I had so much fun working on getting press yesterday for Cadet Camp at the Lafayette Fire Department, Lancaster, PA. That’s my client, Jillian Crane, CEO of the First Responders Children’s Foundation in a Hazmat suit. Local ABC, CBS and FOX showed up and did extensive coverage on the two day camp introducing kids to emergency services and through STEM learning activities what it means to be a #FirstResponder. Lafayette Fire Company even had a REAL fire call during camp. Thank you to all who attended and to our partners who make this programming possible! #FirstRespondersStrong #thankyou
Four outlets, FOX 43, CBS 21, WGAL, ABC 27 came to cover the Cadet Camp at Lafayette Fire
Scientists at MIT think they may have finally found a way to reverse climate change. Or, at the least, help ease it some.
The idea revolves heavily around the creation and deployment of several thin film-like silicon bubbles. The “space bubbles” as they refer to them, would be joined together like a raft. Once expanded in space it would be around the same size as Brazil. The bubbles would then provide an extra buffer against the harmful solar radiation that comes from the Sun.
Could space bubbles reverse climate change?
The goal with these new “space bubbles” would be to ease up or even reverse climate change. The Earth has seen rising temperatures over the past several centuries. In fact, NASA previously released a gif detailing how the global temperature has changed over the years. Now, we’re seeing massive “mouths to hell” opening in the permafrost.
There’s also the fact that scientists just discovered yet another hole in the Earth’s ozone layer. As such, finding ways to ease or reverse climate change continues to be a high priority for many. This new plan is based on a concept first proposed by astronomer Roger Angel. Angel originally suggested using a “cloud” of small spacecraft to shield the Earth from the Sun’s radiation.
Researchers at MIT have taken that same basic concept and improved it, though, by changing out inflatable silicon bubbles for the spacecraft that Angel originally proposed. Being able to reverse climate change would be a huge step in the right direction. Shielding the Earth from the Sun’s radiation would only be one part of it, though. We’d still need to cut down on other things, too.
How will bubbles shield the Earth?
But how exactly what a “raft” of space bubbles shield Earth from the Sun’s radiation? Well, the basic idea requires sending the bubbles to the L1 Lagrangian Point. This is the location directly between the Earth and the Sun where gravity from both our star and our planet cancels out. As such, the space bubbles would theoretically be able to just float without much pull from either body.
The researchers say we’d probably still need to put some kind of spacecraft out there to help keep things on track. But, it could give us a good chance at reversing climate change, or at least slowing down the changes. It is important to note that MIT does not view this as an alternative solution to our current adapt and mitigate efforts. Instead, it’s a backup solution meant to help if things spin out of control.
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Hamptons Cottages & Gardens Celebrates Its Founder, Richard Ekstract As It Turns 20 Years Old. Richard, a well respected art collector, is also the greatest publisher of consumer electronics, licensing, and real estate publications. He is 91 and lives in Palm Beach and NYC with his devoted wife Eileen. Richard and I are working on his memoirs together.
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We Need Acts Of Loving Kindness
Rabbi Marc Philippe and his wife Valerie
July 10, 2022, #3 Weekly Newsletter We Need Acts Of Loving Kindness
My Wife Will Never Again Be Able To Say She Is From Highland Park Without People Thinking: “Mass Murder”
My wife Valerie grew up in a lovely, upscale suburb of Chicago. I have visited it many times. It has a world-class summer Music festival; it also offers top quality dining and entertainment as well as one of the best High schools in the nation. My wife was always proud to say she was from Highland Park. Now everyone knows it as the place where an atrocity took place on the 4th of July.
Valerie was deeply shaken that her safe, beautiful hometown was the scene of a mass shooting. It hit home even more since she graduated in the same class as the father of the perpetrator. She could have been there. Our children could have been there. Thank G-d her family and friends are safe, but now there is an entire town that isn’t. There are thousands of people in mourning, thousands praying for the welfare of the wounded and thousands who will suffer from PTSD. How can you happily stroll in the street after witnessing such horror? My wife will never again be able to say she is from Highland Park without people thinking: “Mass Murder”.
All this because of one person. This isn’t a political rant – enough people do that. But it is beyond my understanding that a 22-year-old with emotional issues has access to a semi-automatic weapon of mass murder. One person can bring so much grief, despair, pain. What can – or what should – be our spiritual response to that?
If one person has the power to bring so much darkness into our world, then we in turn have as much power to bring Light. In a situation such as this, it isn’t enough to say that we have the potential to bring Light; we are mandated to bring Light. We absolutely must overcompensate this darkness. Even small random acts of loving-kindness have unbelievable power to bring much needed holiness. We can all spare that dollar someone is begging for in the street (I always bring dollars with me for that purpose), we can all be kind to the person at the cash register, we can all say that word that will make someone feel good. These examples seem insignificant, but don’t be fooled, their ripple effect – like the butterfly effect – creates a tsunami of Light.
Let me quote what the Dalai Lama said in a video on his birthday this week: “The best gift for me, on my birthday… please keep your own mind, your own heart more compassionate… seriously and genuinely (have a) sense of concern of other’s well-being”. Our world will be the most beautiful place in the universe when enough people put their mind into following this simple advice.
Rabbi Marc Philippe rabbimarc.org Www.kodeshhouse.org
Marc Philippe is the rabbi at Kodesh House, a grassroots Jewish organization for spirituality, healing, connection and inclusion.
He offers a new and progressive space for people to get in touch with their roots. It is a place to learn, play, grow, transform and experiment while discovering and exploring the wisdom and spirituality of Judaism.
Rabbi Marc Philippe, besides being vegetarian, is also a professional musician, hypnotist, Kabbalist and Yoga enthusiast.
Here is my Miami Life column this week in the Three Tomatoes newsletter. We are getting a second Soho House in Miami this year. See the list of everyone participating in Miami Spice so far. Daycations are becoming a great get away. And let’s not forget the exciting Duck Tour excursions.
When you own a HANDL phone case or HANDLstick, just remember these treasures were created by Allen Hirsch, the artist whose works are owned by collectors and museums all over the world.
One of his amazing pieces are his magical string paintings.
Hirsch’s art is founded on the principal that perceiving and feeling the subject automatically projects thru the hand onto the canvas. “I don’t have to look at the picture,” Hirsch says. “I just have to focus on internalizing the subject.” The string paintings emphasize this phenomenon; the felt image translates into little dabs of paint on strings which convert back into the perceived image in the viewer’s brain. “This is also a human parallel to the way computers digitalize images.”
There are metaphysical elements to these string paintings which also have inspired Hirsch. “These paintings show the transitory nature of the perceived image. One looks at, and through the image, at the same time.”
According to physicists and mystics, matter is composed of small particles and is actually mostly empty space. “These paintings mirror this idea. The image hardly exists at all, except in the mind.”
Hosted by Robert Armada (did the amazing decorations), Steve Greenberg, Eliot Hess and me. Six hours of sheer joy. Alex Godshall, soon to be daddy, next to me in group photo, Ruth Greenberg, Dana’s mom, next to her in blue, Alex’s dad and his wife (in jeans) all the way to the right. Some parties just work. This was one of them. Smiles and hugs all the way through. Having the little ones with us was icing on the cake.
Because I know you, and you know me, I can get you major discounts on client Elizabeth Sutton’s “runway showstoppers” clutches. I own four. I get stopped everywhere by woman asking me where they can buy one. They are so much fun. Elizabeth is now running her business out of her new Sutton place townhouse on East 57th Street, NYC. Sutton on Sutton. Isn’t that amazing? Email me and I will give you your special price. (Around 30 per cent off). Loisw@hwhpr.com. You are going to be hearing a lot more about Elizabeth. Go see all of her fashions, her art, her interior designs at Www.elizabethsutton.com.
Her podcast is all about living her best possible life. This episode, number 8, actually explains what was going on in her life, soon after, tragedy struck four years ago. Her podcast is called, “Susan Is Suddenly Single.”
Susan S Warner
A Necessary Reflection
In all of our past podcasts, Susan Warner has talked about moving forward, not beyond, when you lose someone you love. To many of Susan’s followers, her confidence and desire to live the best possible life, may seem like she possesses an inner strength that they do not. She stresses that never in this journey has it been entirely easy or uncomplicated.
It’s time that she talked about her past, and what it was like in the early days after the death of her son and then, soon after, the death of her husband. What was she thinking in those days, how did she feel, where did she go, how did she conduct herself?
This information will give her loyal listeners a true understanding of who Susan is, her struggles and triumphs. This podcast will explain the past and give listeners a lens to the journey: the pain, the path to recovery from loss and her transformation. It can serve as a road map to those that have endured and suddenly find themselves afloat alone. This information can be an inspirational exploration to find contentment and personal happiness.
We arrived last week in the South of France for a destination wedding that I performed. This is an exquisite region called “Provence,” where the well-known “Herbes de Provence” come from and where all the essential oils of lavender used for a variety of products are grown and distilled. It is a region with one of the most fragrant olive oils, truffles are so abundant here that they are used in regular dishes turning, for example, scrambled eggs into a delicacy that makes your eyes close in ecstasy.
This is where you can buy the best hot sauce in the world – in my opinion – it’s called Harissa (OK it originally comes from Tunisia!). The finest soaps for the skin, Savon de Marseille, are made in the region. These are all personal treasures I am bringing back to the US. When you taste the tapenade (black olive paste) seasoned with garlic, capers and basil along with the sun-dried tomatoes with truffles and the marinated fresh artichokes, you know what they eat in Heaven.
Considering all this, we wondered why not come back and enjoy it every day. We even explored the possibilities and pondered several ideas. Yes, we could, but as an observant Jew, life isn’t so idyllic. Here, Judaism must be lived in the privacy of your own home. My Star of David pendant must be hidden beneath my shirt and my kippah under a hat or cap. One may think that it is a small price to pay for what the region offers. However, a Jewish doctor had his throat slashed three weeks ago in front of his young children across the street from his hospital. The media barely covered the incident. That is a price I am unwilling to pay.
The US has welcomed me, my Star of David is never a problem and I wear my kippah openly in public. I proudly hold an American passport; I am coming back… with a suitcase filled with treasures.
Marc Philippe is the rabbi at Kodesh House, a grassroots Jewish organization for spirituality, healing, connection and inclusion.
He offers a new and progressive space for people to get in touch with their roots. It is a place to learn, play, grow, transform and experiment while discovering and exploring the wisdom and spirituality of Judaism.
Rabbi Marc Philippe, besides being vegetarian, is also a professional musician, hypnotist, Kabbalist and Yoga enthusiast.
An addictive personality is a set of traits that make you more likely to develop substance use disorder or other addictions. When you have an addictive personality, behaviors that start innocently can spiral out of control.
An addictive personality isn’t a diagnosable condition but recognizing common signs of an addictive personality can help you acknowledge or avoid problems. Read on to see if you recognize these 10 common addictive personality signs.
You’re Impulsive
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Do you often make decisions without thinking about the consequences? Maybe you frequently buy more than you can afford or lose your temper. If you tend to make hasty decisions or feel out of control, you might be impulsive, and impulsivity is a common sign of an addictive personality.
You’re Sensory Seeking
3/11
Seeking out new or intense experiences can lead to a healthy sense of adventure — you may be more likely to travel or try new foods, for example — but it can also be part of an addictive personality.
In a 2015 study, adolescents who were considered sensory seeking were significantly more likely to try addictive substances.
You’re Secretive About Your Behaviors
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It’s normal to want privacy sometimes, but if you’re secretly indulging in behaviors you feel bad about, it may suggest an addictive personality.
Secrecy is a common trait of substance use disorder but secretive behavior can also be a red flag for activities like gambling, shopping, and video games.
You’re a Rebel
5/11
People who march to the beat of their own drums are often natural leaders or artists. Still, non-conformists may also be more likely to engage in risky behaviors.
If you struggle to follow rules — even rules you’ve set for yourself — it may be harder to keep healthy boundaries around addictive behaviors and substances.
You’re Obsessive
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If you obsess over things and have difficulty distracting yourself, you may have more difficulty breaking unhealthy habits, making this an addictive personality trait.
For people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, some estimates put the rate of co-occurring substance use disorder as high as 40%. .
You Have a History of Anxiety or Depression
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People with anxiety or depression are two to three times more likely to have a substance use disorder than the general population.
Anxiety or depression can lead people to use addictive substances to try to control their symptoms – like someone with social anxiety having too many drinks.
You Have Low Self Esteem
8/11
If you feel bad about yourself, you may feel driven to do things to make yourself feel better — even things that aren’t healthy.
A 2014 study found that college students with low self-esteem were at higher risk for internet addiction than the general population.
You’re Reward Driven
9/11
If you have a high risk, high reward attitude, you may be a natural entrepreneur, but you might also have an addictive personality.
People who are reward-motivated may be more likely to engage in risky behaviors. A 2016 study showed cocaine users were more highly motivated to achieve rewards than the general population.
You Have ADHD
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If you have ADHD, you’re two to four times more likely to develop a substance use disorder. The link between substance use disorder and ADHD continues to be studied, but brain differences that affect impulse control and reward systems likely play a role.
You Have a Family History of Addiction
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A family history of addiction is a significant risk factor, and both genetics and environment contribute. If you have family members who struggle with addiction, you might have inherited traits that make you more susceptible.
For example, children of alcoholics are four times more likely to develop substance use disorder than the general population
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