Category Archives: Of Interest

13 Year Old Uses Fibonacci Sequence to Increase Solar Power Output by 50%

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After studying how trees branch in a very specific way, Aidan Dwyer created a solar cell tree that produces 20-50% more power than a uniform array of photovoltaic panels. His impressive results show that using a specific formula for distributing solar cells can drastically improve energy generation. The study earned Aidan a provisional U.S patent – it’s a rare find in the field of technology and a fantastic example of how biomimicry can drastically improve design.

Read more: 13-Year-Old Makes Solar Power Breakthrough by Harnessing the Fibonacci Sequence

Mayan Calender Prediction

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You decide.  Anyhow, curious.

The Fifth Night of the Ninth Wave starts as of August 18th of 2011 and many are wondering what this energy will carry. When we look back at history the fifth night usually appears as a very destructive time period and this naturally adds drama to the interest. Typically, the Fifth night means a ¨dark age¨ with some kind of destruction and without exception it has meant a sharp economic decline. It is however never entirely true to talk about an energy in the Mayan calendar as exclusively being destructive or constructive, because similarly to how the god Shiva among the Hindus is both the creator and destroyer all calendrical energies carry both aspects and the destructiveness is there to give room for something new to be created. For us who are living in this momentous end time what is important is to be able to grasp the most relevant information from the Mayan calendar and not get stuck in simplistic labels. It was by recognizing this multifacetness of the calendrical energies (and, if you like, Revelation 16) that I was able to correctly predict that the economic collapse caused by the Ninth wave would be precipitated by the Fifth day that started July 31 and ends now on August 17. (For more on this, check out the website: http://www.calleman.com/). To some this downturn may seem like a destructive event, inconsistent with a day, but from the perspective of the emergence of unity consciousness, which is the chief purpose of the Ninth wave, the economic crisis is actually a constructive event that paves the way for the future. Based on that assumption it can actually be said that the development of this economic crisis has followed the Mayan calendar with exceptional precision. In the fifth day the stability of several major European banks has been seriously threatened and government leaders are in constant teleconferences to discuss how to halt the crisis. The US, on its part, has lost its status as AAA and since the midpoint of the fourth night (the seating of the energy of the fifth day) 7 trillion dollars of stock value has gone up in smoke.

to read the rest, go to:   http://www.calleman.com/content/articles/5thNight_9thWave.htm


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

 

 

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/

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.