laugardagur, ágúst 19, 2006

criança com livre arbítrio

Acho que entendi pq muitas crianças que possuem pais separados/falecidos e são levadas a conviver (morar) com o novo cônjuge do pai ou mãe crescem com traumas. O problema é que elas não têm a opção de simplesmente não viver aquela situação, elas são obrigadas a ter que morar com a pessoa, se relacionar com ela todos os dias, ter um ser alien pertencente à família.

Se elas pudessem exercer o livre arbítrio estou certa que a adesão dos mesmos a terapêutas seria menor.

miðvikudagur, ágúst 09, 2006

11/08 - chuva de estrelas cadentes

Preparem seus pedidos, mas só os puros de coração e os desejos mais sinceros são realizados.

Eu uma vez fiz um pedido para uma estrela... nem era cadente e ele se realizou.

Viver um pouco de fantasia não custa nada.
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2006 Perseid Meteor Shower: Earthgrazers
By: Dr. Tony Phillips, Science@NASA
Published: Aug 8, 2006 at 06:39


Blame it on the Moon: The 2006 Perseid meteor shower is going to be a dud. Oh, Earth will pass through the Perseid meteoroid stream, as usual. And meteors will flit across the sky. But when the shower peaks on Saturday morning, August 12th, the glare of the 87%-full Moon will overwhelm most Perseids, making them impossible to see.

That sounds like the end of the story - but don't stop reading.

You might see some Perseids, after all. The trick is to look before the Moon rises. Plan your meteor watch for 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, August 11. The Moon won't be up yet and, in the darkness just after sunset, a special kind of meteor may appear: the Perseid Earthgrazer.

Earthgrazers are meteors that skim the top of Earth's atmosphere like a stone skipping across the surface of a pond. They appear when the radiant of a meteor shower is near the horizon, spewing meteoroids not down, but horizontally overhead. Such will be the case on Friday evening after sunset when Perseus (the radiant of the Perseids) first peeks over the northern horizon.

Don't expect a storm. Earthgrazers are rare. An hour's watching might net no more than one or two, but that's plenty. Earthgrazers are colorful and gracefully slow. People who see one talk about it for years.

Looking for Earthgrazers is simple: Spread a blanket on the ground, lie down and look up. A reclining lawn chair facing north works just as well. Perseid Earthgrazers streak overhead, flying generally north to south.

If you haven't spotted an Earthgrazer by 10 p.m., you probably won't. By 10 p.m., Perseus will have risen too high in the sky for grazing meteoroids. (Try skipping a stone by throwing it down into a pond and you'll see the problem.) Plus, the Moon itself rises around 10 p.m. to put a real damper on things.

The rest of the night is for contrarians, people who stay up until dawn in spite of the moonlight. They'll see some Perseids, a small fraction of the norm, to be sure, but not zero. Occasionally, a really bright fireball might streak across the sky, making the long night worthwhile. It pays to resist!

Next year will be better. The 2007 Perseids peak with no Moon in sight. Until then, watch out for Earthgrazers.

http://www.yubanet.com/artman/publish/article_40230.shtml

fimmtudagur, ágúst 03, 2006

The anchor song - Björk

I live by the ocean
And during the night
I dive into it
Underneath all currents
Down to the bottom
And drop my anchor

This is where I'm staying
This is my home

.......

no... not home anymore