Burning World

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Burning World

reality in four parts

by Mary Ann Schaefer 2009


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Part 1.

Your paper. Your news. dailycamera.com

CameraThursday, January 8, 2009

Thousands Flee Fire 11,500 homes evacuated

1,000 acres burned

Six structures damaged

Three people slightly injured

photo by Paul Aiken

Wednesdays fire was caused bypower lines that were downed in high

winds, according to the Boulder County

Sheriffs Office and the intense flames

weakened some poles that are stillstanding. More high winds could knock

over those damaged poles, said

Sherriffs Office Cmdr. Phil West.Were just not sure what is going to

happen, so we dont want to put

anybody in harms way at this point, hesaid.


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Part 2.

wild7wjld8adj.5ME wilde< OE, akin to Ger wild, prob. < IE base *wel-, shaggy hair, unkempt > WOOL,

VOLE16

not easily restrained or regulated; not controlled or controllable; unruly, rough, lawless, etc.!wildchildren"

in a state of intense excitement; specif., a) eager or enthusiastic, as with desire or anticipation!wildwith delight"b) angered, frenzied, frantic, crazed, etc. !wildwith desperation"

fire7fjr8

n.5ME fyr< OE, akin to Ger feuer< IE base *pewbr-> Gr pyra, PYRE, Czech pA!, glowing

embers6

The ancient Greeks considered fire one of the major elements in the universe, alongside water,earth and air. This grouping makes intuitive sense: You can feel fire, just like you can feel earth,water and air. You can also see it and smell it, and you can move it from place to place.

But fire is really something completely different. Earth, water and air are all forms of matter -- theyare made up of millions and millions of atoms collected together. Fire isn't matter at all. It's avisible, tangible side effect of matter changing form -- it's one part of a chemical reaction.

(from http://www.howstuffworks.com/fire.htm)

whyyyyy-LLLLLD

fyyyyy-RRRRwildfire = uncontrollable + air + heat + fuel


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2a. Un-con-trol-lableWe're restricting the list to terms we think are related to uncontrollable, and sorting by

relatedness.

1. dipsomania

2. ungovernable3. indocile

4. irrepressible5. uncontrollability

6. uncontrollably

7. uncorrectable

8. unmanageable9. unruly

10. convulsion

11. hysteria12. oniomania

13. coprolalia14. hysterical15. incontrollable

16. palsy

17. paroxysm18. pyromania

19. cacoethes

20. enuresis

21. haemophilia22. hysterics

23. kleptomania

24. logorrhoea25. rambunctious

26. rampant

27. stitch28. uproarious

29. wildfire30. tarantism

31. narcolepsy

32. bleeder

33. chorea34. cold

35. dipsomaniac

36. hysteric37. obstreperous

38. acting out39. amygdalotomy40. attack

41. cocaine addiction

42. contingent43. driven

44. error

45. european wolf

spider46. fascinate

47. fibrillation

48. fit49. ground loop

50. haemophile

51. haemophiliac

52. hellion53. hematophilia

54. hemophile55. hemophiliac

56. inflame

57. logorrhea

58. lycosa tarentula59. mad

60. malignant

61. manic episode62. narcoleptic

63. nymphomania64. palsied65. paroxysmal

66. paupueo

67. satyr68. satyriasis

69. shake

70. sob

71. tarantula72. wildly

73. amok

74. automateddialogue replacement

75. frantic

76. milk sickness

77. naughty78. pulper

79. rebellious80. riot

81. wild

82. mischief

83. violent

(from http://www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml)


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2b.Chapter 16: Mountain Windstorms(from Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Studies (CIRES) website:

http://cires.colorado.edu/~higginsm/atoc1050/ch16/chapter16.pdf)

In the above diagram, the lines are streamlines, representing flow over the mountain.Winds are very strong where streamlines are close together.

The combination of an inversion upstream and the mountain created strong windsaccelerating down the mountain.


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2c. Why Sparks FlyWhy Sparks FlyWhy Sparks FlyWhy Sparks Fly

When two objects that have opposite charges get near each other, the electrical field pulls

them together.

What actually happens is that the negatively charged (-) electrons are attractedattractedattractedattractedto the

atoms in the other material that have an excess positive (+) charge. Things are much morestable if all the atoms have an equal number of (+) and (-) charges.

Strong forces hold electronsThe reason the electrons can't leave their present material is because of strong molecular

forces that keep them where they are. If there are enough positive (+) charges attracting

them, and the distance is not too great, some of the electrons will break loose and

flyacross the gap to the (+) side.

Once it starts

Once a few electrons start to move across the gap, they heat up the air, such that more

and more will jump across the gap. This heats the air even more. It all happens very fast,

and the air gets so hot that it glows for a short time. That is a spark.

(from http://www.school-for-champions.com/science/static.htm)

2d.2d.2d.2d. FuelFuelFuelFuel

If you are living in winter and you are a grass or a shrub, if your body hasbecome narrow and dry and brown and you lie exposed on southern hillsides thatlean out toward the endless plains, you are thought to be lifeless at least in form,

and then deep inside the dream of warmth, temperatures rise and rise even moreas the cellulose of your existence begins to decompose, you become smolderinggases, hotter and still hotter until you are combustion, molecules exploding in achain reaction generating heat and light and ash

and then you burn.


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Part 3.

Acts of god: An event that directly and exclusively results from the occurrence ofnatural causes that could not have been prevented by the exercise of foresight orcaution; an inevitable accident.

Courts have recognized various events as acts of Godtornadoes, earthquakes,death, extraordinarily high tides, violent winds, and floods. Many insurancepolicies for property damage exclude from their protection damage caused byacts of God.

(from http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/act+of+God)

PRAYER TO THE MEXICAN GOD OF FIRE

(A victim is sacrificed for rain in the temple of the Earth Firea crater of a volcano)

Victim"IN THE Hall of Flame let me not put to shame my ancestors; descending there let menot put you to shame! I fasten a rope to the sacred tree. I twist it in eight folds, that by it,I, a magician, may descend to the magical house."

Priests"Begin your song in the Hall of Flames! Begin your song in the Hall of Flames!"

Devotees

"Why does not the magician come forth? Why does he not rise up?"

Priests"Let his subjects assist in the Hall of Flames! He appears! He appears! Let his subjectsassist!" Let his servants never cease the song of the Hall of Flames--let them rejoicegreatly--let them dance wonderfully!

(To the victim)Call ye for the Woman with Abundant Hair, whose care is the Mist and the Rain; call yefor Her!"

(from http://www.sacred-texts.com/pag/ppr/ppr28.htm)


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Part 4.

Beginning Tai ChiBeginning Tai ChiBeginning Tai ChiBeginning Tai Chi Element FormElement FormElement FormElement Form

first I come home to self, knees flexing, lowering center offirst I come home to self, knees flexing, lowering center offirst I come home to self, knees flexing, lowering center offirst I come home to self, knees flexing, lowering center of

gravity, shoulders falling and arms floating up to heartgravity, shoulders falling and arms floating up to heartgravity, shoulders falling and arms floating up to heartgravity, shoulders falling and arms floating up to heart

level, drawing from earth, sinking down again, exhlevel, drawing from earth, sinking down again, exhlevel, drawing from earth, sinking down again, exhlevel, drawing from earth, sinking down again, exhale.ale.ale.ale.

now I am spreading arms wide, circling up and then down,now I am spreading arms wide, circling up and then down,now I am spreading arms wide, circling up and then down,now I am spreading arms wide, circling up and then down,

stoking, collecting the fire from my hips in my hands,stoking, collecting the fire from my hips in my hands,stoking, collecting the fire from my hips in my hands,stoking, collecting the fire from my hips in my hands,forward and up releasing sparks to sky.forward and up releasing sparks to sky.forward and up releasing sparks to sky.forward and up releasing sparks to sky.

arms lowering now like wings folding into shoulders thenarms lowering now like wings folding into shoulders thenarms lowering now like wings folding into shoulders thenarms lowering now like wings folding into shoulders then

widening, circling, open embrace as arwidening, circling, open embrace as arwidening, circling, open embrace as arwidening, circling, open embrace as arms around a treems around a treems around a treems around a tree

trunk.trunk.trunk.trunk.

with elbows creased and dropping, wrists now crossingwith elbows creased and dropping, wrists now crossingwith elbows creased and dropping, wrists now crossingwith elbows creased and dropping, wrists now crossing

across the beating chest, fingers stretch up and flickeracross the beating chest, fingers stretch up and flickeracross the beating chest, fingers stretch up and flickeracross the beating chest, fingers stretch up and flicker

across the face, a tigers whiskers.across the face, a tigers whiskers.across the face, a tigers whiskers.across the face, a tigers whiskers.

at last each hand separates and swims synchronous toat last each hand separates and swims synchronous toat last each hand separates and swims synchronous toat last each hand separates and swims synchronous to

forward extent, palms facinforward extent, palms facinforward extent, palms facinforward extent, palms facing out, lowering slowly fromg out, lowering slowly fromg out, lowering slowly fromg out, lowering slowly from

chest toward ground, now I return to mountain.chest toward ground, now I return to mountain.chest toward ground, now I return to mountain.chest toward ground, now I return to mountain.

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