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Thursday 13 August 2015
Has NASA confirmed 15 days of darkness in November 2015?
FALSE.Rumours are spreading that NASA have confirmed that Earth will undergo 15 days of total darkness because of an “astronomical event” between Jupiter and Venus, which – according to reports – has not occurred in over 1 million years. The rumours trace back to an article on website NewsWatch33.com that reads in part –
NASA has confirmed that the Earth will experience 15 days of total darkness between November 15 and November 29, 2015. The event, according to NASA, hasn’t occurred in over 1 Million years.
The rumours are false, and just a regurgitation of a very similar hoax that circulated back in October 2014 claiming the supposed date of darkness (this time only for 6 days) was back in December 2014. A later updated version claimed the darkness would occur in June 2015.ThatsNonsense.com reported on it back in October 2014.
And now this latest variant extends the length of time to 15 days and postpones the date again to November 2015. But it is no truer now than it was back then. NASA have made no such announcement and the “science” discussed in the NewsWatch33.com article is just pseudo-jargon that makes no sense whatsoever.
NewsWatch33.com is a fake news website that constantly publishes a string of nonsense articles, which are often mistaken for genuine news. It has a hefty disclaimer on a difficult-to-locate page that says in part
…we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
Whilst many fake news websites claim in disclaimers that they print satirical news, NewsWatch33.com does not, instead claiming that they cannot be held accountable for any inaccurate information they publish. Other similar fake news websites exist, possibly run by the same person(s) including NewsWatch28.com which has also been responsible for starting many viral rumours in the past.
Tuesday 21 April 2015
5 Things to Imagine into Being this World Forests Day
- Imagine if leaving forests standing was as profitable as cutting them down. Forests do more for us than just stand there and look pretty. They store carbon, which is more and more important as our carbon emissions skyrocket. Old growth forests are like an inherited carbon bank account. Carbon credit markets could give a financial reward for not logging threatened forests, and thereby helping to regulate our climate.
- Imagine if the province of British Columbia logged half as much while generating 50% more jobs. Instead of exporting logs and low value 2x4s, we could decrease logging and increase jobs if companies were required to foster local economies through higher value-wood product manufacturing.
- Imagine if houses built across North America were a reasonable size, not over-sized McMansions. We could log 30% less forests for home-building. I know the in-laws can be tough to deal with when they come to visit, but it sure is costing us a lot of trees…
- Imagine that all paper has to have 50% recycled content. Half as many forests would be logged for paper!
- Imagine that the ecosystem services that forests provide for free, like water filtration, protection against climate change, oxygen production, homes for species (including us!) and soil stabilization were recognized as essential life support systems and protected under our constitution.
Every year the existing plants of the world absorb and release 8% of the carbon in the atmosphere. That means that every 12 years all the carbon atoms in the atmosphere will have spent time on earth in plants. Pretty spectacular, huh? So it’s really quite simple: the more forests, the more carbon is absorbed. The more long-lived plants, like those beautiful redwood forests of northern California or cedars of British Columbia, the longer carbon stays on Earth. That’s a very good thing for combating climate change. And under the forest’s canopy, amidst the tall carbonaceous trunks and soils, life teams in ways that speak to our imaginations.
ForestEthics will be working hard to marshal our communities’ and governments’ imaginations to achieve the five actions for healthy forests:
- We will ensure that British Columbia’s beautiful Great Bear Rainforest is safeguarded, with logging rates significantly reduced and 70% of the natural range of old forests conserved for species. We’ll also help to develop a new economy independent of the old-style logging.
- We will protect woodland caribou and their habitat in the great Boreal forest of Canada (we’re looking at you, Alberta tar sands mining).
- We will collaborate with First Nations in places like Clayoquot Sound to ensure that rare intact old growth valleys are conserved for generations to come.
- We will make the marketplace forest friendly. Because how we behave towards forests shows up mainly as how we do or don’t buy wood, paper and cellulose products.
- We will help build an understanding that protecting forests is good for climate and species – and that, ultimately, that is good for us all.
We can imagine doing that. It’s what we love to do. Happy World Forests Day.
Monday 20 April 2015
Sony Xperia E4g Dual LTE smartphone launched in India for Rs 13,290
The handset however is yet to appear on any major e-reatiler's store.
Sony Xperia E4g Dual has been launched in India for Rs 13,290, according to Fonearena. The handset however is yet to appear on any major e-reatiler's store.
Sony Xperia E4g Dual was first unveiled at the Mobile World Congress event earlier this year. The phone has a 4.7 inch display with 540x960 pixels resolution and scratch resistant glass. This Android 4.4 KitKat operating system based smartphone has 1 GB RAM and the 1.5 Ghz Mediatek MT6732 quad core processor. It offers 8 GB of internal storage and a 32 GB micro SD card slot.
The Sony Xperia E4g Dual, as the name suggests, has two SIM slots and offers LTE connectivity. Besides, it has Bluetooth 4.1, WiFi, WiFi Hotspot, micro USB 2.0 port, 3.5 mm jack, and A-GPS. For good sound output, it has Sony 3D surround sound technology, Clear Audio+ software, xLoud sound technology. There is FM with RDS as well in this Sony phone.
The Sony Xperia E4g Dual also has a 5 megapixel auto focus rear camera and a 2 megapixel selfie taker in the front. The E4g Dual measures 133 x 71 x 10.8 mm and weighs 135 grams with a 2300 mAh battery that claims to offer talktime of up to 13 hours and 17 minute.
Oppo Joy Plus launched in India for Rs 6,990
Oppo Joy Plus claimed to have a sensitive touch screen which can be used even when your hands are gloved or wet.
Oppo has announced the launch of Oppo Joy Plus smartphone in India for Rs 6,990.
The Oppo Joy Plus, which is 9.9 mm thick, has a 4 inch IPS touchscreen with 800x480 pixels resolution.
Oppo Joy Plus claimed to have a sensitive touch screen which can be used even when your hands are gloved or wet.
It has a 1.3 GHz Mediatek MT6572 dual core processor and 1 GB RAM. There is a micro SD card slot but it has ordinary 4 GB of internal storage. The Oppo Joy Plus is based on the Android 4.4 KitKat operating system and has Oppo's Color OS interface. There is a 1700 mAh Li-Ion battery in the phone which is removable. Disappointingly, the phone has a meagre 3 megapixel rear camera and a 0.3 megapixel front camera. Both the cameras use F/2.8 aperture and there is a flash light in its back panel too.
Karbonn Alfa A120 with massive 3000 mAh battery launched at Rs 4,590
It claims to offer standby time of up to 240 hrs and talktime of 18 hours.
Karbonn has announced the launch of a smartphone with a massive 3000 mAh Li-ion battery. The device, named as Karbonn Alfa A120, is available for Rs 4,590 and claims to offer standby time of up to 240 hrs and talktime of 18 hours.
The Karbonn Alfa A120 has a 4.5-Inch FWVGA IPS screen and is powered by a 1.3 GHz dual core processor, 512 MB RAM and 4 GB internal storage that is expandable by upto 32 GB. Alfa A120 runs on the Android KitKat 4.4.2 operating system.
The device features a 5 megapixel rear camera and a VGA front camera with various camera modes including Continuous Shots, Panorama shots and Self Timer and video mode. It comes with 22 Indian language support and multi gesture features as well.
IPL8 Tickets RR vs SRH Match at Brabourne Stadium Mumbai 7th May 2015
IPL season 8 is here this match will be played between the Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad on 7th May 2015 at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai. Book your Tickets for IPL8 well in advance here below so that you don’t have to look for tickets at the last moment.
IPL8 RR vs SRH Tickets can be booked online. The match will be exciting as well as very crucial to set the course of the Indian Premeire league tournament 2015. No teams would want to start on loosing note. Mumbai Indians will be tough opponent to beat on their home ground at Brabourne but SRH have been in great form in the this edition of IPL does makes this encounter even more special to watch Book your Tickets ASAP
Book Tickets for RR vs SRH (Mumbai vs Hyderabad) for the match on 7th May 2015. Brabourne Tickets Rates/price should begin from 2000 rs onward. The sale of tickets will begin soon we shall update the link as soon as they are available. IPl 8 will have total of 60 matches (including the 4 playoffs) will be played over a period of 47 days, in the eighth season of the tournament that has captured the imagination of cricket-lovers across the world.
Watching RR play in their adopted home town at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai will be a wonderful experience. Fans from all around the state/city will look to follow and support their side by going for matches that they play at home as well as away. IPL8 RR vs SRH tickets were made available at Bookmyshow, ticketgenie and Kyazoonga .com last year.
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