The opposite point is that the mankind is in front of a danger with unseen dimensions. And people are scared. Or at least they are concerned. Most of them don’t know the exact reason that makes the Global Warming so dangerous. The weather is warm, what’s the problem!?
Let me explain: by the decomposition of organic substances it is a lot of methane released. There are lots of turf frozen in the Siberian tundra. If it unfreezes this will cause another faster warming, which will cause another more faster one and so on… This is one of the theories. It sounds more like science-fiction story but actually is largely supported opinion. No doubt this isn’t the wonderful future we want.
Another theory is based on the danger of unfreezing of glaciers. I’m pretty sure you have seen such Hollywood movies about the terrible consequences of environmental catastrophes. Such art works humble the problem and it stops to be taken seriously. I think this is in a relation with the opinion that the green ideas are meaningless and are used like a marketing instrument for advertising of expensive goods. What is your opinion?
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Russia Claims Huge Spiral Over Norway
Observers in northern Norway Wednesday morning witnessed a bizarre spiral appear in the sky at around 7:49 a.m. They first saw a blue light soar up from over a mountain to a north. The light then paused in midair and began circling. Before long, like the closing scene from the Japanese horror film Uzumaki, a massive spiral had filled the air.
Then came a brilliant beam of green-blue light which shot out of the center and lasted 10 to 12 minutes, before suddenly vanishing. Citizens described the bizarre sighting to be like "like a big fireball that went around, with a great light around it" and "a shooting star that spun around and around".
Totto Eriksen, from Troms?, was walking his daughter Amelie to school when he spotted the strange spectacle. He describes to VG Nett, "It spun and exploded in the sky. We saw it from the Inner Harbor in Troms?. It was absolutely fantastic. It looked like the moon was coming over the mountain, but then came something completely different"
The Norwegian Meteorological Institute was flooding by calls from concerned citizens wonder what a logical explanation of the phenomena might be. Celebrity astronomer Knut J?rgen R?ed ?degaard's early guess later proved prophetic. He postulated, "My first thought was that it was a fireball meteor, but it has lasted far too long. It may have been a missile in Russia, but I can not guarantee that it is the answer."
A British engineer named Doug Ellison, an animator and multimedia producer for a medical firm in Leicester, jumped in offering a 3D simulation that similarly suggested the bizarre light show was the result of a failed launch. He made a simulation in 3D Studio Max of a spinning box, which produced a similar spiral trail.
Mr. Ellison, who runs the forum unmannedspaceflight.com describes, "Once I saw the photos, and knowing a fair amount about space flight, the cause of the beautiful pattern seemed quite obvious to me. Trying to explain it in layman's terms is quite hard, so I used some basic animation tools to try and emulate the effect. I bolted two virtual particle emitters onto a small box - spun the box, then moved it at speed and low and behold, the spiral pattern, and the trail behind, both emerged as a result. The people in northern Norway are lucky to have been in the right place, at the right time!"
Indeed, on Thursday the Russian newspaper Vedomosti cited a military source as saying the phenomenon was caused by a failed test launch of a intercontinental missile, dubbed Bulava. Past launches had failed on the first stage, but this launch reportedly went off without a hitch, before experiencing the strange failure on the third stage.
The Russia armed forces initially denied these reports. However, another source, stationed in Severodvinsk, told newspaper Kommersant that the Russian nuclear sub "Dmitri Donskoy" launched Monday for a program of test launches at sea. The "Dmitri Donskoy" is reportedly the only sub capable of launching the Bulava missile.
On Thursday, more than 24 hours after the incident Russia decided to take responsibility for the incident. The Ministry of Defense's press service told ITAR-TSS that the strange show was indeed generated by a third stage failure of the missile.
There are still unexplained details about the event that are sure to excite conspiracy theorists. First of all the blue-green light would suggest the presence of copper(II) chloride in the rocket flame. However, copper chloride, while commonly used in pyrotechnics, isn't hasn't traditionally been used in rocket fuel (though it has been reportedly investigated as a catalyst in propellant reactions). Also strange is that a similar spiral and explosion occurred over China last year, according to the Daily Mail. If it was indeed the third stage that caused the scene over Norway, and no previous launch had made it past the first stage, it's unclear what might have caused the similar scene in China.
Most would agree BMW has been successful in
establishing a brand image for producing
performance automobiles. Currently, BMW’s
model lineup provides a performance alternative
for almost every type of automobile possible, from
two seat roadsters, to stretch sedans to small
SUVs. How did BMW successfully build its
performance reputation? Many would point to the
iconic 2002, the two door coupe of the early
seventies that could out drive most sports cars of
the day. Yet, the true beginnings lie further back
in the company’s history. While never a big seller
like the 2002, the BMW 328 built between 1936
and 1940 was BMW’s first true sporting
automobile and it led the company to become
what it is today.
The BMW 328 began production in 1936, evolving
from the company’s sedans of the early 1930s.
While long a producer of well-regarded airplane
engines and motorcycles, BMW’s first forays into
manufacturing automobiles began in 1929. One of
its early cars was the 303 sedan, the first BMW to
utilize an inline six-cylinder engine and the now
trademark twin-kidney front grill. With a small but
smooth 1.2 liter engine, the 303 sold well to
Germany’s middle class. The success of the 303
led to the development of larger and more
powerful engines in the 309, 315 and later 319
which featured greater speed and performance.
Profits from this early line of cars allowed for the
development of a new sports roadster, the 315/1,
which debuted in 1934 and would become the
foundation for the 328.
In creating the 328, BMW sought to combine a
light and stiff chassis with a more powerful
engine. The weight and stiffness were addressed
by a tubular steel chassis adopted from the 319.
The chassis utilized light gauge tubing but still
provided high resistance to torsional twisting. A
relatively supple suspension was employed using
a controversial (for the time) independent front
suspension under the belief that a softer setup
would allow the tires to remain in contact with the
road, a mantra still touted by BMW today.
Aerodynamics were also addressed with
integrated head lamps, attractive fenders and a
fold-down windscreen resulting in a coefficient of
drag of .54 for the street roadster (eventually
lowered to .25Cd for the most highly evolved
racing coupes). Further completing the sporting
package were knock-off hubs for quick tire
changes. The twin-kidney grill and blue and white
roundel carried on from the 303 as they still do
today.
To power the 328, BMW continued the
development of their straight six engine. While
budget constraints prevented creating a new twincam
motor, BMW designers invented a unique
solution to allow for the preferred two-valves per
cylinder design. A single camshaft was employed
to operate the intake valves with the addition of
transverse pushrods and rockers to operate the
exhaust valves. This gave the benefits of twovalve
hemispherical combustion chambers but
saved the expense and extra weight of a second
camshaft. Engine capacity was 1.9 liters with a
compression ratio of 7.5:1. Three downdraft Solex
carburetors on top provided the air and fuel.
Turning to 4,500 rpm (6,000 rpm in final racing
trim), the engine produced 80 horsepower. With a
weight of just under 1800 pounds, the road car
was capable of almost 100 mph in street trim
through a four speed transmission.
The 328 debuted in June of 1936 at the Eifel
Races of the Nurburgring. BMW’s efforts in
developing the new car paid off - it won the race.
It was a stunning victory for a company that had
been building cars for less than ten years.
Subsequent victories were forthcoming by BMW
supported teams as well as privateers. Of note, in
1937 a 328 was taken to Brooklands and ran over
100 miles in one hour. The following year brought
one-two-three finishes in class at the Mille Miglia
as well as wins at LeMans and the Spa 24 Hours.
More specialized racing versions of the original
car followed, including more highly developed and
streamlined coupes, one of which won LeMans in
1939, followed by two 328 roadsters placing
second and third in class. At the end of
production, a 135 hp 328 coupe won the
shortened 1940 Mille Miglia with over a fifteen
minute lead, followed by three 328 roadsters
finishing in third, fourth and fifth places.
Jeremy Walton in Unbeatable BMW lists a total of
131 victories and 45 gold medals for the 328
between 1936 and 1940 and stated, “to put it
bluntly, if you didn’t have a BMW [328] in the late
1930s and you wanted 2-liter competition
success, you were wasting your time”.1 Pressed
into war service for the German government,
BMW ceased its racing activities in 1940, officially
disbanding its racing department in 1941. BMW
returned to the racing scene after the war with its
328 coupe taking the win at the first post-war race
in Germany, the Ruhestein Hillclimb in 1946. Six
years later, a 328 won the 1952 Alpine Rally, a
two thousand mile event. Even after that, the 328
continued to be competitive in club and regional
racing for some years.
Over its entire production run from 1936 to 1940,
four hundred and sixty four (464) 328s were
constructed according to BMW. Of these, a fair
number were imported to Britain and sold by H.J.
Addington as Frazer Nash-BMWs. Mr. Addington,
a competitive racer himself, was responsible for
some early race victories by 328s in England,
boosting the car’s image. Frazer Nash imported
mostly complete cars but also received bare
chassis for their own unique body work. After
the war, a form of the 328 engine saw duty in
the AC Ace, the forerunner to the AC Cobra.
The 328 in the Collier Auto Museum bears serial
number 85246, indicating it is the 246th car built
out of the total run of 464. Looking at the car you
are immediately taken by the aerodynamic
efficiency of the vehicle and its graceful lines.
Compared to its contemporaries, the 328 was
certainly at the forefront of functional design.
Rightly or wrongly, many credit the 328 as being
the inspiration for the later Jaguar XK120 and the
long line of curvaceous sports cars that followed.
The cockpit is notably tight, sporting two
independent seats, a large wheel and minimal
foot well space. The spare wheel sits in a recess
1 Jeremy Walton, Unbeatable BMW (Cambridge, MA:
Robert Bentley, 1998), 37.
on the outside of the trunk lid, although this was
not universal across the model line. In all, the 328
looks like it was made to be driven at high speed.
Although I have never piloted a 328, I would
expect it to have a bouncy, raucous ride, even if
refined and “supple” for its day. That is apparently
not the case. As observed by Klaus Schnitzer in a
1999 piece for Roundel Magazine, the monthly
magazine of the BMW Car Club of America, “my
expectations were not very high, but it [the 328]
turned out to be an incredible ride: quick,
sprightly, and feisty – the ultimate incarnation of
motoring”.2 Jeremy Walton found the 328 to have
well matched steering and brakes providing for
easily controllable drifts such that “you think you
are the finest driver on earth”.3 The sentiments
are perhaps best summed up by Mick Walsh of
Classic & Sportscar who in 1994 wrote “rarely
have I experienced such a sweet, willing and easy
car to drive”.4 Those impressions are consistent
with the automotive press’s comments of the late
1930s, which found the 328 to deliver a smooth
ride along with excellent grip, two traits that are
often at odds with each other.
Whether BMW would have gone on to become
the company it is today without the 328 is
impossible to say. Certainly the 328 launched
BMW into sporting automobiles and provided an
early and important taste for auto racing victory.
The early domination of the 328 allowed the car to
continue to be competitive even in the post-war
years, giving BMW credibility in its most perilous
times. In 1994 (1996 for the US), the 328 badge
returned to BMW’s lineup, this time as part of a
full range of 3-series cars offered in coupe, sedan,
wagon and convertible forms. The name was not
an exploitation of nostalgia, but a straightforward
designation indicating a 3-series car with a 2.8
liter engine. Like its ancestor, the new 328
sported twin-kidney grills and a straight-six
engine. It was also a darling of the automotive
press which delighted in the car’s communicative
steering, supple handling and power. Perhaps,
then, despite all of the changes over the years,
both the new and old 328 are not so different,
which serves as great testament to BMW’s
continued and consistent development of
performance automobiles from the beginning to
today.
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UFO or Unidentified flying object to give its correct name was spotted in Norway skies. The mystifying white and blue light was seen by tens of thousands of witnesses, it has been described by many as an Alien Craft.
It all happened above Skjervoy northern Norway in the early hours of Wednesday, December 9th.
Norwegian UFO experts have this phenomenon “Stargate” (Stargate) baptized. Many people have their own theories; some say it is the black hole, Northern Lights, a massive meteor and mostly a UFO.
See the video.
Erik Tandberg, head of the Norwegian Space Centre, said he was totally enthusiastic about the phenomenon. “This is something I’ve never seen before.”
Reports now claim that Dmitrii Donskoy a Russian submarine had fired an intercontinental type SS-N-30 missile, the launch went wrong and the missile spiralled out of control.
Pavel Felgenhauer the defence analyst said “Such lights and clouds appear from time to time when a missile fails in the upper layers of the atmosphere and have been reported before,” he said. “At least this failed test made some nice fireworks for the Norwegians.”
Many people that seen the spiral of light claim that the Government are trying to cover the UFO sightings by providing an explanation to it.
Have your say below, do you believe the explanation or was it all one big cover up?
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SOS is a great program.
I have been involved for nearly 5 years - first, the Learn To Ride program and now I am in SOS University 4th Year. 2 years ago SOS added skiing to the snowboarding program and now I get to ski on 5 days throughout the winter, plus use my pass at other times, too.
I really enjoy doing the community service - the projects are always fun and it feels good to help out the community. I have done "Make a Difference Day" which is a countywide program where everyone volunteers (not just SOS). This year we helped plant trees with the Forest Service. I also like the Community Dinners that the Elks Lodge hosts each week. I have cooked, washed dishes, served dinners and done a bit of everything.
It has been great to be involved in a program where I make new friends all the time - some people are only around for a year or two, but there are other kids I see again every year and it's great to hang out with them.
This summer I had the chance to go on a week's camp with "Meet the Wilderness" - an SOS summer program. This was really fun hiking, climbing and camping in the back country. The fires and fishing and other kids were fun but the mosquitoes were everywhere. It was a great experience and I really enjoyed and learned from it.
I learn so many new things - including the real meaning of the core values - they are not just words, but real concepts to think about. They help me in everyday life and it is interesting to identify them in situations with other people and events in school and out of school.
SOS is awesome because it has helped me discover leadership skills inside myself; helped me to be successful away from school; allowed me to make friends and to help other people, and I have had a great time while doing all these things.
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Well all of you may have heard by now about a little yahoo journalist from Yahoo.com that advises against buying a PS3 because of one factor. That factor is once the controller battery dies you have no choice, but to buy a brand new controller for $55. Yes, this "reporter" Anne Kadet with her brilliance thinks that once the controller dies there is no way of you know charging it or replacing the batteries since the controller does not take AA batteries like it's competitors. She also goes on to say that the controller is you know what just read the damn statement.
It's all fun and games until the battery dies. Unlike its competitors, which use replaceable AA batteries, the PS3's remote control is glued shut. When the battery goes, Sony customers have to blow $55 on a new controller. Sony says there's an "environmental benefit" since gamers don't have to toss their batteries on a regular basis, but Isidor Buchmann, president of battery-equipment maker Cadex Electronics, says captive batteries are becoming common because it's cheaper for companies to eliminate the battery housing and hatch.
Ok you see the flawed statements like the controller is impossible to open despite the fact there are 5 or so screws on the controller that are easily un fucking SCREW ABLE ! Jesus Christ this pisses me off when people claiming to be journalists or investigators write something up like this and have no fucking idea of what they are writing about than go and publish it. Yahoo is actually respected by some people, you know old people, and after reading that article will probably pass on the PS3, and buy their kid or grandchild a Wii or 360 now, all because Anne Kadet didn't know you can recharge the FUCKING CONTROLLER !
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So here I sit hoping she retracts her article and and gives an apology for being stupid or being an alcoholic.
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When it comes to preparing your senior equine for winter weather, small steps can go a long way to support your horse's health and comfort. Nathan Slovis, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, of Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Ky., shares some tips.
Shelter from the Storm If your older horse is going to be fully or partially turned out this winter, one of the most important things for them to have outside is shelter, Slovis said. This can mean just a tree line to break the wind, or a run-in shed for those that live outside year-round.
Blanketing While many older horses that live outside will have an adequate coat to keep them warm, a waterproof layer is also important.
"Older horses are more prone to skin diseases and bacterial skin infections from excess moisture," Slovis explained. "Infections can be devastating in winter because you can't give baths, and (the horse) might have to be on antibiotics. The rug doesn't necessarily have to be thick or heavy, but it should be waterproof and breathable."
Body Condition Score As the temperature drops, horses burn more calories. A good pasture might be enough to keep a horse at a consistent weight, but it is good to know how to supplement their diet. Use a body condition score chart weekly to assess your horse and know when to adjust his feed accordingly. A score between five and six is ideal.
"Watch their body score condition," Slovis recommended. "Take off their blanket and look at them regularly. You can find problems underneath there."
Consistent Caloric Intake The supplemental forage intake for an average 1,000-pound horse is 10-15% of their body weight, which translates to 10-15 pounds of average timothy hay per day. This will need to be adjusted depending on the horse's daily exercise routine. Is the horse being ridden daily or is it standing in a pasture?
If more than forage is needed to maintain your senior horse's body condition, consult a veterinarian to see how much and what kind of grain would be appropriate to add more calories and energy.
Keep Food Off of the Ground If possible, feed your horse's hay above ground and away from the fence line.
"If you feed your horse hay every day in the same place where they walk and are competing for food, the hay can get mixed in with the soil. When it warms up again, that can start rotting and is the perfect environment for botulism spores and an outbreak," Slovis advised. "If you are in an endemic area where the spores are present in the ground, like Kentucky and parts of California and the East Coast, rotate the areas where you feed hay so that the ground doesn't become boggy and muddy. The best way to avoid this is to feed above the ground."
Check Your Horse's Smile Before the winter season hits, have a professional examine your senior horse's teeth. Older horses sometimes cannot properly masticate (chew) their food. When the food is not utilized in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, the calories are wasted.
"It's like getting winter maintenance on a truck," Slovis said. "Get your older horse's teeth assessed, so that every bite they eat can utilize that energy."
Watch Their Feet In the winter, the ground can be wet and very hard on horses' feet. Keep your blacksmith on an appropriate schedule, and don't neglect the feet thinking that they won't grow much in the winter months.
"Foot abscesses can be a nightmare in the winter," Slovis noted. "Also be aware that due to the extremely hard ground in the winter, horses' feet are prone to bruising."
Parasite Control Set up a good parasite program for your elderly horse before wintertime.
"Older horses' immune systems, especially horses into their late teens and beyond, are not like normal horses; they can be more prone to parasites," Slovis said. "A good deworming program will help prevent that."
Available Salt Offer your horse a salt block. "During other seasons, horses naturally get salt in the soil and ground," Slovis said. "In winter, when the ground is rock hard, they don't get that. A salt block is an easy and inexpensive way to maintain homeostasis."
Monitor Water Intake and Manure Output In order to monitor how a horse's health changes in the winter, it is important to have a good baseline of their usual routine in fair weather. Know how much water your horse drinks and what their average manure output is.
"In the winter, geriatric horses may have a decrease in manure output and water intake," Slovis said. "Adding a bran mash to their diet can help encourage drinking and keep their system regular."
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No agreement yet on extending estate tax: Hoyer
Posted by Saaron Repus
Democratic leaders in Congress have not yet reached an agreement to extend the estate tax before it expires at the end of the year, House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer said on Tuesday.
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Lawmakers had hoped to ensure that the estate tax rate stay at 45 percent by attaching it to a must-pass defense spending bill, Hoyer said.
"We're working on that," Hoyer said at a news conference. "The estate tax is currently under discussion."
The tax, which applies to estates valued at more than $3.5 million, is due to disappear at the end of 2009 due to a quirk in the law before rising to 55 percent in 2011 on assets above $1 million.
The House voted on December 3 to permanently extend current policy, but the Senate has not acted because the debate over healthcare reform has monopolized the upper chamber's attention.
If lawmakers fail to act, the tax could disappear entirely for a year. That might be acceptable to liberal Democrats, who anticipate the higher rates of 2011, as well as to conservative Republicans, who want to eliminate the tax permanently.
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