Just about forgot. How about the Large Hadron Collider. Am I the only one who is afraid of this thing? I mean, come on people, they claim to have just produced a precursor to the stuff that started the universe...ya the big bang material. And they are doing this all underground in a huge circular tube with accelerated particles moving at speeds just slightly under the speed of light. OMG.
Here is a link to a description of it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider
And here is a link to a rap about it (seriously):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j50ZssEojtM
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Shark Fins etc.
Good evening!
I decided to turn in early tonight, and predictably that means I cannot sleep. Consequently, here I am blogging!
I realize my blog has kinda sucked for most of November, but then again I'm not too sure anyone is reading it, and so this could be like one of those "if a tree falls in a forest and no one is there, does it make a sound" sorta problems. Hopefully not!
This month has been quite exciting on the whole school front, and not because I have been going to great classes or stuffing my brain with law knowledge. It has been awesome because I have been working on my shark finning paper. I bet most of my readers are aware of this issue, but in case you are not here is the skinny:
1) 73-100 million sharks are killed annually for their fins
2) Shark meat is only occasionally consumed, but fins are quite the commodity for their use in shark fin soup
3) Shark fin soup has been consumed as a traditional Chinese banquet dish since the Ming Dynasty, c. 1360
4) It is still a status symbol today
5) International regulation has failed... and Hawaii just released innovative legislation that essentially makes fins contraband.
Cool, right? It sure is if you are a bit of an eco-nerd like me. In addition to the paper on this very set of facts that I am writing for my animal law class, I also applied for an Eco-leadership award through Fulbright to hopefully take my show on the road and deliver a talk on this issue to my LLM classmates and local Cville high school students at eh Virginia Aquarium and Marine Sciences Centre next semester. Fingers crossed!
Other than that time is really flying right along here in Cville. Classes end this Wednesday and my two exams are tentatively set for the 12th and 14th of December, and then I fly on home on the 17th! Just over three weeks away!
Also, I highly recommend Harry Potter. I might have seen it twice ;)
Have a great night, and excellent week, and I look forward to seeing you all soon!
I decided to turn in early tonight, and predictably that means I cannot sleep. Consequently, here I am blogging!
I realize my blog has kinda sucked for most of November, but then again I'm not too sure anyone is reading it, and so this could be like one of those "if a tree falls in a forest and no one is there, does it make a sound" sorta problems. Hopefully not!
This month has been quite exciting on the whole school front, and not because I have been going to great classes or stuffing my brain with law knowledge. It has been awesome because I have been working on my shark finning paper. I bet most of my readers are aware of this issue, but in case you are not here is the skinny:
1) 73-100 million sharks are killed annually for their fins
2) Shark meat is only occasionally consumed, but fins are quite the commodity for their use in shark fin soup
3) Shark fin soup has been consumed as a traditional Chinese banquet dish since the Ming Dynasty, c. 1360
4) It is still a status symbol today
5) International regulation has failed... and Hawaii just released innovative legislation that essentially makes fins contraband.
Cool, right? It sure is if you are a bit of an eco-nerd like me. In addition to the paper on this very set of facts that I am writing for my animal law class, I also applied for an Eco-leadership award through Fulbright to hopefully take my show on the road and deliver a talk on this issue to my LLM classmates and local Cville high school students at eh Virginia Aquarium and Marine Sciences Centre next semester. Fingers crossed!
Other than that time is really flying right along here in Cville. Classes end this Wednesday and my two exams are tentatively set for the 12th and 14th of December, and then I fly on home on the 17th! Just over three weeks away!
Also, I highly recommend Harry Potter. I might have seen it twice ;)
Have a great night, and excellent week, and I look forward to seeing you all soon!
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Two Posts in One Day! Wow, Some Sorta Record...
The countdown is on...
5 days till the new Harry Potter is out!
Woop
5 days till the new Harry Potter is out!
Woop
A Visit, A Concert, A Project, The Homestretch
Hello my friends,
I apologize for the extended delay in blogging. I hope that not too many of my readers have abandoned my because of my extended absence!
So it is mid-November now, and I suppose that quite a lot has happened since we last spoke... how about I tackle this chronologically:
(1) Halloween
Yep. We did it. Seemed like a good idea, and it was. Halloween is massive down here, and a a last minute costume idea my roommate and I purchased pretty great knight costumes. Here is a picture of some of us all ready to go out:
It was all rather random, and apparently we were in charge of many years worth of LL.M. costumes that our predecessors left for us since we found a box full of the weirdest shit. All good.
(2) A Visitor from the West
At the end of last week I had a most excellent visit from my mom! The weather was not ideal, but the company and conversation were superb! We didn't let the rain stop us from doing anything, and in 4 short days we visited Monticello for the full tour, travelled the length of the Skyline drive (including a stop at the fabled Shenandoah river), went to the Vintage Virginia Apple Festival (for some cider, music, local food, and a pretty crazy hay ride), and finally had some great meals!
The highlights:
(3) A Concert
Earlier this week a group of us went to see Bob Dylan who was playing at the John Paul Jones Arena here in Charlottesville (and for those of you wondering, the arena is not named after the Led Zeppelin band member as I thought aha). It was an interesting concert to say the least, and I am glad that I had the opportunity to see Bob, but we really were unable to make out anything that he was saying!
(4) A Project
As I may have mentioned on my blog previously, I am currently writing a paper on shark finning regulation and I am hoping to turn this paper into an educational presentation at the Virginia Aquarium through my Fulbright sponsor Eco-leadership Program. I will be submitting a proposal for this within the next few weeks, but this is something that really interests me and I hope it works out! Needless to say, it has been consuming a fair amount of my free time!
(5) THE HOMESTRETCH!
Well, as it is middle of November, students here at UVA are starting to gear up for finals and the last push on papers/projects. I have one short paper due yet for a federalism course, and revisions to my shark fin paper, and then two exams that I am planning to write on December 14 and December 16. My flight home is booked for December 17, and I a definitely looking forward to seeing everyone for the extended Christmas break!
Until then, I promise to me more diligent on my blogging!
Have a great Sunday!
I apologize for the extended delay in blogging. I hope that not too many of my readers have abandoned my because of my extended absence!
So it is mid-November now, and I suppose that quite a lot has happened since we last spoke... how about I tackle this chronologically:
(1) Halloween
Yep. We did it. Seemed like a good idea, and it was. Halloween is massive down here, and a a last minute costume idea my roommate and I purchased pretty great knight costumes. Here is a picture of some of us all ready to go out:
It was all rather random, and apparently we were in charge of many years worth of LL.M. costumes that our predecessors left for us since we found a box full of the weirdest shit. All good.
(2) A Visitor from the West
At the end of last week I had a most excellent visit from my mom! The weather was not ideal, but the company and conversation were superb! We didn't let the rain stop us from doing anything, and in 4 short days we visited Monticello for the full tour, travelled the length of the Skyline drive (including a stop at the fabled Shenandoah river), went to the Vintage Virginia Apple Festival (for some cider, music, local food, and a pretty crazy hay ride), and finally had some great meals!
The highlights:
Earlier this week a group of us went to see Bob Dylan who was playing at the John Paul Jones Arena here in Charlottesville (and for those of you wondering, the arena is not named after the Led Zeppelin band member as I thought aha). It was an interesting concert to say the least, and I am glad that I had the opportunity to see Bob, but we really were unable to make out anything that he was saying!
(4) A Project
As I may have mentioned on my blog previously, I am currently writing a paper on shark finning regulation and I am hoping to turn this paper into an educational presentation at the Virginia Aquarium through my Fulbright sponsor Eco-leadership Program. I will be submitting a proposal for this within the next few weeks, but this is something that really interests me and I hope it works out! Needless to say, it has been consuming a fair amount of my free time!
(5) THE HOMESTRETCH!
Well, as it is middle of November, students here at UVA are starting to gear up for finals and the last push on papers/projects. I have one short paper due yet for a federalism course, and revisions to my shark fin paper, and then two exams that I am planning to write on December 14 and December 16. My flight home is booked for December 17, and I a definitely looking forward to seeing everyone for the extended Christmas break!
Until then, I promise to me more diligent on my blogging!
Have a great Sunday!
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