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		<title>Roads, dust, paint and the future: January to April 2012 at Tanen</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi folks. Well it&#8217;s been a few months and its that time once more for an update from the land of mists and clouds, random showers of rain and sunshine with my usual banter on the world at large and &#8230; <a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/?p=258">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi folks. Well it&#8217;s been a few months and its that time once more for an update from the land of mists and clouds, random showers of rain and sunshine with my usual banter on the world at large and things that make me go oooh and errrk.</p>
<p><strong>The Tanen Project: Updates from the Path</strong></p>
<p>I&#8217;ll begin with  an update on what we have been up to here at Tanen over the last few months. As usual there have been many interesting experiences for the family Robinson.</p>
<div id="attachment_272" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/028-0000.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-272" title="Alice and Theoden" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/028-0000-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Awwwww...</p></div>
<p>The warmer summer weather actually meant that we were able to get out and about a bit more. We have been here for over a year now and it never ceases to surprise me that we have so little time to go sight-seeing, so we took the opportunity to travel down Fish Track Rd to Betty&#8217;s Beach with Theoden and Alice. This is a great fee-camping spot if you ever get down our way.</p>
<div id="attachment_273" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 210px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/059-0001.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-273" title="Theoden with a Rock" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/059-0001-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Look Dad... I have rocks!</p></div>
<p>We have been wanting to build our new home for a while now and have finally started working on the project in earnest. The location we have chosen is at the top of our property and has great views down to Albany and the coast. I was up there just yesterday and noticed that you can actually see the ocean from the home site, well&#8230; just.</p>
<div id="attachment_274" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Home-Site-Views-South.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-274" title="Home Site View" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Home-Site-Views-South-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">One day there will be a house here!</p></div>
<p>Our first steps where to get road access into the site. So heavy machinery was gainfully employed to make our lives easier. The mere thought of trying to do this myself with a spade and shovel is enough to make me twitch spasmodically and collapse onto the ground. Much more fun to watch trucks coming and going with piles of gravel while I busied myself resting&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_275" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/076.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-275" title="Heavy Machinery is the Best" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/076-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Heavy Machinery is the Best</p></div>
<p>Once the road was in place I then had to ensure that the part that went over the stream was not going to be erased in a wall of water. Thus it was that I learned the mystic and most ancient tradition of Culvert Building. Here is one side completed.</p>
<div id="attachment_277" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/079.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-277" title="Culvert Building 101" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/079-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Culvert Building 101</p></div>
<p>As you can see this did take a few rocks. Luckily I had my new farm toy to help out with the workload. Theoden thinks it&#8217;s the best thing on the farm!</p>
<div id="attachment_279" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/101.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-279" title="The New Toy" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/101-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Polaris... so very very good...</p></div>
<div id="attachment_278" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/090.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-278" title="Collecting Rocks for the Wall" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/090-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Collecting Rocks for the Wall</p></div>
<p>Of course once you start something there is normally something else that needs doing. In this case I am building the Great Wall of Tanen as I have to build about 200m of rock wall to avoid water erosion once the winter rains arrive.</p>
<div id="attachment_276" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/078.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-276" title="The Great Wall of Tanen" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/078-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The Great Wall of Tanen</p></div>
<p>The construction of the Great Wall was interrupted however by the arrival of our new member of the family, little Angus&#8230; born on the 22nd of February.</p>
<div id="attachment_282" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/006.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-282" title="Angus" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/006-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Hi There! I&#39;m Angus Quinlan Robinson.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_281" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 210px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/063.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-281" title="Dad and Angus" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/063-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Dad and Angus</p></div>
<p>I&#8217;ve also been experimenting with the application of Organic Fulvic Acid as a plant growth accelerant. The experiments so far have been astonishing, with typically a 50% increase in plant size within ten days of application. I have been working with this licorice plant for a few months now and did not get it any bigger than that shown below.</p>
<div id="attachment_284" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 256px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Licorice-Before-Fulvic-Application.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-284" title="Licorice Before Fulvic Application" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Licorice-Before-Fulvic-Application-246x300.jpg" alt="" width="246" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Licorice Before Fulvic Application</p></div>
<p>I made up a spray of 10ml of Fulvic Acid and 500ml of water and applied it to the licorice, eight days later it was twice the size! Not bad at all!</p>
<div id="attachment_283" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 197px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Licorice-8-Days-After-Fulvic-Application.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-283" title="Licorice 8 Days After Fulvic Application" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Licorice-8-Days-After-Fulvic-Application-187x300.jpg" alt="" width="187" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Licorice 8 Days After Fulvic Application</p></div>
<p>For those wondering what Fulvic Acid is we will need to take a short stray into the realms of humic substances and plant electrolytes. Exciting stuff huh! A quick visit to Wikipedia will tell you that:</p>
<p>&#8220;Humic acid is a principal component of humic substances, which are the major organic constituents of soil (humus), peat, coal, many upland streams, dystrophic lakes, and ocean water. It is produced by biodegradation of dead organic matter. It is not a single acid; rather, it is a complex mixture of many different acids containing carboxyl and phenolate groups so that the mixture behaves functionally as a dibasic acid or, occasionally, as a tribasic acid. Humic acids can form complexes with ions that are commonly found in the environment creating humic colloids.&#8221; <sup>[1]</sup></p>
<p>So that makes it all clear right? No? Well, then to put it another way it helps the soil retain water and acts to break down minerals into a form that can be transported by the plant for purposes of growth and food. This is where the other acid comes into it&#8217;s own&#8230; Fulvic Acid.</p>
<p>Fulvic Acid is a plant electrolyte that is responsible for the transport of the minerals to the plant cells where they can be utilised. Obviously if you can increase the delivery of food to the plant, well the plant is going to get bigger and happier&#8230; and everyone wants big, happy plants! Well, at least I do anyway.</p>
<p>If you are interested in trying the stuff for yourself there is only one supplier of Organic Fulvic Acid in the world&#8230; they are in Queensland and you can order the stuff online (and support my family at the same time) by going to <a href="http://www.greenaussie.com" target="_blank">http://www.greenaussie.com</a> and using the invitation code <span style="color: #0000ff;">SKY</span>. I am also the Western Australian agent for this product and looking for people to promote it, so if you can see the benefits then drop me an comment and I&#8217;ll get in touch. Enough sales stuff now.</p>
<p>The course of time marches onward against all my machinations, and the old farm house we call home right now is in need of maintenance before the heavy rains of winter arrive and destroy the wood. So I&#8217;ve pulled out the paint brushes and got to work.</p>
<div id="attachment_286" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/011.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-286" title="Painting the old home" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/011-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Painting the old home</p></div>
<p>I must admit that painting is one of my least favourite activities (worse than building 200m long rock walls)&#8230; it is also insanely time consuming. Basically all I have done for the last month every weekend is paint. I&#8217;m almost there now&#8230; in fact I really should be painting rather than typing but I&#8217;ve been wanting to get this up for a while now.</p>
<p>By my next installment I hope to have the painting finished and our new 1000W wind turbine installed to take us Fully Off Grid and ensure that this DeathStar is now Completely Operational&#8230; or at least ensure that we have enough power to last the week.</p>
<p><strong>Mercury fillings</strong></p>
<p>I have spoken a bit about the way mercury is being put into our homes through the use of CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Lights) in a previous article. We&#8217;ll I also thought it might be worth mentioning the other way we are being attacked with this neurotoxin. Mercury fillings. Take a moment to watch this:</p>
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<p>For those of us growing up in the 70&#8242;s, 80&#8242;s and 90&#8242;s there was almost no knowledge of this&#8230; so unfortunately we have been hit the worst. Most adults now have at least a few murcury fillings in their teeth&#8230; and we wonder why neurological disorders are on the rise? Seems apparent to me&#8230;</p>
<p>If you are concerned about this (and you should be), you can have your fillings replaced&#8230; BUT you MUST go to a dentist that is properly equipped to do the job as the mercury vapour released from the proceedure is highly toxic to yourself and the dentist! Unfortunately there are none in Western Australia, but this link to <a href="http://internationalacademyofbiologicaldentistryandmedicine.org/find-a-biological-practitioner/?query=australia&amp;by=&amp;p=&amp;page_id=" target="_blank">Biological Dentists</a> can assist.</p>
<p><strong>Climate Change Sociopaths</strong></p>
<p>One of the more scary things that I have been observing out there in Climate Change land is the attitude from those enforcing the doctrine on us (do some research on Agenda 21) are sociopathic. Have a look at this video produced by the climate change organisation 10/10:</p>
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<p>Yep, if you don&#8217;t follow us then tyou have to die!</p>
<p>Meanwhile an Oregon-based professor of sociology and environmental studies, Professor Kari Norgaard, has labeled doubts about climate change a “sickness” for which individuals need to be “treated”. Treated meaning medicated and locked up.</p>
<p>And this one from ‘Planet Under Pressure’ attendee and Yale University professor Karen Seto who clearly sees the &#8220;rest of us&#8221; as bugs to be controlled and disposed of.</p>
<p>“We certainly don’t want them (humans) strolling about the entire countryside. We want them to save land for nature by living closely [together]&#8221;</p>
<p>Despite all the phots of the polar bear sitting on a melting iceberg, skepticism towards man-made global warming is now running at an all time high, and with good reason as it is rubbish.</p>
<div id="attachment_293" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 514px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Global-Warming-BS1.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-293" title="Global Warming BS" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Global-Warming-BS1.png" alt="" width="504" height="360" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Listen up kids</p></div>
<p>The approch now appears to be rather than admit they have lost the debate, climate change alarmists are instead advocating that their ideological opponents simply be drugged or brainwashed into compliance.</p>
<p>Folks it really is time to take control of our governments. To understand what is really happening and save our kids from a future that I just do want to imagine. I&#8217;ll be posting some more soon on this, so stay tuned.</p>
<p>Peace, love and joy to ya&#8217;all now!</p>
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<p>[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humic_acid</p>
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		<title>Sterilisation and Electroshock Therapy on Our Kids is OK in WA!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll begin with a simple question. Do you think that it is OK for a state government to perform electroshock therapy and sterilisation on children without parental consent? If you think this is fine, then no need to read any &#8230; <a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/?p=244">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ll begin with a simple question. Do you think that it is OK for a state government to perform electroshock therapy and sterilisation on children without parental consent? If you think this is fine, then no need to read any further.</p>
<p>For the rest of us you should be suitably horrified to know that the current Mental Health Act proposed changes that are due to go before parliment allow children to consent to sterilisation and 12 year olds to consent to psychosurgery and electroshock therapy all <span style="text-decoration: underline;">without</span> parental consent.</p>
<p>This is an urgent plea for protest against these changes for  that all parents in Western Australia need to act on immediately. We only have until the <strong>9th of March</strong> to avert these changes to uphold the parental rights and protect Western Australia’s children.</p>
<p>Of particular concern are the following proposals.</p>
<p><strong>CHILDREN OF ANY AGE TO CONSENT TO STERILISATION</strong>: If a psychiatrist decides that a child (under 18 years) has sufficient maturity, they will be able to consent to sterilisation. Parental consent will not be needed. Only after the sterilisation procedure has been performed does it have to be reported and then only to the Chief Psychiatrist. [Pages: 135 &amp; 136 of the Draft Mental Health Bill 2011]</p>
<p><strong>12 YEAR OLDS WILL BE ABLE TO CONSENT TO PSYCHOSURGERY</strong>: Banned in N.S.W. and the NT., psychosurgery is the cutting of the brain or inserting electrodes into the brain. This draft bill proposes to allow a 12 year old child, if considered to be sufficiently mature by a psychiatrist, to be able to consent to psychosurgery. Once the child has consented it goes before the Mental Health Tribunal (MHT) for approval. Parental consent is also not needed for the MHT to approve the psychosurgery. [Pages: 108, 109, 110, 197, 198, 199, 213 of the Draft Mental Health Bill 2011]</p>
<p><strong>12 YEAR OLDS WILL BE ABLE TO CONSENT TO ELECTROSHOCK (ECT):</strong> Electroshock is the application of electricity to the head. Any child aged 12 and over, whom a psychiatrist decides is mature enough, will be able to consent to electroshock. Also, once consent is given by the child and the psychiatrist, there is no requirement for parents or anyone, else including the MHT to approve the electroshock. Electroshock should be completely banned. Its use on the elderly, pregnant women and children is especially destructive. [Pages: 100, 101, 103, 104, 194, 105 of the Draft Mental Health Bill 2011]</p>
<p><strong>RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION OF CHILDREN</strong>: Children can be restrained in a psychiatric institution, with the use of mechanical restraint (manacles, belts, straps etc.) and bodily force. Chemical restraint &#8211; the use of psychiatric drugs to subdue and control the person is not covered in the draft bill, so there are no legal safeguards to prevent its application. Death can result from all forms of restraint. [Pages: 122, 121, 113, 246 of the Draft Mental Health Bill 2011]</p>
<p><strong>INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT OF CHILDREN</strong>: A psychiatrist can involuntarily detain any child for up to 14 days if &#8220;suspected&#8221; of mental illness. Parents will not be able to discharge their child and take them home. The psychiatrist can then make a &#8220;continuation order&#8221; to continue the detainment for up to 3 months and continue to make these orders after each 3 month period. During detainment the child could be drugged, restrained, secluded, given electroshock if over 12 years and could be put into a ward with adults. Parental consent is not required to continue the detainment or for any treatment, including the child being placed on a legal order to continue to receive drugs at home. The MHT hold hearings on the detainment of a child, but there is no guarantee the child will be able to go home. In 2010/11 there were 1,248 hearings for all ages and only 58 people had their status changed from involuntary to voluntary. [Pages: 21, 22, 35, 19, 107, 36, 53, 54, 183 -185, 190, 191, 213, 214.18, 46, 47, 48, 65, 66, 70, 73, 75-77 of the Draft Mental Health Bill 2011]</p>
<p><strong>WHO WILL BE ABLE TO DETAIN A CHILD IS NOT FULLY KNOWN</strong>: An &#8220;authorised mental health practitioner&#8221; can also detain a child or adult in the draft bill. Exactly who an authorised mental health practitioner is, is not defined by the draft bill. The Chief Psychiatrist can literally give anyone or any profession the power to detain someone just because he considers they are qualified and by publishing the decision in the Gazette. This clause must be removed from the Draft Mental Health Bill 2011. Only a judge or magistrate should have the power to detain someone. [Pages: 246, 247, 21, 22 of the Draft Mental Health Bill 2011]</p>
<p>The draft bill can be viewed on the W.A. Mental Health Commission website <a href="http://www.mentalhealth.%20wa.gov.au" target="_blank">http://www.mentalhealth. wa.gov.au</a> under &#8220;Mental Health Changes&#8221; and then &#8220;Mental Health Legislation&#8221;.</p>
<p>Please write / fax or call your local member of parliment and also send your objections to the Minister of Mental Health and the Minister of Health. Details for both are below:</p>
<p>Honourable Helen Morton MLC<br />
7th Floor, Dumas House<br />
2 Havelock Street<br />
WEST PERTH WA 6005</p>
<p>Honourable Dr Kim Hames MB BS JP MLA<br />
28th Floor, Governor Stirling Tower<br />
197 St Georges Terrace<br />
PERTH WA 6000</p>
<p>To make your lif easier here is a form letter in Word format that you can adapt.</p>
<p><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Mental-Health-Act-Reforms-Objection.docx">Mental Health Act Reforms Objection Form Letter</a></p>
<p>I also received this form letter as an alternative from Roy care of the Perth Truth Seekers meetup group that you could also use.</p>
<p><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/WA-Health-Bill-Letter-to-Minister-1.docx">WA Health Bill Letter to Minister 1</a></p>
<p>The bill itself also contains many other areas of concern. I recieved this document (linked below) today that gives an in-depth analysis of the bill and its ramifications. Please read it.</p>
<p><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/What-the-Mental-Health-Bill-really-means.pdf">What the Mental Health Bill really means</a></p>
<p>Note that the wording at the start of the letter expressing your will is very important (more information about this is available in the PDF titled Your Will Be Done by a former Queensland MP which is available here<a href="http://www.saveoz.org/documents/pdf/YourWillBeDone.pdf" target="_blank"> http://www.saveoz.org/documents/pdf/YourWillBeDone.pdf</a>).</p>
<p>You can also send an email expressing your objections to <a href="mailto:contactus@mentalhealth.wa.gov.au" target="_blank">contactus@mentalhealth.wa.gov.au</a>.</p>
<p>Remember that evil triumphs when good people stand by and do nothing.</p>
<p>You can reference the original article and their references that this post is extracted from at <a href="http://www.cchr.org.au/component/content/article/35-front-page-news/222-children-consent-to-sterilisation" target="_blank">http://www.cchr.org.au/component/content/article/35-front-page-news/222-children-consent-to-sterilisation</a>. Please take action now.</p>
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		<title>Vaccinate or Perish: Is it so?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened&#8221; &#8211; Winston Churchill Obviously I touched  nerve in the community with my comments about vaccination in my last post, &#8230; <a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/?p=219">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">&#8220;We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened&#8221; &#8211; Winston Churchill</p>
<p>Obviously I touched  nerve in the community with my comments about vaccination in my last post, so rather than reply individually I have decided to provide more information as to why my worldview is different to that of the mainstream.</p>
<p>I do recognise that vaccines are a touchy point for everyone&#8230; however it is so important that you do not just assume that because government and the scientists (that are often funded to do studies by the very company that sells the vaccine&#8230; can anyone spell conflict-of-interest here) tell you that they are OK that they must be. In this engineered society the biggest problem is that people do not have the time to do their own research into these areas (or choose not to as the case may be, which is easier).</p>
<p>So why is the issue of vaccination seen to be so important by everyone&#8230; it is the one area that if spoken against is the most likely to provoke a strong reaction? The simple answer is fear&#8230; and understandably so with all those graphic accounts of death and suffering that our ancestors clearly went through. I am not in any way denying that infectious disease was (and still is) a hideous and present danger.</p>
<p>But, I hate to be the bearer of bad news folks but you have been lied to. You have also been programmed&#8230; and this has been done so well that sadly most will leap to defend vaccination (and hence the multinational coporations that provide them) without even a moments hesitation.</p>
<p>If anyone is spluttering and fuming now then you can stop reading and I&#8217;ll stop challenging your belief system. You have the freedom to believe anything you like and this is just my view (backed up by years of research on this topic, but you can ignore that if you like)&#8230; so rather than increase your blood pressure best to leave now. For the rest, please read on and see how you have been taken for a ride. Up to you what you do with the information after that.</p>
<p>I will address two comments that I received on Facebook and then go from there. To the people that posted them, please do not take this as a personal attack. I have been there with the same comments by many others in the past&#8230; I am just using your words as an indicative example.</p>
<p>The first comment was that <em>&#8220;&#8230; you cannot argue immunisation isnt safe and effective, thats just wrong and dangerous.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Yes, I used to think like that as well. Then I started reading and researching.</p>
<p><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/cannot_be_unseen.jpg"><img class="wp-image-224 aligncenter" title="cannot_be_unseen" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/cannot_be_unseen.jpg" alt="" width="389" height="311" /></a>The two best ways to sell something are fear and sex. Now as yet I have not seen sex used in conjunction with vaccination, but I&#8217;m sure they are working on it. The fear issue here is the giant red button and revolves around the idea that if everyone does not vaccinate then we will all perish in a horrible pile of pus, vomit and blood&#8230; probably screaming in agony as our organs liquify and our eyes explode.</p>
<p>Fear is a the perfect control machanism (and also certainly serves a purpose for our survival of the physical body) for anyone seeking to dominate or influence another. As fear originates in the reptile part of our brain it can bypass all the reasoning and intuitive side&#8230; which is good for survival in a flight / fight response but not so good if we want a better life!</p>
<p>Vaccine proponents tell us that the use of vaccines is responsible for the virtual elimination of many childhood scourges that used to ravage the world. The fear button is pushed as we are told that in past many diseases killed a large number of people and that vaccines were invented and stopped these diseases from being a threat.</p>
<p>But is this in fact the case? The short answer is no&#8230; but on the face of it we cannot help but assume (with everything we have been told) that vaccines must have played a key role in improving all of our lives. But in actually looking carefully at the evidence over a longer period of time a very different picture of disease evolution and the role vaccines have played is revealed.</p>
<p>So, lets look at some evidence shall we. Remember I am not a doctor and I do not claim to be one&#8230; I prefer to let the doctors make their own observations&#8230; so here are just a few:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">&#8220;During the last two decades of the 19th century diphtheria was the leading cause of death of toddlers in the industrialized world, in some cities killing more than a thousand in a single year. In contrast, since 1980 fewer than 100 cases have been reported in the entire United States. Although diphtheria is hardly the only infectious disease to have thus faded, its story is unique because the early period of its decline can be <em>directly linked to advances in bacteriologic knowledge and practice</em>. Between 1880 and 1930 health authorities in New York City were responsible for much of the practical innovation in the control of diphtheria, as well as a good share of scientific progress.&#8221; <sup>[1]</sup> [my emphasis]</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">&#8221; &#8230; The largest historical decrease in morbidity and mortality caused by infectious disease was experienced not with the modern antibiotic and vaccine era, but after the introduction of clean water and effective sewer systems.&#8221; <sup>[2]</sup></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">&#8220;Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine arrived on the scene only <em>after disease mortality rates already had been reduced significantly</em>; measles, rubella, and polio vaccines did not become available until the middle of the 20th century, when most infant deaths were the result of other causes. The same holds true for sulfa drugs and antibiotics. Their contribution is unequivocal, but they did not affect mortality rates until the 1940s.&#8221; <sup>[3]</sup> [my emphasis]</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">&#8220;There was a continuous decline [whooping cough deaths], equal in each sex, from 1937 onward. Vaccination, beginning on small scale in some places around 1948 and on a national scale in 1957, did not affect the rate of decline if it be assumed that one attack usually confers immunity, as in most major communicable diseases of childhood.&#8221;</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">&#8220;&#8230; The steady decline of whooping cough between 1930 and 1957 is predictive of a linear exponential decay characteristic of a general and progressive lessening in the volume and spread of infection among the susceptible population. With this pattern well established before 1957, <em>there is no evidence that vaccination played a major role in the decline in incidence and mortality</em> in the trend of events.&#8221; <sup>[4]</sup> [my emphasis]</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">&#8220;The distinguished epidemiologist Thomas McKeown (1912-1988) maintained that reductions in deaths associated with infectious diseases (air-, water-, and food-borne diseases) cannot have been brought about by medical advances, since such diseases were declining long before effective means were available to combat them.&#8221;<sup> [5]</sup></p>
<p>The information we are given by vaccine proponents tend to be simple statements such as &#8220;in the 1920s, over 10,000 people a year died from diphtheria&#8230; after we introduced our vaccine the rates dropped over 90%&#8221;. This is a sales statement, it&#8217;s just that most people do not see it. Here the figures are accurate but the statement itself is misleading as they have provided historical fact without context. By mixing the facts with the word vaccine, this leads the reader to erroneously conclude that vaccines were instrumental in the massive declines of deaths from these diseases.</p>
<p>For the visual learners amongst us, here is a lovely graph showing what was happening with the majority of infectious diseases in America over time (courtesy of heathsentinel.com, please click the image to enlarge).</p>
<p><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/us-flu-tb-2-1900-1965.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-223" title="us-flu-tb-2-1900-1965" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/us-flu-tb-2-1900-1965-1024x636.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="397" /></a></p>
<p>Folks, vaccines did not wipe out the diseases. They were already in decline simply as our knowledge of disease transmission improved&#8230; and of course as our nutrition improved (although our &#8220;modern&#8221; diet is reversing this).</p>
<p>In response to another Facebook comment that &#8220;<em>TB and Polio were virtually wiped out of Australia once vaccinations started</em>&#8220;, well it&#8217;s not the vaccines that did that. I&#8217;ll just use TB as an example here, but rest assured that polio (also now sometimes diagnosed as MS because &#8220;it can&#8217;t be polio&#8230; that&#8217;s been irradicated by vaccines&#8221;) is also simular.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">&#8220;TB does not come and go in epidemics like meales and polio do. It is always there, and it is always looking for an opportunity to make people sick. It is caused by a bacterium that can attack any part of the body, but most commonly chooses the lungs. The bacteria are found living in the throats of a high percentage of the population, but only people who are run down become sick from it. Damp housing, malnutrition and chronic tiredness are risk factors that predispose a person to TB&#8230;&#8221;<sup> [7]</sup></p>
<p>So for a start TB has never been been irradicated. You can&#8217;t. It is there in us always, just waiting for a chance&#8230;</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">&#8220;Although nearly one third of the word’s population carries the tuberculosis bacteria, only about 0.2 percent of those infected with tuberculosis (TB) actually develop a clinically significant infection. This fact indicates that something other than the bacteria itself is responsible for developing the disease.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Several studies have appeared in the last decade, indicating that vitamin D is one of the major keys that dictate whether you will actually develop the disease. These studies have all come to the conclusion that vitamin D deficiency sets off the disease if you are a carrier of the bacteria.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">One previous study was able to show an astonishing 100 percent resolution rate by treating TB patients with 10,000 units of vitamin D daily (compared with the 400 units usually advocated by conventional medicine).&#8221; <sup>[6]</sup></p>
<p>More interestingly the TB vaccine itself has actually been linked to increases of TB in a communities <sup>[8][9]</sup>. Unfortunately this is actually rather common for vaccines (espcially the MMR vaccine which has now been shown to cause measles outbreaks), but I&#8217;m sure you can go and do some research yourself if interested.</p>
<p>Vaccine proponents will also tell you that &#8220;if enough people are vaccinated then the disease will die out&#8221;. This is also referred to as &#8220;herd immunity&#8221;. Again, the actual evidence totally disproves this claim.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">&#8220;When there is no outbreak of infectious disease, they [the vaccine proponents] say that herdimmunity is working very well, but when an infectious germ becomes virulent in the environment, and herd immunity is seen to fail, they make the excuse that a different mathematical formula should have been used.&#8221; <sup>[10]</sup></p>
<p>I&#8217;ll just look at one example here for the sake of brevity, that of measles&#8230; which is part of the MMR vaccine that is prescribed under the National Immunisation Program Schedule here in Australia.</p>
<p>According to the &#8220;science&#8221; of vaccination if 55% of children are immune then epidemics cannot develop<sup>[11]</sup>. Shame the measels virus cannot read and listen to the propaganda and even with 100% immunisation in a population measles still comes back. For exmaple when Hungary was under communist rule the measels vaccine enforced on the population and they had a 98% vaccination rate for over 14 years and they gave &#8220;booster&#8221; doses. The scientists all stated that within 20 years the measles virus would die out if this level of vaccination was maintained<sup>[12]</sup>. It did not work and measles ourbreaks continued to occur.</p>
<p>Herd immunity is a myth. If vaccines really did work then ayone vaccinated could not get the virus and any unvaccinated person could not be a risk. If vaccines work you would get the promised &#8220;life long immunity&#8221; and you would not require &#8220;booster&#8221; injections. Any child that has one of the childhood diseases naturally does indeed get life-long immunity.</p>
<p>The ingredients of vaccines really just say it all. Here is the ingredients in the MMR vaccine: &#8220;Measles, mumps, rubella live virus, neomycin sorbitol, hydrolized gelatin, chick embryonic fluid, and human diploid cells from aborted fetal tissue.&#8221;<sup>[13]</sup></p>
<p>Does injecting your children with DNA fragments from multiple viruses, bits of other peoples aborted babies, mercury (a neurotoxin), aluminium (also a neurotoxin), pus scraped off cows that are infected with cow-pox (and suffer incredibly as a result) sound like science to you?</p>
<p><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/fluvaccplayset_dees.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-230" title="fluvaccplayset_dees" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/fluvaccplayset_dees.jpg" alt="" width="568" height="454" /></a></p>
<p>The vaccine industy has huge profits behind it and often twists results and words to keep the dollars flowing in their direction. The vaccines assaulty on a newly devloping immune system and brain (i.e. our children&#8217;s) I propose ensures lots of sick, disfunctional people that are an additional source of alternative revenue for the same corporations.</p>
<p>The Polio Global Eradication Initiative (PGEI) was founded in 1988 by the World Health Organization, Rotary International, UNICEF, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This organisation holds up India as a prime example of its success at eradicating polio, stating on its website that &#8220;On 13 January, India crossed one year in which no child was paralysed by polio &#8211; for the first time in history. The lone polio case in 2011 was reported in a two-year-old girl in Howrah, close to Kolkata, West Bengal.&#8221;<sup>[14]</sup></p>
<p>But according to the Polio Global Eradication Initiative&#8217;s own statistics (on the same page as the previous statement) there were 42 cases of wild-type polio (WPV) reported in India in 2010 (see below). This shows  that vaccine-induced cases of polio paralysis (100-180 annually) outnumber wild-type cases by a factor of 3-4.</p>
<p><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Wild-Polio-Cases.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-231" title="Wild Polio Cases" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Wild-Polio-Cases.png" alt="" width="730" height="364" /></a></p>
<p>Even if we put aside the important question if PGEI is accurately differentiating between wild and vaccine-associated polio cases in their statistics, we still must ask if the real-world effects of immunisation (both good and bad) must be included in PGEI&#8217;s measurement of success?</p>
<p>For the Indian children who develop vaccine-induced paralysis every year (let along those in other countries) the PGEI&#8217;s declaration of India as nearing &#8220;polio free&#8221; status is simply a lie and could be considered an attempt to minimize obvious liability in having transformed polio from a natural disease vector into a man-made (iatrogenic) one.</p>
<p>I believe that the vaccination game is twisted and does not serve the interests of our children, it does however serve the interests of the global elite&#8217;s depopulationist and control agenda. I consider it a basic human right to choose what is injected into my children&#8217;s and my own bloodstream&#8230; perhaps you do not agree? Certainly there are doctors (more information <a href="http://www.infowars.com/doctor-calls-police-child-services-on-mother-who-refuses-to-vaccinate-son/" target="_blank">here</a>) and our own Fabian-society member primeminister Julia Gillard that believes that we do not have this right (see <a href="http://www.drbretthill.com/articles/wellness/412-no-vaccine-blackmail-please.html" target="_blank">here</a>).</p>
<p>The question at the end of the day comes down to this. Are you willing to spend the time to see the deceptions that are being promoted by the global elite and their multinational corporations and then act? I am and I will.</p>
<p>Please take the time to watch this documentary and you tube videos before sending any comments or emails. Also read &#8220;Raising a Vaccine Free Child&#8221; by Wendy Lydall (<a href="http://www.vaccinefreechild.com/" target="_blank">http://www.vaccinefreechild.com</a>) which goes though every single argument for vaccination that I have every heard and eliminates them with fully-referenced and peer reviewed medical studies to this fact. Enjoy and take the time to find your truth. This is mine.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">[1] Morman, E.T., &#8220;Childhood’s Deadly Scourge: The Campaign to Control Diphtheria in New York City, 1880-1930&#8243;, The Journal of the American Medical Association, April 12, 2000 Vol. 283, p. 1889</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">[2] &#8220;Zinc, diarrhea, and pneumonia (editorial)&#8221;, The Journal of Pediatrics, December 1999, Vol. 135, No. 6, p. 663</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">[3] Greene, Velvl W., PhD, MPH. &#8220;Personal hygiene and life expectancy improvements since 1850: Historic and epidemiologic associations&#8221;, American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC), August 2001, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 203-206</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">[4] Steward, Gordon T. &#8220;Vaccination Against Whooping-Cough Efficacy Versus Risks&#8221;, The Lancet, January 29, 1977, pp. 234-237</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">[5] Porter, Roy. &#8220;The Greatest Benefit to Mankind&#8221;, Harper Collins Publishers, 1997, p. 426</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">[6] Mercola. Ancient TB Case Shows the Power of Vitamin D, (8, Jan., 2008): http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/01/08/ancient-tb-case-shows-the-power-of-vitamin-d.aspx (visited 16, January, 2012) </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">[7] Lydall, Wendy. &#8220;Raising a Vaccine Free Child&#8221;, Authorhouse, 2005, p.140</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">[8] Tuberculosis Prevention Trial, Madras. Trial of BCG vaccines in South India for terbuculosis prevention. Indian J Med Res, 1979: 70; p349-363</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">[9]Tuberculosis Prevention Trial, Madras. Trial of BCG vaccines in South India for terbuculosis prevention. Indian J Med Res, 1980; 72: suppl., p349-363 </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">[10] Lydall, Wendy. &#8220;Raising a Vaccine Free Child&#8221;, Authorhouse, 2005, p83</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">[11] Cherry, J.D., &#8220;The new Epidemiology of Measels and Rubella&#8221;, Hospital Practice, July 1980, p49-57.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">[12] [10] Lydall, Wendy. &#8220;Raising a Vaccine Free Child&#8221;, Authorhouse, 2005, p84</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">[13] Vaccine Ingredients -Formaldehyde, Aspartame,Mercury, Etc. (11, Nov., 2004): http://www.rense.com/general59/vvac.htm (visited 18, January, 2012)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">[14] Polio This Week. (11, Jan., 2012):http://www.polioeradication.org/Dataandmonitoring/Poliothisweek.aspx (visited 18, January, 2012)<br />
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone and welome to this latest installment of the Tanen Blog, a bit of a long time coming but it&#8217;s here at last. It&#8217;s also a really long one. I actually started typing this entry when I was up &#8230; <a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/?p=171">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">Hi Everyone and welome to this latest installment of the Tanen Blog, a bit of a long time coming but it&#8217;s here at last. It&#8217;s also a really long one.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I actually started typing this entry when I was up in Perth during the &#8220;liberation&#8221; of Libya (more on that later) doing some training for my other job in Albany and that event combined with some others on the farm means that this blog post is a bit more confrontational than my normal posts&#8230; I&#8217;ll start though with some updates on activities over the last few months and what we have been up to, before getting to the brain food.</p>
<p>Something I forgot to mention in our last post was the arrival of our newest family member, Panda the Border Collie. Not sure how I forgot to mention her since she is everywhere&#8230; all the time. Here she is being cute and puppy like. She&#8217;s a few months older now, but a gratuitous puppy photo is always good.</p>
<p><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Panda-Pup.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-202 aligncenter" title="Panda Pup" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Panda-Pup-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a>We did some extra fitting to the guest accommodation, adding a kitchenette, to make it a bit more self-contained which has been a hit with our guests.</p>
<p><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Kitchenette.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-200 aligncenter" title="Kitchenette" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Kitchenette-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a>October was mostly taken up by the construction of my new outdoor sacred space&#8230; this was built to concide with the celebration of the Spring fire festival of Beltane which we held on our farm at the end of the month.</p>
<p><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Circle-1.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-195 aligncenter" title="Circle 1" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Circle-1-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a> <a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Circle-2.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-196 aligncenter" title="Circle 2" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Circle-2-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a> <a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Circle-3.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-197 aligncenter" title="Circle 3" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Circle-3-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a>Although we were expecting the rain to let up somewhat (as per my optomistic last post), this was certainly not the case. It continued to rain all the way up to just before Christmas. Our fire festival celebration turned out to be a bit soggy&#8230; this was my &#8220;construction&#8221; path through the swamp to the circle.</p>
<p><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Mud.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-201" title="Mud" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Mud-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>And of course with all the rain into the summer period there have been an insane number of rainbows. This one ended n the paddock next door&#8230; perhaps I should have gone and got the spade and started digging? Could do with some gold&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Rainbow.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-203" title="Rainbow" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Rainbow-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>It was our second Christmas here at Tanen. Theoden had a chance to see his dad dressed up in a silly costume&#8230; not sure if he thought I actually was Father Christmas or if he was just humouring me.</p>
<p><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Father-Xmas.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-199" title="Father Xmas" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Father-Xmas-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a></p>
<p>We also went to the community Christmas event where Theoden got to see a real 1950&#8242;s fire engine (completed with a Father Christmas arriving on top) and get his face painted&#8230; and its a moth NOT a butterfly as I was told by his emminence.</p>
<p><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Face-Painted.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-198" title="Face Painted" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Face-Painted-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a></p>
<p>Our new baby is coming along well (as you can see below). Alice is looking forward to getting him out now as his is exceedingly wiggly and she is running out of room to move any more organs around in there!</p>
<p><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Alice-and-Theoden-and-baby.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-190" title="Alice and Theoden and baby" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Alice-and-Theoden-and-baby-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a></p>
<p>Those who know me know that I have spent many, many years researching and investigating the nature of &#8220;reality&#8221;. It is not enough for me just to accept the way things are, just because most people accept that &#8220;that&#8217;s the way it is&#8221;&#8230; this is not acceptable.</p>
<p>Do you ever stop to ask the real questions about Humanity as a whole? Just where are we going? What do we actually want? Why is the world like it is?</p>
<p>Do you realise that in just one week the entire world could be changed into a paradise if only Humanity actually wanted it to happen? Have you ever asked yourself why not?</p>
<p>The System / Government / Religion / Division has been introduced into our lives by design, cunningly worked in such a way as to ensure that we think the way those in control want us to think and keep us distracted from making the changes that we have to make. For me, I now employ the non-comply dance with all things that seek to enslave us&#8230; why&#8230; well, let&#8217;s get started shall we&#8230;</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Chemtrails Over Paradise<br />
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<p>Most people have never been told about chemtrails&#8230; and if you ask many people probably just accept the lies propogated by the control system that they are just &#8220;contrails&#8221; from aircraft. Well, first watch this video I took over my farm in September and then read on.</p>
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<p>Do you have any idea how angry this makes me! These people are poisoning my family! Chemtrails destabilise the human immune system by poisoning the very land we grow our food and receive our water from using the gradual buildup of toxic levels of aluminium, barium and strontium through repeated application. Can I hear you saying that the government are our friends and would never do anything like that&#8230; well take some time to educate yourself and watch this documentary below.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">NATO</span></strong></p>
<p>Your tax dollars support the Australian Military. Australia is a signatory to NATO. Lets see our $$ at work then shall we&#8230; beware this video is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">extemely</span> disturbing. I cried for some time after watching it. Sixty seconds that you will never be able to forget.</p>
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<p>But never mind, they are just brown-people in another country&#8230; doesn&#8217;t matter does it? We still have to go on supporting the government, after all we need to be &#8220;governed&#8221;&#8230;. can&#8217;t take care of ourselves&#8230;. all all those nice corporations and the pharmacutical giants want us to be happy and healthy? Well, how about this little thing that is so &#8220;good for us&#8221;. Supported, of course, by the Heath Department of &lt;insert your state here&gt;&#8230;.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Fluoride</span></strong></p>
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<p>There is even more information about the use of fluoride in Australia in the excellent Australian documentary &#8220;Fire Water&#8221;. You can educate yourself some more by watching the movie online by clicking this <a href="http://www.firewaterfilm.com/" target="_blank">link</a>.</p>
<p>If you would like to read the government&#8217;s take, by all means&#8230; here is one of my favourites <a href="http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/cohs/pdf/fluoridation_brochure.pdf">http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/cohs/pdf/fluoridation_brochure.pdf</a>. Yes, they care for us so much&#8230; quick let&#8217;s all go and get some&#8230;</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vaccinations</span></strong></p>
<p>Yes, many scientists have proven the benefits of injecting yourself with mercury, aluminium, formaldehyde and live strains of highly dangerous viruses. Perfectly safe&#8230;. err&#8230; oh damn, that&#8217;s right&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li>Vaccines have actually never been proven safe or effective.</li>
<li>Cause serious health side effects, such as autism and death.</li>
<li>Make billions of $$$ of profit for the pharmaceutical industry.</li>
<li>Are made from aborted fetal tissue, 59 different chemicals, DNA from diseased animals and more.</li>
<li>Vaccinated children have far worse health outcomes than unvaccinated children (<a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/033858_unvaccinated_children_health.html">http://www.naturalnews.com/033858_unvaccinated_children_health.html</a>)</li>
</ul>
<p>Do you think this is all made up? Nick&#8217;s just being delusional&#8230; well how about some light reading from some more doctors and specialists about vaccines, you can click <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/SpecialReports/VaccinesFullStory/v1/VaccineReport-EN.pdf" target="_blank">here </a>if you like&#8230; or if you are more the visual media type you can watch this interesting interiew with Dr Andrew Wakefield by using this <a href="http://www.naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=608256A446123276E4E72A5351322186" target="_blank">link</a>.</p>
<p>Thimerosal is a widely used vaccine preservative that is present in the majority of flu shots and other vaccines. Thimerosal is 49% mercury by volume, an extremely toxic chemical element that wreaks havoc on the nervous system, neurological function, and overall biological function. Yes, that&#8217;s right the government loves us. It wants us to be free and joyful. That&#8217;s why we have to get rid of those pesky incandescent light bulbs&#8230; gotta save the planet now don&#8217;t we? Soon it will be &#8220;mandatory&#8221; (bah, who needs freedom to choose anyway). We need to have&#8230;</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Compact Fluorescent  Light (CFL) Bulbs</span></strong></p>
<p>So wonderful. Such a fantastic invention. OH NO&#8230; I broke one and now I have to follow the instructions from the Environmental Protection Agency to clean it up. Quick now you only have a few minutes before your health is dangerously at risk&#8230; click <a href="http://www.epa.gov/cfl/cflcleanup.html" target="_blank">here</a> for your instructions.</p>
<p>All CFL&#8217;s contain mercury. Mercury is a neurotoxin, is especially damaging to undeveloped and developing brains (ie fetuses and children). Considering that 25 micrograms of mercury is considered unsafe by the EPA for any human under 550 pounds, the devastating health effects of mercury are truly concerning.</p>
<p>It is very clear to me that the government wants mercury in your homes&#8230; otherwise why would they mandate that we have to use CFL&#8217;s?</p>
<p>And hopefully you have had no fillings. Have you ever watched all the protective gear that the dentist and his helper have to use to prepare the filling&#8230; apparently it&#8217;s safe though in your mouth, just never try to remove it, and don&#8217;t worry about the leeching into your digestive system.</p>
<p><strong>Nuclear Contamination</strong></p>
<p>Just because it&#8217;s not on the news, it must be all OK now. That is what these sociopaths that have inserted themselves into positions of power in our society want you to believe. The corportate media giants do not work in your interests, they are repeaters NOT reporters and most of their information is pre-packaged and delivered for them.</p>
<p>The resultant contamination with nuclear materials of our planet that unfolded around Fukishima is possibly the most serious and ongoing disaster ever. Again, if you want to really know what is happening visit <a href="http://www.enenews.com" target="_blank">http://www.enenews.com</a> for independent research and facts around this event. I also invite you to listen to what Dr Helen Caldicott (and Australian anti-nuclear activist) has to say:</p>
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<p>There are also some people out there that actually are investigative journalists. The real deal. If you want a very insightful take on what just does-not-add-up with Fukishima please spend a few minutes reading this report by Jim Stone at his website <a href="http://www.jimstonefreelance.com/fukushima1.html" target="_blank">http://www.jimstonefreelance.com/fukushima1.html</a>. Food for thought.</p>
<p>We do not need nuclear power based on enriched uranium. There are better technologies out there to generate power (see <a href="http://sustainablepowerstation.com" target="_blank">http://sustainablepowerstation.com</a> which is operational)&#8230; but even if we still wanted to use nuclear energy reactors based on Thorium are far safer and more effecient&#8230; but they do not produce enriched uranium as a by-product for making Nuclear Weapons and Depleted Uranium Munitions. Sick, sick, sick. And the corporte media went into full brainwashing mode with all of this, perhaps you remember that pile of stinking nuclear energy propaganda at the end of Sixty Minutes (see <a href="http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/stories/peteroverton/259389/the-nuclear-solution" target="_blank">here</a>). I want to vomit.</p>
<p>Do you actualy realise that it only takes four days between loss of power to the cooling ponds for a nuclear reactor to catch fire and poison the planet. There are currently approximately 440 reactors world-wide. Many are on flood plains and fault lines. Think about it.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Schooling</strong></span></p>
<p>When I starting doing my teaching degree at Murdoch University I remember being taught in one of the units the three purposes of education (in order):</p>
<ol>
<li>Childcare</li>
<li>Socialisation</li>
<li>Education</li>
</ol>
<p>The school system as we know it is actually a very recent thing. The system wants you to believe that you are lucky to be able to send your children to school, that this is in the best interests of your child and that the system knows what is best for your child.</p>
<p>Now don&#8217;t get me wrong here. I am very much in favour of children being able to learn about the world around them and engage in life-long self-directed learning. However I strongly oppose what is occuring in public school systems across the globe. It is NOT education, it is a system that: 1) Keeps children away from their parents to ensure that both parents are able to &#8220;work&#8221; and hence taxed; 2) Teaches conformity and the &#8220;correct worldview&#8221; that the system seeks to promote (truth is irrelevant, obey, do not question / do not think); 3) Ensures that the education recieved is dragged out over as long a period as possible (see point one) and is designed to ensure left-brain dominance and fractured thinking.</p>
<p>There are educational models in existence that are infinately superior to the one that is foistered on us by the control system&#8230; yet it stays. Why? Easy answer, it suits those who are controlling us. The last think they want from their slaves is a populace that is capable on independent thought and critical analysis.</p>
<p>If you want a school system that is in the interests of the child you need to look no further than a Russian model called &#8220;The School&#8221; (you can read more about this <a href="http://greenplanetparadise.com/504/anastasia-s-dream-forest-schools-of-the-future" target="_blank">here</a> and get DVD about it <a href="http://www.ringingcedars.com/store/#school">here</a>). The children that attend this school typically cover all eleven years of mainstream education in just one year and then move on university. They are &#8220;normal&#8221; children. Our system is NOT designed to educate, it is designed to enslave.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Alien Invasion?</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Conclusion</strong></span></p>
<p>So what can we do about all of this? I&#8217;ll leave you to digest and think and read for a while&#8230; stay tuned for my next post where I will being going into details on how to save our families and make it through the year alive, happy and healthy.</p>
<p>Peace, truth and love everyone.</p>
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		<title>The Long Wet: June to September at Tanen</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When the rains start here at Tanen there is little you can do. Just buckle down and watch the ground go soggy. Moving around becomes relegated to the gravel areas, even by foot you risk a shoe full of water. In theory as the days become shorter it is a time to turn inward and plan for the return of the longer days&#8230; but I&#8217;m still scratching my head a bit wondering what happened in all those months. One moment it was the end of May and the next it was the end of August. Our lives (and I think most peoples) right now are just way too busy. There seems to be an exponential speeding up of time as our consciousness experiences it&#8230; for what reason, well I suppose that remains to be seen.</p>
<p>Basically I spent most of June with a cough that induced vascular headaches. Nasty things. Any physical activity made me sound like I was dying and then I would almost fall over in pain from the reaction to the cough. Not fun, but farm living does not relent when one is feeling poorly&#8230;</p>
<p>The big event in June was of course our goatlings being born, which I blogged about a while back now. Now they are bigger and more active. Here they are with Latte out and about&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_150" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/039.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-150" title="Latte and Kids" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/039-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">You would look like that too if you had them on you...</p></div>
<p>Thoden has been busy chasing them, which he find most amusing, I think the goats do as well. We *do* try to teach him to be calm&#8230;. like trying to tell a tornado to be a cloud. We captured this shot of him smooching a goat&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_151" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/040.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-151" title="Theoden and Goat" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/040-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Awwwwww.....</p></div>
<p>Our newly planted vegetable gardens are in and working wonderfully. We have also put in a few varieties of garlic and more potatoes, so it will be interesting to see which ones do the best. We also managed to score some freaky local garlic that apparently grows only in the Porongurup Ranges and is harvested by an Aboriginal man who knows the secret location. Will tell you if it induces hallucinations.</p>
<div id="attachment_152" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/041.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-152" title="Munchtime" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/041-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Abundance is good!</p></div>
<p>Alice has also been enjoying the company of the goatlings and the goats in general.</p>
<div id="attachment_149" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/011.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-149" title="Alice and Goats" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/011-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Alice with her star sign animals</p></div>
<p>We lost most of July with some exciting news that we have another little one on the way and getting ultrasounds and all that done. We are hoping this time for a little girl&#8230; so it will be interesting to see if my visions during mediation are correct as I have been seeing a little girl for some time now during meditations. We will find out next week&#8230;</p>
<p>August was high drama with my mum having a stroke&#8230; so we lost most of August travelling to Perth to support her through this difficult time for her. She is well on the mend now though, although very tired.</p>
<p>As it was one year on the 11th of August looking back is always an interesting experience. The big goal that I had when we moved here has not progressed much&#8230; that being the concept of micro-community based on spiritual permaculture. Although there is a good level of interest, there is a large gap between interest and taking action for most. On the positive side, our self-sustainability has moved forward&#8230; although we are not yet ready to run permaculture training yet as our permaculture gardens are not fully established&#8230; and the food forest was a disaster (but I do have some lovely dead sticks if anyone would like them).</p>
<p>After much work on the cottage, I have come to the conclusion that it is impossible to keep warm. I&#8217;ve insulated it to death, and still there are cold drafts that lurk around the ankles. Even the old incense stick failed to reveal the locations of these eldritch drafts&#8230; so Alice and I have decided to sell off our rental house in Perth and build a new home higher up the hill (hopefully it is less windy there).</p>
<p>The cottage will then become free for a few possibilities:</p>
<ol>
<li>Workers accommodation for the olive harvest.</li>
<li>Rental for holidays for the stressed and depressed.</li>
<li>School for establishing a Green School like that in Bali.</li>
</ol>
<p>I personally like that last option. Dream high, dream high&#8230;</p>
<p>I recently came across this animation which contains some truths about how the global &#8220;elite&#8221; behave. Well worth some thought.</p>
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<p>As usual I will close with a quote&#8230; this time from Henry Makow Ph.D that &#8220;Modern society is dedicated to fulfilling the greed of a tiny cabal of psychopaths.&#8221; Sad, but so true. Look at the You Tube video &#8220;Defence against the Psychopath&#8221; if you have time&#8230; I&#8217;ve known a few&#8230;</p>
<p>Stay free. Hug a tree. Swing in a hammock. Peace out everyone.</p>
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		<title>Just in Case: Elenin, Obama, Defcon 1 and Denver</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:38:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the off chance that a few things converge and turn out to be true I just want to let you all know to prepare a bit. The nutters that are in &#8220;control&#8221; of our world have a nasty habit &#8230; <a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/?p=159">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On the off chance that a few things converge and turn out to be true I just want to let you all know to prepare a bit. The nutters that are in &#8220;control&#8221; of our world have a nasty habit of using training exercises as a cover for false flag events and other nasties, for example during 9/11 NORAD had all its fighter jets off over the Atlantic doing a training exercise about terrorists flying planes into buildings&#8230; the Norwegian police were training for a bomb to go off at the location the bomb actually went off just one hour beforehand&#8230; the English police were running training exercises involving exactly the same scenario at exactly the same time that the London Bombings occured. There are lots more examples of this kind of stuff so feel free to look yourself if interested&#8230;</p>
<p>So, now on to a possible very nasty one that could be scheduled for the 27th of this month (that is in a week if you&#8217;ve lost track of time like I tend to <img src='http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> ). The 27th is a rather interesting day as we have comet Elenin at it&#8217;s closest approach to Earth (which is surrounded by all sorts of prophecies, hope it&#8217;s all rubbish), Obama and a bunch of the miltary brass have been ordered to conduct a Defcon 1 (that&#8217;s full-scale nuclear war, not that I think this is what is happening) &#8220;training&#8221; exercise in Denver&#8230; which also has the freakest and hell-inspired artwork in an airport ever (see <a title="here" href="http://vigilantcitizen.com/sinistersites/sinister-sites-the-denver-international-airport">here</a>) and by many accounts also has a huge underground miltary base right beneath it. It is also at the longitude and latitude specified in the movie Close Encounters of Third Kind.</p>
<p>The other thing that raises the possible incidence of some kind of event on that date is the nutters obsession with multiples of eleven, which in numerology is a power number. Obama is the 44th President of the United States. The 27/09/2011 is 2+7 = 9, 9+9=18,18+2+0+1+1=22. They would really like that one because it is symetrical to the presidency. It is also a Tuesday. Tuesdays are also associated with the planetary influence of Mars, and even the average Joe knows that Mars is traditionally associated with wars, military prowess and disasters. The other thing about Tuesdays is that it also maximises media exposure to the public&#8230;</p>
<p>Lastly the local Aboriginal Elders down here in the southwest have been having dreams that on that date a tidal wave will hit that will travel 200kms inland.</p>
<p>I might be paranoid but just in case I&#8217;m not, grab a bit of extra food and bottled water and think a bit about looking after yourselves and those you love. Worst case you&#8217;ll be eating some canned carrots <img src='http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  over the next few months&#8230; if I&#8217;m right you will be in a better place than most. Peace out everyone&#8230;</p>
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		<title>The Bountiful Goat Special</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometime on Wednesday (when we were not looking) our white goat Latte gave birth to twins, a girl and a boy (we have named them Moccha and Zebadee). Tales of attempting to milk her in a few weeks will be &#8230; <a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/?p=136">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sometime on Wednesday (when we were not looking) our white goat Latte gave birth to twins, a girl and a boy (we have named them Moccha and Zebadee). Tales of attempting to milk her in a few weeks will be sure to follow&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_139" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 233px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/IMG_0097.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-139" title="Mocha and Zebadee" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/IMG_0097-223x300.jpg" alt="" width="223" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Mocha and Zebadee</p></div>
<div id="attachment_138" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 233px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/IMG_0094.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-138" title="The Family" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/IMG_0094-223x300.jpg" alt="" width="223" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Mocha, Zebadee and mum (Latte)</p></div>
<div id="attachment_137" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 233px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/IMG_0089.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-137" title="Zebadee" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/IMG_0089-223x300.jpg" alt="" width="223" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Zebadee the Buck</p></div>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Update</strong></span></p>
<p>Just when we thought that was our goatlings for the season, Coco suprised us with a huge baby doe on Saturday night. She did not even look pregnant so it was a big suprise for us. Our new doe is called Expresso because she has black bits, is strong and came out really fast.</p>
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		<title>A New Hope: May 2011 at Tanen</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another month as flown by here at Tanen and with the cooler weather and not too much rain yet, Alice and I have been very busy outdoors getting our winter food crops in. We started May building our new raised &#8230; <a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/?p=116">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another month as flown by here at Tanen and with the cooler weather and not too much rain yet, Alice and I have been very busy outdoors getting our winter food crops in.</p>
<p>We started May building our new raised garden beds. I wanted a design that incorporated both permaculture principals as well as being easy to build. In addition, after my previous potato garden was overun by Kikuyu, I needed to  ensure that it would be effectively blocked out this time around. After some thought I came up with a design using a cross shape. This allows easy access to all areas of the garden beds as well as space for a pond in the middle to increase insect biodiversity and hopefully bring in the frogs.</p>
<p>We started by using some recycled jarrah sleepers over the top of an old plastic tarp (to shade out the grass). Over this we then added a few layers of carboard.</p>
<div id="attachment_133" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/018.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-133" title="No-dig garden bed step 1" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/018-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Weed suppression permaculture style....</p></div>
<p>As this design incorporates the no-dig approach to gardening we needed to create three layers of organic material. The first layer provides organic material to rot down over the next twelve months into good compost.</p>
<p>The two broad categories of compost materials are high-Carbon (woody, brown, dry) to high-Nitrogen (fresh, wet, green). The microbes that work in the compost need a starting ratio of approximately 30 Carbon to 1 Nitrogen to get all excited – thus as good heap designers, this is what we should be aiming for. If you get excited by carbon / nitrogen ratios, there are a number of good charts (such as the one <a href="http://www.composting101.com/c-n-ratio.html">here</a>)&#8230; but basically you want to alternate green stuff with brown stuff.</p>
<p>In our case we have loads of lawn clippings, so in they went to start with&#8230; along with  a good watering. You need a nice wet pile.</p>
<div id="attachment_123" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/020.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-123" title="No-dig garden bed step 2" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/020-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Theoden watering in the base material</p></div>
<p>Next is our carbon layer. In my case I wanted both the carbon and some extra nutrients, so my muck-of-choice was pig poo mixed with straw.</p>
<div id="attachment_124" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/023.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-124" title="No-dig garden bed step 4" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/023-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Adding the compost</p></div>
<p>Then it was time to add the frog pond. I had some old black plastic sheeting and a large plastic flower pot, so I just dug a hole in the middle of the bedding and pushed the flower pot wrapped with plastic. Then got an old car tyre and put that around the outside. Its a bit hard to see in the photo below&#8230; but the next one is clearer.</p>
<div id="attachment_126" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/028.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-126" title="No-dig garden bed step 4A" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/028-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Adding the frog pond</p></div>
<p>This final step in creating this garden-bed masterpiece is lots of mulch to help reduce water loss&#8230; and as a bonus later on, once all our food has grown and been harvested, we can just add more green stuff to the top and start the process all over again. You can see the car tyre pond here more clearly as well.</p>
<div id="attachment_128" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/032.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-128" title="No-dig garden bed step 5" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/032-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Top mulching</p></div>
<p>Of course, the whole purpose of this is to plant things in it. The easiest way in this kind of garden bed is simply to make holes in the top mulch&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_129" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/033.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-129" title="Holes" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/033-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Holes in the mulch ready for a seedling</p></div>
<p>Then we just get our seedling and make a &#8220;mud ball&#8221; using some soil / potting mix around its roots.</p>
<div id="attachment_131" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/035.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-131" title="Seedling and soil" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/035-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">A seedling in a mud ball</p></div>
<p>This fine creation can then be simply placed into the hole we made&#8230; and we then just repeat the process for each seedling.</p>
<div id="attachment_130" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/034.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-130" title="Planted seedlings" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/034-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Seedlings added to garden bed</p></div>
<p>We will be sure to show you an updated photo next month of the results&#8230; so stay tuned.</p>
<p>On the subject of rasing seedlings for the garden beds, I&#8217;ve always wanted to try solar greenhousing&#8230; and the cold and winds here make it even more practical as raising seedlings has proved challenging.</p>
<p>We were contacted earlier in the month by Dan who was interested in the settlement project, so when he came to visit it was an opportune moment to get the concrete slab done for a greenhouse.</p>
<div id="attachment_117" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/001.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-117" title="Nick and Dan Action Men" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/001-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Can we build it... yes we can...</p></div>
<p>As you can see from the photo above we had a perfect day to mix concrete. Not one of my most favourite activities, but necessary to both hold the greenhouse in place and also provide some thermal mass (the concrete holds heat from the day and radiates it back into the greenhouse at night).</p>
<div id="attachment_118" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/002.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-118" title="Greenhouse Base" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/002-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Wet concrete is weird stuff, kind of like The Blob...</p></div>
<p>After Dan left, I had to wait several days for the concrete to cure&#8230; and then the real fun started. I had purchased a kit from Bunnings prior to getting the slab done. Opening it was a bit like Pandora&#8217;s box, things just kept coming out.</p>
<p>The instructions said it would take half-a-day to errect, so I thought starting at lunch time would be fine. Hmmm, right. Obviously they meant that it would take half-a-day for someone who builds these things for a living. By the end of that day all I had managed was to get the sides up&#8230; and it was Monday&#8230; so I had to go to work for the next three days before I could finish it&#8230; and on the third day we had  storm. Yep, a classic example of Murphy&#8217;s Law. I was out there at 2am in the morning trying to reinforce the thing&#8230; in the rain&#8230;</p>
<p>The next day, after unbending the struts and not feeling quite as depressed about the whole thing, I managed to get the rest of the greenhouse done. It was nice and warm inside&#8230; which is a good thing.</p>
<div id="attachment_119" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 210px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/003.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-119" title="Greenhouse" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/003-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Lego for gardeners...</p></div>
<p>One day soon it will be full of green things&#8230; hopefully plants and not aliens, grass clippings or Kermit the Frog (although that would be rather cool).</p>
<p>The fine weather we were having also inspired Alice and I to visit the just opened Castle Rock walk, which is right above our farm. We even got Theoden excited by the idea, and amazingly he managed to walk half the way up the mountain by himself before I had to migrate him to the back sling. That&#8217;s about 2.5km&#8230; not bad for a little one (he&#8217;s just turned two)!</p>
<div id="attachment_120" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 210px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/008A.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-120" title="Stairway to heaven" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/008A-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">There are places, wild places, that beckon to the soul</p></div>
<p>It was a bit of a hike and climb up to the top (we gained about 300m in altitude by the time we finished), but very nice rocks and formations to be experienced.</p>
<div id="attachment_121" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/014A.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-121" title="Castle rock surrounds" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/014A-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Arriving at Castle Rock</p></div>
<p>The shire has made a new observation platform at Castle Rock itself. So much for blending it into the natural bushland&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_127" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 210px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/028A.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-127" title="Castle rock walk" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/028A-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">So shiney... the platform out along Castle Rock</p></div>
<p>But the view is rather impressive. Here you can see our farm (it&#8217;s in the middle of the photo)&#8230; note the &#8220;good&#8221; patch of olive trees (the dark green patch forward of our home) . Our plan at this stage is to keep these and clear the rest&#8230; but we will see what we will see.</p>
<div id="attachment_132" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/046.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-132" title="Castle rock farm view" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/046-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The view of our farm from Castle Rock</p></div>
<p>And lastly, and most importantly, our son Theoden had his second birthday. Here he is enjoying his very unusal birthday &#8220;cake&#8221; (he does not like normal cake)&#8230; actually he only ate the M&amp;M&#8217;s in the end&#8230; we still have most of the jelly in the fridge&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_125" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 210px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/025.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-125" title="Birthday Boy" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/025-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Theoden&#39;s birthday cake... Jelly, Cheezles and M&amp;M&#39;s...</p></div>
<p>Well, that&#8217;s it for this month. Take care. Keep an eye on the government and don&#8217;t trade your freedoms for supposed &#8220;security&#8221;. Oh, and the moon may be hollow and full of reptilian aliens&#8230; cheers!</p>
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		<title>Fences, Fires, Drains and Gravel: April 2011 at Tanen</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 14:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well winter is coming our way all too soon&#8230; so as you can tell by this months title, April has been getting ready for the wet season while we can still do things outdoors. Mid-Autumn is always my favourite time &#8230; <a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/?p=106">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well winter is coming our way all too soon&#8230; so as you can tell by this months title, April has been getting ready for the wet season while we can still do things outdoors.</p>
<p>Mid-Autumn is always my favourite time of year, the hot dry of summer giving away into the cool nights and fluctuating days of sun, cloud and drizzle. I always remember the poem by William Blake around now as I think it sums up this time of year so well.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>O Autumn, laden with fruit, and stainèd<br />
With the blood of the grape, pass not, but sit<br />
Beneath my shady roof; there thou may&#8217;st rest,<br />
And tune thy jolly voice to my fresh pipe,<br />
And all the daughters of the year shall dance!<br />
Sing now the lusty song of fruits and flowers.<br />
`The narrow bud opens her beauties to<br />
The sun, and love runs in her thrilling veins;<br />
Blossoms hang round the brows of Morning, and<br />
Flourish down the bright cheek of modest Eve,<br />
Till clust&#8217;ring Summer breaks forth into singing,<br />
And feather&#8217;d clouds strew flowers round her head.</em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>`The spirits of the air live on the smells<br />
Of fruit; and Joy, with pinions light, roves round<br />
The gardens, or sits singing in the trees.&#8217;<br />
Thus sang the jolly Autumn as he sat;<br />
Then rose, girded himself, and o&#8217;er the bleak<br />
Hills fled from our sight; but left his golden load.</em></p>
<p>I did have grand plans of becoming the Grim Reaper of Kikuyu this month, but demands of preparedness have postponed this until next month&#8230; so no photos as yet&#8230; and the joys and mysteries of peening a scythe blade will have to wait.</p>
<p>SO what has been happening, well lets get started shall we?</p>
<p>Our driveway, after all this time, has finally been repaired. No more dodging the furrows as we rocket up the hill to home for us anymore&#8230;. and we even have a place to park now that will not involve spinning tyres on mud come the rains. Luxury, sheer luxury.</p>
<div id="attachment_107" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/001.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-107" title="New Parking Area" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/001-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Our new parking area... yay!</p></div>
<p>As is the nature of things though, getting that done made me realise that we were going to have to do something about the drainage from the roof of the shed&#8230; which was just going onto the ground. So, since the bobcat was there shifting gravel around, we had a bit of digging done&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_108" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 210px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/004.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-108" title="Drainage" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/004-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Water drainage... hope it works...</p></div>
<p>I have actually put most of the drainage pipe in since that photo was taken and backfilled a bit&#8230; but the ground was still too hard to finish the end part&#8230; need some good, heavy rain to soften it up!</p>
<p>One of the more annoying things on the property has also been remedied. Until now (as we had sheep roaming around the lower paddock) we have had to open and close the top-gate each time we wanted to go out. Not good if it begins to rain heavily&#8230; so I got my act together and did the 400m of fence needed to section off the settlement zone and the cropping zone on the settlement plan.</p>
<div id="attachment_109" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 210px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/005.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-109" title="The Fence" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/005-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Fencing is fun...</p></div>
<p>Theoden enjoyed all the fencing action as well&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_110" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/026.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-110" title="Theoden and Dad" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/026-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Theoden attempting to fix Dad&#39;s loose screws...</p></div>
<p>And what would any good fencing story be without an action shot&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_111" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/041.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-111" title="Straining the Fence" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/041-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Rugged fencing action shot...</p></div>
<p>Our guest accommodation area also had some upgrades with the addition of fairy lights, which was an awe-inspiring sight when coming along Millinup Rd late at night&#8230; perhaps we can be in the running for the Christmas Lights competition next Christmas without even trying!</p>
<div id="attachment_112" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/046.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-112" title="Lights" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/046-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">So pretty... can&#39;t resist... must head toward them...</p></div>
<p>The preparation for the coming winter continues with the installation (finally&#8230; it has been on the porch since we arrived) of our slow-combustion fire in the living room. The installation also led to the discovery that we have no insulation in our roof at all, the sellers lied on their disclosure statement when we purchased the property.</p>
<div id="attachment_113" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 210px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/048.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-113" title="Slow Combustion" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/048-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Ahhh... so toasty....</p></div>
<p>The Autumn weather here has also reduced the crazy-strong winds we have been having over the hotter months, which has been a nice change. Although we still have the odd night where we wonder if we are about to take off. I installed Theoden&#8217;s trampoline next to the guest accommodation, and the next day it was down in the front garden. I&#8217;ve since chained it to the ground, so hopefully it won&#8217;t move no-more.</p>
<p>The April work-fever also inspired me to build a woodshed to keep our firewood nice and dry. I even got a load of firewood on the back of the truck for it and stacked it in there. The guests in the accommodation from Perth have been enjoying their fireplace as a result, we still think it&#8217;s warm down here&#8230; so apart from a test burn in ours, it is still dormant&#8230;. however I do remember when we arrived here that it was damn cold, so I&#8217;m sure it will be getting a workout soon enough.</p>
<p>And so to finish&#8230; this months ethical musiing comes once again from Endgame. This quote comes from a discourse on the conflict experienced by people who seek to live with their landbase vs those that wish to exploit it. I invite you to consider your position and what are you willing to do to mak change?</p>
<p><em>&#8220;&#8230; those who value things and control more than life can be more likely to kill to gain things or control than if these values were reversed. Obviously: they [those in power] value things and control more than they do life. As we see. On the other hand, if we value life over control or things, we are less likely to kill even to defend life. As we also see. When groups holding these different values come into conflict this functional difference makes for a grotesquely uneven contest, or if you will allow me the language, battle.&#8221;</em> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Derrick Jensen, Endgame (p420)</span></p>
<p>Take a good look at our government peoples. Which side do you think they are on? Where do you think you will stand with them when the system begins to collapse? There are bad things afoot in the world right now. Make plans, keep safe.</p>
<p>Signing off for April. Peace, love and truth everyone.</p>
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		<title>Potatoes, Solar Energy and Spas: March 2011 at Tanen</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 09:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I finally completed the solar energy system and we had the electricians wire it into the house&#8230; but all did not work out as planned as I managed to short out two of the batteries (note to self, do not &#8230; <a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/?p=90">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I finally completed the solar energy system and we had the electricians wire it into the house&#8230; but all did not work out as planned as I managed to short out two of the batteries (note to self, do not work with 250 amps of DC when tired) and killed one&#8230; it was very pretty&#8230; had spots in my visison for a few minutes after the arcing finished&#8230; so now I am waiting for a new battery which I hope to collect mid April&#8230; so stay tuned for the next episode in the solar saga.</p>
<div id="attachment_93" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/086.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-93" title="Regulator" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/086-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Regulator</p></div>
<p>The photo above is a close-up of the regulator. This monitors the batteries and charges them as they get low on amps to supply. Again notice the DC isolation switch to the right of the regulator. The black box beneath the regulator is the current shunt that allows the regulator to know how much power is being sucked out of the batteries. The switches to the left are on the AC / home side for circuit overload protection.</p>
<div id="attachment_91" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 210px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/084.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-91" title="Solar Energy System" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/084-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Solar Energy System</p></div>
<p>The top left device is the inverter that provides power to the house. The blue box in the middle is the regulator that controls the solar charging. The black objects on the shelves below are the batteries.</p>
<div id="attachment_92" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/085.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-92" title="Junction Box" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/085-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Junction Box</p></div>
<p>This junction box is where the power leads from the solar panels end up. Note the DC isolation switch below the junction box.</p>
<p>Meanwhile on the other self-sufficiency front our kitchen garden has errupted with potatoes, the spinach as mutated into something with seeds and the parsely has taken over it&#8217;s corner of Tanen. I am hoping to expand out garden beds next month&#8230;</p>
<p>We have been having potatoes for dinner for weeks now, and they are still very tasty.</p>
<div id="attachment_101" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/385.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-101" title="Potatoes" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/385-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Nom, nom, nom</p></div>
<p>Our long-awaited spa was finally collected and installed (the one we ordered before we came down here) and Alice, Theoden and myself have all been soaking our cares away&#8230; our B&amp;B guests will be most appreciative I suspect.</p>
<div id="attachment_100" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/382.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-100" title="Morning spa" src="http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/382-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Its a hard life but someone has to do it...</p></div>
<p>As you can see in the background of the above photo, the property is still bright green even now at the end of summer. The kikuyu is still growing well (sigh) and I have taken the step to order a scythe to start trying to get it under control. There will be photos of my new profession as the Grim Reaper of Kikuyu next month&#8230; and hopefully I will still have all appendages.</p>
<p>I just finished <em>Endgame Volume 1: The Problem of Civilization </em>by Derrick Jensen, which I highly recommend as possibly the best discourse on the problems of civilisation ever written. Life changing work, and I would rate it up there wih the Ringining Cedars of Russia series as books-that-mus-be-read. In a nutshell, the problem with all western-style civilisation is that it is explotive (due to its profit motivation), abusive to its members (profit / power motivations) and completely unsustainable. I am looking forward to the second book on how to bring it all down.</p>
<p>As per my previous two posts (http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/?p=81 and http://revelationsky.org.au/blog/?p=88) what we all need to do is stop giving our power away and start mending ourselves and our landbase. The recent evens in Japan are a direct result of allowing our power to be spent by those with no ethics, morality or empathy for life. Wake up.</p>
<p>I shall finish today with a quote from Derrick Jensen:</p>
<p><em>&#8220;When cancer kills those we love &#8211; when chemicals cause little girls to develop breasts and pubic hair, when pesticides make children stupid and sickly, the problem is not education. The problem has never been education. To believe that it is, is to buy into yet one more lie that keeps us from acting to protect ourselves.&#8221; <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Endgame, p345)</span></em></p>
<p>Truth, love and peace folks.</p>
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