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Control and management of water was a strategic military resource: The massive cisterns at Masada, high above the arid proved critical to the multi-year resistance against the Romans. James Michener s mammoth doorstep of a multi-generational novel, The Source, is all about one such spring, in The Minoan civilization in Crete had flushing toilets and domestic water as early as 1700, while tunnels directing water from reservoirs and plumbing have been identified from ancient sites in Clay pipes, nearly 4, 000 years old It defined the limits of civilization: for people to live in a place, they had to obtain and store water: who faced the challenge of moving water from a distant spring to their capital, located at over 7, 000 feet. Sloping canals delivered water through agricultural terraces to the Emperor s residence and then, through a series of 16 fountains, down the mountain slope to the city s residents. Meanwhile, because human beings are basically mobile bags through which we pour in water at the top and out at the bottom, management of water also meant management of its byproducts: Water goes in, and other stuff comes out Developments in water supply technologies have marched hand in hand with developments in sanitation and water treatment. Any time a community contains enough people to justify public works for drinking water supply, sanitation and water treatment necessarily become important urban issues, as well, to ensure source quality. Any individual can void in a wilderness, and the wilderness will recover. Void in an urban setting, and your fellow human beings will become grumpy, even if they do not see you do it, because they will see that you have done it. Sanskrit writings from approximately 2, 000, for example, recommend water purification methods. Pictures of water treatment devices have even been found in the tombs of the Egyptian pharaohs Amenophis II and Rameses II. As a scarce resource, it should come as no surprise that access to drinking water has been governed by rules from the earliest times. Indeed, r ules establishing access to water in arid regions may very well have predated property regimes for land. Unlike land, which never moves and is thus easy to define and secure, water is fluid it is often deified with a spirit, so rules and security surrounding water are harder to agree and enforce than for land. Particularly for nomadic peoples, ensuring available water was a precondition for grazing, not an afterthought. We thus see very direct links: urbanization requires water, water requires technology, technology requires law and enforcement, and it will also come to require finance as I previously explored a bit in Meta-finance, Part 1 and Part With their fourfold advance water, technology, law, and finance humanity has advanced all over the globe. How did this happen, and what does it mean for the world s rapidly expanding cities and the spontaneous communities that represent their slums? Let s go back to pre-urban times, when water was free but finite. Swan, New York City Age and Occupation: 31, Legislative Representative Fiances Age and Occupation: 33, Finance Guy Engagement Date: August 9, 2008 Wedding Date: August 2009 Venue: Battery Gardens About Me: I am an un-crafty but resourceful, Caribbean-born but New York-raised woman whos been known to analyze Dancing with the Stars and ÁSo You Think You Can DanceÁ, buy stinky cheese, and use way too many parentheses. I keep lists for fun, am constantly daydreaming of my next international travel adventure four continents down, three to go, debating sports letÁs Got Mets/Giants! and dancing around my apartment to stay sane. I am excited to share our wedding planning journey as I hope to plan a streamlined, personal, and fun wedding with the greatest life partner I could ever imagine, Mr. September 22nd, 2009 5:50 pm by Mrs. Swan I thought that while weÁre waiting for my pro pics from Dante Williams that I would share our minimoon to Newport, Rhode Island. As I mentioned before, I was not completely sold on the idea of Newport, but as I researched all that the area had to offer, I was pretty excited to get there. We packed a lot into about five days, and yet it didnÁt seem rushed at all. I highly recommend a getaway after the wedding, however small or modest it may be. During our first two full days in Newport, we spent quite a bit of time on the water. Swan grew up sailing a lot with his family as well as coming to Newport, so it was like reminiscing for him. Our first few days included a trip to the Newport areaÁs second beach, which is technically in Middletown, Rhode Island but, hey, whoÁs counting?. A few hours later we took in a sunset cruise on the Amazing Grace tour boat and admired NewportÁs world famous harbor and learned a little bit about its history. Anybody wanna buy a boat? This is the Athena, apparently one of the largest sailboats in the world, and it will only cost you well over 100 million dollars. ThatÁs all! Hammersmith Farm, Jackie Bouvier Kennedy OnassisÁ childhood summer home This is a historic house thatÁs now condos. IÁll live there! Fort Adams, which is now used as a state park, and some Navy housing. Swan and I also got a chance to tackle sailing on a former AmericaÁs Cup 12 meter racing ship called the Heritage, courtesy of SIL and BIL Swan. The great thing about the ship was that we even got help out sailing the boat. Here I am having just finished helping to hoist the sail. The Mr. and I had a great time. Here we are with the Newport Bridge behind us. Will you or did you spend a lot of time near the water for your honeymoon? Are you considering a minimoon? If so, where are you going? That doesn t exactly seem like a mini moon. Way to make the most of it.