Ebooks free for Baha'i Holy Days

 The various ebooks from the series of books about the Baha'i Faith will be available without charge for several days from October 16th for a week or so. The books (11) are as follows:

The Bahá'í Faith - A Short Introduction 

The Bahá'í Faith - A Short Introduction for Christians

The Bahá'í Faith - A Short Introduction for Muslims

The Bahá'í Faith - A Short Introduction for Hindus 

The Bahá'í Faith - A Short Introduction for the Seeker 

The Bahá'í Faith - A Short Introduction for Women

A Bahá'í Faith FAQ

Bahá’u’lláh: Manifestation of God?

And the related books:

The Bahá'í Faith and the Cosmos – A Short Introduction

The Bahá'í Faith and Life After Death

Bahá'í Books - A Short Introduction

The two most recent are not yet available as paperbacks.

Link to free books.

Link to series.

Warmest greetings to all who celebrate the Holy Days! 😀

The Day the Earth Stood Still

One of the best movies of the year in my opinion - excellent. Has a very timely message too in this era of global warming and other environmental issues!

Getting up there - Space elevators

Over the past few years this exciting concept has been steadily moving towards reality. When it does happen - and I believe it will - it will be a milestone in man's development.

Basically it involves putting a very large satellite or asteroid into geostationary orbit (so it appears fixed over one place on Earth like many satellites) and dropping a cable down to earth. This cable is then used by elevators to haul material and possible people up to orbit - slowly, safely and very cheaply. Like a railroad to the heavens...

The technology does not quite exist yet especially a cable strong enough but many feel the challenges can be over come. Research is being done and companies have been set up to build elevators. There is now an prize and annual competition to test the technology for short cables.

It would also seem to be energy efficient and friendly to the environment - the elevators might even be solar powered from collectors on the satellite.

Links
Wikipedia article

National Space Society Special Interest Chapter for the Space Elevator