Why this year El Nino will not develop

According to some interpretation, the El Nino/La Nina phenomena can be considered as a heat engine that is fuelled by the sun and transport heat at higher latitudes. In order for the engine to activate a certain amount of heat is required. If this amount is not reached, there is not enought energy to move the associated water mass. Just like a steam engine with a boiler that has not been adequately fueled with coal. Now, with the current reduced solar activity, I believe that the coal that fuels the El Nino engine is not sufficient to start the cycle. Several attempts took place this year but they always failed due to the lack of energy. The question is, will the energy accumulate in time and eventually reach the level required to start El Nino or every attemp dissipates the enegy accumulated and the cycle restart from beginning? In any case I believe we have long time to wait until we see a real El Nino.

On the concept of freedom

Too many people have a twisted concept of freedom. If you ask them what freedom is they will tell you that freedom is one of the most important of the human rights, that everybody should be free to go, to express their own opinon, to live their life the way they like better. Unfortunately for many of these people there is an unspoken limitation to their idea of freedom. All the above freedom is supported and defended only if it is in line with what they think or feel. If someone else try to express a different opinion, one that goes against their believes, magically this concept of freedom melts away like snow in the sun. In Italy we had an example of this behavior few days ago. The 'Standing Sentinels', a movement that intend to promote the value of the traditional family, organized one of their demonstration, that consist of standing silent in a public place, reading. No other demonstration can be more respectful and peaceful. Well, the wannabe defenders of 'everybody's rights' attacked the standing sentinels throwing objects, insulting them and looking for physical contact, that was avoiden only through a heavy police presence. Basically the freedom for these people is allowed for the people that share their ideas. All other points of view come from enemies to annihilake. Does this recall anything?