When the logo for the London Olympics was unveiled in June 2007 at the cost of £400,000 there was significant public uproar due to both the cost and how terrible it looked.

Despite public pressure, the Olympic commitee stood fast on keeping the logo, with no flexibility. In other words... the logo was very important. But why?

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Posted: 8:04:53 PM  

A third giant red storm has flared up on Jupiter, joining the Great Red Spot and the recently developed Red Spot Junior. The spot, along with new measurements of record-high wind speeds on Red Spot Junior, come at a time when the solar system's largest planet is experiencing a time of global upheaval.

No one knows for sure what gives the three spots their red colour. But one theory is that especially violent storms dredge up material from deeper in Jupiter's atmosphere, such as phosphorus-containing molecules, which undergo chemical reactions that turn them red when exposed to sunlight.

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Posted: 8:10:53 AM  

There's a rainstorm underway on the sun's eastern limb.
You'd better bring your asbestos umbrella, though, because the "droplets" are Texas-sized blobs of hot plasma:

"This is prominence finery at its best," says photographer Pete Lawrence of Selsey, UK. "Small bright points within the prominence that were seen on the capture screen have been recorded as blurs due to the rapid motion of material in just a few seconds!"

Prominences are clouds of hydrogen held above the surface of the sun by magnetic fields. While this particular cloud appears to be raining like a summer shower on Earth, the true situation is more complicated.

Look carefully: Some of the plasma raindrops are falling "up."
That's because the motions are controlled by not only gravity but also magnetism, a force of little importance in terrestrial rainstorms. The solar magnetic field is rooted below the sun's visible surface; roiling motions in the body of the sun itself cause magnetic fields high overhead to shift, wriggle, and "rain" in all directions. No wonder prominences are so much fun to watch.

Posted: 8:05:11 AM  

Texas overstepped its authority when it removed some of about 460 children from a polygamist compound last month, a state appeals court ruled today.

"Essentially this decision from the Third Court of Appeals said that Child Protective Services had absolutely no evidence that would justify them going in there and removing these children from this household," said Cynthia Martinez, who represents 48 of the mothers whose children were removed.

Light is shining ... Hold On, we're doing great!

Posted: 7:59:00 AM  

On Friday ... ah, what is time anyway?!?

The people who make a difference are not the ones with the credentials, but the ones with the concern.

Max Lucado
American Author and Minister
www.inspirationpeak.com

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