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Physicists Hunt For the 'God Particle' By Cathryn Conroy, CompuServe News Editor Why does matter have mass? This isn't a high school physics test question. This is something that research physicists from the best universities still can't answer. In the 1960s, Peter Higgs of Edinburgh University had an idea: The answer could be found in an elusive subatomic particle--a kind of missing link that would explain why matter has mass and other fundamental laws of particle physics. Officially, it was called the "Higgs boson," but physicists quickly dubbed it the "God particle." And the hunt began. In earnest. But after years of searching and sifting through data, the God particle is just as elusive as its ever been. Now physicists fear it may not exist. "It's more likely than not that there is no Higgs," John Swain of Northeastern University in Boston told New Scientist magazine. What IS Higgs boson or the God particle? World Book Encyclopedia explains it all. Swain bases that statement on the results--or lack thereof--of tests using the world's largest particle accelerator at the CERN nuclear physics lab near Geneva. This device allowed physicists to hurl particles at nearly the speed of light on a collision course that breaks them up so the nature of matter can be studied. Conclusion: There is no evidence of the God particle at the energies where the scientists had expected to find it. The accelerator has now closed. CERN has ceased the search for the Higgs boson. Problem: There is no other viable theory of matter. Hope: CERN is building a Large Hadron Collider that will be able to smash particles at even higher energies. It will be operational in 2007.

Dear Stonehearted, You are mistaken as I never responded to anything you wrote on this thread nor did make any heated remarks that were removed. Nothing you said "peeved" me as you say. I had only made a general request that this thread attempt to remain argument free.

Please forgive me for placing my post as a direct reply to your post. I should have placed this on it's own as I was making a general request not picking you out personally. I am sorry.

Can we please not resort to arguments - at least on this thread? [This message has been edited by livingentity (edited 12-04-2001).]

Final Journey 'Quiet Beatle' Returns to India The Associated Press N E W D E L H I, India, Dec. 3 — The ashes of George Harrison, long a devotee of India's Hindu faith, were to be sprinkled in the holy Ganges River, religious authorities said. Harrison's widow, Olivia, and his 23-year-old son, Dhani, would be accompanied by two Hare Krishna devotees who performed Hindu rites on Harrison's ashes with the family in London, said Maha Mantra Das, New Delhi spokesman for the International Society of Krishna Consciousness. The ashes were scheduled to arrive in India on Monday and be scattered in the Ganges River in the northern city of Varnasi, Das said. The ashes would also be sprinkled off Allahabad, where Hindu's three holiest rivers — the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati — converge. His widow asked fans for a minute of meditation as a tribute to the musician. Britain's Press Association reported that Harrison's family was to scatter his ashes in India to coincide with that minute, which would take place 3 a.m. Tuesday in India. Das said that this was likely. "Early morning is a very auspicious time for Hindus," he said. 'Surrounded by Love' Harrison, 58, died of cancer in Los Angeles on Thursday. Britain's Press Association reported that Harrison was cremated only hours after losing his long battle against cancer and that his widow and son left for India with his ashes. Harrison, known as the "quiet Beatle," had a long, intensely intimate relationship with Indian mysticism and music. In 1966, after the Beatles had ceased touring, Harrison came to India to study the sitar with Ravi Shankar. Shankar, whom Harrison helped make famous during the Beatles visits to India, was present during Harrison's final hours in California. "We spent the day before with him, and even then he looked so peaceful, surrounded by love," Shankar said in a statement Friday. In 1967, Harrison introduced the other Beatles to the teaching of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and all four took up transcendental meditation. Harrison and fellow Beatle John Lennon traveled to Rishikesh, a holy city in northern India on the Ganges River, to study with the Maharishi. Harrison was the only one who remained a follower. Harrison was also a devotee of India's Hare Krishna sect. In one of Harrison's most popular songs, "My Sweet Lord," the musician himself chants Hare Krishna. Copyright 2001 The Associated Press. [This message has been edited by livingentity (edited 12-03-2001).]

Oh gHari, thank you so much for posting this. I was wondering if devotees were there. I had read in one news article that he left his body thinking of God and I knew what they meant. Hare Krsna. Dear George, We never met in person. You do not know me although I consider you to be a friend of many many years. Through your music and your voice softly singing the names of the Lord you softened my heart and guided me towards Prabhupada and Krishna Consciousness in the way that I could easily understand. My one regret is that I was never able to thank you in person for this wonderful gift you brought to not only myself but millions throughout the material world. Thank you dear George. My heart is heavy with loss but I can almost see you dancing and chanting estatically in the Spiritual Sky along with dear Srila Prabhupada and that makes me smile even while the tears flow with saddness of separation. Goodbye dear friend.

Haribol, It is a small small material world. We know each other through a mutual friend - LPdd and a project we were trying to help her with. I have been wondering how you are doing. I still have the gorgeous deity pictures you sent to me.

Haribol, It is a small small material world. We know each other through a mutual friend - LPdd and a project we were trying to help her with. I have been wondering how you are doing. I still have the gorgeous deity pictures you sent to me.

Sudevi dasi? Singapore? May I ask if this is the same Sudevi dasi from Singapore who went to university in Australia?

Sudevi dasi? Singapore? May I ask if this is the same Sudevi dasi from Singapore who went to university in Australia?

If possible, I would like to see some serious input on this subject. I was never much of a pot smoker - never liked the idea of inhaling anything in my lungs and also did not like the lethargy of being stoned. My state has recently ok'd medicinal marijuana and I have been mulling over this concept quite a bit lately. I suffer from a disease which one of the symtoms is chronic pain sometimes to the point of not being able to function and also causing much loss of sleep. I am being treated by a doctor and I think the treatments for this are sometimes worse than the disease. And when I complained of not being able to sleep the doctor wanted to prescribe barbs which I turned down. I began wondering the same thing as JRdd - if the marijuana was used as a medicinal herb could it still be considered an intoxicant. My past experience with it was basically smoke it and fall asleep - this would seem a much better alternative than laying awake in pain all night or taking a narcotic even though prescribed by a physician. I don't want to rationalize and twist things to serve my purpose but the idea of medicinal marijuana has been on my mind a lot lately. I really would like to have serious response to this.

Well, they can't say they weren't warned!!

That's funny I was thinking the same thing.

Huh?

Yea, I'll have to make it jokingly because there is only a total of five employees including me so I have to at least pretend to be friends - kinda sorta -

No problem - I'm fine with that - happy to have found the Bravenet site. Thanks again

I like the dog idea!! All but one of my co-workers has a pet dog and the only reason that he doesn't is his passed on a few months ago. Great idea!!

Hare Rama Your post inadvertently helped me find a mantra I've been looking for.

Hare Krsna Ditto!!! doesn't Krsna work in weird and wonderful ways?

Your link doesn't work properly but you inadvertantly helped me find a site I have been looking for! Thanks!

If anyone has any doubts about the taliban go through the RAWA site (thank you RA for the link). They are demons and nothing short of death to these demons will release the Afganistan people from their hell. [This message has been edited by livingentity (edited 09-24-2001).]

Behind what? The nightmares of death and torture that they are obviously performing in afganistan or the nightmare of Sept.11?

I am convinced more than ever that the taliban are demons from the depths of hell. I could not close my eyes last night after the show without seeing the images of the dead and tortured. I had horrid dreams. I am speechless.