The document discusses Gaia, the living planet Earth, as a complex system made up of interconnected vital cycles that sustain life. These include oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and other element cycles performed by millions of organisms. It notes humanity's ignorance of these cycles and how disrupting them can harm the system's equilibrium. The class aims to educate students about Gaia's fundamental life-supporting cycles.
To return the control of food to each local community is something essential to creating sustainable societies. Only installing this practice as habitual would change other systems a lot, amongst them the economy, soil regeneration & ecosystem & human health.
We explore the importance of food sovereignty & how it works in practice. Included in this class is an exploration in some detail in the various organic food-growing styles that can be used, in small & large scale, with examples of good practice in different areas of the planet.
We could say that the destructo-culture, based on industrialized agriculture, carries a basic dysfunction, which is to see the soil as an inanimate thing, a resource to be exploited, & even something that can be seen as 'property' of human beings.
This paradigm has to change because it is at the base of great injustices & of the destruction of the most important base for life on Earth.
In this class we meet the soil as a living being, an organism of enormous complexity & importance, studying how it works in detail, from the microscopic to the global level.
To know soil intimately is fundamental for any sustainable design & to have a direct & vital relationship with this great organism helps us re-connect, physically as well as emotionally, with the Planet.
To return the control of food to each local community is something essential to creating sustainable societies. Only installing this practice as habitual would change other systems a lot, amongst them the economy, soil regeneration & ecosystem & human health.
We explore the importance of food sovereignty & how it works in practice. Included in this class is an exploration in some detail in the various organic food-growing styles that can be used, in small & large scale, with examples of good practice in different areas of the planet.
Introduction To Permaculture Weekend CourseKat Szuminska
An introduction to Permaculture Course first given at the Hawkesbury Earthcare Centre in April 2009
http://www.earthcare.org.au/intropermcourse by Penny & Karim http://caughtintheart.blogspot.com/
& Kat http://twitter.com/katska
The course is based on Bill Mollison's "Introduction to Permaculture" http://www.tagari.com/item.php?itemid=156
To return the control of food to each local community is something essential to creating sustainable societies. Only installing this practice as habitual would change other systems a lot, amongst them the economy, soil regeneration & ecosystem & human health.
We explore the importance of food sovereignty & how it works in practice. Included in this class is an exploration in some detail in the various organic food-growing styles that can be used, in small & large scale, with examples of good practice in different areas of the planet.
We could say that the destructo-culture, based on industrialized agriculture, carries a basic dysfunction, which is to see the soil as an inanimate thing, a resource to be exploited, & even something that can be seen as 'property' of human beings.
This paradigm has to change because it is at the base of great injustices & of the destruction of the most important base for life on Earth.
In this class we meet the soil as a living being, an organism of enormous complexity & importance, studying how it works in detail, from the microscopic to the global level.
To know soil intimately is fundamental for any sustainable design & to have a direct & vital relationship with this great organism helps us re-connect, physically as well as emotionally, with the Planet.
To return the control of food to each local community is something essential to creating sustainable societies. Only installing this practice as habitual would change other systems a lot, amongst them the economy, soil regeneration & ecosystem & human health.
We explore the importance of food sovereignty & how it works in practice. Included in this class is an exploration in some detail in the various organic food-growing styles that can be used, in small & large scale, with examples of good practice in different areas of the planet.
Introduction To Permaculture Weekend CourseKat Szuminska
An introduction to Permaculture Course first given at the Hawkesbury Earthcare Centre in April 2009
http://www.earthcare.org.au/intropermcourse by Penny & Karim http://caughtintheart.blogspot.com/
& Kat http://twitter.com/katska
The course is based on Bill Mollison's "Introduction to Permaculture" http://www.tagari.com/item.php?itemid=156
With a rising world population and declining soil fertility, we could soon be facing a very real food crisis. There are alternatives to the current industrial food system - here's a few to ponder.
With a rising world population and declining soil fertility, we could soon be facing a very real food crisis. There are alternatives to the current industrial food system - here's a few to ponder.
Permaculture dissertation 'A garden for the future'Leen Gorissen
We need to rethink the way in which we produce food. Permaculture designs edible systems in harmony with #nature instead of at the expense of nature. And the beauty of this approach is: everyone can do it!
Applying the principles of permaculture in schoolyard projects reinforces values of resourcefulness, stewardship, and sustainability
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
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Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
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Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
If you look around you will see a large variety of living organisms, be itpotted plants, insects, birds, your pets or other animals and plants. Thereare also several organisms that you cannot see with your naked eye butthey are all around you.
With a rising world population and declining soil fertility, we could soon be facing a very real food crisis. There are alternatives to the current industrial food system - here's a few to ponder.
With a rising world population and declining soil fertility, we could soon be facing a very real food crisis. There are alternatives to the current industrial food system - here's a few to ponder.
Permaculture dissertation 'A garden for the future'Leen Gorissen
We need to rethink the way in which we produce food. Permaculture designs edible systems in harmony with #nature instead of at the expense of nature. And the beauty of this approach is: everyone can do it!
Applying the principles of permaculture in schoolyard projects reinforces values of resourcefulness, stewardship, and sustainability
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
If you look around you will see a large variety of living organisms, be itpotted plants, insects, birds, your pets or other animals and plants. Thereare also several organisms that you cannot see with your naked eye butthey are all around you.
DIVERSITY IN LIVING WORLD - (CLASS XI, CBSE BIOLOGY)BIOLOGY TEACHER
Biology is the science of life forms and living processes. The living world comprises an amazing diversity of living organisms. Early man could easily perceive the difference between inanimate matter and living organisms. Early man deified some of the inanimate matter (wind, sea, fire etc.) and some among the animals and plants. A common feature of all such forms of inanimate and animate objects was the sense of awe or fear that they evoked. The description of living organisms including human beings began much later in human history.
Discusses the Cycle of Air, the three squares from the Step Diagram that apply to Air—Invertebrates, Vertebrates, Man. The Evolutionary Timeline. Extinction Events. Darwin’s Theory. Ecosystem Roles. Nature’s Eccentricity and Conundrums. Evolution by Ecosystem. Emotions and the Body Kesdjan
More for teachers who do not have much science background than for students. Discusses the ideas of cycles and systems and goes into some detail about some representative sample cycles.
This could be followed by the water cycle slide show:
http://www.slideshare.net/MMoiraWhitehouse/teach-water-cycle-copy
Ver descripción de la conferencia en http://es.ecoinversion.net/HH
+ participa en las demás presentaciones en nuestro grupo FB para este evento: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ConferenciaHH
See conference description in http://en.ecoinversion.net/hh
and come discuss these issues + participate in the rest of the conference presentations in our FB group for this event: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HHConference/
We celebrate International PermaCulture Day
2014, with a bilingual talk (in English & Spanish)
that takes an integral perspective on this year's topic:
Food Freedom. See www.bit.ly/IPD2014 for program, links & video
of the PDC+++ in Integral Permaculture
see www.PermaCultureScience.com
What is the Integral Model & how does it work? Why is it so significant for this time in history?
In this class we study the integral model in depth & ask why it could be one of the most important maps for directing us in the creation of more sustainable human societies.
Integral theory is an all-inclusive framework that draws on the key insights of the world’s greatest knowledge traditions.
The awareness gained from drawing on all truths and perspectives allows the Integral thinker to bring new depth, clarity and compassion to every level of human endeavor — from unlocking individual potential to finding new approaches to global-scale problems.
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...
PDC+++ Module 3 Class 3 Vital Cycles
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2. wangari maathai Kenia , 1 apr il 194 0 - 25 sept ember 2011 "African women in general need to know that it's OK for them to be the way they are - to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence" "Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven't done a thing. You are just talking."
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6. "Everything Gardens" Self regulates toward maximum fertility & sustainability Apply Self-regulation and accept feedback Observe & Interact Use & Respond Creatively to Change
7. Systems & SubSystems Elements InterConnexions Purpose your respiratory system your digestive system your circulatory system heart arteries veins capillaries etc. your body: the whole self-regulates to keep you alive M2.1 flows of information rules, laws, protocols, guides feedback (+ y - )
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9. Conferencia de Monedas Complementarias, Brihuega 2-4 marzo 2007 Is a powerful Yoruba Goddess, who governs the Winds of Change. She is the Primordial Mother of Chaos OYA! Oya is the Spirit of the Wind, the thunder, lightning, tornados ... Oya brings sudden & drastic change ... she DOES WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, Oya keeps us from stagnating A common anthropological characteristic of every advanced mammalian species that survives and thrives is the fierce behavior of the adult female when she senses a threat to her cubs. Our relative complacency while 17,000 children on our planet starve to death every day -- one every five seconds -- indicates a lack of positive intention, on the part of our species, literally to survive. Marianne Williamson
10. Conferencia de Monedas Complementarias, Brihuega 2-4 marzo 2007 the demonization process Oya is ... protector of children, of childbirth, of the market, (governs the justice of the market) Medusa ¡Oya! cycle
11. The 'Pagan Wheel of the Year' & the story of the God & Goddess honors life and death equally M5 > Designing with Myths We are very well trained to avoid, flush away, disinfect, thoroughly kill ... ... the very same base of the abundance of nature - the other half of the cycles of nature that are often considered 'dirty' or 'deprived': the "dark side" of Gaia
12. Maggot Debridement Therapy a badly infected heel Terapia Larval saves her life (but it is very difficult to find doctors willing to do this )
13. USE this process non-selectively! (not just when 'convenient') Conflict Resolution dogma what is "conflict"? gossipist /therapist M1.6 Perception Is Not Reality your story my story cycle THINK Reflexionar ACT Observe Design Hypothesis Prediction Experiment
14. Honoring the Pain Joanna Macey The Work that Reconnects "To reframe our pain for the world as evidence of their interconnectedness in the web of life, and hence of our power to take part in its healing" Coming from Gratitude seeing with new Eyes Going Forth this stage requires discharge to work well (see M1.6) + is punctuated by lots of the "death of the ego" that Scott Peck refers to (can be intensely painful & so preferably done with lots of support) Shadow-Work cycle
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16. Biomass Soil Nutrients Microorganism transform nutrients into form available to plants Macro and Micro-organisms break down organic matter
17. Aerobic bacteria break Down Organic matter in the pressence Of Oxigen Tremendous demand Of Oxigen in the soil Oxigen exhausted Ethylene inactivs but Does not kill other microorganisms Anaerobic bacter produces Ethylene which diffuses Thru the soil Anaerobic bacter grow And multiply in absence Of Oxigen Oxigen inactivates Anaerobic bacter Demands for Oxigen Slows down so it diffuses Into soil faster Oxigen- Ethylene Cycle in a healthy Soil
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19. Controled by M Cu Zn P K Fe N Ca Mg S And other 40 more Release Biomass Soil Nutrients
22. NO3 Acts as the Oxigen in the Ethylene Cycle Causing the uncontrolling Breakdown of organic matter In a undisturbed soil In a disturbed soil 15 – 20 ppm NH4 >2 ppm NO3 20 – 200 ppm NO3 no NH4
26. Ploughing breaks down The soil and aireates It very quickly Nitrifying bacteria Turn NH4 into NO3 A lot of NH4 is produced Without plants to consume it Uncontrolled breakdown Of organic matter occur Oxigen inactivates Anaerobic bacteria so No Ethylene is produced During the process the Soil becomes more acid and Other nutrients (Ca, K, Cd..) are lost Oxigen- Ethylene Cycle in a Cultivated Soil Most of the Carbon goes Into the air as CO2 We have an unbalance soil Without Energy nor nutrient, so We need to use fertilizers
33. Life Gaia – a complex organism that self-regulates Intelligence?
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37. does not, in fact, exist We could see our mania with polarizing & with creating dichotomies (eg. "biotic" & "non-biotic") as symptomatic of a profound non-acceptance or mis-understanding of cycles (even as we speak of cycles)
38. they are ALL cycles within cycles within cycles ...
39. each of the animals the salmon needs to survive has it's own life cycle which needs an ecosystem (an interconnected web of millions of cycles) to develop in The rivers & estuaries the salmon rely on to reproduce also have their own cycles And the river & salmon cycles sustain the bears' life cycle .. & the phosphorus cycle for the whole catchment All are the forest
40. Each creature has its niche .. also in the Cycle of Life what is their fave food The primary producers are carnivores! pathogens create illness & kill cycle
41. Ultimately, the fate of the biosphere rests on the success of plants and their ability to capture sunlight. 6CO 2 + 6H 2 O + Energy - C 6 H 12 O 6 + 6O 2 C 6 H 12 O 6 + 6O 2 - 6CO 2 + 6H 2 O + Energy Look them up! << Fungi don't photosynthesize >> glucose
42. Life Cycles & Growth Cycles also include ALL 'creatures' of Gaia ... also completely interrelated with all the rest of life (like geological formations, cultural developments, etc.) They are only ARTIFICIALLY separated from all the other cycles and we won't go into them here but hope you will investigate & contribute to slowly add these in our e-book www.PermaCultureScience.org
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44. it is only by devolving responsability & self-regulated functions that a stable life-system can evolve The role of a successful design is to create a system that self-regulates self-regulates? M2.1 dreamsprayer.com
45. Eros & the direction of Evolution Annual plants 'weeds' Hardwood trees deeper soil Perennial plants & grasses Shrubs shallow soil Softwood trees, pines > Biodiversity > stability > biomass > solar-harvesting ... all increase >> What is Natural Succession?
46. leafy greens true weeds grasses woody annuals grasses tomatoes corn wheat spinach carrot broccoli Bushes, berries, nuts, stone fruits Conifers, oaks, nuts Redwood, pecan, chestnut Strawberry, apple, timothy grass F:B Ratio Bacterial (0:1 - 1:2) Balanced (1:1) Fungal (2:1 - 200:1) High Fungal (200:1 - 1000:1) Example Plant Group Example Species
50. Main Biomes function of Water & Temp. but also soils & fauna change things
51. & of course Typography also creates lots of micro-climates so one area can have several biomes another form for visualizing biomes according to the relationship between temperature & humidity
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53. Mangroves help stabilize (& create) soils on tropical & sub-tropical coasts They are amongst the richest, most fertile (& probably the smelliest) biomes on Earth Pneumatophores (seeking oxygen for roots) contribute to holding the soil in place
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55. Our Niche in Gaia Of which vital cycles are you a part? Which do you support? & which are you slowing or blocking? Which cycles might work better with the supply of energy or information that only you have? A Permaculture Designers' Vital Question:
Editor's Notes
Gaia, the great living organism that is Earth, can be understood as a whole made out of millions of vital cycles that interrelate, each one continuously transforming & cycling the elements essential for Life (like oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, etc.) in order for these to be usable in their optimal form for each organism that needs them. It is our great ignorance of these cycles, & of their vital importance for the equilibrium of the whole system, that has brought us to making great design errors, as humanity & as individuals. In this class we get up to date with an essential aspect of the functioning of our home, the Living Planet & we get familiar with the most fundamental blocks that support the whole of Life.
As Janine Benyus puts it, Life always produces the conditions conducive to Life. There is no central control unit in the system, that orchestrates every part’s behaviour; by being fully themselves, fully alert and fully responsive to changes in their environment, the system’s components become interconnected to actually form that system, in an emergent process
Apply self-regulation & accept feedback Creatively use & respond to change
propósito o función ... ej. sistema digestivo, (respiratorio, sanguíneo ... cuerpo> vivir, reproducirse, comer..) Ej. De Bono sobre PAGAR a empleados que inventan formas de hacer obsoletos sus trabajos ... más cosecha
Oya is the powerful Yoruba Goddess of the Winds of Change; the Primeval Mother of Chaos; Queen of the Nine (for the nine tributaries of the Niger River). Using her machete, or sword of truth, she cuts through stagnation and clears the way for new growth. She does what needs to be done. She is the wild woman, the force of change; lightning, fire, tornadoes, earthquakes and storms of all kinds are ruled by Oya. She is also Queen of the Marketplace, a shrewd businesswoman and adept with horses. As the wind, she is the first breath and the last, the one who carries the spirits of the dead to the other world, which is why she is associated with cemeteries. The sculpture on the right is after the Oya Shrine: Female Equestrian by Bamgboye, Odo-Owa, Ekiti region, mid 20th century. The heads on her necklace are from the same piece. http://www.goddessmyths.com
se transforma algo sagrado, lleno de signíficado, en algo unidimensional, y ‘malo’ Perseus NO es algo que ‘pasó’ ... es un proceso continuo, aquí ahora.. .. si no se sana, se pasa a los hijos ... solo cambia de forma
we are thoroughly trained to avoid, flush away, disinfect, kill off as thoroughly as possible the very basis of the abundance of nature (the other half of the cycles of nature which we so often consider 'dirty': the dark side of Gaia)
Ulcer on heel of patient with diabetes mellitus http://drbloem.com/treatment-options/maggot-debridement-therapy/ The following pictures are courtesy of Pam Mitchell. They show a foot with a diabetic ulcer. Maggot debridement therapy (MDT) not only saved the patient’s foot, but also her life. The maggots worked on the bone and helped the patient heal from osteomyelitis. The first picture is just before MDT.
We think we are so much more rational than 'primitive people' .. (or someone 'else') but in fact in some of the situations where it would be very important to use the scientific method (in our everyday relationships), we actually prefer to stick to our dogmas (lots of the pain in conflict is saying &quot;don't touch my dogma&quot;! (dogma= un-questioned beliefs ... & they can be anything, from &quot;all x people are evil&quot; to &quot;am fundamentally un-lovable&quot;, etc.) ... so we don't evolve
Otra posible relación del azufre con el cambio global tiene que ver con la función del dimetil sulfito (DMS) en la formación de nubes sobre áreas oceánicas. El DMS es producido de forma natural en áreas oceánicas por actividad biológica. Los estudios han revelado que el DMS puede promover la producción de núcleos por (de) condensación de nubes, lo cual favorece a las partículas para el crecimiento de nubes con gotas. Por lo tanto la abundancia de plantas marinas puede producir suficientes cantidades de DMS y aumentar la formación de nubes locales y posibilita el incremento de la precipitación. Esto se convierte en el eslabón directo entre la biosfera y la meteorología local. También abre la posibilidad para que pueda haber un eslabón entre los cambios en el ozono estratosférico y la meteorología local, por lo tanto, al incrementarse los niveles de radiación ultravioleta sobre el océano, se puede suspender la actividad biológica en ellos, lo que en su momento permitiría reducir las emisiones de DMS, y a su vez reducir la nubosidad y precipitación en áreas oceánicas. No conocemos suficiente acerca de la magnitud de ese efecto, para poder evaluar su importancia en relación con otros procesos de cambio global.
En cuanto al caso particular del ciclo del oxígeno, el origen de este elemento libre se remonta a 3200 millones de anos,' cuando se inició la fotosíntesis en el planeta. Recuerde que en la fotosíntesis se rompe de manera natural, y debido a la acción de la energía solar, la molécula de agua en sus dos componentes: el hidrógeno, necesario para la posterior síntesis de carbohidratos, y el oxígeno, que escapa hacia la atmósfera. Recuerde también que el desprendimiento de este oxígeno primigenio contribuyó a la constitución de ozono (O ) de la capa atmosférica, gas que impide, en las partes superiores de la atmósfera, el paso de las radiaciones UV (ultravioletas) del Sol; esta pantalla protectora posibilitó la salida y evolución gradual de los organismos del mar, sitio donde se desarrollaron inicialmente porque no podían abandonarlo mientras no existiese una protección contra la luz ultravioleta. Los estudios evolutivos señalan la presencia de las plantas vasculares terrestres hasta muchos millones de anos después; las investigaciones indican que esto ocurrió hace apenas 400 millones de anos. Él oxígeno en la naturaleza es requerido para activar cualquier combustión u oxidación; los procesos vivientes con los que se relaciona fundamentalmente son la fotosíntesis y la respiración, ya que en la primera se produce oxígeno, mientras que todos los organismos que respiran por métodos aeróbicos, requieren aire para desarrollar este proceso y especialmente consumen oxígeno. Como hoy en día esta de moda hablar del ozono podríamos preguntarnos: Acaso el ozono es el oxígeno triatómico (0,) que se encuentra en las capas mas superiores de la atmósfera? La respuesta seria si, allí esta el ozono cuyo origen biológico se remonta a un periodo mayor de 3000 millones de anos y fue contemporáneo de las primeras bacteria fotosintéticas; pero el ozono de que se habla en nuestros días es otro y se le considera contaminante y tiene un origen diferente.
A pathogen ( Greek : πάθος pathos , &quot;suffering, passion&quot; and γἰγνομαι (γεν-) gignomai (gen-) &quot;I give birth to&quot;) or infectious agent — colloquially, a germ — is a micro be or m icroorganis m such as a v irus , bacterium , prion , or fu ngus th at causes disease in its animal or plant host
Ultimately, the fate of the biosphere rests on the success of plants and their ability to capture sunlight.
imagine lots of ascending spirals that interrelate amongst each other ... are the life cycles of lots of thousands of creatures that, combining, push natural succession of an ecosystem
Mangroves help stabilize soils on tropical coasts. The dense tangle of aerial roots of the red mangrove (left) cushions the impact of waves and protects the shoreline behind the mangroves from the full source of storms.
Black Mangrove roots (in the foreground of the image to lower left, with red mangrove roots behind the trunk of the black mangrove tree) send up pneumatophores to supply the roots with oxygen (necessary in the anoxic soils around the mangroves). These pneumatophores, however, also contribute to holding the soil in place. Thus protected, the beach communities can continue succession. If the mangroves and beach communities are destroyed by a major storm then succession will be reset. The red mangrove seedling, below, if it survives and grows will be a vanguard for the beach community, extending it seaward another 10 meters or so.