Engineers Without Borders http://ewb-usa.org/ might be able to help. We just started a program in Ghana. Best of luck! My fiancee is in Cameroon with the Peace Corps.
Honestly, this makes me sick. Somehow, work has crept into the home life and taken a strangle hold over it. For heaven's sake people, leave work at work. For me, anyhow, providing for my family is the reason I go to work in the first place.
The light bulb may be up for auction, but the original manufacturing plant, equipment and all, is still here in Cleveland - I'd know, I work there. Came across prints today dating back to 1895.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=&ie=UTF8&z =19&ll=41.508798,-81.655616&spn=0.001426,0.002511& t=h&om=1
Unfortunately, significant artifacts of this type get not only auctioned off, but junked and lost all together. It's a tragedy at times, really.
My question is, what's the big benefit of using an RFID-enabled card? Is it really worth the security risk to swipe your wallet instead of your card? I'm content with how fast the money exchange already is, to be honest.
Seems like a lot of these big companies are using their litigious prowess to force smaller, innovative companies into mergers they wouldn't otherwise agree to....doesn't much seem right to me.
I'm still getting used to Ubuntu (I'm new to *nix for the most part), and it works really well for me. I still need my other OS's to run specific programs (e.g.: SolidEdge, AutoCAD, etc.), but from downloading the image to using the OS, it has been not only better than my experiences both with OS X and XP, but also free. Once you're used to the UI, there's little diference between this free package and something you'd go buy off a shelf, from what I've found.
I'm an Eagle Scout as well, and I agree...it's sad that so many have been disaffected by the politics the BSA has encountered in the past few years. It really is an effective program for young men to participate in and learn honest-to-goodness leadership and outdoors skills. If you've any doubts, I'd love to explain my life story to you.
BTW, I'm not saying that this 4% shouldn't be paid attention to, esp. if it's 'low hanging fruit'...all I'm saying is I'd like to see the rest of the usage breakdown, I'm guessing there are other opportunities as well...you're talking to someone who shuts down his computer every day instead of leaving it in standby.
The way we engineers do it is by pareto analysis - you try to cut out of the largest portion of your power consumption. I'd like to see what lines up as the numbers one two and three consumers of electricity, and how that compares to the cited 4%, and how much was saved by going to standby mode as it stands today. I'm guessing that there are better places to focus the effort, but perhaps that's just my own bias.
Picasso said "I have discovered photography. Now I can kill myself. I have nothing else to learn."
Painting and other forms of art, however, are not dead. Keep in mind that for Finding Nemo, artists actually strived to make such entities as the whale, etc. less real, for the sake of the style the wanted to show. Animation/art isn't always about making something seem real.
I agree - my BMI is 29.7 and it doesn't begin to accurately describe my body type. I'm 6' and weigh between 210 and 220 lbs. on a good day. BMI unfortunately is a poor indicator of heatlh, as simplistic as it is. A more accurate model would be body fat percentage and V02_max scores.
People tend to default to BMI because you can go to doh.gov and have it spit the number right out at you, and that works for most people. For people like me, however, a large frame and lots of dense muscle mass fools the BMI charts...subsequently, the same goes for buying shirts - when I go to buy a shirt with an 18" neck, what I get is a dress with an 18" neck.
Dadgum faulty statistics...
I suppose that depends on what data is being stored, and why...in the case of Amazon, I personally could care less if someone else could look at which CD's I'm interested in. I think the decision should be left to the end user.
My question is, what kind of market is there for this? Suborbital flight doesn't give enough time for experimentation, and who is going to pay 200k a crack for something you could just as easily do by going skydiving ten times and then hiking over to the imax? Heck of a lot cheaper...
Actually, typical efficiencies for an ICE (for a really efficient one) are in the neighbourhood of 25-28%. Typical efficiencies for a permanent-magnet DC motor are around 78-80% in their nominal operating range.
That being said, a hybrid doesn't run on its electric motor on the highway. It runs purely on its gasoline motor, which is why hybrids lose out on highway mileage. They shine in the city because you no longer idle, and electric motors are better for acceleration (their max torque is at zero speed, when you need it, as opposed to their ICE bretheren). You can't compare the two.
In all reality, chances are a maximum amp rating was used to calculate how long it would take to put a certain charge in the car, and extrapolated from there, but who knows how much energy that was. Bottom line, nobody has the numbers. In any case, electric vehicles will win out in the years to come.
I agree with you somewhat, I was just placing an order online the other day and when I went to enter my credit card info, I saw that it was stored on the server, which I always said 'no' to...came to find out they had every credit card I'd ever used on the site stored with all my personal info without my knowledge.
You'd be amazed at how easy it is to get a certified copy of your social security card...last time I lost my driver's license I only had to know my mom's maiden name and the city I was born in. Dadgum feds....
a single-person transportation vehicle on reduced-petroleum-dependancy fuel methods...much less in terms of pure gas mileage, but if you poke around, you'll see they also withstood impact tests and were tested for city driving conditions (accelerations, etc.)...the vehicle on the far right had a final mpg of around 275-300 mpg.
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Engineers Without Borders http://ewb-usa.org/ might be able to help. We just started a program in Ghana. Best of luck! My fiancee is in Cameroon with the Peace Corps.
Honestly, this makes me sick. Somehow, work has crept into the home life and taken a strangle hold over it. For heaven's sake people, leave work at work. For me, anyhow, providing for my family is the reason I go to work in the first place.
Not at this plant specifically, but there are jobs with GE. Email me - timothy.cyders@ge.com.
The light bulb may be up for auction, but the original manufacturing plant, equipment and all, is still here in Cleveland - I'd know, I work there. Came across prints today dating back to 1895. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=&ie=UTF8&z =19&ll=41.508798,-81.655616&spn=0.001426,0.002511& t=h&om=1
Unfortunately, significant artifacts of this type get not only auctioned off, but junked and lost all together. It's a tragedy at times, really.
My question is, what's the big benefit of using an RFID-enabled card? Is it really worth the security risk to swipe your wallet instead of your card? I'm content with how fast the money exchange already is, to be honest.
There would still be gas in the main lines, how would shutting a safety valve keep a broken pipe from leaking gas already in it?
You obviously don't live in deer country.
What bank is this? I want an account there.
They don't need probable cause, they need a full warrant.
I would venture to say the scientists I know as friends are among the most active in politics I know.
For future reference, M means thousand, MM means million.
Seems like a lot of these big companies are using their litigious prowess to force smaller, innovative companies into mergers they wouldn't otherwise agree to....doesn't much seem right to me.
I'm still getting used to Ubuntu (I'm new to *nix for the most part), and it works really well for me. I still need my other OS's to run specific programs (e.g.: SolidEdge, AutoCAD, etc.), but from downloading the image to using the OS, it has been not only better than my experiences both with OS X and XP, but also free. Once you're used to the UI, there's little diference between this free package and something you'd go buy off a shelf, from what I've found.
I'm an Eagle Scout as well, and I agree...it's sad that so many have been disaffected by the politics the BSA has encountered in the past few years. It really is an effective program for young men to participate in and learn honest-to-goodness leadership and outdoors skills. If you've any doubts, I'd love to explain my life story to you.
BTW, I'm not saying that this 4% shouldn't be paid attention to, esp. if it's 'low hanging fruit'...all I'm saying is I'd like to see the rest of the usage breakdown, I'm guessing there are other opportunities as well...you're talking to someone who shuts down his computer every day instead of leaving it in standby.
The way we engineers do it is by pareto analysis - you try to cut out of the largest portion of your power consumption. I'd like to see what lines up as the numbers one two and three consumers of electricity, and how that compares to the cited 4%, and how much was saved by going to standby mode as it stands today. I'm guessing that there are better places to focus the effort, but perhaps that's just my own bias.
Picasso said "I have discovered photography. Now I can kill myself. I have nothing else to learn." Painting and other forms of art, however, are not dead. Keep in mind that for Finding Nemo, artists actually strived to make such entities as the whale, etc. less real, for the sake of the style the wanted to show. Animation/art isn't always about making something seem real.
I agree - my BMI is 29.7 and it doesn't begin to accurately describe my body type. I'm 6' and weigh between 210 and 220 lbs. on a good day. BMI unfortunately is a poor indicator of heatlh, as simplistic as it is. A more accurate model would be body fat percentage and V02_max scores. People tend to default to BMI because you can go to doh.gov and have it spit the number right out at you, and that works for most people. For people like me, however, a large frame and lots of dense muscle mass fools the BMI charts...subsequently, the same goes for buying shirts - when I go to buy a shirt with an 18" neck, what I get is a dress with an 18" neck. Dadgum faulty statistics...
I suppose that depends on what data is being stored, and why...in the case of Amazon, I personally could care less if someone else could look at which CD's I'm interested in. I think the decision should be left to the end user.
My question is, what kind of market is there for this? Suborbital flight doesn't give enough time for experimentation, and who is going to pay 200k a crack for something you could just as easily do by going skydiving ten times and then hiking over to the imax? Heck of a lot cheaper...
Actually, typical efficiencies for an ICE (for a really efficient one) are in the neighbourhood of 25-28%. Typical efficiencies for a permanent-magnet DC motor are around 78-80% in their nominal operating range. That being said, a hybrid doesn't run on its electric motor on the highway. It runs purely on its gasoline motor, which is why hybrids lose out on highway mileage. They shine in the city because you no longer idle, and electric motors are better for acceleration (their max torque is at zero speed, when you need it, as opposed to their ICE bretheren). You can't compare the two. In all reality, chances are a maximum amp rating was used to calculate how long it would take to put a certain charge in the car, and extrapolated from there, but who knows how much energy that was. Bottom line, nobody has the numbers. In any case, electric vehicles will win out in the years to come.
I agree with you somewhat, I was just placing an order online the other day and when I went to enter my credit card info, I saw that it was stored on the server, which I always said 'no' to...came to find out they had every credit card I'd ever used on the site stored with all my personal info without my knowledge.
You'd be amazed at how easy it is to get a certified copy of your social security card...last time I lost my driver's license I only had to know my mom's maiden name and the city I was born in. Dadgum feds....
For a more fully-featured, impact-resistant design of such, check out this link - http://www.ent.ohiou.edu/~me470/SnrDesign05_06/me4 72/SrDProject_MainPageEPCT06.htm
a single-person transportation vehicle on reduced-petroleum-dependancy fuel methods...much less in terms of pure gas mileage, but if you poke around, you'll see they also withstood impact tests and were tested for city driving conditions (accelerations, etc.)...the vehicle on the far right had a final mpg of around 275-300 mpg.