Ash Wednesday Poem

In Western Christianity, mark Ash Wednesday the first day, or the beginning of the season of lent, which began 40 days before Easter (Sundays not included in the count).Slow is a time where many Christians prepare for Easter by observing a period of fasting, repentance, moderation and spiritual discipline. Some of the Ash Wednesday services, the Minister will be slightly rub the sign of the cross with ash on the front of the faithful.

Not all Christian churches observe lent and Ash Wednesday. Occur primarily by the names Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian and Anglican and Roman Catholics also. The Eastern Orthodox churches observe lent or great lent, for 6 weeks or 40 days preceding Sunday shoots with continuing fasting during Orthodox Easter Holy week. For Eastern Orthodox churches lent begins (called Clean Monday) Monday and Wednesday ash is not observed.

The Bible does not mention Wednesday ash or the custom of lent, however, the practice of repentance and mourning ash is found in 2 Samuel 13: 19; Esther 4: 1; Task 2: 8; Daniel 9: 3; and Matthew 11: 21.

Ash Wednesday Poem

Although I do not hope to turn again
Although I do not hope
Although I do not hope to turn

Wavering between the profit and the loss
In this brief transit where the dreams cross
The dreamcrossed twilight between birth and dying
(Bless me father) though I do not wish to wish these things
From the wide window towards the granite shore
The white sails still fly seaward, seaward flying
Unbroken wings

And the lost heart stiffens and rejoices
In the lost lilac and the lost sea voices
And the weak spirit quickens to rebel
For the bent golden-rod and the lost sea smell
Quickens to recover
The cry of quail and the whirling plover
And the blind eye creates
The empty forms between the ivory gates
And smell renews the salt savour of the sandy earth

This is the time of tension between dying and birth
The place of solitude where three dreams cross
Between blue rocks
But when the voices shaken from the yew-tree drift away
Let the other yew be shaken and reply.

Blessèd sister, holy mother, spirit of the fountain, spirit of the
garden,
Suffer us not to mock ourselves with falsehood
Teach us to care and not to care
Teach us to sit still
Even among these rocks,
Our peace in His will
And even among these rocks
Sister, mother
And spirit of the river, spirit of the sea,
Suffer me not to be separated

And let my cry come unto Thee.

Ash Wednesday
T.S. Eliot

New climate cooling molecule found

LONDON, mastegar.com - Scientists have long predicted the existence of molecules to cool the Earth's weather. The existence of the molecule was finally successfully proved. Such molecules are called the Criegee biradikal.

Researchers from Manchester University, Bristol University, Sandia National laboratories and is a managed to prove its existence. They say that biradikal is able to oxidize the Criegee pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide from burning.

The existence of these molecules is detected by use of synchroton light facilities in Advance of third generation Light Source at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

The intense light and can be adjusted from synchroton it allows scientists to distinguish different types of isomers of the molecule, which consists of an atom of the same but have a different arrangement.

Based on research, biradikan Criegee react with pollutants sooner than predicted. This molecule is accelerating the formation of aerosols in the atmosphere to spur as well as the formation of clouds. This allows the molecule to function as a cooling of the planet.


"we have been able to support how fast biradikal Criegee reacted for the first time. Hail this gave a significant impact on our understanding of the oxidation capacity of the atmosphere as well as the wide implications on pollution and climate change, "says Carl Percival, University of Machester expert was quoted as saying, TG Daily, Monday (16/1/2012).

"Source biradikal the Criegee rearrangement is not dependent on sunlight, so the process can happen on the day and night," adds Percival.

And, now this molecule may also have served to protect our planet.

"The materials needed for the production of biradikal the Criegee rearrangement is derived from the chemical compounds that are released naturally by plants, thus significantly ecosystems play a role in preventing heating," said Shallcross Sudley from Bristol University.

If wished by the existence of the molecule man could go around forests and prevent membabat climate change with this cooler molecules, it seems it'll be done.