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- Q12 Is our Earth enchanted? (75)
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- Q20 Have your eyes ever deceived you? (93)
- Q21 Have you ever hugged a tree? (13)
- Q22 Do you love our Earth? (57)
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- Q24 Do you get enough time to yourself? (9)
- Q25 Do you believe in fairies? (8)
- Q26 Do you take poetry seriously? (12)
- Q27 Do you like gardening? (5)
- Q28 Have you ever lived in poverty? (13)
- Q29 Could you live without machines? (17)
- Q30 Did you ever watch the rain on your window? (4)
- Q31 Are you a charitable neighbour? (11)
- Q32 Are you afraid of the dark? (5)
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- Q34 Have you ever restored something? (23)
- Q35 Do you trust your instincts? (33)
- Q36 Should a good life cost the Earth? (30)
- Q37 Do you know how to have fun? (33)
- Q38 Have you built a house of cards? (5)
- Q39 Do you believe in magic? (34)
- Q40 Can you play a musical instrument? (33)
- Q41 Do you like surprises? (52)
- Q42 Do you enjoy drawing? (8)
- Q43 Do you believe in happy endings? (31)
- Q44 Is there anything worse than a fly at night? (10)
- Q45 Are you good at marbles? (3)
- Q46 Do you value a good education? (35)
- Q47 Do you know your history? (29)
- Q48 Have you ever played solitaire? (9)
- Q49 Do you ever think about the old days? (20)
- Q50 Do you miss someone you love? (7)
- Q51 Have you ever taken part in a protest? (23)
- Q51a How many people does it take to fill up the Earth? (6)
- Q52 Do you believe in miracles? (32)
- Q53 Do you prefer to keep warm? (13)
- Q54 Do you enjoy a bit of a mystery? (53)
- Q55 Do you believe in truth? (9)
- Q56 Do you believe rules are there to be broken? (19)
- Q57 Have you ever spied on anyone? (11)
- Q58 Do things happen for a reason? (75)
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- Q60 Have you ever experienced deja vu? (9)
- Q61 Have you ever worn fancy dress? (14)
- Q62 Have you ever helped the poor? (4)
- Q62a Is life logical? (5)
- Q63 Do you like the way you look? (1)
- Q65 Have you ever wished you could fly? (8)
- Q66 Do you have a favourite flower? (6)
- Q67 Have you ever decorated a tree? (3)
- Q68 Does the Earth have a spirit? (18)
- Q69 Do you put off to tomorrow what you could do today? (7)
- Q70 Do you like to look at the stars? (30)
- Q71 Is there something missing in your life? (5)
- Q72 Are you a good time keeper? (15)
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Archive for the Q76 Are you going to take action now to save our world? Category
The Wave, the Ribbon and the Flat Earth Society
05/12/2009 by admin.
Some 40,000 people gathered in London today to send a message to world leaders gathering in Copenhagen about the need for action on climate change. Replicating his presence at a similar event recorded in our novel, Ben Whittenbury joined them in his polar bear outfit. Ben, Julia and Sarah enjoyed taking part in the ‘blue human wave’. Sarah loved the open top bus and the many blue ribbon’s waved truimphantly from it. All in all a happy event with a serious message.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InXPPdLTiQo
Perhaps the organisers, and the PM Gordon Brown, were inspired by our novel - and page 183 in particular! Go take a look it includes the vision of the ‘wave’ symbolising predicted sea level rises and the blue ribbon which features to illustrate our fragile world - just ask Dr Mark Penning, President of WAZA for confirmation on how perilous things are!
Remember people -we’re not one to gloat but we did after all receive the coverted ‘Blue Ribbon Award’ for our efforts. Finally, page 183 also includes a reference to the ‘Flat Earth Society’ to illustrate how people often only grasp the truth when there’s tangible visible and physical evidence! Trouble is we’re at the point of no return! Its all a matter of faith. Bring on the magic fairy dust?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSIvZXuoj2s
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Yggdrasil’s demise?
30/11/2009 by admin.
Heavy rain and winds have felled the House of Commons Christmas tree from its perch under Big Ben. The 50ft tree was dislodged yesterday but contractors failed to get it back up and were scrambling to do so today. The tree is traditionally donated by the Forestry Commission from a sustainable forest. A Commons spokeswoman said: “The tree has been dislodged only once whilst it was in the process of being erected. Heavy wind and rain is thought to be the main cause. There is no risk to the public.”
Curious that this should happen outside Parliament and beneath Big Ben, given the importance of the evergreen Tree of Life named Yggdrasil in our tale. Our readers will know that the tree is also dubbed ‘The Goblin Tree’ because despite its benevolent nature the tree actually hosts our darkest fears. In our story Lucy Ebbs warns that should it tumble then life is becoming out of balance with potential serious adverse consequences. Mmmn… but its only a tale.
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Climate Change Skeptics - Heads in the Sand?
14/11/2009 by admin.
In an exclusive poll for The Times only 41% of the population believe that human activity is responsible for climate change. The survey makes for uncomfortable reading in the run up to COP 15. Almost 33% are yet to be convinced by the science, 8% claim its just propoganda and 55 say the world isn’t warming. One expect suggested that because of the potential consequences - green taxes, lifestyle changes, wind farms etc -people are taking refuge in denial.
In response to the survey, Ed Miliband the Energy and Climate Change Secretary said, “The overwhelming body of scientific evidence shows us that climate change is man-made and is happening now. We know we still have a way to go in informing people about the threat and that is why we’re pushing our Act on CO2 campaign”.
The poll’s findings come as no surprise to us. We believe there’s a limit to what can be done through conventional means to demonstrate to people the genuine nature of the threat and the role played by humans. It’s why we have taken a very different path - one based on faith and the believe that we are being guided by a higher force - left signs of the need to act not just on carbon emissions but on our relationship with the Earth! This remains our steadyfast belief and is the purpose of the Watch.
We foresaw this and imagine this resistance will continue. It’s why our novel includes a sceptical voice - Bill Darvill - and includes commentary by Ben Whittenbury about human behaviour being ostrich like about the issues - we put our head in the sand!
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Five Minutes to Twelve!
09/11/2009 by admin.
Our readers may recall several mentions in our story to ‘five minutes to twelve’ and the significance of the albatross as a symbolic reminder of hope in a time of environmental challenges. The 5 to 12 references highlight the Doomsday Clock being moved forward in 2007 by two minutes from 7 to 12 because of the threat posed by climate change. The clock measures the degree of nuclear, environmental and technological threats to mankind. The closer to midnight the closer to a global disaster.
With all this in mind we have another timely reminder on the need for action as the world awaits the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference in December. Put bluntly, Dr Cleo Small, an albatross expert speaking on behalf of the RSPB and Birdlife International has warned that an albatross is killed every FIVE minutes by the fishing industry. The number of albatrosses on South Georgia has slumped by 50% since the 1960s due to fishing habits yet simple solutions are at hand which reduce the risks of the birds becoming tangled in nets.
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Hayemaker - Boxing Champion of the World!
07/11/2009 by admin.
We’re delighted to report that the British heavyweight boxer David Haye has enjoyed an incredible ‘against the odds’ truimph over the 7ft plus Russian giant, Nikolai Valuev. The Londoner was 11 inches shorter and 7 stone lighter than his opponent. The bout went the full 12 rounds with David winning on points. He becomes the first British heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis retired in 2003. The victorious boxer described his victory as a ‘dream come true’.
We see this as a message of hope in the run up to the climate change conference in Copenhagen. Why? As mentioned in an earlier posting, the boxer is nicknamed The Hayemaker! Well our story records how the black boxer Bill Richmond, the unofficial world champion from the 18th century, participated in the Blakesware Set and was dubbed ‘The Haymaker’ by the Duke of Wellington. Bill had a symbolic role in the direction of the Blakesware Set - take a look at the rear of our journal extract. http://www.thehaymakerssurvey.com/Journal.php proclaiming ‘Now is the time for action, set Mother Nature free’.
World leaders at COP 15 take note - this is Haymaker magic! As William Wordsworth says in the video, “Don’t throw away this chance” - search for the specific video http://www.youtube.com/cop15
Posted in Q80a Do you keep a diary?, Haymakers: Watch Wonders, Q76 Are you going to take action now to save our world?, Q75 Have you ever put on a show?, Q54 Do you enjoy a bit of a mystery?, Q58 Do things happen for a reason?, Q.7 Have you dreamed of being a champion? | No Comments »
World’s Oldest Web!
31/10/2009 by admin.
Spider webs encassed in amber discovered in East Sussex by fossil hunters have been confirmed by scientists as being the oldest on record. They date back 140 million years to the Cretaceous period. Professor Brazier said “the fossil is very rare and is right at the base of the Cretaceous layer.” His studies revealed that the web was created by a spider similar to the modern day orb or web spider.
So, we have a second example in just a few days of a major discovery relating to a web - as if to reaffirm our view that Mother Nature is warning us of the need to preserve the ‘web of life’ in the run up to Copenhagen. The web of life features distinctly in our novel.
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Mystery of ‘The Painted Lady’
11/10/2009 by admin.
Last night on the BBC’s AutumnWatch the presenters, Kate Humble, Chris Packham and Simon King discussed the millions of Painted Lady butterflies that invaded Britain in the Spring. Painted Ladies are a regular summer visitor to Britain and conservationalists believe the number of Painted Lady butterflies this year was the largest seen here since the 1960s.
Kate, Chris and Simon were curious as to what happened to them all - they seemed to have just disappeared - they’ve asked for viewers to give their views or offer clues and help solve the mystery. Chris suggested the butterflies might be flying back to Africa at higher altitude, but he liked the fact that we don’t know for it shows we have lots to learn about Nature.
One solution might be that the butterflies arrived in such numbers to guide us to take note of another painted lady - Lucy Ebbs in the Haymakers painting by George Stubbs. Our story reveals that she is Mother Nature personified. The butterflies mysterious departure maybe another hint that we risk letting everything precious in our natural world fade away! Malachi seems to alert us too - on page 35 he says, “the flame of a butterfly before it settles”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7W44Ljn5FA
Whatever, the arrival of the Painted Ladies are a spectacular phenomenon. Here’s a link of interest…
http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/
Posted in Q76 Are you going to take action now to save our world?, Haymakers: Watch Wonders, Q75 Have you ever put on a show?, Q58 Do things happen for a reason?, Q22 Do you love our Earth?, Q54 Do you enjoy a bit of a mystery?, Q.3 Do you have a good imagination? | No Comments »
Can You hear us Now?
28/09/2009 by admin.
During a performance of A Steady Rain on Broadway, Hollywood tough-guy actors Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig were called into action to respond to a member of the audience who had left his mobile phone on. At first the X-men and 007 stars kept in character but as the ringing continued they lost patience and told the person to respond, “Do you want to get that?” The audience erupts in cheers but the ringing persists so Jackman pleads, “C’mon just turn it off.”
Our Sarah liked this very much. It reminded her of Charles Lamb’s report in his journal (The Ball of Blue in a Sea of Black -pages 429-436) of how they used Sarah’s mobile to issue a warning to humanity to try to prevent a globally warmed Earth. She believes its a test because of the X-factor question in our opening material. Do we have what it takes to respond to the call? Don’t close your eyes - this is your life!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPl4040-Dgo
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Red Alert
14/09/2009 by admin.
A Red Panda has escaped from London Zoo to hide up a tree in Regent’s Park. The rare animal was spotted at 03:00am by a local cameraman Martin Ellerbeck. Zoo-keepers were unable to coax the creature down so resorted to using a tranquilizer. An inquiry will be held into how the animal escaped.
Our take on this is simple: RED ALERT for action to preserve Mother Nature! Where’s our evidence? Its another example of an escaped animal to feature on our Watch; the creature was first seen at three - a number key to our project; and he escaped to Regent’s Park - our novel includes several mentions of the antics of the Prince Regent. To cap everything, the Panda’s name was Peter - in our novel we have a cameo appearance from Sir Peter Scott - founder of the WWF and designer of the orginal WWF panda logo. Do the panda’s antics amount to a life imitating art moment?
The Red Panda is also known as a FireFox so here’s a suitable emergency response…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGDq1aXRwls&feature=related
Posted in Q56 Do you believe rules are there to be broken?, Q76 Are you going to take action now to save our world?, Haymakers: Watch Wonders, Q51 Have you ever taken part in a protest?, Q34 Have you ever restored something?, Q12 Is our Earth enchanted?, Q17 Can you speak another language?, Q21 Have you ever hugged a tree?, Q.8 Do you crave a better life? | No Comments »
Last Night at the Proms!
13/09/2009 by admin.
On page 86 of our novel, Malachi, says, “What is it with humans - this obsession with keeping things clean and tidy?”
How charming then that Sir David Attenborough, the famed wildlife ambassador, presenter and naturalist appeared at the Last Night of the Proms playing a FLOOR POLISHER as a musical instrument as part of a comic music piece, ‘A Grand, Grand Overture by Sir Malcom Arnold. Sir David was joined at the Royal Albert Hall by pianist Stephen Hough.
Did Sir David unwittingly endorse Malachi’s words? Might we substitute our obsession for cleaning and tidying with caring for the environment?
Another curiosity with Sir David’s appearance is that the Last Night is traditionally connected with British Patriotism because our discussion under Star Question (page 499) explores why The Haymakers Survey was shared with the world in Britain. We identifed many reasons why here and now. Let’s celebrate with Jerusalem with its reference to those ‘Dark Satanic Mills’ mentioned by Charles Lamb at the start of his journal (page 233).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bggV_Dbj87w
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