“A warrior must overcome a pesky fly in order to achieve a state of tranquility. Can he achieve his goal before he is pushed to his breaking point?“
“The Art of Meditation”  (2:44 min)
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Happy Chinese New Year!  農曆新年快樂!
Thanks to Ashton B for submitting this. It sounds like we came close to our very own school shooting at UC Davis.
Apparently the term “terrorist threat” is not the legal term used in California. It’s actually referred to as a “criminal threat.” Channel 10 used the inaccurate term simply to excite the public, which seems somewhat irresponsible in my opinion.
California Penal Code – Section 422-422.4 :: Title 11.5. Criminal Threats
Thanks to Kyle from UC Davis for submitting this interesting site. From an initial glance, I have to say I have more respect for short-term predictions than those predicting events a hundred years from now but perhaps I’m being unfair. Nostrodamus made many far-reaching predictions but also many of them were verified in his lifetime, which would strengthen his credibility if it’s true. The idea behind this site is great though. One, for example, predicts that by a certain year, 50% of students wilI have taken a class on how to avoid a robot attack!
http://www.longbets.org/predictions
The purpose of Long Bets is to improve long–term thinking. Long Bets is a public arena for enjoyably competitive predictions, of interest to society, with philanthropic money at stake. The Long Now Foundation furnishes the continuity to see even the longest bets through to public resolution. This website provides a forum for discussion about what may be learned from the bets and their eventual outcomes.
A bomb attack at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport has killed at least 35 people and injured more than 100 – many of them critically, officials say.
by Peter Phillips and Mickey Huff
New research in the journal American Behavioral Scientist (Sage publications, February 2010) addresses the concept of “State Crimes Against Democracy†(SCAD). Professor Lance deHaven-Smith from Florida State University writes that SCADs involve high-level government officials, often in combination with private interests, that engage in covert activities for political advantages and power. Proven SCADs since World War II include McCarthyism (fabrication of evidence of a communist infiltration), Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (President Johnson and Robert McNamara falsely claimed North Vietnam attacked a US ship), burglary of the office of Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist in effort to discredit Ellsberg, the Watergate break-in, Iran-Contra, Florida’s 2000 Election (felon disenfranchisement program), and fixed intelligence on WMDs to justify the Iraq War.1
