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- Jan de Boer
- Paris
- France
This conversation is closed.
Lets reconsider the basics of several sciences. Step 1. The crust of our Earth is floating on...... On what?
Several sciences are based on incorrect assumptions.
That could be expected. We are all suffering sometimes from tunnel vision, blind spots, not-made-here, political correctness, stubbornness and so on.
So, lets have a look at some "facts", decide what is wrong about them and leave it to the scientists to tie up the loose ends in a proper scientific way.
They told us at school: "The crust of our Earth is floating on liquid magma."..... Is that true?
How do you tackle this question?
My way is to estimate the conditions at the underside of the tectonic plates.
First the pressure. Taking in account their thickness, the specific weight of the materials, I come to a pressure of some 20,000 bar plus or minus a few thousands.
Second the temperature. Taking in account their thickness and the temperature gradient I come to a temperature of some 2,000°C plus or minus a few hundreds.
Third, the nature of the material below the crust. If this material is liquid, then the heavier materials will sink down and the lighter materials will move up.
Given the fact that Earth is old, the segregation must have been completed long ago.
Lets look at the lighter atoms and molecules. Most of them are well above their critical point even at 1,000°C and therefor not liquid but gas. Examples are hydrogen, helium, nitrogen, sulpher, sodium and above all carbon-dioxide and water.
An average volcano emits some 500 tons CO2 per hour. There are some 1,500 active volcanoes. Add the emission of sleeping and dead volcanoes and you get a total emission of some ten billion tons CO2 each year. This has been going on for a few billion years, so the crust of our Earth is not floating on liquid lava, but is, like a hovercraft, floating on gas. A mixture of gases, so hot that they are ionized and many are dissociated.
Do you agree so far? If not, proof that I'm wrong.
Next, step 2: Voyage to the center of the Earth.
May 18 2012: premise: light materials are on the top, heavier below
conslusion: crust is floating on gas
logic. gotta love it.
May 18 2012: It is a pretty cool idea! =)
Though, it is debatable, so it is time to find how this theory takes shape, where it could be improved, and/or to dispose of it if incorrect. =)
Gabo Moreno
May 19 2012: The idea is not pretty cool. It is pretty ignorant of the most basic geology. Not only that, it tries to reverse the burden of proof. The onus is on Jan to prove that this idea is right, not on the rest of the world to prove that the idea is wrong. Poor logic.
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May 19 2012: Jan is exactly the individual who I was attempting to refer to, but that has been failed to be translated through my comment, sorry. =)May 19 2012: Hi Gabo
No, I do not reverse the burden of proof. I stated in words why it floats in gases. The fact that it floats on gases leads in later steps to the prediction of other facts that are already published.
I'm not ignorant of the most basic geology, I'm stating that the most basic geology is incorrect.
They told me at school that the central core of the Earth was solid and consisted mainly of iron and that the temperature there is some 4,000 - 4,500 °C.
Why iron? Because there is so much iron in the universe and because its specific weight matches with the specific weight of the core.
Why that temperature? Because the core behaves like being solid and they reasoned that the temperature has to be lower than the critical temperature of iron to be solid.
How could they have known? Ever heard of some one having gone down there with a thermometer?
They made a serious thinking error because 'behaving like' is not equal to 'being'.
Just follow the next steps and you will encounter dozens of such errors.
Notably, errors made by professors working at universities.
Please keep following the developments and judge on the results.
Gabo Moreno
May 20 2012: Well Jan, your whole argument shows that you are ignorant of the most basic geology. Otherwise you would know how they know so many things about the centre and other layers beneath the surface of the planet. You would know that the stuff below the solid surface is not quiet, you would know of the effects of the planet's rotation. You would know about turbulences and convection, you would know about seismic propagation, and about how these waves show evidence for the different layers below the surface, you would know a lot that would have helped you avoid these blunders (because your "hypothesis" is a series of blunders). You would know that geology is not just guessing based on a bunch of assumptions. Heck, you would know that it is not just CO2 that comes out of those volcanoes and have a better sense of proportion.
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So, yes, you are trying to switch the burden of proof. You have proven nothing, you have proposed something on the basis of deep misunderstanding and ignorance of science, then ask to be proven wrong. No. You find evidence showing that you are right without ignoring the evidence and knowledge that shows you wrong. You figure out why the evidence and actual knowledge gained so far would be still consistent with your new evidence, because you can't ignore those pesky details. That's the way it works. Einstein's theories had to be able to explain what Newton explained before, not just overturn physics and avoid explaining why Newton's theories worked all right, and how the new theories work for that and for those things where Newton's theories failed. Got it? Einstein would have gone nowhere unless his theories explained what Newton explained plus much more. All you have is speculation, again, based on ignorance and misunderstanding.
How could I expect this to get better if it already started so wrong?May 31 2012: The continents do not float on liquid magma. They move about on the surface of the asthenosphere. At the temperatures and pressures below the continents the mineral material (rock) of the asthenosphere is "plastic," not liquid. It flows very slowly like the "solid" ice of a glacier. The word asthenosphere's roots mean "without strength."May 28 2012: I think I'm taking a new angle here after reading below, how does your idea explain plate tectonics? Can gas cause enough friction to pull the plates with it at the speed they're going? Also does the amount of gas you propose at that pressure get you the required weight of the earth to provide the gravity it does? At if it was only hot gas in the center you wouldn't get volcanoes at constructive margins as by your theory it would only be gas, as from my knowledge of gases, they move from high to low pressures, so if a crevice opened in the crust (constructive margin) gas constantly pump out until it was in equilibriumMay 24 2012: Searching minds- Guidance in time- Keep up your quest
see www [dot] scribd [dot]com/doc-72919866/Sense-Index
note evolution needs to catch-up with creationMay 21 2012: Hey, guys, he's right you know. The crust is very heavy and it does sink ( subduction zones ), but even though it sinks doesn't mean that its heavier than the material below it. Hence why we see the same material's coming back up in volcanoes. He is also right in the sense that there is an exceptional amount of gas under the crust, but where it comes from and where it goes are two different matters. Most of these gasses are brought down through subduction. Our oceanic crust is the culprit mostly, bringing with it millions of tons of water and carbon dioxide, the carbon being in the form of dead see life, and ocean sediments, and as these sediments, rocks, and water are heated up and melted. The water and carbon turn to gas, but my friends as we know gas is much lighter than rock. Even at tremendous pressures. So the gas tries to escape, forcing itself up through our crust, mixing with molten rock until it reaches the surface, forming our planets volcanoes and releasing Co2 and water into the atmosphere. This process is just one part of the Carbon and Water cycle's. As for what the plates float on it is commonly believed to be Olivine, slightly denser than crust rock, though a thin layer, enough to make the plates rides a smooth one.
May 21 2012: Hi Jarred
One small correction: Gas is not always lighter than rock. Normal air, the kind we inhale, has a weight of 1.4 kg/m3. Increase the pressure to 20,000 bar and the weight runs up to 28,000 kg/m3. almost ten times heavier than rock. Increase the temperature to 2,000°C, then the gas expands to some 8 m3 and the specific weight goes down to some 3.500 kg/m3 which is definitely more than the some 3,000 kg/m3 of rock.
May 21 2012: Thanks, I was just trying to make a point but you are right in that respect.May 20 2012: Hi Jan,
I see that your profile says your from France. Maybe your theory makes more sense in French, then we could use google translate, or something, to fully understand your concept when you type it out in French. If your thought processes works better in another language, then type it in that language and maybe google, or something, can translate that language.
Just a suggestion. =)
May 21 2012: Hi Derek
A change of language would not change the content.
I do not think in words but in abstractions and it is only after I have come to results that I translate the results to one of the languages I speak. The most important element of my text is that I completely disagree with several results of various sciences. And I'm confident that I'm correct because I got answers where those sciences fail to give answers. two examples, 1) geologists do not know how and where liquid lava is formed, 2) science has no explanation how mammoths got frozen standing up at at least two month walking from liquid water they need daily and from the food they have still undigested in their mouth and stomach.
I will supply that explanation in one of the next steps.
Would you please inform me what you do not understand in my text?
May 23 2012: Sure Jan, if my knowledge has enough to comprehend the terminologies. =)
Gabo Moreno
May 24 2012: Make sure Derek to read a bit about geology before buying into Jan's ideas. The materials and state of matter below the crust is not mere assumptions. Read about propagation of seismic waves, how they are measured, and how they reveal things about stuff below the crust. Also read about what most volcanoes expel besides gases. Something about the composition of erupted materials, their relative abundances. Then also read about convection and other sources of turbulence that would not allow magma to behave as a static liquid (a static liquid is implied in Jan's pseudo-science), et cetera. It is fine to have challenging ideas, but it is wrong to state things matter-of-factually, without a proper understanding of the sciences that might be used as foundation to such newer ideas. So, don't be mislead by either Jan or me. Just make sure you have a good foundation to make your own conclusions.
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Best!May 25 2012: Well Gabo,
Actually, I have taken a course in geology and I feel that I am apt to understand certain basic concepts of geology. You are correct in stating that I need to read more about certain aspects. I enjoy someone with a passion and that isn't afraid to challenge certain pre-established ideas, but regardless of Jan's accuracy of information, I enjoy Jan's enthusiam or at least persistency. I live for positivity and constructive conversations. The passion is half the road to self-succession. =)
Whatever the outcome of Jan's hypothesis, it is fascinating to see the process of discovery or reinvention of established ideas. I must give Jan brownie points for his creativity in giving light to old frameworks, but if these frameworks are firm or faulty is what we attempt to understand through this fascinating debate. =)
I am glad to be part of discussion that pushes boundaries of thoughts and ideas. I look foreward to learning.
Thanks for reading my thoughts.May 19 2012: Your argument falls apart due to gravity. Gravity causes more dense materials (metals) to sink towards the center of the earth and less dense materials (gases) toward the surface. I know what you're thinking, "what about volcanic gas?". Most volcanic gases are dissolved in the liquid magma until the pressure drops enough (when it gets to the surface as lava) in order for the gases to separate from the liquid.
May 22 2012: Hi Christopher
First my reaction on your deleted comment.
There is no need to become angry or to use improper words. Anger is OK, but use its energy in a positive manner.
My subject is a very serious matter and it is a very serious error that official science states that the crust is floating on liquid magma.
This is the first step and long before step 10 we will be far beyond your imagination.
To you second comment:
The specific weight and the density of a gas depends on pressure, temperature and atomic/molecular weight. If different gases have the same pressure and temperature, then they have the same quantity of atoms/molecules per m3. The air we inhale has a weight of 1.4 kg/m3.Increase the pressure to 10,000 bar, then the density will be 14,000 kg/m3 and iron and even mercury will float on it
I have a nice, related problem for you. Get a copy of the "Map of Piri Reis", have a long look at it and tell me 1) what is queer about that map and 2) what is the connection with Noah's Ark.
Solve the riddle and you will know that I really have a tiger by its tail.
Comment deletedMay 18 2012: How do you integrate the fact that there are areas where the earth has deep trenches? Then there is plate techtonics, what happens to the recycled earth? Does your gas theory prove a new theory about earthquakes and such?
May 19 2012: Ehem... Gas hypothesis
May 20 2012: Hypothesis....I didn't firgure it out until just now. Thanks to Gabo, but you did mention it first, but it totally flew past my thought processis. =PMay 19 2012: Hi Derek
According to the geology books the crust of the Earth has a thickness varying between 65 and 70 km. There are deep trenches in the oceans. The mechanism of floating is that the pressure of the liquid or gas under the floating object keeps the floating object from sinking. Differences in height and differences in thickness may cause various tensions which may or may not break up the floating object. Breaking up of the crust will immediately results in volcanic activity. Generally the crust is rather stable and any important instability is immediately worldwide on tv.
When crust is pushed under a tectonic plate it will start to melt. Once molten the components will segregate according to their specific weight.
I have no new theory about earthquakes, but don't be surprised if my story will shock the world.
May 20 2012: Hi Jan,
If we could drop something to test the depths of trenches, then we could figure out if the contents in those deep trenches are made of more gases or more molten liquids. If your theory is correct, then there would already be molten material residing where deep trenches are and beyond those deep trenches are gases that lift that material above, that melts the rocks. Then what would stop the gases from leaking out of those trenches and rising into the skies?
Hmm...this has me thinking if the ocean acts as a cusion to all those theoretical gases you write about....interesting.
Gabo Moreno
May 20 2012: It's not a theory, it's a hypothesis.May 22 2012: Hi Derek
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I'm not sure if we are still on the same line. The trenches are in the top side of the crust and are filled with seawater. The gases are under the crust, Between the two is some 60 km solid crust.May 20 2012: Oh, I see, hypothesis sounds more accurate Gabo. I haven't yet finished all my sciences in school yet, but don't let my education discredit me because my curiousity is what I give credit to. =)
May 22 2012: Hi Gabo and Derek
I prefer to call it 'a different vision'. I need a few steps to lay out the basics. Then I start to write the extrapolation and consequences.
If you wish, you might read a small story by visionair Jules Verne, title "Eternal Adam". It is a horrible and depressing story, as depressing as the reality was time and again and will be again.
And there are two very interesting books related to my subjects. "The Seven Daughters of Eve" by Bryan Sykes and "Modern Science in the Bible" by Ben Hobrink.May 18 2012: " If this material is liquid, then the heavier materials will sink down and the lighter materials will move up. "
And if this material were gas?
You can't be proven wrong until you put some kind of explanation on the table. But never mind that. I'd like to jump to step two. Take me to the center of the Earth.
May 19 2012: All material will segregate according to their specific weight. some materials will mix, others, like water and fat will not mix. Gases will always mix. You can see hat in the sky, clouds, rain, hail. Under the crust, where the specific weights are in the range of tons/m3, it seems possible that there might exist clouds of molten sand.
Step to will go to the central core.
Step 3 is about the central core and there things are really weird.
Timo X
May 20 2012: "Gases will always mix. You can see hat in the sky, clouds, rain, hail."
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If gases always mix, how is it possible to see clouds?
May 22 2012: Hi Timo
Sorry, you are right, I made an error here.
The gases will always mix. Then I wanted to say that, similar to the clouds in the sky, there might be clouds of molten material floating in the high pressure gas under the crust.May 20 2012: Gravity causes more dense materials (metals) to sink towards the center of the earth and less dense materials (gases) toward the surface. I know what you're thinking, "what about volcanic gas?". Most volcanic gases are dissolved in the liquid magma until the pressure drops enough (when it gets to the surface as lava) in order for the gases to separate from the liquid.


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The Animation Guild's new logo... What the !?!?!?!?
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Re: The Animation Guild's new logo... What the !?!?!?!?
I've got a great idea for a sitcom...
Imagine this. A union of animation artists in LA and all the hilarious antics that go on behind the scenes!
Here's a sample episode...
Those well meaning fun loving goofball geeks who run the front office get a brainstorm! They're gonna redesign the union's logo and outsource the project to a brand development corporation on the east coast.
When they post it on their website, they had no idea how absolutely stupid this was. Cuz really, they're just writers! See the comedy in all this? Writers are running an animation union! Here's more... the artist union members don't seem to care! They actually think that the writers know what they're doing and are fighting for the artists!
But everything is at risk when the new logo goes online and the union artists find out what's up. Especially when they see how butt ugly the new logo is! And when they find out that it was an outsourced job... well... those good ol boys in the office had to take it down and pretend like it never happened.
Oh, this is a hoot! Can't wait to pitch the idea! And look, we can use a logo like this to sell the concept!
We can call the series... "ag" ... phonetically, as in "gag"... or maybe we can call it 'gAG'... as in it's a gag but it's really about 'ag'...
So many ways to go. So many possibilities!
Re: The Animation Guild's new logo... What the !?!?!?!?
We're seeing what these guys are really about now.
On the Guild's blog, under a topic titled 'District Two' published June 24, 2012 in which business rep Steve Hulett is discussing the IATSE convention in Reno, Nevada over the weekend in which union reps talked about how they're going to save the world from evil corporations, all the while having a pretty good time in a state other than California in a posh hotel and convention center...
One person is questioning what happened with the logo, what happened to the topic, why was this outsourced and why was this not brought up to membership.
The response? Typical Guild exec bull crap.
You may be working 50 hours week but at least you have benefits!
Don't give us a hard time cuz in three years time we need to be negotiating for another contract! (They haven't even signed off on the latest one yet.)
Just asking a question gets you gang banged over there! It's amazing!
And in this discourse, guess what! NOBODY IS ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE OUTSOURCED LOGO DESIGN.
Check it out... http://animationguildblog.blogspot.com/ ... t-two.html
That's your open, transparent, fighting for ya all the time union reps in the Animation Guild!
Must be a tough job figuring out how you're going to change the world and save mankind while within the confines of a luxury hotel.
By the way... who paid for the trip?
Maybe it was 'ag' ...
Re: The Animation Guild's new logo... What the !?!?!?!?
Look at this folks. This is Steve Hulett on his blog, sorry, the Guild's blog, responding to a question about what happened to the vanishing outsourced logo and the topic that went along with it.
There was a response, I was mistaken. Here it is...
Steve Hulett said...
Thank you for your complaints.
Maybe if you participated in union activities, you'd have a bit more satisfaction. Maybe if you'd run for the executive board, you'd have more input.
Union democracy, and all that.
Regarding the new union logo: It was proposed, debated, and voted on by the TAG Executive Board, as prior logos were proposed, debated, and voted on by TAG Executive Board. In this case, a majority voted to approve.
Union democracy, and all that.
As for District 2: It's a small, yearly convention to which most delegates pay their own way. TAG could have fielded twenty-five delegates; it sent four.
Okay so we know what happened with the convention. TAG fielded 4 delegates. Too much trouble for the biz rep to state who they were and who's trip was paid for by TAG eh?
He goes on...
Steve Hulett said...
Take all the potshots you want, DSK, I've got a thick skin.
Sorry we didn't see you on the negotiation committee. Maybe if you'd been there with us, down in the arena, we would have gotten a better deal. Maybe your passion, directed at the studios, could have counted for something.
But hey. We'll be doing it again in three years. Maybe you'll be on the front lines with us.
Here's the link: http://animationguildblog.blogspot.com/ ... t-two.html
See that folks... IT'S THE QUESTIONER"S FAULT! See that? They ask a legitimate question and THEY'RE THE ONE WHO'S DONE SOMETHING WRONG!
That tactic is used over and over and over again. Hulett's in a corner and he throws the blame on you. It's the same thing year after year. I report what I see him do at a union meeting in 2008 and I'm the villain. He gets questioned about the outsourced logo and topic that disappeared AND THE QUESTIONER IS GUILTY BECAUSE HE WASN'T ON THE NEGOTIATING TEAM FOR THIS LATEST CONTRACT!
See the logic? Sure, it makes perfect sense.
Bait and switch guys, bait and switch.
You're being bamboozled. This guy, A WRITER no less, is controlling YOUR UNION and manipulating you. He's been playing you like a bad fiddle for a very long time.
Steve's got a place in your union but he shouldn't be leading. YOUR PRESIDENT SHOULD BE LEADING. THE MEMBERS SHOULD BE LEADING. THE ARTISTS SHOULD BE LEADING.
You have every right to get a back story on what happened with that logo. Stop being manipulated and controlled!
There's an election coming up next year. If you want to get involved in Guild affairs DON'T WAIT 3 YEARS FROM NOW FOR THE NEXT CONTRACT!
Get involved now and RUN FOR OFFICE!
Re: The Animation Guild's new logo... What the !?!?!?!?
Steve Hulett believes that "Union democracy, and all that" is the Guild's executive board making decisions WITHOUT THE INPUT OF UNION MEMBERSHIP.
That's "Union democracy, and all that."
What about the THOUSANDS of Guild members who are cut off from these decisions?
"Union democracy, and all that."
Here's Steve's idea of "Union democracy, and all that."
An outsourced logo design for YOUR UNION which his puppet executive board voted on, then it mysteriously disappeared along with the topic from the Guild's blog.
Was that "Union democracy, and all that" too?
Re: The Animation Guild's new logo... What the !?!?!?!?
Man, that's so great!
Finally! Finally there's a couple of people holding Steve Hulett accountable and pressuring him for answers on behalf of the Guild membership!
Thank you guys! You're giving hope that there's some people out there who aren't falling in line and finally challenging this guy!
Follow it here...
http://animationguildblog.blogspot.com/ ... t-two.html
Re: The Animation Guild's new logo... What the !?!?!?!?
Fascinating to read Hulett's responses, and predictable as well I might add.
http://animationguildblog.blogspot.com/ ... t-two.html
It's the same story. Snarky toned answers that sound as if he's being way inconvenienced just to respond to a simple yet very valid questions.
This is why so many people in the Guild don't even bother with the Guild. What's the point? All you get is the same continuous crap from a business rep who should be sitting in a back room crunching numbers or something.
He should not be leading your union. He's been running it since the 1980s people! You've been putting up with this for going on 25 years! That's a quarter century of condescending, wise ass, hey I'm doing you a favor even giving you just basic information attitude.
Wonder why you can't sign on any VFX studios? Wonder why ILM is not interested in joining you? Why so many studio artists don't want you guys? Even with the benefits angle?
It's cuz of this stuff.
Now that you're bringing this into the light of day with your persistence, NOW you're getting answers. Nothing would've happened without your persistent questioning.
Why did they delete the link to AN from the Guild's blog in 2008?
Because of the unfavorable exposure it brought him. One man! Not the union, just one man!
When it comes to the Guild, your union, the tail is wagging the dog guys. It's been like that for a very long time.
Don't you think it's time for a change?
He gets away with this because of your apathy. He depends on it. And when you get pro-active and it doesn't suit him, look at how he replies. Look at the disrespect and low regard that he continually shows you.
He shouldn't be running your union. Your union should be running him.
I hope this is the beginning of some positive change. I hope you keep this up.
Re: The Animation Guild's new logo... What the !?!?!?!?
its one union. I'm sorry. IATSE is a political monster. this idea that their are separate unions in this industry is an illusion. the 12 headed monster has hundreds of heads.
I asked specifically if the Unions were all tied together at the October 21 2011 meeting and all of them said no..even the members...guess what. WRONG! you're all owned by one ring...one ring to rule them all!
Re: The Animation Guild's new logo... What the !?!?!?!?
You can find the one ring to rule them all on the 1100 block of N. Hollywood Way in Burbank.
It's not the inner workings of a mega union I'm personally concerned with, it's the inner workings of an animation union that's supposed to be about unity and the interests of its membership but it's not.
It's about conformity and falling in line and double standards and not questioning anything and blaming union members and 'you can't change law'. It's about the same game and tactics used by one person backed by a small group to control the animation artists of the industry's only union.
Take a look at their leadership in action. Follow this link for video that Snakebite shot on October 21 2011. You'll get a better picture of the lack of professionalism and how insults and intimidation are used to try to keep even guests in line.
Re: The Animation Guild's new logo... What the !?!?!?!?
The contrast between the Guild members who are questioning this affair and the Guild business rep's responses are stark. The members are lucid and professional. Steve Hulett's replies, are immature and insulting to the integrity and tone by which he's being addressed.
So what else is new?
This is a tactic of manipulation he's being using for years. Maybe it's finally run its course. This is the best thing to come about from this logo controversy. For one thing, his tricks aren't working anymore. For another, the Guild members are showing just how classy they can be.
Steve Hulett typically uses what's termed a 'martyr syndrome' when he's in a position that compromises his influence and threatens to bring down his house of cards.
Case in point, take a look at this response from the current topic. When questioned about his weekend trip to Reno for the IATSE convention and who paid for it...
My room and transportation were also paid for because I, too, am constitutionally required to attend the convention.
Saturday, the delegation spent 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the convention hall doing District Two business. On Sunday, we spent 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the hall, then checked out of the hotel and flew home.
Reno is glorious in the summer. Especially when you're in a large, windowless room for twelve hours.
http://animationguildblog.blogspot.com/ ... t-two.html
See how he's suffering? He's in a 'large windowless room' in Reno, Nevada with his transportation and accommodations paid for. Poor guy. I've been in large windowless convention halls too before with my accommodations paid for and I had a great time! Not Steve. Look at all he's going through. So why question him about it? Why question him about the particulars of the trip, or the awful outsourced logo and blog topic that disappeared?
If this was an isolated incident that would be one thing. But it's not. Mr. Hulett does this again and again. Time after time his uses this ploy of how unpleasant and difficult it is for him and what he has to go through to do the job that HE'S PAID TO DO and that he's been at since the 1980s.
If it's so much trouble for him, if it's constantly such misery, than why does he do it? Why not step away from the repeated 3 year employment contracts that GUILD MEMBERS AWARD HIM WITH! Why not go out into the real world like everyone else and deal with layoffs, partial employment, tests you gotta take to get gigs and 50 hour a week union studio jobs like everyone else?
Some appreciation eh guys?
Hopefully that overused tactic of his has run its course. Perhaps he'll finally get to the point in his career as the business rep for one of the greatest assemblies of artistic talent in the world and address this community with the respect and dignity that this community deserves.
You're the ones that give him those repeated 3 year contracts that must be pretty good since he's stuck with the job for this long. Don't you think you deserve a business rep WRITER who runs YOUR UNION who will not humor you or talk down to you or take you for granted and treat you like a bunch of chumps?
Is it so difficult to address those WHO EMPLOY YOU in a respectful and dignified manner, especially when the situation involves something as questionable as an outsourced logo for YOUR UNION, the related blog topic and comments that disappeared and a weekend trip to Reno whereby virtually no information was provided?
I really hope that the Guild members will finally take back their union. It's high time you did guys.
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I'm just sayin that if a real person with heart got into any kind of official position, would IATSE let it continue...I dunno...the body of the animal controls the heads.
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This is a special day! One of the Guild's heavy hitters came out of retirement and stepped into the conversation at their blog and WHAM !!!
That was it! Or was it?
Former Guild president Kevin Koch put the hammer down! After years of taking the Steve Hulett course in squashing dissent through guilt, intimidation, snide remarks, innuendo and insults, he came through big time! Just like the good ol days. No, not that far back. Not back to the time when he was an esteemed member of our forums. A little later when he became... you know... just a basic all around very unpleasant person.
http://animationguildblog.blogspot.com/ ... t-two.html
I really empathized with him and everything he was going through as Guild president. But then that fateful day came and he popped into the forums as Mr. Hyde. I preferred Dr. Jeckyl myself. We were friends with him at one time if you can believe it.
I don't know. I guess I'm just old fashioned. Is it me or is there something genuinely wrong with asking questions of your union representatives when there's issues they're not answering that are of concern to the membership?
Here's a suggestion that might make everybody happy.
Dear Animation Guild, please consider the following. When someone gets a job at a Guild studio, do they have the option of not paying you? I don't think they do. I think that everyone who is employed as an artist, whether they opt to join your union or not, must pay you.
So here's what I propose. Get it together once and for all when it comes to your members. If you are so annoyed by the people who pay your bills, who funded the nice new building you're in, who paid for Steve Hulett's constitutionally mandated trip to a windowless room in Reno along with his salary for 20 some odd years, or...
Give your members and all incoming new employees at your studios the option of not paying you at all.
If you guys are so put off by your membership, then give them the option of not having to pay you. Period. No more money.
Sounds fair to me.
Negative negative negative.
Straighten out your attitudes and maybe you'll have better luck with your members and with people in general.
Meantime, don't stop asking legitimate questions Guild members. For many years the executive board maintained the most toxic environment in all of animation as far as an online discussion format goes with the Guild's blog. It was thoroughly unprofessional and impossible. Now that they finally cleaned it up, you have an opportunity to address your concerns in an appropriate manner. Set the example and maybe you can teach the gang over there how it's done when it comes to a civil, respectful and professional discourse.
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Man! No reply to Kevin Koch yet?
http://animationguildblog.blogspot.com/ ... t-two.html
Hey guys, this former union prez actually thought during his time at the helm that chronically unemployed union artists were "disgruntled".
Honestly folks, how many times has this union especially under Kevin's time gone to fight for you?
How many times did Steve Hulett go to fight for you without complaining about it?
Fight for yourselves Guild members! Run for office and reform this organization! Get some fresh new ideas and a fresh new spirit in the place!
Run for office next year, and even before that, challenge these guys!
They're not as powerful as you think. On the contrary, they're vulnerable! That's why they talk to you that way. To make you feel like you're nothing.
Don't fall for it! Demand excellence in your union. Run for office and turn it around! People will follow you!
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Well so much for the fun. For whatever reason looks like the comments on the Guild blog topic have stopped. Too bad.
I thank the people who kept the issue going! Their efforts helped to underscore the continuing dysfunction of the people who run the Guild. They've also energized an ongoing efforts to help expose just how bad the Guild's leadership is and why it needs to be changed.
We'll be seeing more Guild topics on the Forums in the future, and we'll continue to encourage Guild membership to take back their union and reform it.
Good luck guys and thanks again for helping to call attention to this!
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Checked out the Guild's blog to see what's up and once again there's another confirmation why there's a genuine need for a change at the top.
Someone brought this up in a comment over there. With the San Diego Comic-Con this week, the Guild is providing info about panels. Where's their panel?
Even ASIFA-Hollywood has a panel.
How come the union for the industry (I use the term "union" loosely) isn't hosting a panel of their own? In fact, with all the panels going on at Comic-Con, I don't think the Guild is participating in any of them. You would think that being in existence since 1952 they would finally get around to it. Too much trouble. Easier calling people names and blaming members.
Continue with being the most uninspiring professional organization in the business guys. You're doing a great job!
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Quoting Steve Hulett once again form the Guild's blog on this topic.
More's the pity, but studios don't keep people they don't have an immediate assignment for. That mainly happened in the 1990s.
How many times has Mr. Hulett been laid off from the Guild? None? Not once since 1989?
C'mon Guild members. Give the animation world a breath of fresh air. Your election is next year. Get involved with your union and vote yourselves some new blood.
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The thing looks a little top heavy in my professional opinion. posting.php?mode=reply&f=4&t=3683#
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You must be a union hater!
Interesting isn't it. You'll hear them complain about the top heavy studios or animation executives or some other ill that might plague the biz but not a word about what they do wrong or how they can do things better within their own union.
I use that term loosely of course because it really isn't a union. Unity is the last thing they care about.
You may recall the big effort this past spring to organize the VFX artists in this area after the Digital Domain student labor fiasco. Remember that? See them lining up with these guys? Signing rep cards and clamoring to join the Guild? No? Me neither.
Who knows. Maybe they'll surprise us someday.
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The Guild knows how to deal with controversy!
Discredit their critics through personal attacks on those that challenge them, blame everyone but themselves for the problems they have, create an atmosphere of apathy to ensure the business rep retains his job, and wait long enough for the stink about their new logo to die down so they can... you got it... introduce it as their new logo anyway!
This is it guys. Believe it or not, this is the new official logo for the union of the industry...
It was announced by Jeff Massie on their blog last week on November 16.
They paid a corporate brand identity design firm for this. They outsourced their own logo design! The logo of the union for animation artists was outsourced and look at what they settled on.
Nothing surprises me anymore when it comes to these guys.
I learned my lesson over many years. Keep creating brothers and sisters and let the politics of animation to the people who've got nothing better to do.


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I recently purchased a Millermatic 211, and also got the spoolmate 100 spool gun to try some aluminum welding. The welder works awesome on the steel projects i have done, but i cant seem to get the spoolgun to work like i want. I have a hard time getting a puddle to form, the wire seems to burn up before it hits the metal. I have tried the settings recommened on the machine, and tried extreme settings but it doesnt seem to change much. When i leave the wire out about 3/4", it seems to just dissapear when i pull the trigger. I used .030 5356 wire at first, but switched to .030 4043, which seems to be better in that i can sort of leave a bead, but still cant see a puddle or wire, just a glow. I am using 100 % argon gas. I am trying to weld 1/8" thick aluminum sheetmetals and sqare tubing. Any information is appreciated. Thanks.
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welding aluminum with the spoolmate 100
Try turning the thickness to 3/8, & wfs to 100.
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Not too familiar with that spoolmate but on a spoolmate 30 I think I ALWAYS start out with my voltage on 5 or so and keep my finger on the wire/amperage adjustment and start out with TOO much wire and then back it down. Also, make sure you are using 100% argon....NO C25....I almost always push the puddle with a spoolgun
This has been posted more than few times, try a search on the Spoolmate. It all comes down to a tip issue for this model.
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Wire feed speed check your manual what kind of wire speed they have on the newer units not as fast as they used to be don't ask me how I know.
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Thanks for the replies everyone. Ill do a search on the spoolgun.
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460 Ipm on 211 auto set is tops I have a older 140 that will do 600 Ipm a little bit of difference the 140 has got plenty wire speed but not enough heat for aluminium millermatic 252 700 Ipm tops
I didn't have any problems with the tips provided.
AL can be frustrating - everything needs to be set up precisely, any minor change has a major effect😜
Push while welding al.
Stick out
Contact tip to work distance- the distance between the end of the wire and the work
Check the drive roll tension on the gun
Once arc is established you gotta boogety boogety as it is a lot faster than welding steel.
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Parsley said it will be easy for motorists to drive over state lines to Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia or Washington, D.C., to get their gas cheaper, instead of paying the higher prices in Frederick County.
"Being from Frederick, you can be in another state in 15 minutes," Parsley said. "I know people that will shop for gas out of state. That's going to severely impact those stations that are closest to the borders. ... This bill will severely hurt the people of Frederick. Gasoline price is the only product posted on the street. No other product is like that."
In the 90-day legislative session that ended on April 8, the Maryland General Assembly approved Gov. Martin O'Malley's (D) proposed gasoline tax increase that is expected to raise $4.4 billion over the next six years for new roads and transit projects.
It is Maryland's first gas increase in 20 years. O'Malley said the tax increase was needed to improve state roads and expand transit as a result of traffic congestion that is driving businesses out of Maryland to Northern Virginia.
Maryland Department of Transportation officials have warned that no money is available for new highway projects, painting a bleak picture of the state's transportation woes. The gas tax hike was determined to be the most effective revenue generator.
The gasoline tax increase will go from the current 23.5 cents per gallon to a possible 42.5 cents in July 2016.
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Unless Congress acts by December 2015 to allow states to tax Internet sales, with a portion of the money going to transportation projects instead of a gas tax, motorists could be paying as much as 20 cents more a gallon in taxes by 2016.
When the gasoline tax is fully phased in, motorists in Maryland will pay $600 million more in gas taxes annually.
When the tax kicks in on July 1, motorists are expected to spend $261 annually in gasoline taxes, which is an increase of $21.60, said Christine Delise, a public affairs specialist with AAA. That figure includes the 18.4 cents per gallon federal gas tax motorists already pay.
In the District of Columbia, the gasoline tax is 23.5 cents per gallon, while it is 31.2 cents in Pennsylvania and 34.7 cents in West Virginia, according to WestVirginiaGasPrices.com.
In Virginia, the 17.5-cents-per-gallon tax has been eliminated, replaced by a 3.5 percent state tax on the wholesalers who distribute the gas.
Groups such as the Maryland Motor Truck Association and the Mid-Atlantic Petroleum Distributors Association protested the bill when it was debated in Annapolis, arguing that it would hurt the state because truckers would avoid filling up in Maryland.
Pete Horrigan, president of the Mid-Atlantic Petroleum Distributors Association, said in an interview Tuesday that consumers in Maryland will be hit twice.
"First they will pay more for gasoline, and they will see an increase in goods delivered by trucks," Horrigan said. "It's a double whammy for them."
Horrigan said consumers will be forced to travel across Maryland's borders for cheaper gas, which will hurt state coffers.
"Once there, they will certainly buy other goods," he said.
But Del. Galen Clagett (D-Dist. 3A) of Frederick said he voted for the tax increase because he received assurances from the governor's office that $82 million of the revenue would go to a new $91.2 million interchange at U.S. 15 and Monocacy Boulevard in Frederick.
Clagett, chairman of the eight-member Frederick delegation, said it was his first time as a state legislator that he brokered a deal with the governor's office in exchange for his vote.
"We never get very much [in state dollars], and I knew I needed to take something back home," said Clagett, who is also a candidate for mayor in this year's Frederick election. "I thought this sounded good. I knew [by voting for the tax] I would go home and catch hell, so I said I will get an interchange.'"
The interchange has been a top priority for the county and the city for three years. Both jurisdictions have already contributed $1.3 million for its design and engineering.
Final design of the interchange is expected to be completed this year, but because funding was unavailable for construction, there is no estimate as to when it will be done.
The interchange will serve as an eastern bypass for the city of Frederick and is intended to improve safety and congestion on U.S. 15.
Sen. Ronald Young (Dist. 3) of Frederick said he voted in favor of the tax increase because he also wanted to ensure that funding would be available for the interchange.
"Whether we voted for it or not, the Senate had the votes to pass it," he said. "They needed 24 votes, and they already had 27. It was the same in the House. It was very important we got that project for Frederick."
The Senate voted 27 to 20 to approve the bill and the House voted 78 to 56.
Clagett and Young were the only two members of the county delegation to vote for the tax hike.
Frederick Alderman Carol Krimm (D), a member of the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board — a group of elected officials that plans transportation improvements in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area — said the interchange is vital because of the growth planned in that area.
"This [gas tax] is a chance to get that project started," she said. "Galen has said [the interchange] is 'critical for that end of the city.'"
Krimm is pushing her own proposal to install bus shoulders on Interstate 270 to help relieve traffic congestion. Her colleagues on the transportation board agreed last year to form a task force to study the idea.
The group is currently discussing how much it will cost to initiate a pilot program.
AAA Mid-Atlantic supported the bill because it included protection for the state's Transportation Trust Fund.
A companion bill, SB 829, requires that money can only be taken out of the Transportation Trust Fund if the governor declares a state fiscal emergency and it is approved by a three-fifths vote of both houses of the legislature.
Money from gasoline sales, vehicle sales tax and vehicle registration fees flow into the trust fund. For years, state lawmakers have used the money — which is intended to pay for transportation projects — to balance the state budget.
In 2014, voters will be asked to approve a constitutional amendment creating a "lockbox" to prevent such raids on the trust fund.
"We are pleased with Senate Bill 829," Delise said. "It's a strong lockbox provision."
However, there may be some relief from the gas tax in mid-2016 if Congress enacts legislation to tax Internet sales in December 2015, she said.
That bill would allow states to apply sales taxes to Internet retailers, dedicating a part of the revenue to transportation projects, instead of gasoline taxes.
Meanwhile, Delise said gas prices are also continuing to drop, which is good news for motorists heading to the pumps this summer.
As of Friday, the national gas price average was $3.56 per gallon, 7 cents less than the week before, according to AAA-Mid-Atlantic. Gas prices are predicted to be lower this Memorial Day weekend than last year's.
As of Monday, the price of diesel fuel in Maryland was $4 a gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration website.
Delise attributed the falling gas prices to lower crude prices, refineries that have finished their spring maintenance earlier this year, and motorists who are driving fewer miles.
"But the reality is that we desperately need transportation funding," Delise said. "We know it will be a burden, but we need funding for roads and bridges."


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The City partnered with C&S Companies to analyze and make recommendations to enhance commuting, circulation, and parking in Downtown Rochester. Downtown's future is bright due to various developments being planned, proposed, or in progress. With the addition of workers from companies like ESL, Paetec and other Midtown occupants, Nothnagle, the Monroe County Crime Lab, and the Eastman Theater expansion, it is a perfect time to reevaluate the downtown parking situation and the possible opportunities for improving the movement of people in the downtown area.
Among the potential enhancements under consideration is a circulator transit service. Circulator buses or shuttles generally transport riders along a designated downtown loop. The loop could link various destinations within Center City, generally defined as the area within and adjacent to the Inner Loop Expressway. Circulator transport systems often alleviate the need to park in the immediate vicinity of a workplace or destination. Circulators allow commuters to park anywhere since the buses or shuttles could provide them with a convenient, reliable, and affordable means of transportation from their vehicles to their places of work, for instance.
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The yeast will grow and multiply in dextrose. Supposedly, though, while they grow up in the dextrose they begin to down-regulate the genes required for fermentation of maltose. So when you pitch them into the maltose rich wort, they struggle a bit before fermentation really takes off. How big of an impact it has on the final beer is hard to say.
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I live in a place where I have power but all of it is 110v and I can't install a 220v outlet (I don't own the place). My stove is gas run, and dryer is one of those 110v high efficiency models. But I think I can steal opposite phases from some of my outlets to "make" a 220v outlet. I need advice as to what CAN be done and what is too unsafe or impossible. Note this product: http://www.quick220.com/220_catalog.htm which basically takes two 110v lines and compares them to see if they are out of phase, and if so, engages relays to send power from the opposite hot leads of the two incoming outlets to the outlets on the front of the device. This thing only handles 4400 watts (mostly because of wire and relays rated at 20A), but I know how to build it to handle more (not that outlets go any higher). Would it be safe to run a welder off one of these for 150-200 amp tig welding?
Suppose I didn't go the 220-double-hot route. If I hooked plugs from in-phase 110v outlets together for more current, would I be up to my knees in danger? I know that outlets from different parts of a house can have different wire resistances and different voltages, but supposing I found in-phase outlets that were near each other, would this work? I have a multimeter.
How much amperage can a maxstar 150 or 200 draw at maximum power settings with 110v? Don't show me the datasheet, I want advice about this last question from a moderator.
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Power everywhere but no 220 230 or 240
A 110v high effeciency model dryer eh? Well I bet THAT plug will have the biggest wire and breaker then and prolly "safer" than anything as far as liability goes, if you were to get caught somehow
What are going to be welding btw?
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I'm welding whatever I can weld. I might have to taper the edges to do thicker steel. Just answer my questions.
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You should probably stay away from this.
Even if the outlet feedwires are the better 12AWG and outlets reated for 20 amp and the breakers are rated for 20amp also, AND you do luck out and find 2 that are opposite legs, just from you posting and additude, you will more then likely hurt yourself or burn the structure down.
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Before you go any further you need to determine if you do indeed have 220-240V available to you from the main box. You may not.
We leased a farm and house for a few years where no 220V was available.
How? The main drop was feed into a transformer that dropped the incoming 240V down to 120V so that a balanced load was always drawn from the meter resulting in a very resonable electric bill
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I'm welding whatever I can weld. I might have to taper the edges to do thicker steel. Just answer my questions.
How much amperage can a maxstar 150 or 200 draw at maximum power settings with 110v? Don't show me the datasheet, I want advice about this last question from a moderator.
Where in the He!! do some of these people come from?
If you want some help or advice the best way to do it is curb the attitude and demanding nature, ask in a civilized manner and you may actually get people like me (and I'm sure many others) who could give some input and advice to help you out. DaveIf necessity is the Mother of Invention, I must be the Father of Desperation!
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I think the best thing for you to do in this situation is the get in the bath tub with it full of water..... plug it your maxstar and drop it into the water with you.....that should get just about all of the stupid out of you.....then come back and we will see what we can do to help you out.
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All I will say is that you've definitely got an appropriate "handle".
The arrogance of your posting (especially for a 2nd post) is unbelievable.
Don't expect to get advice on "how to burn my landlord's house down" with that kind of attitude.


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The 'right' university degree, is that exist?
Hello, this is my very first post in this site and I should let you know that english is not my first language.
I'm from Indonesia and planning to study in usa this fall.
I have difficulties in finding what degree should I take. Bussines or Science? Firstly, I wanted to study biology-related major(life sciences, not medical). However, since I have been hearing all the time that this field has a high number of unemployment both in my home country and usa(correct me if I'm wrong). In addition, it's not easy to study these science-related major since you have to study math, phys, bio, and chem.
Secondly, my parents run a shop here. So If I have a major in bussines-related major, hopefully I'll be able to apply the knowledge to my bussines. If I have graduated with science degree such as biotechnology or agriculture, What I feared the most is that I wont be able to get a job in usa and will be forced to go back to my home country where these science degrees are worth almost nothing. Also I have seen in yahoo edu and some other resources ranked agriculture in the top of most useless degree. Thats pretty strange thing since we have more people to feed and scacer land.
I would be very grateful if you guys give me references. Thank you.
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Jun 20 2013: I think people should follow what they like because then they'll work harder at it and be more successful. Do you like biology more than any other field? Why? If you studied biology, what would be your plan for work life? Why would it be that a biology degree in Indonesia isn't worth much?
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What would you do with an agriculture degree? Do you actually want to go into agriculture? Maybe you should just get a job on a farm?
Jun 21 2013: Thank you.Yeah I'll try to guess the answers. I'm actually looking for a degree which is very employable because some degrees are not worth the cost and doesn't guarantee a job. My passion is my second consideration.
Jun 21 2013: Alvin, I'm not sure what you mean when you say you'll try to guess the answers? For example, I asked if you like biology more than any other field? Is that an answer you have to guess, why would that be, you don't know what you like? I also asked why you like biology, is that an answer you have to guess? And so on with my other questions. I would think that the clearer you are on your motivations, the better choices you will make and the more people can help you.
Jun 22 2013: You can say that I don't know what I like. I'm just an average student at my school, my grades aren't special. They're nearly similar. I sometimes struggle in physics and higher level math. So it's hard to decide what fields I really interested.Jun 22 2013: I would add to what Alvin said that they way subjects are taught in high school often gives little sense of what it would be like to study and work in a field. and kids typically do not take Business Admin or Biotech in high school.Jun 22 2013: Alvin,
There is some good information on this thread, and I particularly agree with what Greg says for starters. Studying and work related endeavors seem to be more successful when we have passion, and like what we are doing, so I would make that my first consideration.
Try to be clear about what you love doing and follow your heart, while listening to the logical, rational mind. There seems to be pressure on young people to decide at a very young age what they want to do for the rest of their lives. I have had several different careers throughout my life adventure and I know it is possible to change directions at any time. There is no degree that will guarantee a job. We see lots of people with all kinds of degrees who are not working.
Welcome to TED Alvin:>)
Jun 23 2013: Thank you collen! Great adviceJun 22 2013: Well, I think there are sources where you can find out which careers would have the most job openings, at least here in the U.S. the government compiles statistics on this, do they do that in Indonesia? Or do you have high school counselors like we do here in the U.S., if you went to your counselor they could probably tell you what jobs are most likely to provide employment, and they could also help you figure out what you like. If those sources are failing, you could just ask a lot of people what they think is the most employable job, and see if they agree. At first, Alvin, you said you wanted to stay in the U.S. and work. Why is that, wouldn't you miss your family and friends in Indonesia? I would say that you should look into the laws that govern whether someone gets to stay in the U.S., not everyone is allowed to do that and you have to see if you would qualify. Maybe your nearest American consulate could help you on that.
I would still say not to forget your passion. I guess when you choose a career you have to consider several factors, what is employable, what do you care about. Also, how creative and hard-working are you, if you are creative and hard-working you have a better chance to get a job in a field where there isn't much work available.
Jun 23 2013: I don't think indonesian government do that. Yes I'll be missing them very much. My reason studying abroad are to learn more experiences and be more independent. My plan are to graduate and work there for at least 2-3 years so I can get the same or hopefully more amount of money than the money I've spent for college education. After that, I think I'll go back to indonesia and hopefully I'll be able to get a better job or start a business and most importantly, meet my family.Jun 23 2013: Regarding "I don't think indonesian government do that." Well, first question, Alvin, if you don't know what you want to do, what's wrong with doing what your parents want?
Jun 23 2013: Well, greg, my parents just want me to be successful. They support every decision I take. They want my studies in us not to be wasted since it cost a lot (everything is cheaper here). So, I plan to gain both work and study experiences there.
Yes, the US government don't easily allow foreign people to stay. Many indonesian people whom I know go back here after studying in us.
Maybe I just need time to figure what my passion is.Jun 23 2013: Ah. Well, Al, when you say you need time to figure out what your passion is, does that mean you're just going to wait and see if the answer comes to you? Is there anything you could actively do to figure out what your passion is?
What do you actually enjoy in life? Do you enjoy going to the movies? Do you enjoy great food? Do you enjoy discussing ideas?
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Jun 21 2013: Thank you. Biology and business are competely different fields. I have no idea what the future job will be. By the way, you're very well-educated! I wonder how long is it to complete all of yours degree.Jun 22 2013: If you're thinking of employment you may need to consider the cost of getting a degree. In the USA there are many people with degrees that are either out of work or underemployed. Yet, many of them spent a ton of money earning those degrees. It's not uncommon for a four-year degree to cost $80,000. Would you be better off using that money as capital to start your own business? Just giving you something to think about.
Jun 22 2013: That would be a good idea. However, I'm thinking to work first and then apply the experiences and knowledge that I have learnt from working to my business. So I can run my business more efficiently. In order to work at someone's company I need a degree.
I like your idea though, since college education has an very unreasonable price and not everyone can afford it.
Jun 22 2013: My experience is that you won't learn what you need to learn at college. I'm not saying it's always a bad thing, but don't expect that once you earn a degree doors will open up. There are many people with degrees (some Master's and Ph.D.'s) who are out of work or working jobs with poor pay. And, you don't need a degree at every company.
What many schools will do is sign you up and give you loans to pay for your schooling. At the end of your degree program that loan will be a giant hindrance to seeking out your dreams. So, I would recommend seeing if you can find a way to work as you're gaining your schooling and pay as you go. It will take longer, but you won't have a big financial burden when you graduate.
Before you start, I would recommend finding a few people in the fields you are thinking of pursuing. Talk to those people. Find out what the job is really like. Find out how you get into the field. Find out all that information first before you pay a penny towards education. Many people find after they graduate that the job they prepared for is far different than they imagined.
You will also find that success after school often means unlearning many of the things you were taught in college. I'm an excellent writer. I've written several books. In order for me to become a vibrant writer, I had to learn that many of the things I was taught in school were wrong. College is detached from the real world. So much of what you do and learn only applies to academia. It has little application outside those walls.Jun 22 2013: Your choice is a wise one, I think. Higher education and experience working with those who can mentor you are invaluable if you have those opportunities. In my experience, many people who have gone to college do not fully realize what they gained from it, noticing only that it didn't give them everything they might have expected. Those who did not go cannot know with great authority what they might have gained from it.
I am glad you will have the opportunity to include higher education in your learning plans.
To which college are you headed, if I may ask?
Jun 23 2013: My application is still processed by Langara college, it's the biggest government funded college in Canada. I also sent my application to Diablo Valley college in California, since some people say getting student visa in Canada is taking much time. However, both choices are good. I should definetly be studying in one of these colleges in the future. I applied for university transfer program so I plan to transfer at university in my two or third year.Jun 23 2013: Oh, so you are starting in the community college system. That is a great way of lowering the total cost.
I think it is much easier to transfer after two years than after one. I think many students transfer after two years from Diablo Valley CC to UCDavis or even Berkeley.
Jun 23 2013: Yes, Community college is much cheaper than university.
Exactly, many students transfer after two years and transfer students to berkeley have an average gpa of 3.8. So it's quite impossible to transfer to UC system. They're looking for students with high academic gradesJun 20 2013: There is no right degree, and it is difficult to advise someone whose talents, interests, and situation one doesn't know.
There is no degree that guarantees you will be able to find a job in the United States. The most popular degree to pursue in the US is Business, because of the perception of job opportunities. At many schools, you cannot simply choose business, because more people want to do that than they are set up to accept.
Another question is how much education you anticipate pursuing. An undergraduate degree in biology for someone not interested in health careers would probably be a hard degree with which to find work, as research-type work will likely require a higher degree (Masters or PhD) . I think you are right that there are probably fewer jobs in agriculture in the US that require a degree than there are people with adequate background and experience to do those jobs.
For the United States, the US Department of Labor every now and then assembles a report of trends in occupations projected forward ten years or so. That is their best information based on information they collect from hiring managers and so on what the growth areas will be in the occupations. I will look for a link for you. http://www.bls.gov/ooh/
Of course no one can predict with accuracy, and you can expect there will always be plenty of people studying those fields in order to be competitive for such jobs.
There is a good argument for exploring what interests you and taking courses in the first year that help you determine what you are good at and that allow you a choice of direction. Normally you do not need to choose your major until the end of the first year at the earliest.
Jun 21 2013: Pardon me, I'm not very familiar with university and college level education but If I take a course just to determine what I like and at the end of the course I don't like it or the course I have studied doesn't related to what I want, wouldn't it be a waste of money?
Yes, I also think it would be hard to get a job outside health in biology fields. In addition, it also requires higher degree and very competitive with less rewards.
Thank you for your long and complete answer.
Jun 21 2013: I am glad you asked this, as you are right that the word "course" means something different in the US than it does, for example, in England.
I believe in the UK "course" refers to what in the US is called "major."
In the US a course means a class. At the university where you study, you will take somewhere between three and five courses each term. You will be required to take at least eight courses, typically, outside of your main course of study. This is actually required, because the goal is for you to have some breadth in your education rather than to know only one narrow thing.
So, for example, my younger daughter majored in math and physics, but she took several courses in Latin literature, biology and chemistry, English, Theories of Justice, and I cannot remember what else. Ancient and modern history as well as American history are required at many schools, regardless of your major.


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"Hector Camacho, a boxer known for his lightning-quick hands and flamboyant personality who emerged from a delinquent childhood in New York's Spanish Harlem to become a world champion in three weight classes, died Saturday in San Juan, P.R., four days after after being shot while sitting in a parked car. He was 50. "
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The death of Hector "Macho" Camacho late last week brought back some memories. In the days when i watched boxing – on network TV no less, Wide World of Sports, "The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat" — Macho was beyond compare. He fought the stars of his era — Roberto Durán, Julio César Chávez, Edwin Rosario, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini ( who had previously killed Duk Koo Kim in the ring right there on live television) and Sugar Ray Leonard. He beat them all before losing his last title fight to Oscar De La Hoya in 1997. At the height of his career, he held Major Titles in 3 weight divisions and eventually won 4 more minor titles at additional weights, the first boxer to become a septuple champion.
Whatever his many skills as a boxer, he was always the winner on style. "What Time is It? It's Macho Time!" never failed to reveal a dazzling array of both speed and ring wear — leopard skin trunks, tasseled boots, mink capes, gladiator gear, head dresses and more. (see Slide Show).
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But his death raised the troubling old questions as well — questions about our collective love of blood sport and the fine line between "entertainment" and "crime". Questions about our expectations of athletes on the field/in the ring versus off/out. Questions of course about race and class and the many cultural contradictions "sports" expose.
Like his heavyweight peer, Mike Tyson, Hector Camacho was "discovered" by handlers who could market their street fighting skills as sport. Moved seamlessly from juvenile detention centers to the ring. What could easily be deemed aggravated assault, attempted murder (i.e serious violent felonious behavior) in any other context was highly valued in the context of the "sport" of boxing. Mama Said Knock You Out no longer meant prison time but Pay Day. Fame, Adulation, Titles. And from the perspective of capitalist systems, perhaps the difference doesn't matter; as Patricia Hill Collins notes,
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