1. When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.

2. The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.

3. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

Rendezvous With Rama (image) and

3D View of a Rama Object (posting March 3, 2008)

Posted: 9:19:17 PM  

We give of ourselves when
we give gifts of the heart:
love, kindness, joy, understanding,
sympathy, tolerance, forgiveness.

We give of ourselves when
we give gifts of the mind:
ideas, dreams, purposes, ideals,
principles, plans, inventions, projects, poetry.

We give of ourselves when
we give gifts of the spirit:
prayer, vision, beauty, aspiration,
peace, faith.

We give of ourselves when
we give the gift of words:
encouragement, inspiration, guidance.

Emerson said it well:
'Rings and jewels are not gifts,
but apologies for gifts.
The only true gift is
a portion of thyself.'

Wilferd A. Peterson, 1900-1995
American Author and Columnist
www.inspirationpeak.com

Posted: 8:57:58 PM  

Taxman to tap iTunes downloads?

A Democrat in the California State Assembly has introduced a plan that would tap into the lucrative flow of money on the Internet, and apply what amounts to a sales tax on every download of a digital file, such as songs from the popular iTunes website.

For The Netherlands, click here

Posted: 12:01:28 PM  

Full Moon in Libra - Friday, March 21, 2008

Libra rules Karma (action) and it is Libra's job to give us the ability to pursue 'right action'�. What is this principle of right action?

1. Seek justice with fairness and balance.
2. Embrace your differences without being attached to them.
3. Work to understand viewpoints other than your own.
4. Remember 'the truth' is relative and based upon one's perception.
5. Initiate compromise, the basic building block of all solutions.
6. When we give a little we get a lot. When we give a lot, we get more than we canimagine.
7. Negotiation can always be the first and last response to conflict.
8. Violence is not a viable way to bring peace. Violence only begets more violence.
9. Insist on peace and non-violence.
10. When you cause pain and suffering to others, you destroy yourself in equal measure.
11. Saying and doing everything with love, compassion and respect is the only way to win.

Read more here

Posted: 11:50:42 AM  

Looking out across paddy fields from his office, Zeigler quoted a Latin American saying: "When the price of rice rises, governments fall."

Expert warns of unrest as rice price soars

As the price of rice hovers near record levels, many poor countries face the spectre of riots by hungry people, according to one of the world's leading rice experts.

Posted: 11:43:54 AM  

(found on STA, see previous message)

Life is Film
Man is Actor
God is Director
(written on the back of a truck in India!)

Posted: 9:09:18 AM  

THE TIME OF THE SIXTH SUN

Link to this trailer

Article on STA | Surfing The Apocalypse Network

Posted: 9:05:48 AM