Posted on March 10, 2010 (Wednesday) under Astronomy
This spectacular “Blue Marble” image is the most detailed true-color image of the entire Earth to date. Using a collection of satellite-based observations, scientists and visualizers stitched together months of observations of the land surface, oceans, sea ice, and clouds into a seamless, true-color mosaic of every square kilometer (.386 square mile) of our planet. These images are freely available to educators, scientists, museums, and the public.
Much of the information contained in this image came from a single remote-sensing device-NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, or MODIS.
Posted on February 27, 2010 (Saturday) under Suicide
1 Once someone is suicidal, he or she will be suicidal forever.
False. People who want to kill themselves are “suicidal” only for a limited period of time. During this time they either move beyond it, get help or die.
2 If someone tried to kill themselves once, there is a much smaller chance that they will try again.
False. As many as 80% of all completed suicides occurred after previous attempts. This is especially true for young people.
3 Suicidal people clearly want to die.
False. Ambivalence is a marked feature of a suicidal person. Many don’t want to die, but simply want a way to escape an unbearable situation.
Posted on January 24, 2010 (Sunday) under Random Stuffs
1 Get and stay out of your comfort zone. I believe that not much happens of any significance when we’re in our comfort zone. I hear people say, “But I’m concerned about security.” My response to that is simple: “Security is for cadavers.”
2 Never give up. Almost nothing works the first time it’s attempted. Just because what you’re doing does not seem to be working, doesn’t mean it won’t work. It just means that it might not work the way you’re doing it. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it, and you wouldn’t have an opportunity.
3 When you’re ready to quit, you’re closer than you think. There’s an old Chinese saying that I just love, and I believe it is so true. It goes like this: “The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed.”
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Posted on January 4, 2010 (Monday) under General
Here’s the first installment of 25 hand-picked quotes that I’ve collected over the course of a year. I Hope you enjoy reading them!
“Kill a man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conquerer. Kill everyone, and you are a god.” – Jean Rostand
“Never feel remorse for what you have thought about your wife. She has thought much worse things about you.” – Jean Rostand
“I would rather die standing up, then live life on my knees.” – Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara
“I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.” – Walt Whitman
“Resist much. Obey little.” – Walt Whitman
“A genius is one who can do anything except make a living.” – Joey Lauren Adams
