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I played with icons last night and found one I liked to show off our "you rate it" page on the left side of the page where the links are.
Saturday, August 27, 2005
Trip Gas Price
Trip Gas Price: "AAA Fuel Cost Calculator
Calculate The Estimated Fuel Cost Of Your Trip"
Calculate The Estimated Fuel Cost Of Your Trip"
MSN Hotmail - Message
"HERE'S A QUESTION--HOW CLEAN IS YOUR CITY? Readers Digest has compiled a listing of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the country. Then, using several criteria, it ranked them for relative cleanliness. Leading the list is Portland, OR. Bringing up the rear is the Chicago area. (I don't know about that; I think Chicago is really nice.) Among other things, the magazine looked at water and air quality; pollution; and sanitation. After Portland, the top five is rounded out by San Jose, CA; Buffalo, NY; Columbus, OH; and San Francisco. Scraping along with Chicago are Birmingham, AL; St. Louis; Pittsburgh; and New York. Here's the list: http://www.rd.com/content/openContent.do?contentId=15115"
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Doug Larson
'Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.'"
'Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.'"
Friday, August 26, 2005
I am in awe!!!
rt
Looking at the visits to the web page on the lower left side of the website .... I can hardly beleive the number of folks who have returned here to read this site. It looks to me like sometime in September the little counter will tick over the 60,000th visitor.... Who wooda thunk it? I will be here with a funny hat and a horn to issue that event in.
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Looking at the visits to the web page on the lower left side of the website .... I can hardly beleive the number of folks who have returned here to read this site. It looks to me like sometime in September the little counter will tick over the 60,000th visitor.... Who wooda thunk it? I will be here with a funny hat and a horn to issue that event in.
USATODAY.com - Scientists try to harness wave energy
USATODAY.com - Scientists try to harness wave energy: "Scientists try to harness wave energy
GARDINER, Ore. (AP) — As the price of a barrel of oil continues to surge, scientists are turning to the ocean as a possible source of alternative energy.
The potential for harnessing the power of waves has drawn serious study by Oregon State University, federal and state agencies, and communities along the Oregon Coast.
'There's a real good chance that Oregon could turn into kind of the focal point in the United States for wave energy development and I think that would be a boon to the economy,' said Gary Cockrum, spokesman for the Central Lincoln People's Utility District."
GARDINER, Ore. (AP) — As the price of a barrel of oil continues to surge, scientists are turning to the ocean as a possible source of alternative energy.
The potential for harnessing the power of waves has drawn serious study by Oregon State University, federal and state agencies, and communities along the Oregon Coast.
'There's a real good chance that Oregon could turn into kind of the focal point in the United States for wave energy development and I think that would be a boon to the economy,' said Gary Cockrum, spokesman for the Central Lincoln People's Utility District."
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Alec Bourne
'It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated.'"
'It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated.'"
Michael Yon : Online Magazine: Gates of Fire
This is the best blog of the Iraq war I have seen... Spell binding... read the whole thing ... look at the pictures... Incredible read..we are not kidding! RT
Michael Yon : Online Magazine: Gates of Fire: "Thursday, August 25, 2005
Gates of Fire
Mosul, Iraq
Combat comes unexpectedly, even in war.
On Monday, while conducting operations in west Mosul, a voice came over the radio saying troops from our brother unit, the 3-21, were fighting with"........
Michael Yon : Online Magazine: Gates of Fire: "Thursday, August 25, 2005
Gates of Fire
Mosul, Iraq
Combat comes unexpectedly, even in war.
On Monday, while conducting operations in west Mosul, a voice came over the radio saying troops from our brother unit, the 3-21, were fighting with"........
The Memphis Flyer :: the mid-south's news weekly: Cover Stories: Cover Stories: A Crawford Diary:: "A Crawford Diary:
Keeping vigil with Cindy Sheehan at Camp Casey.
BY CHERI DELBROCCO | AUGUST 26, 2005
Editor's Note: Memphian Cheri DelBrocco, who writes the 'Mad as Hell' column for the Flyer's Web site, spent several days last week at Camp Casey, the site adjoining President Bush's Crawford, Texas, ranch, where a vigil is being kept by Cindy Sheehan, mother of one of the almost 2,000 Americans killed so far in Iraq. Joined by increasing numbers of sympathizers and members of the media, Sheehan continues her quest for a conversation with the president and for an answer to a question which reduces to a simple premise: Why are we in Iraq?
What follows is a distillation of DelBrocco's notes on her journey, a somewhat different, raw version of which can be found elsewhere on the Flyer Web site, at Mad as Hell Blog.
Day One:
August 16th - As my friend and sidekick Deborah Brackstone and I roll down I-35 into Waco, Texas, in our rented Chevy Malibu, we pass the Texas Chainsaw Massacre Museum and wonder about the Texas sense of humor. A huge purple skull holding a sickle sticks out of a double-wide trailer. Deborah, who's from Cordova, is coming to Crawford, Texas, seeking the truth about the war in Iraq, this administration, and Cindy Sheehan, the grieving mother of a dead soldier, who wants to meet with President Bush. And so am I."
Keeping vigil with Cindy Sheehan at Camp Casey.
BY CHERI DELBROCCO | AUGUST 26, 2005
Editor's Note: Memphian Cheri DelBrocco, who writes the 'Mad as Hell' column for the Flyer's Web site, spent several days last week at Camp Casey, the site adjoining President Bush's Crawford, Texas, ranch, where a vigil is being kept by Cindy Sheehan, mother of one of the almost 2,000 Americans killed so far in Iraq. Joined by increasing numbers of sympathizers and members of the media, Sheehan continues her quest for a conversation with the president and for an answer to a question which reduces to a simple premise: Why are we in Iraq?
What follows is a distillation of DelBrocco's notes on her journey, a somewhat different, raw version of which can be found elsewhere on the Flyer Web site, at Mad as Hell Blog.
Day One:
August 16th - As my friend and sidekick Deborah Brackstone and I roll down I-35 into Waco, Texas, in our rented Chevy Malibu, we pass the Texas Chainsaw Massacre Museum and wonder about the Texas sense of humor. A huge purple skull holding a sickle sticks out of a double-wide trailer. Deborah, who's from Cordova, is coming to Crawford, Texas, seeking the truth about the war in Iraq, this administration, and Cindy Sheehan, the grieving mother of a dead soldier, who wants to meet with President Bush. And so am I."
Life-Lengthening Hormone Found in Mouse Research: "Life-Lengthening Hormone Found in Mouse Research
By Rob Stein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, August 26, 2005; Page A01
Scientists have identified a hormone that significantly extends the life span of mice, a discovery that could mark a crucial step toward developing drugs that boost longevity in people."
By Rob Stein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, August 26, 2005; Page A01
Scientists have identified a hormone that significantly extends the life span of mice, a discovery that could mark a crucial step toward developing drugs that boost longevity in people."
New Scientist Technology - Scale buildings in a single bound: "Scale buildings in a single bound
* 26 August 2005
* NewScientist.com news service
* David Cohen
SPIDERMAN does it, so does James Bond. Now a gadget has been developed to allow US marines to zip up the sides of buildings or ships with virtually no effort.
All you do is fire a rope to the top of the structure using a harpoon gun or grappling hook, and then fit the rope into the device, called PowerQuick, which attaches to your climbing harness. Then just sit back and squeeze a lever.
PowerQuick has been developed by Quoin International based in Carson City, Nevada, and can lift a load of 145 kilograms at a rate of 1 metre per second. A battery-powered motor turns a series of wheels and cogs to pull the rope through the device. One battery charge is enough to scale the Statue of Liberty five times, or 250 metres in total. If you let go of the device it automatically stops and holds its position, and it can also be used for a slow controlled descent."
* 26 August 2005
* NewScientist.com news service
* David Cohen
SPIDERMAN does it, so does James Bond. Now a gadget has been developed to allow US marines to zip up the sides of buildings or ships with virtually no effort.
All you do is fire a rope to the top of the structure using a harpoon gun or grappling hook, and then fit the rope into the device, called PowerQuick, which attaches to your climbing harness. Then just sit back and squeeze a lever.
PowerQuick has been developed by Quoin International based in Carson City, Nevada, and can lift a load of 145 kilograms at a rate of 1 metre per second. A battery-powered motor turns a series of wheels and cogs to pull the rope through the device. One battery charge is enough to scale the Statue of Liberty five times, or 250 metres in total. If you let go of the device it automatically stops and holds its position, and it can also be used for a slow controlled descent."
New Scientist Breaking News - Indian Ocean tsunami's puzzling waves explained
New Scientist Breaking News - Indian Ocean tsunami's puzzling waves explained: "Indian Ocean tsunami's puzzling waves explained
* 19:00 25 August 2005
* NewScientist.com news service
* Kate Ravilious
The tsunami that ricocheted around the world following the Indian Ocean earthquake on 26 December 2004 left a puzzling pattern of waves in its wake.
Beaches in Peru and Mexico, nearly 20,000 kilometres from the earthquake, received waves that were three times larger than those hitting the shores of the Cocos Islands, just 1700 km away. Now it turns out that the waves were funnelled along underwater structures, such as mid-ocean ridges and continental shelves.
Vasily Titov, from the US National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration in Seattle, and colleagues used numerical model simulations together with tide gauge and satellite data to study the way the wave propagated around the world.
They found that there were two main factors affecting the manner in which the tsunami wave spread – focusing from the source, and guidance from the topography of the sea floor. Close to the epicentre the waves were controlled mostly by the shape of the earthquake fault and the long-thin rectangle of water it violently displaced.
Reflected energy
“Cocos Island lies to one side, so it didn’t receive much direct energy,” explains Titov. Meanwhile, waves further afield were shaped more by sea floor topography. “The energy shot along mid-ocean ridges and continental shelves, to reach far-field locations like Peru and Mexico,” says Titov.
The simulation also explains why some ne"
* 19:00 25 August 2005
* NewScientist.com news service
* Kate Ravilious
The tsunami that ricocheted around the world following the Indian Ocean earthquake on 26 December 2004 left a puzzling pattern of waves in its wake.
Beaches in Peru and Mexico, nearly 20,000 kilometres from the earthquake, received waves that were three times larger than those hitting the shores of the Cocos Islands, just 1700 km away. Now it turns out that the waves were funnelled along underwater structures, such as mid-ocean ridges and continental shelves.
Vasily Titov, from the US National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration in Seattle, and colleagues used numerical model simulations together with tide gauge and satellite data to study the way the wave propagated around the world.
They found that there were two main factors affecting the manner in which the tsunami wave spread – focusing from the source, and guidance from the topography of the sea floor. Close to the epicentre the waves were controlled mostly by the shape of the earthquake fault and the long-thin rectangle of water it violently displaced.
Reflected energy
“Cocos Island lies to one side, so it didn’t receive much direct energy,” explains Titov. Meanwhile, waves further afield were shaped more by sea floor topography. “The energy shot along mid-ocean ridges and continental shelves, to reach far-field locations like Peru and Mexico,” says Titov.
The simulation also explains why some ne"
Thursday, August 25, 2005
USATODAY.com - Poll shows more backing for prescription drug benefit
USATODAY.com - Poll shows more backing for prescription drug benefit: "Poll shows more backing for prescription drug benefit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elderly patients are warming up to the prescription drug benefit that begins next year for Medicare recipients, a survey shows.
Even so, the number of people who plan on not enrolling in a drug plan exceeds the number who say they will enroll, according to a survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation."
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elderly patients are warming up to the prescription drug benefit that begins next year for Medicare recipients, a survey shows.
Even so, the number of people who plan on not enrolling in a drug plan exceeds the number who say they will enroll, according to a survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation."
Pakistan Now Says Scientist Did Send Koreans Nuclear Gear - New York Times
Pakistan Now Says Scientist Did Send Koreans Nuclear Gear - New York Times: "Pakistan Now Says Scientist Did Send Koreans Nuclear Gear
By SALMAN MASOOD and DAVID ROHDE
Published: August 25, 2005
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 24 - Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, confirmed Tuesday for the first time that a Pakistani nuclear scientist had provided North Korea with centrifuge machines that could be used to make fuel for an atomic bomb, a Japanese news agency reported.
In an interview here with the agency, Kyodo News, General Musharraf said the former head of his country's nuclear program, Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, had sent 'centrifuges - parts and complete' to North Korea. The Pakistani leader did not divulge the number of centrifuges that arrived in North Korea, saying, 'I do not exactly remember the number.'"
By SALMAN MASOOD and DAVID ROHDE
Published: August 25, 2005
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 24 - Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, confirmed Tuesday for the first time that a Pakistani nuclear scientist had provided North Korea with centrifuge machines that could be used to make fuel for an atomic bomb, a Japanese news agency reported.
In an interview here with the agency, Kyodo News, General Musharraf said the former head of his country's nuclear program, Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, had sent 'centrifuges - parts and complete' to North Korea. The Pakistani leader did not divulge the number of centrifuges that arrived in North Korea, saying, 'I do not exactly remember the number.'"
Download Squad
Download Squad: "Google Talk Review
* Date: Aug 23, 2005, 6:59 PM ET
* Author: Jordan Running
Google Talk: buddy listGoogle Talk, Google's long-expected entry into the IM and VoIP market, has arrived. As predicted, Google Talk is a full-fledged IM client based on the open Jabber protocol with VoIP thrown in for good measure.
Update: The Google Talk web site has gone live and you can now download Google Talk for Windows.
Here's a quick run-down of what Google Talk has to offer: Basic IM capabilities, high-quality and easy to use VoIP, complete integration with Gmail, and a simple, ads-free interface. Read on for our preliminary review and a glimpse into Google Talk's future.
The download is tiny (about 900k) and the install is so quick and easy you don't even realize it's finished yet. You sign in with your Gmail account and are immediately presented with your (momentarily empty) buddy list. There's an Add Friend button, a 'Search all contacts' field which searches both your Google Talk and Gmail contacts, and a drop-down under your name that lets you set your available/unavailable status and messages. There's also an Inbox button which takes you to Gmail, plus Help and Settings."
* Date: Aug 23, 2005, 6:59 PM ET
* Author: Jordan Running
Google Talk: buddy listGoogle Talk, Google's long-expected entry into the IM and VoIP market, has arrived. As predicted, Google Talk is a full-fledged IM client based on the open Jabber protocol with VoIP thrown in for good measure.
Update: The Google Talk web site has gone live and you can now download Google Talk for Windows.
Here's a quick run-down of what Google Talk has to offer: Basic IM capabilities, high-quality and easy to use VoIP, complete integration with Gmail, and a simple, ads-free interface. Read on for our preliminary review and a glimpse into Google Talk's future.
The download is tiny (about 900k) and the install is so quick and easy you don't even realize it's finished yet. You sign in with your Gmail account and are immediately presented with your (momentarily empty) buddy list. There's an Add Friend button, a 'Search all contacts' field which searches both your Google Talk and Gmail contacts, and a drop-down under your name that lets you set your available/unavailable status and messages. There's also an Inbox button which takes you to Gmail, plus Help and Settings."
New Scientist Technology - US on course for shrink-to-fit laser
New Scientist Technology - US on course for shrink-to-fit laser: "US on course for shrink-to-fit laser
* 25 August 2005
* NewScientist.com news service
* David Cohen
* Helen Knight
A HIGH-powered, lightweight laser weapon that can be fitted to fighter aircraft to destroy missiles tens of kilometres away has been designed by DARPA, the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency in the US.
Until now, lasers powerful enough to blow up missiles have been so big they can only be carried by large aircraft such as jumbo jets. For example, the Airborne Laser being developed by the US's Missile Defense Agency is designed to fit onto a Boeing 747 freighter aircraft to track and destroy ballistic missiles during their boost phase, although the weapon has yet to undergo flight tests.
But now DARPA says it has managed to shrink all the hardware for such a weapon so that it can fit under the wing of a fighter jet or piggyback on a vehicle to zap anything from ground-to-air and air-to-air missiles to rocket-propelled grenades."
* 25 August 2005
* NewScientist.com news service
* David Cohen
* Helen Knight
A HIGH-powered, lightweight laser weapon that can be fitted to fighter aircraft to destroy missiles tens of kilometres away has been designed by DARPA, the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency in the US.
Until now, lasers powerful enough to blow up missiles have been so big they can only be carried by large aircraft such as jumbo jets. For example, the Airborne Laser being developed by the US's Missile Defense Agency is designed to fit onto a Boeing 747 freighter aircraft to track and destroy ballistic missiles during their boost phase, although the weapon has yet to undergo flight tests.
But now DARPA says it has managed to shrink all the hardware for such a weapon so that it can fit under the wing of a fighter jet or piggyback on a vehicle to zap anything from ground-to-air and air-to-air missiles to rocket-propelled grenades."
Irish Times Article - Google breaks new ground with free phone call service
Irish Times Article - Google breaks new ground with free phone call service: "Google breaks new ground with free phone call service
Dick Ahlstrom, Science Editor
Google, the world's most popular internet search engine, may soon become the world's most popular telephone service.
The web giant has launched a new service called Google Talk, which allows users to make free telephone calls to anywhere in the world via the internet.
In effect it would mean overseas and long-distance calls could be made free, provided you have an internet connection. This should slash telephone costs to near zero, leaving only the internet service costs."
Dick Ahlstrom, Science Editor
Google, the world's most popular internet search engine, may soon become the world's most popular telephone service.
The web giant has launched a new service called Google Talk, which allows users to make free telephone calls to anywhere in the world via the internet.
In effect it would mean overseas and long-distance calls could be made free, provided you have an internet connection. This should slash telephone costs to near zero, leaving only the internet service costs."
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
breakfast
BREAKFAST ..... SATURDAY... COME ON DOWN
Potluck breakfast from 9:00 to 10:00 am ...at the Clubhouse this Saturday. Sign up on the bulletin board.
Rose position report
Rosey update....The Rose's are in Ontario, Or. at about 6:00pm Wednesday, August 24th
Sue Wilson
Get Well Soon .....
According to Jean Hart Sue Wilson is in the hospital and recovering well from an operation. Send good thoughts her way.
Doug Wilson Passed Away
Doug Wilson passed away today...
Jean Hart reported that Doug passed today. He was a neighbor of Jim and Bonnie Rose on Deer Lane. The husband of Helen Smith-Wilson. The whole community joins in expressing sorrow at the loss of one of our own....
Rita Rudner Quotes - The Quotations Page
Rita Rudner Quotes - The Quotations Page: "When I meet a man I ask myself, 'Is this the man I want my children to spend their weekends with?'
Rita Rudner"
Rita Rudner"
Rita Rudner Quotes - The Quotations Page
Rita Rudner Quotes - The Quotations Page: "I was a vegetarian until I started leaning toward the sunlight.
Rita Rudner"
Rita Rudner"
Rita Rudner Quotes - The Quotations Page
Rita Rudner Quotes - The Quotations Page: "I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.
Rita Rudner"
Rita Rudner"
Benjamin Franklin Quotes - The Quotations Page
Benjamin Franklin Quotes - The Quotations Page: "All would live long, but none would be old.
Benjamin Franklin"
Benjamin Franklin"
Benjamin Franklin Quotes - The Quotations Page
Benjamin Franklin Quotes - The Quotations Page: "A good conscience is a continual Christmas.
Benjamin Franklin"
Benjamin Franklin"
Dan Quayle Quotes - The Quotations Page
Dan Quayle Quotes - The Quotations Page: "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.
[info][add][mail]
Dan Quayle"
[info][add][mail]
Dan Quayle"
Stem Cell Breakthrough: No More Need to Destroy Embryos?
Stem Cell Breakthrough: No More Need to Destroy Embryos?: "Stem Cell Breakthrough: No More Need to Destroy Embryos?
John Roach
for National Geographic News
August 23, 2005
Scientists have turned an ordinary skin cell into what appears to be an embryonic stem cell. The process may eventually eliminate the controversial step of destroying human embryos for stem cell research.
The new technique involves fusing a skin cell with an existing, laboratory-grown embryonic stem cell. The fused, or hybrid, cell is 'reprogrammed' to its embryonic state, Harvard University scientists report in the journal Science."
John Roach
for National Geographic News
August 23, 2005
Scientists have turned an ordinary skin cell into what appears to be an embryonic stem cell. The process may eventually eliminate the controversial step of destroying human embryos for stem cell research.
The new technique involves fusing a skin cell with an existing, laboratory-grown embryonic stem cell. The fused, or hybrid, cell is 'reprogrammed' to its embryonic state, Harvard University scientists report in the journal Science."
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Robert Benchley Quotes - The Quotations Page
Robert Benchley Quotes - The Quotations Page: "There are two kinds of people in the world, those who believe there are two kinds of people in the world and those who don't.
Robert Benchley, Benchley's Law of Distinction"
Robert Benchley, Benchley's Law of Distinction"
Robert Benchley Quotes - The Quotations Page
Robert Benchley Quotes - The Quotations Page: "Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.
Robert Benchley Quotes - The Quotations Page
Robert Benchley Quotes - The Quotations Page: "A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.
Robert Benchley"
Robert Benchley"
Stanislaw Lem Quotes - The Quotations Page
Stanislaw Lem Quotes - The Quotations Page: "Cannibals prefer those who have no spines.
Stanislaw Lem, 'Holiday', 1963"
Stanislaw Lem, 'Holiday', 1963"
Grasping the Depth of Time as a First Step in Understanding Evolution - New York Times
Grasping the Depth of Time as a First Step in Understanding Evolution - New York Times: "Editorial Observer
Grasping the Depth of Time as a First Step in Understanding Evolution
By VERLYN KLINKENBORG
Published: August 23, 2005
Last month a team of paleontologists announced that it had found several fossilized dinosaur embryos that were 190 million years old - some 90 million years older than any dinosaur embryos found so far. Those kinds of numbers are always a little daunting. Ever since I was a boy in a public elementary school in Iowa, I've been learning to face the eons and eons that are embedded in the universe around us.
Skip to next paragraph
Readers
Forum: Today's Editorials
I know the numbers as they stand at present, and I know what they mean, in a roughly comparative way. The universe is perhaps 14 billion years old. Earth is some 4.5 billion years old. The oldest hominid fossils are between 6 million and 7 million years old. The oldest distinctly modern human fossils are about 160,000 years old.
The truth of these numbers has the same effect on me as watching the night sky in the high desert. It fills me with a sense of nonspecific immensity. I don't think I'm alone in this."
Grasping the Depth of Time as a First Step in Understanding Evolution
By VERLYN KLINKENBORG
Published: August 23, 2005
Last month a team of paleontologists announced that it had found several fossilized dinosaur embryos that were 190 million years old - some 90 million years older than any dinosaur embryos found so far. Those kinds of numbers are always a little daunting. Ever since I was a boy in a public elementary school in Iowa, I've been learning to face the eons and eons that are embedded in the universe around us.
Skip to next paragraph
Readers
Forum: Today's Editorials
I know the numbers as they stand at present, and I know what they mean, in a roughly comparative way. The universe is perhaps 14 billion years old. Earth is some 4.5 billion years old. The oldest hominid fossils are between 6 million and 7 million years old. The oldest distinctly modern human fossils are about 160,000 years old.
The truth of these numbers has the same effect on me as watching the night sky in the high desert. It fills me with a sense of nonspecific immensity. I don't think I'm alone in this."
BBC NEWS | Europe | Canada sends navy to Arctic north
BBC NEWS | Europe | Canada sends navy to Arctic north: "Canada sends navy to Arctic north
By Lee Carter
BBC News, Toronto
HMCS Glace Bay and HMCS Shawinigan
The two boats are marking a 30-year first
Canada is sending its navy back to the far northern Arctic port of Churchill after a 30-year absence.
The visit by two warships to the area is the latest move to challenge rival claims in the Arctic triggered by the threat of melting ice.
The move follows a spat between Canada and Denmark, over an uninhabited rock called Hans Island in the eastern Arctic region.
A visit there by Canada's defence minister last month angered the Danes."
By Lee Carter
BBC News, Toronto
HMCS Glace Bay and HMCS Shawinigan
The two boats are marking a 30-year first
Canada is sending its navy back to the far northern Arctic port of Churchill after a 30-year absence.
The visit by two warships to the area is the latest move to challenge rival claims in the Arctic triggered by the threat of melting ice.
The move follows a spat between Canada and Denmark, over an uninhabited rock called Hans Island in the eastern Arctic region.
A visit there by Canada's defence minister last month angered the Danes."
BBC NEWS | Technology | ID theft spyware scam uncovered
BBC NEWS | Technology | ID theft spyware scam uncovered: "
Last Updated: Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 07:54 GMT 08:54 UK
ID theft spyware scam uncovered
By Mark Ward
Technology Correspondent, BBC News website
Online banking login screen, BBC
Accounts at 50 banks are in danger of being plundered
Thousands of computer users have been caught out by a huge ID theft ring.
Security firm Sunbelt Software said it stumbled across a US-based server storing megabytes of data stolen from compromised computers while researching spyware infections.
The server held passwords for online accounts from 50 banks, Ebay and Paypal logins, hundreds of credit card numbers and reams of personal data.
The FBI has reportedly now started investigating the ring of ID thieves."
Last Updated: Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 07:54 GMT 08:54 UK
ID theft spyware scam uncovered
By Mark Ward
Technology Correspondent, BBC News website
Online banking login screen, BBC
Accounts at 50 banks are in danger of being plundered
Thousands of computer users have been caught out by a huge ID theft ring.
Security firm Sunbelt Software said it stumbled across a US-based server storing megabytes of data stolen from compromised computers while researching spyware infections.
The server held passwords for online accounts from 50 banks, Ebay and Paypal logins, hundreds of credit card numbers and reams of personal data.
The FBI has reportedly now started investigating the ring of ID thieves."
BBC NEWS | Health | Step towards making human lungs
BBC NEWS | Health | Step towards making human lungs: "Step towards making human lungs
There is a shortage of donors for lung transplants
Scientists say they have made a significant step towards making human lungs for transplantation.
The UK team at Imperial College London took human embryonic stem cells and encouraged them to grow into cells found in adult lungs.
These lung cells are the type needed to allow oxygen to cross into the blood.
Eventually, it may be possible to make them from other stem cell sources such as bone marrow, the team told Tissue Engineering."
There is a shortage of donors for lung transplants
Scientists say they have made a significant step towards making human lungs for transplantation.
The UK team at Imperial College London took human embryonic stem cells and encouraged them to grow into cells found in adult lungs.
These lung cells are the type needed to allow oxygen to cross into the blood.
Eventually, it may be possible to make them from other stem cell sources such as bone marrow, the team told Tissue Engineering."
Monday, August 22, 2005
Sometimes
Sometimes..
RT
It is hard to say goodbye in a meaningful way. Here is one for you to have a look at. We think it’s pretty cool.
Remembering
RT
It is hard to say goodbye in a meaningful way. Here is one for you to have a look at. We think it’s pretty cool.
Remembering
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "Unknown
'Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.'"
'Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.'"
The Tail That Wags the Blog
The Tail That Wags the Blog: "The Tail That Wags the Blog
They behave like fun-loving slackers, but they're secretly staging a coup
By Joel Achenbach
Sunday, August 21, 2005; Page W13
I constantly tell myself: Ignore the blog. Do your work. You are an enormous literary figure and cultural icon, not a mere 'blogger.' You must produce high-end journalism with grand themes and huge groaning multi-syllabic words like 'eschatological,' and you can't be dribbling away all your ideas on the blog. Be strong! Resist the blog!
And then . . . I hear it yowling.
Rough Draft
(Richard Thompson)
The blog is hungry. The blog will not be ignored. It is an insatiable little beast, a creature still unclassified by science -- hairy, warty, slobbering, with its own fiendish agenda. I often fantasize about killing the blog, but I worry that it will respond just like the crazed computer in '2001: A Space Odyssey': It will try to kill me first.
The blog originated in January as a catch basin for mental detritus, for the kind of stuff not good enough for print, but too good to waste on casual conversation or, worse, mere thinking. But this spring I began allowing 'comments,' and the blog suddenly mutated. America, it turns out, is full of smart, clever, creative people who happen to have no interest in working and whose employers have unwisely given them Internet access. Thus every day, on my blog, these strangers show up, just to shoot the breeze, flirt, kvetch, veer off topic and, most of all, pay zero attention to what I have written.
Let's cut to the chase: The blog ignores me.
I am constantly having to post something new just to make the blog interested in me again. My contribution to the blog is what I call the 'Kit.' The commenters' part is called the 'Kaboodle.' Some of the everyday Kaboodlers make references to 'our blog,' as though they're co-proprietors. It's obvious at this point that the Kaboodle is trying to take o"
This is a real hoot... follow the link below to finish the story!!
They behave like fun-loving slackers, but they're secretly staging a coup
By Joel Achenbach
Sunday, August 21, 2005; Page W13
I constantly tell myself: Ignore the blog. Do your work. You are an enormous literary figure and cultural icon, not a mere 'blogger.' You must produce high-end journalism with grand themes and huge groaning multi-syllabic words like 'eschatological,' and you can't be dribbling away all your ideas on the blog. Be strong! Resist the blog!
And then . . . I hear it yowling.
Rough Draft
(Richard Thompson)
The blog is hungry. The blog will not be ignored. It is an insatiable little beast, a creature still unclassified by science -- hairy, warty, slobbering, with its own fiendish agenda. I often fantasize about killing the blog, but I worry that it will respond just like the crazed computer in '2001: A Space Odyssey': It will try to kill me first.
The blog originated in January as a catch basin for mental detritus, for the kind of stuff not good enough for print, but too good to waste on casual conversation or, worse, mere thinking. But this spring I began allowing 'comments,' and the blog suddenly mutated. America, it turns out, is full of smart, clever, creative people who happen to have no interest in working and whose employers have unwisely given them Internet access. Thus every day, on my blog, these strangers show up, just to shoot the breeze, flirt, kvetch, veer off topic and, most of all, pay zero attention to what I have written.
Let's cut to the chase: The blog ignores me.
I am constantly having to post something new just to make the blog interested in me again. My contribution to the blog is what I call the 'Kit.' The commenters' part is called the 'Kaboodle.' Some of the everyday Kaboodlers make references to 'our blog,' as though they're co-proprietors. It's obvious at this point that the Kaboodle is trying to take o"
This is a real hoot... follow the link below to finish the story!!
Sunday, August 21, 2005
Two Roses are on the
Two Roses are on their way to Newport!
Bonnie and Jim left Kentucky today enroute to Newport via Branson, Mo.
Bonnie and Jim left Kentucky today enroute to Newport via Branson, Mo.
RED LIGHT NEWS
RED LIGHT NEWS
Ron Thomas...
There have been about 10 problems with the emergency red light system over the past 3 years. We have been able to fix most of them and two were removed at the request of their owners. One because they were nervous about being able to always make it work during the setup process. The other because the residents were afraid that if it went off accidentally when they were not home the police would break down their door.
The other problems have been taken care of as far as we know of. This sometimes requires the reprogramming or even replacement of a component. We handle the calls on the problems as best we can at no charge as volunteers. This practice will continue for as long as we can do it. However, in the case of component replacement, there is a cost that we no longer can furnish for free. When we were installing large orders the company we were dealing with sold to us at wholesale prices on large lots. Now they still wholesale to us but due to smaller orders the savings are not as great.
If we have to replace a component part from now on you will have to pay for it. We just can’t afford to do it any longer for free.
If you do have a problem and call either Jim Rose or myself, Ron Thomas.. WE will address it as soon as we can but we are volunteers and do have commitments like everyone else so be patient.
One large problem is with the new folks moving into the neighborhood... They just do not understand the equipment. So if you speak to a new person with a light ask them to give us a call for a free walk through of the system.
Two problems exist that we can give you a temporary fix for.
Ron Thomas...
There have been about 10 problems with the emergency red light system over the past 3 years. We have been able to fix most of them and two were removed at the request of their owners. One because they were nervous about being able to always make it work during the setup process. The other because the residents were afraid that if it went off accidentally when they were not home the police would break down their door.
The other problems have been taken care of as far as we know of. This sometimes requires the reprogramming or even replacement of a component. We handle the calls on the problems as best we can at no charge as volunteers. This practice will continue for as long as we can do it. However, in the case of component replacement, there is a cost that we no longer can furnish for free. When we were installing large orders the company we were dealing with sold to us at wholesale prices on large lots. Now they still wholesale to us but due to smaller orders the savings are not as great.
If we have to replace a component part from now on you will have to pay for it. We just can’t afford to do it any longer for free.
If you do have a problem and call either Jim Rose or myself, Ron Thomas.. WE will address it as soon as we can but we are volunteers and do have commitments like everyone else so be patient.
One large problem is with the new folks moving into the neighborhood... They just do not understand the equipment. So if you speak to a new person with a light ask them to give us a call for a free walk through of the system.
Two problems exist that we can give you a temporary fix for.
- If the light comes on and won’t shut off and we can’t get there right away.. Put a large garbage sack over it. That will let your neighbors know there is no problem.
- Shirley Parsons had a malfunction over two or three days recently that caused her light to come on every so often. It also affected her neighbor across the street. We replace one component and reprogrammed both to new frequencies. BUT Shirley notes a bigger problem.... her light was on for hours and no one responded to it... Remember the light is only as good as our neighbors. We need to look after one another. Maybe we need to set up a system of drills?
Web Edition - NewsGator Online
Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "G. K. Chesterton
'The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion.'"
'The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion.'"
G. K. Chesterton Quotes - The Quotations Page
G. K. Chesterton Quotes - The Quotations Page: "The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion.
G. K. Chesterton"
G. K. Chesterton"
New Scientist Breaking News - Stored summer heat de-ices winter roads
New Scientist Breaking News - Stored summer heat de-ices winter roads: "Stored summer heat de-ices winter roads
The blazing heat of the summer sun can be used to prevent roads from icing up in winter.
In a trial of the idea, a network of polyethylene water pipes 25 millimetres in diameter has been buried below a section of private road in the UK. The pipes are laid in rows about 15 centimetres apart and at a depth of 12 centimetres, where the ground temperature is normally about 12 ?C on average. In the summer this can rise to 25 ?C.
The sun warms the asphalt at the surface, which absorbs heat and in turn warms the water in the pipes. This is then pumped for storage to a second array of pipes at the side of the road, which are insulated by a 1-metre-thick layer of polystyrene.
Then in winter, when sensors detect that the temperature of the road surface has fallen to 2 ?C, the warm water is pumped back to the pipes under the road where it warms the ground and prevents ice from forming on the road surface."
The blazing heat of the summer sun can be used to prevent roads from icing up in winter.
In a trial of the idea, a network of polyethylene water pipes 25 millimetres in diameter has been buried below a section of private road in the UK. The pipes are laid in rows about 15 centimetres apart and at a depth of 12 centimetres, where the ground temperature is normally about 12 ?C on average. In the summer this can rise to 25 ?C.
The sun warms the asphalt at the surface, which absorbs heat and in turn warms the water in the pipes. This is then pumped for storage to a second array of pipes at the side of the road, which are insulated by a 1-metre-thick layer of polystyrene.
Then in winter, when sensors detect that the temperature of the road surface has fallen to 2 ?C, the warm water is pumped back to the pipes under the road where it warms the ground and prevents ice from forming on the road surface."
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