James Hauenstein's Blog, page 45
December 7, 2019
Mister Answer Man
Busy getting ready for the
Holiday Season
and
Babysitting
one of my
Grandchildren.
Do we still call it
Babysitting
when they are 10 years old?
For your reading pleasure my
Post
from
November 21st 2016
called
Questions You Need To Ask Yourself So You Know The Answer
*****
Mister Answer Man,why do the oldWibbily Wobbly Timey Wimey European Buildingshave statues ofMythical Looking Creatureshanging on them?
Having a series of grotesque statues and faces on the outside of your building might not seem like an obvious thing to do, but the frequency of them — from the Hunky Punks and rather obscene Sheela na gigs of Ireland and the UK to true Gargoyles, like the one above from Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris — proves otherwise. To get technical, it's a form of apotropaic magic; something intended to scare away evil. And true gargoyles serve another, much more practical purpose as well — their mouths are spouts that channel rainwater off the roofs of churches!Story From 13 Superstitions and their Origins on MSN Lifestyle.com
Why does it smell like wood burning onAlaska Airlinesflights?
To tell you the truth,it doesn't smell like burning wood-chips on anyAlaska Airline Flight,it was just the recent headlines on someNews Feedthat wanted you to believe that the airline was using wood to fly it jets.Like the one onNewsmax.com.Flight Powered by Wood Chips a First for Alaska Airlines.
"An Alaska Airlines flight powered by wood chips made a historic trip across country Monday as the first using renewable, alternative jet fuel produced with the help of the Washington State University-led Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance. The demonstration flight – from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. – used forest residuals, including the limbs and branches that remain after the harvesting of managed forests, according to a statement from Alaska Airlines and the university. The fuel was a 20 percent blend of the sustainable bio-fuel, which officials said was chemically indistinguishable from regular jet A fuel, the statement noted. This latest milestone in Alaska's efforts to promote sustainable bio-fuels is especially exciting since it is uniquely sourced from the forest residuals in the Pacific Northwest, Joe Sprague, Alaska Airlines' senior vice president of communications and external relations, said in the statement. NARA's accomplishments and the investment of the U.S. Department of Agriculture provide another key in helping Alaska Airlines and the aviation industry reduce its carbon footprint and dependency on fossil fuels, he continued."
There you have it.Answers to some obscureTrivia Questionswhich mayor may not ever come up!Does anyone ever still play the gameTrivia Pursuit?
This is,Today I Had To Answer Those Questions You Didn't Know You Wanted To Ask,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“The brain may die, but my compulsion for useless trivia lives on.”
- Molly Harper, -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
Like what you are reading.Set up my Blog as your Homepage,or sign up as a Follower,or leave a Comment,and I will answer you in a Post.
Thanks for reading.
Holiday Season
and
Babysitting
one of my
Grandchildren.
Do we still call it
Babysitting
when they are 10 years old?
For your reading pleasure my
Post
from
November 21st 2016
called
Questions You Need To Ask Yourself So You Know The Answer
*****
Mister Answer Man,why do the oldWibbily Wobbly Timey Wimey European Buildingshave statues ofMythical Looking Creatureshanging on them?
Having a series of grotesque statues and faces on the outside of your building might not seem like an obvious thing to do, but the frequency of them — from the Hunky Punks and rather obscene Sheela na gigs of Ireland and the UK to true Gargoyles, like the one above from Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris — proves otherwise. To get technical, it's a form of apotropaic magic; something intended to scare away evil. And true gargoyles serve another, much more practical purpose as well — their mouths are spouts that channel rainwater off the roofs of churches!Story From 13 Superstitions and their Origins on MSN Lifestyle.com Why does it smell like wood burning onAlaska Airlinesflights?
To tell you the truth,it doesn't smell like burning wood-chips on anyAlaska Airline Flight,it was just the recent headlines on someNews Feedthat wanted you to believe that the airline was using wood to fly it jets.Like the one onNewsmax.com.Flight Powered by Wood Chips a First for Alaska Airlines."An Alaska Airlines flight powered by wood chips made a historic trip across country Monday as the first using renewable, alternative jet fuel produced with the help of the Washington State University-led Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance. The demonstration flight – from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. – used forest residuals, including the limbs and branches that remain after the harvesting of managed forests, according to a statement from Alaska Airlines and the university. The fuel was a 20 percent blend of the sustainable bio-fuel, which officials said was chemically indistinguishable from regular jet A fuel, the statement noted. This latest milestone in Alaska's efforts to promote sustainable bio-fuels is especially exciting since it is uniquely sourced from the forest residuals in the Pacific Northwest, Joe Sprague, Alaska Airlines' senior vice president of communications and external relations, said in the statement. NARA's accomplishments and the investment of the U.S. Department of Agriculture provide another key in helping Alaska Airlines and the aviation industry reduce its carbon footprint and dependency on fossil fuels, he continued."
There you have it.Answers to some obscureTrivia Questionswhich mayor may not ever come up!Does anyone ever still play the gameTrivia Pursuit?
This is,Today I Had To Answer Those Questions You Didn't Know You Wanted To Ask,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“The brain may die, but my compulsion for useless trivia lives on.”
- Molly Harper, -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
Like what you are reading.Set up my Blog as your Homepage,or sign up as a Follower,or leave a Comment,and I will answer you in a Post.
Thanks for reading.
December 5, 2019
Will You Be Dumbing Down This Weekend?
The
Holidays
seem to be busier this year.
Probably because of the short shopping season this time.
And who got to decide that
Thanksgiving
was the fourth thursday of
November
this year?
I'm working on another short story which I'll
Post
here soon,
but because I'm so busy right now,
I have for your reading pleasure is a
Post
from
November 19th 2016 Post
called
I Will Be Dumbing Down Right After I Finish Writing ThisI really like my intro to this story. *****
Before you start your full day of watchingEquestrian Square Dancing,Soccer Balling,Hoop Dreaming,Cricket Batting,Rugby Punching,Volleyball Chopping,Skateboard Falling,Martial Arts Bowing,Bicycle Peddlers,andCollege Football Hecklers,maybe we have time to learn somethingScientifically.Is that a word?Well,Spell Checkdidn't correct it,so I guess it is.So here are some of the stories I likeScientifically!
New Zealand Earthquake Lifts a Bizarre Sea Wall up to Land.By Sara Chodosh for Popular Science.com
"The mass of rocks and seaweed comes courtesy of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that thrust parts of the sea floor up and out of the water on Monday. It triggered tsunamis and landslides, stranded thousands, and killed at least two. But it’s the bizarre photos of the newly emerged seabed that are making the disaster go viral. Some of the landscapes look completely alien, even though the cause is entirely terrestrial. This is the wonder of plate tectonics. The enormous slabs of Earth’s crust that our continents and oceans sit atop are not stationary. They move around, mostly at rates so slow that we can’t tell there’s movement at all (except by using scientific instruments). Mostly the plates exert a constant, gradual force in one direction or another."
Stephen Hawking opens British Artificial Intelligence Hub.on PHYS.org
"Professor Stephen Hawking on Wednesday opened a new artificial intelligence research center at Britain's Cambridge University. The Leverhulme Center for the Future of Intelligence (CFI) will delve into AI applications ranging from increasingly smart smartphones to robot surgeons and Terminator style military droids. Funded by a £10 million (11.2 million-euro, $12.3-million) grant from the Leverhulme Trust, the center's express aim is to ensure AI is used to benefit humanity. Opening the new center, Hawking said it was not possible to predict what might be achieved with AI. Perhaps with the tools of this new technological revolution, we will be able to undo some of the damage done to the natural world by the last one—industrialization. And surely we will aim to finally eradicate disease and poverty. Every aspect of our lives will be transformed. In short, success in creating AI could the biggest event in the history of our civilization, Hawking said."
Long-Glanded Blue Coral Snake has unique venom. on PHYS.org
"One of the world's most beautiful and venomous snakes has a venom unlike that of any other snake, research involving University of Queensland scientists has revealed. The School of Biological Science's Associate Professor Bryan Fry said venom from South-East Asia's long-glanded blue coral snake had been found to send a massive shock to the system, triggering full body spasms by causing all nerves to fire at once. This style of venomous predation is identical to that of a cone snail, and not like any other snake in the world, he said. Ironically, the discovery could eventually lead to improved pain treatment for humans. These snakes are killer's killers, Professor Fry said. They specialize in preying on other venomous snakes, including young king cobras, so they play a hunt the most dangerous game. With its combination of electric blue stripes and neon red head and tail, the blue coral snake is arguably one of the world's most striking species of snake. It also has the biggest venom glands in the world, extending over a quarter the length of its body."
Faraway Star is Roundest Natural Object Ever Seen.
by Mike Wall for Space.com on MSN News.com
"A star 5,000 light-years from Earth is the closest thing to a perfect sphere that has ever been observed in nature, a new study reports. Stars, planets and other round celestial bodies bulge slightly at their equators due to centrifugal force. Generally speaking, the faster these objects spin, the greater the force, and the larger the bulge. For example, the sun rotates once every 27 days, and an imaginary line drawn through its center at the equator is about 12 miles (20 kilometers) longer than a similar line drawn from pole to pole. The equatorial diameter of Earth, which completes a rotation every 24 hours, is 26 miles (42 km) longer than the polar diameter, even though Earth is much smaller than the sun. [Solar Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Sun?] But the distant star, known as Kepler 11145123, has Earth, the sun and every other object that's ever been measured beat in terms of roundness, study team members said."
Now yourCerebrumhas something to think about before it dumb downs from a full day ofSports.
This is,Don't Get Me Wrong,I Love Sports As Much As The Next Guy,I Will Be Dumbing Down Right After I Finish Writing This,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”
- Carl Sagan -That is my story and I am sticking to it!Like what you are reading.Set up my Blog as your Homepage,or sign up as a Follower,or leave a Comment,and I will answer you in a Post.Thanks for reading.
Holidays
seem to be busier this year.
Probably because of the short shopping season this time.
And who got to decide that
Thanksgiving
was the fourth thursday of
November
this year?
I'm working on another short story which I'll
Post
here soon,
but because I'm so busy right now,
I have for your reading pleasure is a
Post
from
November 19th 2016 Post
called
I Will Be Dumbing Down Right After I Finish Writing ThisI really like my intro to this story. *****
Before you start your full day of watchingEquestrian Square Dancing,Soccer Balling,Hoop Dreaming,Cricket Batting,Rugby Punching,Volleyball Chopping,Skateboard Falling,Martial Arts Bowing,Bicycle Peddlers,andCollege Football Hecklers,maybe we have time to learn somethingScientifically.Is that a word?Well,Spell Checkdidn't correct it,so I guess it is.So here are some of the stories I likeScientifically!
New Zealand Earthquake Lifts a Bizarre Sea Wall up to Land.By Sara Chodosh for Popular Science.com
"The mass of rocks and seaweed comes courtesy of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that thrust parts of the sea floor up and out of the water on Monday. It triggered tsunamis and landslides, stranded thousands, and killed at least two. But it’s the bizarre photos of the newly emerged seabed that are making the disaster go viral. Some of the landscapes look completely alien, even though the cause is entirely terrestrial. This is the wonder of plate tectonics. The enormous slabs of Earth’s crust that our continents and oceans sit atop are not stationary. They move around, mostly at rates so slow that we can’t tell there’s movement at all (except by using scientific instruments). Mostly the plates exert a constant, gradual force in one direction or another."Stephen Hawking opens British Artificial Intelligence Hub.on PHYS.org
"Professor Stephen Hawking on Wednesday opened a new artificial intelligence research center at Britain's Cambridge University. The Leverhulme Center for the Future of Intelligence (CFI) will delve into AI applications ranging from increasingly smart smartphones to robot surgeons and Terminator style military droids. Funded by a £10 million (11.2 million-euro, $12.3-million) grant from the Leverhulme Trust, the center's express aim is to ensure AI is used to benefit humanity. Opening the new center, Hawking said it was not possible to predict what might be achieved with AI. Perhaps with the tools of this new technological revolution, we will be able to undo some of the damage done to the natural world by the last one—industrialization. And surely we will aim to finally eradicate disease and poverty. Every aspect of our lives will be transformed. In short, success in creating AI could the biggest event in the history of our civilization, Hawking said."Long-Glanded Blue Coral Snake has unique venom. on PHYS.org
"One of the world's most beautiful and venomous snakes has a venom unlike that of any other snake, research involving University of Queensland scientists has revealed. The School of Biological Science's Associate Professor Bryan Fry said venom from South-East Asia's long-glanded blue coral snake had been found to send a massive shock to the system, triggering full body spasms by causing all nerves to fire at once. This style of venomous predation is identical to that of a cone snail, and not like any other snake in the world, he said. Ironically, the discovery could eventually lead to improved pain treatment for humans. These snakes are killer's killers, Professor Fry said. They specialize in preying on other venomous snakes, including young king cobras, so they play a hunt the most dangerous game. With its combination of electric blue stripes and neon red head and tail, the blue coral snake is arguably one of the world's most striking species of snake. It also has the biggest venom glands in the world, extending over a quarter the length of its body."Faraway Star is Roundest Natural Object Ever Seen.
by Mike Wall for Space.com on MSN News.com
"A star 5,000 light-years from Earth is the closest thing to a perfect sphere that has ever been observed in nature, a new study reports. Stars, planets and other round celestial bodies bulge slightly at their equators due to centrifugal force. Generally speaking, the faster these objects spin, the greater the force, and the larger the bulge. For example, the sun rotates once every 27 days, and an imaginary line drawn through its center at the equator is about 12 miles (20 kilometers) longer than a similar line drawn from pole to pole. The equatorial diameter of Earth, which completes a rotation every 24 hours, is 26 miles (42 km) longer than the polar diameter, even though Earth is much smaller than the sun. [Solar Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Sun?] But the distant star, known as Kepler 11145123, has Earth, the sun and every other object that's ever been measured beat in terms of roundness, study team members said."Now yourCerebrumhas something to think about before it dumb downs from a full day ofSports.
This is,Don't Get Me Wrong,I Love Sports As Much As The Next Guy,I Will Be Dumbing Down Right After I Finish Writing This,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”
- Carl Sagan -That is my story and I am sticking to it!Like what you are reading.Set up my Blog as your Homepage,or sign up as a Follower,or leave a Comment,and I will answer you in a Post.Thanks for reading.
December 3, 2019
The 5 Best Posts Of The Month Of October 2019
Once again it is time for one of my favorite kinds ofPost.The one where I find out what my readers are interested in when reading myBlog.Without wasting any more of yourand my time,here areThe 5 Best Posts Of The Month Of October 2019![image error]
The 5th Best Post Of The Month Of October 2019 Is;So We Never ForgetMy story about 43 year old student at Yale University who has called Police on Black Students, on 2 different occasion, because of her blatant prejudices.
The 4th Best Post Of The Month Of October Is;Mikulski Archive For Space TelescopesA website I found which stores all the information from space telescopes from around the world.
The 3rd Best Post Of The Month Is;Words For TodayJust thought I would do a Post on some of the new words I recently discovered. Like,
Nanocephalous - Having a extremely small head.
The 2nd Best Post Is;Influencing People With SpinnerA story about how a company from England has set up a program so anyone can target personal adds to anyone they like. I couldn't get a snapshot of their website today because my Library has blocked their URL because it contains Adult Content!
The Number 1 Best Post Of The Month Of October 2019 Is;Bringing Back "The Experiment"No photo here to help visually explain what this Post is all about, but basically, I am asking readers to participate with me in writing a Novella. Once it is finished I will publish an eBook with everyone's name as contributors!
This is,Once Again Celebrating Another Month Of You Coming To See What I Have Written,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“My blog is a collection of answers people don’t want to hear to questions they didn’t ask.”
- Sebastyne Young -
That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
Like what you are reading?
Set up my Blog as your Homepage, or sign up as a Follower, or leave a Comment, and I'll answer you in a Post.
Thanks for reading.
The 5th Best Post Of The Month Of October 2019 Is;So We Never ForgetMy story about 43 year old student at Yale University who has called Police on Black Students, on 2 different occasion, because of her blatant prejudices.
The 4th Best Post Of The Month Of October Is;Mikulski Archive For Space TelescopesA website I found which stores all the information from space telescopes from around the world.
The 3rd Best Post Of The Month Is;Words For TodayJust thought I would do a Post on some of the new words I recently discovered. Like, Nanocephalous - Having a extremely small head.
The 2nd Best Post Is;Influencing People With SpinnerA story about how a company from England has set up a program so anyone can target personal adds to anyone they like. I couldn't get a snapshot of their website today because my Library has blocked their URL because it contains Adult Content!
The Number 1 Best Post Of The Month Of October 2019 Is;Bringing Back "The Experiment"No photo here to help visually explain what this Post is all about, but basically, I am asking readers to participate with me in writing a Novella. Once it is finished I will publish an eBook with everyone's name as contributors!
This is,Once Again Celebrating Another Month Of You Coming To See What I Have Written,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“My blog is a collection of answers people don’t want to hear to questions they didn’t ask.”
- Sebastyne Young -
That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
Like what you are reading?
Set up my Blog as your Homepage, or sign up as a Follower, or leave a Comment, and I'll answer you in a Post.
Thanks for reading.
December 2, 2019
She Can Hold Her Own As Far As Playing Any Guitar Solo
It seems the older I get,the farther behind I am.My new hero in the music world isOrianthi Penny Panagaris.She has been in the music business since 2009but I just recently saw her playing withRobbie Kriegerand she justRocked.Yes,I am a boomerand I still use boomer sayings.Also,I have always been a lover ofRock N' Rollfirstand foremost.Of course I appreciate other kinds of music.Everything fromNat King Cole,Sinatra,Beach Boys,Hiroshima,The Hot Knives,(The one from England. Not from the United Sates.)Eminem,Gorillaz,toGenesis.And everything in-between.Depending on my mood.But a goodRock Showfor me is hard to beat.She can hold her own as far as playing any guitar solo.I have never seenAlice Cooperlivebut I guess that is where she does most of her work now-a-days.I would love to see her playSchool's OutandI'm EighteenwithAlice.
This is,Thanking That Thanksgiving Week Is Over Because I have Had Enough Turkey For A YearJim Hauenstein,
And,
“I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land.”
- Jon Stewart -
That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
Like what you are reading?
Set up my Blog as your Homepage, or sign up as a Follower, or leave a Comment, and I'll answer you in a Post.
Thanks for reading.
This is,Thanking That Thanksgiving Week Is Over Because I have Had Enough Turkey For A YearJim Hauenstein,And,
“I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land.”
- Jon Stewart -
That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
Like what you are reading?
Set up my Blog as your Homepage, or sign up as a Follower, or leave a Comment, and I'll answer you in a Post.
Thanks for reading.
November 27, 2019
Happy Thanksgiving
My simple
Thanksgiving Wish
from
November 26th 2015
called
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone
I also have one from
November 20th 2018
called
Happy Thanksgiving This Coming Thursday
filled with music for this
Holiday.
Check out this
Link
to enjoy.
*****
I know the
World
doesn't celebrate
Thanksgiving, but I still want to say, I hope everyone gets to spend today with someone they love. Happy Thanksgiving Everyone.
This is Me,
Gobbling Down A Turkey Wing, Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations.” - Oscar Wilde -
That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
Like what you are reading?
Set up my Blog as your Homepage, or sign up as a Follower, or leave a Comment, and I'll answer you in a Post.
Thanks for reading.
Thanksgiving Wish
from
November 26th 2015
called
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone
I also have one from
November 20th 2018
called
Happy Thanksgiving This Coming Thursday
filled with music for this
Holiday.
Check out this
Link
to enjoy.
*****
I know the
World
doesn't celebrate
Thanksgiving, but I still want to say, I hope everyone gets to spend today with someone they love. Happy Thanksgiving Everyone.
This is Me,Gobbling Down A Turkey Wing, Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations.” - Oscar Wilde -
That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
Like what you are reading?
Set up my Blog as your Homepage, or sign up as a Follower, or leave a Comment, and I'll answer you in a Post.
Thanks for reading.
November 26, 2019
George Carlin's Humor
It's
Thanksgiving Week
and I have a lot to do.
For your reading pleasure,
my
Post
from
November 18th 2016
called
All The Funny Jokes Are His
*****
I was at my Doctor's office the other dayand she told me I had better get into shape."Doc," I said."I am in shape. Round is a shape!"
Did you know that cannibals will not eat clowns?Yeah, they say they taste funny.
Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?
In America anyone can become President.That's the problem.
If one synchronized swimmer drowns,do the rest drown too?
What I want to know is,whose cruel idea was it to have the letter
"S"
in the word"Lisp?"
Never, ever, raise your hands to your kids!It leaves your groin unprotected.
If I eatPasta and Antipastiwill I still be hungry?
When I was growing up,I was always told that I would be somebody.I just wish that they had been more specific on what that would be.
The main reasonSanta Clausis so jolly all the time,is because he knows where all the bad girls are!
This is,Thanking The Late,Great,George CarlinFor All The Funny Jokes Today,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other in opposite directions.”
- George Carlin -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
Like what you are reading?Set up my Blog as your Homepage,or sign up as a Follower,or leave a Comment,and I will answer you in a Post.
Thanks for reading.
Thanksgiving Week
and I have a lot to do.
For your reading pleasure,
my
Post
from
November 18th 2016
called
All The Funny Jokes Are His
*****
I was at my Doctor's office the other dayand she told me I had better get into shape."Doc," I said."I am in shape. Round is a shape!"
Did you know that cannibals will not eat clowns?Yeah, they say they taste funny.
Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?
In America anyone can become President.That's the problem.
If one synchronized swimmer drowns,do the rest drown too?
What I want to know is,whose cruel idea was it to have the letter
"S"
in the word"Lisp?"
Never, ever, raise your hands to your kids!It leaves your groin unprotected.
If I eatPasta and Antipastiwill I still be hungry?
When I was growing up,I was always told that I would be somebody.I just wish that they had been more specific on what that would be.
The main reasonSanta Clausis so jolly all the time,is because he knows where all the bad girls are!
This is,Thanking The Late,Great,George CarlinFor All The Funny Jokes Today,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other in opposite directions.”
- George Carlin -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
Like what you are reading?Set up my Blog as your Homepage,or sign up as a Follower,or leave a Comment,and I will answer you in a Post.
Thanks for reading.
November 25, 2019
Books For All Ages
I found a bunch of new websites just in time forChristmas!Well,they aren't exactly new.I've been going toPlanetary.orgfor awhile now,but I have never noticed these links before.Probably because theirPodcastannouncing theseLinksjust came out.They're books for all agesand their all aboutScience Of Space.Emily Lakdawalla's Recommended Space Books for Kids, 2019 The Planetary Society Space Gift Guide 2019 Recommended by Mat: For Small Creatures Such as We Recommended by Mat: Space 2.0 Recommended by Mat: Eight Years to the Moon Recommended by Mat: Spacesuit The Downlink: Planetary exploration news for busy people Yugen Tribe Cosmic Jewelry in the Chop Shop Planetary Society store
This is,Expecting A New Book For ChristmasJim Hauenstein,
And,
“Not just beautiful, though--the stars are like the trees in the forest, alive and breathing.”
- Haruki Murakami -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
Like what you are reading?Set up my Blog as your Homepage,or sign up as a Follower,or leave a Comment,and I will answer you in a Post.
Thanks for reading.
This is,Expecting A New Book For ChristmasJim Hauenstein,And,
“Not just beautiful, though--the stars are like the trees in the forest, alive and breathing.”
- Haruki Murakami -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
Like what you are reading?Set up my Blog as your Homepage,or sign up as a Follower,or leave a Comment,and I will answer you in a Post.
Thanks for reading.
November 23, 2019
The Lesson Is In the Title
Do you like telling stories? Are you interested in writing? Come on and join me in a collaboration of writing the Fiction story, "The Experiment." Click on thisLinkand let's get started.***** From
November 12th 2016
Believing Knowledge Is Power.
*****
I was going to start out with another joke today,but how funny is it when somebody says,"2 Moons may be hiding in the rings of Your-anus!"But since it isScience Dayhere on myBlog,let us keep it professional.
Report: 2 Moons may be hiding in the rings of Uranus!by Mary Bowerman for USA Today on MSN News.com"Two small dark moons might be hiding in the rings of Uranus, according to a new report. Researchers from the University of Idaho in Moscow reexamined data collected during the Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus in 1986 and discovered what appeared to evidence of two small moons, according to the paper, which has been accepted for publication in the Astronomical Journal. Uranus, which has dark, narrow rings, is known to have 27 moons, many of which were discovered from data collected when the Voyager 2 passed by in 1986. According to the new report, researchers Rob Chancia and Matthew Hedman say they discovered wavy patterns in two of Uranus’ rings, which could indicate the gravitational pull from two small moons. These patterns may be wakes from small moonlets orbiting exterior to these rings, the researchers say in the report. The moons are likely dark and very small, Hedman told New Scientist. Not only are Uranus’s rings dark, so are most of the little satellites that are in that region, Hedman told New Scientist."
The saying goes"Accidents Will Happen."
Turning pollution into FUEL: Chemists accidentally discover a way to convert carbon dioxide into ethanol.by "Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed an electrochemical process that uses tiny spikes of carbon and copper to turn carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, into ethanol. Dr Adam Rondinone, lead author of the study, said: 'We discovered somewhat by accident that this material worked. We were trying to study the first step of a proposed reaction when we realised that the catalyst was doing the entire reaction on its own. You can use it [ethanol] in the current vehicle fleet, right now, with no modifications, he added. The researchers created a catalyst – a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction - made of carbon, copper and nitrogen. When voltage was applied, the catalyst triggered a complex chemical reaction that essentially reverses the combustion process. With the help of the catalyst, the solution of carbon dioxide dissolved in water turned into ethanol with a yield of 63 per cent. Without the catalyst, this type of reaction normally results in a mix of several different products in small amounts."
Now this is aGoogle MapI would like to page through.
New Human Cell Atlas Is Like Google Maps for the Body!on Seeker"A new international initiative to chart every single cell in the human body will help biologists and doctors understand, diagnose and treat disease. Imagine having the level of detail in Google Maps but for the inner workings of the human body. A new international initiative is creating an atlas that will chart every single cell in the human body, encompassing all of the tissues within Homo sapiens, scientists announced last week at a meeting in London. The revolutionary project, called the Human Cell Atlas, will help biologists and doctors understand, diagnose and treat diseases with the help of high-resolution images of healthy and atypical cells from every structure in the body. In sickness and in health, cells are the fundamental units of life, and only by knowing our cells will we be able to fully comprehend the mechanisms of human disease, Sten Linnarsson, a professor of molecular systems biology at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, who is participating in the initiative, said in a statement. The initiative was formally announced at an international meeting convened by the Broad Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Welcome Trust Sanger Institute, and Welcome Trust on Oct. 13 and 14. At the meeting, researchers decided what to include in the initiative's first phase. The scientists said the project is expected to be as ambitious in scope as the Human Genome Project, which was the first successful undertaking to sequence the human genome — all of the 3 billion letters in human DNA."
Those are some of the Scientific ArticlesI have been reading.Let me know what you have been reading.
This is,Me,Believing Knowledge Is Power,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.”
- Albert Einstein -
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November 12th 2016
Believing Knowledge Is Power.
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I was going to start out with another joke today,but how funny is it when somebody says,"2 Moons may be hiding in the rings of Your-anus!"But since it isScience Dayhere on myBlog,let us keep it professional.
Report: 2 Moons may be hiding in the rings of Uranus!by Mary Bowerman for USA Today on MSN News.com"Two small dark moons might be hiding in the rings of Uranus, according to a new report. Researchers from the University of Idaho in Moscow reexamined data collected during the Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus in 1986 and discovered what appeared to evidence of two small moons, according to the paper, which has been accepted for publication in the Astronomical Journal. Uranus, which has dark, narrow rings, is known to have 27 moons, many of which were discovered from data collected when the Voyager 2 passed by in 1986. According to the new report, researchers Rob Chancia and Matthew Hedman say they discovered wavy patterns in two of Uranus’ rings, which could indicate the gravitational pull from two small moons. These patterns may be wakes from small moonlets orbiting exterior to these rings, the researchers say in the report. The moons are likely dark and very small, Hedman told New Scientist. Not only are Uranus’s rings dark, so are most of the little satellites that are in that region, Hedman told New Scientist."
The saying goes"Accidents Will Happen."
Turning pollution into FUEL: Chemists accidentally discover a way to convert carbon dioxide into ethanol.by "Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed an electrochemical process that uses tiny spikes of carbon and copper to turn carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, into ethanol. Dr Adam Rondinone, lead author of the study, said: 'We discovered somewhat by accident that this material worked. We were trying to study the first step of a proposed reaction when we realised that the catalyst was doing the entire reaction on its own. You can use it [ethanol] in the current vehicle fleet, right now, with no modifications, he added. The researchers created a catalyst – a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction - made of carbon, copper and nitrogen. When voltage was applied, the catalyst triggered a complex chemical reaction that essentially reverses the combustion process. With the help of the catalyst, the solution of carbon dioxide dissolved in water turned into ethanol with a yield of 63 per cent. Without the catalyst, this type of reaction normally results in a mix of several different products in small amounts."
Now this is aGoogle MapI would like to page through.
New Human Cell Atlas Is Like Google Maps for the Body!on Seeker"A new international initiative to chart every single cell in the human body will help biologists and doctors understand, diagnose and treat disease. Imagine having the level of detail in Google Maps but for the inner workings of the human body. A new international initiative is creating an atlas that will chart every single cell in the human body, encompassing all of the tissues within Homo sapiens, scientists announced last week at a meeting in London. The revolutionary project, called the Human Cell Atlas, will help biologists and doctors understand, diagnose and treat diseases with the help of high-resolution images of healthy and atypical cells from every structure in the body. In sickness and in health, cells are the fundamental units of life, and only by knowing our cells will we be able to fully comprehend the mechanisms of human disease, Sten Linnarsson, a professor of molecular systems biology at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, who is participating in the initiative, said in a statement. The initiative was formally announced at an international meeting convened by the Broad Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Welcome Trust Sanger Institute, and Welcome Trust on Oct. 13 and 14. At the meeting, researchers decided what to include in the initiative's first phase. The scientists said the project is expected to be as ambitious in scope as the Human Genome Project, which was the first successful undertaking to sequence the human genome — all of the 3 billion letters in human DNA."
Those are some of the Scientific ArticlesI have been reading.Let me know what you have been reading.
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November 21, 2019
I Got Fired
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***** I Got Fired! LastSundayin myPostcalledStill Loving Every Minute I wrote that I just got aPart Time Joband I might be a little stressed for finding time to write on myBlog.Nothing to worry about now!I have been replaced by aDouble X Chromosome!
You see,I was driving aDivorced Male Friendof mine to hisCourt Ordered Counselingdue to himDriving While Under The Influence.I was happy to do it.But,once aWomanfrom the localCasinofound out that he was paying someone to give him a ride,she stepped inand volunteered.Being aHeterosexual Male,he couldn't help himselfbut to fire meand have the lady drive him.Oh well.It just goes to show you howMenthink.This is,I Would Have Probably Done The Same Thing If I Was SingleJim Hauenstein,And,“There are no good girls gone wrong - just bad girls found out.” - Mae West -That is my story and I am sticking to it!
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November 18, 2019
Exhausted In Front Of My Grandkid's School
Do you like telling stories? Are you interested in writing? Come on and join me in a collaboration of writing the Fiction story, "The Experiment." Click on thisLinkand let's get started.*****I want to bring up a problem that I believe is very hazardous to our children.I have to pick up one of my grandchildren from school everyday to help out his parents while they are at work.He gets out of school at 3:20pmand I am usually there at 2:45pm to get a good parking spot.The problem I see are the other grandparentsor parents who are at the school to get their kin.They either park their cars or form long lines in front of the school in order to get their childand they leave their motors running.Sometimes for longer than a half hour!Not only are they helping climate changebut don't they see they are poisoning their own kids?
Dangers of Exhaust FumesBy Mark Perry for HealthGuidance.com"There probably isn’t a person on earth who isn’t aware of the fact that carbon monoxide poisoning can kill, and of course the number one source of carbon monoxide is from exhaust fumes. When listing the dangers of exhaust fumes, death from carbon monoxide poisoning falls at the top of the list. However, death from carbon monoxide poisoning is just one of many dangers to be concerned with. Some of the dangers of exhaust fumes are immediate while others happen over a longer period of time and consequently, are not as readily apparent."These people are sitting there in their giantSUVspoisoning themselves,the environment,and all the kids coming out of school!"In fact, some of the dangers of exhaust fumes hide silently in the background so that many people are not even aware of them. Study after study has proven that exhaust fumes are responsible for a number of physical maladies as well as being a danger to the environment."I don't know a person,except for thePresidentwho doesn't believe thatGlobal Warmingis changing theEnvironmentfor the worstand that a lot of theHealth Criseswe face today is caused by theseGreen House Gases!
"Unfortunately, as if carbon monoxide were not bad enough, there are a great number of the other pathogens that contribute to the dangers of exhaust fumes. Some of those toxins include sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, benzene, polycyclic hydrocarbons and formaldehyde. Each of those substances is a pathogen which can have severe consequences both immediately and over the long haul. Medical science has established that many of these substances have harmful effects on bone marrow, the spleen and even our lymph nodes. As a matter of fact, the circulatory system is especially vulnerable to the toxins in exhaust fumes. Studies have shown that many of these toxins have resulted in problems in the bloodstream such as anemia. Taking into consideration that carbon monoxide literally suffocates us it is no wonder that it deprives our bloodstream of oxygen necessary for so many vital functions within the body. Some of these toxins, especially carbon monoxide, literally produce damage on a cellular level which can lead to a number of cancers. Some of the other dangers of exhaust fumes include an exacerbation of heart disease due to hypertension and a degeneration of the cells which line blood vessels. Many of these pollutants found in exhaust fumes of course cause respiratory problems as well including, but not limited to, asthma. There is also evidence to suggest that pollutants in exhaust fumes also cause irreparable damage to the central nervous system."
This is,Saying That You Should Turn Off Your Car While Stationary Because The Life You Save Could Be MineJim Hauenstein,
And,
“If we take all this actions and if it turns out not be true, we have reduced pollution and have better ways to live, the downside is very small. The other way around, and we don’t act, and it turns out to be true, then we have betrayed future generations and we don’t have the right to do that.”
- Tony Blair -
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Dangers of Exhaust FumesBy Mark Perry for HealthGuidance.com"There probably isn’t a person on earth who isn’t aware of the fact that carbon monoxide poisoning can kill, and of course the number one source of carbon monoxide is from exhaust fumes. When listing the dangers of exhaust fumes, death from carbon monoxide poisoning falls at the top of the list. However, death from carbon monoxide poisoning is just one of many dangers to be concerned with. Some of the dangers of exhaust fumes are immediate while others happen over a longer period of time and consequently, are not as readily apparent."These people are sitting there in their giantSUVspoisoning themselves,the environment,and all the kids coming out of school!"In fact, some of the dangers of exhaust fumes hide silently in the background so that many people are not even aware of them. Study after study has proven that exhaust fumes are responsible for a number of physical maladies as well as being a danger to the environment."I don't know a person,except for thePresidentwho doesn't believe thatGlobal Warmingis changing theEnvironmentfor the worstand that a lot of theHealth Criseswe face today is caused by theseGreen House Gases!"Unfortunately, as if carbon monoxide were not bad enough, there are a great number of the other pathogens that contribute to the dangers of exhaust fumes. Some of those toxins include sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, benzene, polycyclic hydrocarbons and formaldehyde. Each of those substances is a pathogen which can have severe consequences both immediately and over the long haul. Medical science has established that many of these substances have harmful effects on bone marrow, the spleen and even our lymph nodes. As a matter of fact, the circulatory system is especially vulnerable to the toxins in exhaust fumes. Studies have shown that many of these toxins have resulted in problems in the bloodstream such as anemia. Taking into consideration that carbon monoxide literally suffocates us it is no wonder that it deprives our bloodstream of oxygen necessary for so many vital functions within the body. Some of these toxins, especially carbon monoxide, literally produce damage on a cellular level which can lead to a number of cancers. Some of the other dangers of exhaust fumes include an exacerbation of heart disease due to hypertension and a degeneration of the cells which line blood vessels. Many of these pollutants found in exhaust fumes of course cause respiratory problems as well including, but not limited to, asthma. There is also evidence to suggest that pollutants in exhaust fumes also cause irreparable damage to the central nervous system."
This is,Saying That You Should Turn Off Your Car While Stationary Because The Life You Save Could Be MineJim Hauenstein,
And,
“If we take all this actions and if it turns out not be true, we have reduced pollution and have better ways to live, the downside is very small. The other way around, and we don’t act, and it turns out to be true, then we have betrayed future generations and we don’t have the right to do that.”
- Tony Blair -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
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