Monday, May 22, 2017

Cold War-era Nuclear Tests Created Belts of Charged Particles Around the Earth - D-brief

Do you ever wonder why a certain segment of our citizenship and the people they elect to office are #ScienceDeniers? Do you think it might be fear?



Science is a wonderful thing, except when it is not. Remember that Madame Curie who discovered the elements polonium and radium (Radioactivity as she named it) and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize twice in her life "unfortunately (she) unwittingly also discovered the fatal effect radioactivity can have on your health; she died on July 4, 1934, of aplastic anemia caused by radiation exposure."

Consider that when James Chadwick discovered the neutron in 1932 he anticipated that neutrons would become a major weapon in the fight against cancer and then was instrumental in it's evolution.



We must not let fear hold us back. There is good and bad in everything as is documented in the findings attached in reference to the nuclear testing in the 50s and 60s. #IBelieveInScience and #SupportScientificDevelopment



"researchers say that the plasma created in the explosions interacted with the planet’s magnetic field and created an artificial version of the Van Allen belts that encircle the Earth." "

"The recently declassified results were published in Space Science Reviews."

"Bonus finding from the paper: Some types of radio waves act to create a kind of shield around the Earth that protects us from harmful radiation."



Cold War-era Nuclear Tests Created Belts of Charged Particles Around the Earth - D-brief: The charged particles from the tests interacted with Earth's magnetic field to create temporary belts around the Earth, damaging satellites.

Thursday, May 11, 2017

What I will be doing when I die

Oakhill Cemetery, in Sterling MA,  is located on Clinton Rd, just outside the center of Town and on the left as you head east towards Clinton on Route 62.

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It was first established in approximately 1858. There are crypts/mausoleums guarding the entrance.


Jennie A. Welch
There is a local legendary spirit who is visited by many.
Do you think that we just cease to exist or do you think as I do that spirits live on in the heart and minds of others? Some people go further in that they believe they are alive as a separate life force. Is that religious? Sometimes but not necessarily.  I do not necessarily believe that I will be living in the clouds (or heaven or hell) with people of similar religious beliefs.
I would rather believe that our minds get to experience our surroundings and mingle with the similarly located. Maybe the spirits sing and dance. Maybe some are less jovial and maybe not quite content.

I think I will be content. The journey to get there might be a bit of a bumpy ride. It usually is. Having been through these journies with my parents and grandparents who are already in this place have taught me that. The best we can hope for is to live the life we want until it is time to go and that the passing will be as short as possible.
This is where I will be for eternity. Atop a hill with a great view. 

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My View in the fall 
This is a cropped view. The plot is quite large as is the family and historically is here from a back long ways. Click for history.