From the Oregonian:Oregon's economy has steamed along creating jobs since October, even as a national financial crisis slowed the gains to a trickle. Until February, that is.A statewide report published Monday provided the first hard evidence that the floundering U.S. housing market is threatening to shift Oregon's employment into reverse.The state lost 1,400 jobs in February, compared with a month earlier -- the biggest such decline since last April.The festering housing market triggered most of the trouble. But the February declines spread beyond contractors to hit mortgage lenders, loggers and sawmills. In all, six of Oregon's 11 employment sectors reported losses, factoring in seasonal fluctuations.The unemployment held steady at 5.5 percent. The nation's unemployment fared better in F
The government claims that they are willing to set aside funds that will allow Mesothelioma claimants to file for medical coverage if they meet stringent guidelines concerning asbestos exposure and Mesothelioma contraction. This is a phenomenal slap in the face to those who were unknowingly expose to asbestos and the threat of Mesothelioma. The government cannot even ensure that social security funds will be available in twenty to thirty years, not to mention that easily, private health care is far and above government health care.
This new law would of course not be surprising. Ample laws have been passing protecting the government and businesses from worker claims. Mesothelioma laws have already hit governmental facilities as well in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and a few Midwestern states. These laws prohibit workers from suing their companies, provided their companies pay for their medical expenses, which are deem "necessary" These laws will leave Mesothelioma and other health care ch
A hurdle to get over when first learning relativity is the inertial reference frame, sometimes referred to as the observer. If the observer is sitting on the train, the length of the train does not contract. There are numerous references to observers and inertial reference frame in the MadSci archives
Of the continuing themes found throughout the music released on MINUS, one constant exploration is the relationship between Sound and Silence. Within the stripped down but dimensional outcome there exists a polarity that is neither controlled nor accidental, where life imitates art in between the notes. The act of finding inspiration from a sonic molecule [...]
This video introduces the subject of contraction and convergence as a method of reducing the impacts of climate change and global warming. Featuring members of the UK All Party Climate Change Group.
BHANDAThere are certain combinations of muscle contractions that are called Bhandas or Locks. Each Lock has a function of changing blood circulation, nerve pressure and the flow of cerebral spinal fluid. They also direct the flow of psychic energy and prana into the main energy channels that relate to raising Kundalini energy. The Bhandas also concentrate the body’s energy for use in consciousness and self-healing.Jalandhara BhandaThe most basic Bhanda is Jalandhara Bhanda, the Neck Lock. This Lock is practiced by contracting back on the neck and throat. The chin rests in or near the notch between the collar bones at the top of the breast bone. The head stays level without tilting forward. The spine in the neck straightens to allow the increased flow of pranic energy to travel freely into the upper glandular centers of the brain. This is critical. In the Kundalini Yoga Kriyas, a vast energy is generated that produces psychic heat which opens the pranic Nadis (channels) that may be bl
Since the 1950's our consumption of energy and goods has accelerated at an ever increasing pace. In the developed world we have become very spoiled, taking our comfortable lifestyle for granted. Excessive access to food and amusement. Now the party is over: we are approaching a peak of oil and the threat of global warming can no longer be denied. We are slowly waking up from our drunkenness and now we have to deal with the hangover. It's time to sober up.The pill to treat the hangover may be national carbon rationing accompanied by global contraction and convergence.Contraction and Convergence (C&C) is a proposed strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change. Conceived by the Global Commons Institute in the early 1990's, the Contraction and Convergence strategy consists of reducing overall emissions of greenhouse gases to a safe level, 'Contraction', where the global emissions are reduced because every country brings emissions per capita to a level w
