Question:
I have been dating a wonderful man for two years. We are both very serious and
involved with our relationship and have spoken about marriage favorable.
However, today’s view of marriage seems to teach that marriage is based on your
happiness and can be temporary. I’m worried that I’m not prepared for how God
wants me to view marriage. What does the Bible say about
marriage?
Answer:
Before we dig into several aspects of marriage, it’s important to start with
the Biblical definition of marriage. Marriage was instituted by God in the
Garden of Eden at the time of man’s creation as a union between man and woman (Genesis 2:18-24).
Facts the Bible Tells Us about Marriage:
Marriage is an indissoluble relationship
except on the highest grounds (Matthew 19:9).
In summary, we can see that marriage is an intimate and complementing union between a man and a woman in which the two become one physically, in the whole of life. The purpose of marriage is to reflect the relationship of the Godhead and to serve him. Although the fall has marred the divine purpose and function of marriage, this definition reflects the God-ordained ideal for marriage from the beginning. To read more on the Biblical definition of marriage, read our comprehensive, in-depth commentary at:
Biblical Marriage as a Witness and Example
“By this shall all men
know that you are my disciples if you have love one for another”(John 13:35).
Marriage is a significant institution by which a lost world can see
Christianity in action. Marriage is the most intimate of human relationships in
which husbands and wives learn to model Christ’s love. Marriage is the 18-year
training ground for children so that they can also love “one another.” Marriage
provides a unique opportunity to reflect Him as a couple. Marriage provides a
platform for accomplishing God’s intentions for mankind.
Read more at: A Biblical Perspective of Marriage
How is the Bible’s view of marriage different than
what the world says?
Lie 1: “If you’re not compatible, you may
have married the wrong person.”
God’s truth says that
marriage is a covenant relationship. Once you choose to marry, it’s no longer
up for debate as to whether your spouse is the “right one.” Marriage makes them
the right one, for it’s a commitment before God. It’s never to be based on
shifting feelings, but a choice every day to love the spouse you’ve chosen to
marry. In a world that often prefers to “trade in for an updated version,” this
truth doesn’t make sense. But according to God’s Word it’s very clear.
“Therefore what
God has joined together, let no one separate.” (Mark 10:9)
Lie 2: “If you’re not happy, don’t stay in an
unhappy situation. You deserve more.”
For many of us,
marriage can tend to bring our selfishness out like nothing else. We want our
way. We insist on our rights. We want our spouse to make us happy, and right
now! In the midst of demands, we’ll never be free to truly love and serve one
another. Our focus will tend to be one-sided – our side – and what we want. Yet
God’s goal for marriage was not just to “make us happy.” The truest picture of
marriage is that it symbolizes the love of Christ for us. And His desire
for us all is that we be made more into the image of Himself.
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Aren’t breasts just the best? They offer women an entirely separate erogenous zone for enjoyment. And there are plenty of things your partner can do to your breasts during sex to make it even better. These tips are easy enough to make anyone a breast expert in no time.
Although they can involve a lot of work, breasts also give women the opportunity to experience all kinds of pleasure — and possibly even a different type of orgasm altogether. As long as you know what you like, then you and your partner can enjoy all kinds of erotic fun well above the waistline. It almost makes up for needing to buy expensive bras so often. Almost.
And if you aren’t sure about what you like yet, then now is the best time to experiment. Maybe you like a good bit of pressure, or maybe your body responds best to the lightest touch. Whatever the case, you and your partner can enjoy the process of learning all about your likes and dislikes together. Seriously: this kind of experimentation is half the fun. Whether you’re still kind of new to nipple play, or you’re an old pro at this kind of titular pleasure, some of these tips are sure to please.
1. They Can Scissor Them
Not that kind of scissoring. Take a cue from Cosmopolitan and have your partner make a V-shape with his hand and scissor around your nipples. It will provide you with a totally new kind of sensation.
2. They Can Kiss Them
Sometimes a little anticipation is the best feeling of all. As noted in Men’s Health, if your partner kisses your breasts, but ignores the nipples for a few minutes, the teasing might just be enough to drive you wild. At the very least, it makes for a fun bit of foreplay.
3. They Can Back It Up
There are plenty of ways to appreciate the beauty of boobs. For a touch-but-don’t-look approach, your partner can embrace you from behind and cup your breasts, sight unseen, as noted on The Health Site. The tiny bit of sensory deprivation will be hot for everyone.
4. They Can Top Them With Whipped Cream
What’s the only way to make a treat even better? As noted in Psychology Today, topping your breasts with whipped cream, and then letting your partner lick it off, can make for some fantastic, erotic play. Because the only thing better than regular dessert is a sexy dessert.
5. They Can Use The Lightest Touch
Hey, sometimes less really is more. According to Your Tango, if your partner skims the skin along your chest and breasts very lightly, then you will probably love the light sensations. This just might become your new favorite move.
6. They Can Go For The ‘O’
Yes, it looks like nipple orgasms just might be a thing. According to Huffington Post, some women have reported experiencing breast orgasmstriggered by nipple stimulation. You and your partner can experiment with a variety of touches to see if you too can feel this sensation. If nothing else, you will probably have a lot of fun along the way.
7. They Can Use A Little Teeth
If you’re into it, a little teeth can make your nipple play even more interesting. But take a cue from The Frisky and instruct your partner on just how to nibble on them. You don’t want the fun times to turn painful.
8. They Can Use A Vibe
There are a million different ways to keep breast play interesting. To switch things up a bit, have your partner use a vibe on your nips, as suggested in Bad Girls Bible. You just might find a great new use for your favorite toy.
9. They Can Breathe
This is a fun tip. According to Cosmopolitan, many women enjoy it when their breasts are blown on lightly. Ask your partner for a little breath play the next time you’re together.
Your weekends are precious — you’ll want to make the most of them. You’ve probably worked all week with one target in mind — getting to the weekend and then doing something useful with it! Yet often when you actually reach the weekend, it tends to fizzle out and not quite live up to your expectations. These tips should help with making plans and sticking to them, as you’re most likely in need of motivation.
1 Make Plans
Decide during the week exactly what it is you’re aiming to do at the weekend. Jot everything down so you know what your weekend plan is well in advance. This doesn’t mean you can’t allow for a bit of spontaneity here and there, of course, but in the main you should know what it is you want to get out of your weekend. If you don’t have any plans, you will very often end up doing nothing!
2 Meet Up With Your Friends
We nearly always have the best time with our friends, yet sometimes we put off making that phone call to arrange something because we can’t be bothered. If you make the effort, though, you know it will be worthwhile! And if you’re short of ideas of what to do with your weekend, it’s likely that once you all get together you will be able to come up with a plan.
3 Get Outdoors
Admittedly the weather is not always on our side — but if you’re prepared for whatever the elements might throw at you, then you shouldn’t be too concerned about getting out into the fresh air. Simply get outdoors and go for a walk, run, hike, cycle — or anything else you can think of! It’s amazing how getting a bit of exercise and fresh air will leave you energized — and if you share the experience with others, then that’s an added bonus.
4 Avoid Drinking Too Much Alcohol
There’s no denying that most of us enjoy a drink, and the temptation when we reach Friday night is often to have a few too many. However, the next day you’ll probably feel a bit off-color and spend most of the day in bed or nursing the hangover — and so the day will pass without you having done anything. Our advice is therefore to take it easy when you’re drinking. A little alcohol can help you to relax at the weekend — but don’t let it rule your time off!
5 Allot Some ‘You’ Time
Rushing around and filling your time with all sorts of activities can be great fun, but will also be tiring. You may even feel at some point as though you’ve overdone it — and being constantly surrounded by activity and people can certainly take its toll on you, both mentally and physically. So, try to set some time aside for yourself, when you can indulge yourself in a book, listen to some music, or just chill out.
6 Allow Yourself Some Catch-Up Time
Weekends are about having fun, but can also be a good time to catch up on those things that have been niggling away at you for some time. Make use of your weekend by fitting some of these activities in — whether they are DIY jobs that you’ve been putting off, or financial issues that you need to sort out. Actually getting down to it will make you feel a lot better, as you’ll feel as though you’ve achieved something during your weekend.
7 Put Some Things Off
There are some things that can be done at any time — not just at the weekend. If you arrange your time in the week sufficiently well — for example by doing some small jobs during your lunchtimes — then that should leave plenty of time at the weekend to do the things you really want to do. Doing a bit of a job every day or night of the week can prevent you having to do it during your precious weekend!
8 Avoid Routine
Our lives sometimes get in a rut, and we do the same old things week-in, week-out. Often this is because our jobs force us into these routines — but at the weekend, you will have time to break them. Jolt yourself into a whole new weekend frame of mind by trying something different, taking up invitations, and avoiding the thoughts of what you usually do on a Saturday or Sunday.
9 Find A New Hobby
Getting a new hobby can help you fulfill some of the other tips mentioned here. If you join a club, it’s likely you’ll have set plans most weekends and will have new friends to meet — plus your activity could well be outdoors. It will also help to break up a dull routine, and will give you something to look forward to. Alternatively, your new hobby could be something that you enjoy doing by yourself, and could be the ‘time out’ that you need in your weekend.
10 Get Sporty!
Admittedly, not everyone will be able to carry their legs around a football field for 90 minutes on a Sunday morning, but if you can do a little physical activity, you will feel great and get good health benefits. Alternatively, you could get outdoors and watch some sport first-hand, rather than watching it on TV. The weekend is when most sporting activity takes place — so why not get out of the house and see a game of football, rugby, basketball or another sport? It may even inspire you to start playing the sport yourself!
Abavubuka Young Mulo ne Mukiga nga batuga owa Boda Boda
Okutta aba Boda BODA,enfo gyebazitemera sipeeya,kiki ekirina okukolebwa?
Bya Ronald Kisekka
Omulimu gwa Boda Boda gwegumu ku egyo abantu n’addala abavubuka gyebasinze okwettanira ensangi zino.Wabula kati gujjudde vvulugu atagambika era oli bw’omugamba okuguyingira ayinza okukutunuulira ekyamuli,ensonga eri nti gususseemu nnyo ababbi naddala abakubi b’obutayimbwa,obukuusa,okubinika emisolo egiyitiridde awamu n’ensonga endala nnyingi.
Enfo Boda gyezituukira
Akram Kasozi ng’ono y’akulira eby’obutebenkevu mu kibiina kya Boda Boda Industry,yategeezezza nti ssi mumativu n’engeri gov’t gy’ekuttemu ensonga zino “Gavumenti terina ky’esobola kulemererwa,abatta aba Boda Boda ebamanyi bulungi..”.Ekiseera kituuse wateekebwewo ekibinja nga ekya Munnamagye Elly Kayanja ekya ‘Wembley’ kikole ku babbi ba Boda Boda kibakukunuleyo awamu n’okubakuba kibooko.
Kasozi yamenyeeyo enfo okuli Ndeeba,Katwe,Bwaise ne Nalukolongo nga ebisinga okutinda sipeeya wa Boda Boda omubbe.
NDEEBA ky’ekimu ku bifo ebisinga okutunda sipeeya w’ebidduka nga kw’otadde n’eza Boda Boda,musangibwamu ne Garagi ez’enjawulo era nga Poliisi ebiseera ebisinga bw’eba ekola ebikwekweto ekitundu kino tekiyisaako maaso.Okusinziira Ku Kasozi,abantu bangi bettanira nnyo Sipeeya okuva mu bifo ebyo olw’ensonga nti bibeera bya ddondolo era nga bya Layisi.
Mu Ndeeba era ky’ekifo ky’ekimu mwe baakukunudde John Bosco Mugisha ateeberezebwa okutta omuvuzi wa Boda Boda e Mmengo,Kakeeka.
KATWE; Kino abangi baakikazaako kibuga kya Baddugavu olw’ensonga nti abantu b’eno mu kufumba omutwe tebatudde.Bw’oyita mu kitundu kino n’addala okuliraana Muganzirwazza Plaza,osangawo Piki Piki eza buli kika n’ezedda nga zi mmeeti,bano bazitimba ku mabbali g’ekkubo ng’obutiko olwo omuyise ne yeebuuza nti oba baziggyawa? Kino ky’ekimu ku bifo awasinga okutuukira Piki Piki enkadde eziriko bannyinizo abazitunda era nga ne ba Bbulooka baazo bangi nnyo.
Bano engeri gyebali abagezigezi,nnamba za Yingini bamanyi n’okuzikyusa nga bw’ogenda okugikebera osangako ndala
Nalukolongo : Ng’oggyeko Ndeeba ne Katwe,kino ky’ekimu ku bitundu ebisinga okutundibwamu zi Boda enzibe,kino nakyo kirimu abaziyiwa sipeeya ne bamutunda.
BANOKODDEYO ABANENE
Ibrahim Ssemujju nga y’omu ku bakulira ekibiina omwegattira aba Boda Boda KAMBA yayogedde kaati nti ekiwayi kya Abdalla Kitatta ekyakateebwa okuva ku mere e Luzira nti oba oli awo kirinamu omukono “Abasajja ba Kitatta lwaki bwebaali mu kkomera obuzzi bw’emisango mu Boda Boda bwali bukendedde,naye kati bukudde enkundi..” Yategeezezza nti n’ebitongole by’obyokwerinda okuli Poliisi ekikulirwa Martin Okoth Ochola n’omumyuka we Ssabiti Muzeeyi,ISO ekukulirwa Kaka Bagyenda ne UPDF ekulirwa Gen.Muhoozi nti bino bikola bampaane nga buli kimu kikola kusanyusa mukama waabwe Pulezidenti Museveni.
Gyesinga okuttira aba Boda Boda.
Bino byebimu ku bitundu ebisinga okubeera eby’obulabe eri aba Boda Boda ; Makindye mu Kizungu,eno olwokuba enju zaayo za bikomera atye ng’obudde we buziba wabeera wakutte enzikiza nga ne bw’okuba enduulu teba akutaasa,Mmengo Balintuma,ppanya mungi nnyo mu kitundu kino nga kino kiwa abazigu ba Boda Boda omwagaanya okuzibba.
Kiki ekirina Okukolebwa?
Ssemujjua agamba nti ky’ekiseera aba Boda Boda beebereremu nga beewala okuva mu matumbi budde awamu n’obutatikka musaabaze asukka mu omu,agamba nti n’abakyala abayimirira ku makubo nga balungi nnhyo ebitagambika oluusi babeera babbi nga beetaaga okwegendereza.N’obuuma bu kalondoozi (GPS) Ssemujju agamba nti bwebumu ku bujja okutaasaako kukumalawo okuttibwa kw’Aba Boda Boda.
Eby’okulonda babikubyemu ebituli.
Ng’ekitongole kya KCCA kiri mu kubaga etteeka erinaateekawo okulond aobukulembeze bwa Boda Boda,abasing ku bavuzi babikubyemu ebituli nga bagamba nti buli mukulembeze alina obuwayi obw’enjawulo bw’awagira nga n’olwekyo era akalulu tekajja kubeera kaamazima na bwenkanya.
BODA YANGE BAAGIBBA – KANANURA
Deus Kannura ng’ono yali akulira Boda Boda mu divizoni y’e Kawempe agamba nti talyerabira lunaku lwe baamubba Boda Boda ye. “Nagula Bod Boda yange nga ngisuubiramu okujjangamu amatga g’abaana naye kyanzigwako bwe nnagiwa omuvuzi eyali aginvugira bwe baagimubbako e Kisasi okuliraana Mama FM.Abasajja 2 baamugamba nti abatwaleko e Kisasi awo nga ku ssaawa bbiri ez’ekiro,bwe baatuuka ku ,Mama fm ne bamukuba omuggo ku mugongo olwo ne bakuuliita ne Boda Boda ne beeryawo. Wabula Deus agamba nti ekyamuyamba owa Boda we tebaamutta.
The Silver Ferns have done it! They have shocked Australia to win the World Cup! What a superb game, it swung this way and that and it was the New Zealanders who kept their nerve to defeat the old enemy by just one point.6:06pm
59.30 mins: AUS 51 NZ 52
Aussies have got one back but with just a few seconds remaining the Kiwis just have to hold onto it…6:06pm
59 mins: AUS 50 NZ 52
Bradley is cautioned. Whistle. Ekenasio has a chance to slot it home. How are your nerves? Ice cool! Well done. The lead is restored to two goals6:05pm
58 mins: AUS 50 NZ 51
Trailing by just two, the Aussies have the ball. And they score! 6:03pm
57 mins: AUS 48 NZ 51
Kiwis defence pinches it! They go up the other end and score.6:02pm
But the Aussies will not go away. The sides trade goals. Until a poor pass from the Aussie wing attack invites an interception. Lucky for the Diamonds the ball goes out.5:59pm
53 mins: AUS 45 NZ 47
Ekenasio and Folau working well together now, interchanging with a telepathic understanding. The front two settling things for the Kiwis.
Heroic work at the back from Casey Kopua with an interception, that’s what the Kiwis needed to lift them and they go up the other end and score.5:56pm
50 mins: AUS 42 NZ 44
A foul gives Ekenasio a chance to settle the nerves.
And now a bit of brilliance from Ekenasio as she misses a shot and gathers her own rebound from behind the post! 5:54pm
49 mins: AUS 42 NZ 43
Kiwis need to stop the rot because Australia look more powerful, more confident, more assured at the moment. Crisp in attack and firm in defence. They have cut the lead to just one.5:52pm
46 mins: AUS 38 NZ 41
Aussies score, Kiwis make an error and Tippett makes sure with the netball equivalent of an 18-inch putt.5:50pm
What can Coach Alexander
say to the Diamonds in the huddle? They face the biggest 15 minutes of their sporting lives right now.5:48pm
End of third quarter: AUS 37 NZ 41
The Kiwis touched a seven-goal lead but have been pegged back to four ahead. The Aussies will feel they landed a psychological blow in the last few minutes of that quarter.
If you’re of a Silver Fern persuasion, though, you’d be emphasising that the lead was three at the half and has grown to four now….5:46pm
43 mins: AUS 37 NZ 41
The BBC commentators are saying that only one of the Aussies on court – Basssett – has experience of playing in a World Cup Final. Seeing that the Diamonds are a fixture in the final, that seems a curious deployment of the experienced players available?
The intro of April Brandley on at WD for Jamie-Lee Price seems to ignite the Diamonds, they reel off a run of scores.5:41pm
39 mins: AUS 30 NZ 36
Bassett has only been shooting at 82%, albeit that she makes a simple one here. Can Australia get back into this? Coach will be reflecting that the subbing on of Tippett has not worked,5:38pm
37 mins: AUS 27 NZ 34
Tippett losing the temper a bit! She’s been cautioned. But now the Kiwis give it away – only for the Aussies to lose it in turn. Ekenasio has a huge, pressure shot, and she gets it. Are the Kiwis going to upset the odds here?5:36pm
35 mins: AUS 26 NZ 31
These Aussies are under pressure- and they are not used to handling it! Tippett leans on the post for a sloppy foul and the Diamonds need to find a way of overturning a FIVE goal deficit.5:33pm
31 mins: AUS 26 NZ 28
Tippett, on as a sub, tries a wild shot and misses.Sarah Klau, also a sub, has had a caution for running her mouth at the ref.
But she settles her nerves shortly after with a goal.5:32pm
Aussies give it away cheaply, and despite Steph Wood putting in a bodycheck, the Kiwis manage to shoot and score. And they have it again. And they have scored again! The Kiwis coming with a strong finish here.5:16pm
26 mins: AUS 22 NZ 22
And now a calm, classy Steph Wood levels the scores.5:15pm
25 mins: AUS 20 NZ 21
A shocking miss from no distance by the Aussies! But they fight like tigers to win it back and they prevent the Kiwis from capitalising.5:13pm
22 mins: AUS 18 NZ 19
High scoring, high quality affair now. Both sides moving the ball quick and true, 5:08pm
19 mins: AUS 13 NZ 13
Folau shoots, rim shot, but her mate Ameliaranne Ekenasio gets her out of jail with a good rebound. The Aussies level it up, efficiently.5:07pm
17 mins: AUS 11 NZ 12
Can Folau settle? THis might help! Nice shot here, and that puts the Kiwis ahead for the first time.5:01pm
End of Q1: 14 mins: AUS 10 NZ 10
Brilliant finish from New Zealand! Ekenasio drains an excellent shot and then as the Aussies look to beat the buzzer, some heroic defending from Watson denies the Bassett from the restart. We’re going in at 10-10!4:59pm
14 mins: AUS 10 NZ 8
Caitlin Bassett leaps full length, and it is some length, but cannot get onto a long pass. Neither side playing very controlled, it’s a bit wild and there are mistakes all over the court right now.4:57pm
10 mins: AUS 9 NZ 8
“She’ll eat that up all day for breakfast,” says the commentator. Mmmm. All day breakfast.4:54pm
7 mins: AUS 7 NZ 4
Gap is starting to open up and it looks to me that New Zealand have a problem, either because of or manifested in the performance of Folau, who seems nervy and is making too many errors, meaning that they cannot bank on scoring from fairly routine situations. Shame, because she has had a strong tournament. 4:48pm
4 mins: AUS 3 NZ 3
Folau taking on some ambitious shots and she has missed a couple already. But Ekenasio makes sure and the Silver Ferns are on terms with the favourites.4:47pm
3 mins: AUS 3 NZ 2
Folau makes a mistake but Langman’s inteception saves her bacon.4:46pm
1 mins: AUS 1 NZ 0
Aussies have first use of the ball and the first goal as well. Ameliaranne Ekenasio is fouled, and now levels it up for NZ.4:45pm
Australia
Australia: GS Caitlin Bassett, GA Steph Wood, WA Kelsey Browne, C Liz Watson, WD Jamie-Lee Price, GD Jo Weston, GK Courtney Bruce.4:45pm
New Zealand
New Zealand: GS Maria Folau, GA Ameliaranne Ekenasio, WA Gina Crampton, C Laura Langman, WD Katrina Rore, GD Casey Kopua, GK Jane Watson.4:43pm
So here we are again, Australia take on New Zealand for the sixth World Cup final running and seventh time overall after yesterday’s semi-finals in Liverpool.
Australia survived a scare to edge South Africa 55-53 after resting four players including captain Caitlin Bassett. While New Zealand crushed England’s hopes with a 47-45 victory which denied Tracey Neville’s side of glory on home turf.
A year ago, New Zealand were reeling from a fourth place finish at the Commonwealth Games, now they have a chance to win the World Cup for the first time since 2003.
Australia have the edge, though, winning six of their last seven matches against the Kiwis, including Thursday’s narrow 50-49 victory in their final group game.
Squads: New Zealand: Maria Folau, Laura Langman (c), Ameliaranne Ekenasio, Gina Crampton, Bailey Mes, Casey Kopua, Jane Watson, Shannon Saunders, Karin Burger, Phoenix Karaka, Katrina Rore, Te Paea Selby-Rickett.
Australia: Caitlin Bassett (c), April Brandley, Kelsey Browne, Courtney Bruce, Paige Hadley, Sarah Klau, Jamie-Lee Price, Caitlin Thwaites, Gretel Tippett, Liz Watson, Jo Weston, Steph Wood.
Neil Armstrong,the first human being to visit the moon.
ARMSTRONG;THE FIRST MAN WHO WENT TO THE
MOON.
USA
It’s been five decades since Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked
on the moon. Here’s a look at that achievement — and what lies ahead.
Ronald Kisekka Compiles Armstrong’s History.
Even Neil Armstrong couldn’t remember exactly
what he said at that key moment in the first-ever moon landing, NASA‘s Apollo 11mission, as he stepped onto the lunar
surface. You know the line: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap
for mankind.” And you always wonder: Didn’t he mean to say,
“…for a man”?
In fairness, he did have
a lot on his mind. Even listening to the recording afterward, Armstrong still
wasn’t quite sure.
“I would hope that
history would grant me leeway for dropping the syllable and understand that it
was certainly intended, even if it wasn’t said — although it actually might
have been,” he told biographer James R. Hansen.
History has in fact
remembered Armstrong fondly. And now we’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of that moon landing.
It was July 20, 1969, when Armstrong and fellow astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrinmade cosmic history
as they became the first humans ever to stand and walk on a heavenly body not
called Earth.
It was a breathtaking
engineering and logistical achievement. Humans had only started venturing into
space less than a decade earlier — and even then, just barely outside Earth’s
atmosphere. Our experience of space, which started with Russian cosmonaut Yuri
Gagarin in April 1961, was still quite limited when Apollo 8 made a trip ’round
the moon in December 1968, the first time humans had ever broken free of
Earth’s orbit.
in less than four years,
that was it. Since Apollo 17 in December 1972, no one’s been back to the moon.
NASA spent the next several decades focusing its manned spaceflight efforts on
the space shuttle and on missions to the International Space Station.
Now there are once again
plans to put people on the moon. NASA says it expects to make a new moon
landing by 2024 through its Artemis program, both for its own sake and as a
stepping-stone toward eventual missions to Mars. Meanwhile, Amazon founder Jeff
Bezos and SpaceX founder Elon Musk also have their
eyes on lunar adventures.
As NASA and others mark
the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, here’s a look back at that
achievement — and at what lies ahead.
Real quick: How far away is the moon, anyway?
Armstrong on the moon
Armstrong was also a Pilot
Armstrong with Obama before his death in 2012.
The distance from the
Earth to the moon varies because of the moon’s elliptical orbit, from about
225,000 miles (363,000 kilometers) to 252,000 miles. By comparison, the ISS is
only about 250 miles away — that is, one one-thousandth as far as the moon.
The Apollo missions
needed roughly three days’ travel time each way — Apollo 11 got from Earth to
lunar orbit at midday on day three of its mission. (For Apollo 15, it was about
4.5 days from Earth liftoff to touchdown on the lunar surface.)
The Apollo 11 crew (left
to right): Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin.
NASA
That’s an awfully long
way to go. Why even bother?
Two words: space race.
Starting in the 1950s, the US and the Soviet Union were going at it for
bragging rights and military advantage, sending rockets, satellites, dogs and
monkeys, and eventually people, into the ether.
Then, on May 25,
1961, President John F. Kennedy made
a brash declaration: “I believe that this nation should commit itself to
achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and
returning him safely to earth. No single space project in this period will be more
exciting, or more impressive, or more important for the long-range exploration
of space; and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish.”
How did the astronauts
get there?
The lunar missions
lifted off atop a Saturn V rocket, to
date the most powerful ever.
After separation from
the Saturn rocket, the astronauts continued to the moon in the command service
module. The CSM had three parts: the command module (CM), with the classic
“space capsule” shape and containing the crew’s quarters and flight
controls; the expendable service module (SM), which provided propulsion and
support systems; and the lunar module (LM), which looked like a geometry
project with spindly legs and which took two astronauts to the lunar surface
while a third remained in the CM.
How did the Apollo 11
mission unfold? What exactly did Armstrong and Aldrin do?
First of all, they
simply proved it could be done.
The overview: Apollo 11
lifted off from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 16
and returned to Earth on July 24, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean after
traveling a total of 953,054 miles in eight days, three hours and 18 minutes.
On July 20, the LM (nickname:
Eagle) touched down in the moon’s Sea of Tranquility after a stressful final
few minutes. “There were some pretty hairy moments,” James Hansen,
Armstrong’s biographer, said in an interview. “The onboard computer was
taking them down into a site that was not quite what they wanted, and Neil had
to take over manually. They maybe had 20 or 30 seconds of fuel left when he
actually got it down.”
About four hours later,
Armstrong, 38 years old, stepped out, just before 11 p.m. ET on the 20th, a
Sunday. He was outside for about 2.5 hours, with Aldrin, 39, joining him for
about 1.5 hours. They were on the moon for 21 hours, 36 minutes (including seven
hours of sleep) total before returning to orbit to rejoin the third member of
the crew, Michael Collins, 38, who’d been waiting, watching and worrying.
Venturing no more than
300 feet from the LM and working under a 200-degree sun, Armstrong and Aldrin —
like tourists everywhere — took lots of photos and video, and gathered
souvenirs in the form of moon rocks and soil samples. They also set up a couple
of rudimentary experiments, one to measure seismic activity and another as a
target for Earth-based lasers to measure the Earth-moon distance precisely,
which returned data for 71 days. They left behind an American flag, some of the
most famous footprints in history, a coin-size silicon disc etched
in microscopic detail with messages from world leaders and a small plaque
saying “We came in peace for all mankind.”
Armstrong may have the
most famous lines from the mission, and Collins the best book (Carrying the Fire),
but Aldrin nailed the description of the moonscape: “magnificent desolation.”
Those moon rocks were a
pretty big deal, right?
That’s right. The Apollo 11 crew brought back 22
kilograms (almost 50 pounds) of lunar material, including rocks, modest core
samples and that dusty lunar soil that’s so great for making footprints. The
sample included basalt (from molten lava), breccia (fragments of older rocks)
and anorthosite (surface rock that may have been part of an ancient crust).
Those moon rocks and other
samples, from all the Apollo missions, helped scientists get a better
understanding of the moon’s origins.
Tell me they brought
some tunes with them
They did indeed. NASA
sent along a Sony TC-50 cassette player, with a mixtape of songs for the ride
up. (Apparently, the astronauts really were supposed to use it for recording
notes about what they were up to.) Aldrin’s selections included
Glen Campbell’s Galveston, Blood Sweat & Tears’ Spinning Wheel and a song
called Mother Country by folk singer John Stewart. Armstrong went in a
different direction with Dvorak’s New World Symphony and the theremin-heavy
Music Out of the Moon by Samuel Hoffman.
What did they eat?
Definitely not haute
cuisine. Sandwiches with spreads out of a tube, like ham salad, tuna salad,
chicken salad, cheddar cheese. Snacks including peanut cubes, caramel candy,
bacon bites and dried apricots, peaches and pears. Turkey dinner of a sort,
with gravy and dressing — eaten with a spoon. Drinks included water,
grapefruit-orange juice, grape punch and coffee, reconstituted, of course. In
addition, not long after landing on the moon, Aldrin took Holy Communion, with a wafer and a
small vial of wine.
What else was going on
in 1969?
It was a crazy time.
Airline hijacking was a big thing, especially to Cuba. The Vietnam War was
raging, as were protests against it. Honduras and El Salvador fought a
“soccer war.” The Stonewall Riots in New York took place in late
June. Richard Nixon had only just begun his first term as US president.
Apollo software engineer
Margaret Hamilton and the source code for the Apollo guidance computer
NASA
On the technology front,
the US would get its first ATM in
September, and the first message sent on the ARPAnet,
a precursor to the internet, would happen in late October.
For about a week as May
turned into June, John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged their “bed-in” in
Amsterdam, at which Lennon recorded Give Peace a Chance. The Beatles’ Get Back
was No. 1 for five weeks from May into June, and the Fifth Dimension’s
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In was No. 2. David Bowie released Space Oddity on July
11. The middle of August would bring the Woodstock festival.
Debuts on TV that
September and October would include Scooby-Doo, The Brady Bunch and Monty
Python’s Flying Circus.
And Turnabout Intruder, the final episode of the
original Star Trek series, aired June 3.
How many people have
been on the moon?
The Apollo missions put
a total of 12 men on the lunar surface over the course of six visits. That’s
it. Then there were the others who’ve flown that astonishing distance but never
touched down — six CM pilots on the lunar landing missions, plus the crews of
Apollo 8, 10 and 13. Three of those people made the trip twice, so the grand
total of humans who’ve been as far as the moon is 24.
Here’s who’s been on the
moon:
Apollo 11: Armstrong and
Aldrin
Apollo 12: Pete Conrad,
Alan Bean
Apollo 14: Alan Shepard,
Edgar Mitchell
Apollo 15: David Scott,
James Irwin
Apollo 16: John Young,
Charles Duke
Apollo 17: Eugene
Cernan, Harrison Schmitt
The dates of those other
missions: Apollo 12 took place in November 1969, Apollo 14 took place from late
January to early February of 1971, Apollo 15 was in July and August of 1971,
Apollo 16 happened in May 1972 and Apollo 17 — which spent three full days on
the moon — wrapped things up in December of 1972. Apollo 13, in April 1970,
had to forgo its moon landing because of a life-threatening technical problem.
What else has landed on
the moon?
We’ve put all kinds of
unmanned spacecraft on the moon, starting with the hard landing of the Soviet
Union’s Luna 2 in 1959. The US’ first spacecraft on the moon, Ranger 4, arrived
in April 1962. Both countries landed a number of other machines there during
the 1960s, including five Surveyor spacecraft from the US. Only some of them
were soft (or powered) landings.
More recently, other
countries have been getting into the game. China put the Chang’e 3 onto the
moon in 2013, making the first soft landing since Luna 24 in 1976. In January
of this year, China’s Chang’e 4 became the first spacecraft to land on the
fabled dark side of the moon.
In April, Israel sent
the Beresheet spacecraft to the moon, but with an unhappy ending — it crashed
there.
On Monday, India is
planning to launch its Chandrayaan-2 mission, which will
make the first soft landing at the lunar south pole. It’s carrying a lander, a
rover and an orbiter. The launch has been delayed several times, most recently
on July 14.
Where does President
Trump stand on missions to the moon?
NASA has been fired up
for a return to the moon at
least since December 2017, when President Donald Trump signed White House Space Policy Directive 1,
which urged a renewed focus on lunar missions. “Beginning with missions
beyond low-Earth orbit,” the directive states, “the United States
will lead the return of humans to the Moon for long-term exploration and
utilization, followed by human missions to Mars and other destinations.”
Curiously, Trump tweeted in May
that “NASA should NOT be talking about going to the Moon – We did that 50
years ago.” The tweet did go on to suggest that he still sees the moon as
part of NASA’s eventual missions to Mars.
For all of the money we are spending, NASA should NOT be
talking about going to the Moon – We did that 50 years ago. They should be
focused on the much bigger things we are doing, including Mars (of which the
Moon is a part), Defense and Science!
That came less than a
month after the Trump administration said it wanted an extra $1.6 billion added to NASA’s budget for
next year to help pave the way for humans to return to the moon in the coming
decade.
Money seems like it
could be an issue, especially as Congress grapples with the federal budget for
fiscal 2020. On July 17, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine
testified before a Senate panel about the chilling effect that
a budget freeze — a continuing resolution to keep spending at 2019’s level —
could have on plans for a return to the moon in the middle of the next decade.
“It would be devastating. What we lack right now is a lander,”
Bridenstine said. “We don’t have money in the budget right now to develop
a lander.”
So what comes next?
As things stand, the
space agency plans to send astronauts backto the surface of the moon
by 2024, in what’s now known as the Artemis program, with a whole new rocket
(the Space Launch System) and crew capsule (Orion). The program will eventually integrate
a “gateway” spacecraft that
will stay in lunar orbit while missions head down to the surface. Here’s the
timetable:
Late 2019 — First
commercial deliveries/landers to the moon
2020 — Launch of
SLS/Orion, uncrewed, in Exploration Mission-1
2022 — Crew around the
moon in Exploration Mission-2
2022 — By December,
setup of the first gateway element (the power and propulsion system) for a
one-year demo in space, aboard a private rocket
2023 — Land a rover,
with the help of the commercial space industry
2024 — Americans on the
moon (including the first woman)
2028 — Sustained
presence on moon
NASA also sees these
moon missions as preparation for eventual crewed missions to Mars, tentatively in the 2030s.
In May, NASA named some of the companies that’ll
pitch in with the Artemis effort, including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Blue
Origin and SpaceX.
Also in May, Amazon and Blue Origin chief Jeff Bezos unveiled a design for a Blue Moon lunar lander, which in addition to people could transport rovers to carry out scientific missions and shoot off small satellites.
hen Neil Armstrong became the first human to ever set foot on the moon, he instantly became one of the most famous people of the 20th century.
Armstrong will always be enshrined in history as an American hero, but he described himself as a “nerdy engineer” from Ohio. Since news broke of his death Saturday, there has naturally been an outpouring of information about the astronaut, much of it giving glimpses into the life he led before and after Apollo 11.
John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, on more than one occasion indicated he held Armstrong in high regard, no easy feat for just anyone. “To this day, he’s the one person on Earth, I’m truly, truly envious of,” Glenn said in 2003, according to the Associated Press. “When I think of Neil, I think of someone who for our country was dedicated enough to dare greatly,” Glenn said Saturday, the AP reported.
Despite all the praise Armstrong attracted in life, he seemed to never let it get to his head. When the astronaut was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2009, he reminded his audience of the uncertainty that surrounded Apollo 11 when the mission was in its infancy. TOP ARTICLES2/4Sony And Microsoft ThrowGameStop A Lifeline
“Prisoners were suggested. Soldiers could be ordered,” Armstrong said. (Check out the rest of his comments by clicking here.)
Armstrong rarely gave interviews, shunning the media for much of his life and authorizing a biography only when he was 75 years old, according to an interview he gave to “60 Minutes.” During that conversation, he also revealed he got his pilot’s license when he was just a kid — before he got his driver’s license.
Mental Floss reported that Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin left a plaque on the moon signed by the Apollo 11 crew members and U.S. President Richard Nixon. It read, “Here men from the planet Earth, First set foot upon the Moon, July 1969 A.D., We came in peace for all mankind.”
Perhaps most surprisingly, Armstrong claimed his most famous line had been misquoted. Instead of “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” he contended he said “That’s one small step for aman, one giant leap for mankind [emphasis added],” according to Mental Floss. Years after the words were uttered, an Australian computer programmer dug into NASA’s computer files and discovered the missing syllable.
In 2005, Armstrong’s barber sold clippings of his hair to a collector, Reuters reported. The collector didn’t give the hair back even though Armstrong was mad about the situation, saying it was being added to his collection of hair from Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, Napoleon, and others.
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All of Armstrong’s achievements at NASA almost didn’t happen because his astronaut application form arrived past the deadline, Mental Floss tweeted following the news of his death. Luckily for him, and Americans everywhere, one of Armstrong’s friends was able to put his application form in with the ones that had arrived on time.
WHILE addressing a rally at Aggrey Memorial School at Bunamwaya,President M7 trashed Politicians calling him a Politicain,M7 said that the MPs who were present at the venue are the ones who should be called Politicians but not him. ”My aim is to develop Uganda and Ugandans,development means constructing roads,hospitals,and providing electricity.The gov’t will spend about 263 Bn Shs on the commisioned road,Zzana- Bunnamwaya-Lweza .M7 also advised opposition Politicians such as Hon.Ssempala Kigozi Ssajjalyabeene and Matia Lwanga Bwanika to join the NRM. M7,thereafter went at Namayumba in Wakiso District.
R-L Hon.Okello Oryrm,Rev. Patrick Ssemmambo at Movit Headquarters at Zzana-Bunnamwaya (Photo by Ronald Kisekka )
MOVIT TO SUPPORT NORTHERN UGANDA.
Zzana,Bunnamwaya
By Ronald Kisekka MOVIT Products LTD,the leading producers of cosmetic products have pledged to help the people of Northern Uganda via Irene Gleeson Charity walk this Saturday. Kitenda Robert Ggoobi,the category manager, MOVIT says that since MOVIT mainly deals in Children products,it had to intervene,MOVIT will splash 30M ugx in this run. Hon.Okello Oryem,The state Minister for Foreign Affairs while addressing journalists at MOVIT headquarters in Bunamway,applauded the late Irene Gleeson as an unusual human being who gave here life to help the people of Northern Uganda even in distant places were soldiers couldn’t reach. Oryem also thanked MOVIT for the cause including building schools,libraries,helping the unprivileged in Northern Uganda. Rev.Con.Dr.Ssemambo Patrick,the PRO of Irene Gleeson Charity organisation emphasised that Irene although she died in 2013,she gave out her life to the people of Northern Uganda. He added that he is delighted for MOVIT Products LTD to join the cause including building schools,libraries and the needy. The run will take place this Saturday at Kitgum and will feature more than 10,000 people.
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SIGN LAND LORD BILL AS YOU DID ON TOGIKWATAKO – KACITABy Ronald Kisekka KAMPALA City Traders’ Association (KACITA) an umbrella body the unites Kampala traders has asked president Yoweri Museveni to sign the recently passed Landlord and Tenant’s bill by parliament.”The constitution is not like a Bible or Quran that it cannot be changed,as you did on Togikwatako,Please sign the bill…” Mr.Issa Ssekitto,Kacita Spokesperson said.Ssekitto added that there are two acts in this bill that are stinging traders and land lords,the first being payment of rent in dollars where some land lords have used the excuse of obtaining loans in dollars and thereafter want Ugandans to pay them in the same currency.Ssekitto says that the act of paying rent in dollars is unacceptable because Uganda’s Currency needs to be respected and promoted.The second issue being the need for a warning of six months before a landlord terminates the contract,they say that this has been interpreted adding that the tenant is obliged to notify the land lord that he/she will vacate the premises within 6 months.he cited that the day KACITA made presentation in parliament,its when Mansoor Matovu Yanga closed over 10 arcades in the city and that is how arrogant Land Lords can be.
The exact boundaries of the Bermuda Triangle are not universally agreed upon. Approximations of the total area range between 1,300,000 and 3,900,000 square kilometers (500,000 and 1,510,000 square miles). By all approximations, the region has a vaguely triangular shape.
The Bermuda Triangle does not appear on any world maps, and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names does not recognize the Bermuda Triangle as an official region of the Atlantic Ocean.
Although reports of unexplained occurrences in the region date to the mid-19th century, the phrase “Bermuda Triangle” didn’t come into use until 1964. The phrase first appeared in print in a 1964 pulp magazine article by Vincent Gaddis, who used the phrase to describe a triangular region “that has destroyed hundreds of ships and planes without a trace.”
Despite its reputation, the Bermuda Triangle does not have a high incidence of disappearances. Disappearances do not occur with greater frequency in the Bermuda Triangle than in any other comparable region of the Atlantic Ocean.
At least two incidents in the region involved U.S. military craft. In March 1918 the collier USS Cyclops, en route to Baltimore from Brazil, disappeared inside the Bermuda Triangle. No explanation was given for its disappearance, and no wreckage was found. Some 27 years later, a squadron of bombers (collectively known as Flight 19) under American Lieutenant Charles Carroll Taylor disappeared in the airspace above the Bermuda Triangle. As in the Cyclops incident, no explanation was given, and no wreckage was found.
Charles Berlitz popularized the legend of the Bermuda Triangle in his best-selling book The Bermuda Triangle (1974). In the book, Berlitz claimed that the fabled lost island of Atlantis was involved in the disappearances.
In 2013 the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) conducted an exhaustive study of maritime shipping lanes and determined that the Bermuda Triangle is not one of the world’s 10 most dangerous bodies of water for shipping.
The Bermuda Triangle sustains heavy daily traffic, both by sea and by air.
The Bermuda Triangle is one of the most heavily traveled shipping lanesin the world.
The agonic line sometimes passes through the Bermuda Triangle, including a period in the early 20th century. The agonic line is a place on Earth’s surface where true north and magnetic north align, and there is no need to account for magnetic declination on a compass.
The Gulf Stream—a strong ocean current known to cause sharp changes in local weather—passes through the Bermuda Triangle.
The deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean, the Milwaukee Depth, is located in the Bermuda Triangle. The Puerto Rico Trench reaches a depth of 27,493 feet (8,380 meters) at the Milwaukee Depth.
An accident at the Devil’s Triangle
WHAT IS NOT KNOWN ABOUT THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE:
The exact number of ships and airplanes that have disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle is not known. The most common estimate is about 50 ships and 20 airplanes.
The wreckage of many ships and airplanes reported missing in the region has not been recovered.
It is not known whether disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle have been the result of human error or weather phenomena.
Mary Nuba is a towering figure in Ugandan netball and it’s not just because of her height. At 6 feet 7 inches, she may be literally heads and shoulders above everyone else, but also figuratively. She was the standout player at the recently concluded FISU World University Netball Championships held in her home country and made such an impression there that she is already being compared to Peace Proscovia – a legend of sorts in Uganda.
The Ugandan team snatched the gold medal from under the nose of tournament favourites South Africa, and it was Mary Nuba who made the decisive shot that won the title. The 19-year-old can barely still believe it.
“Me helping Uganda win the title was by the grace of God,” she says with humility. “I am grateful for my team and the victory. It is a moment I will live to remember forever and ever.”
There will be many such moments to come in her netball career, being as young as she is. It is not difficult to understand her gratitude however, considering the circumstances through which she has emerged. Netball may be a very popular sport in Uganda – it is played at every level from primary school to international – but playing the sport competitively was not easy for her.
“There were a lot of challenges with my parents,” she says. “I started playing netball in 2013 but my parents did not take so well to me joining sport alongside studies. They were quite bitter about it for some time. But I did not give up and I requested them to give me a chance to prove that I can balance the two with ease. By God’s grace they said yes and since then things have gone on well with both studies and sports.”
“I believe they are the happiest parents now, seeing where I am right now,” she adds happily.
She has kept her promise to them, of continuing seriously with her academics. Studying Business Administration at the moment at Nkumba University, next on the agenda for Mary is Loughborough University in the UK. Her enthusiasm for academics is delightful.
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“It is one of my dream universities in the world,” she says of Loughborough. “I can already imagine the cool breeze in the UK and the welcoming people. I think it is going to be great to live in UK.”
Mary does admit though, that balancing two pursuits can be demanding. “I always make it a point to research and find out what I have missed when I am away for games. I also get help from my fellow students. Life is easier if you are determined to do something.”
That determination will also hold her in good stead as she has grand plans for her netball career. She has played alongside her idol Peace Proscovia in the Ugandan national team and together, she believes they can be great role models for young Ugandan women, and beyond.
“We have a vision of developing netball worldwide and of inspiring and informing other girls who may not know how interesting netball is. We want to call out loud to them and tell them to take up netball.”
You would think that netball would have been an automatic choice for her while growing up, given her height. But it seems it was in fact a disadvantage in primary school. She was so much taller than the rest that the teachers wouldn’t let her play.
“I was always denied (playing) just because I was tall,” she reminisces with some humour. “It was sad because I loved playing. But now, I’m the ‘gal on fire’. With this height, I can fly anywhere.”
The ‘gal’ was certainly on fire during the WUC Netball finals. She says facing South Africa, the tournament favourites, wasn’t daunting at all. She says they have a motto ‘Kufa Kidogo’ and it all came down to that. Ask her what it means and there’s a surprising reply.
“It means die a little,” says Mary. Then she explains further. “We analysed their game and noticed that it was so speedy and physical, that we had to slow down our offence and strengthen the defence.”
Surely, they got it right and it led to a memorable experience. But the World University Championships were special, not only because her team won gold.
“I was inspired from the first game I played in the Championships,” Mary says. “I felt so valuable and it gave me the best feeling ever. I enjoyed interacting with everyone during the competition. Despite the fact that we were from different countries, we had a strong connection with each other. It was such a friendly atmosphere.”
She will continue to play university sport at Loughborough and also dabble in modelling, swimming and dancing in her free time. Lots on the agenda, including the ambition to inspire others.
“Blessed are those who can realise their talents and use them positively,” is her message for other young women.
“Realise who you are and discover your talent. I believe everyone has a talent somewhere. You just have to find yours.”
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