February 13, 2019

This Woman Is A Shark Whisperer

https://twitter.com/dodo/status/1095366924261867522

February 13, 2019

Seth Meyers - Trump's Annual Physical, Live Action Aladdin - Monologue - 2/11/19

Fred Judges a Book by Its Cover: The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff



Fred Armisen guesses the plot of Pam Jenoff's The Lost Girls of Paris using only the book's cover.

February 13, 2019

The Daily Show: Trump's Call to Finish the Wall that Hasn't Been Started

President Trump manages to invent a new border wall motto and turn his supporters against dogs at a rally in El Paso, Texas.

February 13, 2019

"STATE OF THE UNION" -- A Bad Lip Reading

Donald Trump makes his way to the podium to deliver his 2019 State of the Union address, while Mike Pence and Nancy Pelosi wait patiently...

February 12, 2019

Russian islands declare emergency after mass invasion of polar bears

Experts deployed to remove dozens of hungry bears besieging Novaya Zemlya

Russian environmental authorities have deployed a team of specialists to a remote Arctic region to sedate and remove dozens of hungry polar bears that have besieged the people living there.

The move came after officials in the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, with a population of about 3,000 people, appealed for help.

“There’s never been such a mass invasion of polar bears,” said Zhigansha Musin, the head of the local administration. “They have literally been chasing people.”

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Other footage shows the polar bears feeding on rubbish at a local dump. Attempts to scare off the polar bears using car horns and dogs have all failed, the Tass news agency said.

Russia classes polar bears as an endangered species and shooting them is prohibited by law. Officials warn, however, that a cull may be necessary to ensure the safety of the local population, if attempts to remove the animals fail.


More: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/11/russian-islands-emergency-mass-invasion-polar-bears-novaya-zemlya


Polar bears invade Russian islands



Dozens of hungry polar bears have invaded the remote Artic region of Novaya Zemlya, leading authorities to declare an emergency. 'There’s never been such a mass invasion of polar bears,' said Zhigansha Musin, the head of the local administration. 'They have literally been chasing people.' A team of specialists has now been sent to sedate and remove the bears.

February 12, 2019

Stephen Colbert: Guest John Oliver Anticipates A Brexit 'No Deal'

'Last Week Tonight' host John Oliver looks ahead to what might happen in the U.K. should no deal be reached on the Brexit.




John Oliver's 'Late Show' Lifetime Achievement Award



'Last Week Tonight' host John Oliver accepts one of the Late Show's most prestigious honors.

February 12, 2019

Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 2/11/19

Here's How Trump Spends 60% Of His Day



Donald Trump took to Twitter during his 'Executive Time' to explain how he spends his 'Executive Time.'




Jeff Bezos Invents A New Euphemism For Penis



Jeff Bezos coined a new euphemism for male genitalia in his blog post, 'No Thank You, Mr. Pecker.' And it's not 'pecker.'




Go Fund Yourself: Sneezed-In Tissues For Sale



Stephen announces his foray into the booming market of selling disease-ridden goods after learning of a real company that sells used tissues sneezed into by sick people.




Stephen Interviews Gayle King's Interview Of Ralph Northam



Stephen Colbert demands answers in an exclusive fake interview with Governor Ralph Northam.

February 12, 2019

Trevor Noah says firing people for blackface controversies "doesn't solve the problem"

"Daily Show" host Trevor Noah continues to make his mark on late night comedy. He recently introduced viewers to his grandmother in his hometown of Johannesburg to discuss his childhood under apartheid. His grandma said she used to be scared police would take Noah because he was mixed race and interracial relationships were illegal. Noah shares how his family kept him hidden in his memoir, "Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood." Noah joins "CBS This Morning" to weigh in on blackface controversies surrounding Virginia lawmakers.

February 12, 2019

Tests for Oil in Arctic Refuge Won't Happen This Winter, Officials Say

A plan to conduct seismic testing for oil and gas exploration across a large swath of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska has been shelved for this winter, Interior Department officials have said.

The announcement signals at least a temporary victory for environmental groups and scientists who oppose the project, in which large trucks and other heavy equipment would crisscross the refuge’s coastal plain along the Arctic Ocean, using acoustic signals to map underground rock formations that may hold oil and gas reserves.

Steve Wackowski, the department’s senior adviser for Alaska affairs, made the announcement at a hearing Tuesday in Kaktovik, a village within the refuge.

Faith Vander Voort, a department spokeswoman, said the seismic proposal was still pending, and that the company behind it, SAExploration, had asked that the start date be moved to next December.

The postponement will have no direct impact on the Interior Department’s plan to open the coastal plain, 1.5 million acres known as the 1002 Area, to oil and gas development. The department, through the Bureau of Land Management, has said it wants to offer leases for sale this year.

The coastal plain is thought to overlie formations containing billions of barrels of oil, and the Trump administration has been eager to allow development, part of its push for more commercial activities on federal lands.


Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/climate/seismic-testing-anwr-alaska.html



Truck tracks from seismic testing decades ago are visible through the snow in the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: Katie Orlinsky for The New York Times

February 12, 2019

Gas-powered vs. Electric Cars: Which Is Faster?

You're at the red light and the guy next to you revs his engine. You laugh to yourself, though, because he clearly doesn't notice you're driving a Tesla Model S (or he thinks an electric vehicle [EV] is a handicap). The light turns green, you put the pedal the floor and leave him in the dust. Bye, Felicia!

The point of the story is to say that if you want to go from zero to 60 mph (zero to 96.5 kph) as fast as possible, an electric car is the way to go. Surprised? So was the guy at the red light that you smoked in this little made-up story. However, gas-powered cars can still have faster top speeds. So what's the key difference between the two cars? Mostly, the transmission, or lack thereof.

Quick vs. Fast

First, in general racing terminology, "quick" means how long it takes to get from point A to point B, while "fast" means the top speed a vehicle reaches. In drag racing, for example, the "faster" vehicle hits the higher speed over the course of the race, but the quicker vehicle gets to the finish line first.

Electric cars are capable of being quicker than gas-powered cars, but EVs aren't yet capable of going faster. Our little zero to 60 scenario is a good example. Gasoline cars do have a performance advantage when those top speeds are being sustained for longer periods of time.

A 2015 Fortune article featured former Tesla engineer Dustin Grace, who provided a good overview. Electric vehicles generate much more torque than gas vehicles, which is important because torque is what drives the vehicle forward. Furthermore, an electric car's motor eliminates the need for a traditional transmission in many modern designs. The power goes straight to the wheels for instant acceleration, making EVs quicker on the start.

In a gas-powered car, the engine has to route the power first to the transmission and then to the wheels (the components collectively known as the "drivetrain" or "powertrain" ). This process takes longer, wasting crucial zero to 60 potential. Some of the power created by the engine — usually about 15 percent — is also wasted traveling through the drivetrain, known as drivetrain loss.


Read more: https://auto.howstuffworks.com/gas-powered-vs-electric-cars-which-is-faster.htm



In a zero to 60 mph (zero to 96.5 kph) race, a Tesla Roadster like this one will smoke a gas-powered vehicle every time. TESLA