure drivel. They are
record wise right where most people thought they
would be.
" A Chip Kelly team first and foremost has to have
consistency and efficiency at quarterback, and
Philadelphia hasn't had that all season"
Again really? Look at the QB ratings by game....
1. Vick 112.6
2. Vick 123.4
3. Vick 49.4
4. vick 83.6
4. Foles 155.2 (garbage time)
5. Foles 114.9, vick 69
6. foles 133.3
Weeks 7 and 8 are disasters of course but weeks
1,2,4,5 and 6 all make your cliam the Eagles
haven't had consistency and efficiency at
quarterback all season clearly absurd.
"Why, oh why, Chip Kelly, when you're one score
behind with four minutes to go, your defense
playing well and three timeouts left do you onside
Agreed but thay had one timeout left, not three.
Again if you are going to criticize at least have
your facts straight.
"The problem in Philadelphia, which is lucky to be
3-5, is Kelly can't hang his hat on anything in
his offense."
Lucky to be 3-5?
Lets see they have won by margins of 6,15 and 9
points. They have lost by margins of 3,10,32 and
8. I'd say they are pretty much where they should
be but if you want to bring luck in to it then if
they had any they would be closer to 4-4 than 2-6.
It makes me wonder just how much of the Eagles you
have watched this year...
Greatly overlooked stat from the Lions-Cowboys game. Stafford set the NFL record for fewest games to reach 15,000 yards passing. Better than.....everybody. Name your QB.
Stafford haters repeat after me....Joe Montana would have been nothing without Jerry Rice....not tell me how silly you feel.
I see I'm not the only one getting annoyed at the petulance this column (sorry...business site) is showing. Just this week alone the Diva-nature about this NOT being SI.com. Well, that may be true, but I'm pretty sure that's where 99% of your readers read it, and how they associate it, and that they/we/I don't care about any legal distinction between the two. If you want to be your own, then don't run it on SI.com and start spending the marketing dollars so people know (or care about) the difference.
Second, the Patriots didn't ignore Troy Brown's advice either. Since the Patriots were never down 24-7 his advice was moot.
Seriously, don't you think the internet is snarky enough as it is without adding to it? This column (or whatever) is not as enjoyable as it was before this reincarnation. Harder to follow, harder to read, and all in all less fun and enjoyable. I may be in the minority, but I don't view this as an improvement.
Thats MMQB.Si.com Peter. If you really want your site to be all MMQB cut away from Si.com. Its part of your web address and writers can give credit to Si.com on it.
I am a 9er fan and still think you ranked them too high. I think they should be 5th behind Denver and Seattle along with Indy and KC
I have been following your concussion stories with some interest.Not sure but it seems you are missing the obvious problem. Playing a contact sport with a fibreglass helmet and padding must be a factor when combined with such large, powerful athletes.We play a variety of contact sports here in Australia and no rigid padding or helmets are permitted in either of the Rugby codes or Australian Rules football at a professional or amateur level. While we have incidence of concussions they seem to be dealt with in the main well and we do not appear to be suffering the same issues as you are in American Football with respect to retired players.Would there be more or less concussions if the pads and helmets came off ?
meh.... a lot of QB's will have a "coming of age moment" when they play Dallas' defense. Dallas is the only NFL team to allow more than one 400 yard passer so far this season......and they've done it 4 TIMES.
Memo to Peter King (said with slight annoyance). The MMQB is a blatant to attempt to "brand" you as SI's answer to Bill Simmons and Grantland. Stop whining, keep writing, and let SI's publicity team position your website as America's gift to football. We readers will ultimately make that call, not you.
Kickers are making a lot more kicks… more domed stadiums have anything to do with that? Probably can blame it on global warming.
Also, I don't think you meant to write from the 40-49 yard line. I think you just meant 40-49 yard field goals. From the 40-49 yard line would be 57-66 yard field goals. I have a hard time believing that kickers are making 80 percent of those.
3. San Francisco (6-2). Five straight wins by an average of 22.6 points. This team's getting scary. Think of the room to grow for this offense entering the bye: In the last two weeks, the Niners have scored 73 points in two road wins a total of 10 time zones from home … and gotten only 363 yards and one passing touchdown in the process.
the 49ers, third, really?????
how about some context... since the Niners barely beat the Packers on opening day they've played two winning teams --- they got crushed by both, losing 29-3 at Seattle and losing 27-7 to the Colts in SF..
the Niners five straight win came against St. Louis (3-5) Houston (2-5), Arizona (4-4), Tennesse (3-4), Jacksonville (0-8)...
are we supposed to be impressed because the 49ers are blowing out the worst teams in football?
they haven't beat a team who's over .500 since opening day..
watching the weekend highlights i think i've never seen worse open field tackling ... arm tackles easily bumped off, or even air swings ... they really need to bring in some tackling coaches from rugby!
Stafford has come of age? Is that why he needed 14 receptions and 329 yards from a single WR, one that just happens to be one of the best WRs to ever play the game, to eke out the win? Look way, way back to 3 weeks ago against GB to see how well Stafford performs without Calvin Johnson.
How does Jason Garret not call a time out to set his defense. It's a huge play in the game and the defense is spent. Seems like the Cowboys always mismanage the clock and lose winnable games.
Tom Brady struggles with a bunch of no-name receivers and he gets headline after headline. Aaron Rodgers does the same thing - and putting teams AWAY, no less - and he doesn't even get a mention this week. Really? 44 points with Myles White and Jarrett Boykin and Andrew Quarless, and not a single mention?
I get that Peter is a Pats homer and all, but, in the immortal words of the guys on ESPN...
C'Mon, Man!
No style points in football? C'mon Peter, you don't know how Division 1-A/F*BS* college football works, do you? :-D
I am amazed that you are giving so much credit to Stafford and less to the gross negligence of the officials. On Dallas's last drive they call Tyron Smith (holding) which stopped the clock. Good call, no problemw with that. On Stafford's long completion to #18 the I saw stretch jersey HOLDING and.....................sigh, .no call. Both were critical situations with differing standards of officiating. Hmmmmm, if the same standard existed from play to play by the officials Stafford's play would be a mute point. Why don't you point this out instead of glibly latching on to a headline story?!!!
pete king is the kid in high school that was always the last one choosen in pick up games ... hes a dolt .. he is nothing more than water carrier for the league spewing propaganda each week for middling minds to suck up ... anyone reading this and for real insight is just about as dumb as king
@sterculius65 I pretty much read this column because, despite all the bluster and unending support of certain players and teams, king gets almost unparalleled access to players and coaches. Add to that the new forum for players to actually write the article, and I'll stick around for a bit, but the new website (difficult to navigate) and pete's old tricks make it easier to miss every week.
@BeholdTheWolverine IF you are in the minority than a lot of others here are too. I have posted this before about the article quality taking a nose dive. I think the mmqb (separate from si.com) has been a horrible idea.
@2229JEFF I, as an American, like that idea. If yer nut is not in a shell, yer not as likely to try to crack it. Good thinking there, I think.
I was going to make that point too. Also, artificial turf is much better now than it was 15 years ago. How many kickers slipped on that crap in Texas Stadium when it was wet or cold?
Hush, Peter has a man crush on one-read Kapernick and doesn't want you pointing that out.
@djp9192 Or, the NFL could put the players through 'Heads-Up' Football training so that they could learn the proper tackling techniques they're supposedly teaching kids. But, I'm with you - the tackling is getting worse and worse. I blame the new contract with reduced practices overall and particularly practices with pads.
As far as your rugby coach idea, I believe that football could use some rugbyization. Aside from tackling coaches (a good idea), if we went back to leather helmets, head-first hits would become a thing of the past. In fact, concussions may become almost a non-issue since the players would be much more aware of protecting their heads. There's also the possibility that the concussions would be less severe. Violence in the game would be, by necessity, reduced. Instead of turning it into two-hand touch, rugbyize it a little.
@djp9192 The one thing that bothers me most in all of football - regardless of who is playing, regardless of which team they play for - is defenders not tackling properly. It's the most basic thing that kids are taught how to do on defense, and yet it seems like nobody in the league can do it.
I think the media coverage and highlight reels spun by all the sports networks have given rise to players always wanting to be in those highlights instead of just doing their jobs. And more often than not, arm tackles and the big hit lead to a missed tackle.
@beekay31 Guess you missed the pass on the last drive that set up the win. The one that maybe 5 or 6 QBs could make. Your boy Rodgers had a stinker against Cinci a few weeks ago and I bet you didn't berate him. Stafford is an elite QB. Deal with it.
@CoreyLivermore All right, genius, where exactly is the Brady "headline" in this column? He made two appearances under things King didn't like, a section Rogers would be happy to stay out of, and a mention in the section about the batting play. Hilarious how King gets accused of being a "homer," even when he essentially just focuses on Brady for two sentences, and they're both about how bad he was. Sorry there wasn't another sentence saying "Aaron Rogers has perfectly routine win against the godawful Vikings" so you could go to bed without crying yourself to sleep.
@Dale15 Those were the only two holding calls made differently all game? You know the saying about holding, right? You could call it on every play.
@decredico So, since you were reading the column, you are pointing out to everyone how dumb you are. Makes me wonder where you were "choosen" in pick up games.
@decredico Why don't you just literally vomit on your keyboard next time? It'd be about as insightful.
@2229JEFF And to think we started this game with no helmets.
Is Jordy Nelson a "no-name receiver"? I would argue that he is better than anything New England is running out there right now. Wait, I don't want to upset you. Rodgers is the best thing to happen to QBs since Montana retired. Shoot, he had Rice to throw to. Best thing since Bradshaw. No no, he won 4 Super Bowls, and had two hall of famers to throw to. I give up. Rodgers is the best. Ever.
@SpartanTarget @CoreyLivermore King has historically ignored everything the Packers do. Last week, King sang nothing but praises for Brady and his win with no-names, even going so far as to turn a question in his mailbag last week about the Vikings into a diatribe about how great Brady is with a bunch of no-names.
So I'm just curious as to why Rodgers doesn't get the same treatment. Hell, all he could say was that Rodgers won against a bad Vikings team, which diminishes that Rodgers led the Packers to 37 offensive points (7 came on the punt return) with no-name receivers, even though last week Brady barely won with no-names but got almost a full page.
And learn how to read, you moron. I never stated the headline was in today's column, only that he continues to ignore what Rodgers does even though he does it with the same pieces Brady has, only doing it better.
@CoreyLivermore I'd probably ask that you actually reply to the right thread. And ill-timed? Are you currently verbally abusing your sainted mater? Did I interrupt? Or have you apparently just never heard the very common phrase "You talk to your mother with that mouth?" and were unable to see that paraphrase? It's cool, though. I totally understand the urge to call someone a a moron and an ass-hat on the Internet, then feign being insulted. Have a graham cracker or something. It'll cool you down.
When the object of your ill-timed and accusatory violence (punch my mother?) is no longer around, I find the insult to be directed at her. And in very poor taste. I'll ask that you just go away now.
@BobLang @SpartanTarget @CoreyLivermore Sorry, Bob. You caught me trying (and likely failing) to be a bit clever with Corey, an erudite gentleman and football scholar.
@SpartanTarget @CoreyLivermore @BobLang Finley's injury might be helping the Packers. He can't drop any balls from the sidelines. And I'm not a Pats homer. Can't stand them.
Cobb is a no name? Jones is a no name? Nelson is a no name? Finley is a no name? He was throwing to all stars until 2 weeks ago. Great work against a horrible Vikings team. but hardly headline worthy.
@CoreyLivermore @BobLang Jesus Christ, stop homering for the Patriots. Gronk's injury gets post after post, but not a word about how injured Jermichael Finley is.
@BobLang And Gronk isn't a no-name either. Granted, Gronk has been out since recently. But still, Rodgers has been getting the job done with a bunch of no-names - just like Brady.
@CoreyLivermore @SpartanTarget It's funny, for a dude who expended a ton of energy talking about how I can't read, you apparently weren't able to pick up on the fact that I was actually insulting you. Your mother's a classy lady. An angel among women, and every day I weep for her secret shame that she has a son with a potty mouth on the Internet and a weird mad-on for Peter King.
@SpartanTarget @CoreyLivermore Really? That's the best you can come up with? Insulting my mother? How original. How mature. I'm so angry. Oh, the humanity - you resorted to the ultimate retard comeback; Hulk smash!
Serioiusly - my mother? Can't discuss football intelligently, so you decide to insult someone's mom? Dude, you need help. Real class move there.
@CoreyLivermore @SpartanTarget This is pretty a pretty solid dialogue, and I'm learning a ton about proper conversation here! Last question, do you punch your mother with that mouth? Should I?
@SpartanTarget @CoreyLivermore Well, let's see. You've:
1. Put words in my mouth that I never uttered;
2. Obviously haven't read the column longer than a week, otherwise you'd know Peter is a Pats homer;
3. Are attempting to inflame an issue that has nothing to do with you.
In my book, yes, this makes you an ass-hat and a moron. You can't read, you want something to be there that isn't, and you make shit up to try and make yourself look better.
And now, the troll food gets put away. I should know better than to feed you idiots.
@CoreyLivermore @SpartanTarget Wait, it doesn't work by me pointing out that you're weirdly obsessed with this idea that PK loves the Patriots and using as an example a column where he bashes Brady and just happens to not mention Rogers, then you calling me an ass-hat and a moron?
@SpartanTarget @CoreyLivermore If Rodgers messes up, he should get pummeled. Once again, you are stating things that I never said, which means you don't understand how conversation works.
@CoreyLivermore @SpartanTarget And yet you can't seem to comprehend that "equal treatment" would be verbally pummeling Rogers for making no-chance throws to a TE. But don't be mad, baby! I like being the pain in your ass better than being in anyone else's!
@SpartanTarget @CoreyLivermore Just asking for equal treatment. But you are apparently too stupid to comprehend that, so I'll put the troll food away and let you wander off to be a pain in someone else's ass.
@CoreyLivermore @SpartanTarget So ... you're complaining that in this column, Aaron Rogers in not mentioned, because Tom Brady is mentioned in the headlines of other stories. That makes perfect, perfect sense. On a related note, I'm pretty angry that Peter King doesn't mention The Good Wife in this column, while that crappy Sleepy Hollow show is getting headline after headline in Entertainment Weekly.
@SpartanTarget @CoreyLivermore If you can read so well, then tell me where in the sentence "Tom Brady struggles with a bunch of no-name receivers and he gets headline after headline." do I mention that the headline was in today's column. Well, I'm waiting...
Done waiting. Why? Because I never stated the headline was in today's column. Nor did I infer or imply it. You want to see something that isn't there so you can try to make yourself look better.
If you're going to accuse someone of something, make sure you have proof to back it up, ass-hat.
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Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour, rotating baking sheets after 30 minutes. Turn oven off, and let meringue nests cool in closed oven for 2 hours. Remove from oven, and carefully detach meringue nests from paper.
To prepare lemon curd, combine eggs and egg white in a medium bowl; stir well with a whisk. Heat 1/2 cup granulated sugar, rind, juice, potato starch and salt over medium-high heat in a small, heavy saucepan to 180 degrees or until tiny bubbles form around edge. Gradually add hot juice mixture to egg mixture, stirring constantly with a whisk. Return juice mixture to pan. Cook over medium heat for 2 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly. Spoon curd into a bowl; cool to room temperature. Cover and chill.
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Serves 16
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Cooking spray as needed
4 cups unsweetened shredded coconut
1 can (8 fluid ounces) sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons rose water
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1⁄3 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
3 whole eggs plus 1 egg yolk
1/2 cup ground pistachios
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (Vanilla is considered not kosher for Passover because it's fermented. You can skip it, or use vanilla bean or imitation vanilla flavoring.)
To make the macaroons, preheat an oven to 350 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
In a bowl, stir together the coconut, condensed milk and rose water. Using a medium ice cream scoop, form the mixture into about 20 balls and place on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 4 minutes, then rotate the sheet 180 degrees and bake for 4 minutes more. Let the macaroons cool, then store in an airtight container until ready to serve.
To make the frozen pistachio custard, in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the cream on medium-high speed until medium peaks form. Immediately place in the refrigerator.
In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the water and sugar and heat, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved.
Wash and dry the whisk attachment and fit the mixer with the whisk. In a clean bowl, beat the whole eggs and egg yolk on medium-high speed until frothy. Add sugar-water mixture, the pistachios and vanilla and continue beating until cool, about 5 minutes. Remove the whipped cream from the refrigerator and gently fold in one-third of the egg mixture at a time until combined. Transfer the custard to 16 4-ounce ramekins or disposable aluminum cups and freeze overnight.
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There have been some candidates for taking this record recently ater Tamara Ecclestone splashed out on a big night as did media personality Daniel Koh. But the record for the UK's biggest bar bill goes to young financier Alex Hope who splashed out £200,000 on drinks at a Liverpool nightclub.
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England's Prince Henry's military deployment to Iraq is under review, reports the Associated Press.
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Harry, who may face a desk job instead of seeing combat, has said he would retire from military service if he isn't sent to Iraq with his regiment, reports the AP.
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Columbia Women's Saturday Trail Convertible Pant
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Product DescriptionColumbia Women's Saturday Trail Convertible Pant
Ideal for backpacking and extended travel, the lightweight Columbia Saturday Trail convertible pants offer a convenient 2-in-1 style that saves weight and space. Stretchy nylon fabric is durable, abrasion-resistant, and packable. Omni-Shield treatment repels light moisture. Pant legs zip off, converting the pants to shorts with a 10" inseam in warm weather; zip the legs back on for increased coverage and warmth. With a UPF 50 rating, fabric provides very good protection against harmful ultraviolet rays. Includes hand pockets with mesh linings and 1 zippered security pocket on right thigh. Gusseted crotch facilitates freedom of movement for increased comfort. Active fit with mid rise waist. Inseam 32", 10" short. 96% nylon/4% elastane. Imported.
• Convenient 2-in-1 style
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• Pant legs zip off, converting the pants to shorts
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Work-friendly coffee shops are scattered throughout the startup-nurturing city of Austin, TX, but sometimes a business get-together calls for something a little stiffer than Baileys Irish Cream-flavored coffee.
Work-friendly coffee shops are scattered throughout the startup-nurturing city of Austin, TX, but sometimes a business get-together calls for something a little stiffer than Baileys Irish Cream-flavored coffee.
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Texas lawmakers recently passed Senate Bill 515, which allows brew pubs to sell their beer to distributors, who can then sell to grocery stores and other outlets. This is great news for local brew pubs, who previously could sell beer only on-site.
There are a lot of legendary things at SpareFoot that demand explanations: our mythical LDR team; what goes on back in the sales pit (we don't dare to find out); how our marketing guru Rachel Greenfield stays impeccably fashionable every single day; and, of course, our notorious happy hours. Then again, maybe "happy" is an understatement or, rather, a misnomer.
It's a Tuesday night and you're eating a TV dinner alone. It's been a long time since you've gone out into that world, and you're a little worried your skills have gotten rusty over the months. What will people think of me? What do I wear? What do I talk about? You can't stop thinking about the networking get-together your friend told you about days ago. You know the one: the meetup that the startup you've been crushing on is going to be at.
When we're not eating Tacodeli every Monday, hungry SpareFeet can be found preparing tuna sandwiches, munching on pistachios, or waxing poetic to the coffee pot in the glorious SpareFoot kitchen. According to a survey by Staples Advantage, 73% of office workers said that a well-stocked kitchen would make them happier at work. It just so happens that 100% of SpareFeet are made happier and fuller by the SpareFoot kitchen, which surpasses "well-stocked" and more closely resembles a treasure trove of food. Welcome to paradise.


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Environmental Studies Faculty and Staff
Nancy Gift Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
Hometown : Lexington, KY
Joined Chatham : 2005
Academic Areas of Interest
lawn weeds and organic lawn care, sustainable agriculture, urban gardening
Personal Areas of Interest
Hiking, gardening, playing outside, biking
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After 7 years, I am leaving Chatham to become Compton Chair of Sustainability at Berea College.
- Ph.D., Cornell University, Weed Science, 2002, advisor Russ Hahn
- M.S., University of Kentucky, Crop Science 1995, advisor Larry Grabau
- A.B., Harvard-Radcliffe, Biology 1993, thesis advisor Peter F. Stevens
- Book Review of Plant Systematics, by Michael Simpson. 11/2011 Agronomy Journal. (N. Gift)
- Environmental Microbiology: Tannins & Microbial Decomposition of Leaves on the Forest Floor, The American Biology Teacher (v. 72, Oct. 2010), M.B. Traw and N. Gift
- Good Weed, Bad Weed: Who's Who, What to Do, and Why Some Deserve a Second Chance (with Sheila Rodgers, photographer) (St Lynn's Press, 2011)
- A Weed by any Other Name. May 2009 release, Beacon Press.
- Gift, N., R.R. Hahn, and J. Mt Pleasant. 2008. Quackgrass managed as a cover crop in herbicide-resistant silage corn. Weed Biology and Management.
- Gift, N. December 2007 "Rachel Carson: Innovator." Western Pennsylvania History Magazine.
- Nancy Gift. Rachel Carson: 100 years young. Next Page. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 27, 2007. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07147/789138-109.stm
- N. Gift. March 2008. The Ecology of Birth. Midwifery Today.
- Gift, Nancy and Gift, Richard E., "Newspaper-Based Creative Writing as a Teaching Tool" (June 26, 2006). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=914608
- Gift, N. and M. Krasny. 2003.The great fossil fiasco: teaching about peer review. The American Biology Teacher 65: 270-278.
- Gift, N. and P.F. Stevens. 1997. Vagaries in the delimitation of character states in quantitative variation. Systematic Biology 46(1): 112-125.
- Acting Director, Rachel Carson Institute (2005-2010)
- Buhl Professorship (2010-2011) awarded "to that member of the faculty who has most distinguished himself or herself in teaching, creative effort and outstanding contribution to the College"
- A Weed by Any Other Name - NY Sunday Book Review
- 3rd place graduate team (with Brad Rauch), Northeast Weeds Contest, Guelph Ontario 2000
- Associate Editor for Agronomy Journal
- Member of the Agronomy Society of America (ASA)
- Member of ASLE (Literature and Environment)
- Member of Garden Club of Allegheny County
- Completed Rachel Carson Trail Challenge (34.9 miles, 12 h. 44 min., 274th place), with Kerri LaCharite, June 23, 2007
- "Your Organic Lawn and Garden" Glade Run Spring Symposium, March 2009
- "Alternatives to Home Pesticides" Women's Health and Environment Lecture Series. Carnegie Science Center, April 17, 2008.
- "Inspiring imagination and avoiding overdesign in children's play spaces" PAEYC Conference, 2008.
- Gift, N. "Rachel Carson and the Freedom Lawn" ASLE Conference, Greenville, SC June 13-15, 2007
- Gift, N. and Mulloy, Brigid. "The Ecology of Birth" Midwifery Today Conference, San Jose, Costa Rica, May 27, 2007
- Home Pesticides: Environmental and Health Concerns. Invited talk for Environmental Health Symposium, Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, November 9,2007.
- Rachel Carson's Life and Environmental Ethic. Invited talk for Hillcrest Garden Club, Pittsburgh. October 9, 2007
- Freedom for Fall: Pesticides and Lawn Care. The Garden Club of Allegheny County, Ligonier. October 12, 2006
- The Freedom Lawn: Principles of Environmentally Friendly Lawn Care. Fern Hollow Nature Center, Sewickley. March 31, 2007
- Pet-Friendly Lawn Care. Invited talk at Pittsburgh Animal Friends. June 19, 2006.
- Organic lawn care. Interviewed by Doug Oster of The Organic Gardener on KDKA radio. Feb. 23, 2007, aired Sunday March 11, 2007.
- Moving toward sustainability: reducing herbicide use in field crops. Minnesota Southwest Research and Extension Center, Lamberton, MN. November 13, 2002.


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Hometown Sports Report 11-5-07
Another week of High School Football action is in the books. In a game heard live on KHTS Friday night, Ryan Zirbel scored the go ahead touchdown with 4:39 left in the game, and Mario Wright wrapped things up with an interception with 1:13 left, and the Saugus Centurions beat the Canyon Cowboys for the first time since 2001, 18-14. Senior quarterback B.R. Holbrook found receiver Brian Felt four times for touchdowns as the Indians from Hart High beat the Golden Valley Grizzlies, 49-13. The Hart win sets up a showdown with Saugus on Friday night for the Foothill League Championship. You can hear that game live on KHTS at 7:00. The Valencia Vikings knocked off the West Ranch Wildcats, 36-6, on Friday night, in a game also heard on KHTS. Graham Wilbert had 359 yards passing for the Vikings.
The College of the Canyons Cougars defeated L.A. Harbor 53-15 on Saturday night, in a game heard live on KHTS. The Cougars win, along with Bakersfield College's defeat of Allan Hancock on Saturday, sets up an exciting game this Saturday at Bakersfield for the WSC Mountain Division Championship.
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Eagles 23, Buccaneers 21. With AP Photos.
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TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' wild-card playoff hopes took a big hit on the game's final play.
Nick Foles threw a pair of touchdown passes in the final four minutes, including a 1-yarder to Jeremy Maclin with no time remaining to give the Philadelphia Eagles a 23-21 victory over the Buccaneers on Sunday.
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> On Wed, May 05, 2004 at 12:55:44AM -0700, Issac Trotts wrote:
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EdgeScience #2Posted by Greg at 03:32, 05 Feb 2010
Issue 2 of the free PDF magazine EdgeScience is now available from the website of the Society for Scientific Exploration. The latest edition has a special section on 'New Energy', including an article on the latest developments in cold fusion research, as well as a piece on healing through intention and a nice article from Peter Sturrock on the place of anomalies in science. Edited by our good friend Patrick Huyghe (The Anomalist), and with contributions from the likes of Steve Braude and Michael Grosso, it's the thinking man's magazine for scientific anomalies (no centerfolds!). If you enjoy the mag, don't forget to send a bit of love via the PayPal button to help ensure it's future (or pick up the paper version for $4.95).
Edge Science MagazinePosted by Greg at 12:56, 06 Oct 2009
The Society for Scientific Exploration (SSE), producers of the wonderful Journal of Scientific Exploration (articles for download here), are also now publishing a 'popular' magazine devoted to heretical/fringe science ideas: Edge Science:
Why EdgeScience? Because, contrary to public perception, scientific knowledge is still full of unknowns. What remains to be discovered—what we don't know—very likely dwarfs what we do know. And what we think we know may not be entirely correct or fully understood. Anomalies, which researchers tend to sweep under the rug, should be actively pursued as clues to potential breakthroughs and new directions in science.
You can download the first issue for free as a PDF file to get a feel for the mag, or alternately get a print version for $3.95, details at the website. The editor of the magazine is our good friend from The Anomalist, Patrick Huyghe - with Patrick and the SSE behind this, you know it's going to be quality.
Noetic Sciences to Receive the Dan Brown Bump?Posted by Greg at 04:18, 14 Sep 2009
From the New York Times review of Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol, by Janet Maslin:
Dr. Katherine Solomon specializes in noetic science, with its focus on mind-body connections. She admits that her field is not widely known. But when her story comes out, she suggests, noetics could get the kind of public relations bump that Mr. Brown gave to the Holy Grail.
Wow. Is Brown literally suggesting, through a character's voice, that Noetic Sciences should get the Brown 'bump'? Sometimes you wonder whether Mr B. reads TDG, don't you...?
Update: Reading the book now. Noetic Sciences is huge in it. IONS will get a serious bump from this; strap yourselves in Marilyn and Dean!
Rupert Sheldrake VideosPosted by Greg at 13:11, 26 Aug 2009
For those interested in learning more about Rupert Sheldrake's theories, or just listening to him wax lyrical on everything from his childhood to the state of modern science, head on over to Nautis.com where you'll find a bunch of videos posted which involve Rupert. Note that as well as the list of videos accessible via the scrollbar under the video at that link, there are more in the 'Related Posts' section beneath - including the excellent Glorious Accident documentary, in which Rupert goes head-to-head with the likes of Daniel Dennett and Stephen Jay Gould. That one in particular is fun - Gould and Dennett are tough on 'Sheldrake the theorist' (and his morphogenetic theory), but you can also see that they appreciate 'Sheldrake the man' (and 'thinker'). Also good is the BBC production Heretic. I just hope you have a lot of spare time on your hands...
Scientific Exploration VideosPosted by Greg at 10:36, 28 Jul 2009
The Society for Scientific Exploration has added a bunch of new videos taken at their 2008 meeting, covering a diverse range of 'fringe science' ideas and theories:
- Roger Nelson discusses the Global Consciousness Project.
- Robert Jahn reflects on a small experiment on conscious intention with a robot.
- Henry Bauer looks at some evidence which might throw doubt on the link between HIV and AIDS.
- Paul Smith tells why ESP is consciousness' only hope.
- Former Canadian deputy Prime Minister Paul Hellyer examines hypothetical relationships between governments and extraterrestrial intelligence.
- Maria Syldona discusses some similarities between an Eastern cosmology and Western science.
Thanks to Maca Paca for the heads-up.
Depth PerceptionPosted by Greg at 23:37, 24 Jul 2009
I found this YouTube video of the late Carl Sagan explaining the '4th Dimension' interesting:
Now apart from Sagan's bald plagiarism in knocking off Hugo Weaving's 'Agent Smith' from the Matrix movies (crumbly, but...good), he's also of course taking much of the narrative here from Edwin Abbott's classic 1884 novel Flatland. In its time, the book was on the cutting edge - not just for it's coverage of thinking in a higher dimension, but also for its analogies to social heirarchies and deviantism. Of course, the idea itself can be found in various forms* throughout history, such as in Plato's allegory of the cave (*pun not intended).
What I find ironic about this video though is that we have Sagan - a high-profile skeptic, who sits in the pantheon of 'skeptical deities' - discussing how anomalous (even mystical) phenomena can occur through some agency beyond our understanding, leaving the experiencer somewhat isolated due to the ineffability of the experience. Without Sagan batting an eyelid.
As Michio Kaku says, in his book Parallel Worlds:
...in a four-dimensional world, we are the Flatlanders, oblivious of the fact that higher planes of existence might hover right above ours. We believe that our world consists of all we can see, unaware that there may be entire universes right above our noses. Although another universe might be hovering just inches above us, floating in the fourth dimension, it would appear to be invisible.
Because a hyperbeing would possess superhuman powers usually ascribed to a ghost or spirit, in another science fiction story, H.G. Wells pondered the question of whether supernatural beings might inhabit higher dimensions. He raised a key question that is today the subject of great speculation and research: could there be new laws of physics in these higher dimensions. In his 1895 novel 'The Wonderful Visit', a vicar's gun accidentally hits an angel, who happens to be passing through our dimension...The vicar questions the wounded angel. He is shocked to find that our laws of nature no longer apply in the angel's world. In his universe, for example, there are no planes, but rather cylinders, so space itself is curved.
Flatland, in my opinion, offers a very good reason why investigation of anomalies is a valid exercise. Certainly, it demands the use of rigorous and honest scientific research; but also it requires an open mind and the willingness to speculate wildly at times.
Interesting sidenote: While researching this story I had a run of fun coincidences/synchronicities which readers might enjoy. I had just finished reading an article on filmmaker David Cronenberg and his movie VideoDrome, and walked into my study to begin work on this story about multiple dimensions. As I walked into the room, my gaze landed on two books on one of my bookshelves - Michio Kaku's Hyperspace and Parallel Worlds. I sat down to see at the top of the list in Nambu (my Twitter client) an entry from Mac Tonnies: "Touch interface technology and David Cronenberg's "Videodrome": http://tinyurl.com/lf8x58". After enjoying that little moment, I then went to Wikipedia to look up 'Hypercubes', and was pleased to find this animation of a rotating hypercube - I'd seen something similar a few years back on the web, but could never find it again. Once I finished reading, I then clicked on Mac's link, which took me to his Posthuman Blues blog. Go on, click it, and look to the right of the page...
Eclipse AnomalyPosted by Greg at 08:12, 22 Jul 2009
Earlier today, parts of Asia - including India and China - were treated to the longest total solar eclipse of this century. Apart from offering spectacular visuals - both in the sky, on the ground and in between - the event also offered the perfect opportunity to test a controversial theory: that gravity varies slightly during a total eclipse.
The debate over this anomaly began in 1954 when French economist and physicist Maurice Allais noticed erratic behaviour in a swinging pendulum when an eclipse passed over Paris. Allais reported that the pendulum's swing direction changed abruptly at the time of the eclipse. However, subsequent tests have seen both positive and negative results, and so it remains a debatable phenomenon. Allais probably didn't do himself any favours by reintroducing the concept of the aether to explain the anomaly, but it's good to see that many scientists remain open to testing the phenomenon further.
As mentioned in the news briefs though, the alleged anomaly came under close scrutiny today in China:
Chinese researchers have prepared eight gravimeters and two pendulums spread across six monitoring sites. The team hopes that the vast distance between the sites (roughly 3000 kilometres (1864 miles) between the most easterly and westerly stations), as well as the number and diversity of instruments used, will eliminate the chance of instrument error or local atmospheric disturbances.
"If our equipment operates correctly, I believe we have a chance to say the anomaly is true beyond all doubt," says Tang Keyun, a geophysicist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The opportunity won't come again soon. At over five minutes, the event will be the longest total solar eclipse predicted for this century. What's more, the event will occur when the sun is high in the sky; a time when, according to Tang, any potential gravitational anomaly should be greatest.
Stay tuned...
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Biocentric MusingsPosted by Greg at 13:31, 18 Jun 2009
Taking a jump to the left from yesterday's post about quantum mysticism, let's now explore the universe in your head. Alan Boyle posted yesterday on his always-excellent Cosmic Log about the new book Biocentrism - by leading stem cell research Robert Lanza, along with Bob Berman - and linked to an exclusive online abridgement from the book. It's definitely worth checking out - not only is it a detailed and lengthy read, it touches on numerous fascinating elements of 'reality'. Integrating everything from the role of the observer in the quantum world, through to the psychological construct of time, Biocentrism suggests that we may be looking at things all wrong when trying to understand the cosmos; perhaps we should be starting with us:
[L]ike time, space is neither physical nor fundamentally real. It is a mode of interpretation and understanding — part of an animal's mental software that molds sensations into multidimensional objects.
In modern everyday life, however, we've come to regard space as sort of a vast container that has no walls. In it, we cognize separate objects that were first learned and identified. These patterns are blocked out by the thinking mind within boundaries of color, shape or utility. Human language and ideation alone decide where the boundaries of one object end and another begins.
...Now, space and time illusions are certainly harmless. A problem only arises because, by treating space as something physical, existing in itself, science imparts a completely wrong starting point for investigations into the nature of reality. In reality there can be no break between the observer and the observed. If the two are split, the reality is gone. Space, like time, is not an object or a thing. Space and time are forms of our animal sense perception. We carry them around with us like turtles with shells. Thus, there is no absolute self-existing matrix in which physical events occur independent of life.
While some parts of the article didn't really ring true for me, other parts gave me that nagging feeling that Lanza and Berman's lateral view on these fundamental questions may have some real worth. I don't think I've grasped all of what they're saying yet actually, probably due to my own 'indoctrination' into the current, orthodox view of the cosmos.
Earthquake ELFsPosted by Greg at 10:43, 28 Apr 2009
With news today of an earthquake in Mexico (because TDG admin RPJ didn't have enough to worry about already), it's worth checking out this recent news item on early earthquake detection, written by researcher Friedemann Freund. The SETI Institute researcher points out that ELF/ULF (Extremely/Ultra Low Frequency) emissions may provide the key to an early warning system which could save countless lives:
The moderate Alum Rock earthquake, magnitude 5.4, rattled the southern San Francisco Bay in late 2007. For those who experienced it at close quarters, it was a brief, hard jolt. Overall this event was unremarkable – except that one of QuakeFinder's CalMagNet stations, which are spread over California along the San Andreas Fault, was barely 2 km from the epicenter.
A new paper, just published by "Natural Hazards and Earth System Science," describes that three suspected pre-earthquake indicators were recorded by this QuakeFinder station: (i) short bursts of electromagnetic radiation, 10-30 sec long, increasing in number over the last two weeks before the quake, (ii) a 14-hours long episode of intense air ionization on the day before the earthquake, and (iii) a continuous wave of ULF magnetic pulsations, lasting for nearly 1 hour during the time of the most intense air ionization. In addition, satellites picked up enhanced infrared radiation emitted from several areas around the earthquake site. Together these observations make a strong case that they are all related to this earthquake BEFORE it struck.
With observations like these the future for earthquake early warning looks bright. Once the basic physical processes are understood, we can bring to bear many different techniques, both space-bound and on the ground, each capable of providing a different piece of the puzzle.
There's a long history of (mostly neglected) research into these ideas, particularly on the topic of 'earthquake lights' (almost considered a paranormal topic by some scientists it seems, and, ironically, sometimes used to explain paranormal phenomena).
Funnily enough, it's a research topic that has also been touched on (tangentially) in both Darklore 2 (in "The Fog", by The Emperor), and Darklore 3 ("Shaking Stars", by Geoff Falla). Luckily for the casual reader, both articles are available at the Darklore website as free sample articles (in PDF format). For those that prefer to read on paper, go pick up Darklore 2 or Darklore 3 (either the Limited Edition Hardcover or the
paperback edition.
Australia: A Real-Time Portrait of Climate ChangePosted by G.C at 05:16, 10 Apr 2009
The Los Angeles Times published a front page headline about the consequences of dramatic climactic shifts predicted for the future -- arriving now in Australia. And if climate news from Australia is making the news in the states, perhaps it's a perfect opportunity to highlight the subject matter to raise people's awareness globally as well as locally.
A two-minute video is available here that briefly explores the droughts, heat waves, species extinction and spread of mosquito-borne illnesses currently underway in Oz.


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