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DialDent: A Delhi Based Dental Services At Your Doorstep, With Portable Clinic Setup
Have you ever been a victim of a severe toothache? Life almost comes to a halt when you face the misfortune of getting a toothache. Your next task is to find a good dentist. But booking an appointment, sustaining the heavy traffic and moreover waiting hours long for your turn will surely add more to your pain.
A 50 year-old Vinod Giri came up with a quick fast solution and brought dental care services to the doorstep, probably a portable dental clinic. By the fact that people only visit the dentist in utmost cases of pain, he created awareness among people and said the true potential of dental care is in encouraging preventive care and providing easier access to a dentist.
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This thought had eventually made Vinod Giri start a mobile dental services at the doorstep so that people can have an easy access to get cured by a dentist. This dental health care called DialDent is currently launched only in Delhi NCR.
With the help of technology, the DialDent team can set up a fullfledged dental clinic anywhere in just 15 minutes. Maybe it is your home or office, you can avail all the medical as well as cosmetic treatments. Most interestingly are the affordable prices because you need not pay for that fancy set up of the dental hospital.
Dialdent has world class portable clinics that can be loaded on vans, unpacked and installed anywhere in a matter of minutes.
Vinod graduated from the University of Delhi and pursued MBA from the University Of Mumbai. Having an experience of 25 years in the field of developing business strategies and tactical execution, and worked for companies like Coca-Cola, Marico and Tata.
DialDent's mobile clinic can do most of the dental procedures like root canals, dissections, x-rays, fillings as well as extraction.
The company has organized dental camps for over 200 corporate clients in Delhi NCR over a span of a year. It also treated about 10,000 people through dental camps organized at their office premises. DialDent has 15 doctors and 8 paramedics directly working with it in Delhi.
The next target of the DialDent team is to spread its services in five other cities – Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune and Bengaluru.
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Starbucks Success Story
Starbucks Success Story
Coming from a poor working class family- Howard D. Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks transformed his life by establishing his company into the world's biggest coffeehouse company.
Schultz was born on July 19, 1953, in Brooklyn, New York, in a poor family. His father was a former US Army trooper and then a truck driver.
His childhood was spent around poverty, Schultz lived in a neighbourhood with low-income families. Schultz witnessed his father struggling for money. At the age of seven, his father injured his leg at work and had no medical insurance, so the financial strain on the family left Howard scarred with terrible memories of his childhood. "I saw my father losing his sense of dignity and self-respect. I am sure that this was caused mostly by the fact that he has been treated as an ordinary working man." – Howard Schultz recalls.
In high school, Howard played football that earned him an athletic scholarship for Northern Michigan University.
Upon starting college, Schultz realised he did not want to play football and chose to major in communications. To pay for school he took out student loans, worked as a bartender and also sold his blood for money a couple of times.
After graduation, the future entrepreneur spent three years working as a sales manager at Xerox, then joined Hamamaplast a Swedish company.
The company sold various home appliances that included selling coffee machines to Starbucks.
Starbucks caught Howard's attention when it placed an order for a large number of coffee machines, this led him to fly to Seattle to meet the owners, Gerald Baldwin and Gordon Bowker.
After a year of constant persuasion, the Starbucks owners hired Howard as the director of retail operations and marketing. At the time there were only three Starbucks stores.
The trip that changed Starbucks and Schultz's career was his trip to Milan to attend an international housewares show. While exploring the place he came across small coffee shops, where the owners developed personal relationships with their customers, even calling them by their given names while serving them cappuccinos and cafe lattes.
In 1985, Howard quit Starbucks as his Italian based coffee experience idea was rejected by the two founders. He then went on to create his own coffee company called 'Il Giornale' Italian for 'The Daily.'
Howard Schultz remarks, "Only those who go by unexplored roads, creating new industries and new products, can build a strong, long-lasting company and inspire others to achieve great results."
Over $1.6 million was required to get Il Giornale up and running. Schultz describes his struggle "In the course of the year I spent trying to raise money, I spoke to 242 people, and 217 of them said no," he wrote. "Try to imagine how disheartening it can be to hear that many times why your idea is not worth investing in. … It was a very humbling time."
He spent two years replicating the coffee culture he had experienced in Italy, at Il Giornale. In August 1987, Starbucks was purchased by Il Giornale for $ 3.8 million.
Starbucks became a public company in the year 1992. In June of the same year Starbucks sold its shares on the New York Stock Exchange for $ 14 a share, the price rose up to $ 33 in just one day.
To retain the quality and to give customers perfect coffee, in 2008, Schultz closed over 7,100 Starbucks stores to retrain the baristas on how to make the perfect espresso. The next two years the company did a massive turnaround, in 2010 the profits tripled from $ 315 million to $ 945 million.
Starbucks now has an annual sales of over $16 billion. Schultz net worth also rose to $ 3 billion. Once Schultz said, "I cannot offer you any specific secret recipe for success, the perfect plan, how to reach the pinnacle of success in the business. But my own experience suggests that starting from scratch and achieving much more than what I dream about is quite possible".Starbucks now has an annual sales of over $ 16 billion. Schultz's net worth also rose to $ 3 billion.
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The Alibaba Success Story
In 1999, towards the end of the dot.com frenzy, a group of 18 people led by Jack Ma started Alibaba in a small apartment in Hangzhou, China. Nineteen years after its inception, this wholesale online marketplace is now the world's largest e commerce platform, running on par with the likes of Google, Amazon and PayPal! What makes Alibaba's journey to success so inspiring is how the e commerce platform reached to the top in less than two decades!
Jack Ma learnt of the internet when he went to the United States in the early 1990s. Unlike the United States, China still had not embraced the internet revolution. When Jack Ma returned, he decided to tap into the uncharted waters of the world wide web with the idea that was Alibaba. With an initial investment of $ 5 million and 17 co founders, Jack Ma launched Alibaba's online retail platform!
The launch of Alibaba's online retail platforms – Alibaba.com (B2B) and 1688.com (B2C) – was fortunately timed; the consumer internet boom had only just arrived in China and the local market was not as direly affected by the dot-com crash as its American counterpart. Other future e commerce markets such as India had barely even begun exploring the sector.
With a funding of $ 21 billion from SoftBank, the 21st century began on a very positive note for this steadily rising e commerce platform. Post this investment, the money kept pouring in! A year after this influx of cash, Alibaba launched Taobao.com, the Chinese version of eBay! Looking at the positive response received, Jack Ma ventured into other areas like an instant messaging tool called Aliwangwang and third party online payments platform Alipay. These three businesses would eventually evolve into the 'iron triangle' of e commerce, logistics, and finance upon which the Alibaba Group of today is built.
Having secured a funding of $ 25 billion, Alibaba was declared the largest and the most profitable e commerce platform in the world by the year 2016. With a market value of $ 231 billion, there was no stopping this company! One of the major reasons for this stupendous growth structure has been credited to the informal employee beneficial policy at Alibaba. The conglomerate has also been very active in shaping and bolstering China's entrepreneur ecosystem while launching several projects to better China's rural areas. In 2010, Alibaba announced that it would contribute 0.3 percent of its annual revenue to environmental awareness and conservation efforts around the world – resulting in a $ 4.71 billion turnover. The firm has also set up an independently funded group called the Alibaba Foundation, that tackles social issues. From being a lost and broke boy in China to being a massive success overnight, Jack Ma has truly come a long way!
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How Online Marketing Can Be Used To Promote Your Business
First, you need an idea, then you define a target demographic and finally, you make sure your product is of selling value! Once you have all your formative ducks in a row, its time to think of a marketing strategy. In a world that is leaning towards the digital side of life, there is so much one can do to grow a new business. If you are still wondering about how to grow your business the digital way, then these strategies might just help you!
1. Social media
In this digital world, social media just cannot be ignored. This is where all the "magic" is happening. A rule of thumb to follow for social media is to be authentic and true to you as well as to your brand. Your audience can smell pretense a mile away and the moment they detect signs of false promises, your brand is negatively affected. To create a direct contact with your audience, make sure you reply to messages as often as possible. By doing this, you are building a loyal audience for yourself and letting people know that you are open to feedback! Social media is tricky and done right, it can help your business grow in leaps and bounds!
2. Leverage influencers
Influencers are the new flavour in the field of online marketing. If you are looking at a way to increase the online presence of your brand without taking years to build your audience, then influencers are the way to go! Find the right influencer in your niche so that you target the right audience. It is not just about spreading your message. It is about spreading your message to the right consumer base. If you can do this properly, then you can reach a sizable audience for not much money invested when you think about the potential profit it can return.
3. Be different
"Be you. Everyone is already taken." How many times have you heard this and why does it ring so true? Simple answer? It is! Everyone is already taken, why do you want to sing the same old tune over and over again? With social media being social media, there us the chance of being different by being you. Be original and quirky and uniquely represent your business through advertising and marketing. Show everyone not only why your business is awesome, but why it is head-and-shoulders above everyone else.
The world is constantly growing and with change, comes innovation and creation. No matter what marketing strategy you use, if you do not have an effective sales funnel and optimize your conversions, you will just be throwing money away.
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i'm really thinking about applying to this program and i would like to discuss pros and cons with those who are familiar with the program. thanks!
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I start one in May of 2007 in Ohio.Last edit by sunnyjohn on Aug 25, '06Aug 24, '06I'm starting my final year in a similar program, so feel free to PM me with any questions - but I second what sunnyjohn says, you should definitely also check out the extensive discussions here on the same topic (looking in the graduate student nurse page will help). and good luck with whatever you choose!Aug 24, '06I have worked with quite a few nurses who have completed the program. They jump into a big world with their master's degree without a lot of experience as a nurse. They become great nurses, but it does take time to gain experience on a regular med/surg or equivalent floor before taking a clinical nurse specialist position. Just my
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For some, Los Angeles' musical history fits nicely into categories: There was bouncing beach pop, Laurel Canyon folk, West Coast rap and Sunset Strip rock. But behind this shroud of notable names and iconic acts, there is a richer, more diverse portrait of music in Los Angeles.
The Grammy Museum's new exhibit, "Trouble in Paradise: Music and Los Angeles 1945-1975," delves into L.A.'s music history, which, like the city itself, often is swept up in broad generalizations and stereotypes. The exhibit, curated by USC professor and music writer Josh Kun (who, full disclosure, was a grad school professor of mine), redraws L.A.'s musical map, focusing on hubs of creativity outside the usual suspects, revealing the sounds of East L.A., Watts and more. It explores the jazz history of Grand Avenue, which was outlined in Charles Mingus' autobiography, Beneath the Underdog, uncovering black and white musicians playing together at a time when segregation still festered.
The exhibit also investigates the influence of political and cultural clashes on L.A. music, focusing on the effects of public discord, including the Watts riots and the Vietnam War protests on the Eastside. The introductory placard for the exhibit provides a backdrop for music of this era: "A boon of wartime industry brought record numbers of Mexican immigrants and African Americans from the U.S. South to a growing metropolis rife with economic promise and racial segregation."
"Trouble in Paradise" isn't just about political upheaval and music -- instead it shows a Los Angeles that challenges the expectations of what our musical history looked, and sounded like. For an insight to L.A.'s real musical history, here are five little-known revelations and artifacts in the "Trouble in Paradise" exhibit.
5. Ed Ruscha was a music geek
Ed Ruscha is best known for his stark text paintings, but he was a big music geek, too. Along the same lines of his 1966 photo book, Every Building on the Sunset Strip, Ruscha documented his entire record collection in the aptly named Records book. Album covers and records from Chuck Berry, the Rolling Stones, James Brown and more were documented in an almost scientific fashion, displaying vinyl as both an art object and a time capsule for a distinct cut of history. Ruscha plays with the idea of the books as a medium of record keeping to create a compendium of his own record collection. A record of records? Ruscha the troublemaker strikes again. Ruscha also designed a record cover for jazz musician Mason Williams, emblazoning the word "Music" across a album sleeve, again confirming Ruscha's fetish for labeling and categorization.
4. Stevie Wonder: Beach Pop Star?
Stevie Wonder is one of the icons of the Motown sound, but could he have been a
beach pop star? In the early 1960s, "Little Stevie Wonder" shows up for a cameo at the end of the sappy movie Muscle Beach(video above) to sing "Happy Street" to an all-white audience, who seem unable to actually clap their hands to his rhythms. Helmed by William Asher, who also directed Beach Blanket Bingo and How to Stuff a Wild Bikini, the film is a Technicolor celebration and examination of teenage culture. Remember, youth culture was still relatively new in postwar America, and many adults were grappling with the seemingly bizarre antics of their kids.
Wonder shows up in the sequel, Bikini Beach, a Frankie Avalon-Annette Funicello jaunt with the brilliant IMDB description: "A millionaire sets out to prove his theory that his pet chimpanzee is as intelligent as the teenagers who hang out on the local beach, where he is intending to build a retirement home." Again, Wonder pops up at the credits, performing "Dance and Shout" in front of a gyrating audience of twisting teens and adults attempting to keep up. In 1964, Mr. Stevland Hardaway Morris was only 14, but his effervescent voice, wailing harmonica and that familiar joyful smile were already primed for a lifetime of music.
3. The Beatles are hip with East L.A.
For their second American tour, the Beatles brought East L.A. Chicano rockers Cannibal and the Headhunters on tour. The band founded by the late Richard "Scar" Lopez, who was raised in Ramona Gardens, struck gold with their hit "Land of 1,000 Dances."
In February 1965, Cannibal and the Headhunters performed in the historic West Coast Eastside Revue Concert at the Shrine Auditorium, which included East L.A. bands Thee Midniters, Lil' Ray and Thee Medallions. East L.A.'s rock scene was exploding, and a flier in the Grammy exhibit, from Taschen editor and graphics archivist Jim Heimann's collection, advertises "East L.A. Teen Dances" on Avenue 22, with the dress code: "Girls dress nice" and "Boys wear tie."
By August, Cannibal and the Headhunters were opening for the Beatles at Shea Stadium. "After we played, Mick [Jagger] and Keith [Richards] came backstage to tell us how good we were," Scar told L.A. Weekly's Ben Quiñones in 2005. After touring the country with the Fab Four (hear their account of hanging with the Beatles in video above), they returned to their hometown to play the Hollywood Bowl.
Playing with the Beatles was a heavenly homecoming, Frankie "Cannibal" Garcia told the Los Angeles Times' Don Snowden (via Quiñones): "The biggest high that I ever experienced in my life was at the Hollywood Bowl during the Beatles tour when Casey Kasem introduced us. The people went so crazy, I saw nothing but lights coming at me. There were so many cameras and lights and screams, the energy just shot up so high. ... I must have been in heaven."
2. L.A. hosted the "black Woodstock"
The same month that Cannibal and the Headhunters played the Hollywood Bowl, the Watts Riots flared in South L.A., further fracturing the city by race and wealth inequality. Seven years later, in 1972, the iconic Memphis label Stax Records booked the L.A. Memorial Coliseum for the Wattstax music festival, which was dubbed the "black Woodstock."
Thousands filled the stadium to hear performances that included Jesse Jackson reciting his poem "I Am Somebody," Albert King serving up the blues and Isaac Hayes celebrating his 30th birthday onstage. Tickets were $1.
The event was captured in the 1973 Wattstax documentary (trailer above) by Mel Stewart, which wove clips of the civil rights era with footage from the festival. Richard Pryor narrated the film and set up the context for the concert that highlighted South L.A. as the city's cultural center.
1. The original lyrics for "La Bamba" had 15 Bambas
Perhaps the crown jewel of the exhibit is the handwritten lyrics for "La Bamba" by Ritchie Valens. Sure, Ritchie Valens is a household name, and has become a sort of mythologized icon -- as in, a flat representation -- of Chicano pop, but this artifact makes him seem real. For many, the image of the real Ritchie Valens is forever merged with Lou Diamond Phillips' portrayal of the ill-fated singer in 1987 film La Bamba. The real and the fictitious Valens have become one. His early death in that infamous plane crash pushed his identity away from reality and further into folk-hero territory. So this fragment of the "real" Ritchie Valens, captured in his sloppy cursive, leaning slightly to the right, offers us an insight to who he really was.
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Today, handwriting is an endangered species. We sign a check, maybe scrawl up a Post-It note, or the back of an envelope. But handwriting is a fingerprint, a signifier of a distinct identity, a fleeting art form that provides a glimpse of our ideas and habits channeled to a page.
On Valens' handwritten lyrics, we learn a bit about the singer through his words. Most surprisingly, he proclaims the song title as "Bamba," not "La Bamba," written in blue ink. The opening lines "Para bailar la bamba" repeat, marking the page with a roller coaster of loops and curls snarled up in those 14 "a's," six "b's," and two "p's." He writes out the chorus once, then opting for ditto marks, to avoid writing all those "bambas" again. But for the outro, he writes out all the "bambas" again. It probably felt as great to write those culminating "bambas" as it does to hear them. Repetition is the heartbeat of pop music.
In the left margin (Valens was left-handed), next to the chorus, Valens wrote "repeat" in English, as though it was the lingua franca for pop song structure, the same way Italian graces classical sheet music. This bilingual act seems natural for Valens, and exposes the duality he faced every day. He could play a traditional Mexican folk song, but it was American pop structure that could make it sell. At 17, that San Fernando kid was already subsumed in two overlapping worlds on one page. Fifteen "bambas" and all.
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And, then upon the birth of my son caviar came calling again. My oldest friend - who also happens to live in Mississippi - saved my by bringing me tons of food. Soup, sandwiches, chips, and something called "Mississippi Caviar." As you might imagine, my inner teen immediately had a visceral reaction to the idea. However, I was starving. Taking care of a kid was just days old to me and I needed calories to keep up with the little milk sucker. And since I hadn't learned how to get dressed and deal with all the diapers, much less cook, I was delighted to see anything - even something called caviar. As it turns out this version had no fish eggs at all - or gag inducing taste. Just a wonderful protein packed mix of black eyed peas and peppers. Ever since then I have sworn I would figure out how to make my own version. Well, here it i:
Mix together two drained cans of black eyed peas, half of a green bell pepper diced, one roasted and marinated red bell pepper diced, one quarter of a red onion finely chopped, half a cup of sweet and spicy peppers (find these in the pickle aisle), and one mince garlic clove. Next mix in a splash of olive oil and a quarter cup of red wine vinegar, and a tablespoon of dijon mustard. Finally, add salt and pepper to taste. Stir together and let chill for at least thirty minutes in the fridge. You can serve this awesome dip alone with tortilla chips or add in some avocado chunks and you have a full lunch.
Mississippi you have redeemed yourself...and caviar...sort of.
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Every now and then, I'm sitting in an examination room at my old English school. There's been some problem with my A-Level exams, and they've asked me to re-sit the History exam some 20 years later to prove it was really me who took the original exam. I am trying my best to write essays about Louis XIV and Oliver Cromwell, but I really can't remember anything except the vaguest details. Sometimes my right arm is broken, so that I'm having trouble writing with any speed. Or sometimes I'm nude, and it's terribly cold, distracting and uncomfortable.
And then…I wake up. I don't know why History always features in this dream, as it was a subject I loved and I don't recall having any difficulty in the real A-Level History examination, in which I did very well. But clearly there's some residual anxiety about it somewhere in my subconscious.
I was reminded of this dream when I read this article in the newspaper; apparently I'm not alone by any stretch:
Between 20 and 50 per cent of people have had at least one exam dream, said Deirdre Barrett, the author of The Committee of Sleep and assistant clinical professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School.
"These dreams continue decades after finishing formal education, but occur at times they're facing scrutiny or evaluation by others, especially authority figures," Dr Barrett said.
In the final months before submitting the PhD, I had the "re-sitting the A-Level History exam" dream every second or third night, despite telling people about it, which usually works to dispel recurrent nightmares. If it wasn't that, it was the freaking "teeth falling out" dream (I hate that dream – where your teeth suddenly wobble and start falling out of your mouth). Fortunately, once I handed in the PhD, the nightmares stopped, and have pretty much stayed away since, apart from the occasional "going to work/out in public with no clothes on" dream.
Does anyone else have recurring nightmares of this nature? If so – what examinations feature in your nightmares? Was it a subject which you really struggled in, or was it one where you did fine in real life? Hope that my students aren't suffering any nightmares on account of the subject I'm teaching them…!


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Window-shutters, fly screens and air conditioning are provided to all main rooms and bedrooms for your comfort. High speed wireless internet access is at hand to keep 'in touch' should you choose. Returning guests appreciate that we continue to add and improve the features that make staying here extra special! Please look at our latest photos. Pay in Sterling or Euros, the price quoted when booking is what you will pay. Email or call now to ensure your superb Cyprus holiday at Villa Carpe Diem.
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Booking Deposit: The deposit is the initial payment to secure a booking. 30% of the total booking price should be paid provided more than 56 days remain before the beginning of the holiday. Balance: Equal to the letting cost minus any deposit received is to be paid at least 56 days before the first day of the holiday. If booking 56 days or less before the first day of the holiday the full price must be paid. Procedure: 1.Complete booking form and return with deposit cheque. 2. Receive booking confirmation. 3. Receive Balance Reminder 56+ days before the balance is due. 4.Pay the balance plus damage deposit amount. 5. Receive directions to Carpe Diem and contact information.
Payment & Amendments: Payment can be by bankers draft or electronic transfer in Sterling or Euro. Payment with completed booking form to: Nicola Renals, full details on booking form. Amendments: If one of your party is unable to travel you may transfer that place to another person provided that you notify us in writing (email is sufficient) of the details of the change and confirm that the replacement person has also read and agreed these terms and conditions.Additional persons may be accepted as long as the total numbers do not exceed the capacity of Carpe Diem. The preceding paragraph must be complied with and the per-person additional charge must be paid at the time of notification. You do not need to notify us in advance if fewer persons are going to travel than booked on the form. Changes to the dates of your holiday may be accepted after the booking has been agreed. In such circumstances the holiday charge will not be less than that originally booked. An admin fee €60 applies.
Cancellation : By You - Unless otherwise agreed by us the deposit and/or the balance is not refundable. You should ensure that all of your party have adequate holiday insurance. Please ensure you are protected against unlikely events that may prevent you from travelling. In the event that a cancellation by you can be re-booked a refund will be made. This will be a part payment and possibly a full refund less our administrative charge of €60.00.
By Us - If we cancel your holiday because of a breach by you of our terms and conditions then no refund will be made.
If Carpe Diem becomes unavailable alternative accommodation will, where possible, be offered. Should you not accept this alternative accommodation then a full refund will be made.
Reporting Property Defects: In the unlikely event you experience any problems with the property or its facilities, the matter should be reported at the earliest opportunity to either myself, Nicola Renals or to our local agents, Graham and Mary Stewart.
Service Provision: All services (internet access, electricity, water, household linen, bedding and beach towels) are included in the rental. An allowance of 300 units of electricity per week is included. (This should be sufficient for normal usage, however if more is required this can be provided at cost.) One linen change (bedding, towels and household linen) per week is included free of charge. Additional house cleaning can be arranged at cost.
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Hi, I'm Niki and together with my husband Andy, I own Villa Carpe Diem. As an RAF 'brat' I moved about quite a bit with my family when a youngster. Having said that, as the eldest of five children, I had quite a role in their upbringing! I love to travel and when we discovered Cyprus, I really enjoyed the varied landscape and the local hospitality.
Nicola Renals purchased this villa in 2007
Villa Carpe Diem is very special. Set just outside the village of Maroni, it was designed by Andy and built by a local builder. Maroni is a wonderful place to use as a base for your holiday. You will get sunshine, you get your own private swimming pool, you get easy access to our local beach, there are tavernas and shops nearby, places to explore and visits that you may like to make. You can keep in touch with the world via our broadband wireless internet connection. When you get here, we hope that you will notice all sorts of little touches that combined make a big difference.
Four of us (late 20's) stayed at Carpe Diem for a long weekend, it was perfect, more than enough room for us and the amenities in the villa are super, everything has been thought of. The property is obviously very well cared for and maintained and the listing and pictures do not really do it justice. The welcome bits (food & wine) are a lovely gesture and really makes you feel welcome when you've just flown in and don't really want to worry about going to the shops the minute you arrive!
The pool is lovely, and the area around it has been landscaped well so a day lazing there passes incredibly quickly. Everyone we came across was very friendly and helpful, Graham and Mary in particular were amazing, when we arrived, when we asked them to help find us a taxi to Limassol and also for recommendations of places to eat. Maroni itself is very sleepy and quiet but again, people were happy to chat and help out where they could.
The customer service provided by Niki was also above par, even though it was all done via email it was so easy and convenient to confirm dates, book, and she went over and above providing detailed info to help us plan our stay as much as possible.
I would highly recommend staying here to anyone as all in all it's a fabulous place and I'm sure one, if not more of us, will be back to stay again in the future!!
My job takes me to dozens of vacation rentals every year checking standards and ensuring they meet guest expectations, so when I'm a guest on vacation with my family, I set the bar high. We were not disappointed in Villa Carpe Diem.
Andy and Niki are outstanding hosts and truly understand the concept of hospitality. They live close by and were readily available to answer our questions about the location, and the wealth of tourist information and maps provided helped plan our days. Andy arranged a dive trip for my son which he enjoyed immensely.
The villa captures the beautiful Cyprus light and watching the sun rise over the ocean from the balcony was indescribable. Then the morning run to Maroni beach for a dip in the warm Mediterranean water was the best start to the day. Apart from a few drives out to explore the countryside and buy fresh veg from a roadside stand, we didn't go far from the villa. With two small children in the group, the swimming pool was the focal point of our stay and we spent most days relaxing and watching them play.
If you are a foodie and like to cook on vacation, not only is the kitchen superbly equipped, but the bookcases are full of recipe books. So if you want to try your hand at some Greek recipes, or buy some local fish and get some ideas on how to cook it, it's all there for you. And the nearby supermarket (15 mins) is large and very well-stocked - and open 7 days a week.
This was a wonderful vacation made all the better by our fantastic hosts and their attention to detail. Highly recommended!
I recently visited Cyprus with my client and colleague for two weeks and we stayed at Villa Carpe Diem and had an amazing time.
Firstly, the house is beautiful. You get a fabulous view with a great garden and pool and a lots of privacy. It is a great place to relax. The house is very large and clean, with plenty of space for everyone. It is modern and comfortable and the owners have equipped it with everything you might need, it felt like my home away from home.
The location in the Larnaca countryside makes it a very quiet and relaxing place, a car is a good idea as the cities are not very far if you drive. There are plenty of great things to see and do nearby and the owners are very happy to guide you to the best places.
My client is a wheelchair bound individual who requires certain equipment and aids for there day-to-day routine. The house was set up so that the care I provided could be done with ease. The owner's were very happy to accommodate us by hiring and even buying some special equipment we required. The villa was great for me, as a carer, as it allowed my client to go on holiday without affecting the care I could provide them. The accessibility of the property also meant that my client could really relax and enjoy there holiday
Lastly, the owners, Andy and Niki, were without a doubt, absolutely amazing. They went above and beyond to help us and make sure our holiday was one to remember, even giving up their Sunday to escort us to the hospital for a sprained foot. They were available whenever we had a question, helped us out with any problems and directed us to the best places to visit and places that were wheelchair friendly. The assistance they gave us was better than any hotel could have provided.
I highly recommend Villa Carpe Diem and will be staying here again when I return to Cyprus.
This villa has everything you could need. It is very well equipped, very comfortable, spacious and is in a beautiful rural setting with panoramic views of the sea and the mountains.
The local villages are quaint, very interesting and the locals couldn't be more friendly.
A car is essential to enable exploration of the local villages, although if it is a relaxing break you need, then you could manage without.
A dip in the pool is a delightful way to end any days out and as it is illuminated at night, it is beautiful to take a dip at night.
A wonderful holiday enjoyed by all.
This is a beautiful villa with stunning views & the owners Nikki and Andy could not have been more welcoming and accommodating. It is in a quiet village, but everything you could need (the beach, great tavernas, supermarket) is accessible within a 5-10 minute drive.
The purpose of this review is aimed more at the fact that the villa is completely adapted for people with disabilities. We have family in Cyprus and try to visit once or twice a year but it has been harder to do so recently as my mother has multiple sclerosis- unfortunately becoming increasingly disabled over the years- and we have found it very hard to find suitable accommodation on the island. We knew of only two properties that were accessible, both in the Paphos region, and the owners of the one that we had stayed at previously sold it a few years back. Many properties in Cyprus do claim to be 'wheel chair friendly' but this often means they have a ramp or the odd handrail, but at villa Carpe Diem they have thought of everything. The lower level of the villa has been purpose built in mind for guests with disabilities and includes a walk in shower (with chair) & adjustable height beds. The rest of the villa is accessible with plenty of space to move around and we were also able to hire a mobile hoist and wheel chair adapted vehicle. Niki was extremely helpful prior to the holiday, checking all of my mothers needs, to ensure they were prepared and everything was set up on our arrival. Nothing was too much trouble-they advised that there was a care agency on the island if we needed extra support which is really useful to know for future stays.
There is a wonderful swimming pool and Andy has recently added a pool hoist which was a huge draw for us as it allowed my mum to really enjoy the swimming.
It is great to have met Niki and Andy- they really understand the needs of people with disabilities and are making steps to make Cyprus enjoyable and accessible for all.
We have a cousin getting married next year in Cyprus and my mother is already busy making plans to return just one day after we have got home - she loved every minute of the holiday!
If you have any special needs or requirements and are hesitating whether to travel to Cyprus I would recommend you get in touch with Niki as I'm sure she would be more than happy to help and make sure your stay is a comfortable one.
We arrived at Carpe Diem with our party of 9 (4 adults, 3 teens, 2 younger ones) and were truly floored when we saw the home, it was amazing!. We were a little late in our arrival and were greeted by Mary and Graham who were gracious hosts and very helpful in getting us acquainted with the house and local area.
Carpe Diem was absolutely lovely and far exceeded our expectations. The house is nestled amongst rolling hills and farmland and from the home you can see the sea, the mountains, and the quaint town of Maroni. The home was truly perfect for our visit. The pool was clean and refreshing, the home immaculate and completely up to date with modern amenities and containing everything you could want, including a bottle of wine and a semi-stocked fridge with some cold Cypriot beer! We often sat at the rear patio, eating breakfast or having drinks and looking out over the pool and towards the sea, always with a breeze.
The location of the home is near the small village of Zygi, which has an awesome little beach and apparently some great restaurants that we never got a chance to eat at. Carpe Diem is right between Laranca and Limassol and near enough to the local highway entrance as we travelled readily to Nicosia, Limassol and Paphos.
The home worked out so well that half of our party ended up changing travel plans and staying in the home for several more days. We had one small issue with a refrigerator and Graham and Mary called Niki and the issue was resolved immediately. We cannot wait to go back to Cyprus and stay again in Carpe Diem.
Villa Carpe Diem is located on the outskirts of Maroni village, pleasantly situated almost midway between Larnaca and Limassol making it idea for relaxing in the sun and when you are ready, exploring some of the other historic local villages as well as trips further afield. If you love to eat Cypriot fish meze, Zygi with many fish restaurants is just five minutes away. Maroni has a new village taverna, centrally located, it provides good value food in a traditional setting. For those who like to explore, we have a visitor guide with secret locations just waiting to be discovered! Delightful Maroni is an ideal base from which to travel to all the popular tourist destinations. With the beach just five minutes down the road Villa Carpe Diem is a wonderfully quiet place to relax. Unfortunately Cyprus has limited Google mapping so we provide guests with clear written directions, thus far everyone has arrived! GPS mapping co-ordinates provided on request. We look forward to welcoming you.
Golf: The nearest golf course is at Secret Valley, just a 20 kilometre drive.
Ski: We've yet to try it but there are a couple of ski runs in the Troodos Mountains! When the snow falls they say it is possible to ski in the morning and swim in the afternoon! As much of the 20 kilometre drive is into the mountains might it be a bit much to suggest cycling there? Why not let us know - an article in the local press could be on the cards...
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The actress and writer came across her musings recently, as she prepared to turn 30, and admits she had mixed emotions about releasing the pages for public consumption.
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Declassified Ice Loss Images
Updated: 26 Apr , 2016 by Nancy Atkinson
Last week the US government released more than a thousand intelligence images of Arctic ice that have been used to help scientists study the impact of climate change. The images were taken by spy satellites, as part of the Medea program, which lets scientists request spy pictures from environmentally sensitive locations around the world. After they were taken, the Bush Administration released the photographs to the scientists but deemed them "unsuitable for public release." Earlier this month, the National Academy of Sciences recommended the Obama Administration declassify the photos, which they did within a few hours of the recommendation.
Various blogs are saying these dramatic images are faked, but since they are available through the US Geological Survey , that hardly seems likely. Over 700 images show changes of sea ice in various recent years from six sites around the Arctic Ocean, with an additional 500 images of 22 sites in the United States.
Scientists request ice pictures to be taken by intelligence satellites because the resolution is much greater, in some cases, than other available satellite images. According to Reuters, the newly declassified Arctic images have a resolution of about 1 yard (1 meter), a vast improvement on previously available pictures of sea ice which have a resolution between 15 and 30 meters.
Sources: Reuters, USGS, TrueSlant
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By Nancy Atkinson
Nancy Atkinson is currently Universe Today's Contributing Editor. Previously she served as UT's Senior Editor and lead writer, and has worked with Astronomy Cast and 365 Days of Astronomy. Nancy is the author of the new book "Incredible Stories from Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos." She is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador.
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Danny says
Not enough to be believable.. Those photos could of been shot in different seasons. One in the summer and one in winter. This planet, which has been here way before humans and probably way after humans is just doing what is does. It does not need humans to save it. Earth doesn't need humans to exist. So this whole idea that Global Warming is used as an effort to save the planet is just another deception to hide the real truth, global enslavement through taxation along with eugenics in order to cut the population by 80-90%. Think I'm a conspiracy theorist? Don't want to believe it? President Obama's new Czar of Science, John P. Holdren, wrote a book along with Paul R. Ehrlich called "EcoScience" suggesting an ideology of population control policies. Google it!
Danny says
Al Gore sued by over 30.000 Scientists for Global Warming fraud / John Coleman
Danny says
Anything data thats the shape of hockey stick is BAD SCIENCE!
gwhitton says
Bad science is when you express opinions with no data, and no sources to back you up. Kind of like your three posts.
I've always asked the question why is it the world bashes scientists when it comes to global warming, when we seem to take as fact 90% of the rest of the things they do…from discovering gravity, to nuclear weapons and cures for polio.
The big difference here, isn't some grand conspiracy of enslavement, its because for the first time the science is telling a public drunk on cheap oil that they have to get off their butts and change their lifestyles…and people are lazy, they don't want to have to do anything…and the'll waste all their energy fighting change rather than doing what needs to be done.
Unfortunately the change is coming, and its as unstoppable as time itself.
Pvt.Pantzov says
don't you think that population control is a good thing? i'm not talking about genocide or murder, but more along the lines of birth control. if we don't take care of the problem of future overpopulation ourselves, nature will do it for us; probably in typically brutal fashion.
Astrofiend says
"Those photos could of been shot in different seasons. One in the summer and one in winter. "
At first I thought you were joking, but then I realised that you weren't. For somebody astute enough to recognise the inherent problems with climate change science, one would have thought you'd at least look at the pictures you were making rash assertions about >>>Notice the dates are included above each photo for our viewing convenience.
"Various blogs are saying these dramatic images are faked, but since they are available through the US Geological Survey , that hardly seems likely. "
Yep – that's because the USGS are in on it!! The same shady government forces that covered up Roswell, pretended to land men on the moon, crashed planes into the twin towers, are covering up the face on Mars, sunk the titanic, installed a black muslim president in the good ol' US of A and who are diligently working towards creating the New World Order by forcing Eugenic population control on all of us are faking climate change photos to fool the masses. Luckily for us, there are astute teenage blogmasters and crusaders for truth (read: conspiracy theorists) out there who can see through this overarching government plot and who can valiantly show us how blind we all have been!
Crewvy says
Is it normal to have that amount of ice around Barrow Alaska in mid summer?
Don`t we need more than two photographs to compare any change in weather patterns?
You can`t really make any assumptions on these photos even if the dates are correct.
Pvt.Pantzov says
astrofiend, that was one of your most hilarious posts.
Astrofiend says
I am constantly impressed by people's capacity to scale the lofty heights of dumb.
Even if climate change isn't a result of human activity, even in the slightest, why wouldn't we want to clean up this planet? The s**t we breathe in everyday must be mind bogglingly bad for us. Living in a large city has been described as being equivalent to smoking a half-pack of cigarettes each day in some respects. I know a guy that used to be a bike courier in Sydney – a small city in the scheme of things. He quit because he was starting to cough up black goo on a regular basis. He didn't smoke, but may as well have. Of course the shite that we pump into the air is carcinogenic. Is it any wonder that cancer incidences of almost every type, worldwide, is skyrocketing? We treat this planet like a sewer. So why wouldn't we try to source power from a cleaner alternative? And then you get some halfwit come along and say something like "yeah , but you don't KNOW that climate change is caused by humans!" Way to miss the whole point, moron. Off you toddle to vote for Palin in 2012.
Astrofiend says
"Pvt.Pantzov Says:
July 27th, 2009 at 9:51 pm "
I try! (usually I fail though)…
Torbjorn Larsson OM says
Not to feed the troll (which is, as usual, cold on science) but the evidence provided here is that the conspiracy is in the other direction. _The US government at the time classified photos illustrating climate changes_, because they were threatening to their policy of science denial.
[Since it was known actions, there were no secret conspiracy of conspirationists of course – just a wrongful one.]
if we don't take care of the problem of future overpopulation ourselves, nature will do it for us; probably in typically brutal fashion.
I'm not sure any natural populations follows Malthus' models. FWIW, we _are_ taking care of the problem by way of successful exploitation and increasing efficiency regarding natural resources – as populations have become richer and educated, the incentive for large families have naturally decreased. IIRC UN puts the population peak, just above 9 G individuals, at ~ 2050.
I just read that the increased efficiency in farming is projected to continue at least a decade. It was held up by lack of acceptance for modern methods from research, but now these cultures (mostly EU) have finally started to accept GM agriculture more. Good thing to, as it will mean less pesticides I believe, plants now have natural immunity instead.
the science is telling a public drunk on cheap oil that they have to get off their butts and change their lifestyles
We don't _have to_ exactly, and even if we did the AGW will at least contribute to ~ 2 Celsius warming as opposed to current ~ 0.8. But we have done it before, averted the ozone hole climate change by changing methods, and we will probably change some more.
And we will likely do it while having reasonable oil prizes, as the oil production is projected to last at least ~ 30 years under the usually applied models of markets. [Um, reference, some independent oil market institute or other. No time to find it today.]
Torbjorn Larsson OM says
This went missing: That increase in efficiency [of farming] is claimed to increase the current (positive) food supply even more, as it will overcome the population increase.
DrFlimmer says
As usual, I just ask:
Shall we risk it?
@ Astrofriend:
Really great posts 😉
s0l says
"the science is telling a public drunk on cheap oil that they have to get off their butts and change their lifestyles "
mmm they may be saying that to make people feel guilty but in practice business is still running as usual. Kinda like the finance system… Who got the public drunk on cheap oil and credit in the first place?
The very same buffoons who are now patronizing the population about their lack of monetary and ecological responsability.
Torbjorn, did you know that GM soja crops have recently started "hybridizing" with a wild plant , amaranth, meaning that now farmers need to use twice as much pesticides which are killing bacterial life in the soil preventing in some places (argentina notably) decomposition of dead organic matter thus forcing farmers to buy even more fertilizers.
I'm not anti-GM for research and medicine, i just think food-wise it isn't the solution, espcially in the hands of market interest-driven corporations.
Watch the documentary "The world according to Monsanto"
We can all be pro-science and research but one can't mess around with food production and safety, especially in poor countries where agriculture is fundamental.
GM is not needed unless we go beyond 10 billion people.
haakon says
of course these images has not been faked. most scientist agree that a global warming is taking place and it seems very probable that it to some extent is due to our modern way of living. that said, i think the problem is the way that these two pictures (barrow alaska) were presented in the media as some kind of proof of global warming. I mean, why not also include pictures from 2008 and 2009? where are these pictures, if there are any? has anyone got a link? that would be highly appreciated.
Trippy says
One of many things that I find highly amusing is the simple fact that IIRC originaly the scientests wanted to include a suicide gene, so that any hybrids would be infertile to prevent crossbreeding, and the sorts of problems that have been aluded to, however the activists cried "No! You can't do that! You're forcing the poor third world farmers to be dependent on you and by new seed every year".
So the scientests did what the activist wanted, and what the scientests warned would happen has happened, and who's fault is it?
You guessed it.
The scientests.
Kevin F. says
It doesn't matter what's causing it, the ice pack is receding.
Vedic says
Earlier this year I had over a foot of snow outside my house. The year before it was hot and sunny.
Does this mean that in my area of England we are in fact experiencing Global Cooling?
I'm afraid this does not represent science to me.
David says
Vedic, we are talking about large sheets of ice that have been there for a long time, not localized weather. We had hail stones fall yesterday while it was about 77 degrees F. That's niether hear, nor there.
Danny, get a grip!
Astrofiend, funny post! I want to comment on one thing though:
"The same shady government forces that covered up Roswell"
If you look at the FACTS, something happened at Roswell that was indeed covered up. On Tuesday, July 8, the Roswell Army Air Field issued the following OFFICIAL press release:
"The many rumors regarding the flying disc became a reality yesterday when the intelligence office of the 509th Bomb group of the Eighth Air Force, Roswell Army Air Field, was fortunate enough to gain possession of a disc through the cooperation of one of the local ranchers and the sheriff's office of Chaves County. The flying object landed on a ranch near Roswell sometime last week. Not having phone facilities, the rancher stored the disc until such time as he was able to contact the sheriff's office, who in turn notified Maj. Jesse A. Marcel of the 509th Bomb Group Intelligence Office. Action was immediately taken and the disc was picked up at the rancher's home. It was inspected at the Roswell Army Air Field and subsequently loaned by Major Marcel to higher headquarters."
So why on Earth would they release such a statement. They later retracted it of course. if this was to cover up the Mogul project, it didn't work, since that was their later story.
We will likely never know what happened there, but the fact is they reported a crashed flying disk.
Dark Gnat says
I think deforestation and over-development is just as, if not more important than human-related CO2 output, as there is less plant material to absorb CO2.
David says
That's a good point Dark Gnat. It's not one thing we are doing, it's a lot of things. We are not living in harmony with nature. We exploit the resources, we move plant and animals to parts they don't belong, and we just muck about with things we don't know enough about.
neoguru says
Interesting that selected dates are shown and not a progression. Perhaps we should be treated to the August 1976 images and compare 'em to the July 1990 images. It'd be just as meaningful. Of course the progression of global warming is so slow that it wouldn't be noticed over a time span less then 100 years. Rave on Human Global Warming enthusiasts. 0.03% of ANY greenhouse gas cannot possibly affect global climate. Do the physics.
Kaizad says
It all comes down to energy.
Hope fusion energy becomes viable soon. That's definitely the next Copernican-esque revolution (in a way).
neoguru says
Danny – thanks for the "…sue Al Gore" link. Very informative. I'd like nothing better then a meaningful public debate on Human Global Warming, but it's apparent it will never occur. Coleman explained why in your link. Thanks again.
ElroyJetson says
'It will, without doubt, have come to your Lordship's knowledge that a considerable change of climate, inexplicable at present to us, must have taken place in the Circumpolar Regions, by which the severity of the cold that has for centuries past enclosed the seas in the high northern latitudes in an impenetrable barrier of ice, has been during the last two years greatly abated. This affords ample proof that new sources of warmth have been opened, and give us leave to hope that the Arctic Seas may at this time be more accessible than they have been for centuries past, and that discoveries may now be made in them, not only interesting to the advancement of science, but also to the future intercourse of mankind and the commerce of distant nations.'
President of the Royal Society, London, to the Admiralty, 20th November, 1817,
Climate changes, no doubt. What's the reason for the lack of arctic sea ice in 1817? Certainly not man-made CO2.
In 1817 the Earth was warming after a previous, much cooler epoch,
The Vikings documented extremes in arctic sea ice. They were able to colonize Greenland and Newfoundland as well as sail freely around the arctic sea during a warm period, yet their colonies collapsed during the proceeding cool period.
Wind and ocean currents have more of an effect on arctic sea ice than does temperature. It's a dynamic, ever changing region, not simply a static ice sheet. The total volume of sea ice may not decrease nearly as much as the area it covers, due to compaction by wind and currents. Therefore, arctic sea ice extent does not give a truly accurate description of the total volume.
Those satellite images do not cover enough of a time period to provide any useful datasets. Their primary purpose is further promotion of alarmism, although the effects of ocean currents, wind and compaction may be evident, they will be ignored and the public kept in the dark.
The Wilkins ice shelf in the Antarctic is in a similar situation. It comes and goes cyclically. When ocean currents in the area are calm, the ice sheet can form and last until the currents shift and break it up again.
The problem is not CO2. Plants are healthier with some extra CO2. Civilizations throughout history thrived during warm epochs, yet struggled or collapsed during the cold epochs.
The problem is the gross toxification of our entire environment; air, water, land…GMO's wreaking havoc on agriculture.
Focusing on CO2 is just a distraction from the real problems, while providing yet another excuse to shift even more wealth from the bottom to the top.
There are thousands of highly toxic substances that humans continuously dump into the environment, CO2 aint one of 'em.
Hannes says
The pictures are not fake, but should not be used as a case of global warming because the foto in 2006 was during a special event.
See for the FULL explanation :
gwhitton says
"Civilizations throughout history thrived during warm epochs"
You obviously haven't talked to the Anasazi, the inhabitants of the Sahel, the Taklamakan, the Gobi, etc. Not to mention all the ancient cities that died and were buried under the desert sands…a rather real, and common phenomenon that you are surely aware of.
"There are thousands of highly toxic substances that humans continuously dump into the environment, CO2 aint one of 'em."
If you were sealed in a room, your own breath (CO2) will eventually kill you.
"Focusing on CO2 is just a distraction from the real problems, while providing yet another excuse to shift even more wealth from the bottom to the top."
Its a known fact that regardless of where you live on Earth, the richer you are the more CO2 you produce. So if we tax CO2 production, its going to affect more than the poor.
ElroyJetson says
Desertification is not necessarily caused by fluctuating global temperatures, although it might be a factor at times. Shifting global moisture distribution is the primary factor which can occur during both warm and cool periods. The Arctic itself is technically classified as a desert!
Deforestation has been a factor in past desertification as well.
While it's true that CO2 in high enough concentrations is harmful starting ~2000 ppm and becomes fatal ~10,000 ppm, plants thrive ~1000 ppm. Too much of anything, including water, sunlight and food (basics for survival) can be harmful.
Being sealed in a room will not only increase CO2 concentrations, it also increases CO and reduces oxygen. You'd succumb to the CO first.
I'm not sure that there is a significant difference in the CO2 production between rich and poor. I think a number of factors are not considered regarding the less affluent. One being their ability to afford energy efficient products and having the knowledge to make informed choices. I think a low income consumer buying tons of cheap junk from Wally World has a huge impact on increased CO2, and pollution overall, due to manufacturing processes and shipping. Think a couple of billion people cooking with inefficient open fires doesn't have an effect? Those are just a couple of examples among many. I don't think the gap is nearly as wide as it may seem.
Taxing CO2, well taxes in general, hurt the poor way more than the affluent, guaranteed…the history of taxation proves it.
Trippy says
It's funny that someone should say "Do the physics" as if this somehow disproves something.
If you do the physics, then increased absorption of solar radiation is an inevitable consequence of increasing CO2.
If you do the physics, then the only reason we can exist on this little ball of rock is because of that ineffectual .03% of the atmosphere.
If you do the physics, then with regard to global warming, then the only real questions are 'To what extent' and 'What are the long term effects going to be?'
The greenhouse effect isn't the diseased misbegotten byproduct of the fetid imagination of some liberalist left wing econazi. It's a natural consequence of Simple harmonic motion, and EM fields.
The Greenhouse effect is so straight forward, that it's consequences were realized by Arhenius in the 19th centruy. In spite of that it's been largely ignored for a long list of seeminly valid(at the time) reasons as more precise laboratory experiments have been able to be carried out.
And as far as comments about how last winter was the coldest on record go? Be aware that too much emphasis has been put on the average, when the models predict an increase in the variance of temperatures as well as an increase in the average temperature, put simply, what this means is that as having more record breaking heatwaves more frequently, we're also going to see more record breaking cold snaps, and we may well see them more frequently. What was a 1 in 100 year storm will become a 1 in 2 year storm.
And before anybody accuses me of mindless Al Gore worship, I happen to personally think that Al Gore is an idiot that's possibly done more harm than good with his alarmist propaganda.
BobCarver says
The polar icecaps are due to the recent episode of cooling caused by volcanic eruptions and the ice ages those eruptions triggered and are not a permanent feature of this planet. As such, they will melt as the Earth thaws out from being in that deep freeze condition (irrespective of any human-induced warming). In addition, I should point out that the ocean is likely to rise over 200 meters, so any cities lying below that altitude are going to be inundated.
The only solution for Global Warming is Global Air Conditioning. In other words, even if we stopped adding any CO2 to the atmosphere, the Earth is going to continue heating because it's coming back into thermal equilibrium. If we really want to preserve the polar caps, it's going to take a lot of energy to fight the natural forces which are at work returning the planet to its equilibrium temperature.
See http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/19/eruptions-ice-age.html for more info on this topic.
Dianthus says
I've never posted here before, but felt compelled this time. I've been reading this site for years along with comments. Some of the current commenters on this story are unfamiliar to me. Global warming, global cooling? Does one prove or disprove the other? Can you really and truthfully say that the planet and the human species is not in trouble? Where I live, we are expereiencing extreme heat. This area in California has a combined population of 1 million people. For the past few weeks we have suffered because of heat ranging from 106-113 degrees. We are familiar with hot summers. Generally temperatures range between 95-103. This extreme heat was visited upon us last summer as well. Prior to that, the temperatures may include 1 day of really high heat such as 104 or 105 every few years. I don't deny that temperature is variable throughout the ages and that all manner of earth phenomena can be cyclic. But these climactic occurances, such as great ice sheets disappearing have been observed, not merely predicted or guessed. Go ahead, find a place to hide, perhaps a newly found sand dune in which to bury your head. Whatever is happening will continue to happen around you whether you believe it or not.
Dianthus says
Sorry about the typos, I guess I was expecting an edit function to kick-in before posting.
gwhitton says
"The greenhouse effect isn't the diseased misbegotten byproduct of the fetid imagination of some liberalist left wing econazi. It's a natural consequence of Simple harmonic motion, and EM fields."
What??!!! Oh but of course, forgive me. Pumping billions of tons of crap in the air for centuries…chemicals that just happen to trap heat when high up in the atmosphere, can't possibly do a thing to affect the climate, but harmonics, EM, sunspots, and santa clause are all perfectly plausible answers.
News for are volcano friends. Volcanoes pump 1/150th of the global warming/cooling chemicals that we do on an annual basis.
Funny how we people desperate cling to the studies of crackpots, but dismiss out of hand the research of 10,000's of climate scientists. Goes back once again to that desperation of not wanting to have to change ones lifestyle…not wanting to have to get rid of that big SUV. Yada, yah.
Trippy says
[blockquote][blockquote]The greenhouse effect isn't the diseased misbegotten byproduct of the fetid imagination of some liberalist left wing econazi. It's a natural consequence of Simple harmonic motion, and EM fields.[/blockquote]
What??!!! Oh but of course, forgive me. Pumping billions of tons of crap in the air for centuries…chemicals that just happen to trap heat when high up in the atmosphere, can't possibly do a thing to affect the climate, but harmonics, EM, sunspots, and santa clause are all perfectly plausible answers.[/blockquote]
Now, take a deep breath, then go back and re-read what I actually had to say, and make an effort to understand it.
Then realize that your righteous indignation and moral outrage at my comments are not only misplaced, but unfounded.
Middenrat says
Strange days indeed: the Sahara seems to be receeding, a North-West Passage is on the cards, Antarctica may come out of deep-freeze offering staggering opportunities – and some deadheads are still freaking about taxes. What the rich fear most is someone changing the rules and taking it all away (wasn't that Heinlein?), when with a less pig-eyed perspective it's all good news for the human race. 200m sea level rise? Well the Paeleolithic's inhabitants would probably have voted against it but it happened anyway and look at us now!
Caution: I am not a scientist.
ElroyJetson says
Did you not see the comment about the 30,000 scientists (including 9,000 PHD's) that officially question Anthropogenic Climate Change? Are you not aware of the extremely poor siting of climate monitoring instruments worldwide, which skew the raw data?
Have you ever evaluated the, rather poor, methodology or statistical analysis utilized by the global warming fearmongers? Or the "adjustments" they make to historical data?
Or the fact that various ACC fearmongering organizations refuse to disclose their raw datasets or source code for their models? What do they have to hide? The truth?
Goes back once again to that desperation of not wanting to have to change ones lifestyle…not wanting to have to get rid of that big SUV. Yada, yah.
I changed my lifestyle long ago and it had nothing to do with "global warming" and everything to do with respect for the planet which sustains us. I don't even own a car, I recycle or compost everything that can be disposed of in that manner, I have installed or upgraded numerous photovoltaic, and passive, solar electric and hot water systems. I eat strictly organic foods, most are either grown in my own garden or purchased from local growers. The list goes on.
As a result, my environmental footprint is probably a small fraction of what yours is. One would have to be practically dead to have a smaller "carbon" footprint than I.
Hmmmm, I do all that while knowing that human induced climate change is bogus. The toxic soup of an environment we've created is all too real…that's my motivation.
Whoever said that the only reason the Earth has a habitable climate is because of CO2, is grossly misinformed, purposefully misleading, or just plain ignorant.
The IR absorption of CO2 only occurs in two very narrow bands within the entire IR spectrum. CO2 does not form any sort of "blanket" layer in the atmosphere. CO2 is NOT a "greenhouse" gas. Water vapor is what traps heat in the atmosphere. Water vapor is why the Earth has an environment capable of supporting a wide diversity of life. CO2 is basically plant food.
The atmosphere on Mars is over 95% CO2, yet there is no "greenhouse" effect. Equatorial summer night-time temperatures drop into the -65C range, opposed to daytime highs of around +25C, as I recall. Actually, summertime highs around the equatorial regions would be quite comfortable, but the atmosphere just doesn't hold the heat so it gets cold as hell at night, even though the atmosphere is mostly CO2. During the most recent solar maximum, all of the planets we've been monitoring got warmer during that time. We should be seeing a marked cooling trend soon, throughout the solar system, in the wake of this extreme solar minimum. What are the AGW scaremongers gonna say once that information comes out?
Where do they monitor global CO2 concentrations? One location…Mauna Loa Observatory on the Big Island…Hawaii. How accurate do you think that data is going to be, relative to actual global concentrations, when the monitoring station is located in the vicinity of an active volcano. DUH! Who came up with that? Dumb and Dumbest? Someone with an agenda?
Treating a substance, that is essential to life on Earth, as a pollutant is just plain stupid.
Silver Thread says
99% of the creatures on earth are Extinct. It's really fortunate that we are experiencing global warming rather than global cooling. The Human Race would be screwed if we were to kick into another Ice Age. What we need to do is cut the umbilical cord with the planet or we will go extinct ourselves, through our own actions or through natural occurrence we can't just hang around waiting to see what happens next.
Aqua says
Some very interesting photos! AND some interesting comments.
Its hard for me to believe that in this day of instant telecommunications with a worldwide reach at our fingertips that there are still those among us who deny human activity has contributed to GLOBAL WARMING???
It seems pretty obvious that many within that faction who claim 'global warming' is a myth, are among those who stand to loose financially from the implications of doing something about it!
Tay, a partial list: Automobile manufacturers, the Oil industry, plastics manufacturers, coal burning industries including power utilities, Airlines (With high altitude pollution HIGH on the list of weather/climate changing activities)…. ALL of these industries are guilty of assaulting the Earth, and those who stand to profit from these industries have it in their best interests to continue with that destruction for their short term profit(s).
Its obvious… all too obvious what's going on. Status Quo
Aqua says
Is the need for greed genetic? or just simple stupidity?
Trippy says
Whoever said that the only reason the Earth has a habitable climate is because of CO2, is grossly misinformed, purposefully misleading, or just plain ignorant.
The IR absorption of CO2 only occurs in two very narrow bands within the entire IR spectrum. CO2 does not form any sort of "blanket" layer in the atmosphere. CO2 is NOT a "greenhouse" gas. Water vapor is what traps heat in the atmosphere. Water vapor is why the Earth has an environment capable of supporting a wide diversity of life. CO2 is basically plant food.
Right, two very narrow bands that just happen to occur in the part of the IR that's near where the earths thermal radiation peaks.
And nobody said that earths habitability was solely due to CO2.
The atmosphere on Mars is over 95% CO2, yet there is no "greenhouse" effect. Equatorial summer night-time temperatures drop into the -65C range, opposed to daytime highs of around +25C, as I recall. Actually, summertime highs around the equatorial regions would be quite comfortable, but the atmosphere just doesn't hold the heat so it gets cold as hell at night, even though the atmosphere is mostly CO2. During the most recent solar maximum, all of the planets we've been monitoring got warmer during that time. We should be seeing a marked cooling trend soon, throughout the solar system, in the wake of this extreme solar minimum. What are the AGW scaremongers gonna say once that information comes out?
Speaking of ignorant, uninformed, or lying.
Mars has 1% of the atmospheric pressure of earth, and recieves 43% of the insolation that earth does, so of course it's going to be colder, and the maximum temperature on Mars is -5°C, not 25°C.
Apparently you're unaware that the strength of the IR absorption of a gas is proportional to the partial pressure of that gas, which, IIRC includes the ambient pressure, so low pressure = low IR absorption.
ElroyJetson says
Yeah, the atmospheric pressure is much lower, but it's still 95% CO2, whereas on Earth CO2 is ~0.03% .
Confirm the following here.
On Mars:
Average Temp. -55C
Minimum -133C
Maximum +27C
So I was a bit off, a whole 2C, on max. temp. Summertime equatorial low is pretty accurate like that as well, although that's not listed on the above linked ESA site.
Ignorant, uninformed or lying…me? LOL. Good one.
Many scientists, especially those directly involved in climate studies, are now questioning the extent to which climate is affected by human activity, which actually appears to be negligible.
Solar output, PDO and ENSO are primary factors in climate, among other climate cycles not related at all to CO2.
ElroyJetson says
Hmmm. Here's that link:
ElroyJetson says
Global Warming predicts a severe increase in storm intensity, especially tropical cyclones. Just more alarmism.
Here's the reality:
Northern Hemisphere ACE (Accumulated Cyclone Energy) is the lowest it's been in over 30 years while Global ACE is near to 50 year lows.
Beyond that, historically as well as recently, there is no distinct trend showing a steady increase in ACE. If anything there is a slight decrease in the trend.
Yet we will continue to hear how terribly strong and horrible hurricanes and cyclones will become due to global warming.
If solar activity continues to remain flatlined ( as I believe it will), prepare for some very chilly times ahead. A scientist at NASA said that another Dalton Minimum is not out of the question. The Earth was pretty freakin' chilly during the Dalton Minimum.
OK, not trying to sound alarmist in the other extreme, but the fact is that cold times on Earth have historically been really bad times for civilization. On the other hand, civilization expanded and thrived during warmer periods. So which extreme should be be worried about? I say that past history speaks for itself.
ElroyJetson says
darn typo's
…should WE be worried about?
not be be worried…
Is there an editor up in this here hizzaus?
ElroyJetson says
I just noticed.
Comparing the two photos at the top of the article, there appears to be snow on the ground in '07, while off-shore is clear of ice. If that is actually true, then that would tend to support the fact that ocean currents and wind are primary factors in Arctic sea ice extent, with temperature having a relatively minor effect.
Trippy says
Yeah, the atmospheric pressure is much lower, but it's still 95% CO2, whereas on Earth CO2 is ~0.03% .
Once again, when considering these things it's the partial pressure that's important, even though the martian atmospher may be 95% CO2 the partial pressure of CO2 on Mars, IIRC is lower than it is here on earth, and as I have said, it's the partial pressure that's important.
Confirm the following here.
On Mars:
Average Temp. -55C
Minimum -133C
Maximum +27C
So I was a bit off, a whole 2C, on max. temp. Summertime equatorial low is pretty accurate like that as well, although that's not listed on the above linked ESA site.
So I used a different source that had different information. Oops.
NASA, Mars Facts and Figures
Minimum/Maximum Surface Temperature
Metric: -87 to -5 °C
English: -125 to 23 °F
Scientific Notation: 186 to 268 K
Ignorant, uninformed or lying…me? LOL. Good one.
You get what you give.
Many scientists, especially those directly involved in climate studies, are now questioning the extent to which climate is affected by human activity, which actually appears to be negligible.
Solar output, PDO and ENSO are primary factors in climate, among other climate cycles not related at all to CO2.
I haven't said it here in this thread, but I have said it elsewhere that the most accurate models take all of these things into account.
187chronic says
I agree with danny, photos look shopped.. or winter/ summer type. Population control is just one thing on the list debt is another, odd how we go in circles isn't it? Point n ill go in that direction… seems like more n more people believe ignorance is bliss, i dont understand… don't listen to the words listen to the theory..
187chronic says
then agian its a good balance between co2 and oxygen, too much co2 n we over heat. not enough n we freeze its all about balance.. change is happening wether its "global warming" or just a natural change in the earth it can't hurt to understand how to balance it out
ND says
What scientific fields are these 30K scientists in? You didn't say 30K climatologists, I assume the vast majority of them are not studying the climate.
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