Real horrorshow, saith Alex your humble narrator.
http://science.nasa.gov/NEWHOME/headlines/ast12oct99_1.htm
[Zhou, S. W.; Huang, B. J., "Abnormalities of the time comparisons of atomic
clocks during the solar eclipses", Nuovo Cimento C, vol. 15 C, no. 2,
Mar.-Apr. 1992, p. 133-137.] Time comparisons of two atomic clocks were made
during the solar eclipses of September 23, 1987, March 18, 1988, and July
22, 1990. Abnormal variations of the time comparisons during the solar
eclipses are confirmed, not only on a comparison clock pair, but also on
many comparison clock pairs by means of three different methods during three
solar eclipses.
91 For true science and true religion, are they not the same things, O man?
92 For I the Lord God am the author of all truth, which cometh from me.
Revelations of Jesus Christ 3:91-92
Sir Francis 'shakespeare in love (1998)' Bacon (New Atlantis):
"We have also, as you must think, novices and apprentices, that the
succession of the former employed men do not fail; besides a great number of
servants and attendants, men and women. And this we do also: we have
consultations, which of the inventions and experiences which we have
discovered shall be published, and which not; and take all an oath of
secrecy for the concealing of those which we think fit to keep secret;
though some of those we do reveal sometime to the State, and some not.
"For our ordinances and rites we have two very long and fair galleries. In
one of these we place patterns and samples of all manner of the more rare
and excellent inventions; in the other we place the statues of all principal
inventors. There we have the statue of your Columbus, that discovered the
West Indies, also the inventor of ships, your monk that was the inventor of
ordnance and of gunpowder, the inventor of music, the inventor of letters,
the inventor of printing, the inventor of observations of astronomy, the
inventor of works in metal, the inventor of glass, the inventor of silk of
the worm, the inventor of wine, the inventor of corn and bread, the inventor
of sugars; and all these by more certain tradition than you have. Then we
have divers inventors of our own, of excellent works; which, since you have
not seen it were too long to make descriptions of them; and besides, in the
right understanding of those descriptions you might easily err. For upon
every invention of value we erect a statue to the inventor, and give him a
liberal and honorable reward. These statues are some of brass, some of
marble and touchstone, some of cedar and other special woods gilt and
adorned; some of iron, some of silver, some of gold.
"We have certain hymns and services, which we say daily, of laud and thanks
to God for His marvellous works. And forms of prayers, imploring His aid and
blessing for the illumination of our labors; and turning them into good and
holy uses.
Dire Straits, the National Rock and Roll Band of Scotland:
And then you get an artist says he doesn't want to paint at all
He takes an empty canvas and sticks it on the wall
The birds of a feather all the phonies and all of the fakes
While the dealers they get together
And they decide who gets the breaks
And who's going to be in the gallery
No lies he wouldn't compromise
No junk no bits of string [*theory*]
And all the lies we subsidise
That just don't mean a thing
I've got to say he passed away in obscurity
And now all the vultures are coming down from the tree
So he's going to be in the gallery.
James Clerk Maxwell, the National Physicist of Scotland (1878 Encyclopaedia
Britannica):
Whatever difficulties we may have in forming a consistent idea of the
constitution of the aether, there can be no doubt that the interplanetary
and interstellar spaces are occupied by a material substance of body.
Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, Section Six 1843-44 Pg.301:
Eternal Duration of Matter
Speaking of eternal duration of matter, I said: There is no such thing as
immaterial matter. All spirit is matter, but is more fine or pure, and can
only be discerned by purer eyes. We cannot see it, but when our bodies are
purified, we shall see that it is all matter. (May 17, 1843.) DHC 5:392-3.
JJ Cale, America's Troubadour:
Many loves in a lifetime, they seem to go astray
Many people come and go, they never seem to stay
Sometimes I kid myself, then I realise
I'm just living in an artificial paradise
A hundred times, my hopes and dreams are blown into the air
A thousand times, it always seems no one is really there
Then I know I'm fooling myself, I'm not so wise
I'm just living in an artificial paradise
Plastic state of mind, superficial clothes
Living in a vacuum, close to zero
Sometimes I kid myself, then I realise
I'm just living in an artificial paradise.
http://www.thenewatlantis.com/about/
This much seems clear: Technology will be central to the future of American
life and American politics. It will create new political divides and new
moral quandaries. It will force liberals and conservatives, Republicans and
Democrats, to rethink their guiding principles and political vision. The New
Atlantis hopes to be at the center of redefining politics for the
technological age-by helping scientists, policymakers, and citizens deal
more wisely and more creatively with the promise and perils of our nation's
future.
The New Atlantis (1627) was the title Francis Bacon selected for his fable
of a society living with the benefits and challenges of advanced science
and technology. Bacon, a founder and champion of modern science,
sought not only to highlight the potential of technology to improve human
life, but also to foresee some of the social, moral, and political
difficulties that confront a society shaped by the great scientific
enterprise.
His book offers no obvious answers; perhaps it seduces more than it warns.
But the tale also hints at some of the dilemmas that arise with the ability
to remake and reconfigure the natural world: governing science, so that
it might flourish freely without destroying or dehumanizing us, and
understanding the effect of technology on human life, human aspiration,
and the human good. To a great extent, we live in the world Bacon
imagined, and now we must find a way to live well with both its burdens
and its blessings. This very challenge, which now confronts our own
society most forcefully, is the focus of this journal.
Pink Floyd:
No dark sarcasm in the classroom.
The Trolling Stones:
Please allow me to introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long, long years
Stole many a man's soul and faith
And I was 'round when Jesus Christ
Had his moment of doubt and pain
Made damn sure that Pilate
Washed his hands and sealed his fate
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game.
19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the
nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto
her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
(New Testament | Revelation 16:19)
6 For there shall be a day, [that] the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall
cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God.
7 For thus saith the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the
chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O LORD, save thy
people, the remnant of Israel.
8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the
coasts of the earth, [and] with them the blind and the lame, the woman with
child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall
return thither.
9 They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I
will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein
they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim [is] my
firstborn.
(Old Testament | Jeremiah 31:6 - 9)
34 Behold, the Lord requireth the heart and a willing mind; and the willing
and obedient shall eat the good of the land of Zion in these last days.
35 And the rebellious shall be cut off out of the land of Zion, and shall be
sent away, and shall not inherit the land.
36 For, verily I say that the rebellious are not of the blood of Ephraim,
wherefore they shall be plucked out.
37 Behold, I, the Lord, have made my church in these last days like unto a
judge sitting on a hill, or in a high place, to judge the nations.
38 For it shall come to pass that the inhabitants of Zion shall judge all
things pertaining to Zion.
39 And liars and hypocrites shall be proved by them, and they who are not
apostles and prophets shall be known.
(Doctrine and Covenants | Section 64:34 - 39)
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Jong Kim
>> aether is an anisotropic medium. This anisotropy varies over time and
space.
way.
