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Tuesday February 12, 2008

kind of intersting

Taking a page out of a science fiction story, researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Webb Research Corporation (Falmouth, Mass.) have successfully flown the first environmentally powered robotic vehicle through the ocean. The new robotic "glider" harvests heat energy from the ocean to propel itself across thousands of kilometers of water.In December 2007, a research team led by oceanographers Dave Fratantoni of WHOI and Roy Watlington of the University of the Virgin Islands launched a prototype "thermal glider" off the coast of St. Thomas. The vehicle has been traveling uninterrupted ever since, crisscrossing the 4,000-meter-deep Virgin Islands Basin between St. Thomas and St Croix more than 20 times. Engineers and researchers—including research associate John Lund and postdoctoral investigator Ben Hodges from WHOI, and engineers Clayton Jones and Tod Patterson of Webb Research—project that the thermal glider could continue its current, "green-powered" mission for as long as six months.Unlike motorized, propeller-driven vehicles, gliders propel themselves through the ocean by changing their buoyancy to dive and surface. Wings generate lift, while a vertical tail fin and rudder allow the vehicles to be steered horizontally. Gliding underwater vehicles trace a saw-tooth profile through the ocean’s layers, surfacing periodically to fix their positions via the Global Positioning System and to communicate via Iridium satellite to a shore lab."Gliders can be put to work on tasks that humans wouldn’t want to do or cannot do because of time and cost concerns," said Fratantoni, an associate scientist in the WHOI Department of Physical Oceanography. "They can work around the clock in all weather conditions."
The vehicles can carry a variety of sensors to collect measurements such as temperature, salinity, and biological productivity. Gliders also operate quietly, which makes them ideal for acoustic studies.

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Saturday February 2, 2008

new show of snow in iIdaho

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Friday February 1, 2008

Cant make this stuff up

The dumbest ever quiz answers

By Paul Majendie Thu Jan 31, 11:47 AM ET

LONDON (Reuters)

- Question: What was Gandhi's first name? Contestant's answer: Goosey Goosey.Warning to all those know-alls who shout at the television screen when contestants offer dumb answers to blindingly obvious questions -- one day that could be you.

From regional radio shows to "Who Wants To be a Millionaire?" and "University Challenge," people make fools of themselves -- as internet site www.jumpingjacksbar.com found in collating some of the worst howlers.

Here are leading contenders for the "Dumb Down" gold medal:

Presenter: What happened in Dallas on November 22,1963?

Contestant: I don't know, I wasn't watching it then

Presenter: Which American actor is married to Nicole Kidman?

Contestant: Forrest Gump

Presenter: In which country is Mount Everest?

Contestant: Er, it's not in Scotland is it?

Presenter: Name a film starring Bob Hoskins that is also the

name of a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci

Contestant: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Presenter: In which European city was the first opera house

opened in 1637?

Contestant: Sydney

Presenter: How long did the Six-Day War between Egypt and

Israel last?

Contestant: (after long pause) Fourteen days

Presenter: Where did the D-Day landings take place?

Contestant: (after pause) Pearl Harbor?

Presenter: What is the currency in India

Contestant: Ramadan

Presenter: Johnny Weissmuller died on this day. Which jungle-swinging character clad only in a loin cloth did he

play?

Contestant: Jesus

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mabey sound now

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PRAYER

FEMALE PRAYER FOR 2008:

                Before I lay me down to sleep,
                I pray for a man,
                who's not a creep,
                One who's handsome,
                smart and strong,
                One who loves to listen long,
                One who thinks before he speaks,
                One who'll call,
                not wait for weeks.

                I pray he's gainfully employed,
                When I spend his cash,
                won't be annoyed.
                Combs my hair and opens my door,
                Massages my back and begs to do more.
                Oh! Send me a man who'll make love to my mind,
                Knows what to answer to "how big is my behind?"
                I pray that this man will love me to no end,
                And always be my very best friend.

                Amen.

                MALE PRAYER FOR 2008:

                I pray for a deaf-mute nymphomaniac
                with huge boobs who owns a liquor store and a bass boat.
                This doesn't rhyme and I don't give a shit!

                Amen

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