As the historic shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy continues, wind turbines are growing in size as well as number. And now General Electric has announced plans to build what it says will be the world’s biggest offshore wind turbine.
From its base to the tips of its rotor blades, the Haliade-X will stand 853 feet tall. That’s more than three times taller than typical wind turbines — which top out at about 260 feet — and almost three times taller than the Statue of Liberty (see graphic below).
GE says the Haliade-X will also be the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine, capable of generating 67 gigawatt-hours (GWh) a year under typical wind conditions. That’s 45 percent more than any existing offshore turbine and enough energy to provide the needs of 16,000 households.
The company says the new turbine will begin shipping in 2021 but gave no details about where they would first be erected.
Source : nbcnews
Monday, 5 March 2018
How a do-not-buy list can save you hundreds of dollars a month
Do you spend too much on coffee? Electronics? Eating out? Adding your spending binges to a ‘do-not-buy’ list can keep money in your wallet, according to freelance writer Sarah Winfrey.
A do-not-buy list is a list of items you’re not going to buy for a certain period of time, according to Winfrey.
“The aim of it is to help you save money, to help you spend less, [and] it can be to help get out-of-control spending under control,” Winfrey tells NBC News BETTER.
Winfrey says she created a do-not-buy list in 2016.
“For a period of time I totally stopped buying clothes,” she says.
A fitness junkie, Winfrey says she had a tendency to splurge on gym wear.
“I’d look in my closet and there were just all of these shirts I never wear that I would just skip all of the time,” she says. “I’d wear maybe 8 or 9 of them in rotation and there were at least that many that I almost never wore, and I think that was eye opening for me.”
Source : nbcnews
A do-not-buy list is a list of items you’re not going to buy for a certain period of time, according to Winfrey.
“The aim of it is to help you save money, to help you spend less, [and] it can be to help get out-of-control spending under control,” Winfrey tells NBC News BETTER.
Winfrey says she created a do-not-buy list in 2016.
“For a period of time I totally stopped buying clothes,” she says.
A fitness junkie, Winfrey says she had a tendency to splurge on gym wear.
“I’d look in my closet and there were just all of these shirts I never wear that I would just skip all of the time,” she says. “I’d wear maybe 8 or 9 of them in rotation and there were at least that many that I almost never wore, and I think that was eye opening for me.”
Source : nbcnews
Stressed? Here's how to tap into a zen feeling (almost) instantly
It’s common knowledge that today’s stressors are many. According to a report from the American Psychological Association (APA), American stress levels are rising for the first time in 10 years. Also common knowledge: chronic stress isn’t healthy — it contributes to a host of health issues, such as high blood pressure and heart disease.
Numerous studies have found meditation may helpful in relieving anxiety and reducing stress —it possibly could even reduce risk of cardiovascular disease. But even with mounting evidence supporting its health benefits, the implied candle lighting, time and sacred space people think they need to begin a meditation practice can be a little off-putting.
Source : nbcnews
Numerous studies have found meditation may helpful in relieving anxiety and reducing stress —it possibly could even reduce risk of cardiovascular disease. But even with mounting evidence supporting its health benefits, the implied candle lighting, time and sacred space people think they need to begin a meditation practice can be a little off-putting.
Source : nbcnews
The best way to lose weight boils down to these three things
Call it what you will: An eating plan, a lifestyle, a diet, a philosophy, but few things garner such heated debate as how to lose weight. The truth is, whether you’re on a low-carb keto program, devoted to the Paleo lifestyle, all in to the Whole 30 or remain committed to low-fat eating, these plans have more in common than you think. What’s more, follow any one of them religiously, and you’ll likely notice results.
In a new study, Stanford University researchers put more than 600 overweight adults on either a healthy low-fat or low-carb diet. It turns out, participants had similar levels of weight loss success on each plan. Researchers looked for clues (such as insulin levels and gene patterns) to see if there are any factors that might make someone more successful on either diet, but after combing through the data, they were not able to make any connections. Since it may take years before scientists discover individual traits that could lead to more success on one plan compared to another, for now, we can learn a lot — and lose a lot! — by recognizing the dieting advice that all experts agree on.
Source : nbcnews
In a new study, Stanford University researchers put more than 600 overweight adults on either a healthy low-fat or low-carb diet. It turns out, participants had similar levels of weight loss success on each plan. Researchers looked for clues (such as insulin levels and gene patterns) to see if there are any factors that might make someone more successful on either diet, but after combing through the data, they were not able to make any connections. Since it may take years before scientists discover individual traits that could lead to more success on one plan compared to another, for now, we can learn a lot — and lose a lot! — by recognizing the dieting advice that all experts agree on.
Source : nbcnews
The FBI's secret warrant to surveil Carter Page should scare all Americans and spur reform
As technology makes state scrutiny increasingly easy, America has seen a corresponding increase in the abuse of its surveillance tools. With a legal framework, first created in the 1970s — before the widespread use of computers, email or cell phones — the few safeguards we have are evaporating rapidly. The curious case of Carter Page, where the FBI used a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court warrant to surveil the virtually unknown, unpaid foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, is only the latest example of a larger, existential threat to the American system of political discourse.
When a physical search occurs in accordance with American criminal law, law enforcement must show probable cause and obtain permission from a judge, and then present a given suspect with a warrant, and a receipt for the items removed. When law enforcement wants to obtain a criminal wiretap, they similarly have to show probable cause to obtain a warrant, carefully collect information related to potential crimes, and then disclose that information if charges are wrought.
Source : nbcnews
When a physical search occurs in accordance with American criminal law, law enforcement must show probable cause and obtain permission from a judge, and then present a given suspect with a warrant, and a receipt for the items removed. When law enforcement wants to obtain a criminal wiretap, they similarly have to show probable cause to obtain a warrant, carefully collect information related to potential crimes, and then disclose that information if charges are wrought.
Source : nbcnews
Trump blames video games for shootings because the real issues are harder to solve
After the horrific events at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine’s Day left 17 people dead, others seriously injured and countless terrified and in grief, it took only a single day for blame to be directed at video games for this act of real-life violence, despite no available evidence. The following week, President Trump also offered violent video games as a contributing factor in violent behavior. And then Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced on March 1 that President Trump plans to meet with representatives from the video game industry to discuss what they can do about real-life gun violence.
Although the dates, names and locations are different each time, we have seen this story of blame many times before. Video games were assigned partial blame by authorities after the 2016 Munich shooting, for example.
Source : nbcnews
Although the dates, names and locations are different each time, we have seen this story of blame many times before. Video games were assigned partial blame by authorities after the 2016 Munich shooting, for example.
Source : nbcnews
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