How americans see Europe -world map (Funny photo)
Here is a funny picture that shows us what Americans think when it comes to Europe.That is funny, huh?
source: infographicworld.com
The American Lung Association’s annual “State of the Air” report found Atlanta had its lowest year-round particle pollution and better ozone levels than last year. But the metro area still ranked 16th worst for particle pollution and 19th worst for ozone. “Georgia’s grades in the State of the Air 2010 report, while still at unhealthy levels in some areas, show improvement from previous years and demonstrate that efforts to clean our air do work,” said June Deen, director of advocacy for the American Lung Association in Georgia. View more on ajc.com
Carbon nanotubes, the wunderkind molecules of the nanoworld, are finally showing strength in numbers. Researchers have now made large nanotube sheets that have many of the same star qualities as the prima donna-like single molecules, bringing the promises of nanotechnology a step closer to reality. The flexible, transparent sheets can conduct electricity and emit light or heat when a voltage is applied, leading their creators to propose that our car windows and the canopies of military aircraft could contain nearly invisible antennae, electrical heaters for defrost, or informative optical displays. Read more on msn.com
According to historicmysteries.com, on 10 April 1901, an unusual experiment was conducted in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Dr. Duncan MacDougall was going to prove that the human soul had mass, and was therefore, measurable. Dr. MacDougall conducted this experiment on six dying patients who were placed on specially made Fairbanks weight scales just prior to their deaths. Dr. MacDougall’s intention was to weigh each body before and after death to determine any differences measured by the delicate scales. The patients were selected based upon their imminent death. Two patients were suffering from tuberculosis, 5 were men and one was a woman.
source:historicmysteries.com-The 21 Grams Theory
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On the heels of the top-secret X37-B launch, the U.S. Air Force launched an even more secret experimental hypersonic glider able to travel more than 4,000 miles in 30 minutes from launch. The craft — dubbed the Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 — was launched via a Minotaur 4-Lite rocket Thursday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, the Air Force announced. Conspiracy theorists have long reported on a secret project known as “Aurora” — a hypersonic spy plane capable of speeds up to Mach 6 (3,700 mph). The Falcon seems to be the culmination of that project, but it’s capable of much, much more, according to a fact sheet from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Read more on foxnews.com-Aurora project
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The long, strange tale of one of the more ambitious particle physics experiments ever conceived just got a bit stranger. Just 3 months before it was scheduled to lift off aboard the very last space shuttle flight and be installed on the International Space Station (ISS), physicists working on a particle detector called the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) have decided to swap the 2350 kilogram doughnut-shaped superconducting magnet at the heart of the experiment for a weaker permanent magnet that was used in a test run on the space shuttle in 1998. The change will delay by several months the launch of AMS, which will look for antimatter lingering from the big bang, particles of dark matter, and other oddities. Read more on news.sciencemag.org-Antimatter Detector
China replaced the unpopular Communist Party boss for the restive Xinjiang region on Saturday, months after ethnic riots killed nearly 200 in the sprawling far-western region. State media reports gave no immediate reason for removing Wang Lequan, 65, who had served as party boss in Xinjiang since 1995. He was replaced by Zhang Chunxian, who turns 57 next month and has been the party boss in southern Hunan province since November 2006. The official Xinhua News Agency said the change was announced by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. It said Wang had been appointed as the deputy secretary of a political committee of the Central Committee. It is not known if he is still a member of the party’s Politburo, the 25-member body near the pinnacle of power in China. Read more on msnbc.msn.com
Research Meteorologists found that the temperature changes brought on by global warming are significant enough to cause an increase in the occurrence of severe storms. Severe storms are those that cause flooding, have damaging winds, hail and could cause tornados. Their study revealed that by the end of this century, the number of days that favor severe storms could more than double certain locations, such as Atlanta and New York. Researchers also found that this increase would occur during typical stormy seasons and not during dry seasons when it may be beneficial. Read more on sciencedaily.com
For years, medical experts have said that to reduce your cardiovascular disease risk, you need to watch your consumption of saturated (animal) fat and cholesterol. They also have known that high intake of added sugars is linked to many poor health conditions, including obesity, high blood pressure and other risk factors for heart disease and stroke. Researchers at Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta examined the added sugar intake and blood fat levels in more than 6,100 adults. Added sugars included table sugar, brown sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, honey, molasses, brown rice syrup, agave syrup and other caloric sweeteners in prepared and processed foods — for instance, in soft drinks, iced tea, candy, pastries, cookies and canned fruits. Not included: the sugars in fruit, 100% juice and other whole foods. Read more on usatoday.com-Study: Added sugar, not just fat, bad for cholesterol
The Boston Marathon 2010
The Ethiopian Merga Deribas and Kenyan Selina Kosgei, who won the Boston Marathon in 2009, will defend their titles Today in the 114th edition of the Boston Marathon 2010, which will bring together 25,000 runners.
The route of the Boston Marathon 2010 is starting in the neighborhood of Hopkinton and finish in Boston Harbor, was created in 1897 to remember hills dotted with the legendary route taken by Pheidippides from Marathon and Athens, and traditionally is held on Monday, Patriots Day, which marks the beginning of the American Revolution. Merga will be the only winner in Boston this at the start of this year. Kenyan Robert Cheruiyot, four-time winner, caused through injury in early March. Read more on sevensidedcube.net-Boston Marathon
