...I have spent most of this past week on and off the mountain above where I live...

...I happen to live near a very beautiful area called the Feather River Canyon... my father-in-law has a gold claim up the mountain and I have been up there cutting firewood to put away for the winter... it has been very spiritually uplifting...

...the claim is the site of a town from 1851 carved onto the side of a very rugged area accessible at the time only by foot or mule... within the mountain are ancient river channels that were buried by valcanic activity at various times in the geologic space of millions of years...

...Pat is required to do assesment work each year to continue the claim... he is 79 years old...

...we had to clear an access road of brush and rocks from storms to get in by 4 wheel drive...

...at night after working he would fill my head with just a fraction of what is in his... he has been working at the claim since he was a very young boy... his dad and grandfather worked the claim at that time... when of age he went off to college and got a degree in geology and mining...

...I heard many tales of the olden times... when at one time there were over 3,000 people living perched on the side of the mountain... everywhere there are small leveled off places that were just large enough to hold a tent or a tent size cabin... rows and rows of "streets" that were just ledge-trails... at one time there were stores and a dance hall and all the amenities... even a dentist ! ( that was someting for a town to be proud of)... all was lumber, equiptment, and supplies were cut on site or carried in on pack animals... kind of like a scene from the old movie, " Paint Your Wagons" !... the site has a lot of apple trees that are from the miners... two trees are 150 years old !...

...fortunes were taken from out of the mountain when gold was $32 an ounce ( it has now topped $1100 ! )... during the winter all food was packed in and a miner had to make a half ounce of gold a day just to eat !... today that would be like a days food would cost $550 !...

... there was plenty of time to take breakes from the wood cutting and I was able to go off and meditate and connect with the Mountain Davas... it is very beautiful there now with the fall color... Mountain Maples, Black Oaks, Dogwoods all surrounded by the Evergreens of the Doug Firs and Ponderosa Pines... crisp air in the mornings... rain storm Friday...

...I was able to connect with the Gold Devas and instantly connected with all Gold everywhere on this World... in the ground or helping mankind in circulation... we vibrated with energy of prosperity and healing for all...

...I could tell that Spirit put me up on the Mountain this past week for this purpose... wood cutting was just the excuse to get me there...


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...there are problems on gaia about imbeding vdos...

...here is the link as this is a "must see" video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMnVG0LKZPU

...this is really a criminal shame !...  this VDO was even removed from my list of youtube favorites !... another instance of the sticky fingers of the Elite reaching into our lives and communications...

... I will try to paraphrase the film...

...it starts in an airport where a returning military man is met by his young wife and baby... a reporter and cameraman ask him about his experiences, and he states that he is glad to be back and Does Not support the war !

...follows is much documentation of the atrocities that occured in our name... picture after picture of babies born with birth defects... some alive... most not... swollen faces beyond human recognition... accounts of other atrocities... statistics that are not made available to us by our alphabet news soup...  shots of rallies and meetings of vets that are enraged by what they had to endure and witness...

...this is not something new for youtube... I have seen many vdo's disappear... hoped by someone somewhere to be forgotten quickly in our onslaught of shallow vdo's that assail us daily...

...we do not forget... I will try to find a better link...

...message to all...

...what we experience here on sites such as gaia and many others are priceless pearls that can be stolen away at a blink of an eye... it is imperative that we stay one step ahead of the PTB...

...Will...

...this is a friend of mine named Daniel Raphael... his focus is on Global Susainability and how we can use Spiritual hlep available to help us achieve this...

...gaia is still not posting videos so here is the link to the first of this 4 part series...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxAqbSsUv5U

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Martian landscapes

Since 2006, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been orbiting Mars, currently circling approximately 300 km (187 mi) above the Martian surface. On board the MRO is HiRISE, the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera, which has been photographing the planet for several years now at resolutions as fine as mere inches per pixel. Collected here is a group of images from HiRISE over the past few years, in either false color or grayscale, showing intricate details of landscapes both familiar and alien, from the surface of our neighboring planet, Mars. I invite you to take your time looking through these, imagining the settings - very cold, dry and distant, yet real. (35 photos total)
Intersecting swirling trails left by the earlier passage of dust devils across sand dunes, as they lifted lighter reddish-pink dust and exposed the darker material below. Also visible are darker slope streaks along dune edges, formed by a process which is still under investigation. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona)
2An eroded crater in a larger plain with a scalloped appearance near Pavonis Mons. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
3Part of the Abalos Undae dune field. The sands appear blueish because of their basaltic composition, while the lighter areas are probably covered in dust. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
4A portion of the Martian South Polar Cap, showing stratified layers exposed by a long process of sublimation. More information here. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
5Exposure of Layers and Minerals in Candor Chasma. This image shows a cliff along a light-toned layered deposit in Valles Marineris. Erosion by wind has carved V-shaped patterns along the edges of many of the layers. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
6Avalanches on Mars' North Polar Scarps. Material, likely including fine-grained ice and dust and possibly including large blocks, has detached from a towering cliff and cascaded to the gentler slopes below. The cloud is about 180 meters (590 feet) across and extends about 190 m (625 ft) from the base of the steep cliff. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
7Pathfinder spotted on an ancient flood plain of the Ares and Tiu outflow channels. The bright spot visible at lower left is the Mars Pathfinder Lander, its ramps, science deck, and portions of the airbags visible. NASA's Pathfinder landed on Mars on July 4, 1997 and continued operating until September 27 of that year. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
8Victoria Crater at Meridiani Planum. The crater is approximately 800 meters (about half a mile) in diameter. Layered sedimentary rocks are exposed along the inner wall of the crater, and boulders that have fallen from the crater wall are visible on the crater floor. NASA's Mars rover Opportunity explored this crater and its walls in 2006. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
9Close-up of tracks made by NASA's Mars rover Opportunity in the soil near Victoria Crater. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
10Linear dunes in the north polar region of Mars. Polygons formed by networks of cracks cover the substrate between the linear dunes and may indicate that ice-rich permafrost is present or has been present geologically recently in this location. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
11Scalloped sand dunes in the southern hemisphere of mars, displaying seasonal frost on the south-facing slopes, which highlights some of the regular patterns, as the frost forms only on parts of the ripples. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
12This image shows lineated valley fill and lobate debris aprons in the Deuteronilus Mensae region. Many of the valley floors in this region exhibit complex alignments of small ridges and pits often called "lineated valley fill". The cause of the small-scale texture is not well understood, but may result from patterns in ice-rich soils or ice loss due to sublimation (ice changing into water vapor). More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
13A large barchan (crescent-shaped) dune, in a region where some dunes have been observed shrinking over several years. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
14The edge of an approximately 6 km diameter crater in the southern hemisphere, laced with gullies leading down to the crater floor. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
15Dunes in a crater in Newton Basin that are eroding or covering a more coherent rock structure below. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
16The south polar region of Mars is covered every year by a layer of carbon dioxide ice. In a region called the "cryptic terrain," the ice is translucent and sunlight can penetrate through the ice to warm the surface below. The ice layer sublimates (evaporates) from the bottom. The dark fans of dust seen in this image come from the surface below the layer of ice, carried to the top by gas venting from below. The translucent ice is "visible" by virtue of the effect it has on the tone of the surface below, which would otherwise have the same color and reflectivity as the fans. Bright streaks in this image are fresh frost. More information here. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
17An impact crater on the south polar layered deposits. This is a small, approximately 330 meter (360 yard) diameter impact crater. The polar layered deposits on Mars are believed to be very young because there are no large craters on them and very few small craters. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
18Rocky mesas of Nilosyrtis Mensae region. Phyllosilicate (clay) minerals have been detected in this region by imaging spectrometers on the Mars Express and MRO spacecraft, and these minerals are of great interest in the search for evidence of life on ancient Mars. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
19Gullies, streaks, ripples and dust devil tracks on Russell Crater Dunes. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
20A 4 km diameter feature near the edge of the south polar residual cap. The bright areas in this image are covered by carbon dioxide frost, and the "swiss cheese" terrain typical of the south polar residual cap covers much of the imaged area. The dark walls of the circular depression do not have as much frost on them, and are fractured in a polygonal pattern. Apparently the surface of the walls has been extensively modified by thermal expansion and contraction of water ice. It also appears that the "swiss cheese" terrain of the residual cap has buried the floor of the circular depression, as well as the terrain surrounding the feature, making it difficult to infer the origin of this depression. More information here. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
21HiRISE catches a dust devil blowing across the Martian surface east of the Hellas impact basin and south of Reull Vallis. The diameter of this dust devil is about 200 meters, but at the surface it is probably much smaller. Based on the length of the shadow in this image, the dust devil is on the order of 500 meters tall. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
22Erosion of the south polar residual ice cap, with exposed strata in pits surrounded by cracked polygonal features. More information here. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
23Light-toned layered deposits along the floor of Becquerel Crater, an impact crater in Arabia Terra. The deposits consist of stacked, repeating layers which consistently appear to be only a few meters thick. The surface of the deposits also appears to be cracked into blocks a meter or so in length. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
24Defrosting dunes in the north. In northern winter a seasonal polar cap composed of carbon dioxide ice (dry ice) forms in the north polar region. This cap covers a vast sea of dunes at high northern latitudes. In the spring the ice sublimates (evaporates directly from ice to gas) and this active process loosens and moves tiny dust particles. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
25Dunes line a valley floor in Ladon Valles, an outflow channel forming a segment of a larger system that heads in Argyre basin to the south and eventually links up with the larger Ares Valles outflow channel to the north. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
26A small impact crater, surrounded by ejecta, is filled in with rippled sand on the floor of Ritchey Crater. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
27Fuzzy-looking landscape near Tharsis Montes. Some parts of this image may appear out-of-focus at first. However, sharper-looking features such as the visible craters show that the fuzzy look is not an artifact of the image, but rather indicative of an extremely smooth surface. That smoothness is due to a thick layer of dust blanketing the landscape. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
28A Sample of flows and other landforms in Icaria Planum. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
29A sawtooth pattern in carbon dioxide ice in Mars' south polar region. More information here. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
30A valley in Elysium region volcanic rise. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
31A small crater partially buried in wind-blown ejecta from a much larger crater (below, out of frame). More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
32A large outcrop of layered rock in Aureum Chaos, an area that has apparently collapsed, leaving a region of irregular knobs and hills. Unlike many of the knobs, the light outcrop shows distinct, nearly horizontal layers. This may indicate that it was deposited after the collapse of the Chaos. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
33A gully along the inner wall of Western Hale Crater, shadowed by a raised crater rim. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
34Gully-like features in a transition zone between plain and dune field. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #
35A small impact crater, pitted knobs, and a criss-cross mesh of dust devil trails across the martian surface. More, or see location on Google Mars. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) #

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Black Author wins The Matrix Copyright Infringement Case

This little known story has met a just conclusion, as Sophia Stewart,
African American author of The Matrix will finally receive her just due
from the copyright infringement of her original work!!!

A six-year dispute has ended involving Sophia Stewart, the Wachowski
Brothers, Joel Silver and Warner Brothers. Stewart's allegations,
involving copyright infringement and racketeering, were received and
acknowledged by the Central District of California, Judge Margaret
Morrow presiding.

Stewart, a New Yorker who has resided in Salt Lake City for the past
five years, will recover damages from the films, The Matrix I, II and
III, as well as The Terminator and its sequels. She will soon receive
one of the biggest payoffs in the history ofHollywood, as the gross
receipts of both films and their sequels total over 2.5 billion dollars.

Stewart filed her case in 1999, after viewing the Matrix, which she felt
had been based on her manuscript, 'The Third Eye,' copyrighted in 1981.
In the mid-eighties Stewart had submitted her manuscript to an ad placed
by the Wachowski Brothers, requesting new sci-fi works..

According to court documentation, an FBI investigation discovered that
more than thirty minutes had been edited from the original film, in an
attempt to avoid penalties for copyright infringement. The investigation
also stated that 'credible witnesses employed at Warner Brothers came
forward, claiming that the executives and lawyers had full knowledge
that the work in question did not belong to the Wachowski Brothers.'

These witnesses claimed to have seen Stewart's original work and that it
had been 'often used during preparation of the motion pictures.' The
defendants tried, on several occasions, to have Stewart's case
dismissed, without success.

Stewart has confronted skepticism on all sides, much of which comes from
Matrix fans, who are strangely loyal to the Wachowski Brothers. One
on-line forum, entitled Matrix Explained has an entire section devoted
to Stewart. Some who have researched her history and writings are open
to her story.

Others are suspicious and mocking. 'It doesn't bother me,' said Stewart
in a phone interview last week, 'I always knew what was true.'

Some fans, are unaware of the case or they question its legitimacy, due
to the fact that it has received little to no media coverage. Though the
case was not made public until October of 2003, Stewart has her own
explanation, as quoted at aghettotymz. com <http://aghettotymz.com/> :

'The reason you have not seen any of this in the media is because Warner
Brothers parent company is AOL-Time Warner.... this GIANT owns 95
percent of the media.... let me give you a clue as to what they own in
the media business... New York Times papers/magazines, LA Times
papers/magazines, People Magazine, CNN news, Extra, Celebrity Justice,
Entertainment Tonight, HBO, New Line Cinema, DreamWorks, Newsweek,
Village Roadshow and many, many more! They are not going to report on
themselves. They have been suppressing my case for years.'

Fans who have taken Stewart's allegations seriously, have found eerie
mythological parallels, which seem significant in a case that revolves
around the highly metaphorical and symbolic Matrix series. Sophia, the
Greek goddess of wisdom has been referenced many times in speculation
about Stewart. In one book about the Goddess Sophia, it reads, 'The
black goddess is the mistress of web creation spun in her divine
matrix.'

Although there have been outside implications as to racial injustice
(Stewart is African American), she does not feel that this is the case.
'This is all about the Benjamins,' said Stewart. 'It's not about money
with me. It's about justice.'

Stewart's future plans involve a record label, entitled Popsilk Records,
and a motion picture production company, All Eyez On Me, in reference to
God. 'I wrote The Third Eye to wake people up, to remind them why God
put them here. There's more to life than money,' said Stewart. 'My whole
to the world is about God and good and about choice, about spirituality
over 'technocracy' .'

If Stewart represents spirituality, then she truly has prevailed over
the 'technocracy' represented in both the Terminator and the Matrix, and
now, ironically, by their supposed creators.

Stewart is currently having discussions with CBS about a possible
exclusive story and has several media engagements in the near future to
nationally publicize her victory.

June 13th 2004. Sophia Stewart's press release read: 'The Matrix &
Terminator movie franchises have made world history and have ultimately
changed the way people view movies and how Hollywood does business, yet
the real truth about the creator and creation of these films continue to
elude the masses because the hidden secret of the matter is that these
films were created and written by a Black woman...a Black woman named
Sophia Stewart. But Hollywood does not want you to know this fact simply
because it would change history. Also it would encourage our Black
children to realize a dream and that is...nothing is impossible for them
to achieve!'

Greg Thomas, Editor

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