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The world’s best whiskey Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013 is launched into space for the sake of science
The Japanese distillery company, Suntory, announced that it is partnering with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and the International Space Station to launch its world-class whiskey into space.
Alas, according to the press release, the point of the mission is not to provide astronauts with fine whiskey, but to test the way zero-gravity affects the ageing and taste of the liquor. “With the exception of some items like beer, alcoholic beverages are widely known to develop a mellow flavor when aged for a long time,” the company writes. Scientists and Suntory hope that the alcoholic space mission will help determine the source of this mellowing process.
The whiskey’s launch date is August 16, when it will fly aboard JAXA’s transfer vehicle Kounotori. A spokesman for the company told the Wall Street Journal that Suntory will be sending two different whiskies: a single malt aged for 21 years and another whiskey that was just distilled.
Source: http://qz.com
My Malt prediction: the Yamazaki will return like 7 years aged on Earth and get some new unknown trendy alien flavor.
Kim Jong-un sets clocks back 30 minutes creating North Korea's own time zone
(CNN) North Korea is its own world in many ways. Now, it is getting its own time zone to match.
State news agency, KCNA, has announced that North Korea will set its clocks back by 30 minutes to "Pyongyang time" on August 15--the 70th anniversary of liberation from Japan.
That will reset the time to GMT+08:30, as it was before Japanese colonization.
"The wicked Japanese imperialists committed such unpardonable crimes as depriving Korea of even its standard time while mercilessly trampling down its land with 5 000 year-long history and culture and pursuing the unheard-of policy of obliterating the Korean nation," KCNA reported on Friday.
New time zone could 'cause some problems'
North Koreans already have their own calendar. Instead of counting from the birth of Christ, they count from the birth of founding leader, Kim Il Sung. Kim was born in 1912 -- known in North Korea as Juche 1, making this year Juche 104.
The new time will put Pyongyang half an hour behind Tokyo and Seoul.
South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman, Jeong Joon-hee told a briefing on Friday that could cause some problems.
"Some difficulties are likely to come in inter-Korean exchanges, including flows to and from the Kaesong Industrial Complex," he said.
Jeong added it could have negative effects on inter-Korean integration in the long-term.
Source: http://cnn.com/
ESA Rosetta reaches its nominal end of the mission after giving us the answers about the Solar System origin and one big space surprise
My prediction is: Rosseta's Philae will successfully test the comet's ice and will find a new unknown physical state of the water.
ESA's schedule is: On 6 August 2014, the Rosetta mission achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first mission to rendezvous with a comet. During the coming months, Rosetta will orbit the comet, deploy the Philae lander (in November 2014), and accompany the comet through perihelion (August 2015) until the nominal end of the mission. During its 10 year journey towards comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the spacecraft has passed by two asteroids: 2867 Steins (in 2008) and 21 Lutetia (in 2010). The spacecraft entered deep-space hibernation mode in June 2011, and 'woke up' on 20 January 2014.
Source: http://sci.esa.int/rosetta/
First Round-The-World Solar Plane "SOLAR IMPULSE", completed its historic mission
After the Solar Impulse prototype’s 8 world records, when it became the first solar airplane ever to fly through the night, between two continents, and across the United States, it is time for Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg to move on to the final phase of the adventure: the 2015 round-the-world flight.
What better way to demonstrate the importance of the pioneering, innovatory spirit than by achieving “impossible” things with renewable energy and highlighting new solutions for environmental problems?
The route: Si2 will take-off from Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirate, in late February or early March and return by late July or early August 2015. The route includes stops in Muscat, Oman; Ahmedabad and Varanasi, India; Mandalay, Myanmar; and Chongqing and Nanjing, China. After crossing the Pacific Ocean via Hawaii, Si2 will fly across the Continental U.S.A. stopping in three locations – Phoenix, and New York City at JFK. A location in the Midwest will be decided dependent on weather conditions. After crossing the Atlantic, the final legs include a stop-over in Southern Europe or North Africa before arriving back in Abu Dhabi. Solar Impulse unveiled the flight path in Abu Dhabi alongside partner representatives. This included main partners Solvay, Omega, Schindler and ABB. They were also joined by official partners Altran, Bayer, Google, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, Swisscom and Moët Hennessy alongside Solar Impulse’s host partner Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company.
A great historic first: for such an adventure, as for any premiere, there are no references. We were, and will be, faced with a number of challenges, leading us to push the limits of technological, human and piloting performance.
Official website: http://info.solarimpulse.com/en/our-adventure/the-first-round-the-world-solar-flight/
UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia MMA Octagon Predictions
Women's Bantamweight: Ronda Rousey (c) def. Bethe Correia via Submission (kimura)
Light Heavyweight: Maurício Rua def. Antônio Rogério Nogueira TKO (soccer kicks)
Heavyweight: Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Stefan Struve via Submission (anaconda choke)
Heavyweight: Antônio Silva def. Soa Palelei via Decision (unanimous)
Women's Strawweight: Cláudia Gadelha def. Jessica Aguilar via Submission (rear-naked choke)
Performance of the Night: Cláudia Gadelha
Submission of the Night: Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
Fight of the Night: Cláudia Gadelha vs Jessica Aguilar
The Pirates are one step closer to the Treasure's Chest. Windows 10 Free Upgrade marks the spot.
Microsoft is revamping Windows. It’s newest armored ship of the Windows operating system launches on water tomorrow. 29 July is marked on many calendars across the globe. Given that it’s the first time Microsoft is making a major release a free upgrade, it’s quite interesting! There’s a catch though. All genuine captains of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 ships are eligible for the free upgrade for up to a year.
Eligibility check
According to Microsoft, the Windows 10 navy system will be available as a free upgrade for qualified ships running Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. Yes, for free!
You may be desperate to claim something that is available for ‘free’ on the first day itself. And you need to decide whether or not you want to. The launch day is tomorrow. But you might just want to wait it out.
Before you decide to go in stranger tides it’s important to understand the real deal behind Windows 10 treasure island.
Check your pirate ship's specifications
If you decide to not wait it out and opt-in for the upgrade, you will need to ensure that you run the latest update of the operating system. If you run Windows 7, then you should have installed SP1. If you haven’t, you can download it here. Similarly, if you are on Windows 8 ship, then the Windows 8.1 update is a must to be eligible for the upgrade to Windows 10 navy.
The minimum hardware specifications to run in Windows 10 navy are as follows:
Rudder: 1 Gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor or SoC
RAM Cannons: 1 Gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit
Hold space: 16 GB for 32-bit OS or 20 GB for 64-bit OS
Ship sails: DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver
Pirate flag: 1024×600
Points worth pondering over
Several pirate parrots are complaining about device drivers not functioning properly. Given that Windows 10 is a completely new product, there would be instances of compatibility errors with your existing software suites. If any of these are commercial licences such as the Adobe Creative Suite, Tally, CAD or any specialised software suite which you are heavily dependent on for work, you might want to wait it out before you upgrade.
Also, ship captains with Nvidia graphic cards have shared updates about how devices drivers seem to be buggy with Windows 10. It’s advisable to wait it out before the usual bugs are ironed out in updates.
Source: http://tech.firstpost.com/
UFC on Fox 16: Dillashaw vs. Barão 2 MMA Revenge Prediction
Bantamweight: Renan Barão def. T.J. Dillashaw (c) via Submission (rear-naked choke)
Women's Bantamweight: Miesha Tate def. Jessica Eye via Submission (armbar)
Lightweight: Paul Felder def. Edson Barboza via TKO (knees)
Lightweight: Joe Lauzon def. Takanori Gomi via Submission (triangle kimura)
Submission of the Night: Renan Barão
Middleweight: Thales Leites def. Michael Bisping via Submission (rear-naked choke)
Lightweight: Ross Pearson def. Evan Dunham via Decision (unanimous)
Women's Strawweight: Joanne Calderwood def. Bec Rawlings via TKO (punches)
Light Heavyweight: Hans Stringer def. Ilir Latifi via Submission (triangle armbar)
Welterweight: Pawel Pawlak def. Leon Edwards via TKO (Elbows)
Heavyweight: Daniel Omielańczuk def. Chris de la Rocha via Submission (key lock)
Submission of the night: Thales Leites
Performance of the Night: Joanne Calderwood
Promo prediction: Amazon Prime Day is bigger than Black Friday x 2
Step Aside Black Friday - Meet Prime Day
On the eve of Amazon’s 20th birthday, the company introduces Prime Day, a global shopping event, with more deals than Black Friday, exclusively for Prime members
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 6, 2015-- (NASDAQ:AMZN) – More than 90 years ago, holiday shopping found its official start the Friday after Thanksgiving, eventually becoming Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year. Over the years, Amazon has helped make Black Friday even more of a global online shopping phenomenon. Next week, Amazon turns 20 and on the eve of its birthday, the company introduces Prime Day, a global shopping event, offering more deals than Black Friday, exclusively for Prime members in the U.S., U.K., Spain, Japan, Italy, Germany, France, Canada and Austria. On Wednesday, July 15, new and existing members in the U.S. will find deals starting at midnight, with new deals starting as often as every ten minutes. They can shop thousands of Lightning Deals, seven popular Deals of the Day and receive unlimited fast, free shipping. Not a Prime member? To participate in Prime Day, Amazon customers can sign up for a 30-day free trial of Prime at amazon.com/primeday.
“Prime Day is a one-day only event filled with more deals than Black Friday, exclusively for Prime members around the globe. Members tell us every day how much they love Prime and we will keep making it better,” said Greg Greeley, Vice President Amazon Prime. “If you’re not already a Prime member, you’ll want to join so you don’t miss out on one of the biggest deals extravaganzas in the world.”
Shop Prime Day Deals from Anywhere
Prime members can shop across dozens of categories including electronics, toys, movies, clothing, patio, lawn and garden, sports and outdoor items and more. Members will enjoy deals on items perfect for summer adventures, their to-do list, family road trips, back to school supplies, and everyday essentials. Prime members can shop on any device, including smartphones and tablets and find deals anytime, anywhere.
#PrimeLiving Photo Contest
Prime offers fast, free shipping on millions of items, unlimited streaming of movies, TV shows, music and books as well as unlimited secure photo storage with Prime Photos. Today, Amazon also invites members to experience Prime Photos, one of the latest benefits and enter for a chance to win a $10,000 Amazon Gift Card in each Prime-eligible country, by participating in the #PrimeLiving Photo Contest. What is #PrimeLiving? Members frequently reveal how much they love Prime. Now, Amazon is providing members a forum to share how Prime helps enable some of their happy moments. Did you save enough time today to take the dog for a long walk? Did you finish your shopping while lounging at the beach? Did you create a family film festival at home? Did you find the perfect playlist to create a summer dance party? After a long week of work, did you still arrive in the perfect outfit with just the right gift? Take a snap, capture the moment. Members simply sign into Prime Photos between July 6 and July 15 to submit a photo on the contest page amazon.com/primeliving. Photos will be selected and featured daily on Amazon’s social channels leading up to Prime Day. One winner will be selected in each country based on the image that most creatively captures a happy moment of #PrimeLiving. Winners will also be invited to have their photos become screen savers on Amazon Fire TV.
Celebrating Prime Day
To launch the photo contest and celebrate Prime Day, local artists were commissioned in Prime-eligible countries, with locations ranging from Toronto to Milan to Seattle to Berlin, to create their interpretations of #PrimeLiving. These artists fully immersed themselves in Prime and then created public art that could be enjoyed locally as well as used by customers as inspiration for the #PrimeLiving Photo Contest. Find their work in an embeddable link here.
More to Prime
Amazon Prime is an annual membership program for $99 a year that offers customers unlimited Free Two-Day Shipping on more than 20 million items across all categories, unlimited Free Same-Day Delivery on more than a million items in 14 metro areas, unlimited streaming of tens of thousands of movies and TV episodes, more than one million songs, more than one thousand playlists and hundreds of stations with Prime Music, early access to select Lightning Deals all year long, free secure, unlimited photo storage in Amazon Cloud Drive with Prime Photos and access to more than 800,000 books to borrow with the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library. In addition, Prime members in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Brooklyn, Dallas, Manhattan, Miami, and London receive one and two hour delivery on a selection of tens of thousands of everyday essentials with the dedicated Prime Now mobile app. Not a member? Start a free trial of Amazon Prime at amazon.com/primeday.
Source: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2064750
Official Promo Page: amazon.com/primeday
Heavyweight: Frank Mir def. Todd Duffee via Technical Submission (kimura)
Lightweight: Tony Ferguson def. via Josh Thomson TKO (doctor stoppage)
Women's Bantamweight: Holly Holm def. Marion Reneau via Decision (unanimous)
Bantamweight: Manvel Gamburyan def. Scott Jorgensen via Decision (unanimous)
Lightweight: James Moontasri def. Kevin Lee via KO (punch)
Welterweight: Alan Jouban def. Matt Dwyer via TKO (punches)
Submission of the night: Frank Mir KO of the night: James Moontasri
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