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Monthly Archives: June 2010
June 8, 1637: Descartes Codifies Scientific Method
From Wired Top Stories:
1637: Descartes publishes his Discourse on the Method for Guiding One's Reason and Searching for Truth in the Sciences, the source of the famous quote, "I think, therefore I am." He outlines his rules for understanding the natural world through reason and sk
In Alabama, a Home-Grown Bid to Beat Back Oil
From NYT > Science:
James Hinton looked over a barge jutting into the mouth of a 6,000-acre estuary last weekend and said, "If we can make this work, if the oil don't get in here, 1,275 miles of bay and river coastline will be protected."
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Laser Tech Could Sense Explosives
From BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition:
UK scientists claim to have developed laser technology able to sense hidden explosives. The technology could help to detect landmines and roadside bombs and to improve airport security. The team from University of St Andrews
Japanese Space Probe Hayabusa Close to Home
From PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories:
According to the Japanese Space Agency, JAXA, the space probe has successfully fired its thrusters for its third Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM) to set it on course for a landing at the Woomera Test Range in the So
Unscientific America in Paperback! | The Intersection
It's received both tremendous praise and endless scorn. The president's science adviser and the National Science Teachers Association extol it. The New Atheists loathe it and have repeatedly attacked it. And today, after a whirlwind first year in print, Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future officially debuts in paperback! Already over at Amazon.com, there are only two paperbacks now left in stock...but we're assured more are on the way. The paperback edition contains a new preface, addressing some of the questions and criticisms that earlier editions received. Without giving too much away:
* We consider the latest data on science and the U.S. public.
* We consider the impact of "ClimateGate" on the book's broader argument about science communication.
* We stand by and defend our "Chapter 8," about the New Atheism. * We identify the sector--guess which--where the most positive changes are occurring to bring science and the public into better relations.
*We propose new initiatives--and one in particular that seems to really inspire people--to further advance this goal. In addition, with the added perspective that a year in print makes possible, it is clear that Unscientific America emerged in the summer of 2009 at the front of a larger incoming wave in the scientific world--which ...
Life-Sized Spaceships Made From Plywood
From Gizmodo:
Aussie artist Peter Hennessey spends his time creating 1:1 scale models of spacecraft. The Hubble is above, but he's also done the Voyager, Mission Control and even a Lunar Rover.
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Physics Debate Settled: Faster Than the Wind is Possible
From Geeks are Sexy Technology News:
A wind-powered car has reached a top speed of 38.61 miles per hour (62 kilometers per hour). By itself that might not sound impressive, but it appears to answer a long-running physics question: can a wind powered vehicle travel downwind at a spe
Online University
With the Internet tool, we access enormous volumes of data, we communicate, and we socialize. In fact, our immersion in the Internet now extends to higher education, with online degrees beginning to outnumber traditional classroom-earned educations. What's your experience, as manager, hiring executi
LED Lightbulb Shines as Incandescent one Fades
Will light-emitting diode (LED) light bulbs replace conventional light bulbs? Royal Philips Electronics has just unveiled an LED light bulb that provides consumers with a strong alternative to conventional incandescent light bulbs. The LED alternative to a 60 W bulb draws only 12 W and has a signifi
How to Calculate
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Book Excerpt: Momfulness
Denise Roy on the importance of smiling in everything we do.
Hot Box for Horizontal Vessel Saddle Support?
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New from Reason TV: Nick Gillespie interviews New Yorker Kristin Davis
"Legalize and Tax Marijuana, Prostitution"
Davis is petitioning to get on the ballot for Governor under the Free Libertarian Party label.
Wayne Root predicts big Republican wins in November
Sports oddsmaker, Fox News commentator and member of the Libertarian National Committee Wayne Root was quoted in NewsMax June 7:
"I think the morale of Republicans across the country is sky high," commentator and author Wayne Allyn Root tells Newsmax. "Speaking purely as an analyst, I predict everything is in motion for a gigantic, historic Republican victory in November."
The article was titled "GOP Poised for Surge in California." It was on Republican voting strength increasing in the Golden State, largely due to the rise of Whitman and Fiorina.
Dell Streak Smartphone
I am wondering if anyone has used the new Dell Streak smartphone?
I am looking to change my Blackberry for a new phone in the next month or so. In looking around i happened to see the Dell Streak which seems to be quite good but i was wondering if anyone out there had some personal experienc
Charpy Test Dissimilar Materials
I just have received the results of charpy test on coupons with dissimilar materials, specifically P5A (T22) with P4 (T11) (SA335). The tests were realized to 0 º but I do not find values of reference (Jules) to check the acceptance criteria.There are not reference values in ASME II, ASME IX neither
Iranian Terrorist arrested on Canadian Border: Large Weapons cache found at nearby Storage
BUSTED!
Told Border Patrol he was coming into US to pick up his wife at the Target in Bellingham
The Target Store was closed
From Eric Dondero:
This one may go down on some future Crime show series as Stupid Terrorist blunders. Hamid Malekpour, alias Oliver King, an Iranian citizen living in Canada, was busted last week trying to cross the border into Washington State.
Used the old "my Passport went through the washing machine" line
Yamhill Valley Register, May 28:
He told Customs and Border Protection officers he was entering to pick up his wife at a Target store at a mall in nearby Bellingham. However, agents have determined the store actually closed prior to King’s arrival at the border.
He presented a Canadian passport that had just been issued that morning. When questioned, he said his old passport had gone through the washing machine.
Suspicious about King’s Target and passport stories, ICE agents began tailing him when he crossed the border. They quickly determined he had lied about going to the mall, because he drove past without stopping or picking anyone up...
A self-proclaimed "Modeling Agency executive"
Adding even more suspicions Malekpour's papers listed him as an executive from Vancouver with a "Modeling Agency." More descriptions of the bust:
Agents started tailing King — the name on the passport he used both for recent visits to Iran and last week’s border crossing — in Blaine, Wash. They followed him to the McMinnville gun shop, where he is listed on the lease, and watched him load several boxes of high-powered firearms and ammunition there last Wednesday morning.
They then followed him back north to a storage facility in Ferndale, where they took him into custody.
Local sheriff; he clearly wasn't on a hunting trip
Malekpour had a literal arsenal of weapons. Continuing:
Confronted there by agents, King initially agreed to let them search his vehicle. That search turned up two shotguns, two semiautomatic handguns and about 480 rounds of .50-caliber ammunition... agents obtained a warrant to search a storage unit he was renting at the facility. In it, they found a .50-caliber sniper rifle, two .308-caliber sniper rifles, three .300-caliber sniper rifles, eight law enforcement style .223-caliber rifles, three Glock semi-automatic handguns, 100 .223-caliber magazines, 3,800 rounds of .223-caliber ammunition, various high-powered scopes and other equipment.
Local Sheriff Jack Crabtree (photo) comments:
“Have you ever seen a .50-caliber round?” he asked. “That’s a big round — the stuff you shoot at airplanes and tanks.
This story has received no national media attention; only limited coverage in the Seattle media.
Utah Congressman Rob Bishop guest tonight on "Libertarian Politics Live"
Protect the Northern Border too!
Republican Congressman Rob Bishop of Utah will be a guest on LR's "Libertarian Politics Live" this evening at 8 pm cst.
(click on radio button above).
Rep. Bishop will discuss his new legislation on border security and immigration, which protects the nothern border with Canada in particular.
Host - Andre Traversa
Co-Host Jim "Right Guy" Lagnese
Two More Guests: TBA!
In New Jersey, the emergence of the "Chris Christie Republican"
Tea Party GOPer for Congress
From Nate Nelson, Pitbull Patriots blog:
Anna is a Christie Republican, the kind of adult-in-the-room leader that New Jersey needs in its congressional delegation. Chris Christie is cleaning up New Jersey and standing up to big spending Democrats in the legislature, and now Jersey needs to send Anna to Congress to clean up the mess Pelosi and the rest of the Democrats in Congress have helped Obama make.
Anna Little is the Mayor of Highlands Borough, NJ. She is running in the GOP primary race for the 6th District congressional seat. And she's as Nate Nelson describes a "Pro-Liberty Republican."
She’s cut the budget in the Borough of Highlands, spurring economic growth and putting her government on sound fiscal ground in a state and in a time when such fiscal solidity is rare. Anna stresses fiscal responsibility, limited government, and free markets as her core values
She has attended numerous Tea Party rallies. She's a strong Constitutionalist, and supports the Enumerated Powers Act. She's a staunch defender of the 2nd Amendment. Little has the endorsement of the Conservative Party of New Jersey.
The Coastal District which borders Staten Island, NY includes the famous town made famous by Bruce Springsteen, Asbury Park.
