Just got an email from Rahila, who I met while in Urumchi, Xinjiang, a few years ago. We spent a weekend at Heavenly Lake, in the Tian Shan Mountains outside of Urumchi. It was truly heavenly.


Gorgeous Rahila (right). Honey, Nefertiti can't hold a candle to you!

Just when you thought it was safe to go back outside: Asteroid Heading for Earth, May Hit in 2014. (But see When To Cancel Armageddon for an update on the downgrade.)