November 24, 2014

Space and Time into a single Continuum

November 23, 2014

'Hottest year' record likely for 2014 after warmest October

Snip>>> If the last two months of the year are only average for the 21st century, it will still be the warmest year ever, Arndt said.


October was the 5th month to break a heat record this year

The Associated Press Posted: Nov 20, 2014 4:46 PM ET| Last Updated: Nov 20, 2014 4:46 PM ET

Despite a bitter cold snap in parts of North America, the globe is rushing hell-bent toward its warmest year on record with last month setting the fifth monthly heat record of the year.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday that last month was the hottest October on record worldwide. The 14.74 Celsius (58.43 degrees Fahrenheit) beat out October 2003.

"It is becoming pretty clear that 2014 will end up as the warmest year on record," said Deke Arndt, climate monitoring chief for NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, North Carolina. "The remaining question is: How much?"

With only two months left in the year, 2014 has now surged ahead as the globe's warmest year so far, beating 2010 and 1998. So far this year, the world is averaging 14.78 degrees Celsius (58.62 degrees Fahrenheit). If the last two months of the year are only average for the 21st century, it will still be the warmest year ever, Arndt said.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/hottest-year-record-likely-for-2014-after-warmest-october-1.2843913

November 23, 2014

I Like Laughter - Official Trailer (will put tears in your eyes)

November 23, 2014

Self Delete

This was the Bill Cosby Spanish fly video. I didn't see that it was already posted. Will bump the old post up to the top.

November 22, 2014

Hottest Year On Record etc.

November 18, 2014

Gay Man Walking Around NYC For 3 Hours Exposes Rampant Homophobia & Harassment

#t=81

November 18, 2014

Rosetta probe Philae discovers organic molecules on comet

Source: Wall Street Journal

By
Gautam Naik


Updated Nov. 17, 2014 6:03 p.m. ET

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The probe that landed on the surface of a comet has discovered organic molecules, the most rudimentary building blocks of life, according to the German agency involved in the mission.

An instrument aboard the Philae lander detected the molecules after “sniffing” the comet’s atmosphere. An organic compound is one whose molecules contain the carbon atom, the basis of life on earth.

Scientists are analyzing the data to see whether the organic compounds detected by Philae are simple ones—such as methane and methanol—or a more complex species such as amino acids, the building blocks for proteins. A drill on Philae also obtained some material from the comet’s hard surface, but data about organic molecules from that experiment have yet to be fully analyzed.

Comets contain some of the most pristine materials in the solar system, dating to about 4.5 billion years ago. Previous studies have suggested that comets forge organic material in their dusty atmospheres.

Read more: http://online.wsj.com/articles/rosetta-probe-directly-discovers-organic-molecules-on-comet-1416256078

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If this pans out it is perhaps the greatest discovery in the past 50 years if not our lifetime. This is a big f...ing deal in my opinion!

November 17, 2014

Investors Ready to Liquidate Public Schools

Plans are under way for investment corporations to execute the biggest conversion – some call it theft – of public schools property in U.S. history.

That is not hyperbole. Investment bankers themselves estimate that their taking over public schools is going to result in hundreds of billions of dollars in profit, if they can pull it off.

I was a public schools teacher for 16 years and knew many highly skilled teachers. Now, in addition to teaching ESL classes in a very good community college, I write about the politics of public education. That puts me in the presence of many very good, committed public school teachers. They grew up loving public school and love it now. And not one of them seems to really imagine the destruction of the current public schools system in the U.S.

Plans

But, there are very clear plans being made for just such a thing.

More: http://www.brettdickerson.net/investors-still-ready-liquidate-public-schools/

November 17, 2014

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: The Lottery (HBO)

November 15, 2014

Toddler displays remarkable empathy