Mine that Bird beaten in the Belmont

Today, in the Belmont horse race, a bird one the race, but not Mine that Bird and jockey Calvin Borel. Summer Bird, riden by Kent Desormeaux, won the Belmont. Borel was trying to get his own triple crown, having won the Kentuckey Derby with Mine that Bird and the Preakness Stakes with Rachel Alexandria. But there was no happier rider than Desormeaux. Last year he won the Derby and Preakness aboard Big Brown, but lost the Belmont. In 1998 he road Real Quiet in the Belmont to try for a Triple crown, but was beaten by Victory Gallop by a nose in a photo finish. Summer Bird started with 11-1 odds, raced past Mine that Bird and got a 2 length victory over Dunkirk, and Mine that Bird ended up coming in third. Now it has been 32 years since a horse won a Triple Crown, and hopefully next year, a talented, lucky horse will win a Triple Crown!

New Constellation Program: To the Moon and Beyond!

NASA’s new Constellation program will bring humans back to the moon, and beyond. It starts with Ares I, which is scheduled to go to the moon in 2020. Ares I is a two-stage rocket configuration which is topped by the Orion crew vehicle. It is unique also because, unlike most rockets, It is reusable, like the Space Shuttle. It is also supposed to take crew to the International Space Station (ISS) no later than 2014. It hopefully may also be the craft that will take us to Mars.
Ares V is another rocket in the Constellation Program. It is a cargo vehicle, a “heavy lifter”. It will handle the delivery of everything from the lunar landing craft and materials for establishing a moon base, to supplies such as food water, and other necessities for human life beyond Earth. This first test flight of Ares V is scheduled for around 2018.
Altair is the name of the Lunar Lander to be used in the Constellation program to land humans on the moon. Altair will be able to land four humans on the moon, providing life support and a base for a week of surface exploration. It will be launched aboard the Ares V rocket into orbit, where it will rendezvous with the Orion crew vehicle.
There is much more to discover on the moon and beyond, and Constellation will help us discover them. To learn more go to www.nasa.gov and go to ’Moon and Mars. Who knows what’s out there in space?

5 Ways to Waste Your Time When you have nothing else to do

I have created a list of pages to just waste your time:

1. SharkBreak: Relax and take a SharkBreak!

2. Pop Virtual Bubble Wrap: Waste away your time popping virtual bubble wrap!

3.Tranquilize Sheep Game : Harder than it sounds. Test your reflexes!

4.Stare at some awesome illusions: I did the distort your vision one and my hand seemed to double in size!

5. Paint a Virtual Picture: Just splatter the paint and express yourself without having to clean up the mess!

Enjoy messing around on the internet!