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OUTSIDE THE BOX: INTO THE ANTHROPOCENE ALICE BAIN The epoch of nimble monkeys: The Earth made usโ we are still part of the patternโ but just because this is true doesnโ t mean we are destined to survive.

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DON’T GET ME STARTED

Looks like water, tastes like pork

Lake Powell pipeline is not about population growth at all BY JOHN DEJONG

he Lake Powell Pipeline is no joke, but to alleviate the gloomy prospect of the citizens of Utah paying for an enormous boondoggle, I have recast a pipeline joke my mother told me. It’s too long for print but it is available in the online version of CATALYST. I hate to sound like a br oken record—having given you words of wisdom on the Lake Powell Pipeline two months ago—but that steamroller is about to leave the station. The State Water Issues Task Force— read Friends of the Lake Powell Pipeline—has recommended that Utah spend 15% of any increase in sales tax revenue to fund water projects across the state. Similar to the 30% of sales tax growth Utah’s legislature allocated to highway projects last general session, over the governor’s veto: The legislature could have raised gasoline taxes to the point where they could pay for road projects. But that wouldn’t have the added benefit of shortchanging government programs that Republicans hate, without actually having to oppose them before their constituents. This, however, is a whole ’nuther story. Friends of the Lake Powell Pipeline have two main arguments

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for building the $1.2 billion pipeline. The first is always preceded by a graph of the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget’s projected population growth in the St. George area, which show the population soaring from the current 130,000 to 800,000 in 2060, and followed by the astute observation that every one of us drinks water from municipal water systems that visionaries had the courage to build.

We could very well end up building a $1.2 billion, 139-mile straw to a dry teat. Never mind that most of the water systems across the state started with handcarts or Dodge Neons and worked their way up to Civics or Priusi. None of those water districts went out and signed all their neighbors as cosigners on a $1.2 billion loan to buy an Armani Edition Hummer. Okay, the Central Utah Project fiasco sucked down a couple of billion dollars at a federal teat party before the arrival of the Tea party, but that’s another story. The second argument for build-

ing a pipeline from Lake Powell to St. George comes down to an aversion to crying over spilled milk. Our legislators are loath to see part of Utah’s share of Colorado River water allotment escape downstream to other members of the Colorado Compact. The problem with this argument is that the allocation of the waters of the Colorado River basin was based on wildly optimistic numbers. Short of major climate change, we’ll never see the likes of full allocation. We could very well end up building a $1.2 billion, 139-mile straw to a dry teat. The Lake Powell Pipeline has several things going for it. First, the Governor’s office and Utah’s congressional delegation apparently have a ‘quid pro no quote’ agreement with the Nevada governor’s office and congressional delegation: “You don’t say anything bad about our asinine water project (dewatering eastern Nevada and much of western Utah so that pirates can pillage villages in Las Vegas) and we won’t say anything bad about your asinine water project.” Another asset is Mike Noel. The guy is a genius at getting taxpay ers to spend money in his district. In November he celebrated the opening of a 180-bed prison facility

south of Kanab that was built with $8 million of Department of Agriculture stimulus money. I have no idea what the Department of Agriculture is doing building prisons, but Kane County can now lock up one out of every 35 of its residents. This is the same Mike Noel who is trying to build a couple of nuclear power plants in Green River. No one on Capitol Hill seems to be able to connect the dots. Right after the Friends of the Lake Powell Pipeline made their presentation last month, which included figures showing how much of the water in the St. George area is allocated to agriculture, Lt. Governor Bell gave a presentation showing how much agricultural land across the state will be consumed by urban growth in the future. In particular, how agriculture in the St. George area will shrink to the size of a couple of golf courses. If any of the committee members figured out that all the water currently allocated to agriculture was sufficient to serve all that projected growth, they were keeping it under their hats. Which may be a clue to what this is really about: pork. Now that the federal pork barrel has been downsized, those who make a living off of federal tax dollars have shifted their sights to state-funded pork barrel projects. Governor Herbert has voiced his opposition to earmarking 15% of sales tax growth, but he is go ing to need our help convincing the legislature. u John deJong is the associate publisher of CATALYST.

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Coal strip mine threatens Bryce Canyon In 2009, Governor Gary Herbert accepted a $10,000 campaign contribution from Alton Coal Development and held a closeddoor meeting with coal company representatives. Shortly after that, the State of Utah gave regulatory approval for Utah’s first-ever coal strip mine on private property near Bryce Canyon National Park. We all knew then that the mining company wouldn’t be content stay on private property. Sure enough, Alton Coal has requested to expand the strip mine into 3,581 acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The BLM released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement in November, and the public can comment on the project through January 6, 2012. The huge mine expansion would fill the air with toxic coal dust, destroy wildlife habitat, and hurt the local tourist economy that is already suffering impacts from the existing, much smaller mine. Organizations working to oppose the mine expansion are the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, Utah Sierra Club, National Parks Conservation Association and Natural Resources Defense Council. Public meeting on the Alton Coal Draft EIS : Salt Lake City, December 7, 2011, Salt Lake City Library, 210 E 400 S. Public comments will be accepted until January 6, 2012. TINYURL.COM/ALTONCOALDRAFTEIS

Public lands = resilient economies While Utah’s Congressional delegation keeps trying to jump-start Utah’s economy with more and more extractive development, a research study from Headwaters Economics suggests that is exactly the wrong approach—public lands tourism and recreation are more likely than boom-and-bust extraction to support economic resilience. The report on public land economics in Grand County says, “Finding ways to sustain and develop tourism and recreation that appeals

BY AMY BRUNVAND to a wide mixture of visitors and residents is paramount to long-term well-being and economic resilience.” The report says that hiking on BLM lands has the largest economic impact, followed by nature viewing, biking and motor vehicle use. TINYURL.COM/GRANDCOUNTYREPORT

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lows the terrible example of congressional meddling with science in order to attack western wolves by exempting threatened Utah prairie dogs from the Endangered Species Act. • To provide for the sale of approximately 30 acres of federal land in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Salt Lake County, Utah H.R.3452/S.1883 (Bishop/Hatch) circumvents the public comment process that developed the Wasatch Canyons Master Plan, in order to sell public land to a private developer who wants to build a “SkiLink” tram between The Canyons and Solitude. • Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act of 2011 (H.R. 1126/S. 635 Chaffetz/Lee) proposes to eliminate pretty much all federal public lands by offering them up for sale.

Ski area report card The Ski Area Citizens’ Coalition ranks ski resorts for environmental responsibility. Here are the SACC rankings for Utah’s resorts in order from best to worst: (A) Park City Mountain Resort (A) Deer Valley Resort (A) Sundance Resort (B) Alta Ski Area (C) Snowbird Ski Resort (C) The Canyons (C) Brighton Ski Resort (C) Snowbasin Ski Resort (C) Brian Head Resort (C) Solitude Mountain Resort WWW.SKIAREACITIZENS.COM

Utah congressmen attack Utah public lands Utah’s congressional delegation is on the attack against Utah’s wildlands and endangered species. Here are some of the particularly awful laws that have been recently introduced in Congress: • Protecting Public Safety and Sacred Sites from the Utah Prairie Dog Act of 2011 (H.R. 2973/S1580 Matheson/Hatch) fol-

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Roadless areas upheld President Clinton implemented the Roadless Area Conservation Rule to preserve the remaining roadless areas in U.S. National Forests, and the rule has been under attack by Republicans ever since. In October, the public interest law firm Earthjustice successfully defended the rule in federal court, which is great news for water quality, wildlife and everyone who likes to hike in the woods.

Help the Parley/Pratt trail The project to create a bike/pedestrian connection between Sugar House Park and the business district has run into financial trouble. Excavation for the project uncovered huge chunks of concrete and webs of rebar that had been dumped as landfill around 1960. The cost to remove the garbage means there won’t be enough money left for artistic elements designed by environmental artist Patricia Johanson. The PRATT Coalition is accepting contributions to help make the project beautiful. The mission of the PRATT is to assist city, county, state and federal agencies and other public and private partners in completing a multi-use trail along I-80 via Parley’s Creek Corridor and the Sugar House Rail Spur to connect the Bonneville Shoreline Trail with the Provo-Jordan River Parkway. PARLEYSTRAIL.ORG

The evolution of exercise BY DENNIS HINKAMP

he world is getting so fat and crowded that the planet is probably starting to slow down and tip on its axis. Any type of exercise program would be welcome, but which one? The idea of exercise is pretty straightforward; it can be just about anything that involves moving parts of the body with more vigor than it takes to send a text message. We buy multiple cars and appliances designed to rid ourselves of physical labor yet force ourselves to go to gyms, pools and bik e paths for exercise. Our dogs beg us to go on walks, and we hire someone else to do it. Is it any wonder we are confused? I know I will spend a cumulative hour showering and changing clothes twice to get in a four -mile run then come home, jump in the car and drive two miles to the grocery store. I could have burned the same amount of calories walking there and back and maybe even got some weightlifting depending on how much stuff I bought to carry home. I also have this little gadget on my indoor bike that measures my speed and how many miles I accumulate. This is emblematic of our exercise conundrums because, in reality, I’m not moving a single yard and my speed is a constant zero. The only thing moving other than my imagination is the rear wheel on my bik e. In the old days, exercise was more or less limited to those activities represented in the Olympics and major league sports. We either ran, biked, swam or walked. We threw things or lifted things of varying weights and sizes. We competed in games and sports. I’m not sure when that changed. Well, there was something called calisthenics we did in the grade school assembly hall when it was raining . Then there was something in the ’70s called Jazzercise which had nothing to do with jazz or exercise. It was like dancing by yourself in a 2x2 foot disco in the company of a roomful of people doing the same thing . Things have gotten progressively weirder since then. Now people do the same thing on stationary bik es in spin classes. It ’s like riding on a crowded street only nobody is going anywhere, and all the while a perky person yells at you to go faster . The theme of many new exercise regimens seems to be going nowhere while being yelled at. There are all sorts of variations of “boot camps” to bring the brutality of training for war to the tranquility of suburbia. A boot camp of any kind does not appeal to people of my generation because we spent too much time trying to figure out how not to go to Vietnam. I’ve also seen just about every evil drill sergeant movie ever made, and few of them end well. I’m not sure when we stopped playing and started doing all these group exercises, but I like some of the silly names. Zumba, for instance, sounds akin to that tiny robotic vacuum cleaner. Remember Tae Bo? It crammed a bunch of people into a room and had them pretend to kick box; what could possibly go wrong with that? Pilates is a real person’s name, but it lacks a certain masculine oomph and descriptive call to action. Cross-Fit, despite its unintended religious allusion, is brilliant because it can include just about any variety of exercise without fear of copyright infringement. Like I said earlier, we are confused. We want the social and the private; the static and the kinetic. I lik e the idea of using group exercise to harness peer pressure. Using this logic, spending an hour watching people come and go from any fast food restaurant should also work as a negative motivator. u Dennis Hinkamp would like to invite you all to Zumba with your R oomba.

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veryone seems to know the story about how one family prepared the Christmas ham every year: Suzy, while cooking for her husband and children, always cut the ends off the ham before she put it in the pan. One day her daughter asked, “Mom, why do you cut the ends off the ham?” Suzy replied that she did it that way because that’s how her mother had taught her, and she’d always cooked the best hams. The next time Suzy and her daughter were over at Suzy’s mother’s house, the daughter asked her grandmother why they cut the ends off the ham to cook it. Grandma answered that she does it that way because her mother had always done it that way. A little while later, Suzy and her daughter go to Florida to visit Suzy’s grandmother, and her daughter asks the matriarch the same question. Great-grandma laughs. “I always cut the ends off the ham because our roasting pan was too small to fit a whole ham!” It’s a silly joke, but it illustrates something fundamental to the human character: We are creatures of habit, and habit has ser ved us very well for most of our histor y. Up until 500 years ago, humanity had affected the biosphere of this planet very lightly. With the advent of the Industrial Revolution, we began to have much more of an impact. Today we stand upon the Earth in the midst of a terr ifying blizzard of input, paralyzed by our own power. I lived in Henry County, Georgia, for a summer back in the early ’90’s, when commercial development was first really taking off in that area, and it took fewer than three weeks for an acre of land to go from pine forest to big-box store. If I didn’t drive on a daily basis, I’d start to lose my way when I did venture out because all the familiar landmarks were being taken away at such an alarming pace. Rapid change is disorienting and uncomfortable. If we recognize ourselves in the Christmas ham joke and laugh at it, w e also have to look at the more serious implications of it. And what implications! Collectively, we are changing our environment far too fast for our individual comfort. Nobel Prize-winning scientist Paul Crutzen coined a word for this new age of human dominance over planet Earth: the Anthropocene

BY ALICE BAIN (an-thro-po-seen) epoch: the Era of Humans. It may become an official part of the geologic time scale at next year’s International Union of Geological Sciences gathering in Australia. The International Stratigraphy Commission has been considering formalizing “the Anthropocene” as the new name for our current geological epoch, as descriptive of our current global environment as the Jurassic era is descriptive of the world as the dinosaurs experienced it. The term goes well beyond climate change. A short video by Félix Pharand subtracts the planet itself from the visualization of our impact upon it, leaving a fractal web of built-up areas, city lights, roads, pipelines and transmission lines floating in space like a bioluminescent soap-bubble. It’s quite a beautiful little film, and a profound one. For myself, at least, I

found it hard to reject our influence upon the planet as entirely malign. The glowing patterns that radiate from large cities like Chicago or Moscow are just as beautiful as the veins of a leaf or the silk lines of a spiderweb. We are having as great an effect on the Earth as “natural” engines of climate change such as supervolcanic eruptions, continental drift, meteorite bombardment, changes in solar output, changes in the Earth’s orbit around the sun, and the development and decay of various biological and geological carbon dioxide sinks —but if you look at the etchings we’ve left on the planet’s surface from a distance, there is nothing that appears “unnatural.” The Earth made us. We are still part of the pattern. But just because this is true doesn’t mean we are destined to survive. The dinosaurs were creatures of habit, just like us—and when catastrophe overtook them,

The Earth made us. We are still part of the pattern. But just because this is true doesn’t mean we are destined to survive.

most of them were not nimble enough to evolve around the bottleneck. You can argue that the dino saurs didn’t have coal-burning power plants and so absolve them of fault, but it doesn’t change the fact that apart from the ones who evolved into birds, they’re dead. We, on the other hand, are actually pretty nimble. If how we’ve changed our environment and ourselves in the past 50 years isn’t nimble, I don’t know what is! My cause for optimism is the same as the cause of our current distress: We’re a bunch of cheeky, over-intelligent monkeys, driven by curiosity and an obsession to find out how stuff works. Part of our problem may have been that at a historical pace of change, 80 years (give or take) has not been enough of a window to give us a real perspective on our impact on the Earth. Happily, the pace of development has now cured us of that problem. The climatechange denialists are quickly becoming discredited. We still want to cut the ends off our ham befor e we cook it, but every time we go into the kitchen we find a different roasting pan. Sometimes we can’t even find the kitchen any more! This is why I like the idea of formalizing the Anthropocene. It puts the cause of all of this upr oar, humans, front and center. We’re just figuring out that the foot on the accelerator pedal is ours, and we might even have gained just enough self-awareness to let off the gas sometime soon for our own good. Words have power, and language and metaphor strongly affect the way we think about things. If we can own up to how much power we really possess, we might be able to start wielding it with a little wisdom! Stay nimble, fellow monkeys.u Alice Bain is a Salt Lake-based artist. Look for her blog updates, appearing several times a week, at WWW.CATALYSTMAGAZINE.NET.

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Dancing to the digital shamans An interview with “Electronic Awakening” producer Julian Reyes BY TERRA CRONSHEY

Given that everything in reality is made of vibrations, sound science is extremely important because it has the unique ability to tune, harmonize and modify people’s vibrations —our journey. Within a soundscape, one can transcend the physical realm and take sonic leaps and bounds of personal growth. Music brings people of all walks of life together, and it also heals the mind, body, and soul. —Julian Reyes (Executive Producer, “Electronic Awakening”)

ast month we spoke via inter net with electronic music promoter Julian Reyes. Via Keyframe Entertainment, which Reyes launched in 2004, Reyes’ mission is to share the Bay Area underground sound globally and to create prosperity for the international Electronic Dance Music community. Reyes also works on large scale productions including the Ultra Music Festival in Miami and Burning Man. His latest project is a documentary on the history and evolution of electronic music which will show for one night only at Brewvies this month. Our conversation covered the creative and healing nature of sound and vibration, particularly as it relates to the electronic dance music culture.

When did electronic music become part of your personal journey?) My earliest childhood connections to music were with cumbia, bolero, flamenco, salsa and classical. My Colombian roots and my mother’s love for classical shaped my perception of and passion for music from an early age. I consider the “active” birth of the techno movement to be the break-dancing era. I realize that the music was being created prior to this period. Nevertheless, the breakers embraced it fully. It wasn’t a fad, it was actually (and still is for many) a way of life . Many years spent in the Miami underground sealed it for me. Then, I lived in Orlando for a couple of years during the height of the Breaks scene and met amazing artists such as Icey and Baby Anne. After those experiences, I left for the West Coast, and in 1999 made it to S an Francisco where I experienced the CCC PsyTrance parties, Thump Radio, and eventually the most amazing event in our country, Burning Man. My personal evolution is in tandem with that of electronic music’s evolution; my connection to it is eter nal. Sounds grandiose, but I speak from the heart. What is electronic music? Electronic music is modern shamanism; it is the evolution of r itualized drum circles. The music is a key that digital

Wednesday, December 21 , 7pm at Brewvies (21+). Evolver Salt Lake and CATALYST magazine present a special screening of the documentary film “Electronic Awakening.” $5 at the door.

shamans utilize to move, inspire, teach, and heal others. From a global perspective, electronic music is spiritual technology that can help humanity open metaphysical doors to a realm of infinite possibilities. The world can benefit from the energy, community, and love felt on the dance floor b y so many — “Electronic Awakening” speaks directly to that. I’ve always felt that electronic music is a beacon from the Singularity. It is technology’s way of letting us know that it is awakening. As an artist manager, you work with DJs who create this music. Does the DJ have a role in shaping society? Is this specific to sound culture? There is a quote from the film that answers this question: “…The DJs are our priests, and the music is our religion….” And what a beautiful religion it is (speaking metaphorically of course). It includes everyone, it doesn’t judge you. It empowers you to dance “like no one is watching,” it introduces you to many great souls, and it encourages you to be comfortable with your uniqueness. Electronic music allows you to embrace others and yourself. It breaks down language barriers, economic divisions. It invites us to experience each other as equals. Everyone on the dance floor becomes one organism. What we really are: one. The DJs enable this alchemy. Similar vision is experienced at other events and other styles of music—Sufis, Native American dances, Woodstock-like festivals are example of that. All ceremonies are extensions of music culture. For a powerful look into this phenomenon check out Global Beat Fusion, a film project based on Derek Beres’ 2005 book. The idea is that, by listening to a culture’s music, you gain direct access to the soul of that culture. There’s also the notion of the computer being the world’s first global folk instrument. WWW.GLOBALBEATFUSION.COM. I love electronic music mainly because I love to dance. For me, it’s not about performance—it’s about expression. How does dancing tie in to the tribal sound culture? Is it important for individuals to dance? Is dancing “medicine”?

As my friends at the Dancing Freedom Collective say, the paths of dance are ecstatic, somatic, shamanic and expressive. Ecstatic and shamanic are similar, with important differences. Somatic focuses on the body and can also be very beneficial to your emotions. I believe we experience different degrees of these paths when we interact with sound. One could say performing is a part of expression. I feel that danc-

signature, something like a DNA imprint, of every person that object has come in contact with. One can extrapolate from this and apply it to a vinyl record, CD, or digital sound. What we hear is the physical manifestation of the sound, but what w e perceive metaphysically is much deeper… and the expression is manifested in the dance. What was the ‘goal’ when you decided to work as producer and

Electronic music is modern shamanism; it is the evolution of ritualized drum circles. The music is a key that digital shamans utilize to move, inspire, teach, and heal others. Julian Reyes ing is essential to a culture’s identity, traditional values and future understanding. “Electronic Awakening” covers this topic in depth, and explains how we move and direct energy through our dancing as an ar t form, while sharing this experience with others at the same time. Dancing is medicine to me; it is r itualistic and liberating. The appreciation of music can be just as powerful. I recently attended a Taiko drumming festival, and the visions I experienced were very strong. After some research I found out the Taiko drums are handmade by professional drum makers in Japan. They believe each drum becomes filled with the spirit of the tree from which the wood came, and the spirit of the drum-maker and eventually, over the years, even the performers who play the drum. A drum’s sound comes from the spiritual bond between the performer and this tradition. In the film, we explore the different metaphysical “pacts” that dancers make with sound energy… because what we’re really talking about here is the interaction with energy—dancing. I’ve always felt that every object carries an energy

music director on a documentary about electronic dance music? There were multiple goals: to help, to inspire, to inform, to promote the artists who work so hard, to be a source of positivity, to create prosperity for electronic dance music culture, to entertain and to share. From a production perspective: We wanted to create something different, something unique to our culture. We spend time in the film encouraging people to find happiness within, accepting who you are. The film itself can be perceived as a conduit of love. I think if more people on the planet experienced self-love, they would be more accepting of others. For you, has working with music always been about healing, uniting, transcending? Or was there some point or moment of realization when your work took on a new or deeper meaning? When I understood that electronic music was an integral force driving my personal evolution, I realized that it had the potential to help others transcend. I couldn’t pinpoint a specific moment; what I can say is that help-

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ing and inspiring others has always been part of my life. And the deeper my journey takes me, the more I realize that my mission is to inspire those who inspire others—DJs, producers, VJs, performers and promoters.

Julian Reyes There is also the technology factor: My entire professional career has been within the computer graphics realm. My visual interaction and passion with technology is as important as the sonic. Sound is said to be healing; can it also be harmful? I think sound has unlimited potential. Sometimes harm helps you evolve; other times safety and comfort make you complacent. Even a teenager banging out to Gabber derives a certain type of healing. An observer may not understand this experience in that moment. I feel this is one reason why rave culture is so misunderstood. It’s easy to judge what you don’t understand. Where can one discover more information on sound healing and the spirituality of the electronic dance variety?

I feel that sound healing begins with allowance. Allow yourself to just be. We spend so much of our everyday lives trying to “control” everything. The dance floor offers you the opportunity just to be, and to share that “be”-ing with everyone else. The DNA of sound healing can be found in the drum and every subsequent evolution of all musical instruments. There are countless resources on the Web for the different methodologies; the main thing to remember is to stay open to explor ation and to “let go”… enjoy the dance floor, it is sacred. Can you share a bit about your process in creating the audio landscape for this documentary? My main objective was to include a wide variety of styles and artists. As long as “something” in the music resonated with the viewer, I was happy. Timing and placement were very important; some tracks just seemed to magically fit into place, like serendipity. First we locked down the story and matched the proper video footage, then the music completed and filled each scene. Phuture Primitive and Bird of Prey lent a very modern feeling. Our friends from Moontribe were great contributors and we had people with great ideas such as Liana, Saturnia, Satsi and Drew Martinez (the film editor). I would say that the process was one of complete collaboration and fluid creativity coming from many sources. “Electronic Awakening” brings up the concept of dancers and DJs being deeply unified through music, having shared experiences, emotions —unified hearts and minds on the dance floor. What about off the dance floor, do you experience this unity carrying through into everyday life? When I step out of my cir cle, I see a lot of discord and elitism. And then you have movements like OWS that give us that sense of bonding… that unity is so obvious on the dance floor. And if you look more closely in that movement, you will see a drum, you will hear a chant, you will see a dance. It’s all interconnected.

What about currently? What inspires you to continue this work? Witnessing the evolution of the music and the culture really motivates me to keep on nur turing the movement. Inspiration comes in many forms: watching up-and-coming talent such as JB Vries, Captain Hook and Derek Ryan pave the way, experiencing The Crystal Method tear it up hard after so many years leading the way and listening to Treavor Moontribe’s techno mixes, enjoying amazing visuals by Dr. Paradise and Psyberpixie. People like Kri in NC and Roe Revolution in Miami are also inspiring. Hearing my son play piano and rap to electronic music, throwing down at events such as Opulent Temple and SteadySF—so many things move me. I see the music and hear it everywhere, and when it’s not there… I do what I can to facilitate it. What do you see as the futur e of tribal sound culture? Sociologists and anthropologists are starting to take a serious look at our movement. We have screenings requested from universities in Brazil and Germany. We’re also talking to about a dozen universities here in the U.S. to screen the film on their campuses. I see electronic dance music culture as a guiding light for the world. We’re not the only guiding light, of course, but we are the ones that adhere to PLUR [peace, love, unity, respect]. We love Burning Man’s 10 principles—radical inclusion, gifting, decommodification, radical self-reliance, radial self-expression, communal effort, civic responsibility, leaving no trace, participation and immediacy. We push the envelope in music production and do not make money the primary drive. We want to include all. Doesn’t matter what you look like, what you wear, what you sound like, what color, what preference… “we accept you.” The world needs more of that; the world needs more electronic music… and it’s on its way. u Terra Cronshey, a native Salt Laker, has been director of a loud-sound art theme camp/village from Utah at Burning Man for the past three years. She is the festival accounting coordinator for Sundance Film Festival. TERRA@NEOGEOLOTUS.COM

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very family has those people who are uncharacteristically difficult to shop for. They either seem to have everything in the world, or never know what they want. Some people just don’t enjoy the simple pleasantries afforded by mainstream consumerism. As Joseph Campbell famously said, “Follow your bliss.” Help those on your gift-giving list to follow their bliss, too. Here are a few suggestions.

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These people love good conversation, and what livens up a conversation better than an adult beverage? Food, friends, family and a merry time is what these people are looking for. High West Distillery Whiskey & Tour—High West Distillery, $30-$130. Free tours daily and a fine selection of whisky and vodka in downtown Park City. 703 Park Ave, Park City, UT 84060. 435-649-8300. HIGHWEST.COM. Also available liquor stores Beer Brewing Kit—The Beer Nut, $85$300. A true beer drinker must sometimes foray into the realm of brewing to fully appreciate his or her favorite beverage 1200 South State Street. 531-8182. BEERNUT.COM Epic Beer + Cheese Tasting—Viking Cooking School. Wine and cheese is the traditional pairing, but Salt Lake City’s Epic Brewing Co. (awarded a top 5 place among new international brewers by RATEBEER.COM) suggests pairing cheese with wine. 2233 S. 300 East. 464-0113. VIKINGCOOKINGSCHOOL.COM/SALTLAKECITY Gift Card to Squatters/Red Rock/Wasatch— Squatter’s: 300 South 147 East, 3632739, SQUATTERS.COM. Red Rock: 254 South 200 West, 521-7446, REDROCKBREWING.COM

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Utah-made wine from Castle Creek Winery—Believe it or not, you can order online—or buy it in liquor/wine stores, too, of course. 435-259-3332. CASTLECREEKWINERY.COM Food/wine classes through U of U Lifelong Learning One of the best ways to get closer to the food you love is to learn how to make it. Classes on artisan bread baking, eating local, wine making, raw foods, green tea, cooking without a book, and many more! CONTINUE.UTAH.EDU/LIFELONG Gift card to a great restaurant— Here are some of our favorites: Pago: 878 S. 900 Ea, 532-0777, PAGOSLC.COM Tin Angel: 365 W. 400 South, 328-4155, THETINANGEL.COM Oasis Cafe: 151 S. 500 East, 322-0404, OASISCAFESLC.COM Takashi: 18 Market Street, 519-9595, takashisushi.com Red Iguana: 736 West North Temple, 322-1489, REDIGUANA.COM The Paris Resaurant/Bistro, 1500 South 1500 East, 486-5585, THEPARIS.NET The Copper Onion: 111 E. Broadway, 355-3282, THECOPPERONION.COM Knife kit or sharpening—Lorenz, $1.50-$15. If you wonder what this is doing in the food and drink section, you’re probably not a cook. Good cooks need sharp knives. And, ideally, someone else to do the sharpening. Take your personal chef’s here, and return them (quickly) with a bow. 213 E. 300 South . 363-2821. LORENZ.COM

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The holidays are extra sweet for these people, considering chocolate and candies are one of their favorite things. Caputo’s Fine European Chocolate Tasting Class—Caputo’s Market and Deli, $25. Chocolate is no laughing matter, refine your taste. 300 S. 314 West, 1516 S. 1500 East, 215 South Central Campus Drive. 531-TONY, 486-6615, 583-8801. CAPUTOSDELI.COM

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Amano Chocolate and Factory Tour— Amano’s Chocolate. Buy online or at local delis and groceries. Or drive to Orem where the chocolate is made. AMANOCHOCOLATE.COM

Indoor/Outdoor Mushroom Patches—Fungi Perfecti, $25. FUNGI.COM. An easy way to get lots of fresh mushrooms fast. Bonsai Tree Kit—Paradise Palm: $30$70. Continue gardening even in the winter; learn how to maintain a Japanese bonsai tree. Comes with video, handbook. 307 E. 300 South . 582-3212

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Sustainability classes—U of U Lifelong Learning. Give the gift of bee keeping, botany for gardeners, raise poultry, furniture refinishing, irrigation, maximizing your garden, native plant propagation, vegetable gardening basics, the urban homestead and more! CONTINUE.UTAH.EDU/LIFELONG

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Be a holiday catalyst: Locals share their Christmas ideas by Julie Hirschi Saving money, supporting local businesses, giving back to the community and leaving less of an impact on the environment are all reasons that many people want to do something a little different this holiday season. By forgoing malls, parking lots and the frenzy of gift giving, many Utahns are choosing a less stressful way to give gifts this year. “I do nearly 90% of my gift acquisition through an art and craft exchange started three years ago in reaction to Black Friday. Everybody brings hand crafted stuff and trades for gifts, everything from preserves and chocolates, all the way up to fine ar t, jewelry, glass, sewing, knitting— just about everything.” —Jodi Rusho, Salt Lake City “We plan to spend less and encourage homemade gifts. Homemade gifts encourages real thought and planning plus the opportunity for more love to go into it.” —Kristyan Williams, Bountiful, “Instead of giving us a gift this year, our kids are to spend that money to go do a service for someone else, like Sub For Santa. Then they are to write a letter, or have the grandkids draw a picture, showing what they did and how they felt about it. That's what we'll open on Christmas.” —Dinah Svedin, West Jordan “I'm doing recycling and reusing stuff for my Christmas gifts. I am using natural aluminum soda cans to make book marks and just use a lot of whatever I have around here and creating it into art. Reused, upcycled, functional art, that's what I call it.” —Bonnie Chapline, Salt Lake City

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Squatters Pub Brewery “Brewing a more sustainable future”

t turns out that it is not possible to profile the iconic, beloved, 22year-old Squatters Pub Brewery in 800 words. What slice of experience can capture its generous community- and employee-oriented culture, its commitment to using local ingredients and progressive suppliers for its eclectic and evolving menu, the comprehensive range of earth-friendly, people-friendly business practices and—of course— the really, really good beer? One idea could be sitting in the warm, comfortable bar—full from a Locals Only pizza with house-made sauce and Chasing Tail Ale-flavored dough, Beehive Cheese mozzarella, Mountain View mushrooms and Creminelli Calabree salami—looking over the smooth, buzzy head of your Hell’s Keep Belgian Gold Ale at

the array of other contented diners, students, families, tourists and skiers just off the mountain. Leftovers naturally go home in recyclable and compostable materials. Or could it be a busy Utes pregame nosh-stop? There’s a Niman Ranch burger alongside an organicgreens salad with house-made dressing in front of you, the servers are all wearing red Downtown Rising tee shirts under the “We Brew for U” sign and the chefs highfive each other in the see-through kitchen. How about attending one of the multitudes of community and charitable functions held at Squatters, enjoying the welcoming feel of warm lighting, wood floors, exposed ceilings and colorful banners for numerous award-winning beers,

CATALYST CAFÉ and having bartender Kristen exclaim—while pouring from a legion of draft choices such as Organic Amber Ale, Provo Girl Pilsner and American Wheat Hefeweizen—that she loved working there and I could quote her on that. One good place to start might be at the beginning. On September 5, 1989, aware of the expanding demand for microbrews in other parts of the country, passionate home brewers Peter Cole and Jeff Polychronis entered terra incognita, in the then-underdeveloped west side of downtown Salt Lake, and inaugurated the flagship Squatters Pub Brewery at 147 West Broadway (3rd South) in the circa-1909 Garden Hotel building. Befitting Utah history, homesteaders and squatters before them, they pushed geographic boundaries in deciding to establish Salt Lake City’s first

microbrewery and pub operation on this frontier fringe. “When we opened Squatters, we were committed to providing customers with the best possible quality handcrafted beers, great food and nurturing environment,” recounts Peter Cole. The partners were environmentally sensitive from the beginning. “When we opened 22 years ago, we used a lot of recycled materials in our building. We have

About Squatters Brew Pub and Salt Lake Brewing Company Squatters Pubs has three locations, open 7 days a week, with table service and take-out from brunch/breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night seasonal menus. See www.squatters.com for the hours of each. The airport site was newly renovated and opened

in November. Also, an enlarged downtown space upstairs means shorter waits and more room for events and private parties.

Choose your brews Although Squatters offers a full bar and wine list at its restau-

rants, it’s the award- and medalwinning handcrafted beer, now available in 13 states, that is the specialty. Its Fifth Element recently won a Gold Medal at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival, the largest commercial beer festival in the world. If you

expanded that commitment enormously with our belief in the tr iple bottom line of ‘people, planet and profit.’ That commitment to our community has grown through the years.” These early instincts continue to provide the ley lines for its current proactive, community- and planetconscious business practices, pushing another frontier: setting a corporate example of being successful not only at making a profit, but also being a responsible and responsive member of the community. Squatters is an active co-partner with Local First, Salt Lake City Green, Rocky Mountain Power Blue Sky, Wasatch Community Gardens and more. James Soares, director of Environmental and Social Responsibility, has been with Squatters for 10 years. He explains, “I make a business plan that embodies what Peter and Jeff have always been doing. Squatters’ management believes that finding the balance between success and responsibility equate to a great product.” Soares works closely with operating partner Joe Lambert and executive chef Vicente Cardenas and makes sure that each business decision is weighted to address the total impact it makes on not only the company, but on the employees, customers and community. He is often in the field forming long-term partnerships with producers and suppliers from Utah and its bioregion. “We visit all of our pur veyors. Products from smaller, local producers may cost more, but often through cooperation and establishing relationships, we find a sweet spot that helps both.” “This isn’t the simplest way to do it,” laughs Cole. He uses the examples of switching to organic greens and compostable take-out containers nine years ago; “Sometimes you have to spend more; it’s not all about costs.” He adds that having a horizontal management system,

cannot decide, the six draft beer sampler is only $4.99 at the downtown location. Squatters also sells growlers and six packs. Squatters Pub & Brewery 147 West Broadway Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 (801)363-2739

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2011: A year of dance and revolution

JANUARY: People in Tunisia dance in the streets after protests force President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (23 years in office) to flee the country; “Thought of You,” a dance animation by BYU professors Ryan Woodward and Kori Wakamatsu goes viral. In a true Utah moment, Wakamatsu takes a break halfway through the project to give birth to a baby girl, returning with her 11day-old infant to finish things up. FEBRUARY: Egyptians dance in Tahrir Square after protests end the reign of President Hosni Mubarak (30 years). In Salt Lake City, hundreds

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Apparently Utah’s state folk dance is a little too wild for the NYPD. of Tim DeChristopher’s supporters parade through the streets dancing and singing. A group continues to dance and sing in front of the courthouse during the four days of his trial. DeChristopher is found guilty of two felony counts for a nonviolent act of civil disobedience thwarting an oil lease auction in order to help stop global climate change. MARCH: Dancing Mormon missionaries are a hit on Broadway in The Book of Mormon musical. This comes as no surprise to Utahns

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since the tap-dancing gay missionaries in Saturday’s Voyeur at the Salt Lake Acting Company have been an audience favorite for years. Repertory Dance Theatre presents “Place: Dancing the Green Map,” a kinesthetic representation of sustainable living and nature in Salt Lake County, proving that interpretive dance is still a relevant art form. APRIL: British subjects dance in the street to celebrate the ostentatious and extravagantly expensive wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William, both unquestionably part of the 1%. MAY: Former Utah governor and GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman Jr. dances around the question of how Mormon he really is—when Time Magazine asks him about his faith, Huntsman replies, “I’m a very spiritual person and proud of my Mormon roots.” JUNE: 2002 Winter Olympic savior and GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney is shown on the cover of Newsweek Magazine as a dancing

Mormon missionary. The Photoshopped image refers to the hit Broadway musical (not Saturday’s Voyeur), but nonetheless conservative blogger Jim Geraghty objects to the image as resembling, “a deranged escapee from the set of Glee.” JULY: Protesters in Salt Lake City resume dancing and singing in front of the federal courthouse as Tim DeChristopher is sentenced to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Outside Magazine later reports that the post-event potluck “had all the cheer of a wake.” AUGUST: Granger High School graduate Tadd Gadduang is eliminated from “So You Think You Can Dance,” finishing fourth overall. In an interview with Ogden’s Standard Examiner, Gadduang makes the case for sibling rivalry saying, “The catalyst for me starting to dance was my older sister—she would ridicule me for how I couldn’t dance.” SEPTEMBER: The Utah Lindy Exchange swing dance club swings

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into action at the iMatter climate justice march, dancing from the State Capitol to the Live Green festival in Library Square. In Wisconsin, citizens occupying the State Capitol building dance polkas to the tune of “Roll Out the Recall” singing, “Recall Scott Walker, Give him a kick in the rear! Recall Scott Walker. Toss him right out on his ear! ...” OCTOBER: In Libya, people dance in the streets at the news of Muamar Gadhafi’s death (42 years of dictatorship); Occupy Salt Lake City marches from the State Capitol to set up camp at Pioneer Park in freezing rain (which generally discourages dancing). Police in Roosevelt, Utah, pepper spray Polynesian football fans dancing the Haka, a Maori war dance done at many sports events including BYU football games. NOVEMBER: Occupiers at Zuccotti Park in New York City are arrested for square dancing. As it happens, “Utah’s state folk dance is the square dance, the folk dance that is called, cued, or prompted to the dancers and includes squares, rounds, clogging, contra, line, and heritage dances” (Utah Code, Title 63G, Chapter 1, Sec 601(12)). A study funded by the oil industry vastly overstates the number of jobs that might result from construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, claiming that the tar-sands pipeline would give jobs to, “dancers, choreographers, and speech therapists.” In Washington, DC 12,000 tar-sands protesters link hands in a human chain that wraps three times around the White House. DECEMBER: Remember, dancing on the Winter Solstice helps bring back the sun! u Amy Brunvand is a librarian at the University of Utah and a dance enthusiast .

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Executive chef Cardenas started on Squattersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; kitchen line 21 years ago and is no w in charge of the menu and the daily specials for all thr ee pubs. with employee teams where all 250 individuals are encouraged to have a voice, has induced more innovation and creativity plus a healthy work environment, and Squatters has high retention rates to show for it. Executive chef Cardenas exemplifies this. He started on Squattersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; kitchen line 21 years ago and is now in charge of the menu and the daily specials for all three pubs. Once Soares locates locally produced ingredients that meet the triple bottom line requirements and that taste goodâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; such as Dailyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bacon, Rocky Mountain Eggs, Lehmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jam and many othersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he and Cardenas work closely to incorporate new creative food possibilities. This is a difficult task considering the consistency required to produce large volumes across three pub locations, soon to be four. Early in 2012, Cardenas will be instrumental in opening Vino Volo Ale House at the airport, a joint venture of Squatters and Vino Volo (a California-based chain of wine bars). It will provide a large selection of wines, ales, lagers and cocktails, along with a broad menu of small plates and traditional hearty pub fare. Just as Salt Lake used to be the C rossroads of the West, Squatters now sits squarely in the middle of the evolving downtown district; its location and its philosophy now shared with many more businesses. Moored by its community-oriented roots, it still scouts out the foremost boundaries of what a successful business can be and for it, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being a great pub, a great brewery, a great employer and a great neighbor. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Jane Laird

Squatters 147 W Broadway, SLC; 1900 Park Ave, Park City; Concourse C Terminal 2, SLC Int. Airport. 363-2723. Squatters sources healthy ingredients and uses environmentally friendly products and services from within the local eco-region. They develop long-term relationships with farmers, growers and suppliers in order to know exactly what is, and is not, in the products they buy . Triple Bottom Line philosophy. Award winning craft beers. Open Mon-Thu 11a-midnight, Sat 10:30a-1a, Sun 10:30 a-midnight. $$$$$. W/B/L/P/TO/RR/V

The Star of India , 55 E 400 S, Salt Lake City, 801-363-7555. An award-winning Salt Lake institution since 1990. Featuring a full bar, $10 lunch buffet with 20-25 delicious choices, salad, naan, and rice pudding. Tandoori style cooking. Specializing in chicken curry, lamb, seafood, halal & goat meat and vegetable entrĂŠes. All food prepared fresh and on premises. Parking validation provided. Lunch M-Sat 11:30a-2:30p, Dinner M-Th 2:30p-10p, Fri-Sat 2:30-10:30p, Sun 3-9:30p. WW.STAROFINDIAONLINE .COM. $-$$$, CC, V, W/B, L, TO, CAT. Ta ka s h i 18 West Market St. 519-9595. Award-winning chef Takashi Gibo invites you to savor an incredible Japanese dining experience with Salt Lakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best sushi, sashimi, small plates (Japanese tapas), and hot dishes from his tantalizing menu. Enjoy a beautiful presentation of classic sashimi or experiment with delicious creations from the sushi bar. Featuring an extensive selction of premium sak es, wines, Japanese and domestic beers, and signature cocktails. . Open Mon-Fri from 11:30a. and Sat. from 5:30p. $$-$$$, V, W/B/L, TO.

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The major objection most governments and corporations make about switching to renewables such as wind and solar power is the cost—it’s supposedly more expensive, and God forbid we do anything that might cost a little more up front in this icky economy. Thing is, it’s a myth. Last month, yet another report came out showing that renewables are already a cheaper alternative than fossil fuels. The Civil Society Institute’s Synamps Energy Economics report outlines a “realistic transition” to renewable energy that would actually save $83 billion over the next 40 years. And we’re not talking in-thelong-term savings here: These

dence, however, the ceilings are usually about eight feet overhead, and having the fans blow down, while doing a better job circulating the hot air, tends to create an evaporative cooling effect on our skin, making us feel cold, even if the ambient room temperature is comfortable. So, if your fans are low enough that you can feel the breeze, you want them pulling air up. It still works: The air in your room has nowhere to go when the fans pull it toward the ceiling, and is forced back down the walls at the side of the room. It ’s not quite as efficient, but the air gets mixed about without blowing on your skin. As far as telling you which direction to have the blades moving, I’m out of luck. Different manufacturers tilt the blades in different ways, so there’s no guarantee which direction will move the air down. It ’s usually clockwise, though. If the edge of the blade closest to the ceiling is moving forward, air is being pushed down. Basically, just turn on your fan on low and stand underneath. After a couple seconds, flip the switch to reverse it. Go with whichever gives less of a breeze. In the summertime, flip the switch the other direction and turn the buggers all the way up! By some estimates, you can save 10% of your yearly heating bill with this simple exercise. Besides, if your place is anything like mine, the only good the hot air does near the ceiling is keep your box elder bugs happy.

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Holla to Southhampton, New York, for being the latest in a growing number of towns to ditch plastic bags. A ban on plastic grocery bags took effect in the town last month (the ban was passed in April with widespread support) and carries a fine of $1,000 for violations. In 2007, San Francisco, CA, enacted a similar ban, followed by Los Angeles county in 2010. Ireland, Italy, Bangladesh, South Africa, Thailand and three states in Australia have also banned plastic bags—so get with the program, SLC! TINYURL.COM/NYBAGBAN

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ANIMAL ANGEL Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab, Utah was organized 25 years ago by 18 friends who were committed to saving animals’ lives (read Best Friends, by Samantha Glen, to get the whole story). This group has influenced animal rights across the country with such programs as puppy mill initiatives, workshops and No More Homeless Pets—a program whose goal is to create a “no-kill” society (the end of euthanasia), support homeless pet adoptions and—big “and”—encourage folks to spay and neuter their pets. Best Friends has reached far beyond their original intention of giving “unadoptable” dogs and cats, and birds, and horses, and… a place to live out their lives: They are inspiring a more humane society that will hopefully one day truly honor our fellow creatures. WWW.BESTFRIENDS.ORG

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Utah legislators have amended state law so that government-run animal shelters are no longer required to sell dogs and cats to laboratories for use in inhumane (and usually deadly) experiments. Until now, Utah was one of only three states that mandated that animal shelters engage in this practice. Friends of Animals won a $5K grant from the Park City Foundation for the greatest number of “unique donors” during the foundation’s virtual donation drive on 11.11.11. In total, FOA raised almost $30K which will be used to spay/neuter, chip, vaccinate, house & feed all their rescues. “Like” us on facebook to see up -to-date animal news, stories, tips and advocacy opportunities.

DID YOU KNOW? A puppy mill is a commercial dog breeding operation where profit is given priority over the well-being of the dog. Unlike responsible breeders whose goal is to produce the healthiest puppies possible, genetic quality is not a consideration at puppy mills. This results in generations of dogs with unchecked hereditary and congenital defects such as epilepsy, hip dysplaysia or deafness. Only about half of puppies from puppy mills survive. Almost all pet shop puppies come from puppy mills, as well as puppies sold online. And that blue blood heritage? Lineage records are often falsified so you may never really know what you’re getting. Illness, disease, fearful behavior and lack of socialization with humans and other animals are common. Puppy mills usually

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Handsome, regal McCoy is a neutered 6 year old Coonhound. Look at those soulful eyes, how can one resist making him part of the family! ID#A034089 This little peanut is Wilson! Wilson loves to play—as you can see—and he is as sweet as he is cute. He is a fouryear-old smoothcoated Chihuahua. ID#A033989 Our pets are brought to you this month by the West Valley City Animal Services. This shelter is often at capacity due to very high turn-in rate, and the animals have a short time period to be placed (animals are killed within 30 days). WVC animals need your help! TINYURL.COM/WVCANIMALS, 801-965-5800 house dogs in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions without adequate veterinary care, food or water, and they do not have treats, toys, exercise or basic grooming. To minimize waste cleanup, dogs are often kept in cages with wire flooring that injures their paws and legs. It ’s common for cages to be stacked up in columns, sometimes outdoors where they are exposed to the elements. To maximize profits, female dogs are bred at every opportunity with little to no recovery time between litters. After a few years, when they are so physically depleted they no longer can reproduce, breeding females are often killed. What you can do: Do not buy your puppy from a pet store (don’t confuse this with stores such as Petco or Petsmart that help animal rescues by providing space to showcase adoptees), and make adoption your first option. If you are set on a puppy , check your local shelters first, and if you are looking for a particular breed, there are breed-specific rescues where you can adopt (that’s how I got my pug, Wild Man Joe, pictured here). Also see what our own Best Friends Animal Sanctuary is doing: TINYURL.COM/BESTFRIENDSPUPPYMILLS

Wake Up! Big Mind Zen Awakening and Integrating Big Mind Zen with Zen Master Genpo Merzel Jewish Community Center Salt Lake City, Utah January 28 and 29, 9 am to 5 pm

Traditional Sesshin with Genpo Roshi and Tenshin Roshi Zen Mountain Center Idyllwild, CA August 5 through 11 For a list of 2012 events, registration and suggested donation see www.bigmind.org

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What’s new around town BY CAROL KOLEMAN Takashi: Showcased nationally and some seasonal (fish) joy

Total Body Pilates opens new Sugar House location Total Body Pilates, a full service and certifying Pilates studio, announces its new, centrally located space at 2065 S. 2300 East. Erica and George Lukes held a grand

Tamara and Takashi Gibo, who recently celebrated their wedding anniversary on 11/11 (congratulations!), reports that their Takashi restaurant was recently touted in two national magazines, highlighting something Salt Lakers already know about this artful, popular downtown dining spot specializing in extraordinarily fresh sushi and creative fusion cuisine.

The November/December 2011 issue of Via magazine, published by AAA , showcased “Utah’s Bohemian Rhapsody,” an article of glowing astonishment at not only the emergent Salt Lake Bo-Ho scene after interviewing the Downtown Alliance Director Jason Mathis, but also its concomitant urbane wealth of art, shopping and eating opportunities. Via’s writer Nino Padova was so impressed with Takashi’s “butter-soft kampachi and uni” materializing in the middle of the Rocky Mountains, he quoted chef-owner Gibo’s response: Gibo gets “the same fish they do in San Francisco and Seattle, only I get it an hour earlier. It’s called mountain time.” In the “Top Ten Tables” section of Bon Appetit’s September 2011 issue, Ty Burrell, co-owner of Salt Lake’s Bar X, enthused that Salt Lake is the “most unexpected food city,” citing Takashi, “an amazing sushi place,” as an example. To enjoy your own table at this lively local treasure, Sushi Chef Jacob Call points Catalyst readers towards Takashi’s enticing off-menu-on-the-chalkboard seasonal specialties (see photo) such as Iwana Sashimi featuring the environmentally-friendly, healthy Arctic Char ($15.00), a fall-winter fish. Come and get it while it ’s cold! Weather, that is. —JL 18 W. Market St. Salt Lake City. 801-519-9595

Be Joy! Mudita Yoga opens Mudita is a Sankrit word meaning joy, explains Carrie Coppola, who launched the beautiful, open and warm Mudita Yoga studio space in October with “an intention that you come as you are, feel at home, ease into your body , get out of your head. Whether you want to move and sweat, open and lengthen, chill and relax, harmonize and tone, there is a class for you.” Carrie and the other experienced instructors offer these seven days a week at its Canyon Rim location. If you are interested in exploring new twists on your practice, Mudita’s schedule includes Sound of Yoga, TGIF Yoga, Saturday Night Special, Yoga for Recovery, and more. Come explore, connect and “Be Joy!,” invites Carrie. —JL 1550 East 3300 South, Salt Lake. 801.699.3627. WWW.CARRIECOPPOLA.COM.

Organic can of food for the Utah Food Bank = free beverage In support of the Utah Food Bank, bring in an organic can of food, or any organic nonperishable item (only organic—that is important), to Rising Sun Coffee during December and get any 12 oz. beverage on the menu for free. Limit one per person. Rising Sun is our local “drive-through indulgence” featuring vegan beverages, organic fair-trade coffee, real fruit smoothies, and, well, too much good stuff to mention here.

Healing Mountain awarded “Best Massage” OFFICALBESTOF.COM awarded Healing Mountain Massage School and Spa the “Best Massage in Utah” recently, reports Jesse Nikola, the School’s Spa Director. The site’s filmed interview at the school played on channels such as the Discovery Channel and is available at OFFICIALBESTOF.COM. The Official Best Of site aims to be a reliable resource for out- ofstate visitors (and in-state, too). Congratulations! —JL

opening celebration in November, highlighting Erica’s nearly 20 years experience as one of Utah’s pioneers in Pilates, including being named “Best Fitness Guru” by Salt Lake Magazine in August 2004, and her skills at making everyone feel (and look) great. Pilates is for everyone, of all ages and skills, the Lukes explain. Their calm, tranquil studio space supports a private, semiprivate or group Pilates practice and offers Pilates Mat, Total Body Cardio and Total Body Barre classes. The Total Body Barre class, says Erica, is fun; “it is an amazing workout; it sculpts, burns calories and, the best part, it won’t hurt your knees.” A retail area carries Fitness Wear, jewelry and Pilates supplies. — JL 2065 S. 2300 E, Salt Lake City. 801-824-8588

Simply Skin Studios opens in downtown SLC “If you can’t eat it, don’t put it on your skin!” is the maxim of Kimberly Warner, owner of Simply Skin Studios. Her newly opened full-service, organic salon down-

Open M-F 5:30a-7p, Sat. 7a-6p. 2100 S 266 W , Salt Lake City, 801-486-0090. RISINGSUNCOFFEE.COM

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Music Garage Friday and Saturday, December 2 and 3, marks the grand opening for Music Garage. There is also a CD release party on Saturday, December 10. MUSICGARAGE.ORG is a program of the Utah Arts Alliance that provides programs and services for youth and adults. There is an art gallery, stage and dance floor— a great space for private events, video shoots, fashion shows and film screenings — a small theater, classes, and art studios for rent. They provide audio production programs in public schools. This sounds lik e the new hot spot in Salt Lake! —KC

The new Natural History Museum of Utah is open! Within the spectacular Rio Tinto Center and surrounding landscape, designed to LEED Gold certification standards, you can explore 10 themed galleries of interactive, multi- sense science and nature exhibits developed to meet its mission “to illuminate the natural world and humans place within it ” and connect visitors to the natural history, environment and native peoples of Utah throughout history and now. Located along the Bonneville Shoreline Trail and close to the University of Utah main campus, the museum has a gift shop, café and event/party spaces, in addition to extensive collections in malacology, paleontology, archaeology, entomology, ethnology, mineralogy and vertebrate zoology. Museum events this year for the whole family (or just yourself) include Science Movie Night, Museum Theater, Scientist in the Spotlight, Bug Brigade, Phun with Physics and Children’s Spring Break and Summer Camps. 301 Wakara Way, 801-581-4303. NMHU.UTAH.EDU. Open daily 10a-5p, Wednesdays 10a -9p. Closed Christmas Day. Adult $9/Senior 65 and over $7/Youth 13-24 $7/Child 3-12 $6. Child 2 and under free. Museum charter members free. University of Utah students, faculty and staff with valid ID free. The museum will offer free admission on 1/9/12, 4/9/12, 7/9/12 and 9/22/12.

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town near The Gateway, lets you enjoy free samples of her new skin line featuring certified organic ingredients. “ You can expect the highest standards of cruelty-free, eco friendly products,” she says. Come away from Simply Skin feeling relaxed and reassured that real beauty means loving the way you look now , from natural product services such as essential oil waxing , fruit and veggie facials, aloe vera airbrush tanning , and luscious manicures and pedicures—priced from $5-$80. Ten self-care packages are specially paired with the intentions of special gems. For instance, the Amethyst “peace courage happiness” package is a pedicure, facial, brow shape/tint; buy five for $350. The Ruby “wealth power joy ” is an airbrush tan, Brazilian and pedicure; buy five for $425. How would you like that under your Christmas tree? —JL 621 W North Temple. Suite 300, Salt Lake City. 801.573.6923

Utah Arts Alliance An exciting move for Utah Arts Alliance that has the potential of making a great impact in Salt Lak e City’s art scene. UAA is relocating to a 33,000 sq. ft. building (100 South and one block west of Gateway) that will have four

dance studios/performance spaces, an events center, 35 artists studios, and office spaces for arts non-profits arts/cultural groups. There is also a large outdoor space where outdoor festivals and community gardens are planned. UAA’s Main Street location will remain but the 300 West and Pierpont locations will be moving all programs to the new space. —KC

1956 South 1100 East 801-474-1144 awakeningheartslc.net Repertory Dance Theatre Congratulations to Repertory Dance Theatre for their $25,000 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant! The grant will be used to educate inner city and west side elementary school students and their teachers through movement. —KC

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Big Mind/Big Heart Big Mind/Kanzeon (now called Big Heart) Zen Center is moving forward with some positive changes. The sale of their properties augurs a new beginning with a move on December 6 to 755 East 600 South for Tuesday and Thursday morning practice and Sunday talks, and 1224 First Ave. for Wednesday morning practice. Check the website for specific times and possible location changes. Sunday, December 4 will be the last Sunday talk at 1274 South Temple. At 11:45 following the talk there will be a ceremony for the formal closing of the Zendo. Big Mind/Big Heart also welcomes the arrival of their new CEO, John Quigley. John has studied Zen Buddhism since 1974 and for the last two years has studied under Genpo Roshi and Big Mind. He has been invited into the center to manage the organizational and financial details in order to help Big Mind/Big Heart embark in a new direction. BIGMIND.ORG

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Film

How I Became a Pirate

When Braid Beard’s pirate crew invites Jeremy Jacob to join their voyage, he jumps right on board. Buried treasure, sea chanteys

Turtle: The Incredible Journey Turtle: The Incredible Journey tells the

story of a little loggerhead turtle as she follows in the path of her ancestors on one of the most extraordinary journeys in the natural world. Following the film, staff from the Living Planet Aquarium will share the story of their rescued green sea turtle and answer all turtle-related questions (you know you have turtle-related questions!).

and pirate curses! How I Became a Pirate, winner of the Irma S. and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature, is a story of adventure and finding one’s own heart through song and dance. How I Became a Pirate, Dec. 9-30, times vary. Salt Lake Acting Company, 168 W 500 N. $15-$42. SALTLAKEACTINGCOMPANY.ORG

Turtle: The Incredible Journey, Dec. 14, 6:30p. Main Library Auditorium, 210 E 400 S. UTAHFILMCENTER.ORG

Electronic Awakening

Performance Relax! A multi-dimensional dance performance featuring work by Rachael Shaw & Kitty Sailer. “Relax!,” Dec. 9 & 10, 6:30p (gathering), 7:30p (performance). Film and Media Arts Building, University of Utah, 370 S 1530 E . Free. FACEBOOK.COM/EVENTS/181274315294703

Evolver Salt Lake and CATALYST Magazine present Electronic Awakening, an ethnographic documentary film that investigates the spirituality of electronic music dance culture and its ties to ancient shamanic rituals. The film features dozens of experts, visionaries and published authors who explore the premise that electronic music is spiritual technology that allows access to higher states of consciousness. Filmed over a period of five years at events such as Burning Man, Earthdance, LoveFest, Moontribe, Wick ed, Shambhala and the Boom Festival in Portugal, the film offers insight into the inner workings of the brain and its metaphysical connection to the repetitive beats that allow for the sense of unity and freedom that millions feel on the dance floor . It also considers this culture’s significance to the prophecies of 2012, how this bizarre and sacral relationship to electronic music has evolved the group over time, and where it all seems to be leading them. Soundtrack includes world-renowned artists such as Shpongle, The Crystal Method, Random Rab, Phuture Primitive, Govinda, Cosmosis, Vibrasphere and Bird of P rey. Live Q&A (via Skype) with director A .C. Johner after. (See interview with producer Julian Reyes in this issue of CATALYST.) Electronic Awakening, Dec. 21, 7p. Brewvies Cinema Pub, 677 S 200 W. $5, 21+. EVOLVER.NET/GROUP/EVOLVER_SALT_LAKE, BREWVIES.COM

Video Games Live: Bonus Round! Utah Symphony and the Snow College Choir will perform music from the most popular video games of all time—along with exclusive video footage and music arrangements, synchronized lighting, solo performers, electronic percussionists, live action and unique interactive segments to create an explosive entertainment experience. We’ve heard this is a rather raucous, notso-much-black-tie symphony outing. And yes, we’ve already bought our tickets! Video Games Live: Bonus Round!, Dec. 30, 8p. Abravanel Hall, 123 W South Temple. $28-$85. UTAHSYMPHONY.ORG

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Market People’s Holiday Market Support local artists and artisans and get unique holiday gifts at the People’s Market annual holiday market. Wood-work by master wood carvers, jewelry, clothing, photography, artwork, carved gourds, wire scorpions, crocheted hats and baby items, soaps, lotions and sugar scrubs, chain mail and more. Holiday Market, Dec. 10 & 17, 12-8p. Trolley Square Auditorium (south entrance), 367 Trolley Square. SLCPEOPLESMARKET.ORG

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Prism This showcase of Ririe-Woodbury artistic director Charlotte BoyeChristensen’s choreography will feature the world premiere of “But Seriously…” and “Push” (2011), the award-winning “Touching Fire” (2010) and selected excerpts from “ West.” “But Seriously…” combines the choreography of Boye-Christensen, the comedy talents of Star Trek actor and comedian Ethan Phillips, the orchestration of author David Kranes and the set designs of architect Nathan Webster in a collaboration that explores the similarities between stand-up comedians and dancers. Phillips’s comedy is woven into the dance, unraveling the inescapable truth that all performers are deeply, deeply vulnerable. Phillips will host a Q&A session for season ticket holders and a limited number of single ticket holders Dec 8 & 9 at 6:30p. “West” (to premiere in its entirety at Ririe-Woodbury’s Iridescence show in April) examines the associations we have with the West as a place and state of mind—a place of endless vistas, spaces that are untouched by modern civilization, challenging living conditions, independence and a free spirituality. “Push” explores the mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action. “Touching Fire,” a collaboration with Kranes and Webster, garnered BoyeChristensen a 2011 Arty Award for Best Choreography. RirieWoodbury is giving $5 off each ticket for every five food items brought to the box office. “Prism,” Dec. 8-10, 7:30p (2p Sunday matinee). Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W Broadway. $30. RIRIEWOODBURY.COM

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Swaner Holiday Boutique Looking for original and artsy holiday gifts? Check out the Swaner EcoCenter ’s Holiday Boutique. Pottery, jewelry, paintings, stationery, photography and more local artists. A percentage of each sale will be donated to the Swaner EcoCenter. Kicking off the Holiday Boutique is an open house—climbing wall, crafts to make, snowshoe tours, hot chocolate, hot cider and holiday treats. Holiday Boutique, Dec. 10-18. Open House, Dec. 10, 10a-4p. Swaner EcoCenter, 1258 Center Drive, Park City. SWANERECOCENTER.ORG

Literary Sonnet in your stocking Don’t shop this holiday season—write! Whether it’s letter-filled ornaments or family memories collected in a book, words can make a better gift than any pair of socks or new necktie. Homemade for the Holidays: Writing for Gifts workshop, Dec. 3, 13p. SLCC Community Writing Center, Library Square, 210 E 400 S. $15, reg. req. SLCC.EDU/CWC

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Poetry: Jacqueline Osherow and Cynthia Zarin Jacqueline Osherow’s poetry is both conversational and learned, concerned with the intricacies of faith and the weight of history. As a reviewer for Publishers Weekly noted, Osherow is “a poet who offers opinions and reactions to the weightiest questions of history and religion, while sounding less like an authority than like a particularly well-traveled friend.” She is interested in biblical inconsistencies, and her psalms have their root in the holy poems she heard as a child at temple. Cynthia Zarin is a poet whose books of poetry, Fire Lyric and The Swordfish Tooth, offer a purity of language and a slightly offbeat perspective on mundane, typically overlooked topics. Her picture books for children, including Rose and Sebastian and What Do You See When You Shut Your Eyes?, encourage her preschool audience to look at things from a fresh perspective. City Art Poetry Reading, Dec. 7, 7p. Main Library Conference Room A, 210 E 400 S. Free. SLCITYART.ORG

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Food VIVA Vegetable series Learn how to select, prepare and store vegetables, and discuss the health benefits—plus recipes and samples for tasting. VIVA Vegetable Series, Dec 7, Winter Greens; Jan 11, Potatoes; Feb 8, Root Vegetables; Mar 14, Cabbage; Apr 11, Salad Greens and Spinach. Taylorsville Library, 4878 S 2700 W. Free, registration required. EXTENSION.USU.EDU/SALTLAKE/HTM/REGISTER

Nicholas, Norman Rockwell, Clement Moore’s “Night Before Christmas,” the art of Nash and the Coca- Cola campaigns of the last 100 years, Santa ’s roots are much deeper. It is believed that the Santa archetype comes from Pagan gods such as Odin, who would bound through the air on his eight-legged horse, Sleipner, delivering gifts to children who left carrots for Sleipner in their shoes by the fireplace. These beliefs co-exist with the images of the Holly King, a jolly fat man in a long robe with a crown of greenery who celebrated the return of the Sun at the Winter Solstice. Many modern Pagans are reverting to using the Holly King as their archetypal gift- giving figure. Come sit with Pagan Santa this season. Pagan Santa, Dec. 11 & 18, 12-3:30p. Crone’s Hollow, 2470 S Main St. Free, photographs available for $5. CRONESHOLLOW.COM

Psychic fairs Find out what’s in store for you in 2012! Check out the psychic talent SLC has to offer: At Dancing Cranes will be Betty Pegues, Krysta Brinkley (also at Golden Braid), Brandie Sager, Dana and Cindy Solano; at Golden Braid meet Adam Sagers, Nick Stark, Larissa Jones, Shawn Lerwill, Cassie Lopez and Ross Gigliotti. Pick up some neat gifts at these two great local shops while you’re there. Dancing Cranes Psychic Fair, Dec. 18, 10a-5p. 673 E Simpson Ave. DANCINGCRANESIMPORTS.COM. Golden Braid Psychic Fair, Dec. 20, 6-9p. 151 S 500 E. GOLDENBRAIDBOOKS.COM

Holiday events at the Inner Light Center Celebrate the holidays with a metaphysical, mystical, spiritual community of seekers, students, teachers, ministers, and friends. Holiday pot luck, Dec. 11; Winter Solstice celebration, Dec. 20; Christmas service, Dec. 25; Releasing and Claiming ceremony, Dec. 31. The Inner Light Center, 4408 S 500 E, INNERLIGHTCENTER.NET

Meditation series

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Mindfulness meditation is based in the traditional practice of vipassana (clear seeing) meditation. Mindfulness practice teaches how to see and be with our lives as they are—to be present with our thoughts, emotions and conditioned patterns. When we become aware of the thoughts, emotions and patterns that “catch” us, we realize we have the power to transform those patterns that no longer serve. In the process of dismantling our illusions, we begin to see more clearly into the inspiring truth of who we really are.

Outdoors Full moon hike: Beacon Knob

International Peace Garden 1060 South 900 West www.slcpeoplesmarket.org Open Mic time every sunday from 2-3 To volunteer contact Robbi at 801-631-7869 or email at poulson.r@gmail.com

Join the park naturalist on this easy to moderate five -mile round-trip hike up to Beacon Knob. Enjoy views of Great Salt Lake and Antelope Island under the light of the full moon while discussing the nocturnal wildlife of the island. Full Moon Hike: Beacon Knob, Dec. 10, 5p. Antelope Island State Park, 4528 W 1700 S, Syracuse. $9/vehicles, $3/cyclists/walk-ins. STATEPARKS.UTAH.GOV/PARKS/ANTELOPE-ISLAND

Spirit Sit with Pagan Santa Santa is the last of the wild men. While many of the characteristics of the current “Santa” come from St.

Intro to Mindfullness series, Thursdays, Jan 5-Feb 9. 865 E 500 S. CHARLOTTEBELLYOGA.COM

Informational meetings at the Montessori School If you’ve got kids about to enter grades 1-3, read on: The Montessori Community School wants you to check it out. The Montessori curriculum includes language, math, sensorial, practical life, geography, history, physical and life sciences, Spanish, dance, music, art, theater, computers and other technology, nutrition, physical education, winter sports, peace education, conflict resolution and environmental stewardship. Learning extends beyond the classroom through field trips, environmental expeditions and community service. Drop by and see if the school is right for your kids. Hmm. Do they take grownups? Informational Meetings, Dec 13 for grades 1-3, 8:30a. 2416 E 1700 S. MONTESSORISLC.COM

COACH JEANNETTE

ow many articles have you seen about “beating the holiday blues”? It’s commonly understood that many are susceptible to depression and even suicide during year end holidays. But that’s a myth! There is no statistical evidence indicating that depression or suicides increase this time of year. One of the largest studies conducted found “no increase in suicides or psychiatric

The holidays can be an easy time to appreciate life, to celebrate with loved ones (including your Self), and to look forward to a fresh slate in the new year. That’s easier to do when we consciously let go of stor ies about the annoying commercialism of Christmas, too much to do in too little time, or whatever else that doesn’t contribute to an enjoyable holiday experience. Having said that, for those who

It’s easier to savor the holidays when we let go of stories about the annoying commercialism of Christmas, too much to do in too little time, or what ever else that doesn’t contribute to an enjoyable holiday experience. admissions around the Christmas and New Year holidays.” Other studies also verified that national suicide rates for December and January were either average or below average. So let’s give ourselves a break with that story. In fact, we may just be setting ourselves up for challenges that don’t even exist as we read all that well-intended advice.

do find themselves struggling with depression this time of year, urban shaman Gabrielle Roth has an interesting take on the cause: In many shamanic societies, if you came to a medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of four questions: When did you stop dancing? When did you stop singing?

Happy holidays Busting the depression myth BY JEANNETTE MAW Dancing, singing, laughing and first-rate story-telling during Mottonens’ annual Thank-goodness-for-friends party 2010

When did you stop being enchanted by stories? When did you stop finding comfort in the sweet territory of silence? I consider it good advice, no matter the time of year or our state of mind, to focus on what brings us joy. And it seems the holidays afford ample opportunity to indulge in more dancing, singing and storytelling than usual. Celebrate with

friends, take advantage of volunteer opportunities to make new ones, enjoy the stories at the holiday dinner tables, and make a point of gifting yourself some solitude. With a game plan like that, w e’re bound to have happy holidays for real. u Jeannette Maw is a Law of Attraction coach and founder of Good Vibe Coaching in Salt Lak e City. WWW.GOODVIBECOACH.COM

Candles, carols, presents, and family ... the most wonderful time of the year. But how about a few days later? After the presents and parties? Ultimately, Christmas is the mystery that a helpless human baby, born in poverty, can contain the fullness of the Divine ... that God is in the small and ordinary. What a wonderful inspiration year-round!

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Develop your healing skills and enrich your personal and professional life! “Fundamentals of Energy Healing” February 4-5, 2012 • May 19-20, 2012 Salt Lake City, Utah In this class you will study and practice: • energy blockage and ﬂow • hands-on-healing techniques • sensing the aura and chakras • accessing intuitive information • energy anatomy and physiology • identifying ﬁve basic energy types

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December 2011

YOGA POSE OF THE MONTH

Restorative Bridge Pose Relax and replenish BY CHARLOTTE BELL

any of us are conditioned to believe that only fastpaced, kick-butt yoga can reap benefits. From the outside, restorative practice might look like just lying around on bolsters and blankets, but the truth is that it changes us at profound and subtle levels of being that a hurried practice cannot reach. A vigorous practice does yield benefits, but restorative practice gains us access to deeper levels

From the outside, restorative practice might look like just lying around on bolsters and blankets, but the truth is that it changes us at profound and subtle levels of being that a hurried practice cannot reach. of being, the gateways to a quiet mind. In the process, we are healed below the surface of our being, at the underlying spring of prana that feeds us. Restorative Bridge Pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana) is a backbend. It opens the front body, a counteractive position to that of depression, the main symptom of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). The head position—neck flexed and head below the heart—activates the baro reflex, a reaction that suppresses the sympathetic (fight or flight) nervous system and moves us into the parasympathetic (rest and digest) side. In the parasympa-

thetic side, we restore and replenish our prana. To practice Restorative Bridge, you need some blankets and/or firm cushions. Configure them in a T-shape (see photo) with the top of the T a foot or more from the head end of your yoga mat. Roll a blanket into a roll that’s approximately six to eight inches in diameter and place it at the bottom of the T. Sit on the stem of the T and lie back. Scoot back toward the top of the T until your shoulders come off the edge and the tops of y our shoulders touch the floor. You should feel as if your ribcage is spilling off the edge of the blankets. Your head and neck should be relaxed and level. Now stretch your legs out and allow your ankles to rest on the blanket roll. Rest your arms at your sides in whatever position is comfortable. You may want to cover your eyes with an eyebag. Settle in. Relax your breath. Allow your body to breathe naturally. Release the weight of your body into the pull of gravity. Do nothing. You can stay in Supported Bridge for as little as five minutes or as long as 30 minutes or more. When you are ready to leave the pose, roll gently onto your side and rest for a while. Then push yourself up to a sitting position. Check in with your body/mind. How do you feel? Georgia O’Keeffe famously said, “Nobody sees a flower—really—it is so small. It takes time. We haven’t time, and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.” It is almost impossible to connect with the present when we are continually running. Slow down. Make a friend of your body. Give it time to replenish and restore itself. u Charlotte Bell is a yoga teacher, author and musician who lives in Salt Lake City. Visit her at WWW.CHARLOTTEBELLYOGA.COM.

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MOVEMENT & SPORT dance, fitness, martial arts, Pilates, yoga Avenues Yoga 1/12 68 K Street, SLC. 801-410-4639. Avenues Yoga is a friendly, down-to-earth place where all are welcome. We offer classes for all body-types and ability levels, from Kids classes to Deep Relaxation and Restore, to Flow classes, Power, Pilates and now Yogalates! Free Intro to Yoga every Saturday at 11:30. Introductory Special: $39 one month unlimited. WWW.AVENUESYOGA.COM Bikram Yogaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Sandy 801-501-YOGA (9642). 9343 S. 1300 East. Local Introductory Offer-$29 for 30 days unlimited yoga (Utah residents only). Our South Valley sanctuary, nestled below Little and Big Cottonwood canyons, provides a warm and inviting environment to discover and/or deepen your yoga practice. All levels are encouraged, no reservations necessary. All teachers are certified. 36 classes offered, 7 days a week. Community Class: 1st Saturday of each month 10am class is free to new students. WWW.BIKRAMYOGASANDY.COM 12/11

Centered City Yoga 9/12 801-521-YOGA (9642). 918 E. 900 S. Centered City Yoga is often likened to that famous TV â&#x20AC;&#x153;hangoutâ&#x20AC;? where everybody knows your name, sans Norm (and the beer, of course). We offer more than 100 classes a week, 1,000 hour teacher trainings, and monthly retreats and workshops to keep Salt Lake City CENTERED and SANE. WWW.CENTEREDCITYYOGA.COM Ecstatic Dance SLC 2531 S 400 E. Dance the way your body wants to, without choreography or judgment! Discover the innate body wisdom you possess. Ecstatic Dance is an authentic, spontaneous, expressive, meditative movement practice. Third Saturdays, 7-9p, $10, Prana yoga at Trolley Sq. and Columbus Community Center. WWW.ECSTATICDANCESLC.BLOGSPOT.COM Mindful Yoga 801-355-2617. Charlotte Bell, E-RYT-500 & Iyengar certified. Cultivate strength, vitality, serenity, wisdom and grace. Combining clear, well-informed instruction with ample quiet time, these classes encourage each student to discover his/her own yoga. Classes include meditation, pranayama (breath awareness) and yoga nidra (yogic sleep) as well as physical practice of asana. Public & private classes, workshops in a supportive, non-competitive environment since 1986. WWW.CHARLOTTEBELLYOGA.COM

Erin Geesaman Rabke Somatic Educator. 801-898-0478. WWW.BODYHAPPY.COM FB RDT Community School. 801-534-1000. 138 W. Broadway. FB Red Lotus School of Movement 8/12 740 S 300 W, SLC, UT, 84101. 801-355-6375. Established in 1994 by Sifu Jerry Gardner and Jean LaSarre Gardner. Traditional-style training in the classical martial arts of T’ai Chi, Wing Chun Kung-Fu, and T’ai Chi Chih (qi gong exercises). Children’s classes in Wing Chun KungFu. Located downstairs from Urgyen Samten Ling Tibetan Buddhist Temple. WWW.REDLOTUSSCHOOL.COM, REDLOTUS@REDLOTUS.CNC.NET THE SHOP Yoga Studio 10/12 435-649-9339. Featuring Anusara Yoga. Inspired fun and opening in one of the most amazing studios in the country. Classes, Privates, and Therapeutics with certified and inspired Anusara instructors. Drop-ins welcome. 1167 Woodside Ave., P.O Box 681237, Park City, UT 84068. WWW.PARKCITYYOGA.COM Streamline Pilates. 801-474-1156. 1948 S. 1100 E. WWW.STREAMLINEBODYPILATES.COM

PSYCHIC ARTS & INTUITIVE SCIENCES astrology, mediums, past life integration, psychics Crone’s Hollow, Psychic/tarot readings 8/12 2470 S. Main St. Have life questions? Get the clarity you need & reclaim your future with an intuitive and personal psychic consultation. $20 for 20 min. We also have metaphysical supplies! Cash/credit cards accepted. Thurs-Sun. Walk-ins welcome. 801.906.0470, WWW.CRONESHOLLOW.COM Lilli DeCair 8/11 801-577-6119. Lilli has great news for you! Inspirational mystic, European professional psychic, tarot, channeling, sensing, Reiki school master/ teacher, health educator, shamanic medicine wheels, mind/body bridging, stress/ anger mgmt, minister, weddings, fundraisers, entertainment, speaker, spiritual mentoring. WWW.GOTGYPSY.COM. Intuitive Therapy Suzanne Wagner, 707-354-1019.

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Ste. 7C. Licensed professional counselor, board certified music therapist, certified Gestalt therapist, Red Rock Counseling & Education. Transpersonal psychotherapy, music therapy, Gestalt therapy, EMDR. Open gateways to change through experience of authentic contact. Inte grate body, mind, & spirit through creative exploration of losses, conflicts, & relationships that challenge & inspire our lives.

Steve Seliger, LMFT 6/12 801-661-7697. 1104 E. Ashton Ave. (2310 S.) #203. Specializing in helping people develop healthy loving relationships, conflict resolution for couples, developing powerful communication skills, resolving parent-teen conflicts, depression, phobias, ending & recovering from abuse, conflicts & issues related to sexuality & libido in men & women, sexual orientation issues.

Teri Holleran, LCSW 8/12 Red Rock Counseling & Education, LLC 801-524-0560. 150 S. 600 E., Ste. 7C. Transformational therapy, consultation & facilitation. Discover how the investigation of loss, trauma, body symptoms, mood disturbances, relationship conflicts, environmental despair & the questions related to meaning & purpose initiate the transformational journey.

Sarah Sifers, Ph.D., LCSW, Shamanic Practitioner, Minister of the Circle of the Sacred Earth 3/12 801-531-8051. Shamanic Counseling. Shamanic Healing. Mentoring for people called to the Shaman’s Path. Explore health or mental health issues using the ways of the shaman. Sarah’s extensive training includes shamanic extraction healing, soul retrieval healing, psychopomp work for death and dying, shamanic counseling and shamanic divination. Sarah has studied with Cel tic, Brazilian, Tuvan, Mongolian, Tibetan and Nepali Shamans.

Jan Magdalen, LCSW 1/12 801-582-2705, 2071 Ashton Circle, SLC. Offering a transpersonal approach to the experiences and challenges of our life cycles, including: individuation-identity, sexuality and sexual orientation, partnership, work, parenting, divorce, aging, illness, death and other loss, meaning and spiritual awareness. Individuals, couples and groups. Clinical consultation and supervision. Joan Magill APRN Adult Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. 10/11 3802 S. 700 E. Medication managment, psychotherapy with an East/West orientation. Cash only practice. Flexible hours. 25 years experience. 801-209-4705. "Ride the Windhorse.”

Marilynne Moffitt, PhD 11/11 801-266-4551. 825 E. 4800 S. Murray 84107. Offering interventions for psychological growth & healing. Assistance with behavioral & motivational changes, refocusing of life priorities, relationship issues, addiction & abuse issues, & issues regarding health. Certified clinical hypnotherapist, NLP master practitioner & EMDR practitioner. Sanctuary for Healing & Integration (SHIN) 12/11 801-268-0333. 860 E. 4500 So., Ste. 302, SLC. Mainstream psychiatry and psychotherapy with complementary and alternative healing (Buddhist psychology, Naikan, Morita, mindfulness training, energy healing, bodywork, shamanic and karmic healing, herbal and nutritional supplementation). Children, adolescents, adults, couples and families are welcome. Training workshops for professionals available. WWW.SHININTEGRATION.COM Stephen Proskauer, MD, Integrative Psychiatry 8/12 801-631-8426. Sanctuary for Healing and Integration, 860 E. 4500 S., Ste. 302. Steve is a seasoned psychiatrist, Zen priest and shamanic healer. He sees kids, teens, adults, couples and families, integrating psychotherapy, meditation and soul work with judicious use of medication to relieve emotional pain and problem behavior. Steve specializes in creative treatment of bipolar disorders. STEVE@KARMASHRINK.COM. Blog: WWW.KARMASHRINK.COM

Naomi Silverstone, DSW, LCSW FB 801-209-1095. Psychotherapy and shamanic practice, 989 E. 900 S. #B5. Holistic practice integrates traditional and nontraditional approaches to health, healing, and balance or “ayni.” Access new perceptual lenses as you reanimate your relationship with nature. Shamanic practice in the Inka tradition. FB Daniel Sternberg, PhD, Psychologist 801-364-2779. 150 South 600 East, Bldg. 4B. Fax: 801-364-3336. Sensitive use of rapid release methods and EMDR to free you from unwanted emotions to allow you more effective control and happiness in your life. Individuals, couples, families, groups and businesses. Treatment of trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, tension, stress-related difficulties abuse and depression. 1/12

Jim Struve, LCSW 11/11 801-364-5700 Ext 1. 1399 S. 700 E., Ste. 2, SLC. Mindful presence in relationship based psychotherapy. Specializing in life transitions, strengthening relationships, fostering resilience, healing from childhood trauma & neglect (including male survivors of sexual abuse), assisting partners of abuse survivors, addictions recovery, sexual identity, empowerment for GLBT individuals/ couples. Individual, couples, group therapy. Flexible times. WWW.MINDFULPRESENCE.COM Utah Twelve-Step Intergroup Network WWW.UTIN.ORG, 801-359-HEAL (4325). Salt Lake area meeting schedule. Are you trying to change your life? Looking for a 12-step anonymous (like AA) support group? Meeting schedules & contact information for: Adult children of alcoholics, codependents, debtors, eating disorders, nicotine, recovering couples, sexaholics, sex addicts, love addicts and workaholics. The Infinite Within 10/12 John Knowlton. 801-263-3838. WWW.THEINFINITEWITHIN.COM 6/12

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December 2011 A month when time lurches

BY RALFEE FINN

hat can I possibly say about the final month of an impossibly intense year other than, “Fasten your seatbelts: It’s going to be a wild ride.” You may think I’m exaggerating now; but all month long, as emotional tides rise to higher than usual holiday levels, you’re more likely to think I underestimated the intensity. As families and friends gather to celebrate a variety of festivals that began with Thanksgiving, crescendos with the solstice (in all its iter a-

inclined toward personal growth, December 2011 promises to be an unusually transformative time. But for anyone looking to settle down or settle into holiday traditions, the erratic air is sure to be disturbing. It will require a lot of accommodating, adapting and adjusting to meet the special needs of just about everyone. The best way through December’s “excitement” is to remember its underlying message: peace and goodwill. Of course, the problem with the

The best way through Decem ber’s “excitement” is to remember its underlying message: peace and goodwill. Make this your mantra: “Cooperation. Consideration. Collaboration.” Chant often. tions, from the actual day of the return of the light to Chanukah to Christmas to Kwanza) and ends with the New Year, deep-seated and long denied feelings are likely to surge, adding new depth to the meaning of “dysfunctional.” (I’m tired just thinking about it.) Be prepared for meltdowns as well as a wide range of declarations—some pronouncing independence, others proclaiming revolution. For some of us this rollercoaster ride will be thrilling. For those

planets is that they don’t entirely support a peaceful message this month. December opens with the dissonance of Mercury Retrograde, an irritation that lasts until Dec. 13. Most of us know the retrograde drill by now: Don’t initiate new plans or projects during this phase, and be prepared for communication snafus to cause hassles, delays and confusion. In addition, a Sun/Mars square (Dec. 1-13) pushes attitudes toward a stubborn restlessness that seeks

its release in squabbles, large and small. Try to avoid trouble by refusing to engage in negativity of any kind. If you’re asked to referee a family dispute, think twice before you agree. Truth be told, it won’t be possible to carry anyone else’s karmic red threads, because most of us will be too busy trying to carry our own— especially Dec. 8-14, when the world will go slightly topsy-turvy, and catching your breath before the next rise and fall (and I’m not only talking about the stock market) will feel like a gargantuan task. Here’s why: (1) Early in the morning of Dec. 10, Uranus goes direct. Pay attention. We always feel a bump in the ethers when Uranus, the representative of startling plot twists, makes a “course correction.” Don’t be surprised if the days prior to this turnaround are uncomfortable and edgy. Uranus always affects nervous systems. Many people may experience high anxiety or disturbed sleep patterns —as in not being able to sleep at all. (2) On that very same day and only a few hours later, there is a lunar eclipse, with the Sun, in Sagittarius and the Moon, in Gemini. During a lunar eclipse, conscious concerns override unconscious ones, offering opportunities for feet to plant themselves firmly on the ground of what is rather than in the clouds of what will be. Do your best to be practical, but don’t

abandon your hopes and dreams. (3) Mercury goes direct on Dec. 13. Normally, the last few days of Mercury Retrograde slow to a crawl, but Uranus Direct will be gaining momentum, which is certain to interfere. Translation: Regular routines will have a peculiar rhythm. Don’t be surprised if one moment you feel it’s “full speed ahead” and the next, it’s “slam on the brakes.” Even after the mid-month astral logjam breaks apart, minor irritants may interfere with the ability to stay cheerful. But Jupiter goes direct on Christmas Day and, given its positive, beneficent presence, attitudes are sure to take a cheerier turn—if only because all month long we are under the influence of a Saturn/Neptune trine, a positive interaction that fosters restraint but also foresight. The mantra for this trine is “Cooperation. Consideration. Collaboration.” Chant it often, especially if a meltdown feels eminent. Also, use it as a guide in dealing with others who may not be as kind as you might want them to be. Remember: December may be a rollercoaster ride of personal and collective intensity, but we are all still on this ride together, and the kinder we can be to one another— the more we can embrace love as a strategy for survival—the better our chances are of making it through with an open and happy heart. u Visit Ralfee’s website at WWW.AQUARIUMAGE.COM or email her at RALFEE@AQUARIUMAGE.COM

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Something stirring An intense ending to an odd year

often find that “odd” years are odd— and no one could say that 2011 was a normal year. But 2012 being an even year does not mean that life will level out. Quite the contrary. We are coming into the year of intense transformation. As we wrap up 2011, we want to be in the holiday spirit but the astro action of November 24 and the lunar eclipse of December 10 forces us to look into the rear view mirror again. Then it kicks us through more doorways. As we enter into the fading light of winter, energies around friendships and connections from the past may also alter and change. Some times it is about learning to let go gracefully and allow the divinity in each person to freely move and grow in the pathway of his or her life. People are sometimes like pages in the book of your life. Others are chapters. W e are blessed when there are those who journey along with us for long periods of time. But that is not always the case. This energy is forcing some major upsets as the old patterns come crashing down and new players come onto the playing field of your life. Don’t worry. It is going to be beautiful and amazing. Something is stirring within. Something is not the same. Many of you are tired of playing by the rules of someone else’s game. It is too late for second chances. It is too late to retreat. It ’s time to trust your instincts, close your eyes, and leap. The bear, the guardian of the winter sleep, is guiding us inward. We are finally feeling a flow. That flow has woven a thread of reality together and that reality is coming to the surface of our consciousness. The intensity of the flow is so great that the mind’s ability to stop the progression of change is finally halted like the freezing of the ice in the winter . After all, Pluto is a frozen water planet and Pluto is sitting in Capricorn till 2023. Sometimes patterns have to be stopped. Destructive tendencies must be stopped. These eclipses and patterns in December force governments and systems to take another look at what might work for the future. What becomes clear is that past patterns need to be adjusted. But it is not just the external situations that will be re -evaluated. Internally, each of us is being rewired and upgraded to make the shifts into the next developing phase of our life. In the quiet that follows intense transformations there is an acceptance that

by Suzanne Wagner becomes surrender. Sometimes we need to be trapped in order to feel beyond what we think. Sometimes we want situations to prevent us from following our old pattern. But we may fight right up to the very end. You will find that conversations begin to take on a different tone. People have had enough and they need to see the politicians and governments offering something other than the old rhetoric. Balance is restored when there is an integration and understanding through acceptance and sharing with others.

It is too late for second chances. It is too late to retreat. It’s time to trust your instincts, close your eyes, and leap. When we can look into the eyes of our “enemies” and see the divinity in each perspective and pattern, we are coming home to a place of peace. Then that peace radiates outward to everyone we encounter and they, too, will begin to awaken to their inner potential. Nature is so clear that there are moments to expand into the light and to see the beauty. Nature is also very clear when it is time to slow down, surrender into what is and come together with others to find new ways to become more whole. As winter’s darkening sun begins to enter our awareness, it ’s time to drop inward and go deeply into understanding our reactions to life’s circumstances. There is another answer, one that you may have missed in the heat of the moment. There are always other doorways. The question is: Will you choose them? This month, look and listen to the shifting sands of time. What role do you play in this complex dance? What is your next move? It is time for some interesting shifts to the tempo and flavor of your life. Let those shifts be spectacular and compassionate. See the unfolding of your new self with appreciative eyes. Love what you are becoming.u Suzanne Wagner is the author of numerous books and CDs on the tarot. SUZWAGNER.COM

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December BY DIANE OLSON DECEMBER 1 Today the Sun rises at 7:31 a.m., and sets at 5:01 p.m. December’s average maximum temperature is 40 degrees; the minimum is 27 degrees. It snows an average of 11.6 inches. DECEMBER 2 FIRST QUARTER MOON. The first snowpack of the season consists of delicate, newly fallen snow crystals. DECEMBER 3 Remember to turn and water the compost pile, but otherwise protect it from snow and rain with a tarp. Surround it with straw bails if you can, for added warmth. DECEMBER 4 Obesity, heart disease and anxiety are all linked to the health and makeup of our microbiome—the collection of bacteria, viruses and other microbes that dwell in our bodies. And as in agriculture, a

diverse ecosystem is a healthy one. Keep yours healthy by avoiding antibiotics whenever possible and eating probiotics (found in fermented foods and cultured milk products) and prebiotics (found in soybeans, garlic, leeks, onions, asparagus, jicama and chicory root). DECEMBER 5 Jupiter, between Aries and Pisces, is still huge and dazzling this month. DECEMBER 6 If you’re forcing paperwhites, which tend to get gangly, add a little

rubbing alcohol to the water. The stems will grow only a third to half of their usual length, while the blossoms will be normal. Use one part rubbing alcohol to 10 or 11 parts water. DECEMBER 7 A team of hygienists recently swabbed hundreds of everyday objects to determine which breed the most bacteria and viruses. The top offenders: Gas pump handles, public mailboxes, escalator rails and ATM buttons. DECEMBER 8 There are 200 million starlings in North America, all sprung from the 60 or so released in 1890 by the American Acclimatization Society, which was dedicated to introducing European flora and fauna into North America. In the 19th century, such societies were not only fashionable, but supported by the scientific community, as the effects of non-native species on local ecosystems weren’t understood.

DECEMBER 10 FULL LONG NIGHTS MOON. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON. There’s a full lunar eclipse tonight—well, actually tomorrow—just before dawn. DECEMBER 11 Dry-toasted crickets taste like sunflower seeds. DECEMBER 12 There are at least 200 million virus particles in a milliliter of mucus. The average human body produces about a liter (4.22 cups) of mucus per day. DECEMBER 13 Tonight is the Geminid meteor showers. Look to the northeast after Moon set. DECEMBER 14 Halycon Days begin. So too does the 112th Audubon Christmas Bird Count. WWW.AUDUBON.ORG/BIRD/CBC DECEMBER 15 Check for praying mantis egg cases before you bring your Christmas tree inside. Otherwise, you might end up with lots of little mantises among the ornaments, as the warmth inside will cause them to hatch. DECEMBER 16 A bird’s plumage not only keeps it warm, it streamlines the body to reduce friction during swimming and flying.

Open water is as important to birds as food. Get a heated birdbath or keep ponds and other water features open with a floating deicer.

DECEMBER 9 So, so beautiful: In late fall and early winter, just before dusk, starlings often gather in huge, shape-shifting flocks called murmurations that reach speeds of up to 20 mph. As they fly, each bird exactly copies the movement of the bird next to it, creating a rippling effect. Scientists conjecture that it ’s a survival mechanism, as the birds maneuver away from the fringes of the flock, where they are most vulnerable to hawks. Here’s one in Ireland: TINYURL.COM/SHAPESHIFTINGFLOCKS

DECEMBER 17 LAST QUARTER MOON. This was once the week of Saturnalia, when all work was put aside in favor of feasting and gambling, and the social order reversed, with masters waiting on their slaves. DECEMBER 18 I am so in love with this website: WWW.WHATSTHATBUG.COM DECEMBER 19 Mars, rising in Leo, is gaining in brightness as the month progresses.

DECEMBER 20 Might be time to switch to veggie burgers. Scientists recently determined that cows, like humans, have friends and enemies, feel strong emotions, and worry about the future. DECEMBER 21 WINTER SOLSTICE. Winter begins at 9:30 p.m. tonight, the

moment the Earth’s axial tilt is farthest away from the Sun. In three days, the Sun will begin its journey back to the northern hemisphere. In Greek mythology, the gods and goddesses got to hook up during the summer and winter solstices, and Hades was allowed to leave the underworld. DECEMBER 22 Tonight is the Ursid meteor shower, remnants of the Tuttle comet. Look to the north just before dawn. DECEMBER 23 Open water is as important to birds as food. Get a heated birdbath or keep ponds and other water features open with a floating deicer. DECEMBER 24 NEW MOON Animals are said to talk—and bees to buzz in their hives—at midnight tonight. DECEMBER 25 In 46 BC, Julius Caesar established this as the date of the winter solstice in Europe, but over the centuries, the date has crept slowly back, nearer to the actual astronomical occurrence. DECEMBER 26 Look for Venus to the left of the crescent Moon tonight. DECEMBER 27 Some species of lady bugs, or ladybird beetles, winter on rocky slopes, high in the mountains, forming layers so thick that they melt snow. Others aggregate on the south side of trees or houses and stir about on warm days. Ladybugs eat pollen, as well as mites, mealybugs, scale and aphids, and are most attracted to plants in the crucifer family, including cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, candytuft and rock cress. DECEMBER 28 Use leftover evergreen branches to protect raspberry bushes and tender perennials. DECEMBER 29 A fireball is a dazzlingly bright meteor—brighter than Venus. Fireballs can sometimes be spotted during the day. DECEMBER 30 Look for snow fleas, a type of springtail, hopping around snowdrifts on warm winter days. Scientists are hoping to use proteins similar to those found in the springtail’s blood to store transplant organs—and make ice cream that doesn’t develop crystals. December 31 FIRST QUARTER MOON. The Sun rises at 7:51 a.m. today, and sets at 5:10 p.m. Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. —Rachel Carson

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