Of the nine planets most people are familiar with (NASA World Book lists Pluto as a planet) There are eight planets in our solar system. In increasing distance from the Sun, they are ☿ Mercury, ♀ Venus, ⊕ Earth, ♂ Mars, ♃ Jupiter, ♄ Saturn, ♅ Uranus. ♆ Neptune, Pluto.

But wait, is that all there is?  When I went to school we knew of 9 planets…. now, unlimited. Here is an interesting thought for the day.  As you watch this video you will learn that the earth quite small compared to some planets.  In fact, if you could pick up the earth and set it onto one of the biggest planets it could be like setting a grain of sand onto a beach.  Think about that, our planet would be like a grain of sand on another planet. I wonder if any of the grains of sand on our earth have any planets on them. (anyone up for Horton Hears A Who!)

Click play above for the video, click the photos below to enlarge.

There are of course more planets than these photos.  There are some much smaller and there are certainly many that are MUCH larger!

Take for example the planet named HAT-P-1 which is located over 450 light-years from Earth in the constellation Lacerta.

Located about 1,400 light years away from Earth is a planet called TrES-4 which is one of the strangest and largest planets.  It’s density is only about 0.2 grams per cubic centimeter which is the same as density of balsa wood which means this planet is very light, in fact, it would float very high on the water in a bathtub (if you had a large enough tub that is) and theoretically should not even exist, scientists say.

There are larger planets…. go find them.

So, we have been looking at largest planets…. but what is the largest “thing” in the universe?

Check this out, scientists in Mauna Kea, Hawaii have discovered a ginormous amoeba-like structure 200 million light-years wide and made up of galaxies and large bubbles of gas is the largest known object in the universe, scientists say.

(Many people think a light year is speed, in fact, it is a measure of distance.  One light-year equals the distance traveled by light in a year, about six trillion miles or 9.5 trillion kilometers. )

The galaxies and gas bubbles, called Lyman alpha blobs, are aligned along three curvy filaments that formed about 2 billion years after the universe exploded into existence after the theoretical Big Bang. The filaments were recently seen using the Subaru and Keck telescopes on Mauna Kea.

Some of the gas bubbles are up to 400,000 light years across, nearly twice the diameter of our neighboring Andromeda Galaxy. Scientists think they formed when massive stars born early in the history of the universe exploded as supernovas and blew out their surrounding gases. Another theory is that the bubbles are giant gas cocoons that will one day give birth to new galaxies.

This finding gives researchers new insight into what the structure of cosmos looks like at the largest scale.

"Something this large and this dense would have been rare in the early universe," said study team member Ryosuke Yamauchi from Tohoku University.

"The structure we discovered and others like are probably the precursors of the largest structures we see today which contain multiple clusters of galaxies," Yamauchi said.

Now, if you want to read some strange, fantastic and interesting ideas about the moon being hollow, made of metal and created to be a satellite by intelligent aliens, CLICK HERE

We are having a get together on Sat the 22nd of May.  It will be by the pool. It will be starting about 4pm.  Bring a swimming suit if you want to use the Jacuzzi or pool.

This is pot-luck style, so bring something to share.  There will be ice tea but bring your own drinks if you like.

Some people suggested it would be nice to see what food others will be bringing so they could be more prepared, that’s the purpose of this post.

If you would like to mention your food ideas, feel free to leave a comment below!

Feel free to invite your friends!

If you are coming and you want to let us know what you are bringing, I will put it here.

The address is 1112 Kina St.  In the back of the building by the pool. When you get there type #402 on the keypad to be buzzed in.

If all else fails walk to the back of the parking lot which looks over the pool and just call down to us; If you brought food, someone will let you in (joking)

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Looking forward to meeting new friend and saying hi to old ones!

Grandma came to visit!  Too bad her arm’s broken, we will have to fatten her up with nuts and poi! lol

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Imelda Dickinson, 4/7/2010 Honolulu, HI

Hippolyta

This is one of the best games ever. Play it HERE (make sure you play it in full screen for the best effects!)

Description:

This is a very large game, please be patient. If you have any difficulties, I suggest either make sure you are using the latest version of Internet Explorer or trying a different browser like Safari, Firefox or Chrome or updating your Shockwave and Flash

Yep its a reflex/action game!
Collect Amazon Points to unlock more game modes and vanity armor.
Earn your place on the high score lists for Hardcore, Survival, and Pursuit modes.

Remember to play it in FULL SCREEN mode for the best game play!

If the game runs slow, try right clicking and changing the graphic quality to lower.

1 player AND 2 player mode available!

Play Hippolyta game and ride your horse as fast as you can as you try escape from your roman captives. Use your javelin to skewer peasants, farmers and roman soldiers on the road.

Instructions
W,A,S,D and space (jump, block, dodge, sprint and javelin)

These can be changed in the menu, for instance you can change them to arrow keys if you prefer.

WHO IS Hippolyta?

Hippolyta first appears in myth when she encounters Theseus, king of Athens, who was accompanying Heracles on his quest against the Amazons. When Theseus first arrived at the land of the Amazon they expected no malice, and so Hippolyta came to his ship bearing gifts. Once she was aboard Theseus abducted her and made her his wife. Thereafter Theseus and a pregnant Hippolyta returned to Athens. Theseus brazen act sparked an Amazonomachy, a great battle between the Athenians and Amazons.

Though Hippolyta gave birth to a son, Hippolytus, to Theseus, she was cast off when Theseus courted Phaedra. Scorned, Hippolyta went back to the Amazons, while Hippolytus had problems of his own with his new stepmother. Some sources paint Theseus in a more favorable light, saying that Hippolyta was dead before he and Phaedra were wed.

Hippolyta also appears in the myth of Heracles. It was her girdle that Heracles was sent to retrieve for Admeta, the daughter of king Eurystheus. The girdle was a waist belt from Ares that signified her authority as queen of the Amazons.

When Heracles landed the Amazons received him warmly and Hippolyta came to his ship to greet him. Upon hearing his request, she agreed to let him take the girdle. Hera, however, was not pleased, as was often the case with Heracles. To stop him, Hera came down to the Amazons disguised as one of their own and ran through the land, crying that Heracles meant to kidnap their queen. Probably remembering all too well what Theseus had done, the Amazons charged toward the ship to save Hippolyta. Fearing that Hippolyta had betrayed him, Heracles hastily killed her, ripped the girdle from her lifeless body, and set sail, narrowly escaping the raging warriors.

An alternate story of Hippolytas death is a direct result of Theseus marriage to Phaedra. With an army of Amazons behind her, Hippolyta returned to Athens and stormed into the wedding of Theseus and Phaedra. She declared that anyone partaking in the festivities would perish, but in the melee that ensued she was killed, either accidentally by her companion Penthesileia or by Theseus men.

A third story of Hippolytas death involved her sister, Penthesilea. Penthesilea had killed Hippolyta with a spear by accident when they were hunting deer; this accident caused Penthesilea so much grief that she wished only to die, but, as a warrior and an Amazon, she had to do so honorably and in battle. She therefore was easily convinced to join in the Trojan War, fighting on the side of Troys defenders.

In William Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream, Hippolyta is engaged to Theseus, the duke of Athens.

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A man in a Florida supermarket tries to buy half a head of lettuce.

The young produce assistant tells him that they sell only whole heads of lettuce and there is no way of selling just “half”.

The man is persistent though and insists that the manager should be spoken too.

The boy says fine and proceeds down the hall to the manager’s office where upon walking in he exclaims: “Some asshole wants to buy half a head of lettuce.’ As he finished his sentence, he turns to find the man standing right behind him, so he quickly added, ‘And this gentleman has kindly offered to buy the other half.’

The manager approved the deal, and the man went on his way with his half of a lettuce head..

Later the manager said to the boy, ‘I was impressed with the way you got yourself out of that situation earlier. We like people who think on their feet here. Where are you from, son?’

‘Canada, sir,’ the boy replied.

‘Well, why did you leave Canada?’ the manager asked.

The boy said, ‘Sir, there’s nothing but whores and hockey players in Canada.’

‘Oh Really?’ said the manager as he leans close to the boy. ‘Well my WIFE is from Canada.’

To which the boy immediately replied: ‘Really? that’s awesome sir, which team did she play for?

The moral of this story is, ummm, errr…. I guess it’s “you can get yourself out of anything if you are clever enough”

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Man oh man, just take a look at this beautiful car, i see so many deals like this here in Honolulu, all the time, i just don’t understand it.

ooooohhhhh……. wait a minute, what’s that i see? look carefully at the photo, something is wrong here, something the scammer should have paid attention too.

There is something going on in the photos that is a dead give-away that this is a scam.  can you spot it?  look carefully and then scroll to the bottom and don’t cheat, try to discover what’s wrong with this picture before scrolling down.

Good luck, ~Brad

Actual craigslist advertisement from (link probably dead by now) http://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/ctd/1580295801.html

Beautiful 2005 Cadillac CTS – $4200 (hawaii)

This is going to be one of the best buys of the week. 6 cylinder with an automatic tranmission that shifts flawlessly.This car is loaded ,power windows, doors, sunroof,cold A/C Cd Player!!! Cruise control. A very nice driver. Ride is smooth, tires are new. Take a look at all the pictures. No rips or tears in the interior.

 

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Scroll down after you figure out how to tell if it’s a scam or not.

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Yeah, a powdery covering of snow on the ground under a car in Oahu?? LOL what a scam.

PS. after a brief search, I discovered this exact same car for sale in Raleigh, Miami, Montana and Missouri…

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