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Re: Non-routine News
By: AGelbert Date: May 25, 2014, 5:47 pm
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What Note Do Most American Car Horns Make?
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The note most American car horns make has been F sharp or A
sharp since the mid-1960s. Prior to that, the first car horns
for American vehicles had been in the notes of C or E flat since
the 1910s. The first cars in the US in the late 1800s merely had
bells until there was a demand for a device that produced a
louder alert. The notes of car horns are determined by
researching which ones are able to be heard over traffic and
other background automobile operating sounds, while still being
pleasant ::) enough to the ear.
More about car horns:
•Car horns must measure at least 93 decibels, or just louder
than an average lawnmower engine, by law in Japan, South Korea,
and European Union countries.
•One of the first car horns to gain popularity in the US was
known as the Gabriel, a multi-tone horn inspired by the sounds
of a trombone.
•In France, it is more common to flash headlights to alert other
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Which City Bikes the Most to Work?
By: AGelbert Date: June 15, 2014, 7:56 pm
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Which City Bikes the Most to Work?
Portland, Oregon, is the city that bikes the most to work among
large US cities, with about 6.1% of the city’s residents cycling
to commute. The average bicycle commuting rate for all cities in
the US is less than 1%. Portland is thought to have a high
biking rate because of changes that the city has made to improve
safety and convenience for cyclists on its roads. Washington,
DC, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, have made similar changes. ;D
More about bicycle commuting:
•Workers age 16 through 24 are the group most likely to bike to
work in the US, at around 1%, and those older than 55 are the
least likely, at 0.3%.
•More than two times as many men ride a bike to work :o, in
comparison with women, at 0.8% of US men cycling to work and
0.3% of women doing so.
•People who earn graduate or professional degrees have the
highest rates of biking to work, at about 0.9%.
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[move]Four reasons why Portland became a cyclists’ utopia
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By Heather Smith
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Re: Non-routine News
By: AGelbert Date: July 6, 2014, 6:10 pm
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[move]MONSTER GMO Salmon run? ??? NO! ;D [/move]
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Three Boeing 737 fuselages spilled down a steep slope into the
Clark Fork River in Western Montana.
Photo credit: Brock Sarbeck/Wiley E. Waters Whitewater Rafting
HINT... :P
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Nineteen railcars derailed Thursday about 10 miles west of
Alberton, MT spilling three Boeing 737 fuselages down a steep
slope into the Clark Fork River in Western Montana. Three other
fuselages fell off but stayed on land.
Montana Rail Link spokeswoman Lynda Frost said Saturday that
it’s unclear the type of challenge involved in removing the
fuselages from the steep slope because it’s the first time the
company has faced such a task.
No one was injured and the cause of the derailment is under
investigation.
Though this derailment doesn’t quite compare to the impact on
the environment like other derailments reported by EcoWatch, it
clearly shows the challenges faced by increased use of rail. A
recent report from Climate Central shows how climate change
could lead to more train derailment. With temperatures in the
U.S. rising by as much as 9 degrees, train tracks are vulnerable
to “sun kinks,” or buckling as a result of extreme heat,
according to the report.
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Has the METHANE BOMB GONE OFF?
By: AGelbert Date: July 17, 2014, 10:23 pm
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Has the METHANE BOMB GONE OFF?
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The striking abyss is believed to be up to 80 meters wide
although its depth has not been estimated yet. A scientific team
sent to investigate the hole was due to arrive at the scene on
Wednesday, reports Siberian Times.
The cause of its sudden appearance in the remote Siberian land
is not yet known, although one scientific claim, cited by the
newspaper, is that global warming may be to blame.
There is additional speculation that the giant hole – that
appeared close to a forest some 30 kilometers from Yamal's
biggest gas field Bovanenkovo – could be caused by a space
object – possibly a meteorite – striking earth. It could also be
a sinkhole caused by collapsing rock beneath the hole caused by
an unknown reason.
Startled helicopter passengers told their pilot to loiter over
the mysterious crater as they came by the mind-blowing hole. The
passengers were cited as saying the hole was big enough for
their helicopter – and 18 meter long Mi8 – to have comfortably
enter the crater without touching the sides.
The most deadly meteor impact of modern times known as "The
Tunguska air burst" – took place in the region in 1908. The
impact flattened vast swathes of forest over a 2,000 square
kilometer area.
No streak in the sky, flash of explosion or seismic events has
been recorded in the recent time, but the hole has, nonetheless
appeared.
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Nature Fights BACK! Biosphere Recruits Texas Tick to Stop Meat E
ating Humans!
By: AGelbert Date: August 17, 2014, 2:07 pm
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This Bug’s Bite Can Turn You Into a Vegetarian :o
A tick causes the humans it bites to become allergic to red
meat.
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Re: Non-routine News
By: AGelbert Date: August 17, 2014, 7:43 pm
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What is the World’s Most Commonly Traded Spice?
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Black pepper is the world’s most commonly traded spice, with the
United States being the leading importer and consumer of the
spice. It comes from the peppercorn fruit on the vine of the
Piper nigrum.
While the Piper nigrum plant is indigenous to South India, black
pepper’s leading producer is Vietnam, followed by India,
Indonesia, and Brazil. Black pepper is a component of a wide
range of ethnic cuisines to add a pungent or hot flavor. Its
popularity may be attributed to the long history of the spice,
which dates back to 2000 BCE; however, black pepper was once so
rare, it was only used by the very wealthy and was even
considered a form of currency in the Middle Ages.
More about spices:
•India is the leading producer, consumer, and exporter of spices
overall worldwide.
•Black pepper causes sneezing because it contains a chemical
known as piperine, which irritates the nerves inside the nose.
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piperine
•Saffron, the dried threads from the crocus flower, is the most
expensive spice in the world--it has an average price of $1,500
US Dollars (USD) per pound (.45 kg), which requires an entire
acre of land and thousands of flowers to be produced.
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Is There Such a Thing as Blue Lava?
By: AGelbert Date: August 23, 2014, 10:43 pm
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Is There Such a Thing as Blue Lava? ???
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Spectacular blue lava flows at this Indonesian volcano.
Indonesia' Kawah Ijen Volcano produces blue lava, which glows at
night. This is due to the combustion of sulfuric gases when they
meet air temperatures exceeding 239 degrees Fahreneit (115
degrees Celsius). The volcano is part of a group of
stratovolcanoes—volcanoes built up by layers of hardened ash,
lava, and other materials—called the Ijen volcano complex. Since
the volcano produces large amounts of sulfur, and despite the
high-level of toxicity in the area, sulfur mining takes place in
the area.
More about volcanoes:
•Lava flows can reach more that 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1,250
Celsius).
•Italy's Mt. Etna is supposedly the world's oldest volcano with
its first recorded eruption in 1500 BC. The world's youngest
volcano located in Paricutin, Mexico with its first eruption in
February 1943.
•The majority of the world's volcanoes, nearly 90%, exist within
the Ring of Fire that runs along the edges of the Pacific Ocean.
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Bárðarbunga - And So Begins The Gas Plume
By: AGelbert Date: September 2, 2014, 7:22 pm
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Bárðarbunga - And So Begins The Gas Plume (x3)
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Re: Non-routine News
By: AGelbert Date: September 12, 2014, 4:55 pm
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Posted on September 9, 2014
A thunderous explosion shook the crowded Nicaraguan capital of
Managua late Saturday, leaving a large crater thought to be
caused by a small meteorite. In a vast city of 1.2 million
people, it’s amazing it did not cause any known injuries. It
impacted near the international airport and left a crater
measuring 39 feet (12 meters) across. :o
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Authorities in Nicaragua believe it was a piece of the small
asteroid “2014 RC,” which passed very close to Earth this past
Sunday. It was estimated to be about 65 feet (20 meters) across,
or roughly the size of a house. “We are convinced that this was
a meteorite. We have seen the crater from the impact,” said
Wilfredo Strauss of the Seismic Institute.
Watch the meteor stream across the night sky:
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The meteorite landed in a wooded area near the airport around
midnight and the impact was so violent that it registered on
tools the Seismic Institute uses to measure earthquakes. “You
can see two waves: first, a small seismic wave when the
meteorite hit earth, and then another stronger one, which is the
impact of the sound,” Strauss said.
People living near the crater told local media they heard an
explosion and saw liquid, sand and dust being cast into the
atmosphere, leaving a burning smell.
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Re: Non-routine News
By: AGelbert Date: September 16, 2014, 5:36 pm
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[move]For Buddhists in particular and any other humans (like
myself ;D ) who are fascinated by the diversity of human
cultures: ENJOY![/move]
Renovation programme underway at Labrang Monastery
Updated: 2014-09-14 11:02
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Photo taken on Sept. 2, 2014 shows the Labrang Monastery in
Xiahe county of Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture in
Northwest China's Gansu province.
The Labrang Monastery, a major Tibetan Buddhism monastery in
China, is undergoing the largest renovation programme since its
establishment in 1709. :o
[b]The renovation, which started in April 2013, is intended to
replace stone and wooden structures within the monastery that
had been worn down by the years.
The Labrang Monastery remains open to the public during the
renovation programme. It will make an application for the
listing of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites at the end of the
whole renovation, which takes at least another four
years.[Photo/Xinhua]
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A Tibetan Buddhism believer visits the Labrang Monastery in
Xiahe county of Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture in
Northwest China's Gansu province, Sept. 2, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua]
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A Tibetan Buddhism believer visits a prayer wheel corridor at
the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe county of Gannan Tibetan
autonomous prefecture in Northwest China's Gansu province, Sept.
2, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua]
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A worker repairs a wooden structure inside the residence of the
first Jamyang Shepa, founder of the Labrang Monastery, in Xiahe
county of Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Northwest
China's Gansu province, Sept. 2, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua]
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A Tibetan Buddhist monk sits near the site of a renovation
programme at the residence of the first Jamyang Shepa, founder
of the Labrang Monastery, in Xiahe county of Gannan Tibetan
autonomous prefecture in Northwest China's Gansu province, Sept.
2, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua]
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Photo taken on Sept. 2, 2014 shows the site of a renovation
programme at the residence of the first Jamyang Shepa, founder
of the Labrang Monastery, in Xiahe county of Gannan Tibetan
autonomous prefecture in Northwest China's Gansu province.
[Photo/Xinhua]
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Workers repair wooden structures inside the residence of the
first Jamyang Shepa, founder of the Labrang Monastery, in Xiahe
county of Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Northwest
China's Gansu province, Sept. 2, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua]
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Photo taken on Sept. 2, 2014 shows wooden architectural parts
inside the residence of the first Jamyang Shepa, founder of the
Labrang Monastery, in Xiahe county of Gannan Tibetan autonomous
prefecture in Northwest China's Gansu province. [Photo/Xinhua]
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Photo taken on Sept. 2, 2014 shows wood-plate paintings inside
the residence of the first Jamyang Shepa, founder of the Labrang
Monastery, in Xiahe county of Gannan Tibetan autonomous
prefecture in Northwest China's Gansu province. [Photo/Xinhua]
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