Election Day and State of Voting

For those that think election day will solve our problems, YOU, are the reason it won't. Why, because you are going to vote stupid. The majority of you will vote with your heart or some other facet of You, beside your brain. You will vote for a party and not the most qualified candidate. If this is the way the election goes down, You will have accomplished nothing except throwing the status of our country out of the frying pan and into the fire. If this happens, You will have done nothing except prolong and add to, our demise. Use your mindz for a change, or, "we're screwed beyond help"...!

"Opyn Your Mindz",

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Jimi Hendrix: 40th Anniversary of Crossing Over

Bobby Sharpe Jimi was like no other. I first met him in one of those Harlem clubs where everybody thought he was some kind of freak. That is why he migrated to the Village, because the "brothers" couldn't appreciate what he was doing. The last time I saw Jimi, was in Sam Ash on 46th st. in Manhattan. About 7 months or so before he ...crossed over. We had a great conversation, and, Jimi was not happy with things. He felt as though he was not being appreciated for his music and talent and had become nothing more than some kind of freak show spectacle. I told him that he created that image and thats what most people wanted to experience. I do miss him in the physical, but, as long as his music is here, "so is he".

Jimi Hendrix: The Man Who Heard Everything - Spinner Canada

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Plankton, base of ocean food web, declineing fast!

Despite their tiny size, plant plankton found in the world's oceans are crucial to much of life on Earth. They are the foundation of the bountiful marine food web, produce half the world's oxygen and suck up harmful carbon dioxide.

And they are declining sharply.

Worldwide phytoplankton levels are down 40 percent since the 1950s, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. The likely cause is global warming, which makes it hard for the plant plankton to get vital nutrients, researchers say.

The numbers are both staggering and disturbing, say the Canadian scientists who did the study and a top U.S. government scientist.

"It's concerning because phytoplankton is the basic currency for everything going on in the ocean," said Dalhousie University biology professor Boris Worm, a study co-author. "It's almost like a recession ... that has been going on for decades."

Half a million datapoints dating to 1899 show that plant plankton levels in nearly all of the world's oceans started to drop in the 1950s. The biggest changes are in the Arctic, southern and equatorial Atlantic and equatorial Pacific oceans. Only the Indian Ocean is not showing a decline. The study's authors said it's too early to say that plant plankton is on the verge of vanishing.

Virginia Burkett, the chief climate change scientist for U.S. Geological Survey, said the plankton numbers are worrisome and show problems that can't be seen just by watching bigger more charismatic species like dolphins or whales.

"These tiny species are indicating that large-scale changes in the ocean are affecting the primary productivity of the planet," said Burkett, who wasn't involved in the study.

When plant plankton plummet - like they do during El Nino climate cycles- sea birds and marine mammals starve and die in huge numbers, experts said.

"Phytoplankton ultimately affects all of us in our daily lives," said lead author Daniel Boyce, also of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. "Much of the oxygen in our atmosphere today was produced by phytoplankton or phytoplankton precursors over the past 2 billion years."

Plant plankton - some of it visible, some microscopic - help keep Earth cool. They take carbon dioxide - the key greenhouse gas - out of the air to keep the world from getting even warmer, Boyce said.

Worm said when the surface of the ocean gets warmer, the warm water at the top doesn't mix as easily with the cooler water below. That makes it tougher for the plant plankton which are light and often live near the ocean surface to get nutrients in deeper, cooler water. It also matches other global warming trends, with the biggest effects at the poles and around the equator.

Previous plankton research has mostly relied on satellite data that only goes back to 1978. But Worm and colleagues used a low-tech technology - disks devised by Vatican scientist Pietro Angelo Secchi, in the 19th century. These disks measure the murkiness of the ocean. The murkier the waters, the more plankton.

It's a proxy the scientific community has long accepted as legitimate, said Paul Falkowski of Rutgers University, who has used Secchi disk data for his work.

He and other independent scientists said the methods and conclusions of the new study made sense.

Instead of sitting around worrying about whether your country becomes a socialist/communist entity, or any other frivolous crap that you think is important, you might want to focus on something a little more important. Like, what's happening on our planet!

"Pay Attention",

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Bobby Sharpe Rant(Baseball etc)

Armando Galarraga

Every day I get up, it seems humanity pisses me off more and more. I am quite sure that the other living forces on, and off, this planet, wonder, "wtf is up with these humans". I have had 24 hours now to ponder what has brought about this writing. A baseball game!!

Young new pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, throws a "perfect" game against the Cleveland Indians. However, on what should have been the last out of the ninth inning, incompetent umpire blows the call at first base and rules the runner safe. Everybody in the park knew the guy was out. Upon instant replay, it was proven the runner was the last out of the game. But, since instant replay is NOT sanctioned for these types of calls, it means nothing, the umpires call stands, and Armando Galarraga is screwed out of his perfect game and place in baseball history. Not only that, but, our worthless baseball commissioner will NOT reverse the call and give the pitcher his due.

All of this brings up the deeper perspectives on everything. "What is, is, regardless of the "technicalities or technical issues involved". This pitcher threw a perfect game. It's on video for the world to see. IT HAPPENED!! The murderer walks free, even though he is proven guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt, because of some technical glitch about their rights or civil liberties. Criminals walk free everyday, businesses and governments get away with crap everyday, "all because of some bogus technicalities". "WHAT IS, IS! YOU CAN'T CHANGE WHAT IS"! When is the "vanity of humanity" going to come to grips with reality and cut through the b*llsh*t??

"Wake Up, Pay Attention",

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New Movies, No Remakes

All wknd on tv, I have been bombarded with a trailer for the "A Team". HELLO! Who cares? Doesn't anyone in Hollywood have an imagination/creativity? Remakes, that's it! I have an original 3 part story with the screen play written for part one. If anyone out there is looking for a great script and story, I have just what You need. And, "THREE PARTS"! Be happy to share...:-)

"Create Something New",

Bobby Sharpe reggae8@aol.com "Dragon, Book Of Shang"2

Space or Planet Earth

Tonga, underwater volcano eruption

QUESTION? "70% of Earth is covered in water, of which, we have only explored about 5-10% of. So, why are we spending countless money and energy for space exploration, but, very little on our own planet"? ANSWER possibly: don't want to know what's down there, already know and don't want to disturb it, OR, we need a safe place to go if our planet encounters a "problem"!

What's your take??

"Opyn Mindz, Better Lives,"

Bobby Sharpe Bobby Sharpe's "Indigo Spiritz": Now is Reality, Future reggae8@aol.com

Orlando: Growing it, or Killing it

It has been awhile since I posted anything on here, however, does not mean I have been dormant and not "paying attention". After reading today's article in the Orlando Sentinel on the state's deal with the Seminole Tribe, I felt it was time to "express myself" and get in the "powers that be" face.

The state is moving forward with a 5 year deal that gives the Seminoles the right to run "blackjack' and Vegas style slots in 5 of their casinos. In exchange, the state gets a sizable payoff each year from the tribe. That's cool, except, there are two problems with that concept. 1)Aside from the state pari mutuals located in South Florida's Dade-Broward-Hialeah area, the rest of the states tracks and frontons get very little. No limit poker and some halfass bogus faux slot machines. These places have been around alot longer than the Seminole casinos, employe many people and are being "dissed" by the state! 2)The amount of money realized from this deal by the state is miniscule compared to what the state would realize if they legalized casinos to the casino industry. So, once again, the state caves in and comes up short. When are these "brain challenged" politicians going to wake up and get with the program? And hey, "You elected them".

Now, lets get loud and local! Orange County has the second largest convention center in the country. We are second in conventions, trailing Vegas big time. We are one of the few, if not the only, convention "mega centers" to NOT have any "action". You know, Vegas style shows, casino games, "ADULT ENTERTAINMENT"! The adults that come here for conventions, are not going to Cinderellas Castle or HogWarts or Shamu Stadium! If You want this "bigtime" convention business, "offer them something"! Or else, they will leave like the "Concrete/Cement" show did a couple years back. Do the right thing, and then, maybe You wont be sitting around gripping about not having the funds for this or that. I am sure this could be put in play, "virtually, over night"! If You had the stones to go forward with such a thing.

Downtown Orlando itself! We need a good cash flow to get things done that have already been approved and set in motion. Here's a plan that would/could make all the dreams come true. As has been suggested, "turn the old Amway Arena into a casino"! You could convert that place in no time and it would instantly start making You money and generating a revenue stream to beat the band. The money generated by this venture could fund projects You already have approved, i.e. Arts Center and renovation of the Citrus Bowl, which, in turn could land us some NFL games from the Jaguars which would generate even more cash. Not too mention, just maybe, enough revenue would flow to help with the transportation/train project, and, who knows, maybe enough cash going to the coffers to actually build a "new stadium" that could possibly attract a baseball or real football team here.

Yeah, Buddy Dyer, a "tech village" would be nice, and, could still come about somewhere else at another time. IT IS NOT GOING TO INFUSE OUR ECONOMY NOW! We need attainable fixes now, not down the road. It is time to s**t or get off the pot. We are either going to grow Orlando or wallow in stupidity going forward. Let's get this right for a change!!!

"Wake Up & Pay Attention",

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New Haitian "Boogeyman"

Before You want to start running to Haiti and building stuff, You may want to read this article.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Hundreds of houses that survived Haiti's killer quake still stand empty even as quake victims desperate for shelter crowd the streets. The reason is fear: Nobody is quite sure they can withstand another quake.

At least 54 aftershocks have shuddered through Haiti's shattered capital since a Jan. 12 quake killed more than 200,000 people. They have toppled weakened buildings faster than demolition crews can get to them, sending up new clouds of choking dust. On Monday, three children were killed when a school collapsed in the northern city of Cap-Haitien. It wasn't clear what caused the collapse, which occurred after a late-night tremor and heavy rains.

"I tried sleeping in the house for a night, but an aftershock came and I ran outside," said Louise Lafonte, 36, who beds down with her family of five in a tent beside her seemingly intact concrete house. "I'm not going inside until the ground calms down."

That may be awhile. Seismologists say more, damaging aftershocks are likely and there's even a chance of another large quake following quickly after the initial catastrophe in the capital of 3 million people.

In 1751, a large quake hit the island that Haiti shares with the Dominican Republic. About a month later, another one destroyed Port-au- Prince.

A magnitude-7.4 quake that killed more than 18,000 people in northwestern Turkey in 1999 was followed three months later by another of magnitude-7.2 only 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the initial epicenter.

"There are many other examples like that of two significant earthquakes following each other," said Eric Calais, a geophysicist at Purdue University who said he warned the Haitian government two years ago that the country was vulnerable to a major quake.

The prospect of another quake is on the minds of planners trying to rebuild the country and on those trying to prevent more deaths.

U.N. inspectors have advised people to stay away from dozens of structures. On Jan. 26, four people were trapped when a building collapsed on them, and on Feb. 9, a magnitude-4.0 aftershock shook loose debris at a shattered supermarket, trapping several more.

"One of the problems with aftershocks is that lot of buildings are already damaged, so aftershocks can punch above their weight," said Brian Baptie, a seismologist with the British Geological Survey in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Seismologists say Port-au-Prince was particularly vulnerable due to its population density and shoddy construction.

Haiti's government on Sunday banned the use of quarry sand in structures, although it is not clear how it will enforce the ban. Engineers say the limestone quarry sand produces brittle concrete easily damaged by quakes.

The U.S. Geological Survey estimated at the end of January that there was a 90-percent likelihood of at least one more magnitude-5 quake in the coming month, a 15 percent likelihood of one of magnitude-6 or greater, and a 2 percent possibility of a shock as great, or bigger, than the Jan. 12 quake.

At least 15 of the aftershocks near the original epicenter have registered at least magnitude-5.

Scientists say the impact of the quake last month may spread far wider.

A magnitude-5.8 earthquake struck off the Cayman Islands two days after the Haiti quake. Last week, a magnitude-5.4 quake jolted eastern Cuba. And Montserrat's volcano, more than 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) to the east, shot ash some 15 kilometers (nine miles) into the sky during one of its most dramatic events since a 1997 eruption that drove away half the Caribbean island's population.

"These events we're seeing might be because of the passage of seismic waves - what we call dynamic triggering - that shake already damaged fault lines in places like Cuba," Calais said. "The same type of thing could be happening in Montserrat, but it's very difficult to tell."

Strong quakes relieve stress along fault lines, but that stress is often shifted elsewhere.

Last month's earthquake occurred along the east-west Enriquillo Fault, where two pieces of earth's crust slide by each other in opposite directions like a zipper. Surprisingly, aftershocks haven't clustered on the Enriquillo, but along what appears to be a previously unidentified separate fault.

Arthur Lerner-Lam of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in New York said there is a heightened risk of quakes for some time because strong temblors force the Earth to rearrange itself.

Estimating where a major quake may strike is an imprecise science anywhere - and especially in Haiti, which lacks seismometers and has never logged histories of temblors.

That sort of historical record is critical for scientists like Calais, who is advising Haiti's government and the U.N. and is trying to develop an earthquake hazard map that can be used to mitigate risks for the reconstruction effort.

"We're half-blind when it comes to Haiti," Calais said.

"Pay Attention People",

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God Particle, The Search

For those of YOU that need to fill some time, productively, and are not afraid of your head exploding, You might want to check out these links. Who knows, You may learn something and, find out exactly where we may have come from and how....

'GOD PARTICLE': SCIENTISTS ARE ON THE VERGE OF UNLOCKING HOW THE UNIVERSE FORM

God Particle - Higgs Boson

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Haitian Quake - Puerto Rican Subduction Zone

PR Trench location. PR in middle, Haiti to left

The earthquake that has occurred in Haiti this week is a catastrophic event whose effects will be felt for a long time. However, this could be a precursor to even worse events coming as we move forward. Much, if not all of this, can and possibly will be, attributed to the Puerto Rico Trench/Puerto Rico Subduction Zone.


To get up to speed with this, check out these sites http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Trench

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subduction_zone

The best thing YOU can possibly do is, "pay attention" and educate yourself...

"Pay Attention",

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2010 & YOU

What is time

2010

Wake up, pay attention, and remember, "everything that happens in your life(good or bad)is on You. Not another soul, not a percieved god, not a thing, just You. Accept that, and you are headed in the right direction....Peace

As one of my good friends in Idaho would say, "there is no such thing as time". Time, schedules and calenders are nothing more than human inventions to control and manipulate everything. However, if YOU are caught up in this phenomena, "the start of a new year may be a good focal point for YOU to start getting yourself in synch.

I have found and learned, over the last couple of years, that excepting the fact that everything that happens with YOU is on YOU. If YOU learn to do this, it keeps YOU from wasting time trying to lay everything off on some other force. YOU can't learn from your mistakes if YOU never accept them as your own. Once YOU start doing this, YOU will find that YOU make fewer mistakes/decisions, and, your life runs alot smoother. Try letting this guide YOU through this new year.

"Peace and Love In This Year",

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