Summer Heat’s Effects

The German psychiatrist Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg currently conducts the Hothead Project. This is a research project on the effects of summer heat. Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg already reported some results. On hot days happen more mayhem, in sports more fouls, in traffic more honking and more accidents, and in social media more hateful comments. Even batrachians, fish, and […]

Latvia

Latvia is asteroid #1284 and also known as 1933 OP. Latvia measures thirty-seven kilometers in diameter and is of the rare type T in the Tholen classification or type L in the SMASS II classification. Latvia’s orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 2.64 Astronomical Units, an eccentricity of 0.17, a period of revolution […]

European Forest Fires this Year

While there are clear causes of forest fires in Europe, which have nothing to do with climate change, recent developments made the situation worse. France, Italy, and Spain do all have Kamov Ka-32 helicopters, that are very effective in extinguishing forest fires. Yet no spare parts or maintenance for these great Ka-32 helicopters are available […]

MANIAC

MANIAC is asteroid #228029 and also known as 2008 GN. MANIAC measures 1.4 km in diameter. MANIAC’s orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 2.47 Astronomical Units, an eccentricity of 0.24, a period of revolution of 1’414days, and an inclination of 0.3 degrees. MANIAC was discovered by the Spanish amateur astronomer Juan Lacruz at […]

Not a Real Army (Part 10)

The critique by Martin Armstrong regarding coerced servitude of Danes and Germans in their respective armed forces is substantiated. Yet while Danes probably will be send to Greenland for defending Arctic resources, the situation in Germany is misunderstood. Conscientious objection has since the first days of the Bundeswehr always been possible. Conscientious objectors went into […]

Marmara

Marmara is asteroid #1174 and also known as 1930 UC. Marmara measures seventeen kilometers in diameter. Marmara despite being a boring S-type asteroid instead of a K-type asteroid is counted to the Hirayama-family Eos. Marmara’s orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 3.02 Astronomical Units, an eccentricity of 0.11, a period of revolution of […]

Why Muammar Gaddafi Had Female Bodyguards

Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi was a Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya as a dictator from 1969 until his overthrow by Libyan rebel forces in 2011 during the First Libyan Civil War. He lived from 1942 until 2011. He from the early 1980s on surrounded himself with an all-female […]

Naruto

Naruto is asteroid #94356 and also known as 2001 QE178. Naruto measures 2.1 km in diameter. Naruto’s orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 2.26 Astronomical Units, an eccentricity of 0.14, a period of revolution of 1’238 days, and an inclination of 5.9 degrees. Naruto was discovered by the observatory staff member  Nakamura Akimasa […]

German School Karate

After getting the little piece of information that I could perhaps work as a science teacher, I collected more information. The curriculum for schools in Germany did significantly evolve since my time as a student. And even to the better! Learning facts and getting indoctrinated got replaced by getting educated to form an own opinion […]

Oishi

Oishi is asteroid #3379 and also known as 1931 TJ1. Oishi measures thirteen kilometers in diameter and belongs to the Nysa/ Polana asteroid-complex. Oishi’s orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 2.36 Astronomical Units, an eccentricity of 0.13, a period of revolution of 1’320 days, and an inclination of 2.9 degrees. Oishi was discovered […]