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Professor Daniel M. Abrams and his graduate student Mark J. Panaggio -- both right-handers -- are the first to use real-world data (from competitive sports) to test and confirm the hypothesis that social behavior is related to population-level handedness.
The results are published April 25 in The Journal of the Royal Society Interface.
Corporations Are People [NSFW] Sarah Silverman Published on Oct 18, 2012 by SchlepLabs In the third video of the Actually... series, Sarah Silverman and Lizz Winstead break down the difference between corporations and people. Mitt Romney thinks they are the same. When ...
Bill Maher Oct 19, 2012 "Mitt Romney Behind Closed Doors Talk about Women" Post Date: 2012-10-20 21:43:54 by nolu chan
Real Time With Bill Maher Episode 263 October 19, 2012 Mitt Romney behind closed doors Published on Oct 20, 2012 by vdffvdfb Click for Full Text!
Peak Oil is not being recognized for what it is.....;}
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In the general experience of humankind, there is little new here except insofar as America is in many ways a historically unique nation. Certainly for Americans this nation's failure is indeed new, and it has obviously been very hard for them to swallow. Speaking for myself, having grown up in the 1950's and 60's, I can say that nothing in my personal experience prepared me for the sort of America we have in 2012.
Being a historically unique nation, and the greatest military power the world has ever seen, America will no doubt (ultimately) fail uniquely and spectacularly.
The interesting questions now are when does all this end? How does it end? If we accept the premise that no meaningful change is possible, a premise which is supported by countless observations of what actually happens in Americanothingwe are forced to conclude that, sooner or later, America's story ends in tears for most of its citizens. On the other hand, America's manifest failure can probably go on for many years in its current form.
Beyond this point I don't want to go today. What I've said is already depressing enough."
"Todays massive Taliban truck-bomb explosion at a military base in Paktia province appears to have been only the latest such attack. "The new explosive is so destructive and powerful that the leadership council has been advised to prevent civilian casualties by
ordering the evacuation of all homes within 15 kilometers (roughly 10 miles) of U.S. and NATO bases," says a well-placed source in the Talibans military council for southern Afghanistan...
Note Not a Word on the Afghans lately.....nothing....sites are being jammed.
" the "liquid asset poor" With no cash reserves, they are just one paycheck away from financial ruin should an emergency or a job loss happen because they cannot easily access cash on a moments notice. Sadly, the CreditDonkey.com survey also found that more than half of respondents (54%) said they may be stuck in this situation for the foreseeable future. They have not set up an emergency cash savings strategy."
Interest earnings on cash savings is basically zero.
Which means cash is basically infinitely valuable....;}
" The treaty, as it turned out, was surprisingly generous. No one had to admit fault or pay reparations; the United States simply had to accept the status quo in East Africa and assign its rights over Diego Garciawhich was owned by Great Britain anywayto the Peoples Republic of China. Since the United States had no effective way to contest either demand, there was clearly no point in quibbling. The treaty was signed at the beginning of October, and ratified by a glum Congress three days later. "
Chad Myers is a met, not a journalist, so I think he was giving his honest opinion and not hyping Sandy. He says he spent 20 minutes working on that particular tweet. I agree, how was that tweet ridiculous? What is ridiculous is the lack of activity on here (yes, even in the middle of the night) for what could be a defining time in meteorological history. If everyone knew the 1993 Storm of the Century was going to happen again in 4 days, you would think people would be flying off the rails non-stop. We might have something even worse and nothing!?! On a side note, how do you spend 20 minutes on 140 characters? :lol:
And I don't Even want to here about Jesus and prayers for Sandy to hit somewhere else.
For those with gasoline generators, 10-15 gallons really isn't enough. That may only last a day or two. You should probably consider 30-40 gallons at least on the possibility gas stations may not have power to pump from their tanks.
For those with gas stoves, most use some sort of electronic/spark ignition which won't work without power. Have butane wand type lighters on hand.
750 W power inverters at Sam's.
You will be quarantined. Out to where Electricity is available.
Post subject: Re: ATL: SANDY - Hurricane - Discussion PostPosted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 3:08 am Offline Professional-Met Professional-Met
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The 00Z (8PM EDT)
runs of the major global models have really consolidated not only on a target area but on a target time. Up until now they were pretty divergent on landfall time. Now all of them have somewhere just south of New York City near 8PM on Monday evening (2012-10-30 00z). That is the worst possible outcome for the Jersey shore, NYC and Long Island as far as coastal surge damage is concerned, especially due to the long period of onshore winds and rising water that will occur before Sandy gets onshore. Just terrible if this plays out.
Sandy's storm surge a huge threat This afternoon's 3:30 pm EDT H*Wind analysis from NOAA's Hurricane Research Division put the destructive potential of Sandy's winds at a modest 2.8 on a scale of 0 to 6. However, the destructive potential of the storm surge was record high: 5.8 on a scale of 0 to 6. This is a higher destructive potential than any hurricane observed since 1969, including Category 5 storms like Katrina, Rita, Wilma, Camille, and Andrew.
-Jeff Masters
If you have a barometer at home, take a look at it - it doesn't go that low. If that occurs, this storm will bring the lowest barometric pressure ever recorded on the East Coast.
I set my clock to the linked article...and I am glad I did.
You way want to grab something cold to drink - or something hot to smoke before embarking.
Of everything I have read since my own awakening in 2003 - THIS is THE seminole document.[/quote]
You. Are. Here......^ :twisted:
Saturday, Sandy will be in Northern New York. Might not make it out of the US before it exits thru Maine.
The Area N and E of the Kentucky border to Nova Scotia will not be the same.
[b] MaryEllen71 wrote: terstorm1012 wrote: Just watched a report on NBC New York: No one in the Rockaways apparently left.
They feel they got burned with Irene and they don't want to leave now. Sad.
did the Rockaways flood during the '62 nor'easter? That's the benchmark I've been using.
From I've seen on other forums that people in NYC are not taking this serious and that its going to be another Irene.[/b]
This post in reply to the No one Predicted this post of RandomChaos.....
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me. I did.
KWT wrote: Pressure down to 941mbs now, looks like Sandy is indeed strengthening, and looking at it, its still tropical strengthening as well as convection is deepening again.
Recalling those earlier Euro forecast landfall pressures ...932mb, no way, now perhaps way :eek:
There are no analog storms. This has not happened in Measured History.
Tuesday Last: Sandy Stalls in NY. The Perfect Storm.
And no one has evac'ed. Why should they when they've been burned so many times, they don't have $500 in the bank and NOAA's infighting on who's in charge.
Note no Warning/Watch areas as the 941 and dropping Sandy sets up over Penn/NY until Saturday.
What does that mean for Sandy and the impact? Personal Forecast Disclaimer: The posts in this forum are NOT official forecast and should not be used as such. They are just the opinion of the poster and may or may not be backed by sound meteorological data. They are NOT endorsed by any professional institution or storm2k.org. For official information, please refer to the NHC and NWS products.
Models most likely accounted for this already.
Will give Sandy a Fujiwhara spin - causing Sandy and the Cutoff Low to circulate CCW around each other.
This is what will draw Sandy NW into the coast. [/quote]
BreadAndButter October 31, 2012 at 1:33 am Log in to Reply
"Offsite power at the plant is in the process of being restored. [...]" Oh that's good /sarc
I hate how they want everyone to think that a "shut down" reactor poses no risk. Not a word about required cooling etc. It makes me want to call / write everytime. I'd be busy fulltime.
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* Max1 Max1 October 31, 2012 at 2:30 am Log in to Reply
A coworker of mine just HAD to tell me that, "Thank goodness they shut down at least five NPP's "
Once I began, once again, explain to her HOW the stored fuel requires cooling and that even that process is sketchy because of clogged vents and lack of generators she feigned ignorance, "Well I don't know about that. All I know is what they (sic) report."
I nodded and went on my way only parting with, "Correct. You only know what they want you to know. Too bad they don't cover the basic science behind nuclear Because then, you might just know more than what they want you to know."
"President Obama asked Craig Fugate from FEMA to call me earlier in the day and offer any help. I assured him that we had, we think, everything under control but we appreciate the effort. What FEMA really can do is to help those parts of the country that don't have all of the extensive facilities and agencies and practice that New York City does. But I did want to thank them for their offer."
And THAT was a serious bridge burning right there, brian.....;}
Anytime you want to make up. I'm here for ya.....;}
bp was lying from Day 1 of the USSAbpEcocide.....just like us Dirty Fuckin Hippies said:
Subsequently petroleum industry geohazards engineer BK Lim claimed there were 3 leaking wells.
Friday, the government released new underwater video showing 3 wellheads at or near the Macondo reservoir:
* ROV Video of Well Head 1
* ROV Video of Well Head 2
* ROV Video of Well Head 3
These are not 3 different videos of the same wellhead. As the Coast Guard comments themselves state, and as apparent on the information contained on the videos themselves, these are 3 different wellheads in the Macondo 252 prospect.
We sent the new videos to Dr. Bea and asked him if the Deepwater Horizon Study Group knew there was more than one wellhead at the Macondo site.
Bea told us:
The Deepwater Horizon Study Group was aware of two well heads not three.
For the DHSG, BK Lim with a background in Gulf coast geology and petroleum engineering (see internet links below) was the person who originally started chasing the multiple well heads after he obtained the GPS coordinates and checked with the well permit documents.
During 2010, neither BP nor the USCG would confirm there was more than one well head location.
It would be good if someone with GPS GIS capabilities could develop a lease map that shows the three well head locations. A similar map is needed to locate all of the hardware that has been left on the sea floor in that area. I would hope that someone with the Department of the Interiors Bureau of Ocean Energy Management would have developed this information.
Postscript: None of the new videos of the 3 wellheads show leaking oil. But BPs explanation for the new miles-long oil sheen makes no sense (and see this), and other explanations may make more sense.
NEW YORK, 31 October 2012 (The Onion) Following Hurricane Sandys destructive tear through the Northeast this week, the nations 300 million citizens looked upon the trail of devastation and fully realized, for the first time, that this is just going to be something that happens from now on.
Like pushing a patient out of an ICU before s/he's ready.
A previous slight, puts the patient back in remission or worse.
And speaking of useless...
Anything over 10 stories is useless or worse.
Oh, I seethis is just going to be how it is from here on out, said New York City resident Brian Marcello, coming to terms with the fact that an immense storm that cripples mass transit systems and knocks out power for millions in the nations largest metropolitan area can no longer be regarded as an isolated, freak incident, and will henceforth be just a normal thing that happens. Hugely destructive weather events are going to keep happening, and they are going to get worse and worse, and living through them is something that will be a part of all our lives from now on, whether we like it or not. :roll:
You folks realize how long the list of subjects is that you're feaverishly ignoring....dontcha....;}
No blog or conspiracy theorist could conjure up a more ironic scenario than a hurricane that works its way all the way up the East Coast and deposits its greatest impact on downtown Manhattan aka. The Financial District aka. Wall Street.
Like all things in the Idiocracy, this fetish with denying Climate Change is just another case of the 400 pound society unwilling to make difficult choices, starting with facing reality. Despite overwhelming scientific evidence and overwhelming consensus among non-industry stooge scientists, society at large has convinced itself that belief in climate reality is just another choice to be made.
I am Unconvinced by most of the material coming in from the MSM on how the major Conduits are functioning at the moment. The rapid loss of fuel through the Nabe suggests to me that some conduits are in terminal failure mode. Also the fact this has been turned over to the Military to handle is very significant.
NEW YORK, 31 October 2012 (The Onion) Following Hurricane Sandys destructive tear through the Northeast this week, the nations 300 million citizens looked upon the trail of devastation and fully realized, for the first time, that this is just going to be something that happens from now on.
Heat seekers: As temperatures begin to drop, people wait in line to fill containers with gas at a Shell filling station in Keyport, N.J.
The BIGGEST and MOST OBVIOUS LIE is that these folks are going the get the NY Shity Subway System and Tunnels that connect Wall Street to Long Island, the Mainland in New Jersey and Upper Manhattan back into service inside a couple of weeks. This is so ludicrous a claim it is astonishing, first that they make it, and second that anybody really believes this.
"The U.S. electoral system, Russian elections chief Vladimir Churov declared this week, is the worst in the world.
"The Foreign Ministry this week accused America of hypocrisy following reports that some U.S. states would turn away international election monitors at the polls."
For as long as we can all remember, preppers and survivalists have been derided by the mainstream media, labeled "kooks" and "wing nuts" for stockpiling food, water, ammunition, medical supplies and emergency gear. Only paranoid conspiracy theorists engage in evil preparedness activities, we were told by the sellout mainstream media, and they've convinced many that preppers may even be terrorists.
The very word "stockpiling" has been used in a derogatory manner, as if it's somehow bad for private citizens to stockpile food, medicine and emergency supplies that might save lives in a crisis. Never mind that the government stockpiles all these things for its own survival; citizens are routinely taught that stockpiling is bad!