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Another Huge Quake in Nepal

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New massive further damaging earthquake in the Dolakha area, Nepal – 59 dead currently

Last update: May 12, 2015 at 2:58 pm by By
Contributors: Armand Vervaeck, James Daniell, Jens-Udo Skapski

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  Update 14:20 UTC:   41 are dead in Nepal but counting will take a number of days. 1115 injured.

Update 13:20 UTC: Good news! The death toll has reduced to 37 in Nepal.

Lalitpur 1; Sunsari 1; Sindhupalchok 5; Dolakha 19; Unknown 1; Sarlahi 1; Sindhuli 2; Rautahat 1; Ramechhap 1; Gorkha 1 – 37 deaths in Nepal.

Update 12:55 UTC: Landslides are blocking roads to Dolakha which unfortunately means that the worst of the damage is yet to be realised.

We are hopeful that more people were outside than calculated. If 85% were outside at the time near the epicenter, the expected death toll is closer to 200.

Update 12:40 UTC:  Landslides on the (Sidhartha, Koshi, Arniko) Highways are in many places. Landslides have occurred in:-
Rasuwa – Mailung
Dolakha – Singati
Dhankuta – Karkichhap
Syanja – Bhalupahad
Ramechhap – Lakhanpur

Update 12:15 UTC : 16 are reported dead in Bihar, with at least 21 injuries.

Update 12:05 UTC :
Sindhupalchok – 9 deaths; Dolakha – 19 deaths; Kathmandu – 4 deaths; Lalitpur – 1 death; Sindhuli – 2 deaths; Sunsari – 1 death; Rautahat – 1 death; Sarlahi – 1 death; Dhanusha – 1 death; Ramechhap – 3 deaths = 42 deaths in Nepal.

This follows the following distribution. We hope that given that the earthquake occurred around 1pm, that many more people were outside, and that the death toll will not reach 500.

Update 11:55 UTC :  The Indian injuries have been confirmed: 16 in Bihar, 8 in West Bengal. “Several” in UP. 25 are said to be buried under a collapsed building also in Bihar.

Update 11:25 UTC :  Injured so far: Kathmandu 357, Bhaktapur 187, Lalitpur 174 – in total 1117 injured.

There have been 12 “live rescues””, 9 in Dolakha and 3 in Kathmandu.

Update 11:15 UTC : 51 dead : 36 Nepal, 14 India and 1 in China. 1132 injuries.

Update 10:54 UTC : This earthquake is a new event, and has its own aftershock sequence. This is the sequence so far as mapped out by Andreas Schaefer, CEDIM.

A map of the aftershocks of the M7.3 mainshock earthquake of today.

Update 10:45 UTC : The time of day was again lucky for the Nepalese, with many people being outside of their houses. We hope that a lot more than 40% were out of their houses!

Update 10:45 UTC : At least 16 have died in Nepal, and 335 are reported injured so far. Chautara – 2 have at least died. 8 have died in Dolakha (this may mean that Bhaktapur was wrong information. 2 have died in Sindhuli.

Update 10:42 UTC : At least 4 people have died in Bihar, India. 4 people have died in Chautara, Sindhupalchok, and 8 in Bhaktapur. More information is expected from Dolakha soon.

Update 10:30 UTC : The likely fatalities from the CATDAT model unfortunately from this cruel triggered event seem to be around the expected 250-600 mark depending on how many people were in their houses. It should be noted that these are median estimates, and that only the distribution should be looked at. Based on historical sequences, this triggered event was quite likely. Most fatalities are expected in Dolakha and Sindhupalchok.

Likely fatality distribution from the model of Dr. James Daniell

Information is quite slow to surface due to the shock and recovery that was going on at the time of the event.

Update 10:10 UTC : Many rockfalls and landslides have occurred.

Update 09:40 UTC : This triggered earthquake has caused much damage throughout Dolakha.

Update 09:30 UTC : Much damage is expected in Dolakha. 4 have been killed in Bihar.

Update 09:20 UTC : Updated CATDAT fatality estimate using 40% occupancy: median 580 fatalities with a range from 125-2000. The economic losses have reduced to 250-1200 million with $550 million coming from additional damage. This is with removing the previous losses from the M7.8 earthquake. This does not include the potential extra landslide deaths and losses!

Update 09:15 UTC : 8 dead in Bhaktapur.

Update 09:10 UTC : Of the fatalities through the theoretical model, most are expected in Sindhupalchok (+100), Dolakha (+170), Dhanusa, and a few in Kavrepalanchok.

Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu are expected to have additional damage.

Chautara has reported 4 fatalities and a number of collapsed buildings.

Update 09:05 UTC :

 

Please stay in open field, help us make free road, do not make phone nw busy. SMS is suggested.

Update 08:55 UTC : From the CATDAT Model:

“The key issue with this triggered earthquake is that there will be much damage on both sides of the border and there is very little data historically. Taking the intensities into account as well as a very different occupancy ratio, it is likely that there will be 50-815 fatalities with a median of 200 additional fatalities. This is using a 10% occupancy ratio in affected communities.

In addition to the damage caused by the first quake, we are calculating an additional 300-1400 million USD damage caused by this earthquake with a median of 600 (620) million USD. There are many uncertainties at this point in terms of all losses, so this will be updated in the coming hours.”

Update 08:38 UTC : There will be significant damage from this earthquake, in already damaged locations. Sindhupalchok, was already hard hit from the earthquake, with most people living outside.

Update 07:38 UTC : Below the shaking maps as published by USGS

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Update 07:25 UTC : This earthquake or aftershock will certainly cause new fatalities and even a lot more damage

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22km (14mi) SE of Zham, China
66km (41mi) ENE of Banepa, Nepal
69km (43mi) ENE of Panaoti, Nepal
83km (52mi) E of Kathmandu, Nepal
84km (52mi) ENE of Patan, Nepal

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 7.3

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2015-05-12 12:50:18

GMT/UTC Time : 2015-05-12 07:05:18

from:    http://earthquake-report.com/2015/05/12/massive-earthquake-nepal-on-may-12-2015/

UFO Ships Enter Sun’s Orbit

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Two More Massive Ships Enter Suns Orbit, Three Now! May 9, 2015, UFO Sighting News.

Date of sighting: May 9, 2015
Location of sighting: Earths sun
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Cameras: Lasco C2 and C3.

Two more massive UFOs have been spotted in SOHO images today. Streetcap1 of Youtube found two more and that make three this week. Look at the right angles on the ship that looks like a giant crystal tower in space. Its beautiful. You can even make out the lines along its edges. I count 17 right angles on it! Remember this is a photo taken by a SOHO satellite whose soul purpose is to photograph our sun. These images are very clear and made with best tech NASA has to offer. The second ship looks equal in size, but its center is thinner and less obvious.

I see two possibilities.
1. Aliens are meeting at or in our sun to convene a United Worlds kind of meeting.
2. Aliens are sending massive ships to suck our suns energy. If we are sharing our sun…its not going to last the 5 billion years scientist predicted it at, but may drop below a billion years before its used up.

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from:    http://www.ufosightingsdaily.com/2015/05/two-more-massive-ships-enter-suns-orbit.html

 

Typhoon Noul & 1st Atlantic Invest

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Atlantic’s First Invest of the 2015, 90L, Organizing Over the Bahamas

By: Jeff Masters and Bob Henson , 3:50 PM GMT on May 06, 2015

The first Atlantic Ocean “Invest” of 2015 has arrived, as the National Hurricane Center (NHC) designated the area of disturbed weather over the Northwest Bahamas as Invest 90L on Wednesday morning. Note that there is no formal definition of what qualifies as an “Invest”; declaring an “Invest” is merely done so that a set of forecasting aids like computer model track forecasts can be generated for the disturbance. NHC gives an “Invest” a tracking number 90-99, followed by a single letter corresponding to the ocean basin–“L” for the Atlantic, or “E” for the Eastern Pacific. Other warning agencies assign “Invests” for the other ocean basins–“W” for the Western Pacific, “A” for the Arabian Sea, etc. When the numbering reaches 99, the next disturbance gets the recycled name “90”. The appearance of 90L on May 6 this year marks the third earliest arrival of the year’s first “Invest” over the past ten years:

2015: May 6
2014: June 4
2013: May 18
2012: February 5
2011: March 10
2010: May 24
2009: May 18
2008: May 31
2007: May 8
2006: June 10


Figure 1. Latest satellite image of Invest 90L.

Satellite loops show heavy thunderstorms between the Southeast coast of Florida and the Northwest Bahamas in association with 90L increased on Wednesday morning, but there was no evidence of an organized surface circulation trying to form. Long-range radar out of Melbourne, Florida showed no low-level spiral bands trying to form, and the activity was not well-organized. Wind shear was a moderate to high 15 – 25 knots. Water vapor satellite loops show a large area of dry air to the west of 90L over Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, and this dry air is retarding development, thanks to strong upper-level winds out of the west driving the dry air into the core of 90L. Ocean temperatures were near 26°C (79°F), which is about 1.7°C (3°F) above average for this time of year, and just at the limit of where a tropical storm can form. The Hurricane Hunter mission scheduled for Wednesday afternoon was cancelled, and has be re-scheduled for Thursday afternoon, if necessary.


Figure 2. Wind forecast for Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 11 am EDT made by the 00Z Wednesday run of the European model. The model is predicting a subtropical depression to be off the coast of the Southeast U.S.

Forecast for 90L
The 8 am EDT run of the SHIPS model predicted that wind shear over 90L would fall to the moderate range, 10 – 20 knots, on Thursday and Friday, which should allow 90L to approach subtropical depression status by Friday at the latest. Phase space diagrams from Florida State University from Wednesday morning’s 06Z run of the GFS model support the idea that this system could be a subtropical or tropical system by Friday. Ocean temperatures fall to about 25°C (77°F) in the waters off of the North Carolina coast, so the farther north the storm wanders, the tougher time it will have developing tropical characteristics–though if the storm manages to find a sweet spot over the core of the warm Gulf Stream current, it has better odds of development. Steering currents are weak over the waters off the Southeast U.S. coast, so expect a slow and erratic motion for 90L. The Wednesday morning 00Z runs of our two top models for predicting tropical cyclones tracks, the European and GFS models, both showed the system making landfall this weekend, with the GFS model predicting landfall in South Carolina on Saturday, and the European model taking the storm ashore in North Carolina on Sunday. Beginning on Friday, coastal regions of both of these states can expect heavy rains and high surf causing rip currents and coastal erosion. Note that the west side of 90L will be weaker and drier, due to the dry air to the west of the storm, and the heaviest rains and stongest winds of 90L will be on the east side of the storm, over North Carolina. In their 8 am EDT Tropical Weather Outlook, NHC gave the disturbance 2-day and 5-day odds of development of 60%, respectively.

Wunderblogger Steve Gregory has a more detailed look at the meteorology of 90L in his Wednesday afternoon post.


Figure 3. Latest projected track of Typhoon Noul from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC); a time of 9:00 p.m. JST Wednesday is 1200 GMT or 8 am EDT.

Typhoon Noul posing an increased threat to northern Philippines
After dumping more than 10 inches of rain at Yap International Airport, Category 1 Typhoon Noul is on its way toward the northern Philippines. Noel is gradually intensifying, with sustained winds of 90 mph reported at 8 am EDT (1200 GMT) Wednesday. Satellite loops show that the storm’s center is obscured by central dense overcast, but microwave data obtained by satellite shows that an open eye is already present. Noel is well structured and passing over warm waters, with only weak to moderate wind shear, so continued strengthening into a Category 4 storm is expected. Noel will encounter a trough as it approaches the Philippines, which may force the storm to recurve before making landfall there. However, model guidance has been trending westward, albeit with some uncertainty, and the official Joint Typhoon Warning Center track (see Figure 3) now brings Noul ashore along the northeast coast of Luzon, the largest and northernmost island of the Philippines. Noel is expected to peak in intensity just a few hours before approaching Luzon, with sustained winds of 105 knots (120 mph) projected by the JTWC near landfall. The northeast part of Luzon is mountainous, which could increase the risk for very heavy rains as Noul moves onshore or nearby, although a grazing landfall would put most of Luzon on the weaker western side of the circulation. Noul will be referred to as Dodong in the Philippines’ naming system.

Another tropical system, Invest 93W, is organizing to the east, and is likely to develop late this wee. It is too soon to know what its chances are of affecting the Philippines or Japan next week.

An exceptionally busy early portion of typhoon season
Noul’s formation date of May 3 marks the second earliest appearance on record for the Northwest Pacific’s sixth named storm of the year, according to statistics of the Japan Meteorological Agency’s database from 1951 – 2015 maintained by Digital Typhoon. The average is 1.8 storms before May 8. The record is held by 1971, when the sixth named storm of the year (Babe) formed on May 3, six hours earlier than Noul’s formation time. Noul will be the second tropical cyclone to affect the Philippines so far in 2015. The first was Tropical Storm Maysak, which hit the Philippines exceptionally early in the season–during Easter weekend, April 4 – 5. Fortunately, Maysak was weakening rapidly as it made landfall, and no deaths or significant damage were reported (though four people were injured after huge waves generated by Maysak hit them while they were taking selfies along the shoreline of Dipaculao town in Aurora province on April 4.)

Jeff Masters and Bob Henson

from:    http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2975

Large Sunspot Forming

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BIG SUNSPOT, CHANCE OF FLARES: Yesterday, sunspot AR2339 unleashed an intense X2-class solar flare. It might not be finished. The active region has doubled in size since yesterday, and it has a ‘beta-gamma’ magnetic field that harbors energy for more eruptions. Amateur astronomer Philippe Tosi sends this picture of the behemoth sunspot from his backyard in Nîmes, France:

As the blue-circular insert shows, several of the sunspot’s dark cores are larger than Earth itself. From end to end, the sunspot group sprawls more than 100,000 km. These dimensions make it an easy target for backyard solar telescopes. If you have one, take a look. You might catch some action. NOAA forecasters estimate a 55% chance of M-class flares and a 10% chance of X-flares on May 7th.

from:    spaceweather.com

Massive Quake Off PNG – Tsunami Alert

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Massive earthquake off the coast of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea – local tsunami alerts

Last update: May 7, 2015 at 9:14 am by By

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Update 08:31 UTC : When you are reading these updates, we at ER are calling you a premium reader. The world has almost NO attention for even massive earthquakes who occur in remote less popular areas as PNG. For us at ER we do follow earthquakes all over the world precisely because we think every country on the globe has the right to be informed.

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Update 08:30 UTC : Below the Geofon seismogram from the seismograph installed in Port Moresby, Eastern PNG. Pretty impressive picture.

Update 08:06 UTC : The focal mechanism image below (courtesy Geofon) shows a spreading mechanism (extension).  “Understanding Beach Balls” article. The PNG Solomon region is a very complicated tectonics area with a lot of very strong interaction among many plates and sub-plates.

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Update 08:00 UTC : The buoy in the middle of the map (somewhat greater icon) is the activated alert with the reading of it (showing minor changes on the red line 15 second interval)

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Update 07:50 UTC : Professor Max Wyss, who specializes in theoretical prognoses of injuries and fatalities expects : NO expected injuries or fatalities due to shaking

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Update 07:40 UTC : No reason to believe that shaking would be a problem as only 1000 people would have felt a strong shaking (the epicenter is off the coast). A very strong shaking is at least necessary for serious damage.

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Update 07:35 UTC : We do fear for some Tsunami risk on the nearby islands. People are used to massive earthquakes in PNG and the Solomon Islands but tsunami’s are always a risk. A distance of 160 km means less than 10 minutes for tsunami waves but local people tend to immediately look for higher grounds if the feel very strong shaking like in this case.

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130km (81mi) SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
143km (89mi) SW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
414km (257mi) SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
536km (333mi) ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
628km (390mi) WNW of Honiara, Solomon Islands

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 7.1

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2015-05-07 17:10:22

GMT/UTC Time : 2015-05-07 07:10:22

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Your Color Vibe for Thursday, May 7

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Thursday, May 7:   Butter Yellow

This is a day when it will be important not to go too far in what you are doing. It is a day for knowing when to stop. There are things that will be coming up today that are going to push some of your buttons, and it is a good idea when those buttons get pushed to step back and just take a look at what is going on around you. Take a minute to breathe and then ask yourself why this is making you so crazy. There are reasons behind the obvious and it is time for you to know what they are. You are working on a couple of levels today – past and present, and a lot of what you a \re reacting to are reminders of events from your earlier life/lives. There is much that you can learn about yourself today if you will take the time to see what is really going on inside of you. Take some time to center, to contemplate, to engage. It can be very enlightening.

 

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Strange Cloud Formations

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Weather Experts Baffled at Unknown Clouds ‏

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  • Weather experts baffled, are UFO’s the cause of these strange clouds?
  • Ufologists suggest the possibility of UFO’s
  • No explanation has been provided yet as to what causes strange clouds
  • Strange clouds are worldwide phenomena

Mystery surrounding the appearance of strange cloud formations has baffled both residents and experts alike of the State of Washington and British Columbia in Canada.

 
 
This mysterious yet beautiful phenomena for some, is something that experts are having a hard time explaining. The phenomena of the appearance of the disc shaped clouds is a mystery that apparently defies logic according to some meteorologists and is something that has been spotted often in the skies.
In March 2015 a very strange cloud was discovered in Bulgaria, whose appearance was identical to a cloud formed in Mexico last year. What is puzzling in this story is that meteorologists do not seem to understand these sudden formations, since many of them are formed in clear sky.
Some users in different social networks argue that these abnormalities which appear in the skies worldwide provide evidence of UFO activity. Ufologists have also suggested the possibility that unidentified flying object can actually hide inside these artificial clouds.
The fenomeen of the appearance of these mysterious clouds has proven to be a worldwide phenomena as people from different continents have managed to photograph these formations in the sky and all of them are similar in one or another way.
More interestingly this phenomena has caught meteorologists by surprise as they have yet to understand and propose a theory why and how these cloud formations of particular nature appear in the sky.

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Whether this is in fact something that can be connected to unidentified flying objects, and whether the online community is right regarding these formations is something that cannot be answered at present, as more research is needed to form a conclusion. At present anything is possible.
Source:
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Your Color Vibe for Wednesday, 05/06

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Wednesday, May 6:   Reddish Brown

This is a day for knowing just how great you are. For some people that may mean standing in their power and standing up to things that once intimidated them; for others that can mean being in truth to WHO they are and being able to walk the walk. For others it may mean opening up to their own particular talents and abilities. In all of these cases, it is a matter of being within the true knowing of the heart, of acting from the heart, of being from the heart. The energetic vibrations at this time are quite strong and contradictory. So many things are trying to make themselves known, and in this kind of atmosphere, one has the ability to sift through what you once thought was so important and find that which you know deep within to be true.

On the Chakras

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What Everyone Needs To Know About Their Chakras

May 6, 2015

What Everyone Needs To Know About Their Chakras in5d in 5d

by Deepak Chopra

Each of the seven chakras are governed by spiritual laws, principles of consciousness that we can use to cultivate greater harmony, happiness, and well-being in our lives and in the world.

The First Center: The Root Chakra

The root chakra, known in Sanskrit as muladhara, is located at the base of the spine. It governs your most basic survival needs. When this chakra is clear and energy flows through it freely, we feel secure and confident that we can easily fulfill our needs. However, blockage in this area can cause us to feel anxious and worried.

The spiritual Law of Karma governs the first energy center. On the physical plane, every action you perform results in a corresponding reaction. To maximize the possibility that your actions generate evolutionary reactions, you can use your body as a choice determining instrument.

Consider the possibilities in front of you and listen to signals from your body. These sensations generating from the root chakra are either comfortable or uncomfortable. Your body evaluates every possible decision in terms of its likelihood to meet your needs for safety or increase the level of threat you experience. The first chakra, which connects you with the earth, provides essential information as to the potential nourishment or toxicity that is available to you as a result of the actions you are taking.

The Second Center: Creativity Chakra

The creativity chakra, called svadhishtana, is associated with creativity in all its expressions. Located in the area of your sexual organs, the energy of this center can be used for biological reproduction. When channeled into higher energy centers, it fuels the creative force that enables you to paint a beautiful picture, build a business, or create a life of love and abundance.

The Law of Least Effort is lively in the second chakra. When your vital energy is flowing through your center of creativity, you co-create your life. The solution to every problem is rarely on the level of the problem. Rather, it comes from a deeper domain of creativity. Creativity is the process of taking the same raw material and creating different contexts and relationships between the components.

For example, when a composer creates a new piece of music, he is using the same notes in a new relationship with one another other, resulting in the emergence of something that did not exist before. The second chakra utilizes the raw material of the root chakra to create the world anew each day.

The Third Center: Energy Chakra

The energy chakra, manipura, is localized in your solar plexus. It’s the seat of your power in the world. When this center is open and flowing, you are capable of translating your intentions and desires into manifestation. When it is blocked, you feel frustrated and ineffectual.

The Law of Intention and Desire governs the third chakra. The seeds of intentions and desires reside in your personal soul. Nourishing the seeds you wish to germinate with your attention will lead to their full expression. It is important to be clear about your intentions so you are not surprised when they bear fruit.

The process of manifesting your desires is to first bring them into consciousness, followed by expanding your awareness through meditation, and finally releasing your intentions and detaching from the outcome. You can control your actions, however you cannot control the fruit of your actions. Keep your life energy flowing freely through your third chakra and the light and heat of your intentions will radiate on the world.

The Fourth Center: Heart Chakra

The heart chakra represents the unifying energy of love and compassion. Known as anahata, it is located at the center of the chest. The heart chakra is dedicated to overcoming separation and division. When the heart center is blocked, there is a sense of alienation from others. When the heart center is open and flowing, you feel connected at a deep level to all beings in your life.

The Law of Giving and Receiving governs the heart chakra. Love can take many different forms at different stages of life. The love of child for her mother is different than a mother’s love for her child. A friend’s love is different than that of a passionate lover or the love of a student for his teacher. However so, the common thread in each of these expressions of love is the impulse to unify—to overcome separation. This is the nature of the heart.

Every act of giving is simultaneously an act of receiving. Each time you welcome a gift into your life, you are providing the opportunity for someone to give. Just as a healthy physical heart receives blood from the periphery which it then oxygenates and pumps back out, your emotional heart stays healthy by receiving and giving love in all its forms.

The Fifth Center: Expression Chakra

The throat chakra, called visshuddha in Sanskrit, is the center of expression. When the fifth chakra is open and flowing, you have the confidence that you are capable of communicating your needs. When the fifth chakra is obstructed, a person will often feel that they are not being heard. In order to feel alive and empowered, it’s important that this energy center is clear. Blockages in this area are often associated with thyroid problems or chronic neck pain.

The Law of Detachment governs the throat chakra. An open fifth chakra enables you to express your truth without concern for censors or critics. This does not mean you say things that are intentionally hurtful or insensitive. On the contrary, people with open centers of communication are skillful in expressing their needs in ways that are life supporting. Anxiety over how people will react to your views does not arise when energy is flowing freely through the chakra of expression.

The Law of Detachment reminds you that you can choose your words and actions, but you cannot control the response to your words and action. When your intentions are clear, and your heart is open, you will spontaneously demonstrate right speech trusting that the universe will handle the details.

The Sixth Center: Intuition Chakra

The intuition chakra, known in Sanskrit as ajna, is located in the forehead. It is the center of insight and intuition. When this center is open, you have a deep sense of connection to your inner voice, and feel guided in your choices. When blocked, there is a sense of self-doubt and distrust. The opening of this chakra is usually associated with a clear sense of connection to ones dharma, or purpose in life.

The Law of Dharma or Cause and Effect governs the sixth chakra. You have within you a wise voice guiding you to express the highest aspects of your nature. Listen to this still inner voice, which is guiding you to manifest your full potential. Quiet the internal turbulence that is filled with the voices of others so you can identify the sound of your own soul. It has only one desire—for you to remember your essential nature as a spark of the divine.

The Seventh Center: Consciousness Chakra

The consciousness chakra, known as dahaswara, is visualized as a lotus flower at the crown of the head. When the lotus unfolds its petals, the memory of wholeness is restored. Remember that your essential nature is unbounded, and that you are spirit in disguise as a person. This is the full expression of yoga – the unification of being with action, of universality with individuality.

The Law of Pure Potentiality governs the seventh chakra. When your roots are receiving nourishment from the earth in the first chakra, your creative juices are flowing in the second, your intentions are empowered in the third, your heart is open and exchanging love with those around you in the fourth, you are spontaneously expressing your highest self in the fifth, you are in touch with your inner voice in the sixth, only then, does energy move into the crown chakra and you remember your essential nature as infinite and unbounded. The thousand-petaled lotus flower unfolds and you know yourself as a spiritual being temporarily localized to a body and mind.

The Yoga of Meditation The Upanishads tell us, “As great as the infinite space beyond is the space within the lotus of the heart.” From the time of your birth, you have been called to explore the world outside of you. Meditation is the exploration of your inner world. Yoga encourages you to be as familiar with your inner world of thoughts, feelings, memories, desires, and imagination as you are with the outer world. When you can move through both the inner and outer domains of life with freedom and joy, you fulfill the highest purpose of yoga.

Deepak Chopra, M.D. co-founded the Chopra Center for Wellbeing in 1996 with the late Dr. David Simon, who co-wrote this article and the book The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga. You can learn more by visiting the Chopra Center’s resource page.

from:    http://in5d.com/what-everyone-needs-to-know-about-their-chakras/

Solar X-Flare 5/05

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X-FLARE: The sun is no longer quiet. Emerging sunspot AR2339 unleashed an intense X2-class solar flare on May 5th at 22:11 UT. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the extreme ultraviolet flash:

A pulse of UV radiation and X-rays from the flare caused a strong radio blackout over the Pacific side of Earth. This map shows the extent of the blackout, which affected frequencies below 20 MHz. Mariners, aviators, and ham radio operators are the type of people who might have noticed the disturbance.

The explosion also hurled a CME into space: movie. Traveling faster than 1100 km/s (2.5 million mph), the expanding cloud does not appear to be heading for Earth.

In addition to causing a radio blackout, the flare also caused a radio burst. Immediately after the flare, a roar of static bellowed from the loudspeakers of shortwave receivers on Pacific isles and western parts of North America. Amateur radio astronomer Thomas Ashcraft of New Mexico recorded the outburst:

“The sound file is in stereo with one channel at 22 MHz and the other at 23 MHz,” says Ashcraft. “It is very intricate if listened to with headphones.”

What caused this burst of “solar static”? The same magnetic explosion that caused the flare also produced beams of electrons. As the electrons sliced through the sun’s atmosphere, they generated a ripple of radio-loud plasma waves. Astronomers classify solar radio bursts into five types; this one was a mixture of Type III and Type V.

from:    spaceweather.com