1. Re: [bprlist] MALLOWS
2. Re: [bprlist] MALLOWS
3. Time Travel - How it Can Happen
4. Arafat regime near collapse as radical states press for war
5. Earth Charter NewsFlash: May 2001
6. TV: May 20, 2001

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Subject: Re: [bprlist] MALLOWS
From: "Cynthia"
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 20:40:17 -0600
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Mallow can be used internally (after steeping in cold water for 8 hours -
never boil) as a demulcent tea for coughs, hoarseness, and general
respiratory problems, including serious lung conditions. Externally a
decoction (this can be boiled) is used to wash wounds and sores. A warm
enema made from leaves is supposed helpful for intestinal inflamation. The
medicinal properties of mallow seem to be similar, regardless of where they
grow or what form they take. On the other hand, though you didn't ask -
sorry - juniper is quite a versatile medicinal, but only the berries and
young twigs. Any other parts are quite strong and can cause physical
problems, etc.

Blessings, cynthia johnson

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From: RUBY
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Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 9:14 PM
Subject: [bprlist] MALLOWS

> Who's got some more info about mallows, particularly those of the Middle
> East or found in the Bible? And what might mallows symbolize?
>
> Job 30:4 Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their
> meat.
>
> I got the following from Britannica On-line:
> mallow
> any of several flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae,
> especially those of the genera Hibiscus and Malva. Hibiscus species
> include the great rose mallow (H. grandiflorus), with large white to
> purplish flowers; the soldier rose mallow (H. militaris), a shrub that
> grows to a height of 2 metres (6 feet); and the common, or swamp, rose
> mallow (H. moscheutos).
>
> Several Malva species are cultivated in gardens, especially the musk
> mallow (M. moschata), growing up to 1 m high, with rose-mauve or white
> flowers in summer, and high mallow (M. sylvestris), the leaves and
> flowers of which have been used medicinally. Another musk mallow, the
> abelmosk (Abelmoschus moschatus, or Hibiscus abelmoschus), is widely
> cultivated in tropical Asia for its seeds.
>
> The marsh mallow (Althea officinalis), a perennial plant native to
> eastern Europe and northern Africa, is naturalized in North America,
> especially in marshy areas near the sea; its root was formerly processed
> to make marshmallow confections.
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Subject: Re: [bprlist] MALLOWS
From: "John"
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 21:32:38 +1200
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I can definitively tell you what NOT to do with Mallow plants, Rubyrock
(broad grin)!!
I planted a couple along the edge of a sunken swimming pool which I was
landscaping.

Well, Summer came, and we started using the swimming pool. Right up until
the swarms of bees and veritable clouds of bumble-bees arrived to feast on
the now massively flowering Mallows nectar supply.

We attempted to accomodate the insects for a couple of days, (after all the
flowers were very decorative); but by the fifth night I pulled the plants
out. Attempting a daylight removal would have been a stinging experience!

Pastor John.

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From: ruby
To: bprlist@yahoogroups.com <BPRLIST@YAHOOGROUPS.COM>
Date: Friday, 18 May 2001 17:57
Subject: [bprlist] MALLOWS

|Who's got some more info about mallows, particularly those of the Middle
|East or found in the Bible? And what might mallows symbolize?
|
|Job 30:4 Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their
|meat.
|
|I got the following from Britannica On-line:
|mallow
|any of several flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae,
|especially those of the genera Hibiscus and Malva. Hibiscus species
|include the great rose mallow (H. grandiflorus), with large white to
|purplish flowers; the soldier rose mallow (H. militaris), a shrub that
|grows to a height of 2 metres (6 feet); and the common, or swamp, rose
|mallow (H. moscheutos).
|
|Several Malva species are cultivated in gardens, especially the musk
|mallow (M. moschata), growing up to 1 m high, with rose-mauve or white
|flowers in summer, and high mallow (M. sylvestris), the leaves and
|flowers of which have been used medicinally. Another musk mallow, the
|abelmosk (Abelmoschus moschatus, or Hibiscus abelmoschus), is widely
|cultivated in tropical Asia for its seeds.
|
|The marsh mallow (Althea officinalis), a perennial plant native to
|eastern Europe and northern Africa, is naturalized in North America,
|especially in marshy areas near the sea; its root was formerly processed
|to make marshmallow confections.
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Subject: [bprlist] Time Travel - How it Can Happen
From: "Patt A."
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 22:46:36 -0700 (PDT)
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Time Travel - How it Can Happen
May 17, 2001 7:39 CDT

Before your children are born, their children could turn up at your door. Michael Brooks discovers how to turn the future into the past.

Professor Ronald Mallett believes he has found a practical way to make a time machine. While the idea sounds crazy, it should work in theory: none of the known laws of physics forbids time travel, and shunting matter back and forth through time shouldn't be that difficult to do. Unfortunately, ideas like these usually work in theory only. For example, wormholes - the clever little tunnels in space and time that supposedly can be used to travel through time - require some supply of "negative energy" matter to open up.

Mallett, however, a professor of theoretical physics at Connecticut University, believes he has found a way to get to the past using light. Mallett has worked out that a circulating beam of light, slowed to a snail's pace, could be the vital ingredient for time travel. Not only is the technology within our grasp, but Mallett has also teamed up with other scientists at Connecticut to work towards building it. "With this device," he says, "time travel may become a practical possibility."

Getting into Mallett's time machine could be difficult, since slowing light down requires temperatures close to absolute zero. But future, advanced civilizations might find a way to do it, and maybe even come back to tell us how. If it works in the way he thinks it might, Mallett's device would provide time travelers from the future with their first gateway into our history.

Mallett embarked upon his journey into the past when he was ten years old. In 1955, his father died of a heart attack. "For me, the sun rose and set on him. It completely devastated me," Mallett says. But then he found The Time Machine by H. G. Wells. Even as a young child, Mallett knew his father hadn't taken care of himself. Drinking and heavy smoking damaged his weak heart, and it just stopped working at the young age of 33. "My notion was that if I could build a time machine, I might be able to warn him about what was going to happen," Mallett says. "That became my guiding light."

His childish notion evolved into a passionate investigation of everything ever written about time travel. When Mallett studied the work of Einstein-who died the same year his father did-he found that Wells' novel was right on the money: time travel is, in theory at least, achievable. Einstein himself was upset by the notion, but had only himself to blame. He showed that the effect we call gravity is a bending of space and time. Anything that has mass or energy distorts the space and the passage of time in its vicinity, sort of like the way the surface of a couch is distorted when someone sits on it. Solving Einstein's gravitational field equations shows just how space-time is distorted by mass and energy.

A lump of matter stretches space and time. So, for example, clocks run slower in the gravitational field close to Earth than they do far out in space. And if you set a massive lump spinning, it starts whipping space and time around after it, similar to a rotating teaspoon dragging the foam on a cup of coffee. The denser and faster-moving the matter, the more strongly it distorts space-time. If you take this idea far enough, you see that time can be twisted so much that instead of running in an infinite line from past to future, it is bent into a ring. Then you can just follow this loop around and return to a particular moment.

Theoreticians have found some solutions to Einstein's equations that include these "closed time-like loops"-physicists' jargon for a time machine. The first to do so was the Austrian-born mathematician Kurt Gšdel, in 1949, but unfortunately his solution required the whole Universe to be rotating-which it's not. Then some years later, Kip Thorne of Caltech had the idea of using wormholes, which link different regions of warped space-time, to provide such loops. Other loops can be made by infinitely long, spinning cylinders-somewhat hard to come by-or fast-moving cosmic strings.

In the early Universe, these ultra-dense strands of matter may have been as easy to come by, but that is not the case today. Mallett's idea of using light is much more practical. "People forget that light, even though it has no mass, causes space to bend," he says. Light that has been reflected or refracted to follow a circular path has particularly strange effects. Last year, Mallett published a paper that described how a circulating beam of laser light would create a vortex in space within its circle (Physics Letters A, vol 269, p 214). That was when he had his eureka moment. "I realized that time, as well as space, might be twisted by circulating light beams," Mallett says.

In order to twist time into a loop, Mallett figured out that he would have to add a second light beam, circulating in the opposite direction. Then, by increasing the intensity of the light enough, space and time swap roles: inside the circulating light beam, time runs round and round, while what to an outsider looks like time becomes like an ordinary dimension of space. A person walking in the right direction could actually be walking backwards in time-as measured outside the circle. So after walking for a while, you could leave the circle and meet yourself before you have entered it.

However, the energy required to twist time into a loop is enormous. But when Mallett looked again at his solutions, he saw that the effect of circulating light depends on its velocity: the slower the light, the stronger the distortion in space-time. Though it seems counter-intuitive, light gains inertia as it is slowed down. "Increasing its inertia increases its energy, and this increases the effect," Mallett says. And, as luck would have it, slowing down light has just become a practical possibility. Lene Hau of Harvard University has slowed light from the usual 300,000 kilometres per second to just a few meters per second-and even to a standstill (New Scientist, 27 January, p 4). "Prior to this, I wouldn't have thought time travel this way was a practical possibility," Mallett says. "But the slow light opens up a domain we just haven't had before."

To slow down the light, Hau uses an ultra-cold bath of atoms known as a Bose-Einstein condensate. "All you need is to have the light circulate in one of these media," Mallett says. "It's a technological problem. I'm not saying it's easy, but we're not talking about exotic technology here; we're not talking about creating wormholes in space." Mallett has already caught the interest of his head of department, William Stwalley, who leads a group of cold-atom researchers. Their first experiment will be designed only to observe the twisting of space, by looking for its effect on the spin of a particle trapped in the light circle. If they can then add a second beam, Mallett believes evidence of time travel will eventually appear. He's not sure how time travel would manifest itself. Perhaps what begins as a single trapped particle would acquire a partner-the particle visiting itself from the future.

Stwalley is more interested in the practical challenges of the experiment, and remains skeptical about possibilities of time travel. "A time machine certainly seems like a distant improbability at best," he says. Last month, Mallett gave his first talk on the idea at the University of Michigan after being invited by astrophysicist Fred Adams, who accepts that the theoretical side of Mallett's work stands up to scrutiny. "The reception was cautious and skeptical," Adams admits. "But there were no holes punched in it, either. The solution is probably valid."

Even Adams isn't convinced that the experiment will work, however. That's hardly surprising, as time travel raises disturbing questions. There may be ways out of this problem, but most physicists think that any attempt to mess with history should be impossible. The Cambridge astrophysicist Stephen Hawking calls this the "chronology protection conjecture". The general theory of relativity, which Mallett used to work out his theory of time travel, does not consider quantum mechanics. This could be the crucial omission that means time machines won't work in the real Universe. Hawking and Thorne say that any time machine would magnify quantum fluctuations in the electromagnetic field, and destroy itself with a beam of intense radiation. But in order to find out for certain, we need a theory of quantum gravity-a theory that merges quantum theory with relativity.

Even Mallett doesn't believe time travel is definitely within reach. "Whether it will do what I predict is something that one will only know by performing the actual experiment," he says. Another problem is getting on and off the loop of time without destroying it-or yourself. "I really don't know whether you could use this in the sense of H. G. Wells' time machine," says Mallett.

Only time will tell. In a few years, we may have entered an era when time travel is possible, and all kinds of strange people and things from the future could come to visit. One thing does seem certain. Even if the Connecticut time machine works, it won't be taking anyone back to medieval days. Mallett's circle of light won't allow anyone to travel back beyond the point where time first formed a closed loop. Therefore, it would be impossible to go back to a time before it was set up. "A later person could only travel back to the time when the machine is turned on," Mallett says. This could explain why visitors from the future haven't turned up. It also means that while Mallett could change the Universe, he won't ever achieve his childhood dream. Mallet's father will remain forever beyond his reach.

Source: New Scientist

Cosmiverse Staff Writer

http://www.cosmiverse.com/science05170102.html

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Subject: [bprlist] Arafat regime near collapse as radical states press for war
From: "research-bpr" <RESEARCH-BPR@PHILOLOGOS.ORG>
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 13:27:20 -0400
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Arafat regime near collapse as radical states press for war

SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM

Saturday, May 19, 2001

WASHINGTON — U.S. allies in the Arab world have warned Washington
of a collapse of the Palestinian Authority. PA Chairman Yasser
Arafat is said to be under pressure from Iran, Iraq and Syria to
escalate the conflict with Israel.

"The region is experiencing profound structural pressures and
changes," said William Burns, nominated to head the State
Department's Near East and North Africa bureau. "Active American
engagement in the Middle East is a necessity, not an option."

At the same time, Washington's Arab allies are under pressure to
act against Israel, Middle East Newsline reported. On Friday, the
London-based A-Sharq Al Awsat reported that Saudi Crown Prince
Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz has refused an invitation to meet Bush next
month due to Riyad's anger over U.S. support to Israel.

U.S. diplomats blocked a Palestinian attempt to convene the United
Nations Security Council for an emergency session on Israel. The
diplomats said the administration wants to encourage the
Palestinians to meet Israelis in negotiations rather than impose a
solution in the world body.

Earlier, Syrian President Bashar Assad was reported to have stormed
out of a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart, Hosni Mubarak, amid
an argument over Arab strategy. Assad dismissed Mubarak's
recommendation that the two countries should work to ease tension
in the region.

The Bush administration is reluctantly moving to raise its profile
in the Middle East in an effort to end the nearly eight-month-old
Israeli-Palestinian war.

President George Bush held a session on Thursday with his top
advisers on implementing recommendations of a panel led by former
Sen. George Mitchell. The report calls for a ceasefire by Israeli
and Palestinian forces, a return to peace talks and an end to
Israeli construction in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

The session included Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and National
Security Adviser Condeleezza Rice.

U.S. officials said the White House wants to draft an initiative
based on the Mitchell report that would garner both Israeli and
Arab support. But the officials said Bush will probably not
pressure Israel to halt construction activity as long as this
remains in existing Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza
Strip.

"We are still considering the various aspects of the Mitchell
Commission and the comments of the parties on it," State Department
spokesman Richard Boucher said. "We'll obviously take into account
explanations that the parties give of their policies in different
areas."

The Mitchell report is expected to be formally released on Monday.
Meanwhile, both Israel and the Palestinian Authority have submitted
comments on the report.

http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/breaking-3.html

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Subject: [bprlist] (Fwd) Earth Charter NewsFlash: May 2001
From: "research-bpr" <RESEARCH-BPR@PHILOLOGOS.ORG>
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 13:27:58 -0400
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------- Forwarded message follows -------
From: earthnet@ecouncil.ac.cr
Subject: Earth Charter NewsFlash: May 2001
Date sent: Fri, 18 May 2001 16:28:15 -0600

* The Earth Charter May 2001 Bulletin is now on-line.

   Click here to download a copy in PDF format:
   http://www.earthcharter.org/newsletter/

* Tatarstan, first Parliament to adopt the Earth Charter

  On April 27, the Parliament of the Republic of Tatarstan / Russia
  voted unanimously to adopt and apply the principles of the Earth
  Charter as part of their constitution. This is part of the project
  'Tatarstan - a Territory for a Culture of Peace, Sustainable
  Development and Tolerance', which the president of the republic
  launched a year ago.

* Mikhail Gorbachev presents the Earth Charter
  Urbino, Italy, June 8, 2001

  This event will result in the formulation of the Urbino Declaration,
  a document expressing the support and endorsement of the Earth
  Charter principles that will be signed by a wide range of political,
  social, and cultural organizations throughout Italy.

* The Earth Charter receiving endorsements

  The Earth Charter Initiative is seeking worldwide support for the
  use, implementation, and endorsement of the Earth Charter by
  individuals and organizations. Endorsement of the Earth Charter
  signifies a commitment to the spirit and aims of the document and
  an indication to the intention to utilize the Earth Charter in ways
  that are appropriate, given the situation. Some of the organizations
  that have recently endorsed the Earth Charter include:

    - Bellagio Forum on Sustainable Development
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    - National Wildlife Federation
    - Physicians for Social Responsibility
    - Stockholm Environment Institute

For more information on these and other Earth Charter activities
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Subject: [bprlist] TV: May 20, 2001
From: "research-bpr" <RESEARCH-BPR@PHILOLOGOS.ORG>
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 19:14:17 -0400
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SPECIAL: The History of God (Documentary)
Sun May 20 09:00 PM Eastern Time (120 min) A&E
God manifests himself to people from the time of Abraham to the
present. (CC) (TVPG)

MOVIE: Anne Frank (Drama, 2001)
Sun May 20 09:00 PM Eastern Time (120 min) ABC
Premiere. Part 1 of 2. A German-Jewish teen hides with her family and
others in the attic of an Amsterdam office building during the Holocaust.
Based on a biography by Melissa Muller. (Adult Situations) (CC) (Stereo)
(Rated NR) (TVPG)

LIMITED SERIES: The C.I.A. Secrets (Documentary)
Sun May 20 10:00 PM Eastern Time (60 min) DISC
Operation Counterterrorism. FBI agents monitor terrorist activities with
bugging devices, cameras and satellites. (TVG)

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