tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146Sun, 18 Dec 2016 18:29:10 +0000TibetpoliticsmusicphotographyPalestinedropreflexionwaterTibetan musicadventureartastrophysicsconflictdewebookfantasyfreegeographyhistoryliteraturemeditationnaturenovelparallel worldsphilosophyreligionromancescience-fictionspacesportstatisticsstorytime travelwarHomo sapiens sapiens?http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)Blogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-3757667478138421595Tue, 15 Sep 2015 09:04:00 +00002015-09-15T05:05:25.300-04:00literaturemeditationnovelphilosophy If you could be someone else, who would you like to become? I suppose I’d like to become myself, as more often than not I have the feeling of being someone else. However, sometimes being yourself can be the most difficult thing. Is this happening because the idea of “I” is an illusion? Maybe it is and maybe it isn’t an illusion. But how real is the world that we perceive around us? Perhaps the http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2015/09/if-you-could-be-someone-else-who-would.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-8737606874084843316Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:34:00 +00002014-07-24T17:14:45.564-04:00Palestine I am just wondering, what will happen if some years from now the population of the Palestinian Territories becomes larger than the population from Israel and a couple million people decide to suddenly cross the barrier and move into Israel. Unarmed. There will be no way to stop them, except killing hundreds of thousands, and that won't be an option. And once in there, they will also vote http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2014/07/rhetoric-question.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-9058417220132053571Thu, 24 Jul 2014 08:01:00 +00002014-07-24T04:20:08.761-04:00conflictPalestinewar The military campaign started by Israel in Gaza two weeks ago has polarized the world with many heated discussions and arguments in media, on internet forums or on Facebook. Some people may ask themselves: why so much fuss for just several hundred dead? There are several conflicts around the world that pass in magnitude the one involving the fiths bewteen Israel and Hamas. The misery in http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2014/07/my-two-cents-about-conflict-in-gaza.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-7863328544664744369Wed, 23 Jul 2014 23:15:00 +00002014-07-23T19:16:31.082-04:00dewdropphotographyreflexionwater   Dew drops on a rose petal during a sunny morning. My reflection is also visible in one on them while the other reflects a flower from the garden. One can also remark the slight bend of the drops, due to the force of gravity. http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-story-of-water-drop-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-5322094646053170944Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:28:00 +00002014-07-23T13:06:54.941-04:00adventureebookfantasyfreeparallel worldsromancescience-fictionstorytime travel Is the time always flowing with the same speed and in the same direction? Do we live in a dream or do our dreams live in a real world? If a temporary bridge connects us to another corner of the Universe, how would we see such a world? How would we change it? How would it change us? If we encountered an extraordinary advanced civilization, will we acknowledge its existence at all? 1795. http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-other-shore-free-ebook-until-end-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-2169502541226952559Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:24:00 +00002014-07-23T10:32:27.036-04:00artnaturephotography Rebirth - a photo taken in 2012. A human hand reflected on a water drop gives the impression of a person trying to emerge from it. http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2014/07/rebirth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-8500185778755782595Sat, 12 Jul 2014 10:36:00 +00002014-07-12T06:51:34.316-04:00astrophysicsspaceNewly Detected Radio Burst Appears to Come from Far Beyond Our Galaxyhttp://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2014/07/newly-detected-radio-burst-appears-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-4555388771133001062Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:39:00 +00002014-07-23T19:16:53.339-04:00dropphotographyreflexionwaterhttp://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2012/06/story-of-water-drop-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-7809803143039771246Wed, 14 May 2008 02:05:00 +00002008-12-09T22:03:48.326-05:00geographypoliticsstatisticsAn interesting page can be found on this address. It is based on the CIA world fact book and is updated daily. There are almost 6.7 billion of us on this planet. One can see that the daily increase of the world population is about 212,000, i.e. the size of a small country... While the European Union, Russia and some other Western Nations have a negative or a small positive tendency, South and http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2008/05/report-on-world-population-to-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-2323642804819405841Sat, 10 May 2008 04:43:00 +00002008-05-13T22:05:05.683-04:00historyTibetA short video about the recent history of Tibet.http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2008/05/over-50-years-in-tibet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-8073337538054358313Tue, 06 May 2008 00:53:00 +00002008-05-05T20:56:08.892-04:00TibetTibetan music Sonam Wangmo comes from a little village in northern Tibet and sings mainly traditional Tibetan music. Her voice is a real wonder, with an incredible flexibility, and it makes the young Tibetan one of the most impressive singers in the world. And, like most of the contemporary singers, she is also very beautiful.http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2008/05/amazing-voice-of-sonam-wangmo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-4200090693185090413Fri, 02 May 2008 22:06:00 +00002008-05-02T18:07:14.289-04:00musicKunga Phuntsok, singing "Ama" ("Mother") in the tibetan language.http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2008/05/kunga-phuntsok-ama-mother-tibetan-music.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-4070100513398136710Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:08:00 +00002008-04-21T22:30:47.586-04:00musicTibetChongshol Dolma is a new voice on the sky of contemporary Tibetan music. Her single "Out of the Himalaya" becake quickly famous not only in Tibet and China, but also internationally. My only regret is that she's singing it in Chinese, and not in Tibetan.An interesting detail: the image of the Potala Palace in the clip is from the 40's, before the Chinese occupation.http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2008/04/chongshol-dolma-out-of-himalaya.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-2343916913282313292Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:32:00 +00002008-04-04T21:34:31.576-04:00musicsportTibetParachutisme film "Pour un tibet libre"Uploaded by tandemparachutismeNice propaganda video for Tibet! Putting the flag in mid-air, at the altitude of Lhasa (3650 m).http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2008/04/nice-propaganda-video-for-tibet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-4191124420147914465Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:52:00 +00002008-03-23T13:59:45.852-04:00politicsreligionTibetTaken from http://www.tchrd.org:On 22 March 2008, around hundreds of Tibetans carried out a peaceful protest in Markhul-thang Township, consisted of four villages, which is located in Chentsa County, Malho "TAP", Qinghai Province in north-eastern Tibet according to information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).The Tibetans in Markhul-thang Township were http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2008/03/protests-still-continuing-in-tibet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-9188149838066184298Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:20:00 +00002008-03-21T14:24:20.413-04:00musicpoliticsTibetNobody knows what is happening now in Tibet, while the army and police continue to arrest the manifestats and rioters. A list with 21 most-wanted people has been made public already. We can only hope for better days ahead for the "Roof of the World". So, let's enjoy some pop music in the Tibetan language:The name of the group: Acha Tsendep. Title of the song: Makey Ama ("Her Mother"). I hope you http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2008/03/uneasy-silence-over-tibet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-6256295915187471215Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:20:00 +00002008-03-20T13:21:46.611-04:00politicsTibet A protest started peacefully in Lhasa, on the 10th of March, degenerated. for an unknown reason, into a violent confrontation with the police. Today, Lhasa and Tibet are offlimits for both foreign journalists and tourists.http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2008/03/from-bbc-how-protests-started.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-960867827155357701Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:07:00 +00002008-12-09T22:03:48.502-05:00politicsTibetText taken from Radio Netherlands:Dharamsala - Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, wants to discuss the crisis in Tibet with the Chinese government. He has asked the international community to urge Beijing not to use violence against protesters.British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says that Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has hinted that he might be willing to meet the Dalai Lama under http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2008/03/dalai-lama-wants-to-discuss-crisis-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-4848943568607894835Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:41:00 +00002008-03-19T11:08:59.742-04:00politicsTibetVideo of riots in Tibet circa 19th March 2008, taken privately, as featured on ABC Australia News 19th March 2008.Both the Tibetan riots and the Chinese military crackdown are shown here. The events in Tibet are still far from over.Also, taken from www.p2p.net:Dharamsala/New York – New information and photos of the protests in Ngaba “Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture” (”TAP”), in Amdo province of http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2008/03/amateur-video-of-riots-in-tibet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-7806083496251478438Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:57:00 +00002008-03-19T00:59:24.293-04:00politicsTibetTibetan rioters spilled into the neighbouring Chinese province of Gansu Tuesday and tried to storm a government office, despite efforts by the military to quell protests against Chinese rule.Roughly 100 armed troops holed up inside the building repelled the protesters with tear gas, as CTV cameras (Canadian TV) filmed the confrontation.One protester, bleeding profusely from the head, said he had http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2008/03/tibetan-freedom-riders-in-gansu-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-2780939479956748577Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:43:00 +00002008-03-18T19:46:15.296-04:00politicsTibetA short video from CNN, synthesizyng the situation of the last few days:The Chinese authorities present a peaceful and calm Lhasa, while forbidding the access of any foreign journalists in the area. Meanwhile, they are blocking the internet access to any international web sites critical about Tibet. During this time, the opposition tibetans are sending photos of people shot dead by police and http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2008/03/tibet-battle-for-world-opinion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-113203114177426038Tue, 15 Nov 2005 05:00:00 +00002005-11-15T00:05:41.786-05:00 My bubble chamber was tested today and the results were encouraging. I also suceeded in taking a few photos. We have a linear motor which moves a piston in a chamber filled with freon 115. Because the pressure is between 7-27 atmospheres, the freon will remain liquid for a temperature of 50-60 Celsius degrees. The fusion neutrons which pass through the chamber create small bubbles which will be http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2005/11/bubble-chamber-for-neutron-detection.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-112973624841105925Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:29:00 +00002005-10-19T23:08:42.686-04:00 Preparing to swim in the warm water, the beautiful girl was dreaming about far away worlds and fantastic voyages. Suddenly, in the moon light, two ships appeared, wrapped in mist. The girl was astonished, because nobody visited the kingdom. Without clothes, petrified, she looked at their approach. It was the first visit from outside for many centuries and nobody thought then how important it http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2005/10/on-sea-shore-marborde.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-112719122895284148Tue, 20 Sep 2005 04:34:00 +00002005-09-20T00:50:32.223-04:00 A few days ago I took from trash an old pc (Pentium III, 366 Mhz, 12 gb on the two hard drives, 128 mb of ram). I have managed to clean the drives and make it work with Windows 2000, an antivirus, firewall and some utilities. A friend of mine who didn't have a computer can make good use of it to browse the internet, write papers, listen to some music or watch movies. I really enjoyed this work. http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2005/09/resurecting-old-computer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12188146.post-112702465245282167Sun, 18 Sep 2005 06:20:00 +00002005-09-18T02:36:17.420-04:00Atlantide, an imaginary planet orbiting Altair I was pleasantly surprised to discover (www.metaefficient.com) a few days ago. It's a great resource for anyone of us interested in consuming less energy and reducing the polution our species is causing to this planet. Homo Sapiens became lately more like a pest for the Earth than "the crown of intelligence" we like to think we are. And, as much as http://theplanetearth.blogspot.com/2005/09/metaefficient.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marian C Ghilea)2