With the use of smart bracelets and the coming iWatch on our wrists it appears we might be very close to accepting the implant. Here is a link to a video of a company using the implant as an employee ID. Are you ready for this?
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Northern Lights
There are times when solar storms occur on the surface of the sun producing magnetic plasma radiation which travels to earth creating a beautiful display of light called the "Northern Lights." A severe solar storm occurred on the sun on Sunday, March 15, reaching the earth on Tuesday producing a spectacular show for those who saw it. I saw some amazing pictures that were presented in a news article. I have provided a link to that article for you to enjoy. A sample picture is shown below.
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Speed of Passing Years
For a very long time I have heard people say as they got older the years seem to pass by faster. As I thought about that I realized there was a simple answer and began to share it when opportunity presented itself. I would generally explain using two examples. The first example is straight forward. Each older year you live is always measured against a longer life lived and thus seems shorter. The second example I give always gets their attention because I compare life lived against a roll of toilet paper being used. As you use paper (each year lived) the roll spins faster because the paper used unwraps from around the core farther. The faster spin with use compares to faster years as you age. I decided to do the mathematics for each example and graph the results and see how my idea compares. The results are shown below.
Year Lived Compared to Life Lived
Year Lived Compared to Cylinder Rotation Speed
I am one of those people with a visual mind and have to draw pictures of my thoughts. I think it is kinda fun. The application is, "Brace yourself because life is going to accelerate you right into eternity." The big question is, "Which path are you on?"
Year Lived Compared to Life Lived
I am one of those people with a visual mind and have to draw pictures of my thoughts. I think it is kinda fun. The application is, "Brace yourself because life is going to accelerate you right into eternity." The big question is, "Which path are you on?"
Friday, March 6, 2015
Anti-Pollution Documentary
I did ministry work over an eight year period in China and watched the air quality deteriorate and its affect on my health worsen. It finally became one of several reasons for not going back. The picture shows one of those days when the air quality did not encourage any deep refreshing breaths. But there are a few days each year when weather conditions are just right and the sky turns blue and the sun shines clear, but as the day passes so does the clean air.
On March 4, 2015, a story titled "The Anti-Pollution Documentary That's Taken China By Storm" was posted on the internet, describing a documentary film about pollution in China. The documentary titled "Under The Dome" was produced by Chai Jing, who was an investigative reporter and anchor at China Central Television, Chai used $160,000 of her own money and one year to make the film.
"The filmmaker, Chai Jing, was an investigative reporter and anchor at state broadcaster China Central Television. She quit her job last year to take care of her daughter, who was successfully treated for a benign tumor.
The film Under the Dome was very moving for me because it brought back so many memories of when I lived there. I used to watch Chai report the news when I had my own apartment. Seeing her and hearing her voice was like meeting an old acquaintance again. Her story about leaving a status job to care for her daughter spoke volumes to people who place greater value on boys and in many cases discard girls, especially girls with health issues. This section was moving for me because of my experience with several young Chinese girls when I lived there.
Her research and reporting on this topic of pollution clarified many things and placed the problem with clarity before the people and their government. It will be interesting to see what affect this will have because currently it is more important to make money than it is to protect the health of citizens.
Below are several links for those interested in more information. The first link covers the first six minutes of the film. It has good English subtitles. You should at least watch this much.
In the next link is sixteen minutes in length and reveals some of her information about pollution.
The next link is the last eight minutes of the film and is very informative.
If only for myself, I wanted to document this information and put it to where I could quickly find it.
On March 4, 2015, a story titled "The Anti-Pollution Documentary That's Taken China By Storm" was posted on the internet, describing a documentary film about pollution in China. The documentary titled "Under The Dome" was produced by Chai Jing, who was an investigative reporter and anchor at China Central Television, Chai used $160,000 of her own money and one year to make the film.
"The filmmaker, Chai Jing, was an investigative reporter and anchor at state broadcaster China Central Television. She quit her job last year to take care of her daughter, who was successfully treated for a benign tumor.
The film Under the Dome was very moving for me because it brought back so many memories of when I lived there. I used to watch Chai report the news when I had my own apartment. Seeing her and hearing her voice was like meeting an old acquaintance again. Her story about leaving a status job to care for her daughter spoke volumes to people who place greater value on boys and in many cases discard girls, especially girls with health issues. This section was moving for me because of my experience with several young Chinese girls when I lived there.
Her research and reporting on this topic of pollution clarified many things and placed the problem with clarity before the people and their government. It will be interesting to see what affect this will have because currently it is more important to make money than it is to protect the health of citizens.
Below are several links for those interested in more information. The first link covers the first six minutes of the film. It has good English subtitles. You should at least watch this much.
In the next link is sixteen minutes in length and reveals some of her information about pollution.
The next link is the last eight minutes of the film and is very informative.
The last link provides access to the entire film. It does not have subtitles and is primarily for my Chinese friends.
If only for myself, I wanted to document this information and put it to where I could quickly find it.
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