Catlin Artic Survey

Here is an Adventure that will be  slow, cold and honest.

For a better description from Catlin Artic Survey. "The Ice Team members have all reached the North Pole before, so this project is not about getting to the Pole, but rather about securing relevant scientific data. The choice of route has been dictated by the need to obtain the maximum amount of data possible along a scientifically relevant transect. The North Geographic Pole was the natural end point. The team will be travelling on foot, hauling sledges from 81°N 130°W, across 1,000-km of disintegrating and shifting sea ice, for around 100 days, in temperatures from 0ºC down to -50°C."

What is really engaging is the Live Feed complete with Biotelemetry, you monitor  these three researchers vital signs.

It is a Natural Progression from the Vendee Globe Adventure,

This time instead of 30 it is 3 helping each other on a frozen aquatic environment.

Enjoy,

Peter Lott Heppner

Balance

Saturday, March 28, 2009

You are reading from the book 

The Language of Letting Go

Balance

Seek balance.

Balance emotions with reason.

Combine detachment with doing our part.

Balance giving with receiving.

Alternate work with play, business with personal activities.

Balance tending to our spiritual needs with tending to our other needs.

Juggle responsibilities to others with responsibilities to ourselves.

Balance caring about others with caring about ourselves.

Whenever possible, let's be good to others, but be good to ourselves too.

Some of us have to make up for lost time.

Today, I will strive for balance.

From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie ©1990, Hazelden Foundation. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any manner without the written permission of the publisher.

It Helps me,

PeterLott Heppner

Live Longer

It's a Test,

It's Fun,

Tell your family,

Tell your Friends,

http://longevitycalculator.aarp.org/

Live Longer

It's your job,

Enjoy,

Peter Lott Heppner

♫♪listen to what the man says♫♪

President Obama's Weekly Address

3/28/09: Your Weekly Address from White House on Vimeo.

Crisis and service work best when we prepare to repair

Peter Lott Heppner

Good Question

The more I see in me 

The more I see how crazy one can be

Then Someone asks

"What do you want to happen by the end of today?"

and I say "Good Question!"

and I answer

"To know more about Life

 as I get closer to Death

 so that I start tomorrow Alive

 better than I did Today"

Here  are others' answers.

from Wiretap Arts

It's your turn,

"What do you want to happen by the end of today?"

Enjoy

Peter Lott Heppner

Open for Questions

Today in the White House

"The initial run of Open for Questions came to a close with the President’s online town hall this morning. With almost a hundred thousand participants and more than three and a half million votes, it was an eye-opening experience and showed the potential of what this kind of open engagement can accomplish. The online town hall had an amazing feel of something that had never been done before, and something we should be trying to do more of. If you missed it, watch the video of the entire event:"

Thursday, March 26th, 2009 at 4:54 pm

This will Work

Communication

Co-operation

Understanding

Incredible

Peter Lott Heppner

my 'AHA' today

Growth takes time,

courage,

perseverance,

done over

and over

again

despite obstacles

of the fear of more pain,

the unknown,

and nothing to do

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To

Say your say

In such a Way

to Speak your Mind

In such a Way

to Raise or 

Lower

Other Minds

To your Level

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Honesty

 President Obama's

 Press Conference

 last night

Gobama

Peter Lott Heppner

The Guard

Death is imminent for all

It changes the guard

 Constantly

Inconsistently

The wish is

The trick is

to outlive

the Power of the guard

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Sunday Play

Watching Molly & Nycki play

is like seeing my thoughts

back n' forth with my reflections

round n' round about my readings

There's laundry to be done

Never heard of Nehemiah!

Finally after 2500 years am glad

someone else told who told someone

who wrote it down who translated it

who assigned it for bible study

who discussed it this morning

which applies as much today

as it it did then

Then

Al Franken 'nd Truth

am I the only one who agrees?

or sees?!

Nycki sneezes, "God bless you"

there are thistle in the backyard

dust on the dining room floor

dishes in the sink

The ministers message makes sense

one more week will the phone still be on?

this is our time we are the adults now!

errr, ha, ha, ha

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President Obama's Weekly Address, 3-21-2009

Listen and Do

With ya'

Peter Lott Heppner

Sears Tower will still be Sears

Comiskey Park is still Comiskey or Sox Park to me not "the Cell"

Playboy was Palmolive but Playboy is better even though the neon sign says ESSEX.

 

Wrigley Building or Wrigley Field, Cubs Park (The Friendly Confines) will be Wrigley Building or Wrigley Field, Cubs Park (The Friendly Confines)

Sears Tower will not be Willis Tower it will still be Sears

Stroger Hospital of Cook County is still called Cook County Hospital or just County Hospital or simply County or plain ole' Cook. Sometimes Stroger.

An attempt to rename Cook County Jail came to no avail. We Call it County Jail not Sheriff Someone's Department of Corrections of Cook County.

There are those who call Macy's, Fields or Marshall Field's still full with Frango mint memories.

My Free advise to Willis Holding Group is Spend/Invest Marketing/Advertising/Name Change Dollars Wiser.

To Insure Willis Image create a Civic Portfolio of Philanthropy or Charity to choose from.

Or Simply give bonuses to your Secretaries, Janitors,Data Entry Operators, Mail Room Employees...Send a memo through Human Resources and ask for better ideas. 

Nooruz

Peter Lott Heppner

From President Obama

Nowruz

From Wikipedia

Nowrūz Persian نوروز / Kurdish نه‌ورۆز / Turkish Nevruz; with various local pronunciations and spellings, meaning 'New Day') is the traditional new year holiday celebrated byIranian peoples, having its roots in Ancient Iran. Apart from the Iranian cultural continent(Greater Iran), the celebration has spread in many other parts of the world, including parts of Central Asia, South Asia, Northwestern China, the Crimea, and some ethnic groups inAlbania, Bosnia, Kosovo and the Republic of Macedonia.

Nowruz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the Iranian year and is a secular holiday. It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox, which usually occurs on March 21 or the previous/following day depending on where it is observed. As well as being a Zoroastrian holiday and having significance amongst the Zoroastrian ancestors of modern Iranians. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, the Jewish festival of Purim, is probably adopted from the Persian New Year. ^[1] It is also a holy day for Ismailis, Alawites,^[2] Alevis, and adherents of the Bahá'í Faith.^[3]

The term Nowruz first appeared in Persian records in the second century AD, but it was also an important day during the time of the Achaemenids (c. 648-330 BC), where kings from different nations under the Persian empire used to bring gifts to the emperor (Shahanshah) of Persia on Nowruz.^{[4] Full ARTICLE}

Nowruz

Peter Lott Heppner

Another Activity

adding positivity +
is a design research project
originated by Ann McDonald
and Sareena Sernsukskul

Ann says 

"it is about similarities and differences between us all.

Sareena is very focused on meditation so many questions posed are about

stopping to reflect on your actions and memories each day.

We are collecting digital responses to simple daily questions and 

then will use everyones' answers to create an exhibit later this month.

Please check out http://addingpositivity.org

You can answer lots of questions on one day by clicking the '+' sign 

to skip a question or find one or more you feel like answering. 

Or you can come back daily and answer just one question each day. 

It is anonymous, we only collect your home country and current location 

to add to our database."

Let me know if you have any questions

Thanks in advance for helping

Ann 

It is a bit like twitter for the meditative set

Please send any comments or questions to

info@addingpositivity.org

Enjoy,

Peter Lott Heppner

LAST ONE'S A WINNER

http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/ranking.html

♫♪Delta Dawn♫♪

What do you See?

Up Close!

To the Naked Eye!

it's Eden

it's Eve

She's Fertile

Wispy

Ready

Immersed

Distant

History

Her Story

Flowing

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Brain Architecture

From MIT

About the Lecture

"In this lecture Elly Nedivi provides an overview on the basics of brain anatomy, working her way up the spinal column to the deepest recesses of the cerebral cortex. Using vivid slides, we learn that physically distinguishable areas of the brain are responsible for specific functions, and that you can, for instance, build maps of the cortical areas dealing with each of the senses. Nedivi explains precisely why there is a safety zone in the spine for an epidural, and also show images of the earliest stages of embryonic brain development. While there are still deep mysteries hidden inside the human brain, Nedivi sheds light on the fascinating things that are known about this very complex human organ."

“The way the brain works is so fast and immediate…it’s hard to imagine some computer getting all that information in such a short time and making such a quick response in judgment.”

Elly Nedivi

Think Heal

Peter Lott Heppner

Speaking of You

"The Power of One"

From

www.spiritualpublishing.com

"The Power of One shares in a beautiful way how each one of us have the power within to inspire those around us."

Enjoy,

Peter Lott Heppner

Yes ..... by Ralph Marston

 From

 Great Day.com 

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Yes, you are ready

"There is no limit to the number of ways in which you can create real value. Breathe deeply, smile lovingly, and just do it.

The moment you're in is plenty. The place where you are is an ideal place from which to move forward.

Instead of punishing yourself with regret, delight yourself with the possibilities. Get busy creating and living a beautiful now.

Yes, you are ready to be your best. Let go of the doubts and let it happen.

You can create your very own future, and you are doing so even now. Take this opportunity to fill it with what you know to be good and valuable and meaningful.

There is immense beauty in you that you have not yet seen. Share it with the world and live the joy of discovery as that beauty continues to unfold."

-- Ralph Marston

Enjoy,

Peter Lott Heppner

The Final Two Sixties

The Final Two Sixties

Alley

♫♪♫♪

♪♫♪♫

"Jose Antonio Abreu is the charismatic founder of a youth orchestra system that has transformed thousands of kids' lives in Venezuela. Here he shares his amazing story and unveils a TED Prize wish that could have a big impact in the US and beyond."

♫Excellente♪

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Behaviorism, Anti-Mentalism

From

 Yale University

Habituation

Conditioning

Stimulus Generalization

"Professor Bloom opens with a brief discussion of the value and evolutionary basis of unconscious processing. The rest of this lecture introduces students to the theory of Behaviorism, particularly the work of prominent behaviorist, B. F. Skinner. Different types of learning are discussed in detail, as well as reasons why behaviorism has been largely displaced as an adequate theory of human mental life."

Sum of the Past

is 

Here and Now

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Womens Day

Shakin' the Tree

lyrics

Secretary of State Clinton Says

http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2009a/03/120129.htm

International Womens Day 2009

http://www.internationalwomensday.com/

 Obama Creates Post for Women's Global Issues

http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-07-voa8.cfm

Time to Ratify Womens Treaty, Groups Urge

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/03/08

Voice of America Editorial

http://www.voanews.com/mediaassets/uspolicy/2009_03/audio/Mp3/Copy%20of%20EDITORIAL%20VO%20300%20014809%2030209%20WOMENS%20EMPOWERMENT_0.Mp3

Enjoy,

Peter Lott Heppner

The Final Three

The Final Three of Vendée

Ocean Reflections 

&

 More Globe

http://tracking.vendeeglobe.org/en/

Enjoy,

Peter Lott Heppner

Common Sense Intelligence

This quote from

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/us/politics/08obama.html?th&emc=th

"Look, I wish I had the luxury of just dealing with a modest recession or just dealing with health care or just dealing with energy or just dealing with Iraq or just dealing with Afghanistan. I don’t have that luxury, and I don’t think the American people do either."
PRESIDENT OBAMA. 

Yep!

We have to

 and will deal

 with

 all of this

  at

 the same time.  

Why?

Because WE CAN

'Nuff Said

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