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When my attention was drawn to the facebook posts of Isabirya Richard, I seriously felt like puking and giving up on humanity.
Isabirya Richard openly called for the stoning of gays.
He mentioned names and posted pictures of people he thought were gays or gay supporters and publicly asked for them to be killed.
He volunteered to lead the Christian mob crusade against gays.
He even publicly solicited for Christian hackers to hack into the emails and online profiles of suspected gays, lesbians and Trans.He claimed they would earn a great reward in heaven for helping to track down 'sodomites'.
He went as far as documenting the movements of those he named as gays and called for attacks on them. He boasted that a gay person just escaped his attack but promised that the homosexual won't be so lucky next time. [Read more…]


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Happy book birthday to me!
After several long years (this book sold the same month Hugging the Rock did) I am proud to announce that the true story of Enrique Esparza and the Battle of the Alamo is out from Lerner Publishing. The illustrator, Jeni Reeves, did a marvelous job on the illustrations.
This book is based on the true story of young Enrique Esparza who took shelter at the Alamo with his family when Mexican General Santa Anna and his army came to battle the Texans in San Antonio. The book is out in both hardback and paperback at the same time which I think is very smart of the publishers. And what fun for teachers, there's a Reader's Theater all ready for you in the back of the book!
Now if I could just figure out how to get it into the gift shop AT the Alamo, wouldn't that be sweet? 🙂

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Curious Germany Vol. 5
In the fifth instalment of Curious Germany we have Françoise Hardy singing in German, a Schlager star getting groovy in London, a British rock singer going German, country star Lynn Anderson doing a German original, and retired football players singing about flags.
Françoise Hardy – Ich bin nun mal ein Mädchen (1965).mp3
Françoise Hardy – Er war wie du (1965).mp3
I grew up in the 1970s, so my first celebrity crush was the lovely Agnetha from ABBA. Had I been born ten years earlier, that first celebrity crush probably would have been Françoise Hardy. What an absolutely beautiful woman she was, as even Any Minor Dude (now 17) agrees. Obviously a superstar in France, she had some hits in Germany as well, with covers of French hits as well as German originals with material that took a bit from chanson, a bit from what was called Beat music. As a former student of German, her command of German was excellent, with that lovely French inflection. She also recorded in English and Italian.
Ich bin nun mal ein Mädchen (I am a girl after all) was a version of her French 1964 hit Pourtant tu m"aimes, itself a cover of The Joys" I Still Love Him. A cute song, it has cute lyrics. One verse goes: "˜I am a girl, after all, and you a man, and each one does things the other can't understand, it's true. You are looking at other girls even when I'm around, and I'm afraid you might forget about me soon, and yet you love me and I can't be without you."  The song was a minor hit in 1966. Er war wie Du was the b-side, a lilting song very much of its time.
Heidi Brühl "" Berlin (1969).mp3
Schlager singers, as a rule, were not cool. We"ve met some who dabbled with cool, such as Michael Holm, who was a Krautrocker with Daisy Chain before donning the Schlager singer"s suit, crooner Howard Carpendale who covered Daisy Chain for a b-side, and the usually über-square Cindy & Bert who made a German version of Black Sabbath"s Paranoid (all in Curious Germany Vol. 3). Heidi Brühl was not cool. She had been a popular child actress, making her screen debut in 1954 as a 12-year-old. As a 17-year-old she became a Schlager singer, selling a million copies of her 1960 hit Wir wollen niemals auseinandergeh"n, the runner-up in the Eurovision Song Contest that year.
In the late "60s Heidi, now married to American actor Brett Halsey, wanted to be cool "" understandably, since her first hit in three years in 1966 was a cover of The Ballad of the Green Berets. By now living in Rome, she went to London and recorded in English. Berlin, released in 1969, has that Swingin" London sound which might have had a revival in an Austin Powers movie. Brühl"s Petula Clark covering Nico sound was not well received, and the excellent Berlin was relegated to the status of a b-side. In 1970 the singer moved to the USA, thereby putting a slow end to her Schlager career. Brühl died of breast cancer in 1991 at the age of 49.
Barry Ryan – Zeit macht nur vor dem Teufel halt (1971).mp3
Best known for his crazy hit Eloise, Barry Ryan had a fairly decent career in West Germany, where he recorded his rather good Sanctus album in 1971. In 1972 he had a top 10 in West Germany hit with the catchy Zeit macht nur vor dem Teufel halt (Time stops only before the devil). The melody was written by his brother Paul Ryan, and used for Irish singer Dana"s song Today, and the lyrics by one Miriam Frances. The latter wrote the lyrics for other songs Ryan recorded in German, to less commercial attention, and also the English lyrics for his minor hit Sanctus Sanctus Hallelujah. Frances made a career of writing Schlager lyrics, as well as adapting German lyrics to English-language hits (such as Wann kommst Du and Willst du mit mir geh'n by Daliah Lavi from the John Kongos songs Won"t You Join Me and Would You Follow Me, see HERE and HERE). Barry Ryan even appeared on the German-language only music show ZDF Hitparade with Zeit macht nur vor dem Teufel halt, to my knowledge the first time an international rock star appeared on the show (Video here).
Lynn Anderson – Ich hab" einen Boy in Germany (1968).mp3
A few years before she had a huge hit in West Germany with Rose Garden, Lynn Anderson recorded a pretty terrible number about having a boy in Germany, in the process linking Tennessee with Deutschland. Of course, the Fräuleins with whom Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash exchanged international fluids during their stints as GIs in Germany could have reciprocated by singing about having a boy in Tennessee. This was a German original, written by Herbert Falk and Helmut Flohr, neither one of whom ever set the world alight with their hitmaking potential. One might say that Ich hab" einen Boy in Germany served as fertile manure for the Rose Garden.
Fritz Walter und die Altinternationalen – Schwarz und Weiss (1973).mp3
In 1954, West-Germany"s football team sensationally won the World Cup, beating the virtually unbeatable Hungarian side 3-2. It is difficult to measure the social, political and even economic impact of that on West Germany. Just nine years earlier Germany had been structurally, socially, politically and morally devastated like no other European nation in modern history (ravaged and savaged by both the Allies and by the Nazis, it must be said). Now, being world champions, the refrain in West Germany was: "Wir sind wieder wer" (We are somebody again). The inspirational captain on that July day in 1954 "" the same day, give or take a few hours, that Elvis Presley entered the Sun studios in Memphis to record his first single "" was Fritz Walter.
Two decades later, with West Germany preparing to host the 1974 World Cup (which their team would win), Fritz got together a bunch of old internationals (the Altinternationalen), ranging from pre-war player Paul Janes to recently retired Uwe Seeler, to record a ditty titled Schwarz und Weiss "" black and white, the colours of the German team "" written by serial hitmaker Jack White. Rarely has a song sounded as comprehensively German as this. And not in a good way. The lyrics are infused with customary German subtlety: "Black and white are our colours, and our flag is black, red, gold. Today we want to beat our foe, we've never wanted to lose." Ah yes, land of Goethe, Schiller and Mann.


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Some might call it revisionist history, but I call it another important angle. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE should read this book. Howard Zinn provides a view of history taken from the notoriously neglected perspective of the people. (*****)
Dan Brown: The Da Vinci Code
I think I enjoyed this a 'little' less than Angels & Demons, the canned and predictable nature of Dan Brown's novels are beginning to wear on me. Instead of taking the book in new directions as different "codes" are broken, the story doesn't seem to develop twists, or at least not interesting ones. Actually I found the progression more frustrating... In a BAD way. Dan Brown's books were fun but I don't think I'll be rushing to read any more. The Da Vinci Code was slightly less ridiculous, towards the end, than A&D, though more disappointing. (**)
Bill Maher: When You Ride Alone You Ride with Bin Laden: What the Government Should be Telling Us to Help Fight the War on Terrorism
A balls out collection of opinions regarding the nation and its citizenry. Bill Maher has never been known for understating anything, and the same holds true in this short, yet poignant book. Love him or hate him, something in this book will make you laugh, and something else will ring resoundingly if even painfully, true. (*****)
Jet Li's Hero
Hero seems unrestrained directorially leading to many great and equally weak moments. Fans of the genre should enjoy this, but do not go in expecting Crouching Tiger. The plot is not very compelling and confusing at that. Fight choreography is decent in some scenes, while fairly canned and unimaginative in others. Worth seeing for fans of such films, but unsatisfying overall. (***)
Meet the Fockers
A perfectly acceptable follow up to Meet the Parents. Somehow I just can't dislike Dustin Hoffman. Ben Stiller on the other hand tests my patience. I'm only thankful that he has become so type-cast that his staying power will be limited. This film was a more lewd than the first, and there is no shortage of cheap cracks and ridiculous situations. I went in expecting very little, but I was satisfied to get a few laughs. Big fans of the first film will enjoy this, while others won't be missing anything groundbreaking. (***)
This movie makes little sense, and what sense it DOES make leaves way too many WTF? moments. The scare tactics employed in this film are repetitive and unimaginative -- Ominous silhouettes and fluctuating power get old after awhile. The scariest moment in the film was also ruined by crappy special effects. Plot twists are also attempted, but fail because they're too predictable. If you HAVE to see this movie, wait to rent it. (**)
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WhatsApp, the popular instant messaging app owned by Facebook, is now delivering roughly 100 billion messages a day, the company's chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said at the quarterly earnings call Thursday.
For some perspective, users exchanged 100 billion messages on WhatsApp last New Year's Eve. That is the day when WhatsApp tops its engagement figures, and as many of you may remember, also the time when the service customarily suffered glitches in the past years. (No outage on last New Year's Eve!)
At this point, WhatsApp is just competing with itself. Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp together were used to exchange 60 billion messages a day as of early 2016. Apple chief executive Tim Cook said in May that iMessage and FaceTime were seeing record usage, but did not share specific figures. The last time Apple did share the figure, it was far behind WhatsApp's then usage (podcast). WeChat, which has also amassed over 1 billion users, is behind in daily volume of messages, too.
In early 2014, WhatsApp was being used to exchange about 50 billion texts a day, its then chief executive Jan Koum revealed at an event.
At the time, WhatsApp had fewer than 500 million users. WhatsApp now has more than 2 billion users and at least in India, its largest market by users, its popularity surpasses those of every other smartphone app including the big blue app.
"This year we've all relied on messaging more than ever to keep up with our loved ones and get business done," tweeted Will Cathcart, head of WhatsApp.
Sadly, that's all the update the company shared on WhatsApp today. Mystery continues for when WhatsApp expects to resume its payments service in Brazil, and when it plans to launch its payments in India, where it began testing the service in 2018. (It has already shared big plans around financial services in India, though.)
"We are proud that WhatsApp is able to deliver roughly 100B messages every day and we're excited about the road ahead," said Cathcart.
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Donor government negotiators meeting in Paris on Friday [18 November] are considering scrapping the global aid monitoring system that keeps donors honest and improves the quality of their foreign assistance, international agency Oxfam warned today.
Two weeks away from a crucial global aid effectiveness meeting in Busan, South Korea, which will be attended by more than 2000 delegates including US secretary of state Hillary Clinton and UN head Ban Ki-moon, donor countries are pushing to drop aid effectiveness deals that have been struck with recipient countries over the last decade.
Oxfam spokesperson Gregory Adams said: "Donors have performed badly on improving the effectiveness of their aid, and now they're trying to change the rules of the game."
At stake is the 'Paris declaration' of 2005 where donors and poor countries struck a deal: recipients would tackle corruption, strengthen their institutions and take other steps to better manage aid. In return, donors would make their aid more coordinated and predictable, and give developing countries greater control over how the money is spent. And both agreed a global monitoring system which would keep track of progress and revise and improve future aid.
Six years later, that countries receiving aid have done well on keeping their promises. Donors have not. The OECD's latest monitoring report shows that developing countries have made 'significant' progress, particularly in improving their planning and financial management. But donors have made significant progress on only one of their 13 targets: improving coordination among themselves.
Scrapping the mutually agreed and global monitoring system, as donors are proposing, would "fatally weaken political pressure to make aid more effective, and make it extremely difficult to continue to uphold the Paris principles in practice," said Adams.
"Rather than trying to negotiate their way out of their commitments, donors should grasp the opportunity to fix what's wrong with aid. There are more hungry people in the world than live in North America and Europe combined. If done right, a Busan aid agreement will deliver real results for people living in poverty."
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Olympic opening ceremony will recreate countryside with real animals
Danny Boyle unveils details of the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony with a model of the stage - which will have real grass and soil.
A village cricket team, 12 horses, 10 chickens, 70 sheep, a model of Glastonbury Tor, two mosh pits and the largest harmonically tuned bell in the world are among the sights that will greet the world when the curtain comes up on the London Olympics, it has been revealed.
The surreal vista of a "green and pleasant land", with giant maypoles representing the symbols of the four nations of the UK around which children will dance, is the scene for the opening sequence of Danny Boyle's £27m opening ceremony extravaganza.
The director has ignored the age-old maxim about never working with children or animals. The opening scene features real grass, real ploughs, real soil and - said Boyle - real clouds that would supply "rain" if there was none in order to ensure an authentically British atmosphere. With no Glastonbury festival this year, the event will be evoked with a replica of Glastonbury Tor and "mosh pits" at either end of the arena.
One of those pits will have a Last Night of the Proms theme and the other a festival atmosphere, with around 100 young people in each.
While the show will open with a rural pastoral vision that evokes William Blake and Jerusalem, it is expected to evolve to take on a more urban hue. Boyle said he would not reveal how the "puzzle fits together" as the show evolved.
He also refused to confirm any of the acts that will take part, although Sir Paul McCartney has already confirmed his involvement and the likes of Take That and The Who are also expected to feature.
But the director underlined that it was not a musical show but a narrative set to music. Underworld have already recorded two lengthy tracks at Abbey Road to score the action. The closing ceremony will be a more traditional celebration of British music.
Boyle had already revealed that the three-hour opening ceremony would be titled Isles of Wonder, a title based on a speech by Caliban in Shakespeare's The Tempest that will be referenced throughout the four ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Stephen Daldry, the Billy Elliott director who is overseeing all four ceremonies, said the ceremony was Boyle's "singular vision" rather than being developed "by committee". In all, the ceremonies will cost £81m - a figure that doubled from the original budget.
If the jubilee weekend was a festival of pageantry and heritage, it already appears that Boyle's opening ceremony will be a more playful and anarchic treatment of British culture.
"You're bound to fail, that's built in. But you hope that on the journey, you hope people will find enough in it to feel that it is representative of us," said Boyle.
He said there would be British humour and that the country's history would be represented but "not in a box ticking way" and the show would reflect "parts of our heritage but looking forward as well".
A troupe of NHS nurses will appear in one sequence but Boyle said the show would not be overtly political.
"This is a festival of celebration of an Olympic ideal. But it's not a naïve show. We're trying to show the best of us but we're also trying to show many different things about our country. The growth of cities is an extraordinary phenomenon that is clearly linked to the growth of the Olympic Games."
The cast and crew, which will number 10,000 once volunteers are taken into account, have one more weekend of rehearsals in Dagenham before moving into the stadium - where the replica of Glastonbury Tor and the giant bell are already in position. There have already been 157 rehearsals.
The BBC confirmed that it would supply two short films to the opening ceremony and Boyle said it would differ from previous Games in being more cinematic in tone, rather than relying on scale alone.
"We're trying to make you feel like you're watching a live film being made. It feels like when you're planning a big sequence in a film. We're trying to make it feel like a live recording of a film that all happens on one evening. We're trying to shoot it in a very visceral way," said the Slumdog Millionaire director.
One of the major challenges will be keeping the athletes who will parade around a circuit designed evoke the M25 or the North Circular moving.
"There is an hour of culture, then there is the parade of athletes and the lighting of the cauldron and the fireworks. In between that, there is the protocol - the speeches and the raising of the flags. All of that is preceded by the arrival of the head of state," said Boyle.
The Trainspotting director said the giant bell, which is hanging at one end of the stadium, sounded "absolutely amazing". It will ring to begin the show.
"You will feel different when you're in there and you hear it ring. When you hear it, it's very sweet. It's ancient, so it reminds you of the past. It's also timeless, so it evokes the future. That was how communities notified each other something important was about to happen," he said.
Boyle also teased that there would "real clouds" hanging over the stadium but refused to elaborate.
"They will be real clouds that will be hanging over the stadium. Work that out if you can. We know we're an island culture and an island climate. One of these clouds will provide rain on the evening, just in case it doesn't rain."
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The Dirty Little Secret of Liberalism
There are Christians who say that we should avoid politics. But our Creator is God of all (including civil government), or He is not God at all. There is an undeniable overlap between government and religion, and Christians are responsible to legally effect biblical truth in society.
The liberal agenda has as its centerpiece the twin noble goals of compassion and fairness. Christians would agree with these goals. But the average American who considers himself a liberal is often unaware of the end result, when liberalism is implemented as a political philosophy. These noble goals fade into a deceptive illusion.
The dirty little secret of liberalism is that behind its respectable front is the fact that liberal policies actually lead to the opposite of compassion and fairness! Consider the evidence. America has been fighting the War on Poverty for over 40 years. As of 2012 (under Democrat control of Washington) we have more people on food stamps than ever before! Only the most naive would fail to see the irony of the association with (a) the march of government interference into our lives with (b) this astounding moral failure. There must be an explanation.
The evidence suggests that the utopian perfectibility that liberalism seeks is ultimately detrimental to society—indeed, not even possible by government edict or by any human effort. People holding to these utopian ideals are deceived in thinking they are working for good. We argue that the left's banner upon which they claim legitimacy—that they are compassionate—is a false diversion. A just society will make provisions for those in need. But the bureaucratic welfare state, while well-intentioned, institutionalizes indolence, dependency, and poverty—and is thereby immoral.
The practical reality of liberal politics is the diminishment of institutions that promote true compassion and fairness—including the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, federalism, the Rule of Law, natural law, and traditional western values—all of which have their roots in Biblical Christianity. Biblical Christianity becomes the ultimate target of most left-wing elements of the liberal elite, and they have been successful in diminishing it in recent decades. There is an undeniable thread of atheism within liberalism.
We argue that liberal Christianity itself has contributed to the decline of Christian influence in society. Speaking specifically to liberal Christians: OPEN YOUR EYES!
Arguably, the unstated goals of the liberal elite political machine are the unchristian values of tyranny and cronyism—ultimately the obliteration of anything that gets in the way of their lust for power. We are concerned that elements of this may be behind Barack Hussein Obama's historical 2008 statement about "fundamentally transforming America."
Liberal politics by its nature selectively favors groups of Americans over others, separating people by race, income, or political affiliation. Is it purely coincidence that even after having elected a black President that we hear more about racism than any time in recent memory? But racism is not the only dividing focus of liberalism. Liberalism culls identifiable groups for mutual support including union bosses, abortionists, bankrupting solar executives, or guilt-ridden movie stars. The obvious result of the welfare state is not virtuous charity; rather it is theft from one group to benefit another group to buy political votes. Too often the recipients of income redistribution are not the poor, but bureaucrats and political cronies.
Its cronyism is divisive, promoting envy and covetousness between groups of people. Liberalism promotes offenses against the Eighth Commandment (theft) by its forced redistribution of wealth as well as against the Tenth Commandment (covetousness). Liberalism fosters cultural divisiveness as once the first divisions become apparent other groups clamor for a share of the favors! Contrary to what liberal Christians think, there is no biblical mandate for government welfare. The Good Samaritan did not call for Caesar's help with the man at the roadside.
Reckless government spending is seldom an impediment to leftist political aims. The result is a government run amuck. We recall Nancy Pelosi's incredibly disgusting statement about ObamaCare: "We have to pass our bill so that you can find out what is in it."
Benjamin Franklin warned Americans to beware of trading our liberty for a little illusory security. Instead of a hand up, liberalism offers a hand out. The alluring deception is that a handout may indeed be a great benefit to one person, but the same handout is an albatross of dependency for someone else—and an overall disaster for society. As put by Paul Ryan, liberalism leads us to "a country where everything is free but us."
While there are legitimate beneficiaries in need of assistance, we must ask: Who is really "legitimate" and who should be the provider of benefits? The federal bureaucracy too often doles out rewards arbitrarily and inefficiently. Should we re-examine our support for a system in which young men in baggy pants with their hats on backwards can sit in front of a TV all day? And what about the single moms around town that these studs impregnated? Is their future determined and limited by food stamps, WIC and a welfare check as a way of life? How is that freedom? How compassionate is it really? This dignity-robbing degenerate sub-culture is instituted and sustained by federal government liberal ideology!
The contrast is the difference between earned success and learned helplessness and dependency.
Liberal policies reward failure, so of course we get more of it. The result is a pessimistic society, always seeking the victim and punishing the successful. The liberal culture, as put by former Arkansas governor and Baptist preacher Mike Huckabee, is one of "feed me, lead me, and bleed me." The true American spirit encourages initiative, personal responsibility, and the optimism of a limitless horizon—rather than blame, grievance, and entitlement.
History proves that liberalism's march toward utopian statism ultimately will find nothing sacred, not even life itself. Thus liberalism is the least likely system to honor the inherent worth of the individual—and the most likely to harm the most vulnerable in society such as the expendable elderly and the innocent unborn. Liberalism's profession of tolerance is hypocritical, as liberals certainly seldom tolerate opposition to their errant views. Indeed, this hypocritical intolerance is so severe that it falls into the category of radical hatred, evidenced by the continuous barrage of untruthful ad hominem attacks on those who question them. (Just do an Internet search for "Obama Lies" or try listening to MSNBC sometime.)
While liberals may be moral and well-intentioned in their own lives, their views are not consistent with what is good. In actuality they are working to tear down or distort just about everything that is good and elevate what is evil—including in art, music, culture, business, politics, science, sexuality, education, truth, beauty, justice, morality, and logic. So ironically liberalism is neither moral, compassionate, tolerant, nor effective.
Liberalism has everything turned on its head. It punishes achievement, but rewards failure. Liberal thought is often opposed to a moral authority above itself, promotes the silliness of moral relativism, and is thus opposed to unalienable rights and obligations from God. It elevates the creation above the Creator, and many times places earth-worship over real people.
Biblically ordered liberty with its emphasis on individual sovereignty and respect for others is moral. But liberalism in any form (progressivism, socialism, social democracy, communism, state capitalism, collectivism, regulationism)—and all other forms of aggressive utopian statism—are forms of tyranny, which is immoral. All forms of nanny statism have at their root the need to control other people by edict rather than by conscience.
"Christian" capitalism is the most moral, leads to the most freedom, promotes the work ethic and self-reliance, encourages responsible behavior, produces the most economic benefits for society, and serves as the foundation for true compassion and a virtuous society. Consider the many hospitals and outreaches to the poor and handicapped that churches run today. They provide charity more efficiently than the federal government, and they do it with heart and personal contact! Statism is inherently cold and inefficient, produces little, takes resources from the productive economy, and is therefore detrimental to growth and the welfare of its people.
History proves that the more that an economy is centrally planned by an elite group of people, the more it suffers. Interference into business by the state or confiscation of profits usually makes it more difficult for both employers and employees to earn success. Its reliance on big government leads to inefficiency of resources while teaching lack of discipline by example—all leading to the spiraling decline of society.
Among many things that liberals fail to grasp about economics is that it is not a zero-sum game. It is not like a fixed pie to be divided up. Over time, conservative principles will grow the whole pie to everyone's benefit!
Bottom line? Liberalism is a huge scam. Its failure is open and obvious.


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The Hokianga town of Rawene is full of historic charm. Walk around the heritage buildings then relax in a cafe before catching the ferry to Kohukohu.
With its warm climate and rich kauri forests, the Hokianga attracted some of New Zealand's first European settlers. The historic town of Rawene has a legacy of heritage buildings from this time, and is New Zealand's third oldest European settlement. Look for Clendon House, built in the 1860s; the Masonic Hotel, from 1875; the Methodist Church, 1876; and the courthouse, which was built in 1875.
Rawene is also a place to enjoy excellent espresso, gourmet pizza and fascinating arts & crafts shops. Take a stroll on the mangrove walkway, which offers an interesting view of a wetland habitat. A ferry service runs between Rawene and Kohukohu - which also has a buzzing arts scene - making it possible to explore the more isolated northern side of the Hokianga Harbour.


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Welcome to the Surrogacy and Donor Conception Blog. The posts below are specifically about surrogacy law reform and changes to surrogacy and donor conception laws. You can find more posts on the main Blog page.
I'm Sarah Jefford, an IVF Mum, egg donor, surrogate and family creation (surrogacy and donor conception) lawyer.
I have written a book, More Than Just a Baby: A Guide to Surrogacy for Intended Parents and Surrogates, the only guide to surrogacy in Australia.
You can also contact me and follow me on social media and make sure to listen to the Surrogacy Podcast, which shares stories from intended parents, surrogates and industry professionals.
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St. Peter's Church stood in Church Street from 1704 to 1919 on a site later to be occupied by the first Woolworth's store in the UK. It served as Liverpool's Pro-Cathedral before the great Anglican Cathedral was built on St. James' Mount. If you look up at the top of the former Woolworth's building, you will notice a memorial to the vanished church - the cross keys symbol of St. Peter.
Source: http://www.chesterwalls.info/gallery/stpeter.html
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We've heard much about big money pouring into some of the congressional races around the country, and now some of that money is breathing new life into the campaign of one unlikely candidate.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, author of books such as Kosher Sex and Kosher Jesus, and the host of Shalom in the Home, a reality show that worked with struggling couples, is running for Congress in New Jersey's 9th District.
Boteach is hoping to unseat Democrat Bill Pascrell in a district that is overwhelmingly Democratic.
Up until a few weeks ago, no one really took Shmuley's campaign seriously — not even the Republican National Committee. That is until a superPAC created to support him received half a million dollars from the billionaire Sheldon Adelson, who is also backing many other pro-Republican groups.
Now, the RNC believes the ultra-Orthodox rabbi might have a shot.
Guy Raz, host of weekends of All Things Considered, caught up with Shmuely this week, and the rabbi acknowledged that after spending his life working to build bridges, it's not so easy to fight a political campaign.
Interview Highlights
On running a political campaign
"What I'm trying to do in this campaign is translate my values into the political arena. A lot of things on Shalom in the Home, I'm actually trying to do in politics. The United States really needs new values; I think that the erosion of our economy has to do with the corrosion of our values.
"The problem with values in America is that whenever you want to talk about values that really harm the country, like greed and entitlements and the breakdown of the family, we can't ever talk about those things because we get caught up in gay marriage, abortion and contraception. I call it the social-sexual trifecta; these things never go away."
On whether he hesitated when deciding to run for office
"No, I never really thought that if I was going to be less popular I shouldn't do this. Even my critics will confess that I'm not someone that's pursued popularity; I've been very disliked for many of the positions that I took. I published Kosher Sex in 1999, and in my community it was really frowned upon. So it was never really a consideration that I would be disliked because I would bifurcate my audience and would suddenly be seen as a Republican. If anything, what made me hesitate was the question of whether I could achieve my goals in politics the way I've tried to do."
On the economy
"Right now the debate on the economy is, the Democrats say, 'You Republicans are cold-hearted. You want to end social programs, and you want to give tax breaks to the rich.' The Republican Party's response is: 'You Democrats are tax-and-spenders. All you're going to do is create a financial meltdown by just spending every penny we have.'
"My language on the economy is, can't we all agree that what people most want is human dignity, and dignity comes from self-sufficiency and self-reliance? Nobody likes to be dependent on anyone else, and everyone loves to be independent. So the focus of our economy has to be to create greater financial independence at people of all strata."
On the superPAC and his chances at winning
"We have no clue what the superPAC is going to do with their funding, so what I have to do is only focus on the things that I can control. We can control our own fundraising. We can control our own messaging. ...
"I've discovered, [though] it's only my opinion, the reasons there is no new ideas in politics is that nobody has time to think. All you're ever doing is raising money. You have no time to really switch on your brain, and to really think through new policies and new ideas. I've really tried to do things differently. I do not spend hours and hours fundraising, much to the chagrin of the professionals that surround me. I've said to them, 'If our ideas are good enough, we won't have to pay for media.' "
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The Science Behind the Female Orgasm: Originally an Ovarian Matter (Maybe)
The female orgasm—it's been researched enough to prove that it exists and what the female body undergoes before, during, and after orgasm. But another question remains: Does the female orgasm serve a reproductive purpose? We know why male bodies orgasm. From a solely reproductive lens, it serves as a way to trigger ejaculation and get sperm one step closer to fertilizing an egg. According to Women's Health, during sexual stimulation, the vagina widens up toward the cervix while pelvic muscles tense up near the vaginal opening. After more stimulation prompts those muscles and nerves to build more tension, an orgasm happens as that tension is involuntarily released. "The big bang is the moment when the uterus, vagina, and anus contract simultaneously at 0.8-second intervals," writes Nicole Beland for Women's Health…. Read more »


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Angela Aleiss, Indian Country Today Media Network
As The Lone Ranger heads for the big screen this summer, many Native Americans are questioning Disney's campaign to court their approval. They believe that the studio's public relations gestures mask the real issues of the marketing and identity of indigenous people.
The movie, which stars Johnny Depp as Tonto and Armie Hammer as the Lone Ranger, will hit theaters July 3. Depp has enjoyed a long relationship with the film's director Gore Verbinski and its producer Jerry Bruckheimer through Disney's record-breaking Pirates of the Caribbean series. The megastar is also one of The Lone Ranger's executive producers, and his production company Infinitum Nihil (Latin for "Infinite Nothing") was involved with the picture.
But Depp's claims of Cherokee heritage (put forth in 2002 on Inside the Actors' Studio, although in 2011 speaking to Entertainment Weekly he added "or maybe Creek") along with his streaked black-and-white painted face and a stuffed crow perched atop his head have caused many to cry foul. Still, others say that Disney—which has a long history of working with Native Americans—is not adequately addressing their issues.
For his part, Depp told MTV.com that the film is "an opportunity for me to salute Native Americans." The actor has said he hopes to fix years of Indian misrepresentations in Hollywood and has repeatedly stated that his great grandmother had mostly Cherokee blood.
But Native American leaders and educators are not buying it. They question Depp's claims of Cherokee heritage, particularly the studio's attempt to keep it ambiguous.
"Disney relies upon the ignorance of the public to allow that ambiguity to exist," says Hanay Geiogamah, Professor of Theater at UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television. Geiogamah (Kiowa/Delaware) was a consultant for Disney's Pocahontas and served as producer and co-producer for TBS' The Native Americans: Behind the Legends, Beyond the Myths aired in the 1990s.
"If Depp had any legitimate blood of any tribe, Disney would definitely have all the substantial proof of that already. It's not that hard to establish tribal connections," Geiogamah says.
Richard Allen, Policy Analyst for the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, agrees. He says that many celebrities have claimed Cherokee heritage—often based upon family stories they've heard—but like Depp they never try to verify it. "They all tell me they have high cheekbones," Allen says.
Geiogomah believes that because so few roles in Hollywood go to Native American actors, Disney's big-budget movie is a "missed opportunity." Depp could have played the Lone Ranger and instead promoted a younger Indian actor to play Tonto, he points out. After all, Canadian Mohawk actor Jay Silverheels portrayed the character in the 1950s TV series.
"Now they re-introduce Tonto with a non-Indian. So can you call that progress?" Geiogamah asks.
Instead, he worries that Disney's Tonto feeds into non-Native expectations of Indians frozen in a historic time frame. "That costume ends up making us look like a bunch of oddballs with dead birds on our heads," Geiogamah says.
But William "Two Raven" Voelker, the movie's Comanche consultant, says that the costume—including the Crow headdress—is authentic to Comanche culture. "Everyone's got an opinion who has no knowledge of our culture," Voelker says. "That's the part that wears me down."
Voelker is co-founder of the tribe's Sia Essential Species Repository, an organization devoted to the rehabilitation and breeding of bald eagles. Comanche activist LaDonna Harris, who adopted Depp into her family, is also a member of Sia's Board of Directors. Voelker says that Disney has agreed that The Lone Ranger will bring "open-ended" contributions to Sia.
But Gary Brouse, Program Director of Policy and Governance at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), questions claims of cultural authenticity. He had contacted Disney and met with the company's Corporate Citizenship and Global Publicity divisions prior to The Lone Ranger's production.
"That's one thing that concerns us is a company's lack of cooperation with indigenous leaders in this particular field, leaders that we recognize as leaders rather than someone they hire as a consultant," he says.
The New York City-based ICCR encourages member institutions to integrate social values into investor actions and has fought against offensive portrayals of Native Americans in corporate commercials and sponsorships. The organization has successfully campaigned against Denny's "Chief Wahoo" images on company uniforms and Liz Claiborne's "Crazy Horse" fashions.
Brouse says that there is no indigenous person at Disney responsible for the company's policy toward Native American people.
Disney responded that Christine Cadena, Senior Vice President of Multicultural Initiatives, instead played a key role in liaising with the Native American community for The Lone Ranger.
"I think Disney should hire more indigenous people in all kinds of roles," Brouse says, adding that the company should also have a publicly disclosed statement on record of their policy when dealing with indigenous issues.
But Disney points out that its Human Rights Policy applies across all populations and regions. "Our collaboration with a broad range of interested constituencies, including indigenous people, keeps us sensitive to the potential impacts of our products and services and the interests of our employees, customers and communities around the world," a Disney representative replied through email.
Still, Brouse explains that part of the problem was that Depp had "a lot of say so" in the film yet did not fully grasp the project's impact on Native American communities. When Brouse tried to invite Depp to conference calls with Indian leaders, nothing ever happened. "Disney conveyed that Depp was very concerned about this and just passed the message along. We never really knew the reason why he didn't do it," Brouse says.
Read more at https://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/06/17/johnny-depp-indian-he-or-isnt-he-149941


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As you may or may not know, Lyoko Freak received a large graphical overhaul back in April, with Lyoko Freak main being rewritten and Lyoko Freak forums getting a companion theme, LyokoBoot. It was my first serious foray into web design, and looking back at it, I realize that there were a number of issues with my execution of the forum theme (the main site works a bit better). It works, but it doesn't feel quite right. I don't like sitting still about this, though, so I'm working on a rewrite of the theme.
LyokoBoot 2013.2, as I'm calling it, will be a large rewrite of all of the logic that handles how Lyoko Freak looks and feels. I'm taking in feedback from the community, as well as my own personal gripes, and fixing them. Right now, I'm primarily focusing on the forums, and I might not get to the main site or the wiki immediately.
I'm going to post screenshots of my progress every week, with status updates. Alternatively, if you want to critique my code, I have a public GitHub repository up. Feel free to critique my progress, my failings, my everything.


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Hearing loss is the fourth leading cause of disability worldwide, according to the New England Journal of Medicine. In the United States, one in three people between 65 and 74 years of age have hearing loss. More alarming, the prevalence of hearing loss doubles for every decade of life. These sobering statistics underscore the importance of hearing healthcare and early intervention for older adults.
While hearing loss might not seem all that serious, its implications can be. Hearing loss has been linked to higher rates of hospitalizations, falls, dementia and depression. Moreover, hearing loss can have negative psychosocial effects, such as isolation, loneliness, and anxiety. The breakdown in communication can have adverse effects on relationships with family, friends, and coworkers.
Here are the main causes of hearing loss:
- Age-related hearing loss — this is the leading cause of hearing loss and it's essentially the slow degeneration of the auditory system. Damage to the sensitive hair cells in the ears interferes with their ability to help you hear. This type of hearing loss is usually bilateral and people with this kind of hearing loss cannot hear high-frequency sounds well, such as a child's voice.
- Noise exposure — any prolonged exposure to loud noise can damage your hearing. Exposure to loud noise, such as a lawnmower, sirens or a concert can cause hearing damage, which could be temporary or permanent depending on the length of exposure and the loudness of the noise. You can reduce your risk for hearing loss by wearing protective gear, such as headphones and earplugs, and reducing the amount of time you're exposed to loud sound.
- Chronic health conditions — some medical conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure are believed to be contributing factors to hearing loss. Smoking and adiposity have also been linked to hearing loss. Adopting a healthier lifestyle is not only good for your overall health, but it could also benefit your hearing health.
- Therapeutic drugs — certain drugs are harmful for your hearing, including some chemotherapy medications and antibiotics.
There is no cure for hearing loss currently, but that doesn't mean it's inevitable. Being informed, taking proper precautions, and making healthier choices can all contribute to maintaining good hearing health.
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Norman Butler and Terry VanDeWalker were tuning up their vocal chords yesterday afternoon on the outdoor stage of the Contented Cow, getting ready for this week's 5th Annual JuneBug Festival of Music.
Notice that they're not scheduled:
Wed. 6/27/2012
5pm Barb Piper Jazz Duo
7pm Late for Lunch
9pm Wild Cathedral
11pm Alison Rae
Thurs. 6/28/2012
5pm East Side Collective
7pm Optimum Trajectory
9pm Toaster Fork!
11pm Giraffes Love Dinosaurs
Fri. 6/29/2012
5pm New Moon Trio
7pm Stone Soup
9pm Area 51
11pm Kinda Kinky
Sat. 6/30/2012
1pm Chance Meeting
3pm Carey Langer
5pm Occasional Jazz
7pm Tramps Like Us
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Let's hear it for hands: they pull the strings, fret the notes and throw the horns. But if all you do with your feet is tap out time, mount monitors and shoe the odd stage invader, then you're halving your body's potential to rock.
At this point, the more highbrow members of our readership will probably start muttering something about "favouring the organic break-up of valves" to "cheap outboard distortion". Their loss.
From the boutique-style units through to more affordable additions to your pedalboard, the modern pedal marketplace is a fun-packed pick 'n' mix, where a rainbow of sexy and savage stompboxes jostle for the attention of our size 10s.
No sector is more seductive (or more saturated) than distortion. From the moment that Roger Mayer built his first fuzzbox for Jimmy Page back in 1963, distortion pedals have been part of our lives.
In 2011, there are so many models that stacking them up could recreate the Great Wall of China (possibly), which is cool, but also means it takes a special flavour of filth to get our attention and stop us going over to the multi-fx side.
The distortion market has plenty of workhorses. You get the feeling that Akai's Deluxe Distortion fancies itself as a thoroughbred: a pampered pompadour that's too swanky to share a gigbag with the rest of your ghastly, plebeian pedals.
And you must admit, the features do look top-drawer, with an analogue format, true bypass, array of tone- shaping dials, and even a Direct Rec switch that emulates amp output when you're going straight to the desk.
But there's a twist: Akai has managed to keep this little lot under £70. For us plebs, things are looking up.
All those switches look like a headache - and they might be a little flimsy and fiddly for rough or dark venues - but operation in a controlled environment is surprisingly intuitive, with your first choice being the EQ mode (Modern, Normal or Classic) and fine-tuning done via the Tri-Mode and High Cut switches and detailed EQ.
You won't spend long chasing a cracking tone, though, as wherever you point the dials, this unit's output is coloured by innate class.
Don't be fooled by the pseudo-elitism. The features of this pedal might scream, 'It's too good for the road!', but the competitive price tag whispers, 'Oh bugger it, it'll be fine'.


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If you're a nature lover, you probably have the National Geographic Channel set on your DVR, I know I do.
This Sunday night, I'm looking forward to its new new seven-part series, "Great Migrations." It will cover the annual journey millions of animals take to ensure the survival of their species.
One migration that I'm very excited to see, which centers around Kenya and Tanzania, is that of wildebeest. Their annual migration is considered one of the most spectacular in nature.
Over a million wildebeest, along with 450 other species of wildlife, make the circular migration year after year. Friendly Planet Travel offers several tours to Africa where these migrations take place. Travelers frequently ask me about when and where they occur, so I thought I'd take this opportunity to tell you a little bit more about it.
Wildebeest are herbivores and need to graze constantly. As a result, they move as the seasons change to find fresh land and water. In Tanzania, the wildebeest herds gather in the Southern Serengeti. During the rainy season in April and May, the herds begin their migration northward by heading west first.
The wildebeest herds move to the flourishing grasses and open woodlands of the Western Serengeti, whose sweeping vistas make it the best place to watch the migration unfold. This is also the time when the wildebeest mate.
By June, the herds are heading north towards Kenya. One of the most breathtaking sights of the migration is that of the herds congregating to cross the Grumeti River in Tanzania and the Mara River in Kenya. From July to September, wildebeest tackle the strong currents and the crocodiles that wait for them in the waters.
For tourists, it's amazing to watch the lions, leopards, hyenas, and wild dogs follow the herds. Unfortunately, a quarter of the wildebeest won't make it, falling prey to predators or drowning in the rivers.
By the time November rolls around, the wildebeest return south to the Serengeti plains to give birth to their calves. Until the end of March, this is the perfect time to see almost a half million calves running with their mothers. The sight of the mothers and their young also attracts predators, including lions which hunt them as prey.
Then the migration begins all over again. The wildebeest migration is often spontaneous because it revolves around the weather. If the rainy season starts earlier, so does the migration. But no matter when it starts, their migration is an integral part of Africa's ecosystem.
Wildebeest crop the grasses, fertilize the soil, and serve as food for predators. It's important for people to understand this, and I'm sure "Great Migrations" will let us enjoy a view of their incredible journey as never before seen. That is, unless you are lucky enough to join us in Africa to see it for yourself, in person.
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Britney Spears' doctor has died amid her conservatorship drama with dad Jamie Spears.
TMZ reports Dr. Timothy Benson, who was responsible for the "Toxic" singer's medical treatment, had been under evaluation for the past three months by a court reviewer. A judge in her case was set to receive a report in the next two weeks that would determine whether she was receiving the appropriate care from him.
According to sources, many questioned whether Britney was receiving the correct medications for her mental health condition, while others were skeptical of Benson's qualifications as her psychiatrist.
Right now, no official cause of death has been revealed, but sources told the outlet the 48-year-old suffered an aneurysm on Monday, August 24, in Santa Monica, California.
His death comes one week after Britney's father asked to temporarily step down as her conservator "due to personal health reasons" and after allegedly physically abusing her 13-year-old son, Sean Federline.
Britney's conservatorship is currently under review after she appeared in court in May. She reportedly demanded more freedom and accused her father of forcing her to enter a mental health facility. Jamie has held power over the pop star's conservatorship for 11 years, which was established after she suffered a public breakdown in 2007. The agreement, however, doesn't give him the right to put her into rehab without her consent.


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It's not surprising that Janet Johnson and Michael Brown were seemingly exhausted and stunned, uttering one-word answers when they were interviewed by Ann Curry this morning on Today: Their new son, JaMichael Brown, came out of the womb weighing more than 16 pounds. He may be the largest baby ever born in Texas. JaMichael is two feet long, has a full head of hair, and a 17-inch chest. Also, and my netherregions winced when I read this, JaMichael's head is 15 inches in circumference. (He was delivered via C-section. But still.)
Those who witnessed the birth will never forget it.
Nurse Mary Beth Smith was in the delivery room during Janet's C-section. In 20 years as a nurse …
"This is the biggest baby I have ever seen," says Mary Beth.
While his parents rocked back and forth, trying to soothe themselves, JaMichael slept through his appearance on live television. He is the fourth child born to his mother, who says: "That's it, no more now."
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Clockwise from the top: spinach leaves, string beans (chopped in 4-inch sticks), a few sliced baby eggplants, an avocado and half an onion. You read right. I've tempura-ized the avocado. Hey...some places do it with ice cream. Though, it turned a bit soggy straight out of the fryer. Still good though. Also, if you ever decide to tempura-ize an avocado, make sure you eat it last because it will fill you up.
The batter makes 1 - 1 1/2 c. I served this with a simple soy sauce and lemon dip.
Veggie Tempura
1 c All-Purpose Flour
1 c COLD water
1 egg (beaten)
Your choice of veggies
(Note: To make it a true Japanese batter, use only the egg white. Thanks to Robert-Gilles of Shizuoka Gourmet for the suggestion)
Mix the three ingredients together, do NOT mix it into a smooth batter. You just want to combine them. Lumps in the batter are a good thing in this case.
Preheat you fryer or pot with out at least 3-4 inches deep. until it's about 350˚F.
To know when it is ready, drop a dot of batter into the oil. If the batter immediately floats, you're ready to fry. Make sure you lay out some paper towel or some paper underneath a rack to soak up the excess oil.
Dredge the pieces of veggies in the batter and carefully drop them into the hot oil.
Spinach leaves will take roughly 1-2 min. All other veggies generally take 3-4 mins.
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The climate models that scientists use to understand and project climate change are improving constantly, with better representations of the oceans, ice, land surfaces, and other factors in the atmosphere. While there is still some degree of uncertainty in all these components, the largest source of uncertainty in today's climate models are clouds.
Clouds can both cool the planet, by acting as a shield against the sun, and warm the planet, by trapping heat. But why do clouds behave the way they do? And how will a warming planet affect the cloud cover?
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientist David Romps has made it his mission to answer these questions. "We don't understand many basic things about clouds," he says. "We don't know why clouds rise at the speeds they do. We don't know why they are the sizes they are. We lack a fundamental theory for what is a very peculiar case of fluid flow. There's a lot of theory that remains to be done."
The Earth's response to changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide is studied using what are known as global climate models (GCMs), which run on supercomputers. Due to computational limitations, however, these GCMs are unable to explicitly model atmospheric phenomena less than 100 km in size. Since convective clouds have sizes closer to 1 km, they cannot be resolved by a GCM. "So the GCM has to ask a submodel: what clouds do I have and what are they doing?" Romps says.
The submodel takes the temperature and humidity profile of a column of air and has to answer the question, "what's happening right now?" Unfortunately, despite decades of research and development on these submodels, they remain far from perfect.
"If you ask meteorologists to do this, it would be a very challenging task," Romps says. "There are some things you can infer, but it's hard to know, for example, what the rain rate is. That's one of the key things this model has to tell the GCM."
A cloud may look like just a billowing mass of air, but cloud dynamics in fact involve complicated physics. One of the most important factors in cloud dynamics, for example, is entrainment, which is when convecting clouds take environmental air and fold it into themselves as they are rising—a turbulent exchange of air between clouds and their environment. The more they do this, the less buoyant the cloud becomes and the less likely it is to rain. This process is difficult to study and build a model for because of the phase changes and complicating influence of latent heat being released.
What's worse, the entrainment rate may be the single most influential factor on climate models. "The entrainment rate is this parameter representing this really esoteric process, and it's the parameter to which the climate is most sensitive—that's an awful state of affairs!" Romps says. "We don't understand entrainment."
How would an improved understanding and model of clouds affect the global climate model? "It would rain in the right places," Romps says. "The large-scale winds would look better because the release of latent heat drives a lot of those winds, and climate sensitivity would be better constrained because not only is the base state highly dependent on convective parameterization but the model predictions for future climate change are also very sensitive to that as well."
Romps has also tested theories on how future climate change will affect clouds. One of the biggest predictions is that higher temperatures will result in, roughly, fewer clouds, or more precisely, a smaller convective mass flux. Why? If the earth is warmed by 1 C, then the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere increases by 7%. Meanwhile climate models say that the amount of rain in the future will increase by 1 to 3%.
"If you think of a cloud as rising up and wringing out the water from a column of air, then you know something from those two numbers," Romps explains. "The column of air holds 7% more water. But clouds need to release only 1 to 3% more water in a warmer world. That means there's going to be between 4 to 6% fewer convecting clouds."
Tests that he ran using a high-resolution model confirmed this theory.