Month: March 2008

Oysters are known for two things. One is being a delicious mollusk for many whether they eat it as raw sea food or if they have it cooked and then eat it. And the other thing they are known for is producing pearls. These are round balls that are jewels and that are very unique. Can only be found in the mouth of an oyster. It is beautiful and Gulf oysters probably make some of the best looking and best feeling pearls around. Many people, especially women, wear these oyster produced pearls around their necks as necklaces or around their wrist as bracelets and then at the end they end up eating the oyster’s inside because they like the producer of their pearls as a food source.

But what if these oysters produced coals or even diamond, would you still eat these things? You can go to BeOysterAware.com for more information on how eating oysters can affect you negatively and what you can do in order to remain healthy by eating oysters. One tip from me is to always cook those things because there can be a lot of harmful bacteria you can’t see with your eyes. Stay save with oysters and their jewels.

Did you hear about the Dark Sky Festival taking place in Florida in under a month? If not you should really check out what they are doing and what they say about light pollution. Light Pollution is not like the carbon dioxide pollution you see about on television and how it is affecting our global climate causing global warming. This really doesn’t do much harm except take away the beauty of the night sky. I love astronomy and anything related to astronomy. When I get the chance I look up at the sky wondering about the stars and the planets and I can actually spot a few planets here in New York City without a telescope. But it is hard with all the light pollution blocking the night sky with its own lights and other luminous objects such as airplanes. And this is exactly what the dark sky festival will let you feel and experience.

On April 5th, 2008 starting at around 7 PM in Florida, the 5th Annual Dark Sky Festival at Harmony will take place and this is the place to be if you always wanted to see what the sky would look like without all the light pollution. If it was 200 years ago, festivals like this in the United States would not be necessary since you would get a good glimpse of the night sky just by looking up. But times have changed and if you want to get an idea, show up at the Dark Sky Festival on April 5th.

Get Ready! This Year’s Dark Sky Festival is Out-of-this-World

HARMONY, FL – March 15, 2008 – The 5th Annual Dark Sky Festival at Harmony will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2008. Sponsored by the Harmony Institute, the Kissimmee Convention and Visitors Bureau, several astronomy clubs, the Osceola News Gazette and Florida Travel & Life Magazine, the event will kick off at 7pm in Harmony’s Town Square.

“The Dark Sky Festival is intended to celebrate and promote the benefits of a night-sky free from the effects of excessive artificial lighting,” said Greg Golgowski, Harmony’s Conservation Director and a key member of the Dark Sky Festival Planning Committee. “Poor outdoor lighting not only washes out the splendor of the heavens, but also reduces visibility at night, wastes energy, and disturbs wildlife.”

As with the past four Dark Sky Festivals, attendees will be able to enjoy viewing the night skies through a variety of telescopes. There also be lots of music and food, numerous specialty booths, an educational zone with presentations from astronomers and other scientists, nocturnal creatures, a Cosmic Kids Zone and so much more.”

Local favorite, the Silver Clouds Orchestra, will start the entertainment portion of the evening at 7:00pm. This will be followed by a free concert by legendary recording artists, Rare Earth.

Rare Earth will take to Harmony’s outdoor amphitheatre stage at 8:00pm for a live concert chock full of their greatest hits including “Get Ready” and “I Just Want to Celebrate.”

“We are ecstatic to have Rare Earth performing at this year’s Festival,” said Shad Tome, president of Harmony Development Group. “We are encouraging everyone to wear comfortable shoes because Rare Earth is known for getting the whole audience up and dancing.”

The festival will be emceed by Magic 107.7’s afternoon drive on-air personality and program director Ken Payne.

The Festival is open to the general public. Over 3,500 people are expected to attend the event this year. The event will conclude around 11:00pm.

This date was selected because it falls on the heels of National Dark Sky week (March 29 – April 4); where people in the United States are encouraged to turn out their unnecessary outdoor lights in order to temporarily reduce light pollution.

For more information, please visit www.DarkSkyFestival.com or call 407-891-8358.

Yesterday evening, I went out and bought myself a new Parakeet on top of the two that I already have from before. This new one is a green and black with partly yellow feathers, very pretty. It is roughly under three months of age so I cannot tell the gender yet until the color of the nose turns color.
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