Week End Wrap-up
I always try to provide useful information and perspective to the various topics which I have some knowledge and interest in. I don't always have the time to cover everything. And sometimes there are more developments on stuff I've talked about already. Today I'll hit up some of those topics.
First up, big congrats to Japan for getting to host the Olympics in 2020. It is always an honor for a nation to get to play host to the summer games. There's no telling what things will be like in Tokyo in a whole seven years, but clearly the biggest challenge will be stifling the nuclear problem in Fukushima. I'll have a topic in the not too distant future about energy, so I'll talk more about that specific problem then, but I do believe Japan can get the matter under control, and that those summer games will be a great success.
Second, a big milestone was reached on Thursday. NASA confirmed that Voyager 1, a space probe launched thirty six years ago to get us pictures of Jupiter, and re-purposed several times afterwards for getting us more pictures and data on the outer planets, has now passed from our solar system. It is a huge achievement for humanity. The hope from NASA is that it will keep feeding us data for another 10-12 years and help us to understand what its really like in open space. I don't know how to really convey the magnitude of this achievement, and as my past posts have urged, I hope it is only the mark of things to come.
With regards to Syria, I am glad that Syria seems to be heading towards the path of abandoning its chemical weapons program. It is what our goal has been for a very long time if you've followed the history of the US relationship with Syria beyond just the last couple years. But as they say, the devil's in the details. They can say all they like, but it matters what they actually do. We still need to see how the actions pan out; whether they will keep playing possum and delay or back out. One only need to look at North Korea, whom we've signed many deals with over the years over their nuclear program, yet they've constantly backed out afterwards, even restarting a Plutonium production site just this week. We'll see what happens.
Finally, last week I was late in posting the two newest chapters of the Book of the Shadows. I didn't get around to it until this past Monday due to a few technical issues with my PC. But, they did finally get up. They were also the final two chapters of Book II. Book II ended on a high note in terms of quality, and Book III is even better. But I haven't decided if I'll upload Book III just yet. I'm thinking of showing off one of my other sagas a little. Unfortunately none are close to the length or degree of completion seen with the First Moon Saga, so at best I could pace chapter releases to a monthly basis.
That wraps this up. Hope everyone has a good weekend. I leave you with this weeks sample track. Enjoy.
First up, big congrats to Japan for getting to host the Olympics in 2020. It is always an honor for a nation to get to play host to the summer games. There's no telling what things will be like in Tokyo in a whole seven years, but clearly the biggest challenge will be stifling the nuclear problem in Fukushima. I'll have a topic in the not too distant future about energy, so I'll talk more about that specific problem then, but I do believe Japan can get the matter under control, and that those summer games will be a great success.
Second, a big milestone was reached on Thursday. NASA confirmed that Voyager 1, a space probe launched thirty six years ago to get us pictures of Jupiter, and re-purposed several times afterwards for getting us more pictures and data on the outer planets, has now passed from our solar system. It is a huge achievement for humanity. The hope from NASA is that it will keep feeding us data for another 10-12 years and help us to understand what its really like in open space. I don't know how to really convey the magnitude of this achievement, and as my past posts have urged, I hope it is only the mark of things to come.
With regards to Syria, I am glad that Syria seems to be heading towards the path of abandoning its chemical weapons program. It is what our goal has been for a very long time if you've followed the history of the US relationship with Syria beyond just the last couple years. But as they say, the devil's in the details. They can say all they like, but it matters what they actually do. We still need to see how the actions pan out; whether they will keep playing possum and delay or back out. One only need to look at North Korea, whom we've signed many deals with over the years over their nuclear program, yet they've constantly backed out afterwards, even restarting a Plutonium production site just this week. We'll see what happens.
Finally, last week I was late in posting the two newest chapters of the Book of the Shadows. I didn't get around to it until this past Monday due to a few technical issues with my PC. But, they did finally get up. They were also the final two chapters of Book II. Book II ended on a high note in terms of quality, and Book III is even better. But I haven't decided if I'll upload Book III just yet. I'm thinking of showing off one of my other sagas a little. Unfortunately none are close to the length or degree of completion seen with the First Moon Saga, so at best I could pace chapter releases to a monthly basis.
That wraps this up. Hope everyone has a good weekend. I leave you with this weeks sample track. Enjoy.
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