Saturday, September 20, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Political views 'all in the mind'
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Political views 'all in the mind': "'You have people who are experiencing the world, who are experiencing threat, differently.
'It's just that we have these very different physiological orientations. We're not sure where they came from, they may be genetic, they may be something from childhood; we do know, though, that they run deep because it's a reflex, it's not something you can change tomorrow, the depth of that may be something of an asset in figuring out why people are so stubborn in their political beliefs,' he said.
'I even have the hope that this might facilitate understanding a little bit. Instead of political opponents thinking the opposite party are being wilfully bull-headed, you can say 'well ok, they see the world differently than I do'."
'It's just that we have these very different physiological orientations. We're not sure where they came from, they may be genetic, they may be something from childhood; we do know, though, that they run deep because it's a reflex, it's not something you can change tomorrow, the depth of that may be something of an asset in figuring out why people are so stubborn in their political beliefs,' he said.
'I even have the hope that this might facilitate understanding a little bit. Instead of political opponents thinking the opposite party are being wilfully bull-headed, you can say 'well ok, they see the world differently than I do'."
KTVZ.com Central Oregons News, Weather and Sports Leader - Oregon State gets wave energy grant
KTVZ.com Central Oregons News, Weather and Sports Leader - Oregon State gets wave energy grant: "The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a 5-year, $6.25 million grant to Oregon State University to establish an ocean energy research center in Newport.
The money will supplement other funding to create a $13.5 million pool for what has been dubbed the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center."
The money will supplement other funding to create a $13.5 million pool for what has been dubbed the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center."
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Information Statement
Information Statement: M 4.7 045 W HOMER, AK. 1944Z SEP 18: Tsunami NOT expected
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Low-emission, High-performance Engine For Future Hybrids
Low-emission, High-performance Engine For Future Hybrids: "In an advance toward introduction of an amazing new kind of internal combustion engine, researchers in China are reporting development and use of a new and more accurate computer model to assess performance of the so-called free-piston linear alternator"
NewsGator Online
"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use."
Monday, September 15, 2008
The Associated Press: After Ike, Texas survivors clamor for gas, food
The Associated Press: After Ike, Texas survivors clamor for gas, food: "Even for those who still have a home to go to, Ike's 110 mph winds and battering waves left thousands in coastal areas without electricity, gas and basic communications — and officials estimated it may not be restored for a month."
The Associated Press: After Ike, Texas survivors clamor for gas, food
So, aaaah, can't happen here...right?
The Associated Press: After Ike, Texas survivors clamor for gas, food: "Lines snaked down side streets at gas stations that had little fuel to sell. Some looked like parking lots. At sites distributing water, ice and prepackaged meals, people stood on foot for hours waiting for anything they could take home."
The Associated Press: After Ike, Texas survivors clamor for gas, food: "Lines snaked down side streets at gas stations that had little fuel to sell. Some looked like parking lots. At sites distributing water, ice and prepackaged meals, people stood on foot for hours waiting for anything they could take home."
Rescues Continue in Texas; Millions Without Power - NYTimes.com
Just a sub 100 mph wind..hmmm...What would happen if......
Rescues Continue in Texas; Millions Without Power - NYTimes.com: "But a pernicious kind of damage, with deadly potential, was harder to see, officials said. The region was facing a secondary health emergency that follows a storm when there is no power, no water and no functioning sewers. Officials begged residents in shelters in Austin and around Texas not to return to Galveston or other hard-hit areas."
Rescues Continue in Texas; Millions Without Power - NYTimes.com: "But a pernicious kind of damage, with deadly potential, was harder to see, officials said. The region was facing a secondary health emergency that follows a storm when there is no power, no water and no functioning sewers. Officials begged residents in shelters in Austin and around Texas not to return to Galveston or other hard-hit areas."
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Information Statement
Information Statement: M 5.0 085 SW ADAK, AK. 0542Z SEP 15: Tsunami NOT expected
After Powerful Hurricane, Rescuers Scour Ravaged Areas - NYTimes.com
I wonder how they will communicate during the weeks that they ave no power? RT
After Powerful Hurricane, Rescuers Scour Ravaged Areas - NYTimes.com: "“It’s going to be weeks before we get power to the last customers,” said Mike Rodgers, a spokesman for Entergy Texas, the primary electricity provider between Houston and the Louisiana border. Mr. Rodgers said damage to the electric grid was much more widespread than after Hurricane Rita, which hit the area in 2005."
Information Statement
Information Statement: M 4.0 045 SW TALKEETNA, AK. 1630Z SEP 14: Tsunami NOT expected
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