Rich that is…..
“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe the mind can achieve” – Napoleon Hill
Where Are You... and Why Are You There?
Reality: If we could see it for what it really is, then we would know for sure where we came from, what we are, where were going and why everything happens..
The Space Chimp's Journey
Space Chimp from Leo Burnett on Vimeo.
Take 5 minutes to watch this video and see how it makes you feel...
Ikaros -- The Space YACHT.
Japan hopes to turn the wildest fantasies of science fiction into reality today with a "space yacht" that will draw on the power of the sun to take it to Venus and, perhaps, far beyond.
A Mitsubishi H-2A rocket carrying Ikaros (an acronym for Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation of the Sun) is set to blast off from Tanegashima island in south-west Japan at 6.44am local time.
The long-awaited launch is seen as part of a mission that could change the course of interplanetary exploration.
If it is successful, Ikaros will be carried through deep space at high speed with the help of a 20-metre sail, propelled by the pressure from solar particles.
The flexible membrane sail, which at 32.5 micrometers is about half the thickness of a human hair, is covered with thin-film solar panels that will create a hybrid of electricity and pressure, according to Jaxa, the Japanese space exploration agency.
Solar photons will bounce off thousands of tiny mirrors to give Ikaros the thrust it needs to complete manoeuvres such as rotating and hovering.
"This will be the world's first solar-powered sail craft employing both photon propulsion and thin-film solar power generation during its interplanetary cruise," Jaxa said on its website.
Although the name of Japan's craft may give rise to anxiety (Icarus, the figure from Greek mythology, having fallen into the sea after flying too close to the sun) Jaxa officials say they are confident the high-tech version will stick to its planned trajectory.
The craft will spend a few weeks rotating before unfurling its sail. If all goes to plan, the craft will use draw on the energy provided by the sun's photons to gather speed during its six-month journey. Experts believe that by developing hyper-powerful sails drawing on laser light instead of sunlight, solar yachts could one day reach speeds of 500,000mph.
After passing Venus, Ikaros is expected to continue its voyage for three years towards the far side of the sun, although contact is likely to be lost after a year.
Jaxa officials say that, if the technology proves viable, they could send a similar craft, Akatsuki, to Jupiter by 2020.
That mission could deepen our understanding of how Venus, thought to have once resembled Earth, became the mysterious, cloud-covered, planet of today. The probe is equipped with instruments that will observe the planet's atmosphere from distances of between 186 miles and 49,710 miles.
"Once we can explain the structure of Venus, we will be able to better understand Earth," said Akatsuki's project scientist, Takeshi Imamura. "For example, we may discover the reasons that only Earth has been able to sustain oceans, and why only Earth is abundant in life."
The $16m project will be the first to deploy the new technology deep in space. Previous space yachts have achieved no more than orbiting Earth, while Nasa and Europe's space agency appear to have resigned themselves to losing out to Japan in the race to test solar sails in outer space.
(http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/17/space-yacht-ikaros-japan-venus)
LogoRama
Logorama from Marc Altshuler - Human Music on Vimeo.
There's a lot of subliminal messages going on in this short film. What character does McDonalds play? What role does OIL play in the ending?
This is a short film that was directed by the French animation collective H5, François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy + Ludovic Houplain. It was presented at the Cannes Film Festival 2009. It opened the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and won a 2010 academy award under the category of animated short.
In this film there are two pieces of licensed music, in the beginning and in the end. All the other music and sound design are original. The opening track (Dean Martin "Good Morning Life") and closing track (The Ink Spots "I don't want to send the world on fire") songs are licensed pre-existing tracks. All original music and sound design is by, human (www.humanworldwide.com)
The Secret
MOVING FORWARD-LK
The Black Church
Written By: Troy Harris
How do you value your religion? Is it important to you? Do you feel at one with it? What about your church? Your pastor? Your church friends? How religious are you? How spiritual are you?
I wouldn't consider myself to be extremely religious, but I AM spiritual. No doubt about it. In church yesterday, for the first time in a while, I experienced a nice and spiritually rewarding feeling. Listening to the songs from the choir, I realized that no matter the religious denomination that one chooses to follow or associate themselves with, there is one God that is present in all true worship, faith, and everything thing else in life. As these thoughts graced my mind I could do nothing but smile.
My church has recently been changing a lot of things (pastors, buildings, service structure etc.) while I've been away at school for the past couple of years and most of them disturb me and reveal some of the impurities in Black society. One of the most shocking things to me was our new pastor and his ways. Though I have never doubted his faith and his desire to lead others to God and Christ, I often wonder if he is sending the right message to the congregation. One of the first things he changed was the church service program handout from a more simple and inviting one to an almost intimidating and boastful one that resembled a mini magazine more so than a program. Among other things, the church has become much more commercial and is looking more like something you see on TV than the cozy haven that I, and many others, grew up in.
Secondly, I noticed the direction of our church was moving more towards a business-minded atmosphere. Along with an organizational chart that included positions like Executive Assistant and CFO, there was a video that showed pictures of many beautiful buildings that were envisioned for the church. All of the pictures were found online and were not actually drawings or blueprints for what they planned on really doing with OUR money. As expected, the church greeted each picture with thunderous applause as if they were to just appear out of nowhere seemingly not realizing that it would be their money that was really bringing these changes. Don't get me wrong, I love change, and upgrading equipment and buildings is all well and good, but the way it was proposed might have been a bit off-base.
Then came the sermon...
(Keep in mind that the "Offering" section of the program had also been moved from before to after the sermon while I was gone.) He then went on to center the entire scripture passage from the Bible and the sermon around his main motive, which was to get money for the new plans he had for our church. The sermon seemed to captivate everyone in the room, which was great, but towards the end it changed. He made an apply placed analogy comparing a car's dead battery to our church and the jumper cables to our church's money. Basically saying we need a "jump start" which, in this case, was money to build and change things that probably don't need building or changing. Then, we went directly into offering for TWO separate funds with motivational music playing from the choir, increasing morale with perfect timing. Isn't church about being spiritually healed? Becoming closer to God, the ruler of all things?
I think that most Black churches have ventured from their original purpose. We place a lot of emphasis on how good our church looks, or what we wear, or what the pastor is wearing. For example, the transitive property, in its most primitive form, states that if a=b and b=c, then a=c. Simple. Well, the church has fell victim to this in a most consuming manner. People who go to church attend so that they can become closer to God. Naturally, the preacher is assumed to be the closest to God, so they emulate his/her mannerisms, habits, and ways with hopes of divinity in mind. Most, but not all, preachers often over emphasize how good they look and the type of car they drive, which subsequently trickles down to those who frequent the church. So, with a top-down effect, those who truly try and become closer to God subconsciously, in my opinion, are driven to focus on how good they, their car, and their church look. Now, unfortunately, the Black church, just like most other things in this world, are transforming to a money hungry environment, not conducive to optimal worship and praise. He finished the sermon off with an envelope in each hand asking for two separate donations with his last words being "Give. Give. Give.", which were also the last words of the church program and in all caps.
I just don't agree with everything that is going on in churches as of now. The more and more we become concerned with money, appearance, and TV time, the further we are from being the best we can be in God. Some of church is really church, and other parts are just a person or group of people who feel the need to take advantage of the psychological shackles placed on the congregation and exploit it for their benefit.
Next time you go to church, sit and really make a conscious effort to filter out the excess and focus more on the true reason that you're there. It can be hard, but at the end of the day, thats what you're there for. The meat & potatoes... nothing else.
CERN?
Discover CERN in 3 minutes. It's something you might want to be a little more knowledgeable about. .
Think, Period.
Posted by Terrence Franklin:
The following videos are a recording of me choppin it up wit my homie Steven about a buncha random stuff....interesting tho. LMFAO @ how i started the conversation on the second video.