The earth and its biosphere is a living entity, they say, and our human species has the power to generate a cosmic transition to a new way of being based on community and harmony. Sound too good to be true? Cellular biologist Lipton brings has the science to back it up, and Mr. Bhaerman gives us the prescription for change,
Topics explored in this dialogue:
How the terminal condition of our planet could experience a spontaneous remission
Why cells are essentially miniature humans
How competition can kill us
Why the earth as it is now is like a caterpillar
How human beings can change the magnetic field of the earth
As I faced my Maker at the last judgment, I knelt before the Lord along with all the other souls. Before each of us laid our lives like the squares of a quilt in many piles; an angel sat before each of us sewing our quilt squares together into a tapestry that is our life. But as my angel took each piece of cloth off the pile, I noticed how ragged and empty each of my squares was. They were filled with giant holes. Each square was labeled with a part of my life that had been difficult, the challenges and temptations I was faced with in every day life. I saw hardships that I endured, which were the largest holes of all. I glanced around me. Nobody else had such squares.Other than a tiny hole here and there, the other tapestries were filled with rich color and the bright hues of worldly fortune. I gazed upon my own life and was disheartened. My angel was sewing the ragged pieces of cloth together, threadbare and empty, like binding air. Finally the time came when each life was to be displayed, held up to the light, the scrutiny of truth. The others rose; each in turn, holding up their tapestries. So filled their lives had been. My angel looked upon me, and nodded for me to rise. My gaze dropped to the ground in shame. I hadn't had all the earthly fortunes. I had love in my life, and laughter. But there had also been trials of illness, and wealth, and false accusations that took from me my world, as I knew it. I had to start over many times. I often struggled with the temptation to quit, only to somehow muster the strength to pick up and begin again. I spent many nights on my knees in prayer, asking for help and guidance in my life. I had often been held up to ridicule, which I endured painfully, each time offering it up to the Father in hopes that I would not melt within my skin beneath the judgmental gaze of those who unfairly judged me. And now, I had to face the truth. My life was what it was, and I had to accept it for what it was. I rose and slowly lifted the combined squares of my life to the light. An awe-filled gasp filled the air. I gazed around at the others who stared at me with wide eyes. Then, I looked upon the tapestry before me. Light flooded the many holes, creating an image, the face of Christ. Then our Lord stood before me, with warmth and love in His eyes. He said, 'Every time you gave over your life to Me, it became My life, My hardships, and My struggles. Each point of light in your life is when you stepped aside and let Me shine through, until there was more of Me than there was of you.' May all our quilts be threadbare and worn, allowing Christ to shine through!
EUROPA OCCULTS GANYMEDE: On May 8th, Anthony Wesley of Murrumbateman, Australia, recorded a very rare event--one of Jupiter's moons eclipsing another. "Here," says Wesley, "is an animation of Europa passing directly in front of Ganymede."
He made the movie using a 13-inch telescope and a digital video camera. "Seeing was not good, so I was only able to use 250 of the 1200 frames I collected." Nevertheless, it is an extraordinary observation, showing the distant moons as genuine world-like disks as they pass in "mutual occultation."
Earth is moving through the orbital plane of Jupiter's satellites, allowing the moons to line up for events such as Wesley recorded on May 8th. This special geometry comes along approximately once every 6 years. The last time was in 2002-2003, and now it is happening again. Between April and December of 2009, observers around the world can see Jupiter's moons passing one in front of another as they circle the giant planet. As part of the International Year of Astronomy, professional astronomers are organizing a worldwide observing campaign to record as many of these events as possible. Click here for details.
The Special Project : Observing mutual phenomena of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter
May 7, 2009
In 2009, the equinox will occur on the planet Jupiter (a once every six year event), allowing observation from Earth of mutual occultations and eclipses between the Galilean satellites. We will take the opportunity of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 to encourage everyone to look at these satellites and to make astronomical observations.
The satellites are very easy to observe and the mutual phenomena are accessible to amateur astronomers, students, and anyone using even a small telescope.
These phenomena are not only spectacular and easy to see, they are also rich in scientific information, improving our knowledge of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter. These include objects as large as the planets Mercury or Mars, Io and its volcanoes, Europa and its ice crust, Ganymede, and Callisto.
As well as observing for fun, we request scientific observations to be made according to some simple but rigorous rules, to be followed by observers who possess materials and the ability to record such events. The data will be gathered and used for scientific purposes.
Since the phenomena occur only from April to December 2009, we need a large worldwide network of observers to catch as many events as possible. We intend to include all the participating observers sending valuable data into a final publication in an international journal, as has been done in the past after previous campaigns of observations with amateur astronomers.
I Like These Good "Environmentally Inventive Products"
Reclaimed tote bags www.terracycle.net Paper, plastic or drink pouch? TerraCycle turns junk into gems by recruiting community brigades to collect nonrecyclable materials such as wine corks, yogurt cups, cookie package wrappers and, in this case, drink pouches. These totes ($9.99) arise from more than 7,200 groups that collect some of the five billion nonrecyclable drink pouches thrown away every year. TerraCycle donates two cents per pouch to charity. Then the company sews the trash into bags, backpacks and pencil cases. Tote available only at www.Target.com
Pickin' Wheat Biodegradable music accessories www.wheatware.com More than 100 million guitar picks are made a year, and although their disposal might not kill the planet, there is no reason they should spend decades in landfills. Wheatware has turned to an American staple crop to make its biodegradable music accessories: wheat. The company’s guitar picks ($4.20 for 12) and tree-free drumsticks ($14.99 a pair) are fashioned from a wheat resin and compost into plant fertilizer in about 90 days. Apparently, they don’t sound bad either.
Meet Your Sheep Organic clothing www.icebreaker.com Icebreaker’s merino wool clothing comes with a fully transparent supply chain. Enter the “baacode” on your shirt’s tag online and meet the New Zealand farmers who care for the sheep whose wool you are wearing. Then watch videos that trace the renewable fiber’s journey into yarn, fabric and clothing to see the company’s working conditions and environmental ethics for yourself. Prices vary with product.
Virtual Sleep
Computer energy saver www.eco-button.com In the U.S. alone, computers that are left on while idle leave a footprint of millions of tons of carbon dioxide a year. The Ecobutton ($22) plugs into your computer’s USB port to make power saving easy. Press the button, and the included software turns off everything in your computer except crucial memory, shrinking its power use to a mere 1.8 watts—a much deeper sleep than standby mode. Touch the keyboard, and all programs quickly return to normal. For an intriguing extra, Ecobutton software also tracks how much you have decreased your computer’s carbon footprint. Currently PC-compatible only.
SONGBIRDS Iraqi school girls sing in Arabic to thank the Iraqi and U.S. forces for their gifts of school supplies to the Al Kays and Al Yasameen elementary school in Oubaidy, Iraq, Feb. 19, 2009. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alex LiceA
WOMENS INITIATIVE
U.S. Army Capt. Jennifer Glossinger, coordinator for the Women’s Initiative, speaks with an Iraqi woman about issues women face during a meeting near Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 16, 2009. The program is designed to empower women and foster equality by ensuring basic human rights are met.
TIKRIT COLORS
U.S. Army soldiers perform maintenance on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter parked on the flight line on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, Feb. 4, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion. U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mindy A. Yu
LANDING LIGHTS
An MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter lands aboard the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney after conducting in-flight gun qualifications in the Mediterranean Sea, Jan. 31, 2009. The USS Mount Whitney is supporting Austere Challenge 2009, which is designed to exercise U.S. capability across the full range of military operations in the European theater.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Eddie Harrison
Then God said, “Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens.” So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” So the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
Then Peter answered and said to Him, “See, we have left all and followed You. Therefore what shall we have?” So Jesus said to them, “Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wifeor children or lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life.
God gave mankind dominion, "over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth"
Dominion \Do*min"ion\, n. [LL. dominio, equiv. to L. dominium. See {Domain}, {Dungeon}.] 1. Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy.
I praised and honored him that liveth forever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion. --Dan. iv. 34.
To choose between dominion or slavery. --Jowett (Thucyd. ).
2. Superior prominence; predominance; ascendency.
Objects placed foremost ought . . . have dominion over things confused and transient. --Dryden.
3. That which is governed; territory over which authority is exercised; the tract, district, or county, considered as subject; as, the dominions of a king. Also used figuratively; as, the dominion of the passions.
4. pl. A supposed high order of angels; dominations. See {Domination}, 3. --Milton.
By him were all things created . . . whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers. --Col. i. 16.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
"Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” And God said, “See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food. Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food”; and it was so. Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day."
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