Year: 2008

Elder’s Meditation of the Week-Oct.6

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Have a wonderful week!

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Thank you Creator of the Universe for the gift of life you’ve given me, Thank you for giving me everything i’ve ever truly needed…..Let the power in, you’ll be amazed……May Peace & Love fill you with the energies you need………

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 Elder’s Meditation of the Day – October 6
“Lots of people hardly ever feel real soil under their feet, see plants grow except in flower pots, or get fare enough beyond the street light to catch the enchantment of a night sky studded with stars. When people live far from scenes of the Great Spirit’s making, it’s easy for them to forget His laws.”
–Tatanga Mani (Walking Buffalo), STONEY

Nature is life’s greatest teacher. The natural laws are hidden in nature. Hidden are solutions to everyday problems such as conflict resolution, how to forgive, lessons about differences, how to manage organizations, how to think. Hidden are feelings. You can look at something and you will feel it. At night, have you ever looked at the sky when there are no clouds? As you look at all the stars, your heart will become very joyful. You will walk away feeling joyful and peaceful. We need to visit nature so we can see and feel these things.

My Creator, let me learn nature’s lessons.

 
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Commentary on Movie: The Impact of the ‘Battle In Seattle’

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Published on Saturday, October 4, 2008 by CommonDreams.org
The Impact of the ‘Battle In Seattle’

by Mark Engler

Nine years after the World Trade Organization came to Seattle, a new feature film sets out to dramatize the historic protests that theinstitution’s meetings provoked. The issue that Battle in Seattle filmmaker Stuart Townsend seeks to raise, as he recently stated, is “[what it takes] to create real and meaningful change.”

The question is notoriously difficult. In the film, characters like Martin Henderson’s Jay, a veteran environmental campaigner driven by a tragedy experienced on a past logging campaign, and Michelle Rodriguez’s Lou, a hard-bitten animal rights activist, debate the effectiveness of protest. Even as they take to Seattle’s streets, staring down armor-clad cops (Woody Harrelson, Channing Tatum) commanded by a tormented and indecisive mayor (Ray Liotta), they wonder whether their actions can have an impact.

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Climate, Wildlife, & Uncertainty

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Climate, Wildlife, & Uncertainty

“Conservationists must therefore assess both
current and future distributions of species Š.
One critical question is whether models Š can Š
provide robust predictions of future
distributions under climate change.”

Miguel B. Araújo and Carsten Rahbek.
“How Does Climate Change Affect Biodiversity?”
Science, Vol. 313, September 8, 2006
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Confront uncertainty. Once we free ourselves from
the illusion that science or technology (if
lavishly funded) can provide a solution to
resource or conservation problems, appropriate
action becomes possible.”

Donald Ludwig, Ray Hilborn, Carl Walters.
“Uncertainty, Resource Exploitation, and
Conservation: Lessons from History”  Science
260(2):17, April 2, 1993

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