"Some local residents and health workers were diagnosed with radiation poisoning in precautionary tests, but they show no outward symptoms of distress."
The NRC defines radiation poisoning as a dose of 200 rads or two grays. A little responsible journalism would go a long way.
I think this discussion is getting tripped up by semantics. What kind of work do you do? Most of the engineers I work with in the construction field are concerned more with realtime solutions to problems. This may be due to the nature of the civil engineers' discipline but there are also research civil engineers. For the engineers I work practical experience is of equal importance to their education.
There seems to me somewhat of a disconnect between the article cited and the summary. Having said that, I've felt for a long time that engineering education needs to fork into "practical" and "research" branches. I have worked at various times in both the mechanical and civil fields and have rarely found a reason to use differetial equations to solve everyday problems. (Note I am not an engineer, my work just sometimes encompasses or requires inclusion of some of those skills to get my work done). Yet in most college curriculas differtial equations is at least two semesters.
I'm not so crazy about the appenticeship idea. It will end the apprentice doing the work while the credentialed engineer makes the big money. That's pretty much what I've experienced and I don't really like it.
Your point is well taken. But China's attitude has been quoted as "You ride two to a car and you want us to stop using buses?" I also think my point was that It really doesn't do any good for the U.S. to reduce it's carbon emissions if China and India will very soon equal our output. There will be no net carbon emission reduction. If carbon emissions are the problem they really need to be addressed across the board.
Is the debate about global climate change or manmade global climate change? These are two different issues. The climate of the planet has been much warmer for long periods in the past. The "little ice age" ended around 1850. (According to some sources) The temperatures rose after an extended cool period. They are still not at the levels this planet has experienced for many millions of years. Attributing these changes to manmade causes(i.e. driving my car) is due largely to the reliance on the misleading per capita carbon emission figures. 1997 figures show China and India producing approximately 5% less total carbon emissions than the U.S. Both China and India have been building coal fired power plants, a major source of carbon emissions. A truly global solution to anthropogenic climate change cannot exclude major sources of carbon emissions because they are "developing countries", yet this is exactly what is proposed in the Kyoto protocals. This is similar to the situation we would have if you and I were on each side of a boat. There is a leak on your side and one on mine. I have to plug my leak but you don't. The boat is going to sink.
Is telling the truth a "smear campaign" ? Check out what happens to scientists who question Darwinism. Perhaps refer to articles criticizing String theory in physics and what happens to physicists who don't stick to the party line. Consensus is not science.
Any system of measurement is logical if you have the measuring tools for that system. The ancient Egyptians used feet (and cubits); their rulers were subdivided into fractions that we mostly don't use( ie 1/3's, 1/5's, 1/7's) All the same they did some very precise work.
In regard to daily usuage, most measures are about this or approx. that. If you think the metric system is so wonderful turn on the faucet of your sink and put EXACTLY one liter of water into it.
It's all about the tools
In the U.S. Caterpillar equipment has started labelling hydraulic hoses with metric numbers. 12.7mm for 1/2"; 24.5mm for 1" That's so much more logical and scientific.
Because Greenland's snowfall is low where the ice is the thickest, it begs the question of where the ice came from in the first place. The climate changes continually. The world will not always be the way it was in 1960 (or pick your favorite arbitrary date).
Evolution is about speciation, the creation of new species. Darwin's book was titles "The Origin of the Species". The misuse of the term evolution in this instance implies that people, like myself, that are lactose intolerant have become a different species. The simplest test of speciation is to determine if breeding is possible. Bend over!
The overwhelming consensus of scientists agreed that Wegner's theory of plate tectonics was wrong when he first proposed it. Their consensus ruined his career. Since when is science dependent on a majority vote ?
Let's see, be respectful to the police who told you that you were "too rich" for the neighborhood and should move. After one robbery and one assualt! The police won't protect his property so he installed cameras to do it himself. How come the police can videotape routine traffic stops without your permission but the reverse is not true? If videotaping without permission is illegal are they going to prosecute every store and office building that has security cameras? This sounds like selective enforcement which sounds like harassment.
A few quick points. It wasn't until the late forties or early fifties that automotive manufacturers began making high compression engines. I have never seen figures for fuel economy from that era (30 cents a gallon gas) but anecdotally people have told me that gas consumption ( and performance
) were low. I live in New England. Batteries and New England winters do not co-exist well.
I agree, if you're not smarter than the machine your working on, don't work on it. The worker in this case did not verify that the machine was in a safe condtion. Standard industrial safety practise.
The text of the bill is available here http://www.copyright.gov/docs/regstat051606.html
If I'm understanding the terms of the bill the "no opt-out" phrase means that individual copyright holders must agree to give their copyrights to whatever group that is in charge of the "limited number of applications". It seems that the record industry is not just aiming at consumers but the artists as well
"scientific consensus" is just political correctness practiced by guys with degrees
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I need clarification about the idea that skipping commercials is "theft". When I watch TV when most commercials come on I turn to another channel to miss the commercials; is this also "theft"? Is having more than one channel available for your TV constitute "theft" from all the channels you don't watch ? Just wondering.
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"Some local residents and health workers were diagnosed with radiation poisoning in precautionary tests, but they show no outward symptoms of distress." The NRC defines radiation poisoning as a dose of 200 rads or two grays. A little responsible journalism would go a long way.
Ignorantia juris non excusat; ignorance of the law is no excuse. Sounds like the leagal system is exactly like the afterlife you describe
Yes, evolution is about creating species. To describe as "evolution" niche adaptation is to misunderstand what Darwin was talking about.
They should give $100 to anyone who hits one.
If they can legally ban inefficient lightbulbs what's next? High-end cpus; gaming rigs in general; SLI. Just wondering
I think this discussion is getting tripped up by semantics. What kind of work do you do? Most of the engineers I work with in the construction field are concerned more with realtime solutions to problems. This may be due to the nature of the civil engineers' discipline but there are also research civil engineers. For the engineers I work practical experience is of equal importance to their education.
There seems to me somewhat of a disconnect between the article cited and the summary. Having said that, I've felt for a long time that engineering education needs to fork into "practical" and "research" branches. I have worked at various times in both the mechanical and civil fields and have rarely found a reason to use differetial equations to solve everyday problems. (Note I am not an engineer, my work just sometimes encompasses or requires inclusion of some of those skills to get my work done). Yet in most college curriculas differtial equations is at least two semesters. I'm not so crazy about the appenticeship idea. It will end the apprentice doing the work while the credentialed engineer makes the big money. That's pretty much what I've experienced and I don't really like it.
Your point is well taken. But China's attitude has been quoted as "You ride two to a car and you want us to stop using buses?" I also think my point was that It really doesn't do any good for the U.S. to reduce it's carbon emissions if China and India will very soon equal our output. There will be no net carbon emission reduction. If carbon emissions are the problem they really need to be addressed across the board.
Is the debate about global climate change or manmade global climate change? These are two different issues. The climate of the planet has been much warmer for long periods in the past. The "little ice age" ended around 1850. (According to some sources) The temperatures rose after an extended cool period. They are still not at the levels this planet has experienced for many millions of years. Attributing these changes to manmade causes(i.e. driving my car) is due largely to the reliance on the misleading per capita carbon emission figures. 1997 figures show China and India producing approximately 5% less total carbon emissions than the U.S. Both China and India have been building coal fired power plants, a major source of carbon emissions. A truly global solution to anthropogenic climate change cannot exclude major sources of carbon emissions because they are "developing countries", yet this is exactly what is proposed in the Kyoto protocals. This is similar to the situation we would have if you and I were on each side of a boat. There is a leak on your side and one on mine. I have to plug my leak but you don't. The boat is going to sink.
Is telling the truth a "smear campaign" ? Check out what happens to scientists who question Darwinism. Perhaps refer to articles criticizing String theory in physics and what happens to physicists who don't stick to the party line. Consensus is not science.
How nice! A modern secular Inquisition. Isn't progress wonderful?
If I'm thinking and speaking in French how will I be able to tell?
3/8"=.375" DECIMAL
Any system of measurement is logical if you have the measuring tools for that system. The ancient Egyptians used feet (and cubits); their rulers were subdivided into fractions that we mostly don't use( ie 1/3's, 1/5's, 1/7's) All the same they did some very precise work. In regard to daily usuage, most measures are about this or approx. that. If you think the metric system is so wonderful turn on the faucet of your sink and put EXACTLY one liter of water into it. It's all about the tools
In the U.S. Caterpillar equipment has started labelling hydraulic hoses with metric numbers. 12.7mm for 1/2"; 24.5mm for 1" That's so much more logical and scientific.
Because Greenland's snowfall is low where the ice is the thickest, it begs the question of where the ice came from in the first place. The climate changes continually. The world will not always be the way it was in 1960 (or pick your favorite arbitrary date).
Evolution is about speciation, the creation of new species. Darwin's book was titles "The Origin of the Species". The misuse of the term evolution in this instance implies that people, like myself, that are lactose intolerant have become a different species. The simplest test of speciation is to determine if breeding is possible. Bend over!
The overwhelming consensus of scientists agreed that Wegner's theory of plate tectonics was wrong when he first proposed it. Their consensus ruined his career. Since when is science dependent on a majority vote ?
Wasn't Carly Fiorina the author of the long term strategy at Lucent in the late 80's early 90's. Worked real well.
Let's see, be respectful to the police who told you that you were "too rich" for the neighborhood and should move. After one robbery and one assualt! The police won't protect his property so he installed cameras to do it himself. How come the police can videotape routine traffic stops without your permission but the reverse is not true? If videotaping without permission is illegal are they going to prosecute every store and office building that has security cameras? This sounds like selective enforcement which sounds like harassment.
A few quick points. It wasn't until the late forties or early fifties that automotive manufacturers began making high compression engines. I have never seen figures for fuel economy from that era (30 cents a gallon gas) but anecdotally people have told me that gas consumption ( and performance ) were low. I live in New England. Batteries and New England winters do not co-exist well.
I agree, if you're not smarter than the machine your working on, don't work on it. The worker in this case did not verify that the machine was in a safe condtion. Standard industrial safety practise.
The text of the bill is available here http://www.copyright.gov/docs/regstat051606.html If I'm understanding the terms of the bill the "no opt-out" phrase means that individual copyright holders must agree to give their copyrights to whatever group that is in charge of the "limited number of applications". It seems that the record industry is not just aiming at consumers but the artists as well
"scientific consensus" is just political correctness practiced by guys with degrees
I need clarification about the idea that skipping commercials is "theft". When I watch TV when most commercials come on I turn to another channel to miss the commercials; is this also "theft"? Is having more than one channel available for your TV constitute "theft" from all the channels you don't watch ? Just wondering.