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Featured Light on the World Spotlight: August 18, 2018

Healing

Natural Chi Movement

Naphtali Ziff JP

Following up on my spotlight in which I introduced Tienko Ting, I would now like to share with you this spotlight on Natural Chi Movement, founded by Tienko.

I first met Tienko back in 1994 when he had his first course on Natural Chi Movement in the United States. I have practiced Natural Chi Movement now for many years.

Since I have known Tienko, I have worked with Teinko in private healing sessions, in which he has helped me to improve various health issues, and as a young and hard working entrepreneur I have been committed to having breakthroughs to live a life of vibrancy, diligence and complete holistic health, as we all naturally want :)

My sessions with him have proven to be very beneficial to the issues I consulted him about. Within the short time I have most recently worked with him I have also experienced significant results.

Given that I am the CEO for One World Blue, LLC and Blupela.com, I have an obligation to be clear that my personal recommendation for the work of Tienko Ting and Natural Chi Movement is a personal one and is not made on behalf of One World Blue, LLC. But I do want to say that I feel Tienko and Natural Chi Movement has been instrumental in my life's work in the many aspects and endeavors I have been involved, both professionally and personally, and I can wholeheartedly tell you that Tienko and his work is genuine and real, and that Natural Chi Movement has helped not only myself and family but also the many individuals and communities it has touched.

If you would like to watch and listen to a personal story from the mother of a child that Tienko has helped, please see that video at the bottom of this spotlight.

Many Blessings to you Tienko, the Natural Chi Movement Staff, and Natural Chi Movement Community. May we all experience health and prosperity in our life and work together to build a more healthy and peaceful world.

Sincerely,

Joel Pirchesky

Founder and CEO One World Blue, LLC

I now bring you this spotlight on Natural Chi Movement

About Natural Chi Movement

Natural Chi Movement is the daily practice of allowing the body to respond naturally and spontaneously to the flow of chi. It is a profound dance between our own life energy and the energy of nature itself.

“To transcend motion and stillness is the highest meditation… People who reach such understanding free themselves from all appearances without effort and cure all illnesses without treatment.”

–Bodhidharma, Grand Patriarch of Zen

Our Mission Statement

Mission Statement of the Natural Chi Foundation

Our mission is to create a future where each human being has the opportunity to live a peaceful, healthy life and experience a peaceful death.

What is Natural Chi Movement?

Natural Chi Movement is the simplest and most direct way to access the power of chi for health and rejuvenation on a daily basis.

Like all living things, we are each composed of physical and spiritual energy. One of the functions of chi is to maintain balance between those energies. Just as wireless technology serves as a bridge between people, chi serves as a bridge between the spiritual and the physical within and about us. In addition, chi is an activator of energy. It is how things move. It is what causes flow.

The nature of chi is to create balance, to restore, and to enliven. Once chi is activated and moving, it is on a direct, intentional course of healing. It is healing that is deep, exact, and precisely what your particular condition requires.

What distinguishes Natural Chi Movement from other practices is that it begins with a Natural Chi activation by Tienko Ting. Upon activation, your chi begins to move, which in turn causes you to move. From that point on, you have the ability to produce this spontaneous flow of chi whenever you practice Natural Chi Movement.

Natural Chi Movement returns people to their true nature—to rediscover themselves and the power of healing they already possess. It is very simple. There is no format. There is nothing to believe. There is nothing to learn or to master. To practice, all you need to do is relax and stop trying to understand long enough to discover what is already there.

Natural Chi Movement is a practice for a lifetime.

You may visit our site to learn about our Natural Chi Movement Activation Programs:

www.naturalchimovement.com

Frequently Asked Questions:

What Is Natural Chi Activation?

“Activation” is what Tienko calls the process by which he directs the flow of spiritual energy into others. He refers to Natural Chi activation as a nature-to-nature transmission. It is a revolutionary form of communication that produces an infusion of spiritual energy for each participant.

To be activated, you do not need to follow any specific procedures or techniques. No words are spoken.

Natural Chi activation is like a jump-start from Tienko that results in chi flowing freely and powerfully through your body, creating balance in a way that is both immediate and dramatic.

How Often Do I Need To Be Activated?

Once you are activated, you do not ever need assistance to be activated again. All you need to do is practice Natural Chi Movement.

How Do I Practice Natural Chi Movement?

After the initial activation, a daily activation routine is essential. This is what Tienko refers to as “practice.” He suggests a minimum of thirty minutes of practice daily to maintain and keep your energy balanced. For special healing with deeper issues, an hour of daily practice is recommended.

There are three keys to practicing Natural Chi Movement: calming your mind, relaxing your body, and allowing your body to move naturally. That is all you need to do or know to be successful in the activation and in your daily practice.

Calming your mind—essentially using no mind—allows you to respond to the changes in energy in your body that occur during the activation and whenever you practice Natural Chi Movement.

Chi has an intelligence of its own. It goes where it is needed in the body to create balance and restore health. Just as each of our conditions differs, chi moves each person in different ways. For some, it produces graceful movements similar to tai ji or chi gong. For others, the movements are spiral-like, similar to the movements of Sufis or dancers. Still others may move only slightly or not at all, but may experience internal sensations.

The purpose of most practices is to become more proficient. The purpose of practicing Natural Chi Movement is to become more natural. With consistent practice, you will begin to trust the intelligence of chi and gain confidence in its ability to move and to heal. It is a relationship with yourself that is, like nature, simply profound.

What Benefits Can I Expect from Natural Chi Movement?

The benefits of practicing Natural Chi Movement can manifest within a very short time, sometimes immediately. Regular practice can produce a wide range of significant results. Since chi goes where it is most needed in the body to correct imbalance and relieve pain, it is very useful for chronic problems that are not responding to other forms of treatment.

As chi moves, it releases tension and stagnant energy. The benefits of practicing can include

• Greater physical flexibility
• Stress reduction
• Improved sleep
• Relief of pain of all types
• Enhanced fertility
• Strengthened immunity

Natural Chi Movement will address any imbalance in the body. There are no contraindications. It will bring healing energy to any mental, emotional, or physical ailment, always focusing on whatever is causing the most serious imbalance at the moment.

Those who practice Natural Chi Movement daily report that it also improves mental clarity and intuition, enhances the senses, and naturally creates an attraction for healthier food and habits. Extended practice can lead to the development of special talents and abilities, along with a profound sense of peace and emotional and spiritual well-being.

Who Is Natural Chi Movement For?

Natural Chi Movement is for everyone. Individuals of any age and in any state of health can practice Natural Chi Movement. It is as appropriate for athletes—who may practice for increased energy, flexibility, and mental clarity—as it is for someone confined to a wheelchair or hospital bed.

Natural Chi Movement is a personalized movement program that supports exactly what each individual needs so as to create balance and physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

It is an ideal practice for those who do healing work of any sort. It increases your ability to transmit and use chi intuitively. Through daily practice and the continual strengthening and renewing of your chi, you can counteract the effects of imbalance and stress. Most practitioners report that Natural Chi Movement is their favorite practice, consistently providing them with freedom, natural expression, and effective healing energy.

Please visit our site to see what people say who have experienced Natural Chi Movement:

www.naturalchimovement.com

Please also watch this testimony of the work Tienko Ting, founder of Natural Chi Movement, has done for a young girl who was critically ill in the hospital and the family physician recommended to the family to work with Dr. Ting.

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Peace in the World Campaign

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I have a dream that the world would be better and a safe place to live.

Children should not be afraid to be without their parents. They should not be worried about being kidnapped. People should realize that they should not hurt anyone and try to understand what they are doing.

I think it is very meaningless to have war. It is senseless to fight and kill one another. God did not put people on Earth to fight, argue, or hurt each other.

Poverty is very harmful and cruel to people. It can sometimes kill a person. It would be nice if poor people did not have to go to bed hungry.

Robbery scares me a whole lot, and I am sure it scares alot of other people too. People are sometimes shot and killed because they protect their belongings. Probably if people had the things they needed, there would be no more robberies.

It is a shame people are so terrified about highjacks on a plane that they don't even go on them. I hope in the future people will be able to go on a plane without worrying about a highjack.

If people try and work together they can make this world a better one. I am willing to try, are you?

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2016 Summer Program: Saturday July 2

We will meet from 6-8PM to print prayer flags. Youth Sangha coordinator Bonnie Weiss will guide the children in meditation, chanting and stories in addition to the block printing. We will also have a potluck for snacks, so please bring something small to share (NO NUTS PLEASE). Tempa Lama will be away traveling.

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Jun 20, 2016 @ 06:07pm

Stand together to condemn hate and violence! Join us for an evening of solidarity with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community in response to the tragedy in Orlando. Hear from leaders in the LGBT community, Jewish community, Muslim community, and others.

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Friday January 8, 7-8:15pm: Introductory evening talk
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Olmo Ling Bon Center and Institute, 1101 Greenfield Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Many of you requested that we offer a retreat on the ancient and powerful Bon Chod practice ‘Laughter of the Dakinis’ which is part of the weekly Saturday morning practice at Olmo Ling. We are happy to be able to respond to this request! The Chod practice ‘Laughter of the Dakinis’ features a hauntingly beautiful melody that is chanted and accompanied by the Tibetan hand-drum (Damaru) and bell, together with visualization. Please join us to learn this unique practice, and join us thereafter at the weekly Saturday morning meditation.

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Nov 9, 2015 @ 10:46pm

Join us for a joyful Welcome Back Party with Tempa Lama!

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Tuesday, November 10, 6:30-8:30pm
Olmo Ling Bon Center, 1101 Greenfield Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217.

Please join us for a joyful Welcome Back Party with our resident teacher Tempa Lama. Food and beverages will be served. Please bring your family and friends – children are warmly welcome!

At the Welcome Back Party our executive director Susan Stringfellow will also share about exciting capacity-building efforts that are now underway.

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Mike Stout and the Human Union

Nov 9, 2015 @ 04:58pm

You are cordially invited to an acoustic evening with:
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Saturday, November 14, 7:30pm
Point Breezeway Café, 7113 Reynolds Street, Pittsburgh PA
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Project to End Human Trafficking

Aug 24, 2015 @ 04:28pm

The Project to End Human Trafficking:
Women and Children of Uganda Gallery Exhibition
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The Project to End Human Trafficking (PEHT) has been working in Uganda for the past 5 years and will be returning in November 2015. Attendees of the Exhibition will have the opportunity to make a donation and purchase prints. All proceeds of this event will directly support ongoing projects and initiatives.

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A caring man and loving father, Zeev Guenniche lives in San Diego, California. With very little knowledge of English,he began working at a local retail store and within 3 months became manager of three of their stores. He began night school, taking classes in English, plumbing, general construction and management. !

In 2002, Zeev purchased his first house in the area of San Diego State University and opened and became CEO of ZR Construction Company. He began with a small clientele building and remodeling their homes. In 2004, he continued to purchase and invest in properties in the SDSU area. Zeev became involved in property management and began renting homes to students.

His linguistic skills allowed him to establish strong relationships with exchange students, making him a heavily involved contact for exchange students from Europe.

In 2004, Omega Realty Management, inc in San Diego was born. It is a full service real estate company, managing investment property, providing professional construction management services for remodeling and preparing property to sell or rent and serving all real estate needs. Zeev was in real estate investment for the company and served as its CEO. In July 2013 he became the Regional Coordinator of Property Preservation & Repairs NREOS.com. In October 2016 Zeev became a senior partner at Movie Match. He was owner of GS PROPERTY MANG, inc of the Greater San Diego Area. He was also CEO of it from 2000-2009.

On the 6 of July 2018 the fire department of San Diego had Zeev arrested for arson because his ex-wife told them he set fire to his home. On the 9 of July at 8.00 am she went to the court house and filed a restraining order against him to stay away from his 5 children. Zeev's ex-wife told the court he was with the kids at the house when the fire happened. The children said their father did not do it and he was in their presence the entire time.

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Zeev was picking up his things since he gave up his trusteeship. No one was able to remain at the house because he had to give the keys to the owner.

On the 23rd of July the judge asked Zeev's ex if she would like to extend the restraining order till September 3. She was surprised and said yes. Zeev was walking out of the courthouse and came to the parking lot. He saw his ex and three girlfriends of her's celebrating. This is when he realized that he believes he was framed by his ex-wife. He had to pay $15,000 for bail because of her false accusation.

Zeev has helped out many people with charity and assisted his community in many ways. People are supportive of him and stand behind him knowing he is not capable of doing what he is accused of. He is a true family man and he loves his children more than anything.

Zeev and his children are very attached to each other. It is very difficult for the children not to see their father. It is the kids who are being denied access to their father and are being punished the most because of the dysfunctional relationship between their parents. Zeev is not a dangerous criminal and it’s only because of her request to remove him from the children’s lives that he and his children are apart. They have lived with him all the time. Zeev does not have good attorney representation and he needs good legal help. Please help him get good legal help for his sake and his children.

2 Aug 12, 2018

Music

Wizdom World Beat Reggae Band

Errol Wizdom World Beat Reggae Band

Booking and Press contact/inquiry:

412-951-3598

Wizdom World Beat Reggae Band is the BRAINCHILD of Errol Williams, aka The Wizard, for the MAGICAL way he captivates his audience.

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, he came to the US in 1991. Already an established artist in his home country of Jamaica, with hits such as: "If You Should Leave Me" (1980) and "Diamond Queen." Errol formed Wizdom soon after arriving in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Wizdom has been voted Best Reggae Band by former radio station WAMO four years in a row.

"Conscious lyrics bring a message to the people. We each have a mission in life lead by divine providence." - Errol Wizdom Williams

Errol built his first guitar out of bamboo at ten years of age. Similar to his elder musical influence of worldwide acclaim, Bob Marley, who sought the musical and spiritual guidance of Joe Higgs as a youth in Kingston, Jamaica; Williams sought out a mentor named Levy Palmer who helped him hone his musical craft, and shape his spiritual outlook.

Much of the time spent with Palmer was a period of spiritual awakening for Errol, he adopted the teachings , tenants and practices of the Rastafarian faith. Errol developed his singing, songwriting, and guitar playing with Palmer as well.

Conceptually, the Wizdom World Beat Reggae Band was born from a vivid dream of Errol's. A man with a long white beard came to Errol in the dream and showed him a coin with words written on it that read:

"WISDOM IS THE WORD TO BE. "

Errol went on to form several groups in Jamaica, one of those being "The Potentials" with whom he recorded in the studio of legendary Jamaican producer and artist Joe Gibbs. The Potentials were produced by Prince Tony, and the record they made was "If You Should Leave Me" in 1980. Williams would record several more hits on the Island, including "Diamond Queen," as well as get a real inside look at the Jamaican recording industry and got to meet and work with some of those most active and influential in the business.

Errol left Jamaica in 1991 for the USA, specifically Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, following his soon to be wife back to her hometown. Around this time, a kindred spirit and fellow musician, North Carolina native, Greg Hampton, visited Pittsburgh on break from touring the world with funk bands on numerous well known international cruise lines, for famous acts like "Percy Sledge." In his downtime, Greg also met a woman, fell in love, and stayed in Pittsburgh. Errol and Greg would meet that summer and have been working together on music ever since.

"Looking back on it, I see the destiny in it all; you're brought places for a reason. Many times the reason you come somewhere personally ends up being a pull to that place for broader soon to be discovered reasons. As I look back and put the pieces together there is a sense to it all, it all works out, like "ahh this is what I was meant to be doing and with these people." There was a natural chemistry with Errol and me right off the bat, and we've been working together and good friends since then."

Over the years, the band has changed form and shape many times, and many various performers have worked with and alongside Wizdom. Old members of SWAMP band and THIRD WORLD had been part of Wizdom for a good part of the band's history, and real musicianship was growing. Their first L.P. "Innocent Blood" (released in 1991) was twice nominated for a Grammy, and the band got real hot, real fast!

Their second record, "Rivers of Love" (released 2001,) was featured in 'Billboard Magazine" twice. The band opened for the late, great Bob Marley's band "The Wailers" at the Pittsburgh Arts Fest at Point State Park, downtown in June of 2009. After a few years hiatus and some personnel changes, several original or long-time veteran Wizdom members returned to their old positions in the band in 2016, as the band celebrated its 25th Anniversary. In early 2018, they released their third album called, "Cherry of the Vine."

Though for the majority of the band's career Greg was the group's bassist, after the hiatus that included various side musical ventures, the band would re-form with Greg on guitar and vocals and Jerome Anderson JR. on bass. Musical prodigy/piano virtuoso Mike Randolph is back on the keyboards as a long time returning veteran of Wizdom, and side musical projects including a duo with Greg. Veteran and longtime band member and friend Macasea Bey on drums. Extended family like Tony Melow, and Lloyd (Cookie) Willacy, a fantastic Pittsburgh based (Jamaican native) guitarist have joined the band frequently for live shows and recordings.

WIZDOM IS THE WORD TO BE!

"I know what Jah want me to be doing, He gives me the gift and I must use it for the good and positive, for what's right."- Errol "Wizdom" Williams

"I'm human of course, I know i'm not ALWAYS doing exactly what Jah want, but I try my best to serve him and get the right messages out in my music. Conscious lyrics bring a message to the people. We each have a mission in life lead by divine providence".

4 Aug 10, 2018

Music

Cantor Victor Roth

Cantor Roth

Heartfelt Experiences Through Prayer and Song

Call (720) 435-6460 to discuss your congregation'splans for the upcoming High Holydays.

I'm Cantor Roth, and this Spotlight is here to let you know a little bit more about me, and to give you the opportunity to listen to some of my music samples.

I invite you to please give me a call now, to find out more, and to check my availability for your shul's Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services.

Thank You,

Cantor Victor Roth

Quick Facts:

Experienced Professional Chazan

Excellent Trained Voice

Traditional Nusach (Either Ashkenaz or Sephard)

Modern Orthodox or Conservative Davening

Quality References Available Upon Request

Some of the places I have worked over the years are listed below. Please contact me for additional information.

Cantorial Services - Kohelet, Denver, CO

Led High Holy Days services during Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur Holidays, including chanting in Hebrew, and utilized knowledge of rituals and traditions.

Cantorial Services - Adas Israel, Duluth, MN

Led High Holy Days services during Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur Holidays, including chanting in Hebrew, and utilized knowledge of rituals and traditions.

References from Rabbis, community leaders, employers, and other Cantors are available upon request.

The best and fastest way to get a hold of me is by phone.

So please leave me a voice mail message, if I'm not home...

Cantor Roth

P.O. Box 48087

Denver, CO 80204

(720) 435-6460

Email: VictorRoth59@gmail .com

4 Jul 31, 2018

Music

Wizdom World Beat Reggae Band

Errol Wizdom World Beat Reggae Band

Booking and Press contact/inquiry:

412-951-3598

Wizdom World Beat Reggae Band is the BRAINCHILD of Errol Williams, aka The Wizard, for the MAGICAL way he captivates his audience.

"Conscious lyrics bring a message to the people. We each have a mission in life lead by divine providence." - Errol Wizdom Williams

"WISDOM IS THE WORD TO BE. "

WIZDOM IS THE WORD TO BE!

"I know what Jah want me to be doing, He gives me the gift and I must use it for the good and positive, for what's right."- Errol "Wizdom" Williams

4 Aug 10, 2018

Music

Saluda Shoals

Saluda Shoals Band

SALUDA SHOALS:

Charleston, South Carolina

Contact@SaludaShoalsBand.com

For Booking Inquiries Call 843-212-6961

A stylistically unique roots rock band from day one, the members of Saluda Shoals have been singing, performing, and playing in sync as if they’d been together their entire musical careers. Throughout the course of the band’s union, they have won over the hearts of music lovers from all walks of life; performing at a variety of venues, making loads of public appearances, all the while writing and recording new music.

The Southeast's fastest growing Country/Rock group

Nominated for four 2016 Independent Tone Awards:

- Best Rock Artist

- Best Country Artist

- Best American Roots Artist

- Best American Roots Original Song

Nominated for Charleston City Paper Music Awards "Best Americana/Country Artist"

1st place winner of Wild Wing Cafe's "Last Band Standing" June 2016

1st place winner Palmetto Brewing's "Battle of the Bands" July 2016

"Saluda Shoals come out blazing with a nearly flawless blend of talent, energy and undeniable presence. Whether caressing your ears with a velvet ballad or curling your socks with a rousing rocker, the harmony and precision of Henri Gates and Cassie Verhaeghe delivers pure listening pleasure. In particular, one of their original songs, “Fight Dirty,” would be right at home on the current country or alternative hit charts and, frankly, outshine many of the songs currently there."

- Stan Massey, Chief Marketing Officer at Transcend Marketing

Saluda Shoals plays as a duo as well, featuring song writing partners Henri Gates and Cassie Verhaeghe. The duo is their weekday gig, they do music full time and they split that between the Duo, and the full band on weekends.

The Band just came off a six night stand at The House of Blues in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, as part of their July 2018 summer tour.

The full band includes the stellar rhythm section of Charleston, South Carolina musicians :

CHASE BARTELL

- Lead Guitar

DENIS BLYTH

-Bass

JONATHAN PEACE

-Drums/Percussion

The Band's first EP "Fight Dirty" is available to sample and download below:

https://www.saludashoalsband.com/media

Want to learn more about Saluda Shoals, their music, and their tour dates? Don’t hesitate to get in touch.

https://www.saludashoalsband.com/

https://www.facebook.com/SaludaShoalsBand/?ref=br_rs

https://twitter.com/thesaludashoals

https://www.instagram.com/saludashoalsband/

5 Jul 18, 2018

Healing

Natural Chi Movement

Naphtali Ziff JP

Following up on my spotlight in which I introduced Tienko Ting, I would now like to share with you this spotlight on Natural Chi Movement, founded by Tienko.

I first met Tienko back in 1994 when he had his first course on Natural Chi Movement in the United States. I have practiced Natural Chi Movement now for many years.

My sessions with him have proven to be very beneficial to the issues I consulted him about. Within the short time I have most recently worked with him I have also experienced significant results.

If you would like to watch and listen to a personal story from the mother of a child that Tienko has helped, please see that video at the bottom of this spotlight.

Sincerely,

Joel Pirchesky

Founder and CEO One World Blue, LLC

I now bring you this spotlight on Natural Chi Movement

About Natural Chi Movement

“To transcend motion and stillness is the highest meditation… People who reach such understanding free themselves from all appearances without effort and cure all illnesses without treatment.”

–Bodhidharma, Grand Patriarch of Zen

Our Mission Statement

Mission Statement of the Natural Chi Foundation

Our mission is to create a future where each human being has the opportunity to live a peaceful, healthy life and experience a peaceful death.

What is Natural Chi Movement?

Natural Chi Movement is the simplest and most direct way to access the power of chi for health and rejuvenation on a daily basis.

Natural Chi Movement is a practice for a lifetime.

You may visit our site to learn about our Natural Chi Movement Activation Programs:

www.naturalchimovement.com

Frequently Asked Questions:

What Is Natural Chi Activation?

To be activated, you do not need to follow any specific procedures or techniques. No words are spoken.

Natural Chi activation is like a jump-start from Tienko that results in chi flowing freely and powerfully through your body, creating balance in a way that is both immediate and dramatic.

How Often Do I Need To Be Activated?

Once you are activated, you do not ever need assistance to be activated again. All you need to do is practice Natural Chi Movement.

How Do I Practice Natural Chi Movement?

Calming your mind—essentially using no mind—allows you to respond to the changes in energy in your body that occur during the activation and whenever you practice Natural Chi Movement.

What Benefits Can I Expect from Natural Chi Movement?

As chi moves, it releases tension and stagnant energy. The benefits of practicing can include

• Greater physical flexibility
• Stress reduction
• Improved sleep
• Relief of pain of all types
• Enhanced fertility
• Strengthened immunity

Who Is Natural Chi Movement For?

Natural Chi Movement is a personalized movement program that supports exactly what each individual needs so as to create balance and physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

Please visit our site to see what people say who have experienced Natural Chi Movement:

www.naturalchimovement.com

5 Oct 25, 2015

What would you do to heal or change the world?

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I seek to create a climate where good people are not afraid to do the right thing and do not risk starvation homelessness and poverty because they have moral courage.I seek to crowdfund this story and employ anyone who donates for any contribution of talent that they may desire to give to this project. Example:If you can assist with the screen play you will be in the film , I am seeking talent.

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Help each other love one another and to also teach one another to be honest in their relationships.

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Our HOPE and COPE Wellness Initiative brings healing and wellness to all persons who wish to improve the quality of their lives in 6 primary areas of wellness: Attitudinal, Interpersonal,Financial, Physical, Emotional, and of course, Spiritual. We do this by focusing on working on the external wellness of the person toward healing their internal well-being. Our unique project: FREEDOM BIKES - Wheelin' and Healin' is one of our flagship programs, helping encourage, educate and find financial partners to get the "right bike for the right price" so that people can feel better, save money and be more effective in their professional and personal lives.

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I change the world around me with the light of Christ through stories, songs, and smiles.

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The world itself doesn’t need healed/changed, we the people can make a difference. Gratitude and intention go a long way.

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Let people know that what ever hurt they have is not forever and they have help available to them, they just need to know where to look. And look no farther than your own back yard because there are many people and organizations making a difference in the world!

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Spread joy, smiles, and positivity.

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Transforming the world through Community, Social Action and Awareness, Lionheart brings projects that Lift humanity and elevate the World.

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Help people find a way out of the 'Financial Matrix' is the main thing that we do. Our company was also founded on Leadership principles that offer Continuing Education for CPA's. Corporate Training for individuals to use personally or to help train the staff they have in their businesses.

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To elevate the Physical to the Spiritual

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To find treasures in antiquity and to treat them as such.

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We have to focus on the most underprivileged human beings. Being Jewish we are focused on our Holy Land the land of Israel which G-d bestowed to the Jewish people and we come to the aid of the most vulnerable people in the Holy Land. These are the orphans and children at risk that we are taking under our wings at a young age and by the time they are adults they serve in the army and get married to build a beautiful home in Israel.

American Friends of Ohr Simcha • Mar 18, 2018 @ 12:10pm • More

Information and the Internet would be freely available 24/7/365 regardless of your age, race, location, or income (or lack thereof).

Jeremiah D. Ostrosky Sr. • Mar 3, 2018 @ 11:08am • More

Since I began playing music and working as a teacher in 2009 all I've tried to do my best. My best at reaching kids. My best at writing and playing. If you twisted my arm for a more specific answer I'd say that by being a good person, friend, son, brother, colleague, and fellow musician is how I can contribute my little line to the story of the world. I feel like if more people focused on the positives in their lives (despite even experiencing or living in adverse conditions...easier said than done I know) then the world would begin to heal itself. When you think positively, and seek that out in your every day life, you will find it. We're surrounded by goodness; it's just a matter of knowing how to see it. It is my hope that through my music I'm able to offer people out there just a few minutes of goodness and happiness for their day or their evening. There are dozens of songs that when I first heard them I instantly knew they'd become part of my regular listening because of the way they made me feel. If I do a good enough job, maybe one day my music can serve that same purpose for someone else.

William Massey Music • Mar 2, 2018 @ 05:40pm • More

Recycle and reuse as many products as possible without any waste and help to keep our Earth eco-friendly and clean.

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As we look at the world today, healing starts with self. God created everything, therefore God is our healer and provider. It is in that where we create healing and change. We all have the fundamental desire to create an ideal world, where everyone is healthy, happy, and free of suffering. We have to educate more on healing and forgiving which gives the tools to help people move forward, learning the word of God and being able to create change among Christian's as walk more upright in to bring about positive change. The habitual tendency we all have is to look around us, find out what’s wrong with the world, and then try to “fix” it. This is what I consider to be a miracle. Every time I forgive myself, I create more space for love, happiness, and world change. While forgiving ourselves, on its own, won’t end global suffering or create world peace, creating peace within will better enable us to find and enact solutions to the larger problems we all face. Healing myself creates a ripple affect across the universe, allowing me to help others heal, creating a changed and healed world. I love outreach ministry, in that ministry I teach that we all have to work together to become one to bring about a change in our community, but we just cannot stop there. We have to learn to allow God to be God, spreading the gospel around the world as well as in our own neighborhood's. Are we our brothers and sisters keeper? YES WE ARE.

Overseer Dwight Davis • Jan 31, 2018 @ 06:04pm • More

I would tell people that you don’t have to follow the crowd. Do what makes you happy, and don’t let anyone tell you what you should be doing. I believe too many people are stuck in a life they hate and regret not listening to their inner self.

Theo Caloyer • Dec 18, 2017 @ 03:38pm • More

We are working to create a soundtrack to uplift those who are already engaged in the pursuit of justice, as well as inspire those who have yet to commit themselves to the cause of equity for the Earth and all it's people. It is better to use words as our swords and music as our shield.

Social Justice Disco • Nov 26, 2017 @ 07:37pm • More

Al-iksir E-Consulting can help individuals and businesses reach their full potential. We believe we can help change the world by supporting organizations and individuals who have social impact goals. Our grant writing skills can help your organization or initiative gain substantial funding. Let us write your story. Let us tell your story!

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Reaching out to orphans and widows to help provide a better life in Mwatate, Kenya.

Hope for a Kenya Inc • Nov 1, 2017 @ 07:58am • More

I use my music to highlight that while we come from many backgrounds, we can still sing and dance together. Music is a healing energetic force and when we use it to celebrate our differences then all the Gods and Goddesses are pleased with the combined sounds of our earthly choirs.

Phat Man Dee • Oct 31, 2017 @ 02:13pm • More

In order to heal and affect change in the world, I want to expend my talents of expression through writing and performing inspirational music that touches the lives of others and create a community of healing for those experiencing life's challenges.

LaDaria Richardson • Oct 24, 2017 @ 10:02pm • More

Help everyone know that God is not mad at them...He's MADLY IN LOVE WITH THEM! Help everyone know that God loves them unconditionally, included them, accepts them, has forgiven them and keeps NO RECORD OF WRONGS! Help everyone know that GOD IS FOR THEM!

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To see a secure Israel where children can play and friends can meet without any threat to security. This will also help to hasten overall peace in our world and reveal G-dliness on all levels.

Hatzolah Darom • Oct 15, 2017 @ 02:31pm • More

What defines us is how well we rise after falling. Getting Up is the Key to Life: Down but Not Out - Slowed but Not Stopped - Bent but Not Broken: Strategy of success, CIA: Commitment, Integrity, and Attitude: There comes a time in your life when you finally get it ... When, in the midst of all your fears and insanity, you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out "ENOUGH! Enough fighting and crying or struggling to hold on." Then, like a child quieting down after a blind tantrum, your sobs begin to subside and you blink back your tears and begin to look at the world through new eyes. This is your awakening. Your Quickening, the receiving of all the power and knowledge another immortal has obtained throughout his/her life. It is like the receiving of a sacrament.

Brian P Swift • Oct 14, 2017 @ 06:43pm • More

To see a world where Health Consciousness and Healthy Eating and Exercise are a way of life for All.

Jill Roxanne Rogowski • Oct 9, 2017 @ 12:58am • More

My vision to heal or change the world is to inform and inspire that having joy is more than happiness. Also, I would like to utilize my gift of encouragement to help people intentional;y focus on what can only really bring joy in one's life.

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Make this world a dwelling for Hashem and bring His Shechina to full revelation on our Earth bringing G-dliness to all corners of the world.

Yaacov Klein • Sep 8, 2017 @ 02:43am • More

Our vision is to work diligently and hard with steadfast faith to bring alleviation of hunger and food scarcity for families and communities which will ultimately bring more peace and harmony in our world.

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Most Recent Ending Soon Up & ComingActive Initiatives

Infrastructure

Miracles of Love

Bridges for Peace, Inc.

Every day at Bridges for Peace we see miracles, small and great. This year we are celebrating the miracle of Israel on her 70th birthday. For more than fifty years, we have been a part of that miracle! Through our projects, Christians from around the world have participated in God’s miraculous ingathering of the Jewish people, helping in many ways to show them that Christians are indeed their friends.

Bridges for Peace In Action

Miracles of Love

As one amazing example, the mayor of Karmiel came to see the bomb shelters that our Home Repair team had renovated. He was visibly moved to see the quality of work our skilled volunteers were doing. “I expected to see a little bit of paint splashed on the walls,” he commented. Instead he saw new plumbing, including toilets and showers, new tile, and––of course––new paint.

We have now totally renovated eight bomb shelters out of twenty-two. It was an urgent need, as the specter of war on the northern border is a real and present threat. The shelters were full of trash, in total disrepair and largely unusable.

Now, they are ready to be part of the life-saving effort for the city of Karmiel, who didn’t have the money to make these repairs. Our labors are saving the city of Karmiel one million shekels (US $288,000). That is a miracle for the city and her inhabitants.

Will You Be Part of the Miracle?

We do all this and more to serve the Lord by supporting His people in their time of need. We don’t expect a reward, doing it because of our love for the Lord and His people. When we see the gratitude on the faces of the people whose lives we impact, it is so precious.

PLEASE CONSIDER GIVING SUPPORT TODAY. ONLY TWO SIMPLE STEPS REQUIRED. FIRST, REGISTER YOUR NAME ON THIS NETWORK BY CLICKING THE REGISTER BUTTON IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER, AND SECOND MAKE YOUR PLEDGE THROUGH THE SPONSOR TAB ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PAGE. PLEASE CONSIDER HELPING TODAY. IT WILL BENEFIT MANY TO BRING SAFETY AND SECURITY WHERE IT IS NEEDED IN ISRAEL. MAY THE ALMIGHTY BLESS YOU IN KIND

We are honored that you trust Bridges for Peace to be your hands to bless the people of Israel. Your gifts make it possible for us to bring “miracles” for those in need in Zion. We need your financial partnership to renovate the bomb shelters, do home repairs for the wounded, the elderly, and the needy, and to feed new immigrants, children and the elderly. Thank you for sending a generous gift today.

Blessings from Israel,

Rebecca J. Brimmer, International President and CEO

Mission Statement

Bridges for Peace: Christians supporting Israel and building relationships between Christians and Jews in Israel and around the world.

Expanded Vision

It is our desire to see Christians and Jews working side by side for better understanding and a more secure Israel.

Founded in 1976, Bridges for Peace seeks to be a ministry of hope and reconciliation. Through programs both in Israel and worldwide, we are giving Christians the opportunity to actively express their biblical responsibility before God to be faithful to Israel and the Jewish community.

For too long, Christians have been silent. For too long, the Jewish community has had to fight its battles alone. It is time Christian individuals and congregations speak up for the people who gave us the Bible.

To Learn more about Bridges for Peace and the work we are doing please visit:

https://www.bridgesforpeace.com/

1 May 23, 2018

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Empowerment

Hope and Happiness Initiative

HOPE and COPE Initiative

THE HOPE AND HAPPINESS TRANSFORMATION PROCESS REALLY WORKS IN 6 SESSIONS OR LESS

Learn how to navigate and overcome your unique challenges, in both your personal and professional lives.

Your level of hope and happiness is not dependent upon others or your situation, rather how you perceive and interpret your situation.

Yaakov Rosenstein, CPC,

412-779-1661

Why we do what we do:

Because we really care about people and about God.

Because we really want to achieve our greatest potential and fulfillment of purpose.

We believe to work to heal, repair and complete this world made by God for the purpose of man and to prepare ourselves and others for its ultimate purpose and completion.

Our Values and Beliefs:

H: Health, Healing and Happiness

O: Optimism, Open-Minded, Organization

P: Purpose, Potential, Passion

E: Education, Energetic, Ethical

and

C: Creativity, Consideration, Collaboration

O: Overcoming Challenge, Opportunity, Optimal Living

P: Peace of Mind, Prioritization, Persistence

E: Empowerment, Empathy, Elevated Values

The Energy Leadership Development System

To thrive in our ever-changing world, while securing all you've worked for, we have created the Energy Leadership™ Development System.

Energy Leadership is the process that develops a personally effective style of leadership that positively influences and changes not only yourself, but also those with whom you work and interact, as well as your organization as a whole.

Leadership can be defined as how you interact with everyone, including yourself. We tend to think of them as business owners and CEO's and managers at various levels. However, EVERYONE is a leader - either by choice or by default. Leading is the way we help move people, including ourselves, into action. The question is not whether or not we are leaders, but how well we lead.

Therefore, the Energy Leadership Development System will help you to become your ideal leader and a happier, more accomplished person.

The Energy Leadership Development System is based upon the 7 Levels of Leadership, which will raise your energy and awareness to new levels of performance, which positively impacts all you encounter.

The Energy Leadership Index (E.L.I.) is a one-of-a-kind assessment that enables individuals to recognize how they "show up" in the world by understanding their perceptions, attitudes, behaviors, and overall leadership capabilities. This unique assessment allows for a complete, clear, customized coaching program associated with it, called the Energy Leadership Development System. Each person, along with their coach, creates their personalized developmental roadmap to becoming more empowered in leading your life and affecting the life of others.

We offer attorneys (or other service professionals) a 90 day, money-back guarantee program, to measurably live with more success and less stress. This is based upon the CPA (Clarify, Prioritize and Actualize) Coaching Method and Energy Leadership Development System.

The Energy Leadership™ Development System

It consists of the foundational segments that help you know where you are, realize where you want to be, and recognize and break through any of the blocks that are in the way of your success.

The 8 Building Blocks of the Energetic Leader

The next 8 segments in your program provide the accelerated training needed to master the areas necessary to become an ideal leader.

• Emotional Intelligence

• Dynamic Communication

• Influencing and Engaging Others

• Problem Solving

• Productivity and Decision Making

• High Energy Relationships

• Health and Wellness

• Time Management and Balance

The Result of Energy Leadership? Less effort and stress, with more success and fulfillment!

My hiking Rocky Mtn Natl Park in end of June.

The Benefits:

Emotional Health: (comfort, peace of mind, emotional relief, hope, engagement)

Spiritual Wealth: (meaning, fulfillment, happiness, clarity from confusion, sense of purpose, motivation, faith)

Now is the time to find hope, joy and the courage to make a change and move your life forward toward new achievements and or simply learn how to deal with your struggles.

You can have more peace of mind, more personal freedom, more personal - professional balance, and simply, live a life that you will love.

The work we do is 100% private and confidential. It is enjoyable and leaves you feeling invigorated. It is something that you probably have never experienced, and is not like working with a psychologist, a consultant, a colleague or a friend.

It all starts with a strategic session, to explore and clarify your problems and desires. We create a customized action plan that will work for you, so that you can see clear, measurable results in only 30 days or less.

And best of all, if you don't feel happier and less stressed in 30 days of working together, we will gladly return your personal investment. So why wait, 'til it's too late?

Our CPA coaching process can work for you!

Clarify ◦Your Goals, Your Values, Your Stresses

Prioritize ◦Your Goals, Your Values, Your Priorities

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1 May 18, 2018

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Freedom

Peace in the World Campaign

One World Blue, LLC

I have a dream that the world would be better and a safe place to live.

I think it is very meaningless to have war. It is senseless to fight and kill one another. God did not put people on Earth to fight, argue, or hurt each other.

Poverty is very harmful and cruel to people. It can sometimes kill a person. It would be nice if poor people did not have to go to bed hungry.

It is a shame people are so terrified about highjacks on a plane that they don't even go on them. I hope in the future people will be able to go on a plane without worrying about a highjack.

If people try and work together they can make this world a better one. I am willing to try, are you?

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7 Apr 23, 2018

Funded: 10 $780.00

Technology

Blupela

One World Blue, LLC

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11 Jul 14, 2015

Funded: 44 $11,901.01

Music

Vango Media Group

VanGo Media Group

The success of VanGo Media Group is the result of our intense passion and God given ability to Move Forward. We strive to continue to shape and change the entertainment landscape and lead the evolution of entertainment, programming, promotion, marketing, and sales.

Currently, we have forged new partnerships with Internet and television, never wavering in the belief that these new associations will set a path for a great future for our company and our clients.

VanGo Media Group continues to believe each of our new ideas is an important aspect of the communities in which we work and live. We believe our employees have the knowledge, the dedication, and the ingenuity to lead us to newer heights, to break through the barriers to success, and to continue to build upon our already celebrated tradition.

In that “tradition” of successful ventures, we hope that all of you, enjoy the Starquest TV Challenge, and we welcome any comments, suggestions, and critiques. Our goal is to provide you with QUALITY entertainment…..and as you should also know by now, we want, through this program, to be able to bring POSITIVE CHANGE to anyone out there who NEEDS and DESIRES POSITIVE change in their life whether it be spiritual growth, Ill health, addictions or simply helping to get your life on the DESIRED path.

There is NO BETTER FEELING…than to know that you had a part in bringing positive change to the life of another.

How INCREDIBLY COOL is it…that you can have the SAME experience….BUT….the only difference is….the COMPETITION and the POTENTIAL STARS….are YOUR FRIENDS and NEIGHBORS….or…..

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Welcome to the STARQUEST TV CHALLENGE !

FINALS WERE HELD AT SUNNY JIMS TAVERN ON DECEMBER 16th 2017

What IS the StarQuest TV Challenge ?

Well…simply put……..Thousands of singers will be competing throughout The Greater Pittsburgh area, and over the next 12 months, will SING THEIR HEARTS out at Universities, Churches, Restaurants, Lounges, Bars, and Nightclubs, for the chance to appear on the show. If they win on their week, they go to the finals where they can win $25,000.00 worth of cash & prizes !!

Yes, we are a talent-based show. However, our show format will produce and implement POSITIVE messages to those who really want and NEED help, changing their way of thinking, and we will get them to the next desired level in life so that they and their families can live a more productive and prosperous life. The people involved with this venture are PASSIONATE about helping people DISCOVER Faith… STRENGTHEN their FAITH… and their entire outlook on life! Do you or someone you know or love, have an addiction problem? StarQuest TV CHALLENGE WANTS TO HELP! If we save or bring POSITIVE change in only ONE life, then we have completed our mission. You can learn more about our passion, our goals…and what motivates us, in different areas of this site. This site will answer ALL questions and will keep all visitors regularly informed of ALL things related to the STARQUEST TV CHALLENGE! Take the time to visit all of the informative links…so that you can keep current and informed about this EXCITING EVENT happening in YOUR CITY!

“A MAJOR priority of ours, is to build STRENGTH in our business communities and promote good service announcements on our show, which give people in our communities who may be suffering from addictions and ill health, the opportunity to get the help they need and the motivation to help them make better choices and help the people grow spiritually.. with the assistance of state and local agencies that will be working with us throughout this campaign. Yes….we’re looking for talent, but more importantly…we’re looking to CHANGE LIVES in MANY ways !”

9 Oct 22, 2017

Funded: 25 $1,475.00

Planet

Attila Around the World

Attila Domos

My name is Attila Domos, and I'm a T11/T12 paraplegic, since September 22, of 1993. I had my falling accident the same night my former band and I signed a recording contract. You could say it was a Yin/Yang kind of an evening. I was always an ambitious person, and very goal driven. While I was born into a musician family, I was also, and still am an athlete. Most recently I've been competing in hand-cycling events.

I've competed in many sports both in my youth and adult life. Some include water polo, soccer, baseball, American football, Martial Arts, power lifting and as I said earlier... hand-cycling. I was always drawn to physical challenges. I'm the type of person who was always driven by a desire to make a difference, to be a force for good. I've used what ever talents I was born with to make a difference in the lives of others, and what I'm working towards now, will be by far my biggest challenge ever, but it will also allow me to do a lot of good around the world.

I'm putting a team together, and with the help of this team I will circumnavigate the Earth. This will be accomplished in four steps.

Step 1: I will become the first paraplegic to swim the Atlantic Ocean, from New York City to either Spain or Portugal, by doing two 3 hour swims every day, from 9 am - noon, and from 2 pm - 5 pm. We will have a ship with a full crew (Captain, 1st mate, nurse, electronics expert/TV producer, my personal aid, etc...) It will be very difficult and I anticipate it to take about a year (give/take). I will not use a shark cage, but I will have two guys in the water with me, one in a kayak and one in a raft. Should I run into trouble, hopefully they can pull me out of the water before I'm injured or eaten.
Step 2: I then will hand-cycle across Europe, the Mid East and Asia.
Step 3: Kayak from Japan to Hawaii, then from Hawaii to Los Angeles.
Step 4: Hand-cycle from Los Angeles back to the original starting point in New York City.

This will be a massive undertaking, and will require at least $10 million to launch. This is where Hollywood comes in.

I need to get to Los Angeles for a couple of months, to sell this idea to a top agency. One with connections to some of the world's biggest stars. They all have causes they champion, and these are the types of people who understand big goals and big projects. The idea is to turn what we're going to do into the world's biggest fund raiser. Most of the details are worked out, and I can't get into specifics about every detail for obvious reasons, but this thing will be massive.

We will have cameras everywhere on the ship and in the water. We're going to have the cameras set up to allow people to watch us anytime, 24/7, via any camera they choose.

We also will host a 1-hour daily talk show. It'll be a great way to keep in touch with people around the world, and it will allow them a chance to get to know us.

We will have an app that people can download. This will also give them a chance to follow us, watch us and get reminders and updates from us, etc...

People will be able to donate via the app or online, and will be given a number of ways they'll be able to host events, to help raise funds for our charities.

The goal is to turn that initial $10 million investment into $100 million, and likely more. This trip will take between 4 and 5 years to accomplish, and the app alone will likely generate that amount in the first year or two.

We will have an independent bank handling the money, and will hire firms to audit and make sure that all of the money is going where it's supposed to go. In addition, I'm openly inviting "Anonymous" to do their own investigation, since I will be too busy accomplishing this massive task, hosting the TV show and doing live satellite feeds, to be able to also keep my eye on where every penny is going.

I'm taking only one percent (1%) of the money for myself, and that will be after our monthly expenses. The other 99% will go to the charities. Here's an example of how it will be divided.

Hollywood star A donates $1 million up front. We end up raising $10 million, to make Around the World a reality. That would mean that Star A put up 10% of the funding, so in return, his charity will receive 10% of all money raised. Wich... if we only raise $100 million in the time it takes to finish the journey, Star A turned his $1 million investment into $10 million for his charity. The more a person or charitable organization puts in upfront, the bigger the return, and the more people we can help.

There are many other things we're going to do for fundraising, including auctions, live shows when we're on land, and more, but this should give people an idea of how big this is going to be. I am very much a people person, and I wish to use every talent I have to help make the world a better place.

I'm working on putting together a video specifically for this event, but for now you can check out my website, and see for yourself some of the things I've done, and what it is I do. I'm a musician, athlete, writer, digital photographer, film maker, entrepreneur and much more.

I will also be giving rewards for your donation. The goal right now is to raise fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) to get out to LA for a few months. While there, I'll need to rent a hotel room, use a cab to get around, buy food, drinks, and have a little money to wine and dine some of these Hollywood types. By raising this amount, I will also be able to show the agencies and stars that this is something people want to see, ergo... their investment in to the Around the World project won't be a risk.

I will also add your name to an email list, which I will use to send at least weekly emails detailing our progress.

I would urge you to get involved, and make a financial contribution. This will be a once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of history. Imagine if you could have invested in Christopher Columbus' journey to the Americas, Magellan's trip around the world or have had direct access with the Apollo astronauts while they were taking that first trip to the moon? I hope to inspire generations to step outside their comfort zones, and reach for their dreams. What ever those dreams may be... I intend on showing them that anything is achievable, with one baby step at a time.

Thank you,

Attila Domos

www.attiladomos.com

(Please allow 4-6 weeks from the time the $15K goal is reached, for your "non-electronic" rewards to arrive. Also... if you choose to keep your email "private", that's OK, but please send me an email to, so I can send you your rewards. Other wise, I have no way of contacting you.)

For more information about Attila, please visit the website listed above. There you will find much more information not only about Attila and his many accomplishments, but also more detail about "Attila Around the World".

11 May 15, 2015

Funded: 16 $1,005.00 / $15,000.00

Most Recent Up & ComingActive Culture Spotlights

Asia

Iranian Zoroastrians

Bernard Asper

The history of Zoroastrianism began with the Prophet Zarathushtra teaching what was called “the Good Religion,” to ancient Persia and Central Asia. His teachings taught obedience to one god; while he drew a small group of dedicated men and women, he also met with great resistance from local priests and princes. According to legend, Zarathushtra was invited to present his teachings before King Vishtasp, who became one of the first of many rulers in Central Asia to embrace this new and revolutionary faith. The religion continued to evolve into its present form from the belief in a supreme god representing what became the state religion of the Persians. Its present monotheistic and at least what some would call dualistic varieties all involve worship of one god, the good one who will triumph over the evil forces. This represents the dualism in all forms of the faith that goes back to its founder Zarathushtra.

Zoroastrianism gradually gained wider acceptance, becoming the religion of the Achaemenian Empire (550–330 BCE) founded by Cyrus the Great. The Achaemenians established the first “universal empire” across linguistic and cultural frontiers, practicing religious and ethnic tolerance for their subjects. The Achaemenians were defeated by Alexander the Great in 330 BCE, and the city of Persepolis, along with its library of religious texts, was destroyed by fire. After nearly a century of Greek rule under the Seleucids, the Parthians (256 BCE–226 CE) came to power and ruled in ancient Iran for many centuries. The Sassanian Empire (226–652 CE) succeeded that of the Parthians and during the next four hundred years, the Sassanian kings established Zoroastrianism as the state religion of Iran. This was the “golden age” of Zoroastrianism, with as many as thirty million people practicing the faith. The liturgy of the Avesta was collected into a cohesive unit, and new literature in the Pahlavi language flourished.

In 652 CE, the Sassanian Empire was defeated by Arab Muslims. The majority of Zoroastrians accepted Islam. Those who did not and were not fleeing the country fled to other areas within Iran. The Zoroastrian refugees developed their own language, Zoroastrian Dari, as well as a separate culture.

The Zoroastrians faced considerable adversity and religious persecution, which varied under different dynasties. Under the Umayyad dynasty, personal rights could be obtained with the payment of jizya, a special tax for non-Muslims, while during the Qajar dynasty, repression of the Zoroastrian religion took on cruel and violent forms. The life of Zoroastrians in Iran was often characterized by humiliation—with rules preventing them from riding on horseback, building places of worship, receiving an inheritance, or even from carrying umbrellas or wearing eyeglasses. With greater freedoms in the 20th century, Zoroastrians were able to establish themselves in business, industry, the educational field, and philanthropy. Many of today's Iranians are Zoroastrians who pretend to be Muslims.

Taken and edited from:
http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/zoroastrians-in-iran-06
http://pluralism.org/religions/zoroastrianism/the-zoroastrian-tradition/zoroastrians-in-india-and-iran/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/zoroastrian/beliefs/god.shtml
http://www.zoroastrian.org/other/faq.htm
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/19959

1 Jul 25, 2018

Europe

Gypsies

Bernard Asper

The Roma are an ethnic people who have migrated across Europe for a thousand years. The Roma culture has a rich oral tradition, with an emphasis on family. Often portrayed as exotic and strange, the Roma have faced discrimination and persecution for centuries.

Today, they are one of the largest ethnic minorities in Europe — about 12 million to 15 million people, according to UNICEF, with 70 percent of them living in Eastern Europe. About a million Roma live in the United States, according to Time.

Roma is the word that many Roma use to describe themselves. They are also known as Rom or Romany.

The Roma are also sometimes called Gypsies. However, some people consider that a derogatory term, a holdover from when it was thought these people came from Egypt. It is now thought that the Roma people migrated to Europe from India about 1,500 years ago.

They originated in northern India and by the second half of the 20th century they had spread to every inhabited continent.

Because of their migratory nature, their absence in official census returns, and their popular classification with other nomadic groups, estimates of the total world Roma population range from two million to five million. No significant statistical picture can be gained from the sporadic reporting in different countries. Most Roma were still in Europe in the early 21st century, especially in the Slavic-speaking lands of central Europe and the Balkans. Large numbers live in Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, the Czech and Slovak republics, and Hungary.

All nomadic Roma migrate at least seasonally along patterned routes that ignore national boundaries. They also follow along a chain, as it were, of kin or tribal links. The Roma’s own supposed disposition to wander has been forcibly furthered by exile or deportation. Only 80 years after their first appearance in western Europe in the 15th century, they fell under the penalty of banishment in almost all the nations of western Europe. Despite their systematic exile, or transportation abroad, however, they continued to reappear in one guise or another back in the countries they had left.

All unsettled confederations who live among settled peoples seem to become convenient scapegoats. So it is with the Roma, who have regularly been accused by the local populace of many evils as a prelude to later official and legal persecution. Their relations with the authorities in the host country have been marked by consistent contradiction. Official decrees were often aimed at settling or assimilating them, yet local authorities systematically refused them the bare hospitality of a campsite. During the Holocaust the Nazis murdered an estimated 400,000 Roma. French laws in modern times forbade them campsites and subjected them to police supervision, yet they were taxed and drafted for military service like ordinary citizens. Spain and Wales are two countries often cited as examples where Roma have become settled, if not wholly assimilated. In modern times the socialist countries of eastern Europe attempted programs of enforced settlement to end Roma migration.

Traditionally the Roma have pursued occupations that allowed them to maintain an itinerant life on the perimeters of settled society. The men were livestock traders, animal trainers and exhibitors, tinkers (metalsmiths and utensil repairmen), and musicians; the women told fortunes, sold potions, begged, and worked as entertainers. Before the advent of veterinary medicine, many farmers looked to Roma livestock dealers for advice on herd health and husbandry.

The archetypal Roma family consists of a married couple, their unmarried children, and at least one married son, his wife, and their children. Upon marriage, a young couple typically lives with the husband’s parents while the young wife learns the ways of her husband’s group. Ideally, by the time an older son is ready to move away with his family, a younger son will have married and joined the household with his new wife. Although the practice had declined significantly by the late 20th century, marriages traditionally were arranged by the elders in the family or band (vitsa) to strengthen political and kinship ties to other families, bands, or, occasionally, confederations. A central feature of Roma marriages was the payment of a bride-price to the parents of the bride by the parents of the groom.

Gypsy chieftains (voivodes) are elected for life from among outstanding families of the group, and the office is not heritable. Their power and authority vary according to the size of the band, its traditions, and its relationships with other bands within a confederation.

It was the voivode who acted as treasurer for the whole band, decided the pattern of its migration, and became its spokesman to local municipal authorities. He governed through a council of elders that also consulted with the phuri dai, a senior woman in the band. The phuri dai’s influence was strong, particularly in regard to the fate of the women and children, and seemed to rest much on the evident earning power and organization of the women as a group within the band.

Strongest among Roma institutions of social control was the kris, connoting both the body of customary law and values of justice as well as the ritual and formation of the tribunal of the band. Basic to the Roma code were the all-embracing concepts of fidelity, cohesiveness, and reciprocity within the recognized political unit. The ultimate negative sanction of the kris tribunal, which dealt with all disputes and breaches of the code, was excommunication from the band. A sentence of ostracism, however, might exclude the individual from participation in certain band activities and punish him with menial tasks. In some cases rehabilitation was granted by the elders and followed by a feast of reconciliation.

Bands are made up of vitsas, which are name groups of extended families with common descent either patrilineal or matrilineal, as many as 200 strong.

Spiritual beliefs

The Roma do not follow a single faith; rather, they often adopt the predominant religion of the country where they are living, according to Open Society, and describe themselves as "many stars scattered in the sight of God." Some Roma groups are Catholic, Muslim, Pentecostal, Protestant, Anglican or Baptist.

The Roma live by a complex set of rules that govern things such as cleanliness, purity, respect, honor and justice. These rules are referred to as what is "Rromano." Rromano means to behave with dignity and respect as a Roma person, according to Open Society. "Rromanipé" is what the Roma refer to as their worldview.

Language

Though the groups of Roma are varied, they all do speak one language, called Rromanës. Rromanës has roots in Sanskritic languages, and is related to Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu and Bengali. Some Romani words have been borrowed by English speakers, including "pal" (brother) and "lollipop" (from lolo-phabai-cosh, red apple on a stick).

The Roma today

While there are still traveling bands, most use cars and RVs to move from place to place rather than the horses and wagons of the past.

Today, most Roma have settled into houses and apartments and are not readily distinguishable. Because of continued discrimination, many do not publicly acknowledge their roots and only reveal themselves to other Roma.

While there is not a physical country affiliated with the Romani people, the International Romani Union was officially established in 1977. In 2000, The 5th World Romany Congress in 2000 officially declared Romani a non-territorial nation.

During the Decade of Roma Inclusion (2005-2015), 12 European countries made a commitment to eliminate discrimination against the Roma. The effort focused on education, employment, health and housing, as well as core issues of poverty, discrimination, and gender mainstreaming. However, according to the RSG, despite the initiative, Roma continue to face widespread discrimination.

According to a report by the Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights, "there is a shameful lack of implementation concerning the human rights of Roma … In many countries hate speech, harassment and violence against Roma are commonplace."

Edited from the Encyclopedia Brittanica Roma article online as well as from https://amp.livescience.com/44512-gypsy-culture.html

1 Jul 24, 2018

Asia

Bene Israel of India

Bernard Asper

Bene Israel traditions varies on it's origin. Some claim descent from the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. Others believe that their ancestors fled by sea the persecution of Antiochus Epiphanes of the Hanukkah story. The Bene Israel adopted Hindu names, and took up the profession of oil production. They were known in Marathi as shaniwar teli (“Saturday oil pressers”), because they abstained from work on the Jewish Sabbath.

A Jew named David Rahabi, appeared and discovering them taught them the practices of Judaism which they had previously mostly forgotten. The Jews of Cochin Indian origin acted as cantors, ritual slaughterers, and teachers for the Bene Israel. Many Bene Israel migrated toward Bombay (now Mumbai) during this period. The first of numerous Bene Israel synagogues, all following the Sefardic (Spanish) liturgy, was built in Bombay in 1796. Till this day the Bene Israel follow Sefardic Jewish practice adopted after having been instructed in it by the Cochin Jews.

When, in 1948, the state of Israel was established, many Bene Israel began to emigrate.

In 1964 the chief rabbinate of Israel after learning of the conditions of Bene Istael practises through the centuries declared the Bene Israel “full Jews in every respect” although instructing to investigate whether their marriages were in all cases legitimately performed in India due to their isolation from other Jews throughout the world.

Edited a lot from the article in them in the Encyclopedia Brittanica online.

4 Feb 9, 2018

Asia

Japanese Matcha Tea Ceremony Chanoyu

Nathaniel Pantalone

Matcha ceremony (Chanoyu) is very complicated. Students of Chanoyu go to University to learn and study every aspect of it! Books that are written about it cannot hold all of its complexities within. Nonetheless, in this Spotlight, we will endeavor to shed a faint light on one of the most beautiful and complicated ceremonies in the world: Chanoyu.

What is Matcha?

"Matcha is a first class type of powdered, extra-fine ground tea that is used for the Japanese tea ceremony, Chanoyu, during which the tea is whisked with a bamboo tool called a chasen, in a handcrafted bowl called a chawan. Quality Matcha is always a pea-green, extra-fine powder with a distinctive, grassy aroma. The foamy infusion is fresh and deep green with an unforgettable, intense taste. Its health benefits are endless! We recommend that it be enjoyed after dessert or with a Japanese sweet, but never drink it on an empty stomach!" Taken from Dobra Tea

Matcha is made from the leaves of the Gyokuro tea plant. Gyokuro that is shade grown for more than 20 days is harvest by hand. The leaves are preprocessed into tencha by steaming and drying. When ground in a milstone (think giant granite stones), the tencha becomes matcha.

Two styles of matcha are served during the tea ceremony. The first, thin-style matcha, called usucha (oo-Soo-cha) is served to each person. The second, thick-style matcha, called koicha (Koy-cha) is shared among the guests.

What is Tea Ceremony?

Japanese tea ceremony is about four elements: wa, kei, sei, and jaku or harmony, respect, purity, and tranquility. When one includes all elements, one can enjoy the simplicity of drinking tea. Harmony can be created through cleanliness; the ceremony is held in a room without clutter and with elegant decorations, like flowers in a vase or a flag of calligraphy. Respect is created by thoughtful consideration of everything and everyone involved in the ceremony. Topics that can lead to arguments are not discussed during tea ceremony. Purity comes from the cleaning of the utensils and the boiling of the water. Tranquility is achieved after the calm consumption of the tea.

The Five Parts of Chanoyu, Simplified

The Yoritsuki (receiving room): The receiving room is prepared to comfort the arriving guests. In the room, guests may prepare themselves for the tea ceremony by changing their cloths (kimonos are popular choices) or using the bathroom. Usually a pot of hot water is available to the guests to refresh and cleanse their palate. Sometimes the hot water is made with toasted rice. Relaxation is important before the tea ceremony.

The Roji (passageway): In traditional tea ceremony, after preparing in the yoritsuki, the guests move outside to the garden. The garden is specially prepared as a passageway to the tearoom. Stepping stones surrounded by moss are common. The ground is lightly sprayed to mimic the clean look of a gentle rain. The passageway is meant to create tranquility by experiencing the beauty of nature and refreshing the mind.

The Tskukubai (symbolic cleaning): Within the roji is a special place for guests to cleanse their hands and mouths called the tskukubai. It is made of carefully placed plants, stones, and pebbles. a stone basin filled with constantly flowing water allows the guests to physically clean before the ceremony, refreshing the body.

The Machiai (waiting room): The machiai is a waiting area comprised of a wall with a small roof and bench beneath. It is an area for guests to wait for the rest of the group and quietly enjoy the tranquility of the garden. The host appears after everyone has gathered in the machiai. The guests greet the host with a simultaneous bow. With a gong, the host invites the guests into the tearoom.

The Chashitsu (tearoom): After the drum of the gong fades, the guests walk to the unique entrance of the tearoom. The entrance, called nijiri guchi, is small, only about three feet high and two and a half feet wide. All guests must humbly stoop to enter the tearoom. Upon entering, guests slide toward the alcove, which displays artistic calligraphy, typically the work of a well known Zen priest, and bow to show respect. Flower arrangements and incense holders are also present. After examining the artwork, guest move toward the host to inspect the teakettle and utensils. After inspection they take their places for the tea ceremony.
The tearoom gives the sense of elegance and peace. Soft light shines through the shoji screens, highlighting the objects on display, and incense perfumes the air. The soft sound of boiling water is heard. Beginning the gathering, the host opens a sliding door that connects the kitchen to the tearoom and enters the tearoom. Everyone, including the host, quietly bows with respect. The host welcomes everyone and explains the special reason for the ceremony, if there is one. The guest of honor, or main guest, thanks the host on behalf of the other guests.

Description of Ceremony

A door made of rectangular rice paper windows opens. Two outstretched hands reach through the doorway and place a utensil on the floor. The hands, now pressed on the floor, allow their master to shuffle into the room. The master is a Japanese woman, dressed in beautiful green robes (kimono) with a large belt and a bow tied in the back. She picks up the utensil, places it ahead of her again, and shuffles toward it a second time. Finally within the room, she stands, walks slowly toward the flag of poetry enshrined on the wall, kneels and bows to it. She then approaches the kama, the water vessel in the room, inspects it and the ornate vase misisashi next to it. Since everything is correct, she walks to the corner of the room, by the door to kneel and rest. She is guest.

This description is from a tea ceremony watched by the author

Tea Utensils

Tea Bowls - Chawan
Tea Scoops - Chashaku
Tea Whisks - Chasen
Tea Containers - Natsume
Water Scoop - Hishaku
Cloth Napkin - Chakin
Silk Napkin - Fukusa
Tea Kettles - Kama
(And more!)

UPDATES TO FOLLOW!
Written by Nathaniel Pantalone for OWB LLC.

7 Jul 30, 2015

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The Cajuns

Bernard Asper

The Cajuns are descendants of Roman Catholic French Canadians whom the British, in the 18th century, drove from the captured French colony of Acadia (now Nova Scotia and adjacent areas)who settled in the fertile bayou lands of southern Louisiana. The Cajuns today form small, compact, generally self-contained communities. Their patois is a combination of archaic French forms with idioms taken from their English, Spanish, German, American Indian, and African American (usually “Creole”) neighbors.

Pres. Teddy Roosevelt was a proponent of the ‘melting pot’ philosophy. The movement was led by people in Louisiana such as Progressive Luther Hall, elected governor in 1912. In July of that year, the legislature passed an act allowing the Department of Education to select all books and curricula for public schools. Starting the next year, English was stressed throughout the curricula, essentially banning French from the schools. In 1916, the state legislature approved Act 27, which required that all children attend public school where English was to be the language. This implicitly meant that the Cajun children that were brought up speaking French in their homes would have to learn English. The events were completed in 1921 when the Louisiana Constitution was changed so that all school proceedings had to be conducted in English. This succession of events led to many Cajuns growing up without learning their ancestral language. Stories abound of Cajun children being punished for speaking French at school.

Most of the parents of children in school for the first few decades of the century had grown up speaking French and still spoke it in the home. Children would learn English at school, but still learned some French in the home. As that English-educated generation grew up and had their own families, the use of French in the home was decreased with each generation. Some Cajun families, especially in more rural areas, continued to pass along the Cajun French language throughout the twentieth century.

Things began to turn around in the 1960s. Faced with the prospect of losing their language, CODOFIL (Council for the Development of French in Louisiana) was established in 1968 to help bring interest in the French language back to the educational system. Less than 5% of Cajuns born in the last fifty years speak French as their primary language. The French being taught by CODOFIL was not Cajun French. Still, it was a move leading to French language preservation amongst the Cajuns. French immersion programs can now be found across Acadiana, Cajun Louisiana.

Zachary Richard founded Action Cadienne to advocate for the Cajun French language. The group maintains that the language is integral to the continuation of Cajun culture.

Cajun cuisine reflects the mixture of cultures in Louisiana. Among its classic dishes are alligator stew, jambalaya, gumbo—actually a Creole dish, made with a roux—and crayfish (or other seafood) étouffée, served over rice. Many dishes are prepared with some variety of sausage, such as boudin or andouille (a smoked sausage made with pork), and tasso (a pork shoulder preparation borrowed from the Choctaw). Essential seasonings include filé powder (made from sassafras leaves), cumin, coriander, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, and red pepper flakes.

Cajun music likewise shows a blend of several influences, including French, Creole, and Celtic songs. Cajun songs are usually sung in French. Typical ensemble instruments are the fiddle, the diatonic (button) accordion, the guitar, and spoons or the triangle. Tempos can range from a mournful waltz to a lively two-step, but, whatever the tempo, Cajun music is meant to be danced to.

Article mostly from http://www.acadian-cajun.com/clang.htmin content and http://www.britannica.com/topic/Cajun

7 Sep 1, 2015

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Jordan Danielsen Music

Jordan Danielsen

A native of Denver Colorado but raised in the Iowa heartland on the banks of the Muddy Mississippi, Jordan Danielsen grew up with guitar in hand and a harmonica on his neck. He has spent over a decade hosting open mics, performing in wineries, casino's, pubs, restaurants, festivals and everywhere imaginable from Madison, WI. to St. Louis, MO.

A wandering loner at heart, Jordan has spent much of his musical career as a solo act. However he has also played with some of the finest musicians in the Midwest to create two full length albums and do a bit of touring as well.

In 2011, Jordan released his debut CD Night Alone in the City; an album very diverse from start to finish. Chalked full of soulful horns, electric guitars, acoustic ballads, blues and a tiny bit of hip hop. Jordan's lyrics tell the story of his life growing up in Davenport, IA., and at times borders on the hilarious.

2014 brought the release of Old Soul, an album much different than it's predecessor. Jordan spins his musical tales of river's, road trips, and great grandfathers in the civil war. Sleek piano, organ moans, and haunting fiddle make this collection of songs very soothing yet exciting, and tend to take you along for the ride.

Always on tour and never without a song in his throat, Jordan writes from his life experiences and reflects his personality through his music. With many more songs to record and endless gigs to play, he continues to strive for new audiences every day.

5 Oct 1, 2015

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Animal Adapt to Cold Weather

Betty Smythe

As the days shorten and the weather gets colder, it’s easy for most of us humans to adapt. Simply break out the long underwear, dust off the winter coat and we’re pretty much ready to go, at least here in the Midwest. Now what about those animals out in the wild? While we’re all familiar with bears hibernating through the winter, birds migrating to warmer settings and other animals living off stored food that they’ve been saving up since the summer, how the heck do those animals who remain active not only brave the elements but function in these conditions, especially in the coldest regions of the world? Understanding the answer to this question requires an appreciation for the adaptability, resiliency and creativity of leatherback turtles, penguins, arctic foxes, golden-crowned kinglets and many other animals.

Around for more than 100 million years, the leatherback turtle has certainly evolved as a deep sea diver capable of surviving in the coldest, deepest waters. For these unique reptiles, it’s good to be big. Weighing up to 2,000 pounds, leatherbacks remain warm in cold water in large part to their mass and natural abilities to slow heat loss. Outgoing blood warms cool blood in the leatherback flippers before it reaches the body core, and a sphincter in these turtle’s throats shuts off blood flow to the lungs when diving, allowing these amazing creatures to conserve energy when needed. In the deepest waters, leatherbacks get plenty of sustenance from jellyfish, their favorite meal.
While penguins may be celebrated in film for their triumphs on land (and aided outside the water during the cold by their compact feathers, including up to 70 feathers per square inch), these intriguing fellas do spend nearly 3/4 of their lives in the water. So what is the key to their success? Chalk it up to an insulating layer of blubber and the ability to generate body heat by staying active (penguins are able to jet through the water at speeds of up to 15 mph). Other ways penguins stay warm include tucking in their flippers to reduce the surface area for heat loss, absorbing heat from the sun via their black, back feathers, and reducing their contact with the ice by tipping up their feet and standing on their heels in a tripod-like position.
While penguins may be celebrated in film for their triumphs on land (and aided outside the water during the cold by their compact feathers, including up to 70 feathers per square inch), these intriguing fellas do spend nearly 3/4 of their lives in the water. So what is the key to their success? Chalk it up to an insulating layer of blubber and the ability to generate body heat by staying active (penguins are able to jet through the water at speeds of up to 15 mph). Other ways penguins stay warm include tucking in their flippers to reduce the surface area for heat loss, absorbing heat from the sun via their black, back feathers, and reducing their contact with the ice by tipping up their feet and standing on their heels in a tripod-like position.
While penguins may be celebrated in film for their triumphs on land (and aided outside the water during the cold by their compact feathers, including up to 70 feathers per square inch), these intriguing fellas do spend nearly 3/4 of their lives in the water. So what is the key to their success? Chalk it up to an insulating layer of blubber and the ability to generate body heat by staying active (penguins are able to jet through the water at speeds of up to 15 mph). Other ways penguins stay warm include tucking in their flippers to reduce the surface area for heat loss, absorbing heat from the sun via their black, back feathers, and reducing their contact with the ice by tipping up their feet and standing on their heels in a tripod-like position.

For other warm-blooded mammals like whales, seals and walruses, it certainly helps to be big, as the larger the mammal, the lesser the surface area to lose heat. With that said, fur seals benefit not only from weighing roughly 600 pounds as adults but having thick under and overcoats that they shed once a year, and blubber under the skin that can range from one to six inches. For Beluga whales, five inches of blubber certainly helps, as do unique adaptations like a dorsal fin that can break through ice for attaining fresh air, a flexible neck that allows for more maneuverability while navigating cold waters during migration, and amazing endurance (these whales can cover 100 miles in one day). Eat your heart out, Michael Phelps.
Outside the water, land-based animals must be as adaptive to the perils of the Arctic tundra in order to ensure survival. What blubber is to keeping penguins, seals, whales and walruses warm, fur is to caribou, musk oxen and arctic wolves, with the last two examples having thick, long hair overcoats and supplemental undercoats of fleece and fur, respectively. In comparison to other wolves, arctic wolves have smaller, rounder ears and shorter muzzles and legs that help them reduce heat loss. For some animals like the arctic fox, snowshoe hare, collared lemming, and ermine (least weasel), their fur actually changes colors from brownish-gray to white during the winter, offering them not only a needed blanket but an advantageous form of camouflage that makes them hard to identify in the snow. Lemmings, which look like fat furry hamsters, and arctic ground squirrels (the only arctic animal to hibernate) also keep themselves warm by staying in tunnels under the snow (as Ben Folds Five once sang, “you can be happy underground”), while hundreds of arctic hare display another crafty way of generating heat by congregating and packing themselves close to each other.

Last but not least is the cool story of the golden-crowned kinglet, a tiny bird that resides in Canada and various parts of the United States, Central America and Mexico. Weighing less than a fifth of an ounce, this bird species is able to survive cold weathers via several intriguing adaptations. Researchers have found that the kinglets subsist on hibernating inchworms that reside in their stomachs, keep warm via their plentiful feathers that insulate their small bodies, provide further insulation by puffing out thier bodies (similar to many other birds), and huddle together at night for even more warmth.
Read more at http://www.momtastic.com/webecoist/2009/10/16/natures-cold-weather-warriors-14-resilient-adaptive-animals/#iIKJZAFBJjZphPJe.99

4 Dec 25, 2017

Domestic Animals

Rat Assist Feline Recovery

Betty Smythe

A café in Brooklyn has become an unexpected center of diplomacy for two of nature's most adversarial animals: cats and rats.

In partnership with the Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition, the Brooklyn Cat Café in New York City typically houses about 20 cats that are up for adoption. Visitors can stop by for treats and to interact with the animals, some of which may end up finding new homes.

In one case, though, a kitten housed at the café was diagnosed with feline leukemia and had to be isolated from other cats to prevent the disease from spreading. Feline leukemia is one of the most common infectious diseases seen in cats. An estimated two to three percent of cats in the U.S. have the virus, which is contained in bodily fluids and is spread by close contact, like mating or bite wounds. After being diagnosed with the condition, cats live for only about two and a half years.

The situation prompted the café owners to seek out a different kind of companion animal for the black kitten, named Ebony. That's how they came to adopt a white rat from a nearby rescue center, which they named Ivory. Rats cannot contract the feline leukemia virus, making Ivory an ideal companion for the small kitten.

Ebony died after five months, but the café owners believe her life was "immeasurably enriched" by having a companion. After two years Ivory died (rat lifespans average around two years), and the café decided to continue bringing in companion rats from a nearby animal rescue center, starting with a pair named Remy and Emile.

According to the café's website, rats are unafraid of kittens because they're relatively similar in size. The kittens often chase and pounce on the rats' tails, which the café says is OK as long as the kittens are gentle.

Domestic cats evolved to be solitary hunters, and kittens learn hunting behaviors from their mothers. When separated early from their mothers or the rest of their litter, some kittens can show too much or too little aggression, according the Humane Society. And when they become adults, their potential relationship with rats gets more complicated.

Katie Lisnik is the director of cat protection at the Humane Society International. She notes that regardless of anecdotal stories about interspecies relationships, cats still act on instinct, and rats are their natural prey.

"Even though bonds are formed, rats can move in a certain way that triggers the cat's [hunting] response," she says.

Sarah Gibbens, the reporter, is an associate digital producer at National Geographic

1 Sep 3, 2017

Domestic Animals

Horses Saved in "Harvey" Flooding

Richard Margolis

Floodwaters in Houston, Texas, continue to rise as people scramble to higher ground. However, humans are not the only ones in danger of the flooding waters. Over 70 horses were saved in Northeast Harris County. One of the volunteers who helped save the horses was Mongol winner Justin Nelzen who rescued 15 horses from floodwaters in Houston, Texas. Justin didn’t travel by boat to save the horses; he bravely jumped in the water, and swam them to safety.

The owners of the Cypress Trails Equestrian Center did not believe that the water would rise so much in their area to be a threat, but they were wrong.

Darolyn Butler, the owner of Cypress Trails Equestrian Center in Humble, said, “They have an evacuation plan and they practice several times a year.” However, even with all their practicing, they waited until it was too late and the barn was already flooding.

She said that she watched the weather news until 2 a.m. and saw the cells were splitting, that the storm was about over. They went to bed and woke up an hour later to discover the stables were filling up with water.

“We woke up around 3 and it was already too high to get the trailers out.”

Over 100 deputies, constables, firefighters, and good Samaritans volunteered to help save the horses. Some used boats while others swam in the water as they tried to reach the frantic horses. Reports vary, but it’s estimated that 70 to 100 horses were involved. However, how many horses were actually saved and may still be missing remains unknown.

Videos showed horses treading as they tried to keep their heads above water. Some horses became tangled in fences as they were “seen trying to get over what appeared to be a flood-inundated fence in the area near Cypress Creek.”

Some horses were exhausted and needed help in holding their heads up when they came near the edge of the road. Rescuers jumped in the cold water to assist the horses as they led them to an area where they could finally stand on the ground.

Veterinarian Dr. Dori Hertel checked over the horses, amazed that after all they went through the horse calmly allowed themselves to be checked over. Dr. Dori Hertel said that so far, she had not seen any serious injuries.

Horses are like people and they tend to panic in certain situations. Sometimes they make bad decisions. However, they tend to follow each other and if the volunteers can get the more “levelheaded” horses going in the right direction, the others tend to follow.

Judge Ed Emmett posted an update on his Facebook page, “For those of you that may have seen the news reports of horses trapped in the water at Cypress Trails Equestrian Center, all but a few of the horses have been rescued or have been seen on higher ground. 3 or 4 are still loose but don’t appear to be in grave danger.”

Judge Ed Emmett also reported on his Facebook page, “We’ve heard that most of the 80 horses at Cypress Trails have been rescued. A few still loose but not grave danger. Will update when we hear.”

In another heartwarming story of a horse being saved from the raging waters is an almost blind horse. Devon Horn bravely rescued a frightened horse named Boomer. It was a struggle for a while as the frightened horse could not see well enough to know where to go or what to do, but somehow, Devon managed to lead Boomer back onto the higher ground. Devon said at one point they tried to get out at one location, but they were swept down the river about 300 feet. Sheriff’s deputies assisted Devon and Boomer to dryer ground.

Videos capturing the dramatic horse rescue flooded Facebook, and many of the comments were unkind to the owners of the stables. Many posts claimed that some of the horses were tied so they could not escape, and those were the ones that drowned. One wrote, “I have lived by this stables for 20 years. They move the horses EVERY TIME there is a flood.” While another wrote, “They didn’t move them because we were only expecting 8 inches of rain which wouldn’t flood the property but we got 16 inches last night that they didn’t expect.”

However, it’s not only the horses who need rescuing. The video below shows the wildlife that’s been displaced out of their homes because of the flood waters.

There is one story that stands out, and this is about a horse that was presumed dead. Mac Stanford posted, “There were many prayers being said aloud, and there was no doubt that God was present today in all of His glory. There are going to be some EXHAUSTED Guardian Angels in Heaven’s beds tonight!

Suddenly, at 2:02 p.m., without warning, this glorious beast burst through the surface of the water beneath the bridge and pulled himself up the concrete embankment with no help from any human. The crowd above was absolutely stunned into silence…then ERUPTED with cheering and applause. The horse was so exhausted that he could barely walk. He wandered towards the crowd, and gave a loud neigh when the woman that owns him and was boarding him there, broke through the crowd and grabbed his bridle. I got the whole thing on video!”

Read Mac Stanford’s entire account of the event here.

[Photo by David J. Phillip/AP Images]

3 Aug 29, 2017

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Earth from space

Gary Lindner

Hello my name is Gary Lindner, Director of Planet Sanctuary and Senior Vice President of One World Blue. I would like to introduce the completion of Planet Sanctuary and take a moment to explain our platform. The purpose of the platform is to give all readers and "do-gooders" the ability to spread information concerning "OUR" natural world on Planet Earth. This information should contain positive research, videos and data on people, places and animals that have been or will be affected by the good deeds of people around "OUR" Planet Earth. This is going to be a fantastic way to focus on these good deeds and ultimately motivate more. Here is a video of the great planet Earth from space. I am inviting and encouraging readers to participate in the distribution of information that they are passionate about. Every week I will share information that has caught my attention. As I continue to search for information about "OUR" Planet Earth, I hope to see your videos and articles showing the vast detail on "OUR" planet with a positve human touch.

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7 May 7, 2015

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9 May 6, 2015

Wildlife

The wild chickens of Kauai

Jonathan Wayne

In March of 2008, I had the privilege to join my father and sister on a trip to Hawaii's northernmost island of Kauai. We spent 5 days exploring the lush countryside and experiencing a completely exotic land. Along our travels, we encountered so many chickens roaming around everywhere, that I wondered how and why this came about. In one instance I was relaxing on a beautiful sandy beach near the Kauai Marriot Resort, and a rooster, hen and their two or three chicks (a whole family) came pecking towards me threatening to tickle my toes. Some people there told me that hurricanes in the past let chicken coops loose, and others said that since there are no natural predators there, chickens had no enemies (other than humans) who would eat them. It all made sense, but I wanted to know more about the wild chicken invasion of Kaui (and the rest of Hawaii) that have made this in itself a tourist attraction.

Here's an interesting article from the New York Times, written on April 6, 2015, that sheds some light on the wild chickens of Kauai:

In Hawaii, Chickens Gone Wild

The pictures you see here I shot myself (or my sister did) on this trip. I'm also in a few of the photos as you can see. Guess if you're ever homeless and hungry, this is the island to be on! Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

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