Startling viral video shows lake drying up in drought-ridden California

The videos and images within are scary and haunting.. Sad and foreboding for the future of the state as well.

Startling viral video shows lake drying up in drought-ridden California

This scenario, a EURO model projection, would be much better for lives and limbs along the east coast as opposed to the westward model of the GFS.. Days to go.
Time will tell..
But early prognostications that stated Joaquin would be Sandy part 2 were fear porn and irresponsible..

THE CONJURING 2 BEGINS PRODUCTIONS–AFTER A PRIEST BLESSES THE SET!

Could Hurricane Joaquin be another Superstorm Sandy? - CNN.com

Could Hurricane Joaquin be another Superstorm Sandy? - CNN.com

Russian strikes again expose US disarray

He AFP reports:

As US Secretary of State John Kerry was in New York trying to coordinate with his Kremlin opposite number Sergei Lavrov, a Russian officer contacted the US embassy in Baghdad.
His message was simple: Russian jets are about to launch air strikes in Syria, please stay out of their way.
Kerry quickly protested to Lavrov that this was not in the spirit of Moscow’s promise to agree a “de-confliction” mechanism to ensure Russian flights do not interfere with US-led operations.
But the strikes were already underway, potentially altering the balance of power in Syria back in favor of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, and Washington was looking at a fait accompli.

Russian strikes again expose US disarray

Watchtower issues DMCA takedown over leaked annual meeting letter

JWsurvey has the story..
And it’s a very interesting one about religion, the internet, and the Jehovah Witness church..

Watchtower issues DMCA takedown over leaked annual meeting letter

While everyone is getting ready for Hurricane Joaquin, I don’t think America got over the last disaster named the same..

Pay attention to Joaquin

Hurricane Joaquin strengthens, major impact on N.J. now more likely

Not only Jersey but other states too need to prepare.. The time to do so is now..

Hurricane Joaquin strengthens, major impact on N.J. now more likely

PLANE-SPOTTERS have been left baffled by a mystery aircraft which spent hours criss-crossing the skies over Scotland without landing.

The Bombardier Global Express, flight number GLEX, was tracked flying all over the southern half of Scotland on Tuesday afternoon, jetting as far west as Jura before looping back to circle over Ayrshire before passing over Glasgow and heading south to Dumfries and Galloway at an altitude of 40-43,000ft.

A spokeswoman for air traffic control service, NATS, said the plane was definitely not a commercial aircraft and suggested it was probably a military jet.

However, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Defence confirmed that it did not belong to the British military.

More on the erratic plane flight causing eyebrows to raise..

The Social-Network Illusion That Tricks Your Mind: Network scientists have discovered how social networks can create the illusion that something is common when it is actually rare.

The Social-Network Illusion That Tricks Your Mind: Network scientists have discovered how social networks can create the illusion that something is common when it is actually rare.

A futurist predicts: By 2050, human-on-robot sex will be more common than human-on-human sex, says report

People seem shocked by this predictions. I am, not. 

Everything is eventual. Including this..

Doctor Ian Pearson predicts:

• By 2030, most people will have some form of virtual sex as casually as they browse porn today
• By 2035 the majority of people will own sex toys that interact with virtual reality sex
• We will start to see some forms of robot sex appearing in high-income, very wealthy households as soon as 2025
• We will start to see robot sex overtaking human-human in 2050
• Leisure spending could grow by a factor of five, and the sex market in 20 years could be three times bigger than today and seven times bigger by 2050.

Seems about right..
Just think of the reports from Japan: In 2013, the UK GUARDIAN had a report about why people in Japan stopped having sex, especially young people..

Dr. Pearson is right on. 
Right or wrong for the world. Factually it’s happening.

A futurist predicts: By 2050, human-on-robot sex will be more common than human-on-human sex, says report

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This is the new trailer for the six-episode X FILES series.. just released.

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The DAILY BEAST goes 'Inside the Secret World of Arab Playboys'

Tom Sykes writes,

The royal family of the oil-rich emirate will no doubt be hoping that the conclusion of the mourning period will bring down the curtain. For many years speculation ran rampant that the charming and glamorous Prince Rashid, who lived a glittering life amply accessorized with racehorses, fast cars, and beautiful women, was a persistent drug abuser and sex addict.

In the UAE, the prince’s death has been greeted with hagiographic official obituaries.

In the West, however, the demise of Rashid has cast a rare beam of light on the secret world of the Arab playboys who flock every summer to escape the intense heat of the Middle East, and spend vast amounts of money on Western debaucheries.

The alleged behavior of some of these Arab princelings was highlighted again on Friday, after Majed Abdulaziz Al-Saud was reportedly accused of attempting toforce an employee to give him oral sex, before more reports of him sexually accosting five women surfaced.

The DAILY BEAST goes 'Inside the Secret World of Arab Playboys'

On Monday, after a group of Egyptian and foreign archaeologists examined the famous tomb of King Tut, Egypt’s antiquities minister confirmed that they found evidence suggesting the existence of two previously undiscovered rooms. “This indicates that the western and northern walls of Tutankhamun’s tomb could hide two burial chambers,” minister Mamdouh Eldamaty told the Egyptian state press.

Lots more secrets to be found.. Exciting times.

On Monday, after a group of Egyptian and foreign archaeologists examined the famous tomb of King Tut, Egypt’s antiquities minister confirmed that they found evidence suggesting the existence of two previously undiscovered rooms.  “This indicates that the western and northern walls of Tutankhamun’s tomb could hide two burial chambers,” minister Mamdouh Eldamaty told the Egyptian state press.

The Number of Drones Expected to Sell During the Holiday Seasons is Scaring the Government

Perhaps malls can make a comeback if they open drone stories..

According to the FAA, 1 million more drones will be in the sky with Santa Claus this year..

The Number of Drones Expected to Sell During the Holiday Seasons is Scaring the Government

The latest NHC model..

The cone of impact zone is starting to move West..

This model for Hurricane Joaquin gives me pause. If this happens, it will be around Sunday/Monday.. this would mean intense winds and flooding rains..

Sandy happened in October as well. 

No one in the Northeast wants another Sandy for the rest of our lives.

'The Suicide': The Hotel Cecil and the Mean Streets of L.A.'s Notorious Skid Row

You may know the name of the Cecil because of Elisa Lam–we talked about her before on Coal Speaker and you’ve surely seen ‘strange case’ descriptions about the incident involving her stay at the Cecil a few years back http://coalspeaker.com/post/64769040500/the-strange-behavior-of-elisa-lam.

CNN  also did an article in 2013 after Lam was found in the hotel water tank..

But the Cecil is famous for lots of other bad bad things, too..
This article describes it perfectly and succinctly. 

It is a very dark and grim history.

AMERICAN HORROR STORY this year is taking a hotel approach.. the inspiration being the Cecil.

'The Suicide': The Hotel Cecil and the Mean Streets of L.A.'s Notorious Skid Row

Bears watching.. All of the current models for Joaquin on one map..