With each look at oil flow, the numbers get worse - Yahoo! News: "HOUSTON – With each new look by scientists, the oil spill just keeps looking worse. New figures for the blown-out well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico show the amount of oil spewing may have been up to twice as much as previously thought, according to scientists consulting with the federal government. That could mean 42 million gallons to more than 100 million gallons of oil have already fouled the Gulf's fragile waters, affecting people who live, work and play along the coast from Louisiana to Florida — and perhaps beyond.
It is the third — and perhaps not the last — time the U.S. government has had to increase its estimate of how much oil is gushing. Trying to clarify what has been a contentious and confusing issue, officials on Thursday gave a wide variety of estimates."
Friday, June 11, 2010
FOXNews.com - Electronic Armageddon? Congress Worries That Solar Flares Could Spell Disaster
FOXNews.com - Electronic Armageddon? Congress Worries That Solar Flares Could Spell Disaster: "High-energy electric pulses from the sun could surge to Earth and cripple our electrical grid for years, causing billions in damages, government officials and scientists worry.
The House is so concerned that the Energy and Commerce committee voted unanimously 47 to 0 to approve a bill allocating $100 million to protect the energy grid from this rare but potentially devastating occurrence.
The Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense Act, or H.R. 5026, aims 'to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense of the United States against cybersecurity and other threats and vulnerabilities.'"
The House is so concerned that the Energy and Commerce committee voted unanimously 47 to 0 to approve a bill allocating $100 million to protect the energy grid from this rare but potentially devastating occurrence.
The Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense Act, or H.R. 5026, aims 'to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense of the United States against cybersecurity and other threats and vulnerabilities.'"
Thursday, June 10, 2010
American Stonehenge: Monumental Instructions for the Post-Apocalypse
American Stonehenge: Monumental Instructions for the Post-Apocalypse: "Called the Georgia Guidestones, the monument is a mystery—nobody knows exactly who commissioned it or why. The only clues to its origin are on a nearby plaque on the ground—which gives the dimensions and explains a series of intricate notches and holes that correspond to the movements of the sun and stars—and the 'guides' themselves, directives carved into the rocks. These instructions appear in eight languages ranging from English to Swahili and reflect a peculiar New Age ideology. Some are vaguely eugenic (GUIDE REPRODUCTION WISELY—IMPROVING FITNESS AND DIVERSITY); others prescribe standard-issue hippie mysticism (PRIZE TRUTH—BEAUTY—LOVE—SEEKING HARMONY WITH THE INFINITE)."
UFOs - the mystery deepens... - Highland News
UFOs - the mystery deepens... - Highland News: "In recent months the Highland News Group has had numerous reports of unidentified flying objects being spotted in the night skies along the Moray Firth coast, over Inverness, and more recently Tain.
The latest sighting was in Lochaber at the weekend."
The latest sighting was in Lochaber at the weekend."
UFOs Filmed Over Vatican | Ghost Theory
UFOs Filmed Over Vatican | Ghost Theory: "Italy is buzzing today with news about the apparent filming that was made of some UFOs over the Vatican by some U.S. ambassador security guards.
On the morning of June 7th, around 4am, three security guards belonging to the 17 antiaircraft Regiment at the “Santa Barbara” station in Sabuadia had observed three bright lights hovering above St. Peter’s dome in the Vatican. The men, obviously trained in aircraft surveillance, thought that the lights in the sky were unlike anything they’ve ever seen fly before. Quick thinking, they manage to capture the UFOs with a cellphone camera. Within a minute, the objects darted off towards the west in a 40 angle. The guards filed a police report that same morning."
On the morning of June 7th, around 4am, three security guards belonging to the 17 antiaircraft Regiment at the “Santa Barbara” station in Sabuadia had observed three bright lights hovering above St. Peter’s dome in the Vatican. The men, obviously trained in aircraft surveillance, thought that the lights in the sky were unlike anything they’ve ever seen fly before. Quick thinking, they manage to capture the UFOs with a cellphone camera. Within a minute, the objects darted off towards the west in a 40 angle. The guards filed a police report that same morning."
From Bat Bombs to Goo Guns: Crazy Military Experiments | Danger Room | Wired.com
From Bat Bombs to Goo Guns: Crazy Military Experiments | Danger Room | Wired.com: "Military researchers have poured blood, sweat, tears and taxpayer dollars into all sorts of wacky experiments. There are plenty of reasons that they are willing to take a take a chance on just about anything. Some may feel that we need to invest in risky projects to keep an edge over our adversaries. Others may view unusual projects as a way of raising money for their own personal crusades."
'Follow the Islamic way to save the world,' Charles urges environmentalists | Mail Online
'Follow the Islamic way to save the world,' Charles urges environmentalists | Mail Online: "Prince Charles yesterday urged the world to follow Islamic 'spiritual principles' in order to protect the environment.
In an hour-long speech, the heir to the throne argued that man's destruction of the world was contrary to the scriptures of all religions - but particularly those of Islam."
In an hour-long speech, the heir to the throne argued that man's destruction of the world was contrary to the scriptures of all religions - but particularly those of Islam."
Would you implant a microchip in your child? - In The Parenthood - Boston.com
Would you implant a microchip in your child? - In The Parenthood - Boston.com: "With the search still ongoing for 7-year-old Kyron Horman, who disappeared from his Portland, Oregon, elementary school on Friday, some parents are wondering whether it's worth taking the idea of implanted tracking devices for kids more seriously.
The question of whether or not to implant microchips in our children isn't new. In 2002, CNN reported that parents in the United Kingdom were asking for microchip tracking devices for their kids after two 10-year-old girls were abducted and murdered. And Wired magazine wrote about it back in 2003, when Solusat, the Mexican distributor of VeriChip, launched its VeriKid program in Mexico."
The question of whether or not to implant microchips in our children isn't new. In 2002, CNN reported that parents in the United Kingdom were asking for microchip tracking devices for their kids after two 10-year-old girls were abducted and murdered. And Wired magazine wrote about it back in 2003, when Solusat, the Mexican distributor of VeriChip, launched its VeriKid program in Mexico."
More Active Sun Means Nasty Solar Storms Ahead - Yahoo! News
More Active Sun Means Nasty Solar Storms Ahead - Yahoo! News: "The sun is about to get a lot more active, which could have ill effects on Earth. So to prepare, top sun scientists met Tuesday to discuss the best ways to protect Earth's satellites and other vital systems from the coming solar storms.
Solar storms occur when sunspots on our star erupt and spew out flumes of charged particles that can damage power systems. The sun's activity typically follows an 11-year cycle, and it looks to be coming out of a slump and gearing up for an active period."
Solar storms occur when sunspots on our star erupt and spew out flumes of charged particles that can damage power systems. The sun's activity typically follows an 11-year cycle, and it looks to be coming out of a slump and gearing up for an active period."
Cloning Experiment Has Dangerous Outcome in 'Splice' | Arts and Entertainment | English
Cloning Experiment Has Dangerous Outcome in 'Splice' | Arts and Entertainment | English: "Genetic research can yield new treatments for deadly diseases and foods that are more nutritious; but tinkering with the building blocks of life could also lead to a much darker, more dangerous outcome. That's what happens when a couple of scientists go just a bit too far in new science fiction film Splice, co-starring Sarah Polley and Oscar-winner Adrien Brody."
No Place To Hide
No Place To Hide: "Like a bug-eyed fisheye lens, ISIS sees v-e-r-y wide. But that's where the similarity ends. Whereas a typical fisheye lens distorts the image and can only provide limited resolution, video from ISIS is perfectly detailed, edge-to-edge. That's because the video is made from a series of individual cameras stitched into a single, live view-like a high-res video quilt."
Scientist Awed by Size, Density of Undersea Oil Plume in Gulf - NYTimes.com
Scientist Awed by Size, Density of Undersea Oil Plume in Gulf - NYTimes.com: "Vast underwater concentrations of oil sprawling for miles in the Gulf of Mexico from the damaged, crude-belching BP PLC well are unprecedented in 'human history' and threaten to wreak havoc on marine life, a team of scientists said today, a finding confirmed for the first time by federal officials."
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
If It Was My Home - Visualizing the BP Oil Spill
If It Was My Home - Visualizing the BP Oil Spill: "The data used to create the spill image comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA releases a daily report detailing where the spill is going to be within the next 24 hours. They do this by collecting data from a number of sources, including satellite imagery and reports by trained observers who have made helicopter flights back and forth across the potentially affected areas. This data is entered into several leading computer models by NOAA oceanographers along with information about currents and winds in the gulf."
Sentient Mechanics: The Web Like You’ve Never Known | Mysterious Universe
Sentient Mechanics: The Web Like You’ve Never Known | Mysterious Universe: "Truth be known, there are some experts who already feel like the internet, a summation of virtually all mankind’s knowledge outsourced from our brains and into computers, is functioning more and more like an enormous, interdependent (yet strikingly autonomous) human mind itself. The collective intelligence of our species, funneled into online networks, contains a frightening amount of personal information about virtually every living person, and it doesn’t appear to be stopping with social networking sites like Facebook. If anything, as more and more information become available to the growing body of technology already accessible to the web, the science fictionist deep within may begin to question at what point the net begins to function as an independent entity?"
FOXNews.com - At laboratory outside of Las Vegas, US officials prepare for response to nuclear terror
FOXNews.com - At laboratory outside of Las Vegas, US officials prepare for response to nuclear terror: "NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) — In an unremarkable building a short drive from the Las Vegas strip, government analysts hover over computer monitors, watching waves of color sweep over a map of a city.
The city is Washington, D.C. The hues represent the fallout from an imagined nuclear bomb.
It is from here, in a laboratory on the edge of the vast Nevada desert, that U.S. officials would gather some of the first critical information that could affect the lives of millions in the aftermath of a nuclear terrorist attack in an American city.
Normally concealed from the world within the high fences of Nellis Air Force Base, the doors were opened last month to provide rare tours for officials from 26 countries. A reporter from The Associated Press was also invited along.
The tours were part of efforts by the National Nuclear Safety Administration to coordinate international responses to nuclear or radiological catastrophes in the United States or abroad. The visiting countries included China, Russia and Israel."
The city is Washington, D.C. The hues represent the fallout from an imagined nuclear bomb.
It is from here, in a laboratory on the edge of the vast Nevada desert, that U.S. officials would gather some of the first critical information that could affect the lives of millions in the aftermath of a nuclear terrorist attack in an American city.
Normally concealed from the world within the high fences of Nellis Air Force Base, the doors were opened last month to provide rare tours for officials from 26 countries. A reporter from The Associated Press was also invited along.
The tours were part of efforts by the National Nuclear Safety Administration to coordinate international responses to nuclear or radiological catastrophes in the United States or abroad. The visiting countries included China, Russia and Israel."
Emergency Preparedness Goes Grassroots - City Limits Magazine - CityLimits.org
Emergency Preparedness Goes Grassroots - City Limits Magazine - CityLimits.org: "Midtown — If New York City faces another catastrophe on the scale of September 11, city residents now are more prepared for the aftermath. The question is: Are our primary care health centers, churches, businesses and other community institutions charged with taking care of us?
On June 2, that question brought together a spirited group of 36 community leaders and professionals living, working in or representing Manhattan's Community District 5, which roughly encompasses the area south of Central Park between Lexington Avenue and 8th Ave from Columbus Circle to Union Square. During a six-hour meeting, the group drafted a plan--one of only five district-level plans that have been crafted in the city-- to enhance the area's emergency preparedness by coordinating the sharing of medicines, health professionals and other resources."
On June 2, that question brought together a spirited group of 36 community leaders and professionals living, working in or representing Manhattan's Community District 5, which roughly encompasses the area south of Central Park between Lexington Avenue and 8th Ave from Columbus Circle to Union Square. During a six-hour meeting, the group drafted a plan--one of only five district-level plans that have been crafted in the city-- to enhance the area's emergency preparedness by coordinating the sharing of medicines, health professionals and other resources."
20 Powerbrokers Who Decided The Fate Of The World This Weekend
20 Powerbrokers Who Decided The Fate Of The World This Weekend: "A purported list of attendees of this year's Bilderberg event in Spain has leaked, and it has some rather spicy surprises. While we went through previous attendants of the conference a few day's ago, highlighting some of the world's major power brokers in attendance. For the uninitiated, the yearly Bilderberg event is meant to be a moment in time where the world's most powerful come together to plot the year's events. That's if you believe the conspiracy theory hype. If not, its just one very secretive, invite only networking event."
Warning over UK's first GM potatoes as ministers back 'Frankenstein food' trial in Norfolk | Mail Online
Warning over UK's first GM potatoes as ministers back 'Frankenstein food' trial in Norfolk | Mail Online: "The first British field trial of genetically modified potatoes was planted yesterday - in defiance of public opinion and complaints from green campaigners.
The test, funded by the taxpayer, is designed to create a crop resistant to a serious disease called late blight.
But critics argue the experiment is a waste of public money because blight-resistant potatoes produced through natural techniques already exist.
They also say the GM crops could be a risk to food safety."
The test, funded by the taxpayer, is designed to create a crop resistant to a serious disease called late blight.
But critics argue the experiment is a waste of public money because blight-resistant potatoes produced through natural techniques already exist.
They also say the GM crops could be a risk to food safety."
As U.S. Approves GM Soybean, DuPont and Monsanto Gird for Cooking-Oil War - NYTimes.com
As U.S. Approves GM Soybean, DuPont and Monsanto Gird for Cooking-Oil War - NYTimes.com: "The Agriculture Department will approve for broad use tomorrow a genetically modified soybean engineered to contain healthier oils, the opening salvo in a biotech oil fight between DuPont Co. and its rival, Monsanto Co."
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