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Another Reason NOT to Live in Utah

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Suicidal Thoughts Highest in Utah, National Survey Finds

Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience Staff Writer
Date: 20 October 2011 Time: 12:00 PM E
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A new study of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in U.S. adults finds suicidal thoughts are the highest in Utah, and attempts are highest in Rhode Island.
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While someone commits suicide in the United States every 15 minutes, many more think about it or even attempt to take their own lives, according to a new study showing that residents of Utah have the highest rates of such thoughts while suicide attempts are highest in Rhode Island.

A study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) looked at data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health from 2008 through 2009. Results showed that serious thoughts of suicide range from about 1 in 50 adults in Georgia (2.1 percent) to 1 in 15 in Utah (6.8 percent). [See complete list of state suicide numbers]

“Suicide is a tragedy for individuals, families and communities. This report highlights that we have opportunities to intervene before someone dies by suicide. We can identify risks and take action before a suicide attempt takes place,” said Thomas M. Frieden, CDC director. “Most people are uncomfortable talking about suicide, but this is not a problem to shroud in secrecy. We need to work together to raise awareness about suicide and learn more about interventions that work to prevent this public health problem.”

http://www.livescience.com/16633-suicide-thoughts-attempts-states-survey.html

Large Kermadec Islands Earthquake

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Second massive Kermadec Islands earthquake in 4 months time

Last update: October 21, 2011 at 11:10 pm by By 

being dangerous for populated islands. See links above

Information Bulletin Supplement Pacific Ocean :
SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR THOSE AREAS – WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO THE CONTINUING SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND RAPID CURRENTS.  AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR OTHER COASTAL AREAS IN THE PACIFIC ALTHOUGH SOME OTHER AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL NON-DESTRUCTIVE SEA LEVEL CHANGES LASTING UP TO SEVERAL HOURS
NOAA Pacific Ocean message :
NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.
NOAA Hawaii message :
BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. REPEAT. A  DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.

Local tsunami in an unpopulated area – courtesy GDACS

Update:The earthquake has been felt in the North Island of New Zealand, more than 1000 km away from the epicenter.

Raoul island is too far away to experience a destructive shaking. A tsunami was generated with limited wave heights  and was not expected to be dangerous in New Zealand or Tonga.

Understanding this earthquake

The October 21, 2011 Kermadec Islands region earthquake occurred near the Kermadec Trench where the Pacific Plate begins its decent into the mantle beneath the eastern edge of the Australian Plate. At the latitude of this earthquake, the Pacific Plate is converging with Australia in a westward direction at a velocity of approximately 61 mm/yr. The preliminary mechanism and depth of the event suggest it ruptured a reverse fault within the oceanic lithosphere of the Pacific Plate; the initial location indicate a source slightly to the east of the trench, outboard (seaward) of the subduction zone itself, and thus not on the thrust interface between the Pacific and Australian plates.

The October 21 earthquake struck in an oceanic region with few nearby populations, approximately 500 km south of Tonga and 700 km north of New Zealand. This region of the Tonga-Kermadec subduction zone experiences reasonably high levels of seismic activity, with nearly 50 events of M 6.5 and above over the past 38 years, and 5 greater than M 7.5. Two of these, M 7.8 and M8.2 earthquakes on the same day in 1976, occurred just over 100 km west-northwest of todays event; an M7.8 event in 1978 struck nearly 250 km to the southwest, and an M 8.3 event occurred in October 1986, about 80 km to the north. None of these events have recorded damage or casualties.

In July of this year, a M 7.6 event occurred approximately 45 km to the south-southwest of the October 21 earthquake, breaking a normal fault within the subducting Pacific plate also very close to the Kermadec Trench. This event was notable because it triggered a large number of thrust-faulting aftershocks to the west of the plate boundary, on or close to the interface between the Pacific and Australian plates. The October 21 earthquake may be related to that aftershock sequence.

for more, go to:   http://earthquake-report.com/2011/10/21/second-massive-kermadec-islands-earthquake-in-4-months-time/

A Note fr/Jim Self on The New Waves

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The Waves Keep Coming – Part 2

Jim Self
a message from Jim Self
Tuesday, 18 October, 2011  (posted 20 October, 2011)

As the waves of light step up more and more, light, wisdom, and knowledge become increasingly available to us. The more you can anchor the light and re-member “you” the quicker the awakening will be and the more “play” time you get to experience. You will enjoy yourself and become more fluid and flexible in assisting others.

For many, the coming months and years will be very confusing and emotional. Those who rely on the emotional patterns of sympathy and empathy in order to understand or experience others will experience a charged emotional electromagnetic pull into those feelings, beliefs and thoughts of others. Let me say that again: If you rely on empathy and sympathy you will find these charged electromagnetic patterns will pull you into the feelings, thoughts and drama of those standing in front of you.

Reaction Vs Response

Most of us can clearly remember where we were and what we were doing when we heard about the events of 9/11. As the event unfolded, two waves of energy moved around the world:

  • A 3-D Reaction wave of energy, steeped in fear.
  • A 4-D Response wave that asked, “What can I do? How can I help?”

The people in New York got the first wave of fear in their space, followed by the second wave which moved many people into a 4th dimensional vibration of compassion that involved no thinking and no conditions. All that mattered was that well-being was brought back into balance. These two waves are moving again and you have the choice of moving between them on your terms. You need to stay observant, clear and purposeful and hold a vibrational tone that keeps you above the vibrations of the lower three chakras.

Many of us are now dissolving and releasing much of these past/future time-loop patterns. You are losing or releasing memories, emotions, thoughts, beliefs, and habits that no longer have importance to you but, through the Law of Attraction, they are still magnetizing similar experiences into your life. Have you found that old thought patterns are coming up through your reality?

These patterns are being taken out of your space, so don’t try to stop the patterns or argue with them or ask why they are there. It is old stuff that is being released. It isn’t important where it came from, so just allow yourself to let it go. Then shift your attention to something that is uplifting and be happy. If you can do that you will also find these patterns are being dissolved from the world around you. Soon you won.t even remember a lot of those old patterns because they’re being erased from your 3rd dimensional time-loop.

As you remove a past experience that you were projecting into the future you will be moved right into a present time consciousness where the opportunity to choose is becoming readily available. If you ask why, stay in blame, or look for answers, you will find that those old emotional patterns get stuck. The more patterns you can let go of by just being happy, the easier you will get through the next few years.

An earlier article asked the question, “Do you know where you start and where you stop?” The aura of a balanced person extends about an arm’s length away from their physical body. It radiates in every direction. Hold your arm out in front of you now and pretend you are holding a rose between your fingertips. Using your imagination, envision the universe starting on the other side of that rose. Do the same to the left and right of you and behind you, leaving a rose at each of those points, then place a rose above your head. If you trace imaginary lines and join all the roses you will create a four-sided pyramid around you. Its base will be running through your heart chakra and its apex will be about 18 inches above your crown. Repeat this exercise, only this time place a rose about 18 inches below your feet and connect more imaginary lines to create a downward-pointing pyramid. Connect the bases of each pyramid (base to base) at the level of your heart. This creates an 8-sided, diamond-shaped pattern around you called an octahedron. Next, fill the eight sides (8 triangles) with light. The space inside this geometry is you and everything outside this field defines the rest of the universe.

If you stay within this geometric template of light, you will not be the effect of other people’s emotions, thoughts and erratic behaviors and you will not take on their feelings as if they were your own. Without this geometry in place, and without knowing where you start and end, you feel the effect of other people’s energy. Outside energies have been influencing how you experience yourself all of your life. From inside your octahedron, other people’s energy will feel more like a soft rain pelting against a windowpane instead of like being caught in a raging monsoon.

Remember: What other people think of you, or how other people vibrate, is really none of your business. Your business is only about you. Your safety, your joy, you enthusiasm, your education, and your ability to express yourself are all about you and your path. As you build this geometry and play in it, allow yourself to observe everything from within it. You are going to find that much of the 3-D noise and attention that you have felt from others begins to drop away.

Jim Self is an author, international speaker, and teacher of  the Tools for Mastering Alchemy. This work is in co-creation with Archangels, Ascended Masters and Teachers of Light. Free DVD and Free Tele-Classes. Jim is presenting Free in-person classes and the weekend seminar, Creating the Personal Power Field around North America.www.MasteringAlchemy.com or 775-851-8950 ~ Copyright: You may share this article with your friends as long it is kept whole and our website is included. Thank you.

Bolivia’s Inflating Volcano

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Planet Earth – SCITECH

Rapidly Inflating Volcano Creates Growing Mystery

By Andrea Mustain

Published October 20, 2011

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    Noah Finnegan

    How long has this been going on? Uturuncu, a Bolivian volcano that is inflating at an incredible rate.

Should anyone ever decide to make a show called “CSI: Geology,” a group of scientists studying a mysterious and rapidly inflating South American volcano have got the perfect storyline.

Researchers from several universities are essentially working as geological detectives, using a suite of tools to piece together the restive peak’s past in order to understand what it is doing now, and better diagnose what may lie ahead.

It’s a mystery they’ve yet to solve.

Uturuncu is a nearly 20,000-foot-high (6,000 meters) volcano in southwest Bolivia. Scientists recently discovered the volcano is inflating with astonishing speed.

“I call this ‘volcano forensics,’ because we’re using so many different techniques to understand this phenomenon,” said Oregon State University professor Shan de Silva, a volcanologist on the research team.

Researchers realized about five years ago that the area below and around Uturuncu is steadily rising — blowing up like a giant balloon under a wide disc of land some 43 miles (70 kilometers) across. Satellite data revealed the region was inflating by 1 to 2 centimeters (less than an inch) per year and had been doing so for at least 20 years, when satellite observations began.

“It’s one of the fastest uplifting volcanic areas on Earth,” de Silva told OurAmazingPlanet.”What we’re trying to do is understand why there is this rapid inflation, and from there we’ll try to understand what it’s going to lead to.”

The  peak is perched like a party hat at the center of the inflating area. “It’s very circular. It’s like a big bull’s-eye,” said Jonathan Perkins, a graduate student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who recently presented work on the mountain at this year’s Geological Society of America meeting  in Minneapolis.

Scientists figured out from the inflation rate that the pocket of magma beneath the volcano was growing by about 27 cubic feet (1 cubic meter) per second.

“That’s about 10 times faster than the standard rate of magma chamber growth you see for large volcanic systems,” Perkins told OurAmazingPlanet.

However, no need to flee just yet, the scientists said.

“It’s not a volcano that we think is going to erupt at any moment, but it certainly is interesting, because the area was thought to be essentially dead,” de Silva said.

Uber-Uturuncu?

Uturuncu is surrounded by one of the most dense concentrations of supervolcanoes on the planet, all of which fell silent some 1 million years ago.

Supervolcanoes get their name because they erupt with such power that they typically spew out 1,000 times more material, in sheer volume, than a volcano like Mount St. Helens. Modern human civilization has never witnessed such an event. The planet’s most recent supervolcanic eruption happened about 74,000 years ago in Indonesia.

“These eruptions are thought to have not only a local and regional impact, but potentially a global impact,” de Silva said.

Uturuncu itself is in the same class as Mount St. Helens in Washington state, but its aggressive rise could indicate that a new supervolcano is on the way. Or not.

De Silva said it appears that local volcanoes hoard magma for about 300,000 years before they blow — and Uturuncu last erupted about 300,000 years ago.

“So that’s why it’s important to know how long this has been going on,” he said.

To find an answer, scientists needed data that stretch back thousands of years — but they had only 20 years of satellite data.

Volcano rap sheet

“So that’s where we come in as geomorphologists — to look for clues in the landscape to learn about the long-term topographic evolution of the volcano,” Perkins said.

Perkins and colleagues used ancient lakes, now largely dry, a

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/10/20/rapidly-inflating-volcano-creates-growing-mystery/#ixzz1bMmchvAv

Earthquake Berkeley Area, California 10/20

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Moderate shallow earthquake 2 km from Berkeley, San Fransisco Bay area

Last update: October 20, 2011 at 10:37 pm by By 

Update : Earthquake-Report.com thanks the people from the Bay Area in sending their I Have Felt It reports. MMI numbers are good but the description of what people exactly felt is always more informative. (see below for the I Have Felt It reports)

Update:  We have no reports of any serious damage or injuries and we do not expect to find them neither. Falling objects and moments of fear are the main disturbances of this earthquake.

Update:  We just received a report from Portland, Oregon, that somebody felt this earthquake as a very weak shaking.

Update:  As most of the people in this part of California know, weak aftershocks can occur after such a mainshock.

Update:  We congratulate USGS for their very good theoretical intensity strength calculation. As they have expected, only the direct epicenter area reports a max. MMI V intensity (moderate shaking).

Update:  Most of our readers are reporting 2 strong jolts from a couple of seconds

Update: The earthquake occurred almost below a known fault line.

Shaking map of the San Fransisco October 20, 2011 earthquake

Update:  Earthquake-Report.com does not expect damage or injuries based on the depth and the magnitude of this earthquake.

Update: As can be seen in the I Have Felt It report (more to come) a lot of people were frightened from the jolts

Update : USGS expects that 88,000 people will have experienced a Moderate MMI V shaking. 901,000 people will have felt a light shaking.

 

to read more and for updates, go to:   http://earthquake-report.com/2011/10/20/moderate-shallow-earthquake-2-km-from-berkeley-san-fransisco-bay-area/

Texas Earthquake 10/20

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Moderate extremely shallow earthquake in Atascosa County, Texas, United States

Last update: October 20, 2011 at 8:06 pm by By 

Shaking map, Texas October 20 2011 earthquake – courtesy USGS

Update 18:07 UTC :  The region southeast of San Antonio has experienced earthquakes before. There was a 4.3 magnitude earthquake in 1993 near the same location, and there have been smaller quakes recorded back to the 1970s.

Update :  It looks that we are lucky that the epicenter is located in a rural area without many houses and buildings.

Update :  Intensity in relation to villages / cities:
Light shaking: Karnes City, Poth, Kenedy, Floresville, Pleasanton, Three Rivers
Weak shaking: Corpus Christi (277,000), San Antonio (1,257,000), New Braunfels    (46,000), Victoria (62,000) and San Marcos (47,000)

Update :  According to USGS, 77 people will have felt a MMI VII very strong shaking. Damages are not excluded at this intensity. 166 people a strong shaking and 3,000 people a moderate shaking.  639,000 a light shaking and finally 2,490,000 people a weak to very weak shaking.

Update :  We received I Have Felt It reports from Austin to Corpus Christi.

Update :  The uncertainty of the epicenter location is horizontally  +/- 19.3 km (12.0 miles) and vertically (depth) +/- 3.1 km (1.9 miles). In other words the epicenter can be located below another village than mentioned.

Other locations in the epicenter area : Kenedy, Falls City, Christine, Pleasanton and Jourdanton.
Preliminary data show that the earthquake has been felt as far as Austin, Texas

to read more, and for updates, go to:    http://earthquake-report.com/2011/10/20/moderate-extremely-shallow-earthquake-in-atascosa-county-texas-united-states/

 

Incoming — ROSAT

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Another Dead Satellite to Fall to Earth This Weekend

ROSAT poses greater risk of someone being hit by space debris, officials say.

Satellite picture: The ROSAT satellite.

An artist’s impression of ROSAT in orbit.

Illustration courtesy DLR

Traci Watson

for National Geographic News

Published October 19, 2011

If you see a large glowing object plummeting from the sky late Saturday or early Sunday, duck.

A defunct European satellite called ROSAT is headed straight for Earth this weekend—and chances are even higher that a piece of space debris could hit someone than the odds placed on a NASA satellite that fell from orbit last month.

The German Aerospace Center, which led the development and construction of ROSAT, estimates that the chance of anyone being harmed by debris from the satellite is 1 in 2,000. For NASA’s UARS, the injury risk was roughly a third lower, at 1 in 3,200.

ROSAT is currently estimated to make an uncontrolled reentry during the early morning hours on Sunday, Greenwich Mean Time, said Heiner Klinkrad, head of the European Space Agency’s space debris office.

But Klinkrad cautions that the satellite could enter Earth’s atmosphere up to 24 hours earlier or later than the estimated time.

That’s because shifts in radiation from the sun aren’t 100-percent predictable. If solar radiation increases, there’s more heating and expansion of the atmosphere, which would increase drag on the spacecraft and cause it to hurtle downward sooner than expected.

Don’t Touch the Space Junk

Unfortunately, neither Klinkrad nor anyone else can say exactly where on Earth ROSAT is headed.

Debris could come down anywhere between 53 degrees north latitude and 53 degrees south latitude, an area that includes most of Earth’s land mass, the German Aerospace Center’s Roland Gräve said via email.

That could be a worry, because the satellite’s 1.5-ton mirror is likely to survive the superheated trip through the atmosphere all the way to the ground, where it could make a major dent in whatever it strikes.

By contrast, the biggest piece of NASA’s UARS spacecraft thought to hit the planet was a 300-pound (150-kilogram) chunk of the craft’s frame.

In the end, the remnants of UARS splashed down into an isolated stretch of the Pacific Ocean, disturbing no one except perhaps a few fish. (See “NASA Satellite Debris Likely Fell in Ocean, May Never Be Found.”)

Despite the higher odds, ROSAT is also unlikely to hurt anyone, scientists say, given the planet’s large stretches of ocean and thinly populated areas.

“We accept risks in everyday life that are many orders of magnitude higher than the risks we incur from reentering space objects,” ESA’s Klinkrad said.

If bits of the satellite do land in a populated area, “they will be extremely hot,” added the German Aerospace Center’s Gräve. “This is why we recommend not touching any satellite parts” that do make it to the ground.

And any ROSAT debris, no matter where it’s found, belongs to the German government, he said.

ROSAT Worthy of a Wake

ROSAT—short for Roentgen Satellite—launched in 1990 on a Delta II rocket to measure the x-rays emitted by objects such as neutron stars, dense stellar cores left behind by some supernovae.

The mission was supposed to last only 18 months, but the satellite kept chugging for eight years. Scientists finally shut it down in 1999 after its last functional scientific instrument accidentally pointed too close to the sun, blinding the sensors.

When ROSAT was on the drawing board in the 1980s, spacecraft designers didn’t plan for the end of their vehicles’ lives. So ROSAT was built without a propulsion system that would’ve allowed for a carefully choreographed demise.

“The attitude 20 years ago was still very much, Eh, space is big, and things that reenter probably won’t hit anyone, so we won’t worry about it,” said Jonathan McDowell, a Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics scientist who relied on data from ROSAT.

As far as McDowell can remember, nothing as big as the ROSAT mirror has smashed into the Earth’s surface since the reentry of the Soviet space station Salyut-7 in 1991.

 

to read more, go to:    http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/10/111019-satellite-fall-earth-rosat-space-debris-nasa-science/?source=hp_dl1_news_satellite201120

fr/Judith Orloff: Laws of Energetic Attraction

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The 4 Laws of Energetic Attraction

Dr. Judith Orloff
a message from Dr. Judith Orloff
Monday, 10 October, 2011  (posted 19 October, 2011)

Are you longing for relationships that do your heart good and generate stronger connections? In my book, Positive Energy I discuss how to radically improve your health and relationships by bringing positive people and situations into your life. Knowing about energy can transform your ability to build positive relationships, prevent loneliness and ward off fatigue. By making the energetic shifts described here, you can draw good things to you.

Law No. 1: We attract who we are

The more positive energy we give off, the more we’ll receive. Ditto for negativity. It works like this: Love attracts love. Grumpiness attracts grumpiness. Passion attracts passion. Rage attracts rage.

First, define what being positive does and doesn’t mean for you in terms of attitude and behavior. Don’t worry if you’re far from a positive place. It’s an evolution. Give thought to what you value most in yourself or other. You can then strengthen these traits in yourself, and attract the same.

The idea is to find reciprocally nourishing interactions, not to win a popularity contest. (Of course, it feels good to be liked. But I’ve seen this need turn into addiction.) The following exercise will help you boost your positive signals.

*Identify your best qualities and project them to the world. Before meeting new people or going to important events, prime yourself. Think, “I’m not going to focus on my insecurity but on a strength like my sensitivity, compassion or humor; I’m going to feel and trust the positive energy inside me. I’m going to claim my full power.” Such selective attention puts your best parts front and center.

Law No. 2: Intuition clarifies smart choices

Relationships are tricky; they can be a big blur even when your eyes are open. We’ve learned to draw conclusions from surface data: how nice someone seems, looks or is educated, or how a situation adds up on paper. But attraction goes deeper; to make it work for you, other ingredients must be considered. Respect your intuitions about relationships and identify those that highlight compatible matches.

What may obscure the picture is anxiety or intense sexual attraction. If so, go slow until you get a keener intuitive read. In my book, Positive Energy I give exercises to help train you to act from instinct, not impulse.

*Tune in. Choose a relationship or situation that needs clarification – perhaps you’re confused about a friendship or vacation. Run it by your intuition criteria: Do you feel troubled and nervous or energized and safe?

*Act on vibes. Insecurity, ego, lust or stubbornness can obscure your better judgment. If a person feels positive, explore the possibilities. If the vibes are mixed, take a pass or at least wait. If all you sense is negative, have the courage to walk away, no matter how tempting the option seems. Then observe how listening to energy in this way leads you to the juiciest opportunities.

Law No. 3: Seeing the best in people magnetizes them

Instead of reflexively accentuating the worst in a person or situation, choose to energize positive qualities. The object isn’t to flatter, make nice, be politically correct or ignore intuitive red flags – nor to deny someone’s dark side or placate abusers. Your goal is to mine the gold in positive relationships and elevate the communication in more difficult ones.

We want to have the goodness in us acknowledges. If you want to connect with someone, notice his or her assets. Let’s say a co-worker is snitty. Realize that happy people don’t act this way. So instead of being snitty back or constantly miffed, redirect the energy. Comment on the long hours she puts in, or her dynamite shoes. Use this approach for a week – as well as the ones below – and watch the vibes change.

*Tell at least two people you love what you’re grateful for about them.

*Tell at least two people you don’t love what you’re grateful for about them.

*Adjust your perception. Spend an afternoon noticing the positive qualities of everyone you meet.

*Praise other people’s abilities.

Law No. 4: Soulful giving generates abundance

Giving is supposed to feel good; if not, something’s wrong. Soulful giving enlarges your capacity to be more caring – you give for the joy of it, expecting nothing in return. In contrast, codependent giving bleeds life force; it’s driven by obligation, guilt or a martyr-complex, and it leaves the giver feeling sucked dry, unappreciated and put upon.

You want to give for reasons that energize you, not because you’re taking inappropriate responsibility for others. The following strategies will generate bountiful vibes for you and the receiver. If you give from your heart, your vitality will soar.

*Give spontaneously. Any time is right to offer simple tokens of appreciation to friends or colleagues; a candle, rose, small plant, fragrant soap or funny card.

*Give anonymously. Walk an old lady across the street; hold open an elevator; let a car go before you in traffic; or do something nice behind the scenes for someone, but don’t get found out. Such good deeds add light to your energy field and ultimately draw the same goodness back to you. As a 14-year-old friend told me, “The best way to cheer yourself up is to cheer up someone else.”

Use these “laws” to mobilize excellence and kindness in your relationships. Emphatically say “no” to anything that doesn’t further the heart. Cheer each success. Don’t cheat your joy by jumping too quickly to the next ambition. Instead, pledge to value even the tiniest of triumphs. That’s what the art of positive living is about.

Judith Orloff MD is bestselling author of the new book Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself From Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life (Three Rivers Press, 2011) upon which these tips and article are based. Her insights in Emotional Freedom create a new convergence of healing paths for our stressed out world. An assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA, Dr. Orloff’s work has been featured on The Today Show, CNN, and in Oprah Magazine and USA Today.

Latest from Steve Rother & The Group

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Play A New Game – Re-directing the Light

Steve Rother
a message from The Group channeled by Steve Rother
Saturday, 15 October, 2011  (posted 18 October, 2011)

From Steve: The group has tried on several occasions to pretend to be human.  The most difficult part for them is telling a joke.  They understand the laughter, as it is the language of angels. But let’s just say that their delivery really needs a little work. Pretending to be human is harder than it looks sometimes.

The group gave me no warning about what was coming in this channel.  I even made a comment just before starting that I had no idea where it was going.  Then I said it was OK, because at the very least I knew the first three words were “Greetings from Home.”  Everyone in the room laughed.

Have a great month and brace yourself… here we go!
Big hugs,

Steve

Greetings . . .

Yes, he was waiting for the other words and we changed them. There is an internal dialogue going on between the Keeper and us right now. Welcome. Greetings from Home.

The Spirit of Technology

This energy has changed so much and so quickly. It has become very exciting for each and every one of you. We wish to share with you today what is directly ahead and some larger items that are coming up for all humans, especially in the area of technology for there is so much that has started to move now.

Humans have always considered technology and spirituality to exist in two different worlds.  The polarity thinking of Earth has always kept them separate and in to some extent they are, yet everyone can now see how the two worlds are supporting each other in new ways. As humanity evolves, a higher perspective is reached that allows you to see and embrace other truths. Metaphysics is simply other than physical or what we call “spirit.” Our definition of spirit is that which exists when the physical world is removed. We do not see you as humans walking around, bumping into each other. We see you as spirits wearing a bubble of biology pretending to be a human and experiencing many challenges with it. We wish to share some exciting pieces today and to show you glimpse of where that is going. Each and every one of you can reach a little further out into your reality and create your heart’s desire, for that is truly what you came to do. You did not come to work hard; you did not come to accomplish goals. You came to be light.  That is difficult when you measure yourselves against others, and you are constantly moving in a direction that you think everyone wants you to move in. But now the underlying energy of all of humanity is changing. You have now risen to a level at which you can contain more of your own light, more of your own empowerment as creator beings than ever before. You do not have to wait for all these pieces.

Scar Re-surfacing

All of humanity is moving and that is also causing many challenges. Many have scar tissue that may surface as new energetic levels are reached. Many have been killed or tortured for simply trying to speak the truth or share light on planet Earth.  Now that is happening as everyone is starting to move, so those of you who have that scar tissue may find it re-surfacing. You may experience more of a blockage in yourself simply fearing to take that next step.

Understand that this is a normal human process, because humans advance with three steps forward and one step back. Please do not judge yourself with that step backward. Allow yourself a wide berth to grow and do not perceive that you are doing something wrong, for when a creator being thinks they are doing something wrong, guess what happens? It creates the illusion of something wrong and then you create an entire world around that to support your belief system. Be careful where you point that thing, because it is going to have an effect now. What you are finding is that you are creating every part of your world the moment you step into it.

Play a New Game

There are some events taking place that will allow all humans – every one of you – to take this step to wherever you want it to go. The first thing that has been re-moved is that underlying energy which many of you have felt is a safety net, as a base from which you have built your energy. Now that the base is gone, many are feeling unstable and a little lost. It becomes difficult to ground and find your place. What is happening is that humanity is starting a new game. It is very simple. You are creating energetics within your physical being that will allow you to carry more light from Home.  This will allow you to carry more of your own soul and spirit; it will take considerable adjustments for you to learn to let that come out. Every time you smile, talk, or glance at somebody the light spreads. This is a new base that is creating for all of humanity.

Let us share with you a simple story about Jane, for she is one of our favorite characters today. Jane grew up in a household and had a very loving mother who was always trying to entertain her. Jane was always looking for something to do, as she was very creative. But she would master things very quickly, become bored and move on to something else. So her mother bought her a wonderful board game. Jane found many friends to play with, and they would have big parties and play this game. One day, Jane came to her mother and said, “Mom, I am getting good at the game and I always win. I always beat everybody and I am getting bored.” Her mom looked at her and said, “Honey, play another game.” Jane looked around and said, “Oh. I can do that?” She went back to her toy box and found other games she did not even know she had. Then she found one that supported her in a higher vibration.

Dear ones, what we are telling you is that it is time to play a new game. It is time to take a step up into your consciousness, by being your light. This is not something that is simply going to envelop you; it is something that you must consciously step into. Now the beautiful part about it is that you are creating this path with each step you take. You are creating something that was never before imagined throughout all of humanity, throughout All That Is. You are creating the path beneath your feet just before your foot hits the ground, and it is the most magical piece to watch as the creator beings are starting to take their place on planet Earth.

Technology Drop is Grounding

Now we wish to switch gears for a moment and talk about a slightly different subject: what’s ahead in technology. Many times technologies have been dropped onto your planet from other beings, from outer space creatures as you call them. And yet those technologies did not work. They worked fine for the others, but when they were brought here to planet Earth, they did not work because the human spiritual connection was not high enough at that time to hold the vibrations of this technology. It is a balance. The technologies that are here on Earth are here to reflect your magnificence. They are here to carry light, much the way the Keeper is using this technology right now to send this light all over the world. There will come a time when your technologies will integrate with you. Then you will not need the cameras and all the fun technologies that you have, for you will be able to carry all of them inside.

This is what we call the singularity, the point at which your technologies advance to where they can equal the human brain; at that point, they will become integrated. The technologies will not take over, as many of your science fiction books and movies describe computers becoming smarter than humans. Understand that there is a balance between both.

There are technologies that have been on the cutting edge. However, if the spiritual vibration is not high enough to support the technology, the technology will run into what is called a brick wall. Quite simply, there will be one thing that does not work and it will stop that entire technology from moving forward until the vibration is high enough. You, meaning all humans, have now reached a level of vibrational integrity that is starting to trigger the release of all these blockages. You are beginning to find simple answers to these complex questions that have been blocking much of the advancement of humanity. It is now going to happen at a very rapid pace.

Vortex to Portal to Torus

We have shared with you before about vortexes. A vortex is simply energy moving in a circle. One of the reasons we are speaking to you from the Keeper’s voice here in Las Vegas, is because Las Vegas is a huge vortex. There are mountains on every side and when the energy – or wind, if you wish – comes in then it whips around, circulates and causes a vortex. The Las Vegas vortex has been used as a creation vortex, which is why all of these hotels are in the middle of the desert. Now you are able to use these vortexes for something else, but the vortex itself is really only on two planes; it is only in two dimensions of width and depth. What we tell you is, when you take a vortex into three full dimensions and later into five dimensions, you create a machine. It is a machine that each and every one of you carries around your physical body; it turns into what is called a “tube torus.” The tube torus is an individual energy cycle that is around every physical being,  rock, mountain, and every blade of grass. It is the point at which you connect to the universal energy, and it is in the area of technology that you will see the most rapid movement in. Watch for the tube torus to show up in technologies that will advance humanity greatly over the next six years. You will see major changes in your technological advances, many of which will solve some of the challenges you are having with your environment, such as pollution, and with your energies that you do not know what to do with. These are all elements that are starting to reach a tipping point. If you did not have the problem, it would not show up to be solved at this point. This is why many of these things are showing up right now on your planet.

Settling Into a New Pattern

Yes, there is much more that will occur with the re-distribution of water, for there has to be a new balance found. The planet now is wobbling differently because of the two earthquakes in Chile and Japan. Much of that re-distribution is working very well. You are settling into a new vibrational pattern, which is basically creating a new dimension to Earth. It is a place where even planet Earth can now support an empowered being on its surface. That is what the Earth is doing; she is not dying, but she is pregnant and about to give birth. What is she giving birth to?  It is to a new form of human that can carry a majority of your own true light; that is you. This is why each one of you has very carefully chosen to be here at this moment, for it was very critical for many of you. We have told you that there is no one on this planet that is taking up space. That is not happening now, because there is a critical mass that was reached. Those of you that have a seat for this journey, who have a ticket for the ride of your life, you have made it. Yet do not ever think that you are a passenger.  You are here on purpose. You carry a part of Home that you are bringing to create this new empowered Earth, and right now is the time to find it. We know that you are not confident in your own abilities. We know that many of you ask, “What can I say that has not already been said?” We know that many of you doubt your own abilities to channel your spirit You will not know until you try. Step out and allow it to happen, for once the energy starts coming in you will adapt. We harmonize with you and you harmonize with us. We can drop information in, not necessarily to take you to higher levels but to give you confidence. For that is all humanity is missing, having the confidence to step forward and to try something new.

Dear ones, play a new game. It is very simple. Create it. Find your joy and create something around it, for it is not the perception that you have seen before. Your worries about this world were about how you would support yourself, whether you were doing the right thing, making a difference, and fulfilling your contracts. Soon, it will be, “How much fun can I have?” Your focus will change quite drastically. Many of you will worry about it. You will think, “Oh, I cannot do that unless I work hard.” But you can. You are going to find major changes going on in your lives, in the opportunities in front of you. All we ask of you is that when you have that opportunity, play a new game.

It is with the greatest of honor we ask you to treat each other with respect. Nurture one another every chance you get. Know that it is a beautiful game you are playing and play well together.

Espavo.

The group

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Outdoor Lives of Cats

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 The Secret Lives of Outdoor Cats Revealed

By Natalie Wolchover, Life’s Little Mysteries Staff Writer
26 May 2011 4:24 PM ET
Forty-two cats, including this stray one, were fitted with radio collars and tracked over two years. Some of the collars also had devices that continuously monitored the cats’ every move. CREDIT: Illinois Natural History Survey

 

Where does your kitty go when you let her out? What do stray cats do all day? Do alley cats hang out with each other?

These are just some of the questions answered by a newly completed research project in which 42 free-roaming cats — some with no owner, some outdoor pets — were radio-collared and tracked for two years by researchers at the University of Illinois.

Together, the cats roamed 6,286 acres in and around the cities of Urbana and Champaign. The strays turned out to have surprisingly huge territories. One feral cat, a mixed breed male, had a home range of 1,351 acres, covering both urban and rural, residential and agricultural, forest and prairie areas.

“That particular male cat was not getting food from humans, to my knowledge, but somehow it survived out there amidst coyotes and foxes,” Jeff Horn, a former graduate student in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences who led the study, said in a press release. “It crossed every street in the area where it was trapped. (It navigated) stoplights, parking lots. We found it denning under a softball field during a game.”

Even though the free-roaming pet cats tended to stay within the two acres surrounding their homes, “some of the cat owners were very surprised to learn that their cats were going that far,” Horn said. “That’s a lot of backyards.” [MAP: See Where the Cats Wandered]

Another difference was that the pets engaged in vigorous activity, such as running or stalking, only 3 percent of the time, while the strays were active 14 percent of the time — they had to work harder to stalk and kill their own food.

Most of the cats tended to stay within 300 meters (984 feet) of human structures, said co-author Nohra Mateus-Pinilla, a wildlife veterinary epidemiologist at the Illinois Natural History Survey at Illinois. “Even feral cats were always within range of a building,” she said. “That shows that even though they’re feral, they still have a level of dependency on us.”

As for whether alley cats hang out together: nope. The researchers observed one feral cat chasing another out of a dairy barn. Another stray waited for a pet cat to emerge each morning and tried to chase it out of its own backyard. In an earlier study, co-author Richard Warner, an emeritus professor of natural resources and environmental sciences, followed about two dozen free-roaming cats over several years, and found that the two leading causes of cat deaths were other cats and disease.

The study was published in the Journal of Wildlife Management

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