Agreed. The biggest benefit a textbook provides (in addition to usually providing more depth than the lectures) is an additional perspective on the material. Many professors in the sciences are not particularly good instructors, and even a mediocre text fills the gaps left by instructors, allowing good understanding between the two.
"Look, I've been using my nuclear-powered toothbrush for close to two years now, and I feel great!" said PlutoniUS spokesman Robby Shingfield at a hastily-arranged press conference. "It doesn't matter who paid for the study. What matters is that the facts are the facts, and anyone that says otherwise, well, I stick my tongues out at them."
So far the only places where geothermal energy is usable is near active Volcanic areas
Much of the western US, and the intermountain West in particular, is suitable for geothermal energy extraction. There are currently many (>20) operating geothermal power plants in the western US, run commercially by power companies. One California plant nets over 300 megawatts. Volcanoes are certainly NOT the only places where geothermal power is viable.
I took my son to the doctor on Monday for his nine month checkup, and informed the secretary that I would be paying for the visit because I am changing employers and between insurance plans. The doctor works at and for the hospital, and the hospital dictates many of his policies. When the doctor came in, he asked if I had any concerns or had noticed any problems. I said no. The doctor (who is a very good man) said, "let me ask that another way: my secretary told me you are uninsured, and a well-person visit will cost you about twice as much as a sick-person visit. Have you noticed any coughing our anything?"
The healthcare system is designed to make profits, not to keep people healthy.
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Agreed. The biggest benefit a textbook provides (in addition to usually providing more depth than the lectures) is an additional perspective on the material. Many professors in the sciences are not particularly good instructors, and even a mediocre text fills the gaps left by instructors, allowing good understanding between the two.
Great quote from that article:
"Look, I've been using my nuclear-powered toothbrush for close to two years now, and I feel great!" said PlutoniUS spokesman Robby Shingfield at a hastily-arranged press conference. "It doesn't matter who paid for the study. What matters is that the facts are the facts, and anyone that says otherwise, well, I stick my tongues out at them."
Much of the western US, and the intermountain West in particular, is suitable for geothermal energy extraction. There are currently many (>20) operating geothermal power plants in the western US, run commercially by power companies. One California plant nets over 300 megawatts. Volcanoes are certainly NOT the only places where geothermal power is viable.
This map and web site are informative:
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/geothermal/geomap.htm
I took my son to the doctor on Monday for his nine month checkup, and informed the secretary that I would be paying for the visit because I am changing employers and between insurance plans. The doctor works at and for the hospital, and the hospital dictates many of his policies. When the doctor came in, he asked if I had any concerns or had noticed any problems. I said no. The doctor (who is a very good man) said, "let me ask that another way: my secretary told me you are uninsured, and a well-person visit will cost you about twice as much as a sick-person visit. Have you noticed any coughing our anything?"
The healthcare system is designed to make profits, not to keep people healthy.
Did anyone else notice the bad math here-
24e6 man hours ~ 2740 man years for solitaire, but for the Appolo project
15.5e9 man hours ~ 52 man years.
hmmm..
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