For different reasons- one wants to shrink government, the other focus on social problems. Unfortunately since both agree on the result, there will be continuing pressure to shrink.
Frankly, they've been claiming signs of the interstellar boundary for a decade now. And they may be right, because the boundary could be rather diffuse.
I was amazed at all those large Okie families in the PBS series on the Dust Bowl. Of course most of them were formed in the 1920s when the rain, crop yields and WWI reconstruction demand were good. Maybe they most stopped having kids during the Depression and Dust Bowl.
Technically a scientific theory ALWAYS leaves the option of being proven insufficient or incorrect should some future data come along. But Evolution is a very strong theory with hundreds of thousands of scientific papers supporting it. And it predicted and is buttressed by the science of DNA which arrived nearly a century after the initial theory.
A maximum universal speed limit- the speed of light- is another such theory. It is almost a fact in that nearly experimental data and mathematical physics support. But there is a nagging suspicion it could be disproved one of these decades.
US atmospheric carbon emissions have declined 20% since the mid-2000s peak. The main reason is conversion from coal to natural gas electricity. Secondary reasons are the Great Recession economic decline and the start of stronger Obama efficiency requirements. By 2015 the US should achieve the Kyoto treaty standards of 6% below 1990 levels.
The US becomes the biggest reducer due to being the 2nd largest carbon producer and its production decline.
The US shift to natural gas regulation was not because of greenhouse reasons. It was due to natural gas being cheaper than coal and anti-pollution laws against coal metal ash.
Congressmen submit legislation to publicize a cause or satisfy constituents. Most of it never emerges from committee. Most of the legistlation comes from big presidential/party initiatives. Then packed with amendments and earmarks.
Currently. I've read about 80% of the satellite rise is thermal expansion of warming water and 20% due to ice melt. But ice melt could become more important as arctic melting accelerates.
Both proponents and opponents argued about high hits rates during the US Star Wars program. (Started by Reagan, but not yet over.) Proponents would claim even if just some lives would saved, it would be a success. Opponents would claim that if only one nuke got through, it would be a disastrous failure. I lean toward the former.
The unratified Kyoto carbon emission treaty stipulates cutting carbon emission to 5% below 1990 levels. Right now we have turned back the clock to 1992 levels. This was primarily due the Great Recession cutting energy consumption plus converting about a quarter of coal electricity to natural gas. Another large chuck of electricity generation will be converted to natural gas the rest of this decade. Combined with Bush/Obama energy efficiency laws, the US will reach the Kyoto limits before the end of the decade.
Right now we import 45% of our petroleum. Adding 1.5 million barrels of production to regain worlds largest producer status would cut this to 30%. Optimistic projections are that further production increases plus conservation plus green energy might make US energy independent around 2030.
90% of the cells in your body are alien bacteria from more than a thousand species.
These do some essential functions like create vitamins and nutrients were cannot ourselves.
The long term moving average of stock prices follows profits pure and simple. Shorter term emotions like optimism and pessimism can accelerate or retard stock prices. A 14 month run up is being brought back to earth.
Stock prices are also predictive. The current price slowdown anticipates predicted revenue slowdowns from falling international sales next year.
I remember him giving tours where he replaced traditional wall paintings with plasma tv (only 512p at the time). Sometimes tech is NOT the replacement for everything.
The majority of parents are extremely fearful of any change that could in the slightest way harm their kids chances of getting into a top college. A few years back the parents of he Disney created futuristic town called Celebration forced the schools to shed their experimental new educational methods and return to traditional teaching for this reason. Which was silly because Celebration's civic charter was to be the Experimental Community of Tomorrow.
Therefore I doubt any broad change. there will always be adventurous parents more interested in getting the best education rather than the best colleges (not necessiarily conflicting). So Montessori, Khan Academy etc will survive.
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For different reasons- one wants to shrink government, the other focus on social problems. Unfortunately since both agree on the result, there will be continuing pressure to shrink.
Especially about the Holocaust never happening, etc. Anyone who gives two cents to an Iran claim, deserves to believe it.
Frankly, they've been claiming signs of the interstellar boundary for a decade now. And they may be right, because the boundary could be rather diffuse.
I was amazed at all those large Okie families in the PBS series on the Dust Bowl. Of course most of them were formed in the 1920s when the rain, crop yields and WWI reconstruction demand were good. Maybe they most stopped having kids during the Depression and Dust Bowl.
Because if it turned out to be feasible, then some other power might have done it first. We should study ALL options.
Technically a scientific theory ALWAYS leaves the option of being proven insufficient or incorrect should some future data come along. But Evolution is a very strong theory with hundreds of thousands of scientific papers supporting it. And it predicted and is buttressed by the science of DNA which arrived nearly a century after the initial theory.
A maximum universal speed limit- the speed of light- is another such theory. It is almost a fact in that nearly experimental data and mathematical physics support. But there is a nagging suspicion it could be disproved one of these decades.
US atmospheric carbon emissions have declined 20% since the mid-2000s peak. The main reason is conversion from coal to natural gas electricity. Secondary reasons are the Great Recession economic decline and the start of stronger Obama efficiency requirements. By 2015 the US should achieve the Kyoto treaty standards of 6% below 1990 levels.
The US becomes the biggest reducer due to being the 2nd largest carbon producer and its production decline.
The US shift to natural gas regulation was not because of greenhouse reasons. It was due to natural gas being cheaper than coal and anti-pollution laws against coal metal ash.
Congressmen submit legislation to publicize a cause or satisfy constituents. Most of it never emerges from committee. Most of the legistlation comes from big presidential/party initiatives. Then packed with amendments and earmarks.
Currently. I've read about 80% of the satellite rise is thermal expansion of warming water and 20% due to ice melt. But ice melt could become more important as arctic melting accelerates.
Its about 2.5 inches rise over two decades. You may used 2.54 centimeters = inch instead of 25.4 millimeters. I did that too first calculation.
If it was necessary to keep the networks operating. These kids, like Assange, can be naive.
Both proponents and opponents argued about high hits rates during the US Star Wars program. (Started by Reagan, but not yet over.) Proponents would claim even if just some lives would saved, it would be a success. Opponents would claim that if only one nuke got through, it would be a disastrous failure. I lean toward the former.
at the minimum. An expanding universe would be at least this large, not including Guth-inflation which could make it almost infinitely larger.
If you post something that slashdotters disagree with, you get modded out of readability. I give this message about 15 minutes.
The UPS proposed most of these. But Congress refuses to let them do this! It mostly Congress's fault.
Pot calling the kettle
The unratified Kyoto carbon emission treaty stipulates cutting carbon emission to 5% below 1990 levels. Right now we have turned back the clock to 1992 levels. This was primarily due the Great Recession cutting energy consumption plus converting about a quarter of coal electricity to natural gas. Another large chuck of electricity generation will be converted to natural gas the rest of this decade. Combined with Bush/Obama energy efficiency laws, the US will reach the Kyoto limits before the end of the decade.
Similar cause, different fuels.
Right now we import 45% of our petroleum. Adding 1.5 million barrels of production to regain worlds largest producer status would cut this to 30%. Optimistic projections are that further production increases plus conservation plus green energy might make US energy independent around 2030.
90% of the cells in your body are alien bacteria from more than a thousand species. These do some essential functions like create vitamins and nutrients were cannot ourselves.
It was fun
At least a $100K for my number alone at $1500 a pop.
The long term moving average of stock prices follows profits pure and simple. Shorter term emotions like optimism and pessimism can accelerate or retard stock prices. A 14 month run up is being brought back to earth.
Stock prices are also predictive. The current price slowdown anticipates predicted revenue slowdowns from falling international sales next year.
The stock TV news image of Sandy is from the ISS with the Dragon sticking off to one side.
I remember him giving tours where he replaced traditional wall paintings with plasma tv (only 512p at the time). Sometimes tech is NOT the replacement for everything.
The majority of parents are extremely fearful of any change that could in the slightest way harm their kids chances of getting into a top college. A few years back the parents of he Disney created futuristic town called Celebration forced the schools to shed their experimental new educational methods and return to traditional teaching for this reason. Which was silly because Celebration's civic charter was to be the Experimental Community of Tomorrow.
Therefore I doubt any broad change. there will always be adventurous parents more interested in getting the best education rather than the best colleges (not necessiarily conflicting). So Montessori, Khan Academy etc will survive.