Interesting Web Sites
(Entertainment/Astronomy & Science/General/Educational/RNLI)
The Prisoner 'WE WANT INFORMATION'.
Patrick McGoohans' cryptic 60s' production raising crucial questions on society and the survival of individuals. 'I am not a number I am a free man!'. As valid today as it ever was. Warning:-These programmes will influence your way of thinking, your personal growth, your way of looking at people and the community.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Sheffield Weather The weather outside my house today (sometimes accurate).
Latest amazingly detailed pictures from the NASA Spacecraft orbiting Mars.
A NASA mission to asteroid 'Eros'. First spacecraft to orbit an asteroid,
returning science data to answer fundamental questions about the origin
and composition of asteroids, comets, and our solar system. Launched on
17th February 1996, NEAR achieved a successful orbit around asteroid
'Eros' on 14th February 2000 .
Close up views of the several alien worlds that orbit Jupiter from another
highly successful NASA space mission.
The Mir Space Station floats above us (390 Km, at an inclination of 51.6
degrees), having completed-to-date over 82,150 trips around the Earth. In
its fourteen years in orbit, cosmonauts and astronauts from dozens of
nations have lived on the station and performed experiments of historical
significance. Where
is the Mir Space Station?.
Latest news and countdowns for American Space Shuttle missions and ongoing
construction of the International Space Station.
STARDUST is a space mission that will fly close to a comet and, for the
first time ever, bring cometary material back to Earth for analysis by
scientists worldwide. Launched on 7th February 1999 it encounters Comet
Wild 2 in January of 2004 (returning to Earth by 2006). Another mission
(along with Cassini) that allowed me to send my
signature
on a microchip into space.
Cassini
Probe to Planet Saturn An exciting ongoing mission to the ringed
planet, Saturn. Launched on 15th October 1997 the last of NASAs' large
space probes will arrive at its target on 1st July 2004. The Huygens probe
(an ESA mission attached to Cassini) will probe the large enigmatic moon
Titan.
Celebrating over 40 unbroken years of broadcasting to the UK, Dr. Patrick
Moore continues to inform and inspire all generations.
Braeside Observatory One mans' mission to boldly look where no-one
has looked before........A perfect example for amateur (and professional)
astronomers. I'd like to have a set up like this one day.
Big Bear Solar Observatory Latest research on the nearest star - our
own Sun.
A well
planned and coordinated scientific experiment that harnesses the power of
hundreds of thousands of Internet-connected computers in the Search for
Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). You can participate by running a
free program that downloads and analyses radio telescope data. There is a
small but captivating possibility that your computer will detect the faint
murmur of a civilization beyond Earth.
Phoenix
Flying School Phoenix Flying School has been in operation for over
six years and prides itself on offering a friendly relaxed atmosphere for
anyone interested in learning to fly. Their six instructors are all
commercial pilots who are currently training 150 students, with
approximately 40 becoming fully qualified pilots each year. Several
students have progressed to gain their Professional Flying Licence and a
career with the airlines.
This flying school will teach you to be the best kind of pilot - an 'old' pilot.
BBC
News One of the best news services around.
BBC Radio 4 Occasionally bland, but still top notch.
Latest weekly news from the Isle of Barra, Western Isles, Scotland.
The Kerr Clan Here's tae us. Wha's like us?. Damn few! (an' they're
a' deid).
Royal Observer Corps A frank description of part of the UK's Civil
Defence (now demobilised) in which I served as a volunteer 'cold warrior'
from 1978 to 1982 . If you think this is (or rather was) a bit esoteric
then check out
The Public
Records Office for recently released UK Government files relating to
Soviet nuclear targeting of the UK.
CNN News (useful at times).
The Open University "Everyone has a degree in them somewhere".
I'm currently reading for a Diploma leading to an honours degree in
Information Technology.
Civil
and Structural Engineering at the University of Sheffield My old
faculty where I received my first (Civil and Structural Engineering)
degree.
Ammunition against 'Creationists' Just one of many texts useful in
debating the subjective ignorance and barbarism of religious
fundamentalists. I love it when the Jehovahs Witnesses' come banging on my
door!. ;-).
"Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven." — William Shakespeare
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