skinsmarydu Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Kitty comforts vets. http://hsrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KLtUd5kk9UbLcAvzWbvZx4;_ylu=X3oDMTNtbzgyc2hhBGJwb3MDMQRjY29kZQNnYQRjcG9zAzUEY3QDMQRnAzNlYjM3NDc4LTI3M2MtMzVlYS04ZjUzLTVhOTg0MDQ1OTRlNARpbnRsA3VzBHBrZ3QDNQRwb3MDMQRzZWMDdGQtc3RybQRzbGsDdGl0bGUEdGVzdAMyNzE-/RV=1/RE=1415710586/RH=aHNyZC55YWhvby5jb20-/RO=2/RU=aHR0cDovL2dtYS55YWhvby5jb20vdG9tLWNhdC1icmluZ3MtY29tZm9ydC1keWluZy1wYXRpZW50cy1jYWxtaW5nLXByZXNlbmNlLTE3MjYwMDgxNC0tYWJjLW5ld3MtcGV0cy5odG1s/RS=%5EADA8m7GerK0F0WD1f1kV0lzKFaBkGU- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve09ru Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 The 'windowless' airplane: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/27/windowless-airplanes_n_6058656.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/10/31/ancient-stone-circles-in-mideast-baffle-archaeologists/ Ancient stone circles in Mideast baffle archaeologists Huge stone circles in the Middle East have been imaged from above, revealing details of structures that have been shrouded in mystery for decades. Archaeologists in Jordan have taken high-resolution aerial images of 11 ancient "Big Circles," all but one of which are around 1,312 feet in diameter. Why they are so similar is unknown but the similarity seems too close to be a coincidence" said researcher David Kennedy. The Big Circles (as archaeologists call them) were built with low stone walls that are no more than a few feet high. The circles originally contained no openings, and people would have had to hop over the walls in order to get inside. [See Aerial Images of the Mysterious Big Circles in the Mideast] Their purpose is unknown, and archaeologists are unsure when these structures were built. Analysis of the photographs, as well as artifacts found on the ground, suggest the circles date back at least 2,000 years, but they may be much older. They could even have been constructed in prehistoric times, before writing was invented, scientists say. Though the Big Circles were first spotted by aircraft in the 1920s, little research has focused on these structures, and many scientists are not even aware of their existence, something these archaeologists hope the new aerial images will help to change. The "most important contribution is simply to collect and make known a large group of rather remarkable sites," writes Kennedy, a professor at the University of Western Australia, in an article published recently in the journal Zeitschrift fr Orient Archologie. In addition to the 11 photographed circles, researchers have identified another similar circle in Jordan, which appears to have been only partially completed, Kennedy noted. Old satellite imagery also reveals two circles, one in Jordan and another in Syria, which have both been destroyed. The circle in Syria was destroyed within the last decade and the one in Jordan a few decades ago. A separate research team, from Durham University, investigated the Syria circle before it was completely gone. While there are many smaller stone circles in the Middle East, what makes these 11 Big Circles stand out is their large size and ancient age, Kennedy said. Kennedy has been leading the Aerial Archaeology in Jordan Project (AAJ) since 1997 and also co-directs the Aerial Photographic Archive for Archaeology in the Middle East (APAAME). Building the Big Circles The circles would not have been hard to build, Kennedy said. They were constructed mainly with local rocks, and a dozen people working hard could potentially complete a Big Circle in a week, Kennedy told Live Science in an email. [Gallery: Aerial Photos Reveal Mysterious Stone Structures] However, building the circles in a precise shape would have taken some planning. "In the case of those circles that [are] near-precise circles, it would have required at least one person as 'architect,'" Kennedy said, adding that this architect could simply have tied a long rope to a post and walked in a circle, marking the ground as he or she moved around. "That would also explain the glitches [in the circles] where the land was uneven," as the architect wouldn't have been able to keep walking in a perfect circle at those spots. The purpose of the Big Circles is a mystery, Kennedy said. It seems unlikely that they were originally used as corrals, as the walls were no more than a few feet high, the circles contain no structures that would have helped maintain an animal herd and there's no need for animal corrals to have such a precise shape, he said. One of the circles contains three cairns, or rock piles, on its edges that may have been used for burial. However, Kennedy said, "my inference is that the cairns [were built] later, when the enclosure was no longer significant." Solving the circle mystery In order to solve the mystery, archaeologists must conduct more actual fieldwork, Kennedy said, noting that aerial images are helpful but can't replace excavation. Archaeologists Graham Philip and Jennie Bradbury, both with Durham University in England, have examined a Big Circle they found near Homs in Syria. While the circle was "badly damaged" when the researchers found it, they completed their fieldwork before land development completely destroyed the structure. This Big Circle was positioned in such a way that it could give someone standing inside it a "panoramic" view of a basin that would have held crops and settlements, the researchers reported in a 2010 paper in the journal Levant. This "may have played an important part in the location of the enclosure," the two archaeologists wrote in the Levant article.Recent satellite imagery shows that the circle near Homs is now virtually destroyed, Kennedy wrote. Megalithic landscape While the purpose of the Big Circles remains unknown, the research by Kennedy and his team shows that the creations were part of a landscape rich in stone structures. His team has found thousands of stone structures in Jordan and the broader Middle East. They come in a variety of shapes, including "Wheels" (circular structures with spokes radiating out); Kites (stone structures that forced animals to run into a kill zone); Pendants (lines of stone cairns that run from burials); and walls (mysterious structures that meander across the landscape for more than a mile orup to several thousand meters and have no apparent practical use). The aerial photography program his team is conducting, combined with satellite imagery from sites like Google Earth, has led to many discoveries, Kennedy said. "As soon as you get up a few hundred feet, it all comes into focus. You can suddenly see the shape of what you've been looking at," Kennedy said in aYouTube video made by Google as part of their Search Stories series. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/viral/1-year-old-dancing-to-all-about-that-bass/vi-BBcf9hT This adorable 1-year-old baby shows off her best dance moves after her favorite song, 'All About That Bass' by Meghan Trainor, came on the radio. start your day with a smile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 For LKB and others who want to really understand Irish people (specifically Cork). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Rosetta mission spacecraft makes historic landing on comet A European spacecraft made history Wednesday by successfully landing on the icy, dusty surface of a speeding comet — an audacious cosmic first designed to answer big questions about the origin of the universe. Paolo Ferri, head of mission operations for the European Space Agency, said the landing on the comet named 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko appeared to have been almost perfectly on target. "Everyone cried," he said. The European Space Agency celebrated the cosmic achievement after sweating through a tense seven-hour countdown that began when the Philae lander dropped from the agency's Rosetta space probe toward the comet as both hurtled through space at 66,000 kilometres per hour. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btfoom Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 'Layaway Angel' pays off $12K of layaway accounts http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/story/27420437/layaway-angel-pays-off-12k-of-layaway-accounts OLDSMAR (FOX 13) - It started as a quick stop at Walmart. "We had $300 to pay on one particular gift," Lynn Stein said Tuesday. What happened next at the Oldsmar superstore captures a moment of what makes this season magical. Stein's husband was handed a letter at the Walmart layaway counter. A local company paid off their gift, and $12,000 worth of other layaway accounts. "I immediately started to cry. I was like, 'No way! Someone actually did that for total strangers?" Stein said. The layaway angel was specific in his strategy. Walmartemployees say he paid off 55 families' balances, all of them from Oldsmar. "He wanted to give back to the community that he's in and that he does business with," Walmart Assistant Manager Karyn Castaodi said. John Sanders of Jamson Labs & Power Kleen Corporation is the man behind the mission. He says his reasoning for the random act of kindness was simple. "Our theory was if people had it on layaway, they were maybe struggling a little bit for the holidays," Sanders said. <rest at link> 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RawBBQSauce Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Toronto Maple Leafs fans finish American national anthem after mic failure. All kinds of awesome. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 http://www.juxtapoz.com/current/renaissance-super-heroes-are-super-flemish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/viral/wingsuit-terrain-flying-in-france-and-switzerland/vi-BBg5UXS Wingsuit terrain flying in France and Switzerland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Star Trek-like invisible shield discovered 7200 miles above Earth that blocks ‘killer electrons’ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 (edited) And for those who are going to see The Imitation Game, here's a copy of Turing's original paper on whether machines can think: http://www.csee.umbc.edu/courses/471/papers/turing.pdf Edited December 2, 2014 by Corcaigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Star Trek-like invisible shield discovered 7200 miles above Earth that blocks ‘killer electrons’ So there's a Klingon Bird-Of-Prey 7200 miles up? oh well, at least it can't fire while cloaked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsluggo Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Toronto Maple Leafs fans finish American national anthem after mic failure. All kinds of awesome. Canadians are the best friends/brothers that we have 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 (edited) just for Zoony Pretty cool of this guy. he bought a $100 all you can eat pasta pass from olive garden, goes there a few times a day, stocks up and gives it to homeless people. http://www.faithit.com/he-bought-an-all-you-can-eat-pasta-pass-from-olive-garden-big-deal-oh-wait-he-did-what-that-is-totally-brilliant/ ~Bang Edited December 2, 2014 by Bang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Quadriplegic shapes robot hand with her thoughtsDemonstrates ability of brain-computer interface Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 If the planets were as close as the moon: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsluggo Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 THAT might make you jump a little higher...no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Where's Mercury? And Pluto? I still consider Pluto a planet dammit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.T.real,lights,out Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 If the planets were as close as the moon: Was waiting for one to come up as "your mom".....disappointed it didn't happen but very cool anyway. haha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.T.real,lights,out Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Bam i knew it existed!! hah 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Interesting that overwhelmingly those discoveries are in the fields of physics/astronomy and biology/medicine. Honorable mention to chemistry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsluggo Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 can someone here explain the may discovery: "unlimited heat conduction in graphine..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 can someone here explain the may discovery: "unlimited heat conduction in graphine..." No, but maybe this will help: http://phys.org/news/2014-05-physicists-unlimited-graphene.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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