Generally I quite enjoy a bit of rain. 

The sound of heavy showers battering on roofs, puddles appearing in interesting places, that fuzziness at ankle height caused by raindrops beating so hard on pavements that they leap in the air like soggy fleas, gushing downpipes and rushing gutters, gurgling drains and dripping hair. However, I think that we have now gone far enough down that road and I am just beginning to lose patience with the romanticism of precipitation.

I have just spent the morning planting a border for Kay Maguire at Gardeners World Magazine. It is the last of three that have been exhaustively photographed and will appear in the magazine sometime next year. The first was for late summer colour, the second for dry shade (under a bloody great lime) and the third for low maintenance - actually it was initially intended as an annual border but was noshed by rabbits before it got into its stride. Anyway, I was planting this thing and smiling enigmatically at the camera - at the same time trying to ensure that my digging technique was up to Seabrookian standards - when it dawned on me that I was getting very wet indeed. It was the first time in ages that I have got thoroughly dampened while digging and I rather enjoyed the experience. It then got even worse and I stopped enjoying it and wanted to be back in my nice warm office being a poncey designer again. 

Designing gardens for a living gives rise to a strange dichotomy sometimes as it actually involves precious little gardening. People often say to me “Must be good spending so much time outside” when actually most of my life is either in my office, other people’s houses or in a car. When I first set off along this path (about twenty five years ago) it was all about heavy lifting, lots of digging, mixing vast quantities of cement and swinging through large trees with chainsaws. Nowadays it is more to do with telephones, invoices, cumbersome sheets of tracing paper, computers, comfortable kitchens, difficult clients (and their incumbent gardeners) and great strings of improbably poetic botanical Latin.

Sometimes I miss mud under my fingernails and those painful fissures that appear on one’s fingertips if you handle too much cement (I used to go through boxes of elastoplast ). I miss the strain of pushing a laden barrow up a narrow plank into a skip. I miss the gunpowdery smell of a new angle grinder wheel and the rank stink of wet ballast. I miss pruning enormous shrubs. I miss sawdust in my hair and the gritty taste of sandwiches eaten with filthy hands. I miss the satisfaction of a perfectly laid wall or the precision of nailing featheredge boards to a well set arris rail. I miss the effort of manhandling huge trees into place.

And sometimes I don’t. 

I am listening to Steppin’ Out With My Baby sung by Fred Astaire. The picture is of Astilbe chinensis taquettii Purpurlanze.

Last year I was writing about this.

]]> http://fenlander.wordpress.com/?p=148 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:03:38 +0000 fenlander http://fenlander.wordpress.com/?p=148 In this case by water but not in the form of the traditional Matthew Hopkins style ducking stool.

Oh no, this was far more subtle, the rain just kept hosing down. Then it would stop, sun came out and suddenly all was well with the world. Well not quite, the sun god and the rain god were in cahoots. A soon as I relaxed and started to steam gently and dry the tent and waterproofs sun said ‘enough’ and rain said ‘more’ so the trial went on until sunset. Sun god may have retired to recharge but that only left rain in sole charge and he/she/it had a field day. In my case ‘field’ was the operative word. Where I was camping the ground was baked to a standard any titanium purveyor would truly relish. So, what happens, rain unleashes another 10 or so clouds; most of the wet seems to land on ‘my’ field, the water rises quite gently at first and I make the foolish mistake of gloating.

There were others whose tents didn’t have a bathtub groundsheet like the good old Akto. I must have really racked up some bad, bad karma by gloating because when the time came that I simply had to get out of the tent – a 0300hrs nature call held over since about 0100hrs – I carefully unzipped the inner and was promptly inundated. The water inside the fly porch was sufficient to overtop the sown in groundsheet. The great American deity ‘therm-a’ took some pity though and my sleeping bag, spare clothes (in a dry bag) and a precious copy of a Colin Fletcher book were lifted high above the deluge. There must be some moral or other to this story but unless it’s to drink less to avoid middle-of-the-night nature calls I’m afraid it is lost on me. However, I survived my trial by ordeal, dried out and that really is the end.

I did use my new Trail Designs Caldera Stove and found it to be extremely efficient. For a minimum of 6 hot brews and two ‘cooked’ meals I was using less than 100ml of meths per day. Breakfast, mid-morning, mid-afternoon and evening brews were simply ½ pints of tea (each used 10ml of fuel). The two ‘cooked’ meals required 7 and 14 fl ozs respectively (boiling water + a pot cozy = food) plus in both cases a further ½ pint for a brew. Mid-day used 15ml of fuel and dinner 20ml. Any mathematician out there will probably see that the ‘cone’ seems to work on a ration of 1ml of fuel to boil 1fl oz of water – or thereabouts. Weather surprisingly didn’t seem to make that much difference. All cooking/brewing was outside with some sun/wind/rain thrown in for good measure. Overall I was impressed with the stoves performance and will definitely be using it some more.

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µTorrent è un programma proprietario quindi a codice chiuso. Non sapete come funziona, non sapete quale sia il suo grado di rispetto della vostra privacy.

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And it is this steady drizzle that is more dangerous than a flash-spell of heavy rain. Constant rain doesn't help the water to drain off easily, thus causing water-logging and hence traffic jams. I was out for lunch today with the FreeHyderabad members and we were witness to awful traffic jams as a result of water-logging. Not to mention the potholes that are growing on the roads faster than China's medals tally at the Olympics! I got wet more from the vrooming-vehicles-splashing-pothole-water than by the overhead rains :evil:

The State capital recorded 18 cm rainfall during the 24-hour period from 5.30 pm on Friday as against 24.1 cm on August 24, 2000, the highest in its recorded history.

There were several casualties as a result of wall-collapses and other incidents. Evidence that too much of rains aren't advantageous to anyone. Even for the farmers, whose plantations were craving rains till a few days ago, it must be a precarious situation. With more rains forecasted in the coming 48 hours, its gonna be damp days in the offing!

[EDIT] An Idle glance into the past brought out two older Rains posts. One on Jun 22 2007 & another on Aug 4 2006. Yearly occurrence, it turns out to be :mrgreen:

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C'est sur un vélo que mon enfant, mon fils, la chair de ma chair, ce morceau d'étoile tombé sur Terre, a gagné ses lettres de noblesse. Et mon respect à tout jamais. Il n'avait pas encore un an de vie au compteur. Jusque-là je pressentais un être exceptionnel. Ce jour-là, j'en ai eu la certitude.
Or donc, mon fils, ce petit bout de chair vivante et d'amour pur mélangés, faisait son baptême de vélo, les petites fesses calées dans un siège pour enfant fixé sur la barre, derrière le guidon, un casque en forme de coccinelle, les deux pieds minuscules sanglés dans leurs étriers. Position stratégique inouïe, car elle lui donne un point de vue imprenable sur le grand extérieur du monde à hauteur d'homme, en même temps que l'illusion que c'est lui qui conduit.
Et puis, pour le père, quel bonheur de sentir l'enfant, proche de son ventre, comme enceint, avec cette faculté en plus par rapport à la mère porteuse de voir papillonner la joyeuse frimousse du fœtus éclos, de se pencher à son oreille et de voir avec ses yeux. Dans cet équipage, nos deux regards n'en font plus qu'un, et c'est la fraîcheur du sien qui lave le mien, c'est son œil qui nous guide…
Tout baignait donc dans une espèce de bonheur amniotique quand le ciel s'est mis de la partie. Je veux dire la pluie. Or nous étions loin de nos bases, lancés à la conquête de Paris avec l'enthousiasme de la jeunesse, mais aussi son insouciance (on avait deux ans à nous deux !). Paris était conquis, et nous attaquions les faubourgs d'Ivry-sur-Seine à belles dents (les 48 de mon double-plateau), quand les premières gouttes churent sans ménagement sur nos épaules, donnant le signal du retour dans la conscience du plus grand de nous deux, soudain ramené à ce sens des responsabilités qui est (soi-disant) l'apanage de l'âge.
Mais c'étaient des trombes d'eau. Une hérésie pour un jeune bébé que toute cette eau froide tombée d'on ne sait où (et pourquoi ?), lui tout fraîchement sorti de la surprotection placentaire puis appartementale à température constante. J'osais à peine jeter un œil sous la capuche dégoulinante de mon petit, tout en redoublant d'ardeur au pédalage. Le silence en provenance de la niche supérieure de l'anorak me semblait lourd de reproches.
Quand je le fis enfin au feu rouge, tenaillé par l'angoisse, je découvris dans l'écrin encapuchonné une petite bouille humide, les deux coins de lèvres un peu tombants, l'œil au bord des larmes mais plein du courage de l'enfant qui traverse une cave tout noire en sifflotant pour ne rien montrer de sa peur. Le courage infiniment attendrissant d'un bonhomme d'un an, fétu de paille au cœur d'un déluge incompréhensible, les deux petits points serrant le guidon de toutes leurs petites forces.
Ce regard me disait : « Ne vous inquiétez pas, père, j'ai un peu les jetons, c'est vrai, il se passe des trucs assez bizarres, j'arrive pas à tout saisir, mais je sens que ce n'est pas le moment d'en rajouter. Je sais que vous essayez de nous sortir de là avec beaucoup de bonne volonté, ça n'a pas l'air commode, ne vous occupez pas de moi, je ne voudrais pas être un poids, concentrez-vous sur la conduite. De mon côté je m'arrange avec la terreur naissante dont l'état de mes couches témoignera à l'arrivée – si nous arrivons. Mais j'ai confiance en vous. Profondément, père. Vous ne m'avez jamais déçu. Allez. Courage. »
Et là, c'est comme s'il m'avait tapoté la main avant d'orienter à nouveau son regard face aux embruns. Digne. Et le feu est passé au vert.
Et je l'ai ramené chez nous. Trempé jusqu'à l'os (sa couche n'était plus qu'une bouillie saumâtre, et ses chaussures deux petits pédiluves), il prit un bain mille fois mérité et chaud cette fois, reprenant ses jouets familiers où il les avait laissés, comme si l'apocalypse n'avait pas eu lieu.
Mon fils, si tu lis ces lignes, de ce jour je tai aimé comme jamais je n'ai aimé (sauf peut-être ta mère, faut que je fasse gaffe, car elle, c'est sûr, elle va lire ces lignes) (et ta grande sœur aussi, houlala, d'accord).
S'il t'arrive de croiser sur le chemin de ta vie de graves difficultés, je te ferai confiance, à mon tour. J'aurai toujours de toi l'image d'un petit homme de huit kilos aux joues mouillées et lèvres tremblantes, mais toisant l'adversité avec une infinie dignité.

Si je suis si sensible à ce texte remarquable, exceptionnel, c'est qu'il réactive en moi des sensations et des bonheurs très lointains, noyés dans l'amnésie infantile : moi aussi, j'ai eu la chance infinie d'être ainsi véloporté par mon père, dans mes trois premières années, avant qu'il ne parte à la guerre en 39. À son retour, en 45, son tout petit avait bien grandi, et au premier essai de véloportage, a trouvé le moyen de se prendre un pied dans la roue avant : double catastrophe en ces temps de pénurie extrême : plusieurs rayons cassés et un talon de soulier arraché, sur une route blanche déserte… Mais j'avais auparavant engrangé de merveilleuses sensations de figure de proue et de travelling panoramique qui me sont revenues, intactes, quand j'ai eu mon premier vélo bien à moi et la liberté de la vitesse dans le vent, la vraie vitesse naturelle, celle des marins qui se laissent porter ou celle des cyclistes gagnée à la force du jarret.

Ces bonheurs ne sont sans doute plus autorisés, au nom de la sécurité et du chiffre d'affaires des assurances et du trou de la Sécu : on ne voit plus de petits passagers véloportés qu'à l'arrière des vélos, solidement harnachés et casqués, mais surtout hélas masqués par la masse énorme du père véloporteur, ou de la mère porteuse, privés du vent de la course et des images en gros plan, sans pour autant être préservés de chocs venus de derrière.

Nos petits passagers, au nom des impératifs sécuritaires, sont maintenant attachés dans nos voitures, tels des cosmonautes en partance pour de lointaines planètes. Ah! Certes, ils ne risquent rien. Mais ils ne voient rien et ne tardent pas à s'endormir. Le petit cycliste passager d'antan ne risquait pas de s'endormir et rester oublié sur le vélo accoté contre un mur ou un arbre… Ni le petit passager automobiliste d'alors.
Certes, dans nos 4CV, et autres deudeuches ou dauphines, sans ceintures de sécurité, sans sièges ni rehausseurs pour enfants, on n'était guère tranquille, nous les papa et maman, il fallait souvent s'enquérir, s'inquiéter des comportements de la marmaille à l'arrière. Mais quelle vie alors, comme ils se faisaient entendre, comme ils s'agitaient, chantaient, se parlaient, nous parlaient, commentaient ce que chacun voyait! En tout cas, on ne risquait pas les oublier…
Car maintenant, avec tant de sécurités, sitôt le clic entendu, on est tranquille, bien trop tranquille, ils ne broncheront pas c'est sûr, très vite ils s'endormiront, ils nous oublieront.
Si artificiellement tranquilles que parfois, nous aussi, nous les oublions. Les effroyables drames récents de ces enfants laissés au grand soleil dans des voitures soigneusement cadenassées, mais d'un unique clic électronique, - naguère, il fallait faire le tour du véhicule pour fermer toutes les portières, on en profitait pour un coup d'œil ultime à l'intérieur... Ces malheurs s'expliquent sans doute en partie ainsi. Trop de sécurité endort la salutaire vigilance. Et les malheureux responsables de ces terribles oublis, la tête encombrée de préoccupations modernes, sont victimes d'un système qui déplace les vigilances et les priorités.
On n'ose sans doute plus imaginer, et c'est grand dommage, des sièges pour tout petits passagers cyclistes bien arrimés sur le cadre, ou carrément à l'avant, avec ceinture et casque et tout (k-way, mini auvent escamotable…), qui seraient ainsi, suprêmement heureux dans le vent et les images. Et même dans la pluie, délicieuse épreuve partagée qui forgerait des attachements indéfectibles.

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C'est amusant, le genre de détail complètement futile qui monopolise mes pensées quand je suis en vacances, n'est-ce pas ? :P

Sur une autre note beaucoup moins futile et techniquement plus significative, la piscine aussi est pas mal vide. Voici ce qui s'est passé:

1. Samedi, en me levant, je constate qu'il manque 2 pouces d'eau dans la piscine. J'inspecte le filtreur et trouve une petite fuite sur le tuyau de retour d'eau, que mon père avait déjà colmatée avec du Duct Tape, mais qui a recommencé à couler.
2. Je rebouche la fuite avec 15 tours environ de Duct Tape supplémentaire, et je comble le manque d'eau avec le boyau d'arrosage.
3. Dimanche matin en me levant, je constate que cette fois il manque les 2/3 de toute l'eau de la piscine, soit à peu près 18 000 litres, et que le filtreur est éteint.
4. Dès que je jette un coup d'oeil au filtreur, la rationnelle me saute aux yeux: le tuyau de retour d'eau a fendu et s'est arraché. Pendant la nuit, le filtreur a donc pompé l'eau directement par terre à raison de 300 litres/min jusqu'à ce qu'il n'en reste plus suffisamment pour alimenter la pompe, puis s'est éteint.

Il y a sûrement une heureuse: la vigne sauvage qui pousse derrière la piscine, grimpant sur la clôture et sur le poteau de téléphone, a été abondamment arrosée. Déjà que cette plante est indestructible (on a plusieurs fois tenté de la tuer en la coupant à la base parce qu'elle est trop envahissante, mais elle revient toujours, plus verte et plus grosse), une bonne réserve d'eau risque de lui permettre d'envahir toute la cour puis, éventuellement, la moitié de l'Amérique du Nord. Par la même occasion, le petit potager des voisins a sûrement été inondé...

J'ai informé Papa du déluge quand il a appelé hier pour savoir si tout allait bien à la maison. Il a eu l'air bien exaspéré... Encore un tuyau à changer ! Il faut acheter des nouvelles pièces du filtreur littéralement chaque année, c'est vraiment une technologie foireuse. Il y a toujours un morceau quelque part qui craque avant les autres. Tiens, Apple ne pourrait pas se lancer dans l'équipement de piscine ? Ça serait bien, un filtreur incassable qui s'installe tout seul...

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There didn't seem to be a whole lot of interest in The Noachian Flood, Part One: The role of plasma, so I held off on writing and releasing Part Two. In fact, so much did I hold off, that I totally forgot about Part One and the promised Part Two, until I started recently to go through all the old posts, re-assigning tags, linking articles, etc. It was then that I saw, and re-read, Part One and realized that I had yet to publish Part Two. As Anthony E. Larson has now joined this blog and recently published a slew of articles on plasma theology, it may be the ideal time to return to this topic. So, without further adieu, here is Part Two. (Hey! That rhymes!)

Death of a Comet (not of a Salesman)...

A few years back, a comet called Schwassman-Wachmann 3 disintegrated as it made its routine appearance. This particular comet, also known as Comet 73P, comes by every 5.4 years and normally does not put on spectacular displays. It was discovered in 1930 and has been tracked ever since, so astronomers are fairly familiar with its normal behavior. However, when it appeared in 1995, it was so bright that astronomers thought it was a new comet. They soon realized their mistake and kept an eye on the newly brightened object, discovering in 1996 that it had broken into at least 3 pieces, the beginning of the disintegration process. In its next pass, in the year 2000, it had brightened even more and now there were more cometary fragments. Finally, in the latest pass, in the year 2006, dozens of fragments were discovered, due to Hubble's imaging capabilities.

... and of a Theory

Current cometary theory posits that comets are gigantic chunks of dirty ice or icy dirt and that the brilliant displays they put on are nothing more than ice sublimating from the Sun's rays.

Unbeknown to most of the population, with the advent of modern, observational, astronomic and analytic technology and its focused use on comets, as new comets have entered our solar system and have been observed and analyzed, current cometary theory has also disintegrated, much like Comet Schwassman-Wachmann 3 has. A whole lot of contradictory information has come out which invalidates these mainstream cometary theories. However, the mainstream astronomers continue with their dogma, despite the evidence to the contrary, looking for a comet, any comet, that will prove their theories correct. As usual, none of our high school or college texts are ever updated with the new contradictory information and another generation of children and young adults are taught the already invalidated theories.

What comets really are

One particular non-mainstream theory is that comets are charged (rocky) bodies moving in the weak electric field of space which can and does results in plasma discharges and plasma structures, making the coma, tail, hydrogen bubble, jets, etc. This theory is both highly accurate in its predictions and also validated more and more with each new comet that enters our system and is analyzed by our technology.

The following PDF document explains the electric comet model and how it measures up compared to all the new cometary information that is coming in, as well as compared to the standard, mainstream model.

The Electric Comet

Comet Schwassman-Wachmann 3's "water" production was really OH production

Comet 73P's disintegration allowed astronomers to finally get a peek at the inside of a comet and of course they expected to see lots of ice and water, which, of course, they didn't.

At the heart of comet theory is the astronomers' unsubstantiated claim that cometary displays are largely a result of water evaporation. In contrast, electrical theorist Wal Thornhill and his colleagues have repeatedly predicted that the required water levels in the nucleus will not be found. (See summaries here and here; facts already in hand virtually preclude abundant ices on the nuclei of most comets.)

But when astronomers view the comas of comets spectroscopically, their own preconceptions deceive them. They are not seeing water. (If it were there, it would not be visible.) What they actually see is the hydroxyl radical (OH), which they assume to be a residue of water (H2O) as it is broken down by the ultraviolet light of the Sun. This assumption is not only unwarranted, it requires a speed of "processing" by solar radiation beyond anything that can be demonstrated experimentally.

The explanation for the OH in cometary comas will be found in the energetic exchange between the electrically charged comet and the oppositely charged solar wind. The point was stated in an earlier Picture of the Day: "In the electric model, negative oxygen ions will be accelerated away from the comet in energetic jets, then combine preferentially with protons from the solar wind to form the observed OH radical and the neutral hydrogen gathered around the coma in vast concentric bubbles. The reactions simply confirm the energetic charge exchange between the nucleus and Sun."

The fragmentation of comet nuclei provides a telling opportunity to see if the ices that standard theory expects are actually there. But the time to look is in the early stages of an explosive outburst, before charge exchange with the Sun deceives astronomers. The electric model would anticipate that, with each outburst, observatories may record a decline in the relative abundance of water, before they report an increase in water (their interpretation, due to the presence of OH). As recent missions to comets have shown, water is consistently missing from the nuclei of comets but supposedly present in the comas. If the OH is, in fact, being manufactured through reactions with the solar wind, the contradictions are resolved.

(Taken from Comet Schwassman-Wachmann 3 Disintegrates (2).)

Another quote along the same line of reasoning:

When astronomers view the comas of comets spectroscopically, what they actually see is the hydroxyl radical (OH), which they assume to be a residue of water (H2O) broken down by the ultraviolet light of the Sun (photolysis). This assumption is not only unwarranted, it requires a speed of “processing” by solar radiation beyond anything that can be demonstrated experimentally.

The mysteries find direct answers electrically—in the transaction between a negatively charged comet nucleus and the Sun. In the electric model, negative oxygen ions are accelerated away from the comet in energetic jets, then combine preferentially with protons from the solar wind to form the observed OH radical and the neutral hydrogen gathered around the coma in vast concentric bubbles. These abundances simply confirm the energetic charge exchange between the nucleus and the Sun.

The electric model thus resolves two problems for the standard theory:

1. Cometologists have never verified that the assumed photolysis is feasible on the super-efficient scale their “explanation” requires.
2. Neutral hydrogen is far too plentiful in the coma to be the “leftover” of the hypothesized conversion of water into OH. But if the negatively charged nucleus provides the electrons in a charge exchange with the solar wind, the dilemma is resolved and the vast hydrogen envelope is a predictable effect.

(Taken from The Electric Comet as quoted in Evidence Confirms Electric Comet Model.)

Some facts about OH (the hydroxyl radical)

Here on Earth (or rather above us, in the troposphere) OH production is largely a result of photolysis of ozone, which is the mechanism that astronomers assumed was taking place on comets. However, if comets can electrically generate OH, Earth can do the same.

Currently, tropospheric hydroxyl radical concentration is pretty low. The electric state of the planet (and all the planets we observe in the solar system) is also pretty low, making Earth production of OH chiefly by photolysis. But if the electrical state of the Earth were amplified, OH production through electrical means could vastly and quickly increase the hydroxyl radical concentration, just as it happens on comets.

OH is highly reactive, forming water and some other radical, such as an alkyl radical, a peroxy radical, etc. As a result of these reactions, hydroxyl radicals are short-lived.

The Stacked Planets Scenario

Assuming that the planets were once stacked (and will be again) and that there was a pillar or plasma tube connecting the planets at their poles, the removal of the planets to their current positions would have caused electrical disruptions up and down the "totem pole" of planets. This augmented electrical state could have electrically manufactured, like comets, a vast quantity of highly reactive OH in the atmosphere, which, upon reaction with other compounds, would have produced a torrent of water and caustic substances that would have rained down hot, "burning" water upon the inhabitants of the Earth.

In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. (Genesis 7: 11)

The plasma columns connecting the various planets could be thought of as the world axis, a great mountain, trees of life, or as fountains of living water. As there would be more than one "fountain of living water" (plasma column) because there were more than two planets connected, the break up of these fountains of the great deep means that the planets were scattered from their stacked positions, and, as explained above, massive OH production possibly would ensue, causing the "windows of heaven" to open.

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Ok, so maybe it was not quite a deluge. But it was more rain in any one short period than we have had all year. And maybe it is not a drought buster, but it's at least a start.

The 1.18" of rain we had at my house today was a welcome thing. Yes, I do know it is 1.18" of rain because it was measured by the official Rooster Automated Rain Gauge. It measures the rain on the outside and beams (as in Scotty) the reading on a continuing basis to the display unit inside. And that is quite some technology.

The rain will go a long ways in helping out with our dry and arid conditions. The precipitation was much needed. We need a lot more, but at least today is a start.

Also, I marvel at the weather technology of today. The rain is measured automated and sent to a unit that reads it. I can remember a day not too long ago, when I was probably 10 years old or so. I was not the weather collector, but I was sort of like the display unit on the wall. As in, "Daddy it is raining very hard now and the total rainfall for today is 1.83"." We sure have come a long way!!

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New Heavens, New Earth: Suddenly or Slowly?

The heavens and the earth are repeatedly referenced in the scriptures as the objects of remarkable, sweeping changes in the past and in the future.

"For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind." (Isaiah 65:17.)

"Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness." (2 Peter 3:13.)

"And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea." (Revelation 21:1.)

"And there shall be a new heaven and a new earth; and they shall be like unto the old save the old have passed away, and all things have become new." (Ether 13:9.)

And the end shall come, and the heaven and the earth shall be consumed and pass away, and there shall be a new heaven and a new earth." (Ibid.)

"For all old things shall pass away, and all things shall become new, even the heaven and the earth, and all the fullness thereof, both men and beasts, the fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea ..." (D&C 29:23, 24.)

Descriptions of these alterations are couched in emphatic terms that strongly suggest dramatic changes - differences so great that only the terms "new," "old," "consumed" and "pass away" seem to suffice in order to fully illustrate the radical degree of change seen in the past and foreseen for the future.

Typically, these changes are said to occur in transitional eras, relatively short periods of time, either during the Deluge at the end of the Patriarchal Age or in a time immediately prior to the Second Coming of the Savior at the ushering in of the Millennium.

Of course, we learn from modern geology and astronomy that such a dramatic change is physically impossible in the space of a few years or decades.  Change comes very slowly, we are told by scientists and scholars.  The renowned astronomer Carl Sagan, given science's view of the tediously slow rate at which these things seem to change, was fond of saying "billions and billions of years" when referring to the periods of time needed to change the heavens above us and the face of the earth at our feet.

Nevertheless, the preponderance of the evidence from the scriptures, cited above, indicates just the opposite: A rapid and dramatic change has occurred in the past and will occur yet again in the future.

This contradiction puts Latter-day Saints on the horns of a dilemma. Do we believe science or the prophets with regard to this issue. How rapidly does change takes place on the Earth and the solar system - indeed, in our universe? And why is this of any concern to us?

The answer comes in two parts. The first part rests in a brief history lesson to examine two opposing scientific theories of how change comes about in the earth and in the heavens. The two opposing theories were passionately debated in the scientific community in the mid-19^th century.

One group of scientists and scholars felt that the most profound change in the earth and in the heavens came in sudden, sweeping, dramatic and catastrophic events, such as Noah's Flood. Hence, the term "Catastrophism" was coined to designate that theory.

A second group insisted that such change comes only very slowly and gradually, in the same consistent and uniform manner as we see it operating in the forces of nature all around us today. It's how mountains rise ever so slowly while water and wind ever so slowly wear them away, gradually and inexorably altering the entire face of the earth. Hence, the term "Gradualism" was coined, also sometimes called the Theory of Uniformity or Uniformitarianism.

By the end of the 19th century, the debate was over. The precepts of Gradualism carried the day - to such a degree that the scientific community unwaveringly refused to seriously considered Catastrophism for nearly two centuries. Scientists and scholars derisively lumped catastrophists together with religionists as a class of people for whom rational thought and empiricism were foreign processes.

Even today, when the patently catastrophist idea of an asteroid impact catastrophically wiping out the dinosaurs - suddenly and irreversibly changing the face of the earth and its entire ecosystem in an instant - has made an unprecedented comeback, reconsidering Catastrophism still seems to be out of the question for mainstream science. Even when the whole world has been treated to a graphic demonstration of the sudden, catastrophic, planet-altering power of incoming comet fragments when Shoemaker/Levi 9 repeatedly impacted Jupiter in 1994 - a celestial visual aid presented by the Creator, if you will - science steadfastly refuses to re-evaluate its decision to opt for Gradualism as the primary mechanism of change on the earth and in the heavens.

Even more incomprehensible still is the religionists' proclivity for turning a blind eye to these things, ignoring the implications of these discoveries for their perception of scriptural accounts.

The second part of our answer seems to lie in a short declaration made by Elder Orson Pratt, an early Apostle and confidant of the Prophet Joseph Smith. 

"Many geological speculations have been put forth to account for the great changes that have happened in the surface strata of the earth. But it is not our intention to examine the probability of improbability of those conjectures; but merely to give some few facts from divine revelation to show that the present geological conditions of our globe are not, in their general characteristics, the result of slow and gradual changes; but the effects of sudden convulsions and catastrophes under the control and superintendence of the All-powerful Being who formed all things." (The Seer, Vol. II, No. 4, April, 1854, italics added.)

Once again, we see that revealed knowledge pointed to the more correct of the two theories and foreshadowed the most recent discoveries at the end of the 20^th century about our world that have only recently begun to revolutionize science and replace old scientific dogma.

Elder Pratt was a recognized scientist and mathematician in his day, having worked out part of the equation to more accurately describe planetary orbits. In addition, his direct observations of the phases of the moon from a small observatory constructed on the temple grounds in Salt Lake City formed the basis for that temple's Moon Stones, which accurately depict the phases of the moon in its walls.

That said, it becomes evident that Elder Pratt spoke with both the authority of good science and "divine revelation." Indeed, it is apparent that he could appropriately be called a catastrophist. Moreover, he emphatically declares that the idea of slow and gradual change is not the scriptural perspective revealed to the prophets.

So, how should modern Saints see all this? What is the benefit of altering our views?

Only by seeing scriptural references such as those quoted at the beginning of this article through the eyes of Catastrophism, as espoused by Elder Pratt, can we properly conceive of the import of their message. Otherwise, seen from a gradualist perspective, they seem like largely inconsequential, lyrical rhetoric, indicative of little.

Seen in the catastrophist context, the only circumstances that would cause the ancient prophets to speak of changed heavens and earth would be dramatic changes in Earth's orbit and position in our solar system. Though science vehemently denies that possibility, the only logical conclusion is that our planet has changed its position in the solar system with respect to the other planets, the stars and our sun and that it will do so again in the last days. Only such sweeping changes could give earthlings a "new heaven" and a "new earth." Given Elder Pratt's assertions and the scriptural statements of past and future changes, the conclusion is inescapable.

No wonder the prophets characterized the Earth as reeling "to and fro" during such events.

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2012 and planet x (Nibiru) have created some mega hype around the Internet these days, there are many theories as to how planet x will affect earth and what is going to happen in the year 2012 some say that it will all end, some say it is just another Y2K, whatever the case 2012 will definitely bring about some serious change and it has already begun and this change is very noticeable, you will recognize what is going on by reading the Bible that man has twisted though we have prevented man from changing certain texts even though free will was given we would not allow those texts to be tampered with.

By 2012 planet x will affect the earth in much the same way that it affected the earth when the great flood took place but to a much less degree, whole cities will flood, the earth will shake and a second sun will be visible among many other things, planet x is the planet of change, it comes every 3006 years to bring about change, cleansing and a new beginning, is this the end of the world? no not even close the end of the world is way after your time, but it will seem as though it is the end of the world however keep in mind that this will be a transition from the bleak life you are familiar with to an unfamiliar life that  will bring about truth, acceptance and enlightenment.

There is no need to panic or fear what is to come though it is true that many will perish those who are familiar with ascension will be spared so that they may guide the survivors of these natural disasters which will take place within a four year period until the final end in 2012, watch the news, listen to the radio and pay attention you will be forewarned of many things if you open your eyes and take time to listen for example the tsunami and Katrina were products of this change, the tip of the iceberg if you will and yes things will only get worse before they get better.

Many things will begin to fail including your government, your economy and national security, your government will try and blind you from whats happening but eventually the truth will surface, by this time it will be to late and you will all be in the hands of some more sinister organizations, but there are things you can do to prepare right now and the most important thing to do is remain vigilant and partner with natural organizations such as green peace and others, the point here is to have a safe haven to turn to because those who are caught alone will become products of these evil organizations, don’t change your daily routine, do not appear suspicious and remember that there is safety in numbers.

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It has been recorded in the bible the story of a grand ship that gathered every male and female of every species during the time of the great flood and through the ages man has searched high and low for evidence of this grand ship but has come back with nothing, so where is the ark and why cant we find it? the truth is no one will find the ark because contrary to what you already know the ark is not man made and it is not from this earth, if you notice the design of the ark in the photo you will see that it has a sort of cigar shape much like all the UFO reports today, this is because the ark was indeed a UFO, in my previous article I state that when man was created sometime after the God like force saw that man was not very advanced so the God like force sent forth aliens (angels) to help us evolve, this is why the ark came in the first place to help us evolve but the ascended masters saw that we were in peril due to conditions of the earth, torrential rain, severe flooding etc so these ascended masters were instructed by the God like force to take one male and one female of every species to save our race.
Now the flood was not due to impurities that were happening on earth the flood was caused by natural changes in the earth and man had to be saved in order to survive, truth is that man in those days could not create a boat big enough to withstand a flood that covered even the highest mountains to a depth of more than 6 metres (20 ft), stories have been changed throughout history as much stories do but it was intelligent modern humanoids that twisted the truth to benefit themselves, Noah did not create the ark he was simply a passenger and the ark was of an unearthly metal instead of wood, it was exact in its measurements and perfect because it was created by the aliens(angels) that were guided by the God like force.

The Return Of The Ark
Will the ark return if we are in peril again? of course but now times have changed and there are many arks (UFOs) who check up on mankind preparing mankind for the truth, UFOs are showing up all over the place these days trying to prepare us for what the unenlightened would call mass invasion, but it is not mass invasion it is the ascended masters making contact and trying to get man used to their presence so when the day comes that they have to gather us for our own good we will understand and be prepared but it is a long hard road that our ascended brothers and sisters have to take because mankind is blind to the truth and fearful of what they dont understand, the ascended masters are trying to warn us that the times of the flood are returning again though it may not be a flood hell it could be a flood, fire, war etc..whatever the cause of mankinds doom they are trying to save those who will listen.

So listen and prepare yourself spiritually because the ark (UFO) is returning but this time only the enlightened will be chosen along with every female and male animal ;) you dont have to change your daily routine you just have to open your mind and believe that mankind is one with a greater force, thats not so hard is it? connect to your soul, see with your soul not with your eyes or your heart because your eyes and your heart are human but your soul is like the God like force it sees and feels beyond comprehensionthough if you take time to connect you will see a force so great that it will change everything you know.but remember that nothing is more important than knowing your own path and learning from other paths but dont ever take what anyone says as ultimate truth..follow your own soul thats all.

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J'ai donc passé trois quarts d'heure cette nuit debout devant la fenêtre de ma chambre, à contempler les arcs électriques entre ciel et terre. Le centre de l'orage a certainement survolé le quartier, car plusieurs éclairs étaient accompagnés d'un grondement de tonnerre instantané, sans le moindre délai.

Ensuite je me suis recouché, tout content d'être en congé car je savais que je pourrais reprendre cette heure de sommeil dans l'avant-midi. En me levant ce matin (vers 11:00), j'ai pris conscience d'un autre avantage de la situation: grâce au déluge de cette nuit, je n'aurai pas besoin d'arroser les plantes aujourd'hui.

Sur un tout autre sujet, mentionnons que le party organisé par ma soeur est enfin terminé. Après avoir couché ici vendredi et hier soir, ses nombreuses et bruyantes amies d'âge variable (de 14 à 28 ans !) viennent de sortir pour voir un film au cinéma. Elles vont revenir tantôt pour ramasser leurs sacs de couchage et autres bagages, qui entre temps auront été méticuleusement inspectés par Victor (il est présentement en train d'essayer d'introduire sa grosse tête dans l'ouverture 5 fois plus petite d'un sac à dos...)

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