By All Means Break The Rules, And Break Them Beautifully, Deliberately And Well.

This week, President Obama came out in favor of a strong Net Neutrality rule, without loopholes, which will keep the internet open and free from restrictions. Verizon, Comcast and other internet service providers want to be able to block content, limit access to certain websites and services, and slow the connection unless they receive a cut from every website and extra money from you, the consumers. A strong Net Neutrality rule, which I support, will prevent that from happening. The fight is not over though. The FCC, which is an independent agency, will make the final decision.

“Organised Crime” is a more accurate term for multi-billionaire companies that avoid taxes and utilise slave labour, rather than stereotypical mobsters

“All external enemies that appear before us are merely projections and judgments created from our own unobserved ‘egoic mind’.”  ~Anon I mus (Spiritually Anonymous)

Using Historical Reference Points to Raise Your Consciousness

I still remember learning about the Coliseum and Circus Maximus in middle school social studies. I found it amazing that a society 2,000 years ago could build stadiums that were just as big as the ones in use today. My teacher also explained that, just like modern professional athletes, top chariot racers and gladiators often became household names whom young boys idolized while growing up. This aspect of Ancient Rome fascinated me, since it seemed so similar to the 21st century.

I can still recall a question about Roman culture on a test during the Coliseum unit. We were asked to write an essay regarding the role of “Bread and Circuses” in Roman society. If your memories of Middle School history are a bit foggy, here’s Wikipedia’s summary of the term:

“Bread and circuses” … is metonymic (figure of speech) for a superficial means of appeasement. In the case of politics, the phrase is used to describe the generation of public approval, not through exemplary or excellent public service or public policy, but through diversion; distraction; or the mere satisfaction of the immediate, shallow requirements of a populace, as an offered “palliative.” (1)

Basically, my teacher explained that the Roman games were used to distract the common people, while those in government worked on projects outside of public notice. After finishing the test something struck me. If so many parallels exist between modern-day sports and the Roman games (both feature large stadiums, high stakes competition, masculine idols, etc.), then isn’t it likely that American sports also have a “Bread and Circuses” element?

This question seemed especially relevant since the United States was in the process of invading Iraq at the time. There were widespread protests against U.S. imperialism, but of course professional sports were as popular as ever. In fact, my favorite teams would often honor veterans and ask the crowd to Salute our troops. Our whole culture was starting to seem quite Roman….

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So I brought this question up during the next class. “Aren’t the NFL and NBA a modern day version of ‘bread and circuses?’ I mean they’re similar to the Roman games in every other respect.” I don’t remember the exact conversation that resulted, but I know it was inconclusive. People seemed unwilling to even entertain this idea, and would use simple phrases (like “No, America is a free country”) to try and disprove it.But this idea kept coming back to me throughout high school. The US was fighting battles in Iraq, and there I was watching a baseball game. Was I living in Rome 2.0?

Comparing modern-day sports to the Roman circus is a great intellectual exercise. Personally, it forced me to begin thinking critically and to reassess what I consider “normal” in every day life. Synthesizing historical facts with modern day trends also helps you become more objective (and less biased) about the era you happen to be born into.

For example, no one would disagree that Rome was an Empire between 27 BC and 395 AD. This nation was called the “Roman Empire” because it:

Had a massive military.

Conquered foreign lands.

Maintained a strong central government with little input from the public.

Amassed great wealth.-

 Etc….

If all these factors made Rome an Empire, why wouldn’t they also make the United States an Empire? We do all the exact same things as Rome, but use different words to describe our actions. Let’s compare the two:

“Had a massive military”

- We spend more on our military than the next 9 countries combined. (2)

“Conquered foreign lands”:

- The US has 800 military bases in 80+ foreign countries. This is thought to be the most bases a nation has ever possessed in history. Many of these bases are clustered in countries we conquered on the battlefield (especially Japan and Germany.) (3)

“A strong central government with little input from the public”

- A Princeton/Northwestern University study of 20 years worth of data states point blank: “The preferences of the average American appear to have only a minuscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy.“ (4)

“Amassed great wealth”

- The United States is the richest country in History.

The point here is that the United States more than fulfills the traits of Empire we attribute to Rome. How, then, can we call Rome an Empire and not the United States? To do so is to live in a paradox, and to be trapped in illusion..

Counterpoint

A common rebuttal to my argument is to point out the differences on paper between each form of government. Rome had a single emperor, whereas the United States has a president who (in theory) is checked by the court system and Congress. When you analyze governments, though, all that really matters are their actions. Everything else tends to be official-sounding hot air. As the Bible says, “By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?” Do peace-loving democracies bomb 32 countries in 55 years? (5)

In retrospect we can confidently say that Rome became an "Empire” in 27 BC. However, from the average Roman’s point of view, things wouldn’t have appeared so cut-and-dry. It took centuries for the Emperor to consolidate power, and the Senate never formally disbanded. The Emperor was also checked by various sources - without support from the Praetorian Guard (the elite military unit that provided protection for Roman emperors), rulers had no chance of maintaining power. Throughout much of the Empire’s history, the Senate also “technically” had the power to appoint new Emperors. I’m sure there were “Blue Pill” Romans who would’ve scoffed at the notion that they lived in an Empire. In a funny parallel to today’s pronouncements that we need to “make the world safe for democracy,” Roman leaders often talked about using their massive military to maintain Pax Romana (or Roman peace.)

Yet, historians can confidently say: 

“No, Rome was definitely an empire. The Senate was mostly symbolic, and the military really ran the country.”

In other words, we look past the biases that may have clouded the average Roman’s view of his own government at the time, and make an objective statement about how the country really functioned. This is easy to do when the events and people in question expired thousands of years ago. The question is: can we bring this same discernment and objective attitude to the modern day?

Conclusion

By comparing modern day trends that seem “normal” (for example, sports and U.S. foreign policy) to established historical reference points, you can start to see your own time period with more objectivity. This can be very hard to do, since it calls into question much of what we are taught from a young age. For those courageous enough to take the leap – I absolutely guarantee it’s worth it. In time you start to see all of the parallels between modern societies and those of the past. You stop blindly falling for propaganda and distractions, and look out at the world with a much clearer perspective. Best of luck.

SOURCES:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_circuses

2. https://www.nationalpriorities.org/campaigns/us-military-spending-vs-world/

3. https://www.thenation.com/article/the-united-states-probably-has-more-foreign-military-bases-than-any-other-people-nation-or-empire-in-history/

4. http://www.upworthy.com/20-years-of-data-reveals-that-congress-doesnt-care-what-you-think

5. https://wikispooks.com/wiki/US_Bombing_campaigns_since_1945

Bioinformatics/ Genomics

Genomics:

What is Genomics?

In 1970s Scientist Found the DNA Series of Simple Living Life. It is Branch Of Science, Based on Anatomy, Drawing, Function, Progress, and Modification of Genome. Genomics is Complete Study of the Genomes of Creatures. A Genome is Entire Set of Creatures DNA, Containing All of Its Genes. Its Key Task is Find The Complete Series of DNA or Structure of the Molecules that Build the DNA and the Chemical Chain Between The DNA Molecules. DNA Sequencing Knowledge is Not Only Very essential For The Biological Research But Equally Important in Medical, Medicine, Biotechnology & In Forensic Research etc.

Following are the Key Genomic Research Areas:

1. Meta-Genomics: MetaGenomics is Study of Genetic Substance Which is Gain or Cultivated From Environmental Pattern/Sample. It is Also Known as Ecogenomics, Community Genomics, and Environmental Genomics.

2. Human Genomics: As Name Suggested Human Genomics Is Concentrate on Study of Human Genome Sequence. The Human Genomics is the Entire Set of Nucleic Acid Sequences for Humans, It Found in DNA Within the Pair of 23 Chromosomes in Cell Nuclei and Small DNA Molecule Found separately in Mitochondria.

3. Bacteriophage Genomics: It is Also Known As Phage, it is Study of Genomics Which Infect Bacteria. Phages are ubiquitous viruses, found wherever bacteria Occurs. Bacteria Found in Soil or the animal’s intestines.

4. Pharmacogenomics: This is Branch Of Genomics Studies, Learn About the Impact of Genetic Changes on the Drugs Efficiency and Toxicity, and Plays Very Key Role in Optimization of Medicine Therapy.

5. Cyanobacteria genomics: This is Area of genomic Investigation is Focusing on the study of cyanobacteria, a phylum of bacteria which get Strength through photosynthesis.

Bioinformatics:

What is Bioinformatics?

Bioinformatics is the Application of Information Technology, Used to Generate Methods and Software Tool For getting Knowledge of Biological data or Living Things. It is Used For Solving Biological Problems.

Bioinformatics is helpful for Create and Implements Computer Programs That Gives Access to Handle, Use and Manage the Information. it is Also Helpful to Develop New Algorithms and Statical Measures That Is Very Useful to Access Large Data.

1. Functional Gene Annotations / Genome Annotation: Gene Annotation is the Action of recognizing the Place of Genes and Entire Coding Zone in a Genome and Find What Those Genes Actually Do.

There Are Three Main Steps For Genome Annotation:

a. Recognize Section of Genome That does not Code For Proteins.

b. Recognise Elements of the  Genome, A action Called Gene Prediction.

c. Connect Biological Information to These Elements.

2. Next-generation sequencing (NGS): It is Fresh Process for Sequencing Genome at High Speed & Less Cost. Next Generation Sequencing  Also Called Second Generation Sequencing(SGS) or Massively Parallel Sequencing(MPS). NGS Generate a Large Amount of Sequence Data. NGS Plays Key Role in the Big Y Test From Family Tree DNA & Y Prime, Y-Elite & While Genome Test From Full Genomes Corporation. The Mitochondrial DNA full Series test uses next-generation sequencing technology (NGS).

3. Gene / Orf Prediction: An Gene/ Orf Prediction is the Element of Reading Frame That Has Capacity to Translated.

4. Genome alignment and Analysis: In Bioinformatics, Sequence Analysis is the Action of Subject to RNA, & DNA. Methods applied for Sequence Alignment, Searches Opposite Biological Database.

5. Multiple sequence alignment: MSA is Normally the Alignment of Three Or More than three Biological Sequences of Equal Length, Generally Protein, RNA & DNA.

6. BLAST / BLAT Data Analysis: Blat is Pairwise Sequence Alignment Algorithm Was Created By Jim Kent At UCSC in the 2000s to Help the Assembly & Notation of Human Genome.

7. Comparative Genomics: Comparative Genomics is an area of Biological Research in WhichGenomis Characteristics of Distinct Creatures are Compared. The Genomic Characteristics Consist the DNA Sequence, Gene Order, Genes, Regulatory Sequences & Another Genomics Landmark.

Nikola Tesla explains the development and use of his “Magnifying Transmitter,“ and also how it differs from today’s radio and wireless technology.

“The idea was to put the coil, with reference to the primary, in an inductive connection which was not close—we call it now a loose coupling—but free to permit a great resonant rise. That was the first single step, as I say, toward the evolution of an invention which I have called my “Magnifying Transmitter.” That means, a circuit connected to ground and to the antenna, of a tremendous electromagnetic momentum and small damping factor, with all the conditions so determined that an immense accumulation of electrical energy can take place…

“I mean that you have to have in the circuit, inertia. You have to have a large self-inductance in order that you may accomplish two things: First, a comparatively low frequency, which will reduce the radiation of the electromagnetic waves to a comparatively small value, and second, a great resonant effect. That is not possible in an antenna, for instance, of large capacity and small self-inductance. A large capacity and small self-inductance is the poorest kind of circuit which can be constructed; it gives a very small resonant effect. That was the reason why in my experiments in Colorado the energies were 1,000 times greater than in the present antennae.

“To be more explicit, I take a very large self-inductance and a comparatively small capacity, which I have constructed in a certain way so that the electricity cannot leak out. I thus obtain a low frequency; but, as you know, the electromagnetic radiation is proportionate to the square root of the capacity divided by the self-induction. I do not permit the energy to go out; I accumulate in that circuit a tremendous energy. When the high potential is attained, if I want to give off electromagnetic waves, I do so, but I prefer to reduce those waves in quantity and pass a current into the earth, because electromagnetic wave energy is not recoverable while the earth current is entirely recoverable, being the energy stored in an elastic system. I mean this: If you pass a current into a circuit with large self-induction, and no radiation takes place, and you have a low resistance, there is no possibility of this energy getting out into space; therefore, the impressed impulses accumulate.

“From my circuit you can get either electromagnetic waves, 90 percent of electromagnetic waves if you like, and 10 percent in the current energy that passes through the earth. Or, you can reverse the process and get 10 percent of the energy in electromagnetic waves and 90 percent in energy of the current that passes through the earth.

“It is just like this: I have invented a knife. The knife can cut with the sharp edge. I tell the man who applies my invention, you must cut with the sharp edge. I know perfectly well you can cut butter with the blunt edge, but my knife is not intended for this. You must not make the antenna give off 90 percent in electromagnetic and 10 percent in current waves, because the electromagnetic waves are lost by the time you are a few arcs around the planet, while the current travels to the uttermost distance of the globe and can be recovered.

“This view, by the way, is now confirmed.  Note, for instance, the mathematical treatise of Sommerfeld, who shows that my theory is correct, that I was right in my explanations of the phenomena, and that the profession was completely misled. This is the reason why these followers of mine in high frequency currents have made a mistake. They wanted to make high frequency alternators of 200,000 cycles with the idea that they would produce electromagnetic waves, 90 percent in electromagnetic waves and the rest in current energy. I only used low alternations, and I produced 90 percent in current energy and only 10 percent in electromagnetic waves, which are wasted, and that is why I got my results.

“You see, the apparatus which I have devised was an apparatus enabling one to produce tremendous differences of potential and currents in an antenna circuit. These requirements must be fulfilled, whether you transmit by currents of conduction, or whether you transmit by electromagnetic waves. You want high potential currents, you want a great amount of vibratory energy; but you can graduate this vibratory energy. By proper design and choice of wave lengths, you can arrange it so that you get, for instance, 5 percent in these electromagnetic waves and 95 percent in the current that goes through the earth. That is what I am doing. Or you can get, as these radio men, 95 percent in the energy of electromagnetic waves and only 5 percent in the energy of the current. The apparatus is suitable for one or the other method. I am not producing radiation with my system; I am suppressing electromagnetic waves. In my system, you should free yourself of the idea that there is radiation, that the energy is radiated. It is not radiated; it is conserved.”

–Nikola Tesla

“Nikola Tesla On His Works With Alternating Currents and Their Application to Wireless Telegraphy, and Transmission of Power.” Twenty First Century Books, Breckenridge, Colorado, 2002.