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Neil Young is Creating the Leading Edge of Cars!

2008-12-03T21:17:00Z

Scorpio Neil Young Is Creating the Leading Edge of Cars

by Robert Wilkinson

Yes, THE Neil Young, Mister musical pioneer and icon, friend of farmers everywhere and radical independent thinker, has dedicated himself to creating a better automobile. This guy is into pushing technology ahead despite the usual boring views on what can and cannot be done. What you're about to read is exciting. Maybe we should petition Congress to make him a "Czar" of the American auto industry? I'll bet it wouldn't cost us $25 billion to get the job done!

He decided to go for creating a new type of automobile, one that in his own words, will "eliminate roadside refueling." You can read more about it in the recent NY Times article Long May You Run: Neil Young’s Eco-Lincoln." From the article:

...Mr. Young, the iconoclastic godfather of grunge, has assembled a team to turn a nearly 20-foot-long, 5,000-pound 1959 Lincoln Continental into a vehicle that will run on natural gas, electricity or some other form of clean energy. His aim is to win the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize, a $10 million challenge to develop a vehicle that can get 100 miles per gallon or better by 2009.

He’s calling the project Linc Volt and he picked that Lincoln from his collection because it was his “favorite of the craziest and most out-there designs that American automobile manufacturers had come up with,” Mr. Young said. “I thought it would be a good poster child for the latest in technology.”

You can watch videos on You Tube about the project featuring the Linc Volt Hot Rod Lincoln. What's so innovative about his project is this (from the same NYT article):

...Mr. Young said he would share whatever his team comes up with, so that others could build on their work. His Shakey Pictures is producing a documentary on the project, and he’s putting much of the video online as the project moves along ... He said the car would also be linked to the Internet, so its vital statistics could be piped online in real time during each test drive.

“It’s a reality car show,” Mr. Young said. People will be able to see what mileage the car is getting, how it’s doing at different altitudes, how much battery life is left and how the generators are working.

“Lots of people will be able to pick up data from the Web site, and maybe learn from it and put it in their own projects,” he said. “The idea is to share the knowledge over the Internet and share the experience.... It’s an inclusive approach, rather than a secretive approach.”

Mr. Young said the information should run two ways. “We’re going to have an innovation gallery,” he said. “People can submit ideas, talk about them and vote which ones are best.”

This is yeehaw engineering at its best! And we may just have a great machine before we know it. Oil is obsolete!!

November 19, 2008 | Permalink

A Man and an Eagle

2008-12-03T13:22:00Z

Subj: A Man and an Eagle

I may just be a weeper, but this great story really moved me. I've also included a link to the center where Freedom resides.

patty

http://www.sarveywildlife.org/Story.aspx?id=7

Not many people get a picture of this proud bird snuggled up next to them.

Freedom and Jeff
Freedom and I have been together 10 years this summer. She came in as a baby in 1998 with two broken wings. Her left wing doesn't open all the way even after surgery, it was broken in 4 places . She's my baby.

When Freedom came in she could not stand and both wings were broken. She was emaciated and covered in lice. We made the decision to give her a chance at life, so I took her to the vets office. From then on, I was always around her. We had her in a huge dog carrier with the top off, and it was loaded up with shredded newspaper for her to lay in. I used to sit and talk to her, urging her to live, to fight; and she would lay there looking at me with those big brown eyes. We also had to tube feed her for weeks.

This went on for 4-6 weeks, and by then she still couldn't stand. It got to the point where the decision was made to euthanize her if she couldn't stand in a week. You know you don't want to cross that line between torture and rehab, and it looked like death was winning. She was going to be put down that Friday, and I was supposed to come in on that Thursday afternoon. I didn't want to go to the center that Thursday, because I couldn't bear the thought of her being euthanized; but I went anyway, and when I walked in everyone was grinning from ear to ear. I went immediately back to her cage; and there she was, standing on her own, a big beautiful eagle. She was ready to live. I was just about in tears by then. That was a very good day.

We knew she could never fly, so the director asked me to glove train her. I got her used to the glove, and then to jesses, and we started doing education programs for schools in western Washington . We wound up in the newspapers, radio (believe it or not) and some TV . Miracle Pets even did a show about us.

In the spring of 2000, I was diagnosed with non-hodgkins lymphoma. I had stage 3, which is not good (one major organ plus everywhere), so I wound up doing 8 months of chemo. Lost the hair - the whole bit. I missed a lot of work. When I felt good enough, I would go to Sarvey and take Freedom out for walks. Freedom would also come to me in my dreams and help me fight the cancer. This happened time and time again.

Fast forward to November 2000, the day after Thanksgiving, I went in for my last checkup. I was told that if the cancer was not all gone after 8 rounds of chemo, then my last option was a stem cell transplant. Anyway, they did the tests; and I had to come back Monday for the results. I went in Monday, and I was told that all the cancer was gone.

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So the first thing I did was get up to Sarvey and take the big girl out for a walk. It was misty and cold. I went to her flight and jessed her up, and we went out front to the top of the hill. I hadn't said a word to Freedom, but somehow she knew. She looked at me and wrapped both her wings around me to where I could feel them pressing in on my back (I was engulfed in eagle wings), and she touched my nose with her beak and stared into my eyes, and we just stood there like that for I don't know how long. That was a magic moment. We have been soul mates ever since she came in. This is a very special bird.

On a side note: I have had people who were sick come up to us when we are out, and Freedom has some kind of hold on them. I once had a guy who was terminal come up to us and I let him hold her. His knees just about buckled and he swore he could feel her power coarse through his body. I have so many stories like that.

I never forget the honor I have of being so close to such a magnificent spirit as Freedoms.

Hope you enjoy this.

Jeff

Tooo Coooool!!!

2008-09-10T14:02:00Z

Massive particle collider passes first key tests

By ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS, Associated Press Writer 23 minutes ago

GENEVA - The world's largest particle collider passed its first major tests by firing two beams of protons in opposite directions around a 17-mile (27-kilometer) underground ring Wednesday in what scientists hope is the next great step to understanding the makeup of the universe.

After a series of trial runs, two white dots flashed on a computer screen at 10:26 a.m. (0826 GMT) indicating that the protons had traveled clockwise along the full length of the 4 billion Swiss franc (US$3.8 billion) Large Hadron Collider — described as the biggest physics experiment in history.

"There it is," project leader Lyn Evans said when the beam completed its lap.

Champagne corks popped in labs as far away as Chicago, where contributing and competing scientists watched the proceedings by satellite.

Five hours later, scientists successfully fired a beam counterclockwise.

Physicists around the world now have much greater power to smash the components of atoms together in attempts to learn about their structure.

"Well done, everybody," said Robert Aymar, director-general of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, to cheers from the assembled scientists in the collider's control room at the Swiss-French border.

The organization, known by its French acronym CERN, began firing the protons — a type of subatomic particle — around the tunnel in stages less than an hour earlier, with the first beam injection at 9:35 a.m. (0735 GMT).

Eventually two beams will be fired at the same time in opposite directions with the aim of recreating conditions a split second after the big bang, which scientists theorize was the massive explosion that created the universe.

"My first thought was relief," said Evans, who has been working on the project since its inception in 1984. "This is a machine of enormous complexity. Things can go wrong at any time. But this morning has been a great start."

He didn't want to set a date, but said that he expected scientists would be able to conduct collisions for their experiments "within a few months."

The collider is designed to push the proton beam close to the speed of light, whizzing 11,000 times a second around the tunnel.

Scientists hope to eventually send two beams of protons through two tubes about the width of fire hoses, speeding through a vacuum that is colder and emptier than outer space. The paths of these beams will cross, and a few protons will collide. The collider's two largest detectors — essentially huge digital cameras weighing thousands of tons — are capable of taking millions of snapshots a second.

The CERN experiments could reveal more about "dark matter," antimatter and possibly hidden dimensions of space and time. It could also find evidence of the hypothetical particle — the Higgs boson — which is sometimes called the "God particle" because it is believed to give mass to all other particles, and thus to matter that makes up the universe.

The supercooled magnets that guide the proton beam heated slightly in the morning's first test, leading to a pause to recool them before trying the opposite direction.

The start of the collider came over the objections of some who feared the collision of protons could eventually imperil the Earth by creating micro-black holes, subatomic versions of collapsed stars whose gravity is so strong they can suck in planets and other stars.

"It's nonsense," said James Gillies, chief spokesman for CERN.

CERN was backed by leading scientists like Britain's Stephen Hawking , who declared the experiments to be absolutely safe.

Gillies told the AP that the most dangerous thing that could happen would be if a beam at full power were to go out of control, and that would only damage the accelerator itself and burrow into the rock around the tunnel.

Nothing of the sort occurred Wednesday, though the accelerator is still probably a year away from full power.

The project organized by the 20 European member nations of CERN has attracted researchers from 80 nations. Some 1,200 are from the United States, an observer country that contributed US$531 million. Japan, another observer, also is a major contributor.

Some scientists have been waiting for 20 years to use the LHC.

The complexity of manufacturing it required groundbreaking advances in the use of supercooled, superconducting equipment. The 2001 start and 2005 completion dates were pushed back by two years each, and the cost of the construction was 25 percent higher than originally budgeted in 1996, Luciano Maiani, who was CERN director-general at the time, told The Associated Press.

Maiani and the other three living former directors-general attended the launch Wednesday.

Smaller colliders have been used for decades to study the makeup of the atom. Less than 100 years ago scientists thought protons and neutrons were the smallest components of an atom's nucleus, but in stages since then experiments have shown they were made of still smaller quarks and gluons and that there were other forces and particles.

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Cute for bird lovers too!

2007-10-22T05:18:00Z

http://birdloversonly.blogspot.com/2007/09/may-i-have-this-dance.html

Salt Sound Waves

2007-08-31T19:47:00Z

Turn down your sound and hide your pets!

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1572438

What is String Theory?

2007-07-31T21:33:00Z

Want to be blown away???!!

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/

I was introduced to a book called The Elegant Universe, while I was talking to a professor I met in Seattle Washington this past week!

What a wonderful experience. My brain definately got a rush!

Check it out!

Venus retrograde information

2007-07-27T02:52:00Z

Venus, the planet of love, turns retrograde on July 27th and will stay that way until September 8th. What does that mean for your love life this summer? It means it won't be an easy time, but will hopefully set you on a path for true love and happiness down the road.

To put it simply, "retrograde" means a planet is moving backward. In astrological terms, it means that whatever is ruled by what planet (i.e. Mercury and communication), will be off kilter for that period of time. When Venus goes retrograde, it's could be a bad time for starting new relationships, but it's a great time for examining old ones and figure out where they went wrong %u2026 and what you can do better next time.

Venus retrograde can tempt you to rekindle an old flame, or make you more critical of a current relationship. You might find yourself suddenly annoyed by something your boyfriend or girlfriend has always done. You might wonder why you're even in the relationship to begin with. To make matters worse, you have a hard time expressing your feelings, so there might be more fights and awkward moments.

The whole idea of unconditional love is a big one during Venus retrograde, too. If you're wondering why you have a hard time loving others unconditionally, the answer is easy -- it's because you're not loving yourself unconditionally. The most important lesson you need to learn during this retrograde period is that you aren't perfect, your boyfriend or girlfriend isn't perfect and your relationship isn't perfect -- and that doesn't mean that you're any less worthy or capable of real love. In fact, it's only when you accept the flaws that you'll actually be able to achieve it.

Energy Alerts!!!!!

2007-06-26T04:12:00Z

www.whatsuponplanetearth.com

I check into this regulary.

I especially found the June 17th 2007 alert most helpful!

A must read for energy workers and people going thru shifts!

Blessings

CindyJoy

Childrens View on Angels!

2007-05-24T23:20:00Z

> I only know the names of two angels. Hark and Harold. Gregory, 5
>
> I hear angels all the time in my dreams. And I'm sticking with that no
> matter how many people tell me I'm crazy. Molly, 8
>
> Everybody's got it all wrong. Angels don't wear halos anymore. I forget
> why but scientists are working on it. Olive, 9
>
> It's not easy to become an angel! First, you die. Then you go to heaven
> then there's still the flight training to go through. And then you got to
> agree to wear those angel clothes. Matthew, 9
>
> Angels work for God and watch over kids when God has to go do something
> else. Mitchell, 7
>
> My guardian angel helps me with math, but he's not much good for science.
> Henry, 8
>
> Angels don't eat but they drink milk from holy cows. Jack, 6
>
> Angels talk all the way while they're flying you up to heaven. The basic
> message is where you went wrong before you got dead. Daniel, 9
>
> When an angel gets mad, he takes a deep breath and counts to ten. And when
> he lets out his breath, somewhere there's a tornado. Regan, 10
>
> Angels have a lot to do and they keep very busy. If you lose a tooth, an
> angel comes in through your window and leaves money under your pillow. Then
> when it gets cold, angels go north for the winter. Sara, 6
>
> Angels live in cloud houses made by God and His Son, who's a very good
> carpenter. Jared, 8
>
> All angels are girls because they gotta wear dresses and boys didn't go for
> it. Antonia, 9
>
> My angel is my grandma who died last year. She got a big head start
> onhelping me while she was still down here on earth. Katelyn, 9
>
> Some of the angels are in charge of helping heal sick animals and pets. And
> if they don't make the animals get better, they help the kid get over it.
> Vicki, 8
>
> What I don't get about angels is why, when someone is in love, they shoot
> arrows at them? Sarah, 7
>

Trapped Horses

2007-04-23T03:44:00Z

This is Beautiful!

Leave it to WOMEN!
>
>
> Remember the horses that were trapped for 3 days on a tiny piece of land in
wind and rain in the Netherlands? It had the nation mesmerized, watching about
100 horses huddle against the wind and watching 18 of them die. First firemen
then the Dutch army tried to rescue them, both unsuccessfully.
>
> Four women on horseback rode out to the rescue. Here's a video of
it..... THE SOUND BEGINS ABOUT 58 SECONDS AFTER THE START..... GOOD VOLUME
....... ENJOY......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6vSvOw-4U4

Lessons on Life

2007-04-19T04:04:00Z

There was an Indian Chief who had four sons.

He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.

The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall.

When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describewhat they had seen.

The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted.

The second son said no it was covered with green buds and full of promise.

The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.

The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfilment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's life.

He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season,
and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfilment of your fall.

Moral:

Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.

Don't judge life by one difficult season.

Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come
some time

Live Simply.

Love Generously.

Care Deeply.

Speak Kindly.

Leave the Rest to God.

Happiness keeps You Sweet,

Trials keep You Strong,

Sorrows keep You Human,

Failures keep You Humble,

Success keeps You Glowing,

But Only God keeps You Going!

Very Intersting to Watch!

2007-04-15T14:10:00Z

Did You Know?

Shift Happens!

http://www.glumbert.com/media/shift