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Move Over Tesla, this New Car is Powered by Salt Water and Has Over 900 Horsepower. In a breakthrough that is bound to catch the attention of the oil industry and even electric car makers, a company has just gained approval for its ‘salt water’ powered car in Europe. A car called the Quant e-Sportlimousine that was presented at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show is the first electric car powered by salt water and is now certified for use on European public roads. The e-Sportlimousine, built by the German company Quant, runs on an electrolyte flow cell power system made by NanoFlowcell that generates a staggering 920 horsepower, goes 0-62 mph in 2.8 seconds, and propels the car to a top speed of 217.5 mph!

What is an electrolyte flow cell you ask? According to Green Car Congress, “Flow cells or flow batteries combine aspects of an electrochemical battery cell with those of a fuel cell. The electrolytic fluids in flow cells—usually metallic salts in aqueous solution(salt water)—are pumped from tanks through the cell. “Low cost”, that sounds good to me. h/t intelligentliving.co. Giants of Africa. Chad's Giants1 These giants, according to the natives, were called the Saos. Scholars who traced their history say they came from Kheiber, located north of Mecca, to Bilma, which is situated about three hundred miles north of Lake Chad. A people with a "well-developed religion and culture," they grew in numbers and founded communities at Fort Lamy, Mahaya, Midigue, and Goulfeil. They lived in peace in their new land until the close of the ninth century when the Moslems made wars against them, intending to force their accep-tance of the Islamic faith.

The Saos giants who converted to the faith lived to become servants of the Arabs. Moroccan Find "discovered a complete arsenal of hunting weapons including five hundred double-edged axes weighing seventeen and a half pounds, i.e. twenty times as heavy as would be convenient for modern man. Polo, Marco (See Zanzibar's Giants) Saos Giants (See Chad's Giants) "Zanzibar is situated off the coast of Tanganyika. The Emperor's New Clothes. The Hague Tribunal, Part I: The Hague Tribunal vs. General Djordje Djukic. Subscribe to Emperor’s Clothes Newsletter at Please forward this text or send the link to a friend.

Www.tenc.net [Emperor's Clothes] Unjust from the start... The Hague Tribunal, Part I: The Abuse and Death of General Djordje Djukic By Prof. [This is the first of a 4 part series by Professor Cavoski on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, commonly known as The Hague Tribunal. If things begin well there is a good chance that they will end well and vice versa. Illegitimate Arrest The arrest of a person is an exceptionally serous and dangerous act with regard to elementary human rights and should therefore be carried out with utmost caution. This took place on 30 January 1996 on a road secured by IFOR. The Prosecutor's Gullibility and Rashness The Prosecutor's Violation of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence Blackmail and Extortion of Proof Illegal Indictment. BLOG - architectural rendering and illustration blog. Latest Articles from Jen Alic. James Howard Kunstler.