So, I'm not really sure why a posting on sugar beets makes it onto/. anyway, but I'll cast in a couple important points for civil discussion.
1) The pollen from sugar beets does travel a very long distance (Darmency, H. et al., 2009. Pollen dispersal in sugar beet production fields. TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 118(6), 1083-1092).
2) This is may be an environmental concern, but it is also a concern for anyone growing sugar beets. That is, there are problems controlling weedy beets when herbicide-resistant beets sprout up.
3) This entire issue is unimportant when beet growers cultivate off the tops of their beets, rendering them sterile. If they receive a higher yield for the herbicide usage, this may be an extra drive across the field may be a good option for preserving the integrity of the resistance trait.
Look it up (and maybe read the article too). There is usually a considerable amount of evidence that goes along with these axes that makes them much more likely to be tools than the result of geologic processes. This particular item was collected from a a site that has a history of producing items from an ancient culture. Yes, there are stones out there sharp enough to be useful (e.g., naturally broken pieces of obsidian). The point isn't that they are useful, but that they have been used. Some tools are made and some are found.
Actually, assuming this works, it could increase the cost of coffee for consumers. Coffee producers could get more for their coffee if they sell it directly to a processing company if the coffee beans are contracted for fuel use instead of food. This would mean less coffee for food and higher prices. I'm not sure if coffee beans are graded for quality upon sale, but I suspect that the decision to sell coffee for fuel would happen either by contracted plantations or at the point of sale. I doubt the coffee food consumers will be the point of sale for feedstock. Besides, collecting coffee grounds from consumers would seem to use even more fuel than collecting grain or stover for fuel from coops.
Upon further reflection, and with your succinct description, I think I understand. Obviously, stereoscopic view isn't needed to track orbits, most telescopes are monocular. One just needs to see something moving (e.g., a tool-bag in orbit). I guess for some reason the impression of an object heading straight at the lens came to mind, which is clearly, well silly.
Not sure if there is much "blue shift" that can be detected from a near-earth object, such as an asteroid. So, maybe we should put two up there to add a little perspective, sensu Grover.
So, I read the article. After June 4 (only comparisons after this date make sense because the dems. went on so long prior to their nomination) Obama got 42 more stories at the WP than McCain. So, based on their calculations, McCain got 3% less coverage than Obama. You know, some of that 3% could just represent more effort by the Obama camp to push their candidacy to the press. It isn't like the press has to go out and find all of its stories, some portion of stories are released by the campaigns to target specific press agencies. Obama did outspend McCain after all.
Sure. That's my point. I wonder if these companies will be granted an exemption from the you-used-public-funds so you-share-your-research legislation that may one day come off the political floor.
Proprietary product produced via NSF funding at Prudue University (a public Land Grant university)? Hasn't there been some talk about public access to NSF-funded research?
I'm sorry but whenever someone says, "Illuminati", I think of pizza. You see, when I was first dating my wife their family ordered a pizza from Lou Malnati's and I thought they said, "Illuminati's pizza". I thought, how does that work for a business philosophy for pizza? It was all very funny (and it is very good pizza).
Maybe I am missing something, but even as it is it seems potentially useful for self-healing bicycle inner tubes. For example, perhaps you could use a layer of this h-bond rubber in conjunction with an only covalently-bonded rubber layer in some mesh pattern that would add some contracting force to the inner tube. Then when a sharp object does make it through the tube the cov-bonded rubber can act as a force to hold the puncture together. Maybe the "healing" reaction can be short with the application of heat?
I think that there is some general confusion about what a theory is. Theory is arrived at based on a set of tested hypotheses (grounded in a number of given facts)? Facts are the things that bolster scientific theory. To my knowledge, no one has published a biological law. No one has published a tested hypothesis in regard to ID or creationism (meaning to test a statistical and biological null and alternative hypothesis). I just don't understand the whole "it's just a theory" thing. Isaac Newton's Theory of Gravity is also "just a theory" but seems to describe some fundamentals of nature that we take advantage of daily.
"When you take this into account, most of the biofuel that people are using or planning to use would probably increase greenhouse gases substantially," said Timothy Searchinger, lead author of one of the studies and a researcher in environment and economics at Princeton University.
Note that this lead author is quoted as stating "probably increase". I am taking note of this apparently overlooked qualification. I've yet to read the actual Science paper yet. Until I read the primary source, I'll take this news with a grain of salt.
I entirely agree with your sentiment. Their fee increases also doesn't encourage a welcoming feeling for those of us traveling through Illinois to other destinations. And, avoiding toll roads is becoming a much harder thing with the recent housing boom, urban expansion and what have you.
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I suppose you also may not like to eat sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets that has been drenched in insecticides? I suppose you could eat Splenda.
So, I'm not really sure why a posting on sugar beets makes it onto /. anyway, but I'll cast in a couple important points for civil discussion.
1) The pollen from sugar beets does travel a very long distance (Darmency, H. et al., 2009. Pollen dispersal in sugar beet production fields. TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 118(6), 1083-1092).
2) This is may be an environmental concern, but it is also a concern for anyone growing sugar beets. That is, there are problems controlling weedy beets when herbicide-resistant beets sprout up.
3) This entire issue is unimportant when beet growers cultivate off the tops of their beets, rendering them sterile. If they receive a higher yield for the herbicide usage, this may be an extra drive across the field may be a good option for preserving the integrity of the resistance trait.
You mean, other than logging, mink farming, and fly breeding.
Get the acronym right! It's Iowa!
Look it up (and maybe read the article too). There is usually a considerable amount of evidence that goes along with these axes that makes them much more likely to be tools than the result of geologic processes. This particular item was collected from a a site that has a history of producing items from an ancient culture. Yes, there are stones out there sharp enough to be useful (e.g., naturally broken pieces of obsidian). The point isn't that they are useful, but that they have been used. Some tools are made and some are found.
Actually, assuming this works, it could increase the cost of coffee for consumers. Coffee producers could get more for their coffee if they sell it directly to a processing company if the coffee beans are contracted for fuel use instead of food. This would mean less coffee for food and higher prices. I'm not sure if coffee beans are graded for quality upon sale, but I suspect that the decision to sell coffee for fuel would happen either by contracted plantations or at the point of sale. I doubt the coffee food consumers will be the point of sale for feedstock. Besides, collecting coffee grounds from consumers would seem to use even more fuel than collecting grain or stover for fuel from coops.
Upon further reflection, and with your succinct description, I think I understand. Obviously, stereoscopic view isn't needed to track orbits, most telescopes are monocular. One just needs to see something moving (e.g., a tool-bag in orbit). I guess for some reason the impression of an object heading straight at the lens came to mind, which is clearly, well silly.
Not sure if there is much "blue shift" that can be detected from a near-earth object, such as an asteroid. So, maybe we should put two up there to add a little perspective, sensu Grover.
So, I read the article. After June 4 (only comparisons after this date make sense because the dems. went on so long prior to their nomination) Obama got 42 more stories at the WP than McCain. So, based on their calculations, McCain got 3% less coverage than Obama. You know, some of that 3% could just represent more effort by the Obama camp to push their candidacy to the press. It isn't like the press has to go out and find all of its stories, some portion of stories are released by the campaigns to target specific press agencies. Obama did outspend McCain after all.
Diurnal dogma dominates!
We currently are at 15 sunspots for this year (with a small one fading at the time of this post). Low, but not absent.
You know, Future Man has been doing something similar, but far better (in my opinion), for a long time.
Well what about this bunny
Very interesting! Thank you! This seems to raise even more questions regarding the reconciliation of public funds and private industry.
Sure. That's my point. I wonder if these companies will be granted an exemption from the you-used-public-funds so you-share-your-research legislation that may one day come off the political floor.
Proprietary product produced via NSF funding at Prudue University (a public Land Grant university)? Hasn't there been some talk about public access to NSF-funded research?
I'm sorry but whenever someone says, "Illuminati", I think of pizza. You see, when I was first dating my wife their family ordered a pizza from Lou Malnati's and I thought they said, "Illuminati's pizza". I thought, how does that work for a business philosophy for pizza? It was all very funny (and it is very good pizza).
Don't be lazy. Just read the Wiki for starters. There are an abundance of subjects for which you could develop a testable hypothesis around.
I'm going there in July. I'll send you a pic if I come across some cows squished inside a Fiat or something.
Maybe I am missing something, but even as it is it seems potentially useful for self-healing bicycle inner tubes. For example, perhaps you could use a layer of this h-bond rubber in conjunction with an only covalently-bonded rubber layer in some mesh pattern that would add some contracting force to the inner tube. Then when a sharp object does make it through the tube the cov-bonded rubber can act as a force to hold the puncture together. Maybe the "healing" reaction can be short with the application of heat?
I think that there is some general confusion about what a theory is. Theory is arrived at based on a set of tested hypotheses (grounded in a number of given facts)? Facts are the things that bolster scientific theory. To my knowledge, no one has published a biological law. No one has published a tested hypothesis in regard to ID or creationism (meaning to test a statistical and biological null and alternative hypothesis). I just don't understand the whole "it's just a theory" thing. Isaac Newton's Theory of Gravity is also "just a theory" but seems to describe some fundamentals of nature that we take advantage of daily.
Note that this lead author is quoted as stating "probably increase". I am taking note of this apparently overlooked qualification. I've yet to read the actual Science paper yet. Until I read the primary source, I'll take this news with a grain of salt.
I entirely agree with your sentiment. Their fee increases also doesn't encourage a welcoming feeling for those of us traveling through Illinois to other destinations. And, avoiding toll roads is becoming a much harder thing with the recent housing boom, urban expansion and what have you.
Accept according to the WHO, your information on DDT use is dead wrong.