There is no atmosphere in space, which means that sound has no medium or way to travel to be heard.
2. THE HOTTEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM IS 450° C. Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system and has an average surface temperature of around 450° C. Did you know that Venus isn’t the closest planet to the sun? That is Mercury. You would think that Mercury would then be the hottest, but Mercury has no atmosphere (which regulates temperature), resulting in big fluctuations.
3. A FULL NASA SPACE SUIT COSTS
$12,000,000.
While the entire suit costs a cool $12m, 70% of that cost is for the backpack and control module. However, the space suits that NASA uses were built in 1974. If these were priced by today’s pricing, they would cost an estimated 150 million dollars!
4. THE SUN’S MASS TAKES UP 99.86% OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
The Sun accounts for 99.86% of the mass in our solar system with a mass of around 330,000 times that of Earth. Did you know that the Sun is made up of mostly hydrogen (three quarters worth) with the rest of its mass attributed to helium. If the Sun had a voice would it be high and squeaky from all that helium?
5. ONE MILLION EARTHS CAN FIT INSIDE THE SUN
The Sun is large enough that approximately 1.3 million Earths could fit inside (if squashed in) or if the Earths retained their spherical shape then 960,000 would fit. But can you visualise that number of Earths?
6. THERE ARE MORE TREES ON EARTH THAN STARS IN THE MILKY WAY
There are about three trillion trees on Planet Earth, and between 100-400 billion stars, approximately, in the galaxy.
7. THE SUNSET ON MARS APPEARS BLUE
Just as colors are made more dramatic in sunsets on Earth, sunsets on Mars, according to NASA, would appear bluish to human observers watching from the red planet. Fine dust makes the blue near the Sun’s part of the sky much more visibilke, while normal daylight makes the Red Planet’s familiar rusty dust color the most perceptible to the human eye.
8. THERE ARE MORE STARS IN THE UNIVERSE THAN GRAINS OF SANDS ON EARTH
The universe extends far beyond our own galaxy, The Milky Way, which is why scientists can only estimate how many stars are in space. However, scientists estimate the universe contains approximately 1,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000 stars, or a septillion. While no one can actually count every single grain of sand on the earth, the estimated total from researchers at the University of Hawaii, is somewhere around seven quintillion, five hundred quadrillion grains. That is an awfully big sand castle!
9. ONE DAY ON VENUS IS LONGER THAN ONE YEAR.
Venus has a slow axis rotation which takes 243 Earth days to complete its day. The orbit of Venus around the Sun is 225 Earth days, making a year on Venus 18 days less than a day on Venus.
10. THERE IS A PLANET MADE OF DIAMONDS
There’s a planet made of diamonds twice the size of earth The “super earth,” aka 55 Can-
cri e, is most likely covered in graphite and diamond. Paying a visit to that planet would probably pay for the $12 million dollar space suit needed to get there!
Sherlock Holmes and John Watson are camping on a case they are investigating. After putting up the tent, having a good dinner, and drinking a bottle of wine, they go to sleep.
In the middle of the night, Holmes wakes up and nudges his faithful friend.
“Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see,” Holmes says, shivering.
“I see millions and millions of stars, Holmes,” replies Watson.
“And what do you deduce from that?” Watson ponders for a minute.
“Well, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Somewhere in the universe, with so many billions of stars similar to the sun, there is a high probability that some of these stars have Earthlike planets. And assuming the Earth is typical, some may have developed intelligent life. It means that humanity, may not be alone in this vast cosmos. What did you deduce Holmes?” Holmes is silent for a moment before he replies.
“Quite,” he says. “Though my more immediate concern is the fact that, clearly, someone has stolen our tent.”
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1. MOVIES: Which 2000 animated movie’s tagline is “Escape or Die Frying”?
2. HISTORY: When was the Peace Corps established?
3. LANGUAGE: What does it mean in British English to be “knackered”?
4. AD SLOGANS: Which company featured this 1985 ad campaign: “It’s everywhere you want to be”?
5. ANIMAL KINGDOM: Which animal has the longest tongue in relation to its body size?
6. LITERATURE: Which 20th-century novel begins with the line, “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen”?
7. MUSIC: Which country music songwriter, singer and activist once sold Bibles for a living?
8. ANATOMY: What is the common name for the coccyx in human anatomy?
9. FOOD & DRINK: Which restaurant chain is known for its “Grand Slam” breakfast?
10. U.S. STATES: In which U.S. state was the first official World Fair held?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1876)
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MOMENTS IN TIME ~ The History Channel
* On March 13, 1836, Texan Gen. Sam Houston begins a series of strategic retreats to buy time to train his ill-prepared army, which consisted of 374 poorly equipped men. A month later, his newly trained army won a stunning victory against Mexico’s Santa Anna.
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* On March 10, 1902, the U.S. Court of Appeals rules that despite his claims, Thomas Edison did not invent the movie camera. It did admit that Edison invented the sprocket system that moved perforated film through the camera.
* On March 8, 1917, the February Revolution begins when riots and strikes over the scarcity of food erupt in Petrograd. A week later, centuries of czarist rule in Russia ended with the abdication of Nicholas II. Vladimir Lenin returned home and took control of the Russian Revolution.
* On March 11, 1942, U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur abandons the island of Corregidor under orders from President Franklin Roosevelt. Left behind were 90,000 American and Filipino
troops, who would soon succumb to the Japanese offensive. Only one-third of those left behind survived to see MacAuthur’s return in January 1945.
* On March 12, 1969, the London drug squad appears at house of Beatle George Harrison and his wife Pattie Boyd with a warrant and drug-sniffing canines. Sgt. Pilcher, the man behind the raid, was convicted of planting drugs in other cases and went to jail in 1972.
* On March 9, 1979, Major League Baseball teams are ordered by the MLB commissioner to allow equal access to all reporters. The order came after Sports Illustrated reporter Melissa Ludtke’s successful lawsuit for refusing her access to clubhouses at Yankee Stadium during the 1977 World Series.
* On March 7, 1988, representatives of the Writers Guild of America called a strike for all the union’s members. The five-month walkout was estimated to cost Hollywood some $500 million, as many viewers began watching cable channels.
Have Fun Creating "Baby & Me" Book
What's one of the first things you do after your baby is born? I mean, after checking to see what sex it is. You look for the first smile, don't you? You hold the baby up to the mirror, and you point and coo and tweet, trying to get him to laugh. Of course, it takes some time, but soon it happens. The baby smiles! Life's first giggles. From then on, family life is filled with keeping a watch for these milestones.
But the older sibling in the family is growing, too. Why not write a simple book about it? What's the same? What's different? Your preschooler or primary-school child will gain a better sense of accomplishments and appreciate the baby steps we take as we learn and grow.
First, have a mini-interview with the older sibling to talk about his skills. Can he count to 10? Does he sleep in a regular bed? Can he hop? Jot down what he has to say, then put on your "publishing hat."
On the top of a sheet of construction paper, use markers or print on your computer a line such as "MY BABY SISTER ..." Finish the sentence with a fact noted earlier by your older child, such as "My baby sister crawls." At the bottom of the page, print in large letters a corresponding fact about the older sibling: "I can jump and skip!"
Other possibilities:
"My baby sister has one tooth. I have lots of teeth."
"My baby sister eats rice cereal and mashed bananas. I eat hamburgers."
"My baby sister uses a bottle. I use a cup."
End on a page where you note something the two kids have in common, such as "My baby sister smiles. I smile too," or "My baby brother likes his blankie. I like my blankie too!"
Here's a creative way to get sibling involved with baby.
Illustrate the cover and write a title, such as "BABY ASHTON AND ME." Decorate the cover and pages with photos and drawings or glue pictures from magazines. Punch two holes along the left side of each sheet and weave a ribbon through, finishing it off with a knot or bow.
Now you've added a new book to your family library! It makes for fine reading you can share time and again together.
TIP: For extra durability, laminate pages according to manufacturer's directions, or cover each page with clear, adhesive-backed paper.
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STRANGE BUT TRUE
By Lucie Winborne
* Valentina hot sauce was named for the intrepid Valentina Ramirez Avitia, who at 17 posed as a man to join the Mexican Revolution. She made it all the way to the rank of lieutenant before being expelled upon the accidental discovery of her braids.
* American fashion model Jeremy Meeks’ police mugshot was so good that he got a modeling contract while still in jail.
* In 1524, a wooden statue of the Virgin Mary at Latvia’s Riga Cathedral was accused of being a witch. At its trial by water it was thrown into the Dvina River, where it floated, resulting in a guilty verdict -- and burning.
* Missing a remote? Try looking where you last sat: A 2011 study found that 49% of the time it was in a couch, while 8% were found in the bathroom, another 8% in a dresser drawer, 4% in the fridge/freezer (your guess is as good as ours on that one) and 2% turned up outside.
* Twelve-year-old Rhiley Morrison swallowed 54 magnetic balls to see if he could get metal to stick to his stomach, as well as what they looked like when he went to the toilet. He survived the experiment after six hours of surgery and a two-week hospital stay.
* The wood frog can hold its urine for up to eight months.
* Violets can be smelled for only a few moments at a time because their scent comes from ionine, which shuts smell receptors off after simulating them. After a few breaths, the scent pops up again.
* In 2016, the Swiss city of Lausanne banned “silent disco” events because they were too noisy.
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Least Competent Criminal
As over-the-road truckers protested COVID-related mandates in Canada’s capital city, a 20-year-old Akron, Ohio, man wanted to get in on the action. So, on Feb. 7, he called in a bomb threat -to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, in Ottawa ... Ohio. The man said he was going to set off a bomb in Ottawa, then called back a second time and said he’d been shot, The Lima News reported. “When he found out he was talking to Ohio and not Canada, he said he hadn’t been shot but was simply trying to waste (Canadian authorities’) time and resources because he didn’t agree with their mask mandate,” said Sheriff’s Office Cpt. Brad Brubaker. He also admitted there was no bomb. “You’d think with him being from Ohio, the 419 area code might have rung a bell,” Brubaker added.
New World Order
An unnamed woman from Paterna, Spain, received a $570 fine in January for not picking up her dog’s poop while she visited Benalmadena last August, Oddity Central reported. Aside from the irritation of the financial hit, how did they connect the dots ... er, drops?
The notice included the street where the excrement was found and the date.
Turns out, ADN Canino, a Spanish company that maintains a database of canine DNA, works with authorities all over the country -- mostly in the service of finding owners of lost dogs and preventing abuse, but now also tracking down offenders of poop-scooping laws. The woman in this case was quick to register her pet with ADN in case he was ever lost. Authorities in Benalmadena took samples and matched her dog -- and she’s out $570.
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Twice last week, SaskEnergy set new daily natural gas usage records, and we can thank Alberta for most of our supply
Europe with oil and gas, but is unable to due to project cancellations
BY BRIAN ZINCHUK brian.zinchuk@pipelineonline.ca
CALGARY – While Russia invades Ukraine, it has a stranglehold on European energy supplies, especially natural gas. Canada should move to supply Europe with oil and liquified natural gas (LNG), but recent project cancellations and delays for LNG projects and pipelines mean we simply don’t have the ability to do it. If Europeans had to rely on us, right now, they’d freeze.
plant, very similar to Chinook, is under construction at Moose Jaw.
Not only was Saskatchewan setting electrical consumption records during the cold snap of last week of December, we also set two consecutive natural gas consumption records, too.
According to SaskEnergy in a Dec. 31 release, “Extreme cold weather across Saskatchewan this week resulted in record-breaking natural gas demand in the province. On December 28 and 29, natural gas consumption surpassed the previous daily record of 1.57 petajoules (PJ) which was set in February 2021.
That’s according to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) president and CEO Tim McMillan. He spoke to Pipeline Online on Feb. 25.
“A new daily record of 1.62 PJ was set on December 28 and broken again on December 29 with total system delivery of 1.64 PJ. Delivery numbers for December 30 and 31 are not yet finalized, but are also expected to exceed 1.6 PJ.”
McMillan started, “Obviously, our first thoughts are with the people of Ukraine. They’re facing devastating and dangerous circumstances and people are in an active war zone.
The natural gas records coincided with record power consumption. On Dec. 29, SaskPower set another record in power consumption for Saskatchewan. At 5:27 p.m. on Dec. 29, 2021, Saskatchewan homes and businesses reached 3,868 megawatts (MW) in power use, according to the Crown corporation. The previous record of 3,792 MW was reached four years ago to the day, on Dec. 29, 2017.
Saskatchewan’s power production has increasingly shifted from coal to natural gas as a fuel source. In December, Boundary Dam Unit 4, a coal-fired generating unit, was retired, reducing the Boundary Dam Power Station to 672 megawatts capacity. On the natural gas side, Saskatchewan has seen the construction of several new natural gas-fired power plants. They include the baseload North Battleford Power Station (289 megawatts), Yellowhead Power Station peaking plant (also at North Battleford, 135 megawatts), the baseload Chinook Power Station at Swift Current (353 megawatts) and peaking plant Spy Hill Power Station (89 megawatts). Another 353 megawatt baseload
“I think our second thought is it’s shameful that energy policy has enabled this and that there’s a direct link between the vulnerability that Europe has, their reliance on Russia that has left them unable to respond in any meaningful way. In fact, they’re consuming as much energy from Russia today as they were six months ago. Maybe more. I think that’s shameful. And it also is reflective on Canada that a German utility was trying to build and trying to invest in an LNG facility on our East Coast and was unable to get through the regulatory process. Quebec recently cancelled the Saguenay LNG facility. Canada has had several opportunities to be a partner, a supplier to our friends and allies in Europe and we have not been able to get out of our own way to do it.”
The Energy East Pipeline was initially planned to be in service by December, 2018, but was cancelled in 2017 by proponent TransCanada, now TC Energy. The federal govern-
All of this added natural gas-fired power generation has, in turn, driven higher usage of natural gas during times of high electrical consumption.
The Crown noted that increased demand from SaskEnergy’s industrial customers, including natural gas use for power production, was the main driver of this week’s record-setting consumption.
ment moved the regulator goalposts after an already-arduous regulator process, and Quebec had expressed opposition to the project. That pipeline would have allowed crude oil from Western Canada to supplant foreign oil imports into Central and Eastern Canada. It also would have made it possible to export oil by tanker into the Atlantic basin, selling to markets like Europe.
SaskEnergy said it measures daily natural gas consumption for the 24-hour period from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. A PJ is a unit of measurement equivalent to one million gigajoules (GJ) of natural gas. An average Saskatchewan home consumes about 100 GJ of natural gas each year.
Asked about that, McMillan said, “Eastern Canada imports billions of dollars of oil. As recently as 2019, we imported I think it was $550 million of oil from Russia. We are not self-sufficient, even ourselves. We could be, but again, our regulatory process and our political environment has made these sorts of energy projects undoable in this country to our own detriment, and with harsh consequences to our friends and allies in Europe and Ukraine.”
If Canada goes to war, what can we do?
“SaskEnergy’s natural gas system design can accommodate additional capacity to manage increased consumption even on peak days,” SaskEnergy president and CEO Ken From said in a release. “Throughout the year, SaskEnergy employees inspect, maintain and enhance the system to support safe and reliable natural gas delivery in all weather conditions. In addition, employees monitor the system 24 hours a day to ensure sufficient system capacity to meet customer demand across the province.”
This province is now largely dependent on neighbouring Alberta to fulfill roughly two-thirds of our natural gas needs.
Asked if CAPP has considered the possibility that Canada could be at war if Russia attacks a NATO country, and what could we doe to ramp up production to make up for that, McMillan said, “I won’t get into the geopolitical predicting.
When natural gas prices took a tumble roughly 14 years ago, Saskatchewan’s domestic gas production fell off a cliff. Targeted gas drilling went essentially extinct, with next to no gas-specific wells being drilled in this province for most of the past decade. Our domestic gas production is now largely based on associated gas production that comes with oil production. As a result, Saskatchewan went from being a net gas exporter for the period of 1988 to 2009 to a net importer that year.
“But in the current environment, and in some different scenarios going forward, Canada has hundreds of years of supply that we can produce responsibly. That could be displacing oil coming from Russia. Natural gas is coming from Russia. But we can’t ramp up our supply if we have no ability to get it to our allies. We can produce all the gas in the world, but without an LNG facility in Quebec or Atlantic Canada, it is of no value to people that are freezing in the dark in Germany, or in the United Kingdom or in France.”
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National imperative
If things get worse, does McMillan think that the Canadian government should move to approve those projects that were cancelled and expedite their construction?
He replied, “No, I don’t think we should wait for things to get worse. I think if we cannot see as plain as day today that Russia’s aggression is enabled because of the energy crisis in Europe, we’re naïve.
“And the policy decisions that has made them so vulnerable, shutting down nuclear, not developing their own natural gas, shutting down their coal, countries like Canada that made political policy decisions to not build LNG in a meaningful way. That, today, has proven to embolden Russia, and to leave Europe vulnerable, and to leave us vulnerable.
“So we don’t need to wait for any more signs. The federal government should be making this a national imperative. It’s going to require national leadership, because there’s been so much policy challenge that has driven out all private sector initiatives; Energy East, Saguenay, Goldboro. All of these LNG facilities were trying, from a company perspective, to move forward. So, after all of them have been cancelled, it’s only going to be successful if the federal government thinks it’s a national imperative, and pulls on these projects to enable them.”
Russia currently produces about 10 per cent of the global oil market supply. Does McMillan think they should be cut off from the market and we need to replace it from other sources, including Canada?
He said, “On a principled level, when we are seeing their actions in Ukraine, yes and yes. But the reality is that if we were to execute on that, today, as we should, because they’re actively engaging in a hot war in in the Ukraine, people in Europe would freeze. There would be thousands of people dead, civilians, in Europe, because of the energy realities of having those lines cut off. As distasteful as it is, there’s a hot war going on in Ukraine, the gas is flowing from Russia into Europe. And no one in Europe is going to take the principled position on this, unfortunately. So, it’s only when countries like Canada build infrastructure, they could then take that principled stance.”
Infrastructure needed now
If Canada was called upon, either by our allies or by own federal government, to ramp
up production as much as possible, has CAPP had or will CAPP have any discussions on how to do that?
McMillan said, “There is no problem in ramping up production. We have the technology. We have equipment. Of course, there would be constraints, but that is not the limiting factor. We can produce far more than we have the ability to export. So, the next obvious step is that the federal government needs to make a national imperative, LNG facilities and pipelines that connect our resources to our allies around the world, and we will be very effective at getting the production to align with that. But no one is going to do the production until we have something, somewhere and some way to get it to those markets.”
Long term, should anyone trust Russia, going forward, under this regime?
He said, “I think that Europeans, they have no choice. I don’t think it’s about trust. It’s about staying warm, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow. And if they don’t trust Russia, they don’t have the option to get it from somewhere else. Because somewhere else is Canada and countries like Canada that haven’t built the infrastructure. So, they may not trust them, but they are one they are 40 per cent beholden to them, which means that they’re fully beholden to them.”
A lot of people took Putin’s threat of “such consequences that you have never encountered in your history,” to imply a nuclear threat, and on Feb. 27, he put his nuclear forces on alert. But could he have meant shutting off pipelines supplying Europe instead?
McMillan said, “Yeah, I think that that’s the most obvious response that would be extremely devastating. Just to cut it off for a week to Europe would just be devastating to those countries this time of year. And the fact that this aggression is happening in the same year that Europe has their energy crisis, that their policy decisions over the last decade have all cascaded to the shortages. And it’s this year that Russia has initiated these actions? That is not a coincidence. The realities of Europe’s shortages and crisis are not going away in one year. This is a problem that took a decade to create. It’s going to take a long time for them to fix. And Russia is acting early. And I don’t expect that to change unless we can get an energy system from allies like Canada into Europe.”
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How to observe Newspaper in Education Week
Newspaper in Education Week promotes the role newspapers can play in community classrooms. The event takes place annually during the first week of March. Here are some ways teachers and students can participate.
• Report on an event. Host a pretend news event such as a demonstration, political rally or news conference. Teachers can role-play as participants, and students can act as journalists who interview them and then write an article.
• Write an editorial. Teachers can assign students to write an opinion piece about a matter that’s important to them. It can be a global issue such as climate change or a local problem such as the condition of a nearby playground.
• Create a comic strip. Teachers can ask students to create a comic strip that tells a story. The story can be anecdotal or about a news event.
• Design an ad. Teachers can get students to create a print ad for a local business of their choice. They can draw an image and include key information about an imagined sale or promotion.
At the end of the week, teachers and students can assemble their articles, editorials, comic strips and ads to create an edition of their own classroom newspaper. They can name the paper, write headlines and design the layout.
DID YOU KNOW?
The idea of using newspapers as a teaching tool in the classroom is more than 200 years old. In 1795, the Portland Eastern Herald in Maine published an editorial advocating schools and newspapers work together to teach children about current events.
4 benefits of students reading newspapers
Newspaper in Education Week is an annual event that encourages schools to use newspapers in their classrooms. Here are four ways students can benefit from this practice.
1. IT FOSTERS LITERACY SKILLS
Journalists write newspaper articles using simple sentences and easy-tounderstand language. This makes it possible for most students to read the news without difficulty and allows them to become engaged readers.
2. IT ENHANCES VOCABULARY
When students read the news, they may encounter words they don’t understand. A teacher can help them comprehend new vocabulary and put it in context for them.
3. IT PROVIDES A RESOURCE FOR PROJECTS
Newspapers are an invaluable research tool for writing papers and essays. They can also provide students with topic ideas for upcoming projects.
4. IT TEACHES THEM ABOUT CURRENT EVENTS
Newspapers cover global issues and local news. Learning about important topics and events can encourage students to become involved in their community.
Newspapers are a powerful learning tool, and placing them in every classroom is a great idea. To bring newspapers into your school, reach out to the news outlets in your community.
Interesting Facts about Earth: Space
1. Earth is a fast-moving spacecraft. We’re living in a big, fast-moving (really fast!) spacecraft. Even when you’re resting on your armchair, you’re flying through space faster than the fastest human-made object ever built: around 1.3 million miles per hour (2.1 million km/hr).
2. The first photo of Earth from space has been taken on 1946. Long before the Soviet-made Sputnik truly began the space age in 1957, on October 24, 1946, the first photo of Earth from space has been taken. The scientists launched a Nazi-built V-2 rocket (No. 13) from the White Sands Missile Range, a United States Army rocket range in southern New Mexico. There was a camera aboard the rocket, and when the rocket reached 105 km (65 mi), the black-and-white photo was taken. The rocket was one of the V-2 rockets captured and moved to the US at the end of WWII.
3. The farthest photo of Earth. The farthest spacecraft from Earth, Voyager 1, took a photo of planet Earth in 1990, from a record distance of about 6 billion kilometers (3.7 billion miles, 40 AU) from Earth. The photo is known as the Pale Blue Dot. In the photograph below, Earth is shown as a fraction of a pixel (0.12 pixel in size) against the vastness of space.
4. Earth is the densest planet in our Solar System. If you’re looking for the densest planet in our solar system, you don’t have to look far: Earth is the densest planet in our Solar System. It has a density of 5.51 grams per cubic centimeter. This is only the average density of the planet. The core is much denser than the oceans for example.
5. Earth’s rotation on its Axis doesn’t take 24 hours. It actually takes approximately 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds. This rotation is in respect to the distant “fixed” stars, and is called “sidereal day“. A sidereal day is the length of time it takes a planet to rotate from the perspective of a distant star.
6. Earth is not a perfect sphere. Because of its rotation, the shape of Earth is an oblate spheroid, a sphere that is slightly squashed at its poles and slightly swollen at the equator. Despite it is not a perfect sphere, the Earth still definitely does not look like this.
7. ISS is the Most Expensive Object Ever Constructed. The International Space Station (ISS) is the most expensive object ever constructed. In 2010 the cost was expected to be $150 billion.
8. You wouldn’t explode in space without a spacesuit. It is a common myth that your body would explode in space if you don’t wear a spacesuit. Human skin is strong enough to keep the body from bursting. In fact, you can live up to two minutes in the space unprotected. But, eventually, of course, you’d die.Also, you won’t freeze immediately in space, as in the Hollywood movies, despite its average temperature being so low (3 K, or -270 °C, -454 °F). Because there’s no matter in the space, so the heat does not leave the body quickly enough. You only lose heat via thermal radiation, of course, you will get colder and eventually freeze but very, very slowly.
9. Tardigrades can live 10 days in a vacuum. Speaking of surviving in the vacuum, Tardigrades, also known as water bears, can live 10 days in the vacuum, which makes them the hardest animal in existence. Two species of dried-up tardigrades were sent to space in 2007, and ten days later, they’ve been brought back, alive. They can also survive extreme conditions that would be rapidly fatal to nearly all other known life forms. They can withstand temperature ranges from 1 K (-458 °F; -272 °C) (close to absolute zero) to about 420 K (300 °F; 150 °C), pressures about six times greater than those found in the deepest ocean trenches, ionizing radiation at doses hundreds of times higher than the lethal dose for a human, and the vacuum of outer space. They can go without food or water for more than 30 years, drying out to the point where they are 3% or less water, only to rehydrate, forage, and reproduce.
10. The Great Wall is NOT the only human-made object visible from the space. The Great Wall of China is frequently billed as the only human-made object visible from space, but, in fact, it is a common misconception about Earth. Most times, it isn’t visible from the space. In fact, according to NASA, it is very difficult to see or photograph the Great Wall from even the low Earth orbit. It very rarely can be visible, and to an aided eye, under special conditions. But, you can see a lot of things people have made, and perhaps most visible from low Earth orbit are cities at night. Cities can be seen during the day too, as can major roadways and bridges, airports, dams, and reservoirs.
facts behind the fluff. Devote the weekend to loved ones.
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) The adventurous Aries won’t be disappointed with taking on a new challenge, despite some initial misgivings. Look for this move to open other opportunities down the line.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Let that beautiful Bovine smile not only put you at ease, but also show that you’re ready, willing and more than able to confound the naysayers around you. A new admirer has important news.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Be careful how you handle a relationship that you’re hoping to save. You already have the facts on your side. Avoid weakening your position by embellishing it with unnecessary dramatics.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Taking definitive stands isn’t easy for the often-wavering Moon Child. But you not only need to stay with your decision, but also to reassure others it was the right thing to do.
LEO (July 23 to August 22) As a proud Lion, you’re right to be upset about those who might be lying about you to others. But the best revenge is proving them wrong by succeeding at what you set out to do.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22). Caution is still advised before making a financial commitment to a “promising” project. Look for the
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A Taurus offers comfort and advice as you deal with an upsetting event. Use this as a learning experience that will help you avoid similar problems in the future.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A romantic situation creates some chaos for single Scorpions. But it’s well worth the effort to work things out. A trusted friend can offer some helpful advice.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Expect to make new friends as your social circle expands. Also, remember to tell that family member how proud you are of his or her achievements.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19). New ventures continue to be favored. And with your self-confidence rising all the time, you’ll want to see how well you can do with a new challenge. So, go to it.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) This is a good time for the usually serious-minded Aquarian to let loose and enjoy some fun times. Expect to get good news about a workplace issue.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Changed plans might upset some people, but your needs should be respected. Offer explanations when necessary. But don’t let yourself be talked into changing your decisions.
We are excited to tell you about a new program in Kindersley called FoodMesh, a collaboration between Kindersley Christian Fellowship and Buy-Low Foods. This program makes free groceries available to individuals in need by collecting surplus food and groceries from local stores.
Please see the details below on how you can access this program and get free groceries. Everyone is welcome and this program is operating every week.
When: Every week on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:00 p.m.
Location: Christian Fellowship Church (East Door) 800 - 12th Ave. E., Kindersley, SK
Please bring a grocery bag or box with you.
For more information, please contact Kindersley Christian Fellowship at 306-463-6146 or Barb at 306-460-9304.
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Why gender equality is important
As of 2014, 143 countries guaranteed equality between men and women in their constitutions. However, legalizing gender equality doesn’t necessarily mean that in practice women have the same opportunities as men.
International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 and is the perfect time to highlight how gender equality benefits everybody.
MULTIPLE INEQUALITIES
In many places, women have fewer employment opportunities than men and are denied fair access to health care and education. In fact, on average, women still earn 24 per cent less than men. Every day, nearly 37,000 girls under 18 are forced into marriage, jeopardizing their education. In 2020, 32 million girls were unable to attend primary school.
SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES
A lack of education means that young women aren’t equipped with the skills needed to compete on an equal footing with men. However, giving women greater economic empowerment significantly increases economic growth.
AN ESSENTIAL BALANCE
Gender equality is a fundamental right. In fact, advancing gender equality is critical to all areas of a healthy society, from reducing poverty to promoting the health, education, protection and wellbeing of girls and boys.
According to the United Nations, women have a critical role to play in the organization’s sustainable development goals. Consequently, women’s equality isn’t only a goal, it’s a solution.
Find out how you can make a difference by visiting un.org or investigating initiatives in your community.
How to celebrate International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day takes place every year on March 8. On this day, many organizations and companies around the world celebrate the role of women in society. Here are five ways you can mark this special occasion.
1. REFLECT ON THE HISTORY OF FEMINISM
Take a moment to remember all the people who fought for societal change and helped advance women’s rights throughout history.
2. BRAINSTORM WAYS TO TAKE ACTION
Consider ways to help combat feminist issues like violence against women and gender inequality in the workplace. Ask your friends and family to help you come up with things you can do to make a lasting difference.
3. HIGHLIGHT THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OTHERS
Mark the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Celebrate the important steps that have been taken to create a more fair and just society.
4. CHAMPION GENDER EQUALITY
There are many ways you can make a difference for women. You can wear a purple ribbon,
participate in feminist rallies or take action to fight for gender equality.
5. CHALLENGE DECISION MAKERS
Call on elected officials and other influential people to join the fight for gender equality and take action to advance women’s rights.
In addition, you can look for initiatives in your community that promote the role of women in society and contribute to the feminist struggle.
The theme chosen for International Women’s Day on March 8, 2022, is Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow
6 women who made history
Throughout history, countless women authors, scientists, artists, activists and philosophers have accomplished amazing feats and changed the world for the better. To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, here’s a brief look at six inspiring women.
1. Rosa Parks (1913 – 2005) famously refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in Alabama in 1955. This action triggered a major turning point in the fight against racial segregation.
2. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858 – 1928) was a militant champion of women’s suffrage in Britain and had a huge impact on women gaining the right to vote.
4. Simone Veil (1927 – 2017) was elected as France’s Minister of Health in 1974 and fought hard to pass a law permitting voluntary termination of pregnancies.
5. Wangari Maathai (1940 – 2011) was a political and environmental activist. She was the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her contributions to democracy, peace and sustainable development.
3. Simone de Beauvoir (1908 – 1986) was a French philosopher and writer. Her work has inspired many feminist movements and continues to empower women from all walks of life.
6. Malala Yousafzai (1997 – present) is the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner in history and has advocated for girls’ education in Pakistan since she was 11.
This International Women’s Day, take time to learn more about these and other remarkable achievements made by women.