Morning devotional from Dr. James Merritt:
“Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.” Psalm 127:3
More frequently than ever in our culture we hear the term “broken home.” Fifty years ago, nearly 80% of children lived under one roof with both parents in their first marriage. In the latest study by the Pew Research Center in 2014, that number has dropped to 46%. The declining share of the “traditional” family has led to family structures that often evolve through the life of a child. One study found that over a three-year period, 31% of children under age 6 had experienced a major change in family structure, in the form of parental divorce, separation, marriage, cohabitation or death.
Friday, March 2, 2018
Thursday, March 1, 2018
New Most Powerful Passport
This Is the New Most Powerful Passport in the World
Han Myung-Gu/WireImage
STACEY LEASCA
It’s official: South Korea is having the best month ever.
Not only is the country hosting the 2018 Winter Olympics, but it also just became the home of the world’s most powerful passport.
Floating Solar Farm
Netherlands to Build First Solar Farm That Will Float in the Ocean
If everything goes according to plan, anyway.
By Avery Thompson
GETTY IMAGESSTR / STRINGER
The Netherlands has a problem. There’s no space in the country to put a giant solar farm. Land is at a premium in the Low Countries, and so the cost of building large solar farms is much higher than practically anywhere else in the world. So far, this trouble has caused the Netherlands to lag behind other countries when it comes to transitioning to renewable energy.
As a solution, the Netherlands is considering building its solar farms on the surface of the ocean. Reuters is reporting that an offshore seaweed farm will be turned into a floating solar farm over the next three years, paving the way for a solar-powered Dutch future.
The project will begin with a test, a 30 square meter solar farm about nine miles off the coast of the Hague. The farm will be positioned between two existing offshore wind turbines and connected to the same cables, meaning the project won’t require any additional infrastructure.
If the test project is successful—that is, if the panels prove rugged enough, and the electricity generated is cheap enough—the farm will be expanded to its full size of 2,500 square meters. The project backers hope that this full-size solar farm will be finished by 2021.
Offshore solar farms do have several advantages over land-based ones. In addition to the lack of land costs, offshore panels tend to receive more sunlight due to the lack of obstacles, and the water acts as a coolant, increasing efficiency. According to an expert from Utrecht University, these benefits can improve solar panel efficiency by up to 15 percent.
Offshore solar panels have already been pioneered in China, where several such farms have been built on large lakes. But this will be the first floating solar farm built on the open sea, which could pose unique challenges. But if the Dutch can find a way to overcome these challenges and build a cost-effective solar farm offshore, it could allow the Netherlands and many other countries to expand their solar power generation in a cheap and efficient way, without taking up too much space on land.
Source: Reuters
Aircraft Carrier Will Visit Vietnam
A U.S, Aircraft Carrier Will Visit Vietnam for the First Time Since the Vietnam War
The U.S. Navy is making a big push to impress the small but influential country.
By Kyle Mizokami
GETTY IMAGES
The U.S. Navy is sending an aircraft carrier to Vietnam for the first time since the Vietnam War more than forty years ago. The reason for this courtship is an attempt to woo one of China’s neighbors and rivals to counter rising Chinese military influence in the region.
Latest Hot Social Network
What You Need To Know About Vero, The Latest Hot Social Network
NICK LEVINE
PHOTOGRAPHED BY ERIN YAMAGATA; PRODUCED BY SAM NODELMAN; MODELLED BY VICTORIA GOMEZ.
Uber and Lyft Worsen Traffic
Studies Show That Services Like Uber and Lyft Worsen Traffic
The idea that ride sharing means less cars on the road is wrong.
By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press
One promise of ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft was fewer cars clogging city streets. But studies suggest the opposite: that ride-hailing companies are pulling riders off buses, subways, bicycles and their own feet and putting them in cars instead.
SAMSUNG’S GALAXY S9
SAMSUNG’S GALAXY S9 PACKS AN UPGRADED CAMERA IN A FAMILIAR BODY
The Galaxy S9 will feel very familiar to S8 owners
By Dan Seifert@dcseifert
Last year, Samsung walked out of the ashes of the Note 7 debacle and launched the Galaxy S8, which was one of the best phones of 2017 and one of the best products Samsung ever made. So it’s not much of a surprise that this year’s Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus, which will be available for preorder on March 2nd and arrive in stores on March 16th, aren’t hugely different from the S8 phones.
Predict Heart Disease
Google hopes AI can predict heart disease by looking at retinas
Edward C. Baig, USA TODAYGoogle’s algorithms are now able to predict heart disease and whether someone has high blood pressure. Researchers detailed this new Artificial Intelligence information on Monday. Buzz60
(Photo: Google)
I can look into your eyes and see straight to your heart.
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'FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR'
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PSHH, JUST ASK THE 'FRESH PRINCESS'
Apologies to Relationships Are Worth Restoring
Relationships Are Worth Restoring
Relationships Are Worth Restoring
By Rick Warren
By Rick Warren
“If you’ve gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you . . . Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends” (Philippians 2:1-2 The Message).
Relationships are always worth restoring.
Life is all about learning how to love, and God wants us to value relationships and make every effort to maintain them instead of discarding them whenever there is a rift, a hurt, or a conflict.
Loose Ends
Loose Ends
By Touching Lives
“And to the disciple, Jesus said, ‘Here is your Mother.’” John 19:27
As Jesus hung on the cross dying, He refused to leave this earth without making sure His beloved Mother was taken care of. He finds His Mother in the crowd, and then He looks at John, His disciple, and He gives them to one another. In effect, Jesus was saying, “John, I am going to a throne. Mom is going to your home.” He didn’t really ask John. It was not a request…just a simple command. “You are going to take My Mother and make her your Mother.” The timing of this is remarkable. Jesus is at the peak of His agony. He is doing His greatest and hardest work. Yet, He takes the time to care for His Mother. There is much to learn from His example.
Grandparents Make a Difference
4 Powerful Ways Praying Grandparents Make a Difference
by Lillian PennerSeveral years ago, I found a precious letter in my family’s archives. My great-grandfather in Poland wrote to my grandfather, who had immigrated to America. One line in the letter struck me with both comfort and conviction: “I faithfully pray for you, for your children, and for your future generations.”
I am one of those grandchildren. Before I was born, my great-grandfather prayed for me from halfway around the world. That comforts me.
Thurs Inspiration
Morning Devotional from Dr. James Merritt:
“’Who are My mother and my brothers?’ He asked. Then He looked at those seated in a circle around Him and said, ‘Here are My mother and My brothers!’” Mark 3:33-34
“’Who are My mother and my brothers?’ He asked. Then He looked at those seated in a circle around Him and said, ‘Here are My mother and My brothers!’” Mark 3:33-34
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