Wednesday, August 10
Thursday, August 4
Astronomers Find Largest and Most Distant Reservoir of Water
Two teams of astronomers have discovered the largest and farthest reservoir of water ever detected in the universe. The water, equivalent to 140 trillion times all the water in the world's ocean, surrounds a huge, feeding black hole, called a quasar, more than 12 billion light-years away."The environment around this quasar is very unique in that it's producing this huge mass of water," said Matt Bradford, a scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. "It's another demonstration that water is pervasive throughout the universe, even at the very earliest times." Bradford leads one of the teams that made the discovery.
A quasar is powered by an enormous black hole that steadily consumes a surrounding disk of gas and dust. As it eats, the quasar spews out huge amounts of energy. Both groups of astronomers studied a particular quasar called APM 08279+5255, which harbors a black hole 20 billion times more massive than the sun and produces as much energy as a thousand trillion suns. Astronomers expected water vapor to be present even in the early, distant universe, but had not detected it this far away before. There's water vapor in the Milky Way, although the total amount is 4,000 times less than in the quasar, because most of the Milky Way’s water is frozen in ice.
Water vapor is an important trace gas that reveals the nature of the quasar. In this particular quasar, the water vapor is distributed around the black hole in a gaseous region spanning hundreds of light-years in size (a light-year is about six trillion miles). Its presence indicates that the quasar is bathing the gas in X-rays and infrared radiation, and that the gas is unusually warm and dense by astronomical standards. Although the gas is at a chilly minus 63 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 53 degrees Celsius) and is 300 trillion times less dense than Earth's atmosphere, it's still five times hotter and 10 to 100 times denser than what's typical in galaxies like the Milky Way. Measurements of the water vapor and of other molecules, such as carbon monoxide, suggest there is enough gas to feed the black hole until it grows to about six times its size. Whether this will happen is not clear, the astronomers say, since some of the gas may end up condensing into stars or might be ejected from the quasar.
Source: NASA
Underrated Movie: Cover
Aunjanue Ellis (The Mentalist) is fantastic and Leon (oh sweet Leon) is oh so fine in this story of intrigue, suspense and betrayal. And there's Vivica Foxx too, seriously, do we need to say anymore?
Enjoy!!
Tuesday, August 2
I know Why The Caged Bird Sings
by Maya Angelou
Excerpt:
Stamps, Arkansas, was Chitlin' Switch, Georgia; Hang 'em High, Alabama; Don't let the Sun Set on You Here, Nigger, Mississippi; or any other name just as descriptive. People in Stamps used to say that the whites in our town were so prejudiced that a Negro couldn't buy vanilla ice cream. Except on July Fourth. Other days he had to be satisfied with chocolate.
A light shade had been pulled down between the Black community and all things white, but one could see through it enough to develop a fear-admiration-contempt for the white "things"-white folks' cars and white glistening houses and their children and their women. But above all, their wealth that allowed them to waste was the most enviable.
Although there was always generosity in the Negro neighborhood, it was indulged on pain of sacrifice. Whatever was given by Black people to other Blacks was most probably needed as desperately by the donor as by the receiver. A fact which made the giving or receiving a rich exchange.
Excerpt:
Stamps, Arkansas, was Chitlin' Switch, Georgia; Hang 'em High, Alabama; Don't let the Sun Set on You Here, Nigger, Mississippi; or any other name just as descriptive. People in Stamps used to say that the whites in our town were so prejudiced that a Negro couldn't buy vanilla ice cream. Except on July Fourth. Other days he had to be satisfied with chocolate.
A light shade had been pulled down between the Black community and all things white, but one could see through it enough to develop a fear-admiration-contempt for the white "things"-white folks' cars and white glistening houses and their children and their women. But above all, their wealth that allowed them to waste was the most enviable.
Although there was always generosity in the Negro neighborhood, it was indulged on pain of sacrifice. Whatever was given by Black people to other Blacks was most probably needed as desperately by the donor as by the receiver. A fact which made the giving or receiving a rich exchange.
Luxury Pet Items
The Cat Cabin
The Cat Cabin is from the house of HomeBasic. Each cat cabin is handmade of wood and Liana.
Inside the cat cabin, there is a water and dirt-repellent pillow to make the cat feel comfortable in his/her cabin. They are using a newly developed method of weaving the Liana to make all our designs very stable, durable, stylish, and delicate.
Manufacturing time for each cat cabin takes about 40 to 60 hours. Owing to the intelligent design, the cat cabin it fits very well in bright and open lofts, apartments, houses or conservatories. The warm color and the natural processed materials makes your cat feel “at home” and very comfortable.
The Cat Cabin is priced at 980 Euros.
Hepper Pods
Hepper is a pet products company that makes innovative, functional, and cool beds for dogs and cats.
Most of the beds serve as your pet’s own personal sanctuary - a perfect place for curling up to snooze, hide, or reign supreme.
The Pod Bed is sold for $155 and the Podium for $115 so $270 USD.
Elite Pet Haven C38Ob 48
This is the height of luxury you can gift to your furry friends.
The Elite Pet Havens are custom designed state-of-the-art health and luxury havens for your pet.
The havens are virtual interactive outdoor environments for your pet inside your own home. Options include temperature, scent and taste, touch controls and virtual play with the real pet. You can also get your pet’s exercise program monitored by experts remotely.
A custom designed Elite Pet Haven could cost between $50,000 and $200,0000.
The Cat Cabin is from the house of HomeBasic. Each cat cabin is handmade of wood and Liana.
Inside the cat cabin, there is a water and dirt-repellent pillow to make the cat feel comfortable in his/her cabin. They are using a newly developed method of weaving the Liana to make all our designs very stable, durable, stylish, and delicate.
Manufacturing time for each cat cabin takes about 40 to 60 hours. Owing to the intelligent design, the cat cabin it fits very well in bright and open lofts, apartments, houses or conservatories. The warm color and the natural processed materials makes your cat feel “at home” and very comfortable.
The Cat Cabin is priced at 980 Euros.
Hepper Pods
Hepper is a pet products company that makes innovative, functional, and cool beds for dogs and cats.
Most of the beds serve as your pet’s own personal sanctuary - a perfect place for curling up to snooze, hide, or reign supreme.
The Pod Bed is sold for $155 and the Podium for $115 so $270 USD.
Elite Pet Haven C38Ob 48
This is the height of luxury you can gift to your furry friends.
The Elite Pet Havens are custom designed state-of-the-art health and luxury havens for your pet.
The havens are virtual interactive outdoor environments for your pet inside your own home. Options include temperature, scent and taste, touch controls and virtual play with the real pet. You can also get your pet’s exercise program monitored by experts remotely.
A custom designed Elite Pet Haven could cost between $50,000 and $200,0000.
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