lauantai 11. joulukuuta 2010

Galloping jump into future

So called New World Order Masters (Old World Order), the global elites, are desperately struggling to upkeep their secrets and questionable plans for controlling the world and its population. Economic crises are expected to deepen due to manipulation and rampant exploitation. Ability to produce and distribute food is threatened, energy and heating prizes soaring. Besides climate volatility is affecting the whole earth.

But at same time the righteous folks are rising up. Secrets are pouring out. Besides there are claims of aliens (ETs) helping to prevent further destruction…(i.e David Wilcock, The doomsday is not going to come - such as nuclear war -as aliens clearly have shown of being able to prevent man made nuclear devices going off. But the struggle between positive and negative forces is not yet over.

China is said to be in the fronts of revolution spreading in the world. And we are starting to see some results. Some headlines:…Missile Went Off in California…Most US Missiles Went Offline for Some Time…Secrets Pouring Out (Wikileaks). Stuxnet Virus Almost Impossibly Sophisticated…UK Nuclear Submarine Loses Power, Runs Aground. “Coincidence?”; Two Different Nuclear Plants Shut Down Within One Hour – New York and Vermont. Chinese Sub Appears in US Navy Exercise. Many Oil Refineries Has Equipment Failures.

After some more crises all round development on the earth will be rapid; the free energy and other alien technologies will come into use. Sooner of later some country will get into practical manufacturing. Tremendous changes will start to happen. The day when we see even flying saucers daily is not far away. No more roads! It might take just 20 minutes to fly to the other side of the world. New treatments for diseases, food can be made artificially…etc - my imagination is not enough for this.

Many are expecting some kind of 'galloping jump' in 2012, 'Fourth Density' or Golden Age. Sarkar never spoke about Fourth Density, but he spoke about earth becoming more psychic. He expected also human beings to start looking more like aliens, with big head and lean limbs in the future. This 'quantum leap' is also connected to Solar System travelling into a more highly-charged region of the galaxy.

Sarkar says also; “The earth may one day become extinct but humanity can’t cease to exist…human beings will then set out for other planets and satellites.”
Sarkar thinks many people will become sick and die due to calamities and because some people’s minds are not able to stand the more subtle vibrations of the earth (also radiation coming from cosmos). But anyhow their sole will continue to new body perhaps even in some other planet. Sarkar: “Association by proper adjustment and parallelism between the psychic and physical bodies causes life, and dissociation under adverse conditions results in death. Death is nothing but a change.

Death is necessary. Assuming that unit consciousness could continue in one body as its shelter till it gets eventually merged in Cosmic Consciousness, we are faced with the possibility of one body continuing for millions of years, as the chain of actions and reactions (karma) may not free the unit consciousness earlier than that. This would result in a total stoppage of the evolution of factors in a body for millions of years.

After death …mind will have to experience the reactions (karmaphala) of previous actions. In fact…because of its inability to experience these reactions without the brain the mind has to take shelter in a new body in a subsequent birth. Hence the concept of hell or heaven where human beings are supposed to proceed after death is entirely incorrect.

On other planets and stars as well, the bodies of human-like beings have evolved in accordance with the particular amounts and ratios of the five fundamental factors (solid, liguid, aerial, ethereal, luminous) in those places.” (NASA; "Researchers in the harsh environment in California discovered microorganism on Earth able to reproduce on the toxic chemical arsenic. Ed Weiler, NASA. "As we seek signs of life in the solar system, we have to consider life as we do not know it.")

Time is not independent of matter…but time is dependent on objects. If we say ‘a hundred thousand years ago’ we think indirectly within ourselves that this incident occurred after an object like the earth rotated around an object like the sun a hundred thousand times. Time is not a fixed concept because it is dependent on changing entities. The news of the world of yesterday is ‘past’ to us, ‘present’ to some other planet, and ‘future’ to yet another planet.

Due to the movement of these numerous celestial bodies – a multitude of various types of visible and invisible rays are emanated. As a result, macrocosmic rays – cosmic rays, X-rays, Z-rays, etc. – travel throughout the vast cosmic void. Human beings will have to remain unaffected by undesirable microvita.

In the long history of humanity periods of degeneration have come and gone. When the number of ‘animals’ in human form increases, rational people become more active to save society. Although different types of calamities may confront humanity, doomsday will never happen.

You should always remember that Kali Yuga, when people are continually obsessed by food, is also a transitional phase and will be followed by a new Satya Yuga when people will be more soul-orientated, Satya Yuga will start as soon as you implement the socio-economic ideology.

Unless one develops oneself…ideal human being, one will not be able to solve any problem, no matter how madly one beats one’s chest or how loudly one shouts slogans. A Sadvipra is stronger than a political leader. The days of political democracy are numbered.

Maintaining proper relations with different sorts of people is part of propriety. If balance is maintained and propriety is properly measured, then the world will be an abode of pramá [dynamic adjustment] – heaven will be established on the earth.
The day when the entire living world – dashing through a transitory phase of psychic – will become spiritual, will not be in the distant future.

Almost all people will wear glasses and have false teeth… Human intellect will become sharper, the cranium will become larger and the nerve fibres will become more complex. This change will come soon and fast.

It may be that in 1,000 years monkeys will reach the stage of evolution that human beings have achieved at present. The minimum requirements and maximum amenities should also be given to animals.”
The future of humanity is going to be bright - lets not forget it while struggling the last more or less disastrous years.

Didi Annapurna

maanantai 8. marraskuuta 2010

Related to new energy flows to the earth

Related to new energy flows to the earth (from sun and beyond); microvita, electro-magnetism and cosmic consciousness. I combined what P. R. Sarkar has said from different perspective, short cut and edited:

Billions of microvita produce a single carbon atom. That is why it cannot be said that everything comes from carbon atoms. By nature microvitum is more energy than matter, so it travels and moves through inferences, whereas other entities cannot move through inferences.

Let us consider the case of the structure of a carbon atom. An atom has a nucleus around which electrons revolve. The weight of an atom is decided by the mass of its nucleus … If the nucleus of an atom is split up, tremendous energy or calories will surely be released.

This is due to the fact that the energy which is packaged up in matter comes out. To claim that energy is obtained due to the destruction of matter is theoretical and not physically proven. In fact, the energy comes out from within the store of the atom. Energy always requires a material shelter – a container. After the destruction of the container, the immense released energy moves very fast with tremendous speed in all directions in search of some or other material shelter.

When people get detached from non-carbonic pabula and become increasingly engrossed in carbonic pabula, (materia) there are two ill-effects as a consequence. First, the arena of one’s own carbonic pabula will increase and the mind will gradually and steadily drift towards crude matter. Secondly, one’s mind will think in terms of devouring other’s carbonic pabula. This is the psychological explanation of imperialism.

Why does microvita research need to be done in physical laboratories? Because atoms have two parts – the cruder part and the subtler part. Microvita also have two parts – the cruder part and the subtler part. So far atomic research has been done taking into account the cruder part of atoms. The subtler part of atoms has not been investigated. For research into the subtler part of atoms, psycho-spiritual practice is needed. When the cruder part of atoms could give energy for atom bombs, nuclear bombs, etc., much more can be achieved by exploring the subtler part of atoms. You will utilize the cruder part for the physical development of society, but many more great things can be achieved by using the subtler part of atoms. This is yet to be seen. When research into the crude and the subtle part of atoms proceed together, then only will there be great benefit for the entire creation. The subtler part is closer to idea and the cruder part is closer to matter…Ultimately living things are all groupings of the same primitive atoms whirling through space.

Our little planet earth, one among others in this solar system, derives its vital force from the sun. The planets – earth, Mars, Mercury, etc. – have come from the sun, and earth’s place is in the sun’s light and heat. The sun supplies its vital energy. Within the sun is hidden the source of erudition. The sun’s material energy brings into existence the living being’s inner development. During the flow of pratisaiṋcara matter is being transformed into consciousness at each and every moment.

You should always think in terms of cosmic brotherhood and act accordingly. Due to this knowledge of brotherhood, the human is superior to all other beings. So human beings have to believe in universal brotherhood before they can fully understand the Supreme Consciousness.

Europe, Africa, Australia, Mercury, Jupiter, comets, stars, and constellations - none is alien to the other, none is distant. Gradually everyone has begun to realize the vibration emanating from the One Mind. It is my firm conviction that the future of humanity is not dark. Every human being will attain that inextinguishable flame that is forever alight beyond the veil of the darkness of the present…

In the not too distant future…it will be very common for one’s father’s house to be on this planet and one’s father-in-law’s house to be on Venus. When going to the moon or Mars, people should be sufficiently cautious. The body and mind should be properly adjusted. This is called environmental adjustment. Ásana, práńáyáma [yogic postures and breathing], etc., help us in this adjustment.

In the last few thousand years certainly, and even in the last few hundred years, it is only natural that the earth’s daily and yearly motion has undergone some change, thus it is incumbent upon the astrophysicists that they recalculate the exact time of the earth’s daily and yearly cycles each year, or if this is not possible then at least every few years.

Our progress in the arena of science depends much on the progress of our knowledge in electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic emanations. We should be prepared for such change, and that change may take place in the very near future.

Human existence is a [mesh] of vibrations of so many wavelengths. So if the physical waves change, certainly the emanations and perceptions of nerve cells and nerve fibres will change. In the case of such a change in the physical order and also in the physico-psychic order, the change is sure to take place in the realm of spirituality. So the thought waves of human beings will be more of a spiritual nature than they are at present.

According to Sarkar; by a scientific process we are able to create differences in the waves; we will be able to convert iron or mercury into gold by removing the difference in the waves…and how does the homeopathy work, by changing the waves? And due to transformation of cosmic waves, human being is able to convert oneself into….spiritual being.

Didi Annapurna

How to manage with coming economic crises

Many, many are thinking now that the capitalism is on the edge of collapsing at any time. Lets see if it will and how badly, and when, but one should be ready to face it in case. Besides there are factions fighting about the governance of the Earth. But there are also forces that are benevolent. The benevolent forces will eventually be able to win the battle. We should be prepared to replace the exploitative capitalism with better system.

But as we are not yet there, we should secure our life for the crises to come. It is good to have some storage of food, and if possibly even alternative heating and cooking system and readiness to help also others. Food and oil prizes might go high, there might be shortages too. Electricity cuts could be possible, computer system perhaps coughing. Hopefully not more than that, as nothing will work without it, not even toilet I suppose. Nothing much will also work without electricity.

Anyhow best way to prepare oneself is to take possible crises at least into consideration, because then you are not totally paralyzed and one more helpless to be taken care – by whom?

If you have spiritual base that is very helpful for feeling secure, as it is never going to leave you without confidence about things to be solved eventually. Your food and needs are taken care by your positive mind and own efforts and at the end by the stronger forces, than the physical can ever be. This confidence will allow you also to be aware of the new spiritual energy flow and tune yourself into peace, love and inspiration.

Practically you can prepare; by paying your loans away; if you have money in stocks etc, buy farm or land, or gold might be OK to keep some.

Make food storage lasting over the winter, can consider these things: dried food (can also dry some yourself), grains, raisins, plums, oils, beans, peanuts, sunflower seeds, almonds, dried bread. Those things that you need especially because of diet and i.e Asian food. Seeds are also important if not possible to grow in the garden or balcony, but at least for making sprouts. Matches, led torch, water purifying things, milk powder, necessary medicines and natural (homeopathic especially as they can last forever and can make lots from one pill even), vitamins, tinctures. Gasoline, cash money, warm wool clothes (ie styrox for your bed?), rubber shoes, bicycle, hot water bottles, candles, wool yarn, sleeping bag, toilet paper, buckets. Some food that you don’t need necessarily to cook; muesli, peas (soke over night in water), iodide pills.

Leave smoking, restaurant evenings, you might have to give them up anyway, then it is not going to be so many things to give up. Is your car necessary? If you are looking for job and can choose, those needed in crises time, like nurse, second hand shopkeeper, fixing different things etc

Come to know your neighbours and be ready to cooperate with them. Join to alternative groups; they are more ready to help you in case of need.

Next winter might be cold and even sunflares might cause some damage, who knows. Besides there might be more disruptions to flights and other daily functions.

But the future of humanity is bright, in few years the worst might be over…

keskiviikko 15. syyskuuta 2010

At the edge of the economic recovery/collapse?

And one to accomplish Prout for the welfare of entire humanity.

Didi Annapurna

maanantai 30. elokuuta 2010

Prout and spiritual evolution

Sarkar expressed this period of change in many Ananda Vaniis:

Didi Annapurna

torstai 26. elokuuta 2010

Five Principles of Prout into Practice

Prout” -frame work.

Take example women’s rights.

First Principle of Prout says:

Second Principle of Prout:

Third Principle of Prout:

Fourth principle:

Fifth principle:

Didi Annapurna

torstai 1. heinäkuuta 2010

Time for Prout?

This world is controlled besides business leaders by powerful secretive groups that are functioning behind the scenes - behind the elected governments and bodies. Their decisions often supersede the democratic processes. Their power is based on money, media, sophisticated weapons, economic hit men and intelligence. Politicians and governments are bound to listen them.

They have had for centuries common goals, but now different factions are fighting amongst each other. Thus destroying their power to influence and controll.

At same time there is silent revolution creeping in the world. Spiritual awareness is growing, mostly due to meditation and other spiritual practises and amount of “indigo” children increasing. Children are more spiritual than older people.

It is not so easy to notice this revolution, especially by those who are manipulating the world matters, as they don’t have spiritual awareness themselves. When people do meditation their consciousness is rising. They act differently; materialism and money are not anymore the main interest. One can’t bribe them; one can’t manipulate them so easily. They are courageous and righteous, caring for everyone, concerned of human rights and ready for profound chance.

One doing meditation can teach thousands of others, that’s how the silent revolution is spreading like wildfire. On the other hand there is tremendous flow of spiritual energy coming to our solar system and our planet. It will help those seeking for spirituality to right direction, but it will harm those that are destructive or self-destructive. That might be their end, if they don’t change their nature.

When the low minded controllers are loosing the game, there will be vacuum to be filled. Prout is a ready made structure to be adjusted to emerging situation. It can be modelled in consideration of local, national and global needs.

Prout is formulated for the spiritually inclined society, so now more than never before it is the time for Prout.

Sarkar about Prout: The principles of PROUT will not change, rather the application of PROUT will adjust with the changing circumstances.

History moves in rhythmic waves – in a systaltic flow…then there is a galloping jump… and another galloping jump…. All of a sudden there are galloping jumps – epoch-making eras. We are now at the threshold of this jump. We are not only at the threshold; we have just crossed the threshold of a new era. We are now at the threshold of something new – of the new age – and we are now passing through such an age. Do you realize it? We are no more at the threshold. You should be ready for great changes, otherwise balance will be lost.

In all the areas of life metamorphosis must occur. Metamorphosis is taking place not only in the realm of physicality but also in the realm of psychic structure. Changes are fast coming in the psychic arena and in all the realms of human expression.

Just now I said that in the field of spirituality there cannot be any complex, but there are complexes due to social defects. It is our spiritual duty to rectify the social order…

I cannot allow this to happen. For this reason the theory of Prout has been given so that every person can progress speedily in the field of spirituality without any complex.

Didi Annapurna

Why the present global economy can't be fixed as such?

There are huge loads of money somewhere, if it would be used for recovering the economy i.e through increasing the capacity of purchasing power of poor, we wouldn’t have much problem, but instead the money is more and more accumulating to the hands of wealthiest, seems like.

Anyhow may be this crisis was needed to take down the extreme materialism, as human being is not meant to be greedy, selfish materialist.

Although revovery is preached, it doesn't seem such, as the purchasing power is not increasing, loans and unemployment decreasing remarcably and production is not recovering. People concentrate now paying their huge debt loads away, so soon nobody is buying things. Prises might go down for a while. That will take the production further down and increase unemployment. But necessary food items prise may go up.

Depending also if the UFO disclosure is happening soon and we are getting alternative free energies and sophisticated technologies. But that would mean total change not only economy, but as well the life itself in this planet - that’s why - some are fighting against it with teeth and nails.

Besides people are getting tired of materialism, competition, accumulating wealth and keeping up status. Instead they are becoming spiritually inclined and will consume less. Economic recovery back to previous is not possible, because humanity is growing above materialism and exploitation.

Although Prout advocates maximum amenities and maximum utilization of resources, still it does recommend aparigraha - simple life style - and take into consideration natural resources and environment.

Sarkar: Guaranteed availability of foodstuff, clothing, medical assistance and housing accommodation should be arranged so that human beings may be able to utilize their surplus energy (energy up till now engaged in procuring the essentialities of life) in subtler pursuits. Side by side, there should be sufficient scope for providing other amenities of the progressive age. To fulfil the above responsibilities, enough purchasing capacity should be created.

Special amenities are to be guaranteed to capable people. Special amenities are for people of special calibre as per the environmental condition of the particular age.
These amenities must be good for the physical and psychic development of human beings or at least one of them.

The common people should be freed from stresses and strains. This can be achieved through the provision of super-natural amenities which can be developed artificially through science and technology.

The satisfied physical needs will lessen the physical obstacles which inhibit human progress, and human beings will experience all-round development, especially in the intellectual stratum.

As you know, physical pabulum is limited, so the mind continually runs from one thing to another. This process goes on in a never ending order. But in the realm of intuition the goal is infinite. When aspirants come into this realm, their desires, their longings, are fully satisfied. Thus the controlling point is the spiritual order.

Non-indulgence in the enjoyment of such amenities and comforts of life as are superfluous for the preservation of life is aparigraha. Therefore, a number of factors have to be taken into consideration to determine an individual’s necessity for the preservation of life. The minimum requirement of a person can, to some extent, be determined and decided by the society.

…the society may help individuals to be established in aparigraha by setting a standard in certain spheres of life. But the complete establishment in aparigraha ultimately depends on the individual.

Aparigraha is an endless fight to reduce one’s own objects of comforts out of sympathy for the common people, after ensuring that individuals are able to maintain solidarity in their physical, mental and spiritual lives for themselves and their families.

In practising aparigraha the objects of pleasure will increase or decrease with person, place and time; but the definition of aparigraha, as mentioned above, will be applicable to all persons, in all countries and at all times.

So I advise each human being that as long as you are alive, you should try to build yourself in a nice way, in a complete way. But you should not only build yourselves, you should also build human society in the same way. To achieve this you will have to take the help of PROUT.

Didi Annapurna

maanantai 21. kesäkuuta 2010

Morality today

Morality concept is commonly limited mostly to dealings of genders, but Sarkar widens it to
include righteousness, honesty, sincerity and sense of responsibility.

The whole human existence is based on morality, niiti. Niiti is benevolent for all.

Welfare of the society depends i.e on:

Existence of dynamic movement; materialists don’t have interest for morality or unity, building true human society is not possible. There should be the idea; Let us move together, let us live in harmony.
Proper direction, ideology towards perfection; world constitution, bill of rights and individual and collective conduct rules for the moral integrity.
Education; neo-humanism. Morality rise from wisdom.
Ideology based on morality gives inspiration for the unit mind and society.

Social life has to take morality as starting point. Morality is elevating, uniting, while religions courage groupism. On the other hand those “illuminated” say: world is illusion! But the reality is only mind goes beyond physical, material.
And revolutions there are many, but in order to last for ever needs moral leaders.

Sarkar says that it is not enough we ourselves observe morality, we have to also unite the moralists of the world - for righteousness to prevail - and fight against immorality.

In the present society we feel that people commonly are honest and moralists, but our political, and especially business leaders, are not so moral. And often the unjust and immoral decisions and laws of the politician’s actually make the society go down. Or at least the politicians have not been able to prevent ecological and economical disasters, exploitation, neglect of spirituality and the spread of clearly harmful and destructive advertisements and movies - full of violence and sexual indulgence. Politicians need to compete for votes at what so ever prise and please the business sector.

Recent oil rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico is basically one example of lack of morality. The disaster happened as a result of great negligence, which is still continuing; the main interest after the accident for the oil company seems to be to hide the facts.

These titles and quotes from the newspapers give picture what is going on:

The three companies responsible for the spill fighting in Congress among themselves. The BP is underestimating greatly the oil disaster. The BP oil flow estimate “grown” again third time, now 35,000-60,000…BP's oil "well casing" has suffered damage beneath the level of the sea floor…uncontrolled [oil] flow to the sea floor. And that is the doomsday scenario.

BP using the most toxic and the LEAST effective outdated dispersants, sold by “fellow company”. BP doing everything to prevent satellites from capturing the extent of the leaked oil by dispersing it below the water surface, so that there is no evidence or publicity. Why use dispersants at all, which makes the oil more difficult to remove? Dispersed oil
more toxic than the sum of its parts. Big Oil and corporate interests!

European countries claim to have better methods for clean up, but they are not allowed to help, due to US rigid laws!!!

And Merle Savage; I am one of the 11,000 cleanup workers from the Exxon Valdez oil spill - suffering from health issues from that toxic cleanup.

Some person from BP tells cleanup workers; they’ll be fired if they wear respirators. BP hiding dead birds as well as plumes of oil. BP’s largest shareholder says; Oil spill good for economy.

There are also speculations why the bosses of BP and Goldman Sachs sold their assets in BP just before the explosion? After all these hidings how many more secrets they might have?

Sarkar: In the present democratic system, all sorts of immoral and corrupt practices are given the opportunity to pervert society. The very nature of the present system is that it favours the capitalists and exposes the administration to immoral and corrupt forces.

Democracy in capitalist countries is a farce because votes can be purchased and poor people cannot fight elections. How can the conduct of the capitalists be rectified? In the realm of morality two forces act side by side. One is the internal urge and the other is external pressure … [If capitlists’] internal urge is meagre and does not function properly, we have to apply external force to rectify their conduct. Nicely worded advice will not do the job…In the communist system there is want of humanity and want of morality.

Sadvipras are strong in morality and always ready to wage war against immoral activities. Those who strictly adhere to the principles of morality, are ensconced in sacrificing service (Tapah) and are ready to wage war against immoralists, are sadvipras. Only those sadvipras are safe from destruction and extinction, who can work for the welfare of the human society. Therefore, it becomes the prime duty of everyone to make themselves and others sadvipras.

So, we notice that in the sphere of society building, there are two distinct psychologies. One is service psychology, which inspires people to promote collective interest. The second is group psychology, which only tries to promote the limited interest of a small group. Those who are guided by service psychology will not like separate politics from morality. Their thoughts and ideas remain far above narrow group interests…

If the dictator is a strong moralist then the standard of morality of the society may rise very high…all the policies and planning of the government will be easily materialized.

The concerted effort to bridge the gap between the first expression of morality and establishment in universal humanism is called “social progress”. And the collective body of those who are engaged in the concerted effort to conquer this gap, I call “society”. Emphasis should be given to moral education and the inculcation of idealism…. The practice of morality should be the most important subject in the syllabus at all levels.

Social life must take morality as its starting point – it must take inspiration from morality. Only then will society be able to put an end to the erosion caused by divisive internal conflicts and to advance towards victory.

But after all, evolution is going on towards spirituality, and human beings are becoming gradually more moral and righteous. The development to that direction is very fast. Little more patience...

Didi Annapurna

Climate change and earth changes

The global warming agenda is very controversial. There are scientists that believe the earth is warming only due to carbon dioxide and other emissions. And others claim: “Ice Age is coming.” While some also believe the warming of the poles and weather alterations are due to interplanetary reasons, but otherwise there is no real global warming. Whom to believe? Common folks are confused.
It seems at least that ice on Arctic pole is not melting anymore. It also seems while looking NASA’s info that there are tremendous and rapid changes in all near by planets as well:

Planets and solar system: Profound changes on Sun; solar activity 8000 times more, plasma charged particles, filaments, sun spot season late for 2 years. Moon is getting atmosphere consisting of Natrium. Mars: warming, ozone growth, twice thicker atmosphere. Jupiter: melting ice caps, plasma 200% thicker. There have been 3 rings - now one, tremendous warming, ionosphere 1000 times higher, magnetic field doubled. Venus: tremendous increase in green glow, sulphur decreasing. Uranus: ring changes, magnetic field increasing, pole shift recent. Saturn: ring disappearance- seasonal, clump of high energy charged particles, rotation time changing. Pluto: brightness? Mercury: within two years more dust than previous 10 years and magnetic field weakening. Neptune: pole shift recent, dramatic change in colour. Mass of atmosphere doubled within two years, strange bright carbon monoxide spot. Planet-X: few years ago only few google entries, now tremendous interest.

Sarkar stated as early as 1986 about changes at seasons, weather patterns, electro-magnetism, tectonic plates; coming earthquakes, volcanoes, and other calamities. Sarkar explained how even poles shift could happen caused either by huge volcano eruption, nuclear explosion, or external planet or meteor colliding to earth’s atmosphere. And not only that, but he mentioned Ice Age to come in the near future.

According scientists changes in the earth itself: Polar ice has been disappearing (partly explained by warm winds from Pacific), but now the ice seems to be increasing again. Bigger earthquakes and volcanoes are happening more than before. There might be also geo-engineering going on by HAARP and chemtrails and claims about time (day length etc) pattern changing? The magnetic N-Pole is moving increasingly fast to Siberia direction. The earth normal wobbling has stopped and there are leakages of methane from Artic Ocean, due to warming of poles. National Geographic News suggests that there's a region of rapidly changing magnetism on the core's surface, possibly being created by magnetism arising from deeper in the core.

The magnetic field is weakening, especially between Africa and S America - where NASA claims to be even hole in magnetosphere. There are x-ray-, plasma- and etc inflows from the hole and through thin ozone layer. These inflows bring heat or cold waves and cause storms.

Dr. Valerie Hunt constructed a room in which the magnetic field intensity could be varied. “When the magnetism was decreased, the entire neurological integrating mechanism was thrown off. Subjects could not balance their bodies; they had difficulty touching finger to nose. They lost kinaesthetic awareness."

Sarkar explains (ab 1980-1990) earthquakes and volcanoes - being caused partly by cavities after mining and nuclear explosions. He expected water levels to be rising on the seas due to rains avoiding dry, deforested lands and ice to be melting on poles and mountains. Electro-magnetic changes would bring changes in human brain; the intelligence would increase, DNA would change and nervous system to be affected (Heart, sleep, mental). At same time electro-magnetic inflow would also speed up our spiritual growth. According many scientists and spiritual people these things are indeed happening.

Other scientist:
Directly below the Earth's crust is layer called asthenosphere, where the plates are touching each other. That layer creates mountains and can cause earthquakes and volcanic activity.
If the level of normal volcanic and earthquake activity is caused by plates shifting some centimetres a year, then what would happen, if they shifted more suddenly! Anyhow something is now happening with this layer while during recent years there have been growing amount of bigger earthquakes and now also volcanoes.

One explanation is that tectonic plate changes take place due to other planets affecting through weakening magnetic field. And another explanation: if there was sudden change in the Earth’s tilt or rotational momentum, this would place tremendous stresses on the underlying mantle and the tectonic plates; earthquakes and volcanic activity would cover the Earth in ash clouds and significantly lower its temperature.

This brings us to the problem of ice ages, which could be also caused by other reasons: magnetic pole shift or actual pole shift, as a consequence of global warming, Gulf Stream weakening (debated) and sunspot minimum lasting longer than usually, (reason for Small ice age on 1780-1800).

Sarkar about draught:
Drought is caused by surface water utilization, deforestation and low pressure systems on oceans. Angular movements of celestial bodies – prevents cloud formation. Solution; to catch rainwater and use helium for attracting water to dry areas. Energy solutions: electromagnetism, artificial petroleum, synthetic food etc.

Bhaktivirya Towsey wrote1989 about possibility of pole shift:
It could happen if magnetic field will weaken and there would be increasing liquidity between the core and crust, which would make the crust to move, called crustal displacement. The idea is that some external entity would come too near the earth and tilt the earth with its stronger gravitational force (earth has weakened magnetosphere).
Magnetic pole shift is more common, but there are also expectations of physical pole shift. Scientists are now a bit concerned about external object hitting earth, as it has happened now also in other planets.

The magnetic pole shift affects mostly the satellites, communication and navigation systems and living beings. The actual, physical pole shift is more damaging due to tremendous winds, weather abnormalities etc. One needs to go underground in order to survive?

Sarkar: “Change is a must…The change in the psychic sphere brings about a corresponding change in the physical sphere as well. And thus in the process of evolution at present, living beings are more physical than psychic, but in the future they will become more psychic than physical.”

Sarkar’s Text ab Pole Shift: “The Poles Shift Their Respective Positions”, 1986, Calcutta
If the poles change their positions, the time taken by the Earth to move around itself will certainly be either lessened or increased. And similarly the time taken by the Earth in moving around the sun will either increase or decrease.

The environmental order as well as the ecological order of the Earth will be disrupted. And as a result of this disruption, there must be physical and biological changes in the structures of all living creatures …Other planets and satellites of the solar system will also undergo certain remarkable metamorphosis. And if the magnetic order is disrupted, then certain remarkable changes…in the electro-magnetic vibrations of this Earth…will occur. As a result of this type of change in the electro-magnetic vibrations, human thought waves will certainly be affected.

Our progress in the arena of science depends much on the progress of our knowledge in electromagnetic waves…Human existence is not only…in physical structure, it is a [mesh] of vibrations of so many wave-lengths.

The change is sure to take place in the realm of spirituality. We hope that…the movement of humanity, and of each and every living being – is from matter to consciousness, from extroversion to introversion …Humanity will be more meditative…

Sarkar about Ice Age 1986: And you see as a result of such a change, especially if the change (pole shift) takes place very fast, another ice-age may occur here on this Earth. Between the pre-condition and post-condition of the ice-age there may be a long gap…But we have much expectation and hope…the human intellect will be able to overcome such a catastrophe and arrange for shifting the population to some other planet having suitable environmental conditions and a better ecological order.

And Sarkar 1990. History moves in rhythmic waves – in a systaltic flow…All of a sudden there are galloping jumps – epoch-making eras. We are now at the threshold of this jump…not only at the threshold, we have just crossed the threshold of a new era …

The polar ice will melt and the ocean levels will rise. It will have its impact on the tidal waves throughout the globe. The Pacific Ocean will become colder and then frozen. Many of the existing ports will close. Rainfall and climatic variation will have an impact on flora and fauna.

This present age communism has disappeared leaving room for higher thoughts and higher psychic attainments….[other] philosophies are also sure to be vanquished…Be ready for the coming changes. They are something natural. They are not an unprecedented calamity or catastrophe, or a great adversity.

Sarkar said that during previous ice age there was 3 types of behaviour: 1. Not ready to move, or change their habits and life style, they perished…2. Ready to change their habits and lifestyle, but not ready to move, they survived 3. Ready to move and change their life style and habits; warriors, they succeeded best

Short cut from Finnish astrologer Juha Aalto-Setälä about planetary changes:
From the galactic centre there is now huge energy flow; electro-magnetic energy. Said to be harmful, but it is harmful only to those who are not spiritually inclined. Every 250 million years we reach to a point where the earth is aligned with galactic equator.

The electro-magnetic energy is photon energy; it is conducer of light vibration. The galactic centre consciousness is the source of that light. Green plants are absorbing photon energy. Our pineal gland is using this photon energy. Photon is absorbed also in oxygen.

Now all the secrets are coming out, truths. The will power will not ask it will bring changes; bring out all our anger and non acceptance to deal with, and the possibilities…We are already practising telepathy now.

Increasing electro-magnetic vibration makes possible raising the kundalini and make cakras functioning…The earth is reflecting the vibration of human beings and is changing its form; the equator is increasing in size, because earth is flattening, the poles are nearing each other. Planet is growing, the material is transforming. The solid is becoming less dense.

Laser is made by using one energy flow - concentrated to one point. The same we can do while practising meditation – to make our mind one pointed.

Sarkar: “One day the physical and psychic structure of human beings will become divine…They will then lose their fascination with the transitory world…So I advise each human being that as long as you are alive, you should try to build yourself in a nice way, in a complete way. But you should not only build yourselves, you should also build human society in the same way…

The rays of the crimson dawn of a new humanity on the eastern horizon have started weaving textures of colours their eyelids and in the subtler recesses of their minds…The future of humanity is not dark – I have this faith. Human beings will seek and one day realize that inextinguishable flame that remains ever-burning behind the veil of darkness.” P. R. Sarkar

Didi Annapurna

perjantai 18. kesäkuuta 2010

Present economic situation and Global governance

The economic situation is unstable almost all over the world. As Sarkar said when the cap between rich and poor gets wide, it will lead to depression and eventually capitalism will collapse. Poor and middle class people are loosing their purchasing power, while the rich are speculating with the markets and accumulating the money to unproductive things. When the purchasing power goes down, then also the production goes down and workers will be laid out more and more, which lowers the purchasing power still more, and circle go on and on. Most of the countries in difficulties are lowering wages, and cutting social security and public services, which only will lead more surely down the road while purchasing power is degenerating at same speed. On the other hand it seems now clear, that Sarkar’s second reason for depressions – money is not backed in gold or some other matter – is evidently adding down spiral while money is loosing its value due to endless printing exercise and inflation will eventually lift up the prises, (although some deflation might occur first) which the poor will find more difficult to purchase.

The elites talk now constantly about global governance, global taxation, global treasure etc. The motivation behind this undoubtedly is to gain control over economy. But economy should not be centralized, but rather it should be decentralized into local hands and decision making.

Global governance itself is good idea, but it completely depends on who are those global leaders. If they are the same people who managed to cause the whole economic mess, materialistic life style, economical disaster, wars, and destruction, then we better make it sure there wouldn’t be any global governance.

But if those global leaders would be uplifted amongst the common folks – due to reason that they have shown service mindedness, mercy, selflessness, righteousness, respect for spiritual values and rationality of thoughts, words and actions – then only we could trust that our lives are in good hands and that there will be welfare and happiness for all to be expected. Anyhow we are not near that time when there are enough experienced, service minded and spiritually inclined masters to be requested to take the lead.

Ancient human beings life was a struggle of survival; are of physical development, which was followed by the age of mental development; science, arts and religions were blooming. Now we have evolved into spiritual phase, which means that those leaders required for beneficial world government are emerging very soon. Still the world government might need hundreds of years to be fully established.

Sarkar about World Government

In fact universalism is no ism, for it is all pervading and does not favour any group or party interest…Universalism is the only panacea for all mundane and supramundane ailments…To materialize the concept of universalism a World Government is necessary. (Not only a World
Government but also a Universal Government).

In the initial stage, the World Government will be a law-making body and the different federations will have executive powers to implement the laws passed by the World Government.

The formation of a World Government will require a world constitution. A charter of principles or bill of rights should be included in such a constitution and encompass at least the following four areas.
3. The constitution should guarantee four fundamental rights – spiritual practice…,cultural legacy; education; and linguistic expression.

The world government or Ánanda Parivára engage themselves only in constructive activities and selfless service, instead of wasting their vital energy in the vortex of politics, or in political conflicts.

The sadvipras (moral, spiritual leaders) will select good persons to carry out the executive duties in the governmental and non-governmental spheres. They will also nominate top-ranking officials. The board will have power to dismiss them if they are found unfit for any responsibility.

Didi Annapurna

keskiviikko 2. kesäkuuta 2010

Sarkar's revolution and present time

All arenas of individual and collective life undergo changes with the changes in time, place and person. In comparison to the speed of change in social, economic, political and cultural life during the last 500 or 600 years, the speed of social change has greatly accelerated in the twentieth century. In the future, changes in society will take place with still accelerating speed.

One of the scientific processes of social change is viplava or revolution...

The main factor in revolution is the application of tremendous force to move society forward.

Human civilization has now reached a critical stage of transition. Exploitation of one human being by another has assumed alarming proportions. At critical junctures in the past, when exploitation had reached the zenith point, history witnessed the emergence of mighty personalities who were able to overcome the problems in society. Today also, the guidance of mighty personalities with a comprehensive ideology is required to lead humanity away from the edge of disaster towards a glorious future. The emergence of such personalities is an indispensable necessity of history.

Capitalism is now rapidly moving into the final stage of degeneration. In the early part of the capitalist era, society experienced certain advantages, but towards the end, society has become the victim of insatiable rapacity, unbearable hardship and heartless deprivation. Those countries suffering under the weight of capitalist exploitation are rapidly moving towards shúdra revolution.

When society is moving towards revolution, the role of the exploiters is exposed. The exploiters are unable to disguise their exploitation any longer.

During the psychic preparation for revolution, the disgruntled sections of society will have to build a revolutionary organization which will create a congenial environment for revolution.

Ideologically educated revolutionary workers will have to channelize the psychology of the common mass towards revolution and inspire them to undertake revolutionary struggle! Such workers must adopt a rational approach inspired by the positive philosophy, have a well-developed socio-economico-political consciousness, and be dedicated to uplifting the standard of the common people…

Loss of life and property will be minimized to the extent to which the leadership is free from defects. Ideal leadership…will not only lead to a successful revolution, but will also fulfil the hopes and aspirations of the people in the post-revolutionary phase of society

The forces opposed revolution possess immense military power. In spite of it, the revolutionaries achieve victory. This victory is due not only to a well-knit organization, progressive ideology and exemplary leadership, but also to revolutionary strategy.

Revolution always takes place around a sentiment. If there is no strong common sentiment, a revolution cannot take place…Everything should be done with proper direction, proper guidance. As for instance, people utter loudly the word revolution, revolution, but revolution does not mean putting buses and trains on fire or removing the railway lines.

Today capitalism is degenerating with great speed. The rich establishments and government departments are bailing out the banks and businesses, if not nations, for the common people to pay in the form of taxes etc - at same time common folks are loosing properties, jobs, rights and benefits. The cap between poor and rich is increasing. Media is in the hands of few powerful to keep the masses in the dark and playing their games.

So, how to do revolution in social, physical, mental and spiritual level? The process is going on already. There are also huge changes happening on earth structure, climate, economics and truths are coming on light. The biggest change is anyhow on spiritual level. Human beings are realizing more day by day that one is not only physical, mental (and economical) being, but also spiritual being. Cosmic energy is flowing in and giving everyone chance to uplift oneself with great speed. Many are taking that challenge, practising spirituality, changing into vegetarian, doing service and fighting against injustice.

Those exploiters and destructive forces still get chance to give up their exploitation, but if they don’t do that - the fourth or even fifth dimension is not going to save them. Once they have to give up anyway.

Wow, the revolution has started and will go on and on… until the unity is reached…and until each and every being in this universe has enough to eat. Can you just imagine how happy we all would be; sharing, caring and loving with all our sisters and brothers???

“Revolutions have come and gone many times, but it has not made humanity happy”. This time it is different. Evolution is going on: once there was an age of physical development - struggling for existence. Then there was an age of mental development - arts, science and religions were blooming. And now we have reached to the age of spiritual development - which only can make the human being ‘perfect’, divine and happy.

Didi Annapurna

maanantai 17. toukokuuta 2010

Sarkar and aliens, ET s

Sarkar said there is life in other planets as well.

Some more developed some less.
He used to meet those beings from other planets. Sometimes his devotees saw him talking with aliens. Sarkar said also that if this planet will become unsuitable for human beings, they will move to other planets. Sarkar spoke about cosmic brotherhood meaning that we will engage with brothers from other planets. That time might not be faraway. He believed the future of humanity will be bright.

Once some students were with Sarkar. He told them to go aside and wait there. While they were waiting near, three extremely tall beings came near Sarkar and he spoke with them with strange language. After some time those three men left. Students were extremely curious, who those tall people were. Anyhow Sarkar just kept on talking something else and the students didn’t get chance to ask. After long time finally Sarkar extended his arm showing towards the sky and said, that those strangers had come from that particular star where he was pointing.

The disclosure of UFO s is near, many sources are doing efforts to bring out the secrets of many decades ; supressed alien technologies, presidents of US in contact with aliens, etc.

David Wilcock’s Blog on, The Norway Spiral is back -- but this time it's jumping all over the place in the skies of Australia . This is a manmade phenomenon that shows Disclosure is getting closer and closer all the time! --- it is utterly impossible for it to be called a missile anymore.

And the longer the oil spill in Gulf of Mexico goes on unchecked, the faster we can expect to see Disclosure really happen. There are plenty of technologies capable of plugging the spill, and those who are in a position to disclose, and ready to disclose….

As you will see, the "Phobos is an artificial moon" story we covered a few weeks ago has also gained incredible new 'legs'! (Phobos is artificial moon, filled with infrastructure and buidings inside, DA).

And here the newspapers: And now also Phobos, moon of Mars goes to mainstream:

And Daily Telegraph published, Republican McElroy's speech: “I personally believe that Eisenhower did indeed meet with these extraterrestrial off-world astronauts.”,

Also David Cameron, new British PM (not accepting elitist and intelligence supression and control) openly pledged that he would disclose the truth about UFOs, if elected.
(Astronaut Aldrin speaks about Phobos and President Obama has promoted him openly, DA)

Finnish astrologer Juha-Aalto-Setälä spoke recently: Now all the secrets are coming out, the truths...Connection to invisible world is developing; to aliens, nature spirits, etc. We are already practising telepathy now.

There are more developed species in other planets. At this moment we are under tremendous follow up by them. Our third density is unusual and the changing process to higher dimensions attracts their attention. Many of them are here to help us, while at same time they are progressing, but there are also some of them to take opportunity. We should do first our best and then they might help some more.

Electro-magnetism can affect the gravity, (which is connected somehow to so called free energy [?]). Laser is made by using one energy flow - concentrated to one point. The same we can do while practising meditation – to make our mind one pointed.

Didi Annapurna

Sarkar time, place, person

Then came Kali Yuga, the present age. People of this age are food-orientated and grossly materialistic. Eating plays such an important part in their lives that, if there is a shortage of food, they think they will surely die. Their existence is so dependent upon food that they become feeble and lose their stamina to continue vigorous spiritual practices. You should not depend on food too much. This is why I have prescribed fasting on four days a month for some people and two days a month for others, and personally I have proved by fasting for five years and eight months at a stretch that if people try, they can remain without food. If one’s dependence on food decreases, one will gain more freedom in a particular aspect of life. In Kali Yuga, as I have said, people are too obsessed with food and other material objects. That is why it is said, “Saḿghe shaktih kalao yuge.”

It is impossible to solve single handedly the acute problems of food, medical care, housing and education which we are con fronted with today. This requires a collective, organized effort following the spirit of “devábhágaḿ yathá púrve” [in the olden days the gods used to share their food]. With this end in view I have formulated a socio-economic philosophy. The sooner you are able to collectively implement that philosophy, the better it will be for society. At the same time you should always remember to exercise control over food. Do not depend upon food too much.

Personally, I do not believe in this division of time into the Satya, Tretá, Dvápara and Kali Yugas, although I do admit that there is some truth in the underlying spirit. You should always remember that Kali Yuga, when people are continually obsessed by food, is also a transitional phase and will be followed by a new Satya Yuga when people will again be more soul-orientated, Satya Yuga will start as soon as you implement the socio-economic ideology. By your collective efforts let Satya Yuga be established on this dusty Earth as soon as possible. May you be victorious.
Human beings will have to move forward by recognizing and adjusting with changes in time and space. Adjustment and flexibility are essentials for human progress...Time and space are changing and PROUT will also have to adjust with that change. The principles of PROUT will not change; rather the application of PROUT will adjust with the changing circumstances.

In every field today – including science, religion, social life, etc. – flexibility has been lost. In science, Dalton’s atomic theory is already out of date. In some fields new theories have taken over, and in other fields change is now taking place. In chemistry for example, if chemists procure and perform tests on the same salts from two different companies, the results will often differ. Somewhere in these experiments there is a chord of difference or contradiction. This is because there is a difference in the number of microvita in the salts from the two companies. So this microvita theory will adjust science with time and space.

So for the continued welfare of human beings and all of creation, we must adopt such a theory which has flexibility and elasticity. When the elastic band in a piece of clothing is no longer flexible, the clothing is discarded. In the same way, if any theory loses its flexibility, it will not be able to adjust with time, space and person and it will also be discarded. Policies will differ according to changes in time, space and person, but principles will remain the same because they are all pervading and because their cognitive faculty is omniscient. In this present age of transition, you are seeing many theories change and being discarded before your very eyes. If any group of people clings to the skeletons of the past, they will also be rejected. Intelligent people will not cling to old, outdated ideas. Rather they will wholeheartedly embrace that theory which adjusts with time, space and person and will continue to exist forever.

I think some of you have come in contact with our Prout theory. I think you have gone through it. The fifth fundamental principle of Prout says that the style of utilization should vary according to changes in time, space and person. Didn’t I say this? That is, there is – there lies – scope for flexibility because the human mind won’t tolerate anything rigid. It wants movement, but not only movement, it wants accelerated movement. But what is dogma? Dogma is also an idea, but with rigidity of the boundary line. Dogma won’t allow you to go beyond its periphery of that boundary line. That is, dogma goes against the fundamental spirit of the human mind.

We are near the last stage of the Vaeshya Era. If an impact is created, it will help the suffering humanity. It is the most opportune moment for creating an all-round revolution. This is a new sub-theory under Proutistic theory and may be called gati vijiṋána – the science of dynamics in PROUT.

The days of political democracy are numbered. PROUT demands economic democracy, not political democracy. In the Proutistic system people will not seek jobs – jobs will seek people.

You should remember it is not the barrel of a gun but the spiritual force of human beings that is the real source of power. Human beings want selfless service. PROUT is dedicated to the service and welfare of one and all.

The real meaning of education is trilateral development – simultaneous development in the physical, mental and spiritual realms of human existence.


A bioengineered niche preserves the quiescence of muscle stem cells and enhances their therapeutic efficacy

Quarta M., Brett J.O., DiMarco R., De Morree A., Boutet S.C. Chacon R. Gibbons M.C.,  Garcia V.A., Su J., Shrager J.B., Heilshorn S., Rando T.A.
Nat Biotechnol., 2016

Here, the authors describe a system for maintaining muscle stem cells (MuSCs) in vitro in a potent, quiescent state. They screen for factors that could maintain mouse MuSC quiescence and defined a quiescence medium. The authors also designed artificial muscle fibers (AMFs) that mimic the native myofiber of the MuSC niche. Mouse MuSCs maintained in quiescence medium on AMFs showed enhanced potential for engraftment, tissue regeneration and self-renewal after transplantation in mice. That also evaluated if the muscle fiber specific membrane protein laminin-211 could maintain MuSCs quiescence. The AMFs were coated with recombinant Integrin α4β1 followed by recombinant laminin-211. Indeed, the results showed similarly prolonged quiescence in vitro and enhanced potency in vivo. When seeded onto the laminin-coated AMFs and cultured for three days, mouse MuSCs showed reduced activation as assessed by EdU incorporation, increased viability as assessed by ATP levels, and higher Pax7 and lower MyoD protein expression when compared to AMFs alone or functionalized with integrin α4β1 only.

Penton C.M., Badarinarayana V., Prisco J., Powers E., Pincus M., Allen R.E., August P.R.
Skeletal Muscle, 2016

Here, the authors comprehensively examine the effect of physiologically relevant laminins, laminin-211 and laminin-521, compared to traditionally utilized ECMs (e.g., laminin-111, gelatin, and Matrigel) to assess their capacity to propagate and preserve myogenic differentiation potential. The results demonstrate laminin-521 is a superior substrate for both short-term and long-term myogenic cell culture applications compared to other commonly utilized substrates. Laminin-521 also provides more consistent and reliable differentiation over long-term culture. Laminin-521 supported increased proliferation in early phases of expansion and was the only substrate facilitating high-level fusion following eight passages in mouse myoblast cell cultures. In human myoblast cell cultures, laminin 521 supported increased proliferation during expansion and superior differentiation with myotube hypertrophy. Counterintuitively however, laminin-211, the native laminin isoform in resting skeletal muscle, resulted in low proliferation and poor differentiation in mouse and human cultures. Matrigel performed well in short-term mouse studies but showed high amounts of variability following long-term expansion.

Fontes-Oliveira C.C., Steinz M., Schneiderat P., Mulder H., Durbeej M.
Scientific Reports, 2017

Congenital muscular dystrophy type 1A (MDC1A) is a severe muscle disorder caused by mutations in the laminin α2 gene. Here, the authors have investigated the bioenergetic profile in myogenic cells from MDC1A and LS patients. To confirm that the metabolic alterations were due to deficiency of laminin-211 in MDC1A cells, MDC1A myotubes were cultures in plates coated with recombinant laminin-211. Indeed, basal respiration, maximum respiration and ATP production as well as basal mitochondrial respiration and maximal mitochondrial respiration capacity were normalized to control levels in the presence of laminin-211. The results indicate that absence of laminin α2 chain leads to downregulated PGC1α expression, which impairs mitochondrial biogenesis, causing a reduction of mitochondrial content that finally leads to a bioenergetic inefficiency in myoblasts and myotubes from MDC1A patients. The authors found dysregulated expression of genes related to energy production, apoptosis and proteasome in myoblasts and myotubes. The data, for first time, demonstrated an impairment of the bioenergetic status in human MDC1A and LS muscle cells, which could contribute to cell cycle disturbance and increased apoptosis.

Laminin-211 in skeletal muscle function

Holmberg J. & Durbeej M.
Cell Adh Migr., 2013

This review focus on the importance of laminin-211 for normal skeletal muscle function.

Laminin therapy for the promotion of muscle regeneration

Riederer I., Bonomo A.C., Mouly V., Savino W.
FEBS Lett., 2015

Accumulating data show that the local microenvironment plays a major role during muscle regeneration. In the satellite cell niche, a major extracellular matrix protein is laminin. Human myoblasts transplanted into immunodeficient mice are preferentially located in laminin-enriched areas. Additionally, laminin-111 enhances myoblast proliferation in vitro and increases expression of the α7β1 integrin-type laminin receptor. Intramuscular injection of laminin-111 ameliorates muscular pathology in mdx mice, protecting muscle fibers from damage. Moreover, transplantation of human myoblasts with laminin-111 into Rag/mdx immunodeficient recipients improved efficacy of myoblast transplantation, increasing the number of human dystrophin-positive myofibres. Taken together, these data strongly indicate that exogenous laminin can ameliorate the regeneration process in different models of muscular dystrophies and can be instrumental for improving cell therapy aiming at repairing the degeneration/regeneration process in skeletal muscle.

The role of laminins in the organization and function of neuromuscular junctions

Rogers R.S. & Nishimune H.
Matrix Biology, 2016

The synaptic cleft between a motor neuron and a muscle fiber is filled with basal lamina. Laminin α4, α5, and β2 chains specifically localize to neuromuscular junctions (NMJs), and these laminin isoforms play a critical role in maintenance of NMJs and organization of synaptic vesicle release sites known as active zones. These individual laminin chains exert their role in organizing NMJs by binding to their receptors including integrins, dystroglycan, and voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs). Disruption of these laminins or the laminin-receptor interaction occurs in neuromuscular diseases including Pierson syndrome and Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS).

Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Sphincter Regeneration: Role of Laminin Isoforms upon Myogenic Differentiation

Seeger T., Hart M., Patarroyo M., Rolauffs B., Aicher W.K., Klein G.
PLOS ONE, 2015

In the sphincter tissue (smooth muscle) a strong expression of the isoforms laminin-211/221, laminin-411/421 and laminin-511/521 can be detected in the different cell layers. Bone marrow-derived MSCs in culture, however, mainly express the isoforms laminin-411 and laminin-511, but not laminin-211. Even after myogenic differentiation, laminin-211 can hardly be detected. All laminin isoforms tested (-211, -411, -511 and -521) showed a significant inhibition of the proliferation of undifferentiated MSCs but, with the exception of laminin-521, they had no influence on the proliferation of MSCs cultivated in myogenic medium. The strongest cellular adhesion of MSCs was to laminin-511 and laminin-521, whereas laminin-211 was only a weakly-adhesive substrate for MSCs. Myogenic differentiation of MSCs even reduced the interaction with laminin-211, but it did not affect the interaction with laminin-511 and laminin-521. Since during normal myogenesis the latter two isoforms are the major laminins surrounding developing myogenic progenitors, α5 chain-containing laminins are recommended for further improvements of myogenic differentiation protocols of MSCs into smooth muscle cells.

Laminin a5 chain is required for intestinal smooth muscle development

Bolcato-Bellemin A-L., Lefebvre O., Arnold C., Sorokin L., Miner J. H., Kedinger M., Simon-Assmann P.
Developmental Biology, 2003

Here, the function of the laminin a5 chain in the developing intestine was defined by analysing laminin a5 -/- mutants and by grafting experiments. The authors show that laminin a5 plays a major role in smooth muscle organisation and differentiation, as excessive folding of intestinal loops and delay in the expression of specific markers are observed in laminin a5 -/- mice. Loss of a5 expression was paralleled by ectopic or accelerated deposition of laminin a2 and a4 chains; this may explain why no obvious defects were observed in the villous form and enterocytic differentiation. Lack of the laminin a5 chain was accompanied by a decrease in epithelial a3B1 integrin receptor expression adjacent to the epithelial basement membrane and of Lutheran blood group glycoprotein in the smooth muscle cells, indicating that these receptors are likely mediating the a5 interactions. Taken together, the laminin a5 chain is essential for normal development of the intestinal smooth muscle.

Skeletal muscle laminin and MDC1A: pathogenesis and treatment strategies

Gawlik K. and Durbeej M.
Skelet Muscle. 2011

In this review, the authors introduce laminin-211 and describe its structure, expression pattern in developing and adult muscle and its receptor interactions. They also discuss the molecular pathogenesis of MDC1A and advances toward the development of treatment.

Abnormal Wnt and PI3Kinase Signaling in the Malformed Intestine of lama5 Deficient Mice

Ritié L., Spenlé C., Lacroute J.I., Bolcato-Bellemin A-L., Lefebvre O., Bole-Feysot C., Jost B., Klein A., Arnold C., Kedinger M., Bagnard D., Orend G., Simon-Assmann P.
PLOS ONE, 2012

Laminin-511 is highly expressed in the intestine. To understand the mechanistic role of laminin-511 in tissue homeostasis, the researchers used RNA profiling of embryonic intestinal tissue of lama5 knockout mice and identified a lama5 specific gene expression signature. They show that laminin a5 plays a crucial role in both epithelial and mesenchymal (smooth muscle) cell behavior by inhibiting Wnt and activating PI3K signaling. We conclude that conflicting signals are elicited in the absence of lama5, which alter cell adhesion, migration as well as epithelial and muscle differentiation. The LMa5 deficient intestine also displays a smooth muscle defect and myogenic differentiation markers are affected. Laminin-511 supports adhesion of epithelial cells and Akt phosphorylation. Laminin-511 stimulates spreading of epithelial and muscle cells (compared to laminin-111). Inhibition of Akt with wortmannin abolished spreading of epithelial cells on laminin-511 as evidenced by cell laminin-511 specifically activates Akt through the PI3K pathway in intestinal epithelial but not in mesenchymal cells. Cell migration was also higher on Laminin-511. Laminin-511 also protects cells against H2O2-induced apoptosis.

Chen Z-L., Yao Y., Norris E.H., Kruyer A., Jno-Charles O., Akhmerov A., Strickland S.
J Cell Biol. 2013

Astrocytes express laminin-111 and 211 and assemble basement membranes (BMs) at their endfeet. Here the authors show that ablation of astrocytic laminin disrupted endfeet BMs and led to hemorrhage in deep brain regions of adult mice. The lack of astrocytic laminin led to impaired function of vascular smooth muscle cells, fragmentation and vascular wall disassembly where astrocytes have a closer association with VSMCs in small arterioles. Acute disruption of astrocytic laminin in the striatum of adult mice also impaired vascular smooth muscle cells function, indicating that laminin is necessary for vascular smooth muscle cells maintenance. In vitro, both astrocytes and astrocytic laminin promoted brain vascular smooth muscle cells differentiation.


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If you aren’t sure whether an animal/dog is a pet or a service animal/service dog, ask the person holding the leash, “Is this your pet?” This is a non-confrontational question and permits the person to identify the animal/dog in a dignified manner.

Yes. A public venue must modify its policies to permit the use of a trained service animal / service dog by an individual with a disability, unless doing so would result in a fundamental alteration or jeopardize the safe operation of the public venue. While service animals/service dogs might not be found riding a roller coaster or being admitted into a sterile surgical area, service animals/service dogs may accompany their owners in taxi cabs, on trains and buses, to doctor’s offices, in hotels and motels, stores, health clubs, schools, restaurants and almost every other place the general public is welcomed.  (Please refer to ADA_FAQs for more specifics.)

For additional information regarding service animals, please refer to this FAQ page from the Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA_FAQs or visit their website, www.ADA.gov


Eclipse Xsemantics is a DSL (implemented in Xtext itself) for writing type systems, reduction rules, interpreters and general relation rules for languages implemented in Xtext. A system definition in Xsemantics is a set of judgment rules which have a conclusion and a set of premises. Xsemantics then generates Java code that can be used in your Xtext-based language for scoping and validation.

Eclipse aCute provide development tools for C# and .NET Core inside the Eclipse IDE.

OpenJ9 is a high performance, enterprise calibre, flexibly licensed, openly governed cross platform Java Virtual Machine extending and augmenting the runtime technology components from the Eclipse OMR project ( and OpenJDK project (

It is highly optimized for fast startup, low memory footprint, quick ramp-up, and excellent throughput performance, both in dedicated as well as cloud deployments.

The BIG IoT project aims at igniting an IoT ecosystem by introducing an API (BIG IoT API) for interoperability and an online marketplace (BIG IoT Marketplace) for providers to offer and monetize their IoT resources (data and services) and for consumers to discover them and access them from their applications and services.

Picasso is a free open-source (Eclipse Public License) web application written in Python for rendering standard visualizations useful for training convolutional neural networks. Picasso ships with occlusion maps and saliency maps, two visualizations which help reveal issues that evaluation metrics like loss and accuracy might hide: for example, learning a proxy classification task.

Eclipse Duttile looks at the world of the Internet of Things in a holistic manner, suggesting an approach in which the various elements are part of a single integrated process. It proposes a new cross-domain methodology that aims to provide adequate tools for the governance of the IoT projects, building the experience gained until now, in a jointly and reasoned way. The core approaches became from the world of software and hardware development, both different but always complementary.

This project aims to provide a middleware for industrial automation which realizes Industrie 4.0 concepts using existing technologies like OPC-UA and oneM2M. One essential element of this middleware is a virtual function bus which abstracts from underlying network technologies, similar to the approach chosen in AUTOSAR. Another essential part of BaSys will be an implementation of the asset administration shell concept that allows access to every information relevant to an asset, as well as access to the asset itself.

Hybrid classical-quantum computing paradigms are posed to benefit the scientific applications that are ubiquitous within the scientific computing research community, including modeling and simulation of quantum many-body systems, applied math, and data analytics. However, developing quantum-classical hybrids that integrate quantum algorithmic statements alongside conventional programming models is an outstanding technical challenge.

The digital logbook is the main source of information in the central network control unit (CNCU) for the manual logging of events and operations which are not recorded automatically in the control system. In addition to the use for the structured transfer of information during the change of shifts, the company's digital logbook is to be used as an expanded resource for the work organization in the CNCU and as an information medium for the well-directed transfer of information from supervisors to employees. The project technically bases on the openK Platform.


External Affairs

Macron Urges Trump to Avoid Hasty Climate Change Decision

President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands in a meeting at Brussels. Credit : Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

Brussels: French President Emmanuel Macron urged Donald Trump on Thursday not to take any hasty decisions on a global climate change deal that the US president threatened during his election campaign to abandon.

President Macron and President Trump also discussed the Syrian crisis, counter-terrorism and defence spending over lunch at the US ambassador’s residence in Brussels, their first meeting since Macron was elected on May 7 after a turbulent campaign.

French diplomats had said beforehand that President Macron would use the meeting to try to convince President Trump to stick to a global deal to combat climate change.

President Macron said he respected President Trump‘s decision to put the Paris agreements under review.

“I reminded him of the importance these agreements have for us,” President Macron said, adding that the pact was also important for job creation and economic development.

On the Syrian conflict, President Macron said he hoped all parties to the conflict could agree to create a diplomatic road map to a settlement, “and I think that he (President Trump) shares this view.”

A White House summary of the meeting did not mention climate change but said President Trump had urged France to meet the NATO target of spending 2% of GDP on defence and to ensure that NATO was focused on counter-terrorism. France spent about 1.8% of its GDP on defence in 2016, according to NATO figures.

When the two leaders met, President Trump was fulsome in his congratulations on President Macron‘s election victory over far-right leader Marine Le Pen, saying he had run “an incredible campaign and had a tremendous victory”.

When NATO leaders greeted President Macron at the new alliance headquarters later, President Macron pointedly headed straight for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, embracing her and shaking the hand of NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg before another muscular handshake with President Trump.


Thursday, April 8, 2010

Helpful Catholic Wedding Tips

(Photo Credits: Catholic Wedding Help)

  1. I'm going to throw in my 2 cents as a non-catholic who recently attended a catholic mass wedding.

    - Write out even the simplest of prayers. An example of this is the Lord's Prayer. It has a different ending for protestants and can cause confusion!

    - If you are planning on having a full mass, let guests know! Most weddings I have been to run about 20-40 minutes (if in a church)... the last catholic wedding I went to was 2 hours and included a literacy of saints! A note on the out of town welcome letter would have prepared me for a 2 hour service... (although, frankly, I don't think anything could prepare you for 2 hours)

    - Even if most of your guests are catholic, please include a note of customs for your non catholic guests. Things are a little different in a catholic church (as in, although I am confirmed and have had a baptism and communion, I am not allowed to participate in a catholic communion) and it makes them feel included

    That's all I can think of! I'm glad you found such a helpful site!

  2. Great tips! I agree that printing out the prayers will be helpful for non-Catholic guests. We are having a modified Catholic ceremony since our wedding will take place at a winery, but we are still including most of the traditional prayers. And most of our guests will be Hindu, so this could definitely be a recipe for confusion!

  3. Thanks so much for recommending that site- I jumped over there already, and it looks like a good place for info. We are having a bilingual mass, so it could become complicated :)

  4. Those are all helpful tips. We aren't having a catholic wedding but its interesting to see the different requirements and customs that take place.


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