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One of my wishes is that those dark trees,
So old and firm they scarcely show the breeze,
Were not, as 'twere, the merest mask of gloom,
But stretched away unto the edge of doom.
I should not be withheld but that some day
Into their vastness I should steal away,
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Or highway where the slow wheel pours the sand.
I do not see why I should e'er turn back,
Or those should not set forth upon my track
To overtake me, who should miss me here
And long to know if still I held them dear.
They would not find me changed from him they knew—
Only more sure of all I thought was true.
–Robert Frost, Into My Own from: A Boy's Will (1915)
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The paramount obligation of a college is to develop in its students the ability to think clearly and independently, and the ability to live confidently, courageously, and hopefully.
Let us take a moment to compare these texts. The first thing to observe about the older one is that it is a sentence. It expresses an idea by placing concepts in relation to one another within the kind of structure that we call a syntax. It is, moreover, highly wrought: a parallel structure underscored by repetition, five adverbs balanced two against three.
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PACKAGING THE FUTURE: Inspiration from Ants!
Thus far in our Packaging the Future Series, we've looked at how plants (coconuts) and animals (Wombat butts) can serve as inspiration for planet-friendly packaging. But insects, with their tough, waterproof, breathable and totally biodegradable exoskeletons shouldn't be ignored. Insects have been kickin' it on this planet for over 400 million years and have outlived most other animal groups – even through major extinction events like the one that killed the dinosaurs! Even then humble ant can serve as a remarkable model for natural design brilliance – read on to take a look at these tiny titans' incredible attributes!
I've had a lifelong fascination with ants; as a child, I spent much of my time in the woods, and unlike most of the other animals who would shy from my presence, ants never paid me any mind, crisscrossing the floor of my forest hideaways with neither interest nor acknowledgement of my existence. This of course made me admire them terribly, and when I learned about how they can lift 20 times their own body weight (actually some species can lift only 10, while others can lift up to 50), I knew my admiration was deserved.
I read up on how ants build their hills, how like the bees in my grandma's apiary the queen ant breeds and others work, how they are one of the more ancient of the insects, and how successful they are. As reported on Wikipedia,"Their ecological dominance may be measured by their biomass, and estimates in different environments suggest that they contribute 15-20% (on average and nearly 25% in the tropics) of the total terrestrial animal biomass, which exceeds that of the vertebrates…only a few large islands such as Greenland, Iceland, parts of Polynesia and the Hawaiian Islands lack native ant species." Yep, I was right as an eight-year-old; ants are cool, able to live almost anywhere, and have successfully moved about the Earth for 130 million years (mid-Cretaceous forward). And part of their success can be attributed to their exoskeleton.
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October 21, 2010 at 1:18 pm
Reading this makes me feel kind of antsy…
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Ants and bugs generally creep me out, but I have respect for the resourcefulness. If someone could create packaging with ant exo-skeleton properties, it would be really useful, not to mention, probably make them a lot of money.
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i love biomimicry!
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Fatty Acid Profile, Mitochondrial (C8-C18), Serum
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Biochemical diagnosis of inborn errors of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation, including deficiencies of medium-chain acyl-Co-A dehydrogenase, long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-Co-A dehydrogenase, very long-chain acyl-Co-A dehydrogenase, and glutaricacidemia type 2.
Genetics Test Information Provides information that may help with selection of the correct test or proper submission of the test request
Biochemical diagnosis of inborn errors of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Mitochondrial beta-oxidation is the main source of energy to skeletal and heart muscle during periods of fasting. When the body's supply of glucose is depleted, fatty acids are mobilized from adipose tissue and converted to ketone bodies thorough a series of steps providing an alternate source of energy. Deficient enzymes at any step in this pathway prevent the production of energy during periods of physiologic stress such as fasting or intercurrent illness.
The major clinical manifestations associated with fatty acid oxidation (FAO) disorders include hypoketotic hypoglycemia, liver disease and failure, skeletal myopathy, dilated/hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and sudden unexpected death in early life. Signs and symptoms may vary greatly in severity, combination and age of presentation. Life-threatening episodes of metabolic decompensation frequently occur after periods of inadequate calorie intake or intercurrent illness. When properly diagnosed, patients with FAO disorders respond favorably to fasting avoidance, diet therapy, and aggressive treatment of intercurrent illnesses, with significant reduction of morbidity and mortality.
Disease-specific characteristic patterns of metabolites from FAO disorders are detectable in blood, bile, urine, and cultured fibroblasts of living and many deceased individuals. Quantitative determination of C8-C18 fatty acids is an important element of the work-up and differential diagnosis of candidate patients. Fatty acid profiling can detect quantitatively modest, but nevertheless significant, abnormalities even when patients are asymptomatic and under dietary treatment. Enzyme and molecular confirmatory testing is also available for many of the FAO disorders at Mayo Medical Laboratories.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
Octanoic Acid, C8:0
<1 year: 7-63 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 9-41 nmol/mL
> or =18 years: 8-47 nmol/mL
Decenoic Acid, C10:1
<1 year: 0.8-4.8 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 1.6-6.6 nmol/mL
> or =18 years: 1.8-5.0 nmol/mL
Decanoic Acid, C10:0
<1 year: 2-62 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 3-25 nmol/mL
> or =18 years: 2-18 nmol/mL
Lauroleic Acid, C12:1
<1 year: 0.6-4.8 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 1.3-5.8 nmol/mL
> or =18 years: 1.4-6.6 nmol/mL
Lauric Acid, C12:0
<1 year: 6-190 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 5-80 nmol/mL
> or =18 years: 6-90 nmol/mL
Tetradecadienoic Acid, C14:2
<1 year: 0.3-6.5 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 0.2-5.8 nmol/mL
> or =18 years: 0.8-5.0 nmol/mL
Myristoleic Acid, C14:1
<1 year: 1-46 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 1-31 nmol/mL
> or =18 years: 3-64 nmol/mL
Myristic Acid, C14:0
<1 year: 30-320 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 40-290 nmol/mL
> or =18 years: 30-450 nmol/mL
Hexadecadienoic Acid, C16:2
<1 year: 4-27 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 3-29 nmol/mL
> or =18 years: 10-48 nmol/mL
Palmitoleic Acid, C16:1w7
<1 year: 20-1,020 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 100-670 nmol/mL
> or =18 years: 110-1,130 nmol/mL
Palmitic Acid, C16:0
<1 year: 720-3,120 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 960-3,460 nmol/mL
> or =18 years: 1,480-3,730 nmol/mL
Linoleic Acid, C18:2w6
1-31 days: 350-2,660 nmol/mL
32 days-11 months: 1,000-3,300 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 1,600-3,500 nmol/mL
> or =18 years: 2,270-3,850 nmol/mL
Oleic Acid, C18:1w9
<1 year: 250-3,500 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 350-3,500 nmol/mL
> or =18 years: 650-3,500 nmol/mL
Stearic Acid, C18:0
<1 year: 270-1,140 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 280-1,170 nmol/mL
> or =18 years: 590-1,170 nmol/mL
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
Fatty acid oxidation disorders are recognized on the basis of disease-specific metabolite patterns that are correlated to the results of other investigations in plasma (carnitine, acylcarnitines) and urine (organic acids, acylglycines).
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
For nutritional assessment, a 12- to 14-hour fast is required; however, patients suspected of having a fatty acid oxidation disorder should not fast before testing owing to the possibility of acute metabolic decompensation. Instead, draw the specimen after the longest fast possible, just before feeding. In the case of a patient on total parenteral nutrition (TPN), specimen can be drawn as normal.
Clinical Reference Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Stellaard F, ten Brink HJ, Kok RM et al: Stable isotope dilution analysis of very long chain fatty acids in plasma, urine, and amniotic fluid by electron capture negative ion mass fragmentography. Clin Chim Acta 1990;192:133-144
2. Rinaldo P, Matern D, Bennett MJ: Fatty acid oxidation disorders. Ann Rev Physiol 2002;64:477-502
3. Lagerstedt SA Hinrichs DR, Batt SM, et al: Quantitative determination of plasma C8-C26 total fatty acids for the biochemical diagnosis of nutritional and metabolic disorders. Mol Gen Metab 2001;73(1):38-45


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Muslim Massacre, an amateur PC game, has drawn sharp criticism from Britain's Islamic community.
As reported by the Telegraph, the game was programmed by Eric Vaughn aka Sigvatr, an American who currently lives in Australia. The website for the game calls it "The Game of Modern Religious Genocide," and describes it as follows:
The United States of America has declared war on Islam! Take control of the American hero and wipe out the Muslim race with an arsenal of the world's most destructive weapons! Don't be a liberal pussy!
Mohammed Shafiq, head of the Ramadhan Foundation, a U.K.-based Muslim youth organization criticized the game:
Encouraging children and young people in a game to kill Muslims is unacceptable, tasteless and deeply offensive. There is an increase in violence in this country and some of it comes from video games. When kids spend six hours a day on violent games they are more likely to go outside and commit violence.
If it was the other way around, with a game featuring Muslims killing Israelis or Americans, there would be uproar and rightly so. We would urge ISPs to take action against sites like this.
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We just uploaded Agoraphobia from our London show on June 14th, 2011 to the Mobile Roadie app, go check it out!
If you haven't downloaded the app yet, you're missing out. We have a lot of content we'll be making available only on the app in the next few weeks. It runs on iPhone and Android and the best part of it is that it's absolutely free. Use it to listen to exclusive tracks, get in contact with other fans on the road, and keep track of the ongoing tour: http://mobileroadie.com/apps/incubushq
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A home is arguably one of the largest financial investments a person will make in their lifetime. While property values over time are determined by national variables, the economy and local market conditions, the care and upkeep of a property is also a crucial element toward achieving a solid re-sell. Whether you are planning on adding more rooms to create extra space, upgrading your kitchen with new appliances or are thinking of putting your home on the market, Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation offers some essential home improvement tips that might increase the value of your home.
Kitchen Makeover: Out of all the rooms in the house, the kitchen is the most popular to remodel. According to Remodeling Magazine, money spent to upgrade a kitchen produces the highest return on investment. "Hot" kitchen makeover trends include adding dual sinks, cooking stations, extra-long dishwashers, under-cabinet lighting, warming ovens and wine coolers.
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Force India are looking to make amends in China after failing to get either car to the chequered flag at the previous race in Malaysia...
Force India are looking to make amends in China after failing to get either car to the chequered flag at the previous race in Malaysia...
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Q: Paul, you head to China after very contrasting results in the first two rounds. How do you feel about this start of the season?
PdR: I am really looking forward to the next two races in China and Bahrain. We were unlucky not to get any points in Malaysia, but we can take some positives from the performance we showed on the track. We looked to be one of the fastest cars during the early part of the race. It's a good sign for the rest of the season.
Q: What are your expectations for this weekend's race?
PdR: The climate in China is very different compared to the first two races, but we've performed well in the cool conditions of Melbourne and in the heat of Malaysia. The team has had a sensible approach to the start of the season; we worked hard to get a good understanding of our package and we're already reaping the rewards. The objective for China is to make up for the missed opportunity of Malaysia and be firmly back in the points.
Q: The team is currently fifth in the Championship. Do you think you can sustain this level of performance as the season progresses?
PdR: It is important not to get carried away and to keep doing our job at each race. We appear to be in a good position at the moment, but no one can say where we will be compared to our rivals after the next two races. We know McLaren are a very strong team and they will develop well, so all we can do is continue pushing hard to try and stay ahead of them. We have been doing a good job so far - better than many people expected - but there's a long way to go.
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Q: Adrian, the car was very competitive for most of the Malaysian weekend. How did the event unfold for you?
AS: The car was definitely quick, but I felt more comfortable in the dry and I struggled more during the wet part of qualifying. The start of the race was good: I was running in eighth position before my first stop, but that's when things started to go wrong in the pits. It's a shame we had the problem because the car felt very strong, but sometimes these things happen. Now we need to focus on the performance to try and repeat it in China.
Q: Are you confident that the car will be good in Shanghai?
AS:The layout is not too different to Sepang, so it should suit us again and I hope we can be strong there. Also, we know there are lots of areas where we can improve because we have learned a lot from the first couple of races. The other teams will not stand still so we need to keep pushing hard and keep up this momentum. We will have a new tyre combination in China - the soft and the medium - and we appear to be quite good at managing our tyres so we need to use that to our advantage.
Q: What about your thoughts on the track?
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Actually, it turns out that wining is an important aspect of Purim. Not the kind you do when you complain that your Hamentaschen fell apart or a Monn seed got caught in your teeth, but the kind of wining that involves uncorking, unbridled imbibing. It is almost mandated that celebrators of the Purim feast indulge in too much wine. It harkens back to the notion that King Ahasuerus was more than a little tipsy when he sent away his wife Vashti and began searching for a new member for his harem. That's how Esther got the gig and well the rest is history.
So, in honor of Purim, I will leave the ubiquitous Hamentaschen recipe to someone else. Because I am the resident carnivore, I will ply you with three recipes that pair meat and wine. The rules of cooking with wine are fairly simple and they all begin with the same mantra; Never cook with a wine you wouldn't drink. That means that the bottle of cooking wine you bought in the supermarket, which is nothing more than a salty, additive laden bottle of liquid, should immediately be tossed. Any wine that shares real estate with mustard and ketchup is definitely not good enough to drink (and probably not kosher). The alcohol content is too low to impart any flavor and the saltiness will ruin your dish. I'm not saying you need to invest in a Rothschild bottle, but ask your wine merchant for a moderately priced ($10–$15 range) bottle good enough to drink.
The old rule of white with white meat and red with red meat is passé. There are subtle reds that enhance a good chicken dish, strong reds that stand up to the gaminess of turkey and crisp whites that work beautifully with veal. You also need to be mindful of how long a dish will cook, so that the wine you select doesn't either cook out or overpower based on the cooking time And, you must consider the flavors in the dish. Hot peppers, or Middle Eastern spices, wreak havoc on some wines that would pair nicely with citrusy ingredients. Let your wine merchant know your flavor profile and style of preparation, not just your protein, and they can help guide you toward the correct wine.
Lucky for you the kosher wine market is booming. Varietals that had never been available before are readily available now. From oaky Chardonnay to a fruity Pinot Noir, your choices are virtually unlimited. I find that a little online research goes a long way. Peruse the Internet and you'll find a broad selection of solid kosher wines. For the recipes below, might I suggest a Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc for the white wine, a Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot or Shiraz for the red wine, and a dry sherry or Madeira for the fortified wine. Be sure to pour whatever remains in your glass and toast Queen Esther. So, without any hesitation, I invite you to grab a corkscrew and walk not so straight a line through our meat and wine cooking adventure. L'chaim.
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They get their fuel from the used oil tank behind restaurants.
All processing of incoming oil takes place right on the bus, mostly while it's in motion. That means heating, water separation and filtration. They get about 10 mpg on veggie oil, which is about the same as they do on diesel.
This bus is a VEGGIE DIESEL bus, that can burn straight vegetable oil, as well as regular diesel or biodiesel.
It's a "two-tank" system, which means the bus has a small tank of biodiesel (or diesel) to start the engine, and then they switch to straight vegetable oil when the engine is hot.
For the uninitiated, Biodiesel is veggie oil that's been subjected to a chemical process so it's thin and runny (lower viscosity) all the time and can be run in unmodified diesel engines. This bus runs on straight veggie oil, no reaction needed. It only requires biodiesel or diesel fuel except for starting and shutting down the engine.
Check out [www.biotour.org biotour.org's website] for the history of how their methods have evolved.
Here Ethan Burke shows the pre-filters.
In another side compartment is the collection hose. They park next to the restaurant's waste tank, dip the end of their collection hose into the top, and start pumping oil into their storaage tanks.
They dip a piece of cardboard into the oil and do other connoisseur stuff to see if they want that restaurant's oil or not.
They don't want the oil at the bottom of the waste tank because that's where water and dirt settles. Their collection hose has a screen on the end to filter out bits of french fries, dead leaves, etc.
Step 1: Storage Tanks
The incoming oil goes here. The transfer pump can empty either of the side tanks into the center tank.
The center tank is heated.
Ethanol is widely used in South America as an aircraft and vehicle fuel; E85 biodiesel is common in Europe (not UK and Ireland); biodiesel from rapeseed is common in Europe; use of recycled engine oil as diesel is practised in the US as "black" diesel; Ireland allows 2500 litres of biodiesel tax-free per year; ethanol is now common in European petrol, to at least 10% per litre.....I saw Waukesha V-16 diesels running on natural gas in oil fields. Ran very clean as a result.
Wow, it's incredible that you can power a whole bus with this waste oil. I wonder if the exhaust smells like chicken fingers and egg rolls! This conversion must have taken some serious smarts and a lot of patience.
Working with an application as big as that and such a rarely used energy source must have been intimidating. I just finished up my Instructable on converting an air compressor to a larger capacity by adding air receiver tanks and thought THAT was intense.
I can't imagine how much work went into performing this task and THEN logging onto this website to show everyone how you did it. Anyone else crazy enough to try a conversion like this one?! LOL
can any body tell me that how can i get fuel from waste plastic
i saw some videos about " convert waste plastic into fuel diesel patrol, gasoline".But i don't know the equipment. (i want to do it at home.)
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The steps are 20-> 5-> 1. If you were ever wondering what to do with the disgusting rest aka fat.
Here is a solution. :-)
This is a really powerful stove which has about 10 kw. It burns anything like fat, oil or even used engine oil and there will be NO=0! smoke!
If you want details send me a mail
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I have got your detailed written plans but have you got any pictures of the steps that I can see or a youtube video?
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Just one thing to mention: be careful with the smoke if it dosent burn decent (white smoke etc.) it hurts in the lungs and is probably very bad.
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I have been working on a waste oil heater for my workshop and saw this. Any chance you could share the design with me.
Thanks in advance.
Biodiesel is a fuel that is made from the long-chain esters (fatty acids) from plants. These are usually concentrated in a few parts of the plant such as seeds.
The problem is that only a very small part of the overall plant, just a few percent of its dry weight, is made up of these esters. The rest is basically some kind of cellulose or starch. So you'd be throwing away that part of the plant (or doing something less useful with it) rather than making fuel from it.
Their may be a niche for biodiesel, using by-products that we'd throw away anyway (like old vegetable oil) , but it would never make sense to grow plants for this purpose -- it would be too expensive (which is what i was trying to get at).
FYI About Biodiesel:
The Penn State site has this to say about the disadvantages of biodiesel:
Biodiesel requires very high production costs. The reasons for this are mainly that soybeans, the predominant source of biodiesel, only yield 20% oil, when much more is needed. Recycled oils can be used more cost effectively, but there isn't nearly enough recycled oil to satisfy the demand for biodiesel as a fuel. Understandably, there are also a lot of steps taken to produce and utilize the soybeans. The cultivation of the crops and the transformation of them into biodiesel takes time. The numerous amounts of manpower and machine needed for this process adds to the high cost.
FYI About Ethanol:
From USA TODAY:
Politically it's hard to go wrong promoting an alternative fuel made from American corn. But, as often happens, reality rears its ugly head.
Ethanol is a cleaner-burning fuel than gasoline, to be sure — using ethanol instead of gas can reduce greenhouse gases by 35-46%, according to Argonne National Laboratory. But it's not as efficient a fuel as gasoline. In fact, it takes a gallon and a half of ethanol to give you the same energy as a gallon of gas.
Let's do some math.
To get a gallon of ethanol, you need a little more than 26 pounds of corn, and an acre of land can yield about 9,400 pounds per year. In other words, one acre of land can generate about 362 gallons of ethanol per year.
But people in the U.S. use about 174 million gallons of gasoline per day just for their cars (so says the Department of Energy). If the Magic Fairy came down and all our cars suddenly ran on ethanol we would need about 261 million gallons per day.
That would require more than 260 million acres of corn to produce. Considering that in 2000 farmers in the U.S. harvested about 73 million acres of corn, it looks like they'll need to get cracking.
They'll also need to get spraying. See, you can't get that kind of yield without fertilizer, and I'm not talking about manure. Corn growers in the U.S. use about 137 pounds of nitrogen fertilizer per acre, according to the 2002 Agricultural Chemical Usage. They'll also need weed control — about a pound per acre of atrazine, the most popular herbicide. And let's not forget all the fresh water for irrigation.
So let's cut to the chase: To get enough ethanol from corn to power our cars, Americans would need to use almost 13 million tons more fertilizer, and dump more than 93.5 million tons of atrazine into the environment every year. (The potential health effects of atrazine read like the small print in a drug ad: congestion of the heart, lungs, and kidneys; low blood pressure; muscle spasms; weight loss; damage to adrenal glands. And that's in the short term.)
There is a lot of good to say about ethanol — it's renewable, it's easily portable, it's fairly 'energetic,' and it burns cleaner than gasoline. But it's not the answer. It's not magic. Remember that politicians are very good at bending the truth and forgetting to mention the down sides. And just because something grows on trees — or stalks — doesn't mean it doesn't cost.
The only "real" problems with biodiesel are finding the best way to grow algae and finding a way to keep 100% biodiesel from gelling at low temperatures. (It gets waxy when cold.) Oh yeah, and everyone would have to drive diesels...lol.
The advantages are amazing...overall reduction in CO2 (by about 70-75%). Burning biodiesel puts out a little more CO2 than regular diesel, but the production process for biodiesel puts out a LOT less CO2 than the diesel production process. There's already infrastructure in place for biodiesel, which is NOT the case for hydrogen.
So, what's not to love? I'm not saying it's going to be the solution to all our fuel issues, but it's definitely the best choice we have available right now and will buy us more time for other solutions.
Plus, no more importing oil! :) (at least not as much...)
I still have my '85 Renault 5 1.4l - It gets around 45-50mpg @ around 100hp. The Turbo models were never sold in Canada, but if I could find one...
Couldn't agree more...I dunno why I have to own a 6L diesel, at an avg of ~17 mpg (unloaded) to pull my workload when I know it can be done with around 20% of the displacement and even perform at around 2-300% of the fuel efficiency...
FYI: I drive a Ford f250 Super Duty 6.0L turbo diesel, making a maximum of 305 HP, even though I only use around 200HP when pulling 8 tons around the Smoky Mountains...and I average a little over 9 MPG when towing heavy.
In my youth, I owned a '81 Volkswagen Caddy with a tiny 1.6 L 4-cylinder, ~130HP diesel engine that had a 1/4 ton capacity and I normally hauled a 6000Lb boat and trailer with it... for around 30+MPG...WHILE PULLING!
Nowadays, a 1/2 ton rated pickup can do the same job...with a 4+Liter engine making around 300 HP (way more than needed) and a measly `20+MPG (unloaded)...
Seems like we've regressed, eh?
I'm actually pretty sure that algae captures more of the sun's energy and produces more oxygen (a byproduct of photosynthesis) than all plants combined. No better time to start killing algae than during a global warming crisis right?!?
You know who doesn't have this problem...the Amish. So the solution to all this is, become Amish.
Read more:
Read about it here:
Cellulosic ethanol: not likely to be viable
Cellulosic ethanol: not likely to be viable New study from mainstream ag economists at Iowa State
Sometimes we forget that Diesel was a brilliant inventor and
ran his early models on Peanut Oil. His invention brought us away
from steam. A great book to read and is free online is :
Diesel's Rational Heat Motor
A lecture
By Rudolph Diesel
He was a Genius, Not a Product! And died under mysterious circumstances.
We are creating a center called The Global ARC with a bunch of scholars, authors, grassroots passionatios, scientists and begin with a 2000 mile bike journey. We need a bio fuel bus to follow. The project will be a documentary and can be followed in real time. Do you have such a bus?
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by Barry Wood
It's a warm welcome back to the PTT Pattaya Open for the smiling Serb, Ana Ivanovic, who has some unfinished business to attend to here.
On her last visit two years ago she was upset in the quarter-finals by Roberta Vinci, but this year she is back as a potential champion after a fine 2012 season. That culminated in an appearance in the Fed Cup final during which she claimed an impressive victory over former world number two and 2011 Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova.
Ana's success has earned her friends in high places. The Serbian President even attended her 20th birthday party. He wasn't able to attend in later years because in 2010 and 2011 she was busy celebrating her birthday in Bali by winning the Tournament of Champions. Yes, twice.
She has been named UNICEF National Ambassador to Serbia specialising in child safety in schools, and she was even nominated for the US Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award. She's received four WTA Awards, twice for Most Improved Player, the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award and for Humanitarian of the Year. Other awards include the International Sports Press Association's Women's Tennis Player of the Year and the International Tennis Writer's Association Ambassador of the Year.
Oh, and she won the French Open and has reigned as the world number one. Respect!
Ana enjoyed an excellent 2012 season, despite a couple of injury setbacks. The first came at Indian Wells in March where she reached the semi-finals before having to retire against Maria Sharapova with a left hip injury. Still, she recovered quickly enough to reach the fourth round at her next tournament in Miami before falling to Venus Williams.
Another hip injury, this time on the right side, forced her to miss Eastbourne, but again she recovered quickly to enjoy a fine run to the fourth round at Wimbledon before going down to world number two Victoria Azarenka. Another highlight was her march to the quarter-finals of the US Open where she ran into eventual champion Serena Williams. And, of course, she was proud to represent her country not only in the Fed Cup final but at the Olympics in London.
That was then. Now she's been looking forward to her return to Pattaya.
"It's a peaceful tournament and a very relaxing place to be," she said. "It's hard to think of a more beautiful setting on the Tour, right by the ocean. I love the beach, so it is perfect for me. I also love the Thai culture and the manner of the Thai people – they are some of the kindest and most friendly people I have met."
It wasn't all tennis when she was here before, as like several other players she grabbed the opportunity to speed across the waves below the tournament site at the luxurious Dusit Resort.
"I did a few things, to explore the surroundings. I had a walk towards the centre of the town and I stopped at a hotel with a great view of the city, and drank one cocktail there! My friend Tamira Paszek and I also rented jet-skis one day, which was a lot of fun.
"I enjoyed my time there two years ago but I didn't do myself justice on the court. I want to put that right this time and challenge for the title. Scheduling-wise it's perfect for a European player such as myself, as we are halfway between (the Australian Open in) Melbourne and home.
"I feel that I have a lot more structure in place now (in my game). The first time I played in Pattaya I actually didn't have a coach, and I stopped working with my fitness trainer soon after. Now I have Nigel Sears as my coach and we work well together. I've been moving up the rankings and I'm feeling much more confident than I did back then."


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What would it take to create the worlds most perfect island? The Cabo Verde Tenth Island Project.
Teachers and students from around the world are collaborating to build the worlds most perfect island. We are call our project "The Cabo Verde Tenth Island Project." Our work is based on the real island of Santa Luzia, Cabo Verde. This island is uninhabited. It is perfect for our global distance learning project. Most of our students are in high school. We are open to letting younger students participate. We just recently returned from the Cabo Verde Islands and spoke with the president, teachers, business leaders, and students. We are all in agreement and the project is now underway. We need your help. What would we have to do to create the worlds most perfect island? How would we even get started. What should we use for energy? How can we turn salt water into fresh water? How will we feed each other? How will we create jobs? Can different people from around the world get along with each other? What types of government will we create for each other? Is it possible to create an island off the West Coast of Africa where people can live in peace? You can follow the work that we have completed by visiting http://www.KidsTalkRadioUSA.com.
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This virtual international global learning project was started in the USA by educator Bob Barboza and his team at Super School University. Bob spoke the idea of "The Cabo Verde Tenth Island Project," at the International V Congresso on the Cabo Verde Island of Sao Vincente. Bob was then asked to present the idea to First Lady and President Pedro Pires of the Cabo Verde Islands. The US group then returned home to the US to start the project. When the project is complete Kids Talk Radio, Super School Teen TV, Super School Press and Youth World News will send a special audio and video podcasts to President Obama's "Race To The Top " education advisory team.
This project integrates Obama's STEM Program of studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics. We need your fresh idea?
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May 25 2011: A unitque opportunity for participating, virtually and on site, on a project-based learning experience. The essence of island creation involves myriad aspects of an environment -- soil/geology, strengths of materials/engineering, societal planning/social engineering, habitat/water and food resources, survival/sustainability systems, biochemical/bioengineering approaches, communications and transportation!
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May 24 2011: In this world wide collaboration, communication and comprehension will be vital to achieve the goals of the project. Using 3D models to visualize and communicate design concepts, layouts, express challenges, and bridge language barriers will be a pillar to completion. We at 2BOT physical Modeling Technologies are looking forward to assisting educators and students with the utilization of the classroom ModelMaker to facilitate the creation of the 3D models for the project.
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Using such 3D models will enable broader understanding of design concepts, proposal review, space utilization, island planning all through visual communication.May 16 2011: I would suggest starting by studying the island. If you have wind build wind farms, if you have sun . . . Feeding each other is usually done by farming -- what kind of crops grow nearby? Salt water can be turned to fresh with a solar still. Food can be cooked with a parabolic dish.
What kind of government? Try something untried, anarcho-anything, rule by citizen's jury, rule by judges. People don't like taking orders, try leading by consent.
As for jobs, it's not a perfect island if you're forced to get a job like in America. I'd want to live in a place where money wasn't important and the threat of poverty didn't make me follow orders all day. Try to make it so people have to do little they don't want to. Give them land and let them fish and farm. Sell a cash crop for export. Tobacco, or farm expensive seafood? (don't use the tobacco yourselves of course)
People can get along, team-building exercises like games and stuff should work.
Share! Greed is the reason everywhere else isn't a perfect island.
My two cent'sMay 12 2011: We need more fresh ideas is right. Unfortunately, fresh ideas come at a cost of being ridiculed or worse black balled by the very people who stand to gain the most.
With that said I will offer a fresh idea that is backed by many years of study, a working prototype and independent verification. Yet with all this is still called impossible by the established science community.
The fresh idea is that the universe is full of energy, not a void as now taught. And that this energy can be and has been tapped to produce safe clean unlimited energy for our world. So if we are to create the perfect island then it should have the perfect energy supply systems.
I just spoke in person with the PhD chemist who independent verified the reality of an engine that was producing 107 hp at 800 rpms with no fuel, no intake, no exhaust, no heat and no other source to create the power it was producing other than that it was converting energy from the universe. He and the inventor truly did not know why the engine worked it just did. Because of a lack of a model that answered the question of how could this be possible the engine has set for over 30 years after the inventor died suddenly.
I have come to the knowledge of why this engine works from a need to understand and teach students how to build self replicating robots. Robots that can take the dirt they sit on and convert it into the parts necessary to make copies of themselves. I need to understand the physics of matter in order to make this conversion. In my studies I came across the idea of matter is made of waves in the ocean we call the universe. At first this seemed to good to be true. However, after many years of research I have come to understand that the wave model best fits the true nature of the universe and explains how it all works. Including how and why this impossible engine is real.
You truly cannot put new wine into old bottles. This perfect island project may be our only opportunity to bring about change.
May 16 2011: Why don't you donate one of those engines and some of those robots. I wasn't aware they existed. Heck I'll buy one of your engines if you can prove it works and I'm allowed to build more. I have high standards for proof though.May 11 2011: Jr. Business School sees the Tenth Island Project as a fantastic opportunity for students to explore what it means to have sustainable economic growth. Some questions to propose to stimulate conversation would be: 1. What is needed to kick start entrepreneurialism? How do we minimize greed and monopoly in a growing free market economy? How do we improve the standard of living of individuals without losing their inherent culture and family ties? Can we expand a business without using debt? What are the basics of wealth accumulation and financial literacy? I could go on. To be brief, the Tenth Island Project provides a fertile backdrop for students to participate in a conversation which includes financial literacy on a multicultural basis...this is going to be fun!
May 16 2011: Why don't you print your own currency? I'd love to see what happens when a government has unlimited money, instead of being burdened with taxes and debt. Be sure to include a way to remove money from the economy to reduce inflation. Try keeping it to zero?
EDIT: Shoot, I just now realized you aren't actually going over there and camping out! Still it sounds like a fun project. I hope your students learn a lot. I visited your website, must be a challenge to do this by correspondence.May 17 2011: Is anyone working on a cheap way to turn salt water into fresh water?
May 18 2011: yes many people..the simplest and cheapest used wave action on large inner tubes as the energy source..was both desalination and energy source..was piloted in NW coast of P/R...what are the tides like on your island? enough to use tdal energy..many systems there..also both cheap, lo tech and very effective. Nad of course water harvetsing is exteremly useful..is your island a hi rainfall area? ( will edit this with cites & links)May 14 2011: Part of our job at Super School University is to help to get high school students excited about studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics. In addition, we are adding the study of languages and the visual and performing arts.
STEM: High School Science Reading Challenge:
Arid Zone Geomorphology-Third Edition
Process, Form and Change in Drylands
Editor: David S. G. Thomas
Project: Cabo Verde Tenth Island Project, 2011-2012
Your challenge is to read Arid Zone Geomorphology and report on the advances that have been made in recent years in the investigation and explanation of landforms and geomorphological processes in drylands. We request that you read and report on regional case studies that will play a role in helping the Cabo Verde Tenth Island Project. We are looking for additional information about Large Scale Controls, Variability in Drylands, Surface Processes and Characteristics, The Work of Water and The Work of Wind, and the geomorphological hazards and the human impact of deserts and arid regions.
Extra credit can be earned by collecting Cabo Verde Tenth Island video and audio podcasts interviews of instructors in the school of Geography and Environmental Studies.
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Pavements and Mantles
Desert Dune Processes and Histories
Geomorphological Hazards in Drylands and Arid Zone Geomorphology
21st Century Global Warming
Additional information can be found at Cabo Verde Tenth Island Project: http://www.KidsTalkRadioUSA.comMay 11 2011: Jr. Medical School has agreed to set up an emergency simulated medicine program for the students and teachers involved in the Cabo Verde Tenth Island Project. In addition, we are working on a medical plan for the island of Santa Luzia, Cabo Verde. Questions: What will be the estimated cost of full time (24 hour) medical services? What medical services will be needed for at least 200 people living on the island (Santa Luzia, Cabo Verde) for two years? What is the best way to setup emergency medical services? Who will help with the master outline for the Cabo Verde 10 Island Project health care programs? Who can we get in the medical community to help with this simulated plan? It would be great to see if we can get the medical community and high school students involved in this conversation.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 15, 2008) - The ETSU volleyball team will look to end its six-game skid as the Bucs host Appalachian State Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Brooks Gym.
The Bucs (2-7, 0-3 A-Sun) dropped matches to Lipscomb and Belmont this past weekend in Nashville, Tenn.
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