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"There were 3 sisters, and, a man might ride for days and never set eyes upon such maidens. Marie, tall and grave, and Blanche, petite and gay, and the dark Agnes, eyes that went through you like a waxed arrow. I stayed there as long as four days, and was betrothed to them all; for it seemed shame to set one above her sisters, and might make ill blood in the family. Yet, for all my care, things were not merry in the house, and I thought it well to come away."
Well, it would not be right to compare one of my hobbies (learning about the universe) to the catastrophe in Japan. Although The Planetary Society has an official letter to our Japanese members and we have a response back from the chapter in Japan [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].
There usually is not much media coverage of the space program unless there are pretty pictures to show on the news. Though the Messenger probe has flown by Mercury 3 times and generated some great pix like
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It still hasn't made it to the news. We will see what happens when we go into orbit (assuming no problems) in a few days.
"There were 3 sisters, and, a man might ride for days and never set eyes upon such maidens. Marie, tall and grave, and Blanche, petite and gay, and the dark Agnes, eyes that went through you like a waxed arrow. I stayed there as long as four days, and was betrothed to them all; for it seemed shame to set one above her sisters, and might make ill blood in the family. Yet, for all my care, things were not merry in the house, and I thought it well to come away."