LYRID METEOR SHOWER: Earth is approaching the debris field of ancient Comet Thatcher, source of the annual Lyrid meteor shower. Forecasters expect the shower to peak on April 21-22; a nearly-new moon on those dates will provide perfect dark-sky conditions for meteor watching. Usually the shower is mild (10-20 meteors per hour) but unmapped filaments of dust in the comet's tail sometimes trigger outbursts 10 times stronger. [video] [Lyrid chat]

LUCKY MAGNETIC STORM: A solar wind stream hit Earth's magnetic field on April 12th, sparking a geomagnetic storm (Kp=5) that peaked during the early hours of Friday the 13th. Northern Lights were sighted over the USA as far south as Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin. In Beecher, Wisconsin, photographer Brian Larmay made this lucky shot of the International Space Station flying through the display:

"The auroras were very impressive here in northeastern Wisconsin," says Larmay.

(editor's note: Hold on to your hats! The tornados of financial changes are hitting mainstream media. This is only a trickle of the beginning -All my Love, Boo)

China gives currency more freedom with new reform

"BEIJING, Apr. 14, 2012 (Reuters) — China took a milestone step in turning the yuan into a global currency on Saturday by doubling the size of its trading band against the dollar, pushing through a crucial reform that further liberalizes its nascent financial markets." 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/14/us-china-cbank-yuan-band-idUSBRE83D02020120414

(editor's note: This story captured my attention because the man involved is not seeking financial riches, but only to put his findings out there for others to expand upon.

THIS is how a cooperative society functions in Oneness!!  All my Love, Boo)

"No independent group has yet verified his claims for the device which, he said, is one reason for placing his designs on a public website as an "open source" that technology makers can utilize to test and tinker. 

Jansen has posted schematics and designs of his first and second prototypes, the Mark 1 and Mark 2, for anyone to see and build. 'Everything you need to build one is on line' at www.tricorderproject.org, said Jansen. He hopes others will follow his lead."

How to Curb Discharge of the Most Potent Greenhouse Gas: 50-Percent Reduction in Meat Consumption and Emissions

14 April: Iceland Forgives Mortgages / IMF Urges Authorities To Consider Debt Forgiveness

(editor's note: Wheeee!!! Here we go! I'm sending out immense energies of Love to these events; may they become the catalyzing dominoes that begin a world-wide financial event of prosperity for all! All my Love, Boo)

Iceland Forgives Mortgages

The government of Iceland has forgiven the mortgage debt for much of its population. This nation chose a very different way of stopping the crisis from the rest of European countries. It decided to hear the requests of the population and to put politicians and bankers on the bench of the accused 

[video:http://youtu.be/uyxzg58JkYI]