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Is Driving More Dangerous in the Summer?
In Kentucky, the thaw of spring has started and everyone is eager to get out from under the deep freeze of winter. This is good news for those on the road who will no longer have to contend with ice and snow along the way. However, dangers on the road are present all year round, albeit in different forms. Even without the ice and snow, summer continues to pose a greater danger to the roads than do the winter months. Increased traffic, daylight savings time, wet roads and tire blowouts and issues are just a few reasons for this. Daylight Savings Time It's in March when the clock jumps ahead an hour and everyone loses an hour of sleep. This doesn't always sound like a big jump in the circadian rhythm, but it really throws people off. Researchers from Johns Hopkins and Stanford University studied over two decades of data relating to fatal car crashes. The Monday after springing forward, there were an average of 83.5 deaths. On an average Monday (not after daylight savings), that number fell to 78.2 deaths. Losing that hour of sleep when switching to daylight savings time causes people to become foggy and drowsy behind the wheel. While this switch doesn't occur during the middle of summer, these numbers also show how early spring can be of the most dangerous times for driving. More Drivers on the Roads Spring and summer drive people outside. They've been cooped up in buildings for the past several months and desperately want to get out and enjoy the fresh air. As such, there is a larger number of people on the roads. More drivers are in vehicles trying to get from one point to another, and pedestrians and cyclists are out enjoying Kentucky on foot or bike. Motorcycles, another vehicle that becomes more popular during the summer months, are also out on the roads and carry significant risks. This amount of volume greatly increases the chance of an accident. Accidents are sometimes a numbers game, and where there are more people, the more accidents that are likely to occur. Drivers, pedestrians, and anyone else sharing the road with others must always be aware of their surroundings, and act in a manner that keeps everyone safe. Accidents Caused By Tires Tires are definitely important during the winter months as they grip the road and get the passengers of vehicles where they're going safely. While quality tires are important in the winter, they're just as important during the summer. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were 116,000 injuries and 3,400 fatalities due to faulty tires between the years 2005 and 2009. The problem starts to occur when a tire becomes even slightly deflated and then travels at high speeds over very hot asphalt. This can cause a tire to explode, which is a disaster for those in the car and anyone around them. This problem only occurs in the summer, when the asphalt is extremely hot. Call Kentucky's Car Injury Attorney if You're Hurt in an Accident There's a lot to love about spring and summer in Kentucky, but accidents still happen. When they do, accident victims need to speak to a Kentucky personal injury lawyer who handles Kentucky injuries almost exclusively. At the Morrin Law Office, we want to help. If you've been injured and someone else was at fault for the accident, call us today at (859) 358-0300 or fill out our online form to learn more about what we can do for you.
How Do Accidents Involving Out-of-State Drivers Work?
Tragedy struck on Interstate 75 in Kentucky in early January. A white pickup truck was speeding while traveling the wrong way on the highway. It crashed into a vehicle carrying a family of five. The family was traveling back to their home in Michigan after vacationing in Florida. All members of the family and the driver of the pickup truck were killed in the accident. News outlets throughout the country picked up the story, and many were left in shock at the nature of the accident. As the shock subsided, it left many with questions pertaining to these types of accidents that involve out-of-state drivers. How does insurance work? What laws govern these accidents – Kentucky's, or the home state of the drivers involved? Out-of-State Insurance Generally speaking, an insurance policy is nationwide. This means it will cover a driver no matter where they go in the country. Assuming that the driver from Michigan had proper insurance, that insurance policy would still provide coverage in case of an accident, regardless of where it took place. As long as the issuing insurance company does business in the Commonwealth of Kentucky then they must provide at least the bare minimum insurance required by the laws of Kentucky even if such coverage is not in the insurance policy. Insurance issues become more complicated if the policy was purchased outside of the country. If the family had been from Canada, for example, that insurance policy is not typically applicable in the United States. Drivers that are from outside of the country need to purchase additional insurance that will cover them in case an accident occurs while they are not in their home country. While the insurance policy will still provide coverage, the coverage provided is governed by the state in which the accident occurred. Applying that to this latest story, Michigan is a no-fault auto insurance state. Kentucky on the other hand, is a no-fault optional state. If the pickup driver had Kentucky no-fault insurance, both drivers may have gone through their own insurance companies to collect accident benefits. If the Kentucky driver had rejected no-fault insurance, though, the Kentucky insurance company would need to determine fault before making a payment for the Kentucky driver, and the insurance company of the at-fault driver would provide accident benefits to each. Out-of-State Personal Injury Lawsuits Often, when an insurance company does not provide the coverage needed, a personal injury lawsuit is filed against the at-fault driver. Just as the insurance laws of the state in which the accident occurred apply, so do the negligence laws of that state. If the family's remaining relatives wished to file a wrongful death lawsuit, they would need to do so in Kentucky, as that is where the accident happened. This doesn't mean that they would need to spend weeks, months, or even years in Kentucky. Those who are filing a lawsuit in Kentucky but live in another state can hire an attorney to represent them and to appear on their behalf. Most communication is done by email or phone. However, if the case went to court, the family members will need to visit Kentucky for a short period of time and appear before a judge and jury. In the Most Complicated Cases, You Need a Richmond Car Accident Attorney Nearly every car accident has its own challenges. There are some cases, however, where the complexities make a case extremely challenging, such as when you are in a Kentucky accident with a driver from out of state. While having legal representation is recommended for any car accident involving a serious injury, in cases like these, speaking to a Richmond personal injury attorney is of critical importance. If you have been involved in a car accident, you know how important it is to get back to your best health right away. At the Morrin Law Office, we'll help you do just that. Call us today at (859) 358-0300 to see how we can help sort out insurance issues, and even help you file a lawsuit against an at-fault driver but only if absolutely necessary. There are many difficult questions after an accident. We have the answers, and we will use them to protect your interests during this difficult time.
How to Prove that Another Driver Was Texting Before an Accident
Kentucky passed the state's texting and driving ban in 2011. Since that time, however, law enforcement has stated that the law has been difficult to enforce. This is largely due to the fact that while texting and driving is illegal in the state, using a handheld device is not. Drivers can still punch in phone numbers or use GPS systems. This poses a problem not only for police, but for other drivers, too. Texting and driving, just like disobeying any other traffic laws, is considered negligent. As such, if a driver is caught texting while behind the wheel and causes an accident, they can be held liable to provide compensation to other drivers injured in the accident. Unfortunately, the burden of proof is on the injured driver. This means they must show that the driver that caused the accident was negligent. So, if the police can't prove a driver was texting, how can another driver? It's not always easy, but it is possible, and a Kentucky personal injury lawyer can help. Tell Officers on the Scene When a motor vehicle accident occurs in Kentucky, those involved must report it to the Kentucky State Police if there is any injury or property damage over $500. When this is the case, the injured driver should tell the police officer if they believe the other driver was texting or if they think the other driver is drunk. The police may ask for that driver's phone right at the scene to verify that texts were being sent at the time of the accident. According to Kentucky's texting and driving law, it is also illegal for a driver to read any text messages while a vehicle is in motion. If the officer sees that a person even just received a text, this can help verify the story of the injured individual. If the police also believe the driver was texting while driving, they may issue a citation. The penalty for texting while driving in the state is very small. However, the citation will go in official records, and injured drivers can use this to strengthen their case in court. Subpoena Phone Records Perhaps the best way to prove that a driver was texting while driving, and therefore caused an accident, is to subpoena their phone records from their cell phone carrier. In order to do this, the injured individual must first file a personal injury claim. Subpoenas are difficult to come by for those not in a legal profession, but personal injury lawyers are very familiar with the process. An attorney can also file a personal injury lawsuit on the injured party's behalf before getting a subpoena. It is important that both actions are taken as soon as possible. Cell phone providers only keep records for a specific period of time. Issuing a subpoena right away will ensure these records are still on file, which can help prove a case. In addition, accident victims find that an attorney is most helpful when they are part of the claim from the very beginning. Contact a Kentucky Car Accident Attorney Who Can Get the Proof You Need Car accident cases are often very complicated. When evidence is needed that is difficult to come by, such as that a driver was texting while driving, it becomes even more challenging. A car accident lawyer in Kentucky can help accident victims get the proof they need. If you or a loved one has been in an accident and believe someone else was at fault, contact Morrin Law Office at (859) 358-0300. We will help you get back to your best health, and best life, as quickly as possible and obtain any evidence needed to help further your claim.
Can I Claim Compensation for an Accident Caused by the Road?
Drivers have a lot to watch out for on the road. Negligent drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists are all on a driver's radar when they're behind the wheel. As it turns out though, cracked pavement, large potholes, and other poor road conditions are just as important to watch out for. These can cause damage to a vehicle's suspension, shocks, tires, and more. They can also cause accidents with other vehicles. So, when poor road conditions have caused you to suffer losses, either through property damage or injury, do you have any legal recourse? You just might. The Data on Kentucky's Roads Poor road conditions cause thousands of car accidents every year all over the country. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, 34 percent of the roads in Kentucky are classified as being in mediocre or poor condition. More than 31 percent of bridges are now considered obsolete because they don't function, or they are considered structurally deficient. The problem has many in Kentucky wondering why the number of poorly maintained roads is so high. For drivers who have to navigate roads with poor lighting, broken or missing guardrails, and ruts, they want to know what Kentucky is going to do about the problem. They also want to know if there's anything they can do to claim compensation for damages. The 2018 Highway Plan While it's already 2019, the 2018 Highway Plan set out by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is still being carried out. In fact according to the plan, it's one that's going to take six years to complete. The plan includes roadway maintenance programs, resurfacing programs, repairing guardrails, patching asphalt, and more. The plan is going to cost $8.5 billion, but taxpayers faced with car repair bills may not show concern over the plan's cost. If it means they can stop paying out hundreds on car repair bills every year, it might just be worth it. The bigger problem is what to do in the meantime. With the plan taking Kentuckians until at least 2023, if it's finished on time, do drivers have any recourse after sustaining damage to their vehicle? Recourse for Damaged Vehicles in Kentucky It's possible to seek compensation from the state after sustaining property damage due to poor road conditions. The Kentucky Claims Commissions accepts and reviews claims, and there is no fee for filing. However, only claims for property damage in an amount more than $250 are accepted, and drivers must provide proof that the damage was caused by bad roads. After receiving a claim, the Kentucky Claims Commission will review it and make a decision regarding whether or not they will provide compensation for the damage. Claims for damage over $2,500 are decided on within 30 days, while those under $2,500 are decided on within 60 days. If the Commission decides to provide compensation, a check is written immediately for the damage. If the Commission determines they are not to blame and do not wish to provide reimbursement, a hearing will take place. Filing a claim with the Kentucky Claims Commission can quickly become complicated. They have strict deadlines and proper procedures to follow at all times. Having an attorney by your side will ensure fair treatment and consideration. In an Accident Caused by Poor Roads? Contact a Kentucky Personal Injury Lawyer If you've been in an accident due to poor road conditions, don't try to take the state on by yourself. Call the personal injury lawyer in Kentucky who can help. At Morrin Law Office, we want to talk to you about your claim and the options you have available. We'll help you file a strong claim that the Kentucky Claims Commission will have to take seriously, and we'll fight for any reimbursement you are entitled to. Call us today at (859) 358-0300 or fill out our online form for a free case evaluation.
Should Police Be Held Liable for Injuries Resulting from a Chase?
Police chases sound like something that only happens on television or in the movies. However, they occur more commonly than many people think. When they do, it may result in more than just the police catching the perpetrators they're after; it could also result in injury to innocent bystanders that just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. When this is the case, should police officers be held liable for any injuries that resulted from the chase? This happened recently when another motorist, not involved in the chase, was killed during a police chase in Kentucky. Now, the son of the accident victim is suing the Scott County Sheriff's Office. Two courts, including the Kentucky Court of Appeals, have already heard the case, and now it has gone to the Supreme Court. The Law on Police Chases in Kentucky The laws pertaining to police chases in Kentucky are found in the Kentucky Emergency Vehicle Statutes (KRS 189.910-.950). These laws state that police officers are exempt from regular traffic violations in a number of circumstances, including following a suspect during a police chase. However, officers are also required to have both their lights and their sirens working during the chase. This is not only to warn the suspect that the police want them to pull over, but also to warn bystanders to get out of harm's way. This could prove a problem in this most recent news story, as the officer realized his siren was not working halfway through the pursuit. That makes it an illegal chase. Still, while some may consider this negligence because the officer should have known his siren didn't work, the immunity officers are given protects them from negligence. In order for injured individuals to find an officer liable, they need evidence that points to more than just mere negligence. Liability in Police Chases In the past it has been true that police officers and other officials were often not held liable for negligent actions. However, in June of 2019, in Gonzalez v. Johnson, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued an opinion indicating that innocent bystanders may file a legal action against a pursuing officer and a jury may determine whether or not the officer's pursuit was negligent and caused the injury to the bystander. When injuries arise from a police chase, it's likely that those injuries are due to a fleeing suspect's actions. These individuals are often feeling incredibly desperate and do not watch out for the safety of others. Police, on the other hand, will generally keep everyone as safe as possible. When a suspect has been involved in a police chase and hurts someone else, injured parties can hold the suspect liable if their negligent actions caused the accident. If You've Been Hurt, Contact a Kentucky Personal Injury Lawyer If you've been hurt, no matter if it was during a police chase or just on your way home from work, contact a personal injury lawyer in Kentucky who can help. A personal injury claim, guided by an injury professional, can provide compensation to ease the financial burden of your injuries and get you back to your best health as soon as possible. At Morrin Law Office, we know how to hold at-fault parties liable so you can claim the full amount of compensation you deserve. We'll investigate the accident, collect evidence to back up your claim, and fight aggressively to ensure your rights are upheld throughout the entire process. Call us today at (859) 358-0300 to learn more about how we can help.
Questions After a Car Accident? Don't be Fooled!
After an auto accident, one of the most difficult things to deal with is the uncertainty and insurance hoops that follow. Not knowing if you are seriously injured, only adds to the stress of an already difficult situation. Knowing the truth and what your case is worth can make a BIG difference in how well you bounce back after a car accident in Richmond, KY. To that end, we would like to clear up a few things to empower you with knowledge so you may better handle your car wreck. Car Accident Misconceptions Misconception # 1- People who claim they are injured from an auto accident are just faking and trying to make a quick buck. The vast majority of people who claim they have been injured in an auto accident HAVE actually been injured. The fact that you have injuries and feel pain is not abnormal and is not suspicious. When two vehicles collide, it involves thousands of pounds of steel colliding together at high speeds and you are caught in the middle. It isn't any wonder that you have been injured as a result. However, there are people out to abuse the system by faking injury. During an examination, it usually takes about 30 seconds to tell a real injury from a fake injury. Misconception #2 – Injuries from an auto accident should heal within 6 to 12 weeks. This is one of those statements that people tend to believe and perpetuate, when in fact the truth is the exact opposite. According to a report by Watkinson and Gargan (1), after an average period of 10.8 years, 86{2159c586533b4de4af2314f06db22218e2dc39950f3e2c4c92d8844439e44021} of patients who suffered a motor vehicle related injury experienced ongoing, related residual pain on a long-term basis with 68{2159c586533b4de4af2314f06db22218e2dc39950f3e2c4c92d8844439e44021} eventually displaying degenerative changes on x-ray imaging. 1. Watkinson A, Gargan MF, Bannister GC. Prognostic factors in soft tissue injuries of the cervical spine. Injury. 1991 Jul; 22(4): 307-9. Misconception #3 – Auto accident injuries work in proportion to the amount of damage to a vehicle. Put another way, if there is minor damage to the vehicle then the wreck couldn't have hurt anyone. This is scientifically untrue (but it doesn't stop the insurance adjusters). According to Martinez (1), an eight mile per hour rear end collision produces twice the normal force of gravity (2g) in acceleration of the vehicle. The occupants head will actually experience 5g of acceleration. At 8 Miles an Hour! MnNab (2) further showed that a 15 mph collision will accelerate the vehicle to 10g and the occupants head (and neck) to 20 – 25g. Additional research has been performed since this time and still no direct correlation has ever been found linking degree of car damage to severity of injury. (3) (1) Martinez, J.; Garcia, D. "A Model for Whiplash." J. Biomech. 1968; 1:23. (2) McNab, I. "Acceleration Extension Injuries of the Cervical Spine." The Spine, vol. II. Rothman, Richard, and Simeone 1975. (3) Freeman MD, Croft AC, Rossignol AM, Weaver DS, Reiser M. A review and methodologic critique of the literature refuting whiplash syndrome. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1999 Jan 1; 24(1): 86-96. Misconception #4 – If you don't feel pain right away, you haven't been injured that badly. Most people will feel pain from an auto accident within the first 72 hours, but this is not always the case. In some instances, such as with soft tissue injuries, you may not notice any symptoms until 1-2 weeks after the wreck. This is due to inflammation having a tendency to build up over time. This process can be slow and gradual at times. Another factor is the "pain gating" principle. Simply stated, this means that your body mainly detects or feels the most painful injury, which will act to mask or cover up other injuries. Once the most severe of your injuries and pain have calmed down, you may start to notice additional areas of injury. These injuries have been there all along, you just didn't notice them because your pain in one area was so severe that your body blocked the other pains. Misconception #5 – If you have been in an auto accident, seek care within the first 30 days following an accident. If you have been in an auto accident, consult a physician such as a medical doctor or visit the ER within the first 30 days of the accident. Don't delay and put this off because the insurance company will use that against you, even if you are seriously hurt. If you have an injury, it is better to find it early and begin treatment rather than wait until it becomes a bigger problem that may require more extensive treatment. If you delay in treatment, then the insurance company may deny your claim; don't give them that opportunity. Now that you are aware of these misconceptions, and armed with the truth, you will be prepared to handle the immediate questions if you are ever involved in a vehicle collision in the future.
Learn More About Morrin Law Injury Help App!
Little in life is as overwhelming as the moments immediately following a car crash. That's why one Kentucky attorney is making sure those who download this new app are never alone when they are in car wreck. Attorney Rob Morrin, of the Richmond, KY law firm Morrin Law Office, has developed a free mobile application for your smartphone that will use your phone's sensors to detect a collision and automatically alert the driver's emergency contacts when the driver is in a car accident. "This new app makes your phone function a lot like OnStar only it's free and instead of a stranger checking in on you after a high impact collision you will get a call from someone you trust and love," Mr. Morrin said. "More than 30 percent of those who have suffered a serious car accident could have avoided permanent impairment or even death, if they had only received more timely medical care," Mr. Morrin said. "That's why app is so vital to the community. It has the ability to help save lives." The key feature of the app is clearly the Automatic Car Crash Detection system. This allows the app to recognize an accident the second it happens using the phone's built-in accelerometer and GPS and notify the user's listed emergency contacts via text message, even if the app is operating in the background. Using sophisticated car crash data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it can easily distinguish between a hard brake and a true accident. As some added benefits the Morrin Law Injury Help App also allows its users to conveniently document the scene of an accident: photos, videos, location, and vehicle/contact information for the other driver, any witnesses, and the reporting officer. One may also find and contact the nearest emergency services–such as the nearest ER or hospital, towing companies, and more. It also allows users to readily store license and proof of insurance information, review frequently asked questions and accident advice, and even record any trip like dashboard camera using the camera in your smartphone. The Morrin Law Injury Help App is available for download on Apple and Google Play stores. For more information about the app or Morrin Law Office services, contact Rob Morrin at [email protected] or 859-358-0300.
Three Common Questions After a Car Accident
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Are you looking forward to losing some weight? Are you about to search the market for the available options that would help you in weight loss? If so, then here we are to tell you about the most popular diet and the most searched diet on google for the year 2016, the GOLO diet.
This GOLO diet is a weight loss program that is successfully helping people lose weight and the main thing in this. Diet is the insulin management. The insulin management helps you regulate your metabolism and thus not gain too much fat. The people who take this diet can choose from the 30, 60 or 90 days program to help burn the fats by bringing a balance to the hormones and by repairing the metabolism.
1 What does the GOLO diet reviews tell us about it?
1.2 The GOLO diet reviews and how it works?
2.1 So what is the GOLO diet release supplement?
3 What does this secret supplement contain?
4.2 What is the cost of the GOLO diet?
What does the GOLO diet reviews tell us about it?
As the track record of this diet tells us that it has been searched the most on google for a whole year, this means that people found it active which is why it gained popularity. According to the company and the GOLO diet reviews that manufactures the GOLO diet, this diet has successfully helped the people reduce their weight by a number exceeding million. Therefore we can safely say that this diet is a good one that has effect and strength to help one lose weight.
As the reviews of this fantastic diet tell us that it is exceedingly popular and successful in the people who wish to look slim, you must be interested in knowing what this diet comprises of. Here is the list of all the components that are involved in this diet.
The company tells us about the history of the GOLO diet plan this diet was created by much research and a lot of hard work by the doctors, nutritionists, and pharmacists so that a miracle diet supplement could be created for those who are desperate to lose weight yet they do not want to compromise the good health.
This brand got into the limelight because it did not drag the people to the regular calorie counting or the low-fat diet regime, rather it gave them a solution that was based on burning the surplus fats in the body and giving a new life to the dieters. The company has claimed to help a million people fulfill their slimming down a dream come true.
The GOLO diet reviews and how it works?
As we talked earlier about it, the GOLO diet claims to work on the principle of insulin management. As this diet prompts the insulin in the body, which further prompts the body to utilize the fats, it has stored in some emergency situation. When these stored fats start getting used in the body, it becomes easier for you to lose weight and thus start looking slim.
As much as the performance of the insulin in the body starts to get managed, the less there are chances for the body to store fat in it for the future use. It helps release such hormones that release the negative signal for fat storage and aid the process of weight loss.
The supplement provided by the company for the diet plan also contains such elements that are helpful in making the body release the stored fat and try not to store it on the later stage. These elements will be discussed shortly in the passages that follow along with the GOLO diet reviews.
If you are looking forward to knowing that how this diet is getting all the positive reviews, then you need to learn about how it works. Here we are going to talk about the whole weight loss regime in this diet and what you should expect from it.
The GOLO diet allows you to take the total calories from 1300-1800 every day. However, the number of calories is effected by the BMI for each person and could vary for every case.
You can take three meals every day which means you don't have to starve yourself for this diet, the meals have to be balanced, and there are no foods that are off-limits in this diet.
You are also allowed to dine out if you like as far as you are following the instruction in the selection of the food items.
The booklets provided with the diet program have the proper instructions for preparing the homemade diet food and what and how to take them.
The dieters for the GOLO diet are expected to follow the portion control as well. This encourages the dieters to enjoy every type of food but limiting the amount of intake only.
Dieters are also expected to have a little workout to make the GOLO diet go successfully for them. For this, they are expected to do at least 15 minutes of exercise every day. Or on the whole, a 105 minutes exercise a week. The exercise routine that the dieters are encouraged to pick has to be a rigorous one so they can kill maximum calories in the minimum amount of time.
Last but not the least is the intake of the supplement that comes with this diet. This supplement is something that makes this diet program different from the rest of the market and which is the reason why people are rushing to get it for them.
When you wish to start with this weight loss program introduced by the GOLO Company, you wonder whether it is going to work on you at all. The GOLO diet reviews from the users of this plan tell us that this is a diet that practically works and you lose weight in pounds and inches both. Here are some major benefits that you can have from taking this diet and the plus points that make it the most searched diet on the internet for the year 2016.
Since the weight loss scheme in this diet plan is based upon the breaking up of the insulin resistance in the body, it, therefore, helps in improving the overall health of the body.
This is a three parts diet program that helps in losing the belly fat and gives you a fully toned body, so you feel fresh and slim.
This amazing diet plan is known for reducing several risk factors from the body such as hypertension and diabetes.
Since a team of well-known doctors and pharmacists joined hands and worked as a team in developing this program, it is bound to give visible results.
You can safely lose the targeted or the overall weight of the body from 10 pounds up to 50 pounds.
No need to starve yourself or spend the whole day counting calories, rather you can enjoy eating the small portions of everything while the supplement provided takes care of the nutrition requirements of the body.
This diet plan is not an ordinary one, it has been clinically proven to be the effects on as a team of doctors researched and tested it on certain people for all the three programs and found that the 30 days, 60 days and 90 days programs successfully helped to reduce the weight and inches of the people on whom it was tested.
So what is the GOLO diet release supplement?
Unlike several other diet plans available there in the market, the GOLO diet plan comes with a special supplement that boosts the weight loss process for the dieters. According to the company, this is a supplement that acts as a secret to the weight loss in this diet plan, therefore, one cannot get successful for looking slim without regularly using it. The supplement goes by the name release and is probably named for releasing the weight loss hormones in the body.
What does this secret supplement contain?
The GOLO diet reviews tell us that it improves the overall health of the body as well. This happens because the supplement provided by the program is rich in minerals and nutrients. According to the nutrition table mentioned on the pack of the release supplement, the supplement consists of three major elements that we are going to describe here, why they are important for the body and what role they can play in the weight loss regime.
Magnesium is the element that is present in this supplement in a good percentage. According to the nutrition facts, the magnesium is essential for the body in many ways as it strengthens the bones, makes your heart healthy and is responsible for good blood circulation. Magnesium is said to be a good element for the regulation of insulin to some level; this is the reason why it is being used in this dietary supplement.
Zinc is also an essential and naturally occurring element that is very helpful for the health of the body. A human body needs around 30mg of zinc every day, and release supplement from GOLO gives about 30mg to the body each day. However, the studies tell that taking too much zinc could be harmful and zinc has slight properties in weight loss contribution as well.
Chromium is required in a little quantity by the body for breaking up the glucose in it. The supplement provides a sufficient amount of chromium to the body and thus helps in weight loss to some extent.
Several other herbs are also blended with these elements to complete the composition of the supplement.
Although there are several positive features of this diet plan that make it a most desirable diet to follow for the weight loss, still there are some shortcomings associated with the diet program that keeps the people in doubt and several times slows down the advancing steps towards it.
One of the major things that are famous as cons for this diet plan is the lack of details about the diet and the supplement. At several places, the supplement is regarded as a secret one, which does not appeal people who like to know what they are eating. If you are providing people with a product, they have got every right to know what it includes so they could refrain from it if there is something particularly harmful to them.
The researchers held in the favor of this diet program could not provide certain details form the regulations that keep the buyers at bay and confused. To get a clear picture of things, you should visit the GOLO diet reviews from the people who have used it. Many claims to have lost good weight with the help of this diet plan as well.
What is the cost of the GOLO diet?
The GOLO diet is the diet whose cost depends upon the requirement of the dieter. The initial cost is solely an issue of the amount of weight you wish to lose and in how many days. Since there are three programs which this diet offers, therefore you can buy any of the three. The 30 days program comes in a bottle that costs $34.95. The other diet programs are based on the days of the program, but the price keeps getting lower as each 30 days program rises. You can have a look at the GOLO diet reviews to learn which program suits you best and how. The program recommends the dieters to keep taking the release supplement until they reach their goal.


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Border Dispute at the Center of Tajik-Kyrgyz Meeting
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By Oleg Salimov (09/03/2014 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The governments of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan reported significant progress in consultations on border demarcation and delimitation during their recent meeting in Bishkek. They also announced that an agreement was reached on economic, social, and other forms of cooperation intended to stimulate neighborly and mutually beneficial relationships. At the same time, people living in the border regions of both countries continue to engage in violent clashes and shootouts. A peaceful resolution of the conflict over long-disputed territory will test the political maturity of these Central Asian republics. The outcome of this conflict can predetermine the future development and stability of the region.
The last week of August was marked by multiple meetings between various committees, delegations, and officials from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in Bishkek. The topics of discussion revolved around border issues, economic cooperation, and socio-cultural exchange and assistance. The border dispute delegations met on August 26, the Tajik – Kyrgyz intergovernmental committee had its session on August 27-28, and Kyrgyzstan's Prime Minister Joomart Otorbayev met Tajikistan's Deputy Prime Minister Azim Ibrohim on August 28.
The sides discussed the border problem and numerous proposals for increasing bilateral cooperation. As reported by the Kyrgyz government, the border dispute delegations of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan reached an agreement on the simultaneous construction of a road and two bridges, which will connect the Tajik enclave Vorukh on Kyrgyz territory with Tajikistan. The agreement includes provisions on relocating border patrol stations and establishing favorable conditions for timely construction. The delegations endorsed a proposal from the joint investigative committee for impartial examination of all border-related incidents taking place since January 2014 in the disputed territory. The sides exchanged maps with layouts of the border and agreed to intensify the process of delimitation and demarcation.
The session of the Tajik – Kyrgyz intergovernmental committee proved to be the most productive among these meetings. The committee devoted a significant amount of time to discussing issues relating to electric energy. Thus, agreements were reached on mutual assistance in emergency situations in the countries' electric systems, possible transit of Tajik electricity to Kazakhstan through Kyrgyzstan in 2015, and continued efforts to realize the "CASA – 1000" project. This project foresees the expansion of electric energy trade in Central Asia and South Asia with Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan exporting up to 1000 megawatt of electric energy to Pakistan and Afghanistan for up to 15 years. However, as of June 2013, the project's main investor, the Asian Development Bank, withdrew from the project that must be completed in 2017, citing political instability in Afghanistan. While Russia, the World Bank, and the Islamic Development Bank expressed their interest, the prospects of the project remain unclear. The other resolutions of the committee included water allocation, facilitation of transit impediments, educational exchange, and cooperation in healthcare, culture, and art.
Finally, the meeting between Otorbayev and Ibrohim was mainly dedicated to the problem of demarcation and delimitation of the border between the two countries. Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan organized an intergovernmental committee on resolving border disputes in 2001. Out of 971 kilometers of the border, around 500 are disputed. The lack of compromise is compounded by the differences in interpretation of Soviet era maps and Soviet officials' motivations during Central Asia territorial delimitation in 1924. Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan also have simultaneous border disputes with Uzbekistan. All three have enclaves populated by ethnic minorities in the Fergana Valley where their borders connect and interlock. Two Tajik enclaves, Vorukh and Chorku, and two Uzbek enclaves, Sokh and Shakhimardan, are located in Kyrgyzstan, whereas Uzbekistan has the Kyrgyz enclave Barak and the Tajik enclave Sarvak. Besides recent tensions in the Vorukh, Kyrgyzstan experiences frequent conflicts in the Uzbek Sokh enclave. The most recent took place in spring 2013 when a Kyrgyz border patrol was taken hostage by Sokh residents.
While Tajik and Kyrgyz officials were meeting in Bishkek, the situation on the border remained highly volatile. On August 25, right before the Tajik delegation arrived in Kyrgyzstan, five Tajiks were wounded when confronting Kyrgyz authorities on the border of Tajikistan's Sughd province, increasing the casualties in the territorial dispute. Still, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are ought to find a compromise and overcome the existing disagreements on borderlines. The observed, during the last official meetings, employment of such factors as mutual economic dependency, membership in the same regional organizations such as SCO and CSTO, and common cultural and historic heritage indicate the willingness of both players to prioritize long-term benefits of peaceful coexistence over questionable short-term territorial gains.
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Q: Generalization of Tucker circle, Conway circle and van Lamoen circle Theorem 9.1 in this paper as follows is a generalization of Turker circle. Turker circles is a generalization of many circles as: Cosine Circle, circum circle, First Lemoine Circle, Gallatly Circle, Kenmotu Circle, Taylor Circle, Apollonius Circle.
The Conway circles and Floor van Lamoen circle are also special case of Turker circle.
I also given some anothert nice special cases of Theorem 9.1, example Theorem 9.2, Theorem 9.3, Theorem 9.6, Theorem 9.7 of that paper.
Theorem 9.1. Let $ABC$ be a triangle, let points $D$, $G$ be chosen on side $AB$, points $I$, $F$ be chosen on side $BC$, points $E$, $H$ be chosen on side $CA$, let $k$, $l$ are real number such that:
$\begin{cases} \angle EDA =kA+lB+(1-k-l)C\\ \angle FEC =(1-l)A+(k+l)B-kC\\ \angle GFB = (1-k-l)A+kB+lC\\ \angle HGA =-kA+(1-l)B+(k+l)C \\ \angle IHC=lA+(1-k-l)B+kC \end{cases}$
Then six points $D, E, F, G, H, I$ lie on a circle and $ \angle DIB = (k+l)A-kB+(1-l)C$

Coverse of Theorem 9.1: Let $ABC$ be a triangle, let points $D$, $G$ be chosen on side $AB$, points $I$, $F$ be chosen on side $BC$, points $E$, $H$ be chosen on side $CA$ and six points $D, E, F, G, H, I$ lie on a circle. Then exist two real numbers $k$, $l$ such that:
$\begin{cases} \angle EDA =kA+lB+(1-k-l)C\\ \angle FEC =(1-l)A+(k+l)B-kC\\ \angle GFB = (1-k-l)A+kB+lC\\ \angle HGA =-kA+(1-l)B+(k+l)C \\ \angle IHC=lA+(1-k-l)B+kC \\ \angle DIB = (k+l)A-kB+(1-l)C \end{cases}$

My question: Is the converse of Theorem 9.1 true?

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Bill Clinton to speak in Lansing Sunday
RJ Wolcott
LANSING - Former President Bill Clinton will campaign on behalf of his wife Sunday in Lansing.
Clinton is scheduled to speak at Lansing's Local UAW 652, 426 Clare St., Sunday afternoon. Doors open at noon and the event is scheduled to run until 2 p.m., according to Hillary Clinton's campaign website.
The event is open to the public.
The former president was in Michigan as recently as Wednesday on behalf of his wife. He met with ministers and elected officials in Detroit in an effort to increase voter turnout. Hillary Clinton was also in Detroit on Friday, making her case in front of more than 4,000 people at the Eastern Market.
Both presidential candidates made Michigan a priority during the week. Donald Trump Jr. appeared at Michigan State University Wednesday, with vice presidential candidate Mike Pence speaking in Lansing Friday.
Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at 4 p.m. Sunday at Freedom Hill Amphitheatre in Sterling Heights, state Rep.Peter Lucido, R-Shelby Township told the Detroit Free Press, and surrogates from both campaigns are expected in Michigan next week.
President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Ann Arbor Monday in support of Clinton.
A Detroit Free Press poll released Friday showed Trump is closing on Clinton in Michigan, with 42% of those polled saying they support Clinton, 38% supporting Trump and 13% undecided. Clinton's four-point margin was within the margin of error for the poll.
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Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)

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                          CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY
                       A film review by Edwin Jahiel
                        Copyright 1996 Edwin Jahiel

Cry, the Beloved Country *** 1/2  Directed by Darrell James
Roodt.  Written by Ronald Harwood, adapted from the novel by
Alan Paton. Photography, Paul Gilpin. Editing, David Heitner.
Production design, David Barkham.  Music, John Barry.
Produced by Anant Singh.  Cast: Richard Harris (James Jarvis),
James Earl Jones (the Rev. Stephen Kumalo), Vusi Kunene
(Theophilus Msimangu), Dambisa Kente (Gertrude Kumalo),
Charles S.Dutton (John Kumalo), Eric Miyeni (Absalom Kumalo).
A Miramax release. 108 minutes. Rated PG-13.

"There is fear in the land. And fear in the         hearts of all who
live there. And fear puts an end to understanding and the need
to understand. So how shall we fashion such a land when there
is fear in the heart? The white man will put more locks on his
door and get a fine fierce dog, but the beauty of the trees
and of the stars, these things we shall forego.

"Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the
inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply.
Let him not be too moved when the birds of his land are
singing, nor give too much of his heart to a mountain or a
valley. For fear will rob him of all if his gives too much.
Yes cry, cry, the
beloved country."

Change a word or two and this text can  apply today to several
countries.

Even for people familiar with world literature, their first
acquaintance with a South African novel was "Cry, the Beloved
Country," by  Alan Paton (1903-1988), a white who had been
principal of the Diepkloof Reformatory since 1935.

The film (released in 1995) has adapted the beautiful, sad,
poetic book with  maximum fidelity, including descriptions,
dialogue and voice-over narration. It relates events in 1946.
Stephen Kumalo, a Zulu pastor (James Earl Jones), leaves his
rural area for his first trip to Johannesburg. With the sum
total od his money, a paltry 14 pounds 6, and with dogged
determination, he is looking for his sister and for his son.
"My son, Absalom" echoes both the Bible and William Faulkner.

He finds the woman. She had become a prostitute of the saddest
sort -- not from greed but by necessity.  He rescues her and
her child. Then he eventually locates Absalom -- in prison.
The young man had fallen in bad company and had a penal
record. During an attempted burglary, with two companions,
Absalom, panicking when the white occupant returned, shot him
fatally.

By coincidence, the victim, Arthur, was the only child of a
landowner from Kumalo's area, James Jarvis (Richard Harris).
There is no doubt that Absalom, as he stated to his father and
the Court, fired unthinkingly because he was frightened. While
no excuse in the eyes of the law, this is  a terrible
indictment of a society of separate and unequal races, where,
in the dominated group, "Fear Eats the Soul," to quote the
title of a Fassbinder film.

Ironically, Arthur was a liberal and the creator of a black
center (the Claremont Boys Club). Says a club official to
James: "He gave us all of this,"  and adds: " He is the only
man, black or white, to see me as I am."

Among Arthur's writings, James  reads: "It is not native crime
which is the problem, but white crime..." James, not shown as
a bigot, is, like so many others, guilty by ommission and
ignorance. He learns from tragedy. During a sleepless night,
he tells his wife: " There was something Arthur wrote, that
day that he... He said we taught him nothing. He means that we
taught him nothing about the country in which he lived. He
said that we called ourselves Christians, but we were
indifferent to the suffering of Christians. He said that  when
we say we are Christians, what we mean is that we are
white.... Oh, why... Why, why, why, why do we bring children
into this world?"

In ways too delicate and complex to detail or reveal here, the
two distraught fathers meet. Jarvis, unaware of who the
anonymous visitor is ( Kumalo almost collapses from emotion),
treats him kindly. Then the preacher, with immense pain
declares: "It was my son that killed your son." Jarvis, still
gentle: "I understand what I did not understand.  There is no
anger in me." They part with "Go well, umfundisi" (a
respectful expression for "pastor")  and "Stay well umnumzana"
("sir"). The sequence is heartbreaking, the actors superb,
both tens on a scale of 1 to 10.

James Earl Jones has an enormous presence, all the stronger
for his contained agony. Richard Harris, in  his most
underplayed, quiet role ever, is also a paragon of moving,
unrhetorical, unshowy reactions.  The strange but believable
bond between the two men is reinforced in the scenes that
follow.

I confess that I was a bit worried at the start of the movie,
first because the music by James Barry sounded like a clone of
his score for "Out of Africa," secondly because the trek of
the Rev. Kumalo to Johannesburg, where he gets scammed and
robbed on arrival, might overdevelop the aspect of a rube in a
big city. But neither musical nor plot cliches appear.
Instead, we get a series of events that go from touching to
moving to devastating, both for the characters and the
audience. The poignancy is cumulative, impossible to resist.
It lasts to the very end when the preacher goes up to the
mountain, with more Biblical echoes, not to mention Martin
Luther King.

There is true emotion, dignity and nobility in this film, yet
none that you might suspect of pulling out all the stops in
order to influence the audience.  There is also, in the eyes
of many critics, a great deal of true Christianity, but in my
opinion the story transcends Christianity, Judaism, ancestor
worship or totemism, reaching instead deep levels of humanity
that cut across religions or non-faiths.

Not everything is obvious. Neither the police nor the
prosecutor or the judge are made into racist villains. During
Absalom's trial, whenever Arthur Jarvis  is mentioned, it is
not by name, but as "the white man." This speaks volumes. So
does the richness of the film in major elements ( like the
kindness and help shown Kumalo by a white Bishop and a black,
complex clergyman), small touches (impasses for blacks, the
hostility of the bordello's madam), integrated incidentals (a
bus boycott that forces the two preachers to walk 11 miles),
and much else.

By Hollywood standards, this is an Un-American movie, I mean
one that takes its time with feelings, reflections and
reactions. Yet slow it isn't.  The running time is listed
variously as 108 and as 120 minutes. It is quite possible that
after its initial screening the film was cut, but even in that
case, no harm was done. It still plays like a Greek tragedy
for our time. Not to be missed.

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48. Final 5 weeks will be short and sweet. I've purged most of the rubbish clogging my gyri and sulci and for some reason you're still reading.
I'll leave you with a few rants because that's all I have left.
. . . Can we please, PLEASE as a society stop saying that someone has "lost" their battle to cancer once they die. Do we really need to call them losers on their way out. It blows my gyri. So and so has lost. Mighty cancer has won. It has defeated your loved one. Why are we giving cancer more power with this statement?
Saying that someone has lost the battle implies that there was a possibility that it could have been won if only they fought harder. It's really fucked up.
It is OK to say the word "die". There is an uneasiness about using this word in society and I do not understand why.
When I die, feel free to say I won my battle against life.
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CSUN Professor Named Exec. Dir. of Association for Women in Mathematics
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CSUN Professor of Mathematics Magnhild Lien.
Magnhild Lien was born on an island at the southern tip of Norway, an only daughter surrounded by five brothers. Her interest in math began in childhood and, unlike most girls, she never lost it.
In 2012, the Cal State Northridge mathematics professor was named executive director of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM). In her new role, Lien aims to help young girls realize that the mathematical sciences can be fun fields of study, and that pursuing careers in those areas is achievable when they grow up.
"AWM's focus on issues of special interest to women in mathematics meshes extremely well with my determination to support and mentor women in the mathematical sciences," Lien said. She added that the AWM, while continuing to support and encourage women working in the field, has an important role to play in spreading the 'I can do mathematics' message to young girls. Jerry Stinner, dean of CSUN's College of Science and Mathematics, hailed the appointment.
"Because of people like Magnhild, close to 30 percent of the Ph.D.s in America are now awarded to women," said Stinner, "compared with only 6 percent in the 1960s… (T)here is near parity between males and females in mathematics performance in the U.S. I applaud her tireless efforts and congratulate her on a very significant and well-deserved appointment."
In addition to her years of work with AWM, Lien also is an active member of the Mathematical Association of America, where she served on the organization's board for the Southern California-Nevada section and is currently the section governor.
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Is Facebook Ready to Show Us What's Under the Hood?
By Jason Z. Cohen
May 27, 2008 9:49 AM PT
Facebook has come up with a new plan to fight off its competitors: open sourcing its application platform.
Citing multiple sources, TechCrunch reports that Facebook is planning to form an open source community around its application programming interface, which it launched just a year ago.
We can expect that the four pillars of Facebook's platform — Facebook markup language (FBML), Facebook query language (FQL), the Facebook JavaScript library (FJS) and the Facebook API — will be made available to the developer community at large, according to TechCrunch.
Port This App
This move would make applications developed for Facebook more easily portable to platforms such as MySpace, Bebo or whatever.
The competitive landscape is forcing Facebook to be nimble. Google's new effort, OpenSocial, represents a major threat, because it brings together a bunch of competing social networking sites — including MySpace and Yahoo — and gives them a unified platform for developing applications.
Google's Friend Connect, which Facebook recently — and unwisely — blocked, also allows some social functions to be embedded in non-social-networking Web sites, such as a musician's fan page.
Challengers Lining Up
Bebo, recently bought by AOL, already uses a version of Facebook's API to port applications built for Facebook to its own platform. That soc-net, which is pretty popular in the UK, is set for a renaissance as AOL mashes it up with other properties it owns to create a more powerful experience.
In fact, AOL might have the Holy Grail of social networking in its hands, because it's also got the advertising structure in place to make a run at monetizing this thing — and that's something even Facebook has had trouble doing.
Give Facebook credit for this: Whether or not its moves are well-received, it keeps trying new things, and it's been pretty open about its innovative processes, throwing ideas against the wall to see what sticks. Some of it, like Beacon, slides to the floor in a heap, but some of the better stuff gets incorporated into the ecosystem.
Buzzword Alert
The creation of the API itself, in retrospect, was a move the buzzword barons would describe as "disruptive," but in this case the term isn't far off. It changed the rules of the game and put Facebook into a leadership position.
I've given it grief before for being too much like its major benefactor, Microsoft, but in this case, Facebook appears to be learning from its big brother's mistakes.
Microsoft rightly saw the open source community as a threat and responded with FUD, accomplishing little more than to further alienate an influential segment of the market.
Facebook has seen openness used as a weapon against it and appears ready to neutralize the threat by being open itself. Good move.
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Do not imagine that mathematics is hard and crabbed, and repulsive to common sense. It is merely the etherealization of common sense.
William Thomson (June 26, 1824–December 17, 1907), 1st Baron Kelvin, often referred to simply as Lord Kelvin, was an Irish mathematical physicist.
To live among friends is the primary essential of happiness.
I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meagre and unsatisfactory kind; it may be the beginning of knowledge, but you have scarcely, in your thoughts, advanced to the stage of science, whatever the matter may be.
There cannot be a greater mistake than that of looking superciliously upon the practical applications of science. The life and soul of science is its practical application; and just as the great advances in mathematics have been made through the desire of discovering the solution of problems which were of a highly practical kind in mathematical science, so in physical science many of the greatest advances that have been made from the beginning of the world to the present time have been made in earnest desire to turn the knowledge of the properties of matter to some purpose useful to mankind.
Quaternions came from Hamilton after his really good work had been done, and though beautifully ingenious, have been an unmixed evil to those who have touched them in any way.
As a response to Major B. F. S. Baden Powell's request to join the Aeronautical Society, December 8, 1896.
Symmetrical equations are good in their place, but 'vector' is a useless survival, or offshoot from quaternions, and has never been of the slightest use to any creature.
Mathematics is the only true metaphysics.
It is conceivable that animal life might have the attribute of using the heat of surrounding matter, at its natural temperature, as a source of energy for mechanical effect . . . .The influence of animal or vegetable life on matter is infinitely beyond the range of any scientific enquiry hitherto entered on. Its power of directing the motions of moving particles, in the demonstrated daily miracle of our human free-will, and in the growth of generation after generation of plants from a single seed, are infinitely different from any possible result of the fortuitous concurrence of atoms.
Tesla has contributed more to electrical science than any man up to his time.
1. There is at present in the material world a universal tendency to the dissipation of mechanical energy.
2. Any restoration of mechanical energy, without more than an equivalent of dissipation, is impossible in inanimate material processes, and is probably never effected by means of organized matter, either endowed with vegetable life or subjected to the will of an animated creature.
3. Within a finite period of time past, the earth must have been, and within a finite period of time to come the earth must again be, unfit for the habitation of man as at present constituted, unless operations have been, or are to be performed, which are impossible under the laws to which the known operations going on at present in the material world are subject.
If the water flow down by a gradual natural channel, its potential energy is gradually converted into heat by fluid friction, according to an admirable discovery made by Mr Joule of Manchester above twelve years ago, which has led to the greatest reform that physical science has experienced since the days of Newton. From that discovery, it may be concluded with certainty that heat is not matter, but some kind of motion among the particles of matter; a conclusion established, it is true, by Sir Humphrey Davy and Count Rumford at the end of last century, but ignored by even the highest scientific men during a period of more than forty years.
The beauty and clearness of the dynamical theory, which asserts heat and light to be modes of motion, is at present obscured by two clouds. I. The first came into existence with the undulatory theory of light, and was dealt with by Fresnel and Dr. Thomas Young; it involved the question, how could the earth move through an elastic solid, such as essentially is the luminiferous ether? II. The second is the Maxwell–Boltzmann doctrine regarding the partition of energy.
From a 1900, April 27, Royal Institution lecture. "Lord Kelvin, Nineteenth Century Clouds over the Dynamical Theory of Heat and Light", reproduced in Notices of the Proceedings at the Meetings of the Members of the Royal Institution of Great Britain with Abstracts of the Discourses, Volume 16, p. 363–397 and Philosophical Magazine, Sixth Series, 2, 1–40 (1901).
Misattributed to Kelvin since the 1980s, either without citation or stating that it was made in an address to the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1900. There is no evidence that Kelvin said this, and the quote is instead a paraphrase of Albert A. Michelson, who in 1894 stated: "… it seems probable that most of the grand underlying principles have been firmly established … An eminent physicist remarked that the future truths of physical science are to be looked for in the sixth place of decimals." The attribution to Kelvin giving an address in 1900 is presumably a confusion with his "Two clouds" speech, delivered to the Royal Society in 1900 (see above), and which on the contrary pointed out areas that would subsequently see revolutions.
The man of true Physical instincts, endowed with the great faculty of scientific imagination, possessed for example by Lord Kelvin in a very remarkable degree, is for ever imagining models which shall enable him by their working to represent and depict the course of actual physical processes. The possibility and consistency of such models require Mathematical Analysis for their investigation.
E. W. Hobson, Mathematics, from the points of view of the Mathematician and of the Physicist (1912) p. 7.
According to Sir W. Thomson's theory of Vortex Atoms, the substance of which the molecule consists is a uniformly dense plenum, the properties of which are those of a perfect fluid, the molecule itself being nothing but a certain motion impressed on a portion of this fluid, and this motion is shewn, by a theorem due to Helmholtz, to be as indestructible as we believe a portion of matter to be.