Bill Gates despre energie ...

... sau cum sa rezolvam viitorul arzind desheuri nucleare

Despre fenomenul de "Incalzire Globala"

Sau de ce creshterea temperaturilor aduce ierni friguroase

Am citit shi ascultat in ultimul timp o serie de opinii penibile despre fenomenul de "Incalzire Globala". Rebotezat "Climate Change" adica de "Schimbare Climaterica" acest proces este unul simplu de explicat chiar shi pentru cei mai neavenitzi "specialishti".

Marul discordiei ce i-a facut pe tembeli sa deschida gurile, este valul de frig shi de precipitatzii care sufoca unele zone, cele mai multe aflate in emisfera nordica. Evident ca explicatziile potrivit carora temperaturile scazute sint un efect al incalzirii, nu pot decit sa zgiriie timpanele in acelashi mod in care creta scirtziie pe tabla de sticla lucioasa.

Cei doi termeni par incompatibili, iar subiectul tinde sa dea apa la moara celor care au facut multa shcoala la fara frecventza. In definitiv, nici copiii nu intzeleg ca pe masura ce se catzara mai sus intr-un copac, vor mari posibilitatea ca orica cazatura sa fie mai dureroasa, ca toate oasele corpului sa se zdrobeasca mai ushor..... Ei nu cunosc Legea lui Newton, la fel cum nici cretinii de astazi nu cunosc legile mediului inconjurator.

Dar sa incerc sa explic ca la gradinitza....

"Incalzire Globala" inseamna temperaturi ridicate ale atmosferei la altitutidini relativ joase....

Temperaturile ridicate provoaca evaporarea crescuta a marilor shi oceanelor care acopera mare parte din suprafatza terestra....

Fenomenul de evaporare produce mai multzi nori, iar aceshtia filtreaza radiatzia solara.....

Schimbarile de temperatura la altitudini reduse provoaca puternici curentzi de aer, iar aceasta mishcare continua deasupra oceanelor shi continentelor duce la imense cantitatzi de precipitatzii, dar shi la mult mai multe furtuni devastatoare.....

Rezultatul este exact acela pe care incepem sa il suportam astazi, din cauza unei inconshtiente expansiuni economice in detrimentul mediului inconjurator... Adica ninsori grele, puhoaie de ploi, fluctuatzii mari intre temperaturile inregistrate vara shi iarna precum shi numeroase uragane in zone care altadata nu pareau ca vor fi afectate vreodata de astfel de dezastre....

Celor care vor sa vada grafice, cifre sau sa afle mai multe despre opiniile specialistilor, le recomand sa inceapa cu pagina de Wikipedia pentru Global Warming, locul unde ishi pot forma o idee despre emisiile de dioxid de carbon, efectul de sera, stratul de ozon din troposfera sau diferitele modele climaterice...

Iar celor "priceputzi" care dau capul pe spate a nerabdare cind le vorbeshti de industrializare excesiva invocind progresul shi conspiratziile internatzionale, le recomand un Diazepam, papuci calduroshi, un ceai fierbinte, linishte shi iarna ushoara.... Vorba lui Murphy ... "Miine va fi mai rau!"

Shi luatzi o pauza ca sa ascultazi in ce rahat ne aflam shi cum ieshim din el.....
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Amatorilor de biciclete

Am ceva veshti bune pentru totzi cei ce se relaxeaza mergind pe bicicleta. Nu, nu ma adresez poporului chinez, ci adevaratzilor entuziashti care la sfirshit de saptamina pedaleaza citeva ore ca sa-shi incarece bateriile. Admiratzi aceste prototipuri de biciclete proiectate de firmele specializate....

Concepte realizate de BMW

Biciclete pliante

Bicicleta model "Greiere"

Bicicleta model "Lacusta"

Bicicleta "Laptop"

Bicicleta "Zero" - fara spitze shi fara lantz

Bicicleta "Soalara" - dotata cu baterie solara shi computer, este creatzia fostului ciclist profesionist Chris Boardman

Alt model solar, dotat cu motor electric shi celule fotovoltaice, ce ruleaza la deal fara ca ocupantul sa pedaleze

Modelul "ThisWay" are acoperish care protejeaza impotriva precipitatziilor

"Versabike" este conceputa cu articulatzii, se poate ajusta dupa modelul corpului uman. Deasemenea este fabricata din materiale reciclabile.

Nominalizarile pentru premiile Oscar

Best picture

"Avatar"
"The Blind Side"
"District 9"
"An Education"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
"A Serious Man"
"Up"
"Up in the Air"

Best actor

Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"
George Clooney, "Up in the Air"
Colin Firth, "A Single Man"
Morgan Freeman, "Invictus"
Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker

Best actress

Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"
Helen Mirren, "The Last Station"
Carey Mulligan, "An Education"
Gabourey Sidibe, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia"

Best supporting actor

Matt Damon, "Invictus"
Woody Harrelson, "The Messenger"
Christopher Plummer, "The Last Station"
Stanley Tucci, "The Lovely Bones"
Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds"

Best supporting actress

Penelope Cruz, "Nine"
Vera Farmiga, "Up in the Air"
Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Crazy Heart"
Anna Kendrick, "Up in the Air"
Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"

Best director

James Cameron, "Avatar"
Kathryn Bigelow, "The Hurt Locker"
Lee Daniels, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds"
Jason Reitman, "Up in the Air"

Best animated feature

"Coraline"
"Fantastic Mr Fox"
"The Princess and the Frog"
"The Secret of Kells"
"Up"

Best foreign language film

"Ajami" (Israel)
"El Secreto de Sus Ojos" (Argentina)
"The Milk of Sorrow" (Peru)
"The Prophet" (France)
"The White Ribbon" (Germany)

Best screenplay (original)

"The Hurt Locker," written by Mark Boal
"Inglourious Basterds," written by Quentin Tarantino
"The Messenger," written by Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman
"A Serious Man," written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
"Up," screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter; story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

Best screenplay (adapted)

"District 9," written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
"An Education," screenplay by Nick Hornby
"In the Loop," screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
"Up in the Air," screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Best music (original score)

"Avatar" James Horner
"Fantastic Mr. Fox" Alexandre Desplat
"The Hurt Locker" Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
"Sherlock Holmes" Hans Zimmer
"Up" Michael Giacchino

Best music (original song)

"Almost There" from "The Princess and the Frog," music and lyrics by Randy Newman
"Down in New Orleans" from "The Princess and the Frog," music and lyrics by Randy Newman
"Loin de Paname" from "Paris 36," music by Reinhardt Wagner and lyrics by Frank Thomas
"Take It All" from "Nine," music and lyrics by Maury Yeston
"The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)" from "Crazy Heart," music and lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best art direction

"Avatar" art direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; set decoration: Kim Sinclair
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" art direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; set decoration: Caroline Smith
"Nine" art direction: John Myhre; set decoration: Gordon Sim
"Sherlock Holmes" art direction: Sarah Greenwood; set decoration: Katie Spencer
"The Young Victoria" art direction: Patrice Vermette; set decoration: Maggie Gray

Best cinematography

"Avatar" Mauro Fiore
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" Bruno Delbonnel
"The Hurt Locker" Barry Ackroyd
"Inglourious Basterds" Robert Richardson
"The White Ribbon" Christian Berger

Best costume design

"Bright Star" Janet Patterson
"Coco Before Chanel" Catherine Leterrier
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" Monique Prudhomme
"Nine" Colleen Atwood
"The Young Victoria" Sandy Powell

Best documentary (feature)

"Burma VJ" Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
"The Cove" Nominees to be determined
"Food, Inc." Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
"The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers" Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
"Which Way Home" Rebecca Cammisa

Best documentary (short subject)

"China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province" Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill
"The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner" Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
"The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant" Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
"Music by Prudence" Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
"Rabbit à la Berlin" Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra

Best film editing

"Avatar" Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
"District 9" Julian Clarke
"The Hurt Locker" Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
"Inglourious Basterds" Sally Menke
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" Joe Klotz

Best makeup

"Il Divo" Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
"Star Trek" Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
"The Young Victoria" Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

Best short film (animated)

"French Roast" Fabrice O. Joubert
"Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty" Nicky Phelan and Darragh O'Connell
"The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)" Javier Recio Gracia
"Logorama" Nicolas Schmerkin
"A Matter of Loaf and Death" Nick Park

Best short film (live action)

"The Door" Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
"Instead of Abracadabra" Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
"Kavi" Gregg Helvey
"Miracle Fish" Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
"The New Tenants" Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

Best sound editing

"Avatar" Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
"The Hurt Locker" Paul N.J. Ottosson
"Inglourious Basterds" Wylie Stateman
"Star Trek" Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
"Up" Michael Silvers and Tom Myers

Best sound mixing

"Avatar" Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
"The Hurt Locker" Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
"Inglourious Basterds" Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
"Star Trek" Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson

Best visual effects

"Avatar" Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
"District 9" Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
"Star Trek" Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton