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Lock up data with fixed-content storage
For most companies, fixed-content storage requirements are simple: Store the data securely, do it cheaply and provide fast access. With more data subject to external and internal audits, content-addressed storage products are becoming the preferred storage medium for long-term protection of fixed content.
Content-addressed storage safeguards retention data and prevents its alteration.
For most companies, fixed-content storage requirements are simple: Store the data securely, do it cheaply and provide fast access. With more data subject to external and internal audits, content-addressed storage (CAS) products are becoming the preferred storage medium for the long-term protection of fixed content.
CAS products come in four different architectures:
- The redundant array of independent nodes (RAIN) architecture is the predominant way vendors offer CAS hardware. Inexpensive servers or nodes with high-capacity disk drives are clustered together; software locks the data stored on each node. As growth occurs, more nodes are added to the RAIN cluster.
- Network Appliance (NetApp) Inc. presents a network file system over an Ethernet connection on the front end while using WORM technology to lock the data down and data deduplication to optimize its capacity. The system accommodates growth by adding more disk capacity to NAS head configurations or allowing upgrades to higher capacity NAS filers. There's no way to move data from the NetApp disk to tape or optical media.
- The hierarchical storage management (HSM) architecture offered by IBM Corp. allows applications to archive and retrieve data from the CAS system using APIs provided by the CAS software. IBM requires users to deploy its Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.3 for Data Retention software, which comes with its TotalStorage DR550. IBM's CAS product differs from the other CAS architectures because it doesn't use data deduplication or single-instance storage (SIS) by default, although users can deploy these technologies and use TSM to manage the data.
- Nexsan Technologies Ltd. offers a networked storage array architecture that includes CAS software as part of the array to manage data retention and ways to move data between disk, tape and optical.
CAS features
All CAS products deliver the following fixed-content storage requirements:
- Data is accessible by content, not storage location
- Scales economically
- Manages large amounts of data
- Guarantees data authenticity and security
- Manages data-retention periods
- Facilitates rapid data recall
|Content-addressed storage products
|Click here for a comprehensive list of Content-addressed storage products (PDF).
Vendors can support and configure storage nodes by deploying each storage node with a partner node and mirroring the objects between the storage nodes. HP deploys each of its SmartCell storage nodes with a partner so every node keeps a mirror of its partner's data. If a partner node fails, one or several nodes in the larger cluster are identified as replacement nodes to host the data until the partner node is replaced.
You can also preserve the integrity of data or objects by balancing data across multiple storage nodes. Archivas' ArC and Permabit's Permeon Compliance Store use this approach to enable users to deploy nodes one at a time; this allows data to be distributed evenly across storage nodes. Each object is copied and stored on at least two different nodes to prevent data loss due to a node hardware failure.
|Protecting CAS data
Protecting data stored on a content-addressed storage (CAS) device presents an interesting dilemma for users because one of the primary purposes of a CAS product is to serve as a final resting place for data in an unchangeable format. Hewlett-Packard Co. deploys each of its SmartCell storage nodes in a mirrored configuration--each node keeps a mirror of its partner's data. In the event that one-half of the mirror fails, a free node in the grid is allocated as a replacement partner to mirror the data; the failed mirror can then be repaired and re-inserted in the grid.
EMC Corp. recommends replicating data to a second Centera at another site, but this is a costly alternative. To reduce the cost of a high-speed link between the two sites, the Centera Backup and Recovery Module (CBRM) allows existing backup software to connect to the Centera and back up its data to tape using the NDMP protocol. CAS products from Bycast Inc., IBM Corp. and Nexsan Technologies Ltd. allow you to copy each file or object to tape. However, this process re-introduces concerns about data integrity because someone needs to be responsible for moving the tape offsite and managing it in the long term.
Another consideration when evaluating each vendor's RAIN architecture implementations is the type of hardware to be used. Although each vendor uses off-the-shelf Intel server hardware to host its software, Archivas' ArC and Permabit's Permeon Compliance Store allow users to choose any vendor's brand of server, while CAS vendors such as EMC and HP require users to purchase server and storage hardware from them. HP only sells and certifies its ProLiant DL380 servers as nodes to support its StorageWorks RISS software.
Users with existing server hardware or server agreements may opt for Archivas' ArC or Permabit's Permeon Compliance Store because they run on any server vendor's hardware. For firms more concerned with deploying an end-to-end configuration sold and supported by a single vendor, choosing EMC or HP for the hardware and software in a preconfigured CAS product may be a better option.
The hashing algorithms a CAS product uses to create digital identifiers for each object is also important. Some hashing algorithms may be cracked or hacked over time; having the ability to upgrade the digital signature may therefore become more important. Caringo Inc.'s CAStor, a new CAS software product, lets users upgrade the hashing algorithm and digital signature as new ones become available.
Most RAIN architectures support only nodes with internal disk drives. Only Bycast's StorageGrid and Caringo's CAStor let users deploy nodes that support different types of external storage and manage the placement of data on these different tiers of storage based on policies set by users.
A final concern is the protocols used to access the RAIN nodes. One way RAIN vendors circumvent the API problem is by presenting a mountable file system to the OS and allowing apps to use the more common NFS and CIFS protocols to store and retrieve data. Most RAIN vendors, including Archivas, Bycast, HP and Permabit, support this configuration, and even EMC is jumping on the bandwagon.
|Pros and cons of RAIN products
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NetApp's NAS products use file systems, but they support CAS in a slightly different manner. By using SnapLock (an optional WORM feature) with the Data Ontap OS that comes standard with all NetApp filers, and its new Advanced Single Instance Storage (ASIS) feature, users can lock down data and optimize storage capacity on filers. The main drawback of file-system architectures is that they require either a separate appliance or third-party software such as Open Text or FileNet to classify each file, create and store meta data, and manage the file's data-retention periods and user access permissions.
IBM prepackages its TotalStorage DR550 with TSM for Data Retention software to enable apps to classify and manage data. (Shops already using TSM can host the Data Retention component on an existing TSM server.) For small- to medium-sized firms, IBM offers DR550 Express, which also ships with the TSM software, but supports only internal disk drives with an option for tape vs. the DR550 that supports external disk and tape and is available in clustered configurations. TSM is required to manage data placement, retention and security policies; all host apps will need to support TSM's APIs to store and retrieve data.
Capacity management
There are three primary ways CAS products manage and reduce the amount of data they store: object-based storage, SIS and data deduplication.
CAS vendors that support RAIN and networked storage array architectures store files by saving them as objects. Incoming files are scanned and a hashing algorithm creates a unique identifier for that file, which is stored in the CAS product meta data database used to reference and access that object in the future. This technique, called SIS, reduces the amount of storage. When a file is submitted to the CAS product for storage, the hashing algorithm used to analyze a file will always create the same unique identifier for the file even if some of the file attributes are different. This lets users save storage space because they're not storing multiple instances of the same file.
Before implementing SIS, users need to consider the time it takes the CAS product to generate the unique identifier and check its meta data database to see if that identifier already exists. Searching for a unique identifier may be done quickly during initial deployment, but as the size of the meta data database grows it takes longer to search it.
For the fastest file storage and recovery possible, users should use the latest version of the RAIN OS. EMC, for example, claims that under certain conditions the latest version of Centera's CentraStar OS performs four to five times faster than earlier releases. Another option is to upgrade hardware nodes with faster CPUs and 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports rather than the 100Mb ports common to first-generation nodes. Upgrading shouldn't be that painful because RAIN nodes may be taken offline and replaced nondisruptively, and different generations of nodes can operate in the same cluster.
Another factor to consider before turning on SIS is the type of file being archived. For certain types of files, such as check images, nothing will be gained by turning on SIS. Conversely, users will see significant savings using SIS when storing e-mail attachments, for example.
Data deduplication and classification
Some CAS products use data deduplication, which breaks files apart, analyzes them at the block level and only stores identical blocks once to minimize the amount of data stored. HP's StorageWorks RISS and Permabit's Permeon Compliance Store include this as part of their software, but users need to turn it on.
NetApp introduced ASIS last March and EMC has announced a partnership with Avamar Technologies Inc. to provide similar functionality for Centera. HP says users will experience a three- to five-fold reduction in total storage using deduplication, but the technology will introduce some performance overhead. NetApp estimates that its filers will experience a 1% to 3% performance hit when ASIS is turned on.
CAS products classify data in several ways, using mostly meta data databases. As files are stored in RAIN architectures, meta data is extracted based on policies provided by the vendor and user. NetApp's filers index files after they're stored, although users can use any data classification engine to index, classify and tag data. NetApp's IS1200 appliance uses Kazeon Systems Inc.'s algorithms to deliver this functionality.
IBM's DR550 classifies data based on policies set previously with its TSM software. TSM then places the data on the correct tier of storage, moves the data to other tiers of storage when appropriate, and deletes the file at the end of its retention period. For this scenario to work, TSM APIs must be on each server.
A problem with all data classification approaches is the need to re-index data if requirements change. Depending on the size of the data store, re-indexing can be a performance-intensive exercise.
CAS cost considerations
Upfront and ongoing costs associated with each CAS product should be considered; as data grows, the hidden costs/savings of these architectures will become more apparent. Purchasers of RAIN products from Archivas, Bycast, EMC, HP and Permabit should expect to pay as little as $7,500 for a 1.5TB configuration to as much as $350,000 or more for a 50TB setup.
Permabit is the only vendor with two pricing models: per node or by capacity. The per-node option, also offered by Bycast, EMC and Permabit, will probably be the less-expensive option because capacity on CAS products could scale into the petabytes. Per-node licensing is also more favorable for products such as Bycast's StorageGrid, which support portable media such as tape, which requires fewer nodes to house data.
There are exceptions, of course. Users who anticipate keeping data from different departments or customers on separate nodes may find licensing by total capacity to be cheaper. Users also need to examine what storage optimization features, if any, they'll turn on and if that will control data growth.
In the future, it's likely CAS products will emerge as the preferred means of managing structured and unstructured retention data. The four CAS options--RAIN, file system, HSM and storage architectures--all allow users to start small, scale economically and satisfy the data-retention requirements that meet specific apps. But integrating CAS with various apps isn't always as easy as sometimes advertised, and reclassifying data after it's stored is a major headache.


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Hi All,
I thought it would be neat to start a new thread that focuses on Soul's who have provable past life recall. Here are two stories like that.
3-Year-Old Remembers Past Life, Identifies Murderer and Location of Body
By Tara MacIsaac, Epoch Times | May 17, 2014
A 3-year-old boy in the Golan Heights region near the border of Syria and Israel said he was murdered with an axe in his previous life. He showed village elders where the murderer buried his body, and sure enough they found a man's skeleton there. He also showed the elders where the murder weapon was found, and upon digging, they did indeed find an axe there.
In his book, "Children Who Have Lived Before: Reincarnation Today," German therapist Trutz Hardo tells this boy's story, along with other stories of children who seem to remember their past lives with verified accuracy. The boy's story was witnessed by Dr. Eli Lasch, who is best known for developing the medical system in Gaza as part of an Israeli government operation in the 1960s. Dr. Lasch, who died in 2009, had recounted these astounding events to Hardo.
The boy was of the Druze ethnic group, and in his culture the existence of reincarnation is accepted as fact. His story nonetheless had the power to surprise his community.
He was born with a long, red birthmark on his head. The Druse believe, as some other cultures do, that birthmarks are related to past-life deaths. When the boy was old enough to talk, he told his family he had been killed by a blow to the head with an axe.
It is customary for elders to take a child at the age of 3 to the home of his previous life if he remembers it. The boy knew the village he was from, so they went there. When they arrived in the village, the boy remembered the name he had in his past life.
A village local said the man the boy claimed to be the reincarnation of had gone missing four years earlier. His friends and family thought he may have strayed into hostile territory nearby as sometimes happens.
The boy also remembered the full name of his killer. When he confronted this man, the alleged killer's face turned white, Lasch told Hardo, but he did not admit to murder. The boy then said he could take the elders to where the body was buried. In that very spot, they found a man's skeleton with a wound to the head that corresponded to the boy's birth mark. They also found the axe, the murder weapon.
Faced with this evidence, the murderer admitted to the crime. Dr. Lasch, the only non-Druse, was present through this whole process.
Boy Remembers Wife and Killer of Past Life, Finds Them Again
By Tara MacIsaac, Epoch Times | May 18, 2014
A little boy in Turkey insisted as soon as he could talk that he be called Selim Fesli instead of the name his parents gave him, Semih Tutusmus. He said he was the reincarnation of Fesli, and he remembered the names of people from Fesli's life as well as many details from his life, which were later verified by Fesli's widow.
German therapist Trutz Hardo told this boy's story in his book "Children Who Have Lived Before: Reincarnation Today." He recounts the story witnessed by the late Dr. Ian Stevenson, who was a leading researcher for the University of Virginia School of Medicine on the topic of reincarnation.
On May 9, 1958, in the village of Hatun Köy, Turkey, Fesli was found dead in a field. He had been shot in the face and right ear. His neighbor, Isa Dirbekli, admitted he shot and killed Fesli, but he said it was by accident, that he was hunting at the time.
In the neighboring village of Sarkonak, Mrs. Karanfil Tutusmus, was pregnant. She had a dream in which a man who identified himself as Selim Fesli appeared. He had a bloody face.
Tutusmus's baby was born with a small and deformed right ear, corresponding to the wound that killed Fesli.
When the boy was 4 years old, he walked to Fesli's home and told Fesli's widow, "I am Selim, you are my wife Katibe." He remembered intimate details of their life together and the names of his children. He visited often, still treating Katibe as his wife and Fesli's grown children as his children.
The boy said that Dirbekli had intentionally killed him over a dispute about Fesli's mule grazing in Dirbekli's field. Dirbekli maintained it was an accident. The boy would throw stones at Dirbekli when he saw him, but he was stopped from taking a more violent revenge.
Resat Bayer, Dr. Stevenson's Turkish partner, warned the boy that if he took revenge, Dirbekli could likewise reincarnate and take revenge, and a cycle of hate and revenge may ensue.
What would really good, when possible, is to post the birth charts of these Souls. In any case, if you want to post stories like this that you are aware of please do.
God Bless, Rad
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May 22, 2014, 05:20 AM »
Hi Rad,
I saw the first one too, someone posted on Facebook, really neat. It seems there are each time more children with past life memories which are helping to confirm reincarnation for the masses. There was also a doctor who interviewed around 3000 children and the medical history of their past lives, which he then could confirm since he was a doctor and had access to their records. I´m not sure where I saw that though.
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Jun 21, 2014, 07:55 AM »
Anne Frank:
"The idea that Anne Frank was reincarnated after her death in the Holocaust may, at first, seem difficult to swallow but it must also be accompanied by the recognition from many past life researchers that a great deal of Holocaust victims bounced back quickly within the baby boomer generation. The difference between Anne and her contemporaries was a laser focused wisdom that turned her into an international icon after her death. However, that does not negate the possibility that her soul could bounce back with many of those who died with her in the horrors of Nazi concentration camps.
Barbro Karlen's awareness of not belonging with her present family appears to have been there from the earliest years of her life. She never wanted to call her mother and father "Ma and Pa" as they asked of her. Initial past life memories came as nightmares in her childhood of men running upstairs and kicking in the door, which was later discovered to be memories of the Nazis coming to take the Frank family away from their attic hiding place. The concern from her parents about the past life memories prompted them to have her evaluated by a psychiatrist, yet she knew in childhood that talking about reincarnation wasn't socially acceptable. She never spoke of it and the psychiatrist deemed her healthy.
Learning to read and write in the first years of school came as an immense relief to Barbro, which appears to be common among souls that lived quite literary lives. Her room soon became covered in papers and that led to her first book being published when she was twelve. Still, she almost never spoke of being Anne Frank in a past life because she learned so early that the adults in her life became very tense whenever she tried to explain her experiences. It wasn't until she began learning about Anne Frank in school that she realized this girl was a famous figure in history, not just someone she knew as herself..."
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Jun 21, 2014, 04:01 PM »
Hi Cat,
Very interesting.
I drew up the Synastry for Anne Frank and Barbro Karlen (attached below).
-- Frank's Pluto conj Karlen's South Node and Uranus
Imo, the most important aspect in the synastry is Frank's Pluto conj Karlen's South Node and Uranus. As Uranus correlates to "long term memories," it makes sense that Karlen remembered her (most recent?) past life as Frank. While Uranus correlates to the mental body, the South Node holds memories stored within the emotional body. Karlen's Uranus conj her own South Node is a re-living of the trauma held in the emotional body in order to heal (opp Chiron). Frank's Pluto is in the 12th house (her life had impacted the collective unconsciousness) while Karlen has 4 planets plus South Node in the 12th.
-- Karlen's Pluto conj Frank's Moon-Neptune
Frank's Neptune correlates to victimization. Karlen's current Pluto is supported by her South Node Cancer (conj Frank's Pluto). Karlen's North Node Capricorn (conj Mars) ruled by Saturn in Scorpio opp Frank's Venus-Chiron-Ceres. Karlen's Moon conj her PPP Aquarius ruled by Uranus (conj Frank's Pluto).
-- Mercury conj Mercury
Both are prolific writers. Karlen's Mercury trines her own Moon and Neptune giving credence to "consciously remembering" her past life as Frank. While Frank's Mercury was Rx in Gemini in the 11th, Karlen's Mercury was not Rx, also in Gemini but in the 12th..... and their Mercury's are 2 minutes apart.
I don't know "for sure" if Karlen was Frank; I don't think I have that special gift, however the synastry between them is extremely interesting.
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The reincarnated children: New book tells the extraordinary story of the children who believe they are a WWII pilot, star golfer and a Hollywood agent from a past life – and have this scientist utterly convinced
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The Boy Who Lived Before
This article by Yvonne Bolouri appeared in the Sun newspaper on 8 September 2006. See also video here.
LITTLE Cameron Macaulay was a typical six-year-old, always talking about his mum and family. He liked to draw pictures of his home too — a long single-storey, white house standing in a bay. But it sent shivers down his mum's spine — because Cameron said it was somewhere they had never been, 160 miles away from where they lived. And he said the mother he was talking about was his "old mum". Convinced he had lived a previous life Cameron worried his former family would be missing him. The Glasgow lad said they were on the Isle Of Barra.
Mum Norma, 42, said: "Ever since Cameron could speak he's come up with tales of a childhood on Barra. He spoke about his former parents, how his dad died, and his brothers and sisters. Eventually we just had to take him there to see what we could find. It was an astonishing experience."
Cameron's journey to find his previous life is now the subject of a spooky TV documentary. Norma said: "His dad and I are no longer together but neither of our families have ever been to the island. At first we just put his stories down to a vivid imagination." Then life took a more sinister turn as Cameron started to become distressed at being away from his Barra family.
Norma said: "It was awful and went on for years. When he started nursery his teacher asked to see me and told me all the things Cameron was saying about Barra. He missed his mummy and his brothers and sisters there. He missed playing in rockpools on the beach beside his house. And he complained that in our house there was only one toilet, whereas in Barra, they had three. He used to cry for his mummy. He said she'd be missing him and he wanted to let his family in Barra know he was all right. It was very distressing. He was inconsolable."
"He wouldn't stop talking about Barra, where they went, what they did and how he watched the planes landing on the beach from his bedroom window. He even said his dad was called Shane Robertson, who had died because "he didn't look both ways". I assume he means knocked over by a car but he never says that. One day his nursery teacher told me a film company were looking for people who believed they had lived before. She suggested I contact them about Cameron. My family were horrified. There was a lot of opposition to it. I'm a single parent so it was me and Cameron's brother Martin, who is only a year older than him, who were being badly affected by this.
"Cameron wouldn't stop begging me to take him to Barra. It was constant. I contacted the film company and they followed Cameron's journey to Barra. We had child psychologist Dr Jim Tucker, from Virginia, with us. He specialises in reincarnation and has researched other children like Cameron. When Cameron was told we were going to Barra he was jumping all over the place with excitement." The family flew from Glasgow last February and landed on Cockleshell Bay an hour later.
Norma said: "He asked me if his face was shiny, because he was so happy. When we got to the island and did land on a beach, just as Cameron had described, he turned to Martin and me and said, "Now do you believe me?" He got off the plane, threw his arms in the air and yelled "I'm back". He talked about his Barra mum, telling me she had brown hair down to her waist before she'd had it cut. He said I'd like her and she'd like me. He was anxious for us to meet. He also talked about a "big book" he used to read, and God and Jesus. We're not a religious family but his Barra family were."
The Macaulays booked into a hotel and began their search for clues to Cameron's past. Norma said: "We contacted the Heritage Centre and asked if they'd heard of a Robertson family who lived in a white house overlooking a bay. They hadn't. Cameron was very disappointed. We drove around the island but he didn't see the house. Then we realised that if he saw planes land on the beach from his bedroom window, we were driving the wrong way."
Next the family received a call from their hotel to confirm that a family called Robertson once had a white house on the bay. Norma explains: "We didn't tell Cameron anything. We just drove towards where we were told the house was and waited to see what would happen. He recognised it immediately and was overjoyed. But as we walked to the door all the colour drained from Cameron's face and he became very quiet."
"I think he thought it would be exactly the same as he remembered it, that his Barra mum would be waiting for him inside. He looked sad. There was no one there. The previous owner had died but a keyholder let us in. There were lots of nooks and crannies and Cameron knew every bit of the house — including the three toilets and the beach view from his bedroom window. In the garden, he took us to the "secret entrance" he'd been talking about for years."
Researchers also managed to track down one of the Robertson family who had owned the house [Gilly — apparently they were from the mainland but used to holiday there in the summer]. Norma said: "We visited them at their new address in Stirling, but couldn't find anything about a Shane Robertson. Cameron was eager to see old family photographs in case he found his dad or himself in any. He'd always talked about a big black car and a black and white dog. The car and the dog were in the photos."
Since the family returned to their home in Clydebank, Glasgow, Cameron has been much calmer. Norma said: "Going to Barra was the best thing we could have done. It's put Cameron's mind at ease. He no longer talks about Barra with such longing. Now he knows we no longer think he was making things up."
"We didn't get all the answers we were looking for — and, apparently, past life memories fade as the person gets older. Cameron has never spoken about dying to me. But he told his pal not to worry about dying, because "you just come back again". When I asked him how he ended up with me, he tells me he "fell through and went into my tummy". And when I ask him what his name was before, he says, "It's Cameron. It's still me". I don't think we'll ever get all the answers."
[IL adds: "The Boy Who Lived Before" aired on UK Channel Five on September 18 2006. This interview is a pretty accurate reflection of the documentary's contents. It is fair to say that Jim Tucker did not regard it as "solved", and the inability to track the existence of a Shane Robertson and his son means that this is not the strongest of cases. Nevertheless it is important, because as far as I am aware it is the first time that a documentary crew has filmed a child subject's first return to the place of their former life as it happened, rather than merely obtaining subsequent interviews.]
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The following is from a chapter in Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi that involves him discovering 'Kashi' who was a boy in his school who died, and then was found by Yogananda in his next life ..........
Chapter: 28
Kashi, Reborn and Rediscovered
"Please do not go into the water. Let us bathe by dipping our buckets."
I was addressing the young Ranchi students who were accompanying me on an eight-mile hike to a neighboring hill. The pond before us was inviting, but a distaste for it had arisen in my mind. The group around me followed my example of dipping buckets, but a few lads yielded to the temptation of the cool waters. No sooner had they dived than large water snakes wiggled around them. The boys came out of the pond with comical alacrity.
We enjoyed a picnic lunch after we reached our destination. I sat under a tree, surrounded by a group of students. Finding me in an inspirational mood, they plied me with questions.
"Please tell me, sir," one youth inquired, "if I shall always stay with you in the path of renunciation."
"Ah, no," I replied, "you will be forcibly taken away to your home, and later you will marry."
Incredulous, he made a vehement protest. "Only if I am dead can I be carried home." But in a few months, his parents arrived to take him away, in spite of his tearful resistance; some years later, he did marry.
After answering many questions, I was addressed by a lad named Kashi. He was about twelve years old, a brilliant student, and beloved by all.
"Sir," he said, "what will be my fate?"
"You shall soon be dead." The reply came from my lips with an irresistible force.
This unexpected disclosure shocked and grieved me as well as everyone present. Silently rebuking myself as an enfant terrible, I refused to answer further questions.
On our return to the school, Kashi came to my room.
"If I die, will you find me when I am reborn, and bring me again to the spiritual path?" He sobbed.
I felt constrained to refuse this difficult occult responsibility. But for weeks afterward, Kashi pressed me doggedly. Seeing him unnerved to the breaking point, I finally consoled him.
"Yes," I promised. "If the Heavenly Father lends His aid, I will try to find you."
My brother Bishnu
Kashi, lost and rediscovered
My brother Bishnu; Motilal Mukherji of Serampore, a highly advanced disciple of Sri Yukteswar; my father; Mr. Wright; myself; Tulsi Narayan Bose; Swami Satyananda of Ranchi
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A group of delegates to the 1920 International Congress of Religious Liberals at Boston, where I gave my maiden speech in America. (Left to right) Rev. Clay MacCauley, Rev. T. Rhondda Williams, Prof. S. Ushigasaki, Rev. Jabez T. Sunderland, myself, Rev. Chas. W. Wendte, Rev. Samuel A. Eliot, Rev. Basil Martin, Rev. Christopher J. Street, Rev. Samuel M. Crothers.
During the summer vacation, I started on a short trip. Regretting that I could not take Kashi with me, I called him to my room before leaving, and carefully instructed him to remain, against all persuasion, in the spiritual vibrations of the school. Somehow I felt that if he did not go home, he might avoid the impending calamity.
No sooner had I left than Kashi's father arrived in Ranchi. For fifteen days he tried to break the will of his son, explaining that if Kashi would go to Calcutta for only four days to see his mother, he could then return. Kashi persistently refused. The father finally said he would take the boy away with the help of the police. The threat disturbed Kashi, who was unwilling to be the cause of any unfavorable publicity to the school. He saw no choice but to go.
I returned to Ranchi a few days later. When I heard how Kashi had been removed, I entrained at once for Calcutta. There I engaged a horse cab. Very strangely, as the vehicle passed beyond the Howrah bridge over the Ganges, I beheld Kashi's father and other relatives in mourning clothes. Shouting to my driver to stop, I rushed out and glared at the unfortunate father.
"Mr. Murderer," I cried somewhat unreasonably, "you have killed my boy!"
The father had already realized the wrong he had done in forcibly bringing Kashi to Calcutta. During the few days the boy had been there, he had eaten contaminated food, contracted cholera, and passed on.
My love for Kashi, and the pledge to find him after death, night and day haunted me. No matter where I went, his face loomed up before me. I began a memorable search for him, even as long ago I had searched for my lost mother.
I felt that inasmuch as God had given me the faculty of reason, I must utilize it and tax my powers to the utmost in order to discover the subtle laws by which I could know the boy's astral whereabouts. He was a soul vibrating with unfulfilled desires, I realized—a mass of light floating somewhere amidst millions of luminous souls in the astral regions. How was I to tune in with him, among so many vibrating lights of other souls?
Using a secret yoga technique, I broadcasted my love to Kashi's soul through the microphone of the spiritual eye, the inner point between the eyebrows. With the antenna of upraised hands and fingers, I often turned myself round and round, trying to locate the direction in which he had been reborn as an embryo. I hoped to receive response from him in the concentration-tuned radio of my heart.1
I intuitively felt that Kashi would soon return to the earth, and that if I kept unceasingly broadcasting my call to him, his soul would reply. I knew that the slightest impulse sent by Kashi would be felt in my fingers, hands, arms, spine, and nerves.
With undiminished zeal, I practiced the yoga method steadily for about six months after Kashi's death. Walking with a few friends one morning in the crowded Bowbazar section of Calcutta, I lifted my hands in the usual manner. For the first time, there was response. I thrilled to detect electrical impulses trickling down my fingers and palms. These currents translated themselves into one overpowering thought from a deep recess of my consciousness: "I am Kashi; I am Kashi; come to me!"
The thought became almost audible as I concentrated on my heart radio. In the characteristic, slightly hoarse whisper of Kashi,2 I heard his summons again and again. I seized the arm of one of my companions, Prokash Das,3 and smiled at him joyfully.
"It looks as though I have located Kashi!"
I began to turn round and round, to the undisguised amusement of my friends and the passing throng. The electrical impulses tingled through my fingers only when I faced toward a near-by path, aptly named "Serpentine Lane." The astral currents disappeared when I turned in other directions.
"Ah," I exclaimed, "Kashi's soul must be living in the womb of some mother whose home is in this lane."
My companions and I approached closer to Serpentine Lane; the vibrations in my upraised hands grew stronger, more pronounced. As if by a magnet, I was pulled toward the right side of the road. Reaching the entrance of a certain house, I was astounded to find myself transfixed. I knocked at the door in a state of intense excitement, holding my very breath. I felt that the successful end had come for my long, arduous, and certainly unusual quest!
The door was opened by a servant, who told me her master was at home. He descended the stairway from the second floor and smiled at me inquiringly. I hardly knew how to frame my question, at once pertinent and impertinent.
"Please tell me, sir, if you and your wife have been expecting a child for about six months?"
"Yes, it is so." Seeing that I was a swami, a renunciate attired in the traditional orange cloth, he added politely, "Pray inform me how you know my affairs."
When he heard about Kashi and the promise I had given, the astonished man believed my story.
"A male child of fair complexion will be born to you," I told him. "He will have a broad face, with a cowlick atop his forehead. His disposition will be notably spiritual." I felt certain that the coming child would bear these resemblances to Kashi.
Later I visited the child, whose parents had given him his old name of Kashi. Even in infancy he was strikingly similar in appearance to my dear Ranchi student. The child showed me an instantaneous affection; the attraction of the past awoke with redoubled intensity.
Years later the teen-age boy wrote me, during my stay in America. He explained his deep longing to follow the path of a renunciate. I directed him to a Himalayan master who, to this day, guides the reborn Kashi.
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This was in the news recently. A little boy who remembers his recent past life as a girl who died in a fire in Chicago:
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Hi Cat,
Thanks for posting this story. The 'truth' speaks for itself here.
God Bless, Rad
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Amazing video, Cat!
Thanks for posting it.
Hi Rad,
I have a question:
Since Pluto, the Soul, correlates to the RNA/DNA, and Saturn/Neptune to skin colouring, how can the Soul in that video who was Pam, a black American, in the previous life, can then be born as Luke, a white-skinned American, in the very next life?
The confusion lies in the interpretation of the 4th house representing our roots, ancestry, and where we spring from. It is said that the line of ancestry is traced back to countless past generations. It seems that the Soul can retain the one ancestral line for many generations and then suddenly change it.
Most traditional tribes live in the continual presence of the ancestors and expect their offerings and guidance. How can a Soul within a past life tribe/nationality that honours its genealogical memory and ancestral deities suddenly change its ancestry in the next life? And how is this information passed down or stored in Pluto, the Soul?
DeoxyriboNucleic Acid (DNA)
Definition: A nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all modern living organisms. DNA's genes are expressed, or manifested, through the proteins that its nucleotides produce with the help of RNA.
Function: The blueprint of biological guidelines that a living organism must follow to exist and remain functional. Medium of long-term, stable storage and transmission of genetic information.
Location: DNA is found in the nucleus of a cell and in mitochondria.
RiboNucleic Acid (RNA)
Definition: The information found in DNA determines which traits are to be created, activated, or deactivated, while the various forms of RNA do the work.
Function: Helps carry out DNA's blueprint guidelines. Transfers genetic code needed for the creation of proteins from the nucleus to the ribosome.
Location: Depending on the type of RNA, this molecule is found in a cell's nucleus, its cytoplasm, and its ribosome.
From JWG's "Medical Astrology"
Pluto/Scorpio correlates to genetic structures of life itself, including humans. Within this to the RNA/DNA chromosomes.
RNA/DNA = Pluto
RNA/DNA, coding of = Pluto
RNA/DNA, messaging of = Mercury
Mutations, evolution, death of the body, giving birth = Pluto
Skin pigmentation (melanin) = Saturn with co-ruler Neptune
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Reincarnation seems to be going mainstream this week. This is from the latest issue of Reader's Digest:
Chilling Reincarnation Stories: Meet 3 Children Who Lived Before
Professor Jim Tucker thinks that past lives are possible. Here are three startling accounts of children who may have been reincarnated.
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Hi Linda,
The Soul is the determinant of what it needs evolutionarily and karmically in each life. It can very easily shift from one skin color to the next, or one gender to the next, if it so chooses. The very case that Cat has posted is evidence of that fact.
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Hi Rad,
Thank you for your answer. I have a few further questions. I am trying to find out the truth.
If a Soul can choose whatever it needs for its evolution, including skin colour and race, what do we make then of one of the interpretations of the 4th house to Roots and Ancestry? Even in the EA Glossary two of the keywords for Cancer/Moon/4th are Ancestry and Roots.
Many traditional astrologers, including some EA astrologers, speak as if the current life ancestral line is the ONE AND ONLY ancestral line. Are you saying this is a false idea?
Can there be MORE THAN ONE ancestral line stored in the genetic code?
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Hi Linda,
Thank you for your answer. I have a few further questions. I am trying to find out the truth.
If a Soul can choose whatever it needs for its evolution, including skin colour and race, what do we make then of one of the interpretations of the 4th house to Roots and Ancestry? Even in the EA Glossary two of the keywords for Cancer/Moon/4th are Ancestry and Roots.
Any family has a lineage and ancestry that goes back many generations. A Soul chooses to be born into whatever family, in whatever life, that has such an ancestral lineage. However, that does not mean, of itself, that that is the actual lineage of the Soul itself as an individual Soul. It does mean that the Soul is choosing whatever family to be born into, in whatever life, for it's own ongoing evolutionary/ karmic needs that includes the 'his/herstory' of that family.
Many traditional astrologers, including some EA astrologers, speak as if the current life ancestral line is the ONE AND ONLY ancestral line. Are you saying this is a false idea?
Could not be more wrong.
Can there be MORE THAN ONE ancestral line stored in the genetic code?
No. But there can be more than one ancestral line stored in the memory of the Soul itself. And, again, the case that Cat has posted reflects these facts/ truth.
God Bless, Rad
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Our only hope for the future is a coalition made up of Black Nationalists, old Southern Johnny Rebs, Sons of Liberty, Vermont farmers, anarcho-anthropologists, community organizers, hacker punks, and angry old Wobblies. Our only hope is to narrow our focus while expanding our networks, batten the hatches, open our hearts, and commit to fighting on our feet rather than living on our knees.
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The Revolutionary American Archipeligo
I don't know if you've heard the news, but apparently there's some kind of global economic meltdown underway that threatens (or promises) to forever alter world political-economic systems, power dynamics, and resource distribution. Or something like that. I could at this point parade out dozens of statistical analysises, stock charts, and articles comparing our current situation to 1929, 1865, or 1492, but I post enough gloom and doom here and that dead horse has been thoroughly pulverized by this point. What I'm interested in is where we're going and what to do now. There are any number of sources for prognostication we could look at but there a few recent ones that feel particularly salient. None of them are perfect, but all of them have some truth.
The Coming Challenges
First, the Global Trends 2025 report put out by the National Intelligence Council has plenty of flaws, but correctly identifies some technologies that will greatly affect the next 20 years.
1. Biogerontechnology involves technologies that improve lifespan. If people
are living longer and healthier lives, it will challenge nations to develop new economic and social
policies for an older and healthier population.
2. Crop-based biofuels and chemicals production, which will reduce gasoline
3. Robots have the potential to replace humans in a number of industries,
ranging from the military to health care.
4. Internet pervasiveness will be in everyday objects, such as food packages,
furniture and paper documents. It will also streamline supply chains, slash costs "and reduce
dependence on human labor."
What the report fails to discuss is how these technologies will interact with each other to create new challenges for humanity. Biotechnology will help the wealthy lead ever longer, healthier lives, while overcrowding in the cities (and government labs) spread new diseases to the masses. Corn-based biofuel will put more pressure on the food supply, contributing to the many other forces that will be decreasing annual crop yields and raising prices. We're likely to see food shortages begin as early as next year as the global agro-industrial complex shakes apart and reorganizes. Global shipping lines could be hindered by pirates, higher fuel costs, and tight credit, leading to decreased fruit availability. A recent article in the Boston Globe pointed out that with higher food prices, more people will downgrade their diets to fast food and Spam (Spam purchases have already spiked dramatically), which could mean increasing obesity coupled with malnutrition. Vitamins and food supplements could potentially fill in the nutritional gaps in people's diets, but with Codex Alimentarius coming into effect, they'll all be government regulated and could become very expensive. Again, there could be great disparity between the health of the elites and the health of the proles.
Next, within the next five to ten years the surveillance grid that blankets the US is going to become even thicker. The current highly-successful trend has been surveillance as conveniance, and I think that will continue. Cameras will enter our homes under the guise of video-chat technology (keep in touch with loved ones when you can't afford to fly), video game accessories, Fahrenheit 451-you're-on-TV -type-technology, and burglar alarm to combat the rising crime. Cell phones already track our movements and potentially record our conversations, and this will no doubt continue. We may or may not have microchip implants in 20 years, but it may be unnecessary because RFID chips will be in all credit cards, clothing, consumer electronics, packaging, etc. and a nationwide or near-nationwide wireless network will keep the chips singing all day. All this data will be fed into SEAS.
And there will be robots. What little manufacturing there is still here will largely be performed by robots, increasing unemployment. In the cities we'll see airborne surveillance drones at a minimum, and potentially on the ground force-multiplying armed robot police. There's a lot of speculation going on now about Obama's plans for the military. He's stated he wants to increase the size of the Army and Marines, and while massive unemployment always helps military enrolement, expanded foreign and domestic responsibilities coupled with decreased tax revenue will force the Pentagon to seek creative solutions for its needs. Robots are cheap and will only get cheaper, and DARPA has dozens of projects developing robots that can crawl, walk, swim, fly, carry combat supplies, fit under door jambs, mimic insects, shoot tasers, hunt in packs, and do God knows what else. If there is a budget squeeze at the Pentagon, we may see fewer next-next generation fighter jets and battleships, but crowd control, urban warfare, less than lethal, and robot technology will only become a more important part of military spending. Americans are going to get poor, hungry, and angry, and the military will be here to apply the lessons learned in Iraq (Afghanistan, Pakistan) to keep the peace.
Our Best Defense
OK, so that's one take on the future: unemployment is rampant, food is expensive and unhealthy, the surveillance grid is all pervasive, and the rise of the robots is well underway. So what do we do? Interestingly, one of the most interesting potential solutions to all this is coming from a military consultant. John Robb, author of Brave New War and the Global Guerrillas blog, spends a lot of time these days talking about our need for resilient communities. He argues that the only way to defend ourselves against the current (4th Generation) terrorist threat is by decentralizing, helping communities become more autonomous, and encouraging the development of networked local militias. Resilient communities able to produce their own power, grow their own food, and defend themselves with force if necessary, are our best defense against the new crop of super-empowered global guerrillas, and the lumbering armored infantry is outmoded.
Now, I think Robb's got some great ideas here, but I also think it's totally nuts to think the government-industrial complex would ever support resilient community projects. I mean, there are definitely some independent terrorists out there fighting the Great Satan, but the overall landscape of international terrorism/drug trade/organized crime is so dominated by the Anglo-American Intelligence Community it's hard to imagine the Pentagon really helping communities become more secure against attacks. As far as I can tell, the Fed Gov has been on a steady course for the last century or longer, gobbling up as much power as it can, centralizing command and control, and making local communities as dependent on/vulnerable to the global-control grid as possible. So, I think resilient communities are a brilliant idea, but if they're ever going to come about it will be through local initiative, not DHS grants.
But what would it take to make our communities more resilient? What are the biggest challenges and most important steps. First, we need to recognize the current state of most communities. They're broken. We certainly have some model communities scattered throughout the country where neighbors know each other, help each other, and discuss issues in local government (we have these in poor urban barrios and small rural towns) but most of our communities are fractured, dysfunctional sprawling cell blocks where people sit at home watching TV without even knowing their neighbors' names. I'm as guilty here as anyone; I only know a handful of people in my apartment building, and no one in the building nearby. The biggest cause of our isolation, I think, is time. I work a lot, and when I'm not I like being alone–the overstimulation of urban living can be exhausting. I also have friends spread around the country, and I'm often content to talk to them on the phone rather than go door to door meeting new people. And I don't want to idealize small town life over the global network/urban living. Anonymity has its benefits, I like using email to stay in touch with distant friends instead of relying on the Post Office or losing touch, and village life where everyone knows your business can be terribly suffocating.
Our goal then, as was discussed in a post by Robert Patterson is rebalancing. Many communities have become too fractured, but we don't want to roll back the gains we've made by expanding our communication network.
I have no doubt that most people would be (will be) much better off if (once) we switch to local food production and energy production. Every roof in every city should be a green roof growing food organically. Every roof should be collecting rainwater to either purify and drink or use as gray water. The government of Detroit has already begun opening up the lawns of abandoned properties for gardening, and there's no reason that practice couldn't spread to towns and cities accross the country. After the USSR could no longer provide food aid to Cuba, the government opened up public land for farming and small community gardens began providing a significant portion of the population's food needs, and generating money for some people.
While part of me is glad to hear the green energy-meme spreading through the public consciousness, I keep hearing these new technologies shackled to antiquated distribution methods. T Boon Pickens and his enormous wind farm will save us. The Three Gorges Dam will produce clean energy for millions of Chinese. People fail to realize that we can be oppressed by centralized green technology as easily as by centralized carbon fuels. I'll be damned if a giant wind farm coupled to a privately-regulated smart grid (another key component in the surveillance grid) is going to liberate anyone. What we need are localized power sources. Every building or small group of buildings has its own wind, solar, and hydro power sources. Hand cranks–on everything. Stationary-bicycle power generation. Whatever. The army has "tactical biorefineries" that generate electricity from trash and there's a company making micro-hydro for toilets! There are many many ways to generate power and power generation should always start as close to the point of use as possible. Microgrids can link local power sources.
Finally, it is unreasonable to expect a return to a pure barter economy, but the cashless economy (and no doubt there will be a push for that soon enough) is another key part of the control grid. We need alternate currencies, local currencies to support local economies. Robert Patterson's solution for the economic depression is a "slow money" movement to keep capital swirling through the community as long as possible. Local, unofficial, unmonitored currencies offer so much potential to get money to the unemployed, keep poor communities functioning, and resist unjust taxes. In a local economy, employers could pay employees with local script, thus avoiding taxation and the inflation/deflation waves of the global economy. Local currency is independence, and the founders of the US knew it. We forget that the Revolutionary War was primarily fought over the right to bear arms, unjust taxation, and the right to use colonial script.
If we are to survive the coming decades of hardship, it is crucial that we rebalance our lives to rely more on the local, but we should not think that thousands of isolated communities will improve anything. Divide and conquer is one of the oldest strategies and we must be careful not to fragment our nation in the process of unifying communities. Also, purely local food and energy reliance may actually make a community more vulnerable to hardship. What we really want is a network, an American archipelago that is still tied to the wider world.
Source Point Manifesto
The source point and the point of use should always be as close together as possible. Imagine a need as a body in space. The smaller the needs, the lower its gravity, the less it affects the other bodies around it. Alternately, resources form concentric circles around needs, and as a need grows it draws from ever larger resource rings.
My yard should have a garden that produces most of the vegetables I eat, but my milk could come from local farms, my grains from state farms, and oranges still grow in Florida. My laptop should have a handcrank that I can use to power it most of the time. If for whatever reason, I need more power, or power for a longer time, then I plug in to my home's power supply. Solar panels and a small windmill on the roof generate power and batteries in the basement create a reserve. When i plug into the outlet, I begin drawing from the house's reserve. If the house is using more power than it's generating it draws on the community's power sources, then the city's, county's, state's, etc. If I cut my finger I use a bandaid first, or visit my community health clinic if needed, and only go to the hospital is absolutely needed. I could barter my firewood for my neighbor's honey, uses town script to buy butter down the road, state currency to purchase hemp-biodiesel, and some sort of open-source, Revolution Money Exchange for Internet purchases.
Effective communication is the core strength of the network, of course, and we'll need open source DIY solutions for this. We must assume that all electronic communication will be monitored, and so we'll need codes for anything sensitive, human face-to-face-standing-in-a-Faraday cage for anything top secret, and who-cares-go-ahead-and-read-this-mail-we've-nothing-to-hide communication for just about everything else. Our goal is to always be forming resistance within the law, opposition operating ahead of the legislature, and as transparent as possible so as to encourage participation. Also, I'm hoping that our tech team can develop an inexpensive version of the military's new JTRS, the switch to digital TV will open up new opportunities for pirate TV, and ad hoc networks will give us options I have not even begun to imagine.
This future will not be easy to create, but I don't see any easy option in the future. We are in a transition period, a great cycling of epochs, and like all times of change throughout history (and in the individual life) there will be discomfort and loss. Our challenge, then, is to make sure that the suffering
does not occur in vain, and the tunnel ends in light. I see the walls of the prison planet rising around us and the devils are lighting kindling in the crematoriums. Our future, at best, looks a lot more like Afrigadget than the Jetsons, but I'm OK with that. We'll build a new world in the dying shell of the old and our autonomous spaces will be tiger traps for the Empire.
God bless the Three Percenters who talk of a New American Revolution and are stockpiling ammo. Some of them are misogynists, homophobes and followers(!) of Ayn Rand, but the good ones ain't racists and their courage will be vital to our resistence. God bless the bomb chucking Black Block who coalition with the Grannies for Peace to raise ruckus. God bless the eco-designers, and artists like the Future Farmers, and crazy brilliant (illuminated!) hippie entrepreneurs like Justin Boland who write inspirational things like 10 Ways YOU Can Fight Fascism Around the World.
Our only hope for the future is a coalition made up of Black Nationalists, old Southern Johnny Rebs, Sons of Liberty, Vermont farmers, anarcho-anthropologists, community organizers, hacker punks, and angry old Wobblies. Our only hope is to narrow our focus while expanding our networks, batten the hatches, open our hearts, and commit to fighting on our feet rather than living on our knees.


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The Red River Basin Commission is developing a plan for long-term flood control. The organization is holding its annual meeting this week in Grand Forks.
Fargo-Moorhead is the focus of flood control efforts in the Red River Valley. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is developing plans for a diversion around the cities and local officials will learn more about those plans in early February.
But the Red River Basin Commission is taking a much wider view. They are working on a flood reduction plan that will include the Red River and all of its tributaries.
Minnesota State Sen. Morrie Lanning, R-Moorhead, said a comprehensive flood control plan is critical.
"We've got good watershed plans, county plans, city plans and all of that," Lanning said. "But we need a plan for the whole basin and one people throughout the basin can buy into, endorse and support."
Lanning authored a bill last year that appropriated $500,000 from Minnesota to develop a long-term plan; North Dakota also put up $500,000.
The first part of the plan will focus on flooding. The basin commission will also study water quality and water supply in the future.
Lanning said right now everyone is focused on a diversion to protect Fargo-Moorhead. But he said comprehensive flood control must also include dams on rivers to hold back water, and restored wetlands to help slow spring runoff.
"If our whole focus is on diversion and levees, there are colleagues of mine in the Legislature who are going to say, 'Wait a minute, what about retention?' What about preserving and enhancing wetlands,?'" he said. "So it's got to be a comprehensive plan. We can't put all of our eggs in a diversion basket or this thing is not going to work."
There's a long history of political battles over water storage in the Red River valley.
Red River Basin Commission Director Lance Yohe is well aware reaching consensus across three states, two countries and dozens of local governments won't be easy.
"Everybody said let's have storage, but storage always means upstream of where you are, on somebody else's property," Yohe said. "So how do you do storage on somebody else's property and make it fair to them, when the benefits may not even be there for them?"
Yohe said developing computer models for every stream in the Red River basin will help show local officials the best places to store spring runoff.
Yohe said after holding 20 public meetings across the Red River Valley this winter, he's more confident a solution can be found. He said everyone seems to realize flooding is a problem that won't be easily fixed.
"This is our time, for our generation, to make a difference for the next generation," he said. "It's been given to us an opportunity to do that. We got this money. The Legislature's got their ear tuned to us. It's our job to do it, and that's what we're trying to get people to understand. They're part of this, they're part of the answer, [and] they're part of the solution."
The Red River Basin Commission will present its recommendations to the Minnesota and North Dakota legislatures a year from now. Yohe said the details of specific projects are best left to local watershed boards, counties and cities.
But Yohe said the study could serve as a blueprint for the next 50 years, and he hopes the study recommendations will serve as a guide for lawmakers as they consider what kinds of projects to fund in the future.


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USA-Spec now makes several different interfaces for the Acura line of vehicles. The PA11HON, PA15HON2, PA15HON3, PA15ACUxl and the PA15TOY provide direct connection for an iPod and an optional audio source such as satellite radio, DVD, or video game system. Both the iPod and the additional audio source can be selected from the factory radio's front panel. Allows selection of tracks or playlists. Three different modes to control and play your iPod: Playlist mode, Direct Mode or Folder Mode (not available on all interface models). The buttons on the radio select between the different operating modes and the Aux Input. Compatible with iPhone4 and older iPhones running iOS4 (iPhone 3Gs & 3G with iOS4)! Playlist Mode: Use iTunes to create up to 4 favorite playlists and access them directly from the radio. In Playlist Mode the iPod's controls are locked and the radio controls are used to access the contents on the device. Artist name and song title will be displayed on select model BMW Business CD radios.
Direct Mode: Search and select music on iPod just as you would in portable use. The iPod's controls are unlocked and offer complete access to all the contents on the device. You can use Direct Mode to listen to music streamed from Pandora or SIRIUS XM Online! Use the radio or steering wheel controls to perform track up/down, fast forward/rewind and volume up/down. No text is displayed in Direct Mode.
Folder Mode: access iPod's 4 folders namely, Aritist, Album, Playlist, and Songs from the radio directly. (not available on PA11HON)
All modes charge the iPod while connected, for up to one hour to prevent over-charging.
Please choose your vehicle from the applications listed below and note the required part number next to it. At the bottom of the page select the application shown for your model/year vehicle and then click "Add to Cart" to purchase. Compatible Vehicles:
Requires PA11HON
MDX (non-Nav)
Requires PA15HON3
MDX (Nav)
Requires PA15HON2
Requires PA15ACUxl
RDX (non-Nav)
RDX (Nav)
RL (non-Nav)
RL (Nav)
Requires PA11HON (AM/FM/CD only)
Requires PA15TOY
TL (non-Nav)
TL (Nav)
Requires PA15HON3
TSX (non-Nav)
TSX (Nav)
Note: Most vehicle's equipped with an external CD changer must have the changer disconnected to install the USA-Spec interface.
PA11HON notes:Display of artist and song tile information on the radio and track search by artist , song tile, or album from the radio are NOT supported. Only the Playlist number and track number will be displayed on the radio.PA15HON2 & PA15HON3 notes:Retains CD changer, Rear Seat Entertainment/DVD, and Satellite radio functions and features. See radio photos below for sample display info:
PA15ACUXL notes:Works on Vehicles with and without SAT Tuner button. No loss of Live Traffic, Sat tuner, CD or in dash CD Changer functions. Works on vehicles with or without Sat service activated. See radio photos below for sample display info:
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Lenoir City is a full-service City on the outskirts of the greater metropolitan Knoxville area. Lenoir City has a strong commercial base on Highway 321, coupled with a very charming Historic Downtown Area. Lenoir City is home to a great school system, a new state of the art Public Library, and a beautifully designed Park System.
Lenoir City is nationally known as the "Lake Capital of the South." This reference originates from the fact that Lenoir City is surrounded by three beautiful lakes, which offer many recreational opportunities.
Contact Numbers
- City Hall 865-986-2715
- Lenoir City Municipal Court 865-635-0006
- Codes Enforcement and Planning 865-986-9876
- Recorder/Treasurer's Office 865-986-2227
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Dutch Iris (Iris Hollandica)
Dutch Iris (Iris Hollandica)Iris has a tropical exotic look, and comes into its own both in the garden and in a vase.
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Summer Flowering Dutch Iris Bulbs
Buying Dutch Iris bulbs (Iris Hollandica) online is easy at Bulbs & beyond!
The Dutch Iris (Iris Hollandica) is a bulbous Iris whose hybrids were developed by Dutch growers in the nineteenth century from the range of Xiphium Irises (Spanish Iris). Iris Hollandica is part of the Iridaceae family.
Dutch Iris bulbs are available from Bulbs & beyond in both the spring bulb and summer bulb seasons. Depending on whether the bulbs are planted in autumn or early spring, flowers should appear from April to July on plants around 50-60cm in height and will last for approximately 2 to 3 weeks. Iris Hollandica does equally well in the garden, patio pots and as cut flower. Dutch Iris plants are tall and slim so they look best when planted in larger swathes.
We offer a lovely colour mixture of Dutch Iris bulbs, as well as single varieties. Varieties on offer are Dutch Iris "Blue Magic", Dutch Iris "Golden Beauty" and Dutch Iris "White Wedgewood".
Planting Dutch Iris bulbs
Dutch Iris bulbs should be planted at a depth of 8cm with the pointed end facing upwards, spaced 8cm apart with the roots pointing downwards. They prefer full sun and a well-drained soil. Dutch Iris bulbs planted in spring should ideally be planted after the risk of the most severe frost has passed (autumn planted bulbs are somewhat better protected as they would have developed their roots already before winter).
Tip: Plant some extra bulbs of Iris Hollandica in the back of the garden at biweekly intervals for use as cut flowers in the vase or spring bouquets.


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In early August, Melanie shut down the bakery, loaded up the car, and headed to Kentucky to take a rigorous 8-hour skills exam called the Certification Exam. The exam is hosted by the International Cake Exploration Society (ICES) in an effort to encourage its members to "develop their talents in the sugar arts, acquire new sugar art skills, and strive for excellence in cake decorating." The candidates are vying for the prestigious titles of Certified Master Sugar Artist (CMSA) or Certified Sugar Artist, but the process doesn't start when the clock starts…no, no…it starts at least 1 year prior to the exam!
Over a year ago, Melanie registered to take the exam in Kentucky, and over the last 8 months, she has been perfecting her "Plan" for the exam. Each candidate has to carefully plan which skills they will perform during the exam, where the skills will be placed on the display pieces, etc. It doesn't sound very difficult, but don't underestimate the trickery involved with choosing your 8 best skills and incorporating them into an aesthetic cake design. There is a fine balance between showing your talent and going way overboard (and wasting time) too.
The candidates must write up their plan and submit it to the adjudicators for approval. While the adjudicators are there to help the candidates, they can only do so much. During the approval process, they help ensure the candidates are following all the rules so they are not disqualified and offer some advice where they can. But they can not tell from a drawing and description if the work displayed will be up to CMSA standards or not have quite enough detail for certification to be awarded. That, my friends, is up to the candidate.
So when August finally arrives, the candidates have practiced and thought the exam through until they can do their skills with their eyes closed (or at least, that's the ideal situation). They load their vehicles and head to the exam location, which moves each year.
Melanie, her husband Adam, and their 4-month-old baby Hailee drove the 12 hours to Lexington, KY and arrived one day prior to the exam. These are the cakes Melanie created during the exam:


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CHN 102 is intended for students who have completed CHN 101 or who test at the 0+/1 level of Mandarin Chinese. This course aims to enhance speaking, listening, reading, and writing abilities, as well as knowledge of Chinese culture, learned in CHN 101. Students will have access to cutting-edge language resources (including vocabulary and scenarios) relevant to corporate and strategic security professions, providing them with added vocabulary and practice in using the language in current or future career fields. This course teaches Mandarin Chinese (China).
Prerequisite (or successful completion of language test):
Employ information literacy skills by using technology to locate expanded information about the language, culture of the countries in which the language is spoken, and its vocabulary.
Demonstrate ability to think critically and problem-solve in comprehending slow and clear speech in the standard language dialect about job, family, self, short, simple texts, simple instructions, descriptions of some familiar persons, places, and things.
Apply knowledge of the language to comprehend routine questions about job, immediate family, self, short notes, advertisements, public announcements, and maps, basic instructions and directions, slow and repeated conversation prompts, and simple statements about background and occupations.
Demonstrate inferential awareness of the cultures and societies associated with the regions in which the language is spoken.
Communicate clearly and effectively in short simple sentences to order a basic meal, get to nearby places, arrange for board and transportation, and buy necessities (tickets, groceries, or clothing).
Henley-Putnam's commitment to service begins with your first call with an advisor and continues through graduation. Our classes are small, so you are never just a number. We get to know you, your goals and your needs. You will be supported by a team of professionals who will help you track your degree progression, advise you on course selection, and inform you of relevant services such as tutoring and mentoring. Your faculty members will be available to you, as will the deans and administrators.
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New KODE anchor Brian Dorman, who begins his duties Monday, is already featured on Four States Home Page, the website for KODE and KSNF:
I have a philosophy that you cannot be an effective news anchor or reporter if you are not connected to the community you are serving. Please feel free to contact me with story ideas that are important to you and the community that you live in! I take great pride in reading and responding to every question, concern and story idea from viewers, for you are the reason we are here, let us work for you!


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Activities and Feeding Times
There's more to do at the zoo than visiting the exhibits!
You can watch animal feedings, ride the train, and get up close to lorikeets, alpacas and llamas during the spring and summer months!
Other BioPark Activities
- Programs for teachers to enhance field trips to the BioPark.
- Activities at the Aquarium
- Activities at the Botanic Garden
Alpaca and Llama Cruising
Meet and touch a llama or alpaca! Available as volunteer schedules permit.
Animal Encounters Show
Travel around the world with the animals in this entertaining and educational show.
Colores Kids Playground
Climb like a monkey, run like a cheetah and splash like a seal in the Zoo's play area.
Crocodile Feeding
Watch from above as keepers feed these powerful carnivores.
Endangered Species Carousel
Carousel features endangered species from all over the world.
Giraffe Feeding
On select days during the summer, get up close to a giraffe's nose!
Hippo Feeding
Big mouths and matching appetites at the Hippopotamus Exhibit each day at 2 p.m.!
Lorikeet Feeding
Meet colorful lorikeets in this immersive experience! Available in the summertime.
Story Time at the Zoo
Relax in the Africa amphitheater as volunteers read stories about animals.


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The Greenpeace ship Esperanza recently toured South Korea to highlight the problems of overfishing and raise awareness of the South Korean government's plans to resume whaling for what it calls 'scientific research.' After Korea the ship headed to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Palau in The Pacific. Here we chart the death - rather than the life - of a fish, from ocean to market, to tuna can.
© Alex Hofford / Greenpeace
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Why is Feb so Fab? Could it be all the fantastic festivities that take place during this month?! There are all kinds of holidays like Groundhog Day, Mardi Gras, Presidents Day and lest we not forget – Valentine's Day! Then, there are Award Shows Galore – from the 44th NAACP Image Awards to the 2nd Annual NFL Honors to the GRAMMYS to the OSCARS!
And what goes with all the Award Shows? Gifting Suites! Every year before the Award Shows, celebrities and Hollywood VIPs get to eat, drink and snag swag at various parties around the city where vendors show off their new goodies and "gift" them to the lucky guests.
One of our favorite Gifting Suites this year was Doris Bergman's 5th Annual Valentine Romance Oscar Style Lounge & Party at Cafe La Boheme. On Wednesday, February 6, 2013, Café La Boheme – world renowned for its 5-star cuisine and stunning interior – opened its Tuscan country villa doors to kick-off this sensational event.
The party was hosted by Qmadix, Whitening Lightning and Nature's Flavors.
Celebrities from film, TV and the music industry schmoozed and strolled their way through the booths to see the incredible array of items, including stunning jewelry, the finest in beauty and skin care, cutting edge electronics, romantic trips, fashion forward luggage, sexy lingerie, fabulous footwear, gourmet cuisine, delectable taste treats, exotic cocktails and more!
"This party is amazing!" said former Oscar Winner Martin Landau. "Such love and warmth -- amazing gifts, delicious food, and a wonderful ambiance – I am very happy to be here!"
Other celebs enjoying the food, fun and festivities included Hollywood's beloved Dyan Canon, David Steen from "Django Unchained," 'Modern Family's' Rico Rodriguez and his adorable sister Raini Rodriguez who stars in 'Austin & Ally' on the Disney Channel.
Also in the crowd were Elizabeth DeRazzo from HBO's "Eastbound & Down" funny man Hal Sparks, and 'The Artist's' Ken Davitian, as well as Diedre Hall, Lisa Ann Warren, Rosa Blasi, Ann Lopez, Angeline Rose Troy, and Nicholas Guest. Over 100 Hollywood Insiders turned out to celebrate this pre-Valentine's Day party and grab a "sneak peek' at what's hot for the Oscar Red Carpet.
Speaking of Red Carpets, there were magnificent couture gowns by Monatelier, and men's handsome suits and accessories by Art Lewin & Co. Custom Clothiers.
We know women can't hit the Oscars without bags and bling, so they had a chance to view and visit: Lusciouss Jewelry; Twisted Silver; Aditi Jewelry; Carol Lynn Sweets Jewelry; Kara Cham Jewelry; and beautiful bling, evening bags and accessories by Charlie Lapson. I had a chance to chat with this charismatic designer and learn about how he loves helping to empower women all over the world. Thank you, Charlie!
Some of my other favorite items include the wonderful Q-i-sound Stereo Bluetooth Speakers by Qmadix. Hook them up to any of your electronic devices that have Bluetooth capability and – wow – just groove at the fantastic sound!
Whitening Lightning is another one of my absolutely necessary things. I mean, who doesn't want the whitest smile on the Red Carpet? I love their new ZERO Sensitivity, ZERO Peroxide Dial-A-Smile ZERO WHITE Teeth Whitening System, along with their Super Booster Whitening Pen and their Color Your Smile Lighted Lip Gloss.
Before you go out for your fantastic evening, make sure you sit and soak in a luxurious tub with bath and shower treats by Spongeables. There are all kinds of colors, fragrances and shapes for beautifying, exfoliating, moisturizing, protecting, massaging, cleansing and over-all pampering.
For more casual affairs, if you want to dress for fun and be eco-friendly too – you'll love the candy-wrapper handbags by Ollin Arm Candy. These are the coolest, most colorful purses -- from clutches and shoulder bags to wallets and totes. They recycle candy wrappers like Good 'n Plenty, Tutti Fruitti, Tootsie Pop, Archie, Betty Boop and others to make fabulous bags and accessories that are sure to be conversation pieces wherever you go!
Other gifts and services included: My Spa Life; Pauline's Peanut Brittle; Honest Tea; Caribbean vacations provided by Caribbean Living Magazine; innovative hair design tools by Whirl-a-Style, home décor accents by Bon Bon Home; Kelly Nishimoto; Nature's Flavors; Undiepads; handbags by Lauren & Luca; luggage by Traveler's Choice & Pacific Gear; glass-blown hearts by Handmade Hearts; Tequila Azul Imperial; KIND Snacks; Terox footwear; i-Phone 5 cases, iharmonix Stereo Mobile Earphones w/Microphone by Qmadix; and Bully Bling Energy Drink.
In the spirit of giving back, guests donated new and unwrapped gifts for children ages 13-17 for a Pre-Holiday Gift Drive benefiting 'Wednesday's Child" – a weekly segment airing on KTTV FOX 11 News, Los Angeles, with Anchor Christine Devine. "Wednesday's Child" highlights "harder to place" children in the LA County foster care system who are in need of adoptive families.
All in all, it was a star-studded, super duper uber event – great people, great food, and a great party! Thanks go to Doris Bergman and Michelle Faulkner who co-produced the 5th Annual Valentine Romance Oscar Style Lounge & Party at Cafe La Boheme. It was definitely a Fab Feb Fest!


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|Head Coach- Women's Cross Country / Head Coach - Men's and Women's Track and Field / Associate Director of Wieden Hall
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|27th Season
Coach Chris Smith began coaching at the UMPI in 1987. He can now claim having had the helm of the men's program for more than half its existence and has coached the women for all but three years of his tenure. Numerous individual and team awards have been attained, the most memorable being the All-American status of Katherine Chabot, numerous national qualifying team championships, and both individual and team academic awards.
Coach Smith has had at least one athlete qualify for and race in each national championship meet since 1989. In 2011, the Owls sent 4 male runners to the USCAA Championships, run in Lake Placid, NY. Along the way he has been named Maine Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, District Coach of the Year on two occasions, Region 10 Coach of the Year, and Combined Regions 9 and 10 Coach of the Year. He has also served as chairperson for various conferences, was a member of the national ranking committee for three years, and has been co-director/director of The County Cross Country Running Camp at UMPI since 1995.
Coach Smith has two undergraduate degrees in physical education from UMPI and a Master's Degree in Kinesiology and Physical Education from the University of Maine. His coaching philosophy is one in which academics are the overall priority with attention to the individual athlete being the focus. His comprehensive training program requires the balancing of running, racing, nutrition, psychology, rest, and recovery with the goal being the improvement of individual running economy, a major emphasis in his graduate work.


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Access for People With Special Needs
There is wheelchair access to the Library Building from James or Francis Streets, lifts to all floors and a wheelchair accessible toilet on each floor. Facilities are provided for people with vision impairment or hearing difficulties. For more information on the full range of accessibility services we offer.
The State Library of Western Australia's, Van Dock Area is located on Francis Street. The driveway is located next to the State Library Car Park and opposite Central TAFE.
There are three 30 minute parking bays available for contractors doing work within the State Library. Any contractor requiring parking must report to the Van Dock Staff for authorisation.
Items can be delivered between the hours of 07:30 and 15:30 Monday to Friday. Deliveries outside these times will not be accepted. All goods must be clearly marked with a receiver's name. Delivery on pallets must not exceed 1.5 metres high and must be stacked inside the pallet's edge. Any damaged goods will not be accepted. All hazards items must have all relevant MSDS sheets and Van Dock Staff must be contacted prior to the delivery of these items with a date and time of delivery.
Bags greater than 48cm x 38cm are not permitted on the upper floors of the Library where the collections are housed. There is a sign with a size gage indicating maximum size, close to the security gates on the ground floor.
Items that exceed our size limit may not be taken into the upper floors of the library. There are no storage facilities available for such items. You are not able to leave these larger items at the Welcome Desk
Clients are responsible for their own belongings and bags whilst using any areas of the Library.
Baby Room
A room for parents with babies is located on the ground floor. The room has a place for nursing mothers and a change table. Please speak to our Welcome Desk staff on the ground floor if you need to access this room.
Public Toilets
Male and female toilets are available on the ground, first, second and third floors of the Library. A separate unisex disabled toilet is available on the ground floor.


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Understand the difference between these often misused terms.
By Bob Flexner
Pages 60-62
It would be difficult to find wood finishing subjects that have been made more confusing than sealing and washcoating. This is unfortunate because these procedures are very simple and easy to understand.
A sealer is the first coat of finish you apply to the wood. It enters the pores, dries and stops them up so liquids don't penetrate easily. It "seals" the wood. The sealer can be the finish itself (any finish), or it can be a special product designed to solve a problem.
A washcoat is any finish thinned to 10 percent-or-less solids content and used to partially stop up the pores in the wood (so a stain will still add some color), or provide a thinner barrier between color coats (stain, glaze, filler or toner) to limit the total finish build. The commercial varnish product labeled "wood conditioner" is a washcoat.
Finishing Steps
The steps for getting good results with any finish are as follows:
1. After preparing the wood, apply the first coat – by definition, the sealer coat.
2. Let the coat dry.
3. Sand this coat smooth so subsequent coats will be smooth (the first coat is always a little rough).
4. Remove dust and apply the next coat.
5. Apply as many more coats as you want. Sand between these coats if there are problems or roughness you want to remove.
Use the finish itself for the first coat unless you want to avoid one of two problems: the finish you're using for final coats clogs the sandpaper, or there's something in the wood that you want to block off. Use sanding sealer to avoid the clogging. Use shellac to block off problems.
Sanding Sealer
Oil-based polyurethane and all water-based finishes sand and powder easily without clogging sandpaper, but varnish and nitrocellulose lacquer gum up sandpaper. So manufacturers provide a special product to be used under varnish and lacquer, properly called "sanding sealer," but sometimes misleadingly labeled "sealer."
The purpose of sanding sealer is simply to speed production. It takes significantly less effort (and less sandpaper) to sand large surfaces.
But sanding sealer reduces the durability of the total finish build because it doesn't dry as hard or as water resistant as the finish itself, and subsequent coats of finish don't bond as well to the sealer as they do to the wood or to previous coats of finish. So more is lost than gained by using sanding sealer on smaller objects.
Article: Read Bob Flexner's article on finishing cherry, free on our web site.
In Our Store: "Flexner on Finishing" – 12 years of columns illustrated with beautiful full-color images and updated, and "Wood Finishing 101."
From the December 2012 issue #201
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