(editor's note: I'm so happy to report that news of activities happening around our planet continue to intrigue more and more people!
Just a few years ago, "space geeks" were the only ones interested in all the wonderous events of our neighboring planets, stars, and galaxies. Now it seems everyone has their eyes to the skies!
The view from down here is a special vantage point, so I hope you enjoy this report and get a better understanding of how important YOU are to the beautiful Cosmos we all call home.
~All my Love, Boo)
The star cluster NGC 6604 is shown in this new image taken by the Wide Field Imager attached to the 2.2-metre MPG/ESO telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. It is often overlooked in favour of its more prominent neighbour, the Eagle Nebula (also known as Messier 16), that lies a mere wingspan away. But the framing of this picture, which places the star cluster in a landscape of surrounding gas and dust clouds, shows what a beautiful object NGC 6604 is in its own right.
(editor's note: In my daily treks through the news files of the world I'm amazed at the depth and scope of emerging science technologies! In the bigger picture of our changing world, we understand that these are stepping stones towards joining our Galactic community of scientists.
~All my Love, Boo)
Developmental biologists at Tufts University have identified a "self-correcting" mechanism by which developing organisms recognize and repair head and facial abnormalities. This is the first time that such a mechanism has been reported for the face and the first time that this kind of flexible, corrective process has been rigorously analyzed through mathematical modeling.
"This suggests that what the genome encodes ultimately is a set of dynamic, flexible behaviors by which the cells are able to make adjustments to build specific complex structures. Such understanding would have huge implications not only for repairing birth defects, but also for other areas of systems biology and complexity science."
(editor's note: Rather than become disheartened by the negative news of mainstream media, I challenge you to look deeper -to find healing earth heroes in your own community. There are people all over this beautiful jewel we call Gaia working every day to correct the damage we have done. They are doing the physical clean up work, or putting the intellectual thought into solving these problems. Please join me in sending them all energies of love and support.)
In 2011 for my birthday, my husband arranged a "behind the scenes" tour of the Amur Leopards that reside at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo here in Colorado Springs. It was an amazing experience and I learned so much more about a big cat species I have always admired! At that time there were only 37 Amurs known to exist and we are so fortunate to have 2 of them at our zoo. This report from China suggests that the Amur may have numbers closer to 40! This extremely fragile species will only survive in a healthy ecosystem; here's proof that we indeed live in a Healing Earth!
~All my Love, Boo
(editor's note: In time, the science of light and sound will advance so that we can update our medical centers, similar to those used on our Healing Ships.
Awakening within us all is the ability to completely heal ourselves.
As our bodies evolve from carbon-based to a crystalline-based structure, we must all learn how to properly nourish and treat our physical body.
Through this "Natural Remedies" segment I hope to introduce you to methods of healing you may not have tried, as well as building your knowledge base so you can help others.
~Be well, all my Love, Boo)
Researchers have found that antioxidant-rich watercress can alleviate the natural stress put on our body by a workout. And they found that participants with no watercress in their system who ate the leafy vegetable just two hours before high level exercise still experienced the same level of protection.
"Give like a rose gives its perfume... effortlessly, unconditionally because it is its own nature."
-Swami Vivekananda
Today, April 26th, is Pay-it-Forward Day, and to get fired up to celebrate it, here are ten great, real-world stories. Each demonstrates a different way of expressing kindness -- anonymously, just because it is in our own true nature.
1. The tried and tested - pay for the coffee for the person in the line behind you.
2. Anonymously pay for someone’s meal at a restaurant.
3. Gift something from your home to someone who might appreciate it.
4. Get your friends together - organize a ‘Pay-it-Forward’ activity with people in your community.
This Eclipse begins west of Hong Kong, then it passes north of Taiwan and over Tokyo and Mount Fuji. It arcs up just south of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska at Maximum Eclipse (at 23:47 Universal Time = 14:47 AHDT / local time), then makes landfall at the northernmost edge of the San Andreas Fault. It passes over Mount Shasta, then crosses Nevada, Utah and New Mexico, and ends just inside Texas.
This is an Annular Eclipse, which means that the Moon is positioned further away from the Earth than at a Total Eclipse, so it does not completely obscure the Sun, but leaves a ring (annulus) of sunlight visible around the Moon’s dark disk. According to NASA’s Fred Espenak, “annular eclipses have a special charm all their own. During an annular eclipse, sunbeams turn into little rings of light. The best place to see this is on the sun-dappled ground beneath a leafy tree. Hundreds of circular shadows can be found there.”
The Star Elders ~ Since the beginning of 2012, the energies have gone from feeling stuck, to feeling like we are in an out-of-control spaceship. This pace is literally taking our breath away. Yet we when we tune in deeply to our hearts, we are excited and feel like we are finally about to arrive. There is an excitement in the air that we have been missing for some time, and it feels good.
Possible tornado detected west of Elizabethtown Kentucky, heading east/southeast Towards Bowling Green, Somerset, Glasgow (Kentucky) ...... further southeast Knoxville Tennessee should be alert to this storm as well. Illinois has one cell in south central IL near Mount Vernon.. heading ESE towards Evansville IN at the KY border.... its small but strong.
also.. Ohio.. just northwest of Columbus.. heading east/southeast towards West Virginia .. storms in West Virginia.. heading east/southeast towards North Carolina, and through west portion of Virginia.
Eventually the strong cells in Kentucky, will pass through east Tennessee, and then through North Carolina, and Virginia.... these states should be aware of the possibility of severe to hit within several hours.
Use the links here to monitor severe weather in your area:
http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2012/04/26/4262012-severe-weather-update-il-i...
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