Wednesday, 15 August, 2018

Do Not Be Afraid of Others’ Opinions

Posted on Wednesday, 28 August, 2013Sunday, 20 August, 2017 by Zheluo Cai

Reflection: Matthew 10:20; Mark 13:11; Luke 12:12; John 21:22–23

Fear not to appear little and contemptible, or to be called by men fools and madmen; but announce penance in simplicity, trusting in Him who overcame the world by humility; it is He that will speak in you by His Spirit. Let us take care that we do not lose the kingdom of heaven for any temporal interest, and that we never despise those who live otherwise than we do. God is their master, as he is ours, and he can call them to himself by other ways.

Francis of Assisi (1182 – 1226)

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The Pencil Nebula in Red and Blue.
Image Credit & Copyright: José Joaquín Perez. This shock wave ploughs through interstellar space at over 500,000 kilometres per hour. Near the top in this colour composite, thin, bright, braided filaments are actually long ripples in a cosmic sheet of glowing gas. Catalogued as NGC 2736, the Pencil Nebula is about 5 light-years long and 800 light-years away but represents only a small part of the Vela supernova remnant which is around 100 light-years in diameter; the expanding debris cloud of a star that was seen to explode about 11,000 years ago. Initially, the shock wave was moving at millions of kilometers per hour but has slowed considerably, sweeping up surrounding interstellar material. In the featured narrow-band, wide field image, red and blue colours track the characteristic glow of ionized hydrogen and oxygen atoms, respectively.

NASA Awards Contract for Construction of New Research Support Building Monday, 13 August, 2018
NASA has selected Walsh Construction Company II, LLC of Chicago to build a new Research Support Building (RSB) at the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.
NASA, ULA Launch Parker Solar Probe on Historic Journey to Touch Sun Sunday, 12 August, 2018
Hours before the rise of the very star it will study, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched from Florida Sunday to begin its journey to the Sun, where it will undertake a landmark mission. The spacecraft will transmit its first science observations in December, beginning a revolution in our understanding of the star that makes life […]

EU helps WFP sustain food lifeline in Gaza as hardships mount Tuesday, 14 August, 2018
Source: World Food Programme Country: occupied Palestinian territory The funds – channelled through ECHO – will allow about 210,000 extremely poor people to purchase the food of their choice for one and a half months, the agency said.JERUSALEM – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Palestine welcomed a contribution of €2.95 million (US$3.6 […]
FAO warns of Fall Armyworm risk to SE Asia and South China Tuesday, 14 August, 2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Country: China, India Fall Armyworm could threaten the food security and livelihoods of millions of small-scale farmers in Asia as the invasive crop-eating pest is highly likely to spread further from India.FAO offers its expertise to farmers and governments in Asia on best ways to manage […]

Burma (Myanmar) - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions Tuesday, 24 July, 2018
Exercise normal precautions in Burma. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do not travel to: Maungdaw, Rathedaung, Ponnagyun, and Buthidaung townships in Rakhine State due to civil unrest. Paletwa township in Chin State due to civil unrest. Hpakan, Mansi, Momauk, Sumprabum, Tanai, and Waingmaw townships in Kachin State due to civil […]
Haiti - Level 3: Reconsider Travel Tuesday, 17 July, 2018
Reconsider travel to Haiti due to crime and civil unrest. On July 9, 2018, the U.S. government authorized the voluntary departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and their families. Violent crime, such as armed robbery, is common. Protests, tire burning, and road blockages are frequent and often spontaneous. Local police may lack the resources to […]

Romania Tuesday, 14 August, 2018
Latest update: Summary - addition of information; there have been an increased number of political protests, centred on the main government building in Bucharest, but also affecting other major cities in Romania; you should follow local media and avoid demonstrations or other large gatherings
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American Samoa Tuesday, 14 August, 2018
Latest update: Travel advice for the territory of American Samoa will now be included in our travel advice page for the USA. This page will be removed from GOV.UK shortly. If you have subscribed to receive email alerts for American Samoa, you will no longer receive updates. If you wish to continue to receive updates […]
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Known as “the prehistoric Sistine Chapel,” the Lascaux Caves, a cave complex in southwestern France, contain some of the most remarkable palaeolithic cave paintings in the world, from at least 15,000 years ago. The cave was discovered on 12 September 1940 by four teenagers, Marcel Ravidat, Jacques Marsal, Georges Agnel, and Simon Coencas, as well as Ravidat’s dog, Robot. Public access was made easier after World War II. By 1955, the carbon dioxide produced by 1,200 visitors per day had visibly damaged the paintings. The cave was closed to the public in 1963 in order to preserve the art.