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Another great virtual tour in his BMW by Rick F. This time he takes us through West Virginia on a BMW Tour of Southern Coal Country
The BMW 3 Series has turned 40 years old, encompassing 6 generations. This BMW short film celebrates that lineage by featuring some inspiring enthusiasts, as well as the 2016 3 Series LCI model.
Preview of TD04-20T hybrid turbos upgrde for N54 in the works.
Another great road trip write-up by Rick F., this time featuring the Ghost Towns of the New Jersey Pine Barrens.
Part II of Rick F's BMW trip journal of the Virginia Fort Valley and fortified houses.
Rick F. shares his Fall Colors and Haunted Houses trip photo documentary with us. Words by Rick:
BMWs are great for spirited riding or driving—and if you use that ability to visit scenic and historically interesting places, then you have an unbeatable combination. With that goal in mind, I set off in late October to find out whether Pennsylvania or West Virginia had the best Fall Colors. Along the way, I encountered no small number of historical haunted houses, just in time for Halloween.
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A BMW led tour of the Castles and Palaces of West Virginia, by Rick F.
Another great driving tour by Rick F., this time taking us through Tennessee and North Carolina.
Hopefully these great journals by him have been serving as inspiration for all our members to go out there and DRIVE your BMWs – fast, slow, short, long, just drive!
A man is hit by a car while crossing a Beverly Hills street. A woman rushes to him and cradles his head in her lap, asking, "Are you comfortable?" The man answers, "I make a decent living."
Milton Berle got laughs from that joke on stages throughout the Catskills Mountains in Sullivan County, New York. In 1952, the prime of the "Borscht Belt" Golden Era, Sullivan County had 538 resort hotels, 1,000 rooming houses, and 50,000 vacation bungalows. By the late 1960s, the great majority … CONTINUED
This is a must see — gorgeous photoshoot featuring BMWs at a South African air force base.
Every year some friends of mine (Team Orga) organize a BMW 1er and 3er car show. In past years we always held the show(s) at the BMW Welt. But last year we simply outgrew that parking lot. So this year's show was held at a much larger parking lot. Metro is kind of the German version of Price Club.
We even had some crazy BMW lovers(nuts) come all the way from Moscow, Russia! Some 5K kms one way! Now that's some RESPECT! … CONTINUED
Furnaces, Bridges, and Floods (Oh My!): A BMW Tour of Washington County, MD, by Rick F:
Through another tour of scenic, historical, or otherwise-interesting places, using the most interesting roads available. In particular, I was anxious to gain more experience with the new car and to locate several historical sights in Washington County, Maryland, that I'd never visited before. Game on!
Washington County lies to the west of South Mountain. It was created as a separate county in September 1776, when many families chose to settle … CONTINUED
You just know a BMW tour is off to a really good start when an attractive toll-taker bats her eyes and says "I love your car. And you look really good in it!" It was the first of perhaps a dozen compliments I received. (Okay, all of them but one were for the car…)
The Delaware River beckoned for this trip, and I found a nice route up the New Jersey side and back down the Pennsylvania side in the March/April 2014 issue of RoadRunner … CONTINUED
An eight-alarm wind-driven fire hit three homes and a car on Lexington Street in East Boston last night — prompting a massive fire department response two weeks after two firefighters were killed in the Back Bay, fire officials report.
"I can't believe it man, I'm crying, I'm crying," said resident Jose Silva, who lives on the second floor of the building. He said a friend called him and told him about the fire. His two children were on the first floor when it happened. Fighting … CONTINUED
BMW is recalling a 156,137 vehicles, both luxury cars and SUVs, to make sure bolts holding a component in their six-cylinder engines can break loose and cause stalling or engine damage.
BMW says it has told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that in rare cases, bolts holding the variable camshaft timing unit may come loose or break, causing the engine to go into a "safe mode." If the problem continues, it can lead to stalling, engine damage – and it may not start.
Drivers will … CONTINUED
Check out this first U.S. E91 Touring M3 Body Conversion.
BMW drivers swept the top-four finishing positions in Grand Sport class and the top-two spots in Street Tuner class in today's BMW Performance 200, the opening round of the 2014 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.
"An ultimate start to the year, "said Gordon McDonnell, BMWNA Motorsport Manager. "We know the BMW is strong at Daytona and a 1-4 in GS and a 1-2 in ST is fantastic – especially in the BMW Performance 200. Congratulations to all the BMW teams and I hope this kind … CONTINUED


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Jan 29, 2013, 1:05 PM EDT
Not a whole lot of news to pass along, so here are some stats to chew on…
1. Anaheim's Daniel Winnik has five goals in the Ducks' first four games. Even more impressively, all five have been scored even strength. Winnik had five goals for Colorado last season…in 63 games.
2. Andrei Markov has scored the game-winning goal in each of Montreal's three victories. Sometimes people forget how good Markov, 34, was before all his injury problems. In 2008-09, he had 64 points in 78 games. If he can stay healthy, the Habs have a shot at the playoffs.
3. Ottawa's Craig Anderson leads all NHL goalies with a .975 save percentage. The 31-year-old has stopped all but three of the 119 shots he's faced in four games.
4. Alex Ovechkin has spent a league-high 33:29 on the power play…and he only has one goal. In 2007-08, Ovechkin led the NHL with 22 power-play goals.
5. Drew Doughty has yet to register his first point of the season, despite playing almost 30 minutes per game in the Kings' first five contests. Offense was an issue for the 23-year-old last year as well, when he tallied just 36 points, significantly fewer than the 59 he registered in 2008-09. Granted, he turned it around during the playoffs, racking up 16 points in 20 games on the way to winning the Stanley Cup. And to be fair to Doughty, much of a defenseman's point total is related to the effectiveness of the forwards when they get the puck. The Kings have just 10 goals so far.
6. The Florida Panthers (1-4-0) have a minus-11 goal differential, the worst in the NHL. After beating Carolina, 5-1, in their first game of the season, the Panthers have lost four in a row by a combined score of 18-3. It's worth noting Florida's goal differential last season was minus-24, by far the worst of the 16 playoff teams.
7. The Canucks have blown a pair of 2-0 leads in their first six games. Last Sunday, they took a 2-0 lead on Edmonton and lost 3-2 in a shootout. Last night, the exact same thing happened in Los Angeles. Oh, and both times Roberto Luongo was in goal. (Update: This isn't a criticism of Luongo, who was outstanding against the Kings. Just thought I'd point it out, given the guy's made two starts this year and the Canucks have blown 2-0 leads in both.)
8. Only one team has yet to surrender a power-play goal, and that's the Boston Bruins, who are a perfect 23-for-23 on the penalty kill. In a partially related story, the B's haven't lost in regulation yet.
9. Toronto's Phil Kessel has 24 shots and zero goals. That's the most shots of any player without scoring. Next in that category is Jarome Iginla, who's taken 19 shots without any going in.
10. The Blues' Kevin Shattenkirk leads all NHL defensemen with eight points, all of them assists. Avalanche GM Greg Sherman must be so happy for him.
- ktipper - Jan 29, 2013 at 1:39 PM
Another example of media trying to stir something up. I usually find that your work avoids such nonsense, but I don't think the Luongo comment is fair. Does it really need to be mentioned that Roberto Luongo was in net for both of the blown 2-0 leads?
Anyone who watched last nights game knows how good Luongo was. He was the only reason the Canucks received a point. He made some unbelievable saves in a game the Canucks had no business being in. He also made two solid saves in the shootout, something he has not normally done. Meanwhile his teammates decided to offer up some pathetic shootout attempts of their own. Really, what was Burrows trying to accomplish there?
The blown 2-0 leads are not a reflection on Luongo, but on the team in front of him. They have been terrible. I've seen bantam teams manage the puck in their own end better. You also fail to mention that Schneider was in a game where the Canucks blew a 2-0 lead against the Flames, fortunately Schneider got some run support in the shootout.
Aside from the first game against the Ducks, the Canucks goaltenders have been good. The same cannot be said for the team in front of them.
- Jason Brough - Jan 29, 2013 at 2:03 PM
I wasn't trying to stir anything up. If it came across as a criticism, it wasn't intentional. He was great last night.
- hockeywithdrawal - Jan 29, 2013 at 2:08 PM
I liked the article. I had fun reading it :o)
- ktipper - Jan 29, 2013 at 2:30 PM
I know you're a thoughtful and smart hockey commentator so I don't doubt that you weren't trying to criticize.
- sjawesome - Jan 29, 2013 at 2:18 PM
Schneider didn't look too good against the sharks. Just saying
- ktipper - Jan 29, 2013 at 2:29 PM
Which goals would you have liked him to have? Two dead give aways in the slot, a bouncing deflection that he made an unreal first save on, and a one-timer from inside the circle. You can argue that he maybe should have had the last one. But the game is already over at that point.
He made some great saves in the slot that kept the game close for a while there. Couture from the top of the crease is one I can remember.
- sjawesome - Jan 29, 2013 at 2:35 PM
I was at the game sitting behind Schneider 2 out of three periods and he looked shaky the entire game. Yes elder gave pavelski a free goal but I feel that Schneider wasn't confident after that Thornton goal 45 seconds into the game
- jeremyroenickdanceparty - Jan 29, 2013 at 1:45 PM
You missed the best stat, Marleau has scored more goals than the entire Florida Panthers team!
- 19to77 - Jan 29, 2013 at 3:05 PM
And only one behind the entire roster of the Stanley Cup champions, too. Guy's just wrecking everything in his path.
- shannysux - Jan 29, 2013 at 3:24 PM
"3. Ottawa's Craig Anderson leads all NHL goalies with a .975 save percentage. The 31-year-old has stopped all but three of the 119 shots he's faced in four games."
Also allowed 3 goals on three shots in the shootout vs Pit
- jasndc75 - Jan 29, 2013 at 6:43 PM
not sure why people are thumbs downing it, it is true, and makes the 3 goals in 119 shots even more interesting
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John Polito
It's early in 2010 and real estate managers are once again dusting off that old chestnut, "You can't be a success without goals." They must be right because all the best-selling self-help book authors are singing the same song.
There is no other way, so buy my book today.
As real estate professionals, we are always looking for a competitive edge, so we take this to heart and we chisel our monetary goals in stone and share them with the office manager. Now we have become accountable (probably not a good idea).
For a number of sales reps, this goal-setting idea soon expands and takes on a life of its own, and the thought crosses their mind that they could apply this award-winning goal setting theory into all aspects of their lives – marriage, health, relationships and so on.
In my opinion, when they reach this point, they have lost all sense of reason and are suffering the acute symptoms of 'Goal Fever'.
For sales reps, Goal Fever is deadly and highly contagious, and it can be picked up by just looking at a sales board without seeing their name on it. It reaches a fever pitch every Monday morning when those infected come into the office (usually long before anyone else) and review their goals – always with a critical eye to their progress or lack of same.
Mood swings can be radical to say the least, from extreme highs to extreme lows. The highs unfortunately don't last long, because Goal Fever is a seductive mistress, always demanding more, much more. Hallucinating, they feel the only cure for Goal Fever is to bear down, work longer, work harder and sniff more 'Goal dust'. Achoo!
Setting goals is an assumption that you can control your destiny/success. This is an illusion.
There are only two things in the entire world that are within your control:
1. The way you choose to feel about yourself.
2. Your behaviours, which are based on your feelings. Absolutely nothing else is within your control, goals or no goals.
If goal setting is the path to success in the real estate industry, then I seriously question:
1. Why the high turnover of real estate agents? Eighty per cent of new agents have left the industry within two years.
2. Why are 10 per cent of the sales reps making 90 per cent of the money?
3. Why the high divorce rate within the industry?
4. Why the high number of disillusioned, burned-out agents?
5. Why the high level of strained relationships in and out of the office?
6. Why the high levels of anxiety, frustration and health issues prevalent within the industry?
Obviously, something is seriously flawed with the theory "You can't be a success without goals," otherwise logic would dictate that ALL sales reps with goals would be success stories.
Once again, the whole premise of goal setting is built on the assumption of control, that your efforts alone will enable you to reach your goals. People have forgotten the classic definition of the road to success: "It's not what you know that counts, it's who you know!"
You can't be successful all by yourself. Other people make you successful. That's why it is so important to focus on other people, not yourself. The analogy can be found in baseball – it's the team effort that brings victory.
When you set a goal for yourself, you exclude others. You put on blinders, you suffer from tunnel vision. You have a tendency to miss the side roads of life, which can often lead to the opportunity of a lifetime. Stop. Take a moment and reflect on some of the wonderful happenings in your life. Were they planned?
With goals, life is so predictable there is no mystery or excitement in your life. On life's big screen you become just another flatliner. And for flatliners there are no peaks or valleys, just the same old, same old.
Pablo Picasso once said, "If you always know exactly what you want, that will be the most you will ever find."
I say consider keeping your options open and don't lock yourself into rigid goals. Remember, you can't control your destiny – success is an illusion. For many people the future can be more exciting and rewarding than they could possibly imagine. Whether you are successful or not doesn't depend on how good your plans (goals) are. Success (and success is subjective) depends upon how you focus on other people, and how you react to unexpected opportunities when they come along.
Got to go, the manager is on her way, sprinkling goal dust all the way. Achoo!
John Polito is a broker with Coldwell Banker RMR Real Estate in Lindsay, Ont. He has 34 years of real estate experience.
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The first direct evidence of the Big Bang and cosmic inflation has been discovered
- By Sebastian Anthony on March 17, 2014 at 12:55 pm
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Astrophysicists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center have observed gravitational waves — the first ever direct evidence of the Big Bang, the theory that the entire universe sprung into existence from a tiny spot in the universe 13.8 billion years ago. The significance of this discovery is comparable in importance to CERN's confirmation of the Higgs boson in 2012, and there is already talk of a Nobel prize for Harvard's new findings.
Gravitational waves were originally predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity in 1916, but until now had never been observed. In the same vein, the Higgs boson was originally proposed back in the '60s, but wasn't detected until recently. In my opinion, this is one of the most magnificent products of the scientific method; it is mind blowing that, with a bit of math, we can predict the existence of an unobservable and unknowable particle or force with remarkable accuracy 98 years before it's actually discovered.
Anyway, I digress. Gravitational waves, as the name suggests, are ripples in spacetime that propagate outward from a source — in this case, the Big Bang. Without getting too deep into the physics of it, gravitational waves (appear to) have existed since the very trillionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a second when the universe expanded from being an infinitesimally small speck, to around the size of a marble. The universe has expanded for the nearly 14 billion years since, and those gravitational waves have kept on propagating. The theory predicts that, if we can detect some gravitational waves, it's proof of the initial expansion during the Big Bang, and then the continued inflation ever since.
Enter the BICEP2, a radio telescope situated at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station (pictured top and below). Between 2010 and 2012, it listened into the cosmic microwave background (CMB), looking for hints B-mode polarization — a twist in the CMB that could only have been caused by the ripples of gravitational waves. Now, following a lot of data analysis, the leaders are announcing that they've found that B-mode polarization — and it looks like the image above. The work will now be scrutinized by the rest of the scientific community, of course, but the general consensus seems confident that it will stand up.
In terms of scientific significance, the confirmation of gravitational waves would be the first direct evidence of the Big Bang theory — that the universe started out as nothing, erupted into existence 13.8 billion years ago, and has continued to expand ever since. This would be confirmation that cosmic inflation really exists, and that the entire structure of the universe — everything that we see, everyone that we know, and everything that will ever happen — was decided by the tiniest flux of gravitational waves during the first undecillionth second of the universe.
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If this turns out to be true, it's awesome. This could give birth to a completely new field in physics. The ramifications could be huge. Let's see how this ends.
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Joel Hruska
It's hilarious to me that the BICEP2 camera looks a great deal like the first portable cameras with collapsible front-ends.
http://www.mrseb.co.uk/ Sebastian Anthony
Hehe, yeah, I was thinking the same thing :) It looks very rudimentary. (But on the back end, it's cryogenically cooled I think — so, a bit more advanced!)
Stacey Bright
Wait, are you saying that its being actively cooled on top of already being in the south pole.
Joel Hruska
Yes. The South Pole is cold, but it doesn't approach near-absolute zero. You build this at a south pole and then cryo-cool it because the difference in ambient temperature sharply reduces the amount of coolant required and lets you get closer to the near-absolute zero temperatures necessary for testing.
Jeff Vahrenkamp
wouldn't surprise me if they accidently took a picture of a dryer vent at station and just mislabeled it :). I guess radio telescopes aren't held the same standards as optical scopes when it comes to looking good on the outside.
carol argo
Universe started from nothing?oh brother another inepcy!try convincing universal quantum temparence that it react just for the buzz of it!come on get real geez!great article aside from this part!side note:you got a negative a positive and a neutral(neutral never having been included in the yin yang thingy for some weird reason)but don't you doubt it!equilibrium at the quantum level is what caused the big bang!no me I got a better question:what is needed to do a reversal of polarity at the universal level quantumly speaking (I mean the neutral part is insanely big)unless it is a recuring phenomenon happening every x amount of whatever!one thing is sure I hope scientist will stop ignoring the main part of our universe (neutral)if I am correct .they all probably need to use the yin yang idea but in a 3 way fashion ,and if this is accurate ?it means we know about as much as about a lightbulb!since it would mean our info is flawed(wouldn't be the first time ,earth was flat for an insane long while after all!)
Galen Goode
In my opinion the ying yang is composed of positive and negative and the whole symbol represents neutral. positive cannot exist with out negative and vice versa. The whole symbol represents neutrality for me, half positive have negative
so if we can backtrack past actions, can we predict future (future actions)?
Yes and no. On a macroscale, you probably could to some point, but the quantum world is anything but predictable and does to the tiniest degree affect our world. For this reason, I think that the further into the future you go, the more "noise" you would probably encounter.
cant wait to humans crack the quantum wonders then! ^^
scientists are good at "hacking" things in general
Agreed. That will be a great day (more likely decade- this stuff takes time :) ) for humanity. You have to think, though. If we've mastered the quantum world, you've probably already mastered the fourth detention, too. Why not just travel forward in time and ask them what happens?
to easy? ^^
but seriously i was just wandering in a closed hypothesis, i know that it will launch some extreme ethic debates otherwise ^^
we already know potential issues that could arise, so i personally prefer to wait that new tech fully develop and see, before crying the wolf ^^
(whoever programs knows what im talking about ^^ – one problem at a time)
carol argo
Predict the futur? Via algorithm?yes!but like I say , it will be flawed because the main actor isn't present(neutral part of the universe)
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So, along with this cosmic inflation, which is the probability that within a galaxy like the milky way, from the dust of its exploded stars, the living being who uses a computer was formed – computer included? A favourable case among infinite unfavourable possibilities? Fifty-fifty? To be or not to be, is that the question? Or is it a zero followed by a radix point and an infinite amount of zeros behind, but finishing with a one emerging from error or compassion when rounding up? Are calculations simplified or made more complex when the subjective self of each one is the entity that is studied? Anyway , what is the relationship between life and immense numbers? Is life a folding process of infinity? Is it just something infinite that would have enough to allow a self, something isolated but of infinite claims? But, is infinity credible within something with a beginning, out of a Big Bang? And is it credible within something with an ending, with the inevitable death around the corner? Along these lines, there is a peculiar book, a preview in goo.gl/rfVqw6 Just another mind leisure suggestion, far away from dogmas or axioms.
carol argo
Hell I can't even word how the quantum neutral work but I suspect its like this :you got a negative-neutral(-=)you got a neutral neutral(==)and you got a positive neutral(+=)these value being relevant only at the quantum level.imagine if the computer as we know it isn't
Supposed to be 0(neutral)and 1 (positive)but in fact should be a 3 way yin yang (add the neutral to a regular yin yang and a neutral dot in those not having it!try implementing this on PC now?ya insanely simple rule like chess but with insanely hard to even make happen!hell let's say I am right(humor me)how's manybwhy you can cook up ?why would a PC need a negative signal?why would there be a positive and a negative within that negative that can't be directly addressed by the positive or neutral?etc etc etc ya it add a lot more answer then I can even begin to fantom
carol argo
I don't think chance created big bang!I think something willfully made it happen!like I say :quantum temperence or lack of it at some point for some unknown reason permitted quantum negative everywhere and quantum positive everywhere (based on the triple yin yang idea ,this would mean there would have been a huge reaction .remember that positive and negative are present in the neutral (probably)so remove neutral and nothing prevent positive and negative from chain reacting!
"… since the very trillionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a second when the universe expanded from being an infinitesimally small speck, to around the size of a marble."
LOL And people think the idea that the universe was created is absurd.
Do very small numbers scare you?
Not at all. But I know that the idea that the formation of the universe was not just a random event but created by God scares the hell out of you.
"Arguing with a religious person is like playing chess with a pigeon.
You can a make the best move in the world but they can knock over all the pieces, take a shit in the middle of the board and stand there triumphantly."
Yep, I believe that the universe was created by God therefore I is an ignoramus that ain't smurt enuf to no my ass frum a whole in tha durt.
Nice stereotyping there, eonvee.
nice arguments so far grandpa…
Why are you scared of the other gods? I think that you don't mention them shows that you live in absolute terror of them. Calm down, you'll be ok.
This is a silly reply, moon_bucket. What other gods should I mention? If you knew anything about Christianity you would know that Christians do not fear other gods. One of my favorite Bible stories is Elijah. He absolutely humiliated (and decimated) followers of false gods.
If you want to discuss the original subject of the big bang versus creation I'll reply again but otherwise I will not.
I would never rule out a god. But I'm also not stupid enough to believe in a book that was written by people to control other people.
I would say that humanity simply does not have enough knowledge available at this time to say how our universe started. We may never know, but we can at least try to understand it. Science helps us do that.
To assume that because I believe the Bible that I'm stupid is a logical fallacy. Christianity believes that the Bible was written by people through God. Please tell me what in the Bible has been proven false? And God does not seek to control people. We are able to make our own choices.
Trying to understand how the universe started is a valid goal and science is obviously the way to do that. There are many, many unanswered questions in the Big Bang theory. My favorite is where did this "infinitesimally small speck" come from? According to science matter is neither created nor destroyed, right? So all matter in the entire universe was in this "infinitesimally small speck"? Hmm…
And by the way, there is science that supports creationism.
Lol, firstly I think that you need to read up on logical fallacies. And then come back and let me know which one you think it is.
Secondly, the fact that you believe that all the answers lie in a book written by people on Earth shows me that you're stupid. I have no problem with you believing in this, don't get me wrong. But it just shows that you lack the ability to question things and think for yourself. It's nothing to be ashamed of, most people are like this and need to be told the answers from a higher authority.
I'm not saying that we have all the answers. I'm saying that none of us do. Atheists annoy me just as much as religious people, as they have no proof that the universe wasn't created by a god. As far as I'm concerned, given our limited time in this universe, we haven't got the slightest clue yet. Science is our best weapon in finding the answers.
Organised religion is a horrible thing that has kept people narrow minded and divided for centuries. It's probably responsible for more murder than anything in human history. And according to some religious books, it's a sin to worship another god or follow another religion. How do you know you've got the right one?
For all we know, Mother Teresa could be burning in hell just for following the wrong faction of a religion. The whole thing is a joke.
That being said, there's certainly some merit to following the teachings of the Bible. There is a lot of wisdom, and it promotes a good foundation for society. Some people need the moral guidance, so as I said I have no problem with anyone wanting to follow a religion.
I would say that there's certainly an intelligence in nature. Whether it's there by chance or design is another question.
I read up on logical fallacies before I put that in my reply. See https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/659/03/. I thought I used it correctly but maybe I didn't. Regardless, the assumption that I'm stupid because I believe the Bible is still wrong and and sounds like a hasty generalization to me.
I know that a lot of people smarter than me read these articles and for all I know you're one of them. So I'm very careful with what I say and how I say it to try to stay on topic and not get sidetracked with these petty arguments that I misused the term "logical fallacy".
"But it just shows that you lack the ability to question things and think for yourself." VirtualMark, my original comment is questioning the Big Bang theory. And God didn't tell me to question it, I've listened to the evidence and I'm questioning it myself. For all I know God created the universe by putting that "infinitesimally small speck" there in the first place, then snapping his fingers to make the Big Bang happen. Also, I don't know if I believe in the idea of a young Earth or old Earth. I don't think the creation story of the Bible limits us to a young Earth scenario.
I have big problems with organized religion. I actually haven't gone to church regularly in years because of that. Way too many people do their will in God's name and it's been that way for centuries.
How do you know you've got the right one? Challenge them! Same as you do in science. You've got multiple theories out there so you investigate them and you come to a conclusion.
You seem like a smart person, VirtualMark. Other than your hasty generalization that I'm stupid. ;-) And when these discussions degrade to statements like "you're stupid" I generally stop replying. So this will likely be my last reply to you, VirtualMark. Take care and I hope you take me up on my challenge of investigating religions.
Ok, I feel that I should apologise for calling you stupid. TBH I'm not very good at accepting other peoples opinions. I suppose what annoys me about most people is that they do blindly accept things without question, and choose to believe in something without considering all the facts. Whether it's politics, religion or something else, too many people just accept things that are told to them from authority.
Google the "Milgram experiment" for more on this, it shows how far some people will go without questioning themselves.
To me, the only fact about creation is that we don't know what happened. It may have been a god, it may have been a perfectly explainable scientific phenomenon. But it's certainly beyond our understanding at the moment.
The universe is such a vast place, just take a look at the Hubble Ultra Deep Field image. There could be so many civilizations out there, and some of them almost certainly a lot smarter than us. This is why to me, it seems absurd that we could have all of the answers on Earth in a book such as the Bible.
For all I know, you are correct and the Bible, like other holy books, was written through God. Or it could be an intelligent force that created the universe and works through us. After all, we don't really know where inspiration comes from.
And of course there's death. This scares me, as the scientific idea says that we just cease to exist. But I don't really want to just stop existing and have a big problem with this theory. What happens to my thoughts, surely they have some sort of energy? All of my life experiences can't just amount to nothing, for the rest of eternity. Infinity is a long time to be dead!
Thank you for the apology, I appreciate that. And you are absolutely right. There are way to many "sheeple" out there. What's really appalling is that others prey on them to advance their financial, social, or political standing or other goals.
The Milgram experiment was very interesting. I sure hope I would have been one of those that refused to continue with the questions. Really I hope I would have knocked down the door and rescued the learner.
Oh yeah, the size of the universe is beyond comprehension. And, as far as I know, the Bible doesn't say we're the only people in the universe. I have no idea if there might be other inhabited worlds out there. I like the line from the movie Contact about "an awful waste of space." :-) And I don't believe the Bible has all of the answers, but enough for me to know what matters while I'm on the earth. Things like how I should live my life, how I should treat others, and salvation.
The act of dying scares me, but I'm not scared of what comes next. I'll stop there 'cause I don't want to get preachy on you. Regarding what happens to your thoughts and life experiences, I'm reevaluating how I spend my time and I want to make sure I do things that last. For example, spend more time with my kids, teach them things that they can pass on to others and their children, and make sure to preserve our family photos and other recordings. Make a positive difference while you're alive and know that it will continue on in others after you're gone.
scare us or not make sense to us? The universe wasn't created for humans. there are billions of stars beyond ours. the fossil record proves evolution. the human body is a machine made of cells. how much evidence do you need to GIVE UP ALREADY
David Hughes
There is a multiverse theory of many universes we are just one of many, maybe an infinite number of universes.
Good old data analysis.
with "a bit" of math? LOL.
Ulrich Werner
That's what I thought. "a bit of math" is really "a bit" of an understatement.
analog universe
that's the problem with this part of the multiverse, its all "analog" including entropy not "digital" so a "bit" can be multiple infinite scales at the same time.
someone dig out the old analog PC's and do the calculations on that to confirm this finding to an infinite analog scale of your choosing.
its clear the so called quantum computers they all talk about will eventually have to be analog anyway so lets see more designs on that old tech.
analog fractal "bits" are cool
This is big news! Maths is the language of the universe as they say…
The universe being less than a couple terrabytes in years. I find difficult to believe. As just as there are different orbits of the earth. There are different planets measure the same consequence of these mathmatical formulas. For example,I've reached 14 nm,and that is measurable. Because I have reached that far the universe doesn't know as much as me.
I can stretch bits across the hardrive longer than the spins around our sun the earth has taken. And the universe began 'after', I had counted that measurement as reachable. The universe begining at a simultanious effect,and causality, is far fetched. At some attenuation,the physical effects we notice are merely quantuam simulations,that are still in respect of knowing they are one and the same locations of existance. With a single source model,at some predecesorial corner (the begining ,end of them) something akin to mans exeptence of time is inordinate.
If I have a measurement that is bigger than ~13 billion . Therefore there is another model. In other words because I have a hardrive that measures larger, the universe is as old as my hardrive can count bits to make the math a formula.
Just want to say gravity drive is the only thing going. True but not exactly. There is more . IMO. In other words, because there is a planet somewhere in the universe,that has more than 13 .5 billion spins (at a greater distance than the earth ), the universe is more than 13 billion five years undecided . Just prooves the same supply of inordinates.
You use medical marijuana, don't you?
Ivor O'Connor
lol. But does his medical marijuana smoke have more than 13.5 billion particles also proving a similar supply of inordinates that is true but not exactly proving gravity is the only thing going? All medical marijuana smokers want to know!
If you got them,smoke them. Sooner the big bang retains the least of theories the better. Difficult to percieve of endless universe beyond what is considered through our perception, merely 13.5 billion years. No more than this. Just find a planet that has spun its revolution more turns than our planet. Which is highly probable. You see how non ordinate formulas take place in unpredictable space. Then the more unpredictable the formulas would become. And the universe being 13.5 billion years highly improbable. Most unlikely .
You have 'orders', in archetecture. With archeteture,you have design,geometry,fractions. Where geometry become matrix,sets etc. . Thus all sort of models. Mandlebro etc . .
Not exactly what M.Williamson is loading with. Or as in 'local ordinance'- as in law.
Really couldn't say. Im not posting on high times. However Colorado has it good.
Apparently not the only one here…..
Same old same old.. once in a while the science community has to come up with more fairy tales to keep getting more money to keep "working" on fairy tales.
Meir Teichman
because ken ham has a book?
Ivor O'Connor
Well these are people from Harvard so they are highly suspect. If it were MIT, Stanford, Cal Tech, Berkley, or even UCI or UCLA I'd have more confidence… Harvard is just a bunch of rich kids getting a degree so they can be an exec somewhere or start a political career. To basically start their career in Crony Capitalism.
David K.
Um, I'm a student at Harvard. My mother makes about $11 per hour working at a mall and, while my father makes a decent enough salary as an accountant, he's by no means "rich". And, I haven't talked to him in years. It's also worth noting that I was basically homeless up to about five years ago.
Moreover, most of the students who go to Harvard are high academic performing students on scholarship – which has little to do with income. Many come from modest immigrant families. Some are rich. But, that applies to just about any university.
Lastly, while you may not like Harvard Business School (which is all ignorant people like yourself think of when they think of Harvard), Harvard Medical School is among the top and most respected medical schools in the world. Harvard College is among the most respected undergraduate schools. Kennedy is among the top political science schools. Etc.
This wasn't just a Harvard thing. This was a joint research project between Harvard and Smithsonian researchers. You're an ignorant fool if you're going to oppose something without ever even looking at the data and just because you don't like the people who did the research.
Ivor O'Connor
Join the crowded line of those that consider me ignorant. It's the first step. If you have the ability to grow in the end you'll come to my point of view.
David K.
That's okay. I don't believe ignorance is bliss nor do I believe it to be a virtue.
Well, religion has a 6000 year lead on fairy stories, so…
And besides, everyone knows Hinduism is older, and therefore more correct, than Christianity.
Lemme guess. You've got cakes on the griddle? And life aint nothing but a funny, funny riddle?
So, do you have your own theories? Or is this just another one of your ignorant statements, with absolutely nothing to back it up?
Ivor O'Connor
"This latest research is not the first evidence of gravitational waves. The first indirect evidence for gravitational waves was found in the orbital decay of a binary pulsar by Russell Hulse and Joseph Taylor, for which they were awarded the Nobel prize in 1993. This new work is also not the first discovery of polarization within the cosmic microwave background, or even the first observation of B-mode polarization. This new work is exciting because it finds evidence of a specific form of B-mode polarization due to primordialgravitational waves." — from http://www.universetoday.com/110411/weve-discovered-inflation-now-what/
I like the above reference because it explains this finding almost to the point I can understand what is going on…
Thank you very much for that link.
Ivor O'Connor
They usually have very good articles. (Like this site usually does.)
>NB4 religious firestorm
So for those who believe in the big bang, I am not sure I have ever heard an explanation of how the matter that combined to cause the big bang got here prior to the big bang.
Val Tian
The "tiniest flux of gravitational waves during the first undecillionth second of the universe" still counts as something, right? So again, how can the universe start out as nothing if there were gravitational waves in the first place? A space with absolute nothingness can't just turn into something, right?
The whole theory of a "Big Bang" is quack science! There is already observable proof that many objects are moving towards one direction while others are moving away from that direction. Then there's the larger elephant in the room: Law of Conservation of Energy & Matter…where did all matter and energy come from? And how did it all coalesce and fit into such a mathematically impossible small space? No scientist has ever offered a scientific reason for the how and why of the creation of matter and energy from nothing…why is that?
Consider the Idea that whoever or whatever created our universe might just not know that we even exist. That whatever created the universe, made the universe, but did not make us. That we are merely incidental. Which in my opinion would make Earth our Mother and the Sun our Father. It's fun thinking about stuff like this.
Matthew V. Johnson
Determined or made possible by creating the determinate conditions? There is still the issue of quantum indeterminacy.


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Multidimensional supplier bidding and bargaining
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We consider a situation where a set of suppliers with asymmetric costs bid on price and non-price attributes (e.g., quality variables) in a scoring auction to win an indivisible contract from the buyer. Only one supplier will be selected. We first investigate the bidding process in the commitment case, i.e., the bidding outcome will be implemented immediately and there would be no negotiation after the bidding. We consider uncertainty on scores, uncertainty on attribute weights, combined uncertainty on scores and weights, and uncertainty on competitors' costs in the bidding process. By studying the equilibrium decisions of the buyer and suppliers, we will answer the following questions in the commitment case: How should a potential supplier choose the price and non-price attributes in his/her bid? What is the effect of each type of uncertainty on the buyer and suppliers' equilibrium behavior? How would information revelation by each player affect the outcome and in particular the amount of pro t made by the suppliers? Then we consider the no-commitment case where the buyer would initiate a negotiation with one or more suppliers after the bidding. We are interested in how a bilateral multidimensional bargaining or a multilateral multidimensional bargaining as the second stage would affect the bidding strategies at the first stage.
Professor Eddie Anderson is the principle supervisor. Dr Erick Li is associate supervisor.
Research Interests
- Supplier Bidding
- Negotiation
- Supplier Contracting


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Jetstar has ramped up long haul international flights to popular holiday destinations Hawaii, Indonesia and Thailand in response to the increasing number of Aussie holidaymakers seeking affordable overseas family getaways.
Between 23 December 2011 and 31 January 2012, Jetstar will offer almost 28,000 extra seats to-and-from Phuket, Bali and Honolulu. That's almost 40 per cent more compared to the same peak period last year.
The increased summer holiday schedule is supported by the delivery of the airline's 11th A330 in late November. Jetstar's latest inflight entertainment, the iPad, is available for hire from December.
Jetstar also continues to grow its domestic network, recently introducing additional flights to holiday destinations such as Tasmania.
Jetstar Group CEO Bruce Buchanan said the low cost carrier's expanding network across Asia was providing more affordable options for Australians.
"As well as supporting inbound tourism from places like China and Japan, the growth of our network means Jetstar has more than 40 destinations outside of Australia that people can now fly to," he said.
Jetstar Australia & NZ CEO David Hall said Jetstar was bumping up capacity in response to the strong demand from Australians travelling overseas for holidays, particularly over peak periods such as Christmas and New Year.
"Australians are continuing to travel overseas in record numbers and industry estimates suggest this will grow by 11 per cent to 4.7 million this calendar year," Mr Hall said.
Mr Hall said demand for international travel was being driven by access to low fares and economic conditions such as the strong Australian dollar.
"We are seeing strong increases in demand to Indonesia, Hawaii and Thailand, which are now the second, third and fourth most popular international destinations for Australians respectively."
Figures show more holidaymakers are choosing to fly with low cost carriers internationally – proven by a 13 per cent increase in people flying with LCCs to and from Australia for the year to June 30 this year.
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Spring Thaw
April 28, 2011 § 1 Comment
Here's another one from Vermont Commons, which just appeared in their Mud Season issue. It's not one of my favorites – the inevitability of writing a regular column is that some come together better than others – but it is reflective of what's going on in my head. Some of the time, anyway.
Also, I want to take a moment to thank Eleanor Baron for her incredible generosity with time, expertise, and general insight in the redesign of my site. Eleanor has a great site called nourishingwords.net. Thank you, Eleanor!
Here in Cabot, the first sticking snow fell in late November. It was only a few inches; tufts of winter-dead grass breached its surface at odd intervals, as if attempting to surface for a breath of air. The boys took immediately to their skis. Newly confident in their skills, they tucked the big hill in our pasture, flying straight toward the wire fence and then, when it seemed as if tears and blood could not be avoided, threw themselves to the snow softened ground, whooping with joy. The cows looked on in wide-eyed bewilderment and really, who could blame them?
Still, there was nothing to suggest it would be a hard winter. In middle December, when it began to snow in earnest, I rejoiced. After all, in only a few weeks there'd be a January thaw because, as you know, there is always a January thaw. The knowledge of the impending melt made the pleasure of the cold and snow that much more acute. I skied every day, or nearly so, gliding softly beneath the stolid winter sky over the snowed-in tracks from the fall's softwood harvest.
Except the thaw never came. Oh sure, there were a couple days when temperatures hovered either side of 40. But unlike most years, when winter seems to need a breather before gathering itself for a second round, this winter never relented. The snow kept accumulating, until the only the topmost fence wire remained uncovered by such a slight curtain of air that I could slip over the fence simply by leaning back to unweight the tips of my skis. The topmost fence wire is 40-inches off the ground.
Of course, it was foolish of us to expect anything else. We did so only because we are as human as anyone else and, as such, suffer under the delusion that predicting the future is as simple as extrapolating from the past. For years, winter has been easy; for years, January has delivered a respite from the sharp teeth of the season. Why should this year be any different?
It may be obvious by now, but the story of our false assumptions about the winter past has much in common with our culture's assumptions regarding the particulars of its future. As it has been, it will be. Unless it's even better, for of course America's greatest days are before her; of course the inexorable march of technology will lift all boats, bringing prosperity to those that have known only paucity. Of course.
And on the flip side, the faith that a calamitous outcome is writ in stone: The collapse of our currency, any day now. Oil shortages, if not this year, then next. An endless drought, turning our nation's breadbasket to dust and desperation.
It is, I believe, a uniquely human weakness to place such stock in the future, be it faith in prosperity, certainty of collapse, or shirtsleeves in January. We are so desirous of a roadmap that we become intractably attached to particular view. Is this dangerous or merely foolish? I don't know. Probably it's a bit of each.
But I've little doubt that at the very least, it diminishes us. Resilience, whether it's personal, communal, or national, is not built on entrenched beliefs. Rather, it's built on the understanding that the past is rarely an accurate predictor of the future, and that no matter how right we each think ourselves to be, sooner or later, we're bound to be wrong.
Winter's over. In hindsight, it wasn't so hard, and particularly once I let go of my expectation of those warm January days, of a March that felt like spring. In the end, it was just winter, and whatever resentment I harbored over how it unfolded had nothing to do with it. And everything to do with me.
Stealing From Giants
April 27, 2011 § Leave a comment
This was written last year (hence the references to an easy winter, which the most recent was certainly not), for Vermont Commons. We put out 40-50 taps each year, and usually make six to eight gallons of syrup. This photo doesn't have much to do with sugaring, although that is a maple tree.
In middle March I walk the upper pasture, stumbling under the weight of a pair of five gallon buckets sloshing sap. The ground is nearly bare; the winter past was a feeble, fleeting thing, almost dreamlike in its rapid passing. Did it really happen? Was I really there? Why, I got the plow truck stuck only once, and two full rows of firewood remain in the shed. I'll be glad for them come fall.
A gallon of sap weighs eight pounds and I carry ten of them (or maybe nine; I've lost some over the bucket rims). Seventy, eighty pounds. Not so much, but the far taps are a quarter mile down the field, hung from the old maples that define the border between our land and Melvin's. Big, graceful trees, overseers of decades and generations.
I think of all the cows that have loafed in their shade. I think of all the storms they've survived, all the haying seasons they've known. The horse-drawn mowers, then the old Ford's and Massey's, and now Melvin's big Cat that can lay down the entire field in an afternoon. And every year, I take their sap.
It humbles me to consider all they have seen and all I have taken from them, as if these somehow juxtapose each other in a way that makes me unworthy of their gift. I am suddenly glad for the toil of it all: The trudging through the late-February snowpack to drill and tap and hang, and now the daily shoulder-burning haul up the field to the small evaporator, where we'll boil down to the sweet essence of it all.
Halfway there. I stop at another tree, but of course the buckets are too full. I'll have to come back. Down in the valley, I hear the distant whine of a two-stroke engine, either an end of season snowmobile run along some shaded ribbon of snow or an early season dirt bike. I hear the change in tone as gears shift. Dirt bike. It fades into the distance and now I can hear the high-pitched bleating of the lambs in the barn and I know they are running to-and-fro, energized by the warmth and sun and perhaps some instinctual knowledge that soon they will be turned out to the season's first tender shoots.
This spring has felt more relaxed than usual. I'm not sure why; maybe it's because the winter was so mild. Or maybe it's simply because I've gained another year of perspective, another 12 months in which to consider that things will unfold as they unfold. To be able to work and live amongst my family and farm for another year is an honor so great it leaves me almost breathless, and I've come to feel as if I owe something to that honor. I'm not sure what, exactly, but to approach it with as much equanimity as I can muster seems a good place to start.
I heave the buckets off the ground and resume my slow walk home.
Making Supper Safe: A Q&A with the Publisher
April 16, 2011 § 1 Comment
This is a pre-release interview that I had recently with my publicist at Rodale Books about Making Supper Safe: One Man's Quest to Learn the Truth About Food Safety.
Q: In Chapter 1 you spend time dumpster diving with a man who dumpster dives for most of his meals and has only gotten sick once in the 10 years he's found food this way. How can you explain this?
A: What I've come to understand is that some of our fear regarding pathogenic bacteria in our food is overdone. Yes, outbreaks of food borne illness are getting bigger and we definitely need to seek solutions to this problem, but the fact remains that relatively few people become acutely ill or die from eating contaminated food (As an interesting aside, the CDC recently cut its estimate of foodborne illness/hospitalizations/deaths almost in half).
In regards to my friend Edward, I strongly believe that a lifetime of consuming a diversity of bacteria through his food has helped keep him healthy. Recent studies show that it's incredibly important to our overall health and well being to maintain bacterial diversity in our bodies. Indeed, when we have robust microbial populations in our bodies, we are less vulnerable to the bacteria that can make us sick. I think this goes a long way toward explaining why Edward has had such good "luck."
Also, it's worth noting that in a sense, Edward is very particular about what he eats, from the trash and elsewhere. He doesn't eat junk food, and he only dumpster dives at producers and retailers of high quality foods.
Q: What's the logic behind the raw milk movement if people are getting sick from it? How can we produce raw milk without the risk of harmful bacteria? What are the benefits of raw milk?
A: It is definitely true that people can and do get sick from raw milk, but on a per-serving basis, it's much safer than many of the foods consumed by the majority of Americans. The best way to produce safe raw milk is to ensure that it's produced in sanitary conditions. One of the problems with the increasing demand for raw milk is that people are purchasing it from farms producing milk intended for pasteurization. Because they know the milk will be sterilized, they often aren't as careful regarding the cleanliness of the milk. Regarding the benefits, they are much debated, but raw milk advocates will tell you that it contains a greater diversity of healthful bacteria and enzymes.
Q: While researching and reporting for this book have you become more fearful and cautious with how you eat and how you feed your family? Have you taken any new steps to prevent contracting a foodborne illness?
A: Interestingly enough, I've become less fearful. It wasn't what I expected, but the more I learned about the interplay between humans and the bacteria that inhabit us (there are about 10 times as many bacterial cells in the human body, as there are actual human cells), the more I felt empowered to make good choices regarding the food I feed myself and my family. This includes foods that are diverse in microbes, such as fermented vegetables and dairy products, like yogurt. I will say that after writing this book, there's not a chance in heck I'd eat a pre-formed hamburger from ANYWHERE.
Q: Can you break down what the S510 Food Safety Modernization Act means for the everyday consumer who wants to protect their family from food-borne illnesses? Do you oppose or support the bill?
A: I'm somewhat ambivalent regarding S510. I believe the intention of the bill is honorable, but I'm concerned that over time it will continue to erode our food rights or simply impede access to the foods of our choosing. Frankly, because the bill isn't yet funded, I don't think it will have any near term impact on the safety of our food.
Q: What do you think is the most important first step in decreasing the amount of foodborne illnesses?
A: To decrease the amount of foodborne illness, it's essential that we work toward regionalized food production and distribution. This does two things. First, it means that the scope of potential outbreaks will be smaller; you can't have 22,000 people getting sick from a single contamination event if you don't have a producer that's serving tens of thousands of people. Second, it creates a degree of accountability and traceability that is lacking from our modern, industrialized food system. When it takes the CDC four months to figure out which food is responsible for an outbreak (as it did during the 2010 salmonella outbreak in shell eggs), you know things have gotten out of control.
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New couple alert? On November 27, Kylie Jenner, the youngest of the Kardashians, was spotted strolling around Los Angeles' Grove shopping center with adorable Australian pop star Cody Simpson. The reality star and the "On My Mind" singer couldn't have looked happier walking arm-in-arm down the city streets.
According to a source for Us Weekly, the two, both 14, have been "inseparable" since meeting and flirting at last week's Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Part I premiere.
We wouldn't know they're official judging by their post-date tweets. After the up-and-coming cuties' day on the town, Cody wrote: "there are rumors, rumors, rumors. I'm always the last to know about these things, literally." Kylie also took to Twitter, not to talk about her date with the Aussie singer, but to announce that she was gearing up to watch the season premiere of Kourtney and Kim Take New York. Let's hope seeing her big sister's man troubles in Season 2's first episode doesn't sway her from enjoying a relationship of her own!
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TCEP Brown Bag
Wed, September 18, 2013 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM • SZB 364, College of Education, George I. Sanchez Building.
"Examining Cross-Border Partnerships Through Critical Feminist Ethnography"
With the assistance of young Mexican woman, Anay Palomeque de Carrillo, Dr. Elaine Hampton, a retired Associate Professor of Education at the University of Texas at El Paso, provides an in-depth exploration of education in an era of dramatic social and economic upheaval in rural and urban Mexico in the city of Juarez.
This critical ethnographic case study presents Anay's experiences in a series of narrative essays addressing the economic, social, and political context of her world. This young Mexican woman leads us through Ciudad Juárez in its most violent years, into women's experiences in the factories, around family and religious commitments as well as personal illness, and on to her achievement of an education through perseverance and creativity.
Elaine Hampton is a retired Associate Professor of Education at the University of Texas at El Paso. She was an award-winning teacher in communities near the Mexican border and is a researcher in the fields of Mexican and Mexican-American education.
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The 20-year-old Argentinian is set to miss four Serie A games, but should return in time for the December 15 clash at Napoli.
A statement from Inter read: "Icardi underwent successful keyhole surgery on a sports hernia on Monday afternoon."
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A year after the U.S. government raced to meet a deadline to finish loan agreements with dozens of clean energy companies, less than half the total money promised has been handed over. Technical questions and companies' own failures in hitting contractual milestones are behind some of the holdups. But government officials fearful of taking a risk on firms that could collapse may have also caused some of the delays. The political firestorm after the failure of Solyndra, a solar panel maker that went bankrupt last year after receiving more than $527 million in a government loan, may have made the authorities wary, industry experts and investors say.
The Chinese executives that President Barack Obama blocked from acquiring wind-farm projects in Oregon challenged the rare rejection with a lawsuit last week alleging that the president acted unconstitutionally. The suit faces an uphill path, but raises the question of whether presidential decisions on national-security matters should be subject to review by the courts.
Renewable Energy Trust Capital, Inc. (RET) is exploring new ways to finance solar power projects. One of those strategies, using the REIT structure, anticipates lowering the cost of capital dramatically, cutting the cost of generating solar power by up to 20 percent. It would also expand the investor pool by giving everyone from individuals to institutions an easy and liquid way to own a piece of the fast-growing solar market.
Chevron announced last week that the company is re-entering the US geothermal power market after an absence of some years.
U.S. District Court judge William Hayes dismissed a request for a restraining order against the Ocotillo Express Wind Energy Project late last week. He found that the plaintiffs, CARES (Community Advocates for Renewable Energy Stewardship) lacked standing in the case. Ocotillo residents and other groups, including Native Americans, had been attempting to halt the construction of 112 towers, each 452 feet tall, in the valley surrounding the village.
Investing more than $7 million of private capital in conducting what it says is "the most thorough study ever conducted of a U.S. offshore wind farm," Deepwater Wind announced it has submitted its final state and federal permit applications for the Block Island Wind Farm.
A one-time San Antonio-based penny-stock firm that billed itself as being in the solar power business has been sued by securities regulators. Sunrise Solar Corp., along with former Chairman and CEO Eddie D. Austin Jr. and his wife, Carolyn Austin, are accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of committing securities violations. The SEC suspended Sunrise Solar from trading in June 2009, citing concerns about the accuracy of statements in news releases about the company's business prospects.
Vestas Wind Systems A/S (VWS), the world's largest producer of wind turbines, is consolidating its U.S. research-and-development operations into a single site in Brighton, Colorado, as part of a global push to centralize design efforts. The company is closing facilities in Houston, Louisville, Colorado, and Marlborough, Massachusetts, and affected employees have the option of transferring to Brighton.
Suzlon Energy Ltd., the Indian wind-turbine maker seeking an extension on debt repayments, has filed a lawsuit against a unit of Edison International claiming its improperly refusing to make a pre-payment for turbines supplied to a U.S. wind farm.
Discovery of a new type of geothermal energy resource in Utah offers hope for significantly more potential across the western U.S., and a boost in geothermal power production.
Can you guess what renewable energy resource is leading the way in Hawaii? If you guessed solar energy, which has gotten much of the attention in the state, you're wrong. And it's not in second or third place, for that matter.
PSEG Solar Source today announced the commercial operation of the 25.2 megawatt DC (19 megawatt AC) Queen Creek Solar Farm in Queen Creek, Arizona. Salt River Project (SRP) has a 20-year agreement to acquire all of the solar energy generated by the project and has begun accepting power from the plant.
Sumitomo Corp., Japan's third-largest trading house, bought 25 percent of a power project First Solar Inc. (FSLR) is building in southern California to expand its renewable- energy portfolio. Sumitomo acquired the stake from General Electric Co. (GE), which jointly owns the 550-megawatt Desert Sunlight solar farm with NextEra Energy Inc.
Cleantech-focused 3M and solar company Ceradyne have entered a definitive agreement which will see 3M buy Ceradyne for $35 per share. Once complete, the transaction could reach around $860m or $670m net of cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and debt acquired.
MiaSolé, the Silicon solar startup that raised close to half a billion dollars from top venture capitalists to develop advanced photovoltaic technology, is being sold to Chinese renewable energy conglomerate Hanergy for $30 million.
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Wolfpack Minds Its Manners
Nov. 17, 2013
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This Thanksgiving, would it be considered rude to put a piece of bread on your fork to mop up those last few drops of gravy? As it turns out, that would be perfectly fine according to the often surprising rules of table etiquette.
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Why are Singapore students outperforming students from other countries, and how can the US provide its students with a competitive edge through this curriculum?
Cost: Free and open to the public
Thomas Carpenter
Visiting Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Ngan Hoe Lee will give a free public presentation on Singapore Math, a methodology that is increasingly being adopted by school districts across the United States.
Lee will speak about the key features of Singapore Math; why Singapore students are outperforming students from other countries; and how the US can provide its students with a competitive edge through this curriculum.
Lee was selected by the Fulbright program as one of only 800 foreign faculty and education professionals funded to teach or conduct research in the United States this year. His time at St. Ambrose has been spent working with students in the teacher education program, collaborating with faculty, making community presentations and providing in-services to local K-12 schools.
In Singapore, Lee serves as an assistant professor at the National Institute of Education. Besides teaching, Lee is involved in international comparative studies in the fields of teacher education and mathematics curriculum development. He consults with curriculum planners and teachers from such countries as the United Kingdom, Bhutan, Chile and China.
The Singapore Math Curriculum views mathematics as an integrated whole with increasing depth of sophistication and complexity. Learning abstract concepts is concretized through the use of simultaneous multiple representations, including hands-on activities, to help students to make sense of math. In addition, Singapore Math places an emphasis on the development of a positive disposition towards learning mathematics, a deep conceptual understanding, an efficient and effective retrieval of basic math facts and procedure, and a flexible, critical and creative approach towards problem-solving and problem-posing.
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Last night American Idol took a brief but extravagant hiatus from our usual who-sucks-the-most Wednesday night routine to present the celeb-studded benefit concert portion of the Idol Gives Back campaign. Besides raising money for worthy charities from viewer donations, the night featured more famous and entertaining reasons not to totally hate on producers for the results delay.
Below, a recap of last night's best arguments for giving.
1) The Idol producers aren't too quick to forgo their usual interests: making the contestants look like fools. But a night of charity leaves little room for humiliation. A live, nine-part vocal arrangement of Rihanna's techno dance hit "Please Don't Stop the Music" featuring the contestants of So You Think You Can Dance truly hit the spot, seamlessly
wedding degredation with flamboyance. Even Ryan Seacrest joined in at the end. (He's not a bad dancer — who knew?)
2 ) Snoop Dogg is perhaps one of the least likely mouthpieces for modesty, which made his appearance with Charlie Wilson and his own Snoop Youth Football Team even more awesome. As he performed his newly released street anthem "Can't Say Goodbye," the league of young athletes danced awkwardly in the background. Adorable.
3) One of the major themes was giving people opportunities they are usually denied. Apparently the night of charity was extended to Teri Hatcher, who was generously offered a spot at the mike despite the fact that she can't sing. It was really nice that everyone clapped and let her finish her attempt at Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats." We can't help but remember that when Ryan Seacrest wanted the opportunity to try dating a female in 2006, Teri graciously accepted that offer, too.
4) Annie Lennox's version of "Many Rivers" was by far the most persuasive perfomance of the night. If they were wise, our contestants were backstage taking notes. I was watching, my jaw unhinged. The singer is no stranger to the world of philanthropy, and, unlike most of the stars on last night's performance, her commitment to the cause was inflected in every note she sang.
5) David Archuleta has clearly been waiting all his life to perform Rent's "Seasons of Love." It was his night. The number was refreshing compared to the rest of the evening. In proper Idol form, all of our contestants tried to milk 15 minutes of song out of their 10 second solo parts of the performance, with the exception of David. His solo was long but far less baroque. Overall, he seemed to be the only contestant on stage who believably feigned an interest asking America to "remember the love," not just "remember my name."
Stay tuned tonight for less kindness and more cruelty when another one of our contestants gets eliminated!
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Alumni Spotlight
Catching Up with Mitch Patterson
Mitch Patterson (P.S.M. '10, B.S. '09) graduated from UNI with a Professional Science Masters in applied chemistry and biochemistry as well as with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. Recently, he has turned his interest of metal working into... READ MORE about what Mitch Patterson has been doing since graduating from UNI.
Catching Up with Brian Hynek—Understanding the Planet Mars on EarthBrian Hynek (B.A. '98) graduated from UNI with a Bachelor of Arts in all sciences teaching, earth science teaching and earth science. Recently, he has spent his efforts studying the planet Mars... READ MORE about what Brian Hynek has been doing since graduating from UNI.
Tallgrass Theatre Company Has Roots at UNIAfter arriving in Des Moines they "found themselves without a venue for their collective artistic vision. The two had discussed the idea of a local theatre company that, like the tallgrass prairie, had deep roots within the state... READ MORE about alums Jessie Phillips (B.A. '99) and Jim Stephenson (B.A. '00) and their work with the Tallgrass Theatre Company.


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Netgear and Roku team up for the Roku XD Player. Is this a client/server home media streaming system?
We just spotted yet another Roku device on the FCC, but this time the box is made by networking equipment manufacturer Netgear, above right. The box, known as the Roku XD Player, has the model number NTV250, and features 802.11 b/g/n wireless as well as HDMI, composite and Ethernet connectivity.
This is an interesting development, since we also just spotted a device on the FCC called the Roku XD, although this device has the model number 2050X, above left. The distinction between Netgear's Roku XD Player and the Roku XD device suggest that the Roku XD may be a client/server home media streaming platform, not just a single set top box like the Roku HD.
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Best Dishes at Low Key Tokyo Station Area Places
Here's my situation: I visit Japan from the US West Coast every 1-2 months for 4-5 days. I usually stay near Tokyo Station and my office is in Shirokane Takanawa. When possible, I try to keep close to U.S. Pacific time to minimize jet lag. So I'll go to sleep at ~7pm local time and wake at 2am. I'll work in the hotel until the city wakes, then go to meetings during the day Japan time.
I'll often have a little free time between 5 and 7pm and want to use that time to eat great Japanese food. I don't usually know in advance (so no reservations) and I just want something low key near my hotel (Tokyo Sta/Otemachi/Marunouchi). I am too tired to wait in lines or have multi-course meals.
Where I've been:
- Ramen Street (I pick any one without a line). Always very good to great ("lunch" at 8am local time at Rokurinsha is great!)
- Kitchen Street: udon and tonkatsu places both pretty good - suspect there are many great dishes lurking here!
- Oazo: liked the soba place and really liked the tempura place. Sushi place was just OK, nothing special
- Yo!!: I really like the tsukemen at Sharin. Went to Birdland which was good but didn't seem good enough to justify the price to me.
- Standing Sushi Bar in Tokyo Station: I like it. Fast, tasty, cheap, super easy
I would love to expand my repertoire of great walk-in type places (any sort of Japanese food), low to moderate price points. Also of specific outstanding dishes at those restaurants. Any ideas?
You're really spoiled for choice there - there are hundreds and hundreds of good inexpensive and mid-priced restaurants in that area.
I like Rikyu inside the station for Sendai-style beef tongue, and they serve inexpensive set meals from around Y1500 that let you sample a few different didhes.
The shops in the Kurobei Yokocho complex, (underground arcade underneath Kitchen Street, on the Yaesu side), are well assembled and designed for travelers in a hurry. I especially like Ryutan for Okinawan food.
Daruma, inside Sotobori Chika 2nd Street (underground arcade on the Yaesu side) is a nice place to have some good world-class with your sashimi.
Yabaton in the newly opened Tokyo Gran Roof (underground arcade on the Yaesu side) specializes in pork cutlet slathered in miso, a specialty of Nagoya. There are a bunch of other new shops in the same complex, including a yakitori place that does take-out.
On the Marunouchi side, Tama, in the basement of the Brick Square complex, does good Okinawan food and organic wines.
Podo, in the basement of the Shin-Tokyo Bldg, does good Korean dishes with makkoli to drink.
No no Budo, on the third floor of the Tokia complex, has a good natural-foods buffet that you can graze.
Camp, in the basement of the newly opened Ootemori complex, does excellent Japanese curries, although I would avoid their other dishes.
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Indeed. In the Oazo alone there are a dozen places to eat. My favorite by far is the Nenohi on the 6th floor.
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Oops - Daruma has great SAKE to go with your sashimi.


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Fourth of July fun can soon turn into a trip to the emergency room and local hospitals are prepared.
Dr. James Holden works in the ER with the Northwest Health System in Bentonville. He said sparklers and bottle rockets cause most of the injuries he sees during the holiday festivities.
"Either 1st or 2nd degree burns, 2nd degree burns have a blisters and they can be quite serious as far as having problems healing and leaving scars," Dr. Holden said.
Fireworks can also damage the eyes.
"It just causes damage to the eye that you may not recover," Dr. Holden said. "It's not uncommon to end up with blindness in the affected eye for firework injuries."
Parental supervision is what doctors said can help avoid some of these accidents since most happen to young kids. The most common injuries are burns.
"Kids love to use them the parents need to be sure and supervise because they do you get hot and cause burns," Dr. Holden said.
Dr. Lance Faddis, doctor for internal medicine and pediatrics for Mercy Hospital, said kids shouldn't be handling them at all.
"From a parental standpoint, I really recommend for children that they really don't handle fireworks," Dr. Faddis said. "I would have parents to try to find a public display. Fireworks really have to be handled age appropriately."
Dr. Faddis said he also sees burns and injuries to face during this time of year. He said recovery time depends on the burn.
"You're going to have a very painful recover, likely a few weeks' worth," he said. "A recovery for even a small burn and a larger burn can result in permanent damage depending on the severity of the burn."
Mercy Hospital in Rogers also has a convenience clinic, which will be open on the Fourth of July until 5 p.m.
Doctors said people have to be even more responsible with the larger fireworks.
"Those are the kinds that if it goes off in your hand, it can blow your hand off," Dr. Holden said.


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Monday, December 6, 2010
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By Jason A. Smith
Callie Dorsey, 50, was sentenced in Henry County Superior Court Monday for theft from the City of McDonough. The former administrative clerk is the wife of McDonough Police Chief Preston Dorsey.
Judge Wade Crumbley ordered her to serve 15 years in the state penal system, including 180 days in confinement, and the remainder on probation. She must also pay $25,000 in restitution to the City of McDonough, and pay a $5,000 fine, the judge ordered.
Before passing sentence, Judge Crumbley said his decision was based only on the law as it relates to theft cases, and was not connected to her status as the police chief's wife.
"You don't treat anyone with leniency because of who they are, or who they're married to," the judge said. "But you also don't treat them more harshly."
Callie Dorsey was fired from the City of McDonough, in August of 2009, by McDonough City Administrator Billy Beckett, after reportedly admitting to misappropriating funds. Beckett said he has no intention of "second-guessing" the sentence handed down by Judge Crumbley. "I trust the judicial system to work," said Beckett. "Judges do what judges do, and I'm not going to get in the middle of a judicial decision. I'm sure he did what he thought was right, and that's what you want in a judge."
Beckett added that he will attempt to recover expenses incurred by the city for an audit that was a part of the city's investigation of Callie Dorsey's alleged activities. She was indicted Sept. 3, 2009, suspected of allegedly stealing from the city 12 times between April 22, 2008, and May 3, 2008, and on 14 additional occasions, from Oct. 15, 2008, to Jan. 6, 2009.
The police chief's wife, who initially pleaded "not guilty" to theft by taking, changed her plea Thursday to "guilty."
District Attorney Tommy Floyd said prosecutors had recommended a sentence of two years in prison, as well as 10 years on probation. Floyd, following Judge Crumbley's announcement in court, said he had "no argument" with the outcome of the case, or the judge's "wise" decision.
"I think it's a fair sentence from a practical standpoint," said Floyd. "His sentence of six months in [a] detention center, quite frankly, is pretty much equivalent to two years under the parole system that we deal with. It's not like she would have served the entire two years. She would probably serve about six months."
Chief Dorsey did not comment on his wife's sentencing Monday. Floyd said, "There was never any evidence that [Chief of Police Preston Dorsey] was involved," in the investigation involving his wife.
Callie Dorsey's guilty plea centered on thefts committed on specific dates, totaling about $6,700, according to her defense attorney, Christopher Chapman. Chapman, like Floyd, was also pleased with the fairness of Crumbley's sentence against his client.
"Given the Georgia statute on criminal restitution, I think the judge awarded an amount that was appropriate under that statute," Chapman said. "Georgia law says that you can't be ordered to pay criminal restitution, for anything that wasn't directly related to what is charged in the indictment. I think the judge did exactly what the law says that he should have done, on those facts as it pertains to Mrs. Dorsey."
The defense lawyer added that the sentence was "consistent" with those in other theft cases of a similar nature. "Mrs. Dorsey was treated exactly like any other person would be treated, [if] charged with the same thing under similar facts," Chapman said.
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- Clayton man suspected of cocaine trafficking in Henry ( November 18, 2010 )