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Old 04-03-2011, 04:31 PM   #201
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The technology is already here, Graham.

It's called "solar energy."

It converts radiation from the big reactor in the sky into electricity, through "photovoltaic" cells. It converts solar radiation into heat to warm water, air, food and other things. It can melt steel and it can cook food.

That's the only kind of radiation we should be using on earth.

Thank you.

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Thanks for the reply.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhNqL-1VrcE

The video here is to do with what I was talking about. My writing inspired me to remember the technology which is plasma technology. (I know it has nothing to do with radiation)

Is solar energy radiation? (excuse my ignorance) If so doesn't that lead to the thought that if we or indeed plants can use it and transform it the the technology is somewhere there staring us in the face?

Given from an open minded yet unaware scientifically me.

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Old 04-03-2011, 04:39 PM   #202
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Granted David. However that is after the event. If you think my idea through and put people like yourself on the body in charge of making as sure as possible that no leaks or catastrophes would happen then possibly that is the wy foreward.
And the only way of making as sure as possible that no leaks or catastrophes would happen is to not build nuclear power plants in the first place.

I was a bit optimistic about sodium fast reactors, but from what I've seen on the sodium reactor experiment at Santa Susana Field Laboratory, sodium presents serious problems as well.

http://georgewashington2.blogspot.co...vering-up.html

Accidents and explosions can occur in almost any industrial setting. When uranium shares that setting, the dangers are exponentially greater.

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Old 04-03-2011, 05:14 PM   #203
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The scene we live in is called democracy.
Graham,

I know you mean well but that statement is so far removed from reality it's mind-boggling. It's hard to imagine such a disconnected bubble of perception can exist today. If you want to learn the basic meat and potatoes of global politics and economics I suggest you start with Bill Still's three and a half hour documentary on the history of banking. I was lucky to have had some great teachers in public high school who taught me what's in that documentary before the Internet age.

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My basic premise is this: If you come up with a truly wise and harmonious solution then you can present it and move mountains.

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True optimism can only be born when the utter despair of our present reality is fully embraced. Charles Eisenstein offers real solutions in Ascent Of Humanity based in and with respect to reality - true Aikido.
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Old 04-03-2011, 05:23 PM   #204
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And the only way of making as sure as possible that no leaks or catastrophes would happen is to not build nuclear power plants in the first place.

I was a bit optimistic about sodium fast reactors, but from what I've seen on the sodium reactor experiment at Santa Susana Field Laboratory, sodium presents serious problems as well.

http://georgewashington2.blogspot.co...vering-up.html

Accidents and explosions can occur in almost any industrial setting. When uranium shares that setting, the dangers are exponentially greater.

David
David. What do you think about the plasma technology?

Back to the topic at hand. I may conclude along with you and others that there is only one solution and that is for there to be no nuclear plants at all.

The videos and data about what has happened and what has been covered up and the effects of such is useful information. Being into wholistic medicine I tend to notice certain trends and increases in various illnesses which fit with what these people are saying.

As an aside here I'm sure I read somewhere in one of the references on this thread how one effect of radiation is the introduction of free radicals into the body which may even take ten years to then cause a dramatic loss of health.(anytime up to) I mention this as I feel you may be interested therefore in it from a nutritional point of view. Nutritionally speaking a substance used for many years to handle free radicals in the body as well as being a good antioxidant is a substance called s.o.d.(superoxide dismutase) You may like to look it up.

Anyway, back to topic. Agreeing with you is not a problem. However taking human kind into account and the economic world and selfish mindset of humanity on the whole then getting rid of I see as almost impossible as finding a better solution to.

Can you imagine the powers that be getting rid of nuclear bombs and losing all that 'power'? Held in delusions of power by their own fear of what others might do to them and thus apparently trapped by their own ignorance. No, reality tells me they will not get rid of but there is an urgent need to come up with better solutions which are acceptable to all.

Just and only focussing on what is wrong is not enough.

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Old 04-03-2011, 05:35 PM   #205
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Regards.G.
Graham,

Star Trek will not eliminate all the toxic junk we've made out of fossil fuels. It's hubristic to think technology can dominate and control nature at will. That's why we're in this mess, people thought they were separate and better than nature.

Here's a solution based in nature(reality):

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Old 04-03-2011, 05:44 PM   #206
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Graham,

I know you mean well but that statement is so far removed from reality it's mind-boggling. It's hard to imagine such a disconnected bubble of perception can exist today. If you want to learn the basic meat and potatoes of global politics and economics I suggest you start with Bill Still's three and a half hour documentary on the history of banking. I was lucky to have had some great teachers in public high school who taught me what's in that documentary before the Internet age.

True optimism can only be born when the utter despair of our present reality is fully embraced. Charles Eisenstein offers real solutions in Ascent Of Humanity based in and with respect to reality - true Aikido.
Tenyu. We do live in a structure where the people can, if inspired, get together on topic of concern and vote for only those polititions who agree to make it policy. It is no bubble. It is not democracy that is at fault here, although it could be vastly improved, it is peoples view that they give up and believe there is nothing they can do and thus resort to raging and violence.

Blame spin, blame corruption, blame ignorance, but by blaming democracy even in its current form is self destructive.

You bring Aikido into the equasion? O.K. Then so will I. Aikido is Harmony with the universe. It is therefore all powerful of itself. True wisdom is the same.

The problem with us as human beings is that unless we become enlightened or at least much more aware we will keep coming up with crazy solutions which we justify as logical.

There is always a solution to all problems that is both harmonious and perfect for all concerned. The fact we cannot see it is only a measure of our own lack of wisdom. There is no blame in wisdom only eurika!

Aikido in the field of thought.

Regards.G.
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Old 04-03-2011, 05:58 PM   #207
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Graham,

Star Trek will not eliminate all the toxic junk we've made out of fossil fuels. It's hubristic to think technology can dominate and control nature at will. That's why we're in this mess, people thought they were separate and better than nature.

Here's a solution based in nature(reality):

Paul Stamets
Tenyu. You need to stop putting your projections on others. I do not advocate dominating and controlling nature. Working with it is from where my I come.

I just looked at the beginning of that video and will return to it as it looks very informative and interesting. You probably have many interesting sources of information and I suggest many folks may well like them and learn from them if you can work on your presentation.

For you, for others on this forum, I have only admiration for that is part of Aikido.

Regards.G.
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Old 04-03-2011, 06:06 PM   #208
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What's "nature"?
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Old 04-03-2011, 06:14 PM   #209
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What's "nature"?
This question is thoroughly answered throughout the book Ascent Of Humanity. You and Graham would enjoy reading it.
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Old 04-03-2011, 06:48 PM   #210
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This question is thoroughly answered throughout the book Ascent Of Humanity. You and Graham would enjoy reading it.
Tenyu.
Thanks for the book reference, I just had aquick scan of the contents and decided that will be interesting reading.

I did actually choose a part of it also just to see the style of writing and to get a flavour. I saw you use it at part of your way of thinking after reading the first few lines. The part was from affluence to anxiety.

Interesting except I wouldn't say I agree with the boredom/anxiety relationship. I would call it rather apathy/anxiety for boredom in fact is a much higher emotion or wavelength. In fact let me tell you a little secret. Do you know what happens when you move someone out of apathy?

They get angry.

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Old 04-03-2011, 08:53 PM   #211
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Graham,

I don't know what you're referring to with apathy but maybe it's a semantic issue. If you actually do read the book, I recommend reading it in order because he refers back to earlier topics which may not be understood out of context. The book is so important for Aikido I've made it the first one in Aikibodo's curriculum.
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Old 04-04-2011, 05:18 AM   #212
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Japan Nuclear Plant to Release Contaminated Water Into Ocean

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http://www.voanews.com/english/news/...119169659.html
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Old 04-04-2011, 06:52 AM   #213
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This question is thoroughly answered throughout the book Ascent Of Humanity. You and Graham would enjoy reading it.
Having perused a few chapters online, I don't think I would, in fact -- but that's beside the point. If the term "nature" is being bandied about in conversation, those doing the bandying should be able to provide a concise definition of it.
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Old 04-04-2011, 08:05 AM   #214
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Having perused a few chapters online, I don't think I would, in fact -- but that's beside the point. If the term "nature" is being bandied about in conversation, those doing the bandying should be able to provide a concise definition of it.
You know what nature is. What don't you like about what you've read so far?
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Old 04-04-2011, 08:37 AM   #215
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You know what nature is. What don't you like about what you've read so far?
I think that what Mary might be asking is for YOU to state what you understand "nature" to be, briefly, in your words, and in plain English that an average 8-year-old could understand. If you can do that, you demonstrate not only your understanding of your subject, but you demonstrate your ability to teach/explain.

When you provide a citation and require that the other side of a conversation go and invest time and energy in reading something that they would otherwise not have read, what you do is imply your superiority without actually demonstrating it, or you show that you have lots of spare time to spend searching for all these links and arguing your point on an internet forum..

It may require more work from you than plunking a link into your commentary. To explain something complicated in a way that an 8-year-old can understand is a skill that not everyone possesses.

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Old 04-04-2011, 09:25 AM   #216
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You know what nature is.
Irrelevant. Graham made statements about "nature"; I want to know what he thinks "nature" is.

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What don't you like about what you've read so far?
It just doesn't engage me. You love the book, I don't love it...chacun a son gout.
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Old 04-04-2011, 09:35 AM   #217
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Irrelevant. Graham made statements about "nature"; I want to know what he thinks "nature" is.

It just doesn't engage me. You love the book, I don't love it...chacun a son gout.
Mary. Did I? I don't usually use that term.

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Old 04-04-2011, 09:45 AM   #218
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I think that what Mary might be asking is for YOU to state what you understand "nature" to be, briefly, in your words, and in plain English that an average 8-year-old could understand. If you can do that, you demonstrate not only your understanding of your subject, but you demonstrate your ability to teach/explain.

When you provide a citation and require that the other side of a conversation go and invest time and energy in reading something that they would otherwise not have read, what you do is imply your superiority without actually demonstrating it, or you show that you have lots of spare time to spend searching for all these links and arguing your point on an internet forum..

It may require more work from you than plunking a link into your commentary. To explain something complicated in a way that an 8-year-old can understand is a skill that not everyone possesses.

W
Walter

Mary's not an 8 year old. She's an adult capable of learning on her own. I'm giving her the resources to do so if she wants. I'm very willing ‘to teach' anyone within reason on topics that aren't available elsewhere, but that's not the case here. What I have to share that's unique is my experience with martial arts which I've posted quite a bit of already. If you have questions specific to Aikido or Aikibodo technique then feel free to ask me in another thread.

What does superiority have anything to do with experience or knowledge?
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Old 04-04-2011, 09:52 AM   #219
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Graham,

I don't know what you're referring to with apathy but maybe it's a semantic issue. If you actually do read the book, I recommend reading it in order because he refers back to earlier topics which may not be understood out of context. The book is so important for Aikido I've made it the first one in Aikibodo's curriculum.
Tenyu.
Loved the video on 'fungi'. Read a lot of the book and personally didn't find much I don't know already.

As to apathy, well yes it is partly semantics but also due to a study of emotions I did years ago and thus I differenciate between such.

As to the books importance to Aikido? I would say that's your personal view and that's fine by me but for me Aikido it much more than that. What I found is a man who had had a life view changing experience and this has led him to a broader more aware look at things. I think Aikido could help him actually.

Anyway, keep up the good work.

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Mary & Graham,

I've rerouted the side discussion to the proper thread.
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Old 04-04-2011, 10:06 AM   #221
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Japan Nuclear Plant to Release Contaminated Water Into Ocean

Full text of the article here:

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/...119169659.html
Ron. Read the article. That doesn't sound good. The fact that they are still searching for the source reminds me of a time when me and a friend were trying to locate a drain. The owner of the house insisted there never was one where we thought one would be and so we spent ages searching. Eventually we drilled down through a concrete patio while he wasn't around and low and behold there it was.

The thing is he knew that all along but didn't want us to discover it as it would make him look stupid. Wow! It would have been so much easier if he had been honest from the start.

Relating this scenario to Fukashima makes me wonder.

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Mary's not an 8 year old. She's an adult capable of learning on her own. I'm giving her the resources to do so if she wants. I'm very willing ‘to teach' anyone within reason on topics that aren't available elsewhere, but that's not the case here.
But that argument (or excuse) can be made by many people on Aikiweb who are experts in various fields, and who are asked questions that fall within their domain of expertise -- and yet they seem able to provide at least a synopsis of their point along with their link to what they believe to be a definitive source (I'm thinking of someone like Peter Goldsbury, for example). At the very least, they're able to state why they can't simply answer the question -- they can frame the problem.
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Mary. Did I? I don't usually use that term.

Regards.G.
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Old 04-04-2011, 10:21 AM   #224
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Mary & Graham,

I've rerouted the side discussion to the proper thread.
Tenyu. Which side issue and to what thread?

Anyway. Tenyu, talking of side issues I did watch a video the other day which showed a 'manuscript' of the staff written by O'Sensei and presented to his student. So I see from that that he did have a 'way' of the staff and that person does teach it.

Do you know who I am referring to? When I saw the video I thought of the thread where you were talking about the staff and so wondered if you knew about this.

Regards.G.
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Old 04-04-2011, 10:38 AM   #225
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Tenyu. Which side issue and to what thread?

Anyway. Tenyu, talking of side issues I did watch a video the other day which showed a 'manuscript' of the staff written by O'Sensei and presented to his student. So I see from that that he did have a 'way' of the staff and that person does teach it.

Do you know who I am referring to? When I saw the video I thought of the thread where you were talking about the staff and so wondered if you knew about this.

Regards.G.
Same forum AOH thread.

Which teacher?
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