29.9.08
25.9.08
been a bit absent, yet not!
So been away from the blogging for a bit. Been really learning new techniques in the lab. Also been working hard at getting my new band up AT Digs. I posted up some videos before of me and Ariane working on songs. So, now we are in full 'complete-the-demo-mode'. Its exciting.
Here is our myspace page and a couple songs!
www.myspace.com/atdigs
So yea, just plugging away!
Here is our myspace page and a couple songs!
www.myspace.com/atdigs
So yea, just plugging away!
5.9.08
Pro Choice: Why is it a choice?
French geneticist Jerome L. LeJeune bore eloquent testimony to the truth of Dr. Matthew-Roths remarks when he gave the following testimony to a United States Senate sub-committee: "To accept the fact that after fertilization has taken place a new human has come into being is no longer a matter of taste or opinion. The human nature of the human being from conception to old age is not a metaphysical contention, it is plain experimental evidence."
(sources stated below)
• Nearly half of pregnancies among American women are unintended, and four in 10 of these are terminated by abortion.[1] Twenty-two percent of all pregnancies (excluding miscarriages) end in abortion.[2]
• Fifty-four percent of women who have abortions had used a contraceptive method (usually the condom or the pill) during the month they became pregnant. Among those women, 76% of pill users and 49% of condom users report having used their method inconsistently, while 13% of pill users and 14% of condom users report correct use.[9]
• In 2005, 1.21 million abortions were performed, down from 1.31 million in 2000. From 1973 through 2005, more than 45 million legal abortions occurred.[2]
Abortion. Some say it is terminating a foetus, a non human. Some say it is killing a child, an unborn human child. The stats above are chilling when you put it all in perspective. What are the predominent reasons we as a human race practice this form of eugenics?
• The reasons women give for having an abortion underscore their understanding of the responsibilities of parenthood and family life. Three-fourths of women cite concern for or responsibility to other individuals; three-fourths say they cannot afford a child; three-fourths say that having a baby would interfere with work, school or the ability to care for dependents; and half say they do not want to be a single parent or are having problems with their husband or partner.[8]
This is the majority reasons. Interference, problems at home/marital and lack of money.
Is the foetus really just a scientific term for human being? How about, immenent life? How about just life? The science community likes to tote early developement as just a zygote, or splitting cells. Which in the first thirty hours of conception is true. Yet, that zygote, or splitting cells will not turn into anything other than human life. But, when does the average women find out she is pregnant?
When women have abortions (in weeks from the last menstrual period)
Eighty-nine percent of abortions occur in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, 2004.
12 WEEKS in!? On average. To put into perspective, within the third week the unborn already has a spinal cord, heart and central nervous system forming.
At this point, the blastocyst, or developing embryo, is looking for a spot to implant in the uterus. Early formation of the central nervous system, backbone, and spinal column has begun. The gastrointestinal system has also begun to develop with the kidneys, liver, and intestines forming. The heart has begun to form.
How is this not life?
Week 5:
The embryo’s tiny heart begins to beat by day twenty-one. The brain has developed into 5 areas and some cranial nerves are visible. Arm and leg buds are visible and the formation of the eyes, lips, and nose has begun. The spinal cord grows faster than the rest of the body giving a tail like appearance which disappears as the embryo continues to grow. The placenta begins to provide nourishment for the embryo.
Do we not have beating hearts as well? We are born, and out of the womb, does our heart not beat too?
Week 7:
Major organs have all begun to form. The embryo has developed its own blood type, unique from the mother’s. Hair follicles and nipples form and knees and elbows are visible. Facial features are also observable. The eyes have a retina and lens. The major muscle system is developed and the embryo is able to move.
We are a little halfway into when an average expecting mother would find out that she is indeed expecting.
Week 8:
• In repeated studies since the early 1980s, leading experts have concluded that abortion does not pose a hazard to women’s mental health.[14]
I have personally known a few woman, who after getting abortions, felt terrible. They felt drained and went into short and long depression.
• Seventeen states use public funds to pay for abortions for some poor women, but only four do so voluntarily; the rest do so under a court order.[20] About 13% of all abortions in the United States are paid for with public funds[21] (virtually all from state governments).[22]
This doesn't just come down to a court ruling. In 1973, Roe vs. Wade just made abortion a legal and more instituionalized method. Reducing deaths prevalent from illegal abortions. Rogue doctors to hangars. Physically striking a woman in the abdomen to back alley meetings. Why would women take such huge life threatening risks? I look at it from a corrupt heart standpoint. Not only from the woman but from her supporting cast. Churches looked down upon out of wedlock pregnancy, as did most families. Shame and persecution would be waiting for this woman. When all she needed was love and support. We all make poor decisions. Some out of lack of education or lack of love. But when we are talking about life, an unborn one, we have to realize we are all defective. None of us are perfect. We as a human race have driven ourselves so far into denial that we justify killing life. We invent 'The Morning After Pill', we provide safe sex education thinking that a rubber and pills will fix a problem. Like putting duct tape and bubble gum to re-attach an arm. Then calling a foetus not viable, for what, life? Therefore justifying abortion. What else is it, but life. There is no other purpose but to form into a human being as we know and perceive ourselves today.
What about rape? What about HIV born babies? These are terrible situations. My heart grieves to even think about them. So, should we be in charge of dictating who lives and dies? Should we just take over God's soverign will and make our own. Shall we also develope a way to scan an unborn child and tell if this child will be an evil person like Hitler? Perform an abortion right then and there? Pregnancy from a rape is not something I want to think of. But, does a second wrong make things right? Do we go down a slippery slope of galvanizing the lack of love in our heart by continuing the mirage of we 'know better'. Do we?
It is important to note that the incidence of pregnancy as a result of rape is extremely small (one study put it at 0.6 percent).17 As philosopher Francis Beckwith astutely points out, "To argue for abortion on demand from the hard cases of rape and incest is like trying to argue for the elimination of traffic laws from the fact that one might have to violate some of them in rare instances, such as when ones spouse or child needs to be rushed to the hospital."18 If we had legislation restricting abortion for all reasons other than rape or incest, we would save the vast majority of the 1.8 million preborn babies who die annually in America through abortion.
"5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me."
Psa. 51:5
"Abortion involves killing because the zygote, which fulfills the criteria needed to establish the existence of biological life (including metabolism, development, the ability to react to stimuli, and cell reproduction), is indeed terminated"
"The living baby in the mothers womb is a human being because he or she is the product of human parents and has a totally distinct human genetic code. This truth that abortion terminates the life of a human being is substantiated by science:
As Dr. Micheline Matthew-Roth, a principal research associate at Harvard Medical Schools Department of Medicine, puts it, "It is scientifically correct to say that an individual human life begins at conception, when egg and sperm join to form the zygote, and this developing human always is a member of our species in all stages of its life."
Perhaps Dr. Hymie Gordon, professor of medical genetics and a physician at the prestigious Mayo Clinic, best summarized the perspective of science when he said, "I think we can now also say that the question of the beginning of life when life begins is no longer a question for theological or philosophical dispute. It is an established scientific fact. Theologians and philosophers may go on to debate the meaning of life or purpose of life, but it is an established fact that all life, including human life, begins at the moment of conception."
"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mothers womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
Psalm 139:13-16"
sources:
http://www.wpclinic.org/parenting/fetal-development/first-trimester/
http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/tgr/06/1/gr060108.html
http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/fb_induced_abortion.html
http://www.equip.org
(sources stated below)
• Nearly half of pregnancies among American women are unintended, and four in 10 of these are terminated by abortion.[1] Twenty-two percent of all pregnancies (excluding miscarriages) end in abortion.[2]
• Fifty-four percent of women who have abortions had used a contraceptive method (usually the condom or the pill) during the month they became pregnant. Among those women, 76% of pill users and 49% of condom users report having used their method inconsistently, while 13% of pill users and 14% of condom users report correct use.[9]
• In 2005, 1.21 million abortions were performed, down from 1.31 million in 2000. From 1973 through 2005, more than 45 million legal abortions occurred.[2]
Abortion. Some say it is terminating a foetus, a non human. Some say it is killing a child, an unborn human child. The stats above are chilling when you put it all in perspective. What are the predominent reasons we as a human race practice this form of eugenics?
• The reasons women give for having an abortion underscore their understanding of the responsibilities of parenthood and family life. Three-fourths of women cite concern for or responsibility to other individuals; three-fourths say they cannot afford a child; three-fourths say that having a baby would interfere with work, school or the ability to care for dependents; and half say they do not want to be a single parent or are having problems with their husband or partner.[8]
This is the majority reasons. Interference, problems at home/marital and lack of money.
Is the foetus really just a scientific term for human being? How about, immenent life? How about just life? The science community likes to tote early developement as just a zygote, or splitting cells. Which in the first thirty hours of conception is true. Yet, that zygote, or splitting cells will not turn into anything other than human life. But, when does the average women find out she is pregnant?
When women have abortions (in weeks from the last menstrual period)
Eighty-nine percent of abortions occur in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, 2004.
12 WEEKS in!? On average. To put into perspective, within the third week the unborn already has a spinal cord, heart and central nervous system forming.
At this point, the blastocyst, or developing embryo, is looking for a spot to implant in the uterus. Early formation of the central nervous system, backbone, and spinal column has begun. The gastrointestinal system has also begun to develop with the kidneys, liver, and intestines forming. The heart has begun to form.
How is this not life?
Week 5:
The embryo’s tiny heart begins to beat by day twenty-one. The brain has developed into 5 areas and some cranial nerves are visible. Arm and leg buds are visible and the formation of the eyes, lips, and nose has begun. The spinal cord grows faster than the rest of the body giving a tail like appearance which disappears as the embryo continues to grow. The placenta begins to provide nourishment for the embryo.
Do we not have beating hearts as well? We are born, and out of the womb, does our heart not beat too?
Week 7:
Major organs have all begun to form. The embryo has developed its own blood type, unique from the mother’s. Hair follicles and nipples form and knees and elbows are visible. Facial features are also observable. The eyes have a retina and lens. The major muscle system is developed and the embryo is able to move.
We are a little halfway into when an average expecting mother would find out that she is indeed expecting.
Week 8:
• In repeated studies since the early 1980s, leading experts have concluded that abortion does not pose a hazard to women’s mental health.[14]
I have personally known a few woman, who after getting abortions, felt terrible. They felt drained and went into short and long depression.
• Seventeen states use public funds to pay for abortions for some poor women, but only four do so voluntarily; the rest do so under a court order.[20] About 13% of all abortions in the United States are paid for with public funds[21] (virtually all from state governments).[22]
This doesn't just come down to a court ruling. In 1973, Roe vs. Wade just made abortion a legal and more instituionalized method. Reducing deaths prevalent from illegal abortions. Rogue doctors to hangars. Physically striking a woman in the abdomen to back alley meetings. Why would women take such huge life threatening risks? I look at it from a corrupt heart standpoint. Not only from the woman but from her supporting cast. Churches looked down upon out of wedlock pregnancy, as did most families. Shame and persecution would be waiting for this woman. When all she needed was love and support. We all make poor decisions. Some out of lack of education or lack of love. But when we are talking about life, an unborn one, we have to realize we are all defective. None of us are perfect. We as a human race have driven ourselves so far into denial that we justify killing life. We invent 'The Morning After Pill', we provide safe sex education thinking that a rubber and pills will fix a problem. Like putting duct tape and bubble gum to re-attach an arm. Then calling a foetus not viable, for what, life? Therefore justifying abortion. What else is it, but life. There is no other purpose but to form into a human being as we know and perceive ourselves today.
What about rape? What about HIV born babies? These are terrible situations. My heart grieves to even think about them. So, should we be in charge of dictating who lives and dies? Should we just take over God's soverign will and make our own. Shall we also develope a way to scan an unborn child and tell if this child will be an evil person like Hitler? Perform an abortion right then and there? Pregnancy from a rape is not something I want to think of. But, does a second wrong make things right? Do we go down a slippery slope of galvanizing the lack of love in our heart by continuing the mirage of we 'know better'. Do we?
It is important to note that the incidence of pregnancy as a result of rape is extremely small (one study put it at 0.6 percent).17 As philosopher Francis Beckwith astutely points out, "To argue for abortion on demand from the hard cases of rape and incest is like trying to argue for the elimination of traffic laws from the fact that one might have to violate some of them in rare instances, such as when ones spouse or child needs to be rushed to the hospital."18 If we had legislation restricting abortion for all reasons other than rape or incest, we would save the vast majority of the 1.8 million preborn babies who die annually in America through abortion.
"5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me."
Psa. 51:5
"Abortion involves killing because the zygote, which fulfills the criteria needed to establish the existence of biological life (including metabolism, development, the ability to react to stimuli, and cell reproduction), is indeed terminated"
"The living baby in the mothers womb is a human being because he or she is the product of human parents and has a totally distinct human genetic code. This truth that abortion terminates the life of a human being is substantiated by science:
As Dr. Micheline Matthew-Roth, a principal research associate at Harvard Medical Schools Department of Medicine, puts it, "It is scientifically correct to say that an individual human life begins at conception, when egg and sperm join to form the zygote, and this developing human always is a member of our species in all stages of its life."
Perhaps Dr. Hymie Gordon, professor of medical genetics and a physician at the prestigious Mayo Clinic, best summarized the perspective of science when he said, "I think we can now also say that the question of the beginning of life when life begins is no longer a question for theological or philosophical dispute. It is an established scientific fact. Theologians and philosophers may go on to debate the meaning of life or purpose of life, but it is an established fact that all life, including human life, begins at the moment of conception."
"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mothers womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
Psalm 139:13-16"
sources:
http://www.wpclinic.org/parenting/fetal-development/first-trimester/
http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/tgr/06/1/gr060108.html
http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/fb_induced_abortion.html
http://www.equip.org
2.9.08
Been reading.....
alot. The books hitting my dome are as follows:
Apocalypse Code by Hank Hannegraaf
Privelaged Planet by Jay W. Richards and Guillermo Gonzalez
Bible
These books are awesome, thats an understatement. It leads me to this rant.
I was watching 'Project Earth' on Discovery HD yesterday. It is a show about these scientists and environmental engineers who go around trying elaborate ideas to combat global warming. They do things from trying to re-populate mangroves to already eroding islands off the coast of Louisiana to creating clouds to reflect the sun to combat this terrible global warming we are going through. Terrible and dastardly, I ooze with sarcasm. Mind you, back in the 1970's(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_cooling) we were as a human race destined for an ice age. I guess we humans are resilient, now we not only reversed that trend but are spiraling out of control into overheating this planet. *sigh*
So, what is your carbon footprint? This is the ironic thing about the show. These scientists and environmental engineers are going to these rough terrained spots to start to strategize a re-populating of a mangrove, mind you the island is eroding NATURALLY from a NATURAL DISASTER in hurricane Catrina. But, hey according to this team of esteemed professionals, the re-planting (being successful) will counteract the equivalent of 1.14 million carbon tons(if I remember correctly). Hmmm, and you calculate that how? But I digress, this team of Global Warming combatants roll up in their vehicle of choice: A HUMMER H3. WOW!!! Way to fight this global warming by mashing in a Hummer H3. Not a Toyota Highlander Hybrid SUV, no not that. That SUV is too weak? How about the new Chevy Tahoe SUV Hybrid? Wait, that gets 21 mpg, but not as much Carbon Dioxide(monoxide, wtf ever). Sweet, so we can be rest assured that our Carbon Footprint is low now that we are driving a massive Hybrid boat.
And now folks, the point of the show.....I don't know yet. I was expecting in this show to really educate me on 'global warming' and what you can do to combat it, by watching highly educated environmental engineers utilize our worlds finest University educations. For the re-population of the mangrove, the solution was to get various tree seeds that grew indigenous to that area, and put them in pods and drop them from helicopters, have them scatter no more than 4 feet from each other and in ten years, they will grow and combat global warming, if we are alive of course. (fear, you will feel it!) Now, mind you this solution came after doing a lot of trial and error, which is always a good thing. But in the start of the show, the team lead mentioned that it would take 1 person all day planting to accomplish about 500 trees planted. While, his method will accomplish 30 times that, or thereabouts. That to me sounds awesome!! Mind you the helicopters spewing the wretched carbon, and using mad fuel to drop these trees, is minor details. So I was thinking, mind you I am no degree holding citizen: "Hmmm, while you are doing all this trial and error, maybe just maybe you could have 10 people planting the seeds in the meantime so you don't have to do as much, if your method even works. And, if it doesn't work, then you know, you will have half a island planted by hand, and at least that will flourish for sure." Heck, maybe people will volunteer to plant? Long story short, the team finally feels confident. They go for it with the helicopters, and it seems very successful. The seeds in their 'pods' all drop 4 feet apart, and they get about 13,000 seeds planted, or at least in the ground. The next step now is to wait about three months to see the beautiful trees starting to sprout! I couldn't wait at this point, because I figured in my small mind that in that time frame, it could have been planted for free, for a fraction of the cost, by hand. But, the good team of environmental advocates did do this in one sweep of the copters. No time at all!! Then, 3 months later, the moment of truth. The team lead goes back out to the island, in his Hummer H3 and inspects the planted seeds. Hmmm, they didn't take root. Why? How could this be? He inspects the pods, they worked properly. He looks at the seeds and sees the root coming out, but it just didn't take. Oh my? The team lead explains: "I don't get it, the ground is moist, the seeds are for this area, I don't understand why..." Did you ever think that the island is eroding, DUDE? While that one is eroding, a new island is popping up around Hawaii. (http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE0DD1139F933A2575BC0A964948260) Maybe it is just the cycles of the earth. Life dies, life forms. Ebb and flow. Ice Age in the seventies, Glabal Warming in the 2000's. I can sense global resources shortage in 2010. Start conserving now.
What is your carbon footprint? What size shoe do you wear? Buy hybrid or die. Feel the fear. Mind you in midst of the hybrid commercials, of cars getting roughly the same gas mileage, but reducing carbon monoxide. There was luxury, and I mean Infiniti SUV commercials, with no mpg posted in small print. SMAALLLL PRINT. Its the money baby. Greenpeace is really that, peace through payment. Not love, unfortunately.
So what is really going on? Polar Bears population declining heavily, really? (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080508132549.htm) Is the ice really melting? (http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/) Or is this maybe an ebb and a flow. Does recycling really work? Or at least the programs we have set up.(http://environment.about.com/od/recycling/a/benefit_vs_cost.htm , http://www.passaiccountynj.org/Departments/naturalresources/recproco.htm)
Fear, a wealthy mans best friend.
Apocalypse Code by Hank Hannegraaf
Privelaged Planet by Jay W. Richards and Guillermo Gonzalez
Bible
These books are awesome, thats an understatement. It leads me to this rant.
I was watching 'Project Earth' on Discovery HD yesterday. It is a show about these scientists and environmental engineers who go around trying elaborate ideas to combat global warming. They do things from trying to re-populate mangroves to already eroding islands off the coast of Louisiana to creating clouds to reflect the sun to combat this terrible global warming we are going through. Terrible and dastardly, I ooze with sarcasm. Mind you, back in the 1970's(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_cooling) we were as a human race destined for an ice age. I guess we humans are resilient, now we not only reversed that trend but are spiraling out of control into overheating this planet. *sigh*
So, what is your carbon footprint? This is the ironic thing about the show. These scientists and environmental engineers are going to these rough terrained spots to start to strategize a re-populating of a mangrove, mind you the island is eroding NATURALLY from a NATURAL DISASTER in hurricane Catrina. But, hey according to this team of esteemed professionals, the re-planting (being successful) will counteract the equivalent of 1.14 million carbon tons(if I remember correctly). Hmmm, and you calculate that how? But I digress, this team of Global Warming combatants roll up in their vehicle of choice: A HUMMER H3. WOW!!! Way to fight this global warming by mashing in a Hummer H3. Not a Toyota Highlander Hybrid SUV, no not that. That SUV is too weak? How about the new Chevy Tahoe SUV Hybrid? Wait, that gets 21 mpg, but not as much Carbon Dioxide(monoxide, wtf ever). Sweet, so we can be rest assured that our Carbon Footprint is low now that we are driving a massive Hybrid boat.
And now folks, the point of the show.....I don't know yet. I was expecting in this show to really educate me on 'global warming' and what you can do to combat it, by watching highly educated environmental engineers utilize our worlds finest University educations. For the re-population of the mangrove, the solution was to get various tree seeds that grew indigenous to that area, and put them in pods and drop them from helicopters, have them scatter no more than 4 feet from each other and in ten years, they will grow and combat global warming, if we are alive of course. (fear, you will feel it!) Now, mind you this solution came after doing a lot of trial and error, which is always a good thing. But in the start of the show, the team lead mentioned that it would take 1 person all day planting to accomplish about 500 trees planted. While, his method will accomplish 30 times that, or thereabouts. That to me sounds awesome!! Mind you the helicopters spewing the wretched carbon, and using mad fuel to drop these trees, is minor details. So I was thinking, mind you I am no degree holding citizen: "Hmmm, while you are doing all this trial and error, maybe just maybe you could have 10 people planting the seeds in the meantime so you don't have to do as much, if your method even works. And, if it doesn't work, then you know, you will have half a island planted by hand, and at least that will flourish for sure." Heck, maybe people will volunteer to plant? Long story short, the team finally feels confident. They go for it with the helicopters, and it seems very successful. The seeds in their 'pods' all drop 4 feet apart, and they get about 13,000 seeds planted, or at least in the ground. The next step now is to wait about three months to see the beautiful trees starting to sprout! I couldn't wait at this point, because I figured in my small mind that in that time frame, it could have been planted for free, for a fraction of the cost, by hand. But, the good team of environmental advocates did do this in one sweep of the copters. No time at all!! Then, 3 months later, the moment of truth. The team lead goes back out to the island, in his Hummer H3 and inspects the planted seeds. Hmmm, they didn't take root. Why? How could this be? He inspects the pods, they worked properly. He looks at the seeds and sees the root coming out, but it just didn't take. Oh my? The team lead explains: "I don't get it, the ground is moist, the seeds are for this area, I don't understand why..." Did you ever think that the island is eroding, DUDE? While that one is eroding, a new island is popping up around Hawaii. (http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE0DD1139F933A2575BC0A964948260) Maybe it is just the cycles of the earth. Life dies, life forms. Ebb and flow. Ice Age in the seventies, Glabal Warming in the 2000's. I can sense global resources shortage in 2010. Start conserving now.
What is your carbon footprint? What size shoe do you wear? Buy hybrid or die. Feel the fear. Mind you in midst of the hybrid commercials, of cars getting roughly the same gas mileage, but reducing carbon monoxide. There was luxury, and I mean Infiniti SUV commercials, with no mpg posted in small print. SMAALLLL PRINT. Its the money baby. Greenpeace is really that, peace through payment. Not love, unfortunately.
So what is really going on? Polar Bears population declining heavily, really? (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080508132549.htm) Is the ice really melting? (http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/) Or is this maybe an ebb and a flow. Does recycling really work? Or at least the programs we have set up.(http://environment.about.com/od/recycling/a/benefit_vs_cost.htm , http://www.passaiccountynj.org/Departments/naturalresources/recproco.htm)
Fear, a wealthy mans best friend.
1.9.08
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