NIZE BABY excerpt

My friend has an film audition forthcoming as a Jewish Lawyer from the 60's.

Figured Nize Baby iz zo ober der dop zat itz a purfek practice read.
It is the accent of the parents of the lawyer, if you will...

Milt Gross was a very EARLY comic strip author, and fairly famous in
his day (1920-40's)

Having a copy of Nize Baby, I was going to fax a few pages for dialect
practice, but I found a reference online to give my friend the idea.

See paragraphs on this page!

http://www.pseudopodium.org/search.cgi?Milt+Gross

They are all ENGLISH words, call and I'll listen and/or give you a demo!

Another disaster averted!

Report: NYC Freedom Tower plans found in trash

NEW YORK - A homeless man has come forward with two sets of
confidential ground zero blueprints that he says were dumped in a
Lower Manhattan trash can. The man brought the Freedom Tower plans
to the New York Post, which says the 150-page schematic is marked:
"Secure Document — Confidential."

The documents are dated Oct. 5, 2007. They contain plans for each
floor, the thickness of the concrete-core wall, and the location of
air ducts, elevators, electrical systems and support columns.

The agency that owns the World Trade Center site, the Port Authority
of New York and New Jersey, calls it a serious security lapse.

Spokeswoman Candace McAdams says mishandling the blueprints would be
"cause for serious disciplinary action."

Unusual Earthquake Swarm Off Oregon Coast Puzzles Scientists

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080413184801.htm

Water will quickly become the gating factor...here's another clue folk!

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/l14573335-water/

Morality of Veganism

While I wax amply on many issues, I have never taken on the "morality"
of veganism.

We are soon coming to the point that "meat" can be economically grown
without any sentience involved, just a ham in a bottle…not many moral
issues with that I suspect…

However, consider the following:

If all humans, tomorrow, stopped eating meat…
there would (for quite some time) be an excess of food available (if
it could be distributed equitably)

We could let the current cattle and pigs and chickens live long and
die out…and no more pets, they eat way too much fish!

and, we'd continue to breed…

and, sooner than later (much much sooner) we'll have eaten our way off
the planet (again!).

As our technology overwhelms natural limits, we become subject to
every natural consequence…

FOOD RIOTS IN HAITI OVER THIS PAST WEEKEND

1,000,000,000 people in the world TODAY that don't have ready access
to potable water.

Ice Shelf Calving in Antactica (removing another barrier that keeps
ice on the continent…when it moves off the continent oceans rise!)

Vegan? Carnivore?

MOOT POINT.

Voluntary Human EXTINCTION is the only MORAL choice!

The die off of humanity is inevitable, and not long in coming.

Therefore, to minimize the suffering, no more children ought be born.

At all.

Voluntarily.

By anyone…anywhere.

Forever.

Sagittarius

THIS IS THE BEST DAMN NEWS --- ONLY 14 MORE YEARS OF BAD LUCK!!!

Below are True descriptions of zodiac signs.

Read your sign, and then forward it on, with your zodiac sign and
label on the subject line.

This is the real Deal, try ignoring or changing it, and the first
thing you'll notice is having a horrible day starting tomorrow morning
- and it only gets Worse from there.

Remember, if you are on the cusp of another sign you most likely will
have features of both signs...which may lead you into total
confusion......

CAPRICORN - The Go-Getter (Dec 22 - Jan 19) Patient and wise.
Practical and rigid. Ambitious. Tends to be Good-looking. Humorous
and funny. Can be a bit shy and reserved. Often pessimistic.
Capricorns tend to act before they think and can be Unfriendly at
times. Hold grudges. Like competition. Get what they Want. 20 years of
bad luck if you do not forward.

AQUARIUS - The Sweetheart (Jan 20 - Feb 18) Optimistic and honest.
Sweet personality. Very independent. Inventive and intelligent.
Friendly and loyal. Can seem unemotional. Can be a bit rebellious.
Very stubborn, but original and unique. Attractive on the inside and
out. Eccentric personality. 11 years of bad luck if you do not
forward.

PISCES - The Dreamer (Feb 19 - Mar 20) Generous, kind, and thoughtful.
Very creative and imaginative. May become secretive and vague.
Sensitive. Don't like details. Dreamy and unrealistic. Sympathetic and
loving. Kind. Unselfish. Good kisser. Beautiful. 8 years of bad luck
if you do not forward.

ARIES - The Daredevil (Mar 21 - April 19)
Energetic. Adventurous and spontaneous. Confident and enthusiastic.
Fun. Loves a challenge. EXTREMELY impatient. Sometimes selfish. Short
fuse. (Easily angered.) Lively, passionate, and sharp wit. Outgoing.
Lose interest quickly - easily bored. Egotistical. Courageous and
assertive. Tends to be physical and athletic. 16 years of bad luck if
you do not forward.

TAURUS - The Enduring One (April 20 - May 20) Charming but aggressive.
Can come off as boring, but they are not. Hard workers. Warm-hearted.
Strong, has endurance. Solid beings that are stable and secure in
their ways. Not looking for shortcuts. Take pride in their beauty.
Patient and reliable. Make great friends and give good advice. Loving
and kind. Loves hard - passionate. Express themselves emotionally.
Prone to ferocious temper-tantrums. Determined. Indulge themselves
often. Very generous. 12 years of bad Luck if you do not forward

GEMINI - The Chatterbox (May 21 - June 20) Smart and witty. Outgoing,
very chatty. Lively, energetic. Adaptable But needs to express
themselves. Argumentative and outspoken. Like change. Versatile. Busy,
sometimes nervous and tense. Gossips. May seem superficial or
inconsistent. Beautiful physically and mentally. 5 years of bad luck
if you do not forward.

CANCER - The Protector (June 21 - July 22)
Moody, emotional. May be shy. Very loving and caring. Pretty/handsome.
Excellent partners for life. Protective. Inventive and imaginative.
Cautious. Touchy-feely kind of person. Needs love from others. Easily
hurt, but sympathetic. 16 years of bad luck if you do not forward.

LEO - The Boss (July 23 - Aug 22)
Very organized. Need order in their lives - like being in control.
Like boundaries. Tend to take over everything. Bossy. Like to help
Others. Social and outgoing. Extroverted. Generous, warm-hearted.
Sensitive. Creative energy. Full of themselves. Loving. Doing the
right thing is important to Leos. Attractive. 13 years of bad luck if
you do not forward.

VIRGO - The Perfectionist (Aug 23 - Sept 22)
Dominant In relationships. Conservative. Always wants the last word.
Argumentative. Worries. Very smart. Dislikes noise and chaos. Eager.
Hardworking. Loyal. Beautiful. Easy to talk to. Hard to please. Harsh.
Practical and very fussy. Often shy. Pessimistic. 7 years of bad luck
if you do not forward.

LIBRA - The Harmonizer (Sept 23 - Oct 22)
Nice to everyone they meet. Can't make up their mind. Have own unique
appeal. Creative, energetic, and very social. Hates to be alone.
Peaceful, generous. Very loving and beautiful. Flirtatious. Give in
too easily. Procrastinators. Very gullible. 9 years of bad luck if
you do not forward.

SCORPIO - The Intense One(Oct 23 - Nov 21)
Very energetic. Intelligent. Can be jealous and/or possessive.
Hardworking. Great kisser. Can become obsessive or secretive. Holds
grudges. Attractive. Determined. Loves being in long Relationships.
Talkative. Romantic. Can be self-centered at times. Passionate and
Emotional. 4 years of bad luck if you do not forward.

SAGITTARIUS - The Happy-Go-Lucky One (Nov 22 - Dec 21)
Good-natured optimist. Doesn't want to grow up (Peter Pan Syndrome).
Indulges self. Boastful. Likes luxuries and gambling. Social and
outgoing. Doesn't like responsibilities. Often fantasizes. Impatient.
Fun to be around. Having lots of friends. Flirtatious. Doesn't like
rules. Sometimes hypocritical. Dislikes being confined - tight spaces
or even tight clothes. Doesn't like being doubted. Beautiful inside
and out. 14 years of bad luck if you do not forward

Send away!!~ Ready .. set............ GO!
1-3 people= 1 minute of luck
4-7 people= 1 hour of luck
8-12 people = 1 day of luck
13-17 People = 1 week of luck
18-22 people = 1 month of luck
23-27 people = 3 Months of luck
28-32 people = 7 months of luck
33-37 people = 1 year of luck

Thanks for helping my fantasy life - it's getting harder and harder after all...

Existed between ears
Vibrant imagination -
Avid Appetites

Reality Wins tho'!
I am best - No Fantasy
Satisfaction: YOURS!

My pal Les gets interviewed!

For those of us who are childfree, and our sympathizers!

http://www.eugeneweekly.com/2008/03/13/news3.html

Well done Les, quite VHEMT ('vehement') of you!!!

Dyslexia: It differs by Language!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080408/ap_on_he_me/dyslexic_differences
From the article:
...said lead author Li-Hai Tan, a professor of linguistics and brain
and cognitive sciences at the University of Hong Kong. "Our finding
yields neurobiological clues to the cause of dyslexia."

Actually rather more than that I suspect, but not sure why she doesn't...

From the article:
Millions of children worldwide are affected by dyslexia, a
language-based learning disability that can include problems in
reading, spelling, writing and pronouncing words. The International
Dyslexia Association says there is no consensus on the exact number
because not all children are screened, but estimates range from 8
percent to 15 percent of students.

Learning disability? Dyslexics learn things just fine. They just
have trouble reading and writing, tasks that haven't been necessary
for human survival until quite recently! Therefore the high
percentage in the population if it is genetic...

I think that actual brain structure of the recently evolved language
portion of the brain is what is being illuminated!

Interesting that language types cause changes in brain structure
regardless, since there once was a school of Anthropology that spoke
to the general impression that different language groups engendered
different "personalities". Hence, Culture and Personality - why do we
think of Germans as "efficient", Brits as uptight, Italians as having
tempers, etc.

Maybe there is something here after all!

"you hire a fecund woman and she eventually sprogs."

http://timesonline.typepad.com/alphamummy/2008/04/natasha-kaplins.html

Article provides mildly interesting analysis, but that subject line
(lifted from it) is priceless!

Frish

Essence: thanks for the fantastic post!

This was my rfesponse to a post on a YAHOO group I belong to...

Essence: You wrote a terrific response to SA Wendy (to a post I never read!).

You wrote:
Give or take variations in morality and intelligence what have you, the same
base instincts are in us all and there is no preferable breeder IMO.

TOTAL AGREEMENT, IN GENERAL people are moral actors and of average
intelligence and NO ONE SHOULD REPRODUCE.

You wrote (and I'm not sure what you mean by the first sentence, but...):
Left alone in a smaller population I would expect the rich to be led
by ego and breed their resource hungry numbers up freely. After all
it's near impossible to impose ecological ethics on every single
individual and who would they answer to?

YOU HAVE RAISED THE VERY ISSUE THAT WILL THWART ANY CHANCE AT ENOUGH
CHANGE IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR.
It requires draconian action to get all of us to do ANYthing and even
that will cause rebellion.
The power to enforce such ethics either violates every moral teaching,
or will not ever be capable of enforcing them!

This can be seen, in trivial microcosm, in the abreaction
conservatives have to the very concept of "Global Warming", what a
hoax, etc....which of course is simply delaying any action to reduce
human caused climate and other Earth systems' chaos.

It may well come to military and swift justice situations as the water
runs out, but it won't make things sustainable.

You Said:
The nature of the human virus is to fill up and dominate the
surroundings and I don't believe those responsible for the western
model are responsible enough. Nor are the poor, middle class or
otherwise.

EXACTLY RIGHT, and worse than that, there is no one "responsible"!
Culture has a momentum of its own, we can only attempt to shift it's
course.

The "human virus" is characterized by human physicality (we eat and
shit, not much going on there from a disruption to ecology standpoint)
and HUMAN CULTURE that is what we use as a specie to take advantage of
an ecological niche.

The NATURE OF LIFE is to evolve, thanks to competition, to take
advantage of another ecological energy niche. (I'll eat at night, no
one is up then...etc.)

HUMAN CULTURE AND HUMAN NATURE (THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL)
impacts the world in an EXACTLY analogous way...

NO ONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF IT, IT IS SIMPLY CULTURE DOING WHAT
CULTURE DOES...

Why have an igloo (human culture and technology) unless you eat seals
(raw blubber anyone? feast away, we're omnivores!)?

Why not have full blown cities, like Chicago or Minneapolis, where
people ought not exist at all...thanks to coal, oil, nuclear power???

The "organic" "natural" "evolution" of human culture has now taken
charge of the planet's climate...our accumulative activities
(basically uncontrolled) in toto are just the inevitable outcome of
cultural progression.

Can our Social Evolution proceed in time to allow us to sustainably
manage the planet?

Eight Ball says: NO.

Excellent post, thanks a lot!

To Dr. Huffard: Hi, I have a comment, a statement a question and a thank you.

Christine: Hope you have a moment for this...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080402/ap_on_sc/octopus_love

They attribute this to you:
"It's not the sex that leads to death," said Christine Huffard, the
study's lead author. "It's just that octopuses produce offspring once
during a very short lifespan of a year."

While their procreation by itself doesn't kill them, in the really big
picture when sex evolved it led to death! Before sex there was no
death from "old age", old cells simply split!...With the evolution of
sex, death has to occur, or there would be nothing but octopi the
world over.

On the average, every octopus has two offspring, the rest get eaten or die!

That stupidly is why I'm writing, your statement got my attention on
that tangential point, but, as long as I'm here...

(I am of the undereducated opinion that) life itself is simply an
extention of geology.

Biology is really GEOlogy (and with a CAPITAL GEO, since OUR kind of
life could ONLY occur on this planet EARTH (hence GEOlogy).

The chemistry to support life existed when the solar system was right
for it to occur, and it started.

We know this happened because we're here discussing it!

Evolution happens, the feedback mechanisms (water cycle, carbon cycle,
oxygen creation, etc.) flux away, we're here....

What I'm asking is...does anyone in the bio world talk about life
being the natural outcome of the chemistry of the Earth at the time
self replicating molecules began replicating?

My philosophy goes on to consider how human culture evolved alongside
human beings to OVERCOME natural boundaries (clothes, fire, language,
education of children to overcome normal hazards, technology, weapons,
medicine, agriculture, etc.), and our culture and the technology we
now totally depend upon is killing the planet...but that's something
else entirely...

If anyone is keeping score, shortly (150 - 250 years or less) it will be:

GAIA: 1
Humans: 0

Thanks for considering my question!