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World's Oldest Submerged Town Dates Back 5,000 Years
Underwater archaeologists at Pavlopetri. (Credit: Image courtesy of University of Nottingham)
Science Daily (Oct. 16, 2009) — Archaeologists surveying the world's oldest submerged town have found ceramics dating back to the Final Neolithic. Their discovery suggests that Pavlopetri, off the southern Laconia coast of Greece, was occupied some 5,000 years ago — at least 1,200 years earlier than originally thought.
These remarkable findings have been made public by the Greek government after the start of a five year collaborative project involving the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and The University of Nottingham.
Labels: greek history
Speed of Thought-to-Speech Traced in Brain
This is a brain scan showing electrodes that surgeons use to find and remove the source of seizures (to cure epilepsy) while sparing the source of mental functions like language. Credit: Illustration: Ned T. Sahin, Ph.D.. Brain Image Reconstruction: Sean McInerney.
In just 600 milliseconds, the human brain can think of a word, apply the rules of grammar to it and send it to the mouth to be spoken. For the first time, researchers have traced this lightning-fast sequence and broken it down into distinct steps.
Researchers got this rare glimpse into the fine-tuned workings of the brain from the signals sent by electrodes implanted in the brains of epileptics. The electrodes help surgeons locate the parts of the brain that cause epileptic seizures so they can be removed, and also help keep surgeons from removing critical parts of the brain
Solving The Crystal Maze: The Secrets Of Structure
What makes graphite like this? (Image: Walden)
CRYSTALS are objects of true and profound mystery. That's not because they channel occult energies, or hold misty hints of the future in their limpid depths. Their puzzle is much less esoteric: why are they as they are?
It is an incredibly basic question, yet physicists still struggle with it. Can we say why a given group of atoms prefers one particular arrangement over another? Can we predict how a crystal will be structured, and so deduce what properties it will have?
Labels: materials
Barnacles' Sticky Secret Revealed
Inside out, a cross section of a barnacle
Barnacles are able to attach themselves to almost anything.
They are found clinging to the hulls of ships, the sides of rock pools and even to the skin of whales.
Just how they stick so steadfastly whilst underwater has remained a biochemical puzzle for scientists for many years.
Now researchers have solved this mystery, showing that barnacle glue binds together exactly the same way as human blood does when it clots.
NASA Moon Crash Did Kick Up Debris Plume As Hoped
A satellite camera picks up a plume of debris, circled above, seconds after a rocket smashed into the Cabeus crater. NASA estimates the dust went up about a mile. (NASA)
From The L.A. Times:
Images are released showing that the lunar mission may be more successful than it first appeared. Scientists are 'are blown away by the data returned.'
NASA's recent lunar-punch mission apparently was not the high-profile flop it first appeared.
Officials at Ames Research Center in Northern California, which managed the mission, released images Friday that clearly show a plume of debris from the Cabeus crater shortly after the space agency's rocket plowed into it.
The plume reached an estimated mile above the lunar surface.
The Collider, The Particle And A Theory About Fate
SUICIDE MISSION? The core of the superconducting solenoid magnet at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. Martial Trezzini/European Pressphoto Agency
More than a year after an explosion of sparks, soot and frigid helium shut it down, the world's biggest and most expensive physics experiment, known as the Large Hadron Collider, is poised to start up again. In December, if all goes well, protons will start smashing together in an underground racetrack outside Geneva in a search for forces and particles that reigned during the first trillionth of a second of the Big Bang.
New Software Could Smooth Supercomputing Speed Bumps
ONE SIZE DOESN'T FIT ALL: Researchers are increasingly turning to computers powered by a combination of graphics processing units (GPUs) and central processing units (CPUs), but they're looking for a better way to write software for these systems. © FOTOIE, VIA ISTOCKPHOTO.COM
Researchers turn to the Open Computing Language as a way to get graphics and general-purpose computer processors on the same page for more powerful number crunching
Supercomputers have long been an indispensable, albeit expensive, tool for researchers who need to make sense of vast amounts of data. One way that researchers have begun to make high-speed computing more powerful and also more affordable is to build systems that split up workloads among fast, highly parallel graphics processing units (GPUs) and general-purpose central processing units (CPUs).
Labels: super computers
The Dissection: A Home Electric Meter
Electric Meter An unsuspecting electric meter, waiting to be dissected. Vin Marshall
From Popular Science:
A peek inside the simple gears and complicated math that make up one of the coolest devices in your house.
You remember calculus, right? In a time before mechanized computing was performed by computers, complex (or sometimes just clever) machines were used to automate calculations. One example that has always impressed and fascinated me is the wheel-and-disk integrator, a simple machine capable of solving the calculus equations you labored over in high school without breaking a sweat. While this concept was used most impressively in Vannevar Bush's differential analyzer, an analog computer built in 1931, the chances are good that you've seen one in a more mundane application around your house: the power meter. Click on the photo gallery to see inside one and how it works, and follow the jump for more in-depth electro-geekery.
Digital Rosetta Stone For Digital Storage For 1000 years
Tadahiro Kuroda, an electrical engineering professor at Keio University in Japan, has invented what he calls a "Digital Rosetta Stone," a wireless memory chip sealed in silicon that he says can store data for 1,000 years.
Currently long term data storage requires: Data typically has to be put on new storage systems every 20 years or less for it to be accessible. The digital migration costs time and money. Storing and maintaining a digital master of a very high-resolution movie, for example, costs $12,500 a year; archiving a standard film costs $1,000 a year.
Exact Date Pinned To Great Pyramid's Construction?
The setting sun casts a golden hue over the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt in an undated picture. Construction of the Great Pyramid (right), the tomb of the pharaoh Khufu, started on August 23, 2470 B.C., according to controversial new research announced in August 2009. Photograph by Kenneth Garrett/NGS
The Egyptians started building the Great Pyramid of Giza on August 23, 2470 B.C., according to controversial new research that attempts to place an exact date on the start of the ancient construction project.
A team of Egyptian researchers arrived at the date based on calculations of historical appearances of the star Sothis—today called Sirius.
Labels: egyptian history
More Than 4735 Deaths So Far From H1N1 Flu
Shortage Of Shots As More Kids Die Of Swine Flu -- MSNBC
CDC: H1N1 virus causing unprecedented number of infections for early fall
WASHINGTON - Even as swine flu infections are causing an unprecedented amount of illness for this time of year — and a growing number of deaths, particularly among children — supplies of vaccine to protect against it will be delayed, government health officials said Friday.
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200,000-Year-Old Cut Of Meat: Archaeologists Shed Light On Life, Diet And Society Before The Delicatessen
A bone from the Qesem Cave showing irregular cutmarks. (Credit: Photo by Dr. Mary Stiner)
Science Daily (Oct. 15, 2009) — Contestants on TV shows like Top Chef and Hell's Kitchen know that their meat-cutting skills will be scrutinized by a panel of unforgiving judges. Now, new archaeological evidence is getting the same scrutiny by scientists at Tel Aviv University and the University of Arizona.
Their research is providing new clues about how, where and when our communal habits of butchering meat developed, and they're changing the way anthropologists, zoologists and archaeologists think about our evolutionary development, economics and social behaviors through the millennia.
Labels: early man
Small Asteroid to Fly Past Earth Tonight
A small asteroid will buzz the Earth late Friday EDT (early Saturday GMT), flying just inside the orbit of the moon. It should pass safely by our home planet, according to a crack team of NASA space rock trackers.
The space rock, named 2009 TM8, was just discovered Thursday by the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona. It will get within 216,000 miles (348,000 km) of Earth when it zooms by at a speed of about 18,163 mph (29,232 kph).
"That's slightly closer than the orbit of our moon," NASA's Asteroid Watch team said Friday via Twitter.
Remembering The Man Who Made Jet Fighters Possible
Richard T. Whitcomb solved a problem that had bedeviled aviation engineers, leading to supersonic flight. He died Tuesday at age 88. NASA
He Sparked Supersonic Flight With A Coke Bottle And File -- Wall Street Journal
Richard T. Whitcomb dreamed up techniques that made supersonic flight possible and innovations that endure on passenger jets today.
Mr. Whitcomb, who died Oct. 13 at age 88, solved a problem that had bedeviled aviation engineers, whose designs couldn't achieve supersonic flight even though they seemed to have enough power. Increased wind resistance at speeds approaching the speed of sound was the problem. Engineers took to calling it the "sound barrier."
My Comment: We have gone a long way since his techniques made supersonic flight possible .... but he was the first to dream of the impossible becoming possible.
Labels: obituary
The Moon Belongs To No One – Yet
Making the moon mine (Image: View China Photo/Rex Features)
LAST week, NASA bombed the moon. Or rather, it crashed its Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite into the moon's south pole in a bid to discover reserves of water and other resources.
This was the latest in a veritable flurry of moon missions: between 2007 and 2011 there will have been eight: one from Japan, two from China, one from India, one from Russia and three from the US.
LHC Gets Colder Than Deep Space
The giant Atlas detector will search for hints of the elusive Higgs boson particle
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiment has once again become one of the coldest places in the Universe.
All eight sectors of the LHC have now been cooled to their operating temperature of 1.9 kelvin (-271C; -456F) - colder than deep space.
The large magnets that bend particle beams around the LHC are kept at this frigid temperature using liquid helium.
How Net Activity Boosted 'Paranormal Activity'
From San Francisco Chronicle:
Fueled by a grassroots Internet campaign that included a "Tweet Your Scream" promotion using Twitter, a low-budget horror film titled "Paranormal Activity" has become a surprise box office hit.
Meanwhile, a more anticipated movie, "Where the Wild Things Are," gained 871,000 fans on its Facebook page last week and now has more than 1.5 million eager devotees even before the film hits screens today.
And the official Twitter account promoting next month's sequel to the romantic vampire movie "Twilight" went live Monday and bit into more than 79,000 followers by Thursday. Its Facebook page already had 3.8 million fans.
Labels: internet, twitter
Cheetah, Gecko And Spiders Inspire Robotic Designs
From Gadget Lab:
A cheetah can run faster than any other animal. A gecko's feet can stick to almost any surface without using liquids or surface tension. And some roaches scurry at nearly 50 times their body length in one second, which, scaled up to human levels, can be around 200 miles an hour.
The wonders of the animal kingdom are not just for fans of National Geographic. Robotic designer Sangbae Kim, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is trying to understand how he can take some of the mechanisms animals use and replicate them in robots.
Labels: robots
Stormy Times For Cloud Computing?
From Times Online:
Concern over data loss and legal uncertainty may delay the development of cloud computing, experts warned on Monday.
Cloud computing involves the storage of data online, rather than on locally networked servers or machines. The best known services are provided by Google and Microsoft.
Last weekend, Microsoft in the United States was forced to admit that it had irretrievably lost all online data belonging to owners of the T-Mobile Sidekick, a smartphone that backs up its data online, in the cloud.
British Men Have More Stamina In Bed Than Foreigners, Study Finds
British men last longer in bed than their foreign counterparts, a study has found
British men have more stamina between the sheets than their foreign counterparts – lasting just 10 minutes, a study has found.
Researchers in Holland measured the sexual performance of nearly 500 men from five countries against the clock.
They found that British men had sex for 10 minutes on average before reaching an orgasm.
Labels: sexes
Andromeda Galaxy Captured In Crystal Clear Detail By Nasa's Swift Satellite
The Swift image has revealed new features not seen in previous composites of M31 (pictured)
Nasa's Swift satellite has captured the highest-resolution view of our neighbouring galaxy Andromeda.
Also known as M31, it contains an incredible one trillion stars and is the largest galaxy in our small section of the Universe.
Swift, which usually searches for distant cosmic explosions, turned its incredibly powerful ultraviolet telescope onto our celestial neighbour to achieve the shot.
Giant Impact Near India -- Not Mexico -- May Have Doomed Dinosaurs
Three-dimensional reconstruction of the submerged Shiva crater (~500 km diameter) at the Mumbai Offshore Basin, western shelf of India from different cross-sectional and geophysical data. The overlying 4.3-mile-tick Cenozoic strata and water column were removed to show the morphology of the crater. (Credit: Image courtesy of Geological Society Of America)
Science Daily (Oct. 15, 2009) — A mysterious basin off the coast of India could be the largest, multi-ringed impact crater the world has ever seen. And if a new study is right, it may have been responsible for killing the dinosaurs off 65 million years ago.
Labels: extinction
Monkey Drumming Suggests The Origin Of Music
An illustration of a rhesus macaque drumming with cage doors.
Credit: K. Lamberty, PNAS.
When monkeys drum, they activate brain networks linked with communication, new findings that suggest a common origin of primate vocal and nonvocal communication systems and shed light on the origins of language and music.
In the wild, monkeys known as macaques drum by shaking branches or thumping on dead logs. Similar behavior has been seen in non-human primates — for instance, gorillas beat their chests and clap their hands, while chimpanzees drum on tree buttresses.
Atlantic Salmon Shortage's Ripple Effect
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From CBS News:
(CBS) In Chile's northern Patagonia, in channels sheltered by the Andes Mountains, the salmon are dying, CBS News Correspondent Mark Strassmann reports.
At fish farms, divers check for signs of a waterborne virus called ISA: Infectious Salmon Anemia.
Harmless to humans and deadly to Atlantic salmon, it's the mostly popular fresh fish to eat for American consumers.
ISA has killed millions of salmon in Chile.
Labels: oceanography, wildlife
Rocking On With Hot Rocks Geothermal Energy
From NOVA:
The world is getting hotter. This is because of the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, due mainly to our excessive burning of fossil fuels. We burn them for the energy that is needed increasingly in our daily life – to drive to school, cool ourselves on hot summer days, blow-dry our hair and listen to our music. The resulting greenhouse gases trap radiation from the sun, preventing it from escaping back into space, causing the planet's temperature to rise. But not all of the planet's heat comes from the Sun; some of it is within the Earth; and rather than causing global warming it could help to wean us off fossil fuels.
This heat, geothermal energy, lies in abundance beneath our feet. If the energy stored in hot rocks inside the Earth could be tapped and used instead of fossil fuels, it could help to reduce the threat of climate change.
Labels: geothermal power
20 Years After The Bay Area Quake: Are We Better Prepared?
Photo: Repair crews in Oakland, Calif., examine damage to the Cypress Structure during the 1989 San Francisco earthquake. Dave Bartruff / Corbis
The San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics were just about to start Game 3 of the 1989 World Series on Oct. 17 when the shaking began. ABC play-by-play announcer Al Michaels managed to tell viewers, "We're having an earth—" before the signal went dead. The temblor was brief — just 15 seconds — but the damage caused by the 6.9-magnitude quake was impressive. It killed 63 people, injured thousands and caused $7 billion worth of damage throughout California's Bay Area, including major destruction to the Oakland Bay Bridge. "It was a good sized shock," says Peter Yanev, chairman of Risk Solutions International and the author of Peace of Mind in Earthquake Country.
YouTube's Bandwidth Bill Is Zero. Welcome To The New Net
From Epicenter:
YouTube may pay less to be online than you do, a new report on internet connectivity suggests, calling into question a recent analysis arguing Google's popular video service is bleeding money and demonstrating how the internet has continued to morph to fit user's behavior.
In fact, with YouTube's help, Google is now responsible for at least 6 percent of the internet's traffic, and likely more — and may not be paying an ISP at all to serve up all that content and attached ads.
Labels: internet, youtube
Are Online Currencies Striking Gold?
Without the gold standard, argues consultant Dave Birch, pounds are no more real than World of Warcraft gold. Photograph: Getty Images
Money. The stuff that makes the world go round. Every day we earn it, spend it, exchange it and lose it. But you won't find any Linden dollars, Eve ISK or Facebook credits down the back of the couch.
Virtual currencies like these are used for transactions in online worlds and social networking sites. While real-world currencies are on the slide, many virtual ones are going from strength to strength. In the second quarter of the year the equivalent of $144m (£91m) was traded on the LindeX, the official currency exchange of Second Life, where residents buy and sell Linden dollars for their US counterpart – a 20% increase on the previous quarter, while the US economy shrank by 1%. Trading activity increased by 6% in the last quarter of 2008.
Labels: money
Carbon Dioxide 'May Improve Taste Of Champagne'
It's all in the fizz-sensing cells found in the tongue Photo: GETTY
Carbon dioxide in champagne bubbles may enhance the taste of the drink, scientists revealed today.
A team headed by Charles Zuker, a neuroscientist at Columbia University, found that taste-receptor cells in the tongue respond to carbon dioxide (CO2), the gas that gives sparkling drinks their fizz.
The work showed for the first time that the tongue's fizz-sensing cells are the same taste-receptor cells that detect sourness.
Seamlessly Melding Man And Machine
Image: Living interface: Muscle cells (shown here) are grown on a biological scaffold. Severed nerves remaining from the lost limb connect to the muscle cells in the interface, which transmits electrical signals that can be used to control the artificial arm. Credit: Paul Cederna
Tiny implants that connect to nerve cells could make it easier to control prosthetic limbs.
A novel implant seeded with muscle cells could better integrate prosthetic limbs with the body, allowing amputees greater control over robotic appendages. The construct, developed at the University of Michigan, consists of tiny cups, made from an electrically conductive polymer, that fit on nerve endings and attract the severed nerves. Electrical signals coming from the nerve can then be translated and used to move the limb.
Labels: bionics
Throwable Robot And Remote-Controlled Mini-Helicopter Unveiled As Latest Battlefield Surveillance Technology
Eye in the sky: The lightweight helicopter has four cameras and can hover over enemy positions giving the operator real-time intelligence
Soldiers on the battlefield could soon benefit from new state-of-the-art surveillance equipment that can remotely pinpoint snipers, ambushes and explosive devices.
A throwable wheeled robot and a remote-controlled helicopter were both unveiled at a demonstration at the Defence and Equipment Support at Abbey Wood, near Bristol.
Labels: warbots
New Israeli Battery Provides Thousands Of Hours Of Power
Photo: Prof. Yair Ein-Eli in his Technion lab, where he invented a battery that is potentially as eco-friendly as sand. Photo: Technion
From Jerusalem Post:
A new kind of portable electrochemical battery that can produce thousands of hours of power - and soon replace the expensive regular or rechargeable batteries in hearing aids and sensors and eventually in cellphones, laptop computers and even electric cars - has been developed at Haifa's Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.
'Magnetricity' Observed And Measured For First Time
The magnetic equivalent of electricity in a 'spin ice' material: atom sized north and south poles in spin ice drift in opposite directions when a magnetic field is applied. (Credit: UCL/LCN)
Science Daily (Oct. 15, 2009) — A magnetic charge can behave and interact just like an electric charge in some materials, according to new research led by the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN).
The findings could lead to a reassessment of current magnetism theories, as well as significant technological advances.
Labels: Magnetism
Study: Tingle of Carbonation Is Tasty, Too
Fizzy beverages don't just tickle the tongue. They also rev up taste buds that can detect the drink's bubble-inducing carbon dioxide.
Though this discovery was made in mice, researchers say a rodent's sense of taste is similar to ours.
When a person, or mouse, devours a snack or downs a beverage, taste receptor cells on the tongue (which are clustered into taste buds) detect certain molecules in that food or drink. The receptor cells then send a message to the part of the brain involved in tasting.
A Swim Through The Ocean's Future
As ocean water becomes more acidic, corals and shellfish must spend more energy to make their calcium carbonate shells. Photos courtesy of NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Photo by Benjamin Richards
Can a remote, geologically weird island in the South Pacific forecast the fate of coral reefs?
I drop the dinghy's anchor below the red-streaked cliffs of Maug. The uninhabited island group is among the most remote of the Mariana Islands, which are territories of the United States in the Western Pacific. Maug's three steep, parentheses-shaped islands are the top of an underwater volcano.
Mystery Space "Ribbon" Found at Solar System's Edge
In a discovery that took astronomers by surprise, the first full-sky map of the solar system's edge—more than 9 billion miles (15 billion kilometers) away—has revealed a bright "ribbon" of atoms called ENAs.
The solar system is surrounded by a protective "bubble" called the heliosphere.
Tiny Moon Feeds Largest Ring Around Saturn
This artist's illustration shows a nearly invisible ring around Saturn – the largest of the giant planet's many rings. It was discovered by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Keck
From The Cosmos:
PARIS: Stunned astronomers have discovered a new mega-ring around Saturn and believe its genesis is a small, distant moon.
Phoebe, a Saturnian satellite measuring only 214 km across, probably provides the record-breaking tenuous circle of dusty and icy debris, they report today in the British journal Nature.
The largest ring identified so far in the Solar System, the circle starts about six million km from Saturn and extends outwardly by another 12 million km, within the orbit of Phoebe.
Labels: astronomy, Saturn
Banana Marks Seed Bank Milestone
An international seed bank has reached its target of collecting 10% of the world's wild plants, with seeds of a pink banana among its latest entries.
The wild banana, Musa itinerans, is a favourite of wild Asian elephants.
Seeds from the plant, which is under threat from agriculture, join 1.7 billion already stored by Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership.
The project has been described as an "insurance strategy" against future biodiversity losses.
Labels: farming
Another Century Of Oil? Getting More From Current Reserves
LANCE IVERSEN Corbis
Amid warnings of a possible "peak oil," advanced technologies offer ways to extract every last possible drop.
On fourteen dry, flat square miles of California's Central Valley, more than 8,000 horsehead pumps—as old-fashioned oilmen call them—slowly rise and fall as they suck oil from underground. Glittering pipelines crossing the whole area suggest that the place is not merely a relic of the past. But even to an expert's eyes, Kern River Oil Field betrays no hint of the technological miracles that have enabled it to survive decades of dire predictions.
Labels: Oil production
How Can We Tell If a Country Is Making Nuclear Power Or Nuclear Weapons?
Bombs or Power?: Centrifuges are usually arranged in a triangular cascade; the layout tips inspectors to its purpose. Weapons require heavily enriched uranium, so the triangle is long and narrow; power takes more fuel, so the cascade is short and fat. McKibillo
It's all about enrichment.
Just about everyone insists that Iran's nuclear program is aimed at building weapons. Iran claims it only wants nuclear power. So how do weapons inspectors get at the truth? They study the country's supply and treatment of uranium, one of the most abundant nuclear materials on the planet.
Labels: nuclear
Building The World's Most Powerful Laser
Photo: Power up: This laser can deliver a 200-joule pulse of light lasting just 100 femtoseconds. The cables at left pump power to green flash lamps that pump the laser. Credit: Texas Petawatt Laser Project
New lasers will be key to making fusion energy and proton therapy practical.
This March, researchers at the National Ignition Facility demonstrated a 1.1 megajoule laser designed to ignite nuclear fusion reactions by 2010. But the facility's technology, which is housed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, cannot yet generate enough energy to drive a practical power plant. So, even as physicists look forward to next year's demonstration, they're working on even more powerful lasers that could make possible a method for a kind of laser-induced fusion called fast ignition.
Labels: laser
First Black Hole For Light Created On Earth
The full-wave simulation result when light is incident to the black hole
(Image: Qiang Cheng and Tie Jun Cui)
An electromagnetic "black holeMovie Camera" that sucks in surrounding light has been built for the first time.
The device, which works at microwave frequencies, may soon be extended to trap visible light, leading to an entirely new way of harvesting solar energy to generate electricity.
Alien Giant Snakes Threaten To Invade Up To 1/3 of U.S.
Researchers place a radio transmitter inside a 16-foot (5-meter) Burmese python in Florida's Everglades National Park in an undated photo. Native to Asia, the species is already established in the wild in Florida and is taking a toll on Floridian animals. A similar fate could await ecosystems in a wide swath of the U.S. if other non-native giant snake species are allowed to flourish in the country, an October 2009 study says. Photograph courtesy Lori Oberhofer, National Park Service
Nine species of giant snakes—none of them native to North America and all popular pets among reptile lovers—could wreak havoc on U.S. ecosystems if the snakes become established in the wild, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) .
Two of the giant snakes are already at home in Florida. One of them, the Burmese python, has the potential to infiltrate the entire lower third of the U.S., the study says.
Labels: wildlife
Wiser Wires -- Smart grids
From The Economist:
Information technology can make electricity grids less wasteful and much greener. Businesses have lots of ideas and governments are keen, but obstacles remain
WHAT was the greatest engineering achievement of the 20th century? The motor car, perhaps, or the computer? In 2000 America's National Academy of Engineering gave a different answer: "the vast networks of electrification". These, the academy concluded, made most of the century's other advances possible.
Labels: energy grid
Youth 'Cannot Live' Without Web
A survey of 16 to 24 year olds has found that 75% of them feel they "couldn't live" without the internet.
The report, published by online charity YouthNet, also found that four out of five young people used the web to look for advice.
About one third added that they felt no need to talk to a person face to face about their problems because of the resources available online.
The findings were unveiled at the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday.
My Comment: I am 50, and I cannot live without the web.
The Other Peak Oil: Demand From Developed World Falling
OIL HALT: Demand for oil in developed countries could be passed its prime.
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Oil demand in industrialized countries peaked in 2005 and will not reach that high again, a new report predicts.
Demand for oil in developed nations peaked in 2005, and changing demographics and improved motor-vehicle efficiency guarantee that it won't hit those heights again, IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates says in a new report.
Reduced petroleum demand in developed nations could make their economic growth less vulnerable to oil price shocks, the report states.
Leaked Barnes & Noble e-Reader Is A Powerful Multitouch Hybrid
Barnes & Noble e-Reader
Take a Kindle, and put a multitouch screen where the keyboard and navigation buttons go, and you've got the Barnes & Noble e-reader.
We're still a week away from Barnes & Noble's big e-reader announcement, but we've know they've had something cooking for a while now. And today, our pals at Gizmodo hit the mother load: leaked shots of a forthcoming dual-screen device that is three-quarters e-ink and one-quarter (wait for it) color multitouch.
Labels: ebooks
Natural Gas Changes the Energy Map
Deep drilling: At Range Resources' site in Washington County, PA, a specially designed rig is used to drill more than a thousand meters down and gradually turn 90° to follow the gas-rich shale deposit. The rig will drill half a dozen wells at the site. Beside it is a pond holding debris and mud from a well. Credit: Roy Ritchie
Vast amounts of the clean-burning fossil fuel have been discovered in shale deposits, setting off a gas rush. But how it will affect our energy use is still uncertain.
The first sign that there's something unusual about the flat black rocks strewn across the shore of Lake Erie comes when Gary Lash smashes two of them together. They break easily and fall into shards that give off the faint odor of hydrocarbons, similar to the smell of kerosene. But for Lash, a geologist and professor at nearby SUNY Fredonia, smashing the rocks is a simple trick designed to catch the attention of a visitor. The black outcroppings that protrude from the nearby bluff onto the narrow beach are what really interest him.
The Supercollider And A Theory About Fate
This was some of the worst damage to the Large Hadron Collider. Credit: CERN
From CNET:
More than a year after an explosion of sparks, soot, and frigid helium shut it down, the world's biggest and most expensive physics experiment, known as the Large Hadron Collider, is poised to start up again.
Before year's end, if all goes well, protons will start smashing together in an underground racetrack outside Geneva in a search for forces and particles that reigned during the first trillionth of a second of the Big Bang.
Time-Travelling Higgs Sabotages The LHC. No, Really
Could the Large Hadron Collider be sabotaging itself from the future? That's the suggestion of a couple of reasonably distinguished theoretical physicists, which has received a fresh airing in the New York Times today.
Actually, it's the Higgs boson that is doing the sabotage. Apparently, among the many singular properties of the Higgs that the LHC is meant to discover could be the ability to turn back time to stop its cover being blown.
Or as the New York Times puts it:
"the hypothesized Higgs boson... might be so abhorrent to nature that its creation would ripple backward through time and stop the collider before it could make one, like a time traveler who goes back in time to kill his grandfather."
Whatever Happened To Global Warming? How Freezing Temperatures Are Starting To Shatter Climate Change Theory
Sun or sea? The importance of the ocean's cooling and warming cycles are now under serious consideration as a key factor in global temperatures
In the freezing foothills of Montana, a distinctly bitter blast of revolution hangs in the air.
And while the residents of the icy city of Missoula can stave off the -10C chill with thermals and fires, there may be no easy remedy for the wintry snap's repercussions.
Researchers Discover Mechanism That Helps Humans See In Bright And Low Light
Illustration of human eye cross section. (Credit: iStockphoto/Nurbek Sagynbaev)
Science Daily (Oct. 14, 2009) — Ever wonder how your eyes adjust during a blackout? When we go from light to near total darkness, cells in the retina must quickly adjust. Vision scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified an intricate process that allows the human eye to adapt to darkness very quickly. The same process also allows the eye to function in bright light.
Labels: eyesight
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The Centre today issued directions, to all agencies falling under Delhi airshed area, under Section 18 of Air Act, 1981, to control air pollution and improve the Ambient Air Quality in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR). The directions have been issued to state governments of Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar said that directions to control vehicular emissions include - immediate action against visibly polluting vehicles, carrying out checks of overloaded vehicles, ensuring No Parking in non-designated areas, decongestion of pathways, promoting battery-operated vehicles and considering introduction of flexi/staggered timings to minimize peak movement of vehicles.
The State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) / Pollution Control Committee (PCC) shall acknowledge the receipt of this direction immediately and shall communicate the status of the implementation before 31stJanuary 2016 supplemented with ambient air quality monitoring data being maintained by them. The SPCBs/PCC shall issue further directions to such authorities, as may be necessary, for implementation of these directions by 15th of January, 2016.


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South Bowl's creative leagues span craft beer themes, trivia and more
By Molly Given Posted on January 9, 2023
Bowling leagues begin at the end of January at South Bowl.
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Have you ever wanted to join a bowling league? What about one that's also centered around craft beer or a "Wacky Wednesday" theme, or even one that offers bar games and trivia? Well, you're in luck.
Whether you're looking to join a competitive or just a social iteration of the sport, South Bowl is offering many different options for bowling leagues in Philadelphia for the winter season. And many of them begin at the end of this month.
For some basic info, leagues run Monday through Thursday nights at 6:30 and 9 p.m. start times. Teams typically consist up to six players, with four bowlers per game and games can range to three per night.
Monday nights hold the Craft Beer League (official start date is Jan. 23) which is social, and starts at 6:30 p.m. Next up is the competitive Trios league at 9 p.m. Tuesday nights, while the aforementioned "Wacky Wednesdays" come the next night and all skill levels are welcomed for bar games and trivia at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesdays at 9 p.m. also hold the Better Off Bowling league—another social time slot, while Thursdays hold a Thirsty Thursday league for social bowlers at 6:30 p.m. and then a competitive league rounding out the week at 9 p.m.
Rules for the leagues can be found online, and the benefits of joining yourself with South Bowl range from special pricing to food and drink specials. At the end of the season, bowlers celebrate the season at a party hosted by South Bowl and league participants also compete for trophies and prizes.
The multi-faceted event venue in total boasts 26 lanes throughout its 25,000-square-foot bi-level facility, but the offerings have also expanded into an adjacent outdoor area, which opened in 2019.
Dubbed "The Yard", the space now features slow and fast-pitch batting cages, two 40-foot-long bocce courts, shuffleboard, horseshoes, an outdoor arcade area with billiards, and a full bar with seating. And this is all on top of the two full-sized bars, multiple lounges, and rooftop deck that makes up the popular space inside.
The main hall features 16 lanes (with access to bumpers for little ones, or first-time bowlers) but there are also two private spaces available for parties or large groups in the form of a six-lane bowling alley on the first floor, and a four-lane bowling alley located on the mezzanine level.
This multi-faceted design was intentional for the owner, Oron Daskal. As he puts it: Contrary to the venue's sister site, North Bowl, South Bowl is an experience, and a destination. "The space is purposely designed to provide a multitude of indoor and outdoor options to keep visitors of all ages entertained for hours," Daskal explains.
Fuel for all the activities that the space offers comes from a large menu of both food and drink options. With a wood-fire pizza oven dishing out hand-tossed pies made from locally- sourced ingredients.
Favorites include the American Red Hot (made with red sauce, hand-cut pepperoni, long hots, Fresno Chili Peppers, fresh mozzarella, Pecorino Romano and hot honey garlic oil), and the Shroomin' Pizza (made with garlic white sauce, roasted mushrooms, caramelized onions, fresh mozzarella, sage, truffle oil crust and Pecorino Romano.)
The menu also boasts burgers, wings, tacos, and a selection of loaded tater tots (the options will happily surprise you), plus salads and vegetarian options. Thirsty? South Bowl serves up signature cocktails (the Rose sangria is a winner) and local brews on tap, including the Love City Unity IPA and Victory Brotherly Love. Other highlighted cocktail options include the Malbec Margarita and House Old Fashioned.
As a release states, South Bowl (19 E. Oregon Ave.) is open Tuesday through Friday from 5 p.m. to midnight, and Saturday through Sunday from 2 p.m. to midnight. Guests can also use the free parking lot adjacent to South Bowl or complimentary street parking. A parent or guardian must accompany children under the age of 18, and after 9 p.m., South Bowl is 21 and older.
For information, visit southbowlphilly.com
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It's curious how someone can go from complete Internet obscurity to "famous" within hours of posting content on social media. Considering the billions of social media posts made each day, how do certain posts rocket to viral status while most remain unremarkable? It takes the perfect combination of good timing, interesting content, the right audience, and plain old luck for a post to go viral.
Implicit in the terminology "going viral" is the concept of infectivity. In order for a social media post to reach viral status, it must spread quickly and extensively. In fact, a social media post going viral is very similar to how an actual virus can cause an epidemic.


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Blocks are decrypted in memory and with AMM, memory is represented as files in /dev/shm.
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Technical Perspective: Polyisocyanurate Foam Insulation
Ray Corbin
Polyiso roof insulation represents more than 55 percent of all insulation used in low-sloped roof construction.
Polyisocyanurate foam insulation (polyiso) is clearly the best product to use with today's roofing systems to provide efficient and cost-effective insulating properties. Polyiso roof insulation represents more than 55 percent of all insulation used in low-sloped roof construction. It has a 20-year history and is widely accepted because of its excellent R-value, superior fire performance and compatibility with all types of roofing systems. It is a cost-effective insulation and is approved for direct installation to steel roof decks without the need for a thermal barrier.
Is the thermal performance of polyiso greater than polystyrene?
The average thickness of insulation in roof applications is approximately 2 inches. Polyiso insulation has more R-value per inch of thickness than expanded- or extruded-polystyrene insulation. Two-inch thick polyiso offers 40 percent better thermal performance than polystyrene of the same thickness. Because it is thinner for the same R-value, the roofing contractor usually can obtain a number of economies including wood blocking thickness at perimeters and penetrations while obtaining the correct flashing height. This system also provides increased flexibility when designing tapered systems to drain water more efficiently from the roof.
How does polyiso perform verses polystyrene in a fire test ?
Polyiso is the only foam plastic insulation to have both FM and UL approval for direct-to-steel deck. FM Approval for Class 1 Roof Systems was granted to polyiso for passing FM 4450. UL classification was earned by passing ANSI/UL 1256. Polyiso insulation can withstand high temperatures and passes both FM 4450 and ANSI/UL 1256.
Polystyrene is a thermoplastic material that softens at 165 degrees F and melts between 200 degrees F to 210 degrees F, making it incapable of reaching the standard 30-minute fire exposure. The high temperatures reached in FM 4450 melt the polystyrene, which can then run through the joints in the steel deck, increasing the risk for fire to spread on the underside. Therefore, FM does not list any Class 1 Roof System Approvals for the use of polystyrene insulation in a direct-to-steel deck application.
What are the basic differences between thermoset and thermoplastic insulations?
Foamed plastic insulation is manufactured from either thermoplastic or thermoset materials. Expanded and extruded polystyrenes are thermoplastic foams that soften at approximately 165 degrees F and melt at approximately 200 to 210 degrees F. Because this temperature range is reached with all hot asphalt systems it is almost impossible to apply polystyrene insulations in hot asphaltic systems without damaging the insulation. Certain solvents used in cold-asphaltic mastics and single-ply adhesives will attack and dissolve the thermoplastic foams. Products such as petroleum based solvents — commonly used in adhesives, coatings, paints, and stains — must be allowed to evaporate before coming into contact with thermoplastic foams. Although thermoplastic foams can be used in this type of roof system, a cover board is required, adding to the overall system cost.
Polyiso insulation products are thermosets, which are manufactured as a rigid foam board. They will not soften or melt at temperatures used with the hot asphalt systems. Also, thermoset foams hold up well to adhesives.
How do the roof energy costs compare?
Energy Conservation Management firm in Baltimore has conducted a number of studies comparing the cost effectiveness of polyiso insulation and other products when used in roof construction. In a recent study, polyiso was far more cost effective than either extruded or expanded polystyrene insulation. The ECM study disclosed information about return on investment, installation costs and payback. Successful roofing contractors will want to make their customers aware of this potential for increased energy savings.
What is thermal drift and how does it occur?
"Thermal Drift" is a reduction of the R-value of all insulating foams, at different rates depending on the type of product. This occurs when air diffuses into the foam's cellar structure. Air is less thermally efficient than the blowing agents used in manufacture, and its molecular structure is also smaller, allowing air to defuse into the cells of the foam. The resultant mixture is less thermally efficient, causing a reduction in the R-value of the foam. As this is a surface phenomena of the foam board, as soon as the board is installed in the roofing system, the drift is slowed, particularly when encapsulated in bituminous membranes. At the present time, there are methods under consideration around the world that will simplify representation of the R-values of foam insulation using a "long-term" basis, thus removing the confusion related to thermal drift.
What are the changes to the blowing agents?
Due to global concerns over the continued depletion of the ozone layer, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has stated that as of January 1, 2003, the manufacture of certain chemicals used as blowing agents will no longer be permitted. This has forced the manufacturers of polyiso foam to seek other, environmentally acceptable, non-ozone-depleting replacements to be used as blowing agents. Currently, the commonly used blowing agent HCFC-141b will no longer be acceptable. After the phase-out date, polyiso foam products will be non-ozone-depleting "green" products while at the same time offering superior insulation performance.
Although the next-generation blowing agents have a long history of success in Europe, experience in North American roofing systems is limited. This will put even more pressure on the architect/specifier to select a roof system supplied by a single source so that the manufacturer can offer a guarantee that will cover the polyiso foam insulation as part of a system guarantee.
Also, the EPA has announced a proposed rule that would eliminate the use of ozone depleting compounds as blowing agents used in the extruded polystyrene industry as of January 1, 2005. While this is not a final rule, it should be noted that after the polyiso industry switches to non-ozone-depleting compounds, most extruded polystyrene products will still contain ozone- depleting raw materials.
What are the benefits of pre-cut polyiso crickets?
The two main advantages of pre-cut polyiso crickets are that they create less waste and are easier to apply. Because there is not as much waste, the roofing contractor does not need to take as much material to the job site or onto the roof. Perhaps the biggest advantage is the ease of application of the pre-cut products. Since there is no cutting on the job, there is less human error in fabricating the tapered system on the job. This enables pre-cut materials to be installed faster and with less error than if the system had to be field-fabricated.
Initially, pre-cut crickets may appear to be somewhat more expensive, however, the roofing contractor quickly learns that pre-cut crickets save in roof top scrap, cost of removal, dump fees and labor. With the increasing difficulty to find skilled workers, any advantage that the roofing contractor can use might make the difference between profit and loss.
Where can I find out more information on polyisocyanurate foam insulation?
The Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA) addresses the frequently asked questions about polyiso insulation. PIMA publishes technical bulletins that can help explain these issues in a straight and forthright manner. Always consult the individual manufacturer regarding its respective products. PIMA can be reached at 202.628.6558 or on the Web at www.pima.org.
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Ray Corbin is Director of BURSI (The Better Understanding of Roofing Systems Institute), an educational program sponsored by Johns Manville. Corbin holds four U.S. roofing patents and is a nationally recognized speaker in the roofing industry.
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Late musician Chris Cornell's loved ones paid tribute to the Soundgarden and Audioslave artist at the 2019 Grammy Awards.
On Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, Chris Cornell's widow, Vicky Cornell, and their children — 14-year-old daughter Toni and 13-year-old son Christopher — attended the 61st Annual Grammy Awards and used their walk on the red carpet to remember the beloved husband and father, as reported by E! News. Specifically, Toni wore a black skirt, black tights, and black boots and leather jacket along with a white T-shirt featuring a black photo print of her dad during a stage performance.
Chris Cornell passed away on May 17, 2017, while in Detroit, Mich. He was just 52 years old. His cause of death was ruled a suicide. However, his family alleged that he wouldn't have taken his life on his own accord and must have been under the influence of drugs. It's worth noting that he had a history of drug abuse.


Yesterday my baby brother got married! His wife, Rachel, is absolutely wonderful and I'm so happy that they found each other. Congrats, guys! Love you both!
Wes and Rachel were kind (and brave) enough to invite little two-and-a-half year old Daphne to be a flower girl. I've included the video below. We'll just pretend that she sat quietly in the pew though the rest of the ceremony once her petal-dispensing duties concluded.
I took a couple pics/videos of the main part of the wedding (yes, I'm aware the main part of the wedding was not Daphne!), but they didn't turn out all that well, plus I don't want to prematurely post them on our blog on their behalf. I'm sure they'll want to share their photos with friends and family in due time.
By the way, that's not an oncoming train in the background, it's just our washing machine.
Also, I wanted to include some pictures from one of our trips to the fountains in Wilsonville. James just loves it! The only thing he loves more is that little bottle of sunscreen he's got a grip on - he'd sleep with it if I let him!
Aunt Julie was with us too.


Edward Deci and Richard Ryan of the University of Rochester are authorities on the subject of self-determination theory, a motivation theory which is concerned with supporting natural and intrinsic tendencies to behave in effective and healthy ways. The authors have written much about favourable effects of stimulating intrinsic motivation of and supporting autonomy in students and employees. The body of research associated with their work is particularly relevant to SF because this seems to be an excellent example of a broadly applicable autonomy supporting intervention style. The application of self-determination theory (SDT) to psychotherapy is particularly relevant because a central task of therapy is to support the client to autonomously explore, identify, initiate, and sustain a process of change. In their article A Self-Determination Theory Approach to Psychotherapy: The Motivational Basis for Effective Change, the authors discuss the experimental work, field studies, and clinical trials representing the application of SDT to the domain of psychotherapy. Evidence supports the importance of client autonomy for the attainment and maintenance of treatment outcomes. In addition, intervention studies suggest that therapist autonomy support enhances the likelihood that treatment gains will be achieved and maintained. The authors discuss some of the processes involved in enhancing autonomy, including the role of awareness, the importance of exploring and challenging introjects and external regulations, attention to need-related goal contents, and therapist attitudes required for a therapy approach that is process- rather than outcome-focused. This research seems to confirm basics tenets of the SF therapy approach but is also very relevant for coaching and team facilitation.


Earlier this month, Fabolous (born John David Jackson) was indicted on four felony charges from an alleged assault on his partner Emily B back in March. Today, Oct. 22, the Brooklyn bred rapper pled not guilty to assaulting and threatening the former Love and Hip-Hop star in a North Bergen County Superior court, Bossip reports.
"felony brandishing and threatening a domestic violence victim with scissors." The plea will overall put Fabolous in a position to avoid trial and jail time.
On March 7th, the "Make Me Better" rapper became irate when he learned his partner Emily Bustamente was in Los Angeles at the same time as him through Instagram, according to the court documents obtained by NorthJersey.com. Through text messaging, Fab reportedly threatened to hit Emily in the head with a baseball bat and kill her. He later on allegedly punched Emily in the face seven times, causing her to lose two of her front teeth.
Since reports have surfaced stating Fabolous and Emily B's dad reconciled the very next day and have actually been "hanging out together like family," according to TMZ.
Unfortunately, the judge has concluded Fab is not eligible for Pre Trial Intervention, a program for first-time offenders that is usually geared towards non-violent crimes in the state of New Jersey. Fabolous' lawyer has asked for more time to review the probable deal and the two are set to return back to court sometime in December.


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DJI firmware update makes the White House a drone no-fly zone
DJI has announced a new firmware update that disables drones flying within a 15.5 mile (25 km) radius of the White House (Photo: Ben Coxworth/Gizmag.com)
Following the crash-landing of a drone on the grounds of the White House last week, the Chinese manufacturer of said drone, DJI, has released new firmware to prevent overzealous pilots flying UAVs anywhere near 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Available to download now for owners of the company's popular Phantom 2 drones, the update signals a willingness from the company to work with regulators to clear the air for safer drone flight.
With more and more UAVs finding their way into the hands of hobbyists, commercial operators, and government employees who have enjoyed a drink or two, ensuring the aircraft don't come into contact with planes, presidential palaces and anything else to which they may pose a threat is critical to public safety and ultimately, their widespread adoption.
To this end, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a set of rules in place designed to promote safer use. These include flying the drone within the pilot's line of site, not flying higher than 400 ft (122 m), keeping clear of manned aircraft and notifying airports or control towers if flying within 5 miles (8 km).
But these regulations won't be all that easy to enforce. So rather than relying on the goodwill of its customers to straighten up and fly right, DJI is turning to software to make sure its products aren't caught up in any illegal activity.
The new firmware update is for owners of the Phantom 2, Phantom 2 Vision and Phantom 2 Vision + and integrates a no-fly zone over the White House and a 15.5 mile (25 km) radius around it.
DJI has taken a proactive approach to integrating safety precautions into its Phantom drones. In April last year it announced a flight limitation system, which works with flight agencies and GPS to determine no-fly zones around the world's airports. Simply put, if your Phantom drone has a strong enough GPS signal and you are within a certain distance of an airport, you won't be able to take off.
At present, DJI says it is continuing to update its no-fly zone list, claiming "sensitive institutions and national borders" to be in its sights. This may well be in response to a drone loaded with crystal meth crashing down near the US-Mexico border last month.
These efforts to allay common safety concerns are a smart move from DJI, already a dominant figure in the consumer drone market. Pre-empting the risks, both potential and real, should help to appease the FAA and usher in the adoption of UAVs, and probably won't do the company's market share any harm either.
Source: DJI
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martinkopplow February 3, 2015 07:59 AM
Can I please also have a no fly zone over my house? I feel just as threatened as Mr. President does. Equal rights, right? Thank you.
David Clarke February 3, 2015 10:30 AM
Perhaps there should be the rights to shoot down suspicious drones. I'm pretty sure that drone flyers will find a way round the software if they want to fly somewhere they shouldn't.
I'm also sure that the government would arrange that no-fly zones could be altered at any time, and even enable control of the vehicles to be taken over by government/military.
So there won't be any Google deliveries to the White House?
Chevypower February 3, 2015 01:19 PM
My house is a no fly zone also, the consequences of breaching that ordinance will be shown by a 12 gauge.
Bob Flint February 3, 2015 03:07 PM
Just because they release a patch to the software, doesn't mean one is going to use it. Most likely the intention was to see how close can a drone get before it's stopped. This one seemed to have made it quite far in before it crashed? Or was subdued somehow, or maybe just dumb pilot error?
Robert Viskil February 3, 2015 05:04 PM
I love the fact that still people keep calling Radio Control Quadcopters Drones. #drone just to keep getting put in the news...
James P Pratt February 3, 2015 07:35 PM
Gas and electric powered model airplanes have been around for years and have not caused any real issues because people use common sense when flying them. Quadcopters (drones to the uninformed) are more stable and easier to control, plus software can be programmed to meet regulations as discussed in this article. I would be more afraid of a guy with a 12 gauge who says he'll discharge it in the city, then I would of a proficient quadcopter operator.
christopher February 4, 2015 02:30 AM
I hate kneejerk laws; inch-long styrene drones exist, that are harmless in every situation other drones are "banned" in, yet they suffer the same brain-dead shortsighted laws.
Plus, maybe if politicians don't like the idea of having the things they do recorded, they should not be doing whatever those things are :-)
StWils February 4, 2015 05:14 PM
This action while understandable and well intended just sets a new boundary for harckeristas to intrude upon. Who wants to be the first to dive buzz Congress from inside the dome? The current RepubliCant majority does provide an invitingly large target to chase under their chairs...


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Purchased brand new in 2012 this sintering chamber has never been commissioned and due to a change in management and product mix it has now been decided to seek a sale.
As the chamber has never been commissoned it is felt that interested parties should seek a personal inspection to witness the build quality, however it must be noted that there has been some minor damage to several of the gas entry ports.
Although this oven was designed to our client's own specification for an inter-stage investment casting process the chamber dimensions and temperature may very well lend themselves to alternative thermal treatment such as Full Annealing, Sub-Critical Annealing, Normailizing, Stress Relieving & Tempering or Processes such as Solution Treatment and Precipitation Hardening?
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Adrian Newey is still involved with the design of Red Bull's F1 cars, team boss Christian Horner says.
Newey, arguably the most highly-rated technical brain in F1 history, has taken a step back from the front-line.
But as Red Bull prepares to debut its new car for 2016, Horner insisted: "He (Newey) keeps a close eye on the car. But it's less about the detail and more an overview.
"The technical team continues to develop and increase in confidence," he said in an interview with France's L'Equipe.
Nonetheless, Horner said he expects Mercedes to come out next week with the strongest package for the third consecutive season.
And he tips Lewis Hamilton to also win a third title on the trot, even though it was silver-clad teammate Nico Rosberg with the strongest form late in 2015.
"How high was Lewis' motivation in those last few races?" Horner wondered.
"He's had a winter off to go away and reflect. With successive championships, he absolutely starts the season as the man to beat."


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'Tis the season for entertaining! These vegan holiday snacks and drinks are sure to make all of your party guests jolly!
The holiday season is upon us, which means there will parties, potlucks, and lots of celebrating! I love throwing little cocktail parties and tasty snacks as well as season-themed drinks. Through them, I've earned the title of Vegan Martha Stewart, and I've introduced omnivores to really tasty plant-based food that they might not have otherwise tried.
If you're planning a party, a few of these recipes will definitely please the crowd. I like to make a few finger foods, one or two dips, and a couple of different drinks. The snacks can be made ahead of time and served once your guests arrive. If you're attending a potluck, the finger foods are perfectly delicious contributions.
I'll be making a few of these for a cookie swap that I'm hosting next week, and I'm already trying to decide which of these to make for the Christmas potluck I'm attending in December!
Vegan Cheese and Apple Tarts – Made with store-bought puff pastry, these tarts are easy to make, but they make a big impression with guests.
Spinach Artichoke Dip Bites – These little bites are also made with puff pastry, and they're a great way to serve everyone's favorite party dip!
Tomato Tartlets with Spinach Pesto – Filled with cashew ricotta, these little tarts will definitely impress your party guests.
Smoked Almond Cheddar from This Cheese is Nuts by Julie Piatt – This spread will be the star of your party snack platter!
Tangy Herbed Vegan Cheese Spread – This cashew and macadamia cheese is another great spread to wow your guests with.
Vegan Cheese & Zucchini Pinwheels – These raw pinwheels are the are the perfect appetizer for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year's Eve parties.
Stuffed Mushrooms – These vegan 'shrooms are a mainstay on my holiday menu, and they're also a perfect canapé for parties. I could eat an entire plate of them on my own, as a meal!
Chili Roasted Pumpkin Nachos – Pumpkin season isn't over yet! Nachos are always fun at parties, and these pumpkin nachos with herbed cashew cheese are always a big hit. Totally Loaded Vegan Chili Cheese Nachos are a great option, too.
Curried Garbanzo Cakes from Healing the Vegan Way by Mark Reinfeld – These little cakes are made chickpea flour, and they're super tasty.
Avocado Chocolate Mousse – Serve this mousse in small ramekins or little spoons for a fun bite-sized dessert.
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Truffle Mini Tarts – Satisfy your sweet tooth in just a few bites with these little treats.
Homemade Vegan Fudge – Made with just 5 ingredients, homemade melt-in-your-mouth Vegan Fudge is the ultimate Christmas confection! It's perfect for holiday treat boxes.
Chocolate-Gingersnap Fall Bars from The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook – This a no-bake gluten-free treat is made with hazelnuts, pecans, pumpkin seeds, and warming spices.
Gingerbread Cookies from Naturally Sweet Vegan Treats by Marisa Alvarsson – These little sweets are terrific for gift giving and they're a great dessert for holiday parties and Christmas dinner, too.
Chocolate-Almond Date Truffles – These treats are super easy to make, and they're healthy, too!
Tahini Truffles – Chocolate and sesame paste combine deliciously in these luscious vegan truffles.
Chocolate–Peanut Butter Candy Bites – These little bites from The Vegan 8 by Brandi Doming are a delicious treat for Halloween, holiday parties, or anytime you're in need of something sweet!
Mini Vegan Key Lime Cheesecakes – Their small size makes these little cheesecakes perfect for gatherings. They're great for Christmas or New Year's Eve festivities.
Christmas Cosmos – Cranberries add a festive flair to this cocktail.
Candy Cane Martinis – Garnished with peppermints or candy canes, this is a fun cocktail for holidays parties.
Mulled Wine – Toast the season with a mug of hot Mulled Wine!
Mulled Cider – If you prefer a warm alcoholic drink, opt for cider instead of wine.
Gingerbread Tea Latte – Warm up with a mug of hot non-dairy Gingerbread Tea Latte on a chilly winter's day. It's the perfect drink for the Christmas holiday season.
Orange Ginger Sparkling Ice Tea – This the perfect drink for those who don't imbibe.
A big ole' post of vegan YUM!!!!! Everything looks perfect! WOWZA! Can't go wrong with Vegan Buffalo Cauliflower! DH the omni LOVES them! He's been bugging me to make them again! I need to try your other suggestions soon! I need to jump outside my comfort zone and try and bake again! YIKES!


There are different definitions of "buying local" when it comes to grocery shopping. It could mean buying from your local farmstand where the produce is harvested just a stone's throw away; or, it might mean opting for seasonal produce that was grown in your state. And for those things you want that are out of season, the alternative is buying products shipped from halfway around the world. There is a French saying that goes, "Pas de fraises en hiver," which means "No strawberries in winter". This phrase embodies the importance of buying seasonally, and therefore locally.
In NYC in particular - the hub of countless cultures and cuisines - many buyers consider it commonplace for grocery stores to stock their shelves with any and every fruit or vegetable imaginable, regardless of the time of year. However, there are many environmental, economic, and health-based benefits of buying food locally and seasonally.
Since the 1970s, the United States has gone from being net exporters to net importers of fruits and vegetables. Because the majority of our available cropland is consumed by "cash crops" (corn, soybean, wheat), we forego growing local fruits and vegetables in order to increase the profit margin with these crops.
Shipping food halfway across the globe degrades air quality with an increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, increased pesticide and antibiotic usage, soil degradation, water waste, and increases in methane. Additional consequences include an increase in packaging waste, as well as reduced quality of food.
Buying locally is likely to support small-scale farming, which is both an environmental and economic asset for communities. It allows you to support the community by investing your dollars in local farmers and small businesses, instead of large global corporations. Buying local also increases accountability. By passing through fewer supply chain systems, it is more likely that you will be able to trace where your food comes from. You might even be able to track the specific farm your food came from, just like we do with the produce at BFC!
Overall, buying seasonal and local produce is better for your wallet, the environment and for the economy. Your farmers, and your environment, will thank you for it.
What's your favorite seasonal produce this summer? Let us know below!


Streak's Contacts feature offers a way to save contact information about the people you work with at the Team level.
Contacts are added to boxes and – while available outside of them in other boxes – require a box as their starting point. Once you add a Contact or Organization to one, you can edit contact details, see other boxes related to them, and take action.
The easiest way to create a new Contact or Organization is from the pipeline view, through the Contacts and Organizations column.
Streak will automatically populate results based on your Google Contacts, existing contacts, and offer up Suggested Contacts based on any email threads you've already added to the box.
Double click the field for "Contacts and Organization" in the row you want to modify.
Type the name of your contact or organization. If no match is found, you'll be presented with two options: creating a contact or an organization.
If you want to mass create contacts, too, doing so from the Pipeline view is the fastest method – you can copy and paste email addresses directly into the column and Streak will do the rest of the work for you.
If none of the suggested contacts are relevant to the box, you can add a new Contact from the box view.
Open any box in Streak.
Under the "Contacts and Organizations" section, select Add and begin typing the email address (or name) of the contact or organization you'd like to add.
Select the option (Contact or Organization) that best corresponds to your data.
If the Contact or Organization already exists, Streak will display that as an option when you begin typing. This helps you prevent data duplication and can help speed up your process.


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CPL's $US20.8 million boost
Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) today announced that the tournament's economic impact for Barbados last year was US$20,841,961. The tournament was staged between August 8 and 16 September 16. Organisers said that figure represented an increase on the 2017 figure of nearly 40 per cent.
This figure has been calculated using organiser spend, visitor spend and media value and was collated for Hero CPL by world-renowned researchers, SMG Insight.
In addition to that economic impact figure the Hero CPL employed 361 staff in Barbados and filled 4,579 hotel rooms during the 2018 event. The value of media exposure and mentions of Barbados from the coverage was US$10,438,503, almost double that achieved in 2017. This was due in part to the unique sponsorship of the Sky Sports CPL coverage in the United Kingdom by the Visit Barbados campaign.
The Hero CPL spent US$2,644,411 in Barbados during the 2018 event with the tournament hosting five matches in the island.
Speaking about the report from SMG Insight the Hero CPL Chief Operating Officer, Pete Russell said: "Barbados has been such a large part of CPL since the tournament started in 2013 and we are delighted to be providing tangible benefits to the economy of the country. We have already started our plans for the 2019 tournament, and we are certain we can improve on these figures."
First started in 2013, the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is a franchise-based T20 format cricket tournament that combines two of the most compelling aspects of Caribbean life – dramatic cricket and a vibrant Carnival atmosphere.
Combining broadcast and digital viewership, over 200 million fans watched the 2018 season to make it one of the fastest growing leagues in world cricket.
Trinbago Knight Riders are the current Hero CPL champions and the other competing teams are Barbados Tridents, Guyana Amazon Warriors, St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots, St Lucia Stars and Jamaica Tallawahs.
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Tag: Ahmed Shaheed
UK parliamentary group calls out 27 countries for 'significant' religious freedom violations
December 10, 2018 International Afghanistan, Ahmed Shaheed, Bangladesh, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Egypt, Eritrea, Human rights, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Religious freedom, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tariq Ahmad, Turkey, Turkmenistan, UK, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
A "Commentary on the Current State of Freedom of Religion or Belief" presented by a group of British parliamentarians today, 10 December, highlights 27 countries where people's religious freedom has been denied and abused in the past year. The report, presented by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for International . . . Read More
Religious freedom key to ensuring other human rights, say UN rapporteurs
October 24, 2018 International Ahmed Shaheed, Human rights, Minorities, Religious freedom, UN
The level of religious freedom in a country is a good indicator of its general human rights situation, UN special rapporteurs said at an event at the UN headquarters in New York on Monday, 22 October. "Infringements on freedom of religion or belief serve as the early warning signs of . . . Read More
'Eliminate' blasphemy laws, says US commission chief on International Blasphemy Day
October 1, 2018 International Ahmed Shaheed, Blasphemy, Minorities, Pakistan, Religious freedom, Southeast Asia, UN, USA
Blasphemy laws are "dangerous" and should be "eliminated", the chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) told Newsweek yesterday on International Blasphemy Day. The freedom to criticise or mock religion should not be decided by governments and their interpretation of laws, said Dr. Tenzin Dorjee. And it . . . Read More
Religious freedom violations in Asia increasing – UN rapporteur
August 24, 2018 International Ahmed Shaheed, Asia, Hindu nationalism, Human rights, India, Islamic State, Maldives, Minorities, Religious freedom, Southeast Asia
Religious freedom in Asia is "eroding", with an increase in religious fundamentalism across much of the continent, according to the UN's religious freedom rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed. Shaheed spoke during an event, hosted by the Foreign Correspondents Club in Thailand's capital Bangkok, on the back of the 4th Southeast Asia Freedom of Religion or Belief Conference. "Freedom . . . Read More
Uzbekistan says religious freedom 'progressing', despite new restrictions
July 26, 2018 Uzbekistan Ahmed Shaheed, Human rights, Religious freedom, Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is progressing towards rapid transformation, including political, economic, and importantly, religious freedom," said the deputy chairman of the Uzbek Senate yesterday (25 July) at a side event to the first Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom currently being held in Washington DC. "Uzbekistan is progressing towards rapid transformation, including political, . . . Read More
Tunisians protest against closure of cafes and restaurants during Ramadan
June 15, 2018 Tunisia Ahmed Shaheed, Converts, Egypt, Islamic extremism, Ramadan, Religious freedom, Tunisia
Non-Muslims in Tunisia have taken to the streets during this year's Ramadan to protest the closure of many cafés and restaurants, saying they can't be forced to fast, reports the New York Times (NYT). Around 100 protestors began Ramadan this year by drinking water and eating sandwiches in central Tunis in . . . Read More
UN rapporteur welcomes Uzbekistan's religious freedom pledge
June 12, 2018 Uzbekistan Ahmed Shaheed, Human rights, Religious freedom, Urgench, Uzbekistan
The UN's Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion of Belief has welcomed Uzbekistan's pledge to implement the recommendations he made in the wake of a visit there in October last year. Uzbekistan has promised to implement 12 recommendations made by Ahmed Shaheed, and has given a timeline for each one, as well . . . Read More
Iran: appeal heard by judge with 'poor track record in dealing with Christians'
April 26, 2018 Iran Ahmed Shaheed, Amin Afshar Naderi, Assyrians, Blasphemy, Converts, Hadi Asgari, Iran, Kaviyan Fallah-Mohammadi, Proselytism, Tehran, Victor Bet-Tamraz
Four Iranian Christians each sentenced to at least ten years in prison had their first appeal hearing yesterday (25 April). In the hearing, initially scheduled for February but postponed, a judge heard the case of Christian converts Hadi Asgari, Amin Afshar-Naderi, Kaviyan Fallah-Mohammadi and Assyrian pastor Victor Bet-Tamraz. At least . . . Read More
Tunisia's religious freedom curbed by societal pressure – UN Rapporteur
April 23, 2018 Tunisia Ahmed Shaheed, Apostasy, Blasphemy, Human rights, Islamic extremism, Religious freedom, Sharia, Tunisia, UN
Old laws and societal pressure pose the greatest challenges to religious freedom in Tunisia, concluded the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Ahmed Shaheed, after a ten-day visit. Though Tunisia's 2014 Constitution guarantees religious freedom, there is still work to be done to align its laws and . . . Read More
UN religious-freedom rapporteur to assess Tunisia
April 10, 2018 Tunisia Ahmed Shaheed, Human rights, Islamic extremism, Religious freedom, Tunisia, Women
The UN's Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief will assess whether security measures to combat terrorism in Tunisia are limiting freedom of religion. Ahmed Shaheed is scheduled for a 10-day visit the capital, Tunis, and the island of Djerba, where he will discuss human rights issues, including those . . . Read More


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June 16, 2011 by helmut
Everything seemed in their favor when George and Ellie got married. He was a research chemist with a good income; they bought a nice house, were active in the church, and popular with their friends. But in a few weeks this young couple was in my office seeking help.
Their story went like this. George came home one night and was greeted as usual in the living room with a tender kiss. But as he held Ellie in his arms, his eyes wandered to a corner of the room and he saw hanging from the ceiling a long, wavy cobweb.
He said nothing about it that night, or the next, but both times while maintaining a pleasant appearance, he said to himself in disgust, "What kind of a woman did I marry that she can't keep her house clean?"
On the third night he said precisely, "Honey, there's a cobweb hanging from the ceiling."
Her response was to kiss him and laugh. "Oh George, dear, I see you're going to make a good housewife out of me."
He was relieved. He had won his point and kept her smiling.
But inwardly Ellie was appalled. "How long have his eyes been prying that out of the ceiling?"
Some nights later, George, watching Ellie wash dishes, could keep his peace no longer. "Dear," he said, "Do you know you're washing dishes cross-handed?"
"Cross-handed?" she asked. "What's that?"
George told her gently how she could save time and energy by switching her washing position with the draining position to avoid the long reach-over. Inwardly, George was fuming at the simpleness of a woman who had to be told something so obvious.
"Oh George, honey," she said. "I never thought of that."
However, within Ellie, resentment flared: "Now he tells me how to run my kitchen!"
A few weeks later, deeply disillusioned, the newlyweds came to me.
As we discussed their problems, George said accusingly, "Can't a man believe what his wife tells him, especially when she's kissing him?"
Ellie retorted, "Did he have to hide his criticism behind sweet words?"
The quiet manner and tender kisses had been a smoke screen. George and Ellie were doing the right things because they were expected, but they had little meaning. They were living by the letter of the law, which Paul says, in 2 Corinthians 3:6, is deadly: "He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life."
George came to see that his problem was not his wife's housekeeping, but his attitude toward her. Ellie came to acknowledge that her problem was not a critical husband, but her unwillingness to accept criticism. Together they asked God to help them speak the truth, in love, according to Ephesians 4:15: "Speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Him who is the Head, that is, Christ..." in order to have a sound basis for working out their differences.
The names and certain details in this true case history have been changed to protect each person's identity and privacy.
Filed Under: Marital Peace, Relationships, Successful Marriage Tagged With: disillusionment, marriage, marriage difficulties, successful marriage


HomeBlogAddiction & RecoveryAre Men Bad Patients?
Are there unique needs for men and how can they best be addressed?
The Sears Craftsman toolbox has a variety of essential tools for a craftsman to use. But the red one with the wheels and lots of draws, with room for dozens and dozens of tools the mechanic might use is my favorite. The same is true for therapy—what appeals to men: a toolbox with lots of draws and tools to use. Counselors working with men need a toolbox full of equally fine tolls to help repair a man's life and relationships.
Gender-specific treatment is long overdue. For years, we have presumed that the focus of most therapy, especially in the field of addiction, was on men's issues. It wasn't! It took the writing of Stephanie Covington and others to address the unique needs of women in recovery from addiction for the treatment field to acknowledge that there may be unique issues as well for men in treatment. It is time for men to discuss with their therapist what it is like to grow up male today as well as issues such as sexuality, work, money, parenting, sexual orientation and substance use and abuse.
Historically, men make bad patients–they don't ask for help. A man has to be half dead to see a doctor. The general mystique for men is to be self-reliant, controlled, and strong. Most men only visit a doctor when they are cajoled or forced to do so. Most treatment programs are not sensitive to these issues, initially grilling a male patient with lots of questions, asking him to discuss with someone he has never met secrets he has never shared. And we wonder why the man does not return for the second session?
Treatment methods when working with men should address barriers for men to seek treatment (a societal value that men don't discuss "feelings" or the enabling system that allows men to hide their addiction). Treatment must to adapt the screening and assessment processes to the unique needs of men. What approaches work best with men in treatment? What resources may be appropriate, such as homework, bibliotherapy, reel therapy, art as a therapeutic tool, activities and games, and questionnaires?
It is time for gender-specific treatment services to be developed for both women and men. It is time for the therapeutic community to study the unique needs of both genders.
in David Powell, GAME PLAN, Men's emotional fitness, Men's Healing, Ph.D.


As soon as you walk out of the door at Residence Alpina Lodge you'll find yourself in the fashionable center of Val d'Isere. The complex is brewed in a traditional style and the apartments have a cozy decor. The slopes and ski lifts are within walking distance of your apartment. Ideal! You will never have to walk far with your belongings. After a day in the snow it is lovely to relax in the spacious apartments. In the evening you can walk into the center, where you can enjoy a delicious French dinner in one of the cozy restaurants This will all make you winter holidays perfect!


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Shibu Chacko MBE
Shibu was awarded a MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for the work he did with the promotion of organ donation among the minority communities in the UK. He was a Specialist Nurse with NHS Blood and Transplant and Community Volunteer and he received his award at Buckingham Palace on 5th December 2019.
He worked as a Specialist Nurse in Organ Donation with NHS Blood and Transplant in the South East Region of England. His work took him to many hospitals and critical care units across the UK to support families and hospital staff through the organ donation process and act as the key point of contact for organ donation within the hospital.
Prior to working as a SNOD, Shibu worked in the Critical Care Outreach Team at Medway Hospital in Kent, and he was a BACCN memeber for many years, including being on the Southern Region, Regional Committee
In parnership with St. George's University of London, he developed the world's first course on organ donation for healthcare professionals to understand the key processes in organ donation. This course has the endorsement of NHS Blood and Transplant as an approved programme of study. All healthcare professionals can access the course at https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/organ-donation)
Shibu says:
"I really am very grateful and feel very humbled by this recognition. I feel deeply privileged doing the job I do and I am passionate about creating an understanding of organ donation in the BME communities. Throughout my career, I have been privileged to meet and be supported and inspired by so many extraordinary people and to that extend this appointment as MBE is much about their contribution as it is my own. I am deeply proud to work for the NHS and in public service, and would like to pay tribute to my wonderful family who supported me in all I do..."
Catherine Plowright
BACCN Professional Advisor


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