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Extremely touching. Beautifuly thoughtful, Steve. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

Tears poised in the corners of my eyes fall like rain from the grey, overcast sky of my sadness. Thank you GFD for your sweet words during a time of need. I will miss you. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

I am so sad to hear this has happened. My heart is just broken. Although I have never met her in person the emails I recieved from her during a bad period truely lifted me up. I wish that I had saved it. She truely cared about others even those whom she never met. Fly free. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

Agree. Anyone who can take a classic 1970 SS El Camino and chop it up for some stupid show should get no respect. However, at a time when so many "celebrities" have distance themselves (who gives a fuck about celebrities anyways?) from Iraq at least he has the nads to still shoow support. Big slice of raisin pie for Jesse on this one. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

I've asked a question similer to this to others who claim to know the bible and have never gotton an answer. Any of you self-proclaimed theologians care to answer? "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

And now the TRUTH!!!!!... It's all physics... Our Sun will remain stable untill its supply of hydrogen is depleated. (Hydrogen nuclei are fused together to form helium in its core, with energy given off). This this will occure for the next 4-5 billion years. At the end of that time the Sun will start to fuse helium, and the Sun will expand in diameter to 300 times its present size. Thus, becoming a Red Giant. After it depletes its helium, it will shrink in size and then cool off. This will take another 5-8 billion years. In this time frame it will become a White Dwarf. No need to worry, as of now, there is between 3-4 billion years to go before this planet is unhabitable. All Hail the Mighty Sun God! Oh, and, uhm... Robertson and Falwell... hypocrits "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

That's kind of funny, considering... "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

I am pretty sure that these people would agree that it was in fact a plane they were in when they slammed into the pentagon. American Airlines Flight 77: A Boeing 757 en route from Dulles Airport near Washington to Los Angeles. The plane was carrying 58 passengers, four flight attendants and two pilots. It crashed into the Pentagon about 9:40 a.m. Crew: Charles Burlingame, 51, Va., captain David Charlebois, Washington, D.C., first officer Michele Heidenberger, 57, Chevy Chase, Md., flight attendant Jennifer Lewis, 38, Culpeper, Va., flight attendant Kenneth Lewis, 49, Culpeper, Va., flight attendant Renee May, 39, Baltimore, flight attendant Passengers: Paul Ambrose, 32, physician Yeneneh Betru, 35, Burbank, Calif., director of medical affairs, IPC MJ Booth Bernard Brown, 11, student, Leckie Elementary School (Washington) Suzanne Calley, 42, San Martin, Calif., Cisco Systems Inc. William E. Caswell, 54, Silver Spring, Md., physicist, U.S. Navy Sarah Clark, 65, Columbia, Md., sixth-grade teacher, Backus Middle School (Washington) Zandra Cooper, Annandale, Va. Asia Cottom, 11, student, Backus Middle School (Washington) James Debeuneure, 58, Upper Marlboro, Md., fifth-grade teacher, Ketcham Elementary School (Washington) Rodney Dickens, 11, student, Ketcham Elementary School (Washington) Eddie Dillard Charles Droz, 52, Springfield, Va., vice president for software development, EM Solutions Inc. Barbara G. Edwards, 58, Las Vegas, Nev., teacher, Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas Charles S. Falkenberg, 45, University Park, Md., research director, ECOlogic Corp. Dana Falkenberg, 3, University Park, Md. Zoe Falkenberg, 8, University Park, Md. James Joe Ferguson, 39, Washington, D.C., educational outreach director, National Geographic Society Darlene ''Dee'' Flagg, 63, Millwood, Va. Wilson ''Bud'' Flagg, 63, Millwood, Va., retired Navy Admiral and pilot, American Airlines Richard P. Gabriel Sr., 54, Great Falls, Va., founder, Stratin Consulting Ian Gray, 55, Washington, D.C., healthcare consulting firm president Stanley Hall, 68, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. Bryan Jack, 48, Alexandria, Va., senior executive, Defense Department Steven D. ''Jake'' Jacoby, 43, Alexandria, Va., chief operating officer, Metrocall Inc. Ann Judge, 49, Great Falls, Va., travel officer manager, National Geographic Society Chandler Keller, 29, El Segundo, Calif., propulsion engineer, Boeing Co. Yvonne Kennedy Norma Khan, 45, Reston, Va., nonprofit organization manager, Karen A. Kincaid, 40, lawyer, Wiley Rein & Fielding in Washington Dong Lee, 48, Leesburg, Va., engineer, Boeing Co. Dora Menchaca, 45, Santa Monica, Calif., associate director of clinical research for biotech firm Christopher Newton, 38, Ashburn, Va., executive, WorkLife Benefits Barbara Olson, 45, TV commentator and lawyer Ruben Ornedo, 39, Los Angeles, Calif., propulsion engineer, Boeing Co. Robert Penniger, 63, Poway, Calif., electrical engineer, BAE Systems Robert R. Ploger III, 59, Annandale, Va., software architect, Lockheed Martin Corp. Lisa J. Raines, 42, Great Falls, Va., senior vice president, Genzyme Corp. Todd Reuben, 40, Potomac, Md., tax and business lawyer John Sammartino, 37, Annandale, Va., technical manager, XonTech Inc. Yang Shuyin, 61, Beijing, China Diane Simmons George Simmons Mari-Rae Sopper, 35, Santa Barbara, Calif., women's gymnastics coach, UC Santa Barbara Robert Speisman, 47, Irvington, N.Y., diamond industry salesman Norma Lang Steuerle, 54, Alexandria, Va. Hilda Taylor, sixth grade teacher at Leckie Elementary School in Washington Leonard Taylor, 44, Reston, Va., technical group manager, XonTech Inc. Sandra Teague, 31, physical therapist, Georgetown University Hospital Leslie A. Whittington, 45, University Park, Md., professor, Georgetown University John Yamnicky, 71, Waldorf, Md. Vicki Yancey, 44, Springfield, Va., Vredenburg Zheng Yuguang, 65, Beijing, China "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

The majority of Walmart employees are people raising families and pay mortgages and bills. Both, my mother and sister, had worked at a Walmart and like others I have known have nothing nice to say about the place. Everyone who works deserves to make a wage that affords them the comfort in knowing that they can afford food, utilities, clothing, a home, to raise their family, save for retirement, insurance, transportation, medical, emergency money, some fun money... this list can go on forever. Screw the mega-billion dollar corporations that offer nothing but low wage and junk built in China. China = low quality. I am tired of buying items that don't last a full year. Sadly we have become a "throw away society" for "low prices". Your 6 month old DVD player stopped working? No problem, throw it in the garbage and buy a new one at Junkmart for less than $30.00. So many items are tossed due to low quality and low price. I would happily pay the price (and often do) for high quality if it means that I can get a lifetime of enjoyment from that item. Quality is hard to find these days. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

I don't normally advocate violence, but... I would happily cover your back (or anyone elses) if shit hit the fan with the Phelps groups. I would love to see these people stomped. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

I don't see why anyone would have a legitimate reason to resist the test. As is stated, "Patients would be allowed to decline the testing". I believe that knowing your status should take precedence over all else. You would think that after 25 years of an epidemic that has taken so many and has disrupted the lives of so many that people would disconnect the stigma. I originally worried about what people would think if they knew I was poz. Well, no time to worry about what others think when it is your life on the line. But, you know, as it is HIV is the most unique illness in terms as to how it is viewed by the general population. Most believe that it will never enter their lives. I was the same as I was not in the risk groups. I have met several who also were not in the high risk groups. Heterosexuals are amongst the highest number of newly infected. Transmission amongst this group is contributed to promiscuity amongst single and married people (cheating spouses, open relationships) more so than intreveneous drug use amongst the same group. As with any type of illness, testing for such should be vigorously encouraged. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

This should had been standard some years back. I hope that all countries follow in suit. CDC wants HIV tests for everyone Tuesday, May 9, 2006; Posted: 9:27 a.m. EDT (13:27 GMT) Centers for Disease Control & Prevention AIDS (Disease) Health Treatment ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Testing for the AIDS virus could become part of routine physical exams for adults and teens if doctors follow new U.S. guidelines expected to be issued by this summer. Federal health officials say they would like HIV testing to be as common as a cholesterol check. The guidelines for routine testing would apply to every American ages 13 to 64, according to the proposed plan by the U.S. Centers for Disease control and Prevention. One-quarter of the 1 million Americans with the AIDS virus don't know they are infected, and that group is most responsible for HIV's spread, CDC officials said. "We need to expand access to HIV testing dramatically by making it a routine part of medical care," said the agency's Dr. Kevin Fenton. CDC officials presented the plans at a scientific conference in February. Last week, they said the guidelines should be released in June or July. The recommendations are not legally binding, but they influence what doctors do and what health insurance programs cover. Currently, the CDC recommends routine testing for those at high-risk for catching the virus, such as IV drug users and gay men, and for hospitals and certain other institutions serving areas where HIV is common. It also recommends testing for all pregnant women. Under the new guidelines, patients would be tested for HIV as part of a standard battery of tests they receive when they go for urgent or emergency care, or even during a routine physical. Patients would not get tested every year: Repeated, annual testing would only be recommended for those at high-risk. There would be no consent form specifically for the HIV test; it would be covered in a clinic or hospital's standard care consent form. Patients would be allowed to decline the testing. Standardizing HIV testing should reduce the stigma as well as transmission, CDC officials said. Nearly half of new HIV infections are discovered when doctors are trying to diagnose an illness in a patient who has come for care, they noted. The American Medical Association supports the proposed recommendations, said Dr. Nancy Nielsen, a Buffalo, New York-based physician who is speaker of the AMA's House of Delegates. Some doctor's offices will face challenges implementing the recommendations, she added. For example, they should not give a positive HIV test result over the phone and would have to provide or arrange for counseling. But the benefits of reducing the spread of HIV far outweigh the logistical challenges, said Nielsen, an infectious disease specialist. "I'm so happy the CDC is recommending this," she said. "HIV is an infectious disease and it should be treated like any other infectious disease. The fact that it has been treated so differently, I think, in some ways has contributed to the stigma." Some patients' advocates have voiced concern that the recommendations do not include pre-test counseling and sufficient informed consent. At many HIV testing sites, patients sit through a counseling session to explain the procedure before any blood is drawn. Many centers also require a patient to give "informed consent," indicating they understand the risks and benefits of the test. The proposed recommendations do not require pre-test counseling in medical settings. They call for post-test counseling to be offered only to patients who test positive. Pre-test counseling and informed consent ensure that patients are warned of possible mistakes in test results, said Catherine Christeller, executive director of the Chicago Women's AIDS Project. They also can explain the implications of HIV testing, she added. For example, undocumented workers who test positive for the AIDS virus may be deported and need to understand that, Christeller said. CDC officials say they understand advocates' concerns and are optimistic physicians will follow the recommendations carefully. "Doctors should be explicit that 'You're going to be tested,"' said Dr. Tim Mastro, acting director of the CDC's division of HIV/AIDS prevention. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

Eastern Intrigue, T. Rundgren As the sun rises in the east As the wind blows the fog across the sea As the hand of man creeps across the face of the world Caught in a web of glamours Persian perfume and oriental eyes Yogi in knots and sufi wise Master sublime and swami high Throw in some voodoo on the side And a dash of the old kung fu Lord you got me strung out on eastern intrigue Chapter six and verse eleven If you wanna get to heaven You've got to ask the man who owns the property Ya gotta dance your dance And do your act And get his big attention that's a natural born fact I'm on my knees, one question please Will the real God please stand up? Jesus and moses, mohammed, and sri krishna Steiner, gurdjief, blavatsky, and bhudda Guru maharaji, reverend sun myung moon On the banks of the holy nile As the palm tree sways at the base of the sphinx 'neath a crescent desert moon many thousands Younger than ours In fact, forget about time completely Think of it in the abstract please Think of the swaying tropic trees One of your many destinies Like having a hot peyote tea In the palace of fu manchu Lord you got me strung out on eastern intrigue Sell your wife and pawn your heater Buy the new bhagavad gita Do the pranayama 'til your spine gets sore I'll tell you for free 'cause God told me We checked it with the pope and so we all agree I'm on my knees, one question please Will the real God please sit down? "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

The only research that I can reference is that of my 46 years of life. I cannot recall any knowledge of a god untill about age 6 or 7 and that came from bible school and a southern baptist preacher. As a child listening to how you will burn in hell if you do not believe, I saw it as the same as "the bogeyman will get you if you don't go to sleep" type of threat. Forced to believe or pay the price. As a child you tend to trust what an adult tells you. As an adult and able to come to conclusions on my own, I have no knowledge of a god. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

I have not read this book but I cannot see how "religion" or any other outside influence can be "wired" in us. I believe that the "God" of any religion is learned, not wired. If some one were to be isolated from all of the world religions at birth through death, they would have no concept, whatsoever, of any form of a god. IMO, god is learned, not wired. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

Sarah, this statement really does not work. You made two statements in one sentence that completey contradict the other. First you say "Problem is, nobody will know the truth until they die-"(note that you stated "nobody") afterwhich you state as truth "-after they die, they won't be able to come back and let others know God is real and heaven and hell really do exist"(note that you stated "God is real and heaven and hell really do exist"). Do you include yourself with "nobody" or are you in possesion of proof to contradict? "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

Homeland Security has confirmed this to be true. They have creditable information obtain through a top secret covert clergy infiltration operation. After deciphering years of compiled information, they have concluded that 9/9/9 was as good of a date as any. The recommended course of action for the civilian population is to stock up on plenty of water and dry goods (enough to last an eternity), plastic sheeting and duct tape to cover windows and doors (for no reason other than it sounds good) and batteries. Homeland Security will broadcast hourly reports throughout the end of the world to advise you on what to do. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

Impossible. Time, manpower and material required to do such a job would be to great and would not go unnoticed. The intense heat created by the burning jet fuel and the domino effect brought the towers down. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

Super Warrior via the tongue! Sounds like sci-fi. Creeping closer towards the melding of man and machine. Scientists Probe the Use of the Tongue 04/24/2006 Associated Press/AP Online PENSACOLA, Fla. - In their quest to create the super warrior of the future, some military researchers aren't focusing on organs like muscles or hearts. They're looking at tongues. By routing signals from helmet-mounted cameras, sonar and other equipment through the tongue to the brain, they hope to give elite soldiers superhuman senses similar to owls, snakes and fish. Researchers at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition envision their work giving Army Rangers 360-degree unobstructed vision at night and allowing Navy SEALs to sense sonar in their heads while maintaining normal vision underwater - turning sci-fi into reality. The device, known as "Brain Port," was pioneered more than 30 years ago by Dr. Paul Bach-y-Rita, a University of Wisconsin neuroscientist. Bach-y-Rita began routing images from a camera through electrodes taped to people's backs and later discovered the tongue was a superior transmitter. A narrow strip of red plastic connects the Brain Port to the tongue where 144 microelectrodes transmit information through nerve fibers to the brain. Instead of holding and looking at compasses and bluky-hand-held sonar devices, the divers can processes the information through their tongues, said Dr. Anil Raj, the project's lead scientist. In testing, blind people found doorways, noticed people walking in front of them and caught balls. A version of the device, expected to be commercially marketed soon, has restored balance to those whose vestibular systems in the inner ear were destroyed by antibiotics. Michael Zinszer, a veteran Navy diver and director of Florida State University's Underwater Crime Scene Investigation School, took part in testing using the tongue to transmit an electronic compass and an electronic depth sensor while in a swimming pool. He likened the feeling on his tongue to Pop Rocks candies. "You are feeling the outline of this image," he said. "I was in the pool, they were directing me to a very small object and I was able to locate everything very easily." Underwater crime scene investigators might use the device to identify search patterns, signal each other and "see through our tongues, as odd as that sounds," Zinszer said. Raj said the objective for the military is to keep Navy divers' hands and eyes free. "It will free up their eyes to do what those guys really want to, which is to look for those mines and see shapes that are coming out of the murk." Sonar is the next step. A lot depends on technological developments to make sonar smaller - hand-held sonar is now about the size of a lunch box. "If they could get it small enough, it could be mounted on a helmet, then they could pan around on their heads and they could feel the sonar on their tongues with good registration to what they are seeing visually," Raj said. The research at the Florida institute, the first to research military uses of sensory augmentation, is funded by the Defense Department. The exact amount of the expenditure is unavailable. Raj and his research assistants spend hours at the University of West Florida's athletic complex testing the equipment at an indoor pool. Raj does the diving himself. They plan to officially demonstrate the system to Navy and Marine Corps divers in May. If the military screeners like what they see, it could be put on a "rapid response" to quickly get in the hands of military users within the next three to six months. Work on the infrared-tongue vision for Army Rangers isn't as far along. But Raj said the potential usefulness of the night vision technology is tremendous. It would allow soldiers to work in the dark without cumbersome night-vision goggles and to "see out the back of their heads," he said. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

I have ventured forth upon thou holy refrigerator and was revealed unto me a holy light from within. I knealt in reverance unto this holy light and reached within to feel a cool wetness upon my palms and withdrew from the holy light and was revealed unto me that my Perrier has been transformed into Mountian Dew the elixer of my choice. I forever shall deem the kitchen to be holy and the Refrigerator, God and will often make pilgrimage to this holy place whenever I am parch. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

Right you are! EVERYONE will find out the truth when they die. THE TRUTH!!!!!! "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

What one believes may counter the belief of another. One is neither truer nor more false than the other if neither can be proven without doubt one way or the other. Christianity is no more true or false than is athieism. Christians cannot prove that there is a God as athiest cannot prove that there is not a God. Me?, i'm a taoist and not burdened with whether I will be rewarded or punished upon my death. One thing for certian, you will know or not know the truth upon your death. Either you will see a light or all will go dark and you will cease to be. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

The stones within my wall of faith are now but shattered gravel. I need a new religion. Whatcha got? "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

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I got a robot one christmas, I believe 1965. It's arms moved as it rolled across the floor and its eyes flashed red along with a multitude of yellow and green lights. It had many sharp points and painted with lead based grey and black paints. It ran on 4 D-cell batteries. I saw oppertunity in having such a deadly marvel of technology at my disposal and I quickly inducted my new found joy into my plastic navy, army and air forces. With such a deadly combination at my command I quickly decided that the oppertunity to recapture the bedroom from the pitiful forces of my older brother would never be better. Having a robot was the eqivulant to having an Atom Bomb in 1965 in my bedroom. I deployed my forces in all the strategic locations. On the bedrails, up on the dresser, atop the record player and inline across the floor. Well over 500 men and several hundred ships, tanks and planes at my disposal. And, of course, Tommy the Robot ready to seek and destroy at my command. Just the very view of him, standing before my troops, put the fear of technology into my older brother. His forces could not possibily compete in this new type of warfare. I was invincible. With just a flick of the switch and victory will be mine. I could smell the fear he felt and I felt great for it. Cliff engaged my troops first by launching rubberband propelled missles deep behind the lines into my portion of the room. One missle nearly took out one of my eyes. War is serious stuff. This unprovoked attack cannot be tolerated and I quickly countered with bombing runs with my planes attached to kite strings strung across the room. This provoked him to yank the sheet from under my forces on the bed taking out at least 100 troops. Compeltely against the rules of engagement and cannot be tolerated. In order to preserve the integrity of war and to save countless lifes, I had no choice but to deploy my new found technology, Tommy the Robot. Without hesitation and forethought of its consequences I flicked the switch on Tommy and set the course of modern warfare. Tommy performed like no other warrior. He quickly pulverized the troops of the oppressive old regime that was my older brother. I was a LIBERATOR and a CONQUEROR. Mission complete. Sadly I was quick to learn that new technology does sometime lose out to old technology as my older brother quickly deployed his old technology to my head with his fist and regained the bedroom as his. He also took Tommy the Robot. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young