Tempore

Elizabeth Warren

notraf — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 11:29:38 +0000

Who is Elizabeth Warren?

Elizabeth Warren ( Herrin, born at June 22, 1949) is an American bankruptcy law expert, policy advocate, Harvard Law School professor, and Democratic Party candidate in the 2012 United States Senate elections, in Massachusetts. She has written several academic and popular books concerning the American economy and personal finance. She contributed to the oversight of the 2008 U.S. bailout program, and also led the conception and establishment of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Warren attended The George Washington University and the University of Houston. She received a J.D. fromRutgers School of Law–Newark in 1976. Warren taught law at several universities and was listed by the Association of American Law Schools as a minority law professor throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In the wake of the U.S. financial crisis, Warren served as chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel created to oversee the Troubled Assets Relief Program in 2008. She later served as Assistant to the President and Special Advisor to theSecretary of the Treasury for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under U.S. President Barack Obama.

ElizabethWarren.com is the official website of Elizabeth Warren’s campaign for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts. Sign up to join the fight for middle class families.

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Magnitude 8.6 earthquake west Sumatra

notraf — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:39:33 +0000

Magnitude 8.6 earthquake OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

Alarm of tsunami.

2012 April 11 08:38:37 UTC

Magnitude	8.6
Date-Time	Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 08:38:37 UTC Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 02:38:37 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	2.311°N, 93.063°E
Depth	22.9 km (14.2 miles)
Region	OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
Distances	434 km (269 miles) SW of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia 550 km (341 miles) SW of Lhokseumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia 963 km (598 miles) W of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia 1797 km (1116 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia

New Saturnian Ocean detected

notraf — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:51:13 +0000

The name is lovely, and the place is nifty, but there’s not much chance of visiting it soon. It’s located on Enceladus, one of Saturn’s 66 known moons. While Enceladus has been familiar to us since it was first spotted in 1789, the discovery of its ocean, courtesy of the venerable Cassini spacecraft, is a whole new and possibly game-changing thing.

Enceladus has always been thought of as one of the more remarkable members of Saturn’s marble bag of satellites. For one thing, it’s dazzlingly bright. The percentage of sunlight that a body in the solar system reflects back is known as its albedo, and it’s determined mostly by the color of the body’s ground cover. For all the silvery brilliance of a full moon on a cloudless night, the albedo of our own drab satellite is a muddy 12%, owing mostly to the gray dust that covers it. The albedo of Enceladus, on the other hand, approaches a mirror-like 100%.

Such a high percentage likely means the surface is covered with ice crystals — and, what’s more, that those crystals get regularly replenished. Consider how grubby and gray a fresh snowfall becomes after just a couple of days of splashing road slush and tromping people. Now imagine how a moon would look after a few billion years of cosmic bombardment by incoming meteors.

When the Voyager probes barnstormed Enceladus in 1982, they found that the moon is indeed covered in ice and being constantly repaved. Vast valleys and basins were filled with fresh, white cosmic snow. Craters were cut clean in half, with one side remaining visible and the other covered over. Most remarkably, Enceladus orbits within Saturn’s E ring — the widest of the planet’s bands — and just behind the moon is a visible bulge in the ring, the result of the sparkly exhaust from ice volcanoes that trails Enceladus like smoke from a steamship. It’s that cryovolcanism that’s responsible for the regular repaving.

The 5 most attractive features of a man

notraf — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:23:16 +0000

The 5 most compelling features of men are some masculine qualities that women around the world accepted as extremely attractive, and not only talk about abdomens of type “chocolate bar”.

1. Its odor
Have you ever wondered why you like so much curl under his armpit? Well this is the answer (roughly). According to research conducted by the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia, women are attracted by the smell of the armpit of a man because the sweat that emanates from this complex contains an odorless pheromone compound that affect us unconsciously. Charles Wysocki, a neuroscientist at the center, explains that “women penetrate by the smell of the armpits because the biological data it contains helps them choose a partner. Most women even better perceive male body odor the female body. “ Interesting!

2. His body language
Whether his demeanor, the way that inadvertently runs a hand through his hair, or simply their way of walking, women are pre-programmed to notice. According to Linda Blair, clinical psychologist and author of “Straight Talking” (Straight Talk), “it took only seven seconds to judge another person when we first meet.” For us, a man who walks upright and feel at ease with itself, resulting in a confident man, which is an extremely attractive feature. Judi James, author of “The Body Languge Bible” (The Body Language Bible), “judge other people after a few seconds of meeting is part of our survival response. Mainly we see if we should feel threatened, but we are also several assumptions about attraction and personality. “

3. His form
While not necessarily looking for a handsome and muscular guy, there’s something primal about our attraction to fitness. Regardless of whether or not the gym, that is in shape and take care of your appearance is something that tells us that their health and wellness among their priorities, which is a massive excitation source. Especially when we have sex. In general, most women also have a predisposition to prefer someone more physique that they, with broader shoulders and greater height. This is possibly a residual feature of our time living in caves, when looking at men as protectors and as hunter-gatherers.

4. His sense of humor
A recent study by Northumbria University found that women use humor as a sign of intelligence in a man, which somehow explains the enormous popularity of “good sense of humor” as a requirement in the profiles of many women enrolled in webs of meetings. “Intelligence is a very attractive quality as a clever man is usually more able to provide resources to their offspring,” says Kristofor McCarty, who led the study. But kids know that although we like a man make us laugh, a ruthless intelligence that mocks others or that we denigrate or humiliate us, not at all attractive.

5. His ambitious vein
We are attracted to men with ambition to succeed for many reasons. First, it shows there is something you are passionate and although that might not be something you (yet), is a sign that could be compromised. A great work ethic demonstrates a sense of responsibility, another positive sign when choosing a partner for life. The ambition reveals that someone is putting you win. It shows that not content with going out with friends to bars and aspires to something else: the desire to get what he wants and to improve their lives. There is not one woman on earth who does not feel attracted to this.

[Keywords: men, homen]

Afraid of heights

notraf — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:47:06 +0000

Stunning images not suitable for people with vertigo or agoraphobia

Acrophobia is called irrational and uncontrollable fear of heights. The fear of looking out a balcony, situated on the edge of a cliff or being in a high vantage point, are typical of this phobia. 14 stunning images unsuitable for acrophobics.

Photographer Josh Sudweeks at the edge of Zion National Park. The park is located in Utah in the United States. Its total area is 593.26 km ² and the main attraction of the park is Zion Canyon, a slot 24 kilometers long and 800 meters deep dug by the Virgin River. In the park area are nine aged geologic formations dating to 150 million years, from sedimentation occurred during the Mesozoic Era. The gun was discovered by Mormons in 1850, and lived there from 1852.

Biologists Renzullo Marie Antoine and Giacomo are uploaded to a sequoia of 107 meters and 750 years, to sample timber. The Sequoia is a genus of plants whose only species is the red sequoia. It is a very long-lived tree that can live between 2,000 and 3,000 years, and the highest known reaches 115.61 meters with 7.9 meters in diameter at its base.

The famous Swiss artist Freddy Nock walking on the wire from the cable car to the highest mountain in Germany, the Zugspitze mountain of 2962 meters, near South Station, Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria. The feat was performed by the 20th of August 2011, no bar for balance and no safety harness. Nock wanted to break his own world record as part of a charity event and include the adventure in the Guinness Book as the longest walk and a higher altitude than has done a tightrope without wearing any protection or aid.

An American canoeist falls 70 meters in the winter water of the falls, in the Klickitat River tributary, the state of Washington. The waters were so swollen by the severe winter floods.

clifs

The Cliffs of Moher are located in County Clare, Ireland. It reaches its maximum height, 214 meters north of O’Brien’s tower and the views from the cliffs attract around one million visitors a year.

[From http://ibytes.es/blog_miedo_a_las_alturas.html, (thanks!)]

15 reasons to stop counting calories

notraf — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:33:20 +0000

Here we are 15 good reasons to approach the season of cocktails and cookies with healthy aplomb.

1. The last three pounds you triumphantly lose will go completely unnoticed by everyone else.

2. Sneaking a bag of sliced celery sticks into a movie theater is as pointless as the $8 box of Sugar Daddies you will buy halfway through the movie.

3. When a “friend” caresses your upper arm and says “You’d be gorgeous if you just toned this up,” you will look him up on Facebook ten years later and find that he died alone.

4. We are living in a glorious age where leggings paired with a flowing shirt are fashionable.

5. The law of nature gives women periods. Periods give us cravings. Cravings give us Tater Tots. This is the law of nature.

6. If a burger comes with a side salad, is it really a burger? (See above: The Law of Nature.)

7. After a certain age, your face looks thin despite a muffin top around your waist.

8. Fretting over your muffin top will just make you want to bake muffins.

9. The more weight you gain, the bigger your breasts. Money once spent on push-up bras can be redirected towards organic donuts. Donuts made of buttermilk, organic cane sugar, and ripened strawberries which melt in your mouth.

10. If your significant other is male, accept the fact that he will likely eat three times as much as you and still retain a flat stomach.

11. If you find yourself hiding the last of the Thanksgiving potatoes from your significant other, no one will judge you.

12. A cupcake will not kill you. However, falling off your spin bike because you were distracted by visions of cupcakes just might.

13. In some circles, abstaining from once-a-year delicacies such as eggnog means you hate children, Santa, and the Baby Jesus.

14. If we could harness all the energy we spend worrying over a few extra pounds, we would have the ultimate renewable energy source. Seriously.

15. Pop culture says we are all too skinny or too fat. Common sense says we are all beautiful. Suck it, pop culture. Suck it.

7 tips to Sleep Better

notraf — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:30:13 +0000

Get the Sleep You Need

More than one-third of US adults sleep fewer than seven hours a night. The benefits of adequate sleep range frombetter heart health and less stress to better memory and weight loss.

Develop a Sleep Routine

It might seem tempting, but sleeping until noon on Saturday will only disrupt your biological clock and cause more sleep problems. Going to bed at the same time every night–even on weekends–helps set your internal sleep-wake clock and reduces the amount of tossing and turning required to fall asleep.

Get the Sleep You Need

According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than one-third of adults in US routinely sleep fewer than seven hours a night. The benefits of adequate sleep range from better heart health and less stress to better memory and weight loss.

Stop loading up on caffeine or sneaking naps and use our top tips to help get the shut-eye you need to manage your health.

Develop a Sleep Routine

Move It!

Researchers in Northwestern University’s Department of Neurobiology and Physiology reported that sedentary adults who got aerobic exercise four times a week improved their sleep quality from poor to good. These former couch potatoes also reported fewer depressive symptoms, more vitality, and less sleepiness in the daytime. Be sure to wrap up your workout several hours before bedtime so that you’re not too revved-up to get a good night’s sleep.

Change Your Diet

Cut out the food and drinks that contain caffeine–coffee, tea, soft drinks, and chocolate–by late afternoon. Make dinner your lightest meal and finish it a few hours before bedtime. Skip the spicy or heavy foods that can keep you awake with heartburn or indigestion.

Don’t Smoke

A study found that smokers are four times more likely not to feel as well-rested after a night’s sleep than nonsmokers. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine attribute this to the stimulative effect of nicotine and the nighttime withdrawal from it. Smoking also exacerbates sleep apnea and other breathing disorders which make it difficult to get restful sleep.

14 design ideas inspired in nature

notraf — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:32:15 +0000

No matter how advanced our society and technology is, we can not forget our origins. Sometimes we need something green surrounding us. Of course, the best idea is to spend some time in the field, but is not always possible, so all that remains is probably bringing a little nature to your home instead.

Let’s take a look at some great creative green ideas.

1. Grass Car

Image Credits: dipfan

2. Table With Removable Planter

Emily Wettstein uses reclaimed walnut and steel to craft this beautifully organic table. (link)

3. The Garden Furniture

The Garden Furniture project came about through an interest in making sculpture that uses both permanent and ephemeral materials, altering a static piece of furniture by covering it in living, growing grass. (Designer: Kevin Hunt)

4. Grow Up Cup

A cup with a grassy bottom. (Designer: Jinsik Kim )

5. Living Moss Bath Mat

Constructed of a decay-resistant foam called plastazote, this bath mat is a nursery for three varieties of living moss: ball mass, island moss and forest moss. The humidity of the bathroom and the drops flowing from the body, water the mosses. Great feeling to your feet are guaranteed! (Designer: Nguyen La Chanh)

6. One Pot, Two Lives

A planter and a fishtank joined together. (Designers: Sheng-Zhe Feng and Ling-Yuan Chou )

7. Growing Chair

Now you can sit on your favorite tree! The chair resides on a rolling planter with willow trees growing from each leg. Russian vine wraps around the willow branches for a full greenery effect. (Designer: Michel Bussien)

8. Knuckles

(Designer: Hafsteinn Juliusson)

9. Growing Jewelry

The collection of this hand jewelry is designed for people in metropolitan cities and is an experiment in drawing nature toward man, as nature being the presupposition of life. (Designer: Hafsteinn Juliusson)

10. Grass-On Green Lamp

This lamp is made entirely of recycled materials, including the synthetic grass, and completely recyclable. (Designer: ITILabDesign)

11. Umbrella Stand

This rather elegant new age umbrella stand uses rainwater from your umbrella to feed thirsty grass and adds a fun spot of green to your foyer. (Designer: Simon Enever)

12. Business Card

A self-initiated project to create a business card that people would keep on their desks and not in a drawer. By following the instructions correctly a decent bloom would have been seen within a week. (Designer: Jamie Wieck )

13. Organic Clock

The clock is powered by a safe chemical reaction between mud and metal electrodes, displaying the time without the need for additional power sources. (Designers: Francesco Castiglione Morelli & Tommaso Ceschi)

14. A Wearable Planter

Why should your plants stay at home? They help clean the air you breathe, are beautiful, and create a wonderful conversation starter. Carry a sprout, a succulent, or a flower you found on your morning walk. (Designer: Colleen Jordan)

[based in http://www.demilked.com/ideas-inspired-by-nature/]

2011 Top 10 paid and free for iPhone apps

notraf — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:40:07 +0000

Here you are the Top 10 paid and free for iPhone apps in 2011

2011 Top 10 paid-for iPhone apps

1. Angry Birds
2. WhatsApp Messenger
3. Angry Birds Seasons
4. Cut The Rope
5. Fruit Ninja
6. Angry Birds Rio
7. Doodle Jump
8. Tiny Wings
9. TuneIn Radio Pro
10. Where’s Wally? In Hollywood

2011 Top 10 free iPhone apps

1. Facebook
2. Skype
3. Twitter
4. iBooks
5. Viber
6. eBay
7. Angry Birds Rio Free
8. National Lottery Official App
9. BBC News
10. Bubble Shooter Free

Jorge Montt glacier shrinking

notraf — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:58:48 +0000

the Center of Scientific Studies (CECs), based in the southern city of Valdivia, presented its study on Patagonia’s receding Jorge Montt glacier at the Fundación Imagen de Chile in Santiago.

The study was presented by glaciologist and CECs researcher Andrés Rivera, who focused his investigation on changes in the glacier between February 2010 and January 2011. Using a series of 1,445 photos taken throughout this period, scientists found that the glacier shrank roughly 82 feet each day, receding more than half a mile in the course of the year.