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Jan 2008 - See the new food
pyramid produced by scientific method in Harvard instead
of being produced by lobbyists.
Sat
Jan 6 ,2008
Went
to the Bodies exhibit at the civic center in Hartford
Ct , See their website.
This
is where preserved bodies (tissue and all) are displayed
in various forms of dissection to visibly show the various
functions and systems of our bodies , from skeletal ,
musulature , digestive ,respiratory , circulatory etc
;
They
show the reproductive systems and the difference between
male and female.
You
can get the audio tour phone thingy , or like Lori and
I , simply read the plaques which provide the information
you require. ........................................click
to enlarge /\
Lori kept commenting that people just don`t read anymore
, they look at it , make a half-ass synopsis of what it
is that they`ve seen and walk off. We properly read all
the information provided and were awarded with the truth
of what we`ve seen. I don`t think the many , many visitors
that Lori complained about really learned anything.
You
can get thru the exhibit in say 60-90 minutes pretty comfortably.
It wasn`t cheap - $24 each but it was definitely worth
the trip.
It
gave me impetus to open up the killer anatomy book I already
own. There were some areas that showed actual diseased
organs , such as kidney , liver and lung. The physical
differences and deformites were shocking. There was an
area that showed the damage to lungs due to cigarette
smoking , with a sign that says each pack of cigarettes
can cost you 3 1/2 hours of your life. I`m not so sold
on that stat , because I surmise that the damage would
be cumulative. In other words your first hundred packs
, and your 10th 100 packs would , if true , decrease your
life at differing rates.
But
anyway , still disturbing ...need to quit smoking.
The
disease aspect , is far from the museums focus , just
a side aspect , again the focus is on actual bodies and
body parts , made visible.
You`ll
notice that the "people" , in various poses
are on the small side. Thats because all the donated specimens
are chinese. They pose them in many athletic movements
, which also show the ligamenture and musculature arrangements
required for such motion. It truly was amazing.
We
highly reccomend a visit.
As
far as my own personal venture of self-directed lifelong
learning.. a field trip such as this can only enhance
it.
january 08- xmas sucked this year but Lori
and I enjoyed spending new years in manhatten for an entire
weekend -
Christmas is a time when kids tell Santa
what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when
adults tell the government what they want and their kids
pay for it. ~Richard Lamm
*** 12/15/07 All my xmas shopping is done
- can`t wait for xmas to be over so I can shop for myself.
Merry xmas to me !
IT IS HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION
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