Erowid Announcement #75
Jan 23, 2007
Friends of Erowid,
Happy New Year! 2007 has been off to a brisk start, with a major content project underway [to be announced soon] and progress being made with the some necessary nuts and bolts server issues.
A New Year, A New Matching Grant
In this generous and challenging "3K in Three Weeks" offer, an Erowid supporter is matching donations of $300 or higher made before Valentine's Day (Feb 14), up to a total of $3,000 in matching funds. Donors at this level are eligible to receive a glass molecule or other membership gift.
The details of the matching grant are described at:
Erowid.org/donations/membership_special1.php
We welcome submissions, suggestions, criticisms, or corrections at submissions@erowid.org.
peace,
fire & earth
Erowid.org/new.php
Between Dec 17 and Jan 23, no new results were posted.
its future development,please consider donating or becoming a member.
Erowid.org/donations/
PAYPAL DONATIONS
Erowid.org/donations/donations_paypal.php
Happy New Year! 2007 has been off to a brisk start, with a major content project underway [to be announced soon] and progress being made with the some necessary nuts and bolts server issues.
A New Year, A New Matching Grant
In this generous and challenging "3K in Three Weeks" offer, an Erowid supporter is matching donations of $300 or higher made before Valentine's Day (Feb 14), up to a total of $3,000 in matching funds. Donors at this level are eligible to receive a glass molecule or other membership gift.
The details of the matching grant are described at:
Erowid.org/donations/membership_special1.php
We welcome submissions, suggestions, criticisms, or corrections at submissions@erowid.org.
peace,
fire & earth
Index
- Sorrow and joy, one brush -- Mitsui SuzukiErowid.org/characters/hofmann_albert/hofmann_albert.shtml
Erowid.org/characters/wilson_robert_anton/
Albert Hofmann, discoverer of LSD, turned 101 on January 11. We wish him Happy Birthday! In the early morning hours of the same day, beloved writer-philosopher and countercultural icon Robert Anton Wilson died peacefully from natural causes at his home in California. Rest in weirdness, Bob.
- The Value of Experience: Erowid's Collection of First-Person ReportsErowid.org/experiences/exp_info3.shtml
A current perspective on the Experience Vaults, by Earth & Fire Erowid. Originally published in the June 2006 issue of Erowid Extracts.
- Communicating ExperienceErowid.org/experiences/exp_info5.shtml
Commentary and tips on writing good experience reports, by Jon Hanna. Originally published in the June 2006 issue of Erowid Extracts.
- Surfing the MatrixErowid.org/experiences/exp_info4.shtml
A description of a semantic analysis project examining the Experience Vaults, by Jeremy Coyle and Matthew Baggott. Originally published in the June 2006 issue of Erowid Extracts.
- Ethchlorvynol VaultErowid.org/pharms/ethchlorvynol/ethchlorvynol.shtml
With Chief Justice Rehnquist's Ethchlorvynol (Placidyl) use recently in the news, we've added a new vault for the substance including legal information and links.
- New Law & Policy Vaults
Romanian Drug Laws & Policy
Erowid.org/psychoactives/law/countries/romania/
China Drug Laws & Policy
Erowid.org/psychoactives/law/countries/law_china.shtml
- New Image Vaults
Eyebright
Erowid.org/herbs/eyebright/eyebright_images.shtml
Albizia julibrissin
Erowid.org/herbs/albizia/albizia_images.shtml
- An Entheogenic Journey in the Heart of the Beast, Part 2Erowid.orgcharacters/hardison_casey/hardison_casey_2006_entheogenic_journey2.pdf
Casey Hardison writes from prison about his experience and legal challenges.
- New Image Vault AdditionsThirty new images were added, including:
Budding and flowering Salvia divinorum
Erowid.org/plants/show_image.php?i=salvia/salvia_divinorum__i2006e0941_disp.jpg
Dried P. semilanceata
Erowid.org/plants/show_image.php?i=mushrooms/psilocybe_semilanceata_dried__i2006e0263_disp.jpg
Bag of Methamphetamine Crystals
Erowid.org/chemicals/show_image.php?i=meth/methamphetamine_crystals__i2003e0628_disp.jpg
Hops
Erowid.org/herbs/show_image.php?i=hops/humulus_lupulus__i2006e1044_disp.jpg
DXM Cough Syrup Bottle
Erowid.org/chemicals/show_image.php?i=dxm/dxm_syrup__i2005e1482_disp.jpg
Large Cluster of Peyote
Erowid.org/plants/show_image.php?i=peyote/lophophora_williamsii__i2002e0630_disp.jpg
- Art VaultsErowid.org/culture/art/
One artist was added to the Visionary Art Vaults this month.
January Featured Artist: John Grunwell
Erowid.org/culture/art/artists_g/art_grunwell_john.shtml
- The Erowid ReviewTwo new book reviews were published:
"The Mind in the Cave", reviewed by Mike Jay
Erowid.org/library/review/review.php?p=220
"Bringing Yoga To Life", reviewed by Midevil
Erowid.org/library/review/review.php?p=219
- Eight New Book Added to the Library/Bookstore, including:Erowid.org/library/books/
A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness, by V.S. Ramachandran
Erowid.org/library/books/brief_tour_human.shtml
A History of the World in 6 Glasses, by Tom Standage
Erowid.org/library/books/history_world_glasses.shtml
The Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach, by C. Koch
Erowid.org/library/books/quest_for_consciousness.shtml
Spice: The History of a Temptation, by Jack Turner
Erowid.org/library/books/spice_history_temptation.shtml
- 318 New Experience ReportsErowid.orgexperiences/exp.cgi?DateRange&Y1=2006&M1=12&D1=17&Y2=2007&M2=01&D2=23
Erowid.org/new.php
EcstasyData.org
Conducts laboratory testing of street Ecstasy tablets.Between Dec 17 and Jan 23, no new results were posted.
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