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The Artist

10/10/2012

The choice has been made. There is no longer a wondering. I know. Things like “Why?” and “How?” just aren’t there. Doubt is gone. I am here. I am. There’s no question of success or judgment.

I woke up today, as I do most every day lately, not feeling slept out. The hours asleep seem to have no effect on the outcome; they could be 4 or 10. There is this feeling of “being pulled through a knot hole” that I wake up with each morning.

Ground Crew Updates

Asia Facing $8B Economic Loss Due to September Flooding: Aon Report

Claims Journal - 10/5/12

Of the more than $7.5 billion in economic losses recorded in Asia, China sustained much of that loss as two separate flood events affected several provinces, according to the latest edition of Aon Benfield’s Global Catastrophe Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide during September.

Published by Impact Forecasting, the firm’s catastrophe model development center, the report reveals that seasonal monsoonal rains caused significant flooding across parts of Asia during the month. The most costly occurred during a six-day stretch, in which the Ministry of Civil Affairs confirmed economic losses of at least $4.92 billion across six provinces.

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Earth & Space Weather

The manuscript of survival – part 207

•October 11, 2012 •

As you have noticed, these swirls of energy that are enveloping you have become more and more tangible to you all in so many ways. Both your physical body and your mental body have become almost battlefields it seems at times, because there is such an ebb and flow going through your whole system that is constantly changing. Keeping your balance and your focus will seem almost impossible at times, at least if you go about it in the ”old fashioned” way. Let us explain.

Ground Crew Updates

Assam floods displace 1.8 mn children in 2012

Rediff News - 10/11/12

The three waves of devastating floods in Assam this year have left nearly 1.8 million children, along with their families, displaced, an assessment done by an NGO -- Save the Children -- found.

The NGO found that the first round of flooding affected the districts of Barpeta, Nalbari, Morigaon, Jorhat, Tinsukia and Golaghat on 25-26 June this year. By July 3, around 2.7 million people in 27 districts had been affected.

To read the rest of this story, visit Rediff.com.

Earth & Space Weather

Oracle Report - Thursday, October 11, 2012

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Third Quarter Moon Phase - Moon in Leo/Virgo

Today we have a big aspect with Mars opposing the Black Moon (and the Moon squaring it). This is happening in what we call "mutable" signs, meaning it mutates or changes things. We are finding that we are moving into a new phase of being but, despite all of our experience, it is surprisingly difficult. Saturn in Scorpio is a major mutation. It makes the underworld routine. We are living and breathing it, walking through it and trying to shine light. It's a tough mission because sometimes it seems everywhere you turn there is something to take you down. With the astrological aspects today, all of this will seem especially true. Anger can erupt quickly and vehemently, particularly if someone feels like they are being rejected. We need to take our time, take things step by step, and not get too far ahead of ourselves. People in general will have a difficult time coping with stressors today and will need some help. This nice thing is this energy is wonderful for repairing damage. The ability to fix things is a main component today. The Sun is amping up to charge our energetic fields, so make sure you take time to observe the natural world around you to restore your energy. We might feel like we are walking through the underworld, but the beauty of the planet remains a constant companion.

Ground Crew Updates

3MIN News October 11, 2012

Pubblicato in data 11/ott/2012 da Suspicious0bservers

NOAA: Record U.S. Warm Year Continues

Weather.com - Jon Erdman, updated 10/10/12

NOAA/NCDC

Graph of Jan-Sep. average temperatures over the Lower 48 States since 1895 (blue trace). Record-setting 2012 temperature is circled in upper-right corner. Long-term trend shown by sloping red line.

While September was cooler than average for several states in the Ohio Valley, mid-Mississippi Valley and parts of the Southeast, the year's first nine months were the record warmest across the U.S., according to a NOAA report released Tuesday.

NCDC's State of the Climate report said the nationally-averaged temperature for the first nine months of 2012 (59.8°F) was the warmest such period on record dating to 1895, approximately 3.8°F above the long-term average and 1.2°F above the previous record stretch from Jan-Sep. 2006.

Earth & Space Weather

Stonehenge Scan Shows Importance of Solstice

Weather.com - Isla Binnies, Reuters, 10/10/12

Andrew Cowie/AFP/Getty Images

A picture shows the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, in central southern England, on July 12, 2012.

LONDON -- A cutting-edge laser scan of Stonehenge has shown how Britain's enigmatic neolithic monument was built to enhance the dramatic passage of sunlight through the circle of stones at midsummer and midwinter.

The slabs were intended to appear at their best in the dawn light on the longest day of the year and at sunset on the shortest, the scan for English Heritage found.

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