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70 year old recordings from Māori soldiers rediscovered

Thursday, 29 November 2012, 11:20 am
Press Release: Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Manatū Taonga/Ministry for Culture and Heritage
29 November

70 year old recordings from Māori soldiers rediscovered in time for Christmas

Today recordings made by wounded Māori troops in North Africa 70 years ago have gone up on the 28th Māori Battalion websitewww.28maoribattalion.org.nz and help recognise official winding up of the 28th Māori Battalion Association this weekend. The recordings were personal messages to be broadcast back home in time for Christmas, however the identity of some of the soldiers on the recording still remains a mystery.

The recording was made by the National Broadcasting Service (now Radio New Zealand), which had a mobile recording unit that travelled overseas with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force. In the early 1940s this was cutting-edge technology, recording sound onto acetate discs in a mobile studio in the back of a specially fitted-out Bedford truck that travelled through the deserts of North Africa and on through Italy with New Zealand forces.

Sound Archives Nga Taonga Korero preserves and maintains these recordings, and archivist Sarah Johnston came upon this taonga while researching seasonal Christmas audio last month.

“The original description of this 1942 recording was ‘Christmas carols from staff and patients at No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital, North Africa’”, she explains. “On listening to it we found messages from doctors and nurses and descriptions of Christmas Day celebrations in the hospital, and then a group of Māori patients is introduced, led by Nurse Wiki Katene of Porirua (Ngati Toa).

They sing “Silent Night/Marie te po” and then, while the choir sings “Tama Ngakau Marie” in the background, 14 men introduce themselves and send greetings in Māori to whanau back home”.
You can listen to recordings on the 28 Māori Battalion website:

http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/audio/christmas-messages-m%C4%81ori-patients-north-africa-1942

Because of the background singing and the age of the audio, some of the voices were hard to decipher, but by enhancing the audio historian Dr Monty Soutar of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and coordinator of the 28 Māori Battalion website, has been able to identify most of the speakers who he says include Peter Hodge of Ngati Whakaue, Te Irimana Waenga of Te Whanau-a-Apanui, Barney Kapuaroa of Gisborne, Tame (Thomas) Karena of Ngati Kahungunu, Kopu Heremia of Ngati Raukawa,, L/Sgt Hira Parata of Ngati Toa, Cpl Ripene Matoe of Ngati Ruanui and Hami Ngaheke of Ngati Pikiahu-Waewae.

It is hoped whanau and descendants of these men will listen to the recording through the website and maybe put names to the remaining unidentified voices.

Soutar says the recordings include interesting snippets such as an interview in Egypt with the victorious Māori Battalion rugby team captain Syd Jackson and coach Pine Taiapa, at the end of the 1943 Freyberg Cup final.

There are also recordings by Lt Rangi Logan (Ngati Kahungunu), Pte Bill Te Anga (Waikato, Maniapoto), Henare Toka (Ngapuhi), and Lt-Col Tiwi Love (Te Ati Awa), who was killed just months later, encouraging their iwi to send more reinforcements.

The Sound Archives and the website are continuing to work to create a comprehensive online collection of wartime recordings made by members of the 28th Maori Battalion, which will ensure their legacy remains alive and accessible for future generations.

The 28th Māori Battalion website is produced by ManatūTaonga/Ministry for Culture and Heritage with support from Te Puni Kokiri, on behalf of the 28 Māori Battalion Association and is a repository for archival photos, film and audio of the Battalion.
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http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1211/S00618/70-year-old-recordings-from-maori-soldiers-rediscovered.htm

Strange Creature Found 600 Feet Under Antarctica Ice

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"At a depth of 600 feet beneath the West Antarctic ice sheet, a small shrimp-like creature managed to brighten up an otherwise gray polar day in November 2009. Bob Bindschadler of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., remembers the day well.

He and his team were on a joint NASA-National Science Foundation expedition to examine the underside of the ice sheet when they found the pinkish-orange creature swimming beneath the ice."

Source for text: nasa.org
cc by 2.0 credit to: NASA Goddard Research Center

Tracking the rolling stones of Racetrack Playa
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 20:04
By: Shannon Dybvig

It's the time of year when the sailing stones of Racetrack Playa in California's Death Valley are on the move. Probably. No one has actually seen these huge rocks move along the flat, dry lake bed. But, we know they do. Sometime, when no one's looking, usually after freezing weather or heavy wind or rain, the rocks up and scoot themselves leaving unmistakable travel grooves in their wake.

Extremely patient scientists studying the wanderliths have concluded that wetter winter weather plays a role in the stone rolling, but they're still not exactly sure how it all works. Take a look at these slow-motion stones below.

The sailing rocks are not small. Many are about the size of a loaf of bread and weigh upwards of 25 lbs. Image by Sandy Redding

The dry lake bed that is Racetrack Playa is pancake flat. It's 4 1/2 miles long but only rises one inch along that entire length. Image by Kittell

Trails as long as 1,500 feet have been found. What's even more puzzling is sometimes you can follow these trails and there's no rock at the end of it. Image by NASA

Rain, ice, and strong winds likely work together in getting the rocks on the move. Rock movement is more evident after stormy winters. Image by Arno Gourdol

Sometimes the rocks, like the one above, will travel along and just run themselves into the ground. Image by NASA

Rock trails will overlap, cross, travel in parallel, make wide curves, sharp turns, and zigzags. Image by NASA

Timelapse video is likely the only way we'll get to actually see the rocks in motion. The exposure time would be tricky as sometimes the rocks don't move for years. Image by Wikimedia

The rocks are ordinary dolomite that tumbled out from the surrounding mountains. Their mobility is more due to their location than their composition. Image by Sarah Katrina

Antarctic Glacier Has Blood-red Waterfall of Primordial Ooze

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Roughly 2 million years ago, the Taylor Glacier sealed beneath it a small body of water which contained an ancient community of microbes.

Trapped below a thick layer of ice, they have remained there ever since, isolated inside a natural time capsule. Evolving independently of the rest of the living world, these microbes exist without heat, light, or oxygen, and are essentially the definition of "primordial ooze."

The trapped lake has very high salinity and is rich in iron, which gives the waterfall its red color. A fissure in the glacier allows the subglacial lake to flow out, forming the falls without contaminating the ecosystem within.

A gharial with its elongated, narrow snout. Another one behind, with its pale olive-yellow-colored skin shows that they are young. Taken at Snake Park, in Chennai, India. Photo and caption Courtesy Stanislaus Ronny Terence/ National Geographic Your Shot

It was excellent conditions for aurora photographing last night. In this image I got the moon with Pleiades on top and Jupiter to the left. And just over the mountain, Orion was rising. Canon EOS 5D mk3 with Canon EF16-35L f/2,8 II. Photo and caption Courtesy Frank Olsen/ National Geographic Your Shot

A view across the valley from First Mountain, Grindelwald Photo and caption Courtesy Paul Mulholland/ National Geographic Your Shot

I like snorkeling and this summer, in Lefkada Island, my son spotted a jellyfish near a rock. I brought my small water-resistant camera and made several shots. The jellyfish was followed by two small fishes that swam around and inside them as their house. This is the best shot. Photo and caption Courtesy Mauritzio Zambelli/ National Geographic Your Shot

While exploring the beautiful Painted Rock in the Carrizo Plain National Monument, I came across this amazing pair of barn owls. This pair, like many owl species, weren't particularly bothered by my presence. I spent 30 minutes photographing them as they flew around the ancient rock, every once in a while giving me up-close-and-personal shots of their beauty. Photo and caption Courtesy Mitch Walters/ National Geographic Your Shot

While photographing lilies in a local swamp a cloud of tadpoles swam by numbering in the thousands, all following along in a trail. (Photo and caption Courtesy Eiko Jones / National Geographic Your Shot)

Like guardians, these trees stand in line at the top of Lake Wakatipu near Glenorchy, New Zealand. Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 17-40 f/4.0L USM @ 17mm, 7 exposures @ f/8.0 (1 EV apart), ISO 50. (Photo and caption Courtesy Brad Grove / National Geographic Your Shot)

Towards the end of the summer, monsoon season creates spectacular atmospheric conditions in the southwest. Starting around noon, you can watch storm clouds building up, discharging and dissipating. This picture was taken with an infrared converted DSLR, bringing out the contrast in lighting. (Photo and caption Courtesy Dirk Scholvin / National Geographic Your Shot)

Hornet drinking water. (Photo and caption Courtesy Nachum Weiss / National Geographic Your Shot)

Flying over the Olgas made me feel like landing on the moon, and when I look at this image I still get this “out of this world” feeling. The shot was taken in Central Australia; the formation is called the Olgas. (Photo and caption Courtesy Ingrid Hendriksen / National Geographic Your Shot)

Waterspout looking out from my house into the Chapelco range, San Martin de los Andes, Patagonia, Argentina. (Photo and caption Courtesy Norberto Budnikas / National Geographic Your Shot)

Lilac-breasted roller shot at Lake Nakuru, Kenya, August 2012. (Photo and caption Courtesy Gautham Ramnath / National Geographic Your Shot)

Rusty the cat saw this mantis on the steps. He must have liked it enough to let him pick his nose. (Photo and caption Courtesy Dori Meincke / National Geographic Your Shot)

As we were sailing into Pond Inlet, Nunavut (Canada), we came upon this incredibly beautiful and old iceberg. The light was magical, and the simplicity and beauty of the iceberg is what I like most. (Photo and caption Michelle Valberg / National Geographic Your Shot)

I have been photographing these beauties for a few months now. They are tanagers, blue, red, yellow, and gray. This male is a bit deceptive but lately he has been quite trusting of myself. And who could say no to a delicious mango? (Photo and caption Courtesy Alfredo Hidrovo / National Geographic Your Shot)

A young swallow being fed by one of its parents on the first of September. This was the second brood out of the nest this year. (Photo and caption Courtesy Norma Gleeson / National Geographic Your Shot)

Caught this little master weaving its web-home on my window grill late at night. (Photo and caption Courtesy Shreyak Nabar / National Geographic Your Shot)

Normally solitary, these gregarious grasshoppers are out for a stroll together. (Photo and caption Courtesy Becky Jaffe / National Geographic Your Shot)

Pulling out of the parking lot of my favorite camera shop, I got my first glimpse of the red glow on the horizon. It was our first major haboob of the season. Luckily, I was only minutes away from a predetermined viewpoint. As I raced up to my viewpoint, I could see the wall of dust starting to block out the blue sky above. Reaching the top, the wind now gusting and the thick sand blasting my face, I knew I only had a few minutes to get the shot I wanted. I was swallowed up two minutes later. (Photo and caption Courtesy Andrew Pielage / National Geographic Your Shot)

One of the best urban vistas in the world; view from Sugar Loaf mountain. (Photo and caption Courtesy Raymond Choo / National Geographic Your Shot)

Tiger takes a time out to chill and relax in the scorching heat … but the ferocity remains. (Photo and caption Courtesy Manvendra Chauhan / National Geographic Your Shot)

Students from Coastal Marine Biolabs were doing night diving observations of marine organism fluorescence at Santa Cruz Island, California. I recorded several glowing life-forms, including this beautiful anemone with special filters, on my underwater camera. (Photo and caption Courtesy Dan Harding / National Geographic Your Shot)

This image is composed of 500 images and was taken with my camera strapped to the branch of a fig tree in the Cooloola section of the Great Sandy National Park in Queensland, Australia. You can see the light trails in the sky from the planes arriving and leaving the Sunshine Coast airport. The yellow glow in the sky is from the lights of Noosa. (Photo and caption Courtesy James Ray / National Geographic Your Shot)

Western Australia is a paradise for lovers of flowering trees and wildflowers. This one was taken in Kings Park in Perth. (Photo and caption Courtesy Peter Nydegger / National Geographic Your Shot)

A red-winged blackbird harassing a red-tailed hawk takes a ride. (Photo and caption Courtesy Ray Whitt / National Geographic Your Shot)

While waiting patiently under the scorching sun for a blue-tailed bee-eater to land, I was overjoyed when instead of one, a pair of them came and perched along with their prey. (Photo and caption Courtesy Angad Achappa / National Geographic Your Shot)

An old friend, Dusty the cat, having a sniff at my little brother’s python. (Photo and caption Courtesy Rachael Ogle / National Geographic Your Shot)

A male wine-throated hummingbird displays his gorget to attract a female in a Guatemalan cloud forest. (Photo and caption Courtesy Knut Eisermann / National Geographic Your Shot)

On a recent photography road trip to Crater Lake National Park, I came upon this scene. A giant swirl of pollen had formed on the deep-blue water of the lake. Something you don’t see everyday and I feel fortunate to have witnessed this natural phenomenon. (Photo and caption Courtesy Pierre Leclerc / National Geographic Your Shot)

This optical illusory “two-headed” zebra was found in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania. (Photo and caption Courtesy Emily Mitchell / National Geographic Your Shot)

In the eyes of the chameleon was a great lunch, and at the same time in every single ommatidia of the compound eye of the grasshopper the reflection of his slayer triggers the terror of being eaten alive. (Photo and caption Courtesy Shikhei Goh / National Geographic Your Shot)

A baby octopus hatching, Pramuka Island, Indonesia. (Photo and caption Courtesy Simon Chandra / National Geographic Your Shot)

Colorful toucan. (Photo and caption Courtesy Chris Martin / National Geographic Your Shot)

On a snowy morning, this gentoo penguin peaked over the edge of an iceberg shelf high above the frigid water below. He contemplated diving into the water from this perch, but decided to take the longer route instead, waddling and sliding down the other side of the iceberg. Photo taken in Pleneau Bay, Antarctica, December 2011, with a Canon 5D Mark II and a 70-300 mm lens. (Photo and caption Courtesy Nancy Leigh/ National Geographic Your Shot)

This 6.5-year-old sow had been waiting for the salmon to run up the Brooks River for two days. She kept probing the water and sniffing the air, expecting the fish to arrive any day. On the morning of this shot, the salmon started running up the Brooks River and up the famed Brooks Falls. The sow assumed this unusual posture over the rock and observed the fish below. When the opportunity presented itself, the bear pounced and caught the first fish of the season. (Photo and caption Courtesy Cesar Aristeiguieta/ National Geographic Your Shot)

Private breeding. (Photo and caption Courtesy Sebastian Zelazko/ National Geographic Your Shot)

Female giant ichneumon wasp depositing eggs into a log in Killens Pond State Park, Delaware. July 15, 2012. (Photo and caption Courtesy Arden Browning/ National Geographic Your Shot)

Edgar Cayce Therapeutic Touch Healing

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Edgar Cayce's approach to staying well had its roots in health maintenance and preventive medicine rather than in the treatment of illnesses as they arose. Yet, his contribution to healing and physical well-being was not limited solely to proper diet and regular exercise.

Cayce also saw total health as involving coordination among the physical, mental, and spiritual components of life. Any complete approach to health needed to consider an individual's entire being rather than simply the illness. Because of this concept, it has been said that the beginnings of present-day holistic health started from the readings of Edgar Cayce.

Pet Auras

Indigo Pet Auras

The Indigo/Violet Aura of your pet is comparable to the human Third Eye Chakra. The Third Eye Chakra is located between your pet’s eyes and almost forms a triangle down to the bridge of the nose or snout. This is the center of intuition in humans and pets, and creates great sensitivity and perception of sight, hearing, taste and smell. Your pet may even experience a heightened sense of touch - normally reserved for humans – and will use their paws, trunks, beaks etc. to reach out to other animals or humans in need.

In addition to great intuition – like getting excited at the approach of someone or something before a human can see – your pet has the ability to visualize and concentrate on multiple tasks. For this very reason, a pet that has an Indigo/Violet Aura makes a wonderful “seeing eye” pet or a healing pet in a nursing center or community center atmosphere. Indigo/Violet pets will also be great at nurturing other animals in the wild or becoming surrogate pets.

Circus animals often have a combination of Crystal Auras and Indigo/Violet Auras because they can learn tricks and commands quickly, and they have a “sixth sense” about the cues that are needed to perform. They will often not need to be told what and where to go; they just perform by instinct and/or sensitivity. You will also note with your Indigo/Violet pet that they may stare off into space – turning their heads, looking at a blank wall, making small noises as if someone is speaking to them – even though nothing is visible to the human eye.

Your pet may also be susceptible to many allergies – foods, mold, grass, etc. – and will have to visit the veterinary office regularly. Your pet may be on special food and need to sleep on special bedding; he/she will love to be pampered and will respond to your great attention to their needs with great affection and loyalty. Great color choices for your pet will be Violet, Crystal, Indigo and Blue. Gemstone health will include Blue Sapphire, Crystal, Clear Quartz, and Amethyst. Optimum balance for your pet can be achieved through a lot of pampering, warmth, and socialization.

Crystal Pet Auras

The Crystal Aura of your pet is comparable to the human Crown Chakra. The Crown Chakra is located on the top of the head of your pet, and covers the entire area between their ears. This area is the center of sight, hearing and learning for all animals, but pets with a pure Crystal aura a bright, alert and eager learners.
Pets with Crystal auras exhibit high intelligence and will learn tricks, commands and obedience skills very quickly, and will remember them with accuracy. Crystals love to prove their love for you by performing for you and others, and will want to be rewarded for that performance. Crystals are very vocal about their reward - they will remind you that they have completed the task, and will be willing to repeat that task until rewarded with verbal, physical, and/or food rewards.
Pets with Crystal Auras make great candidates for the show ring; they will work hard for the prize and love to show their abilities and their loyalty to their family and their “handler” in front of others. Most pets with Crystal Auras are “one person” animals; they are protective and watchful for signs and directions from their human partner, and are only vocal when they want reinforcement. They are physically agile, sure footed and strong and tend to be very healthy.
They have the ability to “sense” when the environment around them is balanced or not, and will act accordingly. Your pet may be somewhat picky about food, personal cleanliness and sleeping quarters – your pet will let you know when something is not right about food choice or placement of bedding.
Great color choices will be Crystal, Violet and combinations of other bright colors to stimulate the mind. Gemstones for health will include Diamond, Clear Quartz, and Amethyst. Optimum balance for your pet can be achieved by keeping a strict, repetitive schedule. Your pet will not like change or too much excitement to maintain calming balance and maximum performance.

Green Pet Auras
The Green aura of your pet is comparable to the human Heart Chakra. The Heart Chakra is located right over the heart of your pet. Your pet will be very bright and alert, and will demonstrate a lot of love and attention towards you. At the same time, your pet may also show symptoms of being self absorbed; he/she can sit for hours preening, licking or sniffing at his/her body or at a favorite chew toy or treat.
Your pet will give you unconditional love, bordering sometimes on jealousy and being considered a “one person “pet. Your pet will be very protective of your personal being and space, and may not let others approach you without making warning sounds or aggressive stances. Your pet will truly reflect your sentiments – if you are warm and loving to others, your pet will adopt the same attitude; if you are wary and stand off from others, your pet will adopt the same stance. Your pet will be most relaxed when you are home, sitting near to them and talking softly and lovingly to them.
Your pet will want to be neat and clean like you, and will want to have the very best bedding, and food around them. They will be picky about their tastes – just like you, if you have a Green aura. Pets with Green auras have large hearts and they want to be loved and appreciated just because they are there to love you; please show them your gratitude in return.
Great choices of color around your pet will be Green and Rose and Crystal to lift their spirits, and good Gemstone choices for a health will include Emeralds, Jade, Rose Quartz, Pink Tourmaline and Crystal. These colors will reduce the chances of anger and heart problems with your pet. Optimum balance can be achieved by taking your pet with you to places that welcome community service with animal participation to open their hearts to others. Also, watch TV and movies close by your pets so they can feel and “tune in” to your emotions for that special love connection.

Blue Pet Auras
Pets with Blue auras carry their emotions around their throats and necks - your pet will not like feeling constricted around the throat area, so your pet may fight anything being placed around the neck. He/she will attempt to remove whatever is placed at the throat and will be both vocal and physical about removal. Your pet will be highly sensitive to your touch and voice, so will distinguish between a loving, soft touch, and soft words spoken, or angry, rough movements and/or harsh words spoken.
Your pet will have their special toys that they favor close to them. They will repeat the same actions over and over with their favorite items whether it is a toy or clothing item or bedding. They will also want to rest on or close to something with your scent on it.
They will be very attentive to your every mood, feeling and spoken word, and will try to move close to you, to show that they are listening and waiting for your help and approval. If you are happy or sad, they will vocalize your sentiments with a sigh or yelp to show you that they are “tuned in” to your moods. They will love to nestle beside you at every chance, and be included in the same space as visiting family and friends. They like to be noticed but not intrusive, and will remain quietly attentive.
Pets with Blue Auras tend to be both a little less active and quieter than other pets, but will want you to know that they are there for you when needed. They are great comforters and nurturers for humans or other animals. Great color choice for your pet are Blue and Turquoise, so Gemstone health will include Lapis and Turquoise. Optimum balance to increase the energy and healthy emotions of your pet will be sing, talk, and snuggle.

Orange Pet Auras
Pets with Orange auras are very active. Orange animals may pace a lot and will need a lot of space to move around,and they like to move in bursts and they like to jump and charge at objects. They need a lot of activities to keep them busy, and are highly trainable, but if left untrained they can drive their owners a little crazy.
They will tend to knock toys or furniture or family knick knacks over without realizing what they are doing because they need to be on the move constantly and they are not always aware of their surrounding when they are in the moment. They are not malicious, so as responsible owners, it is important to make sure the room or space is prepared (almost like "child-proofing).
They will tend to show a highly sexual nature, so when around other animals of the opposite sex, will be overly attentive and sometimes engage in inappropriate behavior. Animals with Orange Auras do not like the feeling of being “caged”, so make sure there is ample space and room for your pet to roam, smell and engage in his/her own creative activities.
Pets with Orange Auras may not follow commands easily as they like to follow their own desires; however, they really love to have their bellies rubbed often and will show more affection when you pet, rub, and coo or make other endearing sounds around them. They will eat and drink when they feel the need – not on your schedule. Make sure they have a lot of light surrounding them as they love sun and greenery and then you will have a happy pet.
Great colors to surround your pet are the earth tones – burnt oranges and browns and greens – that give them great pleasure. Gemstones for a healthy glow will include Topaz, Moonstone and Amber especially if your pet shows signs of possessiveness, bladder problems or listlessness. Optimum balance can be achieved by watching your pet do their “own thing”.

Yellow Pet Auras
Pets with Yellow auras are very assertive, have a strong will, are very determined and stubborn, and feel very empowered to be vocal in most situations. Animals with Yellow auras are extremely animated and may “mimic” sounds, positions, and grimaces close to your own – so don’t be surprised when you see what appears to be a smile or a particular nod or body movement like yours.
Your pet will want to spend most of the day in play mode, and most people think pets with Yellow auras have "ADD" since it is very hard to keep them focused on any one task (or one toy!) for very long. Yellows are easily distracted by noises and movement and will want to follow the direction of the distraction.
Animals with Yellow auras very bright and energetic. They learn tricks and commands easily and then forget them just as easily because their attention span is so short. They also tire easily because they expend so much energy in every activity in which they engage, so watch for them to be active one moment, and asleep the next. They will usually eat and drink very quickly because they want to spend their time investigating new toys and adventures with few interruptions.
Pets with Yellow Auras are hyperactive and like to chew a lot – they will chew on anything and everything, and are not often affected by reprimands. Life for this pet will be full of joy and fun. Great color choices for your pet are yellows and pinks. Your pet loves to be the center of attention and be around other pets and humans and these colors will heighten energy and love. Gemstones and metal for energy, love and health include Amber, Citrine, and Tiger’s eye, Pearl and Gold.
Optimum balance can be achieved for your pet by lots of petting, combing, and playing and making sure that your pet has specific rest periods so that there is not poor digestion, anger or aggressiveness. You and your pet will benefit from a balance of rest and play.

Red Pet Auras
Animals with Red auras are very grounded. They have a lot of vitality, strength and stamina. They also have great survival instincts, and are "fighters".
Animals with Red auras use all of their natural senses – touch, smell, sight, sound and taste – to connect with other animals and humans. They love to be outside where they can be close to the elements and engage in natural behaviors - they like to roll, hunt, chase, and chew - that have nothing to do with their learned behaviors.
They can be a it "mouthy", and will show both pleasure and displeasure with sounds: purrs, growls, barks, howls, whinnies, bobbing of their heads, clucking, etc., are very loud and continuous until their needs are met.
These animals work very hard to please their human partner – through instinct and/or command they will fetch, or catch, play or work and will remain loyal to the end of their stay on this earth. An animal with a Red Aura is a loyal, hard working and loving companion.
They need a lot of fresh water and food around them and a comfortable space for sleep. They may move a lot throughout the night, but can be grounded more by having colors of dark greens, blues and reds around them.
The best color to use around your Red Aura pet is Red for continued strength, growth and good health.

Gemstones for health will include the use of Garnet, Ruby or Red Jasper, especially if your pet shows signs of anger, violence and/or fear. Optimum balance for your pet will come by spending some time each day sitting directly on the ground giving one on one attention to their needs.

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The alien face is seen in the aurora Northern Lights sky (Caters)

Yahoo! News UK -

We may finally have proof that there are aliens among us.

Using a complicated system unknown to us humans, aliens appear to have managed to beam their image onto the spectacular Northern Lights sky.

The photographer was shocked on his return home to see the image of the green faced alien in his pictures of the aurora Northern Lights.

Landscape photographer Iurie Belegurschi captured the image by accident in the Reykjanes peninsula of Iceland.

On a clear night on September 8, Belegurschi stayed up all night and waited to watch the aurora Northern Lights dance in the sky.

He said: "I didn't see the alien face during shooting, but when I came home I checked my photographs on the computer and I saw it! It's unbelievable, I couldn't believe my eyes."

"I can't describe with words what I feel when I see the Northern lights, but in my opinion it is the most amazing phenomenon we can witness.

"I wish everybody could see it at least once in their life."

But don't expect to see aliens if you do venture out to the remote area.

Self-taught Iurie moved to Iceland in 2006 to follow his biggest passion, the Northern Lights.

He is now waiting for the solar max in 2013-2014 to capture more aurora activity - with or without aliens.

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Stunning NASA images show 'Earth never sleeps'

Scientists have revealed an unprecedented view of Earth at night showing the glow of natural and human-built phenomena in greater detail than ever before.

 
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Stunning Nasa Images Show 'Earth Never Sleeps'

A satellite with sensors powerful enough to spot lights from a single ship provides an amazing view of Earth at night.
Scientists have revealed an unprecedented view of Earth at night showing the glow of natural and human-built phenomena in greater detail than ever before.

The new images were taken by a Nasa-NOAA satellite that was launched last year.

Its sensor, the day-night band of the, is sensitive enough to detect the nocturnal glow produced by Earth's atmosphere and the light from a single ship in the sea.his image shows the continental United States

Unlike a camera that captures a picture in one exposure, the day-night band produces an image by repeatedly scanning a scene and resolving it as millions of individual pixels.

The day-night band observed Hurricane Sandy, illuminated by moonlight, making landfall over New Jersey on the evening of October 29. Night images showed the widespread power outages that left millions in darkness in the wake of the storm.

With its night view, VIIRS is able to detect a more complete view of storms and other weather conditions, such as fog.

It also pictured the Nile River, a map of the US east coast and the lights from a line of fishing boats.

"For all the reasons that we need to see Earth during the day, we also need to see Earth at night," said Steve Miller, a researcher at NOAA's Colorado State University Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere."Unlike humans, the Earth never sleeps."

Imagens impressionantes da NASA mostram a 'Terra Nunca Dorme'

Потрясающие изображения НАСА Показать "Земля никогда не спят"

صور مذهلة ناسا عرض "الأرض لا تنام"

Imagens impressionantes da NASA mostram a 'Terra Nunca Dorme'

Stunning Immagini Nasa Mostra 'della Terra non dorme mai'
Atemberaubende Nasa Bilder Show 'Earth Never Sleeps "

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Mars One finds more than 1,000 volunteers for one-way trip to planet in 2023

The Mars One organisation has revealed details of its plans to land four astronauts on the Red Planet in 2023, with four additional 'crew' arriving every two years.

The Mars One organisation has revealed details of its plans to land four astronauts on the Red Planet in 2023, with four additional 'crew' arriving every two years.

The organisation said that it had had more than 1,000 volunteers for the mission, who emailed in via the foundation's website.

Selection of the astronauts will begin next year, the Dutch organisation says.

The trip to the planned 'colony' would be one-way - and the astronaut volunteers will live and die on Mars.

Mars One aims to finance a mission to Mars via donations from corporations, people - and by creating a reality show-style 'media event' around the training and selection of its astronauts.

The Dutch company is backed by Nobel prize winning physicist, Gerard 't Hooft - and by Paul Romer, co-creator of Big Brother.

Mars One also announced that it had become a not-for-profit foundation.

"With more than 850,000 unique visitors to the website, Mars One has received thousands of emails," the Dutch company said in an email today.

"Among those emails were more than one thousand requests from individuals who desire to go to Mars--well before the launch of the Astronaut Selection Program. Furthermore, Mars One is supported by a large groups of advisers and ambassadors, among them an astronaut, a Nobel prize winning physicist and several NASA scientists."

Bas Lansdorp, co-founder and President of Mars-One offers, “A foundation more accurately represents how the Mars One team feels about this mission, and how the world has embraced our plan, even in this early stage.

"We receive so many kind and supportive emails, people offer donations or offer to helpin whatever way they can. The conversion to a foundation represents that going to Mars is something we do as a united world.”

In the first half of 2013 Mars One will launch the Astronaut Selection Program, a search to find the best candidates for the 'next giant leap of mankind'. The search will be global, open to every person from every nation. As a Foundation, Mars One will be the owner of the human outpost on Mars, the simulation bases on Earth, and the employer of the astronauts, both in training here on Earth, and those on Mars.

Arno Wielders, co-founder and technical director of Mars One: “Sending humans to Mars has been my dream for twenty years. Evidently, I am not alone--we have received emails from over fifty countries."

"People in thirty seven countries have purchased our merchandise, demonstrating their support for Mars One. Regardless of their background, people are positive about this optimistic event that we believe will bring people of Earth a little bit closer together.”

Martian 'winter wonderland' captured by Mars Express orbiter
But the snowy scene captured on Mars might be a little chilly even for Santa Claus: the frost is dry ice, frozen carbon dioxide.

A dusting of 'snow' covers the plains and the floors of the craters - and looks almost Christmassy.

But the 'winter wonderland' captured on Mars might be a little chilly even for Santa Claus: the frost is dry ice, frozen carbon dioxide, dusting the walls of a crater near where the Curiosity Rover is exploring.

Surface temperatures on Mars are often as low as -60 degrees Centigrade - but, just like on Earth, snow is seasonal.

The image was captured by the high-resolution stereo camera on ESA's Mars Express orbiter.

The photograph shows the Charitum Montes region of the Red Planet on 18 June, near to Gale crater, where the Mars Curiosity Rover is exploring.

Charitum Montes are a large group of rugged mountains extending over almost 1000 km and bounding the southernmost rim of the Argyre impact basin.

They can be seen from Earth through larger telescope and were named by Eugène Michel Antoniadi (1870–1944) in his 1929 work La Planète Mars.

The landscape shows huge craters carved by ancient asteroid impacts, with 'snow' and sediment filling some of them.

The 3D image - computer-generated from data from the satellite - shows a breach in a crater wall, sand dunes on the floor of the crater, and 'frost' clinging to them.

The sun rises over Tynemouth beach after snowfall. The cold snap continued across Britain this week and with it came travel chaos. Temperatures plummeted in eastern areas to -7C and the chilly weather will continue next week (PA)

 
Rescue workers continued to look for survivors of typhoon Bopha, which has killed over 400 people so far and left as many missing. 50,000 had to flee from affected villages. Bopha triggered landslides and floods along the coast. Towns and villages have been destroyed and mass burial of the dead has already begun. Here residents line up for relief supplies at an evacuation center at New Bataan township, Compostela Valley, in the south of the ...

 

This stunning picture shows the top of a whale's head emerging from the water as the large animal appears to blow fire. The picture, taken in Peteresbury Alaska, is just a trick of light, caused by the sunlight refracting through the water (Caters)

 
NASA released images that provide a unique view of Earth at night. The stunning image shows densely populated Western Europe lit up (NASA)

 
The deadline for the Sony World Photography Awards will close in less than a month and the competition so far is looking good. This photo shows monks crowding around an iPod in Malaysia by Wong Yu Liang

 
Japan experienced an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale. The quake triggered a one metre tsunami in an area devastated by last year's Fukushima disaster but there were no reports of death or serious damage. This picture shows commuters at Sendai railway station waiting for rail travel to resume (PA)

 
Giant pandas Yuan Guang and Tian Tian have marked a year at Edinburgh Zoo. The pandas, on loan from China for a decade, are the first giant pandas in the UK for almost twenty years. The pandas are in the country for research but attempts to mate the pair have so far failed (Rex)

 
Rescue dog "Monty" learns to drive. Animal trainer Mark Vette has spent two months training three rescue dogs to drive a modified Mini in New Zealand, as a way of proving that unwanted canines can be taught to perform complicated tasks (AFP)

 
This is a d'oh moment - a group of whale watchers miss a spectacular breaching display as they were facing the wrong way. The photo was taken by lifeboat crew member Youen Jacob, who was lucky enough to catch the incredible moment off the coast of Ireland (Caters)

 
Bulldozers destroyed the home of Luo Baogen after his house in Wenling city, China, became a worldwide sensation on the Web. He had been given his marching orders to make way for a new road but he refused - so the government just built the road around the house anyway. Luo Baogen has now accepted compensation and moved out his family over the weekend (Rex)

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This is a YouTube video playlist that contains most of my favorite energy share, healing, activation, and shaktipat type videos. I mostly just put one video from each channel/lightworker; but each of these people have multiple videos that are great if you go to their individual channels and websites.

Number one video (not #1 rated just first!) is the purification video created by our beloved Chris Comish. My hope is that these videos will aid your progression down the path of Universal service and help you integrate the highest aspects of our expanded Self, which is to say the Source of All, that each of us are ready for. May it be for the highest and greatest good of ALL LIFE. Grace, Ease, Love and Life in Abundance for ALL!

Namaste

2013

The energy of the cosmic moment has poured in so that 31% of people have ascended to the fifth dimension.  That is almost a third of the planet and this suggests wonderful possibilities for the future.  However, first the light is clearing out the lower energy in many people so that the new frequency can enter the cells.  No wonder there has been a flu and sickness epidemic as the old is forced out of the chakras.  I do think it makes it easier to bear if people realise they are going through a purification.  
A lot of the sickness has been clearing stuck energy in the navel chakra.  For lifetimes cultures, religions, countries and even families have had differences because of these blockages.  However as navel chakras throughout the world start to open and glow with fifth dimensional light people will see their common bond.  Togetherness will grow and communities will start to form where people help and support each other. 
Others have been clearing their throat chakras and third eyes.  This is allowing them to open up to their higher spiritual gifts and also to connect with the wisdom of Orion. 
Some have been releasing fear from their solar plexuses through sickness, so they can access their true wisdom.
It seems to me that the birds have been singing even more beautifully this year.  They are singing to us of our divine beauty and the magnificence of creation.  As people feel the light within themselves and nature they will be kinder to animals, more respectful of trees and plants and connect to the joys of nature.  When the light shines more brightly it accentuates the shadow and this is why there is focus on animal poaching and cruelty.  We are asked to send love and respect to animals everywhere and not to energise the shadow.  It also helps to draw yellow energy from the portal at Yellowstone and send it to the minds of those who do not understand who animals truly are.
Because the frequency of the planet and nature has risen so fast.  (57% of animals ascended into the 5th dimension) trees and plants as well as animals will be touching us with their energy fields and helping us to grow.  Walks in nature will be even more energising and uplifting than before.
Not all but many of the sacred sites and portals, mountains and beauty spots are starting to radiate a golden glow, in which we can bathe.  This will help to trigger our own wisdom.
Another effect of the cosmic moment will be that businesses, politics, economies working according to the old paradigm will collapse more quickly than anticipated.  Much more of the dark will be revealed.   At the same time the new, operating in alignment with higher principles, will start to come forward.  
As people’s hearts and consciences expand there will be moves to bring peace, plenty, food and water to everyone.  We share this world and fairness will prevail. 

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