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Huge icebergs splitting from Larsen's ice shelf.
Australian Summer Heat Anomalies. It's burning up!
How do we get winter heatwaves?
Study the flow chart.
Decadal Surface Temperature Anomalies Since 1880
CO2 levels continue to rise, weather disruptions can be expected to continue.
Bonus Chart
More accurate and recent data on Arctic Sea Ice extent: Supplementary to Chart 4,5 and 6
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Minke Whale by Deah
By Leah
Deah found two Minke whales washed up dead on Waikawa beach last week on the Kapiti coast. She wrote this poem after finding the second whale.
Minke Whale – Dead
In life she cruised the oceans deep
Sieving time as with the tides.
Awakened, untouched in her element
Fulfilled and for-filling purpose
She looked as Minke looks,
Of fat, length, flippers long, dorsal curved.
Bullet head, baleen filters, grooved throat.
And carrying unborn calf.
She ingested mans dross
For she encountered so few and knew little of their way.
Alive on the waves
Curious of man
And now dead
She died on beach,
Throat clogged.
Bulldozer ripped from element water.
Dragged with no ceremony
Jaw removed
Unmarked grave
Duveted by dune.
Crisscrossed tracks
Wind to remake her bed.
And long dead.
Forgotten Daffodils
By Rowan Sylva
Donegal, the far north west of Ireland, is a country as lashed by the waves of history as it is by the winds of the Atlantic that carved the coastline into its high cliffs and long tidal inlets. Recently we were lucky to travel in that land, once thought by Medieval Christian scholars to be the ends of the Earth. Geologically as well as culturally Donegal is close to Scotland. The people say "aye" and the wet mountainous region of the Scottish highlands finds its most westerly extension in Donegal, ending in the cliffs of Slieve League that are among the highest in Europe. Coming from the deep forests of Germany what struck me about the landscape, and indeed much of Ireland, was its bleakness. It is a land of high hills, coated in black mud, red heather, yellow grass, lichen spattered rocks and deep blue tarns. Few trees grow here and those that do are wind swept, gnarled and twisted.
Everywhere the land is dotted with old stone ruins, the houses of shepherds and fisherman who built without motor, or walls that demarcate long forgotten boundaries and provide some relief from the sharp wind. The locals tell different stories to explain this ghost ridden landscape. Some say it was the potato famine that emptied the land of its people. To others these ruins are reminders of the great exodus of the twentieth century when the young bordered boats bound for Boston, New York or Sydney. Whole generations emigrated from Donegal and left a country of sad old men and women. There is a cairn near here, an old Derry man tells us, and each rock in the cairn was placed by one of those that left, a last reminder of their life before they voyaged across the ocean never to return. There are those who view the abandoned landscape as a testament to more recent change. "There is nothing to hold the young people here" seems to be a common refrain of the people. Whatever the reason one thing is certain these bleak hills are a hard place to eke out a living, and one has to go back a long way to the days of the proud Gaelic King, O Donnel, to find a time when Donegal was prosperous. As one local put it, all the farmers can do, "is burn the heather to grow a sour, yellow grass for the sheep to eat."
Politically Donegal has changed radically in the last twenty years. For much of the twentieth century it was cut off from most of the neighbouring counties by a closed border with Northern Ireland, while the IRA used it as a base from which to launch operations; the county still votes for leftist Sinn Fein candidates. This political and geographic isolation has shaped the modern county. But now that the borders are open, tourism provides a growing industry and many of the old ruins are being torn down and replaced by shining new holiday homes for rich foreigners who live there for two weeks in the year. The demand for land pushes up the prices, many choose to sell, and the land leaves local hands. One of our friends is adamant that these houses will also one day be ruins. A woman drives us past a stretch of windswept beach. The travelers, the irish gipsies used to come here, she tells us, but the council built walls to keep them out, and they come no longer.
Despite the centuries of entrenched Christianity, there is a pagan feeling here. At a pub two centuries old, the bar girl shows us how horseshoes were built into the wall to give the building good luck. Another local talks excitedly about a book he has read that documents the stone sculptures that dot the landscape and the neighbouring islands. These sculptures, that have an upright stone placed in a shallow stone bowl, are thought to have been constructed as curses against the Christian missionaries that first came to this land. Our friend from Derry tells us a story about a priest that cuts down the fairy tree. The priest dies of an illness.
Along the coast of Donegal, placed on the most outward pointing fingers of land, are the signal towers. The locals do not agree on exactly when or why they were built. Some say it was to warn against the attacking French during the Napoleonic Wars, some say to warn against the Spanish Armada. Everybody, however, agrees on their purpose. A fire would be lit at the top of the tower. The light or smoke would be seen from the next tower, and the signal would be carried swiftly around the coast. Their remnants are now home to ravens which pray on dying lambs.
Inland, Donegal has one of the largest national parks in Ireland – Glenveagh. The national park was first created as a hunting estate by John Aidar who claimed infamy by throwing 244 tenants off the land. He died before his dream of a grand hunting estate could be completed, but the work was finished by his widow. Now, thanks to John Aidar's ruthlessness, Glenveagh is a nature reserve, home to Ireland's largest heard of red deer, and the once extinct in the wild, golden eagle.
During our journeys in Donegal we were, as the locals constantly reminded us, "lucky with the weather." The sun shone during the day turning me red, and speckling Daniela with freckles, while during the night the stars blazed unusually bright. But on our last day as we hiked Horn Head, in the far north, the fog rolled up from the sea. Dense and thick, it cloaked the landscape, pouring through the stone ruins and marshy valleys. It gave the land a mysterious and beautiful quality, but it bought with it a ghostly chill that our warm clothes could not repel.
As we hitched homeward to catch our bus from Letterkenny we are picked up by an old man, perhaps he is in his eighties. He was a pharmacist. We ask him how life was for him in the old time. And he recalls a time when no one owned cars, and buses were rare enough. If you wanted to get to the next town you had to walk or catch a lift in a cart. The only time he becomes emotional is when we ask him about religion. "No one tells me what to do anymore," he says, his voice tense, "no one tells me what to do anymore."
Berlin's Urban Wildlife
By Rowan Sylva
It was early March, and spring seemed to come all in one day. Around the neo-gothic courthouse which dominates the local park, snowdrops and buttercups had seemingly sprung up over night. I went to buy some breakfast from the local supermarket and saw another sure sign that spring had come; the corporate auguries were as finely attuned to the change of seasons as the snowdrops and the supermarket had been decked-out with garish looking bunnies wielding baskets of chocolate. It was no longer winter. As march turned to April the snowdrops were replaced by bluebells and crocuses. The willows, the last to shed their leaves were the first to regrow them and broke out in spring green. And though the Berliners have not yet donned their summer skirts and are still wrapped in winter coats, the sporadic sun does drive them from their flats.
Spring in Berlin is a great time for observing urban wildlife, which is perhaps more diverse than I might have thought, and in this post, I offer a summery of the local fauna I have been observing.
The bog-standard birds: they too deserve mention.
Pigeons: the local gang is active roosting on the roofs of flats staining building with their excrement and cooing in loud deep voices.
Crows: These large black and grey scavengers are possibly the most numerous bird in Berlin. The local unkindness (apparently that is a collective noun for crows)are the established bosses of the neighborhood. Their ominous caws and large flocks are emblematic of the city's winter.
Ducks: living the good life, the local crew, of about twenty, floats up and down the river, reaping the bounty of the hominid's generous bread donations. Now spring has started the iridescent males are fighting. Whenever I see them I am put in mind of a spaniard I knew who would tempt urban ducks with bread before breaking their necks and eating them.
Sparrows: no surprise that these promiscuous little buggers are found here.
Magpies: these large brutes are undoubtedly the most magnificent of the bog-standard birds. White and black, with a long iridescent blue tale and wings, they like to strut their stuff both in the park and on the street.
The not so bog-standard birds
Tits: there are a lot of tits in Berlin, great tits, blue tits, and long tailed tits. The blue tits appear to be the most prolific and are highly visible this time of year, drawing a lot of attention to themselves. Their chirp is much greater than their beak; they make a lot of noise.
Herons: these large majestic blue-grey fish eating wonders, a one of my favorites. Generally Loners these long necked, long legged pescetarians can be seen during the warmer months, hanging out on islands of debris in the middle of Berlin's canals and rivers.
Falcons: without a doubt the most regal of the local birds. There are a breading pair nesting by the river just across the road. These apex predators control the pigeon, rat and rabbit population. I had an unusual incident at a party a month or so ago when I was explaining to a pair of serbian chicks how impressed I was to see how many falcons were active in the city. They did not believe me that they were here. I was rescued by a Berlin male who proved by use of his smart phone their well established position.
Starlings: these highly social sparkled backed beauties, are back from basking in the warm south for spring time. When the are not gathering in vast murmurations, they can be seen picnicking on worms along riverbanks or in parks.
Blackbirds: almost a bog-standard bird, I've never really understood why its called a black bird when the females are, in fact brown. These mildly aggressive, relatively small dudes, prefer nuclear families to larger social gatherings they are relatively common and their song can be heard above the ceaseless chirping of the tits.
Robins: these small yet buxom red breasted betties are not so common, but I have spotted one or two hanging among the tits, keeping a low profile.
Blue Bum: now we come to the mysterious and elusive Blue Bum. When walking along the Panke river right in the middle of urban Berlin, I from time to time spotted a bright turquoise bum speeding upriver, looking for all the world like a colorful humming bird. Blue bum was always traveling too fast to ever be observed properly, and for many months the identity of this exotic beauty has remained a mystery. Until recently that is, when discussing the appearance of blue bum with my neighbor I was able to identify him as an Eisvogel, the small not so common kingfisher. These shy and colorful little bastards are extremely territorial and if another of the species enters its stretch of water it will fight it to the death, attempting to drown it under water. The appearance of blue bum, however, is good news for the river as he or she requires good water quality and the existence of fish.
Stalks: these allegiant baby bringers have not yet arrived from their winter residence in Africa.
Treecreeper: As their name suggests these unusual fellows appear to spend their entire lives erratically scuttling up and down tree trunks. Their plumage is so well camouflaged that they can only be spotted when on the move, a definite weirdo.
Nightingale: Finally this all night party animal can occasionally be heard, singing on the treelined streets, when the drunks stagger home. Rumored to have the greatest vocal range of any bird, the nightingale is a sigil of poets and musicians.
Woodpecker: While the treecreepers are more discrete in bark scouring activities, the woodpeckers exhibits none of their inhibitions, proudly and loudly hacking into wood to extract invertebrates whenever they please.
Rattus Rattus: There is a local crew of common rats who have extensive network of holes down by the river and appear to spend much of their time swimming around. While the well intentioned hominids feed copious amounts of dried bread to the duck gang, I have a well founded suspicion that is in fact the rats that benefit most from this bounty. I have to remind myself that in Europe rats are not quite the evil introduced villains of New Zealand, but a natural part of the ecosystem.
Rabbits: I was surprised to discover that there is a sizable urban population of these diseased pests, the common bunny.
Red Squirrel: they're red and their squirrels and they're cute.
Fox: One of these lean, bushy tailed seductive vixens lives a short walk from my apartment, her hole opposite a kindergarten. Despite being a surprisingly large predator, she is a master of not being seen. So the one cool autumn day, caught in morning traffic, I saw her running for the trees.
Canis Lupus Familiaris: the common hund is a serous plague in Berlin, coming in every imaginable shape and size and littering every patch of green with their excrement. I have difficulty imagining what these large carnivores are doing when they are not straining on the leash of their corresponding hominid. Something should really be done to reduce their number.
Homo Berlinis: certainly the most numerous of all the urban fauna the hominid population of Berlin is as diverse as its bird life: some are migratory others are permanent residents. There are long legged loaners and flouncing beauties, and small yet territorial specimens. One thing they appear to have in common is an ample amount of leasure time that they spend lounging in parks or by waterways.
Approach to land healing
By Leila
As a culture we need to acknowledge that fundamental relationship rather than keep in separation from it.
We impact land through our mind, our emotions and through how we change it physically to suit our requirements.
Land healing will be required for the following reasons; where there has been any distortion of energy by humans for their own power or protection in the past, where there has been bullying/abuse creating suppression and fear, addictive behavior, depression, and hatred. Where there has been battle, violent death, accidental death and suicide and where there has been an overriding use of land without reference to the natural landscape.
Our ability to create form through thoughts, means that energy may need to be cleared regularly in offices, schools, therapy rooms and public places like council meeting rooms, retail stores and libraries.
Just like any form of healing practice, we need to bring awareness to ourselves how we are in landscape, so we are aware of our own separation and projection.
So we need to look at our relationship with land, in this we may see what our relationship is with natural resources, the marking of boundaries on land and what our personal emotional response is to land. This creates identity and we also have cultural identity to land. We may not be aware of our projection of identity and how this may influence our ability to be with a particular place. The projection of identity is so powerful that newcomers to a land, will project on top of that land what they are familiar with and identify with. This is colonization of land, there is no co-creative relationship, the relationship is one of domination and this has the greatest impact on land.
So we begin with our approach to land
Imagine you're at home one day and a complete stranger walks into your home, without knocking on the door or even being aware there might be a door. He doesn't even see you, it's like you are completely invisible to him. You start to try and attract his attention. "Hey what are you doing here?" he can't hear you or see you. He starts removing things; pushing stuff out of the way, he has tools; he starts to break up the floor boards because he's interested in seeing what's underneath.
Or imagine this scenario
A stranger walks into the house; he actually trips over the doorstep. He sees you for a moment gets a fright, closes his eyes. He then blocks his ears and starts humming loudly. He then opens his eyes and starts talking to the ornate dining table that you inherited from your mother in law. He tells the table he understands that he has a very special role here. Then suddenly lifts up the table, he is in a hurry and goes out the door, it's quite a heavy burden but he knows he is up for the job. It's a bit difficult getting it through the door but he manages it by taking the door off the hinges. You are wondering what he is doing you try to pull him back, he starts to use more force so you let him go with the table.
Protocol in land healing starts with your approach and your intention. There is a powerful intelligence that you are working with and it can read your intention a mile off. Think about where you should begin on the land and even where you should leave the car. When you come onto the land pause and go quiet. Imagine that you are visiting somebody, you are entering their house and so what you want to do is be really respectful to how that person is living. You knock on the door and they invite you in. That's how it should be when you enter into land. In this way you will be allowed in. I have seen situations where people create an illusion of power and energy but in fact they haven't entered into the deeper aspects of the land, which will gift you back immeasurably. This is about a relationship. The first approach to land is to arrive in a state of listening.
Begin with Greeting, a sign of welcome or recognition, to receive or acknowledge.
This is the nature of greeting. It is about connection. When we connect there is a two-way movement. There is a lovely dance with connection where two people very slowly allow their forefingers to slowly connect. It's the practise of connection, the focus of it is also allowing an insight into the consciousness of the etheric to connect as well, the slowness of this play of connection pulls away at our barriers and protections. Oddly the slowest most respectful connection may feel vulnerable, as to see is to be seen.
Take the time to greet and thank the guardian of the land, the trees, the animals, the birds and recognise that we are part of everything. It is important to begin simply.
Look at what the wind is doing, observe where the pre-dominate wind is, you can do this by observing the trees, how they grow, trees will 'create a back' to the wind, like someone turning their back to the wind and curving over to try to open an umbrella. Trees are worth while observing, check out the predominate species, they will give a sense of the essence of place and to feel the essence of the place is crucial in land healing.
Take time to connect to the soil and the rocks. Smell and taste the minerals. Lie back and look up at the sky, hang out with the overview. If there is a hawk, imagine you are flying with it feel the lift of the wind, the hill formations, the valleys and the plains. Come to land, be with the plant world, the skin of the earth and then observe the trees again. What trees attract your attention, look at where they are positioned? I work with trees often in land healing; they are already helping energetically as well as creating healthy ecosystems. Observe the waterways how they are flowing, how they have been changed. This also impacts the flow of the energy of the land. Check where the directions are.
This will open the doorway to be allowed in.
California runs out of water: Nicolas Cage has a bad morning
By Rowan Sylva
California is running out of water. Scientists now claim that the worst drought in a millennia is striking the world's fifth largest economy, an effect of climate change. The situation is greatly exacerbated by the mining of "fossilized ground water," irreplaceable reserves of fresh water underneath the ground. As the drought takes its toll more ground water is mined, but now even that is beginning to run low, and NASA predicts thatCalifornia could run out of water in just one year. But what does this mean? Let us imagine.
It's another blazing hot day in Orange County. There is not a shred of cloud in the sky. It's forty-five degrees centigrade in the shade. But Nicolas Cage doesn't feel it, locked safely within the walls of his new, Newport beach mansion. He has had a late night. His head pounds. He needs water, water and pain killers, water to rehydrate his aging body – he's to old for this kind of drinking. He opens the fridge to fumble for a bottle of mineral water, but he's out.
Cage takes a glass from the cupboard and flicks his hand over the electric tap. Nothing happens. Then there is unsettling gurgling and a brown brackish sludge spurts out of the faucet. He looks at it with disgust. Another gurgle, than nothing. Problems with the plumbing? This can't be happening. His head is hurting now, pounding. He throws back the pain killers and washes them down with a beer.
Standing inside his large mahogany paneled bathroom, Cage pisses into the gleaming porcelain bowl. He pushes the button for the flush, but nothing happens. He watches the yellow froth mingle with what seems to be an unusually precious pool of water. He washes his hands with whisky. He's not sure what to make of his plumbing problem. He stares out toward his large bean-shaped swimming pool. Its empty. Was it empty yesterday? As he watches, a gust of dry wind blows across the yard bringing dust shriveled leaves into the aqua blue pool.
Cage opens a packet of salted almonds and chews on them slowly. A door opens and his house keeper enters carrying a stack of dry-cleaned towels. What are the point of towels if there's no water? The house keeper gives a slight curtsy acknowledging the apprising look of her employer. Cage has never adhered to the modern mantra that a good housekeeper is invisible. Indeed his current wife, who he hasn't seen for several weeks, was a waitress. There is something that Cage finds appealing in talking directly to staff. He likes to awe people with his celebrity. It gives him a feeling of worth and his house keeper, well she's a competent and pretty Italian.
"Something's wrong with the plumbing," Cage remarks, "could you call the water guys."
The house keeper stares back at her employer with a look of bewilderment. "You, you haven't heard?" She averts her eyes.
"Heard what?"
"California, it's run out of water."
"But do they know who I am? They can't just cut off my water. I'm Nicolas Cage."
"But, but, its been allover the news for weeks. Everybody is leaving. It's nothing personal. There's just no water left. We've used it all and now its gone."
Cage, keys to his new Mercedes in hand, strides out of the house and onto the lawn. He is instantly hit by the burning heat of the sun like he has just walked into an incinerator. He stares for a few moments at a sign one of the staff has put up, "keep off the grass," it reads, "fresh paint."
Cage stares for a few moments at the bright green grass. It's funny it looks almost real. He gazes at his prize Spanish oaks. They're tough trees, but they're dying. Their leaves are shriveled green. He has to go somewhere where there is water. But where will he go? Where has everybody else gone?
Image by Daniela Gast
Reclaimed By The Forest
By Rowan Sylva
Konstancin, Poland – the habitable town transitions seamlessly into the crumbling ruins reclaimed by the forest. Indeed the town itself is a forest. Where elsewhere the yards, lawns and gardens would be well trimmed, groomed and delineated, here the trees grow through the lawns just as they do in the nearby unbuilt-in forest, where the trunks of the trees are ghostly blue with lichen.
The shop is one corner of an abandoned mansion, behind it the decaying spiral staircase has roots of myriad broken bottles from myriad drinking sessions. The church grounds are thick with eager saplings. Its steeple hangs crooked. It's interior is a ruin. Crows nest in its rafters. Its terrace, where once men and women waited for communion in their sunday best, is another drinking spot. A pile of ash and a charred log show evidence of a fire. We drink a round of vodka.
My old friend tells me that these buildings are from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, before the first war, in this town's glory days after it was founded, and named after the countess Constance. On the back of the church a recent detailed piece of stencil art commemorates the 1943 jewish ghetto uprising.
Looking at the art, I have a feeling of synchronisity – the flat, where we have been staying in the city, was part of the big Ghetto. From there the Polish Jews, the largest Jewish population in Europe, were contained before being sent to the death camps. Poland was once a multi cultural land, with large minorities of Jews and Gipsies. It is no longer so.
We cross a small canal where the roots of a moss covered oak tree now extend across it, forming a bridge to the estate behind – the servants quarters, the stables, all peeling wallpaper, crumbling plaster, but solid stone. The noble's house was built to last but it too has been swallowed by the wood.
The talk of the town is of the wild boar that infest the forest and increasing the heart of the town itself. One of the residents swears that the boars are the size of Ponies. Two others tell us to be careful of being attacked by these beasts as we approached the deeper parts of the forest. And everywhere, even on the mown avenues and the grounds of the bank in the centre of town are gored into a mess of turned earth by their feeding.
As we walk along the trail leading through the wetland back toward the house of my friend, we catch a glimpse of geese migrating north. The singing of a nightingale heralds the coming evening as we walk past trees ringbarked by Beavers. We walk back, back to borscht, hot beat root soup. There is a beauty to towns like Konstancin. For though the council tries to mask it, with their electric lit mown park. Konstancin is a town partly reclaimed by the forest and therefor it is a reminder of temporal nature of civilisation and ultimately our great glass cities. For one day perhaps they too will be taken by the primordial boar infested forest. I certainly hope so.
Mars Settlement: You Too Could Make Your Way To The Promised Land
By Rowan Sylva
For those who have not heard, Mars One, a project to establish a permanent human colony on the red planet is well under way. In ten years time the first colonists are scheduled to arrive from their eight-month one-way journey. They are to spend the rest of their lives on Mars – their dream. The Mars One official webpage sells it well. In 2013, 200, 000 people applied to become colonists. A lucky one hundred were selected for intensive and rigorous training.
Once on Mars the colonists are to live in 200 square meter pods. And are to begin growing their own food – specifically tomatoes and rice. They will apparently be able to shower in the "wet room." They may leave the pods, putting on Mars suits, and are expected to conduct research. Further colonists are to land on the planet every two to four years, expanding the settlement. Presumably food will continue to be sent to the colonist as long as Mars One doesn't run out money or the settlers become self sustaining permiculturalists.
This all sounds very well, How glorious for the human race. But Mars One moves into the bizarre and slightly grotesque, when one considers their business plan. The project requires an overall budget of around six billion US Dollars. Governments aren't funding it; it is the ailing entertainment industry that is expected to cough up. Mars colonization is to be funded by making it the most expensive reality TV show ever made.
The contestants competing for the privilege of living on this red wasteland full of solar radiation and an unbreathable atmosphere are to be chosen by popular ballot by viewers. The final frontier becomes less the heroic expansion of mankind and more a perverse version of Americas Next Top Model. Living on Mars sounds bad enough to me, but living on Mars in some kind of weird Truman Show sounds much worse.
However, there are plenty of people that are keen. Or are there? Last week IFL Science reported that a Mars One finalist and Nasa researcher, Joseph Roche, left the project amid criticism that Mars One was a shambles. Allegedly contestants are not picked on their suitability but on the amount of money they contribute. Roche claimed he had not undergone any training other than filling out questionnaires. Instead he explained a point system where candidates are awarded points based on how much money they spend. Roche said it was untrue that there were 200, 000 applicants, claiming there were 2,671. Bas Landsthorpe, CEO of Mars One denies the allegations calling them, "lies."
But why listen to the haters, when, as The Mars One website describes, we could be like, "the ancient Chinese, Micronesians, and untold Africans, the Vikings and famed explorers of Old World Europe." But the ancient colonizers were after all going into the unknown, to discover fertile lands. In this case we know where they're going – a cold lifeless planet. The website explains the arduousness of the eight month journey but claims the colonists will endure it, "because this will be the flight carrying them to their dream." Yeah great, they can look forward to their fifty square meter pod and the odd fresh tomato, while people on earth watch them go steadily insane on youtube and their backers runout of money.
The Mars One website provides some examples of the kind of the discussions with the Mars colonists that the earth dwellers might find interesting – "What is it like to walk on Mars? How do you feel about your fellow astronauts after a year? What is it like living in the reduced Mars' gravity? What is your favorite food? Do you enjoy the sunsets on Mars?"
I've taken the liberty of preemptively answering these questions.
What is it like to walk on Mars? Really boring. Its rock and dust.
How do you feel about your fellow astronauts after a year? I want to kill them.
What is it like living in the reduced Mars' gravity? I live in a fucken pod. What do you think?
What is your favorite food? I haven't had a shipment of food in five years. Is that supposed to be funny?
Do you enjoy the sunsets on Mars? I want to kill you too.
The very thought of living on Mars makes me realize how precious Earth is. And if we can raise six billion US dollars to colonize a freezing waterless wasteland shouldn't we be able to raise at least a similar sum to save our own planet from destruction.
Fudged Reporting on Death of Sea Lions.
By Mike Johnson
What would you think if, lets say, after a meteor shower one night you heard a radio report next morning saying that 'puzzling lights' were seen shooting through the sky? You'd wonder, wouldn't you? Wonder if you hadn't wandered into an alternative universe in which nature of shooting stars was not understood.
That's how I felt when I heard a radio NZ news story claiming that the death of over 900 sea lions along the Californian coast was due to … wait for it… 'puzzling weather conditions.'
There is nothing mysterious or puzzling about these weather conditions at all. Warmer Pacific waters due to man made global warming are making the making the Sea Lion's feed source more scarce, they have to travel further for food and pups are starving. Read all about it in this article in the Huffington post and also the Scientific American.
We are at the point where our media will do anything to avoid mentioning the terms global warming or climate change. Watch the duck-shoving over the language used to describe the South Island drought at the moment. It's a drought that's not a drought, just a dry spell. And don't for one minute think that turning off the tap on some Southland irrigation schemes has got anything to do with the long term degradation of the water table due to climate change. Don't even think it! Whatever you do, don't connect the dots!
Meanwhile, with the world hottest year on record just past, and this one lining up to be as hot if not hotter, the lie machine, created by the same crowd that lied to you about smoking, is cranking along.
Confucius and Materialism
By Rowan Sylva
Materialism: An ideology and philosophical disposition that afflicts both poor and rich. It pervades modern capitalist society. Screams from now moving billboards, depicting luscious airbrushed beauties wielding shopping bags filled with stuff, their larger than life eyes scream for you to buy more. The cult of the super rich, cars, rolexes, money, the dream, materialism saturates our society. Materialism makes us sad. Materialism atomises us, isolates us. It makes us envious. It makes us apathetic. In places where spiritual ideologies once supported zero growth economies, the glittering golden allure of materialism drives people to destroy environments that once supported them. Beijing was once a city known for having ten million bicycles; today it has ten million Mercedes and unbreathable air. There can be little doubt the materialism is the engine of climate change.
We all struggle to contain the dangerous pull that materialism exerts on our own hearts and minds. One way in which we can combat the ideology of materialism is to evoke the powerful moral ideologies of the ancients. In this article I look at the Analects of Confucius.
Why Confucius? China has become a global hub of conspicuous consumption, wedded to a philosophy of endless growth and driven by materialism. But for more than two millennia, from the founding of Qin dynasty to the fall of the Qing, China was governed by Confucianism; stability took precedence over growth and to a certain degree, moral development took precedence over wealth accumulation. An ideology that so clearly offered a persuasive alternative to capitalism deserves investigation. Confucianism provides a personal moral philosophy without positing the need for a higher spiritual power, making it palatable for those with atheistic dispositions. Confucianism strongly critiques materialist dispositions, and, ironically, it can be read as a radical alternative to the modern-day paradigm.
Confucius has never sold well in the West, associated with a rather dry adherence to perceived irrelevant rituals of ancient China; western consumers prefer to engage in Daoist texts finding mystery in their unintelligible sentences and profundity in their rejection of moral standards. But I love the Analects. Unlike the Daoist texts something of Confucius the person, flawed, stubborn yet unwavering in his conviction shines through the centuries of editing. The prose is crisp. The story of his wandering is captivating, and through the remnants of his words we glimpse the man who birthed an ideology.
Here I have collated some passages which deal most directly with issues of materialism, and invite the reader to muse over them.
3.4: Lin Fang asked about the root of ritual. The Master said, "An important question! In ritual it is better to be frugal than extravagant. In funeral ritual it is better to be guided by one's grief than to simply follow what is done."
4.8: The Master said, "If a gentleman sets his heart on the dao but is ashamed to wear poor clothes and eat poor food, he is not worth engaging in serious conversation."
4.12: The Master said, "If one allows oneself to follow profit, many will have cause for complaint."
4.16: The Master said, "The superior person comprehends according to right. The small man comprehends according to profit."
6.11: The Master said, "How worthy is Hui! A simple bowl of food and a dipperful of drink, living on a shabby lane – others could not bare the cares, yet Hui is unchanging in his joy. How worthy is Hui!"
7.12: The Master said, "If wealth may be ethically sought, though it would be as lowly bearer of the whip I too would pursue it. If it cannot be ethically sought, I will follow what I love."
7.16: The Master said, "To eat coarse greens, drink water, crook one's elbow for a pillow – joy lies therein. Wealth and high rank obtained by unrighteous means are to me like the floating clouds."
7.17: When the Master fished he did not use a net; when he hunted he did not shoot at nesting birds.
7.36: The Master said, "extravagance leads toward delinquency. Thrift leads toward uncouthness.It is better to be uncouth than delinquent."
10.14: When the stables burnt, the Master returned from court asking, "Was anyone hurt?" He did not ask about the horses.
Radical Philosophy and the Question of Leadership
By Rowan Sylva
On Saturday I attended the 2015 radical philosophy conference in Berlin. Held in the House of Culture and the World, the conference drew a sizeable crowd. I attended two panel discussions: Animalities andOrganisation.
Animalities focused on the animal world in capitalism, the first speaker, possibly my favourite of the day spoke about the philosophical move away from a behaviourist view of the animal world, arguing instead for an approach that viewed animals as individual political actors with their own desires and consciousness.The speaker used the examples of habitat, a word that is usually assumed to denote a set of ecological conditions in which a species can live, the speaker argued that such a position was flawed because animals often have a connection, even an attachment to a specific place. The second speaker reiterated the position of the "animal turn" during the seventies, arguing for its continued validity and rejection of the use of animal products. The third speaker laid out a Marxist analysis of animals in human communities, arguing that they were the ultimate "proletariat" and discussed the ways in which working animals have resisted their exploitation. Though the third speaker had a good rapport with the audience, I felt he stretched his point a bit far.
By the time the second panel discussion, Organisation, was under way it became clear to me that the whole conference was really a Marxist symposium that had lured much of the audience to the event on the pretence that it was about general radical philosophy. The odd non-Marxist on the panel were, it appeared, simply straw-men for the Marxist organisers. Nevertheless the discussion on organisation did raise interesting points and ones that do indeed apply to the global left and can be applied to the climate action movement in particular.
- The premises from which the panel debated were as follows
1. Leninism traditionally provided a successful strategic model for left wings groups wanting to take power.
2. Leninism and its various twentieth centuries off shoots have become widely discredited.
3. In response to the rejection of Leninism, (and I would add Marxism generally) the global left has centred on mass decentralised movements e.g., Occupy Movement, Ferguson protests, Anti austerity movements in Europe etc.
4. These movements, though laudable, have failed to keep up their momentum and ultimately fizzled out, failing to produce any meaningful social change.
5. They failed because they lacked the leadership to carry them forward.
Conclusion: A rethink of leadership structures in left wing movements is needed if they are to compete with the rising popularity of the new extreme right.
In looking for a solution to this leadership problem the first speaker's solution was to look back, before Leninism, before Marxism, back to Hegel, and the concept of the Hegelian monarch, the idiot monarch. His argument posited that in order to galvanise people a figurehead was needed, somebody like an Obama but with credibility, who through having a common appeal could unite people and appeal to the masses, even idiots, as he could be an idiot himself. The charismatic appeal of this kind of leader would hold the movement together and take its momentum forward while getting around the abuse of power that springs from Leninist centralisation by absolving the leader of any real power, he would be a unifying symbol a figure head, while the real organisation of the movement would be in the hands of more decentralised and democratically organised cells. The Hegelian model has a kind of Taoist essence that appeals to me – "the greatest leaders are those that do not lead."
The second speaker, had more contemporary and less theoretical content, he pointed to the South American, "Bolivarian," approach to leadership, where left wing movements maintained a focus on leadership and personality, and combined this with the, "yes we can," slogan co-opted by Obama from the South American movements. According to this speaker this combination of positive campaigning and strong leadership had built the strongest left wing movements in the world and that they had arisen from the ashes of the brutal Monroe doctrine (from the sixties to the eighties US installed regimes waged a political genocide on the South American left.) This "Bolivarian" approach, the speaker argued, had inspired the strategy and organisation of the hugely successful Podamos party in Spain (the name of the party translates as "yes we can"). Podamos is a far left party that grew out of the Indignado Movement – a protest movement with links to Occupy – they have however taken the momentum forward, and placed a heavy electoral focus on their charismatic leader, Pablo Iglesias. They are currently the highest polling party in Spain, were only founded last year and are now poised to win the general election in December.
As Andrew Dobson, author of the comprehensive Green Political Thought, demonstrates ecologists – with the exception of some thinkers who advocate a kind of green authoritarianism arising form a frustration with anthropocentric liberalism – are deeply suspicious of centralised power. Most green thinkers advocate the diffusion and decentralisation of political power as a central tenet of the sustainable society. There are myriad reasons why and this article is not the place to expound them, surface to say that a glance at twentieth century history shows a strong coloration between centralisation and environmental destruction; while successful conservation efforts tend to be on the part of mobilised local communities. Decentralised localism is a strand that connects much deep ecological thought e.g., bioregionalism, transition towns. This model has had notable successes (the Bougainville war, where native tribes successfully threw out an international gold mining company is my favourite example).
Climate change, however, poses problems for the localised model of organisation. Though it has both local causes and local effects, it is a global problem and requires a global response. Perhaps climate activists, like the Marxist philosophers hosting the conference should re-examine their organisation and the role of leaders. Perhaps they and the green movement generally could learn from the "yes we can" movements of South America.
Newark Leads the Way!
By Mike Johnson
Newark, with its large, black population, is one of the most economically depressed cities of America, with a whacking 30% unemployed. The local authorities have come up with what looks like a novel way of making people feel better about themselves and their wretched lives – renaming streets, parks etc with more optimistic, feel good names. So, 10th Avenue, where a vicious murder took place, might be renamed Renewal Avenue. The most hopeless and depressed street in town may become Hope Street and so on. (I have made up these details since I am relating a BBC radio story which I cannot as yet find on the net with a quick google search)
Of course there is nothing new in this. Back in the bad old days of Soviet Russia, streets, avenues and squares were given names that reflected official economic optimism. Reconstruction Ave, Prosperity Drive, Happiness Highway… that kind of thing. It's an effort to try to convince people that things are better than they really are. Large corporates and their tame governments have quickly grasped the principle that you can, with constant effort and repetition, get people to believe the opposite of what they actually experience. How many fingers do you see?
With the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) having just officially declared 2014 to be the hottest year since records began in the late 1880s,
I suggest we use the Newark initiative to counteract some of this negativity around man-made global warming. Islands and coastlines sinking could use place names like, the Highlands, and Cliff Edge; drought stricken regions like Texas could adopt names like Sweet Rain Park and Rushing Waters Avenue; flooded areas… but I can't continue with this farce. The irony has become strangely leaden. It's no longer funny.
It's not funny because the Newark initiative is cruel and contemptible, and treats its victims as fools. Is an unemployed person going to feel any less separate and alone walking down Togetherness Road? Are we going to be any less affected by global warming because of official optimism?
In the meantime, fueled by official optimism, the logical absurdities roll on. Have a wonderful 2015 everybody!
Winter is coming, and the night will be long, dark and filled with terrors
By Rowan Sylva
Early November in Berlin, and winter is indeed coming, causing the thermometer on our window to plunge below ten degrees. With each passing day the sun hangs lower in the sky giving a perpetual sense of evening. The wild geese swarm south, the swallows are no longer seen, but the flocks of crows become more visible and more vocal. The trees turn gold and red and shed their leaves into the streams which clog with Autumn's debris. And one can almost hear the howling of wolves in the blood-red forests of Brandenburg. People also prepare. A man on the street puts winter tires on his car, the neighbours stock up on coal and we fill our cellar with wood scavenged from the forest to heat our nineteenth century flat. The pot of mulled wine sits slowly heating on the wood stove.
A new study, using comprehensive computer modelling demonstrates, that global warming doubles the probability of severe winters in Europe. The Arctic warms at a faster rate then the rest of the world, and freezing air is pushed south, over Eurasia. This, combined with a possible slowing of the Gulf Steam, is a recipe for the kind of Arctic weather that caused the great lakes to freeze, and it to snow in Florida, as temperatures fell to as low -38 Celsius in parts of the USA last winter. The phenomenon of severe winters is claimed by the authors of the study to be temporary (a couple of decades) before overall warming changes the climatic model.
Whether or not the coming European winter will be severe, or even below average temperature, is open to speculation, however, analysis of early snow fall in Siberia provides an indication that 2014/15 could be bitterly cold. And if it is severe it could initiate a political and humanitarian crisis in Europe, as the continent's "new cold war" gets even colder. America's severe winter cost the economy around five billion dollars, and similar damage could be inflicted on Europe, but it is the situation in Ukraine that should cause the most concern.
A friend of mine recently returned from Ukraine, where he was visiting his girlfriend's family, and described the situation there as dire. Cut off from Russian gas supplies, Ukrainians have no hot water and no central heating. On top of this people are being drafted to fight the Russians in the east after completing a measly three months military training – a veritable death sentence. The bankrupt government is unable to pay its civil servants and it is cheeper to drive to Poland and back to buy medicine then to purchase it in Kiev. If this sounds bad it is nothing to the effect a severe winter would have on a population cut off from its primary heating resource – gas. General Frost may once again prove to be Russia's greatest military asset.
If a severe winter strikes, western Europe and Kiev must come to an agreement with the Russians to prevent the potential mass deaths, as western Europe lacks both the infrastructure and the reserves to supply Ukraine with its heating needs. This problem would be exacerbated by skyrocketing demand for heating in western Europe itself, and associated spiking gas prices. If, and it's a big if, a severe winter strikes, it has the possibility to draw Europe closer together and indeed to create peace, or it could tear it irrevocably apart.


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from THE BETTER CLARKSDALE FOUNDATION
by Stanley Clark, Chairman
There is much to do about the Mayor and Board of Commissioners' attempt to take over Clarksdale Public Utilities. Clarksdale Public Utilities or CPU is currently operating under a manager/board system. There has been a lot said about which entity should be in charge of CPU. All I can say about that is this: whatever the mayor's reasons are for wanting to see a change from a manager/board system are what they are. Whatever CPU's reasons are for not wanting to see the change, well, they are what they are as well.
What is noticeably absent in this array is a genuine consideration for the people of Clarksdale. It's the people of Clarksdale who are the rightful owners of CPU, and the city hall too for that matter. It is the people of Clarksdale who should be deciding who is in charge of CPU and how it should be run. Period.
The citizens of Clarksdale, Mississippi are sick and tired of BEING sick and tired of aloof government and the running of our public agencies with no regard to us citizens.
What we the people CAN NOT do is allow this legislative quest and the opposition to it to become subterfuge and draw our attention away from the peoples' agenda.
We must get these runaway utility bills under control by any means necessary!
We must get our utility company out of the hands of anyone inclined to run it as they see fit, and keep it out!
The problem with CPU and every other public agency in this town is that the people have no control over it, nor do they have any say so in how its run; I'll be damned if that's not going to change!
The Better Clarksdale Foundation with input from the PEOPLE, has proposed a citizen's bill of rights as a first step to address problems with public utilities in Clarksdale, Mississippi. We have started a petition that I urge all Clarksdalians to sign. We are posting the latest copy of the citizens bill of rights with this article (below).
With God as my witness and your help. This city will be run of, for and by the people at the end of the day!
Whereas the citizens of Clarksdale, Mississippi, hereinafter referred to as rate payers
And Clarksdale Public Utilities, hereinafter referred to as Clarksdale Public Utilities, have decided to
establish for the efficient and transparent interactions, the following rights to be made available to all
residential and commercial utility customers of the Municipality of Clarksdale, Mississippi under the
provisions of Clarksdale Public Utilities:
Section I
Rate Payer's Rights in General
- Residents of the Municipality of Clarksdale, Mississippi shall have as a general right, the most efficient and economical utility services available to the city.
- Residents of the Municipality of Clarksdale, Mississippi shall have as a general right, the right to complete transparency in the dealings of Clarksdale Public Utilities.
- Residents of the Municipality of Clarksdale, Mississippi shall have as a general right, the right to address grievance to the General Manager.
Section II
Interruption of Service
- Ratepayers shall have the right to avoid discontinuation of service for nonpayment on any Saturday or Sunday or any holiday observed by the utility, unless the utility is open to accept payment and restore service on those days.
- Ratepayers shall have the right to avoid discontinuation of service for a period of sixty (60) days for nonpayment when the utility receives written notice from a medical doctor licensed to practice in the State of Mississippi, or any adjoining state, certifying that discontinuance of service would create a life-threatening situation for the customer or other permanent resident of the customer's household.
- Ratepayers shall have the right to avoid discontinuation of service or refusal of service because a former occupant, not of the same household, failed to pay prior bill.
- Ratepayers shall have the right to avoid discontinuation of service for failure to pay for merchandise purchased from Clarksdale Public Utilities.
- Ratepayers shall have the right to avoid disconnection of their electric or gas service between December 1 and March 1.
- Ratepayers shall have the right to avoid discontinuation of electric service for nonpayment of bills if, as of 8:00 a.m. on the scheduled disconnection day, an Excessive Heat Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for the county of the scheduled disconnection.
- Ratepayers who have had their service discontinued for non-payment, shall have the right to have their service restored in a prompt and efficient manner on the first business day after the balance due is paid, except under extreme circumstances where ongoing restoration efforts prevent reconnection from occurring within that time period.
Section III
Notice of Interruption of Service
- Ratepayers shall have the right to be given a written notice from the utility company of pending discontinuation of service at least five (5) days prior to disconnection of service. This notice shall include a date on or after which discontinuance may occur.
- Ratepayers shall have the right to negotiate with Clarksdale Public Utilities a delayed payment plan to avoid discontinuation of service for a delinquent account in accordance with the utility's terms and conditions.
- Ratepayers shall have the right to designate another person to receive all information regarding their services including notices regarding past due bills and disconnection of service.
- Ratepayers shall have the right to avoid discontinuation of service for failure to pay a portion of any bill that is in dispute, provided that a deposit is made by the ratepayer for amounts in dispute.
- Ratepayers shall have the right to negotiate monthly installments for initial service deposits in excess of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) provided that the entire amount of the deposit is paid within 60 days.
Section IV
- Ratepayers shall have the right to view or listen to Clarksdale Public Utilities hearings and docket calls that are held via the internet.
- Ratepayers shall be given accurate and understandable itemization of billing as well as the price and terms of service.
- Ratepayers shall have the right to intervene in any case before Clarksdale Public Utilities affecting their rates or their utility service.
- Ratepayers shall have the right to have a written explanation if the utility company refuses to initially serve a consumer. When the ratepayer has provided the utility company with a valid mailing address, the explanation shall be mailed to the ratepayer within seven (7) business days and shall include the reason service is being refused and what actions the consumer must take in order to receive service.
Section V
- Ratepayers shall have the right to Board representation. Clarksdale, Mississippi's Mayor and Board of Commissioners shall appoint board members to Clarksdale Public Utilities.
- Each member shall be assigned an area of the city of Clarksdale to represent and shall have the general responsibilities to be the field representative for the ratepayers within his or her designated area with regards to issues of public utilities. It shall be the duty of board members to identify issues within their area and work towards solutions.
- In addition to their general duties, each board member shall be responsible for maintaining the following:
- A public access phone.
- An official business email address.
- A 72 hour turn around on phone calls and emails.
- Arraigning monthly meetings within their respective areas one week prior to Clarksdale Public Utilities monthly meetings.
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She was linked with her co-survivor Rainier Castillo. It was later confirmed that they really dated after the show. She also starred in a commercial for Head & Shoulders where she was partnered with Alvin Aragon (also a Starstruck Season 1 Avenger).
She considers her role in the show MariMar as her biggest break on television. She also appeared as Cynthia in Ako si Kim Sam Soon and in LaLola as Vicky. She was also seen as Lena in the action show, Zorro. After working on Zorro, her next project was Rosalinda (another Philippine adaptation) wherein she played Becky, Rosalinda's best friend. Halili got her first lead role as Pepper in SRO Cinemaserye: Reunion with Jennica Garcia. She was also reunited with ex-boyfriend Rainier Castillo in Primetime via Full House.
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To kindle; to set on fire. See Tind. To tine the cloven wood. Coals of contention and hot vegneance tind. (Spenser)
See: Tind.
To kindle; to rage; to smart. Ne was there slave, ne was there medicine That mote recure their wounds; so inly they did tine. (Spenser)
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Professor Karban of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, who has maintained a study site at Bodega Marine Reserve in central California since 1982, links the decrease to temperature.
"I've been surveying seaside daisies for spittlebugs at Bodega Bay every spring for the past 35 years and found that the number of these highly visible and previously widespread insects was related to temperature," Karban said.
However, since the spring of 2006, the UC Davis researchers have found no spittle masses on the Bodega Bay Reserve's coastal prairie. Other researchers have also detailed how sensitive spittlebugs are to environmental conditions.
The meadow spittlebugs, Philaenus spumarius, thrive in cool, moist habitats and suck plant juices, feeding on xylem fluid and excreting most of it as a foamy white mass known as spittle. The mass protects them from desiccation, predation and parasitism. In past years, Karban and Huntzinger found an abundance of meadow spittlebugs feeding onseaside daisy (Erigeron glaucus) and the non-native ice plant (Carpobrotus edulus).
The Karban-Huntzinger research paper, "Decline of Meadow Spittlebugs, a Previously Abundant Insect, Along the California Coast," is especially important in light of alarming research in Germany dubbed "Insect Armageddon." In that research, published last October in the journal PLOS ONE, German scientists investigated aerial insect biomass across 96 protected preserves in the country. They found that three-quarters of flying insects had disappeared over the past 25 years.
The earth's climate is warming at a rate of 0.2 degrees Celsius per decade over the past 30 year, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. California's coast has also experienced climate change; the recent severely hot years in the state have also been severely dry. Models of future climates predict that the warming trend will continue and that variability in conditions, for example, droughts, also will increase in frequency and severity.
"Whether the altered climates we face globally will change our ecological communities will depend on how able individual species are to adapt to the new conditions," the UC Davis researchers explained. "Since meadow spittlebugs were widespread and abundant, we might have assumed that they would not be threatened by climate change. What we have found is that even this species has not been able to adjust physiologically or ecologically. If the pattern they show is common, we may also see surprising changes in the abundance or distribution of other insects as well. These changes are likely to have dramatic and unexpected effects on the functioning of ecosystems."
- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
Now UC Davis researchers have found that some plants excrete a stickylike glue to entrap sand so predators won't eat them.
Graduate student Eric LoPresti and his major professor, ecologist Rick Karban, professor in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, found that two plants, sand verbena Abronia latifolia and the honeyscented pincushion plant Navarretia mellita appear to deliberately make themselves unappealing with a coat of "sand armor."
Sand entrapment on plant surfaces is called psammophory or sand armor, they said in newly published research in the journal Ecology.
Thus, herbivores like rabbits and bison, avoid eating them. "Sand and soil are nonnutritive and difficult for herbivores to process, as well as visually identical to the background," they wrote in their abstract.
LoPresti and Karban set out to investigate whether the sand-coating serves as a camouflage or a shield from predators or both.
"We experimentally investigated whether this sand coating physically protected the plant from herbivores or increased crypsis (or the ability of an animal to avoid observation or detection)," they said. "We tested the former hypothesis by removing entrapped sand from stems, petioles, and leaves of the sand verbena Abronia latifolia and by supplementing natural sand levels in the honeyscented pincushion plant Navarretia mellita. Consistent with a physical defensive function, leaves with sand present or supplemented suffered less chewing herbivory than those with sand removed or left as is."
They tested the "possible crypsis effect" by coating some sand verbena stems with green sand, matching the stem color, as well as others with brown sand to match the background color. "Both suffered less chewing herbivory than controls with no sand and herbivory did not significantly differ between the colors, suggesting crypsis was not the driving resistance mechanism."
Since their paper's online publication, the work has been featured in Newsweek, Discover and on CBC Radio.


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Aimed at Christians who self-identify as creative (or those who want to), this highly engaging and interactive coaching program introduces a framework for creativity that will help you capture a holistic view of your current practice and where you're headed with your craft. You will walk away with concrete actions that will empower you to transform your approach to creating.
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55 days left in Korea. Oh how time flies when you live in a strange land.
It took me at least six months to really settle into this Asian environment, and now time is running out. With less than two months left, I am trying to make the most of my weekends and free-time.
Most days, however, are just normal days spent with Seth.
That's me laying on the bed listening to Seth play guitar. Stacey took this picture. It defintiely captures what I love about living here. It's wonderful to be able to spend time together.
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EXETER, England -- Namibia captain Jacques Burger's illustrious international career has come to an end after it was confirmed he will miss his nation's final World Cup match against Argentina on Sunday.
Captain Burger suffered concussion in Wednesday's narrow 17-16 Pool C defeat to Georgia in Exeter and had to be replaced after just 10 minutes. He will not be fit to play the Pumas in Leicester this weekend.
It brings to an end an international career spanning nine years and 36 Test caps, as well as appearances in the 2007, 2011 and 2015 World Cups.
Yesterday was my last ever match for #Namibia. It's been full of great memories and thank you all for the support you gave me throughout 🇳🇦— Jacques Burger (@Nabasboer) October 8, 2015
"It was a huge disappointment that I could not complete last night's match and an even bigger disappointment that I will not be able to play on Sunday," said Burger, who equalled Hugo Horn's record of 11 World Cup appearances for Namibia against Milton Haig's side.
"I am very proud of my team and it is not the way that you would want to end an international career. But that's the game of rugby for you.
"I was really hoping to finish my international career in style, the emotions were building up to the match on Sunday and to have it ended abruptly like this after just 10 minutes is a bit of a setback. But I have no regrets, I have had a wonderful time playing for Namibia with my friends.
"A lot of people have asked me why I chose to play for Namibia. I am a Namibian, I grew up with a lot of the guys I am playing with now, played with and against them at school. It was an honour for me to represent Namibia and I have never regretted it."
Probably fitting that i finish my international career with a K.O in the 1st 10 mins. Story of my life. I LOVE THIS GAME! 😃— Jacques Burger (@Nabasboer) October 8, 2015
Namibia head coach Phil Davies led the tributes to the inspirational captain before his side left for Leicester on Thursday.
"In my career as coach I have worked with exceptional captains. Jacques is one of them, an inspirational captain who led from the front and a true leader on and off the field," Davies said.
"Jacques has played a huge role in Namibia's performances at this Rugby World Cup and has left a wonderful legacy on which future Namibian rugby players can build on."
Bradley Basson, president of Namibian Rugby Union, added: "Jacques contribution to Namibian Rugby has been immense. He is an inspirational leader and a true ambassador for all Namibians."


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Through Sacred Healing Journeys, you will experience a purification of mind, body, and soul. Release your burdens and limited thinking to open the doorway for untold abundance. Receive a healing and infusion of love, wisdom, and vitality. Each adventure will transform your life so that your present and future are scripted with unlimited joy, love, and blessings. Whether you need inner peace and calm, relaxation, or want a greater connection with your own Spirit, the benefits of guided meditation are endless. What's inside... Cast Your Burdens - Journey to a sacred desert where you will release your burdens, worries, and fears. After letting them go, experience a shower of magic and Divine Intervention. Prosperity and Abundance - Travel to a sacred mountain top and experience the abundance all around you. Notice how you limit yourself and allow for greater prosperity to enter your life. Seven Sacred Pools - In this powerful meditation, voyage to a celestial dimension and immerse yourself in the healing waters of seven sacred pools. Begin with a cleansing of your chakras and aura, receive and infusion of love and wisdom, then be filled with rejuvenation and replenishment. Finally, a protective field will be created around you to seal in this new energy and protect you from absorbing any outside negative energy. Note: These angel-guided meditations are intended to stir your spirit and provide the perfect experience for your highest good. With divine intervention, you will get exactly what you need because the angels will make it so! About Christi... I am a regular person, with an extraordinary gift, who lived a mundane life for too long. After many years in the "normal" world, I am now out of the spiritual closet. Truthfully, it was the nudging of Spirit that prompted me to follow this path. Otherwise, I would still be unhappily hiding myself. It is my honor and privilege to communicate with the angelic realm so that together we can elevate human consciousness. I am now utilizing this gift to pass along the tools I have been given. These guided meditations were created for you and are just one of the many gifts I have been asked to share. If you are feeling an unexplainable nudge, know that Spirit is talking to you now, prompting you forward.


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Morning Mix: What you need to know for Tuesday
Take it slow if you're headed out soon; Tuesday will bring spring-like temperatures to Greater New Haven but first you'll have to deal with some very strong winds.
The National Weather Service in New York says wind speeds will likely be between 20 and 30 mph all morning with gusts as strong as 50 mph. The weather service says that could bring down some tree limbs and make driving difficult. It is already causing thousands of power outages statewide.
Those strong winds are expected to become calmer Tuesday afternoon and evening. High temperatures are expected to reach the 50s amid sunny skies.
That sunshine is expected to stick around for a day or so but then the rain could be on its way back. Get the details on our weather page.
Heading to North Haven later Tuesday? If you need gas there, the best price in town as of 9:35 a.m. is $1.98 per gallon at the Cumberland Farms on State Street near Stiles Lane. Find the best deal near you with our real-time price map.
In spite of strong winds, your Tuesday commute is starting off fairly well in and around New Haven, with no major crashes or delays on Interstate 91, Interstate 95 or Route 15. Metro-North and Shoreline East trains are also running on or close to schedule to begin the day.
One important note for drivers in East Haven: Main Street remains shut down between Kirkham Avenue and High Street after an earlier tractor-trailer crash. Even once the wreckage is cleared, there could be residual delays.
Get the most current details about your morning drive by checking out our live, real-time traffic map throughout the day and by following us on Twitter (@nhregister).
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DeLauro discusses women in the workplace in New Haven: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro was back in her home city Monday to talk with students and business leaders about the problems women face in the workplace.
DeLauro said she still faces pressure and condescending behavior from her male colleagues even after a distinguished, decades-long career in Congress. Read more on her story and solutions here.
Court rejects case against Yale over $200 million van Gogh painting: The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from a man trying to claim a painting the currently hangs in the Yale Art Gallery.
The man says Vincent van Gogh's "The Night Cafe" was stolen from his family during the Russian Revolution then sold and later bequeathed to Yale. Read more on the case here.


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Anna Snoekstra
Anna Snoekstra was born in Canberra, Australia in 1988. She studied Creative Writing and Cinema at Melbourne University, followed by Screenwriting at RMIT University. Anna's short films and music videos have screened around the world. She has written an array of published and award winning short fiction. Her debut novel Only Daughter was published in 2016. Her second novel is Little Secrets.
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Detach from the Ego
One of the biggest obstacles in life can be your mind. Especially when it's programmed to function against who you truly are.
Comparing The Mind To A Computer
The mind can be compared to a computer because just like computers our minds are made up of different software and programs. And much like a computer, there's a keyboard that's used to insert and remove these software and programs (all symbology).
When we realize we are the users of these intricate and beautiful minds (computers), we can connect back with who we truly are. And that is something beyond the mind. That's experiencing the mind. It's Spirit - your true self.
The Minds Operator
The Spirit is the essence of what operates this vehicle (mind & body). With that awareness we can become more observant of our thoughts, allowing us to let go and detach from certain thought forms that don't really serve who we are. As we release this energy, we free up so much more room for higher vibrational energy!
Which comes with many synchronicities, really interesting dreams that may even sync up to something going on in the physical reality, and so much more benefits - see for yourself!
Meditation Helps You Build Awareness!
If you take your daily meditations seriously you'll most certainly see the benefits of it. Try to meditate at least twice a day, but I would say a good 3 times a day would be best! (If you are new to meditation I suggest getting this ebook, honestly the best one I've experienced out there).
With this awareness you're able to slow things down and really process and observe what is going on within you. It's even been scientifically proven that observation changes reality, so why not change yours?! So instead of being caught up in those pesky thoughts. You can start to cleanse and detach to what no longer serves you.
Not only that, but with building awareness, you build connection within yourself, you build discipline, truth, and connected loving relationships.
So get out there observe and fully experience!!!
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Former "Big Brother" star Christmas Abbott struck a pretty sweet deal in her criminal mischief case — she has a hefty bill to pay … but won't spend any time behind bars.
Abbott — who finished third on season 19 of 'BB' back in 2017 — has been sentenced to 12 months probation and 25 hours of community service for a violent altercation with her baby daddy's girlfriend last year.
As we reported … Christmas was arrested in November for the August 2018 incident, in which she drove to a Tampa gym to confront the woman and ended up flying off the handle and ramming into her car in the parking lot.
The only reason Abbott wasn't hauled in on the spot … she was 8 months pregnant at the time. She turned herself after she gave birth to a son in October.
Christmas took a plea to a lesser charge — misdemeanor criminal mischief — and along with probation and community service … she's on the hook for $1,357.95 in restitution and must complete an anger management class.


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I completed fighting dummies at testing server, and NPC with NPCFIghtName name told me, i have to speak with "Samantha". But Samantha told me only "Look who we have here, did you come for a training session?#1" with no other options in chat then close.
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Expect Road Work On I-80 Today/
A PennDOT maintenance crew in Montour County will be performing pavement patching work today on the Interstate 80 westbound on the bridge over Chillisquaque Creek. The bridge is located just east of the Northumberland County line in Liberty Township, Montour County. The right (driving) lane will be closed from approximately 8 AM to 2 PM for this work. The left (passing) lane will remain open.


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Don't Be Too Hard on the Nutroots… It Was a Brave Effort
Really, you have to give the nutroots some credit…
They put out a good effort, and it was about the military, not one of their better subjects.
Crooks and Liars, The Carpetbagger Report and TPM Muckraker fumble.
They are all pushing the faulty theory that the Kerry pictures were actually taken in January 2006! Hah!
No libtards, the troops really do love John Kerry! Hah!
They really like being called idiots! Hah!
It was all just a good Photoshop! Hah!
Of course, the libs don't know what they're talking about. It's not like it's a 9-11 conspiracy or a terrorist coddling story, after all.
Michelle Malkin was quick and certain to point out the truth.
Hopefully, at least one of these liberal websites will correct their post with the truth…
But, don't hold your breath.
Dan Riehl has thoughts on hero Kerry.
Update 12/29: At least one liberal blog concedes they were dead wrong. (sorry, kim.)
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I have a strong connection to the landscapes in Northern California where I grew up and spent most of my adult years. Craggy coast lines, undulating mountain ranges, drifting fog banks, fire charred hillsides and the pools and rivers stricken by drought all find way into my work. Recently I relocated to the Northeast where the lush and changing land continues to influence my practice in ways I am still unsure. And although I am inspired by land, place and nature, all of my imagery is invented. It is detached from any historical or specific link to time or place. Ultimately, this work is about transcendental beauty and connectivity between humans and nature, and to the self and the sublime.
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