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Kenworth W900L - 3 Stick Shifting (BTP Holdings, git yer ass in here!)
Post Date: 2015-03-02 20:22:51 by X-15
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Poster Comment:I have no idea what was going on there? Please explain 3 sticks and what I'm seeing!
GMO dangers revealed by former U.S. government scientist
Post Date: 2015-03-02 17:18:43 by BTP Holdings
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GMO dangers revealed by former U.S. government scientist Saturday, February 28, 2015 by: Jonathan Landsman (NaturalNews) Since 1996, when genetically modified organisms (GMOs) were first introduced, we have seen a dramatic rise in the rates of food allergies, autism, reproductive disorders and digestive problems. Of course, companies like Monsanto, DuPont and Syngenta - which own approximately half of the entire proprietary seed market - would have you believe that GMO dangers don't exist. Yet, nothing could be further from the truth. Independent GMO research gets attacked and suppressed. But, on the next NaturalNews Talk Hour, you'll get to hear (first hand) what a former USDA ...
Ikea turns furniture into wireless phone chargers
Post Date: 2015-03-02 06:42:46 by Tatarewicz
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local.se)...Swedish furniture giant Ikea has become the first global budget retailer to launch a set of desks, tables and lamps that will wirelessly charge phones and other devices. The new collection will use Qi wireless technology to charge devices that are placed on or near the furniture. "Through research and home visits, we know that people hate cable mess. They worry about not finding the charger and running out of power," Ikea's business area manager of lighting and wireless charging, Jeanette Skjelmose, said in a statement. "Our new innovative solutions, which integrate wireless charging into home furnishings, will make life at home simpler," she added. ...
HTC to launch first virtual reality headset in March
Post Date: 2015-03-01 06:55:52 by Tatarewicz
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Want... Taiwan's smartphone maker HTC is set to release its first VR (Virtual Reality) headset for US$300 before the end of the first quarter this year, reports our Chinese-language sister newspaper Commercial Times. A VR headset is a head-mounted display or helmet-mounted display (HMD) that shows computer-generated images directly in front of the wearer's eyes. Oculus VR, a US virtual reality technology company, met with huge success after it launched the Oculus Rift in 2012, a VR headset for 3D gaming that allowed users to step inside a virtual world of their games. The company was acquired by Facebook for US$2 billion in March 2014, the same time Japanese entertainment giant ...
Human head transplants could be a reality in just two years
Post Date: 2015-02-27 06:49:33 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... A controversial new project to perform the world’s first human head transplant by 2017 will be launched later this year, amid a storm of ethical issues and questions over the actual science involved. First proposed two years ago by neuroscientist Sergio Canavero from the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group in Italy, the idea came about in considering how to improve things for people who have experienced severe muscle and nerve damage because of cancer. The biggest challenges involved, such as connecting the severed spinal cord of the transplanted head to the recipient’s spinal cord, and figuring out how to introduce such a huge part without the body rejecting ...
Supermassive black hole swallows accepted theories
Post Date: 2015-02-27 06:38:16 by Tatarewicz
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PressTV... The newly-spotted black hole questions the rate at which they grow. (National Geographic) The newly-spotted black hole questions the rate at which they grow. (National Geographic) Astronomers have discovered a black hole that is 12 billion times more massive than the sun. The new finding, described in a study published in science weekly Nature on Wednesday, could challenge a generally accepted theory about how black holes are formed. The supermassive black hole, estimated to have been formed only 875 million years after the big bang, is the largest black hole ever spotted for that period, when the universe was just six percent of its current age. This questions the rate at ...
Bitcoin's Killer App
Post Date: 2015-02-26 16:38:27 by BTP Holdings
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Bitcoin's Killer App Since the beginning of Bitcoin, entrepreneurs and scholars a like have searched for the killer application of this brand new technology. In marketing terminology, a killer application (commonly shortened to killer app) is any computer program that is so necessary or desirable that it proves the core value of some larger technology, such as computer hardware, gaming console, software, a programming language, software platform, or an operating system. In other words, the killer app is the application of a tool or protocol like bitcoin that drives mainstream users in droves to using the new technology. In this video I share with you what I think Bitcoins Killer app ...
China exhibits multiple launch rocket system in Abu Dhabi
Post Date: 2015-02-26 05:01:12 by Tatarewicz
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Want... China North Industries Corporation is seeking to find new markets in the Middle East by displaying the AR3 multiple launch rocket system at the International Defence Exhibition & Conference in Abu Dhabi between Feb. 22-26, according to the state newswire Xinhua. Described as the most powerful multiple launch rocket system in the world, the AR3 can be fitted with two pods consisting of four launch tubes for 370mm rockets each or five launch tubes for 300mm rockets. It is designed to engage remote strategic targets such as airfields, command centers, support facilities, air defense batteries and large concentrations of troops. The attack range of the AR3 rocket system is up to 280 ...
Sun’s rays now contain dollar signs.
Post Date: 2015-02-23 17:04:37 by BTP Holdings
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Sun’s rays now contain dollar signs. I understand that times are tough. Obama and his people keep telling us that the economy is improving, but individuals, businesses, states, counties and even countries are trying to figure out ways to generate more revenue in order to balance their budgets. But officials in Spain have come up with something that is so outlandish that I wouldn’t believe it if I hadn’t seen it. They’ve decided to start taxing people who have installed solar panels on their roofs. And what exactly are they taxing? Their usage of the sun. Believe it or not, they are actually taxing people’s use of the sun to generate electricity in their homes. ...
Scan reveals 1,000-year-old monk seated inside of Buddha statue
Post Date: 2015-02-23 08:15:31 by Ada
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Mummified buddhist master Liuquan. ! Using CT scanning technology and using an endoscope, researchers at Meander Medical Center in the Netherlands have been able to identify the body of a Buddhist monk encased inside of a 1,000-year-old Buddha statue, according to Colossal. Click for Full Text!
So what's a hybrid car's overall impact on the environment? The answer may surprise you.
Post Date: 2015-02-22 00:11:27 by Tatarewicz
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NEGATIVE environmental impact! Say WHAT? You thought buying a hybrid would be the ultimate expression of concern for Mother Earth, a gesture that would help reduce smog and save trees and whales alike? Well, not exactly. First and foremost, hybrids are still internal-combustion, gasoline powered cars. While they might use less of it than other vehicles, they still depend on a fuel that often comes from volatile and war-torn parts of the world, and they still create emissions when they drive around. The batteries inside hybrid cars depend on materials like lithium and cobalt. Mining for those minerals is an extremely destructive process, and one that has left entire mountains leveled in ...
Swedish researchers discover previously unknown brain cells
Post Date: 2015-02-21 02:21:23 by Tatarewicz
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STOCKHOLM, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Scientists at Sweden's Karolinska Institute have produced a detailed map that identifies 47 different kinds of cell types. The findings by a group of scientists led by professor Sten Linnarsson were outlined in the journal Science. "If you compare the brain to a fruit salad, you could say that previous methods were like running the fruit through a blender and seeing what color juice you got from different parts of the brain," said Linnarson, who is a senior researcher at Karolinska's department of medical biochemistry and biophysics. "But in recent years," Linnarsson continued, "we've developed much more sensitive ...
Spy agencies could be funding geo-engineering research in pursuit of weaponising the weather, scientists claims
Post Date: 2015-02-20 07:26:03 by Ada
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A leading climate scientist said calls purportedly from the CIA left him ‘scared’ about the consequences A senior American climate scientist has spoken of the fear he experienced when US intelligence services apparently asked him about the possibility of weaponising the weather as a major report on geo-engineering is to be published this week. Professor Alan Robock stated that three years ago, two men claiming to be from the CIA had called him to ask whether experts would be able to tell if hostile forces had begun manipulating the US’s weather, though he suspected the purpose of the call was to find out if American forces could meddle with other countries’ climates ...
I'm @ -5
Post Date: 2015-02-19 16:11:01 by Jethro Tull
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New Material Could Mean Major Gains for Electric Vehicles
Post Date: 2015-02-19 01:00:31 by Tatarewicz
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Sputnik... Researchers in California have developed a material that could significantly boost the energy delivering capacity of lithium-ion batteries, and could potentially be a boon to the electric car industry. The “paper-like” material was developed at the University of California, Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering and is made up of silicon nano-fibers that form a sort of sponge. Lithium ion batteries are some of the most common rechargeable batteries used in consumer electronics. They are conventionally produced using a mixture that includes graphite, but scientists are experimenting with silicon since it has a much greater specific capacity — the ...
Breakthrough in graphene production achieved in China
Post Date: 2015-02-18 06:21:01 by Tatarewicz
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Want... A researcher shows a 15-inch single-layer graphene cell at the Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Chongqing, January 2013. (Photo/Xinhua) A researcher shows a 15-inch single-layer graphene cell at the Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Chongqing, January 2013. (Photo/Xinhua) Research and development of the multi-purpose material graphene is entering a new era in China, as the production of large-sized graphene membrane has made possible by a research team from AVIC Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, reports China Aviation News. Led by Dr He Limin, the team ...
New Tesla battery could take your home off the grid
Post Date: 2015-02-18 01:52:52 by James Deffenbach
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Ever wish you could ditch your electric bill? Tesla is working on a house battery that could help you break up with your expensive utility company, essentially turning any home into an off-grid abode. Before you know it, a home in the suburbs could even generate enough energy to turn a profit by selling the excess back to a traditional electric company. Like many of Tesla’s projects, this one is coming up fast. Mastermind electric power guy Elon Musk announced in an investor call that the designs for the home battery are complete. The public could get a glimpse of the design within the next month or two, with production beginning in as little as six months. Tesla’s new ...
World's first compact rotary 3D printer-cum-scanner unveiled in U.S.
Post Date: 2015-02-17 05:42:57 by Tatarewicz
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SAN JOSE, the United States, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- The world's first compact 3D printer-cum-scanner that can also scan items has been unveiled at the American Association Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in San Jose, California. Blacksmith Group start-up at Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) launched on Saturday the user-friendly all-in-one device, named the Blacksmith Genesis. The 2,200-U.S.-dollar device allows users to scan any item, and then edit the digitized model on the computer and print it out in 3D, Lester Kok, assistant manager of NTU's Corporate Communications Office, told Xinhua on Sunday. "Most 3D printers sold on the market now are not ...
Now We Know Just How Much Plastic Ends Up in the Oceans Every Year
Post Date: 2015-02-16 22:44:11 by Tatarewicz
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Epoch Times The 192 countries with a coast bordering the Atlanta, Pacific and Indian oceans, Mediterranean and Black seas produced a total of 2.5 billion metric tons of solid waste. Of that, 275 million metric tons was plastic, and an estimated 8 million metric tons of mismanaged plastic waste entered the ocean in 2010. (Lindsay Robinson/UGA) The 192 countries with a coast bordering the Atlanta, Pacific and Indian oceans, Mediterranean and Black seas produced a total of 2.5 billion metric tons of solid waste. Of that, 275 million metric tons was plastic, and an estimated 8 million metric tons of mismanaged plastic waste entered the ocean in 2010. (Lindsay Robinson/UGA) New research shows ...
Experts find new way to turn solar energy into liquid fuel
Post Date: 2015-02-16 06:44:06 by Tatarewicz
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Presstv... Researchers at Harvard University have found a new way to turn solar energy into a form of liquid fuel, a report says. The new approach relies on a lab-engineered bacterium, namely Ralstonia eutropha, according to an article in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). In the process, sunlight and a sort of artificial leaf splits water into hydrogen and oxygen. Then, the bacterium combines hydrogen with carbon dioxide to create a liquid fuel called Isopropanol. The conversion of solar energy into hydrogen had previously been achieved through the use of photovoltaic cells. The produced hydrogen can even be stored in fuel cells for future ...
Metallic orb could have been sent by aliens, suggests scientist
Post Date: 2015-02-16 03:43:30 by Tatarewicz
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Posted by: Alejandro Rojas Scientists have found a tiny metal orb they believe is extraterrestrial in origin, has evidence of life on its exterior, and also has “a gooey biological material oozing” out of it. The lead scientist of the team who discovered the object suggests that it may have been sent by an intelligent extraterrestrial civilization for the purpose of seeding life on Earth. Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe This revelation comes from the Buckingham Centre for Astrobiology at the University of Buckingham and the University of Sheffield in England. The director of the center, Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe, is one of the leading proponents of a theory called ...
PLA's new Type 093G nuclear sub a potential 'carrier killer'
Post Date: 2015-02-16 01:23:24 by Tatarewicz
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Want... China's new Type 093G nuclear sub has provided the People's Liberation Army with a potential "aircraft carrier killer," reports the Beijing-based Sina Military. Citing Taiwan's Defence Interntional magazine, the report said the manufacturing of two Type 093G nuclear subs — upgraded versions of the Type 093 — were completed by the Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co in December, with another resting in a dry dock. The primary difference between Type 093G subs and Type 093 subs is that the former added a vertical launcher capable of firing cruise missiles and the YJ-18 anti-ship missil, the report said. China may be one of only give countries in the ...
Scorched Earth, 2200AD
Post Date: 2015-02-16 00:45:05 by Tatarewicz
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Climate change has done its worst, and now just 500 million humans remain on lifeboats in the north. How do they survive? I stare out the window from my tiny flat on the 300th floor, hermetically sealed in a soaring, climate-controlled high-rise, honeycombed with hundreds of dwellings just like mine, and survey the breathtaking vistas from my lofty perch more than half a mile above ground: the craftsman cottages with their well-tended lawns, the emerald green golf courses, the sun-washed aquamarine swimming pools and the multimillion-dollar mansions that hug the sweeping sands from Malibu to Palos Verdes. These images evoke feelings of deep nostalgia for a Los Angeles that doesn’t ...
X-37B Military Space Plane Lands After Record-Shattering Secret Mission
Post Date: 2015-02-15 21:29:06 by Lod
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This sucker is solar-powered, among other things.
Z-20, China's version of Black Hawk, to enter production 2018
Post Date: 2015-02-15 01:52:05 by Tatarewicz
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Want... Chinese military analyst Li Xiaojian has told the state-run Global Times that the production of Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation's Z-20 medium-lift helicopter is likely to begin in 2018, five years after its first test flight. Sources suggest that the Z-20 was designed based on the stealth version of the crashed US Black Hawk that was abandoned by US Navy SEALs in Pakistan during the operation to kill Osama bin Laden on May 1, 2011. Li said China needs such aircraft to conduct search and rescue operations. During the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, various helicopters such as the Z-18, the Mi-17 and the Z-9 were mobilized to conduct humanitarian missions. However, it was ...
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