In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape
In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into John Lennon's hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview about peace. 38 years later, Jerry has produced a film about it. Using the original interview recording as the soundtrack, director Josh Raskin has woven a visual narrative which tenderly romances Lennon's every word in a cascading flood of multipronged animation. Raskin marries the terrifyingly genius pen work of James Braithwaite with masterful digital illustration by Alex Kurina, resulting in a spell-binding vessel for Lennon's boundless wit, and timeless message.
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for the story go to http://www.ponderabout.com/archives/1534/jumping-into-a-7964 -mile-deep
for the story go to http://www.ponderabout.com/archives/1534/jumping-into-a-7964 -mile-deep-hole/
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1st chance to see what sparked this Meathead into revealing his true nature.
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1st chance to see what sparked this Meathead into revealing his true nature.
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Disclaimer: "I did not make this video - I just like to share them"
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Albert Hofmann (January 11, 1906 -- April 29, 2008) was a Swiss scientist best known for s
Albert Hofmann (January 11, 1906 -- April 29, 2008) was a Swiss scientist best known for synthesizing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Hofmann authored more than 100 scientific articles and wrote a number of books, including LSD: My Problem Child. On January 11, 2006, Hofmann became a centenarian, and the occasion of his 100th birthday was the focus of an international symposium on LSD.
Hofmann joined the pharmaceutical department of Sandoz Laboratories (now Novartis), located in Basel. He began studying the medicinal plant squill and the fungus ergot as part of a program to purify and synthesize active constituents for use as pharmaceuticals. While researching lysergic acid derivatives, Hofmann first synthesized LSD-25 in 1938. It was set aside for five years, until April 16, 1943, when Hofmann decided to take another look at it. While re-synthesizing LSD, he accidentally absorbed a small quantity through his fingertips and serendipitously discovered its powerful effects before his bicycle ride home. Three days later, on April 19, Hofmann deliberately consumed 250 micrograms of LSD. This was followed by a series of self-experiments conducted by Hofmann and his colleagues. He first wrote about these experiments on April 22 of that year.
Hofmann became director of the natural products department at Sandoz and went on studying hallucinogenic substances found in Mexican mushrooms and other plants used by the aboriginal people. This led to the synthesis of psilocybin, the active agent of many "magic mushrooms." Hofmann also became interested in the seeds of the Mexican morning glory species Rivea corymbosa, the seeds of which are called Ololiuhqui by the natives. He was surprised to find the active compound of Ololiuhqui, ergine (lysergic acid amide), to be closely related to LSD.
In 1962, he and his wife Anita traveled to southern Mexico to search for the plant "Ska Maria Pastora" (Leaves of Mary the Shepherdess), later known as Salvia divinorum. He was able to obtain samples of this plant, now known to contain diterpenoid Salvinorin A.
Hofmann called LSD "medicine for the soul" and was frustrated by the worldwide prohibition that has pushed it underground.
Albert Hofmann died from a heart attack on April 29, 2008 in the village of Burg im Leimental, near Basel, Switzerland. He was 102.
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Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Usually, it's not a good thing when a Republican elected o
Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Usually, it's not a good thing when a Republican elected official gets caught with hundreds of tapes of himself having sex with prostitutes. But for Cumberland County Commissioner Bruce Barclay (R), it was his lucky day. We give you the low-down in today's episode of TPMtv.
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FOX's objective is clear: carpet bomb Barack Obama with negative stories, distortions, and
FOX's objective is clear: carpet bomb Barack Obama with negative stories, distortions, and smears before the Pennsylvania primary in an attempt to skew the outcome toward the Republicans' preferred adversary, Hillary Clinton. But did FOX imagine that the "liberal" media would be such willing accomplices?
Check out our latest episode of the gameshow sensation that's sweeping the nation — THE FOX IS WRONG: OBAMA! Play along as FOX guests and personalities distort and misrepresent the statements of Obama and those around him, only to have that pesky "liberal" media pick up the smears and keep on running! For the finale, watch in wonder and amazement as ABC's George Stephanopoulos allows Sean Hannity to actually spoon-feed him a question on Hannity's radio show, then parrots it almost word-for-word a day later during ABC's infamous Democratic debate in Pennsylvania!
For an added bonus, check out our last video to see what nine minutes of FOX on Obama looks like (don't worry, the video is just 54 seconds). There you can get a small taste of FOX's strategy to saturate their viewers with as many negative Obama stories as a cable line can carry — FOX spews more Obama smears in nine minutes than most networks deliver all day! And remember, this is just a summary of NINE MINUTES on FOX — there are 1,440 minutes every day...
Watch the videos, sign the petition, and fasten your seatbelts — we've got a crazy few months ahead, and the media won't reform itself...
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