Blood Moon

Tonight in the place of a normal bright full moon, the orbiting satellite will be a creepy shade of red. The night sky’s spectacular event is the first of four lunar eclipses that will take place both this year and next. Here is everything you should know about the ghastly blood red moon!

What is a blood moon?

A blood moon is so-called, due to the moon’s red hue during a total lunar eclipse. The United States will be in prime orbital position to witness a blood moon in the wee hours of tomorrow morning. “Depending on local weather conditions, the public will get a spectacular view looking into the sky as the moon’s appearance will change from bright orange to blood red to dark brown and perhaps gray,” explains NASA. “The eclipse is a phenomenon that occurs when the Earth, moon and sun are in perfect alignment, blanketing the moon in the Earth’s shadow.” The next time the U.S. will be in this position to witness a lunar eclipse is in 2019.

Why is it red?

NASA has the answer for us in the form of a helpful video, which is located below. The moon itself is rock and does not emanate any light of its own. The moon’s glow comes from reflected light from the sun; its position in relation to the Earth and sun is also the reason for its “changing” shape in the night sky. The moon has a tilted orbital path, which means that rather than us having an eclipse every month, total lunar eclipses happen far less frequently. As the moon passes through the center of the Earth’s shadow, known as the umbra, the moon gets significantly darker and then turns a blood red when it is fully engulfed by the Earth’s shadow. It is red “due to sunlight scattered through the earth’s atmosphere,” which reflects off the surface of the moon

The first Blood Moon eclipse in a series of four is coming up on the night of April 14-15, 2014. This total eclipse of the moon will be visible from the Americas. We in astronomy had not heard the term Blood Moon used in quite this way before this year, but now the term is becoming widespread in the media. The origin of the term is religious, at least according to Christian pastor John Hagee, who wrote a 2013 book about Blood Moons.

Meanwhile, both astronomers and some proponents of Christian prophesy are talking about the upcoming lunar tetrad – the series of four total lunar eclipses – beginning on the night of April 14-15.

We at EarthSky don’t have any special knowledge about the Blood Moons of Biblical prophesy. But, since they’re moons, and since people are asking us, we wanted to provide some info. Follow the links below to learn more about Blood Moons.

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Easter !

Easter is just around the corner ! Aren't you guys excited ? It's on the 20th of April !

There would be Easter bunnies and decorated eggs.

But what is the true meaning of Easter ? Is it only celebration the resurrection of Jesus Christ ? Or is it more that just that ?

According to wikipedia.

Easter is a Christian Festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion at Calvary as described in the New Testament. Easter is the culmination of the Passion of Christ, preceded by Lent, a forty day period of fasting, prayer, and penance.

But that's not all.

Easter is also the fulfillment of our faith as Christians. Through His Death, Christ destroyed our bondage to sin; through His Resurrection, He brought us the promise of new life, both in Heaven and on Earth. His own prayer stated, "Thy Kingdom come, on earth as it is in Heaven." begins to be fulfilled on Easter Sunday.

Easter is Christianity's most important, it has been called a moveable feast because it doesnt fall on a set date every year, as most holidays do. Instead, Christian churches in the West Celebrate Easter on the first Sunday following the full moon after the vernal equinox on March 21. Therefore, Easter is observed anywhere between March 22 and April 25 every year. Orthodox Christian use the Julian calendar to calculate when Easter will occur and typically celebrate the holiday a week or two after the Western churches, which follow the Gregorian calender.

One last fact !

There is over 90 million chocolate Easter bunnies made each year <3 comment-3--="">

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Yuna Kim

Yuna Kim

Yuna Kim or Kim Yuna (born 5 September 1990) is a retired South Korean figure skater. She is the 2010 Olympic Champion and 2014 silver medalist in ladies' singles; the 2009, 2013 World champion; the 2009 Four Continents champion; a three-time (2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2009–2010) Grand Prix Final champion; the 2006 World Junior champion; the 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final champion; and a six-time (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014) South Korean national champion.

Kim is the first South Korean figure skater to win a medal at an ISU Junior or Senior Grand Prix event, ISU Championship, and the Olympic Games. She is the first female skater to win the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the Four Continents Championships and the Grand Prix Final. She is one of the most highly recognized athletes and media figures in South Korea. As a result of her numerous accomplishments, she is frequently referred to as "Queen Yuna" by the various medias across the world.

She is the current record holder for ladies in the short program, the free skating, and the combined total under the ISU Judging System. She has broken world record scores 11 times under the ISU Judging System since 2007, eight of which being records she herself set. She is also the first female skater to surpass the 140-point and 150-point free skating mark and the 200-point total mark under the ISU Judging System. Throughout her entire career, Kim had never finished a competition lower than third place, a feat that no one so far has accomplished, cementing her status as one of the greatest figure skaters of all time.

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Kathryn McCormick

Kathryn Renee McCormick

Kathryn Renée McCormick (born July 7, 1990) is an American contemporary dancer and actress, noted for placing third in the sixth season of the American televised dance competition So You Think You Can Dance, in which she had the highest placement for a woman on the season. She has returned in seasons 7-10 as one of the show's "all-stars". More recently she has played a leading role in the fourth Step Up movie, Step Up Revolution (2012).

Kathryn started dancing at age of three at her mother's studio, Dance Connection, then moved to Augusta West Studio, where her mother, Sandra Schmieden, had also studied. She moved to Los Angeles at 18 and landed a non-leading role in the remake of Fame. McCormick has also been featured in both the Jar of Hearts music video by Christina Perri. She performed on Dancing with the Stars on November 20, 2012.

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Michael Christian Martinez

Michael Christian Martinez

Michael Christian Martinez (born November 4, 1996) is a Filipino figure skater. He placed fifth at the 2013 World Junior Championship and has won two senior international medals. Martinez is the first skater from Southeast Asia and figure skater from the tropical zone to qualify for the Olympics and the only athlete to represent the Philippines at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Michael Christian Martinez Sochi Performance in Figure Skating Event, who's the only representative for the said competition for the entire South East Asia just made him a hero in his country.

The 17-year old figure skater was welcomed as a hero by his countrymen as soon as he arrived in Manila last Sunday.

He was taken by a motorcade to the SM Mall of Asia for a ceremony to honor him. The young athlete thanked his family, coaches and supporters for helping him achieve the "best day of his life."

In his speech, Martinez did not forget to ask support for the other Filipino athletes, saying, "I am extremely happy with this hero's welcome but let us not forget our other athlete heroes."

"I share this honor with all Filipino athletes. Mabuhay ang atletang Pilipino," Martinez said.

He may not earn a medal from his performance, which landed him in the 19^th place out of the top 24 contestants of the men's figure skating competition, but he most certainly earned the support and love of not only his countrymen but the entire world.

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#JessycaPost

Hey Guys ! 

I'll upload my first dance video here and in my youtube account (You can click that little youtube icon on the bottom part below, don't forget to subscribe XD) next week. Thank you all so much for 200 viewers and comments. Stay tuned for my video and I really hope you enjoy your weekends xxx

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The Quest Crew~

The Quest Crew

Quest Crew is an American hip-hop dance crew from Los Angeles, California who were declared winners of the third season of America's Best Dance Crew. They made their first few appearances individually on shows like So You Think You Can Dance and at events such as Kollaboration 8 and World of Dance.They are currently helping with choreography for well known artists such as LMFAO and touring with them as well.

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#Skating Elements

The Axel Jump ! 

The Axel is a figure skating jump with a forward take off. It is named after Norwegian figure skater Axel Paulsen, who, in 1882, was the first skater to perform the jump. Compared to other common figure skating jumps, an Axel has an extra ½ rotation in the air because of its forward take off. Most skaters perform the jump with counterclockwise rotation, taking off from the left forward outside edge and landing on the right back outside edge. The Axel can also be done as a double jump with 2½ rotations, or as a triple jump with 3½ rotations. As of February 2014, no skater has accomplished aquadruple Axel (4½ rotations) in competition.

Axel Technique

To perform an Axel, the skater typically approaches the jump on a right back outside edge in a strongly held check position before stepping on a left forward outside edge. He or she vaults over the toe pick of the left skate and "steps up" into the jump with the right leg. The skater crosses the left foot in front of the right, which is known as a back spin position (similar to the loop jump), to bring the center of rotation around the right side of the body. This act is often described as a weight shift in the air. Uncrossing the legs during the landing checks the rotation and allows the skater to flow out of the jump with good speed.

It is common for skaters to skid the forward take off edge, especially on double and triple Axels, rather than vaulting directly off a clean edge. The skid helps the blade grip the ice on the take off, and is considered an acceptable technique as long as the skid does not make the skater pre-rotate the jump or take off the back of the blade. When the skater makes a mistake in the timing of the jump so that the blade slips off the edge instead of gripping the ice, the result is called a "waxel," often resulting in a fall.

Computerized bio-mechanical studies of skaters performing double and triple Axels have shown skaters typically do not achieve as much height on triple Axels as they do on doubles. This may seem counter-intuitive because higher jumps ought to give a skater more time to complete the rotation. Instead, during the triple Axel, skaters do not take a big "step up" so that they can pull into the rotation position more quickly.

Value in Competitions 

According to ISU judging system, a triple Axel jump has a base value of 8.5 points, while a double Axel has that of 3.3 points. This makes a triple Axel the highest base-valued jump except for quad jumps, above other triple jumps such as triple Lutz (6), triple flip (5.3), triple loop (5.1), triple Salchow (4.2), and triple toe loop (4.1).

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Poreotix

#GroupDancers

Poreotix

Poreotics, also known as Poreotix, is an Asian American all-male dance crew from Westminster, California. The crew was formed in 2007 by Matthew "Dumbo" Nguyen and specializes in popping, choreography and robotics, hence the name Po-reo-tics. They have performed in numerous hip hop dance competitions, most notably coming in 1st place in the USA division of the 2009 and 2010 Hip-Hop Internationals and in other dance programs and competitions including the Vibe 15, FUSION X, Body Rock, and World Of Dance. On April 8, 2010, they were crowned the champions on the fifth season of America's Best Dance Crew. On January 14, 2011 they were crowned as Team of the Year at the World of Dance awards.

They are known for their shades, dark glasses which they wear for all of their performances. Jet Li stated that they wear the shades because it gives them character. All of them are of Southeast Asian heritage. Matthew "Dumbo" Nguyen, Can Trong "Candy" Nguyen, and Charles Viet Nguyen are Vietnamese while Andrew-Chad Fausto Mayate, Lawrence "Law" Bravo Devera, and Justin "Jet Li" Valles are Filipino.

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Sasha Cohen

#FigureSkater

Sasha Cohen

Alexandra Pauline "Sasha" Cohen (born October 26, 1984) is a U.S. figure skater. She is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Championship medalist, the 2003 Grand Prix Final Championship and the 2006 U.S. Champion.

A gymnast from an early age, Cohen switched to figure skating when she was seven years old, but it wasn't until she was eleven that she began to take the sport seriously. One of her early skating coaches was Victor Yelchin, father of actor Anton Yelchin.

Cohen rose to prominence in the skating community during the 2000 U.S. Championships. Just up from juniors, Cohen was first in the short program and finished second overall after the free skate, provisionally qualifying for the senior World team. A loophole in the ISU's age rules at the time would have allowed her to compete at the senior World Championships if she medaled at the World Junior Championships but she finished 6th at the junior event.

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Dance Like Nobody's Watching

"I dance because there's no greater feeling in the world than moving to a piece of music and letting the rest of the world disappear."

Dance is where you can be yourself. Dance to every beat of the music. Dance could be your whacky, victory dance or the sad, heartbroken dance or anything that makes you feel free. Dance exposes your feelings. 

We dance for laughter, tears, madness, fears, hopes, screams, dancers, and dreams.

Dance like nobody's watching !

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Skating Is So Much More Than A Sport

"Every time I'm step on the ice.. in my heart, I feel like I belong here. I know this is what I'm meant to do." 

For some people, skating is just a sport, a hobby, something that you do for fun.Not for skaters, for us, skating is so much more than a sport or hobby. For us, skaters, is not just something we do for fun, again is so much more than other people think skating is. 

Skating is a PASSION !

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