Here's a summary: NASA is going to crash some spacecraft into two of the moon's craters to have it stir up dust, so it can be easily seen by telescopes. Why does NASA want to crash into the moon's craters? Yes, that's what I thought. They want to explore the past. They believe it MAY help them understand what happened billions of years ago.
"By understanding what's in these craters, we're examining a fossil record of the early solar system and would occurred at Earth 3 billion years ago," Colaprete said. LCROSS is currently aiming at target craters Faustini and Shoemaker, which Colaprete likened to "fantastic time capsules" at 3 billion and 3.5 billion years old.
What worries me about this mission? 1. Doesn't the moon regulate the tide? 2. Do we own the moon? Who are we to determine it's ok to crash spacecraft into the moon. Perhaps, they think it's fine because the Europeans did something similar:
The Deep Impact mission made history in 2005 by sending a probe crashing into comet Tempel 1. Besides Lunar Prospector's grazing strike on the moon in 1999, the European Space Agency's Smart-1 satellite dove more recently into the lunar surface in 2006.
3. Anyone think several millions of dollars can be better spent on EARTH and humans?
Figuring out the final destinations for the $79 million LCROSS mission is "like trying to drive to San Francisco and not knowing where it is on the map," Colaprete said. He and other mission scientists hope to use observations from LRO and the Japanese Kaguya (Selene) lunar orbiter to map crater locations before LCROSS dives in.
Haven't humans done enough damage to the world? The Earth is being abused daily. The effects of global warming are evident.
Seriously, I think spending several million dollars to crash into the moon is ludicrous. How are they getting this ridiculous amount of funding?
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The Little One enjoys watching movies like High School Musical, The Cheetah Girls and Minute Men. What do all of these movies have in common? They have lots of music and choreographed scenes.
The Diva spends a lot of time watching movies with him. They were watching Across The Universe on Youtube, when she came across Grease. She played a couple of clips for him and he was mesmerized. I told his Dad about it and he bought him the movie. The Little One uses the remote control to go to scene selection to watch the exact scenes he likes. This time, he used the fast forward option to get to scenes with the singing and dancing. He loved the last two songs the best.
His fascination with music is interesting. I always wonder if he hears things differently. Today I came across the clip about David Militello. He's an 8 yr old autistic boy, that has a beautiful voice. He has Asperger's and says music is the key that brings him back. I've heard of music therapy, but it's not available here. Even if it was, it wouldn't be covered by the district and I can't afford it.
Life is difficult when you have an autistic child. If you don't have a support system, your life will drastically change forever. I have one autistic child and another with ADD,OCD and ODD as well as 5 other children that make up my blended family. Even with all of the complications and difficulties I face with my family , it's nothing compared to this family's daily struggles.
This particular family has 6 kids that are all on the autism spectrum. Their diagnosis range from high functioning Asperger's to severly low functioning. See what life is like with a family of 6 autistic children.
Does going to the pump stress you out? When snow is in the forecast, are the cheers from your children drowned out by the worry of an increased heating hill? At the supermarket's checkout line, do you find yourself putting back necessary items because you worry about your next gas station visit?
As a mother of 7 (6 at home), I know this all too well. There are times I have to miss a car payment to pay the heating bill. Does anyone really have to live like this as citizen of the United States? Thinking this was just my case, I suffered in silence. The other day, a mom confided in me..that she didn't have the money to put gas in their vehicle either. Her house was being foreclosed and the kids were growing through growth spurts. Her husband is a contractor and it's winter in NY.
Democrats had argued that the tax measure, including about $13 billion raised from the oil industry, was modest and simply took back tax breaks that oil companies had received, along with other manufacturers, in 2004 and that they did not need with oil prices around $90 a barrel.
"The future just failed by one vote. The past was preserved," Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) said after the vote. "The oil companies are now celebrating in their boardrooms."
Republicans said higher taxes on oil companies would not help lower prices for consumers. The American Petroleum Institute issued a statement saying, "We applaud the Senate for recognizing the adverse effect that increased taxes would have had on future energy supplies." API said it still opposed the biofuels provisions, which it called "unrealistic."
Do you want more of this? I surely don't.
Ask yourself these questions?
Do you anyone that works full time, but doesn't have health insurance and can't afford to purchase it independently?
Do you know anyone that has to juggle bills to get by? One month they pay one bill and miss the other?
Do you know anyone that can't afford to have heat on in the winter?
How many hours of your work week are dedicated to putting gas in your car? Is a whole day or half of your day's earnings alloted to your car's thirsty tank?
After your work week, how many hours are left in your day? How many hours of that day are spent with your children? If life wasn't so expensive, could you spend more quality time with your loved ones?
If there has ever been a time for change, it is now. Can we change America for the better? Will other countries ever be able to see our humanitarian side again? Will they ever be able to forget the aggressive nature of this administration? Can the relationships that this administration destroyed ever be mended?
No matter what this administration has done, they can't take our HOPE. HOPE is a gift that sustains. It helps one to go forward in adversity, to persevere and wait for our faith to come to fruition.
Do you want more of the past several years? The better question is: "Can you afford (spiritually, emotionally and financially) to continue in the path of the last several years?"
Should or could we hope for a better tomorrow for America? A tomorrow where we will once again be seen as the nurturing, helpful, compassionate America of many, many years ago.
YES, WE CAN HOPE! We can act to make sure that we don't live a repeat performance of the past 7 years.
Vote, because hope is not for the weak. Hope is for the victorious. Hope brought our forefathers to this country. Hope freed the slaves. Hope liberated women. Hope is why this country is black, white, beige, yellow, white and every color in between. Hope is the reason Ellis Island was the gateway to freedom, dreams and a promise of a better tomorrow. Hope is why people brave shark infested waters to touch the shores of America. Hope is why illegal aliens die every day trying to cross our borders. America is the land of HOPE and opportunity. Lady Liberty stands as a beacon of Hope, greeting all those that seek change.
This couuntry was founded on HOPE, let's us NEVER FORGET that. What is life without Hope? What can a country expect with the absence of hope? Extinction.
This supermom is a true inspiration. The next time you are having a bad day and you want to sit down and cry, think of her. It will give you a new perspective on your troubles. To think someone can have such difficult circumstances and still rise above them. She's amazing. She really is the ULTIMATE SUPERMOM!
