In 2011, scientists reported that they created the “world’s first practical artificial leaf”.  This leaf mimics real leaves by producing energy from water and sunlight.

This idea was presented as a potential for inexpensive electricity for people who are in developing countries and remote areas of the world.  The reason why it would be so beneficial in these environments is because it has the ability to self heal and produce energy using dirty water.

The Artificial Leaf has many of the abilities of regular leaves such as getting energy from sunlight and water but, unlike a real leaf, lacks the ability to perform photosynthesis.  Daniel G. Nocera, Ph.D. who was head of the research on this project says that the leaf is made out of a simple wafer of silicon coated in a catalyst.  Once this device is dropped into water and then exposed to sunlight it breaks down the water into its original components of hydrogen and oxygen.  The gases from these two basic elements bubble up to the surface and are collected to be used as fuel.  The fuel can then be used to make electricity.

Deane Alban, Contributor
Waking Times

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It’s been said that the greatest power of the human mind is its ability to focus on one thing for an extended period of time.

If you’ve ever held a magnifying glass in the sun, you know how scattered sunlight can be focused to start a fire.

Imagine if you could concentrate your brain power into one bright beam and focus it like a laser on whatever you wish to accomplish.

But most of us struggle to concentrate.

And when you can’t concentrate, everything you do is harder and takes longer than you’d like.

In Sololá, hundreds of campesinos mobilized to oppose the “Monsanto Law,” which would have opened Guatemala to the privatization of seed. (WNV/Jeff Abbott)

Late in the afternoon of September 4, after nearly 10 days of protests by a coalition of labor, indigenous rights groups and farmers, the indigenous peoples and campesinos of Guatemala won are rare victory. Under the pressure of massive mobilizations, the Guatemala legislature repealed Decree 19-2014, commonly referred to as the “Monsanto Law,” which would have given the transnational chemical and seed producer a foot hold into the country’s seed market.

“The law would have affected all indigenous people of Guatemala,” said Edgar René Cojtín Acetún of the indigenous municipality of the department of Sololá. “The law would have privatized the seed to benefit only the multinational corporations. If we didn’t do anything now, then our children and grandchildren would suffer the consequences.”

AWAKEN FROM AMNESIA   It is imperative that you clean out the cobwebs of your negative thinking and close-mindedness, for you are about to enter into a realm of unbelievable events. If you choose to walk your path gracefully, we suggest you begin immediately to start with the basement of your soul and work upward and outward to clear negative memories that keep you in fear and mistrust.

As you clean your interior, you will discover the door to unconditional love is in front of you. What do you need to clear from the path in order to reach it? What do you need to do in order to have the courage to open it? What behaviors do you need to change in order to walk over the threshold? What do you need to leave behind in order to live in a state of unconditional love and beauty?

Take time to go within and move into the deep cleaning process. Pull up your memories, look at your habits and face your fears. Have courage to change the way you think and look at what is occurring around you. Make the necessary changes to live the life of your dreams. Know that possessions only bring a temporary relief to whatever ails you. For permanent relief, try forgiveness and allowance instead of numbing drugs.