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Athletes For Human Rights, Peace And Inclusion – Huffington Post

Posted: February 11, 2017 at 7:40 am

"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" Statue of Liberty (Emma Lazarus, 1883)

This inscription has long served as a welcoming call to the refugee seeking shelter. Many authors and artists have used these words to serve as a comforting ballad which illustrates the care extended to the poorest of the poor and the weakest of the weak -- the last, the least, the lost. We expect our artistic community -- poets, film directors, painters, singers -- to make such statements.

But making statements such as these is not reserved to the artistry of the stage or the canvas. Athletes, too, have an important voice, an essential perspective and critical understanding of solidarity, friendship and love. And athletes need not be expected to ask permission to support, to be loud, to share and to engage.

Through the experience of participating in sports, athletes develop the skills to advocate for human rights, peace and inclusion. The lessons learned and the values essential for success in sports are also applicable when speaking up as advocates and allies for social justice.

Athletes cannot, need not, stay silent. They can choose to be leaders in the social justice movement. The voices and the platforms of athletes at the professional, Olympic, collegiate and scholastic sport levels are essential and necessary for addressing racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, islamaphobia and all forms of discrimination and prejudice.

"Leaders have to give clear and decisive leadership towards a world of tolerance and respect for difference, and an uncompromising commitment to peaceful solutions of conflicts and disputes." ~ Nelson Mandela (1999)

The time is now for athletes to wear the uniforms of global citizens. Athletes can now act as inclusion ambassadors. Athletes can now speak truth to power. Athletes can now advocate for freedom of speech. Athletes can now become allies. Athletes can now support human rights.

People need not suffer the pain of exclusion, stigmas and labels. Excluding others and creating borders are unconscionable affronts to human dignity. We do not want this as athletes, we do not want this in sport. We do not want this in our world.

We need waves of athletes advocating for human rights, peace, justice and inclusion to circle our locker-rooms, our stadiums, and our local and global communities. Athletes need to have active and ongoing places at the table to address human rights in and through sport. Athletes also need the support of sport administrators, fans, and sponsors to uplift them and their message of inclusion.

Athletes around the world have been called off the bench, off the sidelines and into the starting line-ups as advocates for inclusivity, justice and humanity. Athletes can become living examples of the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, who said we must remain vigilant "until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream."

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Tesla Has Big Plans for 2017 – Futurism

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Tesla in 2016

Tesla has been redefining what it means to be an advocate of sustainability since 2003. Through their innovation and technology, they have built some of the most impressive electric vehicles (EVs) ever to be on the market, carving out a new niche in the transportation industry while ensuring that they maintained a significant lead against competitors, and setting new records for quality and performance.

In 2016, they continued improving their vehicles, expanded further than car manufacturing, made significant strides in renewable energy, and moved even closer to the truly sustainable future that Elon Musk envisions for the world.

This year, Tesla announced a subtle name change that speaks volumes about where Elon Musk plans to take the company. Big pictureits not just about cars anymore; in fact, it hasnt been for a while. Elon Musk has shown that there is a lot to look forward to from Tesla.

For starters, this is the year that we will see a fully autonomous Tesla drive across the countryfrom LA to New York. After thisfeat is conquered, hopefully without incident, and once the company achieves a significant level of autonomy for their vehicles, they will be launching their own ride-hailing network.

Adding to their sedan range, the company is expected to come out with an electric semi truck, the Tesla Semi, which, according to previous reports, is already in the works. Most of their resources are still focused on bringing the Model 3to market, but assures the public that the Tesla Semi is already in early development work. However, speaking of the Model 3, it will be Teslas most affordable car to date, and the company has set production of the vehicle in mid-2017 to meet delivery targets for the end of the year.

Another recent development is the announced partnership between Tesla and Panasonic. This collaboration will have the company ramping up production of battery cells for the companys Powerwall 2 and Powerpack 2.

2017 should also be the year that Tesla makes good on its Supercharger network expansion, through which they plan to double the number of Superchargers in 2017.

On the energy front, the production of solar cells by SolarCity is underway and is on track to meet their target timeline. Also, Teslas Solar Roof Tiles, developed in collaboration with SolarCity, are expected to be completed in 2017.

A new Gigafactory is being planned for construction in Europe that will contain the production of both vehicles and batteries, and confirmation of this new site could be as soon as within the year. Tesla is also looking to reach the Indian market, which he hopes will happen towards the second half of 2017. There is even buzz of Tesla securing a manufacturing partner in China, following changes in policy, that will provide incentives for the production of new energy vehicles.

With such a lengthy list of achievements and goals, it might seem that Elon Musk has bittenoff more than he can chew. But, based on the past successes of Tesla, and the incredible progress already being made by the company, few could doubt that Musk and his colleagues will create a lot of positive change within the coming months and years.From the ever-increasing repercussions of climate change to the possibilities of privatizedspace travel, the ambitions of Tesla promise to do a lot more than just build great cars.

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New Tech Can Send Data 10 Times Faster Than 5G – Futurism

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Record-Breaking Speeds

What are called the5G or fifth-generation mobile networks are set to become available by 2020, with promises of improved connections and faster data transfer rates. But, what if we could get speeds faster than 5G before 2020? Thats the subject of a paper that was delivered this week at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) held in San Francisco, California.

The paper talks about a terahertz (THz) transmitter developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Panasonic Corporation, and Hiroshima University. This transmitter operates using a frequency range from 290 GHz to 315 GHz and is capable of transmitting digital data at a rate of 105 gigabits per second which is a communication speed thats at least 10 times as fast as 5G networks. The transmitter uses a frequency that falls within a currently unallocated range of 275 GHz to 450 GHz. Its use will be covered in the 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) under the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Section (ITU-R).

The researchers were able to reach the speed levels described in the paper by using quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), which enhances the speed of a wireless link in the 300GHz band. These researchers managed to, for the first time, reach speeds exceeding 100 gigabits per second with an integrated circuit-based transmitter.

Most modern data transfer technologies, especially the fast ones, rely on fiber optics. This is where this new research differs. This development explores the potentials of truly wireless technology that pushes past current sluggish speeds.

Minoru Fujishima from the Department of Semiconductor Electronics and Integration Science at Hiroshima University explained:

Today, we usually talk about wireless data-rates in megabits per second or gigabits per second. But I foresee well soon be talking about terabits per second. Thats what THz wireless technology offers. Such extreme speeds are currently confined in optical fibers. I want to bring fibre optic speeds out into the air, and we have taken an important step towards that goal. We plan to develop receiver circuits for the 300GHz band, as well as modulation and demodulation circuits that are suitable for ultra high-speed communications.

However, as much as this study shows promising speeds, the researchers did not cover just how much distance the technology could reach. It wasnt also mentioned at what distance they were able to transmit at 105 gigabits per second. Speed matters, of course, but distance is equally important.

Either way, this development is still an incredible achievement and a notable stepping stone to future technologies. Perhaps, while achievingspeeds faster than existing fiber optics is a monumental challenge, the future of network communications is in wireless transmission.

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Library – Transhuman-Shoud 5

Posted: February 10, 2017 at 2:48 am

THE CRIMSON CIRCLE MATERIALS

The Transhuman Series

SHOUD 5 Featuring ADAMUS SAINT-GERMAIN, channeled by Geoffrey Hoppe

Presented to the Crimson Circle January 7, 2017 http://www.crimsoncircle.com

(some applause after the opening song)

I Am that I Am, Adamus of Sovereign Domain.

Thank you for the applause (more applause and cheering). I assume it was for me, and thank you for my coffee, dear Sandra. Oh, shes gotten so good at predicting the needs and wants of dear Adamus. Nothing like a fine cup of human coffee. Thank you.

We dont get this on the other realms. No. We have no Starbucks. We (someone says, Oh) No, no. Believe it or not. So I keep coming back once a month just for my coffee (laughter).

Dear Linda, you look so lovely today, as always. Linda of Eesa. Yes (audience applause).

LINDA: Thank you. What are up to?

ADAMUS: Lets take a deep breath, as pardon?

LINDA: What are you up to? (laughter)

ADAMUS: Ive got a few tricks up my sleeve for today, mostly called distraction. Distraction. Just distracting enough so you can let that divine just slip in. When youre not thinking about it, let it just slip in. Ah, yes.

Lets take that deep breath together.

You know, it just doesnt work; this enlightenment thing, Realization, the integration with the divine, it doesnt work if youre trying to think about it. Edith, you have such a sparkle in your eye today. Such a beautiful sparkle.

It doesnt work when youre thinking about it. This goes back to Adamus 101, the basics. The humans not responsible for the enlightenment. Its not. The human just needs to allow. The enlightenment, the divine, it comes in. It comes in when you take a deep breath and you allow it to come in. And then it wont be anything, anything, anything like what the human thought it was going to be. The human has interesting expectations of enlightenment and Realization. You might as well just throw those out with the old year, because its not the way it is.

And thats the beautiful part. The human would limit it. The human would humanize it, and this thing of enlightenment, Realization, it is the most sensual thing that you could ever not be able to imagine. It is sensuality. Thats really what it is. Its not suddenly knowing everything, because that doesnt matter. Even as an Ascended Master, I dont know everything nor do I care to know everything. Its not important. But the sensuality, the feelings is everything everything, everything and thats where were going in 2017.

Speaking of sensuality, how many of you have even experiencing, over these last few weeks, I would say last three weeks in particular, maybe a little longer, but that (laughter as Sart raises his hand before the question is complete.) You felt that already. Hes going to need the microphone. And what have you felt, Sarducci? What have you felt? You realize this is how were starting our new year in the Shouds, right here (more laughter).

SART: Is this family still?

ADAMUS: Yeah, yeah.

SART: Oh. Frustration.

ADAMUS: Frustration.

SART: Yep.

ADAMUS: Wow. Okay.

SART: Yeah.

ADAMUS: Well, Im going to get to that.

SART: Big time.

ADAMUS: Yeah. But what I was going to say, and youre the perfect example of this, have you felt (some laughter) oh, you are, more than you possibly knowin the past three or four weeks, in particular, just feeling dirty? Like even if you have two baths or showers a day and you scrub down with lye soap, youre just still feeling dirty, kind of a grittiness, like its under the layer of your skin. Its just like making you a little itchy, even. Just feeling a little dirty, and you with Sarts Dirt Works (more chuckles), you have an excavation company. Yeah. Do you dig graves at all with some of that equipment?

SART: I have before, yes.

ADAMUS: You have before.

SART: Yeah.

ADAMUS: Yeah, yeah.

SART: Like that far apart.

ADAMUS: That far apart?

SART: Yeah, you know, one over here and one there. You got to put one in the middle.

ADAMUS: Yeah. Good. Good (Sart laughs). But thank you.

SART: Thats fun.

ADAMUS: Thank you. So gritty, dirty. See, he raised his hands before I even said it. Sarts Dirt Works. Thank you.

How many of you have felt that? Just a sense of you just want to really clean off. Yeah, you just feel a little itchy. Its like theres a layer of grit right under the skin. Eh, you felt that? No, some of you havent felt that. Well, you probably will (a few chuckles). No, you probably will because its a part of this whole integration process, and theres a lot being released from very, very deep down within. And theres also kind of an odd contradiction taking place within you. Perhaps youll relate to this more than the Sarts Dirt Works example. How many of you in the past, well, few years, but few months in particular, you just dont feel its together anymore? Its like (laughter as lots of hands are raised) Well, that was a Duh! Master of the Obvious question. (Adamus chuckles) But more than ever, more than ever, that sense of not really feeling like who you were, but not knowing what youre going to be. Its just not coming together. Thats another beautiful indication.

Non-Oneness

First of all, its very mental. You tend to go mental Whats wrong with me? Where is my old place? Its not there. Its not going to come back. The whole concept of oneness goes out the window. The whole concept of oneness, and you cant go back, even though you may try to go back. Coming back into your oneness forget about it. Its not going to happen. You are now the many.

You know, the word oneness if you would write that on your magic pad there (to Linda) the word oneness also sounds like the word onus. Onus. And you can write that too, and if you dont know how to spell it, ask Sart.

LINDA: I have no idea (some laughter).

ADAMUS: Oneness. Onus. You know, onus is that putting the burden, the onus of something on you or on others. Onus is carrying a burden. Spelling of onus for Linda (audience tries to provide help). Oh, youre definitely Shaumbra. None of you can spell! (Adamus chuckles) So this whole concept of (more laughter as Linda has a hard time spelling it) This whole concept of oneness goes out the window, and thats a big deal.

You know, theres a lot who are in spiritual, New Age talk about global oneness. You have got to be kidding! (more chuckles) Yes. Yes. I saw somebody putting on their lipstick and somebody going, Oh! (gag) like that at the same time. No, it goes out the window. I do recall one event we were invited to a number of years ago and I was commanded to speak about oneness, and dear Cauldre, Geoffrey, begged the sponsor of the event not to inflict that topic on me. And the sponsor insisted and so I got up there and was more than happy to talk about oneness (more chuckles). I talked about you are your own one back then, but even thats changing.* But the concept of planetary universal cosmic oneness? No! No. Its actually like going to the Borg, you know, like back into some sort of mental entrapment. Its like going why would you, why would anybody want universal oneness with anything? It would be a bad joke on Spirits part to say, Okay, Im going to give you a lot of rope here. You go out and experience a lot of different things human life, angelic life then Im going to pull you back into oneness where you lose all sense of your sovereignty and your Self. * Referring to Sovereign One

LINDA: And Adamus, what happened when you gave that talk about oneness?

ADAMUS: What happened?

LINDA: Yeah.

ADAMUS: Everybody loved it (Adamus chuckles). Not everybody, I have to admit. I did get thrown out of that conference.

LINDA: Yes, you did (more chuckles).

ADAMUS: And that was a good thing. It needed to create a little stir, an emotion; it needed to get things going. And just for you personally, particularly now, you dont go into oneness with yourself. You are the many. You are the multiple. You are the and.

Its a very strange feeling as you really start to sense it. First, its a feeling of, Oh, I just dont have it together anymore. Bingo! No, you dont, and thats a good thing. Ill show you later today why. I just dont have it together anymore. Wheres my sense of balance and Self and all the rest of that? Its gone and thats a good thing.

You know, the Master, the I Am, isnt this parent figure controlling and dominating all of the ands. It doesnt need to. Theres no central power. Theres no central control. Youll find its almost like throwing a lot of balls of light into the air and theyre all dancing on their own. They dont need somebody to tell them how to dance, when to dance. And then you realize that youre all of these dancing balls. Youre all of the ands. Youre the Master, and youre not even on this planet, and youre the student who is working their way to God knows what, enlightenment or whatever, and youre sitting on the park bench all at the same time. Thats where it gets fun. Thats liberation. Thats enlightenment. Not packing everything into a one, not consolidating yourself into singularness, but actually allowing the and. You are so many. You are so I Am Here in so many ways. Thats the beauty of it.

So if you start to feel that little sense of a little like you need to take and shower, like youre just dirty, like theres an itching under the surface of the skin, its just a transformation that youre going through. So lets toast to that (he raises his cup of coffee; audience says, Cheers). Cheers.

LINDA: Cheers.

Incremental Enlightenment

ADAMUS: Secondly, second point today. The integration, the Realization that youre going through, whatever you want to call it enlightenment, embodied ascension is an incremental thing. Incremental. Its not going to take place in one great big fell swoop Im not sure what a fell swoop is, I dont know if anybody knows but one great big overwhelming its incremental. Youre doing that on purpose so you dont burn out the body, so you dont quickly exit the planet, because you just cant handle it anymore. Theres not a great big flash of lightning that comes down. You dont necessarily wake up in the middle of the night with all the answers. What youve chosen, what youre going through right now, is incremental, enough to absorb, enough to understand, enough to keep a very delicate balance.

You know how hard it is to stay in the body, to stay on the planet. What youre doing right now, having chosen embodied enlightenment, is doing this incremental. Doesnt matter how long it takes. Youll come to some understandings, hopefully today, that it doesnt matter at all. Its already there. And I know those are words, but what youre going to be doing now is experiencing that in a very, very sensual way, a feeling way.

If I was to do a story about it, which I might as well do. The Master was (a few chuckles) Wheres my park bench when I need it?

A Master Story

The Master was having a double bacon cheeseburger at lunch at the local diner accompanied by a chocolate milkshake, because the Master doesnt get all caught up in what he or she is supposed to eat. It doesnt matter. You can eat anything you want, because your body already knows how process it beyond the limitations of what you would call science or even good nutrition. The Master can eat double bacon cheeseburgerssounds pretty good right now (Adamus chuckles) with a chocolate shake and a shot of Jack Daniels on the side (laughter). I knew it would appeal to some of you.

The Master was eating lunch at the local greasy spoon diner when suddenly he noticed one of his students come in, a student by the name of Sandy. He said, Sandy! Sandy, what a strange coincidence meeting you here at this diner. Its twenty miles away from your home. Interesting. Sit down. Join me. Have some lunch. Of course, Sandy ordered a quinoa salad with kale on the side, because she was trying to be a good student. This bored the tears out of the Master. All these rules, all these things you can do and not do, and you know, they change about every seven years. This might be a seven-year kale period and after this we go into seven-year seaweed period, whatever is the latest fad, but it bored the tears out of the Master, and he knew that Sandy really didnt like that salad anyway.

He said, Sit down. Sit down. What a coincidence meeting you here at this greasy spoon restaurant. Whats on your mind? I know you have a question, whats on your mind? Sandy thought for a moment realizing the Master had busted her, because she had never gone to this restaurant before, but she knew that he went there and she wanted to confront him on this day. And she said, Master, when is it going to happen? When?

He said, I dont know. You can order right now, see how long it takes. (some laughter) She said, No! When is it going to happen?! My enlightenment! My enlightenment! Ive been working at this for 17 years. I calculated the other day, Ive spent at least $6,421 on my enlightenment.

And the Master thought to himself, Good God, she has about $100,000 more to go before she gets there. (laughter) And if shes equating enlightenment to how much money she spent or how much years she spent, shes in for big trouble. But he had been through this before with many of the students, so he took another bite out of his greasy cheeseburger, letting the grease roll down his chin (more chuckles) just to throw her off a little bit, and he said, What do you mean Whens it going to happen? She said, Whens it going to happen? Im not getting any younger. Im not getting any healthier. Im so obsessed by this thing, the Realization, enlightenment, becoming a living angel, but when is it going to happen? She said, Youre the Master, you know everything. So you ought to know. You talk about there being no time or space. You ought to know, then, the exact day and the exact time of my enlightenment.

The Master took a deep breath and a slug of his chocolate milkshake and said, Well, actually, the fact is I could know everything if I wanted to. Yeah, I could go beyond time and space, but I really have no desire to do so. And he said, You know, the Masters, Ascended or human Masters, we dont collect data and information. Its not about how much you know; its about your knowingness, and theres a huge difference between the two. He let that sink in for a moment. Its not about how much you know; its about your knowingness. The knowingness occurs in the exact moment when its desired, not before, not after, never too much, never too little. Knowingness occurs in that moment, as youre starting to find out in your own lives. And he said, Well, Sandy, the fact is that it is happening right now. Right now. Its incremental. Its a little here and a little there.

Sandy heard the words, thought about it for a moment and said, But I want it right now. Im tired of all the struggling. Im tired of these things messing with my head. Im tired of trying so hard. I want it right now. The Master said, Sandy, you are getting it right now. Its happening. Its going to be incremental. Didnt you tell me that you want to be an embodied Master not a dead Master? She said, Well, yes, of course. And he said, Thats why its happening incrementally, so you can enjoy every morsel of it, every moment of it, every bite of it, this thing called enlightenment; so you can be aware of it on such a visceral level, rather than the big lightning bolt; you can you really savor it, just as Im savoring this cheeseburger; you can enjoy every little moment of the enlightenment, of becoming.

But when youre looking so far down the path, when youre wanting it all at once, when youre out of the moment, what I call the I Am Here, then you dont see it. You dont sense it. You dont experience it. Its happening. It really is happening. Youre just not aware of it, because youre looking out there, rather than right here in this moment. Its happening in your body. I can see it. Your bodys changing, and yes, some days its tough on your body. Youre going through a change at a DNA level, at a rewiring level, and yeah, some days it hurts. It aches. Could you just allow that? Be with it?

Remember, Sandy, when Ive said in front of the class, that everything now in your life is about enlightenment. Everything, whether its a fly that sits on your head theres one on your head right now, Sandy whether its a car accident, whether its a beautiful sunset that you see; no matter what it is a person that you encounter everything, without exception, even the waitress whos just about to come over here and interrupt my little talk, everything is about enlightenment. Bar none. Everything. Everything thats happening in your body, all the changes that are happening in your brain and especially right now your dreams. The dreams at night, theyre getting so different. And I know sometimes you curse the dreams. You wake up in the middle of the night and they seem so bizarre and youre wondering whats happening. Its all about the visceral experience of embodied enlightenment. It is happening. It is happening right now, every day, every moment. Youre not lost on the path. You are the path, and its happening.

So take a deep breath and enjoy every moment, every, every, every moment. Stop worrying about when its coming and realize it is every moment, every breath, every thing. Stop trying to figure it out. Just allow it. And with that, the waitress came over and asked to take Sandys order and Sandy said, Ill have what hes having (laughter). Ahem a line out of one of my favorite movies.

So lets take a deep breath with that. Its incremental.

Its incremental, and I know some of you are wondering When? and youre going to ask me. Some of you are already prepared to stand up in the middle of the channel today and say, But Adamus, is 2017 the year its going to happen? I dont give a hoot when its going to happen, neither should you. Youre in a new sensual experience. Theres no rush, and youre going to realize its already there anyway. You may think about it; now youre going to actually experience it.

So lets take a good deep breath and stop racing. Stop trying so hard. Every everything in your life, just enjoy it, whether its painful or pleasurable. Youll realize those words go out the door. Its just the sensual experience.

Todays Question

So here we are in 2017 and Ive got to ask Ive got to ask, as weve been doing for the past couple of years and Linda with the microphone, please.

LINDA: My pleasure.

ADAMUS: Yes. Ive got to ask, what do you sense, what do you feel, from a planetary standpoint, for 2017? Remember we played this little game last year and passed the microphone. There were some good observations. But how would you define whats going to happen for the planet, 2017 and maybe a little beyond? Whats in store? Please, Linda. Volunteers. A volunteer is anybody who is sitting in a chair.

LINDA: Oh (some chuckles).

ADAMUS: Ah. Youve been thinking about this.

LARA: I have.

ADAMUS: I know.

LARA: Yeah.

ADAMUS: Yeah.

LARA: I would say boredom.

ADAMUS: Boredom.

LARA: Yeah.

ADAMUS: Oh, I like that.

LARA: Yeah. Instead of fighting or trying to figure things out, I find myself getting bored.

ADAMUS: Yeah, yeah. Now, from a planetary standpoint or personal?

LARA: Personally, but I could see this happening on a planetary level.

ADAMUS: Yes. Planetary boredom. It is and Ill talk about it in just a moment. That is one of the aspects of 2017, boredom. Yeah.

LINDA: Hm. Okay.

ADAMUS: Good. Off to a roaring start. Yes.

CHERYL: Im not one who listens to the news or pays much attention to a lot of things that go on worldwide. I had a friend who sent me a card and said, What do you think about the election?

ADAMUS: What election? (Adamus chuckles)

CHERYL: Thats exactly what I said. The election?

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NASA Can’t Explain Mysterious ‘Blue Jet’ Spotted Near Space Station [VIDEO] – Daily Caller

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An astronaut captured the first video from the International Space Station (ISS) ofmysterious electrical discharges dubbed blue jets.

NASA is cooperating with the European Space Agency (ESA) to take pictures and video of the jets from the ISS using special cameras. The strange flashes can be more than half a mile wide and typically occur about 11 to 12 miles above the ground. They appear to be a strange weather phenomenon that hasnt been fully explained.

It is not every day that you get to capture a new weather phenomenon on film, so I am very pleased with the result but even more so that researchers will be able to investigate these intriguing thunderstorms in more detail soon,Andreas Mogensen, an ESA astronaut who filmed the jets from the ISS, said in a press statement.

WATCH: Satellites have previously attemptedto study the blue jets, but their viewing angle was not ideal.The ISS sits in a much lower orbit around Earth than most satellites, making it an ideal place to studythe jets.

NASA suspects that the blue jets are examples of a little-understood part of our atmosphere interacting with electrical storms. The research has implications for how our atmosphere protects Earth from radiation.

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Colorado from space: International Space Station astronaut captures … – Denverite (blog)

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From left, Cheyenne, Fort Collins, Greeley, Boulder, Denver and Colorado Springs. (Shane Kimbrough/NASA)

Astronaut Shane Kimbrough apparently knows his Front Range geography. He snapped the image above from 249 miles high in orbit, capturing Colorados greater metro area, andtweeted it this morning. (Well, morning for us, who knows what time for him. Space time.)

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Astronaut photography has become a very popular thing lately. Often enough, they use consumer SLR cameras with long telephoto lenses. Its wild to me that the power of consumer electronics can deliver these images. (If I could get just get to space, my Canon could do this!)

Its kind of like amusician on stage calling out to people from different cities. I see you, Greeley, but I cant hear you.

Next up is my personal favorite space snapshot of the Denver-Boulder area. This one was taken from the ISS on Jan. 31, 2008 on a Nikon D1, a camera you could buy today for about $140.

I like this one because, like the Blue Dot image, it captures most of our little lives in one image. I also like that its blurred and distorted in some parts, giving the impression that it really was taken by some folks just casually flying by in space.

Of course, unmanned cameras have also captured our fine metro from space, too. Check out the time-lapse images we compiled last year from satellite imagery.

Also, this one doesnt include Denver, but man is it a view:

And for more on space shooting technique, in case you end up there:

Andrew Kenney writes about public spaces, Denver phenomena and whatever else. He previously worked for six years as a reporter at The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C. His most prized possession is his collection of bizarre voicemail. Leave him one at 303-502-2803, or email akenney@denverite.com. View all posts by Andrew Kenney

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CCSD student projects traveling to the International Space Station – KTNV Las Vegas

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A science experiment and two mission patches designed by Clark County School District students will launch soon with destination to the International Space Station.

The mission patches are scheduled to launch on board the SpaceX-10, while the science experiment will head to space in April on board SpaceX-11. Both projects are part of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program, Mission 10, which began during the 2015-2016 school year.

The two winning mission patches were selected from more than 3,000 designs created by CCSD students in seven elementary schools. A local panel of judges consisting of educators, artists and program supporters selected Martha P. King Elementary School students Ella Morris and Julia Tregnan as the winners. Both designs display images of space, the Earth and Nevada's desert flora and fauna.

In addition to the patch design competition, the program also challenged students to design an experiment that would test the effects of microgravity. The experiment at John C. Vanderburg Elementary School emerged as the winner, among more than 90 proposals submitted.

Student investigators Shari Abeyakoon, Kendall Allgower and Avery Sanford, evaluated the effects of microgravity on seed germination as a possible source for food in long-term space travel. The experiment will be prepared by the students before loading onto a ferry vehicle that will carry it to the space station.

Astronauts will activate the experiment in space, while students conduct the same experiment on land to compare the gravity levels and results. Once returned to Earth, the patches and the science experiment will be returned to the students.

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Film Fans view ‘The Space Between Us’ as dull – Gwinnettdailypost.com

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EDITORS NOTE: Film Fans features local residents reviewing the movie of the week: The Space Between Us. To be a film fan, email features@gwinnettdailypost.com.

Alfred Richner, Duluth

Rating: 3 out of 4 Stars

Pass: Mars colonization is a given, being the first-born human in Mars is an interesting proposition, this movie, as cheesy as you think it is, is a study of what makes us human even when you have grown inside a petri dish. I saw this movie through the eyes of Gardner Elliot as he comes to Earth to search for his Dad.

Fail: Very cheesy coming of age teenage romantic predictable sci-fi movie. Was it made for TV, maybe?

Standout performance

The main character Gardner Elliot, played by Asa Butterfield was believable, and his sidekick, love interest Tulsa (Britt Robertson), made the film a good early summer flick.

Gary Oldman played Nathaniel Shepherd and kind of mimicked the real life personas of Richard Branson/Elon Musk as the eccentric billionaire whose personal dream of colonizing Mars drove him to the secretive films only twist that closed the story neatly.

All others had secondary roles that didnt shine as much.

Who will like this?

Mild sci-fi fans and teenage romantic flick fans would enjoy a rainy evening watching this film.

See it now or wait?

This is a matinee/DVD/Groupon discounted ticket film. Wait until it shows in your Amazon or Netflix queue.

Overall impression

I liked the film and enjoyed the premise of naivete. Well made film of a simple story of an extraordinary child born in Mars visiting Earth for once in a lifetime, what is there not to like? Made you experience the simple pleasures of being human on Earth that you take for granted. The scene when Gardner experienced rain for the first time was joyful to watch.

Will this movie replace any of my never get tired movies I can see over and over? Not at all. Would I see it again with my grandchildren? Probably.

Tim Weekley, Suwanee

Rating: 1.5 out of 4 Stars

Pass: Nice special effect renditions of space travel; beautiful cinematography of the western U.S.

Fail: A story line that cant make up its mind whether to be a sci-fi tale or a romance; so-so acting; numerous continuity gaffes in content and direction as the movie progresses; much of the chase scene action makes no sense whatsoever; no real chemistry between the two teen leads; a lackluster ending.

Standout performance

No one really shines in The Space Between Us, although Britt Robertson (from the recent A Dogs Purpose) is decent as Tulsa, a teenager in foster care who carries on a pen-pal relationship with Gardner Elliot (Asa Butterfield, Hugo and Enders Game), the first human born on Mars. Butterfield is OK as Gardner, especially in his fish-out-of-water scenes on Earth which are mildly comical at times; trouble is, these moments are too few and far between. Gary Oldman tries WAY too hard and ends up chewing a lot of scenery as Nathaniel Shepherd, a Richard Branson-like figure who spearheads the Mars mission.

Who will like this?

Romance movie enthusiasts might like The Space Between Us, but will need to be very patient because the first 30-40 minutes of the flick are almost entirely devoted to telling the sci-fi tale of the first colony on Mars and the early life of Gardner. Sci-fi fans will be disappointed by the many dialogue and continuity errors throughout the film, and indication of lackluster direction and poor film editing.

See it now or wait?

If you must see The Space Between Us, wait until Redbox is running a two-for-one special on rentals later this year, or Netflix lets you watch it for free. Its not worth coughing up the bucks at your local movie house, and it certainly wont be around long enough in the cinemas to catch in first release.

Overall impression

The Space Between Us would have worked much better if the back story of Gardners life on Mars had been revealed during his time on Earth interacting with Tulsa; that way, it could have stood a fighting chance to be at least a halfway decent romance flick. Instead, what viewers get is a hybrid film that is half sci-fi, half-romance, resulting in a half-baked and very dull flick.

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China ‘Highly Commends’ Trump for Holiday Letter to President Xi Jinping – Breitbart News

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In the letter,President Trump stated that he looks forward to working with President Xi to develop a constructive relationship that benefits both the United States and China, according to an official White House statement. The letter also congratulated the Chinese people generally on two major holidays: the Lunar New Year and the upcoming Lantern Festival. The Chinese Foreign Ministry later confirmed the letter thanked President Xi Jinping for having congratulated Trump on his inauguration in January.

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NBC News notes that this is the first time President Trump has communicated personally with Xi as president.

We highly commend President Trump for his festive greetings to President Xi Jinping and the Chinese people, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lu Kang told reporters during the ministrys daily press conference on Wednesday. Lus response to a question regarding the letter was largely favorable to President Trump and the United States in general. China will work with the US, in the principle of non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect, and win-win cooperation, to expand cooperation, manage differences, and strive for greater achievements in our bilateral relationship by ensuring its healthy and sound growth, he said.

Reporters attempted to goad Lu into condemning Trumps letter, either for addressing the Lunar New Year after it had occurred or referring tothe presidents upcoming meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a longtime Beijing rival. Lu responded to the former by telling the report they had read too much into it and suggesting you learn more about the significance of the Lantern Festival in traditional Chinese culture to understand why President Trump would choose that occasion for a greeting.

The state publication Xinhua, in their write-up of the press briefing, noted, Lantern Festival, which falls on Feb. 11 this year, is held to mark the first full moon of the new lunar year. It falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month. Chinese people consider it to be one of the countrys most important holidays.

In support of Lus unusually warm regards to President Trump, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told reporters he was optimistic about economic ties between the two countries on Wednesday.The China-U.S. ties have never ceased development, overcoming various difficulties, he said, according to Xinhua. Almost every state in the U.S. has been doing business with China, every (U.S.) university has cooperated with China and the number of personnel exchanges between the two countries has risen to more than four million last year.

The Foreign Ministrys public attitude to Trump diverges significantly from the belligerence that has defined Beijing-controlled publications coverage of Trump. The Communist Party-runGlobal Times, for example, has accused Trump of causing total chaos in the United States and exposing the fragility of Western democracy. The Peoples Liberation Army has used its media channel to warn that Trump has made the possibility of a U.S.-China war more real and a practical reality.

Trump won election to the nations highest office on a campaign that emphasized reassessing Americas economic relationship with China, as well as promising to confront Chinas growing colonization of international waters in the South China Sea. Since assuming the presidency, Trump has ensured his administration remain consistent with his campaign promises.

If those islands are, in fact, in international waters and not part of China proper, yeah, well make sure we defend international interests from being taken over by one country, Press Secretary Sean Spicer said in January in response to reports that China has expanded its military capabilities in Vietnamese and Philippine territory in the South China Sea. During his confirmation hearing, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson promised to send China a clear signal that, first the island building stops, and second, your access to those islands is also not going to be allowed.

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