I was sort of horrified yesterday to discover you cannot get to my blog articles before 7-26 at all for this month and today it is 7-27. Obviously, how blogger.com is changing over time. Maybe they don't want their bloggers to receive over 1 million visits like mine has? Maybe I blog more than they might want me to? I don't know. So, I decided to take it upon myself to go back and make copies right now of some of the most important articles(to me) of the last month. Politics is not the most important thing to me personally. To me, the most important thing is compassion and enlightenment because compassion is the essence of civilization itself and enlightenment is wisdom you can often share with others so their lives are better and longer too.
Politics is sort of like walking down to the ocean. It can be stormy to the point where your hat blows off or it can be a sunny day and you can bask in the warm sun and swim in the surf or even go snorkling. Politics can go anywhere into wars or peace or anywhere in between. So, knowing what the political "Weather" is helps you and your family stay alive. This is the main reason politics is important to me to keep me and my family alive and doing well. I was disappointed the way
"Grandpa Fred's Pet robot Mosquito loads" by the way so if you haven't read it I hope you are patient enough with the way it loads.
By God's Grace
Sunday, July 10, 2016
reprint of "The Path According to Fred"
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
The Path According to Fred
Religion- If you have a religion look to it for discipline and the beginnings of culture in your life.
Truth-If you seek truth look to philosophical inquiry. From Philosophy came all the sciences past, present and future.
Enlightenment-If you seek enlightenment develop compassion for yourself and all beings in the universe and join this with Truth.
If you do all these things you will have the best lifetime possible for you. This is my experience, this is my belief after living 62 years here on Earth.
Truth-If you seek truth look to philosophical inquiry. From Philosophy came all the sciences past, present and future.
Enlightenment-If you seek enlightenment develop compassion for yourself and all beings in the universe and join this with Truth.
If you do all these things you will have the best lifetime possible for you. This is my experience, this is my belief after living 62 years here on Earth.
Monday, July 11, 2016
What is an Electromagnetic Pulse?
Sunday, July 10, 2016
reprint of "Fred's magnetosphere theory"
reprint of "Fred's magnetosphere theory"
When I originally developed this theory several years ago now I wondered about the truth of it. However, after studying what happened to the magnetosphere's of Mars and Venus that likely had humanoids similar to us living there at one time millions of years ago. (Likely before 65 million years ago) when an asteroid from Planet that was blown up by nuclear weapons(asteroid belt) came to earth and killed all largest dinosaurs. So, that likely was very convenient for any humanoids that wanted to live here without competing with Tyranosaurus Rex and other large predators.
So, my thought is presently that when any humanoids develop electricity by breaking magnetic fields on a planet they start to destroy their magnetosphere. So, this likely means that the ONLY safe electrical power would be solar if we want to have a magnetosphere to protect us. Hydrogen Fusion power might be another possibly safe alternative to breaking magnetic fields to generate electricity. A hydrogen fuel cell also might be another alternative that avoids breaking magnetic fields to generate electricity.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Fred's Magnetosphere Theory
Here it is: Fred's Source of Electricity regarding the Magnetosphere of Earth Theory.
When humans generate electricity by breaking magnetic fields anywhere around the world they slowly drain the magnetosphere which protects humans. This causes us slowly more and more harm as more cosmic rays and other particles are allowed to enter earth's atmosphere and reaches humans and all life on the surface of the planet. end of theory.
Since MOST electricity on earth comes now from the largest dynamos in dams and dynamos from nuclear power plants powered by steam to dynamos powered by rivers or gas or natural gas or other forms of petroleum or even the generators and alternators in your cars. The problem is that all break the magnetic fields of magnets to generate electricity.
So, I'm asking all scientists and researchers to disprove my theory! What have you got to lose? If I'm right our survival as humans on the surface of earth might be at stake. If I'm wrong we have one less thing to worry about.
How I came up with this theory: For a long time I have been thinking about the ozone hole and what caused it. None of the explanations I was given seemed exactly right. It always seemed that something was left out of the equation. But with my theory it all begins to make sense to me.
It is my present belief that the plasma streams from the sun are the primary charging force of Earth's magnetosphere. So there is a charging mechanism in place. However, just like fish in the sea there is just so much magnetosphere at any one time and if it is drained too fast like it is being now by just too many magnets fields being broken at the same time around the earth it slowly drains. It is like a dam holding water. There is only so much water in the dam and if the river feeding the dam is less than the water going out the dam eventually becomes empty or at least close to empty.
There is another factor in my theory. I have read that both Venus and Mars have depleted magnetospheres so even Mars is a dangerous place for humans of earth to live even with chambers of compressed oxygen and atmospherics to live in because of constant bombardment from Cosmic Rays and other things which will make humans and other creatures from earth sterile and unable to reproduce.
For example, astronauts are encouraged to have already had all the children they intend to before becoming astronauts because going into space sterilizes people. They can still have sex but will never be able ever to reproduce again.
So, as the magnetosphere decreases from electricity being generated by the breaking of magnetic fields around the world it is very likely that a corresponding decrease in fertility would occur in all living species on earth. This likely would be the first research to conduct in species between 1900 and 2010. If a significant decrease in the fertility of all species has occurred then it is a beginning to understanding that my theory might be correct and have the possibility of being scientifically proven. This might be step one in proving or disproving my theory.
Another caveat: All governments on earth might have a vested interest in disproving my theory whether it is true or not. Because how would you like to tell your people that they can't generate electricity for their cars with generators or alternators. How would you like to tell people that all nuclear power plants and water source generating power plants need to be shut down in order to protect future life on earth?
This would be an impossible situation for most governments if my theory is proved correct.
However, here I would like to give you an alternative. There is still one or more sources of electrical power without breaking the magnetic fields of magnets. The easiest is solar power. So, if for example the surface of all cars and trucks on earth became solar cells, they could generate all power on earth and sell all power they didn't use back into the electrical grids. This is just one of many ways to solve this problem if my theory is proven correct.
When humans generate electricity by breaking magnetic fields anywhere around the world they slowly drain the magnetosphere which protects humans. This causes us slowly more and more harm as more cosmic rays and other particles are allowed to enter earth's atmosphere and reaches humans and all life on the surface of the planet. end of theory.
Since MOST electricity on earth comes now from the largest dynamos in dams and dynamos from nuclear power plants powered by steam to dynamos powered by rivers or gas or natural gas or other forms of petroleum or even the generators and alternators in your cars. The problem is that all break the magnetic fields of magnets to generate electricity.
So, I'm asking all scientists and researchers to disprove my theory! What have you got to lose? If I'm right our survival as humans on the surface of earth might be at stake. If I'm wrong we have one less thing to worry about.
How I came up with this theory: For a long time I have been thinking about the ozone hole and what caused it. None of the explanations I was given seemed exactly right. It always seemed that something was left out of the equation. But with my theory it all begins to make sense to me.
It is my present belief that the plasma streams from the sun are the primary charging force of Earth's magnetosphere. So there is a charging mechanism in place. However, just like fish in the sea there is just so much magnetosphere at any one time and if it is drained too fast like it is being now by just too many magnets fields being broken at the same time around the earth it slowly drains. It is like a dam holding water. There is only so much water in the dam and if the river feeding the dam is less than the water going out the dam eventually becomes empty or at least close to empty.
There is another factor in my theory. I have read that both Venus and Mars have depleted magnetospheres so even Mars is a dangerous place for humans of earth to live even with chambers of compressed oxygen and atmospherics to live in because of constant bombardment from Cosmic Rays and other things which will make humans and other creatures from earth sterile and unable to reproduce.
For example, astronauts are encouraged to have already had all the children they intend to before becoming astronauts because going into space sterilizes people. They can still have sex but will never be able ever to reproduce again.
So, as the magnetosphere decreases from electricity being generated by the breaking of magnetic fields around the world it is very likely that a corresponding decrease in fertility would occur in all living species on earth. This likely would be the first research to conduct in species between 1900 and 2010. If a significant decrease in the fertility of all species has occurred then it is a beginning to understanding that my theory might be correct and have the possibility of being scientifically proven. This might be step one in proving or disproving my theory.
Another caveat: All governments on earth might have a vested interest in disproving my theory whether it is true or not. Because how would you like to tell your people that they can't generate electricity for their cars with generators or alternators. How would you like to tell people that all nuclear power plants and water source generating power plants need to be shut down in order to protect future life on earth?
This would be an impossible situation for most governments if my theory is proved correct.
However, here I would like to give you an alternative. There is still one or more sources of electrical power without breaking the magnetic fields of magnets. The easiest is solar power. So, if for example the surface of all cars and trucks on earth became solar cells, they could generate all power on earth and sell all power they didn't use back into the electrical grids. This is just one of many ways to solve this problem if my theory is proven correct.
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- Military equipment designed to survive EMP will probably work, ... What can be done to prevent damage due...
ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE
WHAT IS IT, WHEN DOES IT HAPPEN, AND WHAT ARE THE RESULTS?
- What is an electromagnetic pulse (EMP)?
- An electromagnetic pulse is an extremely powerful burst of electromagnetic energy capable of causing damage and/or disruption to electrical and electronic equipment.
- What causes an electromagnetic pulse
- There are several causes:
- Detonation of a nuclear bomb
- A Solar flare
- A device intended to cause an EMP
- A close lightning stroke
- A massive powerline short circuit
- There are several causes:
- How far away can an EMP cause damage?
- This depends on the cause of the EMP and the kind of equipment that is damaged
A table of devices, EMP sources, and approximate maximum distances follows:
CAUSE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE DEVICE DAMAGED Nuclear
BombSolar
FlareEMP
SourceLightning Short
CircuitRadio with longwire antenna 2.5 Mm* Anywhere* Unlikely 1 km 100 m Radio with internal antenna 2.5 Mm* Unlikely 2 m 100 m 10 m Computer (damaged) 2.5 Mm* Unlikely 2 m Depends** Depends** Computer (rogue program counter) Anywhere* Anywhere* 6-10 m Depends** Depends** Computer network (damage) 2.5 Mm Anywhere* 6-10 m 1 Km†† 100 m** †† Computer network (disrupted) Anywhere* Anywhere* 10-25 m 5 Km†† 500 m†† Car engine computer (damaged) 2.5 Mm* Unlikely 2 m 5-10 m 5-10 m Modern stereo (no antenna) 2.5 Mm* Unlikely 2 m 100 m** 10 m** Radio or TV station 2.5 Mm Unlikely Unlikely 500** 50** Power line (length 1 Km) 250 km Unlikely Unlikely No*** No*** Power line (length 20 Km) 1 Mm Anywhere* No No No*** Power line fuse 2.5 Mm Anywhere* Unlikely No*** No*** AC power plant generator 250 Km Anywhere* No No No*** DC commutator power generator 250 Km Anywhere* No No No*** DC rectifier power generator 2.5 Mm Anywhere* No No No*** Switching DC power supply 2.5 Mm Anywhere* 4 m 500 m** 200 m** Rectifier DC power supply 1 Mm Anywhere* No 50 m** 20 m** Dimmers 2.5 Mm Anywhere* Unlikely 500 m** 200 m** Semiconductor controllers 2.5 Mm Anywhere* Unlikely 500 m** 200 m** New Technology lightbulbs† 2.5 Mm Anywhere* 2 m 500 m** 200 m** Incandescent lightbulbs 1 Mm Anywhere* Unlikely 50 m** 20 m** Old style fluorescent lightbulbs 1 Mm Anywhere* Unlikely 50 m** 20 m** Relays 1 Mm Anywhere* Unlikely 20 m** 10 m** Cellular phones 2.5 Mm Anywhere* 4 m 100 m** 50 m** Cellular phone towers 2.5 Mm Anywhere* Unlikely 50 m** 20 m** Meters 2.5 Mm Anywhere* 6 m 500 m** 200 m** * The earth itself blocks the EMP. Must have nearly a line-of-sight relationship with the source.
** Distance depends on what the device is connected to, and whether the EMP can arrive through power line induction.
*** Can happen through a direct connection to the fault, but not through the EMP generated by it.
† Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL), Light Emitting Diodes (LED), and other types.
†† Distance from closest point of network.1 m = 3.28 ft
1 Km = .621 mi
1 Mm = 621 mi1 ft = .3048 m
1 mi = 1.609 Km
1 Kmi = 1.609 Mm
- This depends on the cause of the EMP and the kind of equipment that is damaged
A table of devices, EMP sources, and approximate maximum distances follows:
- How likely is an electromagnetic pulse?
- This depends on where you are and what is going on:
- A nuclear explosion is an extremely rare event. Unless terrorists set off a nuclear explosion, there probably will not be one.
- A solar flare is a common occurrence, but one that does damage is rare. But it is the most common thing that the average person might encounter.
- Only if a police chase is passing you on a highway do you need to be concerned about an EMP device.
- A lightning strike close enough to cause an EMP is quite rare. Usually any EMP would come in on power or communication wiring, rather than through the air. This is what surge protectors are for.
- A power line short EMP is rare. Unless it is very close, surge protectors take care of most of them.
- One caution: When using surge protectors. Make sure the SAME surge protector is used for both power and communication wiring.
- When was electromagnetic pulse discovered?
- There were several instances:
- Enrico Fermi predicted that EMP would be an effect of the Trinity bomb test. His prediction was demonstrated when the EMP from the test destroyed some recording instruments used for measurements during the test, even though signal cables were shielded against it.
- Automobile engines stopped running in New Mexico and Nevada at the exact times of the ground tests in those states. The engines were not damaged, and were started normally seconds later. This was before transistor ignition.
- The US held a nuclear test in space in July 1962. A 1.4 Megaton bomb was detonated 250 miles above sea level. It caused damage to orbiting satellites and equipment on the ground within 1500 miles. This includes damage to streetlights, radios, and telephone relay equipment in Hawaii. It also set off many burglar alarms there.
- How does damage or improper operation happen to electronic equipment?
- The electromagnetic pulse induces large currents in conductors that are part of or are connected to the
equipment. These high currents can do the following:
- Induce voltages high enough to arc from one conductor to another, damaging whatever is connected to them.
- Induce voltages high enough to arc from a conductor to a device, damaging the device.
- Exceed the current-carrying capabilities of conductors or components in the device, damaging them.
- Induce voltages that exceed the voltage limitations of components in the device, damaging them.
- Induce voltages that exceed the breakdown voltage of insulation in the device, damaging other components.
- Cause voltage spikes that move atoms around in the doping of semiconductors, ruining them.
- Cause voltage spikes that puncture through the metallic oxide gates in semiconductors, ruining them.
- Cause all of the sparkplugs in an internal combustion engine to fire at the same time, stopping the engine.
- Damage the semiconductors in an electronic ignition system, stopping the engine and keeping it from running again.
- Blow fuses in electric power transmission lines, putting them out of service until the fuses are replaced.
- The electromagnetic pulse induces large currents in conductors that are part of or are connected to the
equipment. These high currents can do the following:
- What equipment is most susceptible to EMP?
- The following equipment is likely to be damaged by EMP:
- Computers and computer equipment
- Appliances containing microprocessors
- Automobile electronic ignition
- Automotive computers and electronics
- All digital TV equipment.
- Radio, TV, stereo, and recording equipment containing semiconductors
- Semiconductor electronics (installed)
- Semiconductor electronics (not installed)
- Switching power supplies
- Cellular phones
- Cellular phone towers
- LED and compact fluorescent light bulbs
- Incandescent light bulbs (requires a much bigger EMP than electronic bulbs)
- Powerline fuses
- Power generation electronic controls
- Powerline distribution equipment and transformers
- Long distance electric transmission lines (insulators)
- Generators, but only if their current or voltage limits are exceeded
- Radio and TV transmitters
- Microwave communication equipment
- Radar equipment
- Electronic telephone equipment
- Satellites and satellite ground stations
- Anything with a longwire antenna
- Photovoltaic solar cells
- Most electronic sensors
- TV cameras
- Microphones
- Tape recordings
- Computer disks
- Flash drives
- Avionics
- Electronic flashlights and power failure lights
- Most electronic factory equipment
- Batteries connected to equipment
- Meters
- What equipment is likely to be immune to EMP, unless it is very strong
- The following equipment is not likely to be damaged by EMP:
- Equipment stored inside metal cases with no openings
- Ordinary electric wiring in a building (unless the pulse is carried into the building by wires)
- Vacuum tube equipment with no semiconductor devices
- Old-style electric telephone equipment
- Most electric motors, but only if current limits and insulation voltages are not exceeded
- Automobiles with no semiconductor devices
- Non-electronic record turntables and pickups
- Phonograph records
- Mechanical equipment
- Punch cards and card punches
- Electromechanical wire service equipment
- Incandescent light bulbs that are not installed
- Incandescent flashlights
- Compact disks
- Most non-semiconductor electronic parts that are not installed
- Magneto ignition systems
- Relays
- Diesel engines without electronic injection (other than the starters)
- Most mechanical and chemical factory equipment, unless damaged by effects of the EMP (e.g. jammed parts)
- Batteries not connected to circuits
- What is a rogue program counter?
- A rogue program counter is a glitched microprocessor running the wrong code:
- Most microprocessors have instructions that use more than one byte in memory.
- Each instruction has an operation code byte. It may be followed by one or more addressing bytes (see diagram).
- A pointer called the program counter steps through the bytes and gives the microprocessor the instructions to follow.
- An electrical disturbance can cause the program counter to jump to a random location in the computer's memory.
The random location could be any of the following:
- A location containing data instead of a program.
- A location that has never been loaded since the computer was turned on, and contains random values.
- A location in the wrong program.
- An addressing byte in a program, causing the program counter to treat it as an instruction. The program counter is now out of registration with the program, reading the wrong bytes as instructions.
- The microprocessor has no way of knowing that it is not running the correct program.
- This is one cause of a program that is "no longer responding."
- This can cause the computer to do anything. But it usually causes the intended program to do nothing.
- This continues until power is removed from the microprocessor, or until a time sharing system stops the process.
- Removing power from the microprocessor, and then restoring it several minutes later, causes normal operation to resume.
- Since the program counter is not running the correct code, any logging system will not make any entries.
- Special watchdog hardware can monitor the computer and restart it if the program counter goes out of bounds.
- What is an EMP Source
- An EMP source is a device that intentionally produces a small EMP. There are three kinds:
- A small device used by police to disable a fleeing vehicle (the source shown in the table)
- A source used to test equipment for resistance to EMP (classified strength)
- A weapon intended to disable enemy equipment (classified strength)
- Once a large EMP happens, what can be done to restore power, communications, and transportation?
- Any engine with a magneto will probably still work. A portable generator with such an engine, given fuel, will work, provided it was not connected to a load before the EMP.
- Military equipment designed to survive EMP will probably work, provided it has power.
- Unless the EMP was extremely strong, automobiles without electronic ignition will probably work.
- Unless the EMP was extremely strong, electronic equipment with tubes (no solid state components) should work.
- Unless the power transmission lines are damaged, power can be restored with the following procedure:
- Disconnect transmission lines to systems served by other generators.
- Disconnect or bypass any synchronizing and speed control electronics, which were likely destroyed.
- Rig manual controls to replace the electronic ones that were destroyed.
- Disconnect individual customers until the individual electrical systems can be inspected.
- Start the generator. The line frequency will be wrong, but there will be power.
- Replace blown fuses in transmission lines.
- Reconnect customers a few at a time.
- Do not restore grid connections connecting generators together. They will cause phase errors and blow breakers.
- Unless the communication lines are damaged, communication can be restored with the following procedure:
- Wait until power is restored.
- Disconnect, replace, or bypass damaged computers, routers, switches, and hubs.
- Rig manual controls to replace the electronic ones that were destroyed, if possible.
- Disconnect individual customers until the individual systems can be inspected.
- Start the network one component at a time. Test it after each component in added.
- Test each transmission line before using it.
- Reconnect customers one at a time.
- Do without some parts of the system until they can be replaced.
- While transportations ways are not usually damaged, equipment needed to run it can be:
- Highway
- Post temporary controls and flagmen until automatic signals can be repaired or replaced.
- All LED traffic signal lamps will probably not work. Replace them with whatever is available.
- Individual vehicles will have to be repaired.
- Motorcycles and Diesel vehicles will probably work if not computer controlled.
- Suspend environmental laws to allow vehicles to be rigged to work. The environment is probably destroyed anyway if a nuclear bomb exploded.
- Do without some parts of the system until they can be replaced.
- Rail
- Post temporary controls and flagmen until automatic signals can be repaired or replaced.
- All LED signal lamps will probably not work. Replace them with whatever is available.
- Individual vehicles will have to be repaired.
- Diesel vehicles will probably work if not computer controlled.
- Do without some parts of the system until they can be repaired or replaced.
- Air
- Do without air transportation until air traffic control can be restored.
- Individual vehicles will have to be repaired.
- Suspend environmental laws to allow vehicles to be rigged to work. The environment is probably destroyed anyway if a nuclear bomb exploded.
- Do without some parts of the system until they can be replaced.
- Ships
- Post temporary controls and flagmen in patrol boats until navigation equipment can be repaired or replaced.
- All LED and CFL navigation lamps will probably not work. Replace them with whatever is available.
- Individual vehicles will have to be repaired.
- Magneto motorboats and Diesel vehicles will probably work if not computer controlled.
- Suspend environmental laws to allow vehicles to be rigged to work. The environment is probably destroyed anyway if a nuclear bomb exploded.
- Do without some parts of the system until they can be replaced.
- Highway
- What can be done to prevent damage due to EMP?
- Shield wiring connected to sensitive equipment, or enclose wiring in metal conduits. Ground the shields.
- Fuse long wires and cables.
- Increase the current carrying capacity of the building ground.
- Avoid the use of semiconductors where possible.
- If semiconductors are used, make sure they are rated at maximum voltages and currents at least 10 times the values actually in use.
- Use large ferrite beads on power wiring.
- Bypass suitable electronics to ground with capacitors rated for several thousand volts and heavy currents.
- Design circuitry to be resistant to high voltages and currents.
- Provide battery backup power for essential equipment.
- Provide the above protections to essential equipment, such as emergency communications and traffic signals.
- What can be done in advance to make restoration easier after an EMP?
- Stock replacement equipment and parts in metal containers or rooms.
- Wrap replacement parts in aluminum foil.
- Keep a stock of batteries. And rotate the stock, so the newest ones are not taken out and used first.
- Stock up on light bulbs that are not CFL or LED.
- Take steps to prevent damage.
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Compassion for yourself and others is the primary factor in becoming wealthy
If you have a business, if you give your customers what they want they will beat a path to your door. This is true also. So, by selling quality merchandise or quality services your business becomes successful. And by becoming successful, often you also become wealthy in the process.
So, learning to be compassionate to yourself and others is the key to wealth in your life whether that be happiness as wealth or friendship as wealth or finances as wealth.
What goes around comes around.
By God's Grace
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Apparently, Plants Know How To 'Gamble'
This is not surprising to me at all. In fact the biggest difference between plants and humans is that plants stay in one place all their lives unless moved around by humans, whether these plants are trees or vegetables or whatever. However, all living things are capable of telepathic communication. However, their knowledge bases are completely different than a human. So, though a human can learn a lot from other species including plants it is also a two way street. In other words they help you and you help them. This works the best.
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Apparently, Plants Know How To 'Gamble'
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Researchers from universities in the United Kingdom and Israel found pea plants show sensitivity to risk and they even "gamble.
Apparently, Plants Know How To 'Gamble'
According to a new study, plants are "smarter" than we may think.
Researchers from universities in the United Kingdom and Israel found pea plants show sensitivity to risk and they even "gamble." They claim this is the first study to show an organism without a nervous system can have an adaptive response to risk.
The experiment involved growing pea plants with their roots split between two pots. Researchers found the plants grew more roots in the pot that had more nutrients.
They hypothesized the same plants would "gamble" in the next series of experiments – and they did.
Researchers again grew those plants with their roots split between two pots. Both had the same average nutrient concentrations in their fertilizers. However, one level varied while the other stayed the same.
The pea plants "gambled" when the average nutrient concentration was low and didn't when it was high. Why?
According to researchers, if the average nutrient concentration isn't enough for the plant, the plant would rather gamble that the pot with varying nutrient levels was running high.
And when the average nutrient concentration is high, the plants would play it safe with the pot that remained the same.
But we already knew plants were pretty adaptive. A study conducted by researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia found plants respond to the sounds insects make when eating them. They respond by making more defensive chemicals to repel insects.
This video includes clips from University of Missouri and Tel-Hai College, and images from Hagai Shemesh, Maria Keays / CC by 2.0, Brendan Riley / CC by 2.0, Chris Feser / CC by 2.0, HitroMilanese / CC by SA 3.0, Getty Images.
Researchers from universities in the United Kingdom and Israel found pea plants show sensitivity to risk and they even "gamble." They claim this is the first study to show an organism without a nervous system can have an adaptive response to risk.
The experiment involved growing pea plants with their roots split between two pots. Researchers found the plants grew more roots in the pot that had more nutrients.
They hypothesized the same plants would "gamble" in the next series of experiments – and they did.
Researchers again grew those plants with their roots split between two pots. Both had the same average nutrient concentrations in their fertilizers. However, one level varied while the other stayed the same.
The pea plants "gambled" when the average nutrient concentration was low and didn't when it was high. Why?
According to researchers, if the average nutrient concentration isn't enough for the plant, the plant would rather gamble that the pot with varying nutrient levels was running high.
And when the average nutrient concentration is high, the plants would play it safe with the pot that remained the same.
But we already knew plants were pretty adaptive. A study conducted by researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia found plants respond to the sounds insects make when eating them. They respond by making more defensive chemicals to repel insects.
This video includes clips from University of Missouri and Tel-Hai College, and images from Hagai Shemesh, Maria Keays / CC by 2.0, Brendan Riley / CC by 2.0, Chris Feser / CC by 2.0, HitroMilanese / CC by SA 3.0, Getty Images.
Saturday, July 2, 2016
The strangeness of past lives
I know from personal experiences that all those killed by Americans in Iraq would (by karma) be sent to be born in the U.S. And Likewise, those killed by Iraqis would likely be reborn in Iraq. I have experienced this myself in this lifetime because I was a child in Japan around age 12 when I died in Nagasaki from the Nuclear blast there and as a result I was born 3 years later in Seattle to American parents.
But, for most of my life I believed in linear reincarnation which means to me that it is one lifetime at a time progressing forward through time. However, since I almost died in 1998 and 1999 from a heart virus I learned that this just isn't true. Starting then I now have to cope with the fact that my soul often lives in more than one body on earth at a time. This has been hard to learn to cope with ever since even though it is true.
So, even though I was born in Tibet (Nepal now) and visited the area where I grew up in in the Himalayas in 1986 that I was born in in the 1840s or 1850s and even though I lived in that lifetime until around 1930 in India and Nepal and Tibet I realize now there is (AT LEAST) one other lifetime I lived as a soul too here on earth.
How I found this out was pretty traumatic for me and I'm still trying to deal with it all because this new lifetime I had no idea about until almost dying from a burst appendix in Mt. Shasta. The way I found out about it was by meeting my doctor who removed my burst appendix who was a relative by marriage to me in Russia in the Royal Family at that time. Because she looks almost exactly as she looked then in 1912 to 1917 era in Russia I recognized her and she experienced something too but I don't think she is intuitive in the way I am to recognize what it really was that was going on there.
So, our karma sets up these things. For example, in that lifetime married to a brother individual in Russia I was very fond of her even though I likely was 10 years younger than her and she was married. So then, at first I thought that I was her husband then. But, my mother the queen mother came to me across time and said to me, "NO! you were Alexei!" My Mother from that lifetime came all in white and this really blew my mind at the time because I didn't know what to do with this information at all. After all, I had just almost died from a burst appendix and all this came about mostly while I was still in the hospital from the night before Easter 2015 until the following Wednesday or Thursday there in Mercy Hospital in Mt. Shasta.
I never discussed this with my lady surgeon because it was never appropriate and it might never be. However, one of the things beyond her picture that she now looks almost exactly alike once again was the fact that she wanted to be a surgeon then too. After we all died (including her husband) she retired to Nice, France and raised her children there once the Soviets had taken over Russia in 1917.
This is what she looked like then and now days she is a surgeon in
another lifetime as an American and looks pretty much like this once
again.
- Jelena KaraÄ‘orÄ‘ević or Princess Helen of Serbia (4 November 1884 – 16 October 1962) was the daughter of...I realized we are at the 100 year anniversary of my death and the death of most of my relatives then. I have had a very very distant relationship to Russia in this lifetime. However, my upsetedness at Russia in my lifetime makes much more sense now after living through the Cold War. Now, I see if you were killed by your countrymen like I was you might have felt the same thing as a soul.In this present lifetime I was asked to leave my childhood religion and almost committed suicide just because of this. So, dying or almost dying appears to be the nature of my karmic stream as well.So, this is why I see my present life as a life totally lived by the Grace of God. When many others in my place would have died again and again God has seen fit to raise me like Lazarus from the dead over and over again.By God's Grace
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