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plasm [ˈplæzəm]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) protoplasm of a specified type germ plasm
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a variant of plasma
Noun
1. plasm - the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes --germ plasm, living substance, protoplasm - the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)
2. plasmplasm - the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended --blood plasma, plasma
ECF, extracellular fluid - liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid; "the body normally has about 15 quarts of extracellular fluid"
plasma protein - any of the proteins in blood plasma
gamma globulin, human gamma globulin - a plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are responsible for immune responses
Plasma may refer to:
* Blood plasma, the yellow-colored liquid component of blood, in which blood cells are suspended
* Plasma (physics), an ionized gas, the fourth state of matter
o Plasma display, a common application of plasma, a flat-panel electronic visual display technology
* Milk plasma or whey, the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained
* Plasma (KDE), a reimplementation and redesign of the KDE free desktop environment for Unix-Like Operating Systems, such as Linux and FreeBSD
* Plasma (mineral), bright green chalcedony, sometimes found with small spots of jasper resembling blood drops
* Plasma Records, a World Record Label
* Plasma effect, a computer-based animated visual effect, used in graphics demonstrations
* Plasma (album), the 2003 live album by Trey Anastasio
* Destiny Hero - Plasma, from the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG
[edit] Cell biology
* Cytoplasm, a water-like substance that fills cells
* Germplasm, describes a collection of genetic resources for an organism
* Germ plasm, a zone in the cytoplasm determining germ cells
* Nucleoplasm, a highly viscous liquid that surrounds the chromosomes and nucleoli
* Protoplasm, the living substance inside the cell
[edit] See also
* Plasma cannon (disambiguation), further disambiguation
In physics and chemistry, plasma is a substance similar to gas in which a certain portion of the particles are ionized. The basic premise is that heating a gas dissociates its molecular bonds, rendering it into its constituent atoms. Further heating leads to ionization (a loss of electrons), turning it into a plasma: containing charged particles, positive ions and negative electrons.[1]
The presence of a non-negligible number of charge carriers makes the plasma electrically conductive so that it responds strongly to electromagnetic fields. Plasma, therefore, has properties quite unlike those of solids, liquids, or gases and is considered to be a distinct state of matter. Like gas, plasma does not have a definite shape or a definite volume unless enclosed in a container; unlike gas, under the influence of a magnetic field, it may form structures such as filaments, beams and double layers. Some common plasmas are stars and neon signs.
Plasma was first identified in a Crookes tube, and so described by Sir William Crookes in 1879 (he called it "radiant matter").[2] The nature of the Crookes tube "cathode ray" matter was subsequently identified by British physicist Sir J.J. Thomson in 1897,[3] and dubbed "plasma" by Irving Langmuir in 1928,[4] perhaps because it reminded him of a blood plasma. Langmuir wrote:
Except near the electrodes, where there are sheaths containing very few electrons, the ionized gas contains ions and electrons in about equal numbers so that the resultant space charge is very small. We shall use the name plasma to describe this region containing balanced charges of ions and electrons.[4]
Sir William Crookes, OM, FRS (17 June 1832 – 4 April 1919) was a chemist and physicist who attended the Royal College of Chemistry, in London, and worked on spectroscopy.
He was a pioneer of vacuum tubes, inventing the Crookes tube.
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In 1870 Crookes decided that science had a duty to study preternatural phenomena associated with Spiritism (Crookes 1870). Judging from family letters, Crookes had already developed a favorable view of Spiritism by 1869 (Doyle 1926: volume 1, 232 – 233). In this he was possibly influenced by the untimely death of his young brother Philip in 1867 at age 21 from yellow fever contracted while on an expedition to lay a telegraph cable from Cuba to Florida (Crookes 1868). Nevertheless, he was determined to conduct his inquiry impartially and described the conditions he imposed on mediums as follows: "It must be at my own house, and my own selection of friends and spectators, under my own conditions, and I may do whatever I like as regards apparatus" (Doyle 1926: volume 1, 177). Among the mediums he studied were Kate Fox, Florence Cook, and Daniel Dunglas Home (Doyle 1926: volume 1, 230-251). Among the phenomena he witnessed were movement of bodies at a distance, rappings, changes in the weights of bodies, levitation, appearance of luminous objects, appearance of phantom figures, appearance of writing without human agency, and circumstances which "point to the agency of an outside intelligence" (Crookes 1874).
To find support and assistance for his research, he joined the Society for Psychical Research.
His report on this research in 1874, concluded that these phenomena could not be explained as conjuring, and that further research would be useful. Crookes was not alone in his views. Fellow scientists who came to believe in Spiritualism included Alfred Russel Wallace, Oliver Joseph Lodge, Lord Rayleigh, and William James (Doyle 1926: volume 1, 62). Nevertheless, most scientists were convinced that Spiritism was fraudulent, and Crookes' final report so outraged the scientific establishment "that there was talk of depriving him of his Fellowship of the Royal Society." Crookes then became much more cautious and didn't discuss his views publicly until 1898, when he felt his position was secure. From that time until his death in 1919, letters and interviews show that Crookes was a believer in Spiritism (Doyle 1926: volume 1, 169 – 170, 249 – 251).
The Society for Psychical Research (SPR) is a non-profit organization in the United Kingdom. Its stated purpose is to understand "events and abilities commonly described as psychic or paranormal by promoting and supporting important research in this area" and to "examine allegedly paranormal phenomena in a scientific and unbiased way.
History
The SPR was founded in 1882 in London by a group of eminent thinkers including Edmund Gurney, Frederic William Henry Myers, William Fletcher Barrett, Henry Sidgwick, and Edmund Dawson Rogers.[2] Its stated purpose given in the first Proceedings was "to approach these varied problems without prejudice or prepossession of any kind, and in the same spirit of exact and unimpassioned enquiry which has enabled Science to solve so many problems, once not less obscure nor less hotly debated." [3]
Initially six committees were established: on Thought-Transference, Mesmerism and similar phenomena, Mediumship, Reichenbach Phenomena (Odic Force), Apparitions and Haunted Houses, physical phenomena associated with séances, and the Literary Committee which studied the history of these phenomena.[4] One significant undertaking was the Census of Hallucinations, in which 15,000 persons were asked to report on hallucinatory experiences while awake and in good health. Some 10% of those reported such experiences, and a small number of 'veridical hallucinations' were reported - that is, hallucinations which appeared to convey information not known to the person hallucinating at the time, which was believed by the authors to be suggestive of telepathy.
From your post:
The "Grand Masters", all human beings, have a compelling sales pitch. Oddly enough, they preach what sounds like justice and reason. They present the goal of world unity; except that they mean unified slavery.
World Unity is a just goal and a natural evolution. One government, One religion, One language, One unified goal would be a reasonable step up in evolution, but only as an organized method of securing freedom for all. That would be freedom to choose for oneself whatever may be self satisfying while copesthetic with the choices of others. The freedom to express talents given by God; the freedom to share knowledge.. While it may seem as if this goal was already in effect in many countries of the earth, that is an illusion. Unless there is freedom for all, there is no real freedom. As it is now, we are all enslaved by a "system", whether or not it is compatible with our talents or goals. We are enslaved by the opinions of others, who are usually misinformed. Crime, disease, war, bigotry; all can be easily eliminated simply, starting with providing basic satisfaction to one and all.
Johann Kraus is a fictional character in the Hellboy universe, created by Mike Mignola. He is featured in the comic book B.P.R.D., published by Dark Horse Comics.
Krauss is a disembodied ectoplasmic spirit with psychic abilities, who inhabits a containment suit, without which his form would eventually dissipate and be lost forever.
Krauss is head of the B.P.R.D.'s Ectoplasmic Research division in Washington, D.C., and is sent to the Bureau's headquarters to take command of the team, after Hellboy embarrasses the Bureau and the government by revealing himself to the public.
The cause of his condition is not explained, but he hints that it was connected with the loss of the woman he loved - a fiancee or a wife, whose ring he still carries around with him. He said that his containment suit was designed by the B.P.R.D.'s former head, Trevor Bruttenholm. According to the film commentary, Guillermo del Toro stated that, in the planned story for the third Hellboy film, Krauss would also have some past history with the character of Nazi scientist Karl Ruprecht Kroenen.
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I'd also like to remind all that are interested, ATS Live is planning on doing their own Seance next Saturday (Oct 30th)- show starts at 7PM EST.. Hopefully I'll be able to tune in again, I have to house sit over Halloween weekend so I might not be able to