Of course no one likes to take responsibility, are you kidding me? 60 million people in the dark - others trapped in the elevator, some stranded on commuter trains or stuck in their apartments - blame it to the bad weather. In other parts of Brazil, people didn't only lose power, they also lost water service. Brazil is the world's second-largest power producer next to China.
According to Brazil's energy minister, the weather made transformers on a high-voltage transmission line short circuit. As a safety precaution, it also automatically shuts off other transmission lines. With the World Cup and the Olympics coming up the blackout situation surely doesn't help Brazil's image. I agree with analysts that Brazil needs to invest more in their power system.
The Brazilian energy minister said that what happened wasn't that bad - it was only for a few hours. It took US and Canada a day to restore power in 2003 and Italy and Japan even had longer blackouts. Maybe Brazil should ponder what experts say that the blackout on Tuesday was just the beginning of failures in their power system.
I’m a photography enthusiast. I love taking pictures of just about anything that I find interesting. I have a DSLR camera and I’m loving it. It’s actually easy for my family and friends to find a Christmas or birthday gift for me because they know what I love doing.
Although I own a different brand of camera, I’d still like to have a Nikon DSLR. Of course I’d like to also have a nice
camera bag. I found an online store which carry
nikon camera bags and I like them because their prices are very affordable.
I’m just so glad that I’m using a DSLR now, it’s so much different from a point and shoot camera as far as the quality of photos is concerned. It can sometimes be overwhelming to use with lots of buttons to choose from but once you get used to it then it becomes fun to use. I still have my old camera but I haven’t used if for a while now. I’m thinking of giving it to my sister.
Photography is a lot of fun. It can be challenging at times but you just get better as you go along. I haven’t posted some of the pictures that I took during our trip to Acadia National Park but I’ll do it once I get the chance.
If you ask me the same question - my answer is NO simply because I haven't seen one. Seeing is believing is my mantra. Yes I've seen the movie ET and it was fun and sure the alien looked adorable in the movie but it's not enough to convince me that there's life out there. It doesn't mean that humans inhabit the earth that there are others not like us who inhabit the outer space.
I'm glad that the Vatican hired experts (others non-Catholics) to study the possibility of alien life and what it means for the Catholic Church. I understand that this endeavor takes time and needs the help of different experts in the field of astronomy, physics, biology and so much more. Actually, I prefer science and religion rather than politics and religion. What do you think? Most politicians are self-serving anyways.
Most movies about aliens have portrayed them as bad - abducting people left and right. But I was thinking that this is the same with humans too - there are good and bad people. Even humans abduct humans. It will be interesting to know some years from now if we humans are not alone in this world and by then who knows I will change my mind and accept the concept of alien life.
The Vatican Observatory is based in Castel Gandolfo outside Rome. Research is also conducted at an observatory at the University of Arizona, in Tucson.
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I'm sure by now we have already heard about what happened in Fort Hood, Texas. But until now I'm still confused how the alleged shooter planned out what he did without being noticed. He was communicating with a radical imam overseas who encouraged Muslims all over the world to kill U.S. troops in Iraq. This should have provided authorities a hint to watch out for the alleged shooter but since the exchanged messages between these two people did not contain any threat of terrorism no further actions were taken by the terrorism task force. By the way, this imam had contact with 2 of the Sept. 11 hijackers. Talking about clues.
The alleged shooter will be tried in a military court. The most serious charge in military court is premeditated murder, which carries the death penalty. It will really be interesting to find out what his lawyers are going to come up. Does the alleged shooter have a mental condition or was everything premeditated? I'll keep my opinion to myself but someone is liable for those lives that were lost and for those who were injured.
