- http://www.dhushara.com/book/diochris/dio2.htm ('Dionysus was the ancient Greek god of fertility, ritual dance, and mysticism, the mysterious and paradoxical god of altered states, of ecstasy and terror, of wildness and of the most blessed deliverance - the mad god whose appearance sends mankind into madness.. .') - http://www.hermetic.com/sabazius/dionysus.htm ('As Dionysus and his retinue traveled the world spreading his cult, those who accepted him were rewarded with ecstasy. Those who opposed him were stricken with madness, and brought down by the hideous results of their own deranged atrocities . . .') - http://www.shamanscave.com/postcards/the_tool_bag/how_is_ecstatic_trance_different_from_self_hypnosis_or_visualization (Ecstatic trance: 'to use earth energy for trance is as simple and complex as just sitting on the ground and allowing yourself to melt. When you go to earth energy, simply find a spot that likes you . . .') - http://www.filebomb.com/index.php?action=playgame&gameid=846 (Bumper craft) - http://www.miss-beazley.org (kill liberals game) - http://www.grab.com/games/g/shotgun__defend_the_flag (Shotgun game) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3030714 ('Cocaine users in their mid-40s had more than four times the risk of coronary artery aneurysms as non-users, researchers report in today's Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association . . .' May 2005) - http://cocaine.org/health (Cocaine triggers heart attacks in one hour: 'During the first hour after using cocaine, the user's risk of heart attack increases nearly 24 times . . . The average age of people in the study who suffered heart attacks soon after using cocaine was only 44', Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association: 1999) - http://www.cathiejung.com/00000095ee0e22e01/index.html (Cathy Jung's 15 inch waist) - http://samugliestdog.com (Sam (RIP) the world's ugliest dog) - http://www.scarwars.net (The goal of the Scarwars Art Project is to provide an ego free "level playing ground" for the international scarification community. To provide a space for Artists to get together, work on collaborative pieces, and to push the boundries of "what scarification is" BIT DUBIOUS FOR WORK) How Should You Neutralise Nasty Gossip? "Life is theatre - all the things you think, say and do and all the things others think, say and do, comprises an unfathomable web of intrigue, lies, gossip and double-dealings, and all the other playground games people play- that's the theatre of life. Sometimes through circumstances you find yourself required to play the part of gossipper, and sometimes of gossippee, just as on other occasions you're required to play the role of admirer, hero or even celebrity, the one whom people are singing nothing but praise about. By understanding this reality, you can stop taking personally whichever role you're allocated in the play at any one moment so when someone is gossiping about you, all you do is thank them for their attention and let it pass. To indulge in revenge by spreading malicious gossip about them, merely serves to hold you in the realm of gossip and malice, it's far better to transcend it all with compassion for yourself and for others. After all, they're only gossiping about you to fill the void inside themselves caused by their own deficiencies." - http://realmagick.com/articles/29/129.html (Creative visualisation: The only effective way to use creative visualization is "going with the flow." That means that you don't have to "effort" to get where you want to go; you simply put it out clearly to the universe where you would like to go, and then patiently and harmoniously follow the flow of the river of life until it takes you there . . .') - http://www.uh.edu/engines/romanticism/blakeessay2.html (William Blake expressed his belief in the importance of the imagination by attacking what he called the "mind-forg'd manacles." Unimaginative thought imposes shackles on the human spirit) - http://www.psywww.com/asc/hyp/faq0.html#contents (Hypnosis: Can I be hypnotized against my will, or forced to do things I wouldn't ordinarily do? Hypnosis, volition, and mind control . . .' Smile For Sexual Success A new study examining levels of sexual attractiveness has discovered that women are significantly influenced by other women's opinions, with men who can attract the smiles of the opposite sex being considered better looking than those who can't. Scientists at Edinburgh University reached their conclusions by showing men and women pairs of male faces then adding a third photo of a female smiling at some of the men. Researchers discovered men who the woman smiled at were suddenly rated more attractive, the Guardian reported. "So when you're out in a bar, there's an advantage to being nice to everyone," study chief Dr Ben Jones from the Face Research Laboratory told the Guardian, "Because if they're smiling at you, it's going to make you more attractive." Men responded differently to their more attractive mates, Indian reported agency Zee News reported, responding if anything jealously to their suddenly successful rivals. "Within-sex competition promotes negative attitudes towards men who are the target of positive social interest from women," said Zee (quoting the New Scientist). Dr Jones previously appeared in the national press commenting on another study of attractiveness last year, which claimed that humans are most attracted to men with unconventional distinctive features such as Mick Jagger (his lips) and Tony Blair (his flapping ears) instead of the symmetrical features usually cited as ideal. "We can clearly show that you get this peculiar fact that humans seem to be more excitable when they see a caricature rather than a normal face," study author Dr Gunter Loffler of Glasgow University said in January 2006. "The more dramatic the faces are, the stronger the response is." - http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/smiles (Fake smile test) - http://www.kevinhogan.com/bodylanguage1.htm (Body language pictures analysed: Liz Hurley, Arnold Schwarzeneger etc) - http://hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/3123.html (The Truth Behind the Smile and Other Myths: 'Another widely accepted belief is that powerful people in society—often men—show their dominance over others by touching them in a variety of ways. In fact, the research shows that in almost all cases, lower-status people initiate touch. And women initiate touch more often than men do . . .') "They were surprised that they did have genital sensation. It was very emotional and some of the women started crying with happiness. It was a very moving experience. Actually, some of us started crying with them because it was so dramatic." (Independent)Professor Komisaruk of New Jersey's Rutgers University comments on lab tests on women with complete spinal injuries which showed that some could have orgasms. Le Petite Morte Links (NOT Safe for Work!!!): - http://www.beautifulagony.com/public/main.php (facial photos) - http://www.mangl.at/p.html Match the pussy game- NOT SAFE FOR WORK AT ALL!!!) American Philanderers Face Life In Jail Married people in Michigan US who have extra-marital sex could be jailed for life, following a decision by the State's Court of Appeals panel to uphold a 1931 law criminalizing active adultery. "Technically any time a person engages in sexual penetration in an adulterous relationship, he or she is guilty of first-degree criminal sexual conduct," Judge William Murphy wrote in November. "We cannot help but question whether the Legislature actually intended the result we reached here today," he added (Detroit Free Press newspaper). The ruling emerged from a case involving a Charlevoix man who was sentenced to four years for trading Oxycontin pills for sex, and, according to the Detroit Free Press, could be meant as a message to State authorities who recently ordered Judges to apply the letter of the law, literally 'whatever the consequences.' Section 520b of the Michigan Penal Code states 'a person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree if he or she engages in sexual penetration with another person and if any of the following circumstances exists: (c) Sexual penetration occurs under circumstances involving the commission of any other felony', and with adultery still being a felony in Michigan, life could be the outcome. In more adultery news, Nigerian preacher Emeka Ezeugo was sentenced to death by hanging this week after he was found guilty of setting fire to six women from his congregation whom he accused of adultery. Media reports said the priest poured petrol on his parishioners at his church in Ajao estate, a northern Lagos suburb in July, killing Ann Uzo and seriously burning the others. The charismatic cleric, known around Lagos as the 'Reverend King' and a tabloif celebrity, according to the BBC, previously admitted flogging churchgoers for committing adultery and fornication though pleaded his innocence when sentenced in court. "What happened to Jesus Christ about 2 000 years ago is what I am going through today," Mr Ezeugo claimed, "The difference is only that I have not been nailed to the cross." (News24.com) - http://www.altervistas.com/games/weird/59 (Jesus cross-bearing game) - http://www.liquidgeneration.com/Media/Default.aspx?MediaId=1583 (Homeless or Jesus?) - http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/index.aspx?c=goJTI0OvElH&b=953489&template=x.ascx&action=7674 ('Demand an End to Stoning: 'Up to nine women and two men in Iran are under sentence of execution by stoning, including one woman who was convicted of adultery . . .') - http://www.tldm.org/News4/MarkoftheBeast.htm ("Today's microchips operate by means of low-frequency radio waves that target them. With the help of satellites, the implanted person can be tracked anywhere on the globe. Such a technique was among a number tested in the Iraq war, according to Dr. Carl Sanders, who invented the intelligence-manned interface (IMI) biotic, which is injected into people . . .') - http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/01/10/rfid-defence.html (Canadian coins containing tiny transmitters have mysteriously turned up in the pockets of at least three American contractors who visited Canada, says a branch of the U.S. Department of Defence . . .') - http://www.spychips.com ('RFID-laced passports may be just the start of an Orwellian airport experience . . .'