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Climate Reality Texas Training August 16-18, 2016

Posted on June 23, 2016 by carol

Climate Reality Leadership Corps Training is taking place August 16-18, 2016 in Houston, Texas.

You’ll learn

The science of climate change
How it’s transforming daily life for communities around the world
The solutions that are available today
Powerful storytelling, public speaking, and social media networking techniques
Media engagement strategies
Best practices in grassroots organizing
How activists like you are building momentum for solutions around the world

Apply now! https://www.climaterealityproject.org/training

Posted in Climate Change Tagged with: Al Gore, Al Gore & Environment, An Inconvenient Truth, California, Climate Change, Climate Change Education, Climate Reality Project, Environment, Global Warming

Did Van Gogh Hide ‘Last Supper’ in ‘Cafe Terrace’?

Posted on March 12, 2015 by carol

via Huffington Post

“Vincent Van Gogh May Have Hidden ‘The Last Supper’ Within One Of His Most Famous Paintings…it’s possible that one of van Gogh’s most famous artworks [Cafe Terrace at Night] contains an allusion to an even more famous painting: Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper.'”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/06/van-gogh-last-supper_n_6753294.html

Posted in Artsy Tagged with: Arles, Art, Cafe Terrace at Night, da Vinci, Dutch Artist, France, Last Supper, Leonardo, Religious Allusion, Starry Night, Van Gogh, Vincent Van Gogh

Buffalo Lake Effect Snow Time Lapse

Posted on November 22, 2014 by carol

Posted in Stuff

EF5 Tornado Simulation

Posted on November 10, 2014 by carol

Fascinating to watch this very detailed simulation of an EF5 tornado.
via Leigh Orf’s YouTube Channel

“Orf, Wilhelmson, Wicker, Lee and Finley (2014). Talk 3B.3 at the Severe Local Storms Conference, November 3, 2014, Madison.”

Posted in Tornadoes Tagged with: Bruce Lee, Catherine Finley, EF5, F5, Finger of God, Leigh Orf, long-track EF5 tornado, Louis Wicker, Robert Wilhelmson, Severe Weather, Supercell, Supercell Thunderstorn, Tornado, Tornado Prediction, tornado simulation, Tornado Video, Tornadoes, Wind Storm, Windlogics

Knit a Nest, Save a Baby Bird

Posted on August 24, 2014 by carol

From Wildcare: 2014 Baby Bird Nest Craft-along

Posted in Animals Tagged with: Baby Birds, Bird, Birds Nest, Knit a Nest, Knitting, Wildlife

’80s Political Flashback

Posted on March 14, 2014 by carol

Yes, kids, Chris Cuomo’s father used to be the Governor of New York State!

Governor Mario Cuomo 1986 Rally at the Plaza

Posted in Stuff Tagged with: Democrat, Governor Cuomo, Mario Cuomo, New York State

I thought this video was kind of lame until BAM! My jaw dropped as the powerful illusion is revealed. I (literally) never saw that coming.
The video is by the talented optical illusion specialist brusspup.
He posts links to materials you can download to make your own T-Rex!

http://youtu.be/A4QcyW-qTUg

Posted in Stuff Tagged with: Illusion Specialist, Magic Tricks, Optical Illusion

Security Footage of Sinkhole Swallowing Cars

Posted on February 12, 2014 by carol

Security footage showing a sinkhole forming, then swallowing cars on display at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Original story via http://mashable.com/2014/02/12/corvette-museum-sinkhole/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link

Video posted on the Corvette Museum’s YouTube Channel