Pic of the Day- "A Lady in Bloom"

A Lady in Bloom - Fort Myers, FL LeahAnn 04.28.2011

Quote "Not all shamans use intoxication with plants to obtain ecstasy, but all shamanic practice aims to give rise to ecstasy. Drumming, manipulation of breath, ordeals, fasting, theatrical illusions, sexual abstinence-all are time honored methods for entering into the trance necessary for shamanic work. Yet none of these methods is as effective, as ancient, and as overwhelming as the use of plants containing chemical compounds that produce visions." Terence Mckenna

Fact Cannabis has long been used for fibre (hemp), for seed and seed oils, for medicinal purposes, and as a recreational drug.

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#100 - Female Hemp "Medicinal/Recreational/Sacramental smoke"

Pic of the Day- "In Appreciation of Our Sun"

In Appreciation of Our Sun - Fort Myers, FL LeahAnn 04.27.11

Quote "If someone who can't swim falls into the ocean, that person will grasp at the water and sink like a rock. A good swimmer who has trained knows how to relax and become one with the vast ocean. Learning how to swim takes practice, and it helps to have some guidance as we begin. it is the same way with our minds." Tulku Thondup

Fact Peace of mind, serenity, and calmness are descriptions of a disposition free from the effects of stress. In some cultures, inner peace is considered a state of consciousness or enlightenment that may be cultivated by various forms of training, such as prayer, meditation, T'ai Chi Ch'uan or yoga, for example. Many spiritual practices refer to this peace as an experience of knowing oneself. Finding inner peace is often associated with traditions such as Buddhism and Hinduism.

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#99 - Hemp "Sports Coat"

Pic of the Day- "A Change of Pace"

A Change of Pace - Fort Myers, FL Babel 04.27.2011

Quote "If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves." - Carl Jung

Fact  The first bowling balls used in the United States were made of wood, especially oak, and lignum vitae wood. In about 1906 the first hard rubber balls were produced, such as the Brunswick "Mineralite" ball, and these remained the standard until the 1960s and 70s. These decades saw the emergence of plastic (polyester) balls.

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#98 - Hemp "Burgers"

Pic of the Day- "Nightfall"

Nightfall - Fort Myers Beach, FL Babel 04.27.11

Quote "The foundation of the Buddha's teachings lies in compassion, and the reason for practicing the teachings is to wipe out the persistence of ego, the number-one enemy of compassion."

Dalai Lama XIV

Fact  Athens dominates the Attica periphery and it is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years.


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#97 - Hemp "Ink"

Pic of the Day- "Venice Pier"

Venice Pier - Venice, FL Babel 04.25.2011

Quote "Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one."
Terry Pratchett

Fact stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), is the rapidly developing loss of brain function(s) due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain.


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#96 - Hemp "Caulking"

Pic of the Day- "This Way"

This Way - Highland Forest in Fabius, NY Babel 06.24.2008

Quote "If you live the sacred and despise the ordinary,
you are still bobbing in the ocean of delusion." Zen Master Lin-Chi

Fact Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism. The word Zen is from the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese word Chán (禪), which in turn is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, which can be approximately translated as "meditation" or "meditative state".

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#94 - Hemp "Compact Disc Holder"

Pic of the Day- "Mated"

Mated - Syracuse, NY Babel 04.15.2011

Quote "Don't Gain The World & Lose Your Soul, Wisdom Is Better Than Silver Or Gold."
Bob Marley

Fact The Rastafari movement or Rasta is a monotheistic, new religious movement that arose in a Christian culture in Jamaica in the 1930s.^[1][2]

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#93 - Hemp "Bread"

Pic of the Day: "Return to the Earth"

Return to the Earth - Fayetteville, NY Babel 04.07.2011

Quote "To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure."
J.K. Rowling

Fact Pangaea was the supercontinent that existed during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras about 250 million years ago^[2]

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#92 - Hemp "Boxes"

Pic of the Day- "2"

"2" - Syracuse, NY Babel 04.02.2011

Quote "A day without sunshine is like, you know, night."
Steve Martin

Fact Surreal humour, also called absurd humour or nonsense humour, is a form of humour—and constitutes the comedic genre of surreal comedy—based on violations of causal reasoning with events and behaviors that are logically incongruent. 

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#91 - Hemp "Geo-Textiles"

Pic of the Day: "An Eastern Newt in the Terrestrial Juvenile Stage"

"An Eastern Newt in the Terrestrial Juvenile Stage" (Red-Spotted) - Truxton Hill, NY Babel 06.30.2008

Quote " A library to decipher anything religious" RZA

Fact Religion is a cultural system that creates powerful and long-lasting meaning by establishing symbols that relate humanity to beliefs and values.^[1]

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#90 - Hemp "Smothering Crop"

Pic of the Day- "AL-LIED"

"AL-LIED" - Syracuse, NY Babel 04.15.2011

 Quote "I don't divide architecture, landscape and gardening; to me they are one." Luis Barragan

Fact In mathematics and the arts, two quantities are in the golden ratio if the ratio of the sum of the quantities to the larger quantity is equal to the ratio of the larger quantity to the smaller one.

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#89 - Hemp "Boxers"

Pic of the Day- "Birds of a Feather"

"Birds of a Feather" - Syracuse, NY Babel 04.15.2011

Quote “Do or do not... there is no try.”
Yoda: Star Wars Quote

Fact A starship is a theoretical spacecraft designed for traveling between the stars, as opposed to a vehicle designed for orbital spaceflight or interplanetary travel.

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#88 - Hemp "Tea and Coffee Filters"

Pic of the Day- "So Far Away"

So Far Away - Syracuse, NY Babel 04.09.2011

Quote "I would like to make one thing perfectly clear." Mary Poppins

"Yes?" Mr. Banks

"I Never Explain Anything." Mary Poppins
 
Fact The sudden increase in pressure and temperature from lightning produces rapid expansion of the air surrounding and within a bolt of lightning. In turn, this expansion of air creates a sonic shock wave which produces the sound of thunder, often referred to as a clap, crack, or peal of thunder.

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#87 Hemp "Animal Collar"

Pic of the Day- "Untitled"

Untitled - Syracuse, NY Babel 04.02.2011

Quote "Don't hate the media; be the media."
Jello Biafra
 
Fact The Youth International Party, whose members were commonly called Yippies, was a more radically youth-oriented and countercultural offshoot of the free speech and anti-war movements of the 1960s.

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#86 - Hemp " Hats"

Pic of the Day- "Perseverance"

"Perseverance"- Brewerton, NY Babel 04.09.2011

Quote "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."  
Oscar Wilde

Fact One of many non repository function of the lungs is to alter the pH of blood by facilitating alterations in the partial pressure of carbon dioxide.


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#85 - Hemp "Cozie"

Pic of the Day- "Entwined"

Entwined - Fayetteville, NY Babel 04.07.2011

Quote "Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. "  
Dalai Lama

Fact Lama is a title for a Tibetan teacher of the Dharma

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#84 - Hemp "Passport Bag"

Pic of the Day- "Poecile atricapillus"

Poecile atricapillus - Syracuse, NY Babel 04.09.2011

Quote "For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone. "  
Audrey Hepburn

Fact Taxonomy is the science which deals with the study of identifying, grouping, and naming organisms according to their established natural relationship.

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#83 - Hemp "Deodorant"

Pic of the Day- "Descending the Rabbit Hole"

Descending the Rabbit Hole - Fayetteville, NY Babel 04.07.2011

Quote "I can't go back to yesterday - because I was a different person then. "  Lewis Carroll

Fact Mathematicians are concerned with logic, space, transformations, numbers and more general ideas which encompass these concepts.

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#82 - Hemp "Yarn"

Pic of the Day: "Untitled"

Untitled - Syracuse, NY Babel 03.30.2011

Quote "Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit. "  Aristotle

Fact An insectivore is a type of carnivore with a diet that consists chiefly of insects and similar small creatures.^[1]

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#81 - Hemp "Stucco"

Pic of the Day- "Worse Than You Think"

Worse Than You Think - Fayetteville, NY Babel 04.07.2011

Quote "Happiness can be found in the darkest of times, If one remembers to turn on the light" Albus Dumbledore


Fact The Phoenix is one of many breeds of chicken that resulted from European selective breeding of onagadori.

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#80 - Hemp "Nets"