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weareparamore: Still Into You-Paramore live in SXSW FULL sorry...

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:45:21 -0400

Still Into You-Paramore live in SXSW FULL

sorry about the sound quality

ikenbot: Perihelion and Aphelion The closest point to the Sun...

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:20:10 -0400

Perihelion and Aphelion

The closest point to the Sun in a planet’s orbit is called Perihelion. The furthest point is called Aphelion. The planet moves fastest at perihelion and slowest at aphelion.

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Planets in our Solar System orbit the Sun. The orbits of some planets are almost perfect circles, but others are not. Some orbits are shaped more like ovals, or “stretched out” circles.

Scientists call these oval shapes “ellipses”. If a planet’s orbit is a circle, the Sun is at the center of that circle. If, instead, the orbit is an ellipse, the Sun is at a point called the “focus” of the ellipse, which is not quite the same as the center.

Since the Sun is not at the center of an elliptical orbit, the planet moves closer towards and further away from the Sun as it orbits. The place where the planet is closest to the Sun is called perihelion.

When the planet is furthest away from the Sun, it is at aphelion. The words “aphelion” and “perihelion” come from the Greek language. In Greek, “helios” mean Sun, “peri” means near, and “apo” means away from.

It’s funny ; By putting up walls, you think you’re protecting...

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:39:07 -0500

It’s funny ; By putting up walls, you think you’re protecting yourself, but you get to live less. You’re depriving yourself of so much if you’re trying to be too aware of what you’re putting out there. If you feel someone breaking those walls down, let them. Those are the people that you need to find in life, rather than people that you’re just comfortable with.”