Steps you can take right now to get Fair Voting for England/UK

Dear Reader

Among the general atmosphere of dry rot in Westminster, "change" can be considered a bad word. But when it comes to obstinacy against electoral reform, not all MPs are created equal.

Some are worse than others. And we've identified 13 MPs who are the very worst - making up a rogues' gallery of resistance to the change we so urgently need.

Help us name and shame them now. Write to these MPs and demand to know why, despite the crisis in our democracy caused by the expenses scandal, they won't allow voters to have a say on a fairer voting system:

http://www.voteforachange.co.uk/RoguesGallery

 

Because comfort with voters' disenfranchisement is a bipartisan affair, politicians from both side of the house are members of our gallery.

On the Labour side, we've got Jack Straw, Ed Balls, and Peter Mandelson - who said in 2000 that the first-past-the-post system for electing MPs was "unfair and effectively disenfranchised millions of people." (Over the ensuing nine years, he's apparently decided that mass disenfranchisement suits him and his party just fine.)

And on the Conservative side, we've got party chair Eric Pickles, George Osbourne, and David Cameron - who wants to be the "Change Candidate." But not to the point where he'll actually support the sort of change that counts.

These MPs have the power to restore faith in our democracy following the expense crisis and give voters a voice again. But they haven't. And they won't, unless we expose them :

http://www.voteforachange.co.uk/RoguesGallery

 

It only takes a couple of minutes to name and shame - and believe me, it's good for the soul. Hope you'll join me in writing to these MPs today.

Thanks,

Willie Sullivan

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Top 10 Ghostwritten Books by Scott Laming - on ABE books

No matter where you go on the planet you will find tales of the supernatural. Spirits, spooks and spectres are everywhere.  However, there is one reclusive mythical creature that particularly sparks fear in literary hearts – the ghostwriter.

They are the hired guns of the publishing world, paid to produce and then melt away unseen. Words for cash – no questions asked. The work is never-ending - there are the high profile celebrities who have not picked up a book since primary school but now need an autobiography and the estates of dead authors, like V.C. Andrews and Robert Ludlum, who wish to keep the novels coming.

Some ghostwriters have a place in history. Carolyn Keene is as fictional as the teen sleuth that she was supposed to have created, Nancy Drew.  In reality, Carolyn was a pseudonym for a series of ghostwriters who wrote book after book based on a template and an expected style.

James Patterson admits he is simply more proficient at dreaming up plots than crafting sentence after sentence.  He often credits his ghostwriters as “co-authors” on his covers.  Peter de Jonge is one author who used to ‘ghost’ for Patterson but has now published his novel, Shadows Still Remain.

Many ghostwriters sign non-disclosure agreements to ensure they stay in the shadows, but often the identity of the true author emerges. John F. Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book Profiles in Courage was actually ghost-written by his speechwriter Theodore Sorenson.  This was denied for years but Sorenson admitted to writing large sections of the book in his 2009 autobiography, Counselor.

You might be surprised to see who else has been a ghostwriter.

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UK - check out how bad crime is in your area

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Click on link to find out about crime in your area

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SunWALK a human-centred studies model as the foundation for managing, teaching and parenting

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Go on - guess how many mobile phone deals are there to choose from?

To find the best mobile contract for you we compare 1,217,652 deals for the way you use your mobile phone.

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Are the Tories in a Pickle over Fair Voting?

PictureTeri Pengilley at the Independent

Message from the VoteForaChange campaign (Demand support for Fair Voting from your MP)

What’s wrong with Pickles’ politics? -

07/10/2009

Tory chairman Eric Pickles addressed the Conservative conference with a rallying cry for "fair votes". If only he'd really meant it - but of course, he didn't.

Apparently Pickles' idea of fair votes means a boundary review - one that would help the Tories, naturally. But even without this constituency carve up, the Conservatives' share of seats will be wildly more than their share of votes. Re-arranging the seats is about as useful in this Parliament as it would be on the Titanic.

Pickles doesn't want fairness - he just wants to re-allocate the unfairness. And even worse, he thinks that he and his fellow politicians should get to make that choice. The Tories' plans will be passed through a House of Commons that even they now admit is unfairly elected, and an unelected House of Lords that even they want to abolish.

They're happy to spend this week discussing a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty - but not to give us a say on the most fundamental question of our democracy: our votes.

If Pickles thinks that fair votes just means a helpful boundary change for the Tories, let him make his case. Not just to the Conservative Party conference or Tory MPs - but to the people. In a referendum. And then let us decide.

But politicians like Pickles won't give up that power unless we make them. That's why we need you to sign up now - before Pickles gets to decide for us:

http://voteforachange.co.uk/referendum

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What does the UK Food Standards Agency say we should eat to be well?

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The UK Food Standards Agency 'Eat Well Plate'

Click through to see their advice

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Is this the best site ever for Healing With Foods?

Healing With Foods

Food is the source of nutrition and energy to support the health of our body. Although not always considered an important part of many of the common diseases we see in our society today this section of our website helps you to understand how incorporating the World's Healthiest Foods as a regular part of your diet can help prevent or reduce the severity of the various diseases discussed.

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Get healthy - here is a list of the World's Healthiest Foods

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The George Mateljan Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation with no commercial interests, is a new force for change to help make a healthier you and a healthier world.

The World's Healthiest Foods

129 foods that can serve as the basis of your Healthiest Way of Eating. Links to the articles about these foods can be found below.

Of course, there are many other nutritious foods other than those that we have included on our list that we feel are wonderful, health-promoting foods; if there are other whole foods - such as fruits, vegetables, nuts/seeds, whole grains, etc - that you like, by all means enjoy them. Just because a food is not on our list doesn't mean that we don't think that it can be included in a diet geared towards the Healthiest Way of Eating as long as it is a whole, natural, nutrient-rich food.

To find out why some of your favorite nutritious foods are not included in our list, read The Criteria Used to Select the World's Healthiest Foods.

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Click on link to read all about the top 100 plus a great deal more

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BECKHAM's BEARDS: scratch, scratch or mmm mmm - Tamara Abraham in the Daily Mail untangles this growth area!

Hirsute hero: David Beckham

Whether they are trying to prove their manliness, their style credentials, or it is just sheer laziness, there appears to be a rash of stubble among England's football stars.

No less than seven footballers have been sporting beards of late, ranging from young Theo Walcott's barely-there facial hair, to Michael Owen's carefully groomed stubble.

Naturally it is David Beckham who appears to have set the trend (Posh wouldn't have it any other way) - if only judging by the length of his beard. The newly hirsute 34-year-old showed off his new facial hair during Wednesday night's match against Belarus.

Whether the patchy result is intentional, or a stylist has carefully shaved around his cheekbones and chin is anyone's guess, but his look has clearly inspired his fellow players, with varying degrees of success.

Peter Crouch's smattering of bristles is unlikely to have found favour with girlfriend Abbey Clancy, while a heavily bearded David James is rivalling Beckham for the heaviest facial hair.

Joe Cole and Michael Owen have both got 'designer' stubble of the perfect length -we're sure it took far more effort than they'll ever let on. Theo Walcott and Ben Foster also appear to be in the early stages of achieving the trend.

But the football fraternity are not the first famous faces to try facial hair. Indeed the A-list have long been using beards as a means of masking their faces from the paparazzi.

Taking it on the chin: David James has a beard to rival Beckham's, while Peter Crouch's stubble is unlikely to find favour with girlfriend Abbey Clancy

Designer stubble: Joe Cole (left) and Michael Owen have both achieved the perfect length for facial hair

Many of Hollywood's most handsome faces have even used a beard in an attempt to shake of their 'pretty boy' tag - why else would Brad Pitt grow that awful beard? And whatever happened to the beautiful Joaquin Phoenix?

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Are you for or against such hairiness?

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Want to see the best photography of eagles?

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Stanislav Odyagailo - does anyone know of any other photographers like this? - i.e. surrealist

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Cna yuo raed tihs?

fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too. Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can.

i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno’t mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghi t pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

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Cna smoenoe tlel em waht tihs syas?

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Which films are truly spiritually up-lifting? - Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat have a very interesting list - 2007-2008

The Most Spiritually Literate Films of 2008

By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

The Ten Most Spiritually Literate Films
The Ten Most Spiritually Literate
Foreign Language Films
The Five Most Spiritually Literate Animated Films
The Ten Most Spiritually Literate Documentaries
Ten More Spiritually Literate Films

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Secretary general of UN releases report criticizing human rights abuses in Iran

15 October 2009

UNITED NATIONS — UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon yesterday expressed strong criticism of Iran's human rights record, voicing concern about the use of excessive force after Iran's presidential election, the harassment of women's rights activists, the ongoing execution of juveniles, and the continued persecution of minorities, including Baha'is.

In a 19-page report written specifically to address a request made last December from the UN General Assembly about human rights in Iran, Mr. Ban said there have been "negative developments" in the area of civil and political rights since 2008.

The year saw "an increase in human rights violations targeting women, university students, teachers, workers and other activist groups, particularly in the aftermath of the elections," Mr. Ban said.

"Members of various ethnic and minority groups faced harassment, violence and, in some cases, persecution," he added, noting that "a pattern of concern arises with respect to the protection of minorities, including the Baha'i community, the Arab minority in Khuzestan, the Nematollahi Sufi Muslim community, the Kurdish community, the Sunni community, the Baluchi community, and the Azeri-Turk community."

The report made specific mention of seven imprisoned Baha'i leaders who were arrested in the spring of 2008 and have since been held in Evin prison, noting that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has written to Iran "on numerous occasions to express concern and seek clarification" about the status of the seven.

Mr. Ban also noted that during the year reports "continued to be received about members of the Baha'i community being subjected to arbitrary detention, confiscation of property and denial of employment, government benefits, and access to higher education."

Full article and PDF download HERE

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Are you interested in near-death experiences?

Near Death Experience Research Foundation

NDERF Is the largest NDE Website in the world with over 1800 full-text published NDE accounts

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PicApp – thought I’d try it and I have a suggestion for them - nice pics of Meryl Streep though!

PicApp – great idea but it failed on my first two  searches – Abraham Joshua Heschel and Cecelia Bartoli – they should do a deal with WikiPedia, lots of ‘commons’ licensed photos there!

How does the divine Streep look like a school librarian and still manage to be so sexy?

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Why 'Plurking' is more FUN than 'Tweeting' !

When it comes to micro-blogging,then Twitter is the service that completely rules.It has by far,the maximum micro-bloggers of the web,specially when it is compared with some other competitors like Friendfeed and Plurk,which also offer a similar concept.

The traffic graph from Compete clearly shows the leader and the strugglers in micro-blogging arena…

I’ve been using all these three services(Twitter,friendfeed and Plurk) and have spent minimum time with Plurk(just over a week) and maximum with twitter(for obvious reasons).

But there are a couple of things which make Plurk much more engaging than Twitter and hence more FUN

Let’s have a look at them…

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This is a Sept 2008 review - what's happened since?

Is Plurk a better system than Twitter - but the Betamx?

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The dew-laden spider's web - Alan Watt's Buddhist view of the universe

"Imagine a multidimensional spider's web in the early morning covered with dew drops.
And every dew drop contains the reflection of all the other dew drops.
And, in each reflected dew drop, the reflections of all the other dew drops in that reflection.
And so ad infinitum.
That is the Buddhist conception of the universe in an image."
--Alan Watts

See also HERE

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Compassionate woman captures stunned owl - great pictures

owl in box

While driving to work last week we found a large, great horned owl on the side of the freeway next to a tall concrete wall. He could fly, but not very well (he looked like he may have gotten clipped by a car).
We caught him in mid-flight before it got out in traffic and I somehow managed to not get bitten or ripped open by his claws.
We were on the way to work so we had to bring him with us.
He was pretty mad so it was really tricky to photograph him. I had to hold him with one hand in my lap and work the camera with the other hand.
One of the homeowners we met with that day gave us a box, so that made things quite a bit easier.
We dropped him off at a state park and an animal rescue organization sent a team to come pick him up (I'm not sure if they knew he was already in a box).

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Is there any sadder story - when you sense all of the implications?

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Gaza City zookeepers have found a creative way of drawing crowds to their dilapidated zoo — by painting their donkeys. The Marah Land Zoo's only two zebras died of hunger earlier this year when they were neglected during the Israel-Hamas war.

The popular animals were too expensive to replace, so the keepers decided to design a pair of donkeys with black and white patterns instead.

Ahmad Barghouti says a professional painter used French-manufactured hair coloring to make the donkeys look like zebras.

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Stories for personal development, stories for parents, stories for teachers, stories for all

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How long can you be dead - and still live?

NARVIK, Norway (CNN) -- Fresh from medical school, Anna Bågenholm chose to do her residency in the Norwegian city of Narvik because of its spectacular mountain slopes. An expert skier, Bågenholm had gone off the trail with two other young doctors on a warm spring afternoon when she fell.

Rescuers worked frantically to save Anna Bagenholm from a hole in the ice of a mountain stream.

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What happened that day in 1999 changed her life and has redefined what is possible in cases of accidental hypothermia.

Bågenholm slid down a steep, icy gully and ended up submerged head first in a hole in the ice in a mostly frozen stream. Only her skis and Telemark boots and bindings protruded from the thick, opaque ice. As the 29-year-old struggled, her friends Marie Falkenberg and Torvind Næsheim began a frantic effort to free her, made impossible by a torrent of frigid spring runoff pouring over them into the hole where their friend was submerged.

They called for help, starting a chain of events that is now part of medical literature and local lore.

Bård Mikkalsen, a police lieutenant in Narvik at the time, took the call.

"I realized this was really a serious case," said Mikkalsen, who has since retired. He scrambled a pair of rescue teams in Narvik, one from the top of the mountain, the other from the bottom. He also contacted the nearest rescue team in Bodø, nearly 200 miles away, but the Sea King helicopter had already left to transport a sick chil

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Are you one of the 9.6 million who have seen this beautiful, stunning ideo? - Women In Art

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William Kamkwamba: How I harnessed the wind

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Feeling bad about yourself? - watch this brilliant short by Nic Askew.

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'listen to you, not them' is one of a range of short films made by Nic Askew - click on link to go to Nic's site to see more

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UK Parliament still mucking out - will the stable ever be clean - will there ever be fair voting?

The Independent leads on the expenses row, saying that the three party leaders are "all in it together".

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REEP: Linking Religions and the Environment

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REEP is a registered charity which provides unusual and thought-provoking resources for teachers and learners promoting the links between religions and the environment. Resources are free to schools via the website. We also hold training days to support the REEP School Gardens Awards Scheme. Find out more about REEP and its activities.

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Buddhism Essentials and Buddhist Gardens

To see more beautiful gardens go HERE

Buddhism - Four Noble Truths

   1. Suffering exists
   2. Suffering arises from attachment to desires
   3. Suffering ceases when attachment to desire ceases
   4. Freedom from suffering is possible by practicing the Eightfold Path

Noble Eightfold Path

Three Qualities	Eightfold Path
Wisdom (panna)	Right View
	Right Thought
Morality (sila)	Right Speech
	Right Action
	Right Livelihood
Meditation (samadhi)	Right Effort
	Right Mindfulness
	Right Contemplation

Three Characteristics of Existence

   1. Transiency (anicca)
   2. Sorrow (dukkha)
   3. Selflessness (anatta)

Hindrances

   1. Sensuous lust
   2. Aversion and ill will
   3. Sloth and torpor
   4. Restlessness and worry
   5. Sceptical doubt

Factors of Enlightenment

   1. Mindfulness
   2. Investigation
   3. Energy
   4. Rapture
   5. Tranquillity
   6. Concentration
   7. Equanimity

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I don't much like sports photography - but these are fabulous and stunning!

Pow!

Double pow!

Go here for a whole set

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BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | 'Scary' climate message from past - by Richard Black

A new historical record of carbon dioxide levels suggests current political targets on climate may be "playing with fire", scientists say.

Researchers used ocean sediments to plot CO2 levels back 20 million years.

Levels similar to those now commonly regarded as adequate to tackle climate change were associated with sea levels 25-40m (80-130 ft) higher than today.

Scientists write in the journal Science that this extends knowledge of the link between CO2 and climate back in time.

The last 800,000 years have been mapped relatively well from ice cores drilled in Antarctica, where historical temperatures and atmospheric content have left a series of chemical clues in the layers of ice.

But looking back further has been more problematic; and the new record contains much more precise estimates of historical records than have been available before for the 20 million year timeframe.

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Are collapsing institutions good news in disguise?

 

The Current Economy

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Do you think England/the UK should have a fair voting system? - why not support VoteForAChange campaign (ERS)

Dear Friend,

Do we need change at Westminster?

Come to a public debate in Parliament and hear two different views from politicians.

Some politicians are listening to the public demand for a say in how MPs get their jobs – but some don’t want to let the people decide.

Some MPs recognise the need for radical change to clean up Parliament and to make politicians more accountable – but some just want to tinker with the Westminster gravy train and hope the anger goes away.

Which side are you on? Join us at a public debate on how we choose our MPs and how we hold them to account.

Tuesday 13th October
7.30pm - 9pm
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House, Westminster

If you would like to sign up for free tickets please sign up here http://voteforachange.co.uk/ParliamentDebate

 

Hear what politicians think we should do, hold them to account and have your say.

Thank you,

Willie Sullivan
Vote for a Change

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Lessons to get young people's activism against traffic in human beings

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How would you like to get free heating for your home?

John Hait writes;

My first earth-sheltered house, an underground geodesic dome was partially complete when the truckload of insulation my colleagues and I had ordered arrived. Right away, we knew we had a problem: How do you put flat, rigid polystyrene insulation on a round house?

We called housing experts all over the country, but no one had any ideas. Finally, Ray Sterling at the University of Minnesota's Underground Space Center suggested that we place a flat, insulating "umbrella" in the earth above the building. This, he said, would keep the domelike house warm by insulating the soil around it.

"What a marvelous idea!" I thought when I heard his advice. After two weeks of rigorous examination, I realized that the concept was even more promising than I'd supposed. By then I was convinced that the dry earth under an insulating/water-shedding umbrella could store enough free solar heat from the summertime to warm the house through the entire winter (see diagrams above). This meant that a house could actually be constructed with an unchanging built-in temperature, which would make heating and cooling equipment unnecessary. Now, five years later, I still think it's a marvelous idea. The Geodome, the house we built in the cold and cloudy climate of western Montana, remains at 66 to 68 degrees F, even through the coldest winters.

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Isn't this a brilliant achievement? - see Simon Dale's house that he built for £3,000.00

To read the full article and to go to Simon's website click HERE

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Simon Dale on his site says;

You are looking at pictures of a house I built for our family in Wales. It was built by myself and my father in law with help from passers by and visiting friends. 4 months after starting we were moved in and cosy. I estimate 1000-1500 man hours and £3000 put in to this point. ............................

The house was built with maximum regard for the environment and by reciprocation gives us a unique opportunity to live close to nature. ............................

Some key points of the design and construction:

• Dug into hillside for low visual impact and shelter
• Stone and mud from diggings used for retaining walls, foundations etc.
• Frame of oak thinnings (spare wood) from surrounding woodland
• Reciprocal roof rafters are structurally and aesthetically fantastic and very easy to do
• Straw bales in floor, walls and roof for super-insulation and easy building
• Plastic sheet and mud/turf roof for low impact and ease
• Lime plaster on walls is breathable and low energy to manufacture (compared to cement)
• Reclaimed (scrap) wood for floors and fittings
• Anything you could possibly want is in a rubbish pile somewhere (windows, burner, plumbing, wiring...)
• Woodburner for heating - renewable and locally plentiful
• Flue goes through big stone/plaster lump to retain and slowly release heat
• Fridge is cooled by air coming underground through foundations
• Skylight in roof lets in natural feeling light
• Solar panels for lighting, music and computing
• Water by gravity from nearby spring
• Compost toilet
• Roof water collects in pond for garden etc.

Main tools used: chainsaw, hammer and 1 inch chisel, little else really. Oh and by the way I am not a builder or carpenter, my experience is only having a go at one similar house 2yrs before .........................

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UK needs fair voting - check out the Gravy Train - Vote for a Change

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Click on link to join up with fair voting - its the first real chance in 50 years - make the effort, it might be another 50 years before the UK gets a fair system.

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Charter for Compassion

34 days until the Charter unveiling.

There is an urgent need for a new focus on compassion.

Bringing together voices from all cultures and religions, the Charter seeks to remind the world we already share the core principles of compassion.

On November 12, thousands of people across the globe will listen together. More »

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3 beautiful insights from the 'Luminous Inspirations' site

Wisdom tells me I am nothing.
Love tells me I am everything.
Between the two my life flows.

- Nisargadatta Maharaj

In the morning, the one who does not understand will
consider what he will do,
while the one who understands will
consider what the one will do with him.

- Ibn ‘ata ‘illah

How long will you keep pounding on an open door
begging for someone to open it?

- Rabi’a al-’Adawiyya

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Wisdom comes in all shapes and sizes

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Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?
Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
                                                                    T.S.Eliot
('Where is the information lost in data' someone asked)

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Picasso - "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers."

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Picture from WikiPedia

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Does this beautiful Baha'i prayer sound like an Irish blessing?

 

O thou candle of the Love of God!
I ask God to grant thee by His favor and grace that which is thy utmost desire; that the closed doors become opened, the uneven roads become even, thy face shine by the love of God, thy sight become brighter by witnessing the signs of God; that thou mayest attain spiritual joy, eternal happiness and heavenly life.

~ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

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It reminded me of

May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the hollow of his hand.

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