Maher Zain - Number One For Me

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Extreme Weather: Impacts of Climate Change

When it comes to connecting the dots between climate change, extreme weather and health, the lines are clear. The earth is saying something with record heat, drought, storms and fire. Scientists are telling us this is what global warming looks like. It's time to listen – and take action. There's plenty we can do. Carbon pollution is the main reason our planet is getting hotter, increasing the chances of weather disasters, drought and flood and hurting our health. There are solutions. For starters, we can cut carbon pollution by reducing our dependence on fossil fuels and increasing our use of clean, renewable energy. And we can implement policies that help us prepare for flooding, drought, storms and other consequences of climate change. But first, we need national leadership that will stop ignoring what the earth and scientists are telling us about climate change -- and instead start ignoring those who continue to deny it is happening.

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This is What Global Warming looks like 2.0

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Climate Change, Water, and Risk

Climate change will have a significant impact on the sustainability of water supplies in the coming decades. A new analysis, performed by consulting firm Tetra Tech for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), examined the effects of global warming on water supply and demand in the contiguous United States. The study found that more than 1,100 counties -- one-third of all counties in the lower 48 -- will face higher risks of water shortages by mid-century as the result of global warming. More than 400 of these counties will face extremely high risks of water shortages. READ MORE »

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Infectious Diseases: Dengue Fever, West Nile Virus, and Lyme Disease

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While many infectious diseases were once all but eliminated from the United States, there's evidence that climate change is a factor that could help them expand their range and make a comeback.

Mosquitoes capable of carrying and transmitting diseases like Dengue Fever, for example, now live in at least 28 states. As temperatures increase and rainfall patterns change - and summers become longer - these insects can remain active for longer seasons and in wider areas, greatly increasing the risk for people who live there.

The same is true on a global scale: increases in heat, precipitation, and humidity can allow tropical and subtropical insects to move from regions where infectious diseases thrive into new places. This, coupled with increased international travel to and from all 50 states, means that the U.S. is increasingly at risk for becoming home to these new diseases.

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PROTECTING CLEAN WATER

Dirty water is the world's biggest health risk, and continues to threaten both quality of life and public health in the United States. When water from rain and melting snow runs off roofs and roads into our rivers, it picks up toxic chemicals, dirt, trash and disease-carrying organisms along the way. Many of our water resources also lack basic protections, making them vulnerable to pollution from factory farms, industrial plants, and activities like fracking. This can lead to drinking water contamination, habitat degradation and beach closures. NRDC is working to protect our water from pollution by:

• Drawing on existing protections in the Clean Water Act, and working to ensure that the law's pollution control programs apply to all important waterways, including headwater streams and wetlands, which provide drinking water for 117 million Americans;
• Improving protections to reduce pollutants like bacteria and viruses, which threaten Americans' health and well being; and
• Establishing new pollution limits for top problem areas, such as sources of runoff and sewage overflows.

» Check out our guide on water quality at vacation beaches
» 12 simple things you can do to reduce water pollution

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ISLAM DAN SAINS

• INDAH NYA MELUKIS AIS CIPTAAN ALLAH SWT.

“(Begitulah) perbuatan Allah                                                                     yang membuat tiap-tiap sesuatu dengan kukuh”….

Adakah di antara Anda yang mengetahui apa lukisan dekoratif yang indah ini ? Sebahagian dari kita mungkin menyangka bahawa lukisan ini adalah hasil karya pelukis yang memang berbakat. Gambar ini bukanlah sebuah lukisan, melainkan salah satu ciptaan Allah Yang Maha Kuasa.

Gambar ini adalah bahagian kecil dari molekul ais yang dibesarkan ratusan kali ganda. Para ilmuan yang menemui reka bentuk  partikel ais yang sangat indah ini mengatakan, di dunia ini sejak awal penciptaan alam ini  sehingga sekarang ini tidak pernah ditemui dua partikel ais  yang menyamai diantara satu dengan yang lain. Setiap partikel ais berbeza reka bentuknya dari yang satu dengan yang lain, padahal semuanya terbentuk daripada sumber  air yang sama. Maha Suci Allah yang telah berfirman:

(صنع الله الذي أتقن كل شيء)! النمل 88

“(Begitulah) perbuatan Allah yang membuat tiap-tiap sesuatu dengan kukuh”

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Cara Modifikasi Motor Agar Lebih Kencang

Cara modifikasi motor agar lebih kencang. Bagi anda yang suka dengan kecepatan, tentu ingin performa motor anda jauh lebih meningkat. Ada beberapa cara modifikasi motor agar tenaga makin kuat dan laju yang lebih kencang. Hal ini cocok bagi anda yang memiliki hobi balap. Namun jangan pernah sesekali melakukan balapan liar, karena selain membahayakan keselamatan, anda juga terancam masuk penjara. Ikutilah ajang balap resmi agar keselamatan anda lebih terjamin. cara-modifikasi-motor-agar-lebih-kencang Nah, berikut beberapa cara modifikasi motor agar lebih kencang:  Kurangi berat piston. Seringkali berat piston membuat mesin anda bekerja lebih ekstra. Dengan mengurangi berat piston, mesin motor akan bekerja lebih ringan dan laju motor semakin cepat.  Mengurangi volume ruang bakar. Jika motor anda memiliki kompresi yang tinggi, ini bisa berpengaruh pada kecepatan motor dan tenaga yang dihasilkan. Untuk itu anda perlu meningkatkan kompresi ruang bakar. Hal ini bisa dilakukan dengan cara menggerinda silinder sehingga kompresi akan jauh lebih meningkat.  Memperluas lubang pembilasan. Campuran gas dan udara yang masuk ke ruang pembakaran cukup berpengaruh pada tenaga motor. Semakin banyak gas yang masuk maka semakin baik pula kepadatan gas sehingga kompresi jauh lebih meningkat. Anda bisa memperluas lubang pembilasan agar lebih banyak gas yang masuk. Namun perluasaan lubang pembilasan harus pada batas normal, artinya jangan memperluas lubang pembilasan terlalu lebar karena hal ini justru bisa membuat mesin rusak.  Menambah Tenaga Listrik. Pada umumnya tenaga listrik pada sepeda motor adalah 6 volt. Anda bisa mengubahnya menjadi 12 volt. Selain laju motor jadi lebih cepat, lampu-lampu motor juga akan menyala lebih terang sehingga aman jika berkendara di malam hari.  Ganti roda gigi. Ganti roda gigi belakang dengan ukuran yang lebih kecil dan ringan agar kecepatan motor menjadi seimbang. Beberapa cara modifikasi motor di atas dapat anda praktekan agar laju motor menjadi lebih kencang. Tapi sekali lagi, jangan pernah menyalahgunakan hal tersebut seperti melakukan balapan liar. Jika anda hobi balapan, sebaiknya ikutilah ajang balap resmi yang lebih menjamin keselamatan.

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Motorcycle News

New Motorcycling Series from the Producers of 'The Aviators' to be Distributed by LA-Based GRB Entertainment (Intervention, Untold Stories of the ER, Growing Up Gotti)

LOS ANGELES, March 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Building off its astounding track record with The Aviators, the docuseries which has reached 50 million viewers in 100 different countries around the world, FourPoints Television Productions has announced its latest TV series, 'The Bikers.' 'The Bikers' -- which will employ a similar documentary formula as its resoundingly successful sister production 'The Aviators' -- explores the essence of motorcycling to its core through rich storytelling and stunning videography.  

The new series, which begins filming this summer, is slated for release during spring of 2015 and will be distributed by LA-based GRB Entertainment, producers of 'Intervention,' 'Untold Stories of the ER,' and 'Growing up Gotti.'

The potential fan base for 'The Bikers' is enormous: in 2010, an estimated 25 million people rode motorcycles in the U.S. alone -- more than 20 percent of these riders were women. An integral part of our global culture, motorcycling is much more than a method of transportation. It is a lifestyle that is deeply rooted in the cultural identity of millions of people around the world, with its own heroes, myths and legends. 

The creative team at FourPoints Television Productions, most of whom are motorcyclists themselves, seek to gain an intensely passionate and loyal following using several of the creative production techniques and distribution methods it employed for 'The Aviators,' which earned that show no less than 50 million viewers around the world in just five years.

"As a passionate motorcyclist myself for many years, I am intimately familiar with both the subculture of riding as well as the pride and camaraderie that bikers feel as part of a vastly larger community," commented Producer and Creator Anthony Nalli. "Having witnessed the chart-topping success of 'The Aviators' over the last several years, we felt that our creative team was perfectly suited to bring the culture of motorcycling to viewers in our own, unique way. 'The Bikers' will have great appeal not only to current bikers, but also to anyone who has an aspirational or tangential interest in motorcycles."   

From a content perspective, 'The Bikers' will feature an assortment of motorcycle profiles, historical segments as well as popular destination spotlights. Some of series' planned feature segments will include:

• "Murdercycles: Are bikes really that dangerous?"
• Women bikers: Not just a pretty accessory
• Getting on two wheels for the first time since you were a kid
• Gatherings: Thousands of Bikers in One Place
• Bikers Give: All About Charity Rides

According to Motorcycle Industry Council President Tim Buche, "Household penetration of motorcycles over the last five years has increased by 1,516,610 or 20 percent. As an activity, two wheeling has made significant inroads among various key demographics and is a larger part of American culture than ever."

'The Bikers' will premiere in the spring of 2015. 'The Aviators' and FourPoints' latest show 'Air Boss' collectively air in the US on PBS, in Canada on iChannel and Travel+Escape, overseas on Discovery and Travel Channel as well as digitally on iTunes, Hulu, and Amazon.

To learn more about The Bikers, please visit the new TV series' website at www.thebikers.tv.

About FourPoints Television

FourPoints Television Productions was launched in 2008 in Toronto, ON, by a group of aviators whose increasing involvement in television development and marketing led them to eventually focus their material on their own passions.  Founded by long-time pilot Anthony Nalli, FourPoints began work on its first major initiative and flagship program, the documentary series "The Aviators," in the spring of 2009.  The Aviators now boasts more than 50 million viewers per week across the globe.

FourPoints' mission is to tirelessly support the creation of exciting television programs to entertain and educate viewers with unique, compelling content, while serving as an attractive vehicle for sponsors and broadcasters.  The company maintains production facilities in Toronto, ON; Oshkosh, WI; and Los Angeles, CA. To learn more about FourPoints Television Productions, please visit our website at www.fourpointstv.com.

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