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Mt Eden Dubstep - Chicane: Salt Water

 

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Sunday, 24 March 2013

10:57:03

 

 

Water on the Moon

 

    

Description : Landing site in Sea of Tranqiulity by Apollo 11.

 

 

John Stanford - Sea of Tranquility

 

 

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Presence of water : Lunar water

 

Mosaic image of the lunar South Pole as taken by Clementine: note permanent polar shadow.

 

Liquid water cannot persist on the lunar surface.

 

When exposed to solar radiation, water quickly decomposes through a process known as photo dissociation and is lost to space.

 

However since the 1960s, scientists have hypothesized that water ice may be deposited by impacting comets or possibly produced by the reaction of oxygen-rich lunar rocks, and hydrogen from solar wind, leaving traces of water which could possibly survive in cold, permanently shadowed craters at either pole on the Moon

 

The Moon remains, under the Outer Space Treaty, free to all nations to explore for peaceful purposes.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FullMoon2010.jpg#filelinks

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Beautiful Lies by Mt Eden DubStep

with Rain/Thunder - Extended Edition

 

 

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Friday, 22 March 2013

19:35:22

W a t e r

C h a n g e

Phenomenon of  Climate Change

Adaptation is emerging and we face a future where we are losing different species hand over fist.

The cost to human life and suffering as conflicts arise over compromised landscapes.

There is an urgency to promote action without creating hysteria.

Practical actions that encourage us to find our way forward to adapt shift adjust and respond

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Africans Adapt to Drought in Warming

Climate Change Adaptation in Rural India: A Green Infrastructure

What adaptions allow plants to live in areas with little rainfall

Adaptation to a Changing Climate in the Arab World

India's Drought Highlights Challenges of Climate Change Adaptation

Biological changes

 

Carbon mitigation

reduction

sequestration

policy

lowering emissions’

removing

storing

 

Adapt

Shift

React

Adjust

Response

 

Individual

Local

Regional

National

Global

 

Cultural transistion

Adapt

Change

 

 

Ecological changes

 

Natural systems adapt

Agent of natural selection

Evolutionary Force

 

Energy systems

Adapt

Solar wind

Geothermal

Hydo power

 

 

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Thursday, 10 January 2013

15:23:36

Living In Water

 

Pond Skater

The family Gerridae contains insects commonly known as water striders, water bugs, magic bugs, pond skaters, skaters, skimmers, water scooters

 

 

P o n d S k a t e r s

Gerris lacustris live on the water’s surface.They move about like ice skaters buoyed up by their light bodies.

The bugs legs make dimples on the surface of the water but do not break it.

When these bugs sense a drowning insect nearby they skate over and eat it.

Source : Bugs,snskes,spiders & crocodiles by barbara taylor jen green john farndon & mark oshea annesh publishing ltd 2007

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Wednesday, 19 December 2012

12:26:39

WATERBOYS~水男孩 .

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Water in any country

Boil it

Fill a glass

Hold it high

Look at it

Guaranteed if you can see things floating around in it its not good

Boil it

Refrigerate it

Hold it to your nose and smell it

Smells like fluoride

Chances are it has been added to your water supply

Boil it

Refrigerate it

Odd colour

Brown,muddy greeny bluey

Boil it

Refrigerate it

Slimey
Pour it down the drain
No point in taking any chances

Buy it

Expensive but worth it in the long run

Sometimes these instances can occur in NZ

The locals don’t tend to notice

Their immune systems are used to it

You may get diarrhoea

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Friday, 17 August 2012

16:28:37

Water

Maori of Aotearoa New Zealand

.Māori Council to appeal water rights case .

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Maori classified water into categories each based on spiritual and geographical features. The Maori word for water is wai and the following classification of water is offered:

Wai-ora: (pure water). This is water in its purest form. It is used in rituals to purify and sanctify and has the power to give life, sustain wellbeing and counteract evil. Waiora also means health.

Wai-maori: (freshwater). This is referred to as ordinary water which runs free or unrestrained and it has no sacred associations.

Wai-kino: (polluted). The mauri of the water has been altered through pollution or corruption and has the potential to do harm to humans.

Wai-mate: (dead water). This class of water has lost its mauri and is dead. It is dangerous to humans because it can cause illness or misfortune. Geographically it refers to sluggish water, stagnant or back water. Some tribes refer to it as waikawa.

Wai-tai: (salt or water from the ocean). This term also refers to rough or angry water as in surf, waves or sea tides.

Wai-tangi: (grieving waters). Refers to a river or part of a river which through some mishap has caused death, much pain and grieving to the tribe.

Wai-ariki: (hot springs or curative waters). The term ariki means "chief" in English and they are referred to as the chiefs or patriarchs of all waters.

There are many rivers with names that begin with the word wai (water), for example:

Wai-kato: (full flowing river).

Tommy Sun Spirit bungy jumps over the Waikato river! .

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Wai-rakei: (the place where the pools were used as mirrors).

Wai-rarapa: (the glistening waters).

Wai has many meanings related to the idea of water as the essence of life. Waiora, waimaori, waikino, waimate and waitai - are used to define concepts for maintaining balance and interconnections between all living things and processes. Used as a prefix to a word, water means synchronised action. Wai-ata means to sing or chant.

Wai has spiritual meaning and wai-rua means one's soul or spirit as well as one's attitude or mood. Wai-wai means saturated, essence, the real thing, or soaked.

Modern industrial and agricultural practices have used rivers as a way to dispose of their wastes. This has harmed the mauri (life essence) of the water. Maori traditional knowledge and spirituality provides guidance on how we should view our waterways, how we can protect and heal the waters and ourselves through the principle of kaitiakitanga. Kaitiakitanga is caring for the whole of nature with reverence for people and all of earth's resources as gifts from God to be treasured and safeguarded.

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Saturday, 18 August 2012

12:46:15

Dr. Masaru Emoto's Water Molecule Experiments

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Doctor Masuru Emoto

Born 1943 07 22 aged 69

Birth Place Yokohama Japan

Educated at Yokohama Municipal University,

Open International University for Alternative Medicine (India)

Married with 3 children to Kazuko

Masaru Emoto (江本 勝, Emoto Masaru?, born July 22, 1943) is a Japanese author and entrepreneur, best known for his claims that human consciousness has an effect on the molecular structure of water. Emoto's hypothesis has evolved over the years of his research. Initially Emoto claimed that high-quality water forms beautiful and intricate crystals, while low-quality water has difficulty forming crystals. According to Emoto, an ice crystal of distilled water exhibits a basic hexagonal structure with no intricate branching. Emoto claims that positive changes to water crystals can be achieved through prayer, music, or by attaching written words to a container of water.

Since 1999 Emoto has published several volumes of a work titled Messages from Water, which contains photographs of water crystals next to essays and "words of intent." In addition to his books, Emoto also sells various water products from his websites and catalogs, which are purported to have healing properties derived from his research and experiments.

Emoto's ideas appeared in the popular documentary "What the Bleep Do We Know!?". Like the film, Emoto's work is widely considered pseudoscience by professionals, and he is criticized for going directly to the public with misleading claims that violate basic physics, based on methods that fail to properly investigate the truth of the claims.

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Monday, 20 August 2012

14:47:23

Rights to Water a Human Right

When taken as human right, the right to water places certain responsibilities upon governments to ensure that people can enjoy "sufficient, safe, accessible and affordable water, without discrimination" (cf. GC. Most especially, governments are expected to take reasonable steps to avoid a contaminated water supply and to ensure there are no water access distinctions amongst citizens.

Rights to water in international law.

Several international human rights conventions state provisions which could amount to an explicit recognition of the right to water. For example the 1989 Convention on the rights of the child (CRC) states: " Article 24 1. States parties recognize the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and to facilities for the treatment of illness and rehabilitation of health … 2. States parties shall pursue full implementation of this right and, in particular, shall take appropriate measures: (c) To combat disease and malnutrition, including within the framework of primary health care, through, inter alia, (…) the provision of adequate nutritious foods and clean drinking water.

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Wednesday, 05 September 2012

 

 

18:44:02

 

 

W  a  t  e  r

 

 

G  r  e  e  c  e

 

 

From Antiquity to the Turkish Rule

 

 

Athens has always been an area with little rainfall, and consequently, water resources have always been scarce. Thus, from the very beginning, its inhabitants had to develop basic water collection and distribution systems for the water supply of the city.  These systems gradually improved with the passing of time and the progress of technology.

 

 

 Ancient Athens was primarily supplied with water from springs and local wells. One of the most famous natural springs was the Spring of Caliroi (the source of the Ilisos River). There were also many natural springs surrounding the cliff of the Acropolis such as the springs of Klepsidra, Asklipios, and the Erechtieda Sea. Water was available within the ancient city at local fountains such as the Fountain of Pan, the Panopos Fountain, the Springs in the Attalos Gallery and at the foot of the Areios Pagos Hill.

 

 

In their continuing effort to satisfy demand of water, the ancient Greeks relied heavily on an intricate system of small aqueducts, which also supplied the many fountains mentioned earlier with water. The oldest aqueduct on the Athenian Plain was the Pelasgiko Aqueduct that supplemented water available from the Ilissos river, with water coming from Hymettus Mountain. Between the years 540-530 B.C., Pisistratos constructed a new underground aqueduct about 2.800 m long, that collected additional water from the Hymettus Mountain. Thanks to the project completed by Pisistratos, water reportedly flowed in abundance, meeting the needs of the city residents. 

 

 

In later efforts to augment the water supply, the Ancient Greeks also constructed small reservoirs and cisterns. Some of the most famous such works where the Hamosterna and the Pikrodafni Reservoirs.

 

 

   With the fall of Athens to Rome in the years that followed, the city lost its freedom but also its ability to promote large-scale public works. Nevertheless Greece managed to become an important center of culture and learning thus earning the admiration of many influential roman emperors. The Roman emperor Hadrian, was one the most important admirers of Greece and during his reign many major public works were constructed that have left their mark on the city of Athens. The Hadrian Aqueduct was one such project.

 

 

   The Hadrian Aqueduct was completed in 140 A.D. and consisted primarily of a underground tunnel, 25 km. long, which was constructed manually through solid rock by hundreds of slaves using simple tools such as chisels and hammers. The aqueduct was designed not only to transfer water towards the city but also to collect it through a number of smaller catchment works along the way. 

 

 

   The Hadrian Aqueduct began at the foot of Mount Parnitha in the area of Tatoi and transported water by gravity to a stone reservoir on the hill of Lycabettus in the city of Athens. This reservoir was referred to a Hadrian’s Reservoir and had an initial storage capacity of 500 cubic meters of water. The Hadrian Aqueduct and Reservoir were the main sources of water for the city of Athens in the years that followed.  It operated without change until the time of the Turkish Occupation (which began in 1456). From this point on, the Roman aqueduct and reservoir were left to deteriorate.

 

 

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Thursday, 06 September 2012

 

16:57:09

 

 

 

A u s t r a l i a

 

 

 

Water in Australia: Water for the Future

 

 

Australia faces major challenges in ensuring sustainable water supply in the face of drying climate and rising demand for water. In response, the Australian Government's initiative, Water for the Future, provides national leadership in water reform for all Australians.

 

 

Water for the Future is built on four key priorities:

 

 

Taking action on climate change

 

 

Using water wisely

 

 

Securing water supplies

 

 

Supporting healthy rivers

 

 

The Australian Government's Water for the Future priorities will be delivered through a ten-year investment in strategic programs, improved water management arrangements, and a renewed commitment to deliver a range of water policy reforms in both rural and urban areas.

 

 

Water saving and reuse

 

 

There are many opportunities to make better use of supplies of water that we have already developed, explore alternative sources, employ new technology and infrastructure, improve and refine management practices and draw on better information.

 

 

These are selected excerpts from;

 

 

For more on this information go to http://www.environment.gov.au/water/australia/index.html

 

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Tuesday, 11 September 2012

 

 

 

 

14:34:17

 

  

 

N e w  Z e a l a n d

 

 

The Hunua Ranges first came into scientific prominence in January 1859, when a combined expedition of geologists, zoologists, botanists, and surveyors made a brief excursion along the western flanks to Mangatawhiri River where they embarked in three canoes and descended to the Waikato. The geologists of the party, Ferdinand von Hochstetter and Julius von Haast, reported on a coal seam, which was later mined at Drury. Continued mining and prospecting proved, however, that reserves were limited and were sufficient to yield only 8,000 tons before mining was finally abandoned in 1935. In addition to coal, manganese, limestone, and pumicite have been worked on a small scale, and road metal and concrete aggregate are at present being quarried at selected localities.

 

Perhaps the most notable economic feature of the Hunuas, however, is their contribution to Auckland's water supply. The final stages of the vast construction programme that will result in a total catchment area of 28,000 acres, a reservoir storage of 15,000 million gallons, and a safe mean yield of 68 million gallons per day, is now in hand, and when completed will, in conjunction with the yield from the Waitakere Ranges, ensure adequate supplies of water for Auckland City and suburbs at least for the immediate future.

 

 

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I am PUMPED about my topic, I'm studying the Hochstetter's frog, a tiny, endangered amphibian living in the Hunua mountain ranges (see the pic, they're cute right?). I get to hike through the mountains finding these little buggers, collecting data, and writing a paper and presenting to the local Dept. of Conservation authorities.

source : http://hippiesandkiwis.blogspot.co.nz/2011_04_01_archive.html