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John Fouts, shown here with his wife Suzanne Pasky Fouts, vividly remembers the 1964 Hanley fire that threatened his family's home and business, Mountain Home Ranch.
The following is a firsthand account of the Hanley fire, which spread from the base of Mount St. Helena to Santa Rosa. The Hanley fire reportedly burned 55,960 acres and destroyed as many as 156 homes. The author, John Fouts of Mountain Home Ranch, was 17 years old at the time.
On Friday evening, September 19, 1964, Calistoga had a football game, I believe at Cloverdale, and we were on the school bus heading up the old Petrified Forest Road and we could see the fire on Mt. St. Helena.
I was sitting with Jack LeStrange, who lived near the fire area, so we were concerned, but it didn't look that bad. I believe that Calistoga won the game. The next day the strong north Foehn winds picked up, but I had forgotten about the fire until we received a call from Alpine Volunteer Fire Department that we were sending out trucks as Calistoga was being evacuated.
We had a truck, an old Dodge Powerwagon, here at the Ranch under the auspices of Alpine, and I went with the truck, along with my brother George and my step-father Duane, Roy Wycoff, Pete Saltzgaver, and I believe my brother-in-law Tom Leonard. We went first up Bennett Lane doing structure protection on a house back up in the hills.
CDF was running a big dozer around us, by the Calistoga Reservoir, and was well on the way of connecting to protect that flank. However, the dozer was an old one with cables to work the blade rather than hydraulics, and a cable broke, so he could only back up the same way he'd come. When he got to where we were, he told us to evacuate, as the fire was now going to flank us.
I was on the roof with a hose, and George heard dogs barking inside the house, so he broke open the door and let out a couple of very excited Dobermans, who joined us on the truck. Just before evacuating, Duane noticed that the large chicken coop had a new roof on one end and a padlock on the door — clearly a tool shed. He and George broke down the door to see if they could salvage tools before the fire hit.
Inside were tools, which they began to fling out into the vineyard, but on the back wall they found a 50-gallon gasoline tank, and under it a case of dynamite with a box of dynamite caps on top. We rolled the gasoline tank through the wall and put the dynamite caps in an incinerator outside. It was then that I learned that dynamite without something to set it off was not particularly dangerous in a fire, or so I was told. We did not stick around to find out.
We next went to the other side of Highway 128, where we were joined by a truck from San Francisco. At that time, volunteer "uniform" consisted of blue jeans and a work shirt — no Nomex for us! The SF firemen were in full black turnouts in the 100-degree weather. I remember being amazed that they could run in all that gear. I remember that one of them remarked as the fire roared past that they could put the damn thing out if it would just stay put for a second.
Later that day, I was equipped with a five-gallon backpack with a hand pump and was working with John Earls patrolling a fire line we had made around a cabin in the woods. We would take turns using our water and then returning to the truck for a refill. While I was refilling my pack, I saw the fire jump the line and I ran up to warn Earls. He, of course, also saw the jump, and being older and wiser, ran back to the truck. I, however, was trapped.
I started running across an open field with knee-high dried grass, with a pack on, jumping a barbed wire fence that I would not have dreamed of jumping under normal circumstances. A truck from Idaho spotted me and drove into the field. One of the firefighters reached down and pulled me in and we drove through the flames into the "black".
I was told that if I was ever in that situation again, I should hold my breath and run through the flames as they did with the truck. I promised that I would remember that next time! Being 17, it never occurred to me that other people might be worried about me. All I could think of was that the fire was heading directly for the Ranch, and that if we could not hold a line here, there was no way we were going to stop it in Franz Valley, so I just wanted to get back to the Ranch.
I tried to get the Idaho truck to take me there, but they could not go anywhere without orders, and as their radios were the old crystal variety that could not be tuned to our frequencies, they had to wait for orders in person.
I did get a lift from someone who lived locally — I do not remember who — but only to the end of the road. No one in their right mind would come in Mountain Home Ranch Road.
I ran into the Ranch from there, well ahead of the fire. Our Alpine truck with George and Duane went into Franz Valley, where they successfully saved the old schoolhouse where mom had attended elementary school.
I took our old Cat-22 with a dozer to open up some fire trails while waiting for the fire to hit us. As the fire approached, Grandpa, who was in his 90s, started having chest pains.
My sister Judy, who was at the Ranch visiting, was nine months pregnant and had different pains. She drove Grandpa to the hospital in her Volkswagen Beetle just before the fire hit. Grandpa was fine, and Judy gave birth to my niece the day of the fire.
"The fire hit the Ranch in two waves ... " See next week's Calistogan for Fouts' account of his family's battle to save Mountain Home Ranch.
John and Suzanne- Very much enjoyed reading your account of the '64 fire! Your memory is incredible.
The Mountain Home Ranch was a wonderful part of our childhood. Can remember going there for swimming in the pool, I believe, and even having a meal there when I was maybe 6 or 7.
Very vivid memories remain for me and my family also of the fire. I had just turned 17 and we were living on Calistoga Rd. about 6-7 miles below you, toward SR below Gates Rd. area by a couple miles.


So, I remember seeing a couple of people mention this over the weekend, but nothing recently. Last night, the top left corner of my phone started to have a little bit of give when pressed. This was enough to produce a creaking sound when I picked up the phone when holding it from the top and bottom of the phone. I took it to one AT&T store to ask about it and the rep said it wasn't supposed to be like that and that I should replace it...except they were out of stock. Went to another store that had them, but they wouldn't exchange it, claiming that it wasn't unusual for the polycarb body to have some play to it, especially with the sim slot there, and that even if they did exchange it, the new phone would come from the same batch and most likely have the same issue.
Any thoughts on whether or not I should pursue this? Is this normal with this design (don't remember if people were having this issue with the L800)? If I knew it wasn't going to get worse, I wouldn't mind it at all, but I'm concerned that it will spread across the entire top of the screen. I figure worst case scenario, I can return to the store that was actually helpful and ask them to order one and do the exchange that way.
Thanks for any insight. This is the only issue I seem to be having. Battery life has been great, no overheating...just worried about the seal between the screen and the body of it now.
This is why I am replacing mine, on my second week it seemed to have gotten worse and it was so bad that holding the phone and operating on the sides produced constant high pitched creaks from just light pressure of me holding the phone.
I hated holding my phone in my hands at that point, and demanded a replacement.
Mine also creaks... but on the bottom right side between the power and camera shutter buttons and also creaks when pressed on the back near the area. Don't know whether to send it back to seller in Germany or try and get it repaired... especially since the phone has not launched in my country yet, but shipping it to Germany and them not having any more units to replace it with right now is not making that option appealing either.
Mine does pop as well, but just if I press it hard. Not a problem for me. My Lumia 800 has the same issue but started happening just after a few months.
I have the feeling some people stay hours and hours trying to find issues with the phone. Guys, you get what you want: if you keep looking, you WILL find defects. Pressing the top left corner of the phone is considered normal usage? A tiny almost inaudible "pop" sound will make your experience worse? Maybe it's really bad for some but I'm sure others are exaggerating here.
I would even say that this tiny bit of looseness helps the phone surviving all the drop / hammer / torture tests. Screen is much less likely to break if it's not 100% solidly attached to the rest of the case.
Are you planning to exchange it for a new one? Im thinking about it but not sure - I dont want it to get worse. Anyone else with this issue?
I'm going to end up giving it a week and seeing if it gets worse or not, since I have at least the two week timeframe to start an exchange (though I recall being told it's 30 days on something like this).


When we mention to Saint Phancis xavier, most of Christians always think that Saint Francis is one of the most eminent model of missionary zeal. He dared to face the difficulties of the missionary journey with absolute trust in the infinite love of God. Indeed, he always turns to God and loves souls. In this work, I would like to talk something about Francis to know more about his mission for the evangelization. Francis came to Asia, bringing Good news to those who did not know God. He always think about the two loves that had become one in his heart: the love of Jesus the Savior and the love of souls.


In order to provide students with the skills needed in a globalized world that increasingly pivots on Asia, Montana State University offers an interdisciplinary Asian studies major. Students choose a language to study, and have latitude to take content courses that focus on a given region within Asia, or to spread their coursework over the continent.
Core Asian Studies Requirements. Take three of the following (9-12 credits).
Asian Language Requirement (12-16 credits). Take any 101-202D sequence. All courses must be taken in the same language.
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By Mr Scott Hoy, February 21, 2014 in Gift Shop - XBLA
Mr Scott Hoy 0
PICTURE THIS: every starhead in the game and BOOM hacked and robbed in broad daylight! So I'm asking you guys, the kind, noble, brave awesome dudes, help me get back on my feet with a few gems, yarn and if you have a spare, a starhead. thank you.
CHECK LAST COMMENT BY ME FOR TRUTH
Edited February 22, 2014 by Mr Scott Hoy
LoverOfBattleBlockTheater 27
I would be brave and kind enough to give you a spare hooshmand I have.(And modest too)
GT:Mordecai Guy5 Timezone:MST
Edited February 21, 2014 by LoverOfBattleBlockTheater
Backup sidekick 309
PICTURE THIS: every starhead in the game and BOOM hacked and robbed in broad daylight!
Not who, but how did you get "hacked and robbed"?
THANK YOU please post your GT as a reply
Duh, a hacker did it!Seriously though I would be intrigued by this explanation.You probably don't know *or you're lying* (Not saying you are, but many people do this kind of stuff ad have gained a bad reputation for faking.)
well I was trading with him and he invited me to a party. so I accepted and he said he needed to compete FbF. so I agreed and joined but little did I know he was a hacker and as soon as I joined all my hard work vanished! I don't know how or who he is as he blocked communications but I managed to regain some heads but not all.
Just curious why a "hacker" who has skills enough to "hack" into someone's xbox in "broad daylight" uses all of their power and skill to... take star heads?
Wouldn't they just copy the star heads or mess with the coding of the game to unlock all of them?
I only lost the ones he wanted which happened to be nearly all except for the rereleased
All I can think of is that he's probably not a good enough hacker.I'm nuber 1 in the ranking of hakers.(I'm not actually plz don't report me )
he didn't hack my xbox in fact I don't even know what he done but most of my stary empire has been crushed.
You can just say that he said he could dupe the heads and you believed him and then he couldn't and left the party with your heads.
Not saying that happened, but that is more often the story than someone having a hacked xbox that can steal specific heads from someone who is just playing in the same game as them, but can't figure out how to unlock the heads he doesn't have on his own.
Lots of comments in this topic, and that was just between three people.
Maybe there is someone that could help if there was a good enough story behind the loss to motivate them to step in.
SpoonArtist 178
This story makes almost 16% sense, but barely goes past 15.
Maybe it is because of the whole 'broad daylight' thing.
Maybe it is because you also asked for yarn, when you haven't mentioned anything about weapons.
Maybe its because you seem not mad at all, when most people who actually get robbed are pretty pissed off.
Maybe it is also because this can't happen.
But what would I know, except everything in the universe.
After all, I'm just a horse.
Hey!Don't put yourself down, your not just a horse.Your a horse with the ability to type on a computer/laptop.
yugo657 450
But you're right, why ask for gems and yarn if he stole your star heads, which don't get bought? Why didn't the hacker just hack the heads in for himself if he had the skills to 'steal' some heads?
I got extra yarn. message me when your on.
GT: M80 Mars Jr
Undead Ninya 99
I 98% don't believe the story seeing the arguments by Backup and Yugo, but, since I'm a pretty cool, rich and very attractive person, I will give you some gems.
GT: Undead Ninya
btw backup i lub you and i need like 6 star heads... gimme prease < 3
Edited February 22, 2014 by Undead Ninya
And so humble too!
Oh Butler 160
While this does seem very farfetched, other people have said similar things (i.e. Superbrady) so I guess it may be possible for it to be a troll 'hacker'. Who knows.
I do find the want for yarn to be weird as literally no one wants yarn for head trades as there is really no use for yarn after you get all the weapons...
P.S. I dont have anything to give you as I dont keep spares of anything.
I also find this hard to believe. I don't understand why he would steal them if it is MUCH easier just to hack the heads into his account.
Before I fan the flames of a war against anyone calling anyone a liar, I know people make mistakes and get taken advantage of. Al I wanted to say is that if that happened, please be honest about it and there are good people that will probably help you out. If there are people hacking systems and deleting star heads (in a seemingly unrealistic and magical fashion) then that's a bigger concern because your description of events is extremely common to EVERYONE who plays. Sounds like you just joined a game and then your heads were gone. If that's true then that's a HUGE security leak that the Behemoth should know about otherwise a lot of people will be very afraid to play online with random people.
I'm simply asking for honesty if the story details were stretched. I can understand making up a story so people don't know you made a mistake.
Alright listen I don't want a flame war to break out so here's the cheese. After taking about 2 hours worth of convincing, showing me he could duplicate (as it looked very beliveabel because when they both got out they had the same head on). So the stuipid, guillabel 12 year old I am I excepted and each time I grew more and more anxious and wasn't till the end where his friend invited me to a party saying I had been scammed. So I haven't been completey honoust with you and if you don't want to help any more that's fine but please promise me this,
NEVER SCAM
Nobody (currently) on this forum would even think of scamming (Mostly because no one even plays BBT anymore) that's for scrubs that aren't good enough to play a game how it's meant to be played. But I will give you gems because....y'know...yolo and stuff. You won't get that many though; you still need to be somewhat legit.
500 sound okay? It better.
Why even think of having that sweet taste of a duplicate when theres a better taste down the road of hardwork.I don't want to revoke my giving of a star head, but I don't feel as giving if I'm giving it to someone who tried to take a shortcut and it didn't workout for him.

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ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) - A woman who worked as a bookkeeper at a church in Clover has been sentenced to two years in prison for stealing more than $600,000.
The Herald of Rock Hill reported (https://bit.ly/1q3Onbe) that 67-year-old Sandra Stroupe was sentenced in U.S. District Court on Friday.
Prosecutors say she took the money from the Clover Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church while working as a bookkeeper. They say she used the money to pay for living expenses, buy gifts and luxuries and pay off credit card debt.
Stroupe also must pay $610,000 in restitution.
She pleaded guilty in March to mail fraud.
Stroupe was the church's bookkeeper for 38 years. Court documents say the thefts occurred between 2006 and 2013.


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I'm impressed with how fast they are launching these.
The fourth episode of Telltale's take on the Minecraft universe will launch some time later this month, the developers confirmed. The fourth episode is called 'A Block and a Hard Place,' and will definitely launch before this month's end- with Episode 5 to follow swiftly some time in early 2016.
The fourth episode of the series is going to bring one of the storylines to a close entirely, Telltale confirmed, before the story moves to its climax in the fifth episode. Personally, I am just glad to see Telltale actually launching new episodes with semi regularity at this point. The last episode launched on November 24, so this indicates a shorter than four weeks turnover period for the new one; the entire series launched back in October, meaning Telltale went through it pretty fast.
Minecraft: Story Mode is available right now on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, PC, Mac, iOS, and Android. A PS Vita and Wii U version will also launch some time in 2016.


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Annotated Environment Bibliography
Abram, David. Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology (Vintage, 2011).
David Abram's first book, The Spell of the Sensuous, hailed as "revolutionary" by the Los Angeles Times, as "daring" and "truly original" by Science, has become a classic of environmental literature. Now he returns with a startling exploration of our human entanglement with the rest of nature.
As the climate veers toward catastrophe, the innumerable losses cascading through the biosphere make vividly evident the need for a metamorphosis in our relation to the living land. For too long we've ignored the wild intelligence of our bodies, taking our primary truths from technologies that hold the living world at a distance. Abram's writing subverts this distance, drawing readers ever closer to their animal senses in order to explore, from within, the elemental kinship between the human body and the breathing Earth. The shape-shifting of ravens, the erotic nature of gravity, the eloquence of thunder, the pleasures of being edible: all have their place in this book.
Abram, David. The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World (Vintage, 2012).
David Abram draws on sources as diverse as the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Balinese shamanism, Apache storytelling, and his own experience as an accomplished sleight-of-hand magician to reveal the subtle dependence of human cognition on the natural environment. He explores the character of perception and excavates the sensual foundations of language, which--even at its most abstract--echoes the calls and cries of the earth. On every page of this lyrical work, Abram weaves his arguments with passion and intellectual daring.
"Long awaited, revolutionary...This book ponders the violent disconnection of the body from the natural world and what this means about how we live and die in it."--Los Angeles Times
Anderson, Ray and Sissel Waage. Ants, Galileo, and Gandhi: Designing the Future of Business through Nature, Genius, and Compassion (Greenleaf, 2003).
Although sustainability efforts in business are still a work in progress, it is increasingly clear that key elements of a new generation of enterprises will be radically different from those of our contemporary modern industrial economy. The core distinctions between what currently exists and what is being created are communicated in this book through the cSchor, Juliet B. True Wealth: How and Why Millions of Americans Are Creating a Time-Rich, Ecologically Light, Small-Scale, High-Satisfaction Economy (Penguin Books, 2011).
A groundbreaking statement about ecological decline, suggesting a radical change in how we think about consumer goods, value, and ways to live. In True Wealth, economist Juliet B. Schor rejects the sacrifice message, with the insight that social innovations and new technology can simultaneously enhance our lives and protect the planet. Schor shares examples of urban farmers, DIY renovators, and others working outside the conventional market to illuminate the path away from the work-and-spend cycle and toward a new world rich in time, creativity, information, and community.ompelling metaphor of Ants, Galileo, and Gandhi.This collection, developed from The Natural Step's conference on Sustainability and Innovation in 2002, provides radical ideas for generating a new perspective on the dynamics of business systems. 'Ants' symbolize the lessons to be learned from nature and the dependence of individual beings on broader, complex systems. "Galileo" embodies brilliance in perceiving and proving that the current paradigm is flawed. "Gandhi" exemplifies exceptional compassion in fighting for fundamental change.
All of these attributes are increasingly relevant in a world where, globally, we are experiencing both a steady decline in life-supporting resources and rising demands. Recognition of these challenges is sparking innovation within the private sector where the first glimmers of systemic change can be seen. The book examines the emergence of 21st-century enterprises that recognize their reliance on broad social and ecological systems ("ants"), incorporate sparks of genius rooted in rigorous analyses ('Galileo'), and acknowledge the importance of compassion and determination within any endeavour ('Gandhi'). With contributions from Ray Anderson, Gretchen Daily, Karl-Henrik Robèrt, Alois Flatz, Allen White and many more, the book illustrates that pioneering companies recognize that new opportunities emerge from recognizing the broader systems on which all businesses rely.
Efforts to work with ecological and social dynamics of vibrancy and resilience offer a new space for innovation. Companies are stepping into this space and exploring innovative approaches to developing sustainability-focused products, operations and strategies. These sustainability-inspired business efforts are considering new ways to address human needs and desires. The most promising approaches are based on systems thinking and recognition of the linkages between 'upstream' and 'downstream' effects of actions. Understanding the undesired 'downstream' impacts of a firm's practices draws attention 'upstream'. This assessment highlights the most expedient approach: to design these impacts out of enterprises from the very start. The book is divided into five sections to present a set of theories emerging about sustainability and its application to: business strategy and operations; financial-sector practices; accountability and reporting drivers; and organizational change pathways. Together, these sections illustrate the current range of sustainability theories and applications. Ants, Galileo, and Gandhi will be essential reading for both academics looking for robust teaching material, practitioners looking for inspiration and the general reader interested in exploring the state of the art in the realignment of 21st-century business.
Bekoff, Mark. Ignoring Nature No More: The Case for Compassionate Conservation (University of Chicago Press, 2013).
For far too long humans have been ignoring nature. As the most dominant, overproducing, over consuming, big-brained, big-footed, arrogant, and invasive species ever known, we are wrecking the planet at an unprecedented rate. And while science is important to our understanding of the impact we have on our environment, it alone does not hold the answers to the current crisis, nor does it get people to act. In Ignoring Nature No More, Marc Bekoff and a host of renowned contributors argue that we need a new mind-set about nature, one that centers on empathy, compassion, and being proactive.
This collection of diverse essays is the first book devoted to compassionate conservation, a growing global movement that translates discussions and concerns about the well-being of individuals, species, populations, and ecosystems into action. Written by leading scholars in a host of disciplines, including biology, psychology, sociology, social work, economics, political science, and philosophy, as well as by locals doing fieldwork in their own countries, the essays combine the most creative aspects of the current science of animal conservation with analyses of important psychological and sociocultural issues that encourage or vex stewardship. The contributors tackle topics including the costs and benefits of conservation, behavioral biology, media coverage of animal welfare, conservation psychology, and scales of conservation from the local to the global. Taken together, the essays make a strong case for why we must replace our habits of domination and exploitation with compassionate conservation if we are to make the world a better place for nonhuman and human animals alike.
Berry, Thomas & Mary Evelyn Tucker. The Sacred Universe: Earth, Spirituality, and Religion in the Twenty-first Century (Columbia University Press, 2009)
A leading scholar, cultural historian, and Catholic priest who spent more than fifty years writing about our engagement with the Earth, Thomas Berry possessed prophetic insight into the rampant destruction of ecosystems and the extinction of species. In this book he makes a persuasive case for an interreligious dialogue that can better confront the environmental problems of the twenty-first century. These erudite and keenly sympathetic essays represent Berry's best work, covering such issues as human beings' modern alienation from nature and the possibilities of future, regenerative forms of religious experience. Asking that we create a new story of the universe and the emergence of the Earth within it, Berry resituates the human spirit within a sacred totality.
Berry, Wendell & Michael Pollan. Bringing it to the Table: On Farming and Food (Counterpoint, 2009).
Only a farmer could delve so deeply into the origins of food, and only a writer of Wendell Berry's caliber could convey it with such conviction and eloquence. Long before Whole Foods organic produce was available at your local supermarket, Berry was farming with the purity of food in mind. For the last five decades, Berry has embodied mindful eating through his land practices and his writing. In recognition of that influence, Michael Pollan here offers an introduction to this wonderful collection.
Drawn from over thirty years of work, this collection joins bestsellers The Omnivore's Dilemma, by Pollan, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, by Barbara Kingsolver, as essential reading for anyone who cares about what they eat. The essays address such concerns as: How does organic measure up against locally grown? What are the differences between small and large farms, and how does that affect what you put on your dinner table? What can you do to support sustainable agriculture?
A progenitor of the Slow Food movement, Wendell Berry reminds us all to take the time to understand the basics of what we ingest. "Eating is an agriculture act," he writes. Indeed, we are all players in the food economy.
Brown, Lester R. World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse (Earth Policy Institute, 2011)
We are facing issues of near-overwhelming complexity and unprecedented urgency. Our challenge is to think globally and develop policies to counteract environmental decline and economic collapse. The question is: Can we change direction before we go over the edge?
Corbey, Raymond and Annette Lanjouw. The Politics of Species: Reshaping our Relationships with Other Animals (Cambridge University Press, 2013).
The assumption that humans are cognitively and morally superior to other animals is fundamental to social democracies and legal systems worldwide. It legitimises treating members of other animal species as inferior to humans. The last few decades have seen a growing awareness of this issue, as evidence continues to show that individuals of many other species have rich mental, emotional and social lives. Bringing together leading experts from a range of disciplines, this volume identifies the key barriers to a definition of moral respect that includes nonhuman animals. It sets out to increase concern, empathy and inclusiveness by developing strategies that can be used to protect other animals from exploitation in the wild and from suffering in captivity. The chapters link scientific data with normative and philosophical reflections, offering unique insight into controversial issues around the ethical, political and legal status of other species.
Brings together leading experts from a range of disciplines who provide contextualized illustrations of a variety of human-nonhuman relationships
Connects scientific data with normative and philosophical reflections, offering unique insight into the ethical, political and legal status of other species
Identifies the key barriers to a definition of moral respect that includes nonhuman animals, setting out strategies for increasing concern, empathy and inclusiveness
Cox, Lynne. Grayson (Mariner Books, 2008).
The true story of a miraculous encounter between a teenaged girl and a baby whale off the coast of California. It was the dark of early morning; seventeen-year-old Lynne Cox was swimming her last half mile back to the pier after a long workout when she became aware that something was swimming with her. The ocean was charged with energy as if a squall was moving in; whatever it was felt large enough to be a white shark coursing beneath her body. In fact, it was a baby gray whale. Lynne quickly realized that if she swam back to the pier, the young calf would follow her to shore and die from collapsed lungs. On the other hand, if Lynne didn't find the mother whale, the baby would suffer from dehydration and starve to death. Something so enormous—the mother whale would be at least fifty feet long—suddenly seemed very small in the vast Pacific Ocean. This is the story—part mystery, part magical tale—of what happened.
de Chardin, Pierre Teilhard. Hymn of the Universe (HarperCollins, 1969).
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, a figure-head in the unfolding of a new cycle in the life of mankind, moves us profoundly not only by the amazing lucidity of his scientific vision but also by his love, his immense love, of God, which enabled him to see, everywhere throughout the created world, what the majority of men are blind to: the constant presence of the Creator.
De Waal, Frans. The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society (Broadway Books, 2010).
An important and timely message about the biological roots of human kindness.
—Desmond Morris, author of The Naked Ape
Are we our brothers' keepers? Do we have an instinct for compassion? Or are we, as is often assumed, only on earth to serve our own survival and interests? In this thought-provoking book, the acclaimed author of Our Inner Ape examines how empathy comes naturally to a great variety of animals, including humans. By studying social behaviors in animals, such as bonding, the herd instinct, the forming of trusting alliances, expressions of consolation, and conflict resolution, Frans de Waal demonstrates that animals–and humans–are "preprogrammed to reach out." He has found that chimpanzees care for mates that are wounded by leopards, elephants offer "reassuring rumbles" to youngsters in distress, and dolphins support sick companions near the water's surface to prevent them from drowning. From day one humans have innate sensitivities to faces, bodies, and voices; we've been designed to feel for one another. De Waal's theory runs counter to the assumption that humans are inherently selfish, which can be seen in the fields of politics, law, and finance, and which seems to be evidenced by the current greed-driven stock market collapse. But he cites the public's outrage at the U.S. government's lack of empathy in the wake of Hurricane Katrina as a significant shift in perspective–one that helped Barack Obama become elected and ushered in what may well become an Age of Empathy. Through a better understanding of empathy's survival value in evolution, de Waal suggests, we can work together toward a more just society based on a more generous and accurate view of human nature. Written in layman's prose with a wealth of anecdotes, wry humor, and incisive intelligence, The Age of Empathy is essential reading for our embattled times.
Dorje, Ogyen Trinley the Karmapa. The Heart Is Noble: Changing the World from the Inside Out (Shambhala, 2013).
The Karmapa calls on us to open our mind and heart to the innumerable connections we share with others—in our families, communities, social systems, and on our planet. Thanks to the depth of his spiritual training, and the breadth of his curiosity about the world and his love for it, he presents a relevant framework for understanding what it means to be human now—and why it's imperative that we concern ourselves with the well-being of all others. He points to a world we can create through our own effort, using a resource we already have in abundance—the basic nobility of our human heart.
Friend, Catherine. The Compassionate Carnivore: Or, How to Keep Animals Happy, Save Old MacDonald's Farm, Reduce Your Hoofprint, and Still Eat Meat (Da Capo Lifelong Books; Reprint edition, 2009).
Catherine Friend tackles the carnivore's dilemma, exploring the contradictions, nuances, questions, and bewildering choices facing today's more conscious meat-eaters. The Compassionate Carnivore is "perfect for people who would like to eat meat but have moral, ethical, or health concerns about doing so" (Marion Nestle, What to Eat). Based on her own personal struggle, Friend's original, witty take on the meat and livestock debates shows consumers how they can be healthy and humane carnivores, too.
Gardner, Barbara. The Compassionate Animal: The YOGA of the Extended Circle of Compassion (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012).
'The Compassionate Animal' explores the age-old religious traditions which have given us a profound guidance in developing empathy towards all sentient beings. The book is immediately informative, educative, challenging and inspiring. It has been an honour and a privilege to know Barbara who has dedicated her life to the wellbeing of all humans as well as non-human creatures. Her book is a testimony to her intellectual, emotional, and spiritual commitment to serve the cause of animal welfare. I hope that 'The Compassionate Animal' will be on the shelves of all school, university and public libraries and politicians, policy makers and opinion formers will read it so that they can comprehend the significance of the subject.' Ingrid Newkirk, Founder & President PETA, says 'THE guidebook for anyone searching for their soul, for peace of mind, for a point to living at all. Barbara Gardner's mesmerizing book shows how spiritual teachings from long ago are wholly applicable today and can help us bring out the best in ourselves, allowing us to escape the thoughtless conduct and rudderless trek through life that bring unhappiness to ourselves and those around us. In Jain terms, this is a 'right' book.' Jill Robinson MBE, Dr.med.vet. h.c. - Founder & CEO Animals Asia Foundation, says 'A book so long overdue has arrived. At a time when scientists are at last concluding that non-human animals are conscious, the onus is surely on us all to treat other species as considerately and compassionately as we treat our own. Barbara Gardner creates a compelling argument towards accelerating this path of kindness, and understanding our role in more urgently releasing animals from their physical and psychological pain - until the cruelty ends.'
Gilbert, Sara. The Imperfect Environmentalist A Practical Guide to Clearing Your Body, Detoxing Your Home, and Saving the Earth (Without Losing Your Mind) (Ballantine Books, 2013).
Actress, producer, mother, and imperfect environmentalist, Sara Gilbert understands how helping the environment can seem overwhelming. Between keeping up with work, friends, and kids, who has the time or money to maintain a compost pile, become an activist, or knit a sweater out of recycled grocery bags? Fortunately, we now know that small changes here and there in our everyday lives can make a big impact on the environment. We just need to know where to begin. That's where Gilbert comes in, with this tongue-in-cheek reference guide packed full of helpful information, available at your fingertips. Read it cover to cover or just open it up to a random page; you can take what you want from it when you want. Whether you've got money to burn or have to crash on a friend's couch, here are all of the eco-essentials to get the planet back on track, and you won't have to hug a single tree—unless tree-hugging is your thing.
Sharing the basics on health and beauty, work and money, home and gardening, family and fitness, and more, The Imperfect Environmentalist cuts through the clutter—both in our homes and in our heads—and offers simple approaches to help us clear out the pollutants, put down the poisons, and begin to breathe easy again—one 100% recycled page at a time.
Hawken, Paul. Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Social Movement in History Is Restoring Grace, Justice, and Beauty to the World (Penguin Books, 2008).
The New York Times bestselling examination of the worldwide movement for social and environmental change
Paul Hawken has spent more than a decade researching organizations dedicated to restoring the environment and fostering social justice. From billion-dollar nonprofits to single-person dot.causes, these groups collectively comprise the largest movement on earth, a movement that has no name, leader, or location and that has gone largely ignored by politicians and the media.
Blessed Unrest explores the diversity of the movement, its brilliant ideas, innovative strategies, and centuries of hidden history. A culmination of Hawken?s many years of leadership in the environmental and social justice fields, it will inspire all who despair of the world?s fate, and its conclusions will surprise even those within the movement itself.
Goodall, Jane. Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants (Grand Central Publishing, 2014).
In her wise and elegant new book, Jane Goodall blends her experience in nature with her enthusiasm for botany to give readers a deeper understanding of the world around us. Long before her work with chimpanzees, Goodall's passion for the natural world sprouted in the backyard of her childhood home in England, where she climbed her beech tree and made elderberry wine with her grandmother. The garden her family began then, she continues to enjoy today. SEEDS OF HOPE takes us from England to Goodall's home-away-from-home in Africa, deep inside the Gombe forest, where she and the chimpanzees are enchanted by the fig and plum trees they encounter. She introduces us to botanists around the world, as well as places where hope for plants can be found, such as The Millennium Seed Bank, where one billion seeds are preserved. She shows us the secret world of plants with all their mysteries and potential for healing our bodies as well as Planet Earth. Looking at the world as an adventurer, scientist, and devotee of sustainable foods and gardening-and setting forth simple goals we can all take to protect the plants around us-Jane Goodall delivers an enlightening story of the wonders we can find in our own backyards.
Grober, Ulrich and Ray Cunningham. Sustainability: A Cultural History ( UIT Cambridge Ltd., 2012).
From diets to economic growth, everything these days has to be sustainable, and in clear and thought-provoking terms, Ulrich Grober reassesses the concept of sustainability using a range of fascinating historical instances of its application. He considers the vision of men such as Hans Carl von Carlowitz, credited with having first formulated the three pillars of sustainability: environmental equilibrium, economic security, and social justice. The journey takes in Francis of Assisi's 13th-century Canticle of the Sun, as well as Greek philosophers and Enlightenment scholars. Grober reveals that sustainability, whether in the court of Louis XIV or the silver mines of Saxony, is always born of crisis and yet also marks the birth of a new awareness, a realization that the planet we live on has to be sustained and preserved for future generations. This book offers a historically rich and nuanced introduction to a concept that could not be of more pressing importance for the 21st century.
Hahn, Thich Nhat. Love Letter to the Earth (Parallax Press, 2013).
Love Letter to the Earth is Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh's passionate appeal for ecological mindfulness and the strengthening of our relationship to the Earth. Rejecting the conventional economic approach, Nhat Hanh shows that mindfulness and a spiritual revolution are needed to protect nature and limit climate change.
While many experts point to the enormous complexity in addressing issues ranging from the destruction of ecosystems to the loss of millions of species, Thich Nhat Hanh identifies one key issue as having the potential to create a tipping point. He believes that we need to move beyond the concept of the "environment," as it leads people to experience themselves and Earth as two separate entities and to see the planet only in terms of what it can do for them. Thich Nhat Hanh points to the lack of meaning and connection in peoples' lives as being the cause of our addiction to consumerism. He deems it vital that we recognize and respond to the stress we are putting on the Earth if civilization is to survive.
Love Letter to the Earth is a hopeful book that gives us a path to follow by showing that change is possible only with the recognition that people and the planet are ultimately one and the same.
Hahn, Thich Nhat. A Love Letter to the Planet (Parallax Press, 2012).
A passionate appeal for ecological mindfulness and strengthening our relationship to the Earth. Based on the best selling The World We Have.
Hahn, Thich Nhat & Oren Lyons and others. Spiritual Ecology: The Cry of the Earth (The Golden Sufi Center, 2013).
Showing the deep connection between our present ecological crisis and our lack of awareness of the sacred nature of creation, this series of essays from spiritual and environmental leaders around the world shows how humanity can transform its relationship with the Earth. Combining the thoughts and beliefs from a diverse range of essayists, this collection highlights the current ecological crisis and articulates a much-needed spiritual response to it. Perspectives from Buddhism, Sufism, Christianity, and Native American beliefs as well as physics, deep psychology, and other environmental disciplines, make this a well-rounded contribution. The complete list of contributors are Oren Lyons, Thomas Berry, Thich Nhat Hanh, Chief Tamale Bwoya, Joanna Macy, Sandra Ingerman, Richard Rohr, Wendell Berry, Mary Evelyn Tucker, Sister Miriam MacGillis, Satish Kumar, Vandana Shiva, Pir Zia Inayat-Kahn, Winona LaDuke, John Stanley, John Newall, Bill Plotkin, Geneen Marie Haugen, Jules Cashford, and Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee.
Herm, Eric. Son of a Farmer, Child of the Earth (Dreamriver, 2010).
This book examines commercial agriculture's strain on our natural resources, ecosystems, and the farmer. As a fourth-generation farmer, Eric Herm deals with the harsh economic realities and complicated legislation facing farmers, as well as the undeniable health impact of GMO crops and excessive chemicals. The book provides resources of natural, healthy alternatives that will inspire the farmers' transformation from corporate-motivated producers back to the flesh and bone guardian angels of the Earth.
Herman, Louis G. Future Primal: How Our Wilderness Origins Show Us the Way Forward (New World Library, 2013).
How should we respond to our converging crises of violent conflict, political corruption, and global ecological devastation? In this sweeping, big-picture synthesis, Louis G. Herman argues that for us to create a sustainable, fulfilling future, we need to first look back into our deepest past to recover our core humanity. Important clues for recovery can be found in the lives of traditional San Bushman hunter-gatherers of South Africa, the closest living relatives to the ancestral African population from which all humans descended. Their culture can give us a sense of what life was like during the tens of thousands of years when humans lived in wilderness, without warfare, walled cities, or slavery. Herman suggests we draw from the experience of the San and other earth-based cultures and weave their wisdom together with the scientific story of an evolving universe to help create something radically new—an earth-centered, planetary politics with the personal truth quest at its heart.
Kolb, Janice Gray. Compassion for All Creatures (Blue Dolphin Pub, 1997).
Spiritual teachings come in many forms. For Jan Kolb, teachers belonging to the animal kingdom, particularly Rochester the cat, showed her how animals help humans to be sensitive, courageous - even telepathic - and how their unconditional love can ease our emotional wounds and open our hearts.
This very personal book of experiences, sharings, confessions, and deep thoughts sings the author's praises of all God's creatures through photos, poems, and meditations. With heartwarming stories on the spirituality of animals, especially our animal companions, as well as accounts of senseless cruelties to innocent beings, this book lends an impassioned voice for examining animals rights from Mother Nature's point of view.
Louv, Richard. Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder (Algonquin Books, 2008).
"I like to play indoors better 'cause that's where all the electrical outlets are," reports a fourth-grader. Never before in history have children been so plugged in-and so out of touch with the natural world. In this groundbreaking new work, child advocacy expert Richard Louv directly links the lack of nature in the lives of today's wired generation-he calls it nature deficit-to some of the most disturbing childhood trends, such as rises in obesity, Attention Deficit Disorder (Add), and depression. Some startling facts: By the 1990s the radius around the home where children were allowed to roam on their own had shrunk to a ninth of what it had been in 1970. Today, average eight-year-olds are better able to identify cartoon characters than native species, such as beetles and oak trees, in their own community. The rate at which doctors prescribe antidepressants to children has doubled in the last five years, and recent studies show that too much computer use spells trouble for the developing mind. Nature-deficit disorder is not a medical condition; it is a description of the human costs of alienation from nature. This alienation damages children and shapes adults, families, and communities. There are solutions, though, and they're right in our own backyards. Last child in the Woods is the first book to bring together cutting-edge research showing that direct exposure to nature is essential for healthy childhood development-physical, emotional, and spiritual. What's more, nature is a potent therapy for depression, obesity, and Add. Environment-based education dramatically improves standardized test scores and grade point averages and develops skills in problem solving, critical thinking, and decision making. Even creativity is stimulated by childhood experiences in nature.
Macy, Joanna & Chris Johnstone. Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're in without Going Crazy (New World Library, 2012)
The challenges we face can be difficult even to think about. Climate change, the depletion of oil, economic upheaval, and mass extinction together create a planetary emergency of overwhelming proportions. Active Hope shows us how to strengthen our capacity to face this crisis so that we can respond with unexpected resilience and creative power. Drawing on decades of teaching an empowerment approach known as the Work That Reconnects, the authors guide us through a transformational process informed by mythic journeys, modern psychology, spirituality, and holistic science. This process equips us with tools to face the mess we're in and play our role in the collective transition, or Great Turning, to a life-sustaining society.
Macy, Joanna. Greening of the Self (Parallax Press Moments, 2013).
The premise of Greening of the Self is that we are not individuals separate from the world. Instead we are always "co-arising" or co-creating the world, and we cannot escape the consequence of what we do to the environment. Joanna Macy's innovative writing beautifully demonstrates that by broadening our view of what constitutes "self" we can cut through our dualistic views and bring about the emergence of the "ecological self", that realizes that every object, feeling, emotion, and action is influenced by a huge, all–inclusive web of factors. Any change in the condition of any one thing in this web affects everything else by virtue of interconnectedness.
Greening of the Self is visionary and future-oriented, making it essential reading for anyone who wants to discover the knowledge authority and courage to respond creatively to the crises of our time. Based on a chapter in Joanna Macy's bestselling World as Lover, World as Self.
Mannix, Edward. Impossible Compassion: Utilizing Directed Compassion to Cure Disease, Save the Environment, Transform Relationships…and Do All Sorts of Other Good Things for Ourselves and Everyone Else (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012).
A Self Help Guide to bring restoration and healing in your life. Useful and helpful in many levels of our journey and experiences. Its practical explanation assisting you to go about directing compassion in your life and those you encounter with. Finding it useful and well delivered. Words and actions creates our world around us starting from the moment we are born and even before as our parents actions directly contribute into us their own fears, abilities etc.
Our words and actions causes ripple effects in other people that connect with us on a daily basis. Leaving their footprints in us. These footprints cause everlasting results in our lives and the after effects creates positive or negative results. Applying compassion to ourselves and those we come in contact with not only helps us to help them but shields us from any harming after effects.
Developing your compassionate heart creates a force of goodness and healing that extend further than our own world, touching our environment, the people we come in contact with. Our way of life, community and businesses.
Pfeiffer, Bill & John Perkins. Wild Earth, Wild Soul (Moon Books; Reprint edition, 2013).
Humankind has the capacity and know-how to create Earth-honoring cultures in a new way for new times. Through tapping into ancestral memories, taking what's best from the human potential movement, and collaborating with present day indigenous peoples we can find our way home. Practicing the key ingredients of a lasting culture is an ecstatic way to live. This book shows you how.
Pipher, Mary. The Green Boat: Reviving Ourselves in Our Capsized Culture (Riverhead Trade, 2013).
In Reviving Ophelia, Mary Pipher offered a paradigm-shattering look at the lives of adolescent women. Now Pipher is back with another ground-breaking examination of everyday life, this time exploring how to conquer our fears about the major environmental issues that confound us and transform them into a positive force in our lives. Pipher emphasizes the importance of taking small, positive steps to preserve what's important, drawing from her own experiences as part of a group fighting energy company TransCanada's installation of the Keystone XL oil pipeline across the Midwest, which will sit atop the Ogallala Aquifer, the source of 40% of the United States' fresh water. The challenges she confronts reveal surprising answers to the critical questions we face: How do we mobilize ourselves and our communities to work together to solve global problems? How do we stay happy amid very difficult situations? And what is the true meaning of hope? Both profound and practical, The Green Boat explains how we can attend to the world around us with calmness, balance, and great love.
Rowe, Martin. The Way of Compassion ( Lantern Books, 2000).
Jungian psychologist James Hillman, animal behavioralist Jane Goodall, humorist/social activist Dick Gregory and environmentalist Maneka Gandhi (India's Minister of Welfare) are among the contributors to this eloquent, forceful body of writings that forges vital links between vegetarianism, environmentalism, animal rights and the quest for social justice. All the pieces are drawn from Satya: A Magazine of Vegetarianism, Environmentalism, and Animal Advocacy, which Rowe edits. For readers contemplating a switch away from a meat-centered diet, this cheerfully inclusive volume includes diverse perspectives: Philadelphia rabbi Arthur Waskow's "Eco-Kosher" living strategy; British theologian Andrew Linzey's theocentric philosophy of animal rights; African American WBAI radio host Shelton Walden's thoughts on how the animal advocacy movement can reach out to the black community. One essay, by Rynn Berry, lays to rest the myth that Hitler was a vegetarian: the Fuhrer gorged on Bavarian sausages, ham, liver and pigeon, though he occasionally went on "vegetarian" binges to cure his flatulence and excessive sweating. Selections range from timely reports on "mad cow disease" and genetic engineering to wake-up calls concerning Earth's diminishing resources and a critique of Americans' dependence on the automobile. What unites the contributions is the shared conviction that gratuitous, massive violence against animals has no place in a future world free of exploitation and domination. Anyone concerned about the state of the planet will relish drinking from this clear and bracing pool of wisdom.
Schor, Juliet B. True Wealth: How and Why Millions of Americans Are Creating a Time-Rich, Ecologically Light, Small-Scale, High-Satisfaction Economy (Penguin Books, 2011).
A groundbreaking statement about ecological decline, suggesting a radical change in how we think about consumer goods, value, and ways to live. In True Wealth, economist Juliet B. Schor rejects the sacrifice message, with the insight that social innovations and new technology can simultaneously enhance our lives and protect the planet. Schor shares examples of urban farmers, DIY renovators, and others working outside the conventional market to illuminate the path away from the work-and-spend cycle and toward a new world rich in time, creativity, information, and community.
Shiva, Vandana. Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace (South End Press, 2005).
Vandana Shiva A leading voice in the struggle for global justice, Vandana Shiva is a world-renowned environmental activist and physicist. In Earth Democracy, Shiva updates the struggles she helped bring to international attention—against genetic food engineering, culture theft, and natural resource privatization-—uncovering their links to the rising tide of fundamentalism, violence against women, and planetary death. Starting in the 16th century with the initial enclosure of the British commons, Shiva reveals how the commons continue to shrink as more and more natural resources are patented and privatized. As our ecological sustainability and cultural diversity erode, so too is human life rendered disposable. Through the forces of neoliberal globalization, economic and social exclusion ignite violence across lines of difference, threatening the lives of millions. Yet these brutal extinctions are not the only trend shaping human history. Struggles on the streets of Seattle and Cancun and in homes and farms across the world have yielded a set of principles based on inclusion, nonviolence, reclaiming the commons, and freely sharing the earth's resources. These ideals, which Shiva calls Earth Democracy, serves as an urgent call to peace and as the basis for a just and sustainable future.
Shiva, Vandana. Making Peace with the Earth (Pluto Press, 2013).
In this compelling and rigorously documented exposition, Vandana Shiva demolishes the myths propagated by corporate globalization in its pursuit of profit and power and shows its devastating environmental impact. Shiva argues that consumerism lubricates the war against the earth and that corporate control violates all ethical and ecological limits. She takes the reader on a journey through the world's devastated eco-landscape, one of genetic engineering, industrial development and land-grabs in Africa, Asia and South America. She concludes that exploitation of this order is incurring an ecological and economic debt that is unsustainable. Making Peace with the Earth outlines how a paradigm shift to earth-centered politics and economics is our only chance of survival and how collective resistance to corporate exploitation can open the way to a new environmentalism.
Shiva, Vandana. Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit Paperback (South End Press, 2002).
While draught and desertification are intensifying around the world, corporations are aggressively converting free-flowing water into bottled profits. The water wars of the twenty-first century may match—or even surpass—the oil wars of the twentieth. In Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution and Profit, Vandana Shiva, "the world's most prominent radical scientist" (the Guardian), shines a light on activists who are fighting corporate maneuvers to convert this life-sustaining resource into more gold for the elites.
In Water Wars, Shiva uses her remarkable knowledge of science and society to outline the emergence of corporate culture and the historical erosion of communal water rights. Using the international water trade and industrial activities such as damming, mining, and aquafarming as her lens, Shiva exposes the destruction of the earth and the disenfranchisement of the world's poor as they are stripped of rights to a precious common good.
In her passionate, feminist style, Shiva celebrates the spiritual and traditional role water has played in communities throughout history, and warns that water privatization threatens cultures and livelihoods worldwide. Shiva calls for a movement to preserve water access for all, and offers a blueprint for global resistance based on examples of successful campaigns.
Shiva, Vandana. Stolen Harvest (South End Press, 2000).
In this remarkable book, Vandana Shiva effectively contrasts corporate command-and-control methods of food production with the small farmer economy that predominates in the third world (especially in her native India). In contast to what many here in the U.S. might perceive as the conventional wisdom, Shiva makes a strong argument that local, small scale agriculture is superior to the agribusiness model for a number of reasons.
First, Shiva points out that many of the productivity gains attributable to the Green Revolution were achieved by dramatically increased inputs of fertilizer, seed and water. When one compares units of input with units of output, however, native practices produce higher yields -- especially when one takes into account the multiple uses derived from a single product.
For example, mustard oil is a vital product used by many of India's poor for cooking, seasoning, medicine and other uses. But it has been banned by the Indian government (under highly suspicious circumstances) in order to allow imports of soybean oil products. While giant corporations benefit from expanded sales, native industries have been destroyed, contibuting to poverty and malnourishment.
Shiva discusses the commercial fishing and aquaculture (shrimp farming) practices that inevitably result in environmental destruction and reduced catches. She compares this short-sighted approach with traditional Indian fishing techniques that have successfully sustained themselves for generations while protecting important ecosystems such as mangrove forests.
Shiva discusses corporate patenting of seeds, which insidiously transforms the cooperative ethic of seed sharing into a criminal offense. The author supports a non-cooperation movement in India that is resisting corporate attempts to claim ownership of seeds that have been cultivated by countless generations of farmers.
Shiva's sacred cow / mad cow metaphor effectively and appropriately contrasts agribusiness with small farming. India's sacred cows live in harmony with the environment, performing multiple services and producing multiple products for the community; whereas mad cows are a grotesque manifestation of an industrial system obsessed with uniformity, technology and profit.
Shiva also touches on the topic of genetic engineering (GE) and discusses the threat it poses to biodiversity, food safety and human health.
The Afterword to the book alludes to the WTO protests in Seattle. Shiva believes this watershed event proves that people are becoming more aware of the dangers of unaccountable corporate power, yet she believes that positive change is possible. This opening of consciousness to new possibilities may be attributable to the extraordinary work of people like Vandana Shiva, whose intelligence and compassion is abundantly evident in this book. (Review by Malvin for Vine Voice)
Shyne, Rahbin. Adventures In Compassion. 30 Easy Ways To Better The World: Make A Difference Every Day (The Compassion Series) (Amazon Digital Services, Inc., 2013).
We want to contribute to a planet that works better for everyone. This Adventure in Compassion guides you through 30 short, simple actions—one each day—to better the planet, people and animals. The point is to try them all once. Continue the ones that fit. Imagine the impact we could have on the planet if every person on the planet took on one new daily or weekly action that world. At the end of 30 days, you'll see new opportunities to make a difference all around you. You won't be asked to break a sweat, write a check or put on overalls. Like Adventures in Compassion, 30 Small Acts of Love, the actions are simple, but the results are profound. Most take only a few minutes or are woven into your normal routine. Everything you need to act is provided and presented in an uplifting easy-to-follow format. After 30 days of raising your environmental consciousness and exercising charitable muscles, you'll recognize that you truly are a hero with the power to change the world, one choice at a time.
Sleeth, Mathew. The Gospel According to the Earth: Why the Good Book is a Green Book (Harper One, 2010).
As an emergency room doctor, Matthew Sleeth saw a disturbing increase in asthma, autoimmune diseases, cancers, and other environmentally related health issues. Although he considered himself an environmentalist, he lacked the commitment to do anything about it. One slow night in the ER, Sleeth picked up a Gideon's Bible in the waiting room. Although raised in a Christian home, he had long ago abandoned his childhood beliefs. Reading the gospels that night, Sleeth became a Christian, and to his shock, he began to uncover in the Scriptures an enormous wealth of environmental answers that he had been seeking. As a result, his family took an account of their lifestyle, drastically reduced their reliance on electricity and fossil fuels, and began sharing their inspirational journey with others. Here, Sleeth invites you on his family's journey as they realize that one cannot be a Christian without recognizing the Bible's call to care for God's creation.
Sponsel, Leslie E. Spiritual Ecology (Praeger, 2012).
Award winner in Science category at the annual Green Book Festival in San Francisco, May 17, 2014
An internet search for "Spiritual Ecology" and related terms like "Religion and Nature" and "Religion and Ecology" reveals tens of millions of websites. Spiritual Ecology: A Quiet Revolution offers an intellectual history of this far-reaching movement. Arranged chronologically, it samples major developments in the thoughts and actions of both historic and contemporary pioneers, ranging from the Buddha and St. Francis of Assisi to Wangari Maathai's Green Belt Movement and James Cameron's 2010 epic film Avatar.
This foundational book is unique in that it provides a historical, cross-cultural context for understanding and advancing the ongoing spiritual ecology revolution, considering indigenous and Asian religious traditions as well as Western ones. Most chapters focus on a single pioneer, illuminating historical context and his/her legacy, while also connecting that legacy to broader concerns. Coverage includes topics as diverse as Henry David Thoreau and the Green Patriarch BartholomeW's decades-long promotion of environmentalism as a sacred duty for more than 250 million members of the Orthodox Church worldwide. For more information, visit www.spiritualecology.info.
Tremayne, Wendy Jehanara. The Good Life Lab: Radical Experiments in Hands-On Living (LLC, 2013).
This is the inspirational story of how one couple ditched their careers and high-pressure life in New York City to move to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, where they made, built, invented, foraged, and grew all they needed to live self-sufficiently, discovering a new sense of value and abundance in the process. Alongside their personal story are tips and tutorials to guide readers in the discovery of a fulfilling new lifestyle that relies less on money. Tremayne wholeheartedly believes that everyone has the skill, imagination and creativity to make it work.Vaughan-Lee
Tucker, Mary Evelyn & Brian Thomas Swimme. Journey of the Universe (Yale University Press 2011).
Today we know what no previous generation knew: the history of the universe and of the unfolding of life on Earth. Through the astonishing combined achievements of natural scientists worldwide, we now have a detailed account of how galaxies and stars, planets and living organisms, human beings and human consciousness came to be. And yet . . . we thirst for answers to questions that have haunted humanity from the very beginning. What is our place in the 14-billion-year history of the universe? What roles do we play in Earth's history? How do we connect with the intricate web of life on Earth?In Journey of the Universe Brian Thomas Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker tell the epic story of the universe from an inspired new perspective, weaving the findings of modern science together with enduring wisdom found in the humanistic traditions of the West, China, India, and indigenous peoples. The authors explore cosmic evolution as a profoundly wondrous process based on creativity, connection, and interdependence, and they envision an unprecedented opportunity for the world's people to address the daunting ecological and social challenges of our times.Journey of the Universe transforms how we understand our origins and envision our future. Though a little book, it tells a big story—one that inspires hope for a way in which Earth and its human civilizations could flourish together.This book is part of a larger project that includes a documentary film, an educational DVD series, and a website. The film and the DVD series will be released in 2011. For more information, please consult the website, journeyoftheuniverse.org.


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Civil rights-era lawyer for Bond, Ali dies
Charles Morgan Jr., a civil rights-era lawyer from Alabama who represented Julian Bond and Muhammad Ali and argued for the "one man, one vote" principle, died Thursday. He was 78.
Jan. 8, 2009, 9:15 PM UTC / Source: The Associated Press
Charles Morgan Jr., a civil rights-era lawyer from Alabama who represented Julian Bond and Muhammad Ali and argued for the "one man, one vote" principle that redrew political maps, died Thursday. He was 78.
Family members said Morgan, known as Chuck, died at his home in Destin, Fla., of complications from Alzheimer's disease.
A native of Birmingham who fought that city's segregationist leaders in the early 1960s, Morgan opened the American Civil Liberties Union's Southern Regional office in Atlanta in 1964 and became legislative director of the ACLU's national office in Washington, D.C., in 1972.
In an Alabama reapportionment case known as Reynolds vs. Sims, he won a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that required voting districts to be equal in population, a blow to the political power of rural legislators who until then dominated the statehouse.
"It ended gerrymandering," said Richard Cohen, president of the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery. "It became a bedrock principle for voting rights. It changed the complexion of the South and the country."
The case was one of a handful that made the "one man, one vote" principle part of federal law and protected the political voice of voters in growing urban centers.
'Giant of the legal profession'
"Chuck was a true giant of the legal profession," said Cohen, who once worked for Morgan's Washington law firm. "He was a creative genius and he was relentless in his pursuit of our Constitution. He was also an incredibly brave man and eloquent man."
Morgan's legal career with the ACLU included several important civil liberties cases of the 1960s. He successfully appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1966 on behalf of Bond, a black political leader refused a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives because of a statement opposing the Vietnam War.
"He was a giant who remade the South through the courtroom as Martin Luther King remade it through marching feet," Bond, the current chairman of the NAACP's national board, said Thursday.
Morgan was part of the Ali legal team that successfully appealed to the Supreme Court after the heavyweight boxing champion was convicted of draft evasion in 1967. Ali was stripped of his world title when he cited his religious beliefs in refusing to serve in the military during the Vietnam war.
Morgan also represented high-profile anti-war defendants including Army Capt. Howard Levy, a physician court-martialed in 1967 for refusing to train Green Berets for service in Vietnam. He wrote "One Man One Voice" about his experiences from 1964 to 1976.
Worked with the ACLU
Morgan worked with the ACLU in Washington for several years, but left to form his own firm in 1977 after disagreements with the agency. His client list raised eyebrows among some liberals — he did legal work for former Attorney General John Mitchell, trying unsuccessfully to reduce his prison term for Watergate crimes.
He also defended Sears Roebuck & Co. against allegations of race and sex discrimination brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, winning a major federal court fight for Sears against the EEOC.
A University of Alabama Law School graduate, Morgan did political battle against Eugene "Bull" Connor and Birmingham's segregationist leadership early on, condemning the city's failures in a widely reported civic club speech after a 1963 church bombing killed four black girls. He wrote about this period in his 1964 book, "A Time To Speak."


Lady Eugenia (1480-1544) Daughter of a little known diplomat and his stage actress mistress; she had published her first novel at age 15, thus becoming an amusement of sorts within literary circles at cafes and parties. Her short marriage to a Lord and travels to their many homes around the Continent provided the material for what would become her second novel – fortunate for the Lord he died of consumption before reading the unflattering portrait she portrayed of him. After many failed affairs with renowned writers more than half her age, she retired from writing after her 9th book, and fled to Scotland where she purchased a small cottage. She never wrote again, and instead collected stray cats.


The Chancellor says that his Spring Statement will be a much smaller affair than the Budgets and Autumn Statements we've grown used to. Nevertheless, the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will still be publishing its full set of forecasts for the British economy. The headline figures will be those for annual GDP growth: how quickly does the OBR expect the economy to expand in the years ahead?
GDP growth has slowed significantly in the past three years: from 3.1% in 2014 to just 1.7% in 2017. And, in its last set of forecasts in November, the OBR predicted that growth would hover around the 1.5% mark for the next five years – well below its long-run average of 2.4%. Will this set of forecasts be any rosier?
Under the previous Chancellor, deficit reduction was the Treasury's principal goal. In light of Brexit, Hammond has relaxed that emphasis, abandoning George Osborne's fiscal rules and replacing them with less demanding ones. But government borrowing will still be a major focus of his Spring Statement – not least because the OBR is likely to offer some good news on that front.
As the graph below shows, the Government borrowed £45.8 billion in the financial year 2016-17. That's well down from the peak deficit of £153 billion in 2009-10, but still slightly above pre-recession levels.
In November, the OBR forecast that borrowing would go up a little this year, to £49.9 billion. However, tax receipts since then have been stronger than expected, meaning that the 2017-18 deficit now looks likely to come in below last year's. If that is what the new forecasts show, the question will be whether Hammond chooses to spend more or cut taxes, or simply to celebrate this nugget of good news.
Although the government's finances may be improving, household budgets continue to be squeezed by inflation. Over the past year, prices (as measured by the Consumer Prices Index) have gone up by 3%, while average earnings have risen by just 2.5%.
Fortunately for motorists, that high rate of inflation hasn't manifested itself in higher fuel costs. After rising dramatically in 2016, pump prices stayed relatively stable in 2017. A year ago, the average litre of petrol cost 120.1 pence. Now, it's 119.6p. Still, we'll all be hoping that the OBR predicts lower inflation in the years ahead.
The Chancellor has said that he will not announce any big policy changes in his Spring Statement – those will come in his Autumn Budget later in the year. However, there is one urgent matter that cannot wait until the autumn: setting the Company Car Tax (CCT) rates for 2021-22, and preferably for 2022-23 as well.
After much delay, the CCT rates for 2020-21 were finally written into law in November, when the Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 received royal assent. Ahead of last year's Autumn Budget, we called on the Chancellor to reveal the rates for the next two years, but he failed to do so. With many fleets and employees entering into 48-month leases that will stretch into those years, we need to know these rates as soon as possible.
Hammond has made room in each of his two Budgets and one Autumn Statement for extra investment in electric vehicles. Will he do the same in his first Spring Statement?
One area where more investment would be particularly welcome is in the infrastructure needed to charge electric vehicles. The Financial Times recently reported that National Grid is conducting 'scenario planning' for a big new network of superfast chargepoints at 50 locations along Britain's motorways. This is exactly the sort of investment that the Government needs to make to alleviate 'range anxiety' and make electric driving a realistic option for every motorist.


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On The Hunt For Brains, Discovering The Wistar Institute
February 21, 2018 | by Mickey Herr
Several years ago when I was doing a bit of genealogical research I came across a Philadelphia Inquirer headline from April 10, 1912 that read, "Musser Brain in Institute: Added to Wistar Collection Soon After Physician's Death." The Musser in question, Dr. John Herr Musser, is related to my husband's family. Dr. Musser made a pact with several other distinguished medical scientists 16 years before his death to donate his brain to The Wistar Institute in West Philadelphia. His brain was discovered to weigh only 33 ounces, just one ounce over the minimum weight of what was then believed to be required for normal intelligence. Everything these scientists thought they knew was upended by the discovery. Dr. Musser, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, descended from a line of physicians. He was an author, a consulting physician at several Philadelphia hospitals, an authority on heart issues, and the first president of the American Medical Association. In other words, he was a very smart man.
I proceeded to go on a wild goose chase to hunt down the brain of Dr. Musser. The Wistar Institute directed me to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, who in turn directed me to the Mütter Museum, who directed me back to Penn Museum. My contacts held firm that Dr. Musser's elusive brain was likely still in a storage locker in the basement of The Wistar Institute.
Big Bones, Small Beginnings
The original Hewitt Brothers-designed Wistar Institute building in the late 1800s. | Image courtesy of The Wistar Institute
The Wistar Institute on the 3600 block of Spruce Street is an interesting mix of old and new. Its original Victorian building, built in 1894 and designed by brothers G.W. and H.D. Hewitt, is accompanied by the Cancer Research Building that opened in 1975 and was designed by the firm Mansell, Lewis and Fugate. The newest, glassy addition, the $100 million Robert & Penny Fox Research Tower, opened in 2014 and was designed by architecture and engineering firm Ballinger. Although The Wistar Institute is located on Penn's campus, is not actually part of the university and has long been an independent entity altogether.
The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology evolved through a need for the restoration of the Wistar and Horner Museum collection, which was housed on Penn's original campus at 4th and Arch Streets. The collection was started by the venerable Dr. Caspar Wistar, whose popular anatomy lectures at Penn drew large crowds. To help students visualize his lectures, the Institute commissioned sculptor William Rush to construct oversized anatomical models that would be visible in the vast amphitheater where he lectured. Rush's 21 original wood and papier-mâché bodies would eventually become part of an immense collection of anatomical models. Dr. William Edmonds Horner took over as curator of the collection, adding his own vast collection of skeletal materials and skulls.
Upon Dr. Horner's death in 1853, the collection was left in the charge of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Joseph Leidy expanded the collection with hundreds more anatomical, botanical, and animal specimens. By 1890, the entire collection, battered from classroom use and compromised by a fire, was in need of conservation. Penn Provost William Pepper approached Isaac J. Wistar for funding to restore the collection. The prosperous Wistar decided to honor the great-uncle he never knew by constructing a building to house the museum. Penn provided a parcel of land as part of the original deed of trust. The incorporation of The Wistar Institute took place on April 22, 1892, and its original building was dedicated on May 21, 1894. The two institutions agreed that, while their relationship should always be one of collaboration, they would maintain strict independence.
Left: The "Soap Man" saponified body remains was gifted by Dr. Joseph Leidy to the Wistar Institute in 1875. It was exhibited in the collection there until 1958. Right: Edward Drinker Cope's skeleton of a 60-foot finback whale in the atrium of the Wistar Institute. | Images courtesy of The Wistar Institute
Under the leadership of zoologist Horace Jayne, who served as the second director from 1894-1905, the primary mission of the Institute was museum work, an enterprise that was widely practiced during this period. The museum's collection had grown to include tens of thousands of anatomical teaching aids, skeletons, and wax-injected organs, which were as popular with Penn medical students as they were local artists.
It would take The Wistar Institute's third director, Milton J. Greenman, to lead the organization in the direction first envisioned by founder Isaac Wistar as "seekers after new and original knowledge." Greenman was only 27 years old when he was named director in 1905. Having served as assistant director under Jayne, he already had a keen sense of how the Institute could blossom from a museum into playing a significant role in scientific research. Greenman convened an advisory board of 20 leading anatomists and zoologists from around the country. Referred to as the "conference of anatomists," the men came together at the Wistar Institute to debate the future of biological research and medical training. The scientists were no longer satisfied to merely describe their observations. They wanted to move beyond the collection to something more progressive. By the end of the conference they established research as the primary objective of The Wistar Institute and set forth three distinct areas of focus—neurology, comparative anatomy, and embryology.
The Brain that Broke Science
The conference of anatomists held at the Wistar Institute, 1905. | Image courtesy The Wistar Institute.
It should come as no surprise that a collection of brains would find a home at The Wistar Institute. The Anthropometric Society was formed around 1890 to advance the study of brain science. The original founders included many familiar Philadelphia names: Joseph and Thomas Leidy, Edward Drinker Cope, and S. Weir Mitchell (founder of the Franklin Inn Club), along with Penn Provost William Pepper and Isaac Wistar himself. The families of these men pledged that, upon their death, the brain of said member would be immediately removed and sent to Dr. Greenman at the institute where it would then be placed in Ohlmacher's fluid. Later, the brain would be weighed, photographed, and analyzed. Collecting the world's "smartest" brains was key to the undertaking, as these men hoped to prove the prevailing theory at the time that the size of a person's brain was directly related to their intelligence; the bigger, or heavier, the brain, the smarter the person. The preeminent American Philosophical Society published "A Study of the Brains of Six Eminent Scientists and Scholars Belonging to the American Anthropometric Society," in 1907, which advocated for this popular theory.
All was well with this theory until April 1912 when Greenman received the brain of Dr. John Herr Musser. As previously mentioned, Musser's brain was only one ounce heavier than the prevailing medical opinion that normal intelligence required a brain of at least 32 ounces. This fact set off a very public argument between Dr. Edward Anthony Spitzka, author of the APS brain study and director of the Daniel Baugh Institute of Anatomy, part of Jefferson Medical College, and several popular national publications.
Scientists got more than they bargained for when Dr. John Herr Musser donated his brain to medical research. | Image courtesy the Perlman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.
The published debate was reprinted in newspapers across the country throughout 1912. In May, The New York World compared Musser's 33-ounce brain to Daniel Webster's 53.5-ounce and French zoologist Georges Cuvier's 64.5-ounce brains. The author of the article speculated that perhaps Musser's narrow medical focus prevented other parts of his brain from growing. He concluded that great intelligence could be harnessed in a mere 33-ounce brain as surely as an illiterate bricklayer can possess a 67-ounce brain.
While many thought the theory of weight to intelligence had been thoroughly disproven, Dr. Spitzka persisted. In a New York Times article published in September, he claimed that the recorded weight of Dr. Musser's brain had been incorrectly transcribed and was in fact 56 ounces because a 33-ounce brain could have never belonged to such an intelligent man.
In an editorial in the Philadelphia Inquirer published in April, the author reminded readers that the poet Lord Byron possessed a brain the size of Dr. Musser's. His final thought concluded that, "Perhaps we shall have to conclude that the physiologists don't know much about it."
A Repository of Research Lives On
The Wistar Institute was the first independent nonprofit biomedical research institute in the United States, and it remains an organization dedicated to groundbreaking medical research and discovery. Director Greenman lead the initial move toward a modern investigation of biological processes, while taking steps to train students in the Wistar labs and encouraging publication of discoveries in scientific journals. He also worked to introduce a standardized laboratory model. Working with Henry H. Donaldson and Helen Dean King, the Institute developed the Wistar Rat, an albino rat considered ideal for study as its nervous system develops in the same manner as humans, only much faster. By the late 1930s, the albino rat was the world's most used laboratory animal and the Wistar Rat had been featured in more than 400 articles. It was so successful that the name WISTARAT was trademarked in 1942. More than half of the current strains of rats in laboratory use today descend from the original Wistar rat colony.
A significant institutional shift occurred under the leadership of Edmond J. Farris, who was appointed director in 1937. Ferris chose to expand Greenman's vision, encouraging diversification in anatomy, cytology, chemistry, and microbiology. While Farris became internationally known for this work on human reproduction and fertility, his expanded focus led to a decline in laboratory studies and related scientific discoveries. The modern era of The Wistar Institute would be ushered in with the appointment of Dr. Hilary Koprowski as director in 1957. Under Koprowski, any remaining traces of the museum era were erased forever. Even paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope's skeleton of a 60-foot finback whale, which hung suspended from the building's atrium for almost 60 years, was sent packing on a train to a new home at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History. Koprowski renovated the laboratories and sought out the most promising scientists and research studies from around the world. During his tenure from 1957 to 1991, The Wistar Institute achieved international prominence for its vaccine research, developing the first vaccines for polio, rubella, and rabies.
From right to left: the original Wistar Institute building (1894), the Fox Research Tower (2014), and the Cancer Research Building (1972). | Photo: Peter Woodall
In 1972, it also earned the designation as the country's first cancer research institute. Both cancer research and vaccine development remain central to the current work of the Institute. Recent advancements include the launch of the Wistar Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center, which was designed to draw upon the Institute's strengths in immunology, virology, and other research disciplines to develop new vaccines for HIV, rabies, influenza, Hepatitis C, malaria, and other infectious diseases. In 2016, the Wistar Institute earned FDA approval for its first clinical trial for a DNA vaccine against Zika virus.
Sadly, I never did find Dr. John Herr Musser's brain, but I did discover that Wistar scientists are still engaged in studying human grey matter. At present researchers are working to unveil the molecular mechanisms of brain metastasis and the interplay between cancer cells and the stromal cells that populate the brain. While current therapies are effective in controlling extracranial metastasis, they are ineffective in controlling cancers from spreading inside the brain. Research like this is a reminder that simple donations like Dr. Musser's brain can make an invaluable contribution for generations to come.
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Mickey Herr Mickey Herr lived in many places until her heart settled in Philadelphia. She has led the development and communications efforts for several significant non-profit cultural institutions in Philadelphia. Current interests involve elevating the hidden-histories of women. She is at work on a novel, and gives tours for Hidden City Philadelphia, both of which are allowing her to research incredible untold stories of women. She believes in ghosts, synchronicity, and taking chances. Read her writing on Philadelphia, history and geneology at mickeyherr.com.
Davis says:
Wonderful article. As a descendant of the Wistars it's great to know the work continues with renewed vigor.
Thanks Davis. Stay tuned… my next article will be about one of your "er" Wister relations! I have spent a decent amount of time researching both sides of the family tree.
Margo Kutner says:
I found your considerable research and the article to be very interesting. Thank you for your efforts. I left Philadelphia in '71. I live in Southern California but enjoy reading the articles of Hidden Philadelphia, recalling places to which my parents took us as children and that I continued to visit and explore as a young adult. Occasionally over the years, I have an opportunity to have some enjoyment of the wonderful culture Philadelphia has to offer.
I'll be taking my 96 year old mother to a play at The Walnut Theater when I visit with my grandson in April. What would you recommend that's within easy walking distance of the theater during a roughly 2 hour time frame? He's 10.
Thank you for your anticipated response.
Mickey Herr says:
Hi Margo. Thanks for the feedback. Have you been to the Philadelphia History Museum on 7th between Chestnut and Market? A bit further down is the National Museum of American Jewish History at 5th and Market. Or even a quick look inside the Liberty Bell Pavilion?
Leonard HAYFLICK says:
It is a sad oversight in this alleged history of the Wistar Institute that the enormous role of Dr. Edmund Farris in his pioneering establishment of the first artificial insemination program at Wistar was omitted. His accomplishments were historic and the omission of his decade of work and his artificial insemination research discoveries are unforgiveable.


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Brilliant to have the details, Sally, especially the link to Helen Yendall's site. I will make sure I look at that. Funnily enough, today I received details of short course on running your own workshop from Derbyshire County Council so I will check that out as well. I feel inspired!
The Derbyshire CC course sounds interesting. Best wishes with whatever you do – let me know how you get on, Anne.
Well done! All I can say is that it gets easier, the more you do. I agree about the timing thing; it's really difficult to judge how long things will take. I find the same in my yoga classes. You just have to go with the flow.
Thanks, Julia. One of the participants was a yoga teacher and wrote a haiku about yoga that she was going to read out to her yoga class.
Thanks for the mention, Sally! Most kind. I agree that it's very difficult to judge how long things are going to take! I think that's what makes teaching creative writing so interesting – you're kept on your toes the whole time! An exercise that you think will take 20 minutes might take half that time if a) you don't have as many people in the class as you'd expected b) hardly anyone wants to read out or c) they all just write a couple of lines, when you'd been hoping for a paragraph or two! I learned early on to try to 'go with the flow'. As long as you've got lots of spare material up your sleeve, so that you never run out of something to do, it doesn't really matter.
You make some good points, Helen. And yes, I agree about having loads of stuff prepared, just in case!