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Monday, November 21, 2011
Apple vs. Samsung current U.S. product lines
Interesting comparison by Minimally Minimal of Apple vs. Samsung product strategies, including their current U.S. device lines. (Spoiler: 3 vs. 134). No doubt there's a debate to be had about when both lack of and way too much choice become frustrating. Hit the link below for more. Source: Minimally Minimal via Daring Fireball
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Ozone from rock fracture could serve as earthquake early warning
Friday, November 18, 2011
Researchers the world over are seeking reliable ways to predict earthquakes, focusing on identifying seismic precursors that, if detected early enough, could serve as early warnings.
New research, published this week in the journal Applied Physics Letters, suggests that ozone gas emitted from fracturing rocks could serve as an indicator of impending earthquakes. Ozone is a natural gas, a byproduct of electrical discharges into the air from several sources, such as from lightning, or, according to the new research, from rocks breaking under pressure.
Scientists in the lab of Ra?l A. Baragiola, a professor of engineering physics in the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science set up experiments to measure ozone produced by crushing or drilling into different igneous and metamorphic rocks, including granite, basalt, gneiss, rhyolite and quartz. Different rocks produced different amounts of ozone, with rhyolite producing the strongest ozone emission.
Some time prior to an earthquake, pressures begin to build in underground faults. These pressures fracture rocks, and presumably, would produce detectable ozone.
To distinguish whether the ozone was coming from the rocks or from reactions in the atmosphere, the researchers conducted experiments in pure oxygen, nitrogen, helium and carbon dioxide. They found that ozone was produced by fracturing rocks only in conditions containing oxygen atoms, such as air, carbon dioxide and pure oxygen molecules, indicating that it came from reactions in the gas. This suggests that rock fractures may be detectable by measuring ozone.
Baragiola began the study by wondering if animals, which seem ? at least anecdotally ? to be capable of anticipating earthquakes, may be sensitive to changing levels of ozone, and therefore able to react in advance to an earthquake. It occurred to him that if fracturing rocks create ozone, then ozone detectors might be used as warning devices in the same way that animal behavioral changes might be indicators of seismic activity.
He said the research has several implications.
"If future research shows a positive correlation between ground-level ozone near geological faults and earthquakes, an array of interconnected ozone detectors could monitor anomalous patterns when rock fracture induces the release of ozone from underground and surface cracks," he said.
"Such an array, located away from areas with high levels of ground ozone, could be useful for giving early warning to earthquakes."
He added that detection of an increase of ground ozone might also be useful in anticipating disasters in tunnel excavation, landslides and underground mines.
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Dems: Stop caving in (Politico)
Here is something we all can agree on: Federal deficits are a serious problem.
Here is something few can seriously dispute: Today?s big deficits were caused mainly by big tax cuts for the wealthy, two unpaid-for wars, a horrible recession caused by Wall Street greed and an expensive prescription drug program rigged to favor pharmaceutical companies.
Continue ReadingHere is something we should not agree to do: Cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
There is surprisingly broad consensus among Americans ? except inside the corporate-dominated D.C. Beltway ? on what to do about deficits. In poll after poll, strong majorities favor making the wealthiest Americans, who, in many cases, have never had it so good, share the sacrifice and pay a little more in taxes.
As the powerful supercommittee nears its Thanksgiving deadline, I hope (but doubt) that Republicans will listen to the American people and support deficit reduction in a fair and responsible way. I hope (but doubt) that Democrats will not again capitulate just for the sake of an agreement ? but that?s been the pattern.
Increasing taxes on the wealthy is overwhelmingly supported by Democrats and independents. A majority of Republicans and people in the tea party movement also support taxing millionaires to help bring down deficits. Even many millionaires say they should be paying higher taxes.
At a time when many successful corporations pay nothing in federal income taxes, there is also widespread support for closing corporate tax loopholes. Taking a hard look at mushrooming defense spending also enjoys widespread support.
For much too long, the Washington agenda has been set by powerful corporate interests and a right wing that do not represent the needs and aspirations of most Americans. For too long, Democrats have gone along with Republican demands and caved in to these powerful special interests.
The American people have had it. The Occupy Wall Street movement is growing. A virtual popular uprising forced Bank of America to drop an unpopular $5 monthly debit-card fee. On Election Day this month, in Ohio and many other states, voters said no to right-wing extremism and corporate greed.
The American people are clear. They do not want Democrats to reach another ?grand bargain? with representatives of the rich and powerful that eviscerates the most successful and popular social programs in the history of this country. They want Democrats to stand up for the 99 percent, not the 1 percent.
There is reason for concern. In December ? when Democrats controlled the Senate, the House and the White House ? Congress and President Barack Obama not only extended Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthy but gave new breaks to heirs of the super-rich.
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Rooted in the Big Empty, Perry sets his sights on the big job (Star Tribune)
Buzz: Groceries, college grads, 'Christmas creep'
By Allison Linn
Apparently you?ve noticed that your grocery bill is going up.
A post this week on the rising cost of food we eat at home prompted thousands of you to weigh in on how your grocery runs are crimping your budget. Nearly 47,000 of you took our poll, without about half saying it?s hard to afford the food you need.
Many readers shared tips for cutting down on food costs. Some readers said they are growing their own veggies and hunting their own meat, while others said they were clipping coupons, avoiding pricier processed foods and buying only what?s on sale.
?We try everything to cut back or eliminate on food and spending. We work harder and longer, yet still we struggle to pay the mortgage,? one reader wrote.
When you?re struggling with everyday costs, it can be stressful to think about how you are going to pay for holiday gifts?? especially if the holiday push began while it was still shorts weather.
A post this week on how retailers are marketing holiday shopping earlier and earlier, and even offering Black Friday deals on the evening of Thanksgiving, got a lot of you talking.
On our Facebook page, some of you welcomed the chance to finish up your Thanksgiving pie and head out to the stores.
??What is the big deal??? It's all good!!! Thanksgiving is a family holiday, what better way to spend a holiday after dinner than shopping with family for family!!!!? one reader wrote.
But other Facebook users weren?t so enthusiastic.
?It's a horrible idea. Makes you realize how much businesses want to make that extra buck. Thanksgiving is for time to spend with your family and friends, NOT to go shopping,? another wrote.
On to one of the bigger budget items: College tuition.
We?ve written a lot about how much of a burden the cost of college is, but what about the payout? Another post this week looked at a government estimate that a college degree could net you $1 million more over your life than if you just have a high school diploma.
Many of you were skeptical, especially considering the stress of student loan debt and the difficult job market.
?How odd. My degree was only good for lining the bottom of a bird cage. Too many people with job experience vying for the same jobs I was. I eventually had to start a career in a profession that had nothing to do with my college studies. Beyond typing that is,? one reader wrote.
Also this week, Hip2Save?s Collin Morgan dropped by for a chat. Her advice for those debating whether to brave the crowds on Black Friday or even the night of Thanksgiving: Hold off until Cyber Monday!
"In my opinion, Cyber Monday is better! Plus, you are not wasting gas and time since you can snag deals in your PJs without having to deal with crowds!" she said.
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
Parents had safety fears for jammed China bus (AP)
BEIJING ? Every time the dozens of kindergartners crammed into their makeshift bus for school in rural China, their relatives worried for their safety. Those fears were confirmed this week in a horrific wreck that killed 19 students.
"It was carrying way too many children," one boy's uncle said Thursday, a day after the crash in China's Gansu province. "It was very dangerous."
The nine-seater was stuffed with 62 students aged 3 to 5, plus a teacher and the driver, when it collided head-on with a heavy truck on Wednesday morning on its way to the Little Doctor Kindergarten in Qingyang city. The two adults also were killed, officials said, while the two people in the truck were unhurt.
The death toll rose by one on Thursday night after a 5-year-old boy with severe brain and other injuries died in a local hospital, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Police detained the truck's driver, Fan Jungang, on suspicion of causing a traffic accident and the kindergarten head, Li Jungang, on suspicion of causing a serious accident due to negligence, the Qingyang city government said on its website.
At Qingyang No. 1 People's Hospital, one of the two hospitals where the dozens of injured children were being treated, relatives said they knew the bus was overcrowded.
"Parents were worried about their children every time they sent them in the school bus," said the man, who would give only his surname, Zhou.
He is the uncle of 5-year-old Wu Cheng, who had been sitting in the back of the bus when it slammed into the truck. He was recovering from head and foot injuries, and his nose was bleeding intermittently.
His parents, like many of those of the young crash victims, were migrant workers ? farmers and other poor people pushed to seek work outside of the countryside. Wu's parents work in Shanghai and heard of the bus crash on the news. They were hurrying to the hospital and were expected to arrive Thursday evening.
Wu was in a room on the intensive care floor with three other boys who also sustained head wounds in the crash, according to a nurse. They were out of danger and being watched over by their grandparents or other relatives.
There was an outpouring of sympathy for the plight of migrant parents and their "left behind" children on China's micro-blogging sites, popular especially with educated middle-class urbanites.
The Ministry of Education issued an "urgent notice" to education authorities and schools across the country to carry out safety checks of buses and immediately stop using vehicles with safety problems. It said education departments in poor rural areas should "actively win the support" of local governments in arranging or hiring safe vehicles.
The private Little Doctor Kindergarten is in Qingyang's Yulinzi township, which falls under Zhengning county.
Three Zhengning officials ? the vice governor, traffic police chief and education chief ? have been suspended and are under investigation, said Shi Zhengwei, deputy head of the Communist Party's propaganda department in Zhengning county.
Authorities have blamed the "overloading" of 64 people for the accident.
Such overcrowding on school buses is common in China. Commentators say closures of rural schools have exacerbated the problem, as children are forced to travel further to get an education while increasing the demand for buses.
Children who go to the kindergarten live from 1.6 to 5 miles (2.5 to 7.5 kilometers) away, said an official surnamed Gao from the Yulinzi township government.
Central government spending on education has steadily grown in recent years, rising a projected 16 percent this year to 296 billion yuan ($46 billion), about three-quarters of it given to local governments.
The overall figures mask great disparities, with rural areas chronically short of funds.
"The high cost of operating and maintaining school buses and the small profit made from this service stop many schools from purchasing them," Li Tao, laboratory director at the National Passenger Car Quality Inspection Center, was quoted as saying by the state-run Global Times newspaper.
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