Yearly Archives: 2011

Sand Formation in China

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Huge Sand Formation Reported Southwest of Xining, China

© 2011 by Linda Moulton Howe

 

“… very quite regular, straight lines form the perfect circle
and the diameter of a rough estimate of 1 to 2 kilometers (.62 to 1.24 miles).”

– Chinese traveler on Qinghai Highway southwest of Xining, China

 


One of several images posted August 17, 2011, at Chinese website, Awaker.net.


Xining, Qinghai, China (upper right red circle). Red road is the Qinghai Highway.
The Awaker.net news story says the huge lines and circles pressed into
sand is at a remote location about three hours from Xining towards Tibet on the
Qinghai Highway. Madoi (middle red circle) is about 200 miles southwest of
Xining and might be the region of the sand formation.
The Tibet border is the orange/red boundary line south of Madoi.
Lhasa, Tibet, is the bottom left red circle.

to read more, go to:   http://www.earthfiles.com/news.php?ID=1882&category=Environment

 

 

New Tropical Wave

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Potent Atlantic tropical wave could be big trouble for the United States

Published on August 17, 2011 1:05 pm PT
– By Kevin Martin – Senior Meteorologist
– Article Editor and Approved – Ron Jackson


Click for large image of tracking map

(TheWeatherSpace.com) — A disturbance in the middle of the Atlantic is moving westward and has promising features to develop into something of concern down the line.

Latest satellite images show a very broad circulation in the area. This area must be watched as the broad area has both stacked surface and mid/upper level features.

Thunderstorms should continue to form around the center of it as it moves toward the Lee and Windward Islands and strength as it does.

This was a very potent wave and was already spinning when leaving Africa so chances for a Hurricane are high with it.

As for tracking, usually I do tracking maps for these larger systems and this one looks like a United States threat, likely the Southeastern Coast.

Right now I have the tracking map (view it here) moving westward and just South (but impacting) Puerto Rico. It then moves across the Dominican Republic and enters the warm waters of the Bahamas.

to read more, go to:    http://www.theweatherspace.com/news/TWS-08_17_2011_tropicalwave.html

Car Design Duds

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OK, I’ll admit it.  I am a car junkie.  And I do remember these guys:

10 Car Design Duds

Innovative or ill-advised? You be the judge. Here are 10 cars that just never quite caught on.

CNNMoney.comBy CNN Staff | CNNMoney.com – Mon, Aug 15, 2011 5:13 PM EDT
 
When writing about Nissan’s Murano CrossCabriolet recently, I was reminded how difficult it is to create a new automotive concept — and how harshly the market treats original ideas. The CrossCabrio is the ambitious — or perhaps foolhardy — attempt to create a crossover with a convertible top.
Bright ideas are hard to pull off. For every Chrysler minivan orFord Explorer four-door SUV, there are dozens of one-hit wonders and new concepts that failed to catch on. ThePontiac Aztek, an unholy combination of minivan and SUV, is the classic example, but there have been many others through the years.

New Anti-Viral Drug

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New drug could cure nearly any viral infection

August 16, 2011
“In theory, it should work against all viruses,”
– Todd Rider, a senior staff scientist in Lincoln Laboratory’s Chemical, Biological, and Nanoscale Technologies Group

Most bacterial infections can be treated with antibiotics such as penicillin, discovered decades ago. However, such drugs are useless against viral infections, including influenza, the common cold, and deadly hemorrhagic fevers such as Ebola.

Now, in a development that could transform how viral infections are treated, a team of researchers at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory has designed a drug that can identify cells that have been infected by any type of virus, then kill those cells to terminate the infection.

In a paper published July 27 in the journal PLoS One, the researchers tested their drug against 15 viruses, and found it was effective against all of them – including rhinoviruses that cause the common cold, H1N1 influenza, a stomach virus, a polio virus, dengue fever and several other types of hemorrhaggic fever.

to read more, go to:    http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_drug_could_cure_nearly_any_viral_infection/

New Crop Circle

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August 16, 2011 – Complex U. K. Crop Formation
Triggers Debate About Meaning.

Is it a 5-dimensional hypercube, a penteract? Or a decagram related to Venus as a time-counter? Is it E8 symmetry of subatomic particles? Is the symbol at the top a “signature by” Quetzalcoatl who taught the Mayans math and astronomy? Or is it self-activating software that generates unidentified action from the pattern?


Football field-sized wheat formation reported August 15, 2011,
at Jubilee Plantation near Cherhill, Wiltshire, England.
For more images and information, see: Cropcircleconnector.com.

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NASA Solar Storm Briefing

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NASA to Discuss Solar Storm Tracking Efforts Thursday

SPACE.com Staff

 

Aug. 9, 2011 solar flare in ultraviolet range
This still from a video taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the Aug. 8, 2011 solar flare as it appeared in the ultraviolet range of the light spectrum. The flare registered as an X6.9 class sun storm, the largest of the Solar Cycle 24.
CREDIT: NASA/SDO/GSFC

NASA will hold a press conference Thursday (Aug. 18) to discuss “new details about the structure of solar storms and the impact they have on Earth,” space agency officials said in a statement.

The briefing this week will review new observations from several NASA spacecraft, including the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (Stereo), that currently keep a close eye on the sun, agency officials said in the statement released today (Aug. 16)

to read more, go to:    http://www.space.com/12649-nasa-solar-storm-tracking-briefing-thursday.html

Helpful, Healthful Herbs & Spices

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Two Grams of this Household Spice Lowered Blood Sugar by a Whopping 62 mg/dl

Posted By Dr. Mercola | August 17 2011 | 75,824 views

cumin as memory booster and stress reliever

The popular spice cumin has a long history of medicinal use.  It has been used to treat various symptoms including diarrhea, flatulence, gynecological, and respiratory diseases.  But a new study looked at a different effect of cumin — its ability to enhance memory and relieve stress.

Daily administration of cumin to rats inhibited stress-induced urinary biochemical changes. Memory and cognition, as determined by acquisition, retention, and recovery in the rats, was also observed to be enhanced by cumin.

According to the study, as reported by Green Med Info:

“This study provides scientific support for the antistress, antioxidant, and memory-enhancing activities of cumin extract and substantiates that its traditional use as a culinary spice in foods is beneficial and scientific in combating stress and related disorders.”

to read more, go to:    http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/08/17/this-kitchen-spice-doubles-as-a-memory-booster-and-stress-reliever.aspx?e_cid=20110817_DNL_art_1

County Sheriffs and the Law

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The County Sheriff
America’s Last Hope

Sheriff Mack’s latest book covers decades of research to prove once and for all that the sheriffs in this country are indeed the ultimate law authority in their respective jurisdictions. The sheriff absolutely has the power and responsiblity to defend his citizens against all enemies, including those from our own Federal Government. History, case law, common law and common sense all show clear evidence that the sheriff is the people’s protector in all issues of injustice and is responsible for keeping the peace in all matters. He is the last line of defense for his constituents; he is America’s last hope to regain our forgotten freedom. This short but powerful book is a must read for all citizens, sheriffs, and government officials that we may all work to return America to the constitutional republic she was meant to be. Amazing as it might be, the sheriff can make this happen!

 

Hmmm.  And he is a speaker at Tea Party functions.