tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post4615419271627574540..comments2024-03-28T21:41:52.558-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: "Show us your passports"Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-33113772006558414732008-11-27T22:01:00.000-05:002008-11-27T22:01:00.000-05:00Oh please Rat. Imagine if Bush actually did what y...Oh please Rat. Imagine if Bush actually did what you wish most fervently in our dreams and call out the Muslims for what they are.<BR/><BR/>That'll be the end of Republicans for sure. The modern citizen, regardless of origin, is an idiot. He'll regard Bush as a rascist, a bigot, etc.<BR/><BR/>Bush doesn't have a choice. Because you failed to give him one. Because you lost the battle of ideology.<BR/><BR/>Too bad.The Wobbly Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301556031735052090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-59611451190522569772008-11-27T18:14:00.000-05:002008-11-27T18:14:00.000-05:00Yes, I do, mat. ==Nah, you're wedded to the old. B...Yes, I do, mat. <BR/>==<BR/><BR/>Nah, you're wedded to the old. But like I said, that's ok. History will pass you by, cap or no cap.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-87119000999156046172008-11-27T18:04:00.000-05:002008-11-27T18:04:00.000-05:00No, you don't. But that's ok. :)Yes, I do, mat. Fo...<EM>No, you don't. But that's ok. :)</EM><BR/><BR/>Yes, I do, mat. For many reasons you'd appreciate. I really do.<BR/><BR/>Keep these news bulletins coming, take two asprins, and get a bigger cap in the morning.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-65075827712173732152008-11-27T17:37:00.000-05:002008-11-27T17:37:00.000-05:00I truly hope it works for them..==No, you don't. B...I truly hope it works for them..<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>No, you don't. But that's ok. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-84167677224776778922008-11-27T17:35:00.000-05:002008-11-27T17:35:00.000-05:00But if it makes Greenies feel warm and comfy..==It...But if it makes Greenies feel warm and comfy..<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>It does. :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-44884895528190604472008-11-27T16:02:00.000-05:002008-11-27T16:02:00.000-05:00While the charge from each bacterium is tiny, abou...<EM>While the charge from each bacterium is tiny, about half a volt, the company can step it up to 220V, while each kilogram of organic contamination can produce 1-kilowatt hour of electricity, says Levy.</EM><BR/><BR/>Steaming bullshit, with due respect. No pun intended.<BR/><BR/>I truly hope it works for them, but don't hold your breath.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-27396612626943416992008-11-27T15:56:00.000-05:002008-11-27T15:56:00.000-05:0010,000 turbines – what does this mean for the wind...<EM>10,000 turbines – what does this mean for the wind industry?<BR/><BR/>When you have 10,000 turbines of the same megawatt class, that really provides a tremendous amount of quality to the industry. With renewable energy the fuel is free, and so <STRONG>in order to measure performance you really need to look at how well the asset (in this case, the turbines) runs over the course of their lifetime.</STRONG></EM><BR/><BR/>My bet is they run in aggregate less than 18% of installed time, and even then at a fraction of rated power output. From observations at Tehachapi and eleswhere. What are the transmission losses from North Dakota? Can we say Subsidized Boondoggle? But if it makes Greenies feel warm and comfy as the arctic express blows down from Saskatchewan, who's to complain?<BR/><BR/>To compare apples to apples, match this performance from the Diablo Canyon Nuke: <EM>It went online on 2 November 1984 and is licensed to operate through 22 September 2024. In 2006, Unit One generated 9,944,983 MW·h of electricity, at a nominal capacity factor of 101.2%.</EM><BR/><BR/>After 22 years of operation, still tickin' at 101.2% capacity, and providing off-peak power to replenish the pumped storage facilities at the Helms and Big Creek hydro systems, which by the way can be spun up almost instantly to provide peak demand current to the grid.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-60122695914288958142008-11-27T12:30:00.000-05:002008-11-27T12:30:00.000-05:00Kewl!==An electrifying solution for wastewater tre...Kewl!<BR/>==<BR/><BR/><B>An electrifying solution for wastewater treatment</B><BR/>October 12, 2008<BR/>By Karin Kloosterman<BR/><BR/>Industrial and municipal waste doesn't go away when we flush it down the drain.<BR/><BR/>It takes an enormous amount of energy for treatment plants to process it, while massive environmental and financial costs go into disposing of the leftover sludge. <BR/><BR/>Now, two Israelis are about to change the way we look at wastewater, by turning its constituents into a valuable source of power.<BR/><BR/>Emefcy (M.F.C Microbial Fuel Cell) was founded in 2007 by Eytan Levy and his partner Ronen Shechter. It aims to harness a bacteria found in nature that produces electricity as it decomposes organic matter.<BR/><BR/>Electric bacteria known to science<BR/><BR/>"The idea was found about 100 years ago, that certain bacteria under certain conditions have the ability to generate electricity," Levy tells ISRAEL21c. "The reactor has to be structured in a certain way, and generate it while consuming organic matter."<BR/><BR/>Over the years teams of scientists tried to harness the power of the bacteria. "But it was never turned into a product, possibly due to the natural barrier between academia and industry," explains Levy, Emefcy's CEO.<BR/><BR/>Levy and his partner revived the idea, and are now working with a leader on microbial fuel cells, Bruce E. Logan from Pennsylvania State University. To optimize electricity production, the eight-man Caesarea-based company has created a network of tubes made from a special polymer - the cathodes - and a network of carbon brush anodes that together promote bioelectrochemical reactions.<BR/><BR/>The net result is that bacteria form an electrical conductive biofilm over the surface of the anodes and cathodes, decompose organic matter, and produce electricity at the same time.<BR/><BR/>This bioelectrochemical reaction is performed by three main bacteria, Geobacter sulfurreducens, Shewanella oneidensisand Rhodoferax ferrireducens, already present naturally in wastewater effluent. The company's main goal, however, is to give the "electrifying" bacteria optimal conditions to digest the human and organic industrial waste in sewage treatment plants.<BR/><BR/>While the charge from each bacterium is tiny, about half a volt, the company can step it up to 220V, while each kilogram of organic contamination can produce 1-kilowatt hour of electricity, says Levy. In large industrial wastewater plants, Emefcy's solution can produce megawatts of electricity. A real power plant, Levy says.<BR/><BR/>Tiny volts that add up<BR/><BR/>He believes the enormous cost savings of about 30-50 percent per year on various practices, can allow a power plant to achieve a return on investment (ROI) within two to three years. The solution has a number of financial benefits, he points out: the sale of generated electricity, treatment plants save money on aerating the sewage, the process reduces the amount of raw sludge for disposal by up to 90 percent; and working with this system can generate carbon credits.<BR/><BR/>The Emefcy solution can be an add-on to existing plants, and is expected to be on the market by 2010.<BR/><BR/>Levy and Shechter are specialists at inventing solutions for making the wastewater treatment market more efficient, and environmentally sound.<BR/><BR/>Before Emefcy, they founded AqWise, a company which specializes in creating tiny plastic beads to house and aerate bacteria, in order to increase the breakdown of biological waste in treatment plants. Today AqWise has 30 installations around the world.<BR/><BR/>With Emefcy, Levy and Shechter plan "to reinvent the wheel in the wastewater world," says Levy. "We realized we were incorrect," he explains. "Treatment plants are spending energy to purify wastewater and there is something wrong with that. Wastewater has energetic value."<BR/><BR/>Emefcy has received seed funding of $1 million from Israel Cleantech Ventures, additional undisclosed support, and a grant from the Office of the Chief Scientist in Israel.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-79828284412345214122008-11-27T12:21:00.000-05:002008-11-27T12:21:00.000-05:00GE Ships 10,000th 1.5 Megawatt Turbinefrom EcoGeek...<B>GE Ships 10,000th 1.5 Megawatt Turbine</B><BR/>from EcoGeek.org by Yoni Levinson<BR/><BR/>General Electric hit a milestone today by shipping their 10,000th 1.5 MW turbine to the Ashtabula Wind Energy Center, a wind farm in North Dakota run by FPL Energy. It's a pretty impressive figure, considering the fact that GE only entered this market six years ago. To get a better idea of where GE and the wind industry are going from here, EcoGeek sat down with Victor Abate, VP of Renewable Energy at GE to see what he had to say:<BR/><BR/>10,000 turbines – what does this mean for the wind industry?<BR/><BR/>When you have 10,000 turbines of the same megawatt class, that really provides a tremendous amount of quality to the industry. With renewable energy the fuel is free, and so in order to measure performance you really need to look at how well the asset (in this case, the turbines) runs over the course of their lifetime.<BR/>.<BR/>.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-8405230158313799012008-11-27T12:10:00.000-05:002008-11-27T12:10:00.000-05:00But you are no Republican, mat, Never were, not ev...But you are no Republican, mat, Never were, not even when you were an ardent fan of Mr Bush.<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>I am not a Republican, but I am Right Wing in my political views. Nationalist, libertarian, conservative, green. <BR/><BR/>It's too bad Bush and the GOP turned out to be a bunch of crony capitalist Commies.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-21860457108537764282008-11-27T11:39:00.000-05:002008-11-27T11:39:00.000-05:00JOHN BOLTON, FMR. U.N. AMBASSADOR: Well, from the ...<I>JOHN BOLTON, FMR. U.N. AMBASSADOR: Well, from the group that claims credit, it appears to be Islamic extremists, the Deccan Mujahideen, Deccan referring to the Deccan Plateau, the big triangle part of India that sticks out into the Indian Ocean.<BR/><BR/>And they've clearly aimed this attack at the center of India's economic success, the financial capital. Many, many foreigner, investors and traders there designed, I think, to gain maximum international attention, so it looks to have been more extensive than earlier terrorist attacks and I think, clearly, intended to get a global audience.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,458389,00.html" REL="nofollow">COLMES:</A> And why the timing? Why do you think — at this particular time, Thanksgiving in the United States, certain time of the day, 10:00 at night, their time. Is there anything to that?<BR/><BR/>BOLTON: I don't think it has any association with us. My guess is it's just the timing of this particular operation, but as you say, there's much that we don't know about this for the moment and probably won't until the hostage situation is cleared up and perhaps some of these terrorists are apprehended and can be questioned.<BR/><BR/>COLMES: What do you think — what does it take to put together this kind of operation? It seemed very highly coordinates, sophisticated, and probably in the planning stages for quite sometime.<BR/><BR/>BOLTON: Well, you know, many in India believe that a lot of the terrorist attacks that we've seen across the country really have been financed, organized, directed by extremists in the Pakistani government, particularly the Inner Services Intelligence director or ISI.<BR/><BR/>The main flashpoint between Pakistan and India over the years has been Kashmir, where a lot of these terrorist attacks have occurred. Obviously, it's premature to conclude anything about where this group may have been supported, but this is the kind of suspicion that can lead to an increase in tensions right there on the subcontinent very quickly if this is not cleared up.<BR/></I>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-87803851054200143682008-11-27T11:35:00.000-05:002008-11-27T11:35:00.000-05:0014. RWE: A couple of experts on TV the other day s...14. RWE:<BR/> <BR/><BR/>A couple of experts on TV the other day said that the attacks were due to Pakistan’s success in attacking militants in the lawless border region. The terrorists are trying to force a confrontation between Pakistan and India that will draw military forces away from their safe areas.<BR/><BR/>In over 4 years in the Pentagon I learned the three little words that make the world go round: “Make it hurt.” Someone threatens to do something to you, then make the direct consequences of their actions something they can’t stand.<BR/><BR/>India should not mass troops on the border with Pakistan but instead announce it is joining the coalition in Afghanistan and would be sending 20,000 troops to fight Al Queda and the Taliban. Another attack like this recent one, make that 30,000 troops, and so on. Pakistan would then have to send more troops to the border region to keep an eye on the Indians and to save face. And the Taliban and Al Queda get it in the shorts both ways <BR/><BR/>Make It Hurt!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-65692678185530880472008-11-27T10:52:00.000-05:002008-11-27T10:52:00.000-05:00One little lesson learned in Mumbai. Imagine gunme...One little lesson learned in Mumbai. Imagine gunmen going into a luxury hotel in....say...Houston, Texas where more than a few gentleman at the bar, wearing their Justin's, are packing heat. <BR/><BR/>Government cannot protect us from such attacks. An armed citizenry can.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-61994863482645325702008-11-27T10:44:00.000-05:002008-11-27T10:44:00.000-05:00it's time to treat the terrorists they way the fea...it's time to treat the terrorists they way the fear most...<BR/><BR/>stitch them up in pig skins and feed them to sharks..What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/08237879055691019968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-74614956538533770962008-11-27T10:06:00.000-05:002008-11-27T10:06:00.000-05:00Betcha is was not in Iraq or Iran.Two Ameros to a ...Betcha is was not in Iraq or Iran.<BR/><BR/>Two Ameros to a dozen doughnuts, Krispy Kremes, please.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-77873481940774330912008-11-27T09:44:00.000-05:002008-11-27T09:44:00.000-05:00The on the scene reporter for FOX News says the ba...The on the scene reporter for FOX News says the battle is still going on, room by room. Fresh explosions and fires breaking out.<BR/><BR/>These terrorists must have been reasonablly well trained, somewhere.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-49812583816832697972008-11-27T09:29:00.000-05:002008-11-27T09:29:00.000-05:00But you are no Republican, mat, Never were, not ev...But you are no Republican, mat, Never were, not even when you were an ardent fan of Mr Bush.<BR/><BR/>j willie closed a thread describing Mr Rubin, at Citibank, as being as catastrophic as Mr Bush at the White House.<BR/><BR/><I>Rubin's rule in his world (financial) has been just as catastrophic as Bush's rule in his world (political). </I><BR/><BR/>To start, I suggested many threads ago, that Mr Rubin had been a "good" Treasury Secretary. The case for which can certainly be made.<BR/><BR/>That was never meant to be a general commendation of Robert Rubin nor his stewardship of Citibank. But an acknowledgement that during the time he spent at Treasury there was not a finacial meltdown. Despite the problems in Mexico and Russia, which he and his team dealt with.<BR/><BR/>While the seeds of the current crisis were planted and nutured during his tenure, subsequent Treasury Secretaries never weeded the garden. In fact they did not see the weeds, for they'd become the garden.<BR/><BR/>And the entire financial elite bought into the fiction that liabilities could some how become assets.<BR/><BR/>I seem to recall Mr Rubin denying that his actions while in Government were, in any way, responsible for the current crisis. That was an obvious lie on his part.<BR/><BR/>The Rubin Economic Team, it is on its' way back to DC, to serve in the administration of Barack Obama. <BR/>Without Mr Rubin.<BR/><BR/>The Senate will confirm their appointments.<BR/><BR/>Citibank has been rescued, nationalized, for our own good.<BR/>Mr Rubin remains, there at Citi.<BR/>A company I have no stake in, but for a $40 billion preferred stock position, that we US citizens hold collectively through the Federal Treasury.<BR/><BR/>$40 billion, in non-voting shares.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-68485635944705726092008-11-27T09:09:00.000-05:002008-11-27T09:09:00.000-05:00Leaving bigitry, behind.==Bigotry is good and shou...Leaving bigitry, behind.<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>Bigotry is good and should be encouraged. I'm all for strong opinions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-34768551712977751362008-11-27T08:45:00.000-05:002008-11-27T08:45:00.000-05:00Mr Bush, he saw the light and repented.Leaving big...Mr Bush, he saw the light and repented.<BR/><BR/>Leaving bigitry, behind.<BR/><BR/>Become a compassionate conservative, get with the program.<BR/><BR/>Don't be a rino, support the Republican position that:<BR/><BR/><I><B>Every immigrant can be fully and equally American because we're one country. <BR/><BR/>Race and color should not divide us, because America is one country."</B></I><BR/><BR/><B>"Every immigrant ..."</B><BR/>Each and everyone, regardless of previous legal status.<BR/><BR/>America is one country, bob ...<BR/>and Republican priorities ... Country First!desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-14370877040851833292008-11-27T08:33:00.000-05:002008-11-27T08:33:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-72810411338466630472008-11-27T08:25:00.000-05:002008-11-27T08:25:00.000-05:00from the September 19, 2001 editionEurope cringes ...<I>from the September 19, 2001 edition<BR/><BR/><B>Europe cringes at Bush 'crusade' against terrorists</B><BR/>By Peter Ford | Staff writer of <A HREF="http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/0919/p12s2-woeu.html" REL="nofollow">The Christian Science Monitor</A> <BR/> <BR/>"... On Sunday, Bush warned Americans that "this crusade, this war on terrorism, is going to take awhile." He and other US officials have said that renegade Islamic fundamentalist Osama bin Laden is the most likely suspect in the attacks. ...</I><BR/><BR/>And, you are right, bob, the word never crossed his lips, in public, again.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-69759886819923169622008-11-27T08:19:00.000-05:002008-11-27T08:19:00.000-05:00Get right with America, bob"Islam is a faith that ...Get right with America, bob<BR/><BR/><I><B>"Islam is a faith that brings comfort to people. It inspires them to lead lives based on honesty, and justice, and compassion." </B></I><BR/><BR/>It is, as duece said, Pakistan that is the problem, not Muslims.<BR/><BR/>Or our success in Iraq, it's just a failure, seeing as how it is Muslims we have empowered, there. Setting up an Islamic Republic. <BR/>In Afghanistan, too.<BR/><BR/>No secular republics for them.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-47979638525641797192008-11-27T08:12:00.000-05:002008-11-27T08:12:00.000-05:00I recall George using the term 'crusade', until hi...I recall George using the term 'crusade', until his advisors told him not to.<BR/><BR/>Been up all night, if I don't catch a wink, I'll fall asleep during dinner.<BR/><BR/>Happy Thanksgiving.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-16730464199159217612008-11-27T08:05:00.000-05:002008-11-27T08:05:00.000-05:00In Ameica, bob, bigots are bad, Muslims are good....In Ameica, bob, <BR/>bigots are bad, <BR/>Muslims are good.<BR/><BR/>Please, get with the program.<BR/>The Republican program.<BR/>Mr Bush's program.<BR/><BR/><I><B>"Islam is a faith that brings comfort to people. It inspires them to lead lives based on honesty, and justice, and compassion." <BR/></B><BR/>Remarks by President George W. Bush </I><BR/><BR/>Stand shoulder to shoulder with Mr Bush, bob.<BR/>NOW! When it matters most!<BR/><BR/>Don't jumps ship now, stay the course!desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-32212779215603525162008-11-27T07:59:00.000-05:002008-11-27T07:59:00.000-05:00President Bush, bob, makes AMERICA's position cyrs...President Bush, bob, makes AMERICA's position cyrstal clear.<BR/><BR/><I><B> "America rejects bigotry. We reject every act of hatred against people of Arab background or Muslim faith <BR/><BR/>America values and welcomes peaceful people of all faiths -- Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu and many others. Every faith is practiced and protected here, because we are one country. <BR/><BR/>Every immigrant can be fully and equally American because we're one country. <BR/><BR/>Race and color should not divide us, because America is one country."</B><BR/><BR/>President George W. Bush Promotes Compassionate Conservatism <BR/>Parkside Hall, San Jose, California<BR/>April 30, 2002 </I>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.com