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Arcani

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About Me

I consider myself to be a neophyte. The universe is full of knowledge and I am just here to acquire and utilize as much of it as I can. I am also a humanitarian and advocator of preservation of environment and cultures. Less dominance means more variety and resiliency to problems humans may face. I also feel it is important to respect, honor, and learn about cultures that are not like ours. We tend to be fixed on a monoculture globalization system that severely weakens the human race's ability to adapt to changes and problems. A polycultural awareness, acceptance, and institutionalized view is key to the survival of our species. All in all, my point to all this writing is a plea for everyone to be more open minded, less bias, and more aware and respectful of their surroundings and other people. Embrace change, and embrace that which is different, for in its own unique way, it is all beautiful! ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ As a tree with strong uninjured roots, though cut down, grows up again, so, when deep craving is not rooted out, suffering arises again and again. Cut down the whole forest of desire, not just one tree only.-DhammapadaSILENT ENIM LEGES INTER ARMA.-Cicero----------------- It is our ethnic and cultural diversity our differences in language, customs, and beliefs that provide the strength, resiliency, and creativity of our species. - Octavio Paz President Abraham Lincoln once said:"The people are masters of both Congress and courts, not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert it!"Thomas Jefferson stated once about the Second Amendment:"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect against tyranny in government."

My Interests

Anthropology, archaeology, Physical Anthropology,Philosophy , yankees baseball, the night, nature, hiking, camping, art and culture, museums, anatomy and physiology, mercedes 190E, 8v's and hybrid cars, conservation of the environement, egalitarianism, equal rights for all races, classes, and gender, buddhism, peace and passiveness, ecology, playing spades, killing my ego, liberalism, open-mindedness, indigenous tribes, shamanism, evolution, educating the ignorant, ethnobotany, botany, camping and hiking, horticulture, trading materialism for knowledge, squelching my narcicissm
You Are The Chariot
You represent a difficult battle, and a well-deserved victory.
You tend to struggle to get what you want, both internally and externally.
You excel at controlling opposing forces, getting down the same path.
In the end, you bring glory and success - using pure will to move forward.

Your fortune:

There is great conflict in your life right now, either with yourself or others.
You must find a solution to this conflict, which is likely to be a "middle road" between the two forces.
You posses the skills to triumph over these struggles, as long as your will is strong.
You are transforming your inner self, building a better foundation for future successes. What Tarot Card Are You?From: decentralizedbyguilt.com Date: Oct 4, 2006 7:35 PM$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $ "There is no such thing, at this date of the world's history, in America, as an independent press. You know it and I know it. There is not one of you who dares to write your honest opinions, and if you did, you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. "I am paid weekly for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for similar things, and any of you who would be so foolish as to write honest opinions would be out on the streets looking for another job. If I allowed my honest opinions to appear in one issue of my paper, before twenty-four hours my occupation would be gone. "The business of the Journalist is to destroy truth; To lie outright; To pervert; To vilify; To fawn at the feet of mammon, and to sell his country and his race for his daily bread. You know it and I know it and what folly is this toasting an independent press? We are the tools and vassals for rich men behind the scenes. We are the jumping jacks, they pull the strings and we dance. Our talents, our possibilities and or lives are all the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."-- John Swinton, the former chief of staff of the New York Times.

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Music:

Radiohead, The Beatles, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Led Zepplin, Janis Joplin, U2, TOOL, Puscifer, THE CURE!!!, Deftones, Linkin Park, A Perfect Circle, The White Stripes, Chevelle, SUBLIME, Incubus, Korn, Staind, Placebo, Coldplay, Evanescence, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, qUEENS OF THE sTONEAGE, The Prodigy, Rage Against The Machine, RADIOHEAD, Mariliyn Manson, NIN, Depeche Mode, Blur, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Robert Rich, Audio Slave, Soungarden, the Gorillaz, The Mars Volta, Hocico, Neil Young, Face to Face, Jim FUCKING Morrison, System of A Down, Alice in Chains, Bob Marley, The Eagles, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Jane's Addiction, Jethro Tull, Fleetwood Mac, RHCP, , did i mention radiohead?, and probably a lot that i have missed. Rock and roll and anything that is classic rock from the 70's

Movies:

Pulp Fiction, The Thin Red Line, The Star Wars Saga, Dazed and Confused, I Heart Huckabees, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Fight Club, Swingers, Gladiator, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Legend, 28 Days Later, Braveheart, The Passion of the Christ, Blade, Underworld, Interview with the Vampire, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Resevoir Dogs, Natural Born Killers, Farenheit 911, The Godfather Trilogy, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Dances with Wolves, Shrek, Aladdin, The Lion King, The Blues Brothers, Kingdom of Heaven, Darwin's Nightmare, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, House of D, Apocalypto, The Illusionist, House of Flying Daggers, Apocalypse Now, Death to Smoochy, 310 to YumaHonor all sacred teachings, no matter what religion, for they all have their qualities.
.. You scored as Buddhism. Your beliefs most closely resemble those of Buddhism. Do more research on Buddhism and possibly consider becoming Buddhist, if you are not already.In Buddhism, there are Four Noble Truths: (1) Life is suffering. (2) All suffering is caused by ignorance of the nature of reality and the craving, attachment, and grasping that result from such ignorance. (3) Suffering can be ended by overcoming ignorance and attachment. (4) The path to the suppression of suffering is the Noble Eightfold Path, which consists of right views, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right-mindedness, and right contemplation. These eight are usually divided into three categories that base the Buddhist faith: morality, wisdom, and samadhi, or concentration. In Buddhism, there is no hierarchy, nor caste system; the Buddha taught that one's spiritual worth is not based on birth.

Buddhism


83%

Islam


75%

Paganism


75%

agnosticism


67%

Christianity


50%

atheism


46%

Judaism


42%

Hinduism


42%

Satanism


29%
Which religion is the right one for you? (new version)
created with QuizFarm.comThe more laws and restrictions there are,The poorer people become.The sharper men's weapons,The more trouble in the land.The more ingenious and clever men are,The more strange things happen.The more rules and regulations,The more thieves and robbers.Therefore the sage says:I take no action and people are reformed.I enjoy peace and people become honest.I do nothing and people become rich.I have no desires and people return to the goodand simple life.-Lao Tsu, Tao Te Ching, chapter 57When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall, always.-Mahatma Gandhi
You scored as Augustus, You are Augustus! First emperor of the Romans and one of the greatest statesmen in the ancient world. You brilliantly eased the old Republic into the Principate and set the path for an empire that would last for centuries and form the underpinnings for all western civilization. Hail Caesar!

Augustus


93%

Domitian


86%

Vespasian


82%

Marcus Aurelius


79%

Hadrian


75%

Claudius


75%

Trajan


75%

Vitellius


64%

Antoninus Pius


64%

Caligula


61%

Tiberius


57%

Nerva


57%

Nero


39%

Commodus


25%
Which Roman Emperor Are You?
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Television:

The Simpsons, ROME, Conan O brien, The History Channel, Discovery Channel,Baseball, National Geographic Channel, Adult Swim, ......not much of a fan of TV besides what's on this list.

Books:

CURRENT MOON about the moonThe Catcher in the Rye, Great Expectations, Guns Germs n Steel, Star Wars: Heir to the Empire, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire, Anthem, The Red Tent, Siddhartha, Behold A Pale Horse, Tales of A Shaman's Apprentice, Purity and Danger, The History of Sexuality, Cicero, Orientalism, Failed States, Hegemony or Survival

Heroes:

I have come curiously close to the end, down Beneath my self-indulgent pitiful hole, Defeated, I concede and Move closer I may find comfort here I may find peace within the emptiness How pitifulIt's calling me...And in my darkest moment, fetal and weeping The moon tells me a secret - my confidant As full and bright as I am This light is not my own and A million light reflections pass over meIts source is bright and endless She resuscitates the hopeless Without her, we are lifeless satellites driftingAnd as I pull my head out I am without one doubt Don't wanna be down here feeding my narcissism. I must crucify the ego before it's far too late I pray the light lifts me out Before I pine away.So crucify the ego, before it's far too late To leave behind this place so negative and blind and cynical, And you will come to find that we are all one mind Capable of all that's imagined and all conceivable. Just let the light touch you And let the words spill through And let them pass right through Bringing out our hope and reason ... before we pine away........................................................ ...........................

My Blog

Documents indicate that Chavez helped Colombia rebels

Documents indicate that Chavez helped Colombia rebels By FRANK BAJAK, Associated Press Writer Sun May 11, 3:46 PM ET BOGOTA, Colombia - Documents that Colombia says it recovered from a slain guerrilla...
Posted by Arcani on Wed, 14 May 2008 09:29:00 PST

HUMANS ALMOST WENT EXTINCT 70,000 YEARS AGO

Study says near extinction threatened people 70,00 years ago By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, AP Science Writer Thu Apr 24, 6:17 PM ET WASHINGTON - Human beings may have had a brush with extinction 70,000 years...
Posted by Arcani on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:28:00 PST

A Thirsty Planet

A thirsty planet looks for solutions to water shortageby Marlowe Hood Wed Mar 19, 2:22 PM ETPARIS (AFP) - A world without fresh water would be a world bereft of humans, and yet one in five people lack...
Posted by Arcani on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:46:00 PST

Chavez says US can ’shove’ terror list

Chavez says US can ’shove’ terror list By JORGE RUEDA, Associated Press Writer 27 minutes ago CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez dared the U.S. on Friday to put Venezuela on a list...
Posted by Arcani on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:55:00 PST

Indian DNA links to 6 ’founding mothers’

Indian DNA links to 6 ’founding mothers’ By MALCOLM RITTER, AP Science Writer Thu Mar 13, 10:33 AM ET NEW YORK - Nearly all of today’s Native Americans in North, Central and South Am...
Posted by Arcani on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:22:00 PST

Dollar’s Clout Sinks WORLDWIDE

Dollar’s clout sinks worldwide By ALAN CLENDENNING, AP Business Writer 4 minutes ago SAO PAULO, Brazil - Antique store owners in lower Manhattan, ticket vendors at India’s Taj Mahal and Br...
Posted by Arcani on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:12:00 PST

Probe finds drugs in drinking water

AP Probe finds drugs in drinking waterBy JEFF DONN, MARTHA MENDOZA and JUSTIN PRITCHARD, Associated Press Writers Sun Mar 9, 1:00 PM ETA vast array of pharmaceuticals  including antibiotics, anti-con...
Posted by Arcani on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:42:00 PST

Israeli strikes kill 54 in Gaza

By IBRAHIM BARZAK, Associated Press Writer 33 minutes agoGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israeli troops turned heavy firepower on rocket squads bombarding southern Israel Saturday, killing 54 Palestinians in ...
Posted by Arcani on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:48:00 PST

Fidel Castro Retires......

Fidel Castro retiresBy Anthony Boadle 7 minutes agoHAVANA (Reuters) - Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Tuesday that he will not return to lead the country as president, retiring as head of sta...
Posted by Arcani on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:27:00 PST

Chomsky article with latest on democracy deficit, Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, North Korea etc

  Chomsky article with latest on democracy deficit, Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, North Korea etc ...
Posted by Arcani on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:35:00 PST