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After four years of study by the state, the Cuomo administration now says its decision on whether to allow high-volume hydraulic fracturing in New York will have to wait until it conducts a review of the potential public health effects of the controversial natural gas drilling process.
On Thursday, Joseph Martens, commissioner of the State Department of Environmental Conservation, announced that he had asked the health commissioner, Dr. Nirav Shah, to assess his department's analysis of the health effects closely.
Mr. Martens said he was responding to widespread concerns that the state had not adequately addressed potential health consequences in its environmental assessments as it moved toward a decision on whether to permit the drilling process and what rules would govern it.
"Only after this evaluation is completed will a decision be made about whether to permit high-volume hydraulic fracturing in New York," he said. "Obviously, if there was a public health concern that could not be addressed, we would not proceed."
The process, also known as hydrofracking, involves pumping vast amounts of water laced with chemicals into underground shale deposits, under high pressure, to release natural gas. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has been under pressure to ban the drilling process, or at least to hold off on a decision until more research is done.Continue reading the main story
Mr. Martens said many of the 80,000 public comments the state had received on hydrofracking during its deliberations focused on the possible harm to public health.
Among the areas of concern are the contamination of drinking-water supplies, air pollution produced by the drilling equipment and the danger of accidents from increased truck traffic.
State legislators, medical societies and health experts have called for a thorough health assessment. Last month, members of major environmental groups met with Mr. Martens to press for an independent review by medical experts before any regulations are made final and drilling is allowed to start.
In his statement on Thursday, however, Mr. Martens rejected the idea of commissioning an outside study, calling it "an inappropriate delegation of a governmental responsibility."
"To suggest private interests or academic experts bring more independence to the process than government is exactly wrong," he added. But he also said that Dr. Shah could solicit advice from "the most qualified outside experts" in his review.
Mr. Martens's statement did not say how long the health study might take, and officials with the environmental department did not return calls.
The state has been studying the possibility of opening up the Marcellus Shale to natural gas drilling since 2008, and released a revised draft report on environmental effects last year. In moving to conduct a separate health review, Mr. Martens said, the state is seeking to prepare "the most legally defensible" environmental report in the event of any litigation that could ensue if the state allows fracking to proceed.
Kate Sinding, a senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council, said her organization would have preferred an independent study. "This is not exactly what we were asking for," she said. "But if they really solicit the input of truly independent experts as well as hear the concerns of the public, this could provide real value."
She suggested that the state health review could take a few months or more than a year, depending on how much work the environmental department has already done on studying the potential health effects.
The reaction from the gas industry was resigned. "While we're extremely disappointed in yet another delay, we have full faith and confidence in the D.E.C.'s analysis and decision," said Brad Gill, executive director of the industry group the Independent Oil and Gas Association of New York.Continue reading the main story


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Eighty-four percent of consumers rate soy products as healthy, according to the recently completed 16th Annual Consumer Attitudes About Nutrition Study, funded by the soybean checkoff.
That's good news, as 87 percent of consumers express concern about the nutritional content of the food they eat. The number of concerned consumers has remained consistent over the last 11 years.
"A large number of consumers consider soy to be healthy, particularly as a heart-healthy food," says Jim Stillman, United Soybean Board (USB) director and a soybean farmer from Emmetsburg, Iowa.
The ailing economy seems to be having an effect on U.S. consumers buying decisions as nearly half (46 percent) report they are unwilling to pay more for healthier foods and 52 percent of those consumers cite the reason as financial. Fortunately, soy is one of the healthy foods that consumers seek out with 30 percent of consumers buying products specifically because they contain soy. Approximately 31 percent of consumers are aware of specific health benefits of soy in their diet.
Soy's image as a healthy product has increased in the minds of consumers. The number of consumers rating soy products as healthy has seen a dramatic 25 percentage point increase over the last 12 years. During this time, the soybean checkoff has worked with health professionals and other influencers to educate consumers about the health benefits of soy foods. Stillman points to the checkoff's work at trade shows, such as the physician's assistants conference, as a way to spread soy food messages to health professionals, who in turn promote soy foods to consumers. The checkoff-funded Soy Nutrition Institute http://www.soyconnection.com/soynutritioninstitute/ also helps inform the health industry about soy food facts and dispel any soy food myths that may arise.
The soybean checkoff remains actively involved in making soy foods even healthier. Efforts are being made to reduce trans fats in soy foods that use soybean oil. Sixty-nine percent of Americans view trans fat as very unhealthy, which is a significant increase from 2000, when only 38 percent viewed trans fat as very unhealthy. The soybean checkoff has partnered with other links in the soybean value chain to address the trans-fat issue.
"The soybean checkoff has worked extensively with QUALISOY, an industry-wide collaborative effort to bring new, healthier oils to the marketplace," says Stillman. "Our first success was low-linolenic soybean oil to reduce trans fats. Additional potential heart-healthy traits being researched are high-oleic mid-oleic/low sat, omega-3 fatty-acid oils and other increased value oils and these should be available in the next few years." Pioneer will introduce its new high oleic oil in limited quantities this year.
The checkoff continues to look for opportunities for soy foods. The survey indicates that about 25 percent of consumers eat soy foods at home, but rarely order soy in restaurants, because they say soy foods are not available. This represents a menu development opportunity for restaurants.
USB is made up of 68 farmer-directors who oversee the investments of the soybean checkoff on behalf of all U.S. soybean farmers. Checkoff funds are invested in the areas of animal utilization, human utilization, industrial utilization, industry relations, market access and supply. As stipulated in the Soybean Promotion, Research and Consumer Information Act, USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service has oversight responsibilities for USB and the soybean checkoff.

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by KM Wilsher
Revelation. Lots of encouragement in Revelation. Lots of encouragement to "overcome" and I need that right now, for sure. . .
To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. Revelation 2:7
However, a friend of mine posted this verse on her Facebook a while back:
He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me. Ps.18:19
Something clicked inside of me when I read it. He delights in me? Me the sinner, the one who makes all these mistakes? The selfish girl, whose mind wanders all day?
Sure I try hard and most of the time, and every moment is lived for Him. I know he forgives me, but it goes further. He delights in me?
Of course, He does.
Suddenly I found myself in a "spacious place". My heart swelled and peace overtook my emotions. . .
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Kyrie-Kobe BFFs | Grizzlies on the run | Howard says he's healthy
No. 1: Kyrie has FaceTime with Kobe after Game 7 — After the jumping up and down on the court and then the champagne shower, newly crowned champions usually can't keep up with all of the congratulatory phone calls and text messages from relatives and acquaintances. But Kyrie Irving made a very special connection following the Cavs' Game 7 win over the Warriors. According to Jeff Eisenband of The PostGame, Irving had a face-to-face chat with none other than Kobe Bryant:
"I actually FaceTimed Kobe after the game as soon as I got in the locker room," Irving says. "Other than seeing my dad and my sister right after we won, FaceTiming him was just a great thing, knowing how he has won five and I just won my first. Then realizing how hard it is just to win one, my respect for him is already high, but it went to another level knowing that he's got five of them. I'm trying to get a second one."
Irving credits Phil Handy, who was also on the FaceTime, for sparking his relationship with Bryant. Handy serves as Cavs Director of Player Development/Assistant Coach, a position he has held since 2013, previously serving as Lakers Director of Player Development.
"[Bryant] was telling me congrats," Irving says of the FaceTime. "I had been speaking to him throughout the entire playoffs and during the season. During the Finals, we didn't really talk as much, because for me, I wanted to experience it full on, and if I needed his help, I would reach out to him. He would send me some texts here and there, but mainly he kind of let me be, and let me grow into my own space."
No. 2: Fizdale wants Grizzlies to make connection — Dave Fizdale may be a first-time head coach in the NBA, but he knows exactly what he wants from the Grizzlies. First off, it's building on the success of the team's core four, then playing at a faster pace and making an overall connection to each other. Ron Tillery of the Memphis Commercial Appeal had the inside look at what's coming:
"He spoke (to me) of culture and spoke of the commitment a team has to have to have a championship mindset," Mike Conley said. "He explained to me the steps we need to take to achieve that goal. He wants to play faster. He wants to create more space. He's very convincing."
JaMychal Green agreed, saying, "The offense is quicker and we're pressing more (on defense). Everything is quicker. I like everything about him so far."
Fizdale is an even-keeled guy yet demanding. He expects two things that should be automatic: playing hard and communicating on the court. He demands accountability similar to former Griz coaches Hubie Brown and Lionel Hollins.
Fizdale is a stickler for detail, which is something that was evident during the film session between the second and third summer league games.
"I really got after them," Fizdale said. "The film room is where I'm at home. You put film and players in front of me and that's when I do my best work. I learned from the best (in Miami). Pat (Riley) is a huge film guy and Erik (Spoelstra) is an elite guy with film. So I feel very comfortable from that standpoint. I make film deliberate in cleaning up the areas we need to clean up."
No. 3: Howard says homecoming feels right — It's been quite a while since Dwight Howard was leading the Orlando Magic to the NBA Finals in 2009. Since then, there was the ugly break-up with the Magic, the one-year disaster with the Lakers and three aimless, mostly fruitless years in Houston. But now the big man is back in his home town of Atlanta and tells Steve Hummer of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he's healthy and it feels like the the perfect place to write the proper ending on his career:
Will his health hold up, specifically a back that was surgically repaired in 2012 (he also missed 52 games in his first two seasons in Houston with a variety of ailments, mostly knee)?
"My back hasn't been an issue, and I don't think I'll ever have an issue out of my back for the rest of my career," he said without pause.
And will he play nice with others, altering this image that has grown around Howard that he is a difficult teammate and a hot-and-cold competitor?
When Howard speaks of himself now, a changed man, the words are simple and clean, like the peal of church bells.
"All the things that happened the past couple of years really just made me stronger, made me have some thicker skin.
"All the things that have happened put me in a place of humility to where I needed God, to understand I needed him to really survive."
SOME RANDOM HEADLINES: Anderson Varejao plans to reject the Cavs' offer of a championship ring…Timberwolves not ready to trade Ricky Rubio yet…Carlos Delfino is still hoping for an NBA comeback…It was Doc Rivers' recruiting touch that got Brandon Bass to land with the Clippers…Brandon Ingram plans to seek out Kevin Durant for advice.


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With over 1.5 million views, Wieden and Kennedy's latest video for Old Spice is a smashing success -- and it's only a day old. It's easy to see why; former NFL player and action movie star Terry Crews is literally playing cacophonous "music" with his bulging muscles, yelling entertaining non sequiturs like "GIMME A HAT!" and "SAUSAGES!" The spot fits the vibe of Wieden's game-changing 2010 campaign for Old Spice, which generated dozens of hilarious YouTube videos in real time, winning the Internet's heart for a day and making every other creative agency super jealous. Muscle Music taps the same Internet-friendly principles of absurdity, interactivity, and iteration -- at end of the performance, the video becomes interactive and viewers are invited to bang out their own ridiculous track on their QWERTY keyboards. The native Vimeo player lets users record and share their videos too, and the slick setup is fully embeddable. Give it a shot:
Curious as to how Vimeo put together such a seamless interface, we spoke with Abby Morgan, their Senior Manager of Strategic Sales Partnerships. Wieden came to Vimeo back in June, and together they worked with the visual effects shop The Mill to produce the spot. Asked why Wieden selected Vimeo over other video platforms, Morgan explains, "I think it was because we were willing to work with them throughout the entire process of ideation, creation, production … because we were willing to take the journey and step into the trenches with the creative process." In addition to the live video recording of Crews, the video is a composite of over 150 different elements. While the Flash player runs through the music video, it loads the interactive portion, which is "effectively a new player." The real triumph, Morgan says, was figuring out how to speed up the server-side compositing of 150 moving parts so that users could record and save their own Muscle Music videos. The process they came up with is surprisingly fast; watch the progress bar load and it just gleefully declares "COMPUTER STUFF HAPPENING!"
The player is not just a sweet new interactive toy; it marks a new phase of native brand integration for Vimeo, which has traditionally avoided advertising on the site, with the exception of a few sponsored contests (Canon's Beyond the Still) and branded pages. "We've been careful with how we tread with advertising because our community is so unique," Morgan says. Vimeo prides itself on the caliber of its creative community, focusing on developing as a platform for filmmakers and high quality video. Vimeo Plus subscribers pay $59.99 a year for extra features and space. "Any advertising we do needs to benefit not only the brand but our community," Morgan explains, and "we want to be super native about it." Luckily for Vimeo, their community (and the wide Internet audience beyond) seem quite happy to watch and share Muscle Music. Their boutique model for creative services seems to be a success, and Morgan says they plan to work with more brands in the future. Perhaps the clearest sign that the video platform has come into its own as a creative shop is the integration of its own key in the Muscle Music video. Hit "Y" and Crews yells "VIMEEOOOOO!"
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June 11th:
Sarah said her final goodbyes to the remaining people from her field camp and we walked to the train station to catch a ride down to Simon's Town. Things got off to a rough start as we were either given the wrong tickets, accidently boarded the wrong train car, or just ran into a grumpy overzealous train official. During the ride they checked our tickets, and told us we were not in the right place, and that we would now have to pay a 40 rand ($5) each. After a good deal of confused looks, and questions we settled on a 20 rand ($2.50) per person fine instead of being taken down to the station for an 80 rand ($10) fine, which is what seemed to be the threat. After this debacle we arrived in Simon's Town. The day would not be spoiled though and we spent the remainder of the afternoon at the local penguin colony. The south part of town is home to a colony of African Penguins, known locally as Jackass Penguins because their calls are similar to the bray of a donkey. The penguins strut their stuff on the beach and nest in the dense underbrush on the dunes. It was in the brush I found a mother with her young chick in their dugout nest.
June 12th:
Sarah and I hardly slept, and were up around 5:45 a.m. practically running down to the wharf in excitement to catch our boat at 6:45 a.m. We were on our way to look for sharks in False Bay. It is the only known place where sharks breach the water when attacking their prey, predominantly seals. We were riding with Chris Fallows, co-owner of Apex Predators, a company dedicated to sharks. Chris has worked with BBC's Planet Earth, as well as Animal Planet, The Discovery Channel, and National Geographic. He is also a naturalist, and the trips provide funding and ample opportunities to collect data on sightings along the way. The aim is to educate people not only about Great White Sharks but als about the whole ecosystem they lives in.
"Apex Shark Expeditions endeavours to respect the guidelines and regulations in place for your safety and that of the Sharks. Our ethical commitment toward the Sharks and their conservation determine our every decision, and we will not in anyway jeopardize the wildlife and ecosystem. Our mission through our educational encounters is to change people's mindset and attitudes towards Sharks. This change in the public's perception is vital to establish an appreciation of, and thus conservation of this amazing species."
-Statement of shark conservation and ethics on their website:
-Scientific Research Papers from Apex Predators:
We left the harbor in the dark, and were soon greeted by silhouetted dolphins leaping out of the water at the boat's side. We continued on for about 40 minutes towards Seal Island in the middle of the bay, which is home to a huge colony of Cape Fur Seals, and is frequented by sharks. The sharks are most active in the morning and often go after small groups or solo seals heading back to the island after feeding out in the open ocean. We stopped the boat and watched incoming seals and waited for a possible shark attack. The most vulnerable seal is the one just weaned off their mother's milk that is learning the ropes of swimming to and from the island.
It was a dream start to the morning, at least from the sharks, and people's point of view, although not so much for the seal. In the blink of an eye the shark breached the water and got completely airborne snatching the seal clean out of the water in one fell swoop. It was over before my brain could comprehend what my eyes just saw, and I felt lucky just to catch a glimpse of such a spectacle. The second predation was less spectacular but just as quick. Things calmed down for a while as the boat towed a seal decoy made of carpet to no avail. I had already gotten my moneys worth and hadn't even gotten in the water yet. I was as surprised as everyone else by the third predation that occurred from a distance while we were stopped and reeling in the decoy seal. This attack was quite the battle. It was eventually and undoubtedly won by the shark as the splashing water turned from white foam to a deep dark crimson red. It was now time to drop in the shark cage and the real waiting game began. The cold water, about 40ºF, had narrowed down the volunteer divers from 8 people to 4 people, with Sarah and I in the first group of three to go in.
The cage was lowered into the water, the decoy seal thrown in, and the crew went about in a chorus of tapping the boat and slapping the water to make high frequency noises to attract a curious shark. We slipped into our wetsuits and eagerly waited. The wait continued and our anticipation and energy level dropped until we found ourselves snacking and feeling slightly nauseous from the constant undulating waves. It seemed our luck had run dry, and we moved the boat to try one more time. Again we waited, fearing that perhaps today may not be our day for diving. We were mid snack when the shouts erupted, and before I knew it I was standing on the deck with people handing me goggles, strapping on a weight belt, and directing me towards the cage without a chance to think about the illogicality of hearing the word shark and jumping into the water. By the time I did I was mid-air headed through the hole in the top of the shark cage. Everything seemed to be backwards to what one would imagine being in the water with a shark. When I was above the water looking level with the ocean it was chaotic, people shouting and pointing telling you the every movement of the shark. With a deep breath I took a dive under into the cage, and there was not a sound to be heard, and it was extremely calming and peaceful being able to see the magnificent shark materialize out of the blue-green backdrop and swim gracefully under and around the cage.
It was such a fantastic experience I often had to remind myself that I needed to come up to breath. I am sure the cage had a large part to play in making the situation so relaxing as I probably would've been panicked and terror-stricken without it. Overall the cage did little to take away from the majestic presence of the Great White. The shark was about 10-12 feet in length and made two very close passes to the cage, giving me the opportunity to actually be face to face with the shark. In about 20 minutes it was all over, the shark lost interest, and bad weather was blowing in. It was truly one of the most interesting and fantastic things to see up close, on the shark's level, and on the shark's terms.


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When the guidelines for the 2012 MotoGP season were released, a new class of motorcycle was allowed entry into the top series of motorcycle racing. Allowing the use of production-based motors in prototype chassis, claiming rule teams will be able to enter into the series theoretically for much less money than non-factory teams could in the past, which is a move by Dorna to bolster the GP grid size.
One of the first firms to jump on the opportunity is Suter Racing Technology, the maker of one of the more popular chassis being used in Moto2 this season. Using a BMW S1000RR motor as the power plant, the prototype race bike is based heavily off Suter's MMX Moto2 bike.


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I currently live at this address. My parents bought it in 2003 - 2004. Through out the year's I have heard creeks in the floor's as if someone or something is walking around my house. Now up until 2 day's ago 12/30/2016 it freaks me out to even talk about it. But I heard a hammering noises for about 15 minutes. Then I went out to our kitchen and every cabinet doors were open.. Every drawer was open. All the kid's were in their room. My mom was asleep. My boyfriend was asleep. If anyone has any available information that would help me out. On finding out what or who is in my house. I would really appreciate it. ThanksSee this property: 204 PALO VERDE CT, MARION, IN
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There is a for rent sign in the window but no phone number. We are trying to locate the owner for further info.See this property: 227 E STREET, MARION, IN
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My family lived in this house many years ago and from the hidden room behind a closet to the half tombstone in the basement, this house was very mysterious and creepy, some may say haunted.See this property: 208 N. A. ST., MARION, IN
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My story from two weeks ago set a trend for what I hope is only a trilogy. (Yeah, there's gonna be more.) Hard to believe that so much fun can keep happening to me on such a regular basis.
We finished chopping corn silage at the feedlot; then it was on to other tasks with the chopper. One of them involved a quick job to do a couple of loads for a neighbor. The field we were going to chop wasn't what you'd call a perfect stand. It was the aftermath of a perfect storm. The Great White Combine had already been through it in July. Hailstones the size of canned hams sort of took the edge off of the top-end yield, that's for sure. But chop it we must, so I went at it.
During my time in the field, a truck pulled in and drove around a bit. No one got out of the truck to talk, so I figured they weren't looking to line up more custom work with me. When I stopped at one point, the truck pulled up next to me and stopped. The driver was someone I didn't know, but he chatted like he knew me. Not only did I not recognize him, I didn't recognize his license plate number or his truck, even though it had Winneshiek County plates on it. He hadn't called me by name at that point, so I wasn't as troubled as when some stranger knows you and you don't know him.
After some general discussion about weather and corn, he and his passenger fired up the truck and continued on through the field. It was odd, to say the least. They weren't pheasant hunters; it wasn't mushroom season; they weren't neighbors. They appeared to just be moseyers.
Once they left and I started on another wagon, I got to the end of the end rows I was chopping and saw a startling sight on my AgCam screen. There was no wagon behind me!!! I'd have sworn there was one there moments before!
I looked back to see how my always-trusty Agri-Speed hitch could possibly have gotten divorced from my wagon. The cable wasn't caught on anything, so I knew it hadn't been pulled to release the wagon. I was on reasonably flat ground, so I knew we hadn't crossed any ditches or other obstructions to separate my chopper from the wagon. Still, as a rule, that kind of stuff just doesn't happen spontaneously.
I climbed out of the cab to see what the problem was, now that I was a good 50 or 75 yards away from my wagon. It was easy to track, what with the trail of silage running across the field from the chopper to the wagon Hansel and Gretel style. Sure enough, I was still connected to my wagon like I should be. At least, I was hooked onto the part that hooks onto the chopper. It's just that that part wasn't hooked onto the wagon anymore. The balance of the wagon was way behind me where gravity brought it to rest. The wagon tongue had come loose from the running gear. I figured this would be a matter of a bolt falling out. I'd just put a bolt back into the slot, slap a nut on it, crank the wrench on it a bit to tighten it up again, and then get back to chopping.
Then I got down on my hands and knees to get a better look. It wasn't a bolt problem. No missing washers, nuts or even lock nuts. Nope, this was going to take a steel oncology mechanic. We were looking at MAJOR rust problems. All of those loads we had chopped at home, not to mention the hundreds or thousands that had been chopped in the wagon's life up to that point, had evidently been done with little wisps of steel holding the wagon together like the filaments of a comb-over from pompadours past. The infrastructure had begun to crumble and finally gave way completely. Take a look at the attached photos to see how much bright shiny steel was involved and how much dingy rust was connecting the wagon tongue to the running gear. See if you don't gasp like I did.
That view pretty much made me instantly replay every load I had chopped so far that fall, recalling how much slope was involved in each one, and how much road time with steep ditches was involved. And yet, the crumbling infrastructure managed to hold together juuuuuuust long enough to finally snap on halfway level ground and then roll to a stop a few yards away. No runaway freight trains, no slamming headlong into traffic, no mighty, mighty leaps into cavernous ditches. Just a quiet little whimper that couldn't be heard from inside the cab.
Now the big question. Do I call the guys at the Parts counter at John Deere to order a new wagon tongue? My triage work told me not to bother calling the rehabilitation specialists to see about getting some prosthetics. This was a situation for the Steel Oncology Mechanic. Namely, my cousin Merlin, who runs The Steel Shop east of Cresco. Merlin the Metal Magician could come out with his portable welder and perform some surgery to get me going again. It's not that he does it routinely, but, uh, this wouldn't be the first time we've gotten in touch about a "house call."
Merlin's welding partner, Ron, showed up in the field a little while later. He got everything checked out, hooked up and then went about some surgical reattachment work right there at the crime scene. Oh sure, we had to take a break now and then to put out the occasional cornstalk fire when sparks from the welder lit the field ablaze, but it was more of a "stomp-it-with-your-boots" kind of a thing than a "Call-911-right-after-Irwin-Allen!" kind of a thing. Besides, Ron is a volunteer firefighter in nearby Lime Springs. I was curious to see just how big he'd let the flames get before HE decided to break down and call for the tankers and big hoses. Fortunately, this was corn silage and not dry corn harvest. Toss in all of the dry stuff coming out of a combine and THEN you'd have yourself a fire!
It didn't take long for Ron to form a bond between the rogue wagon tongue and the running gear once again that would make a marriage counselor envious. That's the way a good steel oncologist works, though. They hold stuff together better than Super Glue. In the big speed-dial of life on the farm, they belong way up toward the top of the list . . . probably behind the number for the Parts counter, but maybe even ahead of the BBQ joint's takeout number.
Oh, the moseying truck? That was a hail adjuster crew. How cool would it have been for me to lose a wagon and have it come to a crunching stop against the door of an insurance guy's truck?
Try not to choke on that irony.
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Thus far, debugging in a multi-core environment with a multi-core–aware debugger seems fairly straightforward. A heterogeneous multi-core processor, where the individual processor cores differ in terms of ISA, adds another layer of complexity. Some of the processor cores may simply be microengines dedicated to encoding or decoding specific data streams. Other systems, for example a handheld device may house dedicated communication processors for voice and data transmission. These accelerators are then tied to the general purpose processor, which typically coordinates the processing. These complicated heterogeneous multi-core designs are typical of designs based on the Intel Atom processor Z6xx or on the Intel Atom processor CE4100. Figure 2 shows the component processor cores comprising an Intel Atom processor CE4100. For the embedded application level developer the behavior of a debugger on a heterogeneous multi-core system is still very similar to that of an application running on a standalone general purpose processor. The only difference is that there is a defined software API that handles the information exchange with the other processor cores. Its functionality is however implemented on the device driver and system level and thus completely hidden from the application developer. System developers engaging in debugging are not so lucky and need to understand the impact of these other processor cores.
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Furthermore, on these designs the different processor cores tend to have their own execution space and memory. They execute as mostly autonomous systems. There will however, be some shared memory to upload data and runtime code from the general purpose processor core to a secondary processor core. This data or assembly code usually only makes sense as seen from one of these processors. One processor sees it as write-only and the other one as read-only memory.
This complex setup, which by design offers very limited visibility into the data streams exchanged between the different processor cores, makes platform bus signal monitors and debug tools like SVEN (System Visible Event Nexus) desirable. Such a tool can fill in the gaps about how all of the different data streams and platform events are communicated and processed.
A heterogeneous multi-core-aware debugger may be sufficient to cover debugging the main general purpose processor, the data initialization processor, the security processor, and perhaps the communication processor on a handheld device. Hardware-assisted execution control synchronization may enable the debugger to handle breakpoints correctly. The debugger may be able to monitor the shared memory between those processors. However, this is the limit of a debugger. In order to provide a full comprehensive debug view of complex systems with multiple I/O processors and microengines, it is desirable to monitor the data bus and actively debug the data streams or what is termed transactional memory. These concepts are even gaining popularity for homogeneous multi-core systems.


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hyksos » May 17th, 2017, 8:52 pm wrote:A couple forum regulars, who I will name out loud (yes, out loud) appear to speak and post on physics and mathematics from a position of authority. In particular, mitchellmckain and someguy1. These posters have created a false impression that physicists are walking around with a concrete, mechanical picture of how the world works ...
someguy1 » May 17th, 2017, 11:07 pm wrote:I categorically deny ever expressing such an opinion.
I categorically deny ever expressing ANY OPINION WHATSOEVER about the interpretation of quantum mechanics or any other theory of physics whatsoever. Flat out never happened.
mitchellmckain » May 18th, 2017, 4:34 pm wrote:The reason the Copenhagen interpretation is the favorite of nearly twice as many scientists as any other is because it is the most straightforward and useful of them without introducing fanciful things like multiple universes just to support a dubious philosophical inclination.
Why does one theory "succeed" while another, possibly clearer interpretation, fails? By exploring two observationally equivalent yet conceptually incompatible views of quantum mechanics, James T. Cushing shows how historical contingency can be crucial to determining a theory's construction and its position among competing views.
Since the late 1920s, the theory formulated by Niels Bohr and his colleagues at Copenhagen has been the dominant interpretation of quantum mechanics. Yet an alternative interpretation, rooted in the work of Louis de Broglie in the early 1920s and reformulated and extended by David Bohm in the 1950s, equally well explains the observational data. Through a detailed historical and sociological study of the physicists who developed different theories of quantum mechanics, the debates within and between opposing camps, and the receptions given to each theory, Cushing shows that despite the preeminence of the Copenhagen view, the Bohm interpretation cannot be ignored. Cushing contends that the Copenhagen interpretation became widely accepted not because it is a better explanation of subatomic phenomena than is Bohm's, but because it happened to appear first.
Focusing on the philosophical, social, and cultural forces that shaped one of the most important developments in modern physics, this provocative book examines the role that timing can play in the establishment of theory and explanation.
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mitchellmckain » May 18th, 2017, 4:34 pm wrote:Nevertheless what you will find is that vast majority go with interpretations which nevertheless agree on crucial questions like determinism because experiments show that determinism as far as the measurable universe goes is just wrong.
mitchellmckain » May 18th, 2017, 4:34 pm wrote:
Consider the question the poll has asked, "what is your favorite interpretation?" It does NOT ask which out of all the interpretations is the correct one. That is likely to get very different results, because physicists do not confuse these interpretations with the actual science and have no reason to choose one over another. Like myself they are quite likely to see merits in several interpretations.
mitchellmckain » May 18th, 2017, 4:34 pm wrote:Frankly it does not surprise me that someone like Sean Carroll is the one who said this nonsense about embarrassment because he is also one who pushes a philosophical agenda and likes to believe that the science is "on his side." LOL That could be another question for a poll and I believe that a very few physicist would agree with Carroll on this point. It is NOT embarrassing that scientist do not agree when there is no objective evidence to support a point of view. It is certainly not embarrassing that the majority of scientists will not support Sean Carroll's confusion of science with a new religion of "poetic naturalism."
NoShips » May 18th, 2017, 3:21 am wrote:mitchellmckain » May 18th, 2017, 4:34 pm wrote:Nevertheless what you will find is that vast majority go with interpretations which nevertheless agree on crucial questions like determinism because experiments show that determinism as far as the measurable universe goes is just wrong.
Determinism is false only if the truth of Copenhagen is already presupposed.
NoShips » May 18th, 2017, 3:21 am wrote: I'm no physicist, but from all I can gather from those more adept than myself, the Bohm theory/interpretation offers a causal-deterministic account of exactly the same data set that Copenhagen rules as ineliminably indeterministic.
hyskos I would appreciate it if you would either supply specific references in support of your claim, or else retract it. No hurry on this, I am asking you to go back and read my posts on this forum and either support or retract your claim that I've ever expressed an opinion on the interpretation of QM.
When I discuss math I typically do it from a formalist position, meaning that I regard it as a formal game with no implied relation to anything at all in the world. I have expressed that viewpoint vigorously in various threads. That doesn't mean I'm philosophically a formalist. I go back and forth. I only believe that when one is doing math, it's helpful to think like a formalist. Meaning that I don't regard math as necessarily having ontological weight in the world, any more than a game like chess does.
I have noticed that sometimes when I criticize someone's argument they sometimes think I'm criticizing their position. This happens even though I generally go to great lengths to make that distinction clear, often to no avail. Perhaps this is why you think I have opinions about QM. I have no opinions about QM for the simple reason that I haven't got enough knowledge or interest to have an opinion.
I restrain myself from further comment and simply give you the opportunity to explain your statement.
For the record, **IF** I had to have a metaphysics, I'd be just as inclined to say that physicists are making up stories about a random world, in a similar way from how we used to make up stories about the constellations being hunters and animals in the sky. Maybe that's a little extreme. But I certainly regard it as possible.
Surely you can see that I don't hold the view that you ascribe to me and that I could never hold such a view.
Since I know a little math, I'm often in a position to clarify or correct mathematical errors in peoples's impassioned defenses of their own personal metaphysics. Then they get upset with me for attacking their metaphysics. Is that where you're coming from? I don't recall ever understanding anything you wrote well enough to even disagree with it, except for that Turing thing. And that had nothing to do with physics. I thought your presentation was a little off and I probably went a little overboard in correcting your history. If I had it to do over again I'd probably do the exact same thing. But physics? I don't recall ever engaging you on the subject.
Beller draws her argument from her radical new reading of the history of the quantum revolution, especially the development of the Copenhagen interpretation. One of several competing approaches, this version succeeded largely due to the rhetorical skills of Niels Bohr and his colleagues. Using extensive archival research, Beller shows how Bohr and others marketed their views, misrepresenting and dismissing their opponents as "unreasonable" and championing their own not always coherent or well-supported position as "inevitable."
There was, however, one physicist who wrote on this subject with even greater clarity and insight than Wigner himself: the very J. S. Bell whom Wigner praises for demonstrating the impossibility of a deterministic completion of quantum theory such as Bohmian mechanics. Here's how Bell himself reacted to Bohm's discovery:
But in 1952 I saw the impossible done. It was in papers by David Bohm. Bohm showed explicitly how parameters could indeed be introduced, into nonrelativistic wave mechanics, with the help of which the indeterministic description could be transformed into a deterministic one. More importantly, in my opinion, the subjectivity of the orthodox version, the necessary reference to the "observer", could be eliminated. …
But why then had Born not told me of this "pilot wave"? If only to point out what was wrong with it? Why did von Neumann not consider it? More extraordinarily, why did people go on producing "impossibility" proofs, after 1952, and as recently as 1978? … Why is the pilot wave picture ignored in text books? Should it not be taught, not as the only way, but as an antidote to the prevailing complacency? To show us that vagueness, subjectivity, and indeterminism, are not forced on us by experimental facts, but by deliberate theoretical choice? (Bell 1982, reprinted in 1987c: 160)
Wigner to the contrary notwithstanding, Bell did not establish the impossibility of a deterministic reformulation of quantum theory, nor did he ever claim to have done so. On the contrary, until his untimely death in 1990, Bell was the prime proponent, and for much of this period almost the sole proponent, of the very theory, Bohmian mechanics, that he supposedly demolished.
NoShips » May 18th, 2017, 6:40 pm wrote:
John Bell's remarks seem quite at odds with your claims. How do you explain this? Has new evidence come to light since Bell's death? Or was he just confused or what?
hyksos » May 18th, 2017, 4:39 pm wrote:
Clearly your deeper point was "hyksos is just an idiot who doesn't understand that a multiplication times i is a rotation by 90 degrees on the complex plane".
mitchellmckain » May 19th, 2017, 9:58 am wrote:
It was Bell's hope to find evidence FOR hidden variables, the idea was to show that the inequality was not violated. However the results of the experimental tests disagreed. Thus it hardly surprises me that he would like what David Bohm did. It is not the first time a great contributor to science (like Einstein) wasn't very happy with what the objective evidence shows.
mitchellmckain » May 19th, 2017, 9:58 am wrote:Going with what the evidence shows is what separates science from pseudoscience like creationism. If you are absolutely determined to find proof for what you want to believe then you invariably find some reason or evidence for believing what you want to believe.
mitchellmckain » May 19th, 2017, 9:58 am wrote:
Going with what the evidence shows is what separates science from pseudoscience like creationism. If you are absolutely determined to find proof for what you want to believe then you invariably find some reason or evidence for believing what you want to believe.
mitchellmckain » May 18th, 2017, 5:13 pm wrote:[quote="[url=http://www.sciencechatforum.com/viewtopic.php? You may be surprised I lump these together, but it is because of the exact wording.
someguy1 » May 20th, 2017, 8:38 am wrote:Hyskos if I understand your point about the rotations, are you thinking I'm saying complex rotations are explanatory or causative of reality? Nothing of the sort. I believe I was only noting the peculiar descriptive power of abstract math to model aspects of the world. Like Newton dealing with the same issue, "I frame no hypotheses."
Is that more clear?
hyksos » May 21st, 2017, 5:25 am wrote:I watched a video that is an interview with Stephen Weinberg. The interview is long and goes really deep into physics as a science. In the interview, Weinberg he talks about Dirac. It turns out Dirac was some sort of mathematical mystic, on par with Plato. (news to me. I didn't know this even a few days ago.)
More importantly is what he says about physics in general. There seems to be some sort of aesthetic aspect to theoretical physics. Something to do with beauty. Weinberg used the examples of the distance from the earth to the sun. Could you, using only mathematics -- derive an expected value of the distance from the earth to the sun starting from First Principles? Of course not. That distance is an environmental accident. There are billions of other planets, around billions of other stars. They will have some distribution of distances from their host star. But why that value and not another? We don't expect some Ultimate Explanation for such things.
When a theoritician uncovers a theory, and the theory is "ugly", and has lots of arbitrary aspects fitted together in a strange and inelegant way ... he reacts to this by doubting the theory. Even more, he says there must exist some deeper explanation for this ugliness.
When the same physicist finds a principle in the universe which is "beautiful" and "simple" he says to himself : "oh well that is very pretty. That must be the explanation!"
It appears that in science, the distinction between a mere theory (which works and is ugly) and a theory which acts as an explanation, is a knife edge. The key distinction is literally ... beauty, simplicity, harmony. The distinction is completely psychological, even (:gulp:) emotional.
I found this whole idea to dovetail with your earlier viewpoint. That the universe is random and indetermined de novo. Physicists are trying to pick out shapes of constellations in it.
A student who was working for Einstein in 1919 gave the following account: "Once when I was with Einstein in order to read with him a work that contained many objections against his theory... he suddenly interrupted the discussion of the book, reached for a telegram that was lying on the windowsill, and handed it to me with the words, 'Here, this will perhaps interest you.' It was Eddington's cable with the results of measurement of the eclipse expedition [1919]. When I was giving expression to my joy that the results coincided with his calculations, he said quite unmoved, 'But I knew that the theory was correct', and when I asked, what if there had been no confirmation of his prediction, he countered, 'Then I would have been sorry for the dear Lord -- the theory is correct.' "
Braininvat » May 21st, 2017, 10:03 am wrote:I suspect Albert was joking.
That's not to say I don't agree that aesthetics is a powerful force in physics.
Braininvat » May 21st, 2017, 10:03 am wrote:But it's possible that "simple beauty betokens truth" has it backwards, and rather that it was Einstein's perception of internal consistency and true relationships between values that conferred beauty. A Brandenburg concerto has tones, rests, intervals, sequences that are deeply logical - it's truth (if you will, and maybe you won't) generates its beauty.
Braininvat » May 18th, 2017, 7:06 pm wrote:Have to say, I've never heard de Broglie-Bohm shot down in a convincing way.
Dave_Oblad » May 24th, 2017, 11:53 pm wrote:Hi all,
Quick question:
In all these theories of superposition, it always seems that the only choice is that a particle must exist in both states (Spin-Up and Spin-Down) simultaneously.
Why have I never read a theory that such may rapidly alternate between two possible states? That the act of measuring such breaks the mechanics of alternation.. leaving such in a continuous determined state thereafter?
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Clumsy Kiev aquarium visitor Rimma Golovko dropped her phone while trying to snap a shot of Gena, a 14-year-old croc, who subsequently shot in with a snap of its own and wolfed the handset down, AP reports.
Zoo workers at first refused to believe Golovko. But when the phone started to ring it was clear where the sound came from.
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