"World falling behind on climate change," U.N. panel says by Ed Adamczyk

Massive coal-fired power stations surround Yinchuan, the capital of China's northwestern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on September 26, 2013. China is the world's biggest carbon emitter ahead of the U.S. 

A United Nations panel in Berlin warned worldwide attempts to reduce the effects of climate change are falling short.

UNITED NATIONS, April 14 (UPI) -- A report by a United Nations panel in Berlin said governments have not done enough to avert climate change, blaming the slowness of political leaders to address the issue.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in the report released Sunday said greenhouse gases across the earth are increasing faster than ever, and although it remains technologically possible to keep planetary warming tolerably low, it will require and intensive push in the next 15 years to bring greenhouse emissions under control. The report said the emissions problem has caused atmospheric carbon dioxide levels to rise almost twice as fast, in the 21st century, as it did in the last decades of the 20th, reflecting an increase in coal-fired power plants in developing countries, most notably China.

It added advanced countries are making progress, but only slowly, in cutting their emissions levels. “We cannot afford to lose another decade,” said Ottmar Edenhofer, co-chairman of the committee which produced the report and a German economist. “If we lose another decade it becomes extremely costly to achieve climate stabilization.” 

The report noted that action is becoming more affordable. Solar and wind power costs are dropping dramatically, and tougher efficiency standards for buildings and cars are having a positive and measurable impact. Since the last time the intergovernmental panel issued a report, in 2007, many more governments have adopted climate plans, it said. 

The report is likely to increase pressure to secure a new global climate treaty to take effect in 2020.

Prophecy Song, Joanne Shenandoah

                                                   March 1st


Pisces Fish, George Harrison

...I’m a Pisces fish and the river runs through my soul
I’m a Pisces fish and the river runs through my soul

 I’ll be swimming until I can find those waters
 Of the one unbounded ocean of bliss
That’s flowing to your parents, sons, and daughters
 That's still an easy thing for us to miss

Blades go skimming through the water
I hear the coxswain shouting his instructions about
With this crew, oh, it could be a tall order
Have we time to sort all these things out...

I’m a Pisces fish and the river runs through my soul
I’m a Pisces fish and the river runs through my soul
mmmmmmmmmmm

I'm a Pisces fish and the river runs through my soul

mmmmmmmmmmm

My first haircut since a young girl, March 1977 

Sweet 16 with Ellen, Pat, friends & family, 1967 

Happy Spring!

ALL ONE TRIBE  is a melodic, spiritual rendering by Scott Fitzgerald joined by percussionist, M.B. Gordy.  It's a global journey from North to South America, the Caribbean, Australia, the Middle East and China for a modern interpretation of ancient tribal cultures.

These are just samplings found on youtube.  I purchased the cassette in 1993 and, since, have been an avid Scott Fitzgerald fan. 

The full list is: Side A  1. Dawn Dance 2. Secret Life 3. My Island 4. Beyond the Wall 5. Eyes of ; Side B 1. Wakan Tanka 2. The Passion 3. Original Memory 4. Aire Columbia 5. Great White Shame


Dawn Dance, All One Tribe


Secret Life, All One Tribe


My Island, All One Tribe


Beyond the Wall, All One Tribe


The Passion, All One Tribe


Original Memory, All One Tribe


Great White Shame, All One Tribe

And, spring wouldn't be spring without Cat Stevens' Morning Has Broken....


Morning Has Broken, Cat Stevens

The Power of a Beautiful Melody, Tony Carey

http://www.truebeliever.de/

When I heard the song, I Won't Be Home Tonight, my marriage was nearing its end. It was 1982, and I felt exactly like the song in my soul in that moment, though faithful to the end.

But, what was the name of that song?  Who was the singer?  It was Tony Carey on his album, I Won't Be Home Tonight, an album I'd play for the duration of that year and to this day.

What I'd rediscovered was the power of a beautiful melody.  It was before the internet, and no searching for lyrics.  One listened over and over and learned.

I'm speaking, specifically, about Carry My Love.  One would never think at first listening it's about a jailed dealer's relationship with his lover due to its lovely Celtic melody.  For anyone with the love of Celtic music, what a hook, considering the subject matter.


Carry My Love, Tony Carey

MTV was launched in 1981 and rocked our television sets.  In 1983 a video to the song Why Me? was often played.  And the voice...it was so familiar...Tony Carey-familiar under his pseudonym, Planet P Project.


Why Me?, Tony Carey under pseudonym, Planet P Project


A Boy Who Can't Talk, Planet P Project

With his well over 1,000 penned songs, below are just several.


I Won't Be Home Tonight, Tony Carey

The Cold North Wind, Tony Carey
 

No Man's Land, Tony Carey with Eric Burdon and Anne Haigis


Blue Highway, Tony Carey


A Fine, Fine Day, Tony Carey

                                                                ~~~~~~~

And, with the band, Rainbow,


Can't Let You Go, Rainbow, Tony Carey (keyboards)

CNN's Anderson Cooper..."Weird detail found in historic painting"...love this story!



The Garden of Earthly Delights, by Netherlandish painter, Hieronymous Bosch, born Jeroen Anthonissen van Aken (c. 1450 - August 9, 1516)

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It seems, in addition to Amelia, another, Spaniard Gregorio Paniagua, had already made the same discovery.  Interesting...


Atrium Musicae, Gregorio Paniagua


American college student, Amelia, transcribed and played the music painted on the tortured man's backside.



The Gregorian Chant interpretation

Grammy's Tribute



Grammy's Tribute

 

 

Ahhhh, the Beatles.  Who would I be if they hadn't happened?  Less independent, less bold, less passionate, less loving?   

I was 13 when the Beatles came to the United States and appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show.  I watched, mesmerized, absorbing each persona.  I don't remember having favored one over the other until some time later, but collectively, they were the most dynamic and fun band I'd ever seen or heard.  My parents were unimpressed.  My younger brothers, in their usual way, cracked jokes amongst one another.  My younger sister was 8 and probably had a good time clowning around with my brothers.  But since, they "really had a hold on me..."

Within months, my girlfriends and I shared Beatles' cards which would give the hungry fan a glimpse both into their professional and personal lives.  We'd wait with bated breath for the next album, of which I'd have to have.  My two best friends, Ellen and Pat, and I would meet after school nearly every day to air play and lip sing to their music.  It was the most relaxing and invigorating part of the day. Ellen loved and imitated Paul; Pat, George; and I, enjoyed John whose spirit remained with me long after his death.  I sensed a rebelliousness with which I joined in with Give Peace A Chance and All You Need is Love -- songs having only scratched the surface of his defiance. 

Over several years, every friend and myself changed as pant legs grew wider, blouses grew skimpier, and hair grew longer in both sexes.  Black leather and motorcycles became more prevalent. This was the duality of the Beatles, of us, as a society sharing parallel paths.

When it was announced they would be appearing at Shea Stadium, Queens, New York in 1965, I pleaded with my parents to let me go with Ellen and Pat; a very daring feat for 14- and 15-year old New Jerseyans.  But the fever had taken hold.  And it couldn't have been easier to get tickets.  A maximum of 4 off third base were ~ $5.00 each. When we arrived at Shea, all the buzz was how the Beatles would arrive.  I've seen the images of hysterical girls, but nothing could have prepared me for a stadium filled with girls' screams as the Beatles jumped from an armored vehicle, then ran across the ball field to the stage in their beige military jackets.  Not a screamer, I watched on and absorbed the surreality.

And, never, did I feel that they posed a threat to society as so many adults, including my parents, feared.  Most of their songs sang of love and the human condition.  Yes, while the hippie movement took hold, so did experimentation with psychedelics which were reflected in their later albums.

However,  it was John, when he moved to New York, who became much more involved in the anti-Vietnam War movement with his chants of peace and love.  I so appreciated how committed he became.  My three brothers were very close to being drafted before Nixon was impeached and the war ended.  It wasn't until years later I learned that John was on Nixon's "list of enemies."  He made a difference, and changed me and so many others as we became involved with love-ins and protests at my all-women's college, Douglass, and its male counterpart, Rutgers, in addition to colleges and universities all across the United States in the late sixties, early seventies.

All affected me in their journeys to find peace in the world and within themselves, as we all try to do every day of our own lives.  "There are places I remember all my life, though some have changed. Some forever not for better, some have gone and some remain. All these places had their moments with lovers and friends, I still can recall. Some are dead and some are living. In my life I've loved them all..." From In My Life, The Beatles



Please Please Me, The Beatles, March 1963


With The Beatles, The Beatles, November 1963


Introducing the Beatles, The Beatles, January 1964


The Beatles' Second Album, The Beatles, April 1964


A Hard Day's Night, The Beatles, June 1964


Something New, The Beatles, July 1964


Beatles VI, The Beatles, June 1965


Help!, The Beatles, August 1965


Rubber Soul, The Beatles, December 1965


Yesterday and Today, The Beatles, June 1966


Revolver, The Beatles, August 1966


Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles, June 1967


Magical Mystery Tour, The Beatles, November 1967


The White Album, The Beatles, November 1968


Yellow Submarine, The Beatles, January 1969


Abbey Road, The Beatles, September 1969


Let It Be, The Beatles, May 1970

A pair of my sixties jeans dedicated to love, peace, music, and the Olympics

 

I never could part with these jeans I wore in college.  They're as precious to me as my college ring.

Can't believe I was equivalent to a size 2! Before the upcoming summer Olympics in Munich in 1972, I began embroidering my wide-legged denims which I had, over time, cut and embroidered into a slim fit jean.

 

 

 

 

Adored Bob Dylan in high school to the present.  The kiss, smile represents love.  The G-clef, bars, and notes depict my love of music. 

 

My love for the guitar, especially Spanish.
 

My love for the Olympics, esp. swimming and diving, in fact, all the water sports. Perhaps it's the Pisces in me.  The rings aren't complete for the obvious reason. To quote Leonard Cohen, "...the dove, she will be caught again..."
 Nonetheless, it was my father who passed on the torch of the Olympics to me and my siblings. 

An incomplete peace sign reflecting world disharmony. Times have not changed much since the Vietnam War, have they?  "How many deaths will it take till he knows that too many people have died?" Blowing in the Wind, Bob Dylan

 

Mr. Tambourine Man, Bob Dylan

Blowing in the Wind, Joan Baez (Bob Dylan song)


Norwegian Wood, The Beatles


Send Me No Wine, The Moody Blues


Lay Lady Lay, Bob Dylan


Across the Universe, The Beatles


Green Tambourine, The Lemon Pipers


Crimson and Clover, Tommy Janes and the Shondells


Bell Bottom Blues, Derek and the Dominos

Aquarius, Let the Sunshine In, The Fifth Dimension