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CERN fires up new atom smasher to near Big Bang

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:12:10 GMT

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clipper's remarks: We should have beat them to this......

CERN fires up new atom smasher to near Big Bang

GENEVA - It has been called an Alice in Wonderland investigation into the makeup of the universe — or dangerous tampering with nature that could spell doomsday.

Whatever the case, the most powerful atom-smasher ever built comes online Wednesday, eagerly anticipated by scientists worldwide who have awaited this moment for two decades.

The multibillion-dollar Large Hadron Collider will explore the tiniest particles and come ever closer to re-enacting the big bang, the theory that a colossal explosion created the universe.

The machine at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, promises scientists a closer look at the makeup of matter, filling in gaps in knowledge or possibly reshaping theories.

CERN hopes to recreate conditions in the laboratory a split-second after the big bang, teaching them more about "dark matter," antimatter and possibly hidden dimensions of space and time.

Tags: cern, big, bang, atom, smash

Online Chart Calculation.

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:08 GMT

clipped by: bakancs
clipper's remarks: Worldwide Daylight Saving Time Changes & Related Info.Satelite Imagery for City Latitudes & Longitudes.
Past Daylight Saving Time, City Latitude & Longitude, and Online Chart Calculation.

Clip Source: www.astroscan.ca

AstroDienst: Best site for Past Daylight Saving Time, City Latitude & Longitude, and Online Chart Calculation.

Webexhibits Daylight Savings Time: Excellent site for Info, Online DST calculation, Laws & Exceptions.

World Time Zone Com: Good site for Worldwide Daylight Saving Time Changes & Related Info.

Global Gazetteer: Excellent site with Satelite Imagery for City Latitudes & Longitudes.

The World Gazetteer:

Good Site for Major City Latitudes and Longitudes

Zodiacal Zephyr:

Source for major city latitudes and longitudes

AstroDienst: www.astro.com

Tips on how to use the Atlas for Insight Calendar.

www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving

World Time Zone com: www.worldtimezone.com/daylight.htm

Global Gazetteer: www.fallingrain.com/world

The World Gazetteer: www.world-gazetteer.com -

Zodiacal Atlas: www.zodiacal.com/tools/atlas.htm

Online Calculations

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:17:22 GMT

clipped by: bakancs
clipper's remarks: Past Daylight Saving Time, City Latitude & Longitude, and Online Chart Calculation.
Online DST calculation, Laws & Exceptions.
Satelite Imagery for City Latitudes & Longitudes...etc

Clip Source: www.astroscan.ca

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AstroDienst: Best site for Past Daylight Saving Time, City Latitude & Longitude, and Online Chart Calculation.

Webexhibits Daylight Savings Time:

Excellent site for Info, Online DST calculation, Laws & Exceptions.

World Time Zone Com:

Good site for Worldwide Daylight Saving Time Changes & Related Info

Global Gazetteer:

Excellent site with Satelite Imagery for City Latitudes & Longitudes

Global Gazetteer: www.fallingrain.com/world -

The World Gazetteer:

Good Site for Major City Latitudes and Longitudes

The World Gazetteer: www.world-gazetteer.com -

Zodiacal Zephyr:

Source for major city latitudes and longitudes

Zodiacal Atlas: www.zodiacal.com/tools/atlas.htm

Cloud-seeding ships could combat climate change

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:27:56 GMT

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Clip Source: physicsworld.com

It should be possible to counteract the global warming associated with a doubling of carbon dioxide levels by enhancing the reflectivity of low-lying clouds above the oceans, according to researchers in the US and UK. John Latham of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, US, and colleagues say that this can be done using a worldwide fleet of autonomous ships spraying salt water into the air.

The 300-tonne unmanned ships used to seed the clouds would be powered by the wind, but would not use conventional sails. Instead they would be fitted with a number of 20 m-high, 2.5 m-diameter cylinders known as “Flettner rotors” that would be made to spin continuously. This spinning would generate a force perpendicular to the wind direction, propelling the ship forward if it is oriented at right angles to the wind (Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2008.0136).

Tags: global warming

Blackwater or How War Profiteering Works

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:58:48 GMT

clipped by: petercasier

Clip Source: www.theroadtothehorizon.org

Blackwater Worldwide has played a substantial role during the Iraq War as a contractor for the United States government. In 2003, Blackwater attained its first high-profile contract when it received a $21 million no-bid contract for guarding the head of the Coalition Provisional Authority, L. Paul Bremer.

Tags: blackwater, iraq, war profiteering, war

'The Grid' will see 80,000 computer network processing data from LHC

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:59:17 GMT

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Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

A network of around 80,000 computers worldwide is being readied for a deluge of data when the Large Hadron Collider starts up, marking a new phase in the use of the web.

The machine will slam subatomic particles called protons together to recreate conditions not seen since an eyeblink after the Big Bang of creation and explore new realms of nature, including finding the Higgs particle that plays a starring role in current theory, holding it together, and helping to endow matter with mass.

Around 300 computer centres in 50 countries will handle data from the vast atom smasher for the next decade, marking what will be the biggest computing exercise in history.

When the experiments get running at the LHC, the four great "eyes" of the machine start observing collisions, they will generate 15 million gigabytes of data every year, that is equivalent to one thousand times the information printed in the form of books annually.

Tags: lhc, data, network

Atomic Deal With India and New Nuclear Arms Race

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:39:32 GMT

clipped by: klippety
clipper's remarks: More nuclear power plants and more nuclear weapons while pressuring Russia to do less. Spoken like a good hypocrite. In the waning days of Bush's treachery, more weapons and more deals shoved down the throat of the world.

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

Atomic Club Votes to End Restrictions on India

The worldwide body that regulates the sale of nuclear fuel and technology approved a landmark deal on Saturday to allow India to engage in nuclear trade for the first time in three decades, after a pressure campaign by the Bush administration and despite concerns about setting off an arms race in Asia.

Only one hurdle now remains for the deal: final approval by the United States Congress. But passage is likely to be difficult, considering both political opposition and dwindling time in the Congressional calendar before November’s elections.

If the agreement ultimately goes through, it would stand as a symbol of the deepening strategic ties between the United States and India, seen as a potential balancing power to a rising China. It would also be enormously lucrative for sellers of nuclear fuel and technology all over the world; India plans to import at least eight nuclear reactors by 2012, according to projections by the State Department.

When Rick met Dick

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:18:32 GMT

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Clip Source: perezhilton.com

[Video]

Rick Astley is still a worldwide superstar!

The 80's sensation recently traveled oceans away from his native England to play for his fans in Manila, Philippines.

The hotter-as-he-ages Brit came face to face with his #1 Filipino fan on stage, an actor by the name of Roderick "Dick" Paulate who is known as the 'Rick Astley' of the Philippines.

Funny stuff ensued!

Click here to check it out!

Scoopt

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:59:08 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Scoopt is the world’s first commercial 'citizen journalism' agency, created specifically to connect members of the public with the mainstream media.

Clip Source: www.scoopt.com

Scoopt is the world’s first commercial 'citizen journalism' agency, created specifically to connect members of the public with the mainstream media.

Scoopt was launched on July 4^th 2005 in Glasgow, Scotland, by co-founders Kyle and Jill MacRae just days before the horrific London tube bombings that put citizen journalism on the map forever.

Getty Images supplies imagery around the clock to thousands of media companies worldwide, including newspapers, magazines and broadcasters. The Getty Images team is looking to bring your newsworthy content to the press community. Its extensive sales team knows who to contact to market your pictures and videos, and understands their true value.

So now that we're part of Getty Images, we have significantly expanded the scope of Scoopt's sales reach. No other user-generated editorial content source comes close. If the media wants your picture, we'll sell it to them - and you'll get paid a royalty every time.

Tags: journalism media collaboration social-networking

Ready made curtains

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:17:15 GMT

clipped by: gingerlyjeferd
clipper's remarks: Ready made curtains, roman blinds, cushions and accessories. Excellent prices, huge choice of pencil pleat, tab top and eyelet curtains. Free fabric samples available worldwide.

Clip Source: www.kurtinz.com

Tags: bedspreads, velux blinds, velux, harlequin, nono, voyage decoration, romo, kai, rufflette hooks, poles and tracks

solar

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:53:19 GMT

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Clip Source: steelguru.com

According to a study called ‘Solar Generation 2008’ issued by Greenpeace and European Photovoltaic Industry Association, solar photovoltaic panels could supply electricity to more than 4 billion people worldwide by 2030 and could meet all of Europe's energy requirements, while occupying less than 1% of European lands.

Bandwidth Crisis

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:22:29 GMT

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Clip Source: www.geeknewscentral.com

There is no bandwidth crisis. At our highest usage, we are using less than 50% of the available bandwidth worldwide. WORLDWIDE.

So why is it we need usage caps in the first place? Presumably, according to the telcos and cable companies, we are quickly using up available bandwidth and when it's gone it's gone. That's what they are telling us.

But even at the current growth rate, we won't use up the world's available bandwidth for many years. And simple infrastructure upgrades will continue to make more bandwidth available over time, always keeping us well ahead of the game.

I wish there was a way to call the telcos and cable companies on their blatent lying about bandwidth capability, and the fact that they are using that argument to apply caps to people's usage. Boycotts are all well and good but sometimes you don't have any choice in provider

How do we communicate to the telcos and cable companies, call their bluff, and make them change their tune and being to serve the customer?

Tags: bandwidth, internet, caps

Experts offer scaled-back sea level rise forecast

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:33:04 GMT

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Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

Worldwide sea levels may rise by about 2.6 to 6.6 feet by 2100 thanks to global warming, but dire predictions of larger increases seem unrealistic, U.S. scientists said on Thursday.

They examined scenarios for loss of ice from Greenland, Antarctica and the world's smaller glaciers and ice caps into the world's oceans, as well as ocean expansion simply due to rising water temperatures.

"If you look at the actual mechanics of how glaciers work, there doesn't seem to be a realistic way that we know about to get more than about 2 meters of sea level rise in the next century," Tad Pfeffer of the University of Colorado's Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research,

"The real unknown right now is what we call the dynamic effect of ice not melting but just being pushed straight into the ocean," Pfeffer added, referring to pieces of ice breaking off from huge masses of ice such as glaciers and ice sheets and floating in the sea.

The Hidden Desk Bed

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:36:18 GMT

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Clip Source: www.deskbeds.com

Single Desk Bed

Height 60"
Width 84"
Projection 50"

Double Desk Bed

Height 67"
Width 84"
Projection 60"

Clip Source: www.deskbeds.com

•Cabinetworks, the makers of disappearing wall beds now has a hidden computer desk bed!

•This unit is an all-in-one desk bed.

•This hidden computer desk bed turns small rooms into big rooms

•This desk bed is a computer desk and bed in one-saving you space and money.

•The computer desk remains perfectly horizontal as the bed is lowered into position.

•You can leave a full cup of coffee on the desk without spilling one drop!

•The balancing mechanism allows easy, safe and smooth operation with loads of up to 45 pounds.

•No adjustments are necessary.

•Choose from melamine or wood veneer finishes

•Made in Canada and shipped worldwide

Need a wall bed without a desk? Cabinetworks also makes high quality Disappearing Wall Beds. This site is for people living in the US or in International locations.

Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux Tops 8 Million Users

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:38:07 GMT

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Clip Source: www.thevarguy.com

Sure, Windows is expected to run on 1 billion devices by 2010. But a loud minority is making its voice heard by moving to Ubuntu Linux. In fact, Canonical’s marketing materials state that Ubuntu now has more than 8 million users.

Alas, measuring Ubuntu’s active installed base can be tricky since a single copy o the operating system can be freely installed over and over again on multiple systems. And in mid-2007 during the Ubuntu Live conference, Ubuntu/Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth estimated the operating system’s installed base at 6 million to 12 million users.

But apparently, Canonical has narrowed down that figure. A marketing handout from the company, focused on training, states that:

“Ubuntu is used by over 8 million people worldwide.”

Still, a growing list of small, midsize and large organizations are running Ubuntu. (Take a look at the Works With U 1000, a fast-growing list of organizations running Ubuntu.)

Things are certainly getting interesting in the Linux market.