Yes it is that bi-annual time of year again where we change our clocks but now we jump forward an hour. As always, I hate this one because sleep is precious and to lose on hour on a whim, it sucks! Of course it means more daylight which I'm a night owl at best and it means many folks are going to be late for work and meetings because they forgot. Nowadays we have so many devices that change the time automatically and you have to wonder ... how does it know to do that?!?! Especially since one or twice they have either held it back or pushed it up on doing the change nationally.
Weekly Update:
Not much to talk about for this past week, it was pretty dry and tiring. The only thing I really did was attend the wrap party for the TV show "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness" from Nickelodeon. This is the final wrap party however the show will still continue because they are still voicing, drawing and editing the final season. I guess they wanted to do it now then at the end because various folks are done and moving to other projects soon. It was a fun party with good food. While there, I think I got the final voice I was missing from the TV version of the furious five:
*Amir Talai - From "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay" and a very cool guy.
Not a huge surprise at the box office this weekend but what is surprising in is the amount of the winning film for this week made! In at #1 is the prequel to the classic film "Wizard of Oz" with Disney's Oz: The Great and Powerful earning 80.3 million for it's debut. Reports indicate that the worldwide cume broke 150 mil thus so far. Big drop to #2 is "Jack The Giant Slayer" with an extra 10 mil. Doing well at #3 is "Identity Thief" earning 6.3 mil more. New at #4 is Dead Man Down with 5.4 mil for its debut. Rounding off the top 5 is "Snitch" earning another 5.1 mil as it finishes its appearances in the top 5.
Quote of the week:
"Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it." - William Durant
Other News:
Here is an interesting and informative list I came across ... 10 issues that are hindering a (manned) voyage to Mars. #10) Expense: no doubt it would be expensive beyond compare to send a manned flight to Mars. Unfortunately the might dollar speaks and everyone has to listen. #9) Terrestrial Pathogens: germs are of course a major concern and how to keep things sterile from top to bottom. #8) Propulsion Method: To date all methods of breaking through the atmosphere is rocketry. Weight of fuel and other logistics makes this hard to do. #7) Space Dementia: Also known as "cabin fever" of spending a long length of time in one space such as a rocket. The current distance to Mars is estimated to be 8 months ... of doing nothing and in a little and confined space. #6) The spacesuit: A new design would have to be created unlike the current one since the atmosphere is much different than space and the moon. #5) Artificial Gravity: lack of gravity is a problem for a long-term stay in space. #4) Martian Pathogens: Something we do not know about or if they exist at present. And what if they do exist and we can't combat them? #3) The Spaceship: The current designs are fine for unmanned flights but then the liabilities rise astronomically when man is added. #2) Meteoroids: The distance from here to there is of course vast ... and debris of varying amounts is a lot. #1) Unimpeded Cosmic Radiation (pictured): The Earth has an atmosphere and electromagnetic field that protects us from the sun's ultraviolet radiation. Mars is a bit different on that front.
Facts & Tips:The deepest place in the ocean is about seven miles deep.
"You guys know what Greasers are? White trash with long, greasy hair." - Leif Garrett as Bob Sheldon in "The Outsiders."
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