Wednesday, May 3, 2006
Metal Falls From Sky.
Karen MacLellan of Mississauga says she?s one lucky lady.A large metal sheet, possibly from the wing off an jet, crashed into the rear of her SUV less than a minute after she parked it around 9:30 p.m. Monday.
?Sitting on the ground is this long metal piece about eight, 10 feet long and about three feet wide,? MacLellan says.
?I might buy a (lottery) ticket for Friday,? she says. But her three kids say their grandmother?s spirit was watching over their mom Monday night.
?I thankful there were no kids coming out there? at the time, she says. ?You know what the worst part of this was? I missed my dance lesson."
Metal Falls From Sky.
Karen MacLellan of Mississauga says she?s one lucky lady.
?Sitting on the ground is this long metal piece about eight, 10 feet long and about three feet wide,? MacLellan says.
?I might buy a (lottery) ticket for Friday,? she says. But her three kids say their grandmother?s spirit was watching over their mom Monday night.
?I thankful there were no kids coming out there? at the time, she says. ?You know what the worst part of this was? I missed my dance lesson."
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Photon Transistor: Why compute with light?
In a nut shell, the photonic transistor products, which are expected to replace much of the electronics infrastructure during the 21st century, can be made smaller, faster, and cheaper. They are more reliable, generate less heat, and are not susceptible to interference from outside influences. In comparison to photonics, even the best electronics is slow, because photons are faster than electrons. ...
[Why are] photonic transistors able to manipulate information nearly 100,000 times faster than electronic transistors?
... for an electron to physically move from point A to point B, the energy must circulate around the electron along a curved path, while the whole circulating field structure migrates its way over to B. Because all energy moves at the same speed, the energy in the electron takes longer to get to B simply because it must cover a longer circulating distance than the energy in a photon, which makes a straight shot of it.
How many colors are there?
Visible light is a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum, like radio waves only having carrier frequencies in the terahertz (trillion cycles per second) range rather than the megahertz range. The photonic transistor has been shown to have a tuning and filtering resolution finer than that of an AM radio. So, if just the visible portion of the spectrum were to be divided into AM radio-wide-bands there would be over 35 billion separate channels. In a computer, that's like having a bus width of 35 billion rather than the paultry 64 or 128 bit buses that have so greatly increased the speed of today's computers.
How much information can a single beam of light carry?
Each color can, in theory, carry over 200 terabits of information per second. The entire Library of Congress has only about 30 terabits of information in it. Multiply that times the number of colors and it represents a gigantic amount of information carrying capacity. " - more
Photon Transistor: Why compute with light?
In a nut shell, the photonic transistor products, which are expected to replace much of the electronics infrastructure during the 21st century, can be made smaller, faster, and cheaper. They are more reliable, generate less heat, and are not susceptible to interference from outside influences. In comparison to photonics, even the best electronics is slow, because photons are faster than electrons. ...
[Why are] photonic transistors able to manipulate information nearly 100,000 times faster than electronic transistors?
... for an electron to physically move from point A to point B, the energy must circulate around the electron along a curved path, while the whole circulating field structure migrates its way over to B. Because all energy moves at the same speed, the energy in the electron takes longer to get to B simply because it must cover a longer circulating distance than the energy in a photon, which makes a straight shot of it.
How many colors are there?
Visible light is a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum, like radio waves only having carrier frequencies in the terahertz (trillion cycles per second) range rather than the megahertz range. The photonic transistor has been shown to have a tuning and filtering resolution finer than that of an AM radio. So, if just the visible portion of the spectrum were to be divided into AM radio-wide-bands there would be over 35 billion separate channels. In a computer, that's like having a bus width of 35 billion rather than the paultry 64 or 128 bit buses that have so greatly increased the speed of today's computers.
How much information can a single beam of light carry?
Each color can, in theory, carry over 200 terabits of information per second. The entire Library of Congress has only about 30 terabits of information in it. Multiply that times the number of colors and it represents a gigantic amount of information carrying capacity. " - more
How to Exercise an Open Mind
"Simply put, all one needs to grow his or her brain is to do unique, random, different, and ridiculous things as often as possible. One hour of increased brain activity via thinking a lot or experiencing new stimuli can make you smarter, more energetic, more creative, and more sociable. Here are some of the endless numbers of activities that can stimulate your brain"
There are some fun things to try in this article.
How to Exercise an Open Mind
"Simply put, all one needs to grow his or her brain is to do unique, random, different, and ridiculous things as often as possible. One hour of increased brain activity via thinking a lot or experiencing new stimuli can make you smarter, more energetic, more creative, and more sociable. Here are some of the endless numbers of activities that can stimulate your brain"
There are some fun things to try in this article.
Flash Mob: A Best Buy Caper
"Agent Slavinsky wrote in to suggest I get either a large group of people in blue polo shirts and khakis to enter a Best Buy or a group in red polo shirts and khakis to enter a Target. Wearing clothing almost identical to the store's uniform, the agents would not claim to work at the store but would be friendly and helpful if anyone had a question. There aren't any Targets in Manhattan, so I decided to go with the two-story Best Buy on 23rd Street." - More
Flash Mob: A Best Buy Caper
"Agent Slavinsky wrote in to suggest I get either a large group of people in blue polo shirts and khakis to enter a Best Buy or a group in red polo shirts and khakis to enter a Target. Wearing clothing almost identical to the store's uniform, the agents would not claim to work at the store but would be friendly and helpful if anyone had a question. There aren't any Targets in Manhattan, so I decided to go with the two-story Best Buy on 23rd Street." - More
Mystery of the Silver Rings
The young dolphin gives a quick flip of her head, and an undulating silver ring appears--as if by magic--in front of her.The ring is a solid, toroidal bubble two feet across--and yet it does not rise to the surface! It stands erect in the water like the rim of a magic mirror, or the doorway to an unseen dimension. For long seconds the dolphin regards its creation, from varying aspects and angles, with its vision and sonar. Seemingly making a judgement, the dolphin then quickly pulls a small silver donut from the larger structure, which collapses into small bubbles. She then "pushes" the donut, which stays just inches ahead of her rostrum, perhaps 20 feet over a period of up to 10 seconds. Then, stopping again, she regards the twisting ring for a last time and bites it--causing it to collapse into a thousand tiny bubbles which head--as they should--for the water's surface. After a few moments of reflection, she creates another.
This isn't fantasy, it's real. And it isn't magic, just marvelous. It is a rare dolphin behavior, and we first saw it in the play of two baby dolphins. It gives us a little more insight into the superb level of control dolphins can exercise on their water environment, and underscores the fact that we can still discover things about dolphins by simply watching them. " - MORE
Mystery of the Silver Rings
The young dolphin gives a quick flip of her head, and an undulating silver ring appears--as if by magic--in front of her.
This isn't fantasy, it's real. And it isn't magic, just marvelous. It is a rare dolphin behavior, and we first saw it in the play of two baby dolphins. It gives us a little more insight into the superb level of control dolphins can exercise on their water environment, and underscores the fact that we can still discover things about dolphins by simply watching them. " - MORE
Monday, May 1, 2006
Bush doubles up for correspondents
Apr. 29 - U.S. President George W. Bush gets big laughs from the media. U.S. President George W. Bush shared some laughs with the media Saturday night, (April 29) poking fun at his own reputation during the White House Correspondents Dinner. He appeared on stage with Bush impersonator, Steve Bridges, who offered up barbs highlighting the president's reputation for mispronouncing key words in speeches. Bush even played along. The performance ended with sombre comments from the United States president asking for thoughts and prayers for American military members in Iraq.
This is the best thing he's done so far as president. Pretty funny. Good show. He should still be impeached, however.
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Bush doubles up for correspondents
Apr. 29 - U.S. President George W. Bush gets big laughs from the media. U.S. President George W. Bush shared some laughs with the media Saturday night, (April 29) poking fun at his own reputation during the White House Correspondents Dinner. He appeared on stage with Bush impersonator, Steve Bridges, who offered up barbs highlighting the president's reputation for mispronouncing key words in speeches. Bush even played along. The performance ended with sombre comments from the United States president asking for thoughts and prayers for American military members in Iraq.
This is the best thing he's done so far as president. Pretty funny. Good show. He should still be impeached, however.
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New giant picture on Peru’s Nazca Plateau
A new giant picture on the Nazca Plateau in Peru, which is famous for giant patterns that can be seen from theair, has been discovered by a team of Japanese researchers.
The image is 65 meters long, and appears to be an animal with horns. It is thought to have been drawn as a symbol of hopes for good crops, but there are no similar patterns elsewhere, and the type of the animal remains unclear.
The discovery marks the first time since the 1980s that a picture other than a geometrical pattern has been found on the Nazca Plateau.
The picture was found by a team of researchers including Masato Sakai, an associate professor at Yamagata University, after they analyzed images from a U.S. commercial satellite. They confirmed it was a previously undiscovered picture in a local survey in March this year. It is located at the south of the Nazca Plateau, and apparently went undiscovered since few tourist planes pass over the area.
New giant picture on Peru’s Nazca Plateau
A new giant picture on the Nazca Plateau in Peru, which is famous for giant patterns that can be seen from the
The image is 65 meters long, and appears to be an animal with horns. It is thought to have been drawn as a symbol of hopes for good crops, but there are no similar patterns elsewhere, and the type of the animal remains unclear.
The discovery marks the first time since the 1980s that a picture other than a geometrical pattern has been found on the Nazca Plateau.
The picture was found by a team of researchers including Masato Sakai, an associate professor at Yamagata University, after they analyzed images from a U.S. commercial satellite. They confirmed it was a previously undiscovered picture in a local survey in March this year. It is located at the south of the Nazca Plateau, and apparently went undiscovered since few tourist planes pass over the area.
Amazing shot cited as self-defense
The police bullet did not travel up the barrel of the gunman's revolver. That's what I first thought when I saw this. It went in on the side. Still completely amazing.
Police bullet lodged in gunman's weapon. A highly improbable shot left an officer's bullet in the cylinder of a gunman's revolver, and police say it's a pretty clear sign that the officers who shot the man faced a deadly threat. "Physically, it is impossible to conclude anything other than the fact the suspect was pointing directly at the officers," Deputy Chief Clark Kimerer said Wednesday, adding, "I've not seen anything quite like that in my 24 years." - seattle
Amazing shot cited as self-defense
The police bullet did not travel up the barrel of the gunman's revolver. That's what I first thought when I saw this. It went in on the side. Still completely amazing.
Police bullet lodged in gunman's weapon. A highly improbable shot left an officer's bullet in the cylinder of a gunman's revolver, and police say it's a pretty clear sign that the officers who shot the man faced a deadly threat. "Physically, it is impossible to conclude anything other than the fact the suspect was pointing directly at the officers," Deputy Chief Clark Kimerer said Wednesday, adding, "I've not seen anything quite like that in my 24 years." - seattle
Man talking to neighbor killed when lightning strikes head
"WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A man was fatally struck by lightning while talking to his neighbor about the coming hurricane season. Harold Bennett, 65, was standing outside his home when he was hit in the head about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, said neighbor Judy Thompson. "It was like somebody had shot him," Thompson said. "The lightning went right through him ... It was horrible." It was lightly raining when Bennett was taking the garbage outside and spotted Thompson rearranging furniture. "He always liked to talk any chance he got, and he asked me if I was moving," Thompson said. "I said I was just clearing out the back for hurricane season." The two were standing about 25 feet apart. Thompson was not hurt." - azcentral
Man talking to neighbor killed when lightning strikes head
"WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A man was fatally struck by lightning while talking to his neighbor about the coming hurricane season. Harold Bennett, 65, was standing outside his home when he was hit in the head about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, said neighbor Judy Thompson. "It was like somebody had shot him," Thompson said. "The lightning went right through him ... It was horrible." It was lightly raining when Bennett was taking the garbage outside and spotted Thompson rearranging furniture. "He always liked to talk any chance he got, and he asked me if I was moving," Thompson said. "I said I was just clearing out the back for hurricane season." The two were standing about 25 feet apart. Thompson was not hurt." - azcentral
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