This year is the 40th year anniversary for the greatest sailboat builder, the legendary Nautor Swan of Finland.
For Nautor’s Swan, 48 is a magic number. One of the most iconic Swans ever was born in 1971 under this number: the mythical Swan 48. Designed by the best yacht designer of that time, indeed one of the best of all times, Sparkman & Stephens of New York, this iconic yacht won some of the most prestigious offshore races, like the Bermuda Race and Transatlantic Race and achieving selection for the Admiral’s Cup – the “Formula One” race series of that time.
However, racing was not the main purpose of the boat: like any Swan, she was born to be a perfect family cruiser, capable of sailing around the world in total safety and comfort. Quoting from the original brochure: “With many international races behind her – the Swan 48 is keeping up an irresistible challenge as top class ocean racer. With the speed of a bird of prey she combines the luxury and grace which make her the swift, smooth-going Swan of tomorrow.
The Swan 48 is equipped to the highest professional standards and the woodwork has the class given it by the Nautor specialists, men who have learnt their crafts around the Gulf of Bothnia, where woodwork and shipbuilding skills are traditional. The unique design and professional skills behind the Swan 48 make her the complete ocean cruising racer.” To prove this, 46 units were sold during five years of production.
Following the same principles, in 1995 Germán Frers designed a new Swan 48 with the same level of grace and performance as the original one: another shining success, with 57 yachts built, now becoming beloved and highly regarded yachts on the brokerage market.
Today, almost forty years after the original one, it’s time for another mythical Swan 48…
Cameroon and the Bight of Bonny has completely captured my imagination now that I’ve been turned-on to it’s beauty and bounty. Most unique of countries that has been called the “Hinge” of West Africa and I’m sure it’s been called allot of things, since it was once a prized colony.
Cameroon has the most diverse geography of any country in Africa and often referred to as an Africa inside of Africa because it goes from lush coastal river lowland jungle, all the way up to high dry savanna. Plus, awesome beaches and of course then theirs that Bight of Bonny.
Cameroon, country lying at the junction of western and central Africa. Its ethnically diverse population is among the most urban in western Africa. The capital is Yaoundé, located in the south-central part of the country.
Bight of Biafra, also called Bight of Bonny, bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the western coast of Africa, extending east, then south, for 370 miles (600 km) from the Nun outlet of the Niger River (Nigeria) to Cape Lopez (Gabon). The innermost bay of the Gulf of Guinea, it is bounded by southeastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and northwestern Gabon and receives portions of the Niger and Ogooué river discharges and also the Cross, Sanaga, and many other rivers.
Within the Bight of Biafra are several islands, the largest of which is Bioko, belonging to Equatorial Guinea. Major ports on the bay are Malabo (on Bioko), Port Harcourt and Calabar (Nigeria), Douala (Cameroon), Bata (Equatorial Guinea), and Libreville and Port-Gentil (Gabon).
Between the 16th and the 19th century the Bight of Biafra was the scene of extensive slave-dealing operations, based mainly on the ports of Brass, Bonny, Opobo, and Old Calabar (now Calabar) in Nigeria. By the 1830s the palm oil trade had surpassed slave trading, and it has maintained its importance. Petroleum, discovered in the late 1950s in the Niger River delta, is a major economic resource.
The country’s name is derived from Rio dos Camarões (“River of Prawns”)—the name given to the Wouri River estuary by Portuguese explorers of the 15th and 16th centuries. Camarões was also used to designate the river’s neighbouring mountains. Until the late 19th century, English usage confined the term “the Cameroons” to the mountains, while the estuary was called the Cameroons River or, locally, the Bay. In 1884 the Germans extended the word Kamerun to their entire protectorate, which largely corresponded to the present state.
French Beach, Vancouver Island, near Sooke, British Columbia
The town of Sooke is another place in British Columbia that I have not seen and even though I won’t admit to a bucket list, there are some place I just feel I must go an experience for myself. That being said; Sooke British Columbia is high on the list.
Sooke’s popularity as a scenic tourist destination has existed for generations. Well-known destinations in Sooke, such as Whiffin Spit Park, the Sooke Potholes Regional Park and adjacent Sooke Potholes Provincial Park attract visitors both locally and from around the world. Sooke is also home to the Sooke Region Museum and Visitor Centre; where visitors and locals are able to get information on regional attractions and history.
Sooke Basin View by Kiwibirdman
The area’s popularity has increased as a base for visiting the wilderness parks of Vancouver Island‘s southwest coast — the West Coast Trail and the Juan de Fuca Provincial Park which includes the now highly popular Juan de Fuca Marine Trail. Sooke, BC is also famous for its beaches just on the outskirts of its neighbouring communities such as Shirley and Jordan River. These beaches include Sandcut, French beach, Fishboat bay, China beach, Mystic beach and more.
To get an idea of how amazing awesome the beaches are near Sooke, check out this fabulous short video
The beaches near Sooke, BC in one day
Back country recreation, or off-road
recreation brings a constant stream of 4X4s, quads, ATVs, dirt bikes
and home built off-highway vehicles through Sooke as people search out
back country access. Hundreds of kilometres of logging roads thread
through the hills north of Sooke in the Rural Resource Lands of the Juan
de Fuca electoral area, enabling access to several community lakes and
small reservoirs. Two large reservoirs, Bear Creek and Diversion, are
popular destinations north and west of Sooke.
Mountain biking is growing in popularity in British Columbia,
and Sooke is establishing itself as a destination for the sport. Local
advocacy groups such as the Sooke Bike Club are working to have areas
such as Broom Hill set aside as parkland.
My entire life I believed, for some reason or another, that secrets of the universe were contained in a single drop of water. Today I learned about Static Hydro Energy and now feel we just opened Pandora’s box.
I once thought that all the energy that is everywhere is in a single drop of water and that if mankind were to look within a single of drop of water and ask the right questions, it might be revealed, that everything there was to know about everything, was there.
Some Irish genius was looking at water as a means of making electricity and he must have been asking the right questions because he, or they, (presuming it’s a team of engineers) kept asking the right questions.
How to reinvent the use of plain old water, to generate energy?
The system uses the weight of water, rather than wave or tidal motion, to power turbines by submerging them in a tank of water of sufficient depth. The method of evacuating the spent water, after it has transferred energy to the turbines, is unique and novel, and forms the kernel of this patented application.
Static Hydro Energy, through its PowerStar Project, is developing a water-based Renewable Energy machine, not dependent on tidal flow or wave motion. The technology uses gravity to drive a water ram over submerged turbines, generating electricity in the process. It then redistributes the spent water back into the system, using compressed air as a power medium.
This compressed air is manufactured by using some of the electricity which the process generates, enabling the machine to operate in a plethora of off Grid deployments. The efficiency of the system can be further boosted by utilizing waste compressed air, a costly and abundant by-product of large-scale manufacturing and assembly processes.
By employing our Compressed Air Power Optimization (CAPO) system as a bolt-on technology, many companies dependent on the use of compressed air will be in a position to recoup some or all of their energy costs. Our revolutionary system is a novel and innovative form of renewable energy for several reasons.
Nag Hammadi Codex II, folio 32, the beginning of the Gospel of Thomas
The Gospel of Thomas was discovered near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in December 1945 among a group of books known as the Nag Hammadi library. Scholars speculate that the works were buried in response to a letter from Bishop Athanasius declaring a strict canon of Christian scripture.
The introduction states: “These are the hidden words that the living Jesus spoke and Didymos Judas Thomas wrote them down.” Didymus (Greek) and Thomas (Aramaic) both mean “twin”.
When asked his identity in the Gospel of Thomas, Jesus usually deflects, ambiguously asking the disciples why they do not see what is right in front of them, similar to some passages in the canonical gospels like John 12:16 and Luke 18:34.
Considered by some as one of the earliest accounts of the teachings of Jesus, the Gospel of Thomas is regarded by some scholars as one of the most important texts in understanding early Christianity outside the New Testament.
My opinion of this little guide book is that it contains some ideas that were directly from the living Jesus. We know that because of the Q Source. Knowledge is power and to debate the authenticity of good wisdom is ignorant of the value. Read it and decide for yourself.
The Gospel of Thomas is very different in tone and structure from other New Testament apocrypha and the four Canonical Gospels. Unlike the canonical Gospels, it is not a narrative account of the life of Jesus; instead, it consists of logia (sayings) attributed to Jesus, sometimes stand-alone, sometimes embedded in short dialogues or parables.
The text contains a possible allusion to the death of Jesus in logion 65 (Parable of the Wicked Tenants, paralleled in the Synoptic Gospels), but does not mention his crucifixion, his resurrection, or the final judgment; nor does it mention a messianic understanding of Jesus. Since its discovery, many scholars have seen it as evidence in support of the existence of the so-called Q source, which might have been very similar in its form as a collection of sayings of Jesus without any accounts of his deeds or his life and death, a so-called “sayings gospel”.
Mahatma Gandhi who lived at Sabarmati. Sabarmati Ashram is located in the Sabarmati suburb of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, adjoining the Ashram Road, on the banks of the River Sabarmati
Christ the Redeemer
I just learned something very cool, as I was studying the statue called Christ the Redeemer for Peace Revolution. Also, I’ve noticed that Redeemer is an alias because of the Portuguese translation.
Constructed between 1922 and 1931, the statue is 30 metres (98 ft) high, excluding its 8-metre (26 ft) pedestal. The arms stretch 28 metres (92 ft) wide
The comparative size of Christ in Rio is much smaller than many other famous statues, for example the largest statue in the world is in India and called The Statue of Unity.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi dedicates the Statue of Unity to the Nation, on the occasion of the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, at Kevadiya, in Narmada District of Gujarat on October
The Statue of Unity project was first announced in 2010 and the construction of the statue started in October 2013 by Larsen & Toubro, who received the contract for ₹2,989 crore (US$420 million) from Government of Gujarat. It was designed by Indian sculptor Ram V. Sutar, and was inaugurated by Indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modi on 31 October 2018, the 143rd anniversary of Patel’s birth.
First Nations Art is something I want to learn more about, so I decided to create this page and begin gathering information about the various artists and mediums of art from Native Artisans in Canada.
Anyone who knows me, knows that I like the work of Emily Carr and occasionally visit her collection in a permanent exhibit of the Vancouver Art Gallery. It wasn’t until recently that began thinking about collecting First Nations Art myself.
Haida Gwaii
The northern Pacific Northwest Coast, showing the position of the archipelago in relation to other islands in the region. The southern half of Prince of Wales Island is Kaigani Haida territory, but is not included in the term Haida Gwaii.
Haida Gwaii is considered by archaeologists as an option for a Pacific coastal route taken by the first humans migrating to the Americas from the Bering Strait. At this time Haida Gwaii was likely not an island, but connected to Vancouver Island and the mainland via the now submerged continental shelf.
It is unclear how people arrived on Haida Gwaii, but archaeological sites have established human habitation on the islands as far back as 13,000 years ago. Populations that formerly inhabited Beringia expanded into northern North America after the Last Glacial Maximum, and gave rise to Eskimo-Aleuts and Na-Dené Indians.
Underwater archaeologists from the University of Victoria are seeking to confirm that stone structures discovered in 2014 on the seabed of Hecate Strait may date back 13,700 or more years ago and be the earliest known signs of human habitation in Canada. Coastal sites of this era are now deep underwater
Royal Rife was famous for inventing a machine that could defeat cancer using Maxwell’s equations and crystals. Sadly for humanity, it was about that time of formation and rise to prominence of the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Federal Drug Administration (FDA), both biology based.
The scientific breakthrough work, to match pathogens to frequency, was proven by Royal Rife but his science was terminated and the man himself character-assassinated and run out of the country.
Royal Raymond Rife, June 1931 – Popular Science Magazine
Crystals and Maxwell’s equations are in the news again, and a similar invention for curing cancer. A Silicon Valley start-up company called Theranos and a founder, woman by the name of Elizabeth Holmes is the next Royal Rife to be ended.
The reason I mention Maxwell’s equations is in the title is because he’s the first scientist to observe, measure and calculate the math involved in wave dynamics, here’s how it happens to be in the news and views.
Maxwell’s equations describe how electric and magnetic fields are generated by charges, currents, and changes of the fields. An important consequence of the equations is that they demonstrate how fluctuating electric and magnetic fields propagate at a constant speed (c) in a vacuum.
Known as electromagnetic radiation, these waves may occur at various wavelengths to produce a spectrum of light from radio waves to γ-rays. The equations are named after the physicist and mathematician James Clerk Maxwell, who between 1861 and 1862 published an early form of the equations that included the Lorentz force law. Maxwell first used the equations to propose that light is an electromagnetic phenomenon.
The equations have two major variants. The microscopic Maxwell equations have universal applicability but are unwieldy for common calculations. They relate the electric and magnetic fields to total charge and total current, including the complicated charges and currents in materials at the atomic scale.
The “macroscopic” Maxwell equations define two new auxiliary fields that describe the large-scale behaviour of matter without having to consider atomic scale charges and quantum phenomena like spins. However, their use requires experimentally determined parameters for a phenomenological description of the electromagnetic response of materials.
In a geomagnetic storm, a surge in the flux of charged particles temporarily alters Earth’s magnetic field, which induces electric fields in Earth’s atmosphere, thus causing surges in electrical power grids. (Not to scale.)
In fact, Einstein developed special and general relativity to accommodate the invariant speed of light, a consequence of Maxwell’s equations, with the principle that only relative movement has physical consequences.
Since the mid-20th century, it has been understood that Maxwell’s equations are not exact, but a classical limit of the fundamental theory of quantum electrodynamics.
Bahamas is receiving immediate Hurricane Dorian relief from it’s neighbours in Florida, this time without the need or help of celebrity politicians who keep the money. Now people are helping people.
Below is an update on our Bahamas Dorian Relief efforts. Share the Growth (STG) is having a luncheon to rally Bahamas Dorian Relief support from noon to 1pm on Friday at Galuppis.com 9/6/19.
Share The Growth Ambassadors have been helping with disaster relief, orphanages and widows around the world for decades. In the midst of Dorian started helping Grand Bahama Island and will be, flying in supplies, for example baby formula, baby supplies, non perishable food, on private planes and jets as well as boats for heavier bulkier items. STG launched a smart phone site for Dorian relief. DorianRF.org
A network of ambassadors stands ready to serve our neighbours in the Bahamas by improving the efficiency and effectiveness of helping the Bahamas. Our commitment is to keep all informed as we collaborate.
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Ten Ten Code 0010110 was dropped on my brain today by Dr. Deb from Boston. She’s always Avantgarde when it comes to spirit, so as the story goes…. a few years ago a group of people began a world-wide time for mass meditation at 10:10 twice per day, from anywhere in the world, when it turns to 10:11 think about the binary code 0010110
The code 0010110 Morse code for human beings, here’s a description from Disclose.tv: 0010110 was ‘the green light’ for cosmic disclosure. It’s encrypted Morse code.
THIS IS CALLED PLATFORM 0010110, which is symbolized through the same binary language used in computer programs.
Please note that it is not a traditional scientific terrain, however, it has been used in teaching from the communication established through people who channel messages from the high frequency waves of all galactic and solar systems, mainly presented to the general public of esoteric age and new fund to help those seeking more information on this subject. Read more on the Platform 0010110
Elvira Fernandes
Ten Ten Code idea is relatively new and 0010110 knowledge has been around a few years at least, that we know of. Just an interesting movement. People are all supposed to think about the sequence of numbers at 10:11 each day so that we begin to switch the consciousness towards one for all, rather than all for one.
There can certainly be nothing wrong or even cultish about this trend in simultaneous global meditation, I for one think it’s very cool. I like the notion that other people are taking a minute at the same exact time to think about our entire human race and wish we could upgrade faster.
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