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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I am still laughing at Bob Dickow's "Egad!" line about the
napalming of forests in "Apocalypse Now." Perhaps Nick meant this
book:</FONT></DIV>
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<H1 align=left><FONT face=Arial>The Secret Life of Plants<BR>by Peter Tompkins
& Christopher Bird<BR><FONT="-1">Authors of Secrets of the Soil</FONT></H1>
<P><FONT face=Arial>Exploring the world of plants and its relation to mankind as
revealed by the latest discoveries of scientists. The Secret Life of Plants
includes remarkable information about plants as lie detectors and plants as
ecological sentinels; it describes their ability to adapt to human wishes, their
response to music, their curative powers, and their ability to communicate with
man. Authors Peter Tompkins end Christopher Bird suggest that the most
far-reaching revolution of the twentieth century-one that could awe or destroy
the planet--may come from the bottom of your garden.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial>"Almost incredible. . . bristles with plenty of hard facts
and astounding scientific and practical lore."<BR>--S. K. Oberbeck,
Newsweek</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial>"This fascinating book roams. . . over that marvelous no
man's land of mystical glimmerings into the nature of science and life
itself"<BR>--Henry Mitchell, Washington Post Book World</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial>"If I can't 'get inside a plant' or feel emanations' from a
plant and don't know anyone else who can, that doesn't detract one whit from the
possibility that some people can and do... According to The Secret Life of
Plants, plants and men do interrelate, with plant, exhibiting empathetic and
spiritual relationships and showing reaction interpreted as demonstrating
physicalforce connections with men. As my students say, 'hey,
wow!'"<BR>--Richard M. Klein, Professor of Botany,<BR>University of Vermont (in
Smithsonian) </FONT><A
href="http://www.earthpulse.com/products/secret.html">http://www.earthpulse.com/products/secret.html</A></P></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>And while we're on this topic, could we slam Stevie Wonder
for this, his worst effort:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants</STRONG> (1979)<BR><IMG
src="http://www.warr.org/star35.gif"> - Slammed on its original release, now
revered by critics looking for an argument (as someone once said about <A
href="http://www.warr.org/dylan.html">Dylan</A>'s 1970 <I>Self Portrait).</I>
This double album about plants (the soundtrack to a never-released film) is
Stevie's attempt at a pop symphony. It doesn't quite come off, but there's great
music here, from "Send One Your Love" to "Power Flower" to "Come Back As A
Flower" to "Venus Fly-Trap And The Bug." (DBW)<BR><IMG
src="http://www.warr.org/star35.gif"> - When this record's good, it's
mind-blowingly good. Still, it's loaded with ethereal experiments, many of them
sound-effect laden instrumentals and dull intercultural experiments ("Voyage To
India"). It's all so gently arranged that it might put you to sleep. Plus "Send
One Your Love" and other tunes get recycled all over the place, and there's a
nine-minute disco number that really gets on my nerves ("Race Babbling"). So the
album's a tough nut to crack, but well worth the effort.(JA)</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Except for "Plants," Stevie was good, but as Keely
knows, he wasn't any Sly and the Family Stone. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>From: <</FONT><A
href="mailto:nickgier@adelphia.net"><FONT
face=Arial>nickgier@adelphia.net</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>To: <</FONT><A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><FONT
face=Arial>vision2020@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 10:40 AM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Subject: [Vision2020] Plant Rights</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial>> Greetings:<BR>>
<BR>> I would just like to thank my friend and faculty union goon Bob Dickow
for sticking up for plant rights in such a clever way. <BR>> <BR>> When my
daughter came home from elementary school each day, she would immediately begin
a school for her stuff animals. It was a good way for her to transfer the
bossing around she got at school to some other beings.<BR>> <BR>> She
found some AFT membershp cards on my desk, and she made each of her fellow
teachers members of the Animal Federation of Teachers. Bob, it looks as if
we are going to have to amend our constitution to include plants as
well.<BR>> <BR>> The best book (that does not mean convincing) I've
read on this topic is "The Secret Rights of Plants." I loaned my copy to a
student many years ago and I've not seen it since.<BR>> <BR>> I've not
chosen to engage in the most recent debate, because I wrote everything that I
know in an extensive debate on abortion on this list about a year ago. A
revised statement can be found at </FONT><A
href="http://www.class.uidaho.edu/ngier/abortion.htm"><FONT
face=Arial>www.class.uidaho.edu/ngier/abortion.htm</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial>.<BR>> <BR>> Nick Gier<BR>> <BR>>
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