Weather Zone.com - 3/14/13, Brett Dutschke

Sandra first formed late last week over the Coral Sea, about 1000km northeast of Mackay. She then intensified into a severe category three system while travelling east, further away from mainland Australia. Early this week she turned more southerly, towards Lord Howe Island but had weakened into a category one cyclone.

During this morning Sandra intensified and is likely to continue to do so during the day while closing in on Lord Howe Island. At this stage the cyclone should travel just to the east of Lord Howe while staying well to the west of Norfolk Island. By tomorrow morning the system should weaken just to the south and by tomorrow evening should weaken into a tropical depression on its way to New Zealand.

The Watchers.com - 3/14/13, NIX

Maharashtra, an Indian state, is facing one of the worst droughts in the past 40 years. Reports say severe droughts have prompted people to migrate to Mumbai and neighboring states of Gujarat, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh from 3,905 villages in 12 districts of the state.

Districts of Ahmednagar, Aurangabad, Jalna, Beed and Osmanabad are reported to have only enough drinking water reserves to sustain through March. Impending summer will only worsen the situation and the state will have to transport water from neighboring districts and even by trains from other states, a high-ranking bureaucrat told Times of India.

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It is good to speak with each and every one of you once again through this channel, and we will hit the ground running with a topic that we feel is close to the top of everyone's mind these days.
 
With all the changes that are seen and unseen felt and vaguely felt for some as a sense of disquietude or uneasiness, almost as if one is looking over their shoulder for some impending concern or disaster, because they seem to be so prevalent around.  Now is the time to stand in the place where you are and embrace your gifts and talents for who you are now, this is a time when many are feeling unsettled and insecure and in the midst of great changes.
 
And what we ask is that each one of you see and feel and know who you are in the moment, outside of the external reality that is perhaps real or perhaps your perceived reality.  What we mean by this is:
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