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Caption - Chris McWhinney starts a small internal combustion engine inside the Green Energy and Conservation Center in Brookville, Ohio June 23, 2011. The engine was modified to run on hydrogen which was produced by McWhinney's AutoARK® electrolysis machine.
The June meeting of Green Energy Ohio was held on the 23rd at the Green Energy and Conservation Center on the farm of Ralph Dull in Brookville, Ohio. The featured speaker was Chris McWhinney, CEO of Millennium Reign Energy, an alternative fuel company out of Englewood, Ohio.
McWhinney has been actively involved with design and marketing of his AutoARK® line of hydrogen generating stations. The stations use electricity to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen. McWhinney's vision is to have his stations installed in homes, businesses, schools and communities to help each become energy independent and avoid the inevitable price increases in conventional fossil fuels of coal, natural gas and oil.
After the meeting and demonstration I asked Chris a few questions:
1greenseed: Why are you working with hydrogen?
Chris McWhinney: Hydrogen is the most abundant resource in the universe, it make an excellent energy carrier, and it can replace all existing forms of transportation fuel with clean sustainable energy. Most important it will allow for the human race to bottle the wind and the sun for later use and for any energy use.
1gs: What is the greatest challenge for you?
CM: Getting the word out that we do not have to wait, the systems are ready now and we need to rally support both publicly and financially.
1gs: What are your hopes for the future?
CM: I would like to see the day when everything runs on hydrogen made from renewable energy and water through our electrolysis process. As a result we will have built a company that has created millions of jobs globally and has dramatically reduced green house gas emission. By selling the equipment to people for them to make their own energy and fuel we will have freed the world from bondage to energy companies, leveled the playing field and quietly revolutionized our world.
1gs: What would you tell people who want to learn more about hydrogen energy?
CM: Check out our web site at www.mreh2.com and go to see it for yourself at the Green Energy and Conservation Center. The Department of Energy has a good bit of info on their site as well.
The Green Energy and Conservation Center is an education and demonstration facility where people can learn about alternatives to fossil fuel based energy. Wind-turbines and photovoltaic or PV solar electric panels produce renewable energy for use on the farm. McWhinney has installed one of his AutoARK® systems that is producing hydrogen for an automobile filling station.
Green Energy Ohio or GEO is a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting economically sustainable energy policies and practices in Ohio.


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Gulfstream reported that its Quiet Spike sonic-boom mitigator successfully achieved supersonic flight on October 20. The OEM has been flight-testing the structural integrity of its Quiet Spike since mid-July. Mounted on the nose of a NASA F-15B and flown at Mach 1.2, the Quiet Spike operated as designed. It extended to its maximum length of 24 feet and performed as expected during the 1.5-hour test flight. The Quiet Spike is a multi-segmented, articulating shaft that, when fully extended from the nose of a supersonic low-boom shaped aircraft, is expected to reduce the effects of sonic booms.
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Pouring The Concrete Bond Beam
Posted on 01. Apr, 2010 by Chris in Bond beam, Construction
A few days ago was the day and man am I tired! After months of waiting through winter, we picked yesterday to pour the concrete bond beam on top of the back wall. We have been preparing for this pour since we started work on the house again in February; screening gravel and sand, building the bond beam form and hauling in the portland cement we needed for the job.
It was an ugly morning. Rain the night before with heavy winds, and neither the rain nor the wind had completely died down. We started setting up not really convinced that we would actually start pouring concrete. Nobody wanted to be the one to cancel the pour, and after a couple of rounds back and forth discussing options the decision was left to me. Not one to be hasty I deliberated and we got started right away … Fortunately the rain cleared up and we had sunshine with really heavy winds for most of the day.
We decided to mix our own concrete for this job rather than have it delivered from a plant in Kamloops. I estimated that the pour would require at most 4 cubic yards of concrete and the minimum delivery is approximately 5 yards (concrete is now sold by the cubic metre which is slightly larger than a cubic yard). So, if we had ordered concrete I would have had to have planned ahead by having additional forms ready for concrete. Also, due to delivery charges (we are about an hour away from the closest concrete plant), the delivered concrete is that much more expensive if you order a small volume. Given our desire to save money and our limited ability to plan ahead it seemed a no-brainer to mix our own concrete.
We have mixed lots of concrete on this project and in the past, but never this much at one time. Our little cement mixer can mix two cubic feet of concrete. Given that there are 27 cubic feet in a yard, we would need to mix about 60 batches of concrete for this job. Assuming we could mix a load every ten minutes we would be looking at about ten hours of non-stop work just mixing the concrete, not to mention pouring it onto the forms and leveling. We quickly decided we needed more manpower on this job …
The first workers we lined up for the job were John (aka John Deere) and Bob. Bob actually insists on going by BobCat … I find this really '70's, but he packed all of the concrete from the mixer to the forms so whatever name he wants to be called is fine by me! The cement mixer on the back of the green John Deere tractor is driven by the PTO (power take off) of the tractor, and it can handle about a sixth of a yard per batch. So, we only had to to do about 20 batches of concrete. The tractor was parked by the sand/gravel pile all day, and the mixer ran for most of the day spinning the mixer. When a batch of concrete was ready it was dumped into the bucket of the bobcat and taken to the building site. Thank you Tom, Stephanie, Robin, Jody, Mike and Linda for the loan of all of this equipment!
The bobcat is small and mobile enough that it could be taken inside the building walls. The operator then lifted the bucket to the height of the forms and dumped the concrete out. Unfortunately, the bobcat had just enough lift to get the bucket over the edge of the form and the bucket could not be tipped far enough so that the concrete would simply slide out. We had to shovel the concrete from the bucket into the forms. Still, this was much easier than building scaffolding and carting the concrete around in wheelbarrows!
After the concrete was dumped in the forms it needed to be shoveled (or vibrated) so that it flowed everywhere and eliminated any air pockets. Finally, the concrete was leveled and smoothed so that it was consistent throughout the entire form. We were not very concerned about smoothness as this concrete will not be exposed when the building is finished.
The last step was to insert the anchor bolts. These bolts are spaced 4′ apart and will be used to attach a wooden sill to the top of the concrete bond beam. The rafters of the roof will ultimately be attached to this sill plate. You want to get the bolts in fairly soon after the concrete is poured and leveled, as otherwise it becomes unworkable. We simply put the bolts in after we finished leveling another 10′ or so of the concrete in the form.
We started this job at around 9:30 in the morning and finished right around 5:00 in the evening with about a half hour for lunch. We worked all day and our neighbors, Robin and Jody (thanks guys!), were there for about half of the day. It was hard work but all of the equipment made the day go that much easier and painlessly (We still hurt at the end of the day!).
Some notes about the concrete …
The concrete for our beam is specified as 3000 PSI (pounds per square inch) with reinforcement.
The reinforcement consists of two horizontal runs of 10 mm rebar with vertical rebar every other tire driven into the top three tires and extending to within the top two inches of the form. We also used engineering fibres in our concrete mix.
Our formula for the concrete was 1 part portland cement, 2 parts sand and 3 parts gravel. The dry ingredients were added to the mixer with sufficient water to hydrate the mixed materials (you do not want to add too much water as this will weaken the concrete). We then added engineering fibres and allowed the batch of concrete to mix for another couple of minutes.
I figured out that one 40kg bag of dry portland cement has a volume of about 28.6 litres. We dumped one bag of cement (very heavy!) into the mixer for each batch of concrete. This in turn meant that we needed 143 litres of aggregate (2 parts sand; 3 parts gravel) for each batch. We filled 7 twenty litre pails and added their contents to the mix. Generally, I slightly under filled the aggregate buckets to ensure that I was getting a slightly higher proportion of cement in each batch. I did this to make slightly stronger concrete.
We ended up using 22-40 kg bags of portland cement which works out to slightly less than 4 cubic yards of concrete. So, my initial estimate was pretty close! I am glad that day is over.
We have already started prepping the roof beams, but I suspect we will start work on the front wall first. The front wall is required to finish the roof, and I am not keen to have the roof beams installed and weathering in the sun while we work on the front wall.
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Apr 9th, 2012
the pics aren't showing up on this page, could I get access to them or could you please check the links. also, how is rebar used in the bond beam? do you make a cage? or just use anchor bolts.
Apr 10th, 2012
Over a year ago now we moved our website to this server. When we did this move the existing pages lost their image links. We have not gone back to fix this, but we have kept all of the old images in the photo gallery … until we get around to fixing the old links you can try searching the photo gallery for the matching pictures (http://www.darfieldearthship.com/photos).
Both anchors and continuous rebar were used in the bond beam … I forget how many continuous runs of rebar were used … right off the top of my head I think 2. The anchor bolts were actually rebar pins pounded down into the top three layers of tires.
Also, we used engineered fibre in the concrete mix … the plans did not call for it, but we had the material leftover.


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From 1918 – 1946, the combined military forces of the Soviet Union were collectively called the Red Army, even when specialized high-technology forces entered the mix. In 1946, this changed to Soviet Army. China continues the Red Army tradition, with the People's Liberation Army containing the Chinese navy and air force. Under the Russian Federation, the forces are described separately.
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I was the same weight for a while and had a week of just eating normally (indulging quite a lot to be honest) then this week I started eating less and shifting calories and now I am 1kg (2.2 pounds) less. :)
I don't know if anyone else is brave enough to try eating normally for a week then shifting calories for a week, LET ME KNOW HOW IT GOES! I'd love to hear some feedback.
Just because I'd been (sorta) counting cals - This is what I ate for the past (roughly) 2 weeks:
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Here is a reflection of this Soul's vision, without prejudice, as a viewer of this reality...as a visitor passing through before heading home making a visual diary.
I am not a religious person but I am a Spiritual one.
We are God(s) of this world, we decide our fate, nothing more nothing less.
Our vehicles are of Nature and to the Earth they will return .. but the Soul.....ah... yes..
Remember... Death has your name and he will come knocking...
I wish Peace to you all, in this world and the next...
and remember it is the Mind that contains the answers...
This is so true
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A Van Buren County Deputy was typing up a report at the Sheriff's Department office in Paw Paw early on Saturday morning when he looked out the window at the Sheriffs offices and spotted a man relieving himself on the side of the building. He walked out and asked what the man from Holland thought he was doing, and he said he was there to bond out a friend but he just couldn't wait.
The man had just been released from the Ottawa County Jail three hours before and had apparently stopped at a bar or two along the way because he was intoxicated. He was arrested for disorderly conduct and public urination. Now both he and his friend are sitting in the Van Buren County Jail awaiting a Monday arraignment. No names were immediately mentioned.


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MANCHESTER - The mother of a baby girl who was injured on Christmas Day, allegedly by the mother's boyfriend, appeared in Circuit Court-Manchester District Division for a deferred sentence hearing on a May 25 assault.
Crystal Carter, 23, who was living at 159 S. Main St., when she was arrested May 25 for punching her then boyfriend several times in the upper body and face, was charged with simple assault and ordered to appear in court May 29 and released on $1,000 personal recognizance bail.
When she failed to appear, an arrest warrant was issued and she was arrested and arraigned June 27 and bail was set at $1,000 cash/surety.
Carter was able to reach a negotiated agreement with prosecutors and was given a deferred six-month sentence in the House of Corrections, which would be suspended for two years if she completed a domestic violence evaluation and followed all recommendations.
She was required to return to court Dec. 28 to show she had completed the conditions, but at her scheduled deferred sentence hearing Friday, Carter told Judge Lawrence MacLeod that she hadn't completed the domestic violence requirements because her baby was born prematurely and had to stay in the neonatal intensive care unit for weeks.
Carter asked for an additional six months to complete the requirements, saying they mandated she attend a session once a week for six months. A new hearing date was set for June 28, 2013.
Carter's current boyfriend, Brian Reeves, 33, with whom she was living at 284 Spruce St. at the time her daughter was injured, was charged with second-degree assault and arraigned in Circuit Court Dec. 26. Bail was set at $15,000 cash/surety and a probable cause hearing was set for Jan. 9.
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Police said the baby had a visible red mark on her face in the ambulance at Spruce Street and later, at Elliot Hospital, she had a large bruise on the right side of her face and her right eye was swollen.
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without saying to much about my personal life, this is a piece i made in sad nostalgia of my childhood. of the few years when everything was alright. no worries, no fears, not so complicated..
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I also notice this song sounds a bit like the Race Around The World songs.
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The design of a 3D in-line side-coupled 6 MV linac waveguide for medical use is given, and the effect of the side-coupling and port irises on the radio frequency (RF), beam dynamics, and dosimetric solutions is examined. This work was motivated by our research on a linac-MR hybrid system, where accurate electron trajectory information for a clinical medical waveguide in the presence of an external magnetic field was needed.Methods:
For this work, the design of the linac waveguide was generated using the finite element method. The design outlined here incorporates the necessary geometric changes needed to incorporate a full-end accelerating cavity with a single-coupling iris, a waveguide-cavity coupling port iris that allows power transfer into the waveguide from the magnetron, as well as a method to control the RF field magnitude within the first half accelerating cavity into which the electrons from the gun are injected.Results:
With the full waveguide designed to resonate at, a full 3D RF field solution was obtained. The accuracy of the 3D RF field solution was estimated through a comparison of important linac parameters ( factor, shunt impedance, transit time factor, and resonant frequency) calculated for one accelerating cavity with the benchmarked program SUPERFISH. It was found that the maximum difference between the 3D solution and SUPERFISH was less than 0.03%. The eigenvalue solver, which determines the resonant frequencies of the 3D side-coupled waveguide simulation, was shown to be highly accurate through a comparison with lumped circuit theory. Two different waveguide geometries were examined, one incorporating a 0.5 mm first side cavity shift and another with a 1.5 mm first side cavity shift. The asymmetrically placed side-coupling irises and the port iris for both models were shown to introduce asymmetries in the RF field large enough to cause a peak shift and skewing (center of gravity minus peak shift) of an initially cylindrically uniform electron beam accelerating within the waveguide. The shifting and skewing of the electron beam were found to be greatest due to the effects of the side-coupling irises on the RF field. A further Monte Carlo study showed that this effect translated into a 1% asymmetry in a field dose profile.Conclusions:
A full 3D design for an in-line side-coupled 6 MV linear accelerator that emulates a common commercial waveguide has been given. The effect of the side coupling on the dose distribution has been shown to create a slight asymmetry, but overall does not affect the clinical applicability of the linac. The 3D in-line side-coupled linac model further provides a tool for the investigation of linac performance within an external magnetic field, which exists in an integrated linac-MR system.
This work made use of the infrastructure and resources of AICT (Academic Information and Communication Technologies) of the University of Alberta. Partial funding for this work was provided by the Alberta Cancer Foundation and the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
II.A. Waveguide design and RF simulations
II.A.1. Theoretical foundation for waveguide-cavity design
II.A.2. Two-dimensional finite difference simulations
II.A.3. Three-dimensional FEM waveguide simulation
II.A.4. Determining the effects of the coupling ports on the RF field solution
II.B. Particle simulations
II.C. Monte Carlo simulations
III.A. 3D accelerating cavity and RF field solution benchmarking
III.B. Waveguide cavity design
III.C. Effect of side coupling on RF field and electron beam
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Dr. Pritchard Receives NIH Grant - Prevention of artery-blocking disease studied
Feb. 22, 2011 College News - The Medical College of Wisconsin received a two-year grant of more than $400,000 from the National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to develop novel drugs to prevent the buildup of atherosclerotic plaque in arteries.
Kirkwood A. Pritchard, Jr., PhD, Professor of Pediatrics (Pediatric Surgery) at the Medical College and researcher at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and the BloodCenter of Wisconsin, is principal investigator for the grant.
Atherosclerosis is a disease caused by the buildup of fat deposits in arteries, such as cholesterol, and is responsible for more deaths in the United States than any other condition. The disease, which can affect any artery in the body, including heart, brain, arms and legs, can result in a variety of diseases, including coronary heart disease. Risk factors include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, diabetes, obesity and physical inactivity.
Myeloperoxidase, or MPO, plays an important role in the oxidation of the fat that builds up in the blood vessels. Dr. Pritchard will explore different inhibitors of MPO activity to prevent oxidation of the fat that builds up in the artery, which increases plaque formation.
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9 Historic Realizations Every Woman Should Know About
Imagine how different the story would be told; think of the experiences and values that might never receive attention or the unique and important female perspectives that would be entirely omitted from your family history.
As it turns out, this seemingly hypothetical scenario represents the reality of our own collective written history. Not until the recent past was it acceptable for women to actively participate in interpreting, writing and teaching history...or fiction, for that matter.
With more women having entered the fields of history, archaeology, science, medicine and psychology, the important perspectives, experiences and interpretations of the other half of humankind are finally being contributed and recognized. As a result, important, previously omitted or undiscovered information is slowly finding its way to the minds of women and men and shaping our collective reality. While the male experience is still too often believed to represent the experience of all human beings, we are slowly moving to a more balanced perspective and understanding of the world, one that inspires both sexes to recognize their value in the world.
The following represent just a few of the many important and empowering gems of information that have the capacity to shift our common reality as they make their way into the writing of a 'history' that is beginning to look a lot more like 'our story'....
- Women were once revered rather than objectified.
For thousands of years, before women's bodies became a source of shame and ultimately the over-sexualized objects of today's music videos and magazines, they were considered divine and powerful in their capacity for sacred sexuality and the ability to create and sustain new life. Increasingly potent archeological evidence of this reality is currently being dated at 20,000-40,000 BCE, which makes our more recent reality a 'blip' on the timeline of humankind.
- The female body connects generations.
Science now shows us that by 20 weeks in utero, a female fetus has a fully developed reproductive system replete with 6-7 million eggs. Translated, this means that the uterus holds the energy of generations. When your grandmother held your mother in her womb, by 20 weeks gestation, you 'sat' in your mother's womb. Because your grandmother was linked in the same way to her mother's and grandmother's wombs, you are connected to more distant generations as well. This is powerful energy and wisdom for you to carry (and sometimes heal).
- 'The curse' is actually a powerful gift.
In ancient goddess cultures and even today among many indigenous peoples, a woman's monthly cycle is called her 'moon cycle' - and for very good reason. It was recognized long ago that just as a lunar cycle is 28 days, so is the average woman's menstrual cycle. Although we tend to focus exclusively on a 5-7 day 'period,' our body actually moves through a full cycle made up of a series of hormonal changes that affect every aspect of our being over the course of 28 days (and slightly longer for some). Just as the moon waxes and wanes, so does the female body. Knowing this and getting in tune with these cyclic changes is tremendously empowering for women. After all, the moon creates tides. Imagine what you have the power to do!
- Freud was clearly not familiar with the female anatomy when he proposed his theory of 'penis envy.'
In fact, the clitoris contains 8,000 nerve endings, double those contained in the uncircumcised penis and interacts with over 15,000 nerve endings throughout the pelvis. It is the only part of the male or female anatomy that exists solely for the purpose of pleasure. Sadly, it is largely for this reason that an estimated 135 million girls worldwide have faced female genital mutilation, a practice in many countries used to eliminate sexual desire in women.
- Menopause was once valued as a time of wisdom and mastery.
Dating back to ancient times (and still the case in many indigenous cultures), women in the post-menopausal phase of their lives were considered to be the wisest among their people because they permanently retained their 'wise blood.' As such, these women were the leaders and healers of their tribes and a source of wise counsel for important decision-making. Wonderful women in menopause, embrace your wisdom!
- Many marriage traditions are rooted in the belief that women are first the property of their fathers and then of their husbands.
This explains the traditions that we are so quick to romanticize such as the groom-to-be asking the father of the bride for her hand in marriage and the father walking the bride down the aisle to 'give her away.' Need more to contemplate? The origins of surnames are rooted in ownership, a practice that was also applied in slavery.
- Male anatomy has long been used as a point of reference for all human beings.
Though heart attacks are the number one cause of death among women ages 45-75, until recently, research was based almost exclusively on men. Their symptoms and response to treatment were used as the gauge for treatment of heart disease in women. Not until the late 90's did the American Heart Association launch a three-year campaign to educate women and doctors about important differences that would help to save the lives of women whose symptoms and treatment for heart disease are actually very different than men.
- The study of behavior has, until recently, also been the victim of gender bias.
As was the case with our anatomy, it was often assumed that findings related to male behavior also automatically applied to women. Historically, psychological findings based on male subjects dictated standards for 'normal' human behavior. Therefore, if women deviated from those standards, they were often considered abnormal or dysfunctional. As for girls, the same also held true. Mind-boggling as it is, in 1980, not a single chapter in the Handbook on Adolescent Psychology was devoted to girls. Imagine how difficult that made it to support them through their challenging teen years.
- Ironically, the earliest recorded author in history was a woman.
Enheduanna, the world's earliest known author wrote in cuneiform approximately 4300 years ago. Yet, female authors have always struggled to be taken seriously. It was necessary well into the early part of the 20th Century for a woman to use a male pen name in order to be taken seriously as a writer of fiction. Even Joanne Rowling, author of the enormously successful Harry Potter series, was advised by her publishers to use the pen name 'J.K. Rowling' for fear that boys wouldn't read her books if they knew a woman had written them. Let's hope that the next in the series, should one ever be penned, is proudly authored by Joanne Rowling. I know our daughters, and yes, our sons, would all be better served should that happen.
Check your facts, Anea. The foreskin contains 20000 nerve endings. 20000 > 8000
The male foreskin actually has 20,000 nerve endings. As you can see, it is very similar to the clitoris…yet male circumcision, while declining rapidly in the US is still legal, while female genital mutilation is not. Figure that one out! FGM is more damaging, but male circumcision DOES remove sexual please for the male. It is the owner of the foreskin that should have a choice!
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Treatments for a curable form of kidney cancer have required the 73-year-old executive councilor to take a break from his normal nonstop schedule and forced him to check into Woodsville's Cottage Hospital. He's home now, but Burton still faces another month or two of chemotherapy. That powerful medicine often leaves patients half his age exhausted, which means it is just about as tough as Burton's typical work week.
For decades, this editorial page has criticized Burton and questioned his outsized political clout. But we understand why his popularity has been so high for so long. It's not just about the dollars he brings back to District 1. While many politicians feign a love for their district, Ray Burton's commitment is real. After decades of phone calls, meetings, ribbon-cuttings, radio shows and civic events, many voters believe they have no better friend in Concord.
In last September's primary, a feisty GOP challenger did not hesitate to praise Burton's years of service. "I know Ray has an excellent record," the underdog said. "He's the best one in the state in the way he responds to his constituents." The incumbent promptly trounced him, winning 71 percent of the vote. In the general election, his opponent felt it necessary to salute him as "a legend." In the midst of the Democratic sweep, Burton easily won his 18th term.
There will be less wear and tear on New Hampshire's rural byways while Ray's car is parked and he is at home. Perhaps the state should shift some highway money to other districts. No, we're not serious. But if the councilor believes anyone might try, he's likely to recover even quicker than his doctors think possible, just to protect his beloved road projects.
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Lindsay Lohan was rushed to the emergency room in NYC last night ... and sources connected to the actress tell us she's suffering from a bad lung infection.
Lindsay has been telling friends she's been dealing with a bad case of "walking pneumonia" for the last couple weeks -- and last night, we're told things got so bad she had to go to the hospital.
We're told Lindsay was taken to Mt. Sinai, where she received medication for the infection -- including antibiotics -- and was discharged shortly after.
Lindsay's currently resting back in her hotel room.
That's no fun! I wish her a full and speed recovery.
Still claiming to have asthma? People with asthma land in the hospital from bronchitis. Walking pneumonia for "weeks" pffffft.
Emergency room=no health insurance
Emergency room=drug seeking
Lung Infection=on the pipe
A wide variety of pulmonary complications including interstitial pneumonitis, fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, alveolar hemorrhage, asthma exacerbation, barotrauma, thermal airway injury, hilar lymphadenopathies, and bullous emphysema may be associated with the inhalation of crack cocaine or of associated substances such as talc, silica, and lactose. Cocaine abuse represents one of the most serious medical and social problems of our time
Lung infection.... so, that's what they're calling it now.
I see, since Amanda is now in NYC, Linds got pissed she's stealing all her thunder so she needed to fake an illness. As Harvey said on Live, all they have to go on is what Lindsay is selling to everyone.
Time to get rid of the cigarettes!!! Probably the first stages of COPD not walking pneumonia.
A lung infection is no joke, get well soon Lindsay.
billy graham had a bad lung infection.
this ignorant slut had a cough from smoking like a fireplace.
I'll be glad when I get to read about her last hospital visit ever.
If that had been Kim K., Harvey would have been offering his love and sending flowers.
Stop smoking Lindsay and get well.
Trying for sympathy?
Doesn't work!
Crack, meth, a two pack a day nicotine habit. She's lucky she didn't have to have a lung removed. But that'll happen sooner than later.
WOW it must have been serious if they kept her in the hospital for a couple of hours.
OMG, she should be closely monitored to protect her health. I think 24 hr care is definitely called for, and since she has millions of fans who are clamoring for her autograph, maybe someplace secure with steel bars. Otherwise, we risk loosing her before the oscars are handed out.


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The possibility of establishing accurate timing on board a navigation satellite in inclined orbit using a timing reference from either an earth station or geostationary satellite has been an important task in the last fifteen years. More recently, there has been considerable effort placed in designing and developing the NAVSTAR system which uses atomic clocks on-board satellites in inclined orbits to establish accurate time.
In this thesis we discuss another possible mode of operation which is based on the transponding of timing information from an earth station to a navigation satellite in inclined orbit through a satellite in geostationary orbit. Assuming that the satellite in the geostationary orbit has constant space delay with an earth station, then the only change in the space delay between the earth station and the satellite in inclined orbit occurs between the two satellites.
The main advantages of our solution to this problem are:
1) The atomic clocks on board the navigation satellite are no longer required.
2) A communication link now exists between the earth station and all users of the system through the navigation satellite. This is due to the fact that the satellite in geostationary orbit has the capability of observing both the navigation satellite in inclined orbit and the earth station located inside its coverage area.
We assume the following:
1) The location of geostationary satellite is accurately known. This is usually true since its motion with respect to earth stations is small.
2) The space delay from earth station to geostationary satellite can be determined to within less than 1 ns using conventional timing methods in TDMA. Thus, accurate time at the geostationary satellite is established.
3) The distance between the geostationary satellite and the navigation satellite varies smoothly with time.
4) The location of the navigation satellite is known to lie within a sphere of certain radius centred at a known point.
If we calculate in advance the actual space delay between a geostationary satellite and a navigation satellite; and know the timing on-board the geostationary satellite, we can establish timing on-board the navigation satellite. The technique which we use in computing the uplink and downlink delays between the two satellites depends on the estimation of the navigation satellite location. The error in estimating the location of the navigation satellite does not affect the calculation of the space delay between the two satellites directly, but its effect will be reflected by the change in the space delay.
The computed results show that the estimated uplink and downlink space delay between the two satellites can be calculated to a high degree of accuracy (a fraction of a nanosecond or less). Thus it appears that this system could be practical especially for commercial use which may include communications links as well as navigation information.
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Sabry, Ehab Ibrahim, "Precision Synchronization of Navigation Satellites in Inclined Orbit From an Earth Station" (1984). Open Access Dissertations and Theses. Paper 1303.


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Conspiracy & Corruption
Combating the Cons: Where Should Victims of Financial Scams Turn?
Today's story "Classic Cons: 10 Financial Scams Fair-Minded Investors Should Avoid," describes just a few of the financial scams investors should watch out for. If you have reservations about a potential investment opportunity, or if you've been victimized by a financial scam, you might turn to one or more of the following agencies.
Better Business Bureau – With offices nationally, in every state and most large and mid-sized cities, the BBB can alert you to problems with local businesses, work-at-home programs, distributorships, sales routes you can buy and other one-on-one type rip-offs. They usually have lists of current online offers that are suspect or drawing lots of complaints. You can access the national BBB Web site at http://www.bbb.org/us/
and navigate to your home state or city chapter from there.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – Information is available on all securities-related fraud issues and investment scams, and you can file your own personal complaints or suspicions online at http://www.sec.gov/complaint.shtml. You can write them at: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Investor Education & Assistance, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549-0213, or fax a complaint to 202-942-9634. You also can verify financials and regulatory standing on all publicly traded U.S. companies by accessing the SEC's EDGAR Database at: http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.
Your SEC complaint can be anonymous or you can provide only limited personal data. However, the more information you give them, the more likely they'll be able to help you. Either way, include specific details about how, why and when you were bilked with any contact info you have on the fraudulent person or company involved.
Classic Cons: 10 Financial Scams Fair-Minded Investors Should Avoid
When Peter Allen and Carole Bayer Sager wrote the tune "Everything Old Is New Again," they were probably hoping for no more than a Top 40 hit. Instead, the song became an oft-recorded classic, mostly because the title proved a truism in so many areas – especially in the seamy world of financial fraud.
Indeed, over the past 40 years, only one new entry has been added to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) roster of "Top 10" investment scams – the very broad category of "Internet fraud." The other financial rip-offs listed are merely new versions of tried and true swindles that have been around for decades or more – from Ponzi schemes and pyramid systems to phony stock offerings and commodity cons.
The big difference is that the one new category – Internet fraud (and the computers on which the Internet operates) – has greatly increased the frequency, speed and effectiveness of the other types of financial fraud, as well as exponentially increasing the scammers' take.
Money Morning Mailbag: Wall Street Expects Money to Arbitrate Financial Reform
Financial regulation overhaul cleared another hurdle last week when the Senate approved its financial reform bill. However, the inclusion of a derivatives trading restriction left Wall Street wondering why its political contributions weren't doing the talking.
The financial industry was surprised when a provision created by Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-AR, requiring banks to spin off their derivatives trading arms remained in the Senate's proposal. Wall Street lobbyists are now reaching out to the members of the Senate and House conference committee who will reconcile the two bills. The Senate named its committee appointees Tuesday, which included Lincoln.
The Financial Services Roundtable, a lobbying group representing financial companies, has already started meeting with House members who it believes will be involved in the final process and could help cut the provision.
Goldman Director Linked to Insider Trading on Buffett Investment
Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam Rajat may have engaged in insider trading on Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) stock by profiting from a tip from Rajat Gupta, a director at Goldman, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a person it didn't identify.
The new disclosure stems from a government examination into whether Gupta gave inside information to Mr. Rajaratnam about a $5 billion investment Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) made in the Wall Street bank before it became public knowledge.
In a March 22 court filing, the government revealed more details about the information it alleges Rajaratnam received, alleging that he or "co-conspirators" traded on non-public information, including advance notice about the Buffett investment in Goldman.
Goldman's First-Quarter Profit Doubles to $3.46 Billion, Even as its Fraud Probe Takes on an International Twist
Investment-banking giant Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) – the target of a civil fraud case filed by U.S. securities regulators – yesterday reported that its first-quarter earnings nearly doubled, even as the probe against it took on an international twist.
The New York-based Goldman said it earned reported first quarter earnings of $3.46 billion today (Tuesday), or $5.59 a share, an increase of 91% from earnings of $1.66 billion, or $3.39 a share, for the same period a year ago. The earnings report came just days after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil fraud case against the Wall Street financial heavyweight.
Goldman's earnings beat analysts' average estimates of $4.16 a share. Its investment bank income revenue rose to $12.78 billion, and its fixed-income, currency and commodities trading generated net revenue of $7.39 billion.
How the Goldman Sachs Fraud Case Could Accelerate Wall Street Reform
When the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Friday that it had filed a fraud action against Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS), the news hit the financial markets like a carefully targeted bomb.
The Goldman Sachs fraud case, which relates to the investment bank's subprime-mortgage business, caused the financial giant's shares to nosedive 12.8%. The fallout spread to the broader markets, too, causing the Dow Jones Industrial Average to drop 1.1% and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to skid 1.6%.
That reaction wasn't overblown.
Depending on how rough the SEC wants to play it, the case has the potential to shut down the cartel known as Wall Street. It could even jump-start the kind of sweeping overhaul that legal or regulatory reformists have so far failed to launch.
To see how the government fraud case against Goldman Sachs could force Wall Street to reform, please read on…
Guilty Plea by Rio Tinto Execs Shines Light on Complexity of China's Iron Ore Market
When four Rio Tinto PLC (NYSE ADR: RTP) executives stunned observers by pleading guilty to bribery charges in a Shanghai courtroom, it brought to light the unorthodox and complicated nature of doing business in China's iron ore industry.
Unlike corrupt transactions in other resource-rich countries where customers often receive bribes or kickbacks in exchange for arranging lucrative contracts, in China just the opposite is often the case.
The Rio Tinto executives, for instance, were accused of receiving bribes in return for delivering supplies of highly-desirable iron ore – the key commodity in China's burgeoning steel-making industry.
The four executives admitted receiving $13.5 million (92.18 million yuan) between them in bribes, China's state news agency Xinhua reported, citing court documents. They could face up to 20 years in prison.
But the gist of the story revolves around China's chaotic iron-ore trading system.
Lehman Execs Have No One to Blame but Themselves
The U.S. bankruptcy-court examiner investigating the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. issued a stinging report Friday that accused senior executives of freewheeling accounting practices that led to the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history and sparked the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
The 2200-page report, authored by Anton Valukas, chairman of the Chicago-based law firm Jenner & Block LLP, also excoriated Wall Street investment banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) and Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) for finally pushing Lehman over the edge by demanding more collateral and changing guarantee agreements, Bloomberg News reported.
But the report says ultimate responsibility for its collapse can be attributed to a wrong-headed business model that rewarded excessive risk and encouraged leverage – problems that were brought to a head by the investment banks and government agencies.
FTC Sues Intel in Antitrust Action as EU Settles With Microsoft
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) yesterday (Wednesday) accusing the world's leading computer chipmaker of illegally using pricing deals and other tactics "to stifle competition and strengthen its monopoly."
The complaint says Intel tried to block "superior" products by rivals and deprived consumers of choice and innovation for 10 years.
"Intel has engaged in a deliberate campaign to hamstring competitive threats to its monopoly," said Richard A. Feinstein, the FTC's director of competition.


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Norwegian killer whale project - NORCA
The Norwegian killer whale project (NORCA) was established in 1987. This project has been previously coordinated by Dr. Tiu Similä and consists of a network of students and scientists working on different aspects of behavioural ecology and population dynamics of killer whales in Norwegian waters.
The main prey type of killer whales in the Norwegian waters is the Norwegian Spring-Spawning (NSS) herring (Clupea harengus). Herring migrated into Vestfjord and adjoining fjords in Lofoten to winter between October and January for approximately two decades. Up to an estimated 700 killer whales followed herring into this area. During recent years the NSS herring stock has changed its migration pattern and is now wintering outside the fjord system in the open ocean, North and Northwest of the Lofoten islands.
Most of our field work has been done during November and December, battling with the poor light conditions above the Arctic Circle. Photo-identification forms the basis of our field work. We currently have about 600 identified individuals in the photo-identification catalogue of Norwegian killer whales.
Previous studies
The main focus of Tiu's studies was on the behavioural ecology of killer whales with special interest on feeding behaviour and predator-prey interactions. One of the most exciting findings of Tiu's was the underwater observations of a specialised feeding technique of killer whales, called carousel feeding. During carousel feeding killer whale group, in close cooperation with each other, chase the herring school into a tight ball formation close to the water surface. The killer whales then slap the herring school strongly with their tail and stun the herring. After this, it is easy to eat the stunned herring one by one. Carousel feeding event can be recognised above water sometimes by the jumping herring, huge gatherings of birds and by the killer whales swimming behaviour and their often high arched dives. Although carousel feeding might seem chaotic above water, it actually looks like a very delicate killer whale ballet underwater.
Another highly interesting study was done in 2000 and 2001 when altogether 7 killer whale individuals were equipped with satellite tracking instrument. One of the main aims of this study was to investigate interactions between killer whales and the Norwegian spring-spawning herring on a daily, seasonal and yearly basis in the Norwegian Sea. The satellite tracks showed killer whale movements following the migration patterns of NSS herring and also gives an insight to how killer whales keep on track of their unpredictable prey source.
During 2005 and 2006 a new exciting study was done by Dr. Ari Shapiro and his team on movement and vocal behaviour of killer whales by using suction cup attached DTAGs. Movement sensors in the DTAG provide detailed 3D orientation and depth position information on the tagged individual, together with recorded acoustical data. Altogether 15 deployments of DTAGs were done on killer whales both inside Tysfjord and Vestfjord. Ari used these digital tags to explore the contributions of individual killer whales to group carousel feeding and the relationships between vocal and non-vocal activity.
Current studies
Current studies focus on population dynamics, acoustical and genetic studies in the area of the NSS herring wintering grounds. Estimation of population size, survival and calving rates of killer whales is based on the use of photo-identification and mark-recapture methods. Photo-identification is also used to study movement and area use of killer whales in relation to the changes in NSS herring wintering distribution. Acoustic behaviour of Norwegian killer whales, especially during feeding events, is currently being studied and compared to Icelandic fish-eating killer whales. Population structure of North Atlantic killer whales is looked between Norwegian, Icelandic and Scottish killer whales using photo-identification and genetic samples collected from each location.
Field notes from Norway
During our field season in 2005 we encountered several killer whale groups in Vestfjord and also inside Tysfjord. Weather conditions were generally good but we also needed to spend a few days onshore due to heavy winds. The sailing boat Iolaire worked as a reliable platform for our work but was also accompanied by a rib-boat for a few weeks.
During November and December we continued photo-identification work both in Vestfjord and Tysfjord. Photo-identification works as a basis for all other studies done on Norwegian killer whales as in all studies we need to be able to identify the killer whale group we are working with. We also used a hydrophone array to study the acoustic behaviour of feeding killer whales, special interest was in carousel feeding events. The most exciting piece of research in 2005 was done by PhD student Ari Shapiro (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute) and his team, where killer whale movement and acoustic behaviour was studied by using suction cup attached DTAGs. Shapiro with his team managed to tag 8 killer whales altogether in Tysfjord area during November. Results of this study reveal interesting aspects of killer whale diving and acoustic behaviour during carousel feeding.
This year we had two research teams working in the area but cooperating with each other. One of the teams was led by PhD student Ari Shapiro (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute). His team was focused using DTAGs, towed hydrophone array and photo-identification to study acoustic and movement behaviour of killer whales. This work was a continuation of the studies done during the 2005 field season. Their team used the sailing boat Iolaire and rib-boat as their platforms.
The other highly international research cruise was led by Dr. Petter Kvadsheim (FFI) and Dr. Patrick Miller (Sea Mammal Research Unit). The objectives of the trial were to study impacts of low frequency (LFAS 1-2 kHz) and mid frequency (MFAS 6-7 kHz) active sonar on killer whales and herring, in addition to testing the capability of active and passive sonar systems for detection of marine mammals, in orded to mitigate possible effects of sonar or seismic sources, were tested. On this cruise, two vessels with two rib-boats were used as platforms. Together with photo-identification the team made behavioural observations of killer whales.
In 2006 we found most of the killer whale groups in Vestfjord and only on few occasions inside Tysfjord. This could have been an indication of a change happening in the NSS herring wintering distribution area.
In November our team worked using the sailing boat Iolaire as a platform, thanks to the generosity of her new owner Wilhelm Munthe-Kaas, who skippered her for the team during this period. We were covering the Vestfjord area and conducted photo-identification, acoustic behavioural and genetic studies, done by Sanna Kuningas, Filipa Samarra and Andy Foote. Sightings of killer whales were few and very widely spread throughout Vestfjord. Killer whales were mostly travelling fast in search of scarce herring inside the fjords. Additionally weather conditions were poor with several heavy wind days and we were forced to spend many days onshore.
During December the research team joined another research cruise lead by Dr. Petter Kvadsheim (FFI) and Dr. Patrick Miller (Sea Mammal Research Unit) on H.U. Sverdrup. The team conducted photo-identification work, used hydrophone array to help locate the whales and to do recordings. New tagging techniques were tested for DTAGs, LKTAGs and satellite tags. Only a few killer whale groups were encountered inside Vestfjord, Tysfjord and Ofotfjord and these groups were mostly travelling fast and in an unpredictable fashion. The new NSS herring wintering grounds North and Northwest of the Lofoten islands were also visited for a few days during calm weather. In these offshore areas we found large aggregations of many killer whale groups, together with fin whales and sperm whales. The offshore area is very challenging area to work during winter time when we are faced with extremely low light conditions and heavy winds. This year it was very clear that a dramatic change has happened in the NSS herring´s wintering distribution and its effect on killer whale distribution was also evident.
An international research cruise was conducted in May-June in waters around Lofoten and Vesterålen Islands, led by Dr. Petter Kvadsheim (FFI), as a continuation of the research cruise done in winter 2006. The objective was again to conduct natural behaviour studies, tag cetaceans with DTAGs and LKTAGs and study the impact of low frequency (LFAS 1-2 kHz) and mid frequency (MFAS 6-7 kHz) active sonar on their behaviour. During this cruise we encountered several killer whale groups outside Lofoten Islands, especially in Røstbanken area. One killer whale group, including a young calf, was also found inside Vestfjord.
During November, a few days were spent on a fishing boat offshore, approximately 60-70nm NW of Andøya Island, where most of the spring-spawning herring is currently over-wintering. During fishing operations several killer whale groups were seen feeding around fishing boats, taking advantage of easy herring catch falling from the nets. It was possible to see even four different killer whale groups at the same time within a small area. At this latitude (70N°-71N°) low light conditions significantly limit photographing possibilities, making it a challenge to identify individuals. Some photo-identification photographs were collected and additionally a video camera was used to film feeding killer whales.
While killer whale sightings offshore were frequent, there have been only a few killer whale encounters inside the fjord system during November and December this year. Those killer whales which enter the fjords travel quickly through the area looking for the now-sparsely distributed herring in the areas previous known as good feeding grounds. The fjord system has previously been the spring-spawning herring wintering area and a hotspot for killer whales during October-January. However, during the last two or three years we have witnessed a clear decrease in numbers of killer whale individuals and groups inside Vestfjord, Tysfjord and Ofotfjord.
Since 2008, NSS herring and killer whales have mainly been found during winter months in the offshore waters of the Norwegian Sea above 70°N. These areas are logistically very difficult to access in winter and practically impossible to do photo-identification work in. Over the last three years, part of the large NSS herring stock has been found inside Andfjord during December and January. Killer whales have also followed their migrating prey to this area and have been frequently encountered in Andfjord over the last three winters.
Photo-identification work of killer whales was carried out during January 2013 in Andfjord. In this fjord large numbers of humpback whales and also some fin whales were seen to feed on herring, side by side with killer whales. Dynamic situation with the NSS herring and the Norwegian Sea ecosystem keeps us on our toes once trying to predict how the next years will develop regarding NSS herring and killer whale distribution.
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