Two Subjects: Meteor Watching & The Sochi Olympics

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Posted together for reasons of trying not to be spammy

http://peteralway.livejournal.com/805873.html <-- A brief guide to meteor-watching, with the Perseids coming up this weekend.

Meanwhile, on Russia's recent homophobic laws and the Sochi Olympics, a handful of links:

Putin has declared war on homosexuals:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/22/opinion/russias-anti-gay-crackdown.html?_r=0

AllOut's page:
https://www.allout.org/en/actions/russia-crisis-taf

Gay athletes & spectators will be subject to arrest:
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/gay-issues/russian-official-says-gay-athle
tes-and-spectators-will-be-subject-arrest

Johhny Weir's statement:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/26/johnny-weir-russia-olympics-boycott-_n_3659423.html

Stephen Fry's:
http://www.stephenfry.com/2013/08/07/an-open-letter-to-david-cameron-and-the-ioc/

George Takei's:
http://www.allegiancemusical.com/blog-entry/its-time-move-olympics

From the Russian LGBT Network:
http://www.lgbtnet.ru/en/content/winter-olympics-we-should-speak-not-walk-out

Petition at Change.org:
http://www.change.org/petitions/stand-against-russia-s-brutal-crackdown-on-gay-rights-urge-winter-olympics-2014-sponsors-to-condemn-anti-gay-laws?utm_campaign=twitter_link_action_box&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=share_petition

Organizations for LGBT Russians:
http://www.gayrussia.eu
http://www.gay.ru
https://www.allout.org/en/actions/russia_silenced