This tiny dot, amid a band of coloured rays, is our planet, as seen from staggering distance of 11,100,000,000 miles away, and pictured in 1990.The picture was taken by Voyager. This should give us some idea how small we are in the universe.
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mark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Where all the aliens at?
Maybe Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal is onto something here. Perhaps the reason that nobody has visited us yet is because they can’t agree on what they’re going to do with us when they get here. Or they could just be … Continue reading →
Continue readingDrive-by Planet: Earth: the planet we risk destroying
This NASA video of planet Earth is a slow glide, unlike the time lapse version that is available. Time and motion feel natural. It’s like being on the craft watching the vistas and the distant horizon unfold before our eyes. Some of the captures are absolutely stunning. It shows Earth
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Transit of Venus from Saskatchewan
The last chance for humans alive today to witness a transit of the planet Venus (directly from Earth), happens in a little over one hour from now. There are 7 hours after that to catch the event on the Internet or from other positions on the planet. What you need
Continue readingWildlife flourishes in human dead zones
We all know what the big problem with planet Earth is—people. Homo sapiens. The most destructive of species. Ever since we walked out of Africa 70,000 years ago, we have been an enemy of nature. Long before we invented agriculture, we were annihilating other species. The only big land animals
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Ask General Kang: I’m freaking out! I’ve just learned the earth will be destroyed by the sun. Is it true?
You can relax. I don’t know where you got your information, but our best scientists don’t currently think the earth will be destroyed by the sun. In about 4-5 billion years, our sun will enter the red giant phase of … Continue reading →
Continue readingLeDaro: I am an astronaut
Does that surprise anybody? I have been an astronaut all my life enjoying the ride on a special spaceship which travels in space constantly. The name of that spaceship is earth. Hence all creatures on this spaceship are astronauts. This spaceship has survived for billions of years and is still
Continue readingThe Church Of Mothra - Home Of The Breakfast Mojito! ©: Beijing Olympics Results, Day One: The 1500 M Smog Dodge
EIGHTH PLACE: “The expert advice that we are getting is that the situation continues to improve.”-Simon Clegg, British Olympic Association (UK) SEVENTH PLACE “Haze does not mean poor quality air.”-China Daily web site (CHINA) SIXTH PLACE: “I haven’t heard from any athlete that they’re not going on with the job.”-AOC
Continue readingThe Church Of Mothra - Home Of The Breakfast Mojito! ©: Beijing Olympics Results, Day One: The 1500 M Smog Dodge
EIGHTH PLACE:
“The expert advice that we are getting is that the situation continues to improve.”
-Simon Clegg, British Olympic Association (UK)
SEVENTH PLACE
“Haze does not mean poor quality air.”
-China Daily web site (CHINA)
SIXTH PLACE:
“I haven’t heard from any athlete that they’re not going on with the job.”
-AOC VP Peter Montgomery (before any events)(AUSTRALIA)
FIFTH PLACE:
“Most of the smog here is evaporation. It’s due to humidity.”
-Arne Ljungqvist, chairman of the IOC medical commission (SWEDEN)
FOURTH PLACE:
“The pollution levels are coming down.”
-Jacques Rogge, AOC Chairman (BELGIUM)
BRONZE MEDAL:
“I suffer from asthma, and I’m having to take supplements to protect my lung lining”
-Alison Williamson, Archery (UK)
SILVER MEDAL:
“The weather conditions aren’t conducive to the dispersal of pollutants,”
-Guo Hu, Beijing Meterorlogical Observatory (CHINA)
GOLD MEDAL:
“If Chinese officials do succeed in temporarily ‘clearing the air’ in Beijing for the Olympic Games, one is left to wonder what Chinese will say if . . . severe air pollution once again is allowed to return. Will they interpret this to mean that there can only be Potemkinized clean air for foreign visitors?”
-Orville Schell (US)
Now, please rise for the Olympic Anthem:
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The Church Of Mothra - Home Of The Breakfast Mojito! ©: Beijing Olympics Results, Day One: The 1500 M Smog Dodge
EIGHTH PLACE: “The expert advice that we are getting is that the situation continues to improve.”-Simon Clegg, British Olympic Association (UK) SEVENTH PLACE “Haze does not mean poor quality air.”-China Daily web site (CHINA) SIXTH PLACE: “I haven’t heard from any athlete that they’re not going on with the job.”-AOC
Continue readingThe Church Of Mothra - Home Of The Breakfast Mojito! ©: Oil Prices Change. Greed Remains The Same.
Consider this before you heave that big sigh of relief that the price of a barrel of oil is down a couple of bucks: Chevron just announced a record profit of 11 billion dollars in the last quarter. Exxon is currently making over $89,000 per minute. And you? Where is
Continue readingThe Church Of Mothra - Home Of The Breakfast Mojito! ©: Oil Prices Change. Greed Remains The Same.
Consider this before you heave that big sigh of relief that the price of a barrel of oil is down a couple of bucks:Chevron just announced a record profit of 11 billion dollars in the last quarter. Exxon is currently making over $89,000 per minute.And y…
Continue readingThe Church Of Mothra - Home Of The Breakfast Mojito! ©: Oil Prices Change. Greed Remains The Same.
Consider this before you heave that big sigh of relief that the price of a barrel of oil is down a couple of bucks: Chevron just announced a record profit of 11 billion dollars in the last quarter. Exxon is currently making over $89,000 per minute. And you? Where is
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