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Κυριακή 12 Ιανουαρίου 2014
Σάββατο 11 Ιανουαρίου 2014
Παρασκευή 10 Ιανουαρίου 2014
Syrian war 2014 - Attack on compound
Video has recently surfaced showing a large explosion and attack on a compound in Syria. This compound was not controlled by government forces or the FSA. It is believed to have been controlled by other factions in Syria such as Al Qaeda. (Video surfaced Jan-2014, however incident may have taken place late 2013).
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10 Most Beautiful Villages in Europe
10 Most Beautiful Villages in Europe
From the Alps to the Mediterranean, these frozen-in-time European villages will make you appreciate the beauty of taking it slow. Reaching some of these European beauties requires extra effort, yet the rewards are dazzling. Your eyes will thank you.
Hallstatt, Austria
The storybook town of Hallstatt in central Austria enjoys a gorgeous setting on the bank of the Hallstätter See, between the pristine lake and a lush mountain that rises dramatically from the water’s edge. A history of salt mining dating back thousands of years has translated into enduring prosperity for the town, which is most evident in the beautiful square ringed with ivy-covered buildings.
Tellaro, Italy
Snaking cliff-top roads and a minuscule harbor have protected Tellaro from the wave of tourism that has swallowed other Ligurian seaside towns like Vernazza and Portofino. A jumble of pastel buildings clings vertiginously to the sheer cliffs of Tellaro, which occupies the easternmost tip of the Golfo dei Poeti.
Bibury, England
The hilly Cotswold region is a designated “Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty” in southwestern England, and one of its loveliest villages is Bibury, where verdant meadows abut ancient stone cottages with steep pitched roofs. The River Coln, which bisects the village, teems with trout, but the most scenic area is Arlington Row, a lane of sepia-hued cottages built in the 17th century to house weavers from the nearby Arlington Mill.
Colmar, France
French and German influences commingle in this well-preserved Alsatian village, where local bakeries sell both croissants and kugelhopf, and restaurants specialize in foie gras and sauerkraut (or choucroute). A range of architectural styles, from German Gothic to French Neo-Baroque, can be spotted in the old town, which was spared destruction during World War II—thanks in part to the historical beauty of its cobblestoned lanes, quiet canals, and half-timbered houses.
Reine, Norway
North of the Arctic Circle, Reine is a pretty fishing village in the Lofoten archipelago, an area of starkly beautiful Nordic wilderness, where sapphire bays punctuate fjords and mountains. Many of the bright red fishermen’s cabins (called rorbuer) have been converted into comfortable cottages for visitors that offer direct access to the Norwegian Sea. Settle in for a front-row view of the night sky and its mesmerizing entertainment, from summer’s midnight sun to winter’s northern lights.
Pučiśća, Croatia
The buses and cruises that stop along Croatia’s sunny Dalmatian coast unleash tourists eager to experience the charms of Dubrovnik and the ancient island village of Hvar. Fewer visitors find their way to Pučiśća on the island of Brač. The reward is a seaside village with outsize appeal: white-stone villas with terracotta roofs, narrow cobblestoned alleys, and a stone-paved square. Bask in its relative solitude and the many prime spots for swimming in the turquoise Adriatic Sea.
Telč, Czech Republic
Residents of Telč, a small town in south Moravia, were once quite competitive about the beauty of their homes, as is evident today on the elongated main square, where one building is lovelier than the next. The Baroque- and Renaissance-style façades, featuring high gables painted in pale pastels, now support small shops and cafés. A grand Renaissance-era château and large fish-filled ponds surround the square.
Cong, Ireland
Encircled by streams, the picturesque village of Cong straddles the border between County Mayo and Galway—a region of lakes and vibrantly green meadows dotted with grazing sheep. Cong counts numerous stone bridges, the ruins of a medieval abbey, the occasional thatched-roof cottage, and Ashford Castle, a grand Victorian estate that has been converted into a romantic luxury hotel.
Gruyères, Switzerland
Gruyères is famous for its namesake cheese, whose mild, nutty flavor melts so well in fondue. But few are familiar with the town itself, a medieval hamlet in the upper valley of the Saane River in western Switzerland. A wide, stone-paved street leads up to the magnificent 13th-century Gruyères Castle, with its imposing fortifications and expansive views of the surrounding Alpine foothills.
Bled, Slovenia
This small Alpine town in northwestern Slovenia rings the shore of Lake Bled, whose glacial blue waters surround a tiny island and its small Baroque church. After a two-hour stroll around the lake, hike to the medieval hilltop castle for panoramic views or recharge with a slice of the local specialty: kremšnita, a sugar-topped pastry filled with cream and custard that has been served for decades at the Hotel Park.
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Chasing a comet
Rosetta's journey from launch in March 2004 to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in August 2014, including 3 flybys of Earth and 1 of Mars. By January 2014 Rosetta is about 9 million kilometres from comet 67P/CG. By early May, Rosetta will be 2 million kilometres from the comet and at the end of May the spacecraft will execute a major rendezvous manoeuvre to line it up for orbit insertion at the start of August.
The comet and planets are not to scale.
Lincoln MKC 2015 SUV Review HD Walkaround In Detail Commercial 2014 Carj...
All-New 2015 Lincoln MKC Provides Fresh Choice for Small Premium Utility Customers The Lincoln Motor Company introduces the all-new 2015 Lincoln MKC small premium utility vehicle. Lincoln MKC will introduce the all-new 2.3-liter EcoBoost® turbocharged four-cylinder engine producing 275 horsepower and 300 lb.-ft. of torque Lincoln MKC Designed with driver comforts in mind and featuring an array of premium amenities, Lincoln MKC targets a growing audience of luxury customers who demand a more personal car-buying and car-owning experience
All-new 2015 Lincoln MKC small premium utility vehicle.
The Lincoln MKC is a unique creation from the ground up with an assortment of first-in-class features. Its all-new 2.3-liter EcoBoost® engine offers excellent performance while its ingeniously implemented wraparound liftgate is an example of masterful customer convenience.
The Lincoln MKC luxurious interior embraces driver and passengers alike, and its new and innovative technology personalizes the Lincoln MKC ownership experience. Lincoln MKC follows the MKZ sedan to become the second all-new Lincoln in as many years as the brand continues its reinvention.
Arriving on the heels of the all-new and successful 2014 Lincoln MKZ sedan, Lincoln MKC becomes the second new vehicle in the brand's plans to introduce four new luxury vehicles by 2016.
Lincoln MKC gives Lincoln a compelling offering in the small premium utility vehicle segment, the fastest-growing part of the luxury market.
Lincoln MKC When equipped with the all-new 2.3-liter EcoBoost engine, MKC offers a projected 275 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and 300 lb.-ft. of torque at 3,000 rpm, according to preliminary test data. Class-exclusive Active Grille Shutters are designed to help improve MKC fuel efficiency at highway speeds.
Lincoln MKC comes standard with a 2.0-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder turbocharged engine, projected to produce 240 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and 270 lb.-ft. of torque at 3,000 rpm, according to preliminary test data. This makes Lincoln MKC an all-EcoBoost vehicle.
Lincoln MKC comes standard with front-wheel drive and 18-inch wheels. Lincoln MKC Drivers can upgrade to Lincoln's Intelligent Lincoln MKC All-Wheel Drive and 19-inch wheels for enhanced cornering and handling and an even sportier look.
The Lincoln MKC Intelligent All-Wheel Drive system also includes Continuously Controlled Damping. Drivers can use Lincoln Drive Control to select from sport, comfort and normal drive modes to cater to their driving mood. CCD constantly monitors the road; the Lincoln MKC suspension reacts on average within 20 milliseconds, providing a smooth ride with enhanced handling.
CCD also is available in the standard front-wheel drive configuration of Lincoln MKC.
"The width of Lincoln MKC's track has been set to allow the designers the freedom to create a planted stance for the vehicle, and it provided engineers the opportunity to minimize body roll and give the vehicle a more sporty feel," said Lisa Drake, Lincoln MKC chief engineer.
Technology provides protection, confidence
Lincoln MKC offers advanced technology such as collision warning with brake support, a Lane-Keeping System and driver assist to help drivers avoid common accidents. The Lincoln MKC collision warning system is designed to alert the driver if it detects a potential front-end crash. The Lincoln MKC system issues an audible alert in the cabin, a visual alert on the windshield and automatic brake assist sensitivity.
Lincoln MKC introduces available park-out assist technology, a class-exclusive feature that enhances the vehicle's active park assist capabilities. Where active park assist helps guide drivers into tight parallel parking situations, park-out assist steers drivers out of tight parking spots.
The Lincoln MKC vehicle's Lane-Keeping System uses rearview mirror-mounted cameras to identify lane markers and help drivers avoid unintentionally straying from their lane. If the Lincoln MKC system detects a driver's alertness level dropping below a given threshold, a warning is issued via a chime and a pop-up message appears on the left-hand cluster screen.
Lincoln MKC also offers a Blind Spot Information System, which continuously monitors the vehicle's blind spots with radar sensors, and class-exclusive cross-traffic alert, which detects traffic as the Lincoln MKC backs from a parking space.
The Global Ramifications of the Arctic Melt Are Just Beginning
Alaska Oil (2001): Examining the contentious issue of whether or not to drill for oil in Alaska's Arctic National wildlife Refuge (ANWR)
The area in question is part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which oil companies believe contain significant oil reserves.
It is also the area where the caribou deer come to calve -- the lifeblood of the native community. They, understandably, are hostile to the proposals: "People who are trying to live a subsistence lifestyle are now very frustrated because the impacts of development have come very close to home," says Rosemary Ahtuangaruak, deputy village mayor. But the US government sees it differently. Rather than reduce consumption, Bush wants to increase America's oil reserves, and he denies that the coastal plain will suffer damage. Surprisingly, many Alaskans themselves approve of the proposals; 85% of their state revenue is from oil, which helps finance government services. Shots of the Alaskan coastline provide a stunning backdrop to this bitter and emotional debate.
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Arctic Cold War (2007): The Arctic's melting ice has opened up the area's vast natural resources to the Arctic powers, which could result in tensions leading to war
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According to a new report, global warming is likely to trigger a dangerous contest between Russia and the West for the Arctic's vast mineral resources.
As the Arctic warms up; "major corporations are waking up to the fact there is going to be tremendous economic opportunity", explains Prof Huebert. Canada, Russia, Denmark and Norway all have claims to the Arctic seabed, where vast mineral reserves are thought to lie. There's concern that this scramble for resources could spiral out of control. "The worst case scenario is one of a regional area where hostilities are the norm and co-operation the exception", warns Huebert.
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Part Frozen Niagara Falls With Icicles Delights Tourists
Δημοσιεύθηκε στις 10 Ιαν 2014
North America has frozen part of Niagara Falls.
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The polar vortex sweeping many parts of North America has frozen part of Niagara Falls, presenting a picturesque view to tourists.
Icicles hanging around the falls, along with their splashing water and frequent rainbows, have attracted more visitors than in previous winters.
[Visitor]:
"It's beautiful. We don't see it often in winter."
[Visitor]:
"It's so close and we don't come here that often. We come here in the summer not that often in the winter. But when we knew the ice was here, we thought we'd better come and take a look. It's a beautiful day."
[Visitor]:
"I think it's definitely something you haven't been before. You have to come to check it out. It's a pretty eye-opening experience."
[Visitor]:
"Beautiful, beautiful site. So we have to come and see it today before it melted."
Sitting on the border of Canada and the United States, Niagara Falls is the world's largest waterfall and one of Canada's most popular tourist spots.
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Full Story:
The polar vortex sweeping many parts of North America has frozen part of Niagara Falls, presenting a picturesque view to tourists.
Icicles hanging around the falls, along with their splashing water and frequent rainbows, have attracted more visitors than in previous winters.
[Visitor]:
"It's beautiful. We don't see it often in winter."
[Visitor]:
"It's so close and we don't come here that often. We come here in the summer not that often in the winter. But when we knew the ice was here, we thought we'd better come and take a look. It's a beautiful day."
[Visitor]:
"I think it's definitely something you haven't been before. You have to come to check it out. It's a pretty eye-opening experience."
[Visitor]:
"Beautiful, beautiful site. So we have to come and see it today before it melted."
Sitting on the border of Canada and the United States, Niagara Falls is the world's largest waterfall and one of Canada's most popular tourist spots.
For more news and videos visit ☛ http://ntd.tv
Follow us on Twitter ☛ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevision
Add us on Facebook ☛ http://on.fb.me/s5KV2C
The Polar Vortex Explained in 2 Minutes
President Obama's Science and Technology Advisor, Dr. John Holdren, explains the polar vortex in 2 minutes—and why climate change makes extreme weather more likely going forward. Learn more at http://wh.gov/climate-change. January 8, 2014.
Πέμπτη 9 Ιανουαρίου 2014
Τετάρτη 8 Ιανουαρίου 2014
What causes the aurora borealis or northern lights?
What causes the aurora borealis or northern lights?
Image via Colin Chatfield in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Those who live at or visit high northern latitudes might at times experience colored lights shimmering across the night sky. This ethereal display is known as the aurora borealis, or northern lights. What causes these lights to appear?
Reisafjorden, Norway bathing in auroras on January 2, 2014. When charged particles from the sun strike atoms in Earth’s atmosphere, they cause electrons in the atoms to move to a higher-energy state. When the electrons drop back to a lower energy state, they release a photon: light. This process creates the beautiful aurora, or northern lights. Image copyright 2014 Tor-Ivar Næss. Via WaitForIt on Facebook.
The aurora often appears as curtains of lights, but they can also be arcs or spirals, often following lines of force in Earth’s magnetic field. Most are green in color but sometimes you’ll see a hint of pink, and strong displays might also have red, violet and white colors. The lights typically are seen in the far north – the nations bordering the Arctic Ocean – Canada and Alaska, Scandinavian countries, Iceland, Greenland and Russia. But strong displays of the lights can extend down into more southerly latitudes in the United States. And of course, the lights have a counterpart at Earth’s south polar regions.
Aurora on January 1, 2014 by Geir-Inge Bushmann. The lights typically are seen in the far north – the nations bordering the Arctic Ocean – Canada and Alaska, Scandinavian countries, Iceland, Greenland and Russia. See more photos from Geir-Inge Bushmann
Some Inuit believed that the spirits of their ancestors could be seen dancing in the flickering lights. In Norse mythology the aurora was a fire bridge to the sky built by the gods.
But science tells us that the aurora happens because of the sun.
Our sun is 93 million miles away. But its effects extend far beyond its visible surface. Great storms on the sun send gusts of charged solar particles hurtling across space. If Earth is in the path of the particle stream, our planet’s magnetic field and atmosphere react.
When charged particles from the sun strike air molecules in Earth's magnetic field, they cause those molecules' atoms to become excited. The molecules give off light as they calm down. Image Credit: NASA
When the charged particles from the sun strike atoms and molecules in Earth’s atmosphere, theyexcite those atoms, causing them to light up.
What does it mean for an atom to be excited? Atoms consist of a central nucleus and a surrounding cloud of electrons encircling the nucleus in an orbit. When charged particles from the sun strike atoms in Earth’s atmosphere, electrons move to higher-energy orbits, further away from the nucleus. Then when an electron moves back to a lower-energy orbit, it releases a particle of light or photon.
What happens in an aurora is similar to what happens in the neon lights we see on many business signs. Electricity is used to excite the atoms in the neon gas within the glass tubes of a neon sign. That’s why these signs give off their brilliant colors. The aurora works on the same principle – but at a far more vast scale.
View larger. | Aurora seen by EarthSky Facebook friend Colin Chatfield in Saskatchewan, Canada on May 19, 2012.
The colors in the aurora were a source of awe and mystery throughout human history. But science says that different gases in Earth’s atmosphere give off different colors when they are excited. Oxygen gives off the green color of the aurora. Nitrogen causes blue or red colors.
So today the mystery of the aurora is not so mysterious to scientists. Yet people still travel thousands of miles to see the brilliant natural light shows in Earth’s atmosphere. And even though we know the scientific reason for the aurora, the dazzling natural light show can still fire our imaginations to visualize fire bridges, gods or dancing ghosts.
View larger. | Spectacular aurora, or northern lights, seen by EarthSky Facebook friend Colin Chatfield in Saskatchewan, Canada on October 24, 2011.
Bottom line: When charged particles from the sun strike atoms in Earth’s atmosphere, they cause electrons in the atoms to move to a higher-energy state. When the electrons drop back to a lower energy state, they release a photon: light. This process creates the beautiful aurora, or northern lights.
Τρίτη 7 Ιανουαρίου 2014
Polar Vortex: Deep Freeze Moves Across US
A whirlpool of freezing, dense air known as a "polar vortex" has gripped the US Midwest and is making its way east and south, bringing record low temperatures.
Thermometers plunged to -32C (-25F) in Fargo, North Dakota, while Madison, Wisconsin, hit -28C (-19F) and even Chicago and Minneapolis saw temperatures reach -20F, with wind chills of -50F.
Forecasters say some 187 million people could feel the effects of the frigid blast by the time it has spread across the country.
Δευτέρα 6 Ιανουαρίου 2014
AudioOrb Lets You Retreat Into Music Bubble JAN 6, 2014 08:12 AM ET // BY NIC HALVERSON
If you’re the type of person who doesn’t leave the house without noise-canceling headphones or earbuds and a playlist of tasty tracks, you’re quite familiar with enveloping yourself in an audio bubble.
Now you can do that quite literally, with AudioOrb, a Plexiglass sphere decked out with 18 internal speakers for a “rich and full audio spectrum,” as well as Tempur memory-foam pillows and enough space for some serious chillaxing. Just plug in your device and push play.
Designed by the same folks behind the Wall of Sound iPhone speaker, AudioOrb was developed by Scandinavian creative lab, ST. They’ve dubbed it the “first spherical speaker you can enter.” The pod is also lauded for its sound cancellation qualities.
“Spherical spaces almost completely blocks the noise from the outside world,” the project’sIndiego page suggests. “This was our starting point when we developed the AudioOrbs.
Maybe it’s because of Colorado’s historic legislation that recently legalized marijuana, but I can’t look at the AudioOrb without thinking the sound sphere would be immensely popular with those who like to partake. Unfortunately, most hot-boxing stoners won’t be able to afford AudioOrb’s $15,000 price tag. For those loaded blazers that can afford it, just ignore supreme harsher of mellows, David Brooks, if he comes a knocking.
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