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Daily Archives: Sunday, December 23, 2007
11 km closer to the end of this year…
I did the same loop as usual, but still had a really hard time with the trail portion. The snow is difficult to plow through even if it is just a few inches deep. I was slightly ahead of the game by the time I hit my first check point, but lost the time over the trail portion. Nevertheless I finished it in 1:24:20 which is a 7:40 pace compared to the 7:30 pace I am aiming for. I was considering maybe eliminating the trail portion (which is a 2.5 km long trail) for the winter but I reconsidered and now think the extra hard workout I am getting from it is probably a good thing. So I guess I will continue running that trail portion no matter what and if my time suffers because of it, so be it. Since it is much harder now to run than when … Continue reading
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United Nations think we are morons!
Here is another article that really makes me mad: UN THINK WE ARE MORONS Here is a partial quote, demonstrating how the media treat us like empty-headed morons: Canadian science enthusiasts looking to get an early jump on next year’s holiday shopping might want to add something to their list: a telescope. The United Nations on Thursday named 2009 the International Year of Astronomy, to mark the 400th anniversary of Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei’s first observations using a telescope. The UN 62nd General Assembly made the proclamation Thursday morning in Paris, after the resolution was submitted by Italy, Galileo’s home country. The International Astronomical Union and UNESCO will jointly run the initiative with 99 nations, including Canada, participating. The United Nations seem to have absolutely no problem agreeing on things that are totally unimportant and insignificant. So they make up ridiculous public relations achievements that have absolutely no bearing on … Continue reading
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Asteroid may hit Mars in January?
You can view the whole cbc.ca article here: MARS But I want to talk about something else in the article. I quote: NASA also announced on Friday its decision to delay until 2013 the launch of a half-billion-dollar Martian probe called Scout. The $475-million US Scout atmospheric probe was originally scheduled to launch from Earth in 2011. NASA chose to delay the launch over what it called a “serious” conflict of interest in one of the proposals submitted for the mission from one of two Colorado research institutions, but declined to elaborate. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think that since NASA is publicly funded, that they should allow public input. As it is they are keeping too many secrets. Or else they think that anyone not within NASA is too stupid to be allowed to have any input. Why can’t the general public have a say? Why keep … Continue reading
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