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He said it: The importance of feeling confident where probability is concerned …
|January 4, 2011
|Posted by O'Leary under Intelligent Design
Personally, given the resources of geological time, I feel confident that
sooner or later that hypothetical chimpanzee sitting at a typewriter, will one day type Hamlet.
– D. V. Ager, The New Catastrophism: The Importance of the Rare Event in Geological History, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge UK, 1993, p. 149.
Confidence in confidence alone is a heartwarming thing if nothing depends on it.
Hat tip: Stephen E. Jones.
10 Responses to He said it: The importance of feeling confident where probability is concerned …
Probability's Nature and Nature's Probablity (The Information Of Life) Dr. Donald Johnson – video
Mrs O'Leary:
Quite a catch:
Personally, given the resources of geological time, I feel confident that sooner or later that hypothetical chimpanzee sitting at a typewriter, will one day type Hamlet
I took a look, Hamlet is 173,552 ASCII characters in an online full text. At 128 states per character, the configuration space for Hamlet-length text is:
128^173,552 ~ 3.196 *10^365,710 cells.
If the entire observed cosmos, 10^ 80 atoms, were swapped out for one of monkeys and typewriters, desks and chairs, paper and banana plantations to keep them going, in the thermodynamics lifespan of the cosmos — some 50 mn times the time since the usual date for the big bang, 13.7 BYA — and typing at any feasible rate, could not come near the 10^150 or so Planck time quantum states the cosmos's atoms would go through over that span. [The Planck time state duration is about 10^20 faster than nuclear reactions, which in turn are far faster than chemical reactions much less mechanical acts like typing.]
10^150 tries is so hopelessly small relative to the config space of Hamlet's text, that such a random walk search boils down to zero.
All that has happened is that Mr Ager proved that he has no conception of the issue of getting to functionally specific, complex information [FSCI] by chance.
Just 1,000 bits of capacity, about 20 words of typical English text, is comfortably beyond the search capacity of the whole universe we observe.
In short, Mr Ager and ilk are demonstrably not competent to comment on the issue of inference to design on observing FSCI.
GEM of TKI
On the topic of probability, and
it's solution with infinite universes:
Here's a question of a type that I occassionally would throw at Jerry, but haven't seen him around (hope he's well) so it's open to the floor:
1) So, back in stats class, we had been told that if there
is an infinite number of coin flips, eventually
any combination you might identify would be found,
eg: 1 Million consecutive heads etc.
2) Hypothetically:
a) if we could digitally map the universe at
a given instant, then it could eventually be represented
as a string of 0's and 1's or coin flips (heads/tails)
b) we create 1 of these maps for every "instant" (ie:
a timeperiod short enough so that light can't travel
a very small distance, say 1/10,000 th of a nanometer? —
lots of data, I'd admit]
c) point is, we'd then have a digital history of universe
from origin of universe to this instant, which is
just a string of 0's and 1's
3) so, with infinite universes, for each of the following
cases, we might expect to find an
infinitely large subset of those universes
which were
a) exactly the same as ours in every way
b) exactly the same as ours in every way, with 1 "bit" changed
c) exactly the same as ours in every way with 2 "bits" changed
until say, all is the same except you and your neighbor live
in one another's house etc.
And then some incredibly wierd scenarios wouldn't want to
get into.
Now, there may be many combinations that the laws of physics
would have never allowed to come to exist, but, short of that, once
we got the first, we'd get lots of these.
If even something like this
would come about, would Occam's razor see this
as a valid solution?
Thank you for your consideration
ps: that also means that at that same instant, somewhere out there, infinite numbers of "me" posted
exactly that same message at their
UD website, [making ME feel more confident – how's that for a tie-in to the current post? 🙂
Q:And the observational evidence of an infinite multiverse is?
A: Zip.
So, this is metaphysical speculation[not science], and needs to be put on the level of these considerations.
GEM of TKI
es58, actually the multiverse conjecture of atheists renders the ability to do science, in the first place, void:
The Absurdity Of The Multiverse & Materialism
…BRUCE GORDON: Hawking's irrational arguments – October 2010
Excerpt: The multiverse hypothesis is therefore falsified because it renders false what we know to be true about ourselves. Clearly, embracing the multiverse idea entails a nihilistic irrationality that destroys the very possibility of science.
This following site is a easy to use, and understand, interactive website that takes the user through what is termed 'Presuppositional apologetics'. The website clearly shows that our use of the laws of logic, mathematics, science and morality cannot be accounted for unless we believe in a God who guarantees our perceptions and reasoning are trustworthy in the first place.
Proof That God Exists – easy to use interactive website
also es58, the multiverse concedes the necessary premise of the ontological argument, thus defeats itself with its own logic:
,,,,The only other theory possible for the universe's creation, other than a God-centered hypothesis, is some purposeless materialistic theory based on blind chance. Materialistic blind chance only escapes being completely crushed, by the overwhelming weight of the evidence for design from the extreme fine-tuning of the universe, by appealing to an infinity of other un-testable universes in which all other possibilities have been played out. Yet there is no hard physical evidence to support this blind chance conjecture. In fact, the 'infinite multiverse' conjecture suffers from some very serious flaws of logic. For instance exactly which laws of physics, arising from which material basis, are telling all the other natural laws in physics what, how and when, to do the many precise unchanging things they do in these other universes? Plus, if an infinite number of other possible universes must exist in order to explain the fine tuning of this one, then why is it not also infinitely possible for a infinitely powerful and transcendent Creator to exist? Using the materialist same line of reasoning for an infinity of multiverses to explain the extreme fine-tuning of this one we can surmise; If it is infinitely possible for God to exist then He, of 100% certainty, must exist no matter how small the probability is of His existence in one of these other infinity of universes, and since He certainly must exist, then all possibilities in all universes automatically become subject to Him since He is, by definition, All Powerful. To clearly illustrate the absurdity of what the materialists now consider their cutting edge science: The materialistic conjecture of an infinity of universes to explain the fine tuning of this one also insures the 100% probability of the existence of Pink Unicorns no matter how small the probability is of them existing. In fact a infinity of universes insures the existence of an infinity of Pink Unicorns an infinite number of times. Thus it is self-evident the materialists have painted themselves into a inescapable corner of logical absurdities in trying to find an escape from the Theistic implications we are finding for the fine-tuning of this universe.
The preceding argument has actually been made into a formal philosophical proof:
Ontological Argument For God From The Many Worlds Hypothesis – William Lane Craig – video
God Is Not Dead Yet – William Lane Craig – Page 4
The ontological argument. Anselm's famous argument has been reformulated and defended by Alvin Plantinga, Robert Maydole, Brian Leftow, and others. God, Anselm observes, is by definition the greatest being conceivable. If you could conceive of anything greater than God, then that would be God. Thus, God is the greatest conceivable being, a maximally great being. So what would such a being be like? He would be all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-good, and he would exist in every logically possible world. But then we can argue:
1. It is possible that a maximally great being (God) exists.
2. If it is possible that a maximally great being exists, then a maximally great being exists in some possible world.
3. If a maximally great being exists in some possible world, then it exists in every possible world.
4. If a maximally great being exists in every possible world, then it exists in the actual world.
5. Therefore, a maximally great being exists in the actual world.
6. Therefore, a maximally great being exists.
7. Therefore, God exists.
Now it might be a surprise to learn that steps 2–7 of this argument are relatively uncontroversial. Most philosophers would agree that if God's existence is even possible, then he must exist. So the whole question is: Is God's existence possible? The atheist has to maintain that it's impossible that God exists. He has to say that the concept of God is incoherent, like the concept of a married bachelor or a round square. But the problem is that the concept of God just doesn't appear to be incoherent in that way. The idea of a being which is all-powerful, all knowing, and all-good in every possible world seems perfectly coherent. And so long as God's existence is even possible, it follows that God must exist.
I like the following concluding comment about the ontological argument from the Dr. Plantinga video:
"God then is the Being that couldn't possibly not exit."
Ontological Argument – Dr. Plantinga (3:50 minute mark)
Here are some more resources outlining the absurdity of the multiverse conjecture:
Atheism In Crisis – The Absurdity Of The Multiverse – video
Roger Penrose of Oxford University has calculated that the odds of our universe's low entropy condition obtaining by chance alone are on the order of 1 in 10^10(123), an inconceivable number. If our universe were but one member of a multiverse of randomly ordered worlds, then it is vastly more probable that we should be observing a much smaller universe. For example, the odds of our solar system's being formed instantly by the random collision of particles is about 1 in 10^10(60), a vast number, but inconceivably smaller than 1 in 10^10(123). (Penrose calls it "utter chicken feed" by comparison [The Road to Reality (Knopf, 2005), pp. 762-5]). Or again, if our universe is but one member of a multiverse, then we ought to be observing highly extraordinary events, like horses' popping into and out of existence by random collisions, or perpetual motion machines, since these are vastly more probable than all of nature's constants and quantities' falling by chance into the virtually infinitesimal life-permitting range. Observable universes like those strange worlds are simply much more plenteous in the ensemble of universes than worlds like ours and, therefore, ought to be observed by us if the universe were but a random member of a multiverse of worlds. Since we do not have such observations, that fact strongly disconfirms the multiverse hypothesis. On naturalism, at least, it is therefore highly probable that there is no multiverse. — Penrose puts it bluntly "these world ensemble hypothesis are worse than useless in explaining the anthropic fine-tuning of the universe".
Michael Behe has a profound answer to the infinite multiverse argument in "Edge of Evolution". If there are infinite universes, then we couldn't trust our senses, because it would be just as likely that our universe might only consist of a human brain that pops into existence which has the neurons configured just right to only give the appearance of past memories. It would also be just as likely that we are floating brains in a lab, with some scientist feeding us fake experiences. Those scenarios would be just as likely as the one we appear to be in now (one universe with all of our experiences being "real"). Bottom line is, if there really are an infinite number of universes out there, then we can't trust anything we perceive to be true, which means there is no point in seeking any truth whatsoever.
"The multiverse idea rests on assumptions that would be laughed out of town if they came from a religious text." Gregg Easterbrook
Nothing that is material can be infinite. If it is material, I can count it. If I can count it, it's not infinite. And an actual infinite cannot be created by adding endless universes or anything else. The fact that people still even say "infinite universes" mystifies me. That goes for coin tosses as well.
9gpuccioJanuary 6, 2011 at 5:38 am
Well, I checked, and this D. V. Ager seems to be a geologists or paleontologists (at least, he wroites of those things). So, maybe he is not familiar with combinatorics.
However, he apparently seems perfectly confident to write about what he does not understand.
The observed cosmos is generally accepted as having ~ 10^80 atoms. The Planck time is 5.39*10^-43s [time for light to travel the Planck length, itself composed from fundamental constants]. The thermodynamic lifespan of the cosmos is about 10^25s, or ~ 50 mn times the duration said to have elapsed since the big bang, usually dated at 13.7 BYA.
With a bit of conservative rounding, the number of Planck time states of the cosmos across its duration is not in excess of 10^150. And, only a very small fraction of these would be available for forming terrestrial planets in habitable zones suitable for life sites or other conceivably similarly life friendly zones.
Now 1,000 coin flips is capable of 1.07*10^301 configurations, i.e. greater than 10^150 by a factor of more than 10^150. So, any proposed case by which something that stores at least 1,000 bits of information [esp. digitally coded info or info reducible to that] as a specific part of its function is said to have originated by blind chance and/or mechanical necessity working with such blind chance, runs into a wall whereby the scope of possible search on the gamut of the observable cosmos is so vastly inferior to what needs to be searched, that the search rounds down to zero.
next, the quasi-infinite multiverse runs into the problem that he observed cosmos — the only one actually observed BTW (so the multiverse idea is a metaphysical speculation not science) — rests on physics that is friendly to C-chemistry life but sits at a finely balanced, deeply isolated operating point, on dozens of factors. That is, locally minor shifts in parameters, even without touching laws, would suffice to make it radically unfriendly to life.
So, a multiverse has to be set up in turn such that it would explore the local zone exceedingly thoroughly, and would have to have a sufficient range of laws and parameters to capture this very special sweet spot. In turn that means we have to explain the origin of an effective cosmos bakery that produces a life friendly sub cosmos, not the equivalent of burned hockey pucks or masses of half-baked unpalatable dough.
Just saying that we are here and if we were not does not explain this, by a long shot.
The best explanation for such is design.
And, the radical contingency of our sub cosmos raises the implication that it is the product in the end of not only a designer, but one of a very special kind. For, contingency — in this case the mere fact that our sub cosmos credibly has a beginning — implies that there is at least one potentially blocking external causal factor, that is necessary to be present if the contingent is to result. No fuel, no go on your car.
So, even through a multiverse, we are looking at a necessary being that has no dependency on an external cause. Such a being would be eternal [having no fuel to run out of], and would have to be enormously powerful and knowledgeable also purposeful to set up design and effect a sub cosmos as we live in.
Such a being as Architect of our Cosmos should sound rather familiar.
GEM of TKI
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Don't impose personal morality on others
Re: the April 7 letter to the editor "Sexual relations a matter of morality."
I would ask the letter writer why he seeks to impose his sense of morality upon others. I would hope that he would not offer the usual paranoid delusion about saving our civilization from collapse because of a decline in morality.
John Harlan
Retired teacher, Sahuarita
Border statistics can be read two ways
Re: the April 6 article "Napolitano says security is 'trending in right direction.' "
The title says that security for the border is "moving in the right direction," yet in the very first sentence it is brought to the public's attention that there is no formal system put in place to determine the safety of the border or how effective security really is.
The statistics put forward in this article also do not lead me to feel any safer about the border now than I did in the year 2000. The article says that apprehensions at the border of illegal immigrants has dropped 80 percent since the year 2000 - but my question in response is, why does that mean fewer people are coming and not that more are getting across the border safely?
Although I am glad that we, as a country, were able to post drastically lower crime rates at the border, I still worry that the officials put in charge of the border are turning a blind eye to many of the problems they seem to think have gone away.
Brian Ray
UA fraternity understood rules
Re: the April 8 article "UA frat closed over chronic misconduct."
I am a student at the Pima Community College West Campus and live close to campus. I'm not from Tucson, but when I decided to move to Tucson I was expecting the crazy college life where everyone drinks.
It's college! Students are going to do what they please and there's not enough campus police or police to keep the whole town under control.
But the frat knew what they were getting themselves into. If they wanted to keep "raging," they should've taken it off campus. By the time you're in college you should be taking responsibility for yourself and know what's appropriate and what's not.
There should be a punishment for the fraternity other than their frat house being closed.
Chyenne Anderson
LaWall's position on Taylor unacceptable
Re: the April 7 article "LaWall faulted on Pioneer Hotel deal."
I have been embarrassed by numerous elected officials over the past dozen or so years - George W. Bush, John McCain, Jan Brewer and Tom Horne to name a few. Now I will add the name Barbara LaWall to my list.
For Louis Taylor, even after spending 42 years behind bars for a crime that he never should have been convicted of, our Pima County attorney still has the audacity to say she "never said he was innocent" even after agreeing to the deal to set Taylor free.
The realization that it appears to be more important to LaWall to defend those responsible for this great injustice just makes me feel she should resign her position - as I've always wanted the others on my list to do.
Bob Dorson,
Volunteer, Tucson
Testing is worthless approach to education
Re: the April 8 article "Principals at 4 TUSD schools on notice."
I think this new way of testing schools for academic progress is utterly useless. Imagine if we got to rate our politicians and presidents on a letter score like this?
The day we can test and score political leaders should be the day we get to test, score and base job performance for teachers and principals on this backward system.
A student's success is based on so many variables that teachers and principals have absolutely no control over.
Abedel Miqbel
Student, Tucson
Wealthy frat members should grow up
Re: the April 8 article "UA frat closed over chronic misconduct."
The snowball effects that the UA frats are heading in seem to get worse with each party. With all the warnings and fines these wealthy frat students receive, they should take the hint that it is time to grow up.
Hopefully administration or parents take a stand to fix the problem of uncontrollable students. We can only hope these parties don't escalate to the death of one of them.
Aaron Wendling
Pima Community College student, Tucson

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Fighting blight
ANDREW LEIBENGUTH/TIMES NEWS Bill Keich of Center Street in Tamaqua receives two planted flower boxes from Benjamin Beckett of Highwood USA in Hometown.
Area businesses have joined with members of the Tamaqua Area Community Partnership, Tamaqua Safety Initiative (TSI) and Tamaqua Community Arts Center to spread seeds against blight by distributing planted flower boxes to residents in blighted areas.
Over 20 planted flower boxes were given to area residents residing in the Initiative's designated Tamaqua Safety Corridor (TSC).
Volunteer members of the TSI are working on ideas focused around community improvements needed in the corridor. The TSC is defined as the immediate streets and areas located northeast and south of the Five Points intersection, to include the 100 block of Pine Street.
Highwood USA of Hometown donated the eco-friendly synthetic wood flower boxes, while Blue Mountain Gardens of South Tamaqua donated the plants and soil. Both companies are actively involved with the TSI.
The safety initiative group is comprised of many Tamaqua residents, business owners, property owners, community organizations, police department, crime watch, borough council members, code enforcement, fire department, Chamber of Commerce, health professionals and more.
During a prior presentation, Leona Rega, TSI coordinator, pointed out various facts regarding the designated safety corridor. In the corridor, there are 39 businesses and 18 vacant properties.
In the past three years, the TSC has been the site of 59 reported burglaries/thefts (24 of those in the past year), 26 arrests for drug use, 47 arrests related to alcohol, three reports of rape and two assaults with a knife.
"Look at places where you feel safe," said Rega, who also serves as director of Tamaqua Community Arts Center. "Ask what makes you feel safe there and how can we (Tamaqua) replicate it?"
"We have received a touching response from area residents who've received our flower boxes," said Rega, who went door to door prior to the distribution asking residents who would want one. "Most residents were very excited to receive the flower boxes."
"I've always wanted a flower box," said Bill Keich of Center Street (SR309), who received a box along with Claudette, his wife of 16 years. "What a great idea."
Rega added that anyone in Tamaqua is welcome to join or participate in the program.
For more information, go to Tamaqua Community Partnership's website at www.TACP.info. The next public meeting is set for Thursday, July 25 at 8 a.m. at the center, 125 Pine St. They are also planning a National Night Out event for Tuesday, Aug. 6 from 7-9 p.m. Call (570) 668-1192 for more information.
"We are very touched that are businesses are willing to working with local organizations to beautify blighted areas," said Rega.


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TORONTO -- Bart Andrus is confident that Kerry Joseph can be the guy to right the Argonauts' listing offensive ship.
The quarterback and the rest of the Argos offence has run aground, but Andrus, five games into his tenure as head coach, is not about to give up on the 35-year-old Joseph.
"I am not in a mode where I think he is the reason everything is going sour when things go sour, because that is not the case at all," Andrus said yesterday. "He is getting hit a lot. That needs to be improved.
"We need to protect him better. Sometimes errors occur because he is hurried or hit."
Joseph's numbers heading into a potentially scary game against the Alouettes in Montreal on Friday night aren't great.
Though he is third in the CFL with 1,243 passing yards, he has completed just 57% of his passes, lowest among regular starters. Joseph has thrown nine interceptions, five fewer than all of last season.
He is tied with Montreal's Anthony Calvillo and Saskatchewan's Darian Durant with a league-high seven TD passes, but six of Joseph's were in the first two games.
The Argos have two touchdowns in their past three games, one on the ground and one in the air.
What's worrisome is that while Joseph has been able to move the team down the field, scoring a major after getting into the red zone is rare.
On too many occasions Joseph has thrown an interception or the Argos have had to settle for a Justin Medlock field goal.
But Andrus's concerns are with all of his players, not just Joseph.
"I have concerns with him, I have concerns with our offensive line, I have concerns with how our defensive backs are catching the ball (for interceptions)," Andrus said. "I have concerns with receivers volleyball-setting the ball up for interceptions. There are a lot of concerns."


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A criminal charge would be false information in a public record, tampering with public records something like that. What you might have is a 42 USC 1983 Civil Suit. I would have to know more. Call my office at 702-419-1222 on Tuesday and make an appointment we can meet. Bring all the papers you have related to the case with you.
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Artist and sculptor Robert The has had a history of using literature in his artistic creations. His last piece crafted old books into handguns, now he takes book of God and turns it into some stunning art.
In his most recent sculptured creation, Robert The punches giant holes in bibles and somehow finds a way to link them together without any breaks. It's mind-blowing and almost surreal. Robert The turns the bibles into chain links and a variety of other designs that will make your eyes pop.
In the end, I'm not sure if the big guy upstairs approves of Robert The putting some holes into bibles, but his creations sure make for outstanding art pieces (and I'm sure God appreciates the good art).
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Cayuga Chief (Newspaper) Death & Marriage Notices For September
25, 1880
|At Meridian, Sept. 12th, by Rev. W. B. Lucas, Mr. WILLIAM C. BAKER, of Mexico, N. Y. to Miss IDA A. FOLLETT, of Catlo, N. Y.
|On Conquest, at the residence of the bride's parents, Sept. 16th, by Rev. H. B. Cassavant, EDWIN R. BUCKINGHAM, of Montezuma, and Miss JOSEPHINE BOGART, of the former place.
|At the residence of the bride, in the town of Montezuma, Sept. 16th by Rev. A. R. Hewitt, assisted by Rev. H. B. Cassavant, ANSON TULLER, of Port Byron, and Miss SARAH J. PRATT, of the former town.
|In Weedsport, Sept. 18th, 1880. ABEL ROGERS, aged 90 years.
|In Conquest, Sept. 20th, Mrs. SARAH JANE SWIZER, aged 57 years.
|In Cato, Sept. 23rd, EDITH MAY RATHBUN, daughter of Charles Rathbun, aged 4 months.
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Banks want Euro under armed guard
Banks in Germany have warned that a lack of preparation for the introduction of the Euro currency could have serious security implications.
From September next year, billions of Euros in hard currency will be delivered to bank branches across Germany.
The German Banking Association says that the army would need to be deployed to guarantee the currency's safe introduction.
On Thursday, however, the German Armed Forces Association said the use of troops to guard cash transports was not allowed under the country's constitution.
Overdue debate
The enormous security implications of introducing the Euro currency simultaneously in 12 countries are only now becoming a subject of public debate.
In Germany alone, notes and coins worth a $125bn will be changed from Deutschmarks into Euros.
But German banks say there is no adequate central plan for dealing with the risks.
They say the country needs 1,000 extra security vans to transport the cash, and preferably they should be guarded by soldiers - but that option was described as "unthinkable" by Germany's Armed Forces Association.
Instead, it said it would be possible to provide weapons and armoured cars for use by the police.
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The banks say another problem will be the lack of space to store the new notes and coins.
They suggest army barracks should be used.
In Germany - the biggest member of the Euro zone - more than 2bn notes and 15bn coins will be brought into circulation in a matter of weeks.
During that period, it is estimated, banks will have six times more cash on site than normal.
The German banks' decision to air their concerns publicly reflects a growing urgency in the preparations for the Euro's introduction as a hard currency.
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BYU football: Cougars encouraged by performance vs. Texas but remain focused on improving
FanofBYU American Fork, UTSept. 12, 2013 7:56 p.m.
Keys to BYU defeating Utah.
1. O-Line must continue to improve.
2. Hill must become more accurate with 10-15 yard pass. He doesn't need to throw it so hard at that distance but to show some touch.
3. Defense must be able to stop Ute running game and force them to pass. (A one dimensional Utah offense is good for BYU)
4. Defense must put pressure on QB. (They don't have to sack him but they must be able to knock him down multiple times.)
5. Safeties must help the corners. Linebackers will be able to create a lot of havoc so safeties can provide assistance.
There are still many questions to be answered for both teams. Nobody really knows how good or bad these two teams really are. The game on the 21st is going to answer that question. If BYU O-Line can do it's job and produce holes, it will be a very long night for Utah fans. If that is the case, Bronco needs to follow the pattern from movie Remember the Titans. "Run it up Herman. Leave no doubt."
FanofBYU American Fork, UTSept. 12, 2013 7:45 p.m.
@Tilka - It's not about Torque. Actually, you can have disc problems pretty easily. I learned that the hard way. Williams will be fine. They will treat it with ice, heat and some other therapy to help the muscles relax. Actually, that is what causes so much pain. The muscles over react to protect the disc and as a result, they press down on the spinal cord. That is what causes the pain. Once the muscles relax, the disc will heal and he'll be fine. I expect him to be at full strength by game time.
Samurai Jake Salt Lake City, UTSept. 12, 2013 3:00 p.m.
"Van Noy's term "bloodbath" referred to the intensity and effort we will see from both teams. He is not predicting what he thinks BYU will do to Utah."
Bloodbath defined: an event or situation in which many people are killed in a violent manner.
While no player will literally be killed in the game, don't kid yourself by thinking KVN wouldn't like to try and take out the opposition all by himself. He's never beaten the Utes, and there's a good chance he never will. And unfortunately for KVN, there are plenty of Utes players who would also like to take out KVN and Co. as well. Literal bloodbath, no. Genuine hatred and angst leading to both teams giving maximum effort on every single play of the game? Without a doubt. This "bloodbath" is going to be extremely entertaining!
Go Utes!
Riddles in the Dark Olympus Cove, UtahSept. 11, 2013 9:12 p.m.
Ronald Uharriet
BYU did practice Monday; they simply didn't start practicing specifically for Utah until Wednesday.
Ronald Uharriet SWun City, Ca.Sept. 11, 2013 8:53 p.m.
Last Saturday's game vs Texas reminds me of the good ol' days of the 1980's. I was sooooooo proud.
It also reminded me of the season we beat #3 Oklahoma at the Dallas Cowboy's new stadium, only to come
home and lose to a much lower ranked Florida State.
I also remember how we went to Va. favored by 4, but lost by 3 points.
I also remember how #15 Texas came to Provo favored by 7 but lost by 19 points.
I totally understand and appreciate the celebration of that Texas game all day Sunday. I do not understand
why we are not working our tails off Monday and Tuesday. Why are we waiting until Wednesday to practice for the Utah game?
We should look at this Utah game as a real threat underdog that would love to ruin our season by beating us and put us back on the Va. type low that we experienced just a couple weeks ago.
We can not go into this Utah game knowing that we will beat them. Instead, we must go into that came prepared to protect our new high, wich we found in the Texas game last Saturday.
BigCougar Bountiful, UTSept. 11, 2013 7:51 p.m.
The change in play was remarkable — and quite stark.
"It happens when your players lose their jobs and there's a sense of urgency," Mendenhall said
It's about darn time players were held accountable for poor play. Last year it went on for weeks and weeks with Riley Nelson being the chief Captain of poor play. This year one week was all it took.
Nice to have you back Bronco, we've missed you!
Cougar in Texas Houston, TXSept. 11, 2013 10:32 a.m.
Posterized: "A slang term depicting a play in basketball. In said play, a player dunks the ball over top or in front of another player, making a play so picturesque that it may appear on a poster, hence the term, posterized."
While your term does not apply, all Tonga did was catch a TD pass after pushing off of Van Noy. Should have been offensive PI.
Van Noy will be in the NFL next year and will be the highest 2014 drafted player of anybody on the field in Provo on 9/21. Nobody with any football knowledge disagrees.
Van Noy's term "bloodbath" referred to the intensity and effort we will see from both teams. He is not predicting what he thinks BYU will do to Utah.
mussingaround Palo Alto, CASept. 10, 2013 10:17 p.m.
What forgotten years before 1922?
Not counting a spring scrimmage that the Utes claimed was a real game in order to even the series, BY Academy won the 1896 to 1898 series over Utah 3-2.
In the last 50 years (modern history), BYU has dominated the Utes:
BYU 30, Utah 20
Utah 314-257-3 (55%)
AP Top 25 Finishes:
BYU 17, Utah 5
Coaches Top 25 Finishes:
BYU 18, Utah 7
If the utesies were really as "dominant" as they claim to be, they would have been ranked more often than BYU, right?
Top 25 Finishes
Bronco 5
Kyle 3
Except for 2004/2008, Utah's "undefeated" seasons are laughable, ZERO 10-win seasons:
7-0, 5-0-2 (shutout by BYU 0-0), 7-0, 8-0, 6-0-2 (tied by BYU 6-6, shutout by Denver 0-0)
BYU has had SIXTEEN 10-win seasons, including ELEVEN 11-win seasons.
Utah has only had SIX 10-win seasons, including only TWO 11-win seasons.
Bronco has had more 11-win seasons since 2006, than the Utes have had in their entire history.
poyman Lincoln City, ORSept. 10, 2013 9:00 p.m.
@chris b
I don't know why you belittle WAC programs when the uties bypass them on their schedule to get Big Sky teams to play... Although the one WAC team you did play last year ended up embarrassing y'all so I guess I can see the insecurity being demonstrated...
On 9-21-13 LES
BYU (1-1) 31 uties (2-1) 10
Mark it down.
Surf is Up Miami, FLSept. 10, 2013 5:02 p.m.
Chris B. The amazing (and hilarious at the same time) about all of your smack about BYU being a WAC quality team is that you fail to acknowlege the red elephant standing on the small podium at the bottom of the PAC12.
Utah is a WAC quality team that exists in a AQ conference. Their record support that statement.
JohnInSLC Cottonwood Heights, UTSept. 10, 2013 4:49 p.m.
Nice try; overshadowing Utah's domination since 2002, and the y's 8 losses to the U in the last 11 years, by going back 50 years. Every time a y "fan" tries to spin history like that, they are REALLY talking about half of LaVell's seasons and half of Roscoe's seasons, which they want to compare to Utah's down decade or two and to last season.
If we look at the first 50 years (to accommodate those sensitive souls at the y who ignore "The Forgotten Years" before 1922), Utah was dominant the full 50 years. From 1922 through the 1971 season, BYU's record was 173-235-26, a 42% winning record, 1 conference championship and no bowl games.
During that same time period, Utah's record was 296-167-21, a 64% winning record, 19 conference championships, and 3 bowl games.
Utah dominated the head-to-head results, 38-5-4.
Yes, that 1984 y team that backed into a national championship is hard for Ute fans to take. But that was the only undefeated season the y has had in its entire history. Utah has had 4 in since 1922, 2 in the last 10 years.
ArgoFY Salt Lake City, UtahSept. 10, 2013 4:48 p.m.
Something that has happened (my example), versus something that hasn't and probably won't (yours). byu fans are nothing if not consistent.
mussingaround Palo Alto, CASept. 10, 2013 3:52 p.m.
The same Kyle Van Noy who's going to posterize Wilson this year.
mussingaround Palo Alto, CASept. 10, 2013 3:49 p.m.
How has it felt to constantly finish behind a "WAC quality" team for most of the last 50 years, including 5 of the 8 seasons during the Bronco/Kyle era?
Year - AP/Coaches/Sagarin - Team - Record
2005 unranked/#55 BYU(6-6) < unranked/#51 Utah(7-5)
2006 #16/#15/#19 BYU(11-2) > unranked/#54 Utah(8-5)
2007 #14/#15/#17 BYU(11-2) > unranked/#34 Utah(9-4)
2008 #25/#21/#32 BYU(10-3) < #2/#4/#5 Utah(13-0)
2009 #12/#12/#15 BYU)11-2) > #18/#18/#24 Utah(10-3)
2010 unranked/#45 BYU(7-6) < ur/#23/#26 Utah(10-3)
2011 ur/#25/#34 BYU(10-3) > unranked/#39 Utah(10-3)
2012 unranked/#26 BYU(8-5) > unranked/#61 Utah(5-7)
Kyle has a bcs win, something BYU has never accomplished.
Bronco has four consecutive AP Top 25 finishes, something Utah has never accomplished.
In fact, the Utes have never had more than two consecutive AP Top 25 finishes, something BYU has accomplished numerous times.
ArgoFY Salt Lake City, UtahSept. 10, 2013 2:25 p.m.
"That's okay because it's going to be a bloodbath."-Kyle Van Noy
Is that the same Kyle Van Noy who was posterized by Westlee Tonga in Utah's first TD of the game last year? That catch coming from a player mind you, who isn't even the best tight end on the Utah team. Yeah bleedcougarblue, byu sure does have better athletes...
Just the FAX Olympus Cove, UtahSept. 10, 2013 1:58 p.m.
Chris B
You made a similar promise before the BYU at SDSU basketball game during Jimmermania, then reneged on that promise after BYU crushed the Aztecs on national TV.
Why should we believe you this time?
btw, the Utes were WINLESS versus the WAC last year (in the WAC's final year as a football conference). In fact, the Utes have a two-game losing streak in football going versus the WAC.
Of course, if U want to continue that tradition of losing to WAC teams, you could start playing UVU in basketball.
Chris B Salt Lake City, UTSept. 10, 2013 1:19 p.m.
true blue,
I made the same promise last year
And the year before
And the year before
And who at the crow all those years?
byu is a WAC quality program and we will beat them like the WAC program they are.
bigirish OREM, UTSept. 10, 2013 1:14 p.m.
And oh yeah, let's not allow Utah any deep pass TDs or other big plays, in any way, so we don't have to repeat that tired old worn out phrase, "Oh flip, not again!" But knowing these two teams, there will probably be nail biting situations and last minute heroics and crazy ball bounces that will determine the outcome, no matter how either plays...or not. And maybe the coaches DID know TH was going to do all that running. Ya think?
bigirish OREM, UTSept. 10, 2013 12:48 p.m.
I've been a little worried about all the press from some of the Cougs implying that the TX game got everything fixed for
us and no worries, mate. Is it possible that even the coaches didn't anticipate that outcome, that it wasn't in their plan, and that TH just found a way to run, along with Jamal? We have a big season ahead with a lot of powerhouses to contend with. And now they know we can run and can't pass very well. So who would you be keying on if you were our next opponent? I say we stay humble, work on execution, devise a few other scenarios like options and draws and soft passes and long passes and shovel passes and a few other things to keep the defenses guessing. And did i mention execution? And oh yeah, execution. We did a lot of good things in the TX game. Utah is a different animal to corral and put away. This year has to be the year, no game giveaways with mistakes and overconfidence. And no fear! But I sure enjoyed the TX game. Hope we see more of the same! Go Cougs!
poyman Lincoln City, ORSept. 10, 2013 11:28 a.m.
@chris b
As long as they leave their homespun referees to tend to other PAC12 fixes the uties will be in trouble... Had there been an honest game called against USU they would have lost by 2 TDs...
Wilson won't know what hit him... I suspect he will be running for his life every time he hits the field... And the uties run game is , well... Non-existent...
BYU 31 uties 10
Mark it down and highlight it.
Stringer Bell Henderson, NVSept. 10, 2013 11:26 a.m.
Re: SLC
If you've seen Hill make the high percentage passing thing work then it must have been in HS. So far he's looking worse than Nelson.
poyman Lincoln City, ORSept. 10, 2013 11:23 a.m.
If an opposing team wishes to deny Hill his run game, it will take 11 of them... If they invest all their assets in stopping his run, he's decent enough with the pass to make them pay through the air...
Have faith your neighbor for crying outloud, I do and I don't even live in the neighborhood.
poyman Lincoln City, ORSept. 10, 2013 11:18 a.m.
@Tilka, I was concerned too... But then he looked like he was healthy in the post game interview... I would be surprised if he is anything but a little sore.
Herbert Gravy Salinas, CASept. 10, 2013 11:13 a.m.
A "bloodbath"? Ouch!
Christine B. Hedgefog Salt Lake City, UTSept. 10, 2013 11:12 a.m.
"Humble pie coming!"
Yes there will be little sister, yes there will be.
TrueBlue Orem, UTSept. 10, 2013 10:25 a.m.
No chris b, the real question is will you keep your promise and NEVER post another negative comment about BYU EVER when BYU beats the Utes on September 21st?
Lots of crow eating coming!
Kralon HUNTINGTON BEACH, CASept. 10, 2013 10:04 a.m.
"Cougars encouraged by performance vs. Texas but remain focused on improving"
Exactly right, determined improvement is the name of the game. Clearly BYU's athletes put the team first and not only believe they can improve, they are determined to improve. Good coaching and attitude goes a long way, Go Cougars!
Chris B Salt Lake City, UTSept. 10, 2013 8:09 a.m.
It will be great to watch Utah put byu back in their place.
The only question is which excuse byu fans will use after Utah beats them for the FOURTH time in a row?
bad weather?
byu gave the game away?
I think the Texas game has byu players and fans back to thinking they are BCS bowl material.
Can't wait to bring them crashing back down to reality
Humble pie coming!
Mike in Cedar City Cedar City, UtahSept. 10, 2013 7:53 a.m.
I think Texas came in thinking to stop a traditional BYU passing offense and did not respect the run game. They were then caught flat footed when cougs run through around and over them. Bad game plan, but the wonder is they could not make more effective adjustments at the half.
MarkMAN West Columbia, TXSept. 10, 2013 7:31 a.m.
Not sure that will happen. He lived down the street from me some years ago. Good kid great family. Knew all of them. Older brothers great kids and athletes not quite as good as he, but he has never shown great abilities to pass not at Highland or now.
If he doesn't the season is 5 and 7 4 and 8. There will not be a team that will let run a yard. They caught one off guard. Yes, I hope I am absolutely wrong. Would love to be wrong. Would eat crow if I am wrong.
They have the tools to be great this year but for some reason they do not want to go there. Just strange to me, strange.
MarkMAN West Columbia, TXSept. 10, 2013 6:43 a.m.
Well as a diehard Cougar fan diehard 7/27 is the only story worth even discussing. There isn't a team coming that will let them run a yard.
SLCWatch Salt Lake City, UTSept. 9, 2013 11:26 p.m.
I stayed positive, to the consternation of several pessimists, and believed that the team that played Virginia would disappear. They are gone. The team that played Texas was great but that team has left the rear view mirror also. The best part of college football is that each week the team can reinvent it's self for the next team. I don't believe these coaches intend to be stagnant and not improve. I have loved every game of the last 33 and I have loved the examples of how they have handled success and adversity.
I think Coach Mendenhall has set his own path and it's as enjoyable as LaVell's years were.
Some people have panicked at Taysom HIll's passing numbers. Don't be surprised if you learn he over comes the glitch in the next two weeks. I have seen him make the high percentage passing game work and despite people claiming they have shut down the option read they didn't really seem to do all that well with Chuckie Keeton.
Expect the improvement to be dramatic. I'm optomistic.
Tilka PORTLAND, ORSept. 9, 2013 11:21 p.m.
Has anyone received a report on whether Williams back is seriously hurt? That kind of torque could rupture a disc.
poyman Lincoln City, ORSept. 9, 2013 11:09 p.m.
It's just about time... I'm looking forward to it so much that there is scarcely anything else I think about... The sad part is that it only lasts for 3 hours or so and then it's gone... However, it will be very saisfying to look back on for the next 3 years.
I'm worried about so many things: Will utah let Kyle go when it's over (I hope not)?; what will chris b do when he serves out his self-imposed gag order for a year?; will our seniors be able to contain the excitement that they have harnessed for nearly 4 years?; will the uties ever want to play us again or will they be like Washington State and look to schedule more Big Sky games instead in hopes of some day qualifying for a bowl game?; will the PAC12 decide that they don't want utah as part of their conference anymore?
Lots of stuff to think about... Some advise to my utie fan friends... Remember, it's just a game and we all can't be great at every sport we play... (They still have gymnastics, skiing, and ping pong, etc.)
Just 12 short days away...
BleedCougarBlue Enid, OKSept. 9, 2013 10:35 p.m.
BYU by 12.
Because the Cougars are slightly superior athletically but......primarily because the Cougars want it MORE!
Go Cougars!
Elk Hair Caddis Sandy, UTSept. 9, 2013 9:52 p.m.
Utah plays at this altitude all the time and knows how to stop an unbalanced offense. BYU will need to practice the passing game "hard and fast" the next two weeks to have a chance at beating Utah who currently have Bronco's number.
Go Cougars


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>Off the Beaten Path>Super important running-related question.
Today is apparently national pie day. Are you going to have a slice? And what is your favorite kind of pie?
I got a coupon from Perkins, and I will be stopping by for a slice of banana creme pie on my way home. Or maybe cherry. Or both.
Free Beer
I only like two kinds of pie...hot and cold.
Latent Runner
I just recently had a blueberry and apple pie, I would never have thought to mix the two, but it was one of the best pies I've ever eaten.
Fat old man PRs:
Fear is a Liar
I love pizza pie!
I'm so vegetarian I don't even eat animal crackers!
I only eat pie or drink under two circumstances, when I am alone or with someone else.
Take my advice: Pull down you're pants and slide on the ice
Super Pro Lurker
Wait I thought this was on March 14th!?!
Yeah, that was my first thought.
And, the expression "pizza pie" is redundant.
Well at least someone here is making relevance to the subject. - S.J.
I only eat pie or drink under two circumstances, when I am alone or with someone else.
"yeah, you know when I drink (or eat pie) alone, I prefer to be by myself"
12 Monkeys
National Pie Day is on March 14.
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
National Pie Day is on March 14.
Do you know this by memory?
Yes, actually.
I think that pie should have it's own day, separate from National Pi Day on 3/14.
old woman w/hobby
It does. It was yesterday
Just run.
Cool. What's April 20th?
Cool. What's April 20th?
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Tutorial: Radio Basics for UHF RFID--Part I
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Electromagnetic Waves
Recent estimates by cosmological folks suggest that around 95% of the mass in the universe is composed of dark matter and more recently minted dark energy, about which essentially nothing is known. Dark matter and dark energy don't appear to interact with our alternately glowing and dusty stuff except through gravitational means. Folks made of dark matter (if such were to exist) couldn't watch reruns of American Idol even if you forced them: they don't have any means of interacting with the broadcast signal and probably don't want to pay for cable.
For those condemned to the world of baryons and leptons, electromagnetic waves are a fact of life. In most textbooks on electromagnetic theory, you'll wade through Maxwell's equations and possibly laborious arguments on mysterious exchanges between the electric and magnetic fields launching self supporting structures with little Poynting vectors pointing out of them: all true but unnecessarily obscure. Before we go on to the mundane tasks of introducing the relevant terminology and technology of radio, let's share a little secret, implicit but not readily apparent in the standard texts, which the author has found to considerably simplify his view of electromagnetic radiation. It goes like this:
To expand a bit: every object in the world that has an electric charge creates an electrostatic potential, which falls inversely as the distance. The potential sensed at some distance r corresponds to what the charged object was doing at an earlier time (r/c), because signals move at the speed of light c = 3x108 m/s. The total electric potential in the space between your nose and the pages of the book you're reading depends on the amount of charge on the fur of a cat in Bulgaria (or Wisconsin, if you happen to be in Dobrich). However, we almost never care, because electric charge comes in two flavors, positive and negative, and the amount of energy associated with an isolated charge of only one type is enormous: a microgram of hydrogen, split into its constituent protons and electrons and separated by 1 m, could support a mass of 8 million kilograms against the gravitational attraction of the entire earth. So in almost every case, adjacent to each electron with a negative charge is a proton with a positive charge, such that the two cancel, and have no net effect on your cellphone conversation.
Electric currents similarly give rise to a magnetic vector potential in the direction of the current flow, which again exists everywhere with amplitude decreasing with distance, at a correspondingly delayed time. Similar arguments show that most currents don't have any effect on distant objects: if a current is flowing in one direction, with no compensating countercurrent, charge must be accumulating somewhere, leading after a while to enormous energies (voltages). Most electric currents flow in a balanced loop: the potential from current flowing up cancels that from current flowing down, and again no net effect results on distant observers. These points are made pictorially in Figure 1, where we also introduce a bit of the mathematical terminology associated with the subject.
At first glance, we're left with no potentials and no waves, but, of course, this is not correct. For example, we can run an uncompensated current for a little while before charge accumulation causes too much voltage to build up and then turn it around. This uncompensated current will lead to a detectable signal at a distance. In addition, cancellation will often fail to be exact when the charges and currents are changing in time because of the slight differences in delays due to the finite size of the region over which the currents flow. For example, if in Figure 2, the loop current is suddenly turned on all around the loop at some time t = 0, the potential from the downward-flowing current arrives at r just a bit sooner than that from the upward-flowing current. Cancellation fails, and an observer sees some resulting potential: radiation has occurred.


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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Publication date
|16 Apr 1963
|Filing date
|20 Nov 1956
|Priority date
|20 Nov 1956
|Publication number
|Russell Warren O
|Original Assignee
|Russell Warren O
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (18), Referenced by (34), Classifications (7)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
A ril 16, 1963 w. o. RUSSELL COOKING APPARATUS 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 20, 1956 INVENTOR I VWzQ-q ATTORNEYS April 16, 1963 w. o. RUSSELL COOKING APPARATUS 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 20, 1956 ATTORNEYS April 16, 1963 w. o. RUSSELL 3,085,500
COOKING APPARATUS Filed Nov." 20, 1956 s Sheets-Sheet s I. INVENTOR want, (M, W" 21. BY Ya/ aw ATTORNEYS United States Patent .0
3,085,500 CGUKING AIPARATUS Warren 0. Russell, Rangeley, Maine Filed Nov. 20, rest, Ser. No. mass"! '7 Claims. (Cl. 9Q-427) This invention relates to cooking devices and more particularly to devices of this class which may be made to be portable and conveniently arranged and constructed for use on camping trips, cook-outs, prospecting or exploring expeditions, and the like.
The general object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved device of this character which is easy to set up, take down or dismantle, and operate for the efficient cooking of food of many varieties, whether the process involves roasting, broiling, baking, boiling, stewing, frying, or other processes.
One important feature of the invention is the novel and ingenious provision for the control of the application of heat to the comestible being cooked, taking into account the natural tendency of the hot convection gases from the source of heat to rise, and also the utilization of the emission of heat from such source by radiation.
In its preferred embodiment, the invention contemplates the provision of a firebox which combines the features of providing the source of heat for all of the various cooking operations, together with ovens for roast ing and baking, and a level stove surface for frying, boiling, and simmering. The apparatus further includes, in close association and combination with this firebox and stove unit, a novel adjustable supporting grid for holding meat products of widely diverse kinds in the proper regulatable proximity to the fire in the firebox unit, whether these meats are in the form of hamburgers, frankfurters, steaks, or of a thicker and more rounded configuration as beef roasts or chicken and other poultry.
One of the principal objects of the invention is the provision of novel and improved means for adjustably supporting the broiler grill at the optimum angle with respect to the source of heat, such means comprising a novel and ingenious stand or bracket of a portable nature adapted to be positioned flat on the ground, and having a boom structure for adjusting the grill to various angles and at various elevations. 4
.Other objects and features of novelty will be apparent from the following specification when read in connection with the accompanying drawings in which certain embodiments of the invention are illustrated by way of example.
In the drawings:
FIGURE 1 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in vertical cross section, of an outdoor cooker embodying the principles of the invention; the device being set up to prepare a meal including dishes which are to be roasted, baked, stewed or otherwise prepared;
FIGURE 2 is a top plan view of the apparatus as set forth in FIGURE 1;
FIGURE 3 is a fragmentary view in side elevation of a portion of the adjustable broiler grid support shown in FIGURE 1;
FIGURE 4 is a further enlarged detail view of the same portion of the apparatus;
FIGURE 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 6--6 of FIGURE 3;
FIGURE 6 is a fragmentary view in perspective of a portion of the broiling grid support showing an adjustment feature for the operating handle;
FIGURE 7 is a view in perspective of one form of grid for supporting meat or other articles for broiling;
FIGURE 8 is a fragmentary view in side elevation Patented Apr. 16, 1963 showing an adjustable pivot connection between the broiler grid and one of its supporting arms;
FIGURE 9 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 14-14 of FIGURE 8;
FIGURE 10 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 15-15 of FIGURE 9.
One of the preferred forms of the invention is illustrated in general assembly and in position for use, in FIGURES 1 and 2 of the drawings. In these figures and certain of the detail views developing this embodiment, the firebox and oven section is indicated generally by the reference character A while the cooperating adjustable broiler section of the device together with its supporting crane or derrick has the general designation B.
Now taking into consideration FIGURES l and 2, the detailed construction of the section A of the apparatus will be understood. This section is of a general rectangular box-like shape, and for purposes of clearer explanation, the various parts will be referred to as they assume their positions while the unit A is in diagonal tilted position as clearly shown in FIGURE 1. Thus, the surface '10 of this firebox and oven section, while it constitutes the top side of the unit when folded for travel, is actually what may be called the bottom surface of the unit when set up for use as in FIGURE 1. The handle 11 by which the entire apparatus may be transported when packed for travel occupies an out-of-the-way position when the device is in use. The broad side surface 12 of the section becomes the rear surface in use and the cover member 14, removed from the opposite side of the device, is employed as a base plate deposited upon the ground as in FIGURE 1 with its front flange 15 abutting the corner portion of the unit A between the surfaces It) and 12. The cover or pan 14 contains brackets 16 into which the upwardly extending prongs 17 of the U-shaped brace 18 are pivotally secured. The bight 19 of the U-brace 18 is adapted to be snapped beneath the spring clamping brackets 2t}, and the tray and brace combination 14, 13 is so proportioned as to serve effectively as a bracing support for the unit A maintaining it at the optimum angle of approximately forty-five degrees, although certain variations from this angularity may be tolerated under some conditions and for certain purposes.
It will be noted that the hinged portion 23 of the side 25 carries a triangular section 35 of each of the side walls of the unit A, which side walls have been given the respective designations 36 and 37. The portions 35 are cut away from the walls 36 and 37 on a forty-five degree angle so that when the pivoted section 28 is swung to open position as shown in FIGURE 1 the lines of severance are in horizontal alignment. This arrangement serves a purpose which will be described in connection with the operation of the apparatus.
The forward portion of the combined firebox and oven section A will now be described. A partition '50 separates the forward firepot compartment from the rearward oven compartment, as clearly shown in FIGURE 1 of the drawings, and it will be seen that substantially the lower half of the partition is provided with rows of apertures 51 and 52. The firepot portion of the unit is divided into four compartments in the embodiment illustrated herein, these compartments being separated one from the other by the pivoted fianged partitions 54, 55
the several compartments, depending upon the amount of heat required and the extent of the cooking operation. Of course, the entire forward face of the unit A is open, due to the removal of the cover plate 14- which now acts as a supporting tray for the unit.
The lower compartment designated generally by the numeral 7d is separated from the upper compartment 71 by means of the partition '72 which may comprise a pair of spaced metal panels between which is inserted a plate of insulating material. This partition 72 is provided with a series of openings 73 at the rear edge thereof through which hot gases may pass as later described.
Extending in opposite directions from both sides of the partition 72 are the supporting flanges 75 and 76, and similar inwardly directed flanges 77 and 78 are secured to the inner surfaces of the walls It) and 25. Forwardly of these flanges are slidably disposed the removable flanged panels 80 and 81. Panel 80 is shown merely as a metal tray while panel 81 is combined with a sheet or block of insulating material 83. These respective panels 80 and 81 comprise the forward walls of the compartments '70 and 71.
A roasting or baking box or tray 85 having end supporting flanges 86 and a spacing element 87 formed thereon is slidably mounted within the compartment 7%} and capable of removal through an opening in the oven.
A similar baking box or tray 90* is slidably mounted in the compartment 71 and is similarly provided with flange-like legs 91, a spacing member 92, and is also furnished with partitions 95 which are useful in separating small articles to be baked such as biscuits.
It will be noted that the openings 51 and 52 through which hot gases may pass from the two lower fireboxes communicates with one side of the partition plate 80 and around the lower edge of this plate. These gases may pass through openings 99 in the supporting flange '77 and thence around the lower edge of the roasting or baking box 85 up the space beneath and to the rear of this box through the space which is afforded by the flange-like legs 86, thence through the openings 73 in the partition 72 and upwardly to the rear of the baking box 90, and finally out through the openings 27 which may be controlled by a damper 100 to regulate the amount of heat permitted to pass beneath and around the respective roasting and baking compartments. The roasting box 85 is best adapted for the utilization of more heat than the baking box 90 and may well be used for roasting potatoes and the like. The baking box 9t) on the other hand, is more remote from the source of the hot gases and is insulated from the upper two fuel compartments by means of the panel 81, 83 and is best adapted for baking of articles which require moderate heat.
In FIGURE 1 of the drawings, there is shown how the swinging of the wall section 28 about its hinge 32 provides a level surface for the placement of pots and pans, such as indicated at 101 and 102, for the boiling, frying, or stewing of cornestibles, and it will be readily understood how the cross rods 105, 106 and 187 aid in forming a sort of grid to support these utensils. Obviously, a hot tire in the uppermost firebox compartment will afford good heat for boiling, frying, or stewing of vegetables or the like to the left of this level upper work surface, and foodstuffs which are to be simmered or merely kept warm may be moved to the right-hand side of this supporting surface further away from the fire.
The broiler portion of the device together with its supporting derrick or crane (designated in its entirety by the letter B) will now be described in detail and its novel, efficient, and necessary cooperation with the section A explained. The base frame of this section of the apparatus is designated generally by the reference numeral 110 and comprises a generally rectangular member 111 which is pivoted to a similarly fiat member 112, the latter member having a semi-circular end portion .113. The pivotal or hinge connection between the members 111 and 112 comprises a rule joint the pintle of which is indicated at 115. One of the faces of the abutting ends of the two members (in this case the member .112) is provided with a notch 117 which is adapted to receive a stub pintle for supporting an adjustable portion of the broiler rack which will be described presently.
Although any preferably skeleton construction can be adopted for the support 110, a very useful one is illustrated in the drawings where the framework consists essentially of an upper rod 120, a lower rod 121, and a zigzag intermediate rod 122 which may have its nodal points welded alternately to the upper and lower rods and 121. This construction affords a very lightweight and easily portable framework.
Any suitable cross bracing such as indicated at 125 may be provided for the substantially rectangular frame 111 and a skeleton cross piece 126 may suflice for bracing the frame section 112 and also for providing pivotal support for an operating lever as will be described.
A vertically pivotable crane arm or beam member 130 comprises the side frames 132 and 133, each of which has a downwardly depending rectilinear leg member 135, these parts being braced by means of the struts 136 and a cross frame 137 connecting the two side frames 132 and 133 near the knees between the side frames and the legs 135.
At the base of each of the legs '135 there is provided a block 140 from which extends a stub shaft or pintle 141 which is outwardly directed to be received within one of the notches H7 involved in the rule joint which is pivoted at 115. It will thus be seen that when the pivoted sections 111 and 112 are brought into alignment and the rule joint into abutment, the pintles 141 will be securely held in rotative position whereby the crane member 130 may pivot in a vertical plane.
Intermediate the length of the cross frame 137 of the crane member 130, there is provided a hook 145 or other attachment element to which one end of the chain 146 is attached. Pivoted upon the cross brace 126 of the rear base element 112 as at 148 is the operating arm 150 which may be of the same type of skeletonized construction as the members and the base frames. The pivot 148, it will be noted from an inspection of FIGURE 2, is somewhat off-center as respects the mid-point of the cross brace 126. The arm 15% is provided with the angular bracket frame 152 which may be braced as by means of the bar 153. Near the end of this angular frame 152, a securing means 155 is provided for the other end of the chain 146.
The operating or adjusting lever 150 extends rearwardly above the semi-circular curved portion 113 of the base frame section 112 and is received beneath the similarly semi-circularly curved bar 156. As shown best in FTGURES 1 and 6 of the drawings, this bar 156 is provided with spaced abutments 157 between which occur the relieved portions or notches 158 within which the handle frame 154 may be retained in a number of adjusted positions.
It will be seen from the description thus far that angular adjustment of the handle 150 in a horizontal plane will cause the chain 146 to be tensioned or relaxed depending upon the direction of movement and thus either pull rearwardly upon or ease off on the connection 145 and thus raise or lower the broiler crane 130 about its pintles 141 and thus regulate the position of the right-hand or operative end of the crane 130 which carries the broiler 200, relatively to the firebox section A of the apparatus.
Certain embodiments of the broiler itself will now be described particularly in connection with FIGURES 1 and 7 to 10 of the drawings. The grid-like meat holder or broiler proper to which the reference numeral 200 has been applied comprises a skeleton framework which in its preferred form includes the parallel rods or bars 201 having in-turned ends 202 which are welded to one of a series of bars 203 which go to make up the side frame portions of the broiler. Certain of the rods 204, forming the base panel along with those designated 201, are bent inwardly and then parallel with the base to form generally U-shaped side frames indicated at 205. It will be seen that there are four of these U-frames, two upon each side of the device.
The end panels of the broiler grid comprise the relatively short rods 208 having ends bent inwardly at 209 and welded to one of the end rods 204 of the bottom panel. The other ends of the short rods 208 are welded to the transverse portion 210 of a marginal rod which extends for a distance parallel with the rods 208 as indicated at 211 and thence along the edges of the entire base panel as at 212.
A cover grid, which may be of any suitable form, must of course be applied to the broiler in order to retain the contents during cooking. Such a cover grid will have side portions inserted within the loops at 205 in FIG- URE 7 and the opposite side will be retained in an adjustable manner by means ofthe swinging hasp or clamping lever 215.
The means for pivotally supporting or trunnioning the broiler upon the upwardly extending end of the crane 130 will now be described. Bars 235 of preferably rectangular cross-section are welded or otherwise secured centrally of the end frames which are constituted by the bars 208 and disposed in parallel relation with said short bars. These bars or blocks 235 provide a track for the cylindrical hubs 236 as best shown in FIGURES l2 and 14. Near the inner end of the cylindrical hub 236 it is rabbeted olf to form parallel grooves upon each side which fit against the bars 235. Clamped against the opposite side of these bars is the flat circular plate 233 through which the bolt 240 passes and the whole assembly including the plate 238 and the hub 236 may be clamped into selected position along the guide bars 235 by means of the wing nut 241.
Referring now to FIGURES 1, 8, 9 and 10 of the drawings, it will be perceived that the end portions of the side frames of the crane 130 are provided with hookshaped metal straps 245, the flat shank portions 247 of which may be welded, riveted, or bolted to these side frames with the loop portions projecting forwardly to receive the hub elements 236. In order to clamp the hubs in selected rotative positions, a pivoted clamping device is provided which may be fixed to the end of the crane arms or employed as a separate element of the assembly. This clamp designated 248 may be made of an ordinary hinge having two hasps, one of which 249 is applied to the lower surface of the end of one of the side frames of the crane 130, and the other hasp 250 pivoted to the pintle 251 may be swung about the pivot to clampingly engage the hub 236, this hasp 250 being retained in hub clamping position by means of the lock shackle 254 which, in the event the hasp 249 is not otherwise secured to the crane 130, may also serve to clamp both hasps in binding position about the hubs.
From the above description it will be understood how the broiler may be adjusted with respect to its hubs so as to bring the pivot centers represented by the pin 240 as near as possible to the center of gravity of the broiler including the meat or other article of food contained therein. This is of course accomplished by loosening the wing nut 241 adjusting the hubs to the desired position along the guides 235, and then tightening the wing nuts. In order to position the broiler at the optimum angulari-ty with respect to the firepot unit A, the clamps 248 are released by the removal of the shackles 254 and the broiler with its hubs 236 rotated to the proper position and the clamps 248 ire-applied. v I
source is electrical or fiuid, and whether or not the device is used outdoors or in a stove, fireplace, or other enclosure inside of a building.
It is understood that various changes and modifications may be made in the embodiments illustrated and de scribed herein without departing from the scope of the invention as determined by the subjoined claims.
Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:
1. A cooking apparatus especially adapted for outdoor use, which apparatus comprises a broiler grid for containing meat or other comestible to be positioned in an optimum position with respect to a fire for proper broiling, coaxial trunnion elements on said broiler grid, a planar base frame adapted to be laid fiat upon the ground surface, a boom frame pivoted at its lower end to said base frame substantially within the plane of said base frame, means for adjusting said boom frame in a vertical direction at various angles to the horizontal, said adjusting means comprising a hand lever fulcrummed on said base frame, and means operatively connecting said hand lever to said boom frame, means for securing said hand lever in various selected positions of adjustment for holding said boom frame in adjusted angular positions, and coaxial sockets on the upper end of said boom frame receiving the trunnions of said grid, whereby said grid may be swung to selected angles with respect to the fire, and means at the ends of said boom frame firmly clamping the trunnions within said sockets in selective positions of rotative adjustment.
2. A cooking apparatus especially adapted for outdoor use, which apparatus comprises a broiler grid for containing meat or other comestible to be positioned in an optimum position with respect to a fire for proper broiling, trunnion elements on said broiler grid, a flat substantially horizontally disposed base frame, a boom frame pivotally connected at its lower end to said base frame, means for adjusting said boom frame in a vertical direction at various angles to the horizontal, means for securing said adjusting means for holding said boom frame in adjusted positions, and sockets on the upper end of said boom frame receiving the trunnions of said grid, whereby said grid may be swung to selected angles with respect to the fire, said boom frame comprising a pair of spaced parallel boo-m elements, the upper ends of which respectively carry the trunnion supporting sockets, each of said boom elements provided with an angled lower leg portion forming a knee portion at its junction with the main portion of the boom element, a horizontally adjusted swinging lever carried by said base frame, and a flexible strand connection extending between a portion of said lever and the knee portion of said boom where the boom elements join the said angled leg portions, whereby swinging said lever in a horizontal plane serves to raise and lower said boom in a vertical plane.
3. A cooking apparatus especially adapted for outdoor use, which apparatus comprises a broiler grid for containing meat or other comestible to be positioned in an optimum position with respect to a fire for proper broiling, trunnion elements on said broiler grid, a flat substantially horizontally disposed base frame, a boom frame pivotally connected at its lower end to said base frame, means for adjusting said boom frame in a vertical plane at various angles to the horizontal, means for securing said adjusting means for holding said boom frame in adjusted positions, and sockets on the upper end of said boom frame receiving the trunnions of said grid, whereby said grid may be swung to selected angles with respect to the fire, said boom frame comprising a pair of spaced parallel boom elements, the upper ends of which respectively carry the trunnion supporting sockets, said base frame comprising two horizontal sections pivotally connected for collapsing for storage, the pivotal connection being in the form of a rule joint, and a notch in at least one of the abutting surfaces of the sections of said rule a joint, trunnion elements extending horizontally from the lower ends of said boom elements received within said notches to form said pivotal connection. I
4. The apparatus as set forth in claim 2 in which said base frame comprises two hoizontal sections pivotally connected for collapsing for stowage, the sections each comprising side frames connected to the corresponding side frames of the other member by rule joints, a notch in at least one of the abutting surfaces of each of the side frames at said rule joints, a trunnion element extending horizontally from the lower end of each of said boom elements, the trunnions received in the respective notches at the rule joints between the side frame sections to form said pivotal connection.
5. The apparatus as set forth in claim 2 in which one end portion of said base frame is substantially semi-circular in peripheral configuration, and provided With a horizontal arcuate slot along the periphery to receive said lever, and stop means at intervals along said slot for retaining said levers in any of the several adjusted positions.
6. The apparatus as set forth in claim 5 in which said lever is pivoted to said frame at a point to one side of its center line, the lever has an angular extension, and one end of the flexible connection is secured to the end of said angular extension.
7. The apparatus as set forth in claim 2 in which said lever is pivoted to said frame at a point to one side of its center line, the lever has an angular extension, and
one end of the flexible connection is secured to the end of said angular extension.
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Rupees Are More Important Than Ever In Zelda: A Link Between WorldsBy Robert . November 18, 2013 . 6:31pm
Rupees aren't all that important in most Zelda games. However, in The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, not only are they important, they can change how you experience the game completely.


text: Newscientist.com China launches world's first quantum communications satellite The start of unhackable communication?Jin Liwang/Xinhua/EyevineBy Jacob AronChina has just launched the world's first quantum communications satellite. The 600 kg spacecraft blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Center in the Gobi Desert at 0140 local time. The satellite is both an extreme test of the weird properties of quantum mechanics, and a technology... #satellite #communications #quantum Tweet Source: www.newscientist.com Read More