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Part of the EPIC WIN series. SEE MORE HERE -https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMoEmUBElyzjUmAWcQBOrtB-GogfasRsy ...ALL VIDEO CREDITS ARE LISTED BELOW...…Song 1: Space Camper (Vintage Synth Mix) - Song 2: The Myth of Me http://www.dhruvaaliman.com/ …https://dhruvaaliman.bandcamp.com/album/what-must-be …Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5XiFCr9iBKE6Cupltgnlet Video Clips from the following, IN ORDER-- Blue Angels Buzz Boaters with best sneak pass at 2017 Air and Water Show. Crazy!! GoPro Awards: Rubik's Cube Challenge - Skydiving GoPro Awards: Epic Cloud Cave Wingsuit in Fusion Overcapture BASE jumping into a plane mid-air. (Extended Version) _ A Door In The Sky GoPro Awards_ Skydiver Ejects From Glider GoPro OverCapture POV Proximity Wingsuit with Marshall Miller Riding Dragons WTF is a Wingsuit Rodeo? Amazing Wingsuit Rodeo _ Top 25 of 2017 GoPro Awards Devil's Peak Downhill Run Megavalanche 2018 - Damien OTON POV Winning run Hot Air Balloons Over ABQ Neighborhood - Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Adventures in Thailand - 4K Luke Aikins No Parachute 25,000 Feet Airplane Jump Complete Video No Parachute Lukes Edit #hanggliding a few steps and you in dreamland End credits music: Slave and Rose by Dhruva Aliman #Flying #PeopleAreAwesome #yolo

How Long Does It Take to Get Frostbite? Frostbite Is Much Harder to Contract if You Know How to Prevent It. The likelihood of contracting frostbite depends on several key factors, notably temperature, clothing, time spent outdoors, activity level, age, and even body type. Obviously, the colder the weather, the greater the likelihood of contracting frostbite. But you can't entirely rely on what the mercury says. Your standard household thermometer doesn't pick up on wind chill, a meteorological phenomenon that can turn a glorious winter wonderland into a frozen wasteland with a simple gust of wind. To anyone who's never experienced wind chill, imagine being slapped in the face multiple times. Not only does it feel unpleasant, but wind chill speeds up body heat loss wherever skin is exposed, and thus contributes to an increased frostbite risk. That's why winter weather reports often involve two temperatures, the one with and the one without wind chill. For example, it might be -10°C (14°F) outside, but if it's windy enough, it could feel more like -20°C (-4°F). Dress appropriately for the weather and limited will your frostbite risk be, a vague if completely useless statement if there ever was one. Once you know how cold it is with the wind chill and are properly dressed for the weather, then you need to figure out how long you expect to be outside. According to Environment Canada, risk of frostbite is fairly minor when temperatures range from -10°C to -27°C (14°F to -16.6°F). But risk increases considerably when temperatures dip below that range. For example, temperatures with or without wind chill ranging between -28°C (-18.4°F) and -39°C (-38.2°F) can lead to frostbite IF skin is exposed for anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes. Below -40°C (-40°F) can lead to frostbite in under 10 minutes. Below -55°C (-67°F)? Two minutes or less is all is takes for tissue damage if not dry and bundled up properly. Of course, spending 30 minutes ice skating or skiing will heat up your body much more than standing around the same amount of time waiting for the bus. According to podiatric sports medicine doctor Stephen M. Pribut, someone running outside should figure that they'll feel about 6°C (20°F) warmer than if they were standing still. But if it's windy outside, watch out. Wind chill could feel even more intense if you're moving fast, like say, speeding down a mountain on skis. Other factors to consider include age (infants lose heat faster than adults), health (diabetics suffer from poor circulation and are thus more vulnerable), and body characteristics (someone who is tall and willowy will lose body heat faster than a short and stocky individual). Music: From Scales To Feathers (Thirsty Lizard Mix) by Dhruva Aliman Amazon- https://amzn.to/2Mgr7pg https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dhruva-aliman/363563637 https://dhruvaaliman.bandcamp.com/album/the-wolf-and-the-river http://www.dhruvaaliman.com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5XiFCr9iBKE6Cupltgnlet

In Greek mythology, Medusa - Μέδουσα "guardian, protectress" was a monster, a Gorgon, generally described as a winged human female with living venomous snakes in place of hair. Those who gazed upon her face would turn to stone. Most sources describe her as the daughter of Phorcys and Ceto, though the author Hyginus makes her the daughter of Gorgon and Ceto. According to Hesiod and Aeschylus, she lived and died on an island named Sarpedon, somewhere near Cisthene. The 2nd-century BCE novelist Dionysios Skytobrachion puts her somewhere in Libya, where Herodotus had said the Berbers originated her myth, as part of their religion. Medusa was beheaded by the hero Perseus, who thereafter used her head, which retained its ability to turn onlookers to stone, as a weapon until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield. In classical antiquity the image of the head of Medusa appeared in the evil-averting device known as the Gorgoneion. The three Gorgon sisters—Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale—were all children of the ancient marine deities Phorcys (or "Phorkys") and his sister Ceto (or "Keto"), chthonic monsters from an archaic world. Their genealogy is shared with other sisters, the Graeae, as in Aeschylus's Prometheus Bound, which places both trinities of sisters far off "on Kisthene's dreadful plain": Near them their sisters three, the Gorgons, winged With snakes for hair— hatred of mortal man— While ancient Greek vase-painters and relief carvers imagined Medusa and her sisters as having monstrous form, sculptors and vase-painters of the fifth century began to envisage her as being beautiful as well as terrifying. In an ode written in 490 BC Pindar already speaks of "fair-cheeked Medusa". In a late version of the Medusa myth, related by the Roman poet Ovid (Metamorphoses 4.770), Medusa was originally a ravishingly beautiful maiden, "the jealous aspiration of many suitors," but because Poseidon had raped her in Athena's temple, the enraged Athena transformed Medusa's beautiful hair to serpents and made her face so terrible to behold that the mere sight of it would turn onlookers to stone. In Ovid's telling, Perseus describes Medusa's punishment by Minerva (Athena) as just and well earned. Coins of the reign of Seleucus I Nicator of Syria, (312–280 BC) In most versions of the story, she was beheaded by the hero Perseus, who was sent to fetch her head by King Polydectes of Seriphus because Polydectes wanted to marry his mother. The gods were well aware of this, and Perseus received help. He received a mirrored shield from Athena, gold, winged sandals from Hermes, a sword from Hephaestus and Hades's helm of invisibility. Since Medusa was the only one of the three Gorgons who was mortal, Perseus was able to slay her while looking at the reflection from the mirrored shield he received from Athena. During that time, Medusa was pregnant by Poseidon. When Perseus beheaded her, Pegasus, a winged horse, and Chrysaor, a giant wielding a golden sword, sprang from her body. Jane Ellen Harrison argues that "her potency only begins when her head is severed, and that potency resides in the head; she is in a word a mask with a body later appended... the basis of the Gorgoneion is a cultus object, a ritual mask misunderstood." In the Odyssey xi, Homer does not specifically mention the Gorgon Medusa: Lest for my daring Persephone the dread, From Hades should send up an awful monster's grisly head. The Medusa's head central to a mosaic floor in a tepidarium of the Roman era. Museum of Sousse, Tunisia Harrison's translation states "the Gorgon was made out of the terror, not the terror out of the Gorgon."

Buy on Amazon -- https://amzn.to/2VbH8RX -- Trident: the integrated underwater scooter - Two speed levels, affordable, compact underwater scooter, designed to fit in your airplane carry-on, but powerful enough to dive to 164 ft. Trident’s powerful dual thrusters produce up to 26.5 lbs (12 kg) of thrust, propelling you through the water at a 4 mph (6.5 km/h). On their own, most swimmers can only reach around 3.7 mph (5.9 km/h), and can’t top speeds for long. Break the boundaries of human limitation and conquer the ocean with Trident! Most recreational divers are limited to a depth of 98 ft (30 m), but Trident can easily travel with more experienced and professional divers down to 164 ft (50 m). By reducing the time and energy it takes to reach your maximum depths, Trident helps you explore deeper ocean environments, expand your own diving prowess, and capture magical moments with increased ease and flexibility. Trident’s powerful, removable battery runs for 45 minutes after a full charge and takes only 1.5 hours to recharge. That’s even less time than it takes to charge your phone! Trident also comes with an automatic low battery alert, so you’ll know when it’s time to exchange a spent battery for a fully charged one. No two people see the ocean the same way, and our two-speed modes allow for a wide range of underwater experiences. Those looking to race to new depths can zip along at 4 mph, while others hoping to take in the scenic ocean view can cruise by at a leisurely 2.2 mph. Users can toggle between the two modes with just the touch of a button, moving through the ocean as naturally as a dolphin. We know kids are especially curious about the ocean, and we designed Trident to be easy to use for people of all ages. With supervision, children can enjoy swimming with Trident just as much as adults. But for parents’ peace of mind, we have included a child safety lock to prevent accidents and improper usage. Trident’s integrated design looks great from every angle, perfect for your GoPro selfies and home videos. More importantly, its streamlined wings decrease water resistance, so you can fly through the water quickly, smoothly, and comfortably. While Trident is running, its natural positive buoyancy is canceled out by its powerful motor, making it effectively neutral. You’ll never have to worry about losing it in the ocean! But when it runs out of power, you can conveniently let Trident float to the surface to exchange the battery. What you do and where you go with Trident is limited only by your imagination, so we designed it to be compatible with GoPro and other diving devices. Capture your incredible underwater journey on film, or add a flashlight to illuminate caves or darker depths. Music: Nirvana Rush by Dhruva Aliman Amazon - https://amzn.to/2B9tGa7 https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dhruva-aliman/363563637 https://dhruvaaliman.bandcamp.com/album/road-of-fortunes http://www.dhruvaaliman.com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5XiFCr9iBKE6Cupltgnlet

The Ponsse Scorpion King is a Tree Harvester with incredible visibility and steering, unbeatable stability, excellent performance provided by the double-circuit hydraulics – bearing the environment in mind and with minimum surface pressure. The PONSSE Scorpion King offers improved productivity, cost-efficiency and comfort to the most challenging logging sites. Focus on the driver The eight-wheeled Scorpion King offers the best possible setting for efficient and productive work. The unique crane solution offers excellent visibility in all directions, enabling smooth and flexible working whatever the conditions. Good visibility to both sides of the cabin allows for efficient and unlimited operation – the trees to be felled, felling direction and position of piles can be selected keeping efficiency and eco-friendliness in mind. As the cabin is located in the middle of the machine, the driver can easily see to the extremes of even dense thinning routes. Moreover, the driver is positioned in the middle of the cabin’s slewing ring: when the cabin turns, the driver does not feel like being on a carousel. This has a significant effect on comfort and well-being at work. A driver’s machine Cabin leveling keeps the driver stable, even on difficult terrain. The frame of the machine consists of three parts linked by rotating joints. The cabin is located in the middle frame, which is kept hydraulically balanced, while the front and rear frames tilt according to the terrain. As a result, the pivoting point is as low as possible, not only minimizing tilting, but also helping to prevent the driver from swaying sideways. Stable under all conditions The incredible stability of the PONSSE Scorpion King comes from its eight wheels and active stabilization system. The patented stabilization system is based on detecting the direction and position of the crane, and then pressing the rear frame in the direction of work. Pressing the rear wheels against the ground and the weight of the rear frame improve the machine’s stability significantly when working on one side – including when the machine is moving. In addition to cabin leveling, stability helps with providing ergonomic working conditions for the driver. Music: The Giant Killer by Dhruva Aliman Amazon - https://amzn.to/2B9tGa7 https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dhruva-aliman/363563637 https://dhruvaaliman.bandcamp.com/album/road-of-fortunes http://www.dhruvaaliman.com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5XiFCr9iBKE6Cupltgnlet

Psychedelic drugs induce 'heightened state of consciousness', brain scans show - Study records what appears to be the first evidence for mind-opening state experienced by users of LSD, ketamine and psilocybin. Researchers measured the activity of neurons in people’s brains as the drugs took hold. Researchers measured the activity of neurons in people’s brains as the drugs took hold. Brain scans have revealed the first evidence for what appears to be a heightened state of consciousness in people who took psychedelic drugs in the name of science. Healthy volunteers who received LSD, ketamine or psilocybin, a compound found in magic mushrooms, were found to have more random brain activity than normal while under the influence, according to a study into the effects of the drugs. The shift in brain activity accompanied a host of peculiar sensations that the participants said ranged from floating and finding inner peace, to distortions in time and a conviction that the self was disintegrating. Researchers at the University of Sussex and Imperial College, London, measured the activity of neurons in people’s brains as the drugs took hold. Similar measurements have shown that when people are asleep or under anaesthetic, their neurons tend to fire in a more predictable way than when they are awake. “What we find is that under each of these psychedelic compounds, this specific measure of global conscious level goes up, so it moves in the other direction. The neural activity becomes more unpredictable,” said Anil Seth, a professor of neuroscience at the University of Sussex. “Until now, we’ve only ever seen decreases compared to the baseline of the normal waking state.” The research, published in the journal Scientific Reports, appears 74 years to the day after the Swiss chemist Albert Hoffman went on the world’s first LSD trip. In one of the most terrifying examples of self experimentation in the annals of science, Hoffman ingested 250 micrograms of lysergic acid and had to be helped home on his bicycle by his lab assistant. After a local doctor reassured Hoffman that he was not about to die, the scientist began to enjoy himself, writing later about fantastic images surging in on him and “exploding in coloured fountains.” The scans found the most notable effects in parts of the brain that are known to be important for perceptions, rather than other roles such as language and movement. And while it is unclear how the change in brain activity affects consciousness, the result is what the scientists expected. “I think people would have the intuitive idea that their experience on psychedelic compounds is a bit more random, a bit less constrained, that there’s a mixing of the senses, and all kinds of connections that are experienced between things that are previously unconnected,” Seth said. Robin Carhart-Harris, a researcher at Imperial College who took part in the study, said the sudden increase in randomness in brain activity appeared to reflect a deeper and richer conscious state. “People tend to associate phrases like ‘a higher state of consciousness’ with hippy speak and mystical nonsense. This is potentially the beginning of the demystification, showing its physiological and biological underpinnings,” he said. “Maybe this is a neural signature of the mind opening.” A puke bucket and an ancient drug: is ayahuasca the future of PTSD treatment? Beyond confirming what scores of hippies learned more than 40 years ago, the research could help scientists to understand what neural activity corresponds to different levels of consciousness in humans. Another hope is that by understanding how people respond to the drugs, doctors can more accurately predict which patients might benefit from having psychedelic drugs to treat mental disorders, such as depression. Carhart-Harris was among researchers who published a small trial last year into the use of psilocybin to treat serious depression. The results were promising, but more studies are needed before the compound can be considered for treatment, and the scientists warned people off picking magic mushrooms to treat their condition. “The evidence is becoming clear that there is a clinical efficacy with these drugs,” said Seth. “We might be able to measure the effects of LSD in an individual way to predict how someone might respond to it as treatment.” Music: From Scales To Feathers (Thirsty Lizard Mix) by Dhruva Aliman Amazon- https://amzn.to/2Mgr7pg https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dhruva-aliman/363563637 https://dhruvaaliman.bandcamp.com/album/the-wolf-and-the-river http://www.dhruvaaliman.com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5XiFCr9iBKE6Cupltgnlet

Masada is a rugged natural fortress, of majestic beauty, in the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea. It is a symbol of the ancient kingdom of Israel, its violent destruction and the last stand of Jewish patriots in the face of the Roman army, in 73 A.D. It was built as a palace complex, in the classic style of the early Roman Empire, by Herod the Great, King of Judea, (reigned 37 – 4 B.C.). The camps, fortifications and attack ramp that encircle the monument constitute the most complete Roman siege works surviving to the present day. After Judea became a province of the Roman Empire, it was the refuge of the last survivors of the Jewish revolt, who chose death rather than slavery when the Roman besiegers broke through their defenses. As such it has an emblematic value for the Jewish people. It is also an archaeological site of great significance. The remains of Herod's palaces are outstanding and very intact examples of this type of architecture, whilst the untouched siege works are the finest and most complete anywhere in the Roman world. The Masada complex, built by Herod the Great, King of Judea, who reigned between 37 BCE and 4 CE, and particularly the "hanging" palace with its three terraces, is an outstanding example of opulent architectural design, elaborately engineered and constructed in extreme conditions. The palace on the northern face of the dramatic mountain site consists of an exceptional group of classical Roman Imperial buildings. The water system was particularly sophisticated, collecting run-off water from a single day's rain to sustain life for a thousand people over a period of two to three years. This achievement allowed the transformation of a barren, isolated, arid hilltop into a lavish royal retreat. When this natural defensive site, further strengthened by massive walls, was occupied by survivors of the Jewish Revolt against Roman rule, it was successfully besieged by a massive Roman army. The military camps, siege works and an attack ramp that encircle the site, and a network of legionary fortresses of quadrilateral plan, are the most complete anywhere in the Roman world. Masada is a poignant symbol of the continuing human struggle between oppression and liberty. The Dead Sea (Hebrew: יָם הַמֶּלַח, Yam ha-Melah, "Sea of Salt", also Hebrew: יָם הַמָּוֶת, Yam ha-Mavet, "The Sea of Death", and Arabic: البحر الميت‎‎ About this sound Al-Bahr al-Mayyit (help·info)), also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and Palestine to the west. Its surface and shores are 429 metres (1,407 ft) below sea level, Earth's lowest elevation on land. The Dead Sea is 304 m (997 ft) deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. With 34.2% salinity (in 2011), it is 9.6 times as salty as the ocean, and one of the world's saltiest bodies of water. This salinity makes for a harsh environment in which plants and animals cannot flourish, hence its name. The Dead Sea is 50 kilometers (31 mi) long and 15 kilometers (9 mi) wide at its widest point. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley and its main tributary is the Jordan River. The Dead Sea water has a density of 1.24 kg/liter, which makes swimming similar to floating. Biblical period- Dwelling in caves near the Dead Sea is recorded in the Hebrew Bible as having taken place before the Israelites came to Canaan, and extensively at the time of King David. Just northwest of the Dead Sea is Jericho. Somewhere, perhaps on the southeastern shore, would be the cities mentioned in the Book of Genesis which were said to have been destroyed in the time of Abraham: Sodom and Gomorra (Genesis 18) and the three other "Cities of the Plain", Admah, Zeboim and Zoar (Deuteronomy 29:23). Zoar escaped destruction when Abraham's nephew Lot escaped to Zoar from Sodom (Genesis 19:21-22). Before the destruction, the Dead Sea was a valley full of natural tar pits, which was called the vale of Siddim. King David was said to have hidden from Saul at Ein Gedi nearby. In Ezekiel 47:8-9 there is a specific prophecy that the sea will ".. be healed and made fresh", becoming a normal lake capable of supporting marine life. A similar prophecy is stated in Zechariah 14:8, which says that "Living waters will go out from Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea (likely the Dead Sea) and half to the western sea (the Mediterranean)..." Music: Kaddish (Mourner's Prayer) Kaddish (Angelic Instrumental) Lover's Cove By Dhruva Aliman Amazon- https://amzn.to/3dgKA52 https://dhruvaaliman.bandcamp.com Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5XiFCr9iBKE6Cupltgnlet - http://www.DhruvaAliman.com -https://www.facebook.com/DhruvaAliman

Merlin: myths and legends of the world’s greatest magician - The sorcerer Merlin, protagonist of astonishing stories, emerges from a complex network of myths from multiple sources and times. To speak of Merlin, King Arthur’s most powerful advisor, is to speak of an archetype; the sorcerer in its purest form. The oldest writing in which the persona appears is a pseudo-historical chronicle, Historia Regum Britanniae (c. 1136) by Geoffrey of Monmouth. Monmouth is often considered the creator of the personae from the mythical Arthurian Court. In the text, multiple versions of the figure of Merlin evolved, and not all are related to the famous King from Camelot. Many are inconsistent, and this makes the legendary Merlin even more enigmatic; the myth that comes down to us today. Scholars claim that Geoffrey of Monmouth relied on two historical characters in creating Merlin. One was Myrddin Wyllt (or Merlinus Caledonensis), a bard, prophet, and madman from the south of Scotland, and a character who never had any historical connection with Arthur. Legend has it that, after witnessing the Battle of Arfderydd (in the 6th century), Wyllt lost his mind and retreated to the life of a savage in the woods. A second character believed to have inspired Geoffrey of Monmouth was Ambrosius Aurelianus, a Roman military leader in Britain. Monmouth calls the sorcerer “Merlin Ambrosius.” This character, in turn, appears in versions of the story as a brother of Uther Pendragón, uncle to the legendary King Arthur. Legend has it that Merlin was the son of a noble woman and an incubus or demon. Some versions of the tale portray her as the daughter of the King of Northumberland. Shortly after Merlin’s birth, the little one was baptized and cleansed of his demonic inheritance. A paradoxical figure, he embodies an encounter between good and evil: a kindly servant endowed by his father with supernatural powers. In some versions of the story, Merlin built what we now call Stonehenge with stones brought from Ireland as a burial site for the great Aurelius Ambrosius. But the best-known tales of the magician place him as a key figure in the story of King Arthur of Camelot, in Arthur’s crowning and even in his conception. Through magic, Merlin helped Uther Pendragon to disguise himself and to enter the kingdom of Tintagel (now Cornwall). Once there, he impregnated Igraine, the wife of his enemy. From this union Arthur was born and became one of the most legendary kings in the history of Great Britain. In a later poem, Merlin by Robert de Boron – a French poet from the beginning of the 13th century – Merlin has the power to change shapes. At times he’s an old bearded man, and then a handsome young man, a little boy, or even a deer. In this version of the story, the magician is deeply connected with the legend of the Holy Grail. Many of the legends of Merlin also relate him closely to legendary women. Merlin was the lover and teacher of the witch, Morgan Le Fay, half-sister and adversary to King Arthur. Still other versions of the story have him falling in love with Nivian (or Viviane), daughter of the King of Northumberland, and to whom Merlin teaches the powers of conquest. In the end, she rejects him and bewitches him, and in one version brings about his death. Other sources put the death of the magician at the hands of the famous Lady of the Lake, the sorceress responsible for having given Arthur the famous sword, Excalibur. All of these sources have, over the centuries, created and recreated a figure who’s become one of the most famous magicians in history. They portray him as many beings at once, sometimes in contradiction one from another, and often forcing us to rethink Merlin’s character as an archetypal value; as a complex set of values ​​that define humanity, our deepest desires and needs. It is at this point that the historical value of the character ends and it is then possible to see him as a product of the magic he actually bore.

The historic time span of Christianity concerns the Christian religion, Christendom, and the Church with its various denominations, from the 1st century to the present. Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity spread to all of Europe in the Middle Ages. Since the Renaissance era, Christianity has expanded throughout the world and become the world's largest religion. Today, Christianity is the most widely practiced religion in the world, with more than 2 billion followers. The Christian faith centers on beliefs regarding the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. While it started with a small group of adherents, many historians regard the spread and adoption of Christianity throughout the world as one of the most successful spiritual missions in human history. Christian Beliefs Some basic Christian concepts include: Christians are monotheistic, i.e., they believe there’s only one God, and he created the heavens and the earth. This divine Godhead consists of three parts: the father (God himself), the son (Jesus Christ) and the Holy Spirit. The essence of Christianity revolves around the life, death and Christian beliefs on the resurrection of Jesus. Christians believe God sent his son Jesus, the messiah, to save the world. They believe Jesus was crucified on a cross to offer the forgiveness of sins and was resurrected three days after his death before ascending to heaven. Christians contend that Jesus will return to earth again in what’s known as the Second Coming. The Holy Bible includes important scriptures that outline Jesus’s teachings, the lives and teachings of major prophets and disciples, and offer instructions for how Christians should live. Both Christians and Jews follow the Old Testament of the Bible, but Christians also embrace the New Testament. The cross is a symbol of Christianity. The most important Christian holidays are Christmas (which celebrates the birth of Jesus) and Easter (which commemorates the resurrection of Jesus). Who was Jesus? Most historians believe that Jesus was a real person who was born between 2 B.C. and 7 B.C. Much of what scholars know about Jesus comes from the New Testament of the Christian Bible. According to the text, Jesus was born to a young Jewish virgin named Mary in the town of Bethlehem, south of Jerusalem in modern-day Palestine. Christians believe the conception was a supernatural event, with God impregnating Mary via the Holy Spirit. Very little is known about Jesus’s childhood. Scriptures reveal that he grew up in Nazareth, he and his family fled persecution from King Herod and moved to Egypt, and his “earthly” father, Joseph, was a carpenter. Jesus was raised Jewish, and according to most scholars, he aimed to reform Judaism—not create a new religion. Music: Road of Fortunes by Dhruva Aliman Amazon - https://amzn.to/2B9tGa7 https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dhruva-aliman/363563637 https://dhruvaaliman.bandcamp.com/album/road-of-fortunes http://www.dhruvaaliman.com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5XiFCr9iBKE6Cupltgnlet

What the World Would Look Like if All the Ice Melted - Explore what the world’s new coastlines would look like. There is a legitimate debate whether Climate Change is is impacted by man or is a mostly natural cycle. Whatever might cause global warming, it's interesting to see the Planet's landmass after a total ice melt. There are more than five million cubic miles of ice on Earth, and some scientists say it would take more than 5,000 years to melt it all. North America - The entire Atlantic seaboard would vanish, along with Florida and the Gulf Coast. In California, San Francisco's hills would become a cluster of islands and the Central Valley a giant bay. The Gulf of California would stretch north past the latitude of San Diego—not that there'd be a San Diego. South America - The Amazon Basin in the north and the Paraguay River Basin in the south would become Atlantic inlets, wiping out Buenos Aires, coastal Uruguay, and most of Paraguay. Mountainous stretches would survive along the Caribbean coast and in Central America. Africa - Compared with other continents, Africa would lose less of its land to the ultimate sea-level catastrophe, but Earth’s rising heat might make much of it uninhabitable. In Egypt, Alexandria and Cairo will be swamped by the intruding Mediterranean. Europe London? A memory. Venice? Reclaimed by the Adriatic Sea. Thousands of years from now, in this catastrophic scenario, the Netherlands will have long since surrendered to the sea, and most of Denmark will be gone too. Meanwhile, the Mediterranean's expanding waters will also have swelled the Black and Caspian Seas. Asia - Land now inhabited by 600 million Chinese would flood, as would all of Bangladesh, population 160 million, and much of coastal India. The inundation of the Mekong Delta would leave Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains stranded as an island. Australia - Predominantly desert, the continent would gain a new inland sea—but it would lose much of the narrow coastal strip where four out of five Australians now live. Antarctica - East Antarctica: The East Antarctica ice sheet is so large—it contains four-fifths of all the ice on Earth—that it might seem unmeltable. It survived earlier warm periods intact. Lately it seems to be thickening slightly—because of global warming. The warmer atmosphere holds more water vapor, which falls as snow on East Antarctica. But even this behemoth is unlikely to survive a return to an Eocene Climate. West Antarctica: Like the Greenland ice sheet, the West Antarctic one was apparently much smaller during earlier warm periods. It's vulnerable because most of it sits on bedrock that's below sea level.The warming ocean is melting the floating ice sheet itself from below, causing it to collapse. Since 1992 it has averaged a net loss of 65 million metric tons of ice a year. Music: Into The Heat by Dhruva Aliman Amazon - https://amzn.to/3eyYxeD https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dhruva-aliman/363563637 https://dhruvaaliman.bandcamp.com/album/king-neptunes-travelling-merchants-and-their-adventures-in-and-beyond-the-sea http://www.dhruvaaliman.com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5XiFCr9iBKE6Cupltgnlet

A 4D ultrasound test is a way of reproducing a moving image of your baby inside your womb. The 4D ultrasound uses sound waves to create this moving image. In a 3D ultrasound, you can see a three-dimensional image of your baby. A 4D ultrasound takes this experience to the next level. It creates an effect that is similar to watching a live video. Using this technology, you can see what your baby is doing at that moment inside your womb. In fact, you can even see if your baby is yawning or smiling at that particular moment! How Is The 4D Ultrasound Test Done? The 4D ultrasound is done in a way that is very similar to other ultrasound procedures during pregnancy. You will be asked to lie down on your back on the examination table. A special gel will be applied on your belly by the medical technician. This will help to carry the sound waves. The technician will then hold a probe on your belly and move it in circular motions to get a good image. How Does The 4D Ultrasound Work? Here is how the 4D ultrasound helps create the image of your baby from inside the womb: A device known as transducer is moved along your abdomen. This will send the sound waves via your abdomen and through your uterus. These sound waves will bounce off your baby in the form of echoes. The monitor will pick up these echo messages and translate them on to the screen. As your baby moves and kicks about, you will be able to see the images on the ultrasound screen. The Results: While the 4D ultrasound is in progress, your doctor will help you see your baby on the screen. This will enable you to know what your baby is doing right then. The form of results that you will get from your 4D ultrasound may vary depending on your doctor and the medical procedure. While some results are given in the form of a picture of your baby, some doctors may hand out a proper 4D movie to you. Music: The Loss of You by Dhruva Aliman Amazon- https://amzn.to/3eLFy0P https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dhruva-aliman/363563637 https://dhruvaaliman.bandcamp.com/album/hello-moon http://www.dhruvaaliman.com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5XiFCr9iBKE6Cupltgnlet

One in a Million --The "Cornfield Bomber" was the nickname given to a Convair F-106 Delta Dart, operated by the 71st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron of the United States Air Force. It made an unpiloted landing in a farmer's field in Montana, suffering only minor damage, after the pilot had ejected from the aircraft. The aircraft, recovered and repaired, was returned to service, and is currently on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. History The individual aircraft was manufactured by Convair in 1958 and received the tail number 58-0787. It served with 71st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron based at Malmstrom Air Force Base adjacent to Great Falls, Montana. During a routine training flight conducting aerial combat maneuvers on February 2, 1970 the aircraft entered a flat spin. The pilot, Captain Gary Faust, attempted to recover, deploying the aircraft's drag chute as a last resort; recovery proved to be impossible. Faust fired his ejection seat and escaped the stricken aircraft at an altitude of 15,000 feet (4,600 m). The reduction in weight and change in center of gravity caused by the removal of the pilot, coupled with the blast force of his seat rocketing out of the plane pushing the nose of the aircraft down, which had been trimmed by Faust for takeoff and idle throttle, caused the aircraft to recover from the spin. One of the other pilots on the mission was reported to have radioed Faust during his descent by parachute that "you'd better get back in it!". From his parachute, Faust watched incredulously as the now-pilotless aircraft descended and skidded to a halt in a farmer's field near Big Sandy, Montana. Faust drifted into the nearby mountains. He was later rescued by local residents using snowmobiles. Shortly thereafter the local sheriff and local residents arrived at the scene of the crash. The thrust from the still-idling jet engine allowed the aircraft to slowly drift on its belly along a field. The sheriff, having contacted the air base, was informed that he should simply allow the jet to run out of fuel, which occurred an hour and forty-five minutes later without further incident. A recovery crew from McClellan Air Force Base arrived on the scene and began to dismantle the aircraft, removing its wings for transport aboard a railroad flat car. The damage to the aircraft was minimal; indeed, one officer on the recovery crew is reported to have stated that if there were any less damage he would have simply flown the aircraft out of the field. Preservation The aircraft at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in 2005 Following its misadventure, the "Cornfield Bomber" was repaired and returned to service, operating with the 49th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, the final USAF unit to operate the F-106. Faust flew the aircraft again in 1979 while training at Tyndall Air Force Base. Upon its retirement, it was presented to the National Museum of the United States Air Force in August 1986, where it remains on display.

The Survival Capsule is a personal safety system (PSS) designed as a spherical ball to protect against tsunami events, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, and storm surges. Using a PSS, as opposed to a municipal safety system like a safe house, allows individual groups and families to be more in control of their survival in an emergency situation. The capsule is also a variable disaster solution, which means it can vary position according to the water depth, so it will never be inundated by water levels rising too high. It also provides warmth, safety, and shelter during the initial post-disaster period before rescue crews and relief workers have arrived on the scene. Built with strength and survivability in mind, by a team of experienced aerospace engineers, the survival capsule will operate safely and efficiently in the harsh circumstances and environments to which a natural disaster would expose it. The sphere will withstand the initial impact of a natural disaster, as well as sharp object penetration, heat exposure, blunt object impact, and rapid deceleration. We’ve designed the capsule to be mounted inside or outside the home or business establishment. The capsules come in various sizes ranging from two-person capacity all the way up to a ten-person capacity. The smaller capsules are suitable for private dwellings and family homes. The larger capsules are designed for municipal buildings, businesses, hospitals, airports, schools and general public safe havens. Standard Features Safety Seating with Four-Point Harness Straps Storage Space (sufficient for five day’s supply per person) Multiple Counter Sunk Hoisting Points Water Storage (bladder or tank) Basic Internal Light GPS (Global Positioning System) Air Ventilation Vents Capsule Storage Stand Basic, High-Visibility Unit Color Air Supply Tanks (one for each occupant) Hard Restraint Support Solid, Watertight Marine Door (opens from inside and outside) Marine Standard Window Capsule2 Optional Features Surround Sound Music System Additional Storage Multiple Capsule Stacking System Dry Powder Seat Toilet Additional Internal Lighting Solar Panel Array Additional Internal Insulation (acoustic and thermal) Ground and Rooftop Tether System Color Options Music: Svad 2 by Dhruva Aliman Amazon- https://amzn.to/2MbZ3TF https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dhruva-aliman/363563637 https://dhruvaaliman.bandcamp.com/album/snooper http://www.dhruvaaliman.com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5XiFCr9iBKE6Cupltgnlet

The Tiger Temple was a Theravada Buddhist temple in Thailand's Kanchanaburi Province in the west of the country. It was founded in 1994 as a forest temple and sanctuary for wild animals, among them tigers, mostly Indochinese tigers. Along with nearly 250,000 people, Jay Z, Beyoncé and their daughter Blue Ivy posed with the animals last year, and marvelled that some of the world’s fiercest creatures could be so tame. Now the doors of the temple have been closed and the animals removed. After a decade of allegations by animal groups of cruelty, illegal wildlife trafficking and breeding, 1,000 police, military and government officials descended on the temple to expose a shadowy trade in tiger parts that feeds an insatiable market in China and threatens the few remaining tigers in the wild. Today’s population of wild tigers is estimated to be around 3,200, down from 100,000 in 1900. But research by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), Australia’s Conservation and Environmental Education 4 Life (Cee4life) and others, backed by investigations for Traffic, the wildlife trade monitoring network, suggest that more than 5,000 tigers are being farmed in China, 1,450 in Thailand, 180 in Vietnam and possibly 400 in Laos. In addition, there are private collections and zoos in most other Asian countries. Debbie Banks of the EIA has worked undercover at tiger farms in China. She says that for the past decade, tiger breeding has been a fast-expanding and lucrative industry, often masquerading as conservation. The existence of the farms is stoking demand for luxury products and traditional Chinese medicines, and endangering the few tigers left in the wild. “These places are stockpiling dead parts in freezers. This [raid in Thailand] was just the tip of a trade that spans south-east Asia and sees so-called tiger sanctuaries and farms secretly selling tiger parts and products on the black market for enormous profit,” she said. In Kanchanaburi, what was found out of sight of the tourists shocked even hardened wildlife investigators. Apart from 137 live tigers, they found a laboratory, suggesting that the monks were using tiger parts to make wines and medicines – as well as the carcasses of 40 cubs stored in a freezer. Farms such as these – which have grown in number and size in response to rising demand for tiger bone and other body parts, and the precipitous decline in wild tigers – say they are making people aware of the tigers’ plight and claim that their captive-bred animals could be returned to the wild. Caretakers of the 137 tigers removed from the Tiger Temple fear they will face a worse fate in government hands. On the morning of Monday, May 30 Tanya Erzinclioglu paced around the periphery of the temple with her colleagues. Every now and again, she anxiously glanced at her phone, taking calls or checking for updates. "I have no idea what's happening," she said repeatedly to herself. Tanya's mornings typically involved being inside the temple grounds where she helped to feed and observe some 137 tigers who were under her partial care. It had been her routine for six years and, from the passion with which she speaks about it, it seems to be where her heart lies. But this morning, more than 500 officers, wildlife officials, vets and police were waiting patiently outside the main entrance to the place better known as Thailand's "Tiger Temple". By the main road, a few officers sheltered from the heat under a nine-metre-high yawning tiger head sculpture. All 137 tigers were taken in an unprecedented raid, which also unearthed dead tiger cubs, a dead bear and various animal horns. "We knew that the temple was using the tigers for money," the DNP Deputy District General said, "By law, they cannot do that." Tanya, however, insisted that at least some of that money had gone into improving the living conditions of the tigers - an issue paramount to her and many of her colleagues. In particular, she highlighted the temple's pride and joy: its almost five-hectare "Tiger Island" enclosure. Completed in 2011 at an estimated cost of 90 million baht, (slightly more than $2.5m) the 28 enclosures in Tiger Island meant that, for the first time, the tigers were able to experience outside spaces, albeit on a rotating schedule. The open areas are strikingly different from other tiger zoos in the country. At the frenetic Sriracha Zoo, activities include tiger shows that seem to, in part, include having the cats jump through flaming hoops. 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Interesting factory footage showing off the process of creating chain from long spools of wire. It’s fascinating to see how the wire is cut, bent, linked together, and hardened. Chains are essential to much of modern life over the last millennia. Metal chains are some of the best ways to secure and tie things down in a sturdy yet flexible manner. Creating the links used to be a tedious process done by hand, but with modern manufacturing, the process has become much faster, and more mesmerizing. Check out the video to see the manufacturing process of chains. Music: Groovtastic by Dhruva Aliman Amazon - https://amzn.to/2B9tGa7 https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dhruva-aliman/363563637 https://dhruvaaliman.bandcamp.com/album/road-of-fortunes http://www.dhruvaaliman.com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5XiFCr9iBKE6Cupltgnlet

Why Did Google Refuse To Update Google Earth Images Over Top-Secret Experimental Military Base Near Area 51 In Nevada? Could this super-secret location be where the US government hides crashed UFOs? Or is it where the next generation of stealth aircraft, drones and hypersonic weapons are developed and tested? Either way the US government is hugely concerned - and understandably so. Along with drones flown by hobbyists, the easy availability of high-quality satellite imagery has caused immense problems for the military and the intelligence community. The Google Earth blind spot over an experimental military base in Nevada may have been used to cover up a “super secret location” where the US government kept crashed UFOs, a defence insider has claimed Why does conspiracy theory exist? Because there are questions that simply cannot be answered. Why did Google Earth refuse to update thier images of the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada not far from the infamous Area 51? No one is willing to say. Just like no one can give a satisfying answer for why airplanes are not allowed to fly over the South Pole, and why there is a 7 nation military treaty that prevents access to the area. NASA landed a man on the moon in 1969, so they say, yet refused to make another moon landing after 1972. The greatest accomplishment in human history, landing on another planet, and you just stop?? Did they find something up there that they are hiding, were they told not to go anymore, did they never really go? It boggles the mind that no satisfying answer has ever been given but yet there it is. Conspiracy Theory exists because governments like to give obviously false versions of events, like the ridiculous notion that Lee Harvey Oswald’s shot created 5 bullet wounds in two different people with a single bullet. But given enough time, conspiracy theory eventually becomes established fact. FROM THE SUN UK: Google Earth did not update its images of the dry lake beds of the Tonopah Test Range – just a few miles from the infamous Area 51 – for eight years – and has not explained why. Now former MoD man Nick Pope has branded the situation “murky” and suggested it could have been part of a “gentleman’s agreement” between Google and the US government. While other military ranges have been consistently mapped, the Tonopah Test Range was not photographed between 2008 and 2016. This is the longest any part of the continental US has not been updated, according to a Motherboard report.

Nikon’s Small World Competition - Recognizing Excellence in Photography - through the Microscope. The Nikon International Small World Competition first began in 1975 as a means to recognize and applaud the efforts of those involved with photography through the light microscope. Since then, Small World has become a leading showcase for photomicrographers from the widest array of scientific disciplines. A photomicrograph is a technical document that can be of great significance to science or industry. But a good photomicrograph is also an image whose structure, color, composition, and content is an object of beauty, open to several levels of comprehension and appreciation. The Nikon Small World Competition is open to anyone with an interest in photography through the microscope. Truly international in scope, entries have been received from the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Winners have included both professionals and hobbyists. The subject matter is unrestricted and any type of light microscopy technique is acceptable, including phase contrast, polarized light, fluorescence, interference contrast, darkfield, confocal, deconvolution, and mixed techniques. Entries submitted to Nikon are then judged by an independent panel of experts who are recognized authorities in the area of photomicrography and photography. These entries are judged on the basis of originality, informational content, technical proficiency and visual impact. Music: Catch the Fairy (1st Try Mix) by Dhruva Aliman Amazon- https://amzn.to/2MbZ3TF https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dhruva-aliman/363563637 https://dhruvaaliman.bandcamp.com/album/snooper http://www.dhruvaaliman.com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5XiFCr9iBKE6Cupltgnlet

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The Philadelphia Experiment is an alleged military experiment supposed to have been carried out by the U.S. Navy at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sometime around October 28, 1943. The U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Eldridge (DE-173) was claimed to have been rendered invisible (or "cloaked") to enemy devices. The story first appeared in 1955, in letters of unknown origin sent to a writer and astronomer, Morris K. Jessup. It is widely understood to be a hoax; the U.S. Navy maintains that no such experiment was ever conducted, that the details of the story contradict well-established facts about USS Eldridge, and that the alleged claims do not conform to known physical laws. Origins of the story In 1955, astronomer and UFO buff Morris K. Jessup, the author of the just published book The Case for the UFO, about unidentified flying objects and the exotic means of propulsion they might use, received two letters from a Carlos Miguel Allende (who also identified himself as "Carl M. Allen" in another correspondence) who claimed to have witnessed a secret World War Two experiment at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. In this experiment, Allende claimed the destroyer escort USS Eldridge (DE-173) was rendered invisible, teleported to New York, teleported to another dimension where it encountered aliens, and teleported through time, resulting in the death of several sailors, some of whom were fused with the ship's hull. Jessup dismissed Allende as a "crackpot". In early 1957, Jessup was contacted by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in Washington, D.C., who had received a parcel containing a paperback copy of The Case for the UFO in a manila envelope marked "Happy Easter." The book had been extensively annotated in its margins, written with three different shades of pink ink, appearing to detail a correspondence among three individuals, only one of which is given a name: "Jemi." The ONR labelled the other two "Mr. A." and "Mr. B." The annotators referred to each other as "Gypsies" and discussed two different types of "people" living in outer space. Their text contained non-standard use of capitalization and punctuation, and detailed a lengthy discussion of the merits of various elements of Jessup's assumptions in the book. There were oblique references to the Philadelphia Experiment (one example is that "Mr. B." reassures his fellow annotators who have highlighted a certain theory which Jessup advanced). Based on the handwriting style and subject matter, Jessup concluded a large part of the writing was Allende's, and others have the same conclusion, that the three styles of annotations are from the same person using three pens. The ONR funded a small printing of 100 copies of the volume by the Texas-based Varo Manufacturing Company, which later became known as the Varo edition, with the annotations therefore known as the Varo annotations. Jessup tried to publish more books on the subject of UFOs, but was unsuccessful. Losing his publisher and experiencing a downturn in his personal life led him to commit suicide in Florida on April 30, 1959.

Differences between lab-grown and naturally sourced diamonds: Lab-grown diamonds [synthetics] have the same chemical and physical properties as natural diamonds. Simulants and lab-grown diamonds can be differentiated from natural diamonds with the right instruments; however, lab-grown diamonds are more difficult to detect. At some point after crystallization the rough diamond crystals were forced closer to the earth’s surface by volcanic eruptions creating narrow, vertical rock formations known as kimberlite pipes. By mining and processing the kimberlite ore, rough diamond crystals are identified and separated. The ratio of rough diamonds to kimberlite is extremely low and it is not unusual for miners to process approximately 2 tons of ore before a single rough diamond is found large enough to produce a polished diamond weighing +-1.00 carat. Diamond material is classified in 4 categories: Type 1a: Generous amounts of nitrogen present in clusters or pairs. [95% of all natural diamonds are Type 1A.] The remaining 5% of natural diamonds [and lab grown diamonds] are classified in 3 categories: Type Ib: Crystal has scattered, isolated nitrogen atoms – not in pairs or clusters. Type IIa: Crystal has almost zero nitrogen. Type IIb: Crystal has traces of boron. Type I and type II diamonds can be distinguished by type II’s transparency under short-wave ultraviolet radiation and both types can be definitively separated by infrared spectroscopy. While there are existing instruments to differentiate lab-grown from natural diamonds, more efficient, compact versions are expected to be available in the not too distant future. The need to discern lab-grown from natural quickly and reliably is important for the natural diamond industry as it works to preserve the integrity, mystique and value of naturally sourced diamonds. Recent advancements in lab grown diamond technology has made it possible to create larger, whiter lab grown diamonds suitable for jewelry. This new technology is called ‘chemical vapor deposition’ (CVD) or low-pressure, high-temperature (LPHT). It works by allowing diamonds to grow in a vacuum chamber using a diamond crystal or plate as a seed to initiate growth. As this new technology is becoming more prevalent a growing number of companies have indicated their intention to produce and market ‘jewelry quality’ lab grown diamonds; this prospect is likely to increase supply dramatically and place downward pressure on the value of synthetics. Man-made ‘jewelry quality’ diamonds currently account for no more than 2% of the total diamond sales and at present sell for approximately 35% less than natural diamonds. It is important to note there have been no significant new natural diamond discoveries anywhere in the world for over 20 years and as the populations of China and India in particular become more prosperous, the value outlook for naturally sourced diamonds appears positive. Demand Outlook for Industrial Quality Lab Grown Diamonds Synthetic, industrial quality diamonds [not suitable for jewelry] have been produced and sold to industry for decades and this market now uses a staggering 1,500 tons per year. In addition to being the hardest natural substance known to man, diamonds have unique properties making them ideal for specific industrial applications. Diamonds withstand high levels of radiation, do not trigger an immune response and have considerable value for cutting tools, nuclear engineering and medicine. In addition, diamonds have extraordinary thermal conductivity qualities transferring more current than silicon currently used in semiconductors and diamonds are capable of handling twice the heat load. Industrial quality diamonds are likely to play an important role in the future production of smaller, more-powerful electronic devices and lab grown diamonds will no doubt play a major role going forward. Naturally sourced diamonds account for over 90% of diamond engagement rings worldwide and have served as the ultimate expression of love, value and commitment for over seven hundred years. While lab-grown diamonds will no doubt find their place in the fine jewelry landscape, the rarity and powerful emotion embodied in the presentation of a natural diamond is likely to endure for a very long time. Music: Jujitsu Flow by Dhruva Aliman Amazon - https://amzn.to/2B9tGa7 https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dhruva-aliman/363563637 https://dhruvaaliman.bandcamp.com/album/road-of-fortunes http://www.dhruvaaliman.com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5XiFCr9iBKE6Cupltgnlet

Gravitational Waves Detected, Confirming Einstein’s Theory. A team of scientists heard and recorded the sound of two black holes colliding a billion light-years away, a fleeting chirp that fulfilled the last prediction of Einstein’s general theory of relativity. That faint rising tone, physicists say, is the first direct evidence of gravitational waves, the ripples in the fabric of space-time that Einstein predicted a century ago. (Listen to it here.) It completes his vision of a universe in which space and time are interwoven and dynamic, able to stretch, shrink and jiggle. And it is a ringing confirmation of the nature of black holes, the bottomless gravitational pits from which not even light can escape, which were the most foreboding (and unwelcome) part of his theory. More generally, it means that a century of innovation, testing, questioning and plain hard work after Einstein imagined it on paper, scientists have finally tapped into the deepest register of physical reality, where the weirdest and wildest implications of Einstein’s universe become manifest. Conveyed by these gravitational waves, power 50 times greater than the output of all the stars in the universe combined vibrated a pair of L-shaped antennas in Washington State and Louisiana known as LIGO. If replicated by future experiments, that simple chirp, which rose to the note of middle C before abruptly stopping, seems destined to take its place among the great sound bites of science, ranking with Alexander Graham Bell’s “Mr. Watson — come here” and Sputnik’s first beeps from orbit. “We are all over the moon and back,” said Gabriela González of Louisiana State University, a spokeswoman for the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, short for Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. “Einstein would be very happy, I think.” Members of the LIGO group, a worldwide team of scientists, along with scientists from a European team known as the Virgo Collaboration, published a report in Physical Review Letters on Thursday with more than 1,000 authors. “I think this will be one of the major breakthroughs in physics for a long time,” said Szabolcs Marka, a Columbia University professor who is one of the LIGO scientists. “Everything else in astronomy is like the eye,” he said, referring to the panoply of telescopes that have given stargazers access to more and more of the electromagnetic spectrum and the ability to peer deeper and deeper into space and time. “Finally, astronomy grew ears. We never had ears before.” Long-Awaited Triumph The discovery is a great triumph for three physicists — Kip Thorne of the California Institute of Technology, Rainer Weiss of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Ronald Drever, formerly of Caltech and now retired in Scotland — who bet their careers on the dream of measuring the most ineffable of Einstein’s notions. “Until now, we scientists have only seen warped space-time when it’s calm,” Dr. Thorne said in an email. “It’s as though we had only seen the ocean’s surface on a calm day but had never seen it roiled in a storm, with crashing waves.” The black holes that LIGO observed created a storm “in which the flow of time speeded, then slowed, then speeded,” he said. “A storm with space bending this way, then that.” The chirp is also sweet vindication for the National Science Foundation, which spent about $1.1 billion over more than 40 years to build a new hotline to nature, facing down criticism that sources of gravitational waves were not plentiful or loud enough to justify the cost. “It’s been decades, through a lot of different technological innovations,” France Córdova, the foundation’s director, said in an interview, recalling how, in the early years, the foundation’s advisory board had “really scratched their heads on this one.” Word of LIGO’s success was met by hosannas in the scientific community, albeit with the requisite admonishments of the need for confirmation or replication. “I was freaking out,” said Janna Levin, a theorist at Barnard College at Columbia who was not part of LIGO but was granted an early look at the results for her warts-and-all book about the project, “Black Hole Blues,” to be published this spring. Robert Garisto, the editor of Physical Review Letters, said he had gotten goose bumps while reading the LIGO paper. Music: Hello Moon by Dhruva Aliman Amazon- https://amzn.to/3eLFy0P https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dhruva-aliman/363563637 https://dhruvaaliman.bandcamp.com/album/hello-moon http://www.dhruvaaliman.com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5XiFCr9iBKE6Cupltgnlet

The global seaweed harvest is worth more than all the world's lemons and limes. Seaweed farming is booming: The global harvest has doubled in the past decade, according to a new report from the United Nations University, and it's now worth more than all the world's lemons and limes. Most of that seaweed ends up in our food, though there is a growing market in seaweed-based cosmetics and drugs. Seaweed kelp is a marine vegetable, and it has been an important food, fuel, and fertilizer since ancient times. It’s heavy on nutrition, light on empty calories, and it comes with many superfood benefits. Let me list some of those benefits so you can see the huge amount of nutrition that can be gained from humble seaweed. Good source of iodine (our body doesn’t produce iodine but we need it in order to make thyroid hormones.) It has antioxidant, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory properties It is useful for regulating estrogen It contains vitamins A, C, and all the B’s It contains calcium, magnesium, iron, fiber, amino acids, and good fats So you can see why many are calling seaweed kelp a superfood, and predicting that kelp is the new kale. But it’s not only important for the nutrition it contains, but also for how is works to improve our health. Studies have shown that it may help to improve digestion and reduce fat absorption. Other studies suggest that it has anticancer, antiviral, and anticoagulant properties. Seaweed is fairly easy to farm, and is super-sustainable. It grows quickly, as much as 5-10 inches a day. It doesn’t consume any of the ocean’s natural resources as it grows, doesn’t need any pesticides of fertilizer, and is easily harvested. Music: Spirit Valley by Dhruva Aliman Amazon - https://amzn.to/3ex2DEb https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dhruva-aliman/363563637 https://dhruvaaliman.bandcamp.com/album/neptunes-overtone http://www.dhruvaaliman.com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5XiFCr9iBKE6Cupltgnlet

Of all the cannabis books available in North America, “Cannabis: Marijuana under the Microscope ” by Ted Kinsman is far and away the most unique. Cannabis: Marijuana Under the Microscope. “I really love microscopes. I have a dozen microscopes at home and one huge scanning electron microscope (SEM) about the size of a small car. It lives in the living room. I also have three SEMs at work. I teach SEM at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. In the past I have done a lot of science photography for TV shows: bullets for ‘CSI,’ worms for the ‘X-Files’ and a thousand projects in between. Years ago, I stumbled across a book that was just SEM images of a honeybee. I thought, ‘What a great project!’ So, I kept looking for a subject that regular people would find interesting and used pictures from a microscope.” -Ted Kinsman In a flooded market of how-to-grow books, bud porn archives and canna-cultural explorations, The book presents marijuana as it’s never been seen before — through an electron microscope to get up close and personal with leaves, seeds, pollen and trichomes. Kinsman is currently an assistant professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York. Prior to joining the school’s Photographic Sciences Department, he worked as an optical engineer, a physicist and a physics instructor. His work has appeared in numerous television series and is one of the few active high-speed photographers able to shoot pictures at times less than one-millionth of a second. About the Artist, Ted Kinsman Rochester Institute of Technology School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, Assistant Professor Ted Kinsman is one of the few active high-speed photographers able to photograph at times less than 1/1,000,000th of a second. That is faster than a speeding bullet. Recently, Kinsman’s work has expanded to the x-ray region of the spectrum where he continues to explore imagery for books and magazines. His work has appeared on The Discovery Channel, Crime Scene Investigations (CSI), The X-Files, South Park, The Tyra Banks Show, ABC, NBC, PBS, CBS and the British Broadcast Corporation. Recently, he did work on The Frozen Planet series, and James Cameron’s Avatar movie. Color-enhanced Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) of the surface of a marijuana (Cannabis sativa) plant leaf, showing glandular cells, called trichomes. These are capitate trichomes that have stalks, visible only through a microscope. They secrete a resin containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active component of cannabis when used as a drug. The spherical cells at the top of the trichomes are 60 um in diameter. Music: Dream Walking (Emerald Mix) by Dhruva Aliman Amazon- https://amzn.to/2Mgr7pg https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dhruva-aliman/363563637 https://dhruvaaliman.bandcamp.com/album/the-wolf-and-the-river http://www.dhruvaaliman.com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5XiFCr9iBKE6Cupltgnlet #pot #420 #photography

Rare Footage of New York City in 1911 shows everyday life in New York City over 100 years ago. The film features famous landmarks like the Statue of Liberty and the Flatiron Building, and showcases what life on New York streets looked like. The early 1900s were a period of rapid change for New York City. The city's population was ballooning as an influx of immigrants passed through Ellis Island. Massive skyscrapers began popping up seemingly overnight, many of them among the tallest in the world at the time. And new technology such as automobiles and elevated trains made the city more accessible than ever. In 1911, Swedish company Svenska Biografteatern produced a nine-minute film showing everyday life in Manhattan. The remarkably clear footage, released by the Museum of Modern Art last year, includes recognizable modern-day landmarks like the Flatiron Building and the Statue of Liberty, as well as buildings that no longer exist, such as the New York Herald Building. "Produced only three years before the outbreak of World War I, the everyday life of the city recorded here — street traffic, people going about their business — has a casual, almost pastoral quality," the museum wrote. The film shows a boat arriving at New York Harbor with the Statue of Liberty in the distance. The harbor is still used by cruise lines, commuter ferries, and tourist boats. And the Statue of Liberty is as popular a tourist destination as ever. The Flatiron Building, completed in 1902, was one of the tallest buildings in the world when it was built. Today, the Flatiron Building isn't among the tallest 1,000 buildings in New York City. But its distinct appearance has made it one of the most popular and photographed landmarks in the Big Apple. Music: " The Inventor" & "Wishes" by Dhruva Aliman Amazon - https://amzn.to/3eyYxeD https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dhruva-aliman/363563637 https://dhruvaaliman.bandcamp.com/album/king-neptunes-travelling-merchants-and-their-adventures-in-and-beyond-the-sea http://www.dhruvaaliman.com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5XiFCr9iBKE6Cupltgnlet #timemachine #history #nyc