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Posted At : January 17, 2010 12:09 PM
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The Known Universe Video takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang. Every star, planet, and quasar seen in the film is possible ... Click Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17jymDn0W6U&feature=youtu.be&a
What better way to prepare for my trip to the Himalayas in May? Funny, but last Wednesday I took another Beginner’s class in astronomy and came away with a great web site where you can get current sky maps at no cost. Shared the web site on my Facebook page if you are interested in that.
Posted At : January 16, 2010 12:51 PM
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Read in the Wall Street Journal decades after Tesla died penniless that he is now pushing aside his old rival in the ‘pantheon of geek gods,’ Thomas Edison. Their rivalry was called the Battle of the Currents because Edison bet on direct current and was ahead for a time, but Tesla won the contest when his AC equipment powered an unprecedented display of electric light at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.
50 years later, the 86-year-old Serbian émigré died in obscurity, unmarried, childless, and bereft of friends. Meanwhile, Edison was lionized for generations as one of America’s greatest inventors. BUT Tesla has been rediscovered by technophiles, including Google Inc. co-founder Larry Page, who frequently cites him as an early inspiration. Teslamania is increasingly going mainstream!
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Posted At : December 7, 2009 10:21 AM
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I couldn't stop watching this video even though it was 23 min. Her ideas of using the genius of nature to solve our planetary challenges by using Biomimicry. Fascinating!! Kathy
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. --Lao Tzu
Be The Change:
Pick up trash, plant trees, or do something else to help the environment flourish.
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Posted At : November 26, 2009 8:07 AM
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Sorcha Faal reports on: ‘Time Wave’ Blacks Out South America
Nellie sent me this article, mentioning it was about The Maya whom I have worked with lo these many years. I can see what she means, but some of you may not and will question what is going on. Put your thoughts into comments at the end…
An interesting report circulating in the Kremlin today is claiming that the massive power blackout that hit South America this past week was due to a ‘Time Wave’ that emanated from the mysterious Bolivian Andes region called Tiahuanaco where the mysterious 10 ton “Gateway of the Sun” monolithic (carved from a single block of Andesite granite) is located and was ‘triggered’ by an ‘anomalous event’ at the World's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator, Large Hadron Collider, in Switzerland run by the European Organization for Nuclear Research and ‘rippled through’ the thousands of ancient pyramid complexes located throughout Brazil and other countries of South America.
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Posted At : November 17, 2009 10:50 AM
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Tips for making a solar system that revolves around you, courtesy of my car dealer.
While many of us would love to outfit our homes with massive, energy-saving solar panels, the cost can be somewhat of a deterrent. There are, however, small ways that you can harness the sun’s energy without making a huge financial investment. With a little ingenuity, you can start a solar project and end up saving money in the long run. Even though the weather is starting to cool down, the sun is still out and about – so start soaking up some rays!
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Posted At : November 17, 2009 9:07 AM
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Having been away from the internet for a few days, hope you all caught the sight. Got this note that gives you more info on such events for future use, too.
Hello Everyone! The Leonid meteor shower is tonight and tomorrow night, Monday and Tuesday before dawn. For more information in your area go to: http://stardate.org/
Here is a glimpse of what you may be able to see:
Stargazing Tip for November 16 - "...The Leonid meteor shower should be at its best before dawn tomorrow. The Moon is out of the way, so it won't spoil the show. Although the shower is named for Leo, the meteors can streak across any part of the sky, so you don't have to look at the lion to see them.......".
May your night skies be clear, and the weather agreeable!!! I hope you get to see a spectacular show! AJV
Posted At : November 14, 2009 1:03 PM
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Always grateful for reminders about upcoming events!
Hello Ruth!
I hope you are well! We are having some weather here in Seattle, 50 mph winds, and maybe snow!!! Burrrr!!
I wanted to remind you about the meteor shower, November 17 and 18, which can happen anytime between 4 AM and dawn. If the skies are clear, it should be spectacular!!! When I saw this meteor shower in 2001, the sky burst full of fireworks just as the sky was getting lighter with the sunrise......but, you never know when it will happen, so plan ahead! You should see a few meteors, or falling stars on and off, and then all of a sudden it will shower, literally shower the sky with meteors! I am so excited!!! I hope everyone has clear skies!!! AJV
Posted At : October 27, 2009 12:27 PM
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Many thanks to AJV for sending us such a great letter and alerting everyone to upcoming sky shows. Coincidentally, this letter arrived Sunday morning my time and I was then viewing a planetarium showing at the Museum of South Florida in Bradenton and the self-taught, but extremely enthusiastic and knowledgeable docent was talking about ‘the eye of God’ and how it is made, etc…. Great minds and all that!
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Posted At : October 14, 2009 12:18 PM
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Attempts to explore and determine more about our intuitive abilities.
Marilyn Schlitz connected volunteers to a series of monitors, similar to a lie detector, to measure their heartbeat, perspiration and other nervous activity. She then had them sit in front of a computer screen and began showing them a series of images which were selected at random by the computer from a large collection. These images were described as either “neutral” (boring) or “emotional” (erotic or morbid). As expected, the subjects showed physical and mental excitement when the “emotional” images were shown and showed less reaction to the “neutral” images. But as the experiment continued, something weird happened.
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Posted At : September 6, 2009 9:35 AM
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Many years ago I sat down and started what would become the most amazing event of my entire life, and I have had a lot of amazing things happen to me! I sat at my word processor (there was no Word software then) and my fingers started writing rapidly what was to become the manuscript for the first Book of Wisdom, We Are Here. What I read astonished me and left me in awe, so much so that I devoted years of my life to the publication of the Books of Wisdom because no one person should be aware of all this information and no one else! The biggest thing to shock me was their direct attack on our lack of clean air and water. We are killing ourselves, is what they said in the early ‘90s and nothing much has changed so far to contradict that. So, today, we salute this young woman for her efforts.
Among her many accomplishments, Otana Jakpor, 15, has managed to break up the monotonous atmosphere of air-quality hearings. It's no easy task. Typically, environmentalists spout acronyms and percentages, while industry lobbyists predict the economy will collapse under new rules. Then the 5-foot-6 African American high school senior steps forward in defense of clean air. Since her first appearance at a California Air Resources Board meeting at the age of 13, Otana has aired her concerns at conferences and federal hearings. She has won science fairs, received awards from the Discovery Channel and earned recognition from the government for her research showing how ozone-producing air purifiers affect lung function… For entire article go to: http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=3821
Posted At : August 12, 2009 10:30 AM
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Thanks for the heads up! Last night (Tuesday) we had the real deal in Bonita Springs! Showers and downpours that blotted out the stars, but maybe
Hello Ruth,
I forgot to remind those of you in Florida in case you didn't know, last night and tonight (Tue and Wed) are the peak nights for the Perseid Meteor showers. You should be able to see lots of falling stars after 11 PM your time up until dawn. Look to the Northeastern sky.
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