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* Study finds long benefit in illegal mushroom drug By David Edwards NEW YORK (AP) — In 2002, at a Johns Hopkins University laboratory, a business consultant named Dede Osborn took a psychedelic drug as part of a research project. She felt like she was taking off. She saw colors. Then it felt like her heart was ripping open. But she called the experience joyful as well as painful, and says that it has helped her to this day. “I feel more centered in who I am and what I’m doing,” said Osborn, now 66, of Providence, R.I. “I don’t seem to have those self-doubts like I used to have.  read more »

HEY YOU!!! LIKE TO EAT??? LIKE DRUMS?...ARE YOU A PERFORMANCE ARTIST???..DO YOU BELIEVE IN BEING GREEN???? WELL THEN... JOIN US..FOR OUR..

"NEW SHAMBALLAH TRIBAL COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND INNER PEACE POT LUCK."

WHERE? Coopers Glenn apartments Walking distance from Evergreen State College. (3138 Overhulse Road N.W. Olympia Washington 98502..walking distance north from the dorms).

Time: 4pm to 10 pm

Cost: any one of these; a rock or stone, incense, or a candle.

All must bring something to share:
food and water
Love, cups and eating utensils
respect and peace

ALL must leave:
hatred, alcohol, and smoking green

There will be provided seperate tables for...  read more »

Slashdot has an interesting thread up nominating sites for a "Most Likely To Be Shut Down By the Government" award. A bunch of interesting projects get mentioned in the comments, making the whole thing a good way find out about snoop-free internet, encryption with no government-mandated backdoors, and other goodness the nerds are up to that gives the police state a rash.

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Relief according to the Feds: After you stick em in the trailers,which it turns out handily came equiped with 5x the safe level of formaldahyde fumes, lose track of em, start some useless studies and don't bother coming up with any long term plan to help these kids you've gotten so very, very sick... 12x the cases before the storm of severe asthma in kids after they stay in those FEMA relief trailers.

It will take 10-15 years before the cancers start to develop.

AP story after the jump, via Rawstory.  read more »

This article from Radar magazine discusses (all in good histrionic-free reporterese) "Main Core", the database that may identify contain up to 6 million names the Fascist's in power would want to round up if they ever got their martial law,.  read more »

Saudi Arabia gives 500 million dollars to world food appeal
AFP
Published: Friday May 23, 2008

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Saudi Arabia has donated half a billion dollars (317 million euros) to a UN World Food Programme appeal to battle the global food price crisis, helping it reach a 755 million dollar goal, the WFP said Friday.

"The World Food Programme has met its extraordinary call for 755 million dollars to compensate for the increased costs of food and fuel with a 500 million dollar donation from The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," said a statement.  read more »

http://friendsofthewaterfront.org/

Friends of the Waterfront is a group of Olympia Area residents and businesspeople who see the Olympia waterfront as a community treasure -- a central feature that is vital to the health of the whole community.

We advocate managing the waterfront area, the land within 600 feet of the water, wisely. It should be developed for the benefit of the entire community, not for the benefit of limited interests.

Doing that well requires managing it according to the community's vision, as determined by a process that includes all elements of the community.
What we think most people would want...  read more »

BLACKWATER MAKES COMEBACK
More tax money for Murder Inc.

Thomas Riggins

This news, as reported on the front page of the NYT for 5-10-08, should not be a big surprise. This one article encapsulates the whole insanity of Bush's adventure in Iraq. It also exposes the sharade of a "sovereign" Iraqi government. We all know about the infamous Blackwater mercenaries, hired killers used by the US government to protect the State Department workers and others in Iraqi and to also spread death and terror to Iraqis who get in their way. If any group should be on the government's list of terrorist organizations it is Blackwater, Inc.  read more »

WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY JR., R.I.P. AVE ATQUE VALE!
Thomas Riggins

There is no doubt, from reading the New York Times obituary (2-28-2008), that Buckley was a talented and bright person. But his legacy, I fear, is mostly negative and his existence was a not a boon to humanity. A few quotes from the Times reveals why.  read more »

Attack on Pensions by Right Wing Government Resisted
Thomas Riggins

“Options in favor of the European Union are incompatible with any concept of measures in favor of the popular strata”—A.Papariga, General Secretary, KKE

Two days ago the Greek working class closed down Greece for 24 hours to protest another attempt by the right wing capitalist state, run by Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis, to mess with the pension system.

Karamanlis wants to reduce benefits and extend the working age past 65 (men) and 60 (women) despite the fact that he won re-election last year after pledging to do neither.

The typical politicians ploy of promising one thing to get elected and then reneging.  read more »