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My first reaction to the 2012 prophecy is that it's a crazy appropriation by privileged white "spiritualists" and: a) has an underlying attitude which can't accept an ancient culture's math and science skills without framing it in "magical primitive" crap; and b) despite living evidence, imposes simplistic and selective reading on a religion which, like most, ritually combines the symbolic, philosophical and literal in ways where intent and interpretation has shifted and evolved over centuries.
If you are giving any consideration to that nonsense, ask yourself:
"What critical infrastructure systems use the Mayan Calendar for date calculations?"
Good luck with that one.
This entry was originally posted at http://whump.dreamwidth.org/15313.html. Please comment there using OpenID.United for Choice, Inc. is the organization representing a committed group of individuals focusing our efforts on the design and application for a Pro-Choice specialty license plate for Florida vehicles.
Currently, Floridians have about 100 different automobile license plate designs from which to choose, and each one purchased contributes to it’s specific cause. Nine years ago, the state of Florida approved the anti-choice plate, which as of February 2006, has more than 60,000 plates on the road has raised nearly $4,000,000 towards the anti-choice cause. Sales and renewals add about $70,000.00 every month. This money goes to so called “Crisis Pregnancy Centers” clinics that distort reality and hide the truth from women. They take advantage of an uncomfortable and emotional situation to impart their scientifically unfounded beliefs. The omission and skewing of information is a LIE and telling women that abortion causes cancer or that it can prevent a woman from getting pregnant in the future are just some of the strategies used by anti-choice crisis pregnancy centers that receive money from the anti-choice plate.
Pro-Choice motorists are currently denied the opportunity to express their views on a government issued, specialty license plate. The intent of our Pro-Choice License plate will be to fund agencies and organizations that provide information on all reproductive choices. Our plate will endow funds to empower women and men to take control of their reproductive lives. We will fund grants for comprehensive sex education, and give women better access to contraception. Florida has the 6th highest teen pregnancy rate and the 45th worst access to contraception, it is clear that we need more preventative measures in place in order to fully educate women and men about what “choice” can mean; Whether it is choosing to wear a condom, choosing to postpone sex, choosing not to become a parent until ready, or choosing to terminate a pregnancy.
I can't make any sense of what this new SoundExchange settlement actually means for DNA Lounge. Is someone going to come knocking on my door asking for an additional $25,000 per year because of our webcasts? Given that A) we are already paying ASCAP/SESAC/BMI for them, and B) the webcasts produce zero revenue. If you think you understand this crap, please explain it to me...
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To begin teaching the robot, the researchers stuck Einstein in front of a mirror and instructed the robot to "body babble" by contorting its face into random positions. A video camera connected to facial recognition software gave the robot feedback: When it made a movement that resembled a "real" expression, it received a reward signal. | |
(awful)