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Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:33 pm
Post subject: Pt. Isabel status report
There have been lots of complaints about the lengthy down time for the Pt. Isabel sensor. Here is some background and a status report:
Anyone who uses the NOAA/Gov sensors knows they are often down for many months e.g. Pillar Pt. and Davis Pt. Why? Professional grade sensors and sensor installation is difficult in a marine environment. That is why NOAA sensors are down for such a long time and why they have so few near water sensors compared to iWindsurf.
The only reason our sensor network is so reliable is that normally when a failure occurs we call our local technical rep or fly someone to the location, rent a truck and equipment and fix the sensor. For a tiny company to maintain a service area that spans from Hawaii to Maine to Florida to San Diego to Baja to the Puget Sound is pretty incredible and very expensive. A glance at our home page will show you that the vast majority of our hundreds of sensors are fully operational. It is passion for the sport and a lot of volunteer work that provides that level of reliability.
But the Pt. Isabel sensor is a different situation. The sensor did NOT break down. OSHA basically condemned all the light standards like the one the sensor was mounted on. So all the light standards have to be replaced at the sewage plant and these are not off-shelf-items. So we have absolutely no control over when this sensor site will be available. We are making frequent calls to the manager of the plant but the reality is that windsurfing sensors simply are not a priority with them or OSHA.
To completely reinstall the sensor at a new location at Pt. Isabel is an option, but it's very time consuming and expensive. There are insurance, telephone, power, security, rent and other issues that typically take months to iron out. Despite this we have looked at several alternative sites:
1. Mud Puppies: We decided that this location would often be in a wind shadow and the wind is often lighter than on the water. If we were to
incur the expense to do a reinstallation here and the sewer plant location became available again we would be stuck with the inferior location.
2. Houses along Marina Bay: In the old days I installed a sensor on a house on the shoreline at Marina Bay right next to the stairs at the east launch. After spending much time and money we found that turbulence spoiled the reading and too often the wind was very light at Marina Bay when it was sailable from the Pt. Isabel launch so people missed the wind.
3. Old piling structure in middle of lower sailing area: This location would require an expensive wireless, solar powered sensor. Beyond expense there would be a vandalism/thief problem since it is easy to access this structure. We would also have to rent a boat every time we had to work on the installation. Since this structure could fall down at anytime and is often on the borderline of the good wind it is not a good location.
4. Telecommunications pier just north of the Pt. Isabel launch: I have jibed hundreds of times just yards from the end of this pier. It would
probably be a perfect location. So far I have not been able to identify who controls the buildings at the land end of the pier since I did not see any ID signs the last time I was there. I have asked several customers, including Andy Davis, to take a walk around and see if they can find any new signs. So far I have not heard back from any of those people.
We are trying our hardiest to deal with this situation. Remember 10 years ago when there were 3 windsurfing shops in Marin and Berkeley? How many are there now? My point is that there are not enough customers sailing at Larkspur, Pt. Isabel for those shops to survive. The Pt. Isabel sensor does not make anywhere near enough money to cover our costs. In part it is our desire to serve appreciative customers that
keeps us going in the East Bay.
We have 2 technicians ready to fly into the Bay and do the install. The second we get the word from the sewage plant that they have their light standards back up we will have our guys out there installing a sensor. We are also working with the sewage plant to develop some temporary solution but since it is not our property we have to be patient.
Common sense tells you that the forecasts for Pt. Isabel will be not very accurate when the forecasters do not have any way to verify the accuracy of the previous forecast. So the forecast staff are the loudest complainers about the lack of a sensor.
Mike Godsey
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Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:05 pm
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Thoughtful response to difficult situation. However, you lost me with the following comments:
" The Pt. Isabel sensor does not make anywhere near enough money to cover our costs. In part it is our desire to serve appreciative customers that keeps us going in the East Bay."
I'm curious as to how a sensor in and of itself makes money? Maybe you track the hits for that site and compare to clicked on popup ads or something? Or maybe someone is surveying number of actual sailors each day at each site (but I doubt it)? It also sounds as though East Bay sailing is somehow not doing well? Given the number of Marin sailors who regularly cross over, is Marin doing even worse?
Better determination of value might be the overall customer service for Bay Area sailors? Isabel would be VERY crowded/popular if calibrated sensor showed it had good wind and other East Bay locales didn't. And that's not to imply that I find Berkeley that different so that I would always sail one or the other given similar wind.
I'm also not sure concern re vandalism of a pier-mounted remote sensor is that valid, given you can't walk to the piling and few fishermen enter that bay with boats (from my experience sailing there). It might actually be better sensor location than any shore spot, particularly for encompassing the "whole Isabel Bay" experience.
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:27 pm
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So, in other words, don't hold your breath.
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:55 pm
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how about the EBMUD storm water facility...we certainly know who owns that
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:19 pm
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Thanks for the input. We can monitor the past usage of the Pt. Isabel sensor by the number of requests for wind information. Compared to most other sites in the Bay the Pt. Isabel sensor does not get much usage. For complex reasons related to the average marine layer depth Larkspur and Pt. Isabel do not get wind as often as they did, say, 12 years ago when both sides of the road at Larkspur were jammed on decent days.
Vandalism of a solar & battery powered system on the low piling structure on the edge of the wind zone is a real concern. During the non-windy season these are good sturgeon grounds and boats troll these waters and an easy accessible solar panel, deep cycle battery and weather station would make desirable and easy pickings. The other issue is that we have no clue who owns this structure or how to contact them.
Hold your breath a bit longer. We are flying in Jeff from the east coast and Stuart from Oregon in August to meet with the people at the sewage plant to put more pressure on them to get even a temporary sensor going. But they are employes of the city and as such they do not take any risks w/o approval of higher officials.
Thanks for the useful input. Tell me about the EBMUD storm water facility. Does it have a clear shot at the Pt. Isabel wind? Can you send a google earth image of it's locastion? Can someone please check out the telecommunications pier just south of the Pt. Isabel launch?
Mike Godsey
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Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:20 pm
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It should not be that hard to find the owner of the telecommunications pier. Although I don't have the time to do it myself, someone should check with the City Of Richmond (clerk?) and that information should be readily available.
I would argue that both remedial to the current crisis and the long term, the pier is the best place for the sensor. The pilings in the water in the lower half would best represent the whole cove wind. I'm sure there is a clever way to lock the solar batteries, but I think your point about the pilings stability over time is a better argument not to do them.
Finally, you can't measure revenue purely on Pt. Isabel. How many of us *only* sail there? Answer: no one. Do many of us prefer it it? Answer: yes. No one site can be measured vis-a-vis each sailor unless you change the service to be site specific (and obviously that is not recommended).
A few years ago I gave up on the page and went with Wendy instead because the pager, even when it was working, was not calibrated right somehow. The loss of the sensor this year does not affect me as I drive by returning from work everyday and only live 15 mins away so checking on Sat/Sun is not an issue.
But, and I don't think I am alone, I will purchase the pager service again if: 1) We don't have to wait 3 months to get some effort to deal with Pt. Isabel downtimes (I hate the way iWindsurf ignored email and telephone over the matter!!!) and 2) we figure out a better way to calibrate (i.e. calling in to say it is 20 when it reads 15 and vice versa is both unscientific and silly at the same time).
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Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:16 pm
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Mike (& Rob),
Thanks for reply. Appears we are making progress and comments are becoming increasingly substantive/productive.
I've just called City of Richmond and was put thru to VM of Cecily McMann who is involved with Richmond TV station. If she doesn't know who controls those towers, I'll try again. I agree this shouldn't be that hard to investigate, and I do have the time.
PI sensor is VERY useful to me. It helps me decide between Berkeley and PI and saves driving/gas. There are definitely days when it's blowing only at one or the other. Also anything that keeps cars off I80/I580 is helpful to us all!
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:12 pm
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Isabel Sensor Update: After being bounced from City of Richmond to East Bay Regional Parks and then back to City of R., it appears clear that Richmond is in control. No one seems too cognizant of the existing situation, but I guess that's life in the fast lanes of government service.
In any case, I took today's wind opportunity of 20's at Pt. Potrero to return to Isabel and walk the site. Found signs indicating KNEW is the radio station of record. Also, clear that locating sensor around those towers/piers would be far superior to current EMMUD Waste Treatment site. If I can attach photos, I'll do so (apparently can only attach one photo - I'll email you the rest).
Richmond Public Works guy is now on this and expects to respond to me shortly, but I will independently follow up with KNEW staff tomorrow. I'm sure they will have all sorts of "hazard" issues re radio tower/pier access, but maybe you've had experience with locating sensors at such sites?
P.S. Turns out that even SSW Pt Potrero winds are enough to preclude accessing the Jetty (needs to be pure S wind), although lots of kiters were over there - guess they go upwind better? OTOH, I had quite nice sesh in the main Isabel Bay on my Mike's Lab/5.8 combo.
More later -- David US212
Photo of near-ideal sensor site.
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:19 pm
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Hi Guys,
Thanks for all the info. I have contact info. for Clear Channel Communications the very large corporation that owns many radio stations etc. and owns the pier. Our experience is that dealing with large remote corporations is that they care little about windsurfing sensors. It might take weeks to months to get them to respond and then there are issues like rent, insurance, access, power, phone lines that have to be ironed out before we can do an installation.
Right now we are getting more positive word from the sewage plant. So we are proceeding on getting the current sensor operational. Stuart and Jeff should be there in early August to look at the install options. I will be checking out the pier more carefully Friday when I am in the East Bay.
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:27 pm
Post subject: I like option #3
...for what it's worth. Mike, it seems to me that you guys already have plenty of remote sensors on bouys and fixed markers in the Bay area that are just as vulnerable to vandals/thieves, so not sure why this one would be such a problem. Can you elaborate?
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Several weeks ago, Greg Williams, longtime owner of Walk a Crooked Mile, a used bookstore at the Mt. Airy SEPTA train station, wrote a letter to the Chestnut Hill Local, asking residents if there was any interest in exploring options for the former Borders Books site at Germantown Avenue and Bethlehem Pike.
Since the letter was published, about 60 residents have contacted him with interest in seeing something in the space. On Oct. 6, 20 of those individuals gathered at the Church of St. Martin-in- the-Fields in Chestnut Hill to discuss a myriad of options.
"I guess I'm the instigator and Glenn (Bergman, general manager of Weavers Way Co-op) has been pushing this too," Williams said upon opening the two-hour discussion. "Our ideas together are stronger than any one idea."
He said he and Bergman had tried to contact the realty company, Fameco, but their phone calls have not been returned.
"Rumors are that rent is anywhere from $17,000 to $45,000 a month and that a Goddard Learning Center may be going into the space," he said, addressing the numerous gasps in the room. "That's right, there should be a big gasp."
He then posed several questions to the audience, among them "Do you think books have a life and do bookstores have a life?"
There were varying opinions on the state of the book industry, but there was consensus on the need for a common space in Chestnut Hill for gathering and supporting the arts.
"We need a place for performances, used books and a gathering place," said Edward Sargent, of Chestnut Hill. "I am a user of books and I can't imagine not having a place in Chestnut Hill that sells books. It just seems strange not to have a bookstore at all."
Jeanne Allen, of East Mt. Airy and a retired film professor from Temple University, shared her vision of a space that had a screening room, a used bookstore and performance space under one roof.
"People would say, 'I'll just go up there and see what's going on tonight,'" Allen said.
David Baskin of Mt. Airy played the cynic throughout the evening.
"I love the lure and romance of books," he said, "but I'm a pragmatist, and I've always tended to look at the business side of things. That's why Borders went out of business, because you have to sell a hell of a lot of $2 cups of coffee at the end of the day.
"The selling of books is a difficult gig. I think it will cycle around and come back, but I'm not sure I'll be alive. Until the business comes back, I would proceed cautiously. Romance doesn't pay the bills."
Mt. Airy resident Peter Javsicas talked about looking to the East Falls Village group as a model.
"They are all about an open university model for entertainment and cultural events. It's an exciting group," he said.
Jonathan Sternberg talked of a void he has felt since Borders closed in January 2010.
"I don't own a TV – I would spend several evenings each week at Borders, and I miss that human contact," Sternberg said.
"I believe deeply in community," Williams added. "It's crucial to us as human beings. We need to do a better job taking care of community and being more proactive.
"What makes Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy so special to me is the belief in community. We hold 25 concerts (at Walk a Crooked Mile) a year and 10 yard sales and that stuff is more important to me than selling books."
He noted that he doesn't see Kindle and electronic books as the enemy.
"I think they are part of the creative flow, and we need to be hitching a wagon onto all of that to create a community that is financially supported by the word," Williams said.
Jim Harris, who writes for the Local and performs at Walk a Crooked Mile talked of the need for a community performance space.
"I've played there for 10 years, and everyone who has played there has embraced that opportunity," Harris said. "It's a very valuable place for young people and community building. I think whatever comes about could have books, lectures and offer the gamut of arts in the Northwest community. I believe we can do it if we want it."
Caryl Johnson liked the idea of a co-operative center versus a business model.
"I would love to see a "conversation parlor" where there are no computers and you can drink coffee and have a conversation and then go into a performance space," she said.
Debra Cooper, of Mt. Airy, wanted to reach out to some established entities in the community.
"I'd like to see the Mt. Airy Learning Tree and others here to be part of this discussion," Cooper said. "I can see private offices in part of that space that would welcome a steady stream of customers."
The consensus that formed toward the end of the meeting was that a group should be set up to develop a vision statement for the space. It was also suggested that Williams assign tasks to individuals.
"No matter how cynical some folks may be about books, the community center concept is something people will want to get around," Bergman said. "I still see this as a business model going in and in my head it still is a used bookstore."
Contacted by phone, Eileen Reilly, the retail recruiter representing several civic groups in Chestnut Hill, said she would be happy to help the group find space for a common center, but she felt that the Borders site was not viable at this time.
"I have been in discussions with Fameco representatives, and they tell me they are deep in negotiations with a prospect," she said. "While the deal has not been finalized, they are really close. I cannot confirm what it is, but unless another entity is ready to step in with an offer at this point, I think the Borders site will be taken off the market very soon."
Reilly said she supported the efforts to form a community meeting space, and she would be happy to help find the right property.
"We have a number of large vacant properties in this market," she added. "If they can get far enough along with organizing and funding this concept, finding the venue will be easy."
Contacted after the meeting, Greg Welsh, president of the Chestnut Hill Business Association, confirmed that a new tenant was going into the space soon. He heard it was a corporate daycare center, which did not mesh his vision for the space.
"Buses will pull up, children will go in, and that is the amount of foot traffic you'll see there," Welsh said. "It's a shame, but if it's a viable tenant and is zoned for that activity there is nothing we can do about it. I'd love to see more of what this group had brainstormed about and had put forth a proposal similar to this early on."
Welsh had an architect draw up plans to use the second floor space as a town hall of sorts, housing the Chestnut Hill Community Association, Chestnut Hill Business Association, Chestnut Hill Local, state representatives offices and other nonprofit entities. He then envisioned an indoor/outdoor restaurant on the ground floor, along with some small retailers, like a new or used bookstore and coffeehouse.
"However the economy was at an all-time low, and it was difficult to get investors and developers to the same table to see that vision," Welsh said. "Some of these people are very independent and wished to remain that way.
"As a business person, I understand the harsh realities of putting something together like that in this economy."
Welsh said he would support the idea of a community center somewhere else in Chestnut Hill, but at this point he felt quite confident it would not be at the former Borders site at the top of the hill.
Williams was planning another meeting in the next three to four weeks to narrow the discussion. Anyone interested should contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com or 215- 242-0854 to be notified of the meeting date and location.

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Hot on the heels of Wentworth Miller's announcement, Harry Potter actor Jason Isaacs advises other gay actors to stay closeted so they don't "sacrifice their careers ... to make a political statement."
"I have a lot of gay friends who don't come out," he tells Mandrake at the gala screening of the film Any Day Now. "If you are a romantic lead, there is a perception—I don't know if it is true or not—that you will no longer be cast as straight people.
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Great - lets perpetuate prejudice, bias, self-hatred, shame, need I go on?
I honestly believe that we no longer live in an age where movie audiences expect actors (male or female) to be like the characters they portray.
Let's take Ben Affleck as Batman..!
Anyone under 40 doesn't care about sexual preference. We understand that when the movie is over the actors go home and return to being themselves.
It's just an excuse for people to rationalize hate and it needs to stop.
He's giving sound advice. As an actor, you have to be careful. The perceptions of the audiences watching a movie is key to the success of the film. Many people can't get over the fact that gay people can play opposite the opposite sex, and do it fluidly without giving away the fact that they are gay. However, the moment someone comes out (especially a gay man)... the leading romantic roles tend to dry up. It's ridiculous that it happens, but it does.
I'm an openly gay man, who works in theatre... and when I play romantic roles, my friends have problems with it. So, I understand fully what Mr. Isaacs is saying here. Insulting him, being snarky, and saying something based on emotional bias, is just silliness (I'd use a stronger word, but what good would that do?). He's giving great advice to a group of people who need to protect their careers.
In the film business... IT'S ALL POLITICS. Anyone who thinks otherwise, isn't in the business... or doesn't understand how the business works.
First Spock is not a leading character in a romantic love movie. But Mr Isaacs has probably seen fellow actors disappear from the big screen after they came out of the closet. Actors and Actress have dreams to make it big on the Big Screen. So Mr. Isaacs is just giving advice. No reason to get mad at him. Yes we have Neil Patrick Harris, but he's more of a comedian then a Romantic on the screen.
These gay closet actors have a lot on the line. Same as the gay closet politicians.... Remember how hard it was to tell your friends n family you were gay. Just imagine telling millions of people or your Boss your Gay.....


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chuck h
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Oct 03, 2009, 02:00 PM »
Hi everyone!
I was wondering about the 'release' of souls into their initial incarnations. Are they all released at once...like grabbing a 5 lb bag of flour at its bottom, then turning it over and shaking...thus the different stages of spiritual evolution are determined entirely by free will...some souls leaping higher and faster than others?
Or, are we released for the first time in groups of hundreds or thousands (I wonder if God deals in even or odd numbers, or has concerns about symmetry of release {times and quantities} )?
I'm not being a smart-alec, this is foundational material on which to build into EA's more complex discussions. How does the whole thing work? If we are incarnated in groups, do these groups spiral together until each has made it back to Source...playing changing roles for each other's learning benefit? Is there overlap of group...or individual expression? Are the goals the same for all groups (reabsorbtion)?
The Oneness (us) never is un-whole...or separated, so all the 'downloading' of souls is illusional? Only with the purpose of...what? Play? Expression? Return?
The One, the Source, God...Being ALL, cannot be expanded, right?
so 'growth' can't be the purpose. The One Soul then, is simply playing with him/herself? Is 'irreverence' frowned on. Does anything really 'matter'?
Forgive the naive flailings, please. I mean no disrespect. I really am only looking for perspective...and in that, am totally serious.
thanks, if you could help,
Last Edit: Oct 03, 2009, 02:02 PM by chuck h
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Oct 03, 2009, 04:49 PM »
chuck h,
appreciate the humor and seriousness.
Everything can be so paradoxical from this perspective.
I wanted to add the ideas of nonlinear time, and incarnations on earth relative to other places and dimensions in space and time to experience forms of existence.
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Oct 05, 2009, 07:47 AM »
Hi Chuck and All,
I too like your way of expressing it humorously :-) it is actually a great question.....
Well, I just like to add my 2 cents to this -- far from thinking it is the whole answer! - but this is how I perceive it:
There are many different planes of existence...so incarnation on planet earth is but ONE particular way within creation relative to souls and their evolution...
There is expansion (as well as contraction) ONLY within the manifested creation....there is evolution/involution only within the manifested creation...so your question (to me) applies to that part of the 'absolute'...
To me (how I can understand the bottomline of what you asked for, or what I UNDERSTAND you are asking about) is the fact that the time and space reality which has to do with what we call 'linear' (so order as what came before and after and evolution of course is a PART of that) is only one aspect of creation....there is what we call 'transcendence' which is above what is linear, including time and space....so to understand that what is above time and space and linear we need detach from all that is linear....including the 'what came before' etc....for manifesting something within the linear time and space reality doesn't APPLY to that which is above it....
For what isn't within the time and space reality can NOT BE measured in a linear way...let say in the causal universe something (everything) has been created at the creation point...yet something may be 'timely' to manifest WITHIN the time and space reality (either on planet earth or elsewhere) at a particular POINT for some particular purpose.......meaning something that eternally exist IN THE CAUSAL UNIVERSE will manifest only at a particular point ..not because it was earlier or later simply because it is the divine plan.....that is above time and space but AFFECT AND ACTUALLY DEFINE the manifestation of that time and space reality.....it's part of it....part of the divine plan.....
For us within the time and space reality there is linear order (appears to be at least) ....but that part of us which is connected to the Source is connected eternally transcendently.....so that part doesn't change.....so while we live and evolve within the time and space reality our essence remains changeless within the Source....in the same 'time'....what evolves is the self-conscious part....embracing ever more the 'other part' which remains intact within the Source....'there' is no level, no time and no differentiation.....while 'here' we evolve struggle and all the rest....that's the job, the service, the role we play....
Within that 'role' here are many many reasons for the different consciousness levels between souls, NOT ONE OR THE OTHER reason......those reasons are part of the things that can't be understood via linear thinking simply because it is not based on linear occurrences.......reasons that are far beyond that....
I can only explain this in a way that creation is NEITHER and yet also EITHER at the same 'time' (for no better word) continuous/unending and yet 'done'......it is a matter of where are we looking at it? So it depends on the point of VIEW.....for if we look at it from the time and space reality it is continuous and unending....yet if we look at it from a transcendent (so above time and space etc. limitation) it is already 'done' and always have been.......meaning whatever will be and ever can be and was, or could have been etc. has 'already' BEEN CREATED....it all exist on the plane of the so called 'causal universe'.....where everything that exist come from.......simply because otherwise it can not BE...it is that simple (or that complicated
again depending on where are we looking at it )
The nature of the absolute (symbolized by neptune, pisces 12 house astrologically speaking) is not linear......therefore our linear existence is based on that which isn't linear, it includes the linear and all 'logics' of it but it is far more than that...........yet we are within the time and space reality mostly think within linear terms......from here to there, what came before and after etc....and yet there is NO before and/or after above time .....there is NO here and/or there beyond space and so on....
There is only manifested order (which becomes the time and space measure) looking at it from WITHIN the time and space reality....but the reasons and causes reach far beyond the limitation of that reality.......
Hope this makes sense?
So compare to the 'absolute' expansion is not possible you are right Chuck....however the manifested creation is less, or just a part of that 'absolute' therefore expansion within the manifested creation is possible even more it is the goal or purpose of it......expanding consciousness from within the limited self-consciousness brings the consciousness back to it's origin point- and that is the absolute ....
As for the difference between souls' consciousness levels etc. there can be many reasons...not one OR the other....again we need to let go our need to identify this from the time and space reality....what is TIMELY to manifest according to the divine plan is not necessarily because something was created 'earlier' or 'later'....
So what I am trying to say is that there is of course the free will and choice making within the souls and yet there are other reasons that are so far above our 'grasp' within the time and space reality and the resulting linear perception....it is I think very important to be aware of this even if we don't understand it fully....
Meaning we can NOT assume that consciousness-level differences are BECAUSE one soul wanted to evolve and the other didn't....there are many other reasons within the mystery of the divine plan...would we assume for example that all animals are 'lazy' for they didn't evolve yet to human form? So they are inferior to us....and so on....
there is a NECESSITY within our created world to a certain number of DIFFERENT life forms THAT ENSURES THE LIFE OF THE PLANET AS A WHOLE UNIT....well, just imagine what would happen to the planet if all forms of life all of a sudden manifested in human forms at the same 'time;?
Maybe there are life forms who appear (for us) in a far lower evolutionary state and yet they are fulfilling the necessary service that has been asked from their soul from the Divine....so I personally think it is not our 'job' to try to identify what could be the reason/cause for whatever soul/form of life to be where they are at...our 'job' is to simply try to do the best we can relative to where we are at.....no matter where is that at the end it is all equal.....totally and absolutely equal in the transcendent aspect of creation.....there is a 'role' within the divine drama that we are playing at any point of so called 'time and space'......it is neither a punishment or a privilege.....the only thing that we can really know is just that relative to the consciousness what we have did we try to do our best or not...that's all.....
And as the overall aim of creation: well as Wolf said it is 'god's way of perfecting itself'...I personally feel that this again is true from the aspect of the manifested creation...and from there it is very true....as from the 'point of view' of the absolute well..... that's not an easy subject
To me at least it feels the EXPERIENCE itself is what the 'goal' is.....the infinite possibilites that exist within the 'dream'......the divine dream... that the 'dreamer' identifies itself with the dream and it's objects and subjects........which at the end (to me) is to reach (experience) the ecstasy of love and compassion in it's highest level in infinite ways.......as a particle as part of the dream and yet realising that at the end it is both the dream and the dreamer.....to me the goal appears to be the experience of that ultimate happiness of ecstasy and bliss........that the soul feels it was worth to go through the 'dream' (evolution) that it worth it all at the end......that experience soaked in the highest aspect of unconditional love is what 'worth' the participation ....meaning what worth the 'separation' at the first place is the homecoming at the end....
Well, of course this is only my view, my understanding -- and I might even add: at this point of time, in the here and now
So I just offer it for what it is; my own intuitive perception which may (or may not?) help others to formulate their own perception......
Last Edit: Oct 05, 2009, 11:20 AM by Lia
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Oct 05, 2009, 02:36 PM »
Thank you for replying...and adding your, ''hmmm?'' to mine.
Lia said
And as the overall aim of creation: well as Wolf said it is 'god's way of perfecting itself'...I personally feel that this again is true from the aspect of the manifested creation...and from there it is very true....as from the 'point of view' of the absolute well..... that's not an easy subject ...
To me at least it feels the EXPERIENCE itself is what the 'goal' is.....the infinite possibilites that exist within the 'dream'......the divine dream... that the 'dreamer' identifies itself with the dream and it's objects and subjects........which at the end (to me) is to reach (experience) the ecstasy of love and compassion in it's highest level in infinite ways.......as a particle as part of the dream and yet realising that at the end it is both the dream and the dreamer.....to me the goal appears to be the experience of that ultimate happiness of ecstasy and bliss........that the soul feels it was worth to go through the 'dream' (evolution) that it worth it all at the end......that experience soaked in the highest aspect of unconditional love is what 'worth' the participation ....meaning what worth the 'separation' at the first place is the homecoming at the end....
Thank you so much for your wonderful reply, for helping me understand these concepts. This is a far different response than when, as a catholic gradeschooler, I'd ask such a question and promptly be escorted to the cloak room for a nice ruler-rap across the knuckles.
I think what you are saying is that questions of the 'transcendent' nature of the Soul are of little, if any, value from the 'manifest' perspective. T-Pluto is approaching (within three degrees now) square to 11th house Libra N-Neptune from the 2nd house. This is probably behind the desire to get this confusion clarified on a post, or trans-human level of understanding...but this is simply not possible now.
You are right...the questions are about the 'unknowable', the 'Divine plan' as you call it. But curiosity (not a strong enough term) cannot be quelled. Living in the moment...doing the best we can is all that is required, of course, so what is the purpose of attempting to solve the entire puzzle?
Then I read your above quoted paragraph (brilliant) about a non-perfect God, and the whole thing takes on a different perspective. There IS room for growth thru endless experience (work and play). And the 'service' required of us is to develop, thru our interactions, one with another, Divine Compassion and Love (Neptune). But even if it is all for the sole purpose of helping All/One/Godd/ess have corporal experience, it is well worth the adventure(s), as we are each, ultimately, that All/One/God/ess...and helping others, as well as little self to recognize this is the source of all joy.
making progress
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Oct 05, 2009, 04:42 PM »
Hi Chuck,
I'm glad it made sense...
...as for being escorted here and there for our questions others didn't like to hear; well I know the feeling too and believe me we aren't alone
of the 'transcendent' nature of the Soul are of little, if any, value from the 'manifest' perspective.
Well I wouldn't say that...it DOES have an absolute importance and value...it is just that for long we do not know that (relative to evolving self consciousness) ...it doesn't take it away and the ultimate value of it...for that's what we REALISE at the very end....
It is like we are looking for a door and for so long we believed it's here or there and we hit the wall instead.......than we start to believe that there is no door...and yet it always have been there and always waited for us....no regards what we believed or how much we couldn't see it or what we imagined instead........
I think it is a wonderful aim to participate in the strive for perfection within the manifested aspect of the divine...of creation....and I think that your question and curiosity as you put it is what comes right from the deep Source-intact aspect of your soul....for all souls at one point of their evolution can't help but ask the same question in essence...so it is simply universal - meaning that's how we are created ...to seek the answers for these kinds of questions....
To me it means that you are in the spiritual state....that is when the answers will be sought from within.....no matter who taught what or how they were or are trying to silence the human in you, the soul gets the upper hand so to speak......don't worry, that 'curiosity' can never stop and never meant to stop....
love and blessings
chuck h
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Oct 05, 2009, 10:26 PM »
Hi Lia,
Thanks for the encouraging and complimentery reply.
I was just looking over some Dane Rudhyar material and came across the following excerpt:
One may state the same idea in religious terms by saying that the birth-chart of a person represents "God's idea" of that person and of the function he should perform within the society and the planet in which he is born. A birth-chart is a formula of potentialities. The one task of the person having this birth-chart is to actualize as fully as possible this set of potentialities within the environment of his birth, an environment which can be greatly expanded, yet remains birth-centered. The individual is not different from this set of potentialities. His freedom is relative and it consists basically in being able to gain a true and complete picture of himself. He can only do this by freeing himself in varied ways from the mass of collective ideas, of group feelings and traditional behavior or patterns which have been forced into his consciousness of existence and of interpersonal relationships ever since he was born
I thought it was a bit of a synchronocity, because he is addressing the 'manifestation' responsibitlities we have, just like you did earlier.
Here is the link, if anyone would like to read:
Thanks again, Lia
Love and blessings to you, too
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Re: The Video The Double Rainbow guy is trying to Censor
When people use the term "Do you live under a rock?", he is what I imagine such a person would look like... And I spent a decade homeless and wandering...
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Thomas DoubtingPosts: 443Joined: Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:02 pmLocation: 6th Circle of Hell Gender: Tree
Re: The Video The Double Rainbow guy is trying to Censor
I can't believe i watched the whole thing...
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|Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:35 am
WelshidiotPosts: 569Joined: Sun Apr 24, 2011 3:57 pm
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Shock News: Youtube Narcissists Do Something Laughable
A ground-breaking video was posted today depicting people who make Youtube videos acting like wankers.
Commentators have been reported as being "shocked" and "stunned" at this development.
"I'm shocked!" - Angelina Jolie
"I'm stunned!" - Pope Ratzinger
"Do you have any change for the parking meter?" - Wayne Rooney
It is feared that if this development continues unabated that Youtube may become a platform for egotistical, narcissistic, manipulative, dishonest, mendacious, unhinged and/or deeply malevolent people to vent their spleen, and conduct their machinations, although some say that it is impossible for human beings to be so base.
Law enforcement agencies believe a tough line must be taken to stamp this behaviour out. We asked Chief Constable W.I. Diot of the Kensington Roundhorn Police what he thought the correct course of action should be: "We should burn them all, and burn their faces first," he said, "and that's still better than they deserve..."
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Nashy19Posts: 250Joined: Sun May 10, 2009 5:37 pm
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Very rapey.
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Nokia promises a range of new products
Nokia's outgoing Chairman Jorma Ollila promised a range of new products ahead of a meeting on Thursday with shareholders who are increasingly losing patience with the company's recovery efforts.business Updated: May 03, 2012 14:27 IST
Nokia's outgoing Chairman Jorma Ollila promised a range of new products ahead of a meeting on Thursday with shareholders who are increasingly losing patience with the company's recovery efforts.
In an interview published on Thursday, Ollila told the Financial Times the Finnish company would launch a range of tablets and "hybrid" smart mobile devices, but did not say when.
Ollila, who will step down at the meeting after 27 years with the company, told the Financial Times that Nokia had been too slow at the start of the smartphone revolution, but said the combination of new products and Nokia services would help.
Nokia is widely expected to unveil its first tablet computer later this year when Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system becomes available.
"Nokia's fate in tablets is directly linked to Microsoft, which also has to succeed in this space," said Pohjola analyst Hannu Rauhala.
Nokia has lost out to Apple Inc and Google Inc in the smartphone business and is now pinning hopes of a turnaround on Lumia, a new range of smartphones which use Microsoft (MSFT.O) software.
Once hailed as a national hero in Finland for transforming Nokia from a toilet paper-to-rubber boots conglomerate to the world's No 1 cellphone maker in 1998, Ollila has since come under criticism for neglecting the emergence of smartphones.
"Tablets are an important one, so that is being looked into, and there will be different hybrids, different form factors (handset designs) in the future," he said.
Sales of Nokia's new smartphone range have so far been slow and are yet to compensate for diving sales of previous products. Nokia also lost its position as the largest volume cellphone maker to Samsung Electronics last quarter.
Nokia executives are likely to face a grilling on these issues at Thursday's meeting. Investors have seen the value of their Nokia holding fall 90 percent in less than five years -- two-thirds of that since its new chief executive Stephen Elop unveiled the company's strategy shift to Microsoft in February 2011.
Most attendees are likely to be individual shareholders as institutional investors usually do not come to such meetings.
Ollila will hand over his role to Risto Siilasmaa after the shareholders meeting. In a poll published by national broadcaster YLE last week, around 40 percent of analysts following the company rated his 13 years' work as chairman as 'poor' or 'unacceptable'.
Shares in Nokia were 0.8 percent higher at 2.722 euros by 0822 GMT, on the last day investors in the stock have the right to a 0.20 euros per share dividend.
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Michael Kruer, MD, of the Sanford Children's Health Research Center, a five-year, $860,000 grant to support his research on genetic forms of juvenile Parkinson's disease and dystonia.
The grant is one piece of Sanford's growing Pediatric Movement Disorders Clinic, which is led by Dr. Kruer and designed to connect children with some of the most challenging conditions to cutting-edge clinical care and research.
Juvenile Parkinson's disease begins under the age of 21 and can affect children as young as 5. It is a neurodegenerative disorder that progressively destroys the neurons in the brain. Initial symptoms can include rigidity, stiffness, resting tremors, slow movements and impaired speech and motor skills. Although rare, study of this aggressive form of Parkinson's disease has spurred major advances in the understanding of the biological basis of adult-onset Parkinson's.
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Sometimes it's tricky for the casual fan to see how good a defender is. Other times, it's right in your face. Or in James Harden's face.
Late in Denver's victory Wednesday night in Houston, Nuggets swingman Andre Iguodala positioned himself so perfectly that he stuffed a Harden jump shot attempt.
Much was made about the offense of Ty Lawson and Kenneth Faried in the road win, but Iguodala's defense was paramount.
Iguodala spent much of the game defending Harden, an explosive shooting guard who finished with 15 points on 5-for-15 shooting (including 0-for-5 from 3-point range).
"The way he attacks, you really have to be alert at all times," Iguodala said. "The biggest thing is that we have to be proactive and not reactive to what he's about to do. He is very good on the pick-and-roll and we adjusted on that tonight but overall it was a very good team effort."
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Township Managers Wake Up Shocked!
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Perhaps this structure will trickle down neighborhood improvement as with the Camden Yards in Baltimore. It will more likely underpreform however (NY Times 9/7/10 or a simple Google search) and continue to cost taxpayers plenty even after its lifespan is over. In any event, when there are no games planned, Lehigh County can at least get some return if they use it as a homeless shelter as is done in Florida. Rah-rah-rah!
- January 29, 2012 at 6:49 AM
This article has a different take on the situation:
- January 29, 2012 at 10:04 AM
- michael molovinsky said...
anon 10:04, that article is by the blogger john.jay, who like jon geetings, prefers to see things through the progressive viewpoint. the point is that there was a failure to communicate; even the township financial officers didn't know the score.
- January 29, 2012 at 10:30 AM
After $600 Million dollars, the townships will get their fair share.
What's the problem?
- January 29, 2012 at 10:43 AM
- ironpigpen said...
It was not all that long ago that Councilman Donovan was derisively referring to Lehigh Valley IronPigs baseball fans as "Gladiator-lovers" when the Fireworks Fiasco was playing out.
Now, unless I am mistaken, the esteemed Councilman would rather have me get on board with the passive sport of ice hockey at the plush Palace of Sport.
I find this most entertaining.
- January 29, 2012 at 12:20 PM
- LVCI said...
Poor Allentown. People speak as though every dollar earned in Allentown leaves Allentown and flows to the suburbs. IT DOES NOT. I assume when the following taxes were initiated the intention was to defray the costs associated with businesses already. So let us not use this invalid argument that somehow Allentown isn't getting reimbursed by someone who doesn't live in the city for snow plowing, street repair, etc.
The rate of the tax on each dollar of the whole or gross volume of business transacted within the territorial limits of the City shall be as herein set forth, on retail business the rate shall be one and one-half mills (one and one-half mills means One Dollar and Fifty Cents [$1.50] per Thousand [$1,000.00] Dollars of gross volume of business),
The rate of the tax for wholesale: business transacted shall be one mill (one mill means One [$1.00] Dollar per Thousand [$l,000.00
The rate of tax for service and rental business transacted shall be three mills (three mills means Three [$3.00] Dollars per Thousand [$1,000.00] Dollars of gross volume of business
EMERGENCY AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES TAX (Privilege Tax)
All self-employed individuals who perform services of any type or kind, engage in any occupation or profession within the City shall be required to.. pay the tax ($52)
.. individuals residing or having their place of business outside of the City, but who perform services of any type or kind, or engage in any occupation or profession within the City, do by virtue thereof agree to be bound by and subject themselves to the provisions, penalties and regulations promulgated under this article with the same force and effect as though they were residents of the City Further, any individual engaged in an occupation within the City and an employee of a nonresident employer may, for the purpose of this article, be considered a self-employed person.
.. subject to pay for and in respect to the transaction or any part thereof, a tax at the rate of one (1%) percent of the value of the real estate
Has the city excluded all of those tax dollar$ above for the new stuff in the NIZ, or will these also go towards the state loans?
Are all of these are going into Allentown's pocket? If so, these talking points about the money draining out of the city are invalid.
- January 29, 2012 at 12:29 PM
- John.Jay said...
I actually think I take a very conservative view of things Mr. Molovinsky. I want them to go back to they were during your childhood. The NIZ actually reestablishes the same tax scheme as was in place before the 1965 Local Tax Enabling Act. I think my grandparent's generation had it right. I'm not sure why that makes me a progressive?
- January 29, 2012 at 12:35 PM
- michael molovinsky said...
john, if i have mischaracterized you, my pardon. i can assure you that during my childhood there was no KOZ, NIZ or EIT. Although there was an area called Lehigh Valley, there was no motivation for regionalism. applying employee's EIT to allentown's arena project, because you believe a better allentown will benefit the whole valley, seems progressive to me. you have made that point now on several blogs and patch. you have even parceled it out to only $1.50 per capital.
- January 29, 2012 at 2:00 PM
Many of the big employers are not in the NIZ or were previously part of the KOZ so the impact on the townships will be minimal.
Not one of them has been able to articulate, or even estimate, how much money the will forgo.
I'm not sure what the problem is, the maps of the zone are on the city's website and they have the addresses of where all their citizens worked last year.
- January 29, 2012 at 6:08 PM
- AuH20 said...
Perhaps Whitehall should charge a toll to cross from 7th St. to McArthur Road in order to defray snow plawing costs. After all, look at all those Allentonians who bleed Whitehall dry by 'using' their stores as places of work. Makes me laugh.
And for the first time since he's been County Executive I applaud Don Cunningham for standing up to Pawlawski for his power gram of Queen City Airport.
So much to say.....so few threads. Thanks MM for the forum!
- January 29, 2012 at 7:41 PM
- michael molovinsky said...
AuH20, this blog will be visiting that queen city disagreement this week. never a fan of cunningham, that's the second time this week i agreed with him (the first concerns postponing reassessment)
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yesterday after sharing my article on "How Indigenous Wisdom, Shamanism, Environmentalism & Our Awakening Meet" I ran into this beautiful post from the White Wolf Pack page, about 10 animals who mate for life. Now some of you might remember that the last Taurus New Moon brought us the energy field and possibility for a love that lasts. So reading about the beloved animal kingdoms representatives who mate for life, it was immediately visible that 6 out of the 10 examples are also animals well known as helper for humanity. Day by day now, we are collectively tapping deeper into the awareness that we share our reality not only with other people, but also with the Animal Kingdom. More and more people receive messages by the other world, transported by animal spirits.
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Over the last few month the spirit guides and angelic realm have dropped hints, that we collectively need to make a deeper inner connection with mother earth and our own human nature. With this profounder union in our bones and the chances for love that lasts, I am happy to introduce you to the characteristics of six animal spirit guides that enjoy having a mate for life!1.) The Wolfs
One of the most outstanding qualities of the Wolf is the ability of community building. Wolf packs are socially smart, deeply structured and highly organized animal communities. Indeed the wolf can energetically transmit to us, the understanding how Brotherhood of Men works, when we take the deeper animal nature of human beings into account. They can teach us how to stand our ground and defend our boundaries in an appropriate, not hurtful and clear way. An expression that still allows us to keep by heart relaying to another, when our opinions and personal needs go apart. Qualities we need if we want to ground a "love that lasts". Wolfs have an air of inner freedom to them, even that they are deeply loyal and emotional intelligent in their relationships. Skills we need for the Golden Age of Love!2.) The Eagles
Eagles are messenger from the divine blueprint of our spiritual path on planet earth. Well known about this animals usual behavior is, that when trouble come down on us on planet earth, they simply rise and soar above all clouds. With this strength, they are helping us to develop states of higher consciousness, higher powers of communication and the ability to listen carefully to our intuition. Supported by the eagle medicine we are empowered to deeply ground our spiritual awareness, to purify our energy field and cleans old believe pattern. The eagle reminds us to integrate the awareness of the Hermetic Laws in our life, that all things material are build from the mind.3.) The Beavers
Beaver are the ingenious builder and constructor of new realities with stable foundations. They are representing the power how to step by step come from visions, burning desires, soul dream and insights; to an as stable experienced reality, that represents all this guidance in our life. They give us the encouragement and inspiration that we need, in order to reach our deepest desires and soul goals. Beaver are big team player in general, maybe that is why they have happy marriages ;-). They know how to make everyone in the team feel appreciated, respected and used according to their personal skills. Quite important abilities to develop for humanity too, in the collective awakening process.4.) The Coyotes
Personally I love the Coyote energy. I called my first dog Coyote for his cheeky character and childlike playfulness, even in old age. The Coyote is the clown of the nature realms, known for his trickster, shape-shifter, and transformer qualities. The Coyote tells us to be mindful of the impact of the hermetic laws in our actions. To raise our awareness for the inner self-sabotage system, that allows us to play tricks on ourselves and others (the illusion of Maya). Coyote also reminds us that the consequences of our actions effect more than just ourselves, as we are truly one on this planet and beyond. In his playful ways, he brings along endings and new beginnings, and therefor represents the cycle of life and death in nature.5.) The Ravens
The Ravens are representatives of the divine magic within the material world. They bring us higher awareness of the divine balance between the light and the dark side of existence. Wise as they are, they are master of the time and space continuum. A bridge between the underworld, the present moment on planet earth and the spirit realms. When in tune with the ravens medicine, we are moving through transitions and changes of consciousness more smoothly and from a place of inner ease. Profound healing created by the renewal of our energy are possible under the influence of the raven power. 6.) The Condors/New World Vultures
The vulture is all about rising to higher awareness, patience and resourcefulness. Like most of us, vultures like eating well, but they do not hunt! What they know to do best, it to seizes the chances and resources that show themselves as available. From them we can learn how to go from "working hard" for our dreams and soul desires; to allowing them to present themselves to us!! When we have the passion and clarity to plant our seeds well, the vulture medicine will help us develop the patience it takes, to receive. When we are about to develop new abilities or projects, the vulture is also bringing message to make sure we check our core values before we call new beginnings into manifestation! Vultures have well developed physical senses. They can smell fresh meat from miles away and have highly advanced vision. Connecting with the vulture medicine remembers us to trust our body, to also develop our higher physical senses and become one with nature within.
Dear Ones, I hope you enjoy this insides and find maybe also some guidance for your personal path in them. I hope you are motivated and will have fun developing a relationship with the animal spirit guides. Let your body teach you, motivated by the animal kingdoms loving guidance!
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Timeline: A month of provocations from North Korea
North Korea has delivered a drumbeat of war threats and ominous announcements since March 7, when the United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions against it for conducting a nuclear test in February.world Updated: Apr 03, 2013 14:27 IST
North Korea has delivered a drumbeat of war threats and ominous announcements since March 7, when the United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions against it for conducting a nuclear test in February. Here are the most significant:
March 7: Before the UN vote, a spokesman for Pyongyang's foreign ministry says North Korea will exercise its right for a pre-emptive nuclear attack against the United States.
March 8: The North says it will cancel a hotline and a nonaggression pact with rival South Korea.
March 11: Following through on a threat made the previous week, Pyongyang says it has nullified the 60-year-old armistice ending the Korean War. South Korea and the UN say the North cannot end the pact unilaterally.
March 12: North Korea state media report that the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, urged front-line troops to be on "maximum alert" and warned that "war can break out right now."
March 20: Coordinated cyberattacks in South Korea knock out computers and servers at three major TV networks and three banks. The source of the attacks remains under investigation but North Korean involvement is suspected. A week later, organizations of North Korean defectors say their systems were also attacked.
March 22: The North condemns a UN resolution approving a formal investigation into its suspected human rights violations and says it will ignore the measure.
March 27: North Korea cuts a military hotline to its Kaesong industrial complex, which is jointly run with the South and is the last major example of inter-Korean cooperation. Operations at the complex continued.
March 29: Kim convenes an "urgent operation meeting" of senior generals just after midnight, signs a rocket preparation plan and orders his forces on standby to strike the US mainland, South Korea, Guam and Hawaii. State media quote him as saying that "the time has come to settle accounts with the US imperialists."
March 30: North Korea warns that "inter-Korean relations have naturally entered the state of war," and that it would retaliate against any US and South Korean provocations without notice. It says in a statement that provocations "will not be limited to a local war, but develop into an all-out war, a nuclear war."
March 31: The Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party warns that North Korea's nuclear weapons are "the nation's life" and will not be traded even for "billions of dollars."
April 2: North Korea's atomic energy department says it will restart facilities at its main Nyongbyon nuclear complex, including a plutonium reactor and a uranium enrichment plant. The US says it would be "extremely alarming" if Pyongyang follows through.
April 3: North Korea bars South Koreans from going to their jobs at the Kaesong industrial complex, and also closes the border to trucks carrying raw materials for the factories.
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