Traffic Reports - May 7th, 2015

[caption id="attachment_3844" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Danny Hanning[/caption]

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Welcome back My Dear Shoevians to The Other Shoe. This has been a very painful week for me, My Dear Shoevians. Heck, I am always in pain, in my neck or back, down my arms into my hands, or the back of my head into my cervical spine. The last neurosurgeon I saw told me, pint blank, “Mr. Hanning, you will be in pain for the rest of your life. I cannot do anything about that, and any neurosurgeon that tells you they can… you should run away fast!”

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I am extremely fortunate that I have Dr. Laurence Gorlick as my primary care physician and internal medicine doctor. He keeps me supplied in pain medications, and every few years increases the dosage or changes the medication. Without him, and his assistance with my pain, I am not sure I would still be alive. Nevertheless, it is because of this pain that I have not been writing and publishing, this week, as much as I want… or have managed since the re-launch of this blog.

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However, there is ‘Good News’ on two fronts. One, I am feeling a little better and have pulled my laptop near to my bed and am working on a couple of articles for this week, this one included. Second, I should be ready to announce the expansion of The Other Shoe! As I write this article I am working to upload my article base to another blog location at Blogspot! The addy will be www.theothersshoe.blogspot.com Once it is up and running, I will post an introductory article at my existing blog locations.

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Now that I have the news out of the way, let me get to the meat of this article. As many of you, My Dear Shoevians, know about every six months I publish a ‘Traffic Report’. Now, I do this for many reasons, not the least of which is that I enjoy sharing the limited success of my writing. Yes, I work hard at; research, writing, editing and publishing at The Other Shoe. When I see the traffic counter on the Blog Dot com location stay over one hundred for a week or more… YES I am very very proud! That has occurred over the past two weeks.

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Yesterday, Tuesday May 6^th, 2015 the counter showed 113, today it showed 109. Unfortunately, I did not get a screenshot of the page with the counter in the 100’s. Now, I am trying to get the page up… and of course there is a problem my blog location at blog dot com loading. This has occurred every since I started this blog location, it is the oldest and my first location for The Other Shoe. When ever my traffic gets to around 100 a week, or more, the blog goes dead. I fear it is because it is a free blog webs server, and when traffic gets rather high they choke the server to my blog. This was the very reason I started the secondary location at Word Press.

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You know what, though? The funniest thing happened when I started the second blog location. I attracted an all new group of readers! The Other Shoe at Word Press has SIXTY individuals that read my work just at the Word Press location! This adds to my overall traffic, and is the reason behind me adding the all new location at Blogspot. I aspire to be a published author. A novelist, hopefully. The way I look at it is like this; if I walk in to a publisher’s office with a well written, and edited, novel and show that I have hundreds, if not thousands, of people reading my blog writing each and every month? That greatly increases my chances they will pay attention to my work, and me!

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Enough of everything else, and on with this years Traffic Report! I am very proud to share the results for this past month, and the past year, for both blog locations. If you are one of my long time readers, then you will know that I usually have traffic number for one of my blog locations, at Blog Dot Com. Today, I am thrilled to be able to share traffic numbers for both my Blog Dot Com and Word Press locations! So, when you are looking at these images with the numbers showing, remember to add the numbers from both sites to get a better idea just how big the community is you blong to My Dear Shoevians!

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Below is the very first image of this traffic report. It shows the traffic to The Other Shoe at Blog Dot Com, which I will refer to as Number One Blog hereafter. Number Two Blog will be the location at Word Press. The first several image will all relate to traffic at Number One Blog. In this first image we can see that over the past thirty days I had; 314 unique visitors, with 435 sessions and 683 page views. That means that, in the past thirty days, I have averaged ten unique visitors a day, that they have read about two pages, each, and have about 121 people that came back for another visit.

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[caption id="attachment_4030" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Number One Blog One-Month Traffic[/caption]

(Number One Blog One-Month Traffic)

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Now, I am sure that most of my readers here in America (and Texas) imagine that all of my readers are in America and/or Texas. If only this were true, it would be much easier to write for this blog. Nope my blog(s), both, have an international readership! This blog is read in; America, England, Italy, the Netherlands, Australia, and Russia just to name a few. The image, directly below, is a color map showing readership as shades of blue. The darker the blue, the more readers.

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[caption id="attachment_4028" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Number One Blog International Readership[/caption]

(Number One Blog International Readership)

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The next image below is a breakdown, by country, in numbers. This shows how many readers have visited the Number One Blog location in the past month, by country.

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[caption id="attachment_4029" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Number One Blog International Readers Numbers[/caption]

(Number One Blog International Readers Numbers)

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289- America, 19 United Kingdom, 15 Canada, 11 India, 10 the Netherlands, 10 Germany, 5 for Australia Poland and Russia… in one month! Man, the very first time I looked at the international numbers at Google Analytics? I about fell out of my chair! To understand/realize that my work is read in; England, Germany, France, Russia, and the Netherlands! Just bows me away! I am so very flattered that My Dear Shoevians span the globe! Thank you my foreign readers… THANK YOU!

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Now, all of the images and numbers, above, are for the month from April 6^th, 2015 to May 7^th, 2015. However, one month at any given time does not really give us an accurate view of my readership. Therefore, the next several images and numbers are for the time period between April 6^th, 2014 to May 7^th, 2015, one year. Now, My Dear Shoevians, I would like everyone to keep in mind that during this time period I was (for all intents and purposes) down during my chemotherapy and for a couple of months afterward. So, that means that these numbers represent about six months of actual publication.

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First, the image below shows all traffic to the Number One Blog for one year.

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[caption id="attachment_4033" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Number One Blog One Year By Month[/caption]

(Number One Blog One Year By Month)

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You can clearly see the flat-line from October 2014 until February 2015. This is my chemotherapy and recovery time. What I wouldn’t have given for another writer… I asked a few people I know and respect their work. I understand and accept that they were unable to help. Below, is the same information dump, but this time it is all in numbers.

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[caption id="attachment_4031" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Number One Blog – One Year – By Numbers[/caption]

(Number One Blog – One Year – By Numbers)

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*Sigh* This shows that, over the past year, Number One Blog has been visited 3,550 times by 2,303 readers viewing 5,367 pages. Depressingly this is way down from my 2013-2014 yearly stats. As I remember, the last time, I saw over 4,500 visitors with 5,600 sessions and over 7,000 page views. I knew when I went into chemotherapy, that there would be a loss of readership. However, I do not think I could ever be prepared for these statistics. I know that there are a lot of you, My Dear Shoevians, that are very happy to be a part of this large a readership.

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I am very happy to provide reading material and images and political and social editorials. I am very proud to have the readership that I see above. I apologize… it was just depressing, for me. I will run this article, again, in October of this year. I know that the numbers will be much better then, and when I publish it again in May of next year.

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Now we have finished the traffic reports for The Other Shoe at Blog Dot Com (aka Number One Blog). For the rest of this article I will present the traffic reports for the Number Two Blog, which is The Other Shoe at Word Press. This blog location has only been around for the past three years. Three years out of the four that the primary blog location has been up and running. As I explained, above, I started the Number Two Blog due to the frequent problems with Number One Blog crashing (as it is right now as I write this article). However, when I started publishing at Word Press a wonderful thing happened. I gained an all-new readership! I am thrilled that I now have two readerships one for each of the blog locations.

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Due to the problems at the primary blog location, this article will likely only appear at the Word Press location, initially. I apologize to all my regular readers at Blog Dot Com, but there is nothing I can do when the primary blog location is crashing, as it is right now.The first image, below, shows the taffic for one month at the Number Two Blog.

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[caption id="attachment_4026" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Number Two Blog One-Month Numbers[/caption]

(Number Two Blog One-Month Numbers)

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The graphic shows that, over the past thirty days, this location has seen; 252 unique readers that have engaged in 252 sessions and read 376 pages of content. Compared to the primary location having: 314 unique readers that have engaged in 435 sessions reading 685 pages. The next image shows international readers for the same one month period of time.

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[caption id="attachment_4023" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Number Two Blog International Numbers One Month[/caption]

(Number Two Blog International Numbers One Month)

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This shows that visitors break down as: 132 = America, 9 = China, 7 = Japan, 6 = the Netherlands, 5 = Germany & Russia. Hummm, at both blogs Germany has FIVE unique visitors. That is pretty darn interesting. Nest image is a map showing the distribution of readers. The darker the blue color, the more readers in that country.

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[caption id="attachment_4022" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Number Two Blog International Map One Month[/caption]

(Number Two Blog International Map One Month)

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The next image is traffic for one year at the Number Two Blog. This is for one year from April 6^th 2014 until May 7^th, 2015 for the Number Two Blog.

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[caption id="attachment_4025" align="aligncenter" width="630"] One Year’s Traffic for Number Two Blog[/caption]

(One Year’s Traffic for Number Two Blog)

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This shows that The Other Shoe at Word Press has enjoyed; 596 unique readers with 629 sessions reading 754 pages of content. My Dear Shoevians this gives us are total, between the two locations, of; 2,899 readers with 4,179 sessions reading 6,121 pages read.

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[caption id="attachment_4024" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Number Two Blog International One Year[/caption]

(Number Two Blog International One Year)

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The above featured graphic shows international numbers for the Number Two Blog. This shows a breakdown of readers as; 214 American, 37 = China, 37 = Russia, 19 Japan, and 11 South Korea. I know each and every time I look at these numbers… these international numbers I am just blown away! That, in one year, nearly two hundred people in England read my blog!@ Now, all I want to do is to increase these international numbers, and increase the number of people all around the world that read my work. That would be awesome!

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Now, My Dear Shoevians, for the final image of this article and the final statistic from the traffic reports. This image shows the number of “Active” readers at the primary blog location. The top line in for the past thirty days, and the bottom line shows just the last day.

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[caption id="attachment_4027" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Number One Bog ‘Active’ Readers One Day – One Month[/caption]

(Number One Bog ‘Active’ Readers One Day – One Month)

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At the highest point, April 26^th2015, there were 460 (in one month) active readers and only 14 in one day. Fourteen in one day is nothing to hang your head in shame. That would equal 98 a week, roughly 400 a month and 4,800 a year! That is a good showing! Why I included this, was to show just how much the traffic has dropped, sue to my absence for my chemotherapy. Now that is behind me, I am hoping that I can keep up my weekly publishing schedule of 4-7 articles a week.

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That about sums it up for this edition of Traffic Reports for The Other Shoe(s). I am hoping to awake, tomorrow (Friday May 8^th) with much less pain and deliver a (late but better than not) edition of Lost in Space’. You can look forward to ‘A Week in Review’ this Saturday and on Sunday an all new edition of ‘Sunday Funnies’!

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Finally, “Thank you!” to all my domestic and international readers. I am moved by your readership and flattered by your loyalty to my work.

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Thank you!

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Adieu!

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[caption id="attachment_3856" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Author/Editor Danny Hanning in Rolling Hills Estates February 2015[/caption]

© 2010 – 2015 Hanning Web Wurx and The Other Shoe

 

Lost in Space - Hubble's 25th - Redux

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(Hubble's Sharpest View of the Orion Nebula)

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Today I find myself quite bereft of strength enough to publish an all new article. I have decided to republish this wonderful edition of 'Lost in Space' dedicated to the 25th anniversary of its launch. I hope you enjoy. Thank you!
Welcome back My Dear Shoevians to The Other Shoe. Today is Wednesday April 22^nd, 2015 and when I started the research for this article I quickly became aware that today is the 25^th Anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope! What a glorious day to pay tribute to this wonder of the modern age, by sharing some of the most recent images captured by Hubble.

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Today I am going to share with you, My Dear Shoevians, several of the most recent (and I thought best) images I found during my research this morning. However, I encourage all of you to, if you are of the mind, go to the anniversary web site and check out some of the images and scientific accomplishments Hubble has been part. Here is a lick to the web site: Hubble 25th Anniversary.

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Last week I share with you, My Dear Shoevians, some of the accomplishments of the NASA project ‘New Horizon’. Some of the image s I shared were actually taken by the Hubble Space Telescope for the ‘New Horizon’ project. Aside from this endeavor, the work and accomplishments by Hubble are broken down in to three separate categories: Cosmology[2], Planetary[3], and Galactic Science[4]. I will share a couple of images from each of these three categories, here today.

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[caption id="attachment_3920" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Hubble ‘Ultra Deep Space’ Field[/caption]

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(Hubble ‘Ultra Deep Space’ Field)

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Beginning with Cosmology our very first image of the day, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, is what is called “Ultra Deep Space”. This means that the Hubble has made a wide field image focusing billions of light years past our own galaxy (the Milky Way Galaxy). Termed the ‘Hubble Deep Field[6]’ imaging, prior to Hubble no telescope had the resolution needed to image these far-flung galaxies. This was one of the most historic and incredible accomplishments of our Hubble Space Telescope.

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[youtube=https://youtu.be/oAVjF_7ensg]

Hubble Ultra Deep Field Movie

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Bringing us back a bit closer to home, our next image is of the Andromeda galaxy with a section singled out for a close-up. The Andromeda galaxy has been made famous in many modern science fiction novels and movies, as man as often dreamed of reaching this celestial neighbor. Alpha Centuri is the closest galaxy to our own Milky Way, and Andromeda is the very next galaxy out from our own. Below is an incredible image of Andromeda, including a close-up fo one small section of the image. Never before Hubble was this image, or the close-up, possible.

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[caption id="attachment_3919" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Andromeda Galaxy with Close-Up[/caption]

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(Andromeda Galaxy with Close-Up)

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Now, My Dear Shoevians, we will move on to the second category in our Hubble Anniversary Tribute edition of ‘Lost in Space’. Our very first image in this category is an incredible accomplishment, by NASA scientists, in the filed of Planetary Discovery. Astronomers took a high definition image of the star Fomalhaut. Then they blocked out the light coming from the star to discover the planet Fomalhaut b. Below is the finished product showing the discovered planet in the pop-up portion of the image.

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[caption id="attachment_3922" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Fomalhaut Star with Enlargement of Foralhaut b Planet[/caption]

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(Fomalhaut Star with Enlargement of Foralhaut b Planet)

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The category of Planetary Science is not limited to the study of Extrasolar Planets but also includes Comets! The image below was taken on July 17^th, 1994, by the Hubble Space Telescope. It shows several comet impact sites along the southern hemisphere of the planet Jupiter. These were the very first high-definition images of their kind, and the very first images of comets impacting another planet in our solar system.

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[caption id="attachment_3918" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Comet Impact Sites on Jupiter – July 1994[/caption]

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(Comet Impact Sites on Jupiter – July 1994)

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Our final category, for today’s 25th Anniversary Celebratory edition of ‘Lost in Space’ is ‘Galactic Science’. In February of 1987 astronomers witnessed a star explode! They named the celestial target Supernova 1987a. Out next image, and the first in the category Galactic Science is of this event as seen byu the Hubble Space Telescope in 1994. The image shows growing gas and dust clouds encircling the core of the dead star.

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[caption id="attachment_3924" align="aligncenter" width="350"] Hubble Finds Mysterious Ring Structure around Supernova 1987a[/caption]

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(Hubble Finds Mysterious Ring Structure around Supernova 1987a)

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As always, saving the best image for last, My Dear Shoevians, I have an incredible image taken by Hubble in October of 2007. In this image we see Nebula NGC 3603 with thousands of young stars held within its gaseous boundaries. My Dear Shoevians I was just taken aback when I first viewed this image, and just had to save it for last in today’s anniversary edition of ‘Lost in Space’. Enjoy!

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[caption id="attachment_3926" align="aligncenter" width="388"] Star Cluster Bursts into Life in New Hubble Image[/caption]

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(Star Cluster Bursts into Life in New Hubble Image)

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Well My Dear Shoevians that brings us to the end of this week’s edition of ‘Lost in Space’. As always I am deeply flattered and moved by your; visits, comments, suggestions and time that you spend here reading my work. I seek to expand your experiences among the stars, enlighten you about the universe around you, and thrill you with the most incredible images I can find. I hope that you have enjoyed this Celebratory Edition of “Lost in Space’ here at The Other Shoe. Please, if you have enjoyed this article, please share it; on Facebook, with friends, and in any other social media you enjoy. If it brought joy to you then it will bring joy to your friends and family.

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I look forward to seeing you all, My Dear Shoevians, back here on Friday for… … … well now… I am not too sure just what I will be publishing on Friday. But rest assured I will be back here with more enjoyable content for all fo you, My Dear Shoevians, to enjoy.

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Adieu!

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[caption id="attachment_3856" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Author/Editor Danny Hanning in Rolling Hills Estates February 2015[/caption]

© 2010 – 2015 Hanning Web Wurx and The Other Shoe

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[1]http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2006/01/image/a/

[2]http://hubblesite.org/hubble_discoveries/breakthroughs/cosmology

[3]http://hubblesite.org/hubble_discoveries/breakthroughs/planetary

[4]http://hubblesite.org/hubble_discoveries/breakthroughs/galactic

[5]http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/hubble_discoveries/breakthroughs/assets/cosmo_large/HUDF.png

[6]http://hubblesite.org/hubble_discoveries/hubble_deep_field/

[7]http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/hubble_discoveries/breakthroughs/assets/galactic_large/Andromeda.png

[8]http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/hubble_discoveries/breakthroughs/assets/planetary_large/FoalhautPopUp.png

[9]http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/hubble_discoveries/breakthroughs/assets/planetary_large/JupiterImpacts.png

[10]http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1994/22/image/a/

[11]http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2007/33/image/f/

The Mars Report - May 4th, 2015

[caption id="attachment_4013" align="aligncenter" width="630"] NASA Research Suggests Mars Once Had More Water Than Earth’s Arctic Ocean[/caption]

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(NASA Research Suggests Mars Once Had More Water Than Earth’s Arctic Ocean)

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                   Welcome back My Dear Shoevians to The Other Shoe. Today marks the beginning of my third week back at; researching, writing, editing and publishing here at The Other Shoe. That is an important milestone for me, as just a few months ago (about mid-way through my chemotherapy treatments) I wondered if I would ever return to writing and publishing again. Well, not at all, what I mean is I doubted that I would ever again publish on a regular schedule again. Now, here I am two weeks past and over a dozen articles under my belt since my ‘The Rebirth and Re-Launch of The Other Shoe’ article of April 13^th, 2015.

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HoHowever, don’t let me take all the credit for that accomplishment. Yes, I research each and every article solo. I track down; images, quotes, facts and data by myself. I download images and document their source for footnotes. I write every single word of every article you read here at The Other Shoe. Yes I am the only person that combines the; images, quotes, data, footnotes and writing into the article you read here today, and every day. Yet, that it is not all there is to the production of my blog, and the articles you view and read. For every; image, quote, data point, researched topic and footnote there is someone behind me keeping my going.

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Allen. Allen has been the person who if I have written that day it was Allen that prepared my meal and helped me eat. If I took a bath Allen helped me get that bath and get dressed afterwards. If I went to a doctor’s appointment it was Allen that helped me get dressed, get into my power chair, get on to the Para-transit, sat with me in the waiting room, went into the doctor’s office with me, got me home, and back into bed. Without his help and assistance… NONE of this could be possible.

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I mention this because this same partnership is happening each and every day 140,000,000 miles away, Mars. For the very first time in human history mankind (America) has three spacecraft coordinating efforts for the exploration of Mars. For those of you that have joined The Other Shoe as Shoevians in just the past few months, you are only familiar with the images and efforts of the rover Curiosity. However, Curiosity is but one player in the team that is the Mars Exploration Triad. (Don’t go Googling that title, because you won’t find it anywhere else but here… as I just made it up right now… here, for you My Dear Shoevians)

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[caption id="attachment_4006" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter[/caption]

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(Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter)

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First, and most importantly as it coordinates efforts of the two rovers and takes all the images we see from above the Martian surface. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was launched November 5^th, 2013 (that would have been my eldest brother Ken’s 66^th birthday) and has been in orbit of the Martian surface since September 24^th, 2014. This orbiting watchdog takes all of the images taken from space, in this edition of ‘The Mars Report’ and all others. Without this eye in the sky we would never see either of the orbiters as they trek across the Martian surface. As well, this orbiter provides some incredible and startling images for all of us to view and enjoy. Next, the two rovers that currently trek around the Martian surface.

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[caption id="attachment_4007" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Opportunity Rover[/caption]

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(Opportunity Rover)

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Opportunity is the eldest of the two functioning Martian rovers currently providing images and scientific data for NASA/JPL and all of us here on earth. The Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Opportunity was launched July 7^th, 2003 and landed on the Martian surface on January 25^th, 2004. There were two MERs, Spirit was launched on June 10^th, 2003 and landed on the Martian surface on January 4^th, 2004. Currently we Opportunity is the only remaining operating rover of this twin launched rovers. Spirit was lost to us in 2010.

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[caption id="attachment_4001" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Curiosity Rover[/caption]

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(Curiosity Rover)

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Curiosity is the final member of our Mars Exploration Triad. The youngest member of the group, but the most familiar to all of you, My Dear Shoevians, that have just arrived or just started reading ‘The Mars Report’ within the last year. This article series was first started to track and follow the twins, Spirit and Opportunity. It has just been in the last year or so that I have made the images and exploits of Curiosity the major focus of this article series. Today, I have images from all THREE of these incredible inventions. To me, these spacecraft are a symbol of what mankind… … … moreover what AMERICA can do if we put our money where it belongs and our hearts and minds behind a genuine goal.

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Now I will share with you for the reason for the lengthy lead-in and explanation of the Mars Exploration Triad. In today’s edition I will be sharing with you, My Dear Shoevians, images from all three sources! This is unique in the history of this article series, and the real reason for the lengthy lead-in. That and I had told Allen that I would mention him in an article this week. He didn’t believe me, so I have just won a bet! J

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With everything ‘explained’ and (while writing this article so far) all images for this edition uploaded to the two web sites, I am prepared to share with you, My Dear Shoevians, the nine other images that make up today’s edition of ‘The Mars Report’.

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That’s right, there will be twelve images contained in this week’s edition of this article series. That is a record number, since my return to publication. Quite honestly, there should/could have been twice as many… it’s just the twenty-odd images was going to be a lot more work and wouldn’t have finished until way after midnight. Even though I have paired down the number of images, for this edition, I assure you that this edition is one of the longest with the most images in the history of ‘The Mars Report’. So, sit back, have something nice to drink, and enjoy!

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[caption id="attachment_4011" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Opportunity rover’s Progress Toward Spirit of St. Louis Crater[/caption]

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(Opportunity rover’s Progress Toward Spirit of St. Louis Crater)

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Our first image of this edition, above, shows the progress of the Opportunity rover towards the ‘Spirit of St. Louis Crater’. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took the images on March 23^rd, 2015. I have chosen to share this image, and make it first, for two reasons. First, I am just amazed at how far Opportunity has trekked since its arrival eleven years four months ago. Second, it shows the arrival of the Opportunity rover to the area that is the subject of the next three images. See, my Dear Shoevians, how that works? I am using the orbiter to show the arrival of the rover to the area, and then I switch down to a terrestrial view and show what the rover sees once it has arrived! J

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As indicated above, the rover Opportunity has just recently arrived at the Spirit of St. Louis Crater. Upon arrival scientists spotted a ‘Rock Spire’ in the middle of the crater. This is a unique situation so the scientists at NASA/JPL took a large amount of images, for future study back here on earth. I have sifted through all the images, deciding to share with you, My Dear Shoevians, the best three images. They are, in order of appearance; a true color image of the rock spire. That is the image directly below this narrative. ‘Real color’ means that the image has not been altered in any way to improve of change the image. If you, My Dear Shoevian, were to arrive on Mars and look at this spire, this is how it would appear to you, outside your space suit.

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[caption id="attachment_4008" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Rock Spire in 'Spirit of St. Louis Crater' on Mars - Real Color[/caption]

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(Rock Spire in 'Spirit of St. Louis Crater' on Mars - Real Color)

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Before continuing, I would like to take this opportunity to explain a little something to all of you, My Dear Shoevians. As most of you are aware, I publish this blog at two different locations. One at Blog Dot Com, and the other located at Word Press. I understand that each blog has its own followers, and I would not want to try and force people to view and read anywhere they are not comfortable. However, I feel compelled to point out one Fact. Here at Blog Dot Com the images are reduced to fit the page, when you click on them nothing happens. NOW, conversely at the Word Press location that is different! There, when you click on an image you arrive at a page with just the image in its original resolution! That means little, except for ‘The Mars Report’ and ‘Lost in Space’! If you would like to see these images in their full resolution and glory? I would hope over to the Word Press location and check them out. (www.theothersshoe.wordpress.com )

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[caption id="attachment_4010" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Rock Spire in 'Spirit of St. Louis Crater' on Mars (Stereo)[/caption]

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(Rock Spire in 'Spirit of St. Louis Crater' on Mars (Stereo))

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Above, is the very same image only this one was taken by two different camera aboard Opportunity. One of the images was taken by the right navcam, the other taken from the left navcam. One image was tinted with blue, the other was tented with red. If you place one of the old ‘Red/Blue – 3D Glasses’ on, this image would appear three dimensional! NASA/JPL use this process often, many times to help to determine distances to objects and to improve depth of field. Also, it looks really cool!

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[caption id="attachment_4009" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Rock Spire in 'Spirit of St. Louis Crater' on Mars (False Color)[/caption]

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(Rock Spire in 'Spirit of St. Louis Crater' on Mars (False Color))

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The term “False Color’ indicates that NASA/JPL have used a color shift on the image. They do this to show people just how the feature (in this case the rock spire) would look if it were on earth. If Mars had our atmosphere, or this geologic feature appeared on earth, this is how it would look. Whereas, I really enjoy looking at the images form Mars in their original state. Often, as in this case, I much prefer viewing the geologic feature in this ‘False Color’ treatment. In this case, I am able to discern more detail in the image.

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[caption id="attachment_4012" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Mars 'Marathon Valley' Overlook (False Color[/caption]

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(Mars 'Marathon Valley' Overlook (False Color))

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When I saw the image, above, today while researching this article I was awestruck. This is exactly the kind of extraterrestrial view I have wanted to see, first hand, since I was a young boy. Reading science fiction novels, following the ‘Space Race’ and the many missions leading up to Apollo then when we finally landed on the moon. All the while I had images in my head, of these foreign lands and their panoramic views, exactly like the one I have just shared. This is the final image from the rover Opportunity, in this edition. Can you image standing beside Opportunity and taking in this view? I would never want to leave. I would want to build my home right on this spot!

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[caption id="attachment_4004" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Layers and Dark Dunes on the Surface of Mars[/caption]

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(Layers and Dark Dunes on the Surface of Mars)

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The image, above, was taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. You can just make out the dark sandy dunes mid-field of the left side of the image. Surrounding the dunes are layers of the Martian surface, likely exposed by a meteor strike thousands of years ago. The right side of the image shows the craggy surface that is prominent in this part of Mars. This image uses the false color process, displaying the features in earth light.

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[caption id="attachment_4003" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Frosty Slopes on Mars[/caption]

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(Frosty Slopes on Mars)

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The image, above, was taken November 30^th, 2014 by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. (See a pattern developing, yet?) The featured area was about 1 mile by 2 miles in size, and yes that is frost in gullies on the Martian surface! Can you imagine going to Mars for a ski vacation? Who knows, one-day mankind just may be able to do just that! It takes my imagination for a frosty adventure!

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Well, so far My Dear Shoevians we have enjoyed many images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and from the senior rover Opportunity. Now, as we reach the end of this edition I shift my focus to the last member of our triad Curiosity. As with our visual adventure so far, we will begin sharing Curiosity’s images by taking a birds-eye-view.

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[caption id="attachment_4005" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Mars Orbiter Views Curiosity Rover in 'Artist's Drive'[/caption]

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(Mars Orbiter Views Curiosity Rover in 'Artist's Drive')

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As we wrap up this edition of ‘The Mars Report’ the Martian rover Curiosity approaches Artist’s Drive. Having past Pahrump Hills on its way to Logan Pass Curiosity is moments away from breaking the ten-kilometer mark. This is yet another step to the summit of Mount Sharp, the ultimate goal for the beginning of Curiosity’s adventure on Mars. My Dear Shoevians, I just cannot put into words how much I enjoy the combining the view of the Orbiter, with the images taken by our rovers. Never before, in the history of space exploration, have we enjoyed this mulit-viewed approach to extraterrestrial exploration. We will never go back.

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[caption id="attachment_4002" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Curiosity View Ahead Through 'Artist's Drive[/caption]

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(Curiosity View Ahead Through 'Artist's Drive)

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With that, My Dear Shoevians, I bring you the very last image of this edition of ‘The Mars Report’. As we began, we end with an image taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Taken from miles above the surface I am still just amazed at the level of detail I see in these images. The following image shows gullies. Now, I understand… many of you are saying “pictures of gullies? I am supposed to get excited about pictures of gullies on Mars?” YES!

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Yes, when you consider that these gullies are created by carbon dioxide frost on the frozen and barren landscape of Mars! Unlike here on Earth these gullies are not formed over years, and made by flowing water. These gullies are hundreds of feet thick and are formed in a matter of days! They were formed by carbon dioxide gas brought to freezing at -109ºF and forming frost flows! Now that is exciting!

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[caption id="attachment_4000" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Changes Near Downhill End of a Martian Gully[/caption]

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(Changes Near Downhill End of a Martian Gully)

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That brings us to the end of this extended edition of ‘The Mars Report’. Yes, you may not have noticed but this edition has fourteen images and stretches to a total of fifteen pages. That is, roughly, twice the length of the average edition of ‘The Mars Report’. I hope that you, My Dear Shoevians, have enjoyed this expanded edition and remember to Share this article through your social media. What better way to show your friends you know where to find great reading, than to share this article!

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Have a great Monday, and a great week!

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Thank you!

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Adieu!

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[caption id="attachment_3856" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Author/Editor Danny Hanning in Rolling Hills Estates February 2015[/caption]

© 2010 – 2015 Hanning Web Wurx and The Other Shoe

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[1]http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/15-032.jpg

[2]http://mars.nasa.gov/mro/images/PIA07245_200609062.jpg

[3]http://i.imgur.com/1NIdBOy.jpg

[4]http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/946xvariable_height/public/pia16239.jpg

[5] http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/sol3966.jpg

[6] http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=pia19393

[7] http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=pia19395

[8] http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=pia19394

[9]http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/pia19152.jpg

[10]http://www.nasa.gov/content/layers-and-dark-dunes-on-the-surface-of-mars

[11]https://www.nasa.gov/content/frosty-slopes-on-mars

[12] http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/pia19392-main_hirise-msl-artistsdrive_box.jpg

[13] http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/pia19163_sol951-ncam.jpg

[14] http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/pia18538.jpg

Sunday Funnies - Gryphon's Premiere!

[caption id="attachment_3995" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Gryphon Sharing Danny's Soda![/caption]

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Welcome back My Dear Shoevians to The Other Shoe. Today is a extra special edition of ‘Sunday Funnies’! Today I would like to ask you, My Dear Shoevians, to join me in Welcoming Gryphon D. Hannning (click on the hyperlink to go to Gryphon’s Facebook Page!) to this storied article series. As most of you are aware… … … Alexander R. Hanning passed away, several weeks ago, after a long battle with failing health. I made him as comfortable as possible, prepared all his favorite foods, and held him 24/7 for his comfort. He was loved deeply, and will be even more deeply missed. Last edition of ‘Sunday Funnies’ was a homage to Alexander.

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[caption id="attachment_3835" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Alexander R. Hanning Eating Fudgecicle[/caption]

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Again, this week let’s all put our hands together to give Gryphon D. Hanning! Gryphon is very young and even shyer. The first few attempts, at me capturing him on video, resulted in a whitish blur with black spots. This week, however, I was able, finally, to get some pictures of Gryphon and a video!

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[caption id="attachment_3997" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Gryphon Eating His FIRST Chicken Subway Sandwich[/caption]

(Gryphon Eating His FIRST Chicken Subway Sandwich)

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I am hopping that Gryphon will make us laugh, and warm our hearts. He is working hard to achieve both, early in his young life. I have already grown to love him, and enjoy his company.

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So, without further adieu… I give you Gryphon’s Premiere ‘Sunday Funnies’!

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[youtube=https://youtu.be/KFvuvIKFIHo]

(Gryphon Sharing My Subway Chicken Sandwich)

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[caption id="attachment_3994" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Hey! I'm napping here![/caption]

Thank you!

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Adieu!

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[caption id="attachment_3856" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Author/Editor Danny Hanning in Rolling Hills Estates February 2015[/caption]

© 2010 – 2015 Hanning Web Wurx and The Other Shoe

A Week in Review - May 2nd, 2015

[caption id="attachment_3979" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Data Suggests a Reoccurring Meteor Shower Strikes Mercury[/caption]

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Welcome back My Dear Shoevians to The Other Shoe. This week was a rather light week for writing, as I was experiencing increased pain and more limited mobility. I always strive to publish between four and seven articles, each and every week. This week (including this article) I published the minimum of four articles. Honestly I was surprised at this fact when it came time, today, to prepare this weekly review. I know that I missed the publication of ‘The Mars Report’ on Monday, and I think that put me behind the eight ball for the rest of the week.

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Looking back, which it what I do on Saturdays, I now can see where I pushed much too hard on one article (early in the week) and that left me in pain for days afterward. ‘The Death of American Exceptionalism’ was the article that put me in so much pain, and put me behind schedule. When you look at the numbers, it is easy to see why. Written in Word that article stretched through twenty-four pages and weighed in at over 5,500 words! I didn’t realize that, until just now when I ran the word count in Word. J

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I really should have known better than to tackle a editorial piece of that length so shortly after returning to writing and publishing. Oh well, a lesson learned the hard way is a lesson not soon forgot. Right? Honestly, to help put that into perspective? My average article weighs in at about 1,700 to 2,000 words. This week’s ‘New from Around the World’ weighed in at 1,700 words and just eight pages in length. Ok, My Dear Shoevians, I will not do that again and put all my eggs into one basket. I assure you that you can look forward to an all new edition of ‘The Mars Report’, ‘Lost in Space’, News from Around the World’, Sunday Funnies’ and ‘A Week in Review’ in this upcoming week.

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Now, without further adieu… I give you ‘A Week in Review’ for the week of April 26^th, 2015!

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[caption id="attachment_3963" align="aligncenter" width="217"] Statue of Liberty[/caption]

• The Death of ‘American Exceptionalism’ : “Welcome back My Dear Shoevians to The Other Shoe. It is with a heavy heart, and with much trepidation, I write this article and bring it to you, My Dear Shoevians. The title, alone, took me weeks to… discover. While I wanted to draw in readers, I felt a responsibility to convey the seriousness of the problem, without scaring readers away. I am a proud American, proud Texan, and proud journalist. I cannot tell you just how many times, in any given day, these three convictions clash. It is more times, in a given day, than I find comfort.” Writing this article was far more difficult than I imagined during research. Yes, as I mentioned above, it was more painful than I could have ever imagined, but that is not the only pain I experienced. It pained me personally… as an American to challenge a “life-Long’ perception of the nation and people I love. Growing up in Texas (the ‘Buckle of the Bible Belt’) from the late 50’s through the 70’s I was raised with the perception that America excelled at everything! Researching this article… that illusion was dashed to the ground. It is not that America was ‘never’ exceptional, it is that over the past fifteen years a shift in our priorities, and a corresponding shift in wealth and opportunities into the hands of the few (in many cases the very few = 0.2%). This unprecedented shift of; wealth, opportunities, education, and even food has precipitated a downward spiral. America’s youth have fallen from (as recently as the 90’s) from the top 10^th percentile to 25^th to 36^th in the world. Our Middle Class have been squeezed out of existence by a meager 0.2% increase in income over the past decade. Fewer and fewer of our high school graduates can go to college, because fewer and fewer parents can afford the expense and/or debt load.

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[caption id="attachment_3972" align="aligncenter" width="240"] Color Image of Mercury with Image of Messenger Overlaid[/caption]

• Lost in Space – The Messenger Mission : “Welcome back My Dear Shoevians to The Other Shoe. Today I am excited to bring you a Special Edition of ‘Lost in Space’. The ‘Messenger’ mission! NASA’s Messenger ((MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) mission was launched August 3^rd, 2004. The Messenger spacecraft traveled 4.9 billion miles, including; 16 trips around the sun, two around Venus, and one fly-by of Earth, settled into orbit around Mercury in 2011.” I must admit that until I started my research, for this article, I was mostly unfamiliar with NASA’s Messenger mission and spacecraft. That is no longer the truth, in a big way! Launched August 3^rd, 2004 (I was distracted by the loss of my best job ever and growing neurological problems and deficits)Messenger traveled 8 billion miles to arrive at Mercury and send back to mankind the most incredible images ever seen by human eyes. In this article I have done my best to give you My Dear Shoevians a good overview of its mission at Mercury. However, I was forced to leave out all the; images, encounters and scientific discoveries Messenger made during its eleven year journey of discovery. I hope that one day soon I will be able to devote another edition of “Lost in Space’ to the Messenger mission and share even more of its accomplishments. Until that time, drop by and give this article a good read and enjoy the incredible images from Messenger of Mercury!

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[caption id="attachment_3986" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Wide Area Image of Katmandu After the Earthquake[/caption]

• News from Around the World – May 1st, 2015 : “Welcome back My Dear Shoevians to The Other Shoe. IT is Friday, May 1^st, 2015 and this is the very first edition of ‘News From Around the World’ in a very long time. I always enjoyed writing and publishing this article series. It took my mind off of the political works I was engaged, and the acrimonious tone of ‘Conservative’ rhetoric. As well, it helped me keep in touch with the happenings outside the borders of our great nation. Sometimes, it is difficult for us Americans to admit, or to realize, that we are but one nation among many. But one voice in the symphony of human thought and action that is the human experience.” This edition of ‘News from Around the World’ was a big departure, for me. Usually I tackle three to five different stories from three to five different parts of the world. However, when I started my research for this week’s edition… one story kept jumping in my path. NEPAL! The horrific earthquake that struck the Katmandu Valley of Nepal captured my attention, and my heart. The immense suffering, the terrible loss and the overwhelming scenes of devastation were unlike any I have seen in my lifetime. I was so deeply moved I had no choice but to focus the entire edition on this subject, and the cumulative attentions of all of you, My Dear Shoevians. I tried my hardest to not appear to capitalize on their suffering, but to merely relay the extent of the devastation and the depth of their loss and grief. At the end of the article I provide links to several aid organizations for you, My Dear Shoevians, to use if you are of the mind.

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With that, My Dear Shoevians, I bring this week’s edition of ‘A Week in Review’ to a close. It is early Saturday morning, and I hope to get some much needed rest, before I start on tomorrow’s edition of ‘Sunday Funnies’. I hope to see you al right here, tomorrow, for Gryphon’s premier right here in the pages of tomorrow’s ‘Sunday Funnies’. Until lthen…

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Thank you!

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Adieu!

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[caption id="attachment_3856" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Author/Editor Danny Hanning in Rolling Hills Estates February 2015[/caption]

© 2010 – 2015 Hanning Web Wurx and The Other Shoe

News from Around the World - May 1st, 2015

[caption id="attachment_2693" align="aligncenter" width="300"] News from Around the World[/caption]

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Welcome back My Dear Shoevians to The Other Shoe. IT is Friday, May 1^st, 2015 and this is the very first edition of ‘News From Around the World’ in a very long time. I always enjoyed writing and publishing this article series. It took my mind off of the political works I was engaged, and the acrimonious tone of ‘Conservative’ rhetoric. As well, it helped me keep in touch with the happenings outside the borders of our great nation. Sometimes, it is difficult for us Americans to admit, or to realize, that we are but one nation among many. But one voice in the symphony of human thought and action that is the human experience.

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This is not by coincidence, for you see some media outlets would have Americans believe that we are the definitive voice of the planet. Fortunately, for the species, that is not anywhere near the truth. Now, before I delve into this article I would like to take a moment to “Thank” a Shoevian for a generous and much needed and appreciated gift. No, nobody has come forward to assist me… with my ‘problem’ arising out of my two falls last month. Nope, a $3,000.00 tab stands between me and my ability to smile without shame.

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However, that does not keep me from appreciating gifts when they do come, regardless. Today another Shoevian (who has requested his… ooops, identity remain unknown) has ordered a year’s subscription to Time Magazine! From summer 1998 until October 2004 I had a running subscription to this magazine. Not only did it give me hours upon hours of reading pleasure? It, also, gave me innumerable writing ideas for all you, My Dear Shoevians. So, starting in about three weeks look for more editions of ‘News from Around the World’ and other more broad based articles here at The Other Shoe. Oh, and “THANK YOU!” to you-know-who-you-are!

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I do not think that any journalist, worth his snuff, could begin an article about news around the world without starting with the terrible human tragedy in Nepal. First I would like to take a moment and try to put the human suffering into perspective. Saturday, April 23^rd 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Katmandu valley of the tiny nation of Nepal. The earthquake’s epicenter was a mere 9.3 miles beneath the surface of the Katmandu valley. In the following 23 hours there were 31 aftershocks that shook the valley. A 328-yard layer of black clay lays beneath the Katmandu Valley (the remnants of a prehistoric lake). This layer of thick black clay amplified damage and increased the incidence of soil liquefaction[1]. This, relatively, shallow 7.8 magnitude earthquake amplified by the black clay beneath the valley was a ‘Prefect Storm’ of factors that equaled the single worst earthquake in the region since the 8.6 magnitude earthquake that struck August 15^th, 1950 and killed 8,000 people.

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[caption id="attachment_3985" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Broken Building Searched for Trapped People and Bodies[/caption]

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(Broken Building Searched for Trapped People and Bodies)

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Even more staggering is the human cost of this terrible natural disaster. As of the most recent number I could research (May 1^st, 2015 1900 hrs) they are as follows; 6,250 confirmed read (it is estimated that by the end of all searches that number will equal or be greater than 10,000), 14,350 have been injured, and an estimated 2.5 million have been displaced from their homes in the Katmandu Valley. The city of Katmandu lies in ruins, as the images below will show. From what I have been reading it could be well into the month of May (the 10^th – 14^th) before any of the totals are finalized. Tens of thousands of residents of Katmandu are living in tents, and under tarps, without four walls.

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[youtube=https://youtu.be/heSOBf-sOm8]

(Real Time CCTV Video of The Nepal Earthquake)

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The video, above, is a compilation of Close Circuit Television footage taken around the city at the exact time of the earthquake. I cannot convey the deep sense of shock and horror that came over me, as I watched this footage. Having lived here in Southern California for the past thirty years, I thought I had (somehow) become desensitized. Desensitized about the effects, and results, of earthquakes. That feeling ended, today. Below is yet another still image of the aftermath. This image is a wide screen image that cover several blocks of the damage, done by the earthquake, in Katmandu city.

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[caption id="attachment_3986" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Wide Area Image of Katmandu After the Earthquake[/caption]

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(Wide Area Image of Katmandu After the Earthquake)

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I was driving into San Francisco October 17^th, 1989. I was headed up to coast for a much-needed R&R, and San Francisco was my destination. I had only visited San Francisco once prior to this scheduled vacation. As I drove up PCH I heard the news on the radio. It was 5:20 PM on October 17^th, 1989 and my view of the coastal highway was upstaged by the voice on the radio. A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck Loma Prieta just after 5:00PM. .

I was well up the coast, having left the L.A. basin before traffic started.

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It was less than an hour before night, and I was hesitant to turn around and head back to Long Beach, so I continued driving through the night. I arrived in San Francisco late in the day October 18^th, 1989. I barely made it into the city limits, when I was greated by two things. One, I was shocked at the devastation a 6.9 earthquake had done to this great city, it stretched as far south as the ‘Cuban District’. Second, I was stopped by a National Guardsman and told that if I was not here as part of the relief effort, or there to locate a missing family member, I was to turn around and head home. I did just that, stopping to spend the night a little further south in Santa Cruz. My Dear Shoevians, I have seen the damage a 6.9 earthquake can do to a modern American city. I shiver deep into my bones at the thought of the death and devastation a 7.8 magnitude earthquake could do to an area like Nepal. Below is another real time video of the earthquake that shook Nepal.

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[youtube=https://youtu.be/XvcrXqwFnfs]

(Nepal Tower Collapsed)

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Just watching these videos makes my heart weep at the horrible human tragedy, the grave personal losses, and the still untold number of deceased family members. It will take, the Katmandu Valley, decades to put this tragedy behind them. I just cannot fathom the; fear, grief, terror and heartache surviving families and people must be enduring as I write this article… and as you My Dear Shoevians read. This is the very first tragedy, of this magnitude; I have covered on the pages of this blog. Having said, I do not know if I am intellectually equipped, or possessed of the writing ability to convey what our eyes see and what our hearts must feel.

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Therefore, in honor of the all the people affected by this horrific tragedy I have decided to make this edition of “News From Around the World’ a single subject edition. I do not want to dwell on the many heart-wrenching images coming out of the Katmandu Valley. I have shared, what I believe, enough to tell the story as a journalist. I fear posting too many images, or videos, will be ghoulish.

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One final factoid that I came across as I researched this human tragedy that I will share with you in this parting paragraph. Starting April 29^th 2015 satellite data, from the earthquake, became available. Most importantly data from Europe's Sentinel-1A radar satellite garnered the most attention by scientists. Even today this data is still being reviewed and studied. However, preliminary results show that a region 75 miles (120 kilometers) long by 30 miles (50 km) wide lifted upward by as much as 3 feet during the earthquake. This information was made available from Tim Wright, a geophysicist at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom.[4]

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As we all understand, when tectonic plates shift (move) one plate moves on top of the other plate. This has resulted in many of the world’s tallest peaks to have dropped by as much as an inch. In one day. Further, the Nepal Earthquake sparked a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 17 people and leaving even more missing and feared dead.[5]

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In conclusion, My Dear Shoevians, I just could NOT write about this tragedy… share images and videos from this tragedy… without trying to do something. Something to help the survivors and the families of the lost. Therefore, below I am going to share links to aid organizations that I am aware are helping out with; search and rescue, aid to the survivors and aid to the families of the dead. I am not a man of means. That fact brings me no end of embarrassment… on a near daily basis. However, I am willing to bet that many of you, My Dear Shoevians, if you haven’t already, can and will do what you can to help. Here they are:

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• American Red Cross (Select Nepal Eartthquake) – Just Click of the name above to go to the web site. Pick ‘Nepal Earthquake Relief from the drop-down menu.


• ActionAid – Nepal - http://www.actionaid.org/nepal


• US Aid From the American People _ Nepal - http://www.usaid.gov/nepal


• UNICEF – United States Fund – To help the children in Nepal click here

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That, My Dear Shoevians, brings us to the end and close of this singular edition of ‘News from Around the World’. I hope that I have been informative. As well, I really hope that I have not appeared to try and take advantage of this terrible tragedy. I appreciate your visit, and would very much appreciate your ‘Like’ at the end of this article… and if you see fit, please ‘Share’ this article on any/all social media that you desire.

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Thank you!

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Adieu!

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[caption id="attachment_3856" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Author/Editor Danny Hanning in Rolling Hills Estates February 2015[/caption]

© 2010 – 2015 Hanning Web Wurx and The Other Shoe

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[1]http://blogs.wsj.com/briefly/2015/04/26/nepal-earthquake-the-numbers/

[2]https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/nepal-earthquake-surv_raym.jpg?quality=65&strip=color&w=1100

[3]https://theothersshoe.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/1b8d9-nepal2bquake2b2015.jpg

[4]http://www.livescience.com/50677-nepal-earthquake-radar-satellite-view.html

[5]http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/25/mount-everest-climbers-mazur/26355255/