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Monday, 13 September 2010 20:18 |
 Polish experts estimated that in 2010-2011, Europe would be facing the most severe winter in the last millennium, and a prime reason would be to the North Atlantic current speed Gulfstream, which gradually warms not the old continent. Thus, cooling of Europe would be in direct connection with the reduction of ocean current velocity twice Gulfstream in previous years, scientists believe, quoted by MigNews portal.
Currently, he is unable to compensate for cold weather brought cold Arctic air masses. According to an expert from the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management in Poland, these changes are already visible in Norway and some other Scandinavian countries.
New Ice Age in Europe
"If it disappears entirely Gulfstream, Europe will face an ice age, and in Scandinavia is expected formation of a large glacier" - he said.
Some observers estimate that one of the causes of the slowdown would Gulfstreamului damage occurred on 22 April at Deepwater Horizon oil platform, the company BP, the Gulf of Mexico. The emergency shaft were discharged into the ocean between 600,000 and 760,000 tonnes of crude during the period between the end of April and late July.
However, some international experts believe it is premature to talk of a slowdown Gulfstreamului. Previously, NASA oceanographer Josh Willis has shown that in the past 18 years ocean currents increased in intensity and became even warmer. For nearly two decades, Josh Willis has collected data for research vessels, as well as recordings made by satellites that track the major surfaces and oceans.
The first information about Gulfstream slowdown occurred in 2005 when British oceanographer Harry Bryden, of the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton (UK) in the journal Nature published an article on the slow circulation of water masses by 30% compared with Gulfstream 1957.
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Monday, 13 September 2010 10:05 |
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MARK Zweig, a man who can not forgive that came early in Moldova. Originally from Austria, for over two years is at Ungheni. I like very much to us because, say, him, the people are hospitable and welcomed wherever they go. They would like to settle down to live forever. Can not forgive the fact that it came early in Moldova.
He immediately accepted our challenge. A calm and quiet REPLIES to all questions "questionnaire ...", a very good Romanian. What was needed, even argued - convincing and real, we say.
Current Occupation: Manager Ungheni AVE.
The main feature of my character: they are practical.
The quality I prefer in a man: first of all, I think we should be honest.
I prefer quality to a woman: the same must be true.
What I appreciate most about my friends: understanding and sincerity.
My occupation prefer work that I do every day here in the company Ungheni AVE.
My main flaw: cigarettes and alcohol.
Fortunately my dream: to quit smoking.
What would be my greatest unhappiness: there are more. But the primary - health problems. Not long ago, I discovered that I hypertension.
What I wanted to be: what are, myself.
The country where I want to live: Moldova, I like the regime of eight hours, eight hours of sleep and eight hours of fun.
Favorite color: I really like blue.
Favorite flower: tulip.
Favorite bird: the eagle, because it is a beautiful and powerful bird.
Favorite writers: Franz Kafka.
Favorite hero: they are many. I still prefer Napoleon.
Favorite heroine: Marie Curie.
Real-life heroes: those who are thinking not only themselves but also from people on earth. For example, the American tycoon Bill Gates, who convinced 40 billionaire to donate a portion of their money to poor countries.
Favorite food and drink: I really like red wine, but because of health, can not afford to drink. I love beer, "the language-law" and cabbage.
What I hate most: lie.
The quality that I would like to have from birth: the power to let me cigarettes.
How I would like to die: happy.
Current mood: Normal.
Mistakes that inspires me more sympathetic: I can not forgive that I did not come sooner in Moldova.
My motto: step by step. Source: Express Ungheni
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Friday, 10 September 2010 23:36 |
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 A garland of lights in the sky suddenly turns. Lights begin to flicker and after a few seconds left. The entire country remains in darkness. The situation is repeated all over the world. A year later the situation has not changed. Million deaths are registered, and our civilization is almost over. Case, a solar storm.
It pulled like a description of Hollywood's apocalyptic film, but unfortunately could not be fictional, write Friday newspaper ABC.
Part of the report published two years ago by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) funded by NASA. Study warns of huge bundles of plasma from the sun to reach our planet in 2012 or 2013, when the king planet will reach its peak activity as part of the solar cycle of eleven years. It's hard to happen, but there is a real possibility.
The current dependence of electronic and satellite communications requires a large space storm cause 20 times more economic damage than Hurricane Katrina. If something similar were to happen, we have a chance? Researchers at the University of Bardford believe it, provided it be not taken by surprise and be alerted to take action early. In this respect it is working on developing a major new system to predict solar movements.
Involves the release of huge solar storms amounts of hot gas and magnetic forces in space at a speed of 1,600,000 miles per hour. Although major solar eruption usually late to arrive on Earth, the catastrophe could precipitate, given that one of the largest, most recorded in 1859, reached the planet in just 18 hours (called "Carrington Event", the British astronomer who measured and which caused a collapse in most networks worldwide telegraphy). Solar Lightning caused so much damage that could not only take a few minutes.
Until now, solar weather predictions were not made by hand. Experts seek satellite images of the sun in two dimensions and evaluates the likelihood of future activities. But the team at Visual Computing Center of the University of Bradford, United Kingdom, developed the first automated system accessible to the prediction using 3D images generated by NASA satellites and the European Space Agency (ESA) Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO).
Bradford automated prediction system of solar activity, called ASAP, in English, "As soon as possible", already used by NASA and ESA, identify and classify sunspots. The system is able to accurately predict a solar storm six hours before and the team working to achieve a similar prediction for future large solar eruptions.
"Solar weather prediction is still in its infancy, probably where the weather forecasts were 50 years ago. However, our system is a big step forward," explained Professor Rami Qahwaji, who leads the research. According to him, "creating an automated system can work in real time, opening the possibility of more rapid predictions.
On the other hand, scientists believe that the new satellite of NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO), which came into operation in May, will follow in detail and will enhance the ability of solar activity prediction. ziare.com
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Friday, 10 September 2010 08:09 |
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 Representatives of giant Google Inc.. announced a major improvement in search engine that promises to reduce time devoted to a search, displaying results as the search term is written by the user.
Instant Google, has been appointed as the new feature introduced in a press conference held at the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco, will save 350 million hours of time users, the next year.
A few seconds lost count in the online
According to a survey initiated by Gomez Inc.., Which monitors Internet performance, almost a third of users say they expect no more than 5 seconds to display a particular page are. 27% of users said that a slow loading site makes them among the competing sites.
How does Google Instant
To make up this system, engineers at Google have had to resort to all data collected so far on Internet user behavior to anticipate the most common searches based on letters, numbers and symbols and combinations of these. According to data held by Google, an internet user spends an average of nine seconds for each query and another 15 seconds to select the desired result. If there are disruptions of Internet service provider, Google can read, process and display query results in less than a second. Anticipating what they are looking and allowing a user to click on a relevant result immediately without pressing "Enter", Google is expected to reduce by up to 5 seconds of time spent searching.
What does Google lose
Asked if there is a possibility that Google is losing clicks on ads displayed on search results pages, Marissa Mayer, Google vice president, said that preliminary tests have shown that it will not happen.
Another issue raised at the press conference held by Google has been linked to the new system impact on search engine optimization (search engine optimization), which publishers ensure that their sites are displayed as above. In response, one of Google engineers said that the order of displaying the results had not changed, but added that new feature might change over time, user behavior in unpredictable ways. Instant Google is currently available only on areas in the U.S., Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Russia in the next months will be implemented and other areas. bloombiz.ro
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The most popular travel site in the world, "TripAdvisor" achieved a ranking of cities with the most pickpockets, placing the Barcelona first position on a vote of tourists on the site last year. 
