Sunday, October 18, 2009

What did we give to bomb the Moon?

The 2009 NASA moon-bombing is one of the strangest missions in recent memory. First of all, who believes the cover story- "Looking for Water". And now, while writing this article, I have discovered that the LA Times has deleted their September 12th, 2009 article entitled- "NASA names target for water hunt at moon's south pole".  If you search the LA times archive for the missing title, you will find nothing. Yet, an LA times archive search for "NASA names target" turns up articles dating back to 1986. (Update 12/20/2009- The article has been reinstated on the LA times server HERE and the Google cache of the article is no longer accessable HERE...  Just in case it disappears again or is edited in the future, I had made a copy of the original article Google cache and have now posted it HERE.)  Could the deletion simply be a web storage policy or server glitch?  For your viewing pleasure, an archived version of the deleted article is located in the Google cache:  HERE. Can anyone figure out why it was deleted from The LA Times server? Is it common for The LA Times to delete articles?

Now, at least a week after the mission, where are the Photos?
NASA's 'moon bomb' hit a dry hole?: Rediff.com India News

Here are some pre-mission links:
NASA's mission to bomb the Moon- June 17, 2009 Scientific American
NASA plans missile attack on Moon in quest of water- June 18, 2009 SiliconIndia

Let's think for a moment about the device- A high velocity projectile deployed from space, which according to Scientific American would "blast a hole in the lunar surface at twice the speed of a bullet".

You know- the characteristics of a water-hunting moon rocket could be very similar to those of a satellite-deployed deep-penetrating bunker buster bomb. Do any of our enemies currently have nuclear facilities located deep under mountains? Wouldn't it be great if our military had the capability of taking out one or all of these facilities if necessary? If our adversaries found out about our mission to test such a device on the moon, would they be happy? Would they threaten us and demand us not to do the test?

Notice that The Scientific American article from June 17th suggested a problem with the launch plan- "The dual mission was due to blast off today but was delayed to make way for the shuttle Endeavour. However, another hydrogen leak means that the shuttle launch has now been delayed until next month."

Let's think- What happened in the time frame between the June 17th article and the October 9th strike on the moon?
1) The U.S. announced that it had knowledge of a secret nuclear facility buried deep in the mountains of Iran.
3) The Pentagon announced: US 'bunker buster' bomb to be ready soon.

The deleted article from the L.A. times indicates that the "LCROSS consists of a small satellite and an accompanying rocket launched two months ago (late June early July) with a second spacecraft, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Shortly after launch, the two spacecraft separated. While the lunar orbiter is using its instruments to map the moon remotely in search water traces, the smaller LCROSS satellite and its rocket are scheduled to plunge into the moon's surface on Oct. 9."

Who Gave NASA Permission to Bomb the Moon?

And now, just days after the moon bombing, our Government has announced that it is going to allow Russian inspectors to visit our Nuclear facilities.

All of these events are strange. I wonder- are they interconnected? Is there more here than meets the eye?

Did the U.S. give up the defense shield and/or nuclear inspection rights for Russia's approval to bomb the moon?  Is the U.S. moving (has the U.S. moved) from land-based ballistic missiles to satellite-based ballistic missiles?

Photo credits: Image: ISRO / NASA / JPL-Caltech / USGS / Public Domain, Flickr Photo Credit: cliff1066™'s photostream

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Who is Shane Carwin?

Shane Carwin will fight Brock Lesnar for the UFC Heavyweight Championship on November 21, 2009.  This fight will be the UFC 106 Main Event at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Shane Carwin is not your ordinary UFC heavyweight contender.  He is currently 11-0 in MMA.  He is a Mechanical Engineer, former NCAA wresting champion, former two-time All-American in football, holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is one of two heavyweights in the UFC to wear the 4XL gloves, the other being Brock Lesnar.  Check out this interview.  He seems to be a "down to earth" kind of guy.  It should be a great fight although Carwin is clearly the underdog.  I hope that he can find a way to win- Carwin would make a great champion.


Thursday, October 15, 2009

Tea Party Patriots | Contract FROM America

The Contract From America initiative, where you can join your fellow Americans in a collaborative grassroots effort to create a document that offers real change in Washington, D.C. and the state capitals. This website provides you with the opportunity to offer your innovative free market, limited government solutions to our nation’s pressing problems and to vote and comment on the ideas of others.

Tentative Inspection Program Would Allow Russia to Visit U.S. Nuclear Sites - Political News - FOXNews.com

Tentative Inspection Program Would Allow Russia to Visit U.S. Nuclear Sites - Political News - FOXNews.com

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

How to Protect Your Money From Inflation

Is the price of Gold being driven by fear
If so, at what point will greed take over? 
Is fear warranted -or- is the price of gold inflated?

The Personal Financier: How to Protect Your Money From Inflation

Inflation: 4 ways to protect your assets

Protect your savings from inflation

Investment strategies for both inflation and deflation
                                                                            

The chart above suggests that the price of gold is peaking.  Is it a good time to sell your gold?

Would you rather own?
One of these:                                                                      Or one of these:

    
Photo sources: $1000 bill & 1 ounce of gold.

Right now...  they are nearly equal in worth.  What will the balance be in a year- in ten years- in fifty years?

Saturday, October 10, 2009

The Wisdom to Do No Harm – Article 1: The Doctor

Recently, I have been inspired to weigh in on the health care debate. A few general thoughts first jotted down on a scrap piece of paper have now grown into a series of articles entitled "The Wisdom to Do No Harm". In the series, I am attempting to apply root cause analysis techniques to the problem commonly known as the “health care crisis".

Today, American Thinker published the first article of the series: The Wisdom to Do No Harm – Article 1: The Doctor.

Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/smcdevitt/ / CC BY 2.0

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Cambridge cancels Savage debate

Michael Savage must me the most dangerous man on Earth! First, the British Government banned his flesh from their soil. Now, apparently, they have banned his photons from sight and his voice from air. Talk about your Borders Language and Culture.

If his new book, "Banned in Britian" enters their country will it be required burning? Will the person that shipped the book be hunted down and jailed for smuggling? I wonder, What kind of watch list am I on for posting this?

Gordy- you really have your priorities in order. Keep up the great work. I'm certain your citizens feel safer each and every day you hold office.

WorldNetDaily Article- Cambridge cancels Savage debate

Monday, October 5, 2009

A Computer with a Human Brain


According to The Daily Mail- A team of scientists in Switzerland is claiming that a fully-functioning replica of a human brain could be built by 2020.

The Blue Brain project, led by computer genius Henry Markram - director of the Brain Mind Institute - has for the past five years been engineering the mammalian brain, the most complex object known in the Universe, using some of the most powerful supercomputers in the world.

Read more: Are we on the brink of creating a computer with a human brain? | Mail Online

A video of Markram explaining his computer simulation can be viewed HERE.

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