Russian meteorite today...

Meteorite hits central Russia, more than 500 people hurt | Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/15/us-russia-meteorite-idUSBRE91E05Z20130215)


More than 500 people were injured when a meteorite shot across the sky and exploded over central Russia on Friday, sending fireballs crashing to Earth, shattering windows and damaging buildings.

First documented case of child being cure of HIV happened today! This is a huge step forward and will pave way to future curing and immunity.


Mar. 3, 2013 — Dr. Deborah Persaud of Johns Hopkins University today described the first documented case of a child being cured of HIV. The landmark findings were announced at the 2013 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Atlanta, GA.

First documented case of child cured of HIV (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130303172640.htm)

BBC News - US HIV baby 'cured' by early drug treatment (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21651225)

This is really cool. When you die, you can now be turned into a tree.

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Note that there are no links to prove this actually exist and I did no research and I'm just assuming that these people who run this page are legit.


How would you like to grow into a tree after you die?

This is a Bios Urn, a completely biodegradable urn that contains a single tree seed. When planted, the tree seed is nourished by and absorbs the nutrients from the ashes. The urn itself is made from coconut shell and contains compacted peat and cellulose. The ashes are mixed with this, and the seed placed inside. You can even choose which type of tree you'd like to grow!

So which would you prefer - leaving behind a tree or a tombstone? Well, that is until you get turned into paper or bulldozed for farmland ;) lol

https://www.facebook.com/ScienceIsSeriouslyAwesome

https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=546244672073876&set=a.465299380168406.106666.465298390168505&type=1&theater

Daylight savings time starts on the 10th. Here's a nice article from The Edmond Sun :)

5 facts about Daylight Saving Time » Local News » The Edmond Sun (http://www.edmondsun.com/local/x36438658/5-facts-about-Daylight-Saving-Time)

This is really cool. When you die, you can now be turned into a tree.
I wouldn't mind doing this. I think it would be kinda cool to be used to feed some kind of tonewood that ends up as a musical instrument. Maybe birds eye maple or rosewood. My great-grandkids could end up playing a set of drums or a guitar made from wood my ashes fed. Now that's an odd thought.

Yeah, it would be cool. I certainly don't want to buried nor do I want to be cremated just to be put into an urn. It would be neat to be shot into space on a collision course with your favorite planet or star (could they do that? Probably in our solar system at least but I'm talking something further out than the Alpha Centauri. . .). If cost are an issue though, this is actually really neat, as long as the tree doesn't get torn up for construction and/or farming or pretty much anything else. I want the tree to be there as long as it can. :)
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Yeah, it would be cool. I certainly don't want to buried nor do I want to be cremated just to be put into an urn. It would be neat to be shot into space on a collision course with your favorite planet or star (could they do that? Probably in our solar system at least but I'm talking something further out than the Alpha Centauri. . .). If cost are an issue though, this is actually really neat, as long as the tree doesn't get torn up for construction and/or farming or pretty much anything else. I want the tree to be there as long as it can. :)
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LOL, but think of what the possible residences of those locations might think about us sending projectiles full of our ashes to their planet(s). How confused would we be if the remains of beings from the Alpha Centauri system started raining down on us? ;)

To get back on topic, here's something cool I got from a friend recently. The Dynamic Periodic Table. I wish I had something like this available when I was taking chemistry.
Dynamic Periodic Table (http://www.ptable.com/)

That is awesome. I have an interactive table for my iPad but it's not as good this one, though. Thanks for that!!! Will be using it ALOT lol...

BTW If they're more (waaaaaaaaay more) advanced than us, maybe they could bring us back to life? Waking up on another planet and the first thing you see is an alien jump up and scream. . . "YES I DID IT!!!!!!!!!" lolz

Have we finally found the Higgs (GOD) particle? Well, we actually found it about a year ago. ;)


Confirmed: it’s a Higgs! Physicists announced that the particle discovered last year is a Higgs boson.
“The preliminary results with the full 2012 data set are magnificent and to me it is clear that we are dealing with a Higgs boson though we still have a long way to go to know what kind of Higgs boson it is,” said CMS spokeperson Joe Incandela.

CERN press office (http://press.web.cern.ch)

Definitely, maybe: evidence grows for positive ID of Higgs boson (Science Alert) (http://sciencealert.com.au/features/20131303-24154.html)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151572791912518&set=a.10150142234567518.335336.7557552517&type=1&theater

From Science Alert's Facebook page.

I'll start posting a few Yahoo articles as well here. :)

Least visited countries in the world - Yahoo! Travel (http://travel.yahoo.com/ideas/least-visited-countries-in-the-world-201146242.html)

The World's Oldest Toys | Photo Gallery - Yahoo! Games (http://games.yahoo.com/photos/the-world-s-oldest-toys-1364590047-slideshow/world-s-oldest-toys-photo--1211118283.html)

How to build your own R2D2 (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/build-own-r2d2-062419995.html)

This is interesting strategy for L.A. - Los Angeles syncs all traffic lights to speed up commute - FutureTech on NBCNews.com (http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/los-angeles-syncs-all-traffic-lights-speed-commute-1C9174757)

What's worse, texting and driving or daydreaming and driving?


There is a new warning about daydreaming while behind the wheel.

A recent study by the Erie Insurance Group reveals you are five times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash if you are lost in thought rather than if you are distracted by some type of electronic device.

The data looked at 65,000 accidents that occurred over the last two years and identified 10-percent as the result of some form of distracted driving. But 62-percent of crashes were believed to be related to daydreaming.


Daydreaming while driving more dangerous than texting, study claims (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/daydreaming-while-driving-more-dangerous-texting-claims-study-014558551.html)

Study: 62% of crashes related to daydreaming | www.WHEC.com (http://www.whec.com/news/stories/s2991388.shtml?cat=566)

Stop daydreaming and focus on driving! - Business on NBCNews.com (http://www.nbcnews.com/business/stop-daydreaming-focus-driving-1B9237922)

Diners hurt after vehicle crashes into Las Vegas restaurant | Fox News (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/01/diners-hurt-after-vehicle-crashes-into-las-vegas-restaurant/)

Sea of Tree's from The Earth's Story's Facebook page



Sea of Trees

At the base of Mount Fuji, Japan is where you can find a 35 square km forest called, Aokigahara (commonly referred to as the Sea of Trees).

The trees of this forest are so closely packed together that they actually limit the amount of wind that can pass through. There is also an eerie absence of wildlife. Because of this the forest is actually extremely quiet.

The base or floor of the forest is primarily made up of strong volcanic rock covered with moss. The 864 AD eruption of Mount Fuji transformed the landscape, creating a network of chasms below the volcanic rock. Over the years, large trees have grown so densely that they actually permit very little light to pass through. Some report that midday may even be mistaken for the early hours of the evening.

The Sea of Trees is also referred to as the Suicide Forest. With an average of about 100 suicides per year, it is the world’s second most popular site for suicides.

♞Renesh T

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Apparently from what I've read people commit suicide in this forest often Warning Semi Graphic Picture
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http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4673266189_335122039b.jpg

Very creepy, but a beautiful forest at the least!

More links:

Fuji Lakes and Aokigahara | All Things Go! Travel Blog (http://www.allthingsgo.co.uk/2013/04/fuji-lakes-and-aokigahara/)

The suicide forest of Japan: Mystery of the Mount Fuji beauty spot where up to 100 bodies are found every year | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2127414/The-suicide-forest-Japan-Mystery-Mount-Fuji-beauty-spot-100-bodies-year.html)

http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/probing-the-boundaries/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Death-Wishing-Cultural-Memory.pdf

The Suicide Woods of Mt. Fuji | Japanzine (http://www.japanzine.jp/article/jz/957/the-suicide-woods-of-mt-fuji)

Japan struggles with soaring death toll in Suicide Forest - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/1373287/Japan-struggles-with-soaring-death-toll-in-Suicide-Forest.html)

From The Earth Story: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=507201096007606&set=a.352867368107647.80532.352857924775258&type=1&relevant_count=1

Sea of Tree's from The Earth's Story's Facebook page



Sea of Trees

At the base of Mount Fuji, Japan is where you can find a 35 square km forest called, Aokigahara (commonly referred to as the Sea of Trees).

The trees of this forest are so closely packed together that they actually limit the amount of wind that can pass through. There is also an eerie absence of wildlife. Because of this the forest is actually extremely quiet.

The base or floor of the forest is primarily made up of strong volcanic rock covered with moss. The 864 AD eruption of Mount Fuji transformed the landscape, creating a network of chasms below the volcanic rock. Over the years, large trees have grown so densely that they actually permit very little light to pass through. Some report that midday may even be mistaken for the early hours of the evening.

The Sea of Trees is also referred to as the Suicide Forest. With an average of about 100 suicides per year, it is the world’s second most popular site for suicides.

♞Renesh T

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http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ATnc2BRgM2o/TG-NZjH6sdI/AAAAAAAAA4k/eBzSwTADiDA/s1600/img_7080.jpg

http://24.media.tumblr.com/ee60f7078cea34722543f1e4698296f1/tumblr_ml3texMMti1rxilz2o1_1280.jpg

Apparently from what I've read people commit suicide in this forest often Warning Semi Graphic Picture
http://cdn.acidcow.com/pics/20091028/aokigahara_13.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4673266189_335122039b.jpg

Very creepy, but a beautiful forest at the least!

More links:

Fuji Lakes and Aokigahara | All Things Go! Travel Blog (http://www.allthingsgo.co.uk/2013/04/fuji-lakes-and-aokigahara/)

The suicide forest of Japan: Mystery of the Mount Fuji beauty spot where up to 100 bodies are found every year | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2127414/The-suicide-forest-Japan-Mystery-Mount-Fuji-beauty-spot-100-bodies-year.html)

http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/probing-the-boundaries/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Death-Wishing-Cultural-Memory.pdf

The Suicide Woods of Mt. Fuji | Japanzine (http://www.japanzine.jp/article/jz/957/the-suicide-woods-of-mt-fuji)

Japan struggles with soaring death toll in Suicide Forest - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/1373287/Japan-struggles-with-soaring-death-toll-in-Suicide-Forest.html)

From The Earth Story: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=507201096007606&set=a.352867368107647.80532.352857924775258&type=1&relevant_count=1

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http://images.mnn.com/sites/default/files/editorial/forest.jpg

How cool is this? One guy planted over 1,000 acres of forest over a span of 30 years!!!!!!!!!! AMAZING!


"A little over 30 years ago, a teenager named Jadav “Molai” Payeng began burying seeds along a barren sandbar near his birthplace in northern India’s Assam region to grow a refuge for wildlife. Not long after, he decided to dedicate his life to this endeavor, so he moved to the site where he could work full-time creating a lush new forest ecosystem. Incredibly, the spot today hosts a sprawling 1,360 acre of jungle that Payeng planted single-handedly."

Indian man single-handedly plants a 1,360-acre forest | MNN - Mother Nature Network (http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/indian-man-single-handedly-plants-a-1360-acre-forest)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=586326258055056&set=a.456449604376056.98921.367116489976035&type=1&relevant_count=1

The core of our planet is hotter than previously thought. It turns out, the Earth's core is actually 6,000 degrees Celsius as opposed to 5,000.

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Scientists have determined the temperature near the Earth's centre to be 6000 degrees Celsius, 1000 degrees hotter than in a previous experiment run 20 years ago. These measurements confirm geophysical models that the temperature difference between the solid core and the mantle above, must be at least 1500 degrees to explain why the Earth has a magnetic field. The scientists were even able to establish why the earlier experiment had produced a lower temperature figure.

Earth's center is 1,000 degrees hotter than previously thought, synchrotron X-ray experiment shows (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130425142355.htm)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=586142634740085&set=a.456449604376056.98921.367116489976035&type=1&relevant_count=1

A new LED street lamp is aimed at reducing light pollution in cities.


Researchers believe they have come up with a new type of LED-powered streetlamp that could radically reduce light pollution.

Current designs "leak" large amounts of light in unwanted directions, obscuring views of the stars, wasting energy and making it harder for drivers to see.

The team, based in Mexico and Japan, said they believed their solution was the "best ever reported". Read more here: BBC News - LED streetlamp aims to improve public's view of stars (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22292129)

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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=585844828103199&set=a.456449604376056.98921.367116489976035&type=1&relevant_count=1

Land Curiosity Rover down on Mars: First order of business, draw a giant pen*s(for some reason it won't let me type the medical term for a male genital)! lol

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NASA's high-tech Curiosity rover may be getting a little cheeky over there on Mars.

In a photo of Curiosity's track patterns, published on the robotics section of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory site, the Mars rover appears to have traced out a very phallic design on the Red Planet's dusty surface.

The rover's picture went viral after being posted to Reddit's r/funny subreddit page Tuesday, earning close to 40,000 "upvotes" in a matter of a few hours. According to The Huffington Post UK, NASA's website crashed due to increased traffic as word of the "drawing" spread. More here:Mars Rover 'Draws' ***** On Red Planet & NASA Picture Goes Viral (PHOTO, VIDEO) (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/24/mars-rover-*****-draws-nasa_n_3148422.html)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=585319524822396&set=a.456449604376056.98921.367116489976035&type=1&relevant_count=1

Here's something else really neat. Unique and small hotels around the world. Best tiny hotels in the world - Yahoo! Travel (http://travel.yahoo.com/ideas/best-tiny-hotels-in-the-world-205139816.html)

The core of our planet is hotter than previously thought. It turns out, the Earth's core is actually 6,000 degrees Celsius as opposed to 5,000.

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/562367_586142634740085_1018835166_n.jpg




Earth's center is 1,000 degrees hotter than previously thought, synchrotron X-ray experiment shows (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130425142355.htm)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=586142634740085&set=a.456449604376056.98921.367116489976035&type=1&relevant_count=1

Obviously global warming is much worse than we thought. :D

These inspirational videos are really worth watching!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmpYnxlEh0c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnFUDVpFwFQ

http://i.imgur.com/NF6K7.gif

These inspirational videos are really worth watching!

They certainly are. Thank you.
(not to brag, but i always try to be nice to fellow shoppers and checkout clerks in groceries stores.
finding something interesting or entertaining about the experience helps keep me from going insane. =)

Famous
by Naomi Shihab Nye b. 1952

The river is famous to the fish.

The loud voice is famous to silence,
which knew it would inherit the earth
before anybody said so.

The cat sleeping on the fence is famous to the birds
watching him from the birdhouse.

The tear is famous, briefly, to the cheek.

The idea you carry close to your bosom
is famous to your bosom.

The boot is famous to the earth,
more famous than the dress shoe,
which is famous only to floors.

The bent photograph is famous to the one who carries it
and not at all famous to the one who is pictured.

I want to be famous to shuffling men
who smile while crossing streets,
sticky children in grocery lines,
famous as the one who smiled back.

I want to be famous in the way a pulley is famous,
or a buttonhole, not because it did anything spectacular,
but because it never forgot what it could do.


“Famous” from Words Under the Words: Selected Poems
(Portland, Oregon: Far Corner Books, 1995).
Copyright © 1995 by Naomi Shihab Nye.
Used by permission of the author.

Here's a nice video!
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Video won't work on my computer, but here's the link. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152838243625331&set=vb.160089637365200&type=2&theater

This is sad. At least it outlived it's lifespan , by a little.Planet-Hunting Kepler Spacecraft Suffers Major Failure, NASA Says (http://news.yahoo.com/planet-hunting-kepler-spacecraft-suffers-major-failure-nasa-203147459.html)

Wooly Mammoth discovered with flowing blood!!!!! Amazing, now lets find a real mermaid ;)

Russian scientists make rare find of 'blood' in mammoth (http://phys.org/news/2013-05-russian-scientists-rare-blood-mammoth.html)

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The perfect nap is 10 to 20 minutes long

The Perfect Nap: Sleeping Is a Mix of Art and Science - WSJ.com (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323932604579050990895301888.html?m od=e2fb)

"We all have good and bad days. Next time you're having a bad one, just remember that this thing exists and I promise you'll feel a lot better.:

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''Not all nights in the Amazon are pitch black. When the full moon takes to the sky, it can even become light enough to see shadows inside the rainforest. On nights such as these, you barely need a flashlight in the clearings or along the shore of the river. Certain birds also call more often during the full moon.

Spectacled and Tawny-bellied Screech Owls can be heard as they call near the lodges. Spix’s Guan, a large arboreal turkey-like bird, frequently calls on nights such as these. Some of the strangest sounds, though, are made by the potoos. Bizarre, nocturnal birds that are rarely seen during the day, they reveal their presence with eerie vocalizations that carry for long distances. The Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) gives a mournful series of whistled notes that go down in scale. The huge Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis) utters loud squawks and a deep guttural sound that has frightened many a guest and given rise to folktales throughout its range. Deep inside the forest, the strange call of the Long-tailed Potoo (Nyctibius aethereus) is also occasionally heard.

Here are some facts about these strange fascinating Amazonian creatures:
Potoos have highly cryptic plumage: Potoos are only active at night and thus sleep during the day. Like most other nocturnal birds, they also have plumage that acts as camouflage and gives them the appearance of a piece of tree bark or broken off stump.

Wide, large mouths: Although potoos have small beaks, their mouths are huge. They have such wide, large mouths to aid them in catching moths, beetles, and other insects during the night.

The Common Potoo cries for the moon: According to legend, the call of the Common Potoo is the mournful lament of a spirit in love with but separated from the spirit of the moon.

No nest: Potoos do lay a single egg but place it in the nook of a branch or broken off stem instead of building an actual nest made of sticks.
How to see potoo species when visiting Tambopata on an Amazon adventure tour:
Ask guides about sites for potoos: The guides who work for Rainforest Expeditions make efforts to keep up on recent sightings of monkeys, eagles, frogs and other interesting animals such as potoos. If the roosting site of a potoo is known, they will be happy to show you one of these strange birds.

Watch for them on moonlit nights: Since potoos tend to call more on clear, moonlit nights, they are also easier to locate at such times. Listen for their calls and see if you can go on a night walk with a guide to track them down. Great Potoos often call from and perch on snags that stick up above the forest canopy.

Look for odd lumps on branches: Although it is very difficult to find potoos during the day, “lumps” on branches and the tips of dead snags occasionally turn out to be roosting potoos after carefully checking them with binoculars.

Hear potoos call during the Amazonian night and look for them during the day on a tour to the Peruvian jungle with Rainforest Expeditions.''

Read more here: Pooto Bird Facts - Tambopata Wildlife (http://www.perunature.com/pooto-bird-facts.html)

That's odd. My Wife's eyes get like that when I'm driving.

http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/streams/2013/September/130903/8C8845294-130903-firephoto-hmed-0210p-files.blocks_desktop_medium.jpg

London isn't famous for hot weather, but that may change soon, and not because of global warming: The design of a new skyscraper in the city is melting cars and setting buildings on fire.

"It's absolutely ruined," Martin Lindsay told the BBC, referring to his Jaguar XJ. Lindsay had the misfortune of parking his luxury car across the street from the office building for an hour; the Jaguar now has melted panels, mirrors and other parts. "You can't believe something like this would happen. They've got to do something about it."

Local shopkeepers have complained about carpets catching fire and smoldering front doors. A restaurant owner told London news site City A.M. that slate tiles on his doorstep had shattered in the heat. [Spooky! Top 10 Unexplained Phenomena]

The building — designed by internationally renowned architect Rafael Viñoly — is a dramatic edifice with curved exterior walls. Built at 20 Fenchurch Street in London's financial center, the 38-story skyscraper is known locally as "the Walkie-Talkie" for its unusual shape.

But that curvilinear shape is exactly what's causing the problem: The south-facing exterior wall is covered in reflective glass, and because it's concave, it focuses the sun's rays onto a small area, not unlike the way a magnifying glass directs sunbeams onto a superhot pinpoint of light.

More: This London skyscraper can melt cars and set buildings on fire - NBC News.com (http://www.nbcnews.com/science/how-london-skyscraper-can-melt-cars-set-buildings-fire-8C11069092)

Haha, that's funny. I've seen a few articles on that and was going to post about it, but didn't have time. Really interesting to see what they do. I wonder if there is some kind of film or tint they can apply on the glass to reduce the glare.

''Even on the eclectic list of underground homes on the market (like a converted missile silo or a $53 million six-story hacienda), this Las Vegas bunker is unique.
Built during the Cold War, when being vaporized by Russian nukes was an imminent fear of many Americans, the subterranean palace is pure 1970s-era luxury.

The late Girard “Jerry” G. Henderson, an entrepreneur who had an interest in technology and a strong desire to protect his family from the atom bomb, spent millions creating the perfect nuclear hideaway. Now his 16,000-square-foot underground house, situated in southeast Las Vegas at 3970 Spencer St., is on the market. (Click here to go to the listing.)
Henderson, who made his fortune at Avon Products, hired Kenneth and Jay Swayze to build the property for $10 million in 1978. The Swayze brothers' Underground World Homes, inspired by visions of an apocalypse, designed many clandestine hideaways, including Henderson’s previous home near Boulder, Colo.
Surrounded by rusty iron gates, the aboveground portion of the Las Vegas house (top left photo) is 2,800 square feet that sits on a 1-acre lot. It fits in comfortably with the surrounding properties. But take an elevator down 26 feet beneath the ground and you’ll find another house--this one truly built to last.

In fact, the home has been preserved in all its 1970s-era glory, including a now-retro kitchen (lower left photo), bright pink walls and a fake backyard fit for the Brady Bunch.
The listing agent, Winston King of Kingly Properties, believes that Henderson and his team thought of pretty much everything a person could want. (Scroll down for a video tour.)
At the center of the green carpet meant to mimic grass is a 6,000-square-foot home: three bedrooms, three baths, a laundry room, a dining room and a large kitchen, featuring era-appropriate gadgetry, such as a toaster built into the wall. Click here or on the images above to go to a slideshow.
The property includes many amenities and options for entertaining: a heated pool (lower right photo), two Jacuzzis, a sauna, two spas and a working fireplace, as well as a wet bar, a stage, a dance floor and a putting green.

The barbecue grill, hidden in an artificial rock (upper right photo), ventilates through the artificial trees. A remote-controlled lighting system simulates whatever time of day you’d like it to be.
“It was built to last forever,” King said. “Of course, nothing does, but it was built that way.”
As you might expect from a subterranean home, the building is full of highly personal aesthetic choices. The taste of the homeowner can be spotted throughout, including the murals painted on the walls of the “backyard,” depicting the places Henderson had lived—from Los Angeles, Colorado and New Jersey a sheep ranch he owned in New Zealand. For the three years the artist worked on the murals, she lived in Henderson’s guest house, also underground.

The builders estimated that someone could live solely in the house for at least a year, although the extensive pantry might need to be restocked.
Back in the 1990s, the home was listed for $8 million. Now this bank-owned curiosity is on the market for $1.7 million.
King said it would be a smart place for a musician to build a recording studio, or it could be a quiet hideaway for the super-rich.
Corporations have expressed interest in buying it for parties and other events. A Chinese buyer recently flew in from Hawaii to take a look, interested in booking tours and charging admission, but that didn’t work out. King estimated that the basement could hold roughly 100 people.
Why hasn’t it sold yet? “Hey, it’s underground,” King said. “It needs a special person.”

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpjx4-M-EqY

- Yahoo! (http://homes.yahoo.com/blogs/spaces/underground-vegas-estate-lets-weather-apocalypse-235937555.html)

This is truly amazing. This is how a Hummingbird feeds!!! Life is just freakin amazing I'm tellin ya.

http://player.vimeo.com/video/68897592

How Evolution Works.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOfRN0KihOU&feature=youtu.be&t=1s

How Evolution Works.
LOL @ 4:14 (yes, I'm a 13 yr old at heart). It was the sound effect that got me. :wink:

''Even on the eclectic list of underground homes on the market (like a converted missile silo or a $53 million six-story hacienda), this Las Vegas bunker is unique.
Built during the Cold War, when being vaporized by Russian nukes was an imminent fear of many Americans, the subterranean palace is pure 1970s-era luxury.

The late Girard “Jerry” G. Henderson, an entrepreneur who had an interest in technology and a strong desire to protect his family from the atom bomb, spent millions creating the perfect nuclear hideaway. Now his 16,000-square-foot underground house, situated in southeast Las Vegas at 3970 Spencer St., is on the market. (Click here to go to the listing.)
Henderson, who made his fortune at Avon Products, hired Kenneth and Jay Swayze to build the property for $10 million in 1978. The Swayze brothers' Underground World Homes, inspired by visions of an apocalypse, designed many clandestine hideaways, including Henderson’s previous home near Boulder, Colo.
Surrounded by rusty iron gates, the aboveground portion of the Las Vegas house (top left photo) is 2,800 square feet that sits on a 1-acre lot. It fits in comfortably with the surrounding properties. But take an elevator down 26 feet beneath the ground and you’ll find another house--this one truly built to last.

In fact, the home has been preserved in all its 1970s-era glory, including a now-retro kitchen (lower left photo), bright pink walls and a fake backyard fit for the Brady Bunch.
The listing agent, Winston King of Kingly Properties, believes that Henderson and his team thought of pretty much everything a person could want. (Scroll down for a video tour.)
At the center of the green carpet meant to mimic grass is a 6,000-square-foot home: three bedrooms, three baths, a laundry room, a dining room and a large kitchen, featuring era-appropriate gadgetry, such as a toaster built into the wall. Click here or on the images above to go to a slideshow.
The property includes many amenities and options for entertaining: a heated pool (lower right photo), two Jacuzzis, a sauna, two spas and a working fireplace, as well as a wet bar, a stage, a dance floor and a putting green.

The barbecue grill, hidden in an artificial rock (upper right photo), ventilates through the artificial trees. A remote-controlled lighting system simulates whatever time of day you’d like it to be.
“It was built to last forever,” King said. “Of course, nothing does, but it was built that way.”
As you might expect from a subterranean home, the building is full of highly personal aesthetic choices. The taste of the homeowner can be spotted throughout, including the murals painted on the walls of the “backyard,” depicting the places Henderson had lived—from Los Angeles, Colorado and New Jersey a sheep ranch he owned in New Zealand. For the three years the artist worked on the murals, she lived in Henderson’s guest house, also underground.

The builders estimated that someone could live solely in the house for at least a year, although the extensive pantry might need to be restocked.
Back in the 1990s, the home was listed for $8 million. Now this bank-owned curiosity is on the market for $1.7 million.
King said it would be a smart place for a musician to build a recording studio, or it could be a quiet hideaway for the super-rich.
Corporations have expressed interest in buying it for parties and other events. A Chinese buyer recently flew in from Hawaii to take a look, interested in booking tours and charging admission, but that didn’t work out. King estimated that the basement could hold roughly 100 people.
Why hasn’t it sold yet? “Hey, it’s underground,” King said. “It needs a special person.”

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpjx4-M-EqY

- Yahoo! (http://homes.yahoo.com/blogs/spaces/underground-vegas-estate-lets-weather-apocalypse-235937555.html)

Ever seen the '90s movie "Blast from the Past"? I guess fallout shelters that elaborate did exist.

Quake creates new Island off Gwadar coast


The earthquake was so powerful that it caused the seabed to rise and create a small, mountain-like island about 600 meters (yards) off Gwadar coastline in the Arabian Sea.

A 30 to 40 feet high mountain-like island has emerged at western coast of Gwadar as result of the earthquake, Mozzam Jah, Deputy Inspector General Police Gwadar said.

He said a large number of people are gathered to witness the rare phenomenon.
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At least 55 killed as strong quake hits southwest Balochistan - DAWN.COM (http://dawn.com/news/1045105/at-least-46-killed-as-strong-quake-hits-southwest-balochistan)

Some amazing photography by National Geographic. Some of these are just stunning.

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/08/sacred-cenotes/img/01-diver-explores-cenote-near-tulum-670.jpg
Photograph by Paul Nicklen
A diver explores a cenote near the Maya ruins of Tulum.

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At the Xcaret theme park south of Cancún a mythic Maya lord of death mingles with tourists before a spectacular re-creation of ancient pilgrimages. The annual event—complete with canoe voyage—honors Ixchel, the goddess of fertility. Such ties to the past draw visitors to the Yucatán from the rest of Mexico and abroad.

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Photograph by Shaul Schwarz
Boys from the village of Yaxuná cool off in a cenote, or limestone sinkhole. A 65-foot ladder lets them climb out after a dip. The statue is a local artist’s version of a trickster spirit from Maya folklore. The villagers put it there for the tourists they hope will stop by while visiting the area’s archaeological sites.

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Photograph by Paul Nicklen
A pyramid 90 feet tall and a platform adorned with a feathered serpent’s head testify to the former glory of Chichén Itzá, now a popular tourist destination. This once powerful city was built in about the ninth century, likely aligned with four sacred cenotes and with the sun’s seasonal movements.

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Photograph by Paul Nicklen
Hovering above the offering shelf in the Holtún cenote, de Anda surveys a pile of bones. “This work is about millimeters,” says photographer Paul Nicklen. “You’re right above remains that haven’t been moved in centuries, so you have to have impeccable diving skills.”

- http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/08/sacred-cenotes/nicklen-schwarz-photography#/08-last-man-out-of-las-cala-veras-cave-670.jpg



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Many more photos here: 125 years of National Geographic: Stunning photography since 1888 (http://news.yahoo.com/photos/125-years-of-national-geographic-stunning-photography-since-1888-1380118227-slideshow/)

What a beautiful rock we live on, eh? Just outstanding.

NASA map illustrates air pollution mortality rates

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''Want to know where people are most likely to die prematurely due to air pollution?

NASA recently recently released a map showing the average number of deaths per year per 1,000 square kilometers (385 square miles) that can be attributed to fine particle matter pollution.

Researchers compared pollution levels over a 150-year span, beginning in 1850 and ending in 2000. The dark brown areas on the map, shown prominently in Asia, India, Europe and parts of Africa, indicate locations with the highest rates of premature deaths due to air pollution.

Blue areas, as seen in the southeast United States and parts of South America, indicate areas that have seen air quality improve and the number of deaths due to air pollution decline.

Why are so many areas getting worse? According to NASA, that can be attributed to increased industrialization and urbanization. As to the areas in blue that have seen air quality improve from 1850 to 2000, researchers suggest that a decrease in biomass burning is the cause''

- NASA map illustrates air pollution mortality rates (http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-map-illustrates-air-pollution-death-frequency-160523115.html)
- The Global Toll of Fine Particulate Matter : Image of the Day (http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=82087&eocn=home&eoci=iotd_title)

Jewels on French mountain may be from plane crash (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/jewels-french-mountain-may-be-plane-crash)

Jewels on French mountain may be from plane crash (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/jewels-french-mountain-may-be-plane-crash)I saw a story on that, I wonder if they will him keep the jewels. . .

NASA map illustrates air pollution mortality rates

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http://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/82000/82087/pollution_excess_deaths_palette.png


''Want to know where people are most likely to die prematurely due to air pollution?

NASA recently recently released a map showing the average number of deaths per year per 1,000 square kilometers (385 square miles) that can be attributed to fine particle matter pollution.

Researchers compared pollution levels over a 150-year span, beginning in 1850 and ending in 2000. The dark brown areas on the map, shown prominently in Asia, India, Europe and parts of Africa, indicate locations with the highest rates of premature deaths due to air pollution.

Blue areas, as seen in the southeast United States and parts of South America, indicate areas that have seen air quality improve and the number of deaths due to air pollution decline.

Why are so many areas getting worse? According to NASA, that can be attributed to increased industrialization and urbanization. As to the areas in blue that have seen air quality improve from 1850 to 2000, researchers suggest that a decrease in biomass burning is the cause''

- NASA map illustrates air pollution mortality rates (http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-map-illustrates-air-pollution-death-frequency-160523115.html)
- The Global Toll of Fine Particulate Matter : Image of the Day (http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=82087&eocn=home&eoci=iotd_title)

Looks like a Census Dot Map

This is one of the best videos concerning the Apollo mission's computing systems I've ever seen. Its amazing what was accomplished with the technology available at the time. The memory modules alone are a marvel.
YIBhPsyYCiM

http://i.imgur.com/KvKdHWm.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Pi-unrolled-720.gif

I wish they had these gifs back when I was in high school...

How a sewing machine works

http://i.imgur.com/mhxOOxg.gif

Mind=blown... If you don't find this amazing, something is wrong with you.

How a sewing machine works
Mind=blown... If you don't find this amazing, something is wrong with you.

Find a .gif file for a sewing machine you hem pants with and I'll give you kudos. I use one of those every week!

http://www.maths.surrey.ac.uk/hosted-sites/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fibSpiralANIM.gif
http://www.ualr.edu/lasmoller/fibonacci.html
http://www.maths.surrey.ac.uk/hosted-sites/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fibnat.html#spiral

If you really like national geographic stories and pics pick up the box set "The Complete National Geographic Every issue since 1888". It goes up to 2009 and it's really something.

Think NASA is useless? Think again!

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Just a friendly reminder for some :)

''The greenhouse gas emissions from producing 650,000 tons of paper are staggering, 1,474,000 metric tons of CO2-equivalents! By comparison the greenhouse gas emissions of the entire Walt Disney Corporation in 2006 were 1,649,717 tons of CO2-equivalents. In addition to the greenhouse gas emissions, the production of 650,000 tons of paper also require the use of 44.2 billion liters of water"

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I really think you should have to opt in to receive this, but hey. If you never use your phonebook, do the environment a small favor and opt out. The more people that do it, the better off we are. Here is the link: https://www.yellowpagesoptout.com

You can also call this number: (866) 329-7118

Thank to I love Science for this article!

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This is pretty funny lol ;P
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hnGxNKm6dwQ