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Current cosmological theory rests on a disturbingly small number of independent observations
Michael J. Disney
It appears that everybody is interested in cosmology. In one anthropological study, every one of the more than 60 separate cultures examined was found to have several common characteristics, including "faith healing, luck superstitions, propitiation of supernatural beings, … and a cosmology." Apparently, to be human is to care how the physical world came to be, whether it has boundaries and what is to become of it. Modern cosmology is a highly sophisticated subject funded by governments with hundreds of millions of dollars a year. It is unquestionably interesting, but is it, even in its modern guise, convincing?
The current Big Bang paradigm has it that the cosmos is expanding out of an initially dense state and that by looking outward into space, one can, thanks to the finite speed of light, look back to much earlier epochs. This understanding owes much to two accidents: astronomers' discovery of redshifts in the spectra of distant nebulae and the fortuitous detection of an omnipresent background of microwave noise, which is believed to be the remnant of radiation from a hot and distant past. Set in the theoretical framework of Einstein's general theory of relativity, such observations lead to a model that makes predictions and can thus be tested.
Of late, there has been much excitement over precision measurements of the cosmic background radiation and the discovery of very distant galaxies of great antiquity. There is even talk of a "concordance model" in which all of the observations come together to paint a coherent picture of how the universe must be constructed.
It is true that the modern study of cosmology has taken a turn for the better, if only because astronomers can now build relevant instruments rather than waiting for serendipitous evidence to turn up. On the other hand, to explain some surprising observations, theoreticians have had to create heroic and yet insubstantial notions such as "dark matter" and "dark energy," which supposedly overwhelm, by a hundred to one, the stuff of the universe we can directly detect. Outsiders are bound to ask whether they should be more impressed by the new observations or more dismayed by the theoretical jinnis that have been conjured up to account for them.
My limited aim here is to discuss this dilemma by looking at the development of cosmology over the past century and to compare the growing number of independent relevant observations with the number of (also growing) separate hypotheses or "free parameters" that have had to be introduced to explain them. Without having to understand the complex astrophysics, one can still ask, at an epistemological level, whether the number of relevant independent measurements has overtaken and comfortably surpassed the number of free parameters needed to fit them—as one would expect of a maturing science. This approach should be appealing to nonspecialists, who otherwise would have little option but to believe experts who may be far too committed to supply objective advice. What one finds, in my view, is that modern cosmology has at best very flimsy observational support.
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Piss on you and your pity.
Piss on you and your pity.
I stopped fighting my inner demons. We're on the same side now.
I pity us too. 2 Super bowls in 5 years? Pathetic.
Mood: WOOF!
I don't get the whole "go on another team's message board and pontificate" thing. I would never even consider going on Redskins, Eagles, or Cowboys message board and lecturing their fans on anything. The last thing I need is to be lectured by a Redskins fan right now.
I also wouldn't go in to the Linc, Cowboys Stadium or FedEx and lip off to their fans and expect to be welcomed like family. So, thanks for stopping by -- now beat it.
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Because this isn't a lollipop land of goodness where owners want other teams getting competitive edges. The cap gate was a win-win situation for everybody involved in creating the sanctions. Nobody would dare turn it down. Not to mention the fact that the NFL itself approved the contracts. And that Mara is incredibly biased in the issue and instead of professionally removing himself - stood in.
And furthermore, heavily advocated the rule that allowed the Forsett TD to stand on Thanksgiving.
And while thats all fine and dandy - my post wasn't about the capgate. And I never once brought up RG3. Comparing him to Vick tells me more about your intelligence than I ever wished to know.
Try being classy sometime. Won't hurt ya know.
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This team has a ton of emotional roller coasters during the regular season in comparison to the New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers a few years back, or even the Houston Texans today. It's just how our script works.

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Political science professor to speak on Arab media
By Tim Brownlee
Assistant Director of Public Affairs
(Oct. 9, 2006)--The UTSA Department of Communication will host a lecture, "The Emergent Media in the Middle East and the Arab Region," by Mansour El-Kikhia, associate professor and chair of political science and geography.
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El-Kikhia will discuss the new media scenario in the Middle East. The talk will include discussion of Al-Jazeera (The Island), a Saudi-owned 24-hour news channel based in the United Arab Emirates, and U.S.-backed channel Al-Hurra, which both plan to broadcast from the United States.
A San Antonio resident and native of Libya, El-Kikhia earned his undergraduate degree in political science from American University of Beirut. After coming to the United States, he received master of arts and doctoral degrees in international relations from the University of California at Santa Barbara. The author of two books, he is working on a third.
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Discussion in 'March 2007' started by Dlev59, Mar 15, 2007.
Agreed, very nice job Lee. I agree with your take 100%.
Kgreg, I am seeing the same things that you pointed out. The Piston machine is ready to roll.
Kgreg I haven't seen a board that has a collective superior bball IQ... quite honestly bball intellegence isn't a prerequisite for posting ones opinions... the ignore list can be an effective tool. I agree that Sheed did a fine job on Dirk (other than that last minute 3)... and I'm glad you brought up all of the P&Rs that caused the switches with CWebb (Roscoe also mentioned this).... BUT, they've been effectively beating us on the games oldest play for a few years now... they're as good as San Antone at finishing on that play.... we'll have to figure a way to jam down and recover better... we can't afford those switches.
Yeah, I'm sounding a little pretentious....sorry 'bout that. But dang sometimes I wonder what game/team are some cats watchin'. Nobody has solved the enigma known as the Pick and Roll, all you can do is give a superior effort and hope. Last season it was Ben switching out on the P&R, now it's Webb, not exactly a good thing. While I love what Webb is bringing, there is no doubt at all that he's a liability in a P&R. Realistically there's no way I expect Webb to Hedge and Recover 20 ft from the basket on a P&R. Maybe we go match-up zone a few poss's and take away rhythm, but Dirk's unorthodox game causes nightmares, at the end of the day there's really no answer for a sweet shooting 7'er who can put the ball on the floor. What we did today was about a good of a job as one should reasonably expect.
'Sheed chafes, Pistons fade AUBURN HILLS -- Turns out, a statement did come out of the Mavericks' 92-88 victory over the Pistons on Sunday. It's not that the Mavericks proved they could win a grind-it-out defensive, Eastern Conference-type game. It's not that they exposed any weakness or established any kind of dominance on the Pistons. Look, both of these teams know they can beat anybody, anytime, anywhere. A win or a loss in the middle of March wasn't going to change that one way or another. No. What this game showed is something the Pistons should have learned by now -- their margin of error against elite teams is small. Every player has to be on the same page, especially at crunch time, or things can go very wrong. That's what happened here Sunday. Chauncey Billups sat out with a strained left groin muscle. Flip Murray again filled in nobly with 18 points, six assists, four steals and two turnovers. Billups' absence didn't swing the balance in this game. Richard Hamilton, who took three stitches over his left eye after running into Chris Webber's elbow late in the game, managed just 13 points. Shockingly, he missed five of seven free throws in the fourth quarter, two that would have tied the score with 2:45 left. "It was like someone popped a balloon on us," coach Flip Saunders said of the missed free throws. That was the obvious difference in the outcome, and Hamilton was more than willing to accept the blame. "If I step up and make those free throws, then it's a whole different story," Hamilton said. "After I missed, they were able to come down with some confidence. I make them and it's a whole different situation." But there was something more covert, and possibly something more serious, that ultimately sunk the Pistons on Sunday. Rasheed Wallace jumped off the page in the fourth quarter. He became upset at the strategy Saunders deployed against the Mavericks' small lineup in the fourth quarter. When asked where the game got away from them, Wallace said: "Honestly, I choose to keep that to myself. We didn't get a couple of stops, they hit a couple of shots. Give them credit." The Mavericks went small two minutes into the fourth quarter -- three guards and Josh Howard at power forward, with Dirk Nowitzki -- and quickly erased the Pistons' four-point lead. Saunders chose to stay with a big lineup (keeping Antonio McDyess and Webber on the floor) for five possessions. The Mavericks ran off an 11-2 run and took control of the game. Offensively, the Pistons missed some easy opportunities, including two free throws by Hamilton. After Wallace scored, Saunders decided to downsize his lineup to match the Mavericks. The Pistons scored five quick points to pull within one, but, even though downsizing got the Pistons untracked, Wallace was out of sorts. "I think we should have stayed big," he said. "Let them change to us. We shouldn't change to them." The Mavericks went back to their big lineup right after the Pistons' run. But Wallace -- who had played an inspired game to that point with 13 points, six rebounds, three blocks -- never regrouped. The pivotal play came with 4:08 left. After a steal by Murray, Hamilton was fouled hard by Erick Dampier. It was ruled a flagrant 1 foul, giving the Pistons two free throws and possession. They were down one and had a chance to score four points. They scored one. Hamilton missed one free throw and Wallace, breaking off the play, fired up an errant, heavily contested 3-pointer. "A lot of teams try to go small on us and it usually doesn't bother us too much," said Webber. "I just think we got away from going inside and trying to force Dirk to play defense on the block." Wallace missed his last four shots, two of them wild perimeter shots after he broke the play. He also was caught out of position defensively several times down the stretch, allowing Nowitzki (28 points, 21 in the second half) to score two back-breaking buckets. The Mavericks ran side pick-and-roll with Jason Terry and Nowitzki the last eight possessions of the game -- and they scored on six of them. Clearly, whether it was caused by Wallace or something else, the Pistons were uncharacteristically distracted on the defensive end at winning time. And that is the lesson that came out of this game. The difference between winning and losing, especially against elite teams, can be as small as one player stepping outside the team concept for just a short couple of minutes. ---------------- I knew he looked a little off at the end of the game esp on defense on that last Nowitzki shot. It a catch 22 than he always plays w/ his emotions on his sleeve . . . At least Webber got it right about us not going inside against Dirk enough.
Can't give much comments cuz I did not watch the game. However, from the boxscore and thru some comments by my fellow forumites at the chat, I think we lost the game because of fatigue. Starters played way too much as we are shorthanded in this game. 7 man rotation against a deep and healthy Mavs is just too much to ask from our players. We did a good job matching them for 45 minutes of the game. We were up 10 at one point. I bet Rip would not have miss so many FTs towards the end if he is limited to 35 minutes. Yes, one can argue that he should be able to play 40 min for his age but bear in mind that Rip has been averaging 38 min for the past 4 yrs, All Star games the past 2 yrs and the Playoffs for the past 5 yrs. Way too many minutes for Tay as well. Flip did good the past 2 games and we can only hope he will be consistent come playoff time with the limited minutes once CB and Lindsey comes back from the injury and suspension respectively. Yall can say we can beat the Suns, Mavs or even the Spurs in the Finals. I personally think that the Heat that we should be concern before thinking about the Finals. If we limit ourselves to 18 games or less en route becoming the Eastern Conference Champions, then we should have an advantage to becoming NBA Champions once again.
I only watched this one once so I am trying to recall specifics of the game that led to the loss. In a close game like this you can pinpoint a few incidents that ultimately affected outcome of the game. First the bad foul at the end of the first quarter, I think by Dice on Stackhouse and he sinks 3 FT's Then after Delfino hits the 3 ball to go up 10 pts in the second, the Mavs call a time out and the Pistons allow them to close out the quarter on a 14-8 run, with some questionable shot selections. It was time to bury them then and we failed to. Then there was the Dampier flagrant foul where Rip missed both FT's. He later missed again on both ends of another FT opportunity. (Pistons missed a total of 8) The most blatant ref mistake was when Sheed got fouled on a missed put back in crunch time and instead of shooting FT's, the ball was taken out from the side and Pistons of course falied to score on that possession. Don't mind running the offense thru Tay, but he's got to pass off to an open man instead of trying to back down to defenders at once. Webber had 3 assists in the first quarter and none after that?? Finally this was not a playoff game, so Flip tightening the roster down to literaly 7 players (Max played 38 seconds) may have been a bad idea as all starters with the exception of Webber played 40+ minutes Ok you will say that Avery J did the same, but his players seem to be in better condition as they shoot better from both FT line and the floor in crunch time.......... This was only a 4 pt win, but a loss to the Pistons by the Mavs and this would have been psychologically damaging to them if they had got swept by the Pistons...especially with Billups in a suit and tie. We are OK though and with Hunter and Cb down, we are learning that junior can contribute come post season...if Senior lets him play
I've really come to realize that this year. The margin between victory and defeat for two good teams is tiny. A lot of these felonious cats don't have tv! I gotta disagree there. I think we can do better. Dirk is a choker. He's bothered by length and physicality. He's slowly learning to overcome his fear of being hammered on the way to the hoop, but you have to lay the wood on him nonetheless. And yeah, he's tall which is why you don't get sucked into small ball against the Mavs. I've seen them 4 or 5 times this year, and I know that when they go small with Dirk at center, they are very tough to stop offensively.
Dallas version of the game: Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | SportsDay: Basketball: Mavericks
I did see that part of the game, though none of the second half. That foul on the three attempt by Stack was on CWebb.
i'm encouraged by this game. there were some bad, bad calls...the stackhouse 3 was a joke. rip got hacked in the post and you could hear the slap - nothing called. one time josh howard is running around, gets fouled and they say it was in the act of shooting, yet another time sheed is going for a putback, gets fouled, and the ball has to go out on the sideline. ridiculous. in either case, the espn daily dime showed that rip plays awful against dallas - 40% shooting instead of 49%, fewer points per game, and 60% free throw shooting versus his usualy 87%. really strange...and hopefully it won't carry over if both teams make it to the finals. we mostly lost in the 2nd half because we stopped playing inside-out and were employing the one-pass-then-shoot strategy...but since it's a regular season game i'm fine with that.
In the playoffs, every team tries to take away Rip. Since he doesn't play the screen game as much anymore, it's not that hard to stick your best defender on him and limit his open looks and touches. That is why it is so important to have outside shooting and post ups from Sheed and Chauncey. They help space the floor and limit double teams. Basketball is a game of momentum and runs. Getting an opponent flustered (out of their game) is key.
yeah you have a point there. rip's been much less of a factor since c-webb came here, but i'm fine with that because it means he doesn't have to have a fantastic game for us to win (although if both he and chauncey are struggling, that really hurts us).
Good observation Roscoe. Devin Harris frustrated Rip a little yesterday, his speed allowed him to stay right with Rip, even if he came over the top of some screens. When Rip gets frustrated, he sometimes tries to create his own shot, which is not his game, it usually results in bad shots or turns.
Had to repost my take because in my lilmited english, I think we all agreed on everything. 1. CB didnt play 2. We finally had a bad FT game 3. Sheed start losing his mind. If he'd post up(did u see how sweet his Elvin Hayes like fade was) we'd be unstoppable.(i love when my girl says stuff like "Why cant he just stay down there all the time! ) All in all, it was a good game for ABC. Nice to see a tough game played without the overblown hyperbole of Kobe, Dwade, and LeBron. TOP NBA TEAMS as of today: 1. DALLAS 2. DETROIT 3. SAN ANTONIO 4. CLEVELAND 5. MIAMI 6. PHOENIX 7. HOUSTON 8. TORONTO 9. GOLDEN ST 10. CHICAGO HEAD TO HEAD...the east is better than the west...WE HAVE THE RINGS TO PROVE IT(outside Lakers and Spurs, name last West NBA champ..quik-quik0
Houston. Of course, by saying "outside Lakers and Spurs," you're writing off six 'ships right there!
yesssurr!!...like Sheed said:" let them adjust to us!"
Old HQ, I agree with your top 10 for the time being as these have been the hottest teams since the break. You can go back 25 years and find that only eight teams have won the title, 5 from the east and 3 from the west. (East leads 14-12). This is an exlcusive club and we should have never of allowed some expansion team like the Heat to get in.....:^ East Bulls 6 Pistons 3 Celtics 3 Sixers 1 Heat 1 West Lakers 7 Spurs 3 Rockets 2
Anything new to this newest tidbit about tension between Rasheed and Flip?...McCoskey suggesting that Rasheed was none to happy with Flip's managment of the game late...Saying that playing Dallas' game by going small was not the right way to go...Can't say I disagree with him on that.
FCBarca, I think this will come to a head this offseason if the Pistons do not have a successful playoff run.
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PPL improves electric delivery in northeastern Pennsylvania
Infrastructure improvements total $30 million
PPL Electric Utilities is upgrading power lines, modernizing substation equipment and making other improvements to enhance service reliability for thousands of customers throughout northeastern Pennsylvania.
More than 20 projects, totaling about $30 million in infrastructure improvements, are under way this year on its distribution system .
"You'll likely see our trucks, crews and contractors working in the Poconos and other parts of our northeastern service area to improve the system that delivers power directly to homes and businesses," said Sarah Fliszar, director of operations for PPL's northeast region.
"Projects include rebuilding lines to meet higher demand, adding new equipment that allows us to remotely reroute power during damaging storms and upgrading substations with new technology that will help minimize outages."
Much of the distribution work involves installing new power lines to improve the performance of local circuits. The new lines are like opening roads that provide more alternate routes for electricity, allowing more opportunities to deliver power and restore service faster when outages occur.
PPL also will install remote-controlled devices at substations that allow remote access to control the flow of power. Local substations outfitted with the new equipment include those serving Mount Pocono, Stroudsburg, north Stroudsburg, Tobyhanna Township, Arrowhead Lake and Polk Township in Monroe County; Lake Harmony, Kidder Township, Meckesville and Lansford in Carbon County, and Brookside in Lackawanna County.
Additionally, PPL Electric Utilities is installing automated grid technology in Monroe County, a $10 million project that will improve the reliability of electric service to 70,000 customers. More than 230 automated devices are being installed on 52 distribution circuits, as well as upgrades at 16 local substations. The construction work is expected to be completed in November with full benefits in place next year.
PPL is investing nearly $1 billion this year to strengthen the electric delivery system for its nearly 1.4 million customers. The company's largest-scale investment in system improvements since the 1960s and 1970s, it includes 250 large-scale transmission projects and smaller, more local reliability improvements throughout the service territory.
Here's a look at some of the distribution projects, listed by county.
Monroe County:
- Building a new line to better serve the Lake Naomi area in Tobyhanna Township, a $1.3 million project that will benefit about 2,300 customers. The project is expected to be completed at the end of the year.
- Replacement of underground cable at Pocono Farms in Coolbaugh Township, a $740,000 project expected to be completed at the end of July.
Pike and Wayne counties:
- Building a new distribution line from the Bohemia substation in Lackawaxen Township, including the addition of substation automation. The project also involves building a new line to link with the nearby Twin Lakes circuit in Shohola to better serve customers in the area. The $3.1 million project is expected to be finished this summer and benefit about 3,200 customers.
- Adding a new substation between Newfoundland and Tafton in Pike and Wayne counties, respectively, to minimize storm-related outages and improve service reliability. The $6.5 million project is expected to be completed by the end of summer and benefit about 1,000 customers.
Lackawanna County:
- A new distribution line will improve service for customers in the Throop area. The $680,000 project is expected to be finished in June and benefit about 2,800 customers.
- A new line in Moscow, Springbrook and Covington townships will improve service for about 2,000 customers at a cost of $900,000.
- A new line under construction in Old Forge will improve service for about 2,500 customers at a cost of $900,000.
Susquehanna County:
- A new line between Dundaff and Forest City will benefit about 1,400 customers. The $800,000 project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
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The apartment is brand new with all new furnishings and quality.
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The apartment has everything one needs for a reasonable price. We loved the roof terrace with pool and view. Apartment is on the 21st floor. Comminication with Francisco was minimal, we did not see him and got the key from a porter. Not important since everything was in perfect shape.
We enjoyed the Apartement highly, perfect Location with Metro in 5 min walk. Excellent view from the top of the building 28th floor! Very well equipped Appartement, very friendly owner and very friendly Mom of the owner which we met on the day we left.
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The place is exactly as we saw it on the internet, very comfortable, beautiful view, very clean and equipped with everything you need. People who received us and accompany us in the reception during the day stay wonderfully friendly and nice. Enjoyed, everything went great.
Highly recommended
El lugar es exactamente como lo vimos por internet, muy comodo, preciosa vista, muy limpio y equipado con todo lo necesario. La gente que nos recibio y nos acompaño en la recepcion durante los dias de estancia maravillosamente amable y agradable. Disfrutamos mucho, todo salio excelente.
Muy recomendable
Our stay was perfect! Everything was clean and organized. The appartment is close to Santa Ana metro station, and the receptionists were really helpfull.
Very good my hosting.
Great apartment, well located.
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Ótimo apartamento, bem localizado.
The apartment Francisco is very nice, we enjoyed it very well. The views from the roof terrace over Santiago is fantastic.
A bit more information about the processes in the house, the beautiful roof terrace and maybe we will find the apartment would be even more helpful.
Heidi and Heinz-Helmut
Die Wohnung von Francisco ist sehr schön, es hat uns sehr gut gefallen. Die Aussicht von der Dachterrasse über Santiago ist fantastisch.
Ein paar mehr Informationen über die Abläufe im Haus, die schöne Dachterrasse und vielleicht wie wir die Wohnung finden wären noch hilfreich.
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very nice and clean flat with an extraordinary view over santiago. the concierges are very helpful and friendly and the pool on the roof offers a perfect refreshing during hot days. you can find everything important close by and it's also easy to get to the city center. thx for all
The apartment is great, tidy, well equipped and clean. The internet is great and very comfortable bed. The key was in the reception and everything went as expected. Although not very relevant, the weaknesses we found were that the apartment gets the sun all afternoon, so it gets very hot and stuffy, moreover, despite being near the metro and some attractions, the building is surrounded by buildings or vacant lots, so the closest streets are not crowded at night. The pictures show you exactly how to find an apartment. Has a great cost x benefit.
O apartamento é ótimo, arrumado, bem equipado e limpo. A internet é excelente e a cama bem confortável. A chave estava na recepção e tudo ocorreu conforme o esperado. Apesar de não muito relevantes, os pontos fracos que encontramos foram que o apartamento pega todo o sol da tarde, por isso ele fica bem quente e abafado, além disso, apesar de estar próximo do metro e de alguns pontos turísticos, o prédio é cercado por construções ou lotes vagos, sendo assim as ruas mais próximas são pouco movimentadas à noite. As fotos mostram exatamente como você encontrará o apartamento. Tem um ótimo custo x benefício.
My stay in Santiago was great. Francisco is a very good host. The apartment is perfect, quiet, modern, has everything you need. Not far up to 2 metro stations near a hotel where you can book tours. Francisco, Santiago I like very well, I want to return to Santiago, thanks for the great time.
Mein Aufenthalt in Santiago war super. Francisco ist ein sehr guter Gastgeber. Apartment Das ist perfekt, ruhig, modern, hat alles was man braucht. Es ist nicht weit bis zu 2 Metrostationen, in der ist ein Naehe Hotel, wo kann man auch Touren buchen. Francisco, Santiago gefallen hat mir sehr gut, ich wieder gern komme, Danke fuer die Zeit schoene.
Mi estadía en Santiago fue genial. Francisco es un muy buen anfitrión. El apartamento es perfecto, tranquilo, moderno, tiene todo lo que necesita. No está lejos hasta 2 estaciones de metro, cerca de un hotel, donde se puede reservar excursiones. Francisco, Santiago me gusta muy bien, yo quiero volver a Santiago, gracias por el gran momento.
Mein Aufenthalt in Santiago war super. Francisco ist ein sehr guter Gastgeber. Das Apartment ist perfekt, ruhig, modern, hat alles was man braucht. Es ist nicht weit bis zu 2 Metrostationen, in der Naehe ist ein Hotel, wo man auch Touren buchen kann. Francisco, Santiago hat mir sehr gut gefallen, ich komme gern wieder, Danke fuer die schoene Zeit.
very modern appartment with all you need, cooking corner (limited kitchen equipment). Nice bath, really nice master bedroom and a second bedroom with a bunk bed. the balcony offers a nice view of santiago, due to its location on the 27th floor. the building is secured with at least one, sometimes two doormen. the location is quite o.k. but taxis are very cheap there, so there is no need to walk.
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In 1665, the great Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens, inventor of the pendulum clock, wrote to the Royal Society of London to tell them of his discovery of an "odd kind of sympathy" between the pendulums of two clocks hung together. This effect remained a mystery for three and a half centuries, but the Royal Society has now published an explanation of the curious interaction Huygens observed, the result of a study done at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Huygens devised the pendulum clock to attack the foremost technological challenge of his time: finding longitude at sea. The development of an accurate clock would solve this problem, because mariners could then keep track of the time at their home port, and the difference between that time and the local time would tell them their longitude. Huygens's clocks, which tended to lose only 15 seconds a day, were a vast improvement over earlier timekeepers. Nevertheless, even the pendulum clocks of 1665 were not accurate enough for determining longitude, so Huygens was keen to improve them.
Laid up in bed during a brief illness and idly watching two clocks mounted in one case, Huygens noticed something strange: No matter how the pendulums started out, eventually they always ended up swinging in exactly opposite directions. Huygens wondered whether this odd sympathy might solve the longitude problem. Perhaps, he thought, two such clocks could regulate each other. If one got dirty, for instance, and started running slow, the influence of the other clock would lessen this effect. Ironically, Huygens's discovery that the pendulums influenced each other in this way led the Royal Society to lose faith in pendulum clocks as a solution to the longitude problem. At one of their meetings at the time, it was recorded that "occasion was taken here by some of the members to doubt the exactness of the motion of these watches at sea, since so slight and almost insensible motion was able to cause an alteration in their going."
Just what was this insensible motion? Huygens thought at first that tiny air currents were causing the interaction between the two pendulums. But when he blocked the flow of air, the pendulums still swung into synchronization--or rather, antisynchronization. He eventually concluded that the effect was due to "imperceptible movements" in the beam from which the clocks were suspended—an explanation that is quite correct, according to Kurt Wiesenfeld and Michael Schatz, the Georgia Tech physicists who led the newly published study.
To reproduce Huygens's observations, Wiesenfeld and his colleagues attached two clocks to a supporting beam and mounted the structure in a case that could move along a track. They then used lasers to measure precisely the swinging pendulums. To Wiesenfeld's surprise, the antisynchronization only arose when the ratio of the weight of the pendulums to the weight of the entire structure fell into a rather narrow range. If the case was much heavier than the pendulums, their interaction was too weak to produce the effect. If, however, the case was not very heavy compared with the pendulums, one of the pendulums eventually stopped swinging. It halted because the interaction between the two pendulums produced violent changes in the size of their swings, and eventually one of the pendulums made such a small movement that the clock's escapement—the mechanism that gives the pendulum regular kicks of energy—failed to engage. This is the same reason, Wiesenfeld explains, that shaking a clock often stops it.
Because Huygens intended his clocks to go on board a ship, where the rolling motion might easily topple them, he had placed two 100-pound weights inside their case to keep them stable. This put the weight ratio in the range for antisynchronization to arise. "If the situation hadn't been exactly right, Huygens wouldn't have seen what he saw," Wiesenfeld says.
To explain why the pendulums move in opposite directions, the team set up a system of equations that took into account the pertinent properties of the system, including the weights of the various components and friction. The structure of the equations made it clear that friction is the cause of the antisynchronized motion. As Huygens originally postulated, the swinging of the pendulums exerts small forces on the supporting beam. If the pendulums are moving in the same direction, together they nudge the beam the other way, giving rise to frictional forces that naturally put a damper on this kind of motion. If the pendulums are moving in opposite directions, however, the forces they exert on the beam cancel each other, and the beam doesn't move. So over time, antisynchronized motion wins out over synchronized motion.
According to Steven Strogatz, an applied mathematician at Cornell University, Huygens's discovery was the first-ever observation of what physicists call coupled oscillation—at least in inanimate objects. In the 20th century, coupled oscillators took on great practical importance because of two discoveries: lasers, in which different atoms give off light waves that all oscillate in unison, and superconductors, in which pairs of electrons oscillate in synchrony, allowing electricity to flow with almost no resistance. Coupled oscillators are even more ubiquitous in nature, showing up, for example, in the synchronized flashing of fireflies and chirping of crickets, and in the pacemaker cells that regulate heartbeats. "The theme of synchronization between coupled oscillators is one of the most pervasive in nature," Strogatz says.
The Georgia Tech team is now trying to extend its mathematical analysis to formulate a single law that would apply to all coupled oscillators and predict under what conditions they will become synchronized or antisynchronized. "It looks as if there is a mathematical principle that would be equally valid in all these cases," Wiesenfeld says. "I'm pretty sure we wouldn't have stumbled across it if we hadn't had the experience of looking at the problem of Huygens's clocks."—Erica Klarreich
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Money doesn't grow on trees, but a recovery in America's depressed housing market could produce lots of it for timber giant Weyerhaeuser. WY 0.3331314354936402% Weyerhaeuser Co. U.S.: NYSE USD33.13 0.11 0.3331314354936402% /Date(1495486923445-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1921598 AFTER HOURS USD33.13 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 97473 P/E Ratio 23.72019760864896 Market Cap 24807746571.9427 Dividend Yield 3.7428312707515845% Rev. per Employee 639038 More quote details and news »
Suddenly, signs of a nascent pickup in housing are everywhere, from rising building permits and housing starts to improved sentiment among builders. Add higher lumber prices to the list, along with a powerful liftoff in the shares of home builders such as Toll Brothers TOL 0.5021141649048626% Toll Brothers Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD38.03 0.19 0.5021141649048626% /Date(1495486921493-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5756454 AFTER HOURS USD38.31 0.28 0.7362608466999737% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 62503 P/E Ratio 17.20814479638009 Market Cap 6152897424.71359 Dividend Yield 0.8414409676571128% Rev. per Employee 1228970 More quote details and news » (ticker: TOL) and PulteGroup PHM 0.6917423259835711% PulteGroup Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD23.29 0.16 0.6917423259835711% /Date(1495486970199-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3353574 AFTER HOURS USD23.3 0.01 0.042936882782310004% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 419836 P/E Ratio 12.796703296703297 Market Cap 7297607204.39575 Dividend Yield 1.5457277801631601% Rev. per Employee 1684210 More quote details and news » (PHM).
Weyerhaeuser owns some of the best timberland in the U.S., in the Pacific Northwest and the South. The Mount St. Helens Tree Farm is in Washington. Courtesy of Weyerhaeuser
Weyerhaeuser's stock (WY) has been no slouch, either. It shot up 50% in the past year, to a 52-week high of $24.62, and the rally could be in the early innings. The shares, which topped $85 in 2007, look rich at 29 times next year's expected earnings of 85 cents a share, but the P/E ratio is misleading, as it is based on trough earnings.
Headquartered in Federal Way, Wash., Weyerhaeuser is best viewed as an asset play, and its assets are sorely undervalued. The company owns six million acres of timberland, including some of the best properties in the U.S., chiefly old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest and the South. It also makes wood products and cellulose fibers—Weyerhaeuser is one of the biggest producers of absorbent pulp used in diapers and feminine-hygiene products—and operates a real-estate development company. Some analysts and investors calculate its net asset value at more than $30 a share, or about 30% above the current stock price.
"Weyerhaeuser is a terrific asset play," says Todd Lowenstein of HighMark Capital Management, which owns shares. "You are buying attractive timber and other housing assets that are under-earning and have been mispriced at the bottom of the cycle, for around 70 cents on the dollar."
Moreover, as a timber real-estate investment trust, Weyerhaeser pays a 60-cent dividend and yields 2.4%, with the promise of higher payouts to come. Converting the company to REIT status in 2010 was one of management's savviest financial moves, as earnings from REIT timber harvests are taxed at 15% instead of the 35% tax rate applied to C-corporations. Weyerhaeuser is one of four publicly traded timber REITs, a group that also includes Plum Creek Timber (PCL), Rayonier RYN -0.036010082823190494% Rayonier Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD27.76 -0.01 -0.036010082823190494% /Date(1495486920853-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 375379 AFTER HOURS USD27.7523 -0.0077 -0.027737752161383286% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 11921 P/E Ratio 14.844919786096257 Market Cap 3577553700.3302 Dividend Yield 3.602305475504323% Rev. per Employee 2783640 More quote details and news » (RYN), and Potlatch PCH 0.2254791431792559% Potlatch Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD44.45 0.1 0.2254791431792559% /Date(1495486800275-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 113964 AFTER HOURS USD44.45 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 511 P/E Ratio 66.34328358208955 Market Cap 1801009139.46686 Dividend Yield 3.374578177727784% Rev. per Employee 651887 More quote details and news » (PCH).
REITs are required to distribute at least 90% of their taxable income to shareholders, and Weyerhaeuser intends to pay out 75% of its funds available for distribution in dividends. Anthony Pettinari, an analyst at Citi Research, thinks the company can raise its dividend 50% by 2014. "The long-term potential to increase the dividend is unmatched in the sector," he wrote in a July 9 report to clients, in which he upgraded his Weyerhaeuser rating to Buy from Neutral.
Although 84% of Weyerhaeuser's revenue is tied to housing, the company is more diversified than its closest rival, Seattle-based Plum Creek. In the second quarter, all four of its operating units turned a profit for the first time in six years, and most improved sequentially from the first quarter, suggesting that Weyerhaeuser is building momentum as housing turns, and could meet analysts' estimates for a double-digit increase in earnings this year, to 38 cents a share.
No one expects Weyerhaeuser to earn, any time soon, the $5.43 a share it reported back in 2004. But Heather McPherson, an associate portfolio manager of T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, says that in a normalized housing market, with housing starts above one million units, the company could net closer to $1.75 a share. Baltimore-based T. Rowe Price Associates is Weyerhaeuser's second-largest institutional investor, behind Capital World Investors, with 36 million, or almost 7% of the outstanding shares.
THE MAJOR RISK FOR WEYERHAEUSER is that the housing recovery stalls. Indeed, some housing skeptics cite a "shadow inventory" of foreclosed homes waiting to come on the market that will keep prices depressed. But Weyerhaeuser officials think the foundation is being laid for a multiyear recovery. "The housing market has bottomed," says Chief Financial Officer Patricia Bedient. "We are seeing signs of a recovery, although it's not V-shaped" in nature.
Citi sees annual housing starts ramping up to one million units by 2014 from an estimated 730,000 this year, although that is below an annual rate of 1.44 million units before the crash. Recent data have been encouraging, with the Commerce Department reporting that building permits rose in July to the highest level in four years, and the National Association of Home Builders citing an uptick in its index of builders' sentiment. Housing starts slipped last month from June's level, to a 746,000 annualized rate, but are up 20% from 2011.
Pettinari sees lumber prices rising further, too, noting his channel checks have revealed that dealers haven't built adequate inventories to meet housing-construction demand. The annualized average price for lumber, he says, could increase to $315 per thousand board feet in 2013 from $300 this year and $272 in 2011.
Driven by higher lumber prices and a double-digit uptick in wood products, Weyerhaeuser could earn 42 cents this year and 95 cents in 2013, Pettinari calculates. He expects revenue to jump to $7.3 billion next year from an estimated $6.7 billion this year.
A HOUSING RECOVERY could help close the gap between Weyerhaeuser's net asset value and its current share price. Peter Shawn, a portfolio manager and director of research at New York-based Tocqueville Asset Management, owner of two million Weyerhaeuser shares, figures Weyerhaeuser could be worth between $28 and $31 a share.
He calculates the company's timberland assets at between $13 billion and $14 billion, based on recent transactions that valued timberland at $2,000 to $2,200 an acre, equal to a 5% yield. Timberland sales generated 23% of the latest quarter's $1.8 billion of revenue, and 47% of its $164 million in earnings from operations.
Shawn estimates that the wood-products business, including non-U.S. timberlands, is worth $2.1 billion, on the assumption that it would trade for six times normalized earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of $350 million. The segment contributes 44% of revenue.
The cellulose-fibers segment, at 26% of revenue, is worth $2 billion, he says, with real estate valued at between $2 billion and $2.5 billion, or 1.2 to 1.6 times book value, a sharp discount to other home builders' price-to-book multiples. Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company, or Wreco, builds mostly single-family homes and residential lots.
All told, Shawn pegs Weyerhaeuser's net asset value at $16.4 billion, above its current market value of $13 billion. Subtracting corporate expenses of $300 million and net debt of $3.6 billion, and dividing the result by 540 million shares outstanding would yield the aforementioned per-share value of $28 to $31.
GROWING AND HARVESTING timber is a relatively stable business that generates substantial cash. In part, this has made timberland a favorite holding in recent years of endowments, pension funds, and other institutional investors. But many of Weyerhaeuser's end markets are cyclical, and the company has ridden numerous economic cycles in its 112 years. Sales and profits both fell sharply amid the latest downturn in housing.
The Bottom Line
Converting Weyerhaeuser to a real-estate investment trust was a savvy management move. The REIT yields less than competitors, but its dividend could rise by 50%.
After an earlier acquisition spree, Weyerhaeuser sold or otherwise divested underperforming assets, to gain efficiencies and sharpen its focus. The company spun out its fine-papers business in a deal with Canada's Domtar (UFS) in 2006, and later sold its packaging business to International Paper IP 1.0956759929563686% International Paper Co. U.S.: NYSE USD51.67 0.56 1.0956759929563686% /Date(1495487044415-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1894506 AFTER HOURS USD51.67 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 160542 P/E Ratio 27.564683915710855 Market Cap 21103114612.3633 Dividend Yield 3.5804141668279468% Rev. per Employee 390545 More quote details and news » (IP) for $6 billion.
Management, led by company veteran Daniel Fulton, has tried to cut costs, and aims to slice total debt to $3.9 billion by the end of next year, from $4.5 billion now. The company reported cash of $861 million as of June 30.
After the pruning and trimming, Weyerhaeuser is tied even more closely to housing. But that could be a good thing now.
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Sakura explains she and Chris do not really get along when playing games, a thought which disappoints the petit Dunsparce a bit, though she doesn't press the issue further. Nagini goes on to reassure the Ninada ought to be indeed a ways form here since she couldn't gather her scent right off the bat, even if the infamous Seviper is indeed within the park's limits.
Fully taking up Bedivere's invitation, Narsil takes the whole damn bottle of wine while Bedivere serves himself a glass. Heck yes. It would take a while for the alcohol to really get into his system, but this was just a beautiful way of starting off the evening. Meanwhile, Kuranes shares some of his cake with Fa before sincerely thanking her for her rescue, though Sakura still ha no idea what K had to be rescued from. Fa in turn only nods excitedly in response. "It's what friends do!" She answered. Leave it to her to consider someone who was still practically a stranger as a friend upon sight.
As both Narsil and Kara joined in on the club, K tries to push aside the fact that the Gabite was clearly interested in taking a nice bite out of him, and seeks to engage in friendly conversation, inquiring Nars about his unique color scheme. "Shiny! Oh I wouldn't know about that, I was just born this way. Where I come from, my brothers and sisters too had this same color. I was actually surprised to learn that I was part of the minority!" He laughs out loud while taking an extra long gulp off his bottle of Argentinian wine. "I do like shinies, though that has to do more with my heritage than anything else, haha!" He joked about it, though left it at that. He at no point thought back or felt any remorse for his previous actions towards the fox Pokémon. In fact, in his mind he hadn't really done anything wrong. The way he saw it, if one was about to eat you, you could either take it bad and personal, or feel good about someone considering you desirable and delectable. It's all a matter of perspective, and he usually went with the more positive point of view regardless of what he did. "Oh, my name is Narsil, by the way, there's Fa right next to me, and this lovely lass is...
"Kara." The Totodile finished off the sentence. "Now pardon me asking, but may I ask how you got gagged up like that in the first place?" She pressured further, sharing a similar concern as Sakura did. Before the Fox could respond however, something seems to have distracted Bedivere across the lake, and he places down his wine before swimming across it at lightning speed. Whatever impression his unexplained action would leave on the rest of the gang, that was up to them and them only.
Vega could sense the unease Gwyn had regarding Spinel. Sure he was gone, but that Misdreavus was hardly a friend, and is intentions concerned him very much. Vega takes a moment to think his words in return. "If it concerns you so much, then right now you have a choice to make. You can patiently wait for things to develop at their own pace, or you can proactively go and do something about it, but unless you are, be on guard, but never let the thought overcome you with worry. I already did what I hoped to achieve with my presence, and new incidents I will handle when they happen. What will you do, little one? Will you follow me? Will you stay, or will you go?"
The rest of the group meanwhile seemed very interested to know what precisely this "Great Wyrm" was all about, but Vega did not rush to issue an explanation. "All in due time." was his trademark serious answer. As he slithered his way back to the edge of the lake, one could make out the figure looking up at the sun, his little forelegs extended wide as he let the sun's rays bath him in full, feeling its warmth and nurturing off of it like a child would from a parent's loving hug. The Fire Larva turns to the group before greeting them joyfully. "Hail! You came back early, Ambassador. How wonderful! May I ask about this fine company that trails behind you? Greetings! It is a pleasure to meet you all!"
As Theresa summoned forth her own Pokémon, Marion got ready to call forth hers. Hands set on one of her Pokéballs, she seemed to have made up her mind until one of her other Pokémon suddenly showed up, travelling all the way across the lake for the express purpose of defending Marion's honor in combat. Who could it be if not for Bedivere? With Marion accepting Bedivere's plea, the Frillish takes his place on the battlefield, ready for some dueling. "Ahhhh, but must I? Dueling is so violent. Let's all spread the looove instead~" The Swoobat replied, his eyes half-way closed and dreamy as he smiled wide for no apparent reason. If one didn't know any better, one could've sworn Dimitri to have ingested one too many trippy substances beforehand. But who lets his Pokémon ingest such things? Ridiculous. That being said, the rest of his body utterly betrayed what his facial expression and words conveyed. Dimitri was very much en garde, and the sharp eyed could likely infer that this carefree looking bat wouldn't hesitate to strike quick and low at the first-given opportunity.
Just before that start of the battle, the group is suddenly interrupted by an overly-hyper teen who introduced himself as Michael, looking in awe at the Pokémon and eagerly asking the two girls about them. Marion is first to respond that indeed they were about to battle, though he could stay in and watch if they so desired.
"Word of advise," Reese then aded. "If you're gonna be making any bets, your money is guaranteed when place on Dimitri and I, haha!" She teasingly added while pointing her finger to both her Swoobat and herself. It was then that suddenly a talking Meowth and Weedle waddled in, challenging Michael to battle themselves. The timing of it all was awkward for Reese, to say the least (what are the chances?) but she decided to ignore the group as she focused on her own battle at hand ... no wait, a talking Meowth?! How much would one of those be worth at the Black Mar- No, no! Those days were long gone in the past, and she definitely had to do her best to ignore the events transpiring beside her.
Literally shaking the thoughts off her head, Reese counter-orders in response to Marion's own commands. Both combatants were about even in terms of offense and defense, but if there was one thing the evolved bat had in terms of advantage, it was a much superior speed. Bedivere immediately flashes out a Confuse Ray in hoped of getting a crippling head-start over his opponent. Dimitri was prepared for this however, quickly erecting a psychich barrier with his Magic Coat, and in turn reflecting back the status-inducing move to its rightful owner. It was Bedivere now who was very much confused! He was ready for it however, as he starts chewing off his held Persim Berry to ease off his confused mind.
"Yes! Take the chance Dimitri!" His trainer encouraged, and the Swoobat swiftly swoops in, viciously hitting the Ghost-type with a Heart Stamp; his heart shaped nose looking to leave a lasting love-mark on his opponent. Dimitri is, after all, all about spreading his love.
Unflinching, Bedivere simultaneously counter-attacks by quickly spraying searing hot water in an attempt to Scald his opponent. Though Dimitri tries to move out of the way by reflex, the attack hits for the most part, dousing all of his chest and right wing. His expression is clearly one of pain as he quickly flaps to cool himself off. Luckily for him, there doesn't seem to be any major burns in that area.
With the tide of battle looking to turn on the Frillish's favor, Bedivere starts charging up Ghost-energy in what would be an impressive Shadow Ball, and then... nothing happens! Confused, and not just by status, it would seem a spherical cage of psychic energy surrounds Bedivere briefly before vanishing, Dimitri having consumed significant energy to seal off the move entirely with his Imprison. Though Bedivere still had a very effective arsenal of moves at his disposal, the one signature move known to Ghost types was now not an option as long as Dimitri remained conscious.
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"That's enough screwing around. Go all out Dimitri. Blast him with your Air Cutter, before diving in with another Heart Stamp. Then finish it with an Assurance!"


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Livermore Aquacowboys host the 'Valentine's Splash'!
Original post made by ruckus, Livermore, on Feb 11, 2013
The Livermore Aquacowboys hosted the 'Valentine's Splash' at the Robert Livermore Community Center! The LAC home meet was a Pacific Swimming, Zone 2, Short Course, C/B/A+ Swim meet on February 9-10, 2013. The meet had 410 registered swimmers with over 2077 splashes. Swimming for LAC was Minhnha Kawamura (8), Jessica Akins (9), Chenoa Bodera (10), Annelyse Combitsis (9), Katie Ottman (10), Franco Moufarrej (10), Daiki Nishikawa (10), Jacqueline Arnold (11), Amanda Butcher (12), Tori Carroll (12), Katherine Dabney (12), Caroline Eckel (11), Sydney Magann (12), Kristina Mena (12), Julia Rocha (12), Megan Wilcox (12), Alexander Bass (12), Paige DaCosta (11), Christopher Gonzalez (11), Matthew Hayes (12), Collin Trump (11), Hunter Woffinden (12), Annemarie Arnold (14), Paige Chew (13), Emily Chong (13), Megan Fairbanks (14), Emma Hayes (13), Nicolette McConn (13), Sofia Moufarrej (13), Celine Nguyen (14), Larissa Trump (13), Dante DeMayo (13), Brandon Siu (13), Jenna Chew (15), Shelby Diehl (15), Kathie Kulp (16), Jessica Paul (16),Nathan Boas, Jared Brandley (15), Alex Gonzalez (14),Haley Hamza (16), Stephen MacKanic, Bryce McLaggin, Shelby Swanson (18) and Trent Trump (16). The Livermore Aquacowboys train at the Livermore Valley Tennis Club under the direction of Coach Alex Silver, Coach Lisa White, Coach Leslie Dabney and Coach Theresa Davis. Many new best times were achieved this weekend at the 'Valentine Splash', GO LAC!
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Congratulations Livermore Aquacowboys!!! It was a fun meet!


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A University of Colorado at Boulder geology student detected 23 small earthquakes within a 50-mile radius of Boulder during a three-month period last fall.
The earthquakes ranged from magnitude 0.5 to 2.0 on the Richter scale. The smallest earthquake a person is able to feel is about magnitude 3, and a quake of 3.5 can cause slight damage.
Noah Hughes, 23, of Riverbank, Calif., will present his findings March 20 at a section meeting of the Geological Society of America in El Paso, Texas. The project was part of a new class on field geophysics taught by Anne Sheehan, assistant professor of geological sciences and co-author of the study. Sheehan also is a fellow of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences.
The quakes were detected by a three-station, solar-powered seismic network set up by the class. One station was seven miles west of downtown Boulder on Sugarloaf Mountain, one was six miles north of downtown on Table Mountain and one was near Louisville, east of Boulder.
Epicenter locations were determined for each quake and a map of the seismic
activity was created. The most quake activity was recorded northwest of Golden, said Hughes, a senior who will graduate in May.
However, "I don't think people need to worry about anything big happening around here anytime soon," he added.
Although seismic activity along Colorado's Front Range has been relatively quiet this century, there is evidence of past tectonic activity, Sheehan said. An earthquake estimated at 6.6 magnitude struck north-central Colorado in 1882.
"The results help give us an idea about levels of seismicity in the region that have implications for earthquake hazard assessments," she said. "The locations of the earthquakes also help us map out active faults."
Earthquakes in the Boulder area have been studied very little, Sheehan said. In addition to earthquake seismology, members of the 13-student field geophysics class did subsurface imaging of groundwater supplies, soil and rock structure, archaeology sites, volcanic features and Louisville's old mine shafts.


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my 'honey do list' includes just about rebuilding the WHOLE house.
but i've got to finish the dog's house i've started before i can get to that.
boopsbet- that just proves that its not only funny, but true also.otherwise why would he be in the doghouse over it? too funny.
my 'honey do list' includes just about rebuilding the WHOLE house.
but i've got to finish the dog's house i've started before i can get to that.
Even the dog wasn't amused!
my wife would be very happy because she would of thought I was trying to save her after locking her up. But thats only due to the my FFL dealer and the tip line and all these black helo's flying around... ::tin hat on::
If any punk kid ever comes up to you asking for your `Gang Sign` Tap your chest twice then your forehead once. After doing that only upon a threat do you draw your glock and show him what you meant.
I'd like to ask you guys something.....my hubby, Glenn tells me that he's never spent more then 100.00 for any of his guns??? Is he telling me the truth??? This came up right after he found my visa receipt for a 150.00 Coach purse. It went so well with the purple stocked shotgun he made for me.
"To show you how radical I am, I want carjackers dead. I want rapists dead. I want burglars dead. I want child molesters dead. I want the bad guys dead. No court case. No parole. No early release. I want 'em dead. Get a gun and when they attack you, shoot 'em."
Ted Nugent - speaking at the NRA convention April 17, 2005


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I am pretty strong for a woman, but at 55 with budding arthritis in one thumb, I found the 10 frame large Langstroth supers too heavy to easily move around, and did notice that the bees were very reluctant to use the outside frames anyway.
So I am thinking of making all my new hives from here on in 8 frame medium box based. I have one top bar hive to try out for 2013 as well.
But I would like to hear back from beekeepers who have made the switch to 8 frame medium. How is that going for you? Tips/tricks/advice???


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You might as well add the wa option to the monthly payment plan, ya know what I mean?
How bout a honesuki!
Dave, I think these are two very good model choices in your repertoire...
OK both of these new knives have been added to our shopping cart and are available to order on the monthly payment plan. I will be sending the templates to the waterjet folks this week and getting some blanks cut from our steel following that.
*Note - At this time there is not a wa handle option, these are to be western handled knives.
See Martell 180mm Nakiri & Martell 160mm Petty for details
Thanks to all of you for your interest!


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Special to the American Press
A Texas woman has been charged with first-degree vehicular homicide after a passenger in the vehicle she was driving died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash.
According to State Police Troop D spokesman James Anderson, around 7:15 p.m. March 1, a vehicle driven by Millie Powell, 74, of Port Arthur, Texas, was traveling north on La. 109, when it struck the rear of another vehicle that was lawfully stopped and waiting to turn into a private driveway.
Anderson said 92-year-old Rubye Jones, also of Port Arthur, was riding in the car with Powell and was transported from the scene to a hospital with moderate injuries. Jones died on March 3.
Powell was charged on the night of the crash with DWI, careless operation, expired driver's license and first-degree vehicular negligent injury. She was not booked into jail due to her injuries.
Powell was arrested Thursday by State Police and her bond was set at $30,000. The vehicular homicide charge replaces the previous charge of first-degree vehicular negligent injury.


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Arrest made in Pueblo West shooting
PUEBLO, COLO. - Pueblo County Sheriff's Office Detectives have arrested several of the persons of interest in the case involving 34 year old, Cheryl Gonzales.
PCSO Detectives have been working around the clock since Mrs. Gonzales was shot through the front door of her Pueblo West home early Sunday morning.
Arrested for crimes related to the shooting is a 17 year old boy who has been booked into Pueblo Youth Center.
The juvenile is charged with First Degree Attempted murder and multiple other felonies in the case. Four other arrests have been made that are not necessarily related to the shooting allegations but are related to other criminal activity revealed during the investigation.
Attempted drug theft is believed to be one motive in this case, and two of the arrests are for possession of illegal substances (the other two arrested for outstanding warrants). Additional arrests based on the illicit activity revealed during the investigation and the shooting itself are likely.
At least two shooters stood and fired their guns into the front door of the Gonzales residence. PCSO Investigators believe they have recovered those guns.
Detectives have interviewed over 30 people and have served search warrants on three homes in Pueblo County.
Sheriff Kirk M. Taylor says over thirty law enforcement professionals have participated in the investigation, response, and security on this incident.
"Violent crime is rare in Pueblo County already, but to know this incident was premeditated and these suspects planned to shoot our victim without regard for what the young children in the home would witness or their future is certainly a motivating factor for our team. As a whole, we haven't stopped working this shooting since the second the 911 call came in." says Taylor.


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Play-by-Playmate: Jaime Pleads With the NFL for Football
Our sports-obsessed Playmate debuts her new weekly blog by making her case for an NFL season.
Dear NFL,
It's me, Jaime Edmondson, Playboy Playmate and former Miami Dolphins cheerleader. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way, but I want you to know how this labor dispute is messing with my life. Just the other week I was on my way from Atlantic City to the Philadelphia airport when I passed by the Philly stadiums and arenas. At first I saw the Phillies stadium, then I passed the football field and the basketball arena was behind them. Sometimes it's easy to forget that NFL training camp wouldn't even be underway right now. I know teams are usually doing their mini camps at this point. But passing by Lincoln Financial Field and being reminded that there might not be football—there was a pain in my heart.
The field looked barren and empty and it had a depressing, ominous, dreary feel, like a cloud was over it. I know this might sound dramatic, but that's how I felt. So I decided to write you a short list of my (selfish) reasons why you, the NFL, the players union and judges and lawyers need to come to an agreement on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement so Sundays will be fun come fall.
For the sake of all the people that work in the stadiums. I'm talking about parking, security and concessions. Obviously, it's not just the players and owners who are affected. And many teams have actually let go of people in the front office because there hasn't been any football. So I think that's a serious reason why this new CBA should be hashed out.
Has anyone thought of how this is affecting the players' families? How many football wives do you think are like, "Please, go, get out of the house!" You're used to a routine. I know when I get out of my routine I go crazy. So let's think of the poor wives, not just the players. Their families need a break, too. They must be driving them crazy at this point. They're used to being at camp; they're not used to being at home finding ways to fill their time. Everyone's routine is affected but I think it's funny to think of the scenario at home.
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What else am I going to do on Sundays? Of course, this is my own personal reason. I have lived for Sundays because my stepdad was a New York Giants fan. He's a stubborn Italian New Yorker. Growing up in my house, this is what I associate Sundays in football season with: my stepdad's sauce cooking on the stove for nine hours while we watch all of the games shown locally. On Sundays I am used to doing nothing else. When NFL Countdown begins, the TV comes on and I'm in my pajamas on the couch watching football. And I pretend to do domesticated stuff. I pretend I'm going to do my laundry today, or clean my house while I'm watching football. But I spend more time running by the TV to see the game than ever getting Sunday chores done. So now I'm actually going to have to clean the house, and I don't want to clean the house on Sundays! I don't know what to do with myself now and it's just the off-season.
This is going to sound gross. But the American Midwest man will love me for it: I am a chubby chaser. I do not like six-packs and men with muscles. I want a nice, good belly. I think it's sexy when you see these guys in their tight uniforms. It's eye candy for me. I'm a self-proclaimed gut slut. You can't see guts on hockey players because they've got their big sweaters on. Baseball players for the most part, other than a few pitchers out there—hello, C.C. Sabathia—there aren't many big players. But there's nothing sexier to me than a 6'5" man with a belly.
So that's all I've got. If I could, I would give my first-born son if it meant the NFL season will start on time. I don't have him yet, but when I do…I'll make a Rumpelstiltskin-like trade. Have you seen these birthing hips? I'm clearly going to make first-rounders. That's why I've saved myself for so long. I'm what they call a breeder—I'm 5'9"—so I'm not giving these up until the time comes because I plan on having first-round draft picks come out of these hips. A coveted first-born son, I will give him to the NFL for football season. For me, that's giving up a lot.
All the Best,
Home Run Derby: Me vs. Jimmy Traina
Starting this week, Jimmy Traina of SI.com and I will partake in a friendly home run derby challenge, something I'm hoping to do weekly against various sports media members and talking heads. The rules are pretty simple: We each pick three baseball players and whoever has the trio that hits the most home runs in a week wins. Check us out on Twitter this week for some friendly trash talk (@jaimeedmondson and @JimmyTraina).
Jimmy's picks: Prince Fielder, Paul Konerko and Mark Teixeira.
My picks: Jose Bautista, Curtis Granderson and Matt Kemp. C'mon guys, win it for the Redhead!
The competition goes from Monday's games to Sunday's games. If I win, Jimmy has to admit he lost to a girl, which is pretty lame. If he wins, I'm taking Jimmy to see his beloved Yankees next time I'm in New York. Too bad he won't win! Check back next Monday morning to see who wins my inaugural Home Run Derby.
I hope you like my new blog as much as I like doing it! I'll be back next week with a special treat for Bruins fans. Let me know what you think in the comments or on my Twitter @jaimeedmondson.


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Top 10 Travel Terms for Parents
Samantha Kemp-Jackson | Posted 06.25.2012 | Canada Travel
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Paris has given way to Pull-Ups and Annapurna has been replaced by Anbesol. The reality of your life now revolves around coping with the challenges of vacationing with the little ones in tow. To this end, here is a guide for parents that offers clarification about what some of the most commonly used travel terms really mean.