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I love the imagery here.
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sur0BnHsgkw]America – Ventura Highway (Live at Soundstage).
Published on Aug 6, 2012
Originally entitled at ONEcanhappen: Josh Tanner’s “Ambassadors of Reconciliation” message — People who have hurt people will go to heaven and can reconcile there???##!!!!
‘ONE’ should have happened in 1990: My 1990 Key-to-Revival Prophecy: “There is might and there is power and there is glory, but it is being withheld until these relationships are made right, until we love our brother enough to…”
And now I can say that a doctrine of demons, once-saved-always-saved kept ‘ONE’ from happening in 2013. Kevin Conner: Doctrine Determines the Health of the Church
Ughhh!
I just feel rotten!
jeff
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At first, I was pretty enthusiastic about Josh Tanner’s message on reconciliation, but his point that we can reconcile once we get to heaven bothered me, and bothers me more and more as most still aren’t reconciling.
How many more will die not having seen ‘ONE’ happen, because of the once-saved-always-saved false teaching. It sounds so nice, but it’s diabolical — producing dead churches and destroyed lives — when our joy should be full, living in the Son!
once-saved-always-saved + reconciliation teaching = no reconciliation
Most won’t reconcile unless they have to, despite what the Holy Spirit is telling them to do in their consciences — the guilt they feel, which we’re taught can’t be ‘condemnation’ because we’re in Christ because we’re born-again. But the Bible says:
It’s the 11/24/13 message here.
How long will we sing this song? We can see the light now. Com’ on, Dick.
Related:
Rick Joyner: “REPENTANCE includes RESTITUTION for the wrongs that have caused injury to others”
“No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible”
My Dream of ‘ONE’ Happening at Abbott Loop CC!
Awakening Meetings End at IHOP. Why?
Benny Hester: “When God Ran” — God will RUN when we come back to Him!
If we build it He will come:
“Let Us Be ONE” (A Revival Prophecy)
[photo] Abbott Loop Christian Center (Abbott Loop Community Church) — 1985
Wonderful to hear Varina explain at minute-10 how she and Jay help each other photograph at a higher level!
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Minute-10:[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U86hYEt-JpM]Interview with Varina & Jay Patel after their Australian Landscape Workshop
F Stop Lounge | Published on Jan 9, 2014
Hear what its like to attend a Jay & Varina Photography Workshop as F Stop Lounge co-founder Leigh Diprose, interviews some of the participants from the recent Australian workshop.
For more information about this story visit: http://wp.me/p2AUoK-1tI
Related:
(video) Landscape Photography with Varina and Jay Patel — Really FUN interview! Amazing stories!!
I watched this on PBS in Anchorage, Alaska. I was already riveted, but my jaw dropped when they said on public TV that only intelligent design could explain these technically advanced features that all have to work together to make flight possible.
This video also covers the incredible migrations of Arctic Terns, one of my favorite birds, especially to photograph. They migrate from the arctic to Antarctica, flying many times further than the distance to the moon and back in their ~30-year lifespans!
So why can’t intelligent design be taught in public schools; though, the myth of macro-evolution is taught as fact?
God bless!
jeff
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[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s05koz6adzw]FLIGHT: The Genius of Birds – Trailer
Illustra Media | Published on Sep 16, 2013
FLIGHT: THE GENIUS OF BIRDS is the first episode in Illustra Media’s new series THE DESIGN OF LIFE. This remarkable documentary explores the evidence for intelligent design as revealed through the biological systems and mechanisms that make avian flight possible. Photographed in North America, England, Peru, Greenland, and Antarctica FLIGHT celebrates birds and the miracle of life in the skies.
The DVD & Blu-ray are available for purchase now – visit www.illustramedia.com for more information. Use Coupon Code YTIM15 to save 15%!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GR9zFgOzyw
Related:
DVD available at Amazon here
Watch the whole thing for the blessing.
“Follow Your Dreams!”
I just wrote this at ToBeFree and ONEcanhappen:
I’ve had to minimize time spent on my blogs lately, as I’ve been swamped and dumbfounded by massive, multiple (actual fact), mysterious technical difficulties, one of which still isn’t fully solved after 7 weeks. But I’m pressing through, and made a new print yesterday. Hopefully, soon it will be full speed ahead, being able to present my new work until January 31 in this beautiful coffee shop just blocks from where I live.
I’ve spent more time on the phone during these seven weeks, troubleshooting, than maybe in the last seven years — seriously.
“Putting your head in the sand will not save your backside.”
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Related:
Willful Ignorance: Actively Resisting the Truth & Truth-tellers
[WordPOWER!] 2 Peter 3: BEWARE, in the LAST DAYS People Will Be WILLINGLY IGNORANT
From Willful Ignorance through Cognitive Dissonance to “Could I Be Wrong?”
[FreedomQuote] ”I Would Rather Know The Ugly Truth Than A Beautiful Lie”
[FreedomQuote] “It’s hard to accept the truth when the lies were exactly what you wanted to hear.”
Gandhi: Widespread Belief Doesn’t Make an Error True
“Truth … lies in the depth where few are willing to search for it.”
Joel Skousen estimates China still has 8-10 years before their above water fleet will be big enough to attack US, as many Christians have envisioned (links follow article) — God warning US.
Looks like China is making big progress — while our globalist owned and controlled media is intentionally silent — setting US up — while they’ll be in their bunkers or in foreign countries, intending to rule after the fallout….
The globalists at the top are Satanists, carrying out their master’s bidding over generations — the one-world government prophesied in the Bible.
jeff
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From: Infowars
Our Warships Rival U.S. Navy, Brags Chinese PLA
Beijing’s jingoistic rhetoric shows no signs of abating
Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars.com
December 5, 2013
Amidst tensions with the United States over the disputed Senkaku Islands, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army is bragging that its aircraft carrier combat task force, led by the inaugural Liaoning warship, is now close to rivaling the U.S. Navy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blz99aZ5tas
The article features on the China Military Online website, which is described [correct link – editor] as “the only authoritative media of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army,” acting with the “official authorization of the related departments of the state and the PLA.”
The report heralds the prowess of the Liaoning, along with its accompanying battleships, the “Shenyang” and “Shijiazhuang” missile destroyers as well as the “Yantai” and “Weifang” guided missile frigates.
The “combat effectiveness” of the fleet, once additional warships are added, will transform its firepower to a level, “very close to a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group in its heyday,” states the report. Beijing plans to rival “the usual practice adopted by the U.S. Navy” by supplementing the combat force with a further two destroyers, an assault nuclear submarine and one supply ship.
“Given the consideration of the smaller tonnage and bomb load of the warships of the PLAN than those of the U.S. warships, the combat effectiveness of this taskforce is probably close to the current carrier strike group (CSG) of the U.S. (1-2 cruisers, 2-3 destroyers and other supporting warships),” states the report.
Some will see no coincidence in the timing of the report given the current stand-off between China and the U.S. over the disputed Senkaku Islands. It dovetails with a separate announcement that Beijing, “has begun mass producing and delivering its J-15 carrier-based multirole fighter jet.”
Following China’s announcement that it would impose an “air defense zone” over the region, backed by not so subtle hints that offending aircraft which refused to identify could be intercepted and even shot down, Washington called Beijing’s bluff by flying two unannounced B-52 bombers through the area just days later.
However, the Obama administration has since indicated it may accept the legitimacy of the air defense zone for now so long as China back pedals on its demand that all aircraft check in first.
The PLA’s public heralding of its warships arrives in the aftermath of a separate report to emerge out of Chinese state media which asserted that military experts were discussing how to turn the moon into a Star Wars-style “death star” from which the PLA could launch missiles against any target on Earth.
Last month, Chinese state-run media also released a map showing the locations of major U.S. cities and how they would be impacted by a nuclear attack launched from the PLA’s strategic submarine force.
China increasingly jingoistic rhetoric has been backed by aggressive military moves in recent months, first by sending warships to the coast of Syria to in September to “observe” the actions of U.S. and Russian vessels in the region and then by sailing a surveillance ship through Hawaiian waters for the very first time in an unprecedented move which was described as a provocative retaliation to the America’s naval presence in the East China Sea.
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Related:
(video) Joel Skousen’s ‘Red Dawn’ Warning to America — Russia will lead the attack…
Alaskan Dreams of China Nuking US — “Even Alaska went under!”
Dumitru Duduman: Wake Up America
[2-hour audio] Henry Gruver with Steve Quayle: Visions of War – Visions of Heaven
[mp3 audio] Henry Gruver’s Vision of America being invaded by Russia
[47-minute audio] Henry Gruver: Russian Invasion of America
Skousen: U.S. Intentionally Vulnerable to Nuclear Attack from China/Russia
All 100+ of my Joel Skousen posts (10 posts per page; latest appear first)
I bought one of these “natural daylight” 5,000K LED bulbs at Lowe’s:
Utilitech 7.5-Watt (40W Equivalent) A19 Medium Base Daylight (5000K) LED Bulb
They say they’re 40-watt equivalent, but my estimate is they’re more like 60 watts, using only 7.5 watts, and lasting for an estimated 25,000 hours!
With my colorimeter (for my monitor), it tested about the same output as the less expensive, but short life, CFL version that is supposed to be 60W equivalent. And they both did test at about 5,000K. Daylight is about 5,500K.
This puts out beautifully, refreshing (Alaska doesn’t get much sun right now) light that really is anti-fatiguing.
I highly recommend these! 5,000K is much preferable to the 3,200K and less, more yellowish bulbs that are most common. This has enough blue light to definitely feel the difference during our short daylight, winter days.
Gordon Lightfoot is absolutely one of my favorite singer/songwriters, whom my friend Steve and I would most often listen to on the way to and from our outdoor adventures, including Lake Superior — Gordon’s song: “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.”
I wish Steve was still alive, and I hope Gordon can see the revival happen before he dies.
I also learned to play and sing many of his wonderful songs. Never liked “Sundown,” though.
Here, Gordon talks about how he almost died in 2002:
Gordon Lightfoot: Music’s humble legend
Related:
Rethinking Matthew 24: “…then the end will come” — after the Pete Townshends “know”?
Something close to my heart: why are so many willfully ignorant, defying reality?:
AMAZING, WONDERFUL insight — to be free!!!!!!!
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From: ae911truth.org
Why Do Good People Become Silent—or Worse—about 9/11?
Written by Frances T. Shure, 2013
Frances Shure, M.A., L.P.C.
“If what you are saying is true, I don’t want to know!” exclaimed a young male visitor at our 9/11 Truth booth at the Denver People’s Fair. He was referring to the evidence of controlled demolition of the three World Trade Center (WTC) skyscrapers on September 11, 2001.
“Why?” I asked.
“Because if what you are saying is true, I would become very negative. Psychologically, I would go downhill.”
With gratitude, I responded “Thank you!”
Surprised, he asked, “Why are you thanking me?”
“Because it’s rare to hear such raw truth. Thank you for being so honest.”
Softened by our exchange, the young man chatted with me a while longer before taking his leave. I have never forgotten him; he has likely never forgotten me. We both felt it. Paradoxically, deep truth had been shared. …
To reiterate what I said in the film 9/11: Experts Speak Out, fear is the emotion that underlies most of the negative reactions toward 9/11 skeptics’ information: fear of receiving information that will turn our world upside down, fear of being overwhelmed by our own emotions, fear of psychological deterioration, fear our life will have to change, fear we’ll discover that the world is not a safe place, fear that our reputation will be tarnished or that we’ll lose our jobs, fear of being shunned or banished by friends and family, and fear of looking like a fool because we bought the official account so thoroughly.
This last reason may be true especially for intellectuals who often identify strongly with their intellect. None of us, however, like to feel bamboozled, as this often threatens our very identity and brings us very close to feeling betrayed. Carl Sagan knew this when he said,
One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.5
Social psychologist and scholar Laurie Manwell tells us that one of her professors said that he could sum up human behavior with this statement: “People liked to be liked, they like to be right, and they like to be free—in that order.” Thus, most people will give up their need to be right or free if their need to be liked is threatened.6 Why is this?
The fear of banishment is surely among the greatest fears we humans harbor, albeit often unconsciously.7 We are social creatures. We need others in order to survive, and we need to have a sense of belonging. To have some sense of wholeness and well-being, we need to feel connected to others, to love and to be loved. This is the reason that ridicule and shaming are such potent strategies used—consciously or unconsciously—to censor those with views that diverge from a culture’s sacred mythology.
A “sacred myth” is a special story, found in every culture, whether true, untrue, or partially true, that tells us who we are and why we are doing what we are doing.8
What is our American sacred myth? It goes something like this:
We are a truly exceptional nation with exceptional forefathers. We rebelled against tyranny and established a democratic republic, a model that the world has largely accepted and imitated. Our country is the purveyor of democracy and freedom around the world and our interventions in other countries are benevolent actions. On September 11, 2001, we were caught off-guard when al Qaeda terrorists in a sneak attack, similar to that at Pearl Harbor, succeeded in flying commercial airplanes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the most significant wound to our homeland to date. However, true to the American spirit, we immediately rose to the challenge to militarily smite the world of terrorists who hate us because of our freedoms. This is why we have an unending Global War on Terror.
If we can set aside this belief in our sacred myth, look at the evidence, and recognize that 9/11 was a false flag operation, then we may also fear severe repercussions from corrupt authorities if we should speak out. As one person told me, “I appreciate everything you all are doing with this 9/11 issue, but I hope you understand, I have children; I can’t get involved with this.”
Fear is an integral part of the human condition; and yet, if we are committed to psycho-spiritual growth, we do not let fear dictate what we do—or do not do. We can be aware of the fear while not letting it rule our lives. …
Many of us unconsciously relate to our governmental leaders as parental figures on whom we project our (often unmet) needs for a protective parent. We even agree culturally to the term “our founding fathers.”
Related:
(video!) POWERFUL 9/11 Documentary on Airs on PBS Across Colorado!!!!!!!
From Willful Ignorance through Cognitive Dissonance to “Could I Be Wrong?”
Willful Ignorance: Actively Resisting the Truth & Truth-tellers
WordPower: BEWARE, in the LAST DAYS People Will Be WILLINGLY IGNORANT
Joel Skousen: Best Evidence – 9/11 attacks a government black operation from beginning to end
A PNAC Primer: How We Got Into This Mess
(video) Nick Rockefeller Predicted “Event” To Trigger War Eleven Months Before 9/11
(video) Psychologists Explain 911 Denial — Fear, Pride…. “We need the truth in order to heal.”
(video) Molten Steel Found at Ground Zero Weeks After 9/11
(video) 9/11 Masterminds – Explosive Connections
Swedish Structural Engineer: WTC Towers Did Not Collapse from Fire
All of my 9/11 truth posts in reverse chronological order (latest posts appear first, 10 posts per page)
My thoughts 6 weeks later:
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I just posted this on my Facebook page:
EXCITING message at Abbott Loop this morning by Josh Tanner: “Ambassadors of Reconciliation!”
‘ONE’ can still happen this year, “that the world will know” — Jesus’ heart-cry-prayer for us in John 17! The great revival, The Third Great Awakening that will transform Anchorage and greatly affect our nation!
Some things Josh said:
“We need to learn how to become excellent at reconciliation.”
“Am I wrecking or reconciling? You’re going one way or the other.”
He had them all say “I was wrong” out loud at minute-29.
Wow!
Selah.
The message wasn’t all great, though. At minute-16, Josh said we can hate people and still go to heaven, and then get right with people there. What?!
Huh? People who hate people don’t go to heaven (Gal. 5:19-6:9), which I’ve also proven in my article, linked below. Josh is still teaching the once-saved-always-saved heresy that is deceiving many into thinking we don’t need to walk clean now so we’ll have clean hearts to be able to enter then.
Josh did enthusiastically say we shouldn’t wait, though.
Overall, it was very good, and this is now only the second message I’ve heard in my entire life devoted only to reconciliation. The first was also by Josh in October, but I like this one much better. Very exciting, actually!
Praise God!
I’ll include some key links about this below. I’ve been pushing for this hard since 1990 — at one time too hard. But I’ve hung in there, because I know this is God’s desire for us, and we can do it!
Though the U.S. is dark, the future can be bright for us no matter what happens!!! : )
Thank you, Josh for leading this reconciliation charge!
The links I included:
Listen to the message here: Listen to the Sunday message…
My Dream of ‘ONE’ Happening at Abbott Loop CC!
More key links:
Rick Joyner: “REPENTANCE includes RESTITUTION for the wrongs that have caused injury to others”
“No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible”
Benny Hester: “When God Ran” — God will RUN when we come back to Him!
If we build it He will come: “Let Us Be ONE” (A Revival Prophecy)
[photo] Abbott Loop Christian Center (Abbott Loop Community Church) — 1985
All of my Revival posts at ONEcanhappen (latest appear first, 10 posts per page)
Fascinating!
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From: coasttocoastam.com/show/2013/10/23
Privacy & Tech/ Peru & UFOs
Date: 10-23-13
Host: George Noory
Guests: Alejandro Rojas, John McAfee
In the first half, software entrepreneur and founder of McAfee Inc., the controversial John McAfee, discussed his life and career as well as why he is critical of NSA surveillance and what he plans to do about it. McAfee recalled how, in 1986, the emergence of the first computer virus was a stunning development that had been unexpected by those in the industry. Upon hearing the news, McAfee said, he simultaneously realized both how the programmers had created the virus as well as how to stop it. After posting his anti-virus program on an Internet message board, “it just went around the world and became, instantly, a required program.” This initial success led to the creation of his security software company which has become a juggernaut in the computer industry.
McAfee was highly critical of the NSA spying program, which was revealed this past Summer, calling the practice “fundamentally wrong” and lamenting that “we have to have privacy to be human and we’re losing that rapidly.” Additionally, he warned that this surveillance is likely an even larger problem than the public knows because if the NSA is spying on people, then “so is the FBI, the CIA, the Secret Service, the Army Intelligence, they’re all doing it.” In response to the NSA spying, McAfee revealed that he has created a new company known as ‘Future Tense,’ which will feature a “completely secure network” that is fluid and ever-changing and, thus, cannot be breached. However, he pointed out that the music industry has already decried his concept as “dangerous” and “covert agencies” are also not happy with his plans. Despite these challenges, McAfee confidently declared that he will press forward with the project.
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Starts at 8:30 | Bank of America app’s spy capability at 1.03:00 | John’s amazing health at 1.06:50[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEzaAv_uM3Q]Peru, Privacy, Technology, And UFO October 23rd 2013
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8az35QcCas]THIRD DAY.. KING OF GLORY (With Lyrics) MPG
Uploaded on Apr 22, 2011
King of Glory. The video is self-explanatory. All song credits go to the group “Third Day”. King of Glory can be found on their “Offerings” CD. Every song on this CD is just as good.
I’m not crazy about the name, but this is a GREAT beer, made with real vanilla bean and other spices!!
King Street Brewery is on King Street, north of Dimond Costco in Anchorage, Alaska.
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From: kingstreetbrewing.com…
Poltergeist Pumpkin – 5.0%
We captured the spirit of a pumpkin and put it in a beer! King Street’s Poltergeist Pumpkin is a sessionable pale ale with flavorful hops supported by fall spices. Aromas of pumpkin, vanilla and nutmeg greet the nose and are followed by cinnamon and spice following in the sip. Despite being brewed with over 160 pounds of pumpkin, this ale is lite on the palate making it the perfect beer for Halloween parties and holiday dinners.
Jay and Varina Patel are a couple who do nature photography together, and they get along so well!
Jay said this in his Facebook post:
Here is an episode of TWIP with the famous Fredrick Van Johnson about how we prepare for the trip, what we look for and what we do when things go wrong.
PSSST: Never go into doctors office after being hit by an Iceberg.
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From: thisweekinphoto.com/2013/twip-331-travel-tips-for-photographers
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGweoPOo4K4]Landscape Photography with Varina and Jay Patel
Streamed live on Oct 1, 2013
Landscape Photography with Varina and Jay Patel
Related:
(video) Husband & Wife team help each other create great photographs — Varina & Jay Patel
Incredible exposé, airing on CNN, revealing the lies and cover-ups that the “love of money” has done to captive whales and the trainers.
And it still continues.
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OEjYquyjcg]Blackfish – Official Trailer (HD) Documentary, Orca
Published on Jun 3, 2013
http://www.joblo.com – “Blackfish” – Official Trailer (HD) Documentary, Orca
Shocking, never before seen footage and riveting interviews with trainers and experts manifest the orca’s extraordinary nature, the species’ cruel treatment in captivity over the last four decades, and the growing disillusionment of workers who were misled and endangered by the highly profitable sea-park industry. This emotionally wrenching, tautly structured story challenges us to consider our relationship to nature and reveals how little we humans have learned from these highly intelligent and enormously sentient fellow mammals.
Official Site: https://www.facebook.com/BlackfishFilm
I have taken some still photography classes from Carl. He’s a gifted photographer with a generous heart. He filmed this video documentary about riding fat tire bikes in Alaska.
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqX0vZ9VALI]Fat Bike (Documentary 2009) by Carl Battreall
Published on Oct 9, 2013
www.fat-bike.com
Inspiring tribute to the ONE by Scott Stapp of CREED, from his The Great Divide solo album!
I love this guy!
: )
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Live version — ad-libbing at start — broken string[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG_jSjA9EE4]Scott Stapp the Great Divide, Sayerville NJ April 16 2011
Studio version also POWERFUL![youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV651-x3EjY]The great divide – Scott Stapp
Uploaded on Jan 2, 2008
The great divide – Scott Stapp
I have run to the ocean
Through the Horizon
Chased the sun
I’ve waited for the light to come,
And at times I would give up
You have
Wrapped your loving arms ’round me,
And with your love I’ll overcome.
You have
Loved me when I was weak,
You have
Given unselfishly,
Kept me from Falling…Falling
Everywhere but my Knees!
You set me free!
To live my life
You became my reason to survive the great divide
You set me Free!
I’ve been on Heaven’s doorstep,
With the Door open,
One foot inside
I’ve cried out…God give me answers!
Please hush child I’ll tell you why
You have
Loved me when you were weak,
You kept
Giving unselfishly,
Kept you from
Falling…Falling
Everywhere but your Knees!
You set me free!
To live my life
You became my reason to survive the great divide
You set me free!
Oh…our love is beautiful
Oh…oo…oh…Isn’t it beautiful?
Times have changed
But you remain
My everything
Our Love is Beautiful
Stood by my side
Helped me survive
My great Divide
Isn’t this is beautiful.
You set me free!
To live my life
You became my reason to survive the great divide
You set me free
“It is often in the darkest skies that we see the brightest stars.”
― Richard Evans
I grew up a few miles from Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, and had many good times there.
I heard Carrie on Public Radio perform this song, and thought I’d share. Mom and I laughed. The only thing I ever “held” was a leash, a fishing pole, or handlebars — did a lot of biking there.
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“When the sun goes down on Minneapolis, I see the master plan.”
– Carrie Rodriguez
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXqQPz4d9T8]Carrie Rodriguez – Lake Harriet
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b-VQI5smMI]Cute Animal Friends: Lion and Dog Kiss
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nomNZYuoPXQ]Dog’s Best Friend a Lion
Dolly Moz | Published on Jul 17, 2013
In nature, Bonedigger, lion, consider Milo, the dachshund, lunch. But in the GW Zoo, Bonedigger and Milo are best friends – Milo even Bonedigger teeth clean. Dana Hertneky KWTV reports.
Related:
Video: Otters Holding Hands – Sweet, Sweet, Sweet!!!
Cute – Otters Holding Hands II!
Christian the Lion—How Our Heart Should Be
Good news!
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From: USGS
Mapping the Final Frontier
USGS releases more than 400 updated US Topo maps of Alaska
Released: 9/3/2013 2:30:00 PM
More than 400 new topographic maps are now available for the state of Alaska. The new maps are part of the U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Mapping Initiative, to update foundational data for the state and to replace the existing maps that are about 50 years old.
“These new digital maps of Alaska are elevating our visual record of the surface of the state to 21st century levels,” said Anne Castle, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science. “The associatedadvances in human safety, navigation, and natural resource management cannot be overestimated. The productive partnership between the State government and the USGS is facilitating acquisition of the necessary data to complete digital mapping of Alaska, which is a critical chapter in the history of our geographical knowledge of the North American continent.”
The first 400-plus new US Topo maps for Alaska are now accessible and are the beginning of a multi-year project, ultimately leading to more than 11,000 new maps for the entire state. The goal of the AMI is the production of a complete series of digital topographical maps at a scale of 1:25,000 to replace the 1:63,360-scale maps produced about 50 years ago. The maps will be published in digital PDF format (GeoPDF©) and are available for free download and manipulation on a computer.
These new maps include several layers, with an option for the user to turn them on or off. Major updated features include:
- Satellite image layers which allows a recent view of the earth’s surface.
- Contours and shaded relief layers showing the lay of the land derived from newly acquired 5-meter radar elevation data.
- Surface water features from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset, which are updated by local stewards and USGS.
- Glaciers updated using Randolph Glacier Inventory data.
- Boundaries integrated from multiple sources, including Census and major Federal landholders.
- The Public Land Survey System layer from the Bureau of Land Management.
- Roads from a commercial vendor under a USGS contract.
- Railroads and the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline data from local sources.
- Important buildings including police stations, schools, and hospitals.
- Airports, heliports and seaplane landing strips compiled by USGS from multiple sources.
- Feature names from the USGS-maintained Geographic Names Information System.
To ensure that the maps meet current accuracy specifications and standards, the maps will be made using newly acquired elevation and imagery data from multiple state, federal and commercial sources. The map-making process will be largely automated using software specially adapted by the USGS to create approximately 11,275 digital map quadrangles, covering the entire area of the state.
Mapping in Alaska did not keep pace with records for the rest of the nation as a result of difficult terrain, remote locations, and vast distances. Modern mapping information does not exist over the majority of land in the state. Prior to this effort, topographical maps for much of Alaska were about 50 years out of date and not produced to current standards, which rely largely on high resolution digital imagery and elevation data. As a consequence, essential public services have suffered, among them transportation planning and safety, urban and regional planning, economic development, natural resource management, conservation and scientific research.
This new generation of digital topographic maps will continue the rich and valuable USGS cartographic history, and serve the Nation by providing reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhance and protect quality of life.
For more information and download, go to: http://nationalmap.gov/alaska/
Beautiful person whom I’ve had the pleasure to meet: Anchorage, Alaska people photographer!
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Good tips on shooting video with a still camera:
The Alaska State Fair
8/30/13
8/30/13
Plunging toward Earth on the Ejection Seat
Alaska State Fair
I also have some really nice sharp shots too (shoes are here) — thrilled faces from freaking hearts — but it’s probably best not to post them.
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8/30/13
I took this shot just as the module ejected,
and the bungees slammed these boys with 4 G’s —
compressing their faces!
8/30/13
Pigglets